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The herald., 1897-04-22
THE HERALD'S FIESTA EDITION

The Herald will on Sunday, the 25th inst.
issue a special Fiesta edition OF forty
four pages. There is no occasion TO inoulge
in a flourish of trumpets or revel IN PROUD
boasts. for The Herald will be satisfied
with the peoples verdict, which II conn.,
IDENTIFY believes will be that finer or more
complete special edition has never been Is
sued in Southern California.
The edition will be superbly illustrated.
The title page, designed by Miss Hattie f..
Crippen of this city and autographed py
Crocker G. Co., is a rare work or artistic
merit. a voucher for which may be gain
cred from a glance at The Heralo's nano-
some Fiesta poster. The cover will also con-
tain beautifully executed full-page reiel
mans of the entire state Of California and
of Southern California, especially designed
to show the harbor resources at San Diego
and San Pedro. There will be half-tone
pictures of La Reina de la Fiesta, her
court and prime minister. the president Of
the executive committee and the officials
of the festivities The financial institutions
of Los Angeles will be represented by por-
traits of many of the most prominent
bankers and business men.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed TO
make this edition the most complete, enter
tanning and graphic record of the weeks
festivities No pains will be spared to de-
pict by pen and pencil in faithful ana
brilliant manner the proceedings OF each
day.
AS a Fiesta record, The Herald's edition
will be eminently satisfactory, but its mis-
sion will be enhanced by much information
concerning this land of sunshine, that will
make it invaluable as gospel of immigra-
ton.
The progress and resources OF Southern
California will be reflected by five illustra-
ted articles on the counties of Los Angeles,
Riverside. Orange, San Bernardino and
San Diego. An article describing thewon-
derful railroad development in Southern
California during the last twenty-five
years will also be of most valuable interest.
Prof. A. ]. Cook of Pomona college will
contribute a review of the farmers clubs
and institutes of Southern California, and
D. Edison Smith, secretary of the Pomologi-
cal society, will write of the society work
and research.
Summer Days Among the Hills and
Streams" is the title of a charming paper
by T. S. Van Dyke, contributed to the
Fiesta edition. There will also be articles
on "Our Resources, +" 1.-THE Navel Orange"
"Our Summer Wild Flowers" by Lorenzo
G. Yates, F. L. s.. and on number of other
subjects, which will be invaluable as rev.
slation of our native wealth.
Advertisers who do not intend to let this
unexampled opportunity pass by should
get their copy in early. in order to secure
the best positions and to avoid the rush at
the end of the week.
The prices of tSe Fiesta edition will be as
follows: 10 cents per single copy; 25 cents
for three copies, so cents for six copies. 81
for twelve copies. Orders for mailing
should be left without delay at The Herald
office, 222 West Third street.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Perkins Tries to Ride a Wheel

Our friend and coadjutor, Senator
Perkins, is nursing a wrist, swollen to
the size of the fetlock Of an elephant.
Perkins has been a sailor bold and plow-
ed the raging main. And Perkins claim
ed that a man who was qualified to lay
out the weather earring of the foretop-
sail yard and furl and stow the sail in a
hurricane could easily ride bike. It
was this bold opinion of Perkins which
bore fruit in the swollen fetlock afore-
said. What implanted in Perkins the
hike thirst will never be known. Per-
kins can't tell himself. He saw Jerry
Simpson and his golf stockings and Joe
Cannon and other birds of congressional
nrev fitting about the scene aboard Of
hikes. and was caught up in the mad
whirl. That's the best explanation Per-
kins can give
But whatever the fatal impulse, this
morning, when there was none 10 re-
strain him, Perkins repaired to bike
place and leased one Of those unsteady
engines by the hour. In the first stages
of this MAD escapade 1t would seem that
Perkins did more than well. His ma
rine training stood him in good stead
Perkins wabbled bit, and was uncer-
tain as to course, but he made weather
of it.
Perkins went tacking down the street,
first starboard, then port. The bike was
an unusually weatherly craft, so Per-
kins says; trifie down by the head with
Perkins in her, but beyond being little
hard to steer on that account, Perkins
noted no faults. Perkins was approach
ing a corner; he had his bicycle on the
port tack Jnst then UP the side street
came an ash cart, with the wind free and
her sails set wing and wing.
"Luff, you lubber!" shouted Perkins.
as he foresaw, with nautical skill that a
collision was imminent. "Luff, you
landswab, or I'll run you DOWN.
Let your felucca of point and cross
astern of mel" retorted the captain Of
the ash cart. The ash cart captain cali
ed Perkins bike felucca.
The herald., 1897-04-22

