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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Russell sage's worth has to be esti-
mated entirely in terms of monetary
value; he seems to have been worth
nothing to the world in any other way.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Here is what happened in st. Louis
yesterday: "A terrific wind and rain
storm struck the city this afternoon.
Lightning started seven fires in diff
ferent parts of the city" What a
blessed place to live in is Los Angeles! {!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

AS Russell Sage did absolutely moth
ing for charity, 1t is not now incumbent
on charity to draw her mantle over his
miserly sins.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

The bluff made by an alleged thunder
storm yesterday morning was pretty
big, but the rainfall ensuing was in
finitesimal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Happily for Mr.. Bryan his reception
by King Edward was informal" hence
no knee pants. Think of William Jen-
nings Bryan in knee pants!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
BRlc-A-BRAc
RiEs

Often / have heard II said
That her lips are ruby red
Little heed what they sayi
i have seen as red as they
Ere she smiled on other men
Real rubies were they then.
When she kissed me once in play.
Rubies We're less bright than thAy.
and less bright were those which sh,
In the palace OF the sun,
VIII they be as bright again?
Not II kissed by other men.
Walter Savage I.ando
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Race suicide has been denounced by
Iowa old maids and bachelors. Is the
president worried over this Iowa idea"
a1G07
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Gov. Joe Folk yesterday welcomed
the Republican state convention to Mis-
sourfs capital. That was gratitude.
Republicans elected him governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Maybe King Edward called Bryan
into private conference to learn how to
be popular.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Two weeks ago a Long Beach hen
laid a hard-boiled egg. Yesterday they
dug up loaf of petrified bread down
there. Guess that Compton baby born
with full set OF teeth knew what he
was doing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

If finances are worrying the czar,
then indeed are things worse in Russia
than even its bitterest enemies have
hoped.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

What terrible thing for one French
man to slap another and then not give
the slappee a chance for revenge by
duel
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

There will be no queen in the Labor
day parade this year. What's the mat
ter-Queens on a strike?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
Her Ways

We love the dainty summer girl,
To her we sing our praise;
She sets our hearts all in a whirl,
Meanwhile, our brains are, in swirl,
We speak of her in rondelays-
She's such engaging" 'waysi
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Still, the plain people have no fears
about Mr.. Bryan, even if he is hobnob-
bing with kings.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

That sawdust bill of Lelande's indi-
Gates that someone has sawed a big lot
o. wood here lately.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

But why should the police matrons
expect more pay? They can't vote.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Germany also seems to have
Jungle"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

ery-political machinery, that is.
A dispatch says that hail stones in
Venice were so large they killed cats
on the roofs. No; unfortunately 1t was
Venice. italy.
Still, the devil will hardly object to
being barred from the Chicago bill
boards since he has all the rest of the
city anyhow.
An Ohio girl goes to Jail rather than
tell her age Is she that old?
If H H. Rogers will hire tent and
charge 10 cents admittance to see him
giving back that. s2.5oo,oo0. he'll soon
recoup his loss-and then some.
Miss Palm-Did you overlook his
shortcomings?
Miss Pepper-Yes. but not his long
stayings.
Mrs. Carter's 80 years must be her
stage age
The banking business is one of abb
sorbing interest when run on great
principals.
OF on loot
A German band struck the city today.
The police tried them out in the alley
near the station. and. finding that the
people might survive. permitted them
to toot.-Chillicothe (O.) News
To chorus girl. murder is almost
as good as a press agent
A New York bankers daughter pays
100000 a year for clothes. He's one
of the fathers who do work.
| The tourist sightseeing car is the
real rubber-band wagon.
Sinclair is going to rake more muck.
He's tackled the servant girl problem
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Evidently Mr.. Westinghouse didn't
apply his air brakes to his own ten
dencies toward outside investments.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Yes, muck rakes do run by machin-
ery-political machinery. that is.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

Entered at Postoffice. Los Angeles. as
Second -class Matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-27

