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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
Secretary Meyer Issues Orders
Most Sweeping of Any in
Sixty Years.
BECOME EFFECTIVE TODAY
Establishes New Divisions and
Bureaus and Wipes Out
Some Old Ones.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. December l.--Secre-
tary of the Navy Meyer has issued or
ders bringing about the most sweeping
changes in the Navy of any made since
the year ls42, these to become effective
today. The changes affect the whole
personnel of the Navy, and bring about
a radical breaking up of the system
heretofore prevailing
BY these orders two groups of bu-
reaus are created, the divisions to be
those of material and personnel. The
secretary has selected four responsible
aides To act as his advisers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
CRAFT PROSECUTION
MAY BE KEPT UP
CBy Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCTSCO December 1.-The
district attorney has requested the
police to locate ex-Supervisor Gallagher.
the star witness of the prosecution IN
the graft eases. Gallagher IS supposed
TO have gone East.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
BIDS FOR THE BIG
FIGHT DUE TODAY
(By Associated Press. J

HOBOKEN, December 1.-The bids
Of the various managers for the priv
ilege of pulling off the ,Teffries-Johnson
fight for the world : championship will
he opened here today. The police Of
New York have given notice that they
will not allow the fight to be pulled
of in that city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01

err of the distinguished party, address
ed to President Taft 1t was in the
nature of farewell and expressed the
good wishes of all the members. for
the President, and for the people of
the United States, in appreciation of
the courtesies extended while the Japa-
nese commercial representatives were
visiting this country.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
M|LL|ONA|RE:S
COULD NOT
CONF:
Pacific Mail Refused to Accept
Excursion Bookings for the
Month of January.
DISCRIMINATION ON INCREASE
Tourists Here Tell Startling Tales
of Passenger Conditions
They Found.

An excursion party from Spo-
kane, which included a number
of millionaires anxious to visit
Honolulu, began negotiations for
January sailings some weeks ago
and were told by the Pacific
Mail general passenger agent at
San Francisco that bookings for
Honolulu could not be received.
One passenger, who arrived on
the Manchuria on Monday, had
to pay $3.50 extra to secure a
cabin.
One was asked why he wanted
fto stop off in Honolulu
One party of passengers wait
ed in San Francisco for over
two months to secure passage on
a Pacific Mail liner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
French Angry.

WASHINGTON. November 30.-Tt Is
reliably reported that grievous outrages
have been perpetrated on certain
French subjects in Nicaragua. The
French government is making q scare h
ing investigation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
Extends West.

SEATTLE, December 1.--Switehmen
on the railroads here, at Tacoma,
Spokane and other western points are
out in the switchmen strike.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
Lords Defy the Commons and
Vote Down the Budget BiII-A
Crisis impending.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, December by a vote
of three hundred and fifty to seventy
five the house of lords yesterday car
ried Lord Lansdowne s motion to reject
the budget bill, thus for the first time
in three hundred years refusing the
formal consent of the upper house to
a bill regarding the finances of the
country and making it illegal to collect
taxes with which to supply funds for
the carrying on of the government.
/ Lord Lansdowne s motion was to the
effect that it would be unwise to accept
such a bill as the budget proposed by
Lloyd George and passed in the house
of commons until such time as the coun-
try had had a chance to express itself
at the ballot box.
Premier Asquith will now appeal to
the country and bitter fight between
the two houses will result. 1t is ex-
pected that the King will be asked to
prorogue parliament at once and order
an election.
1t is the general opinion that a crisis
in the affairs of Great Britain is i'm
pending.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
The Secretary's Aides.

Rear-Admiral Wainwright, who has
been in command of the second division
of the Atlantic fleet, will be the aide
in charge of the bureau of operations
of the feet
Rear. Admiral Potter, in command Of
the fourth division of the Atlantic
feet, will be the aide in charge Of the
personnel of the Navy.
Rear-Admirai Swift, in command of
the Boston navy yard, is to be the aide
in charge of material
Captain Aaron Ward, supervisor of
the New York harbor, is to be aide i'm
charge of inspection.
Captain r. n. Nicholson, commander
of the battleship Nebraska, is to be
chief of the bureau of navigation.
Radical Changes.
The orders establish a new division,
that of the operation of the feet and
provides for comprehensive inspec-
ton system for looking after the cost
of upkeep of the various systems.
In the matter of navy yards division
is made, division of hulls and q di-
vision of machinery.
The bureau Of construction and
equipment is abolished
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
GERMAN PARLIAMENT OPENS.
(By Associated Press.

