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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-13
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while
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-13

CONTINUED on Page 81
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
STATEMENTS OF OFFICIALS
ABOUT ROBBERY CONFLICT

PITTSBURG, Aug. 31.-The officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad here
confirm the robbery of train No. 80
near Lewistown, Pa, early today. The
following statement was authorized:
From reports at hand now it ap-
pears the robber-there was only one
did not get much money. In the ex-
press car was more than $4,000 in bull
lion, as well as a large amount of
Lincoln pennies. It is understood the
highwayman was compelled to drop
the bullion in order to escape
'The train was known as the Pitts
burk & Northern express. 1t left
Philadelphia shortly after . o'clock
last night. About 1880 o'clock this
morning, when near the Lewistown
Narrows, on the middle division, it
was held up by a masked highway
man. The train was halted by an ex-
plosion of dynamite, which slightly
damaged the engine. Before ii should
be realized just what had happened
the robber, with heavy revolvers in
each hand, was in control of the sit
uation."
In a later statement. the railroad
officials say: when the dynamite
placed on the track by the highway
man. exploded. the headlight and
glazed windows in the engine cabs
were broken. One rail was torn up
also.
1T is impossible to say at this time
Continued Pare TSva
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
GAME UNFAIR
SAYS HOPKINS
COUNTY ASSESSOR SHOWS
WHAT STATE is DOING
Northern Counties Have Shown De-
crease While Southland Has Been
Piing Up Her Millions for
Taxation

During the session of the state boarC
of equalization yesterday, County AS
SCISSOR e. w. Hopkins read the follow
ing open letter to the members Of the
board:
In addressing you, I do so with
full confidence that this board is
just what its name implies-a board
of equalizatio l know that your
task is a difficult one and l do not
expect that you will arrive at a
truly equitable result. With the eX-
perience 1 have had in this line L
have made up my mind that equal
ity in assessments cannot exist, ana
1 have almost given up hope OF
writing a perfectly equitable assess
ment roll.
Absolute equality in taxation is a
result that never has been reached
under any system that has been
formulated as yet. AS far as Cali
fornia goes, one of the most flag
rant sources of inequality is intro
duced by the state itself. Last year
there was loaned in ten counties or
the state $2,442, 900 state money, and
in Los Angeles county, $05,OOO.
These loans resulted in reducing the
amount of taxable property in the
counties by the amounts loaned
State Is Accused
There is certainly gross inequality
in taxation introduced when TWO
parties borrow: one from the state
and one from private sources Both
probably will pay the same rate or
interest, but one through the ma
chinery of the mortgage tax law
has his taxes entirely wiped out,
while the other is not only com
pelled to pay his own share, but
also his proportion of the tax which
is notapaid by the party borrowing
from the state. Therefore, when
equality in taxation is to be consid-
cred. the state itself should change
the law so as to eradicate one OF
the grossest sources of inequality
presented.
had no knowledge of the find
ings of the appraisers appointed by
your board until too late to check
up their results. The only thing
7 could do was to refer them to the
people of the different sections for
their Judgment. You have heard
what they think of them.
OF the appraisement made by Mr..
Hart and the Los Angeles Realty
board, / have nothing to complain.
They seem TO be along the proper
lines and worked opt SYSTEMATICALLY.
Denounced as VaIueIess
The appraisembnts, however,
made by Messrs. VArcoe and Harp
ham, / consider unfair, inequitable,
(Co7tInued on Page Fivel
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01

