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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
OIL AS FUEL IN j. s.
NAVY IS SUCCESSFUL
California Leads Country in In
crease of Production, Re-
port Shows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The use
of oil as fuel on railroads of the United
States greatly increased last year, and
the results of it's introduction into the
United States navy have fully met ex-
pectations. Steamship companies also
are equipping their vessels with oil
burners. In the navy two battleships
the North Dakota and the Delaware
were thus equipped, and four battle
ships now in course of construction will
burn oil as auxiliary to coal. Fifteen
destroyers also will be thus equipped.
In several European countries similar
experiments are Il W being made.
The consumption by the railroads in
1909 amounted to 1898, 1874 barrels, an
increase of 3,050,324 barrels, or Is per
cent over the previous year.
Though the production of oil in this
country for 1909 was a slight increase
over the production for the preceding
year, there was a decline in value con-
sistent with the market. The total
production in 1909 was 1S2,134,274 bar
rels, as compared with 17S,528,355 bar
rels in 1905
The value of the 1909 production was
$12S.2437S3, while that of 1908 was
valued at 29,O79,1S4.
California, Oklahoma and West Vir-
ginia added greatly to the increase in
production. California gained 21.35 per
cent; Oklahoma, As per cent, while
West Virginia increased 1888 per cent.
Utah and Wyoming produced only 22,-
1877 barrels.
This was a gain of 24.55 per cent
over their combined output in 1908. All
other states showed a decrease. the
greatest being in Louisiana, which de-
clined HIS per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
PRISONERS ASSAULT
SHERIFF, -FOUR ESCAPE

LIMA, Ohio. Dec. 1S.-Four prison.
ers in the county Jail here won their
way to freedom today after a murder
GUS assault on Sheriff Van Gurten.
Standing over his unconscious father
the sheriff's 15-year-old son held the
remaining six convicts at bay with an
empty rifle until help came.
Charles Collins, Spencer Stevens,
William Evans and Herman Berger
were the men who escaped Berger and
Evans were afterwards recaptured but
their companions are still at liberty,
The men wrenched off the prongs OF
the inner prison door with an iron bar
taken from one of the beds. AS the
prisoners made rush for liberty
Sheriff Van Gurten ran out of his Of
flee and was struck down by Collins,
who carried the iron bar His two sons
had followed him and the younger,
snatching up an empty rifle, ordered
the men back to their cells. -Four of
them pushed past him, but the rest
obeyed.
The sheriff's condition is serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
CHIEF JUSTICE WILL TAKE
OATH AT CAPITAL TODAY
Edward Douglas White to Occupy
Cane Chair on Bench

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Justice Ed
ward Douglas White will take the oath
of office as chief justice of the United
States supreme court tomorrow, ac-
cording to present arrangements. His
commission has been forwarded to the
clerk and all plans for the ceremony
have been completed. =.
Spectators will have little trouble in
locating the new chief justice after he
assumes his place at the head of the
court. Instead of leather upholstered
chair, occupied by the other members
Chief Justice White will be found seat
ed in a cooler cane chair. An electric
light will burn before him when he
reads. This will not be to distinguish
him from the other members but will
be used because the chief justice has
found it difficult to read in the natural
light in the supreme court room.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
RAHAME-WHITE SUFFERS
SLIGHT INJURY IN FALL
Winner of International Cup Cut
on Face in Mishap at
Dover

DOVER, Eng, Dec. 1SS.-Claude Gra-
hame- White, the English aviator, who
recently won the international aviation
cup at Belmont Park, had a narrow
escape from serious injury today. His
machine was wrecked and he was badly
cut about the face.
May aviators have been waiting here
for the last fortnight to compete for the
prize of $4,000 offered by Baron De
Forest for the longest flight across the
made by an Englishman in an English
built machine.
Grahame- White this morning as
cended for a trial flight in strong
wind. His machine began to rock and
he was unable to restore it's equilib-
rum. 1t turned over and plunged TO
the ground and was completely
wrecked.
The aviator fell a little to one side.
1t was thought at first he had suf-
fered concussion of the brain, as he
was unconscious, but he soon revived,
and it was found that he had received
nothing more than bad cuts about the
face. 1t is expected he will be about
within a week. He has ordered an
other biplane of the Wright type from
Bristol and will make another attempt
to win the prize.
A second competitor, Soprith. Jared
better He left East church, Shippey
island, at Sis o'clock in the morning,
crossed from Dover to Calais and de-
scended at Beaumont, Belgium, dis
tance of ia miles,
In his trial flight Grahame-White
had descended to within 100 feet of the
ground when his machine began to
waver. His actual fall probably did
not exceed seventy feet.
Soprith completed his flight of 174
miles within three and one-half hours.
This is the first time British made
aeroplane has crossed the channel. and
in addition it is a record for distance
under the conditions provided. No tugs
or other craft followed the aviator and
no other precautions were taken
AGAINST accident.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
MINERS DISCOVER BODY
OF FOREMAN IN SHAFT
Coal and Debris Retard Work of
+. Searchers at the Leyden
Works Disaster

