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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
ARGENTINE ANT
INVADES SOUTH
NEW PEST COMES TO WORRY
HOUSEHOLDERS
UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS ARE IN
COLONY HERE
coIIeue Of Agriculture at Berkeley
Issues Pamphlet Telling of Life
Habits of the Troubles
some Invader

sxousehoIders bewarei Among tho colo
,tsts who have come to California attracted
bv the climate and beautiful scenery is the
undesirable Argentine ant. This colonist II
undesirable particularly because of his pro-
pogating qualities. Within few years
after the establishment of Q colony every
house In Los Angeles will be infested with
the insects. One of these ants was discov-
cred in New Orleans in 1904 and this year
they occupy 5000 square miles of country
from New Orleans southwark to the Gulf Of
Mexico.
One Of this ants most pernlcious habits
is its adoption Of lesser insects such plant
lice and scale insects for whom it carss and
acts as foster mother to brood of destruc-
tive children.
1t Is of great importance to tho state Of
California that the Argentine ant be exter-
minated while there is yet time, and "a
this end householders are requested to bottle
up any suspicious looking ant that resem-
bIes the rogues' gallery portrait Of hin
printed herewith and send him to the agri-
cultural experiment station of the Univer.
sity of California at Berkeley. Use Of ar
ordinary gelatine capsule is the best method
of sending the specimens.
0. w. Woodworth of the College of Agri-
culture of the University of California has
written the following life story of the Ar.
gentine' pest. His pamphlet is officially des-
ignated "CircuIar No. 3s.'
A pest that may easily prove to be
the most troublesome insect ever intro
duced into the state has recently been
discovered in our midst. Specimens OF
this insect were collected about year
ago by J. Chester Bradley, at that time
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
WHERE TO FISH

Weekday fishing since Monday last
has been none of the best, with the
standard kinds running small In size
and few in numbers. Both corbina and
yellowfin are spawning now. and sea
trout for some reason have been scarce.
Herring, tomcod, kingfish, small bass.
halibut and turbot have been plentiful
and have relieved to a gerat extent an
otherwise dull sport.
| Big fish have been plentiful. Yellow
| tail, albicore, sea bass, barracuda and
jewish have been caught outside and
at Catalina and San Clemente In great
numbers.
One party trolling Off Naples last
week landed four big Jewish in sin
gle afternoon. The smallest weighed 81
pounds and the largest 1872 pounds sew
eral hours after being taken from the
water. Yellowtail, albicore and barra-
cuda were caught by the boat load
nearly every day during the week. The
barracuda ran small in weight, how
ever.
Sheephead and white fish were caught
in good numbers at the breakwater,
and pomano on three different days
made things more than lively at Playa
del Rey.
The best fishing of the week was
found on the south coast, where COR
bina and yellowfin and calico bass were
taken in large numbers, but all ran
small in SIZE Mackerel and smelt were
much in evidence at Redondo, and big
baskets were the rule.
Tide will be high tomorrow morning
at 1898, with a rise of AZ feet, and low
at 1:14 p. M, with drop to 26 feet.
and high at TIT D. M, with a rise OF
81 feet, making a moderate current all
day in the bays and channels. With
these conditions and hours fishing
should be good for the little fellows all
day long, with the best fishing of the
day probably early In the morning and
late in the afternoon.
BALBOA-Halibut, sea trout. corbina, yell
low fin. bass.
NEWPORT-croaIxer, halibut, turbot bass.
yellow fin. corbina-
HUNTINGTON REACH-China croaker, yell
low fin corbina, bass. perch, halibut.
SUNSET BEACH-Yellow fin, corbina,
croaker. perch, herring.
BAY CETY--Corbina, yellow fin, herring,
perch. halibut. turbot.
ALAMITOS-Bass. corbina, yellow I'm, perch.
LONG BEACH--Bass, pompsno. croaker.
corbina, yellow I'm, herring
SAN PEDRO-Croaker. yellow fin. perch,
herring king nsh, tofncod, halibut
BREAKWATER-Sheep bass white
oUTsIDE-xeilowtail. sea bass. albicore,
barracuda, Jewish, white bass
REDONDO--Mackerel, smelt, yellow tail
perch. herring trout.
HERAIOSA--Yellowfin. corbina, herring,
srnelt mackerel. sea trout.
MANHATTAN-YelIow corbina. smelt'
mackerel, sea trout. perch.
PECK'S--sea trout, bass corbina. yellownn,
perch, mackereL
PLAYA DEL REY--Pompano. yellowfn, cor
bina. sea trout, herring. perch, tomcoa'
halibut, bass
vENTCE-corbina. yellow fin, herring. perch.
Outside, albicore, yellow tail, barracuda
OCEAN PARK-Corbina yellow fin, herring,
smelt, mackerel, halibut, turbot.
smelt rnackerel
LONG WHARF-Pompano. mackeral. bass
halibut, turbot white nsh, sculpin,
herring.
CATALINA--Yeilowta albicore. barracuda
slnelt sardines white sea bass.
SAN CLEMENTE--Yellowtai albicore' par
racuda-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
PIERCE SPRINGS ARE
WELL CARED FOR

