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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
STATE LAWS AS RELATED
TO PROTECTION OF WOMEN

LOS ANGELES, April 7.-[Editor
many excellent. manly editorials in ia
vor of woman suffrage. Ex-Gov. Folk
of Missouri says: THE sentiment in
favor Of woman suffrage is growing
rapidly, and It is no longer a matter CT
ridicule."
Because in the average happy hu-
man family the mothers rights are
protected, there are many people in all
classes of society who believe that
woman is already a favored individual
and that she has no wrongs OF which
to complain.
But we cannot judge of woman by
superficial view of the more fortunate
women; go writes Agnes II. Downing
in the Progressive Woman.
Turning to the laws of California to
see how the personal liberty of women
is protected we find:
Penal code, section 266a: Every per-
son who, within this state, takes any
female person against her will and
without her consent, or with her con-
sent procured by fraudulent lnduce-
ment or misrepresentation" etc, lis
punishable by Imprisonment in the
state prison not exceeding five years
and a fine not exceeding $1,000"
One must notice that there is no
minimum penalty. The offender may
be found guilty and get a sentence of
only one dollar and one day.
Amos G. Warren Qn his book, Amer
lean Charities'D says that among the
girls who are victims of evil institu-
tions are the feeble-minded and those
bordering on feeble-mindedness
These things could not exist except
by the protection of the police and poll
ticians of the cities. S. S. Mcclure said
recently that go per cent of the Wom-
en- leading an evil life are held in sub
lection by men who are helped by the
police of our cities"
I am so glad to know that a league
of men has been organized in Southern
California to work for the political
emancipation of women.
CAROLINE WHARTON.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
What Will Be the Attitude of the Local
Independent Republicans to Czarlsm?
CHumboidt Times)

ate for the benefit of the people There
is no doubt of that but the fact that
a we'll meaning man may WELD extra
ordinary power would not alter the
principle that concentration of the pre-
rogatiVes of despotism in the individual
is inconsistent with those ideas of gov
ernment upon which our system is
based. A good man might exercise
such power for good at one session,
and a bad man might WELD them to
the ends of evil at the next session.
Under the existing rules of our as
sembly, the speaker names all COM
mittees. including the rules commit
tee The committees are the real or
ganizations of the assembly. In the
past the chairmanships and assign
ments have been bartered off in cold
blood for fixed agreements of fealty to
the machine The bosses have chosen
the speaker. After his election they
have dictated his committee appoint
ments. The rest came easy.
Why would 1t not be a good idea
for the next legislature. in the lower
house, to name from the floor a COM
mittee on committees, and thus give
the members an opportunity of shaping
the assembly organization?
We have no doubt that this has
been thought of by many persons in
terested in legislation, and we can see
no particular reason why it should
not be tried. If the Independent Re-
publicans control the house, they can
name a proper committee. II they
are in the minority, they may at least
partially break the grip of the ma
chine forces. and get much squarer
deal than If this important function is
left to a machine speaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
All Candidates Should Be Asked to
Declare Themselves on Gambling Laws
Sacramento Bee)

