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Arizona republican., 1910-10-01
Palmist and Magnetic Healer.

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
SAVE THE CITY'S WAITS

THERE is a growing tendency to egisate for
the future. Posterty is a word too much in
evidence i'll some OF the bonding and con-
servatiOn schemes, many think. But there is one
phase of statecraft i'll which the question OF pos
terity is not the usual anus-faced creature. There
is but one side to the chdrens question, broadly
speaking. All the wealth OF thoughtful, whole
some helpful care that can be given them will be
not only OF immediate value, but OF nestlnabie
import to the future.
Give the children of this generation chance
to develop into strong and brave men and women,
and we need not worry greatly over the future.
The best heritage any generation can bestOW upon
another is health of mind and body.
These women Of Los Angeles who are doing
so finely for the orphans of the county are wiser
than many statesmen. They are foundation build
ers. Theirs is the work that must not be neglect
ed All other work is futile if it be neglected. The
question of charity is sometimes a doubtful one.
Men of wealth who have both heart and brain
often hesitate in bestoWing their largess AS a rule
Justice is more needed than charity, and some
times charity only provokes more leaning upon it.
Nietzsches denunciation Of Christian slave NOR
atty" has more than single grain OF truth In It,
But turning to the homeless children who must
roam the streets unless sheltered by charity, here
there can be no uncertainty. What is given to
these women of Los Angeles who planning for
the homeless children is money well spent beyond
the proverbial shadow of doubt. No humane in
vestment offers such quick and sure and large re-
turns as does the wise care Of the city's minor
waits.
The new Wiltshire home for orphans needs
$4,000 for completion. It should be forthcoming
Observation-Disclosures it will. Already $65,OOO has
gone into the building of the home and the I'M
mediate need Of funds is for furnishings, play
grounds and general equipment.
There is no complaint to make of the generos-
ity of Los Angeles people in this matter in the
past They have responded to the call OF Mrs.
Balch and her co-wotkers splendidy. But theirs
is a large task and personally rather thankIess
one Everybody should help them, with dollars
and even dimes, if need be. And those who can
afford it will make no mistake in making their con.
tributions no matter how large, Not penny OF
the money will be wasted. 1t will make merr1er
Christmas for those who give their mlte-whether
that be a dollar a thousand.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
MRS. EDDY'S WEALTH

AIRS. EDDY'S wealth seems to trouble some
mn DeoDle How could true follower OF the
L NaZarene who scorned wealth and lived and
died with paupers amass $20OOOOO? Perhaps the
question never will be answered to the entire sat
sfaction of those who are not members OF the
Christian Science church. But there many
cogent arguments to be advanced in defense oil
Mrs [ddvs wealth. This is certainly true, that
we are wealth. Worshiping people A man with
a ragged coat has no message tor the American
people that they would heed. Mrs Eddy has ac-
comp1shed a splendid work in the world. Only
the uniformed can deny it, That work she could
not have accomplished without money-which IS
an incontrovertible truth that reflects more upon
the whole body of the people than does upon the
one woman who conceded the point and estab-
lishcd her good and wholesome cult upon it.
Had Mrs Eddy remained poor the world
would not have listened to her, and the world
would have been considerably poorer. 1t would
lack 100000 people who stand a unit against
war and violence That Mrs. Eddy established
a Christian church whose members actually prac-
tce many Of the essential features Of the Savior in
this era gives her unique place i'm modern history,
and what is far important, the world IS vastly
benefited thereby That this work could have
been accomplished without considerable money is
not to be maintained for a moment, and the fault
is (f it be a FAULT not Mrs. Eddys, but the fact
that modern society is practically unit in its will
ing or unwilling worship OF wealth.
Mrs Eddy was not an economic reformer or
revolutionist and her work is not to be measured
by the standards of such movements. Her work
was good; that no one can deny whether it appeal
to him personally or not. This is a very large
Fundamentally it grows larger every day-and
there are a number Of kinds of people in it. Mrs
Eddy took a large, impersonal view Of the situa-
ton as she found it and taught great many peo-
pie how to be well and happy most of the time.
Perhaps it isn't well to be too happy when
there is SO much misery in the world, but Mrs
Eddy taught exactly what the Founder Of Chris
tianity taught-that like produces like; that the
way to combat human misery is not to meet it with
more misery.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
WANTS HELP FOR GIRLS

