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The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
FEELING IN JAPAN.
So Strongly Favors the United States
That War Is Unthinkable.

Tokio.-Baron Kaneko, formerly
special envoy to the United States, in
another statement made here, says
that war with the United States is un-
thinkable.
THE Japanese understand America
better than the Americans understand
Japan" he said. "A great majority of
the men holding public positions here
We're educated by American instructors
and have long studied American insti-
tutions. Now, through the press and
otherwise, they are helping the people
to appreciate the difficulty which the
federal government lies under in con
trolling the action of the individual
states After the first phase of the Sc
gregation question, the people gained
confidence in the sympathy which
great majority of the Americans still
have toward Japan.
"Japan's moral system insists thar
finger shall never be raised againO
benefactor. Japan owes her position
among the powers to America. The
American government and the Ameri-
can people, with England, are Japans
best friend. War is unthinkable."
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

jewelry was in excellent order and
the pictures possessed value far be-
yond the instrinsic.
From the shining metal of the
small arms, my glance Travelled to
the face of the prospective buyer. 1t
was an interesting face, clean-cut.
beardless, energetic, but the mouth
impressed me as being rather hard.
Doubtless he felt the magnetism of
my scrutiny, for he suddenly looked
around. The expression on his face
was not one to induce me to throw
my arms around his neck and de-
clare | should be glad to make his
acquaintance. 1t was a scowl He
was in evening dress, and | could
see that he knew very well how to
wear it. All this was but momentary.
He took up revolver and balanced it
on his palm.
By and by the proprietor came sid
ling along behind the cases, the slip
shod fashion of his approach inform
ing me that he wore slippers.
DO you keep costumes?" l asked.
Anything you like, sir, from a
crusader to a modern gentleman
with grim and appropriate irony.
What is it you are in search Of
masquerade costumes?
only a gray mask" l answered
II am to go to masked ball tonight
as Gray Capuchin, and l want a
mask that will match my robe"
Your wants are simple"
From shelf he brought down a
box, took off the cover, and left me
to make my selection. Soon l found
what 1 desired, and laid it aside, wait
ing for M. Friard to return. Again
l observed tho other customer.
There is always a mystery to be
solved and story to be told, when
a man makes the purchase of a
pistol In a pawnshop. A man who
buys pistol for the sake of pro-
lection does so in the light of day,
and in the proper place, a gun-shop.
He does not haunt the pawnbrokers
in the dusk of evening. Well, it
was none of my business. Doubtless,
he knew what he was doing l
caughed suggestively, and Friand
came slipping in my direction again.
This Is what want. How much?'
inquired.
Fifty cents; it has never bees
worn"
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
BEET GROWERS STAND PAT.
Refuse Contracts That Call for silo'
ing Of Beets.

Denver.-A Greeley special to the
Republican Monday nights says: AS a
result of the committee from the
Northern Colorado Beet Growers AS
sociation meeting with c. S. Morey,
president of the sugar company, at
which the sugar company came to no
favorable terms with the beet growers,
the Pleasant valley and LuceTne farm
ers will plant their 1906 beet fields to
potatoes and grain and are fully salts
fed that these crops will pay them far
better than raising beets tor the
Eaton factory under the present terms
Of the silo contract.
They will not, however, desist from
raising beets, but will use their beet
chop to feed cattle. Already farmers
in these localities have signified their
intention of putting in 500 acres in
beets. The beets sown will be the
varieties of stock beets and also sugar
beets. The cost of raising stock beets,
1t Is said, is not One-fourth that of
raising sugar beets for sugar making
and the returns in cattle much higher
than selling to factories. 1t is esti-
mated that a steer eats thirty pounds
of beets a day and that two tons will
fatten one for market and that an
acre OF beets with an average yield
will feed from eight to ten steers.
The refusal of growers in the Pleas
ant valley and Lucerne country to sign
contracts with the sugar company will
bring about the feeding of sheep and
cattle in these localities the coming
fall and farmers there are already max
ing plans to purchase cattle for feed
Ing
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
The Blue Blood of ENGLAND,

