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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
MITCHELL MAKES
SHARP RETORTS
REPLIES TO STATEMENT OF
MINE OWNER
"People Will Find Out Why Miners
Cannot Secure ThreesCent
Raise When Coal Goes
up Dollar"
BY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. March 2s.-The
joint conference of the coal miners and
operators of the Central competitive
district adjourned until tomorrow at
o'clock. with no settlement of the
wage differences reached and apparent
ly with none in prospect.
A motion to continue the present
scale for two years, made by the oper-
ators, was defeated by the solid vote of
the miners. An amendment to Presi-
dent Mitchell's motion to restore the
scale of 1903, offered by F. L. Robbins
of the Pennsylvania operators, that it
be made effective for two years, was
accepted by Mr.. Mitchell subject to rati-
fication by the national miners conven-
tion which will meet tomorrow morn
ing to consider the question.
Would Close Mines Forever
r. Hammond of the Illinois operators
was willing to leave the differences to
commission.
Il will close my mines forever rather
than be forced to do anything against
my Judgment" said Mr.. Hammond
President Mitchell replied to Mr.
Hammond: "If Mr.. Hammond wishes
to close his mines forever he will find
us waiting when he wants to open them
again."
This statement was loudly applauded
by the miners.
1.-The American people," said Mr.. Nit
chell, ''are going to ask and insist upon
knowing why the operators cannot pay
an advance of ten cents a ton, and we
are going to ask you why you can
charge the American people an advance
of one dollar per ton and not be able
to pay us an advance of three cents a
ton.
During the past two weeks the
American people (and I do not mean
the railroads), have been compelled to
pay at the mines more than one dol
lar ton more for coal than they were
required to pay a year ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
WHAT FRANCHISE
MEANS-LEGAL
AND OTHERWISE

The application of E. W. Gilmore,
of the contracting firm of FairChild
Gilmore Wilton, for a franchise to con-
struct, operate and maintain q steam
railroad on the left bank of the official
bed of the Los Angeles river was made
to the city council last Monday after
noon and came like a thunderbolt out
of a clear sky. The council had been
in session half an hour before the pc
tition for the franchise was made and
no announcement of what was to oc-
cur had been made public.
1t was evident that members of the
council knew what to expect for be-
fore Minute Clerk Wilde had con-
cluded the reading of the ordinance,
which accompanied the petition, Coun-
Gilman Ford jumped to his feet and
moved that the ordinance be placed on
it's passage. There was no discussion
or debate and it was attempted to inn
mediately take a vote on the question.
Councilman Harmon voted against it,
as did Councilman Houghton on the
first ballot. With these two Mega
tiVes the vote stood five for and two
against Acting President Blanchard
declared the ordinance lost.
Houehton Changes Vote
On this declaration Houghton asked
the privilege of changing his vote and
the clerk recorded him as voting in the
affirmative. This gave the necessary
six votes to carry the proposition, or
would have had Houghton's vote been
legal and Blanchard declared it car
ried.
Not content with this hasty action
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

The Los Angeles Y. w. C. A. asso-
citation, with more than 1000 members,
is the largest organization of women
in the world. Even the women in Los
Angeles have caught the spirit of her
preatness
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
RattIeship Given Trial Trip

ROCKLAND, N. j., March 2S.-ThH
battleship New Jersey, built for the
government, was given her official trisl
today. Her contract requires the de-
veopment of speed of 10 knots.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

However, the paper that spelled it
New Jersey war graft" in referring to
the battleship about to be tested
shouldn't be blamed too much-con-
sidering New Jerseys general status as
TO CRAFTS
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Yet again, the arrest of George w.
Perkins for paying the Republicans
$4,000 of insurance money for cam
paign purposes in 1904 makes pertinent
the calling attention to Judge Parkers
assertions at the time which Mr..
Roosevelt so vehemently denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

If Johnstown, Pa, now a great suf-
ferer from fire, could have had the use
of some of the water that nearly
flooded her off the map a few years
ago things would have been much more
nearly equal with her.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

