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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

The commission form of government
as developed at Galveston ten years
ago, is now very generally considered
to be the best ever devised for the
administration of municipal affairs. II
has been in force in Dallas for three
and one-half years, meeting with con-
spicuous success and producing results
which seemingly are highly satlsrac-
torv 10 a majority of the people
finder this plan, as is now widely
known, the city government Is vested
exclusively in a mayor-president ana
four commissioners, elected by the peo-
nle Of the city at large, the fVe con-
stituting the board of municipal COM
nnissioners. Each of the members mas
especial jurisdiction over department
of the municipal service, but the board
as a whole, has general Jurlsoletloh
over all the city's affairs.
The organization, it has been Wen
said conforms very closely to that OF
a first class business corporation. Hen
nv r. r. Mcfarland, president OF the
hoard OF commissioners of the distrlct
10 Columbia. has said that 1t would be
o,nroDriate to call it "The board OF
municipal directors" so nearly does II
resemble the directory of business
corporation. - 4ho
O0lV officers ClOS6n Wy eiiS p~N1.AN -
tba oitv All other officers are chosen
hv the board; indeed. the board Is
practically free to determine what Of
ficers and employees are needed and ia
employ and discharge same. The
hoard is given much authority and
nower. Upon the other hand, its re-
sponsibility is definite. When things
90 wrong, every citizen knows whom
10 blame The government is simple
direct, effective in its operation, he he
suits may be achieved qulekly. IN
hoard in its sessions, works in round
fable % fashion, as do the directors of a
MANY able writer's upon the subject
have attributed the success OF tne
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
DEFEAT THIS PLAN

IN EPUBLICANS, Democrats, Social
X lists, Prohibitionists and members
1O of every other political party in
Los Angeles county, if there are any,
ought to stand on one platform in the
coming election with regard to the
preposterous measure indorsed by Gov
ernor Gillett proposing that the state
shall be bonded in the sum of S1S,-
000, 900 for the construction of a sys-
tenn of macadam highways. If every
vote in this county is cast against it,
as should be the case it will probably
be overwhelmingly defeated.
The interest that will accrue during
the life of the proposed bonds will be
in the neighborhood of S20,0000-0. There
will therefore be an approximate total
of $685. 0c0 in principal and interest
for the state Except San Francisco,
which would be exempt to pay for
Gilletts luxury. Subtracting San Fran
cisco's assessed wealth from the calcu-
lation, Los Angeles proportion of the
balance is more than % per cent, so
that of this large sum this county
would be called upon to pay at the
least between $4,000 and S1O,OOO0 900.
This is assuming that the present
proportions will continue. But as
Southern California is growing much
more rapidly than the country above
| the Tehachapi and will probably do
SO for years, the share of this region
would be largely increased over the
| sum named. AS Los Angeles county
is already pledged to bond issue of
! So. 100000 for good roads, the imposi-
| ton Of the state tax would bring the
total up to $1sOOO,OOO or $4,000 600
staggering load on top of the aque-
duct, power and harbor bonds.
! Governor Gillett certainly is not aware
of all this and his pressing of the tsate
/ scheme can therefore only be regarded
as a wllful attempt to put through
his plan regardless of the harm 1t
will do to this city and county San
Francisco has asked and received the
hearty support of Los Angeles in her
! effort to secure the exposition prize.
What has she to say of this scheme TO
| throw a heavy and disproportionate
! burden on us? In Wow of all the eX-
| isting facts, haven't her newspapers
! and public bodies enough of the spirit
of fair play to advise her citizens to
! help defeat the Gillett plan?
AS the Gileltt bond issue would
practically put a new mortgage on
every piece of property here, without a
dollars compensation in any way and
! increase the cost of living to every
! one whether owner, tenant or boarder
a solid vote should be cast against II
in Los Angeles county.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

