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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
AMONG The OFFICIALS

H. A. Bush, general agent for the
Pennsylvania lines with headquarters
in San Francisco, accompanied by
Mrs. Bush returned home yesterday
after a short visit III Los Angeles.
NJ. f. Van Horn. district passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania lines with
headquarters in Los Angeles, is i'll
Santa Barbara on a business visit.
Fl. E. Huntington entertained a party
of friends yesterday by taking them
over the beach lines i'll the parlor car
"El Amigo"
All cars on Broadway north of First
street We're brought to a standstill for
about half an hour last night on ac-
count of a breakdown at the power
plant that supplies the current for this
line.
The Los Angeles & Redondo Railway
company has just issued little book
let called I'm Flowerland," which con-
tains many hints on flower growing.
The cover design is from painting
of the II. E. Huntington carnation by
Paul de Longpre.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
FIGURES THAT MISLEAD

a local contemporary is doing some
wild figuring on this years citrus fruit
crop. According to its calculation, "if
no strange disaster happens the growers
will bank $2OOOO,OOO. after paying the
railroads a fortune in freight rates and
icing" That is tbout double the figure
worked out by The Herald. as pre-
sented few days ago.
Now note the contemporary figure
juggling. Following the wild promise
of $40, 100000 for the growers it says:
"The total shipments will approximate
$4,000 carloads" Right, and The
Heralds forecast verbatim. Continu-
ing, "the indicc ions are that the net
cash returns to California will average
from $500 to $500 a car 1t is a fact
of market record that the sales in the
eastern markets thus far have not
averaged anywhere near $s a box, or
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
OWL CARS A NECESSITY

owl cars for Los Angeles have be-
come public necessity and the street
railway lines should take notice accord
ingly. Los Angeles is no longer in The
village class, nor does it go home by
midnight. A very large part of it works
all night-newspaper men, bank clerks
and mechanics in many lines. Hun
dreds every night cut short their even
ing's pleasures at theater, cafe, party
or private home to reach home on the
last car" Late plays and concerts
are spoiled by the rush to catch the
same method of transportation.
Visitors to Los Angeles from every
city in the east are amazed at its great
development, it's metropolitan charac-
teristics and it's general progress. Then
they find that it goes to bed at mid
night, and they are amazed-till they
learn about the last car" Then they
are disgusted. Not city of conse-
quence in the United States except Los
Angeles is still subject to this small
town custom of stopping the cars at
midnight.
In Los Angeles, too, owl cars are
especially necessary, because it is so
spread out. Men like to live here away
from the business center. They have
gone far out into the hills and to the
beaches for their homes. A few years
back when Los Angeles really was
only a town, there was nothing to keep
people in the city after midnight and 10
disadvantage eusued from lack of late
transportatio But the larger the city
the more imperative is owl car service,
for hundreds and thousands are really
detained by their business until morn
ing. Now they must wait sometimes
several hours till the regular service
is resumed. If proper service We're
given they could at least catch a car
every hour.
Possibly an owl car service would
not pay from the start; it seldom does.
But a public corporation owes some-
thing to the convenience of its patrons
and late cars are a convenience to SO
many that they should be put on at
once; then, as the public became more
accustomed to them, profits would soon
follow This has been the history Of
owl car establishment everywhere. And
with "the best car system on earth,' -
it would seem that the one feature in
which it lacks would be forthcoming.
Owl car service need not be very fire.
quent-one car to line. all leaving the
center Of the city on the even hour,
and the suburbs on the half hour, would
be sufficient. Possibly on suburban
lines even less frequent service would
suffice. And lines that duplicate SER
vice in one section could operate one
car for both, if desired. But an owl
car service of adequate sort, covering
the city and its most immediate neigh
boring towns, is imperative.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
RAILWAY WORLD
SHOP MEN DISLIKE IDEA OF PER-
SONAL HISTORY
Southern Pacific Officials Say That
These Records Are Necessary in
Giving Pensions-General
Railroad News

