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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19
INFANTRY. LIEUTENANT
QUALITIES AS MARKSMAN
6. B. Moore Only Man of TWEEN.
ty.sec0nd to Gain Distinc-
ton on Rifle RANGE

Lieutenant c. B. Moore of the TWEEN
ty-second infantry qualified as expert
rifleman In the practice at Rodeo rifle
range. which terminated yesterday.
He was the only successful contest
ant out of ten officers who were at the
range. The practice has been going
on for 30 days. The participants were
Troop G Of the Fourteenth cavalry and
Companies B. d and NJ of the Twen-
ty-second infantry. The infantry has
returned to Angel island and the cav
airy to the Preside.
Surgeon ]. Mount arrived from Ord
barracks yesterday to relieve Captain
Davis, who leaves tomorrow with the
Second infantry for Fort Thomas, Ken
lucky.
The Second battalion and Com
panies G and L Of the Twenty Sec
ond infantry have been ordered to re-
port to the Presidio May 5, to partici-
pate in the parade in honor Of Admiral
Evans and the fleet.
Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Anderson
has returned from an inspection OF
dynamite and other supplies kept by
the government at Giant.
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The Mariposa,s Cargo

The steamer Mariposa sailed for Papeete
Tahiti. yesterday with cargo signed to the
port Of destination valued at SIS. ABS, Among
the principal shipments were the following
1.3ls bbls -four. SO .6e5 lbs rice. To- $50 lbs and
bread. 2.973 lbs sugar. 30 bales hay IS
ctls wheat 1858 lbs bran, 126 ctls barley. 1884
lbs beans. 80 lbs peas, 24O lbs hops. 3,22l
lbs coffee, 400 lbs dried fruit, ] ,115 lbs lard,
$40 lbs tea. 25e lbs meals. cs eggs. 65l lbs
cheese, SO cs canned goods, 465 lbs Goldfish,
s.040 lbs salt. IS pkgs vegetables. 1G pkgs
fresh fruits, 80 pkgs potatoes. 10 pkgs onions,
206 cs and pkgs salmoh, n0s gals wine. 6
pkgs beer S5,394 IT lumber 3263 TT hardwood,
200 bids shingles. so bdls Shocks 100 pets 81
bdls pickets. sc pkgs millwerk 10 bdls brooms.
20 pcs and IL bdls iron, 26 pes steel, so pkgs
wagon material, pkgs bicycle goods. II pkgs
nails. IL pkgs sewing machines. So bxs soap.
bdls oars, bales Irvine, cs arms and
ammunition. 81 coils rope. % pkgs drugs 3
pkgs machinery. 154 lbs opium. pkgs saddiery,
10 pkgs agricultural implements, 80 pkgs dry
goods, IS boots and shoes. rolls leather,
q pkgs paints, 30 cs and 3 bbs oils
In addition TO the foregoing the steamer had
6 canned goods, 4 shoes. kegs nails
and pkgs miscellaneous merchandise. valued
at 1888. en- route 10 the Marquesas islands, and
3 canned goods, cs dry goods and 3 pkgs
hardware. valued at SAT, for the Friendly
Islands.
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NOTED ARCHAEOLOGIST
TO SPEAK AT FAIRMONT
President of American Society,
6. p. Bowditch, Famed for
Maya investigations

c. P. Bowditch, vice president of the
Archaeological Institute of America,
will deliver a lecture Tuesday at the
Fairmont hotel under the auspices of
the San Francisco society of the Archae-
illogical Institute. Mayor Taylor, who
is president Of the society. will preside.
Bowditch is chairman of the national
institute committee on American arch
aeology and came to San Francisco to
confer with local archaeologists.
He gained much distinction through
his researches into the life and history
of the vanished Maya race Of Yucatan
and Central America, a race which rep
resented the highest type Of aborigines
evolved on the American continent.
Through the efforts of small body of
scientific explorers. of which Bowditch
was member. their Yuined cities,
sculptures and inscriptions have been
revealed. The chronology of these peo-
pie has been unraveled for dates going
back nearly 5000 years by these scien-
fists.
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SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

