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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17

wanted. and Mrs Ross made the first
star spangled banner that f1oated in
| this country.
DUQUESNE-w r.. YorkviIIe, Cal.
How far is Duquesne, Ariz., from ella
Bend?
Gila Bend, Maricopa county, Ariz.. is
distant from San Francisco by rail s54
miles. To reach Duquesne the traveller
must go 253 miles further. to Patagonia,
then travel 1S-niies by stage.
RUTABAGA--W. H. p. Stockton. Cal
Is the rutabaga variety of the turnip
family?
1t is 1t is also known as the Swed
ish, Russian and French turnip. The
common tuNhip contains 80 per cent of
water and the rutabaga 81 per cent.
There are so varieties of the common
turnip and about 80 of the rutabaga.
IN THE TREASURY--M. NJ. Citv
How much money is there in the United
States treasury?
II you mean cash, the report of the
secretary Of the treasury. published in
The Call December OF last year.
shows that at the end of the fiscal year
the amount OF gold was $904. .691, 730. IA
and available cash balance in the gem
eral fund $272,061. 445.47.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17
BUTcHERTowN A PUBLIC MENACE

TNSANITARY conditions bad as to be
ntolerable 1t is where patience has
virtue The public health the supreme
is dangerous plague spot that at
whatever
The conditions have been partly forth
Some OF them foul for print For thirty years
the filth and oa from Killing accumuang and
fostering the mud fats under the shambles suf
Gent tidal flow that place purify the fats The filth
breed diseases and make feeding breeding ground yds
OF rats Butchertown danger that threatens the whole
When public attention butchers
begged that full publication of the withheld
They promised faithfully reform and clean that
their ideas OF reform fulfilled by lick and promise Appar-
emily they confident that the public would quickly
whole thing The butchers
disabuse their minds OF this quite
IN earnest about putting sanitary conditions hpap
the There abattor should NOT
be kept clean and dairy ought thing can
be done with whewash brush There interests
in filth disease Bucheown has been cuivang
thirty 1t must be stopped The mody snacks must come
down place to butcher shops of scientific design and pro-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17
Overpoiucion Brings Ruin TO Orange Growers of Spain

threatened ruin of the Valencia orange
trade, with exports valued at 12,000,-
000, appear to be lack of intelligent
organization of growers and packers
for the distribution of exports in pro-
portion to the consuming capacity of
markets. excessive production and de-
terioration of quality of fruit and de-
pendence of farmers and merchants on
foreign capital.
British fruit brokers and merchants
finance the greater part of the Valen-
cia fruit trade, advancing one-haf to
| thirds the prospective value of
consignments, their commission profits
being increased by excessive ship
ments. Oranges this season colored
eight days earlier than usual, the ship
ments in the first two weeks of No
vember exceeding by 100000 cases the
totals exported up to the same date
last season. At that early date British
and German markets, still well sup
piled with apples. Aimeria grapes and
other autumn fruits, were not pre-
pared for such heavy imports of
oranges, and have not yet recovered
from the collapse at the very opening
of the season.
Moreover, Valencia orange growers,
in their anxiety in recent years to in
crease production by intensive culti-
walton and high fertilization have sue
ceeded to some extent. -.e the expense
of the quality. flavor and keeping con-
dition of the fruit v ,ich ha- acquired
coarser skin and texture and more
acidity, while Jamaica and Jaffa or
anges. now competing with ralencias
on British markets. have steadily
| gained in favor. \ box of Jaffa or
anges containing -. 70 152 oranges, or
about .one-third the number in q Valen-
1 cla realizes ~ raraSRr1f Rritic ch
markets one shifting GA cents) more
than he latter
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may seriously intended may be only example of
humor that New York politicians should be engaged
debate would
propee OF the situation send Mr. Hartman delegate
the Chicago pledged Hughes for the epub
can One easily imagine the CONSERVATION with
which real of this might strike Governor Hughes
He elected his Office recognition his monumental
work the life frauds held the
of the whole country year Mr. Hartman
leading the of the
The Chicago who be the candidate
policies
ve Mr. Hartman fea does those policies
might be that he would find his environment dlsagreeabe
If the proposition send Hartman Chicago bit
of huner be attempt inure Governor
Hughes who deserves better fate Hartman does
Hughes elected We persuaded that Mr. Hartman would feel
comfortable home running his railroads and peddng stocks
He might visit his outlying possessions California and will always
welt league
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17
Korean Foreign Trade

