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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
OkAPl SPECIME EMS.
large city

Another specimen OF the okapi has been added
to the exhibited series OF animals in the Natural
History Museum at South Kensington. making
three in all of this remarkable creature now 10 be
seen in that institution. This latest acquisition is
the specimen obtained by the Alexander Gosling
expedition the River Welle in the northerumost
corner Of the Congo Free State some hundreds OF
miles from the place where examples of the
okapi have hitherto been found. The Wee species
as seen In the ceverly mounted specimen at South
Kensington is n good deal darker than the specl-
mems from the Ituri and Semliki forests and may
turn out to be distinct local race of the animal
The Alexander Costing specimen has a further in
terest attached to 1t in being the only of the
okapi captured by white first hand. all the
other skins in Europe having been obtained through
natives. Some leaves of the plant which the
okapi feeds, collected by Il. b. WOosnam during
his recent journey from Ruwenzor to the Congo.
have also been placed view in the museum
London Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
HE RAPED WOOD.

DR. southwick keeps In touch with the dongs Of
all the members Of the insect underworld so he
knows lot about the gypsy moth that has been
active IN Massachusetts. With sigh Of graft
hCatuu, the entomoogist said the gypsy moth has
not yet struck New York but he raped wood
I'm reminiscent way as he spoke. The gypsy moth
IN !ts dangerous state is black and brown cater
pillar that eats all sorts OF leaves and cleans them
thoroughly. Il IS killed ordinarily by spray,
three summers ago all sorts OF methods We're en-
played. In a town not twenty miles from Boston one
youth got a contract from the town authorities TO
kin the cat'rpiIlars. He turned loose about five
hundred suukes-harmlesS, but not nice He left
the place hurrledy. while the citizens looking
him and lodging the snakes
the smaller pests that Or. Southwick OPP
poses Is the elm beetle. that lives English elmS
For ten years II has preyed about New York.
parks and this summer the entomologist Is pleased
announce that the little beetle has been stamped
except along the further edge OF Staten Island
The beetle Is only quarter or an inch long and
OF dove color with brilliant yellow stripes Before
il reaches this stage. however. II Is little black
slug with a great taste for elm leaves. II is thcu
that Or. Southwick seasons its feast with fatal
preparation of london purple. This summer beetl-,
which begins operations in April, has been de-
structivc to elms the northern part of the state
the park system OF Albany having felt its presence
The number Of noXious insects that make New
Yorks parks their feeding ground reaches 1900
For each there is different treatment and the
habits OF each is known To DIR. Southwick. HIS
riEhthand in the business is henry Wilson,
his foreman who has been hunting bugs for nine
teen years, and has picked up no end of informa-
tion regarding them. The men detailed from the
regular park force to do the entomologist's work
are not always enthusiastic Or. Southwick
and his chief assistant In fact of the labor
look upon this chase of the neeting insect q
harmless sort of insanity. Such maugners. how
ever. are soon shifted back TO their regular work
and others tried Sometimes when the insects
extremely active, DIR. Southwick will have as
many as eighty at work under him In dull
seasons lie has hve. who considered espe-
cially faithful And these five. together with their
chief" willing TO prove the results of their
work by comparison of the trees in New York
with those In the open country or In any other
large city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
HUNTING MAHOGANY TREES.

Mahogany trees do not grow in clusters, but
are scattered throughout the forest and hidden
IN dense growth Of underbrush, vines and
creepers and require skilfuI and experienced
woodsman to find them He seeks the highest
ground in forest, climbs the top Of the
tallest tree and surveys the surrounding coun-
try. The mahogany has peculiar foliage and
bis pactised eye soon detects the trees within
sight. The ayenan follow the hunter and then
come the sawyers and hewers. a large 1nahog-
any taking two men full day 10 fell it. The
tree has large spurs, which project from tho
trunk at lis base. and scaffolds must be erected
so that the tree can be cut off above the spurs
This leaves q stump ten to fifteen feet high
which is sheer waste, as the stump really con-
tains the best lumber. The hunter has nothing
20 do with the work Of cutting removing the
tree his duty being simply TO locate 1t. If he is
clever and energetic his remuneration NAV
amount to $500 or $1,000 a month, but he may
travel weeks at time without detecting a tree
and as he Is generally paid by results. his earn
ings are rather precarious.-St Louis Republic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
poecEAIN FOR BUILDING.

