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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
EXODUS FROM THE FARMS

A N examination of New York's census report
~ shows that while the population of the state
has increased ,844 1886 over the figures for
1900 the rate of increase being slightly in excess
of Is per cent, twenty-four out of the siXty-one
counties into which the state is divided show either
an actual decrease in population or population
which has remained practically stationary for
decade. Naturally these are the agricultural coun-
ties. The agraran population in the Empire state
has not merely failed to show an increase cores
pondng to the growth of the Cities but it is more
than likely that it has failed to show any increase
at all. Only painstaking scrutiny of the figures
can determine that fact, but the trend is plain
enough and significant.
Similar conditions exist here in California and
throughout the United States generally. Every
where the cities outgrOWing their municipal
clothes at such rate that bond issue must follow
bond issue to provide needed improvements. Mean
time the countrys shortest crop is men to till the
soil and reap the harvest. Agricultural products
are constantly rising in value. The supply, II 1t
shows no actual decrease has yet certainly failed
to keep pace with the increased demand All OF
which presents one and an important factor in the
increased cost of living.
What can be done to stem the tide of immigra-
ton into the cities of emigration from the farms
The problem must be met and solved. Today
means of transportation so easy that the farm
ers of the middle west may be said to be IN direct
competition with the farmers of New York. There
is no longer special local market for staples This
is fortunate for the cities which else must nave
starved to death, had their neighboring agrarian
populations shown their present decline, but it has
not been altogether fortunate for the farmer, Tor
with his products to the cities have gone his sons,
attracted thereto by the lure of the white lights.
Some plan must be devised to make farm life
more attractive for young men. Already, in the
long rum it pays better than average job in the
city, but that argument has proved unavaillng.
There must be a counter lure, attraction strong
enough to cope with the city and to hold its own
Today the modern farm house is equipped with
all conveniences that to be found in the average
city home More often than not it is electric
lighted 1t has telephone service and a daily
mail delivery. The old days of discomfort have
passed but something more is needed. Rural free
delivery has brought into farm homes magazines
and newspapers, and the boys, reading them, have
been seized with longing to get into the city
game not realizing how desperately hard game
It is nor what the price of success.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
PROTECTED LIVING COSTS

Editor Herald: In Tuesdays Herald
is an article by Mr.. Arnold, headed
What Money Buys" Along with some
truth, it contains misstatements, wrong
inferences and conclusions. He says:
"I have Just purchased suit OF
clothes for SIS, which in 1855 or 1879
would have cost $780," I will state that
I have on at present a suit of clothes
that cost me in a leading clothing store
$780, when buying I complained to the
merchant, a Republican, and told him
I had bought as good a suit in 1895 from
him for SIS, and when times were good.
He replied: Don't blame me; blame
the tariff and the woolen trust" Ar
mold saws: "Under the tariff of 1S94-6
1000 900 wage earners were robbed Of
Jobs" How many millions under the
Mckinley tariff in 1893 were robbed of
their jobs and went to fill up Coxeys
and other armies long before Demo-
Gratis had an opportunity to change 1t?
How many were out two or three years
ago under the Dingley tariff and the
Rough Rider? How many were out in
the cotton ana WOOlen IllllS VI 4NSN
England in the last twelve months, and
are out today, while the trust is making
100 per cent profit on its tariff-protect-
ed goods? How many thousands are
out in Chicago and on the verge of
starvation at this moment, and with
1000 babies thrown in for good meas
ure?
Coming nearer home, how many are
out on strikes and out of work in Los
Angeles? Listen to what Senator Nor
rill. the father of protection, had to
say concerning the tariff of 1857, the
lowest tariff we ever had. Speaking
Of it's effects during 1860, the last year
of it's operation, he said that 1850 was
a year of as large production and as
much general prosperity as any per-
haps in our history" Verbum sat sapi-
enti. If your correspondent will take
the average wage paid in 1856, as re-
ported by Bradstreet, up to little
before the bankers of Wall street
brought on their political and financial
panic, and then take the average wage
now, he will find that, taking into con-
sideration the difference in the lessened
purchasing power of the dollar. the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
THE TYRANNY OF FASHION

