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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

NDER the corporation-inspired
regime of Ruef and Schmitz.
~ there were many evils, such as
bribery, perjury, betrayal Of the peo-
pie, extortion and all the corruptions
which follow the entrance of the pub
lie service corporations into politics.
But worse than all these things, bad
though they are, they were unimpor-
tant in comparison to the corrupting
of the minds and morals of even those
who had no immediate connection or
acquaintance with the bribe-giyers
and bribe-takers and their dirty work.
says the Oakland Enquirer. A good IL
lustration of the widespread demor-
alization resulting from Schmitzism Is
found in the following statement of a
talesman in the Calhoun trial. 1t ex-
presses the state of mind of a smau
but not inconspicuous percentage OF
San Francisco's people. He said
graft was necessary to get business;
that you couldn't get business without
graft to any extent in this commu-
nifty" This untrue, immoral and inde-
cent expression by one who disgraceS
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
INDUSTRIES

ENCOURAGING news comes from
NJ various parts of Southern Cali
fornia concerning the establish
ment of new industries of various
kinds. Capital is finding in California
a field for profitable investment so vast
and varied that it may be said, in spite
of all the achievement that may be
recorded, it has hardly been touched.
If opportunities taken advantage of
have enriched some citizens and been
of inestimable value to some commune
ties there are many opportunities still
awaiting the enterprising.
For all California manufactures as
well as for raw materials shipped in
there is prospect of better rates and
better service under the stimulus of
canal competition. Another factor in
the development of the state will be
supplied when additional steamship
facilities are supplied. The CONNER
cial organizations of the Pacific coast
have adopted a resolution calling upon
the United States government to en-
courage the establishment of a private
ly owned steamship line on the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans, operated by way
of the Panama railroad. Failing that,
the government is asked to supplement
the government owned Atlantic line by
a similar line in the Pacific. With a
federal steamship line the Pacific coast
would be emancipated from the corpor-
ationism which so often and in so
many ways has interfered with its full
development and prosperity. With
plenty of transportation facilities, with
good roads, with clean government and
with a great and steady growth of in
dustrial activity, Southern California
will continue to prosper more and
more.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
CiUH Service Examination
Is Proposed for Matr-ir1Ofly

urging It believe. Foolish and infatu-
ated girls and women often need pro-
lection from themselves. They marry
without any idea of the practical side
of matrimony and wake from their
dreams when it's too late A right un-
Outstanding of a mans earnings or
business and his usefulness should be
had by every woman before she mar
ries him. If she isn't wise enough to
find out for herself there should be
way that will inform her. Society,
which suffers from every unbusiness-
like marriage, should attend to this.
But there are other qualifications
which are fully as necessary for the
groom-elect as the ability to support
wife Many a man with lots or
money makes the worst of husbands.
and his unhappy wife envies the poor
woman whose husband Is loving and
considerable. Congeniaifty, companion
ship, the kinship of mind and of senti-
ment, should be sought after just as
much as a fat bank roll. Good health,
too, is a great Importance.
Some time the state may take up
these matters. Until then. girls should
be educated by the right kind of pub
lie sentiment to consider marriage in
its serious light and to make emotion
alIsm take it's proper subordinate place
in the great question.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
DECLARES SURETY COMPANIES
AS BAD AS TRACK GAMBLERS

LOS ANGELES, March 2o.-GEditor
Herald: The activity Of the surety
companies has been resumed, according
to latest advices. With blare of trum-
pets and large-sized ads they announce
their return to the California field of
operations since the race track bill has
been passed.
Wherein do they differ from the. book
makers on the races? They make a
book on the honesty of others than
themselves, laying not more than 100
to that there will be no default. At
the same time the real bet should be
1000 to 1, accordins to the computations
of experts.
But to make a sure-thing gamble
they would like to close all avenues OF
speculation, using the public morals
issue to cover their tracks. The foun-
ders of these companies we're originally
gamblers and bookmakers who saw a
more sure and so-called respectable
way to lay and land a sure bet. While
the public is cleaning the Augean sta
bles do not overlook the wolves In
sleeps clothing. w. P. MARSWAY.
w. P. MARSWAy-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
PARKS

r OS ANGELES may now add Agri-
- cultural park to its park area.
- Under provisions of recent leg
islation the city can lease the grounds
at a nominal rent for a long term of
years. The condition of Agricultural
park has long been a matter of an
noyance and even of grief to property
holders and residents in its neighbour
hood.
The city can now convert the
grounds and turn them into real
park" one that will be an ornament
instead of an eyesore. Every step
taken for identifying Los Angeles
ought to receive the approval OF citi-
zens. Los Angeles is already one of
the most beautiful cities in the world,
but we believe with a little care and
painstaking 1t could be made the most
beautiful of all. In one respect it is
far ahead of any mere "beauty city"
LoN Angeles is the only metropolis
which combines the qualities of beauty
with those of practical usefulness. 1t
is an Industrial city, useful city and
at the same time beautiful city. In
addition it is the healthiest city IN
the world, and this is not only due to
its remarkable climate. but to the
scrupulous care that has been exer-
cised. especially within recent years
In keeping open places and breathing
spaces within the city limits, so that,
no matter how big Los Angeles may
grow to be, it will always keep its
FOOD looks" and will never be built
% suffocation
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
AIR HARTMAN is in position to
N retain in his employ the very

