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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
CoASTWISE STEAMSHIPS

m HAT there should be regular steam
ship traffic between Los Angeles
- San Pedro and the Mexican and
Central American ports of the Pacific
is warranted by the certain uplift to
trade sure to follow. This trade has
brought millions of money to San Fran
cisco in years past, and that city has
no commercial connection with the
eastern markets that is not duplicated
here and no adaptability for coastwise
traffic which we do not possess in as
great degree.
Local capital invested in three steam
ships of 1000 tons measurement, with
the necessary equipment of docks, re-
pair shops, ETC., would be a winning
proposition, and the greatly advanced
condition of trade and agriculture in
Pacific Mexico is such as to warrant
success now that would have been
problematical ten yearSago. The fitting
out and manning of these ships alone
would be good feeder to local mar
kets, and the landing here of Next
can merchants would insure immense
local trade.
In Mexico are the ports of Mazatlan,
Manzanillo and Acapulco, and in Central
America are eight deep water ports, all
of which are business centers for great
crop regions and all of which are grow
ing in trade and Importance as ship
ping and distributing points for interior
plantations. Coffee in the sack on the
San Pedro docks, to be roasted in and
distributed from Los Angeles, would
pay the firm undertaking it immense
returns, and the general supplies OF
merchandise and machinery required
for the return freights would soon grow
to enormous proportions Oil for fuel
is here in abundance, and the cost for
fuel now met by competing lines, often
at a loss, would be small here. Port
charges would be reasonable, and some
arrangement for mails and express
trade could be made with both govern
ments
All manufactured articles, clothing,
boots and shoes, lumber and hardware,
engines, machinery and boilers, food
stuffs and medical supplies, in short all
the needs Of growing people are in
brisk demand, and the many things
favoring Los Angeles and San Pedro
over San Francisco make the venture
well worthy OF attempt.
Passenger fafic. of late years greatly
increased from these ports, would
gladly seek the shorter route, especially
as connections with the east are here.
and the coming of these people among
us would open the way for legitimate
and paying investments among them
that must be helpful to this end of the
state
All of these things have been known
and used to their great commercial ad :
vantage by the San Francisco mer-
chants for many years, and there is no
matter touching coastwise trade in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
SALOONS AND SCHOOLS

TF NO plea had been made other
than that the grocery which desired
Il a saloon adjunct was near two
schoolhouses the police commissioners
should have refused to issue that
Temple street license.
Nearly 1000 pupils of Los Angeles
schools attend the two institutions in
the vicinity of the new groggery.
Mrs. Wheat called the attention of
saloon, masked behind grocery coun-
ter, was more dangerous than an out
and-out liquor store
School Director Melville Dozler made
an earnest plea on behalf of the school
board. These and other remonstrants
were ignored. The license was issued
permitting the sale of intoxieants al
most within the shadow of two schools,
in the residential part of the city.
Why? Was there a debt to pay? Was
it political debt? Whose? Are there
other debts to be paid? Whose children
will be menaced next?
Mayor Harper and Messrs. Commits
sioners. yours to answer these ques-
tons.
There are two licenses for shanty
saloons along the line of the aqueduct.
These must be rescinded. Why not re-
woke the Temple street license?
Keep dramshops and tipping houses
away from public works and public
schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
THIEVES AND~FooTPADS

