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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
lime WORKS WONDERS

Editor Herald: Bellamy's nation
alist movement was at its zenlth-alas'
how fast time fies!-more than twenty
wears ago. and doubtless, like myself
Mr., Stuart has changed many OF MS
opinions since then. For my part
somewhat extended investigation OIL
governmental institutions, includlns
perhaps more particularly the conduct
Of prisons, has annihtlated my coIlIl-
dence in governmental schemes Tor the
emancipation of mankind. For many
wears past I have looked to the secur-
ing of equal opportunities by all, as
individuals, as the key to the solution
of the social question, and have con-
sidered that such equal opportunity
is 70 he secured only by the overthrow
of monopoly. When none is privileged
to obtain reward without social SER
vice labor Will automatically receive lts
full reward. Stop the robbery due 10
special privilege and none VIII Do
robbed.
/ fail to see that the establishment
of a strong central government is
necessary to this. On the contrary, l
deem it proved that strong central
governments exist My by and for the
granting of those special privileges
which are the root of all the trouble
In my change Of thought find my
self in the company of many whom l
honor highly, and I only wish that
side of the question could be examined
more generally. My judgment Is that
the course Of evolution is decidedly In
that direction. WILLIAM c. OWEN.
Los Angeles, September 12.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
Fredericks or Woolwine?
tPacinc outlook

NIdCHS
The chief point of interest in the
local county election is likely to be
the contest between Woolwine and
Fredericks for the district attorney
ship. The Republican primary result
ed in a victory for Fredericks, ana
yet it is not much of victory when
analysed from the point of view OF
practical politics. OF the $4,000 votes
cast, Fredericks got $4,000, or about
1000 more than the combined vote OIL
his two opponents. He was. however,
thousand votes short of Hammel
and Lelande. The fight against him
in the primary was largely matter
of form; the Lincoln Roosevelt league
had no hope of defeating him, and but
little work was done in behalf or Hut
ton, who Is a young man not Wldely
known. Under these circumstances,
it may be reasonably asserted that
the votes for Hutton and for Carri-
gan were largely votes of protest
against Fredericks. In short they
were not votes for his opponent, but
against him-and this Is an important
distinction. While no organized work
was done against Fredericks, it was
evident from the beginning of the prl-
mary campaign that his renomlnatlon
was most ardently desired by the ma
chine, and more work was done IN
his behalf than for all the remainder
of the ticket combined. Our readers
will remember that for weeks before
the primary almost every daily ana
weekly publication in Los Angeles
contained a quantity of paid advertls-
ing space filled with portraits of well
known citizens" and their letters OF
Endorsement of Fredericks. A very
handsome sum of money was spent in
this way. BY these supreme exertions
he saves the nomination; but his real
troubles will now begin.
Just as men are beloved for the en-
emies they make, so men are regard
ed with suspicion for the friends they
accumulate. There are plenty of peo-
pie in Los Angeles county--Republic-
ans too who will vote against Fred
ericks simply because of the tremen-
dous solicitude shown for his political
welfare by the corporation machine
and its chief organ, the Times. 1t is
evident that the latter journal viii
adopt as it's chief object in life
through this campaign to save Fred
ericks from defeat and the meaning
of this will not be lost on the voters
The Times greatest fear at present IS
that direct legislation and non-part1-
san direct primaries and other REFORM
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
EEES ENEIsIE


