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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
HONGKONG'S CHINESE
BOYCOTT JAPANESE

HONGKONG, March 1S.-The Chinese
residents of this city have entered on
a revival of the boycott against Japan
csc goods and are showing intense feel
ing against the Japanese because the
latter are gradually occupying Pratas
island, a reef in the China sea about
midway between this port and the Phil
ippines, and are working the deposits
of guano, which it is claimed are richer
than those along the coast of Peru.
1t is reported also the Japanese are
invading Paracels island, $50 miles east
of AMMAN, in the China sea, and two
cruisers of the Chinese navy are now
here being made ready for visit to
that group.
Feeling over this so-called invasion
of Chinese rights by the Japanese has
run so high that the Viceroy at Canton
has prohibited the press of that city
from commenting on it, in the fear that
infammatory articles might incite an
outbreak against the Japanese living
fbara
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
SCANTILY CLAD GIRL
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
YOUNG WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO
END HER LIFE
Daughter of FL Cajon Parents Goes to
Sand Diego, and Because of Trou-
BILE with Family Tries to
Kill Herself

SAN DIEGO, March 1S.-At 1 o'clock
this morning the form of semi-con-
scious woman, nude save for one of
the lightest pieces of women's wearing
apparel, was found near the Hotel
Robinson.
She was Immediately removed to
the receiving hospital, where an ex-
animation disclosed only slight in
jury to her lower limbs, as though she
had come in contact with a chair or
some similar object.
When an effort was made to revive
her with a hypodermic injection she
opened her eyes and made an effort
to resist, but seemed either unable or
unwilling to speak.
The woman is apparently 20 years
old and of refined appearance. The
police are investigating the affair.
Although every effort was made by
relatives of the young woman to sup
press details of the occurrence, it was
learned this afternoon that her name
is Emma Cross, q years old, and that
she is the daughter of o. Cross of Ell
Cajon.
According to the police, Miss Cross
had some trouble with her parents
and came to San Diego yesterday, reg
istering at the Robinson hotel. Some
time during the night, say the police,
she leaped from an upper window bent
on suicide. The hospital attendants
say she will recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
JACK THE SLASHER" IS
AT WORK DESTROYING
GARMENTS OF WOMEN

NEW YORK, March 1s.--Compis;nts
which arc reaching tho police indicate
that . "slasher'' is again at work In
New York
Several women have reported that
their garments have been cut In The sub
way station at Forty-second street. All
cases betray striking similarity, which
makes 1t appear as II the work were
being done by one man, using the same
sharp knife.
In most instances the garments cut
have been women's coats slashed lit
tie to the left of the center of the back,
about twelve inches from the lower end
of the coat. One woman's handsome
coat of broadcloth was badly mutilated
in the subway yesterday morning.
Two years ago q "slasher" did similar
work, and while detectives were put on
the case the culprit was never captured.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
Want More preadnauqhts

LONDON, March 1S.-In the house
of commons tonight the opposition
speakers made a strong effort to force
the government into giving guar
antee that four additional Dread
naughts should be laid down. Premier
Asquith declined to promise anything
except that the vessels would be built
if Germany continued her active con-
struction of warships. He declared
the question of Dreadnaughts had
nothing to do with the maintenance of
a tWo-poWer standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
YOUNG WOMAN ON WAY
HOME STABBED SEVEN
TIMES BY ASSAILANT

NEW YORK, March 1s.-NIiss Nellie
wilkins, 81 years old, lies in a critical
condition at Bellevue hospital today,
after having been stabbed seven times
last night by man, supposed to be an
Italian, who escaped.
Miss wilkins was returning home
rather late after visiting friend who
is ill, when she was aecOsted by the man
in Second avenue, near Twenty-sixth
street. She repulsed his advances, and
the man whipped out a knife and made
several lunges at her. In the struggle
which followed she was stabbed on the
head, right cheek, on the side of her
neck, under the chin, in the left arm
and on the left hand.
At the hospital she was too weak 10
give good description of her assailant.
Her recovery is doubtful
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
AIDE TO TAFT FALLS
Off HORSE; MAY Die

