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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
NOVEMBER 20, 1909.
TAXATION AND IMPROVEMENTS

CITY without a tax is a city with
II out improvement The more i'm
- provements the more taxes, and
yet the converse may not be true.
Perhaps the maxim OF mot how much
spent but how WE'LL" applies more
closely to a city than to any other
corporation. A city's expenditures
should be a credit to itself and a pride
to its inhabitants. For the past ten
years Whittier has been using her
money to the best advantage as ap-
pears by only a casual visit With
population of $500 and assessed valua-
ton of $2,500,000 we look with pride
upon what has been accomplished.
With one-half mile of asphalt pave
ments, fifteen miles of graded, graveled
and oiled streets and twenty miles of
cement curbs, walks and cutters, all
continually kept in the best of order,
Whites stands in the forefront of the
good roads movement.
Within the last ten years approx
mately $175,000 has been invested in a
municipal water system which fur
nishes an abundant supply of pure,
clear and sparkling water-water that
never sees the open from the time it Is
raised from the wells at the riverside
until 1t is delivered to the consumer
at a rate of only 81 per month for
house and lot.
Carnegie public library and well
kept grounds represents an expendi-
ture of $685. 900 and is the retreat of the
book lover, while park nearby offers
rest and recreation to the body.
Winters fire department holds an
elviable record, yet within the next
thirty days a first grade 50-horse power
combination chemical and hose fire
truck will be added to increase its
efficiency. This latter being the result
of the saving in the general fund of
the city during the past two years.
At the present time a complete sewer
system Is being installed at a cost of
$4,000 and will be in operation about
March l, 1910. All sewage will be
handled through septic tanks and car
ried to a 100-acre farm four and one
half miles distant. The water system
and sewer system have been provided
by bond issues, of which the city has
outstanding $249,S75, which requires
tax levy of rs cents to cover the in
terest and one bond from each series
each year. other city expenditures, to-
gether with the library, require an adj
ditional levy of "a cents, making a total
of SLIP. WALTER E. BUTLER,
City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
Top Left H. A. Mcdonald; Top Right, Frank
E. Frantz Below left, Daniel Reid right, J.
H. Linkletter - Members Whittier Board of
Trustees
BIBLES IN HOTELS

The Gideons constitute an organiza-
ton that seeks to have a copy of the
Bible placed in each room in every no
tel in the United States, says Leslie's
Weekly. The Hotel Victoria believes
in the christianizing influence of the
Bible. The first thing an arrival will
see when he enters his room is a me-
dunn sized and nicely bound copy of
the New Testament on the table. ut
is the funniest thing in the world"
said a pretty Irish maid, "to see how
the different ones are affected by the
unexpected appearance of the good
book. Some take 1t up and look 1t
over with the greatest interest, as
though 1t might be the first one ever
seen. Others slam 1t in a drawer or
on the top shelf of wardrobe and
leave 1t there. One man, a rich man
ufacturer from out of town, rang his
bell furiousy. and when l answere
II with extra towels thinking that
would be the only thing the would ring
my bell for, he thrust the Bible into
NV hands and roared out, Do you
think I'm bloomin' heather in need
of sermons? Women take more kind
ly to finding the Bible in hotel rooms,
but the travelling nublic as rule seems
more familiar with current literature
than with the New or Old Testament"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF
WHITTIER
7 HITTER has the most complete
educational system to be forn1

WI HITTER has the most complet =
w educational system to be forn1
w in any city in Southern Califor-
mia outside of Los Angeles. The p pill
may remain at home and work through
all the years of school life from the
kindergarten up through a complete
college course. This, too, in schools
as good as the best.
The kindergarten work of the city
is under the supervision of Miss
Gfchweng, who conducts a private de-
partment at Hotel Whittier. Pupils
are received and trained by tai mt as
well prepared for the work as can be
found in the larger cities.
From the kindergarten the pupils
pass to the Penn Street school, where
the regular grade work begins. The
building Is light. cheerful, well ven
tialated and arranged on pleasing
lines. Miss Mamie Newby the prin-
cipal, has presided over the school al
most from its inception. She has
force of seven teachers with an en-
rollment of 265. The school covers the
work of the first four years in the
grades.
Bailey Street school offers the second
cycle of four years work for the de-
veloping mind. Mr.. j. b. Weed, the
principal, works with force of twelve
teachers and an enrolment OF 450. The
building has been enlarged during. the
past year by the addition of four new
rooms. large and well lighted. The
school is splendidly equipped and or
ganized. A modern automatic fire
alarm system has been recently in
stalled. Athletic grounds have been
developed and equipment perfected. In
every way the school possesses all the
requirements of first-class grammar
school in the California state system
The Whittier Union High school &c
cepts pupils by certificate from the
Bailey Street school, adding anothe~
four-year course and fitting for col
lege and university work. The high
school is organized in a union district
comprising seven divisions, with tax
able valuation of $6470,002. The school
is housed in a building costing $4,000.
The seventeen class rooms are arranged
and equipped in a manner whi"h
places it in the front rank of high
school buildings in this part cf the
state. The work is organized with a
force of sixteen teachers. offering a
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
FOUND WANTING

