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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

log on his fusks and carry it across the
yard He would kneel down before the
middle of a log, crowd his tusks under IL
then, throwing his great trunk over the
top, would raise it bodily and carry il
10 the truck upon which il was to be
pushed to the buzz saw If the log
proved very heavy he would rest one
end an the ground and drag it,
In another part of the yard I watched
an elephant piling lumber. He would
lift the timbers up and lay them down
on the others as evenly as though he
had measured each piece Sometimes
he rested a log on the pile and pushed
il into place with his trunk. At other
times he kicked it up with hight hind
foot in some cases where it was ntces-
sary to carry two logs at a time the men
tied a rope around them and the elephant
would pick up the end of thes rope with
his trunk and place it over his tusks
and then, raising his head, walk off
with ii.
The elephants gather up the scraps
of lumber and lay them so that the
They also work at piliug the boards and
loading them for the steamers.
The managers tell me many Of these
beasts are employed in the forests and
at the lumber camps up country. They
are used for all sorts of heavy transpor-
tation- They not only carry the logs to
the streams, but aid in forming the RATS
and booms. They wade or swim about,
according to the depth Of the water,
towing the logs this way and that.
When the logs come to the ports they
break the booms by pushing out the
key log. They then take the timbers
out of the water and put them on the
cars, which carry them to the mills
In some places the elephants work to-
gether, and 1 am told there are boss
elephants which keep the others up to
their work and pound them with their
trunks when they lag In some yards
each elephant has its own job, one
class being used to carry hay for the
stables and to mix the bran, molasses
and other food which form the daily ra-
tions of the beasts in the establishment.
Beasts which Watch the Clock.
These elephants at Rangoon are par
ticular as to their working hours. They
seem to almost watch the clock, for they
| get restless as the noon hour approaches,
and stop now and then to wait for the
bell. When the whistle sounds and the
bell rings at twelve O'Clock they will
| drop whatever they have on their tusks
and bolt for the feeding sheds. II is the
same at night.
1 am told they have to be carefully
fed and that each must have his bath
twice a day, At one of the yards
saw them washing the beasts. The ele-
plants sat down while buckets of water
were thrown over them. After that their
masters scrubbed them with rough
brushes and curried them, as 1T were.
all over. AS the water was dashed upon
them they wagged their tails and flap
ped their ears and grunted in joy.
I asked one of the men if the beasts
were hard to handle He replied: No.
but We must be always on guard, and
if they grow angry they make no bones
of killing u.s.
The elephant is touchy, and if any
thing creeps under the blanket on his
back he grows restless and cannot work
well. He will tremble like woman at
the sight of mouse. for fear. perhaps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

second in order TO see the people, !
rode second class, sitting between a Ben
gal HindOO in jacket and calico trousers.
and a Burmese girl, dressed in a cotton
sarOng. a jacket and pink shawl,
which was thrown over her shoulders
She had a fat cigar in her hand. and
asked mt to smoke. Behind her were two
Hindoos wearing skull caps embroidered
with gold. and a Burmese egentleman,
well clad and wearing amber plugs in
his ears In front was Burmese WON
an. with a baby in her arms The child's
head was shaved clean, excepting
patch on the crown the size of dollar
And then there we're MOhammedan wom-
en-, close yelled: Arabs IN fez, East In
dian soldiers in turbznS. and Chinese
with queues hanging down their silk
gowns at the back Ae we rode on we
passed the carriage of the governor.
magnificent landau. hauled by white
horses, with cOachmen and fOotmen gOr-
geous in livery, and a troop of outriders
in front We went by rice mills and
lumber yards, in which elephants were
working, and at every turn OF the
wheels, saw a new picture of this Bur
mese biograph show, which IS one OF the
strangest of the far east
Frank c. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

