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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-03

before granting this interview to tina
World, his insistence that it must not
be printed for forty-eight hours after
it was given. is, of course. obvious. It
enabled the doctor to seek 4 fresh
hiding place; to remain out o. tho
track of the steSm until that time
when he may elect to stand out boldly
to breast and defy II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-03

IT see that in Pearys story-amons
other things which I will deal Win
at the proper time-he says ne re-
turned to his ship only four days after
Bartlett's return from the point fifteen
miles south of the eighty-eighth degree
latitude-that is about 1876 miles from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-03


Can 1t be believed" demanded Cook,
that Peary, with his negro associate.
Henson, could have travelled north lao
miles over an unbroken tran ana SCUM
1s5 miles. making 27O miles in four
DAYS. less the time spent In observa-
tionse Why he could not have done u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-03

He Saw William j. Bryan in Chill.
..As to, their reporters and editors,
they ought 70 import a few into the
United States.
"And while in Chilli he went on, II
saw William Jennings Bryan. But It
was at distance. I saw also many
other Americans, but avoided con-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
TAFT is ONLY TEDDY'S BEAR"
SAYS INDIGNANT sUFFRAolsT

ALHAMBRA, April Psi Editor Her
add: Under the heading, Kissing No
Reason to Deny Votes to Women
Margaret V. Longley in the Public Let
ter Box gives expression to sentiments
held in common by most intelligent
self-respecting women. From my heart
| thank her, but she should remember
Taft is only Teddy's bear, and there
by the grace of Theodore /, and, wheth-
er you believe it or not. only carried
out the Roosevelt policies when he in
suited some of the representative wom-
en- of America.
OF one thing beware. Don't refer to
Republican platforms as If they repre-
sented anything in particular, for they
don't. My brother-at that time chair
man of a Republican state central COM
mittee-told me a man could not be
governor of any state In the Union
without first satisfying the liquor deal
ers that their interests would be pro-
tected.
He also said neither Republican nor
Democratic party would ever stand for
prohibition or votes for women, which l
believe mean one and the same thing.
SARAH SPENCER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
PRETTY SOFT! BRUSSELS
At FEET Of ROOSEVELT
People of Belgium Capital Show
Some EagernesS to Hear
Former President

BRUSSELS. April 2S.--Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt met King Albert of Bel
gium today and they exchanged cordial
greetings, later driving together from
the Brussels exposition to Laaken
palace and spending an hour in the
gardens.
The Belgian people gave Col and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their children a
warm welcome on their arrival here
from Paris at noon. After luncheon at
the American embassy and a reception
for the American colony, Col Roosevelt
visited the exposition, and his appear
ance there was marked by double
demonstration for himself and the king.
The Sale des Fetes, where the former
president spoke, was packed to the
doors and several thousand were unable
to gain admission. While Col. Roose-
welt waited in the reception room in the
rear of the stage the young king ar
rived by the side entrance.
No introduction was necessary, as
they had met ia America during the
kings visit. After warm handshalle
they talkhed for several minutes in low
tones King Albert then retired.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
THE CENSUS

I I Is of the utmost importance that
census returns from Greater Los
"A Angeles should be complete. More
than mere sentiment is involved. On
the census enumeration will depend the
federal appropriations and apportion-
ments during the next ten years. And
the sentimental aspect of the case is
not without its appeal. There is a
great deal of civic pride in Los Ange-
les. Citizens are proud of their metrop-
oils. They have good reason to be
proud of it. Thanks to their industry,
intelligence, zeal and patriotism, pros
perity and progress have been phenom
email. Prosperity and progress have
been accompanied by a vast increase
in population. Los Angeles should get
the official credit for this increase. We
must see to it that carelessness does
not deprive the city of any portion of
the credit that belongs to it. The cit1
est doubt every claim of population
made for Greater Los Angeles has been
within the mark rather than beyond It..
Secretary Virgins of the chamber of
commerce, in urging citizens to take
personal interest in the census, and to
work in the active, Jealous Los Angeles
way for its completeness and accuracy,
says:
IF we don't get right down and
PULL TOGETHER. our pretensions
will he ridiauIo5 ~. a,ar,- oi+,. Il, tho
west We have been asserting that
Los Angeles has about $4,000 or more
inhabitants. Suppose that lot of
bona fide inha bitants are not reached.
What becomes of our repeated stories
about population? The sting will be In
the fact that owing to lack of energy
we allowed thousands of persons to re-
main uneounted. The apathy of the
people alone will be responsible for in
returns"
To this We may add that if it should
be evident by returns that the federal
census has been Incomplete, it may be
deemed advisable to take a special mu>
nicipal census of Los Angeles. But
why should our metropolis be subjected
even 10 the slightest risk of trouble and
expense Every citizen should make
his enumeration a matter of personal
care and of civic pride. If up to date
you have been omitted do not wait
any longer for the enumerator Com
with Supervisor Bert Farmer,
and DO IT NOW.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
LESSON FOR POLICE

