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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Talk with a Native Commissioner
Tit government has white officers, who
watch out for the interests Of the nattves
1 talked with one of these, a Mr.. Taberez
who has been managing the negroes for
many years. Ha tells me that the whites
are now respected and that the natives ara
better off than they were In the days OF
Lobengula. So far, comparatively little of
the country has been taken up by white
settlers, and they plant their corn and
Craze their cattle about where they please.
They live in little kraals or villages. rang
ing in size from twenty TO 100 huts each,
and their ~oornfields are scattered over the
country outside the villages. They gather
their crops at harvest time, and store them
in little granaries made Of mud, matched
with straw. Such a granary Is about as
big around as a hogshead and four or five
feet In height. 1t is raised upon stones
and is entered by a hole near the roof. the
hole being stopped up when the corn Is put
in, and opened from time to time as tho
grain is needed. These ~granaries are often
built on the tops of high rocks such as are
found throughout Rhodesia- This aids In
keeping out the damp and the vermin-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

WlNeA bOAa hOE OAtNA0s
The native commissioner tells me that
marriage among these negroes Is largely
a matter Of bargain and sale. The groom
pays the BRIDES father a certain sum for
his daughter. The usual price for a strong
and good-loohns girl is four cows, or II
she be the daughter of a chief she may
bring as much as five or six. It used to
be that girls were often betrothed and
bought when they were babies, the grooma
paying q part of the purchase price at
that time and the rest by ipstallments. In
such cases the fathers agreed to rear the
girls. This practice has been stopped by
the government, as II resulted in many an
old man possessing several very young
wives; and also as the girls frequently fell
in love with young men, and the strife
between their old prospective husbands and
the young lovers, whom they wanted as
husbands, was great
As 1t Is now, a girl must b Of q certain
Gge before she can be sold. In some tribes
she is married at e. and In others she
must be II before she IL ready for wedding.
I suppose that N or Is might be put as the
average age OF marriage among the Mata-
beles.
The native women are gradually acquip-
ing more rights under the rule Of the white
men. In the past they had but tsw thai
their husbands were bound TO respect bull
today the government grants divorces on
the ground OF infidslity and cruelty, and a
woman may bring her husband into court.
Among the various tribes Of South Africa
divorces are frequent There are some in
which a woman can be divorced II she
takes milk out Of the family supply with
out asking her husband. and some In
which infidelity Is punished by death. In
such q case the husband can demand back
the cattle he paid for his wife. or II he
cannot get the cattle he can claim al the
children as his possession. A. a rule most
Of the natives hin quite as much OF their
cattle as their wives.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

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York for all messages except train orders,
and the service will be extended to them
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Correspond
ence of The Bee.)-Stand with
me in the public square Of Blu
lawayo in front of the bronze
statue Of Cecil Rhodes and take
a look at the changes that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
TRIES TO SHOOT
DEPUTY SHERIFF
SUSPECTED HORSE THIEF IS
OVERPOWERED
Men of HanmeI's Force Nab Venturan
Accused of Stealing Animals
from Ranehers-Taken to
Ventura County

The deductions Of r. H. Wright, dep
utv sheriff. has led to the arrest In Los
Angeles of a man supposed by the
officers of Ventura county to be one
of a large gang of horse thieves which
has infested that county for months
and caused large losses to farmers
Wright says he owes his HE 70 the
quick work of Deputy Martin Asuirre'
who grappled with the man as ne was
about to fire bullet into wright
body.
Wednesday last Wright and Aguirre
walked into the Ascot stables, where
they found O stranger trying TO sell
four head of horses to ]. N. Snowoen,
a horse dealer. The price asked for the
animals and their appearance was So
much at variance that the suspicious OF
the deputies were aroused. Ine man
give his name, in response to INQUIRIES,
as John ID. Raymond ana SAD ne ea,tls rtls
TO Los Angeles from Santa Paula. Inc
horses, he said, belonged to his rather.
Not satisfied with the explanation
Wright asked the stranger to accom-
pany him to the sheriff's office. While
ostensibly searching for garment In
his buggy the man whipped out re-
volyer. AS he turned to face wright
he was grasped by Aguirre and after a
brief struggle the weapon was secured.
notified and Sheriff McMartin of that
county, accompanied by w. I. Neal OF
santa Paula, for whom the arrested
man said he had worked, reached Los
Angeles Saturday. Neal Identified the
man as Raymond Rutledge. He was
taken back to Ventura county yester-
day, Sheriff McMartin expressing the
belief that he is member OF gang
that have committed many thefts OF
stock in that vicinity.
The rightful owner of the horses sold
here has not as yet been learned: Their
value is placed at fully $1,000. They are
dc-cribed as follows:
A gray horse, age 9 or 10 years;
branded B on left shoulder.
A black mare. about years; white
strir In forehead, hind foot white;
branded b.
Blue roam horse, about years, name
reached; branded on left hip, blurred
but appears to be o.
Dark bay horse, z years, branded o,
and small white star over right eye.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
CHALLENGES DEBATE
ON WATER QUESTION
FORMER MAYOR WATERHOUSE
EAGER FOR DISCUSSION
Committee of Fifteen Announces Itself
Ready to Conduct All Voters on
Tour of Inspection Of the
Plants
rsnec,al to The Herald ]