ing the heels of Bombay, and there are
many who prophesy that it will event
ually be the biggest city of southern
Asia Lying here at the mouth of the
Irawadi, it forms the only gate to one
Of the richest valleys of the world, and
in time, by railroads already projected.
il will be the gateway TO western China,
as we'll The city has now a population
of 100000. 1t runs for miles up and down
the river and extends back into the flat
alluTial 1raWadi delta 1t is backed by
some of the biggest rice lands of the
world. and it exports more rice than any
other port on earth. The amount to be
shipped this year is valued at $65.0O0.-
600, and the river is now filled with
great steamers loading for Japan,
China, Australia, India, Europe and
North and South America. Among them
are river boats and barges which have
brought rice in from the country and
there are great fleets at the mills load
ing and unloading, their cargoes Rice
is the money crop of The cuntry. and
it makes the Burmese comparatively
rich
Burma in Birds Eye.
But before 1 go further, let me give
you a birds eys view of this country
You all know its location. Better per-
haps than the Bostonian, who, when
asked where 1t was replied:
Burma, Burma; OF course I know
where it is. I have a cousin out there,
but he calls it Bermuda
The Burma from where 1 am writing
is away off here on the opposite side
of the world. It lies near the eastern
shores Of the Bay of Bengal, several
hundred miles south of the Himalaya
mountains, and just across the way
from the peninsula of Hindustan. On
the north ii runs close to Tibet; and on
the east it skirts the Chinese province
of Yunnan and French Indo- China, with
the Siamese states on the south The
country is as long as from Canada to the
Mexican gulf, and wider than from New
York 10 Cleveland. 1t is bigger than
France, Germany or the Spanish penin-
sula, and it mas a popula tion of ten
millions, of whom eight millions are the
proudest, best dressed and most Iovable
people of Asia.
On the Irawadi
1 came into Burma up the Irawadi
river The capital, Rangoon. from
where r write lies about twenty miles
from the mouth of one of the streams
forming the delta. The Irawadi is one
of the greatest of the worlds great
rivers. 1t rises somewhere in Tibet and
flows a thousand miles through this
country before it reaches the sea. 1t
carries down so much silt that the blue
waters of the Bay of Bengal are made
yellow by it. In coming here We travel
ed for hours through what looked like
pea soup before we caught sight of land,
and in the river itself the water was
as brown as oatmeal Cruel and almost
! as thick. 1t left a rich sediment in the
hatb tuh of the steamer and gave the
, atmosphere a yellowish tint under the
tronical sun. The deposit is so great
that the shore creeps on into the sea
several inches a year Immense sand
bars are created and pilots have to di-
rect the steamers this way and that.
The dredges are always kept working,
and the government is now contemplate
ing building a series Of jetties like those
We have at New Orleans These will
confine the waters to a narrower chan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
FRANK G. CARPENTERS LETTER.
HOW THE HUGE BEASTS OF BURMA WORK FOR
THEIR LIVING.

They Haul Logs in the Lumber Camps and Stack Timber
in the Mls-They Believe in Fixed Hours and
Watch the Clock-Cost of Elephant The Royal
Animals Of Siam and Why Worshipped = Rangoon
Ire Southern Gateway to Asia And Something
= Acct It's Queer Population
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16

Call Bell us. Auto Ills. tell what
you wish to buy, sell or rent and The
Herald viii do the rest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11

the foreign secretary. Mr. Roosevelt
spent the last night of his visit in Eng
land at the BrockcDhUrst. botcl IN
The vicinity of New Forest. Hampshire
lie had been tic guest of the foreign
secretary since Yesterday morning and
TINS forenoon the two moJored 10
SOUTHAMPTON.
Mr.. Roosevelt here WIS Joined by
the others Of his family. who had re-
manned IN London. coming down on the
boat train this morning.
Whcn the Kaiserin Augustc Victoria
turned her brow westward this after
noon, Mr. Roosevelt found himself on
me hnal lap Of what in many respects
has been the most remarkable trip ac-
compliShcd bv = private citizen.
~ the head of the Smithsonian
African scientific expedition the for
mer chief executive of the United
states sailed on the steamer Hamburg
from New York March %, 1909. Ar.
irving at Naples ne transferred to the
steamer Admiral and continued bis
journey. stopping at Messina. where he
met hing Victor Emmanuel or italy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
Second Attempt of Land Board
TO Grab Part of Fund Shown
by Record.
NEED FOR LEGISLATURE
TO TAKE SOME ACTION
Under Present Conditions i'm the
State, Interests of People
Are Not Guarded.
BY C.. e. ARNEY.

