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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
EBy Associated Press.l

VT TAsHINGTON, Oct 25.-What is
wv regarded as a distinct conces-
sion to importing interests ana
to France was made by the treasury
department today in directing the col
lections of customs at the various
American ports to keep customs houses
open until 4:30 p. m. next Saturday
October 80 on which date the CONNER
ciaI agreements with France, Switzer-
land and Bulgaria will expire.
The purpose is to give every facility
to importers to enter goods at the re-
duced rates of the expiring treaties and
applies particularly to New York and a
few other cities where the customs
houses close ordinarily at l p. m. on
Saturday.
The decision fixed October 80 as the
date of the expiration of the agree
ments instead of October 81 because the
latter date falls on Sunday.
The acts of congress do not recognize
Saturday afternoon as half holiday
and the executive departments of the
government at Washington therefore
remain open until f'oV SNSiS @''
the same as on other week days. ex-
cepting during the summer.
Liner Speeds Fast
A French transatlantic liner is max
ing a race against time in order to get
a cargo of goods in under the lower
rates provided by the commerclal
tgreement.
The steamer is scheduled to arrive
early Saturday afternoon, and today $
extension of the hours probably VIII
permit the entrance of the goods under
the expiring agreement.
With the return to Washington OF
Ambassador Jusserand the negotlatiolis
between France and America regarding
application of the new tarin act TO
French imports were resumed. There
is little danger of a tariff war
Neither country, it is pointed out, can
afford to embark on such suicidal
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
SNAKE BITES TWO.
CHILDREN AND ONE
OTHER is DROWNED

death OF her three small children In one
point of almost losing her reason by the
day, Mrs. Lent Henderson of Sundance Is
under the constant care Of physicians.
Yesterday while Mrs. Henderson was
in the yard with her baby she heard the
two older children scream. and rushing
into the house found that both had been
bitten by a huge rattlesnake.
While caring for them she heard cry
from the baby. Answering this she saw
the little tot fall into well and drown
before 1t could be rescued.
Fastening into the house Mrs Hender-
son found the other two children in
dying throes from the effects of the rep
tiles poison.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
DYNAMITING OF STORE
MAY INVOLVE NATIONS

nation here over the outrage of yester-
day morning, and the city council will
meet in extra session tomorrow night
for the purpose of Offering a reward
for the perpetrators.
A mass meeting of citizens for the
same purpose has also been called.
Business men are today soliciting sub
scriptions for q reward for informa-
tion leading to the arrest of the guilty
Mayor Lambert today telegraphed
the Japanese consul at San Francisco
expressing his regrets at the attempt
to wreck the Japanese establishment
and assuring the imperial representa-
tive of the good will of the people of
this community.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
fBy Associated Press. ]

H UREKA, Cal, Oct 25.-The pro-
H. prietors of the Japanese art store
n which was wrecked by bomb
early Sunday morning announced to-
night that they had received word from
San Francisco that the Japanese consul
there would be in Eureka Tuesday to
look after the interests of his country
men here. Repairs on the wrecked
building began today.
Tsuchiya Bros, the proprietors of the
store, 1t is reported, will make a claim
for indemnity on the United States gov
ernment.
There is a general feeling of indig-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
PHYSICIAN SUCCUMBS TO
AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES

WILLOWS, Cal, oct. 25.--Dr. George
Watt, one OF the best known physicians
of Glenn county, died last night from
injuries received in an automobile ac-
cident Saturday evening.
In company with j. O. Olvey, DR..
Watt was returning here from Glenn,
when in the darkness their automobile
collided with a cart driven by a wood
chopper. Or. Watt was hurled twenty
feet. striking the ground with great
force. The others were only slightly
hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
MINING

strike of rich ore near Courtland, Ariz.,
is in vicinity of two townships. PAGE
Valley well at Coalinga enters oil
sand and cements off the water, PAGE
Copper Creek Mining company gets ore
shoot on 3OO-foot level of American
Eaele shaft PAGE G
Third assessment of Blue Moon at Coal
lnga proyokes criticism Of stoekhold-
ers. PAGE 6
New York physician announces device
for prolonging life of oil wells. PAGE
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
SPORTS

ferries and johnson ready to hold
meeting to sign for heavyweight
battle, and sportsmen are confident
ne men viii meet PAGE IL
Tim Flynn and Jack Burns are even
choices for ten-round battle at Maud
junction next Friday night AGE Il
paca results from all tracks. PAGE II
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
FOREIGN