"Years ago" said Col Charles Cliff
ton of the Geo. N. Pierce company,
1--WE conducted a department for the
dissemination of springs, and we sup
piled our customers regularly with re-
placements. Today we have no trouble
at all from springs, and our cars go on
month in and month out touring, as our
customers generally are tourists, and
they have no complaint to make re-
earding the springs 1t is really fact
that we never trouble about the springs
on a Pierce Arrow car after 1t leaves
the factory No amount OF hard use
seems to break springs for us, and we
are well pleased with the springs being
used today. The trouble from this
source seems to have been eliminated,
as it has been from engine trouble and
other of our troubles In the past. When
the tire proposition has been altogether
settled, and we are only troubled now
by punctures and no blow-outs. we
shall be on Easy street from any possi-
ble source OF trouble. Today we only
suffer from tire punctures and not from
blow-outs, and some day hope to be
able to say that Pierce Arrow cars go
throueb great tours without punctures
As they 20 through today without blow
outs. Whether the millennium is going
to come cannot say. but sincerely
hope so'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

from New Orleans southward TO the
Gulf of Mexico; to the north and west
one hundred and eighty to two num-
dred miles; and east beyond the
boundary of the state; and wherever
the insect has become abundant 1t mas
proved itself by far the most trouble
some species of ant, and has prac-
tically driven out all other species. The
spread OF the species will thus be seen
to be rather slow, but It completely
occupies ell the territory 1t infests.
Relation to other Insects
Like many other kinds OF ants, tho
Argentine species is very much att
traoted by the secretions of scale in
sects and plant lice. Every tree in
New Orleans and adjacent towns is
continually patrolled by these apts.
and there seems to be very good evi-
dence that the ants care for certain Of
these insects in mucn the same way as
the corn root aphis is cared for in the
Mississippi valley by the common ant
of the corn fields. At any rate, the
writer has repeatedly noticed ants car
rying mealy bugs and other insects OF
this general class, and Il is well known
that the mealy bug, SO injurious to
sugar cane. is very much worse where
the ant is abundant. Exactly the same
habits are observable in the infested
districts here in California. Some of
our native species of ants have been
Justly accused of protecting the woolly
aphis, and probably scale insects have
been defended from their parasites In
many instances. In this state, where
plant lice and scale insects are natur-
ally SO Injurious, this tendency of the
Argentine ant to care for these insects
may be a particularly serious feature
of the situation.
Attention has already been directed
to the tendency of these ants to de-
stroy other species Of the same group.
Many observers have noted the battles
of the ant in Louisiana, which tnvar-
iably result in the defeat of the other
species, so that the only ant now found
in the houses In the infested territory
is this imported species. AS far as
our observations have gone the Argen-
tine ant completely destroys all native
ants In the infested regions. This is
a case of replacing one bad pest by an
other still worse. There are few
cases, however, in which the ant has
been somewhat of benefit. Professor
Newell tells me that one reliable cor
respondent reports the ants as having
entirely destroyed the bed bugs in the
poorer sections of New Orleans, and
the very annoying pests known in the
south as chiggers have disappeared In
the neighborhood of Audubon Park,
apparently on account of the presence
of the ant. These slight benefits, how
ever, in no way offset the damages
done by this pest.
The direct attack of these insects
upon citrus trees is a matter that can
not be other than of the highest i'm
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
THREE HORSES FALL
IN BIG STAKE RACE
First Peep, Edwin T, Fryer and Log
lstiIla Unable to Keep on Their
Feet; Latter Turns
Somersault
By Associated Press