Consul General Thomas Sammons Of
Seoul advises that the foreign trade Of
Korea for the IL months ending No
vemoer 80. 1907. aggregated approxi-
mately s25,442-723. details OF which
follow:
OF the total the imports were SIS
137,370 and the exports s7.305.353. The
total business of Korea for like pe-
riod in 1905 was S2.632.307 less In i'm
ports and s3,159.043 less In exporfz
The high price OF rice was largely re-
sponsible for the increase in the az
gregate trade returns for 1907. For
many years the balance of trade
against Korea has been very high
This unfavorable condition has been
overcome in but few instances in re-
cent years
The exports of gold are not Included
In the totals for the II months OF 1907
referred to. Including the gold ex-
ports. however. the imports would still
be twice the aggregate Of the exports
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which nqusitor
Bndel will make thorough
single
of vnding doing and the public welfare
Such expenditures, Darge Should be public charge
confederate boodlers would take mighty
that public should be provided for such
penditures
Ulterior motives quoha That the grafters for any
attempt bring him justice All the public desires square
deal Quite and that the thing Darge does
He knows where square deal would land him.
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trict, reports Consul Charles
A. Winans, from Valencia. Spain.
The crisis first developed in the
wine trade, in which it reached
such an acute stage recently that some
important wine growers, unable TO OBJ
tain even the very low price of cents
a gallon for their product, rolled their
wine casks on to the public highways
that passers by might drink gratuit-
ously.
Now orange growers and exporters
have been overtaken by disaster so
crushing and complete that foreign
markets on which they depend almost
exclusively for the consumption of the
Valencia crop have all collapsed Pro-
duction has outgrown the requirements
of available markets abroad, while
home markets, in the interior and
northwest coast of Spain. are at pres
ent inaccessible to Valencia fruit
growers. owing to deficient transporta-
tion facilities and high freight rates
both by sea and land. In the first
two months of the present season.
November and December = 500, 900
CAGES of oranges were exported, or
about 240, 100000 pounds, and three
fourths of the crop still remains on
the trees.
Farmers have been forced to sell
their oranges to packers as low as 10
cents an arroba of 25 pounds and ex-
porters have been receiving average
prices of s1.25 per case of $50 pounds
of fruit. which. after deducting pack
ing expenses, freight and sale charges,
leaves practically nothing for the
oranges.
Among the causes assigned for the
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17
DARGIE's FUNNY soLIcITUDE

ARGIE filed with because the county grand
jury, following the example Francisco proposes to
raise funds by subscription for the prosecution of in
quies graft This practice Dargie thinks is getting
pretty close home. He protests loudly
Now Darg does tell the truhtat regard for his own
skin that h this subject Not at all il te
highest socude for the public good that inspires He has
been heavy burden the payers Alameda county for
thirty but fear that drives
him expostuae with the grand Listen solemn rot
honor
believe him be ctuated entirely
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A N engagement of interest to soci-
~ ETY. is that of Miss Edith Berry
~ to Lloyd Baldwin, which was in
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17

GRICULTURAL depression. espe-
~ cially in fruit growing. con-
~ tinues to increase in this dis
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-17

. HOSE who have been interesting
themselves toward procuring an
armory for the new First infantry
regiment that is TO be organized
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
olG SUM CALLED IN
SECRETARY C0kTEL lOU CALLS ON
 DEkosa1OAAES.
Approximately Forty-Iive Million Is To Re Paid into Treasury on or Before Middle of the
 Month.

