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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
SAVES HER CHILD
FROM FIRE IN BED
Mothers Intuition Leads to Dis
covery of SmoIdering Cow
erings of Sleeper
[ Special Dispaleh 10 The Call

ALAMEDA, Nov. 26.-Elsie Meacham,
1S years old. was saved from flames
last night by the prompt efforts of her
mother. Mrs. E. I. Meacham, who was
herself burned in rescuing her child
The family lives at 1905 Central ave.
Re-
Mrs Meacham had retired, leaving
her daughter in another bedroom read
ing BY candle light. The candle rested
upon small stiff paper box, placed
on chair at the girls bedside. She
fell asleep, and the candle burned
down, setting the box afire. It tipped
over and started the bed covering
smoIdering.
BY some intuition Mrs. Meachaa
awoke and went to her daughters
room, TO discover that the warning
was none too soon. The mother
smothered the coverings and the fire
that threatened the child was put out.
Mrs Meachan was burned about the
hands and wrists.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
Exports by the UmatiIla

The steamer Umatilla sailed for Victoria on
Tuesday with cargo consigned to various
British American cities valued at 500, 900 and
including the following:
SO lbs dried fruit, So. 245 lbs raisins, e23
pkgs fresh fruits 46 pkgs vegetables, 10 pkgs
onions, 3,243 lbs nuts. 20 bbls -four. 2,046 lbs
beans, 1,500 lbs coffee. 1872 canned goods.
3,S6I lbs spices. IS bbls molasses. LOO lbs and
10000 lbs oil cake meal. 2.271 gals and so cs
wine, 10 carboys acid. 20 bales bags, 46 pkgs
drugs, $3.50 lbs grease. rolls and / cs leather
pkgs machinery. 450 tins matches 191 bbls
and 160 cs oils. 2S4 lbs tobacco. 8 pkgs paints
313 pkgs roofing material, 5,472 lbs seeds II
pkgs wagon material
In addition to the foregoing the steamer had
cargo as follows:
For Australia-4G bales hose, pkgs dry goods
and 2 pkgs rubber goods, valued at 50, T53.
For New Zealand-3 pkgs machinery, valued
at 1884.
For Friendly islands-17 pkgs paints. valued
at $3.50
For Fill islands-235 canned goods SS5 lbs
dried fruit. 3s4 lbs nuts, 55 cs salmon. 115 lbs
beans and 25 pkgs fresh fruits, valued at 81 097
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
MENLO PARK LIQUOR
CASES ARE CONTINUED
One Defendant Will Force Test
by Pleading Guilty
Especial Dispatch 10 The Col1

REDWOOD CITY. Nov 26.-Seven-
teen cases against MEMO Park liquor
dealers came up in Justice of the Peace
lannon's court this morning and at
the request of the defendants attor-
neys We're continued until next
Wednesday. December 1.
The second trial of A. J. Carleton has
also been set for December I. Carleton
was the first man TO be tried. The trial
resulted in a disagreement.
Attorney O'Keefe states that when
the cases come up for trial next
Wednesday he will direct one OF his
clients to plead guilty. Then the case
can be taken to the higher court. where
a test can be made of the constitution
ality of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
NEW YORK SINGER 70
GIVE SUNDAY CONCERT
Mrs. Charles Stoppani to Be
SoIoist for Half Hour of Music

BERKELEY. Nov. 26-Mrs. Charles
Stoppani, well known society woman
of New York city, who is spending the
winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W w Henry, in their Euclid avenue
home viii be the soloist at the half
hour of music in the Greek theater
Sunday afternoon at o'clock Mrs
Stoppani has a fine dramatic soprano
voice and before her m rriage was fire.
quently heard here in concert work
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
PRISONERS GRATEFUL
FOR THEIR DINNER
Sheriff, JaiIer and Cook Given
Vote of Thanks

OAKLAND. Nov. ga letter of
thanks, signed by fifty inmates of the
county jail. was. sent today to Sheriff
Barnet. Chief Jailer White ana Pietro
Ferroni, the Jail cook, for yesterdays
Tha anlSsgiving dinner. The dinner was
provided out of the sherin's pocket.
Ferroni was formerly a famous chef,
who is serving three year sentence
for stabbing a man with a carving
knife. Yesterdays dinner at the coun-
ty jail included turkey and cranberry
sauce plum pudding and all the usual
delicacies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
RFPoRT By WARps
pouMANDs CONFIDENCE

