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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Resolutions of Endorsement of Con-
gresham McLachlans bill providing
for federal line of Pacific cos st
steamships adopted by the board OF
supervisors voiced the opinion of this
community in the words: 1.-The estab-
lishment of such line is Of the great
est Importance to this city and county
and to the state of California and the
Pacific coast. The project should be
given the greatest possible Endorsement
and encouragement from every source"
Now, then: all together. Everybody
boost.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

III HE Wall Street Journal and Bos-
ton News Bureau have printed a
n list of some of the larger stock
holders Of record in several of the
principal railroad companies of the
country. The holdings accredited to
each are declared to be approximately
correct. In New York Central w. X.
Vanderbilt appears as the principal
individual stockholder, with $lO,0O0,OOU
of stock, par value. Next comes G. w.
Hardness of Standard OIL wealth, with
81, $780, 900; j. J. Aston, S2,S00,OOO; Alice
Vanderbilt, $2,470,000; F. w. Vanderbilt,
81, 500, 900. and d. o. Mills, 81, 260,00O. The
Union Pacific company Is known to own
$14, 900 of this stock, but its name
does not appear on the books; while
other large holders whose names are
absent are supposed to be e. H. Harri-
man and the men about him, says the
Springfield Republican.
The smallness of the Vanderbilt In
terest is to be remarked. The commu-
nifty of interest revealed between the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern,
following the overthrow of their cor
porated combination in the Northern
Securities decision, Is worth noting. We
print the given list of principal stock
holder of these two companies side by
side:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

According to proposed hold-'em-up
legislation, steamships using San Pedro
harbor must hire the official pilots and
pay official fees, no matter how many
salaried pilots of their own they may
carry. Among many objections to this
proposal one sticks out, and 1t is this:
Such a rule will give San Pedro harbor
bad name. Ship owners will say
there must be some reason why a
steamship pilot is forbidden to take a.
ship into the harbor. The reason most
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
The State Press
The Senatorahip

Sacramento has it that the direct
primary law which is likely to be en-
acted by the legislature will make no
provision for even an advisory vote on
United States senator. Which means
that either the Republican majority
there is headless of the declaration of
the platform adopted at the May con-
vention or that the legislators do not
consider the senatorship a public Of
fee. San Bernardino Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

BY the death of Lucky Baldwin,
Southern California has lost one of its
most picturesque characters. Lucky"
was one of the best known men in the
United States; and, since audacity
commands admiration, he was admired
by many who did not exactly approve
him. A man who, rather than be an
Ishmaelite in conventional society,
POUNDS his own society, his own code,
his own laws, is surely a character"
And that is the kind of man Lucky
Baldwin was
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
AT THE THEATERs

BELASCO-"The Three of Us"
MAJESTIC-"Who's Your Friend?"
BURBANK-"Peter Pan"
AUDITORIUM-"Bab in the Wood"
GRAND-"El Captain"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Los ANGELES-Vaudevil
FISCHER'S-"H. NJ. S. Pinafore."
UNIQUE-"Wanted- Indian"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
M asterly Industry

J. Pierpont Morgan says that If he
sees anything he wants when he is
abroad he will probably buy it, 1t is
said that as a result of the announce
ment all the great artists of the couu-
tries across the seas are busily at
work painting pictures by the old mas
ters.-Fresno Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
LaWmakinu

The British parliament passed liza
laws in 1906 and 1907. The American
congress and state legislatures passed
$4,000 in the same time. But when the
acts of colonial legislatures are added
to the parliamentary total the Ameri-
can lead in needless laws may NOT be
very apparent.-Long Beach Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
At the Mines

Flapjacks for breakfast;
Flapjacks at noon;
Flapjacks at six o'clock
An 1t amt a bit too soonl
Oh, diggn' strains yer muscles,
An bends yer back, all right
But 1t pays We double value
In yer blessed appetite.
Beaumont Gateway Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

A Tarm for aged, injured and retired
horses, will be established at Pasadena.
We believe horses are better taken
care of than are many human beings.
However, we approve heartily the
plans for the Red Acre farm Kind
ness to animals teaches human beings
to be kind to one another.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Walter Parker and the machine want
Harper. Citizens of Los Angeles who
do not believe in Parkerism and ma
chine methods will defeat him with all
the more enthusiasm when they find
the machine is for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Far and Wide
Value of Aduertisinn

