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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
Miraculous Cure of Throat
and Lung Troubles at IS

Col. r. c. Hutchison, Of chatta
nooga, Tenn, amazed at his al
most miraculous return to health
after seven years of suffering
from throat and lung troubles,
extols Duffy's Pure Matt Whis-
key, which cured him when rem
edies Usually prescribed for lar
yneitis and bronchitis had failed.
This brave and popular soldier, who
10 well known and universally
liked throughout the South. ex-
psesses In writing the pfaisewor-
thy desire to meet face to face
every one Of his age In order to
teIi' each personality the great
benefit he has derived from his
judiclous use Of Dufy's.
Colonel Hutchlson.s letter reads as
follows: Il am IS years old to-day and
wish ! could come face to face with
everyone OF my age In this country. I
could give them an account OF sickness
dispeiled and health restored which Is
little short OF a miracle. For more than
seven years was subject to all manner
OF throat and lung troubles, and-thcre
was scarcely day that / could leave
my bed or reclining chair. Ny good old
doctor who has been lifelong friend
recommended Duny-s Pure Malt Whisky
when the remedies usually prescribed for
iaryngtis and bronchitis failed. AS you
may irnagnc. the diseased condition
was chronic BY this time. have
taken Duny's Pure Malt whiskey now
for several years. and my health Is bet
ter than IT has been for twenty years. I
believe am permanently cured. Col
onei r. c. HUTCHINSON. Chattanooga.
Tenn.
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ALAMEDA DUE TO-DAY.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamship Alameda is due to arrive
today from Honolulu.
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To Shippers and Consisnees OF
Freight Seized for
Public Use.

All claims for freight In the pos
session Of this company April IS or
later. which was seized for relief pur-
poses by the constituted authorities.
should be filed on or before May IS,
1906, with the Claims Department Of
the Finance Committee Of the Relief
and Red Cross Funds. Headquarters
Hamilton School. Geary street, be-
tween Scott and Pierce. San Fran
cisco.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
and J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. un-
der Section 71s4 Of the Civil Code OF
California. are not responsible there
for.
Please see notice Of Claims Depart
ment, Finance Committee. published
In daily newspapers, as to method OF
procedure and necessary documents.
Any information In our possession
regarding such seized shipments will
be gladly furnished by the undersigned
at ONCE on Pier No. z. foot OF Pacific
street Wharf. San Francisco.
OCEANIC s. S. CO..
J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS CO.,
General Agents.
J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. co.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Briefly the first amendment provides
for the esta blishment OF a census upon
which 20 base the amount of the ap-
preparation by adding the average
yearly increase in attendance for the
last ten years to the total attendance
a. the last census taken year ago.
Another amendment provides for the
substitution of lost or destroyed rec
oTds Another providing for the COM
5letion of q census by affidavits of
school teachers was also favorably re-
ceIved. Further investigation will be
made by the committee regarding the
Supplying OF textbooks by the State.
An act providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the purpose was
framed, but President Altman Of the
Board OF Education and Superintend-
ent OF Schools Roncovieri, who were
present, said that the State Printer
already had the volumes on hand and
that no money for printing was nee
essary. The committee directed that
the views Of the State Printer be OBJ
tanned and the amendment was held
IN allegiance.
@. A Sturtevant, representing State
Attorney General L. S. Webb, filed
with the joint committee drafts Of an
amended act relating TO the regulation
OF banks The act provides that in
case OF financial OllDCultlSS luS Ddlh
Commission shall take charge OF a
bank for a period OF six months. ap-
point receiver and only at the ex-
piration of that time, If the bank has
failed to recover, report may be made
10 the Attorney General. The COM
mittee made a special order for Thurs
day TO consider the matter.
TAX FEES COMMENDED.
Drafts Of acts amending the present
law of taxation of collateral inherit
ances and corporations were submit
ted. II is suggested that the license
fee for a corporation doing business in
California be increased from SO TO
$50. and on delinquent corporations
from So to $25 for their delinquency.
Minor changes are made in the IN
heritance tax. A bill was also sub
mitted TO allow corporations that have
been out OF existence but one year 70
be revived by payment of $65.
J. R. Howell OF the committee n
ninety-nin year leases reported that
Investigation showed that a great ma
jority Of merchants favored the MAX
ing OF long term leases so that the
best improvement could be erected on
real estate with profit TO land owner
and tenant. The committees report
was Endorsed by the joint committee
and r. II. countryman, Judge Davis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Bridge of Mahogany.

