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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
Los Angeles. Cal.
wHY HE SUPPORTS HANDLEY

Editor Herald: In 1904 the Thirty
fourth congressional district, state of
New York, elected as it's representa-
tive Majof James M. Wadsworth by
a majority of 1906 ever his Demo-
cratic opponent In 1906 Major Wads-
worth was defeated for reelection by
a youthful and almost unknoYn DEM
ocrat by a majority of 5852. In 1908
the same district returned a Repub--
Iican congressman by majority OF
1896 Wadsworth was not the success
full candidate-in fact his name was
not even mentioned In connection with
the Office in the Republican convention
of that year.
The Thirty fourth district is and al
ways has been strongly Republican,
and in which the soldier influence
predominates, yet the old soldiers of
the district turned this "comrade"
down good and hard. While he stands
so shamefuIly discredited among his
comrades and neighbors he has sutfi-
cient pull with the standpat congress
to hold on to his job as president OF
the board of managers, national
homes for d. v. S. One of the most
influential lobbies in Washington is
maintained by this board, according
to the National Tribune, the great
soldier paper.
rhe veterans of this home, the ones
for whom it was originally Intended
not the hunkey element-haVe no con
fidence in the president of the board.
nor unpopular understrappers (nost OF
whom never stood a guard duty), VINO
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Editor Herald: AS one of the COM
munity watching with interest the
proceedings of the officials in their
efforts to locate the blame for the
Times disaster / read this morning an
account of the arrest of Mrs. LAWN of
San Francisco
AS usual the woman is the first one
grabbed. With six warrants in their
pockets they showed what a cowardly
set they are in taking the one who had
no word in making the laws, but had
the smallest chance for defending her,
self and one who in case they were
proved wrong had no legal means of
redress. Then the potent methods
used-the so-called third degree
putting her in a cell "out of sight or
sound of the city around her. and
plying her for three hours with mer-
ciless, grueling questions" when her
condition, to begin with, showed she
was on the verge of mental and ply
sical collapse and not accountable for
anything she might say or do.
We speak so boastingly of the prog
ress we are making toward civilization.
Where does it show itself? The days
of the Inquisition could hardly show
a worse or more barbaric piece of
business than this. should think the
men thus engaged would be ashamed
to look their own wives in the face
after this.
1 am not condoring crimes in any
form or by any individual, but / wish
to call attention to what lies back of
all these terrible alamities-injustice--
that drives men and women frantic
and leads to suicide or homicide.
When that point is reached they are
beyond reasoning on consequences.
Is 1t supposed that every rooming
house keeper is acquainted with the
private history or private. business of
each of her roomers? That may be
the custom in San Francisco, but I
never knew 1t elsewhere.
Being woman, L plead for womanly
methods of treatment for women. The
methods used with this woman would
have driven any woman insane and
caused her to swear to anything, guilty
or not guilty. She was frightened out
of her senses, The sweating and the
third degree grilling should be rele-
gated to the dark ages. Human be-
ings should be treated humanity.
MYRA +. PAINE.
Clearwater, Cal. ----A
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
r. 3. FREIGHT RATES

Editor Herald: I see by your valua-
BILE paper that Mr.. Ripley, president or
the Santa Fe. is in favor also OF rals-
ing the rates. He claimed before the
railroad commission that the improve
ments Of the road should come out OF
the profits probably the double-track-
ing of his road has to come out OF the
profits also.
Last week a farmer of the name of
H. Weber, fom Tulea, near Wappy,
Texas, which point is less than 1000
miles from here. arrived with four
horses, q wagon and few household
goods, not worth shipping, altogether
probably 1900 pounds. Having raised
no crop for the last three years, the
poor man could not dispose of his
horses, etc, in Texas, so he had to
bring the stuff along.
The Santa Fe charged him the mini
mum weight on the car, 10000 pounds
at 81 a hundred, being 5000. MIR. Weber
arrived practically penniless, but as
corporations have no souls, this amount
had to be squeezed out And out OF
such money the railroad presidents, like
Mr.. Ripley, are drawing their hlgh
salaries. such charges are entirely too
high; it's blood money eXtorted from a
poor victim who cannot help himself
because of no competition.
In the sos l bought corn in Iowa,
paying from 10 to IL cents a bushel.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad
at that time charged IL cents q bushel
for hauling it to Chicago, distance OF
400 miles. 1 complained at the time,
but the company's answer was: 1T
cannot be hauled any cheaper" Today
the company gets less than 4 cents a
bushel for hauling the same distance,
and still pays good dividends.
In my opinion the railroads take all
they can get. They are a public high
way, and should either be kept within
limit as to their rates or the govern
ment should run them.
f. CASPARY.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
A MACHINE PRODUCT