DENVER, Dec. 18.-Rescuers late
today located the body of John Angus
tina, night foreman of the Leyden
mine, where Thursday night ten men
were entombed in a fire disaster.
Augustine was found 1900 feet from
shaft No. 2. Apprised of the disaster,
he evidently had endeavored to reach
a place of safety. He had fallen for
ward as he emerged from a room and
had put his handkerchief over his
mouth a1d nose, but it was ineffective
in warding off the poisonous gases.
Augustine was enormously reported
among those recovered yesterday. it
being discovered tonight that the
fourth body found yesterday was that
of George Supanchet.
Tonight the rescuers are slowly
pushing their way along the entry in
an attempt to reach the portion of
the mine where the five other victims
are supposed to have been working.
The progress Is seriously retarded By
the fallen coal and debris.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
CHRISTMAS RUSH,
STORES THRONGED
Turbulent Streams of Shoppers
Surge Up and Down Prin-
CipaI Streets
CROWDS BIGGEST IN HISTORY
PIeadings of Newspapers for
Early Buying of Gifts Meet
with Success
BIGGEST IN HISTORY

Los Angeles enters the final week of
the Christmas shopping season with
al records for sales and street crowds
in the history of the city beaten to a
frazzle.
The crowds so far have been stu
pendous and are on the increase daily.
Saturday afternoon and evening prob
ably saw the largest crowds on Main
street, Spring street and Broadway
ever known, when there was no special
attraction other than open stores with
wonderful displays of Christmas goods
to attract Angelenos downtown. 1t is
confidently expected that even the rec
ord of Saturday night will be shat
tered during the coming week before
Christmas, and preparations are being
made by the merchants and the police
department of the city to handle the
great number of people expeditiously.
Broadway was the busiest street,
possibly because the largest shops car
rying lines of women's and children's
goods are located on that thoroughfare.
IT dlas been carefully estimated that
at times during the afternoon from
1900 to 2000 people passed Fifth and
Broadway per minute. That estimate
includes the people going up and down
Broadway on both sides of the street
and east and west on Fifth street. 1t
is stated that fully as great a number
of people were on the streets during
the evening. The crowds were so large
that a number of the big department
stores and dry goods houses were kept
open until late in the evening to ac-
commodate the throngs.
An idea Of the size of the crowds can
be imagined when it is known that
after o'clock Saturday night it was
practically impossible to enter several
pf bn cr RrnoH of bn
Broadway entrance.
The streets themselves resembled
huge, black, turbulent rivers as the
mass of human beings, anxious to get
their Christmas shopping completed
before the real rush began, surged
backward and forward up and down
the street The torrent was composed
mostly of women, for Broadway Sat-
urday afternoon was no place for a.
mere man unless he happened to be at
tired in football armor of the latest
pattern and design. However, the
crowd, throughout, was good-natured
and there was little if any of the comic
paper bargain rush. brand of shop
ping. Every one, realizing, seemingly.
that they were complying with the
pleadings of the newspapers to "shop
early" took their time about it, wait
ing patiently until clerks and sales
people could attend to their wants.
In illustration of this, the remark of
nice, motherly-looking woman in an
uptown store might be quoted. She
had been standing waiting for her
change, when a fellow shopper a
young woman who had just entered the
store. complained about not getting
waited on:
"You have little to complain Of" said
the woman, smiling. 81 have been
waiting here twenty-five minutes by
actual count for my change and don't
mind. Just think, this is only Saturday
and we have all next week to shop in"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
BOTTLE FROM SHIPWRECKED
CREW COMES ACROSS OCEAN

