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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
How Foreign Cities Are Run

found in municipal government over
here?" was asked.
You have in some cities what you
call the commission plan of govern
ment," DR.. Simon said with the ref
endum. initiative and recall that seems
to me the best system you have pro-
duced so far / don't mean better than
our German system but best for your
conditions. There is quality in it, too.
which is lust what we are going to get
into our own system; 1t is business like.
1t seems to make the government work
more like the business dealings in a
merchants office. We have too much
red tape in Germany, too much bureau
cracy. 1t takes a long time to get
things done. The commission plan is
better all around in that way. But
that is the machinery only, and there
is a more serious fault l find in the
practice Of your municipal admins
tration.
"In Germany we look ahead years
and years ahead. We do not allow our
cities to grow up in confusion, even
rapidly growing Cities of which we
have many. Under the town planning
act of 1874 every municipality controls
the development of the city. The town
is, in the first place, divided into three
quarters, like this:
Factory district.
Residence and shop district.
Exclusive residence district.
This in itself gives stability to a
city by doing away with much specua-
tlon. If you build your home in the
residence district you know you will
never have factory built near you.
one can foresee the future of the diff
ferent districts and plan for 1t accord
ingly. That gives a stable value to the
land-in fact, 1t has been found to
cause such a steady rise In real estate
values that in most municipalities IL
a man sells unimproved land for more
than 1t is assessed he pays a tax of 25
per cent on the unearned increment"
"In other words, too, your municipal
governments have q wider field than
ours?'
''You have very little municipal en-
terprise in America" DR.. Simon said.
"Our municipalities do many things to
make city life less expensive. Electric
ity, gas, street cars, water, slaughter
houses, sewers--in Germany these pub
lie services are owned and operated by
the municipality. Taxpayers profit in
stead of capitalists. The municipality
also frequently acquires property for
present or future development. But all
this is being done, not as experiments,
but after years of study and by men
who are experts. That is the secret Of
German efficiency"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
How to Learn to Fly
augustus Post in Worlds

IN Worlds Work.
Issy and Mouzon. Hundreds of flights
are being made every week.
There are more than hundred avia-
tors with pilots licenses issued by the
Aero club of France. The qualifica-
tions for a pilots license require three
trips of five kilometers each, not neces-
sarily on the same day, to be made
in the presence of a committee of rep
resentatives of the Aero club.
This is the European way of learn
ing. Most of the flyers in this country
have learned in a typically American
way-that is. they just got in and flew,
trusting to Providence, their own quick
wits and the luck of the American
eagle to kepe them from breaking their
necks. The aviators of the Wright
company have been carefully taught,
but Hamilton, Mars, Willard, Baldwin
(although Sc years old) and McCurdy
just got in and flew.
The more careful method, however,
will save the usual beginner much
"breakage money" and maybe hos
pital bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Municipal government in Germany,
it has often been said. is city rule by
experts. Here the commentary usually
stops, as if the inquirer was intended
to take it for granted that Germans
are born experts. How erroneous such
a conclusion would be can be Judged
by DR.. Fritz Simon of Prussia, who,
says the Star, is visiting Kansas City
in the course of q study of municipal
government in America.
DR.. Simon, after taking his degree of
doctor of law in three years, worked
as an assistant judge in the Prusslan
courts and qualified as gerichts as
SCISSOR or concillation judge of the mu-
nicipality and district for four years.
Then he took one year for the study of
municipal administration in Germany
and another twelve months for the
same purpose in England and America.
After that he hopes to be fit to hold a
municipal job.
81 am a representative OF the Ger
man government" DR.. Simon said,
''but the government does not send me
over here to study. The man who
means to take an official position is
expected to do such things on his own
initiative and at his own expense.
There is no pay for assistant Judges,
either"
'Then you couldn't get city job
just by being the friend of the mayorY'
"Such thing would be impossible
in Germany" DIR. Simon said emphat-
ically "A man must be an expert in
the work before he participates in the
government of a German city"
"Then our American system-W
wonderful" he exclaimed. 1T is
government by amateurs-but very
skillful amateurs. l am deeply i'm
pressed-I have visited New York,
Chicago. San Francisco, Los Angeles
and some smaller oities--that it is pos
sible to do so much good work by peo-
people who do not know anything about
the work, according to our standards.
You are so enterprising. Everybody
believes he can do everything. You
try everything and you trust nobody,
so you get wonderfully progressive
system of administration"
"How do you mean-trust nobodyY'
''Well. you have the recall and the
referendum in some cities. OF course
they are necessary, very necessary. un-
der the circumstances. But our otfi-
cials have such strong sense of their
responsibility and of pride in their
administration that they would feel
such checks superf1uous--they would
seem to be Sights on their official ef-
ficiency."
"What is the best thing you have
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
TO SHOOT STRAIGHT

