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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Unsinkable Ship.

The long sought goal Of naval archi-
tects, an unsinkable ship, has been
reached in the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II, officials of the North German Lloyd
line declare. They say the vessel is
so constructed that no matter what
accident may occur to her an auto
matte device makes it practically i'm
possible for her to fill and sink,-an
absolutely safeguards the lives of her
passengers. This is accomplished by a
number of water-tlght bulkheads,
which can be closed by the officer on
the bridge of the vessel in thirty sec
onds.
The ship is first protected with
double bottom, but she has besides six
teen transverse bulkheads, and a longi-
tudinaI one separating the engine
rooms, which are so planned that even
if two adjoining ones should be flooded
the vessel would float. Wherever the
operation Of the-vessel makes necessary
doors in the bulkheads, as at the coal
bunkers, doors are arranged, geared to
a water main, so that at a touch from
the officer in charge of the ship they
can be instantly shut by hydraulic
pressure. The water main, which is
filled with a non-freezable compound,
is kept at a pressure of 800 pounds to
the square inch and the force which
closes the doors is so great that 1t will
drive them shut through the coal or
other matter which sometimes blocks
them. The doors can also be operated
by hand from the deck above, although
the tanks and engines which control
them are placed out of danger of any
possible injury. The system is known
as the Stone-Lloyd, and has been put
on all the passenger ships of the COM
pany.-New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
CHRISTMAS CHARITY.

T this season of the year there many appeals to
II the people of San Francisco for assistance to the
charitable institutions of the city That these ap-
peas is for complaint, but for
just pride and congratulations. They stand convnc
ing evidence of the broad and generous humanity
community Some directly sustained by the munich
pality, by churches by raternal benevo-
lent associations and by the voluntary contributions
of men and of all classes organizations and
creeds. By whatever they ostensiby sup
ported however their deep foundation the charitable
spirit of the people whole By the zeal OF the sup
porters of of the institutions those of another are
encouraged and thus all work together though in diverse
ways for the and comforting of all the unfortunate
among
Without single exception the newspapers of the city
have opened therr columns freely these appeals The
Call has gladly borne its share in this work and to-day
its urging that each all of fortunate ones
of the city should in proportion his give lib
orally, promptly and cordially the maintenance of such
OF these institutions most appeal to his sympathes
to his judgment of what is needed this time
in the way of charitable work among us
No who has prospered in life has any right to look
upon these Christmas appeals for liberal giving
position importantly. AS matter of fact those
who make the appeals have given of their time their
energies and their money through the year than
they ask of others Most of the appeals come in the
of women, whose labors in behalf of the suffering
poor and unfortunate sufficiently great justly
title them to the highest reverence for their sefsacr
hcing devotion to the of humanity. Every one
should deem It honor to be associated with them in
their work if it be only for day
Let it be borne in mind then by all who read these
Christmas appeals in the of Charity that the cause
is noble and the workers worthy Our city is
prosperous, opulent and in many ways prodiga1. We
have made for ourselves for iberality gen
erosty that is renowned throughout the world Let us
now live up to it in dealings with own needy
ones 1t is the of love and of charity the
time when the common brotherhood of humanity is
keen1y felt than any other period of the year.
and no man should allow to pass without doing
thing to prove his sympathy with all that is being done
among to minister to the distressed and to the or
phans that the weakest and the poorest may have
sonteshare in that abundance of the good things of life
which has been vouchsafed city, State and our
country.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Newspaper Mem S Fun.

In souvenir programme of their
night at Fischer's which the Press
Club has just issued in elaborate form,
there is enough material to tighten
many an hour both for those who are
slaves of the pen and the initiated
layman. The programme, which ap-
prOacheS magazine proportions in it's
enterprise, is replete with short stories
by well-known newspaper men, poems
and clever drawings by some of our
local newspaper artists. For those
whose ways lead them into the "tele-
graph room" and to the copy desk,
an article upon the trials Of a telegraph
editor will furnish fun for a week. Here
is an extract from the authors memo
randa:
ST. PETERSBURG, June 26.-The
Empress of Russia gave birth this
morning to a daughter, named Marie.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 22.-An unknown wO-
man, accompanied by a poodle dog
wearing a black cashmere dress, black
velvet cape trimmed with beads and
standing about feet inches in height,
committed suicide in st. James Park
tonight.
SACRAMENTO, July 16.-The body
of an unknown man was found to-day
in the Sacramento River with a wooden
leg nine miles below FreepOrt.
MARYSVILLE, Aug. with an old
blunderbuss loaded with No. 2 shot and
a couple of dogs George Brown. a 10
year-old boy of Mountain Meadows,
succeeded yesterday in killing a S50-
pound bear.
ALAMEDA, May 16-While DIR. Tom
Carpenter, the city veterinary. was
doctOring a COW yesterday the jealous
calf came along and stepped on the
physicians face. dislocating it. After
driving the calf away he had to get an
other doctor to put it in bandages.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Diplomats Discomfort.

