The morning call., 1893-08-29

traDquiliZiDg effect on all this region, Tor
then Uncle Sam would assume responsl-
biiity for order.
Small as our standing army is. there are
dlf1culties In finding recruits. Ii is, how
ever. service " ith better treatment OF the
soldier In food. clothing. accommodation
In barracks or camp, leisure hours and
pay than any other service in the world
oHers. well-behaved. steady man has
prospeetof saving good deal In our army,
ana at all events he has plenty OF pocket
money. In these dull times recruits should
De plentiful, and IL Is probable that large
proportion take TO their new career with
satisfaction. The discipline of army life
is use1ui alter leaving the ranks.
Pasadena has passed municipal law to
make itself beautiful by compulsion. On
the whole. compulsion is commendable in
such case. Very likely several other
results will flow from planting trees along
the streets and compelling propretors and
tenants To trim the hedges and hoe the
heads off weeds. Abundance of shade
ADDS to the attractiyeness and health OF
sunny region, and as consequence Pasa-
dena must go upward in the good opinion
of visitors. Those who are compelled to
do their share in beantifyiDg their neigh
horhOod are also likely to be helpful in
protecting the amenities from wanton
vandalism.
a sound logging would be the righteous
reward of the impostor who was loudly
clamorous for bread among the mob in
the streets of New York but who had SS5
snugly tucked away in his pockets. The
sort OF big loaf he wants is probab bly, not
yet out OF the oven. His yell of want has
the bad effect of drawing skepticlSm on
the genuine appeals of the suffering and
thereby of tightening the purse strings of
the charitable. But it should also have
the effect of instituting Investigation into
the claims of the needy. At such times
there are always number OF shaDls who
plead poverty as a cloak 20 rapacity.
The Davie ferry steamers did not get so
much patronage last Sunday as on the pre-
ceding one, but it was not due to freezing
of enthusiasm but simply TO the fact that
the day was a little dreary. and trippers
did not cross the bay in such numbers.
Naturally the Southern Pacific steamers
we're not overcrowded. The opposition
had the patronage of $4,000. and that may
be considered good business. which will be
welcomed on any off Sunday. This week
should indicate an appreciation of the
committing privileges by the Rosalie and
Alvlra, the tickets issued being available
until used AS a rule the c0mmuter ON the
Southern Pacific ferry loses from eight to
ten trips every month by staying at home
on Sunday, and there are few who DO not
miss number of other days. This makes
the service costly even to commuter.
Ominous news of further trouble be-
tween France and Siam is telegraphed
from Bangkok. 1t is we'll to discount
these reports. They do not originate In
the first instance from the Siamese, and
the French are not to be suspected of cir
culating stories to their own detrinent
Some Of the foreigners in Siam are perhaps
wrntn that they were not consulted in the
settlement. ana are propagating mendaci-
lies to show the consequences OF contu-
mely. France is probably content 10 take
what she has got and TO wait for more.
The litigation against the Oakland
Waterfront Company has been laid on a
broad enough scale to cover all grievances
of land grabbing against the Southern
Pacific. Oakland is claiming the right to
own the land on which greater part of
it is built. and should it win there will
come back the possibility of creating a
great harbor on the other side of the bay
The title tn the submerged flats on which
the railway mole is built is involved.
How the lawyers will revel In this COM
plicated unearthing OF the history of
ulduN ycdtr. ~ OElteS u nuOIk cut 10 IOuuO.
and that is quite possible, the struggle is
likely to be protracied.
The award scandal at Chicago is thus
far little better than rumor and SUSPECT
An investigation is however, necessary.
There was some juDilation the other dav
that the National Commissioners had
nothing to do and might gracefully dis
solve, but this sensational event rehabili-
tates them with life. 1t is not little
singular that this scandal should have
occurred in connection with an exhibit of
whiskies. Foreign distileries have uphill
work TO fortify their whisky against the
native commodity. which is produced
abundantly In every quality.
The proposal TO convert Lower Cali
fornia into garden has often been
mooted. but the irrigation projects which
would render ii practicable get no for
rarder." Without water the land is worth
little. Here and there is little grazing i'm
canyons. and the miner works claim in
spots, but the peninsula has few attrac-
tiOns for large body of cOlonists unless
irrigation is insured over large area. If