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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
NATIONS CONFER OVER
MANCHURIA RAILWAY

HARDIN, Manchuria, Dec. 14.--A
conference was opened here today be-
tween representatives Of the railroad
management of the Russian consulate
and of China for the purpose of work
ing out the details Of the Russo Chi
nese agreement for the government of
the railroad zone in Manchuria.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
DUCK HUNTER HAS HIS
RIGHT HAND BLOWN OFF
Premature Discharge of Cur
Cripples Man
ISpcciol Dispateh 10 The Call

VALLEJO. Dec. 14.-While hunting
ducks in the tules in the suburb of this
city Charles Blaine, a. resident of San
Francisco had hrs right hand blown off
Sunday by premature discharge of
the shotgun he was carrying. Blaine
was Immediately taken to the emer-
gency hospital. where he was given
treatment before proceeding to his
home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

TO DIRECT EXPERIMENT sTATIoN-Denver.
Dee. H.-W. L. Carlyle. former dean II th~I
Colorado agricultural college. has been ap
pointed TO similar position with the idaho
institution. Professor Carlyle also will be
director OF the government experiment station
there He viii assume his new duties Jan
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Stranger Follows Suspect

Il can not say that this happened at
Just the time of the holdup,' said Luhn,
but it must have been at nearly that
time, for 1t was a very few minutes be-
fore Mrs. F1oras rushed up here and
asked me to call her father. A nicely
dressed young man, whom | do not
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Police Are Notified

In the meantime one Of the men from
the saloon had hurried into the candy
store and from there telephoned to po-
lice headquarters II was 10 minutes
later before detectives sent out from
the central station arrived. and not
until then were Detectives George
Muicshey and W. NJ McHugh. stationed
in front Of the Gleason -Courneen drug
store told of what had taken place.
Mulcahey and McHugh were at first
Inclined TO look lszeptically upon the
story told by Mrs. Floras. They de-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
THUG THREATENS
DEATH IN LETTER
Sends Postcard and Notes to
the Police and Druggist
Breathing Defiance

The tension of the hunt for the bath
! house murderer was broken yesterday
! by the receipt of postcard, addressed
| to the San Francisco police department
and bearing the alleged address of the
! bandit at 421 Sixth street, Oakland. A
letter was received Monday by the
police department threatening Sergeant
/ Thomas Ryan and one was sent to Ed
ward H. Gleason. prophesying further
visits from the robber. None of the
/ letters is taken seriously by the police
Chief of Police Jesse B. Cook, in
deed, says that the missives might
have been sent by the robber, whom
the chief regards as a vainglorious fell
| low. Cook inelines to the opinion,
| however. that they were sent by some
deranged persons or some one with a
| peculiar idea of humor.
ADDRESS is HOAX
! Detective Sergeant Ed Wren was
| sent to the address given in Eighteenth
| street, Oakland, to ferret out the mys-
! terry of the anonymous writer, and the
| sergeant returned early yesterday
evening, full of disgust, with the news
| that the note evidently was a hoax
! The postal card was mailed from Oak
land was mailed, from Oakland at 5
p. m Monday. 1t was addressed Police
department, San Francisco" and the
message consisted of the words Drug
bandit, Oakland Then was given the
Sixth street address.
The letter to Chief Cook was mailed
from the ferry branch postoffice at $50
o'clock Monday morning. 1t read:
San Francisco, Dec 13.-To Chief
Cook: Captain Ryan thinks I am
coward. Let me meet him in the open
and 1 will show him.
THE HOLDUP MAN"
| DIR. Edward H. Gleason. proprietor of
the pharmacy which has twice been
visited by the bandit, was sent the fol-
| lowing epistle because of thee hallenge
the pharmacist has issued to the thug:
Mr.. Gleason, 12S2 Market street, San
Francisco-Mr. Gleason l read your
kind invitation in the papers this morn
ing. Thanks. very much, but / am not
as big fool as that l amt afraid of
you with all your guns-don't think
that But how many bulls would you
have on the block? When I get ready
to call again / will choose my own
time-I won't need an invita- ton from
you. No use for you to expect me
| Thursday night.
MAILED FROM OAKLAND
This communication was mailed from
Oakland also. 1t is written in pencil.
like the other two missiyes. and on
common wrapping paper. The police
believe it a hoax because of the fact
that wrapping paper is used. and the
added fact that many of the words
seem purposely spelled incorrectly,
while others more difficult to spell
properly are correct. 1t seems insig-
nificant to the police that Gleasons
name is spelled "Gleson.'' The name
has been given correctly in all the
newspa apers.
Il met Wren and talked with him.
Captain of Detectives Petersen of Oak
land said last night. but neither of
us paid any particular attention to
the declaration in the note that the
holdupman would be at the Davis
house. Wren went directly back to
the city and did not go to the Davis
house, which is near the corner of
Sixth street and Broadway"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