From heAmerican Inventor.
 As mahogany is among the most costly woods in he world, it may we'll be in- ferred thal this tropical material is not very extensively employed in the construc- ton Of buildings, etc. A bridge construct ed of solid Mahogany is certainly rarity, a curiosity. There is one, claimed to be the only ont in the world. built of that material. Ths structure is located in the department oi Palenque. state of Chiapas, republic of Nexico This district lies in the extreme suthwestern part of Mexico, near the bounary line of Guatemala.
 This mahogaAy bridge is constructed en- tirely of that Nluable wood, except some iron supports, praces and nails that are necessary. Thebridge spans the Rio Mi- chol, and it's tdal length, including ap- breaches, exceed 150 feet, while the width is 10 feet. It isnsed by both teams and pedestrians. and, though somewhat rude and primitive ineonstruction, it is very substantial.
 None of the tmlers of the flooring were sawed, for in tha region there are no sawmils. but were hewn and split
 In that section O old Mexico there are several very large iibber plantations, and mahogany trees an quite common In clearing away the typical forests for set ting out the young tubber trees the ma hogany growths are lso cut down and re- moved. As this WOO Is quite abundant some of it was used il building the bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Caters to Brides.

From the Chicago Intr Ocean,
 "A great secret of strcess in the retail meat and provision bushess,' said pros porous butcher, lis thecareful handling of brides. In the fifteen lears have been in the trade I've made itR point to be on the lookout for Mrs. Newvwed and to be specially nice to her. Whn a young wo- man. looking a bit embarrassed, comes in- to the shop, I invariably aidress her as Mrs Brides like the sound of their new dignity, and if you guess correctly you've scored ten points; incorrectly and you've lost nothing.
 Again, I am careful to neNr laugh at any of the many blunders made by the young housekeeper. Any assistant who giggles at a customers blunde in my shop loses his job. For examples one day last week. when I asked a bride latron if she would like the customary piecs of suet which goes free with the steak, sie said, quite seriously:
 'Suet? That's what you make soup with. isn't it? Yes. thank you, II like a piece.
 Do you think I laughed? NotN. I explained gravely that the suet for soup making was not what I had in stock that afternoon, and that had reference tothe other kind of suet. If lose that custoher 1t won't be my fault"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

outside of this bonded debt the sum ot s25 .Oo0 to a certain bank for the payment of which some of the revenues or the city are pledged, and also owes floating debt of something like $lO,OOO, and bills now due are being postponed or closed by note This may be accounted Tor per- haps by the large amount of public lm- provements on hand and that which has already been completed
 '"rhis state of affairs must not be con tinued, however, if it can possibly be prevented, as I think it can be, by a proper administration of the affairs of the city"
 Among the other blanks which he fla vors are, that the city should own it's water works and electric lighting plant, the people should be relieved of special taxation and of street tax, the policy of pledging the city's revenues to the banks or individuals should be stopped.
 He also recommends that all low class negro dives should be removed from the main thoroughfares of Bessemer and con- fined to a separate district for them, that policemens hours should be changed to eight hours, that the schools should be brought to the highest efficiency, the city should own it's cemetery and that the laws of the city should be coditied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
BESSEMER CHURCHES
 HAVE ACTIVE DAY
Sunday Schools Will Make Arrange ments for Christmas Exercises.
 Baptist Union Programme.

