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4 Los Angeles Herald ISSUED EVERT MORNING BY THE HERALD COMPANY THOMAS E. G1880N........'.' __'!_,!?.. FRANK B. WOLFE ..Managing M tor 'DAVID G.'BAl _____...'.."'.Associate Editor ! THOMAS *. UNO. ■ Bnalnesa Manager V Entered aa J second-class matter at the postoffice In Los Angeles. . OLDEST MORNING PAPER IN LOS . V,-:•._;.--. V-- -ANGKLKS * Founded Oct >, 187 S. - Thirty-sixth year. .... Chamber of Com— Building. Phones: Sunset Main 1000; Home 10211. The only Democrat!, newspaper In South ern California receivng full Associated Press ; reports. ■ --**■-..- - - " - • ___ NEWS SERVICE—Member of the Asso ciated Press, receiving Its fall report, aver a.m. 15.000 words a day. ■ ■__, EASTERN AGENT—J. P. McKlnney, 601 Cambridge building. New York; Sll Boyce building, Chicago. 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SI and tl Fleet street, London, England, free of charge; and that firm will be glad to re ceive news, subscriptions and advertisements on our behalf. ■ Population of Los Angeles 315,985 CLEAR, CRISP ..AND CLEAN lI^EETRORSUM fl) AT THE THEATERS ' AUDITORIUM—Mrs. Fiske ln "Salvation -Sell." MASON— Drew In "Jack Straw.": BURBANK—"Secret Service." t BELASCO — Acres." MAJESTIC—oIb and Dill in "Lonesome Town." :---' GRAND—Murray and Mack "In Harvard." ORPHE UM— WALKER— LOS ANGELES— Vaudeville. UNlQUE—Musical comedy. —Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Musical comedy. c■ 9 — REBECCA SPRING THE most remarkable woman in the world is a citizen of Los Angeles. Yesterday she celebrated her nine ty-eighth birthday, and to dear old Rebecca Spring, the matriarch of the United States, The Herald sent hearty greetings and wishes for many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Spring is best known because of her heroism in carrying "first aid to injured John Brown," when, wounded and in prison, but with spirit undaunted, he awaited the inevitable consequences of his raid. I Prejudice was Inflamed to an extent of which we "moderns" have no ade quate conception. That important sec tion of organized society to which it Is .now customary to refer as "capital ism" was frenzied with rage because a sacred "Institution" was menaced by "bigots, Quakers and fanatics." John ' Brown, whose zeal, by all excepting ad vanced thinkers and "primitive Amer icans," was regarded as fanaticism, with the aid of a few kindred spirits had tried to strike a blow which would precipitate the Inevitable crisis and cause the convulsion and upheaval of public opinion which the radical reform ers of the day saw would be necessary ere the nation could be brought to Its senses and Induced to take a CONSIST ENT position with regard to the first principles of Americanism, one of which ls: "We hold these truths to be self-evi dent, that ALL men are created EQUAL, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, LIBERTY and the pursuit of happiness." If it were not for other un-Ameri can Inconsistencies not less anomalous and remarkable than slavery which are tolerated and even encouraged at this late day of our national history, we would find it utterly Impossible to reconcile the practice of the wealthiest and most powerful capitalists of their time, the "cotton lords" and tobacco planters, with the plain, unequivocal statements of the Declaration of Inde pendence. But In the light of social develop ments of the last decade It is easy to see how and why for years the, great slave holding aristocracy flourished with the support of the government and the consent of the nation, and why, when our Mrs. Rebecca Spring, with dauntless, glorious and never to be for gotten courage, for which heaven has blessed her with length of days and with honor, PIONEERED America back to the old ways and the old truths, she was mobbed, execrated, threatened; but, like one with a charmed life, achieved her;'' noble , mission and escaped un harmed alike from; mob menace and "conservative" disapproval. " God ', bless i John Brown's ministering angel, our Rebecca Spring of Los An geles! For many a weary day has the body , of i the , fiery old Boanerges and ,! -' martyr lain "molderlng In the grave," but his soul goes marching on, and as _ long as ■; the,. soul of ■„_ John : Brown of • Harper's :■. Ferry . goes marching ' down - the ages, the name and fame of Rebecca T Spring of Los Angeles will be remem ?