cIared that his letters to Mrs Donzelot
were always read by her husband
Mrs. DOnzeiOt testified that Donzelot
together
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

Next to having health. give me Ho-
tsling's Old Kirk whisky. Best on the
market. Try it
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Menaced With Pistol

The hOldupman waved his pistol at
her gain as he spoke. and she obeyed
his instructions TO the letter Scarcely
daring 10 breathe, she remained facing
the wall her eyes closed and half
sMooning. She heard the outer door
close lightly. but still she did not dare
look arosnd How long she stood be-
fore daring to turn. Mrs Floras does
not know When she finally turned her
head and opened her eyes the thug was
gone.
Mrs Floras' first thought was to find
her father. Rushing out of the store
she ran TO the cigar stand in front Of
tho Press saloon and asked Luhn, the
clerk. TO call her father. Kramer had
stopped in the saloon TO watch card
game that was in progress and had
been there between and 10 minutes
when LuhH called 10 him that he was
wanted by his daughter.
Kramer hurried back to the candy
store and was told by the half hys-
terical young woman of the holdup.
He ran back to the corner shouting
the news into the saloon, and upon
being told by Luhn that a man who
had been at the stand a few minutes
before had started off in pursuit of
pedestrian who bore a likeness to the
descriptions of the bandit, he too, ran
west in Market street TO Van Ness ave-
rue and as far north in Van Ness as
Eddy street
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

Mrs. Floras was standing just to the
rear Of the cash register and almost
behind tall chewing gum case.
Let me have some candy said the
newcomer
Woman Held Up
Mrs. Floras moved forward step
and the bandit seated himself on a
stool Just TO the rear of the chewing
gum case and nonchalanty picked up
and munched a cracker from tray
lying before him.
What kind Of candy do you want!
asked Mrs FlOras.
oh. you know: just some candy ne
answered.
Mrs. Floras hesitated an instant. and
then. as she turned toward the front
candy case. her visitor leaned forward
and cried cut sharply:
How much money have you got IN
that tilI?''
What do you want to know forT
was the frightened response.
Don't get smart, missy, or you'll get
this-"
As he said the last words the bandit
suddenly whipped out long barreied
blue steel revolver from the right
hand pocket of the long overcoat which
he wore and swung the muzzle toward
his victim. Trembling Win lflBht, MIS-
FIoras turned 10 the cash register be-
hind her. flung it open and picked up
q few small coins from the front of the
till.
There's not enough here for YOU
You must want more than this, she
stammered.
who are those men out there?'' the
bandit demanded suddenly. without
further reference to the money in the
register
What men2" cried Mrs. Floras.
Don't get smart. missy the thug
repeated Those men outside the
drug store-are they watchmen?
no: they are detectives" answered
the frantic Young woman. scarcely
realizing the purport of either question
or answer.
"All right. missy" ordered the thug
..you face that wall Don't you turn
around or come out. If you do you'll
get this.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15


clared that they had remained in front
of the drug store for three hours: that
they had not seen any man enter or
leave the candy store at the time mem
toned by Mrs. Floras; that they had
not seen the light in the store go out
and that they had not seen Mrs. Floras
run from the store TO the corner of the
cigar stand.
Mrs. Floras' account of how she had
found her father was corroborated in
detail however, by Luhn, and She went
into the most minute detail in telling
OF everything that had happened while
the bandit was in the store The fact
that neither Mulcahey nor McHugh had
noticed anything unusual was easily ac-
counted for. They were standing in
front OF the store just east of the
Gleason drug store, while the
candy store is two doors to the west
and beyond an angle in the building
front The front door was therefore
not in view from where they stood. and
they were al a distance of some 40 or
so feet from II
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Hoods
= a rs ap ariIIa

