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New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
THE STATE OF TRADE.

uuealo Tnlv 12-FLOUR steady WHEAT-Spring.
No / Northern. 81 14l4. CORN strong: No yellow.
a1so. No corn 6oac OATS steady: No white. STA
No 2 mixed 54Ac RYE dull. No 2 IN store T7e- Canal
freights steady.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13

Receipts Of breadstus interior points IN thousands
ast three cDhers Goo omitted: -four b6ls. grain
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
PROHIBITION IN KENTUCKY
Native of That State Tells How 1t Was
Introduced and The Completeness
of The Failure

los ANGELES, Cal, May 15.--
editor Herald): 1t is very interesting,
and in some cases amusing, and in some
disgusting, to read the many letters
published by The Herald on the impor-
tant question Of saloons or no saloons
in Los Angeles.
AS a disinterested party, except
through the interest I naturally feel
toward your city, I would like to ex-
press my opinion, and get into the firing
line while the iron is hot.
1 am a native of Kentucky, where 1
suppose all know that the majority of
whisky used In this city and other cities
comes from. Being from Nelson county
too, think I have a right to express
an opinion upon this subject.
Although Kentucky is the largest
whisky producing state, there are few
that know that Kentucky has more
prohibition counties than any state in
the Union. And it is invariably the
case where prohibition exists, or pre-
tends to exist, there is no prosperity.
I have in mind one little city of about
1000 inhabitants which was supposed to
be a prohibition town; in one day, ii
saloon man from neighboring city
came into this small town and took out
over $4,000 from passed orders and took
5000 worth Of orders to be shipped the
same week.
Prohibition has been tried time after
time in a majority Of the counties of
the state and invariably bad results
followed, only to vote whisky in again
after several years trial and after the
town was dead as hammer.
While your climate draws most of the
tourists to this country it is settled
fact that that isn't the only induce
ment. The opinion prevails in the east
that Los Angeles is not only place of
sunshine and flowers but that good
time goes with them.
Chapman is trying to ruin your town.
Should he succeed your town will be
infested with low houses of every de-
scription where spirits of all kinds can
be had at any time or in any quantity.
You can't stop the sale of whisky until
the government stops the making of it,
and then / am afraid you could get
some moonshine down on the corner
in spite of Uncle Sans veto. w. l.. H.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
For Travel Party

The young women who will accom-
pany Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin on a
trip through Europe will be entertained
Friday afternoon by one of their num-
ber, Miss Emma Bates of 1175 West
Twenty-ninth street. This party met
yesterday afternoon at the Cumnock
school to make some final arrange
ments. They will leave Los Angeles
June 5 and will sail for Europe from
Boston on June IA. The young women
have all at different times been MEM
bers of Mrs. Galpins Shakespeare
classes and the visit to Shakespeare's
home is looked forward to with much
pleasure by them. The homes of
various other famous men and women
throughout the British Isles will be
visited before the party leaves for the
continent. Those whom Mrs. Galpin will
chaperone are Misses Lillian Olshaus-
eli, Olive Maxim, Fay Maxim Helena Joy,
Emma Bates, Grace Maxwell, Hazel
Durkee, Helen Fulton, Lottie Livings-
ton and Mrs. N. F. Wilson.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
WOMEN AND THE ALPHABET
Col. Thomas w. Higginson's Interest,"
ing Opinion

