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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
NJ AXE THEM CITIZENS

The misty distinctions which have been
drawn by the supreme court rulings as
to the colonial and territorial islands
of the United States, and as to the
differences between the lands which are
"appurtenant and belonging" and those
which are part" of the United States.
may further complicate the question
when 1t comes to declaring the Porto
Ricans "citizens of the United States;
but it can matter little whether we
are to regard the people of Porto Rico
as citizens" of a sort of crown COLONY
or of territory say, such as Arizona.
There is not the slightest danger or
prospect of wholesale migration either
to or from the island The Porto Ricans
feel the anomaly and the injustice of
their present status, and if the granting
Of citizenship, or of the right to ac-
quire citizenship, will draw them closer
to us and cement the ties of confidence
and affection, by all means let them
be made citizens.-Philadelp Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
THE PATRON SAINT OF THE AUTO

Whenever the dowager queen OF italy
drives her new automobile it carries
mounted on the radiator, a small stat
uette of her patron saint. st. Christo-
pher,( to which is attributed the fact
that up to the present the conveyance
has escaped the ordinary i'll luck.
The talisman or charm Is about nine
inches in height and is of massive sill
ver On the front of the automobile,
just above the water cooler. small
pedestal has been fixed, to which the
figure of ST. Christopher is attached
when the queen is driving. When her
majesty does not use the automobile
the statuette is carefully conveyed to
her residence, where it occupies place
of honor in one of the dwelling rooms.
The queens new automobile, "Aquilla
H." by name, is richly fitted up, and
Cavaliere Corriolata, one of the most
skillful of italian chauffeurs, generally
steers it on long journeys. In addition
to the chauffeur, two machinists ride
in the tomobile.-Automcbile Topics.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
KING OF NoNoPoLIES

People have so long classed the
Standard Oil company as the greatest
of all monopolies that 1t passed out OF
their consciousness that anything coulo
be organized to surpass it in highway
robbery and constant outrage.
But It is being rapidly surpassed by
the lumber trust properly character
lied by Senator Kittredge of South
Dakota as "the king of trusts in re-
straint Of trade"
Every city and state i'm this country
is being levied upon for tribute to this
most outrageous monopoly Without
rhyme or reason the lumber trust has
boosted prices during the past year to
point where home building must cease
or builders must seek relief in some
other kind of building material.
Here in Los Angeles a home that
could be constructed one year ago for
$4,000 now costs $4,000.
And this, too, without any apparent
change i'm conditions. Lumber Is just
as plentiful as before, and railway AMI
ocean freights have increased If any at
ALL very slightly. In some instances
there has been marked increase In the
pay of loggers and lumber workers gen.
orally, but n 10 per cent increase in the
cost of lumber would more than cover
any and all increase in the cost of pro-
duction and transportation.
But this king of monopolies has seized
upon the unusual demand for lumber as
an excuse to double it's prices, thereby
setting a fixed and speedy limit to the
growth and progress of the country
unless the country shall find some other
means of constructing homes and busi-
ness houses.
We have ample national laws against
trade conspiracies and these should be
Immediately set in force against the
lumber trust.
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota
voices the sentiment of all the people
in declaring that "the consumer needs
no argument to convince him that the
government TO which he contributes
support and renders true allegiance is
derelict in its duty unless it employs
all the resources at its command to re-
lieve him of these oppressions.' More
over the consumer has an abiding faith
that the government will right his
wrongs.
The adoption by the senate of the
Kittredge resolution instructing the
secretary of commerce and labor to in
vestigate the lumber trust is an enter
ing wedge. Testimony should be taken
at once, and the Pacific coast cities will
be among the first to contribute of their
experiences.
The day and the hour have arrived
when the lumber trust should be made
to feel the heavy hand of the law and
made to cease it's exorbitant price list,
which in most cases amounts to high
way robbery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
cAIvALRY AND UNWRITTEN LAW

