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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
READY TO COMBAT
INCREASE IN RATES
Attorney Seth Mann Gathers
Data on Which to Base Pro-
test to Railroads
Hearing of the Wells=Fargo and
the Switching Cases Are
Continued

Inc preliminary work of the traffic
bureau of the merchants exchange has
been almost completed and by tomor-
row Attorney Seth Mann will be pre-
pared to present his case to the rail-
road officials. He will submit his data
ana with it a formal protest against
the proposed raise in rates Mann has
yet TO receive the memoranda from
the Dried Fruit association, but this is
due tomorrow. A protest was received
yesterday from wool firm which as
serted that any extra freight charges
would work a great hardship upon the
industry in California.
Mann has received notice that the
hearings in the Wells-Fargo case set
Tor december and for the hearing in
the switching case fixed for December z
nave both been postponed. He will,
therefore, continue to devote his time
to combating the projected rate in
creases.
Manager G. ]. Bradley of the Cali
lornla traffic association was in con
ference yesterday with Attorney O. K
cushing. who will represent the asso-
clatlon before the interstate commerce
commission. Cushing has not yet de-
efded upon course of action, preferring
TO wait until he has given further con-
sideration TO the subject
MANY WILL ATTEND
Bradley has received a long list of
favorable replies to the letters invitin q
the commercial interests to the meet
ing arranged for December : The
fruit men will attend in a BODY. The
SAN Jose chamber of commerce has
named as its three delegates Colonel
Phllo Hersey, ]. w Chiffon and M. B.
Atkinson
The following call for the meeting
mas been sent out to the commercial
bodies in this part of the state:
meeting of representative of the
commercial, manufacturing and pro
duclng interests of California is called
at the chamber of commerce. San Fran
cisco. on Saturday, December 5. 1908.
at l:3O p. m, to consider tie proposed
advance in east and west bound freight
rates by the transcontinentaI rail-
roads
All interests that are affected bv
the advance are invited to be present
and voice their sentiments We will be
glad to have figures submitted showing
wherein their business will be injured.
Measures Will be discussed to prevent
this additional tax from being imposed
on our industries.
Representatives from the chambers
OF commerce of several interior cities
Will be present The Gamers league
and the Dried Fruit association have
called a meeting at the same time and
place. This is an earnest business
proposition and demands your atten-
tion"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
CHECK PAssER JAULED

Frank Hamilton, who passed several
checks on businessmen purporting to
be signed by the G. G. Smith lumber
company. Bay point, was convicted yes
terday by Police Judge Weller on two
charges of obtaining money by false
pretenses and was sentenced to serve
six months in jail on each charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
BOARD OF HEALTH MOVES OFFICE

It was moving day with the board
OF health yesterday and Chief Clerk
Coifey's Office force was busy through
out the day transferring the. books
papers and Office equipment from the
shacks in OFarrell street near Scott
to the new quarters in Mission street
near seventh. The department will be
located there Monday morning and the
office open for business as usual
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Great Violinist Will Be
Heard at Recital Today
Arthur Hartmann Is
Accompanied by
A. [. CaIzin

Arthur II art
mann, a great vio-
linisti will appear
this afternoon at
Christian Science
hall, when he Will
be heard in a
splendid program,
supported by Al
fred l.. Calzin, pi-
ano virtuoso, who
is not only a fine
accompanist but a
soloist who has
won high praise
in the European
centers of music.
For his opening
concert. Hartmann
had programmed
the Bruch con-
certo in G. minor,
but his success in
the east in the
Saint Saens B mi
nor concerto was
so great that Man
ager Greenbaum
wired the artist
and asked him to
give the French
composition here,
as it had been the
one over which
press and public
in New York and
Boston had be-
come enthusiastic
as PLAYED by Hart
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Freight TO GoldfieId

day freight service (refrigerator) to
Goldfield and Tonopah via Southern Pa
! cific and Tonopah & Goldfeld r. r.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29

mann Hartmann consented to the
change and the masterpiece of the
foremost living French composer viii
be the principal number on the pro-
gram this afternoon
The second program will be presented
Thursday evening, November 3, and
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
COLFAX FARMERS VISIT
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
c. j. Jones, Assistant Freight
Agent of Southern Pacific,
Explains Exhibit

