SHEEPMEN OPPOSE
PROGRAM OF TAFT
President's Latest Message to
Come in for Grilling by Na
tional Wool Growers
NOTED SPEAKERS SECURED
Annual Convention Scheduled to
Meet in Portland January
4, 5, 6 and 7
(Stiorlal to The Hrrald)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18.—That
Tint's latest message will come in for
a grilling; at the hands ol' the wool
growers of America at the annual con
vention, .scheduled for Portland Janu
ary 4, 5, 6 and 7. is the frank predic
tion of sheep raisers. This message
holds out little hope to'the wool grow
ers, and they regard It as settled that
he regards the wool and woolens sched
ule as indefensible, for he has said so
mi a number of occasions.
It Is felt that so long as President
Tafl feels that a majority of tho peo
ple want the schedule revised, whether
the industry will be. wrecked or not, he
will stand by his original program for
the reopening of the schedule and some
< hanges in the duties on wool and wool
i us, although he has stated on. numer
ous occasions, It is said, that fcp Is not
after the wool growers, but rattier the
manufacturers.
Growers are naturally hoping that
congress will not dig Into Ow tariff on
wool until the tariff board hits' had a
chance to report. The fear tp general,
however, that revision of srtiedule X
Is inevitable, and this is (.-auirtng a de
pressed feeling among sheepmen every
where. The. tariff talk that will be
heard will be a big feature of the com
ing convention. Strong speakers have
been secured to discuss the, situation
and advise a way out. Edward Molr,
president of the Carded Woolens Man
ufacturers' association, will speak on
"Schedule K. from the Standpoint of
tho Carded Woolen Manufacturers."
PROGRAM IS AKIIAXiKD
"The Payne-Aldrich Tariff and Wool
imports" will be the topic presented
by '.". 11. Brown. Washington repre
sentative Of the National Wool Grow
ers' association.
"Tariff on Wool and Woolens" Is the
(subject to be presented by Theodore
Justice of Philadelphia, and Fred H.
Illume of Sheridan, Wyo., will speak on
"Protection for Wool and Woolens."
There will he extended discussions on
wool tariff matters at all the sessions
of the convention. Other subjects to
be discussed are:
"Schedule X," by Peter O. Johnson.
Blackfoot, Idaho.
"What Sheepmen Can Accomplish by
United Effort," by C. B. Stewart, Salt
hake City.
'•Forests and Flockmasters," by
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, Pendleton,
Ore.
■Cotter Use of the nange," by A. F.
Potter, associate, forester, Washington,
D. C.
"A Minimum Speed Law, from the
Standpoint of the Humanitarian," by
Dr. William C. Stillman. president
American Humane association, Albany,
N. Y.
"Shepherds," by Dr. J. M. Wilson,
Douglas, Wyo.
"Krelght Kates on Wool," by Frank
<;. Hauenbarth, Spender, Idaho.
"Middling! of the Hheop Business,"
by J. A. Delfelder, Wolton, Wyo.
"Portland, the Live Stock Center of
the Pacific Nortl.west," by D. O. Live
ly. Portland, Ore.
"Public Wool Auction Sales," by Sam
Ballantyne, Boise, Idaho.
"The Uplifting of the Wool Indus
try," by James K. Cosgrlff, Chicago,
111.
"The Mohair Industry," by U. S.
Brant, president National Mohair
Growers' association, Dallas, Ore.
•Live Stock Grazing as Insurance
Against Fire.s in National Forests," by
pan P. Smlthe, Pendleton, Ore.
There will be addresses of welcome
to the visiting sheep raisers by Arch
bilhop Alexander Christie of the Cath
olic diocese of Oregon; Oswald West,
governor-eject ; Joseph Simon, mayor
of Portland; C. C. Chapman, manager
promotion committee, Portland Com
mercial club, and William Mac Master,
president Portland chamber of com
merce. President Fred K. Gooding of
the National Association of Wool Grow
ers v. ;il deliver his annual address, that
is expected to be a review of the prob
lems now confronting the sheep raisers.
