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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

way and over steamship lines on the
two oceans and on the lakes. He has
three lines of steamers sailing from
Pacific ports of the United states to
Asia. The capital stock of the roads
and the steamship companies over
which he bears sway must be consid-
erably over $4,000, 000,0 900. Hill, Gould,
other rivals i'm the race for supremacy
in the railroad world he has left far
behind. Some Of his recent conquests
involved the deposition OF great mag
mates like Stuyvesant Fish In the cap
ture OF the Illinois Central. He has used
the guillotine against competitors,
against the general public as a party
interested i'm the maintenance of com
petition and against everything else
which stood in the path of his conquer
ing march.
This Is the man on whom the gov
ernment of the United States has de-
Clarcd war. 1t is well for the people as
well as for the government to grasp the
fact that the war is not going to be
easy. The prudent soldier never under
estimates the power of his antagonist,
and the observance OF this precaution
Of the Bonapartes the Grants and the
Moltkes is particularly urgent on the
commanders vi lllt lpl'tS VI 'iiN ~
ernment and people in their assault on
Hartman. The government has long
line Of victories against combinations
of different sorts. involving In some
cases many hundreds of millions OF
dollars. 1t upset Hills and Morgan's
Northern Securities company. 1t
brought the meat packers under con-
troll. Dozens of smaller combines have
been ovCrthrowu or have been COM
PEELED to reorganize under forms
which make a pretence at least to con-
form to the law. Under the decision
rendered by United States District
Judge Lands of Chicago a line of sue
Cessfu assault on the Standard Oil
company has apparently been opened
In the end the government will tri-
umph even over Hartman. although
this may involve the enactment of new
laws. But in the meantime the fight
will be hard. and 1t is possible that at
the outset the government may be
beaten. through the laws loopholes of
technicalities. The belligerents are
evenly matched. Back of President
Roosevelt stands the wealth and the
might of $4,000, 900 Of people, but Har-
riman also is one of the worlds great
est powers
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Hartmann Recital a Triumph

Arthur Hartmann's first recital at
Simpson auditorium last night was n
pronounced triumph in artistic and
emotional violin playing. For two
hours the largest audience of this
season sat spellbound under the magic
of his playing.
An evening spent listening to this
young master is sufficient to convince
one of his right to the title, "Svengali
of the vioin.' The poetry OF his
movements at times equals the beauty
of his music; and occasionally his
eyes glance from his violin to his
audience with a peculiar power.
Mr.. Hartmann's playing is of the
wizard" variety With a single long
drawn out note he plays the gamut
of human emotions; and with partic-
ular force does he interpret his own
productions.
The audience last night was the
largest that has gathered together dur
ing this present philharmonic course
The fair weather gave the artist an
opportunity to play to a large crowd
and their hearty appreciation of the
music repaid him for the generous en-
cores with which he considerably
heightened the program. Cries of
mingled with the hand clapping and
stamping that greeted his first effort.
Inc pIoSIdlll SpedhS lol ltSell. o..
Vieuxtemps Concerto d Minor"
Bach's "Chaconne for violin alone"
Carl Busch's Indian Legend" dedi-
Gated to Hartmann, and Hartmann's
own "Rhapsodie 'Eljen,'" and the last
number "To a Wild Rose" by Mac
Dowell and Hartmann, and Wieniaw-
skis Air Russes" completed a pro-
gram which was considerably enlarged
by several encores.
Herr Hartmann is delighted with
California. He said last night: Cali
fornia, think 1t is fine-especially its
pretty girls he added whimsically
'If they will some to see me in Berlin
next summer 1 will give the pretty
ones lessons free of charge. The 9TH
ers-if there are any such-will have
to pay"
All the while he was speaking the
musician was playing wild barbarous
airs on his violin; and he told with
pride of his boy, king Arthur" His
short. sharp sentences, delivered in
better English than the ordinary ma
tive's. make him a conversationalist
scarcely less interesting than his music.
His accompanist, Adolphe Borsche.
kept we'll in the background during
the violin numbers, and in the piano
solos won his audience with his beau
tiful playing. An over-long head of
hair which fell around his face and
ewes while he was playing tended
slightly to cause risibllities among the
audience: but his music called forth
strenuous applause. Among his Sc
lections We're Sgambati's Mania"
"Murmur du Vent" by Sauer, and the
Schubert -Taussig "Marche Militaire.' >
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
STEEL TRUST ANDITs RIVALS