x A LII careers open to all talents; equality OF
~ opportunity and in wages" These are
the things Mr. Julius Chambers tells us
in the current Forum which women must secure
if she is to win her struggle for economic and do
mestic independence
Under the new dispensation woman must re-
verse herself he writes. Dress, as ever will
proclaim the woman to the same extent that 1t
serves to dferentiate the prosperous from the UNI
successful man, but more than a Worth gown will
be required to establish the claim of woman to
place in the front rank of her own SEX.
No one, and women least of ALL will find fault
with this statement, and yet OF all the reforms I'M
dertaken by women in the past quarter OF cen
tury none shows less progress than the matter OF
feminine attire No woman of intelligence thinks
of defending the hobble skirt, but many wear them
Extremes in dress the bizarre ideas, heaven save
the mark of men modistes, rule Womank1nd with
complete tyranny.
The remedy is with women themselves. AS
long as they submit to enthrone leaders OF fash
ion women of the Partisan stage, who thrive only
upon notorietv and who dress only to attract at
tention and create comment, for just so long VIII
they be absurdy garbed and thus lay themselves
liable to ridicule.
It is neither necessary nor desirable that the
American woman should become a trump or a
dovdv. but on the other hand, there is little eX-
cuse for her copying the costumes OF European
courtesans Sanity in attire, as well as modesty,
would serve to enhance greatly masculine respect
for woman's opinions regarding other lines OF en-
deavOr.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
NO CAUSE FOR THE BLUE DEVILS"

y PTIMISM only is heard from the sources
| from which we get the trustworthy signs
~ of trade conditions. Wall street, to be sure
sends out occasional notes of dark shading, but the
country has learned that with Wall street gamblers
the wish is often father to the thought. James J.
Hill, in whose Judgment many have large contl-
dence. was quoted the other day in a very pess1-
mistic vein, but he promptly repudiated the inter
view and replaced it with another of exactly oP-
Dosite tenor Now come the steel men, whose
commodity is the best indication OF general con-
dtions with this rosy statement after their meet
ing in New York:
1t was stated that on the average of all
branches the bookings were about 50 per
cent of capacity and the shipments some
what in excess. There has been slight
though marked increase in daily bookings
month by month"; since the first Of August
to the present time. Without exception the
view expressed by those present regarding
the future were favorable.
similar story is told by financial conditions
According to the New York Journal of Commerce
the total interest and dividends payable by rail
road industrial and traction corporations in De-
cember will amount to $93611 316 against $780,
241 276 in December a year ago. In November
this year, investors received $118,728,938. num-
Der of corporations increased their rates or de-
clared extra dividends, while few additions ap-
pear in the list. In contrast to this few reduc-
tions are noted. Interest payments will amount
to S45IOO,O00, against $42, 100000, the increase
the new bond and note issues.
The farms and orchards, the source of all
wealth. are breaking records. In nursing the "blue
devils" therefore, the railroads occupy a lonely
and ridiculous position before the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
THE HERALD'S PUBLIC LETTER BOX

men are abused and neglected until
they are so covered with loathesome
vermin that their clothes are handled
with a pitchfork by employees at the
laundry.
These are but a few Of the revolt
ing conditions to which these aged
men are subjected by the orders, con-
sent or neglect of the so styled "hon-
orable board of managers" and the
mercenary hirelings styled "home Of
ficials." who with servile obedience do
the bidding of their masters without
seeming sense, shame or pity for mer-
cenary purposes, smile of approval,
or hint of promotion. Are these men
not justified in appealing to the ma
ton who appealed in the past to
them?
In this land who has ever cham
pioned the cause Of the downtrodden,
enslaved and oppressed? In this land
of Christian influence, humanitarian
society and statutory law for the pre-
vention of cruelty to even the lowest
of animals; in this land where dwell
more than 100000 ex-soldiers' sons,
and perhaps as many daughters, how
much longer will you be deceived and
allow your aged, helpless ones to re-
main subject to such treatment by
such men, whom you can sweep from
power and place like straw before a
cyclone blast. These are facts sus-
ceptible to abundant proof.
An ex-soldier, citizen and taxpayer,
JAMES e. EVANS.
CoI
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS

Editor Herald: From time to time
there comes up the question-chiefiy
in Berlin-about the divine fright" of
kings to rule and exercise authority.
# is of more Importance than it ap-
pears at first to know if they have
such right"
1t is plain if we accept the standard
Of authority that the prince of this
world" is the evil One" HE is a
king over all the children of pride"
and has a powerful influence in the
social and commercial life Of this
world as we'll as in the spiritual. This
fact is too apparent to be denied, al
though it is written that "By me kings
reign and princes decree justice. BY
me princes rule, and mobiles, even all
the Judges of the earth"
1.-THE powers that be are ordered of
Cod" vet it is by permission, not by
fright" They exercise authority by
sufferance until He comes whose
fright" it is to reign.
1t will be a day to be had in re-
membrance when the decree goes forth
concerning this event which will
awaken the nations from their leth-
argy. In this connection it is well to
ponder the second Psalm, especially
the sixth verse, to the end, for it will
be the complete fulfllment of it, as
we'll as Luke 1882. J. X.
4412 Moneta avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best Joke from the news
exchanges.

DR.. J. w. Herring, controller Of the
state of Maryland, in lecturing on some
intricacies of the banking business,
told of a young bicyclist who rode up
to small country store, looking for
something to eat. Spying some fish, Ne
inquired the price.
"Fiften cents half Dozen" replied
the elderly woman in charge.
He agreed to take half dozen. Be-
fore he had paid for them, however,
he caught sight of bottle of cream
on the shelf.
How much Is your creamT he
asked.
On being told that It was fifteen
cents a bottle he changed his mind
about taking the fish.
"1f it doesn't make any difference to
you," he said. 'Ill take the cream in
stead of the fish,
AS he started to leave the store with
out paying the woman, she asked him
If he hadn't forgotten something. He
thought not.
"Why," she said, "you didn't pay me
for the cream"
"oh," he replied, "I gave you the fish
for the cream
But you didn't pay for the fish," she
told him.
"Of course not" he answered. "You
see, I didn't take the fish,"
But" she explained, somewhat be-
wildered herself, you certainly owe me
for the cream"
Then he went carefully over the mat
ter with her. "How can I owe you for
the cream, when I gave you its equiv
alent in the fish? And how can owe
you for the fish when I didn't take
them? Isn't is perfectly clear to you
that don't owe you anything?
But the woman wasn't sure. ANY
way" she said to him as he left the
store, there's something funny about
it, an 1 don't want you to come here
for anything ever again."
1t isn't likely, that he did.-The
Housekeeper.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
TRUSTS MINIMIZE WASTE

1T is we'll OCCASIONALLY to give the devil his due,
which does not prevent, of course, kicking him
around the stump for past or present m1sbe-
havior. With regard to the trusts 1t will 90
no harm to remember that they have mnmzed in
dustrial waste cheapened the cost of production
and increased the value Of their products. The
row with the people is merely fight over the
division of the spoils.
In MANY big business establishments the value
of bv-products represents fair profit on the in
dustry. The late P. D. Armour once remarked
that in his packing houses they utilized every part
of the pig except his squeaL It is said he grieved
over that economic waste until his death, but the
squeal still goes uncanned.
The saw dust produced by big lumber mill gen
crates steam to saw more logs. In the manutac-
ture of gas there is by-product used for artltl-
cialy coloring confections. Breakfast cereals are
produced in flour mills from material Whic9 o1rer 81
Wise would be good for nothing but to feed to
stock There is use for everything and every
thing is used.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
Huntington Beach, Cal.
A PLANT FROM SOLDIERS HOME

