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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Wants Evidence Printed
Bv AesOciated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kas., Feb. 1S.-In a SER
mon on morality entitled "Women's
Rights" Dr. John Cudlippe pastor of
the First NJ, r. church, declared that
all the evidence in the Thaw trial
should be printed,
81 want to see every line of the evil
dence printed" he said, "and l want
to read it, l think the public should
read il. President Roosevelt is making
great mistake when ne tries to sup
press any of the testimony, 1t should
be read"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
JAPANESE IMPRESSED
WITH SAN DIEGO HARBOR

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1S.-Manager S.
Takenonchi of the Osaka Merchant
Steamship company of Osaka, Japan, is
at present investigating the Pacific
coast with a view of securing a port
of trade for his company and came on a
flying visit to take in the possibilities
of San Diego.
He said that while he knew generally
Of the advantages of San Diego he was
impressed with the size and depth of
the harbor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
CONOEM EMNED MAN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Frank Hoffman, Found Guilty of MUIR
der, Drinks Poisonous Water
and Stabs Himself with
Knife
BY Asaoclated Press.

BY AsaocIated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1S.-Frank
Hoffman, under sentence of death with
Mrs Aggie Myers for killing Clarence
Myers, the woman's husband attempt
ed to commit suicide in his cell in the
county Jail here this morning by stab
bing himself in the breast.
His condition is serious and he may
die. During the night Hoffman had
soaked matches in water and drank the
liquid, but this had no effect.
Hoffman is % years old and had re-
Gently been granted respite to April
10. He had been despondent lately.
The Jail officials are at loss to
know how he secured the knife.
Mrs. Myers is in Jail at Liberty Mo
Her case has been appealed to the
United States supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Aoki Takes J.ction

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-The ap-
plication of Keiklchi Aoki for a writ of
mandate to compel the school authori-
ties to admit him to the public schools
was called in the supreme court this
morning and postponed to March 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Coffee Scheme Dangerous

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb. 18.-
The refusal of the Rothschilds to float
the coffee loan has caused a sensation
here. The Journal do Commercio says
the rebuke should convince the govern
ment that the coffee scheme is dan
gerous adventure which should be
dropped.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Actors Wife Wins Case
BY Associated Press

T5y NSHVVIITVW I-TV09.
NEW YORK Feb 1S.--Ethel Levy to-
day obtained a verdict from a jury I'm
the supreme court emitting her to a de-
cree of absolute divorce from George
Cohan, the actor. Miss Levy was the
only witness examined, but her testi-
mony was corroborated by depositions
made by several actors who were mem-
bers of Cohan's company last season.
The suit was unoppOsed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
BANK s SECURITIES
FINALLY LOCATED
In Assoclnted Press.