The reading of the affidavit by Mr..
Garland produced a sensation and as
soon as he had finished reading the
communication Alexander Brown,
chairman of the state board, was on
his feet and vehemently declared that
the letter was false.
-Four members of the state board
of equalization will go on record and
state that the letter of Mr.. Hart is
false" said Mr.. Brown. 1--WE desire
to see the signature and to ascertain
if Mr.. Hart wrote the letter. We deny
that any attempt was made to eoerce
Mr. Hart, and furthermore will not
take any cognizance of the communi-
cation until the signature has been
verified"
The letter was the elimination of a
/ long day OF arguing in which the
supervisors of Los Angeles and prom
inent real estate dealers sought to
the appointees of the state board was
unjust and exorbitant.
The affidavit was turned over to the
state board for their consideration.
Exorbitant Fees Paid
bitter argument was occasioned
during the morning session, when it
was shown that Elmer Harpham,
civil engineer and one Of the three ap-
pointed to obtain data regarding Los
Angeles real estate, had been paid
$500 for about 10 days work.
The fact also was established that
the three appointees had been paid
each $500 for their work in behalf of
the state board.
1t was the gist of the testimony of
every witness that the valuation IN
Los Angeles county, as given by the
three appraisers, was far too high and
experts in the real estate business
were called by Mr.. Hopkins to show
that the figures were excessive.
Real estate men from Pasadena
Long Beach and Hollywood unan-
imouslye declared that the figures of
the appraisers were eXorbitant and II
MANY cases that the property had heen
appraised at twice its real value.
Battle Royal Develops
AS was expected, battle royal de-
veIoped between the exponents of Los
Angeles and San Francisco and some
interesting figures were produced to
show the rapid growth of Los An
geles, which was the reason advanced
that the Southern California city
should bear a large share of the state
taxes.
It was shown that the valuation of
Los Angeles had steadily increased,
while since 1903 the valuation of San
Francisco real estate as a whole was
on the decrease.
The appraisers appointed by the state
board of equalization to obtain figures
are Henry Hart, Elmer Harpham ana
w. A. Varcoe. The result of the work
of this committee was that Mr.. Hart
differed in his opinion as to valuation
and originally forwarded report to the
state board, which was far below that
of his two colleagues.
Before the recent meeting in Los An
geles, Mr.. Hart was met by the mem-
bers of the state board, and as re-
suit of the meeting, it is said, receded
from his first position and agreed to
the figures as submitted by the other
two members.
Both Mr.. Harpham and Mr.. Varcoe
were present at yesterdays session, but
Mr.. Hart was confined to his home by
illness. and his testimony, which was
sought, to show the reason why he
Lie Is Passed
No sooner had Mr.. Garland finished
reading the letter than Chairman
Continued on Page Five)
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
News Summary OF the Day

Francisco ready for long voyage across the
Pacific.
Cloudburst wipes out "Squatter Town,
near Rawhide New; many reported home
less.
Women feed buried man until he is res
cued by San Francisco fireman.
Delegation of financial and commercial
men of Japan reach United States one day
ahead of schedule on their proposed tour
of the United States
Man claims to have been wrongfully inn
prisoned and brings suit for $20500 damages
against sheriff of Alameda county.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
LOCAL

Former Mayor Harper weeps on witness
stand and Broadhead takes chair in his own
defense.
Northern members of state board of equali-
cation accused of trying to squeeze south IN
affidavit of special deputy.
Lionel Hare practically eonfesses Judgment
for SCI 800 in suit over mining deal brought
by f. e. Powers.
4 Assessor f. W Hopkins gives cold facts
about how Los Angeles stands with northern
Counties
Aged man who has been in custom of giving
fcwers every day to county officials committed
tn insane asylum.
Doors OF city clerks and tax collectors Of
fees at San Pedro city hall remain locked
Serious breach threatened between two phy-
sicians on the city board of health
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE
SOUTH ON TAXATION
ISSWORN IN AFFIDAVIT
Henry Hart Swears That Fellow Servants of
Sacramento Board Framed Up
+ Hard Game
"TIs FALSEw is CRY OF CHAIRMAN

William M. Garland Throws Bombshell Into Camp
of Tax Reviewers Presided Over by Four
Out of Five from Neghbor-
hood of San Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
erIH OF AIameda county,
EASTERN

Lone highwayman holds up Pennsylvania
express train near Lewiston, Pa, and secures
several thousand dollars in gold.
Burlington railroad to reduce schedule of
fast train from Chicago to Seattle from sew
enty-two to sixty-two hours.
United States authorities succeed in having
cost of transporting mail matter from United
States to orient reduced cents a pound.
Goldheld mining company is compelled to
go into hands of receiver, trouble of concern
being due to legal tangles and heavy judg
ments,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
COAST