Editor Herald: Is 1t not a reflection
upon the humanized, civilized, Chris
tianized morning Of the twentieth CEN
tury. the nation whose soldiers by
Iegions have given up their lives for
the nations life and laws, humanity
and right, and also upon the intelli-
gent, progressive, loyal people of fair
California, that the following related
condition should exist almost within
the boundaries Of the enchanted city
Of the angels?
That more than 5000 disabled defen-
ders of the nation in her past strug-
giles and triumphs, averaging seventy,
and reaching 100 years Of age, who re-
side at this Pacific branch $50 calleO
home, should be compelled to daily
suffer from the following inhuman con-
ditions:
They are placed under the charge
Of an irresponsible body of men, styled
'the honorable board of managers of
soldiers national home," who are su-
preme rulers over the lives and des-
tiny of the old guards of the nation,
who have no recourse or appeal from
them to the courts of the land.
This board of managers has violated
the constitution, suppressing the right
of petition in soldiers homes, though
Russias iron rule does not subject her
most abject serfs to such condition.
They are feeding the aged men, at less
cost per capita than prisoners in jails
and penitentiaries, criminals charged
with and convicted of crime.
These men are fed vegetables from
the garden irrigated by the sewage
of the entire place and hospital, where
from 800 to 400 diseased patients re-
side. This open sewage stands in
plain sight upon the vegetables while
growing and the stencil of the same is
often almost nauseating not only to
residents of the home, but also to citi-
zens of Sawtelle and vicinity. When
these aged men are finally rendered
insane by these conditions they are
placed in a detention ward and no
one is allowed to see them or learn of
their condition. Only such as pleases
the fancy Of the surgeon in charge.
It is a well known fact that these
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
CAMILIO RUDIO,
FAMOUS DYNAMITER

fudvard cahnl, in San Francisco calD
In Los Angeles some three weeks ago
and within one month Of the explosion
that wrecked the Times building dleo
the most famous dynamiter OF the
nineteenth century. He died full OF
years and honors and the newspapers
gave him columns of complimentary
obituary. He ha earned all that pe-
cause he was gallant soldier anu
had fought bravely under manyshags'
including that of the United States.
The newspapers ignored the fact OF
gave 1t the most casual notice that ne
had caused the death of some ten lnno-
cent persons and the wounding Oh
many more In an arbortive attempt at
assassination by means of dynamite
This was Count Camille de Rudio,
who in 1858 attempted to assassinate
NAPOLEON III and the Empress Eugene
while they were on their way to the
opera In Paris.
/ Felice Orsini, an italian conspirator,
was executed for this crime ana De
Rudio was sentenced to the same rate
but exalted influence was brought to
4
bear in his case and he was pardoned.
There is a strange and mysterious
story connected with the conspiracy to
assassinate the emperor, which will
probably be elucidated when De Ru-
dos memoirs are printed. Some two
years ago, after q lapse Of half CEN
tury, he gave hint on which Is based
the belief that one of the three bomb
throwers was francesca Crispi, after
ward premier of Italy.
Half an hour before the attempt and
Just as Orsini and were turning the
corner into the Rue Lepelletier," said
De Rudio, "a man with a long mus
tache came close to us and said in
low voice to Orsini; How goes the
business? Is all well?'
"'Alrs WE'LL, Orsini replied, in the
same low whisper. The man with the
long mustache grasped his hand and
passed on.
"'That's francesca Crispi,' remark
ed to OrsIni. He replied, with slight
tinge of irritation: Z didn't suppose
you knew him."
| De Stbiu lAAlg
it has been shown who hurled two of
the bombs, it had never been estab-
lished who threw the third. He left
the inference that it was Crispi.
After describing the confusion fol-
lowing the first and second explosions,
he concluded:
"Pieri, arrested before the attempt,
was during those terrible moments
safe-in prison. Who, therefore, hurled
the third bomb? 1 leave this question
to the researches OF timid historians"
Bomb throwing on crowded street,
with intent to murder an obnoxious
potentate and with complete indiffer-
ence as to the lives Of innocent per-
sons, is not an amiable crime, and yet
assassination for political cause is not
put in the same class with other mur-
ders. For example, in the case under
mention Queen Victoria was induced
by the influence of the London Times
to intercede with the Empress Eugenie
to secure a pardon for De Rudio.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
NO MONEY; NO WORK. THEN JAIL

Editor Herald: I read the Public
Letter Box in your paper with pleas
ure every day. Mr.. Sanderson's letter
takes me back to the time l landed
in Los Angeles in 1908 1 had little
money when came, but it soon went.
1 tramped the city looking for work,
but could get none. I had no friends,
no money, nothing to eat for two days,
and a wife sick in the east. I was
pretty blue
1 went one night to Central park,
and like the young man Mr.. Sanderson
speaks of, 1 was exhausted and
hungry. 1 fell asleep and was arrest
ed, taken to the lookup and fined IS,
which of course could not pay. 1
asked for a chance to explain and got
IS more. 1 had to serve ten days in
Jail simply because I could not get
work.
The poor man has no show for jus
tice in Los Angeles, but the real Grim
inaI generally goes free If he happens
to have money.
ERNEST FISHER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
TRULY THE EMPIRE STATE

