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she RanIss as an Onicer

DR.. Anita Newcomb McGee, who or
ganized the body of American nurses
now in Japan, is the daughter of Pro-
fessor Simon Newcomb, the American
astronomer. and is the only American
woman who has ever had the right TO
wear shoulder straps. During the Span
sh-American war, as the head of the
nurse corps, she had the rank of lieu
tenant. With Mrs. MCGEE when she
went to Japan last March were a num-
Der of experienced war nurses, includ-
ing Miss M. A. Gladwin of Boston.
Others followed and the personnel of
the corps has been changed somewhat
since the war began. DR.. MCGEE has
previously been exceptionally honored
by the Japanese Government. She was
appointed superintendent Of nurses by
the Japanese Red Cross Society and she
was ranked as an officer by the Gov
ernment.-Chicago Chronicle.
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1t Costs TO Go 10 Church.

The charge that strangers are not
made TO feel ar home IN some OF the
big churches in New York is well
founded, according TO the observation
made by a Pennsylvania who has
lived here for ten years. "A few years
ago ] rented a pew in one of the big
churches IN Fifth avenue and kept il
FOR q year. My family was not nunert-
cally large enough TO I'll the pew. and
/ notified he usher that / could usu-
ally accommodate from two to three
strangers. / learned indirectly that the
sexton, who had the renting of the
pews, obje ted TO too much liberalitv
on my part. He said that II every new
holder in the church made the same
sort Of offer he could not come up TO
the expectations Of the governing board
Of the church, which expected him 10
rent every pew. The loric of this was
that II strangers desired to attend that
particular church very often they would
be expected 10 pay for their sfttings.
To put IL a little palmer, strangers were
not welcome, although a sign in the
vestibule said they were."
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WEALTH IN FRANCE
is WE'LL DISTRIBUTED
The General Average of Holdings
Is High Throughout the
Country

The statistics of 1nheritances in
France, according to a recent report
to the Department of State, as well as
the real and personal property records,
prove that French property is we'll di-
vided. They show that while France is
very rich, her wealth belongs to a ma
Jority and not to a minority of her peo-
pie. The rich and the excessively opu-
lent, possessing millions, are hardly to
be counted by units; they may be des-
ignated by name. People who read only
the rates in the revenues might be led
to think the. country is peopled with
multi -millionaires and miIlionaires.
Now, there are not 10000 rnillionaires
Chat is. possessors of 1000, 900 francs,
or $193,000) in all France. In round
numbers 100000 persons possess a capt.
tai of from s965O to $500; 1,50O, 900 a
capital of from 1890 to 1860; 1000, 900
have from 1886 to 1890, and another
100000 have from $96 so to 1886.
Such then is the composition of that
immense army Of small savers, the fin-
ancial democracy, which constitutes the
force and safeguard Of France One does
not find immense fortunes, but one
finds large numbers of persons holding
investments. possessing bonds. owning
small parcels of real estate and living
on modest resources and revenues.
Out of 10000. 900 voters we have from
100000 to 100000 who are capitalists
and owners of interest bearing stock,
landed proprietors, holders of Partisan
bonds, Credit Foncier bonds, railroad
bonds, national bonds-members of CO.
ODeratiVe bodies people who nIlt hv for
the rainy day small sums in the banks,
that serve to assure life or insure
against death. 1t is not the rich who
resort to the cooperative companies or
to the savings banks. There are fully
S,54S,218 proprietors who own 61948
small parcels of property and 125, ,9e7, ,945
parcels Of land. The manner of distri-
button of property, real and personal,
constitutes the fortune Of France
Washington Star.
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ROBBED WITHIN
SIGHT OF Home
j. FL. Bailey, Victim of an
Early Evening Hold-Up,
Loses Watch and Money
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


