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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
RELIGIOUS GROWTH

A N INTERESTING report has just
u been made by tn census depart
IA ment on the religious bodies in
the United States. One of the i'm
portant divisions of the information is
that concerning thirty-eight cities of
the country having a population of
over 100, 900.
Naturally, by reason of population,
the one having the largest number of
communicates or members is New
York, with 1888 4S2. or considerably
more than twice the number reported
by any other city; and of these 20.3
per cent We're Protestants and 76.9 per
cent Roman Catholics. Among the
Protestants the Methodsts lead in
eleven cities, namely, Baltimore, Gin
cinnati, Columbus, Denver, Fall River,
Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mo-. Los
Angeles, st. Joseph, st. Louis and
Syracuse; the Lutherans in Chicago,
Cleveland, Detroit Jersey City, Mill
waukee, Minneapolis, st. Paul and To-
ledo the Baptist bodies in Boston,
Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans,
L 4ONiu anu w CiolllllB lOIls lIlG L los
byterians in Allegheny, Newark, Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg, Rochester and
Scranton; the Congregationalists in
New Haven and Worcester; the Pro-
testant Episcopal church in one, New
York.
In general the cities having the larg-
est number of Roman Catholics show
a higher percentage of church mem
bership than cities in which this body
has a comparatively small representa-
tion. In Fall River, Mass, 85.6 per
cent of the total number of communi-
cants reported are Roman Catholics,
and the church membership represents
67.3 per cent of the population, while
in Memphis, where S4.4 per cent of the
communicates reported belong to the
Protestant bodies, the total church
membership l.. onl'- 80 per cent of the
population.
The disparity in favor Of the Roman
Catholic branch is partly due to the
fact that in that communion the mem
bers of families are enrolled as church
mem bers at an earlier age than in any
Protestant body, but the fact seems to
be indisputable that only one Protes-
tant body the Methodist is holding its
own with tie Roman church. Be
! tween the years 1900 and 1906 the 164
| Protestant bodies in the country gained
g., 200, 600 lin round numbers), while the
| Roman Catholic, in one body, gained
| close to 100000.
Some of this latter showing is due to
immigration from Europe, but the fact
| remains that, compared with popula-
ton, the Roman church is the only
one in the country that is not giving
its adherents cause for real concern.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
A LOB EoR DOC STEERS

(James Whltcomb Riley is seriously i'll at his
home in Indiana.-News note)
Tho Banner says Jim Rileys sick!-It says
he's had a stroke!
Donblame it all, as like as not that's list an
other joke
Jlm's figured out an bout the time we sniffle
you an me
He'll set it off an have tho laff on US etar-
But. after ALL perhaps it's true; perhaps his
hand lies pale
On counterpane-au Tired out-an' nevermore
to train
His pen concernin' homely things, nor sing
their praise agn;
sifers in!
Git out an search the kentry roads for Doc
he's underszed-
Bout FIVE foot fOur-a sorrel horse-the man
Jim 'mortalized
In poem once until We cried-a reg'lar Riley
trick!-
per, Jim is sick!
Perhaps he'll be a-aidin' the afflicted an the
Or bingin' one more yong un where there
Donbiame the doctors-but low that when
he knows it's Jim
He'll swim tn roads t reach him-thats about
the size o him!
An then Doc slfers-heres our prayers-you
do your level best.
Try auypdIH an hvlNS pun az "'A NH0 Hoi-
burned rest
o. paths until y hnd the one that pulls jim
Riley through
An brings the gratitude O. me T. you, Doc
Sifers-you!
Jim SAYS hisseIf your homespun skill can cure
everything,
lien give us back his smile cheer MS gen
tie voice L sing
OF families in old-time homes with holly
hooks about,
An all the other shomely things we jlst cant
do without!
j. D. Wells, in Buffalo News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
NEEDED REFORM IN THE
CRIMINAL LAW

