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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
MUSIC HALL

T oS ANGELES needs music hall
which would house the symphony
orchestra and contain a musical
library. In this hall could be ceptered
the musical interests of the southwest
and its auditorium could be used for
musical festivals, eisteddfods, etc. Let
leading musicians confer with an archi-
tect, get an idea of the size. scope. plan
and expense of suitable BUILDING
then make the result of the conference
public and await responses. If the audi
torium could be made large enough for
great political and national church and
educational conventions. so much the
better. The Carnegie hall in New York
makes a great deal of money out OF
conventions, assemblies and sometimes
even political mass meetings.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
WORLDWIDE INTEREST
WHEN AMERICA rs GROWN
BY FREDERIC J.. HAsklN

impossible morass, and in ninety years
from now viii be famed as the rich
est garden of tropical fruits in the
world. The broad acres OF the swamps
of the southern Mississippi valley viii
be reclaimed for the use Of the farmer
who will supply the people with cot
ton for their backs and sugar for their
tables
The Panama canal will then be the
great center of the worlds trade and
the United States will have a metro
.politan city on the canal zone freed by
science from every terror of the tropics.
The influence of the canal will have
built up great ports on the gulf of
Mexico. New Orleans and Galveston
will outstrip the ratio of increase and
will be well In the "millionaire" class
of cities. The great lakes will be con-
nected with the gulf of Mexico byaa
deep waterway following the course of
the curbed and restrained Mississippi.
Ships will sail directly from Pittsburg
to the Orient by way of Panama. The
steel from the Birmingham iron center
will be loaded on to deep water ships
at the very mouths of the furnaces.
This prospect is wonderful, but not
nearly so wonderful as the Manchester
ship canal In England would have
seemed century ago.
The development of Siberia and the
opening or China to q world trade
ninety years hence will have made the
Pacific ocean the great commercial
sea, and the western cities of the
United States will have profited there
by. 1t requires no prophet to see the
commercial greatness ofNhe Puget
sound country with cities of the million
class.
San Francisco at the Golden Gate,
with its clustering sisters, will be as
large then as New York Is now. Los
Angeles will reign In the Businesses of
her tributary valleys over a population
half as great as all the nation has now.
most of them living on land rescued
from the blight OF the desert.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
RACE SUICIDE

-OINCE physicians are discussing race
suicide it is not improper to sug-
~ gest that the surest cure for 1t In
the United States is restoration OF
Americanism with its guarantees of
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness Race suicide is not any worse
than race murder. With a reasonable
certainty of square meal and a square
deal for every baby born in the United
States, race suicide will be ended. 1t is
a social condition, a fact which even
social reformers seem slow to grasp.
While in itself wrong. it is also sign
that something is wrong socially. If
conditions of life were more in accord
ance with the original American pro-
gram race suicide would be almost un-
heard Of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
MrLITARIsM

NyERRIFIED by what II imagines
are the shadows of coming
u events, the Republican party ts
turning the United States into a
military nation and will endeavor to
make conscripts of all citizens between
| the ages of IS and 45. We hope our
readers grasp thoroughly the meaning
and purpose of the new military law.
Our service has been so long on vol
untary and patriotic basis that 1t is
hard to realize that under the strange
new regulation the high school boys
and junior college boys OF this year
may be the soldiers of next. 1t Is hard
to realize that the land of the free Is
being Russianized rapidly by Republic
cans, and harder still to appreciate
that in piping times Of peace the coun-
try is being prepared for a military
struggle of colossal proportions Whom
does the government expect to fight?
For what enemy are these formidable
preparations being made? Think of
every civilized nation and the rela-
tionship of each with the United
States, and each as a probable foe is
eliminated from consideration. Our
navy is said to be strong enough to
make us secure from invasion. Then
it is not to repel invaders that this
vast trained army is being recruited
and organized. japan says she is our
good friend, and promises to do any
thing in reason to soothe our angry
passions and make us amiable and
amicable. Even If she were still petu-
liant or ugly" nothing under the sun
is any more certain than that the
British er1pire would withdraw aid,
countenance and support from its
anti-Russian ally if that ally became
does not propose to "cut off her nose
in order to spite her face" and she is
well aware that British Columbia,
Canada and the insular colonies in the
Pacific would desert to the United
States as one colony and as one man
If Britain directly or indirectly aided
Japan in active warfare against the
United States. Universal military
service, then, is not proposed in order
that we may repel a foreign invader
who would be strong enough to break
through the fleet and land a big army
What do the Republicans fear at home
in the United States? And why don't
they stop to reflect that the course
they are taking is the one best calcu-
lated to bring about the results they
dread? Let us be explicit. This is no
time for mincing words. If Republi-
cans fear an industrial rebellion or a
revolution in the United States they
are certainly doing their best to pro-
mote it by arming, equipping and
training many of the men who under
certain circumstances which may be
imagined, but which let us hope will
never be realized, would be found not
in the ranks of a governmental but Of
a popular army.
Much more can be said against the
new military law than in favor of it.
Let the United States return to first
principles, shun militarism, cultivate
Americanism, elect Democratic
president, and the dark clouds of So
cial discomfort the Republicans so
much dread will vanish in the sunshine
of prosperity, brotherly kindness and
peace among contented and happy citi-
zens of the greatest and most kindly.
humane and unmilitary country on
earth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