Spain decides to abandon conflict with
Morocco as result of Liberal
policy of recently appointed cabinet.
PAGE
car leaves Italy guarded by troops, and
reaches frontier in safety. PAGE 3
Fifty alleged lepers Of Molokai found
to be not afflicted. PAGE
Prince Ito Of Japan assassinated at Hardin.
PAGE
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
COAST

western girl proves real heroine during
storv vovaee around Horn PAGE
Survey short line into Los Angeles from
Reno, New, and Southern Pacific has
three well-appointed corps doing the
1vorl PAGE
Dynamiting store at Eureka may involve
nations. PAGE
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
PRINCE ITO OF JAPAN ASSASSINATED
Mysterious Murder Case S0Ived BY C7eUeY DetecOe WoYk
INDEX OF
THE HERALD'S
NEWS TODAY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair,
cooler Tuesday; light north wind
changing to south. Maximum temper
ature yesterday, 94 degrees; minimum,
81 degrees.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22
SCHOOL CLOSING.
AN OUTLINE OF THE COMING
EVENTS OF THE NEXT
FORTNIGHT.
\ BRILLIANT AND SUCCFSSII-
CLOSING OF THE SCHOOL.
SESSION EXPECTED.

The school work is now nearing
its close, the final commencement
exercises are to he held on June
1th.
The Seniors have about com
pleted their final examinations.
BY the first few days of next
week the few students having de-
inquent or conditioned work Will
have made it up, and then the rest
of the time until commencement
will be devoted hv them in urcpa-
ration of their Class Night and
commencement Night Programs.
Besides these two nights, the
two literary societies will hold an
open literary session on Wednes-
day night at 500 p. NJ at the High
School. An admission will then be
charged to defray expenses of in
vitations, etc, complimentary to
the Seniors.
Class Night, On Thursday, is to
be free and the Seniors are to be
the only participants, and the eX-
ercises will be at the High School.
The Commencement is to be held
at the Elks Theatre, if arrange
ments can be concluded with the
For that event Dr..
GWinn, Of the chair of pedagogy,
of Tulane University, has been Sc
cured to deliver the address to the
graduates. Rev. c. c. Kramer has
been asked to pronounce the invo-
cation, and it is hoped he may be
able to come to New iberia, the
field of his past activities, for this
purpose.
Hon. Walter }. Burke, member Of
the State Board of Education, will
deliver the diplomas if he is not
forced to 60 on a business trip at
that time.
The general grades are to devote
the next week to reviews and the
asst week to their final examina-
ions. The same system of mark
ng and grading instituted at the
beginning of the session is to be
followed and adhered to strictly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22
THE new HOSPITAL
SHIP, "SOLACE. "
The Selection Of her Com
mander Raising Questions
@of Privilege

Washington, ID. & May 2O-In
few weeks Presitlen. Taft will
he called upon to decide the ques-
ton of detailing naval surgeon
to command a naval hospital ship.
II is the intention Of the Surgeon
General of the navy to have Sur
geOn George rickrell detailed to
command the new hospital ship,
"SOlace." That vessel Is at pres
ent being fitted out, at the navy
yard at Charleston, s. c., accord
ing to the plans Of the naval con-
s:ructors, as a modern hospital
ship, so far as that is possible.
Surgeon Pickrpll is one of the
ab)est officers Of his corps and was
nominated, recently by the Sur
geOn General to take charge of
the special installation necessary
on the Solace for its new duties,
and the Surgeon General has ask
ed. also, that Surgeon Pickrcll be
detailed to command the SOlace
when commissioned.
Tins has precipitated the old
question which Surgeon General
Rixey induced President Roose
Welt to decide in his favor at the
time Surgeon Charles f. Stokes
was detailed to command the
hospital ship Relief. The line
officers of the navy are quite con-
vinced that it is undesir able to
detail a naval surgeon, or any staff
officer for that matter, to command
a ship in commission, as such du
~ is the special prerogative OF
line officers.
As Surgeon General Rixey no
longer enjoys the personal influ-
ence a: the White House that hc
in tue Roosevelt admin
there is every indica ti0n
that President Taft will sustain
the view of the officers Of :he line
and place the senior naval surgeon
IN charge but not IN command of
the vessel.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22
THE FARMERS COOPERATIVE
DEMONSTRATION

