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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

greatest impetus comes from the ithaca
Institution. The only Harvard repre-
sentative on the coast is Al Treloar,
who is with the Los Angeles Athletic
club, and It is certain that with plenty
of material, the great Los Angeles m
stitution can be assured OF as good q
crew as ever shot shell through the
waters of the sunset land.
IN 1903 Prof, Smith started things go
ing. He gave money out OF his own
pocket and a barge was bought. He
also helped to coach the oarsmen. a
freshman four was started ana Fro1. =.
ID. Marx and w. +. Durand helped OUT
to the extent of indorsing notes which
enabled the club to make some pur-
chases. Eventually there We're races
with California. The Berkeley men
knew more about the game and won.
Washington by 1904 was we'll In the
rowing game and the crews up there
were getting much needed practice with
the rowing clubs about. However, a
race in 1905 with California and STAN
ford was won by California by eight
lengths. The California crew rowed
two miles in 10 minutes 40 seconds, an
excellent performance for coxwain
tours. The California and Stanford
crews were prevented by the earth
quake disaster from rowing in 1906. al
though the men had been in training
and Stanford was showing good re-
suits. Stanford owed much to the
work of Robert Gather, an undergrad
work, who offered his services as coach.
In the three-cornered freshman race of
1905, Stanford won by ten lengths from
California with Washington a quarter
of a mile back.
Dan murphy became the coach of the
Stanford crews and Hiram Conibear
took charge of Washington. California
continued to be coached by Garnett
Last year Stanford beat out California
and then raced with the Washington
crew, which won handily in % minutes
and 3S seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
RARE BIRDS POINT
MILLINERY MORAL
Mrs. Frank Sturgis Gives Specimens
of PIumage to Museum of Nat
uraI 4istory-AppeaI Goes
with Gift

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Frank
Sturgis, known in society here and in
Lenox, intends the gift of collection
of rare and beautiful birds of paradise
which she has just presented to the
American Museum of Natural History
as a first aid for dislocated millinery
morals.
She is member of the museum and
also leading spirit in the Audubon
society, which is pledged to prevent
the slaughter of birds for purposes of
hat adornment. Several of the rarer
bird skins cost $500 each unmounted,
and there is not one of the seventy
specimens which is not of high intrin-
sic worth as we'll as of scientific value.
These birds are found only in New
Guinea and in a few isletS off its
coast, and despite their limited num-
Der they are hunted remorselessly by
"plumers" employed by the wholesale
milliners. The plumage of the male
birds attains it's dazzling beauty in
the mating season, and the killing,
therefore, is causing the species to dis
appear. England has recently passed
law which goes into effect on Janu-
airy 1, 1909, forbidding the further inn
portation of the plumage of such birds
into the United Kingdom
In order to point the moral more
sharply placard has been prepared
for the case in which the collection is
displayed which bears a map showing
how small New Guinea is and also the
Legend:
I'm view of the limited area they in
habit, the rate at which the true birds
of paradise are now being killed for
millinery purposes renders 1t probable
that they will soon be brought to the
verge of extinction. 1t is greatly to be
regretted that these. the most beauti-
full of feathered creatures, should be
sacrificed for no more desirable END
than to crafty seasons fancy"
No collection in the whole institution
could be made more alluring than is
the one which Mrs. Sturgis has pre-
scented. 1t is in q well-proportioned
case of walnut patterned after those
seen in the establishments of Fifth
avenue modistes, and the stuffed birds
are displayed under a soft yellow light
OF the eighty-five known varieties of
birds of paradise sixty are represented
in the seventy specimens. The twenty
FIVE other species are only slightly
varying forms
The collection is better than any
other in the United States and Is sur
passed only by collections in London
and in Dresden. The varieties are
named largely from members of the
royal families of Germany. The as
semblage was gathered after two
years research by Frank M. Chapman
Of the museum staff, who is noted
ornithologist and has achieved re-
markable results in the mounting OF
birds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
TURNS SECRET BRIDE
OUT OF THE HOUSE
Sadie Werber and Her Chum Rosa
Gilmore Wed Men of Their
Choice at Midnight In
Newark

