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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02

OCCASIONALLY there blossoms in ! in a neglected garden a rare O flower. So perhaps may be ex- plained how from the most corrupt and licentious nobility in Christendom, an aristocracy most absolute and arbitrary steeped in many centuries of feudal lord ship, there sprang one of the purest of men, one of the most ardent of soldiers in the cause of liberty and one of the most steadfast champions of the rights of man the world ever has known Of all her great sons France can rank few higher than Marie Jean Paul Koch Yves Gilbert Motier Marquis de Lafayette. He was not a great soldier nor was he great statesman, yet he was the idol of America and the idol of France. His tory gives no higher devotion to prin- ciple than he furnished. The Lafayette of 77 was the Lafayette of 19. No stain rests upon his glorious name. Through tempest, through frenzy. through one of the bloodiest orgies a nation ever in dulged in, he passed unsullied, ever faith ful, ever true to his ideals. The appeals of kings and the blandishments of the most brilliant of emperors could not swerve him. To few men did it fall to play a more important role in the des- tiny of nations and few men merit more the good will of mankind. Great as was his service to the United States. his ser vice to France was greater.
 It is odd that it should have been the Duke of Gloucester brother of George III, King of England. who inspired La fayette to come to America to aid the struggling colonists in their fight for freedom The duke had little love for the King and the King had less for him. One day late in the year IT'S the duke arrived at Metz and a dinner was given In his honor by the French officers. The duke had been sent out of England in disgrace because he had married against his royal brothers wishes At the din ner the duke told with glee of the troubles his august brother was having across the Atlantic, where a rabble of his peasant subjects had set up the stand ard of revolt against taxation without representation, had battled with the kings soldiers at Concord and Lexington and driven the British troops into Bos- ton. He told how the Boston townspeo- pie, rather than pay taxes on tea, had thrown a cargo of tea overheard and defied the royal governor, and how there were mutterngs if not threats, of estab- fishing an independent government and throwing off the British yoke.
 The Dukes Dinner
 One of the party at that dinner was the Marquis de Lafayette. He was member of one of the produest families of France. He had an income of ESQ., 900 a year. His family had given six marshals to France, and six weeks be- fore he was born his father, colonel of a regiment of grenadiers, had been killed at the battle of Hastenberg, charging an English battery command ed by Colonel Philips-the same Philips who, a general. was to die In Vir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
GlLBFRJ f1OTTIEK., MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

 cent Italian campaign, humbled the pride of Austria was Lafayette set free and then only because Napoleon de- manded 1t. The Austrian Emperor with very bad grace turned Lafayette over to the American minister. It was penniless but undaunted man who came out of the Austrian dungeon. Wash ington sent money to him and two noble Engiishwomen who died about that time left bequests to "the friend of freedom" One of these bequests was s5ooo and the other $15,OO0.
 became first consul, that 1t was safe for Layfayette to return to France. Ma poleon made every effort to win his support, but Lafayette, the unalterable republican, protested that Napoleon was ruling In violation of the constitution; that he was a dictator. and his gov ernment was not a government of the people. Friends the two remained, but nothing could shake Lafayette's op- position. Napoleon offered a life sena torship to him. and then minister to the United States. Lafayette would accept nothing. Through all the brilliant tri- umphs of Napoleon Lafayette remained stanch republican, and when Na- poleon fell 1t was Lafayette who in sisted that the Emperor abdicate.
 It was Lafayette who treated with the allies for peace when France was overrun and 1t was he the King feared most when Napoleon was at St. He lena, for Lafayette was as outspoken in his opposition to the reactionary King as he was to- the imperious Elm peror It was through Lafayette's influence largely that Louis XVIII was put off the throne and Louis Philippe, the citizen king, made his successor. | Glory
 | In 1924 an honor was shown to sLafay- cite unique in history. The Congress. of the United States invited him to become the guest of the nation. The general (never did he use other title after the adoption of the constitution of France) was 67. A man-of-war was placed at his disposal, but he preferred to go in regu- lar ship. On August 15 he arrived in New York and began tour of the country Never was more wonderful reception given to a man. To most American he was a tradition-the good young man who had done so much to free America" ]" The IS colonies had grown to 24 states and the population had increased from 100000 to 100000. He went the nation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
Once and For All

