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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
SOLD OUT HIS BUSINESS
FORMOSA TO LEAD IN
PRODUCTION OF SUGAR
Prediction Made by Engineer,
Who Tells of Japanese Works

VICTORIA. B. c.. Aug. Paul Bell
an engineer of the Honolulu iron
works, returned on the Tango Maru to-
day from Formosa, where he has been
engaged in establishing sugar mills for
the Japanese sugar company, and states
that Formosa will by next year be the
greatest sugar producing country in
the world Five new mills were erected
this year, and five more are to be built
next summer.
Millions of dollars are being expended
in Formosa harbor works and fortifica-
lions, in pursuance of plan to estab-
fish great strongholds, as Japanese
naval bases at Keeling to the north
and Takao to the south
The Japanese are adopting a cruel
method of dealing with the rebels of
Formosa, head hunters. They have
stretched trochas of barbed wire across
the districts, heavily charged with
electricity. The rebels make occasional
raids and shortly before Bell left they
rushed Japanese settlement and killed
10 of the Japanese, decapitating and
carrying off the heads.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
RUSSIA WILL ADD
TO THE PATROL FLEET
Raids Renewed at the Copper
Island Rookeries

VICTORIA, B. c.. Aug. 4.-News was
brought by the steamer Tango Maru
that in consequence of renewed raid
ing at the Copper island seal rookeries
in the north Pacific the Russian gov
eminent has ordered that two trans
ports lying at Vladivostok be fitted up
as auxiliary cruisers and used to assist
the Russian cruisers Shilka and Amir
and the gunboats already engaged in
the Russia sealing patrol in the north
Pacific.
The missing boat of the seized Jana
nese sealing schooner Tokiwa Mar,I.
which was captured while her boats
were on the beach and her hunters en-
gagged in clubbing seals on the Russian
hauling grounds, was located on Cop
per island, where the three Japanese
ON board had taken to the hills
They gave themselves up to the
guard when in need of food, and were
made prisoners and sent to vIadivos-
tok to join the sealers previously cap
tured while raiding the Russian seal
rookery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
RENOUNCES SUCCESSION
TO GRAND DUCHY THRONE
German Prince Is a Bankrupt
and Disgraced

WEIMAR. Germany, Aug. 4.-Prince
Hermann of Sake eimar- Eisenach,
the heir presumptive to the grand
duchy of Weimar. has renounced the
succession of himself or his heirs. If
any. to the throne of the grand duchy
or its property.
This action is in consequence of the
princes extravaganza, which already
has caused his transfer from the
cuirassiers of the guard in Berlin to
an Uhlan regiment garrisoned at Saar-
burg and later to compulsory retire.
ment from the army. after which he
was placed under a guardianship.
The prince has been given the title
of Count Ostheim. but he is totally
bankrupt and remains under the con-
troll OF his guardians.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
STABBING INTERRUPTS
TRIAL OF STRIKE CHIEFS
Court Instructs Jury to Disre-
gard 3heba Assault

HONOLULU. Aug. As. Sheba, the
Japanese editor who was stabbed yes
terday by T. Mort. fellow country
man. because the former had strongly
opposed in his paper, the Shinpo. the
strike Of the japanese plantation la
borers, was reported 10 be much i'm
proved today.
The trial Of the several strike lead
ers on the charge OF conspiracy. which
has been in progress for several weeks
but interrupted yesterday by the stab
hing Of Sbeba, was resumed today.
The court instructed the jury to
disregard the Sheba incident. but the
prosecution, it is said may try to in
froduce Il as evidence to show the
criminal nature of the alleged con-
spiracy.
That sheba feared he might be killed
as result of the policy followed by
l,is paper during the trouble with the
Tananese plantation laborers was
shown today when Mason F. Prosser,
his attorney. made public letter he
received from the editor May %, in
v-hic, the attorney was asked to care
Tor Sbeba's family in the event of his
death.
The letter stated that Maxine, Negoro
and Sega. three of the japanese on
trial. and others of their followers were
proclaiIning Sheba as a traitor TO the
interests of his country and country
men. Tile situation looked serious,
Sbeba wrote. but he declared himself
ready to die for what he believed to be
tie best interests of his countrymen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
LOS ANGELES TO HAVE
PAY AS YOU ENTER CARS
Some Doubt as to Popularity OF
the System

