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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
LOUISIANA TO RAISE BID
FOR 1915 EXPOSITION

BATON ROUGE, La, Aug. Is
Convened in extra session to consider
a proposition for raising $6,500,000 in
support of an exposition to be held in
New Orleans in 1915 to celebrate the
completion of the Panama canal, men,
bers of the Louisiana general assembly
gathered here today.
A joint resolution was passed at the
recent regular session of the general
assembly proposing a constitutional
amendment for tax of $4,000,000 Sew
eral days ago it was suggested that
this amount be increased to 81, SOC, 900
and Governor Sanders called an extra
legislative session to consider it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
POSSE SC0URS WILDERNESS
FOR SUPPOSED MURDERERS

RATION, N. M, Aug. ia sheriff S
posse is still securing the wild, rocky
section southwest of here in search
Of the two supposed Montenegrans who
yesterday killed Tony Tomich, coun-
tryman in this city and fled.
The girl, Petra Perovich, over whom
the tragedy is thought to have occur
red, was brought here today but she
speaks little English and the authori-
ties thus far have been unable to OBJ
tain any information from her
1t is supposed the men who slew
Tomich did so because the latter was
about to marry the girl, the charge
being that she was recently held as
a white slave in Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
ABUTMENT C0LLAPSES ON
LAB0RERS; TWO KILLED

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 10
While a gang of between fifty and
seventy-fve italian laborers were at
work today excavating for a raceway
in the bed of Grass river. at the foot
of the 3O0-foot concrete dam that is
being built mile above Massena, the
huge abutment, nearly forty feet high,
collapsed. Two bodies have been re-
covered. 1t is believed the bodies of
several other laborers are buried I'M
der the concrete.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
BELIEVE GIRL TOOK LIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15--The
body of a drowned girl found yester-
day on the shore of Lake MERGED in
this city, was identified today as that
of Miss Anna Pierson, sister of Miss
Clarice Pierson, head nurse of the
city and county hospital The police
believe that she committed suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
81 DEAD; So WOUNDED

ROWAN, France, Aug. 15.-Thirty-
seven dead and So wounded have been
recovered from the wreck of the Bor-
deaux excursion train which yester-
day crashed into a freight train at
Saujon while running at a speed of
so miles an hour. Six cars of the eX-
cursion train were telescoped. The
accident was caused by a misplaced
switch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
r. r. TO VISIT SOUTH

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 15.-For-
mer President Roosevelt and Clifford
Pinchot are among those who will at
tend the meeting of the Brotherhood
ST. Andrew in this city Sept. rs to
Oct 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
RaaSEn:si !g: 9! q.
w. R1cNDeY 6pa0s Gnef
The Fall stock of "Trefousse" Kid Gloves ready
You can buy Them in ether Los Angeles Store.
-
We close Saturdays at 1880 until Sept Isl.
Towels Reduced

ACTUAL reductions-not believe
mark-doWns from fictitious valuations.
2ox39nch soft all-ne huck towels 25c regularly 3oc
23x51inch fancy stripe Turkish towevery fine and soft
30c each; regularly 40c.
23x45inch bleached Turkish bath towels of good weight
hemmed 25c regularly 35c.
1ox38-inch hemmed huck towels "a hainen fabric of
servceabe quality-12Ic each; regularly 15c
27x43inch diamond checked Turkish towels hemstched,
and with pink blue borders soc; regularly Csc
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
COURTS ALLOW GRABS


