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THURSDAY MORMXi.
Los Angeles Herald
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A sontlcman is one who nevrr willingly hurts
!A gentleman is one who nner willingly hurts (
' anyone's feelings. j
BILLBOARD CENSOR IS NEEDED
THE fact that the council has been wrestling
again with the question of the height of hill
hoards leads many of us to ask why they
should he permitted at all. There is all this talk
and labor and effort over plans for a city beauti
ful, yet we still arc bounded by a horizon of bad
pictures and worse advice as to what we should
cat, drink and wear. If the billboards must exist
why not give the municipal art commission super
vision over the illustrations that are to flaunt
themselves in the public eye? There are beautiful
decorations of palms and acacias and eucalyptus
here that have been grown at great expense, and
when one glances through surh a vista the illusion
of the beautiful vanishes when the eye finally rests
upon a pictured invitation to lead a happier life in
a checkered suit or to insist on getting a particular
brand of sardines.
THE DOG AND THE HUSBAND
REV. DR. CHRISTIAN' F. REISXER, an
.American preacher, is being subjected to
merited rebukes because he dares to de
nounce women who lavish affection upon dogs,
lie declares they even go to the limit of neglecting
their husbands and families. We hardly believe
that is true in all cases. There are lots of women
who speak a.-- kindly to their husbands as they do
to the dog. Of course, the husband may object
at times to becoming a valet to a dog, but pos
sibly that part of married life is covered by the
"love, honor and obey'" part of the contract, and
he has to submit.
In most cases, however, the possession of a
real thoroughbred dog makes the woman more so
licitous about the welfare of her husband. She is
likely to see to it that her husband walks correctly
and is properly groomed and garbed, for it never
would do to have a slovenly man on the other end
of the leash when the pup goe> out for an airing.
All proprieties demand that the man shall at least
look as well as the dog.
STUDY THE CHARTER CHANGES
IT is the duty of every citizen of Los Angeles to
earnestly study the proposed amendments to
the city charter which will come before them
for vote some time in February. The city council
has approved of fifteen amendments, but by a vote
of onl_\ six to three in a bodj of nine. That there
is room for honest differences of opinion is shown
by this \ ote.
The Herald is not taking the position of in
dorsing or dissenting from any of the proposed
changes at this time. There should lie further op
portunity for studying the provisions. There
doubtless is much to approve and possibly some
features to condemn, and a more public discussion
of them is needed to bring out the facts.
At the sanie time the charter revision commis
sion In 1- performed its work honestly and well, and
deserves the thanks of the community for its ef
forts, but the fact that its members were not unan
imous in the changes they suggest leaves room for
thi voter also to study oul for himself what is best
for the city.
h still is a matter for the voter to determine
whether the mayor's term shall be two years or
four, and if the longer term is favored, why should
ihe lengthening of the term be delayed two years?
The question >>i whether the council should have
power to review the demands of the various <\r
partments thai are rejected by the auditor is also
une to be decided by the v< tei on lines of whether
ii would aid or hamper the advancement of the
city.
REGULATING FRATERNAL INSURANCE
Tt 11-1 fact that tiio various legislatures of the
countr) arc to be urged to pass a uniform
bill [c i ite supervision of fraternal insur
ance societies should meet with favor everywhere.
in many families the only insurance carried is
igh such organizations, and the fixing of the
stability of the various organizations may mean
the difference between plenty and v anl for the de
pendeni ones, and the time to make sure is now.
A committee of 111• ■ National Association of Insur
ance Commissionci and a committee representing
the fraternal organizations have agreed to a plan
of state supervision. L-'raternal organizations in
many states are cxci ipl from the rules imposed
on regular life coi : ; ■ and the supervision over
their business i:-. in a measure informal.
That legislation ol this kind lias been needed
for ;i long time liar been app; rut by the troubles
into which a number ■ nal insurance associa
tions have fallen. Sunn- o organizations have
been in unsatisfactory i ndition because of rates
whirl) were too low. The aim always is to furnish
life insurance as cheaply ible and in striv
ing to thai end Lhi mana; n have neglected
certain economic laws which vac bound to a-.-ert
themselves in due time.
