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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
London County Council Said
TO Be Rotten With Graft.
FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

lars more constructing them than
was offered in the highest tenders of
pubic contractors He also shows
that, on account of the extravaganza.
the municipal steamboats,, lodging
houses and other council-conducted
affairs are run at heavy loss.
A long list of statistics indicate
that the greatest "Tammany" coun-
Gil IN the world has its finger upon
the throat of the taxpayer and that
LONDON is the most expensively gov
erned city on the face Of the
earth. Last year alone the council
spent more than $I1o, soc, 900, or about
$40 per head of population. 1t is
further charged that the council is
more or less a secret and close cor
poration. The party in the major
ity, called Progressives, run it, and
It's reports, statements and books are
SO huge and unwieldy that scarcely
even the auditors can make head or
tail OF them. The council has lust
adjourned for a holiday of two
months. The state of muddle which
Its affairs are in is shown by the fact
that, although its last session last
ed only four and half hours, it
would have taken one man thirty
eight hours to read out the details
OF the business before it. This bust
ness was scheduled in an enormous
tome OF 3o4 closely printed foolscap
tollo pages. The council is about to
build new municipal hall for itself
at Westminster to rival the houses
OF Parliament. 1t is to cost some
thing more than $4,000 900. Archi-
tccts to the number of twenty-seven
have been engaged to draw plans for
a prize, yet each will be guaranteed
a fee of $1,000
The council, known as "London's
Parliament" was instituted in 1883,
and London was turned into county
Tor administrative purposes. The area
IS oo2 square miles and the popula-
ton IN round numbers 10000 The
parliament consists of a chairman.
10 Aldermen, elected for years.
I18 Councillors, elected for 3 years.
Lord Rosebery, the former Prime
Minister of England, was the first
chairman. Prominent members are
John Burns, Lord Monkswell. the
Earl of Kinnoull, Evan Spicer, the
present chairman; Earl Darlington
OF the Kings household, the Earl of
Chesterfield, William Crooks, Earl
Russell, Lord Sandhurst, Lord Rib
blesdale, Lord Tweedmouth, Secre-
tary of the Navy; Sir Edwin Corn
wall and number of members OF
Parliament and men who have late
ly been made knights, baronets or
peers for their work in London's Par
lament.
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r ONDON, Aug. I6.-A billion of
dollars How many people un-
49, derstand the significance Of
these figures? A considerate mathe-
matician recently announced that
it would take one person four
hundred years to count billion if he
kept it up continuously day and night
from the moment of his birth. And
yet there is one City Council in the
world that has spent in the brief
course of its existence, matter of
a bare eighteen years, over seven bill
lions of dollars This is nearly half
billion per year.
This body of municipal governors
is the London County Council. Last
year alone the council spent over
three-quarters of a billion dollars,
fifty millions more than the expendi-
ture of the entire imperial Govern
ment of the British empire.
The London County Council can
certainly claim the record for spend
ing more money than any man or ma
ton in the same length Of time. Its
debt, accumulated in less than a de-
cade, is over two and half billion
dollars, or more than one-half of the
national debt of the British empire,
which has been in existence for
three hundred years.
The British taxpayer, and particu-
larly the Londoner, is just waking up
to the reality of these enormous and
startling figures And with the awak-
ening there is coming a realization OF
graft" 1t was charged at the meet
ing of the council held in the first
far outdone the Tammany methods
of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
Pittsburg and all the other graft
cities of the United States put to-
gether The council comptroller and
the official auditor in lengthy reports
have severely criticised the methods
of finance So strong has the feeling
become that London taxpayers have
organized a protective society, called
the London Municipal Society, oi
which a distinguished architect, w
! G. fowler, is secretary.
Mr. fowler has just compiled Sc
ries of startling reports. For in
stance, he shows that the London
County Council pays, by nearly q
per cent, higher wages to its en-
ployes than either the national gov
ernment or private employers: Tax
ing merely thirteen recent and minor
sewer works, he shows that the coun-
Gil spent one and half million dol
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Million Aliens Land in
America in 19O5-O6.
NHE total number of aliens who