J. A. Bright Of the Bright Merrill
company. which firm has the handling
of the new School street terrace tract,
reports that the inclement weather
OF the last week has delayed the work
on the tract to such an extent that
the formal opening. which had been
planned for this week, viii take place
z little later.
Business in a general way said
Bright has taken on new tone since
the bond and annexation elections, and
one Of the results is the number OF
Inquiries that comes from outside
sources. both regarding business and
close IN suburban properties. Oak
land has certainly pat itself in po-
sition that viii command the respect
of the financial and investing public
and the result viii be rapid and en-
during growth ~a1ong development
lines. Present indications point
strongly to the coming into the
Greater Oakland fold OF Berkeley and
Alameda. and then, with the consol
dated city and county a fact. there
win be no holding US down"
WATER FRONT PROPERTY
George " Austin reports that sew
eral sales have been made through
his Offices daring the week, which in
dicate a steady influx of new resi-
dents He added:
But by far the greater attention Is being
Shown toward business property and water front
property The activity shown at the city hall
iu regard 10 carrying cut the proposed improve
menus has added largely 10 the confidence that
exists between the administration and T.ie
ueoue and / believe there Is no other city In
tiio United States today where harmonious re
lafionSbfp between officials and the public is
based on such solid principles
one of the best features Of the situation is
fbc fact that the banks are loaning money verg
freely and indeed. there is plenty Of money
srailabe for any kin6 CT good investment. As
- srfff linn Tfl lfasaI
] would refer 70 the fact thar some Of oar
Ilealing hanks are advertising that tbey have
renfy # money 70 loan good terms on
Y ismeda county property.
Ny saie Of = block Of land to the Oakland
VarehoHee company haz been followed hy several
Inquiries Tor property OF a similar nature Just
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
Berkeley Real Estate

BERKELEY, Nov. 26.-Many build
ings are being erected in the Clare
mont district and Northbrae, and daily
calls are made on Building Inspector
=. P. Bull for permits.
The action of the city council in
fixing needed lights in Northbrae and of
the traction company in making noti-
ficatfens Of the extension of car line
farther into the north district has
made that section popular with the
buyer.
Inside realty is normal. according
to reports. the sale of the home of
Thomas A. Rickard, former president
OF the board of town trustees, being
one of the big deals reported
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
LAVE SHIPPING INrELLIGENcE
ARRIVED

Friday, Nov 26.
stmr Stanley Dollar. Thwing so hours from
Port San Luis; ballast TO Dollar steamship com
pany.
Sehr Santiago. Mcdonald, 10 hours from Mon
terey; 1900 bbls oil to Associated oil company;
in tow tug Navigator.
ISLAND PORTS
HONOLuI.U--trrived Nov 26-Schr Dauntless
from Grays Harbor.
Sailed Nov 26-Br stmr Kilehattan. for Port
kemble and Penang.
OCEAN STEAMERS
MONTREAL-SaIled Nov 26-Stmr Montreal
for London.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
WOUNDED MARQUIS
LIES NEAR DEATH
Young French Nobleman Who
Shot Himself by Accident
Very Low

RICHMOND. Nov. 26.-The condition
of Marquis Robert de Courcenes. the
young French physician and scientist.
and scion of the distinguished Bordeaux
family. who accidentally shot himself
with his own revolver yesterday morn
ing at Winehaven. near Richmond. was
critical tonight. following the extrac-
tion of the bullet from his back
The ravages of the fever contracted
in the Panama marshes, coupled with
the bullet wound. make his recovery
doubtful, according to the physicians
who attend him at Abbott's sanateriun-
The utmost efforts are being made to
locate his family in France to convey
the news of his condition to them.
Henri Merou. French consul in San
Francisco. was unable owing to the
pressure of business today personally
to investigate the shooting, but he has
requested the hospital authorities to
submit in writing all the facts they
know of the case and to send any notes
and other papers found on the, young
man.
CONSUL TO INVESTIGATE
The consul said tonight that he
would investigate the case and en-
-deayor 70 locate the family of Marquis
de Courcelles. as a family by that name
is distinguished in his native land. He
will endeayor to find out whether the
representations of young De Coureelles
are true and if he really does belong to
the family
Some of the mystery surrounding the
young mans presence at Richmond has
been cleared up. According to DIR. l..
A. Martin one of the physicians in at
tendance, marquis de Courcelles had
spent long time in Panama and ad-
jacent Central and South American
tions and other phases of medical in
vestfgation. He had been engaged in
that work for five years.
During this time he had traversed
the United States, visiting all por-
tions. and was in San Francisco in 1900.
1t was during his late visit to the
canal zone, however that he contracted
the fever, to recover from which he
came to this coast.
ENGAGED IN Los ANGELES
He stopped for a short time in Los
Angeles, where he declared he became
engaged to a young woman of that city
and then came north by the way of
Stockton. The long journey through
the valley brought on an attack of
fever and in that delfrious condition he
embarked for San Francisco on a river
steamer. hFfstaking Port Orient for
San Francisco he disembarked at 2:s0
o'clock yesterday morning. He declared
that he thought he was followed in the
darkness and, drawing his revolver, he
cooked it, prepared to meet the sup
posed footpad. He stumbled in the
darkness and accidentally shot him
self.
pockets of the young man were multi
lated, according to his statement to the
hospital authorities. to escape detention
by quarantine on his way from Panama.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
Alameda Market

