Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
COMING SEASON
FLYING MACHINES ARE
NUMEROUS In WASHINGTON

must depend upon outside assistance 10
exist until the next harvest.
An attempt has been made during the
past week to revive the agitation over
| the question of peonage in the south
| A year ago, as the result of alleged eX-
| posures by laborers who claimed to
| have been unfairly treated in the con-
| struction camps where work on the new
Key West railway is being done, an in
Vestigation was made by a representa-
| tive of the department of commerce and
| labor. At the same time number OF
newspapers, seeing possibilities OF SEN
satonal results, carried on investiga-
| tions of their own. The investigators s
covered the entire east coast of Florida
from Jacksonville to Key West, visit
ing all the railway camps. 1t was
found that the reported abuses did not
exist in any of these places and the
matter was dropped. 1t is doubtful if
it will receive much attention at the
present time.
All Washington, irrespective of poll
tics or creeds, has turned its eyes to-
ward the White House, where Archie
Roosevelt, third son of the president, is
seriously i'll with diphtheria. At one
time serious doubts of his recovery were
entertained, but he has rallied, and
unless the unforeseen happens he will
be up and about within a comparatively
short time. AS soon as he is able to
travel it is expected that Mrs. Roose-
welt will accompany the youthful In
valid to Pine Knot the presidents Vlr-
ginia home. There is some question
as to whether he will be taken there or
to the Homestead hotel at Hot Springs,
further up in the mountains of the
state, where both can take advantage
of the mineral baths. Mrs. Roosevelt
has watched INCREASINGLY at her sons
beside and is much run down in conse-
quence.
President Roosevelt is endeavoring to
act as peacemaker in the factional
quarrel that has rent the South Dakota
delegation. The contest started in a
dispute over patronage and has at
tanned all the bitterness of a feud. The
muddle is a decidedly serious one, but
Mr.. Roosevelt has exerted all of his
powerful personality to bring to an end
the unfortunate situation, and it Is be-
lieved that peace is in sight. 1t is gen.
orally believed, however, that the
armistice will be only a short one, for
both Senators Kittredge and Gamble
are so constituted that when once
launched in a fight neither seeks nor
gives quarter.
An interesting bulletin has been is
sued by the department of commerce
and labor on petroleum refining. 1t is
| based on the census of 1905 of manu-
factures and discloses the fact that
California has displaced Ohio and New
York for second place in the number of
refineries operated. Pennsylvania leads
| with 43, while California follows with
10 refineries, Ohio ranking third with
/ 1 i
| tion in 1905 We're distributed among
thirteen states. The report is the work
of Charles E. Munroe, expert special
agent for the department of commerce
and labor and professor of chemistry
in George Washington university. The
| fact that members of the faculty of this
university are in a number of cases i'm
pressed by the government for special
work along scientific lines is one chief
reason why the government Is looking
with favor upon the movement to make
of George Washington university an
institution essentially national in char
acter. At the present time the univer-
sity is raising a fund Of 100000 with
which to establish itself on new and
adequate site, and it is expected that
the country at large will see that 1t is
given the financial support necessary
for the erection of suitable buildings.
Already several hundred thousand dol
lars has been pledged.
1t is altogether probable that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will name as one of his
appointees to the immigration commits
sion man from the Pacific coast. The
senate appointed three members and
the house an equal number to this COM
mission, Mr.. Roosevelt also being given
the nomination of three. Because OF
the Importance of the immigration
question to the entire Pacific coast, II
was given out unofficially by one of the
congressional members that the presi-
dent would see to it that one of his
appointees would hail either from
Washington Oregon or California.
In the death of John West, a Negro
waiter at Harveys restaurant, Wash
ington loses a picturesque character
West, who was a darky of the old
school, was the favorite waiter of Pres
ident Grant when he visited that eat.
ing place. He also knew and waited on
Blaine, Conkling, Breckenridge, Reed
} German Mcclellan and other notable
public men of that period. West put OF
his white apron in HarVeys shortly
after the Civil War and has seen con
tinuous service ever since. His funera
was marked by heavy remembrances o.
! flowers sent by public men whom III
, had served during his long career al
} waiter.
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