It is estimated that insurance to the amount of
$7,000,000,000 is carried in these associations.
There has never been any sound reason why they
should not be carefully supervised by the state-,
but, on the contrary, every reason why they should
have been so supervised. One lias only to reflect
on the fad that a very large majority of their mem
bers conic from the ranks of the workers who can
least afford to lose insurance which they have paid
for during many years of membership.
Editorial Page of The Herald
EFFECTIVE POLICE WORK DEMANDED
CONDITIONS in Los Angeles demand a bet
ter police service and more protection for
the lives and property of the citizens. , Too
many crimes have lmhic unpunished: too often the
police are baffled. Members of the police force
are not paid to give excuses and talks about the
fads that happen to employ their fancies; they arc
paid to catch criminals and to prevent crime.
We must have a larger police force and we j
must gel more efficiency from those who arc al
ready employed. The city council has provided
for the appointment of many more policemen and
they should he named at mice and put to work.
More men will he provided by the city if it is!
proved the present limitations of the force make;
the proper protection of the city impossible. The!
new chief of police has it in his power to give the.
city a better public safety service, and every aid
within the power „<\ the city government and the!
whole body of the citizenry ought to he given to
him. llis transfers and rearrangement of the po
lice department should he unquestioned so long as I
he shows ability to fulfill the duties of the post for]
which he has been chosen.
Chief Sebastian has on his hands the duty of
running down and convicting the dynamiters who'
were criminally responsible for the tragedy of the j
Times explosion and for the blowing up of the,
Llewellyn Iron works. There also is the bandit
who has attacked a half dozen young women and,
still i.-^ at large as a menace to all young girls who
may have to he out at night. There are the perpe
trators "f a dozen Other outrages who are still un
caught. Each of these cases breeds only a further
contempl of the law by those with criminal intent
and the repetition of these crimes shows that the
police force as at present constituted no longer has
any terror for the evildoer. An example should
and must he made of each and every one of these
offenders.
At the same time the new chief should remem
ber that the highest efficiency of a police depart
ment lies in the prevention of crime rather than in
the catching of the criminal after the offense has
been committed. The best policemen are the cfnes
who make the fewest arrests, and the best pre
ventive of crime is a policeman walking his beat
and never ont of the sight of the man who plans
a crime.
Therefore, Mr. Sebastian, cut down the special
duty details where the officers are merely work
ing out a theory or making grandstand plays in
alleged purity and regulation reforms, and put
them back patrolling the beats where the very
sight of the night stick and the brass buttons arc
a guarantee to all honest persons of safety and
physical warning to crooks that Los Angeles is
not a good place for their operations.
It is a heap better to meet the professional
criminal when he gets off the train than it is to
search for him after he lias violated the law. Our
detectives, with the aid of the data furnished
through the Bertillon system, ought to be able
to pick out these men. and there are several on the
staff at least who do know them, but as a rule they
have been kept so busy looking after the notions
of their superiors that they have not had a chance
to hunt thieves.
What is needed most is for policemen to get
back to real police work.
STANDPATTERS SEE A LIGHT
APPARENTLY the most unstable thing- in
this session *~>i congress is the "standpat"
policy. The pillars of that temple of politi
cal belief are crumbling now that Senator Lodge
and Senator Aldrich are reluctantly agreeing that
a revision of the tariff might help some.
It is only a year and a half ago that Henry
Cabot Lodge was declaring that the consumer was
a myth, but since then lie has discovered that
myths have votes and have elected a Democratic
governor in his state and a legislature that is not
disposed to retain him a.s the arbiter of elegance
in the United States senate.
It i^ a new Mr. Lodge who is hack in Wash
ington. He really has begun to believe that we
should have reciprocity with Canada and he also
lias changed his mind to where he believes the
country should have a permanent tariff commis
sion.
The other notable example is in Mr. Aldrich
coming to believe that there should be a revision
of the tariff by subjects instead of by schedules.
lie also wants a permanent commission to make
ible constant revision pressure.
Of course these commission cries are for delay.