In 1903 the first Farmers Co
operative Demonstration farm uu
Ter Government control was es
tablisbed at Terrell, Texas, on the
farm Of w. G. Porter, and was
visited by many of the reliable
farmers and business men Of that
section. Such was its success
that several Thousand such farms
were established In 1904 III the
State of Texas, and few in
Western Louisiana. From that
.iate the work has expanded by
reason of its uniform success in
increasing production per acre,
and decreasing the net cost of
cotton per pound, and corn per
bushel until it now covers a large
portion of eleven States: the Allan.
tic States south Of Maryland, the
Gulf States, and two interior
States, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
In 1909 the Demonstration and
Cooperating Farms, under our in
structiOn, will probably exceed
fifty thousand. Our methods
have commended themselves so
fully to observing people that adj
ditional communities have de
.manded the work more rapidly
than we could secure Agents, and
means to pay them.
In the past two years 1t has
been our main effort to retard the
extension and intensity the work
in the sections where commenced.
In this we have been only partial
ly successful.
The object of the Demonstra-
ton Work is to promote good
farming, which always has in view
the best results, with the largest
net profits, without depicting the
soil. Whether the work is for the
best interests of the farmers,
must be judged by the results.
1t may be of interest to know
how our instructions arc prepared.
SOURCES OF lNFORMATION.
~ Many thousand Demonstra
tion Farms, representing all the
varieties Of soil and the climatic
conditions in the territory work
ed. These farms are owned and
managed by reliable farmers,
who report all material facts
about crop production. They are
visited monthly by our Special
Agents, and written reports made
by them to the central Office. Al
the close Of the season a detailed
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22
A PURCHASING BOARD.
An Effort to Cheaper Gov
ernment Purchases.

Washington, d. G. May 21-
President Taft and the Attorney
General have formulated a plan
for buying supplies for all the
government departments through
a central board. This movement
is in the interest of economy in
government purchases and is in
keeping with .he suggestion made
by the President ut his first cabi-
net meeting, when he created a
''budget' committee composed of
three cabinet members, with the
Secretary Of the Treasury as chair
man. TO supervise all estimates
for federal expenses before they
are submitted to Congress.
The President is Of the opinion
that many thousands Of dollars
can be saved by a collective pur-
chase of supplies for all depart
ments. On investigation it has
been shown, for instance, that in
the case OF rubber bands one de.
partment was paying ifty per
cent more for the same article
than another department, and it
has been found, also, that great
discrepancy exists in the prices
paid by the various departments
for waste baskets, stationary, pen,
ink, mncilage, glue, inkstands,
clips, etc.
Another feature of the proposed
plan is government ownership OF
an ice plant as it is claimed that
the ice combination has fixed such
prices as it pleases for supplying
the departments.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22
TO RE-ESTABL|SH
CYPRESS FORESTS.
An Interesting Review Of the
History of Cypress With
the Decline of the Supply.
The u. S. Forest Service has
Undertaken the Problem.

