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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
SPLENDID COMMISSION

TN nothing that Mayor Alexander has
done has the city been more for
l. tunate than in his selection of the
commission which for the next two
years will have charge of our public
parks. In all the city of Los Angeles
there are not two other men who have
devoted so much attention to, and have
so much knowledge of, the peculiar op-
portunities and advantages offered by
our climate for attractive growth and
beautiful flowers as Judge Charles
Silent and Henry w. O'Melveny. The
work which they will be called upon
as. members of the park commission
to perform sfor the city will be in the
highest degree a labor >of love to both
these gentlemen.
The presence of Mr.. Lippincott upon
the board gives it the advantage of a
trained engineer, which will be most
important to the proper development
of the great park system of the city.
Mr.. Randall is man of excellent
judgment and fine character, and can
be depended upon to in every way sec
ond and support the efforts of his
colleagues
When Judge Silent stated on yester-
day that it was the purpose of the COM
mission to give to the city of Los An
geles the finest park system possessed
by any city in America, no one ac-
uuainted with the peculiar ability of the
judge and his colleagues on this COM
mission will have any doubt that they
will succeed.
What park commission such as the
city of Los Angeles now has can do
with the great areas of Elysian park.
Griffith park and the smaller beauty
spots scattered throughout the city
within the next two years is something
that imagination can hardly forecast.
We feel that it will be worth while for
our people to watch the Los Angeles
park commission for the next two years.
We predict that the work which that
commission will do will be a source Of
pride to every citizen of Los Angeles
and of satisfaction and pleasure to
every visitor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Senator Dolliver which was read in the
United States senate.
The most terrible aspect of the whole
matter, however, is that citizens must
apparently abandon their hope that Mr..
Taft will continue the policies which
recommended his predecessor so
strongly to the confidence and affection
of his fellow countrymen. 1t is with
no partisan joy that The Herald an
nounces this conclusion, but with sor-
row and chagrin. Notwithstanding the
fact that the party for which The Her
aid stands may eventually gain some
political advantage out of Mr.. Taft's
betrayal of the public interest, we
would have been much happier to
have recorded an unswerving ale
glance upon his part to the Roosevelt
policies. We would much rather see
those policies carried out, with the con-
seuuent benefit which their realization
will bring to the people, than to secure
any advantage possible to the Demo-
cratic party out of the failure Of Mr..
Taftsto carry them out. We say this
because we recognize the fact that any
departure from the line of advance laid
down by Mr.. Roosevelt, that any time
lost in asserting and protecting the
rights of the people means that the
interests that are endeavoring to evade
those rights will become by such fail
ure and such loss of time, more
strongly intrenched, and that the peo-
pies rights will be sacrificed by such
failure.
Until now we have refrained from
any criticism of Mr. Taft's actions,
although we have not been by any
means satisfied with many of them.
We have done this, feeling that he had
a right TO demand a trial before the
people-that he had right to demand
time in which to make good in their
behalf. But this time has been accorded
him; this opportunity has been given
him, and it is with regret that we are
compelled to say that he has COM
pletely failed to take advantage of it,
It appears certain that the American
people must wake up to the fact that
the White House is occupied by a man
who will NOT guard and protect their
interests; who, on the contrary, has
surrounded himself with men who are
endeavoring to invade those interests
and is making haste to remove from
the government men who the public
know can be depended upon to pro-
tect those interests. 1t is painfully
evident that the present occupant of
the White House will, eventually, sur
render those interests to the predatory
organizations that are ever waiting to
pounce upon and devote to their own
uses and purposes the property and
resources which should be preserved
for the benefit Of all the people,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
AMERICANISM

