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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

were only 5000 tons out of the way.
The estimates came largely from the
local officials. Burma is land OF
villages, Most of the people live IL
little settlements of matched huts
raised upon poles; and they go outside
to work. Every village has its head
man, who reports to tho government
the number of acres his people will
plant His figures are sent to the
county Officials, and they send their
estimate for their district on to Of
ficials Of the province, tho last cal
culations being made at Rangoon.
/ do not know what Uncle Sam ia
doing in this line in the Philippines.
but venture he could learn much from
the British In Burma.
Durmn's Mig Rice Mills.
But come with me and go through
this rice mill at Poozoondoung. The
grain is harvested as paddy, In the
field It's looks not unlike wheat or oats
but every kernel has a husk on 1t and
this sticks to it as though it We're
I glued When the grain is ready for
| shipment To tho mills It's looks much
| Ike our wheat grains unthrashed, save
| that the rice husks have neither heads
nor boards and. they stick tight ia
/ the kernels. 1t takes quite as much
work to get them off as to grind the
I, thrashed wheat into flour This Is the
| work of these rico mills
Tho Poo2oondoung mill covers as
] much ground as any OF our largo -four
grinding establishments, 1t has build
ilngs of five stories with single rooms
1 as big as a good-szed garden patch
/ entered one on the ground floor
which was packed TO the ceiling witt
| rice paddy In bags 1t held moro thar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
1.-THE UNLOADING IS DONE ny YOUNG
GIRLS.
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Poozoondouns. April .. 19t


Z I have just visited the greatest rice
inliIl of the worrd 1t lies here at Poo.
izoondoung. oil fife .1rrawaddy River,
below the port of Rangoon. 1t belongs
fro the Bullock brothers. who own other
larse mills, and export thousands OF
frons OF rice every year. Burma is
iabout the best rice patch on the bosom
iof old Mother Earth. The lower part
iof 1t is a garden devoted to the cul-
Etivation of the crop, and upper Burma
as more than half rice. The country
Shas altogether rice areas equal to the
state OF Ohio. and its annual reports
iof this grain are more than two billion
tpounds. This is enough to give every
human being on earth all the rice he
tcould eat in one day, and still leave
senough over to make pudding for
kevery man woman and child, as we'll as
sprinkle all the brides and grooms Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

as big around as saucer and as thick
as knitting needle. This ring hung
down around her mouth, and when she
ate lunch she stuffed in the rice
through the ring. She was King
from Southern India, and her husband,
straight black man In a white cot
ton waist cloth. worked with her.
Harvard Athletes VS.. EindOO Coolies.
In another room saw the mon
handling the finished product The
white rice is bagged UP In sacks OF
226 pounds. These are carried by East
Indian coolies into the warehouses and
are piled up in stacks. Each lifts one
of these bags to his shoulders and runs
up an inclined roadway. 1t looks easy
and three Harvard University Ath-
letes, who visited the mill the other
day, rather sneered at the strength OF
the Hindoos, saying that any good man
could carry such a load up plank,
Thereupon the manager asked one OF
them to try 1t. He did So getting the
bag on his back without very much
trouble He was able to make his way
across the room, but when he tried to
go up the incline the weight pulled
him over and he fell with the rice to
the floor.
This same college crowd tried to
pick out the broken rice grains In
competition with the itndoo girls
thinking they could work quite as
fast, but had to give up In despair
Tho rice is Of various grades. accord
/ ing to the broken grains in 1t. and
every shipment has TO be tested by
counting the number Of whole
grains In fixed quantity. 1t takes
keen eyes TO distinguish the imperfec,
kernels, and the Harvard boys failed
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increasing the Rice Crop.

The British government appreciates
how much the prosperity of the coun-
try depends upon rice, and it is doing
wonders In increasing the crop 1t has
an agricultural department, whose ef-
forts in this regard correspond with
those of our department. at home. 1t is
studying seed selection, increasing the
! irrigated territories and making fore
casts showing the possible Yield. IT
has Its agents in every part of the
country, and their reports upon rice are
j, more accurately made than our reports
| upon cotton.
i. During the past five years, in which
] n total of 100000 tons was raised
for export, the government forecasts
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THE RICE PORT or RANGooN, SHOWING THE BANKS

one year. Rice is. the money crop OF
Burma. II takes the place of wheat,
corn and cotton with us. The exports
sell for millions. and the people are
rich or poor as the rice grows we'll or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
Heating of Tires.

