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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
"HUMP" NEWEST DISEASE TO
ATTACK PEOPLE OF LONDON
Gives One UnutterabIe Sense of Bore
dom and WEAKNESS, Says One
Who Has Suffered

LONDON, April 16--A new and i'm
sidious disease has gripped London
with the advent of spring-like weather.
Those who have fallen victims are
agreed that no name Sc expressively
describes it as 'the hump One pa
tient said he was seized with the dis
ease while walking in the street.
ut seemed" he said, "as if | sud
denly lost all sensation in my arms and
legs and was a limbless form being
carried through the air- When this
part of the strange malady passed
away every gland in my throat seemed
to swell up, choking my mouth and
nasal passages and rendering me dull
and listless.
For several days 1 have felt an un-
utterable sense of boredom and weati-
ness. The most trivial incidents have
caused intense irritation. The only
really expressive indication of my gem
eral condition is the hump.
Ia Harley street doctor who was in
terviewed was not inclined to take a
very serious view of the malady. 1T
is due to the remarkably sudden ar
rival of spring weather." he stated
"The body often finds difficulty In
adapting itself to sudden climatic
changes and the strain reveals itself in
many strange FORMS"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
ENGLISH TAX ON TOBACCO
CUTS SIZE OF CIGARETTES
New Law Causes a Large Falling on
in the Consumption Of
the Weed

LONDON, April 16.-The English
cigarette smoker, If he has been OBJ
servant, may have noticed that his
dainty white tube of favorite weed mas
been slightly thinner than it was some
weeks ago. The explanations OF this
was given by Norman Bubb, secretary
of the Wholesale Tobacconists' Pro-
tective association.
When the increased tax was put on
tobacco the cigarette manufacturers
raised the prices by halfpenny. After
a while they found that the public did
not take to this kindly, and they re-
moved the additional halfpenny. Then
in order to make up for this some of
them resorted to the expedient of put
ting less tobacco in the cigarette, and
so il is that the delectable weed has
shrunk in size.
Il was said that a falling off in to-
baeeo consumption was due to the de-.
crease in the sale of cigarettes to boy
smokers, owing to the operation of the
children act. Mr.. Bubb, however,
pointed out that the trade in cigarettes
which boys smoked had been so small
as to be hardly worth talking about.
They only smoked the cheapest cigar
cites. and it would take a great deal
to make anything felt in that direction.
cigarette now than they did formerly.
The decrease in tobacco consumption
was mainly in pipe tobacco and cigars
In the case of the latter 1t was very
marked, indeed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
WINS OUT
Local Specialist Conquers Eye
Troubles

Few people realize the intimate re
lation existing between perfect health
and perfect eyesight The drain on
nerve energy caused by eyestrain Of
ten manifests itself in numerous bod
lily disorders such as headaches, diz-
ziness, indigestion, nervousness, etc.
If you have reason to believe that you
are suffering with eyestrain it will pay
you to consult DR.. Jesberg, 32S Secur-
ity Bldg, who by scientific methods
corrects the defect. He grinds lenses
to suit the peculiarities of each in
dlvidual eye. If your eyes are not
comfortable, call on this specialist,
he charges nothing for consultation.
To those presenting this ad. at DR..
Jesberg's office he extends the cour-
tesy of a free examination.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
OLYMPIA PEOPLE LEASE
ACREAGE IN KERN RIVER

KERN RIVER, April 16-J. M. Kent
of the Kern Drillers and w. II. Knee
land of Olympia, Wash, have leased
the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 62S-2S, on a royalty
of one-sixth, and are arranging to
drill. The land adjoins the lInos ON the
west and is one-half mile west of the
rich territory of the Monte Cristo. The
Skookum Oil company is now being or
ganized at Olympia, to take over the
lease.
Mr.. Kneeland is a wealthy lumber
dealer, and has been extensively en-
gagged in the oil business in Pennsyl-
vania and Southern California, where
he drilled in all 1O5 wells. This is his
first venture in the San Joaquin valley
fields, and it is understood that it is
but a starter, it being his intention to
operate on a wide scale.
Kent is manager of the Kern Drillers
and interested in the State Oil COM
pany of California. which controls 1000
acres of land on the west front Of this
fold
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
JOKES WITH A CORPSE; &
DISCOVERS HANGING BODY
Grewsome Story Told at London ln-
quest on Man Who Killed
Self in Theater

