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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
ARROW MAKES
AN AERIAL TRIP
Baldwin's Airship Travels
Twenty Miles in a Flight
Over City of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25.-Captain
Baldwin's airship. California Arrow. :"
driven By Roy Knabenshue. who made
several successful fights in the same
machine from the Worlds Fair grounds
at ST. Louis, was given its first trial
in California to-day and was entirely
successful, with the single exception
OF its failure to land at the starting
point. A landing was effected half a
mile away without damage to the ma
chine, and it was safely tOwed back to
its anchorage.
The Arrow started from Chutes Park
baseball grounds. in the southeastern
part of the city, at S:17 D. m. sailed
tance Of between eight and ten miles,
thence eastward for two miles and re-
turned in the face Of a twelve-mile
sale TO point directly above the start
ing place, but. owing TO the supply OF
gasoline running short, was unable to
effect a landing at exactly the desired
spot.
From the time the aiTship arose from
the baseball grounds until it was safe
ly anchored at Pico and Stanford
streets, it was in fight. an hour and
thirteen minutes, and in that time
sailed a distance of probably twenty
miles. When flying With the wind the
Arrow travelled at a speed of twenty
miles an hour. and in returning directly
in the face OF the strong southeastern
gale was able to make a rate Of speed
reckoned at between six and eight
miles an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
CLUB PARTIES.

Mrs. Czarnecki entertained the mem
bers of the Novelty Whist Club at her
home, 1882 Jones street. last week
Among those in attendance were: Miss
Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. Lader, Mr.. and
Mrs. Newman. Mr. and Mrs. F. Green
berg. Mrs. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. n. H.
Splitter, MIR. and Mrs. Czarnecki, Miss
Czarnecki, Miss Lucy Czarnecki. DR..
Mitchell. The favors were extremely
pretty and novel.
The Aloha Literary and Social Club
OF the Park Congreg gational Church.
Berkeley, held it's regular monthly
meeting on Monday evening, December
10 The parlors were decorated in ber-
ries and greens, and the following
programme entertained the members
and friends. Piano solo. Humor-
esaue." (Grieg). Miss NJ. Grace Odgers:
bass solo, "Clang of the Forge" (ROd-
ney), Bert Stevenson; vocal solo. Mig
non." (d'Hardelot), Mrs. H. French;
chorus, Let the Hills and Wales Re
sound" A. T. Sutherland, leader. read
ing. Mrs. Schueler: tenor solo, Still as
the Night, tBohm). George Johnson;
recitation, Mrs. H. French.
A Scotch social" will be given by
the club Monday evening, January Is.
1905. The newly elected officers are:
president, Mrs O. B. CALDWELL; vice
president, A. p. Wright; secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
BIG CONVENTION
OF EDUCATORS
Nearly Every School in the
State Will Be Represented
at Meeting in San Jose
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

San JOSE, Dec. 25.-Early to-mor-
row morning it is expected the school
teachers. who are to attend the thirty
eighth annual session of the California
Teachers Association will begin to ar
rive. By Tuesday evening nearly 1900
educators, representing every section
Of the State and all classes of schools.
from the little isolated country district
TO the big State university. will be here
There viii be represented the Califor-
MIA Council Of Education. the Chemis-
try and Physic Teachers Association.
the Elementary Teachers Association.
the High School Teachers Association,
the Manual Training and Drawing
Teachers Association and the Couny
Board organization. The institutes Of
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo
and San Benito counties and that of
the city Of Berkeley viii be held at the
same time.
The officers Of the California Teach
ers' Association are as follows: Presi-
dent, Charles I. Biedenbach. Berkeley.
vice president. Miss Kate Ames. Napa;
vice president. B. W. Griffith. Los An
geles; secretary. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fitz Gerald.
San Francisco: assistant secretary.
Miss A G. Kelly, San Francisco; rail-
road secretary A. E Shumate. San
Jose; treasurer. Philip Prior, San Fran
cisco.
Headquarters of the State association
VIII be at the st. James Hotel. A reg
istEation bureau will be maintained
there and committees to receive the
visitors will be present. The executive
committee OF the association Will have
headquarters at the State Normal
School A meeting OF the various or
ganizations will be held in the State
Normal School building.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
California Council of Education will
meet Reports Of committees on rela-
tions OF the public library to.tfe school:
preparing a manual on teaching of his
tory. proposed school legislatf
course OF study in elementary schools:
State teachers reading course; prepar-
ing a manual on the teaching Of geog-
raphy and on rural school supervision
will report The subjects win be dis
cussed by prominent educators.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
S. A. RonaIdson; treasurer.
PERSONALS

