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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
The Herald and New City Administration
WHEN GEORGE ALEXANDER elected mayor of the cit
w the recall election by the assistance OF the various n


WY HEN GEORGE ALEXANDER elected the
w at the recall election by assistance of the nu
" individuals interested in the of good
the city The Herald which had been of Mayor Alex
ander most ardent supporters and was probably more responsible
for the recall election than other single influence III the CITY,
that connected with would ask any favor the hands
Mayor Alexander appointed by m to office IN the
city government That this attitude upon The Herads part might
be emphasized notice posted in the editorial OF The
Herald defining the attitude OF The Herald toward Mayor AeXan
administrations and stating that any epoye of The Herald
departed from this rule such departure would be regarded ground
for dispensing with his services.
Now that The Herald contributed power
the election Of every official who will constitute the city ad
nsraon coming into at the first OF the The Herald
desires position
person Herald this includes every
person from president the company office boy will
ask favor any kind the hands of Mayor Alexander of any
the officials employees OF the city for the next two
years We by this that request will be made for the
rontment person position under the government
and personal effort will be made influence the action of any
city official from the mayor down upon any public question that
may before him.
The Herald this attitude for First be-
behalf OF Good ticket solely
and only for the purpose Of bringing good government the city
Los Angeles and because any connected with The
Herald had any private ends OF any sort
Second because The Herald proposes maintain its attitude
independence toward the incoming city government
petey though composed
with whom anagonsc rather than of individuals
election it has contributed its utmost influence
The Herald has the fullest confidence every
office 1t believes every
OF these be trusted with the affairs OF the city of Los An
ees and that every one Of them will use his time and ability to the
utmost to serve the city and to give the city as nearly an ideally
perfect it possible for human intelligence and eff
fort to achieve In the efforts of these officials to do this The Her
aid will in every a second and sunDort them AT be same time
CHARGE honestly and efficiently the duties Of his office The Herald
proposes maintain independence which permit calling
attention such failure and crcisng In fact The Herald
poses much more strict accountability the men who are
coming into office for the next years than would officials
TIE HERALD TAKES THIS ATTITUDE FOR THE REA
SON THAT FAILURE UPON THE PART OF oFFIcIALs
EI.ECTED BY THE GOOD GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
we W0GdD d6 N19N IAEiMI[EI ~ M0E Fl Ann TO The CAUSE
FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISCHARGE THEIR OFFICIAL
DUTIES Upon THE PART OF OFFICIALS ELECTED BY
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
Pasadena, Cal.
HYPHEN STILL HAS ITS
USES IN MODERN SPELLING

SOLDIERS HOME, Dec. 13.-[Edi-
tor Herald: In letter printed in The
Herald some weeks ago a writer Prof.
Val Stone, if l remember correctly,
complained that the American people,
and in this class 1 include those of
Canada, are inclined to neglect the use
of the hyphen. Many American writer's
argue that it is used altogether more
than necessary.
In three of his examples, "bird-shot,"
"bee-stings" and "gopher-traps" he
would employ the hyphen when speak
ing of them as substances, /. e. nouns
In case he desired to tell what the bird,
bee or gopher did to some person ne
would separate the words.
The more elderly members or my
craft will remember when railroad
was two words, when hyphenized, and
when it became one word as it is writ
ten today today). If this were done
with the words given above Professor
stones troubles in that direction would
cease.
In printing the word "riverbed" some
days ago l noticed that The Herald
made it one word, while the Times
used the hyphen. By what process of
reasoning the Times proofreaders (and
they evidently know their business)
will hyphenize riverbed and not wa
terworks is beyond my ken.
OF course we should not go too far
in eliminating the hyphen lest ambig-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
NEW POLICY

y NE Of the most remarkable deveI-
opments of the New Year will be
" the adoption of a new policy by
several of the leading Cor, at any rate,
most widely circulated) Of the class or
special publications of the United
States. The various periodicals that
have as a motto LET the Nation own
the Trusts" are convinced they cannot
GO effective work as long as they per-
NIT the trusts to buy space in their
columns. As they cannot exclude the
advertisements of trusts and trust
made products, they will suspend all
commercial advertising, which will
demonstrate to the world that they are
pursuing policies that have no refer
ence whatever to the business income
of the periodical
BY this action on the part of special
publications, the miscellany magazines
that look to the Industrial world for ad-
vertising support will of course be
benefited; while the public will perhaps
have an opportunity of becoming
convinced the MOST LOGICAL, RELI-
ABLE ADVERTISING MEDIUM IS
A FIRST-RATE, WIDELY READ
NEWSPAPER, LIKE Los ANGE-
LES HERALD,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
OF BIRTHS
WILL MAKE IDEAL WORLD