nj o doubt Coroner Calvin Hartwell
has been secretly glad of the
~ hubbub that has been raised
around the now distracted county at
torney, because it has kept attention
diverted from himself. But he has got
to take his turn under the searchlight,
and he ought not to be overlooked on
election day by voters who want to
clean up conditions in this county and
free it from machine influence.
Hartwell has been as bad a coroner
as Fredericks a district attorney lie
got his position through his connection
with the Southern Pacific machine and
its local manager, Walter Parker.
When the former coroner was removed
for good reasons, the S. p, which had
county and city affairs well in hand at
the time, promptly put Hartwell in
The coroner ought to be a physician
because there are many things in con-
nection with the administration of the
Office requiring. a physicians teehnical
knowledge. Hartwell is not a physi-
clan, but that did not bother Walter
Parker. Hartwell was acceptable to
him, for he had always, been unwaver-
ing in his allegiance to the machine
and there was every reason to believe
he would be in the future.
In no way has ne disappointed
Parker. He has run the Office to Par
ker's exact pleasure. And, it may be
added. to Parker's profit. With Hart
well safely installed, Parker obtained
an interest in an undertaking firm.
This firms relation to the coroner's
office has been such that it may be
said to be practically an annex. 1t
gets the cream of the business that
favoritism can throw any way it
pleases, and the "rake-off' has been
no mean thing.
It was something of a shock in the
primary campaign when the public
learned that the S. P. machine was not
only exploiting the living, but actually
following people to the grave. 1t was
a grewsome revelation of how sordid
q machine can be, and how low down
it's activities can reach.
In the turmoil over bigger offices
Coroner Hartwell escaped the fate that
befen some others; he squeezed through
to a place on the ticket. But when the
Republican voters learn more details
about the way Hartwell has run his
office their stomachs won't be strong
enough to stand him-if recent cleo
tions in these parts afford a knowledge
of the kind Of off1ceholders they have
determined to have hereafter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
SEEKING ASYLUM

A city gentleman was recently invit-
ed down to the country for "a day
with the birds"
Whatever his powers in matters of
finance, HIS shooting was not remark
able for it's accuracy, to the great dis
gust of the man in attendance, whose
tip was generally regulated by the size
of the bag.
Dear mel" at last exclaimed the
sportsman, "but the birds seem ex-
ceptionally strong on the wing this
year"
mot all of 'em. sir" came the re-
mark, you've shot at the same bird
this last dozen times. Els follerin'
you about, SIR"
.'Following me about! Nonsensel
Why should a bird do Ihat?"
"I dunno, sir, I'm sure" replied the
man, unless he's 'angin' round for
safety yl"-Ideas.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
DYNAMITE