If the law of the referendum is good
for anything at all, it should fit the
present case of the dark lantern rail-
who are wearing a mask. Try out the
law and see whether the city council
can make sumptuous gifts of city
property to unidentified railroad mag
nateS
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
Floods Do Damage in Nebraska
T2v ASsOcinte6 Press.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 2S.-Three
spans of the bridge over the Platte
river bridge of the Sioux City & West
ern railroad have been washed out by
a flood. Traffic is completely paralyzed
on that line. There is still danger
from ice from above.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Reports are that the travel to foreign
countries by Angelenos this year will
be very heavy. Just why an Angeleno
wants to go abroad-unless to learn to
appreciate his own city the more, by
contrast-can't be guessed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
EXTENSION WORK is BEGUN
New Northwestern Line From Napa
Will Facilitate Service
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
NAPA, Cal, March 2S.-The work of
extending the track of the California
Northwestern railroad from it's pres
ent terminus in West Napa commenced
yesterday. The track will be extended
to meet the track of the Southern Pa
cifc railroad at Union station, some
distance north of Napa.
AS soon as the work of connecting
the two lines is completed passenger
trains will be operated over the Cali
fornia Northwestern line from St.
Helena and Calistoga in Napa valley
through Napa to San Rafael and Thur
on, thence by ferry to San Francisco.
This will give quicker and more con-
venient service than at present.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

The weather bureau is going to make
forecasts for month ahead. Why
not? Just as much chance on guess
ing thirty days as one day in the
future
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

If the referendum is a panacea for
public ills, invoke it now, when there
is abundant cause to invoke it. If it
proves successful, so much the better.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Steve Elkins declares he is with the
president on railroad rate legislation.
The president has our sympathy. So
has rate legislation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
Refinery Nears Completion

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2s.-77The
new refinery of the California and
Hawaiian Sugar Refining company at
Crockett will be put in operation on
Anril /. ~.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

And now Speaker Cannon feels it
necessary to rise and explain. How
these plutocrats are on the run here
latelyi
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

The city council having done its
worst, now let the people do their
best. Try the referendum.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Head off the dark lantern franchise
with an appeal TO the law Of refer
endum.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Also, it may be noted, when 1t comes
to Moros, the grave digger follows the
flag, too.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Chile wants to borrow money. 1t is
to be hoped she won't meet with
chile deal in the bond market.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

A Cleveland Workhouse prisoner
named Ksancey Napurkowski repeated
his own name until he became insane.
Do you blame him?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Who gets the river bed for nothing I?
Who is behind the new railroad fran
chise?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

An abrupt change to pure food
might be hard on the American sys-
tenn. Will Doc Wiley please advise?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
Population I OOppiuiIIaattiiOO Of Los Angeles 20!,246

Smoke out the facts in the new rail-
@oad franchise!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Denver has taken up for its motto,
Look UP. Lift up" Omaha's should
be, Wake up. Catch up" Chicaso's,
Hold up. Lock up"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

If they do discover the north pole,
thatll involve another difficulty
what to do with it,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Many a man who is on his knees
when he proposes is still very much up
in the air.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

]. P. Morgan paid $4,000 for the
Burns MSS. Couldn't he learn Scotch
cheaper by playing golf?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

A pessimist is man who hopes for
the worst and hollers when he gets 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Insanity, says a doctor, is caused by
microbes. That why they send 'em to
the "bug" house?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Miss Orange-Do you go to church
often?
Mrs. Lemon-Yes, dear; I'm always
married there.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

The report comes of a birth on Chi
Cages aristocratic North Shore drive.
No, it was monkey in the zoo. ~,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

They might get even with John d.
IN New Jersey by stealing his wig and
letting the mosquitoes do the rest.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
Pi-Lines and Pick-Ups
Who Did 2

Who Did7 .r
John D., 2, has a baby;
a tiny mite is he; y
They've named him for his daddy,
So he is John D., 8.
The richest in the nation;
In all the world maybe
Yet was he very welcome,
This little John D., g?
Along the street, they're asking
As if it were a sin!
"A birth in high society?
Now. who let that stork imp
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
Too Much Bugg Juice?