1016 Broadway, Dec. TO-,
Once again the fashionable Lakeside
district has been the scene Of a bold
early evening hold-up. While on his
way home at o'clock tonight r. H.
Bailey, residing at 1887 Harrison street,
was held up by a lone highwayman
at the corner of Nineteenth and Har-
rison streets and compelled at the
point of pistol to hand over $40.
a gold watch and chain and a pocket
knife. The crime was committed within
a few blocks of the scene of the shoot
ing Of Policeman ]. H. Smith about a
year ago and at the same hour.
Bailey had almost reached his home
on Harrison street, and while passing
under a row of shade trees that dim
med the lamp lights he heard soft
step behind him. Before he could turn
he was startled by the command
Hands up" which was emphasized by
the pressure of a revolver against the
back of his head. Knowing that he
was powerless to resist, Bailey quick
ly complied with the highwayman's 8
order.
The footpad at once relieved his VIC
tim Of his watch and money, and then
facing Bailey toward Alice street told
him to walk straight ahead and not
look back on penalty of being shot
full of holes" After walking half a
block Bailey looked back and caught
a glance of the footpad as he disap-
peared in the darkness, going in the
opposite direction. Bailey at once
hastened to his home and notified the
police Of his experience.
Owing to the fact that the footpad
came upon him from behind, Bailey
could give no description of his as
sailant except that he was a man be-
low medium height
A second hold-up occurred at p. m.
at the corner Of Thirteenth and West
streets. w. H. Britton, who had just
left his home, was confronted by a
man armed with a revolver. The rob-
her took a small amount of silver from
Britton, who saved a considerable
amount of gold hidden in q vest pocket.
A double hold-up occurred at West
Berkeley. L. Rosario and r. Glazio
were held up by two negroes at about
o'clock tonight. The negroes had re-
volvers and secured IS and silver
watch.
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Record of a Cory Decade.

The decade just closing must be writ
ten in history as one of the bloodiest
epochs Of the world. In 1894 occurred
the Chino-Japanese war. Then came
our war with Spain, which was imme-
diately followed by England's war
against the Beers, and now Japan and
Russia are fighting for the mastery OF
Oriental Asia Besides these great
struggles there were others of lesser
size and note. Italy, Germany, France,
England and Portugal have fought the
native tribes of Africa Interior Asia
has been the theater Of much desperate
fighting. The Dutch have had an in
surrection TO contend with in the East
Indies. Hayti, Central America and
the northern nations of South America
have had rebellions too numerous to
mention, while we have been busily en-
gagged for the last four years in sup
pressing uprisings in the Philippines
Kansas City Journal.
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Too Far Away.

A veteran clerk in me Government
service tells this reminiscence of a
young applicant who was being put
through a severe examination by the
civil service commissioner. The exam
iner asked many questions, some of
which seemed to the applicant decided
ly irrelevant to the position for which
he was trying to qualify.
Finally a question was put to him
which seemed SO remote from the mat
ter in hand that he rebelled. It con-
cerned the distance OF the sun from
the earth and the applicant answered
promptly and to the point.
Il don't know" was his reply. "how
far the id thing is in feet, but I'll
tell you one thing-it isn't near enough
to interfere with this job If 1 get it,
H2rper'S Weekly.
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TO PROSELYTE
AMONG HEATHEN
Sire of Champion Prize
Fighter Asks for Pass
port to Foreign Chimes
PLANS TOUR OF GLOBE
LOnghaired and of Pious
Mien Alexis Jeffries Re
Sents Notoriety Son Begets
PLANS TOUR OF GLOBE
Oakland once San Francisco Call

Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Dec. 10.
To preach the gospel in every cline
Alexis c. Jeffries. father OF James ].
Jeffries, the worlds champion heavy
weight prizehghter. is going to make a
tour Of the globe. He wears his hair
long and affects the simplicity of the
early Puritan fathers. He appeared
this morning before County Clerk
Cook in company with Brother James
II. Suter. Sister Jennie Suter and
Brother John Crow and made affi-
davits Of citizenship upon application
for passports. They leave here on De-
cember 22 for Honolulu and from
there viii go to New Zealand and
Australia.
Their mission is the spread of the
gospel. The hut of the Maori and
the bushman will hear their song of
praise and the story Of the Bible.
Further than already indicated they
have not made any plans, nor do they
know when they will return. The
spirit Of the sire Of the greatest prizes
fighter on earth is anything but lamb
like and he resents in vigorous terms
any inquiries in regard to his plans,
he having gained far more notoriety
through the press by reason of the
prowess Of his son as q fighter than
pleases him.
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Practical Education.