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Lieuten-
ant Semmes Read, L. S. N, naval aide
to President Taft, was probably fatally
injured late today while riding with
several other naval officers in Rock
Creek park.
His horse stumbled and fell upon
him, crushing his left thigh and injur-
ing him internally,
Lieutenant Read was riding just be-
hind Ensign Jonathan Dowell and DR..
Grayson, both of them attached to the
presidents yacht, Maylower, when the
accident occurred. Neither witnessed
the fall. When they looked back they
saw Lieutenant Read lying on the
ground with his horse upon him.
Read was hurried to hospital where
he was operated on. His condition is
reported to be critical.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
sheepmen Dislike Forest Land

REDDING, Cal, March 18-Forest
Supervisor La Plant has received notice
from Washington that 100000 acres of
land have been added to the Lassen
national forest, $4,000 acres Of it being
in Tehama county. Tehama county
sheepmen complain the order cuts them
off from a large part of their summer
range unless they pay the fees charged
by the forest service.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
MacVeaah Selects Assistant

CHICAGO, March 1S.-A special dis
patch from Washington says: Charles
D. Norton, general agent of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, is to be first assistant secretary
of the treasury. Mr.. Norton, it is un-
derstood, is the personal selection OF
Franklin MacVeagh, the new secretary
of the treasury, and will be Mr.. Mac
Neagh's right hand man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
Socialists Organize

ates at the University OF Chicago have
formed a Socialist club. e. II. Down
ing, president Of the organization, de-
clares plans are under way TO affiliate
with the intercollegiate Socialistic
Society OF America. Arrangements
have been completed whereby promi-
nent Socialists visiting the city will be
invited to address the club.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
RUSSIA AND CHINA AGREE
ON GOVERNMENT OF HARDIN
Municipality of Manchuran Metrop-
oils Will Be Benefited by Modus
Operandi Planned

PEKIN, March 1S,-It is reported
here today on excellent authority that
a representative of the Russian rail-
road administration in Manchuria and
the Chinese foreign board have
reached {, modus vivendi in the matter
of the administration of the munic-
lpality of Hardin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
Would Repeal Fish Laws

LANSING, Mich, March Ex-senator
Ming of Sheboygan introduced in the
state legislature yesterday a bill re-
pealing all the local fish laws and pro-
viding radical changes in the regula-
lions governing the business of fishing
in Michigan waters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
Catsup Fed to Fishes

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 1S.-The
waters of Narragansett bay were well
seasoned with tomato catsup today
when $50 cases containing $1,000 bot
ties were dumped into the sea because
they did not meet the requirements of
the federal pure food law.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19
Mountain Lion Enters House

SALINAS, Cal. March 1s.-A noun
tain lion, measuring six feet and three
inches from tip to tip, but weighing
only twenty-five pounds, caused a
panic on the Giberson ranch, near
Moss Landing, today, by entering a
residence through an open window. 1t
was driven out by dogs and took
refuge in a tree. where it was shot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-19

HARDIN, March 1S.-The Chinese
stores and warehouses in the Russian
railroad zone have been allowed to
reopen as Il consequence of the agree
ment reached at Pekin regarding the
payment Of municipal taxes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
Official Forecast

Tonight rain, Saturday showers;
colder; moderate to brisk souther-
ly winds, shifting to northwest Sat
urday.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
At The Electric.

At the Electric Theater last night
four rip-rOaring comic pictures were
given to a vastly pleased and large
audience, all of the offerings last
night being of the mirth producing
variety. Fathers Glue" in which
two mischievous youngsters and a pot
of very sticky glue were the chief
features keeping the audience in a
merry uprOar.
In the Lost Heiress, the heiress
little child, strays from her nurse
and wanders into the dollhouse where
she goets to sleep and in the mean
time father, mother, nurse, cook,
footmen, chambermaids and several
others have very exciting chases
after a negro with a sack, two tramps
a fat "cOlored lady and others who
have bundles that when opened fail
ed to disclose a kidnapped child The
child is eventually found by the gar
dener
"One Busy Hour" and THE note
in the Shoe" were also excellent and
for any one that likes to laugh, this
is certainly the best program of that
character that has been seen in the
city for many moons.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
LOCAL ITEMS

DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat Office Combe building.
S-26-tf
Meet Saturday Night Orange
Grove Circle, No. 1886, will hold its
regular meeting Saturday night, Oc-
tober 8, at s o'clock, over Wise &
Newman's store. Business of i'm
portance will be transacted, and a
full attendance is desired.
The First National Bank cares
for the depOsitor as well as his de-
post and cO-operates with its Gus
toners in the development of their
business. 10-S-1t
Report TOnight-All members of
Company l., Separate Battalion, are
ordered to report tonight at the new
armOry over the fire station at 8
o'clock sharp, for drill. Geo. ].
Head, captain commanding.
According to Program.-All of
the water cartmen of the city who
were delinquent in paying their Oc-
cupation tax were assembled in the
city hall this morning at nine o'clock
before his honor the mayor, DR. Fred
J. Combe The delinquents were given
until October 18th in which to pay
this tax.
New Ordinances.-To a Herald re-
stated that he is now preparing an
automobile ordinance, an ordinance
creating a fire limit and also a side
walk ordinance which are TO be pre-
scented to the city council at their
meeting on MOndy. Judge Hudson
stated further that if these ordin-
ances are passed by the city council
he will spare no effort in seeing
that they are properly enforced.
Tax Rolls --pprOved.-At a meet
ing of the commissioners of the court
of Cameron county held yesterday in
the county court room, tax rolls of
county tax assessor were ordered ap-
proved.
New Sidewalks.-The good work
of building sidewalks still continues
to keep going on" Among the new
ones is the one now being construct
ed by J. C. DeBruin in front of the
handsome home of Collector of Gus
toms R. B. Creager on Elizabeth
Street.
\ story about interest is told in
the advertising space of the Browns
vile Bank & Trust Co Read it,
4 marriage -cense was today is
sued to MERGED BuenrOstro and Jose
ia Rivera.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
HARLINGEN HAPPENINGS
To The herald


Harling;n, Oct. The flume be-
longing to Lon c. Hill which was
damaged to some extent by the high
waters of a few weeks ago, has been
repaired and is now running full
blast, a steel syphon having also been
put in at the Arroyo Colorado.
Work on the drainage ditch for the
town is also progressing rapidly and
it is thought that it Will be finished
within the next ten or fifteen days, a
large force of men and teams being
now at work on it.
All the fixtures, safe, etc, of the
new bank have arrived and have been
installed and the bank officials are
new bank are sid to be equal to
check them in to open their doors
for business. The fixtures OF the
new bank are aid to be equal to
those of any in Southwest Texas.
This bank has also adopted the mu-
tual assessment plan of guaranteeing
deposits
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
500, 600 FOR HIDALGO
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Judge Silver Returning from Austin
Says Money is AvailabIe-TaIks
of Bond Issues.

Judge S. P. Silver of Mercedes re-
turned to the valley last night after
an absence of several weeks in the
neighbOrhOd of legislative headquar-
tiers. In talking of his visit to the
attorney general with Dr. w S. Cha
pin and Sheriff ClOsner, which re-
suited in obtaining the formers
promise to approve the $176,O00
Hidalgo drainage district bond issue
upon the fulfillment of certain con-
ditiOns by the HidalgO commission
ers, he said that MIR. Davidson was
entirely right in turning down the
bonds as the original petition did
not comply with the provisions of
the law requiring it to be signed by
twenty-five resident freehOlders,
when there are seVenty-five or more
in the district, or by One-third of
the total number when the district
contains less than seventy-five. AT
the time, he did not know that the
law would allow him to have the
petition corrected, but now he has
decided that such course is legal
which provides a short way out of
the difficulty.
Judge Silver said that the HldaIgo
authorities will shortly begin an ac-
tive campaign of improvement of
the roads and bridges throughout
the county. The proceeds of the
sale of the s1OJ,OOO bond issue re-
Gently taken by Swain & Co, of Dali
las, are now available and will be
used in putting the county roaus
and bridges in first-class condition.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
CLUB TO DINE.
First Dinner of L. r. G. V. c. Club
on October 10.

B. G.. Stegman, chairman of
the committee appointed at the last
meeting of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Commercial Club to arrange
for meetings of the members around
the more or less festive board every
sixty days, announces that the first
dinner will be held at the Miller
Hotel on Saturday evening oct. 16
Col. Alba Haywood. president Of the
club viii sit at the head of the table
and few short, pithy, pointed
talks will be delivered by speakers
whose names viii be announced lat
er Chairman Stegman expects the at
tendance to run well over hundred
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
p Err SONALS 81