supporting Fredericks, a card was cir
culated by the associated saloons CIV
ing a list of the candidates favored by
them and the name of Captain Fred
ericks was among them. There ought
to be some significance in this, even
for those whose ardor makes them
"adamant" in his behalf now.
The large number of good citizens in
the Republican party who have already
after reading the documentary evil
dence produced by Mr.. Woolwine, Mr..
Eddie and others, bolted Fredericks
differ sharply from DIR. Chapman, who
says the charges have mo foundation
in fact" They also believe that no
number of blind pig prosecutions can
obscure the fact that there are other
things of even greater Importance to
the community than the suppression of
minor liquor offenders who have no
political influence.
Mr.. Eddie, an attorney and citizen of
the best standing, has made affidavit
that he sought to prosecute a certain
county official who was friendly with
the district attorney for renting his
house for immoral purposes and that
the district attorney prevented it, al
though Mr.. Eddie says he had strong
case. Captain Fredericks has failed to
| clear this up. If the league has evil
dence that this ds not true, is it willing
to have one of it's members go on the
! platform with Mr.. Eddie and thresh it
out with him?
Mr.. Woolwine has charged in the
matter of the King will forgery that
the district attorney willfully COM
pounded a felony. Mr.. Fredericks has
had his chance to uisprove the serious
| charge and the denial and explanation
appear to have been utterly torn to
pieces by Woolwine's reojinder. Has
the league any new evidence to prove
this has mo foundation in fact?
1t has been charged by the Express,
a responsible paper that the district
| attorney permitted the redlight dis
| trlct, notorious to everybody, to -four
! ish for an entire year without any
action to stop the vice, which Of course
included liquor law violation. This
charge of omission is as serious as any
charge of commission. Has the league
any new evidence TO prove this to be
without foundation in fact?
The Southern Pacific political ma
chine was always in alliance with the
worst elements in 1he community, the
enemies of "home and family and
corrupters of civic virtue. Mr.. Freder-
icks' friendship for Walter Parker,
manager of this machine, has plenty Of
foundation in fact and evidence to
show it.
The district attorneys supineness in
the face of the solid threes wasteful
extravaganza; his payment to his
brother under the name of David Pat
terson" of more than $500 of county
money; his costly administration of
his own office, which has doubled in
four years; the use by himself and his
many deputies of their time, which is
paid for by the people, for private
practice, and other offenses may not be
the concern of the Anti-saloon league,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
rHREE YEARS OF GOOD ROADS,

I hhEE YEARS OF '1OOG hOH1S
Editor Herald: Referring to the
'threat" of Mr.. Bixby to resign from
the highway commission If the super
visors request it. why does he not
resign, regardless of this request? Do
not the people demand it? Did not
the investigating committee demand
1t? Did not the advisory committee
demand it? Why does he ignore these
demands? Why do his fellow mem-
bers. Marsh and Calvert, ignore these
demands? win the supervisors de-
mand it? Doubtless two of them
would. But the other (solid) three!
Let us hope.
1t is now almost three years since
we launched our good roads bulldlng'
What has been Accomplishment quite
a number of contracts let, mostly for
grading; many roads torn up and rem
dered useless for travel; all the pal
ance of the roads in the county almost
totally neglected and in a deplorable
condition today. But where are the
good roads? At this time there are,
without exaggeration, hardly twenty
five miles of the good roads actually
completed and IN USE. True, there
are number of roads in course of
construction, but when VIII they be
completed? Before the fund is COM
pletely exhausted? 1t looks doubtful,
to say the least
The Long Beach boulevard has been
building for the past year, with very
few miles of 1t in use, as yet. The
Wiltshire road building for the past
year; the Whittier, Venice IIl Monte,
etc, roads during much of the year.
Thus it goes. with the probabilities
that the earlier completed portions
of the roads will be worn out before
the latter portions are finished. The
| paving of the harbor boulevard, the
most important thoroughfare of all,
and the one which should have been
| built first, has not even been COM
menced yet; not as much as the con-
| tract let. Why have the contracts
! been let for the paving of almost
every other important road in the
county and yet the harbor boulevard
so persistently and emphatically
avoided? Because the day it is paved
AMI openel to traffic the passenger
fares will be cut to one-half and the
! freight rates to one-fourth Of the
! charges of today.
This may all be due to politics" as
Mr. Bixby puts 1t, but what about us
taxpayers? 1t seems high time that
| the taxpayers were arising en- masse
to put a stop to this endless dillydally-
! ing away of the good roads fund
| What we need is road building, action
results. To get these there must be a
| change of management. VIII the peo-
| pie meet the situation7
GEORGE w. VANSYCKLE.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
The Future Trade Problem
Jorth American Review