"TF are informed by the Asso-
w ciated Press that the chief of
w police of Chicago has started a
school of instruction of probation pa
trolmen and that he intends to pro-
vide Chicago with 1.-THE most thor
oughly trained, exceIlently equipped
and capable constabulary in the
world" After dwelling on the course
of discipline by which the chief ex-
poets to make his force not only eff
ficient but IAN ornament" the ac-
count tells US that "in addition they
are to be trained in the preparation
of their cases against prisoners and
taught how and when to shoot
straight"
The Public, Chicago paper that
gives much attention to police af-
fairs there, and usually in a re-
strained and judicious manner. last
week devoted a considerable space to
the killing of innocent CITIZENS by the
police. matter that seems to have
aroused great indignation in Chicago.
Ask Kohler of Cleveland whether he
deems it necessary to drill his force in
the art of shooting straight" or ask
those at the head of the police force
in the greatest city in the world, Lon
don, whether they think it advisable
even to equip their men with re-
volvers.
Surely Chicago makes progress like
a crab-backwards.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
A GREAT ROUNDUP

| IN UESDAY, was day of tri-
umph for the direct primary.
II Wherever it was tried it justified
itself by giving the people a chance
to wrest from the interests the control
which it has been impossible to take
away under the old convention system.
AS in California, where the railroad
machine signed it's death warrant when
| it was compelled o. to yield this re-
form to the forces of progress, so it
has been in Wisconsin and is now in
Michigan and New Hampshire.
OF the most interest here, because
of its similarity to local conditions,
was the New Hampshire fight where
the Hiram Johnson of the White
Mountain state, Robert Bass, has put
the Boston & Maine railroad machine
to rout, taken the governorship away
from Lucius Tuttle, the railroad presi-
dent, who has for years passed it out
as he pleased to serVile tools, and the
legislature from the agents of Tuttle,
who have for several terms sent Jake"
Gallinger and Burnham to the United
States senate to help fortify the Aid
rich schemes.
The redemption of New Hampshire
is of scarcely more Importance than
the assurance that Gallinger and Burn
ham will at the earliest moment get
their congo. Gallinger has been one
of the most brazen in our house of
lords and has grown rich during his
long incumbency in the same myster-
ious way as several others in that
body.
In the flush Of victory the forces
that have redeemed New Hampshire
will not fail to remember that their
triumph is the fruition of hopes born
of Winston Churchills patriotic work
with pen, voice and private means.
The young author bore the brunt Of the
real struggle in the last campaign and
now unselfshly rejoices that another
bears off the honor. A grateful state
should remember him, as California
should remember Theodore Bell, who
did much of the pioneer work for Hi
ram Johnson.
In Michigan an insurgent unhorses
him of the militant name. Julius Cae-
sar Burrows. Long subservience to
the Rhode Island senator so sapped the
manhood Of Burrows that last year he
shamelessly introduced Mr.. Aldrich to
a Michigan audience as his friend in
the senate who never refused me
anything for Michigan that 1 asked
of him." A senator who is willing to
confess to his constituents that he
has to go to a senator from a state
1000 miles away to get things for them
can surely be spared.
Altogether it was great roundup
and the forces of insurgency have
reason to feel satisfied with them
selves and pleased with the gain for
uncorrupted legislation in one day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

