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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
TEMPERANCE AGITATION
A Subscriber Who Does Not Agree
With The Herald

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.-(Editor
Herald.) l like your paper for more
reasons than one, but 1 must take ex-
ceptions to a recent editorial on "Tem-
perance Reform Innovation" in which
you try to show that the way to re-
form man addicted to drink is to
supply him with all the liquor he can
drink. You refer to a big Colorado
fuel and iron company that has con-
cluded to go back to the "old time sa-
loon" for prohibition has had the
worst effect of all on the men,"
Now, Mr.. Editor, you must pardon
me for saying that sounds fishy. AS
you did not give your authority for this
we are left to infer that you are quot
ing from the Wine and Spirit News or
some other liquor paper. The idea of
company that employs thousands of
men" placing the wide-open saloon
before them because it is so much bet
ter than prohibition is truly aston
ishipg and so contrary. to reason and
commonsense that it is startling.
This is entirely contrary to the atti-
tude sustained by all other great cor
porations and by business men gener-
ally in all commercial circles. No rail-
road or other corporation, no bank OF
merchant, no business man of any kind
who regard efficiency as desirable wish
the services of men addicted to drink.
The matter OF temperance is no longer
simply a moral question, but it also
enters largely into commercial life and
affects the commercial world.
Bishop Potter's Subway saloon, to
which you refer, as moral factor has
been a stupendous failure from the be-
ginning, with scarcely redeeming
feature. 1t Is disgrace to the found
er and the church he represents. 1t is
nothing but wide-open saloon, where
men and women go and drink and get
drunk, and where young persons take
their first lessons in a downward course
that leads to debauched lives.
There is, but one way, as Mr. Glad
stone says, to meet the drink curse,
and that is to remove the temptation.
Where this has been done 1t has proved
grandly successful. For 400 years Eng
land has tried all the innovations"
that could be conceived by men and
devils and for 300 years America has
followed in her wake, and these two
professedly Christian nations stand be-
fore the world with hundreds of thou
sands of drunkard makers and millions
of drunkards. We need no more inno-
vations, but simply the removal of
temptation from weak men.
STEPHEN BOWERS.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
A CLIMATIC POPULARITY

In considering the disaster to Flordas orange
industry The Herald noted the fact that the middle of
the orange belt that is nearly three hundred
miles south OF Los Angeles And yet while it was cold
enough in the Florida groves freeze oranges hard
stones" reported approach such temperature
ever has been known here.
How is this seemingly strange climatic difference to
be accounted for? Why should not the Southern Cali
forna orange belt be colder than that of Florida pro-
portion difference in latitude? The question does
strange, however when viewed in the light
of well known scientific facts pertaining to cmaology
The basic of this difference is found in the
fact that the orange belt of California is the
eastern border of Pacific ocean, while the Florida
belt is near the western border of the Atlantic. AS
pointed by authority Land absorbs faster
than water; the earth both heats and cools
rapidly than the ocean. Consequently land surfaces
have much higher temperature by day and much
lower temperature by night than exist the in the
same latitude For the reason continents have
hotter and colder winters than the islands of
mdocean"
The general movement of air currents is from west
to east following the rotation of the earth AS conse-
quence the California orange belt constantly receives
the atmosphere Of the Pacific while the Florida
belt is subject to the winds and variations of
perature AS noted by the authority before alluded TO-
Great Britain and Western Europe constantly receive
the ameliorating influences Of the Atlantic So al
though London Is eleven degrees north of New York.
Its climate is severe than that of the American
city"
Hence follows the conclusion that If the prevailing
winds Of the temperate from the east South
ern California would be bleak place in winter and the
Atlantic would be the great resort for this season
Of the year"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
He Wanted a Change