There are tyvo common causes of ex-
cessive heating of tires: First. the
wheels may not he running parallel.
so causing undue friction. The rem
edy is obvious and the defect usually
easy TO discover Second. the springs
may not be suitable for the road
Some cars hold the road much more
closely than others. Where springs
arc unduly stiff the wheels are apt 10
bounce OFF the road. and excessive fric-
tion Is set up on their coming into
contact again. This shows itself in
violent axle movement and is fire
quent cause OF heavy tire bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

fielder Airing and Shortstop Sense
bach to Galesburg for Second Base
man Grodnick.
vogel made costly error yesterday.
So did Lajoie.
All right, Otto. Those homers had
it paid for in advance.
These are dog days in the Daven-
port newspaper Offices.
Pitcher Most apparently does not
add much strength to the Davenport
box contingent
Schneider, the first baseman work
ing with Springfield, is from the Chi
cage West Ends.
Pitcher Walsh of Bloomington may
be out OF the game for the season be-
cause of being hit on the wrist with
the ball.
Danville has a brand new board of
directors, with the exception of John
Boyle. honorary places being handed
out by John Powers, the new owner
Of the team, to conform to the legal
requirements.
Peoria has secured Pitcher Hovlik
from Washington and a shakeup in
the members of the staff is promised
by Manager Rowan when the spitball
artist arrives. Washington keeps
string on Hovlik.
1t is now reported at Pittsburg that
Wagner and Leach are sore because
not given share in the profits of the
Pirates last year, as promised by
President Dreyfuss. 1t is said Drey-
fuss cleaned up $202,00
Guess Slattery. Vogel and Callahan
did their part of the run getting at
Springfield. Seven of the ten runs the
Islanders made in the series we're
counted through putting the ball out
of the lot.
Losing four straight to Danville is
the worst thing that could happen TO
Davenport and the best thing that
could happen to Danville. Hope, how
ever, that those tailenders have got ii
out of their system now and that they
will not be so inconsiderate as 10 try
to climb out of last place while the
Islanders are their guests.
The following from the Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald fits in cities where
the knockers are at work, but hardly
applies to Rock Island: THE winning
of three straight games away from
home, two via the shutoUt route, is
conclusive evidence that a ball team
cannot play good ball at home when
the hammers are swinging. No doubt
many who were the most bitter critics
OF the team last week are now its most
ardent supporters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREEEYE LEAGUE.
Springfield, 6; Rock Island. 5.
Bloomington, 6; Dubuque, 2.
Danvflle. Go; Davenport, 1-2.
Peoria, 2; Waterloo, f.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn, 8; Chicago, 2 GA innings)
Boston, 2; st. Louis, o.
Philadelphia, 8 Cincinnati, nc in
nings; called, darkness).
New York, 5; Pittsburg. 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, GA in
nigns).
Detroit, 8; Boston, 8.
St. Louis, 5; Washington, 4.
Cleveland 0; New York, 8.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, 8; Milwaukee, 0.
No other games scheduled.
NORTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Decatur, "a; Freeport, 1-2.
Kankakee, 6; Muscatine, 5.
Joliet. So; Clinton, 6-3 first
game II innings).
Jacksonville, IL; Elgin, 0.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Quincy, IL; Burlington, Z.
Keokuk, 0; Galesburg, 1.
Monmouth. 7; Kewanee, 8.
Hannibal, 2; Ottumwa, 1.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
Aurora, 5; Appleton. 1.
Madison, Z; Green Bay, 2.
Rockford. /; Oshkosh, 0.
Racine, 4 Fond du Lac, 0.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
GAINESVILLE, O; Evansville. 1.
Fort Wayne, 3; Grand Rapids. 0.
Wheeling, 4 Terre Haute, 8.
Dayton, 8; South Bend, 5.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
st. Joseph, o; Denver. 8.
Des Moines, Z; Sioux City, 4.
Lincoln, Z; Omaha, 8.
Topeka, 4; Wichita, Us innings).
ILLINOIs-MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Pekin, 10; Clinton, 2.
Macomb, 8; Lincoln, 4.
Beardstown, 8; Canton, 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
A Weman's Great Idea