Union men among the employees of
the Southern Pacific declare that the
order recently issued by the road re-
quiring them to give personal history
of themselves is a direct blow ut the
unions.
These personal records require the
men to give in detail all of the places
in which they have been employed
since leaving school and to state why
they left their former positions.
1t is reported that about 800 men
have left the employ of the company
IN Los Angeles since the issuance of
the new order, but the officials deny
there is any truth in the report.
The officials say that for years all of
the trainmen and all of the employees
III the clerical departments have had
to give there detailed reports and that
the new order merely requires the
shopmen to give their personal records.
This the officials say, is being done
in order that at all times the pension
records may be complete.
A short time ago an old man who
has been in the company for more
than twenty years became crippled so
that he could not support himself and
applied at Tucson for u pension.
His mind is in a feeble condition
and he cannot remember under what
superintendent he went to work, but
saws it was over twenty years ago.
only one man can be found who
knows when the old man desiring the
pension entered the employ of the
company and he says that it was
twenty years ago.
1t is thought that the crippled man
will be given the pension.
Officials say that in twenty years
records and pay rolls are very likely
to be destroyed superintendent are
changed several times and in this
manner any evidence as to the date
of a man entering the employ of the
company is lost.
Bv the new rule the record of each
man will be kept and when he desires
a pension it will be an easy matter
to look up his record and see If he is
entitled to it under the pension rules.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
THE SPRING ELECTIONS

The municipal elections of Tuesday
indicate clearly the trend of public
opinion in the larger American cities.
There are unmistakabe signs showing
that popular patience is exhausted. The
shameful disclosures of graft are
arousing the public as it has not
been aroused within the period of a
generation. Hence. there is a manifest
determination in the cities to get to-
gether for the public weal-to cast
aside partisan distinctions and make
heroic efforts to turn the rascals out"
But how shall that purpose be accom-
plished? Tuesdays elections cast only
Il dim light upon that question. There
is evidence of strong belief in the
efficacy of municipal ownership, but
conservative thought halts at the sug-
gestion of using that remedy as a uni
versaI panacea for municipal ills.
The election in Chicago shows both
a popular desire to test the efficacy
of such ownership and a doubt about
the propriety of entrusting its opera
ton to an army of official appointees.
Hence we see that the proposition to
furnish means for purchasing the rail-
way system was carried, but the COL
lateral proposition "to proceed to oper-
ate street railways" was defeated. The
meaning of that contradictory proceed
ing is, of course, that Chicago is loath
to entlust the operation Of its great
street railway system to the same class
of men who already control its official
affairs.
The result of MilWaukee's election
indicates a conservative approach to-
ward municipal ownership, but more
particularly to a desire for a change
in official management. Mayor Rose
who has occupied the executive chair
eight years, was defeated by a younger
and presumably more progressive man
The latter's special claim to public
favor was his advocacy of municipa
lighting plant and more street rail.
ways.
In nearly all the cities that held cleo
tions on Tuesday the public ownership
idea was in evidence to a greater ol
less extent. In none of them, however
with the exception OF Kansas City
was there any appearance of a desir'
to Swallow the hook" The great mass
Of the people are determined tina
graft shall be eliminated, if possible
from public affairs, but everywher
there is a manifest dread of the DANCE
of getting "out of the frying pan int
the fire"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
FRENCH TO HONOR PAUL JONES
Program Arranged for Naval Demon-
stration Over Burial of Hero at
ANNAPOLIS
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOSleiLSN 1850
PARIS. April 4.-Foreign Minister
Bourgeois has written to the American
embassy giving the program of tho
French governments participation in
the burial of the body of Admiral
Paul Jones at Annapolis OH April "a
and furnishing a list of the distin-
guished naval personages assigned to
take part in the ceremonies.
The French cruisers will arrive at
Annapolis in division formation Aprl:
20 under command of Rear Admiral
Campion. who will be on board the
flagship Marseillaise, with Capt. Cue
pratte and twenty officers.
On board the Conde will be Capt:
Huguett, late naval aide de camp of
former President Loubet, and seven
teen officers, and on board the Aupe'
Capt. Lefevre and twenty officers.
The admiral's staff will consist OF
five officers, headed by Capt. Bateile'
chief of the naval staff of the min
istry of marine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
COAL STRIKE SITUATION

