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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
CONTROL OF THE WATER PROJECT

There is doubt that this community would prefer
to the construction work for the water project
handled by the officials of the water department The
people of Los Angeles have full confidence, born of
experience, in the commission and its supern-
tendent. The Of those officials is written In
the splendid service they have rendered already, as
shown the earnings Of 100000 by the department
last year.
According to the law the city council has full con-
troll of all work that may be concerning the Owens
valley system prior to next January l. On that
date the board of public works. assuming that the
knk about its membership may be Strengthened out in
time will take supreme charge of the great undertake
ing. 1t is not probable that much progress will be
made in practical work before the end Of the present
year. and hence the position of the council in the
premises is pertinent. But the passing of the en-
tire proposition board Of public works not yet con-
stituted is matter of infinite Importance
1t is only just to the mayor and the council to
that the board of public works will be made
up of men of high character in whom the people may
have entire confidence But looking at the matter in
business light the popular judgment will favor the
plan of entrustng the job to the water commission,
even if it is necessary for the purpose
ial act Of the legislature
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
BERNHARDT AT REHEARSALS
Gertrude Norman, American Actress,
Writes Her Impressions

Gertrude Norman, an American ac-
tress, writes in the Theater Magazine
for September of Sarah Bernhardt
Says Miss Norman:
AS Madame Bernhard did not attend
the first rehearsals, I waited impa-
t.ently for my first glimpse Of her. We
were in the middle Of rehearsal Of
"Gismonda," when suddenly the ranks
divided and 1 saw coming toward me.
bowling graciously to right and left, the
most remarkable individual looking
woman 1 had ever seen. A small, up
right woman, whose age one never
troubled to think about, so scathlessly
Gid it pass over her. Her whole being
tlazed with an almost primeval energy,
Every one seemed to become phleg-
matte, heavy, pale and lifeless before
this embodiment of tense, vibrative
nervous force. Her life seemed to
stretch itself out.
When on the stage with Madame
Bernhardt one is at first positively pet
rified by her extraordinary simulations
of rage, passion, despair, love, hate or
joy, and then can fully realize in that
so often disillusionizing nearness the
potent power she exerts over the au-
diences of all nations. The effect she
had on me the first night l was on
the stage with her was disastrously
paralyizing. The play being familiar
one to her, she had done little more
than suggest at rehearsals what she
intended doing. I was a small and
reverent acolyte, swinging incense on
the altar steps, with various bits of
business attendant on that small but,
to my mind, all important position.
When l turned and saw kneeling at
my very feet, almost in confession, a
grief-stricken woman, uplifted by the
intention of a great sacrifice, pouring
out her story in that unsurpassable
voice, with outstretched hands and
fearful gaze, the stage, my little duties,
everything passed completely from my
mind, and, dropping my censor, be-
gan to weep bitter tears in sympathy.
1 never saw any signs of abnormal &C.
centricity in Bernhard. Both in her
private and professional life she was
invariably a charming, cultured and
considerate woman. She was always
either busy with her pen, at the the
ater or in her studio painting or sculp-
turing. That she was at all times un-
usual is obvious, for is not true ge-
MUS an untrammeled fearlessness of
soul that can and dares to be it's in
tense and highest self. Her passion
ate love of truth and beauty seemed
to me to be the guiding and inspiring
forces of all her actions.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Reflections of a Bachelor

A good many people get married just
from inherited force Of habit.
A girl has to be awful innocent not
to think she needs to look it when she
comes In from a dark piazza with
man.
1t is a lot Of fun watching man who
has theories about raising a family
try to get back on earth after he has
one Of his own.
When a man comes home late and
sets the clock back l., always forgets
about the striker till it rings o'clock
at o'clock breakfast.
1t is just like a fool doctor to recon-
mend exercise for man who is suf-
fering from spending all his nights
walking with the baby to keep it quiet.
New York Press.
The moment you try to be happier
you cease to be happy.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
NEW SUBMARINE SIGNALS
Method Discovered by Which 6ells
Can Be Used Successfully

