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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
BAND OF CROOKS HEADED
BY WOMAN CAPTURED
Los Angeles Police Arrest Safe
Crackers Wanted Elsewhere

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21-By the ar
rest yesterday and today of band of
six persons. headed by a woman. the
police gay they have captured the
clevereEt gang of crooks that has in
tested this country in recent years.
The persons under arrest and their
records, which the police give. are:
william Karl, alias Joseph E. Gillingan,
safe cracker and former convict; NJ. J..
Gallagher, alias Lat Fenton, safe bur-
giar and former convict; George Wal
lace, alias W. ]. Downing, three times
convicted. Jack Johnson, safe cracker
and expert sneak: Joseph Murray, sec
ond story worker and sneak, and Ida
Murray, said TO be the brains of the
gang.
The arrests were made on descriptions
sent out by other police departments.
and on evidence previously in the hands
of the police here. With the prisoners
was seized enough nitroglycerine to
blow up half the town, a complete safe
cracking plant and other things need
ed by criminals TO open the strongest
safes in the country
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
ERRORS MEANT DEATH
FOR CHINESE PRINTERS
Celestial Empires Oldest Paper
Printed Nearly I,4OO Years

China, with all its vast population,
boasts not quite two dozen daily papers,
but among them are the two oldest
papers in the world The Kin-Pan used
to be considered by Europeans the old
est paper, but it has been issued mere
thousand years.
The Tsing-Pao. or Peking News, was
first published 500 years before the
Norman conquest, and has been issued
without intermission for nearly 1,400
years The Tsing-Pao has the appear
ance of a yellow backed magazine of
"a octave pages. each page contain
ing seven columns, consisting of seven
characters.
ton de luxe for the court and upper
classes at a cost of "a cents month.
and an edition inferior in paper and
printing, costing 16 cents a month.
1t has a circulation of about 10000 and
is really the Times Of China chron-
icling the movements of the emperor
and of the court and printing the min
isterfaI reports. 1t is probably the
most exact newspaper in the world /;
the punishment for an error in printing
was until recently. at least, instant
death,-New York Times.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
OF BISCUIT
FAR SURPASSES BREAD
Traces of Earliest Cakes Found
in Bottom of Swiss Lakes

expression, taking the biscuit" or
taking the cake" has (writes a cor
respondent from Harrow) much
higher origin than the man in the
The foregoing is suggested by a note
in Paris contemporary on the relative
antiquity of . bread and biscuit. No
date is fixed for the Introduction or
fermentation in baking. but. says our
contemporary. it is certain that cakes
were made of -four and water IN the
earliest times without fermentation.
Traces of such cakes have been found
in the bottom of some Swiss lakes, and
the learned had no difficulty in as
signing such to the neOlithic period
This is the first indication Of the bis
cult, and the modern biscuit is a re-
turn to the most rudimentary form OF
hread.-IsOndOn Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
TERMS NAMED
IN HONOR OF EXPERTS
Three Factors Are Involved in
Glowing Current

