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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
VALUE OF THE SUN PARLoR.

The demand for fresh air and sun
shine has reached the dignity of a
cult. Not only invalids. but people in
good health. live out OF doors all sum
mer, and. having felt the beneficial
effects of sun and air. are loath to
shut themselves up in ordinary houses
for the winter months.
To such as these the Country Life
recommends the sun parlor." Not a
conventional conservatory for plants,
IT is explained, but a livable. comfort
able room for members of the house
Hold where sunshine is the principal
attraction. Use the room as a break
fast room, q lounging room or a den
as you will, but build II OF glass, ad-
vises the writer.
Inclose your piazza. he continues,
and you may sit in the sunshine in
your sun parlor all the year round.
nor do you need to travel to Florida
or California to sit on the piazza from
October to March. Eat your break
fast on the veranda during the fall and
as winter draws on help the sun a
little by turning on the steam or start
ing a fire in the fireplace. Sun
raises the temperature IN a glass room
ten to twenty degrees.
Start your plants from seeds here
and transplant them when the frost
outside is gone. You can have tulips
blooming long before Easter. Plant
vines in boxes and with your palms
and flowers you will have a veritable
summer garden all the year.
The inclosed piazza is not a new
idea. yet few seem to realize it's pos
sibilities. The sun parlor'' is not diff
ficult of attainment. A sunny portion
of a porch may be inclosed with glass
or the living room or dining room ex-
tended for the purpose.
As a rule most modern houses have
too much veranda and a portion Of it
could easily be utilized for a sun par
lor. fitting 1t UP with removable win
dows for winter and screens for sum-
mer. An ordinary piazza can thus be
converted into a winter sun parlor at
comparatively small expense and a de-
lightful living room added to the
house. A gas radiator or oil heater
may be used to take the chill of If
steam or furnace heat is inaccessible
and the room may be attractive1y fur
nished with wicker. willow or misS'on
furniture.-Chicago Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
GOVERNMENT HELPS !
FRUIT EXPORTERS
English Officials Adopt a
Plan to Aid in Selling
Product. of South Africa

United States Vice Consul General
c. M. knight in report from Cape
Town gives details of a scheme for
government assistance to the exporters
of fruit from South Africa. which
should be of interest to the fruit trade
in America. He says:
The Fruit Exporters Association
has been urging the Government to
assist the fruit growers of the colony
In exporting their fruit to the English
market. 1t is learned from the office
of the Director OF Agriculture that
portion of the scheme will be adopted
and carried out, during the next fruit
season. Expert fruit packers will pe
engaged at Government expense to m
struct the growers in the best methods
Of packing fruit for the London mar
ket. A Government inspector will be
appointed to inspect packages of fruit
at the docks, and a Government stamp
will be placed on all packages PASSED
by this inspector, which IL is expected
wtll~be a guaranty of the quality of the
fruit and consequently raise its market
value. 1t was proposed by the pro-
moters of the scheme that all fruit not
passed by the Government inspector
should be sold on the local market
This, however. has not been decided
upon.
Further features of the scheme. as
detailed In the local press and thought
by the director of agriculture to come
into force later IL satisfactory arrange
ments can be made in London, are as
follows: A Cape fruit agent would be
appointed in London who must be ia
mtliar with the interests of the Cape
fruit growers, but not interested In any
way in the London fruit trade. Such
agent would act under the direction of
the commercial agent or the agent gen
.f T2r~ L -
by cable OF shipments leaving here con-
signed to him. He would arrange for
the distribution of the shipment among
wholesale fruit dealers. to be sold on
commission, superintend such distrf-
button Immediately upon arrival of the
shipment, and, as far as possible as
sist in the unpacking OF the fruit. He
would also look after accounts and
thus enable the Department of Agri-
culture here to pay the exporter for
his fruit
1T is also proposed to arrange that
the exporter would. upon delivering his
fruit properly packed to Cape govern
ment railway station master and pay
ing carriage to the docks get a receipt
which would relieve him of all further
responsibility and anxiety. The entire
expense Of the scheme to the govern
ment IL adopted in full it is thought
would not exceed 1850 (s1703.2s) per
annum.
TT is thought by the promoters that
the advantages to the exporters by this
complete scheme would be very great,
and that they will get much better
prices for their fruit in London and
that large number who have not yet
opened connections with agents in Lon
don will, in consequence of the great
facilities afforded by this scheme, Join
IN, and considerably increase the fruit
export trade"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
MANS BODY WITH HEAD
PARTLY CRUSHED FOUND IN BAY