The suffering of the public has formed all the in
vestigation that is necessary on a good many sub
jects for revision, and one of them is meat. What
is wanted by the country is quick action with a
view to giving instant relief. The sooner the stand
] atters realize this the less danger there is of them
being permanently placed in the "lame duck" class,
The grit that makes the American great is ex
emplified by Arch Hoxsey's own statement of how
lie broke the world's altitude record for birdmen
by climbing into the skies until he was benumbed
by cold and then taking a few more upward circles
and one for good measure to cover any possible
mistake in his barograph. He came down t'l dis
cover he had beaten the record by 1000 feet, That
at least ought to keep it in Los Angeles for a good
while.
I'l appears that [ulna Goodrich has wrecked
her matrimonial craft trying to surprise her hus
band, N'ai Goodwin. Many otherwise happy homes
have be< .1 wrecked by the surprise treatment.
The amateur aviator who turned a complete
somersault with his machine at Dominguez field is
on the highway to success —if he can do it again.
Although a comedian, Nat Goodwin is called
upon with surprising frequency to play "lead-" in
domestic tragedies.
Dr. Cook says he came home to "get right"
with the people of America, but there is a suspicion
that he will K ef left-
Possibly, with a little more practice, Hoxsey
will be able to answer that ancient question, "Is
Mars inhabited?"
An increase in the number of births during De
cember shows that California i* still strongly pro-
Kuosevelt,
Something Will Be Doing in the Police Department
'.*.... 0 •
THE HERALD'S PUBLIC LETTER BOX
CALL FOR LETTERS
There are letters at The Herald of
tice for P. A. Jensen, Charming Sev
erance, Anna P. Hart and Edward W.
Dickey.
i-RAISE FOR HERALDS POLICY
Editor Herald: A Pasadena lady,
under a spell of anger, has "got on lier
high horse" and ordered her Herald
■topped. Well, 111 wager a dollar to
a canceled postage stomp that that
very woman will read The Herald just
the same, and ill further wager that
that Mlf nne woman will shortly
cancel her objection and resubscrlbe
for the very paper she now condemns.
The Los Angeles Herald is an excel
lent, clean news medium and its Let
ter Box forum is a most valuable
acquisition, appreciated by all classes
OJ intelligent thinkers. RbAUbli.
Lob Angeles, Cal.
WAGES OF CITY LABORERS
Editor Herald: I see it is proposed
in the amendments to the city charter
to raise the salary o£ the mayor to
$5000 a year and the eouncilmen to
J2OO .-i month, but nothing about rais
ing the pay of the laborers, which
Bhould be at least 18 a day. They
Should be given a half day off on Bat
urday and other holidays the same as
the big officials. It not, then the
working people, Who are the great ma-
Ur y who do the haul work for little
„;,v who are the original producers of
all wealth,-should get wise and vote
those amendments down, all join the
Socialists and at the next eleeUon c eet
a worklngman for mayor and working
men for the entire city council, etc.
What Is fair Cor the ganders, the bis
fellows should be fair tor the geese,
the working people. Turn about is
fair Milwaukee is first: Los Angele.
may I- next. 1 believe In good pay
Bnd treating all alike. Lei us Joawu
with special privileges and special high
Balaries for bik politicians and starva
tion wages for working Pe°Ple- T _ ....
818 Bast Fifth street.
IN FAVOR OF SOCIALISM
Editor Herald: The best thins I
have read in favor of Socialism comes
from Austria. "1 have Investigated,"
snya professor Hertsska In his work,
••Laws of Social Evolution." pub
lighed in Vienna some years ago,
"what labor and time will be n< ■
snry with our present machinery, et< „
t 0 create all common necesnarleij ol
Hf o for our Austrian nation ol 22,000,
--'< it takes 10,500,000 hektars (two and
one-hiilf acres) of agricultural lands,
3,000,000 of pasturage tor nil agricul
tural producers. 1 then allowed v house
to be bulll for every family consist.
lnß of five rooms, l then found that
i nil Industries, agriculture, architec
ture, building* flour- supa1 ' '";"•"'""■
machine bulldTßg, clothing and chem
,, ,i productions, needed 615,000 labor
,rg employed eleven hours per day
300 days a year to satisfy every imag
inable want for 22.000,000 Inhabitants.
