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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

n 7 ATURALLY the distress of Seattle and
N Portland-anger in the case of the latter
: city, dispatch has it-over the exposure
Of their census padding is great. In place OF the
admiration they expected-and in truth deserve
for their splendid growth-they are getting chiefly
scorn.
The lesson of their exposure is that municipal
tiles should keep their hands off the federal census.
A Portland dispatch says that the repeated asser-
ton of Portand's three principal newspapers that
large percentage of the population had not been
counted caused the Commercial club to carry on
pink slip campaign This resulted in the secur-
ing of 25, 600 names alleged to have been missed by
the official enumerators.'
Methods like this can have no other result IN
city burning with desire for numbers and spurred
by its press to produce results than padding. In
Los Angeles the assistance given to the enumer-
ators was limited to appeals to people to see that
they were counted, and places were denomnated
where they could leave their names if they had
been overlooked. That is Legitimate, but beyond
that no city has right to go.
In away the exposure OF the northwest cities
makes the showing of the California cities all the
more creditab1e by comparison That we grew so
handsomely that we were not even tempted to re-
sort to unfair methods is made shining fact by
their tactics, but, unfortunately, shall have to
bear part of their odium for many OF the COM
ments of the envious eastern papers will be IN
discriminatory aimed at chose western census
padders"
At one time Los Angeles felt some apprehen-
sion of the growth of Portland and Seattle and had
slight fear that one or both might be serious
rivals for Pacific coast pre-eminence. The census
announcement completely dispels the fear. They
will never see anything hereafter of us but our
dust.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
A HOLIDAY SUGGESTION
Los Angeles, Cal.

Editor Herald: At this time there are
many earnest appeals through the
press for shoppers to do their Christ
mas buying early in order that the
clerks should not be worked to ex-
haustion, making the holiday to them
a time of dread instead of one of joy
AS a little help in that direction 1
would suggest, as Christmas day falls
on Sunday, that those who pay their
employees weekly might pay them their
wages a day or so in advance, say
Wednesday or Thursday. I am sure
that such a kindly action would be
recinrocated. J. r. K.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
A SHOCKED ENeLIsHMAN

Editor Herald: Ioday's foreign dis
patches tell us that in his address to
parliament yesterday Lord Loreborn'
chancellor of England. declared that
in order to gain for his country the
coveted friendship OF these United
States of America It is absolutely nee
essary that the Irish be conciliated by
granting home rule to the emerald
isle. Shades of Cromwell, John Knox,
the Puritan fathers and William OF
Orange! Can this be true? Can it be
possible that our great republic is thus
handicapped in its alliances? 1 for
one cannot believe it. Will The Her
aid or it's Letter Box contributors
throw some light on the subject?
SAMUEL ALTERNATELY.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
WAs 21 INCEE FNOuGH2
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY

A church member is regarded as lib
eral if he has a good many friends
mong the sinners.
We have always had a notion that
a favorite stunt of the impudent men
is to apply at the cash stores for credit
conscience will disturb a guilty man
as long as a dyspeptic cor taste pork
-1us >, or a doughnut fried in grease.
If you are knocked out, don't give
up too easily. Look yourself over; there
l. another fight in you, If you will
cut cut your fool ways.
While women are the greatest
ur,lgoers, we have observed that
they are more likely to discuss hats
than the sermon when they return.
The people are watching you all the
time as much as they watch a candi-
date during a campaign. The only
safe course is to be careful every day.
You will never know what a. real
crank il until you become acquainted
with an art crank. The prohibition
crank and the lodge crank are pretty
bad, but they lack the enthusiasm for
idiocy that distinguishes the art crank.
-Atchison Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
HITCHCOCK AND THE INTERESTS

7 N his annual report Postmaster General Hitch
cock recommends the establishment of the
parcels post the rural delivery routes, with
the weight of eleven pounds as the limit. Mr..
Hitchcock has the reputation of being one of the
best friends of the interests, and if he prevails in
this he will do them real service.
The express companies do very limited busil
ness on the rural routes. They've got to yield to
the demand for parcels post and would like to
confne it much as possible to that limitation
Why eleven-pound limit, and why only on
a rural route? The German parcels post system
will transport anything up to a 10O-pound trunk
from the far corner of the German empire to the
far corner of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Is it
impossible for the United States to do what for
eign countries do? Or is it only that the con-
sent of Hitchcock and the express trust can't be
obtained?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
What the Tariff
Costs You
TAKING THE wAsHWoMAN
lc,nnrles Iohnson Post. in n. =. world.)