"HE total number of aliens who
passed through the Ellis Islands inn
migrant station in New York dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 40 was
o35,oI5, an increase of over 100, 900 as
compared with 1905. There were
100000 males and $4,000 females.
Including those who reached the
island and who were denied adrnis-
sion over one million aliens arrived at
New York.
Out of the total only 38,2oo were
over "A years old Some 1000 had
been IN the United States before. AL
together they brought with them
$Io,ooo.ooo For various causes 1877
were deported, including los crinni-
nails, 10 insane and others because
they had various contagious diseases.
Italy led with 254,238 to her credit,
and Russia followed with I63,3I6;
hungary sent I28,247; Austria, o6,625;
Great Britain and ireland, 7I,ooo;
Germany, 3o,8o8, and the Scandi-
navian countries $4,000. The greater
number remained in New York and
pennsylvania. Of those who arrived
IN the month of June alone 45,433 gave
their destination as New York and
1913 went to Pennsylvania. The
greatest number which went to any
other State in the month of June was
o53I to Illinois. New Jersey came
next with 5o7I.
lhe efforts made to get immigrants
to go South are not successful to any
great extent Only 7 went to Arkan-
sas, % to Georgia, I'd to Mississippi,
g to North Carolina, 23 to South
carolina, SO to Texas and so on to
the other Southern States. West Vir-
ginia, to which 8Io immigrants went
IN june, received larger number than
any other Southern State, not exclud-
ing Maryland, which received only $50
OF those landed at New York.
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Making Ga. for Military balloons.

Consul General Mason at Paris writes
10 the Department of Commerce and
Labor that the Academy of Sciences
mas Just announced the discovery by a
French chemist. NJ Moissan. of a new
method Of electrically producing hy-
drate of calcium, which will be of inn
mense value for military balloons. The
commercial salt is known as hydro
iite, and kilogram of 1T will. with
the simple addition of water, liberate
1000 Iiters of hydrogen. The salt
works on just the same principle as
calcium carbide, which liberates acety-
line gas when mixed with water. 1t is
said that the ordinary military balloon
contains about 500 cubic meters of gas,
ana TO produce this by ordinary means
requires three wagon loads of appar-
atus, each load representing three and
a naIf tons. In campaign work each
OF these has to be drawn by six horses.
Inc whole of this train can be re-
placed by a two-horse team hauling a
ton OF hydrolite. So the saving is ap-
Observation-Disclosures Star
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:. The Jmart Jet :. :.

A N interesting event in Septem-
~ Der will be the wedding of
- n pretty Miss Evelyn Clifford
and Sylvanus Cobb Farnham.
which will be celebrated on Wednes-
day evening, September 70, at $3.50
o'clock, at Trinity Church. Miss Elsie
Clifford, the brides sister, will be the
maid of honor. and her only attendant,
and Eugene Farnham, the groom's
brother, will act as best man. The
ushers have not. as yet been selected.
After the ceremony there will be a
reception to the guests IN the Guild
hall of the church. Mr.. Farnham
and his bride will go on a wedding
journey and on their return will live
for a time with Mr.. Farnham' S
mother in Oakland Mrs. Clifford
and the Misses Clifford are spending
the summer in Fruitvale as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Bishop at
their home, Geranium Place.
Mrs. Lawson Adams was the host
ess at a jolly launch party on Satur-
day evening last at Belvedere, where
she is spending the summer The
guests, who numbered about forty
were taken for cruise and then
landed at FL Campo, where they en-
joyed a clambake, returning to Bel
vedere at late hour Most of those
present were those who are spending
the summer at the pretty town, al
though several guests from the city
were present. Among the guests
who eniOyed Mrs Adams hos Dita 1;t1
were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Knight, Mr.
and Mrs Bush Finnell, Mr.. and Mrs
Starr, Miss Sue Nicol, Miss Edna
Montgomery, Philip Paschel and Ed
ward Davis.
Miss Edna Montgomery, whose
engagement to Lieutenant Edward A.
Sturges, u. S. A., was recently an
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
Wants Newspapers for
New Zealand Exhibit
.DITOR CALL-SIrs

