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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
HAS QUARTER MILLION
IN NATIONAL BANK VAULT
CITY Treasurer Prefers Not to Keep
Too Much Gold Coin in the
City Hall Strong
Box

City Treasurer C. H. Hance has a
box two by two feet filled with gold
in storage in one of the national banks
here.
This represents $3.50, ,269, received from
the county treasurer as one-half pay
ment by the state of it's subscription
to the owens river bonds.
Chairman Wallace has made inquiry
why the city does not make use of it's
storage vaults, since special watch
man was detailed to the treasurers s
office recently. and thus the facts came
out.
The gold was received by agreement
with the state officials at Sacramento
from the treasurer to save the express
charges in shipping the gold here from
the states capital.
Capt. Hance regards the vaults as
inadequate, hence he sent the treasure
to a national bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
TELLS HIS EXPERIENCE
AS INMATE OF JAILS
Man Who Has Been Arrested Thirty
seven Times to Speak at Meet
ing in Howell Hall SUM-
day Afternoon

]. B. Osborn of Oakland will lecture
on "Some Jails 1 Have Been In" at
Howell hall, S14 South Main street sun
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Osborn has made many lecture
tours throughout the United States and
Candada, and in persuance of his work
in the Socialist movement has been
arrested thirty-seven times for speak
ing on the street, and while he has
ultimately won every case against
him in the courts, he has, neverthe-
less, seen the inside of more than
dozen jails and has spent, altogether,
sixty-three days in various prisons
thrnuehnIt the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25

vanced inland and now extends from
Southern Oregon, southeast through
Northern California and Nevada to
= rizona 1t has caused general rain
Jver the southwest, and brisk to high
coutherly winds along the southern
,oast.
The high area over the middle west
Thursday has moved east of the Missls-
-ippi. 1t has caused generally fair
weather t. the Mississippi valley and a
general drop ir, temperature in the lake
region and throughout the south. A
storm off the north Atlantic coast is
causing general snow in the middle At
lantic and New England states, ano
high winds along the northern coast.
Crops Benefited
The rain has furnished about three
days work for d. K. Edwards, head OF
the Los Angelts street department, but
did little damage save spreading layer
of loose EARTH brought down from the
hills over the streets.
Vegetable dealers say the rain has
increased the CT op for this season, and
that the ground has been put in fine
shape for planting. In fact, the pro-
.7uction viii. be increased one-third.
B. A. Woodfcrd, manager of the Cali
.ornia Fruit Growers exchange, de-
clared the rain has been of the greatest
benefit to the orange and lemon crops,
md although interfering with picking
1t will thus strengthen the market
President F. P Fay, president of the
California Citrus union, said the rain
will help the young lemons, which the
dry weather had delayed in maturing
up to this storm.
Grain dealers also say the grain al
ready planted has been saved by this
rain, and that farmers will engage in
planting more. Deciduous fruit has
been benefited, and a grea- crop is as
sured, even though it is too early for
budding and blossoming.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
WILL HOLD SERVICES IN
MEMORY OF BOBBY BURNS
Anniversary of Birth of ScotIand's
Poet to Be Celebrated by Men,
bers of the Salvation
Army

characteristic Scenes. Songs and
Stories of Scotland" will be the subject
of the popular Saturday evening service
at the Salvation Army citadel, 121 San
Pedro street, this week.
The occasion is the birthday anniver-
sary of Scotland's poet, Robert Burns,
and the program will incldue selections
from his poems illustrated by the stere-
opticon, scenes in the highlands and
lowlands, dialect readings and songs,
brass and string band selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
TEN CHINESE FINED $50
EACH FOR FAN TAN GAMES

Ten Chinese, giving the names of
Woo Yick, Lum Kee, Woo Lem, All
Moy, All Hing, All Sing, All Sam, All
Poy, Ah Lee and All Song were yester-
day fined $50 each by Police Justice
Chambers on the charge of conducting
fan tan games. The raid was made
Thursday night at 317 Marchessault
street. When the court asked how there
came to be so many "Ahs'' in the bunch
the Chinese replied that All in the
Chinese language means the same as
Mr. In English.
with the paraphernalia of the fan
tan games displayed in court were also
couple of opium outfits.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
OFFICIALS ENJOY
LONG RAIL WAY TRIP
ALL LINES OF PACIFIC ELECTRIC
INSPECTED
Party of Well Known Local Men and
Women Pass Day as Guests
of George S.
TiIton

