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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Heretofore they rode upon half fare
tickets, which cost them one and a
half cents a mile They will now have
to pay two cents per mile, the same
as other people.
Local railroad men say that the rail-
roads in Ohio will not lose by the new
two-cent a mile law. These railroads
have now stopped a large number of
free passes, have discontinued mileage
books, have agreed not to give any
excursion rates and have all come to
the decision that when the people want
to ride they can do so only when they
pay straight two cents a mile.
Scrub women employed by the Penn
sylvania are to wear uniforms. These
habiliments must be Kept neat ana
clean and are to be paid for by the
women out of their weekly wages.
When the trainmen don their summer
uniforms the scrub women will be eX-
pected to come to work in blue dresses
made of the material used in the uni
forms of the engineers and tiremen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
THE SENATE THEN AND NOW

From the Hartford Courant.
Take down an old volume of the Con-
gressional Globe and read one of the
debates on foreign affairs in which
Lewis Cass and John M, Clayton were
pitted against each other-for instance.
the debate famous in it's time) on the
merits of the Clayton -Bulwer treaty.
Then take Mondays Congressional
RECORD and read the report therein
contained of the debate between Mr..
Bacon of Georgia and Mr.. Spooner of
Wisconsin on the constitutional pow
ers of the president and senate in
treaty making. 1t would be scant
praise to say that the Bacon-Spooner
debate is the more readable of the
two. For intellectual vigor. grip of the
matter in hand, compactness and lu-
cidity in statement, brisk alertness in
the give-and-t take of dialectic fence,
and-last but not least-good English,
the Bacon Spooner debate is the abler
of the two. Daniel Webster would
have listened to every word Of It at
tentively, with keen interest aud pleas
ure. Calhoun and Clay also. They had
TO endure a lot Of dull, prosy, deadly
wearsome speechmaking in their time
the so-called 'palmy time" of the
senate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
NATURE
BY Mrs. J. W. Thurber


Away from the care and worry and strife
Away from the trials OF city litei
Far away to the land of sweet content
Where nature abdes IN merriment,
Where the laughing ripples of mountain
spring
Hither and thither dance on and sing;
While needless of care and training and
skill
The iowers wild grow at their own sweet
will.
When the radiant sun sinks slowly to
rest.
with fond regrets to her red-gold nest,
All nature seems hushed in wonder sub
lime,
Till the stars begin twinkling one two
at a time.
Then the song of the cricket is heard in
the brush.
All! sweeter still come the strains of the
thrush.
Nature laughs on and makes us forget
There is naught in the world to cause
pain and regret.
All life seems joke, all care but a
dream.
We quickly surrender our thoughts to this
Our trials having vanished, the mind be-
comes broad.
Again renewed hope fights down care
with her sword.
The ripples laugh on and tease and tor
The robin peals forth in his happy con
Sweet nature unspolled can never grow
All speak of fieesiil septtlA as heretteftnre
told
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Will Hold Convention This Week

Baggage smashers" galore will ar
rive in Los Angeles during the early
part of this week to attend the meet
ing of the American Association of
General Baggage Agents, which will be
held March Is.
p. Walsh, general baggage agent of
the Santa Fe. with headquarters at
Topeka, was in Los Angeles several
weeks ago and made arrangements for
the reception of the delegates to the
meeting.
There are a number of questions
which must be discussed and settled.
One of the most important is in re-
gard to the amount of baggage per-
son shall be allowed and as to what
shall be the charge for an excess of
the fixed amount.
Travel has become so heavy and peo-
ple have been in the habit of carrying
so much baggage that the question OF
hauling has become serious one
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

