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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
LEAPS OFF CAR TO
SAVE FIVE CENTS
Laborer Drops From Train and
Nav Die

OAKLAND, Oct. Five cents was
more TO Manuel Peters than the risk
of serious injuries, and rather than
pay his fare on a speeding Berkeley
local train today. Peters dropped off
near the Judson iron works, where he
is employed rs laborer. He struck
the ground with terrific force and was
seriously injured.
Peters was taken to the receiving
hospital and an operation was per-
formed by Chief Surgeon O. d. HamIin
as last resort to save his life. His
condition was pronounced critical
Peters lives in West Oakland and
was on his way to work, clinging to
the steps of the train. When the con-
ductor called for his fare he refused to
pay and when pressed for the cents.
let go and attempted TO alight. He is
19 years of age and unable to speak
English
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
MENLO PARK SALOON
LICENSE is FOUGHT
Petition Filled Against Renewal
of Permit
[SeeeiaI Dspateh % The can

REDWOOD CITY. Oot 4-The Menlo
Park liquor question came up before
the meeting of the board OF supervisors
today when A ]. Carleton applied for
renewal of his liquor license. and a
pethion from residents of Fair Oaks
and Menlo Park was read protesting
against the renewal
A controversy which took lIp the en-
tire morning session was entered into
by the supervisors. district attorney.
the petitioners attorney, some OF the
signers themselves, representa- tiyes OF
stanford university and the saIoonmen.
The result was that tho supervisors de-
layed action on CarleSOn's application
for two weeks.
David Starr Jordan. president Of STAN
ford university. was an interested spec
tator at the meeting. but did not speak.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
FARLEY ARRAIGNED FOR
- ALLEGED EXTORTION
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

SAN JOSE. Oct 4.-Giibert C. Farley.
vice president of the Mountain Sheen
mining company. formerly of this city
but more recently of Oakland, where he
was arrested last evening on a warrant
sworn to by George Frank. pesident of
the company, was arraisned 1.-THE po-
lice court this morning and heard the
charges read. His preliminary examina-
tion was set for October IL at o'clock
and in the meantime the 81 500 bail de-
posted at the time Of his arrest will
remain in force.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
FANTASY WILL BE
STAGED IN GROVE
Wood Magic Is Theme of Play
Written for Nile Club Jinks
at Piedmont

OAKLAND, Oct. members of the
Nile club will gather around their king
in the eucalyptus grove at Piedmont
park Wednesday evening to hear sung
the annual play, THE Lure of the Des-
ert" Soloists who are well known in
the cities around the bay will appear
as the immortal spirits Of the groves
and sprites of the waste sands; and a
chorus of mortais will. support the
leading performers.
The Lure of the Desert" is the work
of two Oakland men. The libretto
was written by Joseph j. Noel. news
paperman, who knows something about
the desert, and who had had practical
experience in stagecraft, having dram
atized Jack Londons bristling novel,
The Sea Wolf
Elmer G. Stricken, a local musician
of some note, sand one of the faith
full worshipers of the sphinx, composed
the score, He worked over the notes
for more than a year, giving his leisure
time to the penning of harmonies for
the Nile club jinks. He studied the
Noel manuscript so assiduously that he
can recite any role from memory.
Noel has written a concise argument
of the action, which will be printed
in the program. In this foreword it is
recorded that the spirit of the desert
heard the winds which swept over his
lonely haunts complain of the barren
ness of the desert, in which there We're
hnger in. The plants sent the spirit
of the desert forth to find the secret
of life.
In his wanderings he learned that the
secret meant that effort which would
bring happiness to others. Then the
winds whispered to him of the "fairst
spot on all the EARTH" over which a
beauteous queen held dominion. The
spirit of the desert set out for this
enchanted land, far to the westward.
His journey ended at a great grove
in which the queen of the trees was
holding a council to decide the fate
of mortals who had broken into the
grove and were telling all growing
things to build houses. The spirit
welcomed by the queen, told her his
tale and confessed his love.
Then enters the spirit of the redwood
whom the queen loves. The tree spir-
its, oath bound to follow their SOW
ereign, make protest. against the des-
ert's Wooing as Redwood enters, a nd the
queen. feigning fear OF Redwood, fees
She is preparing for flight when the
spirits of the oak and of the pine con-
spire to put the queen into the sleep
u tire thOuS@hu years. a spell WHICH
breaks when the slumberer is kissed on
the lips. Redwood, when the stirrup cup
is drunk, unwittingly gives the queen
the draught.
The desert spirit follows, hands
bound. Just as the queens burial is
being performed, Redwood kisses her
and she awakens.
Stricken believes his best bit in the
play is Redwood's song as he departs
to rescue the queen.
The Nile club has given few musi-
cal plays as the jinks of previous years.
The club itself was founded to foster
such efforts in its members. . The pub
lie will be admitted to the eucalyptus
theater Wednesday night at the same
rates as the members will pay.
The cast in The Lure of the Desert
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05