BY Associated Presa
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.- Three out Of
five horses in the Vancouver handicap
today fell on the slippery track, and
Mirzer and Tony Faust, the favorite,
finished ont, two. A heavy rain just
before the races started left the course
very wet and the footing difficult. The
Vancouver handicap was over mile
and an eighth, and in the first turn
First Peep lost her feet and fell, Ed
win T. Fryer stumbled and fell on top
and Logistilla. coming fast, was
thrown compete somersault over the
pair, the jockeys flying in all direc-
tions Neither jockeys nor horses were
hurt, and two of the boys rode In the
next race. Results:
Six furlongs-Kerry won, Givonni Baleri'
second Excitement third: time IA 1-5.
Five furlongs-Inclement won. Steel sec
ond, Phillistine third; time 1:01 20.
Five and a half furlongs-St. Francis won
Hervis second, Lord Provost third; tins
1:05.
Seven furlongs-Smiley Corbett won
Critic second, Fantastic third; time :26 rs
Nine furIongs-Mirzer won, Tony Faus
second; time 55 AS. Others fell.
Five and half furlongs-All Alone won
Abbey second, Miss Fairbanks third; TIM
| 1908 2-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

With many species of ants the destruc-
tion Of a colony Is not difficult mat
ter, the nest being a very definite struc-
ture with only. few openings, and
housing all of a single family.
The best remedy to be used in such
a case is carbon .bisulphide and small
amount of this, say a teaspoonful,
placed in an ordinary ants nest. es-
pecially when the ground is not too
dry, will result usually in the death
of the whole colony. The opening ar
the surface of the ground should be
covered tightly. and If the carbon BIZ
sulphide is effective, no further signs OF
the colony will be observed beyond q
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

of the teeth, shown also in figure 2.
All other species have some other ar
rangement. The Argentine bears the
name Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr. One
other member of this genus is found IN
the southern states. other species oc-
cur in South America, in southern Asia
and Australia.
We are far from certain that the
distribution Of the Argentine ant is
limited to the localities mentioned
above It would be very desirable to
know at the earliest possible moment
of the presence of the insect In any
eradication. Eradication is possible,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
STATE LEAGUE

SAN JOSE, Aug. 22.--Harry WolteI
filled the bases in the tenth inning OF
today's game with Fresno on two hits
and a walk, then he struck out Blank
enship and Croll. Reid's three-baser
scored the winning run in the eleventh
It was the best game played here IN
months, Score:
San Jose 2. hits 8, errors 3.
Fresno /, hits 8, errors I. ~
Batteries-W and Esola; Miller
and Blankenship.
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 22--Yesterday' s
game exhausted Oakland's stock OK
pitchere ana the locals got fifteen hits
of Zamlock. Schwartz and Conway
three fielders, today. Score:
Santa Cruz II, hits Is, errors l.
Oakland 2. hits 5, errors s.
Batteries zamlock, SchWartz and
BoQuison; T, Hoag and o. Hoag,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
Los ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23 1908

Now they are beginning to appreciate
the danger to their cane and orange
crops after 5000 square miles OF terri
tory are infested and the insect has
spread into an adjacent state. Here
there Is probably less than five square
miles of infested territory. The people
in the infested districts are ready and
anxious to do anything that might be
necessary to rid themselves of the pest,
but there is nothing that they can do
individually except little palliative
measures that leave the great menace
to the state at large unaffected.
II eradication is not accomplished, be-
sides the financial loss to horticultur-
lists, the majority of the inhabitants of
the state must expect in few years to
have hundreds of these insects patrol
ling their homes from cellar to garnet,
day and night, winter and summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
insure Ar lori ERIE

FORT ERIE, N Y. Ahg. 22.-Results:
bere won. j. H. Reed second, Arionette third.
Second race, furlongs, handicap-Strome-
land won Emperor William second. IrrigatoI
third.
Third race, furlongs, selling-Night Mist
won Senator Barrett second Heine third.
Fourth race, Grand Canadian steeplechase
full course Bazantyne won, st. Velna second
Pick Time third.
Fifth race 1-1e miles, handicap-Polly Prin
won Czar second. The Minks third.
Sixth race, i mile and 20 yards. selling-Dr
Lee Huffman won, Utterance second, DIXIE
FI.mmell third.
Seventh race mile and 10 yards. selling
solon Shingle won, Mirth second Seryile third
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
|. A. A. c. GOSSIP

nNE of the members, entered IN the
long distance run who is consid-
~ cred to have an excellent chance
at the first prize is Jim Routzahn: tne
popular stroke of the four-oar crew OF
the club. During the time the crew
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

