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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

Here are the first prize winners in
the AMATEUR SNAPSHOT CONTEST.
This new contest. announced for the
first time last Saturday. proved in
stantly popular Many snapshot pic
lures were submitted before Wednes-
day evening, and from those received
the three reproduced above Were chosen
for the awards. The three fortunate
juniors who will receive watches as
prizes are:
Maud Geneva Mowbray, Preston.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

proving decidedly popular with
the Junior readers who are daily
sharpening their wits on these catchy,
fascinating puzzles. Ten pens are
awarded this week to the 10 lucky
juniors and 10 more will be awarded
next week to 10 correct answers show
ing greatest neatness and care. Send in
your answers on postal cards, addressed
to the editor of the Junior Call. and
mailed so that they will reach the office
of the Junior Call not later than
Wednesday afternoon.
The roll of honor published today
contains the names of the juniors who
sent in the correct answers to last
weeks puzzles, which are as follows:
Pecan. 5-Ostrich. Trumpet.
ROLL OF HONOR
IRENE PURCELL, 1865 Day, San Francisco.
STANLEY BURNS, Cave Gulch. Santa Cruz.
FRANCIS HUGHES, San Anselmo.
RAFT YOUNG, Halfmoon Bay.
BAYARD MARKET, 1912 Broadway, San Fran
cisco.
ADELINE WRIT, 11es shotwell, San Fran
cisco.
ANNA FIKE, Hotel Yorke. San Francisco.
ARTHUR NESS, Point Arena.
LYMAN ATWOOD, IL Sadie, Santa Cruz.
KATHRYN MARTIN, 300 East Lake avenue,
Watsonville
MARIE LEMAIRE, go Grand boulevard, San
Mateo.
GUssE VAN ALLEN, 1o4s Devisadero. San
ROBERT LAMBoRE. 1925 Morton. Alameda.
EMIL ScHoUNELoFFEL, So Eddy, San Fran
cisco.
EDDIE MANo, 81 Post, San Jose.
H. j. wUENENBERG, 337 York Vallejo
HELENA RUGGLES, 1855 o. Fresno
HELEN LOOMS, 1908 Buchon, San Luis
IRENE sTEPICH, TBS North ophir, Stockton.
STELLA La BERGE, 81 Cook, San Francisco
MARIAN JORDAN. 100 Grand, Alameda
WILLIAM 7. NILoN, Nevada City.
HELEN CLARIsSA DECKER, 3237 Palmetto,
Fruityale
WELDON NICHOLS. 25os Milvia Berkeley.
PEARL VAN METER. La Fayette.
CHARLES THOMPSON, whitehouse
AMY HORN. Georgetown.
DOROTHY HITCHINGS, Aptos
ALvARADo ROAD, Berkeley.
BESSIE McDERhoTT, 2o13 Seventeenth. San
GUssIE VAN buren,, 22le Devisadero, San
Francisco.
FLORENCE STARR, Min Valley.
STUART SMITH, $50 Grant avenue, San Rafael
oRPHELA GLASSCoCK, lone
ALBERT W THOMPSON, whitehOuse.
ROBERT CALDWELL JR., 152 Ellsworth ave-
nue. San Mateo
DOROTHY wATERHoUsE. 2422 McGee, Berke-
LoRA LIND, wawona.
RALPH MOVE, Crows Landing
ALBERT CUREToN, Point Arena.
BERNICE BOVINE, So jackson, Santa Clara.
EARLE CASSEL Woodland.
LUCILLE SLEEPER, 252o Hilgard avenue.
MARGARET sTEALEY, Kentfeld.
BEN H0SKINS, Jamestown
FRED RAHMSToRF, Byron
EDITH HIGHT, 1922 FELTON,. Berkeley
Oracle McALLISTER, 739 Ohio. Vallejo.
KATE DARLING, 1863 WaverIey, PaIo Alto.
HENRY j. STUMP, Bloomfield.
MARGARET CRoNIN, 81 Madrid San Fran
cisco.
VEvA BAGLEY, Healdsburg
RUTH HARGENS, Ross
GRACE MCKENZIE, 279 Eighth avenue, San
Francisco.
EVELYN LENDELoF, sfe Cherry, San Fran
cisco.
WAYNE RUSSELL ALLEN, GIG East Twenty
second Oakland.
HAROLD DUGAN, box $40, Tonopah New.
WILLIE L0THR0PE, Silver City New
CLARENCE CANELo, $50 Reed, San Jose
MAYNoR CLARK College City,
LAVERNE BAILEY, Arbuckle.
RENA FORD, 10iS Fifty-sixth. Oakland
PERCY NGHAM, 1854 Lexington avenue, San
Francisco.
MEDIA KoRTIcK, as2 San Jose avenue,
San Francisco.
L-c~1oI a. E1-.xos. ~
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GLADYS STIEFEL. 259.
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ELMER SCOTT. I'D NOf
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cisco.
JABTES P. HILL JR., 90
ton.
ROY JERVIS. 273l Bryla
DON STEWART, ss2O Il
land.
JEAN MILLER. 1859 I'd
BYRON JOHNSTON. La
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