In the present aspect of the coal
strike situation experienced observers
see strong symptoms of n breaking up
in the insterstate amalgamation of
miners. The growing lack Of cohesion,
that has been apparent from the in
ception of the present trouble, ap-
pears to be nearing a rupture. The
leaders are quarreling among them
selves and the workers are asserting
their independence. The extent of this
feeling is seen in the fact that groups
of local organizations throughout the
bituminous field are compromising with
the operators in many instances on the
basis of the old wage scale.
No time is remembered since the
present amalgamation of coal miners
was effected, when the signs of dis
integration We're so apparent as they
are now. The potency of John Mitch
ellis leadership, which has been
waning rapidly the last two years, evil
IDENTIFY is near the end. In fact, the
miners seem to be growing weary OF
supporting a very costly interstate or
ganization that shows no compensation
for the expense. The idea is gaining
ground among the miners in the sew
eraI states that they can get along
better by padding their own canoe"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
+ REV. ROBERT j. eUR0ETTE !
Pastor of Temple Baptist Church Tells
Congregation That Lecture Hall
in New Auditorium Nears
Completion

Members of the Temple Baptist
church, of which Robert j. Burdette is
pastor, were delighted last night when
the announcement was made that the
big lecture hall of the new temple
would be ready for occupancy not
later than July l.
The lecture hall has a seating ca
pacity of zoos and will probably be
the most popular assembly room in
the magnificent building.
c. r. Harris, president of the board
of trustees, made a statement at the
prayer meeting which was held at the
Y. w. C. A. rooms last night to the
effect that the new quarters would be
ready for occupancy in about three
months. Mr.. Harris told the members
of the congregation that they would be
given a lease for ten years on the
main auditorium each Sunday night
and thirteen additional week nights
each year; on the lecture hall every
night and that the parlors and library
and kitchens would be constantly in
the hands of the church. For this
the congregation will pay $4,000 year.
Rev. Mr.. Burdette said that a plan
was on foot to establish a boys MA
rine Corps" which would be a semi
military organization drilled by vol
unteers from the young men of the
church.
plan was also outlined for series
of popular Friday night entertainments
1t is the intention of those who have
this in charge to make the entertain
ments bright and attractive and ia
make a moderate charge for seats. II
was explained that in view of the fact
that the auditorium company was pay
ing the usual amount of taxes which
business enterprises are assessed it will
be possible to give entertainments and
charge admission--a privilege which
other churches are denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
FILE INCORPORATION ARTICLES
New Line Will Be Built From San
Francisco to Butte
BY Associated Press


SALEM, Ore, April 4-Copies of the
articles of incorporation of the San
Francisco, Idaho &s Montana Railway
company, an Idaho corporation We're
fled with the secretary of state this
morning.
The road is to start at San Francisco
and run in a nOrtherly direction
through Nevada, Oregon and Idaho
via Boise, to Butte, a distance of 1000
miles. with a connecting line from Ma
son to Winnemucca, New. The capital
stock is $50,00O.O0O. The principal place
OF business is Boise, Idaho.
Copies of the articles of Oregon
Trunk Line railroad a Nevada cor
poration, were also filed this morning.
This road is to start at a point on the
Columbia river near the mouth of the
Deschutes river and follow along the
Columbia, thence through Central Ore
gon. a distance of $50 miles. The cap
ital stock is $1,0OO,OOO and the principal
place of business is Carson City, New.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
A. O. U. w. Leave on Special

one hundred delegates and friends
representing the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, accompanied by
their band of twenty-five pieces, will
leave Los Angeles this morning by
special train over the Southern Pa
cific at $3.50 o'clock for Santa Cruz to
attend the meeting of the grand lodge
held there Tuesday. About 400 dele
gates are expected to be present. The
delegation will go by way OF san
Francisco, where they will stop for
two or three days and will return to
Los Angeles on Sunday, April 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

about $105O a car. The cost of freight
and icing, together with the home ex-
pense of picking, packing, shipping,
etc, foots up about one-half of the
gross sum received in the eastern mar
kets. Figure on this basis of fact, all
lowing for loss on bad stock yet to be
shipped, and it will be seen that The
Heralds estimate of $1O,O0O,OO0 net for
the growers is a close shot at the mark.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
BYERS' DEATH ACCIDENTAL
coroner's Jury Exonerates Crew From
Blame for Seventh and Santa
Fe Mishap

