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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
SECURE AQUEDUCT FUNDS
NOW

m HE action of the bond buyers an
nounced i'm yesterday mornings
- papers by which they consented
to the citys selling $1,0OO,00O of it's
aqueduct bonds to two insurance com
panies, and also agreed to take half
million more of the bonds this year
themselves, shows that they recognize
the fact that their blur has been
called and fully appreciate the weak
ness of the position which they as
sumed in their efforts to retard the de-
velopment of vitally important enter
prises of the city.
The Herald trusts the city council
will not allow itself to be diverted
from pursuing the only safe course in
this matter, which is to either insist
that the bond buyers enter into a
specific and plain agreement to fur
nish the city with money as rapidly as
it may be needed in order to complete
the aqueduct construction by May !,
1872 or to sever the relations of the
city with the bond buyers and seek
other purchasers for the bonds who
The recent indefenSible action of the
bond buyers in attempting to hold up
the city has given the city the oppor-
tunity to do this, an opportunity which
should not and must not be passed
over.
In articles heretofore published, The
Herald has shown the damage which
would result to the city if the COM
pletion of the aqueduct and the cleo
trio power undertakings were delayed,
and the benefit that will accrue to the
city if they are completed on time.
Nothing was said, however, of another
and much larger benefit that will ac-
crue to the people of the city.
No man will probably deny that the
opening of the aqueduct and the in
stallation of the citys electric power
plant will at once add at least ten
millions of dollars to the value of the
real estate owned by the people of the
city. Thus every owner of real estate
in the city is vitality interested, as
property holder, in the early compile
tion of these two enterprises. MOTH
ING MUST BE PERMITTED TO IN
TERFERE WITH THEM, AND WE
HOPE AND BELIEVE, NOW THAT
THE MATTER HAS BEEN OPENED
BY THE BOND BUYERS OWN
ACTIONS, THAT THE CITY COUN-
Gil WILL INSIST ON PUTTING IT
IN SUCH SHAPE THAT THERE
CAN nE, No DEDuTIuInN- on rrIJI7
EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST FEW
MONTHS, AND ALL MONEY WILL
BE PROVIDED AS IT IS NEEDED
TO SECURE THE EARLIEST POS
SIBLE COMPLETION OF THE TWO
GREAT ENTERPRISES IN WHICH
THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE ARE
so VITALLY INTERESTED.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
WANTS PROTESTS AGAINST
TIA JUANA BULL FIGHTS

Editor Herald: | call your attention
to an advertisement of a bun fight
which should fall into the hands of
active humane societies in every ham,
let, town and city throughout the civ
ilized world, and each and every So
ciety should protest DRAMATICALLY" so
that proper authorities would legislate
against the miserable, inhuman enter
tainment.
Please notice that the great railroad
company will land passengers at the
hell hole of cruelty for $2-the great
corporation will collect filthy money
from all who wish to encourage bar
barous pastime.
Governments supposed to be COM
posed of civilized men are responsible
for all legalized crueltles perpetrated,
and the onlookers who encore the cow
ardly heroism of matadors and assist
ants are not above the plane of de-
generacy. Shame!
If the anti-prize fight people (of
which | am one) are in dead earnest
concerning the morals of the American
people, would 1t not be a good idea to
show little humanitarianism toward
the animal kingdom, and try to save
brute from cruelty at the hands of pro
fessional towards who would cringe at
the very thought of being pierced with
banderllos?
Bun HBHlS AT LA Juand, meAlcO, dTe
virtually American affairs. Shame on
the American people Shame on the
Spanish and Mexican subjects and
shame on the church that could influ-
ence nightly to stop the bull lighting
of Spain and Mexico
Shame on the American government
for allowing the advertising of such
degenerated. cruel pastime within
the portals of our beloved country.
Respectfully, E. e. KUSEL.
Los Angeles, July Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
"Controlled" Newspapers
tEmporia Gazette)

