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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20

~ Hal Los RlSCltS Is uelii9 ''NNDi
tised in many ways the average
Il citizen docs not think of is evil
denced to business men through theil
special lines The advantages of fine
climatic situation have made Los An
geles famous, but in numerous sec
ondary lines attention is continually
directed to the city.
A novel instance of these is the re-
cent claim made by aeronauts that Los
Angeles offers opportunities for inVen-
tive and scientific research not found
anywhere else in the world. In this
climate these may be carried on the
wear around, and the varied conditions
Of plain. mountain, desert and ocean
present chances for every sort of eX-
pertinent under every conceivable con-
dition. Aside from any direct results
the advertising value of this was
shown recently by a letter received this
month by a Los Angeles man from n
writer abroad who had been reading
about the situation of Los Angeles in
the aeronautic column of foreign
paper. The writer addressed his letter
Los Angeles. South America" AL
though ne did not know exactly where
Los Angeles is, he wanted to know
more about the city.
Another instance of the attention be
ing directed this way is that evidenced
by leading engineers in connection with
the progress on the Los Angeles aque-
duct. This has been written about ana
illustrated in many technical journals
and men interested in construction, ac-
counting and other lines involved fol
low closely this Los Ageles undertake
ing. When an American record IN
handbook tunnel boring was moved up
a notch by the aqueduct force recently
Los Angeles was advertised in many
corners of the world. The undertaking,
considered purely from an advertising
standpoint, is of great benefit for II is
a testimonial to the foresightedness
and determination of the people of the
city.
In numerous ways the manner IN
which Los Angeles has handled its
growth has evoked the commentator
of professional and technical men and
led them to want to know more of the
city and its people. For a town of TO-
600 to spread into a city of 100000 in a
few decades is in itself sufficient to at
tract attention, but infinitely more at
tractive to the man who studies the
progress in his own business sphere is
the way in which those who supply
the needs of the people have kept pace
with the amazing growth of demand.
The owens river valley was chosen for
the source of water supply after an
exhaustive investigation of all pos
sible sources in Southern California,
and with the future needs of a rapidly
growing city in mind
This has been heralded widely, and
most citizens of Los Angeles have a
clear idea of the bigness of the aque-
duct project and a pride in it. Yet
this is only one of the big things of
the city which mark the capable man
ner in which it's people have solved
the problems suddenly confronting
them when they found Los Angeles a
city born grown up" Other avenues
of public service have had in their re-
spective fields the same situation; they
have met it with the belief in Los An
geles that characterized the city water
commissioners, and this, while it has
has hardly been fully appreciated in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20

phone the more expense it is to the
company to bring that to the sub
scriber. service involving 10000 in
struments is more than ten times as
expensive as one which cares for 5000
Telephone men have found this perhaps
the most perpexing phase of their bus
mess.
This has naturally confronted the Los
Angeles Home Telephone company, and
the more seriously since the growth has
been so rapid. The present rate of 5000
a month for residence service and IS
month in business houses is lower than
in any big city in the country. In
some cities the Los Angeles rate of $50
compares with a corresponding rate of
$12O.
The company is reluctantly compelled
to solve this problem, whether it will
or no, for no institution can live I'M
less it makes a financial success. The
officers have no desire to restrict eX-
tension of service, but when, as at
present, every telephone added at pres
ent rates means a loss instead of added
one.
IF we could make the people of Los
Angeles see as clearly as we do that,
while we have kept pace in improve
ments. quality of service and other
lines of advance we are still on the
basis of beginning in the matter of
rates, l think we should have no diff
Guilty." said A. B. Cass, president of
the Home Telephone and Telegraph
company. "Our number of subscrib-
ers has increased from 5000 to 10000
since 1903. At that time we had bur
fifteen operators; now we employ 1926.
When we had 10000 subscribers the
system was all within a radius of ona
mile, but it has been extended to cover
territory with a radius of six miles.
1T seems reasonable from the view
point of the Individual subscriber to
assume that if a rate of IS a month is
fair for connection with 10000 sub
scrbers, the company should not be
expected to furnish three times the
service over a much wider range of
territory for no greater charge. A tele-
phone company finds with an increase
of patronage that expenses mount up
out of proportion. This is partly be-
cause the range of territory must
broaden more quickly than the num-
Der of installations in relation to the
area. Hence there is a demand for
poles, wire, maintenance and employees
as against a smaller number of sub
scribers in reality, because the latter
do not increase as fast as the formel
"A moments reflection should con-
vince anyone that this is unfair to us.
The growth of the city has demanded
better and further reaching service,
which we have given. Our expenses
have grown accordingly, but this is
toners.
I'VE shall not ask anything exorbit-
ant. Our company is Los Angeles
corporation, conceived and built up by
Los Angeles men, who have pride in
it as local corporation Our pros
perity means that much prosperity for
Los Angeles, for the subscriber for a
Home telephone buys home product
in the fullest sense. In justice to the
company. however, he should not ask
us to furnish it at a loss to ourselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
DICK MILITIA BILL.
Reported Today From Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs.