T UDGE JOHN D. WORKS is the
Il best known citizen of Los An
geles. By reason of his admirable
contributions to current literature his
name is familiar to readers in every
part of the United States, and he is
almost as well known in Boston as he
is at home. We like to. remind
our readers of the national character
of Judge Works. He is one of the
foremost students of constitutional
Americanism, and the accuracy of his
interpretations is recognized univer-
sally. Under the title. ''What Are Our
Liberties Worth?" Judge Works dis
cusses the value OF the American
guarantees to which The Herald is in
the habit of referring. He reaches the
conclusion not only that the guaran-
tees are ignored, but that they are ac-
tually violated. Treason to constitu-
tional Americanism stalks through
this land, inviting social disaster, and
this treason, by reactionary and ig
norant newspapers of a type with an
example of which the people Of Los
Angeles are familiar, is upheld, while
those who oppose it are denounced as
"Reds." No child should be gradu-
ated from public school without an ac-
curate and realizing knowledge of his
inalienable rights as an American citi-
zen; but with our present system of
training, admirable in many respects
though it be, the boy leaves school
with distorted or at the best, hazy
ideas OF history, and with such an i'm
perfect knowledge of the foundational
principles OF the American social sys-
tenn and its protector, the government,
that he submits to bluffing, bulldozing,
browbeating and the tawdry mockery
and hideous injustices substituted for
a plan that was as severely simple as
Puritanism, and as easily understand
able as the ten commandments.
With profound gratitude that our
distinguished fellow student upholds
our conclusions and justihes every
thing we have said on the subject Of
Americanism, we quote from his re-
markable article on Constitutional
Liberties"
"The country today is swarming
with detectives, most of them ire
sponsible, many of them criminals
themselves. In other countries they
might be called secret agents of the
government. The number of these all
legged emissaries of the law is being
increased with alarming rapidity. The
persons, the homes, the business of
the people are brought under their
surveillance, and often for unlawful
and unscrupulous purposes. They
have become a serious menace to the
liberty of the people. The system
of arrest, Imprisonment and punish
ment prevailing in this country is un-
doubtedly making more criminals than
II reforms and causing more crimes
than it prevents. Worse still, it is
arousing in the minds of our people a
spirit of hatred of the law, of resent
ment toward the constituted authori-
ties. a sense of oppression, wrong and
Injustice that will bring disaster if
not corrected. We are sowing the seed
of evil passions and will reap the
whirlwind of hatred, malice and re-
venge If the present methods are not
abandoned and the. just and humane
laws of liberty and justice, contem-
plated by our constitution, substituted
for them"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Eliminate Rooseveltism from the Re
publican party and what is left? For
tunately, the American people know
what national good government should
be. And they know there are public
men who can be depended upon under
all circumstances to be Americans
first, politicians afterward. Whether in
high office or in low, the men who are
politicians first and Americans after
ward are wearing ou+ their welcome
in public life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

wonderful to be possible. This shows
how careful one should be never to
prophesy unless he knows. But there
may be extra wonderful wonders, and
we think Paulhan is entitled to that
distinction. The mercurial, volatile
French temperament takes very kindly
to the air.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

When Emperor William opened the
Prussian diet no one asked whether
it had been subjected to proper tests
under the pure food law. Thus is the
effeteness of Prussia in comparison
with the United States triumphantly
proved
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
The State Press
Tramp Army

The announcement made by a railroad
man at Phoenix, Ariz., that the migration
stopped this winter on the southeastern
railroads would be welcome news II it We're
substantiated by the conditions in the bay
cities Unfortunately the tribe of wander
ing Willies in these parts seems to be as
numerous as ever this winter.-Oakland Tri-
bune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Liquor saloons must be free from
brewery ownership or domination, and
clubs must be clubs and not liquor sa-
looms. These are two of the planks
in a sane temperance movement which
should appeal to everyone who calls
himself a good American citizen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

The government is such a bene-
ficiary by the enterprise of Los An
geles in planning and executing the
Aviation week program we presume
Uncle Sam will establish an aeroplane
military post at Greater Los Angeles
without delay.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
California Republioanism

The editor of the Delta asks us tp tell
how the Republican party fell heir to state
Controller Nye. That is more than we can
do. He probably came into his political
faith by heredity. Certainly he could not
be a Republican in California by virtue OF
his honest convictlons.-Yisalia Times
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Complete Cycle

Actual night with wings through the air
is only the last and newest triumph. 1t
may or may not turn out to be practically
important one But, useful tool or play
thing. the aeroplane is either way the
erowning achievement of man, because it re-
moves his last physical infirmity TO any or
his fellow creatures of earth. This cycle
at least of human aspiration 1t at last COM
plete.--Fresno Republican
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
MASON-"The Shepherd King"
BURBANK Heart of Maryland"
BELASCO-"The Genius"
MAJESTIC-"Klng Dodo."
MISUNDERSTANDING.
GRAND-"The Idols Eye"
LOS Notwithstanding
UNIQUE-Comedy.
ITsCHER'S--MusicaI burlesque
WALKER-"Out of the Fold"
OLYAIPIC-Musical burlesque.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Behind the Taft -Ballinger-P
episode or controversy or disturbance,
or whatever it may be called, lurk GER
tain interests, wearing sardonic grins
and chuckling with the glee proverbi-
ally attributed to ghouls.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Good Roads

Sacramento county Is making some extern
sive improvements in the way of macadam
roads. they being similar to the ones being
constructed In this city. Sacramento is
making the claim that that county will lead
the world. Massachusetts, is inclined TO
double this statement.-San Bernardino IN
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How l wonder what you are.
Twinkle-let me look again!
You're a soaring aeroplane!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

built a model town in Illinois which
is inhabited by his employees who are
a prosperous and contented people.
Now if worl1ingmen by thrift and
industry on the lines l have indicated
could save money they might ap-
proach their employers and demand
an interest in the concern and thus in
time be able to control the business.
]. BUTTERFIELD.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENT intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer The h,tald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes responsibility for their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

