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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
DIR. MOORE HONORED GUEST
OF SCROOLMASTERS' CLUB
Farewell Dinner to the Retiring
Superintendent Well Attended

DR.. e. c. Moore, who recently ten
dered mis- resignation as city superin-
tendent of schools, to accept the chair
of education at Yale, was rendered a
farewell dinner last evening in the din
ing room of the Los Angeles high
school by 100 members of the School
masters club Of this city. Members OF
the board of education were also IN at
tendance.
DR.. Moore made a short address in
which he thanked the SChOOlmasters
club and the board members for the
courtesies extended to him. Several
mem bers of the board and club re-
Piled Music for the occasion was
rendered by the high school orchestra
of % pieces under the leadership OF
Miss Verna Blythe. The assemblage
of tutors was brought to close by
all arising and singing the famous
Yale Roola song. The words of the
song are as follows:
Well here We are; well. here we are!
Just watch US rolling up score
We'll leave those fellows behind SO far
They won't want to play US any more!
We've hope and faith in Eli Yale!
To win we cannot fail!
Well a Roola, Boo, Boola, Boola, Boo,
Boola, Boo. Boola, cola, Boola. Boo!
Chorus
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola,
Boola Boola, Boola, Boola,
When we're through with those poor fellows
They will holer "Boola, Boo' SPOKEN
Rah. Rah Rah),
Oh, Yale, Eli Yale,
oh, Yale, Eli Yale,
oh, Yale, Eli Yale,
Oh, Yale, Ell Yale!
Now, isn't il a shame, now isn't II a shame
To do those fellows up so had?
We've done it before, we can do it once
more,
Though they'll feel very very sad.
Wen roll up the score so very high
That you will hear them sigh,
aBoola Boola Boo, Boola, Boola, Boo
Boola, Boo, Boola, 'oola, Boo!a' Boo:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
Personal Mention

Among the many new arrivals at the
Lankershim yesterday were Mrs. Car
oline Hickman and son, John Hickman,
of Dorking. England. The Rickmans
expect to spend several days in Los
Angeles before concluding their tour
of the United States and Canada.
A. N. Clavet and Mrs. Clavet of Port
Arthur, Canada, are at the Lanker-
SHIN.
]. ]. Esterbrook and wife of Port
land, Ore, arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday to remain several weeks.
They are at the Lankershim'
H. B. Hickey and wife, Henry B.
Hickey and Fred Hickey of Oakland
autoed down from the bay city yester-
day and are stopping at the Alex
andria.
c. A. Brandt, former manager of the
Eel Tavor hotel, Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, is a guest at the Alexandra.
Baron Won Schroeder, a wealthy resi-
dent of San Luis Obispo, is registered
at the Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Oaks of San
Francisco arrived at the Alexandria
yesterday morning.
H E. Cobb of Chicago is at the An
gelus. Mr.. Cobb is a we'll known
broker of the windy city. and summers
in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. MacRae of Bux-
ton, Iowa, have taken apartments at
the Angelus and will remain over
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Stark of Berkeley
are guests at the Van Nuys.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Mason Of Doug
las, Ariz, are in Los Angeles, stopping
at the Van Nuys.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Maur of Douglas
Ariz., are registered at the Hollen-
beck.
A. c. Bowles of New York is at the
Hollenbeck.
r. D. Stombs and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Stombs of Globe, Ariz.. are
registered at the Westminster The
party is on its way to Honolulu, this
being Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stomb $
honeymoon trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
SUES ATTORNEY FOR SAT-
WOMAN SAYS SHE PAID OUT

Edward l.. Hutchison, an attorney
is a defendant in a suit filed in the
superior court yesterday by Mae Hilda
Kessler administrators of the estate of
James c. Barnett, to recover $477.35.
The plaintiff asserts that she paid out
the sum stated on the advice of the
defendant, whom she had employed.
Later the court refused to permit the
payments to remain a charge against
the estate, according to the com
plaint.
Attorney Hutchison denies the al
legations made by Miss Kessler. lie
stated that he consented to her paying
out 500, but not the sum she named
in the complaint
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
SEVERE REBUFF