Bessemer, December .-(Speeial)-AA of the churches will hold their regular services today with the resident pastors in charge, and several of the choirs have prepared special music. The Rev J. C. Duncan of Thomas will conduct the ser vices at the First Presbyterian church, as usual
 At a meeting of the teachers and officers of the First Presbyterian Sunday school IL was decided to give Christmas enter tainment at the city hall on the evening of December P. The superintendent of the Sunday school George II. Stevenson asks that all pupils he on hand Sunday morning so that q full record may be made of all who belong to the school.
 Many other Sunday schools are arrang- ing Christmas entertainments, among them being the Union school near the Bessemer Cast Iron and Pipe company On all of these occasions Santa Claus will be present and gifts will be lavishly dis tributed.
 The following programme will be given by the Baptist Young Peoples Union on Monday evening next MT. Gwylym Her bert, leader:
 Scriptural reading from Matthew 12:52, Isaiah 52:1S-15; 50:1-12.
 What truth chiefly appeals to us from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
ALDERMEN MEET
 ON SPECIAL CALL
Consider Complaint of Jewellers In Ref erence to Cousins-Carrel
 Auction Sale.

Bessemer, December 15-(Special.)-The Poard of Aldermen met in called ses- sion in the city hall today to act upon the petition of the various jewellers in the city in reference to the sale now in pro- gress by the Cousins-Carrel Jewelry com pany.
 The facts in the case appear to be that this firm was granted reduced auction sale license from $500 to $lOO on the ground that Mr. Carrell, being in Ill health, was going to withdraw from the business, and that they wished to close out the installment business. 1t is now claimed that the firm has no such in tention, and that goods are being re- ceived daily from a wholesale firm.
 For this reason the council. after de- liberation, decided to allow the follow ing ultimatum: Either Cousins-Carrell will pay the $1OO license as first allowed and close the auction sale next Nednes- day, or will pay the $50o regular auction sale license. These matters are merely questions of precedent and law, and do not effect the value of the articles that are being sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
CHILD DIES FROM
 HORRIBLE BURNS
Ada Moore, Daughter of J. w. Moore, Succumbs After Two Days
 Agony.

Bessemer, December 15.-(Speeial)- J. After two days of agonizing pain. little Ada Moore, the 6-year-old child of J. ". Moore, who lives about three miles from this city, near Readers Gap, died today as a result of burns received by accident last Wednesday.
 While playing in the fire when her mother was away from the house her clothes caught fire, and the parents at, tracted nv her screams rushed in to find her in flames. The best of medical at tention was afforded, but the whole body was so horribly parched that there never appeared any hope
 the Vermillion x Adams Undertaking company and interment followed this art. ernoon. The parents are the recipients or much sympathy from their many frlends' The little child was very attractive character and will be greatly missed Tn the community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

man and a citizen of the county for twen- ty-one years. He has named J. B. East as his campaign manager and has opened the contest with a hard working commit tee
 w. T. Kennedy is the only other candi- date who has selected his manager, he haVlng today secured the services of Wal ter K. Smith, who managed the recent campaign for Higdon in Bessemer. He IS proprietor of the Kennedy Furniture company
 C. T. Cooke, the popular city clerk, is quietly collecting his forces and is said to be developing much strength Edgar l.. Mitchell of the Mitchell Furniture com pany, is beginning one of the most active campaigns and feels confident of victory, while T. A. Moore of Moore Bros intends to open up after the holidays. Mayor Sul- livan will also make the run to succeed himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
SMITH OUTLINES
 CAMPA|GN ISSUES Would Remove Negro Dives from Main Streets SPEAKS OF CITY DEBT Wants Campaign Run Upon Principle and Not Upon Personalities,
 as Has Been Done
 Heretofore.
SPEAKS OF CITY DEBT

Bessemer, December -(Special)- )-Wal- ter K. Smith, campaign manager for W. Y. Kennedy, in the race for mayor, has endorsed the platform recently issued and the following are a few extracts from his letter of acceptance.
 q would make the campaign upon prin- ciple and not uppon personalities, as has been done to a great extent heretofore The mere man as an individual is noth- ing, compared to some healthy principles that will aid the city and citizens there- of if properly and faithfully carried out.
 If l am correctly informed, the city has bonded debt of $265,OOO, upon which it is paying too much interest, although the city has never defaulted in the pay ment of this interest. The city owes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Bessemer $ Proud of
 Her Six Candidates

