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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
Fayors Establishment
of Panama Line
Perkins Reports Measure That
Nay Lead 10 Government
Operating Steamers
sFEoIAL DIsRATcH 1o IHE ~

SPECIAL DISPATCH To IHE Gail
WASHINGTON. Feb Preliminary
steps 70 the establishments OF a govern
ment steamship line between san Fran
cisco and Panama were taken today.
when Senator Perkins from the com
mirtees On commerce 1avorably reported
Frye's resolution relating 70 the trans
portation BY sea OF material and equip
ment for the Panama canal The resO-
luton provides that in any contract for
such material hereafter made such
transportation shah be restricted 10
vessels owned By the United States OF
BY the Panama railroad company. OF 70
vessels OF the United States rendered
By the lowest responsible bidder, IN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07

through Harry Epstine Of Goldheld
and other brokers, placed the money
to buy Consolidated on a margin
The inside crowd" took On block
OF 1900 shares on a margin when il
was selling at SIS. They were called
upon for fresh margin SATURDAY
when the stock dropped 70 $3.50. and
not being able 10 come through the
brokers sold them out the stock de-
clining to $50.
Tuesday Broker Young. who II is
said. was acting for Webb Parkinson.
a GoIdheld broker. who IN turn was
believed 10 be acting for q GoldheId
bank. threw another block Of 1900
shares OF the market This forced
the price down TO s5.l5. Under New
York offerings the loss IN Goldneld
Consolidated yesterday was only frac-
tionzl from The closing quotation OF
Today the stock sold down
TO IS. a. wEich price Barrett. believed
10 be representing Barney Baruch and
the eastern syndicate that Is now in
control OF Golcheld Consolidated. bid
for the stock IN 5.eee share lots. It
closed frm around s5.1e1z
The names OF several state politf-
clans. some Of them very close TO Gov
ernor Sparks. are connected with the
talk that Is now IN general circulation
Sparks Is III al his home and could not
be seen and other state oneers tonight
could not be found 10 discuss the mat
ter. One Of them, it is stated. has lost
practically All Of lifetime's savings in
the slump.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
POLITICIANS BUY
|. SHORT ANDLOSE
THOUSANDS
Attempt to Manipulate GoldfieId
Consolidated Results
in Big Loss
Neyadans, Including Members
of Legislature. Plunge
on Margins
Drop in Stock Follows Passage
of Police Bill Instead of
Expected Rise
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 The CALL

RENO. New, Feb. 6.-Nevada
politicians, some of them members
of the legislature, together with 9th
ers equally prominent IN state affairs,
are said to have lost In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000 IN an attempt to
profit by manipulating Goldheld Con-
soIidzted last week. Acting upon ad-
vance advice, It IS claimed, that the
legislature would pass the police
measure. they pooled their savings,
amounting TO nearly $4,000. and,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07

BERLIN. Feb. Sit was announced
today that Freiherr ron stengai. sec
retary Of the imperial treasury. had
resigned once His successor has not
been named. The retirement Of Won
stengal undoubtedly is connected with
the financial embarrassments Of the
German empire and the dlfncuIty IN
Hndlng solution satisfactory to the
various state and political parties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
Register NOW, Republicans

If You dOH'f want Her
rim 70 rule you, ger on the
register before April Is.
Old registration has all
expired-you 1ust register
again before April Is or you
can'f vote az the May
primaries.
Registration closes April
Is.
Lasf day on which reg
iSfered voter can move to
another precinct and nor
IoSt his primary vote,
April 8.
Registrars office in the
old city hall open from 9
a. N. 10 5 o. m.
Register NOW, Republicans
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
Impertinent Question No. 81
When Is if Time TO 90 Home7

For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion-and the briefer the better-The Call viii pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address 1t to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL
xfnn1ng Is n
Rrh.rdI IS vss-s.a street s.a Jz.
isl not hkc-its dislike.
s1pnzet 70 a-elo Asza G-nz zr-zse.
= purse =
slpdze to B.Eex2 street
4 rainbow with the OF gold AZ the end
prse to D A.
o wit 4
a
hen break and e
ip-nea = PodeP
The last SS.000Oo
p1zeo .
sold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07

in rased red
European
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
Unearned Millions Are
Taken by Railroads
Traffic association Files Conn
pfainf With fhe Federal
Commission