Cures all blood diseases, loss of
appetite and that tired feeling,
and builds UP the whole system.
There is noS@just as good medi-
cine.
More than 10000 testimonials
received in two years-an un-
paralleled rccord-are the broad
and solid foundation for this
claim. Take Hoods.
Get it today in usual liquid form or tablets
called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses 81.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Explains Odd Point

The question was raised as to why
Mrs. Floras. after telling the holdup
man that two detectives were in front
of the drug store, did not hurry to them
instead of to her father with the news
Of the holdup. She explained this in
the most logical way She declared
that when she had relieved her sister.
Mrs. LOttie Granadano, at the store
shortly after o'clock they had spoken
of the two Gleason -Courneen holdups
and on leaving her sister she had
stopped in the doorway and turned
back to say:
You needn't be frightened tonight
There are couple of detectives out
here on watch
4 didn't really know whether any
detectives were on watch or not said
Mrs. Floras in telling of what hap
pened while the bandit was in the
store. Il was so frightened / did not
know what ! was doing or saying, and
when it was over I was so weak l could
hardly stand When the man asked
me VINO those two men were out in
front, | didn't know what he meant.
but l half remembered what my sister
had said. and there was also the idea
in my head that l might scare him
away. That is why l answered that
they were two detectives.
When | dared TO look around after
he had left the store-and / have no
idea how long that was-my first
thought was to find my father. / never
thought of the detectives out in front
and l paid no attention to any one else
on the sidewalk. All I wanted to do
was TO get my father as soon as possi-
bic, and so ! ran straight TO the cigar
stand at the corner"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

NEW POSTMASTER-Wa Washington, Dec. a.
William Jones was today appointed postmaster
at Los Molinos, Tehama county, vice p. J.
Newton, resigned
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
LINCOLN, THE MARTYR PRESIDENT.
BORN FEBRUARY IL, 1909.

FITTING should o
whom the dearly Though
HE kept could intellectual with
because their kim he and like hem
confidence affections mighty
Bible
&d Fables Here find the basis OF his literary
his literary stympty His
ton might be explained the The moral
merits thorough reading Better
intimately than the whole OF literature.
In these multiplied books and free schools will
opportunities this line NO free textbooks his No
his
them OF his yearning know his
his when he
would write boards and by him
Then it, commit
life should
pupils Rynode May
them application their
higher appreciation privileges enjoy
a land OF FREE
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
Many False Affidavits
Concerning Age of Minors,

A new bill to regulate child labor
In Pennsylvania has been introduced
In the state Legislature 1t makes
little change In present requirements
but aims to prevent fraudulent certif-
cation as to to age by parents and
guardians. The State Child Labor
Association is behind the bill and a
representative says the bill is the result
OF months of study both as to what has
proved practicable In other states and
may be reasonably expected to pass.
1t Is the first comprehensive Child
Labor bill ever presented In Pennsyl-
vania, so far as we are aware. Other
'child's labor bills have been limited
to factories, stores, etc., or have been
solely mining child labor bills The
chief aim OF the Salus bill Is to stop
the great abuses that are possible under
the present laws because OF the false
oaths which parents make as to their
children's ages. The members of our
association believe that the RESPONSE
bility for child labor here Is mainly and
usually on the shortsighted father or
mother OF the child laborer himself.
Manufacturers and coal operators are
responsible oply to most limited ex-
tent. There are $1,000 children at
work In our state whose parents have
sworn that they are fourteen years old.
We estimate that from 5000 to 1910
Of the affldavits on which these Chi dren
are really 10, IL, l2 and 13 years old.
Nineteen states, including every one
Of the other great industrial states of
The country, have set affidavits aside
As proof Of age and require parents,
where it is possible, to produce birth
'ecords, baptismal records or some
,ther reliable records a. proofs OF their
'hildren's ages.
The Pennsylvania Educational Com
mission has recognized this evil and
las put into its bill, now pending,
that parents must bring
roof OF age OF this sort before their
hildren may leave school to work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
Reynoldsvil1e the Central
Point Of Proposed New
Normal School District.