by NSSOCIaItu I7IVs5
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--It is stated to-
day that most of the securities stolen
from the New Britain savings bank by
William r. Walker its former treas
urer, have been located.
Most of them have been found with
reputable brokerage houses, and efforts
are now being made for their restoration
to the Connecticut institution.
Walker, It is understood. disposed OF
about 100000 worth OF the securities a
few days before he vanished from the
Hotel Cumberland, and he is believed to
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Eruption Feared
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated fress
PARIS, Feb. S,-Dispatches from
Taormina report that smoke is issuing
from the lower and upper craters of
Mount Aetna and that an eruption Is
feared.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
HOW UNCLE SAM
LOSES MILLIONS
FORESTRY BUREAU OFFERS A
FIELD FOR GRAFT
Senator Fulton Says the Government
Has Incurred Larger Losses In
This Direction Than
Any Other
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-After more
than five hours consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill, the
senate increased from $500 to $4,000 the
salary of clifford Pinchot. chief fores-
ter. The debate was devoted mostly to
the methods of administration and
general policy of the forest reserve and
at times broadened to include the pub
lie land question generally
Practically no progress was made on
the agricultural bill. The senate will
meet at fl o'clock tomorrow morning
and hereafter.
Last weeks comment regarding the
increase in the salary of Mr.. Pinchot
led Mr.. Fulton to make a general criti-
Cism of the administration of this
bureau. The salary increase was agreed
to before Mr.. Fulton took the floor.
II undertake to say" said he, that
of all the frauds that ever have been
perpetrated on this government; of all
the losses this government has ever
incurred through the operation of any
department, it has lost more and
greater frauds have been perpetrated
under the administration of the forest
ry bureau than any other department
of the government"
Rule Is Reversed
Mr.. Carter suggested that the gen
eral land Office originally had ruled
that their scrip did not apply to hold
ings of land grant railroads; ysster
day the secretary of the interior had
reversed this rule and had permitted
the roads to exchange large areas of
their worthless lands for valuable lieu
lands.
Messrs. Flint and Perkins of Cali
fornia declared this criticism did not
apply to the forestry bureau, but rather
to the secretary of the interior. Mr..
Flint said the president in a recent
message had said there had been so per
cent of fraud against the public land
laws.
criticises System
Mr. Patterson criticised the forest
reserve system.
THE men of the west" he said, "are
uttering a united protest against the
system"
The increase in Mr.. Pinchots salary
was adopted by a vote of AZ to 5. The
provision authorized the accumulation
Of the revenues from the grazing leases
as special fund to be administered
by the forest service was opposed by
Mr.. Hemenway of Indiana, who said
the departments called this method
"short circuiting congress"
Congress at this session, he said,
would appropriate more than a billion
dollars, which means, I am told by the
senator from Maine (Hale) a deficit for
next year.
Mr.. Flint of California made an elab-
crate defense of the foresty service. He
said the service would be self sustain
ing after few more years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19

Payne Of New York moved to lay the
appeal upon the table. The ayes and
noes were called for and the appeal was
tabled. 1876 to 10.
The conference report was then taken
up for consideration on its merits, one
hour being permitted for debate.
Mr.. Williams Of Mississippi desired
~ y->rn the people Of California OF
something which they -'veady knew,
and that was that tine views of the
president were not their views.
This man to whom you have left
the discretion IN the case Of Japanese
immigration is one who already has
recommended the naturalization of the
Japanese" said Mr.. Williams. "I am
with the people OF California on the
question Of separate schools. And I am
with them on another question. I want
this country kept n white mans coun-
try, and ! want this country as far as
It can to be white mans country not
merely because | believe the Caucasian
is superior to other races, but because
this is our land, the land Of our tradi-
tions and our ideals, and I know that
the influx Of another race means an
other race problem for another portion
of this republic and another social war
fare.
Where Woes Originated
"I want to say that every woe which
this country has suffered has resulted
from the landing of the first slaves at
Jamestown"
Mr.. jenkins Of Tennessee said: "I am
opposed to placing power in the hands
of man who. on the vital questions
involved which made the conspicuous
issue of the bill, has already sided
against his own country and his own
countrymen as has the president with
reference to California"
Mr.. Hayes of California frankly stat
ed that the Japanese exclusion section
was not just what the people OF Cali
fornia wanted, but said it would go
very far toward ameliorating present
conditions. He said it was a temporary
expedieut which he believes would be
followed by a satisfactory arrange
ment.
He also believed that when the peo-
pie OF California become familiar with
the section they, too, will be satisfied,
as were the members of the California
delegations. realizing that 1t is the
very best they can get at this time.
He said the delegation had agreed to
support the bill in the interest of the
whole country and in the interest of
California and the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Michaelek of Illinois declared the
powers of the big stick had been
Whitfield to the dimensions of a tooth
pick in the light of recent events. Re
garding the Rooseveltian proposition"
said Mr.. Michaelek. "by what law of
human reasoning is the United States,
the greatest nation of the west, COM
PEELED to kow-tow to the little pam
pered bully of the east?"
Mr.. Kahn of California confirmed
what Mr. Hayes had said in relation to
the exclusion feature of the immigra-
tion bill and expressed the opinion that
it would go very far toward relieving
the situation in California. The confer
ence report was then agreed to--ayes
1877, noes 1O1. The following Repubn-
cans voted against it: Fordney, Michi-
gam Mccall, Massachusetts; MCCar-
thy. Nebraska; Smith, Iowa.
The following Democrats were in ia
vor of the report: De Almond. Missouri
Maynard, Virginia. Moon, Tennessee;
Wiley. Alabama.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
Further Delay Useless