HELD UP AND RoBBED-John ]. Rye living
at l344 Twentieth avenue South. called upon
Policeman Quinlan Sunday night TO arrest John
Zounzens. bar keeper in the saloon at
Twenty second and Railroad avenues, charging
robbery. Rye was in the saloon getting
drink. when he fooishly showed his money.
Shortly after he left the place he held up
and relieved OF s23 by a man he recognized
as the bar tender The money in the amount
named was found on ZounEens.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
Holiday in Alameda

ALAMEDA, Oct. 4.-This city will
join with Oakland in welcoming Presi-
dent Taft tomorrow. holiday has
been declared in the public schools and
many of the local places Of business are
TO close in the morning between the
hours Of 10 and u TO permit the en-
ployes TO go TO Oakland and see the
head OF the nation
superintendent of Schools Will c.
Wood today issued the following in
structions for the guidance of the chill
dren:
Children should be in their places a +
10 o'clock tomorrow morning or before
on the west side of Jackson street oak
land. from Nineteenth to Lake, across
Jackson and along the south side of
Lake to Madison street
Travel by the East Alameda carline
via Twenty y-third avenue end get off al
Jackson street. Walk north and take
position at Nineteenth street
The school superintendent urges that
small children be accompanied by their
parents If possible. The Oakland frac-.
tion company and the Southern Pacifie
company has arranged tosaccommodafe
the heavy travel to and from Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05

POSTAL CLERK SENT TO JAIL-John Boyd.
formerly mail clerk running between this
city and Cazadero, SOnoma county, and who
was convicted OF opening mail was sentenced
TO 80 days in the Alameda county Jail yester-
day by United States District Judge E. 5.
Harrington. He must also pay fine of 500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
WILL GIVE BENEFIT
Palo Alto Club Plans Edifice for
Permanent Home
Especial Dispatch to The Call


STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. a.
La Leana, a club of the university
women of Palo Alto, met Saturday at
its new quarters, 331 Lincoln avenue.
The policy of the organization was out
lined by the president, Miss II. Camp
bell IL, after which it was decided by
the members to give benefit play for
the building of the women's clubhouse.
Miss Z. Buckingham 10 was appointed
chairman of a play committee Miss
L. G.. Martin made an enthusiastic ad-
dress 10 the club. An advisory board
was elected as follows: Miss H. Camp
bell, president; Miss Allan. vice presi-
dent; Miss M. MacLachlaw IL. secre-
tary; Miss G. Davis '09, treas surer;
Miss E. Merriles '06, Miss Hoover 10,
Miss S. Toy II. Miss D. Alderman IL,
Miss Gaskell '1S.
W Macarthur. the editor in chief Of
the Coast Seaman's Journal will ad-
dress the Stanford students Tuesday
morning. October II. on the subject
Learning and Labor"
Arrangements have been made by
the botany, department for several
trips in the interests of the science
The first excursion will be made on
October 9 to the San Francisquito
creek, in the Stanford estate.
Doctor Hempl, head of the German
department, has prepared an interest
ing paper on "An Inscription on an
Etruscan Bowl" which Will be read
next Thursday before the Pathological
club.
In honor OF the cast OF the recent
production of Twelfth Night the
English club will give a reception at
the Beta Theta Pi house Wednesday
evening, October g.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
ring I'm Ixearnx So

And phone in your ads TO The Call. To
rent rooms, secure help, get a position.
etc, The Calls Want Ads can not be
exceIled.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
Berkeley Will Greet Taft

BERK ELEY. Oct. president Taft
is due 10 arrive in this city on his
special train promptly at s o'clock to-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
READY TO WELCOME
PRESIDENT TAFT
Alameda County Will Give En-
thusiastic Greeting to the
Chief Executive
Berkeley and Oakland Will
Crowd Demonstration Into
Less Than Four Hours