State railroad commission will meet
January 10, "to hear complaints ol
shippers and requests for reduction
of rates" Please emphasize the vert
"hear,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

We hope all visitors to Los Angeles
will have an enjoyable experience, and
will carry away with them only sunny
memories of our sunny city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Oh you Big Stick. There's no place
like ho-ome. There's no-o place like
home"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Prejudiced

The cost of living is to be investigated in
Chicago. While it is unfair, of course, TO
prejudice It, there is pretty strong hunch
that 1t s guilty.-Indianapolis News
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Far and Wide
lnseparable

The Chicago Tribune says of two friends
that they were as lnseparable as David and
Goliath. And yet Mr.. Rockefellers univer-
slty has done so much for higher education
in that townl-New York Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

All the aviators are wonders" In
fact only few years ago many peo-
pie would have said they were too
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
OH. YOU KID

This is the way the Denver Post well
comes the new year OF 1910; I'VE loved
tho old year, but oh, You KidF-oakland
ENQUIRER
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12
Insurgents

The Taft administration shows itself de-
cidedly In favor OF the insurgent movement
in Nicaragua regardless of how it may feel
about the insurgents at home.-Kansas City
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Greater Los Angeles is the most
talked of city in the world today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Well, have you seen 'em fly? How
would you like to aviate?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

Tomorrow - Turbulent Central America
VIII-Densely Populated Salvador.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates. advertising man
ager.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
Early Landholdinq,

Nothing Is clearer than the fact that
the system OF landhOlding In the most
ancient races was communal. Private
right in land was for long time un-
known. the source of life being held In
common between the members of the
tribe. Not only land. but all property
that In any way had to do with the
general welfare. was looked upon as
belonging to the whole tribe in com
mon. no individual having the right to
call 1t his own. Gradually and after
a very long time, under the old regime
the right OF private ownership began
to creep In until at last 1t became the
recognized rule pretty nearly every
where.-New York American.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
Facts in the Oyster Situation Overlooked
Newport News Press

lNcNpOTL NEWS IreSS.
Commissioner of Fisheries Mcdonald
Lee Is severely arraigned by the Rich
mOnd Times-Dispatch for what is
termed his ''coddling policy" toward
the oyster planters. The commissioner
according to our Richmond contempo-
rary, ''was coerced by demonstration
of force to arbitrarily suspend the right
of lessees of oyster bottoms and put an
embargo on all James river planters. 1"
After asking why Virginia pays thirty
to forty thousand dollars year to police
its waters if order cannot be maintained
the Times Dispatch says:
'"The tongers claim that planters
have encroached on the lands set apart
by the State for public use. Perhaps
the tongers are right. In many cases
there is no doubt that such encroach-
mert has taken place. But we are not
living under an Asiatic despot who knows
how TO punish one guilty man only by
Staying whole town, And only that
condition could justify the preposterous
action Of Commissioner Mcdonald Lee
in highhandedly ordering all planters,
the wicked, the good, the successful
and the failures. the law abiding and
the predatory alike, to cease making
lawful use of their rented lands"
In its hurry to denounce the present
methods of the State in dealing with
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
Endorsing Our Views.
Norfolk Virpinian-Pilotl

'NofIolh NuEinlan-fitOt-l
1t is encouraging 10 note that one up
the-State newspaper holds what we are
convinced is the correct view of an
oyster situation, which representatives
from sections of the Commonwealth
least competent. in the very nature of
things, TO understand It, are continually
agitating. Discussing the recent sug-
gestion emanating from Richmond to
the effect that the State Constitution
be SO amended as To abolish public
oyster grounds and throw the natural
rocks and bottoms open to rental To the
highest bidders, the Danville Register
agrees with us that it will be time
enough to discuss this question in detail
when It shall have actually become an
issue, il it over shall, but thinks "'it
may be well for the press of tho State
to express itself plainly as to that ten
tative suggestion. which, if allowed To
go unchallenged, might be construed as
commanding tacit APPROVAL" and, con-
tinuing, says:
"Of course, the oyster planters would
be delighted to secure on opportunity to
lease this natural rock or bottom where
oysters are propagated without the eX-
penditure of either effort or money by
planters 1t would be comparable to
leasing lands which require no fertilizer,
no cultivation and no seed, but which
produced rich crops spontaneously, if
such q thing were possible. Such q
course as the suggested lease of the
public oyster rocks and shoals to planters
IS not possible for years, nor do we
believe it possible at all as long as the
people of Virginia remain in full posses
sion of their senses"
This is in accord with the views of the
Virginian-Pilot, which firmly believes
that the best interests of the oyster in
dustry, and to the best interests not
alone of the Tidewater section but of
the State at large, lie in reserying and
conserving the natural rocks and bot
toms in the waters Of the Common
wealth for the public use and benefit.
When the time comes, if it ever shall,
we shall fight for this belief to the limit
OF our ability and to the last ditch. We
do not think, however, that the issue
will be directly joined. On the contrary,
we have the confident hope that, before
the suggested amendment can be pro-
posed, assuming that there is any serious
intention in that direction. which we
strongly doubt. the present oyster policy
will be vindicated by correction of errors
in administration. by accurate definition
of the lines of the public grounds and
by such adjustment of all matters in
controversy as shall respect the legal
rights and meet the just demands of all
parties in interest-that is, that shall
put an end to encroachments upon the
public domain by the planters and shall
rigidly restrict the tongers to the grounds
reserved by law for the use of the pub
lie and their operations thereon to the
open season prescribed by statute. When
and if this is done, the last shadow of
excuse for continued agitation of the
oyster question will have disappeared.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
SPARE THE TREE.

