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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

spectacles Of the Union. will be "suff
cient IN itself to place San Diego In the
front rank as a great seaport. owing
to the fact that It possesses the only
land-locked harbor In Southern Cali
fornia that permits deep-sea vessels to
enter and discharge on the wharves at
any and oil times with perfect safety"
According to the Unions calculation
there will he saving Of one-thlrd In
transportation cost to eastern markets.
thereby putting into the pockets Of cit
rus fruit growers an additional proft
Of at least ss,OOO,OO0.
To a person acquainted with the
orange industry the first thought oc-
curing in this connection is that the
time of transit by the proposed route
is too long. Again. as It now takes
fully half the time indicated to reach
New York by railway, 1t is quite doubt
full II it would he possible to reach that
market in twenty days by the proposed
route.
There is evident basis for hope, how
ever, that the Tehuantepec railway may
prove to be an important factor in
solving the orange transportation prob
lem. with steamships specially adapted
for the purpose, fitted with the highest
type of cold storage appliances, etc, the
time difficulty may be minimized. And
as the new route will be in direct COM
petition with the railways which now
market the crop. an important reduc-
tion in freight charges may be expected.
with regard to the San Diego hope
that all port benefits from such Ill
version Of orange transit will accrue to-
that city, only this need be said now;
The Unions premises will prove to be
sound II it can show why producers
in the great orange belt should send
their fruit 120 miles by rail to San
Diego for water shipment when the port
Of San Pedro will offer every advantage
at the door Of the orange belt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
A MATRIMONIAL "BOOM"

A weight has been lifted from the
minds of prospective brides of Presby-
terian faith. No longer will there be
temptation to harbor a mental reserva-
ton when responding to the require
ment to obey the future worse half
In the book of common worship just
published by authority of the Presby-
terian general assembly that obnoxious
obligation is eliminated, expunged,
cast out.
1t will be interesting now to consider
the probable or possible effect of this
innovation in the marriage service.
Will it cause an increase in affirmative
replies to the appeals of ardent wooers?
Will 1t remove a formidable obstacle
to matrimony, particularly on the part
of young women who are favored with
such classic development of chin and
jaw as is seen on Uncle Sans silver
coins?
But there is another noticeable
change in the formula of the marriage
ceremony. The reference to worldly
goods" with which the two candidates
for matrimony have been required to
"endow" each other. is omitted in the
new text. This feature. however, is Of
interest only when there is something
in sight for the word "endow" to stand
upon. 1t is immaterial, of course, in a
case where a merging of wealth before
the ceremony has been necessary to
make up a minimum tender to the min
ister.
1t is quite time for a loosening of
requirements for matrimony if pace is
to be kept with the increasing facili-
ties for escaping from the matrimonial
moose by the divorce route.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
CARRIAGE AND AUTO ETIQUETTE

Carriage etiquette is rigid and precise.
Take the matter of getting into vic
toria, for example.
The footman stands on the sidewalk
He may have the lap robe over his
arms. or 1t may be spread over the
front of the carriage.
The lady steps into the victoria with
out noticing the respectful way in
which he touches his cockaded hat. She
settles herself comfortably down in the
cushions. Then her part is done and
his begins.
It is his task to tuck the lap robe
about you, and then pass back of the
carriage and see that 1t is properly ad-
justed on the other side. All this must
be done with the greatest deliberation.
The footman finally finishes his work
and places himself on the sidewalk by
the victoria to receive his mistress or
ders. 1t is then that his mistress for
the first time says where she is going.
To be really elegant. the lady must
show no signs of hurry.
Slowly and deliberately she turns TO
the footman and mentions the destina-
tion to which she will be driven. 1t is
regarded as a shade more elegant for
the lady TO look directly in front of her,
and, not noticing the waiting footman
entirely, TO speak her wishes as If she
were addressing the wind, as II 1t ought
| to be glad to obey her,
In calling the lady does not leave her
carriage until the footman has rung the
doorbell and learned If the lady of the
house is at home. II she is not, he
leaves the card and returns to the
vehicle for orders, says the Washington
! Post.
The same thing is required OF the
chauffeur Of a private motor. The ar
rival OF a private motor in front OF a
house has, indeed, come 10 be an occa-
sion of ceremony.
The vehicle hurdles up. The chauf-
feur alights, opens the door, and re-
ceives the card.
He goes up the steps and rings the
bell. The lady is at home. He hands
in the card and returns 10 the motor.
It's occupant then alights. II there II
footman, he accompanies her up thl
steps 10 ring the bell again II neces
sary. IN any case, he must extricat'
the occupant OF the vehicle before hl
allows her TO alight from the motor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
WILLING TO "BITE"