"These 616,000 laborers are only 12. a
per cent of the population able t"
— I
A HEART^ LAUGH
I Being tho day's best Jclto from tin n»»i I
pjrhangu. j
Senator Dolllver told of a physician
at Fort Dodge, la., who had a grave
made for a man who was dying, but
tho man got well, and the doctor was
joked about it for many years after
ward, Once, ill consultation with
three other physicians, ho attended a
patient who died. After the death,
one of the physicians said: "Since a
quick burial is necessary, we might
Inter the body temporarily. I under
paid Dr. X has a vacant grave on
hand."
■Yes, I have," said Dr. X. "and I
belie/c 1 am th only physician pros
i in whose graves are not all tilled." —
Judgu.
work, Including all women and oil
persons under sixteen or over fifty
years of ago. All these latter are to
be called not able.
"Should the 5,(00,000 able men be en
gaged in work instead of 615,0011, they
only need to work 36.9 days every year
to produce everything needed for the
support of the population In Austria.
But should the 5,000,000 work all the
year, say 300 days, which they would
likely have to do to keep the supply
fresh in every department, each would
' only work one hour and twenty-two
i and one-half minutes per day."
This is in Austria; and in the
United States the time per day would
I probably be somewhere near the same.
| So as compared with the philosophy
jof bourgeois economics the Social
| ists preach the right to work one or
I two hours per day for our sustenance
; upon mother earth, and the rest of
I the time we can go out to play or
develop ourselves in all sorts of in
tellectual pursuits—for the fun and
enjoyment of the thing-, and not be
cause we are compelled by financial
necessity so to do.
CIVILIZATIONIBT.
Los Angeles, Cal,
DOES THE EGO PERSIST?
Editor Hornld: I thank those wjio
hr.ye tried to answer me. But Mrs.
Green misses th« point altogether,
which is: Not wliai the ego may be as
sumed to do, once It? persistence ('after
death) has been proved or granted;
but whether its persistence can be ra
tionally demonstrated; while Mr. Jen
sen yields, the point as it affects me
by iMlmittinjjr that the case for immor
tality rests on faith rather than on
reason.
Then comes "Faith" (ominous pseu
donym) wh;> finds "flowers" mixed
with my logic. 1 am sorry—l thought
r had avoided that. I notice he has
blossomed some himself.
He speaks of "what a man learns,
what he feels and what he is; and he
geeks to set apart' the. third item as
the residuum—the ego that persists—
ur so 1 understand him. But a mo
ment's reflection should enable him to
realize that that won't do, because
what a man Is is bound up Inseparably
with what he learns an 1 feels; is, in
fact, chiefly made up ol same; only
what he is in the material, morpho
logical sense can b« (and that but ten
tatively) considered i.i; distinct Horn
his psychological self; and the mor
tality "t that part (the physical form)
is nowhere disputed Thus we get buck
to the <'u<> whose persistence or non
persistency is In question, and to my
query: "What is the ego—apart from
thi body which dies?" is it anything
more than I havi postulated it—tho
sum nf one's experiences?
Ruther than cover a simple, issue.
with "flowers" of metaphysical dialec
tics I will take a bull (un Irish bull)
by the horn?., trusting to others not to
quibble over the i'< rin, bo long as I
make myself understood. To illustrate
my point that it is only our diverse in
dividual experience ilia', constitutes
each separate efco or personality I will
make this statement—an Irish bull: "If
two men could have complete identity
or unity of experience (murk that word
"nomplete") there would be complete
Identity or unity of person— two
men would be. but one." (Sounds odd,
but 1 think you will understand)
Now when the body (the seat of all
knowledge, feeling an. 1 experience or
capacity to know, to feel or to expert*
enee, dies, what is laere. left to con
stitute an ego or separate personal
Identity? Without the physical, there
is no consciousness.