The Dick militia bill was reported to the
Senate today by Mr.. Hemenway from the
committee on military affairs. 1t provides
that the militia shall consist of every able
bodied male citizen and every able
bodied male of foreign birth who has de-
clared his intention to become citizen
between the ages of eighteen and forty
1--WE. The militia is to be divided into two
classes. the organized National Guard OF
any state. territory or District of Column
bia. and all others to constitute the re-
serve militia. After January j, lSlO the
organization, armament and discipline OF
the organized militia is to be the same as
that prescribed for the regular army, Dut
subject in time of peace to sucn genera
exceptions as may be authorized Dy the
Secretary Of War.
The President is given full authority TO
call upon the militia of state, territory
or District of Columbia for such number
of militia he may need to repel invasion
from a foreign nation in the event that
the regular forces at the command OF the
President are insufficient to cope with
the danger.
government, arising from the necessity
to execute laws of the Union, SUI press In
surrection or reoel invasion. cannot be
met by the regular forces 1t Is provided
that the organized militia shall be called
into service in advance OF any volunteer
force which 1t may be determined to
raise. A limitation upon the cost of
euuipping the organized militia is fixed
at not to exceed $2O0O,O0O in any fiscal
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
ARMY BILL TAKEN UP
HOUSE DISCUSSES INCREASED
PAY FOR OFFICERS AND MEN.

The conference report on the army APP
preparation bill was taken up in the House
today. In the shape in which it was pre-
committee it carries an aggregate appro-
priation OF sos. $50 246. The principal item
of increase is $7,OOO,O0O for additional pay
for officers and enlisted men OF the army
With the various changes made in con-
ference the bill represents a total in
crease of s. 263, Isl over the amount au-
thorized by the House.
Chairman Hull was piled with many
questions as to the amount of the in
creased pay to retired officers and the
reason for granting 1t to men not per-
forming any service. He answered that
the total number of soldiers on the re-
tired list was 942. and that the increase
to them would approximate $4,000 1t
was made necessary by reason of the law
that grants retired officers three-fourths
the pay of officers Of similar grade on the
active list.
Considerable objection, he said had
been raised against the bill because it
provided increases for 26S retired briga-
der generals, but he reminded the House
that almost without exception these men
were retired on account OF the civil war
service Eliminat ting those. he said. there
would be but 285 on the retired list, all
below the grade of major.
The proposed increase in pay of Officers
was strenuOusly opposed by Mr.. hay,
Virginia. who said that Congress almost
every year had increased it by making
additional allowances for communication Of
quarters. fuel and light. He predicted
that in five years the government would
nave to appropriate not less than $25.O0O.-
900 as the result OF the increase-as much,
he said as the whole army was costing at
the beginning of the Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08

NEW ADJUTANT GENERAL OF
MILITIA REPORTS FOR DUTY.

Capt. Samuel F.. Smiley 18th United
States Infantry, assigned to duty as adj
jutant general of the District of Column
bia militia, vice Maj. Lloyd M. Brett. LIST
United States Cavalry. reached this city
last evening accompanied by Mrs. Smiley.
For the present he will be the guest of
Lieut.. Gen. Bates. L. s. A.. with whom
he served as an aid in the Santiago CAM
paign.
Soon after reaching this city Capt Sml-
ley reported for duty to Gen. George H.
Harries. and today relieved Capt. c. Fred
Cook. aid-de-camp. who had been acting
adjutant general since the order affecting
Maj. Brett went into effect Capt. Smiley
has received his commission as adult ant
general. with rank of lieutenant-colonel
He today subscribed to the OATH and 1t
is said. will make his first official public
appearance with the guard at the parade
and review to be held on the White Lot
next Monday afternoon.
The new adjutant general spent some
time al headquarters today. In company
with Maj. Brett and Capt. Cook. familiar
izing himself with the department over
which he is to preside. He is regarded as
a man of fine military presence and has an
excellent record as tactician and disci-
plnarian. This afternoon lie is il said to
be house-hunting with the view of secur-
ing permanent location for his Washing
ton home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
AVENUE PURCHASE PLAN.
Senator Hepburn Makes a New
Move to Aid It.