DR.. White entertained a party of pro-
fessOTs and students at his home the
other evening with a delightful talk
based upon his diplomatic experiences
in Europe, says the Ithaca Journal The
party was composed of members of
the faculty of department of history
and political science and about a dozen
students, who are specializing in the
department.
Dr. White discussed life in st. Peters
burg and Berlin from the diplomats
point of view and the great issues
that turn upon seemingly trivial incl
dents or motives. He dwelt upon the
disadvantage at which the American
ambassadors are placed by reason Of
the fact that the United States does
not provide residences for it's ENJOYS.
He related several interesting Incl
dents. When he arrived in Berlin as
Embassador to Germany he found it
customary for newly appointed ENJOYS
to give three great receptions to the
diplomatic corps and influential Off
cials, and these functions must be held
in a private apartment. never in a no
tel He was lucky enough to find a
suitable apartment, though this was by
no means certain beforehand. but
when he came to furnish the house his
difficulties began
The shops of Germany keep only
small stocks Of furniture, manufactur-
ing mostly from samples. Consequent
ly he was compelled to go from Berlin
TO Dresden, and finally to Paris and
London, before he finished the furnish
ing of his residence The needed re-
pairs and Encouragement consumed
some time, and the day Of the first re-
ceptiOn arrived without the completion
of the work He stood over the arti-
sans with his watch in his hand, and
only ordered the rooms cleared five
minutes before the first fnstallment Of
guests arrived.
Later the entire house, OF which he
had only an apartment, was bought
out from under him by the country Of
Baden for it's representative in Berlin,
though the latter, as DR.. White put it,
was so far below the American En-
bassador in diplomatic rank that an
opera glass would have been necessary
to distinguish him."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Claiming Lightning.

Professor Hans Molisch Of Pragus
has reported to the Vienna Academy Of
Sciences the discovery of a lamp lighted
by means of bacteria, which he claims
will give a powerful light and be free
from danger, thus being valuable for
work in mines and powder magazines
The lamp consists Of a glass Jar in
which a lining of saltpeter and gela-
tine, inocuIated with bacteria. is placed
Two days after incubation the jar be-
comes illuminated with wonderful
bluish-green light, caused by the IN
Vulnerable bacteria which have devel-
oped in the time. The light will burn
brilliantly for from two to three weeks,
afterward diminishing in brightness lr
renders faces recognizable at a distances
of two wards and large type is easily
Iegible by it. Professor Mohsch asserts
that the lamp yields a cold light. which
is entirely safe.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Senator'S Baggage.

The Senators know how to live. They
see to it that their deliberations are
carried on unvexed by the absence Of
anything that could contribute to their
happiness and comfort. They have
been taking the regular account OF
stock, and from the articles in the Sen
ate's committee rooms and warehouses
a good sized department store might
be stocked.
Among these aids TO legislation are
fOrty-fOur bottles of cologne, a lemon
squeezer, a bottle Of tonic. seventy-two
funeral regalias, seven burned out cleo
trio fans, 101 small glasses (prObably
for lemonade), eight bath brushes, two
air cushions, two cakes Of shaving soap.
three cOalhods, seventy-twO cases OF
hygienic soap, a pair OF white blan-
kets, a half gallon copper measure.
twenty-three tincups, a fOrmaldehyde
generator, a. "suit case" five bottles %
salts, and violet, white rose, JOcke5
Club and other fancy soaps.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

agree that business has been slow for
such a long time that they must get
money, and therefore they are raising
the prices.
Business has not been affected by
the weather, but shares the depression
which is ascribed mostly to the Stock
Exchange and-the prolonged effects Of
the war in South Africa. The head Of
a Regent street department store said:
The Stock Exchange is the best barom-
eter we have. When money is tight the
people spend less in luXuries. There is
a scarcity Of money, and the people
are ecOnOmizing all they can
The railways to all the holiday re-
sorts report that the year has been a
bad one for passenger traffic. The
Brighton line. which is about the most
popular. shows a shrinkage of over
$4,000 a week in the receipts as COM
pared with those Of a year ago."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Philippine Facts.

The Philippine Islands have a gen.
eral coast line of about IL ,444 statute
miles, or double that Of the main part
of the rTrited States, while the total
area is 115,026 square miles. or less than
that of New Mexico. There is a mile
of coast line to every ten miles Of area,
while in the United States the proper
tion is 1 to 555. There are nearly 100
islands having names and it is possi-
BILE to count 5000 islands and islets on
the charts. Even the larger land
masses are so elongated in figure that
no point in any island is more than
sixty miles distant from some part Of
the constitutional Geographic Maga-
zine.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
A SUBSTANTIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT.

