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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24


they have been rehearsing with zeal
and earnestness. Assistang artists, Mrs
Grace Eleanore butcher, soprano; Miss
Olive Hyde. vfolinfst, and Miss Coripne
Goldsmith, pianist, will be heard The
following is the program to be given,
under the direction of William f. Zech-
Overture, Fingals Caver r....,...- Nendelssohn
az .'Standeheli'' Richard Strauss
(b) Am Meer'' ..s.......-. Schubert
(c) bort In den Weiden'' Brahms
Mrs. Grace Eleanore butcher
Suite. Ballet sylvia '.....--.. .Delibes
Serenade for string orchestra Wuerst
Violin oblgato. Miss Olive HYDE.
'kennst du das Land'' ....-....... --.- .Iiszt
Mrs. Grace Eleanore butcher.
Kaiser March .-.-5... Wagner
Carlo Gentile pianist. will furnish
the program this afternoon at the reg
.ular half hour of music given every
Sunday at the Greek theater. He will
play Beethoven's sonata Familiarity
known as Moonlight Sonata op. q;
Saint Saens arrangement of Gluck's
ballet music from "Alceste'' and group
of Chopin numbers, a nocturne, waltz
and polonaise.
A violin recital by Miss Mary Pas
more assisted by Miss Suzanne Pas
more at the piano, will be given next
when the following program will be
presented:
La Folia" "............ .Corelli Leonard
s'Chaconne' ............-... Bach
Concerto in G minor, op. &c. G........-..... Bruci
TAI ''Berceuse' Observation-Disclosures. Faure
(b) '.Scherzo TaranteIe'' ....... Wieniawski
A concert ensemble will be given
next Tuesday afternoon at the Asso-
ciated studios, Berkeley. by Miss Edna
Cadwalader. violinist; Miss Edith Ladd.
pianist, and Thomas Rieger. cellist.
Miss Caroline HaIsted Little will
give a song recital at Maple hall, Oak
land, Wednesday evening, October 81.
She will be assisted by Miss Louise Hill
gard, pianist, and William Leimert,
cellist.
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MODERN MINERVA is
LEAD AT PANTAGES
Sensational Act Is Promised at
Sutter Street Theater

Minerva, called the American queen
of mystery, will head the list of at
fractions at Pantages theater this week.
Her inexplicable escape from a barrel
filled with water is sensational feat
ure of her act. She gets into a barrel
of steaming water and submerges her
self. The cover OF the barrel is locked
tightly, and the performer is hand
CURED In less than five minutes Mi
nerva energies from the barrel, her
hands free from the shaclxles.
Smith. Evans and Williams have one
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san Francisco lodge No. s, B. p. O. E.,
entertained their visiting brother Elks
from Oakland and Los Angeles last
Thursday evening at the Princess the
ater. After the performance Kolb and
Dtll were guests OF the Elks al their
ciabrooms
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24

An excellent make of
mandolin, nicely finished
and sweet tone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
TEST NEW KIND
OF WIRELESS
r. SHIPS RETURN
AFTER TEMPEsTUoUs voY-
AGEs-oPERAToRs ILL.
TESTS CEASE WHEN WIRELESS
OPERATORS GET SEA-Sick-
MORE TESTS SOON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Warrant-
ed to operate in all kinds OF weather
over a distance of 1000 miles, the new
wireless equipment on the scout
cruisers Salem and birmingham has
been found unable to withstand the
handicap of seasick operators.
The two ships have returned to
Hampton Roads from a test at sea in
which they were 1000 miles from each
other and 1000 miles from the high
powered wireless station at Brant
Rock, Mass A fierce storm surround
ed the ships at sea, and not only were
conditions for wireless communication
most unfavorable but the tempestuous
sea resulted in seasickness in nearly
all quarters. Communication between
the two ships and Brant Rock was OBJ
tanned at 1000 miles, but there were
serious Interruptions
Naval officers do not consider that
the test shows the apparatus to be a
failure, and a conference will be held
soon with the representative of the
contractor who installed the equip
ment to arrange for further tests.
In the next test the ships will be
stationed 1000 miles from Brant Rock.
This will require one to be near Trim
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
Puget Sound Has New
Trouble All It's Own