On every hand there are constant ac-
cessions to the ranks of those seeking
to train themselves in the application
of the sciences to the practical arts,
this being particularly true of the lines
of activity commonly grouped under
the general names of engineering. The
day Of theorizing is past. This is a
practical age and the man best quail
ned Tor the duties devolving upon him
Is the one whose efforts are crowned
with success and who forges his way
to the front. OF all branches of edu-
cation that of science and it's applica-
tion is most costly to the institution
offering such courses, but the results
achieved by those taking advantage
thereof are proportionately larger than
in any other line.-Detroit Free Press.
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silly Abuse of the Rich

: 1t seems to US about time for inteIli-
gent people to call a halt in the indis-
criminate abuse of everybody who hap
able position of being rich The oues-
tion twelve months of every year
whether 1t Is a Presidential one or not,
is not whether a man is rich. but
whether he is honest. If he is both Sc
much the better for him, but If he is
rich and not honest the time to drop
him Is not when campaign is on, but
when daily business is to be done and
social lines are to be drawn Throw the
rascals overheard in commercial circles
Danish them from the society of honest
folk, and real cleaning up will be ac-
mplished.-Hartford Courant.
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- Dehnte for Borcott.

OAKLAND. Dec. 1O.-A debate on
the question, Resolved, that the prin-
ciples Of American liberty sustain the
boycott Of the open shop" was lost by
the Rockefeller Debating Society Of
California College last night in a con-
test with the Lankershim Society. The
debate was a close one, Rev. Robert
Whitaker, Professor L. d. Inskeep
and Hugh Hogan, the judges, being
divided as to their decision. One vot-
ed for the Affirmative and one for the
negative, while the third thought 1t a
tie. They finally gave the decision to
the negative debaters and gave Greed
Gawthorp Of the affirmative the hon.
.ors for being the best speaker.
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Trading Stamps for carfare.

Using trading stamps to swindle a
railway company is the latest develop
meht in that species Of graft and the
Brooklyn rand transit road Is he VIC
tim. That company has not been in
duced TO give trading stamps to it's
patrons-not by a whole lot. 1t never
gave anything to it's IONS But GER
tain of its patrons are trying to give
trading stamps to the company by feed
ing them to the ticket choppers boxes
and thus getting free rides for them
selves. 1t happens that certain brand
of trading stamps manufactured some
months ago by concern no longer in
existence are almost identical in size,
color and general make up with the
tickets of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Railway Company.-Exchange
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KINIRY MUST
STAND TRIAL
Notorious Burglar Is Held to
Answer for Murder of Po-
liceman James III. Smith
DYING STATEMENT READ
Accused Man Says That He
viii Put in His Defense
Before the Higher Court
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

