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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
NEW TRAIN TO COAST
SOON TO BE OPERATED
Orient Special Will Run in OPP
position to Rock Island Line
IcI D.L II q III

Ell PASO. Dec. Sit is reported in
railroad circles here today that there
will soon be another daily train from
Kansas City and st. Louis to the Pa
cific coast 1t is said that the train
will be known as the orient special"
and that it will be operated out of St.
Louis and Kansas City over the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks to Wichita, kan.
where the Stillweli Orient road will
take it and deliver it over the Texas
and Pacific at Sweetwater, Tex, the
Texas and Pacific handling it to EI
Paso and there turning it over to the
Southern Pacific. This will give the
Gould and Hartman lines the handling
of the train most of the way and will
give competition to the Rock Island.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
WRIGHT ssIAsHEs Rrconns

lie MANS. France. Dec. 31.-Wifbur
Wright beat all previous aeropiare
records here this afternoon with a
flight that lasted hours and mir
utes- He covered officially q distance
OF 73 miles, but as a matter OF facf
made over 80 miles. The feat was
more remarkable because OF the In
tense cold Later Wright went aloft
with ~ -Barthou- as a PASSENGER Rv
his flight Wright wins the MicheIfr
cup, valued at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
JAPANESE OPPOSE GAMBLING
-Soeciol Dspdtch 10 The Cell

STOCKTON, Dec S1.-Enorts are
being made by San Joaquin county
Japanese missionaries to stop gambling
among their countrymen. Rev. Sakabe
and other Christian Japanese have ap-
peared before the Lodi city board OF
trade, appealing for assistance in their
fight to check the evil by closing up
the Joints. Other communities will be
continue till the evil is checked.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
San Leandro Burns Greens

SAN LEANDRO. Dec. 31.-New Years
eve was celebrated here in various
ways and places tonight. Watch meet
ings were held in the churches.
The annual custom of burning the
evergreens off the plaza was observed.
The women of Golden Wave chapter
OF the Order of the Eastern Star were
the guests tonight at banquet given
by the men of the affiliated lodge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
KEEsLING WITH sTGnA Ms

CHICAGO. Dec. s1.-Sixty cotiexlaf.
chapters and 40 alumni associations a..
represented in the fourteenth bfennf.
grand chapter OF the sigma Mi f.-
ternity which opened today Frnr..r.
v keesling OF San = fancisco called f.s
session to order
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
FALL Fatal no wronax

The police are searching for ina nnr-
oand o. Mrs Mary BoSson. wn1 died
yesterday as the result OF a fel' s.s.,.
flight OF stairs in a lodging tn..a -
1854 Howard street. The pclf|t s.~-
learned that Mrs. Boyson ~ 4rreIed
tanned her injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
DISEASE CARRIES OFF
PIONEER OF VISALIA
Samuel Carr Brown, Lawyer,
Crossed Plains in 40
Special Disocich 10 The Call

.
VISALIA. Dec 31.-Sa muel Carr
Brown. the pioner settler OF Visalia
and one of the Wealthiest men Of this
section, died at noon today Of a com
pHcatiOn of diseases.
Brown came here before Visalia ex-
listed. having crossed the plains in
1919 and has made his home here
since 1853
He practiced law for so years. re-
firing in 1891, and the law firm OF
Brown & Daggett was the best known
in this section OF the state for many
years.
Brown owned property in this city
and the surrounding country worth
many hundred thousand dollars He
was the last but one OF the original
settlers Of ViSalia- His wife and five
children survive him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
GEOLOGICAL PAPERS DISCUSSED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 81
A notable two days session of the
Cordilleran section of the Geological
Society of America was brought to
close here today Seventeen papers
dealing with geological subjects were
read. including some by Robert Ander-
son OF Stanford, w. @. Wright of San
Francisco. Prof. A. f. Rodgers of Stan
ford. ]. P. Smith of Stanford, Prof. J.
I. Newsom OF Stanford, 0. A. Derby of
Rio de Janeiro and DR.. j. c. Branner
of Stanford.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
MARINE NEws
nv TINTED WIRELESS

Thursday. December 81
Stmr Yucatan at noon was 10 miles west Of
Estalan; viii arrive in Seattle at Z a. to-
morrow; az D. N. was on Cape Beale.
south bound.
Ship Laimec passed out Cape Flattery at $50
a. ~.
sfmr senor passed @tmr Queen at l:4o .. M
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
MRS. T.. G. COOK DIES ~ r.sr