This is the age of advertising. Not
only do the merchants and the manu-
facturers advertise their wares, but
municipalities and states and entire
sections of country have enlisted under
the banners OF publicity and exploita-
ton, maintaing press agents and en-
gaging the potency Of printers ink
st. Joseph News-Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

OF the large number of persons COM
ing to California from the sleet and
snow covered sections of the east 1t is
safe to predict that many of them will
not use their return tickets, but will
eide to remain In California No one
could blame them for doing it. either
Tulare Advance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
For a Recalled Mayor

generally and most naturally assigned
will be that San Pedro has some pecu-
liarities which make it unsafe for pilots
not accustomed to it. That will be a
fine advertisement for San Pedro.
won't it?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Bumper Barley Harvest

Imperial valley is today facing the
greatest harvest it ever knew. Not less
than 100000 acres of barley are grow
ing In the valley and acre for acre it Is
the best crop ever grown here.-Im-
perial Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Col "Hosh" Heistand wants to have
a huge army. He says there are not
enough national guardsmen in the big
cities to defend them. To defend
them from whom. Hosh?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Southern California needs the coast
and Panama steamship line, and the
sorrows of Hartman must not be al
lowed to interfere with the great pro-
gram,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

The elIemy has stopped talking about
pink socks" There's nothing sue
ceeds like success. Pink socks were
winners from the word Co."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Soon will President RooSevelt, the
most popular president who ever held
office, March 4th to conquer the jun
gle-folk.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
The Sea

Los Angeles is bent on getting her
hands across to the sea before max
ing further efforts at hands across the
sea.-Pasadena Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Strange to relate, there were some
idiots who opposed the consolidation
of New York and Brooklyn. Where
are thoss idiots now?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Learned Profession

Margaret Ellington is tired of the
stage and all it's accessories. including
a husband-manager. She would rather
darn socks than act. She may yet find
that the darning of socks-which is al
most a lost art-requires adaptability
and skill.-Seattle Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

United States needs more oats, and is
importing them from Buenos Ayres.
Wake up, Scotland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Greater Los Angeles will include and
own and operate the seaport Of San
Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Hurrah for Greater Los Angeles
and a mayor who will represent the
people!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Dark Moment

1t is dark moment of the life of any
young man when he decides to hope 10.
the best rather than hustle for it.--Dallas
News
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Progressive 2lttshur,

Pittsburg, Of course. produces the
man who lived a triple life.-Louisville
Courier Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
Suited

Mr.. Roosevelt will retire to private
life as discriminatory loved and hated
as any man could desire to be. He has
the very friends and the very enemies
he wants.-Pasadena Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
JuIepIess Mint

Some of the southern states are now
confronted with the prospect of a. fine
mint crop and nothing to do with IT,
Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02

Greater Los Angeles will be the
greatest of all western cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-02
= Amt IL Awful

"a pawnbrokers is the dreariest
place imaginable"
Eyes. it is -some!"-Louisville
Herald.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
FOR THE CONTRIBUTION BOX
A Convenient Arrangement for Giving Early and Often In Use In
 Greek Church.

custom among attendants of the Greek church at Trebizond explains the use of certain tokens which have been presented to the American Num- ismatic society
 According to the Journal of the so- ciety sometimes several collections arc made during the service in these churches. Even should there be but one, the visitor may desire to make a special contribution at the shrine or picture of some of the saints whose intercession he desires to secure. or he may wish to purchase a candle for use in some of the ceremonials in public or private devotions.
 On entering the church, therefore. he exchanges certain sum of money with the deacon at the gate for an equivalent amount of these tokens. He is thus able to respond to the calls for the various offerings during the service or to deposit his gift at the shrine of the saint by using one or more of these tokens as he may be disposed, yet without any heavy de- mand on his purse. These church tokens are sometimes of brass and sometimes of paper
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
PEcULlARITIES OF THE EYES
Some Optical Effects Which Are Not Generally understood--How to
 Look at Stars.