1o16 Broadway, Dec. 10.
p. David Kiniry was held to the Su-
perior Court to-day by Judge 6amuels
without bail for the murder Of Police
man James H. Smith on November 2T,
1908. Kiniry declined TO make any
statement on his own behalf. saying, Il
do not wish TO talk at this time" Chief
Of Police Hodgkins and Captain Peter
sen narrated the confessions made to
them By Kiniry, which connect him
with the crime and under the laws OF
this State make him q principal in the
murder, whether he fired the fatal shot
or not.
IN all these interviews Kiniry would
relate the events OF the evening on
which the tragedy occurred UP TO the
time the shooting began, but in none Of
them did he admit that he fired the
fatal shot. When asked, Did you
shoot Smith ?" he always evaded the
question, the policeman testified, by
saying. You do not expect me to tell
you all my case, do your" He said he
had several cards up his sleeve which
he did not intend TO play until the trial
in the Superior Court.
". 3. Smith, a brother OF the victim,
told OF his conversations at the Receiv-
ing Hospital with the dying man. Po-
liceman Smith had said that the man
ne shot was not the one who had killed
him. The witness said the policeman
realized that he was going to die and
made this assertion as the statement OF
q dying man. He declared that the
man who had shot him ran away, and
he (Smith) fired at the man who re-
lnained. The evidence shows that Gold
stein was the one who did not run, and
after he had been wounded Kiniry, who
was some distance away, returned and
laid him upon the grass when his final
moment came.
Stenographer Eugene c. Van Court
then read the dying statement of Po-
liceman Smith, who fully realized that
he was In the grasp of death at the
time he made it. This statement shows
that Smith firmly believed Kiniry had
fred the shot and that his own bullet
was responsible for the death Of Gold
stein.
Kiniry viii not be turned over to the
Sheriff until Monday.
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HOW New Yorkers Go Fishine,

A man of no little prominence in New
York goes fishing with a pint flask of
the best whisky he can buy. The neck
of the flask is of peculiar kind. The
opening is no larger than a knitting
needle. and it is not possible to get
more than one drop at a time out of ii.
The average fisherman drinks an ounce
at swallow, and the bottle Is usually
empty before the fish begin to bite. But
with our friend the flask lasts till time
to go home. Every five minutes he let's
one drop fall on his tongue. Singularly
enough, he is as drunk at the end of
the day as If he had taken four fingers
at a time-New York Press.
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nenartn,ent I1Iecfs Omcers.

ALAMEDA, Dec. 1o.-The election
OF omcers OF the Young Peoples De-
partment Of the San Francisco Bap-
tist Association was held here last
night. The following were elected:
President, Charles G. Lister; vice
president, Mrs. Arthur Caldwell; re-
cording secretary; Miss Gertrude
Story; corresponding secretary, Miss
,Addie Dugham; treasurer, Mrs. Hat
tic Robinson; superintendent of
intermediate and junior work, Miss
Hazel Roberts.
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BURGLARS BRAGGADOCIO
GETS HIM A LONG TERM
Edward Shine Confesses to Jailer
When About to Be Set Free and
Goes to Folsom Instead.

When About to Be Set Free and
Goes to Folsom Instead.
OAKLAND, Dec. 10.-Because he
boasted of a crime Edward Shine, a
self-confessed burglar, must spend
four years at Folsom prison. His at
torney had defeated the prosecution
and Shine was about to be set free
when he laughingly told his jailer that
he was guilty all right. but that they
were going to let him go. The infor-
nation went back to the District At
torney's Office and the case was set
for trial. This morning Shine, realiz-
ing that he had overplayed his hand.
pleaded guilty and got a four years
sentence.
Shine, with Charles Monaghan, was
accused of burglary at Pleasanton.
Monaghan pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to three years at Folsom.
Shine fought the case. His "paP'
came back and testified in his favor
and the jury disagreed. Under the
circumstances District Attorney Allen
had agreed with Attorney Rode to
dismiss the charge, as he did not be-
lleve that conviction could be had,
when Shine, hearing of it, made his
costly boast to the tailer
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IninrIes PROVE FataI.