Beef again." said the head of the
house, discontentedly. as the platter
was placed before him. do You
know, my dear, there are times when
beef begins to pail on me?"
1--WE had lamb yesterday" said his
wife, land on Monday you know we
had a roast loin Of pork"
"Oh, 1 know. That's just 1T. Beef,
mutton and pork; pork, mutton and
beef. One monotonous round"
"You don't care for chicken"
ooh, 1 get tired of chicken, that's all,
What I would like is a little change
1--WE had a rabbit stew last week.
1 thought you enjoyed that. If you
like, I'll have 1t again tomorrow"
my dear" said the head of the
house, 'I don't see why you imagine
thing with tolerable relish l can
stand for it seven days in the week.
Let the rabbit rest for a while. Beef"
IF i had known you wouldn't care
for it 1 might have had some fish,"
"You can't get any Ash that has the
right flavor after 1t has been packed
and kept on ice.'
'It's a pity that some new animal
can't be invented for you," said the
long suffering housewife. rebelling. II
was reading the other day that they
eat iguana in South America and that
the Digger Indians considered ants
eggs a delicacy."
at don't think 1 am hard to satisfy"
said the head of the family. Per-
haps 1 had no right to hint that an os-
casional variety in my diet would be-
what is this?"
what is which?" asked the lady, as
he masticated slowly and analytically.
"This-this meat"
"It's vension steak. The red currant
jelly is to the right of you"
'I suppose you think that's funny"
said the head of the house.-Chicago
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
GOOD ONES
The Parson Had His Dinner

A clergyman who always spends a
part of his summer preaching in small
country churches near his home city
was relating one of his experiences
of last summer.
81 went out to preach in little town
about twenty miles from here, which
does not boast of a hotel or anything
approaching it, he said. II conducted
the Sunday morning service. and at it's
conclusion waited for the usual invita-
ton to dinner. For some reason no
one extended such an invitation. l was
ravenously hungry and in desperation
approached prosperous-looking
farmer.
Brother said, won't you come
home to dinner with me?
HE beamed with pleasure. Why,
certainly he said. Where do you
liver
".'About twenty miles from here I
answered. >S
HE, looked at me stupidity for a min
ute AID then the point of my invita-
tion dawned upon him. With a hearty
laugh he grasped my hand and said:
"'Parson, let's go over to my house.
It's heap nearer than your'n.' "-Min-
neapolis Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
WILL SENATORS "HANG TOGETHER"7

There are significant ntmations from Sacramento
against the senators accused of bribery
will fail of it's purpose. 1t seems that there is wide
spread feeling among senator's similar to that which
member of the first American congress expressed: "f
we don't hang together we'll hang separately" 1t is
said that powerful influences are back of the effort
to save accused men,, and the prospect for their
expulsion by the senate is not bright The case seems
to turn largely on the testimony of the go-between
The Sacramento Bee, which is eyeing the situation
at range, says 1T appears that unless Jordan,
the agent of the blackmang four be induced to confess
and give evidence against them, to save himself from
the penitenary they may escape conviction of felony
There to be doubt in the minds of close OBJ
that the accused guilty but satisfactory legal
proof guilt may not be obtanable AS the Bee points
out There evidence that Jordan handed two of them
he senators) each package roll of something but
there is positive identification of the package or roll
as part of the tribute money Hence, unless marked
bills have been may be traced to the accused sena
tors the prosecution is likely to break down at that
point"
The only hope of justice in this apparently Infamous
disclosure depends the zeal and grit of the Sacra
mento grand jury
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
THE MOONS cRATERs
Facts Proving That They Are Not
Extinct

raCIS FToVln9 NAT iney are MOI
Extinct
If there be craters on the moon that
are anything but extinct they must eX-
pei something. Judged by the dis
charges of our earthly volcanoes, that
something must be water and car
bonic acid gas. Water cannot possi-
bly, exist as a liquid, for the tempera-
ture of the moons surface during the
long lunar night is probably not far
from 460 degrees below the zero mark
OF Fahrenheit thermometer. Ice and
snow are the forms, then which lunar
water must assume. Is there any evil
dence of it? Hundreds of "craterlets'
are lined with sllvery coating that
CLEANS dazzlingly when the sun shines
fun upon them. Gaping the loftieV
peaks the same silver glow may be
seen. On the slopes of the greater
mountain chains, on the ramparts OF
huge craters the silvery sheen casts its
halo, fading away strangely as the sur
ing at sunset just before the long
cold lunar night sets in. From many
OF the craters, notably from Tycho
long white rays spread out for hun
dreds OF miles--enigmss In the ole
moon of generation ago, but in Tho
new moon Of today deep crevices Hum
mated only when the sun is high In the
lunar heavens. What is this silverS
substance that caps the Apennines OF
the moon. CLEANS on the slopes. ans
radiates from the craters? According
to the new school II Is simply ice ane
snow collecting at the poles on sum
mits, and in the very places where Il
ought to collect, Moreover, II partly
explains the curious changes that oc'
cur at different times OF the lunar day
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
THE REAL AUSTRALIA
An Important Factor in the Pacific
Problem

