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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
Political Notes

joint meeting of the thirty-seyenth and
thirty-eighth assembly district branches OF the
Mulerevy league of clubs held Friday night
in Painters hall, Devsadero and Fulton streets
James c. Nealon presided and Harry NJ. Kelly
acted as secretary. Mulcreyy and others spoke
A workingmen's Leland club has been organ
lied in the thirty-sixth assembly district. with
the following officers: O. NJ. v. Roberts. presi
dent; George Roher. vice president; Miles John
son. second vice president; Oscar Olsen, thirt
vice president.
A nonpartisan p. IT. Mccarthy boosters ciul
has been organized in the thirty seventh assem-
bly, district with the following officers: j. r
Jewell, president Louis Abrams. vice president
p. Randolph, second vice president; William
Baker, treasurer; N Gill. secretary; II. Bernard
William Higgins, A. j. Bruzzoni B. B. Sugermar
and A. Cornet, campaign committee.
Independent republicans of the thirty ninth as
sembly district have organized an independent re
publican Z. H. Mccarthy club. r. Labahard Il
president, Herman Rhine vice president. Mas
Ludwig treasurer, and John Brodie, William
members Of the executive committee
The building trades council Of Alameda count,
has adopted resolutions iDdorsing p H. McCar
thy and the entire San Francisco union labor
ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
BUILDING OPERATIONS
COST $l3o,584,53S
Architects Give Data From
May, 1906, to July 81, 1909

According to figures that the San
Francisco architectural club has pre-
pared in connection with its exhibition
in the Monadnock building the value of
new buildings erected and alterations
made in this city from May, 1906, to
July 81, 1909, is st39, ,5S4.53S, divided as
follows: Eighty-six class A, value
$40. .O63, $50: 113 class B. $S,435.S71; /, Az
class c. $45,510,641: 3.444 frame, $55,-
4S7512; 1913 alterations, s10,0s7, ,254,
This, of course does not include the
value of the buildings in course OF con-
struction when the figures were pre-
pared. These, with the buildings be-
gun since, would bring the amount
very much higher.
The amount of steel used between
the dates mentioned is 2S4,715 tons
valued at s2O,7s4.195, or an average
Of $73 per ton.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
TICKET SELECTED BY
GERMAN-AMERICANS
Leland and Heney Are Endorsed
by Political Alliance

The German-American Political AL
lance indorsed yesterday DR.. Leland
for mayor, Francis ]. Heney for district
attorney and the following supervisoral
candidates.
Edgar Appersen, Paul Bancroft
George w. Bell, James P. Booth, Henry
Colombat, George A. Connolly, Edward
L. Cutten. Oscar Hooks, Fred l. Hill
mer, Matt Harris Sr., j: Emmett Hay
den. Thomas Jennings, James A. john
ston. Fritz Gerke, Daniel G. Murphy
Henry Payot. w. w. Sanderson and
Thomas S. Williams
The following are the officers of the
alliance:
Emil Pohli, president; William H
Schultz. vice president; Theodore Pin
ther secretary; DR.. J. X Plincz, treas
urer. Executive committee-Georg
Won der Mehden (chairman)s Henry
Eiickhoff, julius Wrede, L. w. Zecher
DR.. von der Lieth, Paul Scharenberg
and August Hanson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
POLITICAL MEETINGS TODAY

Mccarthy carpenters printers meeting in the audi
toum Building Fourteenth and Guerrero
Heney club headquarters in the -
ninth district Fourth Richmond
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
BREAK FROM MCCARTHY

They say that not even the Barbary
coast is willing 10 incur the pubic
anger that must ensue from a redemp-
ton Of white prostitution made to the
owners of property IN Chinatown and
operators in Chinatown vice.
Naturally the democrats insist that
Leland is the beneficiary Of the revul-
sion of public feeling caused by the
..1s-ide omen and Paris of America"
slogans. The republicans insist that
the benefits run TO Crocker. Both
democrats and republicans pretend to
have checked up what amounts to a
strange hold on the disbursements vote,
aside from that affected directly by
the public service corporations, which
have refused to contribute to either the
Crocker or Leland campaign funds.
And both sides are busily engaged in
crediting their respective candidates
with large blocks OF votes as the result
Of McCarthy's failure to mention the
name of Patrick Calhoun, which they
say is taken by laboringmen generally
as an open confession that Calhoun is
contributing generously to Mccarthy S
campaign fund.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18
,cUANrAs cARAs D1sriNrAs Hay e. FL eRABADos
ENIGMA No. 5.

