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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
RESERVE LIGHT FACILITIES

The disastrous fire in San Francisco
last week which, by destroying the
power house Of the electric company,
cut off light and power and plunged
the city in partial darkness and idle
ness, carried with IL a lesson which a
temporary partial shutdown in Los An
geles electric facilities Saturday night
strongly emphasizes. It is that too
much reliance is placed by the re-
sponsible companies on Inadequate
facilities
A city which gives a franchise to a
public utility company depends upon
that company to perform the duties
and functions embraced in its charter.
Such a company purveying light. for
instance is bound to furnish that light
at all times, i'm such quantities as it's
users may desire. 1t, therefore, Is
equally bound to have at hand facilities
for so doing. There is little complaint
against the quantity of light furnished
ordinarily, and of the quality we are
not talking. The companies usually
manage to have machinery enough to
supply the ordinary demands 1t pays
them. But when something happens
to the source of supply is when the
public omplains-loudly, vigorously
and justly.
Yes. justly. Having given such COM
panies certain rights. it has a clear
conscience in requiring them to live
up to their contract. One Of the con-
tracts is a continuous supply. When
that fails, the companies are at fault.
The trouble with these public utility
companies is that they do not properly
appreciate their own responsibility.
They have no reserve powers. Ordi-
narily they are over-capitalized, and
their income is eaten up in paying
dividends on water. They run their
plants to capacity, and have no dupli-
Gates held back for emergency. When
a break comes, the people suffer till
repairs are made. whereas IL duplicate
machines were in readiness, a shift
could be quickly made and the suffering
would be nil.
Public utility concerns owe it as a
duty to the public to take every pre-
caution against failure of supply. No
preventive is better than a reserve
plant ready for instant use. Then
such breaks as have been referred to
will be of small moment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

horses which compete wholly on their
merits, and are judged by disinterested
gentlemen of high character and pro-
fessional worth. The prizes competed
for are oftener trophies of nominal
value rather than money purses, and
the opportunity to make more than
ones expenses is seldom offered, while
betting is wholly eliminated. The
horse show becomes, therefore, gem
tleman's affair, run on honor, for the
love of keen equine competition, and
not for the mere money there is in It,.
Los Angeles has always been behind
other cities i'm horse shows, probably
because the right sort of interest never
was aroused. The present project Is
in the hands of men Thoroughly fla
mliar with the details and methods of
the big eastern shows, and-Secretary
Ashbrook especially-closely in touch
with them. IL starts out on a conser-
vative but active basis and gives ev-
cry prospect of being worth while, 1t
should have every encoura cement to
become a permanent Los Angeles in
stitutlon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Less than a year ago Israel w. Dur
ham was the undisputed Republican
boss OF Philadelphia, whose pocketbook
was fattened by the public revenues.
and whose sway was absolute. Today
he is deposed. vainly seeking for health
i'm Southern California, discredited and
afraid to go back to Pennsylvania for
fear of prosecution. That's what hap
pens to bosses when the people arise IN
their might There are certain Califor-
MIA Republican bosses who may take
warning. II they WILL
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
WOMEN'S LEAGUE WILL MEET
Elaborate Program Planned Under Di-
recton of Miss Claudia
Hazen White

The California Business Women's
league will hold meeting in the office
of DR.. V. c. Armstrong. 667 Pacific
Electric building, Tuesday evening at
o'clock.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged under the direction of Miss
Claudia Hazen White, state organizer
and secretary of the league.
Mrs. Mary A. I.enney will give an
address on business women, their daily
work and future chances.
All women who are interested in the
association, whether members of the
society or not, have been invited to
attend.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The old question of freight traffic by
trolley is to be taken to court again,
though just why no one understands.
Freight trolley traffic has many fea-
lures to recommend it and none against
it; no one 'objects to it but a few po-
litical busybodies, and everyone is bene-
fitted by 1t. The case will lead to long
and tiresome expensive litigation and if
the city should win, 1t win be worse
hurt than will the trolley company.
What's the use?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
LECTURE ON TEMPTATION