Senator La Toilette said of a noto-
rlous fnancier the other day:
He got rather a setback in a talk
he had last session with one of our
men.
Money! he said. BAH There are
thousands of ways Of making money
Yes, but only one honest way our
man remarked.
What ways that?
ct thought you wouldn't know it,
was the reply. y."-Washingt Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
A PERSONAL APPEAL

Will the sinner who is trying to get
religion by borrowing the ecclesiastical
sign from the front porch of the Uni
tartan church please return 1t TO Rev.
r. 5. Loring as soon as it works his
conversion so that some other klepto-
maniac may have a chance to associ-
ate with a good thing for the saving Of
his soul?-Iowa City Jowan
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
NEW SYSTEM OF PAY FOR
MAIL CARRYING CONTRACT

ington has adopted a pro rata mileage
system of payment for screen wagon
service in Los Angeles. The depart
ment has recognized the necessity Of
providing for the extension Of service
of the Los Angeles postofice. Since
Los Angeles is the second city in the
United States 10 be afforded this sys-
tenn the change has interesting sig
nificance. July / will see the installa-
ton OF the new service. n. f. Barker
of San Francisco has the screen wagon
contract
The contractor under the new system
will be paid only for the exact service
he renders in carrying the mail to and
from the depots and between the
branch offices and the main office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12

tifully decorated for the celebration.
Easter lilies were plentiful in the par
lor and carnations and ferns were used
in the dining room. Mrs. Latshaw for
merly was prominent in Denver social
circles. but is now a resident of Los
Angeles. Many friends of Miss Laugh
lin gathered in the Laughlin home to
felicitate the sisters on the anniversary.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pryor, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12

You can buy IT, perhaps at many places. but
there's one BEST place 10 buy it-Rnd that
place adyertises,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
SUPERINTENDENT SELECTED
BY BOARD OF EDUCATION
viii Announce Successful Name
at TomorroW's Meeting

The board of education. at its meet
ing tomorrow evening will elect sue
cessor to Dr. f. c. Moore, retiring su-
porintendent of Los Angeles city
schools. The selection already has been
made by the board sitting as commit
toe of the whole The name, however,
win not be made public until 1T is an
nounced at the board meeting tomor-
row.
The board has held frequent sessions
recently at which various candidates
for the position have been considered.
In some Instances the men themselves
have appeared before the board. 1t is
said that the appointee viii be an edu-
Gator well known in Los Angeles and
in California.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
NOT 50 BAD

If cleanliness really ranks next to
godliness, that 100000 laundry bill
shown for Washington by the census
reports would indicate we're not nearly
as wicked as the rest of the country
thinks we are.-Washington Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12

Doubtless one of the most remarka-
BILE birthday anniversaries ever cele-
brated was that of Miss Ada Laughlin
and Mrs. Ida NJ Latshaw, twin sisters,
Friday evening at the home of the for
mer, 3119 Manitou avenue. 1t was their
sixtieth birthday, and the first one they
had celebrated together in thirty-seven
years. Miss Laughlins home was beau
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
BERLIN. March 10,