and history. 1t tends to turn out
edge than they could pick up on the
streets or in a factory. 1t has been
permitted to attain its present growth
because somebody argued that mathe-
matics was the one study necessary
to develop the logical powers of the
brain, and on this ground, if no other,
it should be held superior. But the
argument was a fallacy and the result
has been ruin to health and a half
baked education that was hardly worth
the expenditure of time, toll and
money.
We hope Prof Moore will stick to his
opening declaration of principles. He
Is eminently right and will have the
people on his side. GAS to school cur
riculum," he adds, "I believe If we
had none we might be saved a great
deal of trouble" And that is also true.
We have too many useless books, we
pay too much tribute to the publishing
houses and too much mental torture is
imposed upon the children without cor
responding results. There is room here
for a great work of reform along the
lines suggested in a tentative way by
the new superintendent. He is evidently
a master of his profession, and as such
he will find the people of Los Angeles
in a receptive mood if only he will press
carefully forward to the attainment of
such changes in the system of common
school education as will result in ra-
tional teaching as against our present
expensive and useless forms of cram
ming.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
THE ONLY BORN KING
n the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
There is a fact about King Alfonso
we'll worth knowing. OF all the kings
who have ever lived, with the sole ex-
ception of Jean /. of France, who lived
but a few hours, he is the only one
first breath--a veritable "born king"
And since he is much spoken of these
days it is not amiss to know his name,
which is His Most Catholic Majesty
Don Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, OF
CASTLE, of Leon, of Aragon, of the two
Sicilies, of Jerusalem, OF Navarro, OF
Gibraltar. of the Western and Eastern
Indies, of the Oceanic continent, Arch
duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy,
of Brabant and Milan, Count of Haps-
burg, of Flanders, of the Tyrol, and
Grand Master of the Golden Fleece.
This is not really all but il is good
deal TO live I'M to- even for a. king
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
DR.. C. C. WILLETT TALKS ON
DEPORTATION OF CHINESE
REFERS TO CASE OF GEE roy,
THE ORPHAN BOY
concurs in Opinion of Others That
Proposed Action Would Be a
Travesty on Justice-AII Should
Have Equal Rights

rs Gee Toy being given square
deal"' was the question discussed al
some length by DR.. C, G. Willett in
his sermon yesterday morning at Tenn
perance temple, preaching from Pro-
verbs ais, "Open thy mouth for the
dumb, in the cause of all that are ,ap-
pointed to destruction
Dr.. Willett reviewed in detail the
interesting case of the orphan Chinese
boy who for many weeks past has been
deprived of his freedom and whom the
federal authorities seem bent upon de-
porting.
"The case has been referred to-" said
Dr. Willett, "as a travesty on justice,
and a shameful judicial farce, My
personal acquaintance with the case
leads me to believe that this is true.
"The reversal of that legal maxim
which presumes person to be innocent
until guilt is proven, believe to be sub
versive of that liberty we all so proud
ly cherish as American citizens. We
need again to revive the wisdom of the
Grecian sage, who, in reply to the
question What is the most perfect
form of popular government" said:
That form of government under which
an injury done to the meanest subject
is an insult to the whole constitution.
Scores Officials
81 have nothing but condemnation
for the wantonness of the Chinese who
a few days ago are alleged to have
fred upon AN American flag in near
by shooting gallery, but in common
with other. Christian citizens 1 feel the
same kind of indignation and more of
it at the official who under color of
law, insults not merely the flag, the
symbol, but who stabs that sweet lib
erty, the substance for which old
Glory stands.
II have great faith in the justice of
the American people when once aroused
and believe the day is not far distant
when it shall be possible for an Amer,
born Chinese to get square deal
at our hands. Square with the scrip
ture, morality and righteous, and
square with the solemn treaty which
guarantees to all Chinese in our coun-
fry the protection of their persons and
property, the same rights and privil-
eges accorded to the citizens of the
most favored nation, naturalization
excepted"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
RATIONAL TEACHING