Senator Hepburn of Idaho late yester-
day afternoon. just before the adjourn
ment of the Senate. introduced as an
amendment to be proposed to the sundry
civil appropriation bill his bill for the
purchase of the property south of Penn
sylvania avenue and north Of the Mall
by the government. to be used in the
future for the erection Of public build
ings.
The amendment Is exactly the same as
the bill introduced by him and passed by
the Senate a few weeks ago. and now
pending before the public buildings and
grounds committee of the House. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Hepburn took this
action because he did not believe the
House committee would have time to
report the bill before the end OF this
session and that he could get full consid-
Grafton for the proposition more quickly
than in any other way by lacking it on
the sundry civil bill.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
passed the House this morning and will
D. taken up by the Senate committee on
appropriations next week. Mr.. Hepburn
will press his amendment before the COM
mittee and IL necessary will insist upon a
vote upon 1t on the floor of the Senate.
In view of the fact that the biz has al
ready passed the Senate 1t il believed that
he will have no difficulty in securing its
adoption as an amendment to the sundry
civil bill.
The retention Of the amendment in the
bill when II goes to conferences viii be
another matter. OF course. but as the
measure has many friends on both sides
Of the Capitol. il il believed 10 have a
good chance OF being enacted into law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
STRONGLY FAVOR CONFERENCE
PRECEDENT HEARS FROM DIS
TIN0UISHED MEN.
Indorse the Object of the Proposed
Meeting Of Governors Here
Next Week.

The conference of the governors OF
states looking into the conservation OF
the natural resources of the country.
which will take place at the White House
from the 18th to the 18th. inclusive. or
this month. is strongly approved by two
OF the democratic candidates for the pres
idency. William Jennings Bryan and Gov
johnson of Minnesota, and by Associate
Justices Harlan and Peckham of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Their
views as to the importance of the subject
are contained in letters sent to President
Roosevelt in response to his letter inviting
them to attend the conference. These let
tiers were today made public.
II greatly appreciate your kind invita-
tion," says Mr.. Bryan. land shall take
pleasure in attending the conference on
the conservation Of natural resources. l
am. beg to assure you. in hearty SYM
pathy with the purpose of the conference.
and have no doubt that the discussion
Of the subject will be helpful to us al"
Gov. Johnson's letter reads: ITO assure
you that l heartily agree with your con-
clusion that the conservation OF the nat
ural resources of our country presents
problem demanding the best thought OF
our times is superhuOus. We have been
exploiting our resources with no thought
of the morrow. and the claims OF pos
terity upon us should certainly De taken
into account"
Justice Harlan says: mo more impor-
tant matter could engage the attention OF
the American people than the conserva-
ton of our natural resources. You are
entitled to the thanks of all for inaugu-
rating this movement. 1t will give me
great pleasure to attend the session or
the conference"
1.-THE occasion will, I think. be one of
the greatest public Importance" COM
ments Justice Peckham. 1T seems to me
as II we were like a thoughtless spend
thrift just in possession Of a great for
tune. intent more on getting rid of than
in conserving our resources. and that UNI
less speedy and substantial amendment 1s
made it will soon be too late to alter our
habits IN this respect, as there will be lit
tie left to conserve. In my view. the
greatest good may result from this impor-
tant meeting. and the credit therefore
must be awarded to YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
TELLER MAKES AMENDE.
Resumes Opposition to Forest Re-
serves