Ruef seemed to realize that 1t was
useless to scheme for further delay. He
arose without being told, and as the
title of each accusation was read he
answered in a voice that could be heard
in all part of the court rom, Not
guilty"
Assistant district Attorney Heney,
who had taken no part in the proceed
ings up to this time, suggested that the
case of Ruef be set for trial at the
earliest possible date. There was some
question about the date of Mayor
Schmitz's return. Attorney Drew de-
cared that he had no information about
the mayors movement other than what
was published in the newspapers. He
said his client was away on publi,
business and he supposed that he would
come back as soon as the business was
finished.
Il suppose you want us to sit here
and wait for him to come" remarked
Judge Dunno.
Mr.. Heney smoothed out the difficulty
by consenting that all the cases should
go over for one week, Ruef's case to be
set for trial and Schmitz to plead.
The trial of Supervisor Fred =.
Nichols, accused of accepting a bibe,
which was to have begun today before
Judge Lawlor, was also postponed until
March 4. 1t is stated that the prosecu-
tiOn desires to dispose of the Ruef case
/ before the Nichols trial is begun.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LaNatile .romO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II II fails to cure.
E w. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-19
ABE RUFF says
He IS INNOCENT
"Curly Boss" viii Now Be Tried on
Five indictments Charging
xtortion-Schmitz to
Appear Also
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.--Over the
objections of his attorneys, Abraham
Ruef pleaded not guilty to the five ex-
tortion indictments today after Judge
Dunno had handed down a written
opinion in which he overruled the de-
murrers interposed in the defendants S
behalf.
The proceedings gave promise of many
sensations, but the court was not in
clned to listen to the caustic utterances
of Attorney Henry Ach who was forced
after a number of warnings to take his
seat. The trouble began Immediately
after the opinion was filed. Ruef did
not want to plead. His attorney,
Samuel NJ. Shortridge, was the first to
protest
He thought that at least twenty-four
hours should be allowed before the plea
was taken, but Judge Dunno did not
agree with him. Ach supported Short
ridge with a technical plea in which he
laid the foundation for appeal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
VOLUNTEERS.

Do you print serious poetry by anna teurs%
 Only in the humorous column"- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 We don't lynch man often, any how remarked the visitor from Iowa
 Neither do we" volunteered the mar with the southern accent; never, ir fact, but once" Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 First card sharp-How did you hap pen to let that greenhorn skin you?
 Second ditto-He told me he was go- ing from Detroit to Chicago, so let him win as far as Ypsilanti He got off there.-Detroit Free Press.
 Laird-Weel, Macalister, and have you found any of these strayed sheep yet?
 | Macalister-Yess But I was finding them all again, sir, whatever And l did find two by itself and one together and three among one of MacPherson's. Punch.
 Senator, I presume it requires a good bit of practice to make a speech and have every sentence in it say some thing, doesn't it?'
 Tt does," replied Senator Badger, | but 1t requires more to be able to talk for an hour and say nothing Milwau- kee Sentinel. "Yes,' said the first chauffeur, q al- ways give a series of loud toots when I see man in the road"
 What" cried the second chauffeur, you don't mean to say you give him warning?" ( Heavens! no. I mean to toot when l see him lying in the road back of me so the people may come and take him away. Philadelphia Press. Tess-Did MT. Borem ever call on you?
 Jess-Yes; he called last evening. I was quite delighted when the girl brought up his card
 Tess-oh, come now; you weren't really delighted.
 Jess Certainly. You see, If she bad not brought up his card I might have gone down to. him, thinking it was some one else e.'-Philadelphia Press.
 One of the suburbs of Chicago is the site of well-known school of theology, from which go out each week end many members of the senior class to try their voices as supplies"
 A passenger on a Monday morning train was surprised at the number of them who got off at the station.
 What are all those chaps getting off here?' he asked the brakeman.
 "Them?" asked the brakeman "Oh, they're returned empties for the col- lege. Youths Companion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
AS TSUAL.

