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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
"a WIDOWS MITE"

A LETTER received by The Herald
n puts to shame many of us who
"A are more fortunate as the world
counts good fortune. 1t is from
woman in Pasadena, enclosing five
dollars of her meager store for the
fund to save to Mrs. Vidal, the Los
Angeles widow, the little home that is
in danger of being taxed out of her
possession.
How generous is this gift may be
known from the fact that note ac-
companying it explains that the donor
mot so very long ago lost my own
small dwelling place. for which I too
had toiled and saved during several
years to keep" Truly, "a fell
low feeling makes one wondrous kind"
No fund Ought to fail with such sup
porters as this woman,
In view of it and similar gifts that
The Herald has received for the fund,
it seems the least that automobilists
can in fairness do is to add a dollar
apiece, as Mr. Howard Huntington has
suggested, for it was chiefly to make a
pleasure boulevard for them that the
crushing expense was put on Mrs.
Vidal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
INVITING INSPECTION

n ONE of our esteemed Republican
~ contemporaries are insistent in
~ the claim that the Southern Pa
citic machine wants the Democratic
party to win on Tuesday They iterate
and reiterate that Herrin and Parker
and Burke and Ruef and Calhoun and
all the rest are working for Bell.
Is this logical? How about Supreme
Judge Harry Melvin, put on the bench
by Herrin and now a candidate for re-
election on the ticket with Hiram
Johnson, against whom Johnson says
not a word?
How about Frank Jordan, candidate
for secretary Of state, who was nom
mated with the aid of the S. P?
How about Representative Engle-
bright, railroad and high tariff stand
patter?
How about Representative Kahn,
standpatter?
How about Representative Needham,
standpatter?
How about Representative Smith,
standpatter?
How about District Attorney Fred
ericks?
And Coroner Calvin Hartweu?
And Sheriff w. A. Hammel?
And Tax Collector w. o. Welch,
county officers asking recollection (on
the ticket with Hiram Johnson), who
are S. P. men and have filled their
offices with S. p. votaries, consecrated
to the machine?
Also many Republican assessors all
over the state that have held office
under S. p. sanction and are running
for reelection?
When the Johnson. papers charge
that the dearest object of Herrin's and
Walter Parker's hearts is the success
of the ticket headed by Bell they invite
| inspection of the wares they offer.
They also invite attention to the fact
that on the ticket headed by Mr.. Bell
there is not a single candidate that can
be shown to be tainted with even a
just suspicion Of railroad machine con-
troll or influence, or obligation to the
corrupt bosses.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
THE WORLD AT ITS BEST

It's grand old world to be livin' in when
the grass begins to sprout;
It's the finest world that I've ever seen
when the leaves are a-comin' out:
It's a bully world in the fair June days
when the colts kick up their heels;
It's a fine old world when the little chicks
get to scratchin for their meals
And I'll tell you, boys, it's a good old world
long about this time o. year
When the turkeys fat and the AK is sharp
and Thanksgivin' day is near.
It's a fine old world when the spring work s
done and the crops begin to grow;
It's a grand old world when the days are
short and the fields are white with
snow;
It's a bully world in the summertime when
you smell the sweet mown hay;
It's a dandy world when you've sold your
wheat and the profits put away,
And I'll tell you, boys, it's great old world
when the girl you love the best
Sits alone with you where the light is low,
with her cheek agin your vest.
IT'S a splendid world when a fellows young
and timber and full of vim
And a good square meal is the finest thing
that a body can show to him;
IT'S q great old world in the summertime
and a fine old world in the fall;
IT'S a bully world when you've saved so
much that you don't need to care at
all;
But I'll tell you boys, it's the dearest world
and the fairest and sweetest world
When you look down into your young wife's
lap yhere your first little child is
curled Chicago Record-Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
MILlTARlsM TRIUMPHANT