When an electric current is flowing
through the trolley wire or electric
lighting circuit there are three factors
involved. One Of these is the pressure
, expressed IN volts which causes the
current 10 now. another is the resist
!. .aFlce or opposition offered by the cir
cuuL 10 the now which is expressed In
g plins. the last is the current strength
cr volume, expressed in amperes,
'3.zich IS maintained in the circuit as a
+ssult OF the pressure overcoming the
resistance The ohm is named in honor
Of George Simon ohm. a distinguished
German electrician. The volt is named
after the Italian scientist, Volta The
sInpere is named after the French
. > The unit Of current is called the am
.pere. The unit OF electrical pressure
: or electrOmotive force is called the
:: volt. The unit Of resistance is called
the ohm The unit Of electric power
is. the volt-ampere, and this is called
*Ihe watt. Seven hundred and forty
> = X watts per hour equal one horse
power. The unit OF energy-the prod
act Of electric power and time-is
called the 5oule, but this unit is too
, small for practical purposes and the
X tiowat hour Is used instead The
Xxi -R-att-hour is the work done by
5000 watts working for one hour.
- These electrical terms are as ia
-rliIfar to electrical engineers as feet
and inches are 10 the average boy;
. -rle layman does not understand be-
never had 70 use the terms, has never
read about them.
= II is easier TO understand these terms
. II we consider electricity as a fluid
and liken II TO a current OF water fow-
Ing through q pipe The rate Of flow
OF water in the pipe depends upon
-agEavitation and the height Of the res
ervoir or source above the outlet The
- -igrea(er the height Of the source the
= greater viii be the pressure of water
and the greater the flow in gallons per
:.ilinute. It IS just the same with cleo
: ffIcfty. A current flows from a high
: Potential to z low potential whenever
,TE9. two are Joined by a conducting g
syire- il Is merely a difference of level
Match q stream Of water from the noz-
zler- OF a garden hose striking bank
of soft earth. Considering IL as
stream Of electricity. which, unfortu.
nately. can not be seen, the force OF
+. riie. stream or its pressure represents
1-oftace: the size Of the stream or flow
. the. amperage. the wattage the amount
az work done in washing away the
..5frf Suppose the interior OF the noz-
s:zfe and hose is rough, which oners
90 Resistance to the ready flow or the
4 tream: this friction and resistance
represented by ohms in an electric
- circuit
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH
INTERNATIONAL COINAGE
Monetary Conference in Holland
Will Consider Project

The establishment of an interna-
tional coinage will be one subject con-
sidered by the monetary convention to
be held in Holland this year. Sew
eral attempts have been made in the
past to provide coin or series of coins
receivable in all, the principal coun-
tres at a definite value, and some Of
the European nations have formed
unions throughout which certain coins
France, Italy, and Spain the frame
Ira and peseta pass freely at an equal
value.
But all endeavors to bring the United
past have failed. Three of the plans TO
issue international coins in this
country proceeded to the stage where
experimental coins were made at the
The earliest of these coins made it's
appearance in 1868 1t was the out
come of an international monetary con-
ventfon held at Paris in 1867. at
which 90 different nations We're repre-
sented. 1t was proposed to take the
French franc piece as basis and
to strike gold coins of the denomina-
tion of % francs for International use.
The French mint in 1867 struck a
gold coin fulfilling the requirements
of the plan considered by the con-
vention. The United States mint made
a companion piece to this coin in the
following year. This coin so far as
known was never struck in gold, but
specimens are in existence in copper
and in aluminium, with both plain and
The last United States international
gold coin was made in 1879 at the mint
A this time the coinage committee of
congress had under consideration a
metal called goloid. the patent of DR..
w. w. Hubbell, who proposed TO use 1T
for coins in denomination ranging
from a dime to $40. with the weights
and measures based on the continental
metric gton Post.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
MLITERATES INCREASE
IN FRENCH CONSCRIPTS
Statistics Show Many Recruits
Are Devoid of Education

The law regulating conscription in
France furnishes trustworthy lnforma-
fion concerning the attainments of the
recruits, and from returns recently
made it seems that there is a decided
increase in the number of ~illiterateS.
namely, those who can neither read nor
write. In the Seine department the
number so i'll equipped enrolled in
1907 amounted to 167. or an increase of
exactly 100 for the year 1906. IN 1906
the number able TO read and write only
was returned at 337; In 1907 it had in
creased to 2,502.
The foregoing figures are. a Paris
contemporary says, sufficiently striking
to call forth prompt measures. for there
must be defect somewhere in the sys-
tenn of elementary education.
In regard to academic education the
returns present much more enchant-
ing picture, for whereas in 1905 only
06S of the conscripts possessed univer-
sity degrees. in 1907 there Were 1.22s.
and those who held certificates of effi-
cheney had risen from 299 to 499.-
London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

CARRIES OFF
S SADDLE HONORS
FOR THE WEEK

IL g. Bedwells apprentice rider.
Jockey Taplin. carried off last weeks
saddle honors at Emeryville, and. add
ing six 1irsts TO his score, advanced to
third place ia the jockey list for the
season with an excellent prospect OF
passing into second place within the
next day or two if he continues to
snow: the same good form that has
marked his riding of late
= lEeegh. who heads the list; J. Lee,
wlG- is riding in improved form. and
- cQNille, WHO rode extremely well a
while back, but whose recent showing
-5's been Disappointing, tied for second
=, ace an the weekly record. which was
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