FROM harper weekly.
Young Mr.. Rockefeller's Bible class
is one of the most interesting institu-
tons in the country. We are always
glad when it's leader seems to us to
expound sound moral doctrine; always
sorry when any detail of his views
seems to lack validity. The papers re-
ported that on February he talked
about temptation, using Joseph as an
example of successful resistance TO ii.
He counselled his hearers to avoid
temptation. One paper quotes him as
saying: For my part, L believe that
the ordinary everyday temptations
that beset us are enough" So they are;
enough and aplenty. But did he quote,
with sympathy, as another paper re-
ports the confession of a fallen youth
who said his downward career began
when he drank his first glass of beer?
We should class glasses of beer among
the ordinary everyday temptations
that beset us, and which are rather
to be dealt with with discretion than
fearsomely Stunned. A lad whose first
glass of beer sends him sliding to-
wards Gehenna isn't sound stuff. The
fall of such a one does not illustrate
the dangers of temptation, but the dam
gers of ignorance and of shielded in
experience. Don't teach a boy that
beer is a deadly and wicked beverage
which all good people should avoid.
Teach him that beer is beer, and it be-
hooves him to look sharp how he fools
overmuch with it. Without temptation
there can hardly be manhood or char
acter, but the ordinary temptations are
enough. To avoid, as far as possible,
the dangerous ones, TO deal warily with
the comon ones and to kick the mean
ones out of the roads, not that, or
something like it, the right way? Shield
children from all possible evil; but as
for men-what comfort is it possible to
take with men who have to live en-
cased in cotton wool?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

A big new and entirely fireproof hotel
is now under way in the hill district
a decidedly necessary change from the
finder boxes now so plentiful there. A
few more fine structures and this dis
trict will not be in the disfavor felt
toward 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Broadway property at Eighth street
sold last week for $325O foot and before
the deal was closed higher price was
rendered the buyer and refused, though
it was a five per cent advance. People
are beginning to realize that Los An
geles business property is worth any
price offered for it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

If, as is reported, the Chinese are
rapidly leaving Los Angeles and other
coast cities, won't this yellow peril
business tend soon to solve its own
question?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Same Thing

The preacher, waxing eloquent, in
glowing phrase described
A wondrous land of beauty, washed by
a golden tide
A land that blooms eternal with all the
choicest flowers,
Where never comes a winter to blight
the beauteous bowers;
A cline where ever summer smiles in
it's beneficence,
Flowing with milk and honey where
men who shall go hence
Will pluck the fruit from off the trees,
from spring till spring again.
And never know of woes or ills, and
never feel a pain.
"a land" said he, that's always bright;
and filled with rare delight
That blossoms all eternally, and ever
more is bright;
Where birds and bees and butterflies
roam thro' the livelong day,
And none have auEht to worry them or
cause the least dismay."
The sleeping deacon woke Whats
that?" he queried in amaze.
He speaks of heaven" said his wife;
''he's telling of its ways"
For just a moment listened he; and then
he answered: Bah!
Why. that amt, heaven he's talkin'
bout; that's California"
IN II.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The fact that 1000 former North Dako-
tans held a picnic in Los Angeles, and
that many more Iowans did the same
thing Thursday, shows the large pre-
ponderance of eastern blood in this
citys population. They come, see and
stay here; that's the secret.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Relieved

