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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
ESPERANTO AND lido

Editor Herald: A short time ago you
printed the offer of an Esperanto pub
Usher of Chicago to give away book
let's on Esperanto upon receipt of a
postage stamp. AS tribute of fair
ness to another international language
scheme, which claims to be an i'm
provement upon Esperanto. I would
ask you to give publicity also to the
following offer:
I will send to all applicants free lit
erature that shows many glaring de-
fects in Esperanto, and how they have
been remedied by the new interna-
tional language lido. This is a sim
plified and perfected Esperanto,
strongly recommended by the Scien-
tific American and other high author
tiles, and so thoroughly international
in it's vocabulary that it can be de-
ciphered without previous study and
without a dictionary by 300,O0O,OOO per-
sons, including especially those of
English speech.
The recent world congress of the
Esperantists at Washington was at
tended by only $50 men and women,
one-third of whom were not delegates,
but visitors. This proves that at pres
ent none of the competing systems has
a very strong numerical following, and
that only intrinsic merit can decide
this friendly rivalry; hence my offer.
o. H. MAYER.
1716 IaSalle avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

ment of its resources and liabilities be-
fore being allowed to use the mails to
advertise itself?
There are plenty of straws pointing
toward what Is coming in this country
unless reforms with a big r are in
augurated soon. The man with just
10 cents in his pocket has his opinion
of the man who buys diamond COL
lar for his dog. Perhaps he would turn
a grindstone to sharpen a sword. The
toiling woman in the sweat shop reads
of the society woman who gave a
party in honor of her poodle's birth
day. Perhaps she would like to shout,
Away with herl"
Let us not beg, but DEMAND, just
laws and just courts. Every person
born on this earth has just as much
right to be here as another. Justice
for all. w. H. MARQUIS.
Duarte
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
SEES STORM AHEAD
1716 Lasalle avenue, Chicago, l

Editor Herald: In France over a
century ago at a time when the peas
ants were clamoring for bread, cer-
tain woman said, "Why don't they eat
cake?" And a certain man said, Let
the people eat grass" Well, the head
of one fell into the basket and the
mouth of the other was stuffed full OF
grass. In this country not many years
ago an arrogant man of wealth said,
'"The public be damned Recently a
prominent financier who controls many
millions remarked facetiously "The
high cost of living is the cost of living
high"
A Judge imposes a good, stiff fine on
a law breaking corporation and a
higher court calmly sets aside the de-
cision. Toward what is country
drifting when it's people lose respect
for their courts?
Postmaster General Hitchcock in
forms the public that in the past five
wears the get-riSsa-quick concerns have
fieeced the gullible to the extent of
one hundred millions of dollars. He
says, however th t their "heyday'' has
gone. If a fake concern has gobbled
a few millions they can probably stand
the loss of their "heyday" without suf-
fering any serious inconvenience, but
how about the trusting investors, the
poor man, the widow and the orphan?
The man who wrecks a bank and the
,,,on who nrga ni1es a fake concern to
prey upon the public should be con-
sldered the same as a highwayman and
dealt with accordingly. The standing
of the merchant must be known before
he can establish a line of credit with
the wholesaler and manufacturer, and
Dun or Bradstreet must know all
about him. Why should not mining
or oil company be required to submit
to the postal authorities a sworn state
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
TO THE BOSSES OF WALL STREET

