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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
OBJECT TO sPINSTER TYPE

THE stage Irishman has brought out protests
from the Cet. The stage Jew has brought
out protests from the Hebrew. A third suf-
ferer now Joins them-the New England woman,
who is tired of stage portrayals OF the down-east
spinster
The National Society of New England Women,
with headquarters in New York, has begun a cru
SADIE against the familiar burlesque creature OF
corkscrew curls and twang. There are countless
New England plays says the indignant society,
yet who ever saw a real New England woman on
the stage?'
AS stage types crystalline, such complaints are
likely to become still more frequent. After the
racial protests will come those OF the classes The
trust magnates will file their objections; the re-
porters; the commercial travellers; the club wonl-
en- perhaps even the 'adventuresses, with their
cigarettes and cocktails.
Il do not pay you to think but to write once
said certain employer of literary labor. Il do
not pay YOU TO observe, but to act might seem to
be the word of the average manager to his per-
formers. SO long as these blink life and are con-
tent to pattern after one another the "copy-cat
will thrive, we-worn grooves will be worn deep
er still, types will stifen into rigdity and COM
plants from the front" will multiply.
The New England woman should not regard
herself as an isolated victim. There are others,
and she might Join with them in trying to freshen
I'D the actors outlook on life and to wait little
ozone across the dusty pureus of the stage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
WANTED-A REAL STATESMAN

THERE is a job open in Washington tor real
statesman The changes in the house make
it possible that a man will be found to take
the stand that every member should act as II he
were there in the interest OF the whole people and
not merely as the lobbyist for the district that
elected him.
Three bills have always led to what is called
log-rolling in congress-a public buildings bill,
river and harbor bill and tariff bill. All three
have invariably been prepared and passed on the
proposition, frankly made, that IL tickle you ana
YOU tickle me- Hundreds of millions have been
appropriated on that principle of action Scores OF
public buildings are in existence which otherwise
would never have been heard OF. insignificant
streams have been dredged which otherwise would
have continued to pursue a shallow and shaggy
course
1t was log-rolling that did the business. Sen
ators and representatives with ambitious towns
in their bailiwicks clamOrng for a piece OF pork
or rivers or creeks where there was talk OF more
traffic if Uncle Sam would lend hand have prac-
ticallv held up worthy projects until recognized.
They would have their share" Otherwise, no ap-
preparations for such purposes at all.
As for the tariff, all sections being interested
all sections have been heard. An industry worthy
of protection here has combined with an industry
unworthy of it there or yOnder.
Now who has plan for putting an end to log-
rolling in congress? If there is such man. and
narticp1arlv if he is a member of that body, the
present is his opportunity Let him address the
country on the subject. Let him show how SEN
ators and representatives may be brought to see
bevond their own local boundaries and put ma
tiona Interpretation on their commissions and nc
will attract more attention for the moment than
the most promising of the presidential asplrahts
Rnt he should prepare for lively discussion
What he would overthrow is not only century
old in practice, but is deeply grounded in every
day human nature. The fathers were log-roial.ers
The constitution itself is give-and-take affair
The beautiful capital site at Washington IS SOCK
eted in log-rolling. Nevertheless great eVls nave
;rna+ed or even 1essened in number and effect, 1t
should bv all means be done. Before the pork bar
rels can be abolished remedy for og-rolling must
be discovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
AS CENSORED BY A PREACHER