Alameda Market
ALAMEDA. Nov. 26.-Realty deal
ers report that the lull in business in
their line incidental to the holiday
season has set in and that they do
not expect quicl1ening until after
the first of the new year. But few
transfers were made this week.
Building. however, continues active.
and this condition has been a feature
of the market here for several months.
The Alameda land company which
has built many of the coy cottages
and large residences that grace this
city, hasa vast amount OF coTlstruc-
tion work in progress and many con-
tracts booked. The building by this
company is not confined to any one
particular section of the city but is
distributed throughout the muni-
cipalfty
Wallace Dow of the Dow pump COM
pany which has erected an immense
manufacturing plant in Clement ave-
nue. between Oak and Walnut streets,
is having plans prepared for six cot
tages to be built on a tract OF land
owned by the company lying between
Oak and Walnut streets and Clement
and Buena Vista avenues These
houses are TO be occupied by the
families of employees of the company.
Engineer 1. n. Chapman has surveyed
and staked out the sites for the
dwellings
James E Campbell. formerly a
member of the Matson navigation
company of San Francisco, has pur-
chased lot in San Jose avenue near
Chestnut street on which he is to have
residence erected. Campbell has
been resident of San Francisco for
u years and is prominent in Native
Son circles
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
Army Transport.

The Crook is in port.
this port.
The Warren is at Manila.
The Dix is at Seattle.
The Logan is in port.
The Buford is in port
The sherman sailed November Il from Homo
lulu for Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

Schooner Grace and Amy-OId master. John I
Grey new MASTER William Brown
Schooner st. Helena-0ld master, f. s. Pigoti
new master, William ]. Jarvis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Weather Report

United States department of agriculture
Weather bureau. San Francisco, Nov. 20, 1909.
RAINFALL DATA
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
LODGE OF SORROW
PROGRAM PLANNED
Alameda Elks to Hold Solemn
Services Sunday for Dead
Members of Order

ALAMEDA. Nov. 2e.-Memorial serv-
ices for departed members of the fra
ternity will be held by Alameda lodge
of Elks in the First Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon, December 5.
The order of exercises will be as fol-
lows:
Organ prelude Crossing the Bar by Theo-
dor Vegt; opening ceremony by Exalted Ruler
Dr. ". o. Smith: vocal solo by Carl Anderson;
responses by officers of the lodge violin solo by
Luther j. Landsberger; prayer by Rev. f. S.
Brush; vocal solo by Miss Charlotte McMann;
memorial day Grafton, Raymond Benjamin; violin
SOLO Luther ]. Landsberger; eulogy Frank Otis;
song, Henry l.. Ferry: closing ceremony by Off
GERS of the lodge; doxology by audience; benedic-
tion BY Rev F. s. Brush aud organ postlude by
Tbeodor Fogt.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
JUNIORS OBSERVE
ANNUAL CLASS DAY
Students of 1911 Hold Sway on
Campus, Stage Farce and
Give Dance at Berkeley