The average consumer would hardly
regard the United States Steel corpora
ton as a benevolent institution, nor
would he regard that great combination
as an exception among the much de-
nounced and detested trusts" Yet the
steel corporation occupies the unique
position. just at present, of being in
high favor among it's rivals. This re-
markable statement is the theme with
which Prof. j. Russell Smith of the
Wharton school opens a general study
of the subject in the current issue of
the magazine known as the Business
World. And he appears to make good
his claim that there Is at least one
trust" whose existence and actions
have created joy among its rivals.
This benevolent attitude has been
brought about through effective price
control This price control has been
far-seeing and just, and has aimed not
so much at present gains as at Ire
steadying of the market and the pre-
vention of violent fluctuations and at
tendant losses. Among the producers of
iron and steel, at all events, the coming
of the steel corporation marked an
era of prosperity. The independents
have been free to make and sell their
product, and while the power of the
| trust has been exerted to prevent what
Prof Smith calls "spurt prices" 1T has
also had a steadying effect that mas
! been of inestimable benefit all around.
| BY withdrawing from the pig iron mar
tet at time of scarcity, and by the
| judicious placing of an order when
| slump seemed to threaten, the trust has
been able to maintain it's control of the
prices to its own profit and incidentally
to that Of the independents.-Phila
phia Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
NINE YEARS TO MAKE A DRESS


one OF the wonders OF Mexico is
$4,000 dress which has Just been COM
pleted here after nine years of work
Tho dress is the creation of Mrs. 70.
Leon, who directed all the work that
was done In its making At times she
had employed more than 800 expert
needlewomen.
Mrs. Leon Is the owner OF n large
factory here for the manufacture of
serapes or women's shawls. When she
conceived the idea of making the finest
dress in the world 1t was for the pur-
pose Of exhibiting 1t at the Paris ex-
position, where she hoped to sell 1t for
fabulous price. She found the task
much greater than she expected, and
the Paris exposition came and went
with the dress far from finished. She
then thought II would be ready for ex-
hibition at the st. Louis worlds fair.
But again she was disappointed, as
the delicate fabric was still In an un-
finished state. She continued the work
without interruption until few days
ago, when the last stitch was taken In
the wonderful creation.
It Is stated " all who have seen this
dress that It's exquisite beauty Is unsur-
passed. It Is veritable work OF
woman's art. The dress Is made largely
of the finest linen thread, which was
imported direct from Paris. The
thread Is drawn into beautiful figures
and the fabric Is a flmy, weblike lace,
which shows no seams-New York
Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