ideas that already prevail in the city
will soon be applied in the county.
The services of Fredericks as the le-
gal guide of the county will be OF
great service in heading off or frus-
trating all such plans. And there is
reason enough why the Southern Pa
cific should wish a representative IN
this important spot in the courthouse.
The issue as between Fredericks
and Woolwine will be only to q small
extent a partisan one. The Times Is
nutting up ferocious outcry about
the possibility of Lincoln Roosevelt
Republicans not supporting the ticket
nominated from top to bottom, as
though this were the first time in the
history of the world that men nave
showed q disposition to vote for the
hest candidate Irrespective of party.
There seems to be an attempt to set
up the doctrine that because man
has registered as a Republican and
has participated in the direct primary,
he is thereby morally obligated to vote
for any and everybody that is nom
mated on that ticket lntelllgent,
self-respecting men will not subscribe
to any such doctrine. 1t IS an olo o15 oe5
vice set UP by political crooks to hold
other people-chiehy suckers-while
they themselves do as they please.
In local affairs vote for the best
men, no matter by what party nom-
mated. This advice has been given to
the people by Roosevelt and other
big leaders time and again, and 1t ap-
plies just as well with direct pri-
mary as without.
The convention endorsed the ticket,
which was proper formality for q
gathering sent as representatives or
the people who had by a majority OF
votes nominated the ticket. But no
convention can bind the 10000 Repub-
lican voters who refused to accept
Fredericks or the 10000 who did not
vote at the primaries, to cast their
ballots for him at the election.
Capt Fredericks' opponent, Thomas
Lee Woolwine, has the united support
of his own party, and will receive the
votes of many thousand independent
Republicans who do not like Freder-
icks' Affiliations. and who find much
in his record of Office to condemn.
They know that Woolwine can be de-
pended upon to stand up against cor
poration and machine influence and
against corruption. When they vote
for him they take no chances. Under
these conditions the defeat of Fred
ericks is reasonably certain.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Editor Herald: Your editorial in
Sundays issue on Religious Growth
1 read with much interest. AS it is
based on report by the census de-
partment, it should be as accurate as
possible on the subject.
However, 1t serves further TO Illus
trate how misleading were the sta
tistics" printed in the Associated Press
reports of September 4, purporting to
be compiled by the city statisticlan OF
New York from reports furnished by
the religious organizations.
Statistics, especially upon spiritual
subjects, are not regarded as of mucn
news value by editors generally, but
is not the problem of whether religion
is progressing or declining, whether
the nation is becoming Protestant or
Catholic, of as much Importance TO
many readers as some political ana
economical subjects to which much
newspaper space is at present devoted?
AS cited by your editorial, the CEN
sus gives the total number OF com
municants in New York as l,ooS,4
which is 1915 per cent of 4,766,SS3 pop
ulation, This compares with the city s
report of 1910, ,421, or 27.5 per cent Te-
ported as 372 per cent?, discrepancy
of 573,061. Also with 1900, given az
!. .233. .677. or 35.9 per cent of 3,437,202
population, which is probably correct;
The city report gives numoer Oh
Protestants as 44O, 1888, which compares
with 2O.S per cent of the census total
], ,8SS, ,482, or SS2,347 members-an unfa-
vorable discrepancy of 5S,4S6. when
would give to the Protestants only
about s per cent of the total popula--
ton. Furthermore, the clty's report
states the decennial increase was about
equally divided between Cathollcs anu
protestants. AS the difference between
the 1900 figures and the census return
of 1910 is 647,S05, one-half of that in
crease deducted from 1910 Protestants
| would almost obliterate Professionalism
for 1900! 80,
The percentage of Catholics in total
membership at 76.9 would be 1,44s,S9S'
| This compares with the city's report OF
869. GAS Catholics-a discrepancy OF
SIS, 1853. On my previous commuinica..
ton 1 quoted figures for, Cathollcs az d.
369, ,648, due to Typographical error IN
| neysnaper I was consulting. by re-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
PRAISE FOR MR.. LISSNER