The special agricultural and horti-
cultural demonstration train of the
Southern Pacific left Sacramento yes
terday morning with C. J. Jones, as
sistant freight agent. as the official
orator for the railroad company.
The first stop was made at Colfax,
where the exhibit cars were thrown
open to the public and speeches were
made by c. j. Jones and the professors
of the party.
Jones explained the purposes of the
trip to the large crowd that assembled.
He said that the time had come when
the farmer could no more trust to
chance than the businessman. Science
having come to the rescue of the agri-
culturist and horticulturist, he said.
they were able not only to protect their
crops, but also to produce better fruit.
make trees and vines yield larger crops,
and compel the earth to do double duty.
On the train are the following lee
turers:
Prof G. W. shaw, fertilization and cover
crops; DIR. T. III. McNair, diseases OF animals;
Prof. F. T. Bioletti. horticulture and viticulture;
W. B. Herms, entomology; E. NJ. Ehrhorn. Z. X
Carnes and E. B. Babcock, agricultural laws
and demonstrations. orchard diseases and insect
pests; Prof W. T. Clarke, superintendent de-
partment university extension in agriculture,
and j. W. Jeffrey, state horticultural commits
soner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
H0TELMEN'S BODY
REFLECTS PRESIDENT
James Woods of the St. Francis
swept Back Into Place De-
spite Reluctance

The san Francisco hotelmen's as
sociation elected officers Wednesday
night Tor the ensuing annual term at a
meeting held at the Hotel Victoria Al
though James Woods the manager Of
ne Hotel St Francis. protested that he
olo not wish again 10 be president. the
sssoclatlon insisted that he succeed
Etrnselt and remain a the helm for an
ether year
Eogar s de Wolfe was elected vice
pres dent Pearl Nouns Of the Grand
netei treasurer. and Edward Naples
secretary The executive committee
elected consists Of O. Rich Of the Fair
mont hotel Charles stewart. Kirk Har-
IiS. frank Fallon and Edward Rolkins
The invitation Of sam Dutton. man
ager or the Albany hotel. Denver. to
attend the Western hotelmen's associa-
tion convention al Salt Lake in January
was accepted and delegates will be ap-
pointed N the near future William
DGnbas or the Merchants association
asked the aid Of the association in
making the New Years eve celebratfo
down town q success and was greet ed
enthusiastically The plan OF Super
visor Giannini 10 erect a $1,000. .OOo
auditorium in the city was Endorsed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
PLAN TO EXTEND FIRE
LIMITS is OPPOSED
Finance Committee Is Asked to
Recommend $4,000 for
Fire Cisterus

The question of extending the fire
limits one tier Of blocks westward, or
to the middle line of Franklin street
from Van Ness avenue, was discussed
by the supervisors fire committee yes
terday. No determination was reached,
but a special hearing of the matter
will be given next Friday. Secretary
Leslie E. Burks of the real estate
board appeared for the change and D.
V. Kelly and R. c. Porter opposed it
on the ground that land values did
not justify the character of building
which the fire limit ordinance imposes.
The committee asked the finance
committee to recommend the setting
aside of SS4,0 for fire cisterns.
The street committees recommended
that the San Francisco metal company
be given a spur track permit on North
Point street between Powell and Mason;
and that $4,000 of the bond issue
money realized from the sale to the
Crocker estate of S1s per cent bonds
be set aside to put a sewer in Amazon
street 1t will consider next week re-
quiring the Geary road to pave Point
Lobos avenue between First and Sixth
avenues.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CH|LDR[N'S MORAL
TRAINING URGED
Solution OF Civic Problem Rests
With Parents, Says Head of
Yale Divinity School
Prof. Frank Foster Kent Praises
Work of Cleansing City Done
by Graft Prosecution

