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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
REFUGEES FORM BIG SOCIETY
Has Two Hundred Members, Each
One of Whom Suffered in San
Francisco Disaster

Substantial encouragement has met
recent attempts to organize san
Francisco society" in this city, com
posed entirely of men and women who
suffered i'm the recent disaster. AL
ready 200 applications for membership
have been filed and letters OF inquiry
are received daily.
The next meeting of the organization
will be held at Mammoth hall. 517 South
Broadway, Friday night, and gem
eral invitation to be present is ex-
tended to all San Franciscans. Septem-
ber 2t will be "San Francisco day" at
Playa Del Rey, and an attractive pro-
gram will be provided. The society's
secretary may be addressed at 251 South
Bunker Hill avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
Shoots Mexican

Rafael Gallardo. a Mexican, was shot
i'm the right knee by an unknown Mex
ican In the rear of 1868 North Main street
last night about midnight. Gallardo
stated that he did not know who his
assailant was and that 50 far as ne
was aware he had no enemies. Tho
shot which was found In his knee was
from a 3S-caliber revolver. Gallardo
lives at 654 Mission road and was on
his way home when he was shot. Po-
lice Surgeons Freeman and Cook ex-
and he was sent home.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
Entertains Child Study Circle

The members of the Micheltorena
Child Study Circle were entertained
yesterday at an informal reception by
Mrs. w. Chalmers Smith of 1443 Hy-
perion avenue. Mrs. Harold Martin OF
Petaluma, Mrs. Stephen Rohring, Mrs
Fred Willard and Mrs. H. Ottman as
sisted the hostess in receiving. Miss
Margaret Plummer officiated at the
punch bowl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
Gives Luncheon

Miss May Rawson of Holliston, Mass
entertained with a delightfully."- APP
pointed luncheon yesterday at the
home of Mr.. Stong of Pasadena, where
she is a house guest. There were pres
ent Mrs. Clarence Woodbury. of Rivera,
Mass, Miss Mabel Woodbury. of Red
lands and Mrs. Frank l. Wheat.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
Short Cut to Chinese

Mrs. Julia A. Barrett of Sacramento,
author of a book shortening the method
Of teaching the Chinese language, will
give an illustrated lecture at the regu-
lar meeting of the Los Angeles w. c.
II. IT,, First Methodist church, at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
EMOTIONAL INSANITY
TO BE THAW'S PLEA
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. ga decision
was reached today by attorneys for
Harry X. Thaw that the defense OF
Thaw for killing Stanford White will
be a plea OF emotional insanity.
This will include as part of the de-
fense the declaration that Thaw's in
sanity existed only until White was
killed and that Thaw is now sane again
aud has been since the killing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
Spend Week at Long Beach

dale, accompanied by w. H. Williams
of Kansas City, are at Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
CITY NEWS IN sRIGP

Phone your orders for the Glen Rock
Mountain Springs water to Sun Drug
Co. No. 2 (Dean's). Both phones $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
OUTFALL SEWER
FAR FROM DONE
COMPLETED" WORK INCOM-
PLETE, SAY EXPERTS
Discovers Back Filling Was sIshted,
ManhoIes Overlooked and Other
Necessary Features skimped
by Contractors

