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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
REPRESENTATION WORK
HAMPERED BY WEATHER
Young Eucalyptus Killed by Frost in
ojai Mountain Re-
gion

SANTA BARBARA, Feb 9.--The severity
of the winter weather, in the mountain re-
gions, is having a disastrous effect refor-
estation work. The carynacalyX and globu-
lus, two species of the eucalyptus and COM
monty known sugar and blue gums, have
been killed in the Ojai valley by the cold. For
forty nights during the last winter there
has been frost on the Ojai hills.
Many of the younger trees there have been
killed while the larger ones are dying.
Assistant Supervisor H. G. Merrill stated
that since his connection with the forest
service here, the cold had never destroyed
either of the two species.
]. NJ. Grant, the government eucalyptus ex-
pert who is here, said: For the individual
planter I would recommend one of the three
following species of the eucalyptus for loca-
tions of questionable heat and cold such as
the Oja valley; Cariacea, slider oxon pol
yanthema. The cariacea is better adapted
for the colder places, the polyanthema for
the dry places, while the slider oxlyon will
thrive in the medium places. All will stand
frost. None of them grow fast as the
gums, while the wood of the slider oxlyon
is preferable.
"In going over the territory in the vi
cinity, and being questioned by the ranch
ers on the subject of eucalyptus planting. 1
could be carried profitably. In many To-
calities with little work these trees could be
planted where nothing else be grown.
Using the waterproof oil prepared pots, which
are especially adapted for eucalyptus plant
ing in many places that / have seen, the
small trees or sprouts could be planted for
two cents apiece. These paper pots mex
pensive and will last two years in the ground
which will be sufficient for two paintings"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
HURLS Def AT THEIR
SISTERS FROM NORTH
SAYS UNFAIR ATTEMPT MADE
to OUTT'vHvEIT THEM THEM
California Division Of Daughters of
Revolution to Hold Confer
ence Independent of Bay
City Order

The annual state conference of the
California division of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution will take
place in Los Angeles Wednesday of
next week as scheduled. This is the
decision which was arrived at yester-
day afternoon at the conclusion of a
meeting of the local chapter This is
| the ultimatum that is hurled in de-
fance at the daughters in San Fran
cisco.
There is dissension in the ranks Of
the California forces, with mutiny
among the chapters of the Southland.
The local chapter says the trouble
came like a thunderbolt from a clear
sky. This is how it happened.
In all the years since the California
division has been in existence only
northern women have been elected to
the office of regent AS there are elev-
en- chapters north of the Tehachapi and
only eight south of the line, the north
ern succession has been unbroken and
undisputed so long that it has become
the established order almost by reason
of precedent.
This year, however, the southern
chapters decided that they would
elect a regent from their own number
who should attend the national con-
gress in Washington in April.
They were perfectly fair about it,
however, these women of the south,
and expected to vanquish their north
ern sisters in open combat at the an
nual state conference to be held here
next week. When word of this reached
the northern chapters, it is said that
they rose in their wrath and aforesaid
thunderbolt was sent hurtling through
space to the land, "kerthump," in the
| local midst.
| The TrOpadura for e1actiOU n u
state regents and vice regents is as
| follows: Each chapter elects, during
January, two delegates to the national
congress, and a meeting of these dele
gates to elect the regent and vice re-
gent, according to the constitution,
may be held any time after Febru-
airy l."
It is customary to hold this special
meeting at the time of the state con-
vention. but yesterday or the day be-
fore each of the southern delegates re-
ceived a call to attend said meeting
at the st. Francis hotel in San Fran
cisco Saturday morning, only three, or
at the most four days, in which to get
ready for and to compass a journey of
500 miles.
The northern nominee is Mrs. Fred
erick Jewell Laird, present incumbent
of office, and the southern women wish
to elect Mrs. w. w. Stilson of Los An
geles The latter protest that both meth
DDS and intent of the northern men,
bers are manifestly unfair, and they
will not attend Saturdays meeting.
They will have the annual state meet
ing, too, and at that meeting they will
follow the recognized custom of the
| California division and nominate a
regent and vice regent for the ensuing
| terms.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
CLAIM HE TRIED TO
BURN UP His VICTIM
Police Arrest George Thompson on
Charge of Robbing Seeping
Man and Setting Fire
to Bed