PASADENA, Sept. 14.-Campaignine
for and against the water bonds will
assume a new phase If Mayor Farley
accepts the challenge of former Mayor
Waterhouse to a joint debate on the
subject. Although the mayor is out OF
town at present, 1t is considered GER
tain that he will assent to the propo-
sition.
Since Farley defeated Waterhouse for
the mayoralty, on the proposition that
the city should own its water supply.
the two men have stood as leaders OF
the opposing sides.
The committee of fifteen mas an
nounced that if any voter who is deslr-
Ous of viewing for himself the wafer
plants will notify it it will see that ne
is taken on a personally conducted eX-
cursion over the ground. 1t is prop
able that a great many who are now
undecided will take advantage OF TINS
offer. 10 .
In addition to this the committee mas
practically agreed to adopt the plan
nf having stereopticon slides of differ-
ent portion of the plants and water
suppiy made and publicly exhibited.
THE citizens committee, opposing
4he bonds, continues to anonunce that
It Is not yet prepared to open its cam
paign.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
POMONA
Office 1862 W. Second st.
Home Phone 4SS.
NEWS NOTES OF POMONA
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
Especial to The Herald ]


POMONA, Sept 14.-The visitor to
the Pomona cannery is amazed at the
sight of thousands of cans of fruit, the
result of the summers run. Last Sat-
urday thirty-five cars of fruit had been
disposed of, and $150,000 worth of fruit
will be shipped out in a few weeks.
This means the handling of thousands
of cans.
The South Side Recreation and Ten
mis- club held its regular meeting Sat-
urday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Short. After transacting
the usual business refreshments were
served in the center of the tennis court,
which was brilliantly lighted. The re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
playing games. Those present were
Messrs. and Mesdames j. F. Watson,
w. C. Davidson, c. .. Wright, w. c.
Liddle, H. o. Butterfield, L. w. Baker,
Charles Short, A. G. Davidson, ]. M.
Paige and Masters Fred Liddle and
Mayo Wright
The funeral Of Mrs. Susan Hughstun,
wife of T. e. Hughstun of $40 East
street, will be held from Patterson's s
chapel at p. m tomorrow. Rev. F. J.
Watson will off1ciate.
Miss Anna Adgate died at her home
on North Gordon street this morning
at O'Clock She had been Ill several
months. Miss Adgate was born in
New Hampshire. She was the, daugh-
ter of DR.. Luther Adgate, who died
here a year ago. Miss Adgate was a
faithful and efficient member of the
Pomona Fruit and Flower mission.
Harold c. Dewey, who has just re-
turned from a trip to Alaska, has be-
gun to renew his work of improving
and beautIlying the twenty-five-acre
tract Of hill land, "Oak Glen" which
he owns at the mouth of Live Oak
canVOn
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
OCEAN PARK
144 Pier ave.
Home 4o15. Sunset 1891
STOPS TO BE ELIMINATED
AND QUICKER TIME MADE
Board of Trustees Attests Its Ap-
proVal of Plan Submitted by Los
AngeIes-Pacific Railroad
Company
Especial to The Herald.I

Especial to The Herald.1
OCEAN PARK, Sept. 1.-THE board
of trustees has indorsed the plan sub
mitted by the Los Angeles-Pacific
Railroad company, whereby certain
stops are eliminated between Santa
Monica and the city limits at Freder-
icks, and quicker time made to Los
Angeles. A communication from Supt
Sherman was read asking that the
board give its approval to a stop al
both Toxic and Fredericks. The trus-
tees did SO.
A resolution of intention to improve
Center street by the construction OF
cement sidewalks and crushed rock
was read and passed.
The city engineer was ordered tc
push the work of improvement on Wal
do and Electric avenues.
The city electrician and city CLERK
were authorized to purchase wire fol-
the installation of the new fire alarm
system, as such material was needed.
An ordinance was introduced reduc-
ing the tax on slot machines paying ii
money from 800 to $40 per month
Trustee Griffith asked: "Why moi
start up roulette wheels and fare
games and be done with it?"
The protest against the Venice Parl
sewer system was denied on account
of insufficient signers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
SAN PEDRO HIVE NAMES
ITS STANDING COMMITTEES
Benevolent Order of Bees Meets al
San Pedro Athletic Club, Six
New Members Being
Enrolled
Especial to The Herald. ]