made when the offense was actually
serious. The number OF arrests was
greatly decreased. but Cleveland be-
came more orderly than it had ever
been. There was less and less neces-
sity for making arrests. The police
man ip Cleveland is not only a sup
porter and upholder of the law, but
friend of the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

On and after October 1, 1908, the
letter postage rate between the United
States and the British isles will be
reduced to 2 cents per ounce. In spite
of the apparently great accession of
population to America from countries
which do not speak the American or
English language the volume of cor
respondence between the United States
and the British isles is as great as
that of either country with all the
other countries in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

Is it true that the city dogcatcher
is making more money than the
mayor? Since the statement is made
by Niles Pease 1T cannot be doubted.
1t is only the astonishment of the first
impression it gives which causes US
to put it interrogatively. Nothing in
Los Angeles needs reform as badly
and as urgently as the system of dog
licensing and dog steal-ahem! catch
ing
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

Since we are entering on the mill
tary era of the history of the United
States it may not be amiss to note
that Russia averages three military
executions every Cay. 1t Is impossible
to suppress Russian discomfort with
militarism, and discomfort, to the dis
contented person who is not careful
in his language and actions. means
death.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
ASTOUNDING

~ R1ENDS of civil service reform and
H of high and consistent standard
of ethics for the civil service are
asking in bewilderment by what subtle
process of reasoning they may recon-
cile civil service principles and prac-
tices. How can the gentlemen OF the
civil service commission explain con-
sistently the fact that tried, ex-
perienced, trustworthy, competent ex-
amining physician was displaced to
make room for two successors who,
under ordinary circumstances, would
be called political appointees? The
extraordinary circumstances of course.
preclude such classification. 1t Is
unthinkable that the civil service
commission should be ruled or guided
by motives at variance with the
spirit of civil service reform. Yet no
charge had been made against the dis
missed physician and he was turned
out by the summary method which is
exemplified from time to time in or
binary, everyday political "jobbery."
Since the civil service commission was
innocent in perpetrating its paradox,
and no doubt thought it was acting as
a civil service commission should act,
and exemplifying the principle for the
assertion and protection of which 1t
was created, we share the surprise of
DIR. Haynes and echo his comments and
his protest. But surely there must be
some good excuse for what seems to
be an absurd and whimsical eccen-
tricity in conduct on the part of the
civil service commission, and friends of
civil service reform and of high
grade, honest, patriotic, consistent ad-
ministration of civil service are anx-
iously and eagerly awaiting an expla-
nation of what in the absence of such
explanation seems to be the commits
sion's extraordinary treason to the
cause and principles it represents.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

