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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
The Way of 1t

You are not in particularly good
odor with her father, are you?"
"Well, l am rather afraid ours would
be a centless marriage as far as he is
concerned"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

Prosecute the druggists who violate
the law in the sale of poisonous drugs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

Why didn't Roosevelt shake the big
stick instead of his finger at Morgan
and Rogers?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

Mr.. Bryan says: "save the harbor. 81
Good advice, that.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

Mayor Harper is right. There should
be city sealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Los Angeles Banks

The officers of the nhe nat,o,o,
banks in Los Angeles madl PROMPT rol
sponse to the call, the sh,wing boino
of the usual excellent chahcter. indies
eating the solidity of the financial In
stitutions of the Angel City. ~
Below are the principal items of tho
reports forwarded to washipton h',
the several banks: Wy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Population of Los Angeles, Isl, I,463

For he's a jolly good fellow"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
NATIONAL BANKS
SUBMIT REPORTS
COMPTROLLER CALLS EoR
STATEMENTS
Los Angeles Financial InstltutIors :,
Excellent Condition, as usual-Au
Comply with 25 Per Cent Re.
serve Requirement

iuesuay the comptroller of the treas
u'y ISSUED call for statement Of
.ne eonu'tioh OF all national banks in
e ne. oI,,.eu In,' states at the lose of busi-
since November 10 last. 0"i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
GOVERNMENT SHOULD
KEEP FEE OF COAL LANDS

lu the eastern United States the min
sral fuels have already passed into the
hands Of large private owners. and
hose OF the west are rapidly following
% Is obvious that these fuels should be
conserved and not wasted. and Il would
De well 90 protect the people against
unjust and cXtortiOnate prices, so far
far "a that can sim be done. What has
reen accomplished I'm the great oil fields
OF the Indian Territory by the action
nf the administration, offers a striking
xample OF the good results Of such
policy. In my Judgment the govern
r'ent should have the right 10 keep the
fee OF the coal. oil. and gas fields IN
IT, own possession and to lease the
rights 10 develop them under proper
regulations; or else. NJ tho Congress
WIN not adopt this method, the coal de-
DOsits should be- sold under limitations.
10 conserve them as public utilities. the
right TO mine coal being separated from
the title 10 the soil The regulations
should permit coal lands 20 be worked
In sufficient quantity by the several
corporations The present limitations
have been absurd. excessive. and serve
no useful purpose, and often render 10
necessary that there should be either
fraud or else abandonment OF the work
Of getting out the coal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
ART APPROPRIATIONS
SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED

There should be "a national gallery Of
art established in tho capital city OF
This country This is important not
merely Co The artistic but tl the mae
tcrial welfare of the country. and the
people are to Doe Congratulated ON tho
fact that the movement t0 establish
such "a gallery is taking definite form
under tine guidance off The Smithsonian
institution. $50 Gar from there being
"a tarIn ou works of art brought into
the country their Importation should
Doe encouraged boo every way Thur0
huyo boon no sufficient collections n
objects of art by the government. ana
what collections have been acquired are
scattered and ara generally placed m
unsuitable ana imperfecuy lighted 5al-
llrles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
SUFFERED AGONY
WITH SALT HEUM
On Hands, Arms, and Face for Three
Years Spent Hundreds of Dollars
in Seeking a Cure-Hands Be-
came a Solid Sheet Of SOres-ko
Rest from Awful ltching Until
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
EFFECTED A CURE

81 had salt rheum FOR threo years on
my hands. arms, and face and / Thought
10 would get all over me. ] tried four
or five doctors but they failed and my
husband has spent hundreds u dollars
in trying everything we could hoar ~.
But grew worse and worse, my hands
itChcd awiully and / could zee no rrst
at all. ! was just In agony All the time
because when they did not itch they
were 90 dry and craCkly that ] was mis-
cradle and when they cracked they hled.
The nails n my finger and thumb began
~ come %, and nY hands were % solid
sheet ~ sores. Several II my friends
told me 10 try tho Cuticun Remedies
90 ] got a cake 81 Cutioura Soap and n
box N tuticura Ointment and from the
hrst my hands began 10 improve and
now they are well and I think that Tho
Cuticum Remedies are worth their
weight n gold. and ] advise every one
that has skin trouble % use them. Mrs.
Omie Patterson. 1899 "a Ave, Nash-
vile. Tenn, Jan. rs, Feb. NJ. and Mar.
81, 1907.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.