At the recent annual meeting of the
voters of Cape Elizabeth two names
were presented for moderator, Harry S.
Jordan and Clement E. Staples, Repub-
lican and Citizen, respectively. The
orator who nominated Mr.. Staples
made mighty effort who is Glenn
ent r. Staples?" he cried, as he waved
his arms like pump handles and strobe
back and forth on the platform. A
deep and impressive silence followed
Again waving his arms he called in q
voice of thunder: "Who is Clement e.
Staples?" The silence was more pro-
nounced and the effect greater. The
audience was visibly impressed. Be-
fore attempting to dwell upon the good
qualities of his candidate the speaker
again proclaimed, Il say, who is Glenn
ent z. Staples?"
A small man in the rear of the hall
stood on a chair and broke the silence
by saying: WAL I'll bite. Who is
he?"-Boston Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

served many assures in the earth below
the town, five or six feet wide, extend
ing i'm length out Of sight, and one side
several feet lower than the other. On
the fifth day he passed the lower fall,
which had worn away 10 practicable
rapid. He felt a. succession of shocks
OF earthquake until he came down to
Flam island"
After giving a number Of such ao-
counts, Mr.. Mitchell, author of the ar
ticle, concludes with the following
analysis Of the phenomena:
II. The trembling of the earth was
felt from the Atlantic ocean to the re-
gions far beyond the Mississippi. The
accounts given by the Indians uni
formly stated that the shocks had been
very frequent and violent at a great
distance up the Arkansas They appear
to have been very little felt to the
north Of the Potomac and east of the
Alleghanles.
20 Though the connections were Of
great extent, IL was not possible to as
sign any priority to any place Though
the earthquakes were not equally vlo-
lent or extensive, yet In those Of widest
diffusion or circuit there was no method
of tracing a succession. on the con-
trary, the shocks in the most distant
situations were synchronous, or near
ly so.
'3 Air was produced below ana eX-
tricated into the atmosphere.
a. This, when It passed through the
water, produced bubbles and froth, and
after their extrication formed visible
vapor, obscuring the atmosphere.
"5. Hot water was elected with con-
siderable. force.
IS. Coal or carbonated wood was
thrown up in a similar manner and
about the same time.
a. Light in some instances was ex
tricated and from the circumstances
of its appearance may be considered
not as an accidental coincidence of the
earthquake, but as natural and neces-
sary accompaniment. But in most
places there was no luminous ap-
pearance.
"S. Sounds were sometimes heard,
but by no means uniformly or steadily.
In many cases there was no noise at all.
"9. The gas, the hot water and the
coal led conclusively to the existence
of a subterranean fire, and the light
and fire induced the same belief.
10. But after all, it is not very evil
dent what kindled the flame beneath;
by what means it was supported by air
and kept from extinction by water;
how deep it lies; how 1t convulses the
superintendent strata, and communi-
Gates its tremors instantaneously for
several hundred miles. Nor am 1 able
to explain to my satisfaction why a
certain part of the bed of the Missis-
sippi was it's focus, nor why it hap
pened during the winter season."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
TAPS

The reveille of Life has sounded.
And silently as the mist
Unfolds an hundred of wonders
While Youth joins the waiting list.
Keep step to the martial music,
Heads high and eyes to the fore;
Each obstacle must be surmounted
1t was there for the Youths of yore.
Each minute is precious, of value;
Take stock Of your life each year;
Too soon will the summons have
sounded,
You must go with record clear.
Leave Life's battlefield like a warrior,
A man who has stood the test;
Be ready to pass over the river
When Taps have sounded and-rest
f. Marguerite Eggleston.
wis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
SOME EASTERN OUAKES