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.-TEditor
Heraldl: In his letter to The Herald Of
November 20 p. 4. Jenson says:
"Mathus, a French sociologist, adyo-
Gated race suicide" l believe he is all
wrong. Nautilus, an English clergy
man, wrote on Population" in which
he showed that population increased
faster than the means of subsistence,
but he did not advocate race suicide
so-called.
A more illogical letter l never read
than p. A. J.'s. Two-thirds Of II shows
the evils Of unrestricted reprmuction
among workers, causing a glut in the
labor market. He draws a dreadful
picture Of the competition for a Job"
and the humiliating conditions one has
to submit to to retain the Job" ana
then, forsooth, condemns the only plan
by which those evils could be pre-
vented, in my opinion. / believe II is
possible to abolish poverty by restrict
ing the number of births among the
poor. Supply and demand is the de-
termining factor among laborers and
artisans. If the supply were kept under
the demand the sufferings of the poor
would be materially lessened. Poverty
and Ignorance act and react on each
other. ignorance causes poverty and
poverty ignorance in the masses, Why
should a workingman handicap himself
with a large family to eventually COM
pete with him in the labor market, and
thus keep down wages and increase
the struggle for existence? The sur
vival Of the fittest ought to be confined
to wild animals; every human born
ought TO be fit to live, and with a re-
stricted population and the application
of the science of eugenics ii Is possible
to bring about that condition.
Let me remind z. A. j. of one or two
things he seems to overlook. First,
those who work have to maintain them
selves and those who don't work, either
exist in charity, prison or hospital, and
the thousands of acres of uncultured
land in the country might as well not
exist, for what good it is to those
who have neither the money nor
physique to undertake such labor /
believe it is possible to abolish war
with all its attendant evils With a
sufficiently restricted population gov
ernments could not obtain the rank and
file to make war on other nations. Who
would consent to be made food for
powder if he had good employment and
the best Of wages? / believe nine
tenths of our private soldiers enlist be
cause other avenues are closed 10
them; besides, what a waste of our
natural resources? Our coal fields are
being depleted; our iron mines also.
Consider the recent voyage or our
lronclads around the world. What a
waste of the national wealth. If the
sea could be dried up for q time one
could follow the trail of the ships by
the ashes Of the precious coal dumped
at the sea floor.
one more idea and I have done. War
is mostly caused because one country
wants something another possesses and
thinks it can take. Now, if every ma
ton limited it's numbers to it's means
of sustenance in comfort the people
could not be induced to go to war.
Much more could be said on this sub
ject. Education on these lines is
needed. I was much pleased with Eliz-
abeth Quigley's letter on this question,
and l indOrse every word Of it.
j. BUTTERFIELD.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
THE AOUEDUCT

7 n the Review of Reviews and the
Engineering Record, two maga-
zines of the highest order (the
former having a worldwide circula-
tion) considerable attention is paid
editorially to the water supply, irriga-
tion and power project of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Burt A. Heinly in the engineering
magazine gives an interesting account
Of the plan construction and purposes
of the aqueduct. He writes: Five
years ago scoffers looked upon the
project as the phantasmal scheme of
William Mulholland, a scheme made
impossible by the tremendous difficult
ties to be overcome. Today three thou
sand men toiling in the heat of the
Mojave desert, the painting and puff
ing of a dozen steam shovels, and the
clank clank and slug and whirr of
tunnel machinery are evidences that
the chimera of five years ago is at
the present moment very much of a
reality"
1t is certainly an enterprise to be
proud of. In itself great undertake
ing the aqueduct plan has been the
cause of many auxiliary undertakings
of great Importance.
OF a projected steam railroad 120
miles across the Mojave desert, so
miles are in operation. More than one
hundred miles Of well ballasted road,
some of 1t blasted out of solid rock,
have been built, and 90 miles of pipe
line have been laid TO insure an ade-
quate supply of fresh water wherever
the aaueduot forces are engaged. To
save manufacturers profits on cement
Of which 1,1SOOO0 barrels viii be re-
quired. the city has gone into the ce-
ment business, and is operating the
only municipal cement mill in the
world, with a capacity Of 1000 barrels
a day.
Telephone lines connect the various
camps with the aqueduct headquarters
In Los Angeles, and from 5000 to 5000
men are employed on the works, who
are officially reported to be well
housed and we'll fed and watched over
by a corps Of physicians"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
HOLLYWOOD