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 3O.-Sur-
seon General Rixey of the navy has
discovered that the south is not the
only part Of the country that has its
own sectional pet ailment. 1t is true
that the hOokWorm has established it's
residence in the south. Navy enlist
ments show that IS per cent of appli-
cants from the south were harboring
this dimunitive viper in their insides
somewhere.
But, if you come from the Puget
sound region or the northwest in
general, it is extremely likely that
your Adams apple is much larger
than it really ought to be. This is
known medically as thyroidal enlarge
ment, and though it is not so serious
a proposition as sheltering q hook
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undertaking Smyrna
Figs is Newest Doings

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec 30.-The
department of agriculture is doing a
little muck-r aking of it's own on the
quiet up at the port of New York,
with the object of uncovering the
cussedness in Smyrna figs.
A corps of experts has been sent by
the department to make extended mi
croscopic and meteorological investi-
cation of fig cargoes entering that
port.
Secretary Wilson has kept a weather
eve on this business for some time,
assisted by the state department. The
latter has directed the American con-
sui at Smyrna to investigate packing
conditions in the industry and pass
upon shipments intended for this
country after certifying to their clean
Illness No shipments without this GER
tificate of APPROVAL are permitted to
enter this country, but despite the Wig
lance of the consul, recent tests, ac-
cording to an expert of the department
of agric Ilture. show that as high as 20
per cent of some of the passed cargoes
were wormy and unfit for consump-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
COLONEL WALTER
HOWE PROMOTED

Pointer of the class of 1867, and was
assigned. on graduation as a second
lieutenant. to the Fourth artillery.
and reached the rank of colonel III
MAY. 1904 He is also graduate OF
the Artillery school Gen. Howe had
considerable fighting in Indian cam
paigns in his early service. He was
in engagements in 1868 under Sheridan
and Custer, was in the POWDER River
campaign in 1876, under General Crook
where he commanded force of some
200 friendly Indians. In the war with
Spain he was in command at Fort
Washington: and Sheridan's Point, Nd
being on duty mounting guns on the
eight and ten-incn carriages, and in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
Weston POTATOES Frozen

WESTON. Ore, Dec. 2g-Wea,ho.
conditions are regarded unfavorahle
Tor the mountain potato crop. and il
Is feared that fully one-third of the
crop can not be marketed. The Noyem.
Der cold snap caught the diggers in
the midst of their work.
The following officers of Weston
lodge No. IS, F. and A. NJ, were in.
stalled Monday by Past Master l.. s
Wood: S. A. Barnes, w. M: H. E
Turner Sr. W.; w S. Price, Jr. w. d
N. Vanskiver, treasurer; George Car
Michael, secretary; Porter Graham Sr
D.; r. W. Brown, Jr. D.; d. F.. Layen-
der, Marion O'Harra, stewards; C. P
Smith tiler.
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FLEET ITINERARY Is REVISED

J WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The 'ii-
erary of the first squadron or .i'
/ Pacific fleet now in the Orient ha'
been revised by the navy department,
The armored cruisers Tennessee anu
Washington, now at Woosung, Will 81
to Yokahoma on January to REMAIN
, there until January 20.
The California and the South DahO-
ia, now at Yokohama, and the Coloia
do and the Maryland, now at NasdS
aki, will go to Woosung lmmeu'a'0ls
after New Years day for two "eeAs
stay. The West Virginia and 'n ~,
pennsylvania, now at Hong Kong, WIZ
go to Nagasaki for the same periou
The entire squadron will asseiiiDie =,
Yokohama January II or IL ana vi"
sail on January 20 for Honolulu a
irving February 1. The departure LII
Honolulu for San Francisco is scheuU''
ed for February s. I'll
Seven days are given for the 90"
from the Hawaiian Islands 10 O
fornia.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-David J.
Kidney, one of New York's gallant fire
lighters, is tday receiving the sympa-
thetic condolences of his many friends
in view of the fact that Mr.. Kidney
is to pass away tomorrow, and be
known no more among men.
At least Mr. Kidney cheerfully hopes
SO, and is facing his fate with all the
daredevil bravery which characterizes
New York firemen 1t all came about
by reason of Justice Mccall, of the
supreme court, granting permission to
Mr.. Kidney to change his name TO
Kinney. Although it is only differ
ence of one letter, Mr.. Kidney believes
it will change his entire future. The
decree of the court becomes effective
tomorrow and today Kidneys associ-
ates are planning a glorious wake.
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1t is said that the packers in
Smyrna have claimed that the worms
are a necessary evil arising from the
process of caprification. Also that the
worms appear during transportation
and are caused by the unsanitary
conditions aboard ship. 1t is pointed
out that more trouble develops in the
layer figs, which are securely boxed.
Moreover, worms appear inside the
fruit, so that it seems probable they
were present, though in small quanti-
ties, when the figs left Shymna and
naturally increased while en- route.
The consul at Smyrna has recon-
mended the rejection of the cheaper
natural packed" class of figs which
are the remnants of packing houses
and with which little care is taken,
the fruit being cast loose into boxes
or baskets.
Great care is being taken at New
York to keep out all uncleanly figs
and after the findings of the experts
have been considered it is probable
steps will be taken looking toward the
Improvement of conditions in Smyrna.
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worm, it goes to show that the south
is not alone among the various Sec
tions of the country that have their
particular weaknesses.
Another curious cose WAS discovered
in Oklahoma. Following a heavy fall
of snow it was discovered that 80 per
cent of applicants who presented
themselves for enlistment were suffer-
ing from color blindness, though they
We're not at all aware of it. This con-
dition prevails generally over the
plains region where the expansive
reaches of white in the winter time
have a serious effect upon the visuai
faculties. The trouble is that one can
not distinguish between blue and rose
purple during this period of the year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Col. Wal
ter Howe, of the Coast Artillery, to-
day assumed the rank and title of
brigadier general taking the place
made vacant yesterday by the rerlre-
ment of Brig.-Gen Winfield Edgerly.
He will be on the active list for just
a year and a day longer, as his birth
day, which falls tomorrow, will find
him only a year short of the age for
retirement. For some time the new
brigadier- general has been In COM
mand of the Southern Artillery dis
trict of New York, with station at Fort
Hancock, N. j., and is recognized as
one of the most efficient officers In
the Coast artillery. He is. a West
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Mr.. Kidney Present
At His Own Funeral

Two highly original songs will be sung
on the occasion, entitled Goodbye
Farewell. Old Kidney Stew, and 'Oh,
What a Difference One Letter CSu
Make
Kidney declared in his petition to
the court that because Of his peculiar
uame he is subjected to the gibes OF
not only his fellow -firemen, but OF
many persons he meets socially. In
stead of addressing him by his proper
name. to which he would not object, he
is designated and saluted by such APP
pellations as Kidney Trouble kid
new Stew" kidney Saute," ano
even Kidney Disease, all of which
have caused him many sleepIess
nights. He also AYERS that such desig-
nations by his fellow firemen may
prevent his promotion in the depart
ment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
CALIFORNIA TO WAGE WAR ON
PLAGUE RIDDEN SQUIRRELS
Slogan Is "KilI the Squirrels"-PIaque
Is Declared to Be Entirely
Localized.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Whole-
sale killing of plague ridden squirrels
in California is to be discussed soon
at conference between public health
and biological survey officials.
While the plague is declared by ex-
perts to be localized, danger to other
sections is feared.
Kill the squirrels" is the slogan,
and a government biological expert is
in California investigating the most
desirable and economical bait for this
purpose.
is there any possibility of the
plague spreading beyond the Rocky
mountains?" was asked of the biolog
ical bureau today.
NO; we wont let it," was the an
swer. TT might possibly get into
Oregon, but we are working hard on
the situation and purpose to stop its
spreading anywhere if possible"
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Hog or Cereal Sausage
Is Likely to Be Asked

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 500 YOU
want hog or cereal sausage?" That is
the question which will be asked af-
ter tmorrow by the men behind the
counters in Kansas meat markets.
This distinction is due to the fact
that the state board of health recent
ly determined to compel all packers
aud the butchers who make their own
sausage to label it when anything
other than meat is put into it. Many
butchers and some of the packers use
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
WANTED FOR BOLD ROBBERY.
Man Who Killed Girl and Suiclded
Was Wanted in Indianapolis.