Prof. Frank Foster Kent Of the Di-
vinity school at Yale university, ad-
dressing the ninth annual meeting of
the San Francisco association of Con-
gregational churches and ministers at
the Mission church yesterday after
noon, spoke on the civic problems which
confronted this city. He said that a
great responsibility rested with the
ministers He urged them to devote
more time to the children. perfecting
the Sunday school and teaching the
parents to take an active interest in the
moral welfare of the little ones.
Modern education is defective said
Kent, inasmuch as the burden of the
training of children is thrown on the
churches and schools. The parents
must do their part or we shall never
pull ourselves out of the mire. The
individual training as applied to the in
dividual needs of the child is what we
lack. The teacher in Sunday school
must know the child as well as the
bible.
The situation here as regards civic
pollution is no graver than in other
towns and cities all over the country
rather the contrary. for here the strug
gle is on and the forces of good are
graphing with the forces OF evil, and
graphing successfully we have just
heard, for the prosecution has secured
the conviction of Abraham Ruef, the
briber."
Professor Kent spoke OF the great
work being accomplished by the graft
prosecution, and mentioned a talk with
William ]. Burns, in which the special
agent had said that the problem of
clean citizenship lay in the training
of the children. The speaker declared
that Lincoln Steffens likewise main
tained that the ultimate solution of the
great civic problem lay in the schools
and colleges, and in the parents awak-
ening to sense of their responsibility
to society.
The meeting of the association, at
which were delegates from all the Con-
gregational churches in the city, lasted
throughout the afternoon and evening"
and included organization and business
for the coming year, supper. addresses
and sermons by Rev. Frank w. Deane.
Rev. Miles B. Fisher. Rev. William
RAIDER and Rev. G. C. Adams.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
PRIEST WORKS AS
WEATHER OBSERVER
Rev. q. NJ. Zwack of Manila
Observatory Takes Trip
for His Health
As Secretary of Government
Bureau He Warns the China
Coast of Coming TyphOons

Among the passengers who arrived
here yesterday on the transport Thomas
was Rev. George Nj. Zwack. one OF the
Jesuit priests in charge of the famous
observatory at Manila. Father Zwack
is noted in the scientific world as an
astronomer. but during his six years
service at the observatory he has acted
bureau and has had little time TO spare
from his routine duties for much study
of the heavenly bodies.
This observatory was established by
the Society of Jesus in 1867. 1t was
subsidized by the Spanish government
in 1884, and when the Philippine
islands became the property of the
observatory was taken over by this
government. The scientific work is
still done by the priests, five of whom
are on the payroll Of the insular gov
eminent.
The observatory was never better
equipped than it is now, and this is
largely due to the fact that the priests
In charge have devoted about one-third
OF their combined salaries to the pur-
chase OF new instruments.
The observatory at Manila has rem
dered invaluable service for years in
detecting the approach OF typhoons
and issuing warnings for the benefit
OF the ports along the China coast.
The warnings are now sent by cable.
but it is expected soon that a wireless
apparatus Will extend the service of
the observatory TO ships at sea and to
other places not directly connected by
cable.
Father Zwack has been granted an
extended leave on account of i'll health.
He expects to return to Manila by way
OF Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
From Foreign Lands.

It will be pleasure to the friends Oh
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In this coun-
try to learn that it has become quite popular
and is meeting with the same unfailing sue.
cess in many foreign countries as at home.
The following extracts from letters show
that people everywhere appreciate the supc.
rior excellence of this remedy:
England.
m consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the best in the world"
WM. SAvoRY, Warrington, Eng.
Australia.
"We can thoroughly recommend Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy"
GEO. HOOPER,
Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Jamaica.
Grateful mothers are daily thanking me
for advising. them to use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy"
j. RILEY BENNEr,
Browns Town, Jamaica, B. WI
Cape Colony, Africa.
"My wife has found Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to be invaluable with the children.
LEONARD G. STREETER,
Worcester, Cape Colony, Africa:
Orange River Colony, Africa.
1--WE sell more of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy than any other preparation of the
kind" JOHN MAIN,
Manager for P. j. Petersen & Co., Bloem.
fontein, Orange River Colony, Africa.
New Zealand.
3People who once use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy are almost certain to call for
it when again in need of such medicine
HENRY EDGAR EATON, Chemist,
Azsterton. n. Z
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CARNIVAL PLANNED
BY MILLION CLUB
Great Pacific Coast Concourse
May Day to Aid Campaign
for Increased Population
Big Demonstration to Be Held
January 10, When Gty's
Boosters Will Outline Work

