Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-26
DISTURBED BY
HEAVY QUAKES
Practically All the Houses in SanIorenza De-
stroyed or Dumaged-.One Killed
and Many Injured

computation, less than 100000 chill
dren iu our elementary schools who
cannot be described as sound In body
and mind. 1t will hardly be ques-
TONED that those infirmities, at some
stage or other. were caused to large
eytent by alcoholic drinking"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25@The In.
dian bureau has found new ground for
encouragement as to the possibility of
wards of that branch of the govern
ment service. Not only are some In
dams evincing willingness to work
but some of them are manifesting a
disposition to cooperate with their
white brethren in making local i'm
provements. The latest and most
/ noteworthy instance of this kind was
reported to the bureau today by
Dwight and Hurd, citizens of Phoenix.
f, Ariz., who journeyed all the way to
Washington to bring information of the
fact that the Pima Indians residing on
the Gila Crossing reservation, had
agreed TO contribute $1,000 towards
the erection of public bridge over
the Gila river near that reservation,
The bridge is to cost $4,000, of which
The government will give $4,000. and
the Arizona state and county authori-
| ties $4,000. The Indians will make
their contribution in work. MIR. Hurd
says they are showing a great willing
ness to do their share and seem to
appreciate that the bridge Will be as
of much benefit to them proportion
ately as to the whites.
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug 25.-The
itinerary of the presidents western
trip irus been finally completed, cop
per riveted and sent off to the print.
ers, together with other data of the
officials program. This means that 1t
will be impossible to make any fur
ther changes, however desirable they
may be regarded by local committee
men.
A glance over the itinerary shows,
perhaps. why the president will take
| a physician along with him on this
trip. Beginning at Boston the night
of September Ia the president will
literally eat his way across the con-
tient. There will be banquet In Bos-
ton and then at every long stop that
he makes both going and coming he
will be entertained at feast count
shows twenty banquets and as many
luz, aIt.r 1,a = t.
which he will stop during the fifty
| five days of his tour. This means
Heterogeneous mass of food of all
kinds, including Mexican and amazing
ana. He will have hot tamales at San
Antonio possum In August and in the
great northwest and along the Cali
fornia coast every device In cookery
to tickle the jaded palate of much
| banqueted president. Wherever pos
sible the president will dine in his
own car.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Aug. 25-Agents
OF the federal government today en-
tered the plants of the Pressed Steel
Car company at McKees Rocks to In
vestigate a charge that peonage had
been practiced there since beginning
OF the strike of $500 employees of that
corporation.
The authority to make the investiea-
ton was received late last night by
John NJ. Jordan of the United States
army for this district. Mr.. Jordan ex
planned the situation to the officials
OF the department of justice several
days ago and requested that a special
secret service agent be sent here to
aid in the investigation. The agent
arrived last night
The district attorney states that all
parties directly interested will be al
lowed representation in the investiga.
tion. 1t is possible that the officials OF
the Austro- Hungarian consulate here
and representatives of the strikers will
be asked to accompany the govern
! ment agents through the plant aud
! assist In asking questions. District
, Attorney Jordan said 1t would make
no difference If not a vestfge OF peon
age was to be found at the plani
J now II II could be shown IT had ex
listed at the time the strike begar
prosecutions would result.
Today's investigation grows out O
3 the complaint sworn to several day
ago by Albert Vans. an Austrian o
a New York City. that President Franl
4 Ioffstot Of the Pressed Steel Ca
l. company and Samuel Cohen, labor OF
i ganIzer. had been guilty Of peonage
l. NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-John Mide
n hell Of the National Civic federation
y III discussing plans to establish grea