If one places pin head up close to
 the eye and directly in front of 1t in
 stead of seeing the pin right side up
 1t will appear inverted Also the
 head of the pin appears transparent
 and things may be seen as easily
 through 1t as through sheet of isin- glass. tks head appearing simply as a large round cloud. If 1t is placed somewhat closer no pin or head can be seen nt all
 If one gets into a very dark room and puts lighted candle near the side of one eye very pretty and pc culiar effects are observed A tracery, forming regular network, can be easily detected, and this is merely the shadow thrown by the candle on the retina of the eye of the small capillary blood vessels between the retina and the candle.
 If one looks to the side of a dim star in the heavens the star appears I great Zeal brighter than direct vision nakes 1t appear. This is be- cause the light in the indirect view falls on what is known as the "yel- low spot" or point of keenest vision As this Is not put directly behind the front of the eye the side glance is Some people can see stars hat way that they cannot perceive at Ill on direct vision. Sunday Maga- .ine of the Fittsburg Dispatch.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
The Diriqible soap-BubbIe.

The catastrophe of Republique re minds me of what French engineer and constructor, M GandiIlon, told me quite year ago. "The weak poin. of all diriglble balloons is that the safety margin in every detail of their construction is too low" says 6 Paris letter to London Truth. "In or. dinary steelwork, say a bridge. the stress put upon the rods is but frac- ton of what they could really stand. In air machines, where lightness is the paramount consideration, it is nec- essary to cut things very fine indeed So that if you read in the papers that the France dirigible balloon made q run to verdun at the rate of 43 kilo- meters an hour, 1t means that at this speed all her parts were strained nearly to breaking-point, and that she would have been quite unable to make, cav 45 kilometers." A dirigible bal loon is still somewhat of soap-bub ble.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
ESTIMATES THIS YEAR
 WERE Si26,O66,493 LESS
me Grand Total Asked .. conoress ms Year Is Only s732, 2,223 .o75-
 All the Padding Removed.

Washington, Dec. 9.-That there bas been a careful scrutiny of the est,. mates of appropriations for the f,sca, year ending June 30, 1911. is shown Inv the figures submitted to the bousa o, representatives by Secretary Mac. Veagh of the treasury.
 The grand total of estimates for 1a1, IS $iS2,223,075, which is Sl09 970 2o2 less than the appropriations for tbe lurrent fiscal year and $l26, ,oe6. .493 mn. ter the estimates submitted year ago tor 1910. V
 Heretofore it has been the practice or departmental officers to "padn tA estimates with the expectation that they would be materially reduced he. lore being finally passed by Congress- As soon as President Taft came into tiilce he directed that this practice be discontinued and that in the future All estimates must be submitted on the tasis of actual needs.
 The result Is, the officials say. that he figures submitted are down to he'd tock and will bear the closest examina. Ion by the appropriation committee of 10th houses of congress.
 Among the estimates for the current lear are: S60,000 for the federal build. Ing In Kansas City, Kan; $1O0 0O0 for the federal building in Oklahoma City. Ok, and $S50,O00 for completing the United States penitentiary at Leaven. worth. Kal-
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
t4as Woman Sense of Humorf

Not a wife-Eve but plays up from morning to night to Adams idea of his own importance. She must assume al ways that he is absolute monarch of the little domestic kingdom, no matter how firmly intrenched she be as the power behind the throne, writes Inez Hayes Gilmore in Success Magazine. She must assume always that he is the hub of his business world, that it would fly to pieces were he to absent himself from it for week--assume it even though she knows that it is his capable underclerk who keeps the wheels moving.
 And last, Women have no sense of bumor." says-does the man live who has not said it? It is the oldest brom- lidiom extant. Yet man has always be- fore him the irrefutable evidence that, for countless generations, woman has lived with him, How could she have survived that ordea. minus the sense of hlmor?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
DATES FROM FEUDAL TIMES
Rod Used in Driving Oxen Is the Original of Present System of
 Land Measurement.