LONDON, April 16.-The story of a
man who joked with a corpse was told
at Grimsby at an inquest on Josiah
Curry, who committed suicide by hang
ing himself at the Prince of Wales thev
ater during the performance of "The
Gay Gordons."
William Steers. the theater watch
man, said that in making his rounds
with n lantern at midnight he came
across a man bolt upright in the car
penter's shop.
Thinking it was one of the stage
hands trying to play a trick on him,
he commenced joking with the man,
but receiving no answer, went closer
and found that the man was hanging
dead from rafter, his feet only just
clear of the ground.
The dead man was brother of the
managing director of the theater and
had been addicted to drink. The jury
decided that he committed suicide while
of unsound mind.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
DYING MAN GIVEN AID
PICKS HELPERS POCKET
Aged Crook When Arrested Says He
Is Burglar but Getting Too
Old for the Business

PARIS. April 16. a serio-comic
little scene was enacted the other day
in the Boulevard Voltaire, when a re-
spectacle looking old man suddenly
sank on a bench and murmured that
he could go no further, and that this
was the end. A number Of persons
hastened to his assistance, and a glass
of brandy was brought and poured
down his throat. The cordial appeared
to have a wonderful effect, for in a
very few minutes the old man had re-
gained his strength and was able to
resume his way with a lighter footstep.
But he had not gone very far before
a man who had supported him i'll his
arms perceived that his watch and
purse were missing. The OIL oman was
arrested and escorted to the police sta
tion where he produced the stolen OBJ
jects and made a full confession.
He said his name was Edouard Bo-
vim, and in his time had been a sue
cessful burglar. But now unfortunate
ly he had grown old, and his infirmities
prevented him from breaking into
houses and climbing ladders. He had
therefore adopted the more suitable al
though less lucrative profession of
"grandfathers' fainting fit.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
SALES IN POPULAR TRACTS

The Mccarthy company reports the
following sales in its various popular
tracts. with interest increasing in its
latest subdivision in the popular north
of wiltshire boulevard district, Van
Ness Avenue Square:
c. Reynolds a lot on Fifty-frst place,
near Normandie avenue, in the McCar-
thy company's Norrnandie Avenue
Square tract, 45x1S0, $3.50.
c. C. Kirkpatrick, a lot on the cor
ner of Fifty-flrst street and Halldale
avenue, 46x130. in the Mccarthy com
pany's Normandie Avenue Square
tract. $1100.
c. C. Kirkpatrick. lot on Fifty-first
place, near Normandie avenue 50x130
in the Mccarthy company's Florence
Avenue Heights tract, $3.50.
d. S. Bennett lot on Seventy-third
street, between Vermont and Hoover
40x140, in the Mccarthy company''
Florence Avenue Heights tract, $675
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
WIFE'S WHIM MAY
DEPOSE VICEROY
SENDS COTILLON FAv0RS TIC
IMPRISONED ABSENTEE
RULER OF ALSACE-LoRRAINE is
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Gifts to Editor, Sent to Jail for Libel
Create Scandal-Taken as
Affront by Cow
ernment