Unce ana FOr All From Good Housekeeping.
 Physician--Have you any aches or pains this morning?
 Patient-Yes. doctor; it hurts me to breathe; in fact, the only trouble now seems to be with my breath.
 Physician-All right. I'll give you some- thing that will soon stop that.i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
AN ARI$T0CRA1 WHO BECAME THE ID0k 0f TWO REPUBLEC$
I,AE'AYEI'rE

ARAJOR GENERAL in the Army of A'A the United States, Commander in Chief of the Army of France, He Might Never Have Achieved Fame Had It Not Been for Baron De Kalb, Who Practi- cally Forced Him to Come to America His Reception in This Country in His Old Age One of the Most Remarkable Tributes in the Worlds History. .s s* es:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
URGES LOCALLY OWNED r. r.
TO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Editor Herald: What is the matter
with a locally-owned ,railroad to con-
meet with the San Joaquin valley? We
always have trouble with the present
ones, and probably always will. They
prefer San Francisco and give it in
every way the advantage, not only in
price but in train service. We are put
at a disadvantage in freight, passenger
and malls. A Los Angeles merchant
cannot sell goods on equal terms with
San Francisco, a Los Angeles passen-
ger for the oil fields is sidetracked
somewhere to walt for a train from
San Francisco, and a Los Angeles
morning paper cannot be had north
of Tehachapi until it is n day older
than the san Francisco one. In short,
the railroad service is for San Fran
cisco and not for Los Angeles.
This being the case, why not have
a locally-owned railroad to do our
business with that section? Even one
to Bakersfield would do it, and that
is only 1855 miles away by wagon road
less than eight hours by automobile
Surely, with the wealth of Los Ange-
les, the richest county in the west
not excepting Chlcago-this could be
done. A city that can spend $23,000,0 00C
on a water supply and has great
free harbor should not be baked by
so small matter as a 150-mile rail
road. CHAS. A. GARDNER.
Pasadena, June %.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
STANDING PAT

wv HAT does the United States sem
w ate propose to do about the
case of one of its members
William Lorimer of Illinois. who is ac-
cused of having purchased his seat in
that body with the most fragrant and
unblushing bribery and debauchery of
a state legislature in the history of
the country?
1t is not to be forgotten that the law
and a spirit of justice regard Lorimer
an innocent man until he has been
convicted by a jury of his peers, al
though it is hard for the most judicial
minds even to suspend judgment in
this case, with its many signs of the
truth of all that has been charged
Nevertheless, it is fairly to be expect
ed of the greatest deliberative body
on earth" that it will appreciate the
gravity of the position in which ITS
honor has been placed by the incident.
One would think that proper sense
of that honor would not only make
Lorimer eager. to clear his name at
the earliest possible moment, but the
senate to purge itself of even sus-
picion that it looked lightly upon the
bare possibility of harborng a charac-
ter so unworthy of the association of
decent men as Lorimer is charged
with being. 1t seems incomprehensible
to honest men that an honest man
could sit content for a single hour
longer than possible under the stigma;
equally incomprehensible that an hon
orable body would prolong the doubt
for a moment beyond fair time.
Yet, what has been done? Lorimer
has delivered himself of a very uncon-
yincing TRADE of expletve and invec-
tive against his accusers and lapsed
into silence and, apparently, inaction
The senate has named a committee of
| investigation with julius Caesar Bur-
rows, a man who does not possess
! great popular confidence as a seeker
/ for truth of any kind. at its head
! This committee is concealing it's ac-
/ tions admirably if it is trying to do so.
/ Meantime the united press of Chicago
and the majority of the newspapers of
/ iAllllpIS al AoAllllS upOil IIOl liiiSi ~ ~
! ieVe himself, his state and the senate
Of the ugly scandal by disproving, if
possible, the confessions of legislators.
| a remembrance of the laggard way
| in which the senate took up the case
of Smoot, the Mormon accused of big
amy, is forced on the people by the
! LOrmer case. Is it possible that the
canler of stand-pattism has eaten into
the sensibilities of the senate so deeply
that it does not care what the country
thinks of it's doings or its personnel?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
ST. Louis Eccentric Millionaire