They are talking short session at Hartford, and worthy gentlemen are saying that they see no good reason why the legislature can't get through and go home in the spring. This would be encouraging if it were not so habitual and habitually futile. It has been said at the beginning of all the long sessions. At the beginning of a session nobody can see any good req son why there should not be an early adjournment. There isn't any good reason to be seen. But as time goes on one is discovered, or at least, a reason is discovered. This reason is that business is not attended to in the way it should be. So the session extends, and extends. and extends until every- body is tired and disgusted. Then there is a closing rush and the performance is over and some of the work is poorly done or not done at all, in spite of the excessive time covered.
 It has been said that we are going to have some novelties at Hartford this winter. If 1t should happen that one of them was short session the peo- pie of this State would be as pleased as they are with the idea that the gov- ernor is not going to let "the lobby" "the interests" etc., etc, get the best of them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17

ary anglers's landing net, but with g
 fine mesh; quantity of cord and g l generous chunk or raw beef liver | Arrived at the brookside,, the anglers l procure a number of sticks, some four
 or five feet in length, to serve as fish l poles To each of these is attached a couple of feet of cord the other end of
 which is tied tightly about a piece of liver The bait Is then thrown in the | shallower portion of the stream, at the head of pooyls or in rifles and
 secured to the bank by forcing the
 butt of the attached pole into the soft ! mud.
 The baits set, the fishers having nothing to do but wait for the dads to bite, which they are ever ready to do. A violent agitation of the visible portions of the strings attached to the baits will soon indicate that the fish are busily feeding on the liver. Then comes the only difficult part of catching them. The short fish pole is freed from the bank and raised very, very gently, so as not to alarm the busy "dads." The long -handled net is carefully dipped into the water near the rising bait As the liver, with the crawfish attached, hears the surface the net is given a dexterous twist un- der and upward, Handing" both bait and fish. Then the pole is reset and other bait visited.
 The proper way to prepare crawfish for eating has been, the experts claim, a matter of much careful study. Here are the directions, as given by craw- fishermen of many seasons, who brides himself on his ability to pre- pare a particularly toothsome dish: As the crawf1sh are caught throw them into a strong brine, A few minutes in this has the effect of cleansing the fish pretty thoroughly inside and out. After remoting them from the brlnse them thoroughly in several changes of water, and com plete cleaning progress by picking them. This Is accomplished by pinch ing out bit of the tail fin, at the apex of the V. This will remove the single blood vessel that, extends along the back. The fish are now ready for the pot
 While the dads are being cleaned a kettle should be simmering over the fire In this the water should be boil ing for twenty minutes before the erawfish are added and seasoning in the following proportions: To one gallon of water add one tablespoonful of red pepper. half as much caraway seed and celery seed, one of salt, a bit of parsley, carrot, chopped fine, a couple of sliced onions and a pinch of dill Potatoes with their jackets on may also be added, and when done will be found to have acquired a very satisfactory flavor, After being thoroughly cleaned the crawfsh are thrown into the kettle and allowed to boil about twenty minutes. That's all there is to it, but the eating and the shouting. And. say no salt water lobster ever approached in delicacy and toothsoneness this onery little
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
THt REMONSTRAN. s.