SAN PEDRO. Sept. 14-A meeting OF
the San Pedro hive, Benevolent Order
of Bees, was held in the rooms of the
San Pedro Athletic club last evening.
Considerable business of Importance
was transacted and six new members
were added to the rolls. President
Mackley announced the names OF
standing committees for the ensuing
term as follows:
Committee on entertainment-Ch
Dawson (chairman), j. A. Atchison, H.
Gardner, ]. c. Baly, M. Hansen: COM
mittee on relief-Dr. Gwaltney CHAIR
mani, Charles Wack, Ed Rice. w, H.
Willis, L. ]. Harris; trustees-N. w.
Tilton, John Mathews, Earnest Fro
ham; membership-Don Knight, Harry
r. Stone, w. c. Miller; by-laws-John
C. Wray, w. H. Wikersham, Elmar
Richards hall. A. Atchison, Charles
Dawson, Walter Fay.
AS soon as the hall committee finds
a suitable location a meeting will be
called, at which several important
matters will be taken up. Supreme
President Nelson and Supreme Secre-
tary Harshberger were present at last
nights meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15


Charges against G. B. vacher, the
poundmaster and dog catcher, were
preferred before the city council yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. L. Il. Giese
and Mrs Bertha Hirsch Baruch. Sew
eral of the charges are of q serious ma
ture,- and If they are proved, which
Mrs. Giese contends she can do, 1t may
60 hard with this city official
The charges were referred to the spe-
cial dog committee which has been con-
sidering the dog catching question.
This committee, with the mayor will
hold public session Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, at which time these
charges will be taken up, and also the
ordinance changing the system of dog
catching which the city attorney thinks
he can have finished by that time.
In her communication to the city
council Mrs. Giese charges that the
poundmaster bought dead dog of one
Dan Jones and collected the regular
fee from the city for killing it. Depu-
ties have been eound, she declares, VINO
viii testify to this and all other
charges she makes.
from the city by killing cats and count
ing cat scalps as dog scalps is another
charge.
A number Of witnesses Mrs. Giese
says, are ready to swear they have
seen puppies raised at the dog pound
under the ordinance defining dog
and that they were then killed and
money collected from the city for their
scalps.
Makes Serious Charge
One of the most serious Of the
charges is that thirty dog scalps were
secured at Santa Ana and turned over
TO Mr. Vacher, who In turn collected
81 each from the city.
A dGCnV dog owned hv Peter Me-
Nell, said by Mrs. Giese to e a paroled
inmate of the Whittier reformatory
and at the same time deputy dog
catcher, figures in one of the charges.
Mrs. Giese declares this decoy dog was
trained to follow the dog wagon, and
dogs from outside the city were de-
coyed into the city limits. where they
were caught and fees collected for their
scalps. She says Belvedere residents,
among them J., NJ. Morris OF the Bel
vedere Realty company, will tell the
council or any other interested body
about decoying dogs into the city
limits.
Cases recently tried in the justice
courts in which boys were hired as
assaults on peaceable citizens are cited
in the charges. This section Of the
communication contains q long list of
persons, men, women and children who
suffered at the hands of these boy
deputies, some sustaining physical In
iurfes. and all more or less torn cloth
ing and damaged personal effects.
The gist of the charges is that Vacher
has received hundreds of dollars from
the city In fees which he had no legal
right to collect.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
PASADENA BRIEF NOTES
[specIal 10 me Herald.

