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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
TEXAS ESTABLISHES
BOARD OF INSURANCE
Lone Star State Legislature Ad-
journs Called Session
Especial to The Herald)

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 15.-The
Texas legislature finally adjourned to-
day the fourth called session. They
have been at 1t practically all the sum-
mer. Their time has been taken up
chiefly in passing an insurance measure
and the penitentiary reform. A great
many radical laws regulating the sale
4of LIQUOR were also introduced, but this
phase of the legislation was finally
abandoned.
Perhaps the most important act or
this summers work was the passage
of the new insurance law, which estab-
fishes an insurance board somewhat
like a railroad commission. The object
of this law is to put everybody on the
same basis in buying insurance, ana so
nroyide a uniform rate. There has been
a great deal of dissatisfaction in Texas
this wear over the fact that insurance
nremiums have been advanced so to 100
ner cent The insurance Jaw passed by
the last legislature was blamed for this,
and the clamor for relief was one OF
the reasons for calling the special ses-
sions this summer.
Agitation for penitentiary reform
started by the San Antonio Express
raised a popular clamor and was the
other contributing factor in forcing the
snecial sessions. The bill finally passed
on This subject embodies most of the
demands of the advanced creed of hu-
noanitarian treatment of criminals, but
Of the last minute the obnoxious bat"
Jvas thrust back into the bill. This pro
vision authorizes the use of big leath-
or stran in whipping incorrigible GRIM
mails
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
STANDPAT PROBER
DEPLORES REPORT
=
Congressman DENLY Declares
BaIIinger Not Guilty and
Flags Insurgents
BEWAlLS SPLIT IN THE PARTY
Says Republican Situation Seri-
GUS and That Conditions
Are Growing Worse
BEWAILS SPLIT IN THE PARTY
ASSOCIATED Press)

DETROIT, Sept. 15.-Congressman
DENLY, member of the BallingerP Pin
chot investigating committee, expressed
the conviction here today in an inter-
view that Secretary Ballinger had not
been guilty of corruption or breach of
trust, and defined Insurgency as the
expression of Republican principles in
such a form as to appeal to the pre1u-
dices of the people.
"I would have preferred the orderly
method of having our conclusions sub
mitted first to congress-" said Con-
gresham DENLY, who had just re-
turned from the committee meeting In
Chicago. "but since a minority or the
committee has given out a report, the
usual custom has been broken.
"Why should we blink at the situa-
ton of the Republican party? Condi-
tions are grave in the extreme. The
party is divided within itself. Insurg-
ent Republicans are publicly advocat-
ing the defeat of sitting Republicans
who are up for reelection and the sub
stitution of Republicans bearing a diff
ferent banner. insurgency is spreading
rapidly, and the election of 65 per cent
Of the party in the house by the so
called regular wing of the party Is IN
creasingly doubtful and difficult.
"Some of the men already defeated
ore the hest blood and brains of the
nartv. and their places will be hard to
fill. And others equally good will be
defeated because they refuse to discard
the name Republican, that has stood
sixtv wears for the most progressive
and enlightened legislation, and assume
the name of insurgent, which means
nothing" --4
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
WILL DISCUSS STATE VS..
U. S. CONTROL OF WATER
National Irrigation Congress viii
Meet at Pueblo, Colo,
Sept. 26-30
Especial to The Herald)

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 15.-The ques-
tion of state versus federal control
of water and other natural resources,
which will probably come before the
National Irrigation congress at its
Pueblo meeting September $3.50, has
special interest for Colorado and her
sister states, due to the fact that sew
eral interstate streams have their be-
ginning In Colorado and are also used
in others, notably the Rio Grande and
Arkansas.
The question of storage reservoirs on
the headwaters of the Rio Grande is
intimately connected with the Elephant
Butte project and Engle dam in New
Mexico, which is planned to supply
water from the Rio Grande to the
thirsty acres of New Mexico and
Texas and also to supply certain wa
ter to Old Mexico in accordance with
treaty obligations.
Judge c. c. Holbrook of Alamosa,
one of the best posted men on this
subject in Colorado, has been ap-
will be prepared to defend the San
Luis valley position if the question
comes before the delegates. New Mex
leo and Texas are coming with strong
delegations and will see that they do
not get the worst of 1t.
The general question of state con-
troll will be presented by Judge Frank
H. Short of California, and Clifford
Pinchot will be on hand to see that
the federal control side is represented.
The recent suit filed on behalf of
Kansas interests to prevent the pres
ent large use of the Arkansas flow in
Colorado will probably result in
greater interest and attendance from
Kansas,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
GENERAL RAIN STORM
REPORTED OVER STATE
Fourth Time Only in Sixty Years
Heavy Precipitation Is
Recorded

