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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-06
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-06
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-06

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-06
Segas.

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appellieren.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-06
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
MATURE DINNER"
FOR MOTHERS CLUB
Women Banquet on III Species
of Vegetables, Fruits and
Nuts at Meeting

BERKELEY, Dec. 19.-Just III vari-
eties of vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds,
bulbs and plants Were placed before
the members of the Hillside mothers
club this afternoon by Mrs. J. l.. Boone
at her home at 1926 Spring street. All
the varieties were edible and most of
the members of the club took advan-
tage of the big nature banquet.
Mrs. Boone is believer in making
use of Natures food and the banquet
which she had in store for the Mothers
club was in the nature OF q surprise.
All the. articles were uncooked.
Besides all the commoner vegetables,
fruits and nuts, there were Japanese.
Turkish, Chinese and Spanish species,
most of which are unknown to the
American palate. A number OF new
vegetables, the results of graftings,
were shown to the women.
Hugo Lilienthal, a local horticultu-
rist, who had charge OF gathering the
collection for display this afternoon,
delivered an address before the ladies
on the uses to which the vegetables
and fruits could be put.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
CHRISTMAS PLAY is
PRODUCED IN LONDON
BeerbOhm Tree and Star Cast
Appear in ''Pinkie and
the Fairies"

LONDON, Dec. 19.-The first of the
Christmas plays was produced by Beer
bohm Tree at His Majesty's theater
tonight It is entitled "Pinkie and the
Fairies" and was written by w. Gra-
ham Robinson. 1t is a clever work
somewhat on the order of Alice in
Wonderland" It was staged with the
brilliancy of which Mr.. Tree is master.
The principal adult parts included
Miss Ellen Terry and Viola Tree, who
sang effectively, and Marie Lohn. the
youngest leading lady on the stage
who played Marguerite in Mr.. Trees
recent production of Faust, and Miss
Stella Patrick-Capmbell
The star of the evening was tiny
girl who impersonated the Queen OF
the Fairies. Her dancing and acting
were enthusiastically applauded and
she received enough curtain calls to
turn the head of the Oldest actress.
Peter Pan" will reappear under
Charles F'rohman's management We'd
nesday. with Pauline Chase and Robb
Harwood playing the parts respectively
of Peter Pan and the Pirate Captain
in which they scored in London and
Paris Last season.
This years Drury Lane pantomime
which has become an institution, will
be Dick Wilmington" Two Americans
will have the principal parts, Miss
Marie George. who has been appearing
most successfully in the melodrama
sThe Marriage of Mayfair" at the same
theater, and "Truly" Shattuck, who has
been doing music halls
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
INTERESTING FACTS IN
METEOROLOGICAL MAP
M. Deniker Publishes Statis-
tics on Heights of Males
in Europe

The French anthropologist NJ. Deni-
ker has recently published a map of
Europe showing the average height of
the males in different countries, the
averages being based on statistics of
army recruits. NJ. Deniker calls those
below five feet five inches small Chose
below five feet inches being very
smalD. men of five feet five inches to
five feet six inches are classed as me-
dunn, and those above five feet six
inches as tall.
A glance at his map shows that the
tall populations are chiey in the north
and northwest, including Great Britain,
Ireland (eXcept two small districts in
the weSt), Scandinavia with the ex-
ception of the parts inhabited by the
Lapps), Holland. North Germany, Fin
land and the Baltic provinces of Russia.
A second group of tall people is
found in Southeastern Europe; it covers
Macedonia, and extends to the Alpine
regions of the Tyrol and South Bavaria
The Caucasus is also inhabited by a
tall race. The medium sized popula-
tions are to be found in northeast
France, the Italian cantons of Switzer-
land, Belgium, south Holland and CEN
trail Germany.
The three southern European penin-
sulas show a remarkable difference. In
the Balkan states tall and very tall
men Cup to an average Of s feet 10
Italy and in Spain the small and very
small classes are largely represented.
The small races are, however, mainly
found in Russia, Poland, Hungary,
Saxony southern France, Corsica, Sar-
dinia and Sicily.W Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
FELLOW STUDENTS
WILL BE MARRIED
Carroll A. Rochester Will Claim
Miss CavalIi as Bride
Early Next Year

