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Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
PEACE OUTLOOK
GROWS BRIGHT
JAPAN DECIDES UPON FRESH
PROPOSITION
INDEMNITY RUMoRED WAIVED
Toxic Cabinet and Elder Statesmen
Reported as Agreeing to compro-
mise That Should BE Accept
able to Russia
INDEMNITY RUMoRED WAIVED
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ously from the proposition and there
viii still be struggle with Peterhof.
but II Japan tomorrow agrees to for
mally renounce all claims for direct or
indirect compensation for the expense
Of the war the big stumbling block to
peace Is out of the way.
Everything will depend upon the form
In which the proposal Is submitted.
Should the remuneration be so coupled
with the other proposition that Russia
could claim 1t was still only disguised
demand for tribute the gulf might once
more be narrowed, not bridged All the
private advices that reach the Russian
mission from st. Petersburg indicate
that the military party is inslstent that
Linevitch be given chance and that
negotiations be broken Off
Feels War Party's Pressure
The pressure of this sentiment is felt
by M. Witte, and, as a man Of ambi-
ton, he may not feel that he can AFFORD
to lay himself open to the charge that
he is temporizing with the situation.
He has power, under his instructions.
to reject out of hand any proposition
involving the payment of tribute. He
need not consult his imperial master.
He is a man of inspiration, and he is
quite capable, If the Japanese PROPOSE
ton savors still of "blood money" of
refusing even to accept it for trans
mission to st. Petersburg.
Such a stroke, however, is not ex-
pected. M. Witte knows that public
opinion, both in America and in Eu-
rope as we'll as in Russia, would con-
denim him if he broke off the negotia- :
tions just as the way was opened for
possible accord.
tions leading up to today's denoue-
ment were conducted by the president
at Oyster Bay, acting through Baron
Kaneko on the one hand and Ambas-
sador Meyer on the other, 1t is now be-
lieved that much has been going on be-
meath the surface here
Another indication of the sudden turn
in events was the arrival here light
of Frank A. Vanderlip, vice sfdent
Of the City National bank of New
York. He is registered at the hotel
as John Howard" and after dinner
went to M. Whites room and remained
there an hour. When asked his mission
Mr.. vanderlip said he was only "in-
terested' in the situation. He had met
M. Witte several years ago, when he
was at the head of the Russian finance
ministry, and had also seen him in
New York upon his arrival He had
talked talked with him about the stu
alton and outlook in Russia, the state
OF negotiations, etc. He evaded In
quiries as to whether the subject of a
loan had been discussed, but, consid-
ering the importance Of the financial
group Of which the City National bank
is a member and the fact that the bank
took a portion of one of the Russian
loans. 1t is fair to assume that the
question of finance was not entirely
ignored.
Some Of the Japanese were greatly
excited today over the reports that
the Japanese government had surren-
dered on the question of indemnity.
They declared that, II true, it would
cause a tremendous outburst of popu"
lar feeling in Japan.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN COMMISSIONERS
Two Days Canvass by Herald Representatives Reveals Only
One Person Opposed to Scheme and He Has Rival
Proposition to Offer