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1S.--A bottle
containing an appeal for help from
shipwrecked sailors in far away New
Zealand was washed up on the beach
near Ocean View today and found by
Martin Maloney. The following mes
sage is written on page from mem
orandum book:
Help wanted quick; latitude 81 de-
grees, 20 minutes, 80 seconds north:
longitude 1870 degrees, 2S minutes, 80
seconds. Island reef to the north. Food
all gone except one cask of hardtack." ."
The note was signed: Captain john
son, schooner Daylight, Tahiti. Sailed
June 1. 1910. Fifty-foot schooner"
The location described in the note is
Just off the north point of North ISL
and New Zealand and in direct path
of the ocean current that sweeps by
the island with its course toward San
Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
AMERICAN BLUEJACKETS
ENTERTAINED BY FRENCH

BREST, Dec. 1S.-The municipality
today entertained the blue jackets of
the American battleships on great
scale. Delegations of French sailors,
soldiers and dock yard employees were
invited to meet the Americans, and the
guests were distributed around the diff
ferent restaurants of the city, no one
restaurant being large enough to ac-
,ammodate all.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-19
HURLED TO DEATH IN RAvINE

IRWIN, Pa, Dec. 1S.-Hurled ninety
feet into a ravine today when troll
ley car struck their team. Paul II.
Grubb, 10 years old, was instantly
killed and Margaret Frey, IS years old,
was seriously injured. The young peo-
pie were returning from party, when
their wagon was caught on bridge
by the car.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15

not turn upon the flag hostile demonstration made
by what is at present the greatest naval power the Pacific
Japan
In his whole address he showed keen grasp of Hawaiian
affairs and needs As Democrat he vocng the sentiments
his party and from statements made by Secretary Meyer the
opinions of the present federal administration as well.
He impressed his hearers the emphatic need of greater
fleet the Pacific and said that the country forced to
template the of hostile Japanese fleet front of Hawaii
where preponderance Japanese the population the Islands
who would turn upon their adopted country would lose for the
United States at blow not only the Territory but its whole
domination of Pacific commerce.
ABOLISH ATLANTIC NAVAL YARDS.
Secretary Meyer who has just reached the city after nspec
ton of the Mare Island naval yard made of the sensa
tona addresses of his administration the Navy advocating
emphatic statements the adjustment half the great navy Yards
on the Atlantic coast.
The money and energy thus saved he declared should
be diverted to the Pacific ports there to build up and develop
of the greatest centers the country His conclusions he
stated based his experiences and observations while
speCting the coast navy yards
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
HENRY n, CLARK
CITED TO ANSWER
Must Show Cause, if He Can,
Why He Is Not in Contempt
of Court.
GRAND JURY PROBING DEEP
Inquisitors Will Go to Bottom of
Unsavory Mess in District
Court.
JURY PROBING DEEP

At the request of the territorial grand
jury, made yesterday afternoon IN
presentment to Judge Cooper of the
circuit court. the Judge has issued a
citation for Henry \. Clark, formerly
second clerk of the district court of
Honolulu. to appear before him at nine
0 clock his afternoon and show cause,
if cause he have. why he should not be
adiudgcd in contempt of court for re-
fusIng 10 answer questions put to hlm
by the inquistors concerning the checks
signed by Ben Fabian and Judge An
drade that figure in the investigation
being conducted into the alleged crook
ednes> in the district judges office.
Clark, it is stated. is acting on the
advice of his attorneys in refusing to
answer the questions put to him, his
ground for so refusing being that to
answer might tend to incriminate him
self
Clark is in the same position as was
James L. Holt some months ago when
the ex-assessor. who was charged with
embezzIement OF. public funds, refused
to answer questions of the grand jury
as TO whore he got his information con
corning the supposedly secret delibera-
tions Of the grand jury. The circuit
Judge ruled at that time that Holt must
answer. so it is probable that he Will
rule in 4 similar manner in regard 10
Clark, especially as Clark 5 ground for
refusing to answer is identical with that
Continued on Page Two.l
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
MRS, NUNES DIED IN
THIS CITY WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Mary Isabella Nunes, aged "a,
who came to these Islands in the first
Portuguese immigrant ship. died at her
home in this city on Wednesday last,
the funeral services being held on
Thursday. Mrs. Nunes was very well
known, having a large circle of friends
in this community and beng universal
" esteemed. The family left to mourn
her departure consists of her husband
two daughters and three sons The
daughters are Mrs. Virginia Farrage
and Mrs. Mary Carlos. The sons are
Antoine and John in this city. and Joe
on the mainland A daughter. Mrs.
Fred Johnson. died several years ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
SWIFT ACTION BELIEVED
TO HAVE BROKEN STRIKES

