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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Editor Herald: 1 desire to put a
question which has arisen time without
number in minds seeking the Chris
tian's standard of right versus wrong,
of life versus death-viz, Have we any
New Testament authority or command
to take life for any cause whatever?
Was not the command, "a life for a
life a Mosaic law, under which the
Christian world is wholly absolved?
Under Christ's teachings, what, pray,
constitutes the difference in murder of
the one who yielded to a vicious and
depraved mind and they who different
ly and we may say more fortunately
circumstanced, deliberately take that
prisoners life? In our simple theology
we hold that the juryman who con-
victs, the judge who pronounces SEN
tence and the inglorious hangman will
stand before the bar of justice to an
swer for taking life! Murderers, all.
Let us suppose a judge pronounces
sentence, or the sheriff whose mission
it is to perform the last barbaric rites,
had an incorriglble son who arose and
slew his own brother; think you that
father would search the statutes for
condemnation of his sons act and a
desire to have him suffer the full PEN
atty Of mans law? Our question now
is, Is it morally right to fulfill mans
law and take life rather than Christ S
law of fellowship and forbearance? II
wrong, will not they who practice CAPT
tai punishment, who partake in it, be
ignoring divine law and inviting judg-
ment upon themselves?
If cline upon line and precept upon
precept" in jurisprudence is England
pride and boast, is not her shame and
confusion to. be found upon the dark
pages of her records? Once again,
have we any command, other than
that of weak, sinful and SHINING man.
to take the life of our fellow man?
QUAKERESS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
PILLS AND FREIGHT RATES

Editor Herald: Mr.. IT No" says it is
not the railroads fault if Mr.. Weber
ordered a car and then put but 1900
pounds in it, that the charge is made
for the use of the car and 10000 pounds
would have been handled at the same
charge.
This reminds me of story. A quack
doctor stopped over night at tavern
and gave into the landlords care his
satchel filed with pills. The next
morning when the doctor was pre-
scented with his bill for lodging he in
turn presented one for 50 for medical
attendance. 1t was disputed on the
ground that no service had been rem
dered, whereupon the doctor said: Il
gave you my satchel, telling you it was
filed with pills, and if you did not
take some it is your own fault"
MonroVia, Cal. DAD.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

temporary conditions. Get after him
with your commonplace, If you must,
but try at the same time to realize his
record, not in mere legislation, like the
pure food law and the Hepburn rail-
way law, or in mere craftsmanship in
Asia or America, or in his land fraud
prosecutions and conservation tri-
umphs, or in his great extension of the
scope of civil service protection, but in
his influence on our modes of thought,
in his large help toward a purer moral
air. Caesar in this country has been
the corporation, and its first lieutenant
has been the machine. If democracy
founders, it will not be on the rock of
a popularity like Roosevelts but on
the rock of private property gone mad.
To fear the mere influence of a trusted
citizen is to make up ghost stories.
There are real things to fear, but the
danger from them has been lessened
by the fact that the masses have lis
tened to such men as Roosevelt, and
forced the classes to listen also. The
election in New York state next month
is of national Importance. Among
other things it will determine whether
a lot of bugaboos can lead the people
to doubt man who has served them
cautiously, boldly, wisely, for three
decades. Roosevelt, an influence to-
ward the light, meets the bosses to
undo them, and the privileged business
behind them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