The French and German sections of
the Oakland club will meet Wednesday
afternoon in Pythian castle, the women
later going to Berkeley to attend the
district federation convention.
Several hundred friends were the
guests of the Etude club Saturday.
when they entertained at a large re-
ception in the Hillside club house. Miss
Claire Ferrin was assisted in the re-
ceiving party by the officers of this ex
elusive musical organization.
The state conference of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution which
opens Friday at the Fairmont in San
Francisco, will take number of prom
inent women from this side of the bav
Mrs Frederick Jewell Laird of Berke
ley is state regent, Miss Lily Cole. also
of the college town, holding the office
of state secretary. The other officers
are:
Vice state regent. Mrs. Nathan Cole Jr of Los
Angeles: state treasurer, Mrs. Henry J Martin
Of Los Angeles; state historian, Miss Amelia
Catlin of San Francisco.
The meeting is called primarily to
awaken interest in the organization
The election of a new board of officers
will be an important event of the ses
sion. The Friday gathering will con-
clude with brilliant reception in the
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
Pail ROAD IN NORTHERN
CANADA GETS PERMIT
Necessary Legislation Passed to
Enable Construction of Line

WINNIPEG. Man. Feb. 21--The
necessary legislation was passed Sat
4,rday BIZ the Alberta legislature to en-
afrle the promoters to go ahead with
'flse most northerly railway in Canada,
running from Edmonton, Alta, 10 Fort
ss.sT,,r7ax on the Upper Athabasca
.s,-s- nv way Of Lac Labiche.
The principal promoter is w B.
,-5art-e of Kansas City, and he gave
the legislature ample assurance that
she ire was genuine proposition to be
started this year-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-First Lieu
tenant Edwin w Patterson of the
medical reserve corps. having reported
his arrival at san Francisco, will pro-
ceed to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for
duty.
The leave granted to First Lieuten-
ant Henry B. Mcintyre OF the medical
corps. Department of California, to
February j, is extended one month.
fhe United States. distributed among
16 states.
India has 1898 workers in her
mines.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

Milliken bar with plenty Of water under high
pressure There is much mining on small scale
along the river and infowing streams. all trib-
utary TO Happy camp. The Klamath and all its
tributaries are believed to be higher than at any
time last year. However there is said to be
very little ON the Siskiyous-no more than
three feet where there is commonly from six
to ten In Ianuarr
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
YALE TEAM BEGINS PRACTICE

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 21.-Cap-
tain Murphy of the Yale baseball team
announced tonight that. the team would
return to professional coaching and
that Billy LUSH the former Cleve-
land American league player, would as
sumo charge of the squad. Lush was
prior to last season. when he was sue
ceeded by Tad Jones'
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS

PITTSBURG. Feb. 2I.-Ninety cities
in IL states and the dominion of Cam
ada viii be represented at the ninth
tournament of the American bowling
congress, which will open here next
Saturday and continue in session tirl
March 20. Prizes amounting to S25. $50
will be awarded and the list of entries
number 2,137 bowlers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
HILL CLIMB WILL
ATTRACT ATTENTION
Observation-Disclosures Event Will
Be Held in the South
Today
Local Owners Plan to Enjoy
the Park and Preside
Roads
By x. r. PHommedieu

The owners or automobiles will OBJ
serve Washington's birthday by enjoy
ing their motor ears on the roads of
the city. The park the Presidio and the
Great highway will be the popular
places. Down in the southern part or
the state the dealers association is a
much livelier organization and it never
let's a holiday go by without arranging
some kind of an event to boost the
automobile. Today the Pasadena Alta
dena hill climb will be held. This is one
of the most interesting hill climbs held
on the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

BRUISED By FALLING FROM CAR--fsenrre
". Ross of 1912 Mission street fell frorl a Mis-
sion street near Seventh street last evening
and sustained several bruises abou- the head and
face.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
The CdHs Handicap Forecast
By J. r. Jefery
Ratings pound overweight
Observation-Disclosures ROSE

Remarks.
Little form to this poor lot of Juveniles
Roberta was shipped up from Arcaula 70
start in Gunst stake snd may be better than
she has shown In public.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