BERLIN, March 10.
Herr pernburg. the imperial colonial
secretary. has suffered in prestige in con-
neetion with his diamond policy in Ger
man Southwest Africa.
Ii. order to regulate the diamond pro-
auction on the state lands In the colony.
he came TO an arrangement with the
Deu,sehe Kolonial Geselischaft fur Sud
vest, Afrika. to the effect that the latter
should exploit the fields. allowing the
state IS per cent of the profits, or a maxi
mum Of ssen 600 per annum.
The ReIchsfag. to whom the agreement
had to be submitted for ratification, has
refused to accept II. asserting thai the
states participation was too insignificant.
Almost simultaneously offers have come
from financial concerns in southwest
Africa 10 aliot the state 50 per cent, or
a maximum OF $25.p1o.oo0.
The effect has been to create sensa-
ton in financial circles in Berlin. and to
cause the koionial Geseiischafts shares
to fall SIS. from $3.50 to 1915. in one day
: They will doubtless fall lower still I'M
less Herr Dernburg discovers some meth
cd by which bis arrangement with the
company can be made more nearly to
agree with the new offers.
There were several factors In the OPP
position to the agreement. one of the
chief being that the German policy and
methods In the colony as compared with
those of its neighbor. the British South
African territories. were SO restrictive
and arbitrary and military as TO almost
cause stagnation.
This local hostility has been voiced In a
colonial German newspaper. In cables to
Individual members of the Reichstag. in
memorials from the local governing
authority primarily concerned. and in the
Reiehsiag itseH by the Socialist mem-
bers
\ And when offers came Of so much bet
ter terms for the government than those
secured under the treaty. Herr Dern-
burg found his hand forced.
Ttsefe II 4 tendency IN Germany to
blame the colonial secretary far making
a bad bargain. white some even aiiege
that he has been actmated by desire TO
benefit his friends In the financial world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19

PARIS. March IA tragedy caused ny
the French marriage law, which fsau,' GO
The narents' consent to a marriage wheh
the parties are under Is, was narrated ~,
he parts courts yesterday yt's.ais stf'
n..,,aad Helene Cassassus was about 10 De
married to a young insurance clerk. pu.
m the very morning Of the ceremony the
bridegroom received writ from ms
father forbidding the union.
nm This the Young couple decided to dis
,ense with a ceremony. Then last July
tho man announced that he was going TO
make match 10 which there were no
impediments On this Helene Cassassus
in n fit of desperation threw some vitrioi
at her faithiess lover, who was removed
diving to a hospital.
with death upon him the young man
waning affection for the girl returned
Not only did he refuse to prosecute, but
before he died he sent for a police COM
missary and made him promise that his
sweetheart should not be moiested. Pro-
ceedings were, however. instituted by the
mans father, and the young woman was
sentenced to two years imprisonment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
DUELISI''S MISTAKE
ENDS IN 4 TRAGEDY
Says He Fired al Opponents Feet,
Yet Bullet Penetratcs
His Brain.
IS BL.A ED

VIENNA. March 10.
Baron Hermann Widerhofer. govern
merit agent aud prominent member OF
the Austrian aristocraey was killed
here yesterday in a duel by nr. Oscar
Mayer, his friend and colleague.
They qnarreied about what Is describe
ed Az private affair" and during q
aisputa in public DR.. Mayer assaulted
his friend, who Immediately challenged
him.
The seconds, who were four army of
ficers, arranged q duel with snoothbore
pistols, the comhatants to are three
shots at each other at distance of
.thirty-fve PAGES. The unusually long
distance shows that the seconds did not
consider the insult matter of life or
death. k
THE duel took place yesterday after
noon near the rifle butts on the out
skirts OF Vienna. Baron Widerhofer, as
the agxrieved person, fired first. using
This left hand as his right arm had
been injured during the struggle with
Or. MAYER. ). He missed his opponent.
Dr. Mayer than fred. and his first
bullet pierced Baron Widerhofers fore
head The latter died In a motor am
bulance while being conveyed 10 a
hospital.
Barren Wi6erhefeF was we'll known In
yiennese society. He was son OF q
former private physician TO the En-
Eperor Francis Joseph.
DIR. MAYER. who is grief stricken at
the tragic conclusion of the duel. states
that he aimed at Baron Widerhofer ;
feet, but that the heavy charge OF
powder caused the pistol to kick up
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19