H. F. Stephenson, Sanford Miller.
d. B. Thompson and c. W. Leickey,
quartet of homeseekers from King
fisher, Okla, are in town today
Mr.. Stephenson was waterbOund
here during the high water, but in
stead of being frightened he hast
ened home as quickly as possible
and made up his little party to come
back and invest in Rio Grande dirt
w. K. Work who has been in Col
orado during the summer returned
to Brownsville last night
]. D. Duncan and wife of Connell-
vile, Pa, came in last night pre-
pared to stay. Mr.. Duncan was here
few months ago looking into the
sugar cane proposition and made
arrangements then to return and en-
gage in the culture of the succulent
grass.
A number of visitors from the
branch were in our town last night,
among them, T. L, Jones, w. c.
Mercedes; w H. BloOmer, La Gloria;
w. w. Vann, La Feria; A. J. NOblett
and E. w. Ruthven, DOna; W. E
HOllingsworth and wife, Harrington;
H. G. StillweH, San Benito.
Fred Peterson of La Gloria re-
turned last night from three
months vacation in the North and
went up to his place this morning.
J. J. Marshall. president of the
National Lumber and CreOsoting Co
OF TeXearkana, arrived last night for
a few days stay with w. H. Mason,
Jr., an old friend and a present bust
ness associate. Mr.. MarshalTs com
pany has the contract, made through
Mr.. Mason, to supply all the piles
and lumber to be used in the con-
structiOn OF the International bridge
and he is here now to look insO mat
tiers connected with that contract
and also to see for himself this val
ley of which he has heard so much. !
CnaS. NJ. Armstrong left for the
ranch at Katherine this morning to
be present while cattle are being
shipped. He will return Monday.
E. J. Fitzgerald and r. L. Lansing
prOspectors from Boston taking a
leisurely look over the country went
up to San BenitO today with J H.
Dillon 10 look at the gravity ditch.
L. B. Walker and wife of San An
tonic came in last night from Corpus
Christi where they have been stop
ping for the past five months. Mr..
Walker is connected with the Union
Trust Co., of ian Antonio and is
mere for a stay of indefinite length
10 investigate conditions in the val
ley.
E. McDavitt left this morning on
a four or five day rambIe up the
branch, a sightseeing not snake snar-
ing trip, ne SAID. Next week, though,
he expects TO start for the back
country and remain out, possibly, /
several weeks hunting animals for
the Zoo.
Little journeys were taken up the
road today by c. Everson to Chaplin
and F. F. Caffarelli, c. W. Craig and
B. G. Stegman to Harrington.
John R. Box and wife and Mrs
Box drove in from the Box ranch
at Point Isabel this morning. They
expect to remain in town until to-
morrow.
Jacob Miller, a prominent resident
of harlingen. was an overnight visi-
tor in the city.
A F. Martin, a prominent banker
of Austin, is among the visitors in
the city. Mr. Martin is interested in
land in the valley.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
ARTESIAN IRRIGATION

1900 acres ~ miles northwest of
RaymOndville (Teniente Ranrh)
800 acres in cultivation 20 years;
orange trees 25 years old, full oil
oranges now. This was never
touched by overflow Thirty-foot well
fresh water Flenty for 1000 head
stock; 700 it. artesian well near,
flowed past 4 years; not an acre
waste land. $3.50 per acre, long
terms. Take or thousand in
good trade.
r. r. Redus, sinten. Texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
MRS. JUANITA S. v1LLAREAL.
Dies After Illness of Many Years
Leaves Large Family.

Mrs. Juanita S. VilIareal died yes
terday at 4:3O p. m. after an illness
of twenty years.
Mrs. Villareal was born at Point
Isabel, March 4, 1854 She came to
Brownsville in 1886, and had lived
here ever since that time A large
family of nine children was born
to her, all CT whom survive her,
and all of whom are residents of this
city.
The funeral was held today from
the Catholic church
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
meteorological Report.

the "a hours ending at eight o'clock
today:
Brownsville, Tex, Oct. s. 1909
Barometer Z a. m. yesterday 2S.o1
Barometer at a. m. today. 29.7S
Temperature at a m. today 74.0
Maximum temp. yesterday =. 1913
Minimum temp this morning 1925
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-08
SHORT TRIAL FLIGHT.
Curtiss Sails One One-half Minutes
-Curzon Rises Four Feet.
By Associated Press.