Editor Herald: I'want to express my
satisfaction with William Briggs let
ter on 1.-THE Cooperative Home" My
attention has been called to the same
great need in our city, especially in
the case of girls and women stranded
here. Their scanty funds often give
out before they can find work.. room
rent and necessary expenses going on,
they are forced to beg, starve or
go wrong. Many are too proud to
ask help. We need a training home
for many no doubt are out of work
because of their inefficiency. 1 read
an article in which Mrs. Charles Hen
rotin said that unless women awake
to their responsibility of caring for
dependent and unfortunate girls the
democracy of our nation will be threat
ened as we'll as the civilization of the
world. Conditions are such that self
respecting girls, while striving to re-
sist temptation, often fall. We need
a Christian traffic in girls to offset
the White Slave traffic. Preformation,
as we'll as reformation. Let all who
read this claim and practice the fol-
lowing verse or promise: "God is able
to make all grace (the grace of liper-
ality) abound toward you, tnat you,
having sufficiency in all things, may
abound to every good work"
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

siah.' That oratorio should be sung in
surprised that you have not taken ad-
vantage of your resources here. What
can your soloists and singing teachers
be thinking about? Do they not realize
that the formation of such a club would
lift the town musically in a tremen-
dous way, and that means instant
financial and artistic gain for each one
of the teachers?"
STARTED IN CHORUS
The singer here confessed that she
started in the chorus of the Apollo
club in Chicago and that Mr.. Tomlins
had noticed her voice and encouraged
her to further study. She has sung in
England and France as we'll as Amer
lea, and being an American-trained
singer, has reason for much congratu-
lation on this point
Had you no desire to go upon the
operatic stage?" asked the interviewer.
mot at first" she said, "for the
operatic roles for contralto are meager,
and oratorio offers so. many splendid
ones. Think of the beautiful music of
Samson and Delilah.' I think that
suits my voice better than any of the
others, but the Messiah Elijah,
Rossini's 'Stabat Mater and Gounod's
Redemption all give the contralto
voice good opportunity"
"Have you ever found that your sue
cess on the concert stage was affected
in any way by your lack of operatic
reputation, Madame Fisk?"
mo. I think in my case it has made
no difference, but I began to sing
when an operatic career was not re-
quired to introduce the artist to the
public"
"Do you think it is more necessary
now?"
Eyes, to be quite frank, l do. The
music-loving public now is frequently
Influenced largely by what it reads.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
FIGURES CAN'T LIE. BUT

Editor Herald: Good wine needs
no BUSH" and truth needs no tricky
argument or misstatement to carry
conviction. If the antitoxin claims are
true at bottom, then humanity and
the serum cult have alike been ill
served by the disingenuous methods or
expert" propagandists.
With twice the number of cases
for the same number of deaths, any
one can see the rate of mortality is
reduced one-half; and so here is now
the trick is worked: Instead of taking
your figures. as in pre-antitoXin days,
from demonstrated diphtheria cases,
drag in every possible case of sore
throat, common cold, Group, etc, de-
clare same "diphtheritic," on plea of
the presence of the "Loeftler bacillus,
and there you have the percentage of
deaths enormously reduced at once.
No reduction in the number OF deaths,
but a reduced percentage-on paper.
The falsity of this alleged test would
be the sooner blown upon If 1t were
more generally known (what is the
fact) that this bacillus is often present
in perfectly healthy throats and not
seldom absent in severe cases OF
diphtheria Now to particularize: The
report of the Massachusetts state board
of health for 1901 states that the per-
centage Of mortality for the four years
following the introduction of antltoxln
q895-1S98) was only 1853 per cent of
leases" against 2S3 per cent for the
four years preceding, Startling! TIL
we notice that the reported cases"
Q891-1S94) were only 1882, while in
the next four years reported cases
have mysteriously increased to 2e,I4O!
Strange, is it not, that directly anti
toxin is discovered" cases Of diph-
iberia suddenly double! Now notices
The actual number of deaths from
diphtheria during the four years un-
blessed by antitoxin was only 1858,
while the four years of antltoxln
showed 4446 deaths. v ).
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
ADVICE FOR SUBSCRIBER