told them what he wanted them TO 90
with his fortune. But In building TINS
school. [ don't want to waste any
money on gingerbread trimmings. lt
must be a plain structure. 100 muhy
boys often lose sight of this purpose
IN school by admlring the archlteetuIe,
The founder OF the Ranken Trades
school is extremely plain in his habits
and dress. One would never imagine
he was entering the office of a NIL
lionaire on stepping into Mr.. Rankel
office on the ninth floor OF the VAIN
wright building: He has only SIN
gle room and the smallest one on tne
floor. The most modest lawyer IN 81.
Louis would not think of establishing
himself in such. small quarters.
If Mr.. Ranken ever employed an as
sstant or n stenographer no one ever
knew it. He has not even telephone
If anyone wants to talk business 10
David Ranken, jr,, he must go TO ms
office and talk face to face Ana ne
must make 1t brief. A brief study ana
the answer comes emphatically.
The Ranken Trades school was es-
tablished by Mr.. Ranken about year
ago with an endowment of about S5OO,-
600. Students are charged only $50 a
year, payable in three payments OF $lO
each. This arrangement of the Ran
ken school was made at the express
instruction of Mr.. Ranken, VINO ue-
sired that the institution, while not
free, should be operated within reach
of all.
Mr.. Ranken has planned to give the
boys practical working conditions
They are kept in the institution eight
hours a day and for a half day on
Saturday. They get eleven months
work at their trades with thirty-day
vacation the conditions which the
founder believes should maintain in
the trades.
Seventy-five students are enrolled
this year, thirty of whom are in the
cooperative course, aided by the man
ufacturing employers of St Louis.
The cooperative course is offered to
apprentices employed in the various
trades. who are sent to the Ranken
school by their employers, for class
room instruction. A night school also
was maintained during the winter
months. when 1876 apprentices, working
days, received instruction during the
evening hours.
Mr. Ranken is known to almost
every resident of st. Louis only by
name. Few know him personally, for
he avoids publicity and shrinks from
the limelight He seldom is seen at
public functions. He is rs years old
He was born in Boystown, county
Londonderry, Ireland, october g. 1885.
educated in Belfast academy, Belfast,
Ireland and came to st. Louis in 1852,
where he has lived ever since. He Is
unmarried and made his entire for
tune in st. Louis through real estate
and stock transactions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
California and the Japanese
(New York Evening Poso

(NeW YORK T.
Tho decision of the California labor
bureau that Japanese Immigration Is
,,ocesearv 10 the welfare Of that state
comes as striking commentary on
AZ aan+i-Japanese agitation or TWO year
ogo The protest at that time seelieu
te he unanimous The legislature was
,orenared to pass a whole series ol ie
strictiye laws, ranging from tlie 4tl
exclusion of Japanese laporers 10 tiio
segregation in schools or All Japaile
children. But at the eleVehtI loua ~,
,aci6c influences from washington
,p1revailed and the proposed legislation
r,os Withdrawn or defeated. perhaps
no one will ever know the exact way
in which the Washington authorltles
secured their end. ooii-
But the apparent solidarity ol an. -
fornia against Japanese immlgratI'oii
was an illusion, as apparent solludrlt,es
usually are. The ant-Japahese eio
ment was organized ana NocIiei t U"", ,,,os
while the pro-Japanese eieihent Nao
unoreantZed and quietly busy ABOUT us
work. The legislature was induced 10
comnromise the issue by ordering an
offjcial inquiry wherein mere lung
no1ver would lose It's customary aa-
vantaees. A canvass of the Wnole
state was undertaken by means Oh C&lI- &
cularS. Employers VI <Aol"NiN
we've invited to say which kind OF
Asiatic they preferred and why ana
10 enumerate the benefits and the
drawbacks of the different races. Inc
result was foregone conclusion. "A
similar inquiry had been made pre-
viously. though upon a narrower scale,
and the answer then was the same as
~ is now; the California rancher must
employ Asiatic labor because no Whlte
labor is available; and while IN
Great many instances he prefers CHINA
men he is well content with the Jap
onese. A California "solid against the
Jananesa" is therefore translated INTO
a california that depends upon the
Japanese for crops and general pros,
perity. Once more we see city ana
country at loggerheads and the pre-
iudice of the city shown IN It's proper
measure by the unemotional process OF
the official circular.
The net effect of the agitation was
an undertaking on the part of Japan
To keep her coolies under her own con-
trol-in Manchuria and Korea, for eX-
ample-pending a general reconsidera-
tfon of the existing treaties. To what
extent she will now feel that her case
has been strengthened by the report of
the California labor bureau remains TO
he seen: but if she refrains from play
ing that card at it's full value 1t will
be evidence that her diplomatic hand
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
VACATION DAYS

