davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
LAND OF PROSPERITY

TN STIMATED value of agricultural
II, products in the United States this
~ year is $4,000. 100000, and as James
j. Hill says: This enormous wealth
OUGHT TO make good times for
everybody-if the people do not grow
crazy"
The important question in the United
States is not the production of wealth
that may be regarded as an estab-
lished certainty-but the distribution
of wealth, in order that in the provi-
sion of the subsistence to which every
human being in the land is entitled,
none may be overlooked.
Chance, business conditions and what
is rather vaguely called economic de-
terminism have been relied on in MAX
ing provision for the people of the
United States. The result of this is
the we'll doing are not always the we'll
well doing by any means, Therefore a
condition has been created which is
both immoral and unjust.
That this is a condition, and a gov
ernable condition, is brought home to
every thinking citizen who scans appre-
ciatively the colossal figures in which
the mammoth productivity of our Won
derful continent are expressed. In our
land of triumphant democracy there
should be no destitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
WHEN A MANS SINGLE

ny consenting to the marriage of
II his divorced wife with the man
~ who stole her from him, J. NJ
Barri. has supplied material for play
or novel as powerful as any of his
own manufacture. 1t is the very
irony of fate that Barrie, who devoted
much of his talent to what have been
accepted as keen analyses Of human
nature, especially feminine nature,
should have allowed his domestic hap
piness to be shattered by a youngster
he patronized and helped. and to
whom, during the nightly Offering to
MY Lady Nicotine" he doubtless ad-
dressed many sage reflections on the
subject of women. Mr. Barrie seems
to be a philosopher. He actually gave
his former wife and her new husband
the home which she had matroned as
Mrs. Barrie.
We hope Mr.. and Mrs Cannan have
spark or two of gratitude in their
treacherous hearts and that they
don't regard "old man Barrie" as an
easy mark.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
RECORD IMPERILED

NT EASURES in which President Taft
vi has expressed personal interest
are in danger, and administra-
tion leaders acknowledge the railroad,
statehood and rivers and harbors bills
may be placed in column headed by
an interrogation point. For man who
is as anxious to 40 things" to which
lie may point with pride, the situation
is peculiarly eXasperating.
President Taft is approaching a crisis
not only in his official career but in
his life. Against the day of the return
of Teddius Triumphans Africauus it is
vitally important that the chief execu-
tive should be well fortified.
Col. Roosevelt has my policies"
which are dear to the hearts of the
American people, and cause multitudes
of them to regard him as first IN
peace as well as first IN war The
president MUST have My record"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
American Election Ways Compare
We'll with Those of United Kingdom
(san Francisco starr

again meet his constituents face to
face and render a personal account of
his stewardship while in office. This
is rarely done in good faith on this
side of the big pond. Our voters are
satisfied with a mild inquiry about
one or two big measures and general
hurrah over party prospects. The
hundred and one little things which
more directly concern the individual
constituent, more particularly his
pocket, pass unchallenged. In this the
Britishers are ahead of us.
1t must be admitted, too, that in
matters affecting the progress, pros
perity, rights and interests of mankind,
such as the Henry George land ques-
ton of today. the English and Scotch
voters take hold of Them in sober
earnest and keep up the fight with he
role determination. Possibly our own
voters will do as much when they shall
have felt the pinch and faced similar
hard conditions. Certainly 1t would be
better to anticipate the future by wise
legislation. "A stitch in time saves
nine" and a few buckets of water
at the start of fire may prevent
conflagration.
1t is we'll enough to think of these
matters at home, when proudly boast
ing of our orderly and systematic
lelectiOnS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
City Must Be Ready to Reap Benefit
from Industrial Power at It's Disposal
tpaciac outlook)