SAN PEDRO April is.-The steamer Queen.
Captain Thomas cleared today for San Diego
and viii call here tomorrow bound north for
The steamer Helen P Drew. Captain Gun
derson, arrived from Greenwood this morning
with 100000 feet OF lumber The steamer
Roanoke. Captain Durham, cleared tonight for
reno. arrived from Union landing with 300. 600
feet Of lumber The steamer Samoa, Captain
Madsen. cleared today for Redondo.
ASTORIA. April 1S-The steamer Johan
Poulsen arrived from San Francisco this morn
ing and went up the river to load lumber.
The steamer Senator arrived from Portland this
afternoon and sailed for San Francisco. The
British steamer Strathgyle arrived al this port
today from Magdalena bay and proceeded to
Portland TO load lumber for the far east. The
steamer Svea. with a cargo of el5.ooo feet OF
lumber for San Francisco. sailed late last even
ing. The chamber Of commerce has made ar
engagements with steamship company TO char
ter q steamer Of the steam schooner type TO
take the members Of the chamber and their
friends over the bar 10 view the Atiantlc meet
as Il passes the river route 10 Puget sound
Captain Grant Of the British steamer StrAth-
cvie which arrived today from Magdalena bay
was buried AT sea. The wireless station was
In communication last evening with the cruis-
ers West Virginia and Maryland, which are
on their way from San Francisco TO Bremerton.
They reported rough weather. but were pro-
ceeding at regular speed and would pass the
mouth Of the Columbia river this evening.
> TACOMA. April ls.-A cable from Shanghai
eDnounces the arrival Of the Norwegian steamer
Henrik lbsen, which departed from here March
70. The flagship Tennessee and cruiser Wash
lngton viii leave tomorrow at ! p. IN. for the
Puget sound navy yards. The Norwegian steamer
Minerva arrived from Eureka with loo 600 feet
of redwood. In this port II will complete cargo
with 100000 feet OF hr for Melbourne. The
British steamer Boyeric arrived today to load
$50 O0c feet of lumber for Australia. At Tongue
point. Ore, nearly 1000 600 feet additional will
he loaded. The steam schooner Winnehago pro-
ceeded 70 Seattle today for additional grain and
viii take a deckload Of lumber at Everett. The
Norwegian steamer Aker left out this afternoon
for Yokohama with wheat and -four Flour
clezrances for the week amounted to 1882 bar
rels valued at SIS, $50.
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Hilo yesterday with cargo valued at S26.673 and
including the following: 500 bbls hour. 294s
gals wine, 12.301 lbs sugar, 494 canned
goods, 25.57I lbs bran, 1,S04 cts barley, $685.
lbs beans. 500 bales hay, 1873 ctls oats, 5000
lbs salt $50 cs salmon. 3.l64 lbs bread. 1.2l2
lbs butter, $50 lbs dried fruit, ZOO lbs lard
line. Il bbls and 81 cs oils. 10 bbls tar. 10
rolls leather. IL pkgs agricultural implements,
bales harness, zoo soap. 1892 lbs to-
bacco. 3.275 fl hardwood 100 bbls lime. 30
pkgs paints 45 pkgs millwork ITO cs powder
cs blasting caps. 10 tins matches. 20 tur-
pentine, 400 pcs soil pipe. 235 pkgs iron pipe,
II bdls iron, 81 pcs and bds steel. So
coils rope
The bark r. r Rithet sailed for Honolulu
yesterday with 1.64S cts barley, 1850 gals
wine, 500 cs canned goods 4.031 lbs bran. 9,450
lbs salt. 3.0J5 # hardwood, 216, 7o5 lbs fer
tilizer. Al pkgs lampware. l pkg machinery. so
cs oils. Ia pkgs paints. 20 rolls wire netting,
200 cs powder and 1904 railroad ties, valued
at Sl3, 4S3.
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vALPARAIso-sa Sailed April 1-Br stmr
Taurus. for Caleta Buena.
BRISBANE-Sailed April 16-Br stmr
Aorangi, for Vancouver. via Honolulu.
COLON-Sailed April 15-Stmr Finance, for
New York.
ILoILO-Sailed April 15-Br stmr Seneca,
for Boston and New York.
ADEN-Passed April 10-Br stmr Twoeddale,
from Portland, for United Kingdom:
,AUCKLAND-Arriyed prior April 18--Br stmr
Aeon, hence March IL
HI0GO-ArrIved April 15-Br stmr Lowther
Castle. from New York
NAGASAKI--Arriyed April 15-Br ship Kent
mere. from Kobe.
PORT SAID-Arrived April 16-Br stmr Ka-
sama, from New York.
OCEAN STEAMERS
rSINGAPORE-Sailed April 16-Stmr Bellero-
phon from Tacoma, etc., for Liverpool.
Arrived April 18-Stmr Amiral Duperre,
from Antwerp, ETC., via Colombia, for San
Francisco. -
NEW YoRK-Arrived April is-stmr Cedric.
from Liverpool.
Sailed April 1s-stmr New Work, for South
ampton: stmr vaderland. for Antwerp; stmr
Koenigen Luise. for Naples and Genoa; stmr
Caronia, for Liverpool.
TABLE BAY-Arrived April 16-Stmr River
dale. from Tacoma, etc, for. United States or
Europe.
H6NGK ONG-- Arrived previous April -
Stmr Ming Chow. from Tacoma, via Yokohama,
for Liverpool: stmr Titan from Liverpool, via
Singapore, for Tacoma.
NAPLES-Arrived April 1S-Stmr Minerva.
from Tacoma via Coronel and st. Vincent
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED


Saturday. April 49,
Stmr RavalI, Nelson. 2s hours from Eureka
Stmr National City, Higgins, As hours from
San Pedro.
Stmr Santa Maria, Alberts, % hours from
stmr South Coast, Klinker, le hours from
stmr Harold Dollar. johnson. ia hours from
Everett.
Bark Annie johnson, Nelson 20 days from
Bark Mohican. Hersey, 20 days from MANU-
Bktn Puako. Peterson, is days from Kama
pail.
schr william Olsen. Mcdonald. s days from
Mukilteo
schr Helene, Thompson. 81 days from Homo
lulu.
schr Muriel. wikender 81 days from Ho-
Power schr washcalore, Peterson. II hours
CLEARED
Saturday April rs
stmr Watson. Bartlett, Seattle: Alaska Pa
cihc steamship company
cihc States trading company.
sehr Repeat, Pearson, Unga; Alaska Goldfish
Sfmr State of California Alexander, San
Diego; Pacific Coast steamship company.
Sehr James Rolph, Olsen, Hiio; II. Hackfeld
Dutch stmr Nederland. Reich. Eureka; We R.
Grace & Co.
/ stmr Mariposa Hayward, Tahiti; ]. d.
Spreckels & Bros. Co.
Stmr Umatilla. Jepsen, Victoria and Port
Townsend; Pacific Coast steamship company.
NOT stmr Haldis. solberg, Ladysnith; Bred
hon, Nelson & Co.
SAILED
Saturday. April 49,
L stmr Glacier Hogg. San Pedro.
Stmr Watson, Bartlett, Seattle
Stmr Arctic. Olsen. Fort Bragg.
Stmr Navarro, Hoffman, Crescent City.
Stmr Rosecrans, Holmes, Monterey.
stfnr G. C. Lindauer. Sandman. Grays Har-
Dor.
stmr Alaskan. Nichols Honolulu via Seattle
and Tacoma.
stmr Wasp. wehman. Eureka and Tacoma.
Stmr Maverick. Daniels, Redondo.
Stmr Brooklyn, Henerickson. Caspar.
Stmr Kadiak, Rose, Bristol bay.
Stmr Marlposa, Hayward, Tahiti
Stmr Umatllla. Jepsen Victoria b. c.
Stmr Rose City kidston, Portland.
Stmr Iaqua. Johnson. Eureka.
/ Ship Bohemia, Whalmen, Bristol bay.
Ship Star of Italy. Thomas, Bristol bay. =.
Bark r. p. Rithet. Mcdonald. Honolulu.
Bark Star Of England. Petersen, Lorine.
Schr Dora Bluhm, Stensland. codnshing.
.schr James Rolph. Olsen. Hilo.
Schr Repeat, Pearson, Unga.
Schr Endeavor. McAllep, Puget sound.
SPOKEN
March 2s-Lat 81 deg n. long p deg W. Fl
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:. News Of The Labor Organizations :

scription before the next quarterly
meeting, the delinquents will not be
granted a working card for the quar-
ter.
The shinglers' union has been noti-
fed by the secretary OF the local build
Ing trades council that it is violating
It's agreement with the carpenters, and
that If the violation is continued the
matter will be placed before the coun-
ell with view of abrogating the
agreement.
The Offices of the state building
trades council were removed yesterday
from the Bantel building in Turk street
to the eighth floor of the Metropolis
building at Market and New Montgom-
cry. streets.
Mixers union No. 1861 has published
list of 8 fair diaries delivering milk
In San Francisco, and they declare that
all others are unfair. because they
employ nonunion mixers.
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& IN OAKLAND Pr
Wednesday, April I'D. at II a. m.