With no thought or disposition to
rejoice at discontinue which may
come to any other part of the United
States, Californians must nevertheless
feel certain measure of satisfaction
in the news of minor earthquakes
which have visited the east of late.
kentucky. New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and Connecticut have all report
ed temblors of more or less intensity
during the last few days, and these,
together with the shocks which swept
over the entire east Immediately after
the San Francisco quake, prove be-
yond cavil that seismic disturbances
are by no means confined to northern
California, but are in a. measure native
to the whole United States.
The eastern press, for the most part,
has been particularly despicable in
handling the San Francisco quake, in
that the damage by temblor has been
vastly overdrawn, while the fire, which
did the real havoc, has almost been
ignored. Still further viciousness has
been shown in many ways by some
eastern papers which. misled by the
Hyena Hearst longest CREASED liar,"
have printed many faIsehoods about
Los Angeles and Southern California
in particular, which region was abso-
lutely unaffected by 'quakes. The
shivers felt here were slighter than
those which touched up the east after
the San Francisco shock, and abso-
lutely no damage was done by them
Yet led by the Hearst yellows, the east,
possibly with no special design or de-
sire to injure Los Angeles in any way,
has done and said many things to the
hurt of this city.
The truth is that the east has had
and is having shakes right now,
whereas Los Angeles is entirely free
of them. Nature has demonstrated that
the very east that talks about Cali
fornia is in the earthquake belt, and
is now quivering from temblors, while
Los Angeles has absolutely felt no
temblor since the culver following the
day of the San Francisco disaster
Nothing could give the lie to Hearst
and his deceived eastern followers more
completely than have the shocks
throughout the east within the last
week.
The fact is, of course-and this ac-
counts for all the Misrepresentation
that Southern California is so blessed
of God that all the forces of evil con-
spire in vain to decry it. Cyclones,
blizzards, siroccos, freezing weather,
intense heat, thunder and lightning
all these are strangers here; we never
have them, while to the entire east
they are native. And now the attempt
TO create feeling against this region
as ''the home of earthquakes" is it.
self belied by the increased presence
of shocks in the east while Southern
California is absolutely quiescent.
Naturally those who know Los Ahr
geles are fully aware Of all these things.
But to those who do not know 1t, who
imagine that Los Angeles is near
neighbor to San Francisco, instead OF
500 miles away, who have swallowed
whole the rank lies that the unspeak-
able Hearst has sent out to harm the
city 10 which he Is an alien-to these
the foregoing facts are commended.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
AN DExcLAMAroRy" AILMENT

A colored man in the employ of Rep
resentative James D. Richardson OF
Tennessee was detailing to friend the
particulars of a relatives illness, when,
according to the congressman, the fol-
lowing dialogue ensued between the
two darkeys:
Eyes, siree!" exclaimed the negro
first referred to, "Mose Is sure sick
man. He's got explanatory rheuma-
tism'
"You mean infammatory rheuma-
tism," explained the better-informed
colored man; "de word 'exclamatory'
means to yell"
Eyes, sir, L knows it does" quickly
responded the other in tone of decided
conviction, land dats jest what dc
trouble is-de man jest yells all de
time."-Success Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
Warped Wisdom

Crooked accounts lead to Strengthened
circumstances
If wishes were horses, besgars would
want autos.
A soft answer turneth away wrath. but
a few cuss words helpeth the feelings
nightly.
Talk that is cheap is never in demand.
'Love thy neighbor as thyself' doesn't
include his wife.
Loquacity is also the mother of inven-
tion-of another sort.
Where there's Jill there's Jay.
You can't always begin at the bottom
digging well, for instance
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

AS soon as the engineers are ready
now, work on owens river conduit can
begin. That's another Los Angeles en-
terprise Hearsts Examiner knocked,
remember-till delegation Of business
men called 1t to time. Any time the
Los Angeles business men weary of the
Hearst lies, they can stop 'em.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
sPEARINe FISH IN coRNFIELps

Everybody who can rig UP a gig or
that have been flooded by the Wabash
and are spearing fish.
Some monster fish have been brought
to town, and the dealers are swamped.
IT is a common thing to see men COM
ing into the city with a fifty or sixty
pound catfish or buffalo fish in tow
Indianapolis News.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The Bernhard press agent can get
lot of good dope" out of her ap-
pearance in the Venice auditorium. 1t
isn't every actress who has to go a
quarter of mile out to sea in order
10 play.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Hatfield, the rainmaker, is going to
the Yukon. If he'd only take Willie
Ananias, the trouble maker, along and
lose him there, a grateful Los Angeles
will gladly arise and pay Hatfield an
other $10O0-and then some.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The astonishing part Of the earth
quakes in Connecticut is that Hyena
Hearst hasn't started his usual fake
relief work over his Longest creased
liar" to his own personal glory. Can
Willie Ridiculous have been asleep at
the switch?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