Editor Herald: The political bosses
of Wall street, operating in a score of
states scattered from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, will do we'll to read Dam
iels Interpretation of the dream of
the king of the Babylonian empire.
We must search the history of ORR
entail nations to find a parallel of the
conquests of Wall street by the aid Of
their corrupt bosses who have repre-
sented the privileged corporations in
the senate and in congress.
The splendor and magnificence of
the homes OF the Morganheims and
Guggenheims are but the polluted
monuments of the political character
and career of such senators as AL
drich, Lodge and Depew, who have Of
ficiated as the ambassadors of Wall
street in search of more plunder for
the Unsuitable greed of their masters.
Our halls OF congress have been
thronged with counsellors and legisla-
tors whose gorgeous apparel and liv-
cry proclaim them emissaTfes of the
special privileged classes, who are as
destitute of conscience as they are of
moral courage and character.
These political parasites must be ut
terly destroyed. The work of eXter-
mination commenced at the late cleo
ton and progressed with such substan-
tial results that every true Democrat
may hope to see the last viper OF spe-
cial privilege routed in every state in
the Union at the next encounter in 1912.
The depravity of the malefactors OF
all the predatory trusts is made visible
to the whole nation by the unfolding
o the monstrous dishonesty and Grim
inal conduct of the sugar trust.
Wall street pirates have system of
bipartisan politics which can no
longer deceive the American people.
History will be searched in vain to
find an instance in which such pirates,
entrenched in precedent, in custom
and in political power. have ever vol
unfairly surrendered or made restitu-
ton to the people of the rights or
which they have been despoiled
The iron jaws of Wall street monop-
oily, of public franchises, will relax
only when they are broken by the ac-
ton of an intelligent and united people.
T. ]. THORP.
An insurgent who voted twice for
Abraham Lincoln.
SswteIIe Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
WHEN ]. P. MORGAN
FLAGGED THE TRAIN
(MetropolItan Magazlnel

metropolitan Magazine)
Bishop Potter was spending a Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. Morgan at the
latter's country place at Highland
Falls. The village of Highland Falls
is a way station en- the West Shore
road, few miles below West Point,
and the fast trains pass 1t by without
a stop on their first long jump away
from New York. This is not a matter
of much CONCERN to the financier, who
always goes back and forth on his
yacht; but on this occasion it troubled
the bishop. He was loath to travel on
Sunday, but he had an important en-
gagement to keep in the city that night
and he remarked that he would have
to take local train, which left little
while before supper.
"Oh, no." said Morgan, there's a
train after that one. OF course you'll
stay to supper"
"I don't see any train," objected the
bishop, land really must get to town
in time to conduct an evening service"
"Theres an express" replied his host,
disposing of the matter. "I'll have 1t
stopped for you.'
An hour or so later, in the thick
darkness of an autumn evening, Mr..
Morgan took the bishop in his car
riage down the steep road to the rail-
road station. No lights shone from
the building. The coachman got out
and tried the door and ratified it. Then
he came back and reported that the
agent had gone home for the night.
The sound of an approaching train
was heard, family, but growing louder.
Break in the door" ordered Nor
gan, mpatiently-"get big stone and
smash i'll" He and his visitor got out
of the carriage and looked on; finally
the door gave way Morgan went in
side and after scratching a number of
matches found lantern and lit it. '"All
right, bishop" he called cheerfully,
come ahead" and he walked out to
the middle of the track and waved
! the light.
| With horrid screeching and squeak
ing the train stopped. 1t was freight;
a very long freight. Out OF the cab
| leaned the surprised engineer, and from
the caboose somewhere in the faraway
darkness the conductor came running
up, very angry.
What do you mean by stopping this
| train?" he demanded fiercely.
| Mr. Morgan, still holding the lam
tern, told him who he was.
"I don't care a whoop- blazes who
| you are 0he conductors language
! here becomes unprintable), you've got
no business-why," he choked, there's
an express train followin' us-you'll
/ have a collision-!''-but Mr.. Morgan
| paid no more attention to him or his
| remarks.
"All right, bishop" he was saying
! gently, "you get right in the caboose
and ride to New York.
Which the bishop did.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best Joke from the news
exchanges.

Jasper" said Mrs. Grigson, who
was looking over the morning paper,
''heres a story of a woman who was
robbed in a street car in broad day
light, and yet the thief got away un-
suspected"
Mr.. Grigson said that he had seen
the item, but that it was either a.
typographical error or else the story
was pure invention.
"Why do you say that?" asked his
wife.
Look at the item again. 1t says
her purse contained $1OO in currency
doesn't it?"
eyes"
'It says there was also a receipted
bill for IS hat, does it not?"
"Yes."
"WelI, no woman with 800 cash in
her possession would buy s5 hat
Youths Companion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
NOVEL SCHEME IN REAL
ESTATE SELLING
(san Francisco Call)