BERKELEY. nov. 1Q.-The corpse
of man. the head partly crushed in,
was found in the waters Of the bay at
the foot of Crayson street, in West
Berkeley, this morning by Albin Kelly,
- years old. who was playing in the
vicinity. The body was removed to the
Morgue.
Foul play may have caused the mans
death. Judging from the wounds on the
head although the marks might be due
70 the humping the corpse has had
along the shore. An inquest will be
held tomorrow.
Nothing was found in the clothing
Of the dead man to indicate his iden-
fity. lie wore only an undershirt and
a pair Of rough trousers. Tattoo marks
on his chest and arms, such as sailors
use. proclaimed him as probably a sea
faring man The features and hair sug-
gested Greek or Italian nativity. He
was about 35 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
swrrcHMEN,s STRIKE AvERTED.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10--The trouoIe Dc
tween the union switchmen and the
twenty three railroads entering chi
cago was finally adjusted tonight ano
all danger of a strike OF the zo'VVV
men has been averted. The swttchmen
belonging to the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, who refused the ad-
vance of cents ar hour accepted oy
the men belonging to the Switchmen
Union at a conference with the rail-
way managers. tonight reached an
agreement whereby the brothernood
men are to receive an advance OF 4
cents an hour in wages. as all other
demands made by the men had been
previously settled Tonight's action
puts an end to the controversy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
SOLDIERS BARRED
FROM THEATER.

Because they were refused admit
tance to a performance at the Novelty
Theater on Friday evening Privates
Brady and Wise of the Presidio Hospi-
tai Corps, L.. s A, will prefer charges
against the management of the play
house. Both soldiers were in uniform,
and this appears. in their estimation, to
be the only objection the management
could have had in refusing to allow
them to attend the show.
The soldiers became disorderly after
being refused admittance and are al
legged to have raised disturbance, for
which they were arrested. The case
against them was dismissed in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. Civilians were
being admitted to the performance at
the time the soldiers were barred out.
The mana cement asserts that both men
were intoxicated. but the privates
strongly deny this charge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
DECLARES HIS YOUNG
WIFE DESERTED BIM
J. r. Van Cant Of Martinez VIII Fight
Divorce Suit Begun by Spouse
in Oakland.

MARTINEZ, Nov. 10. R. Van Cant.
who was sued by his wife yesterday for
divorce in Oakland. has resided in this
city for some months, and is considered
q wealthy man. When told OF the action
this afternoon he declared that his
young bride had no grounds upon
which 10 sustain her pleas; that she is
The oTendiug party. and hat he will
at once enter cross-complaint, charging
Ler with desertiOn after he had ex-
pended more than $1,000 during the
sight months Of their nuptial bliss. In
an effort TO make her happy, Van Cant
declares. he lavished upon her every
thing she desired, but that she tired of
him for 10 reason in particular. and
would seek his money through the
courts.
The Van Giants were married in this
city just year ago and the union at
tracted considerable attention, because
OF the difference in their ages, the
groom being 90 odd. while the bride
was but %
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
coUNTrI1s SHOULD Contribute.

The California Promotion Committee
is urging the preparation of articles
for publication in the magazine For
California" describing the advantages
and possibilities Of every county in the
state, and have so far met with good
success in securing the manuscripts
asked for. but several counties have
as yet failed to comply with the re-
quest for Information in the form Of
descriptive articles. The commercial
organizations and clerks Of the Boards
Of Supervisors of the various counties
have been asked TO prepare articles.
and the Promotion. Committee is de-
sirous Of securing at once the infor-
nation from those counties which have
not responded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
TIREs ar A FoorPAn.

ALAMEDA. Nov. IO.-Charles Won
Tagen Of 1895 Central avenue fired a
shot last night at a man that he sup
posed was a footpad. The bullet did
not take effect and the man at whom
Il was aimed made good his escape by
boarding an electric car bound for Oak
land. Won Tagen and his wife had at
tended a theater and were returning
home when the. supposed highwayman
came toward them in threatening
manner. Won Tagen ordered the man
10 halt and when the command was not
Cbcved he fred
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
DISPUTE Oven LIFE Policies.

E. stone one of the daughters of the
late Charles H. Walker, today filed an
answer to the suit that was brought
by the Bankers Life Insurance Asso-
citation against her, her sister and her
stepmother, DR.. Luella Cool Walker.
DR.. Walker left two life insurance poll
cies of $4,000 each. Mrs. Stone says
she was the beneficiary. DR.. Luella
Walker says not There Is fight on
over the policies and the insurance COM
pany sued both Mrs. Stones answer
is a denial OF the company's claims
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
MrNErTI CONCERT.

