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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
THOUSANDS WATCH
MONSTERS BATTLE
ELEPHANTS SPORT IN CHILLY
WATERS
Street Parade of Shows to Be Held
This Morning-Chidre Will
Be Given Free
Rides

One of the greatest demonstrations OF
their belief in the cleanly life ever mad'
by the residents of Los Angeles was par
ticipatd in by several thousand yesterday
afternoon when they lent their persona
presence and their moral support to tbs
bathing of the five elephants with
the Gentry Brothers shows, which ar.
exhibiting at Eleventh and Flower streets
today, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The announcement that the mayor and
the board of park commissioners had
gievn their consent to an elephant bath IN
Westlake park at the request of the Gen.
try Brothers representative, aroused a
sudden interest in matters natatorial.
which crowded every street car running
to Westlake park during the early after
noon hours yesterday and gave Whitley
and his huge charges an audience which
would have been embarrassing had the
participants been anything but pachy-
derms.
AS 1t was Nero, Satan, Diamond, Tril-
by and Babe were led to the waters s
edge and incidentally showed In, amid
the plaudits of the multitude, and once
being immersed in the rather chilly
waters on a somewhat wintry day, the
big fellows rolled, wallowed, dived and
spurted water for the better part of half
patronizing cheers and laughter.
Some of the elect who would have hao
the leather hided monsters emulate thS
water fowl felt disappointed that they
did not swim across the lagoon and dis
for shell fish on the other side, butt II
was explained by the attendants that
elephants, being to the tropical mannor
born, were sensitive to cold and, having
had a dire experience in northern climes
were in mortal fear of cramps. When an
elephant has cramps in the water it is n
serious matter to get him out-and the
Gentry herd was too wise to take any
chances.
AS to the bath, however, the exhibitions
of the Gentry elephants were fully up to
expectations. as the admiring crowd re-
peatedly testified, and the elephantine
quintet was followed by a small mob
as it made it's way to the exhibition
grounds, where thousands of children
were in attendance.
The street parade this morning of the
Gentry Brothers shows will come down
Twelfth street to Olive, Olive to Spring
to First, to Broadway, to Seventh and
thence to the show grounds, where, fol-
lowing the afternoon performance, all the
children in the audience are to be given
rides on the ponies, elephants and camels
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
BLUFFED AUTOISTS AND
GOT FREE RIDE TO TOWN
Man Said He Was Shot by Hunters
and Was Rushed to Venice by
Auto Party-Proved to be
Only "HaIf Shot,
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Nov. 7.-Insisting that he
had been shot in both legs and was un-
able to walk, frealkishly attired indi-
vidual wearing a deputy sheriffs star,
was brought here this afternoon by an
automobile party that had extracted him
fro ma swamp near Playa del Rey. The
man had attracted the attention of the
autoists by his Gales for help, and they
located him hy his feet which were seen
wiggling over the brush. He stated,
amid groans that he had been shot by
hunters and his request that he be con-
veyed to Venice for medical treatment
was readily responded to. Speed ordi-
nances were smashed in the effort to
get the man to physician without loss
of time, and the autoists were gasping
for breath when they tenderly deposited
hi mon a couch in the office of DIR. ]. M.
Sands. He was subjected 20 an examina-
tion by the physician, who quickly dag
nosed the case as one of jag" and said
that the man had neither bullet wounds
or other marks of violence on his body
On threat of being turned over to the
police, the fellow headed for the railway
station and disappeared. To a questioner
he said his name was Maupin and that
he lived on South Los Angeles street,
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MRS. TOM THUMB
WITH GENTRY SHOW