Under our form Of government v0t-
ing is not merely % right but a duty,
and. moreover, "a fundamental and nee.
cssary duty If man Is Co Doe "a good
citizen. 10 as well 90 provide that cor
uorauous shall not contribute TO presi-
Dental or national campaigns and
Furthermore TO provide for tho public
cation of both contributions and expen-
ditures. There ia, however. always
danger ia laws of this kind which from
their very nature are difficult of cn-
forcemeut; the danger being lest thcy
bc obcyed only hy the honest. and dis
Obeyed by the INSCRIPTIONS. so as 70
act only as penalty upon honest men.
Moreover uO such law would hammer
an INSCRIPTIONS man of unlimited
means from buying his own way into
office. There is "a very radical meas
ure which would / believe. work a sub
stantial Improvement iu our system OF
conducting "a campaign. although ] ann
well aware that it win take some time
for people so to fauiliarize themselves
with such "a proposal ass To be willing
20 consider It's adoption The need Tor
collecting large campaign funds would
vanish IT. Congress provided am appro-
priatiou for the proper and legitimate
expenses of each of the great national
parties, au appropriation ample enough
90 meet the necessity for thorough or
cauizatiou and machinery which re-
Quiros "a large expenditure of money
Then the stipulation should be made
that no party receiving campaign funds
from the treasury should accept more
than "a fixed amount from any lndi-
Vidual subscriber or donor; and the
necessary publicity for receipts and eX-
penditurss could without difficulty be
provided.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
BUREAU OF MINES
SHOULD BE CREATED.

again recommend that the rights of
cilzeuship Dec conferred upon the pcO-
pie of Porto Eico
A bureau OF mines should be
created under the control and
direction OF the secretary of the in-
terror. the bureau 20 have power Co
collect statistics and make invcstig8-
lions ga Am matters pertaining Co min-
ing and particularly Co the accidents
and dangers of the Industry. II this
can not now be- done, at least adui-
tiOual appropriations should be given
the interior department 90 Doe used for
the study of mining conditions. for the
prevention of fraudulent mining
schemes for carrying On the work NJ
mapping the mining districts.fur study
ing methods far miumiziuU the ucri-
dents and dangers iu the Industry, l0
short 90 aid iu AN proper ways the dee
vciOpment of the mining Industry.
j strongly recommend TO tho Com
gross Co provide funds for keeping un
the Hermitage. the home OF Andrew
Jackson. these funds % Doc used
through the existing Hermitage assoc
citation for the preservation of his
toric building which should ever be
dcur to- Americans
I further recommend that naval
monument bc established iu the Nicks-
burg National park. This national
park gives unique opportunity fur
c0wmcmOratiug thc deeds of those gale
LIANT men who fought ON water uo less
than OF those who fought ou land. I'm
the great civil war.
Legislation should De enacted mt the
present session OF the Congress for the
thirteenth census. The establishment
90 the permanent census bureau af-
fords the opportunity for % better
census than We have ever had. but
in order Co realize the full advantage
no n| IH# #H.|U
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03

This can not be done without legisla-
tlou, nor would 90 bD feasible To deal
iu detail with so complex am admins
trntve problem by specific provisions
of law. ] recommend that the presi-
dent be given authority to concentrate
related lines of work and reduce due
ulicHtiun by aN utivc order through
transfer and consolidation OF lines OF
work
The second committee. that ou de-
partmeut methods was instructed To-
investigate and report upon the chang
es needed To place the conduct of the
executive force OF tho government on
the most economical and effective basis
Zoo The light of the best modern busl-
ness practise. Tho committee has made
Very satisfactory progress. Autiquat-
ed praCtises and bureaucratic WAYS
have been abolished. and Ca general re-
nuFa,iuu of the departmental methods
has been inaugurated. AN that can
pe done by executive order has already
been accomplished OF viii Doe nut into
euegt lu tho near future The work
OF inc main committee and its several
assistant committees has produced a.
wholesome awakening on tho part of
ihr great BODY OF officers and employees
engaged in government work Ina noar-
ly every department and Office there
has been careful eolf-inspccti0n for
the purpose or remedying any defects
before they could Doe made the subject
of adverse criticism This has led i'm
diViiuals TO "a wider study of the work
on which they were engaged, and this
study has resulted bon Increasing their
efficiency Don their respective lines of
work. There are recommendations of
special Importance from tho COM
mlttee on the subject OF per-
sonnet and the classification OF
salaries which win require legislative
action before they can Doe nut into
effect. IL is my intention 60 submit TO
the Congress in the near future "a special
message ON those subjects.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS COMMENCED.