The Husband-"You want to know
where l was so late last night? l waa
at the office balancing my books"
The Wife-"It seems to me that you
balance your boks very often. That
excuse is about threadbare."
The Husband-"H'm! If you don't
believe me, why don't you consult
fortune teller?"
The Wife-"Not much. l consulted
one once, and she told me pack of
lies"
The Husband-"Indeed! What did she
tell your"
The Wife-"She told me / would get
a rich, handsome. kind, attentive and
truthful husband"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28

Wifie-"D'ye know you're growing
quite handsome, Hubbie?"
Hubbie-"Yes: it's a way / have
when it gets anywhere near your
birthday"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

Ing part Of our legitimate duties.
though when passenger brings US a
hundred dollar yellow back and asks to
have it changed into English, French,
German and Spanish money and stipu-
lates that there must be twice as much
French as German and half the re-
mainder IN English silver coins, pre-
sumably for tips. IL IL any wonder that
we occasionally lose our tempers?
And then, again, the purser Ii al
ways appealed to for the most trivial
things. A woman passenger comes to
the window, and IL 1t Ii closed she viii
bang on It till 1t is opened. no matter
Il the sign is there as large as life that
the Office hours are from II to and 4
to Is O'Clock and she Is honoring ne
with q call at 8 p. m. Then. when the
window Is raised for fear she viii
smash It to smithereens, she says,
with sweet smile: oh, Mr.. Purser,
! am SO sorry to disturb you. know
It 10 not your hour Of business, but
could you tell me IL we will really
land next Thursday, as I told my
brother we would. and know he will
be waiting for me on the dock
.Of course am polite, but I have
some difficulty IN persuading her that
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

Joy the work, but prefers to remain on
the bridge. Many funeral service
also has fallen, to my lot. and have
even oficiated at christening. am
usually the one to whom passenger
flies when he is dissatisfied with his
cabin, though the duty Of changing a
stateroom really rests with the head
steward. Then. again. it is the purser
who is appealed to when the passen-
gers elect to hold concert, and the
young folks usually rush to him also
when they want to have q dance on
deck. A purser can be very popular
or the reverse. and unless you have an
excellent temper you stand good
chance Of being the reverse. L
'sThe funniest experience l had was
on a recent trip, when there was on
board a little girl about twelve years
cid. She struck up a warm friendship
with me and would walk the deck for
miles il would only accompany her
She fell very Ill during storm and
refused to be comforted. Her mother
asked her If there was anything she
could do which would ease her suffer
ing, and the young imp said there was.
II she would only 'skidoo' and let the
purser read a book to her she would
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

feel better. And the indulgent mother
came to me. stated the case. and-well.
l complied with her request and read
to the child for little while each day
until she was well enough to come on
deck again."-London Tit-Bits.
The Seven Wise Men Of Greece.
The seven wise men of Greece were
Thales Of Miletus, Fernandez Of Cor
NTH, Cleobulus Of Lyndus, Chilon Of
Lacedaemon, Scion of Athens, Bias OF
Prfenne and Pittacus Of Mitylene.
Some fishermen Of Miletus sold draft
Of fishes to bystander. When the
net was drawn in 1t contained golden
tripod, and the purchaser claimed it
was bis, while the fishermen contend
ed that they sold only the fish that
might be in the net. The dispute was
referred to the oracle Of Delphi. who
awarded the tripod to the wisest man
in Greece. Thereupon it was taken to
Thales, who declined 1t and suggested
that it he given to Bias. He in turn
refused to accept it, and thus it was
successfully declined by all the seven,
and they were thereafter known as the
seven wise men OF Greece. -@
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