However, because Aldrich favors the
Allison rate bill amendments is not
prima facie evidence that they are to
be condemned. But it looks mighty
Suspicious.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Gay, indeed, did the city become yes
terday, with its lavish display of flags
and banners. If the court house will
only hoist it's flag to full staff, now
we'll be all right.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Will Coldfeet Collins kindly take
notice that some 5000 or more shriners
are now enjoying life in balmy South
ern California, while back in his own
region the earth is quaking daily?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The fact that E. H. Hartman crossed
the continent in three days makes the
ordinary traveller, who requires six
days, appreciate just how small he is
compared to a railroad magnate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Remember, Mr.. Business Man, the
Hearst contamination exists only
through your sufferance. Any time you
wants it's lying excrement cut off you
have only to say the word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

If Coldfeet Collins and Hyena Hearst
could see gay Los Angeles now, maybe
even they would admit that we're to
hsSFe a Fiesta, in spite of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

One really wonders If the New York
yellows printed Copyright, 1900 views
of the Flatbush earthquake of Tues
day?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Lest we forget Any time the busi-
ness men weary of Hearst and his
lies against Los Angeles they can stop
them. It's up to the merchants.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Really, those eastern earthquakes
seem to be hot on the trail of Coldfeet
Collins. If Toronto doesn't have one
he'll be in luck.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Earthquakes in Connecticut? Why
they are nearer Toronto than Los An
geles is to San Francisco. Pray, what
is Coldfeet Collins doing now?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

This city is now the biggest west of
st. Louis-and it has no owl cars.
Isn't that an anomaly?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
Population Of Los Angeles 23S.4I9

While we are about it. let's have 9
try at those owl cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Sure. we want the shriners next
year. Coldfeet Collins won't be edict'
ing then.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Those two-legged camels on the
Shriners' banners--can they, too, go
eight days without drink?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The Chinese boycott is off till next
time. The only trouble is that these
''times'' so overlap.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Yes, yellow is one of the Fiesta colors,
but 1t doesn't stand for Hearst. No
body stands for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Wall street is turning it's attention
to San Francisco. Verify, that city's
cup of woe now runneth over!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Trade with Mexico, so far as Los An
geles is concerned, simply awaits our
going after it. Now watch us go!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
ornhnna, Home

The children and board OF directors
of the Los Angeles Orphans Home will
hold q reception Friday. May II. from
/ to 5. A good program Is promised.
EverYbodY Cordially Invited.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
ILLINOIS EARTHQUAKES WHICH LASTED YEARS

What Happened the Other Side Mississippi
Madrid UpheavaI
FROM the chicago
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
Pi-LimeS and Pick-UDS
The Best Seller

All this talk about the muck rake.
And the man who wields it may
Be of value to the papers,
AS topic of the day.
But just think, if Bunyan now had
Only finished writing his
Pilgrims Progress, what an "ad' for
That great book 'twould be, 1 wisl
Why, if Pilgrims Progress" now were
Just displayed to eager looks,
1t would lead beyond a doubt the
Country's six best selling booksr'
Why shouldn't speech be free? Isn't
talk cheap?
An English paper says the theater is
refuge from thought" You bet
1t is!
There are two kinds of women--the
sort men love, and the others.
The auto has changed the horse
laugh into the horseless ha! ha!
It's the kittenish girl who too often
changes into the old cat.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
BY RYAN WALKER

Lazy Iks-I don't care TO ask 70 for
aims, fair lady. No. merely seeks de
aid OF yer slxillful needle. May 1 rely on
yer asHistancef
what can DO for you with my needlef
Lazy Ike-I has here a button, mum.
and hopes - will be kind enough 70
sew a shirt on II fer me.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