Two enormous demonstrations, the
first city outburst, the second Pa
cific coast concourse to exhilerate the
movement TO place the population of
San Francisco at one million by 1905.
are being planned by the Million club.
As the tentative plan now stands the
local gathering 10 carry on the pro-
motion campaign will be held Saturday,
January 16. at Dreamland rink in
Steiner street near Suffer. The celebra-
ton. in which the entire state of Cali
fornia and Nevada. Oregon, Washington
and Arizona will join with the citizens
of San Francisco to boost the city's
growth, has been contingently set for
May /.
The May day million day celebration,
il the plans of the Million club are car
rled out, will be a gala event in the
history of the city which has been
known for its festive demonstrations.
Railroads would make special rates
from eastern and coast points and the
governor would be asked to declare a
holiday so that business might stop to
watch San Francisco grow. A monster
public meeting, addressed by famous
speakers, would be held in the park
staudium during the afternoon and
games and sports would be conducted
to afford amusement.
GREAT CIVIC BANQUET
In the evening there would be fire.
works. and possibly a great civic BAN
quet would be arranged and band con-
certs would be given at prominent cor
ners Of the illuminated down town
streets. All the street cars would bear
the gracious token, Welcome to our
city" and the same happy greeting
would be spelled in electric lights from
arches over Market street
Plans for the mass meeting of citi-
zens January 16, 1909, have been fur
ther elaborated. 1t is planned that the
city shall be posted with announce
ments Of the mass meeting. There will
be music. by one of the largest bands
ever organized in the city and a large
chorus will be specially drilled to sing
at the meeting.
The meat of the program will be con-
cisely set forth in snappy addresses by
popular city and state orators. Then
the citizens would be asked to pass
them to boost the great work of max
ing San Francisco millionaire city,"
as far as population goes.
MUCH TO SHOW VISITORS
The leaders of the Million club feel
tnat San francisco mas q great deal to
show visitors In the city and that
million day. May 1, 1909, would be
gala occasion for making that show
1t would be a good, impressive three
years after" exhibition of what San
Francisco has accomplished.
One result of that celebration would
be to establish San Francisco firmly
as tourist center, as a radiating
point for transcontinental traffic and a
presumptive distribution point for
shipping that is to come through the
Panama canal to the west coast of
North America.
A new feature OF advertising the
million movement Is to have signs
made on metal or celluloid in the form
Of shields, with the legend:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
w. r. HEWITT RESIGNS
AS CHIEF ELECTRICIAN
Charges of Incompetency Are
Thereupon Withdrawn by
the Fire Commission

Chief Electrician William r. Hewitt.
for II years the head of the depart
ment controlling the fire and police
alarm systems, and during the past
two months under suspension pending
the trial of charges of incompetency.
yesterday sent in his resignation to
the commissioners.
Upon its receipt President Mccarthy
OF the fire commission called upon the
civil service commissioners and with
drew the charges against Hewitt. The
civil service commission dismissed the
case against Hewitt, which was to have
come up for hearing last night. The
joint fire and police commissions will
today accept Hewitt's resignation.
Operator William J. Nixon has been
in charge Of the department since Hew-
tits suspension. 1t is probable that he
will be continued at the head of affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Welcome to San Francisco
Population 100000
in 1915
EXCURSION TO INDI. RAsIN

For the purpose of enabling the. rep
resentatives OF the various commercial
and civic organizations of the city to
reach an intelligent conclusion regard
ing the requirement of the submerged
lands in the Islais basin tract, accord
ing TO the proposed purchase with
Merchants association has invited the
officers and directors of the organiza-
tions to be its guests on an excursion
to the basin next Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
GENERAL F. A. SMITH is
BACK FROM THE SOUTH
Returns From Los Angeles,
Where He Attended We'd
ding of Miss Chaffee

General F. A Smith returned to his
post yesterday from Los Angeles.
where, with his daughter, Miss Eva, he
had been attending the marriage Of
Miss Helen Chaffee, daughter of Gen
eral Adna r. Chaffee, 10 Lieutenant j.
H Howard. While in the south General
Smith made an inspection of the new
jetty at San Pedro. General Smith
also looked over the grounds of the
reservation, where the new fortifica-
tions are to be put up to protect the
harbor at that point.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles w. Mason
arrived from the Philippines yesterday
TO take command of the Eighth infan-
try. Colonel Mason was in command
of the Twenty ninth infantry, now sta
toned in the islands, but the promo
ton of General F. A. Smith, formerly
commander Of the Eighth infantry,
raised Colonel Mason to his new posi-
ton. Mrs. Mason came home with her
husband.
Major D. ". Ketcham, adjutant to
Colonel J. A. Lundeen, who received
his orders on Wednesday to proceed
to Manila, Will probably leave for the
islands on the transport leaving this
port January 5.
His place will be temporarily filed
by Captain E. G. Davis Of the Sixty
first company. Coast artillery.
Do You Want S5.00f
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
nopara SUSPECTS CAUGHT