~ EV. PERCY GRANT, though pastor OF a
* fashionable church Fifth avenue, New
4 York, never leaped to fame until resolving
himself into a committee of the whole, he began
Classifying the news items printed IN the New
York newspapers with view to announcing at
the end of three months, the comparative proper
tions of good bad and Indifferent At the end OF
the quarter the world is favored with the exhibit
1t appears, from inspecting it, that Rev MI Crant
divided news items into four classes, labeled
Twortb while" "trivial," "unWholesome' and de
moralizing." He found in the thirteen weeks 59OO
news items he thought worth while, 2lOO he be-
1eved to be trivial 100 which to him appeared
unwho1esome and 300 which impressed him so
unfavorablv that he set them down as demorallz-
ing. :4o.,. oxo+
into the worth while class than into any other
of the four classes we may still take heart OF hope
For it must be remembered that IN running cieri-
cal gantlet to reach the goal OF worth while, an
item must show speed, strength and staying power
Some of the Four Hundred would not put Rev.
Percy Grants sermons in the trivial class, but
others of them and probably the majority, would
negatively classify them that way by refusing to
read them.
This conclusion brings us back TO the point of
view, a very old point indeed in all matters OF
newspaper comparison, criticism, adjustment or
equalization. Rev. Mr.. Grants list differs widely
beyond question, from one which might be drawn
by broker, lawyer physician, or any man in
the street. However there is hope for us even
under the strict censorship of minister and if
the laity might be allowed to judge perhaps quite
few Of us newspapers would pass muster.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
Editorials by the People
DANGERS IN CONFINEMENT

Editor Herald: In yesterdays Letter
Box appeared a letter making refer
ence to incompetent people, success
full people. etc. infer that the writer
considers men and women competent"
who have a natural faculty for crowd
ing and getting the advantage of their
fellows. According to his views Wells
Fargo'S Express is in no way to blame
for this woman's troubles. They have
a legal right to squeeze all the profit
they can out of her husband, regardless
of whether his family suffers or not.
OF course whether they have a moral
right or not is not to be considered, as
business and morality are entirely di-
vorced even by so-called Christian
people. He says we are envious of
competent" and successful" people.
l suppose we must regard every one
who has plenty of money as compe-
tent. I can call to mind thousands of
rich women, society butterflies, who
could not earn 10 cents if thrown on
the world for support. There are also as
many thousand rich mems sons. Yet
suppose they are competent, and that
is why they enjoy lfe's good things
in idleness.
The woman he criticises for making
complaint offers a remedy for our pres
ent state of society, so her complaints
will bring forth fruit. Woe unto us
if we had always remained contented,
and our lot will never improve if we
remain contented In the future.
JAMES JORDAN.
Los Angeles. Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
WHY MEAT SHOULD BE FREE

THERE is every reason to belleVe t1at an at-
tempt will be made at this session OF con-
press to take off the tariff on meat, and the
wonder is what sort OF argument the beef trust
will put I'D to prevent this relief from the present
high cost OF living.
Cudahv and Armour have set forth that the
country was not supplying enough cattle to feed
the people, and in the face OF protests and govern
ment inquiry they advanced the prices II we DO
not grow enough to supply our own wants then
what is the reason for protective tariff:
An Australian exporter who recently arrived
in New York declares that he could supply beet
to that port at cents pound II the duty was re-
moved The trust is competing with this same eX-
porter in the markets of Europe and doing 1t at a
profit. so why couldn't the same thing be done
here?
Surely the American stock grower has market @
enough in supplying the more than 9l,oooOOO OF
reope in continental America, and the question OF
whether the grower ever gets the Deneht OF the
tariff ANYWAY always has been mooted one.
Already the policy of delay has been put IN
motion bv the trust on the ground that the whole
matter would have to be the subject OF exhaustive
research by a commission 1t Will be dstlhCtiy
remembered that when Senator Aldrlch wanted 10
boost the tax on manufactured rubber IN the inter
est of his own corporation from 80 to 50 per cent
his friends in the senate and house accepted II
without question But the revision OF the meat
schedule downward in the interest OF the Whoie
neople is a different matter and the puohc VIII
have TO wait unless it demands immediate acuoh
from its legislative representatives
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
DEFENSE FOR MRS. EDDY