iCuantas caras distintas bay en- el
grabado?
Las caras Sc componen solamen-
te de una boca y un-par de ojos.
Pero en- algunos casos una boca for
ma parte de mas de una cara. Del
mismo modo un par de ojos puede
combinarse con dos bocas, una por
arriba y otra por debajo, fernando
dos caras distintas.
En- atenci6n a varias personas
de la isla que Sc quejan del POGO item
po que tienen para la remission a
tempo de enigmas, por 10 distante
de su residencia, hemos resuelto
dar un dfa mas para Ia reception de
so'uciones. De modo que nuestros
lectores tendran tempo para la re-
mission de enigmas hasta el iueves
a las 2 p. m.
Con las iuismas condolences que
en- los enigmas /, el vencedor de
este obtendra como premio una
suscripci6n gratuita por un trimes
sire a "La Correspondence.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18
"Entre el espacio de diez y ounce

"Entre el espacio de diez y ounce
millas CORR muy ligera. Una sola vez
mire atras,y como q media milla vi
una nube de polvo que Sc aproxima-
ba. Entonces acelere mas la veloci-
dad. Sin embargo, la nube empezaba
a alcanzarme. Por mas que luche no
pude vencerla. Despues de haber
corrido tres millas me alcanz6. "
"Entonces descubria que no er a
ninguno de los corredores sino un
soldado a caballo, cuyo deber era
mantener despejado Ell camino,.
Cuando el saIdado pas6 empece a
correr con mas tranquilidad y me
puse a conner dos naranjas aunque
siempre segui corriendo."
"Al mismo tempo tambien ha-
blaba con mi ayudante. Por cierto
que no necesito decir q. no discutia-
mos sobre el tempo 6 ell paisaje, nj
tratabamos de NADIA que no fuera
rrela cionado con la carrera, porque
tenfamos los senidos fijos en- ell aeon
tecimiento del momento,. De vez en-
cuando cambiabamos una observa-
ci6n 8 mi ayudante me dicia: "No
cora tan ligero." SPuede sostener
esa veiocidad? Como Sc siente? o
algo por el estilo. Asf fbamos, Y yo
lie contestaba en- conformidad con
sus preguntas."
"A las diecinueve miIlas nos encon
tramos con una colina de una milIa
de largo. Como no vimos venir a ma
die; me puse q caminar Y canine
como ciento cincuenta yardas colina
arriba."
"Durante las dos liltimas milIas,
cuando me serciore que no habia min
gun rival cerca de mi, acudi6 q mi
mente ell pensamiento de que mis-
compatriotas ALA en- la lejana pa
tria tCanada) sc moririan de gusto
cuando supieran que habia ganado.'
Las ultimas miilas estaban all
neados con soldados, hombro con
hom bro, mientras que detras de
eilos Sc agrupaba la muchedumbre
de diez en- fondo. Mezciado con los
"bravos" y "vivas" ola de vez en-
cuando una veoz inslesa que grita-
ba "iApresuraos. bravo, Canada,
"Entonces sucedi6 una cosa nota-
bic. La gente que estaba detras de
las tropss arroj6 flores en- el canine.
Al principle pense que aquueiio era
mas bien divertido, pero Gamble mi
opinion cuando, en- las dos tiItimas
milias, me encontre corriendo sobre
tai abundancia de flores. que en- al /
gunas parties habia un pie de profun-
didad."
mo me hieieron resbalar nj me
estorbaron para coner, y conseguir
veneer todos los records estabIe-
ridos prevismente en- esta cIase de
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18