N ABOUT three years-possibly less
this city will have available for
Il its own use or for sale to individ-
uals about $4,000 horsepower. win
some additional expenditure, for which
bonds will be necessary, this amount
can be raised to $4,000 horsepower with
a maximum peak load of 10000. the
issue OF $S.500,000 which we have just
voted will build the immediate essen
tials for the whole system, and VIII
give us $4,000 in hand for immediate
use.
The charter amendment adopted a
year ago places one limitation on the
use of this power. 1t cannot be sold
to any company or individual to be
resold. The purchaser must be direct
user with one exception; that Is
municipality. We may sell to Long
Beach to resell to its citizens, but we
may not sell to the Edison Electric
company to resell to individual users.
This vas put into the charter by the
advocates of municipal ownership, TO
prevent the city from wholesaling the
power and losing control over it.
What are we to do with this power?
1t is none too early to consider the
question, for II the city is to put IN "A
lighting system, for example, which
would call for distribution plant,
constructing such plant are to be
worked out; and while there Is time
enough. there is none to be thrown
away. 1t may develop as the plans are
gone over in detail that further
amendment of the charter or altera-
tion of the state law may be required,
and the legislature meets only once
in two years. If we pass this coming
session of 1911. nothing can be done
until 1913 by which time the power
will be here ready for actual use.
Horsepower for industrial purposes
can be distributed with no great out
lay for plant, but lighting is another
story. A distributing system such as
the citv will need to supply any con-
siderable number of its people with
light will call for an outlay consider
ably in excess of the present bonding
capacity of the city. On the other
hand, there is no doubt that the citi-
zens expect the power for which they
have voted bonds will result in giving
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
The People Will Yet Use the Power
of Electing United States Senators
Sacramento Bee)

vance of election, to be governed by
the popular choice on the senatorship
The Republican machine advocated
evasion of pledges. on the ground that
a Republican Legislature could not
properly elect a Democrat to the United
States senate.
But The People of oregon let II be
known that they would inflict politi-
cal death on every legislator VINO
broke faith with them and violated his
solemn promise. And so the legisla-
ture was forced to be honest II
elected Chamberlain United states SEN
ator although great was the gnash-
ing of teeth.
People have the right to disregard
party ties or sentiment in their choice
for senator. and that in exercising this
right it is immaterial to them what
the political complexion of the legis-
lature may be.
The direct primary law passed by
the California legislature at its last
session makes no provision for direct
popular choice of United States SEN
ators. 1t provides for party voting at
the primaries, for the senatorship as
for state offices, but the result is 10
be advisory" only, and not binding
on the legislature.
Even as to the advisory" nature of
the vote, each member of the legis-
lature is left free to choose between
the expression of his own district or
that of a majority of the numerous
legislative districts.
In fine. the senatorial provision of
the California primary law is purely
partisan, and exceedingly and purpose
ly weak at that.
In the present campaign the people
should demand of every candidate for
the legislature whether Republican or
Democrat, that he pledge himself to
work for the enactment of a law to
secure a direct popular vote on SEN
atorial candidates, in addition to party
nominations for senator at the direct
primaries: also for law inviting cam
didates for the legislature to pledge
themselves to abide by the popular
vote, as in Oregon and some other
states.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
INGENIOUS EXCUSE

Men who are summoned for jury duty
are ingenious in their excuses, and it
often happens that the selection of q
jury is the most diverting part of the
case One who was called in the coun-
ty court here complained that he was
deaf.
tYou say that you are deaf?" said
thu judge.
k9Eh, what is that you say?" said
the man.
II said, are you deaf?" observed the
judge in a louder tone.
you'll have to speak louder" was
the reply, "or l can't hear you"
81 guess We'll excuse you," said the
judge; "you can CO."
The deaf man had no trouble hear
ing the courts last remark and sped
out of the court room.
81 think that's one on the judge"
observed one of the attorneys.-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
HYSTERIA