the word contest epidemic. device ana
disease of many of the cheap monthlies.
which offer prizes for the greatest num-
ber OF words made out OF the name Of q
certain magazine. Then there IL the
children's department of the Sunday
newspapers, where prizes OF books or
money are offered for successful an
swere to puzzles. The Century COM
pany of New York is also offering $1,000
in thirty five prizes" for the best an
swers to topics found in the Century en-
cyclopedia.
Many more schemes might be named
which seem thus far to have escaped the
postoffice authorities $50 over-vigilantn
a few cases. The decision In the Arkan-
sas case will be waited with much inter-
est by the public generally, for then. and
only then, will the publisher breathe
easily and manufacture his little devices
for collecting the elusive dollar with a
tranquil mind.
The herald., 1897-04-22
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

An interesting contemporary portrait
of Sir Thomas More, speaker of the
house of commons in 1923, has just been
discovered in one Of the rooms OF the
speakers house 1t has been carefully
restored and forms a valuable addition
to the unique gallery of portraits Of
speakers.
The bloodless but fiercely fought war
that has been carried on for years be-
tween the wives Of senators and cabinet
officers for social supremacy in WASH
ington is said to have been settled for
this trip by the surrender Of the cabinet
ladies. At this sacrifice is white-winged
peace Secured.
Rev. Newman Smyth of New Haven
was asked recently by one of the leaders
of the yellow journalism for ''prient.
terse" interview "about hell Tor the
Sunday edition. Mr.. Smyth covered nim-
self with glory by answering: HELL IN
my opinion, is the place where the sun
day edition of your paper snouid Do
published and circulated
Mrs. Jane Powles. wife OF Captain T.
Y. Powles of the British ship James
Kerr. is fully equal, her husband de-
clares, to the task OF sailing the great
ped is she for the management of ship,
her husband has urged her to take out
a '.master's' certificate. She has car
ried second mates papers for seven
years.
Some days ago Senator Platt of New
York, while passing out of the senate.
was struck on the forehead by one Of the
heavy mahogany doors and had his head
badly cut. How did you hurt your
head, senator?" asked a friend. Il was
passing hurriedly out of . door, was the
reply, ''and was struck by 1t. But Il
wasn't the White House door,"
The herald., 1897-04-22
Is HE HooDWINKING UsP

We are glad to have General Alger's
assurances as to the mission of Mr.. VIM
Hood at Washington. The secretary Of
war says Mr.. Hood paid him a visit
but did not mention the harbor at all.
Now this is news worth getting. A
celebrated preacher of former days had
a particular spite against bishops No
matter what the text, he always turned
the discourse SO as to flagellate the
prelates. He was asked why this was
so, and retorted that there was not a
verse in the Scriptures that did not lead
logically to his conclusions against the
higher order of the hierarchy. The
interlocutor suggested the first verse in
the Scriptures, and next Sunday the
sermon was on the text assigned. All
went well for a while, but then the
speaker called attention to the account
of the creation that birds fishes. reptiles.
beasts and man were made; but, said
he, in triumph, There is not word
here of the creation of bishop"
We had thought that whether the
subject were the weather, Chinese
metaphysics, the procession Of the
equinoxes or the origin of sin, no South
ern Pacific man could so far control his
feelings as to steer clear OF the harbor
question. But General Alger says Mr..
Hood did not in any way refer to this
bone of contention. Mr.. Huntington
probably gave Mr. Hood leave of alb
sence from his desk in the building cor
ner of Market and Montgomery streets,
San Francisco. in order that he might
The herald., 1897-04-22
A System of Selfishness

