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The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

The foregoing were each separstely
adopted by the following vote on cail
for the ayes and nays
ayes; Commissioners Berry, Knox.
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck,
Nays:-None.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

Resolved, That one special improve
nlent certificate for FIVE hunoTed (s5D0i
dollars be drawn in favor of Bernard
Cannon for work done and materials fur
nished on account of contract No. 1923,
conformably TO Chapter PIT of the Laws
of 1895, for building ii sewer in Hudson
Boulevard, from Sanford Place sewer at
ZabrislSie street, to Manhattan avenue;
also sewer in Sherman Place.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

The Committee on New Water WorAs
presented the following
Resolved. That S933.33 be paid TO Gar
wood Ferris for services as Supervising
Engineer, New Water Works. Septem
ber. 1906, claim 80. PAT.
Charge Water Account New Water
Works.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

Resolved. That $3.50 be paid 10 John
Geisier. for Furnishing &c. ice. Meter
Department, August 1906. claim No.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

Resolved, That Sc 0e paid to Thos.
Harrington Sons Co, for paving brick
Street Street Department. June, 1905, claim No
:, Charge Special Street Account. June.
The Jersey City news., 1906-11-01

1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call for the ayes and nays
Ayes Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:--Nohe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
MExICo,s FIGHTING FORCE

In the quarter of a century that
Porfirio Diaz has been enforcing peace
in Mexico he has been preparing for
war. In the promotion of railroad con-
struction, the encouragement of agri-
culture, mining and manufacturing. the
establishment of schools and the i'm
provement of harbors, the question of
national defense has not been forgot
ten. Starting with the disOrganized
troops that placed him in power In
1876 and those who opposed him, he
has built up an army of $1,000 men
an army well fed, well clothed. we'll
equipped and well officered-and has
perfected arrangements quickly to in
crease the fighting force TO at least
1000 in case of war. Crediting the
country with a population of $4,000, 900.
Mexico now has a soldier to every 519
inhabitants, and within a short time
following declaration of war against
foreign foe the ratio could be
changed to one to every 233.-Review
of Reviews.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
ROB EXPRESS CAR,
HURL AGENT OFF
Messenger Beaten and Then
Thrown Into Ditch, After
Which Boxes Are Looted
ESCAPE IN DARKNESS

REDwATER, Tex, Dee. 1.-The ex-
press car attached to train No. OF the
Cotton Belt route, which left this city
at 6 D. m. today. was robbed tonight
and Express Messenger w. A. Grissip
hurled from the moving train after
having been beaten and badly wounded
by the robbers
The robbery, it is believed, occurred
about a mile from this place, but was
not discovered until the train reached
Eylau, the next stop. The express
messenger was found beside the track.
badly hurt and showed indications of
desperate fight. The robbers escaped.
That the robbery was successful is
evident so far as a hasty inspection of
the car and its contents would indicate,
but the amount stolen is not known.
superintendent F. NJ. Edgel has
started for the scene and a special
train OF officers has left for TeXar-
kama A special train has also been
sent from Redwater.
Al Redwater the messenger had at
tended to his duties as usual and the
train proceeded. There is no stop on
the schedule between that point and
Eylau At Eylau Conductor Blair, who
was in charge of the train, saw that
The door of the express car had been
Iorced. and on entering, found it spat
tered with blood, the messenger miss
ing and the car bearing every appear
ance Of having been looted.
The trainmen were sent back on
hand cars. and Grissip was found.
While he is badly hurt it is not
thought that his injuries will prove
fatal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
HEREDITARY mAsCrBILIry