With the death of tho physical part
of us, upon which perforce our whole
mentality, character, personality, sense
of relation, identity, individual con
sciousness, ego (i care not by what
name you cell it) is built; out of which,
indeed, it is formed— ego, it serins
to me, must .terminate, even as the
flame must perish when the candle is
consumed. This is no poetical simile
or flower of speech, but an analogy
moderately close, for Just as surely as
the candle makes and feeds the flame
(which cannot survive without it), so
the physical body and its conditions
and relations furnish tin experience
whoso sum constitutes the pro.
SI'ECTATOU.
SOCIALISM AND INCOMPETENTS
Editor Herald: Mr. O'Brien is try
iiiK to hide behind the. WOrnout phrase,
"There are to many brands of So
cialism." There is but ono brand of
Socialism and that is th<-> one that gives
to tho producer the full product of
what he produces, less what is neces
sary to care for those unlltted to care
for themselves. Mr. 08. is afraid of
being dragged down to the level of "in
competents." This would bo impossible
under Socialism, as everybody would
have an equal opportunity and would
have the full product of his own labor
and not part of mine and Others as
under present conditions. Taking part
of the product of the laborer, by the
capitalist, as is done now, is where
the capitalistic system gets in its
deadly work. Fortunately for me, my
father was "competent," and 1 am
not compelled to" work to live;, conse
quently 1 am one of those that the
Socialists are against. i have lived
over 5U years off the earnings of these
"incompetents," as Mr. 08. calls them,
and I expect to do BO until tho work
ers, producers or "Incompetents" learn
how to vote.
The wife, with her husband's $55 per
month, hit the nail on the head when
she said she would try to make the
small salary do until Socialism cane.
<)li that every man tlmt has to work
for his own and several capitalists' llv
litg could sic and understand as this
poor \\ lie and vote for Socialism. If
they did 1 would have to work, an well
as they, so would Mr. 08. and all the
rent of th.' capitalists. Why don't
the workers and producers vote fur
Socialism? Because, they are misled
by the minister, the priest, the bank
er, the leaders of the labor unions, tho
lawyers, the high salaried heads of tho
corporations, men like myself, who
work not neither do they spin, and
last, hut most important of all, most
of tin leading newspapers. All these
interests and many more are opposed
to Socialism, because Socialism would
m< an freedom for the working classes.
Mr. 08. cannot stop the growth of
Socialism by misrepresentation—
Roosevelt tried it and where is he?
Socialism has never been tried in any
country in the world, but many So
clallstlc ideas have, such as public
schools, highways, postofllces, fin' de
partments, free text books, water, light,
heat nml power service and other pub
lic utilities, and with rare exceptions
have been successful, and these ex
[ captions were caused by capitalistic
I manipulation. In this country the
majority right or wrong must and
should rule. Ninety-thre I out of one
hundred fail in business—in other
?ords there arc ninety-three "inconi
pati n(>" ii> seven "competent!,*' so you
see if the Socialists succeed in teach
ing tlies. ■ 'incompetents' to think and
vote for Socialism you and I and all
others, who live without work, would
be compelled to work ourselves and
give the workers, who do the work
now, a little time for rest, recreation
and improvement.
"CAPITALIST WHO DOES NOT
HAVE TO WORK."
Lou Angeles, CaL
A POEM WORTH WHILE
INVICTUS
WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY
Out of the night that covers me.
Black us tho pit from pule, to pole,
I thank whatever gods may bo
For my umouriuerable soul.
In the fell dutch of circumstances
I have not winced or cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of change
•My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tenrs,
LoornH but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of tho yeara
Finds and shall llnd me unafraid.
it mattera not how straight tho gate,
How charged with punishment* the scroll,
I .mi the master of my [ate,
I Mm the captiiin «tf my aoul.
DECEMBER 29, 1010.
WITH THE PLAYERS
A midnißiu performance of Mar
garet Mayo'a "Baby Mine" was given
In New York last week for tho enter
tainment of professional folk now In
that city. Membera <>f the company
playing "The Country Boy," which had
its premier at the Burbank theater last,
summer and Which was written by
Edgar Sehvyn, Mi** Mayo's huHhnnd,
were guests of honor, and tho entire
balcony was get apart fur the accom
modation of performers at the Hip
podrome.
