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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
EVERYBODY TIRED"

Mr.. Shonts, it is reported, is wiggling
like fish on a hook over the criticism
of the Panama canal commission and
is anxious to resign his job. He says
he is weary of the assaults that are
being made on the work. or lack of
work, done by him and his associates
and he is somewhat discouraged at the
outlook.
President Roosevelt tells his friends
that he is tired of the lack of progress
and harmony in the preparations for
building the Panama canal, and there
are reports that he will recommend the
adjustment of the commission and the
placing of responsibility in the hands
of either the army or navy engineer
corps
And the people are tired, too. Small
headway has been made, millions have
been expended and there is not even
an agreement on the kind of canal
wanted 1t was thought at one time
that a decision would be quickly
reached in favor of a lock canal, but
the foreign engineers favored a sea
level. and since that declaration no
further move has apparently been
made,
Everybody had confidence in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's ability to start con-
struction work booming in Panama.
Thus far he has failed although COM
plete changes in his commission have
been made Now everybody is tired
enough TO join with him in calling upon
the army and navy-anybody who will
do something more than spend money.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Some Sage Advice

Russell Sage has horror of law
suits.
A clerk of Mr.. sage's said the other
day:
II sought out the chief one morning
in his office.
You remember, SIR I said. my
complaint against my wife's uncle?'
Yes he answered.
'Well said 1, the man is obdurate,
and / think of bringing suit against
him. What do you advise?
MT Sage was silent for a moment,
frowning thOughtfully Then he said:
Listen. When I was a clerk in
Troy, l had a case against a man
that seemed quite as good as yours.
visited a prominent lawyer, and l
laid the whole matter before him in
detail. When was through he told me
that he would be delighted to take the
case-that 1t was a case that couldn't
lose.
" TT can't lose?' said I.
Tt can't lose he repeated.
L rose and took up my hat. /
thanked the lawyer and told him that
/ wouldn't bring suit after all. And
then explained that it was my oppo-
nent's side, and not my own, which /
had laid before him. New York
Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
MILLIONS in ORANGES

Riverside experts estimate the sea-
sons orange crop at about $4,000 cars,
or an average of 10 per cent less than
was anticipated several months ago.
The lemon crop is estimated at 377O car
loads.
on the other hand, oranges are rul-
ing higher than usual in the New York
markets, so that the difference in
money between this year and previous
seasons will not be appreciable. With
price averaging $1,000 a car the value
of the estimated crop of $4,000 cars
should be about $23. 600, 600.
With this great sum of money coming
to shippers and growers within the next
few months, it will be readily under
stood that the currency conditions of
Southern California are excellent.
OF course there is profit in orange
growing, but it would be much greater
if the railroads did not absorb more
than one-half the income. II the
orange industry were accorded fair
ness and justice by the big transporta-
tion companies there would be even
greater prosperity in this section, but
the old habit of charging all the traf-
fic will bear" is so strong that only the
power of the government may be able
to force a reform.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

bering; he found John A. Suffer- on
whose lands gold was first discovered,
living in retirement in Pennsylvania,
and for five days wrote from his dicta
ton: he visited British Columbia to
interview the widow and the son of Sir
James Douglas, the famous Hudson bay
magnate; he interviewed Porfirio Diaz;
his agents secured Old Mexico to take
Spanish notes from those who remem-
bered the old days before Buena Vista.
All this material was translated. di-
gested and converted into modern Eng
lish literature almost as fast as gath
cred. A large corps of assistants la
bored with him for years in his library.
The first published results were five
volumes of Native Races of the
Pacific" The larger work, the History
of the Pacific States" in thirty-four
volumes, followed in it's turn with such
later products as THE New Pacific
and his work on Wealth and the
Achievements of Civilization" For
now more than ten years he has felt
that his splendid collection has done
the work for which he made it. Perhaps
its ultimate resting place should have
been in historical fitness, at the ma
tional capital; but something must be
conceded to personal sentiment, and TO
the octogenarian who so well remem-
bers the argonauts of 40, and to whom
California has been a lifelong enthu-
siasm, the California institution doubt
less seemed the proper custodian. To
Professor Henry Morse Stevens is due
the credit of having first among his
colleagues appreciated the special value
to his university of a library so con-
stituted and so collected as this. Such
a library the University of California
should have possessed, and such an
other it could not acquire, for no other
such exists. But only in the next gen
Grafton will the world fully awake to
the educational import of the transac-
tion completed by the regents of the
University of California.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
NO PROTECTION FOR ENGLAND

