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The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
SMOKELESS POWDER.
lt Came Through Experimenting For
 Hiah Explosives.

High Explosives.
 The idea iS very general that smoke less powder in being practically smokeless achieves its greatest end, but as a matter of fact its smokeless feature is incidental and was an ac- cident.
 When the idea of modern long range guns was conceived 1t was at once ap- parent that the old black powder lack ed explosive force. and thousands ot experiments were made with various chemicals to procure a powder of high explosive properties. and this was at last accomplished.
 When the new powder was tried, much to the surprise of every one it was found that practically no smoke followed the explosion, though this could Of course have been predicted had the question ever arisen. The volume of smoke from black powder Is due mainly to the quantity of char coal in the powder. an ingredient not found in the smokeless explosive.
 Smokeless powder, though a great boon to the sportsman, Is of question able value on the battlefield, so far as its smOkeleSsneSS is concerned. The smoke clouds of old days were ire quently most advantageously used to cloak movements of troops and bat teries and really interfered with the enemy much more than with the troops creating the smoke.-Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
The Wonderful Banana.

Some people believe that the banana was the original forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden. In any case it is one of the curiOsitieS of the vegetable kingdom, being not a tree, a palm, a bush, a shrub, a vegetable or a herb, but a herbaceous plant with the status of tree. Although it sometimes at- tains a height of thirty feet, there is no woody fiber in any part of its struc- ture, and the punches growing on the dwarf banana plant are often heavier than the stalk which supports them. No other plant gives such a quantity of food to the acre as the banana. It yields II times more by weight than the potato and 13S times more than wheat. Moreover, no insect will at tack 1t. and it is always immune from diseases of any kind.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
One Cold Saved.

Logic is logic, whether it touches the affairs of nations or a cold in the head. The conviction, says London Tit-Bits, was forced upon a Liverpool woman whose cOachman, although he had been i'll for several days, appeared one morning with his hair closely crop ped.
 "Why, Dennis" said the mistress, whatever possessed you to have your hair cut while you had such a bad coldg
 Well, num- replied the unabashed Dennis, T do be takin' notice this long while that whiniver 1 have me hair cut l take a bad cowld, so l thought to meself that now, while l had the cOwld on to ne. it would be the time of all others to go and get me hair cut tin done, for by that course I would save mesef just one cowld Do you see the power of me reasonin', mum%
 How She Loved Him.
 He-When shall we wed? She-Oh, John! Why do you take our engage ment so seriously2-Fliegende Blatter.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
WORK THAT IELLs
The Kind Alaskan Readers Appro-
 elata.

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 J. PTenatt, 31I Third Ave-, N, Se- attle, Wash, says: "The relief I re- ceived from Deans Kidney Pills over three years ago, has been permanent and l, therefore, cheerfully confirm the public statement I gave in favor of the remedy at that time. For two years l had attacks of baCkache and my kidneys were so weak that the least cold l contracted settled in them making my condition worse. Doan's Kidney Pills promptly disposed of the pains In my back and regulated the passages of the kidney secretons. A the present time there is not symp- tom of my former trouble remaining I advise anyone afflicted with kidney complaint to give Deans Kidney Pills 8 trial"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the nama-Doan's-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07


 [Pauu, Pennsylvania's crack runner, who
 established a new intercollegiate record
 for the mile last year, is expected to
 compete in the relay races to be held on
 Franklin field April SOL
 The second will be a four mile event, each man to run a mile. The third contest will be a two mile affair, each man to run a half mile. The Univer- Sity of Pennsylvania will be found rep resented in all three, and 1t is eL- pected that Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan and several other big uni versailles will enter in the coming races.
 Last year this meet reached the high water mark, with over sixty colleges present and close to 175 schools, the entire country, with the exception of the Pacific coast slope, being repre- sented in both the scholastic and col . lege events. An even better record is . expected this year.
 The management has sent out the in- vitauons to the colleges, and many ac- . .ceptances have been received. Some | changes have been made in the college groupings, but in the main they are the same as in former years. They are not hard and fast, but may be changed upon well founded protest
 In addition to the championship and group races among the colleges there will be the one mile freshman cham pionship and the special events open only to college men, graduate or un- ! dergraduate. These are as follows: One hundred yard dash, 12O yard hur- dle, high jump, broad jump, shot put, hammer throw, discus throw and pole vault Gold watches will be given in these events. It is expected that close l to POO teams will compete.
 ] A silk banner will be given to the winning team in each relay as a col lege trophy, and to each member of the winning team a gold watch. Each of the members of the team that fin. ishes second will get a silver cup. Cups will be given as third prizes. Sec. ond prizes will be given only when four teams contest and third prizes when six teams conrast.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
QUEER INDIAN BELIEFS.
Ths Five Worlds of the Bella coola
 Sun Worshipers.