do you mean to say that. such
things are countenanced by the pro-
bate courts?'
Eyes. they go on with the full knowl-
edge of the judges. Thousands OF
acres of property thus are taken from
the Indians and thrown into the hands
of white people. The Indians are get
ting poorer and the land grabbers
richer"
by the witnesses for the defense. ]. f.
McMurray, whose 10000 contracts al
lowing him a 10 per cent attorney S
fee for the sale of S30,000000 worth OF
Indian land caused the present inVes-
tigation, sought to show that a large
percentage of the signers were still IN
favor of his terms. A dozen Chicka-
saw Indians testified they We're wiling
to increase the fee If it would result in
the prompt sale of allotted lands held
in trust by the government.
Thomas B. Crews an attorney of
st. Louis, testified that he had con-
tracts with 700 freedmen, or negroes,
who claim Indian blood, or claim to
be descendants of former slaves of IN
dams. These freedmen state they
were wrongly kept off the citizenship
rolls. On the basis of his contract Mr..
Crews said he would be allowed a 80
per cent attorneys fee. A citizenship
right is estimated to be worth $5O00
The 700 claimants, if successful in liti-
cation, it was said, would acquire a
claim on the government of about
$3,500000. The attorneys fee involved
would be S1,225,0O It. was estimated.
HAD CONTRACTS WITH NEGROES
Mr. Crews said he also had contracts
with about 100 negroes who desire to
take advantage of the right to par
ticipate in twenty acres of land at an
appraised valuation in addition to the
twenty acres given them as freedmen.
Under contract he is to furnish the
cash to purchase and is to receive in
return one-half of the land.
In another set of contracts. he said,
about 1900 Choctaw Indians in Missis-
sippi want to get enrolment here on
q 20 per cent basis.
Cub Roam an Indian, testified that
he had been prevented from securing
the position of delegate to Washington
for the Choctaw tribe because he was
opposed to the McMurray contracts.
Roam declared he had protested to the
Indians that a 10 per cent fee to Nc
Murray would be too high, and that
the government already had promised
to sell the land without expense to
them. 1t would, therefore, he said,
amount to giving McMurray $3,O0O,OO0
for doing what the government could
perform without McMurray's aid. For
taking this view, he said, he was not
allowed to represent the Indians at
Washington.
Douglass II. Johnston, chief of the
Chickasaw tribe, was in favor of the
contracts, he said.
w. H. Paul. a Chickasaw, told of
having received a share of $4,000 for
getting the McMurray contracts signed.
Attorneys for McMurray put on wit
nesses in favor OF the contracts
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Mayor Gay
nors progress toward recovery from
the bullet wound inflicted by James j.
Gallagher was uninterrupted by any
untoward symptom today. Surgeons in
attendance predict that he will be able
to leave the hospital for the Adiron-
dacks in two weeks and be back at his
desk at the city hall, if he desires,
within a month.
Rufus Gaynor, his son, is even more
optimistic. I'VE all expect my father
to be able to leave ST. Mary's hospital
in ten days." he said.
"And it would not be surprising if
the physicians were to release him
within a week.
His condition today is very encour-
aging and we will look for rapid re-
coVery."
Father and son discussed briefly to-
day the incidents of the shooting, but
the mayor carefully RETAINED from
asking the name of his assailant or
his motive He explained the circum-
stances of the tragedy as he has re-
membered them, and remarked at no
time did he lose copsciousness.
BUYS TOYS FOR ORPHANS
After the conversation he sent Rufus
to New York to purchase toys for or
phans who are invalid wardmates in
ST. Marys hospital with the wounded
mayor.
Detectives are carefully investigating
the rumor that Gallagher was the tool
of others who sought to take the may
or's life, but so far not a shred of evil
dence to support this has been found.
Gallagher reiterated that he acted en-
tirely alone because he thought he was
the object of persecution by city OIL
Gals.
1t was learned today that the mayor
was inoculated with tetanus anti-toxin
as a safeguard. No sign of blood
poisoning in any form has developed
and no announcement has been made
when, if at all, an operation to re-
cover the bullet will be performed.
Among the messages of sympathy
received today, was one from the Aber-
nathy boys, Louis and Temple. dated
Guthrie, Okla. 1t read:
Just returned from ranch and
learned you had been shot We are
sorry. Hope you soon get we'll"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16

AUTOMOBILES through want advertising. as IL
uscd to be-and still is-to secure horss
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
EXPOSE METHODS
Of LAND SHARKS
TO LOOT INDIANS
ProberS Told That Fees for Sale
of Redskins Land More
Than Property Brings
CONDITIONS ARE SCANDAL0US
More Testimony Given Regarding
Fat Contracts Obtained
by Lawyers
CONDITIONS ARE SCANDALo Gus
Associated Pressl

