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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

ing is depended on, they are maze of
contradictions, and each individual has
his private version"
Will r. N. kindly say who is to be
the infallible interpreter of the Bible
and from whom or where, he derived his
authority? If the authority is human
why is it better than Mr.. Rhodes or
mine? If the authority is supernatural,
prove it. If human understanding can
not be depended on" how does r. N.
know that his Interpretation is any
better than others? If supernatural,
must there be a supernatural interpre-
tation of supernatural writings, and If
so why did the supernatural power per-
NIT 500 warning sects to slay one an
other by the thousands for centuries
because of their ignorance of the true
Interpretation?
Many of us who are not on such in
innate terms with the Infinite" as r.
N. appears to be are sorely puzzled
over those and other problems. If r.
N. has any superior or occult knowl-
edge that enables him to present the
solution to those who have only human
reason to depend upon in reaching con-
clusions it is his duty to present ii or
ever after hold his peace
w. II. STUART.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
RELIGIONS OF PRESENT ARE
PARTLY RIGHT; PARTLY WRONG

LOS ANGELES. June 5.-[Editor
Herald: Your excellent article on
Truth Is Emancipation" has caused
me much musing. Tho statement that
there is truth in Judaism, Buddhism.
Mohammedanism etc, is verify itself,
as we'll as that There must be all
truth in Christianity" This latter
statement is pre- eminently true. Then
speaking of the different sects in
Christianity, you say, "Chey are elther
all of them right or all of them wrong.
You should rather say, "TheY are all
partly right and partly wrong" Since
the Prophet Isaiah declared-and, mark
you. be is speaking of our day and
generation-that the priests and the
prophets-and consequently the peo-
ple-all err in vision and stumble in
Judgment. and all tables are full of
vomit and filthiness,' what they be-
lieve today as truth are vomited up
tomorrow as error. This is true, also
of those who are striving to enter into
Life" and have turned the battle to
the gate.
No one can be led into all truth eX-
cept they endure sound doctrine, which
is distilled as the dew from above.
The question arises: Do the mass of
Christian believers apprehend the
statement of Jesus to the Jews VINO
believed in him? Do they not stumble
at his words concerning this freedom
or deIiverence offered when he declared
that Verify. verify, l say unto you,
if man keep my saying he shall never
sed death ,"
This. then. is the emancipation
offered-freedom from the wages of
sin freedom from the bondage of cor
ruption; from the death of the body,
since that is the only part of man
which sees corruption.
Those who would thus be free must
be led, not only into all truth, but
must keep the truths, render perfect
obedience to them. Neither jew nor
Gentle has as yet done this, and are
still in bondage. But Israel which is
to be gathered out of both these
churches at the fullness of the Gentle
time, will keep them, as it is written:
"There shall come out of Zion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away un-
godliness from Jacob, for this is my
covenant with them when l shall take
away their sins"
open ye the gates, that the righteous
natiOn-Israel-Whic keepeth the
truths-see Margin-may enter into
life immortal. j. r. KITES.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
HONEST GRAFT"

ONE small paragraph in the address
of Dr. Dana Bartlett to the City
" club in which he suggested the
slogan for Los Angeles, "One million
in 1920 and not a slum,' deserved more
attention than he doubtless felt he
could give in his hurried sketch of a
program looking to the City Beauti-
full"
The city he said, should have the
power to condemn for use more than
is needed for improvements" and to
"replat and resell the excess-often for
nearly enough to cover the entire cost
of the improvements" Every large
public work in a prosperous city is
accompanied by a large advance in
realty values in the vicinity. If city
could reap this increment, which ought
to belong to it because its act creates
the new wealth. it could and logically
would undertake more improvements.
Under present laws, who gets the
profit? Usually the politicians, who
have advance information of whats
doing" In New York the Tammany
powers made many fortunes for them
selves by buying real estate where they
knew great public works were to be
undertaken. Richard Croker made a
large part of his private fortune in
this way.
Some genius gave it the name Of
"honest graft"-it was morally wrong,
but legally unassaila BILE. The city paid
for the Improvements by issuing bonds
by the millions and thus the poll
tician who got the increment took it, in
effect out of the pockets of the tax
payers who must redeem the bonds.
The same thing will happen some
day in Los Angeles UNLESS the laws
are so framed that the community as
whole can by condemnation take this
honest graft itself, and UNLESS the
Tammany kind of lawmakers are kept
out of the offices where they can steer
the public workers and know in ad-
vance what's doing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
o. HENRY