recommend 90 the favorable COM
7lu, ration vi the CONGRESS a posf71
savings oank system. as recomueud.I
ns ule poslmaater-g general The uri-
100, ,."a,, "pJect ~ 10 encourage among bur
pt"plr economy ana thrift and b, t1.
use or postal savings banks H. give
lhen an opportunity 90 husband chair
resources, particularly those who have
l'ot the facilities al hand for dauo4it
ing lheir money in savings banks.
Nl'Weu' however, from the experience
'i lhe past foW weeks. ID Is eyfaont
that the advantage OF such Am IN
81 ttioh are still more far
reaching TImid depositors bs,,-
Withdrawn ;h-ir savings for ne
ume being from national hanks
~ uss companies. and saving banks. i'm
ulNlduals have boarded their cash ana
the worSinCmen their earnings. sIi ~
which money has been withhold and
kept IN hiding or In the safe deposit
DON 10 the deteriment OF urosperit,.
through the agency Of the postal s8v-
mas banks such money would De re-
stored 70 the channels OF trade. TO the
hutual oenent Of capital and labor.
RURAL ROUTE EXTENSIONS.
/ further commend 10 the Compress
the consideration ~ me postpIaets,.-
general recommendation for am syton-
SION or The parcel post. especially ON
the rural routes. There are now Is 915
fuIal routes. serving nearly 1900 600
people who do not have the adv3rt-
ages OF tho Inhabitants Of cities iu
obtaining their supplies These recon-
mendauons have been drawn up ~
heheht the farmer and the country
storckeeper; otherwise / should NOT
laFor them. FOR I believe that IL fs
good policy for our government 10 40
everything possible to aid the small
town and the country district IL As
desirable that the country merchant
should not De crushed out.
The fourth-class pOstmastcrs' oon-
Nention has passed "a very strong reso-
luton I'm favor OF placing the fourth
class postmasters under the civII-ser-
vice law. The administration has AL
ready put into effect the policy of re-
tuslng 20 remove any fourth-class post
masters save for reasons connected
with the good Of the service: ana n IL
cndeavoring SD far as possible u re-
move them from the domain OF par
tsan politics. II would be a most de-
sirable thing TO nut the fourth-class
postmasters IN the classified service
IL Is possible that this might De done
without congressional action. but as
the matter IS dcbatable earnestly
recommend that the Congress enact a
law providing that they bo included un-
der the civil-service law ana put in
the classified service.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03

! locks can be begun within l5 months
/ IN order to remove an doubt az % he
l satisfactory character OF the foundn-
tons Tor the locks OF the canal. the
secretary 81 war reuu ssted three om-
inpnt OWL engineers. ~ special rx-
| Noble, Frederic a. sfalrnA aud John
/ Il. Freeman To- visit he lgthmus and
make thorough personal invcstlrn -
| tinns OF the sites. These gentlemen
I went 60 the isthmus n Apru and bv
means OF test pits which had been
dug for the purpose, they inspected
the proposed foundations. and also
examined the bOrings that had hocn
madN In their report Co tho soCrc-
tary ~ war. under date OF Nav q
1907. they said 1--WE found that an
of the locks. OF the dimensions now
proposed VIII rest upon rock OF such
character that 81 Will furnish "a safe
and stable foundation" Subsequent
new borings, conducted hy the present
commission. haze fully confirmed this
verdict They show thut the locks
Will rest on rock for their entire
length. The cross section VI The dam
and method ~ construction WI De
such as 10 insure against amy slip or
sloughing of. Similar examination OF
the foundations OF tho locks and dams
on the Pacific side are in progress. I
believe that the locks should ba made
OF Miuln or lEV tetl.
CONTRACT BIDS REJECTED.
Last winter bids were requested 3nd
received for doing tho work off canal
construction by contract Nono GO
them was found 20 bee satisfactory 1ud
all were rejected. 40 is the uuaui-
nous opinion OF the present commits
sion that the work can Doe done bst-
ter. more cheaply. and more quickly.
nN fnr HtaH
contractors Fully so per cent of the
entire plant needed Tor construction
has been purchased or contracted for:
machine shops have been erected and
equipped FOR making an needed re-
pairs TO the plant: many thousands
OF employees have been secured: sn
effective organization has been per-
tected: recruiting system IS in 1p-
GRAFTON which Is capable of furnish
ms more labor than can Doe used sl-
vantageously; employees are well
sheltered ana well fed. salaries paid
are satisfactory. and the work o. not
only going forward smoothly but 10
is producing results far in advance of
the most sangulne authorizations
Cnder these favorable conditions. a
change In the method Of prosecuting
the work would be uuwise and unius-
unable, for 10 would inevitably dis
organic existing conditions. check
progress and increase the cost and
length OF time Of completing the canal |
LOCK CANAL BEST
The CHIEF engineer and au his 3ro-
tessional associates are FIRMLY, I,n-
Nlnced that the So feet level lock
canal which they are CONSTRUCTING A. |
me best that could be desired some |
on them had doubts ln mis- point
when they went 90 the isthmus Ia
We plans have developed under their |
PEELED. While they may daciF. ,,I.,r
changes in detail us construction 3d-
Nances they are in hearty accord In
approving the general plan. They
helleNe that 10 provides a canal NOT
cry ADEQUATE 20 AN demands that
WI! De made upon D.. but superior i'm
cur I'm this belief.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
RECLAMATION OF
THE ARID REGION.