can Review
cereal growing soil, although handi-
capped by high wages, costly freight
rates and low degree of knowledge
as to scientific farming. In developing
manufactured exports America COM
pletes with the advanced nations of
Europe upon what is practically an
even basis. Commercial credit, wide
spread knowledge as to foreign mar
kets, cheap transportation, low wages,
ETC., will be the determining factors In
this struggle for trade. Whatever the
great areas of fertile, well-watered
land one nation may possess, they will
count for very little. The problem
of the United States in the future Is
to keep the prices OF manufactured
articles down to an export basis AS Is
the case with wheat the manufac-
lures must be kept at price where
they viii be taken for foreign markets.
Once above this export point, Ameri-
can shipments win be little influenced,
no matter how high the prices are
pushed. No goods will 60.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

although It has given him a clean bill
on all of them.
But on the strictly moral questions,
if it has any evidence that the district
attorney has not been able to present
it ought to speak out.
The suppression of the minor saloon
offenders will be taken care of by any
district attorney who is conscientious
Why not have one who will do that
and perform some of the services also
that Captain Fredericks' has failed
lamentably to perform?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

kNOrth <AHiSA
It should be recognized that the
natural strength Of the United states
as an exporter of cereals is very an
nortar Of factory products. 1t is not
P9Tt1f P9rG for y. a nation which produces a
larger part Of the grain consumed ,rnea its py
cereal-importing countries to keep s its
trade balance favorable All nations
n,ust eat, and short harvests In the
producing country, II its crop IS OF y
sufficient proportion to the woriq @ as 5
nroductlon. will be compensated for by
= = ice IN nrices. In the past the United
States has had an invinoible superior
ty in grain production because se OF G,t the
,ration No amount of agricultural
knowledge, cheap labor or reasonable
TRANSPORTATION charges can make one
nation possessing very limited areas OF
grain country become a successIul
competitor with another nation en-
dowed with great tracts OF fertiie'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
TOMMY's QUERY

Tommy-May I ask a question, papa
Father-Certainly, my son.
Tommy-Well, when the president of
the United States goes into office does
he take out letters of administration
Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
PHYSIOLOGICAL

"Efie," said Margie. who was labori-
ously spelling words from a first read
er, "how can tell which is a ID and
which is 'b'?"
why" replied Efie, wisely, ''the "a
has its tummy on it's back, ,"-Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
RING METHODS

RING METHODS
Ella-Has Fred called on you within
the last day or two?
Stella-Yes; but why do you ask?
Ella-He told me only a few days
ago that l was the only girl that he
had ever kissed, and 1 told him to go
and get a reputation.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Harvard cleared $4,000 from foot
ball. This is net, with all costs of sur
geons, splints and arnica deducted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

WHO WOULD CONVICT THEM?
In st. Louis burglars are raiding the
meat shops. Hungry juries will doubt
less be lenient in such cases.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Senator Lodge has had an illness, as
cribed to smoking q bad campaign
cigar. What other kind Of campaign
cigars are there?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Hearst demands that the aviator
Who tries for a transcontinentaI rec
ord must stop in Chicago. Hearst has
a paper there. See the scheme-in the
cause Of science?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
WANT FOR THE UPROAR