CTranoes A. Croft. Il
William Mulholland, engineer for the
great Los Angeles owens river aque-
duct, says that the only way to stop
the growth of Southern California
would be to kill Frank Virgins.
Frank Virgins is perpetual secre-
tary of the Los Angeles chamber or
commerce, incarnate apotheosis of the
gentle art of boosting, purveyor of bot
tied California sunshine, prosperity
expert, champion glad-nand and not air
artist-one of the most picturesque,
popular and all-pervading personali-
ties of the Pacific coast.
Richmond, Ind, Graded Frank Wig
gins in 1S49, but his second gift of lie,
which he measured with a mans APP
probation, came to him in Southern
California. Sent there twenty years
ago to die, he failed to carry out the
program. He then became imbued
with great enthusiasm. One idea DOM
mated him, summed up in his famous
saying: Eighty million people in the
United States, and all wanting to come
to Los Angeles" Though the number
of "wishful eyes" may be an exagger-
alton, it is an undeniable fact that Mr..
Virgins invites them all to come.
Since he began his entreaties. the city
has grown from $4,000 to over 300, OOO
ut hasn't begun to grow" says Wig
gins.
Without Mr.. Virgins the Los An
geles chamber of commerce would
have been q resoluting body, like all
the rest. Called upon to become sec
rotary in 1897, he has filled the place
ever since. Some excellent person said
that an institution is the heightened
shadow of a man; but only something
more slender and aspiring than a
Cleopatra's Needle could approximate
the conception of "a heightened shad-
owl of Long Frank" Virgins; and
the very substantial building of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce ut
terly fails to tell the truth about the
matter.
The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce Drank Virgins projected)
comes nearer being all things to all
men than any institution within my
merely human knowledge. Los An
geles needs a harbor. Has nature pro-
vided one? What difference! Go and
make one!" says Frank Virgins ii. e.,
the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce) to Uncle Sam and the people
of Los Angeles. The harbor is made.
1t is in San Pedro. annex San Pc
dro?" San Pedro is annexed. The
harbor needs Notifications. Give us
an appropriation says the L. A. c..
of C. Of. W. to the United States
senate. The appropriation is forth
coming. The city needs a better wa
ter supply for its future millions. Fred
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
DIR. TAYLoR,s VIEWS

| n PIGMENTS of Theodore Bell, find
ing not a thing in his character
or his record that is open to criti-
cism, have made much of the fact that
he is not opposed in this campaign by
people and newspapers that are in gen
eral against insurgency" The Hearst
organs, for instance, which were bit
terly opposed to Bell in the last cam
paign and were in turn whipped out
of the party by Bell, whom they could
not control, this year are ostensibly
supporting him.
But everyone knows the Hearst
sheets-knows their tricky, treacherous,
sordid and piratical character and at
taches no Importance to that. Pos
sibly they are convinced that Bell will
win and are trying to get aboard"
or it is even possible that they hope
their inconsistent support will hurt
rather than help him. The latter
theory is not too much to attribute. to
these Macchiavellian sheets.
The reasonable way to look at the
matter is that of DIR. Edward Robson
Taylor, the former reform mayor of
San Francisco, who is ardently sup
porting Bell, as we'll as Judge Lawlor,
whom the high and low graft bunch of
that city hate with snake-like venom.
On this point DR.. Taylor says:
The real question in all such
cases is not that any man or set of
will vote for this or that candidate,
men, it is surmised and believed,
but whether or not the candidate
has made promises to or bargains
with or brought himself under an
alliance with any influence which
would hamper him, If elected, in the
free and honest discharge of his
public duties.
There is at the present time not
the slightest evidence that Mr.. Bell
has done anything of the kind; and
I have such confidence in him that
1 do not believe any temptation,
no matter how great would induce
him to enter office except as a per-
fectly free man. Did I not repose
this confidence in him he would not
receive my support.
Is it not demanding too much of a
man that he forsake his party
colors when those colors are up
held by a candidate whose charac-
ter and record are of the highest?
For one, am not prepared to do so.
DR.. Taylor, who is a man of the
highest standing and has the conf1deice
of all friends of clean government,
knows Theodore Bell, vouches for him,
and believing in his honesty and ardor
as foe of machine rule will support
him. What better answer could be had
to the campaign of detraction being
waged against the Democratic candi-
date?
And is 1t not a discreditable thing
that after more than a dozen years
work against machine rule and special
privilege it should be necessary for Mr..
Bell, on the eve of a success which will
be due more to him than to any other
person, must turn aside in his cam
paign to defend himself from the mean
charge that he has suddenly surren-
dered to those he has long fought?
Who can believe such an improbable
tale? Who does believe it?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
coLLEcTlvIsM A MYTH