BERLIN. November 30.-The Kaiser
today personally opened the Reiehstag.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-01
Ireland Against the Lords.

NEW YORK, December 1T. P.
0 Conner, the Irish Nationalist leader,
who IS in America soliciting funds for
the Irish cause and who is the leader
Of the Irish delegation in the commons,
stated last night that in defeating the
Lloyd George budget the lords had pro-
nounced their own DOOM He predicted
an uprising politically of the masses
throughout Great Britain against the
hereditary house and the abolition of
that branch Of the government. The
Irish are particularly angry at the lords
at this time for their defeat of the
London Elections Bill, a measure pass
ed in the commons for the correction Of
certain election abuses.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

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allow the water to filter down out OF
reach instead Of retaining it for fu-
| ture use. as do the clay soils.
The farmer cannot influence the
amount Of rainfall, Of course. After
the rain has fallen, however, it be-
longs to him to do with as he sees fit.
! The way he handles 1t from this time
on determines to a large extent the
size of the crop be will harvest when
fall comes
The first problem Is to get rid Of the
surplus ground water quickly, and the
second is to waste as little of the cap
Hilary water as possible. An endeavor
should be made TO lower the water
table to three or four feet below the
surface as soon as possible after each
rain. II this can be accomplished in
two or three days the growth Of the
crop will be interfered with very lit
tie. A few soils are so well drained
naturally that little artificial drainage
is necessary. On almost any farm
there are hills and ridges where the
natural drainage is sufficient. The
hOllows between these elevations, how
ever, and all the fiat fields will yield
much larger crops if tiled.
The distance a line Of tile will draw"
is in sandy soils often as far as 100
feet on each side, while in heavy clay
soils fl may not be more than sixteen
feet. This distance is also affected by
the depth of the tile. The deeper they
are placed the farther they will draw.
Tile are usually placed at an average
depth of about three feet. though in
many instances four would be better.
The extra cost Of digging the ditch
foot deeper is something OF an Objec-
ton, but is balanced by the fact that
the lines of tile do not need to be as
close together. Deep tile are not as
easily displaced by freezing, and a
deeper feeding ground for the roots is
provided.
A mistake made more frequently
than that Of not putting the drains in
deep enough is that Of using too small
tile. The character Of the soil, the fall
and the amount of surface drained are
the factors which largely determine
the proper size to use. Almost every
book or bulletin Of tile drainage gives
tables for figuring the size Of tile re-
quired under various conditions. If
there is any doubt 1t always pays to
get a size too large rather than size
too small, even if the cost is a little
more.
1t is usually better to let the job Of
tiling to a contractor rather than to at
tempt to do It yourself. There are re
liable tilers in almost every locality
who can be depended upon to lay the
tile to grade and do a first class job in
every particular. Only the hard burn
ed tile should be used. These win last
for a lifetime or longer If properly put
IN. When tile go within fifteen or
twenty feet Of trees the joints should
be cemeRted. Otherwise the tree roots
win find their way through the joints
and ill up the drains to such an extent
that the Cow Of water viii be cut OF.
The most important part Of a drain
age system is the outlet. The tile
should empty into a stream If possible.
Water should not be allowed to stand |
over the mouth Of the outlet If it can
be avoided, as this checks the current !
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
Farmer Made Bogus Coin.