n EPUTATIONS of the solid, endur-
X ing kind are matters of slow
~ growth, and the masses, and
even the reading masses, we venture
to say' do not appreciate the loss to the
country in the death on Sunday in New
York of Sidney Porter, the 20. Henry
of short story genius.
Coming so soon after the passing of
Mark Twain, the death of Porter sug-
gests, at least to his admirers, COM
parison I'll the two men as humorists
and Wcavcrs of short narrative, and
rot at all to the discredit Of the last
one to be called away. There are many
of wide reading and discriminating
taste who consider O. Henry's tales of
the Texas ranch, or of South American
adventure or of the "other half of the
great metropolis, not whit inferior to
any of the best of Mark Twain's short
stories.
In the ability to lay bare human
foibes with delicious satire, in breezi-
ness Of treatment, in originality of
method, in the ability to conceal his
climax to the end of his story, Porter
had few peers. He was bizarre, but
he never resorted to forbidden topics;
and the conclusion of one of his stories
left one full of chuckles.
Porter was a real optimist, of which
genus the world has too few. Death
robbed him of a greater fame, and the
country of a cheerful spirit, by its un-
timely work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

1 DVOCACY by the state labor bu-
u reau of the importation of Jap
"A anese labor comes as a shock even
to those in California who have come
to believe that they should always be
prepared for the worst from their pub
lie servants. After an investigation
which, it is alleged, has consumed one
and a half years. the state labor
bureau has submitted a special statis-
tical report on the Japanese in Califor-
mia. The compilation was authorized
and directed by the last legislature as
sop for the white men who were
clamoring for white man" legislation.
Ostensibly the information sought
was to be made the basis of remedial
legislation in 1911. In fact. 1t was sim
ply cheap exhibition of legislative
sidestepping-an easy means to what
the harried legislators believed would
be the end of q troublesome matter
1t is only fair to assume that if any
number of the bedeViled legislators
had had the remotest intimation OF
what was coming no investigation
would have been ordered. The investi-
gationn was conducted and the report
prepared under the personal direction
of Labor Commissioner John D. Mac
kenzie one of the worst of Governor
Gilletts appointees. Mackenzie's re-
port is q frank argument for an IN
creased cheap labor supply and BRIEF
for the importation of Japanese as the
most available material.
According to Mackenzie. the creation
of an "ideal intelligent class of white
! farm labor from all sources within the
confines of the United states is practi-
! callv an impossibility." 1t is impos-
, sible, says Mackenzie, because it would
! involve a radical readjustment of the
relationship that exists between the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
SOME, OTHER FRAMEUPs

~ OVERNOR GILLETT, it seems,
- does not repudiate the Interview
" which made him say that in his
opinion the Jeffries-Johnson fight is
''frameup." Having expressed the
opinion privately he now, with unctu-
Gus flourish, stands by it, adding that
he is sick of the whole mess" and
wishes the fight would take place in
some other state"
But the fight won't be held in any
other state, chiefly because his excel
lency. with an eye to the interests or
the Southern Pacific railroad, will do
nothing to prevent Il great many thou
sand dollars rolling into the Golfers of
that company around Juy a. If the
governor were really sick enough of
the whole mess to wish the thing out
of the state the law which he says
stands in the way of his interfering
would not stand in the way of his
making 1t so uncomfortable and uncer-
tain for the promoters of the mill that
the very uncertainty of things would
put a fatal blight on the enterprise.
But he won't.
For an executive who can get so
wrought up over the frameup of two
| ephemeral pugilists who are having
brief and not very important day on
lifes stage the governor is strangely
silent on other frameups of which he Is
and has been entirely cognizant. For
example, there never was more pal
pable frameup than That by which the
| Southern Pacific machine selected,
nominated and elected Gillett to office
to stand guard in its interest, which
he has done with entire fidelity.
The American people are in revolt
today against the methods of one Of
the greatest frameup artists in our
political history-Czar Cannon. 1t is
because Uncle Joe has been framing
up our legislation and has decreed life
or death to any spirit brave enough to
oppose his autocratic power that the
Republican party is today hopelessly
split apart. Yet on the very day Gov
ernor Gillett became so disgusted with
the pugilstic frameup he remarked
that members of congress must be
ruled with an iron hand" that Cannon
is a safe man and the defeat of Can
non will be a great loss to the country
and to legislation.
The defeat of Cannon will indeed be
a loss to the big business for which
the speaker and the governor are emf
nent spokesmen and agents, for it will
spell a body blow TO the interests that
have been framing up legislation in
the halls of congress and the state
capitol of California. 1t means more
| than the retirement of Cannon and
Gillett and their kind it means that
the people are sick of the whole mess
and purpose to stop the framing up of
the public affairs by railroad and other
corporations for their own profit.
For a man who has taken part in so
many frameups involving the betrayal
of California into the hands of a
greedy railroad corporation and is HIM
self the beneficiary of the frameup
that put him in office, Governor Gil
lett displays strangely weak stomach
| when he turns his attention to the
| training camps of two prizehghters
who cannot degrade the state one
tenth as much as his own political
masters have been doing for half a
century.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