Exactly as she has looked for years
mast and lust like the pictures our moth
ers used to show us when we were tots,
Mrs Gen. Tom Thumb, the Countess
Magri, one of the most, famous hlilpu-
tians in the, world arrived with the Gen
trv Brothers special train yesterday
moon.
Mrs. Tom Thumb or "the dear count
esso as her friends more familiarly call
her, is probably more widely known TO
the young generation than any other
man or woman of the present generation.
what child has not at some time seen a
nicture of the Tom Thumb wedding? And
il was the real thing that took place In
New York city in 1868 at Grace church
and was attended by the big people from
miles around And Mrs. Tom Thumb her
self wrote the sketch of the wedding for
the use of the children and sold it to
New York's then leading theatrical man
ager.
But everyone does not know that the
countess Is more than a mere little
woman" She objects to being called a
midget" for she says midgets are little
people without any sense, and that is
something you can never say of Mrs.
Tom Thumb, the countess She is an in
terested student of philosophy; she has
given attention to sociological questions:
she is widely read, and has met almost
all the crowned heads of Europe; she has
had heart to heart talks with Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe she has spent the night at
the palace home of Emperor William and
the empress; she has conversed with
three generations of the British royal
family. the late Queen Victoria, the pres
ent king and queen and the present prince
and princess; she has been received by
the Astors and the Vanderbilts and the
Bigelows and all the prominent New
York families.
II have seen more OF the nobility" she
says, than any other living woman, for
have been over the whole world and
have been In public life for nearly fifty
wears. I first came before the public
when I was II, but l was smaller then
than now. My sister. Miss Minnie War
rem. was smaller than /. She was my
bridesmaid and Commodore Mutt, another
small person, was the best man. My
first marriage was in 1868 and my second
In 1885,"
The countess home is in suburb of
Boston and she expects to return there
at the expiration of the Gentry season.
They have home in Italy, the count $
family estate, but not much of their time
is spent there. The count has become an
American citizen although he retains his
holdings in Italy.
The little lady celebrated the sixty
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

sixth anniversary of her birth Oct. 81 at
Berkeley and is far from being picture
of old age She has a pink and white
skin and few wrinkles. She moves easily
and gracefully, albeit she looks like
child as she turns her back and stands
on tiptoe to open the door in response
to a knock.
The countess is member Of countless
lodges, an honorary member of the Elks,
a D. A. r. and member of the Eastern
Star She lectures before colleges and
always speaks impromptu. she is de-
voted to her husband and attached to the
west, although she confesses a prejulice
in favor of her native New England.
She has appeared here in vaudeville and
in 1869 she staged the entire west and
Travelled by boat from Portland to San
Francisco.
This is the first time Mrs. Gen. Tom.
Thumb has appeared under canvas for
many years and she has proved veri-
table STELLAR attraction" with the Cen
try shows.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MANIAC TELLS POLICE
SURGEONS STRANGE TALE
Is Found Wandering on Street and
Cannot Understand Why Pa
trolmen Take Him
to Jail

'I wuz w-a-a-lkin' along the strate and
a steam ingine comes UP and hollers me
name. l don't know the steam ingine
and / walks on. Thin one of thin po-o-sts
sez to me 'howde-do,' and l polite like
walks up and says howde-do yerself and
the blame thing wouldn't spake to me,
and | bats 1t one Ter luck.
'Then forty wimmin comes out and
dances all around me and dances wild
thin and thin just as | wuz injying me-
self something scrumptuous along comes
the soldiers and brings me here. An
low l wa-ants ter know what I'm here
for?"
Patrick Twoomey, evidently laborer,
was found on Main street last night a
raving maniac. The man was quieted
and went to the station peaceably enough
and was sent into the receiving hospital
where he was treated for deirium tre-
mems.
While in the hospital he gravely de-
lIvered himself of the above and when
assured that he had asked to be taken
TO a place where he could rest was con-
tented to lie on bed in the detention
ward of the hospital. He had to be re-
strained during the night. however, as he
became violent several times
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
STARTS FOREST POLICY
Recognizes Fact That Great Woods
Are Not InexhaustibIe and Meas
ures Are Being Taken to
Save Them

