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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
AUTOMOBILES

n IG sales reported at the automo-
X bile show Indicate the hold the
~ motor car has obtained on the
affections of people who can afford it,.
And this class is constantly becoming
more numerous, because not only are
prices reasonable, and easy terms Of
fered, but there is an increasingly large
proportion of the citizens who reach
the belief that an investment in an
automobile is sure to pay. It will save
car fare, train fare, and carriage hire,
and anyone whose business requires
him to be out and about knows that
in the course of a few years his ex-
penditures will go a long way toward
purchasing an auto.
With reasonable care an automobile
will last for many years, and with a
machine of a hardy and long lived
type we'll cared for by its proprietor,
it is easy to see how the proprietor Gf
you will pardon the expression) can
come out ahead of the game"
On account of the announcement
the automobile metropolis of the west
ern part of the United States. All
kinds of makes are represented in this
city, and it is the common remark Of
pedestrians who "foot it" among the
highways and byways that automo-
biles are everywhere. They can take"
roads of the most difficult" descrip-
tion, and with skilled steering by an
expert chauffeur (and no other kind of
chauffeur has any business to drive
an auto) they viii accomplish tasks in
mountain climbing that would be i'm
possible for horse. With good roads
and development of the freight-car-
rying type of motor car (and this de-
velopment is going ahead very fasD,
the railroads will have a healthy COM
petition for the carrying trade of the
country.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
Tremendous Annual Tdx
Is Due to Big Fire Loss

year The cost of building construc-
tion in 1907 in forty-nine leading cities
of the United States reporting total
population of less than 1S,000,0 900,
amounted to 1861, ,076 2S6, and the cost
of building construction for the entire
country in the same year is conserva-
lively estimated at $1,000, 900 000 Thus
it will be seen that nearly one-half the
value of all the new buildings con-
structed within one year is destroyed
by fire. The annual fire cost is greater
than the value of the real property and
improvements in either Maine, West
Virginia, North Carolina. North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Alabama, Louis
lana or Montana. In addition to this
waste of wealth and natural resources
1449 persons We're killed and 1854 were
injured in fires in the United States in
1907.
|. The direct loss by fires in this coun-
try is eight times as much per capita
as in any country of Europe. The ac>
tual fire loss in the United States due
to the destruction of buildings and
their contents amounted to $215, 0S4, ,7O9,
a per capita loss of s2.51. The per
capita loss in the cities of the six lead
ing European countries amounted to
but SO cents. Comparisons of the total
cost of fires, which includes the items
already stated, show that If buildings
in the United States were as nearly
f1reproof as those in Europe the annual
fire cost would be $50, ,000, 900 instead of
S456 900 600
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
AMERICAN WOMAN NOT
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES

SAN DIMAS, Feb. 7.-[Editor Her
adj: Interested as l have been IN tiie
discussion in your paper about the
cause of the prevailing high prices anu
increased cost of living, | had not
thought of taking any part until l
saw the letter this morning giving
new reason" for the present hard times.
Certainly it seems that we nave come
to a great pass when there are those
with the temerity to come forward ana aIu
assign American womanhood as the
cause of the present disagreeable stu
alton. .,..a
If seems to me the trouble with TINS
writer is that he has taken the feminine
freak-the parasite, as it Were-and
holds her up as the average woman.
The average woman does something
besides spend the money which her
husband earns. In the vast majority OF
cases she only spends what her tru-
gality and economy justly enable her TO-
even though she has never gone outsloe
the four walls of her own home to earn
a dollar. .,,,
Tn our own state my own observation
has led me to believe that in large
proportion of the families which nave
moved into the state within the past
five wears and settled in the country
and towns outside of the large cities,
the women and girls are as much the
wage earners as the men. In the truit
districts they are working by the slae
of their husbands and brothers, Wiling
lv and eheerfully in most instances put
ting their wages into the common funu,
thus doing all in their power TO try 10
cone with this increased cost of living.
For every woman who foolishiy eH-
pends money in lavish expenditures Tor
personal adornment there will be FOUND
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
FEDERAL STEAMSHIP LINE

