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AND OAKLAND— Los Angeles and
Southern California visitors to San
• Francisco and Oakland will find The
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on the streets In Oakland by Wheatley
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Population of Los Angeles, 251,463
The wetter, tho better.
- Maybe Boss Parker heard thnt "Link"
Bteffens was coming.
These days the rancher wears the
smile that won't come off.
A famine In umbrellas Is threatened
here. But who cares, so It rains?
Remember that the present council
lasts another woek, nnd keep your
weather eye peeled.
Florida's orange crop hns been frosted
again. But cheer up: Southern Califor
nia has enough for nil.
The woman's hotel In New York has
proved a failure, as everybody thought
it -would. No men were allowed.
Miner Hicks now expects to write a
novel. Just so he doesn't break Into
the yellows the country is safe.
It Is to be hoped that Brewer Busch's
pneumonia won't be serious, else Pasa
dena will lose Its star winter attrac
tion.
An Oakland man claims to be sane
during the day, but crazy at night.
Maybe he only stays in Oakland after
dark.
Pity Boss Parker didn't takp the
voting machines along when he moved
the Republican machine to San Fran
cisco.
The president has gone turkey hunt
ing. Must want to take out on the na
tional bird the Ire he feels toward con
gress.
And now a Connecticut society is try
ing to prove that Eve didn't hand Adam
an apple. Judging by results it was a
lemon.
J. Pluvius is respectfully reminded
that we can still stand another shower
or two -without getting too much of a
good thing.
With nearly or quite six inches of
rainfall and the season only begun
Southern California can afford to feel
complaisant.
It is hoped that the Roosevelt-Foraker
row won't reach the proportions of the
Roosevelt-Storer scrap. "We've had
enough letters.
Nine persons were frozen to death
In England yesterday. That ought to
start even Englishmen toward Los An
geles for relief.
George "VV. Perkins, partner of J. P.
Morgan, is under indictment for for
gery. Thus do even the high finan
ciers "get theirs."
There seems some disposition to re
fuse "Doc" Houghton the superintend
ence of the detention hospital. Why?
Isn't It sufficiently secluded?
The anxiety of Ruef and Schmitz to
stand apart in their days of trouble is
quite in contrast with their Damon
and Pythias attitude only a little while
back.
The fact that Lincoln Steffens Is.
headed this way doesn't cause a flutter.
The old council goei out of bUHlnpss
too soon for him to probe it, and the
new one hasn't had a chance yet.
One would think the detention hos
pital an idonl retreat for "Doc" Hough
ton. There's only one other person
therf, and surely the place || sjnpli
enuogh to permit his getting out of
range of "Doc's" mouth.
San I'raiiclhco is moving to annex
San Mann county In order to extend
its water front and Increase its popula
tion. Probably this mOV ml accounts
for the transfer of Walter Parker from
Los Angeles to Han Francisco. The
Southern Pacific can smell a watW
front a thousand miles away.
Long Beach continues to agitate the
question of consolidation with Los An
geles, and while there Is a faction op
posed to the movement there also ap
Hi be a large majority of the en
terprising citizens favorable. X will
not doubt be unanimous as soon as the
consolidation commission Is able to tit
the requisite facts before the people.
A "Roosevelt third term league" has
■• j been organized, with headquarters at
.Chicago and a Colorado man as chair
inun. Hut such an organization Is en
tirely unnecessary, for if the people
■ should Insist upon Roosevelt for an
- "other term nobody could stop him;
.while, if the question Is referred to
, "Republican leaders, he wouldn't stand a
- ghost of a show. it will be an avalanche
—a stampede-or nothing.
THfl PONDING PROPOSITION
lt (teams like a strange coincidence
that Pasade- propose* a county bond
proposition. Involving $3,000,000, Just at
the time when Los Angeles It preparing
for ft bond election to provide the first
lnstallment of cost for the great aque
duct. Los Angeles city and county are
distinct RlUilti loyally and geograph
ically, but the city constitutes nearly
fourths of the county financially.
