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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

age. The net registered tonnage en-
tered in 1907 was 12791,749 tons.
ANTWERP-Harbor cost $45, 900.
While Antwerp has a population slightly
less than Los Angeles, the net regis
tered tonnage of the citys harbor is
about 12,000,000 tons. In thirty years
Antwerp has doubled in population,
while the citys commerce has in
creased seven times over. Yet Antwerp
is planning harbor enlargement which
will make it lead the world. The river
Schelde is to be led five miles north
west. making new channel, giving a
tideess basin six miles in length and
making the channel much straighter.
The land reserved comprehends more
than eight square miles, and the i'm
proVements there contemplated will
cost Antwerp S55,000,000, entirely out
side the proposed diversion of the riv-
er. This will give Antwerp total quay
frontage of SO miles with the old or
present river bed providing five miles
of anchorage without the slightest It'd
al or storm disturbance to contend
with.
Antwerp, with about the population
of Los Angeles, is the second of the
worlds ports, yet the whole country of
Belgium in which it is situated is only
about three and one-half times the size
of Los Angeles county. There is a les
son of tremendous importance to
Southern California in Antwerp's har-
Dor, which is a clear proof of the law
of commerce laid down by Stephens:
1T is an invariable rule that harbor
development on modern lines is imme-
diately followed by new shipping and
increased trade"
TERDAM-Harbor cost S31, 900, =
600; tidal range in Mouse river 4 feet;
free channel at low water, q feet at
quays. Rotterdam is nearly 500 years
old as a city, but it's actual commercial
position in that regard was not at
tained until 1t took hold of its harbor
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
CONSOLIDATION PROMISES
BIG UPBUILDING SPIRIT
interests Opposing Public Good and
Working for Control and Profit by
Few Are Being Watched
BY NJ. l.. CAMPBELL

Yes. sir. we will have to extract the
seaport cork in the harbor of san
Pedro If we have to resort to carrie
Nation methods The wholesale liquor
interests of San Pedro, backed by the
Los Angeles breweries and the ques-
tionable traits of some of our town
COW shippers, have gone as far as We
should stand for. This blood-sucking
method openly advocated by the above
mentioned gentry is far more than self
respecting people should tolerate.
| would suggest. providing the san
Pedro wholesale interests force their
issue. that Los Angeles, after con-
solidation. reduce the liquor interests
here according to our population. Los
Angeles has 100000 population with 2OO
saloons San Pedro has about 5000
population. This would give san
Pedro. at most, four saloons, including
a Wholesale house. This can be ac-
complished If we have to be driven
to it.
The boldness of some of the ants eX-
hibited the last few days is watched
with much interest. Some OF thern
who moved along very slowly lately,
with their hats pulled over their low
hrows. have been noticed to sit up
and are taking nourishment. with their
hats tipped back. oh, yes, there's some
thing doing all the time.
With consolidation, people with
money and brains and experience VIII
come here and build up with the town.
Build factories, develop our resources
and make good citizens-people who
will build up instead of pulling down
every Industry excepting that which Is
run by the few.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

problem and developed IT in way
much as the consolidated city around
San Pedro harbor proposes to develop
a harbor in Southern California. AS a
result of harbor progress Rotterdam
has grown in the last eight years
about 100000 in population. If it were
not for the city's port development the
population would now be probably
100 900 instead of more than 100000.
In addition, the city is earning 8 per
cent on the capital invested in the har-
hr, aside from all benefits accruing to
the people indirectly. Private interests
had full opportunity to develop the
harbor of Rotterdam, but they failed
entirely and the city took over the
scheme Since 1882 port administration
has been a municipal monopoly, hand
led for the public good and growth.
Results have been surprising. The pres
ent water area in the basins opening off
the river is 400 acres, and thirty-two
sea1going ships may be moOred at once
in the river itself.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