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.-Los Angeles
is to try the pay as you enter street.
cars. The Los Angeles railway COM
pany announced today that one of that
style of cars was in course of con-
Struction.
If it proves successful and popular
the experiment will be extended.
On account of the warm climate of
this section open cars are in use all the
year and it is considered doubtful
whether the pay as you enter car which
compels passengers to enter the closed
part of the car will prove popular.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
HOUSE COMMITTEE
POSTS CAUSE SPLIT
Cannon's Appointments, to Be
Made Today, Will Be Pun-
ishment for Insurgents
Representative Gardner Bolts
From Regulars in Anticipa-
ton of Removal From Chair

WASHINGTON Aug A. Speaker
decision with regard to committee as
signments tomorrow. That they will
not be altogether satisfactory is
already indicated by gossip heard
about the chamber The selection
which is expected to cause a great deal
of comment and incidentally consid-
cradle concern, is the designation of
Representative Weeks Of Massachu-
setts to be chairman of the committee
on postoffices and post roads. 1t is
understood that Weeks does not favor
the postal savings bank proposition,
and that his attitude regarding that
legislation, which was proposed and
recommended by George l.. Meyer,
formerly postmaster general, has had
some influence with Cannon in making
the selection
The fact that Representative Gard
ner of New Jersey, who would be en-
titled to the craftsmanship of the post
office committee from the standpoint
of rank of service on that committee,
today for the first time voted with the
rules insurgents and the democrats
on the urgency deficiency bill was
taken to indicate that he regards
USckS appointment dS dSSQTeO.
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sets, who, it is said. also would be
affected by the appointment of Weeks
because of his affliation with the
Lodge forces, is to lose his chairman
ship of the committee on industrial
arts and expositions.
1t was understood that this action
would be taken by the speaker because
Gardner was one of the leading in
surgents" at the opening of the pres
ent session. Representative Rodenberg
of Illinois, it is said, will succeed
Gardner
Representative Cooper of wisconsin,
who was also an '.insurgent' against
the rules, may retain the craftsmanship
of the committee on insular affairs.
1t is reported that President Taft
had interviewed with Speaker Cannon
in his behalf On the other hand, it was
learned from equally reliable sources
that Representative Fowler of New
Jersey chairman of the banking and
currency committee in the last session.
would lose his committee. The fate of
Representative Davidson of Wisconsin,
another insurgent," remains uncertain.
He was chairman of the committee on
a a x-S nd rof oil
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naming days of the hearing, including
ten lay witnesses, who may testify as
to what Thaw knew of White.
CREATES SCENE IN COURT
The dull routine of expert testimony
was Jared today by an interruption
from Pietro Caporale, a wild looking
Italian, who had been hanging about
the place for several hours, and who
tried to force his way into the room.
When the attendants refused him ad-
mission. he waved a letter and de-
manded to see District Attorney
Jerome
Tell Thaw they will rob him as
they robbed me of my children" he
yelled repeatedly.
1t developed that he wanted Jerome
TO help him obtain the release of his
little girls from the Juvenile asylum
in New York. After DR.. William J.
Meyer, one of Thaw's experts, had pro-
nounced him a harmless lunatic the
man was placed on a train and sent to
New York.
Plans Literary Career
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. AIRS will
liam Thaw, mother, and Alice Thaw,
ing such a hard fight for liberty, have
spent about $4,000 fixing up a corner
of the new Thaw home in Pittsburg
which it has been intended that Harry
is to occupy as a literary den on his
release from Matteawan-his freedom
having evidently been counted on as a
sure thing by his mother and his sister.
1t is told by friends here today that
Harry X Thaw two years ago told his
women relatives that il taken from
Matteawan he would devote the rest of
his life to literary work and that he
would not drink any more. His mother
and sister have recently had talks with
him along this line and suggestions
which have been followed out in filing
up the house for Thaws writing den
have been Harry's own. There is a
great library which cost many thou
sands of dollars, as well as other costly
fixtures, all new. in this Thaw house
awaiting the coming of the young
master.
In addition to this Pittsburg society
is telling pretty story of how Alice
Thaw. formerly countess of Yarmouth
recently declined an offer of marriage
made by a rich young Pittsburger OF
one of the best families; saying she
had promised to devote the rest of her
life to her unfortunate brother. The
former countess of Yarmouth has con-
stftuted herself her brothers business
manager for his literary work in case
he is liberated, and has already Sc
cured contracts for his work to the
value of about $40 900.
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cray hair restored to natural color by
Aifredttrn's Egyptian Henna- A harmless
a c-.onTcn't. Quick, sure. All drug sts
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
WOULD ENCOURAGE
PRIVATE CAPITAL
Secretary of Interior BalIinger
Discusses His Policy Regard
ing Reclamation Plans