A county loan Involves the calling on
th" city for ii '.Ike proportion of the
required funds.
lt Is a highly commendabl« project
for which Pasadena proposes to Talse
$3,000,000 by ■ county loan. It Is backed
by the Pasadena board of trade, and
that organization, an announced, has
■till in every taxpayer In the city a
letter, with return postal card Inclosed,
outlining the project and requesting an
opinion thereon.
As thus indicated the plan Is "for A
system of boulevards connecting a
series of cities and towns in the county,
lncluding Los Angeles, Pasadena, Po
mona, Venice, Ocean Park. Santa
Monica, Long Beach, South Pasadena,
San Pedro, Hollywood, Alhnmbrn, Re
dondo, San Gabriel, Norwalk, Rivera,
Whlttler, Monrovia, Azusa, Glendora,
Claremont and Lordsburg."
It Is nn ndmlrablp scheme, directly in
lino With tho good roads movpmont
which The Herald hns advocated for
yciirw. It is "the one thing lni-klng,"
reiterating the oft repeated sentiment
In those columns, to m;\ke Los Angeles
nd Its sister cities and towns Ideal In
all respects, especially in attractiveness
in strangers who tire familiar with the
fine boulevards und drives in the en
virons of leading eastern cities.
But, as viewed from the standpoint of
this city, it Is not expedient t-> push the
Pasadena project at this time. Desir
able as the scheme unquestionably Is
there Is no emergent need for consum
mating It now.
But, on the contrary, there Is impera
tive reason -why the proposition should
not be urged at this time. The Owens
river aqueduct bonds, of which the first
Installment will soon be offered In the
financial market, must take precedence
over everything else of money-borrow
ing kind. The city cannot indorse even
so desirable a proposition as the one
broached by Pasadena until the funds
for the great water system are assured.
It would be injudicious for this city to
make any movement calculated to
strain its financial credit before the
water project Is 'O'lt of the woods."
Excellent as the city's credit now la in
the eastern financial marts, the projec
tion of a county loan for a large
amount, at this time, certainly would
militate against the marketing of water
bonds at the desired low rate of in
terest.
And the reason thus given for de
ferring 1 the good roads plan is equally
applicable to the suggestion, made by
one of the consulting engineers who
have just appro . Ed the Owens river
water project, that the city should at
once provide for power development on
the line of the aqueduct. No doubt
Engineer Schuyler Is right in this con
clusion: "In my Judgment It would be
a good stroke of business If the city
would arrange Its finances in a way to
complete the power development of all
that portion of the possible power
nearest to the city and have It ready
for delivery as soon as the conduit
Is completed and the water turned
through it."
But, first and foremost, finance the
main proposition.
CONCERNING RAINFALL
The weather record for this month is
discouraging to those chronic pessimists
who -worry about alleged changing of
the seasons. December of last year
gave stimulus to the idea that rainfall
is gradually decreasing In Southern
California, although the theory was
thoroughly soaked by the heavy precip
itation in the following months. During
the entire month of last December there
was not enough rain to lay the dust
for an hour. The present month shows
a record approximating half a foot, the
heaviest rainfall for a similar period in
many years.
A study of rainfall In this section dur
ing the period of accurate official
measurements utterly destroys the the
ory that the seasons are undergoing
any perceptible change. The precipita
tion varies from one season to another,
and also In particular months, as seen
In the difference noted between last
December and the present "month. But
the principle of a general average with
in b Riven cycle of years, aB maintained
by most meteorologists, is proved to be
correct.
The assumed aridity of Southern Cali
fornia, as shown by the records of an
nual rainfall, does not rest on substan
tial basis. It is appropriate to the sum
mer season — to nearly half the year, In
fact— but It Is not fitting In respect to
the year as a whole. A country cannot
properly be called arid, or even semi
arid, when It receives an abundance of
rain for agricultural triiiiiivnients.
It || fortunate that we have no rain
fall in the southland during the sum
in, r months. Vegetation rests hen- dur
ing that period, us It rests in the east
during the winter months. The rich
land of this region Is so responsive to
rain that the sleep of veyetatloii would
In- broken by precipitation iii summer,
causing premature growth and ulti
mate, Jallure.