A dispatch says that hail stones in
Venice were so large they killed cats
on the roofs. No; unfortunately 1t was
W. TkoI,
Evening star., 1906-06-16

the meat industries. The British public
IL extremely fond OF jam. Many enormous
fortunes have been built upon the sweet
tooth OF the Albion Here II the complain
Ing inspectors statement about what he
found In one OF these establishments.
Recently found In jam factory coi-
lection of dried raisins flied with ants and
other insects. rotten apple pulp. orange
peel. some filthy macaroni. lot of blown
tins of apricots. and other refuse bought
from grocers' shops ~ unit for food II
and was being treated and made into JAM
But there is more to tell. The dispatch
continues:
in confectioner,s the inspector found
a case of 500 absolutely rotten eggs de-
signed for use In pastry and creams. There
was not a good egg in the place. The in
spector says q good many London confec-
tioners invariably use rotten eggs in the
preparation of their deiicacies"
Well. there we are. We are none too
good ourselves. but we do like to have our
critic show a clean pair of hands 1t rem
ders the unwholesome processes discovered
In Packingtown no less criminal. to be sure,
to learn that the London meat manufac-
turers are engaged In frauds that menace
the public health. Indeed. this discovery
furnishes another argument why we should
enact the most rigid laws and set up the
most honest and efficient inspection. Let
US show England how to do 1t.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
More Jew Batting.

From the New York Tribune.
There are familiar earmarks on the grew
some tale from Bialystok. The trouble was
started with the throwing of q bomb by a
man who was at once declared by the au-
thorities to be Jewish anarchist" Then
there was lot of revolver firing by per-
sons said by the officials to have been
Jews" Finally the troops and Christian"
populace began an indiscriminate massacre
of Jews and Iooting of their property. It
was Kishineff over again, or the old fable
Of the wolf and the lamb. The Jews were
taken quite by surprise, and were instantly
worsted. which, of course, from the off,
cial point of view. proves that they were
the aggressors, and that they had deliber-
ately censpired and prepared for the out
break. AS for the troops. the police and
the Christians, they were quite ready and
were uncommonly quick on the trigger
proof positive that they were the innocent
and unsuspecting victims of the iniquitous
Jews. The incident will doubtless be work
ed for all it is worth by the reaetionaries
I'm the douma and elsewhere as an argument
against popular government in Russia. The
pitiable thing about it all apart from the
sufferings of the Jews Is that the Rus
sian populace should be led into such devil
tries for no other purpose than to refasten.
If possible, the chains of despotism upon
themselves
Evening star., 1906-06-16
Women suffragists In England.

London women suffrage agltators sue
ceeded yesterday in attracting international
attention to the fact that they are waging
determined campaign for the ballot
They made themselves ridiculous and evoked
more sympathy for the object of their de-
nunciation, Herbert Asquith, chancellor Of
the exchequer. than for themselves or t-eir
cause. These women have entirely mis-
taken the course toward success. Women
suffrage has made material gains In the
United States but 1t has advanced furthest
in those communities where the advocates
of the equal rights for the sexes have con-
Quoted themselves quietly Susan B. An
thouy was no ranter or screamer. She was
an organizer. a far-seeing worker for ult-
mate results. She lived to see material
degree OF success scored by her cause. The
propaganda is comparatively new In Eng
land. and it is more difficult than In this
country because Of the compact. homo
geueous character Of the body polite. Here
the sunragists won their earliest victories
IN the comparatively new communities.
where political conditions were in a state
or evolution. IL viii be harder for the Eng
NshwOmen who are trying to awaken a
sympathetic sentiment to score by means
of riotous methods there than 1t would have
been for their American predecessors to
win out by the same means. For they are
encountering a conservatism which is In
finitely more difficult to puncture than the
let-alone disposition of the average Amer
lean. Such demonstrations as that which
occurred in London yesterday. indeed, are
calculated to set back the cause of equal
rights by a decade.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
LEGISLATION by Letters.