Washington, July 2--Secretary of the Treasury Corteiyou today announced d farther call upon tthe national bank Repositories for approximately s45,. o00.0o0 to be paid on or before the 18th inst.
 The call does not apply to depositor. les having government funds to the amount of s50.000 or under. Of the l,433 national Repositories, aobut 700 come within the s50.000 limitation, and to realize S4S.000, ,000, each of the re-. maining banks will be required to transfer to the Treasury about 6O per cent of its holdings. exclusive of the amount required to meet the checks of disbursing officers.
 IL has long been the policy of the Secretaries of the Treasury to deposft government funds with the deposItary banks only in cases of urgent public necessity, end to keep them there only so long as the necessity exists. Al this time, there Is a redundancy of currency in nearly ali sections of the country ana although the supplies in the treasury is ample for all purposes Secretary Cortelyou decided to call in about Si5 ,0OO .000. The call at this time can have no disturbing effect on tho money market as many of the banks have such large amounts of surplus Oh hand as to make it rather to their ad- vantage than otherwise to surrender a portion of their public deposits and so avoid the payment of the ons per cent interest imposed by the currency set passed by the last session of Con gress
 The sum called today will increasc the working Treasury balance to about SIl5,o0O.O0O, leaving about s10s. .000. .0oN sttll in tha depositarv banks suhiaat To the secrotary.s orders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
IN FATAL DUEL
 OVER SMALL LOAD OF WOOD

There Is blood upon the pistol that the deputies took from the corpse of Bryant Pleasants. q negro. last night, just after he and John Lang, another negro. had engaged in q duel in which Pleasants was killed and Lang receiv. ed wound that Is fatal.
 The blood is upon the weapon be- cause 1t was used after Peasants had fallen to the ground, done to death, with a horrible wound by the gun in the hands of Lang. Just how close Pleasants was to the gun that caused his death Is not known but 1t is evil dent that the gun was fired at close range because a great part of the nc. gro's body was torn away.
 After he fell, though. he used his pistol, . 44-calibre revolver, and he used it with terrible effect for one of the bullets pierced Lang's) body and an- other piercer his arm, and he will die.
 Rafe Edwards a negro. is now lodged in the county jail on the charge It was his shot gun. 1t Is said, that was used in the Killing of Pieasants. Edwards saia last night that the quar- rel was commenced in a disputatfol1 about load of wood. had nothing to do with him
 Edwards was arrested by Deputies Frank Pettus. Harry McCord, Claude Mckee and Dan Wilson. The deputies were, at the time when the killing wav discovered, engageA in A raid betwesr Montgomery and Co0sada
 Farther investigation of the cass win be made.
 Lang Is now in St. Margarees Hos p!tal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
KNIGHTS or COLUMBUS.
Plans fer the National Convention |,
 st. Louts


 st. Louis.
 St. Louis. July 2.--(Speeial. )--wil. Ham J. Garvey, chairman of the press committee has the following informa. :. ton about the national convention of the Knights of Columbus in St. Louis The committee on religious func. tons has partially completed its re- port. It announces that on the morning of August {, Pontifical High Mass will be celebrated at o'clock by Right Rev. M. F, Burke. D. D., of st Joseph. Archbishop Gionnoh, D. D., will pre- side and preach the sermon. At the same hour on the following morning. Right Rev. T. Meerscnaert. D. D.. viii celebrate Solemn High Mass of Re- quiem. The other officers of these masses will be the clergy who are members of the order.
 The railroads have made generous concessions for the national week. The Southwestern bureau. The Trans-Con- tinental Passenger Association and the Central Passenger Association an nounced their rates, and 1t is expected that the Eastern Passenger Associa- ton will also submit rates.
 The publicity committee has in preparation a pamphlet giving detail- ed information regarding railroads, hotels and all other necessary data con cerning St. Louis and vicinity.
 Assurances received from St. Louis business houses indicate that the city will be in gala attire during the entire week of the convention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
A SHOOTING AFFRAY
TWO ARE BADLY WOUNDED IN
 TIGHT.
Dave snx EA Jebssea Are Now in the Hospital ssd the Latter ts
 Not Expected to