Editor Herald: The lady who wrote
the article on Dying in Error" and
claiming Mrs. Eddy's removal from
this state of consciousness was due to
error, seems desirous to become en-
lightened upon that claim and asks
for some one, who is not an outsider,
to explain why all die in error. If she
will open her Bible and read Matthew
nineteenth chapter, sixteenth and sew
enteenth verses, she will become wise,
and not try to cast any aspersions on
Christs word: "And behold, one came
and said unto Him, Good Master, what
good things shall 1 do that l may have
eternal life? and He said unto him,
why callest thou me good?' " There is
none good, but one that is God, but If
thou will enter into life, keep the
commandments. ChristS death was an
error. In all my Investigations, both in
the literature and coming in contact
with those who are educated up to the
standard of demonstrating the truth of
this science, none claim they are great
er than Christ, and as all are liable to
err. if we believe Christ's teachings.
and that none is (perfect) but God, we
must accept the truth if we follow
Christ. 1t would seem this correspon-
dent is wonderfully prejudiced or else
ignorant when she states after all
Mrs. Eddy died in error, even though
she had made $2O00,0OO out of it. This
statement alone would go to prove that
this correspondent has never been ed
ucated in Christian Science, and taught
to demonstrate it's truth, and so we
must, to be like Christ. draw the man
tie of charity over those who have not
a perfect understanding, and through
their imperfect understanding attempt
to mislead the public.
MRS. FANNY E. GREEN.
, Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
Los Angeles, Cal.
WoMAN's ALLIANCE PROTESTS

Editor Herald: At a recent meeting
of a large organization of women, a
speaker addressing the audience re-
ferred to an article appearing in
recent issue of The Herald with head
lines something like this: "She Loves
Noodles and Dancing" and then in
humorous vein telling of a young girls
disappearance from home and of her
mothers appeal to the police for help
in finding her.
1t may be the article escaped the
censorship of the city editor-We hope
so---but in the heart of every mother
present there arose q protest that such
a tragedy should be exposed to pub
licity and ridicule, because it only
added sorrow and disgrace to a case
sad enough and might deter other
mothers from seeking the help of the
officers of the law whose duty it is
to rescue and protect as well as to
prosecute. And we also protest against
the matter as a whole being treated
so lightly by news reporters. There
would be no humor in the situation if
it were your daughter or sister
1t has been said that newspapers
print only what the public demands,
but we as part of the public wish to
protest against the publication of such
so-called news" And furthermore,
we believe we belong to large pro-
portion of your readers who do not
desire such news, though we may be
the first to express ourselves in a pub
lie way.
MRS. ALICE NJ. SECKLER.
Secretary of the Woman's Alliance of
the Los Angeles Fellowship.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
WAGES TOO LOW, SAYS WIFE

Editor Herald: In reply to j. +.
O'Brien, would say, know not who you
are or what your station in life is, but
I feel quite confident that you are
among the competent, one of those sue
cessful in making money off the LABOR
of men who are underpaid If they
were not underpaid you would not
have so much to spend; neither Would
you voice the sentiment you dld IN Inc
Herald You are one who would IKE
to make the public believe that man
who is earning $55 for ten and halt
hours service daily excepting Two
Sundays a month"; is incompetent and
not worth any more to his employer.
II is evident if such men were paid
more salary there would be less diVi-
dends. Do the employees or the en-
nloyer earn the wealth? We know
which one gets it.
AS to your statement: unable to
regulate her domestic affairs to mt her
income, she rails against firm which
is not accountable for her troubles"
The Wells Fargo company is account
able. as are all other such concerns
which underpay their help-the men
who make the vast dividends for the
stockholders. If my husband We're
naid $75 instead of $55 the stockholders
would be shy $40 from the labor OF one
man alone. They want the big divi'
dends in order that they and their (the
competents, mind you) may enjoy the
ease and luxuries which my husband
and others produce for them.
That's all right, Mr.. J. F. O'Brien.
sincerely hope you and others will con-
time to underpay worthy men, for
lust so long as you do it will help to
increase the Socialist vote. Were you
to change tactics and pay men liv-
ing wage then, and then only, will
Socialism begin to die a natural death.
In order that more men may De
brought to see the virtues of Socialism
I am willing to make the best of $55,
for know that just such salaries, COM
bined with the high cost of living, will
ultimately spell v-i-c-t-o-r-y for the
Socialist party. "A WIFE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
OPPOSES sKYscRAPERs

