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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

The Junior Call wants the best
story you can write from United
States history in yOur own IAN
guage. The story must be plaIhl!
written on one side of the paper
only, and must contain not more
than 800 words nor less than ZOV'
Only one story is desired from
each contributor in this contest,
but II is desired that each story
shall be carefully written, ana
especial attention given to neat
ness. penmanship, punctuatlon
and grammar.
Choose your own subject, pro.
Vided it is a true incident OF
United States history; for IN
stance. tell the story OF Washing.
tons winter at Valley Forge, or OF
ArnOld's treason, or any Other
story that you prefer. These two
are cited merely as Illustrations.
On the first line write your SUBJ
ject; on the next line, beginning
an inch from the left hand mar
gin. vOur name. age and address,
and, if you are in school, your
school and grade. Another very
important point is that each story
must be marked with the number
of words which il contains: write
this number in the upper left
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AS in the vacation contest, six
watches viii be awarded each
week for the six best stories pub
ushed.
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ton letters. Send in your history
story whenever you have 1t COM
pIeted TO the best Of your ability.
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AWARDED A WATCH +.
4%%N%N - 49,
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
GEORGE STANLEY DAWSON
Sufsun. Gal. Age Is Years

on the evening of. June 1s, 1775.
Colonel William Prescott, in command
of three regiments, together WITH
number OF Connecticut men under Cap;
tain Knowlton, anticipating General
Cages ambition to fortify the hills
about Boston, in order to enforce mar
now known as Bunker hill. and began
the building Of earthworks. This hill
was less than a mile from the British
battery on Copp's hill and but short
distance from the British warships.
Morning dawned, revealing to the
British the accomplishment of the
Americans during the night A bonn
bardment from the feet proved of no
avail, and about 3 o'clock in the after
noon the British army, in two divisions,
under the command of Generals Pigot
and Howe, decided to attack the
Americans, Pigots division planning to
drive the Yankees from the hill and
Howes division expecting TO drive
them from the protection of the fence
and also TO cut off all chance of re-
treat.
The tired. hungry Americans. practi-
cally without water to drink or any
thing to eat and further handicapped
by scarcity of ammunition, waited
Don't fire until you see the whites
of their eyes! Pick off the COM
mandersr' were Prescott's orders
from their ranks Tire" shouted
Prescott. A sheet of flame flashed out
and the British, completely routed, re-
treated in disorder A second attack
also met with repulse. Howe's divi-
sion met with a similar fate. Mar
shaling their faltering soldiers in a
column and urging each man to do his
utmost. a third concentrated attack was
decided upon by the officers. Again the
American ranks seemed impenetrable;
the crack, crack, crack of the Yankee
muskets again played havoc. The dis
heartened British soldiers wavered.
Onward shouted their commanders
and, with a last almost superhuman
effort, they gained the parapet, Pres
colts men, having exhausted their am
munition, retreating before them.
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BATTLE OF SANTIAGO
GEORGE Il. DOUGLAS.
: 532 Ashbury Avenue, San Francisco,
CrOcker Grammar School, Ninth
Grade, Age IS Years.

In June, 1898, the Spaniards sent a
fleet to the harbor of Santiago, Cuba
Admiral Sampson hearing of this hur-
ried with the American fleet and block
AIDED the Spaniards in the harbor.
Soon 1t was seen that the American
army would capture Cuba. The Spanish
admiral seeing this, determined to dash
from the harbor.
EARLY on the morning of Sunday.
July 8, 1908, several columns Of black
smoke were seen rising in the harbor.
The American officers saw this, but
thought nothing of It. Suddenly from
the side of the U. S. s. Iowa a three
FOUNDER broke the silence of the morn
ing air. All eyes were turned eagerly
toward her. At her masthead signal
was flying, THE enemy is escaping
At this moment four black ships were
seen steaming out of the harbor.
The American battleships We're soon
in hot pursuit. The u. 5. ) Brooklyn
was the nearest American ship to the
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sary to acquaint the ordinary child with
these first few steps. Why sometimes
out of apclass of fifty children who have
just entered school. there are twenty
children who are monotones-that is,
children who have not the power Of ini-
tating sound, much less carrying a
tune
If after six months all those children
are able to sing the scale and little
songs, is not that a triumph? Think of
the skillful work, the patient drill, the
anxious thought of the teacher, and
often without word OF thanks, for the
musical world has no conception of the
actual results of these earnest teachers
who daily follow their Instructions
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AWARDED A WATCH I
ZEBULoN M. PIKE
ALICE NOBLE,
2S0S Ellsworth Avenue, Berkeley. lie
COnfe school, High seventh.
Age T3 Years