FTOpleTn
In the Pacific problem Australia
counts itself no mean factor. And in
deed this is something more than mere
ly strange antipodean colony to sur
prise and delight tourists with it's in
verted seasons, it's srlendid cities, its
weird scenery, and it's curious kanga-
tically as big as the United States, and
rich in resources that have scarcely
been tapped. If it has not yet loomed
large among the nations, that is in part
because it's history is short and its
population small Three million square
miles cannot readily be developed to
their full by less than four million
people. But small as this population
is, it is homogeneous, patriotic, ambi-
tious, and intelligent. It's intelligence is
proven, in the domain of politics at
least, by the way Australians lead all
the other free nations in democracy
and socialism. Here for the first time
in history the government of a great
GUILTY. pCeH Gull " a. ldDOl
ministry of hodcarliers, miners, en-
gine drivers, printers, and school teach
ers, with a day laborer for their prem
Ter. State-owned railways and tele-
phones, womanhood suffrage, old-age
pensions, and, compulsory arbitration
notions that you and the rest of the
world are just beginning to dream
about-have here been put to the hard
test of practice.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

In Saturdays vote in Pasadena charter amend
mens out of ten of the amendments adopted
The chief points in those which passed embrace the fix
ing of city boundaries and wards making provision for
water supply and distribution providing that city fran
ehises shall not be granted for longer term than
twenty years introducing the recall system adopted
in Los Angeles The proposed amendments which
failed of approval allowed the city advertising to be
done anywhere in the county at the lowest rate It
very properly defeated Propositions for increasing
salaries Of certain city officials and for appropriatng
city funds for certain amusement purposes also
defeated
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
ESoUIMAUx OF ALASKA
Great Work Performed by DR.. briggs,
the Missionary

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.-(Ed. Her
add: With the exception of few dar-
ing travellers, explorers or the mission
airy few people know anything and
care less about the inhabitants of the
Arctic regions
The Esquimaux. or, as DIR, briggs, the
noble missionary of that land calls
them. the First Americans" are a
study worthy of the great sacrifice
necessary to make 1t.
DR.. briggs has spent nine years
among these people trying to lead them
to Christianity, and in the year past
brought ten persons before a visiting
bishop to be confirmed In all that
time DIR. briggs had not seen the face
of a white person.
In founding a religion among these
people the doctor tells us that traces OF
former faith show plainly. For in
stance. in the names; in many cases
Luke is affixed to the given name; whilt
IN the observance of Christmas we are
more surely convinced that some re-
liglon has been among them, yet DR.
briggs states positively that white mer
have never visited these people before
The Esquimaux are unable to keeI
account Of time. yet in order to observe
the Sabbath each day the head OF thu
family makes a mark upon stick anc
when he is ready to make the seventh
the family begin their devotions.
The food in this part OF Alaska Il
principally the whale and canned goods
The deer are becoming very scarce, sS
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Mrs. Society-So poor Mrs. Smythe
is dead.
Mrs. Rocks-Yes! Poor thing. Shall
you go to the funeral?
Mrs. Society-Oh N.Y., no! She owes
me a call.-Puck.
Richwood-We have plenty of wealth
but old King Solomon was much richer
than we are.
Roxwood-Yes. but he never enjoyed
himself as much as we do.
Richwood-Why not?
Roxwood-He didn't have an automo-
bile.-Chicago News.
He stole a kiss.
'"Sir," she said, "you are no gentle
man.
"Great scott!" he answered, "do
kiss like lady?"
And after a further test she admitted
that she had been wrong.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Portrait Painter-I'm glad to
hear you admire my work. Mr.. Pork
ham. Have you ever been done in
oil?
Mr.. Porkham-Not on your life!
Whenever them Standard guys float
anything, your Uncle Hiram dons a
cork vest and then keeps off.-Puck.
did you see the tag on that lovely
bunch of American Beauty roses at
the Muntoburns' Christmas banquet?
Whose name was on it? I forgot to
look"
There wasn't any name on it, 1t
was the florists price mark-s24 doz-
en-. They pretended they had forgot
ten to remove it,"
Freddie-What do you suppose that
measey barber said when he shaved
me?
Cholly--I don't know.
Freddie-He said it reminded him of
game he used to play when boy
called Hunt the Hare."-Philadelp
Telegraph.
"I thought you said you had a gold
mine in that play of yours"
81 had answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. "But it was one Of the kind
that sells stock and never pays any
dividends. Washington Star.
"Are your going to marry sister, Mr.
Frazier"
"I-I don't know, Johnnie"
That's Just what sister said when
mother asked her."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Wen. Pat, 1 heard your brother
was sent to prison for life"
"Yis; but he's so dilicate he'll never
live to complete the sintince,
sells Journal.
Kate-Polly told me the other day
that she had been engaged eleven
times.
Mildred-How reckless young men
are! re!-somerville Journal.
Mrs. Knicker. Does your cook know
her placer"
Mrs. Booker. That's just this
trouble she knows any number OF
them. m."-Harper's Bazaar.
First What's your name?
Second Book.-"In Quest OF Five Dol
lars" What's yours2
First Book-"Fools Errand.' You
better read me.-New York Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