Accidental death was the verdict of
the coroner's jury last evening in the
case of Roy Byers, fatally injured at
Seventh street and Santa Fe avenue
Monday.
Byers was driving his team across
the tracks when a switching engine
struck the wagon, hurting Byers from
his seat. The young mans skull was
fractured and he never recovered con-
sciousness.
The train crew were exonerated from
all blame.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
Canadian Expressmen to Strike
v Assncinted Press

MONCTON, N. B., April 4.-Some 200
agents of the Canadian Express com
pany along the Intercolonial railway
in three provinces gave notice yester-
day that they had voted to declare a
strike against the express company
on April IA. The agents are all EN-,
ployes of the railroad, but are pald
a commission for handling express
business. They state that a demand
for an increase i'll the commission was
refused by the head of the Canadian
Express company in Montreal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Five cities were warmer than Los
Angeles esterday-Atlanta, Cincinnati,
Jacksonville, New Orleans and st.
Louis. But the heat of these cities is
usually followed by terrible tornadoes,
while Los Angeles goes on its even way
with a mild temperature that never
reaches extremes. That's the difference.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
Clover

Oh, a wondrous word is "clover!"
Drop the &C" and you have 1over,"
The happiest of mankind in this day;
And tits easy to discern, too
Why he's joyous, if you yearn to-
You have '1ove"-just take the final
''r" away!
Cut the &C" and a." and cover"
You VIII readily discover;
Cut the ''r' alonc--you'Vc "clovc,' to
kill your breath.
But the queerest find of any,
Drop the Il" alone, and then we
Get the Cover" that they screw down
tight at death.
w. II. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
OFFICIALS MOVE
FROM CITY JAIL
DECLARE BUILDING MAY SOON
COLLAPSE
Walls Are Shaky, Foundations Far
From Substantial and All Who
Remain Are In Fear of
Their Lives

Police court officials were in fear yes
terday that the east side of the build
ing located on West First street would
collapse and Justice Austin adjourned
his court until steps could be taken tc
safeguard the walls under which work
men are now making an excavation.
On the east side of the police station
is deep hole which has been filled
with water for nearly two weeks. 1t
was recently pumped out in order that
workmen might begin eXcavating for
the foundations of a new building.
1t is said that the police station has
no steel girders or iron frame con-
struction as is used in modern build
tngs and that the east wall which rises
a sheer so feet is unprotected except
by the weight of the mass of bricks.
The foundation is ON made ground
and lately has been settling perceptibly
Walls Crack
Sunday the walls cracked in several
places and yesterday afternoon several
fissures We're found in the walls that
enclose Justice Austin's court room.
a building inspector sent over from
the city hall by request of the police
pronounced the building perfectly safe
But the judge and officials in the
court room on the east side, whore
danger is to be expected, felt a sense
of insecurity in spite of all the assur-
ances given.
1T would not help me any," remarked
Justice Austin, Ito have a fine obituary
notice of myself follow the collapse OF
the building which had been pronounced
safe by experts"
But think of the poor laborers he
neath," said Justice Rose whose court
room is removed from possible danger.
Didn't Forget Them
Il do not think of them," replied
Justice Austin hastily, but all the diff
ference would be that [ would have Il
longer plunge before death than the
Workmen.'
Late in the afternoon it was said
the contractors would endeavor to run
braces from the adjoining building to
the east wall of the station with the
hope that any tendency to 40 collapse
would be prevented.
But as long as men are digging close
to the Jail foundations the police con-
slider the building unsafe
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
PERSONALS

COLI Charles Jones. proprietor of the
American hotel, Boston, who has been
stopbing at the Hollenbeck, started
yesterday on his return home, to go by
the(way of Ell Paso, New Orleans and
Florida. Mr.. Jones is an author and
a descriptive writer TO magazines
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