An old judge of a New York court OF
record says that If the law requiring an
attorney of the courts to be of good
moral character was strictly enforced
about ntnety-two members of the bar
out of each hundred would have to go
into some other business.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
ODen Port Becomes Certainty, Say Harbor Workers
EX-MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS
ON FEDERAL PLAN BEFORE CLUB
Sysem City Government That Insufes Strong Minority in Coun
That Cenrazes Responsibility in One Man Explained
and Approved by Speaker al Luncheon of City Club

assessment and collection of taxes
have for years been in the hands of
one assessor and one treasurer, in both
city and county, and no one would
think of going back to the old plan
of duplicate officials, Mr.. Denny as
serts.
He says he can see no reason why
the same plan may not be extended to
business, and the number of officials
reduced even below the number now
paid by the city alone. He then asked
the question: why may not the coun-
ty and the city of Los Angeles unite
under one government to their mutual
advantage"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
COLLEGE MEN MAKE
TRIP AROUND I1ARBOR
RIDE IN LAUNCH FROM LONG
BEACH TO SAN PEDRO
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Mem-
bers of Southern California AS
ISOLATION Inspect Entire
Water Front

LONG BEACH. July A-One hun
bred and twenty-five members of the
Southern California College Mems asso-
citation visited this city today, took an
extended trip over the harbor, headed
by Capt. Amos A. Fries, and enjoyed
tonight banquet and smoker at the
Riviera hotel The party came to Long
Beach at 1870 o'clock.
A few moments later they boarded
the launch Nellie and went to San
Pedro, where they inspected the break
water and outer and inner barbor.
Afterward they visited the Long Beach
harbor and the Craig shipyard.
A course dinner was served at tho
Riviera hotel at o'clock. After dinner
speeches were made by Judge Noyes
and Marshall Stimson.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
The Concealed Horseshoe

Redd-I see horseshoers of Saxony
must pass a public examination before
they are properly qualified.
Greene-Geel Do they put 'em in
boxing gloves over there, too?"-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
Nothinu Serious

yes. Harold, I am yours"
But your proud mother?
What of her?'
"Will she give her consent?
ooh, mother is too sensible to waste
time 6pposing a summer engagement.
Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
Her Power

IT don't see what you women want
to vote for. dear" said Mr.. Meekly.
you don't. don't your" was the
wife's reply.
mo don't; so long as you've got the
veto pOwer"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

Sir Walter Hilyer has been appointed
expert adviser to the Chinese govern
ment. Sir Walter was born in China Of
English parents, and is a learned lin
guist. Ii Hung Chang once said that
he spoke and wrote Chinese as well as
the most highly educated mandarin.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

In the magnificent palace Paris, where
lived the late Victorien Sardou, playwright.
was a huge chest that contained numberless
little boxes, duly labeled. In these cardboard
receptacles were notes jotted down at any time
In any place; newspaper cuttings, epigrams
plots.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
TAFT HONORARY MEMBER
OF CATALINA TUNA CLUB
Is Third President to Be Given Life
Privileges of Famous Organ
ization

AVALON, July 24.-At a special
meeting of the directors of the Cata-
lima Tuna club today President w. H.
Taft was elected an honorary member
of the club. This makes the third
president of the United States who has
been given a life membership into this
world famous angling club. For some
time former President Roosevelt has
taken a correspondence interest in the
fishing done at Catalina. Other prom
inent anglers from all parts of the
world are associated with this club.
The United States lighthouse tender
Sequoia, Capt. BOwerman, from San
Francisco, put into this port after a
cruise around the islands this morning
On board the vessel were Major and
Mrs. c. Fl. McKinstry and Mr.. and Mrs
G. Arnsby. AS guests of Capt. Bower
man and in one of the tenders launches
Major McKinstry and Mr.. Arnsby
passed four hours fishing for yellow
tail at the isthmus. Several goOd-sized
fish were taken by the anglers before
they returned to the ship.
A rumor is abroad here today that
Major McKinstry was at San Clemente
island this morning looking over the
situation-fo a proposed new lighthouse
to be located on the west end. The is
land of San Clemente is a government
reservation leased by C. Rowland and
used as a sheep ranch. 1t is the most
western point on the Pacific coast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16