Editor Herald: How will the work.
ingmen of South Dakota vote on the
militia bill to be submitted to them at
the coming election? Good God, that
one should have to ask the question!
Here we have proposition wrapped
up in more than fifteen thousand
words. the gist of which is that the
governor is given Napoleonic power,
being authorized to call to arms every
citizen in case of ''riot or breach of
the peace, or imminent danger there
of" He is the supreme judge; he, and
he alone, has the say, and on his say
the worker shall be forced to take up
arms in a quarrel wherein he may
have no concern.
What If the citizen, child OF the
Protestant Reformation, and therefore
believing in his individual conscience
as his fitting guide, object? What II
he feel that the last thing he wishes
to do is to shoot down his fellow work.
man? Simply this: On failure to ap-
pear within twenty-four hours at the
time and place designated by the COM
manding officer, he will be taken
to be a deserter and dealt with as pre-
scribed in the articles of war OF the
United States" That means-he can
be shot.
In ninety-nine cases out of hum
dred industrial disturbances are the
inevitable result of injustices that
could be corrected if we would exam
Inc and reason together. But no; that
will not do. Instead we will force our
fellow citizens to take up arms, and II
they refuse we will shoot them as de-
serters. We talk Of liberty and pro-
fess to dread the temperance of the
"man on horseback" Here you have
him. JOHN EBBETS.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
A UNIQUE JOURNAL

n NE hardly looks to religious or
ganization for striking enterprise
~ in the newspaper world, and the
achievements of the Christian Science
body in this respect are therefore quite
unique. Two years ago the Christian
Science Monitor, a secular daily, was
started in Boston as a national news
paper. AS such it had no chart or
compass in the world of journalism. 1t
had to work out its own ideas of what
such a journal .hould be- as we'll as
it's own destiny in a business way.
How we'll it has succeeded as a pio-
nees is well known in the profession,
at least. It has already become one
of the foremost dailles in the country in
every essential respect, and is one of
the most quoted, as it is one of the
most quotable, papers anywhere. A re
cent number at hand contains thirty
two pages. In October the Monitor
established a complete plant at the
Mechanics exposition at Boston and
issued a miniature replica of its usual
edition daily
To the newspaper craft the Christian
Science Monitor has been one of the
most interesting developments of re
cent years. Its success opens up a
field for speculation as to how adap-
table the idea it has worked out is
for other religious bodies.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

competence, politics and costly delay
with which all are familiar.
Does California want this story re-
peated on a larger scale? Governor
Gillett is pushing a highway scheme
(and asking people to vote it) to bond
the state for S18,0O0,0OO The proposed
law would put this vast sum in the
hands of somebody to spend without
any adequate safeguards either that it
will be honestly or efficiently spent A
fine opportunity this might give to
lot of incompetents or worse to apply
the gospel of special privilege and put
themselves and their favored contract
ors beyond want.
Californians are not lacking in enter
prise, as the example of Los Angeles
county in this direction eloquently tes-
titles. No voice is raised against good
roads. But when they are built on
any such scale as Gillett suggests, they
should be built on a strictly business
basis. Out of eighteen million dollars
a lot might stick to unworthy fingers
and do no public good unless the most
stringent precautions are taken to pre-
vent it.
Vote against Gillett's good roads
bond measure next Tuesday. 1t will be
better to wait awhile until political
conditions in California are cleaned up
better and officials are installed who
are known to be not only thoroughly
honest but thoroughly capable to un-
dertake so great a work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
GETTING A LEMON

~ ECENT investigation shows that
X the government has been defraud-
Az ed at the Atlantic coast custom
houses out Of millions of dollars duties
on lemons, the great bulk of the Sicil-
ian fruit importations having escaped
the tax that is claimed to hold the
American market for American prod
ucts.
Here the California fruit growers
have a lesson on the workings of the
so-called protective tariff The manu-
facturers Of the east, through their
representatives in congress, made our
California representatives trade their
votes to tax hundred things of daily
consumption in order to get a tariff on
lemons and oranges. Being rich, pow
erful and overwhelmingly in the ma
iority the easterners can see that the
tariff that shields them is enforced.
The fruit growers of Florida, Georgia
and California, being far removed from
the custom houses, not being on the
ground to cheat the customs like the
sugar combine, with false scales, or the
Sicilian fruit importers, ho7o-'er they
did it, and not being a trust with po-
litical influence, are left to the mercy
of circumstances.
So it seems that while the fruit grow
ers have been resting in the blissful
presumption that they were protected,
they were in reality competing with
foreign products coming in almost duty
free. Even with the half cent pound
restored to them that the railroads
tried to grab away they have been
the victims of a shell game-getting a
lemon"
The incident shows the inequality and
injustice of the protective tariff as at
present understood, 1t is probable
that with the policy of sham protection
entirely wiped out and all trade put
on such a basis as would build up our
exports, California could gain an inn
mense export business that would
make up ten times over for what they
lose by reason of the natural advan-
tage enjoyed by the Sicilian fruit on
the Atlantic slope.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
DEMOCRACY OR FEUDALIsM