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Rain
was general throughout the state last
night and today A general rain at
this time of the year is rather un-
usual, only four such having been re-
corded during the last sixty years.
The raisin growers received two warn
ings of the impending storm and, ac-
cording to reports received by Fore
caster McAdie here, their losses were
not great, as ample time was given
them to stack their trays. The forest
service informed the weather bureau
today that all of the forest fires in this
state had been extinguished by the
rain. The rain has also proved bene-
fetal to the agricultural interests, as
the dry season has been unusually
prolonged.
The heaviest rain has fallen in the
raisin district, three-fourths of an inch
having fallen about Fresno, while 1t
has tapered down to one-fourth of an
inch as far north as Sacramento. More
rain is predicted for the northern sec
ton of the state.
Although the storm came from the
south the rainfall has not been as
heavy in that section as in the CEN
trail counties.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
HASKELL "ANALYZES"
THE NEW ROOSEVELT"
Oklahoma Governor Declares
That Former President
Is InSinCere

LAWTON, Okla, Sept. 15.-1n an
address at the Southwestern state
fair here today Governor C. N. Has
kell delivered what he termed an
analysis of the new Col. Roosevelt" ;"
He paid particular attention to the
Muskogee town lot cases and his own
removal from the Democratic nation
al committee, both of which, he said,
originated in political moves on the
part of Roosevelt for persecution only.
Commenting on principles an
nounced by Roosevelt in the latter S
Kansas City speech, the governor en-
deaVored to show the former presi-
dent insincere. and said he had suf-
fered an entire change of thought
since his presidential term expired.
OF RooseVelt's comment on the Unit
ed States supreme court he said:
"Is 1t building for the welfare or
our country when leaders of public
thought breed lack of respect or en-
courage contempt for our great insti-
tutions
He said Roosevelt had stopped pros
ecutions before the interstate COM
merce commission to protect Paul
Morton He asserted that H. NJ.
Daugherty, a Republican lawyer of
Columbus, was indicted with him in
town lot cases, but prosecution was
stopped by Roosevelt because Daugh-
erty was prominent in the party.
Closing, the governor said:
"Where he asserts his principles to
be clean, impartial and of the square
deal nature, other facts heretofore re-
lated show the certainty of his change
of policy in those particulars"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
WRITER APPLAUDS
KINGS QUALITIES
Personal Study of George v Is
Published in Newspaper
in Paris
SPEECH C0NVINCES HEARERS
Stress Is Laid on Sovereign'S
Ability to Continue Action
in Waking England
SPEECH CoNWNcEs HEARERS
Associated Press1

PARIS, Sept. 15.-The Revue de
Paris prints an interesting personal
study of George V, by Joseph Watson
an English newspaper writer, who ac-
companied the king when, as prince OF
Wales, he made his colonial and In
dian tours.
The writer gives a high estimate Of
the new kings character and ability
and recounts many anecdotes to show
that his broad minded good sense and
painstaking, careful habits amount to
genius.
In one of the colonies visited a sensa-
tional paper enlivened the princes stay
with a disgraceful campaign against
the dynasty avoiding for lack of ma
terial any direct attack on the prince
himself, but revamping with great
elaboration all the ancient scandals
about the lives of the Georges. The
prince said nothing, but when the royal
party was once again upon the sea he
referred to the campaign, asking Wat
son what he thought of it,
Watson, naturally somewhat en-
barrassed, replied that in his opinion
no self-respecting person paid the
slightest attention to what the paper
had said.
KING PROVES AN ORATOR
"But I have read everything" OBJ
served the prince, ana nave Carefully
filed away the articles in my scrap
book. The colonial ministers were
greatly worried and asked my permts-
sion to suppress the paper. would not
hear of it. That would only have
given the beggars the advertisement
they sought"
Watson lays great tress on the new
kings ability as an orator Of the con-
vincing type, saying his colonial
speeches made the deepest impression
everywhere, and his famous "Wake Up
England speech upon his return
literally eclipsed the oratory of Sails
bury Rosebery and Chamberlain, who
spoke upon that occasion.
Mr. Watson attributes much OF this
success to the clear enunciation of the
king, saying 1t was a positive revela-
tion to the colonials, accustomed to the
drawing, affected, half-swalloWed
words of English orators.
HWhy," exclaimed the Canadians, me
speaks like a Canadian" and they
asked themselves: "Why have we been
sending our sons and daughters at
great expense to England to acquire
the right accent when our future king
speaks with none of these affectations
which we have always imagined to be
the Hall mark of good breeding?"
"If King Edward" adds Mr.. Watson
twas everywhere regarded as the ar
bitter of style, King George has already
become for his subjects the arbiter OF
| diction"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
VETERAN PREFERS
DEATH TO FAILURE
Col. w. L. VeStal, Civil War Hero,
Facing Bankruptcy, Ends
Life with Gas
WORRIES SELF INTO INSANITY
Distinguished as Soldier and Act
i've in the Civic Affairs of
San Bernardino
WORRIES SELF INTO INSANITY