The use of porcelain material mas 'o"s AK.
known in China but II is now hNelS -. AZ,
its appearance in Western countries "- 20 ,hs
assured that the porcelain mousse !"
possibilities of the near future. "a
1t Is made practicable by the inVenuo Dn,a,sln
method of making large sheets OF PotS. .,ta
about an inch thick. which has the ~. AL
without the bulk of an ordinary orieN oui',
Among its advantages Is rapidly IA 49, csa
With sheets of porcelain good slzeu NUS, root
be constructed In few days. 1t Is del'''S a,
too and is. OF course. kept clean at the c0S'
very little labor. uu.,sr
Colored glazes take the place or WaAP ~',rs
and pictures can be painted instead u
hung on the walls. s,u,s
Again. IL Is easily portable. poreetsi 20
can be taken down when the owner ue' ,x-,an
move and re-erected on another SITE ~ 4,
II comes. these advantages. combined Win !.
cheapness. are bound TO make II popular
real Standard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
NOT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DECIDE.
A Correspondent Thinks Duty May Compel
Him to Run Again.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The question as TO whether President Roose-
Welt should have another term q the Presidency
has two sides TO it. one. ard thst the important
one. has been too much ignored II WAS ROT wise
10 say. and possibly he had C' -igft 20 say, no
the beginning OF his administrat-o" that he Wouii
under no circumstances accept another term
Holding this office. he not his own master. nor
could he forecast his future duty This desHs
was. however. entirely personal some very St'en-
uously hold that he cannot uonoraoIy he again
candidate under any circumstances OF these tneFs
are two classes: one. because ~ the sthl Oh -
question: the other Ike "Harurr'S Weekly, o.
cause Of eumty 10 him and the fear lest ne s'l'~''
run again. The wish Is father t' the tH'uSnt
The other side Is ethical question also -
rests far higher ground than the personal We,
of Pre>rdeut Roosevelt Mex On that t' MS ull
every citizen owes a paramount -N. t' us 80
try. duty greater than that t' 80 tiiniN o' =
himself The state has right ,' tH" service I.
every citizen II it needs his service IL he Wi a.
volunteer he may De drafted THE President auo.
all others. this To his country t0Nias -
called to its highest office hC owes tir i''7-4
service The same is true OF ones relation 70 a., -
party. The party duty is above PERSONAL Us
and II the party needs him ITS call IS I'TI. -,
The question in this case Is. not Witt t'- "a
has said or wants hut what the party say -
wants II President Roosevelt Is needed Tor ~
other by his party ~ MS country lie - -,
nominated and elected for another t-Ii" W.
any reference To any deCi.rati,u ne may H1aA -
When Washington retired 90 Mount vernon. -,
the war he desired 70 remain private -. -IS,t
but when his country needed hm Tor - "a
he obevsd its call. and after Sarvi0s two terms -
said he was glad that ne WlSA- be- PeTHi,'1,H II
retire but not that he would not serve ASH y,
needed When General Grant had proved inns -
hest n,ted TO command the army. he would Ii. tv
had no right TO retire when the victory was '''
half - - nan "
President Roosevelt has proved himself Il 1i ,r,i
marvellous ability and resources. H'du % ,s,,-
alive and action whose very taHItS a5e ana
come Of his virtues. man VINO = a ,1sLi,, tie
rorCrsI ,ver me world for his leade's'llp, =
peer of the worlds rulers Now II rs Is, a. win
party thinks that he alone can carry 80, Insn IL
Ciples and complete the WORN lle - - II is It's
duty 20 itself to renouiUIte and re-eIye' - ,,ud
do not say that he is the only M i,' lain 10
I'LL the Office. but that he may &c - ~ prin-
ciple but by the very demand Of The nEi t ma
OF duty Ii is not a personal auesuon' pPATr
tional question.
Campbell y. Y. July y, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21

they infest and the men on finding them in masses
are able to scrape them off in their hands rather
unpleasant handful. but no more dangerous e 1''
so many angle worms record haul was HlIeeH
pounds of the caterpillars from one tree
Among the beautiful caterpillars that are done 10
death by the tree protectors Is the Vahessa CT
pillar III inches long and jet black in color IhoSe
that escape being Jared off by rubber cIuos oi
poisoned by sprays develop eventually INTO inc
vanessa butterfly. sometimes known as the
mourning cloak butterfly because Of its funeIea
color Another caterpillar that nearly every one mas
and avoided is the eecropa. huge green Siue
that looks like animated pickle rms - al
tended To with DR.. Southwlcks feeding lotion. out
those that escape become great many coIofed
moths eight inches across the wings. The I'M
perialis caterpillar is three inches long and tuHY
half an inch in diameter Its destiny "heh not
thwarted, IS TO become moth six incheS across
the wings and OF "A brilliant chrome SrI1o" i'u"t'
mated hy white spots.
There is also in the parks sort Of halt-wItted
sllkworm that doesn't weave its cocoon SO u can
be unwouud the real. sure enough sl'A"o'u
does Instead Of spinning its casing 50 that man.
by the aid II n little hot water may unroll II ana
use ~ for thread. this skworm crisscrosSes ana
intsriaces the material 50 that II can't be taken
away unbroken And yet. misguided persons IN
trodJfced the worm here from Japan a generation
ago. Like most undesirable immigrants. however
it has good appetite. as Dr. southwick can tes-
tify with exhibits in the shape Of his atantuS
trees.
Tncse are only few Of the caterpars. for there
ara what the entomol0gist calls leaf rollers leaf
crumblers' and leaf miners" The last are mere
yesticcs OF life. and are small they hurrow be
tween the outer surfaces Of leaf The only way
kin them is to pull off the leaf and crush H.
which Dr Southwick may be seen doing frequently
"a he strolls through his domain
one pest that formerly was abundant here is the
leopard moth It's caterpillar IS a woodborer, and
It makes itself AT home in 10 different varieties
Of trees The caterpillar enters under the bark OF
"a lim0 and fits way entirely around Then
when a strong wind comes the limb snaps on
When the slug enters the main trunk OF the
tree 80 often kills the tree. by ringing IT, The
leopard moth brought over from Germany, ac-
coriiuE 70 Dr. Southw!Ck, hut he remarks, sadly:
They didn't import the parasite that kills IT, so
it's worse here than u ever was In Germany" The
leopard moth dId much damage 70 New York ;
parks I'm 1854. the injury being noticed until
the winter came and % gales caused the limbs 10
snap on and display the insects work. Just at
present. Or SouthwiCk says, there are few ~
these busy workers employed I'm the city parks. but
there are plenty Of them up the state and IN New
Jersey while IN Boston and neighboring Massa-
vcritnbie baue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
WOULD REMOVE NOISY CAR oooes

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; l think that in view of the many can,poirps
being carried against needless noises I have
a suggestion which will meet with approval |
think that the double doors on the surface cars
are altogether TOO insis'ent in their effect every
time the conductor closes them. The ear-shockins
clang Is unbe1rahle TO person of nervous tempera
ment There seems 10 be no reason why tbcsa
along the edges, that the noise wou,d b.
deadened. l also suggest that in future surfaces
cars be constructed with side doors This Womb
add TO the safety OF patrons and prevent the many
deaths caused by persons being pushed of over
crowded platforms PITRON
New York, July To- 1907
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
CRIMINALS UNFINISHED IF CAUGHT

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; saw in The Tribune OF Thursday an article
saying that should have more police TO CAPTURE
the members of the Black Hand. But when Grim
mails are captured they are seldom punished.
l see now that the grand jury refuses to indict
u man against whom there seems to be strong
evidence for the murder OF a young girl. and what
is the result?
A number of similar crimes reported in to-
days paper. The people seem TO feel THAT lynch
ing is the only remedy for such a state OF things
But what can think of a nation where crime
" SO seldom punishedf AN INQUIRER
New Brighton. Staten Island. July 10. 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
CURING THE DRINK EVIL.