nECKLESS corporation foes of the
II, proposed federal steamship line
~ on the Pacific coast, which will
give the west as square deal as the
east in respect of business advantages,
are doing their utmost and their worst
to create false and misleading impress
sions in Washington regarding the
public attitude to the measure provid-
ing for such a line. WHAT purports to
be spontaneous" petition has been
drafted carefully for the corporations
affected and is being made the basis
of deliberate attempt to misinform
congress and the eastern newspapers
and mislead public opinion.
ALL CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS THAT
HAVE THE INTERESTS OF GREAT
Err LOS ANGELES AT HEART, AS
WELL AS ALL CITIZENS WHO
REALIZE THE MOMENTOUsNESS
OF THE CASE, SHOULD WIRE SEN
ATOR FLINT WITHOUT DELAY
AND URGE HIM TO SUPPORT THE
MEASURE FOR A FEDERAL
STEAMSHIP LINE.
The new development at Washington
has not taken entirely by surprise the
friends of the commercial freedom and
prosperity of Greater Los Angeles ana
Southern California, because it has
been known that j. B. Alexander. agent
for the Spreekels Brothers Commercial
company, and representative of the
American Hawaiian Steamship COM
pany, was circulating petition
against the bill for federal steam
ship line.
WIRE FLINT TO STAND BY THE
PEOPLE IN THIS FIGHT.
Once more the Pacific coast is en-
tering on a struggle between the peo-
pie and the interests, and the people
will win.
f. p Gregson, traffic manager of the
associated jobbers of Los Angeles, has
summarized some of the arguments in
favor of a federal steamship line on
the Pacific. When the government
aided the Pacific railroads with sub
sides it made a precedent which JUS
titles it in establishing a steamship
line on the Pacific from Panama to
Pacific ports.
Existing railroads are unable to han
die the transcontinental traffic already
developed; and a remedy MUST be
found in water transportation. Cali
fornia supplies for the Panama canal
are now shipped by rail to New York
and thence to the canal zone. Not only
IN the matter of canal zone supplies,
but in every other way, the conditions
of mercantile. industrial California
would be improved vastly if a direct
steamship line were run on the Pacific
as 1t is on the Atlantic.
There is no reason why the people
of the Pacific coast should be discrim-
mated against. There is no reason
why they should be placed at a dis
advantage as compared with the peo-
pie of the Atlantic coast. There is no
reason why California should not get
a square deal. And doubtless it will
be fairly and squarely dealt with, if
exploiting corporation interests are
not allowed to interfere with the nat
ural and just course of congressional
action.
WIRE SENATOR FLINT TO DO
HIS DUTY BY SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE FOR A FEDERAL
STEAMSHIP LINE.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
VOTES FOR WOMEN

II RESIDENT JORDAN of Stanford
university told the women of the
Il EbelI they all would live to vote,
and in effect gave it as his opinion
suffrage for women would not be de-
layed beyond the present generation.
1t is hard to understand how the
American republic, organized on a
basis of popular representation, for so
many years could have asserted the
position woman may not be included
in the term popular" Undoubtedly
the advocates of woman suffrage are
right in saying women should not have
been barred from active participation
in government and from having a vote
as well as a voice in the practical ap-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

one of the opposite sex nine times out
of ten, doing the same thing.
True the average American woman
does not feed the pig, split the kindling
or -btIild the fire, nor do / believe the
average American man wishes her to
do any of these things, although she
probably could and would do any or all
of them should the necessity arise.
That women do use electricity in pref
erence to the candle dip, where possi-
BILE, is certainly nothing to their dis
credit.
The ancient seamstress is, as this
writer says, a thing of the past, and IT
is better no doubt that this is true. The
day when a girl or woman with only
little picked up knowledge could
come into our homes and at so mueh
a day or hour cut up and in many cases
destroy our clothing is indeed past,
Parents are waking up to the reallZ-
alton of the fact that 1t is skilled lapor
that pays, and to one who doubts this
Statement a visit to the Polytechnic
school of your own city will convince
one that dressmaking is not lost art,
even though the ancient seamstress has
disappeared. Here under capaple IN
struction girls are taught the mlhutest
details of that trade which your corre-
spondent would have us believe Is be-
mo given over entirely to the men.
Whatever the cause of the prevailing
conditions of living, let it not be laid
at the door of American womanhood.
Someone perhaps with keener insight
than any who have so far dealt with
this question may lay bare the root
of the evil.
Let us hope and pray that the day is
not far distant in which the average
American woman will not only interest
herself with all that pertains to the
welfare of the home, but also interest
herself in seeing that the street cars,
elections, or whatever else pertains to
the common good, shall be properly
run also; and God speed the day when
the average American man shall be
satisfied to have her do so.
EDITH A, BRUNER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