Automobilists who are contemplating
making runs through Nevada or who
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

According to the Yreka Journal there
is enough water in the klamath river
Kanaka hill. under lease by Siskiyou com
pany, is running day and nightS William Max
we'll is operating his mine to the full capacity
Goodwin & Clyman working the Goodwin
mine TO the limit; the Siskiyou under lease by
Lee Southard. is moving gravel at rapid rate
with two giants, and J. Ed Beck is turning oyer
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

:: Inc standing OF the boys who have
AlQden three or more winners at the
meeting is now as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

The Mcnamara company, operating
In the. Tonopah district, has declared a
dividend of $4,000. payable March 1,
with the expectation of several monthly
dividends to follow at the same. rate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22

India has l5Isss workers in her
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
AUTOMOBILE TIRES

MONn DIAMOND RUBBER CO..
OifaNtOiyO J02 c. c. av. I'd Mission.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
"FOR BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM."-Bible.

Testimonial of A. l.. Lowe, who re- sides at 317 North Alarcon street:
 Prescott, Arizona, Aug. 2S. 1908
 I have been a sufferer from inter costal rheumatism for over three years, and at times was not able to work, as the pain and soreness ex- tended up into my right shoulder and arm, making it difficult to raise my arm and hand. I tried many kinds of medicines and got no relief. I am now taking Vita Neuvo Mineral Springs water and Bi-Lo-Zone and am nearly well In three days from the time I began taking this treatment I was able to go to work and in three weeks the pain and soreness was all gone.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

FULL CABINET PHOTOS. s25o PER DOZ, for a short time. DonneH Crump pays 20c cash for eggs.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

telligent state pride of our best citi- zens to make this one of the greatest as well as one of the richest mining zones in the entire world.
 This district is unique in many re- spects. It will be the first great min ing center eyer established that will he free from saloons. The county com mi-sipn.rs. daferring tn the expressed wishes Df each and every mining com pany and mine manager operating In this zone. haze pledged that no saloon will be granted a license to sell intox- icating liquors within a radius of eight miles of the Glory Hole on the Arizona Northern. This means that Nicksburg Winchester and all of the other little boom towns started and starting un- der the shadow of this great bonanza, will have t0 do all of their parading and town-lot selling on the water wag- on. No places nearer than Jne cities of Rouse and Salome will be allowed to dispense the blessed fluid that makes mining camps infamous Shutting out saloons 6aEd We are not opposing them when ieCently conducted in their prop CT placcsb. disDenses entirely with the low dives that serve as fences for pros titutes and high graders, and makes it possible for decent women aud chil-
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
COMPARES A. N. GOLD STRIKE WITH CRIPPLE CREEK
 AND GoLDFIELD.
Fifth Week Shows More, Ore Than Both of Them Produced in
 Five Months.

Josiah Winchester. owner of the Des- ert mine and the man after whom the new town of Winchester, Ecar that mine. has been named, came in yes terday from the gold fields to visit his family. which lives in Phoenix. As one of the men who recognized the values in that section before the big gold strike was made on the Arizona Northern. and who had sufficient faith to invest his money there, he is an in- teresting person to meet at this time. He is also interesting for other reasons. One is. that he is an old Cripple Creek miner. one who made a competence fin the operation of the Doctor mine, and is a modest and careful operator in every wSt'. having acquired conserva- tism through the hard school of hay ing had hold of the short end of the stick on various occasions when he was pried loose from more or less of his money.
 Also. Mir. Winchester is so familiar with gold strikes ana has seen so many of them that he has learned to discount most stories relating to them. So unexcitabIe is he that for some time after the big Arizona Northern bonanza was announced. he refused to be especially interested or to even go and lo9k at 1t. The stories. however, finally made an impression upon him. and he did go. and became one of the most enthusiastic of all in the reading of a golden future for that section. Not only that, but he became 90 much interested that he acquired for a round sum of money a group of claims east and north of the big strike that he could have had for nothing short time before Though Mir. Winchester made no mention of the fact to the re- porter. he has been told by others that ore specimens have been found on the Winchester holdings that are remark ably rich. even belonging in the class with the bonanza ores. But, however that may be, Mir Winchester is certain in his own mind. Of the value of his property and has surveyed his claims carefully and staked them with paint ed signboaris that will prevent any further entanglements or disputes con corning title when the value of the ground becomes worth fighting for. This is simply an evidence of his care tuineSS, ana ne IS proceeding lp uo what he does do with the thorough ness of an experienced operator.
 MT Winchester. when questioned concerning the district and all that has recently happened, comparing it to Cripple Greek and elsewhere. spoke as follows, and his opinion is surely an optimistic one:
 We need nothing more than the in
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