The California Traffic association
forwarded yesterday It's first COM
plant to the interstate commerce
commission. Il charges that the
Southern Pacific ard the Santa Fe
have been collecting without legal
right switching charge OF $3.50 a
car. It Is stated that San Francisco
IS the only city IN America. as far as
is known. that IS thus Disseminated
against
The complaint asks that the com
panies be prohibited henceforth from
charging this switching fee on any
consignments that come under inter
state trade. The Southern Pacific
alone is said TO have collected s., ,00o.-
600 in the past year from the mer-
chants Of san Francisco IN illegal
switching charges
The system Of charging for switch
ing cars was introduced after the IRE
and is something new IN railroad
methods The California TrafIic asso-
clation charges that the switching
fee comprises an addition TO the
regular tariff and is thus in direct
violation Of the rate bib
Another complaint viii be lodged By
the local tariff association against the
Southern PacsHe in regard to the load
ing and unloading charge Of 20 cents
a ton This is also a feature of dis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07

ESTERRAY-Cl1udFs sourh wind; nszin-n
ts1pe-zrurs. -. minimum, -
FORECAST FOR T0DA1-C3oudy- unsettled
4ezrhs- vita saoEers- frssh s1u1be-ly rinds
chsnEins 70 os-th- Page II
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on Page 2. ,lladle Col
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS.
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNr ss
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

FRIDAY. FEBRUART :. 1905
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
FOREIGN

Prs-enser Duke Miguel a BrsEznzz razisa~-
fruln Rnzse ard Vatican hearz he hzs rzoounced /
eiain 60 rhruse sBd Eous 10 GEeece- Page L
IAsposs5 DirsztOr Franco arrives n Nsorsd i
iopkiuz pale and II. and hurries On II fight ~
PARIS Page
Evans sslsys departure of hstEie<hEps % re
furn eourresies = Chllesns. and 1es1 vii bexia 4
lor-neT t1rcush tie strait q Magellan 4
tonight Page
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Even Atforney a 4 Moore, chief q
cslhoun's legal counsel. who noted this
omission months aEo. but treated II
then zs TOO Insignificant 10 warrant
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Emperor William OF GERMANY has
decided opinion as 10 what President
Roosevelt should do when ne leaves the
White House The emperor expresses
himself N
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Washington Monuments Cap.

The first practical use ever made
Of aluminium was in fitting cap on
the peak of Washington Monument in
1884. Although aluminium was dis
covered in 1927 by Professor Wohler.
Of Gottingen University, Germany, at
that time it was practically an un-
k1fown~ metal; the cost and difficulty
of it's production having prevented it's
development until the general use of
electricity made it easy and 'econom-
ical. The cap on the top of the mon
ument is a square pyramid in shape,
weighing 100 ounces, and is 8.9
inches in height and Sc inches in
width at the base. General George
w. Davis was in Immediate charge of
the completion of the monument un-
der General Casey and has the dis
tinction of being the first man to
handle aluminium in a practical way.
Until that time it had been used for
toys, for freak" purposes, and small
samples had been utilized in making
models for the Patent Office.-Boston
Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
HORSES FOR 7aEMERs - GROW.

AS a rule there may be some ex-
cept1ons-but as a rule the profitable
horses to grow On the farm are the
big drafters. The Drovers' Journal
says, that draft horses bred now are of
greater weight than they were a
decade ago, as the trend of demand
is for horses Of weight to move pom
derous loads at a moderate pace. A
140O-pound horse is hardly large
enough for an expresser, while the
Industrial draft horse weighs 1900
pounds to upward of ton. A pair
OF extreme weight drafters will haul
a load of six to eight tons and are
more economical of maintenance than
two pairs Of lighter horses that would
be required 10 perform the same work.
The general farmer wants a horse OF
docile disposition, adapted to work
on the farm and easily marketed at
good price. With so many heavy
agricultural machines on the farm
the draft horse can be utilized to bet
ter advantage in general field work
than can any. other class.
Draft horses are free sellers at
good prices from .weanlings to mature
classes. Their superb qualities have
been acquired by centuries of meth
odical selection and breeding and they
have achieved permanent place in
the commerce of nations. Prices may
fluctuate with the times. but good
draft horses viii always return the
farmer reasonable profit on the cost
of production
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