n OBBERY and burglary are on the
X increase in Los Angeles, and es-
~ pecially in the suburbs, and the
work bears all the earmarks of the pro-
fessiona1 cracksman; and if immediate
steps to check the work are not forth
coming, as the winter and tourist sea-
sons grow, we shall have an epidemic
of crime and lose much of the hard and
costly-earned prestige we hold as de-
sirable home city
Even tyros in the knowledge of crime
and criminals know that circus
brings undesirable people in its wake,
and when is added the unprecedented
influx of colonists and the regular
stream of tourists, it is plain to the
that extraordinary protective and de-
tective measures are necessary to
meet and handle the toughs and
thieves sure to accompany such travel.
The age-old cry of a deficient police
force will not answer the complaint
for ordinary inspection at the depots
and at important travel functions would
serve to spot all of these people and
lead to surveillance that would soon
force them to leave.
Los Angeles has good police force
and the men do good work in the main.
but the growing frequency of holdups,
burglaries and kindred crimes calls for
more drastic measures than now are
used, and especially in outlying Sec
tions, which seem most to attract the
attention of burglars and footpads.
It is a solemn truth that members of
almost any family living in the suburbs
of Los Angeles dare not walk to or
from the city after nightfaII, and
attempt to make such "a trip only
on the street cars. Citizens fear to
leave their homes unoccupied, even for
short time, expecting them to be Wis
tied by burglars in their absence, and
the usual visiting in neighborhoods is
absolutely stopped, owing to we'll
grounded fear of footpads or other like
danger to pedestrians.
The Herald again calls attention to
the fact that the money and labor ex-
pended to bring people to Los Angeles
is worse than idly spent If these things
are permitted, for even the common
honesty of the booster" people is
called in question by men who are at
tackled on the street or robbed in their
homes when no arrests or punishments
follow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

mHE board Of supervisors by and
with the timely help of the cham
= Der Of commerce, is in a fair wa,
to pay attention to the imperative de-
mand of the people of Los Angeles tha
no saloons shall do business in the four.
mile limit along the line of the Owen:
river aqueduct.
The taxpayers of Los Angeles are g
body of intelligent men, and it is more
than likely that the so-called temper
ance element is small in numbers
among them, and it is equally certain
that the level-headed business element
is very large among them. and the view
of the matter the business element
takes is wholly of business nature,
and on that ground the existing two
licenses should be revoked and the
whole zone held free from saloons dur
ing the progress of construction.
Supervisor Patterson, being a clear
headed and brainy man, cannot fail to
see in the personnel OF the Populations
that have waited on the board in favor
of revoking all licenses and refusing all
applications for license the crystallized
demand of the taxpayers of Los An
geles, and while the work of the tenn
perance people may not be despised
that 1t is wholly upon strict business
grounds the demands of the mass of
the people are placed, and the men who
cheerfully voted to place debt of $685.
100000 on their property, purely as a
to suffer the greed of two or three
whisky sellers to weaken their chances
of success in the undertaking.
1t is not a question of wet or dry"
for it is likely the very men who pre-
scented the petitions use more or less
intoxicants, but as they have put the
individual and temperance reasons out
of their cause of action so should the
supervisors, and, placing the question
squarely upon business basis, treat it
accordingly.
Men who have looked into the pos
sible results of saloons on the line of
work have figured that fully one-half
of the wages earned would be squan-
dered in drink, and the men who are
charged with the great responsibility
of profitably expanding $23,0O0,000 see
all the bad effects of drunken and de-
bauched labor, so common in similar
enterprises where saloons are permitted.
The undertaking is fraught with crucial
tests of ability under the most favor
able circumstances, and it is the part
of common sense that those in whose
power the people have lodged authority
should be willing to surround such a
vast enterprise with all the safeguards
possible that are clearly within their
power and the law, and the super
visors have. mandatory power in this
case, ~
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

which that city has any advantage over
Los Angeles. Mines, mills and oil wells
are good things to invest in, but the
money that paves the way to a new
market and makes it possible to reach
larger circle of buyers is not only a
good investment for the individuals
concerned, but helps all the people to
undertake the necessary development in
productive capacity required to meet
new demands. The Mexican coastwise
steamship line has thousand things
in its favor and not one serious objec-
ton; it will be the logical outcome of
the needs of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
SHORT WEIGHT MEN