While the state railroad commission
ers were still snoring the federal gov
ernment went ahead and took action
with view to calling to account vio-
lators of the law of the land. The
contrast between the mastery inactiv-
ity of the commissioners with regard
to rebating charges and the energetic
action of the federal authorities is
striking, significant and provocative of
thought,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

larger scale. IL uocs
not require the In
spiration of a pro-
phet to project upon
the screen Of the fu-
ture the picture OF
what the United
states will be when
1t comes to its estate
as a full grown man
among nations. The
mathematician by his
exact skill predicted
years ago what We
are today. The same
calculation which has
never failed to fore
cast the totals Of our
decennial censuses
shows that by the
year 1000 the United
States will have a
population of 1885,
100000. This is five
times greater than
the American 'popu-
iation today. In the
past ninety years the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

Negro delegates will make a deter
mined fight for recognition in the Re-
publican national convention. In an
ticipation of a denial of their claims
astute negro politicians have made ar
rangements for a national convention
of the Afro-American league. This
will mark the entrance OF the negro
into national politics as a member OF
a separate, racial party.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
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The Bachelors Complaint

sstc 1etUctSs SsH'ft
Returning home at close OF day,
who gently chides my long delay
And by my side delights to stay7
Nobody.
Who sets for me the easy chair,
Spreads out the paper with such care
And lays my slippers ready thereG
Nobody.
when plunged in deep and dire distress.
When anxious cares my heart oppress
who whispers hopes of happiness7
(. Nobody.
When sickness comes In sorrows train'
And grief distracts the fevered brain.
who sympathizes with my pain9
Nobody.
San Bernardno Sun.
THE BENEDIcTs CONSOLATION
who waits for me till lights burn blue,
And sreets me thus--''well, well. It's you
MyNiand, It's something after two?"
Somebody.
who. when tobscco's In the air.
Regards me with stoney stare,
Or blasts me with a Gorgon- -slare7
Somebody.
who, when cry There's someone here'
The hsuwaS's Allied with trunksl How
queerl"
Says. Mammals dropped in for year7"
Somebody.
who weekly comes to lift my purse.
And when am inclined to curse,
whispers. For better or for worse"
Somebody.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
ImpossibleI

Siberia contains one-ninth of all the
land on the globe. Great Britain and
all Europe except Russia, together with
the whole of the United States, could
be inclosed within its boundaries" said
the man with the eyeglasses.
, Look here, partner" said the man
with the broad hat, Eyer don't
mean t say it's bigger'n Texas?"-
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
LOVE IN ONE OCTAVE

Sunday, Madge, you seemed SO fair,
Love. the rascal, came to bind me;
Monday morn feared your stare;
Tuesday you thought fit to mind me;
Wednesday--well, perhaps you'd care;
Thursday saw your lips resigned me;
Friday came the solitaire;
Saturday, the VOWS that bind me!
Thomas Walsh in Smart Set.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
One Short

She asked him If he was the photog-
rapher. He said he was.
She asked him If he took children's
pictures.i He said he did.
She asked him how much he charged.
He said -Four dollars Dozen"
Then I'll have to go somewhere else"
she replied; II only have eleven."-Suc-
cess Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

Staid old Britain has at last pro-
vided some real excitement for the
world. 1t has allowed an Italian
to win the Derby. The blue ribbon
of the turf was carried off by a
horse with the exceedingly Italian
name Signorinetta, owned by f. Gin
istrelli. Signorinetta galloped away
from all the American and British
cracks with the utmost ease. The
Anglo Saxon feels several inches short
er today than he did yesterday, while
Italy is reviving that disagreeable old
story of the discovery and civilization
of Britain by the Romans.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
BY Way of Greeting

She (to her husband)-The poor children n
When you get up IN the morning they have
gone to school, and when you return from
the tavern at night they have gone to bed
Translated for Transatlantic Tales from
Fliegende Blatter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

10 there's" are among us also of to-
day, and it will require some police
discrimination to keep them from
"hollering' or taking up collections
when busy merchants may be at leis-
ure and on the street during noon
hour. WILLIAM TAYLOR.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

Barney Oldfield will break no more
automobile records. He is scared at
last, says the business is too risky
and that a man who starts out TO
break a record has a good chance OF
breaking his neck. He may found
speed mania reform association.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
The Public Letter Box