Zebulon Pike was born in New Jer-
sey in 1879. The object of the expedi-
tion he led was to find the di-
rection, extent and character of
the Red and Arkansas rivers and TO
try TO establish friendly relations with
the Indians.
In July, 1906, Pike and his "a men
set out from ST. Louis. They went in
boats up the Usage river, where they
secured horses and then began their
overland journey.
Upon reaching the Arkansas river
the company divided, part following the
river to the Mississippi, while Pike
and the others went up the stream to
discover its source. travelling for abous
four weeks When they finally discov
cred it, they found 1t to be very small.
Pike, wanting to get an idea of the
surrounding country climbed up the
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
SEAL OF CALIFORNIA
HELEN CAGNAccL
,-a- San Bruno Avenue. san EransiSe0'
N'~ MA school. Age 10 he"S

A'-' Colombia school. Age 10 hesR
The seal OF California was maze afS t5af
4, the army. as IL was salu a--s en1
Salffornia should have a seal re "a so
A. 49, a man TO publish, ana ne uiu 81
4, INA - received 81 900 reward. a-sr-,
FIRST OF all, circle was ,.,e fhs
,.-sicb meant eternity. Next came IN
WIZ" VIZ ,rapch. that stood for peace.
picture % was next drawn IN 6f see SvisaoTn GsfST
el 80 a re1oe is Minerva. IL was sAlo
that She was never small and ,.lsn tnae vas Sa
came from the head Of a sing. NJ aid
oncs very sick. and the people saaa az
mat his head be split open 5id 60
spd ~sat OUT came Minerva; beautif1ii, ni,s ana i1
S,11 srovn goddess. Minerva notus -
aa -. ~ bSr hands a shield with the gor
e-on's head which meant tha. tha.,,Ia iI bs
Country disturbed us sne WVuiu NJ a,or5
S~,-sSed over the picture - the WorU
eureka. which means pave .asentiTr Louse
nfness. Man with pick, repfesel. 80 :, =.
mining: man with Plow' Issresent- IsrnseTt
lanes fruit industry; ships. fsple e,,i
fne- CONNIE rec. bear, represent /, : - g
rnsls Of California: 81 stars. pee -
CaTifornia was the thirty-ntss
that came into the union
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spent. They were driven back in con-
fusion, and although they attempted to
rally, Gates struck them on the flank
and sent them flying, leaving in his
hands many prisoners and flags, and
the grandest charge in the history or
modern times was over.
Later cavalry charge was made by
Stuart, but was repulsed and the union
troops had won a victory, although
nearly $4,000 men lay strewn through
field and meadow where the three days
conflict had ragged.
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escaping Spaniards. The Americans
Were sending forth perfect rain of
shot and shell, the Spaniards returning
the fire. The men on both sides fought
bravely, but the American marksman-
ship proved better.
Every Spanish ship was sunk. and
more than half the men were killed
or wounded.
The Americans lost but one man.
The ships of the American ships were
but slightly damaged.
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csr wbe won many high honors u''l''9
the TSa eaS many battles that Were Tnon lpu5T arr
mics. The southern arlass dsred to Z. s
stand such strain, ,,,as suT1s., raae throughout
thf IN ' the he spanish American so,s~ht wft side
eonfesgsefsles q ess ssairst ,.st' the Spaniarcs.
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these words. Proclaim liberty through n
out the land to all the inhaPltahts
thereof" The bell rang out long JOY
The copies were sent to different
states later.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
AL KAUFMAN DELIVERS
SLEEP DOPE TO jim FLYNN