EfO HORT WEIGHT has been the
~ theme of family discussion in
~ Los Angeles for 10, these many
months, and great percentage OF
daily worry and real heartache attend
of this ominous term. Short weight in
sugar, butter, meats, fruits, vegetables,
ice, coal and general necessities, and
still shorter measure in wood, alcohol,
oil and the several distillates, reaching
even down to the daily quart or pint of
milk, is and has been the daily burden
of all men; and now that City Attorney
Hewitt has come to the rescue of all
the people against the contemplate
graft of nearly all the dealers in these
things there will be united response
of thankfulness from men and women
sufficiently powerful to materialize a
presidential boom in his favor.
These petty wrongs have insistently
called for redress, and now the city
fathers have the matter legally and
equarely before them in the form of a
far-reaching ordinance, and should pass
| 1t at once, with an emergency clause,
and select several good and trusted
men to cover the business district and
carefully test weights, measures and
conditions of articles sold and force all
dealers to live up strictly to the law.
The butcher who weighs in his hand,
the grocer who weighs his scoop and
the wood dealer who guesses at the
measure have had their innings and
the day of the housekeeper is now on;
likewise the purse of the wage Garner,
and the good to come from such an
ordinance, rigidly enforced, will do as
much to advertise Los Angeles as any
one step in all her effective acts.
There are not wanting those who
deprecate public mention of these petty
wrongs on the plea that SUCH publicity
does harm. Against this plea is adj
vanced the far more reasonable one
that the lack of publicity has given as
surance to that class of dealers who
stoop to these things, and that the sure
way to kill them is to hold them up to
public execration and condemnation
and make the practice of them as
odious as possible. DR.. Burdette, in his
excellent sermon delivered Sunday
night on short weight, declared that
when a man said thirty-five inches
made a yard the dumb. dead yardstick
arose and smote him in the face when
a dealer said 1900 pounds of coal made
a ton the creaking scales called him a
liar. This seems bit of fine-drawn
metaphor and presupposes more
acute conscience than the short weight
grocer or coal dealer possesses. 1t Is
because no man has heretofore arisen
to combat such things that they exist,
and as in the case Of San Francisco
and her free retail markets, they came
into being only Nhrough the insistent
yand persistent publicity given to the
need for them by the fearless and great
San Francisco Chronicle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
HINDU INVASION

nEOPLE Of Los Angeles are informed
by current dispatches that scores
of the Hindus whose presence was
the cause of riot and bloodshed ir
Bellingham, Wash, and Vancouver, B
c., are on the way to this city to take
up residence here and pave the way fol
thousands maybe to follow. Prevention
is better than cure, and the men who
steer public opinion in vital matters
should take some active steps to head
off this unwelcome invasion before it is
strong enough to constitute menace
to the peace of the city.
The Hindus are British subjects, and
under treaty rights may come and go at
will and we may not stop them, but
the expression of public opinion on the
subject may result in check to their
influx here and will serve as reminder
to our congressman that some steps of
national character must be taken to
head them off before we are subjected
to kindred scenes of those so much de-
plored in northern cities.
The Hindu, like the Chinese and Jap
anese, is seeking to come to America,
in overwhelming numbers, and If the
way to entry and work is opened to
them there are scores of moneyed men
who will bring them here till the labor
market lis ruined for white men and
then we are likely to see all we have
so heartily condemned in other places.
Most of these men are liable to de-
portation under the vagrancy clause of
the immigration laws, and as the fruit
and farming season is closed they are
likely to become public charges and fill
our charitable institutions and be
burden on private charity as we'll. They
carry with them the germs of the dread
bubonic plague and their social man
ners and customs\ are such as to Of
fend local sanitary and general health
laws.
1t would be well if the chamber of
commerce people and other public
bodies took the matter up with the
consular representatives of Great
Britain and set forth to them the facts
that our labor market for the winter
is fully supplied and that the Hindus
are not welcome addition to our pop
ulation.
While we are priding ourselves on
the great flood of tourists and home
seekers coming in just now it requires
no argument to prove that if the fact
of the influx of scores of Hindus were
made as public in the east as is the
fact of low colonist rates our railroads
would lose good business and our city
be left to stand still.
Property owners in and around Los
Angeles cannot answer the growing |
demand for houses for rental for white |
men and the additional problem of
housing hundreds of Hindus would |
swamp them or crowd all public insti- |
tutions to excess. Where the first body |
resting place and are not molested, |
there the thousands awaiting call |
viii flock, and If repressive measures
are not at once invoked and used Los
Angeles may become the objective point |
for a horde of these Asiatics. Relief |
must come from congressional action,
it must be through diplomatic chan
nels with, Great Britain, as these people
are British subjects and free to come
or go as any Briton in the world.
Prevention is possible and is eagerly
desired by the people, and, we repeat,
be effective should be immediate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