LONDON. March ..
Sir George Rel the first high cpm-
missioner for the Australian comnsen-
wealth in England. and the foremost
wit of his country, has arrived in Lon
DON He comes to England not merely
as public official and afnpass tttef
qualified to speak for the Australian
government In the room OF the colonial
secretary in Downing street, but Az
the head of a great business enterprise
which aims at peopttng the vacant
lands of this continent with hundreds
of thousands of energetic Britishers
who have been crowded out by the
peers ami other landlords of the United
Kingdom. The plans that the iiigh
commissioner Will have 10 execute
eventually viii take some months TO
mature. as he and the authorities ~
Melbourne haze to get the six AcoInnef@-
ing states into line In immigration mat
ters and have to launch scheme ot
advertising Australia which Will paws
the way to the biggest boom IN AUS
trafian land settlement that THIS gen
Grafton has seen.
II want to make ii clear SAYS SIR
George aiiuding to hts mission. fnat
while / am high commissioner Tor
Australia there will he no axagEerataa
Inducements held out for Immigrants
The commonwealth W&ntS men. pHt Fttt
does not want any man. 1t Is tho star
ling English yeoman, the man from fne
rural counties. the man who Knows Tue
soil and loves 1t, Australia wants.
Already our great cities are yoNsEss
crowded, and there Lis little room TOR
any great influx of tho artisan ttsfsstsy
Certainly there is room for some. hut ~
a rule 1T will be tho farming man WHO
will find the best opening In the broad
lands beneath, the Southern Cross.
There is only one real reason why
Canada is so far ahead of Australia IN
regard to Immigration, and that reason
advertisements Well
government has appointed a new office
and am fortunate enough to fiji IL. We
hone ia change all that. but VIZ hope.
too- that there VITA never be any uH-
friendly rivalry between the two ao-s
a,iF.tera@. for they are beth grand places,
and over them both flies the dear vsd
Union Jack.
In all his political life Sir isenrEa
has been regarded as the Don Quixafs
of Australian free trade. He has fougnt
many fiscal battles. and he has lost bur
with his final defeat stiii close behind
him. he paid last evening the greatest
of all tributes TO Joseph Chamberlain
The services MI. Chamberlain hes
rendered to the empire are be$oHd
measure he said Every Britshers
in every corner nf the empire, ewes
him everlasting gratitude for his wan~
derful work as colonial secretary. he
is an imperalist In the greatest anu
most perpetual sense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
PHREAOLOGY TEST
FOR ENTRY TO HOME
Institution Established by Coun-
tess in Will OF E.xtraordi-
nary Character.
PROVISIONS STRANcs +

LONDON. March 10
The Countess Anna Maria Helena do
Naniiles, Il member of one OF the historic
families of France. who died on December
:, 1905. leaving estate of the gross value
OF $oa,fsa In the United Kingdom. made a
curious Will which has just been proved.
The countess left her estate at Meade,
Easthourne, and two-thirds Of her rcsian-
AIRY estate to found ST Mary's Orphan
age" Ia the hope that many or the girls
brought up In IL will help the church In
England in all that makes for righteous.
ness
The chief aim of the home will be to
give abundance Of health fer the spirit
uses, and the religious instruction .n,ist
be equally far removed from Calvinism
on the one hand and from ritualism and
saceraotaiism on the other
Book learning is to be Il secondary con-
sheraton. All competitive examinations
are forbidden. no study will be allowed
before breakfast or after g. r. NJ. no child
: sfsssi Teri, years Of agr shalt learn any
arithmetic except The multiplication table.
and no child with curvature of the spine
shah be allowed to write more than five
minutes day
Al lessons are to be learned In the
ihoFhlhg. ara no girl shall be required Ia
nnfis mere than feaf ard Il half hours a
day. but an additional hour may be de-
voted to plain needlework. during which
hour the elder pupils shall take 1t In turn
To read aloud 10 the others
No girl shall be punished for not know
ing her lessons by logs of recreation,
M girl who b. defective iii mind or body
shall Re admitted. and every candidate
shall first be examined by The nedica,
81
tilted To be free from constitutional de-
feet ana then By two fully atsaiifici
phrenoiogists separately and independent.
~. aud no girl shall be admitted to the
orpAanage who Is found deficient In con-
scientiousness and tirrlness. and upon this
point the reports OF the phrenoiogists
shall be held 10 furnish conclusive EVIL
dence,
No child shalt be vaecinated during the
TING she IL In the orphanage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
NAPOLEON'S CABIN BOY
IS ALIVE AND WELL
Personal Attendant of Emperor at
St. Helena About to Celebrate
tooth Birthday.
LINK WITH FIRST EMPIRE
SYDNEY. n. $. w. Mareh il