| 4 DIVERSE criticisms of the police
! "A have been so general of late it is
gratifying, if only for the sake oil
/ variety to make an entry on the other
side of the ledger We note, there
fore. with pleasure that the Golden
! Rule policy instituted by Fred Kohler
chief Of police of Cleveland, O., is be-
ginning to receive from the press the
attention it has long deserved
Mr.. Kohler started his experiment
two years and three months ago. He
| has conducted his operations in the
most public manner, discarding Sc
erecy, which too often shrouds police
transactions and furnishing the public
/ with a daily bulletin. that it might
! follow intellgently the fortunes of the
new departure. From a recent issue.
| supplied to Col. Griffith and the Prison
Reform league of this city, we gather
conclusions that should go far toward
convincing the most pronounced op-
ponent of reform.
In 1906 and 1907" says Mr.. Kohler,
we We're still laboring under the mis-
taken theory that a great number of
arrests showed our ability as police
men, In the first quarter of those
two years. therefore, 13,S57 arrests
were made in Cleveland. 6731 of them
being in 1906 and 7126 in 1907. With
1908, however, came the new regime,
and Mr., Kohers figures show only
2619 arrests in the first three months
Of
period in 1909, and only 1888 for the
same length OF time in 1910.
Comparing the first quarter of 1907
with the first quarter Of 1910 it is seen
that the decrease in the number of
arrests was 5S42, or s. per cent and
Mr.. Kohler himself makes the follow
ing reflection: You can readily see
that $4,000 is only a fair estimate of
the number of apparent first and minor
Yiolators who have been spared the
glamor, excitement, publicity and no
toriety of police court. Did you ever
had upon the thousands and thou
sands who, previous to my adoption of
this policy, We're not shown to have
been guilty Of any offcnse; who had
neither violated the law of God nor
the statutes of mani"
That the more humane regime has
resulted in a decrease of crime is cvi-
dent from the fact that each year is
showing large dminution in the num-
ber of arrests, and one remem bers
that the Prison Reform league, in its
attack on the deterrent policy pur-
sued almost universally by the police,
insisted that a wiser and juster method
would Immediately reduce the volume
of offenses. of course skeptics scout
ed such a revolutionary idea but the
figures from Cleveland unquestionably
give the league all the best of the ar
gument, and it is an argument that
our own city authorities might we'll
ponder, both in the interest of the
general public and in that of the tax
payers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
C. O.P. MAJORITY SAVES
HIDE OF W|CKERSHAM
BaIIinger-Pinchot Committeeman
Block Prosecutions Move
to Prove Guilt

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The Re-
publican majority on the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee today
blocked an attempt made by counsel
for the so-called prosecution to
prove it's contention that the attorney
general had been guilty OF misrepre-
sentation I'm antedating a summary of
the CLAWS charges prepared for the
president and in evidence before the
committee.
Following up his indictment of Mr..
Wickersham last Friday, Attorney
Brandeis, represting l.. r. CLAWS and
others, wrote to the committee ask
ing for full information from the de-
partment of justice and the interior
department bearing on the summary,
and its preparation.
The request was refused today by
strict party vote of to 4.
The summary was dated September
/ 1909 two days before the date of
the presidents letter to Secretary Bal
linger generating him from the CLAWS
charges. Mr.. Brandeis claims this
summary was not really written until
last December.
Mr.. Wickersham refused either to
affirm or to deny the truth of this
charge, and the committee by its
action today declined to adopt any
measures to compel him to reveal the
facts.
The four Democrats on the commit
tee voted solidly on permitting Mr..
Brandeis to turn the searchlight OF
publicity into this matter. The only
Republican who did not vote in COM
mittee to deny it was Madison of
Kansas, the insurgent member of the
committee, who was absent.
Mr. Madison came in after the public
session had begun and asked to be re-
corded as voting with the Democrats.
When Brandeis sought to protest
against summary disposition of his re-
quest without opportunity to make
some argument, he was curtly remind
ed by Chairman Nelson that a record
vote of the committee had been taken.
and that the incident was closed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
DENIES EQUAL SUFFRAGE
WILL LESSEN GRAFT EVILS