Sixty head city horses. mules and ponies in
single and in spans. They not green
country horses or bronehos. but are consisn-
ments from business firms. private families and
parties having for them. Positively no
reserve.) They consist of ranch. contractors.
express. peddling. general delivery. camping.
saddlers roadsters buggy and family horses.
All horses guaranteed will be hooked up after
this sale. Parties In need Of cheap horses viii
profit by this sale. large variety OF vehicles
and harness will be sold we'll 5s5 4th ST..
Oakland. J. ". MEDEIROS.
Licensed Auctioneer.
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Army Transports

The Burnside is at Seattle.
The Buford sailed from Honolulu for this port
The Crook sailed March 5 from Manila for this
post.
The Fitzpatrick is at Newport News, Va
The DIX arrived April at Honolulu from
Manila.
The Logan is in port. undergoing repairs.
The Meade IS at Newport News. Va
The ingalls, is az Newport News Va.
Che Sherman sailed April for Manila.
The Sheridan is at Mare island. undergoing
repairs and VIII sail for the Philippines May s.
The Thomas sailed March II from Honolulu.
The Warren is at Manila.
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN
TONNAGE EnEnrement.

The British ship Celtic Monanch at Homo
lulu was chartered prior TO the arrival at
The island port for wheat from San Francisco
. Europe. with option Of general merchandise.
The charter stipulstes that the vessel will re-
teixe over the union rate
The British steamer Farley is under charter
- lumber from Grsys harbor and Puget sound
% Melbourne and Sydney. and the British
2eamer Hazel Dollar is engaged for the same
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Average snow. 80 inches.
SYNOPSIS

An OF high pressure is central of the
Washington coast, while the pressure is lowest
over Arizona and southern California. These
conditions have caused cloudy weat iler over the
northern half Of the Pacific coast and fair
weather in other districts, with light rain III
Washington and northern Oregon.
The temporal ure has risen over the Pacific
slope and is from to 16 degrees above the
normal.
Conditions are favorable for fair snd con-
tinued warm weather in California Sunday, with
light northwest winds.
FORECAST
SIN Francisco and vicinity-Fair Sunday; con-
tinued warm; light northwest winds.
Santa Clara yalley-Fsir Sunday; Light north
west winds.
Sacramento valley-Fair Sunday; light north
winds.
San Joaquin valley-Fair Sunday; light north
winds
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Sunday; light
north winds.
G. H. WILSON. Local Forecastcr
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British ship Falkenbank. out i62 days from
Port Talbot. for Valparaiso. g per cent
American schooner Rosamond. out II days
from Grays Harbor, for Caliao. 45 per cent.
American ship Rangalore. out i79 days from
Norfolk for Honolulu. 20 per cent.
German bark Prompt, ont 1872 days from
IaItal. for Hamburg 10 per cent.
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U. S. Branch photographic once

A branch OF the United States Hydrographic
Office. located at the Merchants Exchange. 10
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners, without regard to nationality and free
of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to
visit the office, where complete sets of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the lat
est information always be obtained regard
ing lights dangers TO navigation and matters
Of interest to ocean commerce.
j. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant. U. S. N, In charge.
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STOCK BROKERy BANQUET

STOCK BROKERS' BANQUET
Full of fun and jollity was the ban
quet-last night OF 40 members of the
mining exchange at the Hotel Victoria.
Serious matters were only given small
space, as the brokers were out for a
good time.
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MemOranda

Per bark Mohican-April TO-. lat 80 deg so
min n, long lao deg w. saw two ships steer
ing east. April IA, lat 81 deg 90 min NJ
13l deg 40 min w. spoke ship Tacoma hence
April II. for Bristol bay.
Troop. bound from Tacoma April IA for United
Kingdom, is passing here. returning; cause a.
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OCEAN SHORE RAILWAY

Depot 18th and Mission sts- Daily except sun
12:05p, 5:2op. Sundays aud hoIid&ys-Lsave:
720a. s;30a. CASA. f1:00s. loop. I:40p. 3e5p.
415p. 5.50p- Arrive: I:45a- 10.40a. f2:o5p.
l2:55p, SHOP, $3.50. 5:2op, e;4op. z::sSs
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Two Cnrsoes for Hawaii

business from Puget sound TO Hankow. The
latter was chartered prior to arrival.
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Northwestern Pacific Railroad
SOUTHERN DIVISION
April s, 1oos
VIA SAUsALITO