Prof. E. C. Moore, the new superin-
tendent of the public schools of Los
Angeles, has sounded a keynote of re-
form in popular education that will
strike a responsive chord in all hearts
teachers, pupils and patrons.
1--WE teach more arithmetic than is
really worth while" says the super
intendent. II believe in the efficacy
of teaching more grammar"
How refreshing that is! 1t is rank
heresy to the old school of pedagogy,
but it is common sense. 1t is business.
The youth of this country have been
crammed with mathematics beyond the
bounds of reason and it is high time
that a halt be called. A student of our
common school system would imagine
that we are going to be a nation of
bookkeepers and surveyors, since we
begin and end with mathematics and
base all our percentages and promo
tions on that subject. AS matter of
fact arithmetic should not run beyond
the seventh grade. We carry it for
ward into algebra, geometry and
trigonometry with ever-increasfng in
sistence and enthusiasm, and with in
oreasing lack of attention to other
studies, until the graduate is turned
loose finally with enough knowledge of
higher mathematics to go into the sur
veying business, but with absolute ig-
norance of his own or anybody else's
country and no power to write a sem
tence of decent English.
Mathematics is merely the hobby of
the pedagogue. 1t should be made in
ferior instead of superior to grammar
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
FORTIFY THE PACIFIC

Congress, in what may be termed it:
wisdom" has decided that there will
be paid no attention at present to thu
fortfication of the Pacific coast.
The eastern sea front, facing Europe
with whose powers we have only thu
most cordial relations, whose ambitions
in no way clash with our own and whC
are so busy watching one another a
home that they have no time for us
anyhow, will continue to call for ant
secure many millions for Notifications
in even the most obscure places.
But the immense western sea line
facing across thousands of miles the
restless, triumphant, awakened and am.
hitious east, with its yellow hordes
straining at the chains that bind them
may go all unprotected.
Does congress really understand the
necessity for Notifications on the Pa
cific frontage of the nation? Does il
properly appreciate the importance OF
movements in the far east which would
seem to call for such safeguards in nc
uncertain tones? 1t prates about petty
boycott in China and sends. warships
post haste to Manila, but meanwhile
is official Washington not blind to the
real danger?
This real danger is not China alone,
except in secondary sense; it may be
Japan. The sunrise kingdom feels that
for the second time it has been cheated,
by white interference, of it's full fruits
of victory and it doesn't intend to be
treated so again. 1t has already picked
out it's next vantage points and is now
preparing to seize them.
Japan, when it finishes re-equipping
the captured Russian vessels, will have
a navy second only to that of England
and of France, and superior to that of
the United States. Japan has it's own
gun foundry of eighty acres. Japan is
building it's own warships in its own
yards. 1t has many vessels under con-
tract in European yards. It's officers
are training the Chinese in both army
and navy; it's men are at the head of
the Chinese police and semi-military
force; the two nations nave similar
languages and traditions.
Japan wants the Philippines. Its eyes
have been longingly cast on these is
lands and tentative feelings have been
put forth as to our desire to sell them.
Japan is not yet strong enough to take
them-but it will be, very shortly, when
that navy is finished and the Chinese
army is raised to an efficiency compar-
able to the one that faced and defeated
Russia. Japan cannot forget, though
it may hide its resentment over the
peace concluded in these United States
as the instigation of this nations head
How soon, if ever, we shall have to
fight Japan, backed by China, or the
reverse, is, of course, merely guesswork.
But it will be Pacific ocean war if it
does come. This coast will bear the
brunt of it. Wouldn't it seem the part
of wisdom to any sane man to prepare
for that emergency now While there is
ample time?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
CUBAN TRAVEL A FAILURE