From the New York Mail.
Some forty-siX years ago Tin Febru-
ary. 1850, Col. Thomas Wentworth
Higginson published in the Atlantic
Monthly somewhat satirical and al
together saucy article entitled, "Ought
Women to Learn the Alphabet?" He
argued the question more or less seri-
ously, and came to the conclusion that
they really ought. This is a sample of
the way in which he went at the pre-
judices of the time: "Most persons
have so little faith in the dis
tinctions which nature has established
that they think if you teach the alpha
bet or anything else indiscriminately
to both sexes you annul all difference
between them. The common reasoning
is thus: Boys and girls are aclknowl-
edged to be very unlike Now, boys
study Greek and algebra, medicine and
bookkeeping. Therefore, girls should
not AS if one should say: Boys and
girls are very unlike. Now boys eat
beef and potatoes. Therefore, girls
should not"
Col Higginson has now written his
Fifty Years After"-a little ahead of
time, possibly for the reason that he
thinks it better to be little too early
than little too late. Unlike Tennyson
Hail." he has not changed his views in
the almost half century that has
passed AS he himself has said, one
must keep a young heart in order to
stay a reformer in old age, and Col.
Higginson has a young heart at 81
He has just written an article for the
Congregationalist, entitled What Wo-
men Have Done With the Alphabet"
and in 1t he boldly avows his opinion
that they have done good thing.
He shows that they have certainly
taken advantage of their opportunity.
Women now are found in scores of en-
ployments that once were monopolized
by men. Their position in medicine has
been made and recognized in the last
fifty years. They are in the law, in
architecture, in landscape gardening,
in libraries, in banks, in business Of
fees. They now form one-third of all
American college students, and their
proportion is increasing. The great ma
jority of American teachers are wom-
en-. Perhaps their greatest triumph is
the trained nurse; for though women
have always been nurses, they have not
until lately been trained for that work
on the same scientific and educated
basis as that upon which men have
mastered learned professions.
The real point of the whole matter,
however, Col. Higginson leaves un-
touched, and that Is whether the elm
ination of the distinction between the
sexes in the matter of education and
employment has been a good thing for
women, for men and the rising genera
ton. Perhaps Col. Higginson would
have to stay in the world forty-six
years longer in order to be able to an
swer that question.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
THE HERALD AND THn CITY PRINTING

The city council at its session yesterday with prac-
tcal unanmty awarded to The Herald the contract for
printing the ctys oicial Advertisements during the
ensuing year.
This was natural consequence Of The Herald pre-.
sening the lowest and best bid 2sh cents per inch
the next highest being the Examiners "a cent bid.
The only person who favored the Examiner was the
accidental councilman from the sixth ward whose
empty vaporings laughed at and whose senseless
assertions about the ownership of The Herald were
treated with deserved contempt.
The Herald appreciates the courtesy and the respon
sibty attaching It's position, and pledges ITSELF
both by contract and bond to serve the city and the
people faithfully and we'll We feel that the members Of
the city council acted with commendable promptness in
awarding the contract to The Herald, and
their action will meet with the general approval of the
people.
1t should be remembered that The Herald is the
oldest morning newspaper in Los Angeles. For
than thrtytwo years it has fought the battles of the
people; it has devoted its pages daily to the develop
ment and upbuildng of this city secon it has, at
constant expense fought vaianty for the progress Of
Los Angeles and has done than its share in
noting the interests of Southern California.
The Herald has its enemes-thank God! It's
mighty measly, NANCY thing that has not sufficient
strength to raise up healthy crop of enemies. The
Herald is proud of its bunch But it also has the finest
collection of friends of any newspaper in the west
firm substantial honest friends, who worth having
and keeping And The Herald will be here when its
NANCY illwishers have disappeared from the earth.
The contract of the city printing is only 1.-THE of
The Herald proposes have this year. Watch
grow"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
NO SUMNER TERROR HERE

The sudden advent of weather last Sunday
leads to some interesting summer thoughts The most
interesting perhaps, is the reflection that Los
Angeles has less to dread intense summer tenn
peraure than any other large city in either of the tenn
perate This because Los Angeles is within from
thirty to sixty minutes Of the most charming ocean
coast in the world and within similar distance of noun
tain bases that lead to cloud strata.
Fifty miles of allurng seaside describe what
in general outline is about half a circle of which Los
Angeles is the Dottng that long coast line
many especially attractive points that have been i'm
proved meet the wants of visitors and temporary
journers by the oceans side All of those points in
touch with Los Angeles.
Starting from all of them are lines of railway COM
verge in this city AS consequence it is only matter
of from half hour to hour of comfortable elec
trio transit to make the journey between the city and
any Of the alluring points where the whs
pering."
Unlike the outlook for the summer in eastern
Cities the outing here is not merely enjoyment for
the rich There is not laboring In Los Angeles
who cannot afford to take his family to the seaside
occasion during the summer period. The charge for
round trip to any Of the points is only fifty
cents the small editions of the family free pas
sengers 1t is this democratic outing advantage that
makes Los Angeles unique among the large cities of the
world The equivalent Of half days wages for the
average skilled mechanic of this city enables him to take
his family to the seaside for Sunday outing and get
quite much enjoyment the family of millionaire.
No wonder that people who here from eastern
cities have difficulty in deciding whether they like
winter summer better.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
Wornan's Clubs
EbeII Reciprocity Day