stead Of making $1,000 the first season
In profit (based on previous experience
and double discountedD l found that
the actual investment and expenses for
the first year were $1.S74.34 and the
total receipts only $70275.
One reason for the low receipts was
q sudden stop in the Matching opera
lions on account of the destruction OF
my regular business by fire on June /.
Had not the fire occurred the chicken
receipts would have been larger. but 1
guess the fire was Il good thing any
way, as the larger the chicken re-
ceipts the larger the expense without
any reduction of the ratio.
1t would not be fair to the chicken
business, however, not to say that
many of my best laid plans were over
turned because of the fire. In order
to get as much ready money as
could I sold most of my choice young
stock which l was rearing to fill the
laying pens for the next year. with the
result that the later stock did not ma
lure in time to lay during the next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16

trying to beat Dame Nature was
81 435.12
If you should ever get the idea into
your head that you can apply the rules
of geometrical progress to the baby
chicken business, just remember that
one hen in few years at that rate
would have such a lot of grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren that there
would be standing Room Only" signs
shown at all the hen theaters in the land.
Old Dame Nature is wise old girl.
You can fool her part of the time. but
sooner or later she will fool anybody
who thinks be can feed her wooden
nutmegs for q steady diet
Once in a long time some one actu-
ally makes money out of the chicken
raising business. but it is generally
some one who has used printers ink
so literally that when you pay $50
for trio you are paying 50 for three
chickens and S4S for the chicken fan
cier'S reputa ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
Treatise on Chickenology
True Account of One Who Has Had the Hen Fever and Has
Retormed-An Insdous Disease, Cured Only by
Dr. Experience, Declares Sor
r0Wfu Victim

appear. But how many of US have
forty acre farm or can afford a new
hen palace every spring?
Do not think because n few hens
pay that fifty times as many would
pay just fifty times as much. You
are likely to get your labor for your
pains. -Four years ago / bought a
dozen pure blood White Plymouth
Rocks of a leading fancier. They were
snow white. beautiful birds. They be-
gan laying the latter part of Novem-
Der, and during the winter months
gathered 591 eggs. This was an excel
lent record. At the end of the first
year my account with the hens stood
gross $50, and after tieHrings their
feed bill and deducting $15 interest on
their lodging the twelve pullets had
netted me about 50 each. OF course
did not figure in the time / spent. but
the amusement and exercise the birds
afforded Cancelled that account.
Broiler Business Studied.
had sold number of the increased
flock as broilers from June until Au-
gust at prices ranging from 20 to So
cents per pound, and this incident
turned my attention to the possibilities
of the broiler business. l began study
ing catalogues for broiler house equip
ment and soon had a house 16 by 96
feet, divided into pens and heated with
hot water system with twelve pipes,
top heat. l figured that l could han
die 1000 chicks month and in time
have 500 or 1000 laying hens on the
five acres of ground. Additional build
ings were erected for the layers. An
incubator cellar was made and five
360-egg incubators installed
After several weeks of furious activ.
ity everything was ready for the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
EXPERIENCES OF A CHICKEN RAISER DANGEROUSLY
to the authorJ

matches everything except the eggs,
which the hens had inconsiderately
forgotten to lay. The incubators were
therefore filled with ''store eggs" eggs
saved for me by the neighbors and a
few scattering dozens homemade.
had estimated 60 per cent matches and
that 10 per cent would reach maturity
after Matching. Strange to say, my
average for the first seasons matches
was 80 per cent, and for time it
looked as though the death rate would
be less than 10 per cent 1t was not
long before / had 1000 little downy
balls, lively as crickets, chasing each
other back and forth from Under the
hover to the sunlight. At thai time
less than per cent had crossed over.
and l was beginning to think there
was something in the chicken business
in spite of the numerous Il told you
SOS" among the neighbors.
Popularity of Chickenville.
That broiier factory became a regu-
lar show place, and whenever any OF
the townspeople wanted to show Uncle
James or Aunt JENNY something new
they were sure to waddle down to
Chickenville. 1t really was surprising
the number of people who came to see
| those yards and yards of living pan
sizes. People came from all parts OF
| the county. and there were a few spe
cial visitors from Cleveland and Buff
falO.
! About the time the chickens were
feathering out and would weigh hall
to three-quarters of pound they be-
gan to die. They were free of vermin
and i could not understand the cause
of their death. They seemed to be Of
flicted with general cussedness rather
than any other catalogued chicken dis
ease. To make the funeral Grafton Of
some $500 chickens short. it is enough
! to say that less than a third Of the to
! tai matches ever got to market, and In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
By e. c. JAMESON.
THE chicken fever, like the mumps
and measles, is one of the dis.