Gazette)
trolled by chronic office seekers. whose
first concern is their own interests.
There are newspapers controlled by
great corporations, and the voice OF
such newspapers is always raised in
protest against any genuine reform.
The average western newspaper US
ually is controlled by it's owner, and
he is supposed. to be in duty bound to
make all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts
of times: there are people who con-
slider it his duty to insult his adver-
tisers, just to show that he is free and
independent. If he shows a decent
respect for his patrons, who pay him
their money and make it possible for
him to carry on the business, he is
"subsidzed' or controlled" The news
paper owner is a business man, like
the dry goods man or the grocer. The
merchants are expected to have con-
sideration for their customers, and
they are not supposed to be subsidized
by the man who spends IS with them,
but the publisher is expected to demon
strate his courage by showing that he
Is ungrateful for the patronage of his
friends. 1t is a funny combination,
when you think it over.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
TO FAIR PASADENA

n Ut of Pasadena's water uncertain
ties may come her awakening to
" the destiny that lies in store for
her in the Greater Los Angeles. Just
now Pasadena has water committees to
burn, so to speak. but little extra water
to burn, if we may judge from the
concern they are displaying over the
supply for the future. Two or three
committees. representing as many an
giles at which the problem is looked
by them, are now agitating the sub
ject.
One of them has published in the
Pasadena News a public letter which
frankly states its opinion that even
if the different companies combine
their resources and sell to the city it
will still be impossible to provide the
quantity necessary to guarantee the
city against the time when it numbers
several times its present population.
Engineering experts say the water is
not here" says the report.
Los Angeles wishes only the best for
its beautiful sister 1t is not glad to
hear this. But because it wishes her so
we'll it takes this opportunity to slip
in the hint, as gently as the situation
will permit with seemliness, that the
proper place for her is in the arms of
one that can provide generously for
her. Proposals of marriage are not
conventionally made in public, but fair
Pasadena can read into this missive
any tender passion she chooses.
II she choose not to do so at present
and we frankly do not have great
hopes at the moment-we can retire
gracefully without having made a pro-
posal in words, But only for the nonce.
We may return at a more favorable
time Los Angeles is not only going
to have a great abundance of water,
but many other good things worth
sharing-and for better and not worse.
We might, in the goodness of our af-
fections, spare some of them to her as
a coy and ,rebellious spinster, but we
should rather-Well, won't she try us?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
The Graceful Art of Lying
(st. Louis Post-Dlspatch)


1t is simply beautiful piece of fiction,
and you can smile at it, and do, just
as you do at that weird and wonderful
piece of fiction called THE Duke De-
cides."
A good liar never deceves himself,
and he seldom deceives anybody else.
1t Is the unartisttc liar who puts us
all in bad with his half truths. His
statements have so much of a SEM
blance of truth that one hardly knows
what to believe, and is often put to a
great deal of trouble to find out the
real facts.
What is war but series of lies in
tended to deceive the enemy? What
Is diplomacy but a series of lies in
tended to deceive other nations?
What is fiction but a series Of lies
intended to deceive (yet please) the
reader? What are the fairy tales
which husbands tell their wives late
at night
But why argue? When it comes
right down to the point. no husband
ever fooled wife in this way. There
are no good liars-no real good liars
except the ladies, whom heaven bless!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
SHOPWORN SOPHISTRY