Sun Worshipers,
 There is an odd feature in the theol- ogy of the small Indian tribe of the Bella Coola which inhabit British Co., lumbia in about latitude g. They be- lieve that there are i've worlds, one above the other, and the middle one is our own world. the earth. Above it are two heavens, and under 1t are two underworlds. In the upper heaven is the supreme deity, who is a woman, and she doesn't meddle much with the affairs in the second world below her. The zenith is the center of the lower heaven, and here Is the house of the gods. in which live the sun and the rest of the deitieS.
 Our own earth is believed to be an island swimming In the ocean. The first underworld from the earth is in- habited by ghosts, who can return, when they wish to heaven, from which place they may be sent down to our earth. If then they mlsbehave again they are cast into the lower of the un- derworIdS. and from this bOurn no ghostly traveller returns.
 The Bella Coola are sun worshiperS, for Senex, the sun. the master of the house of gods, who is called the father and the sacred one, Is the only deity to whom the tribe pray. Each family of the Bella Coola has its own tradl- tious and its own form of the cur rent traditions. so that in the mythOlo- gy of the tribe there are countless con rradictiOns. When any one not mem Der of a clan tries to tell a tradition which does not belong to his clan 1t Is like a white man trying to tell an- others joke-he is considered as ap- propriating the property right which does not belong to him.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
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Lucas County.

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 A. W. GLEASON. (seaD Notary Public Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- formally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. Send for testimonials free.
 FL CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
Convinced

"Do you think a college education helps a man in busineSsE
 Sure. I've had two college boys here workin' for me durin' the past year. and l was afraid to discharge either one of 'em for fear they'd find fault with my grammar when I done it.'-Chicago Record Herald.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07

You can spend pleasant half how in a game of Pool or English Bil Yards. The Board of Trade has tht best tables in Skagwey. Drop in,- we'll be glad to SC you,
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
Followfno Orders.

Charlie-What have you been doing to your face. dear boy: Percy-I tried to shave myself this morning. Charlie What on earth for? Percy-The doctor told me that l ought to take more exercise.-nlUstrated Bits.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
At Cross Purposes.

Scott-HaR the people in the world don't know what the other half are doing. Mott-No; that Is because the other half are doing them. - Boston Transcript.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07
BIC
 RELAY CARNIVAL
Entire Country to Be Represent
 ed at Coming Meeting,
RECORD ENTRY LIST EXPECTED
Athletes From Over Two Hundred Universities and Schools to Be Guests of Pennsylvania Men on Franklin Field April 30.

The Athletic Association of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania will give its sixteenth annual intercollegiate and in.
 terschOlastic relay race meeting on Franklin field, April 30, open to all the colleges of the United States and Can ada. There will be three races to de- termine the college championship of America, and they will be open to any college or university that desires to en- ter. One race will be for a mile, each man to run a quarter of the distance.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-07