BERLIN, April 16.-only a few
months ago Count Won Wedel was the
hottest favorite for the impending va
cancy in the chancelforship il he did
not actually, as Is widely believed, de-
cline the proffered honor of that office
Today, according to an intimation
which bears the stamp of official
origin, he is threatened with dismissal
from the post of Viceroy of Alsace-
Lorraine. The circumstances which
have led to this crisis in his career are
of a remarkable character.
One of the most active and intelll-
gent leaders of the French party in the
conquered provinces is the Abbe wet
tere, who edits the Journal de Colmar
and represents one of the Alsatian con-
stituencies in the reichstag. Not long
ago, in the course of a political cam
paign in his paper, he transgressed
beyond what the courts held TO De
legitimate criticism of one of his op~
ponents and was sentenced to two
months imprisonment for libel. Dur
ing his Incarceration he was regarded,
and on his liberation he was treated
by his fellow partisansA as martyr to
the cause 1t has now become known
that a few days before he left jail he
received a friendly letter. written in
the French language, together with
gifts of a silver match box and an UNI
brella handle from Countess Won We
del wife of the viceroy. This eXtraor-
binary incident at first sight only
Seemed capable of a romantic eXplana-
tion, and was at first generally dis
believed Its accuracy, however,
stands beyond question, though the
motives underlying 1t are not of so
tender a character as might have been
supposed.
1t appears that 1t is an amiable Gus
tom of the countess to send to invited
guests who are unable to attend the
balls given at the vice regal residence
the cotillon gifts which would have be-
come theirs had they been present
Now, political antagonisms in the
reichsland are not so acute as to be
bar to social intercourse, and the abbe
was expected among the guests.at the
last ball at the palace. The mere fact
that he was in prison for political libel
did not seem to the countess a suf-
ficent reason for making him an ex-
ception to her rule, and he accordingly
received the matchbox with an UNI
brella handle which was intended for
his mother). in his CELL and duly re-
turned thanks from the same spot.
Needless to say. there is a great up
roar over this in the press, and semi
official scribe reports that 1.-The resigna-
4 ton of the stratthalter is counted
upon" He adds the detail that in
authoritative circles "the action of the
eountess is regarded as absolutely un-
Ineligible. and the only mitigating
circumstances that can be found for
her are that she is not German, but
belongs TO the old Scotch noble family
of Hamilton, and was born in Sweden" +"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
WESTERN SQUARE ADDITION
INCLUDES EIGHT ACRES

Sidney L. Briggs and Walter G. Nc
Carty have purchased from l.. B
Eaton about eight acres between West
ern avenue and st. Andrews place
and Second and Third streets in the
wiltshire boulevard district" for $780,
900.
This new tract has just been placed
upon the market at prices ranging from
1880 and up, with terms of one-quarter
cash, balance in six, twelve and eigh-
teen months. Lots average in size 50S
1873.
The improvements according to city
specifications are now practically com
pleted. Everything that can be done
toward making this subdivision one
of the best improved residence tracts
in the Wiltshire district Is now being
done
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
WIND STEALS PAPER MONEY;
FRENCH POLICE RETURN IT
Woman Dstrusts Savings Banks and
1t Nearly Costs Her Entire
Fortune

PARIS, April 16.-The French peo-
ple's rooted distrust of banking insti-
tutions and their fondness for keeping
their savings at home is sometimes att
tended with comical consequences.
A thrifty dame who lives in the st.
Lazare quarter possessed $500 in notes
and gold. she could think of no better
place of secreting her hoard than in a
tin box fastened to the drain pipe out
side her window Here, she argued, it
would be secure from prowling thieves.
But she had counted without the
wind. A gale displaced the box, and in
it's fall it struck the back of an indus
trious concierge, who was sweeping
the courtyard. That functionary hav-
ing recovered from his surprise, and
being unable to explain the descent of
the box, took it to the police station,
where the woman recovered it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
BIG TRACT CLOSED OUT

c. J. Heyler reports that the last
parcel of his Covina tract has just been
sold to Solon Jessup. The price paid
for the twenty acres was $4,000. The
tract originally embraced 40 acres,
and it has been entirely disposed of
in ten, twenty and forty-acre sub
divisions. 1t is located about a mile
south of Covina on Bedilla avenue.
Mr. Jessup will improve his purchase
with an orange orchard.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
SALES FOR WEEK $500

j. Harvey Mccarthy, president OF
the Pioneer Investment and Trust COM
pany, reports the sale of five of the
companys lots in Cresta del Arroyo
tract to John Roy Sheets Eyda A..
Whitaker and George b. Evans, aggre-
eating $4,000, and also the sale TO Milo
H. Hannes Of five lots in Glendale
Place tract for $4,000. This makes to-
tai of $4,000 for the week. The purchas-
ers have announced their intention Of
at once building upon these lots.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
CoLEGROVE CIRCLE