Prospective speakers arc William
Whitman, president of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers;
Senator Tom Carter of Montana; Sen
ator K. E. Warren of AVyoming; Gov
ernor Brooks of Wyoming; Alvin Saun
ders of Chicago, member of the tariff
board; Pro. K. L. Sliaw; H. Welling
ton Wack, Magnus Brown and Dr. A.
D. MclvJn.
MINERS DISCOVER BODY
OF FOREMAN IN SHAFT
Ccal and Debris Retard Work of
Searchers at the Leyden
Works Disaster
DftNVISK, Dec. 18.—Rescuers Into
today located the body of John Augus
tinu, night foreman of th« Loydcn
mine, where Thursday night ten men
were entombed in a fire, disaster.
Augusttna was found 1600 feet from
shaft No. 2. Apprised of the disaster,
lie evidently had endeavored to reach
a place of safety. Ha had fallen for
ward as ho emerged from a room and
had put his handkerchief over hin
mouth aid nose, but it was ineffective
in warding off tbe poisonous gases.
Augustlna was erroneously reported
among those recovered yesterday, it
being discovered tonight that the
fourth body found yesterday was that
of George Supanchet.
Tonight the rescuers are slowly
pushing their way along the entry in
an attempt to reach the portion of
the mine where the five other victims
are supposed to have been working.
Thi progress is seriously retarded hf
the fallen coal and debris.
AMERICAN BLUEJACKETS
ENTERTAINED BY FRENCH
13 REST. Dec. IS.—The municipality
today entertained the blue Jackets of
the American battleships on a great
scale. Delegations of French sailors,
soldiers and dock yard employes were
invited to meet thn Americans, and the
guests wore distributed around the dif
ferent restaurants of the city, no one
restaurant being largo enough to ac-
: *iximodate all.
ISTHMUS FREIGHT
TOTALS MILLIONS
Government Reports on Merchan
dise Moved Across Panama
and Tehuantepec in Year
AMAZING GROWTH OF TRADE
Sugar Sent from Hawaii for
Eastern Cities Figures in
Enormous Quantity
(Special to Th« Herald)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 18.—Eighty-two
million dollars' worth of merchandise
originating In the United States crossed
the Isthmuses of Panama and Tehuan
tepec last year. Most of this merchan
dise was moved across the Isthmuses
for the mere purpose of transferring it
from one great section of the United
States to another section; from thai
eastern to the western coast, or from
the western coast and the Pacific
islands to the eastern coast. Fifty mil
lion dollars' worth of this grand total
originated on the eastern coast and
moved westward across the Isthmuses,
four-fifths of It passing thence north
ward to the Pacific coast of the United
States, the other one-fifth being dis
tributed along the Pacific coasts of
Mexico, Central and South America.
The other $32,000,000 worth of this
grand total moved eastwardly across
the Isthmuses, two-thirds of it origi
nating In Hawaii and the remainder
along the western coast of the United
States. The Hawaiian sugar destined
for the eastern coast of the United
States, which formerly marie the trip
by sailing vessels around Cape Horn.
now passes by steamer to the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, is there transferred to
the railway, carried across the isthmus
and again placed on steamers passing
thence to the refineries at Philadelphia,
and New York. The steamer* carrying
this sugar return from New York load
ed with general merchandise, which is
transferred to the Tehuantepec rail
way, crossing the isthmus, and re
transferred to steamers which pan up
the western coast of the United States
to Sun Diego, San Francisco and Puget
sound, and then, returning to Hawaii,
reload with sugar lor the eastward
trip.
RAILWAY FACILITATES TRADE
This transisthmian traffic between
the eastern and western coasts of the
United States and between the eastern
coast of tho United States and the
western coast of Central and South
America has greatly increased in re
cent years. In the fiscal year 1905 it
aggregated but $8,000,000: in 1910 it was
over $80,000,000, or ten times as much.