plication of the first principles of
Americanism.
Beyond any reasonable doubt it is
to the rigid exclusion of women from
participation in the major part of de-
terminative national life the republic
owes its anomalies and inconsistencies,
such as child labor and pauperism,
both of which are utterly at variance
with American declarations.
1t is said woman reasons with her
heart and not with her head. So be it.
We have had too much head reasoning
and too little heart reasoning in the
United States. We should give the
women of the nation an opportunity of
civilizing and Americanizing it,,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
GOOD GOVERNMENTS
FOES

EkT1 HE PRIMARY" a brisk little
magazine published at Ber-
u kelley, is responsible for the
following extremely practical "oath:"
"Henceforth. as a duty owe to my
family and my state, I am bound by
this solemn pledge to my conscience
that I will not countenance or sup
port any newspaper that is false to
the principles Of good government or
good morals. So help me, the Star
Spangled Banner"
1t certainly is inconsistent to support
the cause of good government and
supply advertising patronage that will
help an opposition paper to damage Cf
it CAM the cause OF good government.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

On Friday, February 49, East Holly
wood will come into Greater Los An
geles The city will be enriched by the
addition of this fine suburban district
with its beautiful streets, cozy homes
and its superb park area. And East
Hollywood, when included in the met
ropolitan area of Greater Los Angeles,
will flourish and prosper more than
ever before in its history. For the way
of prosperity is the Los Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
AT THE THEATERs

UDITORIUM-Dark.
BELASCO-"TheM Man of the Hour"
BURBANK-''The Ringmaster."
ISCHER'E-Musical farce.
GRAND-''Florodor
Los ELES-vaudeville
MAJESTIC-"Babes in Toyland."
MASOE-Dark.
OLYMPIC-Burlesqu
ORPHEUM-Yaude
UNIQUE-Melodram
WALKER-Dark.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

Mayor Alexander will occupy city
pulpit next Sunday and deliver an ad-
dress on "Civic Righteousness" 1t
will be easy for him to preach a Sun
day sermon on a topic he is illustrat-
ing all week. Civic righteousness is a
city's noblest aim, and always assures
prosperity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

Bankers who are visiting Los Angeles
are making comments on the growth
and prosperity of the city. They say
it will be city of a million in ten
years. We believe it would be safe to
say within ten years. This is the
answer to the "village or city?" cam
paign question.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

Deplorable indeed is the situation of
which it can be reported: 'I have
found any number of men so tied up
with the loan sharks they will not be
able to draw their own salaries for
some time" Arnoldism is a decided
menace to the efficiency of the public
service. The power of the money lend
ers must be broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

The fundamental principles of Ameri-
creed for any American The Herald
believes in and will advocate Ameri-
canism first last and all the time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENT intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name aud address of the writer. Ihe herald
gives tiIe widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

First principles of Americanism bear
a remarkably close resemblance to
square dealing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

Poor Queen Lii. reduced to beg
carly income of $4,000 year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

of creation and will most likely take a
hand in the direction of affairs Whether
we like it or not. j. X. WALhhI''
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

Tomorrow-Moving Pictures.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-11

On ali matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates. advertising man
ager.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-04-29
CXERKzW-MZLZAhr
BRIGHTEN Up
Finishes