News from The Hague is versatile, If
not consistent. Close upon the peace
conference comes intelligence OF a pun
tive expedition sent by the Dutch
against natives of Flores island. One
hundred Malays are reported killed,
without the loss OF single white.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

Wisconsin reports killing frost.
what's the use of trying to nurture a
tender presidential boom in a state
with climate like that?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

Now that the schmitz-Ruef indict-
ments are declared valid Abe may be
temporarily restrained from taking an
active personal part in the municipal
campaign in San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

Houdini, the handcuff marvel, is
billed for remarkable open air per-
Torrance Saturday, when he jumps
into the water at Westlake park heav-
lily manacled. It's a safe guess that
every boy who loves his Monte Cristo
will be there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

Lonergan, on the witness stand, was
an edifying spectacle. Now put up
Boodler Wilson. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

Snow fell in Ohio yesterday, No
wonder Taft decided in favor of the
Philippines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

A. M. SULLIVAN, a prominent resident Of
Coronado, is at the Hotel Alexandria.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

MISS EDITH NJ. GEISsNAN. c. KEMP and
M. A. STEWART and wife, all from Yellow
stone Park, Wyoming, are in this city for
a winter season. arriving yesterday at the
Hotel Hayward. yellowstone Park is a
great place." say they. but we prefer Los
Angeles for the winter We can appreciate
the sunshine here when our own town is
buried Ave feet or more in the snow They
were busy yesterday afternoon attending q
few personal matters preparatory to tour
of the mountain and beach resorts, which
Will engross great part of their time for
the next few weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

MALLETT frori Elks Nevada, are at the
Hotel Angelus They planning making
an extended tour of the state, but more par
ticularly--of Southern California. They have
many friends here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

W. F. QUINN. business man Of Baltimore,
arrived at the Hotel Angelus yesterday for
an extended leave from business cares. He
will visit Catalina island, which he has
heard so much Of in the east, but will not
forget the other places of interest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

trip overland and after rest will continue
tour OF Southern California.
HERMAN DIEFENBACH. a merchant prince
of Stuttgart Germany, is at the Alexandria.
He Is touring California in the Interest of
pleasure and rest. He has been only one day
In Los Angeles. but is in love with the eli
mate already. He may return by way Of
the Orient.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

A. r. LOUIS and his wife and DIR. J. l.
JONES have arrived in this city and arc
at the oHtel Hayward. All are prominent
in their home city, Riverside. They will be
here but a short time at most, unless they
change their present plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

GEORGE w, PEAVEY. federal government
employee connected with the forest service,
was at the Hayward hotel yesterday, 1t was
no official business that called Mr. Peavey
to Los Angeles, but rather short vacation
He left last night but did not leave word
to where. his destination would be.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

JAMES F. STEPHENSON of Santa Cruz a
capitalist well known in Los Angeles. is here
on an extended visit. He is stopping at
Hotel Hayward
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

GEORGE WURDEMANN and his wife OF
Milwaukee, Wis, at the Angelus hotel.
They have made extended tour and were
very glad to reach Los Angeles yesterday.
They expect to spend considerable time in
this city and may winter here If everything
comes about as they wish It..
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

d. C. LIPPIN AND WIFE of Boston, Mass,
arrived in this city yesterday. taking apart
ments at the Hayward hotel, They plan
ming to visit all the places of interest here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

