Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-15
California Topics


Conservation is a fine sounding word, but
when the aims Of those who are urging 1t most
loudly closely scrutinized the fact is dis
closed that their chief purpose is TO save at
the expense of California for those people Of
the east. who have long since grabbed up all
the timber in sight in that region and now
hold it in private ownership. California Is
ready and willing to conserve her timber re-
sources, but she insists that fairness demands
that the conservation should be for the benefit
Of Californlans, San Francisco Chronicle.
Millionaire Bradbury seems to be in earnest
in the scheme TO help discharged men from
state prison TO set a start. He deserves
credit for this philanthropy. homeless man
wearing a familiar state suit OF clothes, with
only IS in his pocket and used to prison ways,
stands little show of getting anything TO do.
Mr.. Bradbury proposes to dress him decently,
give him rest and loan and help him to a
job He could make better Of his ample
means.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Some interesting figures are given in Dun
Review showing the extent Of San Francisco
trade with Alaska, In less than three months.
from March 20 to June II, cargoes valued at
49, O57, 500 were shipped from this port TO Alas
n During this interval fortysx ships were
pressed into this service, the cargoes including
tin and other materials for curing and packing
fish, and food and other supplies for the can
ners.-San Francisco Post
The citizens OF Palo Alto are complaining
that there are too many college men among
the officials Of the municipality. To rub II in,
they add that there should be a bigger repre-
sentation Of the class of people who do the
most for the progress Of the community"
This seems rather hard the collegians.-
san Francisco Post.
The views on college football Of President
David Starr Jordan Of Stanford university
have been again declared President Benia-
min Ide Wheeler Of the University of Califor-
MIA Is in full agreement with them. The Cal
ifornia universities manage to thrive with a
safe and sane game.-Providence Journal.
Tom Watson, twice Populist candidate for
president has announced that he has returned
to the Democratic party He probably heard
that Bryan was likely to run for president
on the Prohibition ticket and hoped 10 ster
into his shoes.-Riverside Press.
Announcement comes that the price Of cigar
| cites Will go up because Of an advance in the
price Of tobacco. But why should the advance
in the price Of tobacco affect the price OF
| cigarettes ?-Grass Valley Union.
know what happened. or how It happened, his
papa and mamma might take him around to
the moving pictures and let him for him
self-Pittsburg Times,
A New York father planned to name his new
baby "Jeffries," but changed his mind after
the Reno fight. That baby will never know
how much he owes to Mr.. Johnson -Philadel-
phia North American,
It will he a waste Of effort and whitewash
for the committee to attempt to exonerate Bal
linger. The people have already arrived at a
verdict and they are not likely to reverse it
Woodland Democrat.
California will not quite he in position 10
promulgate n declaration Of independence until
such time as it raises enough hens to lay
enough eggs to supply its own tables.-Pasa-
dena star
Wives are becoming moro and more sensitive.
An Oakland woman actually wants a divorce
because her husband dropped hot cigarette
ashes down her back,-San Francisco Chron-
ice.
In Kansas there is a judge who gives hoboes
sentences of from five days to six months
labor on the farms. Such system In Cali
fornia might long way toward solving the
orchard labor problem. Sacramento Bee.
Wizard Burbank has invented a seedlees
prune G. A. McHenry says Burbank would
make n hit If he'd invent cubical pea that
wouldn't roll off a knife.-Dayton Journal
one bi-plane has fallen on top of another
in Oakland, Cal, and they came near making
a man sandwich Savannah Press.