MIR. HARTMAN is in position to
WI retain in his employ the very
Ia best of physicians. He sialso In
a position to take their advice Tor not,
as he pleases. When his medical adj
visers tell Mr.. Hartman that|he must
quit the Job, Mr.. Hartman simply
smiles his appreciation of their friendly
solicitude and lays out for himself an
other batch OF work.
There are two sides to this matter of
Mr. Hartman laying off and turning
over his work to other and younger
hands. 1t Is the popularity Of men of
the Hartman dynamic force to live on
the stimulous of doing things. While
such a man may apparently be draw
Ing too heavily on his reserve strength,
take his work away from him and you
have cut the heart out of his existence
1t is noticeable that such men fail more
rapidly when relieved of their work
than WHEN in the thick of 1t.
In the public thought the achieve
ments of such a man are exaggerated
out of all sense of proportion when the
adaptation of the man to the particu-
lar task Is taken into consideration.
Many an italian gardener suffers
greater agitation than Mr.. Hartman
does in promoting and bringing to sue
cess a system of roads to carry the
traffic of a continent. The adverse
criticism and various difficulties which
reach the ears of Mr.. Hartman prob
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Graft Decentralization Was
General i'm San Francisco

American citizenship was apparently
approved by the Oakland Tribune.
which printed 1t in capital letters, to-
gether with similar indecent express
sions from other talesmen. The evil
effects of the acknowledgements
ton corruption of San Francisco will
endure for many a long year before an
aroused public conscience and the pun
ishments of the law overcome the
barriers of the courts of appeal and
root it out entirely. Just now 1t ia
shameless and arrogant; and ite
shamelessness and arrogance are en-
couraged by the efforts of the subst-
died journals of the Tribune stripe to
make it popular. San Francisco had
n similar experience in 1856. But then
the vigilance committee took things in
hand, hanged couple of the malefac-
tors, banished others of them and
gave the remainder fright from
which they did not recover for twen-
ty years, and which made San Fran
cisco a well governed city until Buck
ley followed by Ruef, brought into ex-
istence the state of affairs with which
civic decency is now wrestling.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
THINKS CORRUPTION WOULD
BE LESS If WOMEN VOTED

PASADENA, March 21.-[Editor Her
add: Are women entitled to vote! !
believe they are. / have not the least
hesitation in saying there. would De less
Tal.e for instance, your own beautiful
city, since Mayor Harper and his gang
took the reins of the city In their vie
hands. shame, and more shame on the
press that is trying to uphold these
wishes of the people.
The Herald deserves the highest
praise for the way in which it has ex-
posed these sinful creatures. hope to
same right to exercise their authority
as have men. We are told, according to
the Bible that when God made man
and woman he made woman equal In
every respect to man, not to be his
they are at this present day.
a YOUNG MAN.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Far and Wide


IAN example of a curious Christian
name may be found" says a corre-
spondent, nearer your offices than
most of the cases you have printed.
The facts are these. The father of a
boy baby wished him to. be christened
Thomas. The mother favored the name
of Robert. When they arrived at the
church the matter was still undecided.
The father informed the curate that
the child's name was Thomas. oh, NOT
gasped the mother distressfully. The
curate regarding the woman as the rul-
ing spirit promptly baptized the infant
Ono. The grave of Ono Tichener Is to
be seen in the churchyard of st. Giles,
Chamberwell."- News.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
GOOD GOVERNMENT

nEv. DIR. LOCKE says he feels
II sure that sooner or later the re-
~ call will be adopted in all Amer
lean cities. 1t keeps city officials more
closely in touch with the people, and
there can be no political hypocrisy
where the recall is. Political hypoc-
risy has been a source of mischief. The
servant of the people who fools the
people while he is exercising power
derived from the people has been re-
sponsible for much trouble in the
United States. AS The Herald has
pointed out from the beginning of the
discussion, the recall PRINCIPLE is
one of the first principles of Ameri-
canism, a fact which can be ascer-
tanned by any one who will take the
trouble to look into the records and
the authorities.
Political hypocrisy has always been
easy to suspect, but difficult to de-
tect. 1t is the hypocrisy which makes
a man elected to Office keep UP the
sham of being a servant of the people,
whereas perhaps he may privately
have practically sold himself to some
corporation or special interest. The
state of California is not the only state
that has had to watch a powerful
corporation take advantage of legisla-
tive conditions to add special privi-
lege to special privilege.
Los Angeles is not the only city that
10. .,,efarad from unfaithful public Of
fcials. But the remedy, the recall
the success of which is being demon
strated in Los Angeles, probably will
have a tonic and wholesome effect on
government in general, and we may
vet be able to boast of the best gov
erned city and the best governed state
in the Union.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
AT THE THEATERS