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address Of
the writer. The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents. but assumes no
responsibility for their views. Letters
should not exceed 800 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Cocktail Charlie

Fairbanks is doing ground and lofty tumb-
ling just now to get second place on the
ticket 1t looks so much like Taft for the
head that the Indiana man rather than not
he in the running. would take most any
thing within the gift Of the party.--ven-
tura Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Eraqrant Bunch =

Mr.. Onion is candidate for congress
in Texas and Mr.. Garlick is making a
similar race in Louisiana. Mr.. Leake
is already in the house at Washington.
When they all get together it will be
like an old-fashioned New England
boiled dinner.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Good Example

Los Angeles county Is going to give
the state aud country model sytem
of permanent highways. The example
of this county is bound to be followed
quickly by other counties, until within
ii few yoars every county In the state
will have creditable highways. This
win beN of enormous material value TO
Caiifornia.-Sa Luis Obispo Breeze.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Ask the Stork

Census Man--Now. little boy, run upstairs
and tell your mother 1 forgot to ask her
when your baby brother was born.
Little Boy-She doesn't know, sir. She
was away a visit.-Harpers Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
A Function

what on earth are you doing with
those forks and spoons. in the pockets
Of your tuxedo?"
'I got them at the swell dinner, my
dear"
''Why Harry were you so-so-."
mo, I wasn't pie-eyed, not even
duffy. You see they had so much jew
elry on the table had those forks and
spoons left over. 1 put them in my
pocket to avoid embarrassment"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Absurd

Lawyer-In my opinion your divorce
won't hold water.
Kentuckian-My deah sab, 1 would
not insult it by asking it to.-Bohem-
ian.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Rossed

The romantic attachment of King
Manuel of Portugal for that Spanish
girl does him infinite credit. but when
he has been on the job little longer
he will realize that kings have to do
as they are told.-Long Beach Tele-
gram.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
One on the Iceman

young couple in Los Angeles became
the poor but honest parents OF girl baby.
wishing to weigh the gift Of the storks
they used the scales OF the ice wagon. when
IL came around The baby weighed only
twenty-five pounds--Escondido Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Triumphant Democracy

The Democratic party of California
will enter the coming campaign united
and with clean hands. The Republican
party is torn by a factional fight. the
result OF years of corporation CONTROL
Visalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04

lN HE, American nation is yet IN
IKHAN its youth The periods OF de-
K preston which II sometimes
M suffers are but the growing
~ pains of the boy in knicker-
bockers. They are painful at
81. the time, .ebut instead of be-
ing cause for pessimism they are IN
truth the earnest of hope. They nave
invariably resulted in a readjustment
of conditions for better things on
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
What Y. c. Is Yours?

A dispatch from New London, Conn.,,
says 1.-The steam yachts Wacouta, James
J. Hill, N. Y. Y. c., and the Kanawha,
H. H. Rogers. N. Y. Y. c., left for
New York this morning"
Where are the steam yachts of Mrs.
Hetty Green, l.. N. o. & T. Rr., and
Chauncey M. Depew, N. Y. C. & H. RI. =?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
PROMISING Party

An overwhelming Republican majority IN
congress- and no legislation to meet an
emergency In the money market Only
promises. Manyana manyana, manyana!-
Orange ceyptty Plain Dealer
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
A Tangled Web

The Los Angeles girl who married
the younger brother of her step-mother
must find it a confusing problem to
know whether she is the niece-in-law
of her father, or her sister-in-law's
step daughter, or the daughter of her
husbands brother-in-law, or her own
step-niece by marriage-or which one
of several other possible relationships.
No wonder she's going to China on her
honeymoon, where all relationship is
simplified into that of counsinhood.-
Whittier News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Her First Folly

When a man says that his wife is foolish
he forgets that she may exploit him as her
exhibit HA."-Grass Valley Union
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Exit Governor Joke

Another state OF the solid south voted
prohibition Tuesday. This time It was
North Carolina.-Santa Paula Chronicle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Promotion

Promotion signifies to promote, to develop,
to enlarge the activities of your commun-
ity, to get in a bigger population, to turn
raw land into cultivated areas, to plant or
chards and crops that will bring in returns,
to start manufactures. and generally to help
in the growth of the community to its full
est capacity.-Humbold Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
State Press Echoes
RooseveItlan