Bessemer, December 15.-(specitl )-The city of Bessemer is proud of it's candi- dates, proud of their callbre, prou9 of the stand which they all take for pune poll ties, and of the fact that they relresent most of the various professions.
 A citizen said this morning that hever before had so many thorough gentIAmen asked the public for the chief exectSve- ship and that the only difficulty which he had to face was the choice of the hest maa in the lot. In talking of the contest everybody wears smiling face, beng confident that the city will strike no rosks under the administration of any of the candidates who have announced.
 The first forward move has been mae by Walter l.. Rush, a prominent bushes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Local News Items.

Lee Moody of this city was asked to act as judge at the Alabama Field Trials association meet, which takes place at Huntsville next week MT Moody was obliged to refuse the appointment on account of business.
 Glenn Kennedy was bound over to the grand jury this morning in the police court on the charge of setting fire to the house of H. l.. Bains a few nights ago. The bond was set at $200. The charge of arson is one of the gravest that comes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Time for a Drink.

Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
 In the department stores they are sell ing French powder puffs the size of plate with which to fluff your body all over with dainty talcum powder after a bath. I would have thought these for the women and would have turned my face discreetly the other way, if hadn't seen two husky chaps investing in them. By sad, sir said a man, while the powder question was being discussed at a Fifth avenue hotel the other evening. ''the first thing we know the gentlemen will be car rving their fancy work around with them as they did in the days of Louis. and they will all be so dainty and sweet and pret- ty that no girl will he able to resist them. Gimme a whisky and soda need it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
MANY DANGERS IN SHAVING

lubbed countless men into badness by the application for years of this alleged sweet smelling mixture.
 Where face powder is applied after siNve on the end of a clean towel it is no so bad as where a piece of solid chalk IS ubbed upon the face. This is likewise hl31ieious practice, for it is the same old piece of absorbent and holding mate rial that goes over all faces alike that comt into that particular shop-but it is 'cleat' of course, from the shaver's stand point
 AnRhort, as a physician, men who are shaVet in barber shops should as closely confine their operations to a mere shave as possible, and quietly but emphatically requirethe barber to cut out all else, es- peciallykhe attentions to which I, have al- ludedn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Predicament of the Large Lady.

From the Argonaut.
 It was on a suburban train The young man in the rear car was suddenly ad- dressed by the woman in the seat behind him:
 Pardon me. sir.' she said, but would you mind assisting me off at the next sta tion? You see. l am very large. and when I get off l have to go backward, so the conductor thinks I am trying to get aboard and helps me on again. He has done this at three stations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta at the special low rate of $6.90, selling on Dec. 20, 21, %, g, 24,l 25, 30, 31, and January 1, limit ed for return until January ', 1907. Four daily trains to Atlanta, Pullman cars on all trains. Go by the Southern; the quickest way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Many Pay Days.

The Sloss- Sheffield Coal and Iron com pany the Bessemer Foundry and Ma chine company, and the mines at Vir- ginia and Dolomite paid off today, and as a result the town Is full of money to- night Until after 10 o'clock the streets were crowded with holiday customers, who are seeking to get the best bar gains before they are all picked over. The volume of the early Christmas trade is remarkable,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

hall will be crowded with friends. h. Vitations will be sent out to a large number of ladies who will be admitted free. The charge for men will be 50 cents.
 Prof. and Mrs. Joseph Mason Hill have issued invitations to a reception to be rendered in honor of MT. Joseph Mason Dill, Jr., and bride, on Wednesday eve ming, December 19, from to Il o'clock, at their home on South Twenty-second street.
 Mrs. George IT. Stevenson will return from a visit to relatives in Horse Creek in a few days.
 Arthur McWhorter has returned from the University of Alabama to spend the holidays with his parents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

under the law, and capital punishment follows conviction of arson in the first degree. The police are said to have good case on the evidence.
 Edgar l.. Mitchell is receiving congratu- lations from his friends on the egh- teenth anniversary of his marriage, which he will celebrate tomorrow.
 The holiday ball advertised by the Beavers for December IS, has been post poned to Thursday evening, December 27, when it is expected that the large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