Mrs II. c. Thompson, 404 Santa
Monica avenue, entertained Colegrove
Circle of Parent Teacher association.
Sixty guests were present. There was
a sale of cooked foods to carryron the
work. The house was elaborately dec
GRATED with roses. Luncheon was serV-
ed in the yard under a rose bower.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
STRIKE DEEP SAND

TAFT, April 16.-The Eagle Creeks
No. 2 on section 31-32-22, opposite the
Santa Fe Pc, has gone into what must
be the latter's sand at 1552'feet The
roof was blown off the derrick house
by the uprush and the hole filled with
sand for 100 feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19
BASEBALL NOTES.

hi The sale of 'Shortstop EueMiller of
Nsthe Dro"klsIi National i.caau" club
Mfo, the Louisville team was announced
txIshursday Ut Chicago.
~ Nv fler t;eorgcsfM. Cameron of the
ssEc# Havnn@ Connecticut League,
s(Hub has signed Clarence Foster. man
ssE"nl, :of the Holyoke. club last season
70 .play in the outticld next season.
al is r garden as probable that f'os-
Ter Viii capt:iia the team.
w% Hank MathcW$on. brother c. the
rHinn:s famous star, who was tried
asand found wanting a few years ago
'shy NJ. nagcr IcGraw. has found Il
new perth il, tn. minors. He has
- signcS to play with the oklahoma
? !.eam next season.
Roger Rresrahon is scouting around
the West in search of the Cardinals
; crack Soutlpaw Sallee. The eccentric
: twlrler disappeared after promising
Roger that he would vote the Prohi-
) bition ticket On election day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19
Good Bout for Dec. I.

Promoter Hanks announce; another
boxing exhibition for City hall on
THURSDAY evening, Doc. !. in which
Terry Martin will BE- one Of the prn-
cinalS in tn main rvort. Mr.. Hanks
has not decided who he will put Terry
up against, but it viii either be Kid
Shea OF LiailowclI. Frank Mantcl of
IN" tUckct. Tommy Sullivan Of Law
reno" or Moriarty Of Lowell. With
any of the above boxers in the ring
with Martin the bout is sure to be a
good one.
Sh"a's manager, Charlie White, was
seen last cvt ming by 4 journal man in
relation TO tn" above and said that il
Martin Wol,ld make I4S pounds Shea
"cuid ne willing and anxious to meet
MIN IN any ring. Augusta. of course.
preferred.
The bout Woul6 y" worth going miles
to sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19
HONORS ARE EVEN
On Prophecies al New Haven the
Night Before the Game.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. IS-A stiff
tattl" and Il winning one is the pre-
diction Of Val" lncn for tomorroW's
great game b"tWc"Ii Harvard ana Yale,
ana the confident Harvard mon who
like old times have hustled here to see
ii anT loose change can lle picked up.
come right back with their own pre-
dction that there is nothing to it but
the Crimson. Many q cheer went up
from loyal supporters of the two eiev-
"ns and ii 1t were those Of John Har-
ward, the Yale bull dos was NOT back
ward in growing hack an answer. The
advance guard of Harvard men was a
iarg" one. They were cordially re-
ccivcd in the Yale clnhs and while
most Of them fingered around the dim
ner tables 10 talk oven football pros
poet quite a fcW hurried to WoolsIcy
hall. whore III" joint Harvard ana Yale
musical cluns gay" Il concert.
Everything points To 4 great game,
in splendid weather. ana on Il field
which l. in excellent condition. The
Harvard team stayed at Pennington
az cay ana had Signal practice and
S'rollS through that town. Tho Yale
players W"F" brought down from Meri-
den by machine Tor Il short drill on the
h"ld. Thrrc seemed nothing TO choose
from in the Inattcr Of cuu,litiOning ar
u" players on either s;dc The Har-
ward mon left tho ghaG,. Of their uni
N"rSitN confident Of winning. There
was no argument about II. With Tho
ehdih& 81 practice this afternoon. Wal
TOR Camp said today the battle voud
%" "A Stiif one and Yale ought to win
'th"r coaches like Tom Shcylin. Ted
COY and Foster Sanford declared that
th"E could not sec how Yale co,ld
lose.
'l prophecies. the honors were even
on IN" night before the game. Waear-
ing was quite active and in thie Far.
N"Iu ruled the favorite. by consider
toir odds. The price Of tickets con-
'iilueu 10 be nigh with plenty of anxj-
'"S ones mere wondering how thov
eou!d run the gauntlet at the gates
MS years game is almost entirely ono
'oI college mon Few New Havenere
VII be at the field to lena e,,nno,+ of
ne town 10 the gown ana tha diver
~ - 'he city will be in seeing the
.i',"9a'ioS come ana depart. The num-
VI SPECIAL trains arranged for the
,',,llipership of football parties. the
hummer Of societies and fraternities
lh"ie'tes that the notables Of the social
'ni commercial world who will have
''S on the stands at the field will he
numbered by the hundreds
r'iice and traffic arrangements ror.
ptlofe so complete for automo-
"i'eS VIII run up into the thousands In
Continued on Page Twelye.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19
Boston Wool Market.