CAuguStus Post
Where can 1 buy an aeroplane, and
what will it cost me?
New machines cost from $4,000 to
$500, although the Santos-Dumont
Demoiselle can be bought for $1,000. In
importing machines into this country
there are extra charges, duty, freight,
ETC.. which amount to 80 per cent of the
original cost. So much for the ma
chine.
But that is not all. You must be
prepared to take lessons in flying and
spend as much time as may be neces-
sary to become proficient. Mr.. Farman
has said that the aeroplane breakage
made by the average man in learning
to fly amounts to nearly $4,000, and
that to avoid dangers and to prevent
accidents a man should have at least
sixty trips in the air under the in
struction of competent teacher before
he takes control of the machine him
self.
Regular schools have been estab-
lished abroad at Chalons, Pau, Buc,
Etampes, Mourmelon, Lyons. Juvisy'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
Wonders of the Insect World
tMaurico Maeterlinck in the Forum.)


tron? Shall I sing the fairylike birth
of the nymphs Of the Anthophagus, a
transparent monster, with O. bulls
snout, that seems carved out of a
block of crystal?
And monster after monster passes.
such as the imagination of Bosch and
Callot never conceived The larva of
the rosechafer, which, though it have
legs under its belly, always travels
on its back; the blue-winged locust,
unluckier still than the flesh fly and
possessing nothing wherewith to per-
forate the soil, to escape from the
tomb and reach the light, but a cervi-
cal bladder. a viscous blister; and the
empusa, who, with her voluted belly.
her great projecting eyes, her legs
with knee caps armed with cleavers,
her halberd, her interminable miter,
would certainly be the most devilish
goblin that ever walked the earth, If,
beside her, the praying mantis were
not so frightfuI that her mere aspect
deprives her victims of their power of
movement when she assumes, in front
of them what the entomologists have
called 1.-The spectral pose."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08


Shall I mention, for instance, the
Leucospis, a parasite of the Mason
bee, who, to slay his brothers and sis
ters in their cradle arms himself with
a horn helmet and a barbed breast
plate, which he doffs Immediately after
the determination, the safeguard of a
hideous right of primogeniture? Shall
/ tell of the marvellous anatomical
knowledge of the Tachyte, of the Ger
ceris, of the sandwasp. of the Lam
guedocian SpheX, who, according as
they wish to paralyze or to kill their
prey or their adversary, know exactly,
without ever blundering, which nerve
center to strike with their sting or
their mandibles? Shall speak of the
art of the Eumenes, who transforms
his stronghold into a complete museum
adorned with shells and grains of
translucid quartz; of the magnificent
metamorphosis of the Pachytilus CT
nerescens; of the musical instrument
owned by the cricket, whose bow num-
bers one hundred and fifty triangular
prisms that set in motion simulta-
neously the four dulcimers of the ely
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
INCENTIVE THE SECRET

Editor Herald: Mr. Fitzhugh, the
architect, has been relating his ex-
periences in the building of the peni-
tentiary at Phoenix, Ariz. He tells US
it was proposed to pay convicts 30
cents a day for working on the struc-
ture, but he objected, saying men
would not put forth their best efforts
for any such pittance. His suggestion
was that for every good days work
prisoner put in a day should be de-
Quoted from his term and he reports
that, this plan being adopted every
man of about 500 convicts worked
with energy throughout the entire
time"
What a lesson Mr.. Fitzhugh has
taught the territorial authorities and
should teach us-one that reaches far
beyond the particular case citedt Why
is it that vast armies of men and
women do their best to shirk work al
together, while countless others do as
little as they can? Simply because our
present civilization gives the masses
practically no incentive whatever to do
their best. That is why the machine
moves with increasing friction and is
going to stop altogether some fine day.
What incentive to me, for example, is
the working at a living wage for some
millionaire who sits at ease and coins
S100 for every one can make by slav
ing for him? Here you have the secret
of that bitter discomfort with which
this entire nation is seething, for in
stinctively the masses feel they have
no chance.
Here also you have the secret Of the
alarming increase in juvenile crime. I
am somewhat of a specialist on that
subject, and I find that Young America
turns up it's nose at the paltry salaries
offered in stores and offices, having
learned the evil lesson that nowadays
money is not to be made by hard
work but by getting wise to oppor-
tunities of grating 1t is astonishing
how generally this opinion prevails,
and it points to profound social dis
ease. SINGLE TAXER.
Long Beach, Sept. 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
THE WIcKEDEsT CITY

