Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-21
THE HERALD's CITY CIRCULATION

THE HERALD'S CITY CIRCULATION
THE HERALD's 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.
Colorado promptly made a start to follow Kansas
in state oil industry proposition and Texas
ports a similar step. The idea is getting close
California.
Persons who contemplate suicide should bear in
mind that their troubles not the worst in the
world They at least have the satisfaction of knowing
that they Russian grand dukes.
The orange market in New York is reported
suffering again from stormy and generally unfavorable
weather The marketing thus far has been
but little better than that of last year. but better
average prices have been realized.
A dispatch from Toxic states that 'the Jill shimpo
expresses its sympathy at the cruel death of Grand
Duke Sergius." "Jiji" is the English equivalent Of
current events and 'shmpo" newspaper; hence,
esteemed contemporary the Toxic Daily News.
1t is pleasing to note the reappointment Of Dr.
John R. Haynes member of the civil service COM
mission The services of Dr. Haynes in all matters per-
tanning to civic Righteousness, and to the betermen
of Los Angeesn every respect, recognized by all
citizens.
elijah" Dowies understudy said in discourse
last Sunday: 1--WE spirit that if the people lie
and practice deception they will be stricken dead,
was Ananas" If such a spirit should get in it's work
at Zion City the report there would make
slim showing.
1t is a pity that the late Senator Quay could not
hear the eulogies showered upon his memory in the
congressional memorial services He was extolled es-
pecially by several members "as a man. useful
public and organizer of wonderful ability"
How good when dead
The revival tidal wave has passed and the record
of conversions is said to be 4OOO Now the interesting
question turns upon the relative number of converts
landed high enough to escape being drawn back by
the receding The test of practical results from
the evangestic effort cannot be made until the wave
has entirely subsidized
No doubt it strange to thousands of eastern
visitors in Los Angeles to learn of the frequent delays
in the delivery of their mail matter resulting train
holdups caused by heavy rains and floods That would
not be surprising the tourists in their homeland but
this trouble occurs in the alleged ard" sections of
California, Arizona and New Mexico.
The Standard Oil company has stirred up verI-
table hornets by its audacious attempt to throt-
tie the independent oil industry Kansas Five states
besides Kansas and also the territory of Oklahoma
are taking action aiming at fight with the great
monopoly. They are Colorado, Texas, Iowa. Missouri
Indiana and Oklahoma. And the end is not yet
The latest report about the statehood bill is to
the effect that it will be considered in conference
this week. but there is nothing to indicate that an
agreement will be reached before the session is in
its last moments" There only nine working DAYS
left for this congress- and there is still mass of alb
solutey necessary business to transact 1t seems
hardly possible that the statehood bill will be disposed
of before adjournment.
The death of Joseph Asbury johnson will surprise
and grieve the readers of The Herald who have read
with interest and profit the agricultural department of
this paper, which he for several years. In
the of his life, which had reached the edge
of seventy years, he newspaper editor and pub
Usher and at other times reviewer He was an able
writer, and in the specially to which he was devoted
In recent years he was recognized as an authority
The cleverest examples Of criminal experness that
Los Angeles has known in a long time were shown
Saturday night and Sunday afternoon One was the
robbery OF the cashier in the Angeus hotel and the
other one the bandit work in the automobile Noyices
could not have accomplished either these Jobs with
such skill and such evidence of experience It is ev.
dent that Los Angeles is infested by the most slfuI
and daring criminals, drawn from other cities bv
the racecourse school of crime
therefore as conclusion. your committee is of
the opinion that Senators e. j. Emmons Harry Bunk
ers, Frank French and Eli Wright should be exDelled
from the senate of the state of California and so
recommends" That is the gist Of the senate inouir
committees report 1t Is eminently satisfactory If
dspes all fear that might be equvoca or evasive It
brings the scandal squarely before tine senate with
practically a demand that the booders be expelled
will daIa fq TO