r--raHoo should be- Car more extern
sr developed than at present not
an. in bc states Of the great plains
III fbe Rocky mountains. but IN many
,na. las for Instance, in large por-
ers If the South Atlantic and Gulf
s,af.. where it should go hand In hand
uIif Ihe reclamation of swamp land.
IT, federal government should seri-
onsr devote itself To this task, realiz-
ina that utilization OF waterways and
rsi4r power forestry. irrigation, and
ha reclamation Of lands threatened
ufh overflow. are all interdepondent
rsrs of the same problem. The work
of DE reclamation service I'm develop
me the larger opportunities Of the
western half OF our country for irri-
cation Is more important than almost
am other movement The constant
purpose OF the government I'm cOnncc-
lion with the reclamation service has
been 90 use The water resources Of the
pulle binds Tor The ultimate gro attest
eod u DE eatest number; IN other
words 90 put upon the land permanent
hau-Us kCH. t0 Use and develop Il for
themselves a1c for their children and
dlrs children. There has been.
uus opposition Co this work, OPP
j fsta rom some interested men who
.. DO exhaust the land for their
ID neiaie profit without regard
me- welfare Of the next generation,
opposition from honest and WELL
Banning mn who did not fully under
d ha subject or who did not look
enough ahead. This opposition Is,
h.ak dying away. and our people
y UNDERSTANDING that q would be ut
bly, wong 90 allow a few individ-
90 exhaust for their own temporary
s01H profit the resources which
gsa % be developed through use so
/ 3 60 De conserved for the permanent
ammm advantage Of the people AZ a
ih0a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
QUESTION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

There is o. constantly growing iutor-
est in this country iu the question of
the public health. At last the public
mind is awake 10 tho fact that many
diseases. notably tuberculosis are ma
tioual scourRes. The work OF tho state
and city boards ~ health should Doe
supplemented by a. constantly iucrcas-
ing interest on the part of the natilnal
government The Congress has all
ready provided bureau or public
health and has provided for "a hygienic
laboratory. There arc other valuable
laws relating 90 the public health cone
uectcd with the various departments
This whole branch of the government
should Doe strengthened and aided ln
every way
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
HAWAII SHOULD
BE WELL FORTIFIED

The unfortunate failure of the ahip-
ping BIN at tho last session of the last
Congress was followed by the taking
off of certain Pacific steamships which
h0s greatly hamuored che movement OF
passengers between Hawaii and tho
mainland. Unless the Congress is
prepared by positive encouragement 90
shipping between Hawaii and The main-
band. then the coastwlse shipping laws
should bp so far relaxed as to prevent
Hawaii suffering as 30 Dr. now suffer-
iug. I again call your attention to che
capital Importance from every stand
point of making Pearl horbor available
FOR fho largest deep water vessels, ANA
Or suitably fOrtifylnC the island.
The secretary off war has gone Co
thr Philippines. ON his return Z shall
submit to YOU his report on the IS
lands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
DOING GOOD WORK.

