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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
GRANDFATHER RESCUES BOY
FROM FIRE IN SONS HOUSE
Parents Thought the Child Had Been
Taken to Place of Safety, but
Aged Man Saved Lad

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1O.-Thomas
Donahue, 60 years old, was the nero
of a fire at the house OF MS son. Ed
ward Donahue, on Grove street early
today.
At the first alarm Mr.. and Mrs. Don
ahue escaped, believing their small son
already had been taken to safety by
his grandfather Shortly before the
firemen arrived, however, Donahue sr
appeared at a second-story window
with the boy in his arms and the two
were rescued from the fast encroach-
Ing flames by tiremen.
The Donahues declare the fire was
of incendiary origin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
BARON S0NNIN0 NAMES
NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY

ROME, Dec. 1O.-Baron Sidney Som
nino, the former premier, to whom was
delegated the task of forming a new
cabinet, in succession to that of the
retiring PREMIER Giovanni Giolitti, has
been unable to make terms with Depu-
ty Martini and former Minister Of
Justice Finnocchiaro Aprile, and ac-
cordingly has named a new ministry
with himself as premier and minister
of the interior The minister of
foreign affairs is Count Guicciardini.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
WILL DIVIDE S2,20O,0OO
AMONG POOR IN ST. PAUL
Estate Held Up by Litigation Brought
by Heirs Has Been Released
to Charity

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 10.-Admin-
istrators of the estate of Mrs. Fannie
S. Wilder, A. S. Wilder and Mrs. Cor
nelia Day Wilder are preparing to
place $2,200,000 devised to charity in ST.
Paul to use before January /.
Seven nephews and nieces, living in
California, who have been trying to
break the joint will for fifteen years,
employing twenty-eight attorneys in
the attempt, received an adverse de-
cision in the United States supreme
court Wednesday, thus releasing the
estate for the benefit of the poor.
The estate includes large property
holdings in Illinois, Chicago, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Montana and Minnesota. The
Wilder, and by him, his wife and his
daughter left as a legacy to St. Paul's
poor. but it has been held up by litiga-
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
TWO DRINKS OF BEER
START OF WILD 10Y RIDE"
One Man Is Killed and Four Locked
Up as Result of Reckless
Escap3de

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10.-Two drinks OF
beer are said to have started Russell
Howard. a 17-year-old chauffeur, upon
a wild 10y ride" last night that ended
in the death of a man and the arrest
of Howard and three companions early
today.
That's what a kid gets for drink
ing" was Howard's excuse after land
ing in a cell.
Two women and a man were with
Howard in the automobile. He said
when he drank the beer he wanted to
have a big time" So he took his
employers machine from a garage.
Then, reckless Of speed or safety, he
drove the big touring car over the
boulevard3 and back to the business
district.
Dennis Short failed to dodge the ma
chine, which struck and killed him IN
stantly.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
YALE GRADUATE AND HIS
FRIEND BELIEVED LOST
Great Anxiety Felt for Safety OF Men
Who Went Into Clearwater
Timber Lands

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 10.-Great
anxiety is felt over the mysterious dis
appearance of S. V. Howe ana ms
connanion. a timber "cruiser" named
Cunningham, who nearly three months
ago left Kamloops to look over timber
lands on the Clearwater river, and of
whom no word has been received since
November 13.
Young Howe, who is a recent grad
uate of Yale, and the son of mil
lionaire lumberman of Minneapolis,
and Cunningham came to Kamloops
about September 10 with the object of
going to the Clearwater country. 1t
Is believed they were drowned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
Agrees to Tutor for Child