The attention of the Hon. James
Thomas Hefiin of Alabama is called to
the fact that King Frederick of Dem
mark has invited Booker Washington
to Sunday dinner.-Chicago Evening
Post
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Gaby Deslys is planning a tour Of
the United States. She viii prove her
self a rank spendthrift if she wastes
any money on a press agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

The new nationalism is becoming a
favorite doctrine all over the world.
Look at Portugal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

It is now quite safe for w. R. Hearst
to offer a self-advertising prize for
any man who will fly across the At
lantic.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Fredericks is the headliner, but don't
forget the chief of the solid three, the
coroner and tax collector.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Chief Weather Observer Moore Is ac-
cused by a bureau chief Of holding
back weather There will be no dis
position to score this against him if
he will hold back the bad weather
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Meet of local aviators will take place
next Saturday and Sunday. Don't
forget to take along your rubber necks
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

New Orleans. It appears from the
census figures, has the highest death
rate of any large American city. OF
course New Orleans will hasten to put
this new distinction into her book of
boom exposition circulars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

1t is winter in the show windows,
but summer in the streets of sunny
Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Guess that secession in the 197th pre-
cinct (and others) will offset the cham
pionship of the Anti-Saloon league
somewhat.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Some Of the newspapers hate Colonel
~oosevelt so bitterly that since he
went up in an aeroplane they have no
further use for the science Of aviation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Defeat that Gillett highway bonding
scheme which would saddle a $10,OOO,
900 martgage on Los Angeles without
a dollars benefit.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Aldrich went to Europe without say
ing who should be his successor. The
most careful men will sometimes over
look trivial matters like this.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Russia has a lot of raw land that
she wants to sell. For many years she
has been working off stock Of raw
deals on the Firms and Jews.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

All the indications are that Manuel
will never get back into the big
leagues again. Fit only for the bush
circuits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Captain Fredericks may be running
for reelection, but he is not running
toward it very fast.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

AS far as balloons and aeroplanes
are concerned, we have decided to- be
a standpatter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Eclipse Of the moon in November.
Several political eclipses are also
scheduled.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
ONLY TWO

The tomb of Napoleon and the Re-
publican Waterloo in Maine are the
only two things that ever struck
Teddy dumb.--Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
Far and Wide
A FLOWER AS RENT

In Flint, Mich, The local school board
has secured a ninety-nine-year lease
of a site for new school building at
the rate of one clover blossom a year.
Survey.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
ONE VOTE LACKTNq

The postmasters' convention has de-
clared for a parcels post. All that is
needed now to have the government
adopt the system is to win over the
express trust to the idea.-Philadel-
phia North American.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
MAKING SURE

Madge-Let's play, HE Loves Me,
He Loves Me Not"
Marjorie-Wait, DEAR till get one
with the right number of leaves
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Advice to Portugal: Don't let any
Ballingers into your cabinet. If you
do you will never get them out.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

accompanied
the widest latitude correspondents
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

Walter Parker's o K goes a good
way with Coroner Hartwell, too.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

wellman rhymes with blrdman, but
not very well.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
Merely in Jest

FROM HIS VIEWPOINT
doc, what is the appendicitis like|
"Well, it's like finding money
Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
EFTORTS USELESS

There seems nothing left for New
York's "old guard" to guard.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
OF, BRIDE AND GROOM TALK

A Harvard professor has discovered
that doves can talk. Sort of pidgin
English h?-Washington Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN

Population of Los Angeles 327, ,6s5
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-20

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles R. Gates. advertising man
ager
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
FARMER SEVERELY INJURED

George Peterson, farmer of the
Hardwood district, near Garden
Springs, lies seriously hurt at
Sacred Heart hospital. He suffers
from broken leg. badly bruised
head and has had bruises on the
ribs Of his LETT side. He was driving
to Spokane yesterday with heav-
lily loaded wagon and when coming
down the steep grade at Garden
Springs he found that the brake on
his wagon would not work. The
horses held the wagon as long as
they could and then finished the
journey to the bottom on the dead
run. Peterson was thrown out of
the wagon and against the railing
of the trestle, resulting as above.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
FEDERAL JUDGE WOLvERTON
HERE.