TROM a single days news dis
+ patches the following summaries
Il are culled:
In Philadelphia a man seeking re-
venge exploded dynamite on the front
steps of the residence of Charles P.
Biglin, president of a local corpora
tion. His daughter was seriously in
jured. Two additional sticks of dyna-
mite were found on the sidewalk.
In Olympia, Wash, five American
youths were arraigned for an attempt
to blow up bunkhouse containing
Japanese. Only the fact that the fuse
went out prevented a horror similar
to the Times disaster here.
In Portland, Ore, six sticks of dy-
Mantle wrapped with about thirty feet
of fuse were found in a tree near the
residence of Charles K. Henry, a
prominent citizen. 1t is thought to
have been cached there preparatory
to an attempt to blow up the resi-
dence.
In New York somebody dropped a
powerful dynamite bomb into sewer
excavation on Prince street in the
heart of the italian district. Nearby
houses badly damaged; 200 windows
broken.
In all parts of the country dyna-
mite seems to be obtainable about as
easiIy as groceries. Whether it be
vicious characters like those who blew
up the Times here, or tried to blow
up the residences in Portland and
Philadelphia, or youths probably more
impelled by a spirit of adventure
than criminal instinct, or the prac-
tical joker who dropped it into the
sewer trench in New York, they seem
to have no trouble in getting it.
1t is apparent that the legislatures
not only of California but all the states
must promptly put laws on the stat
ute books forbidding the sale of high
explosives to anyone who is not able
TO present a voucher of his trust
worthiness and ability to use the stun
without peril to himself or others.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
WOMEN NEED THE BALLOT

Editor Herald: I believe all women
should have the right to vote. / can
think of nothing but pity for women
who are trying so hard to defeat US
and their only reason for doing so is
that our unfortunate sisters (whom
they call indecent) would have equal
rights with us If all immoral men
were debarred I fear there would be
few votes to count on election day.
And-who would we put in office?
If Christian women had a voice in
politics, a poor woman who kept a
rooming house would not be carried to
court by a "burly patrolman" and
thrown into Jail for eighteen cents.
Venice, Cal. N. H.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
, CAUSE UNKNOWN

A train on one of the transconti-
mental lines that run through Kansas
City and is usually late was reported
on time a few days ago.
The young man who writes the par
ticulars concerning the trains at the
station put down his statistics about
this train: mo. 616-from the west
on time"
Then he wrote underneath: "Cause
unknown" SATURDAY Evening Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
THE RUDE BARBER

A farmer from Minnesota entered a
barber shop at Butte for the purpose
Of getting his hair cut. The rural
ones locks had an odd, ragged look,
and after regarding them scornfully
for a moment the barber demanded
brusquely:
SAY, who cut your hair the last
timer"
my wife," said the farmer with an
uneasy smile.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
Merely in Jest
ALL IN GOOD TIME.

Seven-year- old William had become
the proud owner of a pet pig, and in
sisted upon having all the care OF II
himself. After a few weeks, as the pig
did not seem to thrive, his father said
to him:
william, I'm afraid you are not
feeding your pig enough. 1t does not
seem to be fattening at all.
"I don't want him to fatten yet,
William replied, knowingly. I'm wait
ing until he gets to be as long as 1
want him, then I'll begin to widen him
out. Tit Bits
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
MILITARY TITLES

~ DITOR HERALD: A true demo-
H cratic spirit of whatever party
h must deplore the habit of news
paper writer's indulging in titles adaed
to names of public men which are al
together out of joint and place, viz
Captain" Fredericks. What is ne
captain of, anyway? Or Colonel
Roosevelt wonder he allows such
lickspittle sycophancy. We should of
course, respect the prefix Honorable
when a man has been honored with
public office of an exalted character by
the peoples votes, but military ranks
as titles have no raison d'etre in our
commonwealth. and should be dumped
where they belong. Z. f.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Captain Fredericks is entitled to the
handle on his name, having long been
a centurion in the S. P. machine forces,
First regiment, department of South
ern California. He was breveted by
Brigadier General Walter Parker for
faithfulness and distinguished gal
lantry against the enemy, and the
honor was confirmed by Major General
William f. Herrin, commander-in-
chief at San Francisco.
When an honor has been so worthily
bestowed and worn with such honor
let us hear no more carping criticisms
like the above.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
AFFnRnING EXERCIsE

'I don't wish to say anything dis.
respectful about that spaniel of
yours" observed the doctor; but for
a dog he is the worst busybody 1 ever
saw"
"If you had as many f1eas as that
dog has," said the professor you'd
be busybody, too."-Chicago Record
Herald. e.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
CORE OF THE OITEsTION

Missouri has shown the country
again. 1t has shown that it's own in
crease in population in the last ten
years has been chiefly in st. Louis and
Kansas City. Doubtless many of it's
rural inhabitants have fed to those
cities to get away from the B-n DIS
apple.-Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
ouGHT no .RE A WONDER