ing and vanishing at one operation.
Suitable for use on chairs, tables, wood
work, floors, etc. Colors and also
ground.
S-W Enamel-Gives a glossy ena-
mel finish to woodwork, furniture, iron
bedsteads, etc. 2 colors, Also black,
white and ground
S-W Bath Enamel-Produces dur
able, porcelain-like surface on old or
worn bathtubs. It's not affected by cold
or hot water. 1 Colors and ground.
S-W Porch & Lawn Furniture
EndMel-For use on porch and lawn
furniture. Does not stick to clothing.
5 Colors.
S-W Screen Endmel-For door and
window screens. Comes in black and
green.
S-W Aluminium Paint-For a sill
yer finish on radiators, gas pes, Stoves
picture frames, etc.
S-W Imperial Gold Enamel or
Empress Liquid Gold-For gold fin
ish on radiators, gas pipes, stoves, pic
ture frames, etc.
S-W Stove Pipe and Iron Enamel
For stove pipes, stoves, registers,
CRATES, etc.
S-W Inside Floor Paint-For Civ
ing durable painted coating to inside
floors. 10 colors.
S-W Floorlac-A durable varnish
finish for floors, woodwork, furniture,
etc. Initiates such woods as oak, ma
hogany, etc. Comes in colors. Also
clear and ground.
S-W Floor Wax-For use on good
floors requiring waxed finish.
S-W Crack and Seam Filler-For
hlling unsightly cracks i'll old floors
S-W Durable Household Varnish
For vanishing furniture, floors, wood
work, etc.
S-W Fldxoap-This is pure, lin
seed oil soap which is household ne
cessity, as it cleans all surfaces. Use it
housekeeping time for cleaning your
woodwork and all painted or vanished
surfaces.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-02-19
AUDITORS REPORT CITY
Of BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
JAN. | 19O8--DEC. 81 1909

the amount due from the Street Rail
way company and from the owners of
aoutting property. While we handled
this differently to what your clerk
handled it, the net result is the same.
He simply considers the net balance
of $5,23l.60 as liability and does not
consider the balance in his statement
as either Assets or Liabilities.
You will notice that on Exhibit "B",
we bring down the current deficit as
at December 31st, 1908, $17,915.73, and
on Exhibit A." we show the cur
rent deficit as at December 31st. 1909,
27,65o.3O In looking over the pub
ished statements for the year 1908, it
appears that you have heretofore
treated lands purchased at Marshal's
sales as liens and included the amount
among the City's quick assets, while
we enter the amount under head of
fixed assets. If treated as quick or
current assets, the current deficit
would appear as follows:
1908 1909
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Leaving Cur
rent Deficit s 9,2S6.75 s19,O0S.44

so that either way the matter is treat
ed, there appears to be an increase
| in the net floating Indebtedness of
about 100000 during the past twelve
months.
One matter Cf very great impor-
tance seems to have entirely escaped
the attention of your City Council.
We refer to the creation of a Sinking
Fund to take care of the 100000 90
, of outstanding bonds at maturity 1t
appears from your records that, begin
ming with the year 1901, tax levy
has been made every year which was
apportioned to interest and principal
OF the public debt. On Exhibit e, :"
herewith, we have made out figures
that may prove of interest to you;
however, we were only employed to
audit accounts of the years 1908 and
1909 and. in our general statement
and report to you. have no right to go
into the accounts prior to 1908.
For the years under review, 1908
and 1909, respectively, tax levy of
seven mills was made each year on
| account cf principal and interest on
! the pIblic debt. We have before us
a copy of the tax ordinance for 1908.
! frCm which we quote as follows:
Section 2 Be it further ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid that
the taxes so levied and to be col
lected shall be and are hereby ap
! portioned and appropriated as fol-
lows: "70-1G0 of one percentum to
the payment of the principal and
interest on the public debt of said
city"
The levy of seven mills for the
year 1903 amounted to -. .$45, 1857
Interest on PUBLIC debt for
year was .............. 10, l(S.be
Leaving Surplus above Inter-
est Observation-Disclosures, SIS, ,96S.21
The tax levy of
seven mills for 1903
amounted to. ..... $46,8 ,825.63
Interest on Bonds. 100000
Leaving Surplus above Inter-
est ........:. :..:..,... ol,s2o.55
Total SnrplJs above Interest
for two years ....... 500, ~
Since. the levy was made, the money
appropriated by city ordinance and
the tax actually collected from your
property owners for one specific pur-
pose and no other. the surplus above
interest should have teen used to re-
tire outstanding bonds And since we
tind no evidence In your books of ac-
count that the money has been used
in that way, it should be on hand at
this time but, instead, has been used
for current expenses and for improve
ments.' We, therefore, add the total
to the current deficit. as shown on
Exhibit "A-2.'%, This, makes the total
current deficit, or excess of floating
ana current Indebtedness over quick
or current assets, tss.4s71s.
With the exception OF this specific
levy for Sinking Fund and for which
no provision has been made, we find
the accounts IL the main correctly
stated in the cfty's' books. 7
Respectfully, submitted, >
A. ~
AInnts Richardson & Co.,
j Certises Pnalie Accnuniants'
Reported by g. l., Lerana:
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AS reported in our
statements. -. .$17,915S3 $27,693.30
Deduct liens on
lands purchased
at MarshaPs
sales . S,629.OS S,6S4.S6
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CITY OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA..
st T M EMIT OF ON DITTO N
DECEMBER 81, 1909.