NEW men realize how much they
X are being influenced intheir dress
"A by King Charles H., and yet 1t
is to that monarch we owe the adop-
tion of the waistcoat as regular ar
ticle of gentleman's dress, says m.
A. P" AT least, that is so if we are
to accept the statement of Pepys, who
in his diary under the date of October
16. 1866, states: "The ling has de-
clared his resolution to set fashion
which he would never alter, and
This day King Charles IL began to
put on his vest 1t is very
fine and handsome garment
Prior to this date, they were eXcep-
tional garments, and there is even
some doubt whether they were origin
ally worn by ladies or gentlemen
though there is good reason to be-
lieve they superseded the doublet, such
as was worn by Raleigh, Essex and
other notables of the Elizabethan age.
A neat waistcoat wrought in silk
and gold" is mentioned in Patient
Grissell," 1902, and there is painting
in distemper of vest on the walls or
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

x NE of the greatest influences in the
| creation OF homes in this country
" is the building and loan associa-
ton. The more homes we have the
better off we are. They make for In
dustry, loyalty and happiness. The
building and loan association is there
fore to be protected and encouraged,
Laws favorable to it have been enacted
in all the states. Everywhere 1t is
flourishing and growing in membership.
The main thing it has had to contend
with has been organizations masquer-
aiding under it's general name that are
intended for the profit of the promoters
instead of for the advantage of the
members. These are mutual savings
associations which do not build houses,
but loan their funds for that purpose
to those who belonged to them.
This week the United States League
of Local Building and Loan associa-
tions has been holding it's annual con-
vention in the enterprising southern
city of Charlotte. n. c. The locals
are the associations that have been
safest most permanent and most sue
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
The Origin of the Waistcoat

Winchester cathedral dated 1889, so
that what Charles H. took was merely
an existing garment. which he remod-
eled, and by his patronage so popular
lied it that it became standard arti-
Gle of gentlemens dress.
The waistcoats worn by King Ed
ward VII differed widely in style, mate
rial and finish from those worn by
Charles II. and which so charmed
Pepys and the many noble lords who
followed his example, but there is still
no disputing the fact that they are the
outcome of the latter monarch's reso-
luton in fashion setting.
King Charles vests were most or
nate, but King Edward wore the sim
plest styles. mostly made from the
same kind of materials as his coat for
morning dress when he generally
donned a gray or black frock.
They were single breasted. in style,
opening low enough to show fair
amount of a rather full sailor knot
tie, but not so low as to prevent them
showing above the laps of his coat,
which fastened in the front with links.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
PLEASED WITH ANSWER TO
ARGUMENTS OF MATERlALISTS