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: Again the question of protection
comes before the citrus fruit growers of
California. The eastern protectionists
say it will benefit only few people in
California and tax all the east making
themselves pay more for oranges and
lemons, which are necessities of life.
Does that not prove Hancock's saying
that the tariff is a local issue? 1t also
proves that a protective tariff is founded
on a selfish motive and against the
teachings of Christ.
1t makes US feel that our particular in
dustry should be protected, but we do
not care very much for our neighbor's. 3.
Does the east care for our industries as
much as for their own, and vice versa?
Would it not be better to have a tariff
for revenue, with incidental protection
for infant industries? The Republican
free sugar in the Mckinley bill was a
sop, as the bounty paid out to the sugar
manufacturers was more than reason
able tax would have amounted to, but
the people got free sugar and also paid
the bounty. 1t seems fitting that the
well worn phrase, Equal rights to all;
special privileges to none" should be
iterated and reiterated until it's mean
ing should dawn on the minds and hearts
of the American people. If a
man is an honest protection
list he must see that every In
dustry is protected, and member OF
congress from this district should ad-
vocate protection to all If he asks it for
one. The farmer being great exporter
should have bounty paid him on all
products exported; then he is receiving
benefits as well as the eastern manufac-
turer. We should elect men not to rep
resent us in picayunish way but In the
The herald., 1897-04-22

There is something unusually touch
ing in the expression with which the
Rev. Father Deshon accepts the invita-
ton to be one of the four living class
mates of General Grant, who will be
present to take a prominent part in the
public ceremonies at the dedication of
the Grant tomb. He would shrink
from the publicity of the occasion; but
he loved the man." Father Deshon was
intimately associated with the great
general during the immortal struggle,
as an officer in the engineer corps, and
'laid aside his rank to enter the service
Of his Master" In the dark garb of a
Benedictine he will be striking figure
among the thousands at the tomb OF
Grant.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Those "Iniuus .

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: I was glad to see in this morn
ing's account of the Indian dances at
La Fiesta tribunes that your reporter
dared to tell the truth and give those
in charge q gentle roast. They GER
tainly deserved 1t. 1t was the rankest
kind of fake. and If given at any
other time would have caused more
than "grunts" of disapprovaL. But to
cap the climax, the three policemen in
charge were entirely inadequate to han
die the vast multitude" In the matter
of keeping the crowd back. so that
those occupying seats could see your
reporter states "one of the squaws did
more work in gaining space in three
minutes than the police had done all
evening" Yea. verify. That is well
put. But perhaps the bluecoats were
afraid of losing their scalps. If the po-
licemen were too timorous to enforce
order, there were plenty in the audi
ence who would have lent their aid.
l saw Hon. Charles Cassat Davis on my
left. He would not have hesitated in
attacking that crowd alone, and would
have considered the task mild as COM
pared with some of the assaults he has
withstood in the city school board meet
ings. Prof. G. Wharton James was
down in the front row. and his massive
form would have filled the crowd (and
even the Indians) with awe, had he
been given a chance to assert his au-
thority. In fact, one indignant citizen
did start to force the crowd back to a
respectful distance, and was succeed
ing well, when an officer stepped up,
Jealous at the easy conquest, and in no
mild tones threatened the Indignant
citizen" with arrest, and possibly would
have made it then and there if the SYM
pathy of the crowd had not been so
evident. The officers number was As.
He might possibly be able to handle
flock Of geese in fair weather. but as for
driving hogs. he is entirely incapable
He should be put in charge of nur-
sery-not of trees-for their bark might
frighten him.
All the Fiesta committees are doubt
less overwhelmed with work, but the
small details of these various events
must be put in the hands of competent
men, or else the entire program will be
spoiled by some slight oversight. The
sports at Athletic park should be kept
clear If it requires an entire regiment
of the N. G. c.
The herald., 1897-04-22
NOT NUMBER As.
West End Oil and West End Homes