March 20, 20 and 81.
BELASCO-"The Dollar Mark"
ADMINISTRATIONS"
MAJESTIC" - Burgomaster."
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"Tales of Hon-
man."
ORPHEUM-Vaudeyille.
LOS MISUNDERSTANDING.
FISCHER'S-"The Pawnbroker"
Notwithstanding.
UNIQUE-"The Astronomer"
WALKER-VaudevilIe.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Ambassador Bryce realizes the i'm
portance of education in the program of
a Democratic republic. . His words on
the subject should be remembered.
They are: THE people Of America be-
lieve that every person should have the
right to vote and express his opinion
in the affairs of state, yet you go
further than that and give the voter
schools. An education is placed at his
disposal so that he may not only vote,
but vote intelligently."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Used to Chicago

The first white child born in Chicago
has lust died. She was surrounded by
squaws at her birth and received her
first bath in tub made from hollow
log. At the age of 8 she had read
The Jungle and became subscriber TO
the Theodore Thomas orchestra. Her
great age is ascribed to a natural re-
luctance to quit Chicago. She had got
used to it.-Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

King John Davis Murray of Christ
mas island in the Pacific is about to
abdicate. His wife says she is tired
of the queen business and wants to go
home to civilization and be plain
housewife. There are very few queens
who would not be glad to change
places with the happy home makers of
the United States.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Secretary Wilson writes: "We Iowa
people had the opinion that Mr.. Alex
ander would discharge with high intelli-
gence and strict fidelity any response
bility laid upon him." So have we Los
Angeles people. Mr.. Alexander's career
is one of constant devotion to duty,
public and private.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Since it has been discovered the shell
fish industry yields nearly $50,OO0,0OO
year q national association has been
formed. This, we presume, Is a polite
way of saying a shell fish trust has
been added unto the other trusts.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Greater Los Angeles should be pat
tern and model of good government.
1t is impossible to have good govern
ment without having good, reliable men
in office. If the people Of Greater Los
Angeles exercise caution and care in
the selection of officeholders Greater
Los Angeles will be a well governed
citv
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

DR.. Hirsch says the public school
should help a child to find out what he
can and cannot do. 1t Is acknowledged
that under present conditions many
men devote considerable portions of
their lives to finding out what they
cannot do.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

We believe the battle for consolida-
ton will be won triumphantly. We also
believe the battle for good government
will be won. Los Angeles will continue
to progress prosperously.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Good citizens will give Mr.. Alexander
an overwhelming majority. We urge
every voter to exercise his power. Go
to the polls and vote for that grand old
man, George Alexander.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Have = Care

my mission in life," said the satir-
list, lis to put the Ounce cap on the
heads of other people"
'Be careful" replied his friend. that
you don't catch cold. "-Philadelphia
inquirer
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Big rain, big oranges and plenty Of
them. There will be abundance of the
golden fruit; and of everything else
that grows.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Won't Unite

Attempts at forming reporters
unions have VIGOROUSLY failed. An
actors union would probably fail for
much the same reasons. Soubrettes
are proverbially unreasonable, difficult
to discipline and given to doing their
own sweet will.-Louisville Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Insenarahle Interests

Industrial war hurts wage earners in
the end quite as much as stockholders.
The interests of the two classes are
inseparable mingled, doctrinaires and
demagogues to the contrary notwith-
standing.-New York Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
A Short Breath

One observer describes a costume
worn by an opera singer in New York
as "a gasp" There apparently was
not enough of it for a scream.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
The Public Letter Box

for publication must ACCOMPANIED
.ns nI assumes es
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Time to Protest

Before the spelling upsetters
Have put them to utter rout,
Why don't the silent letters
or the alphabet speak outf
Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23

Pittsburg is going after it's grafters
in a businesslike way. Six men have
already been indicted.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Poor Pu-Yil

has been taken from his immediate
family, and is cared for within the
royal palace. According to the cable
dispatches from Picking, he was popu-
larly reported as crying day and night
for his old nurse. 1t is evident that
even If he is Chinese and an emperor,
he is> still quite a human baby.-San
Diego Tribune.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
MEoreIn

President Taft is pushing the game
famously on the government links
with fine support from his cabinet
addies.-Pasadena Star.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
The State Press
Sounds Like Socialism