The dispatches have recorded the
fact that Joseph Chamberlain, the great
English stateman and politician, has
been soundly hssed for his utterances
from the hustings, during the present
political campaign there. This was to
have been expected. Chamberlain is
the embodiment Of the protection idea
in England, and that country wants
none Of the doctrine Joe is trying to
ram down its throat
England is a free trade nation. Goods
enter it's ports from any land. without
duty. It needs revenue. and badly. In
tcrnal taxes have almost reached their
limit. A free trade country amid a
world Of protectionists must needs suf-
fer-and England does. Undoubtedly
the Democratic and sensible tariff for
revenue only" idea would he the saliva
tion Of that island and will yet be es-
tablished. If Chamberlain were for that
sort of tariff his discreditius would be
Of serious moment
But he is not; he is for the same sort
Of ultra protection that hurts the
United States-taxation OF necessities
which the home country does not pro-
duce i'm sufficient quantities to supply
its needs and which it perforce must
import, rather than of luxuries pro-
duced only abroad, which only those
able to pay for can have.
Chamberlain proposes a tax on the
one thing England most requires and
most imports-wheat. Thousands of
starving wretches are parading Lon
dons streets crying for bread, yet he
would make bread dearer and scarcer!
art, goods of use only to the wealthy
he proposes to lessen the very staff of
life of the common people.
Just as the Dingley tariff here taxes
heaviest the articles of commonest use
by the masses, and the raw materials
which we do not produce, but which
we use the most generously so would
Chamberlain also harass and burden
the poor by bread tax, while they
starvel No wonder Chamberlain IS
hissed!
The United States is country of
vast resources, varied and abundant.
The monstrous wickedness and partial
tiles of the Dingley tariff are in a
measure nullified--or at least are not SC
keenly felt-because of our variegated
production and needs and our splendid
prosperity. But even in this we can
see a lesson i'm England's condition,
which we we'll may heed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
BUSY AT LONG BEACH

Long Beach is doing things these
days Of which any city twice its size
might be proud. Yesterday its cham
Der OF commerce and leading citizens
formally celebrated the beginning of
work on the great harbor that will at
some early day make Long Beach fa-
nous. It's real estate is selling at
firm prices and its development is one
Of the wonders-even Of Southern Cali
fornia. Long Beach, as everybody
knows, is beautifully situated on the
sea, with A. natural harbor that re-
quires but little Improvement, a stretch
of seashore unsurpa ssed for bathing
purposes and an ocean view that will
appeal to tourists.
a little more liberality and common
sense i'm the management of its mu-
nicipal affairs will help materially in
the advancement of this splendid
young city. 1t has had rather more
than its share Of turmoil in connection
with it's public business, but those
things are remediable il tho solid cit
liens will take greater interest in the
selection and election of all civic off,
GERS. Its chamber of commerce, how
ever, is entitled to congratulations upon
the successful work already accom-
plished and the probabilities of the
future.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Women,s Modern OCCUPATIONS

The number of women employed in
the downtown skyscrapers is growing
larger every year. A student who
wanted to know how many women are
employed in the section south of Full
ton street went to Battery place the
other morning and took "a stroll up
broadway. stopping to interview the
elevator starters in various sky
scrapers. In all twelve buildings We're
entered. The only building on Broad
way that was visited was the Broad
exchange at Broad and Wall streets
In these twelve buildings it was found
that, according TO estimates, 2720
women were employed, ranging from
10 in the Standard Oil building to 800
in the Broad exchange. Seven out of
the twelve buildings gave figures rang
ing from 200 to 800, and the average
for the twelve is 227. 1t is a fact that
women practically have taken posses
sion of certain occupations since they
began to engage in money earning
Eighty per cent of all the teachers in
the United States are women, and
although there is constant protest
against this fact from some quarters,
women yearly press into higher and
higher positions. So in the modern
profession of trained nursing. there
are 1852 women in New York, as
against 1912 men, and the proportion
would be much greater i'm the country
at large. In the manufacture of textiles
in New York city 1918 women are en-
ployed, as against 10,521 men, accord
ing to the census reports In the cloth
ing millinery and laundry trades there
were only 2000 more men than women
in New York five years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
MARVELLOUS CLEARINGS