TEw subjects now before the peo-
pie for proposed legislative ac-
Il tion are so important as the
amendment and slmplification of our
criminal procedure. At the present
time anyone at all learned in the Grim
inal laws of this state and of the coun-
try at large, and the way they are adj
ministered by the courts, knows that
they appear to have been made in the
interest of the criminal. While the
criminal is surrounded by every safe
guard possible and many that he is
not entitled to, no attention appears
to have been given to the rights of the
public.
No better evidence can be furnished
of the manner in which the present
criminal laws are used to defeat the
ends of justice than Is furnished by
the progress of the graft cases in San
Francisco. There the technicalities of
the law were availed of by the de-
tenders of probably the worst lot of
bribe givers and brihe takers that the
country ever produced. to such an ex-
tent that the administration of justice
in that community has been utterly
broken down, and the prosecution af-
ter years of effort has collapsed.
The state of California cannot af-
ford to have its criminal laws in such
shape to produce results of this kind.
How these results may be avoided
was most interestingly and convincing
ly pointed out by Judge Lawlor of the
San Francisco superior court, and now
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for a place on the supreme bench, in
speech which he delivered to the
City club yesterday. This speech The
Herald publishes in full this morning
because II is so very worthy OF the
attention of every citizen and because
the subject of which he treated, to
w.t. Needed reform in criminal law"
is one of such transcendent and urgent
Importance to the people of this state.
We hope all our readers will carefully
read Judge Lawlor's speech.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
AN INJURED MANS APPEAL

Editor Herald: The clipping in
closed will give you the cause OF my
appeal to you.
Almost three weeks ago this accident
happened to me. 1t seems impossible
for man to get justice In this city,
especially If the case relates to the
Pacific Electric or some other corpora
tion.
1 have not only been injured so
will never be able to do my work Of
baker, but also have been left without
means, clothing and shoes, which were
ruined by the accident. My lawyer
states It takes from $S to $40 to start
suit against the company. Is it possible
a man must commit a crime to get
either notoriety or sympathy or just
ice? l am not able to work in my
present condition to make the money
to start a lawsuit. 1t is against the
law to beg. 1t is against the law to
take your own life, unless by making a
sure job; but it seems there is no law
in Los Angeles for q man to collect
damages unless some one with money.
Would 1t be possible for you kindly to
advise me what l shall do to recover at
least my actual loss and expenses?
e. GEO. WAGNER.
400 East Fifth street, Los Angeles,
September g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
DIR. TANNER ON FASTING

Editor Herald; have to thank you
for the editorial in your Sunday is
sue under the heading Forty Day
Fasts.h
There has been much published by
the Los Angeles press bearing upon
the subject, either for spiritual illu-
mination or the good resulting there
from by way of physical rejuvena-
tion.
AS is we'll known, 1 am the pioneer
faster. My experience as an abstainer
from food for forty days--under med
ical supervision-was generally con-
ceded by all classes to be without "a
parallel in the last 1000 years, or since
the forty-day fast of Christ.
Fasting for physical ailments sub
served the purpose of restoring
had rendered their verdict that my
case was hopelessly beyond profess
sional aid. 1 was informed by each
and all that my heart was liable to
suspend its function at any moment
and advised to hold myself ready for
the change which was inevitable"
My fast of forty-two days in Min
neapolis in 1877 cured me of my mfr
nifty, and now at the age of so and
past I'm in full possession of all my
faculties and functions, with a pros
y
stone in life's journey, at which age
1 contemplate marrying and then
living in the full enjoyment of Gods
blessings for another half century af-
ter my Tooth birthday. So much for
fasting for physical regeneration.
Not only has the outer man been
born again." but the inward or spir-
itual man was even quickened into
life more abundantly. I have for over
hal HNrffh 10
Christian church, but not until 1 had
totally abstained from food for twenty
days during my first fast did 1 re-
alize the deep significance of the words
of the Christ: "Ye must be born
again." On that day my spirit, long
held in a condition of suspended ami
nation" by pandering to carnal appe-
| tites, rose triumphant over the mere
animal man, and, like Paul of old, !
was intromitted to the seventh heaven
and, like him, whether in the body or
out know not-but this 1 do know
that on the occasion l "saw things
unutterable and full of glory"
l see in the editorial you courteously
refer to my pioneer experience as a
| forty-day faster, for which 1 thank
you. Your paper Is the first of the
trio of morning papers that has asso-
ciated my name with the episode that
| terminated so unfortunately.
I quite agree with you that the mat
ter of will power has much to do with
the success of fasting as a remedial
measure.
I never advise fasting to any person
unduly wrought upon by emotional IN
sanity, like the trio of fanatics whose
deaths have caused endless talk, news
paper and otherwise. I quite agree
with your statement that untutored
/ Il. g. Coed kAWar,
without the supervision of some one
who comprehends why's and where
fores of it's therapeutics, mentally,
physically ands spiritually.
H. S. TANNER, NJ. D..
Pasadena, Sept. s.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11