Tho local wool market is firm but con-
sIdofably rnietcr than 1T mas been lately
\ good manE buyers are sun seen about
tn" market, but their visits seem to he
more for the purpose OF locating woods
than TO make purchases, and actual
TRANSACTIONS nave heoh pretty small com
pared with those OF Il few weeks ago. a
falling OFF in business was rather to be
expected after the large purchases made
by the manufacturers during October,
but n" such declraS" in the activity rs
has come about since the recent cleo
tunS was expected. The market lately
shown conSidtrahlc caution about MAX
ln2 commitments OIL amy klhd' mere =
OILY oAp reason ~ Wy ci,s'l!!t alio tlls,t
Is tti!t thc feSoltS o. tle eiectlon are not
n'tlS I" " Let, to,lS u,ii'l , VI
wool VINO can see no itt-"p III tiie 'dSi'd-
llon Tor Il t'rlii revision ana us c"ilSe-
p" rl Tlltui on nuHileSn ~ Senerhl
iSii'l y ti't "Nol i!ial 49, 4
S,cl' tliat i SENS "enIiaiSh immune !"
any ,1tu "noclS lfom taFlt changes ltr-
-ardl"ss of what is done in the matter
81 dlSputeS ON iof"lsh afuci"S' the pe"-
plc OF IN" country must pc rlotncd. ana
because q th2t l"ct mere must he Z
St'auE remand LIT WOOL. hnd the supniy
~ Wool u cntihol De uchied' y pretty
n ,a an" os viii ne I, lpr S"me Iln@ 10
r" ',dp ms N'"l than IaSt year ana 50
i lhHoIi % tL' M""l l'i4t W''S }mp"r'ed VI
il'lVr nv" elSo prSidr .oineailc wool amt
nor so much OF TINS altrr the recent big
P, .rt,i nave neen taken out.
ms means lnat the needs of manu-
'Nttii'IH curing 'hc next ny" or SIN
months VII nave I" ne met entirely from
domestic Wo"iS- and If wants are even
'H ~l''ali a. SuTIrSlcn nGlorr' thefe IS
tHraE iHIEon I" suppose mat an the wool
iiri' VIII pc Htfatd. WIN Such Sltua-
llom on one hhnd ana prices already
''oNi ~ gu 'Nl'oll tlttSl>. tllt'lt Is no Tci-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19