The agricultural appropriation bill was
again taken up in the Senate today. Sem
ator Teller resuming his speech in op-
position to a 100000 appropriation for
further developing the forest reserves of
the United States.
President had placed 20.COO.OO acres of
timber land In the forest reserves after
Congress had enacted a law restricting
the lands of certain states from such use.
and before the President signed the act,
Mr.. Teller said it was but fair to place
in the Record a statement made by the
President when he signed the act to the
effect that the additional forest reserves
had long been determined upon and in
order to save them from timber men he
proposed to include them in the reserves.
and IL Congress did not approve his act
it could. by legislation. restore them to
their former status.
statement when he spoke in the Senate
yesterday
Mr.. Teller, referring yesterday to the
law of last year prohibiting the President
from including any land in Colorado, Mon
tano. Idaho, Washington. Oregon and
wyoming In forest reserves. said. Be
fore the President signed that law and
after Il had passed Congress he did make
some additions to these reservations
Does the senat or mean to say that was
done after Congress acted?" inquired MIR.
Bacon.
1T was DONE" Mr.. Teller replied, latter
the bill left the House and Senate and
pending the Presidents signature to the
BILL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
LIKELY TO BE RALPH
REGARDED AS PROBABLE Sue
cEssoR OF DIRECTOR SULLIVAN.

1t is pretty generally understood at the
Treasury that the successor of the late
Thomas j. Sullivan as director Of the
bureau of engraving and~printing will be
Joseph E. Ralph, the present assistant
director. MFR. Ralph is regarded as a man
OF fine executive ability. possessing the
faculty of handling men. He has been
in the bureau sixteen years. and prior to
that time was in the customs service
He is from Illinois, and although politi-
cal backing is not necessary, he has the
good win Of Speaker Cannon and a num-
Der of others.
The appointment lies with Secretary
Cortelyou, who is known to entertain for
Mr.. Ralph a high regard. But Mr.. Cor
telyou will probably not make the ap-
pointment until he has conferred with
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Raiph's pros
motion would be fully in line with the
civil service ideas of Secretary Cortelyou.
who believes that the next man in line
should have a position i, he il qualified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
ONLY ONE PLAYER DEFAULTS
THREE sIXTEENs ON THE CO.
LUMBIA LINKS
Course in Much Better Condition
Than It Was Yesterday-To-
days Results.

Play in tn. three sixteens Of the annual
spring tournament of the Columbia Golf
Club began shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. The south wind that swept
across the links last night and today did
much to dry out the course, and when
the first golfers drove of the improve
ment over yesterday was apparent. The
only player to default was w. I. Levkey
Of Columbia, who did not appear for his
match with F.. F. Greenwalt, also of
Columbia, In the third sixteen.
In the first sixteen E. b. Eynon, jr. Of
Columbia defeated E. p. Brooks. also Of
Columbia, with 8 up and to 60. Capt
]. J. Morrow. Engineer Commissioner of
the District of Columbia, was beaten by
r. G. Dalzell of Chevy Chase by up and
4 to go.
Dalzell. Chevy Chase. played good golf
and defeated A. 8. Mattingly of Column
bia by 9 up and to go. Hoover
Dankard Of the Baltimore Country Club.
and now member of the Columbia Golf
Club defeated Walter r. Tuckerman Of
Chevy Chase by up and 2 to go.
L. L. Harlan. Columbia, defeated James
Baird. Columbia. by 1 up. w. Pepper
man. Chevy Chase. defeated w. L. Hill
yer. Columbia. 3 up and 1 to go. G. A.
Weaver. Columbia. defeated A. d. Lest.
np a defeated 10 e. + Ha Rss
Columbia, by up.
In the second sixteen c. H. Weaver de-
feated A. b. Heaton, by up and 5: w. G..
Carr of the Oakmont Country Club of
Pittsburg defeated L. c. Brooks of Colum-
bia. by up and 3: F. B. Pyle, Columbia.
defeated T. T. Moran. Columbia. by 2
up; G. I. Smalwood, Columbia, defeated
d. H. MacAdam. Columbia, up and 4
to go. d. F. Weaver, Columbia. defeated
M. E. Danforth. Columbia. by up. E. H.
LOTUS. Chevy Chase, defeated d. H. Jack
son. Columbia. l up. H. " Sanford. c.
lumbia. defeated L. B. Platt. Columbia, :
up and 5 to go. H. Oliphant. Chevy
Chase. defeated E. d. Carusi, Columbia.
1 up, twenty holes.
In the third sixteen Benjamin Wood
ruff, secretary of the Columbia Golf Club,
was defeated by W. HI. Moses. also OF
Columbia, by up and 1 to 60.
H. H. Allen, Columbia, was defeated by
w. G. Eynon. Columbia, ) up and 4.
j.. T. Hough. Columbia, defeated 8.
Cover. Columbia. 5 up and 4.
H. H. Duff, Oakmont Country Club, de-
feated G. l.. Thornton. Columbia, q VI
and 4.
H. l.. West. Columbia. defeated F. L
Day. Columbia, one up 70 holes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
DEADLOCK OF coNFEREEs.
Controversy Over Curtailing Pension
Agencies.