l"HE chicken fever, like the mumps
and measles, is one of the dis.
eases with which most men
sooner or later become affiict.
ed. There>are few things that can be
figured out with pen and paper to give
more "sure results" than an imaginary
investment in feathered bipeds The
only cure for this chicken delirium ire
mems is thorough fumigation and
about three years with DIR. Experience
The net results in ninety-nine cases
out of hundred, where the patient
goes in on a commercial scale. are
q lot of enthusiasm at first, a lit
tie amusement as the chickens pop
out of their shells, some success fo:
the first year or two, an undreamed
amount of hard, disagreeable work,
a final brood of encouragement and
a plant abandoned to lice or an
other sucker who has read all the
poultry catalogues and can see lust
where you made your mistake"
During the last few years there has
been regular poultry craze. The pc
Rod of high prices of food products,
and especially of chicken yard eat
ables. has turned the city mans at
tention countryward. IF hen will
lay But what's the use? Just cut
off the '.if' and you'll solve the greatest
problem in the hen culture "biznis"
Failing to cut off the eff" just wiring
the hens neck.
'But there certainly is money in the
business" said city man to me. 81
pay 40 to so cents per dozen for fresh
eggs a month old and young broilers
from % to 90 cents pound. There
must be money in It,"
"There is" 1 replied "That's just
the trouble. The moneys in it. all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
Quick Relief for Rheumatism.

Georges w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: "Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife Won
could not lift hand or foot. had TO be
lifted for two months She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up and
dressed herself and walked out fol-
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot
jan, 1901 Second avenue. Rock Island
Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
Five Years
of Heart Trouble Cured by
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy

Before | began taking DR..
Miles Heart Remedy | had been
suffering from heart trouble for
over five years. | had pains in
my left side, and under my
shoulder blade, could not sleep
on the left side, and was so short
of breath the least exertion
would bring on the most distress
ing palpitation. | had scarcely
taken a half bottle of the Heart
Remedy before / could see a
marked change in my condition.
When | had taken six bottles l
was cured"
MRS. C. C. GORKEY,
Mortified, Va.
If there is fluttering or palpi-
tation it is an indication of a
weakness of the nerves and mus
cles of the heart. 1t is not neces-
sarily diseased-just weak from
over-work. The heart may be
weak just the same as the eyes.
stomach or other organs. You
can make a weak heart strong
by taking DIR. Miles Heart Rem
edy. Get a bottle from your
druggist, take it according to di-
rections, and if it does not bene-
fit he will return your money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16