The biological survey is quietly work.
iur for tne good of our agricultural
interests. ANA DIS lu excellent example
of government bureau which conducts
original scientific research tho findings
of which are lf much practical utility
For more Chan 100 gears It has studied
Tine food habits of birds and mammals
that ARC Injurious or buHDneIM to usII-
culture. horticulture. and forestry, uaa
distributed illustrated bulletins ON fhe
subject ana hHs llh0r.i FOB secure leE-
i.lauKe protection for IHe beneficial
species The cotton boI-"saFlI. which
has recently oyerHrrrlH tHr cotton bsIt
of Tczas aud ls steadily extending its
range. Is fHid In ..lH" .u annual loss
of about E80UNuHH. Tnu hI1I0.iDIl aur-
Yey has ascerIa.nHd anI given Wide
publicity t0 the mDt fhut at least AZ
kinds of birds urUy upon thiH deFtruc-
1.-Two insect 10 has discovered that 5f
species nf birds 1000 upon scuin-insoCts
-dro1dcd enrmiHs uf ths frmfsroner.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
FOREIGN MAIL
SERVICE UNSATISFACTORY.

] call your especial attention 10 The
unsatisfactory conditsn OF our foreign
mail service. which. because of the lack
Of American steamship lines Is now
largely done through foreign lines, and
which, particularly so FAR as south and
Central America are concerned is done
in manner which constitutes "a serious
barrier t1 the extension OF our COM
MERGE
The tima has come in my Judgment
% set 10 work seriously % make our
ocean mail service correspond more
closely with our recent commercial and
political development A beginning was
made by the ocean mail act OF March 3.
1891, but oven az that time the act was
known 90 be inadequate Con various par
ticulars. Since that time events haNu
moved rapidly I'm our history. We have
acquired Hawaii. the Philippines. and
lesser Islands in the Pacific We are
steadily prosecuting tho work OF unit
Ing az the lsthmus tho waters Of the At
lautio and the P4cin. no a greater o1.
tent than seemed probable even dozen
years ago, we may look tO uu American
Iuiutt ou inr cen worthy of the tradI-
u1us of our past As the urst step iu
lhat direction, and tha step most feas-
lblo at the present time. 4 recommend
Che extension or the ocean mail act of
1891. Ihat act has stood Tor some years
iiaH from successful criticism of lts
principle and purpose no was based
au theories of the obligations 90 a great
maritime nation. undisnutrI Doh our own
land and followed hF other nations
since the beginning nf steam uayiga-
ton. Briefly those theories are. that
o. ia the duty of 10 FIRST class power 80
Tar as practicable t1 carry rs ocean
mails under its own nag. mat the fast
ocean steamships and their crews. re-
1llrti Tor such maI service. are VALUE
able auKiliuri.s t1 tIe s.a power of A
nation. Furthermore. ths construction
of such steamships Iusurea fha mlIuta-
nance or au efficient condition of tho
shipy1ris DOB which our hHtllesnins must
ba built
Tho expenditure of public money for
lAe performance uf such urasssar,
functions M government Is certainly
warranted, nor ls it necessary 90 dwell
upon the incidental benefits Oh our flr-
eisn commerce. to tha shiululdinr n-
dnstry and to ship owning and ulrira
unn which WIN accompany mo dis
charge M those urgent public duties.
though iheV TOO. should have weight
GOVERNMENT MAKES PROFIT.
Tho only serious question is whether
M this limo Wo cam afford no Improve
ouf ocean m1ii service Hs m should ha
improved AN doubt ou thIH subject Is
removed hy tne n.p1rts of rhe posf0nIce
department f'r Cine nf.al year ended
continued an rare nral
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03

the commerce trade. and Industry Of
the Pacific states with their noiphbor-
Ing countries of tho Pacific. Tho ox-
position asks poo loan from Congress
but seeks appropriations for national
exhibits and exhibits OF the western
Dependence Of the general govern
mcnt The state of Washington and
tho city of Seattle have shown the
characteristic western enterprise in
large donations for the conduct OF this
exposition ln which other states are
londmg generous assistance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03
GOVERNMENTAL
COMMISSIONS.

I call attention 90 two government
commissions which I have appointed
ANA which have already done excellent
work f'he first OF these has to do
with the organization of the scientific
work OF the government. which ha.
grown mp wholly without plan and o.
ln consequence SEQ uuwisciy distributed
among the executive departments that
much OF Cos effect l- lost FOR the lack
of proper coordination. This come
missions chief object ls t0 Introduce
a planned and orderly DEVELOPMENT and
operation On the place Of the iu-ass1rted
and often ineffective grouping and
methods of work which have prevailed