II EFENDING the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law before the Knife and
n Fork club in Kansas City on Fri
day night, Speaker Cannon advanced
this shopworn argument against dis
turbing it,
Frequent tariff changes are ex-
tremely expensive. 1t is estimated
that the discussion of the Payne
Aldrich law resulted in a loss of
from S10,O000 600 to 500 100000 daily
to the business of the country, yet
the opponents of the law now want
a revision of the law at the very
next session of congress.
This is the old cry of the stand
patter, and there is a measure of truth
in it under the political log-rolling plan
of making and amending our tariff
schedules While the emissaries of
trusts and corporations gather in
Washington to look out for their sew
! eral interests and the hundreds of rep
resentatives in congress pull and haul
for the best protection" that can be
forced by dicker and trade for my
district" regardless of the common
welfare, the business of the country
suffers from the uncertainty of the
outcome.
But the premise of Speaker Cannon
is faulty because it assumes that the
old way is the only way to revise, a
tariff. 1t is the only way he and his
kind know, or want to know, apparent
ly. Congressman Hill of Connecticut.
a protectionist. and a member of Can
mons party, but not an enthusiastic
Cannonite, has proposed a way where
by the tariff may be taken up with
out the log-rolling and disturbance of
business generally.
It is to take up the schedules sep
arately and by rule shut out all dis
cussion of others than the one under
consideration. The various schedules
could thus be handled on their merits
and the public attention focused on
each in its turn instead of being scat
tered and confused by the whole Chi
nese puzzle, which is Just what the
beneficiaries of inordinate protection
want.
Public sentiment is changing so
rapidly and radically on the tariff
that some such plan as Hills will
be adopted. It is ION to" Cannon and
others who have been working always
for the producer and never for the
consumer, and can't be fooled any
longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

NEmporlt
The Atchison Globe says that no ad-
vertiser has ever tried to control its
editorial policy, the remark being oc-
casioned by the charge often made
nowadays that the big advertisers
direct the editorial policy of news
papers.
The experience of the Globe is the
experience of most newspapers. The
merchant who does a great deal of ad-
vertising is more interested in the cir
culation department of a newspaper
than in the editorial department. If
a daily paper goes to the homes of
the people, and is read by them, he is
satisfied, and it may chase after any
theory or fad, for all he cares. He
has troubles of his own, and he isn't
trying to shoulder those of the editorial
brethren.
There are newspapers controlled by
people outside of the editorial rooms,
and a good many of them, more's the
pity; but the people exercising that
control are not the business men who
pay their money for advertising space.
The newspapers which are established
for political purposes are often con-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17


Two cadets have been expelled from
West Point because they lied. But
why? West Point is supposed to de-
velop all of the arts and graces in a
man, and what is more artful or more
graceful than lying?
1t is not every man who can lie.
Many of them try it, but they are un-
artistic and painfully disgraceful fail
ures. They go about it so clumsily
that they make a sad botch of it from
the very beginning. A good liar is like
a good poet-he is born, not made.
Nature turns out whole raft of bad
poets, but she turns out whole lot
more of unskillful liars.
Mr. Tennyson, that wise old bard, OBJ
served that "a lie that is half the truth
is the hardest of all to fight" He was
right, of course, for the world is full of
bum lies and bum liars. A graceful
and finished liar is always entertain
ing. You don't have to fight his lie, be
cause it is the choicest product of the
liars art, and you can simply laugh
in the liars face and tell him to go to.
He knows that you knonw he is lying.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
Married Men Live Longest
(Salt Lake Herald


A New York statistician has figured
it out that connubial bliss aids longev
ity, bachelors as a rule dying young.
Subjoined are the figures of DR.. Will
liam H. Guilfoy, register of records for
New York:
Roughly speaking, there were
1,127,000 single persons in New York
last year-that means males of all
ages, including infants. OF these 307
in a thousand died. There were 1,050,
900 females with death rate of 1916
per thousand, or lower than the male
death rate by almost 80 per cent
"In the same year there were $50, 900
married men in the city, with a death
rate of nearly 19 per 1000 and $4,000
married women, of whom 1888 in 1000
died. SO, among men, only 19 bene-
diets against 80 bachelors in 1000 died.
On the surface this indicates a differ
ence of more than 35 per cent in favor
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17


of the married, but that would not be
a fair assumption, for the figures for
single persons INCLUDE all ages.
But the apparent difference in the
death rate of unmarried and married
women is by no means so great-less
than two per 1000 in. fact. So, while
l am not prepared TO say that married
women are no healthier and have no
greater probability of life than un-
married ones, without going more
deeply into the question, there is not
the same amount Of evidence in their
favor as in the case of married men,"
The conclusion appeaDs to be inev-
table, for the men at least. that the
sooner they get married, the better.
The figures of DIR. Guifoy are sup
ported by the assertion of the famous
DR.. Bertillon that married persons live
longer than those who trot along
through life in single harness.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
THE THIEF