SULPHUR, Okla, Aug. 15.-Details
of a scheme by which land grabbers,"
organized systematically to enrich
themselves at the expense of minor
Indians, were related at the congress
sional investigation into Indian affairs
today.
In one instance it was asserted that
the cost of disposing of the property
of one 1S-year-old Indian was $2O75
more than the property brought, and
the condition which permitted this and
similar deals was declared to be "a
disgrace to oklahoma"
Hearing that the scheme prevailed
generally, Representative Philip p.
Campbell of Kansas, a member of the
investigating committee, had put on
the stand James Marlborough, a Chick
asaw Indian by intermarriage.
do you call this sort of thing graft
ing or just plain stealing?' asked Mr.
Campbell after the witness had related
the circumstances.
CALLS LAWS A SCANDAL
well, the people down our way think
it is a scandal that the laws permit
such a thing, and we think 1t is time
that congress takes notice of 1t. The
probate court at Durant allowed the
guardian to sell for $4,000 a tract of
1000 acres of what is known as allotteu
land owned by an Indian Is years old
The guardian then put in a claim on
the proceeds. The claim included $3.50
for acting as guardian, $3.50 for i'm
proving the land, $500 for barn, $50
for posts, $3.50 for fences, sos fer wit
ness fees and more money for other
purposes. 1t was found when the deed
was closed that the child owed his
former guardian $2O75, and now the
guardian is threatening to have prop
erty of the child sold in order to get
the S2075.
81 know of another case in which S25
acres were sold for an Indian child
and when all the claims were paid the
child got $3.50. In another instance
$500 was obtained for 200 acres, but
the child got only $120. In other words,
the children of deceased Indians in this
state, where are located one-third of
all the Indians in the United states,
are Systematically being robbed of the
estates allotted them by the govern
ment. The property is sold at prices
dictated by the land robbers. The chill
dren are robbed at both ends-at one
end by their guardians, and at the
other end by the purchasers"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Starting a Dairy Herd
Continued on page u

keeping in account of the cost OF feed
consumed, the dairyman may know at
the end of the first year just what
COWS are giving him profit. In the
majority of cases some of the COWS
purchased will have been kept at an
actual loss and what dairyman would
not dispose of COW that they knew
cost more to feed than the milk and
butterfat which they produced was
worth? The trouble with many dairy
men is that they do not keep an ac-
count with their individual COWS and
do not know that some of the COWS are
being kept at loss, but go on keep
ing them year after year, letting
them eat up the profits made by the
better COWS in the herd.
The dairyman who follows the
method suggested will find that
nothing he has done during the year
will be more value to him than the
records he has kept. When the poor
COWS have been disposed of, the dairy
man will wish to fill their places with
others. Shall he derend on buying
cows from his neighbors again. Ii he
has followed his records closely he
will not be satisfied with the class of
COWS that his neighbor has for sale
and will look for some other method
of securing them.
Now is the time for him to visit the
breeder of pure bred cattle, but not
to purchase COWS. What he wants IS
a good pure bred bull to place at the
head of his herd And here is where
only pure bred stock Will answer for
the grade sire has not been bred for
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Price of Horses Scars.

"Despite the entertainment of auto
mobiles and farm machinery intended
to lessen the need of horses, find that
the price of horses has increased fully
as rapidly as has the cost of living, y
said L. Willet of Willet q Camp,
Thursday.
81 returned last night from a trip
to Latah, where bought four teams
paying $500 team and exactly year
ago l bought a Car load of similar
horses in Lewiston, Idaho, for less
than S4OO team. The horses bought
range in age from five to seven years.
The average weight is about 400
pounds.
"In our line of work, contract
teaming, we anticipate that the com
ing year will be the best on record in
the Spokane country. In anticipation
of the coming work we have 30 teams
in readiness and will probably add
m ore teams later"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Texas Takes $500 Overland
Automobiles.

The makers of the overland an
nounce that Texas this year orders
1,50O Overland cars. Kansas takes
1000 Iowa 1000, Nebraska $50.
Three towns in Kansas, where the
Overlands have been known only one
year, each takes 200 cars. The total
orders for Overlands booked for this
year call for S24, 000, 900 worth of cars,
and the four Overland factories are
now turning ont 125 cars per day.
Yet the Overland is but two years old.
When a car comes into a field so
closely contested, and out sells all
others in two years, one naturally
asks for the reason. The makers
that the main reason lies IN the cars
matchless simplicity. The operation
of the car is as simple as walking.
And every part of the car is so auto
matte that it is almost trouble proof
Then the Overland offers 25 horse
power car, with a 102-inch wheel base
for $1,000. They can do this because
of their enormous capacity.
A man who wants to read something
interesting should write to the WHY'S
Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio, for a
copy of "The Wonderful Overland
Story"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Washington Losing Big Cattle
Interests.