Special 20 The Tribune
BOISE. June IO-Whcn the Idaho
state land board entered into a contract
! with the Canyon Canal company requir-
ing them to pay $50 per acre for the wa
ter settlers. they safeguardc the situa-
ton by stipulaIinG that until the canal,
meaning the project, should be taken
over by the settlers. they sould not be
burdcned with assessments for main
teuancc,
A Chicago bond company fell heir to
his project. and dispute arose between
them and the settlers over the class OF
construction on the irrigation works
which was arbitratcd last winter. but in
the agreement the provision for main
tenance was not provided for.
Last week a delegation OF settlers from
the lands of this very splendid irrigation
project appeared before the state land
board and asked for assistance
In lieu of this request. the minutes Of
the board show this record
BE it resolved That there be appro-
prlatcd from the Carey act trust fund
the sum Of $1,000. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to he used in de-
Sraying the operating expenses OF the
cut irrigation season, providing. how
ever. that the necessary funds FOR main
taining said canal system cannot be
otherwise obtained.
The register is hereby authorized and
instructed TO issue an order for a war
rant i'm the above amount and forward
said warrant to the states agent, who
shall be hereafter designated"
Then follows another minute record
appointing James McNish as the agent
OF the board to distribute this $1,000 10
be appropriated from the moneys of the
Idaho Carey act trust fund for the Pur-
pose OF manta lninG the operating cX-
penscs OF the Canyon Canal company for
the 1910 irrigatng season.
Not First Offense.
This IS the second attempt made by
the state board of land commissioners
TO break into this sacred trust fund. be-
fore any legislative provision for its use
has been enacted into statute.
This Is the first bold attempt. how
ever for this is of record, while tile
previous effort TO invest ii in the bonds OF
an irrigation project was carefully omit
ted from the record.
1t Is perfectly clear TO all familiar
with tho Carey act that the legislature
must provide for the nature OF the dis
position Of this fund by some general
legislation. II is equally clear that 1t con-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
Salt Lake civ. Juno 10. iii


Salt Lake CITY. Juno TO- 1910
To the Public: We beg TO inform YOU
mat local union No. 3j4. |. II. T.. w. is
In scrio-comc difficulty-comical on
our side. serious in the camp OF the en-
cmN.
II regular meeting of local union No.
/ Dol. held in Federation hail MAY 20
I 1910. committee was elected TO inter
, view The electrical contractors OF this
city respecting the wage agreement pre-
sentcd 20 them some two months pre-
NiouslY. and regarding which we hau
written them n letter asking them To
meet Tic representatives OF this local
union for the purpose OF discussing the
merits or dcmcrits OF our proposed agree
mcni and arbitra,ins matters with which
they might be At variance. This letter
was spurned with stingiuS contempt and
sent back 10 our orEaniza tion by the
president; OF the Contractors association
with "A note stating that IL had eviden=
~ been intended for some other person,
This insult we could not let pass unuo-
ticed. hence the aforesaid committee was
duly elected. and their submitted report
proved beyond a doubt that all members
OF this brotherhood and their sYmpa
thizcrs who would stand for this agree
ment would be locked out on the date
that this agreement should take effect.
June IL, 1910.
In view Of this fact VIC realize that
tn" time FOR immediate action had come.
We appreciated the value Of time and at
a meeting. uneXcelied for patriotism and
unity. declared our belief in the self-evi-
dent truth that "All men are created
equal" While This truth is indsputable,
We realize that with most OF MS this
at our birth immediately takes
q prolonged vacation aud does not re-
turn until the undertaken takes us In
hand. This condition We decided to conf
bat. and on Tuesday. May 81, armed with
tho strength OF right walked out deter
mined to fight until our grievance shall
have been settled TO our complete salts
faction.
At this date the fight is greatly In our
favor, ana VIC have every reason to be
lleve that IL will terminate in a distinct
victory for Tie cause OF organized labor
Fraternally submitted.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
{. H. Spha-. chairman. ]. L. Andus-
tine, secretary, y. NJ. Greenwood. w, &.
MoIey c. III. Harrison. G.. w, Barton,
A. ~. Lindsay,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11

parison 10 the loss of confidence by the
people OF Idaho i'm the integrity. the dls-
cretion and the faith OF their officials.
This order has been entered on the rec
ord and signed by the governor. and the
record of IL shows no protest from any
OF the members present and participa ting
in the meeting,
The register has drawn the order for
this $1,000 and il has been presented 10
The state auditor for payment The state
auditor has asked the attorney general.
vino is the legal advisor o. tho board for
an opinion as to his right To issue a war
rant on this fund IN the absence ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11