Herbert Bismarck had none of his
fathers bright wit in conversation, but
had his overbearing temper and his
mothers violent Feasibility She had
the disposition of the Frankish woman
as exemplified in Fredegonda, but held
in check by modern conditions Bis
marck in anger was as terrible as
ferocious mastiff She, far from re-
straining him, kept on saying: Good
dog: tss-s-ss Go at him Cor at herr
good dog; tss-s-ss," or tantamount
words. The mastiff that lay below the
surface in Bismarck grew more and
more Infatuated, especially IL the even
ing before he had eaten and drunk CO.
piously. With these parents Herbert
Jane and Bill Bismarck could not be
expected TO have courteous manners
Herbert, who was no stranger in Paris
and whom the fond father hopes one
day to send there as ambassador, was
bulky, sullen and of complexion that
revealed an angry state of the blood
Gambetta said of him: He reminds me
of a limb of the law hardened to the
work of laying on executions---in snort
of low-class bailiff (recors). Lon
don Truth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Never borrow trouble, but always be
ready to lend it.
Trying to avoid work is often the
hardest kind
Honor thy father and thy mother
if they give you half a chance
About the first step toward reform
ing man is to catch him in the act
Babies have nothing in common with
the silent watches of the night.
cold handout appeals TO the hun
CRY man more than a warm hand
shake.
A pleasing conversationist is a per-
son who talks to you about yourself
Some people climb to the top for the
purpose of looking down on their
neignoors.
Many a mans idea of hospitality
is to bring other men home and have
his wife cook for them.
It isn't always policy to believe the
man who tells you what he would do
IL he were in your place.
And some people are so Industrious
that when they haven't anything to do
they proceed to do somebody
Every time you register a protest it
saves lot of trouble for the easy :
going chaps who have occasion TO fol4,
low in your footsteps.-Chicago News
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

the famous AptoS Farm, whereon many
horses have been reared that have
earned fame and fast records on the
tracks of the Grand Circuit. Old Jen-
ny, a once famous road mare, was the
first brood mare at this farm, and from
her have descended long line of trot-
ters and PAGERS with fast records. Hull
da, 2:0Sh; Dione. 2:07A; Venus II.
2:11A; Zarnia, 2:13&; Crown Princess,
2:1S%; Gambia, 2:14A; Belle Dawson,
2:16A Psyche, 2:16A Dreyfus, 2:17A !;
Harold D, 2:11K, and many others all
first saw the light of day on Aptos
Farm, and nearly all are descendants
of that great old mare.
On Tuesday evening. December 4. at
Fred H. Chase & Co.'s sales pavilion,
AIS Valencia street, this city, the trot-
ting bred stock of Aptos Farm will be
dispersed. Particular attention has
been attracted to this sale because of
the fact that the three great mares
Hulda, 2:0Sh; Dione, 2:07A, and Venus
II, 2 IL A-are catalogued.
Hulda, 2:0Sk, was the first of the get
Of Guy Wilkes to trot in 2:10, and every
horseman comedies that but for the I'M
fortunate accident which permanently
disabled her for racing purposes she
would have won the $4,000 Columbia
free-for-all at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago in 1893, which went to Alix.
2:O3&, one of the worlds champion
race mares. Hulda won two heats in
this race and then stepped in a hole on
the track. breaking bone I'm her ankle,
which ended her days of racing. Her
record was made at Buffalo that year
where she beat such trotters as Pixley,
Dandy, Muta Wilkes and others in
straight heats, getting her mark In the
third heat of the race. Orrin Hickok
often stated that but for the accident
at Chicago she would have trotted to
a championship record and displaced
Nancy Hanks, 2:O4. as the fastest trot-
ter in the world. She is eighteen years
old, but is in robust health and should
produce foals regularly for seven or
eight years to come. Her son Cronje
by Cupid, has trotted several trials be-
low 2:20 but has no record. as he has
never been raced. She has four-year-
old filly by Dexter Prince that is
PAGER and a good one, and will be Of
fered at this sale.
Dione, 2:07A, by Eros, son of Elec-
tioneer, is one of CALIFORNIA; noted
mares. Handsome in conformation
perfect in disposition, with speed of as
high rate as any trotter ever pos
sessed, she has been a favorite where
ever she has appeared. She is now, at
the age of IA years. an excellent road
or race mare, and while she has been
in the broodmare ranks for the past
few years, she is fast enough and
strong enough to race or to use on the
road. Her foal by Cresceus. 2:02A,
which died as yearling, was one of
the handsomest and most promising
colts ever bred in California.
Venus IL. 2:11A. another mare to be
offered as a broodmare at this sale, is
young enough and fast enough to race
in her class and win. She is but twelve
years old and took her record in a race
as a five-year-old. This daughter of
Cupid, 2:1S, is mare of beautiful con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
WINS HIGH PRAISE
AS A ROBBER
Bad Man of Germany Uses
Soldiers to Aid Him in
Looting Towns Treasury
GIVEN FOUR YEARS