The blue blood of England, like
Sairy Camps gin and water, is a
little mixed. More than one woman
has stepped from the stage to lordly
halls. Harriet Mellen, the actress,
who was the second wife of Thomas
Coutts, the banker. became after his
death the duchess of st. Adams, and
having no children left all her wealth
to her granddaughter, who became the
noted philanthropist, and died the
other day as Baroness Burdett Coutts.
Some of the Royal Progeny of Charles
H., the Merry Monarch" were the
children of Nell Gwynn, the player
and former orange girl, and Mrs. Jor-
dan, the comedenne celebrated by
Charles Lamb, had sons who owned
William ". as their father. The
duchess of Clarcarty who died the
other day, was Belle Billion, an old
time music hall performer, and her
offspring are, of course, noble, in the
sense of having titled father. Many
more women who have faced the foot.
lights professionally, says Boston Bud
get, might be mentioned who have
become aristocratic danes through
marriage, thus showing that the no.
bility of England have done more
than rub elbows with the common
people. Actors, however, have not
been so fortunate as the feminine
players, and have seldom, or never,
been welded to women of high de,
gree.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Beet Contracts Not signed.

Denver.-A Loveland special to the
Republican Monday night says:
meeting of the Loveland beet growers
was held to-day to consider the pro-
posed contracts for 1907 offered by the
Great Western Sugar Company. D. T.
Pulliam reported the result of the re-
cent conference with the sugar COM
pany, which adhered to its offer Of
$4.75 fiat rate and no sloing, or SIS and
silo 25 per cent of the crop, for which
SO cents a ton additional would be
paid. After n lengthy discussion the
growers decided not to accept the con-
tract and insisted on their demand for
IS fiat rate and no siloing. What
the next move will be no one can pre-
dict. Both parties, it seems, have
agreed to stand firm, which may result
In closing the factory next season.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Hobson's War Scare.

New York.-In his address here Fri
day night, Capt. Richmond P. Hobson,
speaking Of the Japanese question in
California, said: THE ultimatum
which Japan has given this country
says take back our people to your
public schools in California or take the
consequences That is only pretext.
The trouble is, japan wants to control
the commerce and markets Of the far
East. She is determined to drive
America out of the Philippine islands.
II the Panama canal was completed we
might be able to protect the Pacific
coast, but we are helpless now, and
should Japan strike, the Philippines
and the Hawaiian islands would be lost
to u.s."
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Denver Federal Building Bill.

Washington. - Senator Patterson,
Tuesday, introduced an amendment to
the sundry civil bill appropriating
100000, of which $500,000is to be i'm
mediately available, for erecting the
federal building in Denver. The
amendment proposes that the building
shall be built On the site recently Sc
lected by the treasury department and
shall include rooms for the postoffice,
federal courts and other government
Offices in Denver. He also introduced
a bill to pay the Mosca Milling am
Elevator Company $500 for 30,00T
pounds of -four contracted to be de0
cred to the Jicarilla Indians, and
burned in a fire which destroyed the
company's warehouse.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Cost of Discovering America.

A Chicago antiquary has discover
ed that Columbus received salary of
1920. He estimates that the whole
cost of the expedition that found
America was about $1,000. John
Knox received salary of 1920, and a
leading lawyer in the time of Edward
". was content with a fee which
amounted to one dollar in our money.
A sumptuous Christmas dinner could
be bought then for II cents. A dol
lar went a long way in those days,
but the salaries of professional men
and the wages of laborers seem alb
surdly meager when compared with
the best paid ability and skill in these
modern days. The good old times,
says the Philadelphia Ledger, would
present no attractions to those who
imagine there was a time when labor
was much better rewarded than it is
to-day Despite the monopolies and
the trusts, a moderate fortune can
be acquired now more readily than it
could in former times. In 1920 a
man who had 100000 was accounted
rich, and such men were very scarce.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Investigating Mine Explosion.

Denver-A Trinidad dispatch Tues
day night says: John B. ID. Jones,
state coal mine inspector, accompanied
by Deputy Griffith, arrived to-day from
Denver and went at once 10 Primero,
where they will make a special inves-
tigation into the explosion there in
which twenty-four lives we're lost. Mr..
Jones and his deputy were sent here
to make a special inquiry on request
of Italian Consul Corte. Mr. Jones
said: "The result of my investiga-
ton will be given first to Governor
Buchtel. I do not know how long it
will taaS and l may be at Primero the
rest OF the week The examination
will be most thorough"
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

A real mastodon which has been in
cold storage for many centuries will
be one of the exhibits at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle in
1909. 1t is one OF the gigantic animals
which formerly roamed the Yukon val
ley and northern Siberia. This one
was discovered on Cleary creek, above
Nome, by w. E. Thomas, and has been
80 well preserved that when the ice
melted and exposed part Of its back
some time ago it was attacked by dogs
and partly eaten. The hole in its back
is the only break in the skin, however,
says Youths Companion, and the pelt
will be stuffed and mounted on the
prepared skeleton.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
The Public and the Director.

