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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
USE OF WHOLE
PAGE FOR LETTER BOX

Editor Herald: I was greatly pleased
to read the letter of NJ G. McCaslin'
and, like him, believe that two whole
pages of letters would add to the popu-
larity of your paper
Personally l have tried to forget the
discomfort caused by the change, but
find 1t extremely hard to do so, believ-
ing as l do that the intelligent men or
this age are hungering and thirsting
after truths long hidden, be they social
or spiritual. In your editorial an
nouncing the change you say 1.-The sub
iects are too big" Many of your read,
ers have passed the kindergarten stage;
they want big subjects, without con-
troVersyt It would be wise to allow
them. Else, Mr.. Editor, you must GER
tainly change again; that is, change
your statement concerning the VIDE
latitude allowed the writer's. 1 do not
believe in sectarianism, but do be-
lieve in the eternal truths revealed In
the Word of Truth. The knowledge of
these truths will lead to real freedom;
in fact, the ultimate emancipation or
society from all evil is dependent on
this owledge-obedience being rem
dered to it--as well as the stability or
this nation.
These revealed truths, compared to
the transient things of our daily life
important as they are-are as the corn
to the husk. And he that Withholdetn
corn will the people curse.
J. r. KITS.
Los Angeles, August %.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

What seems to be a punctureiess au-
tomobile tire, says Consul Benjamin +.
Chase of Leeds. is the invention or an
Englishman, which he describes
1t is composed of an ineXtensible
heavy canvas lining, the crown being
packed with a puncture-proof material
and placed between the outer cover and
the inner air tube of the ordinary pneu-
matte tire. The lining is so made as
to cause low pressure on the tread
and to more nearly equalize the pres
sure on the inner air tube. The I'm
ing is the thickest at the crown and
tapers to a feather edge near the rim.
The external appearance is like the or
dinary tire. The inventor has given 1t
drastic tests. He made several gashes
and cuts on the outer cover of tire
through to the patent lining, and with
these has driven his car 500 miles
without a puncture or the necessity
of repair of this tire, although wheels
on the same machine fitted with other
tires had the usual difficulties. Other
tests on heavy cars without the spe-
cial gashes have been equally salts
factory.
An inspection of the invention i'm
presses one with its simplicity, and the
carved outer cover used and seen DEM
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
How Diaz Holds His Mastery

stomach, and he is we'll groomed and
prosperous. He sings no more OF I'D
erty.'
"'The people think they are the gov
ernment.' he continued, smiling. That
is the secret of their subsection. They
believe in their government; they be-
Iieve they can make changes in 1t IL
thew want to, for the constitution tells
them they can. They believe in the
constitution, they swear by 1t and they
Worship Porfrio. TO this insight Is
due the condition which enables the
government to control the people. and
the government does we'll to fight to
the death anything which threatens to
change that condition. 1t is the only
Iyay our people can be controlled
II could not believe that, ana be-
canse | would not believe it l doubted
the truth of the information ne had
given me. as he said, that l might be
forewarned against circumstances
which might arise. l resolved not TO
mt TOO much faith in what he mad
said. but to find out for myself. In
the course OF my Investigations l
learned that he himself was one OF
The many eyes of the Little Eagle and
knew whereof he spoke. l am con-
vinced that he told only the TRUTH ana
less than the whole truth, regarding
conditions and political methods IN
Mexico"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
WHICH?

John Henry Jasper johnson is leader OF
reforms.
Always somewhere in the center of eco-
nomic storms
And he fights for the afflicted and he weeps
for the oppressed
TIL his swelling bosom often breaks the
buttons off his vest.
He has spoken for the wretched clean from
Beersheba to Dan.
And he'll gladly rail all morning at the
tyranny Of man.
And I'm sure a three-inch spyglass search
ing ever and anon
Couldn't find a man in favor of more big
reforms than John.
All! but when he seeks his slippers and
his leather-coyered couch.
He's the meanest- tempered uplift man that
ever nursed a crouch.
How he hollers at the children! How he
growls at Mrs. j.
TIL they feel like singing ragtime when
he leaves them for the day.
Now James W, McsmIthers is another type
And he cops our local dollars with remark
able success;
And he nabs our city franchises as often
they're loose,
And he owns eleven aldermsnic votes for
private use.
And when very gentle editors start classi-
flying James,
"A parasitic tyrant" is the mildest OF their
names;
And always when he's mentioned he is
quaihed-as thus
"Bos McSmithers--civic vampire-our dis
graceful incybus!"
But. good gracious! you should see him in
the bosom OF his folks,
Playing hide-and- seek with baby. telling
Bobby funny jokes.
Such a chap for romDs and frolics in the
daily family life!
Such a man for little plcnics with the kid
dies and the wifel
And so I'm not decided whether l should
choose to be
lust an enemy OF mankind with a loving
familee;
Or a friend of all creation from Johannes
burg 10 Nome.
With the children under sofas when papa
comes grumping home
-Horatio Winslow. In Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
WOMAN CLAIMS QUESTION OF
SOCIALISM INTERESTS MANY