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: I beg the privilege of replying
through your valuable columns to an
article in the Times of the 18th. The
Times in its oil notes states that the oil
industry in the West End is failure,
owing to the expense of drilling and the
great depth of the oil stratum. If it Is a
failure nothing could please the prop
erty owners more, for we have ceased to
have any love for it.
This failure to develop oil goes to
prove that the idea advanced by some
people that the oil stratum pitches at an
angle of As degrees from First street is
a correct one. AT First street it is nee
essary to attain a depth of 1000 feet to
strike the oil rock. and at Arnold street,
distance of two blocks south, it is nec-
essary to go 140O feet to strike the rock.
thus proving that the expense of drilling
in the region Of the park is SO great that
the further extension of the oil region
southwark is very remote.
The Times goes on to state that the
property owners in the ,Westlake park
region will join in the movement for oil
development within the 1000 foot limit
AS a matter of fact, oil men declare that
the ordinance limiting the extension of
the oil fields is the least cause of their
many harassments. In reference to
this part of the article will say that the
property owners are violently opposed
to oil development in this locality, and
will make it exceedingly warm for the
first man that attempts to drill inside of
the limit. The property owners who
have built homes in this locality should
be shown some consideration and have
some law on their side of the case.
Is it right that strangers who are not
even taxpayers should come in here on
leased ground and destroy the peace and
comfort of a mans home, and that man
have no redress because the law is for
the benefit of oil, not of the property
owner? Can We expect our beautiful
city to prosper when mans home is
laid waste by these demons of destruc-
ton? If we expect to have a city Of ele-
CANT homes, we must legislate, not for
the oil men, but for the property own
ers.
If this city of 100, 900 souls has not the
power to pass an ordinance that will
hold, then say let us disincorporate the
city and give it over to this element of
destruction which is SO rapidly encir-
cling it. 1t does seem to me that If the
Los Angeles Times would uphold the
ordinance in place of poisoning the peo-
ple's minds that they woud believe the
ordinance good until it is broken.
A CITIZEN.
Los Angeles, April 10th, 1897.
The herald., 1897-04-22
1nsures More Forest Destruction

BY just so much as we exclude the for
eign lumber product, by just so much
do we increase the draft upon our re-
sources. The demand of the public for
lumber will be only slightly lessened by
this prohibtive tariff, because it is a
common necessary of life. If it cannot
be obtained from without the country 1t
must be had from within, and thus the
tariff makes sure that the destruction
of our forests, with all its unfortunate
medicinal consequences, must proceed
with accelerated velocity.-St. Paul
Globe
The herald., 1897-04-22
< BEAUTIFUL SANTA BARBARA
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL
Never Closes

The ash cart did not luff, and Perkins
did not let his bike Off point. Each held
his course. There was grinding crash.
Perkins bowsprit was caught in the
main rigging of the ash cart and carried
away. With all this hamper across his
bows. naturally Perkins went down.
Hence the elephants fetlock instead Of
wrist that Perkins wears now In q
sling. When Perkins was again on an
even keel the ash cart was hull down on
the horizon and chase was out of the
question.-A. H. Lewis in New York
Journal.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Morgan's Immigrant Test

Senator Morgan proposes new test
for the immigrant-a knowledge and un-
derstanding of the ten commandments.
If he will add provision that the immi-
grant shall have kept all these from his
youth up he will probably be able to put
an effective check on the incoming tide
for several centuries to come.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
The herald., 1897-04-22
A Humiliating g Confession

A statement in Senator Elkins' speech
that the people of this country pay at the
rate of s500.000 a day in ocean freights
to foreign ship owners for carrying what
they sell and buy Is enough to make
every patriotic American hang his head
in shame for the incompetence of Amer
nal
The herald., 1897-04-22

One often hears of men showing signs
of insanity from excessive use of alco-
iolic drinks, but the latest cause is the
intemperate use of tobacco. A man at
Oakland was arrested as a dangerous
person to be abroad. After fishing hat
pins out of his throat and when cigars
were pumped out of his stomach the
doctor advised him to stick to plain
whisky.
The herald., 1897-04-22