-bered and honored. y A GREAT REPORT NO REPORT ever made by any pub lic committee or commission of the city of Los Angeles has been so pregnant with fate for our city as the report submitted to the city council yesterday 'by the consolidation com mittee of fifteen citizens, who for the past two months have been devoting their time and best abilities to the mat ter of bringing about the consolidation of the city of Los Angeles with the harbor cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. i The Herald has all along believed that the fifteen able and patrlotls citi zens who compose that committee could be depended upon for submitting a re port as the result of their labors which would treat the matter submitted to them in a broad-minded and compre hensive way. The faith of The Herald has been abundantly Justified by \ the report submitted. It is a broad, com prehensive, BIG document, worthy of the best traditions of the most enter prising and up-to-date city of America, and reflecting ln the highest degree that spirit of aggressive enterprise which In the last twenty years has made Los Angeles the wonder of th world for growth and ls destined very shortly to make it the leading city of the Pacific coast. The harbor provided for in this re port, by the expenditure of $10,000,000 will, beyond question, be as efficient to accommodate the commerce of the world as Is any harbor now existing which has cost ten times that amount. The Herald will shortly publish a se ries of articles on San Pedro harbor and the commerce which it will be called upon to accommodate well within the next ten years, and in these articles we will take occasion to refer to some of the other great harbors of the world and what they have cost. In the meanwhile. It may not be out of the way to suggest that if Glasgow, a* city of less than 800,000 people, could afford to spend $100,000,000 on Its harbor; Manchester, a city of less than 700,000 people, $85,000,000; Dunkerque, a city of less than 100,000 people, $20,000, --000—the city of Los Angeles, with more than 300,000 people, and a potential me tropolis of a million people within little more than a decade, can well afford to spend the comparatively small sum of $10,000,000 recommended by the com mittee to give it one of the greatest harbors ln the world for the accom modation of international commerce, and to make it the greatest metropolis of the great Pacific slope. The fifteen good citizens who have served their community so ably as members of the consolidation commit tee have deserved well of their city and are entitled to and will receive t}\e thanks of every enterprising, public spirited citizen for the work which they have so well performed. BROTHERHOOD IN VIEW of the approaching visit of the Elks, for which preparations are being made and in regard to which justifiably great expectations are being entertained, It is interesting to note the prosperity of all the fraternal organizations in Los Angeles. All the orders in the United States ("and then some") are well and worthily repre sented in our metropolitan center, a fact of which the public Is reminded from time to time by special services or celebrations. Odd Fellows, Royal Neighbors, Mod ern Woodmen, Foresters— remember their dead and all preach to their fel low citizens the truth of Immortality. As Dr. Will Knighten said: "These beautiful memorial services carry with them a hope of Immortality. As Odd Fellows, we believe ln a future life. The Bible is Indeed the foundation of our fellowships. It Is well to set aside a day for thought and spiritual uplift. Such services bring us Into closer rela tion with God and those of our friends who have passed away. Christ's words are true. He taught the doctrine of immortality. These vacant chairs show how deeply we all believe in the ever lasting life. We hope and trust we shall meet our dear brothers again In another and better world." - In the meanwhile, the various orders are laboring to establish and demon strate brotherhood In this world, and their gratifying success Is ethical and altruistic, as well as practical. "LITTLE PRIMROSE" LORD HOSEBERY'S oratorical abil ity seems to have surprised some of our friends. As a matter of fact, if Primrose of Dalmeny had not been handicapped by his distracting title, his distracting wealth, and his distracting devotion to the turf, his energy and ability, concentrated on lit erature and politics, would have made him the legitimate successor of his friend and political patron and master, William Ewart Gladstone. He has been true to his ambitions and has realized all of them.' The credible and apparently well authenticated story goes that when he was at school his teacher asked him and his class mates to state their ambitions. When It was the turn of "little Primrose" to confess, he said modestly: "When I am a man I will win the Derby, marry the richest woman in the world and become prime minister." There was a roar of laughter. But little Primrose was as good as his brag. He carried out his program. MERITS SUCCESS O.UR weekly contemporary, The Pa cific Outlook, ls to be congratu lated upon having secured Mr. C. j D. Willard as editorial contributor. With Mr. Willard as its editorial writ er, this weekly should ,become a very positive force for the ! cause of good government . and civic decency ln our city particularly and in the country generally. No man is better equipped with knowledge gained by years of study and experience which will enable him to treat intelligently and forcefully the various phases of our municipal affairs as they develop than Is Mr. Willard. LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1909. The Bridegroom: "She Doesn't Seem to Need Me, at All" _ i i > 111 i j _ . * .... V'-*fflJ_»-t*J_J.'