The Misses Ginberg of Sacramento
are guests for the holidays OF their
grandmotheS. Mrs 2. Rosenzweig, at
the Dorchester
Mrs. William Gottstein of Seattle is
in town, the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Edwin Lester Allenberg. 945 Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs d. J. Shine and Miss
Charlotte Shine, who have been making
trip through the East and ST. Louis.
have returned to town.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Zobel OF 1908 Pine
street are entertaining their daughter,
Mrs Max Hoffman, Of Fresno.
Mrs Beckman OF Sacramento is Wis
itjng in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs r. ". Collins have re-
turned from a visit to the Worlds Fair.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
HOME PARTIES.

A very pleasant surprise party was
given to Mrs. James H. Robinson on
Tuesday, December IS, at her home,
2409 Folsom street. The following
guests arranged the affair and made it
highly successful: Mrs. Rainburg,
Mrs. George H. Fuller. Mrs. Emma
Leeds, Mrs. Carrie Robinson, Mrs.
Mary Thompson. Mrs. Jay Beach, Mrs.
f. Woodward, Mrs. Jennie Coon, Mrs.
Georgia Hodgeman, Mrs. Catherine
Barnsted, Mrs. Hussey, Mrs. S. +.
Otis.
Mrs. Price Of the ST. Charles gave
dinner to her son, Gerson Price, on De-
cember 16, in honor of his nineteenth
birthday. Decorations of holly and ber-
ries frightened the table and dining
room.
Following the dinner guests attended
the dance of the Aloha Nui. Among
those who enjoyed the occasion were
Miss Louise Crooker, Miss Doris Bern
stein, Miss Frances Kearney, Ralph
Clark, Jack Robertson, Gerson Price.
Miss Olga Dierks entertained several
guests at a whist party in her home
on Devisadero street on December II.
Those who spent a pleasant afternoon
with the young hostess were Miss Ha-
eel Prince, Miss Ida Purlenky, Miss
Aurore Antiques, Miss Sylvia Berman,
Miss Erna Wicker, Miss Camilla. de
Boom, Miss Joan Oliver, Miss Irma
Berman, Miss Maud Trittenback, Miss
Emma de Boom, Miss Miriam Leving-
stone, Miss Hilda Wicker, Miss Kath-
leen Oliver, Miss Marion Frisbie, Miss
Feranda de Ghetaldi, Miss Caroline
Schwerdt, Miss Mirta Hermes. Miss
Madeline McKenna, Miss Carrie Scheu-
reman, Miss Amy Kelly, Miss Grace
Muller, Mrs. n. j. Tobias. Mrs. A. c.
Morrison, Mrs. B. Marks. Mrs. II.
Prince Mrs. E. Trittenback, Mrs. c.
Manton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
BUSY SEASON OVER
FOR OLD Kris

These busy days have been almost
entirely devoted TO the cause of merry
old Kris Kringle. All is fish that
cometh 10 his net" and the tendency
has been to swim in his direction. A
few parties, club and home affairs have
intervened; Cupid is really alternating.
but wait-he is gathering force and
after another fortnight have a care.
for the sly culprit's CULVER is rapidly
filling
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26

ming, December "a. at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Morrell, at Eleventh
avenue and II street
The wedding was a quiet one. al
though both young people are well
known. Mr. and Mrs. Houle left for a
short wedding trip to Del Monte, where
they will spend the holidays. They will
reside at Thirty-fourth avenue and
Clement street, where a home is being
constructed
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
MINERS WANT SCHOOL
FOR THEIR CHILDREN
Arrival of Little Ones i'm New Mining
District Creates Demand for
Educational Facilities.

BEATTY. Dec. 25. - 1t has been
learned that this town is just over the
line from the Bullfrog mining district.
so the miners and prospectors here
have organized the Beatty mining dis
trict Several children Of school age
have arrived in town and a petition
for an appropriation for a school has
been forwarded 10 the County Com
missioners. This will be the first
school in the desert south OF Tonopah.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
carro on steamship Burns.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 25.-Fire Of un-
known origin destroyed a portion of
the cargo Of the North German Lloyd
steamship Brandenberg to-day. Two
hundred bales OF cotton, destined Tor
Bremen. were thrown overheard, as
were a number OF hogsheads Of to-
hacco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
ENGAGENIENTS.

A reception was held Sunday.
December IS. at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. L. Harris. 625 Natoma street.
in honor of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Rose Harris. and Harry
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
WEDDINGS.

