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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
NELSON FROZEN
OUT OF SWELL
ST. REGIS
"Awfuiiy Sorry" Says Polite
Clerk and the Lightweight
Champ Beats IL
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


NEW YORK. Dec. I9.-RattIing Nell
son. the we'll known capitalist and
author from Hegswisch. and incidental
~ lightweight champion hghter. viii
not sleep at the St Regis tonight. Mel
son arrived hurriediy and unexpected
~ today from Hegewisch. coming in re-
sponse to a summons from hts pub
fishers. who telegraphed him that 20
was imperative that they receive the
manuscript OF his forthcoming book
Immediately.
At. the St. Regis the courteous and
genuemanly room clerk assigned Mel
SON to suite No 03 after the champs
valet had checked the luggage Mel
son was on his way TO his suite when
he was suddenly overtaken by another
clerk. equally courteous and gentle
manly, but evidently with something
on his mind.
Beg pardon. Mr. Nelson he said.
the young clerk who rec cefved you
down stairs made a stupid error. He
assigned you 10 rooms which have been
engaged for the last 10 days Aw-
fully sorry and all that sort OF thing.
but the house is full and we will have
TO ask you 70 ry some other hotel
Nelson said IL was most provoking.
out, and why didn't they have clerks
wouldn't mix guy up" and a lot
more. but he took the next elevator
down and when last seen was taxicab-
bing IN the direction of the Metropolis.
There is no record Of casualties ar the
st. Regis
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
GLASS WORKERS
GO ON A STRIKE
Many Companies Throughout
the Country Pay Increased
Wage Scale

ct-EN ELAND. O.. Dec. l9.-AdVices
received at the headquarters of the
national window glass workers indicate
that the members of the organization
quit work generally throughout the
country this morning in order to en-
force the adoption of the new wage
scale which carries an increase Of
Practically 25 per cent.
Among the plants that are said TO
nave signed the new scale. in addl-
ton 10 the American window glass
company at Pittsburg are those at
Kane Penn; Singlehouse. Penn; Ell
efeu, Penn. ana fredonia, kans.
President Faulkner of the window
glass workers association, said today
llat about zoo pots We're in opera
non THIS morning, compared with LOU
YESTERDAY This means that about 500
skilled men are at work
A meeting of the manufacturers will
be held at Columbus. O.. next Tuesday.
10 take action relative TO the new wage
scale.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
MACCABEES WILL KEEP
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Celebration Will Be Participate
ed in by All Tents of Bay
Counties

The Knights OF the Maccabees OF the
World have named the following as =
general committee to arrange for the
celebration of the anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday:
Chairman. S. w. Hall. great comman-
der; vice chairman. A. Dunning, depu-
ty great commander: secretary. H. NJ
Eisenbise. deputy great commander
treasurer. j. l.. Fine. record keeper
San Francisco delegation-San Fran
cisco tent. F. l. Shaw: Golden West
tent, c.. r. Benedict: Mission tent, "
N Harley; Phoenix tent. E. w Koehler
Pacific tent, Sol Lewis. Oakland dele
gation-Oakland tent, j. l. Fine Bdyo
Vista tent. :. :. Norris: Alameda tent.
G.. G.. Elander; Argonaut tent. NJ r.
Kuhn. Berkeley tent. W. Fl. Roach
The celebration will be IN the na-
ture of exercises appropriate to the oc-
casion. the initiation of a class OF 500
applicants for membership and a ban
quet in honor of Supreme Record Keep
er L. Z. Sisler. who viii visit this city
to take part in the event The initfa
ton of the candidates Will be by the
state degree team. of which Sir knight
Frederick L. Fine is the captain. In
Rice's institute in Oakland. and the
banquet. at which more than 500 COW
ers will be laid. will be held in this
city. All the tents Of the bay coun-
ties win be invited to take part
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Judge Is Proud of
Being Unpopular

Is Before his
D. y5-,. Shanghai which resigned
"S 'Fof the other day, Judge Whitley attorney
Philippines him
ihed tribunal
Il probably the official in
unpopuay Manila nothing will be
things started"
him the
and other things and
his
Yes he replied 81 knew
proud OF the made Shanghai i'll
OF those who glad leave Manila"
Shanghai with whom discussed the
estimating
the OF the half world of the shipped
the INDECENT
Personally like Wiley he
Shanghai decent felt like apogg
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Dog Causes a Feud
Twixf Two Chinese