When Johnnie comes to grandmas house
Old TOwser runs away
The kitten climbs the apple tree and stays
up there all day;
The chickens in the barnyard are as fus-
tered as can be;
They don't approve of little boys. as any
one can see.
And many night before he comes poor
Nora lies awake
Deyislng hiding places for the things that he
The jam ana jeily's sure to be up on the
highest shelf,
But grandma gets them down sometimes,
and bids him help himself.
when Johnnie comes to grandma's house
there's mud upon the floor,
And thumb prints on the banisters and
grease every door;
The house is always upside down the whole
time he is there;
Poor Nora sighs and wonders why dear
grandma doesn't care.
Rut when at last that boys in bed and
everything is still,
Old Towser leaves the barn and Tabby ven
lures forth at will
IT'S then the much abused arm chair holds
conclave in the dark
With the old clock In the corner, standing
there so stiff and stark
.Tm quite worn out" she Imply sighs,
dsince that young scapegrace, John.
Came out from town rye been at times
most rudely sat upon
1T beats my time" the clock replies. "how
modern young folks do;
1t wasn't so in my day. WHATS the world
a-coming TOT"
And the cause of all the trouble--do you
think the rascal cares?-
Is miles away in slumber land in his smali
bed upstairs
But grandma says when she goes in to tuck
the blankets down,
Dear. dear. we Will be lonesome when that
boy goes back to town
Mary Grove in Delineator
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
MEXICO'S GLORIOUS DAY

VIZ ITH great satisfaction we learn
w from the telegraph dispatches
W that election day passed off in
Mexico without any disorder and that
General Porf1rio Diaz was elected pres
ident for another seven-year term by
an overwhelming majority
Details are meager We regret to say.
for an election in Mexico is a very in
teresting thing to the American under
eral way, from a recollection of some
previous Mexicanized franehised vau-
deville, it can be described with a
near approach to fidelity. AS election
day approaches General Diaz withdraws
his perennial announcement that he
will not be a candidate to succeed him
self, orders out his regulars and rurales
to see that things go without disor-
der" at the polls, has the police gather
up any ambitious parties that aspire
to swing their legs under the official
mahogany and put them in jail.
Meanwhile the general kindly relieves
the friends of the imprisoned parties
of the bother of election detail by hay
ing his trusty scrvitors select the cleo
tion officers, who are familiar enough
with Spanish to see that no ignorant
elector shall disqualify himself by leav-
ing the name of Diaz off his ticket, for
according to election precedents, if
not laws, it is sufficient for Gisfran-
chisement if one is so illiterate as to
omit that talismanic name from his bal
lot. Bayonets are then drawn, the
procession forms, the election pro-
crosses in even tenor to the end, and
the votes are counted, or such of them
as the officially appointed election Off
GERS decide shall be counted.
The patriotic function over it then
remains to file dispatches announcing
the result. Mexican newspapers either
say it is a glorious day for the nation
or say nothing, lest the soldiers take
over the management of such as fee
differently about it, Some American
newspapers comment that Diaz re-
election is the only thing that saves
Mexico from anarchy, others jeer q
little and forget it, and the American
trusts that Diaz has given favors ir
return for favors received in turn by
himself chuckle softly.
Francesca I. Madero, the leading can
didate against Diaz, who has beer
pressing his nose against the inside oil
the bars of a prison for "seditious ut
terances," something like Clifford Pin
ctot and Minister Crane utter in this
country, may be released in a few days
upon promising to be good.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
THE LICENSE ORDINANCE