Did you see the rascal with the rain gray
eyes?-
lie robbed me of my happiness before l
knew its worth:
lie stole into my garden and took it by
surprise
When midnight hid his wicked ways upon
tho sleeping earth.
How shall I arrest him, for he took away
my Spring
Took away my April meath his cloak Of
steaming rain,
Though he left his Summer and a choir OF
birds that sing
Nothing win content me, for l want my
Spring again.
Helen Hay Whitney in Collier Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The new postal banks will be tried
out in a few of the large cities first
which is the wrong place. 1t is in the
rural districts that the money is to be
coaxed out of stockings and mattresses
and that is one of the main objects
of the new law.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The San Francisco Chronicle ex-
plains the 4SO new buildings there in
June, compared with 84S here, by say
ing that Frisco is concentrating while
Los Angeles is spreading out. The Bay
city is learning to live in layers, in
other words. None of that for us.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Walter Wellman proposes to fly
across the Atlantic in a dirigible. If
his balloon is made of as lasting quail
tiles as Walters imagination he will
pull off the stunt
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Why not write to the candidates for
senate and assembly who solicit your
vote and ask them to state in good,
clear English how they stand on the
Southern Pacific, the direct election
of United States senators, the sim
nIification and strengthening of the
direct primary, and other issues?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is tine
first monarch to make an aeroplane
flight. Here is a suggestion for Car
Nicholas, who is lying awake nights
fearing that some nihllist will get into
his palace grounds in a flying machine
and catch him
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Eastern exchanges are too jealous
or too overcome by the weather to
mention the fact that there hasn't been
a single case of heat prostration in
Lustrous Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

St Louis Post Dispatch notes that
seven New York daily papers devoted
1914 columns to telling of the Jeffries-
Johnson fight. Four New York papers
nearly a half century ago devoted 251a
columns to news of the battle of
Gettysburg. Well, they have more
columns to do it in than they had
then
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The Los Angeles fire department will
replace all its horses with automobiles.
If this thing keeps up, the only use
for the poor old equine friend will be
to make tenderloin, beef and venison
steaks out of.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Ella Wheeler Wilcox is telling the
women readers of Hearst's papers
what to do if they love other women's
husbands. Ella is as learned on the
social amenities as Elbert Hubbard is
on our physical economy. Elbert is the
autbor of the wise observation that we
eat food to feed our bodies
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Sibley of Pennsylvania having Sc
cured his nomination at an expense
equivalent to about 81 for every citi-
zen in the district, the virtuousH in
dignant Louisville Courier-Joumal de-
clares that anybody who would vote
for that fellow at the coming election
for less than $145O ought to be dis
franchised.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
rAcKLEp WRONG MAcH1NE

Congressman Butler Ames of Lowell formal
ly announces his candidacy for the United
States senate in opposition to Senator Lodge.
His chances for going higher with his flying
machine are better,-Worcester Telegram
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

A japanese financier is coming over
to study America. Probably wants to
know why a country that maintains
a tariff enabling trusts to double prices
claims to be prosperous.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

And don't forget while we are dis
cussing Southern Pacific influence in
state affairs, that one of the most i'm
portant offices to be voted on is the
railroad commissionership.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Rockefeller, who has just had his
teeth filled, prefers porcelain to gold.
John likes to have his gold in the
hand. It doesn't earn any dividends in
the teeth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Walking is becoming a lost art"
says an exchange, bewailing the con-
venience of the trolley. Yes, and the
hobble skirt is pretty sure to add to
it's distress in this respect.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

A. G. Spalding has consented, after
thrice declining, to run for senator
but his personal indifference indicates
that he would much rather walk.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The New York Chicago aeroplane
race is to start from Chicago, prob
ably because the latter has a reputa-
ton of being the Windy City.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

1.-THE party man who offers his al
legianle to party as an excuse for
blindly following his party, right or
wrong, commits crime against his
country. y."-Theodore Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Rayville, La, has lynched white
man. The south is progressing and
now selects its rope victims with a
pleasing impartiality as to color.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS Intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
namo and address OF the writer The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their YlswA
stters must not succeed 200 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
THE GREAT REMEDY