NEW YORK, Sept. IA double mar
riage. performed by Justice of the
Peace Markley of 40 Montgomery street,
Jersey City, at midnight, which was to
have been kept secret for time, be-
came public yesterday in Newark. AS
result, one of the brides, girl of
seventeen, was ordered from her home
by her irate mother. Until the justice
was dragged from his bed to tie the
knot, she was Sadie l.. Werber of 1888
South Orange avenue, Newark. Now
she is Mrs. Vincent Fornell but with
out a permanent address, as she and
her husband are house hunting.
The other bride was Rosa l.. Gilmore
of los Paramount avenue, Newark, who
changed her name to Mrs Louis Baron
at the same time that Sadie changed
hers. Rosa was welcomed back to her
home and the PARENTAL blessing given.
Sadie, or Mrs. Fornell, was chief clerk
in a grocery conducted by her widowed
mother. Adjoining the grocery is a
barber shop in which Fornell worked.
She is a Jewess and he Is Christian.
Mrs. Werber, noticing the attachment,
objected strongly. She wanted her
daughter to marry in her own faith.
Despite the watch that Mamma Wer-
Der kept on Sadie she and her admirer
met often. He left the shop adjoining
the Werber home and opened shop for
himself at 20 Academy street. AL
though much further apart than they
had been the change of location made
| Ii much easier for Fornell to meet his
little sweetheart.
When they met they were Joined by
Baron and Miss Gilmore. Baron is also
a barber and has a shop on South Or
ange avenuei The party took a trolley
ride to Jersey City, and while lunching
in restaurant there at midnight talked
over the opposition of Mrs. Werber to
her prospective son-in-law.
why not have it over with at once
by getting married." suggested one of
the others. 1t was then that the four
sought the justice, who asked the regu-
lation questions. They requested him
to keep the weddings secret, but Sadie
told her mother, who wept and ordered
her out of the house.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
ARMY OFFICERS ON HORSEBACK

Army officers who have not grown
fat and old at desk work say that the
order for the riding test is one of the
most sensible that have been issued of
late by the president or the war de-
partment. The order means merely
that an officer shall be always in prop
err physical condition 10 perform his
professional duties. and a field officer
cannot completely perform these duties
unless he' can ride long and hard. The
army was long in'a bad physical condi-
ton owing to the nonuse of its mus
cles. The reason was that nothing ex-
acting was required of 1t. There were
not enough soldiers to do much, and
the cavalry on the plains had about all
the real work and much of the fun.
The infantry field officers accumulated
weight and when they rode they We're
often Obliged to make use of step
ladders and boxes to climb to tee top
of their horses, and even then their
legs went over the backs of their horses
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
WELSH-CARSEY
FIGHT IS NEXT
MEET AT TEN ROUNDS NEXT
TUESDAY NIGHT
ARE IN MAIN EVENT OF MOST
ATTRACTIVE CARD
Chicago Lad Holds Pair of Decisions
over English Champion and Ex-
poets to Knock Him Out.
Prelimlnarles Good