SEATTLE, Aug. 4.-Secretary of the
Interior Richard A. Ballinger. who has
just returned from conference in
Portland with officers of the federal
reclamation service, said today:
The reclamation service will not
play the dog in the manager toward
the private irrigation corporations that
are watering the arid and semiarid
plains and valleys of this and other
western states. Instead, the govern
ment viii give all possible encourage
ment to private enterprises where they
do not conflict with established or
projected federal reclamation projects.
There should be no issue between
private capital and the government and
land should not be withheld from en-
try beyond a reasonable period of time
where its development is within the
range of private capital
THE TETON PROJECT
Regarding the Tfeton project. the
most important in this state. we plan
to advance the work in the Yakima
valley as rapidly as possible so as to
furnish water on some of the lands
under the Tieton unit and bring in, as
soon as possible, return in money
for the water furnished the settlers
there
The Tieton project was practically
determined on in June, 1905, and in
the succeeding four years the reclamaE
ton service has completed the project
a trihe over So per cent
The delay in getting water on the
Tieton lands is matter that has
caused much comment in eastern
Washington, and Secretary Ballinger,
when asked whether he was in posi-
ton to explain the delay said that his
present task is TO examine personally
into the various projects. to investi-
gate thoroughly the workings of the
reclamation service and to formulate
a report thereon which will be made to
President Taft.
SITES FOR WATER ENTERPRISES
Ballinger continued:
Il observe that ] have been ripped
up the back in some instances for
what some folks have said to be, on
my part, falling away from the
Roosevelt policies. This had refer
ence to the federal control of sites
for water enterprises and facilities in
the west.
You can say that we now have
more land withdrawn from entry be-
cause of power sites than ever before
in the history of the country. What
] am trying to do is to cement the
Roosevelt policies as to water power
resources and to bring them into a
state of homogeneous efficiency
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Adopt Deficiency Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.--Carrying an
aggregate appropriation of S1,1O0, 600,
or s66e,O00 more than originally re-
ported, the conference report on the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
was adopted by the house Bitter op-
position was directed against the pro-
visions of the bill respecting the estab-
lishment of customs court and pro-
viding for the purchase of automobiles
for the vice president and the speaker.
but all attempts to send the report
back to the conferees for amendment
were defeated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
KIDNAPERS ELUDE
DETECTIVE FORCE
Mysterious Trunk Did Not Con-
tain Bodies of the Two St.
Louis Children

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-The discovery
today that three trunks had been
shipped from St Louis to Chicago by
men suspected of kidnapping Grace and
Tomasso Viviano confirmed the st.
Louis police in the belief that the
disappearance of the children and the
demand of $4,000 ransom was the
result of carefully worked out black
mailing plot. which did not, however,
contemplate harm to the children.
TRUNKS HELD CLOTHING
The Chicago police telegraphed the
belief that the trunks contained the
childrens bodies. They were opened,
however, and found to contain only
clothing.
The st. Louis police theory of the
trunks is that they contained the prop
erty of Samuel Turrisi who is believed
to have lured the Viviano children from
their home. and other members of the
blackmailing band. The trunks were
taken from the house of Joseph Pagano
here Monday afternoon.
FOUR STRANGE MEN
The fact that the trunks left al
most at the same time the children
were kidnapped and that four strange
men left the Pagano home Is minutes
after the trunks were taken away,
led the police to believe that the kid
napers shipped their property to a
place where they believed it would be
safe from search while they negotiated
with the Vivianos for ransom.
The important arrests in the case
today numbered three, the prisoners
being Lamancia Giroloma, who hauled
the trunks to the express office here
Monday; Peitro Faniere, a groceryman.
who was Giroloma's employer. and an
other employe of Faniere's establish
ment.
SOLD OUT HIS BUSINESS
The police learned through newspa
per reporters that Marchesi Benedetto.
a cousin of Turrisi, had been missing
from his home since Monday He had
sold out his business the day before.
saying that he was going to California.
1t is thought, however, that he NAV
have gone to Chicago and that his part
in the plot was to have received the
trunks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
ToApFlsH HARDEST TO UNHooK.
Jersey Anglers Decide They'd Rather
Catch Any Other Species.