Charged with burglary, George
Thompson was arrested last night by
Detectives Ritch and Roberds, and ac-
cording to the arresting officers a
charge of arson will be preferred
against the prisoner.
1t is alleged that Thompson, who
roomed at the Arcade hotel on East
Fifth street, entered the room of
George Lyons while the latter was
sleeping and rifled his pockets. 1t is
said that Thompson obtained $15.40 and
then set fire to the bed in which Lyons
was sleeping. The crimes are alleged
to have been committed on the morn
ing of January 81.
Lyons was awakened by the smoke
and the fire was eXtinguished without
much damage. Thompson, who roomed
in the same hotel, was suspected of the
burglary and has been under police
surveillance.
Ee was arrested last night while try
ing to dispose Of a watch, said to have
been stolen from Lyons. When his
room was searched a complete set of
burglars tools was found, and it is
believed that Thompson gained his live
lihood by stealing. He was booked on
suspicion, pending an investigation of
his career in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
SWlTCHMEN DECIDE
TO DECLARE STRIKE
VOTE 3O07 TO 81 TO QUIT
WORK AT CHICAGO
Members of Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen of Eighteen Roads
Refuse to Ask for Ar
bitration

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-By a reported
vote of 9007 to 81, switchmen members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men of eighteen Chicago railroads have
decided in favor of a strike. The vote
was announced today.
At a recent conference between the
union men and general managers of
the roads a general increase in wages
was refused. The railroads made GER
tain concessions in the working rules
and offered to submit the wage ques-
tion to arbitration under the Erdman
law.
The switchmen say they do not want
arbitration, but it is generally believed
by the railroads that the question will
be settled by that method, and that
there will be no strike.
The question whether the men will
strike probably will be settled tomor-
row at II o'clock, when representatives
of the brotherhood are to give an ul-
timatum to the railroad managers.
Railroad officials were said to be
planning to telegraph to Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Knapp and
Labor Commissioner Neill to come here
in mediatory capacity, but as the
labor men have not Joined in such a
request it was not believed they would
come.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
COMPLETE DRAFT
OF HARBOR BILL
MEASURE APPR0PRIATES I'M
MENSE SUMS
Millions of Dollars, Under Proposed
Law, VIII Be Expended on
Mississippi, Ohio and
Other Rivers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The rivers
and harbors appropriation bill, carry
ing $40,000,00 as an annual Dudget'
aside from prospective ultimate eXpen-
ditures of some hundreds of millions OF
dollars in the coming years, was Vir-
tually completed tonight by the mousse
committee on rivers and harbors..
The bill will be reported to the mouse
tomorrow, and If Chairman AleXan-
der's expectations are realized 1t will
be taken up by the house Friday
Conspicuous among the large pro-
iects for are the following:
improving the upper MISSISSIPPI
river, all north of st. Louis, $Z,O0o, ooO;
from St, Louis to Cairo, $4,000 in ad-
dition to $25O,OOO carried in the sundry
civil bill; from Cairo to New Orleans,
81, 600 900 in addition to the $z'oo0'OoV
carried in the sundry civil bill:
diately, and $1,25000O in continuing
contracts.
For the Missouri river, from its
mouth to Kansas City, $1,000,000.
For lakes in Washington state, $2,-
275,OO0.
err 100000.
For construction of waterway from
Lockport, ILL.,, by way of the Des-
PLANES and Illinois river, to the mouth
of the Illinois river. $1,OOO,OOO.
There are numerous minor projects
and even San Juan harbor of Porto
Rico gets $4,000 for it's Improvement.
notable feature of the bill is the
vesting of authority in the secretary
of war to appoint board of five mem
bers to be composed Of four engineer
officers of the army and one civilian
engineer, to cooperate with Illinois
authorities in getting suitable water
way in conjunction with the develop
ment of waterpower by Illinois between
Lockport and Utica, for which Illinois
has appropriated $2O,OOO,OOO.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
RETIRED MERCHANT DIES
AS RESULT OF BAD FALL
Life of j. c. Bright, Who Fell from
Car on Head, Ended in
Home

]. C, Bright, a retired merchant and
capitalist of Los Angeles, died last
night at his home, 1107 West Eleventh
street, as the result cf injuries of a
fall from an electric car at Seventh
and Alameda streets.
Mr.. Bright, who was we'll known in
Los Angeles financial circles, was
alightipg from 1. car yesterday morn
ing when he missed his footing and
fell to the pavement, striking his head
H was sent to the Crocker street hos
pital and later removed to his home.
Although his condition was not at
first regarded as serious, examination
revealed a fracture at the base of the
skull, and Mr.. Bright died shortly be-
fore o'clock last night.
The body was sent to the undertake
ing rooms of 1 exter Samson COM
pany, where an inquest will be held
this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
CONFESSES TO DOUBLE
MURDER; MONEY MOTIVE
George Boscardo Tells Cleveland Po'
lice He Killed Two with Gas
Pipe Because of $50 Debt