Editor Herald: 1 oppose the state
ment by f. H. Gill that everyone is
entitled to the full product of his labor
either individually or collectively" If
Socialism has no better gospel to pro-
pound it is building upon sand. L
grant that the above would be cor
rectly stated If the man were working
for himself, but when a man, in order
to live in a certain place, must work
for others he can only claim what comes
to him by contract. COllectiViSm is a
myth 1t is unquestionably true that
increase of population increases the
value of land, but the primary condi-
ton must first exist for men to be able
to make their living in place before
population can increase. The working
classes are entirely dependent upon the
outlay of capital nv enterprise. Re-
strict enterprise in any given place and
labor population must betake itself
elsewhere. It's always the question
how much money is going to be spent
for labor which will determine the in
crease in population.
The question how much city can
save is restrictive of enterprise and
therefore detrimental to increase; be-
sides it is foolish, for is not all that is
spent distributed among the popula-
ton, who thereby make a living? I
agree that property should bear a
larger share of taxation for its own
protection, and unjust taxation should
not be put upon the people by means
of a robber tariff. Let not the labor
voter be fooled into the idea that the
tariff is the direct cause of high wages,
because there is no direct relation. The
contract for labor is one thing and the
profits accruing from the tariff are an
other.
Now is the time for voters to prick
such candidates who are willing to
smash the tariff and thus let the gov
eminent know that the long suffering
people know what they want and what
they have a right to. Let the govern
ment for revenue resort to an income
tax, which is the fairest of all.
Los Angeles. Cal. c. f.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
CAUSE OF THE CLASH

What was the trouble between
Swinton and his wife? Was it his
fault or hers that they were unable to
get along together?'
TITS rather hard to decide. 1t APP
pears that whenever one of them had
an irresistible impulse the other had
an unalterable objection. Chicago
Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
AN ADMISSION

Jones is an ass. He told me your
wife was an old, ugly cat, and that
you only married her for her money"
Hum! What did you answer"
II told him he was liar"
"Thank you, old man. Butter
you've never seen my wife, have you"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
ALWAYS TALKING

Rodrick-Yes, that is national wo-
mans club on the other floor. They
take much interest in all the leading
questions of the day.
Van Albert-Indeed! Are they inter-
ested in conservation?
Rodrick-No, they are too much in
terested in conVersation.-Chica
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
Merely in Jest
DANGEROUS

Mr. Church-Whew! How it's rain
ing! Lend me your umbrella, dear. I've
got to run over to the vestry meeting.
Mrs. Church-But why not use that
umbrella you've been carrying all
week?
Mr. Church-What! To the vestry
meeting? Why that's where 1 got it.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

ask him to edit a newspaper that the
readers will not always have to offer
an apology for reading. We must de-
mand this if we are to assume the re-
spon1ibility of teaching him how to be
true to himself, to mis- party and to
his God RAMONA.
Sierra Madre, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

The report that Minneapolis had
been caught cheating in the census
count is denied The flour city has
been living right UP to the teachings
of st. Paul.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
SAUCE FOR THE eANDER

Editor Herald: If because one wom-
an became a drunkard all women are
to be compelled to submit to the per-
petual disgrace of Acknowledgement,
then let all men voters who have be-
come drunkards be forever disfran-
chised.
In either case it is a perversion of
justice, but as between the sexes it
is just and equitable. What is sauce
for the goose should be sauce for the
gander.
JENNA O'ROURKE.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

A statistieian who says we consume
10000 square feet OF chewing gum each
year is mystifed as to where ii all
goes. If he will run his hand under
the edge Of the cafeteria table he viii
find the puzzling question partly
solved.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Arizona has framed so many curbs
on crookedness and special privilege
in her new constitution that Wall
street thinks the prospective new state
is inhabited by something besides HUI
man beings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
DEFINED

Alberta dog that runs under car
riage is called a carriage dog, is 1t not?
Egbert-Certainly
AIbert-Well, what would you call
dog that runs under q motor car?
Egbert-Why, "a dead one.-Ex-
change.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
TOMMY,S IDEA.