Editor Herald: In reference to a
trespassing fence in Herald Decembe
8, | would advise Subscriber to leave
fence where it is if not too far over
on his land. 1t will save him the eX-
pense of building one himself. Or
serve notice on his neighbor to remove
the fence. If he refuses and claims
the fence is on his land, they should
jointly employ surveyor and run a
line. If the alleged trespasser is obsti-
nate and refuses to compromise or
abide by the survey, then the next
thing in order is to bring suit for re-
moval of the fence; but I should advise
Subscriber to settle the matter without
going to the courts. Lawsuits cost
money, and it may take q. year and
several hundred dollars before the
fence would be removed. Steer clear
of courts and lawyers.
C. G.. CARTER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

and it prefers to pay its money for
tickets when the attraction has walked
the boards of the Metropolitan or some
other world famous stage"
DoDGEs OPERATIC CRITICISM
"They pay their money, perhaps, but
how often do they get their moneys s
worth?
Here the singer laughed and said:
mo, indeed, you shall not catch me
up on any such leading question as
that. 1 decline to answer" and she
folded her arms and looked def1antly
at the questioner, and one caught a
glimpse of that dramatic gift which
had not been acquired on the stage in
the sparkle Of the eyes and the pose
of the head.
But, seriously, will you not admit
that many Of the heavier operate roles
play havoc with a beautiful voice,
while those singers who elect for the
concert stage and stay by it keep the
purity and beauty of their voices
through Il much longer period?"
But the singer refused to commit
herself. She would only admit that
some methods resisted the wear of
dramatic and operatic work better
than others, and that alone accounted
for the preservation of some voices and
the failure Of others.
"Shall you sing any of your oratorio
roles here?'
Eyes, 1 am to have that pleasure
this month, I think, and 1 look forward
with pleasure to singing again with the
Symphony orchestra. 1t is now eleven
years since 1 sang under Mr.. Hamil-
toms baton, and his achievement with
the orchestra is one of the remarkable
things in your history. He has ac-
complished wonders, and considering
the financial handicaps and the conse-
quent lack of practice and rehearsing,
the progress your symphony has made
speaks volumes not only for the direct
or but for every player as we'll"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
THE 4ERALD'S PUBLIC LETTER BOX
skYscRAPERs AND oUAkEs

Editor Herald: Permit me to add
to the cogent reasons given in your
editorial Sunday morning against sky
scraoers in Los Angeles.
If we were to have another earth
quake like the one that occurred in
1912, or like that of January, 1857
which many people still living well
remember, tall buildings and especial
ly tall isolated towers, would almost
certainly be toppled over. The writ
er of this note was almost thrown
down, first toward the west and then
after brief interval, toward the east,
by the temblor of 1857. Southern Cali
fornia is Halle to occasional earth
quakes and to conhagrations and
therefore we should build as nearly
earthquake-proof and fireproof as it
is possible for human wit to achieve
that result.
Although we have had two severe
quakes south Of the Tehachapi with
in the past hundred years, l believe no
human life has been lost in that per-
iod, except from mans own fault.
Lives were lost at Capistrano in 1912,
because of the fall of heavy roof tiles;
but no life was lost in 1857 because
we then had no "skyscrapers."
II. D. B.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
Los Angeles, Cal.
BOUQUETS AND BRIcKRATs