AS a result of the illness of Judge
Edward Whitson, Judge c. E. VOL.
verton will take charge Of the fed.
eral court today, having arrived in
Spokane this morning for that pur.
pose. The jury has not been dis
missed and in case that Judge VOL
verton Is compelled to dismiss them
1t is presumed that he will sentence
S. B. Fisher, the man who was con-
victed on Tuesday of setting a for.
est fire near Republic, Wash, that
destroyed 100000 feet of stand.
ing timber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
MORE ATTENTION NEEDED
FOR OUTLYING SECTION

hill as soon as possible. Cars run
ming north on the Post street line
are overcrowded every evening, and
the residents have asked for an III
crease in car service during the
evening rush hours.
Believing that hte people in the
more central sections of the city
have no idea of the existing condi-
tions in the outlying districts, the
club has under advisement the idea
of appointing a committee to wait
on the charter revision committee
and advise them of certain provis-
ions needed in the charter for their
benefit.
The next meeting of the club will
he held next week Thursday, in con-
junction with a delegation from the
Mantle Improvement club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
DIDN'T WANT
4 Divorce

Acknowledging with tears In her
eyes that she did not want a d.
vorce from her husband, Mrs. Mar
garet Campbell, told the court yes
terday that her husband had hired
her lawyer and paid the costs Of
the case in an effort to have her
obtain a divorce from him. Mrs.
Campbell has been married six
years and some time ago asked her
husband to stop going with other
women. He told her to mind her
own business and had then told her
to get divorce. Mrs. Campbell
says that she does not want a d.
vorce because she loves the man,
and Judge Hinkle refused to grant
it on the grounds that the wrong
party was asking for the decree. !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14

A meeting of the North Hill I'M
provement club was held last even
ing in the Francis Willard school.
The question of new school was
discussed and the water and elee-
trio light problem also came up for
discussion. A new public school is
needed for Green's addition, as the
children of both Green's addition
and Glenwood overcrowd the Fran
els Willard school. 1t was decided
to ask the city for a standpipe to
be placed on the top of the north
hill, as at present the one stand
pipe is not sufficient to supply the
communities, and committee was
appointed to confer with the COM
missioner. Manager Fair of the
Spokane Traction Co. has promised
double track up the Post street
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
WAS ITSJUST
DRINK OR WEAK !
WILL POWER?

A year and half ago G.. l..
Thomas, then 90 years of age, was
cashier of the First National bank
of Newport, Wash, and was a re-
spected member of the community.
Today, as result of passing worth
less checks, he is behind prison
bars, and all the result of drink, he
says. The mother of Thomas is a
wealthy widow, and has for some
time past been making good his
losses, but now that the young man
is caught he says he is willing to
take his punishment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
MRS. PHILIP LYDIG.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE ultra
fashionable Mrs. Lydig returns
from Newport in a most pleasing
frame of mind. She feels that her
summer was not vainly spent. She
accomplished something. She m
troduced the famous double" veil
at Newport and made the smart set
wear it, even though they didn't
like the idea of wearing white and
brown wells at the same time.
Mrs. Lydig when not burdened
with the "bossing" of Newport so.
ciety carrie sa Votes for women
banner. She was formerly the wife
of W. E. D. Stokes. When divorced
it is said, she gave up her son and
received 81 900 900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
BLAMED
FOR MURDER
Of GIRL


(6y United Press Leased WIre)
COLGATE, Okla, Oct. IA
wandering band Of gypsies which
recently passed through Colgate are
blamed for the murder of the girl
whose beheaded body was found
yesterday in creek near here. The
coroner's inquest held today re-
turned verdict of murder. 1t is
believed the severed head and also
one hand that were missing from
the body have been hidden in a de-
serted mine near where the body
was found and searchers are now
digging in the old tunnels in the
hope Of uncovering them. No ident-
ification of the body has been an
nounced as yet.