our years Sunday school lesson?
 First Quarter-Mr. Waller, Miss Young, Miss Bessie Reynolds.
 Second Quarter-Miss Carrie Cockrell, Mr. Clark, MT. Nabors
 Third Quarter-Mr. Gray, MT. Herbert, Mir. Cockrell.
 Fourth Quarter-Miss Lucy Reynolds Mrs c. H. Brownrigg. Mrs. Gray.
Cañon City record., 1906-09-13
New York and London
Items of Greatness In the Two Cities
Where We Excel.

& is said of London, in praise of its
greatness, that:
In London child Is born every three
minutes and death is recorded every
FIVE minutes. The city contains 700 rail-
way stations, 5000 omnibuses, 1000
hansoms, $4,000 cabs and 1000 tramcars.
Daily 100000 persons travel on UNDER
ground railways.
Eleven railway bridges span the
Thames Four thousand postmen de-
liver 100000 letters weekly, walking a
distance equal to twice the circumference
of the globe. There are 10000 miles OF
overhead telegraph wires, and the NUM-
Der of telegraph messages received m
London in year is 6ooo,ooo.
Ninety million gallons of water are
consumed daily. The railways, ornf1i-
buses, cabs and steamboats, convey I,2z3s-
100000 passengers daily, and the under.
ground railways a63,ooo.ooo passengers.
The iI8 square mics OF London are
lighted by 4,o74 electric arc lights, I,f85
electric ineandescent lights, $1,000 in
cafidescent gas lamps and 1928 fiat
flame gas burners.
Well, New York can do something in
the same lines OF municipal greatness.
With smaller number of inhabitants
than London il exceeds it in the volume
of travel, in the amount paid for work.
in the volume of work done, and in the
increase in the number of buildings. oc-
cupants OF building and OF population.
Where London consumes ooooo.ooo
gallons of water day, New York con-
sumes soo,ooo,ooo Where London has
an area OF iI8 square miles, New York
has 326.
In New York every minute two imn1i-
grants arrive-more than 100000 a
year. Every six minutes child is born.
Every seven minutes there is a funeral.
Every hour new building is erected.
New York has more children at its
public schools than London; fewer paup-
ers; lower death rate; fewer upinhab-
tied houses; more parks, more bridges,
fewer jails, better distributed street
traffic and higher standard of health.
New York's subway carries more pas
sengcrs in day than London's under
ground. The number of crimes OF
violence is twice as large in London as
in New York, and the number of ar
rests for drunkenness in London is four
times as great as the number of arrests
for the same cause in New York.
New York has more fires in a year
than London and they entail greater
loss. 1t has less shipping as port than
London, fewer clerks to the whole popu-
l1tion employed, but more bosses or en-
ployers.
Cañon City record., 1906-09-13
FADS AND FANCIES.
BY M1NNA ScHATr CRAWFORD.

Fashions forecast for September
points very emphatically to short sleeves
and indicates that they are in higher fa-
vor than ever, not alone for waists and
bodices, but for outer wraps. Advance
importations of Paris styles now on view
in the Fifth avenue shops show the most
pronounced fall and winter coats and
wraps with half and three-quarter length
sleeves, and this in spite Of all predic-
tions that the fall would see radical
changes in sleeves. There's no denying
the youthful effect of the short, puffed
sleeves; they somehow take years off
ones appearance, which helps to explain
why the short sleeve is too well en-
trenched in my lady's favor to be quickly
deposed.
A pleasing innovation is noted in the
return Of those becoming lace under
sleeves that were the craze about six
years ago. They are full length and
close fitting, falling over the hands in
long points, like mitts. Made of trans
parent lace, in either black or white,
they are extremely effective, and the wo-
man with thin arms viii rejoice at their
return to favor.
Sleeves have somehow grown to be
the determining factor in fashions, the
vital point, the center about which every
thing else fevolves. This question of
sleeve style settled, one can draw a breatl,
Of relief and go ahead with plans and
preparations for the fall wardrobe.