T OS ANGELES has had few resi-
dents who have come into VIDE
- prominence with more of what IS
called meteoric suddenness than Mey-
er Lssner, who is now temporarily
resident of San Francisco while con-
Quoting the campaign of the Republic
an party as the new head of its state
central committee. The state is be-
ginning to notice this man and his
political genius, which his home city
has recognized from the moment he
began to lead the forces of good gov
ernment here. The Oakland Enquirer
has this to say of him:
Lissner is more or less of an en-
igma to many. Until the Lincoln
Roosevelt Republican league crys-
talliZed into definite form the spirit
of independence that has been
growing in California for these
many years Lissner was compare
lively unknown in the northern
and central parts of the state.
When he allied himself with the
clean government forces it was
discovered that Lissner was some
Independent himself. He had
head on his shoulders that con-
tained the motive power of the
world-brains--he was a progress
sive with an upper case 2; and ne
had that equilibrium and polse
that made his brain power OF
value to himself and to the good
government forces.
Strong praise this, but worthily be-
slowed, as Mr.. Lissner's political ad-
versaries and coworkers will alike
testify. The Independent Californian
published in San Francisco. is no less
outspollen in it's admiration, as wit
ness:
Watch this man. He possesses
all the political acumen of Ruef
with all the public spirit of Folk
or a Pinchot. He is as good an or
ganizer as Herrin, with as high
standards of public morals as
Theodore Roosevelt himself. His
| strength lies in seeing clearly ana
| pointing the way so that those
about him see as clearly as himself.
He is a leader, not driver a cap
tain, not a boss. All bad men nate
| him and the better good men come
to know him the greater confidence
will they have in him. No mistake
was made in making Meyer Llss-
ner chairman of the Republican
state central committee The par
ty will hardly know itself under
such leadership.
Edward f. Cahill, the veteran writel
of the San Francisco Call, speaks Of
Iissner as the "fireless cooker of poll
tics"-his work is not much in evi'
dence on the surface, but he has
way of doing things up brown.
It would be partisanship of the mos
disingenuous kind to deny the force
of what these commentators say. L
would be withholding the truth no
to admit that here is an organizer anc
leader worthy of admiration.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
Growth of the Religious Sects

ferring to The Herald files, secured
correct figures).
other sects than Christians comprise
the residue of 2.S per cent OF MEMBER
ship, or only 52,737. This seems TOO
small. if all of the Jewish faith are
enumerated, as New York has a large
population of that race. The old
method was to enumerate only heads
of Jewish families. Presumably that
method still prevails.
The impressive facts of the status
tics are:
Protestants, although accounted for in
some measure by difference IN
methods of enumeration and by large
immigration, which is preponderantly
Catholic.
The great disparity between the citys
return of Catholics and that of the
census. This is diffircult to account
for, unless an enormous number OF
that faith were discovered by census
enumerators who are not actively iden'
titled with their church organization.
Your editorial Is in error, obviously
when 1t states there was an increase
of about 100000 in Catholics and
Protestants combined, lsOO-lsOe, or ~
900 900 a year. No such increase could
occur without exciting world-wlde
comment The period is probably 1890
1906, or sixteen years.
THE growth of the Catholic church
in America since 1880 is illustrated by
the following statistics:
1890 ....... 1,990.514
1890 ...,,.. 6,257,871
1900 ... S,447, ,S01
1oO9s 12 651, ,944
sOfficial directory of Catholic church.
It is my opinion that, allowing for
immigration, etc, further analysis of
statistics would reveal the Catholic
faith is increasing faster among the
wage earners of the large population
| centers than Professionalism. 1t Is for
the churchmen to ascertain the reason.
| IF it is that the Catholic church more
fully realizes and responds to the Pc
| culiar needs and circumstances OF the
| toilers then Professionalism must dis
cover why and shape its future course
accordingly if its usefulness is to be
preserved unimpaired.
90S South Main street. Los Angeles
| September IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
1T DO NOVEL

Editor Herald Those who think
Roosevelt erred in criticising the SUI
preme court should read what the
founders of the Republican party
used to say about the Dred Scott de-
cision.
And while reading UP on the SUBJ
ject, don't fail to read what the Re-
publican and Gold Democratic press
and orators said of Bryan and the
Democratic national platform in 1895,
because of some mild structures on
federal courts. Verify, the political
world do move! "Apd where the
vanguard halts today, the rear will
camp tomorrow" r.. r. G.
Venice, September IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
DEEP BREATHING