A NY ONE doubling the loyalty to alma mater re-
n puted to exist in the heart of every collegebred
4 will find hard argument to overcome in
the projected centennial gift of $Ioooooo be made
the old University of Vermont by her loyal upon
the occasion of her hundredth birthday which
year Already one-tenth of that has been
subscribed by two of her alumni and by the time that
the centennial celebration ceremonies due it is
pected the endowment will be handed to
the trustees of the university complete
Though not included among the greater universities
of the country, the university of the Green Mountain
State has roll of graduates of which it may be justly
proud Vice President of the United States, Cab-
net member, twenty members of Congress and
many names high in the roster of the army and navy
have been among its graduates. During the war of
1912 its graduation class reduced two members
and again in the Civil War the total number for the
four years less than twenty but the stanch old col
leqe has survived each shock with renewed spirit and
with the centennial endowment in its Golfers it NAV
enter upon and broader
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
PRODUCERS COME TOGETHER.

TT HE producers of California coming together
more and more for mutual benefit and protection
There associations of large size representative
of the interests of the of citrus fruits decduous
fruits raisins, dried fruits and other products The in
terest of the California growers is necessarily strong in
the progress of cooperation applied the marketing
of the output of orchards. vineyards and farms
Recently The Call has published signed articles from
officially connected with the citrus fruit shipners
of south and the California fruit distributors of the
northern and central counties. Therein the methods
that in vogue were fully described Much nforma-
ton of value given to the people of the State bv
those most intimately connected with cooperation in
marketing orchard products.
The almond growers have been successfully working
together in at least portion of theStae during the
past Reports that have been submitted seem to
indicate that advantage has been reaped as the result
of joint action meeting of the Almond Growers AS
sociaton of the Davisve district was held last week
at Davisvlle An account of the proceedings is pub
lished by the Woodland Democrat. President La Rue
and J. W. Anderson secretary of the association re-
ported that the just closed satisfactory to
the members of the association the purchasers of
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Wido7uS' Strife.

Take a good look at this woman and
see if you know her" These were the
words of one of the grave caretakers
in Laurel Hill Cemetery a few days ago
as a woman was approaching with a
bunch of flowers in her hand.
There's quite a mystery about that
woman he continued. Just seven
years ago John Blank was buried up
there" pointing in the direction in
which the woman was going, "and from
that time to this two women who claim
to be his widows come regularly every
month and each one plants a bouquet
on his grave. In each case on their ar
rival the one will pick up the bouquet
that the other one leaves on the grave
and throw it as far away as she can,
planting her own in its stead At first
for about a year they used to come
regularly every week. but of late years
they come only monthly. One comes on
the 1st and the other on the 18th of
each month, with a cIock-Iike regular
ity. With equal regularity the flowers
on the grave are thrown away and a
rival bunch left"
who was the man?"
He was John Blank, well-to-dO
sort of fellow who lived a dual life,
giving each woman to understand that
she was his wife. When he died both
women went into deep mourning over
him and have kept it up ever since
They seem to realize that they must
not meet, for a fight would outrage the
sanctity Of the graveyard, but they
content themselves by throwing one
another's flowers away"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY YINOIEnAll3E;lNN AND
uIS)FIEIN

charge Of the operation of that road,
gets $4,000, and it is a matter of COM
mon report that Vice President Stubbs
of the Southern Pacific, the traffic di-
rector of all Of the Hartman lines, was
offered $780, 900 a year by the Rock ISL
and management. and refused the Of
fer because Mr.. Hartman made it an
object for him to stay in his present
position. Jacob Kruttschnitt, assistant
to the president, fourth vice president
and general manager Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, gets $4,000 year,
which is more than the salary that any
Southern Pacific president has ever re-
ceived. Mr. Kruttschnitt knows every
part Of the Southern Pacific system.
one Of the older directors Of the South
ern Pacific said the other day that he
believed that Jake" Kruttschnitt could
tell by number the location of every tie
on the road
When II. Walter Webb, who died
from overwCrk. started in as third vice
president Of the New York Central
Railroad, in charge Of operation, he
received $4,000 a year. This was speed
lily increased TO 500. 600, and when he
resigned on account of i'll health Will
liam K. Vanderbilt said to him: 4
am grieved that your physical condi-
tiOn impels you TO leave us, but if a
years vacation and a salary Of $4,000
a year is any inducement stick to the
NewYork Central" Vice President Paul
Morton Of the Atchison is one of the
large salaried railroad officials, and he
is said to have refused an offer of
$35, 600 a year to go to the Rock
Island
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
the output and all others with whom the association

the output and all others with whom the association
did business.
This will attract attention because is
comparatively The figures submitted in reports
show that the shipments of the amounted $50
of almonds in the shell and four tons of shelled
The total bulk does compare with the magni-
tude of the decduous fruit shipments from the
section, but the plans of the association enlarge
its scope.
The crop marketed from the Davisve district brought
in $4,000 IN round figures to the of almond
groves The members of the Davisville association,
says the Democrat received I per pound more
for their almonds than did any of their competitors in
the line.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
Cyo7v for London.