PARIS. Dec. 1O.-It was announced
TODAY that at the hearing Tuesday of
the action brought by Count Boni de
Castellane against the Princess Sagan,
involving the education of their chill
dren, the counts former wife agreed
to appoint a tutor for the youngest
boy, Jay, who would be acceptable to
the plaintiff. The attorney for the
princess opposed, however, the counts
request that he be permitted to escort
his son to and from the school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
SNEAD MYSTERY
SLOWLY SOLVED
POLICE OF NEW YORK LEARN
OF NEW PHASE
BATHTUB VICTIM LONG KEPT
UNDER oPlATEs
Another Peculiar Episode in connec-
ton with Woman's Death Brought
to Light by Detectives
in Case
ASSOCIATED Pressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The Brooklyn
police today unearthed another peculiar
episode which is thought to indicate
that Mrs. Ocey w. Snead, the victim
of the East orange bath tub tragedy.
was kept for considerable periods uE-
der an opiate, against the explicit Or
ders of her physician.
The information came from Dr. Cor
nelius Love, who said he visited Mrs.
Snead several times last November at
the home of Mrs. Wiley, on Henry
street, and at the st. George hotel in
Brooklyn.
The st. George hotel is a fashionable
Brooklyn hostelry where Mrs. Snead
had been taken, according to the hotel
clerk, by a woman who regiatered the
pair as Mrs. Wardlaw and companion"
Mrs. Mary Snead, aunt of the victim
and mother of Ocey SneadS husband,
stated today the three Wardlaw sis
ters-Miss Wardlaw, Mrs. Caroline b.
Martin and herself-with their aged
mother, came to this city with view
to interesting wealthy northerners in
a project for establishing college for
women in the south. She told of the
struggles of the family with the project,
leading to constant necessity for bor-
rowing money on policies which had
been taken out on the life of Mrs. Ocey
Snead-policies of the endowment kind,
which would mature when she became
40 years of age, and which they were
anxious to keep in force so as to pro-
vide their niece with the means of
maintaining herself in comfort in mid
die life and old age.
Ocey Snead pined away when her
husband disappeared her aunt de-
clared, and it was in the hope of break
ing her melancholy and benefiting her
by country air that the house in East
Orange, where the tragedy occurred,
was engaged.
No basis exists for the statements
that the young woman did not have
the best of care at the hands of her
relatives, is Mrs. Snead's positive decla-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT
NORMAL AT ELLENSBURG

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 10.-Northern
Pacific officials say that during the
last twenty-four hours the movement
of freight through Ellensburg has, been
about the same as it was before the
strike. One of the local switchmen is
renorted to have returned to work
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
To Economic Expense Accounts

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Economy
in expense accounts is being impressed
on officials in the government service.
A notable case is that of internal rev.
enue agents and inspectors who are
instructed that cabs, taxicabs and au-
tomobiles are to be used only in cases
of absolute necessity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
WESTERN PACIFIC READY
TO DISPATCH FREIGHT

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The Western
Pacific railway will be opened to
freight tomorrow, according to an Of
flcial announcement made here today
Several trainloads of freight are
scheduled to leave here tomorrow, and
they will be delivered to the Western
Pacific at Salt Lake City.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
Cold Snap ReIaxes

KANSAS CITY, Dec 10.-Higher
temperatures prevailed over the south
west today bearing out the weather
bureaus forecast of relaxation of the
cold snap.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11

The Parafflne Paint company manu-
facture and apply Malthoid roofing and
roof compounds. 516-519 Security build
ing, and 313 North Los Angeles street
Main 1914: Home 10462.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
Flour Mills Closed

FARIBAULT. Mimi. Dec. 10,-The
Sheffield King flour mills employing
100 men, have been forced to close
because the company cannot get wheat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
Heavy Snow Falls in Germany

MUNICH. Dec. 1O.-Snow has fallen
to a great depth throughout southern
Germany, and as a result all railway
traffic today Is delayed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11

N HE switchmen's strike on thirteen
lines of railway between st. Paul
n and the Pacific coast shows no sign
of yielding on either side. Not a wheel
is turning on any freight train between
st. Paul and Seattle, and the prospec-
tive Christmas trade throughout the
great northwest is paralyzed. The no
compromise spirit is dominant, and IL
begins TO look like a fight to the fin
ish. Louis w Hill, president of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
Copper Stocks Decrease

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The monthly
report of the Copper Producers asso-
citation for November shows a decrease
in stock on hand of 506099 pounds The
report, issued today, follows: Copper
on hand December l amounted to l53.-
00S,527 pounds, a decrease of 5000
pounds as compared to November l.
The production during November was
121,6lS,369 pounds, a decrease of $780,
$40 pounds as compared with October.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11

Land on the west coast OF Mexico Sonora
sinaloa. H. A Smith. $40 Bvrne bldg.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11
KEWALOS VS..
AALAS TODAY
By w. Tin Chong.