D0o Causes Feud battle royal las
week two cooks. One of
~ w S"iAese them bemoaned the disappearance O
bottle left min
hour each morning The other vowed by all the
that he knew nothing of the theft
hearts or both families wody
and the coffee
cung Chinese earlier than
magnificent retriever with the bottle held carefully his
walking slowly toward the adjoining bungalow The aohd
the
forth gently deposit the bottle the This
landscape fulfilled
himself
punished
newspaper 'front.' The to is
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Ice Hockey Cracks Garry
Off Skating HOnOrs

NEW YORK. Dec Is.-The fastest
racing men Of the Leading hoclzev
teams figured prominently in the big
fields that competed in the Ice skatTns
races IN St Nicholas rink tonight and
furnished the winners OF the program
of three events. The Wanderers
hockey club captured two races and the
New York Athletic club took the fes-
ture OF the evening. the two mile
handicap.
C. Granger OF the Wanderers won the
half mile handicap from scratch Time.
L IT The mile for novfces was won
By Thomas A. Nugeut. Wanderers ath
Ietic club Time, 6-26 S-5- The two
mile handicap went 60 w vi. Taylor.
New York athletic club. Time. 6,25 50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
.p,o1RN RATE HEARING

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 19.-Commis-
sioners Clark, Clements and Harlan OF
tho interstate commerce commission
tonight adjourned the hearing which
tbav have been conducting here in con-
nection with the claims for q division
rnents originating on logging roads.
They ri1e'S9 are preparing statement de-
fining the commissions attitude toward
the status of affairs brought about by
court in the case of the Hartman lines.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
500 SHOTS FIRED TO
SPOIL GEORGIA TOWN
Six Men Seek to Wreak Nen-
geance for Arrest and
Wound One Girl

WAYCROSs, Ca, Dec. l9.-To wreak
vengeance for the arrest Of COM
panion on the charge Of being drunk.
Six Young white men rode into the
town Of Beach. I9 miles north Of here,
last night and fired 500 shots, riddling
buildings and terrorizing the town.
Four young women who were walk
ing on one Of the streets Were fired at
and Maggie Taylor, the IA year old
daughter OF Leonard p. Taylor, was
wounded probably fatally
n IS reported that the alleged six
rioters are under arrest. Citizens Of
vvavcross characterize the men who
shot I'D the town as might riders.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
FAIRBANKs GIVES nINNER

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-PresjIen
and Mrs. Roosevelt We're guests a.
honor at a dinner given tonight bv
Vice President and Mrs Fairbaplxs
Among the other guests were Spealxe,
and Miss Cannon, Senator and Mrs
Knox, Senator aud Mrs. Hopkins. Judge
and Mrs. George Gray of Delaware
Major General and Mrs. II. C. Corbin
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth Tarkington of In
diana. Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith Nichol.
son of Indianapolis and Hon. Maud
Pauncefote of England.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
JEALOUS LOVER STAYS
MAN AND WOUNDS GIRL
LAYS in Wait for Couple With
Gun When Proposal of Mar.
rage Is Rejected

ELY, New, Dec. 1s.-Insane with
je.b ousy, Peter Digosisic, an Austrian
employed at the mines near here, shot
and fatally wounded an Austrian man
and seriously wounded an Austrian
girl Is years old whom Digosisic had
asked to marry him. His proposal
meeting with refusal he secured re-
volver and waited where he knew the
girl and man would pass. When they
had walked by him he commenced
shooting, two of his bullets passin g
through the mans lungs, the other shot
striking the girl in the hip. The muir
derer was arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Dark Gray Pictures
Mistaken for Debris

has changed somewhat the last His earlier
examples OF dark grayish and they framed wood of the
While the
best method
hded his
empty her home Long Island She made
should Before
look
he reached where McCn
explain building
side and exclaimed oh Too bad
claim Those frghtuy
viii
artist remained speechless
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
DoMEsrIC GETS DAMAGES

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. IA special
sisnafch TO the Miner says: For fall
nre TO provide safe place for his do
mestic to work. Patrick Mullins
former rnayor Of Butte. now pronli-
ne,t ..itizen of North Yakima, WASH.
must pay to Sarah Fearon $1,000, the
amo,nt at which a Silver Bow jury
fixed her damages for falling through
= hole in the back porch of the Null
dt,s Residence. This judgment was
annroved by the supreme court at
Helena today, which finds no error In
the records.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
DEcIDEs A. o. u. w. CASE