Dayton, WASH, Saturday Feb. s.
The end of the once profitable cattle
raising industry is at hand in Colum-
bia county and other parts of Eastern
Washington and Oregon, according to
leading stockmen and wholesale meat
dealers of Dayton. Range cattle are
not obtainable here now and stock
being used to supply the local trade
is fed cattle.
Figures compiled by leading stock
men place the total number of range
steers in this county at not more than
100 and these are being reserved in an
effort to revive the cattle industry.
Depletion of the ranges is due, say
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15
Fair Plan for Selling Separators

The makers of cream separatorS
have come to realize that the COW
owner no longer needs more urging
to buy a separator. He has learned
the wastefulness of the old methods
compared to the separator method. The
question is-which separator? Which
machine will give me quality cream,
all the cream, save most work and
time, be easiest TO keep clean and
sanitary, last longest, prove the best
Investment
These are the questions the cream
separator manufacturers must answer
these days and answer straight from
the shoulder. In this matter the
Smith Manufacturing Company max
ers of the great Western Cream Sepa
rators, think the best way is to let the
machines answer these questions in
actual test. They settle the matter by
saying to the COW owner -"Take a
Great Western into your kitchen and
test it at our risk. Put it through
the hardest trial you know you'll ever
give it. If it makes good you will be
glad to keep it, and pay us the fair
price. If it doesn't make good, you
don't want it at any price. And we
don't want you to have it. -
The working parts are adjusted to
the nicely of fine watch, imported
Chelmsford ball bearings are used, the
gears are enclosed and run in bath
of oil, and every feature designed to
insure easy turning and durability.
Any COW owner who writes a postal to
Smith Mfg. Co., 1873 East Harrison
Street, Chicago Illinois, and asks for
their cream separator catalog J6O will
get book that he will never regret
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

any special purpose, and even if he
we're from good COW his good char
acteristics have not been fixed by long
continued breeding as in the case of
good pure bred, and he will not be
able to transmit them to his offspring
with any certainty.
Only first class pure bred bull will
answer the purpose. He should be
good individual, of outstanding merit,
and his ancestry should be good pro-
ducers. 1t the breeder of pure bred
cattle is doing his duty he will be
able to give the official record OF at
least the mother Of the bull which he
sells, and as many generations back as
he has had control of the breeding.
No dairyman should buy pure bred
bull calf now unless he is furnished
the yearly production of the mother OF
the calf. Records or shorter periods
are of little value in determining the
merit of the offspring. He must ex-
pect to pay more for calf from COW
with a good production record than
he would for one from a COW with
only fair record but it will always
pay to invest enough money to get
good bull and the mothers record
should not be less than four hundred
pounds of butterfat per year.
If bull of this type is placed at
the head of the herd it will pay to
save the heifer calves from the best
COWS. Here again, the records are of
great value; they tell which are the
good COWS and the dairyman makes
no mistake as to which heifer calves
to save.
The helfers which are saved will be
ready to drop their first calves at
about two years of age, and the ma
iority of them will do better with
their first calf than most of the COWS
that are for sale. Fully seventy five
percent. will be as good as the mothers
and IN few years time the dairyman
who has made a start, as the most of
us have to do, will have a herd of
which he can be proud and one which
Will be paying him substan tial pro-
fit every month in the year, but he
cannot do this unless he keeps records.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

stockmen, to rapid raise of prices
two years ago, when thousands of beef
cattle were rounded up and shipped to
coast markets. Only few years ago
the cattle industry was one of the
principal sources of income to this
country.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-02-15

reading. 1t contains information of
the most valuable sort to every dairy
man.
Maryland independent., 1910-10-07
The Maryland AgricuI-
tural College,
College Pafk Maryland.
Maryland's School of Technology.
Fifty fourth year begins Septem-
Der IS.
Fifty fourth year begins septem
Entranee examlnations IS. I4.

