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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-16

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-16

DIR. MANSFIELD, the foot specialist, POI Meigs Bldg. can cure your corns without pain. a'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
POLICE AND PLAYS

ATFDDLESOMEN is a charac-
M teristic of man, proud man.
AiA dressed in a little brief author
itv. But meddlesomeness carried to
an offensive stage generally is resented
and rebuked, and we believe that will
be the fate of the remarkable meddle-
someness of the police of Chicago who
have established novel and extra
ordinary police precedent by consti-
tuting themselves play censors.
According to our esteemed contem-
porary, 1.-THE Public" the Chicago po-
lice assume the right to order plays
reconstructed and arbitrarily off the
stage if their censorship is not re-
spected. Now they are asking more
power. Assistant Chief Sehuettler has
said: "It would be a good thing if
every show company should be forced
to send to us two weeks in advance a
copy of the manuscript of the play
and pictures of all the scenes, so we
could see ahead of time instead Of
waiting until after an evil show has
been presented to the public. l would
favor some sort OF DuIedu' say
where the newspapers might have a
representative, to go over the manu-
script of all the plays and determine
in advance whether a show should be
given here"
Police censorship of the drama would
lead to police censorship of literature,
which would lead to police censorship
of newspapers, which would lead to
the end of liberty of the press, free
dom of speech and all other American
established principles and popular
privileges. Police censorship of the
drama is as odious as any other form
of official supervision, official espion-
age, and official interference with life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
SIGNS OF SUCCESS

4 MONG the many dependable signs
n of great business activity in Los
"A Angeles city and county is the
work of the county recorders office.
in March 1O6O5 documents were re-
corded, as compared with S476 in
March, 1908. Figures show an in
crease of A per cent over the business
of 1908 and II per cent over that of
last year.
Increase of business in every de-
partment of activity is constant. The
growth of the life of Greater Los An
geles is like the incoming of a great
tide, which advances with such Ger
tainty every nook and Granny is filled,
and presently the shore is covered.
The offices of Los Angeles county
and city by constant increase Of work
show the increasing volume of the tide.
Greater Los Angeles is a superb
specimen Of an Uncle Aleck town. The
expression Uncle Aleck town may be
used hcnceforth to signify a city that
is conspicuously and hawlessly sue
cessful and is demonstrating the virtue
of good government under an excellent
executive chief and competent body
of clean, honest officehoiders. 1.-THE
Los Angeles way" is synonymous with
superlative success.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
FIREBOAT

n HIPPING and other valuable prop
erty at Los Angeles harbor Will
~ be protected by a fireboat. With
this addition to its equipment the har-
boris reputation for safety, which is
already great, win be enhanced. Not
only does the harbor of Greater Los
Angeles provide secure anchorage and
good docking facilities, but it pro-
poses to take every precaution a great
harbor can take to assure safety. The
property interests of a harbor, both
ahoat and ashore, are great. All
the big eastern harbors maintain fire.
boats and fire crews, constantly in
readiness for action, and it has been
found in the experience Of New York,
for instance, that fireboats may be Of
great service in fighting shore fires
near the waterfront.
A freboat is a most profitable in
vestment and shipping interests will
greatly appreciate the precautionary
spirit exhibited in the protection given
their valuable property.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
SAYS MEAT EATING is
CAUSE OF HUMAN ILLS