The pugflistic event of the week will
be the second popular-price show that
Manager McCarey is putting on every
week during the warm months, and
will be ten-round main event, with
three preliminaries, that will be staged
at Maud Junction next Tuesday night.
The card will be as follows:
Freddie Welsh VS.. Flank Carsey; 1873
pounds, ten rounds.
Frank Picato vs. Charlie AnslinSer'
catchweights, six rounds.
Walter Fisher VS. Kid Murray; catch
weights, six rounds.
Joe Redmond VS.. Charlie Luccai
cotchweights, ten rounds.
Welsh and Carsey have met twice
before, and in each instance, accord
ing to newspaper clippings exhibited
by Carsev. he defeated the English
champion. These fights were of the
no-decision variety, however, ana are
open to discussion. But the TACT that
the newspaper decisions were in favof
of Carsey gives him chance even
with the fleet and clever Engllsh
champion, as these decisions at least
indicate that Carsey made the Engllsn
champ step some.
Both boys are training for the scrap
in manner that indicates that each
has a wholesome respect Tor the otner
fellow. and at least it should be fast
and entertaining battle while 1t lasts,
with slight chance for knockout, but
plenty OF action throughout. Carsey
however, believes he is fast and clever
enough to get TO Welsh with the punch
that will end the fight before the limit,
and as he is not afraid of anything
that Welsh may have on tap, the chi
cago boy will sail in and mix 1T with
Freddie, even If he has to do it on the
run
owing to sickness. Norman Stone
was compelled to draw out of the
match with Charlie Anslinger, and
return match was arranged between
Anslinger and Frank Picato. 1t Will
be remembered that Anslinger was the
first fighter to lower the colors OF the
hard-hitting local boy. and this Will
be the first time they have met IN re-
turn ARRAY.
Joe Redmond, a clever and mauling
scrapper from Milwaukee. will make
his debut in a ten-round semi-windup
with Charlie Lucca, a winner VINO mas
aroused quite a following among the
FANS Redmond will have to be good
one to defeat Lucca, but his eastern
record gives him good chance to turn
the trick.
Walter Fisher is a San Berdoo boy
of more thin pork and-beans ability,
but never has done much in the ring
because he has remained at home and
been content in the past to clean up
with the boys who strayed into the
mountain city with blood in their eyes.
Fisher is a clever, game and hard-hit-
ting fighter, and will make Kid Muir
raw, his opponent, step at brisk rate
to do anytime with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

Mrs. Carl Worthington Daley. Har-
mony, History. Voice Placing. Piano.
Teachers advanced course. Pupils
Studio 341 Blanchard Hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

to talk with Judge McCredie, and may
get the judge lined up, but Tom does
not think so. Stevens says that the
Frisco management is not as enthus-
astic regarding the new southern club
as many believe. McCredie wants
eight clubs, minus the continuous ar
ticle in the south, and Stevens thinks
he will win out. This would mean
that either the new southern club or
the Sacramento club will have to get
out of the league Inasmuch as Kripp,
at Sacramento, has gone to an enor-
nous expense in fitting. up the new ball
park in that city, Stevens is of the
opinion that Sacramento will be pre-
ferred over the southern club. Now,
all this kind of talk is going with the
reverse English for me. Berry and
Ewing should know what they are do
ing, and both have given it out cold
that continuous ball will be the deal
for Los Angeles next season, and as
Walters of Oakland will stick with
them it looks easy for them to make
good. Advices from Portland, how
ever, are anxiously awaited.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

in a way that is common ito amateurs
in a riding school. 1t is right to rem
edy this sort of thing, but it is not
right to make such noise about it that
officers who are the victims of unfor-
tunate conditions are lowered in the
public esteem. A good many of the
best officers in the army have not rid
den horses for long time, but that
does not mean that they cannot ride
hard after q little, but it does mean
that the requirements of their service
have not given them time to keep up
their riding. or that their 10y has not
enabled them to own horses.-Harper's
Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
for 81

For every dollar paid up to $50 as
first payment we will give a receipt
for twice the amount on any piano
purchased this week. The big exclu-
lett Music Co, 231 Broadway, opp.
City Hall. 9-13-x
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
TIE INCARNATION
(By Allan Updegraff)

(By Allan Updegraff)
The fire and dew that blessed the morn
Were gone before I came;
But under a Gnarled and ancient thorn
That stood on guard by a field of corn
found flower like a flame.
Dawn's holy miracle had wrought
Upon the shining thing;
It's chalice seemed with a splendor fraught
As II the tiny cup had caught
The body and blood of spring!
Smart Set
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