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 9.-Johr
Janowski and his bride, found muir
dered in their beds today, died in sat
isfaction of a debt of $50. This Is the
story. the police say, told them BY
George Boscardo, 20 years old, arrest
ed for their murder.
Boscardo said he had lent the money
to Mrs. Janowski to secure her love
but had found himself unable to realize
on the investment. Sunda:' night ne
demanded the money, and, failing tc
get it, killed the woman with section
of gas pipe Janowski succumbed only
after a struggle.
For three days the bodies lay In the
house, while Boscardo continued MS
employment at foundry.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
SEINE AGAIN RISING

PARIS, Feb. 9.-The river Seine has
risen nine inches here during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-
day. The photographic department
predicts a rise until Friday. Although
confident there is no danger of repe-
tition of the recent disaster, the In
dustries today are taking measures to
prevent any such danger. Water from
the sewers is again pouring into the
conduits, drowning the electric light
and power lines in the vicinity of the
Place de Opera.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
DIR. ERITcH ON TRIAL

DETROIT, Mich, Feb 9.-After
nearly a week passed in getting a jury,
the trial of DR.. George o. Fritch,
charged with manslaughter in connec-
tion with the death of Maybelle Mill
man OF Ann Arbor was begun here to-
day before Judge Phelan. Miss Mill
mans dismembered body was found in
three gunny sacks submerged in Ecorse
creek last September. The prosecu-
tion's strongest witness is expected to
be Thomas Leach, chauffeur who has
testified that he drove DR.. Fritch to
Ecorse creek at midnight and waited
in an automobile while the three sacks
were thrown into the water.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
AMERICA TO EXHIBIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-American
participation in the international ex-
position at Rome and Turin in 1911,
which will be held in commemoration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the king
dom of Italy, was practically assured
today when the senate passed a bill
for that purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
CELERY GROWERS SIGN UP

sMELTZER, Feb 9-The Orange County
Celery Growers association has signed
three-years' contract with the California
vegetable union continuing the latter as the
associations selling agent. The union
Commission remains the same as heretofore,
1N under IS cents Manager George w.
Moore of the association states that they
are shipping from ten to twelve carloads Oh
tions daily The product is bringing 70
cents per dozen punches. The shipments
Will continue until the middle OF March or
the first of April.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
MoULDERs GO OUT ON STRIKE ,
FOLLOWING SCHWAB'S Def

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 9.
AS a result of President Schwab's re-
fusal to treat with the strikers at the
Bethlehem Steel works until after the
men return to work $50 molders who
Joined the union last night walked out
today, and 800 more foreigners Joined
them. About 1000 men are idle.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
POPE APPOINTS BISHOPS

ROME, Feb. 9.-The following ap-
pointments were ratified by the pom
tiff today: Rev. ]. C. Lacolier to be
auxiliary archbishop of st. Paul,
Mimi; Rev. ]. w. Shaw of Mobile
Ala, to be coadjutor bishop of San
Antonio, Tex; Right Rev. Denis
o'Donohue, auxiliary bishop of Indian
apolis, to be bishop Of Louisville, Ky,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
SUGAR TRUST PAYS FINES

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The National
Sugar Refining company today for
mally turned over to the United States
treasury the sum of $604,9t4 due the
government for shortage in importa-
tions of sugar between 1907 and 1908.
w. T. Dennison, who is assisting in
the prosecution of the sugar frauds,
said the settlement would not affect
the criminal prosecutions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
PANDERERs FOUND GUILTY

A jury in the United States district
court found Nathan Landsberg and
B. c. Mulvey guilty Of bringing Fan
ME Brown and Clara Pellman, aliens
into this country for immoral pur-
poses. The men will be sentenced on
Wednesday. Landsberg and Mulvey
live in Calexico, Lower California.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
The Story of Mexico in Brief