This increase is the result in part of
the opening, on January 1, 1907, of the
railway across the Isthmus of Tehuan
tepec, Mexico, 190 miles in length, op
erated in conjunction with lines of
ocean steamers at either end and sup
plied with facilities for transferring
freight from Rtcamer to railway and
from railway to steamer. The value of
its trafllc in merchandise originating
in and destined for ports of the United
States has grown from about $23,000,000
in the calendar year 1907, the first year
of its operation, to $70,000,000 in the
fiscal year 1910. In the meantime the
value of American merchandise cross
ing by •way of the Panama railway,
largely occupied at the present time
with ithe service incident to the con
struction of the Panama canal, has
grown from $9,500,000 in the fiscal year
1907 to $12,730,000 in the fiscal year 1910.
Practically all the American traffic
carried across the Isthmus of Tehuan
tepec passes between the eastern and
western coast ports of the United
States, including the Hawaiian islands,
while about three-fourths of that car
ried over the Panama line passes be
tween ports of the United States, and
about two-iifths between domestic
ports and ports of foreign countries.
Of the $41,000,000 worth of American
merchandise passing westward over
the Tehuantepec line last year, $23,000,
--000 worth went to San Francisco;
$9,000,000 to San Diego; $1,500,000 worth
to Puget sound; $3,500,000 worth to
Hawaii; and $750,000 worth to foreign
countries. Central America, Mexico and
British Columbia. Of the $28,000,000
worth passing eastward over tho Te
huantepec line, $20,000,000 worth, chiefly
sugar, was from Hawaii, $6,000,000 from
San Francisco, and $1,333,000 worth
from Puget sound. Of the $9.2. r)0,000
worth passing westward over the Pan
ama line, $5,000,000 worth was destined
for foreign countries on the west coast
of America and $4,250,000 worth to the
Pacific coast of the United States,
chiefly Ran Francisco; while of the
$3,500,000 worth passing eastward over
that lino, the entire amount was from
tho port of San Francisco.
This large and rapidly growing traffic
between the eastern coast of the United
States and western ports of America,
consists, as relates to the westward
movement, of miscellaneous merchan
dise, while about one-third of the
eastern movement is miscellaneous
merchandise and about two-thirds
sugar from Hawaii. All of the west
bound merchandise for western ports
of the United States or ports of foreign
countries fronting upon the Pacific was
shipped from the port of New York,
while of that passing eastward across
the transisthmian lines $20,000,000 was
from Hawaii, $9,500,000 from San Fran
cisco and $1,300,000 worth from Pugct
sound. __
CHIEF JUSTICE WILL TAKE
OATH AT CAPITAL TODAY
Edward Douglas White to Occupy
Cane Chair on Bench
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—Justice Kci
ward Douglas White will take the oath
of office as chief justice of the United
States supreme court tomorrow, ac
cording to present arrangements. His
commission has been forwarded to the
clerk and all plans for the ceremony
have been completed.
Spectators will have little trouble in
locating the new chief Justice after he
assumes his place at the head of the
court. Instead of a leather upholstered
chair, occupied by the otner members,
Chief Justice White will be found seat
ed in a cooler cane chair. An electric
light will burn before him when ho
reads. This will not be to distinguisli
him from the other members, but will
be used because the chief Justice haa
found it difficult to read in the natural
light in the supreme court room.
HURLED TO DEATH IN RAVINE
IRWIN, Pa., Dee. 18. —Hurled ninety
feet into a ravine today when a trol
ley car struck their team. Paul H.
C4rubb. 1» years old, was instantly
killed and Margaret Prey, 18 years old,
was seriously Injured. The young i" •
pie wen: returning from a party, riihen
their wagon was caught on v brldire
by the car.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER vx L9lO.
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Showing Jostling Crowds Eager to Buy Christmas Presents Early
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CONGRESS CLEARS
FILES FOR RECESS
Supply Bills to Be Hurried and
Adjournment Taken Until
January 5
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.—Congress
Is expected to adjourn Wednesday for
the holiday recess and not to resume
business until January 5. The resolu
tion, which passed the house, probably
will be brought up in the senate to
morrow. No objection to the program
has appeared, as it is practically cer
tain that half a dozen of the big sup
ply bills will be out of the way by
Wednesday night.