More important than statutory re-
form for the future of life insurance
is the reform of reason and moral SEN
timent. We must come to consider
unpaid officers who give their time to
public affairs as persons making a
charitable contribution to the well
fare of the community. The corpo-
rate members and the directors of an
insurance company, like the corpo-
rate members and directors of saw
ings bank, must consider themselves,
and must be considered by others, to
be engaged in a work of public char
ity. A savings bank, indeed, is sup
posed to be a receptacle for the saw
ings of the poor, though the supposi-
tion is not always true; while life
insurance company is receptacle for
The savings of some well-to-do or
even rich. Charitable or public serv-
ice, however, declares Francis c..
Lowell in Atlantic, may be rendered,
even where some beneficiaries are
dDle " pay loT lHe SeINlCeS. w heie
the well being of the community, or
of many of its members, requires
great service rendered alike to rich
and poor, those fitted to render it
may be asked to give their labor with
out pay, if, for any reason, that is
more convenient This is the rule
with colleges and libraries, art mu-
seums and hospitals.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

l recalled the paragraph relative to
Mrs. Hyphen-Bonds. By this time she
was being very well tossed about in
mid-ocean. AS the old order of yarn
spinners used to say, little did dream
what was in store for me, or the influ-
ence the magic name of Hyphen-Bonds
was to have upon my destiny.
Bismillah! (Whatever that meansD
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Would Save the SaIton Sea.

Salt Lake.-Asserting that the over
flow of the Colorado river will produce
an inland sea whose Evaporation
would materially affect the aridity Of
tho vast area of dry lands in the West"
a memorial to the President and Con-
gress was introduced in the state
House Of Representatives Tuesday.
1t asks that the attempts to control
the Colorado river be abandoned by
the government.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09

The United States have at last dis
covered how to successfully compete
with England in the effort to win
the trade of South America. The
head Of the leading department store
at Rio de Janeiro says that 1t was
only after several years of persua-
sion that his store succeeded in get
ting an American shoe manufacturer
to make shoes in the way the Bra
xilians wanted them. Now the store
is selling hundreds of thousands of
pairs of these shoes. 1t formerly
sold only British shoes.
The Glenwood post., 1907-02-09
Neqro National Fair,

Mobile, Ala.-A negro national fair,
will be held in this city next November.
A feature will be the exhibit of invAR-
tions and craftsmanship of negroes. Xh
invitation will be extended to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to open the fair.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
TAKES SNAPSHOT OF
BURNING TOURIST
DRIVER SAYS BACK FIRING WAS
CAUSE OF BLAZE
Fire Put Out by Handfus of Dust,
but Several Men Have Busy
Ten Minutes
Work
.i..s.....i..l..s..Fs..g..s.s:..s.NN.ss

Notwithstanding the statement OF the
Tourist Automobile company in recent
advertisement that the reporter suffered
from a hallucination when he wrote that
the Tourist runabout entered in the Riv-
erside hill climb caught on fire after fin
ishing, the fact was well known to sew
eral newspaper men as well as number
of bystanders.
AS the car was brought back past the
finish line the driver and the passenger
jumped out as soon as the car stopped
and had not gone across the course until
the cry of fire called them back
number of bystanders assisted in
throwing dirt on the fire, and while
they were extinguishing the blaze, which
was around the carburettor. at least
three photographers made snapshots of
the scene.
The picture made by The Herald staff
photographer shows one man with his
hands full of dirt and the driver just
after he threw a lot of dust on the
blaze. The smoke issuing from under
the machine came near obscuring the
view entirely and prevented a clearer
picture.
Upon the drivers return to Los An
geles he told a party at the factory in
the presence OF The Herald's automobile
editor that he ascribed the cause of the
fire to his leaving the throttle open and
the backfiring Of the machine as it
stopped.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
BLACK CLOUD TO
GREET TOMMY BURNS