Two bills are now before the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature which are Of more
than passing Importance to the people
Of Reynodsville and Jefferson county.
The first provides for the creation Of
new normal school district composed
OF Clearfield, Jefferson and Armstrong
counties. The second asks for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the purpose
OF establishing State Norman School
at Dayton, Armstrong county The
selection of Dayton, rural village
OF less than 800 inhabitants makes the
measure look farcial. If there is any
possibility of the new district being
created, the school should be located
In a central point and In place easy
OF access by railroad and trolley. The
geographical center of the three coun-
ties named is Reynoldsville and 1t is
also surrounded by rapidly growing
system of trolleys and railroads which
clinch the argument from a standpoint
OF convenience. There are numerous
other advantages in the way OF social,
religious and educational influences
hardly necessary to recount when men,
tioning Reynoldsville as the logical
point for the location of such an in
stitution. All this with big "if"
however. Full many bill is intro
duced that Is never heard of more.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
Thousands of Acres Of
Unproductive Land Might
Be Made Yield A Profit,

There are thousands of acres of land
In the section surrounding Reynolds
Vile practically unproductiye which by
q sane method of reforestation could be
made yield heavy profits to the owners
OF the land within the next decade or
two-profts absolutely certain without
regard to local progress or stagnation
Most OF this land was denuded OF the
virgin forest from twenty to thirty
years ago and the barren acres of
stumpage and underground has since
laid neglected. Had the land been
Systematically replanted and guarded
there would now be new forested area
and the lumber product would COM
mand price far greater than the
original supply. The constantly In
creasing demand for wood, together
with the overdrain already made upon
these sources. indicates a world short
age Of wood. Most OF the countries of
Europe have taken care to keep up the
home wood product by looking after
their forests before they were des.
troyed or hopelessly depleted, and man
aging them for sustained annual yield
about equal to the demand. The Brit
ish Isles, however, are practically
stripped Of productive forests. II Great
Britain is to grow her own wood, she
will have to begin at the beginning.
set out the seedlings on treeless ground,
and walt for them to reach marketable
size. The British Forestry Commission
recommends that this work Of starting
future national forests from the seed
be undertaken las sound and lemun.
erative investment"
If 1t is "a sound and remunerative
investment to 8 art forests from the
seed In England las actual experiment
has demonstrated), how much more
profitable it will be to Americans in
view of the fact that the measures that
are now being proposed in the United
States are &C much simpler and less
expensive. In this country remains Of
the original forests are already on the
ground. All that is necessary is to |
bring them to a state Of full produce
tiveness. The present annual produc-
duction Of forests 10 the United States
Is scarcely more than twelve cubic feet |
per acre Of all kinds of wood. The cen.
turtles Of experience in Saxony, Switzer-
land and France show that the same
kind Of land will grow. three to eight
times as much wood under wise forest
management with corresponding profit
to the men who have the patience and
foresight to take advantage Of the
present opportunities. 1t is question
we'll worth consideration by our Penn
sylvania laid owners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
LAUNDERING in Washington
AS Seen By a Former
Resieent Of Reyno1dsviI1e
Ostrander, Wash, Jan. 30, 1909.