Muggins = Women are gradually
usurping the places of men. 1 heard
the other day of a woman bill col
lector.
Buggins-Well, If women are as sue
cessful in running down bill as they
are in running one up, she should be
a wonder-Philadelph Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
THE USUAL WAY

She-What makes you say you can't
get bread now like your mother used
to make?
Hell suppose for the same reason
that men do a great many things
because my father said it before me-
Baltimore American,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
GOING SOME

"Speakin' o. fast trains" said Uncle
Josh, "I was on one one time that
whizzed past the telegraph poles SO
fast that they looked like the teeth OF
a fine tooth comb"
I was once on a train down in Mis-
souri, that went so fast that the patches
of corn and beans along the road
looked like succotash." - National
Monthly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Feeling In need of a vacation after
his arduous and exhausting labors on
the golf links at Beverly, President
Taft will go to Panama on a junket,
with two warships. 1t will cost only
about 500, 900. so bon voyage!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Texas proposes to sock another stiff
fine on the Standard Oil trust. It is
rather hard to have this passed along
to the people just about the time they
are going TO need the money for
Christmas
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

1t certainly was very thoughtless for
the Portuguese revolutionists to pull
off the coup without giving Richard
Harding Davis time to arrange some
important engagement and reach the
scene,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

A New Jersey man has promised
fat turkey to Woodrow Wilson if he is
elected, At this years quotations on
turkeys such a reward is more woth
working for than the governorship.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
"EVEN STEVENn

A ST. Louis girl married a man
whom she had known but one day, and
afterward discovered that he was a
lunatic. Well, what's she kicking
about? She is probably no worse off
than the man.-Carthage (Mo.) Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

In spite Of the $4,000 legislative cor
ruption fund in their own legislature,
it won't be long before the New York
corporation press will be again talking
about the vests freak" laws to pre-
vent such things.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
THE ETERNALLY FEMININE

ST. Louis girls are no different from
the others, Two heiresses who eloped
from that city are now trying to get
divorces.-St. Joseph (Mo) Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Big things are becoming so common
place that il an aviator should fly from
Los Angeles to Chicago some night
J most people would turn to the sporting
page first to read about the game be-
tween the Cubs and Athletics
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

1t is almost to be hoped that Mr.
Rockefeller or some other biIlionaire
will be moved to pity by the tales Of
the poor railroads and provide some
thing for them in his will.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
IT MAY BE so

The things that great men sometimes
state
Within themselves some doubts
awaken
He says: "I am not a. candidate!"
And hopes perchance that he's mis-
taken. New York Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
AN INTERRUPTION

"The land" screamed the Socialist
orator, "the land from which is pro-
duced the sood of the people, should
belong to the people. There is no
food used by the people that does not
depend upon the land, and therefore
"Fish!' called out the voice. And
there was silence for a space.-Tit-
Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
SHAMING HIM

Bricklayer Ito mate who had just
had a hodful of bricks fall on his feet)
-Drop'd 'em on yer toe! That's moth
stone dead, an e never made such a
bloomin' fuss as you're doinf-Tit-
Bits
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Woman has ruled man for CEN
turies," says Prof. Clark Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. II this is so, it is time
meetings were being held or something
done about it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
ONE WAY TO WIN

Really, our big guns should be cured
of that explosive tendency which in
case of actual warfare would make it
discreet to induce the enemy to fire
them.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Mr.. Taft says he will live in Cincin-
natl when his term of office is over.
Naturally he wants a second term.-
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
"A STITCH IN TIME'

Now they are teaching boys in the
Chicago public schools to darn socks
and sew on buttons. They'll need to
know If the suffragettes ever get into
ower-Pittsburg Gazette-Tim
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Nine thousand mourned at Dollivers
bier-30OO of them in a cold rain.
Would the people of Rhode Island dc
as well for Aldrich?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
THE NEW AILMENT