If the facts were correctly stated in
the dispatches there has apparently
been a miscarriage Of Mississippi JUS
tice in the conviction of Mrs. Angie
Bikdsong of manslaughter. In killing
Dr. Butler for casting reflections on
her character Mrs. Birdsong showed
nice observance of the accepted ira
ditions. Naturally the verdict has ex-
cited astonishment. A woman and
southerner, and a senator's niece at
that, confronted with a Jail sentence
of possibly five years for avenging her
honor in the conventional way! Is
southern chivalry declining and is the
weaker sex denied mans refuge in the
"unwritten law" or is that law losing
its validity? If Mrs. Birdsong's hus-
band had done the shooting, would he
have been convicted? The Hazelhurst
jury has impaled itself upon the horns
of an awkward dilemma.-New York
World.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
THE GOVERNORS EVASION

Governor Gillett makes q rather lu-
dicrous effort to save his own skirts
from being smirched by the grating
pitch that has solled the skirts OF leg
islators He has caused to be sent
throughout the state an alleged "de-
nunciation Of the raid that has been
made by the present legislature on the
finances Of the state" The reprimand
is about as potential as that of q
young mother who chides her offspring
with a kiss.
The governor says: "It is needless for
me to say that I deplore the present
state of affairs-this reckless and need
less expenditure of public funds" How
greatly he deplores It is seen by his
admission that he had the power to
check the graft but failed to do 1t.
He says; "It has been pointed out that
it lay in my power to refuse my sig
nature to the bill carrying approprla-
tions for contingent expenses, and
there is no doubt but l could do this,
providing that these contingent ex-
penses were segregated in order that
1 could tell what were legitimate ex-
penses and what were not"
And this pretense of innocence about
legitimate and illegltmate expenses
from a man as familiar with legis-
lative dongs as he is with the alpha
bet He would indorse n batch Of
grated demands on the state treasury
because they were punched with legit-
innate demands. He could not con-
veniently "segregate" or sift the good
from the bad.
Did ii not occur to the ingenious
executive that he might return the
whole batch thus done up in a single
parcel and let the legislature do the
segregating?
But bright idea has struck the
governor for curbing the legislative
graft propensity in the distant future.
That plan, as he dscloses it, is Ito
introduce a constitutional amendment
that will provide that the expenses of
each session shall be held down to a
specified amount" The adoption of
that suggestion would hang the sub
ject on the peg of the future until
the end of Governor Gilletts term
and that would serve his purpose fully
no doubt.
But the most interesting feature of
the governors attempt to squirm out
of responsibility for indorsing grated
appropriations by the plan he sug-
gests is his call upon the press of the
state to support his proposition He
says that IF the press of the state
will get behind such a constitutional
amendment it could be passed.
Sly governor, thus to attempt to lure
the press from it's duty into getting
behind him and his legislative CO.
partners in the service of the politico
railway organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
BUSINESS WITH CONTRACTORS

This city is entirely too lenient and
tractors; so much so that it has be-
come a sort Of easy mark for these
men who do work for the city at eX-
orbitant prices, and then violate their
terms of contract as they please. They
should be checked up sharply and the
new administration should make them
keep to their agreements to the very
letter.
Just now the firm which agreed to
furnish coal to the schools is at fault.
1t has been negligent to a marked de-
gree. knowing that it could get much
greater prices from private consumers
than through its school contract, the
company allowed the school bins to go
empty, and the schools have in numer-
Gus cases been closed for lack of fuel,
the pupils, or they have been kept
open, and the children have been
taught in chilly rooms, to the imminent
peril of their health. In either case,
wrong was committed, and the firm
which made this necessary should be
held strictly to account through the
courts, if necessary.
The outfall sewer contractors have
long been notoriously at fault and the
city has been negligent of it's own in
terests in dealing with them. The firm
threw up it's contract at a most criti-
cal moment, after flirting with the
city for months, and after having vast
ly overdrawn it's account. 1t COM
planned that it was impossible TO build
the sewer through certain wet lands
Yet the city engineer, with ordinary
labor, is pushing this huge drain right
through the very ground that the con-
tractors said was impossible, and i!
doing it at less expense than the con,
tract called for. This proves that the
firms assertions were wrong, to pu
it mildly, and the company should bC
held pecuniarily responsible for every
dollar that the outfall sewer cost!
above the payments so far and fol
heavy damages consequent upon tn,
unwarranted delay.
Street contractors are flagrant VIC
lators of their agreements In too man!
cases they do slipshod work and il
many more they delay their contract
on timsy excuses. They take NOR
work than they can possibly do ant
depend upon farming it out to cheal
sub-contractors, who will skimp ant
thus even the thing up financially
Sidewalk and curbing men are noto
rious for this sort of thing.
The new administration is just abou
starting with the contractors, as tn
rain has stopped all work so far. lie
these men be dealt with justly, but lie
it be understood from the start tina
this is a business administration, tina
it means business with contractors a
we'll as with others, and that ther
must be no further foolishness, or lega
proceedings win ensue. Then perhap
improvements ordered this year viii
be done in a reasonable time and vii
be done up to the letter of the agree
ment, or some one will know the rea
son why
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