After shooting Dave Johnson. . ne- gro, in the stomach and leg with re- vo1ver, Ed Johnson. c negro, had the weapon snatched out of his srasp and was himself fatally wounded tn the neck.
 The shooting occurred ct s:ts o'clock last night on Ross Street near the Campbeliite Church, and is said to have been caused by Ed Johnsor's jealousy of his wife.
 Both negroes were removed to St. Margaret's Hospital after having been first taken to police headquarters where they were examined by the City phy- siciaan. Dave Johnson is not serious iy injured. but there is little chance that Ed Johnson will recover.
 The true nature of the shooting could not be learned as the men related con. fiicting tales of the events leading up to the happenings. When on1cers George Cantey and M. D. Paul arrived upon the scene in answer to q teIe- phone call. they found the negroes prostrate. Ed lying upon the doorstep of q house near the church and Dave in the gateway only a few steps away. both bathed in blood. Az soon as The Lucille" arrived. they were taken to ton by the City Physician. were re. moved in the vehicle to the hospital.
 Ed Johnson was with extrenD dif1- culty able to relate his version of the tragedy and the manner in which it oc. cured. He claimed that he found Dave in his house and. pursuing him as hs fled. fired four shots upon him from his revolver. the third taking effect in the left ieR. the fourth fired at close range. atfer he had overtaken Dave. hirdersd by his wound, in the left side. After that he only knew that in a hand-to- hand struggle he was himself shot.
 Thus wounded. Dave turned upon his pursuer, dragged the weapon out of i1is hand and fired a bullet Into the back of the neck. then striking him in the forehead with the butt of the pistol and telling him to the ground. He attempted to leave the vicinity but had proceeded only a few steps before he fell prostrats In the gateway. So much he told the police.
 Questioned by Captain Smith. Dave denied that he had been in Eds house. and stated that he had becn assaiied without reason while walking up Ross Street. The police last night inter viewed no witnesses of the affair. but gave little credence to Dave's story of the happening. The negroes will be held in the hospital until sufficiently recovered to be put in iaii.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03

Reading Annual Poem--Rev. P. w. Barnett, Alabama Baptist.
 Annual oratson--C. F. striplin. Ash, land standard.
 our Editorial Columns Not Fer sale---o. H. Stevenson. Roanoke Lead CT.
 Our Annual outing"-c. H. Greer. Marion Standard. Cnhnfshed Business.
 New Business.
 Election of oficers.
 Election of Delegates to National editorial Association for 1909.
 Report of Committees.
 Good of Association.
 Adjournment.
 A special train has been put at the dieposal of the Press, Association. II VIII leave Bessemer at a. m. of Fri. aay morning. July 24. and will reach brunswick Ga, about o'clock the same night. Stops will be made at Tai- ladeEa. Lineviile. Roanoke and La Grange. Ga.. where courtesies will be shown members of the Association.
 The headquarters of the Association while in Brunswick will be the Hotel oEiethorpe, which has made conces stcns to the Association.
 From Brunswick the members of the press will go to Cumberland Island, where the Hotel Cumberland has made a very low rate to the members. While it Is expected that members Of the Association win remain at Cum bsrland about week. they may return to their homes at any time until Au gust 10, on the tickets provided. The editors will not return as a party Their tickets will be good on any trains of the Atlanta, Brunswick and Alabama Railroad.
 The committee has not received Q definite answer from the steamer com. pany but ft is believed that a very low. rate wtll be secured for those of the party who desire to go to New York from Brunswick by steamer.
 Secretary Pepperman especially de- sires that all members of the Associa- tion shall advise him at once if they intend going to Bessenaer and whether they desire to make the. trip to Bruns- wick and also If they want to go to New York by steamer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
Leaves CIeyelnna.

Cleveland. O.. June 2--Lookfng ex- tren1ely pale. James s. Sherman, Re. publican nominee for Vice-President. left the city this morning in a private car attached to the train leaving at 6 o'clock gor the East. Mir. Sherman was accompanied by his wife and son Aand Dr. F: P. Carter
 T am feeling quite well, but S little weak" the chairman said as he entered the big touring car at the hospital for the trip to the railway station. Mfr. sherman did not attempt to walk from his apartments in the hospital but was wheeled to, the automobile in an in- valid chair from which the house phy- sicians lifted him into the touring car. Upon arriving at the station. Mir Sher- man, was at once assisted to the pri- vate car.
 Mfr. sherman was taken i'll enroute from Cincinnati to Cleveland shortly after the close of the Republican Na- ticna1 Convention at Chicago It was thought for time 1t would be neces- sary to perform an operation for the removal of gall stones. from which Mfr. sherman was suffering. The trouble was overcome temporarily. however, by the use of drugs. But the cause of the disturbance has not been removed and 1t is understood that he will suh- init to an operation just as soon as he fully recovers his strength.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
DENVER IS NAMED
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AssOCrA.
 TToN TO MEET THERE.
The Delegates Spend the Day tn Sew eruI Departmental Meetings, Ex- eursions and gi9ht Seeing
 at Cleveland.