Deputy city Engineer Kingsbury has
about completed his report of the out
fall sewer, which will be submitted to
the board of public works formally In
time to permit of It's transmission to
the city council next Monday. How
ever, the main facts of the report al
ready are I'm possession of the board.
Mr.. Kingsbury's original figures on
the length of the big sewer still uncom-
pleted will be revised slightly, and In
the course of his investigation he has
discovered that considerable work Is
necessary even on those sections sup
posed to have been completed.
For instance, mile after mile of the
completed" sewer will have to be
back1led. There are considerable dis
tances where no back-filling has been
done, and other stretches where 1t
has been done only partially. while
still other sections, on the surface, will
have to be covered to depth suffi-
Client to protect the work
Moreover, Mr.. Kingsbury announces
that the 2200 feet of the old outfall
which it Is proposed to use will have
to be replastered throughout its length.
The figures for the six sections, COM
piled from field notes and as yet not
checked, though substantially correct,
are as follows:
Section one-Total length, 1,552 fe,
uncompleted, 6447.5 feet.
Section two-Total length, 10,6S3 feet;
uncompleted. 47S5 feet
Section three-Total length, 12,796
feet; uncompleted, 9413 feet.
Section four-Total length, 1880 feet;
uncompleted, 3050 feet
Section five-Total length, s12,112 feet;
uncompleted, 3431 feet.
Section six--Total length, 5314 feet;
uncompleted -.
Total length of sewer, including 22OO
feet of old sewer to be utilized In sec
ton six, 64,357 feet; total length un
completed, 27126 feet
Unofficial Figures
In addition to the back filling. cover
ing and plastering declared to be nee
essary on the Completed stretches,
there are numerous places where the
specifications call for manholes and
where no manholes have been con-
structed, to say nothing of other de-
fects, so technical as to make them diff
ficult for "A layman to understand.
1t is certain that the original esti-
mate of the amount said to have been
paid to Contractors Stansbury & Pow
ELL i'm excess of the sums actually due,
will be found to have been too low,
though just what the city can do about
it is a question. The suggestion has
been made that the work be completed
by the municipality without calling in
contractors. and it is said that En-
gineers Mulholland and Lippncott.
who went over the line of the outfall
Tuesday, approve this plan, which
probably also will meet with the ap-
proval of the board of public works.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-23
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hibit OF California products At the
Chamber Of Commerce building, on
Broadway, between First and Second
streets, where free information VIII pc
given on all subjects pertaining TO this
section.
The Herald will pay $40 in. cash 20
lead 10 the arrest and conviction of any
person caught stealing copies OF Ihe
Herald from the premises OF our pa
irons. THE HEHALD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
THE STANDARD on PROSECUTIONS


Ordinarily this is the quiet season
at Washington, but the government is
taking no vacation so far as the effort
to bring to book powerful violators of
the antitrust and anti-rebate laws Is
concerned. On the contrary. efforts
which have been in progress for weeks
by the Department of Justice to secure
a stranglehold especially on the Stand
ard Oil are now redoubled. 1t had
reason through Commissioner Gar
fields report and other circumstances
to believe that the oil octopus, in con-
federation with the transporting COM
panies from Cleveland, o.. one of the
great oil refining centers. had had the
benefit of illegal determinations,
disastrous alike TO competitors and TO
the consuming public, and since before
the adjournment OF congress the whole
machinery of the legal department of
the government has been directed to
the purpose OF developing a case there.
not so much against minor agents as
against chief responsible conspirators
themselves, and the representatives of
the government, in spite of the formid-
able obstacles thrown In their way,
are shown by reliable reports to be
permitting no midsummer relaxation
to weaken or retard the prosecution.
II is the very hardest kind of work
the government is engaged upon in
this persistent effort against the
mightiest corporations in the country.
Notwithstanding the fact that it has
to be done out of the public sight 1t
is all the harder because so little of
the public encouragement and sustain
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
HoMEsTEADs AND IRRIGATION.

The opening to homestead entry of
the million acres of the Wind River
reservation in Wyoming -enforces at
tention to the fact that the public
domain still available for free homes
is largely confined to the region of in
sufficient rainfall. From the Canadian
to the Mexican boundary line most of
the good government land suitable for
general farming purposes without
artificial water supply has already
been taken. There are indeed, areas
which by special methods not required
in the great rain belt to the east can
be profitably cultivated, but relatively
to the unoccupied dry portion they are
of small extent.
II is suggestive of the change of the
conditions which up to this time have
confronted the movement of popula-
ton westward across the continent
that elaborate arrangements are being
now made in advance of the, homestead
filings to irrigate the Wind River tract.
In fact the homestead law would be
futile without reclamation Of the land
by irrigation.
The homestead question is thus
rapidly becoming practically a ques-
ton of irrigation. The government
indeed. under the initiative OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt, took up that subject
in the last congress in a broad way,
none too quickly, and in spite Of the
energetic administration of the irriga-
ton law the probability is that the
pressure of population for homes
within the dry region may soon outrun
the means of reclamation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
Personal NOTES.