TAKING The WASHWOmAN
When the wrlnkled, chapped laun-
dress finishes the weeks wash and de-
livers it Saturday night she has re-
c-eived during her weeks labor the
following blessings from the Payne
Aldrich tariff:
On her soap she has been tariff
taxed 20 per cent.
On the wrapper in which the soap
comes, % per cent.
On the ammonia that helps to keep
the f1annels soft. % per cent.
The washing soda is tariff-taxed a
of a penny a pound.
The starch is tariff-taxed III cents
pound and the borax cents a pound
The bluing is protected with 80 per
cent tariff.
She wrings them out on a wringer
the metal castings of which are tarin-
taxed 1 cent a pound, and the WOODEN
frame So per cent and the ribbed roll
lers 35 per cent.
The washboard itself is .riff-taxed
80 per cent and the ribbed zinc L 6-S
cents a pound.
She dumps the damp clothes into
wicker clothes basket that is tariff
taxed 80 per cent
If instead she balances herself on the
fire escape the rope is taxed the same
and the pulley is also taxed 45 per cent.
A wooden frame dryer Is taxed SIS per
cent.
She gathers them in the tariff-taxed
basket and irons them with irons
tariff-taxed $40 of a penny on pound.
She heats the irons on a tariff-taxed
stove keeps her coal in scuttle
tariff-taxed As per cent. If she uses
charcoal it is taxed 20 per cent, or coke
20 per cent. Even the matches are
tariff-taxed Y penny a dozen boxes.
"Mony a mickle makes a muckle"-
motto OF match trust.
On the tub over which she bends and
scrubs there is a tariff tax of So per
cent. The bench or chairs it rests on
are taxed S5 per cent and the paper
pail besides them is tariff-taxed So per
cent.
The big boiler in which the clothes
are boiled is tariff-taxed not less than
as per cent.
II she has been able to save UP and
get a mangle, the metal castings for
it are tariff-taxed penny a pound, the
wooden rollers IS per cent and the
framework 80 per cent. Nothing is too
small and no one too poor to be over
looked.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
HILLsoARDs AND THE LAW

Editor Herald: To what end was all
the late agitation against the un-
slightly billboards If one is allowed to
build them any height he pleases? l
may be wrong, but am under the i'm
preston that an ordinance was passed
restricting the height to eight feet If
so, why the unsightly thing at Pico
and Main streets, and others 1 might
mention? Why is not the law en-
forced? Does not this laxity tend to
bring all law into contempt? X.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30


They were on their honeymoon. He
had bought catboat and had taken
her out to show her how we'll he could
handle boat, putting her to tend the
sheet. A puff of wind came, and he
shouted in no uncertain tone: LET go
the sheet!" No response. Then again:
Let go that sheet, quick!" Still no
movement. A few minutes after,
when both were clinging to the bot
tom of the overturned boat, he said;
why didn't you let go that sheet
when I told you to. dear?"
Il would have" said the bride. "if
YOU had not been so rough about it.
You ought to speak more kindly to
your wife."-New York Evening Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
BUTTING A STONE WALL