Editor Herald: Just a word to the
toilers. Capitalists are under no opn-
cation to furnish you employment
vet you must have employment II you
are to provide for your family ana
yourself. They own the places OF en-
ployment and you own none-and there
YOU are. There are several millions OF
YOU who do not have steady employ
ment that you desire because no cap
italist has need for you. You can DO
things, but you can find no place 10
do them. You are shut off from the
scheme of thingsl you have no place;
you are q surplus product; you are
born into a world and not provided for.
Now, under an Industrial democracy
the hours would be reduced until every
worker would have a place open for
him. There would not be a single
person idle if he wanted to work, and
each person would receive the full
social value of what he produced. If
we can produce an abundance by
working five or six hours day, why
work ten and twelve hours, as is done
by some workers today while others
are idle? We would lay the burden
on society of providing place for all
men and women to employ themselves.
The obligation would be direct Cap
italism cannot do this. Citizens would
be educated and rrained in useful vo-
cations. Those who had the best de-
veloped abilities would be placed in
the highest places. That would be
most pleasing to them and best for
society. But the workers of lowest
ability would not be robbed to enable
others to live without useful labor,
mental or physical. We cannot long
sustain a monarchy in industry while
having a political democracy. One or
the other must be abolished. We are
at the parting of the ways. Which
shall 1t be. an Industrial democracy or
an industrial feudalism?
r. S. CARR
Cnnth Do cadnna Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
LITTLE MORE GRAVY

A certain DR.. c. was once reading
a very strenuous paper on total absti-
nence before clerical club--so the
story goes-when the entertainer went
out to tell his wife how many she was
to provide for at supper.
what are they doing?" she asked
and was told the subject of the essay
"What shall I do?" she cried Here
have branded peaches, and 1t is toe
late to change"
make no change" said her husband
1T Will be all right"
The essayist had the post of honor
at the right of the lady of the house
and she presented him with a dish OF
the peaches. After while she said to
him, Or c., won't you allow me tc
give you some more of these peaches?'
THANK you" he replied. "They are
excellent"
A little later she said, "Dr. c., may
l not give you another peach?"
mo, 1 thank you," said he apologet-
ically, "but 1 will take a little more of
the gravy "-Harpers Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Editor Herald: I have just received
q circular from the Republican county
central committee entitled "Why DEM
ocrats Should Vote for Johnson"
The text of this circular is largely
quotations from prominent men and
newspapers. Here is one from Clifford
Pinchot: "I am not here to say one
word against Mr.. Bell. He is an hon
orable gentleman, for whom l have
great respect"
Here is another one from Theodore
Roosevelt: 81 only wish l could be in
California to take the stump for your
ticket (referring to Johnson and the
Republican ticket, for both as re-
CARDS to platform and candidates you
are entitled to the heartiest support,
and il will be setback to good govern
ment all over the country IL your can
didates are not elected"
Now, Clifford Pinchot admits, as all
fairminded citizens must admit, that
Bells character is unstained, and no
more can be said of Johnson. Roose-
welt lauds the Republican platform
and thinks 1T is entitled TO the heart-
lest support.
Everyone knows that 1t is nearly
word for word the same as the Demo-
cratic platform, and was drawn up
after the Democratic platform was
adopted. Why then will it be such u
setback to good government If Johnson
is not elected?
The Pacific outlook is quoted to say:
eve do not for one moment believe
that Mr.. Bell will bid for that support
(referring to the S. P. machine), nor
do we fear that he, If elected, will
make improper concessions to that ele-
ment."
The committee seems to think that
Democrats should support Johnson be-
cause he "alone personihes the issue
with which the nation is concerned"
The only part of the nation concerned
in the tissue" is the Republican party,
who wishes to rectify the disgraceful
condition in which 1t finds itself.
Let us vote for the man who for
years has so fearlessly fought for the
principles which his enemies until
recent date so bitterly opposed.
Los Angeles, Cal. H. L
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
SMOKE ON THE ROOF