Yesterday was reciprocity day in tho
Ebell club and representatives Of the
different branches gathered with the
mother club to talk over affairs Of the
year just closing and bring greetings.
The session was opened by Mrs.
Frank King who presided charmingly
and seated with her on the platform
was Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, presi-
dent of the state federation, Mrs. Ade-
laide Tichenor of the Long Beach
Ebell, Mrs. J. w. Bishop Of the Santa
Ana Ebell and Mrs. r. II. Tripp of the
Highland Park Ebell
Mr.. Paul England contributed some
delightful vocal solos to the program,
previous to the club symposium. Mrs.
Cowles spoke first on behalf of the
federation and she was followed by
Mrs. Bishop who gave an account Of
the work of the past year in Santa
Ana. This club has been organized
for eight years and is devoting its time
almost entirely to literary pursuits
Mrs. Tichenor. who represented the
Long Beach club. traced the growth
of the organization in the beach town
and showed what power it had be-
also I'm civic affairs.
The club is at present preparing
to build a club house and this week
the members are giving a fair at the
Casino for the purpose of raising
funds. A lot has been donated and the
building fund is already we'll under
way. In connection with the fair the
club Is also holding an art exhibit and
the pictures shown include a set of the
works of the famous dog painter,
George Ford Norris, which he has Civ
en- to the club. The president of the
Pomona Bbell was not able to be pres
ent and that club was not represented.
Mrs. Trip of the Highland Park
Ebell, which is the baby club of the
five, gave a charming little talk in
which she said that the baby had
brought it's little story of accomplish
ments to lay at the feet of the mother.
Mrs. Tripp described the work of the
travel and civic sections and paid a
high tribute to Mrs. Greenleaf, the di-
rector of the club, who has been Civ
ing a course on California history.
In order that there might be some
concentrated effort made for the good
of the people by the Ebell clubs, Mrs.
King suggested that the clubs should
study the food question with a view to
discovering what can be done to do
away with the adulteration which at
present exists. Others of the women
spoke on this question and the clubs
have decided to appoint committees to
consider plans for taking some def
mite action in this direction.
Following the meeting there was an
informal reception for the visitors from
other clubs and tea was served.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
LIQUOR INTERESTS SMALL
IN M. & M. ASSOCIATION
Secretary zeehandeIaar Replies to an
Assault by a No-SaIoon
Crusader

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 15.-
editor Herald): At the no-saloon
meeting held yesterday at the Temple
auditorium, one of the speakers made
the following statement:
Taking out the names of the mer.
who are engaged, directly or indirectly
in the saloon business, or some branch
of the liquor traffic, l think you will
find that the members of the associ-
alton (Merchants' and Manufacturers
association) who actually favor the re-
tanning of the saloons in our midst are
reduced to minimum
In justice to our association ask you
to kindly make the following state
ment:
The liquor interests represented in
our association consist of three brew
cries, two brewery agencies five manu-
facturers of wines and brandies and
twelve strictly wholesale liquor deal
ers. making a total of twenty-five. The
resolution submitted for approval or re-
lection of our members, resulted in
276 votes cast in favor of the reso-
luton or against the closing of saloons,
and by deducting the twenty-five firms
above mentioned there still remain 25i
votes of merchants and manufacturers
who are in no way allied with the
liquor interests, opposing the proposed
ordinance as against only 81 who favor
1t. Respectfully yours,
F. ]. ZEEHANDELAAR, Sec.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
Musical Afternoon

The Monday Musical club was enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by Mrs. ].
H. Martindale and Miss Maria
Thresher at the home of the former,
636 Lucas avenue. Among the delight
full musical features of the afternoon
was the presentation Of two songs
written by Mrs. w. T. Botsford. A va
ried program was given, consisting of
vocal duet by Mrs. Katherine KIM
ball Forrest and Mrs. Mary j. Schal-
lert; violin solo, Miss Maria Thresher;
vocal solos, Mrs. Frank Colby; violin
duet. Misses Bessie Chaplin and Aileen
Northrup; violin, piano and cello trio,
Mrs. Charles Clark. Mrs. Will Thomp-
son, Mrs ]. H. Martindale; plano solo,
Mrs. A. G. Brouse, and piano and or
gan pieces, Mrs. Martindale and Mrs.
Botsford.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
SOCIAL
DIARY AND GOSSIP