IT IME was when action like the one brought
this week by the government against the
$230000OO0 sugar trust would arouse great
interest but not now. Once it would create some
hope of relief but that is no longer so. In the past
few years suits have been brought against the
Standard Oil company the tobacco trust, the
Northern Securities company once before against
the sugar trust the Union Pacific Coal company,
and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road company we'll as against several lesser
combines. How much has resulted from them in
the way of tangible benefit? Or of harm to them
Civil suits against great trusts are waste OF
time and gray matter. The resources of the money
power are so great that if the sugar combine were
broken up tomorrow its place would be taken in
week by another and its able lawyers would con-
trive some way to outWit the law. Combination,
ANYWAY is here to stay and everybody may as well
get reconced to it and devote study not as to how
to stop it but make it force for good instead
of bad.
The Sherman antitrust law contains in its first
three sections provisions for fines aggregating $15,
900 and imprisonment of three years for any PER
SON who violates its provisions. If the sugar
trust has done that some MAN OR MEN have
done it and are entitled to prison stripes. The
spectacle of few law-defying trust directors peer
ing through the bars would have wholesome de-
terrent effect The fning or the dissoving of
trust won't
Guilt is personal A corporation does not break
the law but rather the men who conduct its opera
tions You can't punish a trust by fnes for as
the window glass trust has dehantly done, 1t will
recoup by reducing wages or, as the Standard Oil
does it will raise the price of its commodity and
take the penalty out of the public.
If it is impossible to frame laws that the smart
trust lawyers can't find way to escape, civilly and
crmnally, then the alternative is for the govern
ment to take over the ownership of such produc-
ton as has fallen into the hands of monopoly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
LIKES EDITORIAL PAGE

Editor Herald: have been waiting
for some one to send in a few words of
commentator for the improved ap-
pearance of the editorial page, but lest
will be judged an ungrateful crowd,
will pluck a bouquet from my own
garden and toss 1t to you. 1t is we'll
merited. J. r. KITS.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Queen Wilhenlna proposes to start a goat
farm. She can get material to stock UP with
among the Americans who always rally when the
party boss shouts "Vote the ticket straight
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Evangelist Billy Sunday says that in recent
revival he had 5000 converts and collected $1,000
Yet some people foolishly ask if revivals pay.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

intended accompanied by
asnprnes mo repon tor
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Arizona will have the shortest constitution of
the states and it is suspected the interests would
like it about 100 per cent shorter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Not all Englishmen have such prejudice
against American dollars as the party leaders.
Some of the dukes, for example.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

1t appears probable that when Foss gets
through with him the name of the senior senator
from Massachusetts will be Disodge.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

A rooster in a New York poultry show sold for
fifteen hundred dollars. And they led us to hope
that poultry was going down.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Fighting in the Mexican "war" is almost as
dangerous as playing football.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
Far and Wide
BUSY DAYS

How glad the candidate will be to re-
new the acquaintance of his family
about the 9th inst.-Indianapolis Star.
GETTING SOMETHING, ANYWAY
i Illinois, not having yet convicted any
grafters, is thinking of trying the pos
sibly more arduous job of convicting
the jurors who acquitted the grafters.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Uncle Joe ought to be the leader Of the minor
itv. He led it into its minority condition
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

It is thought that the late Count Tostoi was
the only man in Russia without Sky" or "ovich'
on the end of his name
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Our forecast of the British election is that the
ouse of lords will be pretty badly it by the voters
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Taxes just paid and Christmas at hand
As Milton said life is just one doggone thing after
another.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

The present indications are that the Mexican
revolution" may end before the moving picture
men can get there.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
STILL HAS HOPES

Col. George B. M. Harvey has not as
yet succeeded in finding any evidence
that Colonel Roosevelt was mixed up
in the crime Of '73, but he is still hope
fully poking around.-Pittsburg-G Ga
zette-Times.
DOESN'T SOUND REASONABLE
In its collection of rare old pictures
the New York Mail numbers ANDREW
Carnegie refusing to be interviewed.
Rare? Is there an authentic one in ex-
istence ?-Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
WAS 21 INCHES ENOUGH?
"Twenty-one inches of snow in Penn
sylvania" Has to be pretty deep there
in order to get the white to show at all.
Chicago Evening Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

The shop early admonition wasn't meant only
for the women.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

The fly in the Christmas ointment is the danger
that it will bring another aftermath of turkey hash.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
A HEARTY LAUGH

Being the days best joke from the news
exchanges
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30