BERKELEY, Nov. 1o-The Minetti
Orchestra is to give the half hour of
music in the Greek Theater tomorrow
afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The organiza-
tion includes amateur players, who
have been developed by Signor Minetti,
the concert master of the University
Symphony Orchestra. The programme
is as follows:
Overture ''The Water Carrier .. Cherubinf
Chinese song. ''The Lady Picking Mui-
berries Edgar Kelly
Miss Ruth Powers.
Serenade (for strfngs) ...........-.....H Havfn
Aria (solo for violin one string only).... Bach
Miss Grace Freeman.
Overture, The Magic Flute. -............M Mozart
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
MRS. FOLGER,s DEATH.

OAKLAND, Nov. 1o.--Mrs. Ellen Fol-
ger, relict OF the late ]. A. Folger, the
pioneer coffee. tea and spice merchant.
died yesterday at the Folger residence,
1908 Jackson street Mrs. Folger's
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence.
Rev. c. r.. Brown, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, will ofiiciats.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
oAKLANDERs EXTEND THANKS.

The Oakland Merchants Exchange
has adopted resolutions OF thanks IN
behalf of Alameda County to the Cali
fornia Promotion Committee for the
effective work which the committee is
doing in advancing the interests OF
the State. Special mention is made In
the resolutions of the value Of a Sc
ries Of articles descriptive OF the differ
ent counties of the State. now being
published in the monthly magazine
For California"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
WHEELER DEPARTS FOR EAST.

RERK ELEY Nov. 10. - President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler left for the East
this afternoon, Immediately after the
football game. He goes direct to Baton
Rouge, La. where ne will attend a
meeting of the Association Of State
Universities and also a meeting Of the
American Agricultural Colleges. He
viii then go 10 Harvard to attend a
session OF the Association Of American
Universities TO be held there November
20. He VIII return to California at
once 10 attend Thanksgiving at home
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
GoyERNoR GENERAL. SMITHS TRIP.

MANILA, Nov. 1o--Governor General
Smith and Commmissfoner Luzurfaga.
accompanied by several native guests.
have gone on two weeks tour OF the
southern archipelago to observe con-
ditions in the provinces and formally
open the White syndicate railroad con-
structton by turning the first sod In
Cebu. Governor General Smith viii also
attend the opening of three schools and
examine into the cause of the local
disturbances on Samar and Leyte.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
NORTON MUST ANSWER CHARGE.

CHICAGO. Nov. 10.-Charles w.
Norton, accused of having used the
malls to promote a fraudulent scheme
and arrested at the instigation OF post
office inspectors, was held today to the
Federal Grand Jury at Toledo. Ohio.
Norton will be taken to Toledo to an
sv-er the charges of obtaining $4,000
shares of mining stock through an al
legged fraud perpetrated on Thomas
Smurthwait of the mining company by
representing himself as a member of
a brokerage company which the Gov
ernment ofi1cials declare is fictitious.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
,r1LrrrA TO USE THE NEWARK.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1Us--Ihe protocCeu
cruiser Newark was put out of COM
mission In the Brooklyn navy yard
Yesterday, preliminary TO her being put
into the hands Of the New York. Stats
authorities. The Newark is to be used
by the State for the training OF naval
militiamen- She is by far the finest ship
ever lent to a State for such a purpose.
The Newark is a steel vessel OF 409S tons
displacement. She has twin screws,
1859 indicated horsepower and has
twelve guns IN her main battery
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
NEW BANK FOR BYRON.

MARTINEZ, Nov. 1o.-The town of
Byron, in the eastern end of Contra
Costa County, Is to have a new bank.
Several wealthy and influential busi-
ness men OF the community have or
ganized a company. with a capi-
tai stock of $4,000, of which $4,000
has already been subscribed. They are
now negotiating for the erection OF a
brick structure, which will be the home
of the bank.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
DEATH OF A TELEGRApHER.

OAKLAND. Nov. 10.-F. s. Thompson
general chairman or the conference
committee of the Order OF Railway
Photographers. died this morning at Fl
Paso, according to advices received by
the committee, which Is in session In
this city. Thompson was ON his way to
California when he was stricken. He
had headquarters at Los Angeles A
o. Spinks of Portland has been aetna
chairman of tho conference COMMITTEES
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
BUTCHER rs UNDER ARREsT.