are In favor Of the purchase of the
owens river valley water as we un-
derstand the proposition. Los An
geles certainly needs the water, and II
this is the cheapest and best way of
getting It, there is nothing more to
be said on the subject"
f. j. Marshall, Of the Southwestern
National bank. "As yet 1. have not
investigated the proposition as thor
oughly as 1 should like to before rem
dering en- opinion, but IT, when I take
the matter up, find the amount of
water stated 1 shall certainly give the
project my full support"
United States Engineer Hughes
said: II cannot express myself upon
the feasibility of the owens river pro-
ject, as 1 have not been over the
ground. with an engineer, the matter
to be considered Is the cold dispas-
sionate working out Of problem. The
task looks to me to be big one, but
anything can be accomplished with
money, men and-more money"
Edward D. Silent said: ITO me the
question resolves itself into two
queries. First, is the water there?
Second, is the title to the land clear?
With an affirmative answer to these
questions, /, for one, will be salts
fed. but any prospect of injunctions
and invalid titles to property does
not appeal to me very highly
e. C. Pomeroy. engineer of San
Francisco, said: "Granted that the
water is there and that in the sum-
mer time, when the water is needed
here the most, the melting snow on
the mountains increases the supply,
there seems to me to be but one ques-
tion for consideration: Can the water
be brought here for $25,OOO,OO0; or for
even twice that sum? In San Fran
cisco our water works will cost us
nearly, $50 100000, with a supply not
half as great as that claimed for the
Owens river project. If you can get
the water across the mountains, there
seems to me to be no question as to
else"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
SUDDENLY DROP
OUT Of SIGHT
ALBANY COUPLE DISAPPEAR
MYSTERloUsLY
CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN HOTEL
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Rogers Mystlfy
Police, Who Think II May Be
Case Of Suicide Through
Poverty
CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN HOTEL
BY Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Rogers departed from
the Hotel Ten Eyck last Friday night
leaving their two little boys-one 6
baby of six months and the other sis
years old, in the care of a chambers
maid. Their whereabouts is mystery
that is puzzling the Albany police.
1t was believed that they had gone
to New York and sailed on the Cam.
pania for Europe, but this was dis
posed Of this afternoon when Edwin
H. Low, a steamship agent with whom
they had had some correspondence
about booking passage, telegraphed
that nobody answering to their de-
scription had sailed on the Campanie
or any of the other liners that depart
ed on Saturday. The police are now
working on a theory that Rogers and
his wife are still in Albany, or neal
at hand. There is nothing to show why
they should wish to abandon theil
children deliberately. On the contrary
letters found in their rooms at the hotel
Rex, demonstrate that up to this time
the children have been tenderly cared
for.
One Of the letters, evidently cherished
by Mrs. Rogers, was written for the
child to his mother by some grown
person. In it Rex sends loads OF
Kisses" Today when one Of the SYM
pathetic housekeepers at the hotel
wanted to kiss Rex he declined. Il
never kiss anybody but my mamma, u
he explained.
Both children are exceptionally at
tractive Strategy had to be used this
afternoon to get Rex to leave his baby
brother. Rex was taken to the Albany
Orphans asylum, while the baby went
to st. Margarets home for very young
children. The older boy shed his first
tears when he found his brother was
to be taken from him.
Rogers Connected With Press
Advices from Washington confirm the
belief drawn from the papers that
Rogers left in his room that he was
vice president of the Congressional
Correspondence club. He remained in
that position for two months when, II
is said, he had disagreement with
his partner and left the city.
Charles H. Coleman of the New York
law firm of Quigg, Bostwick & Cole
man, while here today said that about
a month ago his firm employed Rogers
as an expert stenographer. He left
their employment about week ago.
The certified check for $25 which the
hotel people cashed for Mr.. Rogers on
the afternoon before his disappearance
has been paid by the Consolidated Ma
tional bank of New York.
Thus far nothing has developed to in
dicate that the Rogers are fleeing from
justice. One theory upon which the
police are working is that perhaps, find
ing themselves without means, they
have committed suicide
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