OF all the contests which the govern
ment has had with trusts and COM
binations Of various kinds, the largest
is that which 1t has just begun against
E. II. Hartman. The object is to ascer-
tain whether Hartman Is violating
that provision of the Sherman anti
combination act Of 1890 which forbids
the ownership and operation of parallel
and competing lines Of railway by one
company In the inquiry in New York
1t has been developed at the outset that
Hartman is n much bigger personoge
In the business world than had been
imagined either by the general public
or by the government which has started
the investigation against him 1t has
been learned that even before the be-
ginning of 1906 Hartman controlled
the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific
the Oregon Short Line and the oregon
Railway and Navigation company.
These are. for convenience. classed as
"thC four PaCiaCs." Through the South
crn Pacific Hartman controls the Pa
clfc Mail Steamship company. and
through that and other interests he
is the head of the Portland and Asiatic
steamship company. And on the At
lantic end the Southern Pacific, which
means Hartman. owns the line OF
steamers from New York to New Or
leans, formerly known as the Morgan
line.
The government and the public had
vague suspicious that Hartman had
large interest in nearly all of those
lines. but the extent of his control was
probably not suspected by any of the
governments agents. from the presi-
dent and the attorney general down,
until the revelations were made at the
opening day of the inquiry. on that
day, however. It was discovered that
this was only a part of Harriman's
power In the past six months. by the
expenditure of S103, 900 coo. he has
bought stocks in seven other roads-the
Baltimore e Ohio the Chicago Il
Northwestern. the st. Joe & Grand
Island, the Illinois Central, the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Ganta Fe. the Chicago
Milwaukee e st. Paul and the New
York Central. These purchases have
given Hartman complete sway over
some Of those roads and partial control
over the rest of them. The extent of
these operations had not been guessed
at outside of a small circle of Harri
mans friends. Thus he has gained su-
premacy over about 25,000 miles of rail-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Mayor Harper could do no more popu-
lar thing than cooperate with the city
council ANA board OF public works i'm
creating the municipal office Of tree
warden,' as suggested by f. ".
Blanchard chairman OF the Arbor day
committee no city iu The country so
badly needs such an official as does Los
Angeles And we need not only the
official, but also the trees. AT present
the people have no other recourse than
to plant or set out such trees as may
suit their own fancy, without regard 90
the symmetry or life of them, and with
out any practical knowledge of their
growth, tendencies or suitability. The
city ON the other hand, often ruthlessly
destroys old shade trees to make way
for alleged improvements when this
sort of vandalism might be obviated.
Many eastern cities have a tree warden
and his services are proving invaluable
wherever employed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
CORPORATION WITH A SOUL

The saying that corporations have
no souls" has a bedrock foundation of
experience Like most rules, however.
it is subject to exceptions, rare though
they may be.
Throughout the so-called fuel fam
inc" in Los Angeles there has been a
cheering instance of exception to the
rule of soulless corporations. 1t is seen
in the attitude taken at the inception
of the coal stringency and maintained
throughout by the corporation upon
which Los Angeles relies chiefly for
it's coal supply.
Retail coal dealers, having the aver
age human weakness of striking
while the irons hot" were inclined to
grasp the opportunity to mark up their
coal prices in inverse ratio to the vol
ume of stock. The chance to take ad-
vantage of public willingness to pay
inflated prices was irresistible. Such
marking up of figures would have been
favoring the rich to the detriment of
the Door. substantially, a s high cost
would have been inconsequential to the
former class and prohibitive to the lat
ter.
1t was just there that the soul of the
big coal corporation showed itself The
avaricious retailers were notified that
the company would neither make for it,
self nor permit its retail customers to
make any advance whatever in the
price of coal. At certain points in
neighboring cities where dealers
sought to take advantage. of the pub
lie necessity by advancing prices, the
company notified the dealers that they
would not be supplied with another ton
of coal if they charged more than the
normal price.
That big corporation might have put
tens of thousands of dollars into its
treasury as net profit by doing just
what most of the retailers at least We're
warming to do BY refraining from
taking such advantage and in holding
the retailers in check to the extent
of it's power there was no discrimina-
ton between rich and poor in distribut-
ing the limited fuel supply.
1t is so rarely that opportunity is
afforded to commend a big corporation
for evidence of soulfulncss that The
Herald takes pleasure in recognizing
that quality in the instance here noted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
FASCINATION OF FooTLIeHTs