St Louis, Oct. S.-Glenn Curtiss
in trial flight in a 25-horse power
biplane today was in the air min
ute and half, sailing three-puarters
of mile against fresh east winds.
CurZOn, the owner of a Forman Di-
plane managed to rise four feet from
the ground in an attempted flight.
Forman flights were scheduled for
late today
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Thp M8hltp MnltHr
BOYS CLOTHING DEPARTMENT

AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF BOYS
AND YOUTHS APPAREL
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
ROADS ARE BAD
OUT OF THE CITY
San Mateo County Permits the
Highway to Get Into
Bad Shape
BY K. K. PHommedieu

Inc roads out or San Francisco are
In frightful shape, especially when
one leaves the city and goes into San
Mateo county. One can not realize a
worse piece of road than that from
the end of the Schwerin boulevard al
least. The Schwerin boulevard is
most to BuFlingame The road has been
breaking up. 1t will take money to
repair it. and the work will have to
be done very soon If this fine piece Of
road is to be saved. If the automobil-
they will lose the only pleasure route
out of the city.
c. A. Hawkins, general western sales
manager of the White company. Is in
...------ receipt Of letter
White Steamer from W Scott
-" IN Nl..Na inent mining man
of F air b n k 5.
Alaska; Haywood says in part: Now
when l tell you that this town has
two autos running from town to diff
Ierent creeks and camps. and one of
these autos is n White Steamer We
have been having one week of awfullv
cold weather, running from IS TO So
below zero. You see after the big
SNOWFALL here all trails etc, packed
down hard and they drive with chains
and can run all over the country
Wherever a road has been cut wide
enough. II sure looks good to see an
auto up here. They are using the
White for stage line purposes"
The Howard automobile company de-
livered yesterday one of the '0s 40
8. horsepower tour
No.. o- ing cars to r. z.
We" o~ners ~ pi.s. Reidof the Mauzy-
OF buicks Reid shoe COM
pany of this city.
Ihis is Reid's second Buick. as last
year he owned one of the two cylinder
type. Reid made three round trips to
Los Angeles in his Buick last year
and early in April he will make his
first Los Angeles trip this year in his
one of their '09 40 horsepower Buick
touring. cars to the Del Monte hotel;
Buick White Streaks" to Frank New
bert OF the United gas and electric
F. j. McNulty of Yreka.
Among the. sales reported by the
Pioneer automobile company We're:
Pioneer Co: 40" pS'nTnn funabo1t! nf!ro1' j
! Makes Sales E. umann
Thomas flyer tour
ing car; H. B. TayIor. oids
runabout; j. H. Wralson. Fresno.
Thomas, and W. l.. Barenaen. ensn
Stockton. Chalmers-Detroit touring
car: p. Giacomini. Oldsmobile; F. H.
Chalmers Detroit H. l.. worden, Mer-
ced.- Chalme RS Detroit and DIR. p NJ
Burns. Thomas f1ver; James Carnid,
Fresno. ChalHners-Detroit L. III. Whit
r. p. Williams, Yreka, Oldsmobile
touring car.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
STOCKTON STREET CAR
LINE FRANCHISE READY
Measure Now in Definite Shape
for Passage

The proposed Stockton street railway
franchise was whipped into definite
shape by the supervisors pubic utip-
ties committee yesterday for submission
to the board next Monday.
The present proposed route lot .ne
new line will be via Stockton street.
Bay. Montgomery avenue. North Point
street. Polk, Bay, Laguna and Chestnut
10 the Presidio. 1t will begin at the
north line Of Ellis street near i stnaEton MaTke5
between Sutter and Sacramento, and
have branch line in Bay street east
ward to the water front.
The double track road VIII pc
equipped with overhead trolley, and the
company must construct the usual
amount of pavement, two feet on either
side of the outer rails and between
them. In addition it must furnish 90
arc lights for lighting 10 bIoe6e sso So Of bds the
ara a $4,000 cash deposit for the faith
ful performance of the obligations i'm
posed by the franchise
The board will probably pass TO
print next Monday the ordinance OF inr
tention to advertise the franchise, as
above outlined, for sale
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

Continued from rage
$4,000 has already been paid and
$1,000 is still due. The purchase was
made from the Goss company.
Money Due on Papers
For the Fresno Herald the Calkins
people agreed TO pay 100000 and for
the Sacramento Union $12o,00o- These
payments were to be made in install
ments and big sums are still due The
sum of SIS. 900 was borrowed on the
Union from a Sacramento bank.
The Zellerbach paper company is a
creditor in the sum of $4,000, and
Blake, Moffitt & Towne $4,000 The
California ink company is also a
creditor A local motor company Is In
volved for ss 900.
THE law firm of Cushing Cushing
has been engaged by the creditors and
will make a preliminary report at to-
days meeting.