The Remonstrance Is still remonstrat- ing. The Remonstranee is little paper published in Boston annually by the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women It expresses the views of women in Massachusetts, Maine Rhode Island, New York, Illinois, Iowa, Ore gon, Washington and other States who believe that the great majority of their sex do not want the ballot, and that to force it upon them would not only be an injustice to women, but would lessen their influence for good and imperil the community. The Association numbers more than 12,O0O women.
 The remonstrants charge the lad vanced" and progressive" woman with being just the opposite of what she thinks she is. Thus: One of the most curious fallacies of the woman suffrage agitation is the assumption that 1t rep resents progress. The exact opposite is true The woman suffrage movement is movement against the tide of social progress. If it were to succeed 1t would mark a return to unfavorable conditions from which women have slowly and with difficulty emerged. The farther back we go sociologically the less the difference between the bur dens and responsibilities of men and women. The primitive man did not need to be entreated to allow woman to share his work. He was well content that she should do so, and that she should carry the heavier end of his load. It is only as civilization has progressed that a fine discrimination has been made between what is expected from man and what is looked for from woman.
 Of course the advanced and progress sive woman will sniff at all this and say that she knows what is best for herself and the race. And truly she talks and acts as if she did. It is a great contest,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17

SOME PROFITABLE POLITENESS. It sometimes pays to be polite. The
 talk is that the directors of the Associ- ated Billposters and Distributors of the United States and Canada, at the sug- gestion of Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, and in recognition of the citys hospi- tality in entertaining them, have voted unanimously to post free of charge in three thousand cities and towns in the United States and Canada, posters ad- vertising the advantages of Boston as convention city. Edward c. Donnel- ly and Charles T. Donnelly, of Boston, offered to look after the transportation and the directors voted unanimously and enthusiastically to attend to the rest without charge. It is understood that at contract rates the printing and posting of this advertising matter would cost upward of $200O0O.
 Of course Boston is good conven- ton city, and we congratulate her on her luck New Haven is also good convention city, and the Associated Billposters and Distributors would be welcome here, even if they didn't feel called on to give us boom. We hope to see them here some fine day
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17

 relegated to the Commonwealth. He was not anxious, he said, to go to Lon don. He did not regard it as a per- sonal matter He held that it was a mistaken idea on the part of the Im- perial government to belittle and rob the Australian States of their abso- lute rights. The Australian States de- clined to permit MT. Deakin, repre- senting the Commonwealth, to speak on their behalf. Therefore, any resolu- ton concerning State matters would be ignored as worthless if passed be- hind the backs of the representatives of the Australian States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
-----------=--- CATCHING "CRAWDADS. {"
A Kansas City Dainty Unknown in the
 East

EdSt
 "Aw, redhot! Hot crawdads! Theyr hot!' This repeated consistently by a Negro carrying covered basket and a tin pail, aroused the curiosity of an eastern visitor strolling about Kan sas City's streets at midnight. Finally the stranger accosted a policeman. What is that darkey calling out? Is 1t something to eat, drink or wear?" "Crawlads' repled the officer. Great Scott Don't you know what craw- dads are?" Then he explained with such wealth of eulogy that the Fastener bought sample of the ''red-hots' and forthwith became a convert to the crawfish habit.
 In every western and southern city the sale of crawfish Is we'll establish ed summer business and the source of considerable profit to an army of Me- gro pedlers. In this part of the coun- try the humble crustacean is esteemed as a choice delicacy and is consumed by thousands at picnic repasts and in- formal midnight luncheons. So great is it's consumption that it has attained the dignity of an acknowledged article of commerce, and Is mentioned among the products of the state in the official industrial reports.
 Crawfish, crayfish or crawdads, as they are variously called, abound in all waters of the Middle West and South. In the vicinity of Kansas City they are particularly plentiful, in spite of the diligence with which they are pursued, and the smallest rivulets yield rich rewards to the experienced crawdad fisherman. In fact, the small, rocky streams are the favorlte homes of the crawfish, and epicures declare that Cambarus aff1nus, as the scientific men call the dad" is of a much superior flavor when taken from streams.
 The trick of catching erawfish, once learned, is simplicity itself and has been mastered by many Kansas City ans whose favorite outing is a cradad fishing excursion to some nearby wa terway. The popular idea is to take on such trips the few utensils needed for cooking the fish, and conclude the days sport with feast on the shore of the stream. The proper equipment for successful crawdad fishing is long-handled net. similar to a.n ordin-