The frustrated marriage of Prince
Albrecht of Prussia with the actress
Marie Sulzer (Baroness Liebenberg) Is
the latest instance OF the fashionable
fascination the footlights have for the
blue -blooded' young man, a fascina-
tion further illustrated recently by the
marriage of Miss Camille Clifford.
In England, indeed, hardly a season
passes without some popular favor
ite leaving the stage to adorn her brow
with the strawberry leaves" or the
coronet of a countess.
The aristoCratic grandparents are in
clined to class this fascination under
the heading of the evils of the present
century. 1T was not so in my young
day" is the stock maxim of the aged
But as regards the marriage of the
aristocrat and the actress this is an
error.
Generations ago men Of fashion were
clapping their applause of a ''footlight
favorite" one moment and asking her
hand in matrimony the next.
The pioneer of stage marriages was,
perhaps, one Martin Folkes, an an
tiquary and a man of fortune. An old
magazine. dated November, 1923, gives
an account of Folkes' wooing, as fol-
lows:
The first person among the gentry
VINO ever TOOK WlIe from the stage
was Martin Folkes, the antiquary, who
in the year 1913 took to wife Lucretia
Bradshaw, performer of the spright-
ly heroines of Farquhar and Vanbrugh.
She has been called "one of the great
est and most promising genii of her
time" and Mr.. Folkes made her his
wife for exemplary and prudent con-
duct. She played such lively parts as
Corianna, in The Confederacy," and
Angelica, in "The Constant Couple"
She is handsome woman, of good
figure and but second rate theatrical
talent-London Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
DEFECTIVE VOTING METHOD

1t is a surprising electoral muddle
that has resulted from simple con-
tests by candidates in the late county
election. The points involved have
expanded to a degree that practically
jeopardizes the whole result of the
election.
The magnitude of the trouble thus
indicated is apparent in the state
ment that candidates who We're de-
clared elected by large pluralities and
are now serving their terms may be
unseated
At the present stage of the tangle
it would not be proper to consider
the merits of the issues presented.
The matter is undergoing judicial in
quiry and lay discussion of it should
be omitted until that inquiry is con-
cluded.
The situation disclosed by the con-
tests, however, is the most striking
example yet presented of defects in
our electoral system. Not an election
has occurred in recent years that did
not develop some defect of that char
acter. Attempts have been made,
from time to time, to remedy the de-
fects, but every effort of the kind
seems to make matters worse.
The foundation of trouble in the
issue now pending was the blanket
ballot used in the late election. Usu-
ally Irregularities in voting result
from individual mistakes in the mark
ing of the ballot, but in the last cleo
tion the arrangement of tickets on
the ballot appears to have been the
chief source of confusion. Instead of a
blunder here and there concerning a
particular candidate, the question at
issue relates to an error involving
thousands of votes, reaching to the
point of the possible reversal of a
count whereby one candidate, for in
stance, was declared elected by more
than seven thousand plurality.
Whatever may be the ultimate re-
suit of the pending contest the sit
uation emphasizes the Importance Of
simplifying the voting process so that
both bic. and little blunders may be
avoided. The blanket ballot is a puz-
zle to a large percentage of voters.
Errors discovered i'm counting the bal
lots do not include the many mistakes
made by voters in marking ballots so
that the result is the reverse of what
was intended.
In the case now under considera-
tiou, however, the point at issue is
whether thousands Of votes, wherein
the purpose of the voters was clearly
expressed, shall be thrown out en-
tirely because of a technical error i'm
the ballot. 1t does not seem reason
able that the election should be in
validated, wholly or i'm part, under
such circumstances. But that is the
pending issue, and the result win be
awaited with deep interest by the
public aud with anxiety by the per-
SONS directly interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Fire Screen Pictures

How these old fancies come and go,
AS leaf and vine and naked bough
Cast traceries upon the snow
That's falling now:
A sea shell ear, a tint of rose,
A lily finger, and CLEAN
OF pearls the parted lips disclose
An old love dream!
And as the fieecy flakes they fall
Upon the lights that CLEAN below
And melt TO nothingness at all
Dreams come and go.
put out the light. the play Is DONE
The curtains rolled for aye! All, me!
Life's tragic threads have all been spun
Through comedy.
Horace Seymour Keller in New York
Sun
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Remeseekers. Cub Toniaki.

