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2 WILSON AIDS FRUIT MEN WILL NOT PROSECUTE IF TOO MUCH SULPHUR IS USED SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MEETS LEADING GROWERS Government Official Desires to Pre. vent Hardship Resulting from New Law — Jobbers and Packers Warned By Associated Tri**: SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9.-At the con ference held this morning between Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson and repre sentatives of the fruit growers and fruit packers from all parts of California, Sec retary Wilson, while anxious to prevent hardship resulting from the rigid enforce ment of the pure food laws, showed that he thought the California growers and packers were not anxious enough to help themselves, and he would not go further than to say that the government would not prosecute If too much sulphur were found In the dried fruit. He showed no Inclination to protect the fruit growers from the enforcement of the law in case the contracting Jobbers refused to comply with their contracts on the ground that the fruit was contra- The fruit growers met Secretary Wilson In the office of the state board of trade in the Ferry building today and asked the secretary to relieve them from the enforcement of the pure food laws re cently enacted, so that this year's crop, a large portion of which Is already dried under conditions that are now illegal, could be marketed and several million dollars worth of fruit made salable. Sec retary Wilson said before the matter had been presented to him: "If you go ahead and act according to your light, and prepare the fruit as best you can, I will never call on the federal courts to prosecute you for infringing on the pure food laws." Limits Use of Sulphur The particular law in question is a de cision of the department of agriculture that not more than thirty-five thou sandths of 1 per cent of sulphurous com pounds be found on the fruit when on the market. The growers present this morning demonstrated from an exhibit made by Fresno county that If only that amount of sulphurous compound could be formed in the fruit enough sul phur could not be found In the fuming either to keep the fruit from rotting on the trays or to make a presentable, mar ketable fruit. They showed dried fruit containing only that amount of sulphurous compounds, and it was black and partly consumed by dry rot, making it a much more un healthy article of diet than the average well dried fruit which contains 125-1000 of 1 per cent. Colonel Philo Hersey, a prominent fruit drier and packer of San Jose, presented the general conditions to Secretary Wil son, showing the hardship which would be caused by the enforcement of the laws this year on such short notice, savins that its enforcement would make unsala ble the whole crop of thousands of growers. Secretary Wilson showed distinctly that he would not yield further than to pro tect the growers from government prose cution this year, but would do nothing to help them from the advantage that might be taken of Uioir Illegal position by the jobbers. LUMBER WASTED, SAYS SECRETARY SHORTAGE CERTAIN UNLESS FOR. ESTS ARE PROTECTED Head of Department of Agriculture Scores Those Responsible for Careless Handling of Great Industry By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. B.— "Years of waste, careless methods and a short sighted policy in order to gain immediate profits has brought the United States to the eve of a lumber famine." was the declaration made hy Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, who arrived here yester day from the northwest. Although the federal government is doing all in its power to ward off the peril, having set aside 130.000,000 acres of forest reserve lands, the prospective famine, according to Secretary Wilson, can be prevented only by the lndlvidaul holders of forest lands or by state laws. "The waste has been incalculable." said Secretary Wilson, "and the Increased cost of lumber at present heralds an Impending famine. The loss by forest (ires