Tin- rama come here Just when they
ale needi il, ami they are unknown
when they would be harmful. They
come, also, as if they were gauged ex
actly to lii the. requirement of useful
ness, without tho accompaniment of
.-,u- h ilesiiiicilou as Is witnessed at
times In every other section of the
United State*.
For tangible evidence that vegetation
la well supplied with moisture In this
miscalled Beml-arld land, gaze at the
emerald coloring of the, earth now and
notice the beginning of wild flowers to
peep out where they will dot the green
with bright coloring a little later in the
season.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 29, 1906.
A NON-SALOON BULWARK
The people of Los Angeles who favor
restraint of the liquor traffic have es
pecial cause for thankfulness* to am
section of the city— the Ninth ward.
That section always Is on the alert to
combat any expansion of the saloon
ln Its own territory and It always Is
ready to lend a helping hand in the
cause of temperance elsewhere In th»
community. In fighting Its own battle
tor exemption from extension of the
llquor-sdllng zone It fights for the
M generally.
For many years the organisation of
liquor dealers has been endeavoring at
lntervals to break down the antl-nalooii
barrier In the Ninth ward. Within the
last three or four years, particularly,
the ward has grown so rapidly In pop
ulation that the liquor interests have
looked with covetous even upon the
opportunities for dispensing "booze"
therein.
The last effort of that kind has In M
been made and with the Inevitable
result. The whole Influence and DOWN
of the liquor dealers' organization was
brought to bear upon the outgoing city
council to secure a breach In the Ninth
ward's anti-saloon bulwark. Hut the
effort failed. The Ninth warders ral
lied In their might. They met the old
enemy In the open before the council
and fought their battle again to a sue
cessful finish.
In order to conflno tho s.'ijnon zono
of L,ns Angeles to tho. smallest possible
dimensions and to restrain thr liquor
truffle generally It Is only necessary
that the people of other wards emulate
the example, of the Ninth wardern In
their persistent attitude of hostility.
The liquor-seiiinsr organisation is i
compact body, working systematically
and always alive to an opportunity for
attacking a weak point In the temper
ance defenses.
The lack of united effort in many of
the wards on the part of the defenders
Involves constant danger of luccess by
the liquor forces. It is just thpre thnt
the Rtrength of the Ninth warders lies,
They employ the enemy's tactics by
rallying at the first note of warning
and standing tog-ether like the "Stone
wall" division of Gen. Jackson In the
Civil War.
The liquor Interest has been defeated
In every attempt at expansion in thp
closing days of the present city council.
By -such alertness as the Ninth ward
ers always manifest the liquor traffic
may be held in check henceforth In
every section of the city.
Roosevelt, evidently alarmed nt Sen
ator Foraker's scathing arraignment of
the presidential conduct of the Browns
ville affair, has sent another attache of
the attorney general's office to Texas to
make further inquiry into the alleged
raid by colored troops. People general
ly are Inclined to believe the presi
dent's decision was about right, but he
has been decidedly unfortunate in his
efforts to present sufficient facts to
show that he was right.
Accepting the friendly advice offered
them by The Herald, the liquor inter
ests have taken a reef in their' sails
and will not insist upon an extension
of the saloon zone or an Increase In the
number of saloons. The trouble arose
from a misapprehension of the result of
the city election. This is not going to
be a wide-open town, as had been sup
posed.
Chicago proposes a "national pros
perity jubilee," to be held, of course,
at Chicago. But why there? Any old
spot in this country would be available
for that purpose.
IF PAD BEEN THERE
Some burglars came to town the other
night,
And got in Guthrle's house and helped
thclrselves
To nearly everything there wns In sight
Or locked In drawers or piled up on
the shelves,
And Mr. Guthrie hardly drew his breath,
'Cause Mrs. Guthrie said ho didn't
dare;
Those burglars would of both got
scared to death
If pad been there.
When Russia didn't whip the Japanese
Pn told us it was Kuropatkin's fault;
He ought of won as easy as you please
The trouble was lie wasn't worth his
salt.
I'll bet the Japs would all be wishin'
yet
That they had not mixed up in that
affair.