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The trial of Will
helm Voigt, rendered famous in Ger
many as Captain Won Coepenick." ow-
ing TO his bold robbery of the treas
ury of Coepenick and the arrest of
the burgomaster OF that town October
10, with the assistance of a number
of soldiers who had been imposed
on by Voigt, began today before
large crowd. Application for tickets
to the court had been received from all
over Germany, and even from foreign
countries.
Much amusement was caused when
nine grenadiers, in strict military or
der, marched into the room as wit
nesses against the prisoner. VOigt an
swered the judges queries unreserved
ly. narrating the history of his life
without dramatic establishment. and
gave a straightforward story of the
Coepenick affair in an unassuming
manner.
An interesting fact brought out was
that Voigt years ago made use to
fellow prisoner of an expression which
led to his capture. with few sol
diers a man can do a fine job.
This prisoner, after hearing of the
Coepenick affair. informed the police of
Voigt's remarks, which fastened lIs-
picion on Voigt. Voigt was sentenced
to four years Imprisonment and costs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

formation and wonderful flight or
speed. The late Tom Heating cam
paigned her in the East one year, since
which time she has not been seen on
the race track.
BY brother to the great Sidney Dill
lon, sire of Lou Dillon. the world 5
champion, and having for a dam the
great broodmare Lily S. half-sister to
Hulda, 2:0S1s, Venus III is worth placing
at the head of a band OF broodmares
by any breeder who aims to breed a
900 trotter.
There are many other royalty bred
mares to go at this disposal sale. and
about sixteen head of young colts.
FLIES and geldings, all broken single
and double and in shape to begin work
on if one wants to race them. Among
them is a three-year-old filly by the
great Cresceus, 2:O2A, from Venus II,
2:11A, by Cupid. This hlly is closely
related to the worlds champions,
Cresceus and Lou Dillon. She should
attract lively bidding when she is led
into the auction ring.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
JERSEY FOLK TOLD
Of CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK, Dec. During the
week c. b. Brown, the manager of
the Eastern bureau of the California
Promotion Committee, has lectured on
California in Jersey City, N. j., and
concluded dates TO speak early in the
year at the American Museum Of
Natural History in Anderson Hall,
Brooklyn. Brown has been named as
one of the California delegates to the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress,
which convenes in Washington, D. c.,
on the 7th and Sth or the month, and
is to be one Of the speakers.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Vivian, president of
the National California Club, called at
the Eastern bureau OF the California
Promotion Committee for current news
items Of California to be discussed at
the next meeting of the club on Tues
day, December 4, and was given a list
of building operations, important meet
ings to be held, etc.
The following Californians registered
at the Eastern bureau during the week:
f. M. Chester, Berkeley; A H Quat-
man, San, Francisco; c. A. Bailey,
Grass Valley; Harriet l.. Crittenden.
Los Angeles; F. NJ. Drummer, Los An
geles; G. II. Hobart Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
POLICE STOP CAR
OVERCROWDING
Chicago Authorities Take.
Steps to Maintain Order
During HOmeward Rush
MAYOR Is TO ACT

CHICAGO. Dec City policemen
last night guarded the platforms Of /.
three Of the most congested stations
on the elevated railway loop. They
forced a semblance OF order among the
scrambling. pushing throng OF passen-
gers, who crowded past the fare col
lectors and rushed for the cars In their
frantic haste to reach their homes IN
der inadequateN transportation facili-
ties
1t was the first police EFFORT IN Chi
cago to check overcrowding The police
will report today on what they saw to
Chief Collins, who will in his turn de-
scribe 70 Mayor Dunno the conditions
as they were found
The policemen were detailed to the
stations after. Corporation Counsel j
Hamilton Lewis had given an opinion
that the city, under it's police power.
could prevent passenger from entering
trains TO their own possible injury or
the injury of others
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
cALrFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Dec. THE following
Cslifornians are registered at New
y ork hotels:
From san Francisco-H Z. Goslin-
sky. al the Algonquin; DR.. T. \. Ward,
az the Buckingham, J. Adler and q.
W Hammond. at the Grand Union;
Miss X. Lacon. at the Hotel Breslin:
J. !. Merrill. at the Herald Square;
c. p. Moore. at the Holland House:
d. NJ Gum and n. b. Gum, at the Hotel
Breslin B. W Hammond, at the Grand
Union Mrs. ". J. Maloney, at the
Ssranac.
From Oakland. J. Heitch, at the
ST Denis. Mrs. J. j. Oakman, at the
Murray Hin.
From Pasadena-Miss Morrison. at
the Park Avenue.
From Los Angeles-N Baggett at
the Broadway Central; w. Horgan and
wife and =. H. Smith and wife. at
the Grand Union, p. Ellington, at the
Imperial
From san Diego-w. v Bowen. at
the Westminster.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
WEEPING AT THE WEDDING