alone amounts to hundreds of thousands of dol lars every year." In reply to a question as to the proba bility of the federal government taking some action for perpetuating tho foresis by replanting, Secretary Wilson said: "It will have to come to that in time, but the checking of the present peril resta with the state and through state laws. The greater part of the eastern and middle west country now looks to the Pacific coast for Its lumber, and If tho coast states wish to maintain this iiroin able industry in the future they will have to pass and enforce suitable laws govern ing it." SHIPS COAL FROM EAST FOR BATTLESHIP FLEET Government Charters Fourteen Yes. sels on Which to Send 100,000 Tons of Fuel to the Pacific Coast B> Associated Press. NEW YORK, Aug. 9.— News which has reached the Maritime exchange and »hii> ping offices here Is to the effect that the navy department, through its agents In New York, Baltimore and Newport News, has chartered fourteen vessels to carry coal to the Paclnc ports. The coal Is for the use of the great battleship fleet which is to be sent to the Pacific coast this fall. The government's need Is now satisfied, It was said. A majority of the vessels engaged have sailed already, a total of 75,000 of the 100,000 tons of coal needed upon the coast having been dispatched. Railroad Official Resigns By Axoclatad Press. BT. PAUL. Aug. 9.— S. P. McGulgan, first vice president of the Great Northern Railroad company, has resigned, to take effect September 1. Mooney finds his cap at last. He Is happy, so happy, once again. See him In next Sunday's comic. MINING MAN DROPS DEAD RETURNING TO HIS HOME Special to The Herald. LONG BEACH, Aug. 9.-A. S. Park, secretary of the Providence Gold and Copper company of Los Angeles, dropped dead on a Salt Lake train this evening while returning to his summer home at Terminal island. Ho was accompanied by his wife. Park was Xl years old. It Is thought heart illsease caused death. The body was taken to Orelll & McFndyen's morgue. Hutchison Transferred By Astoclattvl Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. - Norman Hutchison of California, secretary- of the legation at Stockholm, Sweden, has been transferred to be secretary of legation and consul general of the American lega tion at Bucharest, Roumanla, to fill a vacancy. THREATEN STRIKE ON ALL HARR/MAN LINES LOS ANGELES LIKELY TO BE BACKED IN DEMANDS Division I resident of Union Will Take Drastic Action if Request of the Local Boilermakers Is Not Granted Nearly 300 boilermakers, members of the international Brotherhood of Boilermak ers and Iron Shipbuilders of America, are on strike and have refused to return to work until W. H. Carter, foreman in the local shops of the Southern Pacific, Is removed from his position. Edward Payne, president of Division 6 of the Boilermakers' union, the division In which the local shops are situated, arrived in Los Angeles from San Fran cisco last night and Issued the following statement: "Nearly 800 men are out at present, and If our demands are not granted every union boilermaker in the shops of tho Harrlman lines will be called out on strike. "There are flfty-slx men out In Lot Angeles. Of this number forty of the men are owners of their own homes, while only two of them are unmarried. Demands Reasonable "Our demands are reasonable. All we nsk Is that Foreman Carter of the lgcal shops be placed In some position where he will be unable to abuse the men Hnd work to thMr disadvantage. His actions have forced a number of the best boiler makers in the land to leave their posi tions In Los Angeles. "We do not ask that Carter be dis charged. All we want is to have him put some "place where he cannot make things so unpleasant. "The boilermakers throughout the country stand ready to join us as soon as we call for their aid. As proof of this I received this telegram from George F. Dunn, president of the division in which Kansas City is located: Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 9. Ed Payne: Notify officials of Southern Pacific railroad that