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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Funds for Next Census

ACTOR ATTEMPTS sUICIDESan Rafael
June 24.-John Hanlon. who has letters which
indicate that he once was a New York actor.
attempted to commit suicide BY cutting his
throat with glass yesterday in the county Jail
because his supply Of morphine out He
arrested several days ago for disturbing
the peace.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
LOCAL FIRM AWARDED
FEDERAL CONTRACT
Government to Erect SII9,987
Structure at Eureka

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has awarded the
contract for the construction of the
pubIic building at Eureka to the Globe
construction company of San Francisco
at S119,987.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
SENATE INCREASES
TARIFF ON SHOES
Amendments Passed Shortly
Before Adjournment After a
Day of Speech Making
Newlands Discusses Plan for
Corporation Tax as Proposed
by President Taft

WASHINGTON. June 24.-A short
time before adjournment tonight at
o'clock the senate returned to the con-
| sideration of the tariff schedules, after
devoting the greater part of the day
TO listening to prepared speeches.
Amendments were adopted increasing
the duty on shoes from 10 to 20 per
cent. ad valorem and increasing the
duty on sole leather from to 10 per
cent ad valorem. the lower figure rep
resenting the house rate in each case
An amendment increasing the duty on
collodion was also adopted.
Beveridge discussed an amendment
proposed by him regarding the size of
tobacco packages. He contended that
While the size OF the packages had
been reduced during the Spanish war
TO compel the purchaser to pay the
war tax. those sizes had not been re-
stored nor the prices reduced, not
withstanding the removal Of the tax
thus practically giving the tobacco
manufacturers, and especially the to-
bacco trust, the advantage of the tax.
even though 1t has not been in opera
tion for about nine years. He de-
clared the trust had Influenced legisla-
tion for this purpose and asserted IL
was being benefited to the extent of
many million dollars a year
Newlands considered the income tax
question, devottng especial considera-
| ton to the presidents recommendation
| for a corporation tax. He discussed at
length the legislation of 1898 providing
] for tax upon the gross receipts of oil
! refners. on which the Spreckels case
was decided by the supreme court, and
which is relied upon by the president
as a precedent for the proposed corpo-
ration tax. Newlands pointed out es-
peciaIly that the law of 1898 was ap-
| plicable not to corporations alone, but
to every person, firm. company and cor
poration carrying on such business. He
suggested that a tax applying only to
corporations might violate the consti-
tuional requirements of uniformity.
Funds for Next Census
WASHINGTON. June 24.-On the eve
| of the expiration of the current fiscal
year the house today authorized an
for defraying the expenses of taking
the thirteenth decennia1 census.
In presenting the bill Tawney, chair
man of the committee on appropria-
tions announced that unless the
money was forthcoming the census
| bureau would be compelled to suspend
| all business next Wednesday. Not
withstanding this warning the bill met
finally passed after Macon OF Arkansas
! had forced a rollcall on point of no
| quorum.
To get the members for this vote the
! sergeant at. arms and his deputies
! secured the capitol under orders from
| Speaker Cannon About 80 members
were found comfortably seated in the
senate listening TO the tariff debate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
FUGITIVE DETWILER
VISITS THIS CITY
Indicted Telephone Magnate
Boldly Comes to California
to Sell Holdings
interesting Facts Revealed in
Suit to Recover Legal
Fee of $4,000
Especial Dispatch to The Call