A delightful trolley trip was enjoyed
yesterday by number of railway Of
ficials and friends of George S. Tilton.
The ride covered about one hundred
miles over the various lines of the Pa
cific Electric system.
The points visited were Huntington
Beach, Long Beach, Alamitos bay,
Naples, Cawston Ostrich farm, Pasa
San Gabriel mission
After g short stop in Long Beach
the party was taken to Los Alamitos.
where dinner was served at the Inlet
inn. Proceeding back to this city the
run to Pasadena was made, stopping
en- route at the Cawston ostrich farm,
where baby ostriches, not quite a week
old. were exhibited.
The trip was an initial one covering
a course which Mr.. Tilton has mapped
out and which will be known as Til
toms trolley trip. A series of these
will be begun Monday January 27.
Those composing the party were; F.
A. Grant. general claim agent Pacific
Electric lines; Thomas McCaffery, mas
ter of transportation Pacific Electric
lines; F. N. VanVranken. superin-
tendent southern division; J. B. Row.
ray, superintendent northern division
Pacific Electric lines; ]. c. Mcpherson,
superintendent Inrerurban lines; d.
A. Munger, general agent Pacific Elec-
trio lines: S. Fl. Anderson, electrical
engineer Pacific Electric lines; M. s.
Gregory secretary Union League club;
Judge Martin, secretary Jonathan
club; J. M Grover, manager Peck &
Judah Information bureau; II. Brandt,
district passenger agent Pacific Coast
Steamship company; c. o. Simmons,
editor: B. F. Mclaughlin, editor Pa
cific Electric magazines: Mrs. Nathan
Black Sunset magazine; J. Q. Adams,
manager California Tourist bureau;
Lloyd Childs. Robert Green. Miss Gif-
ford. Mrs. Farrall, Miss Levy. Miss
Whitlock, Mrs. Mary e. Morse, A.
Lichenwalter and wife, c. R. Mann and
wife,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
Court Holds Unions Money

CLEVELAND, Jan. 24.--Judge Phil
Inns Of the common pleas court decided
today that the 100000 in the treasury
of the Amalgamated Window Glass
workers. Association of America. re-
Gently ordered dissolved, must remain
in the custody of the court pending a
final decision as to its disposition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
MAYOR FINALLY SIGNS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LAW

Mayor A. c. Harper yesterday signed
the anti-bucketshop ordinance, which
increases the penalty for violating the
laws intended to suppress bucketshop
operations.
The penalties apply to persons who
frequent the establishments as well as
those who operate them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
ATToRNEYS AND AUDITOR
SETTLING CAR LICENSES

City Attorney L. r. Hewitt and City
Auditor Mushet exchanged letters yes
terday on the street car license ques-
ton.
The latest plan is to assess every car,
whether in operation or not, and to re-
duce the present license so that 1t will
work no unnecessary hardship.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
Engineers to Assemble in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. 24.-The
of Locomotive Engineers
will hold it's annual convention at San
Antonio on January 20, 80 and 81. 1t
is probable that several thousand dele
gates from more than 700 lodges in
various parts of the country will be in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
AMBASSADOR BRYCE MAY
ADDRESS CITY CLUB SOON
Distinguished British Diplomat Will
Deliver Charter Day Grafton at
Berkeley Two Months
Hence

When James Bryce. British am
bassador to Washington and author of
american Commonwealth" comes to
California in March it is believed he
will address the City club.
Ambassador Bryce is to deliver the
charter day Grafton for the University
of California March 23, and he may
come to Los Angeles the Saturday pre-
ceding.
Pacific coast politics and the alien
problem are of much interest to the
distinguished Britisher.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25
WaIsh's. Attorney Dead
Associated Press.