While the heat that has been developed in
the course of the exchange of letters between
the President and Chairman Wadsworth of
of the House committee on agriculture Is
to be deplored, it is probable that the net
result of this correspondence will be for the
good of the country. The end will doubtless
be the enactment of a meat inspection law
guaranteeing to the consumer the whole
someness and cleanliness of the meat prod
ucts placed upon the market And after
all that is what is wanted
1t is plain that the President was mis-
taken in his criticism of the WadsWortn
substitute for the Beveridge amendment In
some respects. In characteristic fashion
he frankly acknowledges as much In ms
latest letter to Mr.. wadsworth. made public
today 1t Is immaterial now how far the
President was wrong in his exceptions to
the Wadsworth amendment. He mas made
the amende honorable and for the sake OF
legislative results that phase of the case
should be put aside.
In his latest letter the President lays
especial emphasis upon the court review
provision of the Wadsworth substitute The
House chairman declares that this is
merely superogatory recital of inalien-
able right enjoyed by the packers. The
the propriety, the necessity, and, further
more. the wisdom of specifically opening
the court doors to the packers for appeals
from every decision of the Secretary OF
Agriculture
IT, as Chairman Wadsworth asserts, this
right is consttutionally guaranteed. why
specifically proclaim it in this instance?
The President well says in today's letter
that Congress does not so specify in other
cases such as the statute prescribing meth
DDS of checking postal frauds. There is no
avoiding the conclusion at this stage of the
case that the court review paragraph was
put in for a purpose. and that purpose the
hampering of the inspection service at
every turn.
The President gives evidence of his good
faith by going over the bill with member
of the committee who favored the Wads-
worth substitute and pointing out the places
where amendments are necessary to insure
a reliable service. II these suggestions
are not needed the House committee. and
to the extent that the committee Is sus-
tanned in its stubborneness the House It
self. can not escape the suspicion that more
heed has been paid to the demands OF the
packers than to the public welfare.
II will be extremely unfortunate If this
case develops into a bitter quarrel between
the executive and Congress. On every
side are heard protestations that what is
most ardentiy sought is meat inspection
law that VIII command public confidence
and yield results in the guaranteeing of
the products. Surely. In such circum-
stances there can be no insuperable diff
Guilty about evolving an ideal statute. and
if this breezy passage of letters between
the President and Mr.. Wadsworth has the
effect of clearing the atmosphere and max
ing both sides see more clearly it will have
been beneficial.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
Meat Frauds In England.

Americans will take a grim satisfaction
In the announcement from London. by way
OF a cablegram to the New York Times,
that a bad food scandal has just broken
out In the British capital with virulence
that promises TO distract English attention
for time from the American meat hor-
rors 1t is now charged by q London sani-
tary inspector that some OF the canned
meat products--they call them Tins" over
there, but the difference is immateriai
when the quality Is in auestion-of certain
local establishments are unspeakably unit
for consumption. Some of his revela-
tions match the worst that has been
told about the conditions in Chicago's
Packingtown. One Arm. he charges
put out as potsed chicken and tongue
a rnelange composed OF ancient timed
meats of various kinds In all stages
Of decomposition. which had been worked
over with other materials in circumstances
TOO loathsome to detail Enormous guam
titles of diseased meat are brought into
London. It ID charged, and sold to the poor.
Scraps OF the vilsst character ara made
up into sausages.
But these horrors are not confined to
Evening star., 1906-06-16
Washington's Steady Growth.

Washington is growing. OF that there is
no doubt. II is growing rapidly The police
census clearly proves that fact also. The
latest returns from the local enumerators
show population of 326. 435. an Increase
In one year OF sara The advance in the
last twelve months Is not quite as great in
proportion as have been some other yearly
Increases since the federal census of 1900.
but 1t deaotes healthy. steady growth.
and II II Is kept up during the remainder
OF the decade It win bring the population
OF the District well abc~e the third-of-a-
million mark on which washinStonians
have set their hopes as the next decennial
showing for the national capital.
Just why Washington grows puzzles some
peopls. There are no large manufactures
here to draw great numbers of working
men The business is largely, almost ex-
ciusiveiy. local IN it's character. The gov
ernment's increases In force are not very
great from year to year. But the fact re-
mains that Washington fairly holds it's
own with the other American cities and
steps along from decade to decade with
population totals that crafty the local
pride.
Evidence OF the growth Is to be noted in
every section OF the city In the form OF
new dwellings and apartment houses The
building development OF the past ten or
twelve years has been q marvel OF conti-
nuity and success. Many hundreds Of resi-
dsncss have risen even while scores Of
usat apartmsnts have been erected. X
Evening star., 1906-06-16
Blue Milk.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