OAKLAND, Nov. 10.-william J.
Downie. deputy market, meat aAd milk
inspector, today swore to a complaint
charging Jacob Weir, a butcher, with
violation of the ordinance prohibiting
the slaughtering of cattle within the
city limits. The complaint further
charges that Weir has been killing
calves under the required weight of
sixty pounds. Weir was arrested by
Sergeant OF Police Book and later re-
leased on $50 BAIL
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
ALASKAN NATIVES
HOLD FESTIVAL
Strange Feast in Honor
Of Ghosts of the Dead
Celebrated by Eskimos
FOOD GIVEN SOULS

The Eskimos of st. Michael and the
Lower Yukon River hold a festival of
the dead every year at the end of No
vember or the beginning of December,
as well as greater festival at inter-
walls of several years. At these sea-
sons food. drink and clothes are pro-
vided for the returning ghosts in the
kashim, or clubhouse, OF the village,
which is Illuminated with oil lamps.
Every man or woman who wishes to
honor a dead friend sets up lamp on
a stand in front of the place which the
deceased used to occupy in the club
house. These lamps, filled with seal
oil, are kept burning day and night
till the festival Is over They are be-
lieved to light the shades on their re-
turn to their old home and back again
to the land of the dead. If any one
fails to put up lamp in the clubhouse
and to keep 1t burning the shade whom
he or she desires to honor could not
find its way to the place and so would
miss the feast.
FEEDING DEPARTED SOULS.
When a person has been much dis
liked his ghost Is sometimes purpose
ly ignored, and that is deemed the
severest punishment that could be in
flicted upon him. After the songs of
invitation to the dead have been sung
portion of food from every dish and
cast it down as an offering to the
shades; then each pours little water
on the floor so that 1t runs through
the cracks. In this way they believe
that the spiritual essence of all the
food and water is conveyed to the souls.
The remainder OF the food is after
ward distributed among the people
present, who eat OF 1T heartily. Then
with songs and dances the feast comes
to an end and the ghosts are dismissed
to their own place. Dances form a
conspicuous feature of the great fes-
tiva1 of the dead, which is held every
few years. The dancers dance not only
In the clubhouse but also at the graves,
and on the ice If the deceased met their
death by drowning.
GHOSTS ARE REINCARNATED.
On the eve of the festival the near
est male relative goes to the grave and
summons the ghost by planting there a
small model of seal spear of a
wooden dish, according as the deceased
was a man or a woman. The totems
Of the dead are marked on these i'm
plernents.
When all is ready the ghosts gather
In the f1repit under the clubhouse. and,
ascending through the floor at the
proper moment, take possession of the
bodies OF their namesakes to whom the
offerings of food, drink and clothing
are made for the beneht OF the dead.
Thus each shade obtains the supplies he
needs In the other world.
The dead who have none to make Of
ferings to them are believed to suffer
great destitution. Hence the Eskimos
fear to die without leaving behind them
some one who will sacrifice to their
spirit and childress people generally
adopt children lest heir shades be for
gotten at the festivals.-Fortnight
Review.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
IMPOSES HEAVY sENrENcE.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 10.-Thomas Carey
who beat William Penver on the head
with an iron rod during a fight that
the men had on an ark near the Web
ster-street bridge. was sentenced by
City Justice r. B. Tappan today to 13o
days imprisonment in the County Jail
Carey pleaded guilty to a charge OF
battery. In sentencing the wielder OF
the iron rod the court severely ar
raigned Carey for initiating the prac-
tice OF the gaspipe thugs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
EeUAL sUFFRAGIsrs no MEET.

+ OAKLAND. Nov. 1O.-The Second
Ward Equal Suffrage Club will meet
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
the residence Of Mrs shannon. 52S
Twenty street. Mrs. Sperry.
Mrs. Holbrook Blinn. Mrs. C. c. Hall
and others will deliver addresses.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
sALvATIoNTsT ON ToUR.

OAKLAND, Nov. 10.-Commissione
George A. Kilbey, commander of the
Salvation Army west of the Missis-
sippi River. is making a coast tour.
He will speak tomorrow at the Citadel,
623 Ninth street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
CLERGYMAN RESIGNS pULpIT.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 10.-The Rev. VIII
liam Brandes, for nine years pastor OF
the Luthern Church on Haight av6hue
has resigned. He will leave after the
holidays for visit to relatives in Ger
many. He will be succeeded in the local
pulpit by the Rev. H. Felix OF Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

From 1906 to 1858 Scottish bankrupts
were compelled to wear a sort of con-
vict dress, half-yeIlow, half-brown.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-17
on and Lead.