The clearings of Los Angeles banks
for the week ended January show
a total of s1O,324.415. an increase of
452 per cent over the corresponding
period Of last year.
This is a marvellous showing, espe-
cially when one considers that FIVE
banks have been consolidated into two
since January of last year. AS Mr.. Ell
liott has said; What would the clear
ings have been if the consolidated
banks had remained separate institu-
tions?"
The only large city in the country
that approaches the showing made by
Los Angeles is that OF San Francisco,
with 43.4 per cent increase. Among the
smaller cities Salt Lake heads the list
with the marvellous increase OF S3.I
per cent, but Salt Lake came down 10
Los Angeles last year and got fen
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
"Fiahtinq Bob's" Recruit

In the course of a speech delivered
in New York at a banquet recently.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans told
this story:
II remember when the fleet was ly-
ing off Cienfuegos. We expected to
igst, and the navy department eX-
pected us to fight. The department
must have thought a whole lot of us
were going to be killed, for it sent
down a ship load of recruits to take
the place of the dead men. L got thirty
of them on my ship. They were all
assigned to duty and told where to re-
port.
"Then came the warning that the
torpedo boats were coming out. 1 was
scrambling up the bridge as fast as
1 could, for an attack by torpedo boats
is a rather ticklish proposition, when
felt some one pluck me by the sleeve. I
turned around and it was one of the
recruits, He hailed from Detroit, 1 re-
member.
Say, mister" he began. "I came
here to fight. want to fight, but l
don't know where to go"
" Weren't you assigned?' I roared
at him, and he handed me his assign
ment slip, stationing him at the port
after eight-inch turret.
" There's the turret" I yelled.
" 4 know that was his impertur-
bable response, but how do get in it?'
such men may be brave as lions
but We don't want to be bothered with
'em when we are going into a fight"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
The Visiting Valet

Many apprentice tailors in this city
find II more profitable to work around
hotels as visiting Wallets than to follow
their regular trade. The visiting valet
makes arrangements with guests who
either cannot afford to keep Wallets or
who do not wish to be bothered with
them. once or more a week the visitor
calls at the apartments of his clients
and takes away the entire wardrobe
returning it the next day, pressed
cleaned and with all the necessary
repairs. on special occasions he is
sometimes hired for day or two extra.
Most of the hotels with sixty rooms or
more have sort of house valet, who
is given a small workshop in the base
ment in return for service given to the
management. These men make more
money than regular journeymeu tailors,
but they do not have the dignity which
attaches to independent skilled labor.
That is one of the reasons most of them
are foreigners who have accustomed
themselves to class distinctions on the
other side.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Drinks Come in Baskets

The law against selling liquor with
in 200 feet of a church might just as
well be repealed for ali the effect it has
upon checking the evil Three of the
very biggest and SWEETEST hotels in the
city are within the limits. yet no man
or woman either need go thirsty while
guest of any of them. Both the st.
Regis and the Gotham. the most ex-
elusive places on Fifth avenue, are
well within 200 feet of a church-the
most fashiona BILE place of worship in
New York. Farther uptown another
fine place is without license for the
same reason. At one of these places
the practice of sending out" for wines
and liquors ordered works admirably,
and in another a system of private
ownership of liquors enables the pro-
prietor to escape the law on a techni-
cality. big bachelor apartment house
In the hfties has an arrangement with
nearby saloon man and house checks
presented by bell hops are honored in
exchange for the goods.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