HIB All.
Rambling Waggles-1 was robbed last
night and lost ffty-three articles OF fur
niture Everything I had in dc world.
Policeman--Fifty-th three articles.
Rambling Waggies-Sure; q deck OF
cards and q corkscrew.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

It's the kittenish girl who too often
changes into the old cat.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The auto has changed the horse
laugh into the horseless ha! ha!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

The charge against the present gov
ernor of Kansas that he kissed the wife
OF the former governor of Kansas takes
all the wind out of the sails of the
governors of the two Carolinas.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

There are two kinds of women--ths
sort men love, and the others.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

A new York woman who inherited
900 divorced her husband because
he wasn't sporty enough. How sporty
does she imagine a man can get on q
paltry $4,000?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
increase In the Damn FamI

Born, to Mrs. G. w. Damn; 6%
pound girl.-Carleton Leader
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

That Boston sent a carliod of baked
beans to San Francisco was very
praiseworthy and self sacrificing on
Boston's part, but wasn't it little hard
on San Francisco?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Ann Archy was queen of the May in
Paris this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Palm-The man she is to marry calls
her his dream
Pepper-What shame it'll be when
he's walked up!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
NuptiaI Nerve Tonic

]. T. Phillips tied the knot in the case
of Walter Prevatt and Miss Lorena
Freeman at his home Friday night, and
served peaches as nerve settler
Lumberton IN. c. Argus.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

Atlanta, Ga, figures on an exposition
in 1910. She has to show one tall build
ing and Frank L. Stanton.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10

An English paper says the theater is
a refuge from thought" You bet
1t is!
Valentine Democrat., 1906-12-20
0Ff,CtRS OF TIKI 18TH
TO Be COURT-M RTIALED

Washington, d. g., Dec. IA
On recommendation of the general
staff the secretary of war has ord
cred the trial by court-martial of
Major Charles w. Penrose and
Captain Edgar A. Macklin of COM
pany G, First battalion, Twenty
fifth infantry, under the sixty
second article of war, for con
duct in the prejudice of good order
and discipline' in failing in their
duty in preventing and suppress
ing the riot at Brownsville, Tex,
last August.
The specifications will include
among other things the charge
that the two officers named failed
to exercise due diligence in pre-
venting the occurrence when the
condition of affairs at Brownsville
made it necessary that all proper
precautions should have been taken
to prevent a clash between the
troops and citizens; and also that
they did not examine the rifles of
the men until daylight although
they learned of the true state of
affairs by 2 or 3 o'clock in the
morning.
The details of the membership
of the court and the place where
the trial will he held have been
left to the discretion of the COM
manding officer of the department
of Texas. " WOrld-Herald.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-12-20
sly EVIDENCE IS larKING New Ho

One of the most important nom
ents in the Nebraska land fraud
cases has been reached for Rich
ards, Comstock and Jameson.
This is the result of the motion
made on Monday afternoon by the
attorneys for the defendants that
there was no evidence on which to
hold the defendants.
The motion was sustained In the
case of F. M. Walcott, who acted
as attorney for the Nebraska L md
and Feed company. Only one
witness gave testimony which
connected him with the case. This
appeared in the testimony of Sam
uel M. Mann, pension agent of
Quincy, H., who had three Sold
iers 60 to Attorney Walcott's of
flee in connection with the declara-
tory papers. Attorney Walcott
returned to the soldiers the amount
of their entry fees.
The defense held that the gov
ernment has brought out no testi-
mony proving fraud or conspiracy,
and that it has simply m multiplied
the same act by such evidence as
it has brought out.
The court held that each act
may constitute a renewal of the
same conspiracy. 1t also held
that in case of conviction, the de-
PENDANTS could not be punished
more than once for the same act.
Attorney Critics admitted the
fact that money has been advanced
to pay for entry fees and improve
ments, but read opinions showing
that this is no crime. He held
that the entryman's right to lease
the land begins from the moment
he takes up the entry.
Prosecutor Rush held that there
was no title in these cases. There
had been no time to acquire title.
The defendants, he held, had en-
tered into a conspiracy to secure
false titles.
I'VE contend," he said, that
if the practices were fraudulent, it
was to deprive the government of
the land. They were looking for
the final proof and provided the
expenses for every transaction" ="
An adjournment was taken to
enable the court to take up the mo-
tfons under consideration.
ha Daily News.