Tug boat off Oakland explodes and deck
hand is drowned, captain and chief engineer
seriously hurt.
Paste plant at Sacramento destroyed by
hre. which is twenty-seventh blaze FOR
August. record in any one month for capi-
tai city.
Federal inspectors at San Brancisco de-
clare officers Of wrecked steamen4 INDIANA are
not guilty OF negligence because3of disaster
to vessel in Magdalena bay April 13, 1909.
Eight of Uncle Sans cruisers are in san
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
FOREIGN

China and Japan agree to sign papers by
which controversy of two nations over Nan
chiirian questions will be settled
Chinese government declines proposal OF
British minister for Joint investigation into
murder of English subject travelling under
American passports
One thousand bodies recovered from Mon
terey<( <(Mex) flood. Three villages destroyed
and hundreds OF persons not accounted for
are supposed TO be lost in addition to 1909
whose bodies have been found.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01

For Los Angeles and vicinity; Cloudy
Wednesday, showers in the noun
tains; light southwest winds. MAXI
mum temperature yesterday s5 de-
erees; minimum, 6S degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01

HAT the state of equalization used undue influence
ascertain the valuation of the property of Los Angeles
county brought to light yesterday afternoon at the final
the office of County E. W. Hopkins
morning session had been repee with excitement but
detail had been covered and the session
crossing harmony, when William NJ Garland pr
Angeles Realty board produced affidavit signed
by Henry Hart of the three members appointed by the board
to investigate property valuations in Los Angeles.
affidavit disclosed the fact that the state board had urged
Mr. Hart change his of valuation and to effect compro
the other members whose figures higher than
those originally submitted by Mr.. Hart
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
GREAT 5EbNAlL
NOT DAMAGED
Inspection Made When Waters
Of Gulf Recede to Nor
NAL Stage.
MAY Be SOME DISTRESS
Rescue Parties May Be Needed Along
the West Many People Sui
tered Hhardships as Re
suit OF Storm.

Galveston, Texas, July 24.--Hay-
ing drifted back to their wonted lev
eel, the gulf waters Friday disclosed
the foundations of the seawall as
firm as the elongated Gibraltar
above. When the sun went down
Thursday the waves We're still lap
ping at the base OF the seawall. The
high tide of Wednesdays storm not
having subsided, it was impossible
to determine whether the foundation
of the sea avail had been damaged;
undermined in their freakish force
and weakened or exposed the piling.
Such was not anticipated. Indeed, no
one believed it could have happened,
but all things are possible, and it
not amiss to know that the mighty
force of the hurricane could not even
dislodge the sand from about the
foundations of the wall.
Little evidence of Wednesdays
storm remained at late hour Else
where than the beach Galveston dis
played no trace of the hurricane.
Upon the boulevard hundreds
swarmed from early morn carrying
away the wreckage of the bathhouses
and fishing pier, in response to
notice that lumber would be free to
those removing it. In the afternoon
scarcely the splinters remained. With
a few finishing touches the seawall
and boulevard will be spick and
span Sunday, entirely free of debris,
although the places where bricks
washed out of the boulevard paving
can not be repaired in so short a
time
The first authentic news from
down the island was received Friday,
substantiating the belief that not a
life was lost upon the entire island.
In the truck farm portion of the is
land it was learned that there had
been considerable property damage.
Many animals were killed and more
dying for lack of water and grass.
These We're ruined by the salt water,
which with no intervening seawall,
swept over the lowlands.
Opposed to these satisfactory re-
ports come persistent rumors from
the West Bay that the loss of life to
fishermen, etc, who were out in
small boats when the storm came is
larger than was expected. The stor-
les of those who returned after much
hardships, from West Bay are to
the effect that there may be persons
in distress upon the shores there
now, and that rescue parties mag be
needed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
Reports Indicate That the Hur-
ricane Swept Over Vast
Area.
INTERIOR TOWNS SUFFER
Places Far Removed rom the Coast
Sustained Heavy Losses tc Prop
erty-List of Dead Is
Small