Carnegie has made bluff at the gov
ernment to buy his Chicago steel plant,
but has taken good care to see to it that
no one underbid him at $500 per ton for
steel plate The government should "see
him" in his game of bluff and erect
works of their own. A bid was made
at $780, but was rejected on technical
ity. 1t was a 5000 technicality. so to
sneak
The herald., 1897-04-22

A powerful argument for low tariff is
found in the statistics Of the importa-
ton of free hides. More than S20, 900, 900
worth were brought into the country last
year, which gave employment to l0o.-
900 men. The Dingley bill will drive this
valuable trade to England and Ger
many.
The herald., 1897-04-22

The Greeks cannot. after all. be cred
tied with the taking Of Damasi, which
seemed to be the one redeeming and en-
couraging feature Of the reports from
the seat Of war during the last two days.
The spirit of the Greek nation has been
we'll voiced by King George; the cost
has been counted, and the possibility OF
complete self-sacrifice Is realized. The
Turks are apparently in possession of all
points commanding the plains OF La
rissa. and their headquarters have been
advanced from Elassona to Tyrnavo.
The first great battle of the war VIII be
fought In the neighborhood of Larissa,
and, judging by the tenacious struggles
the Greeks are making in Reveni pass,
Larissa VIII not be yielded without the
most sanguinary fighting.
The herald., 1897-04-22

broader sense that they are to legislate
for the good of the American people.
realizing that no good can come to any
district unless the whole country is pros
nerous. c. F. e.
The herald., 1897-04-22
McKinley's Ingenuity

The administration displays great in
genuity in mixing other names with
those of Ohio men sent to the senate for
nfirmation.-Detroit Tribune.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Rockefeller's Remedy at Hand

John D. Rockefeller says the man who
has nothing but money is the poorest
man in the world. However, such a
man always has one great advantage.
He can quit being poor at a moments
notice.-Cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-04-22

General Alger's tentative condition OF
mind concerning San Pedro evidently
needed Senator Whites inetigation. This
country has a right to expect Of General
Alger prompt compliance with the laws,
as passed by congress and approved by
the president. Any suspicion of further
delay in the work at San Pedro harbor
will place him in the unenviable pc
sition of listening where he has no busi-
ness to listen, to the representations of
capitalists. who seek to divert the public
funds from their legitimate uses. Cen
eral Alger has never, in his public ca
reer, as governor of Michigan and other
important offices, been accused of trying
to use his official position for personal
advantage
The herald., 1897-04-22

La Fiesta's royal maiden was favored
with queens weather yesterday, when
she first showed her sweet face to the
public. Francisco I. deserves nothing
but sunshine for the rest of the week.
The herald., 1897-04-22
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(rhe 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., 1897-04-22

1t seems fairly certain that the good
sense of the senate will at least rescind
the retroactive provision of the Dingley
tariff bill. This was practically decided
by the Republican members of the sem
ate's finance committee yesterday.
The herald., 1897-04-22

The love of pageantry is firmly i'm
planted in the human breast. For hours
yesterday men. women and children
stood or sat on the curbstone in a hot
sun, waiting for the passing of the pa
rade
The herald., 1897-04-22
Paying Too Dearly for Revenue

On a moderate estimate the s200000
which the Dingley tariff is expected to
raise for the government will cost the
people 81, 300 900, 900 in advanced prices
Providence Journal
The herald., 1897-04-22
Hanna's Unrest

At times Mr.. Hanna has a faint sus-
picion that Mr.. Mckinley may have gone
into the president business for himself.
Detroit News.
The herald., 1897-04-22
The Great Dining Habit

The New York Reform club Is to eat a
dinner in order that the country may OBJ
serve its disgust over the revival of the
silver ashington Post.
The herald., 1897-04-22

In order to protect our infant indus
tries we must prohibit immigration.
The herald., 1897-04-22

Of the Hawaiian islands would force us
to add them to our territory for the
sake Of our Pacific coast states and Of
our commerce in the Pacific.
The herald., 1897-04-22
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