IS, ,359, 1896 pounds, valued at 1,709 1923,
while the imports for 1910 are estimated
at 104, 4,229,O42 pounds with valuation
of $101, ,O79, 1876. The increase in guam
tity for 1908 was 1911 per cent and in
value 21.0 per cent in 1909 the Increase
in pounds was 41.9 per cent and in value
32.5 per cent, while the estimated in
crease in pounds for this year is 179
per cent with a valuation increase of
no less than 637 per cent.
To the uninitiated 1t might look as of
some one were receiving the benefit of
a not-inconsiderab "rake-off" ff"-but,
pshaw! they know nothing of the stu
alton and are merely actuated by class
hatred of the man of millions. Senator
Aldrich has said that the increase of
tariff rates on manufactured rubber
goods is for the best interests of the
nation Why should we doubt him,
even if the Encouragement brings few
added chips to the family Jackpot.
The tariff game is simply one of every
man for himself and the devil for the
hindmost. Senator A1dich seems to be
we'll in the lead of the flying squadron
Of legalized graft, and we congratulate
him upon his commanding ability in
that line If man be fool enough to
own an automobile he should rightfully
pay tribute to somebody. And the
senator from Rhode Island evidently
needs the money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11


If there is twice as great a demand
for wIeat as there is supply 1t means
lust one of two things to you, whoever
you are or wherever you live-you are
going to pay twice as much for your
loaf of bread or else you are going to
receive loaf but half as large for the
same price: and that is where the
Gospel of Methods on the farm touches
you, right in your every day household
economy and weekly bills. If good
methods can produce twice and three
times as much wheat at less cost of
labor and money, then you-the con-
sumer-will not feel the squeeze of
shortage.
1t is the same with every item on the
household bills that comes from the
farm. You are paying eXtortionate
prices for your household supplies be-
cause there is greater demand than
supply, because we in the United States
raise only small averages of food pro-
ducts while European countries raise
high averages. If scientific methods
We're universal instead of exceptional
you would not be so acutely conscious
that population is increasing faster
than foodstuffs. You would not be
frantically seeking explanations as to
why the cost of living has increased
out of all proportion to increase Of in
come.
Considering how much greater is de-
mand than supply, how much faster
population has grown than toodstufts,
how much more numerous the mouths
are than the potatoes, it is not surpris-
ing that the foremost thinkers have
declared that the great problem before
America today is how to increase the
fertility of soil, how to increase farm
products as fast as population, and
that resolves itself into increasing the
use of scientific methods. Scientific
methods have increased the yield of
potatoes from 80 bushels to 800, of
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
Bob Burdette on Clothes
(National Magazine)


Many years ago I recall riding in
a village bus with Bob Burdette, then
on his way to fulfil a lecture engage
ment He looked every inch the pol
ished lecturer, with his waxed mus
tache and correct apparel. 1t was said
that he would lecture that evening up
on 1.-THE Rise and Fall of a Mus
tache." Since that time he has be-
come an ordained minister of the gos-
pei, and is now known as the Rev
erend Robert Burdette. His recent
comment in a Los Angeles paper on
the United States soldiers uniform
has been greatly appreciated in Wash
ington; and is in line with some re-
marks made by Secretary Won L..
Meyer, who called attention to the
fact that discrimination had been
made in public places against wearers
of the United States uniform, whether
of the navy or army. 1t has been said
that it is unusual to object to naval
men,, but quite common to object to
soldiers. Possibly this, prejudice Is
explained by Mr.. Burdette, who in
sists that a man must "love his coun-
try with love that is worship" be-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
SMUGGLING is JUST NATURE

Editor Herald: Every day the press
announces that some poor sinner has
been detected in an attempt to de-
fraud Uncle Sam by smuggling. From
the highest to the lowest in the social
scale people will prevaricate in paying
customs tributes.
There is nothing in our whole federal
legislative procedure so provocative of
monumental lying as our tariff legisla-
ton, engineered by jugglers in the in
terest of financial pirates. 1t will be
impossible to check the evasion of our
tariff laws until they serve the inter
ests of good government instead of
the interest of any oligarchy-be 1t
of cotton, wool, steel, copper or rub
Der
Remove our burdensome taxation
from the shoulders of bread winners
and place It where it belongs-on the
unearned, accumulated wealth Of the
plutocracy. JUNIUS.
Glendale Sentember s,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
DEFENDS ROOSEVELT