Lowney's Candies, Box Candies, all kinds of Chocolates, GlaCes, Cream and Bon Bons at TONY DORTERO'S.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

as to what she knows of the happen
ings at the Cazadero ranch. She is be-
lfeved to know far more than she has
divulged.
Harry Misawa was sweated this aft
ernoon by Assistant District Attorney
Hoyle. He is the Japanese who posi-
lively identified the picture sent to the
Oakland police department as Yama-
gachi. This afternoon he excused him
self on the plea that he was mistaken.
In almost two hours time of question
ing through an Interpreter, Misawa
gave no information that would be of
any value whatever. Misawa was one
of the three men in the group picture
from which he identified Yamagachi
positively and it is believed by the Of
flcials that the japanese deliberately
lied to give Yamagachi more time to
escape and to throw the officers of the
law on the wrong track. He acknowl-
edges now that the photograph which
he identified as Yamagachi is really
that of Mayeda. The man was taken
back to the county jail. where he will
be kept for a time, awaiting Develop
ments in the case.
Sheriff Jack Smith, District Attor-
ney Clarence F. Lea. Court Reporter
Harry A. Scott and Coroner Frank l..
Blackburn returned home late tonight.
They are tired out from their exertions
in the case and the intense heat at
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07

: SANTA ROSA, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Margaret
e. Starbuck employed William Wilde
and Attorney John w. Gwilt to force
the Kendalls off the ranch she leased
to them was the charge made today by
Attorney William F. Cowan, who rep
resented the Kendalls in their litiga-
tion with Mrs. Starbuck.
According to Cowan, Mrs. Starbuck
instructed Wilde to represent himself
as g. purchaser Of the ranch, and told
Attorney Gwilt to write to Kendall
telling him of the sale of the property
mad saying that he would bring legal
proceedings unless the Kendalls left.
When Wilde learned the state of af-
fairs he repudiated the agreement and
told Enoch Kendall of the transaction,
says Cowan.
Cowan says he has letters from
Gwilt showing these matters plainly.
Kendall told Cowan of Wilde's state
ment.
During the hearing of one of the
legal matters before the courts here
recently Cowan declares that the con-
duct of Mrs. Starbuck with one of the
japanese in the courtroom was offens-
i've and brought criticism from persons
in the courtroom.
It is the belief here of many persons
that Mrs. Starbuck should be questioned
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
Boy S Evidence Against
The Fugitive Japanese

On Saturday, July %, about
O'Clock in the morning, I was up
in the hills near the old cabin
on the Starbuck place. The cabin
door was locked on the inside.
i thought no one was there and
went around to the back. 1 saw
no one and climbed in through
the window.
I first saw a big knife on the
floor and spoke of 1t to Thomp-
son. who was with me. Then.
under the bed. 1 saw Henry
Yamagachi. knew him well.
for he worked for my father and
mother at the hotel. He spoke
TO me. L asked him what he was
doing under the bed. and he re-
piled that he was just playing.
Don't tell anybody you saw
me here" he said to me. At that
time he was dressed In brown
overaIIs of a sort of khaki and
wore, a yelIowish shirt. i did
not stay long at the place. did
not notice any blue overalIs
around, though thcySfnight have
been there.@Statemen by Arthur
Collins of Cazadero to District
Attorney Lea of Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
RUMOR POLICE OFFICERS
WILL BE TRANSFERRED
Number of Possible Changes
Come in Report

There was a well defined rumor in
police circles yesterday that Chief Mar
tin will in a few days give effect to
the request of Captain O'Day TO be
moved from the central police district
TO some other district. and that Captain
Gleeson will be transferred from the
Mission district to the central district
About the same time rumor has IL
that Sergeant Matheson will be re-
moved from the Chinatown detail
which he has urged for several weeks
and that either Sergeant Layne or Ser
geant Donovan will fill the vacancy
and will have an entire new squad to
support him.
This would mean that Chinese gam
bling will not be so entirely crushed as
1t has been under Mathesons COM
mand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
TWO SUSPECTS
ARE RELEASED
Oakland japanese Exonerated and Richmond
Brown Man Proves Innocence