Los ANGELES Flynn in the
herela
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
follows about the Murphy. weIeh

as follows about the Murphy weleh
fight:
81 am writing you about the WEIGH
Murphy fight which took place here
last night, to let our San Francisco
friends know that it was a very hard
and fast contest. From the fiBst TO the
seventh round it was very even one;
from that to the twelfth everybody was
surprised to see Johnny outlook the
clever Englishman, and had he followed
that style he would have had a great
chance to win. But he went back to
boxing in and smuggling, and from that
time on Weleh gradually pulled ahead
Both boys were greatly handicapped by
a wet ring, caused by a heavy dew
falling. 1t made it almost impossible
for either to keep his feet. Many who
bet that Johnny would not stay twenty
rounds were greatly disappointed when
he passed the twenty rounds strong.
Considering his nineteen years of age
and the fact that he had never travelled
in such fast company before, he made a
most remarkable showing. Should he
continue to improve as he has in the
past year he will soon be with the top
notchers. / write you this, as ! feel
that he is entitled to a great deal OF
credit for his work.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
ROLLERS DECISION
PLEASES SPORTS

No definite answer has been obtain
ed from the three wrestlers who are ex
pected to meet DR.. Roller as yet. There
is little doubt, however, that they viii
be there, and meanwhile the announce
ment in yesterdays Advertiser that
DR.. Roller would appear on the mat in
public here has caused a small commo
tion in town.
Everybody was talking about it in
sporting circles and in other circles be-
sides. This big athlete has kept very
much to himself and has been loath to
court any kind of publicity so that few
have had a chance to meet him and see
him work.
A man may keep to himself, but he
will be talked about just the same, and
every sportsman in Honolulu has been
anxious that the big man should make
a public exhibition qof his skill essay,
have you seen Roller work?' or 'fIs
he as big as they say7' and hundred
other such queries may be heard every
daX on the street.
By eonsenting to appear publicly the
Doctor will make hit with the people
of Honolulu, and will leave behind him
the kindly memory which such a fine
specimen of manhood deserves.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26

kaako Athletic Club with Huihui and
George Kahaulelio, known as Wild
Swan. These two big athletes are keep
ing him busy, and he will be in the best
of condition by Saturday night.
The posters advertising the carnival
are out all over town, and have attract
ed favorable comment from the fans,
as they are printed in two colors, and
the main letters are shaded in black
and red, making very effective com
bination.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
NEW PRELIMINARY
FOR BOXING CARNIVAL
George Willis and Tommy Lane Will Box Four
Rounds in Opening Event of the
Boxing Carnival

same powerful shoulders and sturdy
legs. His method of boxing is quite
American, and he shows wonderful
speed and cleverness. He went three
rounds with the husky Irishman, and
both of them worked very strenuously.
Both of the principals in the main
event are in splendid condition. Young
Reilly walks and talks like young
ster who is full of vim and energy and
trained to the minute. He is down to
weight already, and as hard as iron all
over Pete Baron keeps him working
fairly hard in order to be sure that his
muscles are in proper shape and his
wind fit for a fifteen round hammer
and-tongs go.
Jack McFadden surprised dozen of
his friends yesterday afternoon when
he weighed. He had boxed seven
rounds, three with Lane and four with
Nigel Jackson, skipped the rope, done
ten minutes of shadow boxing and per-
formed the usual stomach hardening
stunts. When he got through he was
perspiring freely, but not excessively.
He opened the door leading down to
the dressing room where the scales are
and said: Come on, you fellows, and
guess how much / weigh Everybody
guessed, and the lowest guess was 13l z
pounds. Jack smiled and said: Here s
where I fool you. - He weighed first
with his damp clothes on and did not
tip the scale at 1922. Then he took
off his clothes and weighed and the
result was exactly 1857 pounds.
Being so near to weight and in such
excellent condition, Jack has nothing to
worry him, and will be able to put up
the most scientific and sturdy contest
of his life Weight is always worry
ing question with boxer, and when he
has not to bother about this important
point he can always do himself much
better Justice.
Soldier Mccullough, who is to meet
Wahilani, the pride of Honolulu, in the
second preliminary, is training at Fort
Shafter with some of his regimental
friends, and is rounding into fine shape
for the go.
Wahilani is working out at the Ka-
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The second preliminary for the box
ing tournament on Saturday has beer
arranged, and it promises to be hum
mer. 1t will be a four-round exhibition
between George Willis and Tommy
Lane of Australia, and both lads viii
weigh in at 112 pounds.
The management of the Central Club
is to be congratulated on this selection
Two eager, lively lads of their weight
may be relied on to put up fine bout
for it is an axiom in sporting circles
that the little boys always put. up a
quick and scientific show.
Tommy Lane is well known as ban.
tam weight in Australia, and has a
number of classy victories to his credit
George Willis has boxed in only few
contests, but has always made good
and, in his one appearance here, in
which he met a Chinese boy outweigh
ing him nearly twenty pounds, he gain
ed the admiration of all who saw him
box.
Young Willis is training at the Hea-
lani Boat Club with Charlie Reilly. Yes
terday they boxed three rounds before
a crowd of spectators that filed the
boat house and overlooked out onto the
landing beyond. The smaller lad lack
ed nothing of cleverness or willingness,
but as he has only just started train
ing, his wind was not up to the form
of the bigger boy s. and he was putting
healthily at the end of the third round.
He showed up very well, however, and
brought forth cheers from the specta-
tors by the way in which he dueked
and defended himself against Reilly's
straight punches.
Willis is a broad-shouldered, well set
up youngster, and sizes up as being
very classy. He has a good left lead
and a hard punch tucked away in his
right that may well be dangerous when
it is let loose
Tommy Lane is working in the rival
camp and made his first appearance
with Jack McFadden yesterday at the
Hotel Baths In build and shape he
is very much like the lad he is going
to box with next Saturday, with the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
T; :: Sporting News .5 SIS: 81
SANTA CLARAS
DEPART TODAY
Departure of ColIegians Draws
Attention to Fine Work of
Hart and Burns.


When the steamer Alameda leaves
port this morning the Santa Clara boys
will be aboard and not fan in Homo
Ilulu but will be genuinely sorry to see
| them go. They have played great ball
and have shown our local teams what
| good team work can do.
Not only individual work and team
combination but the unconquera BILE
esprit de corps is what really won
the games for them. No matter how
the game went against them in the
early innings, they would buck up I'M
der reverse and usually began to do
things in the sixth or seventh.
Their visit has been pleasure to
them and equally so to the local fans.
Always the best of sportsmen, always
playing the game and always fit and
ready they have been to us an example
of an ideal college team.
There are two college boys in Homo
/ lulu who have been passing their vaca-
tion here to whom the thanks and ad-
miration of all lovers of baseball are
due. Eddie Burns and Frank Hart, of
st. Mary's College, are two names that
viii always hold places of honor in
the records of Honolulu baseball.
1t is no exaggeration to say that Hart
gave the fans one of the graudest ex-
hibitions of heady pitching ever seen
here and, had it not been for his un.
fortunately being taken sick which pre-
vented his temperance on the dia-
mond, the fans would have been treated
to many more such finely twirled games.
When the Punahous played the Keios
the last Saturday in July, Hart pitched
for the Puns and he made a great hit
with the fans the way he held the lit
tie Japs down and whitewashed them.
It was great pitching and it was a
bitter disappointment to the Punahous
and to the fans alike when Hart S
medical adviser forbade him to play
any more.
Eddie Burns has played, perhaps, the
most consistent ball of any player in
the big series. Always cool, always fit
and willing he has kept the official
scorer busy making round 0s in his
error column.
Not only is Eddie great player but
he is something more than that, he is
great umpire and that is hard COM
bination to find. Last Sunday, when
he umpired the ST. Louis-Santa Clara
game he pleased the critics to a man
and that is a wonderful feat in Homo
lulu. He was not only sure on his
strikes and balls and base decisions but
he stood for no monkey business and
that game was one of the most orderly
ever seen here.
These two young athletes will stay
here another week or so and it is to
be hoped that they will both be seen
on the diamond again before they leave.
Hart s health is greatly improved and
it is possible that he will fill the box
once more before he leaves for the |
Coast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26

Here is strike-out record for yeur
life:
ssThe CORY baseball club won %
inning game from the Falconer IN. Y
team by score of 8 to l. Pitcher
Bedieet of Falconer struck out ~ men,
world s record, while Bieekford of
Cory retired Is men.
What do you know about thatR
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26
John NeiII
125 Merchant Street.