BERKELEY, Dec. 10.-Charles j.
Paulsen, the aged lumberman who
was struck by an electric car on
Grove street near Center last Thurs
day night, died last night He was
rs years old and so feeble hat he
could not rally from the shock OF the
injuries be sustained. He was one Of
the pioneer merchants Of Berkeley.
His son, Z. T. Paulsen, is vice presi-
dent Of the +. w. Foss Lumber Com
uanV
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Saturday. December 10
Nor stmr Titania. Foyn. days hours from
i''''' 9'''''-' SAILED.
Saturday. December TO-
stmr Argo, Dunham. Eel River.
Stmr Robert Dollar johnson. Seattle.
stmr elizabeth Jensen. Coquille River.
Stmr Breakwater, Seaman. Coos Bay
strnr sequoia McClements, Eureka
Strnr Point Arena, Miller. Mendocino.
Stmr Prentiss, Ahlstrom. Eureka
stmr Chehalis, Johansson Grays Harbor
Stmr Phoenix, Odland. Eureka.
6tmr Celia, Reinertsen. Albion.
Strnr Arcata, Macgenn, for Coos Bay.
Schr Oakland, Ewart, Coquille River.
RETURNED.
Dec fo-schr Coquelle, Springer. from sea.
TELEGRAPHIc.
POINT LoBos. Dec. TO- 10 p. m.-weather
foTey; wind Sc; velocity miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
EJJREKA-Arrived Dec 10-Stmr Eureka,
hence Dec Q; stmr & Gabriel from Hmpqua.
George E. Billings in tow. hence Dec g.
Sailed Dec 1o-Stmr Bee, for Monterey: strr
Fulton. for San Francisco.
SAN PEDRo-AFrived Dec 1c-schr Muriel
Sailed Dec 1o-stmr Norwood. for San Fran
Coos BAY-Arrived Dec 1o-schr Ivy. henc,
sEATTLE-sailed Dec 1o-stmr Jeanie. fol
San Francisco.
SAN DIEGO-Sailed Dec 10-Stmr Nebras-
kan for San Francisco; u stmr Daniel Man
San PEDRo-Arrived Dec 1o-schr Muriel
from Portland; schr Salvador. from Grays
Harbor.
Sailed Dec 10-Stmrs Norwood and Navarro
for San Francisco; schr Caroline. for Umpqua
schr j. NJ Colman, for Port Gamble; schr Dora
Bluhm for Eureka.
VENTURA-Arrived Dec 1o-Schr Tampa
from Grays Harbor.
FORT BRAGG-Sailed Dec 10-Stmr Bruins
wick for San Francisco.
ABERDEEN-Arrived Dec 1o-sehr Melrose
from San Pedro.
PORT TOWNSEND-Arrfved Dec 10-FI
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Memoranda

Per schr Coquelle-Sailed from San Fran
cisaco Oct %. for Coquille River. Arrived on
there Nov 1 and had a succession OF Sc and
SW gales. carrying US to lat 46 % n. On Dec
1, on Siuslaw, was spoken BY stmr Whittier
cession OF SW and Sc gales. carrying away
rigging on port side, springstay, and started
bOwsprtt and tore sails. Being short OF pro-
visions and water put back to San Francisco
for repairs.
Per Nor stmr Tftania--Dec T., 20 miles
WSW Of Grays Harbor, passed a big black
buoy adrift.
ABERDEEN Dec. 10-The steamer Seafoarn
was successfully launched to-day at Lund-
strum Shipyard.
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY
N BATTLE ON THE DIAMOND
Oakland and san Francisco EIks
Score So Many Runs That They
Cannot Be Counted.

OAKLAND, Dec. I0.-The result Of
the baseball game between the officers
Of. the san Francisco and Oakland
lodges Of EIks is still in doubt. al
though the game took place according
10 schedule to-day. After the third
inning the runs came so fast on both
sides that the official scorer lost track
Of the count, and even the small boy
at the score board forgot his duties in
the excitement.
AT the end Of the game the San
Francisco team claimed the victory
by a score OF 20 20 19. while the Off
GERS Of Oakland Lodge declared that
the score was 1e TO IA in their favor.
The decision viii be left TO the United
States Supreme Court. There was a
good attendance and the Christmas
dinner fund viii be materially In
creased by the proceeds.
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Oyama Smokes Cigarettes.

Marshal Oyama, as he sat among his
staff, smoking cigarettes and watching
the battle of Liaoyang. was in constant
communication by field telegraph and
other wires with the Fourth Army, un-
der General Nodzu, and the First Army
under General Kuroki, and he could
talk over the wire to the besiegers at
Port Arthur and to the Government in
Toxic
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Inndnn WooI SaIes.