1 know that Yamagachi told a story
Of having killed the three Kendalls
himself
CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Il was sure that we had amagachi
when we arrested his namesake today.
But it was case of mistaken identity.
Now we know exactly whom we seek
and the Japanese are going to help us
fnd Manjiro Yamaga for the sake
or their countrymen in Sonoma
county. We thought we knew the
murderer's sister. but a japanese
woman, Toma. at Napa, proved to be
the sister of the innocent Yama gachi
we arrested
On instructions from Captain Peter
sen the Starbucks refused to be inter
viewed again. Petersen found that
repeated visits from persons with
fresh theories and conflicting details
were confusing the the memories of
the Oakland family, who own the
ranch. and to whom Yamagachi told OF
his crime
1t was said at the Starbucy home to-
day that Mrs. Starbuck and her
daughter had gone away for rest and
respite from the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
"THE CAVE MAN" TO
BE REPRODUCED HERE
Bohemian Jinks Play to Be
Given in Van Ness Theafer

The Bohemian grove play, s"The Cave
Man.. which was produced near Guer-
neville last evening. was notable
event from a musical and literary
standpoint. Charles K. Field, the asso-
ciate editor of Sunset Magazine. Is sire
of the jinks this year and author of the
text Of the play. The music is by VIII
liam j. Mccoy of Oakland.
The principal lyrics and the best OF
the music will be reproduced in this
city at a special matinee concert at the
Van Ness threaten next Tuesday after
noon. The soloists will include David
Bispham, Georg Walcker, Vail Bake
we'll and Elsie Ardon BrickelL The
concert will begin sharp at 2:30.
Tickets will be sold to club members
only up to Saturday next. All seats re-
naming unsold will be placed on sale
at Sherman & Clay's Monday and Tues
day next.
The proceeds of the concert will be
applied to the balance due on the addi-
tional purchase of grove property in
Westover canyon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
OIL COMPANY FINISHES
IT'S WATER PIPELINE
Elk Hills Furnished From the
Buena Vista Lake
[Speciot Dispatch 10 The Call

BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 6.-The Asso-
ciated oil company has just completed
the construction of a 4 inch pipe line
from Buena Vista lake to the Elk Hills
territory for the purpose of furnish
ing water to the district. The associa-
ton controls six sections in the hills
and has rig on every quarter section.
This territory heretofore has suffered
from a total lack OF water. and, despite
the exorbitant charges of the Associ-
ated company for water service, the
best posted oiImen look for a rush to
the Elk hills this fall.
The Associated at first demanded a
rental of $500 for every oil well served,
but encountered such a vigorous pro-
test that the rate was finally fixed at
$500 per well.
There are al the present time more
than $50 derricks In the field. Among
the interests represented aresthe Bal
four Guthrie, representing English
capital. the Esper anza Consolidated,
the Barneson company and the Barlow
& Hill people.
The Kalispell oil company has been
incorporated in this city with capital
Of S250.0OO. with r. o. Wilson of San
Francisco president.
Would it hurt this country If it's
crop of law and medical college grad
uates was to fail for few years?
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
Seen on Road

Then we can prove that on the
afternoon Of Sunday, July "a, he was
seen walking along the road from the
direction of the Kendall place with a
suitcase. He boarded the afternoon
train at Elm grove at 2:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. At that time he
had q suitcase and a heavy telescope
basket. He went to Santa Rosa with
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07