The proposition of the House Of Rep
resentatives to reduce the number of pen
sion agencies from eighteen to one and to
concentrate the work of all agencies in
this city. contained in the pension ap-
preparation bill, was the subject of a
general discussion in the Senate today.
Senator McCumber. chairman of the
committee on pensions, called attention to
q deadlock between the conferees. the
Senate representatives insisting upon the
Senate amendment to the pension bill re-
storing the agencies which were abolished
by the bill as it passed the House. He
stated that while it was claimed the
change in the system would result in a
saving of $1OO.OO annually, he believed
this was an Overestimate. and said the
advantages of the several agencies were
so great that the mere difference OF cost
should not decide the question.
Senator Hale stated that in the absence
of a conference report the Senate could
take no action, but he strongly approved
the Senate's attitude on the question OF
agencies and said he hoped the conferees
would stand pat"
Senators Hopkins. Warren, Gallinger,
Buckley. McCreary. Lodge and Curtis
strongly approved the plan Of eighteen
agencies or more, as now established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08
CROKER'S HORSE WINS.
RHODORA CAPTURES THE BIG
STAKES AT NEWMARKET.
uecial Csbleer.m to The Star. .

special CaOle8Tdm Inc
LONDON. May S.-The race for the
LOCO guineas stakes, for three-year-oId
fliies was run toay at Newmarket and
was won by Richard Grocker's Rhodora.
Capt. F. FOrester's Bracelet was second.
J. H. Houldsworth's Ardentive was third.
The betting was 100 to against Rho
dora. 5 to 1 against Bracelet and 100 to
against Ardentive. Nineteen horses
ran
Rhodora is a half sister to Orby. Mr..
Crokers horse that won the Derby last
year, is by ST. Frusquin out of the
American mare Rhoda ID. and was bred
by Mr. Croker. Rhodora won the Dew
hurst plate for two-year-olds last Novem-
Der. defeating King Edwards Perriere
by two lengths; in August won the Lon
donderry plate at Leopardstown. and in
Nav the Cadogan plate at the same
place. She is engaged for the Epson
Oaks. but is not entered for the Derby.
Won From Big Field.
BY capturing this event Rhodora, Mr..
Cookers brilliant three-year-old Ally. has
AIDED another classic to the sporting
trophies already captured by the Ameri-
can sportsman. She won todays event
from a field of eighteen horses with COM
parative ease.
The event of today was doubly an
American victory, for Lucien Lyme, the
American jockey. rode the winner. He
displayed such judgment that Rhodora
turned the tables on the favOrite. kesbia,
a horse that defeated the American Ally
in the Middle Park plate last year and
that up to the present time never had
been beaten. Lyme lay behind Elm Twig
until the Bushes were reached. Here he
drove his mount to the front and romped
home two lengths ahead Of bracelet. with
Ardentive third. Only a neck separated
Ardentive and Courtesy. the fourth horse.
horse.
Mr.. Croker was present to see his filly
win. and King Edward and the Prince of
Wales also were among the big crowd
that witnessed the American victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-08

Higher Than at Any Time This Year
at Williamsport.

SpeCI&I OlepAtcu 70 Inc SIuIs
HAGERSTOWN. Md. May Sat noon
today the Potomac river at Williamsport
was higher than at any. time this year,
being twenty feet above normal and still
rising at the rate Of a few inches an hour.
All the lowlands along the stream are
Inundated and many small bridges. fences.
etc, have been washed away. The river
has overhowed the banks of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal at points above and
below Williamsport. Indications are that
the canal has been damaged in a num-
Der Of places.
The Potomac fs also at a high stage at
Hancock, Sheperdstown and Harpers Fer
ry. Reports rom points higher up ipdi-
cate that the rising of the river will con-
tinue At least until evening.