Los ANGELES, April 26~[Editor
Herald: women are a menace to
graft" is a statement often made by
the exponents of Woman's rights, but
| do not see where they find the right
to make such an assertion. Neither the
past nor the present can furnish il.
Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming,
the states in which women have the
vote on, are not making any special
war on the badness of politics. The
spirit of democracy is no stronger in
those states than in others Consdera-
BILE proof can be furnished that in those
states women violate the rights of the
ballot box the same way that men do.
When | was going to school the girls
cheated as much in examinations as the
boys did. and when we had election of
officers the fair girls played as many
cute games as we did; and | doubt
not they are still our equals.
The high society women of America
smuggle thousands of dollars worth of
things they want into this country, and
even bribe the officers In order to con-
tinue their evil practice, which makes
for bad citizenship.
The women of history who have held
the reins of government have proved
that they are as bad as men. The ma
jority of the wives of the Roman em-
perors, several of the queens of Eng
land, the women who governed a few
of the kings of France, and others
might be mentioned to prove that wom-
en- are not a menace TO graft.
A YOUNG MAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
MAY DAY

MAY DAY will be celebrated by
NJ lovely Los Angeles magnificent
A'A ly in the Los Angeles way. The
play festival arranged by the Los An
geles playground commission is not
only an excellent feature of Los An
geles life, but will help in the good
work of keeping before the people of
the United States Los Angeles activi-
ties and the Los Angeles way. In plain
language, it will have considerable al
vertising value.
Preparations for tomorrow's metro
poltan May day brn1; out markedly
the cosmopolitan character of the pop
ulation of our great city. In the ce'e-
bration will be picturesque Scotch,
Syrian, German, Russian. Spanish,
Greek and Indian features. and the
singers and dancers actually and per-
sonally will be representatives of the
countries illustrated. There is no need
for make believes" in Los Angeles
celebrations of a cosmopolitan charac-
ter, for every nation is in our popu-
lation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
HOUSEWIVES

II F the mothers OF families are to be
classified by the census as women
"A without occupation the great un-
dertaking of enumeratins and classi-
flying the American people will be in
complete and unsatisfactory.
A married woman with q home and
family has an occupation and most
important occupation. Every woman
in the United States who attends to
her own household duties has a right
TO be enumerated among the workers
and information as to the number of
women in the United states who keep
house and mother heir families is
greatly to be desired.
Women who manage household af-
fairs should see to it they are enum-
Grated under the good old-fashioned,
honorable designation, housewives"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
PREACHERS THEMSELVES DO
NOT KNOW CHRISTIANITY

ORANGE April 26.-[Editor Herald1:
I notice a letter today upon practical
Christianity" from which l quote the
following: 'If Christianity were lived
in daily life as we'll as subscribed to in
Sunday prayers the world would begin
to enjoy an era of safety, peace, pros
perity and progress which might well
be called millennal.
The entire article from which the
above is taken is full of important
truth, but it has been repeated so often
as to become wearisome. AS you say,
millions upon millions, year after year,
conform TO the outward obserVances OF
Christianity, but do not carry out It's
requirements during the week or into
their business life. 1t is only fair to
think that very many of them earnestly
wish to make their faith and their
works agree, but find it to be impos-
sible, and do not realize why it is so
difficult
IT seems to an outsider that preachers
who exhort their hearers to follow
Christ literally must know that they
are recommending course Whlch, as
society exists at present, would bring
them to starvation or the poor house.
The rules of life laid down by Jesus
Christ for his disciples are IN direct
conflict with a competitive system ana
he never meant his followers 10 remain
as a part of the then existing system
of society, against which his preaching
was a protest
Until the ministers of the gospel viii
boldly and fearlessly deliver the whole
of Christ's saving message, untll they
fell their people that the system is at
fault, that the religion of today is only
a part of Christianity, that the profit
taking system which is responsible for
SO much of the sin and misery. must te
replaced by a better one, people will go
on protesting Jesus on Sunday and dis
crediting him on Monday, because of
the ever present bread and butter prob
lem. l.. w.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
Music Notes
BY Florence Bosard Lawrence