SAN BERNARDINo. Sept. 15.-Col
w. L. Vestal, II years old. hero of
the Civil War and for a quarter of a
century a resident of San Bernardino,
and one of its most prominent citizens,
was found dead this morning in his
office, a suicide. tube attached to
a gas jet was in his mouth while his
dead body was stretched out on
lounge. Financial difficulties led to
dependency and in a fit of insanity
he chose death rather than face his
creditors a bankrupt. Letters ad-
dressed to friends tell OF the cause for
his act. During the last season ne
leased Skyland Heights, mountain
resort on the crest of the San Bernar-
dino range. His venture ran him far
into debt and realizing that in his de-
clining years he would have difficuity
in meeting the obligations he worried
himself to insanity.
Although his actions for several days
had been peculiar and had been no
ticed there was no suspicion by his
friends that he was contemplating self
destruction. He had confided in no
one that he was in debt. 1t is now
believed that on Monday night he at
tempted suicide in the same manner.
Patrolmen found him in his office with
the lights turned out after midnight.
AGIlONS AIkE Gn4NOAAHAs
Col. Vestel told the officers he was
preparing to go home, but short
time later the odor of gas was detect
ed by newspaper men who were pass
ing and the police broke open the door.
His actions had been peculiar and 1t
was feared that he might have COM
mitted suicide. He was not in the
office when the police entered, but 1t
is now thought that he left through
the back door, which was found open,
as the lock was taken off of the front
door. He had also turned off the gas.
He was a native of Indiana and en-
listed, when the Civil War broke out,
in company A of the Fifty-first In
diana infantry. He advanced to the
head of the regiment as colonel and
at the conclusion of the war marched
his regiment through Washington at
the grand review. At the battle of
Atlanta, July %, 1864. Col. Vestal was
left for dead on the battlefield and the
newspapers of Indiana printed his
obituary. 1t had been his annual GUS
tom to read at gathering of friends
on July % the newspaper clippings on
his death"
For a number of years he was an
editorial writer on local papers. Be
fore the war he had conducted a paper
in Indiana. He took an active part
in civic affairs and politics. At the
last Republican convention he was
elected secretary and for years was
prominent In the party. He is sur
The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock from the Elks
clubhouse The services will be under
the auspices of that lodge, of which
he was a charter member, and the
G. A. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
WILL PUBLISH REPORT
ON WORK Of FARMER
Plan Publication of Information
Gathered by Country
Life Commission
Especial to The Herald)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The an
nouncement made by Henry wallace of
Des Moines, the new president of the
national conservation congress, that
the work of what was known as the
Roosevelt country life commission is to
go on. and that it's report will be pub
lished, has been received here with in
terest by the officials of the depart
ment of agriculture. Many of the farm
experts of the department made impor-
tant contributions to the information
gathered by the famous commission
which was put out of business by the
TaWney amendment to the sundry
civil bill of 1909, and these men are
naturally glad to know that after all
the results of their work will be given
to the public.
President Wallace announces that the
report will be published in Chicago and
given wide distribution. When Repre-
sentative Tawney of Minnesota sue
ceeded in getting his amendment in the
sundry civil bill the activities of both
the country life commission and the
national conservation commission were
declared at an end. and all the valu-
able information which had been gath
cred by the farm commission was left
unpublished. Practical farmers as well
as the technical experts who contrib
uted to the work both regretted the
failure to allow the publication of the
report, which meant that all the eX-
pense incurred and the hard work of
the members of the commission and the
scores of collaborators had gone for
nothing.
The country life report is under
stood to contain many things with an
important bearing on the advancement
of agricultural interests, and much new
information relating to phases of farm
life to which little attention heretofore
has been paid. One of the princlpa
topics which it treats is the relation
of woman to farm life. and the little
which has been done to Tighten her bur,
den. Mans work has been advanced
through the invention of labor saving
implements of all kinds, the report
shows, and the work of the farmers
wife, for the most part, has been al
lowed to continue along the same lines
which were followed out on the farm
of 100 years ago. The report also treats
all phases of farm education, crop i'm
provement, distribution of products and
farmers cooperative organizations.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
BLAME NIGHT RIDERS FOR
BURNING OF TWO BARNS