The wedding of Miss Mabel L. Harris
of Merced and Joseph H. Kahn of Oak
dale will be smart event of Merced
on January s. The bride-to-be is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Har-
ris and is a favorite in the. pretty val
ley town. Mr.. Kahn is the assistant
cashier OF the Bank of Oakdale and 2
we'll known man through that section
of Central California.
Mrs Marion Van Zant and David
Houle were married on Saturday eve
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
No More Cooks TamaIes.

The Cook Tamale Company has sus-
pended business. The company claims
that the high prices Of material have
made the business losing venture.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26

Happiness is one thing man con-
tinues to search for after he has found
it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26

4 dream OF pleasure. the new two for
Quarter size American. 81 75 box %.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26

Builds up ali the waste tissue Of the
kidneys Lashs Bitters.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26

Simon of Seattle. The guests were en-
tertained with music and dancing.
which continued throughout the eve
ming
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
Ladies High-Class Tailored Suits
Greatly Reduced for Immediate Clearance


d
them doing business Therefore order
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
PARENTAL SCHOOL
IS A SUCCESS.
Gibbs Aye Vltaly Interested
Langdon's Report to Board of
Education Tells It's Own Tale

be held on the third Monday in jan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

o'clock on Thursday morning. they
entered Kinchou. the Russians retir-
ing to the south and taking up posi-
ton on Nanshan hill.
The Japanese army lost no time
in pressing forward TO the assault Of
Nanshan hill. II had been fighting
day and night since Saturday. but its
most fearful task was before IT,
The Japanese troops advanced with
a rush, cheering for the emperor.
They were driven back. Again they
attacked and again they were driven
back. The dead and wounded cover
ed the ground OF the bloody hillside.
and yet again the mikado's soldiers
rushed at the trenches, broke through
the meshes OF barbed wire and net
ting, only to be thrown back.
In the middle OF the afternoon the
Russian resistance apparently was as
logged as ever. Japanese reserves
were brought up. and at o'clock the
Japanese forces lined up for the final
and, as IL proved 10 be. the success
ful rush ZIP the hillside The Rus
slams. unable longer 10 resist the In
petuous advance OF the enemy. weak
ened as trench after trench was &c.
cupied by the milyado's troops.
Finally at Z o'clock In the evening,
after sixteen hours OF continuous bat
tie. the Japanese lines swept the
crests and Nanshan hill was won.
The Russians retired to the line OF
hills farther to the southwark, toward
Nanquanling. whore IL Is understood
they have constructed a second line of
defense.
As the Russians retreated they OK.
ploded series Of mines under the
railroad. destroying Il in many places.
They burned the station at Tafang
shan. They may rally their shattered
lines at Nanquanling, unless they have
been entirely demorallzed by their dc.
feat at Kinchou and Nanshan.
The Japanese paid for their victory
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Chicago Inter Ocean.

wear, groceries and clothing and the
demand was well sustained in paints.
vehicles and sporting goods. Mercan-
tile collections were uniformly steady
and defaults decreased.
Iron and steel industries are bust
est at the wire and rail mills. although
there is evidence OF declining de-
mands for future delivery, and the pig
iron situation reflects weakness with
consumers holding of for concessions
in cost. Dealings in machinery and
hardware reached a fair aggregate
and there was better requests for
merchant iron. Building materials
have sold freely. Receipts OF lumber
are slightly ahead OF the correspond
ing week last year and larger use oc-
casioned increased country shipments.
Much activity is shown in furniture
and other wood working branches.
new orders being numerous and finish
ed stocks light.
Receipts OF hides are 1881
pounds, against 2,967.11S pounds last
week and 1.294,91 pounds a year ago.
There was good buying for eastern &C.
count and values ruled steady. Sales
OF leather were OF fair proportions
and the shoe factories received
fair number OF fall orders. prices In
both lines denoting firmness.
Grain and Provisions.
Grain shipments. 2.744.919 bushels.
compare with 2,742.345 bushels last
week and 3,759, loo bushels a year ago.
Dealings in -four were rather limited.
and although cash wheat held strong.
there was little demand The coarse
grains made the best showing OF &c
tivity Prices contrasted with last
weeks closings have declined, in corn
seven-eighths OF a cent. in wheat half
a cent and in oats one.quarter OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Thinks Russian Authorities
Are Maxine Bio A