7 am not running tie ship, and neither
can control the elements. She goes
away with an expression that clearly
shows she thinks am keeping some
thing back and it will be my fault IL
we do not arrive at the time appointed.
II remember on one trip when the
weather was particularly stormy a
woman passenger knocked at nay door
after office hours. Of course and
begged that she might speak to- me for
. few minutes. i politely asked her
to enter, and then, her eyes starting
out Of her head with the excitement of
suppressed emotion, she implored me
to draw up her will. protested that
I was not lawyer. but do you think
she would be satisfied with that ex-
cuse? Not muchi There and then !
had to draw up a document In the
best legal phraseology I could muster.
when It was finished and and my
assistant had signed It she gave the
young fellow q sovereign for his trou-
BILE, and as for newell, she took on
q very handsome ring and insisted on
my accepting IT, have that ring vet,
but what became OF the donor never
knew, for when the storm abated and
we were safe IN port abe never 50
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

much as Da0e me goodby, though I
had repeatedly asked her to take back
her ring. She was a very rich woman
evidently, and the requests In that
will drew up made my eyes bulge.
Most passengers when we have been
q day or SO out bring the purser all
their valuables. for which they receive
q receipt. Some nervous women seem
to think that strong room at sea Is
not very secure place for their jew
els, and they insist on seeing their
treasures at least every day. One wom-
an passenger made my life burden
during q recent voyage by taking her
valuables. out and putting them In
again three times q day until told her
that the next time she called for them
I would not take them back again.
whereat she told me, with a sour look,
that was impertinent and she would
inform the captain. believe she did
so, but the captain gave her a word or
two OF advice regarding the implicit
trust which should be placed In a
purser, and this Quieted her. In fact.
she afterward came to me and apollo
gized for her seeming rudeness. :$'&
AS q rule, conduct church servics
on board as the captain does not en-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

same time, for the enjoyment of
various spectacles. A battalion Of
infantry can vancouver on the stage
with room to spare. ..z.s'... ,s%. +
The Saint Paul Auditorium is an
oblong structure 1S1 feet in width
and 301 feet in length, having an av-
erage height of II feet. 1t is design
ed in the modern Italian renaissance
style. The facades are extremely
simple and dignified and very
pleasing effect has been secured by
the use of dark golden brown brick,
with trimmings of terra Gotta in the
same color. All glazing throughout
the buildings is of green and opal
tinted glass and all exposed wood
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

boxes and balcony seats. AS the
hinged box sections swing inward,
the proscenium arch drops down.
ward from concealed recesses in the
ceiling, beautiful velvet curtain
falls and the building is beautiful
" appointed, theatre. with all of the
great stage except the footlights hid
den from view. Scenery is shifted
into place and in few seconds the
theatre is ready for use, although
back of the last stage properties
there remains almost the whole of
the stage, vacant and unused and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

patented, makes is possible to trans
form the huge hall with it's enor-
nous stage, public gathering place
seating 10000, into a coy theatre
seating 5000 people in fifteen min
utes. The theatre occupies approx
mately one-third of the length of the
building. Along the side walls are
boxes, which with the balcony seats
above them are constructed on huge
steel frames skillfully concealed.
These great frames, pivoted on the
ends reaching to the rear of the
theatre, swing inward at will and
the effects is as If great sections Of
the side walls had suddenly been
moved entire, carrying with them
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

work was treated with a dark ma
hogany stain. On each side of the
building are, beautiful arcades. facil-
itating entry and exit, each 800 feet
long, 10 feet wide and IS feet high,
with a barrel arch broken by pilas-
tiers and arch ribs every Is feet.
Each is Illuminated by SO incandes-
cent lights from 16 especially grace
full chandeliers. %~ !
The remarkable fexibility Of the
structure, which was secured by
methods which were used in Saint
Paul for the first time and have been
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

for its exceptional properties.
Fine, surprisingly, fine" said Car.
uS0.
Hired Hertz, conductor of the Con-
reid Opera COMPANY said, 80 fine a
building astonishes me. 1t is the best
for grand opera, aside from the reg
ular theatres, that I have ever seen. "
The entire structure Is absolutely
fire-proof 1t is built entirely of steel,
brick and concrete and there is moth
ing which would burn except the lit
tie wood WORK and whatever scenery
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18
enough for a baseball dia-

large enough for a baseball dia-
mond.
+ From the footlights to the far end
of the stage, comfortable boxes oc-
,cupy the side walls. In few mo-
ments these are fitted with movable
screen walls and partitions and be-
come private dressing rooms, excel
lently lighted, with hot and cold wa
rte and every convenience.
Used as an auditorium for especial
.ly large gatherings, the box-sections
are again moved back into place, the
proscenium arch disappears into the
ceiling, the scenery is lifted into
lofts far above and the building
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18

viewed from the inside is a huge
rectangle with theatre balconies, and
parQuet seats in front, with long
side balconies at the right and left
extending the entire length Of the
building, under which are boxes. At
the far end of the building a bal
cony from side to side surmounts
immense arches through which
trucks loaded with scenery are driv-
en- from the street to the stage and
unloaded before the footlights. From
the footlights to the furtherest row
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18
of theatre seats is distance of 100

of theatre seats is a distance of 100
feet.
The acoustic properties of the
building are wonderful. An expert
ment frequently tried proves that
though the building is city block
in length inside, a person standing
at the farthest row of gallery seats
in the extreme end of the building
and high above the footlights, can
distinctly hear words spoken in an
ordinary tone of voice at the arches
at the distant end of the great
stage. A single speaker can make
himself distinctly heard to 10000
people, while great singers have en-
Enthusiastically praised the structure
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-18
WOES \ Q| The ! | |. PURS[R
He Has Troubles Of His Own on
the Trip Across the Atlantic. 4
MUST HAVE A GOOD TEMPER.