Washington, May 19-LOuislana
ranks first among all the cypress
producing states with cut OF
more than twO-thirds Of the total
cypress output Of the United
States, according to the latest gov.
ernment statistics. The total cut
reported 10y 9O4 mills IN sixteen
states in 1907 was 757, $4,000
board feet, with value Of 49,
75S, 4S2, or an average value OF
$22.12 per thousand board rect.
From the 12O mills reported by
Louisiana the output 500, ,GG5, 900
board feet with a value Of $l1, ,734,
O44, or an average value Of *23.O2
per thousand feet.
The center of the sugar industry
in Louisiana is also the center of
the cypress industry. In fact
many suga1 plantations have back
of them thousands of acres of wet,
boggy swamp, often full of giant
cypress trees. On account of the
heavy weight Of the logs aud the
o.n,<,ut ctout3inn unfor fhA
plant alton hands with only oxen
and mules at Fl sT could not handle
them and these great forests re-
NAMED practically untouched III
til late in the eighties.
As the white pine forest of the
Lake States began to decline lum-
bermen began to look elsewhere
for trees to replace them. Some
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22

The suit against the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
brought by Mrs. NJ +. smith for
damages, as result of he, fall
ing INT" an open place left III the
sidewalk by the telephone employ
ees, was fixed for trial IN New Or
leans on Tuesday. This case was
first tried in the District Court
here. The defence carried it to
the Supreme Court Oh "a question
of jurisdiction and was sustained.
The suit was then re entered at
the estate dOmicile" of the Com
pany New Orleans.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22

moved West, others into Canada
and few came South to the cy
press swamps, for at an early date
the great durability and fine tex
ture Of cypress wood was recog
njzed But the logging of thes,
lahds was serious problem, as
neither teams nor ordinary ground
skidders could be used In 1895.
however, a galloway skiddel
was introduced, railroads were
bul't Oh piles Vr On a bed Of logs
ana saWdust over hoggy mud, ard
the logs were hauled out to the
tracks suspended from an over
head cable, strung lie veen two
tall trees. This WAS well enough
for places where the eround was
reasonably firm, but frequently
one pile would sink ou; of sight
III he soft mud and another had
70 be driven on top Of that. TO
these soft places drchgeboat was
brought, canal dug from the
nearest bayou and pull boat
pressed into service.
Now, with improved machinery,
no cypress swamp is safe from the
logger and the cutting is progress
!ns at rapid and ever increasing
rate until he annual cut in Louis
lana alone reached about 500, 900
900 board feet, at which rate the
total supply il Louisiana will last
only frnm twelve to fifteen wears.
Meanwhile, the demand for this
wood has mere than kept pace
with The increasing cut, so that
bow even the unsound boards
have a use in greenhouse construc
ton, for celery beds, railroad ties,
and many other uses, while the
short pieces not more than a foot
ohg are used for paiis, tubs, and
buckets The increase in the
value Of the product has also been
nal aed, the average value at the
MI! III 1900 being 1892 per M. |
Get, $3.50 in 1904, and S2l 81 i'll |
I90G. The Iise In value Der |
thousand feet from 1900 to 1907 |
vas G6 | pti cent.
The average cut of cypress mills
was approximately $40,
'oo feet each in 1907, larger
4vcrase cut Of any timber III any
tate per mill than that OF any
tiier Species except redwood.
Douglas fr, and yellow pine.
With The end Of the cypress sup
''y already in slgLt, the United
states Forest Service has under.
aiken the problem of the rene wal
t this valuable wood tho rosnltk
( which will be watched with H.
crest.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22

The little rain that fell here on
Sunday afternoon proved very
welcome to all nature. From re.
ports received it seems b a t
the rain clouds were more gener-
Gus when passing over the south
ern portion of this parish.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-22


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-07
CROOKED WORK AT HlLO
MARS THE CELEBRATION
Banonica Is Pulled in Big Race-Rumors That
the Marathon Was Not Run on
the Square,

In order to keep warm some of the
party had recourse to stimulant with
the inevitable result that there was
little asleep even for those who had
a covering and somewhere to lie.
On Monday morning the disheveled
tourists were routed out at soon after
four o'clock, were fed munifcently on
one egg apiece and then were trundled
back to HiIo while the hotel people
delightedly counted the profits.
Fortunately Madame Pele was in
great form and even those who suffered
most from the discomforts of the trip,
stated that it was worth it.
Comfort on Mauna Kea.
The Mauna Kea was crowded but
there were no complaints about her.
In fact everybody spoke well of the
way in which the servants on board
looked after the comfort of everybody.
There was plenty of the best to eat
and all those who did not get in a
stateroom, were provided with mat
tresses and blankets on the deck, a
place preferred by many when the
nights are warm. On the return trip
several of those booked on the Mauna
Kea lost the steamer and will have to
wait for the Claudine, due here on
Friday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-07
SAINTS HAVE
A GRAND TRIP