Business men Of Los Angeles are
heartily in favor Of the purchase by the
city of the water Of the owens rivei
valley and bringing II to Los Angeles
Out of two days canvass of the bust.
ness section of the city only one man
expressed himself as being opposed Il
the project of the water commission
and 1t was only when 1t was learned
that he had himself offered rival
scheme to the city that the true reason
of his disapproval Of the present plans
was learned.
On the other hand leading citizens
bankers, engineers and railroad men
are heartily in favor Of the plans draws
up by the water board,
Ralph Rogers, president of the Pacific
Savings bank and an old resident OF
Los Angeles, when interviewed by 4.
representative of The Herald said:
II have been all over the Owens river
country and in my opinion the half OF
the advantages to be gained by this
purchase have not been stated.
lnexhaustlbIe Supply
Three years ago l had occasion to
take a wagon trip through the country
around Bishops creek in company with
my son and we not only explored the
lower reaches Of the river but went to
the headwaters as well. The water is
of the finest and the melting snow in
the summer time makes the supply in
exhaustible.
when the city begins operations the
advertisement which the installation
Of a $25, 900 water system will give
to Los Angeles in the east will more
than make up for the expense, even
though it were total loss. The fact
that the expenditure of this sum will
be almost entirely local is another
thing in it's favor
Ex-Mayor NJ. P. Snyder, president of
the Cooperative Savings bank, said:
1T is granted that the city of Los An
geles needs the water to prepare for
the large increase of population which
is assured and the only question to be
considered is the place where 1t can be
obtained and the cheapest and best
method of getting 1t to the city. Our
bank has the utmost confidence in Mr..
Mulholland and his confreres upon the
water board, and the long and careful
investigation which they have made be-
fore reporting upon this proposition
makes us entirely in favor of 1t. In
the matter of expense there is little tc
be said. The water is a necessity, and
expense is entirely a secondary con-
sideration."
Proposition Should Carry
F. NJ. Douglas Of the Mercantile Trust
and Savings band said: I'VE are using
our influence in favor Of the purchase
by the city of the Owens river valley
water supply. In spite of the opposition
which the Examiner has started the
issue should be carried at the polls
100 to l."
]. G. Mossin, vice-president Of the
American National bank. said: 1--WE
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
SEVEN CHOLERA CASES,
THREE FATAL, IN PRUSSIA

Ry Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug, 2S.-The official Reich
sanzeiger today says that since August
16, seven cholera cases, three Of which
were fatal. have occurred in the WEIGH
sci district. East Prussia, Traffic from
weichsel has been placed under med
ical and police control.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
CRUISER RAINBOW AGAIN
SUCCESSFULLY FLoATEI
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MANILA, Aug. 2S.-The American
cruiser Rainbow was successfully
fioated today. This vessel, the flagship
OF the Philippine cruiser squadron, with
Rear Admiral Reiter on board, went
ashore on August 25 at the mouth OF
the Agusan river. Butuan bay. in North
Mindanao.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
BLACK HAWK WAR VETERAN
DIES, AGED 1o1 YEARS

CUSTER, S. d., Aug. 2S.-Rufus
Pitcher. supposed to be one Of the two
last survivors OF the Black Hawk war.
is dead at the home OF his son here.
aged 1O1 years
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
SENTENCE or LIEUTENANT
RICHARDS rs APPROVED
~ AssooIated Fresa.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The presi-
dent has approved the sentence In the
court martial case Of First Lieutenant
@. s. Richards. Twenty-third infantry
who was convicted Of duplicating pay
accounts and was sentenced 10 dis
missaI from service ana TO one year al
hard labor
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
Discriminating

Authoress-How is It, Anne. / find
you reading novels, instead OF WORK
ing?
servant-Oh, mum, but / never read
yoursl -Translated for Tales From
Tliegende Bl-etter.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
JULIUS C. REFS ESTATE
VALUED AT 8743,666
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.-The ap-
praisement and inventory Of the estate
OF the late Julius G. Refs. capitalist. was
filed today in the probate department
OF the superior court. It's value is given
as s74s.6ss.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
COMMUNITY
FAVORS WATER PLAN

Of the business district Of Los An
representatives Herald found only who expressed
himself opposed to the river water project He had Of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29

watch for The HeraId's 100000 PoDu-
latiOn Edition. sunday Sept. D. 1905.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-29
RECOGNIZE ITS IMPORT
News Of Rumored Japanese conees-
sions Makes Much Stir

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-rhe
associated press dispatch from Ports
mouth declaring that President Roose-
Welt was authorized several days ago
on behalf OF Japan. to waive all claim
for indemnity or reimbursement for
the cost Of the war and to cede back to
Russia the northern half of the island
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
Newspaper Nuisances.