Of course everybody was disappoint-
ed last Sunday to find that only one
game was played instead of two as
was announced, but they may be sure
that there viii be no more disappoint-
ment of this kind hereafter. The
cause of the misunderstanding was not
the fault of anyone, but simply an I'M
fortunate mistake in the announcement
of the schedule This afternoon, the
Riversiders have arranged two of the
best games of the season and, with
the presence of the band, there should
be some big doings at Aala Park.
The first big contest of the after
noon will be between the Chinese Alo-
has and the Palamas. Both of these
two aggregations are known to nearly
every baseball fan and they need no
introduction. The dragonlets are now
leading in second place and the chances
for them are good as far as the win
ming of championship laurels are con-
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cerned. Akana, the manager of this
team knows the game as well as any
one here and his untiring efforts mani
Tested this season in endeavoring to
put his team at the head of the league,
is good assurance to the public that
the Alohas will not be at the tail end
after all, if they cannot gain first place.
Then there is III. Brito, the crackeriack
catcher of this nine. Brito is perhaps
one of the best men behind the bat
and he is also one of those who play
nothing but clean and honest game.
Gibson will twirI for this team and Bri-
to will hold his regular position.
II there is any Hawaiian baseball
team here that can play the great ma
tional pastime, that team is the Pa
lamas, who have held the Riverside
League championship for the last two
seasons 1t is unfortunate perhaps to
nearly every Hawaiians here to see
that some of their best players who
have been wearing the Palama colors
for the last two years have drifted
to the Banzai team and others gone
astray with other minor aggregations
here, but still there are many good
players left with them and they can
put up a good game yet. The loyal
ones who have stood with the River
side League deserve lots of credit. Pa
aluhi and Hoopii will probably form
the battery in the game against the
Alohas and the rest of the lineup will
be as usual.
When the Kewalos made their an
nouncement of joining the Riversiders,
Il he.
disgrnntled baseball magnates that
Portuguese baseball team can never
stand together and that the Riverside
League had made big mistake in
permitting this team to get into their
folds. The games put up by this team
and the class of baseball that they
have played in the few games in which
they participated, have shown that the
Portuguese can play the game as well
as any other race. They will meet the
Aalas this afternoon in the second game
and will no doubt give the latter team
a hard struggle The Aalas are now
leading and will take no chances in
being defeated today. MeHardee, q
southpaw, who has been terroriZing the
batters with his wonderful pitching
stunt, will repeat his performance in
this game and it is worth anybody's
time to go and see him in the box
McHardee plays with the Aalas. Ma
kanui may be at the receiving end for
the AaIas. The Kewalos viii lineup as
usual. BE-
1t may be proper to predict that
big crowd will be on hand this after
noon, so it is in order to advise every
hodv m he on time early The first
game will start promptly at 1880 p. m.
and the second win begin Immediately
after the first
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for him to win but the gameness of it
all appealed so strongly to the specta-
tors that they yelled themselves hoarse
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11
LANCE ORD VS..
kETCHEL SOON
Colored Wonder May Meet His
Waterloo on Labor
Day.