 Cleveland. O.. July s.-~oenver. Col, was recommended by the Board Of Df. rectors of the National Educational Association today aa the place for the next annual convention of the Associ- ation.
 Final action win not be taken until the next session of the board in De- cember. .5
 with no general session of the As- soeiation on the program. the dele- gates spent the day in several depart. mental meetings, excursions and sight seeing.
 The educational department of the national organization of women at their meetings today. decided not to change the name of their body. The purpose of this organization fs to interest the schools in community work, and en- deavor. to have all of the children ee the school neighborhood in school or accounted for.
 The first session ef the rural and agriculture department, also q new de. partment. was held today. The object of this session is to extend the study of agriculture in the rural districts. placing farming upon . scientific ana business basis.
 A thorough study Of shop ana ma chinery now SO much of the sciences as now taught In the elementary and high schools were main points brought out in the discussion of the report of rural schools at the council meeting. The report was submitted by the newly elected president, Lorenso Dow Earvey of Menominee, Wis. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States comraiealoner of Education. Washington. b, c. and D, B. Johnson, President of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, Rock HIil, s. C. were the leading speakers during the discussion of the feport.
 It was urged by August 6. LAnde. mann. president of the school. beard. Milwaukee. Wis. in, his address be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03
HOLDS CONFERENCES
JUDGE WILLIAM n. TAFT HAS BUSY
 DAY.
The Hepublicnn Nominee fer President Sees Speaker Cannon and Sec
 refary of the Treasury
 George D. CorfeIxou.

Washington, July 1.-Two confer ences or importance were held today by Judge William H. Taft, the first being with Speaker Cannon and the second with Secretary of the Treasury George B Corteiyou.
 Concerning neither conference was much disclosed. had called on the Republican standard bearer merely to pass his respects and 70 renew his assurances that he could pc depended upon to furnish any as- sistance in his power to insure the election of Judge Taft.
 In the afternoon Judge Taft went to the Treasury Department and had an hours talk with Secretary Cortei- you. The interview covered a wide range of political topics. Primarily 1t was Judge Taft's idea to talk with MT. Cortefyou about the work of the National Committee. of which Mir. Cor telyou was chairman in the last Pres- idential campaign. Secretary Cortel- you gave Judge Taft much valuable inrormation concerning the practical workings of the committee.
 Incidentally, although the subject of the national chairmanship was not considered at great length. Secretary Cortelyou took occasion to urge the eetSctiou or rrank B. Hitchcock,
 It has been decided that the com. mittee appointed at the Chicago Con. vention to notify Judge Taft of his nomination for the Presidency. will meet in Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 2s. Judge Taft will go to Cincinnati from Hot Springs for the purpose of receiving the committee.s notification and will return directly to Hot Springs.
 Later this afternoon Mir Taft receiv. ed cablegram conveying to him sad news. It was the announcement ofthe death in London. England, today of Wm. T. Gilbert, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. a member of Judge Taft's class of '7s at Yale.
 About o'clock this evening Judre and Mrs. Taft went in an automobiie to the residence of Gen. and Mrs Franklin Bell at Fort Meyer, Va, where an informal dinner was given in their honor tonight. After the dinner a res ception was rendered to the army of. ncers stationed in Washington and vie cinfty and their wives at the residence of General Bell.
 Judge Taft and Mrs. Taft ana thefr son Charlie. accompanied by a clerical force and servants will leave Wash ington tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Chesapeake and ohio Railway for Hot Springs, Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03

ninistrstion. that the state should assume the burden of training the boy for the industrial field in order to stop drifting from one trade to am other.
 sTeach children to churn and to use the cream separator sair B M. Davis of Miami University. oxford, ohio, in an address before the department of science.
 That . very large per centage of pupiis were driven to light and centi- mental reading as a result of the methods now in vogue in the public schools was the charge made before the library department by L. E. Wolfe. superintendent of city schools. san Antonio. Texas in an address on the means by which the library can be- come of more benefit to the schools.
 The modern system of sanitary equi- ment of schools buildings and the es- tablishment of hospital rooms in con- junction with them was highly corfs- mended in an address before the de- partment of school administration by Wilbur T. Mills. school architect. Columbus. Ohio. He advised that all schools buildings to be erected in the future be fire proof throughout.