TT OLLYWOOD is one of the finest
III suburbs of Los Angeles. 1t is
equipped with all the latest
modern improvements that make city
life worth living. It has we'll paved
streets, fine sidewalks. and architec-
turally excellent buildings, There is
an ever-increasing sentiment in favor
of the annexation of Hollywood to Los
Angeles. 1t is believed the residents
of this handsome and down to date
suburb are entitled to share all the
advantages of advertising and other
benefits to be derived from association
with metropolitan Greater Los An
geles.
BY the consolidation of Hollywood
with Los Angeles the metropolis will
be the gamer. 1t will receive a most
valuable addition to the list of attrac-
tions that make it the finest city in
the world There's only one Los An
geles, but it will be greater than ever
when beautiful Hollywood is included
in the metropolitan area.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
SHOULD EDUCATE VOTERS
REGARDING SOUTH PARK

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13.-[Editor
Herald] l see the South Park avenue
franchise was defeated at our election
on the 7th inst. This is to be regretted,
as it concerned no one but the proper
ty owners on that avenue and the Los
Angeles Railway company, which now
holds a leased franchise on that thor
oughfare.
1t was lost because the people were
not posted as to why it was on the
ballot, or what it stood for. The
voters knew nothing about it, imagin-
ing it some railroad scheme, and voted
against it.
The Indian Basin act on the ballot
at the last state election shared the
same fate for the same reasons. We
are told Since by the northern papers
that had that act carried at the polls
it would have been of immense value
to San Francisco, and be of little or
no cost to the people of this state
They claim the Southern California
people voted against that measure
through prejudice, which was not So
They were not enlightened as to it's
merits in the least degree, and voted
against it to be safe, for they knew
nothing about it.
The South Park people must not get
discouraged, but educate the voters
and try it at the first election again
that it can be legally put on the ballot.
M. 4. COLLINS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
MARINE LEAGUE

\ IMPORTANT constitutional
u change is announced by the Mer-
- chant Marine league of Califor-
mia and it is hoped the more liberal
policy which henceforth will be pur-
sued viii attract tho attention Of all
the citizens of California who are in
tcrested in the maritime development
and progress of this state Until now
the membership Of the executive and
finance committee Of seven has been
restricted to the city and county of
san Francisco. This restriction has
hoen done away with.
The league is trying to broaden out
and it seeks the cooperation of resi-
dents of Greater Los Angeles, who are
now eligible for mem bership Of the
committee.
Whatever legislation promises to aid
in restoring our flag to its rightful place
over our own share Of our own com
merce will receive the earnest support
and aid of the league, which will work
in conjunction with the Merchant Ma
rine league of the United States and
other state leagues carrying on a cam
paign Of education. II will place be-
fore the people all the information It
can compile in the compact form that
can best be understood by those who
have no time to collect and arrange
data for themselves. It will be con-
nected with no political party or creed
and viii not seek to enlist members
to make a showing of strength on any
particular phase Of the mercnanl ma
rine question. but will stand for the
basic principles that should underlie
all legislation on behalf Of our mer-
chant marine.
The league win work for any and all
legislation that aims at restoration
of American shipping in the oversee
commerce Of our country, and its OBJ
joct and ambition are to secure the
carrying in American ships Of our le-
gitimate portion of international COM
merce
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
Wipe ont Deficit