BERKELEY. Nov 26.-With farce
staged in Ye Liberty theater Oakland.
this afternoon and prom in Harmon
gymnasium tonight the juniors of tha
university celebrated junior day to-
day. Several hundred couples enjoyed
the dance tonight and voted the day a
success.
The big hall was especially decor
ated for the occasion with greens and
college and class colors A special
platform was built for the orchestra
which dispensed the music During the
intermission the varsity quartet, led
by Herbert Johnson, sang.
G. A. Haines was general chairman
of the class events for the day. and
the following were the chairmen of the
committees in charge: Arrangements.
r. D. Montgomery; reception. +. Van
Dyke Bangs.
The California Story Book. a collec-
tion of stories written by students and
graduates, did not appear on the
campus as planned. but will make it's
bow to the university students about
December 1, according TO the plans OF
its editor, Marguerite Ogden.
The farce "A Woman's Way" writ
ten by Fl. f. Mills Jr., was a success.
Inc cast follows.
Frederick Roberts. ...........G George B. Fields
Douglas sweilboy Doolittle. .....E. G. tssTIorg
Augustus Caesar Howe. ......A. J. Sturtevant
A. ruler RaIne ............. William Greenlaw
Jus ID. SWlit-s. ...----..-.-.h H. W. simpson
NtotsS JOneS- .--d. II. cation
Nlllam hlduer 49, William ~ O'keliey
Browning Sheeiey Pease- .--..- George Manship
Syrus Duckeih- sd. T. Barrlena
Hans Herring. .......-...........F $ Walker
lie Grand Steal. eal...-............. R. j. Ieebrlek
Dennis Casey. sey...........-H H b. I0bnsan
Menda SILL II e Mills
DOroIny Duckem- Miss Leigh stafford
Hazel Ide- Miss Antoinette MiklaI
Mrs. Jessie Howard Wilson. iss Jennett Miller
MIS- helen Duckefn Miss Mabel Clinch
Nora " 0rady Miss Anne Hunt
Miss Rose Gardener wrote the cur
tain raiser. Engaged. which was pre-
sented by the following east:
BOD Madden- -.--... Noble Hamilton
nj. alduuehs ....--. tnafles kaSch
JasA DdfIS- .s..-.-..-.-... u b humphrey
SKINNY -..-s.......-.-...-.G George Il. BurnhanF
Dig ......................... w G. Donald
Elfst Junior r--....... -.--...J. w Barnett
Second Junior. Or.......-............ ID. r. Babcock
Mesalsi Jay Dwiggins Jt.
Peggy Davis Miss Ruth Fuller
Barbara Watt ...........-Miss Marion Mitchell
MARIA = .....--.... Miss Edna Higgins
Mrs Madden ...........-- Miss Cheryl Merrill
feIeah. .-..-.- .---- Miss George McC0y
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
Will Load for the Orient
Chanres of Masfer.

The British steamer knight of ST. George
on Puget sound. is under charter for genera
merchandise from Portland to Hongkong.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
BIILDING PERMITs

Building permits for the week, as
recorded At the board Of public works
by Walter 3. Fawcett, the secretary,
were as follows
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

MAYOR or ToUR-Haywar1. Nov. 26.-Mayor
Charles Heyer has gone east tour during
which be win inspect street paving in the
large cities.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
.. 5. Branch HydrograpIIc Oflce

branch of the United States photographic
office. located in the Merchants Exchange. Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners, without regard to nationality and free
of expense Navigators cordially invited to
visit the Office, where complete sets OF charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the
latest information can always be obtained re-
garding lights. dangers to navigation and mat
tiers of interest to ocean commerce.
j. G.. BURNETT,
Lieutenant. u. s. N, in charge
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
Time Ball

Time Ball
United States branch photographic office. Mer-
chants Exchange San Francisco, November
25. 1909.
The time ball on the roof OF the Fairmont
hotel was dropped today exactly at noon Pacific
standard time tl20th meridian) at Sh. lOom
00s., Greenwich mean time
j. c. BURNETT.
Lieutenant U. s. N. in charge.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
ONCE WI MET HIS MATCH
Chinese Diplomat outwittcd by Ameri-
can Railroad King.

The willy WI Ting Fang, the min
penetrating questionings have made
him the Joy of newspaper men and the
bane of the diplomat, for once met his
match in brief encounter with b. H.
Hartman, the railroad magnate. Mr..
WI opened on Mr.. Hartman with this
naive inquiry:
How did you get control Of all these
railroads? What did you do?"
Mr. Hartman smiled and replied:
II can answer you best by a story
about a prominent capitalist whom l
once met. He was summoned to court
as witness and was being questioned
as to his personal affairs.
what is your salary?' asked the
court.
Nothing was the unexpected an
swer.
"'Well, what is your income from all
sources, then?' continued the court.
Nothing maintained the witness.
"'What, do you mean to say you
have no income whatever?
Yes
"'How much do you spend in a
year?'
"'About 100000 or so.
"'If you have no income, yet spend
100000 year, how do you dc it?' was
the sharp rejoinder.
"'Ah,' was the response, that is my
secret. .'"-SyStem.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11