Archie Warner and Adolph Dennery
were arrested wednesday nisht oy
Detective McQuaide and Policeman
Lowenherr on suspicion OF being the
two rufians who bound and gagged
Mrs. Nellie Harris in her lodging mousse
1925 O'Farrell street. late IueSday
night ana struck her on the head with
club YESTERDAY Mrs. Harris called
at the city prison and identined w arner
as the man who struck her. put she
could not identify Dennery. VINO - an
eN-cO0yict
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CAPTURES THREE BrRcI.Ans

Robert Davis. Edward Levy and
Frank Hoover were seen by Policeman
Ruggles breaking into the cigar store
or T1omas Jinnever. Mission and An
ME. streets. early yesterday morning.
Lhey stole IL boxes of cigars. which
tney hid in a blind alley. When Rug
gles approached them they showed
nsht. but he succeeded by humping their
heads together in quickly overpowering
ana handcuffing them They We're
charged with burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
FoREsTERs ELECT OFFICERs

Court Seal Rock No. 4o of the Fores-
ters of America has elected the follow
ing members to serve for the following
term: George W. Meuter. chief ranger;
Albert Anderson, sub chief ranger; w.
J. Rogers Jr., senior woodward; George
Twohy, junior woodward; Ernest w.
Jakobs treasurer (re-elected); ]. Rut-
ton. financial secretary: Hugh J. Willis,
recording secretary (re-elected); c. e.
Reeves, senior beadle; George Voerkel
-elected), junior beadle; DIR. A. X.
Happersburger (re-elected), physician;
Dr. Charles NJ. Troppmann (re-elected),
druggist; NJ. Ahlstrandt, trustee; C. r.
Kynock, lecturer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Population
San Francisco, 1915,
100000

These could be displayed by mer-
chants and business houses. The same
idea will be worked into design for
envelopes and letter heads of business
houses. The committee has about de-
cided to interview the state board of
harbor commissioners and secure their
consent to placing on the east side of
the ferry building huge shield with
the words:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
Raspings for Ham.-The ham

Raspings for Ham.-The ham that
accornpanies. the Christmas turkey
should always be sprinkled with rasp-
ings when it has had the rind removed.
Put thick pieces of crusty bread in the
then get brown; they viii be quite
crisp. and should be rolled out with a
rolling pin until quite fine. Sprinkle
over the ham through sieve. the LID
Sieve is not at hand. The raspings
will keep crisp for some time If put
INTO a canister with lid, and they are
handy to use instead of bread crumbs
for outlets, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

brandy Sauce TO Serve with Plum
Pudding.-Mix a dessertspoonful OF ar
rovroof with two tablespoonfuls of
cold water: pour over one quarter pint
of boiling water, put into small lined
saucepan. add sugar to taste, and half
ute and serve.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

brandy Butter sauce.-Beat quarter
mound Of fresh butter to a cream. add
two ounces of sugar, about six drops
of almond essence, and a wineglassful
Of brandy: beat all together with a
fork till II looks something like clotted
cream Serve in small glass dish.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
The California Promotion COMMITTEES

The California Promotion COMMITTEES
(The State Central Organization, organized IN
1s02-An association for the commercial and
Industrial development OF California;
PROMOTION. The act Of promoting adrencs-
ment, encours cement. Century Dictionary
The committee has for It's object the PRO
NOTING OF California's interests. It has nofh-
ing to sell. II fosters all things tending to the
ADVANCEMENT OF California II Il an author-
ity all matters relating 20 California. Il EN-
COURAGES the establishment OF new Industries
and fosters those already established 10 inrften
desirable immigration. IL presents the oppor-
professional activity IL u supported By popular
subscriptions and makes charge for any
service rendered. II has affiliated with ik 30
commercial organizations Of the state. with
combined membership Of than 5000.
Meetings OF representatives OF these orEnnlDa-
tions are held semiannually In different parts ot
the state. where matters Of California incsrsse
are discussed Headquarters OF the Committees
square. San Francisco. CoRRESPoSDENcD ~
YITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

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