SYDNEY. N. 8. w. March ~
There Is a man In Sydney institution.
presided over by the French Sisters ~
the Little Company of Mary. who Will b.
100 years OF age on March 26 next. HIS
name Is William tombstone, and In tSt5
he was cabin boy in H. Nj. s. NortisHsn-
beriand the British warship that took
Napoleon to st. Helena. Fur coasitier-s
able time afterward he remained M this
island as one OF the personal attendants
on the faficf emperor and ore his
choicest possessions today is a devotional
book with Napoleon's writing tnat.
His story has been thoroughly sifted w
the sisters, who in their Investigations.
nave mad the assistance of Tess EEIwuFttty
folk. and they have no doubt that Il ta'
genuine 1t Is certain, at any rate that
a William tombstone WINS cabin boy tiis
the Northumberland on the occasion ut8
that memorable voyage.
III was cabin boy under Mr.. WILSON. All
says tombstone. .and used to look AFTER
the emperor's cabin. We used to have;
many talks, and think he got ratheN
fond OF me. ssssss'
tombstone was yesterday taken to p<e'
the play, "A Royal Divorce at the Thksl&.
ter Royal. sydney. and satd tt was ssvfrg.
good The gentleman who took the part
OF Napoleon was just IKE him safn*,
stand, same walk. same face aisd M be2S
mark on his neck like Napoleon N ~
tombstone is quite hale and hearty Nn4;
expects TO live many years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
BURIED TREASURE
OF PIRATES FOUND
Old Spanish Gold and Silver
Coins Discovered IN Debris
of Ruined Castle.
WHAT SEARCH REVEALED
LISBON, March 10.

LISBON, March 10.
An interesting discovery of buried
treasure. concealed by buccaneers dur
ing the eighteenth century. is reported
from Colmenar.
A workman who was digging on the
site of ruined castle near the town
unearthed number OF old Spanish gold
and silver coins. He reported his dis
covery TO his employer. and a syste-
matte search was made In the castle
ruins.
After laying bare the foundations Of
the castle, which date from the time
OF the Moorish occupation. the ex-
plorers uncovered dungeon which had
been carefully sealed by the buccaneers.
In this apartment. the walls OF which
were OF extraordinary thickness. were
two rustea iron chests filed with
treasure,
The contents OF the chests were care
fully examined by experts. who believe
that they form part OF the booty OBJ
taIned from ships captured more than
lbO wears ago Old Spanish and Port
uguese money formed the bulk OF the
treasure. but many gold and silver
ornaments. including vases. jewellery.
and ecclesiastical plate. were also con-
tainad In the chests.
The discovery has caused great excite
ment throughout the district. The ex-
cayatiens continue under government
supervision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
MINISTERS DECEIVED
BY LATE KING LEOPOLD
Discussion of His Affairs in Par
lament Leads to Sensational
Disclosures.
BLOOD TAINTED MONEY
Humanity Demands That it be
Spent in Improving the
Congo.
BRUSSELS. March 10.