foreign tyranny. A year later he was
captured and shot. but the revolution
continued until 1922, when lturbide. a
former Spanish official. but then a
revolutionist, was proclaimed emperor
OF the independent monarchy; year
later a,republic was established, and
Guadalupe Victoria became the FIRST
president.
Later Santa Anna became a leading
factor i'm the government, and for 20
years had hand In whatever occur
red
In 1886 the Texans made good their
separation from Mexico, and 10 years
later the United States army invaded
the country. finding an easy conquest.
Civil war followed, and some OF the
European powers sent troops TO pro.
lect the foreign citizens in Mexico.
Later on all but France withdrew
their troops. and II was then that
Napoleon III. uniolded his plan Of
establishing a French empire In Mex.
leo He persuaded the weak-willed
Austrian Archduke Macmillan to
ascend The throne with his wife, the
now insane Empress Charlotte. The
United States then took a hand, and
France was compelled 10 withdraw
her troops
The Mexicans then overthrow the
monarchy, captured and shot the en-
peror. and established another repuh-
lie. Gen Juarez,) leader>of the patriots
became president. Upon his death,
IN 1872, Juarez was succeeded by
Lerdo de Teiada. who was ousted by
Poriirio Diaz In 1877. Diaz was sue
ceeded by his friend Manual Gonzalez
ia 1880, who was in turn followed by
Diaz again. tie latter having changed
the constitution limiting the terms a
president might hold
BY elections manipulated with the
greatest fraud, by murder, imprison-
ment and force, Diaz has managed 10
remain president ever since
The government is patterned close.
~ after that of the United States, hav-
ing president. president. con.
gress composed of two houses, and a
similar system of judiciary.
The number OF Catholic churches in
J. was l0,l12, and OF Protestant
1l9.
II Is one Of the richest mining coun-
tries III the world; over one-third OF
The worlds production of silver has
been taken from Mexican mines.
Coal is imported from England and
The United States. and is sold at ex-
traNagant prices. while at the same
time portion of the country is un-
derlaid with immense deposits OF the
very best anthracite.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25

The Mexican man treats a b,
same wav--with the result that
richest countries he is, speaking
Ot men
There it is always tomorrow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25

The republic OF Mexico. officially
called the United States OF Mexico,
was one of the two great viceroyaities
OF Spain In the new world. Mexico
and Peru represented the dominions OF
a territory extending from the unde-
fined north To the extremity OF South
America.
From the hopelessly confused le-
gendaIy accounts OF events in prehls-
tOric Mexico. II Is possible To make
out only rough outline of what hap
pened The Toltocs began Ions
course Of wandering through the val
leys about the year 100. They held
sway until 1903, when their power was
overthrown and they themselves driv-
en- southwark through Central America
Tueir cOnQuerors. the Chickamecas,
held the LAM until. they were in turn
overpowered by the Aztecs, who had
wandered into the country from the
north.
The AZtecs established an empire
with a high grade OF civilization. con
siderlng The wildness and sayagery Of
the rest of the American hemisphere.
The architecture government mode
OF LIVING and commerce We're such "a
TO astonish the Spaniards under Cor
tez, who invaded the country in 1919.
Montezuma was their emperor.
The Spaniards quickly went to
war with the A2tecs. The latter
fought brayely for time but
could do nothing before Cortez's
cannon After n period OF unex-
ampled bloodshed I'M which the Span
iards fairly reyelled, displaying as
great sa,agery and much more treach-
cry than theiI antagonists, CorteZ
finally conquered the country Some
historians say that Montezuma was
tortured on "a bed OF red-hot coal until
IL BETRAYED TO the Spanish The secret
siding place OF his great treasures of
gold and silver
Then followed long period Of Span
ish reign, durinr which succession
of viceroys responded hcartlessly TO
the pressure from Spain by draining
the land of every possible ingot OF sill
yer.
IN 1910 priest Miguel Hidalgo.
rang the church bell and called upon
his people To throw of the yoke Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
CAN THE BATTLER
COME BACK AGAIN {g
WE'LL KNOW SOON
NELSON MEETS MORAN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND THIS BATTLE WILL SHOW If DANE
RETAINS HIS OLD-TIME SKILL