~ AsbOCIdleu 7 I1s9' =
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-samuel r. Ham
mill of Terre Haute. Ind, one of the
counsel for John r. Walsh in the bank
er's recent trial, and at whom Mrs.
Baetrice Metcalf fired several shots as
he was leaving the court room, died
here today of pneumonia
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-25

TINTED STATES WEATHER
FORECASrER WOLLABER was
~ singing wait Till the Sun Shines,
Nellie" when seen in his Office yester-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

cooking their pills. oblivious of every
surrounding, some hilarious with an
excited abandon that is bacchanaliaR
in its flavor, some quietly conversing.
but all enthralled, engrossed. obsessed
by the business in hand The pungent
odor OF the drug is all pervasive and
eyes as well as nostrils are con-
scious of the tang of it. No one minds
the intrusion. The 'socioIogist seats
himself upon bunk and takes it all
in; with every sense alert he misses no
detail of the surroundings. The con-
versation is desultory. men and women
calling from bunk to bunk in jocular
chaff For minute or two no noise
breaks the smoky silence but the pc
culiar rasping noise caused by the hiss
ing and bubbling of pill as It is
drawn into the bowl of a pipe. Then
some one calls from the end OF the
room.
Hey. Craps. bring another bowl"
The cry is taken up farther down the
big apartment Craps. more hop
Well. now. wouldn't that ground the
wires? He waits on the kid there be-
fore he does the king. Craps. the king
wants a cigarette
Craps plies busiIy in and out. never
losing his head nor temper. always alert
and with an eye out Tor a possible tip.
The village wit and the coarse comedian
are bed fellows for the nonce over in
a corner young white woman occu-
pies bunk with a Chinaman and
white man. the Chinese the better
dressed of the two. The three have but
one pipe among them and the smoking
is done in leisurely manner that be-
speaks the comfortable financial status
of the trio The woman is conely, not
more than 20 years of age. and dressed
in demure suit Of brown. with brown
shoes peeplng from under brown silk
petticoat. She neither resents nor
courts the stare, frank and shocked, of
the sociclogist. She is as much at her
ease as if she were in crowded shop.
Some one calls TO her from the haze of
smoke in the upper corner of the room:
Say. Grace. l amt seen you around
Pete's lately
No, hang out at Genes now. We're
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

either .hophcais themselves or make
the Joints their rendezvous.
While nearly all that class are hop
heads, it does not follow that all hop
heads are OF that class. the sergeant
continued, nor does it follow that
habituaI drug users may not be from
the better strata of society. even be
refined and educated Want to visit a
joint some night,
Sure. returned the sociologist.
Then keep your head closed. don't
rubber nor tease the animals. don't
assume any superior airs. and you may
come now
Together the two wend their way
along Grant avenue, turning down at
corner where. a four story building
houses a Chinese emporium of oriental
art. The proprietor of this emporium.
ii may be remarked. alleges that he
lost million dollar stock of goods in
the. IRE OF April, 1906. Three or four
doors down is the joint A noodle
and chop suey restaurant occupies the
ground floor The stairway is not
lighted and at the top landing the
sergeant shows his face TO the door
keeper and adrnittance is allowed. The
fumes of the opium meet them a the
door. Inside the great apartment,
dimly lighted by the one feeble gas jet
and the multitude of peanut oil lamps
upon which as many smokers are
cooking their pills. is congregated
the most motley throng that the sociol-
ogist, has ever seen under one roof
'Flotsam and jetsam" is the trite
phrase that comes to his. mind, but he
has been warned to keep a close mouth
and to look wise.
The one big apartment is subdivided
into. dozens of small booths or compart-
nlents, the walls of which do not reach
the ceiling. and each compartment con-
tains an upper berth. much after the
fashion of q Pullman sleeper. The
lower berth is of course the most de-
sirable. On the floor of each berth is
spread clean rug OF Chinese mating
and pillow incased in snowy white is
also provided. There are probably %
smokers some of whom have reached
the languorous stage. some intent upon
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