A hard drinker told by his doctor that he
could be cured If every time he felt that he must
have drink he would Immediately take something
to eat instead The man followed the advice and
cured, but the habit of asking for food had
become so fixed with him that he was nearly
locked up az a lunatic. He stopping at q
hotel, and hearing a great commotion in the room
next to his he peeped TO see what the matter was.
He saw, and rushed mady down to the office and
shouted THE man In 153 has shot himself Ham
and tongue sandwich, peaser'-Dundee Advertrsr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
RUBBING POSTS FOR CATTLE.

Rubbing posts for cattle. made of whales
laws are to be seen in the village of Hawsker
in England. and represent the whale trade for
merly carried at that place. They stand
twelve feet so above the ground.-Baltimore
American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-29
GREAT PLEASURE RESORT
HAS DISASTROUS FIRE

NEW YORK July 2o-A FIRE Coney Island destroyed
blocks million dollars By explosion
tenement thouse fourteen killed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-29
FROM POLICEMAN
To THE PEERAGE
The Hope of Robert Won 0el-
hoffen, Son of a Baron
and a Cook.

From a policeman at Lahaina to a
place in the peerage of Germany, is
the hope and dream of one of the
guardians of the peace in the ancient
capital of the kingdom.
Robert Won Oelhoffen has taken de-
cisive measures to determine whether
or not the title of Baron, by which
his father was always known, was a
title recognized in Germany, or mere
Iy a title Of courtesy bestowed in this
far away land as compliment to af-
fable manners, and in recognition Of
an aristocratic bearing.
Baron Won Oelhoffen, as he was
known in HAWAII, was one of the
retinue that accompanied King Kala-
kaua around tne world in 1881. Viii
liam \. Armstrong, in his book,
Around the World with a King,
speaks of Baron Won Oelhoffen, relat-
ing a number of incidents with which
he was connected. The Baron died
good many years ago, leaving son,
a part Hawaiian, mere child at the
time of his father 3 death. The son
has since grown to man s estate, and
has lately had aroused within him
desire to know something more about
his German forbears and the title they
bore, and possible ancestral estates IN
the land where Frederick the Great ere
ated a nation and Bismarck an en-
pire.
The younger von Oelhoffen is a
policeman in Lahaina. He is said to
have sought the aid and good offices
of the German consulate in seeking to
trace his lineage, and the rank and
title of the Won Oelhoffens, and be
sides. it is said he has retained firm
of LAWYERS to look out for any estates
in the fatherland that may be his by
right of descent or inheritance.
Little seems to be known or remem-
bered about the Baron Won Oelhoffen
bv people familiar with the current
events of that period, except that there
was such man and that he accom-
panied the king on his tour of the
world. Armstrong speaks Of him IN
his book as a cook, though sure
enough Baron.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-29
LONDON PAPER
DESCRIBES Us
Six Pages With Illustrations
Are Devoted to
Honolulu.

"The Syren and Shipping - an illus
trated paper devoted to ships and
shipping, published in London, gives
six pages to text and illustration Of
an article about Honolulu as a port
in its issue of July 3. The Illustrations
include a panoramic view of Honolulu
from the harbor; "A view Of the marine
galway and the naval wharves; the
Inter-Island fleet; the Waikiki beach;
the Offices of the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation company; the Mcintyre
Building; the capitol; the Royal Ha-
waiian Hotel; Fort street; the Judd
Building; the Haekfeid Building; W.
G. Irwin & Company's building, and
the T. H. Davies & Company building.
There is reproduction of the Pro-
motion Committees IS map showing Ho-
nolulu as the crossroads of the Pa
cifc. The article begins with refer
enee to the romantic early history of
Hawaii, the discovery of the islands by
Captain Cook, and the death of the
discoverer. The relations of the is
lands of the group to each other, and
Of the group to the western coast Of
the American continent and the eastern
littoral OF Asia, are discussed with
reference to the map. Honolulu is
pIeasingly described and a table OF
the floor area and the shed area Of
the wharves is published, for which
credit is given to Superintendent Of
Public Works G. s. Holloway. The need
of a dry dock for large vessels is
spoken Of and commented on. The pub
lished statement Of Surgeon General
O'Reilly of the United States Army
is quoted as to the healthfulness Of
Hawaii. The efficiency of the Board
of Health is commended, and the quar-
antine facilities are described. Some
interesting custom house figures are
given, and finally the benefits to be
derived from the opening of the Te-
huantepec route and Of the Panama
Canal are given some discussion.
The article on the whole is excel
lent in tone and accurate in statement
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-29
An AUSTRALIAN
SISAL MAN HERE
Largest Grower in the Colonies
in Hawaii Looking Up
Machinery.