'DTTOR CALL-sirs
II We are holding a grand expo
AsitiOn at the coming New Zealand
International Exhibition In the
form of a collection of the worlds
public prints (newspapers). 1t is not
for an idle curiosity study; 1T is for
the purpose of bringing to view an edu-
catiOnaI point on behalf of the tram
quillity and progress of civilization
commanded by the press and also as
an object lesson for the enlightening of
our young generation, to whom much
of the ssyyorId of life" is but dream
aye, to many but a thought. Using 1T
In conjunction with the international
exhibits, we hope Ii is to prove a
bright mark, n mark Of interest to the
world mt large and help to impress on
all that "desired longing" that In the
great future education Will cultivate
the common friendship of man."
So we ask of you, sir, ms a favor for
this unique occasion, IL you would in
sert in your valuable columns an invi-
tatiOn to the editors of your great pa
per world inviting them to forward
one copy of their press, daily, weekly,
illustrated or magazine-in fact, every
thing in the form of n desirable public
print, from your far back tranquil VIII
lage to your great metropolis, regard
less of size or circulation. "Let 'em all
come" for "aIl" we cordially invite.
Old or latest Christmas numbers would
add much to the collection.
The name and address of each paper
will be SO arranged that person miss
ing the voice of the lecturing inter
prefer can take a note and satisfy their
own curiosity. We suggest, should it
meet with approval, sketch or photo
of the editor to accompany his copy,
or should the editor suggest any par
ticular part of his copy for exposition
his request will receive strict atten-
tion.
We are asking this favor all over
the world, and far. have received
most reassurfng response.
We hope yOu Will take broad view
with your worldly wise knowledge of
the good meaning of this exhibit ard
help on behalf of the paper world and
the unenlightened TO make tits colIec-
tion absorbingly interesting.
Authors and press Representatives
visiting our geyserland during the ex-
hibition Will be cordially invited to in
spect. Yours very truly,
JOHN A. SHEEHAN,
Secretary w. M. p. p. e. C.
ChrIstchurch, July Is, 1906.
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nounced, will be the guest of honor
at tea to be given on Sunady after
noon, August 20, from 5 to 7 o'clock,
by Miss Gertrude Mills, at her home
on the corner of Sacramento and
Devisadero streets. 1t will be quite
an affair and will be doubly enjoy
able coming as it does at the begin
ming of the season. Miss Melita Ben
nett of Alameda will also entertain
for Miss Montgomery on Saturday,
August 25, about thirty girls having
been invited to spend the afternoon
informally at the hostess home in
Alameda.
Mr. and Mrs James v. Coleman
formerly Miss Minnie Hennessey)
have been spending some days at the
Hotel Rafael, but will go to Mr..
Coleman's mines in Calaveras County
for brief stay.
Mrs. William Alton Hayne has re-
turned to the city after spending a
month in Santa Barbara as the guest
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Lansdale, who
have made their home in San Mateo
since their marriage, are at present
in town and are spending the month
as the guests of Mrs. Lansdale's par
ents, Bishop and Mrs. Nichols, at the
episcopal residence on Webster
street
Mrs. w. Mayo Newhal, and her
daughters. the Misses Margaret, Ma
rion and Elizabeth Newhall, have
definitely decided to remain abroad
during the winter, according to let
tiers received by their friends here,
and will not return to San Francisco
before next spring. There is pos
sibility that Frank S. Houghtaling,
the fance of Miss Margaret Newhall,
will go abroad during the fall or win
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
Town Invaded by Frogs,

An Australian town near Melbourne
had a strange visitation. An army Of
frogs, probably from nearby morass,
sWarmed into the town. They covered
the roads and got into the houses
whence the householders had to sweep
them or shovel them. The episode
caused somewhat of a scare in the
minds of the superstitious, and some of
the old folk declared the end of the
world was at hand. The invasion, how
ever, finally passed on to some more
congenial home to. sing its chorus of
"Brek-kek-kek-kek koax," which Aris-
tophanes has put into their mouths
New York Tribune
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A NEGLECTED THoRoUGHFARE.