-»d|,«!_Jk_!_l*mk>, . • __ . -B_—l———— *- St I IIIIIHIIIIMIIM—I■—■■^■■■■-I—_--—-—W^ ■ !■■■ mini III— ■IS— lln II ■ ___—__— .11l iin I I If———— i - POPULATION BY FAR the most Important national question of the day Is that of the declining birth rate, to which Los Angeles Herald, which obtained its in formation from accurate sources, has called attention. It is probably too early to say "unless there is a change for the better, nationally we are un done," because the population of the United States ls being Increased stead ily. The gutter ships of civilization are I," dumping on population shores ed States ls being increased stead- The gutter ships of civilization are lily dumping on our devoted shores the stunted Czech, the underfed Hun and the poor-spirited Slavonian whose progeny may be the heirs of the Declar ation of Independence and the sword of Bunker Hill. But It is not too early to say that un less steps are taken to prevent a fur ther shrinkage of the birth rate, RA CIALLY we are undone. Theodore Roosevelt said, ln striking phraseology that cannot be improved on, the race ls committing suicide. If America is to remain great and glorious, the , "... Land where our fathers died. Land of the Pilgrims' pride, citizens must awaken to RACE CON SCIOUSNESS. The greatest protection that can 'be given the American people is protection of the American home, and, even at the expense of an appar ent check in population, the nation may yet have to suspend all immigra tion, ln order to readjust economic conditions and save the old stock. PEACE-TRUST RAILROAD building on a large scale in China is assured by the ' German-British-French loan of $27,500,000 for the construction of the Canton-Hankow and the Hankow-Sze Chuen railroads. The opening up of China' will be helped by the construc tion of the projected roads. But some thing more Important than railroad building is helped by the financial triple allance between the three great Euro pean powers. Partners In a big deal will not , Indulge in any controversy that will give the other contracting parties a chance to "call It off," and the German-British-French loan to China is a much more reassuring sign of the peace of the world than is Dreadnaught building! When various firms, or various In dividuals, have highly Important In terests in common which would be jeopardized if the various firms or In dividuals had a falling out there is es tablished a practical cause for th. preservation of peace. In view of many Indications of the probability of a peace pact which will be forced upon political civilization by commercial civilization, the military preparations of political civilization seem to be ex traordinary and decidedly anachronis tic. Some day the commercial and financial interests of the world will unite in a trust that will be really good. It will not be possible to level any adverse criticism against THE GREAT PEACE-TRUST. MARRYING MONTH wtex — ■ •■ * JUNE Is marrying month, and many new couples are beginning wedded life In our lovely California sun- shine. Let us wish that during all their days they may be blessed with a matri monial climate like the climate of Cali fornia—always serene, always smil ing, always happy. All brides are happy, but California brides are the happiest of the happy. California sun shine and happiness make life ideal. As the office poet remarks: ' "The brides of June. The brides of June. The month is all a honeymoon: And when the nuptial knot is tied we wish each California bride a wealth of health and plenty, wealth and. friends galore and bairns a score | and lots of love to last through life. 3 Luck to each California wife! North or south -or east or west—our California brides are best. •■;., ■'..'■; -■ i HERALD'S ENTERPRISE LOS ANGELES HERALD yesterday morning gave the public advance and authentic Information, secured in an open and honorable newspaper way by one of Its staff writers, with regard to the report of the consolida tion committee, which was submitted to the city council in the afternoon. The Herald's presentation to Its readers of an accurate advance outline of the plans of the committee of fif teen was an example of genuine jour nalistic enterprise. The forecast of the report.was made by » member of the city staff of The Herald, who by legiti mate Journalistic methods illustrating sagacity and common sense secured the data on which the article was founded. The Herald has received many congrat ulations on Its legitimate enterprise which enabled it to present to its patrons, Uie public, half a day ahead of any evening paper, and