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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
BY Ex-Governor Lionel A..sheIdon

Conditions in the whole country are
such as to require that the importa-
tion of lumber free of duty should be
made permanent policy. 1t is a sub
ject Of vital importance to Los Angeles
and all Southern California, where
building has reached mammoth proper
tions, and where there is very little
forest from which lumber is produced.
The disaster to San Francisco has ac-
centuated the importance of this sub
ject locally. for there a great city is
to be rebuilt. The cost of building ma
terials advances as the demand in
creases. The demand will rapidly be-
come enlarged through the growth of
population and development incident
thereto.
In the destruction of forests Ameri-
cans from the beginning have been
vandalic. From the Atlantic sea to
the Mississippi river the country in the
main was covered with a dense growth
of trees, and the first great work was
to get rid of them in the cheapest and
most expeditions way in order to fit
the country for population. Little or
no thought was given to what the fu-
ture would require, and hence denuding
nonchalant Indifference. That spirit
did not stop at the Mississippi river,
but its presence Las been manifested
in the onward march to tire Pacific sea
wherever there have been valua BILE for
ests. The disposition to destroy has
only been lessened as the lumber pro-
ducing areas have diminished.
The owners of timber lands have
always been selfish and have imposed
IaaarA L.
could. In that they have not been un-
like those who in other fields have
possessed advantages over their fellow
men.
After the great Chicago fire in 1871
a bill was introduced in congress &c
suspend the duties on imported build
ing materials In Chicago's behalf, the
item most stoutly resisted being that OF
removing the duty on lumber. and the
resistance came from Maine. Michigan
and Wisconsin. They were then the
great lumber producing states, though
Maine, the pine tree state, had little
lumber forest remaining except hem
lock. At that time also there were
large lumber producing forests in the
south.
Since that time Maine has ceased te
be lumber state, Michigan and Wis.
consln have substantially exhausted
their forests, and in the south lumber
producing forests have largely disap.
peared in the rebuilding and upbuild.
ing Of that section of the nation. Tc
the sections specified duty on lumber
is Of no practical benefit There are
now no large lumber producing areas
except in the mountain ranges in IN,
vicinity OF the Pacific coast, and from
those areas the people of the Missis
sippi valley are obtaining no incon
siderable part Of their lumber supplies
II is this demand quite as much as III,
local that causes an advance In tn
prices OF lumber.
From the duty on lumber the govern
ment derives little revenue. but tn
tariff tax puts large sums into tn
pockets OF the owpers OF timber lands
and but for the act Of the governmen
In creating forest reservations the pri
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
Biggest Men-0'-W War i'm Our Navy

progress figures. The louisiana is ur-
doubtedly in the lead, but the builders
of the Connecticut have explanations
for this, one being that Congress has
not provided men and material as rap
idly as the builders could have used
them
But one thing is certain-both gov
ernment and private yards have made
splendid records on the Connecticut
and Louisiana. 1t is equally certain
that the normal time for the building
of a battleship would not have been
reduced from Al to 30 months if there
Mad been no contest. This was a
world-beating performance until Great
Britain launched the Dreadnaught in
four months with every prospect of
completing this new sea power in a
year and a half
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