BERKELEY, Dec. 19.-The marriage
Of Miss Evelyn C. Cavali and Carroll
A Rochester, whose engagement was
recently announced, will be solemnized
in the early spring at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. +.
Cavalli, in Webster street, in this city.
Local society was pleasantly sur
prised by the announcement of the be-
trothal. which had been a carefully
guarded secret for several months.
Miss Cavali is very popular in the
younger set here. She is a graduate of
the Berkeley high school and formerly
was a student at the girls high school
in San Francisco. She is a talented
musician both as a pianist and vocalist.
Rochester also attended the Berkeley
high school He is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Percy w. Rochester, formerly of
this city, but now of Portland, Ore.
He is connected with local electrical
firm.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
CAPTAIN WEBB is ONLY
MAN TO SWIM CHANNEL
Burgess Travels Farther and
Longer, but Fails by Mile and
Half to Reach Goal

Thirty-three years ago Captain Mat
thew Webb began that famous swim
which is the only instance on record
Of a human being swimming from Eng
land 10 France. Once before he had
tried and failed. but in the afternoon
Of August "a. 1875. he took TO the water
of Dover, and on the following day,
after swimming for 2134 hours, he
many have striven unsuccessfuliy since.
Burgess. in ONE of his magnificent at
tempts, swan so miles in 22@4 hours
before, beaten by hear wind ne gave
no mile and d half from shore; it is
interesting. therefore, TO remember that
captain Webb's success was in large
measure due to the comparatively direct
course he took. the total distance he
covered being estimated at 80 miles.
Not satisfied with his triumph over
The English channel, the great swimmer
a few years later tried his strength
gainst the rapids OF the Niagara river,
a venture that proved his last. Where
the almost placid stream narroWs into
4 brook that has to take all the water
from the falls il becomes a turbulent
and there the intrepid swimmer met his
master. once or twice his head was
seen above the white surf but the
whirlpool sucked him down, and he was
never seen again until his bruised and
battered corpse came ashore lower
down. One person only ever went over
The falls and lived. A Mrs. Taylor
who still sells souvenirs at the falls
went over in a barrel, stuffed with
pillows. and weighted with an anvil to
keep il upright.-Westmins Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
OAKLAND ORPHEUM
PRESENTS NEW BILL
Gus Edwards Blonde Type
writer's" Head Show in COM
edy With Arthur Conrad
Eva Taylor Will Produce New
York Success, "Chums,"
With Other Players

OAKLAND. Dec. 19-Gus Edwards
Blonde Typewritersr will be seen at
the Oakland Orpheum in musical
comedy Sunday afternoon. They were
selected from host of beauties in New
York and represent Edwards idea of
feminine cleverness and exceptionally
good looks. Some of Edwards catch
lest music win be sung by the Blonde
Typewriters." With the six girls viii
be Arthur Conrad, a comedian of high
rank, in the part of Kid Dooley. an Of
flee boy, who engages in all sorts of
antics.
Another comedy feature viii be the
mirth provoking sketch called Motor
ing in which Harry Tate's Englis h
company will be seen
Eva Taylor. the distinguished actress.
and her company of players will pro-
duce the famous one act comedy,
"Chums. For several years "Chums"
was a big New York success in Charles
Frohnan's theaters, being used by him
as curtain raiser hundreds of times.
A novel singing and dancing act viii
be provided by the Majestic Trio.
Castellane and his brother will ap-
Felice Morris with her players will
have for her Offering the dainty pIaylet,
The Old, Old Story
Linton and Laurence will be seen in
lively dancing and singing sketch,
Married Now" Happy Jack Gardner
will have new songs and stories with
his performance on musical instru-
ments- Some new motion pictures will
be shown
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
WOMAN ASKS ROOM IN
HOTEL FOR HER PET DOG
Specifies Quarters Must Be Next
to Hers, but Does Not
Get 1t