BY study OF the buzxing fies
Mathematicians we ind,
For each fly readily multiplies
BY adding to its kind.
Grass Valley Union
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Taft Boom

The hopelessness If not the needless
ness, of further opposing the Taft boom
has been seen. Butting ones head up
against a brick wall may have It's
picturesqueness, but there are certain
drawbacks-Fresno Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
They stole Them Then

Peck-The Chinese trace the umbrella
back four or five thousand years an
terror to the Mosaic date of creation.
Beck--That gives us something of
line on the antiquity of the umbrella
jokes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Classical Theft

A man who stole a statue of Diogenes
and his lantern from a department
store in New York was quickly caught
and punished When forced to associ-
ate with common shoplifters Diogenes
must feel that his lot has fallen on evil
days.-Riverside Enterprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Weeks Ahead

The important doings of this section
are published in the Ledger in some
cases many weeks before any other
newspaper In the valley gets WISE III
you don't believe it, compare the news
columns.-Antelope Valley Ledger,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Hail, Colombia!

The government of Colombia spends
s10S 912 per annum in American gold for
the maintenance of night schools in the
principal cities Of the republic.--San Diego
Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
The QUESTION

It is not a question who Is to be the
Republican nominee for president, as
that is practically settled, but who Is to
be the nominee for vice PRESIDENT
Santa Monica Outlook.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Both Monumental

With monument at Cleveland to
Mark Hanna, why not one At San Fran
cisco to Abe Ruef? Let 1t be erected
Immediately, so that Abe may enjoy it..
Fresno Mirror
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
A Delaware Peach

Down in Delaware there is a man 5S
years of age who has never heard OF
Roosevelt. This is another evidence
that Delaware maintains the position
of home OF antiquity and curiosities.
The curic that Delaware cannot pro-
duce is not worth exhibiting.-Sacra-
mento Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Wasted Energy

Last year China beheaded over 400 rob
bers but did not succeed in stopping Grim
except in so far as the. 400 beheaded one
were concerned.-San Diego Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
The Humble Peanut

Peanuts seem to be very trning. worthless
things but the annual crop raised in Amer
lea is worth $4,000. .o0O.-Riverside Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Natural

Almost everybody thinks he could run
a chicken ranch and make money. The
thing looks extremely simple. Appar-
emily 1t is only necessary to build
little hen house, buy few chickens, SIT
around and see them scratch for
worms. collect the eggs now and then.
and when necessary kill a broiler.-
Pomona Progress.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
A Good Mixer

George Sontag. the notorious train
robber, who was recently paroled from
Folsom state prison, is now in Fresno,
seeking a job of tending bar. Soptag
considers that he would be good at
traction as a mixologist.-Merced Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
Apparently

One of the most intelligent typograph-
ical errors on record appears in the
government printing Offices pamphlet
containing report of the hearing on
the Southern Pacific reimbursement
bill. Engineer Cory is quoted thus:
my work began with turning the wa
ter through the wooden headgate and
damning the break opposite it."-Im-
perial Valley Press.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-12-06
From Fridays Daily.

Charles Bowman and Ben Goodrich went to Phoenix last night on busi- ness trip.
 Parties over from Bisbee state that an epidemic of scarlet fever prevails at the copper camp. Numerous cases are reported and quarantine restrictions have been found necessary to prevent the spread of the same.
 Would like to hear of stock for sale in any enterprise whe-e aD investment of several thousand dollars would te safe. L. DarhysiIire, box 2133, Roch- ester, Y. |.
 The Uncle Josh band Perkins band w.s GU: in force today sHc gaze q monday exhibition on Allen street The band attracted large crowd and a good house is assured for tonight judging from the advance sale.
 ihe hSAt hoNe VIII oe A faiifoau from Tombstone to the Leadville dis trict, as the shortest and most avail able plan for communicating with that promising section. Then they are to have & very respectable city over there, and branch will put them into easy communication with the county seat. Matters look smooth for this neck of the ''woodzez."