Sarah Bernhardt's genius is many
sided and the ceaseless activity OF heI
life has contained enough incident tc
MI an ordinary history.
Il am reproached," she once wrote
to Albert Millaud Of the Figaro
with wanting to do everythlng-act-
ing. painting and sculpture But gain
money by It, and It amuses me-two
reasons either of which is surely suf-
f1cient."
She tried her hand at authorship in
1883, when she wrote play. "LAvou," "
which was produced at the Odeon and
met with some success. At least one
book Is credited to her PEN In 1873 she
made an aerial voyage In company
with George Clairin, the painter, at
first in captive balloon and later
at the mercy of the winds. Toward
the end Of the year she described the
adventure in a little book, "Vers les
Nuages," which Clairin illustrated. and
Il had a success due mainly to It's
oddity and wit. Albert Wolff attacked
II bitterly in the Figaro and a
month later Bernhard wrote him a
note which he found clever enough to
print.
ut has taken me all these days" It
ran, ito forget your bad humor. NJ.
Wolff: but l cannot forget your wit,
and l thank you for having lavished
II so generously on me-"
"Adrlenne Lecouvreur" one of the
plays she is using on her present tour.
is from her own pen and should not
be confused with the old play of the
same title written by Scribe and Le-
gouve. Bernhardt was rehearsing the
old play at the Coincide Franchise when
IL occurred to her that the chara cter
of Adrienne, who was one of the great
est actresses of her day, had not been
adequately portrayed by the play which
bore her name. For three months she
worked upon a new play on the life of
Adrienne and then announced it for
production in Paris.
AS writer, Madame Bernhardt has
to her credit some published volumes,
besides the autobiography which is
nearly ready for the press. The best
known of her books is an idyll of that
portion Of the Norman coast where
Mime. Bernhardt possesses a chateau.
One Of her famous volumes is pub
lished under the title Of I'm the
Clouds"
AS a painter. Mime. Bernhardt was
warmly praised by Sir Frederic Leigh
ton, but she herself cares less for paint
ing than for any other line of her ar
tistic career.
But Bernhardt does take great pride
in her ability as a sculptor and she
once forsook the stage entirely for the
mallet and chisel. She made 10000
francs year with her chisel and her
brush, and wrote that it was a calmer
existence than the stage, which she
had never really loved. Her bust of
Ophelia is really famous as piece Of
work and was exhibited in a salon
where it took a prize.
In 1S7S., what is recognized in France
as her greatest piece of sculpture, "Af-
ter the Storm received honorable
mention at the Paris salon. 1t was at
this time that Bernhard was very
large in the public eye as sculptress
and painter. as well as actress
Bernhardt is fond of casting fish in
plaster molds to form quaint designs
in the art nouveau" style. 81 work
them she said, lin marble, bronze,
silver or gold. 1 am now engaged on
a decorative fountain in this style.
Some of my designs have been adapted
and used rather effectively, 1 think, for
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

the Long Arm" system that the navy
has adopted for nearly all the new
cruisers and warShips. 1t makes our
warships practically unsuitable by as
suring that their watertight doors will
be closed in time to keep the ship
afloat in spite of punctures below the
water line.
United States naval constructors have
been the first to learn and apply the
lesson of scores of disasters due to the
fact that bulkhead doors could not be
closed by hand in time to save the
ship. The naval authorities are taking
no chances with vessels that cost mil
lions and which may some day stand
between the victory or defeat of
American sea forces
A continuous protective deck from
one to three inches thick ten-inch
armor for the main barbettes, 12-incb
armor for the main turrets and eight
inch armor for the four 8-inch gun tur-
rets completes the protective features
of these ships.
Have Great Gun Power
Offensively as well as defensively,
the Connecticut and Louisiana will be
splendldly equipped even for this day
of ever heavier guns. They will carry
four 12-inch guns in two turretS fore
and aft and eight S-inch guns in turrets
two on each broadside. The emplace-
ment of these guns Is such that the two
forward turrets have an arc of fire
from dead ahead to a point well aft
OF the beam, while from the aft pair
of turrets gun fire may be directed for
ward of beam to dead astern. Firing
through casemates on the gun deck
is a powerful battery of twelve 7-inch
guns. The 7-inch pieces are something
new in ordnance, having exceptionally
high velocity and penetration.
To this formidable array of heavy
guns is added twelve 3-inch rapid ffrers,
| the same number of three Founders,
and fourteen machine guns distributed
| on the superstructure, bridges and the
fighting tops. 1t was not intended ORR
ginally that the Connecticut and
| Louisiana should carry any torpedo
tubes but afterwards 1t was decided to
add four such tubes to their equip
ment.
Protection for officers
Among the many other lessons of the
| Russo Japanese sea fights, 1t was
shown that better protection was need
| ed for officers directing warshtp In
action. The Connecticut and Louisiana
will be as safe in this respect as
man-of-war can be made. The for-
ward coming tower is protected by
nine inches of Krupp steel, and the
aft coming signal tower, located be-
low the aft bridge. has five-inch armor.
Keen interest has from the first sur
rounded the Louisiana and Connecti-
cut on account of the unusual condi-
tions under which they We're built.
| What developed into a shippulidlng
| race began when the government de-
cided to construct the Connecticut at
the Brooklyn navy yard, giving the
contract for the Louisiana at the same
time to the Newport News company.
Records proken
The Louisiana was launched a month
ahead of the Connecticut, but the score
between them lately narrowed down to
or per cent. The reason why the
race cannot be definitely decided one
way or the other is that allowance
must be made for a number of fac
tors that do not appear In the Official
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
WHY roe LEFT WEST POINT