The origin of the rod, pole or percf as lineal and superficial measure has been traced to the rod, pole oI goad used to urge and direct a team of oxen pulling blow. So it came about 1t was used as a convenient and handy land measure in feGdal times by the lords in allotting plots Of land for agricultural purposes to the vil- leins and others, says writer in the Builders Journal.
 One rod wide and 40 long G. e., one furrow long, deep) built up . quarter of an acre. The furlong, CT four poles wide and same depth-i e., 40 poles, one acre-was convenient length for furrow before turning the Tlow Of course these lengths somewhat varied in different parts of the coun- try where soils and agriculture varied, but gradually the slight variations grew less and finally the present ac- cepted statutory acre was evolved.
 Gunter's chain of 66 feet (ten vented by Rev Edmund Gunter (15S1- i626). He was professor of as- tronomy at Gresham college. Lon don, and ingeniously adapted it to fa- cilitate decimal calculations in land measurements. The use of rod in SUI perficial measurements of brick work and lineally in hedges. ditches and fences followed as convenient exist ing measure.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
MONEY IN TIE BANKS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF COUNTRY HAVE RESOURCES
 EXCEEDING 21 BILLIONS.
MORE DEPOSIT0RS THAN VOTERS
some Of the Interesting Statistics Com. piled by the Comptroller of tie Treasury for the National Monetary Commission.

Washington, Dec. 9.-More than 25. OOO,OOO deposit accounts are carried b, 22,493 banks in the United States There are 10,0O0000 more depositors than voters. The aggregate deposits m all the banks are Sl4, 4,lOb, ,OOO, ,OOU. and the total resources of all the banks are more than $21,o0O GOO. .O00. The total cash holdings are SI,432, ,00O, ,00O; capital $1,SOO0OO,000; surplus and un divided profits, SS5.000,0OO.
 These figures are from reports com. piled by the comptroller of the cur. rency for the National Monetary com mission. They are the first reports ever brought together from all the banks for the same date, on one uniform schedule of inquiries, and represent conditions on April 2S, 1909.
 The institutions reporting include 6,S9S national banks, 11,319 state banks, 1,1OS mutual and savings banks. l,491 private banks, and 1,079 loan and trust companies. Less than one-third Of all the banks are national banks. though they have S5 per cent of the total resources, and 65 per cent of the total deposits.
 The average rate of interest paid on 'avings accounts is 3.55 per cent and )n other interest bearing accounts. BIO per cent. Over 40 per cent of the banks pay no interest on ordinary de. posits.
 The total banking resources average S23724 per capita The state of New York leads with s676.O7; Massachusetts second with s5lZ25; Nevada third with S51272; California fourth, $4S6.70; Rhode Island fifth, S45Z12.
 The number of banks has doubled since 1900 and the aggregate resources lave almost doubled since that date.
 Some of these figures were used by Senator Aldrich in his speech-making our through the West about a month go. The full report was made pub le by the monetary commission to- ay.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
MADE A FORTUNE OUT OF WATER
Lawrence Milkman Confessed to Hav ing Adulterated Milk for the
 Past 30 Years.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. s.-One milk. man, John Fritzey, who has been in business in Lawrence for several years, by his own confession, has made S46,52O from the sale of water alone mp 10 the present time. He pleaded guilty to a charge of watering his milk 40 per cent and was fined. Figuring on this basis, for the time he has been in business. something like 30 years. the above figures are a conservative es. innate of the amount Fritzey has swindled Lawrence people.
 As result of the disclosures, Law. renee is in the throes of pure milk campaign and several dalrymen are Aixed up in bad scandals. The cru. sade has also spread to neighboring towns. and the little city of Tonga. noxie, northeast of Lawrence, has had some exciting Investigations in the past few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
0lL-DRlLLER HAS GRIEVANCE
Doesn't Want Any More Dealings with Women, and Most People Will
 Not Blame Him.

In boring for oil, when the drill reaches the depth where it allows gas to escape, every precaution is taken against igniting it, lest there should be destructive explosion. This neces. sary precaution gives point to the fol lowing story, told by writer in the Pittsburg News:
 T can deal with men," growled a grizzled oil driller. but woman can outdo the best of usl
 The other day I brought in well down in Virginny, right close to the kitchen door of little farmhouse Just as we were getting to the ticklish point, where smoking wasn't allowed within forty rods. out comes the far mer's wife and goes to building a big fire in Dutch oven
 "Mebby l didn't kick, but she just showed me a batch of dough, an said If she didn't bake 1t 'twould spoil. If wanted the fire out had got to pay for the dough. Ten dollars, too.
 She just dared me to touch that Dutch oven, an didn't touch 1t, either I just gave her the ten.
 "Mebby we didn't get that fire out quick. If the well had broken loose it would have blown me an the whole l farmhouse out of sight!
 No, sir, don't want any more deal l ings with a woman. They're too | risky"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
The Academy of sIlanoe.