There are times of dense fog when
all beacons are invisible, and in
roaring tempest the sounds of the most
powerful fog-horn are lost. The rever-
berations of sound, says Henri Par
vile, in the Annales, are so confused
by the noise of the sea that 1t is i'm
possible to determine the situation OF
ships even when they are close at
hand.
Attempts have been made to convey
sound by bells under the water, but
1t was proved that while liquids trans
NIT sounds long distances, it is impos-
sible to distinguish the sound carried
by the bells from the noises of the
ships. The Submarine Signal company
of New York has found means Of sig
mailing by bells of a very clear, sharp
tone not to be confounded, or lost, in
any other noise. The microphones used
for that purpose are fastened to the
keels of ships in reservoirs filled with a
liquid denser than the waters Of the
sea; they are fastened on the inside of
the ship above the water-line. The
sharp tones Of the bells are 30 intensi-
fled by the density Of their liquid
vehicle that they cover all the noises
of the ships and carry as a Shrek
carries. They are placed both to lar
board and to starboard.
The signals by these sharp-toned
bells are conveyed to the man at the
wheel by species Of telephone, which
makes it possible for a pilot to hear,
not only the sound of bells, but the
distant ships.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
CALIFORNIA; LEGISLATIVE DISGRACE

The confession of former State Senator Bunkers
is enough to make the cheek of California ngle with
shame. Nothing essentially is embodied in the
confession, but it all doubt that the last legis
lature the corrupt that has dsgaced
the state No other California legislature disclosed
such glaring nfamy the straightforward sale of
senatorial honor by the block at the bargain counter
price of $3.50 per senator.
Ten per Of the senators in the legislature of
1905 thus dshonored themselves and the state. For
the of $14OO, divided equally among them, they
agreed play the part of official traitors the people
who had honored them with trust of high responsible
ity. Even the method whereby the despicable crime
consummated adds to its infamy. Bunkers told
the intermediary to "ust drop it into my pocket and
the four senators bartered what decent men hold
most dear for paltry sum of money.
AS The Herald has said heretofore, it is extremely
improbable that the particular act which is turning
these senators into convcts is the only of the kind
that occurred during the session of the late legislature
The record of that body from beginning to end invites
suspicion of official integrity The outrageous grating
in the division of so-caled patronage, whereby the
state treasury looted to line the pockets of gang
of favorites proved the character of that body There
good leaven in the legislative loaf but not
enough to affect such of moral rottenness.
But what of the legislative future? Is it probable
that the body will be of any higher moral charac
ter than the last one any more faithful in its hon
OraDe oDugatlOnS 10 Lne people OF
little hope of change for the better long the
Republican machine in operation here in Los
Angeles, is allowed to determine who shall and who
shall not sit in the halls of the capitol at Sacramento
The before represented there by such
a distinctively machine-made legislature the
that disgraced last winter Evidence of the machine
output is in the fact that there not enough
nonRepublicans in the houses to form corporals
guard Of 101 members in the senate and the assem-
bly, together there only eight Democrats, four in
each house.
1t is shameful that California should suffer from
such Misrepresentation at Sacramento In the southern
part of the state there loud oucry for reform
on part of Republican leaders in the last legislative
campaign, but the result proved that 1t meant
only to fool the people A few members
worthy of the southland elected but the majority
ranged in character from Indifferent to bad.
Will the next legislature be an improvement on the
last one? will be if there is any change at all But
the Republican machine grinds out only brand of
legislative grist
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
RISTORl AT EIGHTY-THREE
Italian Tragedienne Still Retains Much
of the Charm of Earlier Days