YTHE condition Market disgrace Board of
Works. In the absence of sidewalks people compelled to
udge in the roadway which appears be altogether
eced by the municipal authorities the extent of
copious prinkng which merely the discomfort of
pedestrians the watered wade through
inch deep When 1t is not sprnkled the gritty
dust is nearly as bad as the mud
why the should swept regularly
for the neglect If the board would Of
energy spent buying expensive
taking of the principal thoroughare would be
to the purpose.
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ter and their marriage will be cele-
brated there, instead of in this city,
as had been hoped by their friends in
San Francisco. Mr.. Houghtaling for
merly lived in Chicago, but has come
to San Francisco since the FIRE, gone
into business and intends to make his
home here.
There is rejoicing among the
many friends of the Rev. Burr M.
Weeden at the fact that he is recov-
erlng from his recent severe illness
and is able TO sit up little each day.
Mr.. Weeden has been suffering from a
painful affection of the heart, caused
by strain received at the time of
the fire, and for time he was in a
precarious condition.
Miss Maud Bourne, who has been
at the Bourne country place at Grass
Valley during much of the summer, is
at present the guest of Mrs. Seward
McNear in Ross Valley.
Miss Kathleen Thompson and Miss
Teresa Thompson, who have recentlv
been staying at Mare Island as the
ri
w. Lyon, u. s. N, and Mrs. LYON.
returned few days since to their
home IN Mill Valley, where they are
spending the summer.
The deepest sympathy is felt for
the family of William w. Young. who
died at his home in Berkeley on
Tuesday morning from heart trouble
Mr.. Young was very we'll known in
San francisco, having lived here
since boyhood, although he had been
abroad much of the time for several
years past. His father. Thomas
Young, was one of the leading busi-
ness men OF early days. The deceased
had host of friends, who will re-
greet his loss greatly and will miss
HIM as kindly, courteous acquaint-
ance and a generous and devoted
friend. Mrs. Young, his daughters
Miss Edith Young and Mrs. Churchill
Williams of Philadelphia, the latter of
whom came here last week from her
Eastern home, and Mr.. Williams
were with Mr.. Young at the end. Mr.
Young's sister, Mrs. Thomas Findlev
IS in the East at the present with her
daughter, Mrs. George Gardiner
whose home is in Cleveland.
Mrs. Bush, wife of CAPTAIN Rush
who has been entertaining Miss Heller,
Thomas of SauSalito, at Montere,~
arrived IN town a few days since with
Miss Thomas and is the guest of the
latter at her home across the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17
In Answer TO Queries.

TWELFTH ANNIvERSARY-M E.
R., Oakland. Cal. What is known as
the silk and fine linen wedding" is on
the twelfth anniversary.
FLAG--A Subscriber. City. The prin-
cipal office OF the American Flag AS
sociation is in New York City. Theo-
dore Fitch, secretary. 120 Broadway.
HIGH SCHOOL-A. 0. s., Pleasanton,
Cal. AS your letter of inquiry does not
state why certain pupils were denied
admission into a high school 1t Is i'm
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why should be restored its former proport
if pelagc sealing be stopped.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness,
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street
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possible to give an answer to the
question asked. Correspondents seek
ing information from this department
should be clear in statements.
ARBOR DAY-Enq., City. 1t was on
November 81, 1856. that the school
children of San Francisco planted, in
celebration of Arbor day, forty thou
sand trees in the city and county that
were donated by the late Adolph Sutro.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17

Mrs. Bush, wife of Captain Bush
who has been entertaining Miss Helen
Thomas OF Sausalito, at Monterey
arrived in town few days since with
Miss Thomas and is the guest of the
latter at her home across the BAY.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17

A N interesting event in Septem-
~ Der will be the wedding of
- pretty Miss Evelyn Clifford
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17

Miss Edna Montgomery, whose
to Lieutenant Edward A.
Sturges, U. S. A, was recently an
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14

J.. NJ. Pine, of Colorado, has bonded
from w. G. Hancock, the antimony
property in Little Cottonwood canyon
which is obout eight miles south oil
Battle Mountain. MI. Pine has three
men at work and will increase the
force shortly.
Messrs. Nixon and Wingield have
had u representative in Bullion look
ing over the district.
J.. +. Smith l.. f. Green and Rhea
McGinty, prospectors, from Goldfeld
spent a few days in town this week
The gentlemen think well of this Sec
ton and have made up their minds to
stay here and devote their time to
prospecting for they say this section
"looks good to them"
w. +. Hughey and E. l.. Sheetz,
mining men from Goldfeld, paid Ga
lena a visit last Friday for the pur-
poso of inspecting the Driscoll mine.
ii. A. Mills, w. r. McCrea and DIR.
Thinker, mining men from Bullion,
were in town Tuesday on business.
A. I. Johnston and j. J. Jordon O
T%onopah, accompanied by f. Curieux
and P. Patterson OF Beowawe, visited
Galena last Friday where the tw,
former gentlemen went to look at Mr..
Curieux's property.
Senator Thomas Hunter and J,
Rockwell of Elko, were in town last
week and visited mining properties al
Galena.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14
Grand Masters Visit.

]. Eggers, of Elko, Grand Master oil
the |. o. o. F., of Nevada, paid Battle
Mountain Lodge No. 81, an official
visit last Friday night.
After lodge adjourned a banquet
was served to the Odd Fellows and
their families and Rebekahs. A large
crowd was present and all had a good
time. After the banquet music, both
vocal and instrumental, vas rendered
by several present, and dancing was
also INDUCED in until about IL o'clock
when all departed for their respective
homes.
Mr.. Eggers is a very pleasant gen.
tleman and his visit was enjoyed by
all present. He returned to Elko Sat
urday morning.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14
Broke His Collar Bone.