NEW HAVEN Conn. De- u.r~.
Emily Chamberlain ConN vriec -
Prof Albert :. Cook OF a univor-
sity. died today following 4 oneret;,s.,
for appendicitis Mrs. CO. Wa hc~-,
near san Francisco ar spent ~
early Ike in califoguh
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
MUSIC IN THE PARK

Following is the program Of music in Golden
Cate park today
March, "Firemen's March &c. r. Scholfz
Dedicated 20 San Francisco 6remen.)
Waltz .s1O01 Nights ---.----.--.--.-. Strauss
overture water Carriers" ..--.--.. .Cherubini
Fsntasie ssKentuckv Home" ....-..-.--. .Dalbey
(Fariations BY the different members Of the
band.)
Gems from ssBOccaciO' .........-.-----.S .Suppe
hoeeic LA Travlata'' ...-..-......--.--Verdi
(By request.)
Hufn0resque. afraid 70 Come Home 10 me
DARK ...-.----.---..- - s-.--' - A-A'iie
(By reQuest)
Selection. seDenade" Iae7oeEt 11rr
tfSrrenade'' -eocnuDci.
March. Republic" .--.----------..-----1 1hieie
-uerica" -......'s.'-- s--~-
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01

The receipts for the year from all
sources duties, tonnage. taxes, fees,
etc-), as reported by Cashier l. Os-
borne, are s7.S46.1S5.52. This is
small decrease from the years 1906 and
1907. owing 10 the unusual amount of
impoVtatioRs following the great fire
OF 1905, as explained above, but COM
pares favorably with all previous
years. The amount of duties collected
for 1907 was S8,214.9SLSs.
Special Deputy Collector w. B. Ham
iltOn who is also at the head Of the
warehouse division. reports the fol-
lowing summary Of Withdrawals from
bonded warehouses:
Consumption Withdrawals. &C, 759 T,I91 9942
All other Withdrawals Tex
Supplies. eta-).--.-..-.--..I.5O7 L7O1 1.455
Total ...-....-.-...-..- -S,2G6 S,s92 i. 1897
The following statistics are reported
b. Auditor Clement G. Perkins, through
whose records all receipts and dis
bursements and all other customs ac-
counts must pass sooner or later:
Total imports Tor y months ending
December 81, 1905 .-...-....-.. SAG, 1s7. 13s
Total exports FOR j months ending
December d. 1905. ....-..-........- 80, ,694, ,954
Total imports for II months ending
December 81. 1907 O7-..-.-.....-.--.. -, ,037. $50
Deeesnl,er 81. 1897 .-....-s.-s sl.452. $50
Total shipments 10 Hawaii for y
months ending December 81. 1905. 10. .599, ,445
Total imports from the Philippine ISL
snds for year ending December 81,
1906 -------.-- 9Z0,6oS
Total imports from the Philippine ISL
81. 1907 - .'s ...'.......-~. - sso.s7s
Total imports from the Philippine ISL
81 iui iaos sL : 'oa.ns .oo,1s DeDe1os e7O.5es
year ending TSreeIa6er 81. BOG 1I52. .o92
Iofal exports Philippine islands for
rcsr ending December 81. l901--...- 2,05l, ,6S9
Total exports tof'hilippine Islands FOR
> months ending December 81 1908 1921 .0S2
All merchandise imported from the
Philippine islands pays the same rate
Of duty as similar merchandise inn
ported from foreign countries. less 25
per cent. The amount collected is de-
posted IN what is known as the Philip
pine fund. and is used in payment Of
the expenses Of the Philippine govern
ment
Merchandise exported from the Unit
ed States 10 the Philippines pays the
same rate Of duty as similar merchan-
diseamported into the Philippines from
foreign countries. There is now a bill
before con gress which viii. if passed.
render all imports from and all exports
to the Philippines free Of duty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
CAIdrORNTANs IN PARIS

PARIS. Dec s1.-Dr. George Martin
and wife of San Francisco registered
at the Herald office today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01

The number of documents issued to
vessels remains practically the same
for the last three years. the figures
heing as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01

Do You Want S5.O0f
Read TILE CALLS weekly offer on
page 8.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
Services Held i'm Berkeley