England had it's Boer war and is now
paying the piper. The New York Sun
prints a dispatch from London which
Indicates that crow will be the Christ
mas bird there. 1t says:
Families which are now searching
the great stores in the West End of
London for Christmas presents find
that everything is costly beyond pre-
cedent. The managers of the stores
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
country.

sigh of relief like the of myriad voices in
thanksgiving passed the country the other day
when the wires flashed the message that the Maine
had made the voyage from Colon to New York without
single mishap. No had been killed. no one was
injured, and the cruiser steamed proudly the
harbor to have her engines repaired Let foreign
friends scof no at fighting ships
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

Another inspiration has been given to the rapidly
growing prosperity of San Mateo by the
of work the railroad which will equip her with needed
transportation facilities from bay The Southern
Pacific Company will realize soon, perhaps that San
Mateo is natural suburb of San Francisco and de-
the concessions in train service which have
been given to the various bay cities. Or perhaps some
other company may teach the Southern Pacific this
costly lesson.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

England and Holland. who have been quick to present
enormous claims against Panama to in the
new republic another fat and easy bird pluck They
will probably reform their first opinion when they
realize that Panama is of the brood of the American
eagle and is not yet able to take of itself Uncle
Sam certainly in the business of making republics
for the profit of his trans Atlantic friends.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

The Crown Prince of Germany, disobeyng the orders
of his father, who concerned in his demands solely
for the welfare of the youngter has been disciplined
and sentenced keep in his apartments for three days
What splendid illustration of the right of man
govern nation there be than his ability to govern
his own family?
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

Japan it is said intends bring her affairs with
Russia to crisis and take determined stand in
reference what she deems her rights in the Eastern
question 1t is high time that she should do So She
has played fast and loose with Korea long enough to
suggest to her statesmen that playing with fire is a
dangerous thing unless there sure and high
stakes in the balance.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

It is time to express TOwnsend's Glace
Fruits East for Christmas now.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

Pocketbooks. wrist bags. letter and
card cases. bill books. cigar cases and
manicure sets for Christmas. I.ettered
free. Sanborn. Vail & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candies, soc a pound, in artistic fire.
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. 715 Market st.. above Call bldg.
Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), go Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

Vice presidents receive in some in
stances as large salaries as railroad
presidents. For instance, Vice Presi-
dent Warren Of the Chicago, Rock ISL
and and Pacific, who is actually in
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19

BY EARL y. BERRY.
CFormer Railroad Editor New York Times and
Kew York SUM
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-04-18

We acknowledge the receipt of
a pen executed programme of the
Monday entertainment at Mt. Car
mel Convent. The cover page
was a well arranged design, in
blue, black, green, and gold, rep
resenting two doves perched upon
quill pens, coolng their love.song
of spring, 1908. The program it.
self displays the fact that the one
who wrote it was we'll skilled in
chirography. The entertainment
was splendid success and was
very largely attended The child.
rem did their parts in a manner
that reflected great credit upon
their instructors. The exercises
closed with an egg-hunt for the
little one and was throughly en-.
joyed by all.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-04-18

DIR e. G.. Green, of Woodbury.,
New Jersey, Proprietor Of Green's
August Flower and BOscbee's
German Syrup, whose advertise
ment appears in our paper regu.
larly, will send to any one mail.
ing a wrapper from bottle of
August Flower or German Syr-
up and two cent stamp to pay
postage, one of his new German
Syrup and August Flower Puz.
zles, made of wood and glass. 1t
amuses and perplexes young and
old. Although very difficult, it
can be mastered. Mention this
paper.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-04-18

TWAS moved by w. e. Weeks
seconded and carried that thu
Summer School be made a special
order of business for the next re
gular meeting of the League, Mon
day, April 9th, and that invita-
tions be extended to Messrs. s. @
Nickolls. L o. Hacker, and Fl. d.
Wilcox to be present and take
part in the deliberations of the
League on this subject.
l. was moved by DIR. j. w.
Sanders, seconded and carried
that the President shall appoint
the members of the League as a
committee Of the whole to serve
on any special committees, in such
numbers and under such chairman
as may be designated later BY
Messrs Nuckolls & Hacker.
The meeting then adjourned.
sine die. Il. +. Willard, Secty.