Editor Herald: With others, l was
sorry to learn through your issue OF
August 20 that the subject of Socialism
is no longer to be discussed in your
paper. Important discoveries of later
years, and their application to the pro-
duction Of the necessities, comforts and
luxuries of the world, have made nee
essary other great changes. Unless an
adequate change is made in methods of
distribution, for one thing, evils result
ing will continue to increase. This is
realized by many writer's; and many
suggestions are made as to the best
way to put an end to the growing pow
erty of the producers, the great major
ity, and rapidly increasing accumula-
tiOns of the few, who are by their
wealth made powerful One important
proposition is that of the Socialists, in
dorsed by many and opposed by many.
Surely every voter should be informed
as to the claims of and objections to
Socialism as a means of removing the
unfortunate results of the otherwise
great blessing to the world Of the Won
derful improvements in production. EV-
identity many wish to discuss the ques-
ton through the press; and believing
The Herald to be, more than other daily
papers interested in intelligent voting
ana good government send their con-
tributions to you. 1t is to the press
voters look for information. If they
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
Los Angeles, August 2S.
COMMENTS ON THE LENGTHY
OPINIONS. GIVEN BY JUDGES

Editor Herald: The erudition dis
played in the published opinions of our
Judges is something marvellous. But
then they are not merely opinions aft
er all. Opinions on the points dis
cussed could be expressed in less than
a tenth of the space usually employed.
They are simply learned disquistions
on the law, and such as can rarely be
found elsewhere. 1t is the custom or
these our recondite members of the
judiciary to illustrate any point at is
sue in all its bearings; and this in
wolves the necessity of citing numer-
Gus. if not innumerable authorities.
Quite frequently the common mind
fails to comprehend the applicability of
the citations. But this matters not at
all 1t is the misfortune Of the COM
mon mind. Ia is among the fallacies
Of the times that everybody is expected
to know the law, and to live up to it.
Onlv the most learned of the learned
professions can write these exhaustive
compilations these marvels of learning
and judicial acumen, How like the
old schoolmaster is the modern judge,
and how like his pupils, the people.
And stln they gazed and stin the wonder
That one small head could carry all he
know. .. 3 D
Los Angeles, August %
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
AN INTERESTING SCRAP

The infamous New York Republican
machine which has opposed every re-
form for which Governor Hughes has
stood, from the abolition of race track
gambling to the direct primary law, ap-
pears bent upon giving new evidence
of the truth of the old adage that
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad"
Surely no more imbecile act was ever
committed by any political organiza-
tion than the recent action OF the ma
chine in throwing down the gage of
battle to Mr.. Roosevelt. And the ut
terly insane character of the act is
emphasized by the fact that the ma
chine chooses as its battle-ground with
the doughty hunter-naturalist the di-
rect primary; a reform which has TAX
en- such strong hold of the popular
heart and the popular mind through
out the United States as to make any
fight against 1t necessarily a losing
battle
Unless we miss our guess very bad
their regiment of political heelers who
were afraid to face the legislative in
vestigation that Governor Hughes in
sisted should be made after the Aulds
scandal came out. win find that they
have selected the very shortest and
quickest possible route to political OBJ
livion.
In the meanwhile, the scrap with our
Teddy on one side, and about the worst
gang of political Holsters and corrup-
tionists in the country on the other-a
gang which Roosevelt has no doubt for
long time been aching to swat-wiIl
contribute to the gayety of life and IL
Illuminate with something worth reading
the news columns of the papers.
More strength to the arm of the lead
er Of the Republican reform forces
the originator, in fact, of the reform
movement in the Republican party.
Since Mr.. Roosevelt's return from
varment killing in the African jungles
the country has become somewhat
weary Of the period Of quiesence
through which he has been passing. 1t
will be a joy to see him again in action
and especially so because his action
will be directed against a more harm
ful lot of varments than any that he
slaughtered In Africa-a lot Of human
animals who prey upon mankind more
destructively than do the man-eating
lions of the Jungle.
May our hunter-naturalist be as sue
cessful in accommodating pelts on the ex-
pedition on which he has just en-
barked as he was on the one from
which he recently returned. will be the
wish of every good citizen, irrespective
of party.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