For Sausalito, Mill Valley. San RAJ
fael-Daily-Every 80 minutes FROM
6:45 to 9:45 a. m; hourly until S.4s
d. nl then AIS and every 80 minutes
until 7:45 o. m, 500, 1915. 1855 D. m
On Sundays additional trips as fol-
lows: 1915. 1915 a. m and 1918. l:15
for Fail fax-week days-s:45. 7:1s
M. PAS. 3:45. AIS. AS, sis .. N.
Sundays-S:15. s:15. 1915. 1885. l1.45
a m. 12:45, 1:45. 2:45 p. m.
For San Quentin-Daily-7:4S a m.
.s:45 o. m daily and S:15 a. u. SUM-
DAYS only for Lagunitas. Camp Meeker,
Monte Rio. Cazadero and way stations.
VIA TIBURoN
For Ttburon, Belsedere and sun Rafael
T.4O 500 s11:00 a. m, 1890 $3.50.
$40, $40 p m daily
On Sundays additional trip ct 1900
a. m for San Rafael and intermediate
TAO a. m. daily for Petaluma, Santa
Rosa, Healdsburg C1oveFdale Ukiah
Willis, Sherwood. Sebastopol. Glen Ell
len, Camp Vacation and way stations.
$40 p. m daily for Petaluma. Santa
Rosa. Healdsburg. Cloverdale. Ukiah
Guerneviiie, Sehastopol and way sta
tons.
$40 p m. daily for Petaluma, Santa
Rosa, Glen Ellen and way stations
$40 q. n. Sunday only for Petaluma.
Santa Rosa and way stations
TO Tiburon only
Ticket Ofnce-Ferry Building.
General ofhcevJames Flood Building.
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Weather Report

United States Department of Agriculture-o
Weather Bureau, San Francisco, April is, 1908.
RAINFALL DATA
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Time Ball

Time Ball
United States Branch Photographic Office. Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco, April
Is, 1905.
The time ball the tower OF the Ferry build
ing was dropped today exactly at noon Pacific
Standard Time U20th Meridian), or at Sh. DOM.
00s., Greenwich Mean Time
]. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant, u. S. N, in charge
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Furniture handlers union No. 1 voted
down the proposition to increase the
dues of the members. The members
who have taken stock in the building
trades temple have been notified that
if they do not pay the balance of SUBJ,
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The riggers' and stevedores' asso-
citation, the oldest labor organization
In the city, is anxious to have hall
of Its own. At the meeting last Thurs
day night p. Mercandote, John Cough
Ian, P. c. Green, U. McKennett and c..
III. Wise were authorized to discover
a site on which to build such a struc-
ture as the association desires.
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In { h e A r {. w o # I d

ness of her marine sketches are ailur-
ing, while the delicate subtlety and
penetration displayed in the beautiful
surfaces of Monterey bay and the fine
discernment and poetic feeling ex-
pressed in the gray skies and rain
washed stiffness of several of her
smaller sketches have won marked ap-
provaL This is work of a fine, sincere
and honest conviction. It's beauty is
undeniable; its skill of rendering
equally so.
Miss Morgan has secured Sydney
Yards studio at Carmel, where she
will spend much of her time.
The J. y. Hahn gallery, where ex-
hibitions are being constantly held, is
unique in the number of works of Cali
fornia artists owned by Mr. Hahn,
which are ranged around the walls of
his tailor shop just below the gallery,
and hung with intelligent care. The
effect of these gems of landscape. figure
and portrait work is at first a triffe
odd as one gazes at them over bolts
Of cloth and stacks of material waiting
to be fashioned into garments; but it
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is. after all, good test of their real
merit, since even the presence of the
mercantile element does not seem in
any way to detract from their beauty
or power.
Haig Patigan has completed por-
trait bust of the late Mrs. Esther He'll
man that is said to be a most salts
factory likeness, and with which the
members of the Hellman family have
expressed themselves as being much
pleased It is designed as a gift to
the banker and is now being cast in
bronze The features have a noble
simplicity and the expression is kindly
and dignified. The little characteristics
of pose and dress have been well
brought out, and the result is really
good example of this difficult line of
portrait sculpture.
Harrison Fisher is a California artist
who. according to statements, is now
receiving an income of some $4,000 a
year. Starting primarily as book
and magazine illustrator, his work at
the present time is so much in demand
that he is unable to fill the orders
that come to him. His beautiful femi-
nine heads and figures possess a charm,
daintiness and delicacy that place
them in a class alone. An original,
now on exhibition for few days at a
local art dealers, shows the graceful