Society divided It's attention last even
ing between the consideration of won
derful music as It was given by the
Innes band and the charms Of Mar
garet Anglin.
At the first night performance o.
"zira," society bestowed its gracious
presence In large numbers and made
the appearance of Margaret Anglir
even more Of a brilliant affair than II
would otherwise have been.
A party which occupied seats in the
boxes and afterward had supper at the
Bristol including Mesdames William
Johnston and T. M. Whittier, Misses
Mary Belle Elliott, Edith Kirkpatrick
Sarah Goodrich, Gertrude Gooding
Helen Booth, DR.. Randolph w. Hill,
DR.. William Brill, DR.. James Hall, DIR.
r. F. Percival, Messrs. Whittier, Batch
eler, Korier and Nook.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Newmark enter
tained a party of five, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Mott entertained six
friends. Judge and Mrs. Chapman
with the Misses Chapman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fielding J. Stilson, Will Nevin and
Miss Hattie Saunders Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hines and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
noticed in the house.
For the opening of the Innes May
Musical festival there was a brilliant
audience and together with many of
the smart set there were representa-
tives of the musical circles scattered
through the audience in large num-
bers
The patroness for this event were
Mrs. I. B. Newton, Mrs. John G.. Mos
sin, Mrs. w. T. Botsford, Mrs. Fred
II. Bixby, Mrs. J. S. Chapman, Mrs.
Roy Jones, Mrs. d. M. Riordan, Mrs.
Walter Raymond, Mrs. H. l.. Story,
Mrs. Ezra Stimson, Mrs. J. F. Sartori,
Miss Wilmer, Mrs. Emeline Childs,
Miss Evelyn Hamburger, Mrs. Gran
vile MacGowan, Mrs. Homer Laugh
lin, Mrs. Jaro Won Schmidt, Mrs. Han
cock Banning, Mrs. Stephen C. Hub
bell, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Higgins, Mrs.
G. A. Dobinson, Mrs. Pearl Reppert,
Mrs. Louise Macnell, Miss Hershey.
Mrs. ]. Baruch, Mrs ]. M. Connell,
Mrs. Irving Ingraham, Mrs. Daniel
Murphy, Mrs. w. G. Nevin, Mrs. A.
Prenzlauer, Mrs. Alfred Solano, Mrs.
C. N. Sterry, Miss Senter, Miss Wills,
Mrs. John D. Hooker, Mrs. Campbell
Johnson, Mrs. Walter s. Newhall, Mrs.
Fred A. Walton, Mrs. Walter Jarvis
Barlow, Mrs. George A. Caswell, Mrs.
]. Ross Clark, Mrs. 1. N. Van Nuys,
Miss Kathryn E. Stone, Miss Hagan,
Mrs. Julius Albert jain.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

Adolph Schwartz, Leroy Ward and
Frank Woodbury.. The affair will be
given at Kramer's June 6.
Miss Emmie II. Parsons has re-
moved from 429 West Twenty-third
street to 1923 West Twenty-fifth street
so as to be near her sister, Miss Alice
X. Parsons of the Girls Collegiate
school,
In honor of the announcement of her
engagement to Murray M. Sommerfield,
Miss Jennie Fisch Of 405 Temple street
will be at home to her friends on the
afternoon of May 2S from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

After business and professional
partnership continuing over q long
period of time, DR.. Margaret N. PEBBLES
and DR.. Edgar L. Colburn have ex-
tended that partnership to include the
matrimonial state.
The service which united the two
medicos was held In the First Christian
church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
with Rev. A. c. Smither officiating.
Greenery and white blossoms decked
the church, and the bride, gowned in a
white lace robe over white silk, stood
under a bell of white carnations. She
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
NAV IS i'm the Worlds History

277-John killed by the fall of building He
wrote philosophy, medicine, etc.
landed
SO4-iiam of England cond
proposals
Catholic emancipation II
the allies defeated by the French
rSoult; $1,000 fell in this battle
1sS-Bale of Mignano, Italy and defeat of the French
between the Russians and Turks
lives lost important advantage gained by
Bologna capuaed the
umphal into Mexico saying he had
Alvarez
the the of mills and fac
town of williamsburg burst The water swept
Williamsburg Skinner
Haydensvi Florence and Northampton CARRYING
njuring kind; 1873 persons
large amount of property estimated at $SOoOO
and 5000 1000 people rendered homeless
gnaien Lor Meon minister of the Russian
18S1-Conklng
-Mafeking South Africa, relieved by the British
1854 military of the Pacific created including the
Philippines, assigned to the command Camp
Chickamauga occupied by volunteer
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
PLIGHT OF THE BlLLIONAIRE