The Whittier News, with unnecessary
sarcasm. says; when Los Angeles has
finally figured out a plan for her fu-
ture greatness, perhaps she will con-
suit those other cities that are sched .
uled TO make her great This is a very
narrow view 70 take of a question i'm
portant TO every city adjacent to Los
Angeles. For how can this city make
a proposition 10 it's neighbors until il
has perfected n plan Of procedure
With the details worked out in an in
telligent and Ineligible way, then will
come the proposition itself. It will
eventually be within the power Of the
nearby cities TO determine what they
viii do--not more for the future great
ness Of Los Angeles than for their own
future greatness. Meanwhile they
should wait and see what Los Angeles
has 10 offer that may be OF advantage
a. both. That would seem 10 be only
fair.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Some Christmas Gifts

Some Christmas gifts made by the
rich We're as follows:
John j. Rockefeller. Americas rich
est man, gave the telegraph and tele-
phone operators at Tarrytown. So each.
His brother, William Rockefeller, gave
them $40 each.
Mrs. Hetty Green, Americas richest
woman, gave two candy canes. a
woolly toy COW and penny bank to
a boy in Hoboken, n. j.
President Roosevelt gave toys and
sweets to the school children of oyster
Bay.
Big Tim Sullivan gave 1000 dinners
to hungry Bowery dodgers.
Jacob II. Schiff gave $4,000 to his
cook.
c. Oliver Iselin, millionaire yachts
man, gave a gold piece to each of his
employees at New Rochelle.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

Superintendent Foshay leaves the
public schools after ten years excel
lent service. During his term the
schools have grown from 900 teachers
and 14,743 pupils to S24 teachers and
100000 pupils.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

1t will not be an easy matter to fill
the place that will be made vacant by
Mr.. Foshay as superintendent of public
schools, but the board of education can
be trusted TO find a competent man.
Mr.. Foshay has performed his duties
faithfully and well and the public are
glad to know that he will at least re-
main a citizen OF Los Angeles, which
he has done so much to upbuild.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

DIR. Powers, city health officer urges
the council to pass an ordinance limit
ing the amount Of sulphur that may
be employed in the supply of illumnat-
ing gas. And all the influence of thou
sands of gas consumers is behind the
demand. Better gas is a crying neces-
sity, if public health is to be MAIN
tanned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

Former Governor Black declines the
craftsmanship of the Republican party
of New York on the ground that these
political times are too swift for any
many who still has an abiding respect
for old-fashioned things" Did he mean
DePheW and Plat?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
a sample gasoIine motor {

a sample gasoline motor car is re-
pertinent as an aid to interurban ser
vice in competition with the electric
system, Everybody hopes it will be
a success. There is need for better SER
vice in some localities, and if it can be
accomplished without the accessories
OF unsightly poles and dangerous
wires, so much the better.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

DIR. Mcintyre and his church will well
come Ruby Casselman back TO the
fold, if she is truly repentant. This is
as it should be and is what churches
are for. Did not Christ say: Il came
not to call the righteous, but sinners,
to repentance?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

The finance committee Of the city
council is going about the departments
with lneat-aX I'm an effort to cut the
expenses inside the city revenues. The
committee is now at work on the fire
department and will next take up the
police and see where expenses may be
reduced, But these two departments
perhaps the most essential TO life and
property-should not be handicapped
more than is absolutely necessary.
Make the reductions elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Standing Room Only

The Lawyer-So your wife has sued
you for a divorce, eh? VIII she have
any standing in court?
The Client-I'm afraid so. From the
nature of the evidence she threatens
to bring in there won't be half enough
seats to accommodate the crowd
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
indicated at Last

They had killed the goose that laid the
golden eggs.
they said "If we had let her go ahead
and lay solid gold egg every day OF her
life the result would have been an over
production Of the yellow metal. followed
by a disturbance of values a panic. and
widespread calamity"
Although they knew it would be heral Id
ed far and wide as an act OF overweening
greed that brought its own punishment
with II. they calmly cooked and ate the
old fowl, content TO await times sure vim
dication.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

pointers that have resulted in veri-
table boom. All the Pacific coast
towns show a high percentage Of in
crease. but Los Angeles is at the top as
usual
There does not appear to be any lack
Of money in this city, as the banks re-
port plenty of cash and accommoda-
tions comparatively easy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Change on Governors Island