Governor Pennypacker, not satisfied
with the stringent and much-criticised
libel law passed by the last Penlsyl-
vania Legislature. in his recent mes
sage proposes new statute to sup
press altogether newspapers that are
in the habit of publishing scandalous
and untruthful articles. of which the
following Is the substance:
BE It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
;monwealth in general assembly met,
and it is hereby enacted by the au-
thority OF the same, that the habitual
publication and dissemination by
newspapers, journals. periodicals,
pamphlets or circulars of falsehoods.
defamation and scandal detrimental to
the administration of public affairs.
whether state, county or municipal. or
injurious to the reputation and charac-
ter of public officials or of private per
sons be declared to be a public nui-
sance.
Upon the trial of the cause. II the
evidence shall show the habitual pub
lication and dissemination of false, de-
famatory or scandalous statements or
representations. whether in the form
of news, comment or illustration. 1t
shall be the duty of the court to make
a decree directing the suppression of
the publication of the newspaper or
newspapers, journal or journals. peri
odical or periodicals, pamphlet or pam
phlets, or circular or circulars, in
whole or in part, as in its judgment
may be necessary for the abatement of
the nuisance"
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
Calls the Squirrel a Criminal.

I wish to take away for all time the
character of the squirrel. He is
thief and murderer. Admired by
ignorant city people and by journalists
he devotes his life to eating the eggs
and killing the young of harmless and
useful birds which, if permitted to live
and increase, would protect the for
ests from harmful insects. By killing
these birds the squirrel takes rank as
forest destroyer. Moreover, the red
squirrel is not the only sinner. In my
opinion the gray is almost, if not quite,
as bad.
Il have killed many squirrels caught
in the act of eating eggs or young
birds. Any bird that selects nesting
place which is also adapted to the use
of squirrels is almost certain to be
elected. When forest has been de-
stroyed by fires. lumbermen. or in
sects, it is almost impossible for nat
ural reforesting to take place If squir-
rels are abundant in an adjoining
tract, because they eat the seeds. Fifty
seeds per head each day would be a
low estimate. Yet even this would
make 1880 in year. And seeds are
not the only thing. In winter the
ground is often stripped of buds by
squirrels. The trees attacked are gem
orally situated at the border of dense
forest and would, If left alone, yield
the greatest seed crop. A single squir-
rel thus destroys in one day thousands
of seeds in the germ. In Montana |
have seen the grays rob birds nests.
Josef Brunner in Country Lie in
America.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
Great Awakening Predicted.

That the golden age of religious en-
thusiasm and activity is about to
sweep over this country and that an
unequaled spiritu~ revival is to be eX-
pericnced, is the prediction made by
Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight Hills. in
sermon at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
Society has passed through the era
of criticism and analysis and Is now
becoming creative" he said. I'VE have
been in n dollhouse condition for
tweny years. We have analyZed the
Bible and dogmatized the Bible, and
have had heresy trials that We're more
dangerous than Chicago fires, and we
have asked questions and answered
them. We have passed from the old
thought that the world was created in
six days to the new thought that God
Is making a new world every moment.
At length we understand that God is
not far off. that he is not to interrupt
our laws with miracles, but that he is
close to man and is living with him
all the time. All this is the result of
science. We are at the beginning of
one OF the greatest church-going
epochs in all history"
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
pauahter's Death Kills Mother.

Denver, Jan. 15-A Fort Collins
dispatch last night says: A telegram
was received here to-day from Council
Bluffs, stating that Mrs. Alice Learn
ard, formerly of Fort Collins. died
there this morning. Last Monday Mr..
and Mrs. Lcarnard. who lived at Trim
idad, where Mr.. Learnard is joint
ticket agent for the Santa Fe, fio
Grande and Colorado and Southern
roads, were notified that their only
daughter, Mrs. Ina Apted, was critic
ally i'll and might not recover. They
started from Trinidad at once. hoping
to see the stricken woman before she
nassed away. They were too late,
however, as Mrs. Apted died Tuesday,
three hours before they reached her
bedside. The shock was too great for
Mrs. Learnard. and she survived her
daughter but three days. The Learn
ards for many years were residents OF
Fort Collins. Mr.. Learnard being sta
ton agent there for ten years.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
SUGAR FACTORY
AT FORT MORGAN is ASSURED
Contracts Signed for Its Construction
Will Have 7oo Tons Capacity
and Cost About s7Oo. 600.