a day ahead of any other morning paper, valuable and reliable Information with regard to a matter of great public Interest and im portance. Mayor Alexander's message with re gard to economies and common sense In the purchase of engine house sites saddened the city council, the members of which apologized for the shiftless and unbusinesslike methods which were at once exposed and rebuked by the may or's action. Mayor Alexander ls "all business," and already he has proved himself to be from every point of view a most valuable public official. . |E. H. Harrlman is now in Paris. We confess our faith In Mr. Hariman is beginning to be shaken. Alas, can It be possible that another idol hath clay feet? His lack of enthusiasm with regard to the early construction of a new" depot in Los Angeles is obvious.. Surely, surely it cannot be possible M. Harrlman was talking through the top of his chapeau? Australiawill' build through the top is chapeau? *stralla,wlll build a Dreadnaught for the British navy. The big island colony in the Pacific is lonesome, and realizes that while the "isolation" of Britain may be "magnificent," there is no adjectival consolation for the isola tion of Australia. Nothing would please the Australians better than to have a powerful American fleet patrol the Pacific. ' -—; —; —— Itdjectival consolation for the isola of Australia. Nothing would please Australians better than to have a erful American fleet patrol the iflc. Four feet high, four feet wide, eight feet long— the size of a cord of wood by terms of an ordinance passed yesterday by the city council In accord ance with - a recommendation from Mayor Alexander. A cord Is a cord nothing more, nothing less. And now all chords will be In harmony. .'/;7y' Important matters regarding the reg ulation of the liquor traffic will be dis cussed by the city council, which will meet today as a committee of the whole. There are many vexed questions con nected with this traffic, and undoubt edly this will be a strenuous day at city hall. <y.-,-y':- Dr. Julia Sears advises mothers to play on the piano for their children when the little ones are naughty, and not to punish them. However, In some cases probably the substitute for chas tisement might; be termed cruel and unusual punishment. A father who was fined yesterday be cause his son was allowed to violate the curfew law will have hereafter a keen 'sense of parental responsibility. The new method of enforcing the cur few law possesses the admirable qual ity of common sense. . . ; \ New York policemen have been sav ing money by buying cheap uniforms- Imitations of the regulation uniform-^ and papier macho clubs. Evidently some of the thrifty New I York "cops" mistake themselves ; for opera < bouffe performers. 1 * *, The State Press Sheer Cussedness What is it about a sign on a pole, "Don't Tie Here," that attracts a man with a horse and buggy? We won dered about this this morning as we passed seven rigs, the horses tied to as many consecutive Iron poles, each adorned with the magic words above quoted, along a business block on Court street.—Vlsalia Times. -? >' -*- Good Business The bonds for $50,000 recently voted for a new high school building at Im perial have been sold at a premium of $5575. This certainty indicates that the credit of the desert town ls strong in financial circles. It ls claimed that this Is the highest premium yet paid on a school bond Issue in Californla.-r-Rlver slde Press. '^.: ..Tjfi.ff -+- Excitement in Needles The Ladles' Aid society will give an Ice cream and strawberry sherbet so cial on the parsonage ! lawn, Tuesday evening, May 25, from 7:30 Until 11. Everybody ls cordially Invited to at tend. Come and have a good time.— The Needles Eye. -*- ' Conditions Good California conditions are bound to be not merely good, but booming. Be sides the general development of our established Industries, outside capital In enormous quantities is headed this way.—Fresno Republican. -+- Some Idealists Left It Is fortunate for literature that there are some writers who have high er Ideals of success than having their books rank among "the six best sell —Oakland Enquirer. . Stockton's Progress Stockton ls now entitled to admission to municipalities of first rank. She has a councilman convicted of - graft ing.—San Bernardino Sun. Far and Wide Rest Don't think It a waste of time to rest a little while now and then. Lie flat on the bed, or even on the floor; stretch out at full length, let go of everything and shut the eyes and rest. Most of us keep keyed up too tight; It wears us out more than the work we do.—Farm Journal. ■ ■' -*- * - ■ - ' ■ : ; ■ '-•-'€■ .Flock Is Increased A New York'; broker, who was ad mitted to the stock exchange forty years ago, says that memberships then were worth $3000. The last sale of a seat was at $81,000. There are a great many more lambs now than there-were forty years ago.Boston Globe. , •■:■ -•-.