The day of automobile excusiveness for the rich is
nearly passed. London the motor omnibus is coming
into extensive use, and for the value of American
nickel the with the dinner pail may enjoy long
excursion in the style of the swell millionaire. 1t may
be long until the motor bus" appears in the
of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

1t begins to look as If the railway influence in
would prove be potent than that of the
president in the matter of putting freight rating con-
troll of the interstate commerce commission The Demo
cratic members backing the president but the rail
way managers have a powerful grip the Republican
majority.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

report from Washington intimates that the Los
Angeles federal building may be held up until the
congress meets for lack of appropriation in add
ton the $S5O0O0 available. 1t is said that sum
is sufficient for the purpose and that there is hope
of getting additional appropriation from the present
congress.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Much damage to orange groves is reported in dis
trcts adjoining the streams that sweep down from the
mountains The orange growers afford some loss
from that however, in view of the that
the natural reservoirs in the mountains filing up
with supplies good for years ahead.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Eastern savants attrbutng the billiards. and
intensely cold weather to the great spot noted the
Chicago reports that the spot is visible to the
naked eye 1t ndiscreet to have the naked eye
exposed in sun gazing when the temperature is zero
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Riverside in luck Saturday night. At s
o'clock the city treated to the novelty of sharp
visitation of lightning and thunder followed about mid
night by earthquake. The quake not severe
enough to cause damage excite alarm.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Senator Clark gives timely warning to the public
to beware of townsite boomers operating the line
of the Salt Lake road. He ntimates that town lots
being sold at points where there is available water
except what is required for railway purposes
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

1t is rather late for leading citizens of Waterbury,
Conn., steps for checking profanity by organiz-
ing an "oathess club" They ought to have thought
long ago of their culpabiity for provoking profanity
throughout the world by introducing the Waterbury
watch.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Most of the physicians in Dubuque Iowa. have signed
agreement whereby they will accept the place of
county physician at salary less than $4,000 year.
Possibly Los Angeles might spare of it's 400" to
help Dubuque out of its dilemma
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

New Workers alarmed because of cracks in the
walls of its dear old city hail. supposed to result from
subway transit work But the famous old building has
withstood many trying jolt, such the fall of the
Tweed ring
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
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.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

San Diego is to have down-to-date theater
largely through the instrumentality of Manager Wyatt
the popular Angeles mpresarlo The southern city
is fully in the progressive swim and its citizens
alive to every opportunity for its advancement
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