CINCINATTI. Ohio. Dec 19.-Cnited
States Judge Thompson rendered a de-
cision today in the long contested case
of the grand lodge of Ohio, Ancient
Order Of United Workmen. against the
supreme lodge of the order growing
out of the alleged refusal OF the SUI
preme lodge to pay death benefits said
to be owing to the grand lodge Of Ohio.
rules that the grand lodge Is a frater-
nal beneficiary association. but Is not
corporation, nor Is it authorized by
law 10 sue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
corRT CONFIRMS LODGE ELECTION

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-The validity Of
Rittman high chief ranger of the
Womans Catholic Order Of Foresters
was | |affirmed by Judge McEwen in the
superior court here today, The court
fbe anplication of Mrs. Elizabeth
Rodgers who alleged that she was de-
feated for reelection TO the high chief
ranrership by undue influence exerted
hy 6ersons not properly having a voice
in the convention at Detroit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Lion and Bear Get
New Coat of Paint

Lion and Bear Get s - ~ p " IN a''e
New Coat of Paint of the yed cty hal, bna - MID 49,
the British the
Roeh recently became the the
1874 by Hncey Spears & Hays and
letters of credit Uncle
escaped
building demolished Roesch
As
in n Ohland of
property told him they
the lion and be taken
Roech giving placed
in his grounds people
in 1874
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
nrsCH,s GRANDSON TO WE'D

CHICAGO, Dec 1g.--Announcemen is
made that Edward Magnus of Chicago
is to wed Miss Nellie OrthWein of st.
best known young women of St. Louis
society. Magnus is a grandson of
Adolphus Busch, the st. Louis brewer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
portcEMAN KILLS JAPANESE

HELENA. Mont, Dec ls.-Patrolnan
F,6vvard Burke shot ard killed a Japa-
r.sso IA Clure street early this morning
TIC policeman found the japanese as
sAalfing one Of the women OF the
- and fnterfered- He turned on
~ policeman. and in self-dcfense Of
dcer Burke killed him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
Mrs. Leonard Hughes
Pines for the Stage

Kaston
D;,as fo- H.. Ct,oo life Leonard
of DR. Hughes, United is
longing the which
sue mony-as the
Kastron, who o prominent
families studied abroad
world when
her lot with the vaudeville houses In the
andm waso to his
In small and another they have been
years, although
said that
lie
of
rderile
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
The Insiider
Tells how insurance adjuster mfook artists color
and picture frame tnts for effect of fire in Long
Island mansion.

. RANK McCOMAS is perhaps one ot
the finest water colorists known to
the public, but his manner of painting
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

WALIS-Oakland Subscriber Oakland Cal
On what days were the walls OF the old Phelan
building and those Of the Marie Antoinette
building on Van Ness dynamited after
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

SUCCESsIoN-H VI. D.. City II the pres
ident and the vice president of the United
states should die in office who would succeed
to the presidency?
The SECRETARY of state.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

is ambcrgrIS! Nuere Is IL ODtdlneQ a00 Tor
what purpose is it used?
1t is q fatty substance, ash gray in
color, with yellow or reddish striae
like those of marble, which is found
in Jumps of from half an ounce to 100
pounds and upward, floating on the
sea or cast upon the seashore in differ
ent parts of the world. 1t is also taken
by whale fishers from the bowels of
the spermaceti whale. Much is OBJ
tanned from the coasts of the Bahama
islands; it is also brought from differ
ent parts of the East Indies and the
coasts of Africa and Brazil. 1t is
probable that all of it is produced by
the spermaceti whale and that it is
a morbid secretion in the intestinal
canal of that animal derived from bile.
It is highly valued on account of it's
agreeable smell and is much used in
perfumery. In some parts of Asia and
Africa it is used as medicine and as
a condiment in cooking.
TO PREVENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
City What is the process for washing flannel
so it shall not shrink In the washing?
The following is given as a method
Grave suds ready prepared by boiling
up some good white soap in salt
water but do not use the suds when
boiling, Let them be as hot as the
hand oxill bear when the material is
bed with soap as in washing linen.
etc. because rubbing knots the fibres
of the material. hence the thickening OF
the fabric and consequent shrinking.
Sluice the article up and down in
plenty of suds, which afterward squeeze
but do not wiring out or pass through
a clothes wringer, and dry In the open
air if conditions permit, so as TO dry
quickly, or dry in warm room but not
too close TO the fire.
SEALING wAx-Mary F.. Pleasanton, Cal.
What is the so called language of the sealing
wax2
1t is q meaning that has been given
to different colors of wax. An envel-
ope sealed with white is Intended to
convey the information that the con-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

who in private life is Mrs. Leonard Hughes
wife of DR. Hughes, United States army, i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
WANTS FREE DELIVERY.
Decatur Makes Application fer Mali
 Service.