HHE license ordinance to be submit
ted to the voters at the election
Il Thursday deserves the careful
consideration of all who have the best
interests of the city at heart This is
the first time in the history of the
municipality that just and equitable
measure of this nature has been sub
mitted for action by the citizens, and
it embodies all that is best and most
desirable in the way of reform along its
particular line.
This ordinance is not designed to in
crease the burden of taxation; on the
other hand, it's purpose is to equalize
taxation and distribute the burden in
proportion to the incomes.
1t has been conscientiously and care
fully drawn. 1t is a desirable measure.
Vote for it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28

The railroads of the country have re-
ceived and are receiving good deal OF
attention. The major measure OF the
present session of congress Is a Dill
"cllnching," extending and strengthen
ing the provisions of the Hepburn act,
which embodied the Roosevelt policy
of publicity and just regulation of com
mon carriers.
The time has come for thorough
overhauling of the affairs of the ex-
press companies and of their relations
with the railroads. Not irresponsible
"agitators" or ignorant demagogues,
but powerful conservative business
bodies like the Chicago association or
commerce and the New York chamber
of commerce, have been urging inVes-
tigation and action in the premises on
the part of the state and federal COM
missions And they have presented
very elaborate and circumstantial re-
ports replete with facts that establish
a prlma facie case.
Briefly summarized the allegations,
here as we'll as in eastern centers, are
as follows: That express rates are ex-
cessive all along the line; that there
is the most astonishing lack of prihcl-
ciple or method in the charges Tor
terminal handling of packages; tnat
the percentages "exacted" of the ex-
press companies by the railroads-and
too willingly paid-are utterly dnrea-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
IT'S BUSINESS SIDE

TT WILL be worth a great deal to
this city to have the news pub
II lished broadcast through the coun-
try next Friday morning that the great
city of Los Angeles is determined to
have the best public administration of
any large city in the country
Conversely, the news that the city
had taken its Healys and Houghtons
to its bosom again would have a
strongly deterrent effect upon that
well-to-do class of prospective residents
and buyers of property who may have
been wavering in desire to come this
way and need only something like this
to dip the scales the wrong way.
This country has many cities whose
incompetent government and graft rule
have made them undesirable for the
rearing of the young, and have raised
taxes to outrageous rates. If the news
dispatches tell them next Friday that
in Los Angeles they will find one of
the cleanest American communities
morally and politically-we'u have very
much more hope of adding them to our
number than if it is announced that
the Angel City doesn't care to be bet
ter than Tammanyized New York, Nc
Carthyized San Francisco, Fitzgerald
lied Boston and Reyburnized Philadel-
phia.
The election of Stewart and Whiffen
able, clean and honest business men
to the city council will mean the one
thing.
The election of Barney Healy and Dr.
Houghton, former councilmen with bad
records, will mean the other thing.
Be more alarmed over the prospect of
a bad report going out over the coun-
try, Mr.. Citizen, than that one or two
corporations here at home are going to
stop our progress-which they can't do.
There is a keen and widespread in
terest in this election all over the land.
1t will be worth a great sum to Los
Angeles-if the purely business aspect
of the matter appeals most strongly to
you-to have it published far and wide
that this town is to be a shining light
for clean, non-partisan government
among the cities of America.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
DECLARES KUSEL'S BOOK
CONTAINS GROSS ERROR

Editor Herald; Mr.. Z. e. Kusel
makes known through The Herald Let
ter Box that he has been inspired
to put in booklet form some of his
"original sayings" 'for the betterment
of the religious and the generality"
Now, just why he does not want 'his
sayings" and views criticised is hard
for me to understand. Unless he is
ashamed to have his sayings held up
to public view, why should he object?
NV understanding is that If one is a
TRUTH seeker or thinks he has the truth
he should be more than willing to be
criticised. The editor of The Herald
is. no doubt willing to be criticised
and willing to be shown" Mr., Kusels
savings" may find lodgment and
take root in the minds Of some, but
I believe all who read his booklet and
view it from a reasonable and logical
standpoint will see that it contains
much gross error. w. II. STEEL.
Downey. Cal. June q.