Business before both houses thus far
has not stimulated much public in
terest and seats in the galleries have
gone begging. The omnibus claims bill
in the senate has failed to attract
crowds and the appropriation bills In
the house proved no better magnet.
DREARY SESSIONS IN SENATE
Outside of the claims bill there has
been no business before the senate ex
cept the Cummins resolution to change
the rules of the senate and house so
as to facilitate piecemeal revision of the
tariff. Indications are that tho resolu
tion will be sent to the senate rules
committee before the recess.
Tin." rules committee is generally be
lieved to be opposed to the adoption of
any measure which would undertake
to deal with the rules of the house.
The indications are that some measures
may" be reported out which would give
the senate an opportunity of voting
on some form of cloture for itself.
The question of legislation to create
a permanent tariff commission is al
ready gaining more attention in the
house than In the senate, where there
has been a disposition to await the out
come of conferences being held by Rep
resentatives Longworth of Ohio, Goodc
of lowa and Lenroot of Wisconsin.
TARIFF BOARD ENLARGEMENT
Whether these members are about to
harmonize their differences has not
been clear. It is in the house as a
whole that there is sentiment generally
for the enlargement of the tariff board
and making its existence continuous
for at least six years. Some members
favor making the life of the commis
sion ten years, while others favor
twenty years. Most serious of all ques
tions involved is that of giving the
commission power to demand books
and papers of corporations. Many
members favor having the commission
call for such documents when they be
lieve them necessary and in the event
of refusal to make reports to congress
with a view to separata action in each
case.
The rpport of the Rallinger-Pinchot
investigation is still slumbering in the
houie committee on agriculture. Min
ority members of tho committee are
threatening to demand a report from
the committee on agriculture so that
a vote on the merits of the majority
and minority views might be had in
the house, but no .step in that direction
hai yet been taken. There appears little
prospect of action in the senate.
JUSTICE HUGHES NOT
NURSING A GRIEVANCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.—There has
been much gossip in political "ircles in
Washington following thu elevation oi'
Associate Justice White to the chief
justiceship of the supreme court of the
United States. This gossip has cen
tered to a great extent in the supposi
tion that the failure of President Taft
to fulfill the expectation, general in
Washington, that Associate Justice
Hughes woulJ receive this promotion,
would leave the latter in a position
whereby he would be available for a
Republican presidential nomination i.i
1912. Those in the confidence of Jus
tice Hughes know he is distressed by
this talk, especially so by the infer
ence in some quarters that he is nurs
ing a grievance because he was not
promoted to the. chief justiceship.
Justice Hughes has sti iulfastly re
fused, since his elevation to the su
preme court bench, to talk for publi
cation, nevertheless it can be 3aid
with unqualified earnestness and best
authority that he harbors no such
grievance; that h" waa never promised
the chief Justiceship; that he recog
nizes the fitness and propriety of the
appointment of Justice' White as chief
justice; that he is not and does not
intend ever to be a candidate for the
presidency, and particularly that he is
happy in his work rind desires to ho
left alono to do it to the best of his
ability
Artists in Fist Fight; Models
Quit Posing and Join Fracas
PARIS, Dec. 18.—The cafe known as the Dome, recently described as
the capital of the American half of the Latin quarter, where present day
Trilbies foregather, was the scene last night of a lively battle between an
American and a Frenchman, in which their models took part.
A young New Yorker who is studying architecture at the Beaux Arts
here entered the cafe with a model. In passing along he insulted a French
man with another model.
It is the general impression among newly arrived American students
that Frenchmen won't fight with their flsts. This New Yorker had an un
pleasant surprise. The Frenchman, who Is considerably smaller, promptly
resented the insult and started 'a fight in which he was getting the better
of the American when the models butted in.
They began throwing glasses, one of which narrowly mirsed two New
Yorkers in evening dress who had gone to the cafe to see the sights of the
artist quarter. Another glass struck a model and badly cut her face.
Tables were overturned and the fight was becoming general when one
of the waiters informed an American sculptor who was playing cards that
the Frenchman had a revolver and was likely to use it. Then the sculptor
took a hand.