Today the first awards of fountain pens are made
The of the 10 fortunate boys and girls who get
them given this page you don't find your name
among the list of winners keep work until you do ind
IT there Not every boy and girl get prize in the
week. but there other weeks You can't tell when
your turn is going The Junior Call hard
to reward earnest effort the part of it's readers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

: HE fountain pens which are be-
ing awarded as prizes in The
Junior Call puzzle contest are
nroYing decidedly popular with
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
NEW YEARS DINNER

New Years Day. P. N. Pattison, Dis
trict manager of the Colorado Tele-
phone company. gave a dinner to the
employees of the company at the Stra-
ter hotel. The dinner was promised
some time ago on account OF the ex.
cellent record the Durango force has
in size OF collections. as well as In
the few calls that are lost. When a
person is called from another town,
il is very seldom that Durango fails to
get him. AS record is kept of every
call. 1t is easy to determine how Du-
range ranks with other places. The
books show that In this respect Du.
range holds first place.
The table was decorated with chry
santhemums, while the place cards
bore the trade mark OF the Bell and
the Colorado Telephone companies. A
six course dinner was served. Those
present besides the host were Misses.
Kraft. Gogarty, Skoog. Mary Eder, The
rese Eder, Potter. Fleck and Messrs
Forbes, Joy and Rector.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
ARTHUR DAVIS AR
RESTED AT SPRINGS
Charged With Numbering Chas. P. Pssick, the
Aged Clerk of the Woodmen of the
World the First of the Week

Colorado Springs. Jan. 2.-The ar
rest OF Arthur Davis last night. fol
lowing the find of tell tale love letter
during the afternoon Is regarded as an
important step In solving the mystery
surrounding the death of Charles p.
Essick, the aged Woodmen of the
World clark. whose body was found in
death Monday. with two stab wounds
In his heart and a bullet hole in his
head. Davis, who is a son-in-law of
the dead man, was taken into custody
at his place just before quitting time.
No questions were asked OF him. The
detectives simply took him to the DO
lice station and placed him behind
the bars. The chief of police, who
made the arrest, did not interview IL g
prisoner, nor is It probable that he
viii be questioned until after ths cor.
oners inquest. which. though set for
this afternoon. may not be held until
some time next week. There Ia no
longer any doubt that Essick was mur.
dered in the minds Of those, familiar
with his habits and the arrangements
OF his household. Every vestige Of
doubt was removed by the Hnding of
the knife with which the stabbIng was
done.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
THE WATCH NIGHT SERVICE

One OF the most enjoyable services
that have ever been held In Durango.
was participated In by about one hun.
dred and fifty people at the First Me-
thodist Episcopal church on New
Years Eve. The pastor. Rev. w. K.
Bennett. opened the services at 8:45
D. m. with the announcement OF that
beautiful song Lord lift me up and
let me stand. by faith on Heavens
table-land." This song was followed
by an earnest prayer for the presence
Of Gods spirit throughout the evening,
when the program was turned over
to the Epworth League for an hour
Recitations by @. c. Hougham. Mrs
Ecciefield. Miss Mildred Creveling
Mrs. Myrtle Peterson. Miss Laura and
Mr.. William Meyer and solos by Mrs
J. 9. Turman. Rev. Mr.. Collins. ant
. duet BY Miss Hazel Creveling snd
Mrs.. Ecclefield constituted this pro
gram. and every number WAS Of sucl
excellence ~ to call forth bursts o
applause from ths dsHshtsd eonEssa
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
NOTICE TO sussca,seas