20 sailor, sailor sitting there
And holding out your tongue,
Why do you gulp the salt sea air
So deep into your lung?'
The sailor lone inhaled ozone
AS this here song he sung:
when I was but a child of three
I scared me nurse to death
BY the talent nature gave to me
OF holding of me breath,
"A long, strong holds as good as gold
So Mr.. Shakespeare saith.
when I was old enough to sail
l sailed upon the Jean,
A lily-white and water-tight
Commissioned submarine,
A beat of spunk which sunk ker-plunk
Beneath the waters green.
zone day when we was six miles down
Within that deep-sea boat,
The pretty Jean, our submarine,
She plum refused to float.
The air gave out, we couldn't shout,
And terror frizz each throat.
'Our mate he was the first to die,
Then seaman Jones expired;
Next to happen fell ou- cap'n,
Plum of livn' tired
The crew grew blue a hoodooed hue,
And perished as required.
''But =. from habit learned in youth,
Began to hold me breath;
With soul composed me lungs / closed,
A straight def to death.
Hold on TO what you've really got,'
Is what the Bible saith.
For seven hours me breath l held,
1 held 1t eight and ten,
With paling cheek total week
1 closed me lungs-and then
4, 1raA AgaA
From out that watery ken.
''They quickly ope'd the bonny Jean,
And dragged me forth right soon.
I grabbed the breeze me teeth between
Then fell down in a swoon-
1 breathed so deep II swelled me clean
Up like a toy balloon.
$50 from the navy I resigned
AS soon as / could speak.
Me pension on the list, find,
Is twenty cents week,
Which keeps me leisurely Of mind.
In comfort so to speak
And new, ON breezy afternoons,
When l OF work am free,
l love to pause with open Jaws
Beside the sounding sea, ,
To let the boisterous whirlWinds blow
Into the inmost Me.
''For drinking is a jovial sport
For them that loves that same;
And eating, too, to them that chew
Is pleasant as a game
But breathing is to me the bliss
Which makes the rest seem tame
Wallace Irwin, in October Smith
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
Merely in Jest
A TRACE

The counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness for more
than an hour, when he finally asked:
"Is it true there are traces of in
sanity in your family?"
TT would be folly to deny it," re-
piled the witness. MY grandfather,
who was studying for the ministry,
gave it up to become lawyer. Ar
gonaut.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
FIXES BLAME ON HITCHCOCK

Editor Herald: I notice that Presi-
dent Taft went 1900 miles to make
speech at the Conservation congress,
advocating handing over water power
and AlasISa's untold billions to the ten
der mercies of states ruled by corpora
tons l also notice that he couldn't
90 fifty miles to say a word to en-
courage conservation at the waterways
convention at Providence, Wouldn
Hitchcock let him? I understand that
president Taft himself fixed the date
of his visit to Providence. But ne
He couldn't go to Providence on Sep
tennber / because he plans to go to
Panama in November. L. D.
Los Angeles, September 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
RABIES. sHRIMPs AND ALL

The Charleston News and Courier es-
Inmates that a ton of shrimps are eat
en- every day in Charleston. Twelve
shrimps, 1 pound; 1000 pounds. l ton;
24,OOO shrimps 1 day. Do you count
babies, you little town?-CleVeland
(Ohio) Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
Far and Wide
THE NAKED TRUTH

A Russian girl, exiled years ago,
found her long-lost lover in the surf
at South Beach, Staten island, and
they are reunited for keeps. A girl
who survives the dsenchantment Of
seeing her betrothod in a bathing suit
can be depended upon never to prove
onstant-Louisyille Courier-Jour-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
MADE HIM SICK

De Tracker-The killing of that
jockey in yesterdays race was hor-
rible affair, wasn't it?
De Better-Horrible, horrible! Just
made me sick. 1 had all my money on
that horse.-New York Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

When the city condemns property at
an expense of 100000 to make 100
foot boulevard to the sea, perhaps San
Pedro doubters will be convinced that
Los Angeles is disposed to keep some
Of it's promises.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
QUITE D1sCoNCERTING

We pick up the pen with renewed
energy this morning, dipping it in the
mucilage pot as usual, however, on
noting that an OHIO editor has been
selected as a candidate for governor
New York Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

The linotype is contrary critter.
Formerly it used to spell "conserva-
ton" anything else that looked like it,
and since the st. Paul convention it
spells anything else that looks like it
conservation"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
CH1cAGo DoFFs IT'S HAT