NITIZENS Of Los Angeles who SYM
& pathi2e with the movement to
~ establish good government per-
manently in our metropolis have a per-
sonal interest in helping the Good
Government organization 90 clear up
the Indebtedness remaining from the
campaign which, brilliantly and ably
conducted, was brought to a triumphant
conclusion and advertised Los Angeles
all over the country as a city that not
only talked about its devotion to
progress and Americanism, but made
good in the Los ANGELES WAY.
The expenses OF this campaign
amounted to S1J,00O-a small sum in
comparison with tie interests at stake
and the ends attained. Tho credit of
Los Angeles today is better than ever
before, owing TO the success OF the
good government candidates. Values
in Los Angeles are higher than ever
before, owing to the success of the
good government candidates. Prosper
ity is greater than ever before, owing
TO the success Of the good government
candidates As all our citizens were
benefited, all are actively interested in
wiping out the campaign Indebtedness
of $4,000, which is all that remains out
of a total expense of $1,000
The sum of $4,000 was subscribed be-
fore election, and since the close of the
campaign there have been additional
contributions amounting to Slo0o 1t
should be easy to raise the remaining
$4,000; and We think as soon ass our
worthy citizens understand the fun3
still lacks that sum the deficit will be
wiped out.
Let us oil help.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
WANTS UNIVERSAL DAY
OF REST FOR WORKERS

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 10.-GEd-
itor Herald: By this mornings Her
aid / see that the International Re
form bureau will ask the next legisla-
ture for a Sunday rest law. Why q
Sunday rest law? The reason given
for asking for the law is that mo man
can toll seven days out Of the seven
without injury to his physical and men
tai we'll being" The reason is ample for
Il demand for a day of rest, but how
does it apply to Sunday more than any
other day of the week? 1t is admitted
that there are many men engaged in
works of necessity" that must be
permitted to work on Sunday Have
these men no physical or mental needs?
If we truly good people must have our
Sunday papers, why not give the men
who serve us on Sunday some other
day to rest in?
The printers union pledges it's MEM
bers not to work more than 4S hours
in a week-eXcept in cases of extreme
necessity. This meets the physical and
mental needs Of printers wherever they
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
SOLID THREE

III HERE is only one tcst Of public
sevvicc-ddclty 90 public inter-
n eats Whenever it becomes app
parent that amy public official is al
lowing interests other than public i'm
terests to affect his official actions that
gentlemaus usefulness TO the public is
at an end. lie may rcmaiu i'm office for
days or for months after the discovery
of his lack Of loyalty but his continue
tion in place and power is a. misfortune
for the public which has lost cond-
dence in him. as well as to- himself, be-
cause no self respecting man cares TO
hold any position after me learns he is
tolerated in it only because It is not
convenient 10 make 1T change.
In this unhappy relation ID the public
are three members of tine board Of su-
perVisors. Messra. EIlIidGc, NeIIfs and
McCabe. They have earned the title
of the Solid Three because OF their
unanimity Of actions; and it is unfor-
tunate for them and for The rubHc that
this unanimty has been used 10 boost
policies which did mot meet public ap-
proval and fell short of rIuuug the
obligations OF good government.
The Solid Three have earned the dis
trust Of the public hy their action on
the good bonds issue, by their general
disregard Of economy by the buclacsd
manner in which they played politics
with the horticultural commission. aad
by their automobile purchase, pip. ueaI
and numerous other transactions.
County good government viii only DE
possible when the county is c.eanscd
of machine and corporation influences
As soon as the public loses confidence
In any official his usefulness to the pub
lie is ended; and the career ON The
board of Messrs EldHdge, Nellis and
McCabe is not such as to inspire con
hdence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

can enforce It. But how many religious
papers or publishing houses CONCEDED
this without a bitter fight?
WHY not come out in the open and
tell real facts? The demand for a sun
day law is largely from those who want
a quiet day that it may be observed
religiously The workingmen are nearly
unanimous in desiring one day IN seven
as a rest day. The more universally
the same day is observed, the more
quiet it is, the better it will be for
rest day. Practically we all want the
same thing. We can get this by unit
ing on a sensible, just law that would
make As hours full legal weeks work
J. w HART.
Pasadena. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