London May commenting on
the dispatches from st. Petersburg to
the Paris papers, the Daily Mail says
There are indications that Kouro-
patkin. like so many commanders be
fore him, has succumbed 10 political
pressure and is moving south along
the railway In the direction OF Port
Arthur In q desperate endeavor TO
succor the garrison Of the fortress.
"On May 81 Kouropatkin had pro
longcd interview with Viceroy Alex.
ieff who some weeks ago opposed the
idea Of any retreat on the rart OF the
Russians. ana who persisted In hold
ing Port Arthur when KouropatSin
wished 10 abandon IT, The yiceroy
was said at the time 20 have called
in the personal Intervention OF the
car 10 prevent Gen Kouropatkin from
carrying ont the policy Of retirement
IL Is possible this has happened a
second time and that Gen. Kouropat
kin has once more been forced against
his own better Judgment into dan
gerous line OF action.
If SO he has acted as did Marshal
MacMahon when. in 1870. he yielded
10 the Empress Eugene and made his
fatal attempt 90 Join hands with Ia.
zaine in Metz-an attempt which is
sued in the terrible disaster OF Sedan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Chino-Japanese war. an attack on Port
Arthur from the land side Is appar.
emily not far distant. In the latter
conflict the Japanese landed at Pitse.
wo. October "a, 1894. and at Kinchow
and Talienwan, November and Z.
Three weeks later. on November 81,
Port Arthur was carried by storm aft.
or ten hours lighting. The Port Ar
thur defenses are, however, vastly
stronger now than when the Chinese
manned the guns, and a more pro-
tracted struggle may be expected.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

the afternoon the Japanese lines were
reformed for last and desperate ef-
fort.
The Russians fought doggedly. but
after a four hours struggle the Japa-
nese swept the crest OF the hill, driv.
ing the Russians TO the southwark in
confusion and panic.
AS a feat OF arms the capture of
Nanshan hill has not been equaled in
war since Skobeleff threw the Russian
regiments at the impenetrable de-
lenses of Pleyna in the Turko Russian
war in vain effort 20 carry them by
storm
There is no official report OF the
losses suffered in the storming Of
Kinchou and Nanshan, but IL is feared
that the Japanese casualties may
reach as high as 10000. Even n those
figures are equaled or exceeded. ia
pan will feel that the victory was not
too dearly bought.
Nanshan hill. 100 feet high. was
held by the extreme left of the Rus
sian army. and was believed by the
Russians 20 be imprcgnable. The hill
was the strongest part OF the Russian
line. A series Of batteries, strongly
cmplaced. crowded its crest. while
rife pits extended around its sides.
Mines had been placed lower down
on this hill and around the base on
the northern and eastern sides were
stretched well made wire entangle-
ments.
Another line OF defenses also pro
tected with wire entanglements, ex-
tended from Ycnchiatung near the
head OF Talienwan bay, due north OF
Linchiatien, which lies south OF Kin
chou.
This was Nanshan hill. and it was
over these mines, through these pits.
trenches and barbed wire entangle.
ments, and in the face OF battery after
battery OF artillery and line after
line OF intrenched infantry that the
Japanese troops fought their way, inch
by inch, foot by foot. 20 tho battery
crowned crest Of the height and drove
the enemy To the southwark toward
Port Arthur.
The capture OF Nanshan hill was
the climax OF five days and nights OF
battle. The Japanese army, believed
10 be $4,000 strong with only field
artillery and no heavy guns, owing
20 the difficulty of transportation, was
in position for the attack May 81
Reconnaissance developed the fact
that west OF Liuchiatien the Russians
had no defense. Extending TO the
northward from Yenchiatien TO the
west coast OF Liaotung peninsula
there were no defenses whatever, ex-
cept the force posted at Kinchou.
This gap in the defense was fatal
defect In the Russian position, and
when Il was perceived the Japanese
extended their right 10 the north and
east. enyeloping Kinchou and the Rus
sian extreme right. The Japanese
left also was extended to Wangchia-
tupng. on the shore OF Tailienwan bay,
and the center moved forward.
Wednesday morning, May Is, at
half past o'clock. the japanese at
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Toxic. May 2S.-The Japanese
army. which began the attack on Kin
chou on Saturday, May 21, captured
that city at $3.50 a. m. Thursday, May
26. and after an all-day battle drove
the Russians from the crest OF Nan
shan hill at the point OF the bayonet
at o'clock in the evening OF the
same day.
Nanshan hill was taken at fear
ful sacrifice OF life. Time and again
the Japanese lines essayed TO storm
the height in the face OF terrific
rife and artillery fire. Each time they
were thrown back, their lines deci-
mated and shattered. At o'clock in
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