PERU, Ind, Dec. 29.-Chappell
Kinney, who at noon today shot and
killed Miss Rora Mitchell, aged Il, IN
the dining room of the Barch hoteL
and killed himself was wanted in In
dianapolis for a daring hold up, 1t de-
veloped late today. Mckinney entered
a lunch room there yesterday, and
commanding the man in charge to hold
up his hands, rined the cash register
Letters found in his pockets lndl-
cate that the murder of the Mltcheh
girl was carefully planned. They were
addressed to the coroner, the girrs
father and to McKinney's WIFE
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WOMEN WILL HAVE
SHORTER WORK DAY

BOSTON, Dec. 30.-After tomorrow,
the 56-hour labor law for women and
minor children win go into effect In
Massachusetts, 1t is probable that
more women and children are en-
ployed in industrial activities in this
state than in any other, especially in
the great cotton mills and shoe fac
tories, and the statute limiting the
hours of their labor will have far
reaching effect.
Contrary to the general belief, this
law applies only to women and minors
who are employed by manufacturing
or mechanical establishments. and it
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Street improvements.

The double or reply card will con-
message half will appear a likeness
of General Washington, and the stamp
on the reply half will contain a pict-
ure of Martha Washington.
Postoffice department officials say
that the borders of the stamps on all
the different cords will present an at
tractive divirsity of design
On all the cards the words Postal
Card" required by the Universal Pos
tai Union convention, will appear in
the border of the stamp instead of a
separate inscription.
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idad and the other 1000 miles out
from the South American coast. The
supreme test will be the location OF
the ships. on the African coast, 5000
miles from Brant Rock and 1000 miles
apart
If these tests are successful a tow
er 100 feet higher than the Washing
ton monument will be erected in
Washington for communication with
ships more than 5000 miles distant.
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added flavor. Some butchers were
found who were not dissatisfied with
selling ground corn for sausage, but
soaked the meal to give weight. Hence
all will have to cease using meal or
the sausage containing it will have to
be labeled cereal sausage" The sale
Of sausage containing cereals or any
sort is prohibited when the label is
not used
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New Postal Cards
Now Ready For Use

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-Distribu-
ton was commenced today of the new
design of postal cards, and it is likely
that they will be put on sale in many
rostoffices New Years day
While. the new card bears a head of
Mckinley. a better likeness of the late
president has been selected and the
border design has been improved.
On the new small card, intended for
fndex purposes and for social corre-
spondence. The head of Lincoln win
appear The two-cent international
postal card will bear a portrait of Gen
Grant
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-30
Divorce SUIT Is Dismissed.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 29.-The
suit of Viola Pratt Gillett, an actress,
for a divorce from George H. Gillett,
begun January Fl, 1908, was dismis'
sed by Judge Morse today The Gil
let's were married September u,
1897. Failure to provide was the
ground upon which the divorce was
asked Mr.. Gillett's attorney attack
ed the complaint with the allegation
that Mrs. Gillett was a nonresident
Of the state. The plaintiff made no
answer to this conte TtiOn.
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will not in any way affect those who
are employed as salesgirls. and very
hours changed as a result of the pas
sage of the law.
While in most cases manufacturers
will meet the requirements of the
new law by reducing their time sched-
ules, not only for women and minors,
but for men as well. there are others,
employing comparatively small num-
bers of women who believe it will be
more to their advantage to discharge
the women and replace them with men,
rather than curtail two hours each
week.
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ANOTHER YEAR
OF CENTENARIES