Coal Oil--Pearl and astral oil, cases
s0ic per gallon; water white oil, iror
barrels, iSci wood barrels, l7lc, extrs
star cases, eScl headlight oil. l75 de-
grees, cases, asic; iron barrels, i7ic
Washington State test burning oils
except headlight, 10 per gallon higher.)
BehEine- Sixty.three degrees. cases
2ec; iron barrels, l7ac.
Turpentine-Tn cases, soc, in wood
barrels, s0cj In iron barrels, s3e; In 10
case lots, $50.
Lnseed oil--Raw, 5.barrel lots. 50ci
l-barrel lots, SleI In cases, 6ecI boiled
barrel lots, S2ci lbarrel lots, SSci in
cases, Bsc.
Gasoline-Stove gasoline, cases, 24ic'
iron barrels. isci 50 degrees gasoline,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-17
A Grim Tragedy.

Is daily enacted. in thousands of homes
as death claims. in each one. another
victim of Consumption or Pneumonia
But when Coughs and Colds are prop
crly treated, the tragedy Is averted
y. g. Huntley, of 0akhndon, Ind,
writes; "My wife had the consumption
and three doctors gave her up. Finally
she took DIR. Kings New Discovery fol
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. which
cured her. and to-day she Is well and
strong" II kills the germs Of all dis.
eases. One dose relieves Guaranteed
at SOC and sloo by Charles Rogers,
druggist. Trial bottle free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-17
Heps, Wool, nia.s. Etc.


Hops--New crop, i0@i2c; old crop. 10
water bay oysters, per sack, $500; oys.
@lec.
Hidss-Dry hides. No. !. 10 Ihs. ana up,
1915 i.se per lb., dry kip. No. l, 8 %
Is ibs.. il@isc per H., dry calf. No. I,
undss 8 lbs., i79lsc, dry sslted. bulls
and stags, one third less than dry fint
tculis. moth-satsn. badly cut. scored.
murrain. hair.slipped, weather.beaten or
grubby, 2@sc per lb. lsssli saltsd hides
steers. sound. 90 lbs. and over, ssioc per
lb., 80 to 90 ibs., 8 i.s@sc per h., un,ier
80 lbs. and cows. s5sc per b., saltei
stags and bulls, sound, 6c per b.; salted
kip. sound, is TO 30 lbs.. o. per h., salt.
cd veal, sound, 10 to IL lbs.. % per h.,
salted calf, sound, under 10 lbs., i0c per
lb. tgreen, unsalted. le per ID. less, eulls,
10 per ID. less). Sheep skins, Shear
lings, No. butchers stock, 25@soc each,
short wool, No. ] butchers stock, 4o@
Soc each; medium wool, No. butchers'
stock, 6o@sOci long wool, No. butchers'
stock, si.0o@i.5O escn Murrain pelts,
from 10 to 20 per cent less, or l2@i4c
per lb.i horse hides, salted, each. accord.
Ing to size, slSo@2oo; dry. each. ac-
cOrding to sise, sl.5o, colts hides, ESQ
zoe each, goat skins, common, lo@isc
zach; ARgOra, with wool on, sSc@si.5o
sacA.
Mohair-Choicc, S0@Sec.
Feathers-Geese, white. J5@40c;
yccse gray or mixed, s5@SOc, duck,
White, l5@2Oci duel, mixed, i2@lsc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-17

Tropical fruIts--Iemons, fancy, tl.ss
choice. 400 per boxi oranges. t2.soe
s.ooi bananas. 30 per nj pinapplss
ts.so@t..jo per dos.
Pctatoes-Psr sack. os@7sei car lots
eounsryi iobbers' prices. 7sesse, pei
100 bal turnips 7s@eoe saeki cab.
bages, per pound. i6eiiel celery, dozen
7s@s5e, onions. sl.os@l.io. In country
jobbsrs' prices, ei.2o@i.Soi eueumbsr
box, sosI beets si per saeki carrots 7sc,
per sack garlic. ioc, ssg plant. i5c per
poundi sweet potatoes. 2@2icI red pep.
pers. 200 pound, hothouss lettuce. ssc
dossn. California vegetables-0reen
beans. ioc pound; green peas. ioc,
sprouts. Sol radishss, Csc dozen bunchss,
Chils peppers. ti2s boz, tomatoes. ti2s
boxi bead lettuce. Csc doz.i srtiehokss,
7se doz.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-17

One who Is subject 10 bilious attacks
win notice that for day or more be.
fore the attack be l. not hungry At
meal times and feels duh after eating.
A dose of chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets when these first symp.
toms appear win ward Of the attack.
They are for sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.