"Crusty old bachelors who do not care
10 be seen leading a dog on the end
of a leash. even after dark, may take
this subject of dogs in hotels as a
Joke" said the manager of a leading e
hotel. but let me tell you, there are
two persons who have no sense of
hurnor on the dog question They are
the owner of the dog and the hotelman.
4 refined little woman came here to-
day and asked for room for herself
and an adjoining room for her dog.
We wanted her patronage, and had no
personal objections to the dog, but a
rule is a rule, and so we were obliged
10 refuse
Now. what do you think of this let
ier from a woman on Long island2 i
am desirous of finding If can engage
Two rooms, well heated, for November
21 The party consists Of my young
daughter. her little dog and myself. In
engaging rooms / always mention the
lap dog for although it has never made
any difference. ] always prefer TO do so.
We take her TO all the most expensive
hotels Of the mountains in summer and
the best hotels OF the south in winter.
Size is accustomed TO hotels, quiet, or
derlv and you would not know she is
In the house. Ny daughter viii not
travel without her. Kindly answer and
j will telegraph at once
That letter nearly won me over
some persons smuggle their dogs
through and I'm not sure but that's
The best way."-New York Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
ALAMEDA TAGCFRS
GATHER IN DIMES
Army Collects Nearly ST, 800 for
Various Charitable In
stitutiOns
Fair Soldiers Labor From EarIy
to Late in Disposing of
the Tags

ALAMEDA. Dec. 19.-The tag day
proceeds as counted tonight footed up
more than $1,000. 1t is expected that
when all the returns are in next Mon
day the funds collected will total close
to s1,S0O.
The tag day workers were up and
doing early this morning and the com
muters crossing the bay on the early
boats were accosted by the taggers on
the first trains to the moles The
school children did excellent work In
gathering in the dimes, and many of the
youngsters turned in more than s25
each.
The headquarters Of the general
executive committee was at Sneden's
pharmacy, at the corner of Park street
and Santa Clara avenue. There the
representatives of the charitable or
CARNATIONS that are to benefit through
the proceeds of tag day. the California
girls training home, the German Ladies.
aid society. the Adelphian club free
hospital bed and the Catholic Ladies'
aid society. held forth and directed the
operations of the workers in the field.
Many of the taggers invaded Oakland
ana reaped a financial harvest in the
stores and on the streets in that CITY.
me proceeds were counted tonight at
the Alameda national bank by Charles
;. Neal, George W. Scott and ]. p.
Baker.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
GOLD PRODUCTION OF AUSTRALIA

From an official statement issued by
the royal. mint at Melbourne Consul
John T. Jewell of Melbourne finds that
the total quantity of gold produced in
the state of Victoria during the first
eight months of 1908 was 439,7S4 fine
tion for the same periods in 1906 and
1907, viz: 524,053 ounces and 456249
ounces, respectively. The production of
gold in the other states OF Australia
during the first eight months of 1908
was as follows, in ounces: New South
Wales, 153, 1863; Western Australia,
1,097 ,126; Queensland, 299,253; South
Australia, II 600; Tasmania 42,S89;
making the total production for the
commonwealth 2,043,521 fine ounces.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
THE INDIAN AS AN ATu,.Err

any one who has seen the Carlisle
pattallon on parade, it's ranks of slim.
dusky faced youths moving with a
step at once swift and stealthy. will
not need TO be told that 1t contains the
material for several football eleyens
lull or ire and courage, quick. dexter
Gus, keen nerved. The battalion speaks
that even to those not familiar with
the history of the game or the records
OF the play. The Carlisle lads are civ
lnzed Indians so far as training dis
cipilne and organization go, and doubt
less this experience aids them in play
ing game in which so much depends
on happy combination of the initia-
tive In the individual and unity of the
team; but they have not been wholly
under obligation to the white man for
that adaptability to sport which dex-
terlty expresses. The Indians have long
been athletes in their way, and did their
records survive we should undoubtedly
find among them evidence of great
players, tribal idols, the cynosures of
dusky galleries. Before the paIefaces
came the Indians, had their sports,
precisely as they had their chowder,
and the newcomers were not long in
realizing that in athletic contests it
was their Drawn that gave them sue
cess over the redskins. The Indian brain
was good; the Indian body supple; the
Indian skill subtle; the Indian nerve
all that could be desired sometimes
more.-Boston Transcript.
The average man can lift about 225
pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
ATHLETIC WOMAN
SUBDUES MANIAC
Mrs. Joseph Verdi Pins Down
George McCauskey, Armed
With a Knife
Man Bereft of Reason Because
of Inability to Find Em=
plOyment