Tommy Burns victory over Gunner
Moir yesterday was not such great feat
as is imagined. The Gunner, practically
untried, is champion in his own coun-
try all right, but not since the days of
London prize ring rules has England
produced anything in the heavyweight
line that could rank with even our sec
ond raters Charlie Mitchell, the last OF
the Britishers to have championship as
pirations, was easy money for Jim Cor
bett, and since Mitch there has been
nothing doing with the heavies from the
little island.
Burns will now journey over to Ire
land and take crack at Roche, who Is
at present the pride of the fight follow
ers in the Emerald Isle. AS Roche does
not rank even as high as Moir over in
that neck of the woods it is hard totfig-
ure where he will be able to do much
against Tummas.
After Roche will come Burns real test
If he doesn't run out on the match.
Stormy weather is in prospect when he
hits this side of the pond, for large
black cloud in the shape of Jawn Arthur
johnson will be at the gangplank to
meet Tommy, and it is hard to see where
Burns can evade the big dinge.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
INTERURBAN LEAGUE is
NO WOUT OF BUSINESS
Magnate Perkins Pays Teams in Real
Money and Gusts Them from
Under His Protecting
Wing

The Interurban league disbanded last
night on account of the managers failing
to agree upon where games were to be
played and the i'll feeling of the magnates
concerned.
The ruling genius of the Sunbright
Babes and the Angelus teams were loud
in their protest against the disbandment
on the ground that their brother direc-
tors were treating them shoddy, is they
were tied for first place, which carried
a cash prize of $20-not In scrip, either, as
Red Perkins was there with the hard
coin.
Each manager received his forfeit money
in gold coin as it has been rule of the
auburn-topped beauty to see that the
''cush' was Forthcoming when wanted.
There is movement on foot to organ
ize another league in this city. consist
ing of such teams as the Pacific Syrup.
San Gabriel Giants Palmetto, Sunbright
Babes, Angelus and the Gardena clubs, if
possible.
meeting will be held shortly at 612
Wall street for the purpose of organizing
and electing officials for the ensuing
year. If anybody can foster these leagues
along this rosy thatched amateur mag
nate will. Go to it Red.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
LABoRER CHARGED WITH
INSANITY; FEARS DEATH

Maurice j. Foley, laborer living at
81 San Fernando street, was arrested
last night on an insanity charge.
Foley was taken to the receiving hos
pital for medical treatment November
30 and was released a few hours later.
He was found to be suffering from hysr
terra.
December /. at o'clock in the morn
ing, he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Nelson and sent to the city Jail on sus-
pcion. He was found wandering around
the Southern Pacific yards and gave no
explanation of his being there. He was
released In the afternoon.
Last night he applied at the city jail
for lodging, saying that he was afraid to
sleep at his home because there were
five men who were trying to kill him.
He gave the names of the men and their
addresses and specifically described times
and places where they had made at
tempts to shoot him and blow him up
with dynamite. He will be sent to the
probate court today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
LACKFOOT WINS IN
FIRST AT OAKLAND
CARMAN'S ENTRY, WITH BURNS
UP, BEATS LONG SHOT
Miller Takes Fourth Event with Red
Ball, Odds Being 20 to 1--Sum-
mary of EmeryviIIe
Gard

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2-R. f. Car
mans Lackfoot with Jockey Burns up
was the favorite today in the first race,
and won. Nick Stoner, at odds Of so to l..
was contender for the entire distance
of 5h furlongs, and lost first place by
a nose. Results:
FIRST RACE. 51s furlongs, purse:
Lackfoot Ill (Burns), 4 to 5.................. l
Nick Stoner, ITO (Grand), so to 1............ 2
Scmbro. 1O5 (Horner), 80 to 1................
Reene W., orchota, CASTLE, Bonheur, Miss
Charity AL Cibiades and Alice f. finished as
named.
SECOND RACE, Futurity course. selling:
Captain Burnett, 115 PendergasD, 10 to l.. /
L NJ. Brattain, 11o (W Miller), to 5......
Koenigin Luise, ITO (Moreland), to 49,.
Time 1:10.
Elba, Sea Sick, whiskers, Belle Kinney and
Golden Rule finished named.
THIRD RACE, Futurity course selling;
Meada, 100 (Rice), to Observation-Disclosures. /
Progress 1O9 CBurns), to 10.................
The Reprobate, 1O5 Ougan), to 2.........
Time 1909 4-5.
Hersain. Lovey Mary, Croix dor. Ethel
Abbott, De Grammont, Lustig, Isolation and
The Only Way finished as named.
FOURTH RACE, furlongs. selling:
Red Ball, 112 (w. Miller), 20 to 1............
6ainrida 1O4 (Buxton), 13 to 5................
sam McGbbon. 1O5 (Gargan). 100 to 1..... 8
Time 1:26 2-5.
Surety, Calmar, Silver Line, Hazeine, Peer
less Lass. E. B. H. and MoJGdo finished as
nemed
FIFTH RACE, 1-16 miles selling:
Gorgalette 1O3 CBurns). II to 5.........,.....
Jack Adams, 103 Q,ynch) to 1.............
Nine Spot 1OS (Dugan), to 1..............
Time 1:l6 1-5.
Fisher Boy Etapa, Kermit and Potrerc
Grande finished as named
SIXTH RACE. furlongs, purse:
Roalta, 10S (AIiller). to 5...,................
Mary F., 109 (Horner), to 1................
Massa. lO9 (Keogh), to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ;
Time / liz 1-5.
Wing Ting and Judge Nelson also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
BL0OT RED SAILS ON
VANCOUVER MANS YACHT