Queen Wilheln1ina proposes to start a goat
farm. She can get material to stock UP with
among the Americans who always rally when the
party boss shouts Vote the ticket straight
Evangelist Billy Sunday says that in recent
revival he had 5000 converts and collected $4,000.
Yet some people foolishly ask if revivals pay.
1t appears probable that when Foss gets
through with him the name OF the senior senator
from Massachusetts will be Dislodge.
Arizona will have the shortest constitution of
the states, and it is suspected the interests would
like it about 100 per cent shorter
Not all Englishmen have such prejudice
Some of the dukes for example.
A rooster in a New York poultry show sold for
fifteen hundred dollars And they led us to hope
that poultry was going down.
It is thought that the late Count Tolstoi was
the only man in Russia without 'sky" or "ovich'
on the end OF his name.
The present indications are that the Mexican
revolution" may end before the moving picture
men can get there.
Taxes Just paid and Christmas at hand
As Milton said, life is just doggone thing after
another.
Our forecast of the British election is that the
'ouse of lords will be pretty badly it by the voters
The fly in the Christmas ointment is the danger
that it will bring another aftermath of turkey hash.
Uncle Joe ought to be the leader of the minor
tv. He led it into its minority condition.
Fighting in the Mexican ''war" is almost as
dangerous as playing football.
The shop early admontion wasn't meant only
he
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
HANDS OFF THE CENSUS

7 ATURALLY the distress of Seattle and
Portland-anger in the case of the latter
CITY disnatch has it-oYer the exposure
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
TEXAS TO HOLD
GREAT LAND SHOW

Houston, Tex, Dec. 19.-Prepara-
tions are being made for the holding
of great Texas land show in Hous
ton next March. The whole country
Is land hungry. Everywhere there is
"a longing TO own land and all who
can afford to make an investment
are eager to buy land. This feeling
so general and so irresistible, aas
stimulated the land markets and Gre
ated a demand for land shows. Chi
cago, Cleveland, Pittsburg and Oma-
ha, cities remote from where the land
bargains await buyers, have held sue
cessful land shows. Texas, more than
any other state, is in the public eye
as a center for good land invest
ments and Texas is, therefore, the
logical point for the next great ma
tional land show. All sections of the
state will be represented and there
will be exhibits of agricultural and
mineral products from the Panhandle
to the Rio Grande. Houston's new
auditorium, the largest convention
hall IN the southwest, will be utilized
for this first state land show desi/n-
ed to bring the land owners and the
land buyers together.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
SPOKANE EX-MAYOR TALKS
OF SITUATION IN CHINA

Spokane, wash.-"China's boycott
on American-made goods has been
lifted as a result of the visit Of the
honorary commercial commissioners
of the Associated Chambers Of Com
merce Of the Pacific coast" said c.
Robert Moore. former mayor Of Spo-
kane. on returning home after a stay
Of four months in the orient.
There is every reason to believe
that China will become ono of the
best customers Of the United States"
he continued. "and from now on the
volume Of exports to that country
may be expected to increase very
rapidly and substantially.
"In many places we found tho in
telligent and progressive Chinese ca
ger for a representative form Of gov
ernment. This desire is spreading
with rapidity. and there arc many In
the orient who believe that the advo-
Gates Of this reform will be success
ful. The plan to establish . pariia-
mentary body II generally favored.
I'VE were informed In many cities
IN the empire that the prominent CHI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
FIRE THREATENS
TOWN OF ATHENA
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
DESTROYS BUSINESS HOUSE
Taggart General Merchandise Store
Totally Destroycd-Entire Business
District Endangered - Prompt
Work Saves Town.
Especial Correspondence.) }

Athena, Ore, Dec. 18.-Fire broke
out at o'clock this morning In the
heart of the business section and 1t
looked for awhile that the entire sec
tion would be wiped out along with
the rest of the city.
The fire originated in the general
merchandise store of Il. M. Taggart
and destroyed his entire stock along
with the building, making total loss
Of about $4,000 The situation was
an extremely critical one, for the fire
was rushing out of the front OF the
burning store and with slight breeze
blowing it made II so intensely hot
that plate glass windows bursted
clear out along on both sides of the
street. and with the paint on the
woodwork scorching on the other
business houses, 1t made things look
as If there would be nothing left of
the town by daybreak.
The fire companies were very
prompt and it was only by their he
roic efforts that the own was saved
from destruction, for the citizens who
witnessed the spectacle, say that they
never saw such hairbreadth escape
of annihilation of the business Sec
ton at least.
Mr.. Taggart's accounts were de-
stroyed along with the stock for he
did not have some of his books in the
safe, and 1t took six men to keep the
unfortunate man from rushing into
the burning store in an effort to Sc
cure his books and papers, which act
would have cost him his life, The
strain proved too great for the strick-
en- man and he tainted away and had
to be carried to his home.
The business men were fully arous-
ed to the situation and Judge Rich
ards and Attorney Watts, who have
offices near by, showed no hesitation
in putting their books. papers, etc, out
in the muddy street.
The building was owned by the
Kirk estate and w. Il. Ladd estate OF
Portland. and what insurance they
have is not known at the present
time. but Mr.. Taggart has $1,000 in
the Merchants Mutual of Portland
The origin of the fire is unknown at
the present time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
SMyTHE ARRANGES
FOR C0kvtNIi!llIi!