Editor Herald: The newspapers
have published recently a compila-
tion of New York city church sta
tistics, asserting that there has been
a gain in church membership in pro-
portion to population in the decade
1900-1910. There has been a glaring
error in the figures given, else the
deduction is false and there has been
a sensational decline in the proper
tion of church people to total popu-
lation. Instead of increasing from $50
per cent in 1900 to 37.2 per cent in
1910, the proportion has DECREASED
to about 27.6 per cent in 1910.
The figures given in the article re-
ferred to are: Church members. 1900,
1,233,677; 1910, 1910. 421; a ten-year in
crease, 1914
This is 6.22 per cent. compared with
total population increase of 3S.7 per
cent, or 100000.
The population now is ALSO, 900. and
37.2 per cent would be 1,767,000.
The number of. Protestants is given
as 440,7S3; Roman Catholics, 369,64S;
total Christians, $40, ,431 leaving 100000
as the number of sectarians not in
cluded as Christians: and almost
$500, 900 without religious belief. The
showing is even more unfavorable
when it is considered that in the case
of the Catholics and the Hebrews all
members of the families are probably
enumerated.
These statistics cover the greater
city. which includes the home ele-
ment. If the religious condition of
Manhattan borough, or old New York,
be considered alone, it would prob
ably reveal a population more ire
ligious than any other city in all the
world, unless the worship of Mann
mon be classed as a religion.
There is great psychological diff
ference between Chicago and New
York. Chicago, although with more
vice in proportion to size, is city
of convictions and aspirations, and
willing to aggresisvely maintain it's
faiths, although sometimes promul-
gated by mountebanks. Imagine "lit-
tie old New York" turning from its
scoffing to follow some religious lead
er in frenzy of religious enthusiasm!
]. T. JOHNSON.
A. Can't
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
WAY OUT OF oUANDARY

Editor Herald: We have heard so
much about the tariff that 1t must be
almost impossible for anybody to
make up his mind for or against a
revision, even scientific one"
AS long as the main objection against
high duties is that they bring an in
crease in the cost of living and con-
sequently affect the great majority of
the people, it seems to me that the
best way to settle THIS question would
be to abolish all duties on foodstuffs--
meat grain, -four, preserves, etc.-and
keep the rest of the tariff as 1t is.
This work can be done in a few days,
business will not be disturbed and
practically everybody VIII be satisfied.
CONCESSION.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Editor Herald One must sympa-
thize with Mr.. Kusel when he gets up
against the will of God" people, but
he is only in like case with the man
who invented the umbrella: he was de-
nounced, so it is said-I don't know
that he wasn't lynched-for trying to
defeat the will of God.
agree with Mr.. X. Though a meat
eater myself, it is only from a bad
old habit and difficulties in the way
of change. Ny convictions are all
against it, and it is the same with
many. The habit is losing ground
the beef trust helping-though unin-
tentionally. M. b. b.
Pasadena, Sept g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
NOBODY WORKS
BUT THE HoOkWoRM

Nobody works but the hoolSworm--
He's at it every day,
And nobOdy's trying very hard
To keep out Of his way.
He always finds a victim
whichever way he strays-
Nobody works but the hookworm
These summer days.
Nobody works but the hookworm-
He's busy every day.
And II tterly nobody much
Pretends TO earn his pay.
The world is sort O loafing,
And nothing scarcely pays
Nobody works but the hookworm
These summer days.
st. Louis Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

To the mother of twins at Crescent,
"In twenty years they will be living
in a finer country than we have ever
known, and if they are boys III bet
$1,000 they win vote the Republican
ticket" If they were voting today
they might be Republicans and still
helping to make it unpleasant for
Sherman and his bunch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
Merely in Jest
FROM MISSOURI

An attorney was addressing a jury
on behalf of a prisoner
Gentlemen" he said, witnesses
have sworn that they saw the accused
fire his gun; they have sworn they
saw the flash and heard the report;
they have sworn they saw Pete jack
SON fall fiat: they have sworn that this
bullet was extracted from Pete Jack
sons body; but, gentlemen, in the
name of justice, l ask you where is
the evidence that the bullet hit Pete
jackson ?"-Tid-B Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
WEIGHED IN

