Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-01
Happy New Year to all The Heralds readers.

Happy New Year to all The Herad's readers.
To it's multitude of readers The Herald tenders the
compliments of the New Year with the hope that all
may enjoy health happiness and prosperity henceorth
The fact that the Standard Oil company is using
steamship to tow the great oil laden barge around
Cape Horn proves that the company has great pol
cal pull that is available.
It is fortunate for Tom lawson the frenzed fnan
cier that he is not and that he does live
in New Jersey 1t is announced that the old "ducking
stool" law of that state has been repealed.
1t is said in extenuaton of alleged mismanage
at the Whittier reform school that there evidence
of Intentional wrongdoing" That equivalent an adj
mission of wrongdoing. nevertheless such an in
stitution should be above suspicion.
The year closes with most gratifying reports the
eastern orange market. Prices for prize California
fruit ruled high all of last week the demand was
active All the indications favorable for marketing
In the early weeks Of the new year
Both the president and Secretary Morton favor the
Introduction at the naval academy of the wonderful
Japanese wrestling science called jiu tsu Is it pos
sble that this strange science is adaptable politics
and that the Republicans used it in the late election?
While the presidents mind is engaged in thinking
up" set Of ambassadors why can't he look in
Calfornias direction? There's a large bunch of Re-
publican patriots in this who would be willing to
go anywhere at any saary-and some of them could
be spared.
1t looks if another break quotations of steel
trust stock might be expected soon The managers
again offering stock to employees the instament
plan. Their Offering in 1908 SIS share the
figure now is $55. AS permanent investment the
profer may seem allurng
A member of the interstate commerce commission
says that eff the commission worth buying the
railroads would try buy does not express an
opinion about the chances of in attempt
to purchase the commission but he shows pretty clearly
that it is not worth buying
The strike of employees the Fall River cotton mills
has continued since last July They have just decided
by vote not to resume work the terms offered by
companies. Probably woman suffrage not recog
nzed in the vote and the wife at the washtub
chance to record her Judgment.
In respects Chicago measures seem to differ
from those in elsewhere. There is the case
instance of the actress who failed part because
nip" of whisky had been given her incidentally
Now the question is whether Chicago nip is what else
where is called Schooner"
truly picturesque feature of the Pasadena Tourna
ment of Roses will be the appearance of company
Chinese soldiers the first America In the
gorgeous military trappings it will be easy to dis
tngush either the John" who drives the laundry out
vegetables.
Rarely in California has the Winchester rife been
more serviceable and rarely has small quantity of
lead done better duty than in the work of the Folsom
prison guards in stopping the emeute. Not iota
sympathy is expressed for those murderous convicts
They got just what they deserved go straight"
The Washington grand jury, following a suggestive
alluson President Roosevelts message makes
general recommendation in favor of establishing the
whipping post in that city for the punishment of WIFE
heaters and petty larceny offenders. So far wife
heaters concerned the idea is growing in favor
throughout the country.
Rainstorms and destructive gales are reported on the
upper coast and heavy precipitation of both rain and
in Northern California. Floods in the rivers of
the northern and middle portions of the state threat
ened Throughout the southland the earth has been
soaked copiousy gaddenng the hearts of grain farmers
horticulturists and the people generally.
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All is not lost for the good of Colorado The
court of the state has the cleo
zion fraud in hand the evident determine
hon to probe it to the bottom Now the great mass
of the people. the decent element OF the Centennial
state, support the court in its aim at equal exact
Justice. There still is hope for Colorado.
"
Just before reinquishing the Office he has held six
years, four OF them continuously, Mayor Snyder has
given interesting retrospective glance at Los An
geles, as reported in yesterdays Herald. Never
the city began its metropolitan preenslons has it shown
such appreciation of its executive head was shown
to Mayor Snyder Five times he has presented by
his party and independent admirers for the mayora
honor lie failed in the election for the second term
by very narrow margin but twice subsequently won