PASADENA, Sept. 14-The railroad
!. committee of the Lincoln Avenue I'M
provement associations held meeting
this evening to consider further the
Franchise which has been offered to
Fl. e. Huntington for the proposed
Lincoln avenue car line.
City Attorney Wood and other Off
cials met with the directors of the
North Pasadena Land and Water com
pany tonight, and discussed the form
of deed which the city should receive
In case 1t acquires the company's
property.
It is announced by Supervising Prin-
cipal Bush that the next school built
by South Pasadena will be in Oneonta
Park, where the crowding is especially
great at present.
Gustav Thralls, who attempted to
bore his way out of the city jail with
a leg of his bedstead last week, pleaded
guilty this morning to attempted jail
breaking and viii receive his sentence
tomorrow.
Funeral services for DR.. James Nc
Naughton, who died Saturday night at
his home, 1884 South Lake avenue, will
be held from the residence at 8 p. m.
Thursday, Rev. A. w. Lamport and
Rev. j. r. Chaffee officiating. Inter
ment will be in Odd Fellows cemetery,
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows.
The Buckeye society will resume its
meetings tomorrow evening in G. A. r.
ball
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
INSANE PATIENT PASSES
FROM ABUSE TO VIOLENCE
Gets His Hands Out of Muff and
Starts to Attack Fellow Sufferer,
but Is subdued In
Time

Look out for that man; he is crazy.
He will bite you," was the warning
Michael Lagatolla of 1899 West Twen-
tieth street shouted to everyone who
entered the ward of the receiving hos
pltal yesterday morning. Charles San
porn, an insane patient strapped down
at the other end of the room yelled
back: You have bats in your belfry
yourself"
The argument as to which of the two
was the crazier was continued till
Lagatolla finally got his hands out of
the muff and started IN to attack Sam
born He was subdued by Charles
Whitehead, an attendant at the hospi-
tai, and Turnkey Sanders, who heard
the scuffling and came to the assist
ance
When Lagatolla was put back in bed
the accusations of mental deficiency
between the two men still continued.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
HIGH SCHOOL OPENS:
BIG INCREASE NOTED
ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS WELL
REPRESENTED
TWO New Departments Have Been
Organized and Several Changes
Have Been Made In List
Of Teachers
rsneoial 10 The Herald. !

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1.-THE Holly
wood union high school opened this
morning with an enrolment of 275, be-
ing an Increase of just 100 over the first
day of last year. All the seven dis
tricts in the union are well represented.
The attendance probably win reach 300
by the close of this week. This in
crease is due to the fact that the entire
valley is growing and the school be-
coming more efficient each year. For a
small school 1t has an unusually strong
faculty. The trustees pay fair salaries
and intend to increase them gradually,
believing if their ability is equal to
that of the city employees the teachers
should be paid as well.
There have been some changes In the
faculty since last year on account OF
marriage and illness. The correct list
is as follows: j. o. Churchill, principal;
Elizabeth Lodwick, vice principal, his
tory and German; Bertha Green, Latin;
Genevieve Decker, mathematics; Eliza
beth Wood, English; DR.. W. H. Snyder.
science; Keturah Paul, Spanish and
physical geography; Florence Stone,
English and Latin; Una E. Fowler,
English and history; Jennie Wright,
commercial; Mrs. Eastman, music;
Grace Fordyce, domestic science; Chas.
A. Webster, physical culture; Miss N.
Dixon, oral expression; Agnes Good
willie, drawing.
The principal and vice principal have
been with the school since its organiza-
ton five years ago.
DIR. w. H. Snyder Is a man of un-
usual ability having served for several
years as head of the science depart
ment of Worcester academy, Worees-
ter, Mass. He comes to this climate
for the health of his family.
Miss Una Fowler has taught for sew
eral years in the Santa Ana high school.
She has general supervision of the
freshman class, which enrolls with LIS
members.
Mr.. Webster is graduate of the
Ypsilanti, Mich, normal school. He
took a post graduate course there last
year, serving as assistant in the gym
nasium. He will have charge of the
gymnasium and supervise all outdoor
activities.
Two new departments have been Or
ganized, viz, domestic science, which
will be in charge of Miss Grace Fordyce
of the state Polytechnic school, and
oral expression, which is in charge of
Miss N. Dixon, formerly of Occidental
college and also dean of the college of
oratory, u. S. c.
1t is the intention of the principal to
place emphasis this year upon oral and
written expression, plain reading, writ
ing and spelling.
The other members of the faculty
joined the corps last year, each being
a specialist in her particular depart
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
TURQUOISE GEMS ARE
STOLEN FROM CACHE
$4,000 WORTH MYSTERl0USLY
DISAPPEAR
New York Jewellers Who Operate
Mine Only Discover Theft When
About to Make Shipment
to the East
Especial to The Herald ]

SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. 14.-om-
GERS are searching for the thief who
stole more than $4,000 worth of uncut
turquoise gems from cache at the
mine of Wood & Co. of New York, on
the desert fifteen miles from Daggett.
II is one of the few mines of its kind
in the world and is operated by the
firm to secure a supply sufficient for
the trade.
The owners had been working the
property and had cached the $4,000
worth until another equal amount
could be taken out, when the entire lot
was to be shipped to New York. The
time for shipping came and the cache
was visited, but the Jewels were gone.
The theft is believed to have been conn
mitted by miner who had been em-
ployed there but has disappeared.
Jewellers In this section have been no
titled to be on the lookout for the
stones.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
HOTEL MARYLAND COMPELLED
TO OPEN BEFORE DATE SET
Especial to The Herald


PASADENA, Sept. 14.-Although the
opening of the Hotel Maryland mas
been set for october 1, the demand for
accommodations at the present time is
SO heavy that 1t will open unofticially
tomorrow night. Guests who come Will
be entertained as well as possible until
the working staff of the hotel returns
at the end of this month.
John B. Dame, assistant manager,
returned today from the hospital and
assumed control of the establishment
He is greatly pleased over the prospect
for q good season, and says it will be-
gin unusually early.
sEven the eastern tourists are arriv-
ing" he stated. During the last week
two or three have appeared every day
to inquire in person about reserva-
tions."
Several new bungalows are now be-
ing constructed in accordance with the
hotels policy in this direction. Two of
them are being built practically to or
der FOR two families, and these families
will take UP their residence at the ho-
tel tomorrow, to await the completion
of the cottages.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
RAT CAMPAIGN STARTED,
TWENTY BEING CAPTURED
Warfare Against Ground Squirrels
Also VIII Be Begun, Poisoned
Wheat Being the Extermi-
nant Utilized
Especial to The Herald.l

PASADENA, Sept. 14.-After three
hours work this morning the city
health department has twenty deao
rats to show as the beginning OF It's
campaign against the rodents. Tney
were all caught in the downtown as
Dr. A. R. Chaplin of Catalina avenue
has been engaged to oversee the work
the city health officer, DR.. Stanley r
Black. being busy with the regular ou-
ties of his position. -
Cage traps were used exclusively To-
day, but steel traps will be added 20
the equipment shortly, since 1t Is found
that a few of the rats are smart
enough to ''work' the cages.
At one place, where the man salo
there were no rats, ten were caught.
AS fast as captured they were carried
to the city hall and drowned in a can
of gasoline.
1t has been found that ground squlr-
rels are most abundant in the south
east part. of the city, and the warfare
on them will be started at once oy
means of poisoned wheat.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
NUMEROUS MEETINGS HELD
BY GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
Especial to The Herald. ]

LllVNIFII 70 II0
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 14.-Good
roads boosters are engaged in an auto
mobile trip to the desert, visiting Hes
peria, Victorville, Daggett, Otis and
Barsetow today, and Orc Grande to-
morrow, meetings being held at each
point. Meetings were held this evening
at Rialto, Bloomington and Terrace.
Tomorrow there will be meetings at
Redlands, Chino and Ontario. At the
Redlands meeting w. 1. Green of Pas
adena and John Mitchell of Los An
geles will speak. The wind-up of the
campaign will come Wednesday, with
numerous meetings in all parts of the
county, including large street assem-
blage in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
DOG CATCHER
FACING MORE
ACCUSATIONS
SERIOUS CHARGES PREFERRED
AGAINST vACHER
WOMEN ALLEcE PouNpkEEPER
5ILkED CITY
Failure Of City Attorneys Office, to
Prepare Ordinance Causes
Further Delay In
Council
NEW DOG ORDINANCE

Citizens who are Interested in having
a humane method Of dealing with dogs
adopted by the city council will be given
an opportunity to discuss the subject
when the council meets Wednesday
afternoon. All those who favor the
adoption Of what Is known as the Pasa-
dena-Rochester system, whereby the
owner instead Of the dog is punished for
the canine's failure to wear license
tag. are urged by the committee in
charge to be present
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
ACCUSED OF BATTERY FOR
ASSAULT ON PATROLMAN
Officer Explains That, Having Been
Told to "MoVe On" the Prisoner
Made Fierce and Unex.
pected Attack

Charged with battery by Patrollnan
J. E Browning, Ulrich Butler was held
for trial in Justice Chambers court
yesterday an, the date set for Septem-
Der 15. Browning ordered Butler to
move on" when he found him loahng
on Main street corner. The officer
then started away and had gone but a
short distance when Butler turned on
him, made flying leap and tackled
him about the legs
The scrimmage that followed was
short but fierce, and when the patrol
man finally landed Butler in the city
jail the officers coat was covered with
blood. Browning swore aut a battery
complaint against Butler.