7,f,e nlnce In which you live has 50 Iiueh
Ia do with WHAT YOU GET OUT OF LIFE
shnt the sero Lett and sFor Sale ada ought
to have peculiar s'hunan interest," for goa.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

ALAMEDA, Aug. a. -Stockton's VIC
tory was practically assured In today's
game with Oakland in the eighth M
ming, when three runs we're made.
-Four more came In In the ninth. Mos
kfnaan held Oakland to one run, which
was made in the eighth. Scores
stockton o. hits 16 errors 8.
Alameda 1, hits 9. errors 3.
BATTERIES -Moskiman aud Hachetf,
pierce and Buckley.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

See al. Of Lundeen for homes on
page 3. part ~.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
Occurrence In California

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
REST AND MOST COMpI ,ETF ORIGINAL.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
LUKE Wright TO
Be WAR SECRETARY

WASHINGTON. May 29.--General
Luke f. Wright of Memphis, Tenu..
is to succeed Taft as Secretary of War
probably about July list, according
to a statement made here tonight by
man who is Wright's close personal
friend and business associate.
Wright Is a Democrat. The selec-
ton is regarded by the few politicians
in Washington who have heard Of 1t
as one of the cleverest political moves
ever made by the President 1t IS
conceded to be a powerful bid for
Democratic support for the Republi-
can ticket and well planned at
tempt to break the solid South.
An attorney from Memphis. who is
closely associated with Wright, ad-
mitted that the Secretaryship of Wer
had been offered him aud he would
accept. The Memphis Commercial
Appeal, in which Wright is a heavy
stockholder, will publish the state
ment tomorrow morning.
Ii is stated thar Taft will retire
from the Cabinet as soon as he i
nominated for the Presidency.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
EVELYN THAW IS
REGISTERING KICK

NEW YORK. May 29.-Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw made statement today
in reply to what she calls the 'thpea.-
ening and insulting statement issued
by Colonel Bartlett in the name OF
Mrs. William Thaw," and in which
she reiterates that the annulment
proceedings against Harry X Thaw,
which were discontinued yesterday on
motion of her counsel, were instituted
at the behest of Colonel Bartlett and
A. Russell Peabody, representing the
Thaw family"
She characterized the statement OF
Colonel Bartlett, which was given
out after the discontinuance of the
annulment proceedings "in keeping
with the insincere attitude toward
her by Mr.. Thaw's relatives since the
beginning of the trouble"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30

king IS
INDICTED
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING To
COMMIT OFFENSE AFAINST
UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Theodore
II. Price, at one time known as the
cotton king" and recently president
of the Eagle Fire Insurance Com
pany, was indicted today by Federal
Grand Jury after long investigation
of the startling leak of the cotton
crop statistics contained in govern
ment report which had not been made
public, The Grand Jury found two
indictments against Price, one charg-
ing conspiracy to commit an offense
against the United States and the
other bribery of a government OFF,
cial. Three other persons were in
dicted with Price and warrants have
been issued for their arrest, as they
are out of the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral Court of this district With the
handing down of the indictments
Price appeared in the Federal build
ing and surrendered himself. He was
arraigned before Judge Hough. and
pleaded not guilty, bail being fixed
at $4,000, which was furnished. Price
was released after the court had set
June 10Th as the date of the prelim-
mary hearing.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
LEGAL QUESTIONS
ARE considered
(By Associated Press)

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 20
Technical and legal administrative
questions occupied most of the ses-
sions of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church today. The rou-
tine OF this procedure was relieved
somewhat by preliminary skirmishing
of the adherents of Denver and Sc
attic for the next years assembly.
The assembly voted almost unani-
mofsly for Denver on the first bal
lot. The assembly will meet in Den
yer on the third Thursday in May.
Denver's offer of bonus of SIS, 900,
and the fact that the semi-centennial
celebration of the Presbyterian
church in Colorado will be held in
1909, were powerful arguments in
influencing the vote.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
YEARLY SALARY
IS HALF MILLION

NEW YORK, May 29.-John Hays
Hammond. the mining expert, has
signed a tive-year contract with the
Guggenheims to give them his exclc-
sive time and advice in mining
schemes for 100000 a year He is
the biggest wage-earner in the world.
Until recently Hammond worked TO"
$250,000 a year. 1t was whispered
about in mining circles that the Gug-
genheims thought that bit too much
and were about to pare it down. IN
stead they gave him 100 per cent
raise for his exclusive services.
Besides his salary, Hammond is
said to have an income from his own
mining properties which exceeds his
wages. He is said to own mines in
every quarter of the globe.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
AN AGED WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
(By Associated Press)