circumstances, because conspiracy
among the parties accused must be
proved. beyond a reasonable doubt.
So gambling on the races has con-
tinued, and there is need of legisla-
ton prohibiting oral betting. This may
seem to trench on personal freedom,
but it Is plain that all good citizens
should be willing to forego the privi-
lege of betting among themselves, for
the sake of the general welfare. Under
anX circumstances betting Is a bad
habit, a vice which anybody should
willingly relinquish.
Racetrack gambling and poolrooms
are such great evils that they should
be suppressed at any cost They are
not needful to racing as an honest
sport AS matter of fact, the racing
at Emeryville Is a mere swindle, a
trap for the unwary. The odds given
by bookmalSers and pool sellers are
never fair, but always outrageously
against the outside bettor, and the
races are not honestly run.
Emeryville is an organized scheme
of plunder, a school of vice and crime,
the direct road to ruin for men and
women of all ages and conditions,
maker of thieves and prostitutes. 1t is
a crying shame and disgrace to Cali
fornia, a devils blot that should be
wiped from the fair face of the state.
Every candidate for the governor
ship. the senate or the assembly should
be required to declare himself on this
racetrack gambling question. 1t is GER
tain to be one of the great issues be-
fore the next legislature.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Vl HE advance of the movement to
reform the barbaric celebration OF
Il the Fourth of July affords an IL
lustration of how the slow popular
awakening to an abuse leads in time
to remedial measures, Action is now
being taken by municipal bodies all
over the country to suppress the dead
ly features of the old order of things.
A committee of the Philadelphia city
government for example, is consider
ing what change shall be made there,
and at a recent meeting DIR. w. w.
Keen presented statistics which showed
that the dead and wounded following
the Fourth of July celebrations in seven
years were five times greater than
the casualties from bullet wounds dur
ing the Spanish American war. Every
body admits that war is a great evil,
yet here is a greater one, an lndetensl-
Bile national folly. DR.. Keen's hgures
are worth giving for the general III
formation as follows:
In seven years we have sacrihced on
the Fourth of July precisely five times
the number of deaths from wounds in
the Spanish American war The total
number of deaths from wounds in that
war was 306, the number of deaths
from disease being 2910. In the seven
wears from 1908 to 1909 the number
killed in celebrating the Fourth OF July
was 1881 persons, an annual average OF
219. From the statistics gathered by
the American Medical association II
was shown that in 1909 there were l5O
cases of tetanus QockjaW) reported or
which number 125 died, as against only
seventy-s in the year previous. The
blank cartridge ID khs naAst dangerous
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
Nation Is Now Awakening to
Need of Sanity on Fourth

of all explosives used and produces
nearly twice the number of deaths re-
suting from gunshot wounds. OF the
150 cases of tetanus reported last year
blank cartridges were responsible for
1870 of them. A comparison of the num-
ber killed and injured in Philadelphia
and New York without restrictive legis-
lation with that in Baltimore, CleVe-
land and Washington, with restrictive
legislation, shows some interesting re-
suits. OF all the cities New York stood
first last year, with seven killed and
$50 injured. Philadelphia next, with
nine killed and sos injured. Against
these Baltimore had none killed and
only five injured Cleveland three killed
and sixty-three injured, and Washing
ton none killed, with twelve injured.
Nothing could be more illuminating
than this demonstration. No possible
defense can be admitted for the neglect
to adopt precautionary measures that
would have prevented the killing of
seven people in New York and the in
jury of 500, and the killing of nine in
Philadelphia and the injury of sos
these results following the proceedings
of single day in the year. The amaz-
ing thing is that the American people
have been so reluctant to recognize a
plain duty. DR.. Keen was supported al
the Philadelphia hearing by other ply
sicians, hospital superintendents, the
heads of Woman's clubs and others. So
conclusive was the demonstration made
that the representatives of the fire.
works dealers could only argue for a
restricted sale of explosives, instead of
an absolute prohibition of the sale or
discharge of all.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

N view of the recent exhibition of
rebellion against car rule given
4 by the so-called "insurgent' Re-
publicans in congress. in shearing
Speaker Cannon of his power over the
rules committee, an interesting specu-
lation may be INDUCED as TO what the
attitude of the independent Republicans
In the lower house of our legislature
may be next winter, in so far as the
same relates to the great power here
tofore welded by the speaker of that
organization.
What Speaker Cannon has so long
been doing in the house of rcpreseh-
tatives at Washington. an assorted lot
Of speakers named by the state ma
chine have for years done in our legis-
iature. The system was the same at
Sacramento as 1t was in Washington.
Now that czarism has been overthrown,
In a measure at least. I'm the halls OF
congress, will it not be possible to
curb the powers of those whom the
machine may hereafter succeed in seat
ing as speakers of our assembly?
OF course there is more than mere
possibility--there is strong probabll-
ity-that the speaker of the next as
sembly will not be a machine man.
There is reason to hope that under the
direct primary system the Republicans
in the several counties of CALIFORNIA
will succeed this fall in nominating and
electing legislative candidates who will
90 to Sacramento for other purposes
than obeying the dictates of few ma
chine "bosses."
The large powers of a speaker under
the present system, If vested in a man
of right stamp, could be made to oper-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
UNION STATION NEEDED