Entrance examinations 1S. IA.
Eight courses of instruction leading
to professional degree Of b. s.
Agricultural, Mechanical Engineering,
Biological, horticultural, Civil Engineer
ing, Chemical, Electrical Engineering.
The college has a close association
with the Department of Agriculture in
Washington. College students are per
mitted to visit the Experiment Farms
at Arlington and Beltsville and thus
secure an additional equipment for
their professional career.
The demand of the age is for trained
men for life's activities.
Positions assured to those who have
worked with will.
Each department supplied with ths
most modern and approved apparatus.
Practical work emphasized in all de-
partnents. Graduates qualified to
enter at once upon Iife's work. Board
ing departmentsupplied y it'll all modern
Improvements. Bathroom, steam heat.
electric lights. Location unsurpassed
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TUITION, books. heat, lights, laun-
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Sanitoriu m for isolation Of contagious
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Catalog giving full particulars on
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frr
Horticulture. Failure to report prompt
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Early application necessary foi ad-
mittance. Write for particulars.
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President.
July 2s-2-m. College Park, Md.
Maryland independent., 1910-10-07

Governor Crothers and the Police
Commissioners after much turmoil
and fuss during the week have agreed
to submit the question of the Cover
nor's right to suspend the present
board until their trial to the Courts
for determination.
This is a wise agreement. We
feel that too much fuss has already
been aroused oyept this matter for the
good name of the State. While the
people Of the State want to see all Of
the departments of the City and
State government conducted proper
ly and honestly there is no necessity
for fighting oyer the question Of the
right OF the Governor to suspend the
present members of the board. 1t
should have been submitted 10 the
Courts week ago.
Maryland independent., 1910-10-07


Tuesday next, October 11tb., will
be the last day on which persons
desiring to vote in the election in
November can register.
1t is the duty of every Republican
whose name is not already Oh the
books to register on Tuesday.
The Republicans have nominated
a good man for Congress and one
whom every Republican should feel
glad to vote for and send to Con-
gress. That be will be elected we
have no doubt, hence, al good party
men and advocates of good govern
ment should not let the chance slip
to help in sending Hon. Thomas
Parran to represent this district in
the 62nd Congress.
If your name is already on the
books see that your neighbor also
registers and does not forget the day.
Maryland independent., 1910-10-07
OUR CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.

In the Hon. Thomas Parran, the
Republican party ofthe Fifth District
Of Maryland, have named a candidate
for Congress whom every good party
man can lpyally support He is a
man, whom, not only every loyal
Republican can heartily support but
every independent voter az well.
Mr. Parran has served the people
in various capacities before and in
each has made a record that well
commends him to the people Of this
district for election to the 62nd.
Congress. He has been a member
Of the House Of Delegates and Of
the State Senate of Maryland, and in
both Offices not only has he well,
faithfully and honestly represented
the people Of bis County and State,
but he learned the workings Of the
legislature which flt him well to re-
present the people in Congress. Be
sides this few years ago he served
the people of the State rs Clerk Of
the Court Of Appeals, from which
Office be carried with him upon re-
tirement the knowledge Of a duty
faithfully and well performed. And
again he was in the Internal Revenue
Office and later Index Clerk to the
House of Representatives in Wash
ington. In all Of these positions he
performed his duties with credit to
himself and the people Of his County
and State.
He has had the experience in the
halls of legislation, that fully equip
him to take up the duties of Con
gresham. He is well known in
public life and has always taken a
deep interest in public affairs. In
all questions affecting the interest and
welfare Of the people of his district
and State he has always been
found on the right side.
Mr.. Parran is a man of integrity
ability, honest and conscientious and
well qualified to represent the people
Of this-district. He knows the needs
of the people and he is made Of the
calabre that means fighting to the
last ditch to obtain what the people
want. Further than this, he is a
man who does things and is always
found at his post of duty. II the
people of this district send him to
represent them in the next Congress
we believe they will be well satisfied at
the choice they made. Mr.. Parran
is good loyal and honest republican
and as such should receive the
undivided and loyal support of every
man who believes in the principles
of the Republican party. His re-
cord in the past commends him to
the Independent voter. We believe
he is well known to the people of the
district and that they will show theil
appreciation of his worth on election
day.