Theodore Parker, William Henry
Charming and James Freeman Clarke;
William E. Pinl-ney, Mathew Simpson,
D. S. Doggett and c. M. Randall, pro-
testant bishops; Elihu Burnt, "the
learned blacksmith" Asa Gray, bot
anist: Cassius NJ Clary and Robert
Toombs, statesmen; Horatio Seymour,
political leader; John G. Gilbert, actor.
and P. T. Barnum, Snowman.
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THOUSAND
MILES OF SEWERS IN
l57 BIG CITIES OF u. S.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 30
The total length of sewers OF all
classes reported 70 r157 of the 15S
cities OF the United States which in
1897 had ar estimated population Of
over 10000 each was 22,S66.4 miles,
according to u. S. census bulletin los,
pre,,ared By Mr. e. H. Mailing, divi-
sion chief, under the supervision OF
Or. LIE Grand Powers. chief statisti-
clan in charge of the official statistics
nj cities, who had submitted it to Di-
rector Durand.
The sewerage system of Atlantic
City. NJ j., is not included in these
statistics, since it is owned by pri-
vate corporation. New York city
which is first in rank in population in
the country, is also first in rank in
mites of sewers. while Chicago is a
close second.
The only large city in the country
conspicuous for the small number of
miles of sewers was Baltimore, Nd,
with q total mileage of only 62.3.
OF the total mileage shown for the
cities reporting. 17,122 miles, or 74.s
per cent consisted of combined sani-
tary and storm sewers: 1882 miles,
or 220 per cent. of sanitary sewers;
and 1904 miles. or So per cent. of
storm sewers. The combined is the
prevailing type of sewer in all the
large cities of the country. and par
ticuiarIy in the northern cities. Many
of the soGthern cities are conspicuous
TOR reporting no sewers of this type.
Tile Leads Other Materials.
Classified with reference to charac-
ter of materials OF which constructed,
26S per cent of the total mileage was
built OF brick. 69.T per cent of tile. and
s5 per cent of all other materials A
much larger proportion of the brick
sewers. which are generally of large
dimensions. was reported from cities
having each a population of over 1O0.-
900 than from those with less popula-
ton, and a much larger proportion of
the storm sewers than of the sanitary
sewers was of this material
The problem of the disposal of sew
age in such a way as not to endanger
the health or water supply Of the
community and neighboring commune
ties is very serious one for many
communities
The bulletin states that an effort
was made to obtain information with
regard to the daily volume of sewage
in gallons flowing through the sewers,
and although the figures obtained in
answer to this inquiry are largely es-
Inmates. they are approximately COR
rect. especially where a large portion
of the sewage is pumped. In England
the average per capita of sewage is
about 35 gallons, while in London it
is "a gallons. In the United States.
owing to the free use of water and to
manufacturing wastes, the average
daily flow is much greater For a num-
her of the smaller cities in Massachu-
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sets it is estimated at 100 gallons, and
| or the south metropolitan district Of
Boston and nearby cities it is over
! ESQ gallons.
In 33 cities the sewage is pumped
and in 10 cities methods of sewage pu-
rifcation have been installed.
Street improvements.
One of the tables shows the area in
square yards and the length in miles
of paved and improved streets. The
classification, according to character
of paving or improvement, is satisfac-
tory for but few cities, as the greater
number keep no records containing
recourse to estimates Of varying ac-
cUracy
More than one-third of the cobble-
stone pavements was reported from
Baltimore, Md, and nearly another
third from Philadelphia, Pa, Buffalo,
n Y, and Cincinnati, O. More than
two thirds of the wooden block pave
ment was reported from Chicago, Ill.
ard Detroit Mich. The other kinds OF
pavement are common to a large
number Of cities, although many of
the large southern cites are consp1cu-
Gus for reporting none or but small
areas of macadamized streets.
In comparison with similar statistics
for 1905, brick and asphalt pavements
have decidedly increased in favor,
and bitumnous macadam even more;
the increases in these classes of
pavements have been at the expense of
wooden block, cobblestone, craven
granite and Belgian block.
Grade Crossings Disappearing.
The total number of crossings OF
for 1907 was 17,S4S, of which 1878,
or 1853 per cent were on grade. This
is a slightly smaller percentage on
grade than the 154 cities reporting for
1905 reported. In the cities having over
100000 population, Gil per cent were
on grade as compared with 65.7 per
cent in 1905 These facts indicate that
the most populous cities are making
considerable progress in the elimina-
ton of grade crossings.
The Census bureau uses the term
parks" with reference to those
grounds which are set apart and main
tanned for the sole purpose of provId
ing, free of charge, a place for out
door recreation for the general public.
The cities of over 100000 inhabitants
in 1907 having the largest such areas
were New York, n. Y, Philadelphia,
Pa; and Los Angeles, Cal, respec-
lively. These cities with the largest
percentage of their land area In parks
Were Lynn, Mass, G5.3 per cent?;
Rochester, n. Y. O1.9 per cent?; and
Boston. Mass. 900 per cent?
/ Included under the head of Public
grounds inside city limits are street.
railway parks, which in some cities
compare in size and attractiveness
with the city parks.