IF THE corporation magnates were
to submit to popular vote the
- question of a union depot they
would find the people of Greater Los
Angeles unanimously in favor of IT,.
No need of the city is more generally
and more definitely recognized. The
prevailing opinion is that nothing will
be satisfactory but a metropolitan sta
tion, not only suitable to the present
greatness and present wants of Los
Angeles, but illustrating the looking
forward" spirit which expects with
confidence Greater Los Angeles ere
many years have passed will be a city
of a million, with a bigger passenger
traffic than any other city in the United
States.
Faith in the future of Los Angeles
is frequently expressed in words, but
faith without works is dead, and we
both hope and expect the responsible
heads of the vast traffic interests that
are centered in Greater Los Angeles
Will recognize the necessity of exhib-
iting forethought in station construc-
ton and will provide union depot Of
metropolitan dimensions, metropolitan
equipment and metropolitan architec-
tural grace and dignity, eXemplifying
in every detail and in every aspect the
spirit and the genius of Greater Los
Angeles and demonstrating to the
world the Los Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
I avs Should Be Enacted That Will
Punish Trust ConSpirators Properly
(san Diego Trlbune)

the people that would react against
the corporations and compel them to
take cognizance of the rights OF others.
In the supreme court of the United
states next week will be heard argu-
ments for and against the rates or
dered by the Interstate commerce
commission in the Missouri river cases.
These rates. ordered nearly two years
ago. have never been granted by the
railroads. The fight has been carried
through court after court, and If the
supreme court sustains the decision or
the commission n new order VIII ~
necessary late this year and the whoks
question must be fought over again
If the railroads win 1t will be but one
more striking example of the utter in
adeolacv of the laws enacted in behalf
of the people by the men who are
elected to congress by the people. paid
nv the people to do their work, and
in spite of all this calmly pass meas
ures that afterward prove the undoing
of the people. 1t is a fine game and
so far the American people. knowing
all this WELL have been content to
await the action of some leader who
I'm the end will find his task fruitless
and his employers thankless.
The sentiment of the country is
SLOWLY setting toward the enactment of
laws that will compel relief. Those
laws should make violations of them
felonies punishable by term of years
in penitentiaries. 1t does no good TO
fine a corporation or a wealthy man.
He cheerfully pays the fine and re-
sumes his course as though nothing
had happened. What does fine sig
nifty to him? It is only an incident to
the business he is engaged in. He or
the trust could afford to pay a dozen
fines break n few more laws and re-
gain the money within a comparatively
short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

and nation, and the abuses prac-
L ticed nv the trusts continue un-
abated as far as the common peUp,t nt
con sec 1t seems to be iact l,I"'
most of the victories gained by ne ne
neople over the trusts are not OF ,l'e
kind that tend to check the eA.iiss, eAlslilis
evils. and the sufferings OF the pSVpie
are not lessened. AS the years Ioll on
the federal officials of the succeeding
COMMUNICATIONS point to what has been
accomplished by them against the
trusts and the money power ana tue
list of successes seems to be woeluilY
small. of
no material benefit to the people, anu
painful as 1t may seem, the list Oh cor
poration attorneys employed py tne
money power to combat the govern
ment find loopholes of escape in the
laws and afford means for the piunueir-
bund to continue its nefarious work.
seems to contain practically all Of the
most brilliant and brainy men IN the
legal profession that are not on the
bench
The salaries offered by the govern
m ant are as a rule much below those
offered by the great corporations, ana
consequently the brains of the coun-
try are to be found in the camp OF the
enemy. Ine laws tney seek l" mum ;
and moro often than not succeed In so
doing, offer fertile field for the enter
prisiug lawyer of the trusts, and the
prosecutions instituted by the govern
ment often result In fines that are mere
hagatelles.
II there is any one thing that is sap
ming the moral life of the people 1T Is
the greed for money Every man in
public life sooner or later finds his
pathway blocked by the money power
when he attempts to work reforms for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
DISAGREES WITH c. F.'S
WEALTH AND LABOR VIEWS