For they'd be full of bullets and regret,
If pad been there.
Last Christmas Uncle Fred sent me a
book
About the fight they had at Waterloo;
It tells you of the part Napoleon took;
Pa sqj-h he bit off more than lie could
chew.
And ma thinks that the duke of Well
ington,
Who. a» the poot says, stood up four-
square.
Most llkoly would of gone home on the
run.
If pad been there.
Once when my pa was tellin' ma and me
About the flood and Noah and the ;uk
He said he couldn't ever seem to let
Why Noah let the rats and mice Otn-
bark.
And ma Ha id: "I mippose lie didn't
know
How they'B Increase tho woes we'd
have to bear;
They'd never of gut up the gang-plank,
though,
If you'd been there."
If pa had been In Adam's place thai day
when Satan came to ESden In disguise,
We wouldn't have to do die and puss
away
Nor care about no mansions In the
skies.
Pa he'd of winked at Eve and turned to
chase
The mean old tempter In a hole some
where;
The fall of man would not of taken
place
— Puck.
lf pad been there.
THANK, THEODOR
From a Little Dipper In the Oshun of
Nullige,
O Theodor, 1 never em-
So Kill a spelling rule.
For now ml Par ail well as Mar
Must both so bak tv skoo<;
Wile I can spi'l just as 1 pleas
And epel It rite with perfect eez.
( » Theodor, 1 never i»r
A man vii one-drug wise:
One planely ami In spelling bees
Kach child wll win a prise.
And edukushun wll be play.
Nil one wll want a holuda.
( » Theodor, i never lot
A man an ful of ale.
And wen yuvo nothing els to dv
I 'lees chung the root of tin.
And you wll glv the greatest Joy
T v uvry (furl and evry boy.
— l'ruvliiuucu Journal. ,
ADOLPHUS BUSCH, SUDDENLY STRICKEN
WITH PNEUMONIA, AT POINT OF DEATH
ADOLPHUS BUSCH AND HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. SCHARRER
Poecla 1 to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Deo. 28.— Adolphus
Busch, who was stricken Wednes
day night with pneumonia while
playing cards with friends at home
here, was resting easy at 10 o'clock to
night, with no Indication of n change
In the next few hours, according to a
statement given out by the three phy-
Blcians at his hedpide. They believe
LOS ANGELES IS
FAR IN LEAD
SEATTLE MAN DELIGHTED
WITH CITY |
Declares Car System Here Is Living
Example of Fallacy of Municl.
pal Ownership Fad — Has
Had Experience
A man who is so charmed with Los
Angeles at the first glimpse that he has
lengthened an intended stay of one day
until it has now reached one week and
will reach several more before it comes
to a conclusion, Is Ed Cudlaha, former
sheriff of Seattle and one of the leading
business men of that city.
Mr. Cudiaha has Just returned from
the east and stopped In Los Angeles
en route for Seattle, intending to stay
between trains. He passed the few
hours visiting some of the suburbs and
was so delighted with the place that he
went to the Hollenbeck and has been
there «ver since.
"To tell the truth I would like never
to go away. I am a loyal Seattle man,
but there are some things you have in
Los Angeles that are better than any
where elese In the world.
"I thought it would be pretty hard to
beat the Seattle street car system, but
I must confess the system in Los An
geles beats that and every other system
I have seen in any city in the world.
Likes Street Car System
"I have ridden on the cars here every
day and I have been more surprised
with each new trip. People talk about
wanting street railways under munici
pal control— they should come to Los
Angeles and see how one private cor
poration runs a street car system.
"We have had a lot of municipal
ownership talk in Seattle during the
last year, but none of the proposed
measures have carried. A municipal
ownership mayor wus elected last
March and soon after there was a plan
to buy the Btreet railway system. The
question come to the vote of the people
in September and they declined to vote
the heavy bonds necvessary for the city
tv gain control.
"The measure was defeated by a large
majority, and now there seems to be a
quiet where all the municipal ownership
storm was brewing.
"The municipal ownership mayor was
elected like the Chicago municipal
ownership mayor was, much on the
strength of this measure, but nothing
has been done to bring the utilities
under control.