- Following is the order Of happenings
Of the presidents visit TO Alameda
county, with the time at which he is
expected 10 be at the principal points
in his itinerary:
n fn--Arrives in Berkeley.
T. $3.50 n. m.-ReceRtIOn at Greek theater.
- a. m--GreetiRg by school children
On California field.
. sess5 n. m.-Arrives at Oakland bonn
aarE line College and AIcatraz avenues
1905 a. m.-ReceptiOn at Key Route
hotel.
1OsS5 a..m Address at Lake Merritt.
Ils45 n. m.-Departure for san Fran
aciscQ from foot of Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05

President Taft viii deliver a brief
address from the stand at Thirteenth
and Fslion streets. After that the pro-
cessfon viii be resumed, the following
being the line OF march:
South on Fsllon 70 Twelfth street. west TO
broadway. north 10 Fourteenth. west 10 Wash
ington. south 10 Twelfth, east Broadway,
south 10 Water street
The presidential party will then he driven
On to the wharf az the foot OF Broadsray and
embark on the revenue cutter Golden Gate for
san Francisco
The procession acting escort 20 the presi-
Dental party will reach the stand at I0:44
and at fhe foot ~ Broadway ~ 1:3s
Tomorrow morning viii be observed
generally as 4 holiday IN Oakland In
the morning the stores will be closed
throughout the city There viii be no
sessions OF the superior courts until
the afternoon At ? o'clock. The free
library viii also be closed until after
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23

By special order the transports car
rying American soldiers to Nicara-
qua are forbidden to carry any liquor
or stimulants of any kind. 1t is pre-
dicted that before long all liquors will
be barred from the army commits
sary. General Nelson Miles, former
ly head of the army, declares that no
soldier ever needs alcohol as stimu-
liant in going into a battle or on the
march. 1t gives only false courage
and false strength, and does more
harm than good. The drinker invari-
ably drops from the march before the
teetotaler does on long marches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
Found in Mans Arm.

Mt. Pleasant Journal. a hen.
country school teacher three years ~ -
made the mistake, of pinning her u ~
with needle instead Of pin, anu s''
needle couldn't be found. Jus' -.
other day 1t was discovered coan "
out of the arm of one of the lv ,.s
school officers, who had been keep ~
company with her at the time o. ~. ~
accident. We don't know no" ~
needle was recognized as the s' .ss
one, unless by the expression o. ~, ~
eye. How 1t got from the you a.
woman's waist into the young l',a'
arm is secret that battles sclen'''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
The Mail Man

st. Louis Times. The mail man
is modest chap, with steady hurried
gait; his coming is as regu-
lar as sunrise, or as fate.
and now, before the HOLIDAYS
it's only fair to state, hard work con-
fronts the mail man.
His pouch will soon be bullying out
with mirth-conveying mail; he'll know
that people look for him, and that he
mustn't fail; and SO let's have cor
dial, cheering word with which to hail
the accomplishing mailman.
Perhaps he has dream or two
ahout the things he bears-the letter
that a mother wrote, with love and
tears, and prayers; or picture books
or Noah's arks, or similar affairs-the
ever faithful mailman.
And it maybe he pictures scenes Of
children in the dawn, whose might.
ies' fit along the halls before the
night is gone; and then with hope and
faith renewed, de softly hurries on
the much-enduring mail man.
He may not be the giyer OF the
gifts that strain his back, and VET he
scatters blessings everywhere along
his track; and so let's have a cheerful
word for Joe, or Jim, or Jack-the
chap that is the mailman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
DIES MONIES is MANAGEABLE.
SO Says A. c. Miller, Who Submits
Argument for Improvement of
The River.

DIES MONIES, Dc ga. c. Mil
Ter, chairman of the Des Moines river
improvement committee. has prepared
mis- final report on the Des M2ines
river and the possibilities OF its inn
provement. The report, which Is the
result of two years OF labor In gather
ing and compiling statistics, will soon
h sent to Maj. j. S. Richie of Rock Is
land, head of the corps of government
engineers on the upper Mississippi.
The report was sent in to the en-
gineers some time ago and was re-
turned for supplementary reports on
phases concerning which the govern
ment desired more information. 1t is
said that Mr. Miller's report was an
eyeopener to the officials in Washing.
ton who had a very slight knowledge
of the immense possibilities of the
Des Moines river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
only an offer.