TITTING indeed is the title Of Empire state
II bestowed upon New York as we are remind
l. ed by the census announcement of its 1910
population-9113279. AS help in measuring
this great total of human beings in single one OF
our many commonwealths reflect that it is two and
a third times the population OF the United States
at the time of the first census in 1890
The New York World makes some further in
teresting comparisons New York has more Peo-
ple than any one Of these European kingdoms:
Belgium Holland Portugal Denmark, Norway
Sweden Bulgaria, Servia ROumania, Montenegro
Bavaria Saxony or Wurtemberg 1t has as many
as Scotland and Ireland combined. 1t has twice as
many as Australia and it exceeds all Canada by at
least one-third
New York state is more populous than any
country in South America except Brazil, and it eX-
ceeds any other country in North America except
Mexico It's increase of l844,385 for the last de-
cade is greater than the population Of any state
west of the Missouri except California, and IS al
most exactly equal to that of Maine and Connecti-
cut combined
Not so much to be proud OF is the fact that
New York city exceeds by more than 100000 the
population of the rest Of the state. The Empire
state would be greater empire if a million of its
nmubers could be taken out of the dark and con-
gested parts of the metropolis and scattered over
the broad expanse of its domain, preferably on its
farms.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
WHAT SOCIALISM WILL DO


Editor Herald: When the happy
time of the cooperative common
wealth arrives we shall hear no more
of "the working class" (as II one class
Is created to work and another to be
idle), as we will all be workers, but
not exploited workers. We will all
work. but will benefit from our work,
and not toll harder and longer hours
than the human system can endure,
leaving no time for recreation or cul-
ture, and receiving barely enough to
keep the human machine going, while
the product of our labor goes into the
pockets of the plutocrat.
Another blessing-we will have no
more of the society bud who 'makes
her bow to society" never does
useful thing in her life and firmly be-
lieves that she was created to enjoy
herself and be ornamental. We will
have no more of the other extreme
girls sweated to death In factories for
SO or "a a week and burned up in fire
trans like that in New Jersey the other
day. Work and play will be equally
divided-none created solely to work
and none created solely to play, as
W enow have it.
I hope under Socialism there will be
gainful occupations for women which
will take them out in the open air.
There is nothing at the present time
but condning work for women.
HELEN STANDISH.
Tos AponIeq Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04

Another step toward universal transfers will be
taken January l, when the Pacific Electric and the
Los Angeles-Pacific companies will be merged
This will result in transfers to and from all inter
urban lines and will give Los Angeles two street
corporations in place of the four operating here
few weeks ago. Already the city lines issue trans
fers good anywhere except on interurban cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04

Republican members of the Ballinger investi-
eating committee will submit their report some
time this week. 1t will probably be a wonder.
When it comes to good, worl1manlike white
washing job a Republican committee has Sambo
Johnsing beaten so far that the Ethiopian doesn't
appear in the "also ran" division
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
BILLBOARD NUISANCE

Editor Herald: There is an old ad-
age that IF you give a man rope
enough he will hang himself" This
seems applicable to the billboard in
terests at present, and it is to be hoped
as far as this beautiful city is con-
cerned-that the council will help at
the hanging to insure a complete job.
we now have 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04

wage Garner Of today is from 20 to 90
per cents worse off now under the
Payne tariff than he was under the
Wilson.
In 1880 l constructed house in this
city and had to pay carpenters IS a
day. Now can get better ones
for $3.50. For Mexicans / gave 81
day. Now I can get them from $1.5o
down to 81. Then. when their days
work was over, they could buy with
their wages two or three times more
meat than they can today and from
one to five hundred times more land.
Rent was about as cheap, If not cheap
er, and no car fare to pay. Now, as
the condition of the laborer in the long
run is gradually growing worse under
any kind of protection, 1 would like to
ask Mr.. Arnold what he proposes, II
anything, to improve the laborer's con-
dition. PONDER.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
COPPERED

Champ Clark says that the Demo-
Gratis now have golden opportunity
for constructive craftsmanship. No
doubt; and this in spite of their silver
record.-Providenc Journal.