A fatal accident at the new garbage
incinerator will warrant the board of
public works in requiring ample safe
guards in that institution. The coun-
Gil neglected it's duty in not demand
ing these safeguards before the incin-
orator was accepted but now that one
human life has been destroyed, the
city authorities should see that the
Fatalities end with this one.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
TAXATION REPORT GOES OVER
Railway Commissioners Favor SePar-
ate Valuation of Railroad
Property
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-By unan-
imous vote today the national associ-
alton of railway commissioners adopted
the resolution of B. II. Myer of Wis
consin offered yesterday, declaring it
to be the sense of the association that
the congress of the United States
should authorize and direct the inter
state commerce commission or some
other department of the federal govern
ment to ascertain the inventory value
of all railways in the United States
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
Santa Fe officials Visit North

by Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Al. w.
Kendrick vice president of the Santa
Fe. in charge of operation is here from
Chicago on a tour of inspection of the
companys coast lines and is registered
at the Palace.
General Manager A. G. Wells and
General Superintendent j. l.. Hibbard
of the coast lines with headquarters at
Los Angeles accompany him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
DAUGHTER SAVES MOTHER
Police Interfere in Domestic Mixup
on North Grand AVenue-Hus-
hand Is Arrested

Mitchell Bruce was arrested by Pa
trolman Denman on the charge of dis
turbing the peace at his home, $50
North Grand avenue last night.
Mrs Bruce claims, according to the
police, that her husband attempted to
kill her. She says that only the timely
interference of her daughter prevented
Bruce from iniuring her.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Los Angeles will not be truly met
ropolitan until its enterprising street
car managers put on the owl cars. The
midnight last car" is a relic of the
pueblo days and should be Immediately
abolished.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

The rescue of another man from the
buried French coal mine seems to in
dicate that the rescuers were about
as yellow as they could possibly be.
Remember La Bourgogne and the
bazaar fire in Paris.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Postal receipts in Los Angeles for
March, 1906, showed an increase of
S16,565, or 2S.31 per cent over those for
March, 1905. Still growing some, thank
you. incidentally sixteen new carriers
started to work April 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Scotty is in the custody of the sheriff
of San Bernardino county and must
face the charges against him. The
Death valley miner seems to have
struck a hard road.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

The czar wants to hold another peace
conference. When he thinks he's in
shape for war the czar is very warlike
indeed, but when he has been wel
licked, my, but he's a strong peace
advocate. Grhe devil was i'll, the devil
a saint was he!"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

and to fix a valuation on the railway
property of each state separately.
Further consideration of the report
of the committee on railroad taxation
presented yesterday by Andrew f.
Gates of Connecticut was postponed
until the next convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

The real reason it rained yesterday
was because the Minnesotans held a
picnic The weather man may have
another excuse, but you can't tell it to
the Minnesotans.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Hollywood is already the nearest and
one of the very finest of the city's sub
urbs and if it now secures a rival street
railway system it will be about the
most fortunate on the map.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Dowie is going to fight. The original
Elijah may not have been much of q
scrapper, but No. 3 doesn't follow him
any more closely in that respect than he
initiates him in any other way.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

A Sacramento man says he can turn
silver into gold. Anyone can do that
first get your silver, then go to the
bank and the teller will do the rest.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

In calling on the Rev. DR.. S. A. North
rop the Baptists of the northwest made
no mistake if they want an eloquent
speaker ard a sound doctrinaire. The
doctor hasn't been here long, but on the
make good he is all right.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Wilson Mizner has lost his jewels.
He nearly lost his wife not long ago.
But just so long as he doesn't lose his
grip on the Yerkes millions he's all
right
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
New Head for Seaboard Line
/, Asc<.cioted LraEq

. NEW YORK, April 4.--Alfred Walter
of Baltimore was today elected presi-
dent and general manager of the Sea-
board Air Line, vice J. M. Barr, whose
resignation takes effect April 80.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Now fetch the dove O. peace back
from Algeciras and turn her loose i'll
the coal regions, the new seat of war.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

Chicago voted to acquire the street
railways, but not to run them. That's
the usual bunglesome way Chicago does
things.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

The fact that Miner was touched
after and not before he bought a ticket
for California is his one cause for con-
ISOLATION now.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05

The franchise grab being now utterly
defunct, let the council chamber be
fumigated, the councilmen be vacci-
mated and fresh start be made.