PARIS, October IA. : The backbone
of the strike that has tied up practi-
callv the whole of France is apparently
broken. The strikers still continue a
little guerrilla warfare, but the prompt
action of the authorities in arresting
FIVE of the leaders yesterday seems to
have disheartened them, and it is antici-
pated that there Will shortly be ces-
sation of actual hostiliries.
A bomb was exploded in the street
last night and another was found to-
dav before it went off
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
LAND CONSPIRATORS
To ANSWER LEGALLY

SEATTLE. October 15.-The most
important step Yet taken by the gov
eminent in its investigation of Alaska
land matters was taken yesterday when
seven of the most prominent financiers
of the Northwest We're indicted for con-
spiracy to defraud the government.
All the lands were coal mines. includ-
ing the fabulously wealthy Bering River
fields, which the government values at
one hundred million dollars. In all,
1900 acres were filed upon, there being
154 entries placed against them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
SHERIFF SAFFERY OF MAUI
HAS BEEN FORCED TO RESIGN
Examination of His Books Show an Apparent
Shortage of Six Hundred Dollars
---Loose Bookkeeping.

turned in by the county auditor regard
ing his accounts The books have been
kept in most careless manner and no
sa -Isfactorv showing is made where a
large part of the moneys collected by
him for bail, bonds and on writs of
execution have gone.
His friends on Maui are hoping that
the sheriff will be able to furnish an
explanation satisfactorily as to the
disposition of these moneys, SAID to ag-
gregate some six hundred dollars.
Sheriff Saffery has been in the public
employment for number Of years He
served creditablv as police captain in
Wailuku and was promoted to deputy
sheriff there to succeed Deputy Sheriff
Hayselden. resigned, in 1902. He was
elected by good majority IN 1908 as
county sheriff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
(Mail Special TO The Advertiser

(Mail Special TO The Advertiser.)
WAILUKU, October 13.-Another
official is in trouble with a cash short
age in his accounts. This is Sheriff SAT-
ferry. who has resigned from his office
ana handed over his powers and posi-
ton to Clement Crowell, the deputy
sheriff of Waikiki, the Republican
nominee for election as sheriff and the
chosen of the board of supervisors to
fill out Sheriff Saffery's uncompleted
term.
\ recent examination of the books
Of the sheriff ; office show tina, he is
about six hundred dollars to the bad
Yesterday the official sent in his
resignation 70 the board of supervisors,
being forced to do so from the report
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15

Saturday. Hewitt, Charles Swain Re
publican candidate for treasurer). Char
lie Achi and myself were with the Dele
gate. ald we went with him all through
Kau and Kona,' said Fernandez. "On
Saturday afternoon we held a meeting
at Pahala. At first there were mum
Der of questions asked about the land
laws. showing that MeCandless had been
getting in his work. The question
which interested the people there the
most was that Of the appointment of
land commission. They wanted to know
why the Governor had been given the
power TO appoint such a commission,
arguing that it would have been better
had the questions which are being han
died by the commission, such as the
valuation Of lands. been covered by
statute. The Prince was, however. able
to explain the matters in manner
which was satisfactory to the voters,
and when we left a thoroughly good IN
derstanding had been established.
eve had splendid meeting at Wal
ohinu on Saturday evening. 1t was ac-
cording TO the statements of people who
live there, the biggest meeting they
could remember having seen there. The
feature of the meeting was presentation
to the Delegate of a resolution. whic Il
was presented to him by committee
of twelve or fifteen voters, expressing
the appreciation of the people CT his
work in making it possible for the peo-
pie who had been living on government
land Tor many years. to exercise a pref
erence right when these lands were to
be disposed of. Sam Kauhane made
a presentation speech, which was ably
answered by the Prince. There was
much enthusiasm shown, and there was
no opposition whatever apparent. No
questions were asked of the Delegate.
although he offered to answer any
which might be asked.
Would Leave NcCandless.
son Sunday morning. before we took
the Mauna Loa for kona, we held a
meeting At HonuapO, and had a very
good meeting considering the size of
: the village
eve went in the Mauna Loa to Hoo
puloa. where we spoke to the people
. who had gathered at the wharf This
was on Sunday evening. There was
a good crowd. and the speeches made
by the Prince and his followers were
well received. The people said after
they had heard the Princes explanation
Of the issues, that they would leave
McCandless and Vote for Kuhio.
/ 1--WE coQrinued in the steamer to Ho-
okena. where we held a fine meeting
Sunday night. There was a great crowd
/ Of people there, and they would not let
Us 90 50 the meeting lasted from seven
until eleven clock. There were no
questions asked, but as we left the peo-
! pie said. We understand things now
/ From Hookena we went overland 10
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
PAYS VISIT TO TAFT
IN HIS AEROPLANE