"They have made some serious dis
eoveries about YOU" said the friend.
What's the matter" said the in
surance director 1T isn't anything
that reflects ON my business capacity,
Is it?"
"They say you have gotten more than
your share of the funds"
THAT isn't so bad. / was afraid II
had turned out that l got less than
my share"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Sales of central business property in
Los Angeles for January, 1906, We're
81, 200, OOO-almost exactly 100 per cent
greater than they were a year ago in
January. VIII the few-very few
croakers please take notice?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Cancellation of licenses has been sug-
gested by the Automobile Club of Amer
lea as the best means of curbing the
speed maniac. BY all means; this elm
mates at once this dangerous class and
frees the decent chauffeur from any
blame for the formers evils.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The fact that hundreds of fake photo
graphs of the Longworth- Roosevelt
wedding were taken and sold to the
New York yellow journals creates no
surprise, but may arouse some indigna-
ton among those who saw and believed
them authentic. But this merely serves
them right for believing anything they
may see or read in yellow journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Arizona and New Mexico stand a
show of getting to vote on the propo-
stion to unite them in one state. This
is fair and right; let the people of the
territories say what they want and not
a lot of eastern congressman who never
were in either commonwealth.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The american Eagle" largest air
ship in the world, did not go up yester-
day owing to lack of gas. Why didn't
they call on Dock Houghton to talk
a few miles2
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The death of former Speaker David
b. Henderson yesterday afternoon will
be generally regretted. He was a strong
public character, ruggedly honest and
sincere in his patriotism. His record as
speaker Of the national house was clean
and vigorous and his name is indelibly
impressed upon the history of this
country.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Today's Amusements

MAsON-"sweet Nell of Old Drury'
BELASCO-"Th Admirable Crichton.
HOTCHKISS-"A Runaway Girl"
TRBANK-"Juanita of San Juan"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GRANDPA Cripple Creek"
FISCHER S-Buriesuue
NOVELTY-"The Road to Frisco
rNIQUE-VaudeVille.
STAR-Burlesque.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

An Ohio couple proposes to wed, after
a ,courtship of half a century, though
each party is beyond 100 years old Is
this a case of better late than never?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
In Modern Phrase

First Gentleman-I beg ten thousand
pardons for not having paid that So
Here it is.
Second Gentleman-Nine thousand
five hundred pardons will be enough
5 per cent off for cash.-New York
Mail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Roller skating is due for revival in
Los Angeles. However, it is the sort
of skates one puts on An a rink, and
not in a drink, that is desirable; re-
member that.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

If as London claims, wood is bene-
fetal for human diet, what boom may
be expected in the wooden nutmeg
business!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The American Automobile association
is taking decided steps 10 curb and
eliminate the speed maniac. This is
right. No one has been hurt by the
speed fool so much as has the auto
dealer, and no way to settle the scorcher
compares with that opened by the car
dealers and makers. They ought to
succeed and will.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

All is quiet in China. General Leon
ard Wood is in Manila with his finger
on the Chinese pulse, ready to let blood
at the first symptoms of fever.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
A Guess

Bacon-I see your company has in
creased it's capital
Egbert-Yes; / guess the president is
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

San Diego is trying to raise $1,000 900
for railroad east from that city. The
task is big one, but San Diego needs
the road and usually gets what it goes
"a fter
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Our good friends of San Berdoo dis
like the quality of home news printed
in the Los Angeles papers. Then why
do they create such news? It's up to
them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
STOCKHOLDERS
Part of the Stock

81 am told you went in for specula-
ton on the stock exchange lately"
said one tradesman to another. Were
you a bull Of a bear?"
Neither. l was an ass. Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

And now, 1t seems, we have the dead
" explosive stove polish. Is there no
safety, then, in anything any more?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Her Protector

Mr.. Stoplate-Arent you afraid of
burglars in this lonely neighborhood 2
Miss Tersleep-Oh, no. You see It's
never more than few minutes till day
light after you go away.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

A girl can forgive first kiss landing
on her nose, but second argues Grim
inal negligence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

DR.. Parkhurst says that New Workers.
have no fear of hell. Inasmuch as they
know the reverend doctor is not going
there, why should they?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
and Pick-Ups
The Differences

The Differences
Says Boni unto Miner:
you hat my zympathe
hat jus lose my meai-teekeet,
So you can feel wiz mew
Says Miner unto Boni:
you have no cause for tears;
My fortune lasted not month,
While you had yours for yearsl"
us the grounding a humbug?" asks
the Washington Post. OF course not,
he's not a bug at all.
Snakes are being seen every day this
winter throughout Missouri" says the
Kansas City Star. Missouri should get
on the water wagon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
She M ay

over in Las Vegas A. Bird has lust
married May Hatch. Time will tell.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Salvini, at the age of "a, refuses to
make another farewell tour. This
teaches us that, despite common ex-
perience, an actor is not always crazy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Bill Harris Height of Triumph