AeSETS.
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4 Fixed Assets and Bonded Debt Not csnsidered.
CURRENT ASSETS
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-01
NEWSPAPER MAN MAKES GOOD.
Adopted Son of Utah Will Aid In Up.
building of Alaska.

Salt Lake City-A Salt Lake man,
Kenneth G.. Kerr, has been selected
to head the new publicity bureau for
the exploitation and development of
Alaska, and the vast resources of that
new and wonderful territory. He has
been employed by the Alaska Steam
ship company, one of the great corpor-
ations of the Morgan-Guggenheim syn
dictate, which is doing so much in the
upbuilding of Alaska. A new rail
road, the Copper River & Northwest
ern, is being built from Cordova to
the interior, and at the end of the line
a copper mine will be developed which
is one of the richest in the world. AL
though Mr.. Kerr was born in Wash
lngton, ID. c., and comes from a fam
lily of writer's and statesmen, he has
been in the west for the past twenty
years, engaged in newspaper work,
and railroading. He was the first man
to be engaged at this end of the line
to exploit the new road to Los An
geles (the Salt Lake Route) and has
been engaged on various other lines
of promotion and exploitation. He is
also one of the best known newspaper
men in the west, and takes with him
to his new field of action a wealth of
experience which spells success in his
undertaking.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-01
BRAZILIAN REBELS VICTORIOUS
Government Pardons Murderers Of OF.
flcers Of Warships and Mutineers
Surrender Captured Vessels.

Rio Janeiro.-The ships of the Bra
lillian feet which have been in the
hands of mutinous sailors since No
vember % were surrendered to the
government at o'clock Saturday
evening. This action, followed by the
granting of the mutineers demands by
the government, included amnesty to
all concerned in the revolt, higher
pay and less work for the sailors and
the adjustment of certain minor griev-
ances.
The warships in the hands of the
mutineers included the Minas Geraes,
the San Paulo and the Bahia, the Rio
Grande, Du Sui and the Deodoro. After
the announcement of the surrender
they proceeded out into the bay and
re-entered the harbor at 80 o'clock,
no longer flying the red flag.
Jean Candida, the leader of the mu-
tineers, in company with forty other
sailors, abandoned the Minas Geraes
some time Friday and the minister of
marine dispatched an officer to board
the battleship and ascertain whether
it was the intention to deliver over
the vessel.
About the same time it was rumored
that the officers who had been named
to take command of the warships after
their surrender would decline to do
SO, fearing the fate of Captain Neves,
the former commander of the Minas
Geraes, and several other officers, who
were killed by the sailors when they
offered resistance the night of the
outbreak. The rumor caused consid-
cradle alarm, but proved to be with
out foundation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-01
STRIKES CHURCHILL WITH WHIP
Male Suffrasist Attacks British
Home Secretary at Depot, But Is
Thwarted by Detectives.

London.-Winston Spencer Church
Ill, home secretary, returning to Lon
don Saturday night after a speech at
Bradford, was attacked in the train
by male suffragist with a dog whip,
VINO cried out take that, you cur"
Two detectives. who accompanied
Mr. Churchill, parted the blow and
overpoweerd the secretary's assailant,
who is believed to be the man who
interrupted Mr.. Churchill in the course
OF his address and was expelled from
the meeting after struggle.
When the train arrived at London
three women tried to assault the home
secretary, but the detectives drove
them off.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-01
i've Montana Banks closed.

Butte, Mont-The Hewitt State
bank at Basin, Mont, was closed by
the state examiner on Monday. A
statement said the stockholders have
overdrawn and the bank has failed to
pay as an investment NJ. l.. Hewitt,
mining promoter, is president, and for.
mer Governor A. e. Spriggs is vice
president. The capital is $4,000 and
the deposits $4,000. The banking firm
of Friday & Jenkisens, at Harlow.
ton, was also closed, and as a result,
several Harlowton business firms have
passed into receivers hands.