The Herald has sold It's circula-
tion to Reginald Bacon. who will
assume responsibility for all collec-
tions dating 1rom january 1. All
back subscriptions to January 1.
are due and payable to the Herald
and 1t is desired that every one
will pay the collector or step Into
the office and arrange for what they
owe. SO the accounts will not be
mixed with those OF Mr.. Bacon,
who will be compelled to pay for
every paper taken out, whether he
collects or not, which means, that
he will get around and make close
monthly collections. Mr.. Bacon
will also canvas the town for new
subscribers and he should meet
with splendid SUCCESS for the rea-
son that The Herald has no com
petitor in way of giving the tele-
graph and local news Of the day.
We want to make The Herald a
better paper than ever, and to this
end every effort will be put forth.
To those. who do not know
Reginald. we will state. that he is
going to school in Durango and Is
a straightforward and hustling
young man. bent on paying his
own way and rising to the top Of
the ladder and all courtesies ex-
tended. will be appreciated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Ten thousand electric flat irons are
TO be loaned to reliable customers of
the Chicago Edison company for a
period of six months. The object is
to popularize the use of electricity in
the household and lead to the introduc.
ton of other electric utensils. While
these irons are loaned out for six
months only. 1t is intimated that If the
plan proves success. they may be per
mitted to remain nthe hands of the
consumers for an indefinite length of
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

cane and can sugar. and perhaps b,
cotton.
although the farmer gets hardly %
cents pound for his butter, between
8 and cents quart for his milk and
about III cent for each egg, yet the
value of the farm products of the dairy
COW Is getting close to $500. 900 900
and the value of the eggs and poultry
produced on the farm is worth as much
as the cotton crop. seed included, or
the hay crop, or the wheat crop.
The aggregate value OF animals
sold and slaughtered and of animal
products at the farm amounts to
about three-eighths of the value of all
farm products, estimated upon the cen
sus basis. and is getting nearer and
nearer to $4,000, 900"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
PROGRAM M e

For the week of prayer, January
4th to January Sth, 1909:
January 4th-First Methodist Epis-
copal church; Theme: "The Bible
The Word OF God" Leader. Rev. W. II.
Doggett.
January 5th-PresbyterIan church;
Theme: Gods Faithfulness; Mans
Responsibility" Leader Rev. w. e.
Bennett.
January 6th-Episcopal church I;
Theme: "Missions-Home and For
eign." Leader Rev. David e Morell.
January 7th-Methodist Episcopal
church. South; Theme: "Intemperance
and Gambling" Leader, Rev. Thomas
Scruggs.
January 8th-First Baptist church
Theme: THE Family and The School.
Leader Rev. T. T. Frazier.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

The annual report of Secretary VIII
son Of the department of agriculture
estimates that the farm value of farm
products during the present year will
be $7,788. .0O0. 900. or about four times
the value Of all the products OF all
the mines in the United States, includ-
ing mineral oils and precious metals.
Mr.. Wilson says. further:
For the nrst time, this year the
value for all farm crops equals S5.000.-
000. 1000. and Of this total the value OF
the corn crop is about one-third; whea,
hay and cotton combined make more
then another third. and the smaller
crops the remainder. Never before
has the hay crop been SO large in quan
tity. nor the rice crop. nor the sugai
beet crop. nor beet and can sugar pro
duction. The production Of barley has
been exceeded in only one former year
and cotton by only two years at th'
most.
"The highest crop values in com
parison with former years are held b!
corn, wheat, rice. all cereals, potatoes
sugar beets. possibly tobacco. by bee
sugar and by beet and cane sugar com
bined. Next to the highest value va
ysaohsd by hay. barley. eatA saEs
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
Bad Fire in Wes-
tern Union Office


Pueblo, Jan. g. Fire originating
from an over-heated furnace was lis.
covered In the basement of the build.
ing of the Western Union Telegraph
company early this morning When
the fremcnt reached the seeno The
connection on the gas meter had melt
ed away, and escaping gas filled .he
furnace room with a solid mass Of
flames. 1t was some time before he
gas could be shut off from the Dmild-
ing. Meantime the fire department
made little progress in subduing the
flames. After two hours fight, how
ever, this was accomplished The
Western Union office is on Main ST.,
in the heart of the business district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
Two Murders in
Las Animas County


