Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

AANNOi"eO
Because yellow journal lies about accidents in.
surance rates go up How dye relish it?
Portland, bound to give its fair visitors the worth
of their money adds spectacular fires to its other
stunts
Chicago unionsts quarreng so bitterly that
their Labor day parade is in peril. It is almost "to
laugh"
The basic question involved in the water bond cleo
ton next Thursday is whether Los Angeles shall be
comparatively an urban giant dwarf
In order that there may be mistake about ballots
Tor the bond election next Thursday every voter in the
city will receive sample ballot in advance by mail
No chances can be taken in an event Of such vital
moment
distinguished visitor from Chicago says to the peo
pie of Los Angeles Your railway stations give most
depressing idea of the city of which every tourist has
had beautiful dreams" True those stations are quite
Chicagoesque
According to the terms of the arshp race scheduled
to occur here September TO- "all machines will be re.
qired to leave the ground in order participate in the
stake money and gate receipts" No ostrich-ke flight
will be allowed.
An Oakland paper complains that Governor Pardee's
views of the Chinese exclusion issue as expressed in
his Portland speech, "misconstrued" 1t does seem
difficult for the governor keep his balance on the
political high wire
Note these strings of figures that tell of the solidty
OF two big Los Angeles banks Assets Of one $138
62S14 and of the other $967 9O295 Such figures are
not often except in connection with banks in cities
of the million population class.
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1t is not merely majority a two-thirds or
threefourths vote in favor of the water bonds that
should be shown when the ballots are counted The
result should stack up an affirmative vote somewhere
between nine-tenths and unanimous
vote for the water bond issue will be a vote to
put Los Angeles in the million American cities
vote against the bond issue will vote in favor of
putting Los Angeles in tight box lavishly SUD-
piled with camphor a protection against moths
The geologists of state university announce the
discovery north Of remains of extinct species
OF camel that once roamed the regions of prehistoric
California In some northern parts of the state traces
Of the equus asnus, not yet extinct also have bee dis
covered.
The August building record for Los Angeles reached
the splendid figure of $414S21 There no dull season
in this city. Every this year has witnessed more
than million dollars in building improvements If
city in the country beat that record The Herald
cannot it.
Todays beautiful edition of The Herald is replete
with information respecting Los Angeles its industries
its people, its development it's resources The work
mas Deen carefully done by expert writer's and 1t
believed the great Of this is as accurate AS
it be made
striking example of this citys progress is seen
in the statement that "The complete polytechnic
high school in America to the credit of Los
Angeles" The splendid structure at Washington
and Twentieth streets will be ready for occupancy at
the beginning of the school term.
The estate of Frederick H. Rindge is valued at $22
100000 Fiftyseven years ago the American Croesus
died, man whose wealth double that of the next
richest man ever known in the United States The
Croesus was John Jacob Astor his estate footed I'D
$2,OO0,OOO short of that of Mr. Rindge
Hearsts yellow journal in Los Angeles continues to
beitte the movement for greater water supply and
greater Los Angeles But this is characteristic of all of
Hearsts yelows. 1t is their business to pull down
demoish and destroy They the pariahs of journal
ism and are valued accordingly
1t is said that scheme has been evolved Inv "tbe
organization otherwise known the local Republican
machine to make provision at the public crib for the
proteges OF the machine being turned out for lack
or funds. The scheme cannot be effective however
until next year 1t simply increase the city revenue
su1cienty by taxing property at full value instead
OF at fraction thereof very good scheme to insure
smashing OF the machine at the next election.