LONDON. Dec. 1O.--The arrivals OF wool for
the first series OF the 1905 auction sales
amount to "a 954 bales. including 10. 600 for
wardsd direct to spinners. The imports %
wool this week were: New south Wales. 1917;
Queensland. ga: South Australia, 80; New
Zealand rs: Cape OF Good Hope and Natal.
ffTl. aIsewhare 215
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

tOf[ECAST.
The pressure 10 beginning to fall along the
northern coast and moderate disturbance will
probably develop on the Oregon coast sun
day.
Southeast storm warnings are displayed at
Eureka
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight, December 11i
California, north OF Tehachapi-ClOudy Sun
day, probably rain; fresh southeriy winds, high
on the coast.
California. south Of Tehachapt-Tair sun
day, becoming cloudy at night; light northerly
winds.
Nevada-Cloudy; warmer Sunday
San Francisco and vicinity-C1oudy Sunday,
probably rains fresh south winds, becoming
high.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Sunday,
cloudy at night; light north winds.
Sacramento-Cloudy Sunday, probably rain;
fresh south wind.
Fresno-C1oudy Sunday: light north wind.
A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster.
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Northern Wheat NIarket.

PORTLAND. Dec. 1O-Wheat for export.
VaIIa Walla SOC: blue stem. Soc For milling,
vaI1a Walla S3c; blue stem, S8c; valley,
size For Eastern markets. Walla Walla,
s5c; blue stem. 90c.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Dec. 10.-Wheat unchangsd; blue
steam, soc; club, sec.
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bark Bourbaki, from Hongkong.
ISLAND PORTS,
OCEAN STEAMERS
HONOLULU-Sailed Dec 1o-Stmr Mongoli
for San Francisco

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lee 4o--otluE mongolia
for San Francisco.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEWPORT R. l.. Dec 10-Stmr New YORK
from Southampton and Cherb0urg. for New
ork off Nantucket Hghtship.
LONDON-Sailed Dec 10-Stmr Cambrian.
for Boston.
QUEENSTOwN-Arrivsd Dec 1o-Stmr Iver-
mia, from Boston. for Liverpool. and proceeded.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dec 1O-Stmr st.
Paul. from Southampton, for New York.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived Dec 10-Stmr Cam
pania. from New York: stmr Winnifredian.
from Boston.
Sailed Dec 1o-Stmr Devonian, for Boston;
stmr Umbria, for New York.
NEW YORK-Sailed Dec 10-Stmr Etruria,
for Liverpool via Queenstown; stmr Finland.
for Antwerp, via Dover; strnr Neckar. for Ma
pies; stmr Liquiria, for Naples and Genoa.
Arrived Dec 1O-Stmr New York, from
Southampton and Cherbourg.
PLYMOUTH-Arrived Dec 1o-Stmr PhiIa-
delphia. from New York, for Cherbourg and
Southampton. and proceeded.
GENOA-Arrived Dec 1O-Stmr Prinz Adel-
bert, from New York. via Naples.
ANTWERP-Sailed Dec 10-Stmr KroOn-
land. for New York. via Dover.
HAVRE-Sailed Dec 10--Stmr La Gascogne,
for New York
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Old Gentleman--What has been the
cause OF your downfall?
Tramp-Well, yer see, used ter be a
music teacher: but I've bin out NV
work ever since dey had desc here au-
termatic pianner players.-Judge.
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BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1O16 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214s Center Street.
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA.
1895 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda $50.
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A man will never acquire a fortune
unless he is proof against the habit
of buying useless things because they
are cheap.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

Inspect our new brick warehouse. ready to re-
ceive household goods exclusively Nov. !. Only
brick warehouse N city. Bekins Van Storage
Co.. 1915 Broadway Oakland Tel Main SO1.