is how to make herself attractive
But, without health, it is hard for her
to be lovely in face, form or temper.
A weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation and kidney
poisons show in pimples, bloches, skin
eruptions and wretched complexion
But Electric Bitters always prove q
godsend to women who want health.
beauty and friends. They regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the
blood; give strong nerves, bright eyes.
pure breath, smooth, velvety skin,
lovely complexion. good health. Try
them. Fifty cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Three base hit-Blausser. Home run
Callahan. Struck out-By Lauder
milk, 8; by Hixon, l by Lakaff, 8; by
Cavet, 3. Bases on balls-Of Lauder
milk, g. off Lakaff, 2; OF Hixon. 2.
Umpire-Eckman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
SAD STORY, THIS
Davenport Drops Double Head
er, Making Faur Straight
Lost to Danville.
NEVER HAD MUCH CHANCE
Waterloo Bests Peoria on Timely
Hits and Bloomington Does
Same With Dubuque.

Danville, Ill. June 16.-Danvi'le
made it four straight by taking a
double header from Davenport. The
locals punched hits and hit often. In
the first game the visitors never had
a chance. Duffy was wild in the sec.
ond, passing five, but sharp fielding
saved the day. Score OF first game:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Stolen bases-Melchior. Nunamaker
Two base hits-Higgins. Keenan,
Three base hit-Higgins. Struck ont
BY Parkins, 8; by Higgins, ?. Bas.a
on bslls-Of Higgins, 2. Umpire
Genins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
Zephyrs From the Diamond

juvenile baseball writer's on the Daven.
coming task than making faces at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
ISLANDERS ARE AT
BOTTOM OF HEAP
Official Averages for May Show Team
Got Bad Start in Both Depart
ments of Game.

The official Three-Eye averages for
the month of May. just issued by Presi-
dent Tearney, show the Islanders at
the bottom of the heap in team field
ing with .946 and next to the bottom
in team batting with 204. Spring
field is on top in both divisions with
500 and .275 respectively. Davenport
is next above Rock Island in both di-
visions. Among the regular players
Dick Smith of Springfield easily leads
the league with an average of .432. and
Mclean is next with .352. Manusch is
the leading Rock Island batter with
.299. The individual averages of the
Islanders vary little from those COM
piled by The Argus every week:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
M. w. A. Excursion JUN 1.

remember the NJ w. A. excursion
Friday evening, July 1. See window
cards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Stolen bases-Staley, Burns. Two
base hits-Delave C2), Burns. Wolfe.
Magee, Most. Struck out-By Guer-
ney, 4; by Most, 8. Bases on balls
of Guerney, 1. Umpire-White.
Second game
Danville .....O11O3OOO'-51 IL /
Davenport .0O1001000-2 6 8
Batteries-Duffy and Wolfe; Smith
and Waters.
Timely Hitting Beats PeOria.
Peoria, Ill, June 16.-Harrington
won the game for Waterloo, 4 TO 2
by his timely hitting Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
LOOSE DEFENSE
COSTS THE CAME
8obbles by islanders Figure in
Enough Runs to Give Spring
field Victory.
BIG LEAD is OVERCOME
O'Leary and Lakaff Injured and Out
of Game as the Result of a
Grueling Contest.

GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Danville.
Davenport at Springfield.
Dubuque at Peoria.
Waterloo at Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

A Three-Eye league paper suggests
that baseball in the league would be
more elevating and dignified If the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

McCh DMe AM COMM pot
Blooming Dyer bu Benson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Springfield, Ill, June 16-(Special)
The inability of Islander pitchers to
hold the Senators, coupled with a bad
throw by Vogel, brought defeat to Jack
Tighe yesterday afternoon, the score
being 8 to 6.
In the ninth Smaller opened with a
double to center field fence, Vogel
booted Meloan's drive and Hickory"
Johnson sent single to left, allowing
Shaller to score. Chapman pushed
them along a notch and Lynn Bell
drove to Vogel, who threw the ball
away in an effort to catch Mclean at
The plate.
The islanders took a lead of five
scores in the fourth Slattery popped
20 Blausser. Kelly and Kohl drew sin
giles and Vogel walked. The sacks
were filed when Lakaff tore off a sin
gle to right, scoring Kelly and Kohl
Callahan drove the ball over the
right field fence, bringing in Vogel and
Lakaff also
Score on One Hit.
Springfield scored first in the third
when Chapman walked, took third on
KohPs tumble and scored on a single
got three more. Kelly threw John
sons drive away and the runner went
on to second. Chapman whitfield and
Bell allowed the ball to connect with
his knee cap. Blausser singled to
right and Johnson came home. Blaus-
ser was caught off second. Mcclure
secured a liner and stole second. Cole
man was sent to hit for Laudermilk
and hit for two bases, scoring Bell and
Mcclure.
Two Men Hurt.
The Islanders had a rough voyage
through the game and as a result two
players will be out of the game for
some time. Dan O'Leary took up the
backstop job and was hit on the finger
and Stark donned the protector. The
following inning Pitcher Lakaff was
hit on the finger by a thrown ball and
after working round retired in favor
of Cavet. The latter worked until two
were on bases when he was chased
and Queisser finished. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Stolen bases-Collins. Long, Leard.
Wilkes. Biltz. Two base hit-Harring.
ton. Struck out--By MCGEE. 3; by
Mercer, 2; by Schmirler, 3. Bases on
balls-Of MCGEE. 2; of Mercer. 3; OF
Schmirler, /. Umpire-Carruthers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Rock Island. In other words, these
ambitious baseball enthusiasts might
put in their time in practicing batting
in the children's league.
The Keokuk team has traded Second
Baseman Thomas to Ottumwa for In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

time there exists what may be called
a motor epidemic. One Of the latest
uses for the automobile there is as a
travelling bank. which goes from house
to house securing deposits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
Errors Help Bloomington.

Bloomington, H., June 16.-Higgins
and Nunamaker starred in the hitting
line with timely wallops. while Du-
buque helped with costly errors. Ths
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16
Automobile Ba1ks.

Although in the United States the
automobile is being put TO service in
many fields. in England at the present
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-30
Water Meter
Installed
Wailuku's Water System
Could Not Stomach II.

Sunday last District Overseer Bal
installed big water meter along
side the road and little below the
reservoir, for the purpose of mea-
suring the amount of water drawn
daily from the Government reser-
voir.
The work was begun early Sun
day morning and by three o'clock in
the afternoon when the flood gate
|,Was opened the big meter was at
work registering a flow of $4,000
gallons of water an hour. Monday
morning following the people Of
Wailuku, not all, hlk n here and
there were complaining, 4hf Maui
News printing establishment xob0na
them that they could get moi water.
Finding that the meter was re-
tarding the flow of water more than
was expected, District Overseer Bal
had it disconnected, and now every
thing is running as smoothly as il
was before the water meter idea was
ever thought Of.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-30

will fail to do his utmost to suppress
this evil.
1t would be mere waste of
words to lecture this defendant.
doubt if he even now appreciates
anything that may be said to him,
but there is class of men who, like
himself, are engaged in this illegiti-
mate business, or contemplate 50
engaging, to whom would give an
admonition.
In dealing with this case, in one
sense l am infiicting punishment
upon the taxpayers of this County,
but it would be useless to fine this
defendant a monetary fine. We
can vindicate the law by closing up
this particular dead-fall for at least
a time.
] shall sentence this defendant to
a shorter term than | otherwise
would, by reason of the fact that
this is the first offense of this
character which has presented itself
to my consideration. The defend
ant is sentenced to Imprisonment
for five months according to law
and is remanded to the Sheriff Of
this County for the execution of said
judgment.
This will suppress the operations
of his place Of business for thai
length of time, and | take this
opportunity Of saying that if during
my incumbency of this office, not
withstanding this warning, upon /
conviction Of similar offense N,
leniency will be shown.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-30