Smiling Visitor addressing the Sun
day schooD-Now, children, want to
ask you a question. Will some little
boy tell me who Adam was?
Tommy Tucker-Adam was the man
that made the devil famous.-Chicago
Tribune
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

A Georgia woman has secured a YER
dict of $500 against a man who tried
to kiss her, The future looks dark
for the consumer when even the price
of OSCILLATION is being boosted
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

None of the aviators who have gone
up out of sight have reported hearing
any sounds of harps, but it must be
remembered that the motors they use
are large and noisy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

People who attend Fredericks'
meetings are said to be almost afraid
to draw a breath in the room. They
don't know what may constitute lese
maieste.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Local man got a divorce from spouse
who preferred novel reading to cook
ing. The court couldn't stand by and
see the mans digestion ruined by the
kind Of cooking that sort Of female
must turn out.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
AN ELECTION COMING, TOO

Booker T. was entertained yesterday
by King Frederick. This will cause
King Frederick to lose good many
Democratic votes.-Topeka Capital.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

The mayor of Toxic is in America to
study municipal conditions. He should
visit Los Angeles and see how we
waste several hundred thousand dol
lars by maintaining a dual government
when one would do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

After q few more bouts with Gov
ernor Stubs, it is surmised, President
Ripley will m whenever he sees the
Kansas executive coming around the
corner
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

A woman has made profit of $4,000
in seven years on a 100000 investment
N Los Angeles property. We don't
cave to pad our census count, Mr..
~Durand, to sell real estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
IN EDEN

Lady Ito her gardener)-John, l Won
der you don't get married. You've got
a fine house and a good wage. All you
need is a wife. You know, the first
gardener that ever lived had wife"
John-Yesm; but he didn't keep his
job long after he got her.-Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

While San Pedro is going to have
a $1O,OOO,O0O steel plant, we are not
hoping to rival the prosperous steal
concerns of the east, either now or
later.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Hiram Johnson's Endorsement of the
candidate for district attorney Of Los
Angeles county on Saturday evening
would be expressed in figures about
this way: 10000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

The analogy between the present ma
tion-wide campaign and a big circus
is marked. We'd like to see what the
elephants and other animals are doing
in the farthest ring, but are afraid Of
missing something in the one in front.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
THDIR Only REMORsE

An accused packer says he deeply re-
grets that he had been indicted. RE
grets' is the term. Fear is rarely felt
by the rich in such circumstances
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Sheriff Hammers new sleuth hounds
are fortunate in not having set for
them a standard by Fredericks' detec-
tives that they can't compete with.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

When Bell read Hearst out of the
Democratic party four years ago he
said that Hearst would take with him
the smell of the polecat. Can the re-
turn of Hearst account for the pungent
odor in the present campaign?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Wellman announces that he will try
it again. Probably has discovered a
more feasible route to England from
Atlantic City than by way of Cape
Hatteras.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
STILL. GROPING

We kill the birds who protect us, we
give house room to the fly that de-
stroys us, and are very far, as yet,
from anything like a rational conduct
of affairs.-Christian Register.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
THEN WHY CAVIL2

Vice President Sherman sat down at
a banquet table with Senator Lorimer
protests on the part of Lorimer.-To-
peka Capital.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
A BOOMERANG

When Vice President Sherman hurled
his bolt at arrogant disctators' he
probably did. not intend to hit Uncle
JOS Cannon or Nelson w. Aldrich.-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
SAFE PASSAGE

Mr.. Lushlngton--This ere paper calls
Mugtown a stronghold O temperance.
wy, comm 'ome from work terday
passed fourteen public houses. Wot
dyer call that, eh?
Mrs. Lushington-A miracle!-The
Sketch
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Eighty-seven hookworm victims
have been sent back to the Orient from
San Francisco. Got the hook, so to
speak.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Riverside county lemons brought the
highest price on record in the New
York market. Probably wanted for
use in the New York campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
REvIvING OLD MEMORIES

His criticism of T. r. shows that
Gen. Miles has not forgotten going "out
TIL White House window pursooed be
TIN chandelier, Hinnissy."
Transcript.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
JUST FOR OLD TIMES SAKE

In case of accidents it's just as well
to take the court plaster and the arnica
to the reformed football game.-Atlan-
ia Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

70
sumo 70
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Both parties in New York are said
to be hard up. But not for invectives;
nobody claims that.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

The city clerk Of Reno is missing.
Also It is found that the city treasury
has had an easy Reno divorce from
about $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
NOT A NEW CONDITION