winter, and after carrying them over
until early spring l took advantage
Of the high price and sold them.
Later in the summer finding | was
not quite bankrupt, l reorganiZed the
chicken business and enlarged the
plant In accord with the needs that
experience seemed to demand.
l tried fall matches. but found that
not only did the eggs fail to incubate
as well as in the spring. but the chicks
that did break through the shell lack
ed vitality. OF course 1 knew fall
chickens were more difficult to raise,
but who would have thought the aver
age hatch would be less than 90 per
cent and the death rate of those
which pecked through their limestone
castles would be 90 per cent!
The same condition of poor matches
during the fall continued during the
spring and was not confined to my ex-
perience alone, but was a general con-
dition throughout the country, showing
that fertility of eggs and vitality of
embryo depend on conditions for
which the chicken raiser is not always
to blame. Instead of. Matching 1000
per month. as / had expected, was
getting 400 to 500 chickens. When
winter came there were about 1900
sickly looking incubator babies in the
big brooder house.
Ravages of a Neighbours Dog.
The troubles doubled when my
handy colored hired man became sick
There is an old adage about colored
man loving chickens, and my colored
man certainly loved to care for those
chickens. But 1 might as well end this
part of the story right now. A new
green black boy came to care for the
poultry and to help end the business
What chickens didn't die under his un.
skilled care disappeared in other ways
Rats, which had not troubled me be.
fore, took a full hundred in a single
night, so that out of 1000 hatched in
nine months less than seventy-five
broilers ever reached the market
did manage to raise a few by the old
hen method and also raised abou!
seven billion lice. A neighbours fine
bird dog visited the yards on several
nights and before she was detected
disposed of about 100 of the finest
chicks l now have $50 chickens left
| in all conditions Except those required
by the marketman), and the price has
dropped from SO cents for broilers, live
| weight. to cents per pound. The chick
ems eat their heads off every three
months, fguratively speaking. If they
would do so literally there would bt
| no kick coming from me.
My third years experience in get
ting poor out of chickens shows re
| ceipts of $123 and expenses of 81.
6T5.13. or net loss for the year of al
optimistic disposition and $772.13. Ii
looking over my accounts for the pas
two years / find the plant has cost M,
$500. 1t cannot be sold for over $500
/ Ny total loss from this experiment il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16

right, all right. But it'll take another
John u. to get it out"
The symptoms of the hen fever are
easily distinguished, and il you are
already inoculated probably you will
give scant attention to this little trea-
tise on chickenology. There is some
thing so peculiarly enticing about the
firsts dreams of the opium eater that
the warnings of millions of others who
have Travelled the same path go I'M
needed. There is no one so expert In
the fowl enterprise as the man who
has few well developed biddies in a
new house and on new land. 1t takes
only seven nights a week pouring
over poultry papers and fanciers' cata-
logues and a few days In the natural
laying season for the most inexperi-
enced man to pose as know it all"
in the society of Cut-cut -ca-docket-
willie.
This story costs you little or nothing,
but it cost me $1,435.72; hence 1 have
"a, right to tell IT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-16
Likes a Change of Scene.

The first thing to remember is that.
no1matter how much you may know or
think you know about chickens nor
how much practical experience you
may have rubbed into the skin, there
will always be new conditions and
new problems in the same flock. No
rule will always work the same, and
the methods employed this season by
which you are successful will prove
utterly inadequate next time. For this
information you can thank me. You'll
never find it out from reading any
poultry paper nor from the supply
house catalogues. A hen likes change
OF scene, she likes new scratching
ground, and unless your neighbor
keeps a garden Mrs. Hen will be quite
miserable. Give her new house and
q new front yard every year and many
of the poultryman's troubles will dis.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-05-12

The Moncrief Milliney Go. has received new shipment of late style sailors which are being of fered to the ladies of Prescott and vicinity this week. Reduc tions in all dress and pattern hats is announced for this week.
 The announcement which has been running in The News for the bast few days to the effect that rate of S9.60 had been
 made to the Confederate Re un- ion, and that tickets would be on sale the 17th, 18th and 18th of this month, was an error. The reunion will not be held until June, and no rate has yet been received by the agent here. However, it will be considerably less than S9.60 for the round trip
The Prescott daily news., 1909-05-12
PRESS ASSOCIATION

Fort Smith, May 12.-Journa.- istic history and journalistic progress in Arkansas were the two chief topics discussed at the meeting of the Arkansas Press Association today. Among those scheduled to speak are Col. Geo. Thornborough of the Masonic Trowe', whose subject is " The Level and Square Editor" Frank E. Robbins of the Log Cabin Dem ocrat, Col. C. c Colburn of the Ozark Democrat, W., 0. Trout. of the Jonesboro Sun, W. F. Foe som Of the Brink,ey Argus. Pow ell ,. Garden of the Malvern Met cor and Adam Clark Of the Sou thefn Standard, Arkade phia. Sec retary of State o. c. Ludwig and others.
 Raising the Subscription Price was topic of discussion this af- ternoon which developed much sentiment yin favor Of the Sf.5O a year weekly paper.