The Governors Island museum has
not been catalogued for Il great many
years, and then only to limited ex-
tent. 1t will be catalogued for the in
tended loan exhibition, which will be
classified as military, historical, scien-
tific and artistic, showing not only the
history of every war in which the
United States has been engaged, but
educational progress in armament and
defenses. The exhibition is intended to
be not only interesting for military
students but educational for members
of the National Guard and pupils in
the public schools. To quote Gen. Ro-
denbough: Intelligent children will
be able to learn more about military
history there in one hour than they
can learn from school books in a year"
When it is reconstructed Governors
Island will he nothing more than one
of the best equipped military posts in
the country. 1t Is now no more of a
factor in the defenses of New York
than is Trinity church.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

A million acres of land in Arizona
and New Mexico have been added TO
the forest reserve. When those terri
tories are made states, they'll have all
that state should have.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Consolinq

AN how's yer wife, Pat?'
Sure, she 90 be awful sick
lis ut dangerous she is?'
No. she's too weak t be dangerous
amy more e"-EXChange.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

other cities besides Los Angeles have
big fires. Kansa City lost half a mill
lion by one, early yesterday morning.
viii Kansas City now Investigate" its
fire chief?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
After a Row

Did you name the baby after his
father"
"No, We named him after a pro-
longed scrap in which the whole fam
lily engaged. "-CleVe Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

a movement of prominent citizens 10
procure at least the suppression of
street gambling by the passage of an
ordinance against it, is worthy of con-
sideration by the city council. Crap
shooting has become a public nuisance
and a public menace and should be
ctorna1
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
May Sign Others Name

The right to sign another mans
name to "a railroad ticket sold by one
passenger to another was affirmed by
the New York supreme court. The de-
cision was given in the case of Archi-
bald C. Newburn, accused of having
forged the name of George E. Whit
comb to a railroad ticket. Justice Lev
entritt held the sale of the ticket car
ried with it the purchasers right TO
sign to it the name Of the man from
whom he bought it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

1t seems that New York bankers
made opposing recommendation to
Secretary Shaw with respect to Wall
streets need of money. If the doctors
disa gree, who can decide?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
It Depends

Mrs. Muggins-I only knew my hus-
band three months before we were
married. How long had you known
yours?
Mrs. Buggins-WeI. I've been mar
ried seven years and | don't know him
yet.-Philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Nothinu to 1t

They kiss and never tell
No matter what befalls,
No. they're not beau and belle,
But Just two billiard balls.
-Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Moving Platform for Bridge

A moving platform across the Brook
lyn bridge and extending for a con-
siderable direction in both Brooklyn
and Manhattan at both ends of the
bridge, is the solution of the bridge
crush problem proposed TO the
board of estimate. The City club, the
Municipal Art society, the allied Board
of Trades and Taxpayers associations,
the Brooklyn league and a dozen more
local Brooklyn organizations took a
hand in the hearing. The scheme has
an excellent chance of realization.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Where They Fall Down

Self-made men--I never vet
Could seriously take them
I've noticed that weak woman can
Most generally break them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

Bourke Cochran, who came to South
ern California for his health, is rapidly
improving. OF course; that what's he
came for.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Defy the Rules

She-People that live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones.
He-Possibly; but they're Just the
ones that throw the most!-Detroit
Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

MIR. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons arc now
in the throes of making it up" having
secured all the free advertising posi-
BILE. Bahl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
UndeveIoped

There was a noticeable hoarseness in
Bessie's voice as she came down to
breakfast
You'll have to take something for that
frog in youG throat. child" said her
mother.
isn't a fwog. It's only a little pollywoE.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
Population of Los Angeles 2Ol.249

Los Angeles needs street improve
ments. but it doesn't propose to be held
up to get them. Contractors take
notice.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07
RHYME AND REASON
Belated Thanks

Forgive us, please. if in our haste
To eat and drink and gloat,
We carelessly did not give thanks
For last years oVerCoat,