The worldwide movement for protect
ing forests and developing them has
reached South America. The republic of
Colombia has promulgated a decree regu-
lattng the use of it's national forests and
a translation has been sent to the United
States by Consul l. A. Manning OF Car
tagena.
Ii has been customary to consider the
forests of the central and northern por
tions of South America as the forests of
North America were once considered-in-
exhaustible 1t has been clearly shown
that North Americas s woods were not in
exhaustible and it appears the business
men of South America are convinced that
theirs are not and measures have been
taken to protect them. Colombia has en-
tered upon a forest policy while it yet has
plenty of timber. By using 1t wisely 1t
will always have plenty. 1t is taking the
''stitch in time.
Contractors who cut cedar and mahog
any from public lands in that country are
required to plant young trees of the same
species in the cutover spaces. LAUNDERING
and planting must be carried on side by
side.
Much care is given the valuable rubber
tree in the southern republic. In Colom-
bias national forests the rubber gatherer
is required to give the tree periods of
with wax or clay to exclude the air and
prevent the wood from drying. The size
of the incisions and their location and
number are regulated by law The for
est produces. yet lives.
The Colombia regulations prohibit the
cutting of immature trees for lumber.
They must be ripe for the harvest. The
saplings and sprouts, which will become
trees, are carefully protected. The Ivory
palm, the fruit of which furnishes vege-
table ivory, must not be cut under any
circumstances, nor must immature fruit
be gathered. The value of this tree is in
its fruit, not it's wood.
Colombia has several species of trees
chiefly valuable for the bark they pro-
duce. Peeling bark from standing trees
is prohibited. This prevents waste. All
the trees bark must be taken or none.
The Colombia government does not pro,
pose that bark peelers in its forests shall
take a little of the choicest bark and
leave the rest to decay, even if there may
be plenty more at present.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
WIFE is ANXIOUS TO HEAR
FROM MISSING HUSBAND
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Nov. 17.-Friends of Mrs.
Louise Davis of 9S West Walnut street are
making an effort to locate her husband,
Robert G. Davis. who disappeared from
Pasadena in November 1906, and of whom
no trace, either dead or alive, has ever
been found.
Davis was at one time proprietor of a
prosperous cigar and lunch stand adjoin-
ing the car barn on North Fair Oaks ave.
nue.. He disposed of that and other bust
ness interests. and for year past his
acquaintances have neither seen nor heard
from him.
Mrs. Davis is compelled to support her
self by keeping boarders, and at the same
time is keeping up payments on an in
surance policy.
Davis is a tall man of dark complexion,
and when last seen wore dropping mus
iache. He Is native of South Carolina,
where he has relatives, said to be we'll
to-do people.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
SHAKESPEARE CLUB STARTS
ITS COURSE OF LECTURES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov 1.-THE Shakespeare
club devoted it's regular meeting yester-
day afternoon to the discussion of cur
rent events under the direction of Mrs.
Florence Collins Porter.
Non-members were admitted to this
meeting under the usual rules of the club
Mrs Porter's lecture on the develop
ment of important subjects of the world
at large was followed by a general dis
cussion. Each third regular meeting OF
the month is set apart for this class of
educational work, and Mrs. Porter has
been engaged as conductor.
Mrs F. L. Slate, Mrs. Calvin Hartweil
and Mrs. Arturo Bandini have beer
named as a committee to collect the
Christmas boxes to be sent to the chill.
dren of the Indians of Arizona, which has
long been a custom with this club.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
NIGHT WATCHMAN Is
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
S. J. DeIap Suffers Painful Injury
When Revolver Falls from His
Pocket and Is Dis
charged
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Nov. 17.-While
pulling plug of tobacco from one or
his hip pockets, S. j. Delap, a night
watchman for the San Pedro Timber
company and the Long Beach Laun-
dry company, accidentally jerked his
SS-caliber revolver from the pocket,
and the weapon, falling upon the
cement sidewalk, was discharged.
The ball entered Delaps right leg
three inches below the knee and
ranged upward and back to point
four inches above the knee.
The accident occurred about D
o'clock this morning near the Long
Beach laundry. DR.. ]. w. Wood was
summoned by a man who witnessed
the accident. The bullet was located
by means Of the X-ray, but will not
be removed unless later developments
warrant it. Delap lives at Seventeenth
street and Orange avenue. He is go
years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
POLICE HAVE RECOVERED
ARTICLES OF STOLEN JEWELRY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. H-The police say
they have just unraveled a reported
mysterious burglary of the home of John
W. May, 305 Franklin street, which oc-
Cured a week ago today, several rings
and a bracelet containing a small watch
being among the articles missing and all
of which have been recovered except the
watch-bracelet.
The police state that they found the
rings in possession of a neighbor's child.
who claims that an older gir. gave them
to her. Sets had been removed from
two moro valuable, one being a small
diamond and the other an opal, it is
claimed by the police. The child who
had the rings in her possession is only
a school girl of tender years and during
the time she wore them she exhibited
them to her friends with much pride.
There will probably be no prosecution in
her case, as she appears to be perfectly
innocent of any crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
INITIATION STUNTS
AFFORD CITIZENS FUN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Nov. 17.-Scores of
citizens watched with amusement to-
day the initiation into the Psi Omega
fraternity of the University of South
ern California of five candidates.
At the request of the committee
which had the arrangements in
charge, the candidates chewed sand
rolled peanuts with toothpicks,
walked along the beach on their
hands and knees and did other equally
ridiculous .tunts.
The candidates were S. Stockman
representing a rube; A. Bergstrom, a
clown; D. Copp, a ballet girl; P. OCon-
nor, Paddy from Ireland, and ]. Hen
erickson, a Zulu The committee d.
recting the affair consisted of Stewart
Bolsted and Felsenthal,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
TO ASK NEW TRIAL OF
WEST LONG BEACH SUIT
Special to The Herald.