The Frenchman tried to get hold of a billiard cue, but the sculptor
knocked him down.
The proprietor, waiters and visitors then separated the fighters, putting
all into the streets.
The Frenchman went away with his model, swearing that he would com
plain to the police.
Expulsion from France would be likely to follow for the Americans if
the police should learn their identity.
GRAHAME-WHITE SUFFERS
SLIGHT INJURY IN FALL
Winner of International Cup Cut
on Face in Mishap at
Dover
DOVER, Eng.. Dec. 188.—Claude Gra
hame-White, the English aviator, who
recently won the International aviation
cup at Belmont Park, had a narrow
escape from serious injury today. His
machine was wrecked and he was badly
cut about the face.
May aviators have been waiting here
for the last fortnight to compete for the
prizt! of $20,000 offered by Baron De
Forest for the longest flight across the
English channel in 1910, the flight to be
made by an Englishman in an English
built machine.
Grahame-AVhite this morning as
cended for a trial flight in a strong
wind. His machine began to rock and
he was unable, to restore its equilib
rium. It turned over and plunged to
the ground and was completely
wrecked.
The aviator fell a little to one side.
It was thought at first he had suf
fered concussion of the brain, as ho
was unconscious, but he soon revived,
and it was found that he had received
nothing more than bad cuts about the
face. It is expected he will bo about
within a week. He has ordered an
other biplane of the Wright type from
Bristol and will make another attempt
to will the prize.
A second competitor, Boprlth, fared
better. Ho left East church, Shippey
island, at 8:15 o'clock in the morning,
crossed from Dover to Calais and de
scended at Beaumont, Belgium, a dis
tance of 174 miles.
In hi! trial flight Crahame-White
had descended to within 10U feet of the
ground when his machine began to
waver. His actual fall probably did
not exceed seventy feet.
Snprith completed his flight of 174
miles within three and one-half hours.
This Is the first time a British made
aeroplane has crossed the channel, and
in addition it is a record for distance
under the conditions provided. No tugs
or other craft followed the aviator and
no other precautions were taken
against accident.
BOTTLE FROM SHIPWRECKED
CREW COMES ACROSS OCEAN
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18.—A bottle
containing an appeal for help from
shipwrecked sailors in far away New
Zealand was washed up on the beach
near Ocean View today and found by
Martin Muloney. The following mes
sage is written on a page from a mem
ornndum book:
"Help wanted quick; latitude 37 de
grees, :!0 minutes, 30 seconds north:
longitude 180 decrees, 28 minutes, 35
■econdl. Island reef to the north. Food
all gone except one cask of hardtack."
Tlio note was signed: "Captain John
won, schooner Daylight, Tahiti. Sailed
June 1. 1910. Fifty-foot schooner."
The location described in the note la
jUHt off the north point of North isl
iUiii, New Zealand, and in dirm-t path
of the ocean current that sweeps by
the island with its course toward San
Francisco
OIL AS FUEL IN U. S.
NAVY IS SUCCESSFUL
California Leads Country in In
crease of Production, Re
port Shows
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—The use
of oil as fuel on railroads of the United
States greatly increased last year, and
the results of its introduction into the
United States navy have fully met ex
pectations. Steamship companies also
are equipping their vessels with oil
burners. In the navy two battleships
—the North Dakota and the Delaware
were thus equipped, and four battle
ships now in course of construction will
burn oil as auxiliary to coal. Fifteen
destroyers also will be thus equipped.
In several European countries similar :
experiments are r. w being made.
The consumption by the railroads in i
1909 amounui to 19,939.394 barrels, an i
increase of 3,050,324 barrels, or 18 per
cent over the previous year.
Though the production of oil in tbll
country for 1909 was a slight increase
over tho production for the preceding
year, there was a decline in value con
sistent with the market. The total i
production in 1909 was 182.134,274 bar
rels, as compared with 178,528,355 bar
rels in 1908.
Tho value of tho 1909 production was
$125,243,783, while that of 1908 WM
valued at $129,079,184.