Trinidad, Colo. Jan. 2.--As the New
Year was ushered in in this county.
there were two murders and possibly a
third committed. One murder occur
red at Cokedale. the camp Of the Am.
erican Smelling and Refining comps-
ny. five miles west OF here when Frank
Bueno of Sopris. was stabbed through
the heart by Nick Chavez. Both are
Mexicans. Word was received this
morning from Delagua. that two Itali.
ans, whose names have not yet been
learned, engaged in a pistol duel One
was killed an dthe other mortally
wounded. Sheriff Davis and two Jepu.
ties left for the scene OF the tragedy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
Biggest Oil Well
Struck in the State

Boulder. Colo, Jan. 2.-The biggest
oil well ever struck in the state uf
Colorado. that of the Inland OIL com.
pany, was struck Wednesday attsr-
noon near Niwot. It spouted an eight.
inch oil stream seventy-five feet into
the air. scattering several hundred
barrels OF oil and giving the oil com.
pany tremendous job to get the VOL
under control. The well is the only
flowing oil well In the Boulder field,
flowing 200 barrels a day and shows
increasing strength this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
III From Eating
Poisoned Candy

Denver, Jan. Mrs. Marie Smith
and three little ones are In danger
Gus condition today as the result OF
eating poisoned candy sent through
the mails to the family. Mrs. Smith
Is divorced and the mother OF twenty.
two children. The police think IL
is case Of trying to XII the entire ia
mily for revenge. They are making
a careful examination.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

tion.
After another song and short prayer
by each member of the official board
OF the church, Rev. Mr.. Collins preach
ed most beautiful. poetical and help.
ful sermon on The Astounding Mercy
of God" This was In turn followed
by prayer and praise by the congre.
cation, when Rev Mr.. Morell preached
heartfelt sermon on the text and
he arose and came to his Father" In
which he urged all who had not done
so. to come to God for forgiveness
and regeneration. and all who were fol
lowing the Master afar, so to come
close to Him for new and fresh
amounting. Then was sung again that
inspiring song with which the service
opened and many signified by the up.
lifted hand that they were determined
by the grace of God to plant their
feet on higher ground" for the com.
ing year.
The one thing which surprised and
disappointed all was the way In which
old Father Time had stepped In and
stolen the precious minutes SO that
much was planned. had to be omitted.
1t was now 11:50, so calling upon re.
personalities from the official board
the ladies aid and the Epworth League
to pass the bread and water. a genuine
old fashioned Love Feast of prayer
and Christian fellowship was enjoyed
for ten minutes. when all arose and
circled around the room and joining
lands sang that song OF songs In the
Christian church "Blest Be the Tie
that Binds our Hearts with Christian
Love"
And as they thus stood with Joined
hands and hearts, the blessed testlmo.
MES and heartfelt resolutions for the
new year were Ike rapid fire of light
brigade. It was time, when all
hearts were stirred to their depths,
and many souls were blessed.
And thus the service closed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

The se Of axle lighting system In
railway cars has reached q greater psr.
lection In England than in this couu.
try. or the 10000 cars thus equip.
ped In England by single company.
not one has an auxiliary sys-
tenn Of lighting. This fact makes Il
imperative that every attention be paid
to the electrical equipment to kssp
1t in order. In this country We Do NOT
show sufficient confidence in electric
lighting systems to depend upon them
alone. Other forms Of light are In.
variably used with the electric lights,
and the former are apt to be hsttsr
cared for. because their operation IL
better understood by the unskilIsd
workman. In England the axle car
lighting system Is 30 standardized.
that each road makes repairs in any
OF the cars Of foreign road that
may happen to run over It's lines.
The Austrian government intends to
electrify Its mountain railways, and
has been studying the question Of by
dro-electric plants In Scandinavia. Ac-
cording to report recently mads TO
the government, Norway has . total
water power Of $4,000 horsepower.
Sweden 100000 horsepower. and
Finland of 100000 horsepower The
plants Of these countries now In opera
tion or under construction have total
capacity OF 100000 horsepower.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Crum returned
Tuesday evening from their honey
moon trip. which took In New York
City, Boston. Pittsburg. Columbus. o..
and a number of places In Kansas.
They went to Pennington Thursday
morning to spend New Years with
Mrs. Newton's parents. They return
to silverton this evening. where they
will go to housekeeping soon. The
weather man must have tender place
In his heart for this happy pair. for
they had fine weather everywhere
they went all the time they were
gone.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
FORESTS ARE WATER MAKERS.
Pittsburg Post.