Picking up sharp knife from the
meat stand. the customer extends it
to the butcher with the remark
at haven't any use for it, but you
may cut it off, and I'll take it along,
anyhow"
"Cut what off gasps the astonished
butcher.
"Your hand. You weighed it with
the roast. you know, and l want all
pay for."-Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Mayor Gaynor is reported to have
walked six miles for exercise one day
this week. 1t is plain why Gallagher's
bullet failed to do its work. 1t will
take a cannon to make a real impress
sion on his vigorous constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

1t is said that when Mr.. AIdrich got
the news of LaFollette's overwhelming
Endorsement he was so mad that he
cut a piece off his finger with the
shears he was using to cut coupons
from his rubber securities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

The delegates to that state conven-
tion at San Francisco must have had to
rub their eyes and take another look
every few minutes to make sure they
were in California political gather
ing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
LIFE on THE FARM

"These summer boarders are all
fired hard to please"
whats the trouble nowT
"Theyre kicking because / amt got
no field of shredded wheat to show
'em. kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

A reactionary organ twits Roose-
velt with having taken money from
Hartman. It should be quiet about
that, for if he did it passed through
Shermans hands as head of the cam
palgn committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
DOING HIS BEST

Tommy Tuff." cried the teacher Sc
verely, why do you chalk your name
on this new desk?"
ST had ter" replied Tommy. II
amt got no penknife ter carve it Wild"
Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
EXPRESSIONS

The Roosevelt scowl is the latest type
of facial expression to figure conspic
uously In the news 1t Is much more
in evidence than the Ballinger air Of
resignaticn.--Was Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
ALWAYS BRACES 'EM UP

If the Republican situation really
gets bad, perhaps Mr. Bryan may con-
sent to give first aid with one OF his
ism tonics.--Wa Washington Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

1t looks as if New Mexico was go
worthiness of statehood by turning it's
constitutional convention over to the
reactionaries.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

The California board of equalization
to reduce the Pullman Palace Car
company's tax a few hundred dollars
in spite of the showing that the COM
pany made only $a7O0O,00O profit last
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Mr.. Sherman complains of the heat
during his western tour. He might
have known from the Kansas and
California primaries that the rest would
make it hot for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

The millionaire bunch in the federal
senate sneered at LaFollette last year
when he was uttering his philippics. 1t
would be interesting to see how they
regard him now.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Thirty-six governors are to be elected
this year, and the chances are that
Big Business won't have as many men
on guard in the state houses after
January 1, 1911.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
FROM FRYING PAN INTO FIRE

The vice president is safely out of
Oklahoma, but they have him cor
nered, apparently, in New York.
Springfield Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Missouri proposes to Danish the har-
vester trust There are several others
that have been harvesting big fortunes
out of the public that need looking
into
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
THE ETERNAL FEMININE

"In the spring young mans fancy
Lightly turns'-the poem goes
TO thoughts of love- A woman's
fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of clothes.
PUCK.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
IN TRAINING

A man in San Francisco is growing
at the rate of four inches a year. If
he only keeps it up he can get steady
employment as a reporter to cover air.
ship meets.-Atlanta Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Harry Whitney is back from Labra-
dor but he makes no mention of bring
ing a box of "proois' that were COM
mitted to him on a former trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

One of the best jobs in many a day
is the defeat of Burrows of Michigan.
insurgency is showing fine discrimina-
tion in picking them off.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

Miss Leneve is charged with being
accessory after the fact" Not quite
correct; she was after the Doc.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

An American syndicate has cornered
the coffee supply and raised the price.
If the people protest twill be no temp
est in q teapot.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
TIME FOR ACTION

The one-piece bathing suit is forbid
den at Coney Island. We infer that
this simple attire consists of cap
only.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

ing up at Harvard, owing to the avia-
tion meet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

An Oklahoma. paper says there have
been worse men in the senate than
Gov Haskell" but it didn't find it so
easy to specify as to generalize.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
THROITGH THIRD pEGREE

If Sunny Jim" can smile in the
midst of the excitement he is having
this summer he will deserve the title.-
Baltimore News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

accompanied by the
bu assumes for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08

vative New England isn't left to the
interests.