M. Delcasse. ex-Minister OF Foreign At
fairs OF France, intends to visit the United
States soon.
Walter Graham Blackie OF Biackie &
Sons, the Scottish publishers. died the other
day at the age Of 81. Besides Latin and
Greek he read German, French. italian,
Spanish, Danish, Morse and Dutch.
Prof. Thomas II. Teegan OF the Central
Training school, Dublin. ireland. has Just
arrived in America 20 obtain objects of
historical interest for the international ex-
hIbition TO be held In Dublin in 1907.
Dr. s. Weir Mitchell, in writing. trusts
but little to dictation, writing nearly all he
has to say. then submitting the manuscript
for a type written copy. Four or five clean
copies are nothing unusual in the prepare
ton OF a manuscript.
Nathan Hawk, a veteran OF the Mexican
war and the man who in 1898 first brought
east news OF the California gold discoveries,
is a hale and hearty citizen OF Folsom,
California. He lives few miles from the
spot where James Marshall dug up the first
gold found in the state.
Senator Plat OF New York has so far re-
covered his health as to take up his resi-
dence at the Manhattan Beach hotel. where
IN FORMER years ne was wont 10 nold sun
day conferences with his political friends.
II is understood that these famous Sunday
school classes will be resumed.
The interstate commerce commission is
trying to get Prof. Henry c. Adams, holder
Of the chair OF economies and finance in the
University OF Michigan to devise a uni
form system OF bookkeeping for railroads
required by the law. He will accept II he
can arrange for leave OF absence from the
university for two years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18

ing force that we're marshslled behind
the more obvious issue lately before
congress Is forthcoming while the un-
seen work goes quietly on, and there Is
even a disposition in many quarters
to belittle and misrepresent what is
being done. But Just such labor is
indispensable ~ the proofs against
strongly intrenched violators are to be
secured and put in the required legal
form. And the fact that the admins
tration is permitting no cessation in
the arduous task is one that thought
full and just men ought not to forget.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
SWEEP BEFORE YOUR OWN doom.

In politics as in social life there are
always busy-bodies who seek 10 use
their brooms on their neighbors'
porches while the dirt Is ankle deep
in front Of their own doors. This
fact is strikingly illustrated by the
World Herald, which is devoting its
entire time and space to stirring up
the dust before the republican ediflce
while the democratic front yard is lit
tered with garbage.
1t is amazing, for example. that the
democratic organ has been able to
discover the Vaccinations and con-
spiraeies by which the railroads are
trying to capture and dominate the re-
publican state convention. nominate a
set of dummies for state officers and
fill the legislature with brass-collared
henchmen.
Not a word. however. about the
Vaccinations and conspiracies that are
being Matched by the corporation
bosses to capture the democratic state
convention and nominate a set of
sham reformers and bogus anti
nonopolists who would do their bid
ding II they are elected.
Not a word either about the plot
Matched by the corporation bosses to
get friendly democrats nominated in
republican districts and democratic
corporation men in democratic dis
tricts so as to throttle all legislation
that may be offensive and enact only
legislation in the interest of the cor
porations.
Incidentally the democratic organ
probably has never heard of the we'll
defined rumor that Mr.. Hitchcock is
behind this plot in order that he may
get the support of the corporations for
his own candidacy at the proper time
as a reward for hammering away at
the republican candidates who are not
satisfactory to the corporations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18

tONFhhhNCE OVER WV RATE Law.
The great Importance Of the changes
made by the new rate control law is
certified by the conference Of the chief
freight and legal oficials Of all the
railroad companies having lines west
Of Chicago with respect to its require
ments and the methods necessary to
comply with them. The companies
thus recognize that their relations to
the government and the public are
seriously altered, and that they must
pepare to conform to changed condi-
lions during the short time elapsing
before the new law goes into effect
II is suggestive that there are. &C
cording to reports of the conference,
almost as many diverse views Of the
effect Of the law as there are repre-
sentatives in the meeting. The fact,
therefore, that a strong effort is being
made to reach agreement among the
different carrier companies as to the
attitude they shall assume towards the
new legislation is full Of significance
both for the authorities charged with
the enforcement of the law and for the
public which had a definite purpose
in demanding the legislation.
Though they may not see It, nothing
could be more detrimental to the true
interest OF the transportation corpora
lions themselves than to refuse to sub
NIT in good faith to the substantial
purpose Of the law. to seek with the
vast power which is theirs to nullify
or to minimize the effect of the law
OF TO make common cause in a pro-
tracted and destructive campaign of
litigation. That no small part Of the
effort to amend the measure during its
slow progress through congress was
devoted TO opening the way for such
obstructionist tactics, is beyond doubt.
1t might be possible to raise in the
courts a variety Of constitutional and
other questions the settlement of which
would certainly consume a great deal
Of time whatever the final decision
might be, depriving the public in large
part OF the benefit OF the law in the
meantime, and which might by judicial
fallibility or miscarriage cripple the
law in some of its important pro-
visions.
1t is, however, on every score to be
earnestly hoped that the transporta-
ton companies now endeavoring to
concert a program will not assume
a recalcitrant attitude. That would
be only to fan public feeling into a
fame and to precipitate a more critical
issue. The paramount purpose of the
law to abolish utterly many long
standing abuses and practices is obvi-
GUS and least Of all can be mistaken
by the carrier corporations. 1t is up
to them now to demonstrate that they
submit to that purpose in it's broadcast
sense, and distinctly and promptly to
aid rather than obstruct its consum-
ration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
THE SHEEP HERDER,s BATTLE.
Denver Republican.

OoHNeF HepuDlcan.
We call him Loco Johnson. but we say II
Since he broke the cowman's deadlIne
over here in Idaho;
And now he takes his wagon into any
For the IS he carries won the freedom Of
the range.
He was called upon, was johnson. by
masked and well heeled bunchA
AND was told he'd crossed the deadline
~ and had better take their hunch;
he oe called upon next mornin' IL he
And then they shot his collie and advised
him not to walt
Well, old Johnsons eyes was blazin' when
he looked at his dead pup,
And them cowboys never figured on the
row they'd started up;
The herder spent the long night pilin'
stones on Sugar Butte, ..t
Till he'd built himself a breastwork
where man could rest and shoot;
Them cowboys come at sunup, and they
thought old Loco'd fed,
And the rifles started talkin and the sheep
was fallin dead;
But from that there fort OF Loco's come q
ass loud cracks,
And every time IL spoke once dropped a
puncher in his tracks.
They tried TO charge the fortress. but they
left four cowboys dead
On the slopes Of that there hillside, with
old Loco overhead;
And that gun kept up its talkin'. like it
never lost its breath,
And its line OF conversation was upon the
theme OF death.
Well. they gathered up their remnants, and
was glad 70 get away,
And, then he saw he'd won II, old johnson
knelt to pray;
And he marched on, with his woollles
blaEin' trail for other bands,
For he'd broke the boomin' deadline' twixt
the sheep and cattle lands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
CAMPAIGN RAR.Ls EMPTY.
Precious Little Money in siGht for
Political Heclerr,
Tbf,ogc Cvhr0plrle

Chicago Chronicle.
Although the bill prohibiting corporations
from contributing to campaign funds taileo
TO pass. at the last session OF congress-
there Is little reason TO fear that the ex-
chequer OF either party will be tainted
to any great extent by corporate contribu-
lions this fall
On the contrary. the party managers are
likely to be hard put to It for funds with
which to meet the most ordinary and nee
essary expenses. and there are many SUCH
expenses despite the conventional notion
that all money used in political campaigns
Is necessarily used for corrupt purposes
with the accustomed contributions from
corporate sources cut OF the campaign will
have TO be conducted with unprecedented
economy.
There is little doubt that the corporate
contributions will be missing. and for OBJ
vious reasons.
In the first place, the corporations never
have been anxious to give their money
away. II they have contributed to polit-
ical funds It has been because pressure has
been brought to bear upon them 20 do So
They have been caioled or threatened into
contributing They will be glad Of an ex-
cuse to discontinue their contributions and
nobody can deny that they now have excel
lent reasons
When the politicians come around asking
for the usual donation the corporation
managers can and will point to the fact
that neither party has been especially con-
slderate Of corporate enterprises lately and
that there is small indication OF greater
consideration in the future, why. they Will
ask should the corporations give money
for their own undoing? II will be hard for
the collectors to give a satisfactory an
swer.
II will be Just as hard for them to argue
away the fact that most Of the alleged cor
ruption which has been so loudly de-
nounced during the last year or two has
been laid at the door Of the corporations.
IF we withhold our contributions we can
hardly be accused of corruption" will be
the natural assumption OF the corporation
managers; you will have to get along
without our contribution this year"
Finally and decsively, the corporation
people will remind the political solicitors
that certain corporation managers have
been threatened with the penitentiary for
disbursing the money Of the stockholders
to campaign directors and they will simply
decline to take any such chances them
selves. That will probably settle It.
At any rate, the party war chest that re-
ceives anything in the line OF corporation
contributions will be an exception. This
will be a year when the party patriot can
show his featy by going down into his own
| individual pocket Otherwise the campaign
is likely TO langulsh for lack OF steam.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
PATENT RIGHTS IN NEBRASKA.
in which the PROFITS
Arc One-Sided.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post
A correspondent OF The Omaha Bee calls
attention to neglected opportunities for
selling patent rights" In Nebraska.
There are three-quarters of a million of
American patents. and It would be possible
to dispose Of the rights" for each In every
one of Nebraskas ninety counties, yet
there are only 4.O47 patent rights listed in
the state. However, 1t is quality that
counts, and II the example cited is really
typical Of the sort Of rights sold. Nebraska
need not be ashamed. A villager hired a
stranger to saw his wood. as the story
goes. Presently the stranger confessed
the reason for his poverty. He had spent
his substance working out an invention
for keeping horses on the bsrb-wire fences.
Such a device would be useful indeed in
a country where valuable horses come
home gashed and torn. and presently the
villager paid 5000 for the right TO sell
the invention in Nebraska. The sample
was sent later. It was a sign board to be
hung on the fence, and read as follows:
NOTICE TO HORSES:
DAEGEROUS-KEEP AWAY.
With the sign board came a pair OF spec
tacles for the use Of near-sighted horses
There Is at least one man who did not
neglect the "opportunities' in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18

Mayor Dahlman is said to be much
more generous with his pardons to
police court offenders than was his
predecessor. Mayor Moores, although
the latter at various times was &C
cused OF being too lenient with the
prisoners. The effect of the promis-
cuous exercise of the mayors pardon
ing power will be seen and felt by the
school board when it figures up the
revenue for the year from police court
fines which under the constitution go
to the support of the schools.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
Tn. Man behind the shovel.
Chicago Chronicle.

In the last analysis 1t is the man behind
the gun OF behind the shovel who does the
work The commanders Of military or in
dustrial enterprises may plan never so
wisely, but lacking the actual muscle
power they can accomplish nothing. Sec
rotary Taft's warning to impatient people
that they must not expect the isthmian
canal to be completed in jiffy is based
upon the difficulties in the labor PROPOSE
ton. And as the work proceeds we shall
realize more and more fully that the canal
is not so much a matter OF engineering or
financing as Of pure thews and sinews.
No ingenious device will ever fully replace
the human machine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18

The aftermath OF the roof garden tragedy
in New York furnishes a striking example
Of vanity in news. just because the tragedy
happened in New York. newspaper readers
are treated daily with chronicles Of the
movements Of the interested parties, the
gabble of the lawyers, suppositious inter
views with nobodies one day and contradic-
tions the next, and other gossip Of no in
terest to any one outside of the New York
tenderloin. The editor OF the dispatches
appears to be impressed with the idea that
the country is furnishing for tenderloin
hot air Such stun may suit the tastes OF
New Workers.. West Of the Hudson It
nauseates healthy stomachs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18

The democratic city council has
agreed to authorize the employment
of an expert accountant to check up
the records OF the officers who retired
with the advent of the new admins
tration. This cannot but be regarded
as a reelection upon the work of the
city comptroller's ONCE, although that
Office has been presided over for the
last three years by a democratic in
cumbent who was reelected and is,
therefore. a part Of the present demo-
cratic regime. But perhaps the move
is designed merely to furnish some
good democrat with a we'll compen-
stated Job at the expense of the tax
payers.