Grave tore into Nelson, the satteT QEz
ed quickly. the lefts TO head ~
rights TO stomach that were pooto
into him as early as the nth r0uu
making his step leaden and unstooAH
and his arms heavy and slow. Fo|
son never tried harder In his hfo q
knock a man out than he did In tn
hight. bur II was not i'm him. R0tU
after round. tired by his own futlf0
efforts and the blows thar he had ~
ceived. he Jagged to his corner, AM
when the final bell rang La GrS{1
was the fresher of the two. IN
Nelson ascribed his poor showiuIE
TO the fact that he had not bOxQd3
enough to true his eye and to thu
further fact that La Grave outweigll&
ed him about seven pounds. There T.
some Justice to the latter claim, by1
II his Judgment OF distance can be-
bettered Is question that only htN'
showing against Moran Will answef,.
With la Grave his Judgment was mis-
cradle. Every lead he made wA3'
autographed, was delivered slowly. the
steam was lacking and so easily.
avoided as TO be almost laughabiS;;''
With more confident boy as an ops
ponent. Nelson's head would have
been torn on with counters. for az
ter every missed runch he vas wide
open for mighty cracks TO the jaw
Moran, IL may be said in passinX2
knows how TO step in with crushX
ing wallop when his opponent r.
thrown of balance by missed
swing or hook ~
Nelson did not show that he hal
come back in his fight with H.
Grave. No excuse that he can Offer
will alter that palpable fact. But Hs
he disposes of Moran he will have
convinced us that the beating Web,
CAST gave him has not sent him to
the pugilistic graveyard and will EN-
phasize the fact that his Is the moof
wonderful body in pugilism's historY,s
For, after all, Nelson's frame and
heart have been his principal stock
in tIYde. He has never been accused
of being fox, and admits himself
that his superior endurance. enabling
him to outmaul and outrough his OPP
pcnents, brought him TO the top fof
the heap.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
BOGUS VANDERBILT"
BETS he's NOT A SHAM
offers To Wager $1,000 That He Re-
ceives $4,000 a Year From
Railroad Magnate.

PARIS. Nov 25-The bogus Wander
bill who is charged with having at
tempted $4,000 fraud on Miss Eve
Ism Maud Taylor ana Miss Helene
Beatrice Taylor, OF London has bct
$4,000 with financial lawyer. Nj.
Thomas. q III Rue MsntabOr that he
is not SO very bogus after all
He advances what ne calls the
proofs that ne is a relative OF William
x. Vanderbilt. one Of his proofs" be-
ing his assertion that he is In receipt
of an annuity OF $25. zoe year from
the railroad magnate.
The man accused Of fraud now calls
himself Frederick Denney Vanderbilt
lis is the same man who obtained
large sums of money from Count Der
rard de Po'iales, the ex-husband OF
Mrs FlUrcnc2 DrouillMd, OF Nashville.
Tenn. The Portales firmly believed
the impostCr 20 be a real Vanderbilt
II was he who induced Tie unfortunate
Harry King. Of 40. Barclay SO, Lon
don TO iuance the Prince de Braganza
I'm his quest OF an American Wife, this
prince being the bro,her-in.law Of the
Duchess de Visen. who was Miss
Anita Stuart
The bogus Vanderbilt. who claims
that ne Is not altogether bogus, oddly
enough bears striking resemblance
TO the elder Nanderbiits. BY reason
of his transactions with the Prince de
Bragaula he was expelled from Wien
ma. and the local police are much cha
grined that they are not able TO eXpcl
him from Paris also.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25

I~IAN Francisco. Nov. 25-Iias
nj Battling Nelson come back?
The question that has been
asked by fight followers the
country over, since the ex-
champion announced that he was az
good as ever. following his long rest
and outing i'm Yellowstone Park. viii
be given a definite and final answer
tomorrow afternoon when he meets
Owen Moran. the great little English
man, In 20-round contest In this
city.
This encounter will be the supreme
test, and if Nelson wins decisively,
all doubt that he really has come back
Will have been set at rest. IT he
makes only an Indifferent showing
well, II can mean nothing more than
one of the greatest fighting machines
the ring has known is worn out be-
You'd the possibility of repair
In Moran. the>Dane viii meet a far
better man than Antoine La Grave,
With whom he fought a draw a few
weeks ago. A seasoned veteran. a
clever boxer game 10 the core, with
thorough knowledge OF all the finer
points OF his profession, and excep-
tionally strong for n man OF his
inches. Moran ia a foeman worthy OF
any boxers steel and II Nelson gets
by him. Wolgast can no longer hide
behind his alleged injuries TO avoid
a return battle.
For the first time IN his II years
of work in the fighting game. Mel
son has decided to try the clever
stuff. realizing that in 20round at
fair against man OF Moran's caliber
he cannot afford to permit himself 10
be pummeled without doing some
pummeling himself. That, at least. is
his explanation OF his changed plan or
training, he having done more boxing
in conditioning himself for Moran
than he has ever done. TO others,
however, his switch is looked upon as
a confession that he can no longer
stand the beating, that his wonderful
endurance is at the ebb and that his
whalebone constitution. which has
enabled him 10 take more and harder
beatlngs than any man in the his
tory of the game, is breaking up.
They point 10 the fact that when La