-*-- y.. • ' Martians Flabbergasted ' If Mr. Carnegie should accede to the scientist's suggestion- to spend $10,000, --000 in sending a message to Mars; and the Laird of Sklbo, In a spasm of thrift should send It "collect," what a joke it would be on the Martians.— Telegram. : , ,.'.-.,. , ■ ■ -*- ■ ' '-->« Not Uncommon • There is some satisfaction in , tho knowledge that the Wright brothers ara making oodles of money, but It is not gratifying to the national pride to re flect that they had to go abroad to ob tain substantial recognition.— Tribune. * ■ a. V, • • , .?* - Cause for Thanks Look for the silver lining. We ought to be pretty thankful that Mr. Aidrich has not decided to turn his senate Into a stock company and merge It with the Rhode Island Manufacturers'- associa tion.—Richmond Times-Dispatch. ' -*- .■'--.. ■ 7 .'»-" They Catch 'Em -.'.;- ■■ Pittsburg and San Francisco have no monopoly of boodlers and grafters. The difference Is that Frisco and Pittsburg have a way of catching them at It.— Kansas City Star. "-.--■■■■' ' ■■'....■ , . -. ..'v.-, - ■ --♦- -. . ■ Stomach Trouble Arises a> scientist to inform us ■ that "man could get along very well with out a stomach.", '• If wheat continues to ascend, a lot of us will want to.—Cleve land Leader. . ■■'• -'-;-"'. _$&Ms>sk\^&kX -4 h . -. ''. Admonition ■.}',:„., .'J Counterfeit money Is coming this way from New York. Bel careful not to drop spurious $20 bills ln the collection basket on Sunday.— Constitution., The Public Letter Box * - -■-■ i i i . ■_.—■,.— . —. ■ •m rnaßFornxnn'Tß-Letters Intended tor publication must be accompanied by the «».CaTd ßadTrM The H«.ld £.«. the *'-* latitude to correspond ents, but assumes no responsibility for their views. , . . r ■ t 1., - SUGGESTS CAUSE FOR GRAFT BE FOUND, THEN REMOVED LOS ANGELES, June [Editor Herald]: What ls the League of Jus tice and what ls Its plan? What ls graft and what is the root of it? How does the League of Justice propose to uproot this evil? . By preaching morality, I suppose, M that Is "what Mayor Taylor called it. He said: "This may sound like preach ing, and I will say it not only sounds like It, It Is preaching." : '• The churches have been preaching morality for well nigh 2000 years, and graft is more rampant now than ever. So It would occur to a man up a tree that mere preaching Is a futility, I undertake to say that mrtn never has been made moral by preaching. It occurs to me that man in tho average acts as lie is acted upon. , . There must be some cause for graft outside of mere -morals* that makes graft more prevalent Just now than a decade ago. . . .- What Is the cause of graft? In the first place, what is graft? When we have graft well defined and find out to a certainty Just what the, cause of it. is, then we can intelligently proceed to remove the cause. ■ ■..- ■ For Instance, the citizens of New Orleans thought God was the cause of yellow fever and that he sent It as a scourge for their wickedness until science stepped in and showed them that 'It was propagated by a certain species of mosquito, when they at once proceeded to screen their cisterns and' to destroy the mosquitoes.' Now, if the League of Justice can re frain from attributing graft to God and from moralizing on the wickedness of man and can locate this particular microbe or mosquito that Is the cause of graft, then we can be prepared to fall on the thing with our might and ut terly destroy It. Let us do this and not waste our energy on moralizing.' s V What is graft?. And show us the microbe that produces It. ' Finally, was the matter of freeing New Orleans from yellow fever a ques tion of morality or was it rather a sani tary one, ridding the city of a cer tain species of mosquitoes that propa gated the disease? And J San Francisco is ridding Itself of the rats as a preventative of the plague. ' _ Rats! Maybe It's rats is what's the matter with graft. Let us have a League of Cats. I. H. WATSON. SAYS HABITUAL DRUNKARDS HAVE DEFECTIVE MENTALITY LOS ANGELES, June' 6.— [Editor Herald]: I see by today's letter of G. M. Taber that he includes me among others as having criticised him ad versely concerning the use and abuse of Intoxicants. On the contrary, I gave vital reasons why we cannot do away with wine. But he assumes the airs of a man who "knows it all," which makes argument superfluous. His as sertion that education - alone can stop the abuse' of Intoxicants ls far from the truth, for do we not fln,d drunken ness among the very highest educated classes as well as among the ignorant and illiterate? _ I hold that habitual drunkards, those helpless to resist drink, are suffering more from a defective mental steering gear than from a want of education; It would seem that their animal nature and lust of gratifying their sensual appetite goes unchecked since they cannot control them by the higher I moral will power ln which they seem to be deficient. Surely it ls better for such to abstain from strong drink al- together. ' .V* __._.