TOLEDO, O.. June ga. K. Det-
wiler, fugitive from justice since he
was indicted by San Francisco grand
jury two years ago for his connection
with the now famous San Francisco
graft cases, has been in San Francisco.
Detwiler has not only been In San
Francisco, but he has had personal
interviews with his associates in the
telephone companies in which he had
interests since he became fugitive.
and he has travelled extensively
throughout the country, having been
located at San Francisco. Los Angeles,
Riverside. in Chicago. Detroit, New
York and other places throughout the
country.
REVEALED BY LAWSUIT
This is revealed in a suit begun in
the common pleas court late this aft
ernoon by Brown, Geddes, Sehmettau &
Williams and Marshall & Frasier, act
ing for the firm of King, Tracy, Chap
man 6, WelIes The latter firm has
acted as Detwi1ers attorney since he
disappeared after the San Francisco In
dictments.
The firm had the power of attorney
in fact, for Detwiler up to short
time ago. when a difference occurred
over the refusal of Detwiler to pay the
fees demanded by his attorneys.
Other interesting features revealed
by the petition are that November 10
1908, Detwller's interests in the various
( telephone enterprises in California were
sold for s225,000. when he had only
$40 900 actually invested including al
! lowances for services rendered the en-
terprises by him, giving him clear
profit of $4,000.
In addition the sale was made under
an agreement which frees A K. Det-
wiler from all financial obligations
against him in these enterprises. includ-
ing $500, 900 of unpaid security sub
scriptions.
MAKES IMPORTANT SALES
| The petition shows that at the time
King Sc Tracy were employed as Det-
wiler's attorneys Detwiler had organ
| ized the Empire construction company
of California, the United States long
distance telephone and telegraph com
pany of California, the Northern in
vestment company, the Central securi-
ties company, the Bay Cities securities
company, the Western investment
company, the Telephone company oi
San FrancInco and the Home telephone
company of IlY.meda county. IS
The petitiozs Says that Tracy con
tinued the negotiations and visited
many places to meet sUpory parties In
terested in the organizations, and that
his efforts finally resulted in an agree
ment whereby he sold for Detwiler al
of ms interest in the telephone enter
prises. with the exception of the United
States long distance telephone company
] of California and other small interests
i in southern California, to James IT
Adams & Co. of Los Angeles for a sun
! in cash and securities aggregating ap-
proximately $225.000. The pIaintif
values the services rendered Detwilel
! at $50, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Lowest Rates East

If you want best route east or ia
Europe see me or write giving full par
ticalars. Special excursions p x
Gordon. s74 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Rechecked Suit Case

SCHENECTADY. N Y, June PA
strange Chinese appeared at the union
station here Saturday afternoon and
inquired for suit case which had been
forwarded from Albany. 1t had not ar
rived Then, showing his check and
his ticket for Cleveland, he had his
baggage rechecked to Cleveland. The
Chinese then boarded an express west
bound. He may have been Leon Ling.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Lived in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, June 24-Mrs. A A.
Hilton and her son, who with nine
others lost their lives when a rowboat
capsized yesterday on Lake Killarney,
in Ireland, formerly lived in Kansas
City. Before her marriage Mrs. Hilton
was Ella Havenor of Cameron Mo.
Hilton was the resident manager of the
Griffin car wheel company in this city.
The family moved to st. Louis about
10 years ago, and later moved to Ia
coma.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
rake the Family sunda,

For an outing on the ocean Shore Rail
way-plenty of round trip trains and
miles of sandy beaches. Time table
page Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
KILLARNEY VICTIMS
BEING IDENTIFIED
Five Americans Drowned in the
Lower Lake Are Now
Known

KILLARNEY, June 24.-The inquiry
into the death of five American and
four English travellers and two boat
men drowned yesterday by the swamp
ing of their boat on lower Killarney
lake was begun by the coroner today.
The two boatmen who were rescued
however, were not sufficiently recov-
cred to give evidence, and the case
was adjourned until Monday.
Leary, one of the boatmen. said to-
night that a huge wave swamped the
boat and successive waves, which were
running high, threw all the passengers
into the water. They called for help,
but only two were able to hold out
until assistance came.
The body of one of the victims was
Identified this afternoon as that of
Mrs. H W. Coburn of Lowell, Mass,
who arrived here June %. The man
a ger of the Southern hotel. where Mrs.
Cobrun was staying, IS awaiting in
structions concerning the disposition
of the body. Mrs. Coburn's name was
first thought to 'TIsI Catam."
The We : O.. draggih~ t,S1 lake for
the remaining bodies viii be resumed
tomorrow.
Amorg other victims identified were
Mrs. A. A. Hilton and son Of Tacoma.
wash, and MIR. and Mrs. Robert c..
I,ouPhead Of RoSton
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
NEW MEAT INsPEcToR-washinrton.