Editor Herald: In reply to James
Patterson, who in The Herald's Public
Letter Box yesterday in substance
asked: who is Roosevelt?" WE'LL he
certainly is not Caesar, nor yet is he
Napoleon or Alexander. He is some
thing better-he is simply Roosevelt,
the progressive American. He is not
ambitious to be, nor is 1t necessary for
him to be- a Caesar, Alexander or Ma
poleon. Ancient Rome, Macedonia or
France in their palmiest days neither
surpassed nor equaled the United
States. They had their ancient glory,
but they had neither our modern ideals
nor our standard of virtue. What has
Roosevelt done?" He has awakened
the national conscience and set the
world thinking. I. ]. H.
Los Angeles, September 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
Los Angeles, September 3.
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT

Editor Herald: Why do these DEM
ocratic papers sing the praises Of
Roosevelt "a Republican, and ignore
Bryan Ga true DemocraD, initiated by
Teddy in some respects? If Roosevelt
is an insurgent, why does your stand
pat, capitalistic, Republican morning
contemporary publish long editorial
in praise of T. R.? Teddy is very
clever. He knows how to fool both
sides and get the votes of both sides.
The insurgents claim he is an insur-
gent, and the standpatters claim he
is a standpatter, but why some of the
Democratic papers have Roosevelt
mania is hard to understand. All honor
to the mayor of Milwaukee, who is
true and honest to his own convictions
and faithful to his party
JAMES JORDAN.
Los Angeles, Sept. 9.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
LoRlMER AND TAFT

Editor Herald: In your issue of
yesterday is an account of the re-
fusal of Theodore Roosevelt to sit at
the table with Lorimer, this refusal
supposed to be based upon the fact
that there are charges that Lorimer
secured his seat in the senate through
bribery. l have been informed that
during the last presi .ential campaign
many heads of corporations sent out
circular letters advising their employees
to vote for Taft. Now, who deserves
the greater condemnation, the man VINO
buys people who are for sale, or the
one who induces an employe to vote
contrary to his convictions through
fear of losing his job?
1 wonder if the great Theodore would
sit at the table with the big fellows
of these corporations or with TAFT,
who is the beneficiary of their sup
port, though to the greatest extent the
product of Theodores creation
MISSOURIAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
The Wheat Evangelists
Golfers Weekly

weekly
wheat from II bushels to 40. of corn
from 20 to 40 and 80 and Of butter and
milk from $40 a head to $500 and 5000.
If scientific methods only doubled the
averages OF farm products, American
farms would be paying a yearly divi-
dend equal to the capital stock of the
steel trust.
All through the corn belt of the
middle west and the wheat belt of the
northwest, railway presidents oftered
trains free to carry the agricultural
specialists out through the farming
country to lecture on the new methods,
distribute samples of better seed and
demonstrate better dairy methods.
Gospel wheat trains" and gospel corn
specials" and gospel oat excursions
ran through all these states preaching
the new methods and showing proof of
the preachment in yields double and
treble the average. Prof. Holden of
Iowa became "a corn evangelist" be-
fore he came to Washington; Willet
Hays was "a wheat evangelist In Min
nesota. In the south, where conditions
were worse, in fact about as bad as
they could be and leave a farmer alive
at all, DIR. Knapp realized that the
burden and desolation of poverty
stricken farmers fell heaviest on the
farmers wife. Families will not sue
ceed on farms if the women are
wretched, and DR.. Kemp had car
fitted out with a sample sanitary
kitchen, but fitted with every inexpen-
sive device as to water and sink and
milk and cooking that would save labor
and make for health. This sample
demonstration kitchen is still going on
it's missionary tour of the south; and
when it is realized that many poor
farmers in the south have neither cows
nor chickens, fruit nor vegetables it
may be believed that gospel kitchen"
is a voice of the preacher crying in the
wilderness.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
ELDRIDGE HEIGHTS

Editor Herald: Not being satisfied
with the $4,000 or $4,000 already ex-
pended on the road to "Eldridge
Heights" better known as Laurel can
yon, I suppose our one supervisor in
tends to and will spend all he possibly
can on "the road to nowhere" which
begins nowhere and ends nowhere
and less than a mile and a half in
four teams grading and oiling the
road so that the traclIless trolley will
have easy going to "Eldridge Heights" !"
Gee, wish we were all supervisors!
We could all have autos and good
roads and smoke good cigars. Your
time is most up. Mr.. Supervisor.
A. TAXPAYER.
Los Angeles, September 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
Merely in Jest
PERHAPS HE DID