• • •
"Pomander Walk," a three-net com
edy by Louis N. Parker, its scenes mM
In London early in the last century,
MMOI to have scored a hit. It wan
firm presented In New York last week
and tho critical verdict was one of
little qualified approval. The play is
praised chielly for its daintiness
which, it will be remembored, was v
potent charm in tho samn author's
"Kosemary" of several years ago,
Robert Dampiter, formerly of tlt<;
local Belasco forces, will play the lead
ing: role In a matinee performance of
Clara Louise Burnham's play, "Tin:
Right Princess," to be given January
ti for tho benefit of "the New York
diet kitchen.
• • i
"The Silent Call," a new play by Kd
ward Milton Koyle, will be produced
In New York with Dustln Karnum In
Its dominant role, beginning with a
special matineo performance next
Monday.
• • •
Kusene Walter's new play, "Home
ward Bound," with Arnold Daly in its
leading role, was produced In Cleve
land, 0., Monday evening for the first
time anywhere.
"William Faversham will produce Ed
ward Knoblauch's piny, "Tho Faun,"
in Indianapolis Monday evening for
the tirst time on any stage.
• • •
Mme. Sura Bernhnrdt's production
of "Judas," onco postponed, is now an
nounced for tonight in thu Globe thea
ter. New York.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
. T-.JSE LABORATORY SPORTS
In addition to tho high cost or living It's a
llttlo discouraging to learn that 1000 cases
of rotten eggs aro sold hero dally, and that
of 100 rases of tomato paste confiscated
Wednesday an expert reported: "I find that
In the 200 cases there are 9.071,500.000,000,<WU
bacteria and 208,837,040,000,000 yeasts ana
spores," he said. "Protty good for one day's
catch."— New York Telegram.
STRANGE THINGS AFIELD
A hunter was about to pick up a rabbit
that lie had shot when the creature Jumped
up and ran. Although at this instant thn
hunter fell dead, the episode could have been
no more than a coincidence. it Is not sup
posed that a person capable of being 1 fatally
scared by a rabbit would have any tendency
to go hunting.—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
CONSTRUCTIVE DAMAGES
A woman In Cincinnati Is suing a car com
pany for damages because an Injury to her
aboulder in one of the company's earn has dis
abled her from arranging her puffs and her
pompadour. And yet what mere damages
could pay for suffering like this?— Baltimore
(Sid.) American.
THE MOON IS MASCULINE
The moon is a dependable old fellow. All of
his monkeyghlnes, Including eclipses, are.
pulled off on schedule time. How different lia
in from his more notorious but exceedingly
flighty neighbor* one Halley's comet.—Topeka
(Kas.) State Journal.
GOOD FOR THE THOUGHTLESS
Swiss scientists have a plan for reforming
the calendar. They propose to "forget" a few
holidays. Many of u.i have a habit of for
getting days and weeks, so perhaps the new
style would be a happy Idea.—Philadelphia
Evening Times.
THE GENUINE EAU SUCRE
Tli« sugar trust owes the city of New York
a half million dollara for water. We should
think the trust would be able to obtain from
its own securities a sufficient quantity of wa
ter to operate its refineries. —Houston (Tex.)
Post.
A PERFECT RIGHT, BUT—
Honi de Castollane has a perfect right to
(start the rumor that he Is to many again,
but he is Impertinent in trying to drag any
American girl into the deal.—Philadelphia Pub
lic Ledger.
CAN'T EAT PATHOLOGY
James A. Patten gives (100,000 to the North
western Medical school for the study of path
ology. Don't care if ho does get a corner on
pathology—can't cat that.—San Antonio Ex
press.
'TWAS BVBB THUS
A Kansas woman wants a divorce because
her husband throws bricks at her. No man
I has a right to throw anything at his wife but
bouquets.—Dututh News-Tribune.
PRESIDENTIAL PREPARATION )V
A college profesaor has crossed Africa, but
It Is probable that Woodrow Wilson still has
the start of him.—Cleveland Leader.
THE (INK DRY SPOT
MaryUnderg are sobbing prayerfully for rain.
it seems to be the only real dry section. In
the south.—Omaha "'''■■ .