"We have a fine mayor and he Is fol
lowing B very conservative policy. The
city is better in every way under this
administration than it has ever been.
I think the administration has begun to
realise that It had better let municipal
ownership alone. We have a fine rail
way system and the people are begin
ning to feel that they had better be
content with what they have than to
mak.- any such gamble as the municipal
control plan would iii •ci'ssltß.te.
Is Mere Political Capital
"In many cases, In fact In most
ceases,c cases, this municipal ownership Idea Is
used more for political capital than for
anything else. I do not say that this
was the case in Seattle, but I do think
ltI It Is true of most cities, and the fact
that very few Of them ever evolve any
thing out of their municipal ownership
plans, even after they have a munici
pal mayor, helps to bear out my theory.
. "People are very apt to be carried
away by theories. They are not niu
tent with Old things and are always
seeking for something new. It 1 It Is
given to them In glowing words tiny
receive it us a message of deliverance
the crisis will be reached tomorrow
morning.
Dr. Bernays, one of the physicians
attending Mr. Busch, snid today:
"Mr. Busch Is better today, but any
body knows that a man 64 years old,
with pneumonia, Is In a very serious
condition."
Mrs. Scharrer, who was Miss Wil
helmlna Busch, nnd was married In
Southern California, is at the home of
her father with all the other members
and allow their better judgment to be
blinded.
"I think the people of Los Angeles
are wise in not making- any attempt to
buy the street railways, and I think
other cities would do well to copy their
■example. It Is only a fad and cannot
last long.
"I expected to be at home long ago
and evory day I feel that I ought to
start, but I cannot tear myself away.
I do not like the prospect of going north
Just yet."
MEXICAN HURT IN COLLISION
Street Car Runs Into Wagon, Killing
Horses and Demolishing
Vehicle
John Miranda, a Mexican, was seri
ously, and perhaps fatally. Injured ln»i
collision between an inbound Euclid
avenue car and the wood wagon on
which he was riding. The accident oc
curred at the corner of Stevenson and
Loreta avenues at 6:30 last night.
Both horses which were hitched to
the wagon were killed and the wagon
was wrecked. The Mexican was
thrown to the ground and when picked
up was found to be seriously hurt.
According to the street car men the
Mexican endeavored to drive his team
across the slippery rails on the grade
at that place. The wagon was loaded
■with wood, which was scattered in nil
directions by the Impact.
The Mexican's little daughter, who
was with him, told spectators they
lived on Soto street, and he was carried
there by friends.
MORE SHOWERS
PREDICTED TODAY
RAINFALL EXCEEDS FIVE AND
ONE-HALF INCHES
Storm Precipitates Over Two Inches
in Twenty-four Hours, Which
Nearly Equals Month's
Average
Forecaster Wollaber's prophecy of
Thursday, "a few showers," was amply
fulfilled in the rains that fell so copi
ously yesterday. During the twenty
four hours ending at noon yesterday
1.20 inches of rain fell, bringing the
season's total up to 6.51. The storm
which is furnishing the present supply
of moisture has been responsible for
2.00 inches up tp the present time, and
If today's weather prognostications. are
as near the truth as those of the last
few days, this record will be consider
ably raised.
The weather bureau's records for the
past twenty-nine years show that the
average monthly rainfall during De
cember has been 2.89 inches, or a trifle
mini for the month than the present
storm has brought during three days;
but this month's rainfall is not a rec
ord breaker. During the month of De
cember, 1889, 15.80 inches fell. In 1801
none fell. Last season's record up to
the same time a year ago Is 3.11 Inches,
g.40 Indies less than this year's.
The continued rains have done little
or no damage in the urban districts,
serving only to clean off the streets.
In the suburbs, however, the streets
are flooded.
For the next twenty-four hours the
weather sage's predictions are "cloudy
weather today, with possible showers."
Held for Forgery
Robert Latham, charged with forging
a number of checks on merchants In
Los Angeles, wan held to answer to
the superior court on two count* by
Police JuHiire Hose yesterday. His
bond! were fixed at $1600 on each count.
of the family excepting Mrs. Hugo Reis
ainger, one of his daughters, who is
hastening here from New York.