going down there tonight. Better come
along"
SAY. Doc some one calls. "whsrs de-
you show these daysr'
Il got an empty lot downtown and
spiel on the corner every night. Rents
are too high this time Of the year. Pm
lucky to have eating money. Plenty OF
the gang haven't got that"
Doc is patent medicine vender. The
conversation veered to the ponies and
the racing game Doc philosophical
again. If surety company or any
responsible person came along and said.
Doc. here's a thousand dollars. Take
it and gamble il or play the ponies. and
II you lose III pay you two thousand
I'd say. No, Mister Mutt. keep your
coin No gambling in mine"
"Docds the only man here that has
bank roll" epitomized voice from out
the smoke
.'Betcher life" he acquiesced. 4
bank every cent I get my mitt on
Yes and smoke two bit hop. like a
piker," continued the voice
Trying to start something?~ asked
the insulted devotee of the black stun.
Both were belligerent.
Pipe the Dick" admonished Craps
in whisper. All voices were lowered.
and again the only sound was the. rasp-
ing of a sizzling pill as it Went into a
reception bowl to be transferred into
dreams OF dryads and hamadryads.
meadows of purple flowers and clouds
OF gold and white.
The Dick was the sergeant. "Dick
is the criminals corruption Of the wora
detective. The Dick and his friend
pursued their silent tour OF inspection
woman in an elevated bunk especial
~ interested the latter. She was. from
her appearance. about 40 years old: she
was neatly dressed. but that was ali.
A cheap black skirt and white lawn
waist accentuated her plainness OF
feature and figure. She too. was utter
~ oblivious of the fact that she was a
component part OF an awful picture
Between puffs at her long pipe she
smoked a cigarette. mhaling the smoke
with a nonehalance that bespoke Ions
Continued on Next Page
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

t;aeif eSistenec and aour-
w ish right underline nose. OF
the police department ?" is
a familiar question in san Francisco
The question is an idle one in many
instances, uttered with a querulous inn
piication that the administration is
either Indifferent or impotent. In some
instances it is asked with no motive
at all, except the person voicing it has
heard some one else say the same thing.
In rare instances an earnest soeiologist
is sincerely desirous of knowing why
such things be. albeit he may not know
much about opium dens, opium smoking
or the train of attendant evils that
are coextant with the prevalence OF
the habit. Mayhap it has been borne
In upon him from seeing the increas-
ing numbers OF horrible examples on
the thoroughfares that addiction to the
use of opium is craving more and more
upon the Caucasian race. Mayhap he
has read OF the enormous duties paid
stun that contains the lotus flowers
He does not really know where the
dens are located, and is filled with a
not unnatural curiosity to learn where
these wrecks court the vampire whom
they know to be La belle dame sans
merci.' He asks the friendly police
sergeant. and the sergeant knows his
earnestness, is genuine The sergeant
knows also every Joint in the town.
but he is not telling the sociologist all
he knows, for sociologist is a man
with a hobby. and any. hobby, the SER
geant holds, is apt to cause flash In
the pan. Notwithstanding he is most
patient and tolerant with the soci-
ologist and fatters that Individual by
insinuating that the police department
Is fearful OF just suchfas he and of Just
such questions as he asks.
But the habiliment of assembling
Is thrown off when the sergeant an
swers bluntly: Because the depart
ment needs Just such places to lure
criminals and malefactors into the
dragnet. Nearly all criminals Of the
chronic kind that is, the thugs, yesSs,
jail breakers and petty thieves, are
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
Royalty and Industry,

The education of modern royal
ladies seems to run along more prac-
tical lines than it did formerly. In
dustrial art is favored by many of
them, and German paper recently
asserted that should the great ladies
now in the public eye suddenly be de-
priyed of their fortunes they could
readily support themselves. The
writer mentioned Princess Carl of
Sweden. a daughter of King Fred
erick VIII. of Denmark, who is quite
skillful at making children's toys, a
trade in which Princess Tageborg of
Sweden is an expert. The Archduch-
ess of Austria amuses herself by max
ing beautifully waXed candles. She
adds scent to them and molds them
with her own hands. The Duchess
Philip of Wurtemberg spends much
of her spare time making surgical
bandages and elastic supports and
stockings. She has reached such a
degree of proficiency that some of
her ideas have been taken UP by a
German company. Princess Arnulf
of Bavaria is fine lacemaker.-New
York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
How to Fish.