Daniel and Levi Raibold. both OF
whom are farmers. residing in the
southeast section of York county, Pa,
were arrested by Constable Stoner. Of
York, and a secret service detective
from Washington. on a charge Of
counterfeiting silver coin. The section
in which the men reside has been
flooded with counterfeit pickels, dimes,
quarters and half doll3rs. When a
search was made OF the defendants
home. a quantity of metal from which
the coins were made was found, along
with some excellent dies. Levi admits
the counterfeiting. but says that his
brother Daniel is innocent.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
WYE have already learned some

w YE have already learned some
WV thing Of the value Of water
I" as a plant food. This is
only one Of its minor uses,
however. In addition to the water
which is decomposed by the plant and
used in making starch and other prod
acts. many times as much Is used for
ether purposes. One of the principal
Of these is dissolving plant food and
carrying # upward to the leaves. Aft
or reaching the leaves most Of the wa
ter is evapOrated, leaving in the leaf
cells the materials which It brought
mp.
The cells Of which the leaves are
made are very delicate and depend for
up and In doing so close the openings,
thus checking evaporation. In some
plants, like corn, the leaves curl up at
such a time. thus still further lessen
ing the rate Of evaporation. OF course
when a leaf is wilted in this manner
the work Of building up plant tissues
e seriously checked. This often hap
pens during the dry weather Of July
and August. when the soil becomes so
dry that the roots have difficulty in
obtaining the needed moisture. The
checking Of development which results
often reduces the yield Of corn as
much as twenty to thirty bushels per
acre and that Of other crops In pro-
portion. For every pound Of dry
matter in a mature plant from 300 to
,F kor ha hnoft hwOTTuhf
up by the roots and evaporated from
the leaves One Of the most impor-
tant factors in the production Of a
maximum crop is the maintenance Of
q plentiful water supply within easy
reach Of the roots.
There are three classes Of water In
ahe soil. The first is known as ground
water and is that water which col
lects IN a hole dug in a wet soil or
runs of through the tile IN drained
land. The second is the capillary
water and is that which is left be-
tween the soil particles after the
ground water has been drawn off.
The ground water is affected by gray
ftation, while the capillary water is
not
If a sample Of soil that looks per
9ectly dry is placed in an oven and
Aeatsd for some time It will be found
that is has lost considerably in weight,
ewing to moisture being driven off.
This is the third class, or microscopic
moisture. This. Of course, is Of no
value to the plant, since the roots
sannOt extract moisture from an air |
ary soil. Neither can they use the
ground water. This is really a dam
age I'm the upper two or three feet Of |
soil, since It so fills the spaces that
Ghe roots cannot get enough air.
During a rain the ground water
passing through the soil draws con-
siderable air with it. AS soon as the
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
Eathsr,s Brutal Crime.

A brutal murder was committed at
Greenville, S. c.. when Whit Gallo
way shot his wife dead and then
killed himself in the presence Of his
three children. Galloway had care
fully loaded both barrels Of his shot
gun. then crept to the side Of the
bed, aimed at his sleeping wife's head
and discharged the gun, blowing of
her head. Then placing the gun on
the floor he placed the muzzle at the
side of his head and pulled the trig-
ger, blowing his head completely of.
Jealousy is said to be the cause Of the
tragedy.
Galloway's little four-year-old daugh.
ter said her father also tried to kill
her.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

and causes the drain to partly fill up
with silt, thus reducing its capacity
Just that much.
With a thorough system Of tile drain
age in good working order the problem
Of getting rid Of surplus water is
solved. Tiling also helps to solve the
problem Of lack Of water. The roots
20 down so much deeper in a tiled
soil that they are in position to with
stand a drought better than If they
were a foot or two farther above the
water table Removing the surplus
water by drainage also hastens the
warming Of the soil in the spring.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

their stiffness on the water which they
contain. Without this water they
would collapse in the same way a BIZ
cycle tire does when the air Is let out.
This Is the very thing that happens
when the leaves wilt. The rise Of
water from the roots has been checked
IN some way, and as evaporation still
continues the leaf cells become partly
emptied and shrink up.
The leaves are not entirely helpless
at such a time, however. On each side
Of the tiny pores on the underside Of
the leaf is a cell known as a guard
cell. When the supply Of moisture
begins to fail, these guard cells shrink
comes when a sudden dry period fol-
lows a few weeks Of excessive rain
fail. The abundance Of moisture dur
ing the early part Of the season has
kept the plants from sending their
roots down very deep. When dry
weather does come, the soil bakes and
cracks and evaporation goes on very
rapidly. This, together with the de-
mands made by the plants, lowers the
water table so rapidly that root growth
cannot keep pace with 1t. As a result
the capillary moisture within reach Of
the roots is not replaced as fast as 1t
Is used, and the growth Of the plants
is seriously checked.
Fields with a clay subsOil Withstand
dry weather much better than those
with a subsoil of sand or gravel. The
latter, because Of their looser texture,
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
@ n 8 TO RIA
HARD COAL FOR NORWAY
Reading Company Makes Sample Ship
ment of $50 Tons.