Houston, Texas. July 24,-The
points receiving the severest OF the
blow, aud from which the reports
OF heaviest damage come, are Gal
weston, Bay City, Velasco, Angleton,
Wharton, Columbia Columbus, Pal
acios, Eagle Lake, Weimar, New
Ulm, Lulins. Schulenburg, Alley
ton. Beasley, kendleton. Sublime,
Glidden Markham, La Grange, Bas-
trop, Eel Campo, Yoakum. Garwood,
Matthews, Bonus, Waelder, Flatonia
and Austin.
There was damage at many other
points, and throughout the rural
sections about the towns named
heavy losses to crops aud buildings
are reported.
Advices show that damage was
done by the storm demon throughout
Q section of country in Texas exten l.
ing on an average of about 100
miles into the interior. In some
counties reports indicate that very
few home owners escaped losses Of
at least a minor sort, which in the
aggregate total at handsome sum.
Loss estimates greatly vary, the
belief being that the total in Texas
in the sTay of property destruction
will be not very far from 50 600 ,000.
10 n
( has been enormous, the life loss and
serious injury is almost ineXpiain-
able small This is attributable large
/ ly to the fact that storm warnings
, had been sent out and that people
were given an opportunity to large
ily prepare for the expected blow.
Again, the severest portion of the
blow came in daylight, was expected
and rushes by people to the more
substantial structures kept the cas-
ualty list down.
With the crippled wire facilities it
is not possible as yet to compile an
accurate list of the dead. and it may
. ne StNtIdi ddNS btlOlt NIllo can NC
done Conservative estimate of the
dead. however, in Texas and Louisi-
anaa place the total at about 25,
with perhaps double that many in
jured with more or less severity
/ In many places crops have been
Frustrated, but the warm, hot sun
following the hurricane is doing
much to restore normal conditions in
the fields, and loss estimates from
this source are very easily of exag-
geration.
The pecan belt has suffered Sc
verely, the terrific wind fairly whip
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24

Sedalia. Mo, July 24.-Ellen
Beach Yaw, the famous soprano,
will be the principal singer of the
musical festival opening here tomor-9
row.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24

ping the nuts and branches from the
trees
The remains of Captain and Mrs.
Bettison have been recovered, and
it is now known that they perished
in the storm.
Owing to the prostration of tele
graph and telephone wires, the full
scope of the storm of Wednesday
was not ascertainable until today.
Along the coast it extended from
a point near New Orleans to Browns
vile, with the center of severity in
the neighborhood of Bay City and
Velasco
At Brownsville there was heavy
wind. but no damage.
In the interior the damage zone
furtherest north is along the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railway with zigZag dives at towns
and into rural districts to the north
of it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
ASSAULT ON YOUNG LADY.
Beaten and Robbed in the City of
Fort Worth.


Fort Worth. Texas, July 24.-
Miss Elenor Rowe, aged twenty-five,
who came here a few days ago from
Dallas to assist as supervisor of op-
orators of the Southwestern Tele-
phone exchange was struck several
times in the head with a brick and
robbed by an unknown man who en-
tered the room of her boarding
house on Jennings avenue about
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The robber gained an entrance by
removing the screen of the front
window, Miss Rowe was awakened
by a blow on the head and was
struck again before She could speak.
The robber took her money from
under the pillow and apparently an
gered at the smallness of the amount
two dollars, after commanding
the girl to bring more money to the
school grounds nearby this morning,
struck her again on the head with
the brick and left.
Miss Rowe tainted, but was finally
revived and crawled into the hall
where she gave the alarm. The po-
lice are working on some clews to-
day.
Fifteen stitches were required to
close tire wounds in Miss Rowe S
head and she is suffering from the
shock
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
LAW NOT EFFECTIVE.
Prohibition Statute Becomes Oper-
ative After Ninety Days.