Newark, N. J.-Anglers here have
been discussing which Is the hardest
fish to unhook after 1t has been
caught. No decision was reached un-
til one of the oldest and most ex-
perienced fishermen expressed his
views.
"It is the toadfish. or Staten Island
woodcock," he said. "It has gums
like gristle and nasty little teeth. Its
jaws are as hard to open as steel
trap. Nor is that all. 1t Is unneces-
sary for me to remind you who have
caught the toadfish that it has sharp
spines back of the gills. I'd rather
catch anything than toadfish. wish
] had a dollar for every fish hook
have cut off rather than try to force
1t out of them. If had could go out
fishing in my own private yacht and
with a uniformed crew."
The other anglers present, who had
been disputing before, agreed heartily
with him. There were few Of them
who had not shared his experience,
and yet they had failed to think of
cutting or the hook.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
More Than She Could Bear.

Marion was little American girl
Of six years. For three months her
mother and aunt had dragged her
through the museums and art galleries
Of Europe.
She was made to look at the slip
pers Of Marie Antoinette, the pray.
er-book of Catherine de Medici, hats
Of Napoleon and endless numbers OF
uninteresting Madonnas. These, her
mother told her constantly, she must
remember, for when she grew up she
would realize how famous they were.
At last Marion rebelled. She re-
fused to go to world-famed museum.
After much persuasion, she yielded
upon one condition.
"I1l go any place you like" she
said, "if you'll promise never again to
make me look at anything famous"
Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
NET TRAGIC DEATH
At HA|RDRESSER'S
Two Women Burned Fatally by
Fluid Declared to Have
Been Petrol
STILL ANOTHER LOSES AN ARM
Witnesses Before Coroner In London
Tell Of Seeing Human Torches of
eFIame Rush Into the street-De-
scriptlon Of Terrible Scene.

London.-The coroner's inquiry into
the circumstances attending the death
of two women from terrible burns
received in a hairdresser's shop In
Great Windmill street, Piccadilly cir.
Gus, has been held. Miss Hobkirk,
saleswoman, aged twenty-five, visited
the shop to have shampoo, and was
attended by Nine. Leon Raffuer, the
proprietor's wife, and her daughter,
aged eighteen. Rectified spirit petrol,
It has been stated previously, was
used for the purpose Of quick drying.
An explosion occurred and the CLOTH
ing Of the three women became ignit-
ed. Terrified, they ran into the street,
where the flames were put out by
passersby, but then very serious in.
juries had been inflicted. Miss Hob.
kirk and Mile. Raffuer died in the
hospital, and Nine. Raffuer, whose
arm 1t has been found necessary to
amputate, lies in a critical condition.
1t was explained that In 1897 wom-
an met her death under similar cir
cumstances and afterward the Lon
don County Council successfully prose
cuted a number of hairdressers in the
West End for using petrol.
A graphic description of the scene
following the explosion, was given by
Joseph Spalding, tailor's cutter, who
was passing the hairdresser's SHOP.
He heard an explosion and saw Mile.
Raffuer coming from the front Of the
stairs in the passage. She was alight
from her feet to her shoulders, and
her hair was in flames. l passed my
left hand over her head to extinguish
the flames and my right hand down
her back and pressed her gently to-
ward the door, where was told tNat
she fell. l then rushed back and saw
a pillar Of fire at the back of the
stairs; that was Miss Hobkirk. She
was in half-stooping attitude.
The Coroner:-"What was then
burning %-"She was burning to the
top of her chest. AS l went forward
to her the blaze shot over her head to
the height Of two feet" An assistant
of M. Raffuer's who gave evidence
said an antiseptic was used for the
dr. shampoo of the women customers.
The Coroner:-"Was petrol used?"
II only know that what they used
was called antiseptic Nine. Raffuer
used to give it to us in little tin"
'How was this used??"-"A towel was
placed round the woman's shoulders,
cotton was placed in the ears, the hair
was allowed to fall down and little
of the liquid permitted to fall on the
head. We then rubbed it into the
hair and dried the hair with a towel" !"
"How long does 1t take to dry the
r?"-"The hair dries in two Sec
onds.".
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Throwlna the Stones.