the other day he expected to store
some dynamite there. ready for the
blasting. I guess I'll go and have d
look around"
But Sadie was already out of hear
ing, with little Bessie flying at her
heels If she could only get there in
time to warn the boys! That was her
only thought. She never for an in
stant doubted that Joe was among
them.
Fear lent wings to the children's
feet, and, taking short. cut across
the fields, they were not long in
punGent smell of smoke filled the air,
and as the two girls came in sight of
the cottage the first glance told them
that it was on fire.
"Stay here, Bessie" commanded
Sadie; "don't go one step further! !"
Then, quickly skirting the small gar
den plot, she tore around to the back,
just in time to see the terrified boys
making off as fast as their legs would
carry them. Then, before she could
turn around, she felt herself being
lifted off her feet and carried rapidly
away, and minute afterward there
was tremendous roar, great sheet
of flame shot up into the air, the
earth seemed to reel and shake, and
| then everything grew suddenly and
strangely black.
When Sadie came to herself she
was lying in her own room, with
father and mother bending anxiously
over her and DR.. Buxton sitting by
her bedside with his finger on her
pulse.
| "Why, I'm all right" she said, in a
surprised tone. What has hap
pened?"
Its lucky you are all right, young
lady," the doctor said. with relieved
smile. "You had narrow squeak
/ can tell you. 1t was a mighty for
tunate thing that the Italian left IL
charge of the supply store had the
courage and presence of mind to pick
you up and run"
"Where are Bessie and Joe?". Sadie
asked, springing up with terror in hel
heart.
"Safe, dear, both of them," sale
mother, soothingly.
Nobody hurt at all-thank good
ness" the doctor put in, though VIII!
you weren't all blown to smithereen
I'm sure l don't know. Now, keel
j. quiet awhile, young lady," he added
as he turned to go, land the mex
| time there's a dynamite explosion Of
the schedule make point of keepin'
: out of the way"
| Joe Dayton learned a Lesson from
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Concerning Columbus.

Several of the ancient cities Of
italy lay claim to the honor of being
the birthplace of Columbus. and each
has been able to advance plausible
reasons in support of its claim. Ge-
noa, however, seems to be ahead OF
all competitors. There has recently
been discovered a decree of the dean
of Genoa, dated 1851, appointing Do
mimic Colombo, the father of Christie
pher, custodian of the Ogfvella tower.
It was in October of this year that the
discoyerer of America was born.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
S. ; ;
\ JOE DAITQN'S'
VICTORIOUS FOURTH
gAZsDZEL'Z..ln1,. C Ii .IZ::Z0L,12I2cG4 Z:

himself, he would have little cele-
bration of his own at home. He had
some pocket money hidden away in
little old trunk up in the garret, and
with that he would buy all the fire.
crackers he wanted. He would find a
secluded place, far enough from the
house to insure himself against de-
lection, and there he would let them
off,
1t did not occur to him then that
he would have rather lonesome time
of it letting off his frecrackers by
himself; but few days later, when
into the store where he was buying
his frecrackers to make their own
purchases, his secret became all at
once too good to keep. The result
was that the other boys agreed to
join forces with him, and it was ar
ranged between them that they would
have what they called a "bang-up
good time" all together.
The place decided upon was strip
of uncultivated ground on the out
skirts of the Dayton farm. There
were no dwellings near save small
cottage which had once been occupied
| by an old negro farm hand, and was
now used as a sort of shelter and
storehouse by the men working on
the new railroad close by. The men
would all be away on the Fourth, the
boys agreed among themselves, and
anyway they wouldn't be likely to
! hif NJ nnica
1t seemed little strange to Sadie
| when, on the afternoon of the Fourth,
| Joe suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared. She was worried about it,
! too, for she suspected that there was
some mischief afoot. She knew Joe
better than any one else did. and she
had felt sure for some days past that
he had some secret plan in his mind.
| Suddenly the distant sound of ex-
| ploding crackers was borne upon the
wind to her listening ears.
| Sounds as if it were out by Uncle
Josh's cabin" Mr.. Dayton said, glanc-
ing up uneasily from his paper.
"Where's Joe? I hope he isn't UP
there. l heard the contractor say
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
FOR BUTTER AND CHEESE.