Austin, Texas, July 24.-The at
torney generals department, through
Assistant Attorney General Crawford
has issued a ruling to the comptrol-
Ter sustaining the position taken by
him in refusing to approve warrants
in payment of court costs in certain
cases wher parties were arrested for
the alleged violation of the act of
the first called session of the thirty
first legislature making it felony
TO sell intoxicating liquors in local
option districts The comptroller has
refused to approve the warrants as
it was found that the act did not
take immediate effect as generally
believed, but only became effective
ninety days after adjournment of
the first called session, or July IL.
1t was held by Judge Crawford that
the record or journal of the house
would govern in the matter and that
record showed and gave the vote by
which the constitutional rule had
been suspended, but failed to give
the roll call showing the vote on fl
nal passage The arrests were made in
June under this law. and naturally
they will have to be dismissed now
rs the law was not then in effect.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24

Scranton, Pa, July 24.-Welsh
Day was celebrated in Scranton to-
day, with an attendance of thousands
convention will be held with the
view of organizing a national asso-
citation of American Welshmen.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24

Washington, July 24-Today is
the anniversary of the Dingley tariff
bill, which became a law just twelve
years ago
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
Nagel to Speak.

Chicago, July II Secretary Nc
gel is The principal speaker on to-
days program of the National Tray-
elers convention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-24
Snauish Vets Meet,

Washington, July 24.-Spanish
war veterans of the national capital
and the district of Columbia held
their tenth annual encampment here
today.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1909-02-01

bye rozstrzygnieta, nowy wypa-
dek pogorszyl jeszcze sytuacye.
Taponski student Kenfi kaneko,
kt6ry ukohczyi byi uniwersytet
cesarski w Toxic, a obecnic jest
sIuchaczem uniwersytetu kalifor-
nijskiego, zostal onegdaj popolu-
dniu przez osmiu studcntow
napadniety obity. Wielkie wsku-
tex tego powstalo rozdraznienie
w tutejszem stowarzyszeniu ia.
pohczykow liczqccm okolo 1000
czlonkow, donaga sic ono, aze-
by japonski konsul generalny w
San Francisco zwrocil sic "a po-
Srednictwem ambassadors japoh-
skiego zazaleniem do rzadu a.
merykaiiskiego. Kanelio jeszczc
przed rokiem byI tiomaczem w
konsulacie japohskim w San Fran
cisco. Byl on til ma pewnym od-
czycie ma uniwersytecie. Wraca-
jac, przechodzil ko}o groniadki
student6w rozmawiajacych o
kwestyi japohskiej. Stanai, ably
przysluchat sic dyskusyi; wtedy
jeden ze studentow podszedf ku
MENU potracil go, kiedy on
zrobil jakas uwage, innych- Sic
drliu rzucilo sic XII niemu, obili
go ! napedzili ,,campusu".
indianapolis, Ind, l lutego. =
Zdaje sic, re przyjecie rocznego
sprawozdania prezydenta zwi7zku
g6rnikow, Lewisa, napotka ma
pewne trudnosci, jczeli wogole ra-
portu konwencya ME odrzuci. Cho
dzi O ustep, w ktorym jest NOVA
zlozeniu urzedu zarzadu dys-.
tryktu No. II Indiany. Urzedni-
cy owcgo dystryktu wzbrariiali
s; ogiosic zakoficzenie strajku roz-
poczetego podobno dlatego. &c "a
rzadzone srodki ostroznosci W ko-
palni Hudson byly niedostatecz-
ne. Lewis generalny zarzad po-
lecil strajk odwolac ma czas odby-.
wanna sic rokowafi zarzaden ko
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1909-02-01
PoNIEDzIALEK, DINA l-1o LUTEdo, 1909 RoKU.

W ten spos6b zatarg austro-tu-
recki zblizyl sic do kresu, a po-
myslnem SVEN rozwiazaniem, u
prawdopodobni1 take zalatwienie
nieporozumien turecko bu}gar-
skich, ma kt6re jedynem rene
dium So r6wniez argumenty brze-
ezace. W rezultacie zas Anglia, o.
dosobniwszy Niemcy Austrye W
kwestyi bosniackiej, wygrywa swa
partye z Berlinem W wp}yw Kon-
stantynOpolu. Ma tenn szerszem
tie trzeba postawic, dla zupelnego
jej zrozumienia, najnowsza faze
polityki bar. Aehrenthala.