Many unthinking chatterers have
always said that Dr. Samuel Johnson's 8
life meant everything that is meant by
gross. almost swinish, laziness and
unkemptness. This same crowd has
always thoughtlessly cackled about
Poe's drinking and shiftless habits.
calling him a "never-do-well." In.
deed, these chatterers have said pret-
ty much the same things about and
have had a like scornfulness for 9th
er great men. And had they been as
we'll as malicious, they had said that
an old sick rooster. But, as matter
of fact, this is all merely a higher
variation of the ordinary country
crossroads soapbox gossip.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Why PEOPLE Live Lono,

DR.. Won Linheim, German scien.
tist, who has been making a study Of
longevity, publishes the results Of his
observations on a series of 100 per.
sons of both sexes, who had reached
the age of &c years and upward. His
observations lead to the conclusion
that instances of longevity are most
often met with among persons whose
parents and grandparents have been
healthy, and especially II they have
been long-lived; who have studied
regularity, punctuality and temperance
all through life; and who have post
poned their retirement from active
occupation as long as possible.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
A Bee FARM ON CITY ROOF
Reading Man's Hives Yield q Large
Amount Of Honey 70 Their
OAfnAR
Owner.

Reading, Pa.-Reading has O bee
farm" 80 situated that 30 per cent.
of the people in that part of town even
do not know of its presence. To the
busy bees all roads seem to lead to
this place, for they can fly so feet up
In the air, and still be able to reach
their home, without coming in con-
tact with humanity. At the foot OF
Neversink mountain, in the north west
ern section of the city, lives Julius
Wagner. On the roof of his house
are many bee hives. Under the win
dow sills are a number OF holes lead
ing to garret room, where there are
many more hives and where millions
of busy little workers come and go
day by day, bringing each time little
honey from some clover field, some
tree that Is in bloom or from other
sources, thus helping julius Wagner
to conduct the most successful and
novel apiary in Berks county.
Mr.. Wagner made his start in Read
ing in 1867 with one hive. To this
he added hive after hive from year to
year, until to-day he has nearly two
score hives in the little garret room
and on the roof and as many more out
in the country on the premises Of
friends.
Mr.. Wagner says the swarming OF
bees Is unnecessary II the bee keep
er properly cares for them. You must
keep these busiest Of little laborers
supplied with lots Of work. The mo-
ment they find they have nothing to
do and their little homelike cells are
filled with honey they get lazy and
swarming will follow. II you remove
their honey when the combs are just
about filled they will Immediately go
to work and refill them and not think
of swarming.
Mr.. Wagner's little workers gen.
orally keep busy for about forty-one
days, when their tiny wings get tired
and they gradually die off.
Mr.. Wagner, by careful breeding Of
the italian bees. has been successful
in acquiring perfect queens. He has
had colonies that produced in one
season as much as three hundred
pounds of honey.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-17
Autos for the Very Younu,

"It seems to me-" said the man
who likes automobiles, to New York
Sun reporter, that the next genera.
ton ought to be automobile mad. The
toys that children have all are such
as would accustom them right from
the start to machines. Every one
knows the miniature automobiles that
children have. which run with trea-
dies they kick with their feet, but the
other day I saw one that goes even
further back toward babyhood.
II saw child being wheeled about
in q sort Of go-cart baby carriage. q
child that couldn't have been over 8
years old. Extending back from the
front Of the carriage was sort OF
steering post with a wheel attached
to which the child--it was girl, toe
-clung In the most natural way.
"The wheel had nothing to do with
the management Of the carriage. II
seems to me that getting children
used to the automobile habit SO early
ought to develop car fionds later on