NJ" 1~1-1A1 --'o] 1-O u v HslIHglUH, june
24.-Samuei A. Coombers of San Francisco has
been appointed meat Inspector in connection with
the bureau Of animal Industry located at San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Left Lowell in April

woman whose name is given as Mrs
H w. Coburn. one of the nine tour
lists drowned in Lake Killarney yes
terday, left here in April with party
of tourists. Some time ago she left
the party at Naples and was believed to
have been in Ireland at the time of the
tragedy. Mrs. Coburn was about so
years old.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
sNew York PoIice Bafied

NEW YORK. June 24.-With all tan
srfble indications Of any near approach
to a solution OF the HuroeI u .e' I1.sle
s-s-,e7 narrowing TO the vanishing point
eaother day OF the threefold inyestiga-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Shooting in the Navy.

The American navy now leads the
world in accuracy of shooting; six
years ago it was behind the navy OF
every f1rst-class power. Six years age
the standard for firing heavy turret
guns which are now a batt1eship's
sole weapon of consequence in battle
was once in five minutes; the aver
age of this on the target now in use
would not be once in an hour. At pres.
ent these guns fire an average of
one and half shots a minute; they
hit the target once minute. Six years
ago the standard rate of fire for six.
inch shots was less than two shots a
minute; as shown by the tests Of, 1902,
less than one shot in six hit the tar
get. To-day these guns frequently
make as high as II hits a minute, and
the average Of the whole navy is six
hits minute. These are the records
at the 1,600-yard range. At the last
long-range target practice in Massa,
ehusetts bay the battIeships of the
North Atlantic fleet, firing at target
from three to five miles away, aver
aged nearly 30 per cent, of hits
With a target one-third the size of the
ships at Santiago, at distances from
two TO three times as great, our fee.
made more than Is times the percent
age of hits. McClure's Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Farmers Will Cooperate.

In every community is to be found
a man who is willing to place his
dairy, field or orchard at the disposal
of the experiment station. provided
the latter furnishes plans, Informs
ton and all guidance necessary for
the proposed demonstration. The
building of dairy barn, under the
immediate supervision of a man from
the experiment station, is far better
than long-distance communication
through bulletins. The establishment
of proper crop rotation; the conduct
ing of orchard planting and its sub
sequent care, or the development of
any phase of agriculture can be car
ried on directly between the farmer
and the experiment station. Every
community should have a demonstra.
ton farm of some kind
Around this the institute work
should center, in order that the IN
formation reach the greatest number.
Here the station man should explain
why such and such things are carried
On III C6Ildlll A1duA0FS #Un Lie uGi1lUn-
stration farm After this, the bulle-
tin then serves its purpose by being
d ready reference, wherein the farm
er can look up details. The old meth
cd of putting a bulletin into the field
and demonstrate some fact, either
through tests, rotation plan or
spraying procedure; then, in the
farmers institute, all these things
should be carefully explained This
renders the bulletin more ineligible.
To properly perform its function
and meet its obligations an expert,
ment station needs two sets of men.
One Of these carries on the inyesti-
cations and other disseminates useful
knowledge among the people. Men
Of the latter group should have most
Of their time to be in different parts
Of the state organizing Institutes and
permanent Institutes OF various
kinds. They should carry on co=opera-
tive work with farmers in the several
and in any and every way
possible distribute practical informa.
lion wherever it might be needed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
THE woNpERgERRY.

Mr.. Luther Burbank, the plant Wiz
ard of California, has originated
wonderful new plant which grows any.
where, in any soil or climate, and bears
great quantities of luscious berries all
the season. Plants are grown from
seed, and it takes only three months
to get them in bearing, and they may
be grown and fruited all summer in
the garden, or in pots during the win
ter. It is unquestionably the greatest
Fruit Novelty ever known, and Mr.
Burbank has made Mr.. John Lewis
Childs, of Floral Park, N. Y, the in
PRODUCER. He says that Mr.. Childs is
one of the largest, best-knoWn, fair
est and most reliable Scotsman in
America Mr.. Childs is advertising
seed of the Wonderberry all over the
world, and offering great inducements
to Agents for taking orders for it.
This berry is so fine and valuable, and
SO easily grown anywhere, that every
body should get it at once.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Serious Auditor Misinterpreted the vi
vaeity of Ronaparte.