| OoVhuuoij w dsu., Jan. 0U, lJUS.
DEAR EDITOR STAR:-As time Is a
little heavy with me to-day, being far
from my native state and among strang-
ers, thot would drop few lines to
you to let you know what kind of a
country this Is. 1t Is a grand country
In many respects, but will only try to
give you small sketch OF what have
seen, and have seen but a small por-
tion OF Washington state. am In one
of the numbering districts. | worked
In the Pennsylvania lumber woods the
greater part Of my early life and thot
knew just about all there was to know
about numbering, but I find that a man
never gets too old to learn" The
way they do things out here beats my
time, as the timber is so much larger
and is handled 30 differently. The trees
grow to height OF $50 to 300 feet and
are from 8 to feet In diameter at the
stump. WOOdsmen have their different
parts OF the work to do and have names
for the work, such as undercutters.
sawyers, buckers, &c. The undercut-
ters chop notches on each side of the
tree for what they call spring board
that is fixed In the notch for the saw
yers to stand on while saving the tree
down. The tree is cut go as to leave
the stump from to 12 feet high, and
some times men stand from 12 to 20 feet
from the ground on the spring boards
while saving their trees and when the
tree begins to crack they jerk the saw,
jump down and run for life. II looks
dangerous and 1t is dangerous for there
are good many hurt and quite a num-
ber killed Then they have what they
call steam dOnkeys to haul the logs to
their railroad. They don't cut roads,
but run wire ropes away back In the
woods over logs, over hills and down
into deep gulches, hitch onto log 7 or
8 feet In diameter and 30 to 100 feet
long and snail 1t right along to where
they want 1t. l went out to one OF the
camps just to see for myself, as ] could
not believe what l was told, but found |
1t to be all true, and more wonderful |
than had been told me. To take look
at these forests one would think they
we're never to be cut away.
Mr.. Collins. Pennsylvania man, has
q large mill here and cuts large
amount Of bill stuff, much OF which is
rom 36 to 100 feet In length. This is
luite a broken country where I am;
1eep canons, high mountains capped
With snow, but it is warm down here In
;he valley. The Cowlitz river is q
arge stream swarming with ne salmon
Ind other fine l-h; the forests have
'lenty Of game such as elk, deer, bear,
wolves, mountain cougar, lynx, kintes,
md small game. 1t is healthy out here,
'ure air, good water and plenty Of fruit.
Business Is brisk and money plenty, but
lot much Of that seems to come my way.
The money In circulation out here is
,old and silver, no paper used only as it
omes from the east and then 1t is soon
ent back and you see no more of it
ntil some easterner comes this way.
hey count money by I bits, bits, 2, 8
/, s, 6, 8 bits, then dollars.
G. P. HARDING,
Ostrander, Cowlitz Co., Wash.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10

The way to build up the public school
standard is to cooperate with the
teachers In their work. Show your in
terest and sincerity by visit to the
Reynoldsville public schools on Patrons
Days, next Monday and Tuesday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10

Owing the illness Of the editor Of THE
STAR during the past week, there may
not be the usual amount Of personal and
local news In this issue. Attending to
the editorial, reportorial and Office work
at the same time is rather strenuous
job for the committee OF one" In
charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
BY THE Way

The people of Reynoldsville have usually
got what they wanted In the long run, In tine
way of public improvements, despite the
distractions OF fossilized molluscs and dila-
tory 'powers that be-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10

The operation Of the ''steel plant
under new management is another sign
q the returning business confidence
throughout the land.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
Ever There3

when your heels hit hard
And your head feels queer,
And your thoughts rise up
Like the froth on beer;
And your legs are weak,
And your voice is strong.
And you laugh like--at some
fool song.
You're drunk
B'0osh, you're drunk.
st. Louis Repsblic,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10
Reyno1dsvi11e Has:

A tannery.
A silk mill.
Summer park.
A glass factory.
Two grist mills.
Parochial school.
Two brick plants.
Two woolen mills.
A sewage system.
Two planning mills.
Three newspapers.
Two express offices.
Healthful location.
Abundance of labor.
A macaroni factory.
Two cigar factories,
Good trolley service.
Three fire companies.
Two candy factories.
Two telegraph offices.
Up to-date merchants.
Immense coal deposits.
Principal streets paved.
A modern public school.
Large beds Of limestone.
Cheapest fuel In the state.
Innumerable social clubs.
Forty lodges. more or less.
Sanitary compound factory.
Seven well conducted hotels.
Five modern church edifces.
Excellent. city water supply.
An up-to-date machine shop.
Free sites for new industries.
Abundant coal, coke and gas.
Reasonable rents for tenants.
Numerous amusement resorts.
Police protection for property.
Well trained professional men.
Live Business Mems Association.
Surrounding population of 10000.
Large wholesale establishments.
Best people on earth for citizens.
Telephone service oyer three lines.
An electric light and power plant.
Four club rooms for social recrea-
tion.
Biggest honey producing concern
In the state.
Finest clay and shale deposits in
Pennsylvania So
Shipping facilities over two great
railroad systems.
Largest coal mine In the world
within three miles.
Some Of the largest and finest
stores in the county.
Three solid national banks with
combined capital of e225.OO0.00
and surplus Of approximately
ei5o.ooo.0O.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-02-10

Development Of the lower vein Of coal
spells prosperity for Reynoldsville.