A new scheme in the way of real
estate is about to be tried on large
scale in the Sacramento valley. A
Chicago mail order house has pur-
chased 1000 acres, part of the Rancho
del Paso, near the city of Sacramento.
The price paid for the tract is said
to have been $1.35o,00o. The purpose
is to subdivide the land into five and
ten acre tracts for sale at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $500 an acre. But the
scheme goes a great deal farther.
The mail order house will not aban-
don the purchaser of lands to his own
devices with the conclusion of that
ply him with agricultural tools, imple-
ments and seeds, furniture for his
house, and in fact everything that his
imagination can desire as long as he
has the price. More than that, the
Chicago house will handle the produce
of the farms in eastern markets, us
ing it's own highly perfected machin-
cry of distribution. One of the pro-
moters is quoted:
The farmers of California sell
their peaches for cents pound
They pay the railroad cent and
a quarter for hauling. 1 never
bought any peaches in my life for
less than 10 cents pound. The
reason for this is because the fruit
is not properly handled. I do not
think the railroad company gets a
cent too much for hauling the
product. The fault lies in the dis
tribution. We propose to SO dis
tribute the fruit as to give the
farmer the best price and at the
same time sell the product at
reasonable figure.
1t is altogether an interesting and
novel scheme which may or may not
break down, but incidentally it is cer-
tain to bring Sacramento a lot of val
liable advertising.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
SEATS IN CARS

Editor Herald: In The Herald Fri
day / read of people on the Garvanza
cars who were endowed with a feeling
so blunt and nature so cold as not
to offer their seats to a woman who
was carrying in her arms two
months-old baby. Surely they" who
did not offer her seat demonstrated
their self-love and had no considera-
ton for suffering humanity in the form
of motherhood and were void of merit,
intelligence or anything else that
would distinguish them from the brute
creation. Any man who would hold
down his seat in the presence of a
woman holding baby in her arms cer-
tainly ought to be lifted out of his seat
by the hair of his unworthy head and
should be given a blow that would
crush and blind him so that he would
only be able to creep on with bowed
head and hopeless eyes in the obscure
byways of the world.
A. S. POTTER.
Los Angeles Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
PULLMAN TRUST PAYS ITS TAXES

TOR the first time in several years the Pullman
company has paid its taxes to the state OF
California. 1t declined to pay in 1907 1908
and 1909 and the matter is in the hands of the
courts After standing off the state for so long the
company made confession of its Aimsy excuse
that it didn't owe the amounts assessed against it
by walking up and settling this years bill for
$3669462.
The Pullman car trust we'll afford to pay
its taxes. Here is a comparison OF the company S
financial condition July ST. 1909 with its condition
July 81, 1910:
Earnings ..... $33,8O1,156 $38,88O,8O5
Dividends a'999QZ0Q 8I98,9965
Surplus 2,949,I5I 5,I34,o01
Cash on hand .. 11,618,522 13Z52,350
This remarkable showing OF profits was made
in the face of an increase OF s., 100000 in operat-
ing expenses. It shows that the Pullman company
merits no sympathy from the public and less from
the interstate commerce commission or the state
taxing authorities the courts. When the con-
Germ was first organized in 1867 it capitalized
at $1,250000 Today its capitalization is $780,
0000OO mostly water. A glance at its last twelve
wears shows how the trick was worked
In July, 1893, an extra cash dividend OF 20 Per
cent was cut up. In October, 1893, the capializa-
ton was increased out of the surplus assets by
S18OO0OO0 In 1890 the stock, which had already
reached $54000000 was increased $20O0O00O to
buy out the Wagner Palace Car company No
venber, 1906, stock dividend of 20 per cent was
declared, and April so, 1910, stock dividend OF
20 per cent.
AS propagandst for Socialism the public serv-
ice corporation that de6es the law and refuses to
pay its taxes, when the poor man can't escape has
the soap box orator "slun mile
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
INQUIRIES ABOUT CAMERA CLUB