Newspaper inquiry has been insti-
tuted as to why SO many women weep
at weddings. The contracting parties
may be well equipped in finance. well
dressed luxurious in surroundings and
with nothing in sight TO be apprehen-
sive about, yet the company cries. One
OF the plausible explanations already
set forth is that the average woman is
always yearning for sympathy. It is
a pretty hard hearted mother-in law
who cannot smile a little the
wretched man takes away the child of
>her bosom and relieves her of con-
siderable expense for board and keep.
sisters and cousins and aunts" take
the cue quickly. the bridesmaids are
easily lachrymose and even the bride
sometimes catches the crying fever and
snorts in her lace handkerchief like a
cannon cracker on the Fourth of July
The bridegroom just stands around
awkwardly and looks like condemned
fool-and on a good many occasions is
just really that.-Cincinnati Enquirer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
OPEN MOUTH IN GERMANY

1t is wise to keep the mouth shut in
Germany. Ebermeier. an artisan, was
watching the police charge small
crowd gathered in the street. when
somebody, amused by the proceedings
called for "Hoch"' to the policemen.
This made the police angry, and Eber-
meier was singled out, arrested and
charged with committing a gross miss
demeanor. Before the court he denied
having shouted "Hochr' and the po-
liceman who arrested him, being asked
on what grounds he made the charge,
said that Ebermeier had his mouth
open and he assumed that he had been
cheering. The court acquitted Eber-
meier of gross misdemeanor. but fined
him three marks for impeding the traf
fic by standing still in the street
London Leader.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
TEACHERS ourNuMBER STUDENTS

Andover Theological Seminary is TO
celebrate It's centennial in 1907. Dis
cussion of this event has made public
the markable fact that Andover now
has but eleven students, all told, though
the seminary has an endowment of
$1,000. 900. Today the professors out
number it's students. In the century
just closing, however. PIGS students
have been graduated, majority OF
them entering the Congregational min
Istry. Last year only six gained de-
gree During the last six years sixteen
students have been the highest enroll
ment for any one year. The ministry
is becoming less attractive to young
men in these times when values are
measured by money standards-Minne-
apolis Jorunal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
- T - 49, 49, 49, -f-'
GAINS IN GOLD OUTPUT

. Commenting on these figures. the
director saws The total figures COM
pare with gold output of S346S92, 200
in 1904 and 2 silver output OF I6S.390,-
23S fire ounces. The important gains
in gold production were s7,716.000 by
the T-n ted States, So, 415s200 by Africa,
AID 1855 900 by Mexico.
Losses in gold production were ST.
$4,000 bv Canada. S1.S4O. 500 by Aus
yyalis. and s2,511.400 by Russia.
AN Of the silver prOdtrcing countries
showed falling of OF the output Of
that metal compared with the previous
year. the United States Of 1900. 900
ounces Mexico Of 6,156, 900 ounces.
Australia Of 2.000. 900 ounces, South
America Of Zap, 600 ounces. and Japan
or nearly zoo, GOO ounces. The average
value of silver in New York, based on
London prices, converted at the cur
rent rates Of exchange, was 81 cents
per fine ounce. which may be compared
with IS cents for 1904, "a cents for
1903 and 50 cents for 1902, the lowest
years price on record"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

A man could never be rich enough to
like TO pay his taxes.
A girl can love nearly any man un-
less her parents want her to.
There would be some fun In going
to church II people were afraid you
would lose all your money at it.
For about a week before election the
plain voter has an idea. which he gets
from the campaign orators. that ne Is
deuce of a fellow.
When a woman hears her husband
is hard drinker she likes to have
him satisfy her by telling her IL means
il Is hard for him TO drink.-New York
Press
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
THREE KILLED IN
VERMONT WRECK

VERGENNES, VT, Dec. Three per-
sons are known to have been killed,
while several more were seriously in
jured in wreck on the Rutland Rail-
road near here today.
A gravel train plowed into the rear
end of passenger train. Two pas
senger cars were wrecked and caught
fire.
The dead are: Mrs. w. A. Lawrence
of Bristol. wife of Deputy Sheriff Law
renee of Addison County; Miss Corinna
Stowe Of Bristol, VT, and Mrs. Nellie
B. Barnard, also of Bristol.
E. M. Dixie was seriously injured, and
may die.
Engineer Murray of the gravel train
was unable to explain the cause Of the
accident.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
ROOSEVELT THE MAIN HOPE

Here is where the leadership of Pres
ident Roosevelt comes in with a power
and mastership that the people have
recognized. If New York is saved from
Hearst he has pointed the way. He has
acted not only to shape the New York
campaign on lines that promise better
leadership in Albany-the best in sight
but also to give form and substance
to future policies that will help to con
serve imperiled democracy. 1t is against
the blindness of vision that older DO
litical leaders show that the Presidents
capacity for seeing things and doing
them becomes of the highest value to
the body polite His record of service
in Washington, the forcing of Congress
to act, the purpose to see that corpora
tions respect the law and that lawless
wealth shall suffer due restraint-this
is the leadership which the country
calls for, respects and will follow in
the defeat of Hearst in New York and
Moran in Massachusetts,
Republican
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
Recognition for Original Investigation.

can be the considerable advance knowledge
the Gland its peculiar functions and its high
so-caled
verv large of individuals otherwise and robust
given together with the improved methods of
treatment F L.
His exhaustive researches Investigations and
writings previously
milton and medical profession with Indifference
years aroused discussion and excited which
has brought Dr. Tacotts
with the most satisfactory resuts.-The Medical Age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
USE OF MILK IN TURKEY

In Turkey there is a great consump-
ton of the milk OF the buffalo. the COM
mon cow, the goat and the eve, but il
Is hardly ever used in a natural state.
According to a paper read at the Lon
don Academy OF Medicine, the milk is
considerably reduced. After slow cool
ing the milk is treated with ferment
taken from the previous days supply.
In a few hours a curd forms, which is
called yaghoun. The preparation Is
preferred to milk, and II has pleasant.
clean, acid taste and is of course nutri-
tious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
ROAD To CONNECT
LARGEST CITIES
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. Dec. I-Deducting side
trips ana miles of city and village
streets. Dr. Gardiner S. Chaplin and H
Sargent Michaels of Chicago travelled
300o miles, securing a route for nat
ural highway between Chicago and
New York
They left Chicago September Is and
since then have been surveying roads,
studying the soil of which they are
composed. photographing the surround
ing country, marking on their maps
the location of gravel pits and quar-
ries and ga. ering material for a pre-
sentation to Congress of a proposition
that the Government place it's mark OF
approval on and give its aid to the
construction of national highway be-
tween Chicago and Gotham
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

WILLOWS, Dec. Hugh A. Logan,
g pioneer Of Glenn County, died at his
home, sixteen miles southwest Of Will
lows, yesterday. He had been in poor
health for some time. The deceased
was one Of the earliest settlers Of this
section Of the State and farmed large
tract OF foothill land west OF the town
Of Norman. He was a former Super
visor Of Glenn County A wife and
two sons survive him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
TutsS Stock-Breeding Farms of State Disappearing
Noted 7roHers and PAGERS From the 4 ptos
Ranch to Go Under Auctioneer Hammer

One by one the trotting horse breed,
ing farms of California are being aban-
doned and it will not be long before
the breeding of standardized trotters
and PAGERS will be entirely within the
hands of the farmers and small breed
ers. Corbitt, Rose, Valensin, Stanford.
Hobart and many more who had thou
sands invested In this class of horses
have crossed the great divide and their
farms have been devoted to other uses.
The latest disposal to be announced is