dren to come in on the ground floor and feel safe from insult or injury.
 Again. this camp Is unique in that the incoming hundreds are not met on the road by seemingly outgoing hundreds. denouncing the camp and country as a fake and swearing there is nothing to it. The worst ever heard from the few outgoing men Cand these are phenomenally feW) is the acknOwl- edgment that the fabulOusly rich ore is there in places; that they were min ing and sacking it when he left the camp. but-(and here is where the great minds differ)-It can't last" be- cause it is too rich or the formation isn't right or they have staked the country for ten miles around, and left nothing for any one else ct cetera. ad infinitUm- But no one yet visiting the property and examining the big open cut has ever had the assurance to deny the fact that one or more of these fabulOusly rich lenses or veins of gold tOf value running in the tens of thousands of dollars per ton) were plainly visible to him imbedded in the solid rock, as nature had previously placed it.
 This gold strike will bring more outside money into our territory with
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
Has The Bi-Lo=zOne Drug Co. Made
 Good?
WHO IS THE QUACk?

It is the doctor who changes medi- cine and hands you a new prescrip- tion every time you go to him.
 Which is more honorable. to hand you a package of Natures own rem edy with the analysis printed on it in plain English. or to hand you a prescription written in dead lan- guage that you can not read-to fill 1t wi.h a lot of drugs you do not know anything about.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
A. l.. LOWE. THE CRUEL KNIFE STOPPED ONCE MORE

Testimonial Wm.s H. McClintOck.
 Tempe, March 23, 1909.
 For the past two years I have been a resident of Los Angeles. Last Oc- tober l began running down in health and had frequent attacks of renal collie, or in other words passing stones from my kidneys into the bladder These attacks were accompanied with the most excruciating pain and suf- fering, which reduced me in weight rapidly, until I was barely able to be on my feet. My physician said had appendicitis, and as he knew I had d few hundred dollars saved up advised me to have an immediate operation. This refused. although I took his diet course, as he told me il was very dangerous to eat I lived as long as could on a mixture of the Dr.'s hot air and Battle Creek food and then hearing about the healing powers of the Vita Nuevo Mineral Springs Crystals, came to Phoenix to try this water. Arriving in Phoenix just before Christmas I wish to say also, l had symptoms of Brights dis case and was very weak when I ar rived in Phoenix. l at once began taking Bi-Lo-Zone for my liver and the mineral water for my stomach and kidneys, in three weeks l gained eight pounds, was eating and sleeping well and soon after this took charge of the Casa Loma dining room and have been able to attend to business ever since and gradually growing stronger. I believe I will get entirely well, and take great pleasure in re- these remedies to all who are in search of health.
 VIM. H. MCLINTOCK.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

in the next twelve months than all or our other industries combined. You can delay the procession with your pessimism. but you can't stop lt The sun do shine and Arizona is not one half so poor and hopeless a Goid-min- ing region as you have schOOled your self into believing il. Turn the cor ners of your mouth up for once when talking your gold prospects To vour neighbors and see if you don't feel bet ter satisfied with yourself
 T helped rock the cradles cf Cripple Greek and Goldfield. and neither of them. at five months. were as strong and vigorous as the Arizona Northern is today. which. by the way. is ending its fifth week. Nor had both of them combined as much ore. dollar for dol lar. mined and ready for market at five months as has this wonderful mine has at five weeks
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
THE PALACE
Saloon, Pool and Billiards.

Saloon, Pool and Billiards. Budweiser on draught old Crow, Mayfield and Guckenheimer Rye Whistles are sold over the bar
 JOHN p. BODET, Prop.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

For your spectacles. eyeglasses and other optical goods. see Dr. Swigert. r East Adams St. Phone Red 26sI Bring your repair work to us