gan the practice of law in New York
city but ill-health forced him to aban
don it and in 1865 he went to Chicago
and engaged in the wholesale grocery
business. In this and other CONNER
cial pursuits he has amassed large
fortune. Before entering the cabinet
he disposed Of his holdings in the big
grocery firm and resigned as director
of the Commercial National bank of
Chicago. Mr.. MacVeagh has always
been interested in movements for the
public welfare, locally and nationally.
He has been president of the Chicago
Citizens association, the Chicago
Bureau Of Charities and the Municipal
Art League, vice-president of the
American Civic association, and chair
man Of the immigration department of
the National Civic Federation. Mr..
MacVeagh formerly was a Democrat
and in 1894 he was nominated for
United States senator by the Demo
Gratis of Illinois, but was defeated in
the legislature. He supported Grover
Cleveland, but afterward changed his
party allegiance because of the atti-
tude of the Democratic party on the
money question.
Dickinson Is War Secretary.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson of Tennessee
and Chicago the new secretary Of
war, was born in 1851 at Columbus,
Miss. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Nashville in 1872 and after
ward studied law at Columbia college,
at the University of Leipsiz and in
Paris. He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench of Tennessee and was assist
ant attorney general of the United
States in 1857.
Wilson Retains His Place.
Only one member of the Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr.. Taft. That is James Wilson of
Iowa, secretary of agriculture. So ex-
cellent had been his work in that posi-
tion that there was no serious talk of
making a change. Born in Scotland in
1885, Mr.. Wilson came to the United
States in 1852 and three years later
settled in Iowa. In 1861 he engaged in
farming in Tama county. He was q
member of the Iowa assembly for
three sessions and speaker of the
house for one session, and also was q
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
His First Visit.

The wide check of his suit and his
monocle proclaimed his nationality
from afar. His first American ac.
quaintance, met on the steamer, had
supplied him with an immense amount
Of strange and wonderful Information
about the United States.
'And since you are an Englishman,"
1t was explained, 'every store will at
once charge you from five to ten times
what they would ask an American"
"Eh! What?" said the 'Britisher,
aghast, and then with look of great
cunning: But, my word! l shawn't
tell them, don't you know!"
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
SlOO Reward, SI0O.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages and that Is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
being constitutional disease requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature in doing It's work. The proprietors have
much faith in It's curative powers that they oner
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls TO
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
chIId,s Pathetlo suicide.

At BoIiyer, Pa, recently, Mary Es-
tella, eight years old, committed sui
eide. She grieved over the death of
her mother. Papa. / am going to
shoot" she said. and before he had
time to realize the meaning of the
words the girl fired bullet into her
temple.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
To One Kind of woman.

Here's to the woman who has a
smile for every joy, tear for every
sorrow, a consolation for every grief,
an excuse for every fault, a prayer for
every misfortune, and encouragement
for every hope.-What-to.Eat
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
How the Snow Comes Down.

In a western home, Lynne, four
years old, was kneeling on the car
pet before low window, intently
watching the falling snow as 1t was
rapidly covering the. prairie. He
turned and said reverently: Aunt
Lizzie, God sends 1t down, and he
spreads it so smooth. ."-Delineator.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
Frocks and Personality.

The Englishwoman does not diifuse
enough personality into her clothes.
If she is tall and gaunt she chooses
severe tailor-made costumes and looks
like a clothes press. If she is small
she tits on her enormous curled Golf.
fure, a monster hat and sews gigan-
tic Elizabethan frill into the neck of
her blouse.-London Bystander.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
Good Company,

Religion cannot illuminate philo
sophical discussions. Philosophical
discussions can confirm religious
truths, And therefore seek the COM.
pany of truly religious people and Of
real philosophers, the living as well
as the dead.-Tolstoy.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
BIackbird with Two Heads.

At Linwood, near Paisley, Scotland.
a blackbird, which is the unique pro.
fessor of two almost distinctly formed
heads, has been seen. 1t has two bills,
and has been seen to pick and make
use of both, but whether 1t can pass
food through both cannot yet be def,
nitely stated.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
Peanut OIL Well Liked.

In Europe a first-class peanut oil is
the most highly esteemed of vegetable
oils after olive oil. 1t is also used
in the manufacture of butter substi-
tutes. The low-grade oils are used
for soap,
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-03-11
Hint for the TaIkatlve.

There is much to be said for silence
If the majority of people could be
made to exercise themselves regularly
In restraint of the tongue the general
business of this planet would be con.
slderably expedited.-Pall Mall Ca
Zette