Every one desiring to secure a farm home
in California is invited to the meeting at
o'clock tins evening in Home Extension Hall.
Chamber OF Commerce. Fourth new town and
colony now being formed. also the Los Ange-
les Acre Lot Club Land distributed at whole-
sale to members. Come and learn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

The reelection of Mr. Arthur Let's
as president of the Y. M. c. A. is a de
serving compliment to very busy
merchant who has generously devoted
much time ana money to a worthy
cause, 1t was also a wen earned COM
pliment on the part of the board of
directors to re-elect All the present
ohicials-A. B. Cass, A. j. Wallace, w.
S. Bartlett ana A. p. Fleming.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

1t is a matter of general public in
terest and cause for congratulation that
the railroad lines east are again open.
This is an unusually quick recovery
from heavy rains.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

A singer who recently died in Ciucln-
natl was found to have food in his
heart in place Of his stomach. One of
those fellows no doubt who always
had his heart in his mouth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Sleet storms have covered Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma with coating
of ice, and telegraph lines are out Of
commission. But the sun still shines in
sunny Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

superintendent Moore ana the other
school officials report that ample fuel
has been procured 10 keep all the
school buildings well warmed for the
remainder of the session. This is
cheering news. Now let the board of
education put the incident ON record
so that no future board may be caught
in such a tight place.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Now Postmaster Flint will ask the
chamber of commerce to help him get
the pay of postoftice clerks equalized.
Thought the 'zaminer fixed all that,
It said so, at least.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

All Los Angeles should visit the
poultry show today. 1t was one of the
finest if not actually the finest exhibit
ton of chickens and pigeons ever seen
in this city
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Editors Of New York weekly ucWs-
papers have had their little experience
with William Randolph Hearst, "uio9l
of the common people" and have dis
covered, to their CONSERVATION, tina,
they can't collect No wonder Hearst
went 10 Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Councilman Clampitt should steer clear
Of trying to Dust oil Inspector Black
mar. He may find it a losing game.
Blackmar has only been guilty of doing
his duty, and the people are rather iu-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
One Hope of Celebrity

Dupont think your son will be very
celebrated if he lives long enough.
Durand-In what way?
Dupont-Why, for his great age
Pele Mele
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Get ready for the Shrincrs now. Be
gin with the mud, Mr., Edwards, and
never let up until the streets are clean
and the crosswalks laid where they win
be Of some service to the public
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
A Sunshine Soma

1t cannot always rain. dear heart
II cannot always rain:
And when the clouds have parted. love
The sun will shine again.
The sun will shine again, dear one.
And all the world be glad
Then cheer up. even tho it's dull,
And be not ever sad.
The sun is shining now, dear heart,
1 see 1t in your eyes;
The happy light is golden. love,
And all the tears it dries.
And all the tears 1t dries, dear one,
In one big sunny smile.
So never more be sad, my girl,
Be sunshine all the while!
--W. II. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
An Old Story

IT see some French scientists have
been able to produce artificial vegeta-
bles''
Nothing new about that"
There isn't?"
"No; the milliners have been doing 1t
for ars."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Half and Half

She-How many men owe their sue
cess in life to their wives!
He-Yes; and how many more owe
their wives to their success In life!-
Illustrated Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
Two Errors

How in the world did you happen
to be run over by the automobile?"
Il was trying to dodge the ballast
that the balloonist was throwing
down. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

A non-partisan council has discovered
that $3.50 month is too much compon-
sation for a partisan clerk who works
four hours a month. The people dis
covered it a long while ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

"Councilmen chased by angry citi-
zens" is a Chicago item of news.
Sounds like the wild and woolly south
west, doesn't it?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Hartman says he is "eager" to give
the interstate commerce commission
his side of the case. And the people
are equally eager to hear it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

The Especial commish" to Ensenada,
Mexico, should now entitle his thrilling
melodrama, Hearst and Dora"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

If Pardee has really displeased the
Republican machine of Los Angeles, by
any act of omission or commission,
it is greatly to the credit of Pardee.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

1t has at once occurred to the nom
partisan council that Partisan Bost-
wick will look better on the outside.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Maryland and Pennsylvania are
guilty of having temblors, but Los An
geles is steady as a clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

If Mayor Harper is really hard up for
Democrats to fill his good jobs he
might lasso Col. Bryan when he comes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Has anybody spoken the Orient? OF
is she still taking on beer and photo
graphs at Ensenada?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

Carnegie favors tax on fortunes. SO
do all of us, also, who have none.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12

The trouble with this city now is
mud. In the summer time it's dust.