The news that Sam Langford has
signed up with Stanley Ketchel for a
finish fight in Nevada, on Labor Day,
is of the greatest consequence in fight
ing circles.
Sam Langford, as everybody knows,
is a Boston negro and bid fair to be a
wonderful welterweight at one time.
But he put on weight SO rapidly that
he has outgrown both the weller and
middleweight classes and is now a
light heavyweight.
He first made himself heard of by
defeating Joe Cans in Boston on De-
cember 8, 1903. Up to the time that
Battling Nelson put Joe Cans to the
bad, Sam was the only man who ever
defeated the great lightweight. This
battle was fought at the welterweight
limit of 142 pounds ringside and Sam
went through all kinds of pilikia to
make the weight.
1t was in this battle that he showed
how much of a wonder he really IS.
His trainers had him literally lying in
an oven for three days before the
fight. He took all his meals, consist
ing of strong beef broth, in Turkish
bath temperature and, for those three
DAYS, he really did not quit persplring.
it would seem as though all this
strenuous worls would put him to the
bad. but he perked up the minute the
weighing-in was over and proceeded to
hand it to Joe Cans, winning the de-
cision after fifteen rounds during the
greater part of which he had the other
negro wobbly.
Since that time Sam Lanford has not
done anything much. He fought jim
Barry SO many times that even the
dopesters cannot keep track OF the bat
ties. He has been over to England ana
has put away the British false alarm,
Ian Hague.
1t does not seem that he is big
enough. or has long enough reaeh TO
do ANYTHING bad to Ketchei. On the
other hand he is very husky lad and
can take an almighty beating. AS
matter of fact this fight is nothing but
an argument between two asplrants
who both dare to think that they can
stand against Jack johnson. 1t is
probable that Ketchel could beat
Tommy Burns at any time, it is doubt
full if Sam Langford could even make
a good showing against the husky
Canuck. Ketchel ought to win by the
knockout route if he only have sense
enough to lay for the opu. You could
not knock Sam Lanford out by blow
to the head or jaw if you used an ak.
Meanwhile johnson is making an ass
of himself in the East. He Will I'M
doubtedlv do the same in England.
He is supposed to meet Langford De,
fore the National Sporting club. LII
he does he. will easily win if the go
is on the square-and they don't stand
for anything else over in the land OF
windows and FIVE guinea ringslde seats.
The heavyweight situation IS badiy
mixed. There is too much hot air ana
too little real live talk But the great
American fans win not stand Tor such
nonsense very long and a 60 between
johnson and Jeffries will doubtless FOL
low a triumphant ride of the big man
from Galveston, over all the lesser
lights.
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TxT. L
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11
HOOTMEN ARE
BADLY BEATEN
Honolulu. 1876; Hootmen. 81.

Honolulu, 1856; Hootmen, "a.
DR.. Herbert rushed out of his front
door yesterday afternoon, at least he
would have rushed out if he had not
been on his way to the Coast, to de-
mand who was knocking at the door.
Nobody was knocking but Rudolpho di
Buchly, the bing bang batter, had swat
ted the cricket ball from the pitch on
Makiki field right on to the genial
tTaffy So front porch.
It really was famous victory and
the Scotehmen feel rather disheveled
over it all. But there was one great
| feature of the game that must not be
overlooked and that is that there was
large turnout of players and that
the enthusiasm started by the prospect
OF the Maui trip is simply oozing out
on all sides.
The Buchly Beardmore hui was a
hard one to beat. Beardmore was the
careful partner and wanted to reserve
credits but that husky Rudolpho want
ed to take chances and he swatted the
ball so hard that many times it was
returned to the bowler in sixteen pieces
The cricket that was played was real
ly good. The fielding, especially of the
Scottish team was well up in the G
scale and the bowling of both sides was
also excellent.
Batting was more than fair and some
of the willow work was so good as
to show that the players have been
practising hard and will be there to
put it all over the Hospitalities
when they go to Maui next month.
Bob Anderson was the mainstay of
the Kilties. He bowled an excellent
game and batted the highest score for
his side. 1t really was too bad that
the victors should put the score in
a song and brazenly hand it to the
Welkin, but the other side knew how
to take a good joke and merely stated
that there would be something doing
when the two teams meet again.
The next event arranged is Wallabies
VS.. All Other Cricketers. This should
be very interesting match, as there
are many local Australians who can
handle the bat and bowl, not to men
ton fielding. The game will probably
be played on Makiki field a week from
next Saturday, July "a
The official scores were as follows:
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C0ROELL- SULLIVAN
MATCH IS OFF
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STATEMENT OF JOE COHEN.

