Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-20

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determined effort Is being mad
TO break the strike of the Japsnes
plantation lahorers at Honolulu G
whom more than 5000 have wake
out to enforce demands for increasin
wages. Six hundred strike breakers
composed OF Hawaiians, Portuguese
Porto Ricans and Chinese have beei
put to work in the large mills In Homo
lulu grinding cane which had been Gu
when the Japanese struck.
Sales OF copper since the first o
the current month have been large,
than reported In any similar period IL
years. IL can be stated authoritative
~ that sincs May sales OF copper or
ceed 125.o0o.e00 pounds. 1t Is under
stood that one OF the leading agencies
mas disposed of more than 10000 0o0
pounds. Prices have run close To "A
cents per pound and deliveries OF this
copper sold run as far forward as July
| The first antitreating saloon In the
| United States will be opened in Des
Moines May %. Permit to open was
granted 10 A, s. Kirkhart. who con.
trois 10 local saloons. Kirkhart dc.
ciares treating viii not be tolerated.
me bartenders will induce drinkers
10 accept a substitute for liquor IN
the form of buttermilk, sweet milk
tea. coffee and other soft drinks. The
liquor habit will be discouraged as
far as possible.
The most expensive bulldog I'M IN,
world Champion Clineham Young
Jack. arrived in New York snturday
on the White Star liner Teutonlc for
j. cooper Mott of Great Neck. l..
Mr.. Mott purchased the dog abroad
Tor sS,25O, which is $3.50 more thap
Richard Croker paid for Rodney Stone
chneham Young Jack was I'm oharpe
OF j. j, Sturgis. vice president of The
London Bulldog society. He weighs
hity'four pounds and is 5 years old
lie Is the ugliest looking mutt ever
seen out OF nightmare, wherefore his
eiass' he has won Ave hundred first
prices four championship, and, TO
quote Mr.. Sturgis. ton of specials
IL hung with all his medals he wouId
sink through a three inch plank
James j. Hill. chairman OF the board
OF directors of the Great Northern rail.
road, was visitor at the White bouss
Friday. He is optimistic of the inpe.
diate future Of business. but eager to
see the end OF the present tariff do
Date In congress-. "You know be said
mat thousands of people turn their
eyes toward Washington. Some of
them think that legislation will curo
the toothache. sot n broken limb or
make crops. Agitation here keeps
tnese people In suspense. makes them
iorset their business. What we want
Is to have the tariff agitation over
and let these thousands of people turn
their attention to business and work
"ioihg the great wheels of progress
to turn Then things viii begin 10
mum. Yes. the outlook is good In an
directions"
Faster and stronger than he has
appeared since his memorable battle
with Stanley Ketchel at Los Angeles
papke virtually toyed with HIS bppon.
ent at San francisco Saturday after.
noon In tho several clinchea be
smothered KelIy's attempt at In.feb,.
ing and pushed him away. only fo
land stinging right and Iens thai
round the Italian almost unprotected
Kelly lost the battle when Papke land.
ca his first clean right and left In the
jaw lie went to the floor for the
count OF nine and arose without suf.
hcient vitality TO resist the flnIshine
punches. Prior to this Papke had shot
terrific left hook to the temnIe
which laid open an inch long cash
Just above Kelly's right eye. The blow
was the opening wedge. Kelly nm.
peared to weaken and Papke. witbout
an instants hesitation. rushed him to
the ropes, shooting left and rights
INTO his mid-sectlcn. Kelly fell. face
downward and was counted out bv
Iimekeeper Hasting.
new metal, heretofore unknown
to geologists and metaIlurgists. has
Deen discovered In Maine, and ia tn
be called Rolmanite. The metal was
hrst discovered some three weeks ago
OF the shores of T1nkpond by b. W
iiiiS' an expert in the employ OF C.
Vey Holman OF Bangor, and who. us.
ing the right Of the dlscoyerer. nar,ed
II In honor of Mr.. Holman. Tn. .uctnl
is In reality natural tin In an alloy
win bismuth. II is found In sheet and
msot formation, hut how great the do.
post Is not known, no prospecting tc
ascertain this hasi-ng been done.
Work has been begun by the Pull.
man company on $4,000. 900 Improve.
ment OF the car shops at Pullman
which will make them the largest car
construction plant In one unit I'm the
world The expenditure was decided
upon by the board recently in the be
hef that by the time the addition.
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