The popular heart would have been
dead to emotion indeed if it did not
hail this miracle with hand-clapping
and showers of gifts. 1t would in
deed have a short memory If it did
not recall, by way of contrast these
facts:
In the past two years the income
of the Southern Pacific has increased
IS, 900. 0o0 while its operating expenses
have decreased $4,000, 600! Its profit of
operation has increased over $12,000,-
O00 or $1,000 per mile of road. In ten
years the freight tonnage of Pacific
coast railroads has increased from 49,
900, 900 to 35000,000 tons. or about 100
per cent. At the same time the charges
have been raised 20 per cent. The
earnings of the Central Pacific branch
of the Southern Pacific are the highest
of any Pacific coast railroad, 65 per
cent greater than the average of the
United States and 100 per cent greater
than the average of the railroads west
of Chicago.
A railroad already watered even to
the limit of California's rich resources
to pay interest on the padded capital
ization, that could grow like this
despite the back-breaking tariffs ex-
acted of the people to pay fixed
charges, need not wonder that the
people show great joy when law
abiding rival makes its advent. A line
that makes such vast net gains and
pockets all of them, never sharing its
prosperity with an Overburdened pub
lie. need not wonder why its new rival
is hailed with acclaim.
The lamentation sometimes heard
that the people are coming to hate cor
porations is wholly disproved by the
public attitude toward the Western
Pacific The people are as kindly dis
posed as ever toward honest corpora
tions that mind their own business
and let the people mind theirs. The
trouble is that so few Of the public
service kind are giving them a. chance
to show any good will.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
NEEDS EXPLAINING

m HE congressional committee that
has been investigating the pro-
cess by which Lawyer McMurray
was to get 10 per cent of $30,000OO0 for
selling the Indian lands in Oklahoma
has decided that Vice President Sher-
man and Senator Curtis had no part
in the gouging of the red man. One
thing is not yet explained.
In twenty years the lawyers have
got very nearly S4000,000 out Of the
indians, all or nearly all Of it, for
collecting claims against the govern
ment which is supposed to do justice
without being bounded to it by litiga-
tfon and lawyers and claim agents,
and which bears to the Indians the
relation of guardian to a ward. In all
the long and discreditable record of
the white mans dealing with the abor-
igines there are few more unpleasant
facts than this record Of the sums the
claim agents have been permitted to
get out of the Indians in twenty years.
One payment by the Chickasaws of
$3.50 900 was considerably more than
% per cent of the amount obtained.
This gouging began about 1896. Dur
ing most of that time James S, Sher-
man was a member of the committee
on Indian affairs in the house of rep
resentatives and much of the time its
chairman. 1t has been said of him
that he was one Of the best posted
men in the country on Indian matters.
If so, did he know what was going on?
And why did he not perform the serv-
ice that has at last been performed by
Senator Gore? If he did not know Of
a system of graft growing up for ff-
teen years during his term of service
on the committee on Indian affairs he
ought, in order to make the present
committees clean Dill of health really
convincing, explain just why he didn't
know.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
Speculation Concerning Population
New York Commercial Advertiser)

srcai Advertiser)
224, 1926, as compared with 175,b97 in
1900 and 1921 in 1890. The increase
for that city from 1900 to 1910 is there
fore 4S,729, or 27,S per cent, as COM
pared with an increase for the preced-
ing decade of 4S,45l, or 1928 per cent,
If New York city has jumped along In
population since 1900 as rapidly as
Providence has, she has gained 9bb,-
54o people meantime, and has today a
population of 4,392,744 We are quite
accustomed to hear of New York's
"5, 200 900 people," and the probability
is that the metropolis Is today close
ly up to that figure.
The population of the United states
in 1900 was rs, 3O3, SS7, according to the
census returns. If the gain since then
has been In proportion with Rhode
Islands, the country now has total
population of 96,600,0S7, or a gain of
20, 996, ZOO; the gain in population from
1890 to 1900 was only about 14,OOO,000
people, or 21.S per cent. If we allow
only a similar increase for the last
decade, the gain would be 16,634,lSS
people, and the total population of the
country today would be 92,937, ,525. To
set 1t at approximately 95,000,o00 can
not be very wide of the mark.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
CLAIMS WOMEN MAY DRESS
ON LESS THAN 5000 A YEAR