Several army officers were sitting in
a New York hotel recently, discussing
old times at West Point. The talk
turned on the instructors who used to
put them through their PAGES.
Il shall never forget old Professor
Church" exclaimed one. He always
impressed me as being about a hundred
years old, and l guess he was pretty
well along, because one day. up in the
library, when l happened to be looking
at a portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, he
informed me that he had taught the
poet mathematics and explained how
the young man came to leave.
1T was as much of a crime in those
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
LafruncuHs Ludimus
(WE PLAY CHESS.)

l.
Shakespeare, the great dramatic sage,
Noblest of life's portrayers,
Whose thoughts are read from age to age
Hath said, This world is but stage.
Its men and women. merely players
What game shall then stand highest, pest
That e'er earth's weary possessed?
What royal game crowns all the rest
With intellectual light?
No game. loyal hearts confess
Has reached the acme of success
Or stands par excellence like Chess,
To charm times speedy flight
Through science, skill not chance fate
Comes the denouement called checkmate
Athletes of mind, their zest abate
The battle then Is ended
III,
The combatants then cry We'll donei"
The field is gained, the victory won,
The whole is comprehended-
We bow to Thee, o Thou great King
Whose fascinationR round us fling
The dews OF Lethe's stream.
Charmed by the game life's trials, woes
Dimly recede. their presence grows
A half Remembered df
Then hail to Chess Let Shakespeare tell
In Tempest" of Miranda's spell
That charmed Prince Ferdinand whose fate
Closes the scene In maria ge-Mate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

days as now for a cadet to be off
limits without permission. 1t meant
dismissal. Poe, being an untamed
spirit, couldn't restist the temptation
TO take a chance now and then and run
down to a resort at Highland Falls.
He and four other cadets stole off late
one night and were having a high old
time when they heard a squad from the
Point coming down the road. You can
imagine the wild scattering. Two ca
diets sought the cellar and two more the
rooms above: Poe was small and was
lifted into convenient sugar barrel
The four other fugitives were quickly
discovered. Itpwas an afterthought on
the part of the lieutenant in command
te lift up the lid of the sugar barrel.
He dragged Poe out and marched him
with the others off to the guard house.
He had offended before and was re-
garded as the ringleader in the esca
pade, and so his career as a soldier
came to an end"
And mighty good thing it was"
exclaimed one of the listeners" for the
world of letters. success.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

The first year of their married life
a man and woman should be left to
themselves. Even where the greatest
love exists, it is hard for two people
brought up in widely differing atmos-
pheres to settle down to each others
little ways and peculiarities BY the
time year has passed away they
have learned to appreciate the virtues
and tolerate the faults of one another,
and their little matrimonial bark is
safely floated on the sea of expert
ence. A married woman is supposed
to have arrived at years of discretion,
and is, therefore, allowed certain
privileges which a young girl might
abuse, but no woman of either sense
or justice should feel that just because
she is a mans wife she has right
to squander his money. He has worked
hard to make it. 1t is her duty to help
him keep it. AS for liberty in con-
versation, it is inexcusable, and none
but foolish, ill-bred women ever in
dulge in it,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
Records broken