Yes little old New York is a really
sizable town. Everything considered,
we are proud of little old New York.
It is destined to be for all time the
metropolis of our Atlantic coast.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

att is not very likely that the next
sneaker will be a Republican" says a
magazine article. To tell the truth, we
should rather have Champ Clark's
chances than Joe Cannon's.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Maybe one reason the masses are so
interested in the Abruzzi-Elkins affair
Is that, through the tariff on Papa
Elkins' goods, they are paying the
dowry to the duke If the old man has
70 "come across"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Thus far the only human experience
the colonel has not tried is aeroplaning'
but perhaps he has been too busy put
ting the opponents of his policies up
IN the air
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

The English aviator with the hy-
phenated name who won most of the
prizes at Boston, namely, Mr.. Graham
White, must feel every time he goes up
as if he were two passengers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
BOBBIE'S LUCK

Bookkeeper-The fact that your
grandfather has married again seems
to please you, Bobbie.
Office Boy-I guess yes. Amt got
another grandmother ter die now when
1 want ter go to the ball game ?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Another pipeful for the protectionist:
Great Britain abolished protection sixty
years ago, since which time wages have
increased 81 per cent and prices of
necessaries less than 10 per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

A spiritualist writer informs us that
"a strong spirit vibrates 49," We have
seen men under the influence of a
strong spirit that vibrated consider
ably above that figure.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

1t appears that in the fisheries award
the United States gets five points to
England's two; and yet in effect the
umpire seems to have given the game
TO the Britishers by the score Of 9 to 0.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
AFTER THOUGHTS

Every time Senator Burton gets out
a revised statement of his position ne
thinks of something else to put in
showing what a good and great man
he really is.--Ohio State Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

OF course a jury has said the Lee
o'Neil Browne didn't pass out the Lori
mer money, but at least four members
of the Illinois legislature have con-
fessed that they got the money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

It was kind of Cavalieri, anyway, to
grant 500 a week alimony to Bob Chan
Ter without a court decree.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

London has raised a monument to
Samuel Johnson, but Reno is still
strangely Indifferent to the Hon. Arthah
Johnson's claim on her honor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

When Mr.. Taft started out to read
the insurgents out of the party he
didn't realize there were so many
of 'em.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
PAS IDEA OF 1T

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is pride?
Pa-Pride, my son. is walking with a
gold-headed cane when you are not
lame-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Los Angeles may not give Clifford
Pinchot the key to the city, but he al
ready has the keys to thousands Of
hearts in this same town.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Ballinger won't resign, but he's
simply got to be resigned to the verdict
of the Chinook state in favor of Poin-
dexter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

Roll of honor to date: California.
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin,
New Hampshire, Maine, Arizona,
Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

For men who were so loquacious
brief spell ago Uncle Joe Cannon and
Sunny Jim Sherman are silent to the
noint of loudness.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
ONE NOT ENOUGH

81 wish knew of two good summer
Places"
1.-TWO? Isn't one enough for you?"
"Oh, yes; ones enough for me, but
want another for my wife. Buffalo
Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

other states have showed him along
to his home state, and now Washing
ton pushes Ballinger into the sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
THE MODERN PoLoNIUs

111I 4HNN1
Now, my boy, don't expect to work
wonders in this world"
"All right, dad"
"You can get quicker returns by
working suckers. kansas City Jour
nal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
sENTIENcY OF THE INANIMATE

The linotype machine nearly always
refers to conservation as conversation,
and we are beginning to think it's
right about it.-Columbus (Ohio) State
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
SANE CONSERVATISM

The Wright brothers are exercising
much discretion and good judgment in
allowing their understudies to do the
exhibition flying. Youngstown Tele-
gram.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

be onpau y
eand adde IN" "'S'' '"""N'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

with her centennial festivities Mexico
is just now the hot tamale on the con-
tinent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
THE AETNA

THE AETNA OF THE PINK TEAS
The Elkins-Abruzzi love affair of
two continents is still the burning sub
iect In our best soeiety.-Birmingha
(Ala.) Age Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15

We need men In politics like Mr.
Ferris, who can manage aviation meets
and keep from going up in the air HIM
self. He is the healing balm for other
candidates, salving their wounds by
showing them what they did not know
that it is fun getting licked if you
only see it that way. Mr.. Ferris got
S5399 worth of fun out of it, and in the
philosophy of the boy who said in his
composition that pins saved millions
of lives "by not swallowing en-" Fer
ris will get it all mack in the next cam
paign-by not going in.