sisal machinery in Hawaii is the
subject Of inquiry by man who ar
rived here from Australia by the Ma
nuka, for the express purpose of look
ing into it, with view to determin-
ing what viii be needed in the future
Of the sisal crop in the Commonwealth.
7. H. Wells, who has introduced the
growing of sisal in New South Wales.
and is said to be so far the largest
grower there, is in Honolulu on this
quest. He was in Hawaii two or three
years ago looking into the require
ments of soil and climate for the crop.
On his return to Australia he began
the cultivation of sisal. His planta-
tion is in the northern part of New
south Wales close to the border of
Queensland, in region that in soil
and climate was believed to be well
adapted to the cultivation of this plant.
ANNAC III OCeebiA OpSIdIiOuS on quite an
extensive scale, and the growth of the
plant has been wholly satisfactory. He
expects that part of his fields will
shortly be ready for harvesting, and
he has come to Hawaii to look into
the matter of machinery for harvest
ing the crop and preparing the fibre
for marketing.
He has been in consultation with the
Of the Hawaiian Fibre
Company, which has a sisal plantation
at Sisal, on the Oahu Railway. He
hopes by getting the benefit of the
experience Of sisal planting here to be
able to establish the industry in New
South Wales without the delays and
oss so often incidentlto the establish
nent of a new industry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-29
PERCY LISHMAN
IS LAID To REST
The Funeral Largely Attended,
Floral EmbIems
Profuse.

The funeral of the late r. H. P. Lish-
man yesterday afternoon was very
largely attended. and the floral trib-
Utes were numerous
There were private services at. the
residence. Makiki, at 2 o'clock which
were conducted by the Rev. H. H.
Parker, very old friend of the fam
| lily. At this g. number of the intimate
friends of the family were present as
we'll as the representatives of the Ma
sonic fraternity who have been the
honorary guard of the body since it
arrived by the Moana.
At three o'clock public services were
held at the Masonic Temple under the
auspices of Pacific Lodge. These were
very largely attended. The services
were those of the Masonic ritual, Right
Worshipful Master T. H. Petrie of
Pacific Lodge officiating.
From the Masonic Temple the re-
mains were taken in procession to
Nuuanu cemetery where they were in
tered in the family plot in the part
of the cemetery on the Waikiki side
of Nuuanu avenue. The remains were
followed by many friends in carriages,
a large delegation from among the
employees of the Honolulu Iron Works
where the deceased had been a pop
ular employe; Pacific Lodge of Masons
with whom were very many members
of other Masonic Lodges, and Ho-
nolulu Commandery knights Templar
in full uniform, as an escort. The pro-
cession passed up Alakea and Emma
streets to Vineyard and thence up Nu-
uanu.
At the grave the impressive ceremO-
nies of the Masonic craft took place.
Right worshipful Master Petrie con-
Quoted the services here, assisted Dy c.
]. Hutchins as Past Master, and Alex
ander Lyle as Chaplain. Thrice the
aproned brothers of the Masonic Or
der passed around the open grave, each
casting a sprig of cypress upon the
casket Then the Right Worshipful
Master bade farewell on behalf of the
craft to the departed brother until the
morn. A hymn was sung,
and then the earth received its clay.
The hymn was sung by a quartet con-
sisting of Mr. Livingston, ]. H. How
land. J. d. Dougherty and Arthur F.
Wall.
Rarely has there been seen a larger |
display of floral tributes. There were |
broken columns, crosses, pillows, and |
many other both conventional and |
pieces. The Iron Works sent |
a very handsome piece, as did also |
the Arab Patrol, of which the deceas-
ad was a member, the Myrtle Boat |
Club. and number of other organiza-
lions. Three wagons were required to
AIRY all the flowers from the house
and the Masonic Temple to the grave.
The mother of the deceased was so
Frustrated with grief that she was not
lble to be present at the public SER
7ices sat the Masonic Temple, or at the
grave.