Reading Company Makes Sample snip
ment of $50 Tons.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.-The Phila
delphia & Reading Coal and Iron com.
pany is making a bid for anthracite
business in Norway. This is a brand
new departure in the history Of that
corporation.
A shipment of $50 tons of pea coal
was taken out on the steamer Vallrath
Than. which sailed for Narvik. This
shipment, which was only part Of a
full coal cargo of 5000 tons Of btu
minous, is exported as a Sample" and
the Reading people are eagerly discus
sing the significance attached to its
destination.
Secreary Brown, of the Coal ar
Iron company, said that this was the
first time the Reading has shipped hard
coal to Norway.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

ZIG. WILLOW TILE DRAINS AFFECT THE
WATER TABLE.
g. surface Of the ground; W, water ta-
BILE; G. ground water; 7, tile drains.l
soil becomes saturated however. so
that the water is no longer moving
ahe air soon becomes used up, and the
crop will turn yellow and cease to
grow. The remedy, of course, is to
Provide drains to remove the ground
water quickly.
The only kind Of water which the
scots can use is the capillary water
When this is present in the right
amount. it fills about half Of the
spaces between the soil particles. The
the rest are filed with air. The water
easily dissOlves plant food from the
soil grains which it surrounds. Thus
the two essentials for rapid root de-
VelOpment, air and plant food, are
present in the proper amounts and in
q readily available form. AS fast as
the water is taken up by the roots
q ore is brought up by capillarity from
se supply I'm the subsou in the man
ner noted in article No. .
The place where the capillary water
Coins the ground water is called the
water table. If this water table is
COO high, the feeding ground Of the
roots is greatly restricted, since they
cannot go below it, If, on the other
hand, the water table is too deep
eapiilarity cannot bring the water up
as fast as It is used by the roots.
In dry weather the water table low
ers rapidly, but the roots are also
growing downward at the same time.
The greatest damage from drought
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
Girl Finds $1,000 In clstern.

It is reported from New Whining
ton, Pa, that while q daughter OF
Samuel Aud was cleaning a cistsrn
on the farm, she dragged forth q
crock. and upon opening the lid found
that it contained $4,000 in gold. Baxter
Buchanan. a wealthy bachelor, who
died recently, became frightened when
the country was threatened with a
panic last year and withdrew his money
fram the bank, hiding It in the eistern.
Ater his death no trace Of the money
could bs found.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
PetrlfIed Hsad found h Mic.

Eight hundred feet below the sur
face Of the Garth miners digging a tuu-
mel unearthed mans head, petrifed,
in the Maple Hill mine at Mahanoy
City, Pa. The specimen, which is a
perfect one, VIII be sent to a Philadel.
phia museum.
The eyes, nose, ears and even the
hair stand out in excellent relief. It
Is believed that the head is the re-
mains of a workman who met death
years ago and no one was ever able
to find his body. The freak find was
made under a large rock, over which
running water passed.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
klIIed as He cIimbed ID

Killed as He Climbed From Manhole
Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 29. - Luvro
Joksic, an employe of the Pennsylva-
MIA Steel works, was killed in a sin
gular manner He was at work in a
manhole and climbed out Of it right
in front of a small locomotive, which
could not he stopped before it ran
over him.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
0CInRFR.