=, ,UTHAMPTON. June 10.-Thco-
a Roosevelt is homcward bound to.
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt
= SMsit, Ethel and Mrs. Nicholas Long.
- he sailed on the Hamburg Ameri-
nc steamer Kaiserin Augusrc Vic
ts oshortly after noon, The steamer
- at Quarantine on the night of
al IL. but the former president will
:. md in New York until the follow
@ -, orning.
Aatre is considerable interest in Mr..
yelt's visit TO the foreign secre-
ns; IL was quite private and il Is
only that the two reached the
last night spattered with mud. To
nd Mr.. Roosevelt, before sailing
~ day in New Forest with Sir Ed
: -IDGrcy was the crowning experience
= whole three months. -
-Usengers on the Kaiscrin AuguSte
ia gave Mr.. Roosevelt cordial
III ion when he went aboard. AS the
came alongside The band on the
er PLAYED "The Star Spangled
r. and there was much cheering.
|br of those on the steamer carried
- |ure American flags and the YES
,ai|self was in holiday attire with
,dV' flying from stem TO stern.
Company with Sir Edward Grey,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11

There will be two more opportunities to
see Willard Mack and AIaudc Leone and
players i'm Cameo Kirby" this after
noon and evening. Sunday evening there
Will be change i'm programme. when Mr.
Maclis play. 'In Gods Country, will be
presented.
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islaton. The opinion has not yet bccu
rendered.
There is one more ditch 10 cross. should
the opinion OF Inc attorney general he IN
vorablc and should the auditor act on
that opinion. and that IS the payment
OF the warrant by the state treasurer.
This is the status Of the case at pres,
cnt writing.
Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. independent SOC
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
mer President Sets Sail
rom England. Where He
\ Was Highly HOnOred.
IL LAND IN NEW YORK
ON JUNE EIGHTEENTH
'eweIl Reception to Dis
,nguished American Is In
I pressiye One.
Observation-Disclosures.

Y t1N BOARD THE STEAMER
/. kfSERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA.
'ciday night, June 10. al sea, via
rfoless. President Roosevelt
I ent most CT the day OH shipboard
/ sting after Thursday's strenuous
AK with Sir Edward Grey.
Coming aboard the steamer at .
uthampton. hc inspected all parts
:, tho great ship I'm company with
) Illus =. Meyer. general manager
the steamship line. Aftcrward
Z talked with many persons. He
! ,cd early this evening and re-
ed shortly afterward Tor the
Sht, :.
=, .
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Motion Pictures.

LUNA. ISIS. ELITE TUEATEGS-
Motion pictures. continuous per-
formancc. afternoon and even
ing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
Electricians to Public

The electrical workers Of thc city now
ON strike have issued the following
statement respecting their position:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
=.