Probably the most important les
son We learn in trouting is to keep
out of sight. We cannot cast a fly
without motion and even shadow
Will alarm a trout. We soon learn
how important it is to have the sun
shining in our faces and not comfort
ably warming our backs. If obliged
to fish in sight of the trout a good
background is a help. Keep the rod
low down with the side or underhand
cast. With the rays of the sun strik-
ing the water .obliquely at certain
hours in the morning and afternoon,
we can, if facing it, stand within
easy casting distance of a school of
trout and present our flies without
alarming them. The fish may be
lying in shallow water, but we can
not see them nor can they see us.
Under other conditions, or with the
sun in our rear, they would take
fright before we arrived within range.
Forest and Stream.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
Parents and Delinquent Children

The story of delinquent children
is, as often as told, practically the
same. Judge Frazer, whose expert
ence in the Juvenile Court covering
a period of few months has brought
him in contact with 700 children who,
in greater or less degree, fall under
this head. sounds the old warning,
saying: The dangers that surround
growing child are not fully appre-
ciated by many parents. They allow
boys and girls to go out alone to
theatres and other amusement re-
sorts, and then wonder why they go
to the bad" This. he added is SIM
ply matter of carelessness upon the
part OF the parents 1t would seem,
with an army of 700 children ap-
pearing before the court for repri-
mand of counsel within a few months.
that parents of the city should awake
to the sense of responsibility re-
CURED and restrain che liberty which
is so detrimental to boys and girls
who have not yet come to years of
discretion. Judge Frazer says truly
that the need for greater parental
care cannot be emphasized too stro~g-
ly.-Portland Oregonian.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03

sum in reserve. the directors have
been able to recommend a dividend
or twenty per cent. for the year."
Nine. Paquin, needless to say, was
greeted with much applause. She
formed an interesting figure, dressed
In her widows robes, and the force
of her charming personality created
profound impression. When her
husband died, three months ago, she
determined to carry on alone the
great business created by him, and in
which she had been his able lieuten-
ant. She henceforth will devote her
services to the organization, dividing
her time between Paris and London,
and producing the same models ST.
multaneously in each metropolis. The
London business is thriving. In spite
of the dull times of which other dress
makers are complaining, the Paquin
London workshops are doing over
time.
M. Paquin was an employer of the
modern type, and showed much solic-
itude for the welfare of his staff. He
established seaside homes, where all
connected with his firm in Paris could
every year enjoy two weeks rest
free.-New York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
Planted OH Shares.

a captious traveller in Northern
Arkansas stopped by fence to criti.
else scar cornfield which met his dis.
approval. Mighty small corn you
nave there!" he shouted to the man
who was experimenting the growth
from shady corner.
Yep, said the Arkansan. PLANT.
ed the small kind.
Looks mighty yellow to me, foi
this time of year."
Yep. Planted the yellow kind"
We'll. said the traveller, severely.
i can't understand your method OF
farming. You won't get over half a
crop there"
Nope said the Arkansan, cheer.
fully. You are shore a good guesser
stranger. Half a crop exactly. that's
mine. / planted this on shares. -
Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
Miss Adams Lecture.

Miss Jane Adams has completed
her course of lectures delivered
throughout the country in favor Of
woman suffrage. She based her argu-
ment ON the plea that the well being
of the working woman and her chill
dren is in the hands of the munich
pality. Questions affecting the light,
air, fire protection and proper sewer
age of their homes are all in the
hands of the city authorities. Pure
food, clean milk and matters pertain
ing to health regulations come more
forcibly to the housekeeper's atten-
ton than to that of the man of the
family. Pointing out that legislation
for the protection Of children has been
pushed forward by women almost to
the exclusion of men, she argues that
they could do more for the protection
of their homes and for the welfare
of the Nation if they had the ballot.
New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03

girl is enlightened, it means the uplift
of the whole family. India has begun
to feel that the East Indian women
are the country's best asset. They
mould and fashion the destiny of the
nation and fix its character.
The present generation has pro-
duced women of whom India is proud.
Into the learned professions Hindostan
has sent her daughters. As doctors
! of religion, law, literature, medicine.
philosophy, music, and there are East
Indian women who can hold their own
not only with the women but also
with the men of other countries Of
the world. True, they are few nu-
merically; but they are like the yeast
which though proportionately very
small, leavens the whole mass. The
masses of East Indian women are
still backward and much remains to
be done; but beginning has been
made. Once proper provision is made
for the education of the Indian wom-
an her evolution will proceed apace.
The East Indian woman, no matter
how illiterate she may be, is usually
able to recite from memory scores
OF pages of religious and epic work,
not merely like parrot, but with
understanding. The woman of Hin
dostan is quick in intelligence and
perception, and the metaphysical and
religious training she has had for
generations make her an apt and will
ing student.