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The herald., 1897-03-15

by the courts. and then only with tho
view of discovering possible vital de-
fects under the Constitution, and never
assailable by the citizen on the ground
of mere expediency. 1t would seem that
any policy that has attained the dignity
of a law of congress ought to command
the respect and obedience Of every citi-
zen worthy of the name. He who jug
giles to defeat the will of the people. so
expressed, must fall under one Of the
classifcations above named.
We have lately seen chartered crea-
ture Of the law almost succeed in alb
stracting three millions of dollars of the
public moneys for an impossible har-
Dor project, by springing a surprise dur
ing the closing days OF a session of con-
gress, and we have seen how great
would have been the folly and waste Of
such a scheme by the repeated
reports of the highest scientific
engineering authority that the
country could obtain. We have
fully and finally settled, as we had the
right to believe. by an act of congress.
Well, it is now suspected in high places
that the question is not quite settled;
that an act of congress, unassailable in
its integrity, is not a barrier against
subsidized intrigue. While we believe
that the harbor determination will not
be affected intimately by the efforts
against it as telegraphed from Washing
ten. still the mere statement of a pos
sibility that private intrigue might be
able to undo the will of congress. is a
reproach to our times and our customs.
For the lawless, in great interests as
well as in small, there should be word
of serious admonition. They who at
tempt to set up private interests as a
limitation to the lawful exercise Of the
public will are toying with destruction
The secretary of war has a most ur-
gent duty devolving upon him in con-
nection with the proposed harbor i'm
provement. He is made the instrument
Dor act and it is to be hoper. as it is ex-
pected and believed, that by speedy ac-
ton, he will satisfy the public wish and
defeat the unsavory tactics of the one
interest that has made this subject no.
torious
The herald., 1897-03-15
WILL NOT DOWN

If "crime" and "criminality" were not
such very harsh terms to the ear they
might be used in expressing the temper
of the public concerning certain move
ment now developing in Washington.
We might hold, for example, that the
man who openly defies the laws is either
criminal. lawless. or revolutionary, and
very likely all three combined. But law
lessness of a certain kind is now meas
urably respectable, and it must not suf-
fer offense. There was a time within
the memory of even the middle aged
reader of today when it was disgraceful
to be thought to have fallen within
! either of the above classifications; but
all that is changed now
An act of congress used to be regarded
as solemn thing, to be questioned only
The herald., 1897-03-15

yascals to perpetrate their frauds is In
the lax manner in which too many no
taries conduct their business. Sometimes
1t may be laziness and the willingness
to grasp the small fee: sometimes it Is
incompetence. Few notaries seem to
be aware Of the risk which they take on
themselves and their bondsmen when
they issue certificates without first TAX
ing proper precautions to find out
whether the facts they certify to are
correct. The law provides method for
taking an acknowledgment of a person
not personally known to the notary. by
allowing the proof Of execution and ac-
acknowledgement to be made by sub
scribing witness whom the notary shall!
examine under oath. This form is more
troublesome than the ordinary one.
however, and on that account is seldom
used. 1t would be the means of pre-
venting some cases of fraud and save the
notary and his bondsmen from the fate
which has overtaken others. In some
recent San Francisco cases damages in
large amounts have been obtained by
people defrauded through the careless
ness of notaries who certified to facts
Of which they really knew nothing, be-
ing imposed upon by the false state
ments of parties with whom they had
but slight acquaintance.
The herald., 1897-03-15
LAXITY PROMOTES FRAUD

The recent attempt to rob a money
lender by the manufacture Of forged
deed will doubtless inspire considerable
caution, not to say distrust, among local
flnanciers, lawyers and real estate men.
The method employed by would-be
swindlers in these cases is so simple
that it is matter of wonder it is not
more frequently heard of. From a list
of nonresident property owners a Sc
lection is made of those whose holdings
are unincumbered. A piece of property
is then picked out and a false deed
prepared in the name of the real own
er purporting to transfer the lot to per-
son in the conspiracy. A confederate
then personates the owner. and going
before notary is identified" by the in
d:vidual engineering the steal. The ac-
complice signs the false name and ac-
knowledges the act as that of the real
owner.
The complaisant notary, anxious to
earn his fee, makes out his certificate
End therein certifies that on such a day
there personally appeared before him
one John Smith personally known to
him, the said certifying officer, as the
person named In and who executed the
instrument, and that the said John
Smith duly acknowledged to him that he
executed the same.
The deed, so attested, is then entitled
to be recorded and makes the founda-
tion for fraudulent sale or, as in the
recent case, for loan secured by mort
gage on the property.
The weak point which assists these
The herald., 1897-03-15
EmpIoyment tor the Un:ortunste sI.ters