Editor Herald: I was pleased with
your editorial in regard to slIyscrapers
and hope you will back up same. Why
should the council grant Mr.. Merritt's
petition, because it will be memorial
that he rents for so much a square foot,
or because he is going to fix up one
fine room for himself, so he won't have
to stop at hotel when he stays in Los
Angeles over night? We all know that
skyscrapers are an eyesore to every
city. This idea of changing laws to
accommodate the rich is poor business.
There should be only one law.
SUBSCRIBER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
California Topics

1t is significant that, as result of o
experience in municipal mis-
rule, San Francisco has adopted char
ter amendments abolishing party col
umns on city election ballots, for
bidding the use of party designations
after candidates names and provid-
ing also what has come to be known
as the short ballot San Francisco
thus places on record its opinion OF
party politics in municipal govern
ent.-Springfield Republican.
BY the decision of the district court
of appeals, Abe Ruef, San Francisco's
former boss and partner of the motor
ious Mayor Schmitz, is brought one
step nearer the penitentiary to which
he has been sentenced forN fourteen
years. No one doubts that he was
CRATER and the ch-corruptionist dur
ing Schmitz' term; the only question
is whether legal technicality will be
found sufficient to save him from go
ing to jail.--New York World.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
ADVISES ADVICE

Editor Herald: I would advise John
Foster to read First Principles of
Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philoso-
ply. 1t will call for considerable men
tai effort, but it is worth it, and l am
quite sure Mr.. Foster will at last see
that there is an Unknowable.
w. e. THOMPSON.
Long Beach, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

There is mystery about four women obtain
inp divorces here Friday on the ground of deser-
ton. because with the kind of weather we have
been having sane man would put up. with any
kind of wife Just for the privilege of living in this
climate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best joke from the news
exchanges.

Prosecuting Attorney-"Your honor,
the sheriff's bull pup has gone and
chawed up the court Bible"
Judge-"Well, make the witness kiss
the bull pup. then. We can't adjourn
court just to hunt up a new Bible
Lippincott's.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

State Controller Nye has announced that San
Quentin and Folsom prisons are white elephants.
There doubtless many men now dodg1ng de-
tectves or awaiting trial who will agree with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

A San lose educator wants to bar blonde teach
ers from the schools there because they are TOO
lucky in winning husbands. How toolish OF him
in these days of coifures that carry super-imposed
nerpoas of curls and puffs which foil all attempts
to discover the real color of the hair that forms
the foundation
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Ouch! and what body blow it must have
been to the Panama-Pacific fair hopes OF New Or
leans to have the secretary OF the navy recommend
that the Crescent City should be abandoned as a
naval station.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

From the way women crowd the smoking
commandments of street cars it looks possible that
if the burning of tobacco was permitted only on
the roof some of them would carry stepladders.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

This years crop of north pole discoveries
looked very small, but thank goodness Old Doctor
Cook has come to the rescue by promising to
resuscitate his 1908-1009 "discovery.'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

If YOU had to have your party defeated, would
YOU rather have it come in installments as in Eng
land or be beat by one solid chunk of it, as in our
own happy land?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

In the race between Rockefeller and Carnegie
to see which can give away the most money, the
public has no other disposition than to shout :
"CO it r
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Illinois proposes to try the experiment OF cur
ing its insane by letting them see moving picture
shows. There is popular superstition that some
of the picture shows act the other way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Perhaps the Pullman company reduced the
price of upper berths by so cents i'll the hope that
The extra half dollar would be given to the porter
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Federal warnings against counterfeit coins
have been issued. As the Christmas shoppers are
Getting rid OF all their COIN what's the difference
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

The Herald hopes, in the interest of Votes for
Women, that last nights banquet will "sit we'll"
with the legislators
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

No doubt all the aeroplanes at the Fresno avia-
ton show will get into the air. That's a great
raisin' country.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