The millionaire's wife is also seri
ously 111 in an adjoining room.
Augustus Busch, the millionaire's eld
est son. says it is thought only one lung
of his father is affected ; that they do
not know how he caught cold, as he
had not been exposed.
He said his father had suffered from
bronchial trouble for several years.
GIRLS HELPED ON
ANNUAL REPORT
LUMMIS EXPLAINS USE OF
EMPLOYES
Director Giffen Makes Complaint That
Library Attaches Do Work at
Librarian's Home In.
stead of Office
Librarian Charles F. Lummis says
he is ready to explain why he has
summoned women employes of the
library to hl3 home in the Arroyo Seco
section and explains in advance that
they are assisting him in the compila
tion of his annual report.
Director G. M. Giffen has made the
accusation that five younar women on
the library's payroll have put in weeks'
time at Mr. Lummis' home, their state
ments being that they were called
there by the librarian's orders.
As roomy and comfortable quarters
are furnished at the library this In
novation has caused some of the direc
tors to inquire whether the services
of> the clerical attendants are being
used in the editing of the monthly
magazine of which Mr. Lummis is head
or whether they are being used in
getting- up magazine articles of which
Mr. Lummis is a prolific author.
The practice has aroused the active
curiosity of the board — so much so that
a rule will probably be made on the
subject.
Mr. Lummls says that the board did
not allow him a stenographer, linotype
expenses and other legitimate outlays
until recently and he has "gone into
his pocket" to the extent of $500.
On the other hand rumors are cir
culating that the young women were
engaged in writing requests to celeb
rities for autographs, in preparing eu
logies of Lummis' work as librarian and
in doing sundry literary and amanuen
sis work that hardly comes under the
head of library duties.
Director Giffen says the records show
that a substitute attendant was en
gaged thirty days at the librarian's
home; an emergency attendant for a
like time; while three regular attend
ants went out for lesser periods.
It Is claimed that a stenographer was
allowed in October to help on the an
nual report.
Complaint has frequently been made
that Mr. Lummis spends very little
time at the library and that resort
must frequently be made to the tele
phone to find him. He Bpends much
time In .his castle-like home In the
arroyo where he has Indian attend
ants.
DOG DRUMS UP PASSENGFRS
A hotel and livery man In St. Charles,
11., makes use of a dog for an odd pur
pose. It 1b a peculiarly marked coach
dog, named spot, and supposed to be
known by all the traveling men in the
country.
When a drummer wuuts to go to an
Interior town the hotel man drives for
him and takes the dog along. When
the town Is reached Spot is allowed to
roam the street. Another drummer who
wants to make the town where the dog
belongs knows him as soon as he sets
eyes on him and correctly surmises that
tin- owner Ik In town with his rig and
will be going back. Forthwith he hunts
up the dog's owner und engages him
for the ride back to the railroad town.
In this way the hotel and livery man
has a passenger each way and, or
course, doubles Ihh money.
Spot neeiiiß to know what Is wanted
of him, and he goes nosing around a
town us if he was hunting a customer
for h\H ntUtor. Mr. Atwood, his own
er, says that he. earns his board a good
many tli
fin- the return trips.— Chicago Dally
|Pl-Llncsanfl Pick-Dps
Hardly
"Ton muM begin at bottom,"
The old saw runs; btrt say,
Who wrote that ancient proverb
BoB o far away?
"You must begin at bottom?"
Tis not true, r don't think
You really could apply it
When you drink!
"tryialJ . marrlageg *~»hould be spelled
There soom to have been no tainted
Christmas gifts so f,,r reported.
When a man's wife laughs at his
Jokes that's no sign that they are good.
She may bo. °
Palm— My hair came out when I was
quite young.
Pepper— Ah, married early, eh?
AA A man can talk big even when It 1-4
only small talk. Look at "Doc"
Houghton.
AA A Texas negro was caught, trl»tl
convicted and hanged In two hour*'
What caused the delay? '
Putting It Mildly
Our stock of coffins is complete. We
hope you will never need any, but In
ceasec case you do we would like to furnish
you. Prather & Valley View (Ky.)