Charles ]. Bonaparte, attorney gem
aral of the United States, was presid-
ing at meeting of the civic reform
league in New York, May, 1905, where
sequence of long. dull papers were
presented. Between papers Mr.. Bona
parte would arouse the faded interest
of the audience with humorous refer
snces and Jokes. Each was punctnat-
ID with a viyacity of manner that in
Heated his French ancestry.
But-a and here hangs the story
here was one in the audience to whom
Mr. Bonaparte's name and work were
unknown, who contemplated these
mannerisms with growing dfsapprov-
ii. He was a serious minded, be-spec-
.acled man, tall and spare, with a
fragrant Wisp OF gray hair rising from
/ much rubbed and Wrinkled forehead,
md who seemed deeply interested in
he overly dull papers until Mr.. Bona
,arte began 10 enliYen the duliness,
shen his whole attention was directed
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23

Nearly everybody could profitabIy
keep a few chickens, and there would
be pleasure in it for all who have q
fondness for birds and other animal
life, if the work was done properly.
The usual excuse is that chickens
are too much trouble Perhaps they
are when kept the way most people
keep them on town lots. The fault
generally lies with the method of the
breeder instead of with the chickens.
There is no excuse for the filthy, i'll
smelling yards and houses, and Wher-
eyer these are found they are an evil
dence of laziness or neglect upon the
part of the owner There is nothing
tedious or 1aborious about the WORK,
but there are little things that must
be done daily, and If these are done
at the proper time the fowls need nop
be anything other than a pleasure
and profitable side line
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23

times helpless in the face OF unin-
formed populac opinion, which rates
the value Of an institution by the
number of names IN is catalogue"
Investigator is Not Merely curIo.
The investigator, after being pro
dueed, cannot, however, work empty
handed. If a real investigator is the
priceless possession of a state, he is
not TO be considered a curio, nor BIS
merely the recipient of high admira-
ton He is in greater need of lab
oratory wherein to carry on his in
yestigations; or farm wherein to
extend his research, and his time
should not be taken up by routine
duties; cheaper men can attend to
them
While the station should search for
new truths, yet its obligation to the
farmer is to present to him facts al
ready worked out, and this dissent
nation of knowledge should be car
ried on in such way as to be of
immediate and greatest value. In
fact, the greatest needs of most of
our experiment stations at present
are ways and means for the diffusion
Of facts among people whose taxes
create and maintain them.
There are three methods by which
the station can place itself into trus
correlation with the farmer; first,
demonstration work: second, farmers
institutes, ana third, bulletins, news
paper articles, etc. All of these meth
DDS. named in order of their impor-
lance, may be known collectively as
extension" work.
Until recent years bulletins, and an
occasional lecture by a station man,
were the only means of impartlng
useful knowledge to the farmer Ex
perience has taught the station, how
ever, that bulletins are poor convey
ors of information, as compared with
actual demonstration. The average
man would much rather see some
thing than read about it; SO a we'll
conducted demonstration in commu
nifty is of more value than all that
printers ink and verbal Juggling can
bestow. Cooperation with individual
farmers themselves is the ideal and
only way for an experiment station
to serve its constituents. It might
seem great undertaking to start
cooperation Of this kind, but expe-
renee teaches the practicability OF
the project.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23

grew stronger, and within three months
[ was perfectly well woman.
6 want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. - Mrs. JOHN G.. MoLDAN,
2115 Second ST., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and eenu.
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia 3. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their seq should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
If you want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass.
SheWilI treat yourl etteras strictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way free of charge. Don't
hesitate write at once.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Trees Killed BY PunaI.

In extremely warm countries It not
infrequently occurs that nchens gil
die fruit trees and kill them. 1t is
usually the citrus orchards that SUI
fer greatest, but no kind OF fruit
bearing trees enjoy entire immunity
from these parasitical vegetable
grewths.
This disease is not contagious to
other trees, even those growing yefy
close by. and this is said to be tho
first case on record in southern Cali
fornia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Rural Telephone interests.