DR.. Cook says the north dazed him" Posi-
blv it did-but not to the extent of affecting his
powers as romancer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

If John D. Rockefellers income is 81 cents e0
cry time the clock ticks, why i'll the world doesn
somebody stop the clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Los Angeles suffragettes will get there just
the same" even if they don't throw bricks and
smash heads as their British sisters do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

An order has been issued at West Point bar
ring chickens No matter-as long as the cadets
oct to see the broilers in Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

Up in Montana there is a couple that has just
been married after their second divorce. Well
Montana isn't SO very far from Reno.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

LARGE PERFORMING STAGE
A Texas man walked 800 miles to
marry a widow. That can only be
done in Texas, where there are the
distances and the widows to make
such romantic achievements possible.
Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
What They Say

LIBERTY IN NONESSENTIALS
Laura Jean Libbey says it is all right
for a girl to marry man with one leg
Romantic girls should govern them
selves accordingly-Tol (Ohio)
Blade,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

The world would be better and brighter If people
taught the duty of being happy as we'll as the
happiness of doing their duty. To be happy our
selves is effectual contribution to the happ-
ness of others Sir John Lubbock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
SPEED IN THE SILK BUSINESS

SPEED IN THE SILK BUSINESS
An aviator carried $1,000 worth OF
silk in a biplane from Dayton. Ohio,
to Columbus, the other day, covering
the distance of sixty-five miles in six
ty-six minutes. The people who had
ordered the silk were in hurry for
it, otherwise the aviator might have
dallied along the way and taken an
hour and a quarter. Get an aviator
to bring it if you must have your
silk without needless delay.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19

in these davs of coiffures that carry super-imposed
nerpolas of curls and pufs which toll all attempts
to discover the real color of the hair that forms
the foundation.
There is mystery about four women obtain
ing divorces here Friday on the ground OF oesel
+ion because with the kind of weather we have
bean having sane man would put UP with any
kind of wife lust for the privilege of living IN this
climate.
Ouch! and what body blow it must have
been to the Panama Pacific fair hopes OF New Or
leans to have the secretary OF the navy recommend
that the Crescent City should be abandoned as
naval station.
From the way women crowd the smoking
of street cars it looks possible that
if the burning of tobacco was permitted only on
the roof some of them would carry stepladders.
State Controller Nye has announced that San
Quentin and Folsom prisons are white elephants
There doubtless are many men now dodg1n9 de-
tectves or awaiting trial who will agree with him
Illinois proposes to try the experiment OF cur
inc its insane by letting them see moving picture
shows There is popular superstition that some
of the picture shows act the other way.
This years crop of north pole discoveries
looked verv small, but thank goodness Old Doctor
Cook has come to the rescue by promising tc
resusctate his 1908-l009 discovery"
If YOU had to have your party defeated, would
YOU rather have it come in nstallments, as in Eng
land or be beat by one solid chunk of it, as in our
own happy land?
In the race between Rockefeller and Carnegie
to which can give away the most money the
public has no other disposition than to shout
go it!'
Perhaps the Pullman company reduced the
price of upper berths by so cents i'll the hope that
the extra half dollar would be given to the porter
Federal warnings against counterfeit coins
have been issued. AS the Christmas shoppers are
getting rid Of all their coin, what's the difference!
Los Angeles suffragettes will get there just
the same" even if they don't throw bricks and
smash heads as their British sisters do.
Up in Montana there is couple that has just
been married after their second divorce, Well
Montana isn't very far from Reno.
An order has been issued at West Point bar
ring chickens. No matter-as long as the cadets
get to see the broilers in Broadway.
If John D. Rockefeers income is 81 cents ev-
cry time the clock ticks, why in the world doesn't
somebody stop the clock,
DR.. Cook says the north dazed him." Posi-
by it did--but not to the extent of affecting his
powers as a romancer.
The Herald hopes in the interest of Votes for
Women, that last nights banquet will "sit wep'
with the legislators.
No doubt all the aeroplanes at the Fresno avia-
ton show will get into the air. That's great
raisin' country.