When Margaret Anslin was playing I'm
/ Australia last year. she was treated TO
! an unconscious srub by a certain inn
keeper who was located some twenty
miles from Melbourne. some time after
the United States flcct' had departed
from Australian waters. she happened to
be motoring through the village in qucs-
lion and the car stopped at the inn. One
or the party, thinking TO interest mine
host. informed him vino his distinguished
guest was and inquired il he had seen her
play. Il should say ] had" was the re-
ply. and | shall never forget IL ON"
said Miss Anglin. greatly pleased. you
cnioyed my play Enjoyed nothing. AZ
went all the way to Melbourne because
| was told that Admiral Sperry would be
at the thester one night, and i wanted
To get q good look at him because all
nm. and lie never showed up What
was the play?" gaspcd the chagrned ac-
,rcss. "Darncd lf know. l was bored
stiff and | wasted an entire evening"
was the gallants reply Margaret AnGlin
will b. a the Salt Lake theater on Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday OF next
week The seat sale begins this morn
Ing
Nothing finer In the way OF dramatic
sketch in vaudeville has ever been seen
in this city than the act presented b.
John Griffith and company at the Mis-
sion this week, The act is tragedy. be-
Ing the famous dream scene from THE
Bells the play made famous by the late
Sir Henry Irving. The work of Mr. Crit
filth in this little act stamps him as one
Of the best vaudeville actors that has
ever been seen I'm this city Friday after
noon MIR. Griffith was the guest OF Judge
c. S. Zane at little dinner
There will be two more opportunities to
see Willard Mack and Maudc Leone and
players in Cameo Kirby this after
noon and evening. Sunday evening there
Will be a change in programme. when Mr.,
Mack's play. In Gods Country, will be
presented.
AT the matinee performances today.
there Will he an entire change Of bill ut
all OF Manager Floreuce's thea teTs-thc
Shubert Luna. Isis and Elite thea tcrs-
and something exceptionally good is
promised at each place, Tho Shubert has
gained quite reputation for itself dur
ing the past few weeks in the vaudeville
line.
This weeks bill al the Casino Is the
best yet presented al this popular house.
are the equal Of anything yet presented,
and the pictures are great. This house
is cool and pleasant. Capacity audiences
are present at every performance.
In the Jolly Widow as presented by
the Allen Curtis Musical Comedy COM
pany. the Daniels theater viii have one
OF the best shows seen here this sea-
son. The company will open their sea
son Saturday night. June is. The fun is
clean and wholesome.
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stitutcs the only power invested with
authority to make appropriations OF this
trust fund
The constitution of Idaho. section Of
article S, says this:
"The credit OF the state shall not in
in aid OF any Individual association
municipality or corporation. nor shall the
state directly or indirectly become A
stockholdcr In any association or cor
pora ton.
There is almost 100000 in this Carey
act trust fund today and previous Idaho
legislatures have not seen fit To pass any
laws Tor its liSnOSli iinn.
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In the Jolly Widow" as presented by
the Allen Curtis Musical Comedy COM
pany. the Daniels thester will have one
Of the best shows seen here this sea-
SON The company will open their sea
son Saturday night June is. The fun is
clean and wholesome.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-11
Matter of Record.

This Is the initial attempt OF record,
TO break into this sacred fund prior TO
the enactment OF laws fixing the manner
OF its investment. Montana and Wyo-
ming legislatures have provided for It's
use in harmony with the letter and spirit
OF the federal act. bur Idaho has not.
II is deplorable and humIiating that
ldaho's state land board is endeavoring
10 appropriate this trust fund at Will
devoid OF color OF law, and against the
constitution OF the state and the spirit
of the Carey act
1t is a fact humlliating 20 an awakened
public conscience throughout Idaho that
all members Of the Idaho state land
board. excepting the governor who is the
chairman, have fattened their private
bank accounts through speculation based
ON information gained from inside sources
through the confidence repoSed in them
by the public in honorinG them With
elective state offices which they in turn.
have seen fit TO diShonor
IL is equally regrettable that the gov
ernor and chairman presided over this
meeting of the board and permitted the
spreading OF this order for the appro-
pr!ation OF the $1,000 from this Carey
act trust fund 10 maintain the Canyon
canal for this irrigating season. or FOR
any other purpose.
The loss Of $1,000 is diminutivc in com
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This weeks bill AT the Casino is the
best yet presented at this popular house
There arc two vaudeville features that
are the equal of anything yet presented,
and the pictures are great. This house
is cool and pleasant. Capacity audiences
are present at every performance.
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ADJUSTMENTS
IN SALT LAKE EATERS.
Drama.

Drama.
ORpIlEJM TUEATEE - Cameo
Kirby. with Mack-l-ronc players.
Matinee. 1:lJ. Evening, S:lJ.
Vaudeville.
MISSION THEATER-Su Sullivan and
ConsIdine's vaudeville. Matinee.
go. Evening, ,.30 and 9'l5.
CASINO THEATEE-Fish yau-
deville and moving pictures. Matt
nee, y. m. Evening. I;30.
SIlURERT THEATER-Hic class
vaudeville anl mCviuG pictures.
Matinee, p. M. Evening. T.