In Western Kansas a teacher in a
primary grade was instructing her class
in the composition of sentences, ac-
cording to the Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph. After a talk of several
minutes she wrote two sentences on the
blackboard, one syntactically wrong
and the other a misstatement of fact.
The sentences were: "The hen has
three legs" and who done it?"
"Willie," said the teacher to one of
the youngsters, "go to the board and
show where the fault lies in those two
sentences"
Willie slowly approached the board,
evidently studying hard on the tangle.
Then to his teachers CONSERVATION he
took the crayon and wrote: 1.-THE hen
never done 1t. God done it,"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

fore he would consent to appear in
public in what Mr.. Burdette calls a
''nonsuit" He says that the khaki
uniform is not a suit, and that while
it may be ideal for service, "a man
must hate to wear it when he is not
digging at a fortification or grooming
a horse.
"His trousers are a cross between
the riding trousers of an English fox
hunter, and the trunks of a pugilist.
His Jacket, with it's clumsy fit and
tapped pockets, was copied, with GER
tain notifications, not improvements,
from the old Pennsylvania 'wamus,
which was made by the mother Of the
family with. the economical design Of
having 1t fit all the male members of
the family without alteration"
Mr.. Burdette further proclaims his
views on clothing b. saying that next
to a good conscience and profound re-
ligious convictions, there Is nothing
that puts CHESTER attitude on man,
that better squares his shoulders and
nerves his soul for brave deeds than
we'll selected and perfectly fitting
clothes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
NOT ALL sovEREIGNs

The kaiser explains that he Is the
Lords anonted only in the sense that
every "honest Christian" is. That is
to come near the American theory
that every citizen is a sovereign, but
this would not work in Germany.
Neither does it here.-New York Even
ing Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
A T,ONG-DIsTANCE FEED

The husky hobo had just sat down in
the old farm house kitchen opposite the
first square meal he had seen Tor
month.
after you have finished eating" said
the kind lady who was doing the host
ess act, 'I shall expect you to do some
work in the garden"
"Wot time IL it now?" dueried the
hobo.
HALF past two" answered the lady.
"Shore I'll do de garden work fer
youse after l finish eatin, ma,am,' re-
Joined the hungry traveler-"dat ~, et
deres emmy moon ternight. t."-Chicago
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
Far and Wide
HIS BEST CLOTHES

At an inquest at Tottenham last
evening on Frank Bloom, aged 4 years,
a Walthamstow boy who was drowned
in the river Lea while trying to reach
a piece of cork, an elder brother said
he told a man who was close by what
had occurred and asked him to save
the deceased. The man replied that
he had his best clothes on and could
not do so.-London Telegraph.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
WANTS INFORMATION

Editor Herald: Will some one tell
us where the paper Regeneration is
published and where subscriptions may
be sent? Although not able to. read
Spanish very well, I would like to i'm
prove my Spanish and help along the
cause of the patriots at the same time.
HELEN STANDISH.
Los Angeles, Sept. o.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
HUNTING FOR HELP

Vice President Park of the Illinois
Central railroad is out with an appeal
to the 10000 employees of his corpora
tion to use their organized influence
politically to assure fair treatment for
the railroads in respect to rate max
ing.-Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
WANTED TO KNOW

One evening at the opera man
from the country, vidently-seemed
very restless and constantly consulted
his program. He was much agitated
and not much accustomed to address
strangers.
Finally his curiosity got the better OF
him, and, turning to the man sitting
next to him, he said: Excuse me- but
can you tell me, have they begun 10
play Wagner or are they Just tunlnS
their adde's ?"-Ladies' Home Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

Gallagher, who shot Gaynor, IS sorry
and wants the mayor to recover rapidly.
Hearst, whose editorial attacks in
spired the shots, is less manly and
has no sympathy or regret to express.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

A newspaper opponent Of direct pri-
maries says they are "eXpensive.' OF
course they are; but it's more eXpen-
sive to support politicians of the kind
that the convention system foisted on
the public.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

Never mind, Willie, we all remember
how hard it was to give up the riotous
outdoor life and return to the imprison-
ment of school. and we sympathize
with you.