In spite of the tariff walls, Canada and the
United States are increasing their trade with
each other by leaps and bounds. The only
II ng to do. If protection is to protect is to
raise the tarin.-Detroit News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Aviator Brookins, who has been en-
tertaining the Elks' national gather
ing at Detroit, has doubtless been
adopted as the Best Phlyer on Earth
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

It is a good time for voters to IA
miliarize themselves with the names
of candidates who have qualified to
run in the state primary Of August 49,
The list is a lon" one, and its inspec-
ton now Will be a help on election
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
RELATED ENERGY

The president drought his fist down hard'
IL is said when the senate tried to trihe with
the postal savings bank bill. A hstic demon-
stration a year ago would have done wonders
for downward revision.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Missouri will put it's first offenders
out on farms, as Chief Galloway wants
Los Angeles to do. If we wait a bit
Missouri will SHOW US"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The time will come when the cor
porations will do what the public serv-
ice commission orders without yell
ing murder, but not this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
DIFFERENCE IN CRACKERS

Il afraid some crackers are injurious to
children" said the fastidious matron Have
you any safe crackers?''
Madam" said the clerk, solemnly, 'ths is
grocery store. The state prison is ten blocks
down. ."-Catholic News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
IN SPITE OF IT

Honesty. my son." said the millionaire,
sis the best policy"
well, perhaps 1t is, dad" rejoined the
youthful philosopher; but 1t strikes you
have done pretty WELL nevertheless Tit Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

If Scotland Yard can't catch Grip
pen, perhaps DIR. A. Conan Doyle will
come to the rescue with a few of his
inimitable deductions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Hiram Johnson is still awaiting a
courteous acknowledgment of his let
ter to the secretary of the Republican
state committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

And so Dick Ferris has tied up to
Candidate Curry. Well, that makes
two people in California who favor
Curry for governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

For a candidate who is declared
every day to be taking California by
storm, Phil Stanton is wonderfully
quiet about it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

Perhaps Helen Gould remains single
in the family.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
SIS MISTAKE

Country Cousin-By gosh! the papers was
right, The women in this show is dressed
somethn seandalous. Say this is pretty spor-
ty by heck!
city Cousln-shut up. ST! The curtain hasn't
gone up yet-you're lookin' at the box parties
Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
THE MODERN spELLER

When little Katherine came home from school
her aunt asked her what she had learned that
day.
II learned to spell walnut" was the proud
reply. "H-i-c-k, wal; o-r-y. nut: walnut!"-
Lippncotts Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
Far and Wide
HELP FOR ESTRADA

Rumors from Nicaragua that General Es-
trada with the support Of the United States
government. expects to set up new and in
double interesting the question, Who has been
financing Estrada's insurrection?-N York
World.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

With Roosevelt it seems to be 81
love you. Bill, but oh, you insurgents"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
A LUXURY FOR THE RICH

1t will cost $500 hereafter to swear in vir-
ginia Grumbing about the weather and kick
ing the family eat are the solace TO the
poor man.-Rochester Democrat and Chronielea
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
CAIrsE or THE CONCIAyE

IT just passed Smiths house and crowd
around made it look like riot"
What was the matter?'
Smiths cook was leaving and his neighbors
were hanging around waiting to hire her.
Buffalo Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

The lawyers are still fencing over the
picket ordinance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
Merely in Jest

QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY
Teacher-Wnie, have you whispered today
without permission?
Willie-Yes, wunst.
Teacher-Johnnie, should Willie have said
''wunst. %
Johnnie (triumphantly)-No, ma am he
should have said twist. brooklyn Life
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
QUESTIONABLE

QUESTIONABLE
Maudie-That horrid old cat told Claude
that / was 40 years old.
Mamie-The thing. But she might
have done worse.
Maudie-How2
Manie--Well, she might have told some lie
about you.-Cleveland Leader
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates advertising man
ager.