Special 20 The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Nov. 17.-Judge
Ralph c. Harrison of San Francisco.
who is assisting City Attorney Skin
ner in the defense of this city in the
West Lonl Beach annexation case.
will soon draw up briefs asking that
a new trial be granted
Attorney Skinner has just forwarded
to Judge Harrison considerable ad-
ditional data on the question. He
believes a second trial will be ordered
and that Long Beach may yet secure
a favorable judgment.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
HAMMEL, MOST POPULAR
MAN, GETS SILK UMBRELLA

Scores of friends and admirers of Sheriff
William TIammel thronged the corridors
of the county jail yesterday when w. F.
Woods, after a short presentation speech,
delivered to Sheriff Hammel beautiful
silk umbrella. This article was the prize
of the popularity contest held by the
members of the parish of st. Patrick's
church
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MRS. NEWkIRK LECTURES
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Garrett
Newkirk of Altadena addressed a large
gathering OF young people in the chapel
ol the new Presbyterian church this aft
ernoon, delivering her interesting lecture,
THE Bible as Literature"
The afternoons program was arranged
by the Young Womens Christian Temper
ance union, and in addition to the lecture
there were Bible readings by Misses
Stewart and Crawford and music by the
Sylvan quartet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
OF ROSES
DIRECTORS TO CHOOSE QUEEN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 1.-THE board of
directors of the Tournament of Roses as
sociation will hold a meeting this week
to choose queen for the tournament fes-
tivities Owing to the fact that it is
necessary to select some one who is will
ing and is able to purchase handsome
robes as well as to look after the selec'
ton of her court the directors find it NJ
easy task to pick the right party from
among the numerous applicants.
Real estate dealers will give dinner
Monday evening at the Shakespeare clun
house at which will be organized realty
board on the same lines as the one exist
irg in Los Angeles.
The Lake Vineyard Land and Water
company and the North Pasadena Water
company have not yet furnished the city
council committee with statements AMI
vouchers of the improvements to their
plants, which are to be purchased by tn q
city. The committee has completed its
lsb sbors of taking inventory of the Pasa
dena Land and. Water company's better
ments under the agreement.
Prof. George e. Hale will deliver lee
ture before the Brotherhood of st. Paul
of the First Methodist church Tuesday
night Prof. Hale will show stereopticon
views of the work being done at the Car-
negie observatory in connection with his
talk.
Judge Henry A Melvin of Oakland,
grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and Dis
trict Deputy John Whicher of San LUIS
Obispo will visit the Pasadena lodge
Tuesday night. There will be initiation,
followed by a social session.
The Humane society will erect a drink
ing fountain for horses at the intersec-
tion of Arden road and Lake avenue at
Oak Knoll.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
EXAMINATION OF "PoLLY
PRY" TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH. Nov. 17.-Recorder
J. ]. Hart has been notified that a
representative of the district at
torney's office will be on hand to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. fl
The preliminary examination OF
Mrs Ethel Herrington, Polly Pry,'
long delayed by the holidays, will be
held at that time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
CHARGE THAT REAR LIGHT
OF HIS AUTO FAILED TO BURN
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Nov. 17.-Among the viz
Tins of the ordinance requiring rear
lights on automobiles is w. X. Fogg, a
we'll known real estate operator, who was
nailed by Commissione, w. ID. Medill late
last night. His story will be heard by the
police judge tomorrow morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
Cure Your Cold Before 1t Endnngers
Your Health