To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: The question of how to provide
employment for our unfortunate sisters
can be answered in the following man
ner: Establish in every ward in this city
one or more public hand laundries, Then
let our citizens patroniZe them. This
would very nearly settle the whole mat
ter at this present time. OF course some
some of our sisters would not be stout
enough to tackle the washtub, but
everyone able and willing to do so would
make room in some other direction for
the weaker ones. The cost including the
first months rent of equipping and
fairly starting laundry capable of en-
ploying thirty hands would be about
$3.50, and If they received the encourage
ment that they would surely deserve
why, they would pay from the very
start. The benefits from these laundries
would be permanent, and that Is what
is needed. These laundrles would not
work any hardship on citizens already
engaged in this business; they would
simply affect the Chinese, and l. don't
know for one why our celestial friends
should receive any consideration from
Us.
am quite confident that II our own
citizens who send their work to the Chi
nese laundries would only go through
them occasionally they would certainly
quit doing so, II they have any respect
for their health. The places are filthy.
Chinese methods of work (sprinkling es-
pecially) are. to say the least. dirty;
every one of these places Is an opium
joint and may be the abode of leprosy.
I am sure our citizens would put UP
with some little inconvenience at first
If they would only consider the benefits
of sweet, clean clothing
One of your correspondents speaks
OF higher prices. I think there Is not
great deal of difference in prices. l
am an active partner in very small
laundry myself, and I know that. our
prices are about the same as the Chi
namen's. and we manage to wiring a
living out of the business.
The money to start these laundries
might be raised by direct appeal to the
people. Loans or subscriptions of (say
| 81 each) from about 1900 persons would
start the work. The moneys could be
repaid by work. This scheme should
be carried out under the management of
a committee, who could be appointed
by the contributors of the funds. II
said committee were composed of good
! practical women, the laundries would
undoubtedly be a great success. I know
from experience that if the citizens will
start these laundries and then support
them they will furnish the means OF
an honest living to most of our unem-
ployed sisters. FELTON,.
The herald., 1897-03-15
A MATTER OF CONTEMPT

No doubt the Examiners Sacramento
representatives are in contempt of the
senate, nor is there any doubt that the
senate has jurisdiction in the premises;
but, then, all the good people of Califor-
MIA are in contempt Of not only the SEN
ate. but of the lower house as WELL
They have said some very hard things
about their legislators, and the senate
has Jurisdiction If 1t wishes to cite them
before its bar There is this difference,
however, between the Examiners rep
reseutatives and the people. The for
mer refused to reveal the sources of the
information upon which they based
charges of corruption, while the people
are perfectly willing to affirm that the
official conduct of the legislature Itself
furnishes abundant proof of crooked
work in season and out of season.
The legislature commenced its session
with the Duckworth steal, and its latest
performance along ways that are dark
was the coyote scalp bill, but between
the first and last scandal the way is
paved with successful and abortive at
tempts to loot the public treasury. AS
to the inwardness of the coyote scalp bill,
it is limited that a large number of scalps
had been contracted for in Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas to be shipped
into this state in the event the bill should
become a law, and if legislators would
would not hesitate to give aid and COM
fort to any scheme that gave promise of
personal advantage.
The herald., 1897-03-15
Merely a Change Of Boss

II 10 noted that the house of Cameron
has gone out Of power In Pennsylvania
with the retirement Of DON Cameron,
after reign in that state OF thirty years.
This does not imply. however. that Penn
sylvania reverts to a condition Of Re-
publican rule. She Is stiIl monarchy in
everything but name. Another claim
ant to the throne has arisen to change
the form Of the dynasty. Quay is as abb
solute ruler In the keystone state as
was ever the Cameron family.-Boston
Herald ec A IS al
The herald., 1897-03-15
Some Labor Suggestions

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: 1 for one think the new law fixing
81 as pay for a days labor on public
works is step forward. I hope to see
the day when the same law shall pre-
vail in all states, and better yet for q
day of eight hours, and the more time
will the workingman have at home. The
same law should apply to all employing
labor of any sort throughout the land.
About charity work now in progress
I would suggest: If you help your fell
lowman DO not ask him to give you two
times as much labor for dollar when
he is broke" as you could possibly get
when he has plenty. If you are charita-
BILE, do not be cruel. Let your man work
two days a week and he will have more
time to look around for odd jobs. He
will appreciate 1t more.
A. w. H.
Los Angeles, March 15 1897.
The herald., 1897-03-15

"The Monetary Trust" Wall street
concern, issues a weekly circular letter
in the nature of an invitation to the
public to gamble in stocks. In the cur
rent letter this is found: when his
tory writes her later pages, high among
those who have served their country
passing we'll will be found the name
of Grover Cleveland. May the mighty
gods defend him." The Trust" forgot
to have the Morgan bond syndicate 20.
X" it's gush.
The herald., 1897-03-15
of money In the transactions Of the last
decade of the nineteenth oe ntslry The

Of money In the transa ctions Of the last
decade Of the nineteenth century. The
objects of the Pixies Peak tunnel are
to shorten the distance between Colo
rado Springs and Cripple Creek to twen-
ty miles and to drain the Cripple Creek
country, which IL full Of springs. The
water will be carried In a channel made
in the bottom Of the tunnel and 1t will
be raised for irrigation and other pur-
poses at the Colorado Springs end of
the tunnel. The completion OF the tun
enl will add another sight to the Pike 3
Peak region. A tunnel twenty miles
long will be as well worth going to sell
the heart OF the mountain to transport
water and gold.
The herald., 1897-03-15

To the energy and ability Of Post
master j. r. Mathews Is due the pre-
sentation and passa ge in the legislature
of the bill authorizing cities to take
a census of their population. General
Mathews today hopes to persuade the
council to take advantage of this meas
ure. The United States postal depart
ment has long needed some convictions
concerning the population and require
ments. of Los Angeles, and the authori-
ties promise to be convinced by such
census. We may then look for mail
service adequate to the needs of 100000
citizens, instead of having to be con-
tent with the appropriations for our
official size. which the department re-
fuses to recognize as over 50,394.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Mr.. Jacob Strauss of San Francisco
has donated $500 annually to be equally
distributed in the seven congressional
districts of the state to aid worthy and
poor students to obtain an education at
the State university. Mr.. Strauss is the
kind of philanthropist whose gifts bet
ter the condition of humanity in general.
Only divinity could measure the gooa
that will come of Mr.. Strauss prince'y
gift Many young man will be able TO
enter the activities of business life fully
equipped to meet and overcome obstacles
who without the aid of this fund, would
have to plod along with the odds always
against him. And, again. Mr. Strauss
has set the pace for other rich men, an'i
1t is to be hoped that his example will be
followed by other men of affiuence.
The herald., 1897-03-15
TnE DUET

fFrom the German of Robert Reinick.i
A little bird sat In an elder bush,
One beautiful night in May.
And underneath In grasses lusn.
A fair young maiden lay. ,,,.
II the maiden sang, the bird was still;
II the maid was still, the birds notes were
shrill;
And far away
Their roundelay
In the moonlit vale was heard Away.
What Gang the bird In the elder tree.
That beautiful night in May?
And the maiden fair, OF what sang she,
AS in the grass she lay?
The bird he sang Of the blooming spring.
But of happy love the maid did sing
The thought that lay
Next her heart alway;
She'll sing It till her dying day.
IF. M. Ray, In N. Y. Home Journal.
The herald., 1897-03-15
same church a, his patron, and, Sec

same church as his patron, and. Sec
ondly. he Is Republican.
The petition that is being circulated
for the nomination Of Mr. French is re-
ceiving signatures at a suspiciously
rapid rate, but meanwhile Supervisor
Hanley says nothing but. to use vul-
garism. saws wood. Whether he Will
acquiesce in the arrangement that has
been cut and dried for his especial benz
eft, or will again make a straightfor-
ward. open fight, in similar fashion to
that made last year ard take his chances
on again being denied his right in the
premises, Is a moot point.
The herald., 1897-03-15
EoIIx o. Protection Clown

It Is absurd to talk Of protecting th
American manufacturers who are al
ready successfully aggressive even in thu
home markets Of their most powerful
rivals, and who would otherwise be ut
terly swamped by their own surplus
production. while the acquisition of rev.
snue, the ostensible purpose of all tar
IFS, cannot be promoted by the laying OF
higher duties on commodities the i'm
portation of which has been constantly
and enormously diminishing under the
lower exactions Of the present tariff
Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1897-03-15
CAUTION

Frank Jones, who was last heard from at
Sonora. Mexico, has no authority to solicit
subscriptions or other business for The
Herald. Any authority that he formerly
had, has been revoked and he has been noti-
fed to that effect. The public is warned
against paying money to said Frank Jones
on account of The Herald.
The herald., 1897-03-15
PIT Hncoursgement for . ohost

Charlottesville has ghost that knocks
men down and tears their overcoats into
shreds. There must be a good deal more
substance to this spirit than the average
ghost possesses. 1t should be encour-
aged to perambulate and nocturnalize.
This encouragement should be 'tenderly
extended by means Of hickory club or
a meat axe.-Terre Haute Express.
The herald., 1897-03-15

The woman suffrage bill was defeated
in the state senate by vote of II noes
to rs ayes-two less than the ne
cessary two-thirds vote for the submis-
sion of constitutional amendment. The
politicians are at least not further be-
hind the times than the Methodfsts, who
have again refused to allow women to
vote at the general conference.
The herald., 1897-03-15

The bicycle has coaxed US all out Of
doors. Spindle-shanked humanity has
managed to get some flesh on its bones.
and the young woman who believed in
rouge now accepts fresh air as substl
tute. This glorious exercise followed by
a glorious appetite three times a day
and by a sound sleep at night is making
us all over again.-New York Herald.
The herald., 1897-03-15

A grocer that sells Schsl
Ang's Best tea and is glad
to- sell it is a good grocer
so far as tea goes.
He sells you the best he
can find for the money, and
he returns your money #
you don't like the l tea.
Ass't''sG sss sGEis:i:s:' 4 Si:ss'.s 90
The herald., 1897-03-15
Ohio Getting Her ususi Share

Ohio is getting pretty well fixed. after
all. Mckinley of Ohio, president; John
Sherman of Ohio, secretary Of state;
Bellamy Storer of Ohio, assistant Sec
retary of state, and Mark Hanna Of
Ohio will tell them what they should
do. Oh, NO, the Buckeye state crop will
not be a short one.-Peoria Herald.
The herald., 1897-03-15
Campaign Asperltle, Al, Forgotten

II anything were needed to convince
the world of the stability of American
institutions the rapidity with which the
people recover equanimity after hard
fought campaign ard the composure
with which they watch the formal trans
fer of the government from one set of
officers to their successors ought to suf-
fice.-Omaha Bee.
The herald., 1897-03-15

The st. James, London, Gazette says
President Mckinley is not authority on
marine matters" because he is from
an interior state, and could know moth
ing about water craft or water transpor-
tation. With Lake Erie on the north of
Canton, the Ohio river on the south,
and Hanna's watered coal mining stock
in Cleveland, Mckinley should know a
good deal about navigation.
The herald., 1897-03-15
"IlI's" Bills

The board bills of the ex-queen OF the
Hawaiian islands In Washington are
said to be very large. She and the other
office seekers should go home at once.
She is used to very warm climate ana
is in danger of pneumonia ~ the March
winds in hington.-Cincinnati En-
ouirer.
The herald., 1897-03-15
A suit has been brought against