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Z wanted 800 more. / have shown Y
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Z ditures to an Advertiser represen- q
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z | am not justified in advancing u
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much as Sullivan. In fact, were q
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nn.a saaa aau \
There has been much pilikia in the
boxing situation here. Joe Cohen
brought Jack Cordell here to meet Sui
Ivan, and the result was eminently
satisfactory to the fans. Nobody who
saw the bout has any idea but that
both men did their level best There
was no hint of draw to another APP
pearance.
But, after Cordell had shown that he
could at least hold his own with the
local champion and another bout was
his proposition. Now this other propo-
sition is a very hard thing to get hold
of. Corlell will not state that he has
had another offer, nor will Dick Sulli-
van. All that is left is rumor and Cos
sip to the effect that Cordell has been
offered $3.50 to appear against Sulli-
van at the new Athletic Park
Just so long as the bout is run on
the square, we do not care where it is
pulled off, nor who manages the bout.
But it is strange that neither one of
the principals viii state for publication
what their intentions are, but only
hand out the vague excuse.
Cordell stated last night that he
wanted $3.50 to go on with Sullivan and
that he thought that he was entitled to
that much. For the last meeting he re-
ceived $3.50 and Sullivan $3.50, which,
with Cordell IS transportation, amounted
to 500, very liberal purse consider
ing the preliminaries that were put on
and the expense of the thing.
The public would like to see these
two good men get together again. The
public does not care how much they
are being paid, nor who runs the event.
But, if there be another offer made, it
would be greatly to the good of the
game if it were announced or denied
emphatically.
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Hootmen.

"Heard about JinksP" "No-
whats happenedf" "He g quit drink
ing" "Oh, poor chapl Did he leave
his family well provided forf"-Cleve-
land Leader.
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Sued for a breach of promise. ehss'
Yep" Amy defense7'' "Tempo-
rary insanity; and / expect to prove it
by the love letters I wrote. Wash
ington Herald.
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The PLEASANTON
HOTEL
DlNiNGR0OM, CUISINE AND
SERVICE UNEXCELLED.

Bedrooms have the particular
features of spaciousness. They
all open on wide, unprotected
verandas.
A private diningroom for the
accommodation of persons desir-
ing private luncheons or dinners.
LlVINGROOM presents atttra5-
tons not found in other hotels in
Hawaii. THE HOTEL IS ON
THE CAR LINE, 10 MINUTES
FROM BUSINESS CENTER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-23
FOR THE CHILDREN
The Disappearing Coin,

Take Il quarter of Il dollar between
the thumb and furehnger of the right
hand; then by rapid twist of the lin
gers twirl the coin by the same mo-
ton you would use to spin teetntum.
at the same time rapidly closing your
hand. and the coin will disappear up
your coat sleeve You can now open
your hand. and. much To the astonish-
meHt of your audience, the coin viii
not be there.
This capital trick may he varied in
@ hundred ways. One good way is to
take three dimes or quarters and. con
cealing one in the palm of your left
hand. place the other two. one each
between the thumb ana foretinger of
each hand: then give the coin in the
right hand the twirl as already de-
scribed. and. closing both hands quick
ly the coin in the right hand will dis
appear up your sleeve. and the left
hand on being Enclosed vii! be found
to contain two quarters, while that
which was in the right will have dis
appeared. Thus you will make the
surprised spectators believe that you
conjured the coin from the tight hand
into the left.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-23
ALTAMONT SPRINGS.

Not seeing any items from this place
for quite while, will try to pen a few.
The young folks are enjoying fine
slelghing snow at this writing.
MIR. George Brown is building new
house on his farm.
Messrs. WiIfred Chadderton. John
Conneway, King Groves and Ashful
King from this section were attending
court in Oakland this week.
Mr.. Bull Hardesty is convalescing
nicely after a severe case of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Glotfelty made a
flying trip to Oakland last Monday.
Messrs. Henry Friend and Alec Har-
destv are the champion rabbit hunters
of this place
The Chadderton school is progressing
very nicely under the management of
Miss Bridget Maroney.
Miss Myrtle George, teacher of the
Steiding school, was seen out sleighing
one evening this week.
Mr.. Lafayette Friend, of Deer Park
is erecting new dwelling house on his
farm near here. CHUMs.