Read Bartlett Music Co.'s ad. on
page A, part l. No cash required, but
80 for 81 inside of 80 days. The big
exclusive piano house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. Dec. 29.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened quiet and easy today with
prices down &c to AG3sc compared with
the previous close. Sentiment in the pit
was generally bearish owing TO a decline
in the price of wheat at Liverpool and be-
cause of favorable weather for harvesting
in Argentina. Small receipts in the north
fluences. Distant deliveries regained part
of the initial loss during early trading,
May advancing to $1061sd1.01 after open
ing at 81. O65s to $1.06az.
Later dispatches from Argentina telling
of DELAY to harvesting owing to wet
weather inspired brisk demand during the
last half of the day. resulting in an adj
vance of 1c from the low point of the
session. The TOP for May reached
at SLOTS. The market closed strong at the
CORN-Trading in corn was quiet and a
steady tone prevailed during the early
part of the dav. An official forecast of I'M
settled weather for the corn belt seemed
unchanged to &c lower, May opening at
6O7s d61c. Later May sold at 61G611sc.
A firmer tone developed later in the day
on talk of a falling off in receipts and in
sympathy with the bulge in wheat. May
advanced to 611H6615sc. The close was
strong with May 1hc0ssc. The close was
strong with May 1sc@5sc higher at 611s@
619sc.
OATS-Oats were quiet and easy. The
bulk of trading was in the May delivery
which opened ISAAC lower at 511sc and
sold at 515sc.
ROVISIONS-Previsfons were easy be-
cause of a sc to 10c decline In the price of
live hogs due to increased receipts: Prices
at the opening were sc to 1o@121@c lower.
RYE-Cash: 75c: December, 13c; May, 7Sc
BA RLEY-Cash: 6Oa64c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $3.75 March, IS. so.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500; March, 50. %.
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LooTERs ARE BUSY.
They Are Shot on Sight by Troops
on Duty.

Rome, Dec. 29.-The disaster in the
province of Calabria and the island of
Sicily has today assumed staggering
proportions. Each successive report
received from the stricken region
makes it more apparent that the first
stories of the widespread destruction
were little, if any exaggerated. Mes
sina alone reports $4,000 victims, but
it is feared that this is only partial
list of the dead and wounded. Reports
are coming in from other towns giving
estimates of dead therein from 500 up
to several thousand. Reggie still re-
mains in its tragic isolation. It is i'm
possible to get word from the stricken
city and the silence gives rise to the
most fearful apprehenSfons.
News has come from Messina eight
miles north of Reggie, but no reliable
estimate of the dead there has been
made.
Vandalism of the worst kind has
broken out and the government has
adopted the most energetic and severe
measures for its repression. Robbers
and hooters are shot on sight.
The prison at Messina collapsed,
some of the prisoners were killed, but
the survivors made their escape and
Joined the Hooligans who We're sack
that the robbers met with no resist
ance The local chief of police lies
dead in the ruins of his office. The
barracks OF Messina were demolished.
The commander of the troops was
killed outright, and there are many
victims among the enlisted men.
The government last night sent Gen.
Feira De Cossatto, an army corps COM
mander to take full charge of the troops
in the devastated territory. One of the
first measures will be to declare martial
law. The robbers pillaged the ruins of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
FREE HIDES IN SIGHT.
Only One Tariff Change That Seems to
Have Been Decided Upon.

Washington Dec 29.-The house
vavs and means committee which is
charged with the duty of framing a re-
vised tariff bill has received numerous
suggestions and plans in connection
with its work. These have come from
manufacturers, importers and others
who are interested in the tariff and
who have either appeared before the
committee in person at the hearings or
have filed briefs with the tariff franz
erS.
Requests for changes from ad va
loren duties to specific rates and vice
versa are most numerous These are
made for the most part under the claim
that the tariff would be simplified and
the work of the custom authorities
would not be so difficult as at present.
In many instances it is claimed that the
suggested changes would make 1t diff
ficult for INSCRIPTIONS importers TO
undervalue their importations.
A suggestion made by one of the wit
nesses, who appeared before the COM
mittee was to the effect that way
out of the tariff difficulty could be
found by copying the law recently en-
acted in Great Britain which makes it
necessary for all patented articles for
consumption there to be manufactured
in that country. Representative Bou-
telle of Illinois is interested in this sug-
geStion and other members of the COM
mittee may look into the merits of the
idea. AS the revenue feature Will be
one OF the most important COnSlQeTd-
tions in connection with the framing
of the new tariff bill, a suggestion sub
mitted TO the committee proposing an
export tax on cotton and cotton goods
is interesting. This was made in one
of the briefs submitted to the tariff
trainers. but it is not likely to receive
consideration at this time.
Claiming that reduction in the duty
on laces from the present rate of so per
cent ad valorem, to 20 per cent, would
greatly increase the revenue to the
government l. A. Lahey & Sons of
New York. suggested novel method
bv which this reduction could be made
so that holders of stocks here would
not sustain heavy losses. They propose
that the duty be reduced per cent
semi-annually A petition signed by
nearly 200 manufacturers of women's
and children's garments. in which laces
and embroiderles are used, asking for a
reduction in the duties on those arti-
Giles. has ben filed with the committee.
Free coaI' and free hides are
among the changes for which there has
been the greatest demand. There
promises, in fact, to be lively discus
sion between the members of the sub
committee that is working on the new
bill. when the coal and hide schedules
are reached. A West Virginia coal COM
pany has entered strong protest
against the free entry of coal unless a
similar concession is obtained from
Canada claiming that our northern
neighbor derives five times as much
revenue from its importations of
American bituminous coal as that re-
ceiyed by this country from its impor-
tations of Canadian coal. although it
is claimed there was five times as
much American coal sold in Canada as
there was Canadian coal sold in this
country during 1907.
There has been persistent ruInor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29