Editor Herald: have been interested
in the remarks of women whom I sup
pose we may designate Society wom
en-" on dressing on $500 a year. Now
we all know it is the few who spend
$500 on their own wardrobe and the
many who spend in the neighborhood of
800 and always manage to look nicely
dressed. The husbands and fathers of
the women who spend $500 and upwards
for dress are in business, manufactur-
ing, wholesale or something of the sort,
where they have men under them that
they do not pay that much and expect
them to keep families, and if they in
innate that it is not sufficient they are
told If they are not satisfied there are
plenty to do the work who would be.
Let us thank God then that 1t is the
few women who give their minds to
nothing but pleasure and dress, for the
wealthy woman of brains and heart
will, | am sure, think a woman may
dress on less than 5000 and still not be
called dowdy. ONE OF THE MANY.
Watts, August 23
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

Further evidence that the republi-
can form of government in Mexico is
a hollow mockery is furnished by
writer in the August American Maga-
zine, who seems we'll qualified to speak
authoritatively on the subject. The
author is Mrs. Dorethy Johns, who for
twelve years has been resident of the
City of Mexico, pursuing the profess
sion of a trained nurse. She gives the
following illuminating report of con-
versation between herself and a prom
inent Mexican official who was Il warm
friend:
land now no man is safe, even in
the bosom of his own family he was
saying. wives are watching hus-
bands, fathers spying upon sons, They
are tricked into believing that they
may thereby save their loved ones from
the consequences of a suspected SYM
pathy or affiliation with the Liberal
party. When the desired information
has been obtained, the suspicion veri-
fed, it is no uncommon thing for both
spy and spied upon to disappear from
the face of the earth. Those they fear
to kill they buy. You remember A?
How enthusiastic were his songs of lib
erty? They made him diplomat. lie
has Just returned from Paris, looking
little like the poor poet he used to be.
He appears well fed, with rounded
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

New York Comm
Rhode Island now has total popu-
lation of 542674, or about the size OF
that of Boston in 1900. This is gain
of 26.6 per cent from the population
of 1900, which was 42S,556; the mum
Der of people was an increase of "a
per cent from the population of 1880,
which was S45,5 ,506. These first official
figures of the 1910 census furnish
basis for some interesting comparisons
and estimates.
The populace of New York city in
1900 was S,4S7, ,202 according to the
United States census bureaus figures;
by the state census of 1905 the city
was given a total of 4,014,3O4 people;
the semi officially estimated population
of January /, 1910, was 4,7S0,S50 If New
York city has gained as much in pop
uation in the last ten years as Rhode
Island has-that is, 26.6 per cent-the
1910 census returns ought to give her
914 295 more people than then; this
would make her present population
1851, ,497. or about $4,000 less than the
estimated population last January. But
the increase here has no doubt been at
a higher rate than in Rhode Island.
The population of the city of ProVi-
dence, the largest city of that state, Is
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

The prevailing confusion of the term
inal rates situation, as complicated by
the recent decision of the interstate
commerce commission relative to san
Pedro, is rather increased and not at
all simplified by the order OF the South-
at least following, the commissions de-
cree extending to Long Beach and Re-
dondo the same rate privileges given
to San Pedro and at the same time de-
nying equal treatment to Santa Mon
lea.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
If the promoters of the sale of beach
lots are to be trusted, that the whole
coast of Southern California is gem
med with harbors enough Ito float the
navles of the world" and IL one OF
two or three of these are accorded
terminal rates, why not the others?
Santa Monica, San Pedro, Wilmington,
Redondo, Long Beach, Newport bay
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
The Thirsty Tourist
Golfers Weekly