How much of the mortality of children in
this city in the summer Is due to the use OF
the sort of milk that is sold by the corner
grocers in the tenement wards Is matter
for surmise rather than of proof. but there
is no question that it is affected by the dis
honesty of the dealers, 1t might be well to
examine into the supply that is sold to those
who do not live in tenements, inasmuch as
there Is a SUSPICION that some OF 1t has been
doctored with chemicals to preserve 1t
against souring. For one person who eats
beef hundred drink milk. We have taken
measures to improve the beef supply. Meas
ures equally strenuous are needed to pre-
serve health and life from the commercial
ism of certain OF the dealers In food prod
ucts.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
would seem as though the latter would

would seem as though the latter would
meet the needs Of the community, ard some
observers have shaken their heads In doubt
as to the wisdom OF continuously building
both classes OF structures. But the fact
remains that there are very few vacant
residences. and 1t is always difficult to find
vacant apartments. The supply has not
exceeded the demand.
The truth is, business is expanding here
steadily from year to year. The city mas
reached the stage where its growth Is more
rapid than at any time previous In It's MS
tory New dwellers mean additional pusi-
ness necessities, and these in turn open
new opportunities for employment and IN
duce more people to come here. The pro-
cess is cumulative. Washington Is fatfen-
ing upon its needs. The best feature OF
such growth is that 1t is stable. 1t is not
s2asmodic 1t Is based upon true princ1-
pies The people who come here to enjoy
the delights of Washington residence
without business cares, become nome
builders and permanent members or the
community Business men find conditions
suited to conservative advancement Living
Is not higher than elsewhere. and all
classes of people can find here precise
ly the surroundings that suit them. The
country lover can make his home in the
suburbs and the city bound are not ham
pered by discomforts that are to be SUI
fered elsewhere.
In fine. Washington grows because 1t Is
the center of steady and increasing driIt
Of immigration, of the best and most oe-
sirable class.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
The Canal Type.

When the Senate comes to vote next
Thursday on the bill which provides for the
construction OF the Panama canal on the
ses. level 1t will doubtless have before H. III
committee the sundry civil appropriation
bill. which. as amended by the House yes
terday, provides that no part OF the money
allotted to the use of the canal commission
shall be expended for sea-levei waterway.
This amendment was adopted by vote OF
10 to 36 The majority suggests that the
House Is overwhelmingly in favor OF a lock
canal Whether the knowledge OF the at
titude of the lower branch win AFFECT the
decision of the Senate must be Determined
by the action of next Thursday.
If the question could be put to vote OF
the people it would probably be answered
emphatically In favor OF a lock canal me
country fully understands first ofNaH that
sea-level canal will cost much more and re-
auire more time in construction than the
other type. The proposition to dig the Dig
ditch down to the level of the sea is prao-
tically novel. For years the idea OF lock
canal has been familiar to the public The
character of the isthmus is such as to rem
der the thought of a sea-level waterway ex-
tremely difficult to grasp. To cut sheer
down through range of mountains to the
magnitude as to give pause even to the
An erican people, accustomed as tney are
TO immense undertakings.
But this question Is not dependent upon
public opinion for discrimination The con-
sensus of expert opinion favors the lock
type While majority of the board OF con-
sulting engineers has voted in favor of
sea-level ditch a greater majority OF all or
those who are engaged In the constructive
and administrative work Of canal making
has gone positively on record In favor or
the lock type The men who know the
ground best have so voted. The belief pre-
walls in many quarters that the sea-ieVel
proposition is merely another stalking horse
for the perennial opposition to any canal at
ALL which managed to block the way to
legislative enactment for years. and has
thrown various obstacles in the path of ex-
ecution ever since the signing Of the treaty
with the new republic of Panama.
The common sense Of the people suggests
that the practical course now Is to formally
adopt the lock type and press the work with
all possible diligence. IN order to put the
canal in commission in the shortest time
compatible with good results. II In the
course of time the advantages and possible
tiles of the sea-level type become so evident
as to warrant change IL Wouiu pe praci-
cable to lower the canal by degrees until 1t
became a sea-level waterway. But mean
while the ships Of the world would have
free course from ocean to ocean by this
route, and commerce would be at last re-
lieyed of the handicap imposed by the con-
tinuity of the continents.
The canal commission has spoken In favor
of a lock canal. the President has recon-
mended that type. and now the House has
by an emphatic majority placed itself on
record to the same effect. What will the
Senate do?
Evening star., 1906-06-16
A Common Impulse.