DEV. DIR. BROUGHER is man of
X great wisdom and he condenses
~ the sum of the whole matter of
public morality when he says "If
the people did not patronize the vulgar
and indecent exhibitions upon the
stage they woul. soon cease to APP
pear" Public teachers rebuke immoral
exhibitions. bad books and yellow
newspapers. The people applaud the
rebuke, but immoral exhibitions, bad
books and yellow newspapers continue
to solicit and receive public patron
age.
Under conditions of civilization i'm
morality assumes remarkable forms.
Artistic immortality, with gilt edge,
will attract people who would be re-
PEELED by coarse, frank and brutal i'm
morality.
Indecent exhibitions on the stage
and in the yellow newspapers are pat
ronized because of an hysteria which
seems to be a by-product of our siren
uous civilization. Frenzied finance is
another result of this hysteria.
In and around lovely Los Angeles
nature provides so many healthy at
fractions and sane delights there is lit
tie excuse for public patronage of hys-
terra in any form. our blue sky and
broad expanse of garden and orchard,
mountain and Shore land and water
do not encourage hysteria. The best
advice that can be given to all who
live in California is, Live as nearly as
you can a California life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

them cheaper light-in other words,
they are anxious that the city should
either take over the plant of the COM
panies, or construct plant in COM
petition with them. In the late bond
campaign IL seems to have been taken
for granted by all the speakers that
some such course was to be followed.
II is recognized that there are financial
difficulties in the way, but time and
careful figuring will clear them up.
ANY proposition to have the inter-
ests of the companies by the city
voluntarily abandoning the lighting
field and allowing part of Its output OF
electric current to lie unused VIII not
be acceptable to the people, and those
who would argue the issue along such
lines had better save their breath But
the one who contends that this large
volume of capital--much of 1t local in
Its origin-invested in lighting enter
prises that were in their day, and are
yet. greatly needed by the city should
be treated with the utmost respect anu
consideration and with absolute falr-
ness will get a hearing from our peo-
pie every time.
The situation is complicated in a
degree by recent reorganizations ana
a great increase in the capitalization
of some of these companies. A pro-
cess of this sort, coming at such
time is exactly calculated TO arouse
suspicion In the public mind that IN
any kind of a possible deal between
the CITY and the companies all this
wator is to he counted in.
The present administration was
elected by the Good Government party
and there is no question, we take It,
as to how a majority of the members
the great rank and file of the Good
Government forces-would stand on
any issue of municipal ownership
This is pre-eminently reasonable
case, in that we are not going out or
our way TO undertake an enterprise
hut are simply making use of 1t when
it falls in our lap. A business ad-
ministration, such as we now have
will follow a straight business policy
in this matter. and that means
thorough investigation into all the
possible and profitable uses of TINS
electric current. and the preparation
of all needed outfit for the same.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

TH HE drift of the Republican party
toward the rock of destruction
Il is indicated by the vote in the
Massachusetts, house of representatives,
on the question of direct popular eiec-
tion of United States senator's.
The Democrats voted solidly for it,
but only one-quarter of the Repuoi-
cans were with them.
There is no issue on which pubic
sentiment in this country is more
united than this of the election OF sen
ators. The party which opposes 1t 10
inviting its own defeat.
The people are determined, in one
way or another, to wrest from leglsla-
lures the power to select senators, ana
to choose for themselves at the polls.
This can be done on the oregon plan,
without waiting for an amendment 10
the constitution of the United states
n thing very difficult If not Impossible
to obtain through consent OF Two
thirds of each house of congress ana
of three -fourths of all the states, as
legislatures are now constituted OF
controlled.
The Oregon plan invites candidates
for the legislature to pledge them
lar choice for United States senator, as
expressed at the polls. Those candi-
dates who fail so to pledge themselves
have small chance of election, save IN
strongly partisan districts.
In oregon each party chooses in the
direct primaries its candidate for the
senatorship. In the general eleetloH
following, the electors of the state
make their choice between the party
candidates so nominated
1t happened at the last election that
a Republican majority was elected 70
the oregon legislature, but Chamoer-
lain, the Democratic nominee loi
United States senator, received ma
iority of the popular votes over MS
Republican opponent.
The situation was peculiar. The leg
islature was Republican in both
branches, but majority of its mem
hers had pledged themselves, in ad-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