Secretary Dan p. Smythe, of the
Oregon Woolgrowers' association, has
returned from Portland and is per-
fecting arrangements for the annual
convention January 3, the day pre-
ceding the opening of the National
Woolgrowers' convention. interest in
the state gathering is absorbed by the
greater work of the National associa-
ton, but Secretary Smythe hopes to
get up topics that will arouse his
members to an appreciation of their
own difficulties. District Forester c.
$. Cmapmah, of this region, will
speak to the woolgrowers on the work
of the forest service, particularly
about grazing. which has been the
source of long negotiations.
According to Smythe county asso-
Citations are arranging to have their
annual meetings Immediately precede
the state gathering, and all go down
| Ia body TO participate in the state
and national gatherings. The Nal
heur and Harney sheepmen Will meet
at Vale December 80, and hasten at
once to Portland en- masse. Eastern
oregon assures a tremendous delega-
ton, as recognition Of the holding in
| oregon of the national convention.
Idaho will be on hand almost to man
SO far as sheepmen go, in the effort
to land for Boise the next convention.
Utah will also strive to the same end,
in behalf of Salt Lake. And a big
struggle will be made by the sheep
| men east of the Rockies to take the
ho.
a meeting of the heads of the sew
eral local committees handling de-
! tails of the convention was held yes
terday afternoon. There is much
work to do yet in preparing to re-
ceive the $4,000 or $4,000 visitors and
the several committees named find it
| necessary to give most all of their
| time this month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
WALLA WALLA HOPES TO
GET A CONGRESSMAN

Walla Walla, Wash.-That Walla
Walla will soon be in congressional
district of it's own, and which will en-
able 1t to have representative in the
lower branch of congress, is the be-
lief Of politicians of this city. with
the announcement of the census OF
the state, 1t is noted that redistricting
the state will make two more con-
gressmen. One of these, it Is believ-
ed, will be elected from newly Gre
ated district of which Walla Walia
will be the center.
One of the new districts must sure
ly fall this side Of the mountains, II
Is pointed out. and If so, It is likely
that Walla Walla will be in 1t, as
North Yakima and Spokane each
a representative in congress, and the
middle eastern part of the state is
represented by william La Toilette Of
Pullman Logically then, the new
congressman from east of the noun
talns should be taken from Walla
Walla.
1t is believed that the new districts
east of the mountains would line up
something as follows: One from
Walla Walla, Columbia, Franklin,
Yakima, Klickitat, Kittitas Douglas,
Grant and Okanogan; the other from
Spokane, Ferry. Stevens, whitman,
Lincoln, Adams, Garfield and Asotin.
OF course, if the present represen-
tation of one congressman to every
10000 inhabitants is maintained.
Washington would get three more
congressman. It is more probable, it
is thought here, that the representa-
ton will be confined to one in every
! 220, 900.
So certain of the new district and
of a congressman from Walla Walla
are people here that they have al
ready begun to pick candidates Re-
publicans are favoring II. A. Rey-
nolds, n farmer of the valley; Pro-
| fessor w. d. Lyman of Whitman
| College and ]. L. Dumas, democrats,
will probably pick Francis A Garrett,
| recently elected to the state legisla-
ture, in case there is such choice to
be made.
/ With a representative in congress.
i Walla Walla believes that much need
! ed legislation would result.