If request of boiler makers Is not carried out we will call out men on all lines that Harrimnn has anything to do with running from Cali fornia to New York. We cannot stand to hnv» one of Harriman's lines In trouble and the rest working. What concerns one concerns all. Let us have an answer to this Inside of twenty-four hours, as if this request of District 6 Is not carried out we will do business. Wo will take drastic measures. Answer. GEORGE F. DUNN. "I will interview the officials of the railroad tomorrow." continued Mr. Payne, "nnd If they refuse to grant our de mands will telegraph Mr. Dunn. Ho will probably call out all bollermakers work ins on the Harrlman lines, while the members of other unions may be called out to aid us." Many Locomotives "Dead" Last night men connected with the local round houses of the Southern Pa cific reported that they had many "dead" engines on their hands. With no mechanics working at undoing th» mischief which happens to all loco motives In constant use there is nothing to do but to switch these disabled mon sters on sidings till the strike is settled. The principal trouble results to the Hues, but every part of the big machines is liable to get out of gear at any time and place. The system Is practically at the mercy of Its engines and these are at the mercy of the men who keep them In repair. It was reported at the Los Angeles headquarters last night that desperate efforts are being made to get general mechanics to the shops to do what they can toward repairing the engines that are now out of service. As all shops are affected each yard must look after Its own local repairs. RAILROADS AGREE TO INCREASE LUMBER RATE Trade Built Up in East, Now Trans. continental Lines Announce Rise in Freight Tariff By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9— There will be an increase on the rate on lumber from five cents to ten cents a hundred pounds, from common shipping points on the Pacific slope to all points east on October 1 next. The new rate will go into effect on the lines of thp Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Great Northern and North ern Pacific. The present rate was put Into effect to Introduce Pacific coast lumber Into the eastern markets. It found favor rapidly with builders all over the country and now there are several hundreds of cars sent east dally, laden with the product of western mills. One agency alone handles from 2500 to 3000 cars a year of nvlwood shingles to all points east and i far ms the Atlantic seaboard. Millionaire Gambler Dead Hv Associated Press. CHICAGO, Aug. 9.— Michael C. Mc- Donald, formerly a leading politician and a prominent gambler, died today. Tho murder of Webster E. Guerln by Mc- Donald's wife recently had a strong effect In breaking him down. He left an eßtate valued at several million dollars. Dies in Prison' By Associated, Press. SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 9.— Robert E. Glaze, who at one time was connected with the Windsor hotel In San Francisco, died at San Quentln prison yesterday. Glaze, who was well connected, had a quarrel with his partner in the hotel and shot him. Teamsters Defeat Shea By Associated Press. BOSTON, Aug. 9.— The contest for the prefklency of the Team Drivers' and He)pers' International union was set tli-il today by the election of Daniel Tobln of Boston. Cornelius P. Shea of Chicago, president for four years, was defeated. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1007. OUERR.LLA, THOUGHT DEAD, ALIVE IN NORTH QUANTRELL, LEADER OF FAMOUS BAND, RECOGNIZED Left on Battlefield for Dead, He Says, He Fled Seventy Miles and Later Escaped to South America By Associated Press. VICTORIA, -B. ft, Aug. 9.