The price of gas in Burlington ns
been reduced from $3.50 to sl.oo. ias
price of gas in Keokuk should be e'sa =
cheaper than the latter figure :
the water power project success
Competition is more powerful !a'a
legislation in reducing rates.-A~
knk Gate City.
Oh, no; the price has not been y
dnced in Burlington. The two =.
companies have offered to make ", ",
reduction and our citizens are nlsrsn
meditating. There is no objection v
the reduction; we merely want .'iu'
to draft appropriate resolutions o. y. J.
ceptance and to clothe our thanhS :.
a Christmas costume. --BurllnslY-
Hawk-Eye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
A study in Nerves.

st. Louis Globe-D Democrat: Dir.
Cook is in for it now. The people
who believed in him will now turn
against him. And now as always, it
will be seen that no wrath can be SO
unforgiving as that of those first
awakening to the suspicion that they
have been badly fooled. What some
of them have already been saying of
the mountain climber and pole finder
burns and Kisses with all the resent
ment of great wrong. The masses
are silent in their chagrin, but if the
deepest are dumb the shallowest MUIR
muir loud enough to command our at
tention.
The clamor first arose out OF the
doctors sudden departure for parts
unknown. 1t has seemed to be the
consensus of opinion among the de-
ceived and disappointed, whose decep-
ton and disappointment have been
voiced, that man capable of endur-
Ing the privations and exposures in
cident to trip to the end of the Arc
tic regions would have more stamina
and grit than to run away from his
enemies and hide himself. That is
most excellent reasoning, the like of
which, if employed by these persons
in the beginning, would have saved
them from the rage of humiliation.
The average of reasoning among the
Cook partisans has been on the line
that no man would have what they
called THE nerve" to come down from
the north and tell the scientific and
the civilized world that he had dis
covered the north pole unless he had
really discovered it. This reasoning
blinked the leaving of records and
instruments behind him, and it con-
founded nerve with audacity. Audac-
lty Is almost always a quality of weak
ness, leading men with little or no real
courage to raise dangerous situations
and to stay with them until the cru
cial point of action is reached. Then.
when the demand is for nerve and
not audacity. the man breaks down.
Many audacious schemes are mt
through by men without nerve. for
the reason that this point of crucial
action Is not raised and they are not
| pushed up against it. But anybody
taking the chance of Robert E. Peary
not raising and forcing such point,
and OF his not riding on whirlwinds to
get back sooner than he was expected
must be audacious to the point Of
losing sight of probability, through
that want of nervous control which
always accompanies audacity and all
ways obscures cool Judgment. ANY.
body so audacious is necessarily lack
ing In the nerve to stand under fire
OF any kind. 1t may be hnmiliating
to have been fooled by such per
son, but perhaps the Cook partisans
should now temper their rage with
wisdom and their justice with mercy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
The Rabbit Harvest

Ia Harpe Quill The rabbit crop
in this vicinity If all harvested would
amount to several bushels to the acre
IT would seem. The snow Of the past
two weeks has started the hunters
after the cotton tail'' and they have
found ready market for their Kill
at the Rand Poultry House. Ivo
Hughes who is in charge of the es.
Enlistment told us yesterday morn.
ing that from the 10th Of December
TO the morning Of the 18th. which was
last Saturday he received 1900 rabbits.
and while he hadn't counted satr,r.
days receipts thought he had bought
fully 500 that day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
River Not Too Small.

The report also gives the average
now OF water in the Des Moines river
Tor the past ten years and shows that
Germany does nearly all her immense
transportation OF tonnage on water
that Is always as low as the minimum
water mark ON the Des Moines river
IN asking for a supplementary re-.
port the government officials ask for
Information in regard to te,min a,s
Ihey wished TO ascertain whether cor.
patrons owned the terminal facili.
ties- Miller reports that the terminals
rave already been secured and assrr
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
Argument for Survey.

The supplementary reports which
the engineers ask concern the trans
portation OF tonnage and water power
available and the possibilities Of the
river when improved. AS a whole the
report is an argument for the survey
of the Des Moines river. Mr.. Miller
showed by statistics how the develop
nent of the numerous products Of
Iowa would be increased, referring es-
pecially to coal, corn, stucco and clay
products.
The reports shows that the eighteen
counties in Iowa bordering the Des
Moines river raise more corn than the
state of Mississippi, where millions Of
dollars have been expended in river
improvement. Statements are given to
SHOW that the value Of the coal pro.
Glcts in Iowa has increased two fold
during the past ten years. In respect
to the clay products. Mr.. Miller ey-
planned that the territory is confined m
limited area on account of breakape
during long hauls on freight trains
and states that If the shipping could
be done on river barges Iowa clay nro.
ducts could be shipped to Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23

State Superintendent Riggs has sent
out the report of the committee of the
State Teachers Association providing
for uniform method of conducting
examination of pupils in the eighth
grades of the state for admission to
the high schools. The plan is to have
the examination questions prepared by
committee and sent out SO that in
all the state they will be the same.
The success of the plan depends upon
the cooperation of the superintend-
ents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
Christmas Money.