j. w. Busg of Ceredo was in town last
week and when he started home and
got lost In the creek bottom one of the
citizens had to carry him honle.-Pa-
ducah (Ky) ews-Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

A Milwaukee clergyman says bridge
leads to mental decline. He merely
reverses it, that's all.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

kissing is overdone," says a New
York club woman. Now, how would
club woman know? And isn't a.
kiss overdone better than one too
rare?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

But would YOU rather live in New
Jersey than testify in court?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Waiter-How'll you have your chops,
sir?
Old Crusty-On a platter!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Just how this country managed to
survive before Tarbell, Hapgood, Stef-
fens and Phillips came to its rescue is
one of the profound mysteries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
No Recess for Him

Some men are about as useful as the
fourth ball to a pawnbroker's sign.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

IHc richest IN the nattOns
In all the world maybe
Yet was he very welcome,
This little John D., 8?
Along the street, they're asking
As if it were sin
"a birth in high society?
Now. who let that stork in?"
The report comes of a birth on Chi
cago's aristocratic North Shore drive.
NO, 1t was monkey in the zoo.
A pessimist is man who hopes for
the worst and hollers when he gets 1t.
Insanity, says a doctor, is caused by
microbes. That why they send 'em to
the "bug" g"house?
Miss Orange-Do you go to church
often?
Mrs. Lemon-Yes, dear; I'm always
married there.
Some men are about as useful as the
fourth ball to pawnbroker's sign.
No Recess for Him
According to the Sentinel, a Gaylord.
Kas, grammar teacher said to her
class, What tense do l use when 1
little scamp said, THE past tense.''
Carnegie says millionaires seldom
laugh. No. they're too busy chuckling,
The interest of the Colonial Danes
in saving Niagara, is it supposed, is
because of it's long descent.
There are only two classes of people
to the auto-fiend: The quick and the
dead.
Mayor Dunno says Chicago's streets
are gold mines. For the holdup man,
eh?
Just how this country managed to
survive before Tarbell, Hapgood, Stef-
fens and Phillips came to its rescue is
one of the profound mysteries.
They might get even with John u.
In New Jersey by stealing his wig and
letting the mosquitoes do the rest.
Too Much Bugg Juice?
]. w. Buss of Ceredo was in town last
week and when he started home and
got lost In the creek bottom one of the
citizens had to carry him home.-Pa-
ducah (Ky) News-Democrat.
"A Mil"duhee clergyman says Dridge
leads to mental decline. He merely
reVerses it, that's all.
But would YOU rather live in New
Jersey than testify in court?
kissing is overdone,' says a New
York club woman. Now, how would
a club woman know? And isn't a
kiss overdone better than one too
rare?
Waiter-How'll you have your chops,
sir?
Old Crusty-On a platterl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

Mayor Dunno says Chicago's streets
are gold mines. For the holdup man,
Oh,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

There are only two classes of people
to the auto-fiend: The quick and the
dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29

No Recess for Him
According to the Sentinel, Gaylord,
Kas., grammar teacher said to her
class, What tense do l use when 1
say, am beautiful?' A discerning
little scamp said THE past tense"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