-13K1 Quan trell, leader of Qucntrell's guerrillas In the Civil War, who according to history died of wounds at a Kentucky ho&pltal after his raiders were cut to pieces, Is still alive, and lives at Quatsino In the northwest coaet of Vancouver island under the name of John Sharp, accord- Ing to a number of persons who have conversed with him. J. B. Duffy, a prominent timber man, who recently became interested In tim ber land at Quatsino, recognised John Sharp, who U over seventy, wiry and gray, as Quantrell, Duffy having been a member of the Michigan troop of cav alry whicn cut up Quantrell's force. He stated to Duffy that he was correct ir his recognition. Sharp said that he had been left as dead, and Instead of dying of his wounds at Louisville, as history recorded, had taken a horse and ridden miles and disappeared. He made hU way to South America, liv ing a number of years In Chile, whence he went to Texas, where he engaged in the cattle business, making considerable money, which he exhausted. He then went to Oregon, where he punched cat tle and drove therfS over the mountains. From Oregon he came to British Co lumbia, nearly two decades ago, and engaged in logging at different camps on the northern coast of Vancouver un til ten years ago, when he became a. trapper of the northern coast. Six or seven yean ago he went to Quatsino, where he was made car carrier at West Vancouver mines. When J. E. Duffy landed at Quatsino from the steamer Tees he met John Sharp on the beach at Coal Harbor. Duffy looked the old man over and said: "Is that you, Quantrell— you old ras cal?" "Come Into the house." eald Sharp, and for some hours the two men talked, Sharp stating he was In reality Quan trell, and he talked at length of the raids In Kansas and elsewhere and eagerly lis tened to Duffy's tales from the polrt of view of cavalryman of the United States army. He was most keenly Inter ested in the story of the cutting up of his band, and when the narrator told of how forty had been killed, tears are said to have rolled down the old man's cheeks. Tells Remarkable Btory R. E. Montgomery, who has engaged In business at Quatsino and who knew Sharp or Quantrell at Fort Worth, Tex:, and H. O. Berg, postmaster at Quatsino, are two others to whom Sharp has stat ed hH identity as Quantrell." "I might as well admit It," Sharp told both. "It seems that I cannot hide the fact." The story the old man told was that when his band had been cut up he had been bayoneted in the chest, and had a bullet wound through the shoulder. The surgeon who looked over him diagnosed that he could not live more than a couple of hour?, and he had been left 60 that othere with more chance of recovery could be attended to by the overworked surgeons. While they attended the others, he got up despite his wounds and die appeared. That night, he says, he rode seventy miles. He took flight to South America, and after raising cattle there went to Texas, raising cattle there, ranching in Oregon and logging In Brit ish Columbia. He engaged In trapping and cix or feven years ago reached Quat sino. There he found employment and has since remained, known only as John Sharp until Duffy came and recognized him as Bill Quartrell. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 9.— Accord- Ing to local history. Bill Quantrell, the guerrilla leader, who played so Import ant a part in the Missouri-Karsas border warfare of the early days, died In the Sisters' hospital at Louisville, Ky. TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. ».— Mention of the discovery of W. C. Quantrell being alive In British Columbia calls to mind the fact that in the state historical rooms here are two shin bones and a lock of hair supposedly of the famous raider's. They have been there since May, ISSR, when the mother of W. C. Quantrell and W. W. Scott opened the grave at Louisville, Ky. GIANT BALLOON BEING BUILT AT SAN JOSE Largest Aerial Craft in United States Will Bi Entered in Races at St. Louis for Ben nett Cup By Associated Press. SAN JOSE. Aug. 9.— The largest bal loon In the United States Is being built In this city by Captain James W. Price, a member of the Aero Club of America, to be entered In the International balloon races at St. Louis for the James Gordon Bennett gold cup next October. The balloon has a capacity of 90,000 cubic feet and a carrying capacity of 1200 pounds. PARIS, Aug. S.