 Decatur Makes Application for Maii
 Service.
 Decatur, July 6.--(Special.l- l--Deca- : tur has made application to the de- partment at Washington. D. C., for free city mall delivery.
 The city now meets all the necessary requirements. and more too. for free mall delivery. The receipts of the postoffice areseveral hundred dollars more than the required amount The streets and sidewalks of the city now meet all necessary requirements of the department and the names of the streets have been posted and the buildings all numbered for some time past.
 It is believed that the free city deiiv- cry will be ordered to take effect on October lst. the commencement of the next quarter.
 New Decatur has had free delivery for more than two years. Had the two offices been in one the Decaturs would have doubtless had a govern ment building q number of years ago. Certain 1t is that they would have had a free mail delivery long before this. The Decatur postmaster gets sal- ary of s2.200 and the New Decatur postmaster s2.300 a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
:. REYNOLDS IS RELEAsED.
Constable Justiaed in Kiillss


 Hope Hull. July s.--fSpecial.)- )--Con- stable J. F. Reynolds. of Montgomery. was tried today In the court of Justice A. W. Mosley on the charge of having killed Talyor Coffee, a negro, who re- sisted arrest with a pistol. Mir. Reyn- oids was discharged.
 The evidence presented in the case proved that the sction of Mr. Reyn- by motives of self defense. Coffee had reputation as a bad negro and drew his revolver upon the constable with intent to kill him. The shooting oc- cured about week ago near this lo- cality.
 Win Tally. negro was shot and kill ed this afternoon by his brother Ro- man Tally. Tn the course of a heated wrangle Will became maddened by rage picked up an axe and ran toward his brother threatening him with the weapon. In self defense. it fs alleged Roman drew a revolver and fired upon his assailant. the ball producing ai- most instant death. The tragedy oc- cured on the place of c. E. Crenshaw about fifteen miles from Montgomery.
 The following school trustees were elected at Grange Hall today: c. H. Shackleford. chairman: A. W. Mosley, secretary; and J. A. Norman. For the Alliance High School. ". T. Tarvis, chairman; T. L. Sanderson. secretary: and J. J. Supplies were elected trustees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
CONTRACT AWARDED
 FOR SELMA SKYSCRAPER

Selma, July. s--tSpecial.) 1.-The com tract and plans for the building which will be erected ct the corner of Broad and water Streets were decided upon and let tonight to Warren and Well ton. of Birmingham.
 The building Is to Dc six stories. one of steel and style of architecture. and is similar to that of the First Ma tfonal Bank in Montgomery. When completed 1t will have cost the Peo- ple's Bank and Trust Company. which win build 1t. s10o.0oo.
 The maority of the space in the building has already been spoken for. and work upon the structure will probably start within the next few weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Handsone Increase Shown
 Ln PosfofGce Receipts

The quarterly report of Postmaster J. P. Dimmick. of Montgomery. has been completed and was yesterday for warded to the Department at Wash fugton. Combining this with the three previous quarters as July marked the close of the fiscal year. one sees q fiattering increase in the receipts from many sources.
 The progress by Uncle Sam in the mail carrying business shows up mag. nificently when one considers that the panic stole right into the middle of the fiscal year. The year just gone witnessed total receipts of sise.ais.st from the sale of stamps. from box rent and newspaper postage, as compared with st2f.7477i in receipts for the year previous from the same sources. The increase of the year 1s0e-07 over the receipts of the year is0S-s was much smaller than this years in- crease. which reminds one that the city's certain growth is we'll es- abolished.
 Tn the money order department there was a signal activity in receipts. Al. though in numbers the years previous outstripped the year ust ended. the aR gregate receipts from post-office monex orders were in favor of 1s07-0s by an increase Of s7.5641T.
 The details of the report in figures follow.
 Domestic orders issued. 1908. e.lsf: 1907. e.eee. Fees on domestic orders Issued. S40i.s4 for 1908; 9l2O7s for the year ending 1907. Amount of domestic orders issued during 1908. 3Bz.02l. and for the year ending 1907, S5ei7s.7o.
 The number of international orders
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
ANNIST0N PEOPLE
 OPPOSE SCHOOL BOOKS