for reading portions of his speech
from a manuscript. However no
decent paper would want to print
some of the coarse and vulgar Ian
guage he used near the close of his
remarks, which probably slipped
out unnoticed by the speakers in
sides.
He was followed by d. H. Davis
and d. l.. Meyer, both of whom
confined themselves to the issues OF
the campaign, and while hitting
their opponents pretty hard did not
slander any one at all.
T. b. Lyons was the next speaker
He was given an ovation which
lasted several minutes. After the
demonstration had subsided Mr.. Ly-
ons spoke advising his friends tc
vote No.
Tom Clark and other speaker:
followed and kept the crowd till af'
ter ten O'Clock. The crowd was 9
large one and must have numbered
over one thousand people counting
voters and non-voters.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-30
Fatal Accident on a
Portable Railroad Track.

Saturday forenoon of July 23rd,
Sayahara, a Japanese OF the age of
AZ years, was working in the cane
fields Of the Wailuku Sugar Co, at
Waikapu. He was tending to some
cars on a portable track loaded with
seed cane and while riding in front
of one car tending to the brakes his
foot slipped SO that he iell in front
of the car which was moving on a
bit Of down grade. The car passed
over his body, first the oil box then
the axle Of the car, struck him on
the buttocks and back with such
force as to cause internal injuries.
He was picked up by his fellow
laborers and taken to the Malulani
hospital where he died after three
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Sheriff Saffery held a coroner's
inquest, and the jury after listening
to the evidence and examining into
the case rendered a verdict that said
Sayahara came to his death on the
23rd Of July from injuries received
through falling off a cane car due
to carelessness and neglect on his
part.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-30
MakaWaO
News Items
Mr.. I. Awana Passes Away
republican Officers.

cdtuTudy tile AoTu, . AWald OI
Makawao died at his home of blood
poisoning after long illness.
Mr.. Awana was for many years a
storekeeper at Makawao and we'll
known all over the island. Recently
he has BEEN n1l6ing his. rice
plantation at Kcanas and 81
in other branches of business. he
was born in China about 50 years
ago and has lived in Hawaii 2S
years. Though always a most pro-
gressive Chinese, he embraced
Christianity but three days before
his death.
The funeral took place at Pokela
Church on Sunday afternoon, the
Gath, and was largely attended by
all nationalities. Rev. Mr.. Santos
of Paia and Yee Kui, the Chinese mi
mister of Wailuku, performed the
ceremony, though at the grave the
Hawaiian Knights of Pythias of
which the deceased was member
rendered in an impressive manner
the burial service of their order, w /.
F. Crockett of Wailuku officiating as
chaplain.
Eight children survive Mr..
Awana Mrs. A. J. Taite of Ha-
waii, Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Arnold
of Honolulu, Miss Mikahala Awana
and Mrs. Arthur Morton of Maka-
wac. and three young sons of which
E. Awana of the Wailuku bank is
the eldest.
At a meeting of the Eleventh
Precinct Republican Club held Fri
day evening, the 22nd, at Makawao
Court House the following officers
were elected for two years:
F. w. Hardy, president; P. F..
Peck, 1st vice-president; VIM.
Miner, End vice president; S. r..
Dowdle, secretary; Arthur Morton,
assistant secretary; M. Alameda,
treasurer; w. o. Aiken, A. F.
Tavares, j. A. Aheong, w. l..
Wells and w. F. Cole, executive
committee; Joe Morris, A. S. Me-
deiros, and A. r. de Souza, judges
of election.
This meeting had been postponed
from July 18th on account of bad
weather.
On the 25th, Manuel Fernandez
of Makawao died of pneumonia
after sickness of twenty-one days.
He was born in st. Miguel, in
the Azores, and was 80 years Of age.
He was the son of Antonio Fernan-
dez of Makawao and the brother-in-
law of A. f. Tavares.
He leaves wife and five children.