For good sermon, which all Repub-
licans should take to heart, The HeralG
ccmmends the editorial it printed yes
terday, taken from it's Republican con-
temporary, in which the Legislature is
excoriated to a finish. Such good les
sons are all too seldom emitted by a
strict party organ, and they should be
taken to heart when they are found.
And now let the Republican party bring
forth fruits meet for repentance, in
sackcloth and ashes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
Perverted Proverbs

Marriage also proves that two can live
as unhapply as one.
Man Is made of dust-and lots of wo-
men are out for the dust, too.
Money talks-but not very gram
matically sometimes.
The autoist should know his brakes or
he may brake his nose.
A nose by any other name will bloom
as red.
skeleton in the closet is better than
a case in court
A lemon by any other name is Just as
sour.
Go to law today; go broke tomorrow.
Always keep to the right and you can't
go wrong.
The easy going man sometimes is hard
est to get rid of.
Many man who parts his hair would
hate to part with it.
Any fool can catch a girl, but it's a
wise man who knows when to let one go.
w III. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
"JAG PLUGS" IN KANSAS

Extract of beer, put up in the form
Of plugs like tobacco is what the thirs-
ty Kansan may use now to quench his
thirst. One plug will make from four
to six gallons of what is POLITICALLY
termed the amber liquid. And the man
ufactured beer seems to have all the
qualities, good and bad, of that which
is made from real hops and put in bot
ties and kegs.
The Kansas state board of health has
inspected the extract and finds there
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

us there money IN that gold miner"
The buyer began to quiz.
But the bystander quickly relieved him
BY saying: "Yes-mlne is."
II Is safe to say that the Kentuckian
who is supporting a wife and ffteen
children on an income OF go cents a day
Is not spending much for the stun that
made Kentucky famous.
That st. Louis bride who kissed 400
guests at her wedding certainly put her
husband In the Innocent -bystander
class.
One touch of nature makes the whole
world kin, but 1t is very unpleasant to
have that touch come in the form of an
earthquake.
After carefully reading the labels on
various cans, do you know any more
about the contents than you did before +?
Marion Harland Is said to have writ
ten IL ,436 cooking receipts. The dys-
pepsia-tablet manufacturers have owed
Marion vote Of thanks for long
time.
orange-What does the Republican
party stand for?
Lemon-Tom Plat, Cortelyou and
several others like that.
The pb ba N, rio,, tvn,na,, x,yI,iat ,,lnuar 10
now busy denouncing card playing as a
sin. The way some women play is un-
doubtedly sin.
Possibly Gen. Linevitchs request to
be sent hack to Manchuria is inspired
by feeling that that is the safest
refuge for distinguished Russians at
present.
How differently fate deals with diff
ferent men. Some go through life hap
py and unmolested. Some have to ap-
pear before the interstate commerce
commission.
The list of presidential possibilities is
Se'iu W iiiSiuuC SGNSl 1lllltu ClultS
senators. although senators are gen.
orally looked upon as impossibiities.
The sixth anniversary of Carrie Ma
tions first visit to Topeka, Kas., will
occur soon, but so far no elaborate prep
arations are being made for observing
the event.
Pam-What makes you so sour?
Pepper-Somebody handed me
lemon.
The story that Harry Thaw has in
Cured the cordial dislike of his mother
in-law may be merely a shrewd play
for the sympathy of those in similar
fix.
Congressman should not so betray
mutual confidence as to call one an
other liars.
A Chicago paper is holding a referen-
dun of it's readers on the question,
would you rather have been born rich
or poor?" Isn't it little late to give
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