LOS ANGELES, June 6.-[Editor
Herald: / was delighted with the
letter of j. N. Scouller reproving the
arguments of materialists and rejoice
to think that 1.-THE light that shineth
in darkness" is still bright, though
many perceive it not. Now comes r.
N, who tries to guide others, shows
himself in confusion worse con-
founded" He says that Adam was
not created by God, but was a coun-
terfeit man formed of the dust of the
ground" which is false, for any Bible
reader can confute him. Again, to
create, to make and to form imply the
same. Hebrew Baran comes from Bar
seed, and God creates by the word of
his mouth; hence also it is said in the
parable of the soWer. "The son OF
man, j. e., the word of God or Bible,
soweth the good seed.'
It is true that God did not create
evil, but Adam, i. e., man, did it by
listening to the allurements of the
serpent, which symbolizes the self and
natural sensual principle in man; thus,
instead of looking to guidance from
God, Adam, |. e., the first spiritual and
celestial race, looked down to self and
human prudence, which was the begin
ming of evil because error.
But r. N. does not know the diff
ference between thinking evil and do
ing It, for man may think evil and
yet not do it; thinking merely is not
accountable, but the doing it is as
scribed and adheres, and thus is trans
mitted by heredity
The man created into the image and
likeness of God is so by spiritual Seed
or generally understood, by regenera-
tion, by means of this spiritual faculty,
which is entirely lacking in animals
and also lacking or undeVeloped IN
materialists, who wilfully refuse to be
enlightened and look downward to self
and nature. g. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
Associations Are Helpful
.hristlan seIen ce MOnItor.D

cessful, because their management and
investments have been confined to the
districts where they were organized.
For a brief time a number of so-called
nationals" were in the field and
operated over a wide territory, but
their salaries and office expenses were
so great that they in no wise carried
out their true purpose. About 5000 as
sociations, scattered all over the United
States, with a membership of nearly
1000, 900 and assets of almost $500, O,OOO,-
600. have been represented at the
charlotte meeting. Their gain in assets
in 1909 over the previous year amounted
to more than $70.000000, the large@ in
crease in a single year in their history.
Massachusetts, made a good showing
in her report. last years gain in assets
being $4605, 791. although Ohio took the
lead with an increase of over $4,000, 900,
Pennsylvania was second with 2,O00-
900 and New Jersey also outstripped the
old Bay state. Certainly this is a
record of constructive effort that can
not fail to have a far-reaching and
beneficial effect
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

The local Elks have at least $1,000
worth of the Los Angeles spirit. They
have voted that sum to send their
famous White Squadron drill team to
the Detroit convention, and individuals
have added nearly $4,000 more. Now
that it is settled that they are going
they ought to have a sum that viii
make the Southern California display
put every other into total eclipse. In
vest a little in the fund.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
A FOOTLIGHT METEOR

"What we need" said the theatrical
manager, lis man capable of playing
a leading part
That's me-" replied Mr.. Hamand,
who was looking for job.
What leading parts have you
played?" queried the t. m.
II led the mule in an Uncle Toms
Cabin company for two seasons, an
swered the unfixed star.-Chicago
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
THE LAY OF THE ANCIENT HEr
| am the Egg.
l was laid.

I was laid.
I'm the Hen that Laid the Egg.
! / got a Place II Roost and Part of my
Board
I'm the Farmer who Owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg.
| got Twenty Cents a Dozen.
I'm the Man who Took the Egg to the
For the Farmer who Owned the Hen that
Laid the Egg,
l got Two Cents a Dozen.
I'm the Express Company that Shipped the
From the Man who Took the Egg to the
For the Farmer " owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg.
! l got six Cents Dozen.
I'm the Railroad that Carried the Egg
For the Express Company that Shipped the
From the Man who Took the Egg to the
Station
For the Farmer who Owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg.
| l got Four Cents a Dozen.
I'm the Wholesaler who cold-storaged the
Egg
After the Railroad Carried the Egg
For the Express Company that Shipped the
From the Man who Took the Egg to the
Station
For the Farmer who Owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg.
/ sold the Eggs for Forty Cents Dozen.
I'm the Iobber who Passed Along the Egg
From the Wholesaler who Cold-Storaged the
Egg
After the Railroad Carried the Egg
For the Express Company that Shipped the
From 1 The Man who Took the Egg to the
station
For the Farmer who owned
The Hen that Laid the Esq.
1 sold the Eggs for Forty-eight Cents a
Dozen.
I'm the Grocer who Sold the Egg
got from the Jobber who Passed Along the
From the Wholesaler who cold-storsged the
After the Railroad Carried the Egg
For the Express Company that Shipped the
From the Man who Took the Egg to the
Station
For the Farmer who owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg.
1 sold the Eggs for Sixty Cents a Dozen.
I'm the Poor Devil who Ate the Egg
MY wife Bought from the Grocer who Sold
He got from the Jobber who Passed Along the
From the Wholesaler who cold-storaged the
Egg
After the Railroad Carried the Egg
For the Express Company that Shipped the
From the Man who Took the Egg to the
Station
For the Farmer who Owned
The Hen that Laid the Egg
got Ptomaine Poisoning. Life
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
Merely in Jest
THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT

He saw her sitting in the dark cor
ner and knew that his chance had
come.
Noiselessly he stole up behind her.
and before she was aware of his pres
ence he had kissed her.
How dare you!' she shrieked.
Pardon me-" he bluffed. readily; Il
thought you were my sister"
She stepped out into the light. You
silly fool" she giggled. Il am
He fainted.-Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

lnasmuch as the railroads are too
poor to cut their rates when ordered
to do so by the interstate commerce
commission, we wonder how they can
afford to hire twenty-five high priced
lawyers to combat the proposed reduc-
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
QUESTIONS INFALLI5lLlTY
OF r. N. IN HIS QUOTATIONS

LOS ANGELES, June 6.-TEditor
Herald: r. NJ, criticizing Mr.. Rhodes,
saws: "There are no Inconsistencies in
the bible readings when rightly inter-
nreted. but when misinterpreted and
the possibilities of so doing are infinite
when Individual human misunderstood
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Anna Held, having announced her
retirement from the stage. makes the
further announcement that she will
build a theater in New York for her
own exclusive use. While it is build
ing she may consent TO make few
farewell appearances.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Those cities that are worrying lest
the census enumerators have missed
few thousand people are very unclassic
in their notions The ideal OF Greek
philosophy was not to have more than
ten thousand citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS-L intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude TO correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their views.
Letters must not exceed 800 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Ornamental street lights now on
Fourth between Main and Los An
geles streets The Angel city is al
ready the most ornately lighted city
in America In few years it viii not
have peer in the round world.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

During all these wonderful aeroplane
stunts, let us not forget it was the
Wrights, who are scientific and dis
dain the merely spectacular, who made
it possible for all of them to fly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Salt Lake City had an earthquake
the other day but Mornons used to
the domestic rumblings of plural and
rival wives attach very little impor-
tance to slight seismic disturbances.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

If for no other reason, San Francisco
ought to have the Panama exposition
so she can show the world she has
something more creditable to eXposish
than cold winds, fogs and bad smelling
politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
so SAYS PA

Little 'Willie-Say, pa, what does this
paper mean by saying the man came
to a sad end?
Pa-It probably means that he oc-
ecupied the tambourlne players chair
in a minstrel show, my son.-Chicago
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

The critic who complains that too
much class legislation is passed by
congress might have been more deli
mite. Too much infant class legisla
tion would about hit it off.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Taft shows his teeth" says the
headline over Washington dispatch
in one of our exchanges. Mebbe so;
but he can't hope to equal the Roose-
welt administration at that any better
than in several other respects.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

A Los Angeles minister suggests
Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate for
world-president. Guess that job ought
to be strenuous enough even for Teddy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07
GETTING At THE FACTS

Miss Knox-I hear you are talking of
getting married again.
Miss Oldham-Getting married again!
Why I've never been married
Miss Knox-Yes, l know. l said you
were talking of it again.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Apropos of the numerous referen-
dums we are threatened with Ito para
phrase a song): Every dayll be cleo
tion day by and by"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

A Missouri blacksmith announces his
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate. Now watch the whole political
anvil chorus get out and knock him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

The citizens of Bath, Me. are COM
planning in mass meeting of the dirty
condition of the town. 1t seems there
is not much in a name, after ALL
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

Pittsburg is to erect a bronze men,
orial to Andrew Carnegie We should
say that a more appropriate metal for
that city to use would be steal"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-07

What are the Nicaraguans trying to
do? Rival the Hundred Years war Of
the English and French?