Experts In forestry declare that
proper forestation In the great wstsr
sheds whence great cities are supplied
is essential for procuring purity and
steady flow. Forests are the quad
ians and regulators of the flow Of W.
ter, and II has been shown. likswiss,
that improvements In the way Of re
forestation Of water sheds can BE- ma1<
to pay for themselves within . very
few years. Hall = dosen STATES h
Germany pay large dividends On u. n,
vsstment In forestry. Il = further
shown that = profit Of from oioo 10
t113 Per acre IN this country eoasd
be derived in from twenty 70 tnFty
years through planting white pips.
When cities may be assured q /,
sanitary and well regulated water ~
ply through an industry tAat pays I
profit besides. they show lack q ~
intsrest no< only h nak Dssssesinl
the trees in their watsrsAs1s, NJ ~
In making no attsmpt 70 1fov ~
ones systematically. Y
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
Money Spent in
Fighting tuberculosis

New York. Jan. about a million
dollars In round numbers was spent
In the United States last year in a
campaign against tuberculosis, accord.
Ing to the annual report OF the Ma
tional Association for the Prevention
and Study of tuberculosis. The fight.
te report says. is most successful. The
best organised and far reaching in his
tory of medicine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Messina. which was practically wtp.
ed out of existence by the earthquake
and fires. is city OF 10000 inhahs.
tants. and is said to have been founded
under the name Of Zancle In 1904 B. C.
1t is an important seaport Of Sicily and
capital of the province. While the
old part of the city. has narrow and
dirty streets the new section. built
up since the earthquakes of I7Ss, 10
composed of handsome buildings, with
spacious. well-paved streets. Among
the public edifices are about fifty
churches, many of them OF great beau.
ty. The Cathedral. which Is one of
the show places Of the city. is of Co
thic architecture. with \ somewhat
heavy exterior. but supported within
by vast pillars of granite. supposed to
have belonged to temple Of Neptune
The Corso is the fashionable drive
way.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
This Man was
Richly Rewarded

New York. Jan. 2.-The $500 pearl
necklace. lost on New Years Eve. by
Mrs. Estelle B. Hamlen. wife OF DR..
George d. Hamlen. has been returned
and Edward s. Wallach. the finder
starts the new year with $1,000 to add
TO his bank account. This amount he
received as reward from DR.. Hamler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
OLD TIMER AND PIONEER
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE

Telluride, Colo, Jan. Wv. b. Greg
ory, and old San Juaner and veteran
OF the Civil War, aged. rs. fell on an
icy pavement yesterday nfternooi
breaking his leg near the thigh The
shock at his ripe age was a severe one
and attending physicians fear that he
will not survive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
To Bring Abont
Closer Relations

Washington, Jan. "A step toward
bringing the United States and Ger
many Into closer relations was taken
when the two-cent international post
age rates between the United States
and Germany became operative.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
Hicks has 81
Votes Pledged

Denver. Colo, Jan. 2.-Judge Hicks
stock for the speakership Is rising 10
day. A caucus has been called. Hicks
has 80 votes pledged. Lubers has
twenty-four. Many changes are ex-
pected however.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Many OF the Italian colonies through
out the state report loved ones miss
ing In the big earthquake.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Rome, Jan. Queen Helena has
been injured at Messina A dispat ch
received here today from Minister Of
Justice Orlando. .who is with their ma
jesties at Messina. says, slight shock
was experienced at Messina yesterday
and patients in one of the improvised
hospitals were thrown into a condition
OF panic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
SPECIAL
MESSAGE
President Will Urge
Immediate Relief
For Stricken Italy

Washington. Jan. 2.-Instead OF TAX.
Ing two days vacation al had been
planned Originally. President Roosevelt
VIII remain at his office all day today
to consider how best the nation may
show In { substantial way its sympa-
thy with the Italian people. The pro.
sident hopes to be able to formulate
messase TO congress to be laid be.
fore that body when 1t convenes Mon.
day, recommending specific action on
the part of this nation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Cripple Creek city council closed
last years business with surplus of
over $4,000. Better than most towns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
COLORADO NEWS

A cold wave In Paris, the first Of the
week resulted In the death of 10 peo-
pie.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

Mel Springer returned to bayfield,
this morning after spending the holi.
days IN town.