A comprehensive view OF the
Kwangtung peninsula, from Kinchow
southeastward. IS given in the map.
In this region severe lighting may be
expected, especially in the country
about Port Arthur, and that region is
enlarged C. show the Notifications
and the natural lines OF defense. The
Manchurian railway descending to
Dalny and Port Arthur, IS indicated,
as arc the usual country roads. Should
events move as rapidly as in the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
UNION CAN MAKE A CONTRACT
Courts Overriding Demurrer Of Book.
binders Typothetae Proof

St. Paul. Mimi. dispatch: Judge
Orr in the district court OF Ramsey
county oyerruled a demurrer OF the
Bookbinders' union 10 the petition OF
the st. Paul Typothetae. The action
brought by the plaintiff was a feature
OF the bindery girls strike and de-
manded damages from the defendant.
alleging a breach of contract with the
plaintiff. The main question argued
was the right and authority OF the
union TO enter into contract and Il
was asked by the counsel for the
plaintiff what possible benefit can
there be in such an organization nm.
less IL can make a contract?' The
overruling OF the demurrer means that
the union has the right 70 make con
tracts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

tackled Kinchou and for three hours
they had an artillery duel with the
batteries on Nanshan hill. The Rus
sian gunners searched the Japanese
lines with their fire, but failed TO in
fiict much damage.
The battle was resumed at dawn on
Thursday. May &c, and the land forces
had the assistance OF number OF
warships from Vice Admiral Togo's
fleet.
From dawn the batteries on both
sides hammered away at each other.
At daybreak the Japanese infantry
moved forward. and after an hours
fighting. and at twenty minutes past
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

cent. Provisions were In wider de-
mand and advanced, In pork s2is
cents a barrel. In ribs rs cents and in
lard 22h cents. Receipts OF live
stock. 266,5s6 head, compared with
239-754 last week and 269642 a year
ago. Hogs closed 7h cents per hun
dred weight under a week ago. but in
creased values appear for cattle So
cents and sheep 20 cents.
Failures reported in Chicago dis
trict number eighteen. against twenty
four the previous week and twenty
eight year ago"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
NEARER TO PORT ARTHUR.
Supposed mpregnabe Defense of the City Carried
By the Japanese, After Fearful Slaughter,
With the BayOnet.

Workmanship and Of close-range
lighting.
The beaten forces, badly shattered,
retreated toward Port Arthur. explod-
ing the Tafangchen magazines as they
receded. A detachment OF Japanese
infantry pursued the retreating Rus
slams far into the night.
Gen. Oku estimates that the force
OF the enemy consisted OF one line
division, two batteries OF field artil-
lery. some fortress artillery and ma
rines.
Gen. Oku teelgraphs HIS opinion
that the Russians intended 10 check
the Japanese advance at Nanshan in
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

New York Dispatch Mis- Bertha
Alexander has sailed aboard the liner
Majestic for Liverpool There she
will take ship for South Africa. where
she will marry her sweetheart
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
LIVES TO LEAVE POS PROGENY
Illinois Pioneer Passes Away With a
Record for Big Family.

Bloomington, H.. dispatch. William
Fowler died at Heyworth, ILL.,. aged
81 years. He was born in Ohio In
1907 and had lived in this county
since 1890. He was married In 1928,
and his progeny numbered nine chill.
dren. thirty-eight grand children 1872
great grandchildren and thrtysix
great great grandchildren, a total OF
205 descendants. He began life as a
shoemaker. putting on half soles at
10 cents each. by thrift he acquired
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
COMMISSIONER HAS A STROKE
Captain Kidd, Government Official,
Has Third ParaIytIc Attack.

Springfield, H., dispatch: Captain
Thomas w. S. Kidd. United States
Commissioners. who was for twenty
years or more editor and publisher Of
the Springfield Morning Monitor. was
stricken with paralysis on the street
Owing to his advanced age and the
fact that this is the third stroke he
has suffered. fears are apprehended
he may not recover. lie was a per.
sonal friend Of Lincoln.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
wANpERER RESTORED TO OWN
Man, Blind and Deaf, TO Come Into a
Fortune Of $4,000.

Glen Falls, N. Y. special Blind.
almost deaf with his mind impaired,
Lewis Mosher. after years OF wander.
ing and other years spent in hospitals,
has been restored 10 his relatives here,
where fortune OF $4,000 awaits him.
Mosher went west twenty years ago.
and three years later all trace of him
was lost. A short time ago his rel.
atives learned that he was in the state
hospital at Medical Lake, Wash. and
brought him home. Mosher lost his
sight and hearing as the result OF a
mine explosion.