lir herido que de ser vencido."
"Cuando voy corriendo las prime
ras cinco millas, me fijo mucho en-
la rapidez que llevo, y miro en- derre-
dor a los que van cerca de mi para
yer 81 la velocidad les hace NAL, 9 81
estan demasiado frescos."
Isl les hace mai, puede ser que
sea prudente darles un poquito de
delantera, y asf 10 hago; pero 81 es-
tan demasiado frescos, conozco que
van a ser un tanto molestos, y trato
de rendirlos."
"Cuando Sc llega al primer poste
de cinco miilas, los auxi,iares en- BIZ
cicletas, a quienes no Sc les ha per-
mitido entrar en- la pista, os salen al
encuentro. Ell mio siempre tiene
preparado un baide de lat6n, con una
cantidad de hielo partido y algunas
toallas turcas."
"Corriendo tomo una toalla, que
esta empapada en- ell hielo derretido
Y con ella me froto la cabeza. Esto
responde al proposito de la bebida
y me refresca tan grandemente que
siempre llevo una de esas toaiias
-durante toda la carrera. aunque
cambiandola cada pocos minutos.' y
"Es en- ell poste de las primeras
cinco milias donde Sc puede decir
que realmente empieza la carrera.
porque va Sc conoce a los hombres
que tiene uno q. veneer, como q.
van agrupados delante. No hay mu-
cho que decir sobre 10 que sucede
entire los postes de cinco milias a los
de ounce" :"
"Es una lucha firme V constante
durante todo ei tempo. pero entire
los postes de cinco v diez miiias me
encuentro amenudo caviiando en- 81
podre mantener la veiocidad con
que corro hasta entonces o 81 tendre
que ceder un POGO.
En- Gracia .'me senti bien todo
el tempo y 81 dismi nui la rapidez
fue por que quise.'
"A la aitura del poste de diez mi
llas dele atras ei que iba mas avanza
do de todos."
Era un. a,istraliano iiamado Jor-
ge Blake, un hombre muy simpatIco,
v ambos vivfamos en- il misma casa.
Al pasar deiante de 81 le dpe
"Adios, Jorge; espero que nesa-
rtis segundo, deseo que. desgraclada
mente. no sc realiz6. por que ei es-
fuerzo empelaba va i producer su
efecto en- tl. Note que tenla los oIos
colorados como tomates V que 81
|engua estaba hinchada. Fn" enton-
,es cusndo &c apoder6 de mi Ia con-
ianIa de que yo sanaria. porque
nis esfuerzos no me habian ofendlfo
d debiiitado en- n,1gin sentldo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18
EVEN TOS
AUT0M0B|LISTAS Ctlt
BRAD0S En- 1908.

Publicamos 4 continuation una
lista de los principales eventos auto.
movilistas celebrates el aiio pasado
Carrera de la cops Vanderbilt.
Distancia 256 milIas. Canada Dor
George Robertson, americana, en- un
Locomoviie. Promedio de velocidad
por hora 64.3 miiIas.
Carrera New York-Paris. Distan-
cia 10000 millas. Canada por Tho
mas Flyer, americana, en- una Tho
mas. TEMPO, 1863 dias v 2 horas.
Grand Prix frances. Distancia
AIS miiias. Canada por Lau tensch-
lager, aleman, en- una Mercedes.
Promedio de veiocidad por hora,
69.5 milla
Copa FIorio, italiana. 32S milla s.
Canada por Nazarro, italiano EN-
una Fiat. Promedio de velocid ad
por hora, 74.3 miIIas. Record del
mundo)
Grand Prinx americana en- Savan-
nah. Distancia 402 millas. Canada
por Louis Wagner, frances, en- una
Fiat italiana. Promedio de velocidad
por hora 65.l millas.
Carrera de "carros ligeros." en-
Sa vannah Distancia 196 milIas
Canada por W. NJ. Hilliard, ameri-
cano, en- una Lancia italiana. Prone
dio de velocidad por hora, $40 mi
Has.
Ademas en- los Estados Unidos
sc celebraron Otras carreras de me-
nos importancia, como la Copa Al
gonqufn canada por cI americana
Leland en- una Steam; el Hover
Trophy" ganado por Charles C.
Clifton, americana en- una Pierce:
el "Giidden Trophy" ganado por el
club automovilista de Buffalo con
tres Pierce, v Otras mas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18
.,E.MGMAs No.. |.

De 100 soluciones recibidas al
enigma No. 7 (sin contar las recibi-
das la semana pasada) solo hay dos
correctas, que fueron enviadas por
Luis R. Cerra, Santurce y Eduardo
RANT, Ponce.
Resulta vencedor segun las con-
diciones establecidas en- numeros
anteriores, Ell Sr. Luis R. Cerra, de
Santurce a quien Sc lie servira, como
premio un trimestre de suscripci6n
gratuita q "La Correspondence
La soiuci6n es la siguiente:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18

carreras, recorriendo la distancia en-
dos horas 81 minNtos. Cuando me
dGeron la hazaha que habia hecho,
y of las aclamaciones, mi coraz6n
parecl6 que Sc iba a ssltar."
No saba 10 que pasaba por mi. /"
KS dIficil pensar cuando ochenta
mil personas e-tan oclamandole 4
uno con todas slg fuerzas. cuando
ell Principe hereiero del pals da vuei
Ia 6orriendo el estadio en- vuestra
compaiia. cuando se os lleva delan
te lie ;aReina para que os regale un
enorrne ramo de flores, v, en- nom
bre del Rey, junto con un cabrito
el sfmbolo gnego de la infatigabili-
dad"
.'Todo 10 que puedo decir sobre
10 que Sc siente. q que el premio
que recibi bien merece el esfuerzo
llevado i cabo.'
w. Sherring.
tNencedor en- Ia carrera de Mara
tt0n, yerificada en- .itenasl
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-07-18
AJEOREz.
Publ:eamos 4 continuation IN inse-
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jrgadas.
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Blancas

Las blancas juegao y dan mate en-
dos jugadas.
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-14
Made Pu vi Emperor.
by a palace lady.
Three Thousand EunuchS.