season j. over. and it WoGid J." I'M
desirabl" To- keep The boys in training
for a game t. 10 held next Week.
Edward j. Dill! Of North .,uatfor(,
y. H.. was Friday elected captain Of the
Dartmouth football team for next sea
son. DAILY played let End on ths year :,
team. Ne has been iii college three
years and mas made IL, football team
Tor ,hc past tW" yca,s.
Tic 'Arlis'" Indians football team
returned hr44o Thursday from the
Harvard La: School game III Boston,
n reed % RES. Eut Coach Warner
liac lis sG'Ef "tt early in tie after
o., ANA ircline that the Johns
Hopkins gam" ut Baltimore on Sat
urda$ would require especial atten-
ii ion, handed the redskins an uuUsnaI-
~ earnest chaII-talii, after which he
took them I" the field for lively linn
btrlnG ~ exercises and - signal drill
wnich last"0 10 minutes
The Boston TRANSCRIPT saws; Docs
the Harvard Yalc f0trbnlI blacklist
work" Memh' r. % tho football e,,,,-
fnitt"cS 81 III" tx" universities .av
that. VIII" some Inkt arc c:tGal., in
the net VII" can explain that tho, are
not TO blame, GOOD nnrr ar. found
out VINO 'toS' ryt puniShlr, ~ AM oct
| IL. In 5titr 81 AL the follpw-llp u. tn
DDS 10 learn t." $'Hlrr" ~ tickets in
spectators h"n ;nc habir - H.
ing the ua@tco"arGv l. C.nlcyn ..,-, is
not hy an. means "!.li"t.a. al;hnuc,,
"h"lCS;.l" check i pat ur1n it. On
l no 'I,l ht i1f. Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-19
FOO rBAll NOTES.

John Harrison Madden of Bling
hampton. y. e., was Thursday night
s.lected CAPTAIN of I'll. Amherst COL
lego football team. He plays left crd
The practice Thursday at Yves:
Point VA, Ncrt encouraging to the
Army coaches. The frs, team dis
played much speed aud ginger. Iy?tt,
the quarterback. wcs in place ana ran
the team from puartcrhar,t f,r the
first ;in,o il S'> ersl wees. Dean also
put sdwc ~ lii on Il i Nu into tho
playing ut hnlfharll
Ray Il. 'rhornrg Who coached the
New Hampshire stat, G ,llcgo eleven
this year. has hten r2-.ngn'c"o lnr
next season. Thomas Wi! prrhahly
remain 1T New Hampshire S,atc dur
, ing the winte" ~ coa,n of the has
kethaii team. Thomas was himself
quite %. basketball player during his
course at Brown University.
The Harvard VARSITY football play
crS nave been invite : to- I've Sl"-linc
guests ~ the BroWn Football Assoc
, CiatiDn 1T Tho Brown Carlisle Indians
football game in Providence. Thanks
giving gay. 1t is likely that many
members Of the squad will mako tho
trip! The invitation was eNtcndoe.
r "Wednesday afternoon. during an in
terchangc oi greetings at tho Back
Bay station between the Harvard ana
Brown Varsity Nlavers.
The football team Of the t. :. s.
New JerScy, that has played several
games. in the vicinity oil Boston this
, season has. arranged u THANKSGIVING
! day contest With the Tigers OF Law
renee to, he played in the latter city.
The only two det0ats the L. s. s. New
Jersey eleven has sustained in the
past two years were in the game With
the Tigers a year ago. when tho
score was so in favor Of the Law
renee players. and early this season.
when tho sailors fell victims to the
ST. Alphonsus 4. \. of this city.
Principal, George II. Larrabee of
the Bangor High school has decided
that the school eleven will not play
a third game with Portland High to
decide the football championship of
the State. two scoreless ties having
been played. There are several rea-
sons for his decision. one being that
the schedule has been completed. the