BIZ Hart had on high stand-up cut
your-neck collar at the dance Thursday
night and looked very much a la New
YORK city.-Leesville (Colo.) Light.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

The musicians in the Chicago theaters
object to playing shivery music. Still
they like to have the ghost walk.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
New Waldorf order Upset

The recent order promulgated by the
management Of the Waldorf, to the eff
feet that gentlemen mot dressed"
would be denied accommodations in
the palm room, was not In effect to-
night. out Of pure cussedness a lot
of young blades I'm tweeds and the
like made demands for tables and the
management had the good sense to
see the joke. Everything went. Ameri-
cans seem to be willing to be volun-
tary imitators of foreign customs, but
they will not have foreign custom
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Judge Mack of Chicago says that
every woman practices deceit until she
is married. Why the until?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Clubs Like BastiIe
Terminals for the Immigrants

Five big terminals, for the exclusive
use of the thousands of weary immi-
grants let through the bars at Ellis
island every day, are to be built by the
five big railway companies and their
dependent systems doing business with
the government. The erection of such
structures will mark a humane reform
in the handling of the immigrant that,
it is hoped, will protect the ignorant
foreigner from the swarm of thieves
and confidence men that prey on the
unsuspecting newcomer now The
terminals are to be erected at once,
and some Of the roads have already
drawn plans for these structures. They
will cost collectively more than 81, 600, :
900. The roads doing the largest bust
ness with the government are the
Pennsylvania, the New York Central
the Lackawanna, the New Jersey Cen
trail and the Baltimore & Ohio. The
Pennsylvania and the systems con-
meeting with it's main line get the bulk
OF immigrants because fully 20 per
cent of the immigrants settle in
western towns or cities. The Lacka-
wanna carries that portion which, by
natural trend, settles in coal mining
towns. The Baltimore & Ohio, with its
branch systems through the hard coal
territory, carries thousands into the
region. and for all the roads interested
the carrying OF the immigrant is a
profitable business.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Has a Right to Kick

John Foster, our local undertaken is
complaining at his line of business in
this town. During his residence in this
town he has sold but three collins in the
last three months, and one of them
went out of town. This is astonishing
for the reason that Undertaken Fosters
place of business adjoins DIR. Murray's
on the east, and DR.. Murray is opposed
to letting any one die; that is, If he has
anything to do in the matter. We don't
blame Undertaken Foster for kicking
Caliente New Express.
Three plumbers held up and robbed a
kansas City man on a street car. They
could not wait for his pipes to freeze.
A girl in Pennsylvania has broken off
an engagement because her gay Lotha-
rio was knock-kneed. She acted rash
ly. She should have remembered that
friend in-kneed in a friend indeed.
Moved From Where He Now Lives
John Wegner, who lives four miles
east of this place, has moved to three
miles north.-Troy Qowa) News.
Gen. Bingham has appointed a num-
Der of chaplains for the New York
police. We supposed the police force of
that city was past praying for.
Can a man live on water?" asks a
New York paper. Wall street gives
answer in the affirmative
The Breezy West
The ladies assembled in bevies at
various homes, all gowned in their
loveliest lingerie and er~.i wore the
smile that will be remembered through
the whole year by all upon whom it fell.
Dillon (Mont.) Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
A Lone Woman Passenger

A Lone Woman Passenger
With only one woman passenger in
the first cabin the steamship Hamburg
of the Hamburg American line reached
New York today on her last trip prep
aratory to going into royal commits
sion for the summer cruise in the
Mediterranean of Kaiser Wilhelm. Mrs.
George Bartol was the woman pas
senger. She was travelling with her
husband, president of the Philadelphia
bourse.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Moved From Where He Now Lives