BRUSSELS. March 49,
Discussion of the affairs Of the late
King Leopold in the Belgian Parliament
has led to some sensational disclosures.
A debate this week reached with the
admission OF the colonial minister that
he had unconscIousIy misied the cham
Der with regard to the kings wealth OBJ
tanned from the rubber forests Of the
Congo. NJ. vanderveide exclaimed. amid
great excitement. Then you were mis-
led by the king"
THE minister declined to enter into any
proceedings are pending. whereupon he
was greeted with loud cries Of Resign,
and the proceedings became a tumult.
NJ. yandervelde declared that the mil
HONS amarsrtf by tt1r ratr KITE wer ratur-
ed with blood. For years the Congolese
hands Of the natives to ierrorize others
into the collection of rubber for the king.
Humanity now demanded that the for
tune thus obtained should go back TO
the Congo to be spent on improving the
lot of the natives.
One of the last acts OF the late king
was to invest $1.0Oo,eo0 In what Is known
as the Ceburg Foundation. 1t was main
~ to be applied TO public works In Belgium.
In a letter TO Baron Goffinet the king
wrote that OF this sum s4.eoo.ooo did not
belong 10 him, but to a third person. who
was unnamed. who had set ii apart for
the purposes described in tho title deeds.
Tia wyfaStiOu asked is "WnD Is this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
AN ARMY OF 10000, 900 MEN
China Can Turn Out This II Con
scription is Ad6ptsd

BERLIN, March 49, Professor Theodore
sehieraanr. the eminent expert on fofeisn
affairs. VINE has access 10 o4lintal inforr
nation. states that the Chinese governs
ment intends to introduce universal mill
,tary. service on fine GERMAN mndels
conscriptiou IN Germany With sepepula-
lion r.of 60, eoe.eee. produces an ARMY OF
S.4cO 900. Transcription In chinA With co.
Doo. 600 people. will produce aH army OF
"a. zoe eoe men, which will declares Pro-
gessor Schiemann. constitute yellow
.ner ace TO white civilization. i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
H5 WITNESSES IN
BIG MURDER CASE
Court Expects That Hearing VIII
Extend Into the Middle
Y OF June.
MANY PERSONS ACCT, sE.D

ROME. March -
Al Bari -sssiSes has begun sensational
trial connected with the mysterious mer-
der of Count Dpnenico Viii III his country
NIlia at Altamura iii September, 1895. The
count lived alone with AN aged house,
keeper named Ltcafeili, and he had also
In his service a young maid, who, how
eyer. slept In the village. One morning.
galrg to the villa to prepare the coants
breakfast. the girl rang the gatebeli for
Jew ifsinsites In vain. Later she noticed
thack columns of smoke rising from the
,beslrpasl. al crowd OF peasantry and
eAra hiirieri hurried TO the SCENE and
fafeed thR doors They stumbled across
the dead body of the old servant lying In
IL pooI OF blood la The kitchen. Afterward
they recovered the haif-carbonized corpse
tsfs esannt Viii. under whose bedroom
large quantity at wood soaked with pc
tFYleum had been stacked and kindied.
The autopsy revealed that both victims
lisid been Stunned by blunt instruments
aria nfterward stabbed all over. Many
arFesis followed, and seven prisoners, IN
Gliding the gardener and intimate ae-
a,iaintanees ct the murdered nobleman.
haze patiently awaited trial these four
and half years In jail. The evidence Is
rasresy Of h circuustantiai character All
tln accused produce aiibis. ---
81 addition 70 4 galaxy of roted bar
syi4ters, there are s65 Witnesses 10 be ex-
a18ined,a BY .dint OF hard work the court
hopes IL finishsthe trial toward the end
OF next June, when II is generally ex-
spected that NIL the prisoners viii! be ac-
quilted for want OF proof Of their guilt.
IN harangue which lasted over three
hdurs one of them recounted how he was
bound By ties of closest personal friend
eftp ID the county. how he helped to fes-
cue the charred remains. TO superintend
thn funeral OF the victims and how he
srebred memorials over their tombs with
gaiit own hands. The tienseiy packed court
WIS moved TO tears by this pathetic elo-
ui5ences