The louisiana was launched a month
ahead of the Connecticut, but the score
between them lately narrowed down to
2 or 3 per cent. The reason why the
race cannot be definitely decided one
way or the other is that allowance
must be made for number OF rae
tors that do not appear In the Official
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-17

legislation turning these internal rev.
enues over to the Territory of Hawaii
for Hawaii to spend for such purposes,
at such times, in such amounts and in
such manner as she may choose.
Neither do We ask that Congress SO
legislate that this revenue, as trust
fund, will be placed in the hands of
some other department of the Govern
ment, and thus, for period of twenty
years placed beyond the control of
Congress-
What we do ask, and all that we
ask, is that Congress set aside seven
ty-f1ve per cent. of these revenues, de-
rived from Hawaiis own ports for a
period of twenty years, as a special
fund, and from and our of when lrO.
year to year, appropriations can be
made by Congress, for such purposes,
Territorial and Federal, as Congress
may, from time to time, in its wis
dom, determine
ERNEST G.. WALKER.
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showing an increase over the previous
year of over LOO pupils.
LOCAL CITIZENSHIP.
Another interesting fact for us to
bear in mind in a consideration of
this subject is that of the native born
population. We have something over
1000 native born Chinese, and nearly
5000 native born Japanese.
Over $500 of these Asiatics have been
born in Hawaii since annexation, so
that. at the present time, there are
in the neighborhood of $500 or 5000
Aslatic children who. in due time, are
ca pa bic of becoming American voters,
and who Will take their places not
only in the commercial but in the polit-
zeal life of Hawaii.
There is and can he no difference
OF opinion as to the policy of this
country which declares that Hawaii
must be developed along traditional
American lines
IN the accomplishment OF this first
ard imperative duty Hawaii has en-
cGuntered. and for many years to come
will continue to encounter, difficulties
never at any time experienced by her
sister territories. In other territories
the material for future citizenship has
been and is almost, if not quite wholly,
Occidental. while in Hawaii, on the
other hand very large percentage OF
our children are of Oriental narentage
Their conceptions of right and wrong,
their ideas of government, their habits
customs and usages are at variance
with our own. To instill into the
minds of these Orientals a broad
| knowledge OF the principles that un-
derlie our government is the task be-
fore us. A love for our flag. and 10y
atty to our institutions, can only be
expected from those who have enjoy
| ed to the fullest extent the privileges
OF our free educational system. Jus
tice demands that these benefits be
conferred on all alike. Not only does
justice call for such a course. but
policy alone dictates its adoption.
NEED FOR HELP.
Under existing conditions, is Hawaii
able TO accomplish this great work
alone? That she has made, and is
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is situated, each of these terms last
ing not to exceed five or six weeks,
there are now continuous terms in this
circuit, lasting the year through. Not
only this, where two judges We're be-
fore able to handle the business, three
are now required, with the necessary
increase of force in the Attorney Cen
erals Department, the Police and
Judiciary Departments. In the other
circuits of the islands, there was for
merly but two terms a year in each
circuit, each term lasting from two
to four weeks: we now require three
terms in each circuit. the terms last
ing from four to six weeks, and in
some instances even longer. It is true
that our circuit judges are paid out
of Federal funds. but all other ex-
penses connected with our courts are
borne by the Territory. Again, prior
to annexation very large percentage
of our criminal offences were classed
as misdemeanors, and persons charg-
ed with the commission thereof were
tried, and either acquitted or convict
ed without the Intervention of a jury
other than on appeal. and at much
less expense, and. as many still be-
lieve, with as exact justice as under
the present system. Since annexation,
the great majority of these cases re-
quire a hearing before a grand jury,
the finding of true bill and there
after trial before a petit jury.
DUTY OF TERRITORY.
Hawaii fully realizes that it is her
duty, and it is her pleasure as well.
to contribute q just proportion of her
annual revenues toward the common
defense and general welfare of the
Federal Government on the otn =