by Florence bosard Lawrence
M UsICIANs generally have CON
w ceded that the Los Angeles pub
A'~ lie is not ready for chamber mu-
sic. This may be so. Those ambitious
and scholarly players who offered a
series of such recitals last year gave
well arranged programs and gave them
well, yet they found little or no en-
couragement from their audiences, and
even members of the large professional
class here failed to give the project
their patronage.
1t was largely those same profess
sionls, however, who met last night at
Simpson auditorium to enjoy the de-
lightful playing of the Flonzaley quar-
tette. These men. individually artists,
have yet sunk that selfish part of
the individualist which demands un-
hampered expression and have at
tanned unity of technic and a single
ness of emotion which marks their
work as unique and splendid. The
tonal power of the players is singular
ly pure and of perfect intonation, and
the balance of the various instruments
is satisfying.
In the program last night two novel
ties were offered the Schumann quar-
tette in A minor which was an ex-
tremely brilliant and technically diff
ficut composition. In the Presto
movement of this number the velocity
was we'll maintained, and the shading
and delcacy of phrasing was studious
and careful. This number oecasioned
a remarkable demonstration of enthu-
siasm, for every member Of the au-
dience seemed unanimous in express
ing the delight and pleasure which the
evening had brought Repeated ap
pearances of the players were greeted
with cries of bravo and encore, until
finally one movement of popular
Haydn quartette was added to the pro-
gram, which had been enriched with a
previous encore number after the
opening Mozart quartette.
A sonata for cello and two ViOlins,
by Leclaire L'Aline, proved an ex-
ceedingly beautiful number, with it's
clarity of idea and complete harmonies,
and the Mozart quartettc with which
the program opened was likewise ac
corded instant favor from the au-
dience.
It is unfortunate that this group of
players is to make only one appearance
here, and certainly those musicians
who failed to avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear them last night
win have deep cause for regret.
The annual concert of the c. S. De
Lano mandolin, guitar and banjo clubs
will be held in the Gamut club audi
torium on South Hope street this even
ing. A most elaborate program has
been arranged. Miss Edith l.. Knox a
young and talented soprano, will be the
vocal soloist of the concert.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
GOOD ROADS

\ THE case Of the citizens advis-
ory committee representing the
people, against the highway COM
mission. under suspicion and accusa-
tion Of remarkable procra stination i'm
carrying out the good roads program,
and Of even more remarkable extrava-
gance, the public demands rigor and
vigor of inquiry, complete and salts
factory investigation.
There is no disposition to be unfair.
There is not trace Of malice in the
attitude of the advisory committee.
"'he assertion there is a political fea-
ture adroitly concealed in the accusa-
tons of the committee is not worth
considering seriously. The fact IS. no
capitalist who pledged his credit or
advanced his cash for an expensive
undertaking would fail to eriticise re-
suits ludierously out of proportion to
reasonable expectations If there
should be any reasonable excuse for
the delay and extravaganza of road
building. the public will entertain it:
but the Imagination is baffled in any
ondeavor to picture a reasonable con-
dition which could produce results
bearing such a woeful resemblance to
incompetency, inefficiency. cxtraya-
gance and general shiftlessness on the
part of the highway commissioners.
Members of the good roads advisory
committee say the chief trouble with
the highway commission is the manana
spirit. The commissioners. according
TO their critics, are always "on the
eve" of accomplishing great results,
always "about to proceed alwavs
Just going to-" with this procras-
tination the committeeman bore pa
tiently until the reports of the en-
gineer regarding the cost of road con-
struction and tie manner in which the
work is being done made action in tho
interest of the bond voting public a
vital necessity
Although it is nearly three years
since the commission began its work.
only one quarry is furnishing rock and
the supply is small; while it is not
certain when another quarry viii be
available.
The commission has spent S254, ,S33. 43
besides $33 SS5.26 spent on the Pacoina
quarry prior TO December 81 last. OF
the first amount, $159. S3729 has been
paid to contractors. The remainder
has been expended for salaries and
similar expenses. And the net result
of great expenditure and much pa
tient waiting is the finished portion of
the highway work measures less than
three miles, while less than one-third
of the 3O7 miles of good roads is con-
Tacted for
The profane Eldridge in spite Of the
fact public interest not only justfies
the advisory committee in the course
taken by its members, but would have
exposed them to severe censure ii they
had pursued dilatory or other tactics
or had remained inactive, has tried
to deride an investigation.
II in the course Of the investigation
any facts should be ascertained which
may give a reasonable explanation Of
Mr. Cuss Eldridges remarkable con-
duct, public obligation to the mem |
bers of the advisory committee will be
Increased
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
Club News