whole world to sit up and take notice
of you, if you wish to win the un-
dying gratitude of the workers the
world over and place an object lesson
before all mankind, then take wisdom
from a cobber.
Organize the employees of the stan
dard Oil company, excluding your
senators, representatives, judges and
other political boot-licks, into the
great Standard Oil industrial union.
Give them the referendum and recall
Allow them to elect their own bosses
overseers, superintendents and so forth'
Make them a deed of trust to all the
Standard Oil properties, excepting the
above mentioned boot-licks. Allow them
To draw the same wages they now
draw. and allow them to divide the
profits of the company, each sharing
alike.
..If YOU will do this | venture TO say
that no member of that union, or thelr
families. will ever be in need of char
ity. but will probably be forming small
charity syndicates of their own. You
will have made your name as FAMOUS
as that of Milwaukee, and place
noble object lesson in true charity be-
fore the world" SObbLhh.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
WELL, NOW, OILY JOHN, HOW
DOES THIS PLAN SOUND?

VENTURA, Cal. April 2S.-tEditor
Herald: | address an open letter to
John ID. Rockefeller as follows:
Dear Sir: Apropos of your great
charity trust, l wish to inform you
that the American workingmen do not
need charity. All they want is a
chance TO work, and just return for
their labors. If they can get this they
will have no need of charity. How
absurd il is to exploit the workers OF
four-fifths of their products and then
dole out any part or even four-ffths
TO them in the name of sweet charity.
"If you wish to build for yourself
monument that will stand as long as
the Egyptian pyramids. if you wish
to make your name as immortal as
that of WASHINGTON. if you want the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
GOOD ROADS

TN RESPONSE to public sentiment,
and in order to safeguard the
Il $3,500,00O good roads bonds issue,
the supervisors promised to consult the
advisory committee relative to all eX-
pendtures of money and contract
letting. The advisory committee in its
formal presentment charged violation
of this promise and disregard OF every
pledge made before election. In your
failure to keep your promises you de-
liberately betrayed the people" is the
essence of the arraignment of the Solid
Three by the advisory committee.
The members of the advisory COM
mittee-Who, be it remembered, speak
for the people-say: 1T is a matter
of record and beyond dispute that you
pledged the people to consult this com
mittee relative to all expenditures of
money and letting of contracts in the
building of this system of roads, and it
is a matter of record and beyond dis
pute that you pledged the people to
consult this committee relative to all
expenditures of money and letting of
dClS Ill lLb DullulIlS VI lIllS - oAIlll
of roads; and it is matter of record
that you violated your pledge to the
public in attempted sale of bonds, and
had it not been for this committee in
voking the aid of the courts, you would
have wasted approximately 100000 of
public money.
"The highway commission represent
ed that 307 miles of macadamized road
would be constructed for $3,5OO,0O0. and
that the construction of these roads
would be begun at once and would be
pushed to an early completion. The
bonds were voted July 80, 1908, and
$1,O5O,0OO were cold in October, 1908,
and the amount was available, and the
taxpayers were paying interest from
that date at Az per cent and the money
was lying idle, and this piece of mis-
management alone cost the taxpayers
$780, 600"
The only completed" road the COM
mittee can find after one year and
seven months of promises on the part
of the highway commission is two and
one-fourth miles Of the FL Monte road,
which had to be patched by the con-
tractors at the county's expense. 1t is
conceded by all authorities to be i'm
perfect, is disintegrating, and Will have
to be rebuilt if it is TO be called per-
manent
People who were most interested in
advocating and boosting the good roads
project and the bond issue are most
keenly disappointed at the difference
between promise and performance. Re-
gard for the reputation Of Greater Los
Angeles demands more work on the
good roads, and less talk about what
will be accomplished "manana."
According TO the advisory committee,
the conduct of the highway commits
sion in the management Of this great
project deserves the severest condem-
nation, and the representatives Of the
taxpayers of Los Angeles, anxious for
the completion of the much wished for
3O7 miles of macadamized road, say it
is time for a change.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