The imperial baby will have many
attendants. There are something like
10000 souls in the pa faces and the
buildings about and it is their duty to
do the empress doWager wills.
There are man servants and woman
servants, as well as princess and la
dies in waiting. One of the largest
classes Of the household is composed
of eunuchs They have been the ser
wants Of the Chinese emperor as far
back as the time of Christ, and they
are mentioned in Chinese history about
1000 3. c. There are more than three
thousand of them employed to serve
his imperial majesty, and each has
job of his own. The eunuchs belong
to forty-eight departments. Some are
mere servants others take care of the
imperial silks, jewelry and all sorts
Of treasures, and some wait on the
ladies in the employ Of the queen The
empress doWager has her own force.
and there are also lama priests, who
supply the spiritual wants of the
household.
P-Tsiau-Ii, the Squeezer
At the head Of these eunuchs is
man who has cut a big figure in the
recent history Of China He was for
years the favorite Of the great
dowager, and it was charged that he
largely ruled China through her. He
has committed all sorts Of extortions
and has made a great fortune by
squeezing the OfnclalS VINO, throuSn
him got the ear of the old empress
dowager. It is sure that he is now a
man Of enormous wealth. Indeed, he
had SO much money in the Chinese
banks Of Peking that he created d
panic when the old empress died by
saying that he was going to with
draw his deposits.
A half dozen banks then failed on
this account. This mans name is I'd
Lien Ying, OR, as he is sometimes call
ed, Pi-Tsiau-L or ''Cobbler Lii" be-
cause he is the son of a cobbler OF
Tung Chow about fourteen miles from
CONTINUED on Page Sixteen.)
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-09-14
The Great DOHager Who
Photograph taken

ciOus counsel and excellent virtues of
the great departed were revered by
all beyond the seas. China has long
been on terms OF friendly intimacy
with the United States, and your eX-
ceIlency. the President, on receiving
this news viii surely mourn with
us
Where the Baby Monarch Lives.
wish I could take you into the
home of little Pu vi. From now on he
will live in the palaces of the Pink
Forbidden City in the most secluded
part of Peking. To this city strangers
are never admitted, except they be
members Of the foreign legations or
ladies' invited to visit the empress.
Such visits have been made only with
in the past few years, and it is a ques
ton whether any but the ministers
will be admitted in the future.
I have information, however, from
confidential sources among the highest
Chinese which enables me to give you
one or two peeps at these royal quar-
ters. The palaces are surrounded by
a yellow tiled wall more than two
miles in length and many feet high.
There are huge towers over the gates
to this wall, and officers in uniform
stand just below. They keep out all
but the servants Of the palace and the
highest Of the Chinese officials, and
the ordinary Chinaman has no idea
of what goes ~ within. It is only by
standing upon the wall Of the Tartar
City that q stranger can see anything,
and then only the roofs. All he sees
is wilderness of high, broad build
ings covered with bright yellow tiles
which glisten like gold under the sun.
The buildings run up and down both
sides Of a lake, upon which are boats,
and inside which on little island is
the palace where Kwang Su. the last
emperor, was confined by the great
dowager when he would not dc as she
commanded. 1t may be that as Pu
vi grows older he may object to the
orders Of the present empress dowager
and have the same prison home for
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

The home coming of Arthur Let's
president of the Young Mems Christian
association, and D. E. Luther, general
secretary, from their European trip Will
be gladly welcomed by their large
circle of co-workers and friends. They
are expected to arrive at the Santa Fe
station at 1905 this morning
The first public appearance of Presi-
dent Let's and Secretary Luther is
planned for Sunday afternoon in the
association building at 8 o'clock.
Words of welcome and greeting will
be extended by the heads Of the differ
ent departments, following which there
will be a mems meeting in the audito-
rum when Mr.. Let's, Mr.. Luther, W.
e. McVay, T. H. OMAN, B. B. Wilcox,
e. A. K. Hackett and others will speak.
The orchestra will play in the lobby.
The Glee club, Mrs. C. F. Quillian and
Mrs. Emett will sing during the after
noon. This meeting will be for men
only.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
AROUND TOWN
ue SIoss to Speak