Editor Herald: I would like to ask
you concerning the Camera club in Los
Angeles that has lately had an exhibit
What is necessary for membership? =?
And would it be any advantage to an
amateur who does good deal of work
if she would be allowed to join? Also,
how can I find out when there is to be
an exhibition of pictures?
MINNIE MENDENHADL.
1926 N. Friends avenue, Whittier, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Champ Clark now says he was only joking
when he said he would drive team of mules down
Pennsylvania avenue. But the people were not
Joking when they said they would a steam
roller through the capitol.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
A CLUE AS TO FOOD PRICES

VKTHEN it was recently shown that the cost
wv of food articles in Detroit and WINDSOR
Ont. which are separated only by river
and imaginary boundary line, was about 50 per
cent in favor of the Canadian city, the revelation
was answered by defenders of the tariff and trusts
with the statement that it wasn't So we have
now in report of United States Consul II. ,. Gull
yer at St. John, N. B., some testimony as 10 the
cost of living in Canada that appears to bear out
the Windsor comparison.
Consul Culver gives this list of the retail prices
of twenty-eight varieties of food and other neces
saries and the cost of a workingmans dwelling OF
The hetter class" on August Is Of this year:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
SAME OLD GLUE

From time to time, most every land
It's styles revamps
And puts on sale another brand
OF postage stamps.
These new editions are waste,
Collectors claim,
For all the brands appear to taste
About the same.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Now that the football season is over the public
will have nothngto distract it except contempla-
ton of congress assembled i'll short session The
games are not dissimilar Football however, has
this advantages While it is undeniably filled with
wind there is nevertheless something tangible on
the outside.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

De Wolf Hopper will visit Los Angeles next
week for the first time since the days of the eni-
nent regent, Wang. On his former visit Mr. Hop
per rected Casey at the Bat" He promises not
to repeat it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Republican newspapers already are criticising
the prospective Democratic majority in the lower
house of congress for the blunders it is expected
to make Can it be possible that the wish is father
to the thought?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

The crusade against false weights and meas
ures that is spreading over the country will make
some difference in the cost of living.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

They have left Johndee Rockefeller's name out
of the Cleveland blue book this year, but it is i'm
probable that the omission will hurt his credit to
any serious extent
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

If all the powers of the speaker were taken
away that they talk Of the house chairman will be
reduced to the level of Jim Sherman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Pierp. Morgan has asked the government for
longer piers in New York. See how news gets dis
torted. The dispatch had it that Piefp's daughter
Wanter a peer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Kansas grew IS per cent in population but
judging by its politics it has grown about 100 per
cent in vim.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

With so many youths butchered up by football
under the revised rules it is more than ever the
raw-raW-raW game.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

We were just beginning to wonder how Ma
dero pronounced his name, but from present ap-
pearances it isn't important
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

We expect to hear any day that Henry Cabot
Lodge has an attack of bronchitis and has lost his
voice
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Dr. Crippen said if he had more funds and more
medical experts things would have been different
In other words he liked the American system bet
ter
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

In the same pamphlet Omitted States daily con-
sular and trade reports for November 23) we find
also report from Consul-General Dillingham; at
Coburg giving some prices for foods in Germany.
Mr. Dillingham; says that i'll that empire prices
have risen generally in the past five years. From
his list we take these instances Beef, 10 cents to
80 cents per pound pork, 10 cents to Is cents );
butter, p cents to 81 cents eggs (dozen) p cents
to p cents; cheese, 10 cents to Il cents; milk
QUART, cents to cents
To a certain extent Germany is country of
trusts, although they better regulated than in
America. Canada is not, and while Canada has a
protective tariff, the prices there seem to show
that it has escaped to large extent that deadly
combination, the tariff and the trust.
The variance between American prices and the
foreign prices, even with the increase in Germany,
is in some instances almost startling, and they eff
ectualIy answer the occasional excuse that the in
creased cost of living is worldwide movement
Americans who have believed the tariff and the
trusts the chief causes have nothing yet to
shake the belief
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Christmas SHOPPING will bring a smile
from the salespeople two weeks later a frown.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Extra Extra President Taft has not planned
Iany new iunket for five days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05