This movement for good roads is
highly commendable, but how soon will
the movement for good streets get
under way? We need them worse than
anything else now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Maybe that raving maniac who at
tackled a Los Angeles woman Saturday
night and sought to carry her off was
merely overcome by the desire to pos
sess one of our incompatible girls, and
saw no other chance of getting one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

are no adulterants or preservatives in
it. The company which is to push the
product guarantees it's purity.
The state prohibition laws and the
federal revenue laws have at least been
surmounted A Topeka man discov-
cred how to make and sell the Jag
plugs" and he advertised them as be-
ing capable of producing 1.-The extract
that the world has ben looking for"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

II a few more Los Angeles men
showed the nerve that MI Biffer did
Saturday night when confronted by a
highwayman there would be fewer
holdups, The bandits find their victims
entirely too easy to make the risk COM
mensurate with the financial results.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

That Oklahoma statesman who per-
sisted in violating the jim Grow law
by forcing himself into quarters re-
served for negroes was thrown out. He
should learn that what is sauce for the
goose is also fit for the gander.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Honors paid to General Lees memory
both north and south yesterday show
that the war is over at last, despite the
waving of the bloody shirt by a few
such politicians as Foraker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
A Touch of Nature

"The Katamaran" is an elegant fiat,
With Vestibule onyx and gold,
And as usual in a palace like that
Relations are distant and cold;
But today there's a smile on the for
malest face,
And even the janitor grins,
For people are saying all over the place
The janitor's wife has twins!
Oh, he that hath frowned on the babe
at the breast
And bid it begone from the door,
Oh, he that considered a toddler a pest
And scowled at an angel of four,
oh, he that hath hated the juvenile
brood
AS ii they were devils or djinns,
Must alter his manner and soften his
mood
The janitors wife has twins
Now Mamie perhaps may return from
her aunts,
And the house, now grim Presbyter-
ian manse,
win shake off King Herods hard
rule
We feel that today in "rhe Katamaran'
An era of kindness begins
No longer are little ones under ban
The janitor's wife has twins
Ditto Young in The Bohemian for
January,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Now a legislative committee proposes
to visit the Los Angeles Ascot park
Just to see" whether the racing here
is good or bad for the public. A thin
ly veiled movement to hold up Ascot
park for a cinch bet or a sure-thing
tin
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

The two railroad horrors in Indiana
eclipse in awfulness any reported so
far this year, Better signals and steel
cars would have made each of minor
Importance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

More prominent men" have been in
dicted for land frauds. This form of
criminal diversion seems to have been
especially to the liking of the "promi-
nent"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Funston says that an army captain
doesn't get as much pay as a brick
layer. Which is true, although it is a
disgrace to the richest country on the
globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Castro is about to die, and revolution
will ensue. AS it was going on most of
his lifetime anyhow, the Venezuelans
won't notice any particular difference,
it. would seem.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

When the local Republican organ,
which helped elect the present legis-
lature, repudiates it, there must be even
more rottenness in it than has been
supposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

This new Betterment league seems to
have a betterment idea all right, but
the betterment is exclusively for the
inner ring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

In honoring General Lees memory
the north did itself as much credit as
it did the late soldier and citizen, whose
glory grows with every passing year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
Old Aue and Rushing

You may join the mile-a-minute class
but no oil has been discovered yet that
will keep all the cogs in condition. Good
old age was never sequel to rush,
Manchester Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

That Los Angeles muddy streets are
not all bottomlsss is proved by the eX-
cavatons made on some of them since
the rain ceased. Why, some of them
are even paved. But no one would
have known it during the wet spell.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Another row over the question of
whether Wilmington owns itself or is
part of Long Beach proves the neces-
sity Of that town joining with Los An
geles and settling it's fate right for all
time
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