DIR. Lyman Abbott welcomes his as
sociate in The following words:
President Roosevelt is the most
widely known representative of the
present world movement toward In
dustrial democracy. Our OBJ
ject is to bring the industrial institu-
lions of democracy into harmony with
its political and educational institu-
lions. Our motto is, Special privilege
for none, equality Of opportunity for
all."-Riverside Press.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Harmonious Microbes

A learned doctor has discovered that
there are microbes in buckwheat cakes.
They seem to harmonic beautifully
with the microbes in maple syrup
Long Beach Telegram.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
Whizzing Along

1t is we'll known that men and
women must be made to realize that
they are not on the right road; in plain
words. not living the life of Chris
tians, but violating the laws of God
and on the fast train for eternal dam
nation.-Willows Journal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
In Pittsburq

Three city fathers of Pittsburg have
been convicted of graft. Perhaps the
others proved in court that they knew
somebody was watching them.-San
Bernardino Index.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-10

abandoned by the first contractor and
Winston Brothers took up the burden
of piercing the Bitter Root mountains
on April I, 1907 From that moment
the work has been pushed without
cessation and remarkable progress has
resulted.
The tunnel complete is S,751 feet
long. In height it is "a feet inches
and it is IS feet 6 inches across the
floor. The interior rough finish is Of
pine timbers, which will be covered
with cement as soon as possible. The
tunnel was driven by the regular top
heading system. The section of tunnel
is rectangular with a semicircle roof
arch, the dimensions of which, prop
erly speaking, are: Width, 21.33 feet;
height to springing. 1925 feet; height
to crown, 1892 feet Most of the tun-
mel so far driven has been fitted with
timber block lining; it comprises a
five segment arch, wall plates, posts
and sills. Recently the rock has be-
come self supporting in the west end
and for this reason 1t has been pos
sible to omit the lining. The compo
sition of the rock, which was encoun
tered in the initial period of the drill
ing process, was of quartzite nature,
somewhat laminated, but this forma
ton has long been passed and the
substance on December ! was nearly
solid granite.
For the last six months of 1908 the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-10

they were showered with the congrat-
uIations which We're their due.
At the Finish.
Those who We're in at the finish
We're: w. O. Winston and j. II. Ell
lison Of the winston company; Mayor
Keith, c. II. Mcleod and T. B..
Thompson of Missoula; w. +. DauChy,
chief engineer of the Milwaukee con-
struction; +. j. Scanlon, commercial
agent of the Milwaukee, f. w. Nc
Isaacs, Tom Kurtz, R. w. Day, Joe
Henry, 4. d. Hammond, w. f.
Oakes and r. Griffith of the tunnel
work.
Mr.. Kurtz was host at banquet
at the tunnel camp in honor of the
occasion, and the spread would have
been creditable in New York. If
there were any delcacies in the mar
ket that were overlooked in the prepa-
ration of the feast, nobody missed
them; there was the good cheer that
comes from splendid accomplishment.
and never was banquet more thor
oughly enjoyed
Historical.
The St. Paul pass tunnel was begun
on November s, 1906, but the work was
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-10

in the work of penetrating the noun
tain, this force being divided into two
shifts, one of which was constantly at
work on both heading and bench
On the night Of December 22 the
total number of head yet to drive was
1,101 feet. and for the same time there
were 1,S10 feet of bench yet to drive
The two totals show that the head
Ing was driven 709 feet farther than
the bench, which made a grand aver
age Of 1856 12 feet yet to be drilled
before daylight pourned through the
big tunnel. The term heading"
which is used in connection with the
drilling of a tunnel, simply means the
upper half of the bore, which is
pushed in advance of the lower half
thus facilitating the general progress.
AS the rock and debris was wrenched
from the sides of the tunnel it was
removed by means of "dinky trains"
which were loaded by steam shovels
operated by compressed air.
Running along the top of the bore
are two pipes of about one foot in di-
ameter, through which air was forced,
one for the operation of steam shovels
and other machinery to which this
power is adapted and the other to
create a circulation in the damp and
stagnant ends Of the bore.
In December a report from the tun-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-10

At 9:42 last night the Montana crew
broke through the heading in the St.
Paul pass tunnel and brought to a
triumphantly successful termination
the earnest labors of long months
which has taxed the skill OF engineer
and mechanic. but has resulted in the
fixing OF new record in tunnel con-
Struction. For promptness and
celebrity of construction, for accuracy
and eXactness of engineering, for
thoroughness and completeness in op-
GRAFTON, the st. Paul pass record sur
passes all tunnel building that ever
preceded It,
1t was about three weeks ago that
February 9 was announced as the
probable date when the tunnel heading
would be broken through. AS the
days We're checked off on the calendar
the interest in the work became in