Weekly
ton because of the damage which is
thought to have been done to the
towns principal business, the tourist
trade, by its having gone dry" To
allure strangers accustomed to luxu-
rious living into a beautiful hotel and
then not permit them to have wine
with their meals undoubtedly involves
embarrassments which even many in
general sympathy with the prohibition
movement might not inconsistently
wish to escape. Mossy-not to say
mussy-old drinking cups are, how
ever, another issue. The thing for
Colorado Springs to do is to put in
those bubbling little fountains toward
which the enchanted passerby inclines
his lips to receive the streams caress.
They are sanitary and safe and con-
vey to any one with a spark of fancy
the notion of drinking from a bubbling
spring. With one eye squinted up
ward toward Pixies Peak and his
imagination at work we feel sure that
any tourist would prefer them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26

A0olllel
The health department of Colorado
Springs decided that public drinking
cups were not sanitary and removed
them. The welkin Immediately rang
with the protests. of the boosters that
this implication of concern would
frighten tourists away. A 'well
known business man" replaced three
of the cups on busy corners. The
health commissioner, an eX-pioneer
and Indian fighter, removed them
again The matter was thus brought
to Mayor Avery, who sided against
the health department. The mayor
of Colorado Springs appears to belong
to that sturdy class of freeborn Amer
leans who can be counted on to fight
to the last ditch any attempt TO IN
troduce modern knowledge of hygiene
into municipal housekeeping. The re-
sistance to such attempts Is almost
always based on the assertion that
the change will hurt business" Col
orado Springs is, to be sure, rather
unusually sensitive on the drink ques-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
Ancient Rome and Modern America
(Guglielmo Ferrero in Atlantic. }

ro- in Atlantic)
who, nevertheless, preserved his Euro
pean point of view, said to me one day:
''In this country there is a tyranny far
exceeding that of any European
tyranny; it is the tyranny of the ju-
dicial power"
A historian of the ancient world Is
better able to comprehend this apparent
contradiction. The injunction Is moth
ing more nor less than the edictum of
the Roman magistrate-the power
which he possessed, in common with
the American judge, to issue such or
ders to the citizens as he deemed neces-
sary for the protection OF justice and
the rights of the public-orders which
were obligatory upon the citizens. even
If not based upon any written law.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
G. o. p. SITUATION
WITH PARODY ON OLD HYMN

Editor Herald: In illustration of the
political situation, permit me
to parody an old hymn:
The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears,
The G.. o. P. is waking
To unrepentant tears.
Each telegram that's wired
Brings tiding from afar,
Joe Cannon's 10 be fired
For his part in the tariff war!
And Aldrich with his rubber,
And Bill T. with his smile,
Can scare repress a blubber
As the bad news comes meanwhile.
At first twas; D the insurgents,
And now tbs let them be-
And let's all get together
For the sake of harmonee.
And Crane, with wings revolving,
Hikes on to Beverlee,
In hopes to be a-solying
This miXed-up mysteree!
n. o.
Long Beach, August %.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
Our Ambitious Harbors
(san Francisco CalD


and other marts of commerce all have
"harbors" in the promoters sense, and
the claims of the California Venice
and Ballona slough should not be
sighted.
Now comes Santa Barbara, which
certainly has as good a claim to rermi-
nal rank as any OF these, and urges
the commission to reverse it's former
ruling on this subject. Santa Barbara
has the most commodious harbor in
the world, for it includes most of the
Pacific ocean, and nothing stands in
the way of its reaching out to China
except some beds of kelp, which do not
seriously obstruct navigation. Coming
nearer home, there is Halfmoon bay,
which appears to have been wholly
neglected by the course of this highly
argumentatiVe controversy that seems
to turn on the unanswered question,
When is a terminal not terminal. and
If so, why?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26


In many legal details, likewise,
have found ancient Rome reappearins
in the United States; for example, In
the power possessed by magistrates.
In the eyes of Europeans the right or
the American Judge to issue inJunctions
seems most blameworthy and contrary
to the spiri of the times. To Europeans,
used to the judicial administration OF
strictly bureaucratic state in which the
bureaucracy is permanent, and, while
subject to no control or oversight, can
not act outside the strict limitations of
the law, this discretionary power of the
American magistrate seems an instru-
ment of intolerable tyranny. very in
telligent European, who has lived for
long time In the United States, but