IS FOR BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Makers of butter and cheese have
found large advantage in using bac.
terra cultures as starters in their
work. These are commercial starters
on the market, but recent bulletin
Of the Michigan station tells how
every one may make their own start
ers, and they are inexpensive. The
bulletin says:
Some of the commercial starter
usually employed is put into sterilized
whole milk and allowed to develop
there for twemty-four hours at a IA
vorable temperature. For ease in
manipulation the milk is sterilized
in quart bottle plugged with cot
ton. On the second day portion OF
this milk is transferred to another
bottle of sterile milk to continue the
growth of the organisms. and the re-
mainder is poured into can of re-
Gently pasteurized skim milk. The
latter. is again kept for twenty-four
hours at a temperature favorable to
the growth Of the organisms, and is
then used as a starter for sweet
cream. At the same time portion
Of the second bottle of innoculated
sterile milk in which the organisms
have been growing for twenty-four
hours is transferred to third bottle
of sterile milk, and the remainder
Of the second bottle of inoculated
another can of pasteurized skim milk
for the use as a starter on the follow
ing day. It is claimed that this meth
cd of growing bacteria, if properly
handled, will maintain culture that
will give uniform results for an indefi-
mite period.
'eThe starter can be kept for much
longer period, thus saving one-halt
or more Of the cost of pure cultures.
'tT'he milk is always ready for inocu-
lation and the mother starter can be
transferred each day when in the
best condition and kept vigorous.
TN case a starter is not needed
every day the mother starter can be
carried along conveniently without
trouble of sterilizing milk.
after thorough trial we have
adopted the method for our daily use.
| We find it no great task to sterilfze
| the bottles of. milk once or twice a
month, and the little extra labor thus
occasioned is more than Offset by the
convenience and sureness of the meth
Cd"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Flower Better Than Fly Paper.

Mfgnonette substitute for fly pa
per. Surely, of any remedy for any
bad condition that announcement has
4 delightful sound, says the New YorA
Press. A woman living in the coun-
try asserts that in a room where
pots of mignonette are set flies Will
not linger. Instead of placing those
annoying sticky sheets OF paper
about the room," says an experienced
woman, cor undergoing exhausting ex-
ercise of driving the pests out OF
the place through windows, the bless
ed plant just seems to blow them
out on a wave of what you and ]
would call it's fragrance. Buffalo
News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

Sadie and Bessie and Joe; and Joe,
being the only boy in the family, had
an Idea that he ought to be allowed
little more freedom than his sisters.
lhey were only girls, anyway, he
argued, and girls had no business in
crowd, especially when there were
ooMDs and cannon to be let off; but
ooy-well, boy could go anywhere
and be safe
But Mr.. Dayton, Joe's father, evil
uehtly held a different opinion, Cor
ne sad, very decidedly, that Joe could
noO take part in the village celebra-
.ion' Best place for boys is home"
ne ADDED, as he went out to the field
VIII hls men. And Joe knew that ar
eument was worse than useless.
Dut IN his way Joe was just as de-
.einllned as his iather, and if he
eoulun go to the village he said to
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

that Fourth Of July that he. never
forgot. Long before Sadie recovered
from the. illness that followed the
shock. her brother had bitterly re.
pented of the deceit that had brought
It about. and had resolved that, come
what might. he would always be
square and above-board" in the fu-
ture. The nisdirected f1recracker
that had set Uncle, Josh's cottage on
fire proved. indeed, to be the instru-
ment of Providence for making q
splendid man of him.-Christian sAd-
vOcate
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
0oies OF Mrs. Guinness and Three
oAlldren Taken TO Chicago.

tbo onIlcago, Special. 1.-The bodies of
sd e haporte fire victims were receiv-
hno: nefe hy an undertaken who with
marI nSi'iess like air and without for
ooa l'5' Loaded them into his vehicles,
hs;'eyed them to the city hall where
tban ," permits were procured and
Pro- TO Forest Cemetery burying
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Three National Guardsmen Hurt in
Sham Battle.