BERKELEY, Dec. 31.@Services were
held in the churches of this city to
await the coming Of 1909. At the Knox
Presbyterian church a musical program
was provided, while the members of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal, North
Berkeley Congregational and College
avenue Methodist churches held joint
service at Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church, Ellsworth street and Allston
way.
The congregations of the First Con-
gregational and First Presbyterian
churches will hold sunrise services at
1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning
Ground will be broken for the Col
lege avenue Methodist church at IL
o'clock in the presence of a. large num-
Der of prominent clergymen of the bay
cities.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion of this city will hol6 a New Year
reception in their Allston way head
quarters tomorrow afternoon. In the
evening Rayner w. Kelsey will give a
James Whitcomb Riley recital.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
Festivities in Alameda

ALAMEDA, Dec. 31.-New Years eve
was observed here with a general cele-
bration, the center of which was Park
street. The hundreds who did not at
tend the celebration in San Francisco
or in Oakland turned out and partici-
pated in the carnival Of noise The
drum corps of the Eagles paraded the
streets, followed by a great throng of
ravaIarc
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
THIS ONE THING DO.
Maneos Times.

Maneos Times.
The one thing that will add more
to our population and the wealth OF
our community than all the expensive
advertising and all the boosting we
can do are figures and facts showing
good and substantial profits from the
farm. Many, In fact all, our products
show fair profits on investment and
money and labor expended but we
believe 1t yet remains for fruits and
potatoes TO make the profits that will
spread the name and fame of our com.
munity far and wide and set our real
ty of every kind on the boom. The
point is, IL is within our power to do
this very thing. The planting of fruit
ie moving forward at rapid rate but
1t always requires few years OF time
to realize from our young orchards,
but from the potato crop splendid re-
suits may be obtained in a single sea
son-profits that will equal, or more
than equal the present price of the
land. We are convinced that almost
or quite as large profits can be made
by growing potatoes in this vicinity as
in any other part of the state and all
our producers have to do to realize
these profits is to comply with certain
well defined conditions OF seed select
Ing, cultivation, quality and quantity
In producing and proper care in sort
OF the local farmers organi
cation to promote undertakings Of this
Ing. storing and marketing. 1t is a
character and bring them to success.
hui issue The possibilities along this
line are truly wonderful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Governor Shafroth appears deter
mined to call an extra session of the
legislature to pass what he terms
platform pledges" In other words he
wants the Legislature to meet at an
expense of possibly one hundred thou
sand dollars to help the Democratic
party politically. The governor rec
ognizes that the cause OF the Demo-
cratic party is hopeless unless by
some hook or crook the people are
fooled Now The Herald is sincere in
advocating direct primary law. No
county needs 1t more than La Plata,
and we were greatly disappointed
when the Democrats failed to keep
this pledge. but after watching the
proceedings of the legislature the past
ninety days 1t should be convincing to
every one that an extra session is
dreaded by nine-tenths OF the business
men of the state. The business utter
ests will be best subserved by allow
ing Colorado to cast aside politics for
a season and allowing the people to
get busy advertising the state in a
way that will bring direct returns
returns ten times more beneficial than
| the pulling out OF the fire of few
political chestnuts that are In danger
of being overly roasted.
| Senator West, who knows the make
up of the senate, is fornipst an extra
session for the reason that 1t will not
accomplish the purpose for which II
will be called. He is confident that
the senate will not recede from its
4 position, and the state will be useless
ly put to an extra expense. No doubt
an extra session would be pleasing
to members who have nothing else tc
do. 1t means mileage fees of a hun
\ dred dollars or more besides seven
I dollars per diem, Sundays included
/ and II we are to judge by the past
I the session might drag along fol
| months. AS before stated, The Her
aid favors the direct primary law with
thiOWh
banking, but the Republicans passed
a very good banking law which re
4 quires strict adherence ON the part o.
bankers and If the bank examiner
4 does his duty there is little danger oi
failure during the next eighteen
months when the Republican admin
I istration will provide the additional
safeguards, but we doubt If there Is
l one taxpayer out of ten who wants al
( extra session. The demand for an
extra session mostly comes from
would-be Democratic politicians who
realize the only salvation for the Dem
ocratic party in Colorado is by re
deeming few of the promiscuous
! pledges by which the Democrat,
\ speakers fooled the voters last No
vember.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
THE SAN ANToNIo's
SPLENDID RECORD