The quicker cold is gotten rid of the
better. Procure a bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and no time will
be lost, whether the cold is slight or
severe.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

scribers holding six months contracts The
Houseleeper Instead of the Woman's Home
Companion. Tho Housekeeper Is preferred by
many OF our patrons. II is bright, full Of ex-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28

The number of spindles in North Caro-
lima increased from 1,133, 432 in 1900 to
1850, $50 in 1895, and the number of looms
from q, 1863 to 1920 in the five years
named. / do not think there is any other
state with a similar record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
BILLS PASSED BY SENATE.
Unobjected Measures on the Calendar
Disposed Of.

Proceeding under a special order for the
passage of unobjected bills on the calendar
the Senate yesterday afternoon passed a
number of claims and other bills, including
the following:
To appoint Allen w. Reed as a rear ad-
miral on the retired list.
For the relief of the families of two mem
bers of the San Francisco fire department
who lost their lives during a fire on the
army transport Meade.
Authorizing the payment of overtime to
certain letter carriers. aggregatng $3.50 943
To complete monument at Chalmette
La, to American soldiers who fell in the
battle of New Orleans.
Creating a reserve to be known as the
Calaveras big tree national forest, in Cali
fornia.
Authorizing the sale of timber on the
lands of the Menominee Indians in Wis
consin.
Allowing the Omaha Indians to submit
claims to the Court Of Claims.
Granting the right of way for a canal
through the Silitz Indian reservation in
Oregon.
To provide a temporary home. with ac-
commodatiOn for seventy-five ex-Union SOL
diers and sailors in the District of Co.
lumbia.
Authorizing the state of Pennsylvania to
construct bridge across the Allegheny
river in Armstrong county, Pa.
Authorizing the sale of timber on the
lands of the Jicariila tribe of Indians in
New Mexico.
To pay the state of New Hampshire
$4,000 for certain lands ceded to the gov
trnment for fort in 1719.
Relieving the Tanana Mines railroad in
Alaska from taxation.
Creating the land districts of Nome and
Fairbanks. In Alaska.
Regulating court jurisdiction in Okla
homa.
incorporating the Hungarian Reform
Federation of America.
Granting the Central Colorado Power
Company right of way over government
lands in Colorado for irrigation and electric
power plants.
Amending the mining laws of Alaska.
Fixing the jurisdiction of the Chinese con-
sular court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
THE ton INDUSTRY
Enormous Growth in Past
Twenty-Five Years.
POWER PLENTY AND CHEAP
Utilization of Water for Production Of
Electricity.
GAINING ON NEW ENGLAND
Consolidation and Improvement Of
Railway Systems in South Big
Factor in the Advance.
GAINING ON NEW ENGLAND
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the chicago
Record Herald

Special Correspondence Of The Star and the chicago
RecOrd-Herald.
COLUMBIA, s. c., February %, 1907.
1t will surprise many people to learn
that South Carolina ranks second and
North Carolina third among the cotton
manufacturing states, and if the extraordl-
nary development that has been going on
during the last six years continues Doth
will soon outstrp New England. Although
the southern mills do not make the finer
grades of goods because their operatives
are not SO skillful, most of the factories
are new, they are filled with the latest
patterns of machinery and the most eco
nomical devices. For these reasons, De-
cause of cheap water power, and also be-
cause their raw material is grown at their
very doors, they are saved transportation
charges and can sell staple goods at ruling
prices with larger profit than the fac
tories of the north.
Twenty-Five years ago the capital in
vested in cotton mills in South Carolina
was less than s3,OG0,GCO and the annual
value of the product was about the same
amount. In 1853 the amount of capital
invested in cotton mills IN tnat STATE was
S.. 337 49, an increase from $39,2oS,946 from
1860, or 100 per cent in five years.
The increase during the previous deca e
was 252 per cent.
To give you a better idea OF the develop
ment of the industry, it may be said that
twenty-five years ago the mills of South
Carolina employed 2,C53 operatives. Today
they employ more than 4O,OUJ. The follow
ing table will show the increase in the
wages paid operatives in cotton mills in
that state and the value of the product for
the years named: