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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
MATCH CAUSES EXPLOSION

Louis Woerner, SO Devisadero street
was burned about the hands and face
last night in his home by the explosion
of gas. Woerner discovered a strong
odor of Illuminating gas coming from
one of the rooms, and he lighted a
match to investigate and the explosion
followed. The fire which followed
caused a damage Of about 500 to- the
contents of the room. The property is
owned by Peter Harder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
MAYOR OF CHINATOWN
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Chang Chung Succumbs to an
Attack in San
IoSe

SAN JOSE. Oct. 27.-Chang Chung,
formerly and for many years known
as the mayor of San Francisco's China
town and one OF the wealthiest
orientals on the Pacific coast, died in
this city today following an attack of
pneumonia He was head man in the
sam Yup tong on the coast and had
four wives, two Of whom are in this
city. The body will be shipped to Oak
land tomorrow for burial.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
LOST soLpIERs REscuEp

SAN DIEGO. Oct. 27.-The five SOL
diers whose failure to return after a
fishing trip to the Coronado islands
caused concern at Fort Rosecrans. were
found late this afternoon by a fish,
ing smack. Their engine had broken
down and they were In distress for
lack OF food The torpedo boat Farra-
gut brought them into port.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

SAN JOSE, Oct. 27.-Stephen c.
O'Brfen, retired businessman, who
had lived in this city for many years.
Tied this morning from heart disease.
TIfe brother lives in San Francisco, and
he leaves relatives in England, who
are wealthy and socially prominent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
GENERAL HAsKELL,s FUNERAL

SAN DIEGO. Oct 27.-The remains
OF General Harry X. Haskell. whose
death occurred Sunday, will be taken
70 san Francisco for burial, though
the funeral will be held here tomorrow.
when Rev. c. l. Barnes of St. Pauls
Episcopal church will officiate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
SECRETARY METcALF BETTER

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Secretary
Metcalf, who is confined to his home by
illness, was better. today II Is ex-
pected he will be compelled to keen to
his room for the remainder of the
week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
CUBAN MINIsTER Leaves PARIS

PARIS. Oct. 27.-Gonzalo de Quesada,
the Cuban minister to the United States.
will leave here for Washington today.
after a tour OF Europe. The minister
said he was surprised at the universal
feeling of good will toward Cuba
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
COUNCIL ABOLISHES BILLBOARDS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA CRUZ. Oct. 27.-The city coun-
eli today passed the ordinance abolish
ing all billboards in the city The coun-
I'll had the Endorsement of many civic
CALCULATIONS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
BRONZE STATUE OF
HARRISON UNVEILED
Tribute to Late President Paid
by Thousands of Fellow
T0wnsmen
Parade Precedes Pretty Cere-
m0ny of Defeating Likeness
of Distinguished Man

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 27.-The tribute
of his home was paid to General Ben
Jamin Harrison today, when thousands
OF citizens gathered, despite disagree
able weather, to witness the unwilling
of the striking bronze likeness of their
former fellow townsman. Vice Presi-
dent Charles w. Fairbanks, who is
president of the General Harrison
Memorial association, in few remarks
presented the monument to the people
A parade, participated in by the Tenth
United States infantry from Fort Ben
1amin Harrison; one regiment OF the
Indiana national guard and 700 civil
war veterans. including many members
or the Seventh regiment. of which for
mer President Harrison was colonel,
preceded the unwilling exercises.
CHILD UNVEILS STATUE
While the great silent throng looked
on, little Miss Elizabeth Harrison left
the side of her mother in the reviewing
stand opposite the monument and made
her way past the seats OF the hundreds
of her fathers army comrades and up
the steps till she stood before the
draped figure of the man whose last
picture was taken with her in his
arms She reached out and tugged at
cord that hung loose from the flags
that formed the draping- The flags re-
leased, opened out and revealed the
bronze figure. The little girl then
lifted an American flag from the base
of the monument, uncovering an i'm
mense laurel wreath sent by President
Roosevelt. Carrying this. she returned
as she had come to present it to her
mother.
On the stand were the distinguished
guests The family party included
Mrs. Harrison and daughter and Rus
sell B. Harrison; three members of
General Harrison's cabinet-John W.
Noble of st. Louis. John w. Foster of
Washington-and Mrs. Foster and W.
H Miller of Indianapolis.
James Whitcomb Riley read a poem,
which he had written for the occasion,
The Tribute of His Home"
John W. Noble paid a tribute 10 his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
TWO YOUTHFUL BURGLARs

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27.-GeraId
Kirby, aged IL, and Valentine Vail, IL.
entered the residence of J. E. Meyers
Sunday night and secured $50, which
they divided between them. With his
share the Kirby boy bought a baby
necklace for a birthday present for his
sweetheart, aged IL, and a suit of
clothes in which to attend the little
girls birthday party. While the guests
were enjoying themselves two detec-
tives came and took Gerald away. The
Vail boy was later arrested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

Do You Want S5.OOY
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page IL.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07

Cures baby's Group, Wiilie's daily
cuts and bruises, mama's sore throat,
grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil-the great household
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
A Rather Broad Hint.

There is quite difference of opinion
on the subject of municipal ownership.
There is no mistaking the fact that 1t
is next to impossible to get set Of
cOuncilmen that will attend to mu-
nicipal affairs in the same spirit they
will their own affairs. That this is the
position of the average man there is no
denying. Setting aside all differences
of opinion, it is safe to say that the
plant here has furnished good service
both in water and light. That the plant
has been run at loss is no reflection
on the plant. The business is here, but
no business in existence was ever sue
cessful if lot of people can get serv-
Ice for nothing, and the sooner this Is
understood the better it viii be for the
town.-Editoria in Summltville Qnd)
Reporter
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
Boni "Castaway."

Paris, April although Nine.
Anna Gould, before her departure
from Paris for the United States. re-
peatedly denied to intimate friends
that she had any intention of marry
ing Prince Helie de Sagan, the Prince
was welcome guest at her city and
country residences for months. and
they often dined and went to the
theater together,
Nine. Gould has always been re-
garded as headstrong by her friends
and consequently they would not be
astonished if she persisted in marry
ing the Prince despite the disastrous
results of her marriage to Count
Boni de Castellane and the present
opposition to her family.
Count Boni de Castellane, who is
cousin of the Prince, is reported as
being furious at the confirmation of
his suspicious, and the Paris news
papers naturally are having consid-
cradle fun over the idea of Nine.
Gould's re.entry into the French
aristocracy as the Princess de Sagan
with reduced fortune of only
$50, 900 a year." that sum being re-
garded as prodigious in France.
The Gil Bias is especially hilarious
over the Princes alleged reply to an
insinuation that he was fortune
hunter, in which he said:
Eat my age man only marries
for love-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
DECEPTION IN REPORTS.

Two Succeeding Reports of Same In
stitution Show Peculiar Differences.
A comparison Of the reports of the
municipal electric light plant Of Allie
gheny for the years 1904-05 and 1905-06
reveals one of the most barefaced at
tempts to deceive the public that has
yet come to our notice The managers
of this plant had deemed it necessary
to show a lower cost for street lights
than was paid by the adjacent city Of
Pittsburg to a private company. Up
to 1904-05 this had been accomplished
by emitting the charges for water,
lost taxes, part Of the interest and
some minor items and by charging on
ly 5 per cent for depreciation. In that
year they showed a cost" Of 1894.
At that time, however, the charge
for street lights in Pittsburg was re-
duced from 500 to SIC year.
In order to meet this bona fide re-
duction on the part of the Pittsburg
company the item Of depreciation was
omitted from the next report of the
Allegheny plant, and a 'cost' of $6564
was thus shown. This would have
been bad enough, but the matter was
made worse by this statement, which
appeared above the table of costs
"The following charges cover the mat
ter completely" This statement, which
is false, as shown by previous reports
of the same plant. has been repeated
In subsequent reports
While this is an extreme example of
official deceit, it is only little more
brazen than scores of similar reports
which are being put out annually Os-
tensibly to give the citizens Of various
cities information in regard to their
municipal plants, but the real object
Of which is to prevent their knowing
how expensive is municipal manage
ment compared with the average prices
obtained by contract with private
companies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
DO You Feel Chilly, Then
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Feel worn-out, Blue and TIredP Have You
Fresh Cold, With Frequent Hacking
Cougha Sensation of Soreness
in the Chest or Back?

Don't let your case run into bronchitis,
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in such case is DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
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restore tone to the entire system. That
Is the reason people look happy. once
more after taking it-they feel like living,
because their liver is active, the blood
in their arteries is full Of that life-giving
ouality-rich, red blood. The blood In
turn feeds the nerves.
Nervousness and neuralgia are only the
indication that the nerves are not fed on
Inyiqorating blood. This Medical Dis
covery" of DIR. Pierce is natures own
restorer. It tones up the organism and
invigorates its functions, furnishing to
the body one of its necessary constituent
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Tbs preparation is of pleasant taste,
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entire system 1t cures troubles Of the
stomach and at the same time the blood
vessels are given such toning up as to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
PLAYING THE GAME.
Politicians Reaped Rich Harvest In
Wytheville, Says Citizen.

Politicians Reaped Rich Harvest In
Wytheville, Says Citizen.
1t was almost twenty years ago that
the town Of wytheville. Va first laid
itself open to the designs OF self seek.
ing politicians through the erection OF
public lighting plant Since then
the vicissitudes of the venture have
been many, eliminating in the sale of
the plant for practically nothing. The
story is best told in the words Of a
leading citizen, who says:
"The plant was installed in 1889 by
the town of Wytheville at cost of
$4,000 and was operated by the town
as a municipality managed institution
until about 1895. While so managed
it was operated at a loss, being subject
ed. as all municipality managed utili-
ties are. to graft, political intrigue and
unsystematic and inefficient attention.
1t became a public scandal of costli-
ness and inefficiency by 1896, at which
time it was leased and operated for
several years with fair degree Of sue
cess, the products sold at fixed price
per terms of rent which were about
the same prices from consumers stand
point as had been effective under mu-
nicipal management. Under the later
management the quality of service was
first class much better than under
municipal management at the same
prices-but the equipment was made
quate for properly caring for the in
creased demand.
"The apparent success of the lessees
in operating a municipality owned
plant was like Haunting the red flag
in the face of local politicians, who
could not forget the 'pickings' former
ly enjoyed by them under municipal
control, and they persuaded the town
authorities in 1902 to terminate the
lease of the plant and sell it at $1,000.
It was actually worth about $4,000.
"The trouble about municipal own
ership in a small town like this is that
the citizens are too busy attending to
their individual affairs to avoid the
possibility of the expenditure of, say,
81 500 by designing men in influencing
public opinion to look the other way
while lot of grafters loot the town
and recoup themselves with the differ
ence in value between what they can
get while the municipal managers are
looking the other way and the actual
worth of the property"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
Hopes Unfounded.

All that municipal ownership can
hope to save community in a none
tary sense are the profits" which are
thought to be making the stockholders
Of service corporations rich. 1t is a
matter of common knowledge that
these profits are being and have been
reduced 20 slender margins ana With VIZ;
many companies wiped out altogether
The inability of municipal plants to
buy supplies, materials. brains or labor
as cheaply as private industries more
than overcomes this margin. - II. j
Gonden Before the League of Ameri
can Municipalities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07

1t is said that washing the hair In
rainwater and soft soap and rinsing in
cold ordinary water makes the hair
soft and silky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
VICTIM OF TYPHOID.
State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction Serious
ly Ill.

Frankfort, KY, April 2.-Becom-
ing completely overworked as a re-
suit of long and tedious strain en-
deavoring to secure Legislation favor
able to the development of the
schools in Kentucky, Prof. j. c.
Crabbe Superintendent of public in
struction, has been stricken with
typhoid fever and lies at his home in
this city. dangerously i'll. His friends
are alarmed about his condi-
ton, and, as the crisis of the disease
cas- not yet been reached, fears are
entertained as to the ultimate re-
suit. During his illness the work in
the office of State Superintendent is
being conducted by Prof. 7. w. Vim
son and J. P. Culbertson. Before
Prof. Crabbe was taken sick he had
outlined his plans for the school
work this year, and his secretary
but to carry out his plans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07
EASILY DECIDED.
This Question Should Be
Answered Easily by Hop
kinsville People.

Which is wiser-to have conf
dence in the opinions of your fellow
citizens, of people you know, or de-
pend en- statements made by utter
strangers residing in PARKWAY
places? Read the following:
Mr.. W. c. Owen, 212 E. Four
teenth street, Hopkinsville, KY
says: II do not hesitate to recon-
ment Doan's Kidney Pills as being
an excellent remedy for kidney COM
plant. ! speak for them in behalf
of my husband who was cured of a
severe backache some two years ago
when we were living at Curdsville,
KY. He had complained a good deal
and some days it was all he could do
to drag himself about. STOPPING or
| lifting hurt him intensely. Finally
Doan's Kidney Pills were highly
recommended to him and he pro-
cured them. They soon helped him
and by the time he had taken tn
contents of two boxes he was COM
pletely cured. l have never heard
him complain of even, feeling a
symptom of a recurrence since"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's.-
and take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07

II the laws servants sin where pri-
vate ownership is concerned, how is it
expected that they will not sin under
public ownership = Memphis (Tenn)
Commercial Appeal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07

The Parental Voice-Maud, is that
young man gone yet?
The Daughter-Yyes, papa; he says
he is.-Cleveland Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-07

throw of a cola. Ona very good reaena
why 1t restores the health OF rup-doW q
pale and emacatcd people Is because "
first throws out the pOisons through the
liver and kidneys 1t then begins ils
reconstructive work in building up hesh
and making good, rich, red blood.
II have been sufferer from lndigeatign
for Some thirty years at times. writes M
s. W. Mullenay. Of Circleville. w. Va, eant
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weight went down from one hundred ana
ninety-five pounds TO one hundred and sixty
pounds In about two months time. I thea
concluded that / would try Doctor pierce'n
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my severe suffering so continued until I had
used four bottles of Golden Medical Dis
covery.' / am truly thankful for the great
benefit which have received from your
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-23

Ii is a Story that never gets old.
The birth. life and death Of Jesus is
SO closely tnterwoyen with our
every day life and the ex-
ample Of the gentle Nazerene
has done 50 much toward making life
worth living, and has robbed death
Of So many Of its terrors. that the
story Of his life can never be told too
often. The peasants Of Oberammer-
gau, for over 500 years, have every
ten years put in life-like fashion the
wonderful story OF the Saviour.
Pathe Freres (brothersl Of Paris,
France, the greatest film makers in
the world, have reproduced in motion
pictures, hand colored at an ex-
pense OF over fifty Thousand dol
lars. this magnificent story that has
held countless thousands spell bound.
Over 5000 feet Of film are used 10
present this historical marvel. Those
who have seen it once can well
afford to see it again and again, and
those who have not seen it should
take this opportunity OF seeing it poe
trayed in motion pictures-the story
that has humanized the world
The management of the Bijou, keep
ing TO their determination to present
the highest class Of features, have
secured the right to present the Pathe
Passion play for three days this week,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Not
withstanding this is a double b-l and
the heavy extra cost for the use Of
the films, the price Of admission VIII
be ten cents.
In addition to the Passion play Mr.
Fred Caro- will sing sacred songs, il.
lusrated, and the song is woril the
price of admission alone. Owing to
the length Of the performance, It talk.
ing over an hour ana half, tn. first
performance will begin each af-
ternoon at 2:15 sharp, and
at 3;45 and at 7:15. S:45 and
10000 p. m. Remember that the Bijou
is a fire-proof house, that our ventia-
tion is perfect and that we have nul
raised the price Of admission Thurs
day Friday and Saturday Of ibis week
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
PHYSICIANS CURE SKIN WITH
SIMPLE REMEDY
Noted Eczema Specialist Comments on
Proven Specific for Skin
Diseases


Physicians everywhere continue
their praise for ordinary oil Of winter
green in a wonderful specific for Ec-
zema and other itching skin diseases.
This liquid, pure and clean as water,
externally applied has instantaneous
effect A few drops on the burning
itching sore causes instant relief, and
short continued use gives a com
plete cure.
Dr. G. B. Holmes of Silver City
Miss, is so enthusiastic about this
remedy-D. D. D. Prescription-that
he declares in a letter to the D. D. D.
Company Of Chicago that this great
remedy is as near a specific for ecze-
ma as is Quinine for malaria. | have
been useing D. D. D. Prescription for
four years with gratifying results,
writes DR.. Holmes.
There are thousands of other physi
clans who use D. d. d. Prescription
the ell Of wintergreen specific. D. D
d. cures and it is so clean to use i
we did not know what d. D. D, viii
do we would not recommend it to oul
friends and patrons. Sold by Ow
Drug store.
Call at our store anyway and let u
see the nature Of our skin trouble.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-23

With a total for the past week of
125 loans averaging $1,000 each to
the farmers of Oklahoma on improved
real estate the men in charge of the
loaning OF the five million dollars cfI
school funds feel that they have over
come some Of the difficulties in their
path and are now in a fair way to ac-
commodate the farmers as fast as
their applications are filed.
The chief delay in putting through
the loans arose from failure on
the part OF the applicants to file an
abstracts of title showing clear title
to their land with their applications.
Over sixty per cent. of the abstracts
so far filed have contained errors that
had to be corrected before the loan
could be approved. Since the depart
ment has opened more than a thous-
and titles have been examined and
found defective.
These titles required generally about
two months to correct That time is
expired and the department is now be-
ginning to take up the applications in
the order they are filed.
It is believed that an average of
l5O loans week can now be at
tanned.
It is not the policy of the department
to reject loans where discrepancies
that can be cured are found in the
title. In such cases the attorneys
for the department write to the appli-
cant, telling him what is necessary to
be done before his abstract can be
made to pass. In this way the depart
ment relieves the applicant Of the
necessity Of employing a lawyer in or
der to fix up his title, the attorneys for
the state doing the work for him. Only
about ten per cent. of the loans are
finally rejected because Of faulty OF
insufficient titles.
Applications are not coming now
quite SO fast as when the department
first opened, but there are still an
average of about twenty new loans
asked for every day. If the depart
ment, as is hoped, can hereafter han
die $50 loans each week, they will be
able to bring their work right dowI
Z to where there win be no delays ii
handling the applications except il
cases where errors are found in th'
abstracts.