California, Oklahoma and "West Vir
ginia added greatly to the increase in
production. California gained 21.35 per
cent; Oklahoma, 4.5 per cent, while
West Virginia increased 12.83 per cent.
Utah and Wyoming produced only 22,
--137 barrels.
This was a Rain of 24.55 per cent
over their combined output in 19US. All
other states showed a decrease, tho
greatest being in Louisiana, which de
clined 47.15 per cent.
PRISONERS ASSAULT
SHERIFF, FOUR ESCAPE
LIMA, Ohio, Dec. IS.—Four prison
ers in the county jail here won their
way to freedom today after a murder
ous asault on Sheriff Van Gurten.
Standing over his unconscious father
the sheriff's 15-year-old son held the
remaining six convicts at bay with an
empty rifle until help came.
Charles Collins, Spencer Stevens,
William Evans and Herman Bergei
■were the men who escaped. Berger and
Evans were afterwards recaptured but
their companions are still at liberty.
The men wrenched off the prongs ot
the inner prison door with an iron bar
taken from one of the beds. As the
prisoners made a rush for liberty
Sheriff Van Gurten ran out of his of
fice and was struck down by Collins,
who carried the iron bar. His two sons
had followed him and the younger,
snatching up an empty rifle, ordered
the men buck to their cplls. Four of
them pushed past him, but the rest
obeyed.
The sheriff's condition is serious.
PASTOR ENCOURAGES USE
OF LETTERS FOR ADVICE
Rev. Charles E. Locke Appealed
to in Epistles
Dr. Charles Edward Locke opened
what he called "the pastor's letter tmx"
at the First Methodlft Church last
evening. The choir wing- Handel's
"Meaalah" In celebration of the ap
proaching Christmas. Dr. Locke .said
Bf bad received many loiters anil ques
tions during recent weeks and some of
these he would endeavor to answer.
Dr. Locke laid:
1. "I have been asked what I thought
of the, rendition of a certain sensational
musical comedy which Is advertised for
this city this Week. Somebody sent
me a printed announcement freely
illustrated. It Is passing Strange that
such performances sre allowed any
where; but, so far a?! I can see, it is
only a trifle worse than things which
are permitted every week in this city.
This particular play can never be made
respectable, no matter what elimina
tions or censorship may take place.
.. "A troubled wife sends me a
pli ailing letter asking me if I will not
lift up my voice against 'The Curse of
the Hotel Bars' She .says: 'I know
from personal knowledge that these
places are doing more harm to the bet
ter classes of men, both young and
Old, thnn any saloon in the city.' Alas'.
Alas! This old demon of drink! Its
hydra-head is always reappearing. No
joubt many prosperous men are going
to the devil by these gilt-edged places,
but the hell to which they are d 'scend
ing is just as deep and deadly as if
tin y went by way of the doggery. Let
us keep up the fight! It has been a
long struggle, hut sobriety and charac
ter must win at last."
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS
NAME OFTICEWa
rtommercial National Bank newmaKsick, caaw*?.*"
Commercial National Bank Capital. $200,000.00. cuhiar.
Capital, S2OO OOO.M.
U 401 B. Spring, corner Fourth. Surj'iia & Undivided Profits. $47.0»a.W1
F D TZ T7XT..,r, i I. W. HELL.MAN. President,
armers & Merchants National Bank cha"' >--s hisyi.br, cuhisr.
Capital. $1,600,000.
Corner Fourth and Main. Surplus and Profits. $1.800.08*.
F. •, .. it> _t J. M KLL.IOTT. President,
irst National Bank w. t. s. hammoxd. cashier.
Capital stock. $1,600,000.
8. E. corner Second and Spring. Surplus and Profits. $2,200.000.
M, ..... .T} i W. H. HOL.LIDAI. President
erchants National Bank chas oreene. c«.hi«.
Cftal. $200,000.
B. B. corner Third »nd Spring. Surplus ami Undivided Profits. WW.m
. • „„• t> or ,i, „( n*Ut nrn i* J. E. FISHBURN. Preside*!.
itional Bank of Camorma H s mc::u,e, cashier.