Denver, Jan. IA dispatch from
Fort Morgan. Colorado, last night,
says: Contracts were signed to-day
between c. S. Morey, Charles Boett-
cher and the officers of the Fort Nor
gan Improvement Association for the
construction of beet sugar factory
at Fort Morgan of 700 tons daily ca
pacity. A site for the factory and
lands will be bought by October /,
1905, and the factory will be ready for
the crop of 1906. The cost of the fac
tory will be about 100000.
The Morgan County Construction
Company is financing the scheme and
the new factory will be one of the fin
est ever built. The Havemeyers of the
Sugar uusL are the principal owners
of the construction company. The i'm
provement association is composed of
Fort Morgan merchants, and all farm
ers of the irrigation district in this
county. The sugar trust offered TO
build factory here providing su.i-
cient acreage of beets-3 ,500--was
pledged. These pledges were secured
by the improvement association, which
in turn pledged the beets to the sugar
trust.
The beet contracts run for period
VI itS years, WIN iSVV'
For the first year the growers will re-
ceive $4.75 per ton for their product.
and Sc per ton for the second and third
years. John Schoeple has been ap-
pointed field superintendent for this
district and will superintend the plant
ing and harvesting of the crop and ad-
wise with the growers on all matters
pertaining to sugar beet culture.
The officers of the Fort Morgan I'm
provement Association are: President.
w. Fl. Chatworthy; secretary, II. NJ.
Handy; treasurer, DR.. w. ID. Otis.
The sugar trust has made a fiatter-
ing offer to r. A. Chase for his SEQ
ncre farm on which to build the fac
tory. Mr.. Chase is considering the of
fer.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
ADVERTISING COLORADO.
Three Lecturers Will Soon Take the
Field in Different Sections.

Denver, Jan. 15.-Three lecturers
are to start out within the next twenty
days preaching the gospel of Colorado.
and will make thorough campaign of
the country before the season of sum
mer travel begins.
At meeting held recently the Colo
RADIO Real Estate Association in
structed the directors to make con-
tracts for lectures. Yesterday they
closed three contracts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert McClurg. who have Travelled for
three years in the interest of the ex-
change, are to go out again. They will
travel only in the larger cities, where
they already are well known. They
open on February 1st at Kansas City
and the next stop will be at Omaha.
They will continue on East for the
next four or five months. Mr.. and
Mrs. McClurg have made a signal sue
cess with this work. as they reach n
class of persons who usually are pretty
hard to draw into n lecture room. At
Washington last year Thomas Walsh
took charge of their lecture and spent
about $4,000 in making it a go. but he
had the president. Admiral Dewey.
General Chaffee and hundreds of other
distinguished men and women there to
hear Of the glories of Colorado.
Walter G. Brandenburg will start
about the same time and will take In
Nebraska and Iowa and later other
middle states. He is being booked by
Page Winslow, who has had a large ex-
perience In that sort of work. He has
rewritten his lecture and has new
slides, all devoted to Colorado.
George w. Irwin. Colorado plat
form man. formerly teacher in Conc
jos county. is to travel in Wisconsin.
Illinois and Missouri. He has devoted
much time to scientific agriculture
and will talk specially on irrigation
and kindred subjects.
Mr.. Brandenburg carries letters
from the Epworth League and Will
make a special appeal to the Leaguers
to come here for the great convention.
Later he will do the same sort of work
among the Grand Army men.
All the lecturers will have advance
agents and carry fine lanterns.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
Children May Ride to School.

Denver, Jan. 16.-A News special
from Longmont, Colorado, says; A
great deal of agitation has been dis
PLAYED among the farmers here OF late
in favor of the passage of new school
law which will make possible the cen
tralization of rural schools and the
TRANSFORMATION of pupils to such schools
in the same manner as has been done
In Ohio and several eastern states.
This matter was first agitated In the
Farmers Institute two years ago, but
they were too late to get bill before
the Legislature. This year such Dill
has been framed and will be intro
duced by Representative }. b. Ihomp-
son. The law already provides for
uniting contiguous districts, but makes
no provision for conveyance of pupils.
several districts in this vicinity, 1t Is
thought, will take advantage OF such a
law if 1t is passed.