Argent. • '
lfI If you want a real one, make your
own opportunity. *
lt'sI It's good to have a high opinion of
Yourself but It's better to keep it to
yourself.
Beauty is pretty much of a skin
game. . ■ y
Funny, but one never fumigates
against germs of thought.
And Last but Not Least
William S. Robbins today received a
much appreciated Christmas present
from Harry Golns, who sent him from
North Dakota a beautiful doeskin Tho
gift is highly appreciated, not only for
the sentiment. of friendship which it
expressed, but for the associations
which It brings from the far away
Dakota and last, but no means least.
for Its Intrinsic value— thing usually
considered second in speaking of Christ
mas presents.— Greensburg (Ind.) News.
Girls are just as fond of kissing as
are men— but they're more discrim
inating.
You can run into debt, but it's a slow
drag to get out.
One quail on toast Is worth two In
cold storage.
Orange— is always room on top.
top.
Lemon— But no attic room for mine.
Book agents rush In where angels
fear to visit. .
That bad smell is the janitor smok
ing the cigars your wife gave you
Christmas.
Vehicular
What vehicle do you prefer?
Detectives like a trap;
The night watch makes his choice well'
known—
A sleeper— for a nap.
The milkman takes the water cart,
The railroader, a brake;
The football player mounts a. coach. i.j«- 4
The Dutch, a van will take. •"•-*'
The social belle's a parlor car, '■'
Professors like the chair; • » -
Express cart Is Tom Platt's delight,
When ho would get the air.
The haberdasher's hose wagon
The actor's is the stage.
Thus readily you find your choice
Whatever be your age.
— W. H. C.
PERSONALS
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Nelson of Lodi, Cal.,
are at the Hollenbeck.
W. E. .Youle, an oil producer of San
Louis Obispo, is at the Hollenbeck.
Fred N^ilfßille, a Standard Oil man
from Point Richmond, Is at the Hollen
beck.
George Beebee, a prominent banker
and broker of New York city, Is at the
Angelus.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Ross of Hotel
Coronado, Coronado Beach, are at the
Alexandria.
Richard M. v enable, a prominent at
torney of the old school from Baltimore,
Mil., is at the Angelus.
Prentlss Masltn, president of the state
board of accountants, arrived at the
Hollenbeck yesterday from Sacramento.
Col. C. H. Hunt, president of the
Texas Live Stock association, and his
family of El Paso, Tex., are at the
Hollenbeck.
E. S. Clprico of San Francisco, preai
dent of the American Trust company,
and his daughter, Miss Irene Clprico,
are at the Alexandria.
James Harlon of Manhattan, Nev.,
and Fred Sparrow and William Mor
rleon of Reno are prominent mining
men at the Westminster.
E. H. Gaunt and family of Topeka,
Kas., are at the Hollenbeck. Mr. Gaunt
is assistant general manager of the
Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
with headquarters at Topeka.
Undelivered Telegrams
The following ate the undelivered mes
sages at the office of the Western Union
&SS. X W Ca< «ow A n. &-Sli:
Co., W. Mcllardy Ira P. Smith, WO
Stewart Mrs. F. M. Hardee, C. A. Mi-
r" MiT. F. B. Dunn, W. B. Seeley.
Ew«n, Miss d * pamona Kacha, William
Haske'll, Scbader & Houghton. L. B.
Turner care Collins Drug Co.; Phylyp
Scolarly HouphHt (cable); George A.
Hiiiimiachata. | •
"I see that some French scientists
have been able to produce artificial veg
etables."
"Nothing new about that."
"There Isn't?"
"No; the milliners have been doing It
for years."— Louisville Courier-Journal.
Homesetfttrs' Club Tonight, \
Every on* deilrlof to secure a- (arm horn*
In California li Invite* to the meeting at I
o'clock this evening In Home Extension Hall.
Chamber or Commerce. Fourth new town and
colony now being formed, aUo the "Loi Ang«-
l e« Acre Lot Club. Land attributed at whole-
sale to members. Com* and learn.
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