The wind is rapidly leaking out of the
Cuban winter resort travel bubble.
Already the Illinois Central railroad
has pulled off it's two fast through
Cuban travel trains connecting Chicago
and New Orleans, with no date an
nounced for a resumption Of the service,
though now it should be just at its
height. Other roads are trying, by most
| lavish and expensive and beautiful ad-
vertising. to bolster up the declining
interest in the Gem of the Antilles,
but with small effect.
| The people who have made the trip are
it's worst advertisements; they knock
the journey itself, with its villainous
ocean voyage, as much as they do the
stay in the island, which they describe
as inhospitable, enervating, feVerish and
resentful of the influx of northern
strangers.
And the conservative Chicago Tribune
admits editorially that ''while Cuba may
be desirable tourist point, it makes no
appeal to the colonist."
What else could have been expected
The whole proposition of Cuban winter
travel was conceived in envy and jeal-
ousy of California and was the product
of railroads selfishly trying TO corral
traffic to which they had no claim
whatever. In reaching out for the win
ter tourist trade they have spent thou
sands upon thousands of dollars in
iclo frV
the comfort of travellers, lacking in de-
cent hotels and homes, void of the
charm of climate such as this and re-
sentful of intrusion-squalid, unhealth-
full, masmatic and wearying in its pau
city of attraction and amusement.
And now, before the first season
reaches it's zenith, failure is admitted
the railroads pull off their expensive but
empty trains and the thousands they
expended are charged up to dead waste.
They admit their failure; they could
not compete with Southern California
in any way; the people have refused to
be deluded even by presidents daugh-
ter's wedding journey.
On the contrary, California travel
never was so heavy. The railroads show
that $1,000 tourists visited here last
month. They came all the way by land
no disagreeable changes from cars to
ships, and no stormy sea voyages. They
find the best hotels in the world, the
most superb and bracing yet warm and
balmy climate on earth; infinite variety
of amusement at prices available to all.
And best of all they have every in
ducement to settle here and stay-which
all admit is an utterly inconceivable
event in Cuba.
No wonder, then, that the Cuban
hegira fluked. 1t never had an excuse
for being. 1t is only possibly useful in
one way: 1t may and should stir Cali
fornia to renewed advertising of it's
own superb advantages-for just possi-
bly, some who went to Cuba would have
come here had they known as much
about California as do those who did
come.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Railway Briefs

The interstate commerce commission
has ordered an investigation of the all
legged railroad monopoly of coal and
oil.
A Mexican railway paper says that
special excursion trains filled with
tourists from the United States have
been so numerous during the past six
months that 1t was as easy to run up
against an American as it was to strike
a toptilla."
While the common citizens of Ohio
will benefit by the two cent law which
went into effect at midnight Saturday
night the clergynlen will be losers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

the numerous poker games in the
downtown districts and turn the re-
suits over to the department. But no
raids will be made till next month.
This gives the fraternity some three
weeks in which to skin the suckers
and get out of town uncaught. What
wonderful police department we
haVel
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
RAILWAY WORLD
MAY CAUSE A BITTER RATE
WAR
Eastern Fares VIII Be Reduced Un.
less Troubles Are Arbitrated.
Baggage Men in Conven-
tion Here This Week
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE manage
ment of the New York Central lines
has decided to take part in the rate
war with both standard and differen-
tial roads. Unless the Erie and the
Grand Trunk agree to arbitrate the
differential question notice will be sent
to the interstate commerce commits
sion of a reduction in eastern fares
by the Lake Shore. the Michigan Cen
trail and the Nickel Plate.
Such action would involve every line
between Chicago and the Atlantic sea-
board in the biggest and bitterest rate
war since the old days of cut rates and
free-for-all tariffs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
Man Who Shot and Killed Mexican
Now Thought to Be Under
Arrest

Julio Algerez was brought to Los
Angeles from San Bernardino by Depu-
ty Sheriff Franklin yesterday on sus-
picion of being the man who shot and
killed another Mexican at Herald sta
ton.
The fight occurred in May 1905, and
the murderer, believed to be Juan Cas-
tro, has been fugitive from Justice
ever since. Algerez answers the de-
scription of the man wanted and it is
believed that he is Castro.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Every railroad in Ohio put in effect
a two-cent per mile fare yesterday and
cut off every pass and form of prefer
ential or reduced transportation. Thus
every passenger is on an equality with
every other one. 1t will be interesting
to learn how much the railroads will
gain in revenue by this new plan.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

The McCurdys have arrived in Eng
land, having suffered very severely
from seasickness. Anyone who has
felt a grudge against the McCurdys
and who has had seasickness may now
feel amply revenged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Strong, even unanswerable, are the
arguments presented by Frederick
Grove in The Herald yesterday for
the construction of great highway
from Los Angeles to the sea. That
such highway will come none doubts.
And Los Angeles will build it in due
time
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