LOS ANGELES. April 1.-tEditor
Herald: According to Genesis 1-29
God gave us the vegetable kingdom for
food Later we find Moses allowing the
Jews to eat flesh, which is, from sci
entiac point OF view, unfit to take into
our bodies. and no doubt causes all the
greed and selfishness characteristic of
the human family.
The bodies are continually throwing
off waste matter through the pores, and
as soon as death takes place the how
of waste matter ceases and what is
left in the carcass is consumeG by all
meat eaters. Science has proved that
meat is unfit to build the temple OF
the Living God: Furthermore, II is a
sin. absolutely inhuman. to take the
life of an animal. Every flesh eater Is
filled with unnatural tendencies and
desires: consequently under the pres
en- man made diet pretense and unset
flshness are apparent in every human
being.
In defense, first we must reason on
the side OF humanity: The animals
wore created by nature same as man
(except that we are little above the
animal in intellec). and have divine
right TO live out their respective al
lotted time same as man.
Take man to the slaughter house TO
view the butchery. and then IL he con-
tends God created helpless. DUMP
brutes for the slaughter pen he Is posi-
tively hoartless. II he shudders to
witness tho hideous bntchery. that
proves conclusively thot God is not
everywhere.
So long as mankind continues to cat
of the feshpots, Just so long viii he
have tendencies and desires unnatural
The churches. the jails. the peniten-
tiaries. the Prohibition party and other
ins.itutions for the punishment and
reformation of man do not make man
better-the goodness Is only superficial.
What's the use. so long as we are
living unnatural lives? If we cannot
reason from a hygienic point OF con-
ception. let us be at least humane
and reason on the side Of mercy. II
your Bible sanctions the killing Of in
nocent animals, we'll then, in the name
of all that is pure and good, lay aside
that Bible and worship a natural God
that is absolutely humane. 10. 10. A.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
NOAH'S ARCADE

n EOPLE of Los Angeles are not
willing to concede there is any
Il question at all as to the right of
the city to demand the railroad bene-
ficiary should live up to the agreement
which preceded the cession of the
Fifth street property, and proceed
without 5lay to construct a new sta
tion to take the place of that relic of
antiquity, the Arcade depot.
For this great metropolis, which
daily welcomes guests from every part
Of the North American continent and
from all over the world, a big, well
equipped, comfortable, modern Union
depot is a necessity. The people of
Los Angeles are tired of having to
apologize for an unsightly old barn,
and of having to explain that the blem-
ish upon the citys modernity and
architectural eminence is due, not to
the fault of the citizens, but to the
dilatoriness of railroad corporation
which pledged fits honor on the con-
struction of a suitable station.
Mr.. Hartman passed out and the pub
lie expected, his successor would take
up the work, and would make good"
s. Los Angeles.
To their astonishment, the new chief,
Robert S. Lovett, disclaimed personal
knowledge of the verbal contract,
| agreement or understanding existing
between the city of Los Angeles and
| the incumbent of the official position
to which he succeeded, but promised
to inquire into the necessity for the
construction of a station.
! AS soon as he reaches Los Angeles,
| Mr.. Lovett will become aware of the
necessity 70. a building that will rep
resent the prosperity, success and pro-
! gressiveness of Greater Los Angeles
and will be a credit to the city, and an
example Of the Los Angeles way.
! The Arcade depot might be ade-
quate for the needs of a small village,
but it is very, very far from being
/ suitable to or representative of our
magnificent Uncle Aleck metropolis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
SAYS. SPECIALIST is
MAN OFTEN WITHOUT JOB

PASADENA, March 1.-tEditor
Herald: The man who can do but one
thing and do it well is a specialist
Specialists are people out of job ana
broke most OF the time. We heard
public man say this is the day or spe-
ciallsts also that they were in constant
demand and commanded the highest
salaries. well, what chestnut!
While on the road over the states we
found in particular that the greatest
demand was for people who can do
things as they come and lend hand.
Men who can do things from the ditch
to salesroom are never idle, nor found
in the bread line. The majority OF un-
fortunate breadliners are specialists,
ditchdiggers. that's their line, they
have been faithful for years and do 1t
well. When the job is finished and
none in sight for months then it's the
bread line or starvation. The question
now Is, Does it pay to be a special
list?
Here in Pasadena We have cooking
school where they turn out trained
cooks--specialists spoiled doughnuts
and angel food. We heard a mother
say when it became necessary TO pun
ish her daughter she made her eat the
school cooking. Can't say whether 1t
proves fatal or not.
They say II takes years or training
to become a specialist. Must be so.
There was the late Indian renegade,
Willie Boy, a military specialist of
note. He must have taken the absent
course from West Point, or sneaked in
at night. TO attain his knowledge of
military tactics. From the movements
he made i'm the few days engagement
he knew the business, and with more
food and ammunition could have held
the fort for many months against forty
times his number. It's a pity this In
dian specialist was not in command of
our troops in the war; IT would have
saved us time, lead. powder and a de-
cent reputation In modernized general
ship. And America is full OF such
specialists as Willie Boy.
G. r. LUNA.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
LABOR SUPPORTER MAKES
REPLY TO SINGLE TAxER