The resources of the banks of the
United States are today s21,00Q 000,-
000. Bank report.
Twenty-one billions! Great Scott!
What lot
OF money we fortunate Yankees
Have got!
We're ali Rockefellers and Morgans,
it seems,
Richer than ever we've dreamed in
our dreams,
Twenty-one billions! Let's roll IT
around
Our tongues, as we gloat on the
elegant sound!
Twenty-one billions. Oh gee!
Why, we
Have money to burn, it is easy
To see
Money to feed to the filly-loo birds,
Money too much to express in mere
words!
Twenty-one billions! The sweet
phrase we turn.
Money to scatter, to squander, to
burn!
Twenty-one billions! Wow. WOW!
But how
Can each get his share of the Doodle
Right now?
For If twas divided, It's easy to see,
Two hundred and forty each portion
Would be-
Twenty-one billions! Oh, jubilant
sound!
But what is the use if it's not passed
around
Paul West, in the New York World.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
AGITATION AS a HABIT.
sessonabIe Time for Muswumps to
Swear off.

Des Moines Capital: While some
people are worrying in regard to the
Roosevelt policies and pretend to be
longing for the return of Roosevelt,
President Taft and his cabinet are
laboring for the Roosevelt policies
and every other good policy. The
President will soon send special mes
sages to congress on transportation
and other problems. Meantime the
prosecution of the sugar trust goes
on, and meantime all dishonest men
are being discharged from the New
York customs house. Reform is the
watchword OF the Taft administration.
OF course the mugwump newspapers
are not satisfied, and they are making
good in that direction. Sensational
magazines will not be satisfied for the
reason that they are afraid to let IN
in the line of agitation, for with them
agitation Is the life of trade. An agi-
tator can never quit. The old aboli.
ton agitators had been in the work
so long that they had to find fault
with Abraham Lincoln Wendell Phil.
lips can be taken as an example. vii.
liam Lloyd Garrison was another.
sun another was Anna Dickinson.
She was one OF the great speakers and
agitators OF her time. Charles Sum
her could scarcely quit and felt COM
peiled TO oppose the administration Of
PRESIDENT Grant The reader can
understand that 90 per cent Of the
,auit-ilnding that is reaching the pub.
nc To-Day comes from force Of habit
q an inability to quit. President Taft
President ( anu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23

The Cedar Rapids Gazette counsels
against trying to satisfy a hundred
dollar Christmas appetite on a seven
ty-five dollar income. The idea is to
spend within your means. The advice
is both good and timely, but if it
were to be followed generally there
would be an alarming diminution in
the volume of the holiday trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23
keokuk, Iowa ~. December %, 1909.
A WORTHY CREED.


To be earnest; to be strong;
To make light the way with song;
Slow to anger; quick to praise;
Walking steadfast through the days,
Firm of purpose, sure of soul,
PRESSING onward TO the goal,
Upright, even. undismayed,
Sure, serene, and unafraid.
To be patient: to be kind
To be purposeful, and find
Sweetness all along the way;
Loath to judge, but firm to say
Truth with unrelenting tongue;
by no cavil veered or swung
From the right; and to endure
Hopeful, helpful, clean and pure.
To be gentle; to forgive;
True to life and glad to live;
To be watchful and to be
Rich with boundless charity;
To be h-mble in success,
strong of heart in bitterness,
Tender, gracious. thoughtful, good
In our man and womanhood.
To be smiling: to be glad
For the yesterdays we've had;
To be grateful all the way
For the bounties of today;
To be hopeful and to see
In the days that are to be,
Bigger, better, broader things,
Robes of purple, crowns of kings!
IN. D. Bismark in Golfers Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-23

1t is estimated that 100000 Christ.
mas trees have been cut for the east
ern markets These are to net the
landowners 100000, while fathers and
mothers, as the fiscal agents of Santa
Claus, will be required to spend
$2.0OO,O00 for the trees.