Dave Blair, while engaged in help
ing Frank Chiara, who is transporting
lumber to the Grey Eagle mine, was
caught between two wagons while
making a coupling Monday
in Pittsburg canyon, and had the
misfortune to break his right collar
bone. He luckily escaped from being
killed as the horses pulling the trail
wagon to couple or to the lead wagon
started rather unexpectedly and be-
fore he could get out of the way was
damned between the wagons. He
was brought to town and DIR. Pope set
the broken limb.
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A Smooth Article.

The Fallon Standard says: A
smooth, oily-tongued individual can
vassed the town this week for business
cards of II very ordinary kind, for
which he asked $40 per thousand
printed on one side. he remarkable
thing about the whole affair is that
he found business men who gladly
coughed up the exorbitant price asked
when they could have gotten the
same work for less than half the price
by patronizing local printers.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14
NEWS ITEMS FROM BULLION
MINING DISTRICT.

An automobile load Of capitalists
from Goldfeld, New, arrived in camp
Tuesday on a tour of inspection. Col
Hughey of the Red Top mine and C,
B. Slleetz of San Francisco were
among them and expressed themselves
as greatly pleased with the mines oil
the district.
A. G. Hickman, of Cripple Greek,
Colo, has bonded two claims from
Herman Hansen that adjoins the
"Dutchmah' property, upon which
the big free gold strike was made re-
Gently.
IL. A. Mills of Colorado Springs,
Colo, who recently purchased the
Harper claims, has arrived with a
large amount of supplies and will put
two shifts at work on the property.
He is accompanied by his family.
Jack Mason has sold the Tiger mine
to Goldfeld parties for $1,000.
George Anderson, superintendent OF
the Gold Quartz Co., has opened a
large body of ore at the Giant mine
and is sacking 5000 ore from a three
foot vein. The shaft is now so feet
deep and values are improving as
depth is gained. The company in
tends increasing the force after the
annual meeting on the 10Th.
7. J. May, of Colorado, has located
permanently in the gold belt and has
secured some valuable locations.
DR.. Thinker and A.. Robinson Of
Goldfield, are operating in the dis
trict.
A Salt Lake firm are figuring on an
automobile line between Beowawe and
the district.
A townsite has been plated on
ground adjoining the "Dutchman"
strike and being centrally located,
promises to be a lively town within a
few weeks as business men from dif-
ferent parts of the State are seeking
locations for general stores, saloons,
butcher shops, boarding houses, lodg-
ing houses, etc. The town will take
its name from the highest peak on the
Cortez range Tenabo and equa-dis-
lance between Tuscarora and Tono-
pah. One hundred and forty acres
has been secured by w. r. McCrea,
the owner, who is enthusiastic over
the prospects and predicts a popula-
ton of 500 within sixty days. The
present p~ostofice is Beowawe.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14
Southern Pacific
Company.
Excursion Rates East.

On June 9th and 7th, July End and
3rd, August 7th, 9Th and 9th, and Sep
TENDER 9Th and 9th, special low round
trip rates will be in effect to all points
east, final returning limit 80 pays, but
pnt later thon Octobar 3Iaf
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-06-14
Cures Old Sores.

Westmoreland, Kansas, May 5, 1902
Ballard Snow Liniment Company: Your
Snow Liniment cured an old sore on the
side of my chin that was supposed to be
a cancer. The sore was stubborn and
would not yield to treatment. until |
tried Snow Liniment, which did the
work in short order. My sister, Mrs,
Sophia j. Carson, Allensville, Mifiin Co.
Pa, has a sore and mistrusts that it is a
cancer. Please send her a 50.cent bottle
At Lemaire Il Sons.
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Entertainment and Dance.

Following is the program to be de-
livered in Lemaire's Hall tomorrow
night, June 18th, by the Rebekahs.
The proceeds are to be devoted to the
Orphans Home Fund of this State
and sincei it is for a good cause, should
be well patronized. After the program
is completed a dance will take place.
efreshments will be served in the
hall. Doors open at 7:30 o'clock, pro-
gram commences at 8 o'clock. Ad-
mission 80 cents, children, under Il
years of age, % cents.