A European professor declares that
conversation when the takers are
nearer than forty feet apart is very
dangerous. The man you call a liar
doesn't agree on this proposition.
Neither do lovers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

George Ade, at present in London,
says his humor has failed to penetrate
the fog there and no one thinks he is
funny. The sympathy in this case is
wholly with London's loss, not with
Ade. He doesn't need any.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

S. f. Klser, the Chicago funny man,
who is visiting in Los Angeles, finds
this city no joke, but the biggest real
proposition he has been against. Mr..
Kiser's wit is happily well tempered
with wisdom, it seems.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Russian actors are prohibited from
representing royalty on the stage. The
czar probably feels that he is bad
enough as an actor himself and wants
no imita tions.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Banker I. w. Hellman says the great
future of Los Angeles is settled. He
ought to, know; he has been an i'm
portant factor in doing it and his word
cannot be disputed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

A local pugilist of some notoriety
complains that he was robbed of a gold
watch and chain. 1t is refreshing, at
least to hear pugilist complain that
he was robbed of something besides a
fight in which he is licked.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Los Angeles postal receipts were
2O.32 per cent greater last month than
they were in February 19O5-the great
est increase in the United States and
twice that Of San Francisco. "Watch
us grow"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

No one will doubt that railroad be-
would be great achievement, a won
derful piece of work and even profit
able, but as trains would run loaded
only eastbound the latter is open to
douht
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Reed Smoot, Utahs Mormon senator,
who took the endowment house oath
of treason against the United States,
is in the senate because he is a Repub-
lican. That's the plain English of it;
disguise it as you will.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Chicago women have to carry pistols
in their muffs to insure their personal
safety. So long as they don't fire the
pistols their safety is reasonably as
Sured
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Now the New York anarchists are
calling a meeting to protest against
trial of the union labor murderers of
Ex-Governor stuenenberg of Idaho. But
Chicago "reds" beat them to this and
took all the sensation out of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Phoenix, Ariz.. may be bit pre-
mature in celebrating over statehood
but no one familiar with Phoenix will
doubt the fervency of its effort.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

The Japanese troops will all be out
of Manchuria within few days When
will the Russians move? And isn't
it rather dangerous for the Japanese
TO go before the Russians do? Or are
they certain after what has happened
that the Russians are harmless any,
how
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

BY. starting to work at a. M, two
deputy tax collectors secured $500 in
license fees for the city Saturday But
think of the shock to city employees
who had to go to work at that awful
bnurl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

The orange growers convention
which meets today gives promise of
being one of the most important as
semblies this city ever entertained.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

That man who dropped $1,000 in Mar
ket street, Frisco, and got it all back
again could secure a job at his own
price in a dime museum any day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

4 man lost $1,000 in gold in a Frisco
street and recovered it all again. Abe
Reufll throw fit when he hears about
this.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

The house has side-tracked the state
hood bill Just so it doesn't sidestep
it, no great harm will be done by de-
lay.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

'whadda you think o. my sister, Mr..
sRSS sRR'Why' Jimmy, think she's very
sweet" :.
"Oh,. indeed? That's glorious. How do
S9I heard her tellin' ma YOU was a reg
ular puddini. -sCicveiand Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Everything is reported quiet in Jolo
now. A dead Moro doesn't make very
much noise and 900 dead ones make
even less.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

Young Jimmy Hyde is sitting up and
taking notice in Paris now. So are
the theatrical stars, the grafters and
the "come-alongs."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Population of Los Angeles 20I,249

The rain fell on the just and the un-
just alike yesterday, but everyone was
glad to see it fall.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
OUGHT To

'I,l bring my friend along tonight,
too"
Does he like welsh rabbit?"
II don't know l guess so. He's got
a hair lip"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

He was well gloved trousered and hat
ted when he arrived in Frozen Dog
And when the gang got through with
him?"
'Ae was also well booted.,l
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

A little jolly now and then,
Will captivate the coldest men.