That Cleveland chief who thinks re-
porters are the best detectives is to be
commended on his acknowledgment of
an admitted fact, long self evident.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Tourists are fleeing Kingston, ia
maica, as fast as they can get away,
They are pouring into Los Angeles
as fast as trains can carry them. See
the point?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

A through car line in East Seventh
street is so desirable that there should
be no more delay than is necessary in
putting it through.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Our girls must be ighly desirable
when a man will risk carrying one off
from her escort right on the public
streets,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Byker-I hear that young Spriggs is
getting up in the world.
Pyker-Yes. One year ago he was g
chiropodst and now he's barber
Chicazo News.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

President Jordan also seems to be fol-
lowing in the footsteps of his illustrious
friend, 7. Roosevelt, in talking much.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Any man who wants to "see the ele-
phant" can now do so with perfect pro-
priety and safety; he is on view at the
Venice circus.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

The "Prinz Eitel Fri 4drich" reported
stranded on the rocks, is a ship, not a
man. The real prince would more
likely be stranded for lack Of rocks, il
he were anything like most of royalty.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
Population of Los Angeles, Isl ,463

Hopes for more gas exist now. But
you can't burn hopes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
PI-L1NES AND PICK-UPS

anybody his choice on that proposition?
They have a magistrate In New York
named Judge Tinelight We understand
that he was elected by large majority.
The assassins in Russia are improv-
ing in one respect. They are not hitting
the innocent bystanders so often.
II fashion decrees It., the peroxide
blond will disappear in 600 minutes in
stead Of 900 years.
Poppy-when a girl comes "out" what
does she come out Of?
Magnola-Mostly out of her gown,
my DEAR
why not get f.essenger from Mars
TO drop In and finish the Panama canal
for us?
According to Recorder Goff Il is
pretty nearly impossible to convict an
innocent person in New York. And
how about the other sort?
The widow of Gen. Lew Wallace ia
said to be keeping her husbands library
just as he left 1t. The widow of Rus
sell Sage is doing practically the same
thing with her husbands fortune.
The telharmonic system of feeding
out music electrically to consumers is
now in operation In New York. This
is convenient. One may listen to the
sweet voice of monkeyhouse tenor
without having to look upon the crea-
ture.
Don't see why the kaiser should send
his experts over to investigate Ameri-
can ways. The American method of
running country would not suit him
at all
Mrs. Stuyvesatn Fish declares that n
woman can dress comfortably on $4,000
year. She can also dress very un-
comfortably on that amount
An Oberlin, Ohio, minister has been
fined for using profane language on the
street. Let us withhold criticism unit,
we learn what kind of streets oberlin
has.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

There is hope for more gas after to-
day. Hope was the one thing Pandora
released t.i4t made living tolerable,
you remember.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

If war is inevitable If Castro dies,
and war is inevitable if he lives, why
not let him die in peace?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Mr.. Biffer, who saved himself from
a bandit by knocking his gun out of
range, lives up to his name, all right.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

The auto gets it's show this week-as
ie it didn't have all the show, anyhow,
when it is on the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

According to the record so far, 1901
promises to exceed even 1906 in it's lis
of calamities.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

The Kingston horror grows as each
report comes in. Relief, prompt and
efficacious, should be poured out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Sure good roads hereabouts will bring
millions in return. So will good streets,
and we need them even worse.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

Did you SNOWFALL yesterday? 1t was
fine day for tin the mountains.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

If you want to know how it seems t.
"get a hump on" go down to Venice
and see the circus camels.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

The flood news has one variant in
Kansas; there the flood has frozen and
the wheat crop is in danger
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

How does it happen that it didn't
rain yesterday? A circus opened at
Venice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

And 1t seems that Mr.. Biffer biffed the
highwaynan. GcoS for Biffer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

"They claim that by means of mod
ern surgery bad boys may be rendered
good"
I'm stick TO tho old-fashloned kind
whats that?"
"Sknning 'em alive. louisville
Courier-J Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21

President Jordan now has a chance to
do some "explanationing," as it were.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
Mines and morsv

us there money IN that gold miner"
The buyer began to quiz,
But the bystander quickly relieved him
BY saying: "Yes-mine is."