Editor Herald: Allow me to make
suggestion regarding the controversy
that has been raging in the Letter box
over smoking on the street cars sup
pose the city authorities and the street
car officials get together and agree
that the roof be designated as the only
place on the cars where smokers may
sit. Then watch the women bring the
stepladders. A SMOKER
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
Merely in Jest
HAPPY THOUGHT

your story is good" said the pub
Usher to the author who had called to
learn his fate, "but there is one thing
about it that 1 can't understand"
whats that?" queried the author.
"You have the climax in the middle
chapter instead of the last" said the
publisher. "Why Is that?"
"Oh," answered the author, that is
a little scheme Of mine to keep wo-
men from knowing how the story is
going to turn out by reading the last
chapter first."-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
TOO MUCH RISK

+ OS ANGELES county has had re-
cent experience with good roads
bonds, authorized and to be issued
by herself to the extent of $3,500, -
900, and wishes now that she had
hedged the expenditure about with
more careful restrictions. The first
crack out of the box" a trio of super
visors tried TO sell the bonds at private
sale and give away a profit of 100000
Then followed the sad mixture of in
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
SHE DECLARED

Mrs. Myles-When she arrived from
Europe Miss Fussanfeather failed to
declare some of the new clothes she
brought over with her..
Mrs. Styles-And did the customs in
spectors discover anything?
ooh, yes"
"And what did she say?"
"She merely said, oh, declare! -
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
SUGGESTION FOR ELECTION DAY

Editor Herald: Klndl.' permit me
to suggest. through the medium OF
your influential paper, that every busi-
ness house in the city close two or
three hours earlier on election day in
order that their employees may have
ample time to vote; otherwise 1t Is
freely predicted that fully 10 per cent
of the registered voters will be unable
to cast their ballots before the des-
ignated time for closing the polls.
JAMES LYNNETT.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
WISE TRAMP

She brought him out a wedge of
pumpkin pie and a cup of coffee.
"And you only visit this section of
the country during goldenrod timer"
she interrogated, innocently. How
poetical!"
"Well, you see, mum, 1t isn't exactly
poetical," replied Dusty Dan, with a
smile, "but when de goldenrod blooms
1t Is too late to cut grass an too early
to shovel snow."-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
PLAUSIBLE

John-One of your creditors wishes
to speak to you, sir.
Master-Well, say I'm away from
home.
John-All right, sir, and I'll just light
one of your best cigars; he'll be more
likely to believe me then.-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
r1MEs ERRATIC WHIRLIGIG

Only a little over a year ago Miss
Anita Stewart married Prince Miguel
of Braganza, eldest son of the Portu-
guese pretender. The abolition of all
titles of nobility by the Portuguese
state makes the former Miss Stewart s
bargain look more like damaged goods
than ever.-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
OH, LOOK WHO'S HERE

Our valued correspondent, Capt. An
son, informs us that among those pres
ent at the opening game in Philadelphia
was Victor Nunoz, ''redactor de sports
Of Havana. We confess that we should
like to see Victor redacting,-Chicago
Record Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
EVEN BREAK

Madge-But, Billy, the idea of three
coaches to each man to put him In
condition for the big game! Why,
it's absurd!
Billy-Not any more so than three
dressmakers, two maids, hairdresser
and half a hundred female relatives
putting you in shape for commence
ment.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
NOT AFRAID

aren't you afraid eating welsh rab-
bit after the theater will give you
nightmare"
mo" answered the cynical first
nighter. I'D rather have nightmare
than lie awake thinking about the
play. y."-Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
THE CONDUCTORS CASE

Editor Herald: Is there nothing to
be done in the way of subscription
to help the brave conductor who lost
both legs in the discharge of his duty
or is the p. f., for whom he was
working. going to look after him?
Los Angeles. M. M.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPOND ENTS-Letters intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to oOrrespondents'
but assumes no tssponsibillty for their views
Letters must not exceed 200 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