Editor Herald: Why worry, John
Foster? Your appeal can bring no
'1ieht"-only "fowers"-of fancy and
rhetoric Can't you accept even the
unknown" as good enough for you,
seeing that (whatever it be) it is the
common lot? =.
only the really inferior who are tor-
ever asserting their superiority" IAN
American Girl" hits the mark squarely,
OF. X. G." is wobbly in his logic
when against Mrs. Tolhurst's argu-
ment for woman suffrage) he cites un-
derpaid mon. The point is that Wo-
man, being voteless, gets still worse
pay and longer hours to boot in many
cases.
Strange how many, like Truth
seeker and e. L. L., while dogmatlz-
ing In defense of Christian Science, yet
are careful to disaVow their connectlon
with that cult. Seems as though they
were less confident than they wish to
appear as we'll they may be. AS 10
MIR. Dickey's contribution, it has an
agreeable iluency, but it is the tluency
of words rather than meaning. All,
indeed, if only Mrs. Eddy had been
the least bit mercenary!' More power
TO YOUR elbow, Mr.. Holmes, with your
protest against any higher skyscrapers
than we have already. Ditto to you'
Mr.. Editor. Your editorial on the same
matter is we'll to the point.
Mr.. Thompson's remarks on the
growth of our city-and of cities gen.
erally-are but too true.
To o. b. S. / would suggest that we
can hardly drop the silent letters until
we reform our spelling outright. The
''e" in words like pare and mile Is
silent, yet could not be dropped while
our alphabet remains as at present:
SPECTATOR. e
a. AnonIne Ca
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
EVERYTHING PERFECT HERE BUT
MUSIC, NINE. FISK, SONGBIRD, SAYS
FORM 0RATORIO SOCIETY
IS SONGSTREsS' ADVICE
you Have Voices-Don't Waste
Them Contralto Tells
AngeIenoS

Praising Los Angeles as a delightful
city in which to live; its residents as
a people who have developed an indi-
viduality of their own, and Southern
California as a place so abundantly
blessed that it is quite self-sufficient,
Madame Catherine Fisk. dramatic con-
tralto of the concert and oratorio stage,
believes there is but one thing lacking.
Music should find a larger place in
the life of the community, she says.
Specifically, there should be an oratorio
society.
Madame Fisk is passing the winter
in Los Angeles. Her enthusiasm over
Los Angeles and its environs is effer-
vescent. When she was asked to grant
an interview. her first expression was
one of delight of the things she has
seen-the pleasures she has experienced
since coming to Southern California.
II will be interviewed quite cheer
fully if you will promise me one thing"
she began, laughing, "I want you to
be sure to ask me how like Los An
geles.'
But don't all interviewers ask you
very tired of answering it, Madame
Fisk?"
IT am so delighted with Los Angeles
and Southern California that / want
to talk about it all the time. I have
been here only a few weeks, yet al
E..f. 81
that I have property here to sell, so
enthusiastic are the letters write"
"How long is it since you were in
Los Angeles?"
ut is seven years since I came here
to sing in concert with Madame Nor
dica, and your lovely city has made
great growth in that time"
THINKS Los ANGELES WONDERFUL
DO you think we have changed for
the better? Tell me what do you think
Of Los Angeles"
TT is a wonderful place and its men
and women are charming and advanced
beyond every anticipation. You do not
realize how individual you are now,
how well endowed with splendid talents.
You are quite self sufficient out here.
Without being in the least insular you
are like another people. You do not
need the folk over there across the
mountains, nor do you depend upon
them to any great extent for either
your necessities or your entertain
ment."
The singer chatted about the local
musical situation until some remark
about lack of oratorio productions
brought her up with a start.
What! No oratorio society here?
Is it possible that with all your beau
tiful voices, your fresh young singers
from high schools and colleges, you are
neglecting such an opportunity for
musical advancement"
There are several small clubs of
such an order, madame"
Yes, that is we'll enough, but they
should unite they should sing under
one director, and with the support of
an orchestra, and every year at Christ
mas time they should sing the Mes
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
THEODORE

Noise tore the air,
Booming for fair,
Hot air flowed freely around;
While there in the midst,
Waving his fist,
Stood T. r., the pride of the town.
Quiet once more,
Someone Is sore,
No where to be heard in the land;
Dear sweet r. r.
Went little too far,
His Majesty" made his last stand.
Teeth do not flash,
big Stick is past,
The landslide caught Teddy for fair;
But his name is not dead,
Though the owner has fed,
For we still have the cute Teddy bear.
VICTOR FORD COLLINS.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
IN STAGELAND