American airships are said to be In
great demand in England SO are
American heirships.-Grand Rapids
Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

Friendly advice to Hartwell and
Fredericks: After November don't
blame 1t on the equilibrator.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
ANOTHER SACRIFICE NECESSARY

The Chinese propose to demonstrate
their progessiveness by sacrificing their
queues. However, the work of civilian
ton will be incomplete so long as they
wear their shirts outside their trousers.
Rochester Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
AND SURGEONS HEARD FROM

1A4ND . 2 INNI1O4NO IIIIxAINIJ II ItNI4I
The brutality and hazard of football,
it is said. are toned down considerably
by the new rules. The public will be
in a better position to judge for itself
after the first few championship games.
Albany Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
Far and Wide

A CHASTENED ACKNOWLEDGE
MENT
Louisville is described as the Gate
way of the south. The recent census
returns would indicate that people just
passed hrough.-Louisville Evening
Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-01
WOMAN,S POWER

Pasadena, Cal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09
FRATERNALS AT EUREKA;
DELEGATES AND MEETING
Special to The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
EUREKA, May James d. Stack and
Lewis O, SchoGleld have been chosen as
delegates from Eureka camp No. 45l
Woodmen OF the World. to attend Tho
state convention to be held at Logan this
month.
The grand lodge. knights OF Columbus
will meet in Eureka next Tuesday The
local lodge is making every effort to make
the meeting one long 10 be remembered
Tho lodge is increasing IN membership
gradually and Is composed OF business
and prominent young men OF Eureka
who are members OF the Catholic church
IN the time the lodge has been organ
lied il has expended a large amount oi
money paid 70 relatives OF deceased
members, and to help the sick and the
needy. no matter what denomlna tior
they belong to.
This week G. w. Denpster deputy
state supreme president for Utah OF the
lodge with a charter membership OF thlr-
ty-fiye. After the institution ceremonies
were concluded a tasty banquet, served
by the lady members, was partaken ot
and q few merry hours spent in getting
acquainted The officers for the first
Sarah F'reshwnter. past president w. II
Palmer president, Mrs. Fanny Fields
Vice president Aubrey ]. Each secre-
tarv: Daniel Fields. treasurer; DIR. 7. II
Inv. physician; Mrs Mary Lamb. chap
lain Mrs Delah Bowden, mistress al
arms. Richard Worthy sergeant James
Miliigan. outer doorkeeper; Mrs. Han
nah Milligan and Mrs Mary Gritiths
fnanco committee. Miss Banch Whit
Ing musician
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09
Modern Woodmen of America.

At the meeting OF Excelsior camp No.
| los92. last Tuesday, several matters We're
| determined lnsuring the Witnessing of
the exemplitication of the new ritual
| within a few weeks. TWO applicants
| were obligated and two applications re-
ceired by transfer from other camps and
several original applications for member
| ship were presented.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Mckinley, in a cor
dial communication just received. cx-
presses her gratitude to Excelsior camp
and the Head camp for the prompt pay
ment OF the benefit certificate held by
her son. Fred A. Mckinley, draft for
$4,000 having been delivered TO her by the
clerk within thirty days after his death,
Consul Mccarthy Is taking hold of the
work with firm determination TO make
In the history of Excelsior camp. and
he is being ably supported by all the Of
ficers. full attendance of the team
members is desired tomorrow evening
Neigbbors arc invited to meet around
the camp FIRE at 26l Main street
The hall was filed at last Tuesday
evenings meeting OF Great Salt Lake
camp No. 10011, and much important
business was disposed Of. TWO new ap-
pllcations were received and turned over
TO the investigating committee. The
board of managers was instructed to
purchase q complete new equipment OF
paraphenal!n to conform TO the new re-
vised ritual.
Tuesday evening next the regular meet
ing will take place. when the Beneficial
degree will be conferred on several can
didates. II is the desire OF the officers
and the captain that there he as large
an attendance of the members posi-
BILE and especially full attendance Of
the foresters is requested. in order that
they may perfect themselves In the new
work, The meeting Will open promptly
at s:15 o'clock. Visiting neighbors are