his baggage. When he left Santa Rosa
to go to Cazadero the last time he
borrowed 81 from a friend, and when
he returned to Santa Rosa he paid the
man back with a IS piece. We have
not established this to a certainty, but
ii is believed that Mrs. Kendall had
money possibly SIS, in the house.
which we can now find no trace off,
District Attorney Lea spent several
hours today at the mountain cabin
where Yamagachi was seen about the
time of the murder. He found q
broken ak handle, which might have
been attached to the ak found at the
Kendall place with new handle. He
also found a walking stick. which was
carved by the Japanese and had his
first name, Henry" cut in the wood
The cane was in the shape of Jap
anese two handled sword. There was
dary stain at the base of the stick
which might have been made by blood
but ii is rare stick or stone on the
Kendall -Starbuck place which is not
believed to be stained.
Will Examine OverallS
The district attorney will take the
overalls fond at Yamagachis cabin
to Santa Rosa where they will be ex-
amined to see if the stain on them is
human blood The Japanese wore
KHAKI. overalls when last seen.
That Yamagachi was tolerably well
educated in English is shown by let
ter written by him to Mrs. c. A. Col
Inns of Cazadero. Mrs. Collins gave the
letter to District Attorney Lea today
It was written in an excellent hand
and read is follows:
From 41s Davis street. Santa Rosa
Cal, July s.
Dear Madam:
Certainly 1 would have a nice time
while I stayed there and 1 thank you
very much for your kindness which
you showed on me. I safely arrived
here in tha; evening and am keeping
me busy from my work Beautiful Ca
zadero will be reminded in my memory
for ever. Please regard my wishes to
Mr.. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. White and
to dear Arthur With best wishes to
you and success on your business.
Yours sincerely
HENRY YAMA
The envelope was addressed to. Mrs
c. a Collins, Cazadero hotel, Cazadero
Cal, and was postmarked Santa Rosa
Cal, July s. $50 a. m.
JAPANESE UNMARKED
The Mrs C.A. Collins" to whom the
Japanese wrote is Mrs. A. E. Collins
who will be a witness against him. The
district attorney had a talk With
Frank j. Schneider. butcher. today
Schneider saw Yamagachi on his way
to the train Sunday. The japanese
bore no marks on his face, Schneider
said. Mrs. Starbuck is quoted as say
ing that Yamagachi was badly bruised
about the face when he returned TO her
place from Cazadero.
One means of connecting the Japan
ese with the murder of the Kendall
ranch should he be arrested may be q
gold watch. 1t was learned today that
Saturday, July %, Tom Kendall re-
ceived by registered mail a gold watch
which ne had sent to Samuels, a jeweler
in Oakland, TO be repaired. The jewele1
would have put his repair mark on the
case and that would serve to connect
any one carrying the watch with the
crime. Mrs. Kendall is also known to
have had a gold watch and chain which
can not now be found at the ranch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
ATTORNEY OF KENDALLS
ACCUSES MRS. STARBUCK
William Oakland Woman Family Off Ranch Near
They

the Cazadero ranch. They will rest
over Sunday and probably take up the
Smith had not previously left the scene
since he went there the first of the
week. and has worked night and day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
DISCREPANCY IN EVIDENCE

Out of the visit of Yoshida, Deputy
Sheriff Ramsey, Carlisle and Samuels,
has come discrepancy which the po-
lice can not now explain. Yoshida,
Samuels and Carlisle all assert that
Yamagachi. leaving Cazadero and Santa
Rosa on the Supposed day of the mur
der, had no marks on his face and gave
no evidence of any excitement But
the first report from the Starbucks was
that Yamagachi. when he called at their
home, had a bruised eye. Starbuck
himself had an explanation. He said
"Yamagachi told of the fight and
showed a bruise, but to me the injury
seemed too fresh to have been incurred
at Cazadero."
Captain of Detectives Petersen said:
"That is the only discrepancy, and
we will probably clear it away. There
are several ways in which the matter
might be explained, and l want to say
that in all our work we have found
nothing to indicate that the Starbucks
did not tell what they knew as accur-
ately as they could. In fact, while
Yamagachi was In the house, Mrs.
Starbuck tried twice to get me on the
telephone and could not. Then she
got Attorney Brunk, and little inves-
tigation of Yamagachi's story made 1t
seem so Improbable that they thought
the Japanese was crazy.
"Of the theory that Tom Kendall is
not dead / can say nothing 1t is. of
course, necessary that Kendall be
found, dead or alive, at once. If there
are only two bodies on that ranch
young Kendall must be found some
place else. 1 would not assert that
he killed his father and mother when
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
INTERNATIONAL CHESS
is WON BY AUSTRIAN
Schlechter Captures First Prize
and Duras Second

HAMBURG, Aug. 6.-The, interna-
city on July Is, ended today when the
Austrian champion, Carl Schlechter,
captured first prize with 1115 games
won. The other best scores were:
Duras II, Niemzowitseh 101s. Spieinnan
10, Marshall AZ. Tech1nan 91a Alskhine
s15, Chotimirski S1a, Forgacz s, Tar
ras sch g.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07


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