__ It Is no argument to say that Gen. Grant won his victories because of his whisky drinking, but it Is truth to say that In spite of drinking whisky It did not overcome his mental faculties and judgment that he was successful. As to-the respectability of the business I think the less we say about it the bet ter. C. F. WRITER DECLARES SHE'S NOT. INTERESTED IN MISS BLANDY LOS ANGELES, June 6.—[Editor Herald]: Charles F. Lummis In giving his side of the case makes false state ments. He says Miss Blandy "'resorts to an amiable campaign of revenge by getting her friends and other credulous persons to write newspaper complaints' about the library." I am one of the newspaper complainants. I do not know Miss Blandy, could not point her out were I asked to do so. I have never been interested in Miss Blandy's case. But I am Interested to know why I am not abla to get the books I want either ln the Pico Heights branch or ln the main library. ' . I have been a resident of Los Angeles fo. ten years, and I do know that when the library was under a woman's man agement we got better service than now. I saw nothing but truth in Miss Blandy's statement, and I am glad she has the courage to proclaim it. Yes, I an one of the many turned away again and again without the books I want regardless of the— Mr. Lummis states —"700,000 books taken out and the mil lion books consulted." MRS. S. E. BOWMAN. ASKS DR. LOCKE ABOUT THE AWFUL EXTRAVAGANCE OF MEN SOLDIERS' HOME, June 7.— [Editor Herald]: Dr. Charles Edward Locke in his sermon Sunday evening, in his effort to show that the workingman's poverty comes from strong drink, cited a brother clergyman who said that he saw In the streets of Chicago a proces sion of workingmen 18,000 strong carry ing a banner on which was inscribed these words: "Our Children Cry - for Bread," and they marched to a picnic where they drank 1400 kegs of beer! No doubt Dr. Locke's fashionable audi ence was properly shocked at this evi dence of debauchery and sinful waste of money. A keg of beer holds eight gallons, consequently they drank but little over half a gallon each. One dol lar a keg would be a liberal estimate as to the cost. This would make the ex pense to each a shade under 81 cents. No ; wonder that poverty Is rampant among the Industrial classes when a workingman will recklessly-dissipate 8 cents at a picnic. _■->;■; V R. M. P. SEES DISCRIMINATION IN v TREATMENT LIBRARIANS LOS ANGELES, June B.— [Editor Herald]: Until a few years ago we had a woman librarian for the Los Angeles public library. During that time there was no trouble in the library and no one had any fault to find with the ser vice. Then It was decided that the po sition was too Important for a woman, and required the superior Judgment of a man. The man also required double the salary the woman librarian had re ceived. Ever since the change was made the library service has been poor. If Miss Jones, was ■ a better librarian, why did she receive only about half the salary paid to . the present librarian ? Perhaps when-women have the ballot they will not be discriminated against for -no other reason than they are women. A YOUNG GIRL. QUOTES OTHER MINISTERS V.V 'FOR BENEFIT OF MR. LOCKE LOS ANGELES, June * 7.— .Editor Herald]: I note the report of the Sun day sermon of Dr. Charles Edward Locke of this city in your Issue of to day. Reverend Locke seems, like very many more of his brother ministers seems to think, that the laboring man's troubles are easily solved by a bundle of good advice and an admonition to be good— comprehending the magni tude of the struggle— great strug gle to adjust himself to a revolution in the means of production and distribu tion of the necessaries and luxuries of life, brought on by the Introduction of machinery and the Immense combina tions of capital. ' _*_- The great marvel to me ls that the workingman is patiently seeking a way out of the difficulty, meantime paying heavy toll to the exploiters of his labor power. The moment he awakes and organizes and becomes conscious of his power he will have a reckoning with his taskmasters. I quote from Rev. W. S. Rainsford, St. George's , Episcopal church, New York: "We are confronted by two forcesproperty rights and human rights. Today property rights and human rights have met upon the high way and are combatting for the mas tery. Do you recognize the gravity of the situation? Do you recognize that a new issue ls upon us, the solution of which will take great, men— prompted by the noblest impulses and whose actions must be guided by un erring wisdom?" - The following Is from a well known minister, Rev, R. Heber Newton: "The era of competition is ended. The era of combination has opened. All busi ness is concentrating. In this massing of capital there is coming to be an absolute domination over the wage worker; over the interests of the peo ple at large; over the life of the state Itself. Yet this movement is natural and necessary. It Is In the line with economic progress. The real question concerning It is: Can these new orders grow a soul within it —a spirit capable of mastering these monster powers and using them, not for self-agrandlzement, but for human service? If It cannot, there ls a revolution ahead, worse than any the world has hitherto known. If It can, there opens an era of bound less beneficent progress. This is a question of religion. It is the old need of an ever fresh faith and hope and love." HARVEY A. GIBSON. DENIES WOMAN RESPONSIBLE , FOR CHILD LABOR PROBLEM WASHINGTON, May 31.