The rural and farmers nutaul tele-
phone movement has become enor-
nous in the Southern and Southwest
ern states the past two or three years.
The unlimited uses of the telephone,
to say nothing OF its comforts and
eonveniences, has caused the farmers
TO come together in mutual eompa-
MES and connect up the farm houses
If whole neighborheods and then con
nect these with other neighborhooas,
though switching stations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
ASPERSIoN ON THE SECRETARY

to the distinguished cabinet officer. He
glanced at his program and then back
to Mr. Bonaparte, and finally turning
to his neighbor, asked: Who is the
presiding omcer?''
All! Bonaparte," said he reflective
" upon being informed, and, after fur
Their grave contemplation, addressed
his neighbor thus:
Is that his usual manner or has he
been having too much dinner ?"-Los
Angeles Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Borers in anpIe trees should be- cut

Borers in apple trees should be cut
out or killed, by running a wire into
their burroW. If the hole in the tree
is 50 crooked that a wire will not fol
low it, then the only remedy is a
knife. The trees should be wormed
in the fall and again in the spring
Many put mounds Of earth about the
trunks at the time the insects pro
ducing the borer are laying their
eggs. These mounds do not prevent
the borer but compel the laying OF
eggs so high up that it is easy to got
TO the larva TO cut 1t out
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
STINGS THAT HAVE STUNC
By HARRIS FRANCIS NoAkE.
DIFFERENT cALLINGS FIND SANE GOAL.
By HARRIS FRANCIS NoAKE.

There Swift young Torrent the Terrace
the Doctor had Nearly Given Up Postmorem necessary
e convince his Folks that Of his Wheels Missing
pack IN his Teens the Gambling Instinct " Nelson
Judgment and those who Knew said it playing
Marbles for Keeps At the fact remained that
Storage beat Fro when being Bad parents only
slept between Efforts to Hoist him Of the Guey
they were somewhat Conod BY the Righteousness Billed
Cosmo which, by the way Not Abbreyaon Cosmopolitan
Although the Parents didn't play any Favoe they Uneosciouy saw
to that Cos got most of the White Meat His Casersp
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23

There must be no guesswork about
feeding the calf The stomach of
the young calf is easily ruined by
slipshod methods of feeding Think
of this when tempted to feed it milk
that is too hot or too cold in a bucket
that is not as clean and sweet as It
should be.
Milk that sticks to the sides of the
pail and becomes sour is bad propo-
sition, as it may cause an attack of
the scours. This trouble means a
break in the calls growth, perhaps
a stunted calf, and in the end an ami
nal of little value.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23


Budding brother Gomo stayed home Eating his way the Heart Of
the Bank until be awarded the Capncy Imagine parents Joy
learning that held the Ter House while the other
safely Chained Terrace far True 50 finally
ne Cep INTO Faculty meeting just the Session getting
under and Dued under table, waiting favorable time to light
the Fuse The knowledge Tanks discussing Con os
COM important point IN Incubation when Terry bobbd up
and loudly Bet that of them could Chicken preferred
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Kept Pastors Lona in Service.

After SO years service Rev Charles
Haddon, who is 80 years of age, has
resigned the pastorate of Barden
Park Congregational chapel, near
GoalyiIIe Pa, which has only had four
ministers during 152 years.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
1t Certainly is.

''You shouldn't cast your pearls be.
fore swine
81 know it; but it's hard telling who
is on the hog these days"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23

caused q weakness
and broken down
condition of the
system. I read SO
much of what Lydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women T
felt sure it would
help me, and must
say it did help me
wonderfully. s NY
pains all left me- r
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Hard - Tell

MurrayhiIi-Is Blinks dead? I
haven't seen him for weeks.
Westend-Can't say. my boy. He
married . suffragetts. You know
Judge
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
ONE THING AT A TIME.

Have you noticed that the baroness
never talks about other women
How could she? She is all the
time talking about herself"