VANCOUVER, Dec. BLOOD red sails
instead of the usual more or less white
ones will be seen on some well known
local yachts next season. While the in
novation in color may not prove as pop
ular as the color that has been universal
for centuries it will, however, add pic
turesque touch of color to local yachting
scenes that is at present lacking.
An order has been already placed by
Capt Charles o. Julian of Vancouver,
b. c., owner of the sloop Verona, with
Messrs. Ratsey & Lapthorne of South
ampton England, for a new suit of red
sails for the Verona. These sails are to
be made by new patented process which
renders them mildew proof and almost
iadestructible. The makers guarantee
that sails made by this process will not
fade or stretch. In order to prevent
stretching they are bound with New Zea-
land silk fiber rope. made by a new
process, which insures the sail always
keeping its shape and "set," no matter
how carelessly it is used.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
TWO BASKETBALL GAMES
PLAYED ON u. S. C. COURTS

Two fiercely contested basketball games
were pulled off on the University courts
yesterday afternoon, the fourth academy
team defeating the thirds by score or
Is to T. and the seconds defeating the
firsts to A. The first game was fairly
good exhibition of basketball. The halves
lasted Is minutes and during that time
some good team work and fancy goal
throwing was displayed. Shute was
easily the star of the game, making most
of the points for the fourths and seeming
to throw goals every time he secured the
ball. The lineup:
Fourths-Shute and Verge, forwards;
Trotter, center; LenoX and Thompson,
guards; Allen, sub, Thirds-Hummel and
Snyder, forwards; Monteverde, center;
Hunter and Ricke, guards; Boyle, SUB.
Referee-Deniston.
The second game resulted in wild
scramble for the ball, little or no team
work being displayed. An intense class
spirit enthused the players and in some
small degree made up for the lack OF
knowledge of the game that was so evil
dent.
Ward, forward for the seconds, was
good at throwing goals and passing the
ball, but was kept from rolling up a
large score by the poor support OF MS
team mates. Garbutt played well at the
center position, using his height to good
advantage. Although no particular stars
were developed by the games yesterday
afternoon, they at least showed that the
interest in basketball is bound to de-
velop. Lineup of the second game;
Firsts-Ellis and forenoon, forwards;
Wallace. center; Hoover and nickel,
guars; Foster, sub. Seconds-Waru ana
Newberry, forwards; Garbutt, center;
Day and Boyle, guards; Halloway' SUP.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
ANNOUNCE BOXERS
AS MlDDLEWEIGH7S.
JACK GLEASON TO HAND OUT
CHAMPIONSHIP
Although Thomas and ketchel Are
Supposed to Be WeIters, They
VIII Go Up a Notch
in CIass

What will probably be an interesting
announcement to those who were laboring
under the impression that Ketchel and
Thomas were welterweights is that made
by Jack Gleason of the Occidental club.
which will put the men on for their third
meeting this month. Gleason comes out
in his posters and letterheads and an
nounces the battle as being for the mid
dleweight championship of the world,
probably because the men will weigh in
at 1856 pounds.
\ Regardless of the fact that neither man
has any claims on the title they are sup
posed to go for. the mill should be a
good one If the two meetings they have
already had are to be used as basis for
judgment Ketchel knocked Joe out in
his last attempt, and had all the better of
the first trial at Marysville, but at that
the native son is expected to do better at
the advanced weights and over the
shorter twenty-round route.