No young man of thoroughly sound
and good health would be willing to exchange situations
today with the younger John D. Rockefeller.
ago. whence he had gone in quest of health restoration
All that the most lavish of wealth could command,
of course, at his service But he returned in ap
parently plight than when he went away. In
greeting his New York Bible class which to be
his only hobby, he said last Sunday that he condition
of his health would not permit him to resume his duties
as leader for the of the season. So he bade the
class farewell until next fall
1t is reported that young Rockefeller is suffering
from a general breakdown incident to overwork."
Think of it-a multimlionaire and the heir pre-
sumpve in the near future of at least half billion
dollars. Bowed and broken in health by overwork!
Such a situation in the of man who is strug-
Cling to make financial meet is easily understood
but how can condition arise in the of
whom fortune has selected be crowned money king
of the earth-the richest who drew the breath
of life
1t is explained that this young man discovered many
months ago that his health not equal to many
business cares and religious duties" Handicapped In
life by his enormous load of wealth, as Sinbad
handicapped by the grip Of the old of the sea-"
he is deprived of the primary requisite of enjoyment
such health the poor but contented laboring man
enjoys.
There is not an honest and healthy worker In the
United States who has greater to pity than to
envy either the present the prospective Millionaire.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell
ius PEBBLES of 1417 Sunset boulevard
and her father, who gave her away
was her only attendant. Louis Col.
burn, brother of the bridegroom,
assisted him as best man.
To the strains of the Mendelssohn
wedding march, the party took their
places at the altar, and during the SER
vice appropriate music was given by
Miss Madge Patton.
Following the service wedding sup
per was served at the home of the bride
where the doctors will make their home.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
Trolley Party

Mrs. William C. La Berge chaperoned
a company of young women at a troll
ley party Saturday. The party left Los
Angeles in the morning on the balloon
route and made stops at the different
beaches and points of interest along
the way. Dinner was served at the
Del Rey hotel at Playa del Rey. The
party included Misses Zella Sackett
Blanche Gregg, Katherine Saunders,
Carrie Mullen and Edith Lewis.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
In Honor of Classmates

About fifty students from the Dobin-
son School of Expression of Los An
geles spent a delightful day in pic
nicking In the foothills west of Pasa-
dena yesterday The day was in cele-
bration of the birthday Of two of their
classmates, Miss Hattie Thompson and
Miss Jessie Imlach. Mrs Marcher and
Mrs. Renwick chaperoned the party.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
Pointed Parauraphs

dollar on hand is better than two on a
margin.
Worth makes the man and want of 1t makes
him worthless.
Any man who is master in his own house
is usually a bachelor.
II dogs and children dislike a man it's UP
to others to avoid him.
Some girls sing like nightingales and others
like gales in the night.
Any man ought to be satisfied with his lot
II 1t is worth $4,000 front foot.
Chicago News
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
Annual Luncheon

Thursday. May 25, has been set apart
as the date for the annual luncheon
given by members of the Shakespeare
section of the Ebell club. Members OF
the committee in charge of arrange
ments for the affair are Mines. George
IIoor, w. p. Baker. Sydney Parsons. d.
X. Dickinson and F. II. Rich.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

The report of the terrible slaughter at San Diego yes
terday contains object lesson for the Chapmanites
For the first time the saloons in San Diego were closed
up tight The man guilty of several murders and who
killed himself had bought jug of whisky instead of his
usual drink. He became crazed from liquor and ran
amuck, with shocking results
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

The idea of a cumulative tax on incomes has strong
support in statement that comes from Newport the
eastern summer center Of top-notch society The top
notchers are mostly New Workers.. Many of them. at
least have been In the habit of evading
the big city by claiming Newport their regular resi-
dence The Newport assessors after investigation
in New York. have Soaked" the tax dodgers the
tune OF more than s1SOOOOOO in assessments
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

striking example of the strange results of modern
engineering science is in Arizona dam in course
of construction part of the governments reclamation
plan will create a great basin. In a low part of thar
basin the hourishng town of Roosevelt is located with
a population of 3OOO When the dam is completed three
years hence and the water is let into the BASIN Roose
welt will be 172 feet below the surface OF the water
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16

Contrary to general expectation the strike situation
at Chicago yesterday assumed peaceful instead
OF more violent phase The threatened general strike
of teamsters, which would involve about 80 900 men,
failed to materialize and instead a movement is re-
ported looking to reference of the strikers case to the
executive board of the American Federation of Labor