MI EMBERS of the Matinee Musicale
WI held an election of officers yes
A'A terday at the annual outing
meeting at Sycamore grove. Mrs James
II. Ballagh, whose regime as president
has been a brilliant and successful one,
was reelected to the same position.
Other officers who will serve the club
for the next twelve months are First
vice president, Mrs A. Samuel Selover;
second vice president, Mrs. o. ~ Seller;
third vice president, Mrs. F. l.. Fowl
er; recording secretary, Mrs. Frobish;
corresponding secretary, Miss Pauline
Eastman; teasurer, Mrs. Mary Todd.
Members of the board of directors will
be Mrs. Theodore Davis and Miss Myra
Baldwin,
The outing, which included a lunch
con served under the branches of the
trees. was made further enjoyable by
the introduction of original verses, for
which two prizes were offered. These
we're won by Miss Ethel Coleman and
Mrs l.. d Seller. The next meeting
will be held May u, and the officers
elect will be installed at the last meet
ing in June.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
FOR ODDS AND ENDS

Inouisitive Lady-And what is this
little box for?
Nerve Racked Clerk-Oh, for odds
and ends!
Tnouisitive Lady-But it has two
commandments. Why is that?
Nerve Racked clerk-One for odds,
madam. and the other for ends.-Har-
ward Lampoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

rlott. Georgia Mosser Mrs. E. L. Leifchlld and
Mrs. Harriet A. Burd.
Saturday evening dancing party viii be
given at Cumnock hall by the members OF the
junior class expression department. and the
students Of the department OF physical educa-
tion, The faculty. pupils Of the school and
their friends are invited.
Mrs. n. G. Moore. Or. and Mrs. Charles Cur
It's and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pease will sail
on the same steamer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

Aqueduct progress Is reported TO be
satisfactory The elimination OF poll
tics from aqueduct construction has
yielded results which should give the
public a striking and impressive lesson.
Public improvements should never be
harassed or embarrassed by politics.
We rejoice to think the great aqueduct,
which means so much TO Los Angeles,
is a clean undertaking that is being
carried forward prosperously and sue
cessfully in the Los Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

Chivalry is not dead. Gallant indeed
was the compliment paid Paulhan by
his defeated English competitor, who
said: "Paulhan is the finest aviator
the world has ever seen. Compared
with him, l am only a novice
good loser is as worthy of admiration
as a good winner.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

Late developments and reliable sta
tistics show the fight for revision of
the paper schedule of the tariff bill
MUST BE RENEWED. The prosperity
of the great publishing industry is at
stake 1t is "a situation" that con-
fronts US
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORUM-Da
BELASCO-"The Prize"
BI IRBANK-"Bre wster's Millions"
EMPIRE-Musicai extravaganza
GKAND-'George Washington. Jr.''
Los ANGELES-Yaudeyille.
MASON-Grace George.
MAJEsTIC-Kolb and Dill
NIELSEN--"A Dolls House.
OLYMPIC-Musical farce
HECM-Xaudeviile.
INCEsS-Musical farce
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

Timely Is the admonltion of W. W.
Lockwood. general secretary of Shang-
hal Y. NJ. C. A, to the effect the AC-
TIVTTY of Los Angeles merchants will
establish an oriental and Australaaian
commerce that will be worth millions
to the city on the completion of the
Panama canal. The campaign for
commerce should be begun NOW.