John Wegner, who lives four miles
east of this place, has moved to three
miles north.-Troy Qowa) News.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Gen. Bingham has appointed a num-
Der of chaplains for the New York
police. We supposed the police force of
that city was past praying for.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Can a man live on water?" asks a
New York paper. Wall street gives
answer in the affirmative.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Morgan's New Rugs

j. Pierpont Morgan has closed {
transaction by which he added Persian
rugs worth about 100000 to his col
lection, said to be the most valuable
private one in the world. The selec-
tons We're made ON Lincoln's birthday
within a few steps of Mr.. Morgan.
office. Wall street and the whole finan
cial district were as quiet as a country
churchyard on a weekday morning
when the financier drove up. He spen
only an hour in making his selections
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26

Three plumbers held up and robbed a
Kansas City man on a street car. They
could not wait for his pipes to freeze.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-26
Yvette GuiIbert an american"

Yvette Guilbert. who is here to sing
and talk in specially arranged after
noon entertainments, rejoices in the
fact that she is now an American citi-
zen. Her husband, DR.. Schiller, is a
naturaized American and, according to
the rules of the international game, this
includes her. The famous chanteuse
will make point of costumes during
her stay in New York She has one for
which she paid 10000 francs and num-
Der worth upward of $4,000 francs each.
Evening journal., 1906-10-26
KENT INQUEST
FOR LOCAL OPTION
Special TO The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Oct 26-Consternation reigns
in the ranks of the liquor dealers Of
this county. and from present indica-
lions many of them viii be permanent
~ retired against .heir will. This Will
probably be done in Milford, Harring-
ton and Bowers Beach, towns always
regarded as veritable gold mines by
the hotel men.
No fewer than twelve remonstrances
have so far been filed against the re-
issuance OF licenses to some OF the old
est and best known hostelries in this
section, these protests being signed by
Town Councils. qualified electors Of the
various school districts. merchants Of
all classes. freeholders and female
residents over is years Of age. These
formidable documents have been pre-
pared and presented by Henry Ridgely.
general counsel for the temperance
campaigners.
The first men to be confronted with
these rcmonstrances were Joshua c.
Armstrong and Frank Newman, and
there Is a strong probability that their
APPLICATIONS viii be refused.
Evening journal., 1906-10-26
Friday, October ae, 1906.
AIMING AT THE PRESIDENT.

CERTAIN Democratic sources and the news
~ paper that is supporting that ticket are
very anxious that Hon. Hiram Rodney Burton
shall be defeated as a candidate for reelection to
Congress. They want Judge Marvel chosen.
They are not so much smitten with friendship
for the Judge, but they want Burton downed.
They are so greatly opposed to Burton that they
arc rehashing mythical tale about Burton and
promises he is alleged TO have made They ac-
cuse Hon. Hiram Rodney Burton OF having prom
ised to help elect Mr. Addicks Senator. DR.. Bur-
ton could not do so il he would
But this is not the real reason Of the violent
opposition to Congressman Burton The Con-
eressman stands in this State as the representa-
tive Of the national Republican party vote
for Burton is vote for Roosevelt and his admin
istration A vote against Burton is a vote for the
enemies Of the railroad rate BILL for the enemies
of the employers liability act, for the enemies OF
the pure food law and against all the estimable
measures that have been passed by Congress un-
der the admonition OF the President If Burton
is defeated this organ which is fighting him so
hard. will declare that Delaware has rebuked
President Roosevelt and his administration 1t
may twist it into rebuke of the railroad rate bill
because It violently opposed that JUST measure
Voters should remember the national relation
ship with the present campaign. They should
bear in mind that the assaults upon Burton are
really stabs at the national administration, and
an attempt to deliver blow at the President.
Delawareans are not yet ready to say that they
disapprove Of the course of the President. Della
wareans who have suffered so much from the
evils OF which the President has complained are
not yet prepared to rebuke the man who has at
tempted to right them. Look beyond DR.. Bur-
ton for a moment Do not consider him. Then
we see President Roosevelt as the real man for
whom we are voting when we ponder on ma
tional affairs in this State We do not want the
national leaders to hear by the returns from Del
that the President is given vote Of cen
sure Give him a vote Of confidence He GER
tainly deserves that much from every good citi-
zen and conscientious voter.