Champ Clark now says he only joking
when he said he would drive team of mules down
Pennsylvania avenue. But the people were not
joking when they said they would run a steam
roller through the capitol
DIR. Crippen said if he had more funds and more
medical experts things would have been different.
In other words, he liked the American system bet
ter.
They have left Tohndee Rockefeer's name out
of the Cleveland blue book this year, but it is I'M
probable that the omission will hurt his credit to
any serious extent.
Pierp. Morgan has asked the government for
longer piers in New York See how news gets dis
torted. The dispatch had it that Pefp's daughter
Wanter peer.
The crusade against false weights and meas
ures that is spreading over the country will make
some difference in the cost of living.
If all the powers of the speaker were taken
awav that they talk of, the house chairman will be
reduced to the level of Jim Sherman.
Kansas grew IS per cent in population, but
Judging by its politics it has grown about 100 per
cent in vim.
We were just beginning to wonder how Ma
dero pronounced his name, but from present ap-
pearances it isn't important.
With so many youths butchered up by football
under the revised rules it is more than ever the
raw-raW-raW game.
We expect to hear any day that Henry Cabot
Lodge has an attack of bronchitis and has lost his
voice
Christmas SHOPPING now will bring smile
from the salespeope; two weeks later a frOwn
Extra Extra President Taft has not planned
any new iunlet for five days.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-01

Reports from Cordova that more men are shipped in there than work can be found for on the construction of the Copper River & Northwestern railroad, is explained by B. E. Siegley, manager of the M. J. Heney company, contrac- tors doing the construction on the Cop per River road. "There are about 300 Southern Europeans in and around Cordova now. But none of them was sent by us. We don't want that class of labor and have repeatedly refused to hire them in Seattle. When the steamship Northwestern left on her last trip up to Cordova we refused to take many Southern Europeans who had secured tickets through Swede proxy, because we don't want them"
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-01

The planting of trees in Elks Park last evening by the members of the or der was one of the most inspiring sights that has ever been seen in Skagway, says the Daily Alaskan. The Elks were out in force and every one entered into the spirit of the undertaking with an earnestness that showed that bis heart was in the work and brotherly love was displayed throughout the ceremony. Absent brothers were remem bered and trees were planted in their names and altogether it was an occasion for the closer cementing of ties that bind one Elk to another. Two trees were set, one on either side of the gate and were dedicated to the founders of the order in Skagway. The one on the right of the gate was to the memory of the late Judge A. K Delaney, who as District Deputy instituted Skagway Lodge No. 43l and the one on the left to Past EX- alted Ruler F. T. Keelar, who was the organizer and first exalted ruler and did so much to build up the order.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-01
One of Two Liars

"That's so, judge; l was drunk all right" the man at the rail admitted gently, even with a note of pathos in his thick voice. "I don't deny it, judge, but I'll tell you just how it was." With mingling of frank confidence and humility he lifted his eyes to the mag istrate's face. five got sick wife at home, terribly sick, nobody to do for her but me. I haven't had my clothes off nor lain down for four nights. When l went out last night well, l just had to have bracer, judge, and got a little too much under my belt; that's so."
 The disheveled pleader shifted anx- iously and his shaky voice grew vibrant with concern. "The woman's all alone up at the house, judge. I'll have to get back somehow. She's fearful bad off and nobody but me"
 "That's queer" interrupted the mag istrate, with quiet conviction. "We re- ceived a letter from your wife, and she asks me to keep you locked up as long as possible. Says you're in the way at home-a nuisance. She is glad to be rid of you"
 Silently, without apparent surprise the prisoner shuftled toward the door of the bull pen. As he was making his exit he halted and cast the magistrate a knowing look from the corner of his bleary eye.
 "Say, judge" he called out, "there are two awful liars in this room, and Pm one of lem. ain't got no wifeI'- New York Press.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-01

A college settlement lady once ac- costed gang of bricklayers as they Iunched. "Tell me, my men," she said, lis it true that you bricklayers drink great deal of deal of beer?" The brick layers looked at one another as they sat on the sidewalk with their backs against house wall, and pails and ket- ties between their legs Finally one of them spoke up and said: "I don't know as I can ans wer that question, madam. You see, it all depends. Some days one of us bricklayer'll drink anywhere from thirty five to forty beers; while on the other hand, some days he'll drink quite a lot"