Judge sIoss to Speak
Hon. NJ. c. Sloss, associate Justice
of the supreme court of California,
will be the speaker at the City club
weekly luncheon at the Westminster
today. He will talk on Municipal Re-
form and Law"
Will Inspect Postoffice
C. P. Granfeld, first assistant post
master general, is on an inspection trip
on the Pacific coast. He is expected
in Los Angeles in a few days. Motley
H. Flint, postmaster, and w. III. Har-
rison, assistant, will call his attention
ITO important matters of the local post
office.
Architects Elect Officers
At the third annual meeting of the
Southern California chapter of the
American Institute of Architects, held
yesterday, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Frank D. Hudson; vice president,
j. Lee Burton; secretary, Fernahd
Parmentier; treasurer, August Wack-
erbarth.
Falls Down Shaft
Sherman Ogle, employed by a trans
fer company, fell from the second
floor into the bottom of the elevator
shaft in the u. L. Parmelee building
yesterday afternoon and was seriously
injured. Ogle was moving goods into
a newly rented office and the elevator
cage went to a higher floor while he
was engaged about the open door.
Ogle lost his balance and fell He is
not fatally hurt, but will be in the
hospital with bruises and contusions
for some time.
Small BurgIaries Committed
Petty thievery continues to keep the
police department busy. There were
three small burglaries reported yester-
day and one case wherein T, S. Nc
Naught, who met with jovial COM
panions and spent the day with TIN
in doing" the saloons of the do n
town section, reported he lost, some
where in his sojournings, the sum of
$50. The burglaries reported were of
the house of George Sunni, 1854 West
jefferson street, loss $3.50; of 7. Ross,
3116 Western avenue, loss $40, and Of
Francisco Alvarez. 12S East First
street, loss $3.50 and a gold watch.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
Municipal Affairs
HIGH BIDDERS WANT
PURE RUBBER DEFINED
ASK DIFFICULT QUESTION OF
CITY ATTORNEY
Supply Committee Takes Proposals for
Fire Hose Under Consideration
Until Disputed Point
Is Settled
What is pure rubber7

What is pure rubber7
This is the question the city attorney
must answer before the supply COM
mittee will decide which of six bids to
accept for the 1900 feet for fire hose.
This question was raised by high
bidders in the contest before the sup
ply committee yesterday. The bids for
the hose ranged all the way from 651a
cents to $1.1O foot. The specifications
call for "60 per cent of pure rubber"
What is this pure rubber?
High bidders yesterday declared that
they were bidding on up river Para
rubber" which is now quoted at $2.06
a pound, but they declared that the
low bidders intended to put in an in
ferior grade of rubber and that pure
rubber could be purchased as low as
IL cents a pound, but that 1t was
"shoddy," and there are many grades
between. But the low bidders pointed
out that while 60 per cent of pure rub
ber was demanded, the specifications
also called for certain severe tests to
which the hose must be subjected and
that inferior rubber would not stand
the strain Of the tests.
The lowest bidder is the American
Rubber company of San Francisco,
which offers the hose, according to
specifications, at 65h cents a foot. The
representative of the American COM
pany declared his concern would not
make a cent on the contract at the
price, but he was anxious to introduce
his hose in Los Angeles because his
company is a new one.
All the bidders except the low one
asked that the bids be rejected and re-
advertised. They declared that the
specifications asked by the city were
entirely too high for necessity and
made the hose unnecessarily expensive.
They said that the requirements of
the Underwriters association was only
40 per cent of pure rubber, and that 1t
was useless to have the specification
so per cent higher than the demands
of the Underwriters The committee
took all bids under advisement.
The bids for fire apparatus were also
taken under consideration.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
FIND STEEL PRICES
RIDICULOUSLY RAISED
GEN. CHAFFEE AST0NISHE0
AT INCREASE
Bidders Ask Amount 1000 Per Cent
Higher Than Competitor, but
Figures Are Clerical
Errors

"Holy Carnegiel Steel has gone up
1000 per cent" gasped General Chaffee
when the bids for furnishing round
steel bars were opened by the board
Of public works yesterday afternoon.
General Chaffee's CONSERVATION was
justified, for the Union Hardware and
Metal company proposed to furnish
five different grades of steel at prices
ranging from $1.29 to $1.54 pound,
and the California Hardware com
pany bid s1.40 to $1.65 a pound on the
same grades.
There were three bidders, but the
bid by Ray & Simon was the only
regular one in the lot. For the same
grades of steel that the other two bid
ders were asking dollars for this con-
Germ asked but O.015 cent to 0.175 cent
a pound.
There is no doubt that the bids of
the other two companies were submit
ted on the 100-pound basis and the
enormous prices asked were clerical
errors. but this is not according to
specifications.