It is written that among the vari- ous schools of Grecian philosophy ex. isted one known as The Academy of Silence, composed of 100 men, each member pledged to the purpose of the school, writes Hollis Godfrey in the Atlantic. To them came one seek. ing admission. Their list of member. ship was closed and their head call ing the would-be neophyte before the assembled audience, showed him with. out word an urn so filled with water that not single drop could be added. The neophyte, reading the message, bowed silently, started to withdraw. but hesitated and returned. Picking a petal from a flower, he dropped it on the brimming bowl so dexterously that 1t floated without dislodging the slightest particle of the liquid. The membership of the academy of silence became 101.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
GUIDE BOOK oF ETIQUETTE
Probably Compiled by One Who Has Suffered from the Bad Mannero of
 the Human Herd.

Persons travelling on the continent will find the most economical means or travel canoe or small Oxford punt. These are the only two places where you are not expected to keep tipping. Having partaken of a seven-course dinner on transatlantic steamer it Is well to remark Punk food" sharply upon arising from the table. Other wise the crew will think you are net used to any better at home.
 Upon returning from a country boarding house where the only excite. ment is wondering what form the ham VIII take the next meal, 1t is well to speak of your vacation as "a delightful experience at quaint old place close to nature" This sounds romantic and doesn't mean thing.
 Young gentlemen desiring to play stuss over Sunday in the rear of a beer saloon may allude to their ab- sence as "a weekend spent on duck farm"
 When invited on a yachting trip always arrange to sit on the plight of the main sheet. Occasionally rap the deck sharply with your heels. This will please the owner of the boat i'm. mensely. If you can arrange to tie few knots in the main sheet, all hands will usually take a pleasant little swim before the day is over
 No picnic is complete without a young lady who thinks she sees a snake. It is not good form, however, to comment upon the bugs in the but ter and the grasshopper in the pickle bottle. One must not be too literal in summon.
 Those sitting on the rear seat of an should always sing. Close harmony and the odor of gasoline make very classy combination.
 It is not proper for young ladies to go in bathing without chaperon. If you have chaperon, however, not much of anything else is necessary.
 At the seashore never throw sand In a gentleman's shoes. Put it down his neck. It will get to his shoes ultL nately. If he's in hurry for some in lis shoes. he can put it there himself. l There is plenty of sand.
 If you should find a magazine lyins round at a summer hotel, carry it up | nto your own room immediately. If | -ou don't the owner is almost sure to | ome back and take it away.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-16
LITTLE MONEY IN oSTRIcaEs
Australian Ralsers of Beautifully Feathered Birds Get Small Re-
 turns for Their Work.

The first attempt to raise ostriches in Australia was made by a Mir Mall com, who in 1880 brought 100 young birds from South Africa to South Aus tralia. In the following year the par lament of South Australia enacted a law which granted to the first person who should exhibit 250 ostriches more than one year old about 2,400 acres of land suitable for ostrich farming. The conditions wore satisfied by the South Australian Ostrich Company, which was founded in 1886 with a cap ital of $75,000. Tho company received land near Port Augusta on Spencer bay, but in spite of this assistance the company has never paid divi- dend. although it now possesses HOO ostriches, all of which were imported from South Africa. There is a still larger ostrich farm on the shore of Lake Albert, and smaller farms are scattered through the colony.
 In New South Wales ostrich farm ing was first attempted in 1897, by Barracluff, who imported six pairs of ostriches from northern Africa. and now possesses 84 birds.
 Queensland and Victoria possess only small ostrich farms, which have not produced very encouraging re- suits. In all there are now about 2,OOo ostriches in Australia. The in- ferior feathers are used at home and the more valuable ones are exported, chiefly to Germany.-Scientifi Ameri. can.