Social life in Newport is satirized
in Preston Gibson's new play, Drift
ing" which was given it's premier per-
formance in New Haven the other
night and which will go to New York
next Monday
The audience, of course, was predis-
posed to friendliness and it's verdict,
ment. The piece takes as it's theme tho
separation of young and butterfly
wife from her older, millionaire and
prosy husband. Edith Lockett plays
the wife, Walter Hare the husband
and Frank Worthing the wife's temp
ter.
Arthur Hammerstein announces an
early production of a new musical
drama, "The Maestro's Masterpiece"
The idea of the play, Mr.. Hammer
stein says, is his. but the author is
Edward Locke, who wrote "The Cli-
max" The piece will be produced first
in Syracuse, N. Y. January %.
Caruso will make a concert tour of
the United States beginning next May,
after the grand opera season has
closed.
Henry Miller will produce a new play,
.'Havoc," at thu Columbia theater
washington, Monday night, December
10. The piece is by H. S. Sheldon and
has a cast of only three persons, 1t
probably will be seen here at the Be-
lasco theater later, but Los Angeles
will not have the premier as had been
avpaotad
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

1t seems possible that under the administra-
ton of Canalejas Spain may undergo peacefully a
greater revolution than Portugal achieved by the
old conservative method of violence. However,
this is true, that it will always require fewer bal
lots than bullets for people to achieve any re-
form or revolution they may have the intelligence
to invoke and the unselfshness to unitedly de-
mand And it is a fact which history attests that
revolutions achieved by violence merely displace
one form of tyranny to make room for another
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

There isn't much of the opera boufe flavor
about that Brazilian uprising. When 200 specta-
tors are killed in the streets during skirmsh OF
federal and insurgent troops there is something
more doing than mere exchange OF courtesies 1t
sounds like war-the kind of war that General
Sherman characterized with the noun that is usu-
av expressed in public print by 2-em DASH
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

Governor-Professor Woodrow Wilson's con
tention that what the nation needs most IS honest
ofce-hoders is not entirely all of the truth Some
thing farther reaching than honesty IS required 10
cure the evils of misgovernment. Honesty is a
Dersona1 matter, while the science Of government
is decidedly an imPersona affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

When fireman who had gallantly
lost his life in action was buried, his
comrades, as a token of affection for
their dead hero, covered his coffin with
a magnificent funeral sheaf, inscribed
with the woros: "Gone to his last fire."
--Lippinco.t's.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

With 5000 armed revolutionists in the field the
Mexican ambassador at Washington assures the
world that peace reigns throughout Mexico. If
that is his definition of peace it would be interest
ing if not edifying, to get line on" his definition
of war
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

In permitting a Washington man to spring a
story Of sprouting lemon seeds in thumb he cut
while pairing some OF the citrus fruit Frank Wig
gins. dean of Southern Californias publicity
agents appears to have overlooked a bet
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

OF course the real reason of the governments
desire to abridge its postal privileges to the month
y magazines is to curta the dissemination OF radi-
cal literature which the magazines now find it
profitable to publish.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

If the government can retrieve some of the land
now held idle by the railroads it will achieve
more profitable thing for the whole people than 1t
seems to be able to accomplish in the way of rail
road rate regulation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

"Prbcrastination is the thief of time"-and
there is no more fitting season to recall the fact
than during the holiday rush.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

Secretary Ballinger and Senator Lorimer ap-
pear to be in position to do little team work
now as the WhiteWashed Twins.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

Perhaps it is true that the disturbance in Mex
leo does not amount to much However, Dlaz will
take no chances by getting off the lid.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

From an American viewpoint the election of
Waldorf Astor to the house of commons" sounds
like prank played by fate
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

An aviation meet during the Christmas season
is peculiarly appropriate. Almost everything
about aviation tends to the uplift
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

Kansas City is the latest to adopt the safe and
sane Fourth idea One by one they are being forced
to come up to Los Angeles standards
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

With the society reporters doing the automo-
bile show the revenge of the gated saddle horse
seems neat
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14
A HEARTY LAUGH

Being the days best joke from the news
exchanges.