Ii stands all day by the roadside there
With its broad boughs stretching
sweet;
II bends all night with tender care
O'er the shadows around its feet.
1t asks no gift for itself, but gives
OF itself to the world the while
With its cool green leaves where the
soft breeze grieves,
And smile like an old man smile.
1t rears its head o'er the plain below
With majesty, not with pride;
And its arms seem Tending from it their
The shadows that round il glide,
Its bark grows rough and its limbs are
gnarled.
But in sunshine still and rain
1t stands there sweet with the little
street
In a world sO loud and vain.
The tree and the bush and the bird and
vine,
How patiently year ny year
They send their shade and their balsam
down,
And they smile and bring us cheer,
Their modest use in the world, ah, me,
They ask not more nor less
Than just to be what they seem to be,
And to dwell in tenderness.
| often stop when pass along
BY a roadside tree and say:
| would that my boughs were filled with
song,
And here by tie main highway
My form could shelter and shield some
child
From tempest and cold and heat:
And that could give for the life l live
Some service as good and sweet
-BentztOwn Bard, in Baltimore Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
A cumulative Persian Story,

A hunter finds some honey In the fis
sure of rock, fills jar with It and
takes 1t TO a grocer. While II Is being
weighed a drop falls to the ground
and Is swallowed up by the grocer's
weasel, Thereupon the huntsman's
dog rushes upon the weasel aud kills
It. The grocer throws a stone ut the
dog and kills him, The huntsman
draws his sword and cuts off the gro
GERS arm, after which he Is cut down
by the infuriated mob of the bazaar.
The governor Of the town. informed
OF tho fact, sends messengers to arrest
the murderer, When the crowd 70.
sisted troops were dispatched to the
scene OF the conflict. whereupon the
townspeople mixed themselves up In
the riot, which lasted three days and
three nights. with the result tha,
10000 men We're slain, All this through
q drop OF honey.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
IRvINGTON, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY OCTOBER I, 1910

bidders, thereby bring the State more
revenue, perhaps. than it now receives.
We have been not little surprised that
such proposition should be seriously
urged by one of the leading newspapers
in the State in the very face of the
plain prohibition contained in Section
IT'S of the State Constitution. Il is but
the more surprising in view of the fact
that this same newspaper is vigorously
opposing any amendment of the consti-
tuition and asserting its sanctity when il
is proposed to amend it with reference
to the commissioners of revenue and
treasurers. length of legislative sessions
and legislative procedure.
How does the proponent of the lease
of these properties to planters hope to
get around or ignore this plain prohibi-
ton? Inevitably, it seems To us, the
public oyster rocks, shoals and bottoms
would be gobbled up by the syndicates
now pre- empting all such area they can
lawfully reach, and the production and
sale of oysters in the State would soon
become monopoly. The planters would
he able to fix prices ut viii and the
public would have to pay these prices.
Furthermore, the thousands of people
who now derive a livelihood by taking
nysterswith tongs would be deprived of
an occupation. The great majority of
them would not be able TO purchase or
lease the rich oyster bottoms 10 rompe-
tition with the wealthy planters and
syHdicates. with the result that these
masses would be impoverished and left
without the means of earning liveli-
hood in the work in which they have
grown up. The proposition to turn the
State oyster grounds over to grasping
syndicatcs and thus create n monopoly
seems monstrous and unthinkable to us,
even if it were not plain defiance of
the constitution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
THE GOSPEL OF WORK.

Work has a moral as well as an
economic value; idleness corrodes the
character. When one is doing nothing.
the consciousness of the fact annoys
him, and he endeavOrs to find some
excuse; and as there is no reasonable
excuse his vision becomes distorted by
the effort to find even a plausible ex.
PLANTATION of his refusal to render ser.
vice to society. God never intended
man to be drone and man can not ex
pect to enjoy life or the respect of those
whose respect is worth having if he i.
not able to show that his existence add:
something to the worlds activities. t,
the worlds wealth, and the world.
welfare.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-07
NUMBER 1
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