Man. he likes to make a speech.
An make 1t good an long;
Bird. he hops upon limb
An wants to sing a song.
Builfreg bellows In de marsh.
De cricket chirps his best.
An even de mosquito.
He gifts noisy like de rest
De bumblebee keeps buzzin'.
But the locus browns him out
Dey's all a-speechifyin';
Everybody wants to shout!
Oar ain no use objectin',
Cause it isn't nothin' queer
We kind o. wants the earth to stop
An notice dat we's here.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

A cobbler of Tangier who had a penchant
for killing women was walled up alive when
caught. Tangier is evidently a stranger to
the beauties of the American system Of
court appeals
Evening star., 1906-06-16

There is no place like .home;" said the
man of gentle sentiments
Yes" answered Mr. Cumrox. But when
you've got two country houses. residence
in the city and are paying board at three
summer resorts. how are you going to
know where 1t is?"
Evening star., 1906-06-16

LET us not be so interested In building
canal for centuries to come, says Mr. Bur-
ton OF Ohio. that we forget to finish 1t In
this one" Common sense may usually be
found lurking In Mr.. Burton's vicinity.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Sarah Bernhardt took only sl50,000 In
profits out of the United States. II it had
not been for the opposition of the theatrical
trust she might have taken half million.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Bad, very bad says the President
Wrong, very wrong" cries Wadsworth
But the gentle bovine and the squeaiing
piglet continue to crowd the uninspected
can
Evening star., 1906-06-16

The car Is having more trouble with the
douma and threatens to dissolve IT, No
where on earth 90 czars seem to get on
well with their congresses.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Chairman Wadsworth gives the packers
credit FOR having furnished his committee
with many valuable suggestions" The
public has no doubt of 1t whatever
Evening star., 1906-06-16
Smiling Martyrdom

Although the fceman brings to you
A lump exceeding small.
You don't complain, for IL you do
He may not come at all.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
The One Who Fills the Bin,

''The man who wins my admiration said
the serious girl, must be one who can
stand firm In his convictions in the face OF
ridicule, opposition and personal danger
II see," said Miss Cayenne. your ideal
Is base ball umpire
Evening star., 1906-06-16

John D. Rockefellers personal attorney
declares for Bryan. Mr.. Rockefeller and
Mr. Bryan are in Europe. Is this more than
coincidence?
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Col. Guffey surrenders. says q news
headline today. Boss Penrose is .still sitting
in his tepee. wondering whether the medi-
cine dance of the braves will frighten the
palefaceS
Evening star., 1906-06-16

If the Nationals could have spread their
hits and runs of the last game through the
entire Chicago series the net result would
have been entirels different.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
SHOOTING STARS.
An Evidence Of Value.

'I suppose you can remember when lot
of this land could have been bought for
song"
YES" answered Farmer Corntossei.
But after seein' how much my daughters
singin lessons cost that doesn't seem so
cheap."
Evening star., 1906-06-16

The average householder feels no hesita-
ton In asserting. as an expert that there is
an ice trust In Washington.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Is Mr.. Rockefeller trying to popuiarize
himself by foreign travelg
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Secretary Shaw as pacifier is not to be
rated as a bowling success.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Kentucky Is finding plenty OF heroes to
worship during homecoming week.
Evening star., 1906-06-16

This is a most recalcitrant Congress. I
IS almost positively disobedient.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
A Child Fancy.

Nanny said Pickaninny Jim, as he
watched the meteors falling. does you see
all dat brightness comm DOWN.
'Yas indeed"
Evening star., 1906-06-16

Mount Senate Is auiescent at present. while
Mount House is in the throes of an erup-
tion.
Evening star., 1906-06-16
The Way to Get & Chance.

From the Columbia State.
II may not be TO the credit Of mankind,
but in this world no man II given
chance II he wants chance he has to
throw il down and sit on Its neck.