shattered buildings and even stole
clothing and valuab1es from the corpses
OF the victims They We're not deferred
by the flames that broke out in several
sections OF the city, but took advantage
OF the light for their vandalism. The
night in Messina was one of horror in
describable-fire, robbery, dead and dy-
Ing on every side The city was in the
uttermost confusion and the people were
panic stricken and under spell Of ter
roC.
Troops began to pour into Messina
last night and this morning a mum Der
of steamers arrived from the peninsula
with soldiers on board. Patrols were
at once organized and efforts made to
bring some order into the situation.
Bands of citizens were formed and help
ed heroically in the work of rescue.
Many courageous acts were performed
by soldiers and citizens alike and in
some cases the rescuers themselves lost
their lives in trying to help others.
Toward morning several of the worst
fires had been extinguished. the looting
was under partial control and compare
tive order had been established. Every
thing possible is being done to succor
the wounded, but the relief measures are
still utterly inadequate owing to the
immensely of the disaster
The finest palaces, churches and
theaters Sof Messina are heaps of
ruins. Countless dead bodies are
scattered through the wreckage, and
their decomposition will doubtless
bring pestilence to add to the horrors
of the situation. The devastation over
the entire district was more or less
complete. No part of the province of
Reggie de Calabria escaped. The dis
turbance was most severe along the
shores of the Straits of Messina,
where the cities of Messina and
Reggie are situated. In more than
one town the shocks caused gas
meters to explode and disastrous fires
resulted The flames helped greatly
to swell the death list.
The configuration of the Straits of
Messina has been materially altered.
The tidal wave that completed the
destructive work of the earthquake
was 80 feet high. Wireless tele-
graphy has been of the greatest as
sistance in getting in reports from
the devastated regions and in helping
the auth critics to realize the extent
of the disaster and to send help to
the places where it was most urgently
needed.
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around the committee room to the ef-
feet that the new bill Will put hides on
the free list and provide for a substan-
tial reduction in the duties on shoes
and leather products Several manu-
facturers have testified that they could
stand a slight reduction in the tariff on
their products. r. H. Long. a shoe
Mass. has written to the committee ad-
uniting that duty of 20 per cent would
serve to protect the American industry
On condition that hides are put on the
free list. He protested, however.
against the placing of shoes on the
free list, claiming that it would be
necessary for the American manufac-
turer to establish factories abroad in
order to get the advantage OF the
cheaDer cost of la bOr
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terred. Southern Railway preferred and
Colorado Fuel large fractions
r. mere was some irregularity during the
nfst hour. In which a large volume of
STOCKS changed hands within narrow lin
rs: An extension of the opening gains
aHorded opportunities for realizing, but
me erect of these sates were minimized by
the persistent accumulation of special
STOCKS nevertheless a large part of the list
In the course of the hour Prices were
inclined TO yield at IL O'clock.
me selling to take profits carried some
STOCKS which have been stronger recently
point or more below last night. There
were partial recoveries and fresh advances
in SDecia tiles
Bonds We're irregular
sllght fall in prices attended the ex-
IRENE dullness into which the market fell.
traders were very charv of putting out
snort lines and the demand was also very
ScantY. Manhattan sagged points