we know there ls an illicit trade from
 Florida. The Florida plumes are worth
 more than their weight in gold. Tn orr der to evade deteetion they are shipped
 from Florlda to Nassau and then grav- itate to Europe for sale Our agents
 are continually watching trade sales
 in London and other foreign centres.
 and we are kept fully advised of wnat
 Is going on Rarely nowadays IS As
 song birds piumase used ana oniy once
 in a while one of the smaller gulls.s
 We have practically stopped all else.
 Unfortunately. however. this does not
 nrove that bird protection in America
 has enlisted everyone's Interest. As
 shows rather that the great bulk ot
 bird piumage now used is imported
 from other parts of the world because
 American birds of that type have been
 cleaned out 30 thoroughly In this
 country"
 As every State has it's own game
 laws and as these meet more effectual- iy all local conditions. 1t Is the aim of Audubon societies to urge the enaet~
 ment of additional Legislation upon the State Legislatures rather than upon Congress. This plan usually takes the form of applying for the setting aside
 of reservations, where game birds may
 be properly protected. There are now in existence seven such places, several of which are coast reservations, in
 Florida and Louisiana, while there is
 one in North Dakota and two in Mich igan. The only federal Legislation which the society sought was granted
 by Congress last year in the passage of a law prohibiting trespass on thesa reservations, or the killing of any birds therein. What amounts practically to the creation of another local reserva- ! tion was obtained by the passage of another federal law last winter prQ- hibiting hunting in the District or ! Columbia. In addition 10 these legal restrictions, Audubon members are all ways active advocates of forest reser- vations as havens of refuge for game State societies make practice of look ing out for the maintenance of the | reservations in the localities where
 they live President David starr Jor- dan. of San Francisco. Cali. Prof. J. ] A Allen. Of .>ew York, and William ! Rrewster. of Cambridge, Mass, are l among the other leaders associated ! with Mir. Butcher in the Audubon so- ] cieties' national movement 10 protect ! the game and song birds of America from exterminaticn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

ters and foliage, and when the pas sion for rocoeo ornament seized the furniture makers the clock makers followed suit, and the spandrels de- generated greatly, were made or cast brass, and frequently not even touehea with the graver's tool.
 Almost all clocks before the eight enth century had straight tops Tom pion's last clocks, made about l1O9' shortly before his death, show an arched top, in which was placed reg ister for the equation of time.
 This arehed top was regarded as great improvement in the appearance of the clock, and was used for orna- ment if not for the register. Some l times name plates ware put there, and these plates bearing either the name of the ownef or maker, have proved most annoying to collectors, since if | the name is not that of a well known ] maker, you are puzzled to tell which | it is, owner or maker.
 | Not all clock makers belonged to the guild, and in many towns like Canter- 1 bury. Preston and Worcester there were makers who sent their clocks to all the English colonies, and many Of them were marked with the purehas- | CTS name In this country by lT74 watches and clocks were common enough.
 l TT / were Hlaue Hefe m SludlA HuH- hers from almost the first, but 1t was not until about 17s0 that the manu- | factures was carried on 70 any great extent. New England started the bus l fness, and Eli Terry, of Windsor, | Conn; James Harrison, of Waterbury, and Benjamin Harks, of Litchheld, al- so of Connecticut, were among the first
 makers.
 All these men made brass works,
 which made the clocks expensive, and
 then l1li Terry began to use wooden
 works in his clocks, some Of which
 keep good time to this day. Tn 1907
 Terry undertook to make 50G clocks
 with wooden works, but this over- | stocked the market to such an extent that he was forced to reduce the price
 from S25 to SI5, and then to SIC.
 If you have clock marked Daniel
 Burnap, S,las Merriam, Thomas Har- land, Timothy Peck. Seth Thomas, Her
 man Clark, James Harrison. Asa Hop 1 kius or by any of the Willards, you have something good. Have 1t put In
 order and hang or set 1t up.
 1 In 1874 what was called the short shelf clock was invented by Terry, and
 wooden works, but after the inVen- ton by winch blank wheels could be | struck out of sheet of brass, and the teeth cut by machinery the brass
 wheel clocks could be made cheaper
 than those with wooden wheels. This
 was not however, until about 1887.
 The next improvement was making springs which could be substituted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