National Bank of California Capital, $600,000. &*uS l*iM'
Capital, J603.000.
N. E. corner Fourth and Spring. Surplus and Undivided Profits. $*00, ON,
C, -, . i t-» i 8. F. 20M14H0. President,
entral National Bank jamks b. oibt, cuhi«*.
capital. $joo,ooo.
S. E. corner Fourth and Broadway. Surplus and Undivided Profit*. HO.OOs
j n i 7~~^ <. n __„_.. VVARBEN OIULKLEN. Pnaldeat.
.oadway Bank & Trust Company x. w. redman. c*sni«r.
Capital. $25r,0u0.
tOt-310 Broadway. Braflburr Building Burplun and Undlvln>.l Profits. i;4T.tn>
U. ~~7, 77"" . it> i IMA lAS vv. HEU.MAN. Prestdeat.
nred States National Bank v . w . smith. c««w«r. ,
Capital. $200,000.
6. B. corn«r Main and Commercial. Burnli anil Profits. ITH.OOO.
C. T . ,_, . R. J. WATERS. President,
ti2ens National Bank wm. w. woods, cashier.
Cepßal. $1,000,000.
H. W. corner Third and Main. '•'"■''"•. »MO WO
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CHRISTMAS RUSH,
STORES THRONGED
j Turbulent Streams of Shoppers
Surge Up and Down Prin
cipal Streets
CROWDS BIGGEST IN HISTORY
Pleadings of Newspapers for
Early Buying of Gifts Meet
with Success
Los Angelas enters the final week of
tin; Christmas shopping season with
all records for sales and .street crowds
I in the history of the city beaten to a
frazzle.
The crowds so far have been stu
pendous and are on tho increase daily.
Saturday afternoon and evening- prob
ably saw the largest crowds on Mala
street. Spring .street and Broadway
ever known, when there was no special
attraction other than open stores with
wonderful displays of Christmas goods
to attract Angelenos downtown. It is
confidently expected that even the rec
ord of Saturday night will be shat
tered during iho coining week beforo
Christmas, and preparations aro being
made by the merchants and the poli'-'»
department of the city to handle the
gnat number of people expedltloualy.
Broadway was the busiest street,
possibly because the largest shops car
rying lines of women's and children's
poods are located on that thoroughfare.
It ylias been carefully estimated that
at times during the. afternoon from
1800 to 'MHO people passed Fifth and
Boradway per minute. That estimate
includes the people going up and down
Broadway on both sides of tho street
find east and west on Fifth street. It
is stated that fully as great a number
of people were on the streets during
the evening. The crowds were so largo
th.it a number of the big department
stores and dry goqds houses were kept
j open until late in the evening to ac
i commodate the throngs.
An idea of tho size of the crowds can
bo imagined when it Is known that
after 0 o'clock Saturday night it was
practically impossible to enter several
of the big stores on Broadway at the
Broadway entrance. '
Tho streets themselves resembled
huge, black, turbulent rivers as the
mass of human beings, anxious to get
their Christmas, shopping completed
before the real rush began, surged
backward and forward up and down
the street. The torrent was composed
mostly of women, for Broadway Sat
urday afternoon was no place for a
mere man unless he happened to be at
tired in football armor of the latest
pattern and design. However, tho
crowd, throughout, was good-natured
and there was little if any of the comlo
paper "bargain rush" brand of shop
ping. Every one, realizing, seemingly,
that they were complying with the
pleadings of the newspapers to "shop
early," took their time about it, wait
ing patiently until clerks and sales
people could attend to their wants.
In illustration of this, the remark of
a nice, motherly-looking woman in an
uptown store might be quoted. She.
had been standing waiting for her
change, when a fellow shopper, a
young woman who had just entered the
store, complained about not getting
waited on:
"You have little to complain of," said
the woman, smiling. "I have beon
waiting hero twenty-flve minutes by
actual count for my change and I don't
mind. Ju.st think, this is only Saturday
and we have all next week to shop in."
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