of the Charm of Earlier Days
Adelaide Ristori, the great italian
tragedienne, is now a venerable old lady
of SO. She was recently interviewed by
the Rome correspondent of the Theater
Magazine, who describes her as fol-
lows:
1t would be difficult to find more
thoroughly charming woman. Old lady
seems hardly the term to apply to her.
AS she herself admits, she was SO last
January, but it seems incredible. Rheu-
matism makes it difficult for her to
walk much, but she sits erect in her
chair. Her hair under the little white
lace cap is abundant, and only partly
gray, and there is q pretty color in her
cheeks. Her eyes are bright and her
deep voice rich and musical. Any one
more simple and unaffected could not
be imagined. She talks of any one, of
anything, rather than herself. She was
was Americana and from New York,
which she described as bella citta, -
although she was sorry to hear of our
skyscrapers, which she thought could
hardly add to the beauty of our city,
She spoke, too, of Riverside drive, of
which she had heard but never seen.
America is a most interesting coun-
try" she said, "and I have always pre-
served the pleasantest recollections of
it. The people are so enthusiastic, so
intelligent and so kind"
"Then you did not find us the cold,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
BIG HERALD EDITION
RECEIVES COMPLIMENTS
NEWSPAPER MEN SAY 1T WAS A
GREAT ISSUE
Declare II VIII Result In Widespread
Attention to the Beauties of Los
Angeles and Southern California.
Generous Praise

Newspaper men all over the United
States are beginning to comment in
splendid terms on the 100000 population
edition Of The Herald issued September
8, and flood Of letters is pouring in
containing their enthusiastic approval.
No one knows a good newspaper better
than a member of the craft and none
Is quicker to appreciate such an edition
Of The Herald issued then. Though
not often given to written praise, this
issue seemed to draw from many vet
eran editors and writer's the most un-
stinteds Endorsement.
Col. William Vincent Byars of Mis-
souri,, editor, author and poet, man
known the nation over for his erudition
and judgment, for instance, has this
to say:
"The hundred page number of The
Herald reached me at Kirkwood. 1
spent whole evening in going through
it. There could not have been better
advertisement for Los Angeles. 1 never
saw special number handled so thor
oughly."
Rufus P. Jennings, secretary of the
California Promotion committee, the
state central organization, with head
quarters in San Francisco, devotes
his time to the exploitation of the
state. He therefore knows what best
will promote and advertise the common
wealth. In his letter, Mr.. Jennings
says:
Accept my congratulations for your
very successful issue of Sept. 5, known
as the Three hundred thousand popu
lation number That issue of The Her.
aid should do a great deal of good
for Los Angeles, if it is distributed
broadcast, and 1 should be glad indeed
to have you send me as many copies
as you can spare of them to be placed
upon our counter. Work of this char
acter by the press will 10
more than almost any other form
Of work for the building up Of Cali
fornia, and 1 wish to express to you
my appreciation of your very success
full number"
Robertus Love, member Of the Ex-
ploitation bureau Of the Lewis and Clark
exposition, we'll known as writer and
newspaper man, has this to say of it:
IT congratulate you upon the splen-
did 100-page edition Of The Herald.
The fact that such a newspaper
as that can be published in Los Angeles
is sufficient proof that the city is a
marvel 1 have been trying for three
days to get through the edition, and
have gotten down about forty pages,
still striking pay ore. l have several
lodges yet to prospect, but if they all
run as rich as the surface and the
outcropping strata it will require at
least week for me to reach the layer
where it runs out. When you print
such a paper as that, the public should
have a weeks lay-off in order to enjoy
it without missing any of the good
things"
These are only samples of the enthus-
iastic comments made on the big edi-
ton. but they show the cordial recep-
ton which it met and the hearty way
in which The Herald efforts are ap-
preciated.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Ideal Thoughts

Zeal more often wins to success than
mere ability.
Ones own good breeding Is the best
security against other peoples Ill man
ners.
II you can appreciate the funny side
Of life you have inherited priceless
boon.
More men fail to rise through ignor-
ance than fall through conscious crime.
II we wish for a mansion in heaven,
the foundation stone must be laid on
EARTH
Don't stand in your own. light; keep
moving, and maybe you will see bet
ter way.
She is the only rich woman who lives
on what she has, owes nothing and Is
contented.--Towna and Country Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Sept. 10 i'm the Worlds History

1757 MThe
the last month, answering September 16.
day of the Thesmophoria 10th Of Pyanepsion
13SO-Chare abilities
English dpossessed Of nearly all their provinces France
Suz the Dutch under Governor
Stuyvesant.
the British the Americans Harlem
Heights
Good Hope surrendered the British by the Dutch
boundary line between York and New Jersey settled
1S6Bae Aneam Nd 100000 on each side This was one OF the
Burnside
Mcclellan HILL Jackson and Longstreet
10000; Confederates about $4,000.
cavalry Hampton Caggns point the
Virginia. off $500 beeves intended for the Union
there.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