A suit has been brought against 4
sawmill owner of SislSiyou county on
behalf Of the government to recover the
trees. The announcement is interesting
because Of the value placed upon fir
stumpage by government experts. Even
at the figure quoted timber land is
quite valuable.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Pupils of the Chicago public schools
are to be instructed in the the
ory and practice of practical
politics. The greatest problem in
political economy in Chicago is
to avoid the usurpation of power by for
eigners who are not in any way in touch
with America or American institutions.
The herald., 1897-03-15

A Minnesota legislator has introduced
a bill appropriating s11,5O0 for phreno-
logical commission to examine. free, the
head of every resident in the state.
The herald., 1897-03-15
The Turn Of tho Political tide

Mckinley enters office with the Dem
ocrats making prorpunced gains In
Iowa and New York town elections. The
tide could not have kft any Democratic
party at all, SO its ebb toward Democra-
cy must be accounted natural phe-
nomenon.-springfield (Mass,) Repub-
lican
The herald., 1897-03-15
Evidently . Passgeu

The new vice president will make q
handsome appearance presiding over
the senate He combines good looks.
dignity, affability. experience and gen.
uine capacity. Jersey may well be proud
of him.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The herald., 1897-03-15
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1897-03-15

The funny thing about the new jour-
nalism is that it sometimes sends re-
porters out to hunt for news. The new
journalist is supposed to stay at home
and manufacture such news as he may
want
The herald., 1897-03-15

Crete is dividing the honors with Cuba
but she is laboring under the disadvant-
age of having to stop to listen to the
consent of the powers.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Miss Marilla Kicker of New Hamp-
the republic Of Colombia. The lady
was formerly partner of Belva Lock-
wood. That's why she is so bashful
The herald., 1897-03-15

The power Of patronage is behind the
United States senate. which is likely to
make it move rapidly along the lines
blazed out by the White House occu-
pant
The herald., 1897-03-15

Why should the present administra-
ton spend 100000 on an international
monetary convention when it would not
have silver coinage II it could get it?
The herald., 1897-03-15

1t Is expected that President McKin-
ley will name ambassadors to all foreign
courts this week, but Chauncey M.
Depew will not be named for any place
The herald., 1897-03-15

The sublime courage of Greece makes
the cowardice and infamy of the pow
ers all the more despicable.
The herald., 1897-03-15
A correspondent a Carson size

correspondent at Carson sizes up the
coming fight about right. He says It
|, will be contest between brute luck and
brute determination, and that you may
take your choice in naming the one who
has brute luck and the one who has
brute determination.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Richmond KY, with population of
5000, Is to have a government building
large enough for a city Of $4,000. Un-
doubtedly the country needs more rev.
enue, as President Mckinley says. but
how would it do TO cut down expendi-
lures to fit the income? At least, quit
the Richmond, KY, kind Of extrava-
pance
The herald., 1897-03-15

The czar wants Constantinople, and
until he can read his title clear to it, he
will keep right on singing in the concert
of nations to hold Greece quiet.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Nevada is not clamoring for the spoils
of office. Her man folk can make more
money out of the prize night business.
The herald., 1897-03-15

What pleaees Cleveland most Is that
ex-Queen Lii sticks to Mckinney az
aflectionately as she did to him.
The herald., 1897-03-15

The Missouri supreme court holds that
the law against opium smoking is un-
constitutional. Opium smoking may be
all right - the present constitution OF
The herald., 1897-03-15

Senator PETER has certainly retired to
private life, and 1t looks as though he
blew out the gas when he turned In.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Ex-Presidert Benjamin Harrison is an
ultra high protectionist. and he rs just
row nursing an infant industry.
The herald., 1897-03-15

"Who is the man Thurber the pa
pers are talking about?" And such Il
fame
The herald., 1897-03-15

j. Addison Porter is OF the opinion that
1c per cent of the vote that went to NJ
Kinley is begging for office.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Ex-United States Senator ingalls,
strikes his proper level as prize-hght
reporter for one of New York's new"
journals.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Ex-senator David b. Hill proposes L
re-enter the field of politics the momeu
the gate is open.
The herald., 1897-03-15

Saint Peter city by the sea. although
it is high and dry, is decidedly in thu
swim.