The people understand better, since
Prof. Handley has been making
speeches, how the tariff and other
forms of legalized special privilege
have been hitting them between the
shoulders and jawbone.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
EXCEEDING GRACE

1t is estimated that there are $4,000
persons in the jails and prisons in the
United States. But that is less than
one in every 1000 of the population.
Right living is the rule.-Albany Jour-
nal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
THE VALUATION

Seymour-What do you think of
Saddler's horse?
Ashley-Well, if I were Saddler and
tive horse were stolen I'd lock the
stable doors so it could never get back
again.-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS

DIR. Eugenia Hancock says the wom-
en- of the Turkish harems are better off
than the women of this country. AS
valid and concrete objection to equal
suffrage DR.. Eugenia seems to qualify.
Topeka Capital.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
BUT WHAT INDIAN WANTS WA
TER?

White men are offering to help the
Yakima Indians get some water rights
on their reservations. BY and by the
aborigines will have all the rights and
the white man all the water.-Portland
Oregonian.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
AN UNJUST CHARGE

"You were trying to evade the law
by operating an automobile without
being qualified"
Trying to evade the law, nothing!
Didn't I run right into an officer?"-
Kansas City Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
Far and Wide
cANNoNIsM AND cAEsAR1sM

Quite a number of persons and pa
pers who were able to retain their
mental equilibrium at the spectacle of
Cannonism are now very close to the
bughouse stage over the spook of Cae-
sarism.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
HIS DAY HADN'T COME

Bacon-Thought you said he'd be a
great man some day.
Egbert-So 1 did, but he hasn't had
the chance yet.
Hasn't had a chnace?"
mo: he has to sleep all day. He's a
night watchman.-Y onkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
WRONG

''I trust" continued the maternal
parent, that when it came to the
extra helpings you had manners
enough to say 'No?'"
"Yes, ma" whispered Tommy Mrs
Stout kept askin' me if I'd had
enough!"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Taft insists that postal rates be
raised on the magazines, and so their
price will have to be put up. Perhaps
he wants to give it to readers in the
neck for believing the mucIrakers'
tales about him
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor in Connecticut is named Baldwin
and the Republican candidate Goodwin.
one of them must win. SO there's
something in a name.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Reform is getting there with both
feet these days. Now the supreme
court says the best jurors are not those
who are idiots without an opinion and
ignoramuses who don't read neWspa-
pArs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Among the heroes named for Carne-
gle medals we don't find any Republi-
can candidates who declare for Joe
Cannon. but probably because the
trustees couldn't find any.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Theodore Bell is receiving as reward
for a dozen years hard fight against
the Southern Pacific machine a fusil-
lade of mud.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Secretary Ballinger has been making
some changes in his official staff I'm
fortunately, he didn't begin at the top
to do 1t, However.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
GLORIA MIrNDI

And before long Manuel will cease to
be noted even in the columns of the
newspaper paragraphers. Sic Transit
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Portuguese officials have uncovered
new evidences Of graft by former roy
alists. What troubles the new republic
is the cost of high living.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Fredericks has the advantage of
Woolwine that $4,000 fee, plus fat
salary, will pay lot of campaign ex-
penseS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04
TIE ADVANTAGE

Old Maid-Why should want hus-
band? 1 have cat that stays out all
night.
Matron-Yes, but you won't be a
widow till he loses nine lives.-Judge
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

The household pages TEEN with in
.tructions for cooking Thanksgiving
turkeys, but the financial pages are
painfully silent Oh the best methods of
getting the birds
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Woolwine promises to spend none of
the countys time on private practice
or let his deputies do it if he is elected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Let us hope that II any is found
therein the federal investigation will
result in letting the water out of the
bath tub trust
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Some friend has named a new species
of dahlia after Senator Beveridge, pre-
sumably because the Indiana orator is
SO foWery.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

Subscriber" wants to know what
the D. in John D. Fredericks' name
stands for. Dolittle.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-04

What the Republican county COM
mittee thinks of Fredericks secretly:
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