hand she feels that, under the pres
ent order of things, she is bearing a
share of such expense out of all pro-
portion TO her area, her population and
her wealth.
Hawaii stands in decidedly differ
ent status from contiguous territory
Situated twenty-one hundred miles
from the nearest coast-line of Califor-
MIA, her geographical, political and
&C mmercial conditions call for a course
of treatment quite different from what
would ordinarily be applied to terri
tory not isolated by thousands of miles
of water
Our bonded debt at the present time
is So. $1,000, and we are now paying a
per capita tax of about twenty-five
dollars. The withdrawal of these IN
ternal revenue anC custom receipts
has resulted in our paying a per cap
tia tax to the Federal Government of
nearly eight dollars.
Some Of our friends have labored
under the impression that Hawaii was
seeking a rebate" or a refund of
these revenues. This is a mistake. We
do not ask that Congress enact any
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showing an increase over the previous
year of over / 100 pupils
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
Following is the full text of the adj
dress delivered before the House Com
! mittee on Territories by Dan Case,
County Attorney for Maui:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee: AS has already been
stated by those who have preceded
me: The Internal Revenue and Gus
tom receipts collected in Hawaii since
July first, nineteen hundred, has
amounted in round numbers to $685.
O0O.00 The amount collected for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine
teen hundred and five, was $1,043, $40.
It is three-fourths of this sum, or
three fourths of whatever sum may be
derived from these sources from year
TO year that Hawaii is asking Con-
gress to set aside and devote to Ter
ritorial and Federal improvements
throughout Hawaii.
Before Hawaii became an integral
part of the United States. all of this
revenue was a part OF HaWaifs re-
ceipts, from and out of which a very
considerable portion of her yearly dis
bursements We're made. Since July
first, nineteen hundred, this fund large
as it is to Hawaii, and necessary as
we believe it is to her success as a
Territory, has gone into the Federal
Treasury.
When we stop to consider that Ha-
wall comprises an area of but APP
proximately 6400 square miles, the
larger portion of which is land that
can not be put to any good use, and
further bear in mind that her total
population is less than $4,000 it is not
difficult to understand why it is that
Hawaii is appealing to Congress for
the expenditure of this revenue in
Hawaii.
HAWAIIAN CUSTOMS.
There are but ten Custom Districts
within the United States wherein there
are collected custom duties amount
ing to over a million dollars, and Ha-
waii is one of these ten. Classed
these districts, may be men,
toned New York, Philadelphia, New
Orleans, Chicago, San Francisco. and
four. other cities quite as important If
not as large. Again, each of these
Custom Districts lies within a state |
whose population is numbered by the
where Hawaii counts hers by |
the thousands, and whose resources
are estimated in dollars, where Ha- |
wall estimates hers in cents.
In consideration of the purposes for
which this fund, if set aside by Con- /
gress, should be devoted, would call !
your attention more particularly to
matters pertaining to education
Hawaii has a cosmopolitan popula-
ton, in round numbers divided by ma
as follows:
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-23

It Is little surprising that the Atheni-
an coins are less beautiful than some
others. They always preserved an af-
fectation of archaism. The Attic drach-
mas bore the head Of Athene and on
the reverse an owl often standing on
Tyre, the whole in a myrtle wreath.
Plutarch in his "Lysander' tells an
amusing tale how Glippus had been
sent to Sparta with a great sum of
money as a bribe and how he unripped
the bottoms of the sacks and stole
large sums, sewing up the sacks again,
not knowing that there was writing
in each sack saying how much coin it
held. On coming to Sparta he hid his
plunder under the tiles of his house,
showing the Ephors the unbroken seals
on the mouths of the sacks. When the
Ephors opened these they were in
great perplexity, but Glippus' servant
betrayed him, saying that under the
tiles roasted the OWLS" The consterna-
ton was great. Glippus fled, and the
stern Spartans declared that for the
future they would use iron coinage
made redhot and quenched in vinegar
to make it hard and unpliable. In the
laws of Solon, 600 B. c., the punish
ment of death is recorded against forg-
ing the coinage.