Dealer in new and second hand ma
chinery. Automobiles and fine machin-
cry repaired.
Ship and general blacksmithing.
Agent for Zoos Gasoline Engines and
Hamilton Machine Tools.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26

Al Kaufman Billy Delaney' has made good his trainer
predictions has Knocked Flynn the fighting fireman. supposed to
be the toughest the pugiistc walnut
Kaufman anything much
Delaney took hold of him. He onglgged ond youth when he
oldmer Then
that the predicted would to be dub
Billy Delaney He
worlds
heavyweight him. like Flynn is the first step
the ladder the champion
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DOWN THE LINE


The following is a reprint from the
Japan Gazette and is of great inter
est to the local ball fans:
cone Of the most interesting feat
ureS in the welcome to be extended by
our people to the American Pacific
Fleet in October or November is the
baseball match contemplated by the
Keio University. On the initiative OF
the Naval Office, the Kio University
intends to play baseball match with
team recruited from the crew of the
fleet, and has, we are told. already sent
an invitation to the feet. -
- - u
The boiler makers of the Honolulu
Iron Works have challenged the Ma
rine engineers Of the Inter-Island feet
to game of baseball to be played at
Kapiolani park next Sunday viii it
be a game? Echo answers. "Will itG'
1t certainly will be one great grand
exhibition of the good old game of
shit and run. - The shouts of the
spectators and the flying balls that
speed over the fence towards the croquet
grounds are liable 10 upset the nice
calculations of some of the Cupids when
making a center hoop stroke.
y - Y
The schedule for next Saturday anc
Sunday at the ball park is not yet
made out. This viii be done at the
meeting of the league today. The Keios
do not leave until Monday and wilt
probably appear on both days.
.& ~ y
Talking about the little Japs, what
a wonderful Improvement they have
made since they have been here. IT
was quite a different team that put 1T
over the Diamond Heads twice, from
the one that was whitewashed by the
Jewels ten to nothing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-09
COUNCIL TO CUT
ELECTRICITY RATE
MAY REPUDIATE "GENTLEME EMS
AGREEMENT"
Majority Opinion Among Lawmakers
Favors Reduction of Two Cents,
but the Vote May Be
Delayed

All indications point to a cut being
rendered in the electric lighting rates
i'm Los Angeles after July l. The city
council will try to reach a decision to-
day. though the subject may be laid
over.
No formal caucus was held between
the local lawmakers, though several
groups met and the majority opinion
favored a decrease regardless or the
"gentlemen's agreement" made in
Mayor Harper's office year ago. AT
that time the companies officials
agreed to cut the price per kiloWatt
hour from II to 8 cents, provided they
would not be disturbed by Legislation
for the next three years.
This agreement Is to be wiped out,
there being no legal reason or basis for
entering into such an understanding.
The corporation attorneys Will be on
hand fortified with arguments showing
that Los Angeles gets electricity cheap
err than any other large city in the
country. These attorneys will claim
that the few cities where rates are
cheaper get this boon because the cleo
tricity is furnished by water companies
as a. by product, their profits being
from the water service. and any losses
on current are made up by raising irri-
cation rates.
on behalf of the people there will be
sneakers who will show that electricity
can be furnished cheaper in Southern
California because the physical and
construction difficulties are less and the
general use of the current makes the
field profitable.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-09
FIND ODD SOLUTION
OF HARD PROBLEM
UNEMPLOYED GIVEN GROUND TO
CULTIVATE
Keen the Proceeds as Compliments of
Civic Association Committee.
Prospects Are Good
for This Year

With all the efforts to assist those
in financial straits in Los Angeles,
none is more original than that adopt
@ dby Mrs. N. E. Wilson of 1905 West
Twenty-third street, Los Angeles,
chairman of the vacant lot committee
of the out door section of the Civic as
ISOLATION.
According to the plan as explained,
the committee secures permission TO
use certain vacant lots. Then the
committee assigns these lots to various
people in need. Not only this, but the
committee furnishes the occupants or
the lots with seed potatoes and garden
seeds as well.
"I find Early Rose and Salinas are
as good as any for this purpose. ex-
planned Mrs. Wilson, speaking of the
kind of potatoes used. "All the pota-
toes were planted by March !.
1.-THE lots which We are using in this
way are located two of them In hunt
ington Park and dozen or so east OF
Main street, and on Fifty-fourth, F1fty-
fifth and Fifty-sixth streets, as well as
on Sunset boulevard.
zone man sold from eight to nine
sacks of potatoes off of his lot which
only measures so by $50 feet.
.As / am paying $1.75 a sack for
sweet potatoes you see what profit he
makes.
"All the potatoes are planted for this
year and everything is looking bright
for the future