Anniston. July s.-tspeciai.) )--The change of text books recently made by the State Commissioners for use in the public schools of Alabama will cost the patrons of the public schools in Anniston about s3oo0. and for this rea- son and others. Superintendent D. R. Murphy of the local school system, Is entirely dissatisfied with the books adopted.
 Mir. Murphy says that there is not q single economic reason in favor Of the change. and that. in his opinion. there has been no improvement in the adapt ability of the books selected. while there is a probability that another mis- take has been made with reference to mechanical workmanship. 1t being a difficult matter to put books together in Q way so as to make them with stand the wear and tear of the class room.
 Mir Murphy has been actively at work within the past few days prepar- Ing for the summer institute. which is 10 be held here this summer. he being one of the instructors appointed for the entire nine districts by State Su- perintendent 0unnels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
BIG ANNISToN PLANT
 WILL DOUBLE CAPACITY

Anniston. July s.-tspecial)--The plant of the Union Foundry Company is to be doubled in capacity. the stock of the same having been increased from sIeo,e0o to s2o0.00o. every dollar Of which has already been subscribed by the present stockh olders.
 The legal certificate for the increase of the stock has been filed with Judge of Probate Emmett F. Crook. and the Anniston Chamber of Commerce and the West Anniston Land Company have donated an adjoining plot of land containing ten acres for the pur- pose of aiding the project and express ing the genuine good will of the busi- ness interests of the city in the un- dertaking
 This increase and enlargement brings the Union Foundry Company up among the largest soil pipe manufacturers in the country, and fs stroke toward the material advancement of Anniston of incaiculabie importance.
 The enlargement will be begun at once and carried to completion as rap idly as possible. General Manager Schumacher states that the work will probably be completed before the end of the year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07

issued was 1s4 during 1908. and lee during the year 1901: fees on intsrna- tional otders issued. sssss for 1908. and s2s.so for the year ending 1901: amount of international orders isaued during 1908. ss.ss7.1l. and the amount for the year ending ieoT. 12.8ee.TS.
 The number of orders paid during 1908 was i9,1tS and the number paid during 1907 was 11.so7, an extraorsI- narily lareg increase. The amount of orders paid during 1908 was efis.70iSs as opposed to $10i. .zso.0s. an increase of over sis.ooo The amount of re- mittances to New York was 4fat .aee for the year ending 1908 and for the year ending 1907 the amount was s1te.ooo. The amount of ren1ittancea received in the depository for the year was siso.3sGsi. as opposed to sles.. 72e.6o for the year ending 1907.
 In every department. accordingly, the postoffice shows . wonderful tn- crease. which ts Qiute in keeping with the growth of the city during xAa past year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
BABE READY TO PLAY
 TWO POSTPONED GAMES

Memphis. Tenn. July s.--(Special. )-- Manager Ryan of the Montgomery team. has been notified by Manager Babb that the games of May 23 and 24. won by Montgomery from Memphis, but thrown out by action of the league fathers. who declared Montgomery guilty of violating the player limita- tions on those days. will be played du- ring the series here in the latter part of this week.
 The first game will be played Thurs day. that being an off-day for each team. A doubie-header will probably be played Saturday. as a postponed game with Birmingham has been set for Wednesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
sult Aaaln.t the ,. Ind r.

Decatur, July 6.--(Speciaf)--rn the Morgan county law and equity court here Mrs. Luther warriek was given a judgment of $s.1s9 against the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad Company for the killing of her husband a few months ago. The railroad company will appeal the case to the supreme court. Luther Warrick was a switch man employed by the railroad here at the time of his death. He fell from ltae top of freight car and was killed un- der the wheels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Tnstructor at rTa,rarll.

Birmingham, July 6.--(Special. )-- J. W. Norman, graduate Of Mercer University and graduate student of Harvard University. has been elected instructor in mathematics and astron- omy of Howard College.
 Preparations are already well in hand for the coming term st the East Lake institution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Reesstrasson "a Elfrmssnnhaua

Birmin9ham. July e.-lSpeciall-- Rsgistration for the city Democratic primary to be held on July 25sn: began set up in each of the nine wnrds The first days registration was light but 1t is believed that before the end of the will have qualified. Suburban towns recently voting on arnexatson Are tAM- ing an interest in the regtstrafion that Is going orfa So far the campaign for mayor between Capt. Frank P. OBraen and former Mayor ". M Dreanen in progressing without incident
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Tr.v Shooting Tournament

Birmingham, July 6.--The Alabama Tran Shooting Tournament will begin in Birmingham tomorrow and continue two days. Entries so far made indi- cate that there will be l05 men on the firing line tomorrow. Tn addition to tho large number of Alabama amateurs who will take part, a number of visit ing professionals will compete for hon. ara