COACHELLA, Cal, March 23.-[Ed-
itor Herald: Yesterdays Herald con-
tanned letter from "Single TaXer" in
which he quotes &C" as follows: "All
things, with few exceptions. that are
worth possessing are the product OF
labor to a greater or less extent" He
then proceeds as follows, to prove that
c. is in error: There is one thing in
Los Angeles that | regard as worth
possessing. although no labor whatever
has been spent on it, Situated on a
good corner, it is estimated as worth
about a half million. and the owner
thinks a good deal of 1t. This, of
course, is one of the exceptions, but
there are not few of them, both here
and in every other city"
l would like to say for the enlighten-
ment of Mr.. Single TaXer and others
who may hold similar ideas that, while
these lots are not the product of labor,
the values with which they are vested
most surely are. Labor did not pro-
duce the Los Angeles lot, inasmuch as
1t represents so much of mother earth,
but labor did produce the magnificent
skyscrapers on the neighboring lots,
and il did build the railways and the
car lines that contribute to the prog
ress and the advancement of the city.
1t has not only builded these things,
but it operates them as we'll Labor
took the harbor as it came from the
hands of nature and made of 1t what
it is today. Labor builded the great
steamships that ply the mighty deep
and labor mans them, too. Strip Los
Angeles of the products of labor, de-
prive her of all the benefits which the
products of labor ordinarily assure,
and her corner lots would be worth no
more than they were in the Dos, when
her streets were mere COW paths and
these same corner lots served as a
haunt for the jackrabbit and the coy
ntte ANOTHER c..
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
AGREES WITH RUSSELL THAT
PEOPLE CAN BUILD RAILWAYS

LOS ANGELES, March 30.-tEditor
Herald: Mr. Charles Edward Russell
in the April issue of Hamptons mag
zine says that from the completion OF
the Central and Southern Pacific rail-
roads by c. p. Huntington and his as
sociates and successors, down to the
present day, $780, 900 have been taken
from the people of the United states
in unjust tolls, with which sum, Mr..
Russell says, the people could build
ten railroads from the Missouri river
to the Pacific.
Mr. Russell is we'll within his figures,
which facts will show. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st, Paul railroad built
i'm three years lending last March,
1900 an extension of its system from
Mowbridge, S. D., on the Missouri
river, to Puget Sound, a distance of
1900 miles, for $90,00O00O. This exten-
sion was built during the panic,
through a wilderness and, for the most
part. mountainous region involving
tremendous tunneling and bridging of
streams
| maintain that California could con-
struct the state railroad, l have pro
posed, Ito be operated at but little
more than cost after providing for the
sinking fund and interest) through the
San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys
for 5000, ,000-a conservative estimate.
There is a syndicate of promoters In
Los Angeles that has already surveyed
a line from here to San Francisco. to
be called the Los Angeles and San
Francisco short line; and they propose
to build and equip for $15,000,000 and
shorten the distance by eighty miles.
They propose to build for profit. The
state, under my scheme, would not
build for a profit.
The u. S. G. debaters, for the mega
tive, last week told of the cost of a
state railroad getting their figures,
manifestly, from the Southern Pacific.
They did not know. of course, that the
Southern Pacific originally was built by
the big Four" Stanford, Croker
huntington and Hopkins. for less than
81. 900 900 and that afterward, against
that investment. the syndicate issued
to themselves $40 100000 in securities,
which artificial capitalization has been
made valuable ever since by exorbitant
rates for transportation.
A railroad is not entitled to a re-
turn upon a value which ii does not
have. This is to be provided for in the
railroad Lill now before congress. for
as Senator Tillman said in the debate
on the Hepburn act. "If low rate can
be confiscation to the railroads, why
cannot high rate be conflscatory tC
freighted STUFF"
A. p. EDGERLY.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
LOOK OUT

n N April / a new building ordinance
went into effect and on that
~ day, which is sometimes called
the Feast of All Fools, some very
worthy but too trustful people found
themselves fooled if they did not
act upon warnings issued by Deputy
City Prosecutor Reeves with regard to
public sales stands. Under the new
ordinance all fruit stands within the
fire restriction limits must be RE-
MOVED. But unscrupulous persons
are selling the useless stands. Advice
to persons about to buy a fruit stand
within fire restriction limits: DON'T!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS

T LEVEN states are affected by the
III great coal strike, and between
- 100000 and 100000 miners are out
in protest against industrial conditions
which they assert are unfair TO them
and their dependent families. In vari-
Gus cases reported there is no hope OF
early settlement, as the operators are
determined not to pay the increase IN
wages demanded by the men, and the
situation is akin to that described IN
the famous old inquiry that asks
when an irresistible force encounters
an immovable body, what will hap
pen?"
In the great Industrial centers spec
ulation already is rife as to what may
possibly take place when a definite
shortage in coal supply interferes with
manufacturing There can be no doubt
a coal strike is a matter of such mag
nitude that an early settlement Is
most earnestly to be desired. Should
settlement be delayed, many innocent
people will suffer.
In a case of this kind common sense
would suggest government interven-
ton should be provided for and it
should be mandatory on the disputants
to refer their claims to immediate ar
bitration and to abide by the decision
of impartial judges.
Public sympathy is with the strik-
ers. as the public realizes very keenly
by the warning to prepare for possi-
bic shortage that the coal industry is
dependent upon the striking workmen
If the bosses and owners should go on
strike and the miners should continue
to work, public inconvenience would
be much less than when the workers
cease work.
The workers have already proved
their Importance in coal production.
and it is to be hoped they and the
public will get a square deal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
HOTEL MEN

" OTEL men are travelling to Los
II Angeles from New York. Chica-
IL go, Boston. Minneapolis, st.
Louis. Omaha and many other centers.
They will attend the convention of the
Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit association,
and will give Los Angeles the biggest
advertisement it has over had, because
there is no publicity more general
more widespread, moro effective than
that which is the result of hotel desk
and hotel corridor conversations
Practically every great hotel in tho
east will contain several Los An
geles boosters after the convention;
and it is the duty of every citizen of
Greater Los Angeles to remember this,
and to. assist the local hotel men in
giving the bonifaces of the United
States a warm welcome.
The hotels of Greater Los Angeles
arc the finest in the United states,
and there is no finer type Of citizen
ship in the country than that repre-
sented by the average hotel proprietor,
well-informed, broad-minded, far
Travelled and Shafpeheu -dS- lo-lHe-NltS
by constant meeting and association
with fellow human beings from every
quarter of the habitable globe. Hotel
men have a keener and more accurate
knowledge of human nature than have
anv other citizens; and, being them
selves professional welcomers, meeters
and greeters, they appreciate perhaps
more keenly than any other class in
the community the unusual experience
of being the welcomed guests, instead
of the welcoming hosts. Let's welcome
them heartily. in the Los Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02

I'VE HAD just finished reading
w some observations of ,i that inter r
" esting old cynic, Edward f.
Cahill. our "candld friend" of the
Call. when we picked up the speech
delivered by Andrew Carnegie at the
chamber of commerce banquet in san
Francisco. H.
socialism" writes Cahill, 'is only
another word for politics l ask now
would you like to have every concern
of life regulated by politics. Ana
after weaving ON in diVerting man.
ner he looms the following as MS con
clusion: "'rhe prOudest achievement IN
contemporary Socialism has been TO
widen the opening in the human race:
And we could not refrain from not
ing the applicability of the conclusion
as we read what Mr.. Carnegie mad 10
saw. Not that Mr.. Carnegie is Social
ist. for both his record and his pro-
fessions deny it. But he has dreams
such as Socialists dream. The only
difference between Mr.. Carnegie and
the Socialist dreamer is that Mr.. Car
negie wakes up.
We quote the sage of Skibo:
owe are privileged to live in this
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
THE HIGHER PHILANTHROPY