WASHINGTON. October Is. - Ora
ham White, the famous amateur English
aviator, yesterday visited the Capitol
in his aeroplane, making difficult land
ing in a narrow street without accident
or Inconvenience. His feat was wit
messed by great many people, who
saw him flying above the city, and
Admiral Dewey and others FASTENED to
congratulate him on the precedent he
had set
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
solution of Thanks.

..When we left Puma for Kau on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
STORM BEATING DOWN
CUBAN SUGAR CROPS

HAVANA, October l5.-The northern
provinces of Cuba are held in the grip
of the severest storm that the West
Indies have known for years. The Car
;bbean wind is raging across the island
at the rate of eighty miles and hour
and it is feared that the sugar crops
are suffering heavily.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
STORM SWEEPS OVER
THE BALTIC COASTS

ST. PETERSBURG, October IA
great hurricane broke over the Baltic
Sea and North Atlantic Ocean last
night, and the result is scores of wrecks
Of large and small boats and the loss
of hundreds Of lives.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
BREAKS WORLDS RECORD
IN FRENCH MONOPLANE

ST. LOUIS. October 15.-The French
aviator, Leblanc, yesterday broke the
world s record for speed in his mono
plane, covering a measured mile in fifty
three seconds. While faster time has
been made in flights, no aviator has
ever started and finished within the
mile in this time
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
TWENTY-THREE LOST
IN MARINE DISASTER

ST. NAZARE, October IA. - The
steamship Vile de ROCKFORD was sunk
today in a collision with the steamship
Peveril. Twenty-three persons were
drowned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
NORTH SEA VOLCANO
ISLAND ERUPTS

SEWARD. Alaska, October 14.-News
has been received here that the volcano
of Bogoslov. on the Island of Bogos-
lovist. is in violent eruption. Bogos
Iovist is one of the many volcanic IS
lands in the Aleutian group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-15
White IMMIGRANTS MUST
BE SECURED, DECLARES A
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
New|ands, of Nevada, Declares This Is Greatest
; Provision in the Defense Of Pacific---Meyer
Makes Startling Speech.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 15.-
EmphatcaIIy urging the country to
seek white immigrants for Hawaii,
Senator F. G. NeWIands of Nevada,
who is here with Secretary of the
Navy Meyer, last night made a
stirring address before a large
gathering of local business men, on
Hawaii's position in the national
scheme of defense on the Pacific.
He declared that there was the
greatest necessity on the part of
the country as whole to secure
for Hawaii immigrants which would
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
McElroy--Hunter
Yours truly
II. Brauning.

Ralph McElroy, Western Pacific
operator at Golconda, and Miss
Gladys Hunter, one of Elko's most
popular young ladies, were married
at Golconda yesterday.
The bride is. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Hunter, old and
highly esteemed residents of Elko.
She is a young woman of charming
personality and splendid ability as a
musician. Her host of friends here
wish her prosperity and happiness.
The groom is the son of d. Me-
Elroy, Elko's real estate agent. He
is an industrious young man of good
habits. The young people will make
their home at Golconda.
The Independent extends congrat-
ulations and wishes Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph McElroy all the happiness and
prosperity that can be crowded into
their lives.