New York is leading in an attempt
to form a stenographers and type
writer's union in the United states and
Canada There is no uniformity in the
remuneration of shorthand writer's and
typiste who are not officials attached TO
courts, etc. As a rule they have to
take what they can get and be thank
full. In this respect they are no worse
off than the opponents of other unpro-
talted Industries.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-"The Bachelor"
MASON-"Thrce Twins"
BURBANK-"St Elmo"
BELASCO-"The Master Ecv.'
MAJESTIC-"The Spoilers"
ORPHEU M-Naudcvll
GRAND-"Thc Belle OF New York"
Los ANGELES-Naudoy
UNiQU Mcl.drama
TISCHER'S Musical burlesQua.
OLNMPiC-Nusical burlogque
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

A Los Angeles preacher said there
would be bread to feed all the hungry
if The manufacture of intoxicating
liquors were discontinued. Probably
ha is right ana for that matter there
is bread enough to feed all the hungry
today The trouble is, some Of them
easionally may not have the money
with which to buy the bread. The de-
mand and supply Of money is not the
least part of the economic problem.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

uity results. There is considerable diff
ference between two inch planks and
tWo-inch planks. In words similar to
the above, where two are Joined to
make one and a new meaning is taken,
perhaps the rule in vogue in many
printing offices to 'close them up" is
as good as any. This rule will apply
to several hundred words of which
birdshot, bathroom, stockholder, wolf
skin and horsefly are fair samples.
RALPH NJ. PARKER.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENT intended
for publication must be accompanied by tho
name and address OF the writer. Ihe hefald
gives the widest latitude 10 correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

Buy the Merry Christmas stamps of
the California Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis, Preven-
tion of this or any other disease
is better than cure; although we be-
Ieye the problem of the cure Of tuber-
culosis viii be solved in time. At pres
ent scientists are agreed its spread
NAV be pGaAemted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

There is great excitement in the
ranks of baseball rooters and fans over
the threatened war between the Aneri-
can league and the National league
To be sure there is a sordid element
in the row, for times have changed and
baseball is Il commercialized enter
prise. But it is the national game, and
with all its high hnanciering faults
We love il still
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

Any one who wishes to realize the
importance of Los Angeles as a mu-
steal center should look at the numerous
advertisements of high-priced violins
and other valuable Instruments and
musical supplies that are now appear
ing. Some of the finest instruments in
the world are in Los Angeles. So are
some OF the finest musicians.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

What glorious picture of resplen-
dent beauty is Southern California in
the sunshine after the rain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
Not Suuary

There is nothing sweet about the
sugar scandal.--Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

Tomorrow-King of Grain Crops.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

On all matters pertaining 10 advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man.
hEer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14

Nc hundred and ten years ago
today death claimed a man
whose hearts desire was the
foundation in the city of
Washington of a great ma
tional university. q broad,
Ill ...uAiA,,Ainn ,uhi inh
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-27
HER MOMENT OF COMPLETE JOY.
When GRANDMOTHER Reads First Let.
ter from Her GrandchiId.

You may talk about great state pa
pers, of presidents messages, of royal
exchanges of sa.utations, and all that
sort of thing, but when you want to
strike a chord that beats in harmony
viii the human heart; just see that
grandmother :. "ding that first letter
from her gIa"dchild. All time and
space. and things created and uncre
aied, are concrcted into the bliss Of
the moment, when the dear woman
drinks in the meaning of those awk.
ward, hesitating, incongruous lines,
which with al their crudities, still
emotion OF first great effort.
There is nothing like 1t. Shake
speare never matched It, Dante reads
like an almanac by the side of it. 1t
Is a revelation that makes St. Johns
seem insipid and pale. The good ~0m-
an reads 1t over and over, and thinks
away back when she was little girl,
and when the childs mother was lit
tie girl, and then Of this little boy, just
starting to oper q path into the nys:
terry OF life; ard she reads another
passage of the sweet. laundering let
ter, which closes with the very for
mality Of affection-"Your loving
friend"-and then her thoughts rush
out Of the window into the gray skies,
but after a while they come back,
bringing her the assurance from some.
where, that Of eli the blessings Of life,
one Of the sweetest has come to her.
that Of getting the first epistle from
her first Observation-Disclosures CO.,
State Journal