Thrilled with tho joy Of pity,
Glad of the chance to give,
Show us a stricken city"
Wen make the dying live!
Gracious! \ flood in Paris
Heavens A quake in Rome!
What craven tight-wad tarries?
We have no poor at home!
How can an old-world nation
Shelter its own Teft sons,
Keeping its reputation,
Armies and ships and guns?
Barren OF food and money,
Its "Help!" cry shakes the dome.
Send them our milk and honey!
We have no poor at home!
Pelee has spilled some lava!
Mexico's rivers rise!
Terrible breeze in Java!
Instant need of suppliesi
Man the relief ship speedy
Guess Uncle San'll shown
How quick we aid the needy;
He haint no poor at home
Earthquake in Wall street? Panis?
Banks and factories close?
Digger driver. mechanic
Idle?-Ah, yes, one KNOWS,
But-starting a fund? Why, pastor,
That's only a bugbear gnome!
1t isn't a REAL disaster;-
We have no poor at homeI
Rise in the river of prices
Threatening homes and lives?
Famine, by mans devices?
Plague, that trust contrivesY-
Rubbish! That's just a blunder!
Take us across the foam;
Show us some blood and thunder!
We have no poor at home!
Chester Firkins, in Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02

Since Andrew Carnegie said Uncle
J2e Cannon looks and acts more like
Abraham Lincoln than any man he
(Mr. Carnegie) ever knew, Uncle Joes
head will swell. But citizens who re-
we're the memory of Lincoln will give
the venerable, reminiscent steelmaster
the benefit of doubt by suggesting
that either he did not know Abraham
Lincoln very well, or he does not know
Joseph Cannon very we'll
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
Mr. Carnegie Has Dreams, but
the Laird Always Wakes Up
(IIumboldt Times.)


country, notable above all others for
its happy surprises, it's almost reVo-
lutionary triumphs and all in the dl-
rection of higher standards of civiliza-
ton, drawing classes closely together
i'm the bonds of brotherhood. So fair
is the world that we fain would linger
and note the progress of man, sprung
from the lowest order of life, but inn
planted within him an instinct for un-
ceasing improvement; his face turned
upward to the sun and no limits set
to the standard of perfection he may
reach. Let us all resolve to do our
part in this grand progress, keeping
pace with our time, welcoming every
step toward improved conditions and
profoundly impressed with the inspir-
ing truth that since all has constantly
grown better in the past and is des-
tined to grow still better in the future,
all is well!'
beautiful" you murmur-"Noble
and inspiring sentiment"
But hear what comfortable words
Saint Andrew saith Immediately fol-
lowing:
Nov, gentlemen, after that avia-
ton excursion in the clouds, let us
come down to business"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02

Bank reports now being published
show the magnificent prosperity of
Greater Los Angeles. Success rewards
the Los Angeles way; and good gov
ernment has emphasized and aided
the metropolitanization of Greater Los
Angeles. In view of the results of
good government, how ridiculous is the
question "Village or city?" Will the
reactionary who first propounded it
kindly stand up to receive leather
medal? Great is our Uncle Aleck
metropolis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-Florence Roberts
BELAsCO-'The Garden OF Lies"
DURBANK-'Merel Mary Ann"
GRAND-"Carmen."
Los NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
hTAJEsTIC-Dark.
MAsoN-Otis skinner.
OLYMPIC-Mus,cel farce.
ORPHEUM-vaudeville.
PRINCESs--Musical farce.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02

TN HE coming national census is OF
great interest to California for
l. on it's showing of population de-
pends additional representation In con-
gress. Different compilations or popu-
Ia tion have been made, and 1t is esti-
mated there are at least 2,5OO,0Oo people
in the state. If this estimate IS Verl-
fed hv the coming census it will mean
that California is entitled to five more
members in congress.
That the national census does not ac-
curately enumerate the people is due TO
inattention of those directly interested
as well as to the fact that many peo-
ple, particularly foreigners, do not un--
derstand the object of the census and
refuse to give the necessary lntorna-
tion.
In order that California's population
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02

How times have changed! Some years
ago London Punch cartooned John
Burns in the act of being hanged. 1t
was the most grewsome piece of work
ever executed by a responsible publica-
ton, and undoubtedly the wish was
father to the thought expressed in the
picture. And now John Burns, in court
livery, dances attendance on the king,
and has a covetous eye on peerage!
Poor human nature!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-02
Roosevelt Coming

After having landed at New York
and viewed the political situation,
former President Roosevelt will come
to this coast to lecture at the Uniyer-
sity of California. He is likely TO have
a much more strenuous time than the
last eX-president who came to this
state on a similar mission some seven
teen years ago.-Sacramento Union.