BUENA PARK, April 4.--[Editor
Herald: c. f. in your issue of April
/ says: wealth is product of labor;
only one-half truth"
This man has a lot on Broadway.
He waits for labor to increase it in
value, then gather in the profits and
goes down to church and donates the
poor parson a little, then gets down
on his marrowbones and thanks his
blessed Heavenly Father that he is not
as other men are down in Pittsburg.
Now my kind friend, c. F., tell me
the difference between these systems
of grating.
There is no wealth produced without
labor, when you simmer it down. l
don't care what you think is wealth,
whether it be surplus or not. Every
thing that is useful is wealth
BY what means did this wealth pass
from the producer to the non-produc-
ers? Through three channels; rents,
interest and profits. The mission of
the Socialist party is to eradicate these
three channels, FARMER JONES.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
THE REPORTERS ENVOY

When earth's last paper is printed, and the
forms and the metal are cold,
When the newest scandal is ancient, and the
latest extra is Sold
We shall loaf--and, Lord, how need it!-
with nothing at all TO do
Till the boss Of the perfect paper shall call us
to work anew.
And then we shall work as we'd like to, each
on his own machine;
And the truth shall be in our copy and moth
ing shall intervene;
We shall write real stories about them-beg-
gar and millionaire
For an editor keen and fearless, paper that's
the square.
We shall work in q rush and hurry Tor that
is tho goodly Game
And we shall not dig in the gutter for stories
of filth and shame
And the copy-readers above us shall leave our
features alone,
And the stories that fill the columns we shall
recognize as our own!
We shall have no fool assignments, no cruel
missions of pain,
To torture the broken-hearted or blacken the
sinners stain;
We shall SCOOP and be scooped a-plenty. we
shall love the iisrry and noise,
We shall fight with the business office and
fuss with the copy-boys;
But each of us shall be human and each Of
us shall be free
To write the thing as he sees 1t for the Paper
That Ought to Be.
-Berton Braley, in Puck
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
SAYS UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
RENDERS WORKERS HELPLESS

LOS ANGELES. April 7.-[Editor
Herald: "Unearned increment is
precisely the proper term for growth
of land values since increment means
growth. 1t would seem to me singu-
larry inappropriate term to apply to
unjust profit i'm shoe manufacturing.
However, l will grant Mr. White that
robbery is robbery, whether effected by
land monopoly, money monopoly or
any other means The one important
question is-hoW are we to get rid of
it?
Not in human society alone but
throughout all nature the weak are
trampled under foot. If we charge
nature with cruelty she replies: IT am
trying so hard to teach you that your
first duty is to be strong; to eliminate
all sources of weakness" Eliminate
the weakness imposed on ninety-nine
men out of every hundred by artificial
laws and you will find that the social
problem will solve itself.
Wage-earners accept less than their
work is worth because they cannot
help themselves. Stupid social ar
rangennents. which their own stupidity
is answerable for have made them
helpless. Chief among the methods of
rendering the ordinary man helpless
is granting money the privilege Of
buying up this earth and charging trib-
ute for its use. This earth of ours is
very rich: full of all sorts Of wealth
that labor had no hand in making
but should have the opportunity of
developing. Give that opportunity
I repeat that starvation wages are
accented because the starveling can
not help himself. Remove his arti-
fetal weakness; put him in position
as commanding as that of the other
fellow, and he will make his own bar
gain far better than Mr.. White or
any Socialist commonwealth can make
it for him.
We have evolved from feudalism-
which meant government by order
into the age of contract What is
wanted is to place the contracting
parties on an equal footing
SINGLE TAXER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

and seems happy in aligning himself
with Aldrich and Cannon. who have
become the two most unpopular men
in the United States today.
If Mr.. Taft's term as president
serves no other useful end, it will at
least serve the purpose of proving to
his country that the most partisan
president is not only the poorest presi
dent for his country, but is also the
poorest president for his party. And
that may be a lesson worth while in
its effect upon the future OF our coun-
try and its politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
AT THE THEATERS
Aup1roRIuM-rlorenoo Roberts in

AUDITORIUM-Foreno Roberts in "Gld
ria"
BELASCO-"The Garden OF Lies"
BURBANK-"The Lion and the Mouse
GRAND-"The Love Tales of Hoffman"
LOS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MAJEsTIC-"The Prince OF Tonight"
NIASON-"The Merry Widow"
N1ELSEN-"Carmen," (drama).
OLYAIPIC-Musical farce
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PRINCESS-Musical farce
EAIPIRE-Vaudevill
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
VOTE THE BONDS