BROOKVILLE, Ky. Sept To-
Night riders presumably burned two
harms in Bracken county last night
and although the losses were small
both Equity and Non equity men
suffered, the barns of w. o. Broad
ford, an Equity society solicitor, and
George B. Kenney, non-equity plant
er, being burned.
Bands of masked men appeared sim
ultaneously at both places after mid
night and were seen setting fire to
the buildings.
During the night rider troubles In
Bracken country last summer Mr.. Ken
ney permitted the state militia to en-
camp on his farm and since that time
he has frequently been threatened with
violence.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
CHARGE NEGRO DESERTERS
WITH R0BBING ARMY SAFE
Officers Recover Bulk of $6500
Stolen at ManeuverS

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 15.-Pri-
Yates John Lumpkin and l.. Bates, ne
gro deserters from troop M. Ninth cav
airy, were arrested here today, charged
with having robbed the army safe at
the Pole Mountain maneuver camp,
August 8, of S6500 ALI but a few dol
lars was recovered.
The two men were seen last night
by E. M. Sandy, a Dale Creek store
keeper, going in an automobile to a
place where the safe was hidden in the
ground. He followed them to the city
and notified the officials. When Lump
kin was arrested $2500 was found in
his satchel. Chief of Police Smally lat
er found $500 in a sack in the rear OF
Bates room.
James Moile, ranch hand, says the
two negroes forced him to drive them
to a railroad station with the money,
paving him $3.50 to keep silent.
United States army officers believe
others were implicated. Two men are
held as suspects.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
HATCHET MEMS FEUD
SMOLDERS IN OAKLAND

OAKLAND, Sept. 15.--The desperate
feud between the Hop Sings and the
Suey Sings is still smoldering, despite
the announcement that the tong war
had subsided, and at any time other
murders may be added to the already
long list. The acclamations of peace
which the Hop Sings have posted
about have been removed and the
hatchet men of both tongs are lying
low waiting for the other side to make
the first move. The highbinders are
being watched closely by the police,
who fear the present apparent calm is
only a lull before more desperate
and murderous battle than the tongs
have yet had.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
TEST CONSTlTUTIONALITY
OF NATURALIZATION FEES
Appeal from Decision on New
Law Is Argued

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-The dis
trict court of appeal for the first dis
trict, sitting en- banc here today, heard
arguments on the appeal against the
decision of Superior Judge Seawell de-
claring unconstitutional the recent act
of congress which provides that one
half of all naturalization fees shall be
retained by the county clerk before
whom application is made for citizen
ship papers.
Assistant City Attorney ]. S. Eng
lish asked for the affirmation of Judge
Seawell's decree He argued that the
charter of the city provided that the
county clerk must turn into the city
and county treasury all fees collected.
and that it was beyond the power OF
congress to interfere in local govern
ment by virtually altering the salary OF
the clerk.
This is the first time the constitution
ality of the act of congress referred to
has been tested in court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
DAMAGE TO RAISlNS AT
FRESNO SEEMS CERTAIN

FRESNO, Sept. 15.-The weather is
cloudy in Fresno and light showers are
falling at intervals The downpour
from midnight until o'clock this
morning was steady and the ground is
now soaked to depth Of about six
inches.
That considerable damage will be
done to the raisins still on the trays
in the vineyards is certain, though how
great this damage will be is as yet
only guesswork. 1t is estimated that
rs per cent of the crop had been taken
up before the first shower of the pres
ent storm and the damage will there
fore be only to the remaining 25 per
cent. Local packers declare that the
price of raisins, which has been NOV
Ing upward for several weeks past, will
not be affected whatever by any dam
age that the rains may do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
HIGHBINDERS TO HALT WAR
WHILE PRINCE is VISITOR
San Francisco Chinese Agree to
Temporary Peace