— [Editor Herald]: An editorial entitled "Moral Training" in your Issue of May 23 sug gests an Important theme in econom ics, yet here again we find the brrttit of blame cast on feminine shoulders. That this child' labor question Is an evil which should receive the attention of every sane individual no one will deny, but are women responsible for the conditions which necessitate child labor? <■•- *" '* What shall the abandoned % wlfe do if she cannot earn sufficient for the maintenance of those unprovided for without the assistance of her older children? . Is there a single Instance where any effort has been made to legislate along lines to provide methods of relief for wpmen so situated? Child labor is a curse to any nation, but no more so than that married women, mothers, should be compelled to carry more than the burdens of maternity, and that many of them do cannot be denied. Are we justified in assuming that the children of Indigent parentage are more Inclined to crime than those of wealthy parents? The ' child labor question cannot be solved until we have done something with the divorce problem. » *.*'. When It comes to the point where hoys ln our graded schools who con template studying law are planning their clientele among the girls of their respective classes In the matter of ob taining divorce In later years there is something radically wrong in our fam ily life, and if we have any regard for truth we must admit that man is largely to blame. - Women do not . make laws, yet they are known to be more law-abiding than men. It is the women who are advo cating "not more babies, but better babies," and ln spite of race suicide cranks they are on the right track. No man or woman has a right to be par ent of more children than he or she can properly care for, and when this is fully understood one cause of divorce will be removed. . AMICUS. QUESTIONB KNOWLEDGE • OF LUMMIS ON HISTORY SANTA ANA, Cal., June 6.— [Editor Herald]:, It appears that that rather remarkable and altogether amusing gentleman, Charles Lummis, is agitat ing for a literary pure food law to protect the reading public from— among , other literary evils—"pol luted" and "foolish" history. He pro poses to aid the government by "mak ing notations" from his limitless store of historical knowledge which he inti mates is one of the "lines in which he Is alleged to be an authority." -." Now lest some daring Interloper should presume to doubt the accuracy of the historical comments of Mr. Lummis I would like to refer him to a few of his utterances, which should convince him that If the historical knowledge of that gentleman be not profound or limitless, it, Is, at least, unique. They occur In the editorial pages of "The Land of Sunshine," and were written a few years ago, when like another famous character—he was masquerading In a lion's, skin. Among much other information of a similar Character we are told that at Bunker Hill the British soldiers "gave up, beaten by the Yankee farmers," and that the system of . purchase in I the British army existed a generation after It was abolished by the war office. Mr. Lummis pathetically laments that "we have to keep Parkman." - Is It permlssable to speculate whether, If the choice were necessary, the Intelli gent voice of Los Angeles citizenship would be for keeping Parkman rather than Mr. Lummis?. A. J. JACKSON. CONDITIONS THAT PRODUCED •'.'■'• THE POLTERA HORROR LOS ANGELES, June 6.— [Editor Herald]: have so often had to differ from T. K. G. on matters discussed ln the Herald | Letter Box that It ls with peculiar* pleasure I write to indorse his admirable : letter going to ; the , root ' of the Poltera and all such crimes. \. A society that so uses a vast number j of Its units that they are perforce sex starved and ' become as a consequence sex * maniacs, , must * expect ; to I be j re- : volted at more ur less, frequent Inter vals by crimes lof • the kind that. has stirred us all so deeply during the last few days. ':■ ';* '• ' ' * ''■ - f ■ '• >":- <*'" ■' -:- Not In hysterical ravings for revenge, but in the study and recognition of the conditions that produce these : crimes lies the only reasonable hope - for the stamping out of. this'- hideous * thing from our midst VAX. STONE.