A yearling city in the wds of Nevada a city with
10000 inhabitants and having Fall the modern i'm
provements nearly ALL is the story to date of Gold
field. And It's prospects indicated by the expend
ture of large of money to connect it with the
side world by railroad just completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

No doubt 1t dmmed the eyes of Grover Cleveland to
read that his intimate old friend Joseph Jefferson
queahed to him his "best Kentucky reel" The saying
of Rip Van Winle often repeated by Jefferson, will
not apply to the grand old actor: How soon we are
forgotten when are gone"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Half the Pleasure

"Did you have a good time at the
picnic, Bobby?"
Nom; paw an NAV went-an'
didn' have nobody t. tell nuthin' to
when got Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Pi-lineS and Pick-upS
The Real Thing

The Real Thing
Three children boasted of their dads, and
of their rights to fame.
my father" said the first small tot,
puts both of yours to shame;
For father is highwayman, and holds up
railroad trains,
And we must use bushel sack to meas
ure up his gains!'
my father" said the second one, dis
counts yours easily;
He's acting secretary Of tn insurance
company!
He speculates with money that your other
daddies pay,
And gathers In the thousands with the
closing of each day!"
POOH" quoth the third, you're paupers;
my sire is really all!
He clerks in department at the nations
capitol!
He gives out tips" The youngster
ceased; the others all had fled;
They knew their dads were pikers and
they might as we'll be dead
The sea brand of Holsters will arrive to-
day. The human variety is like the poor
ever with us.
A new auto gun Is under tests in the
army. But why gum" Isn't the auto
deadly enough now?
Tom Lawson sent the Kansas City
labor unions $1,000 on Labor day, when he
was expected to speak there, and the
unions sent their thanks and regrets"
How hypocritical!
Poppy-Do you eat corn on the cob?
Magnolia-No, 1 eat it off.
A Hiawatha (Kas.) man sets forth his
claim to distinction in the following mod
est card: 1.-The undersigned claims the
distinction of being the eighth husband
of the most married woman In Kansas.
She has never seen any of them dead
she or they being divorced. We are not
living together, having separated last
fall, but we have had no divorce. If
any one can beat that record he or she
is entitled to score.-L. C. Whaley."
The next martyr will be the new Rus
sian minister to Toxic
Money talks-but it won't tell how it is
obtained in trust cases.
civilization is the work of kickers,"
says Chicago paper. 1t probably Is,
what there is of it, in Chicago, but here
it's different. Ask the 'Zaminer.
Mr.. Orange-I hear Scotty is working
wonders with his NINE
Mr.. Lemon--No, only suckers
Mayor Mcclellan has no opposition for
re- election In New York. The Hearst
papers are against him, but 1t is we'll
known by example, in Los Angeles, that
Hearst knock is a boost.
The court stenographer in the Taggart
case has collapsed. No wonder; all that
talk of booze, and none in sight.
Russias real need is for dentist-to re-
move Tartar.
The hundredth anniversary of the
weinerwurst Is to be observed in Vienna.
Should have been during the dog days,
Bow-wow!
Peace having been restored. Mother
Earth can now take soothing syrup to
quiet her other troubles, such as erupting
volcanoes, riots. yellow fever, earth
quakes, plaques, cholera, and the Tag
CART case
| A new dance is called the Roosevelt. 1t
must be strenuous.
The New Version
Mary had pretty foot,
Twas also clad in white,
And everywhere that Mary went
Her foot was called just right.
CTrue, Mary had a left foot, but
What matters in this tale?
For left" is not an easy rhyme.
Hence 1t doth not availD
She walked along Broadway one day,
The foot went too, you see;
And every dude that ogled her
| Giraffed her No. 81
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

The hitch in the acceptance from the contractor of
the polytechnic high school building is too trivial
matter to allow of a postponement in the opening
of the institution The school should be opened ac-
cording arrangement, leaving the minor questions
in dispute for subsequent adjustment.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