q YDNEY BROOKS, in the LONDON
- Fortnightly Review, declares that
~ English election methods do not
compare favorably with ours, and
says: 1T would, | think, pay our par
ties to send their chief agents over to
America while presidential contest
is being fought out 1t is true, as
Mr.. Brooks points out, that the ear
nest, orderly conduct of presidentlal
campaign in this country is something
of which to be proud
No nation on earth compares with
us in this respect. Political contests
in England are attended with scenes
of riot and disorder unknown in the
United States But there is one thing
the English voters insist upon and do
better and more thoroughly than any
other people. They compel candidates,
personally, to meet them face to face
before election and definitely state
their opinions on public questions and
pledge themselves clearly and posi-
lively as to what they will do If
elected.
This does not mean, as with us, a
campaign speech on Generalities, with
a pyrotechnic whoop-up of 'the grand
old party" 1t is far more direct,
practical and binding on the candi-
date. And then, in the event of the
candidate seeking reelection, he must
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
State Press Echoes
FOOD DESTRUCTION

1t is reported that thousands Of boxes
of asparagus were destroyed by dealers
at Sacramento last week to prevent a
glut and consequent lowering in the
San Francisco market Each season
we learn of vast quantities of fruit be-
ing dumped into the bay at San Fran
cisco for the same purpose of maintain
ing high prices. The wanton destruc-
tion of foodstuffs should receive the at
tention of the next legislature. Such
offenses made a felony would not be so
apt of commission.-San Benito Ad-
vance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
]. Q. A. WARD

A RTISTIC America has produced
"A few sculptors of international
"A fame. One of these was John
Quincy Adams Ward. Mr.. Ward $
equestrian statues were the finest ever
made For years, America was the
land of the horse, and it was fitting an
American should preserve in typical
form the American riding horse at its
best.
Future generations will possess
equestrian statues Of eighteenth and
nineteenth century American heroes;
and they will be as deeply interested
in the figures of the horses as in those
Of their distinguished riders.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

School Superintendent Mark T&eppel
takes the view of a sensible man when
he says the public not only should
sanction pensions for teachers, but
should make provision for a general
old-age pension plan. He says: IN
telligent people federate everything but
thrift We should cooperate to pro-
vide for ourselves" Yes; it is about
time the gambling element were elm
mated from civilized life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

In the coming convention of the
Southern California Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union much attention
will be devoted to the subject of leg
islation Many lawmakers believe
there is room for difference of opinion
as to the correct Interpretation of the
word Temperance"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
SEEING MULTIPLE

The opium evil has attacked the mag
azine specialists now sojourning in
China. One of them writes that China
is training an army of 22,000,000 men,
and the Houston Post remarks that a
few more pipes and that man will be
handling figures like a Kansas Populist
does.-Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
BELASCO-"The Price"
BURBANK-"Brew Millions"
Musical extravaganza.
GRAND-"Robn Hood"
LOS ANGELES-vaudeville.
MAJESTIC-Kolb and Dill.
MASON-"The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
OLYMPIC-Musical farce.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PRINCESS-Musical farce.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

The old Romans who built the ia
nous roads of Britain and Gaul (roads
that are good even unto this day)
may have been troubled by nilitarism,
but they certainly never allowed poll
ties or deals" to interfere with their
good road building.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

Harbor, aqueduct and good roads inn
provements will contribute to. condi-
tions which will make Greater Los
Angeles the metropolis of the west.
Every citizen is interested in all these
great public projects.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
Far and Wide
HIGH FINANCE

Since he appointed five pretty girls
as offertory collectors, a Chicago
preacher has noted there are no more
pennies and suspender buttons in the
collection plates and that the collec-
tions have doubled in amount.-Coal-
inea Times
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

Advocates of the good roads bond
issue are chagrined by the hitch in
the program of good roads construc-
ton. 1t is of the utmost Importance
the public should receive an absolute
" square deal in good roads.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03

An Identification system said to be
infallible has been perfected in Los
Angeles. Another example of the sue
cess Of everything made in Los Ange-
les in the Los Angeles way!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-03
BAKERSFIELD FORGOT ELECTION

There was an election in Bakersfield
the other day at which not vote was
cast. and even the election officers
failed to show up and erect booths.
There is no time to waste on elections
in the Kern county capital these oil
boomings days.-Tulare County Times.