— The dirigible balloon, La Satrc. visited President Fallteres at his country seat at Rambollliet yesterday. It left the shed at Chalals at 7:25 o'clock, a fair wind blowing twenty-five miles an hour, and the run to Ramboilllet was made before 9 o'clock. Returning it took forty-five minutes to cover the twenty milos as the crow files. The journey was interesting because the time for the balloon's arrival and the exact spot of landing was carried out according to program. DEATHS OF THE DAY Francis Page By Associated Press. BERKELEY, Aug. 9.— Francis Stod dard Page, a well known capitalist and pioneer of this city, died suddenly today of heart failure. Secretary of Hawaii Resigns Ey Associated Press HONOLULU, Aug. 9,— A. L. C. Atkin son, secretary of the territory of Ha waii, has resigned from the position. WHY NOT rent those rooms? A HERALD LINER will do the work! SPECIAL RATE! Rooms or Apartments to Rent. 3 times 26 Gents Silverwood's Cleanup \^^ t&Pf Etjctra Good Things J%**l &C---~~>^ or Saturday Crowded Every Minute, Yet the Sale fa Will be Over Before Some Men > ,*/ m^m^m&w Get Waked u p rf\§\ 'W^' :-7: -7 More news. Tables heaped afresh with broken lines and smart /jl V^ 1 '^^^^^ii^o^'?^/ ¦;.' Time shortens. We count' on, rounding up things with Hvc-l^W ISI -iw^^Mf^^-^^^P^ Don ' t let today paSS without s etting your full share of Sil -- ( j&fflk ipi^lSp Maybe You Don't Realize These Suits Here N I if %SM FOM Are Good Enough to Bear Any Tailor's Name ll, li fe^i"st& A Silverwood sale is short in time, but where else do you find suit reduc- Cj J3 IUI WM " An" rerSo^s what makes.things hum. Why not geta w w | £•>¦'•*£;.!; '^>>\ff ' ' swagger Ready-and-Right suit yourself and enjoy it during all the hot H H r* •'."•'.{•*.•/ H".; 'JtZrl'M (£ months to come? #«irf^»a^L- B^mmii n nZZlZnio»T $8 75 ADY - AND ; RIGHT $16.75 ® smss^ *• ¦ *,*.'**••• •*• A'/'f SraSi $12.75 BUIIB n»iti M ™.519.75 W^s '^$m SrEi£ i™ $12.75 ss T < r." E^r^: Bn : 1 ".. $19.75 85C BuyS Swell ShirtS Formerly $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Broken lots of the splendid SILVERWOOD shirts from regular $1 00, $1.25 and $1.50 lines. Original prices were so low vou're likely to misappreciate the values unless you see cm. They re fine quahtv— no department f sTore skinWg in cut or quality. Plain or nobby fancy effects. You'll be tempted to buy a dozen or so-it will seem remarkable to find your kind of shirts at 85c each. - Cleanup of Trousers Cleanup of Fancy Vests One lot $3.50 nn.l $3.00 pant* *!•!« One lot of $3.00 am) $3.30 ve»t» $l-3.". S-e%^%^o%"nl .r. p ?^:::::::::::::::::::::::1^ one ...t »< $3.00. $3.50 nn a $ 4 .«0 «... $I*s UNDERWEAR CLEANUPS . line f,,n,y (i. & M., regular $3.00 value., for Gray cashmere, regular $1.23 value, for 75c a M^^i $3.40 n Bariiicnt. garment. R» 1 Line fancy O. & M., regular $3.50 values, for sleevelet)*, regular 75c value, for 50c a garment. Wc9tff . $3.00 a garment. Pink ribbed, regular, COc value, for 40c a garment. 'V-Jl \ White lisle, regular $1.50 value, for Ssc a gar- whlle mol(ll) regular BOc value, 40c a garment or X jB i^ "s^MO wblto H»le, regular $1.50 value, for $1.00 jfj^ 1 ««^ 401 . „ Knrmcnl . J^K WL WhHeTclh, regular $1.00 value, for 75c a gar- l^ot combination .ult-, regular $1.50 value, '°^^W g^ 1 t 'fancy, regular $1 value, for 75c a garment. Odd piece, at half price. /^^^^^^^^^^ I &*, Cleanup of Hose Cleanup of y^^^^^y M=^, l"^" §¦^ i i,nt of binek no " $i,25 " box. „ Bathing Suits /^^Wlv^^^\\ YffCnA fj ¦Ok 1 lot of black hone, regular 25c value. 3 pair*, for ..Op. ° l/JinYn'-f^^i^^xk VrhrV 4 CS3 HKSF^fBW^* 1 - i Lot ..I fancy hose, regular 3 pair* for 100 ' special »2.00 quality $1.50 m^fJiiKmS^^fvA MtlfijF I'*' T:"."|^|^^k 2,-,,.. of fancy lione, regular T.Oc value*, :t palm for $1. $3.00 quality $1.05 /^/^jXStty-rffl: H \\ v jWKf J^k 1 Lot of fancy hose, regular .".He- values, :i pnir* for $1. $3.00 quality $2.2.", {fr^^^PatiS^-iilHilMWlP Wm-tSBBBSr 1 I.»» of fancy hose, regular 75c values, for 50c. $3.50 quality $2.iir. VtOTfl CPSfcl.t\\\ \] | JH} \BHaMWftgti»V/ 1 Lot of suspenilcrs, 20c. $4.00 quality $3.00 \T^^ V±^^V^r\j :^Ks' mPGf I 1 Lot of felt hats, $2.00 to $3.00 values, for $1.05. $5.00 quality $3.75 V^^^O^KsflKßl WS^. Cleanup ot Straw Hats \S«f/ Ji\ V^\ WVtaWl , 1 Lot " f straw liiiix. values to $3,00, for $1.00. >iV / \ \ W.W. »Ja ML 1 I,ot " straw hatu, values to $3.00, for $1.