VI - {
His Time Wasted ~ Foolish Cues
tions and Trivial Appeals, Mainly By
Women Passengers, Yet Hi Has %
sss ~ Always Polite and Agreeable.
.sYes, said the purser on one Of the
big liners recently to the writer who
happened to be taking trip from Liy-
erpool to New York. we have our
sown troubles, can assure you, and l
sometimes envy the captain his soil
I tary enjoyment Of the bridge. even
during q sixty mile gale. Passengers
seem to think that the purser Is put
On ship simply to answer foolish
questions.
aOf course there Ii q good deal
which ma have to nut ND with as be-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
MAY RAISE PENSIONS
G. A. r. Receives Copy of New Bill
Now Before Congress

Commander Chas. Likes of the local
u. A. Il. post has received from Con-
gresham Cooper copy of new
pension bill which has been favorably
reported to the house Of representa-
tives by the committee on military
affairs providing for further recog-
milton of all veterans Of the Civil war
by granting them Unfortunately a
pension Of $50 per month for former
Officers and $25 per month for pri-
Yates.
The bill was introduced by Con-
gresham Boutell Of Illinois and is the
most liberal recognition of Civil war
soldiers that has ever been proposed.
So far it has met with no opposition
and its passage is assured. 1t pro-
vides for the establishment of a. roll
to be known as the ''Civil war officers
annuity honor roll,'' under which all
men who served as officers in the
army or navy during the Civil war for
a period not less than one year shall
upon the attainment of the age of
seventy years be entitled to pension
of $50 per month, payment to begin
from the date of his fling with the
war department Of his application.
For private soldiers or sailors it is
provided that after their attainment
of seventy years they shall be entitled
to a place on the roll of honor and
a pension of $25 per month during
the remaining period of their life. It
shall be necessary, however, in order
to secure this pension to relinquish
all other pensions or claim to same
from the United States after filing ap-
plication for the one herein referred to-
1t is provided that the pension shall
not be subject to any levy, lien or
detention under any process what
ever and that it shall be solely for
the person to whom it is paid to be
used by him for his personal expen-
ditures or as he may see fit.
The assurance from congressman
that this bill will soon become law
is hailed with delight by Grand Army
men throughout the country who see
in it ease and comfort for the declin-
ing years Of many men who otherwise
would have to be provided for local
ly. In addition to this it affords an
extra allowance for thousands In mod
est circumstances and altogether forms
a competent and honorable tribute to
the survivors of the great struggle
1t will only be few years until they
will be but memory and in the pro-
posed pension bill it is evident that
the government proposes to do for them
all within it's power.
The cost Of the new series of pen
sions is estimated at over $15,000,000
for the first year and about that
amount for several years following,
when the natural decline in the num-
Der Of veterans will begin to di-
minish it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
NEW JAIL MAY FAIL
Committee Not Satisfied With Demand
For New Bastile

The building committee of the
County Board composed of Supervisors
Henry Jordan and John Betting of Ke-
nosha and Charles Kline Of Ranoali
met for it's first session at the Court
House this morning, but no definite
plans were made in regard to the
future work Of the committee and
while the Board voted in favor of the
erection Of new Jail it is just posi-
bic that when the committee has com
pleted it's work it will recommend that
the present Jail be remodeled and the
whole matter will have to be fought
out again. At the initial meeting of
the committee this morning the mem
bers made visit to the jail and spent
some time looking over it. Some parts
of the Jail were found to be in bad
condition, but the members of the com
mittee seemed to be of the opinion that
the city and county could i'll afford to
raze the building and build new
one. Plans for an addition to the west
portion Of the Jail making possible the
addition Of eight cells were discussed
by the committee and this was held
one Of the possible solutions of the
matter. Architects have already begun
work on plans to be submitted to the
committee, but as yet the members of
the committee have not sent out any
call for such competitive plans. The
committee feels that the erection Of
a new Jail will cost the county lot of
money and for this reason they may
decide to refer the matter to the
Board again with the various recon-
mendations that have been made
No definite time has been set for the
second meeting of the COMMITTEES.