MIR. AND MRS. c. w. MITCHELL from
Prescott. Ariz., have taken apartments at
the Angelus hotel. Mr.. Mitchell has large
mining interests about his home city that
have contributed not little to his vast
wealth. He Is thinking about wintering
here. He will be at the Angelus indefinitely.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

G, W. KEENE, MRS. KEENE AND MISS F.
MCCLURE, a tourist party of three who
came from Portland, Ore, are at the Hotel
Lankershim. They are planning to make an
extensive tour Of Riverside, San Bernardlno
and Los Angeles counties, taking in all points
Of interest. They have made a number of
stopovers along the coast line of the South
ern Pacific, by which route they came
Among other cities there were Santa Barbara
Monterey, Paso Robes and San Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

REV. G. C. KAPTE and wife of Imperial
valley have taken apartments at the Hotel
Angelus. Mr.. Kapte is known all over the
lower portion of Southern California as one
Of the greatest of preachers. His purpose
in visiting this city Is to take we'll merited
rest He will spend great deal of his time
in Los Angeles, but contemplates visiting
Catalina and other resorts The clergyman
ing the moment when he can hold his fish
ing rod over the piers at the island resort.
P. W. LAMONN, a well-to-do business man
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

MRS p CAMPBELL, who registers from
Broken Bow, Neb., is at the Hotel Hayward.
She is touring California, but will remain in
Los Angeles considerable part of the time
and may winter here. Mrs. Campbell is
prominently known in the society circles of
Omaha, where she spends great deal Of her
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

NJ. TERPANNIN. wealthy banker of Corona.
is at the Hotel Hayward taking short rest
from business cares. He will visit the re-
sorts and other attractions during his stay
here,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26

P. W. LAMONN, a wel-to-do business man
OF Fresno, is Mt the Angelus hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
AQUEDUcT SALOONS

WHE board of supervisors, by and
with the timely help of the cham
- Der Of commerce, is in a fair way
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-26

les, and to facilitate the production,
denaturing and transportation of I'M
taxed denatured alcohol. The bill also
permits the use of denatured alcohol in
the manufacture of ether. collodion and
other chemical substances, which were
inadvertently excluded from the benefits
of cheap alcohol by the language of the
untaxed alcohol law. The effect of these
amendments will be to still further re-
duce the cost of denatured alcohol, by
enabling farmers and other persons who
wish to produce it on a small scale tc
distill it in suitable locked stills, and tc
have it denatured without the expense
OF denaturing bonded warehouse. The
provision for the transportation of de.
| natured alcohol in tank cars will consid
erably reduce its cost to the consumer
| and thus ensure much larger consurnp
| ton
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-26
DENATURATED ALCOHOL
TEXT OF CONGRESSMAN MAR
STALLS BILL PROPOSING I'M @
PoRTANT AMENDMENTsTo
REVENUE LAW

In response to a general demand for
the enactment of legislation amending
the laws governing the distillation of
alcohol, so as to permit farmers or
other persons wishing to produce alco-
hoI on small scale to distill it in suit
able locked stills, and to have it dena-
tured without the expense ola denatur-
ing bonded warehouse, Congressman
Marshall has introduced the following
bill: iS
Be it enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives of the United States
of America, in congress assembled, that
notwithstanding anything contained in
the act entitled IAN Act for the with
drawa1 from bond, tax free, Of domestic
alcohol when rendered unfit for beyer-
age or liquid medicinal uses by mixture
with suitable denaturing materials, ap,
proved June seventh nineteen hundred
and six, domestic alcohol, when suitabl,
denatured, may BE withdrawn from bono
without the payment OF internal reyenp'
tax and used In the manufacture Of etflel
and chloroform and other definite chem
| icai substances where said alcohol i
n :