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-The
warning tongs of Chinatown have de-
clared truce to last over the visit OF
Prince Tsai Hsun, uncle of the en-
peror of China, who is to land here
next Monday. There were posted on
the walls of Chinatown yesterday proc
lamations signed by the Hop Sing
tong, in which it was declared that
gunplay was to cease from the
twelfth day of the eighth moon, Sep
Ntember IA, to the third day of the
ninth moon, october s.
The peace pact is said to have been
brought about by the Intervention of
the Six Companies, the Chinese benev-
olent union, and the Chinese chamber
of commerce, in honor of the princes
visit
Five men in this city and one in
Sacramento have been shot down
since the tong war began two weeks
ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
W0ULD-BE SHRlNERS RIDE
GOAT DOWN DEVILS SLIDE
Forty Novitiates Made Mobiles
After Unique Ceremony

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. ia
unique ceremony was held today at
Devils Slide, a rocky formation in
Weber river canyon, on the line of the
Union Pacific railway. There, in the
heart of the Wasatch mountains, Ell
Kalah temple of this city, Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine, initiated forty nov
itiates on the natural rocky slide which
extends from the river up the noun
tain almost perpendicularly a distance
of 900 feet.
The ceremonial was attended by F..
A. Hines, imperial potentate of the
order, and q number of visiting mobiles
from various states. A special train
from this city carried 400 members.
1t is the intention to have the cere-
mony made an annual feature.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
LIGHT SHOWERS AT STOCKTON

STOCKTON, Sept. 15.-The rainfall
for this city and county during the last
twenty-four hours was ID of an inch.
Light showers occurred during the en-
tire night and this morning, but caused
little damage to grain and hay left
in the open. Grape growers report
that the ram thus far has not harmed
grapes. Harvesting of beans was in
terrupted and some damage to this
crop will result Unless the rain con-
tinues this county will suffer but lit
tie. The sky is still overcast, how
ever, and farmers are rushing crops
to shelter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
Newcomers Should Drink
PuritaS Distilled Water
Natural Waters in Southern Cali
fornia Almost All Contain
Considerable Amounts
of Mineral Water

Almost the first thing newcomers to
this section notice about the drinking
water is it's brackish taste.
1t takes some time to "get used" to
this Some people never do. And, of
course, such taste Is not natural to
pure water.
Our streams here flow through soil
tfat contains considerable amounts of
alkaline salts. These become dissolved
in The water-just as you would dis
81 I've sugar or salt in water. They
cannot be separated from the water
by any filter or other mechanical de-
vice. One must change the character
Of the water-turn it into steam-to
free II from the salts contained in 1t.
Roughly speaking, to distill water is
to Lerform this locess-that is, turn
it into steam. The steam is the pure
mart of the water and when condensed
into water again is. therefore, PURE.
We have been distilling Puritas for
years. We have the necessary equip
ncnt and experience to produce an alb
solutely pure water.
We distill Puritas twice. We aerate
il with rure ozone, secured by passing
a current of electricity through filtered
air. We bottle the pure, ozonated
water in clean glass demijohns-so
carefully that it reaches your home
with all it's wholesome purity intact.
Puritas is inexpensive-5 gallons cost
but 4Oc, delivered within the old city
boundary lines. AT points farther re-
moved the price is trifie more, owing
10 the long haul.
Regular Puritas customers use Cou-
non Books thereby securing Puritas
at a reduced rate. When you telephone
us ask atLut these Home 10053, Main
8l9l. Los Angeles Ice & Cold Storage
Co,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-16
WASHINGTON RADICALS MAY
FUSE WITH DEMOCRATS

SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-Insurgent Re
publican leaders from every county in
the state will hold conference in
Tacoma September 26, and the follow
ing day will confer with Democratic
leaders regarding fusion on the SUI
preme court justice candidates to be
nominated by the Democratic state
convention that day.
The Republican candidates were nom
mated at a convention which devoted
most of it's time to hearing speeches
denouncing insurgency. If fusion be
erected, the insurgents expect two
places on the Democratic state ticket.