The railways suffered considerably from the recent
heavy in this section but the damage is trivial
compared with the disasters few months ago in Ari
zona. Regular transportation has not been affected
noticeaby on the transcontnenal lines
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

San Pedro already is favorably known at world ports
abroad dispatch from Boston is to the effect that
San Pedro Ca city bonds being rapidly picked up
in this market"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Saratoga the swell" eastern summer resort is not
especially aluring just dispatch from that point
gives morning temperature of 25 degrees below Zero
suggestive of boiling ante-breakfast cocktails.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

is said that fourteen alleged wives will be at the
station in Chicago to identify poygamst Hoch on his
arrival under arrest from New York. There only
half that many urban claimants for Homer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
She Was Kissed

Denman Thompson is beloved by the
young members Of his company, es-
pecially the little tots that figure II
the scenes of 1.-The Old Homestead"
During recent New York engage
ment ne wanted to compliment a little
fairy on her work and said;
you've done so well I'd like to give
you a big kiss"
"oh, Mr.. Thompson" answered ths
fairy. Mortified, "You mustn't, really
Aunty doesn't believe in kissing"
"Never mind. dear" replied Mr.
Thompson, "Im not kissing aunty."
And the little fairy got the smack
New York Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06

Miss Utaplace-Tell me, conhdential-
ly. when you and Georgie were out on
that hunting trip to the north, did
Georgie seem TO miss me?
Rowland Parke-Well, l can't say az
to missing you, but he missed every
thing else.-Baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
SMILES

Mrs. Society-So poor Mrs. Smythe
is dead.
+ Mrs. Rocks-Yes! Poor thing. Shall
you go to the funeral?
Mrs. Society-Oh my, no! She owes
me a call.-Puck.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

CHEYENNE, Wyo. Nov. ls.-(Special -
T. Jef Carr, the Union Pacific special
agent, and Policeman Nolan yesterday and
last night arrested Thomas MeInery, Ed
Nier and Thomas McFarlane, all Of Den
yer. and all charged with robbing Union
Pacific boxcars A quantity OF stolen goods
was found ON the men. McFarlane was
attempting to sell some shotgun shells that
were stolen from a car a week ago. A
quantity Of goods was found cached near
the west end Of the Union Pacific yards
and several stolen articles were recovered
at n saloon on West Fifteenth street. The
officers believe the men are members OF a
gang that has been operating in the west
for some time. and they are also OF the
opinion that they have had fence here In
CHEYENNE. More arrests are expected soon
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
NEWSBoYS BRANCHING OUT
Mass Meeting Held 10 Further
Project for Enlarged
Quarters

Saturday evening the Omaha newsboys
and their friends held a mass meeting In
their club rooms at l4l6 Farnam street.
The meeting had for one OF its objects
the rousng OF enthusiasm toward securing
new quarters in the nature OF a home for
the boys in the near future Rome Miller
was one of the principal speakers of the
occasion. and he was received with rousing
cheers, as ''one OF the wealthiest and best
men OF Omaha, who was once a newsboy.'
Mr.. Miller thanked the boys FOR their
cheers and said he was proud that he was
once a newsboy, and that it was nothing
to be ashamed of. A nswsboy should not
be contented with his lot however, but
should keep trying to get into better work
where he could use his sharp wits. 1T
rests with you" he said. "as It rested with
me- whether you ever become anything
better or whether you climb the ladder.
Mr.. Miller then told OF the scheme for the
new home and asked all the boys to take
an interest I'm the matter saying that lit
tie could be done unless the boys helped.
It was agreed TO place the matter largely
In the hands OF the boys themselves, and
committee was elected consisting or
Mogy Bernstein, Tony COstanEo and Joe
Carroll. who were to supervise the matters
OF the new home. Mr. Miller's name was
proposed by the boys but he preferred
| that they have those who were nearer to
| them IN interest.
II was arranged that Physical Director
| Pentland OF the Young Mems Christian as
| ISOLATION should give lessons in physical
| culture once week free OF cost.
uniform style of badge WAS adopted
/ by the boys in accord with sample which
was presented al the meeting. DR.. Kalsl
\ rendered his services free TO all the boys
as he has been giving Il for some time
! Nj. Miller, who is to be general director