detail. The Audubon societies have been endeavoring for years past to limit the use of bird feathers for mil linery purposes to the plumage Of game birds Killed for food We were willing to come to such an agreement with those who. were not in Sympathy with our own Ideas and to raise no objection so long as the spirit of this understanding was lived up 10. Yet we found that so many thousands Of shore birds are killed purely for their flumake, and no use whatever made of their bodies that we now object tc the killing or any of these birds under any pretext.
 "So much difficulty exists in enforc- ing any halfway sort of a rule that 1t has been found to be well nigh im- practicable to attempt 1t. The laymah buying feathers m a millinery shop does not know If he Is buying prohibi- ted plumage or not. In manufacture ing it Is often found that the commer- eial firms dye the plumage so that 1t is almost impossible even for an expert to tell whether the feathers are those of a prohibited species or not In view of this difficulty. 1t con not be expected that the layman will know, and 1t would not be proper to saddle the whole responsibility upon him. The only way, after having in- NESLlEdtEQ all the DOSSlDfilLleE or the situation Is to urge the adoption of restrictive Legislation which will pro- hiblt the use of plumage so effectively that there will be no chance for any di- vided responsibility
 Resources of the Association,
 Asked as to the powers and resources which the National Association of Au- dubon Societies is able to employ for the protection of bird life in Ameri- ca, Mir. Butcher said the work depends in the main upon the thousands of paying subscribers who contribute SF q yHar at the minimum as tnembershiu ID dues. Many members subscribe larger sums In various amounts up to S75O which is the annual evidence of one members abiding interest in bird pro- tection. The fiscal year begins on Octo- ber 20 and the annual income now reaches S25000 The principal Is in. vested in high class securities. and oD- ly the interest expended In the prosecu- tion of the current work Large be. quests to the society have been re- eelved from time to time, one of thS most munlficent of which was that al S3Sl, 900, left to the national associa. tiOn last August hy the will of Albert Willeox of New York city. In the ex. penditure of Its annual Income the as sociation strives primarily to obtain the strict maintenance Rud gradual expan' sion Of the game wafaen system, es' pecially along the sea coast and at tho breeding grounds of birGs 1 . the inter for of the country.
 Systematic efforts are made to keeI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

be prevented. The ornithologists In session here now have passed a reso- Iution looking to this end: and have recommended such a law to the l.egis- latures of all North America. Of the necessity for such action. Mir. Butcher said:
 threatened WIth ExtermInatlon.
 Tn North Carolina. in a single spring season, 10000 of these small shore birds were killed, and some species are dangerously near eNtermmation, Were the elimination of a single species the only harm done, it would be bad enough. But the resultant evils are even worse and more far reaching, For instance, the kllldeer which Is shot ostensibly as a game bird, ip of inestimable value to cotton growers, as 1t kills the boil weevil, a pest which has done untold damage 10 succeeding crops. and to exterminRte which the government is spending thousaRdH of dollars Yet people in ignorance. or for the sake of aEpoFt. as they view lt have been destFoyiug the killdeer, The birF is too smali to have any great food value so that its indiserlminate slaughter has. been principally for mill linery purposes We have found m stances where the bodies have been thrown away, and only the plumage taken, SO that this disposes of any com tention that the kiildeer is shot as game bird. As it lives in plOughed fields principally. and gets all it's food from the ground. 1t is a valuable aid to the farmer and cotton grower, and should be protected for the manifold reasons mentioned.
 ''rhe wood duck Is another species which is in danger of extermination, and to prevent such. misfortune the Audubon societies are advocating a closed season for ten years, in order fa Ia tG NNrn af faH ranks. The wood duck is the most beautiful of all North American ducks, and it's plumage is its death warrant Itq protection should be enjoined upon the Legislatures of all the States where 1t exists"
 The movement to stop the use of aigrettes, to which President and Ms. Roosevelt lave given their support, Is now one of the principal aims of Au- dubun members. Concerning this prop- uganda, Mir. Butcher said:
 We are trying to stop the use of aigrettes by working along two lines first by moral suasion. and, when that fails, by 7harassing the mililners. do not care if you use that word. Emphatic speech and action are need ed The small white heron is the bird which provides aigrettes. It Is fcund along the Southern AtlRntie and Gulf coast. down into south America Mlli- 1 ners claim that ail the plumes they sell 1 are of foreign origin, from South or 1 Central America, southern Europe, northern Africa, and parts of A.sia. But