BERKELEY. Dec. 19.-Fighting, un-
aided, with a maniac armed with a
butcher knife and intent on murder,
Mrs. Joseph Verdi of Spruce street in
Berkeley last night subdued George
McCauskey, whom she was temporarily
guarding.
Her cries for help aroused the neigh
borhood and Rev. l.. d. Rathbone, 1915
Oxford street; w r. Laugenour. 1905
Spruce street; George Schoonover. Mrs.
de Lorm and others, nearby neighbors,
rushed to the McCauskey home to rem
der assistance. McCauskey was re-
moved to the Roosevelt hospital, where
today he was reported as much i'm
proved
McCauskey, who has been brooding
over his inability to find work, threat
ened the life of his wife, it is said,
after he had engaged in a heated dis
cussion with her last night He is
alleged to have struck her several
blows on the face and she rushed out
of her home screaming for help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verdi. who live next
door, responded to the cries, but Nc
Causkey was found to be tractable, al
though raving. Mrs Verdi was left
physician and Mrs. McCauskey called
the ambulance
Alone in the house with Mrs Verdi.
the insane man at once sprang to the
attack. On being repulsed, he rushed
TO the kitchen, returning with q big
butcher knife. For 20 minutes Mrs
Verdi, who is of athletic build. strug-
gled with McCauskey, finally tripping
him and sending him to the floor AS
he lay stunned, she seized the knife and
threw 1t away and then pinned him to
the floor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
MYSTERY ENvfLOPS
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Decree Granted Wife of Carl F.
Langsdorff, Said to Be Mem
Der of Royal Family
Complaint Alleges Demands for
Money, Blows and Abuse
for Refusal

REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 1S.-.-A demand
made 10y Carl T. Langsdorff for 10000
francs with which TO pay the gambling
debts OF his stepson, within month
after their marriage, led Judge Buck
10 grant an interlocutory decree OF
divorce 10 Mary Langsdorf of Sar
aIsteo.
surrounded with every air OF mys-
tory the proceedings were rushed
through in record time by John L.
Bennett. attorney for the plaintiff, and
40 information was forthcoming from
either Bennett or Mrs. LangsdOrf
outside Of the language of the com
plsint, although the proceedings at
sracted more than ordinary attention
ON account Of the evident wealth and
culture OF the plaintiff. Langsdorff. who
is said 10 be of royal blood, and his
wife were married September z, 1900,
at Berlin
During the following month, while
ar and Mrs. Langsdorff We're in Paris
enjoying their honeymoon, the husband
made his first demand for money, or
dering his wife to hand over to him al
once 10000 francs with which he pro
posed 10 pay the gambling debts OF
his stepson. On her refusal to do so,
Iangsdorff struck his wife with his
clenched fist, at the same time saying
You are a devil You are a fiend
incsrnate- have met devils who were
devihsh before, but j never before met
q devil incarnate.T
The following year. on July 10, while
The Langsdorffs were residing at Nau-
jeim or Charlottenburg, near Berlin,
Langsdorff in a fury told his wife TO
so 10 her family, stating that he would
not live with her any more and threat
L IL -
remained. On the showing of the com
plant and the bre testimony of Mrs.
J.angsdorff and Miss Kate Murphy, a
friend. the interlocutory decree was
granted by Judge Buck on the ground
Of cruelty.