New York, Special.-Three men,
members of the Ninth New York Ma
tional Guard regiment are reported
fatally injured in an accident at Bat
terry Dix during the bombardment of
the mimic war feet from Fort Wad;-
worth Friday night.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Seoul, By Cable.-Japan won

Seoul, By Cable.-Japan won q
victory in the prosecution of Editor
Bethel, the publisher Of the suspend
ed Corean Daily News, who was Civ
en- three weeks Imprisonment and
placed under bond for six months
not to publish seditious articles. He
was tried before the Supreme Court
Of Great Britain and Shanghai on
a charge Of melting the Coreans to
rebellion through his publication.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
Finish Oklahoma Flag.

Guthrie, Okla, Special Oklaho-
mas flag, which will be broken from
the flagstaff over independence Hall,
at Philadelphia, on July 4th, is now
completed Ninety-two women chos-
en- from different parts of the new
State. sewed on to the new starry
banner one star each, forty-six on
each side.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

r. S. w. Ramsey, of Girard, Ohio, is
the inventor of process for making\
use OF f1ue dust from a blast furnace
in the manufacture of fuel which is
said to De very promising.
- In Mayfieldsr Cave, in Indiana, A.
NJ Banta has captured thirty-three
species of flies 1.-TWO of them new to
science), thirty species of other in
sects and twenty-one species of the
spider class.
Turpentine is obtained by cutting q
hole in one side of the tree, called
boxing" which in a few years kills
the tree. The forest service has
found a method of extracting turpen-
tine by which. the trees are far less,
injured, and the yield is increased
thirty per cent.
According to recently published
statistics in Mining Science, Charles
N. Gould professor of geology at the
State University, estimates the
y
gions of Oklahoma examined. as fol-
lows: Main line of gypsum hills, Sec
ond line of gypsum hills and the
Greer County region, at 125 800, ,000,-
900 tons.
= Experiments have recently been
made with an infammable paste on
bullets. When the bullet leaves the
| muzzle, the paste ignites, leaving a
stream of smoke behind it, and enab-
| ling the marksman to watch it's
course and. if necessary, correct his
aim for the next shot.
| An Egyptian mining centre-prob-
ably worked as early as $500 B. c.
was in the Eastern desert, between
the Red Sea and the Nile. The lately
discovered remains described by G. j.
Afford include small, Irregular, stone
huts, arranged in groups, of two OF
| three to towns large enough for 1000
men. The ancient workings are bur.
led IN sand. The only vestiges o1
mining appliances are elliptical rub
bling stones for coarse crushing anG
quartz mills for reducing the rock: tt
fine powder, ready for washing ou
the gold.:s-.
IS
l. Giving evidence before the Coas
Erosion Commission, DR.. Otto Stap
described the reclamation work per
formed by Spartina grasses, which
he said, spread by underground
shoots and seed which was dispersed
by tides and currents, and presuma
bly, by water birds. Certain form
established themselves easily, and tn
roots and bases of the dense clump
effectively fixed the mud, and wher
they occurred in dense patches the
formed a protecting belt for the shor
| or bank behind them
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

NOWN, In the vii
u lage there were
going to be great do
ings on the Fourth
of July, and the chill
dren Of High Ridge
Farm were wishing
|, that they might go
to see the fun. There
were three of them
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

Great Fourth Of July Bonfire ON Gall
lows Hill, Salem, Mass.-A Pile
of Fuel Eighty Feet Eigh.
Mary H. Northend, Massachusetts,; in
Leslie's Weekly. >.q.:. ...sra =
Criminals in Buenos Ayres who are
sentenced to long . terms of penal
servitude are frequently released on
parole for certain hours each day, SO
that their private business Will mot
suffer. ga*:s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-05
a GREAT TRluMp4
Governor Houston Makes Great Gain
over Predecessor.

PARKERSBURG. Dec. 4.-"Govern
or" Harold Houston, who led the for.
lorn hope Of the Socialists in the re
cent gubernatorial campaign, was
happy yestrday. After using up many
reams Of paper, the governor had
made the startling discovery that he
mad made a phenomenal gain over the
Socialist candidate for governor four
years ago. Mr.. Houston modestly de.
clared that 1T was no personal tribute,
but an evidence of the final vindica.
ton of the cause of Socialism. Four
years ago the party Of discomfort poll.
ed 1927 votes in the state. This year
Houston pOlled 1872 votes, an increase
of 1891 per cent. Should the rate of
increase be maintained, in about 25
ear the Socialists may become dan.
gerous.