The baseball players who went to
Maui returned. some on the Mauna kea
and some on the Mokoli, yesterday
morning. They were all beaming with
the good time they had had and said
that if you wanted to enjoy yourself
to 90 to Maui and not to Hilo.
The ST. Louis team arrived on the
Claudine early Saturday morning and
were Immediately taken in hand by
Manager Benson of 'tThe Breakers,
the Kahului Club. They were given a
cottage to themselves and were treated
royalty from the minute they arrived.
They spent the morning visiting
friends and taking look round and
then went to the Kahului ball grounds,
where they proceeded to hand it to the
All Maui team by 10 to 3. Barney Joy
pitched the first few innings and. then
his place was taken by Johnny Will
Gams. The attendance was large and
the Mauinese people applauded the Wis
LUIS do do tHCy Qiu IuSi nOHiC
team.
The next day they went to Waikiki
and repeated the defeat of the day be-
fore, handing it to the All-Mauis by 4
to /. Here again the attendance was
large and the crowd as sportsmanlike
as the day before
The arrangement that the Maui peo-
pie made was that the visitors should
take all the gate receipts These
amounted to more than $500, SO that
the team made nice little sum out
of it.
They all speak very highly of Mr..
Montcastle, who engineered the trip at
that end and made all arrangements.
Everything was so well managed and
the games widely advertised that there
was not hitch anywhere.
The Mokolii arrived on Sunday morn
ing and that evening there was big
dinner at The Breakers, given by the
st. Louis boys. On Monday morning
the Mokolii left for Molokai with six
of the st. Louis team aboard. They
played a game of baseball on Molokai
and were defeated. The rest of the
Saints returned on the Mauna Kea.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-07
BELLEROpHON
IS LAUNCHED

Amid great ceremony and rejoicing
a deepsea going vessel was successfully
launched at Waikiki yesterday after
noon. This is Chicago great ocean
greyhound surfboard. 1t is a wonderful
exhibition of the boat-builder s art and
was greatly admired by everybody who
did not get in its way.
The craft is schooner rugged with an
auxiliary gasoline engine of about 5000
horse power. 1t has torpedo stern on
it and bow that would cleave its
way through the cliffs of Molokai. The
bilge of this strange craft is bored
through and through with inch and
half holes which go right through the
body. The outer ends of these holes
are stopped with corks. 1t is presumed
that the coras may be removed to let
the water out.
After the big craft was slid into the
wafer, Chicago jumped thereon and be-
gan to hoe vigorously. He moved
about two feet in FIVE minutes, so he
got off and pushed. When he finally
reached the surf he found that it re-
quired four husky youths to start him.
But, when he did get started, it was
an awe-inspiring sight to watch him
barge along before the curling break
ers and knock hole clean through the
Seaside Hotel when he landed
Gathered in the surf was a company
of youthful suffers. The big craft,
named the Bellerophon and pronounced
ssThe Billy Rough I'm, came hurting
towards shore directly on to group of
the said youthful suffers. They dueked
and they ducked deep.
Surfboards went flying in all direc
tions and it was intensely comical to
watch the fierce look of Indignation
sp uttering to the surface.
Meanwhile Chicago had tumbled off
his craft, which went gaily on towards
shore. What's the matter with you
Chicago?'f they shouted, acan't you
steer your board?" And the captain
of the big vessel had to confess that
he could not.
cav cut some of it off the shouted.
Say, if you don It reduce the size of
that monster, we II put dynamite under
it.. So the Bellerophon was towed
ashore and there, with ak and saw she
was reduced to manageable proportions.
The board is really great success
and is marvelously light for its size.
But take care not to get in the way
when Chicago comes rampaging shore
wards. Duck and duck quickly, lest
your head be smitten and you surf no
more.