Perhaps the country now is suffering
more from undigested craftsmanship
than it did from undigested securities
some time ago.-W ashington Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Mr.. Taft has no Outlook to pay his
travelling expenses, but in Uncle Sam
he has an angel who never haggles
over expense accounts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
MIGHT RE TRIED. ANYWAY

st. Louis grocery men ask for the
coinage of a 2h-cent piece. Is it pos
sible in these days of high prices that
something can be bought for half a
nickel ?-Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Perhaps Director Durand is going to
hold back the Los Angeles 1910 census
figures to verify" them with the 1920
count.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Southern California does not gloat
but sympathizes with Florida in the
loss of more than half its orange croI
in the recent hurricane.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Fredericks and Eldridge may not feel
that any luck is coming their way, but
there is. Just suppose the recall ap-
piled to county affairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Wish we could pick up a paper some
mlra,ag and find nothing in it about
the u1c of dynamite somewhere in the
country,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Victor c. Henry, held for the en-
bezzlement of $4,000, is an illustration
of how man can be victor and van
quished at the same time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Ellis, Kas., has q firm of physicians
named Kidd & Kidd. We were about
to make a comment of this, but viii
pass on to the next matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
IN A CRITICAL sTATB

Sophomore-What's the matter, old
pal? You look sick.
Senior-I am sick. Just gone through
a blamed serious operation. Had my
allowance cut!-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

The originality of the hghwayman
who uses a buggy is almost worthy of
admiration. Still were not boasting
of it as the Los Angeles way"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
Far and Wide
TO A HIGH NOTE
No OTHER cONSTRUCTIOr

Operatic singers are going to form
a union, probably to run the SCALE
Detroit Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Who will come forward and insist
there is mo foundation in fact" for
the Hartwell charges?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
FLAWS POLICE METHODS

Editor Herald: Mrs LAWNS face
(when she first reached Los Angeles)
appeared haggard and drawn. Her
eyes were dull for want of sleep. :.
She showed plainly the result of ar
duous cross-questioning by the San
Francisco police. Up in the
second story of the grim jail building,
away from sight or sound of the world,
Mrs. LAWN was relentlessly questioned
by the officers. Again and again she
answered their questions defiantly,
shoTing the same will that for days
banled the San Francisco police, and
then, 1t is said, she broke down, lost
all control of herself, and in the pres
ence of the men made a statement that
will bring her into court today"
So far as we can learn by the pa
pers quoted from, Mrs. LAWNS crime
lies in the fact that Poppy Smith
lived in her house six months before
the explosion in the Times building;
but, were she dripping with the blood
of every individual victim, the admin
istration of the third degree" would
still be inexcusable. What do a So
called civilized country and the alleg-
edly Christian gentlemen at the head
of Los Angeles affairs mean by per-
mitting It? Can they even imagine
Christ acting thus? Do they under
Slduu llldlJ lWlSl ldlBudbG dS llASS
may, they are actually reviving the
Spanish inquisition? Do they not
know that torture is expressly forbid
den. in words that admit of no double
construction, by the constitution of the
United States? Does not the mayor
of this city understand that silence
means consent, and that by remaining
speechless he himself becomes party
to the crime?
Do we not all know that to deprive
people of their necessary sleep, while
plying them hour after hour with
questions, is torture of the most poign-
ant type, being, in fact, styled in po-
lice circles the "insomnia test? Do
we not know that other nations-Great
Britain, for example, as shown recent
ly in the Crippen case-will not toler-
ate for one moment such methods of
obtaining confessions? Does not our
common sense tell us that such alleged
confessions are practically worthless?
Above all, how can we expect to pre-
serve civilization by reverting to the
barbarisms of the savage?
WILLIAM c. OWEN.
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

It would be interesting to know the
exact number of 20. ks" Parker has
vised in the last few years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Still, there might be worse coroners.
But we don't just exactly know how.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

The use of a horse and buggy by a
fo0tpad lis something new. Most Of
them use shanks mare.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Some people don't believe Coroner
HartwelI is an "adamant wall'' for JUS
tice and righteousness, either.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

Tacoma's sister cities on the coast
are shocked to learn that she pads.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

OF course Portugal is now a repub-
lie, but what kind? There's Mexico,
for example.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22

what we want is the mon and
1--WE" got it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
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