GOLDFIELD, May 29.--Mrs. Em
ma c. Larson, aged fifty-four, com
mitted suicide at her residence, 726
North Fifth avenue, yesterday morn
ing. A slip moose made with an or
dinary clothesline, and the other end
attached to 30-penny nail on the
wall of the room, was used. When
Mrs. Larson was discovered by her
son, the heart was family beating.
but life could not be sustained. For
months past the deceased had shown
evidences of insanity. but they only
came at intervals. She left two
grown sons, Edgar and Victor, one
a prospector and the other printer
who always looked after the welfare
of their widowed mother.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
field EVENTS OF
A HIGH ORDER
tBy Associated Press.) }

PHILADELPHIA, May 29-One
worlds record equalled and two in
ter-collegiate records We're broken in
the preliminary trials at the annual
intercollegiate championships which
were held today on Franklin Fieli,
with picked college athletes of the
East participating. Today's events
were of high order. Tomorrow fin
ais promise record performances. The
best performance was equalling the
worlds record of Is 1-5 seconds n
the 120-yard hurdle race by A. T..
Shaw of Dartmouth Beside Shaw 5
record, the feature of the day was tho
remarkable work OF pole yaulters.
No less than four athletes broke the
intercollegiate record of IL feet,
II ga inches.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
MANY PLANTS TO
RESUME NEXT WEEI

NEW YORK, May 29.--Brad
streets tomorrow will say: "Weathe
crop and trade reports are irregula
Business failures in the United Stat'
for the week ending May 2S, numb
263, against 2S4 for last week. Cal
adian failures We're 81 against !:
for last week.
Duns review of trade tomorro
will say industrial conditions co.
tinue to improve, and arrangement
were made for the resumption !
many plants during the week. Me
camille collections are more prom
and money rates are low, despite Il
exports of gold and treasury wit
drawals. :
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
M'COMAS JURY
FAILS TO agree
tBy Associated Press.)

LOS ANGELES, May 29,-Thc
Jury in the case of w. P. McComas,
the mining man who shot and killed
Mrs. Charlotte L. Noyes of Boston in
her apartments on the night of Feb
ruary 2Sth, were discharged tonight
after less than twelve hours deliber-
alton. No official announcement of
the standing of the jurors was secur-
ed, but it is believed the last poll
showed ten for acquittal and two for
conviction.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
HEAVY BUYING
At The CLOSE
(By Associated press.

NEW YORK, May 29.--The stock
market today was of the usual pre-
holiday character. largely confined to
the closing up of outstanding con-
tracts and showing little disposition
to make new commitments. The pre-
vailing speculative temper on the
stock exchange was to be inferred
from the fact that most of these out
standing commitments were on the
short side of the market. There
was some very heavy buying OF
stocks just at the slose, especially
United States Steel Bonds were ir-
regular.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
WAINWRIGHT IS
GIVEN SALUTE
(By Associated Press. J

TACOMA, Wash, May 29.-Act-
ing Rear Admiral Richard VAIN
wright, commanding the second divi-
sion of the Atlantic battleship feet,
raised the blue pennant with two
white stars over the flagship Georgia
today. 1t was saluted with thirteen
guns. He will be fully invested with
the honor and dignity of rear ad-
miral in the course of few weeks.
A merorial celebration tomorrow will
be a feature of the visit Of the war-
ships to this port
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
POLICE
solve A
MYSTERY
SUSPECT CONFESSES TO HAVING
BEEN PRESENT AT MURDER
OF ROBERT HOLMES.
(By Associated Press. J

CHICAGO, May 29.--David Jacob
son, arrested yesterday on suspicion
of having knowledge Of the death of
Robert Holmes, purchasing agent of
the Edison Commonwealth Company,
whose body was found in an alley the
morning of May 81, today confessed
to the police that he was present at
the killing of Holmes, although he
denies having taken part in the ac-
tual murder. Jacobson, in his con-
fession, duplicates three other men
who are also in custody.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30
Child LOCKED IN
MOTHERS ARMS
(By Associated Press

DURANT. Okla. May 29.-From
Red River today were received the
bodies OF j b. Hollis, wife. child anil
mother, who were drowned yesterday
above Dennison The child was lock-
ed in it's mothers arms. j. l.. Baer.
his wife and two childreE. and four
workmen are known to have perish
ed also