«5. fig If II / \ A|Tl BTnafeafiwßgV-;— ' '"' " ! Panamas, values to $.'.OO. for *::>.-.. / M .It I Jl % fnP^F^rm rt^^^ Cleanup of Neckwear > . {A ml I m 1 gßHßDr^^^HfflßßSSfc 1 I^ot of 50c trash and silk neckwear 25c. \\\ f *'' . l Lot 75c and $1.00 wash and silk neckwear 55c. ' • —The Silverwood Stores — 21 S. SPRING STREET iff SSiJS R S!iSS BROADWAY AND SIXTH 20c India Linon MM&GL 5c Dorset Covers Fine sheer quality India linon for J&^^\Z/j&&fj&&t9ffftfsr 2000 corset 'covers; French shirred waists, suits and children's dresses; Hj^MjM^qJm^ti'^'^ style; full front; lace yokes; beading worth 20c ; on sale from Bto 10 for 5c , and ribbon trimmed 35c value spe- a yard ; limit of 10 yards. s 107-109-111 No. Spring St., Los Angela cial, 25c. Another Great Hosiery Sale This Time Values to $1.00, 39c And there's almost no limit to the selection. Who's going to complain when there's an assortment of 2000 pairs to choose from? Not a pair in the lot worth a cent less than 50c. Hundreds worth 75c - and $1.00. Fancy lace hose in a fine lot of new and novel patterns; sheer gauze lisle, so much in demand these days; plenty of handsome hand-embroidered hose and a generous sprinkling of the celebrated "Gordon Dye." Black, white and all the much-wanted light shades. We urge you to be on hand the first thing in the morning, for the best values are the first to go — and you might as well be one of the lucky ones. Remember, positive values to $1.00. Choice, 39c. :^W "j :^ri- $3.75 Shirt Waist Suits $2.95 They are made of fine quality Persian lawn, with tailor stitched tuck nnd band of embroidery down the front; skirts are made 7-gored, side pleated; short or long sleeves; in white and also some white suits with dots and small figure, $3.75 values for $2.95. Glove-Fitting Corset $1.50 Thomson's glove-fitting corset; medium high bust; straight front; princess hip or even round length; with or without hose supporters; special J1.50. Kabo Corset $1.50 Kabo corset .with low bust, straight front, dip hip; suitable for a stout figure; front and side supporters; special 11.50. $2.50 White Wash Skirts $2.00 Made of a fine quality of Indian Head; linen finißh; some are 12 and lb gored with side pleats, some Just plain gored, stitched to the hip, and other* have pleated panel front, side and back; $2.50 values $2.00. Ribbed Vests 25c Women's white, pink and blue ribbed, law neck, sleeveless vests; taped neck and arms; lace yoke; special 25c. $1.50 White Lawn Waist $1.00 These waists are made of white Persian lawn; some trimmed with rows of embroidery and lace; others have allover embroidered fronts; long and short sleeves; regular $1.25 and $1.50 values; special $1.00. 25c Embroidered Stocks 10c 200 dozen fine embroidered stocks, with or without tabs; some have bows attached; very stylish; just the thing for summer wear; regular price 25c, this morn- ing 10c each. 35c Satin Taffeta Ribbon 15c a Bolt Satin taffeta ribbons; all silk; No. 1, all colors; regular prico 2bc and 3!jc; this morning 10-yard bolt for 15c. Combination Suits 50c Women's white ribbed cotton combina- tion suits; low neck, sleeveless, taped neck and arms; tight knee and um- brella style; lace trimmed; special 50c. Smith-Made Suspenders 23c A large assortment of the famous Smith-made lisle web suspenders in all the wanted shades; both light and dark; hava metal hangers and genuine pig- skin leather ends; light and medium weights; 35c values, today 2Sc. 62&c Derby Underwear 45c Men's ribbed undershirts and drawers In salmon, bluo and ecru colors; anirta have knit cuffs and French neck; f""a w - ers have extra double gussets; toaay, 45c a garment. Jsc Hall Hose 7&c An extra good weight cotton half hose: black or brown; extra double heels and toes; today 7 He.