Tn UBIIC bodies of Los Angeles are
taking an active part in the
n bonds campaign. and an ener-
getic general canvass should be kept
up from now until election day. Our
citizens realize what the harbor and
power bonds mean to them, and real
izing this, win turn out to support
them. To vote the bonds will be to
take advantage of a great opportunity
for the advancement Of Los Angeles.
This is one of the psychical periods
in the history OF the metropolis. There
is a tide in the affairs Of cities as
well as of men which taken at the
flood leads on TO fortune. BY voting the
bonds the people Of Los Angeles will
take the tide of prosperity at it's flood,
and the city will be carried forward
with irresistible urge.-to its great des-
tiny, the supremacy of the Pacific
coast.
BY voting the bondsr the citizens of
Los Angeles will increase intellectually
the business efficiency Of the metrop-
oils. Thereafter it will be but ques-
ton Of taking advantage of the op-
portunitles provided by the success Of
the bonds. Capital will be attracted
to Greater Los Angeles, and will con-
tribute heavy investments in the in
dustrialism that will give Los Angeles
a high rank among the manufacturing
and producing centers OF the United
States.
BY voting harbor and power bonds,
the citizens will provide for two great
commercial needs. With a magnih-
cent harbor assured, and with album
dant power, the Importance, wealth.
business, general prosperity and gen.
eral efficiency Of Greater Los An
geles will be increased TO an extent
that defies calculation. He would be
a rash man who would set bounds to
it. We believe Greater Los Angeles
is coming into its own"
Fate is guiding 1t to its metropol-
itan destiny. The public spirit, fear
less enterprise and irresistible energy
displayed in its various advances are
sure and unmis1akable signs of sue
cess. Among the cities of the west
Greater Los Angeles viii be second
to none 1t VIII be the pride of the
Pacific and a triumphant justification
OF the value Of ethics in government
of morality i'm civic life Help our
MAGNIFICENT Uncle Aleck town TO
"come into its oWn,' and in the
triumph OF The bond issue We may
even find it i'm our hearts to forgive
the peevish persons who not long ago
were asking us if we wanted TO mako
a village out of Los Angeles by inn
proving its governmental methods.
We never could see the -@@2rtinence
of the inquiry But since the ques-
tion was asked we have taken great
pleasure in frequent repetition Of it.
Village or City?'
Part of the answer to the question
is already in evidence But help an
swer it SOME MORE by voting the
bonds. Let us make the success of
the bonds not only definite, but over
whelming, in the Los Angeles way
ASK your friends and noighbors to
help make Los Angeles the greatest
maritime and industrial city in the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
PAPAls PEI

"Fifteen-two and a pair makes four"
said Subbubs, who was playing crib
bage with Popley. What have you in
your crib?"
"Ahl" replied Popley, absent-minded-
ly, just the sweetest little ootsums-
tootsums girl in the world, Catholic
Standard and Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

The latest metropolitan park planned
is Eagle Rock park, which will be by
far the most picturesque in Greater
Los Angeles area; and, with the ex
ception of the great national reser-
vations, the most beautiful in the
United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Southern California editors are about
to take an excursion in order to note
the effects of their boosting. Adver
tising and irrigation have been the
making of Southern California. While
we laud water, don't let's forget to
chant a paean for ink.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Public school kite tournament will
be held today. The schoolboys of
Greater Los Angeles by their expert
ments are familiarizing themselves
with the first principles of aviation.
Los Angeles will be the aviation head
quarters of the United States
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Los Angeles harbor will be paying
Investment History of harbors all
over the world shows enterprise and
development are quickly rewarded by
munificent returns.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Great building gains Of Los Angeles
are being commented on in other cities.
Especially are the eastern papers ex-
ercised and enlightened by the fact
Los Angeles in March showed gain
of 40 per cent in building construction
totals, while san Francisco reported
decrease of AZ per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

So Bob Mantell's clever wife had
all her trunks stolen from train?
It's a great stunt There's nothing
like enthusiasm in a good cause. This
adventure has the old-fashioned jewel
ry robbery relegated to effeteness.
Fancy the boldness of bad thief who
calmly walked off with nine big trunks,
property of an actress!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-09

Ask your friends and noighbors to
help make Los Angeles the greatest
maritime and industrial city in the
west by voting the harbor and power
bonds.