Another sensational lie concocted in the Hearst
yellow factory at New York has been appropriate
ly branded. 1t is the story that Admiral Togos
blew up the Mikasa a spite offering the peace
settlement An official statement from Toxic is to the
effect that the story is a lie out of whole cloth.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

Prof. Loeb of the University of California reports
important progress in his experiments for producing
animal life by artificial process Thus again do we
how wonderfully discovery and invention respond
to the needs of enlightened mankind Race suicide now
ceases to be alarming.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

According to the statement of Harry Bunkers the
convict ex-senator there exceptions to the rule
that there is "honor among thieves" He claims that
his brother booders promised to stand by him to
support his wife and child but instead they deserted
him. Hence his confession.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

1t is reported from Seattle where the mission board
of the Congregational church is in session. 80 per
of the 800 members of the board opposed to
the tainted" money theory The idea prevails now in
accordance with rural proverb that it is not wise
Ito look gift horse in the mouth"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

The internal revenue department has made the i'm
portant decision that makers of patent medicines
posed largely of distilled liquors must take out licenses
recers and liquor dealers. The cost of it all WILL
as usual fall upon the consumers, the makers simply
marking their goods to ht the requirement.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

w. j. Bryan has suggested to President Roosevelt
that congress initiate for submitting all
disputed international questions to impartial investga
tion But there is present testimony that the nations
are ripe for such evidence of advanced civilization
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

Santa Monica is in line with the younger seaside
cities Of this neighborhood in regard to public i'm
provements. bond issue of $4,000 is proposed to
supply funds for much needed public works. The old
town should take squirt now worthy of its splendid
natural advantages.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

The report of bank clearngs for the past week shows
that Los Angeles has the largest percentage of in
crease, 67S with $1OOOOOOO of business Los
Angeles is the sixteenth city of the United States in
the amount of its clearngs, being up in the class of
the second and third largest cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

Now the old "knownothng" slogan, "Put none but
Americans guard" is made over fit the standard
OF employment in the Los Angeles street department
The order regarding such discrimination is in accord
with an act passed by the legislature in 1901
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

seems hardly necessary for the University of Chi
to send professor away Central Africa to study
the savage tribes of that region The news of
Chicago shows that there is ample field for such
study at home
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

burglary involving $133OOO with a mystery at
tached is criminal catch of the local police dragne
for day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

However, California sends its senatorial boodlers
TO prison without Joe Folks aid which is than
Missouri did, with his help.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

The plan for stimulating Juvenile interest in gar.
dening by series Of prizes to be working ad-
miraby. The general idea might be broadened into
other lines with good results.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

woman with aptitude for forgery and an In
clination to utilize it is discovery Los An
gees. But this is big city and such metropo-
tan disclosures to be expected.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

If only Lincoln SteRens doesn't catch the odor from
beneath the senatorial lid and and write Califor
MIA up!
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

Certain makers of patent medicines must procure
liquor licenses. What blow to prohibition trade
that Isl
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

That booming cheer you do not hear cause school
days dreadful near
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
Population of Los Angeles 2OI. .249


OF course that young forger is pretty" They
all are-pretty bad.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16
THE HERALD'S CITY CIRCULATION

The HeraIds circulation In the city of Los Angeles
Is larger than that of the Examiner or the Express
and second only to that of the Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-16

The moment you try to be happier
you cease TO be happy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-20
EXPECTS TO REACH 100.
Russell Sage Also Predicts Missouri
Pacific Will Reach 200.

New York. Aug. 19.-Russell Sage.
who recently celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday. was reported in finan-
cial circles today to have told friend
that he expects to reach the age OF
100 and that he also expects to see
Missouri Pacific stock go to 200 before
he dies. The remark circulated upon
the floor of the stock exchange caused
much amused comment, as it was
only a few years ago Mr.. Sage de-
nounced an upward movement of the
same stock as rank manipulation
that would hurt the railroad by excit-
ing the anger of the farmer legisla-
tors. Mr.. Sage has been not ed for
longtime predictions in the stock
market that came true.
When one broker on the exchange
heard of Mr. Sage's prediction about
living to be 100 he remarked tersely:
Il don't see why Providence should
wait for him to reach par, when he
can be got around 80, if economically
managed, and can be expected to earn
carrying charges"