Boat stops at the Consumers Ice Cos Wharf,
Chester going or coming. Arriving at Chester
~ hours after leaving Phila.
Telephone No. Keystone Main 1892 D. on wharf
in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
WHOLE FAMILY STRICKEN
Made seriously III by Eating Toad

Made Seriously III by Eating Toad
stools For Mushrooms.
Mahanoy City, Pa, Sept. 29-Peter
Yapinsky his wife, one son and three
daughters are lying desperately i'll at
Mahanoy Plane as the result Of eating
toadstools for mushrooms. One four
teen-year-old daughter is in such a
condition that her death is regarded
almost certain The rest Of the family
will likely recover.
Yapinsky gathered the toadstools on
the mountain and the family all ate
heartily of them for dinner, being
stricken down soon after.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

VIM. Il. Berry Hurt In Brick Machine
Chester. Pa. Sept. 29.-Former State
Treasurer William H. Berry was work
ing about his brick plant here when
his left hand was caught between a
pair of rollers. BY sheer force he pulled
his hand on , escaping with a badly
crushed thumb.
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

Hammos Rto Fly Nets Horse Covers Lap Busters and Screen Doors
at chance with Hes
and heat and have months Of service
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01

Copyright 1908 American Press A'sOeation
Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
GEORGE w PALnER, Captain
viii leave Milford as follows during
OCTOBER
RETURNING
Steamer will leave Philadelphia Pier 8, Sou
Whaves as follows;
kEAVE PHILADELPHIA

'slephone No. Bell Lombard 24-O6 on wharf in
ladelphia.
GEO. F. PIERCE, Manager,
Milford. Del.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
WHY YOU SHOULD MANICURE.

What is the advantage of being par
t1cular about ones finger nails? Be
u to be anything else is a sign of
great unrefinement? Yes. but there is
another reason that Is too often neg
lected.
The possibility of c%ontagion trough
uncared for nails is rarely thought Of,
yet 1t is more than a possibility, as
many cases Of disease are directly
traceable to the hands.
Every one should keep an orange
wood stick about her. and the nails
should be cleaned each time the hands
are washed. This, in cities, is neces-
sary in h interest Of ordinary clean
illness, but eve in nonsooty commun-
tiles 1t is a hygiene precaution.
IL one has been in contact with the
sick, the utmost care of the nails is
essential, and 1t is we'll before eating
to use an end Of an orange WOOD stick.
Those who must handle money or are
In library work, where they must touch
books in all conditions, should also give
extra attention to their finger nails.
Polishing, tinting, training for half
moons may be beauty measures simply.
much a matter of health as 1t is of
breeding or ooks.
Another reason that one should mani
are the nails regularly Is that there
re mperfecttons and rough places
chat. If left, will unconsciously lead to
nail biting. This ugly habit would be
much less common If mother would
see to 1t that children's nails are kent
smoothed n filed.
From an esthetic standpoint. mani
curing needs no special pleading. The
hand that is cared for and tina which is
neglected speak for themselves when
1t m TO looks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
CHICKEN PIE.

A delicious chicken pie can be made
by cooking the chicken until tender
and let stand in the broth over night,
or for a few hours; then remove ali
the bones. For the crust take two cups
of flour, w teaspoons of baking now
der, n teaspoon OF salt, two spoons
of lard rubbed into the -four; mix all
together with one cup of sweet milk
and n egg beaten light. Take three
teaspoons OF butter. three of flour
mixed smooth, d five cups of thq
chicken broth and one cup of milk .
little copper: put on the stove and
cook a few minutes. Have baking nan
ready and put the homeless chicken into
pan mixed with layers Of the crust Gu;
INTO small strips. pour the mixture OF
broth over all and roll the crust I'd
v the top Of pan; bake until crust
is brown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
Wilino to Suffer.

A little washington girl had for a Ions
time wanted a Boston bull terrier. One
day during her convalescence from an
attack OF pneumonia. the %youngste
preached the subject to her mother beg.
ging that she induce the father to procure
such a dog.
Her mothers response was to the ef-
feet that as daddy did not like dogs he
chance were that he would be unwilling
to buy one. Then. perceiving the expres.
sion of disappointment that came to the
face of the little invalid. the mothers
heart melted. and she said:
wait till you get well. dear; then we
will see."
"Oh, no. answered the child. .Arhe
sicker I am the more likely he will be
to buy 1t for me-"