The following from the Ouray Plain.
| dealer regarding the old time Red
Mountain property In which the late
Senator Charles Newman pinned such
great faith and now principally own.
ed and controlled by NJ. T. Chestnut,
will be OF interest;
John Roper returned few days
from a rest trip to Montrose and
Grand Junction and went ON up the
hill to Red Mountain to superinteud
operations on the San Antonio mines
This company made a splendid record
during 1908 and will make stin bet
ter one this year, which will bring
wealth to the company and It's stock
holders. Tha stock went up during
1908 from few cents to par value,
81. and is now on its way upward To-
ward the So mark The ore showing
is marvellous. and II the Kohler tun-
mel being driven to tap the ore chutes
at depth finds the same stuff that
shows In the old Carbon Lake work.
hSo ~ VIII oe tue ulsBest una DeSl
copper mine outside of Montana For
the six months between July and Feb.
ruary. they shipped 17S cars of ore to
Durango smelter containing 4,1l0
tons, which averaged IL per cent cop
per. 012 average gold. IA ounces
average silver. and per cent average
lead. Freight charges were $5.2S,
treatment charges s725 and 81 cost
OF mining. This netted 1850 for the
ore per ton, out of which they ex.
pended IS per ton on development
work. They sold treasury stock to
the amount OF s2l ,235 and s6s.s4o from
the sales OF ore during the six mopths,
which with various other items shows
a trial balance OF s91.7l5.12, most of
which was expended for the purchase |
of property in developing the mines.
There are thirty-four mining claims |
In the San Antonio group, aggresating
about 225 acres lying Just beyond Red
In Ouray county. at an ele-
vation Of 1880 feet. All shipments
have been made from the Carbon Lake
shaft. necessitating mile Of haul
10 reach the silverton railroad at shsr-
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
SICK BANANAS.
sclentifc American.

Scientific American.
Bananas were first imported into
Europe on large scale from the Ca
nary islands. Until few years ago
they successfully met the competi-
ton of the Antilles and the coast of
Africa But a disease has spread in
the banana culture, and expectation
has fallen off In alarming measure.
As the banana figures prominently In
the food of the town population OF
England, the British government ap-
pointed commission TO Investigate
the causes OF the degeneration of this
useful plant. According to the report
OF this commission, the planters have
only themselves TO blame; they have
given the soil no rest for years past
nor practiced any rotation OF crops.
Confident of the proverbial richness of
their soil, they have applied no fertil-
izers. The enfeebled plants have fall
en- prey to a disease known as oloe-
sporium masarum, which is gradually
gaining a foothold in all plantations.
The report closes with the observation
that the diseases is successfully fought
by proper application of fertilizer to
| the soil.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15


idan Junction, over a bad road. but
this expensive haul will be entirely
obviated upon the completion OF the
Kohler tunnel. some time the coming
summer. The tunnel will cut the shaft
500 feet deep. 800 feet below the pres
ent workings. and all ores will then
come out through the tunnel ana be
loaded ON cars at the railroad. The
length of this tunnel is to be 2,30J
feet. and 1t is now in over 1000 feet.
Another tunnel is being driven, called
the Camp Robber. which is to tap
other ore bodies which outcroo north
OF the Carbon Lake shaft and work
ings This tunnel is in about 500
feet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
BLUFF CITY ITEMS.
~


Mr.. Goodridge is working away and
will soon reach the oil in the lower
sands.
Tom Brice has about 60 feet OF oil
in his last hole. AS 1t doesn't come to
the surface. it will be pumping we'll
Harry Ashenhurst's string of tools
are down in a 200 foot hole, and Mr..
Clegg is working hard to get them out.
Mr.. A. w. McMorran's machine is
silent for the present. he having gone
to Spokane to meet with the directors
of his company on important business
matters.
The Norwood & Bluff OIL company
are down $50 feet and getting plenty
of gas. The oil lies In the deeper
sands. at the point where they are
drilling from 1000 to 1,500 feet deep
Apricots, peaches and plum tree;
blooming and give promise of a good
| crop. Gardens plowed and many seeds
planted Weather warm and pleasant
of course, but a little windy at times
Under the able management of J
r. Newby. head driller for the Bluff
| City Water Works company, the No
artesian well for the town has jus
been finished 1t was put down to ;
depth of 1,160 feet without any mis-
hap whatever, except breaking th'
bull wheel belt which was repaired II
two hours. II pays to employ cal :
full and experienced workmen.
goodly flow of water. but Mr.. Harsh
berger moved the machine yesterday
April 8. to the upper end of tow
where well No. will be begun In /;
day or two.
| John Weatherill is up from his In
dian store at Oiato sixty miles south
west Of Bluff. and on the south sid
of the San Juan river. He report
things going on in the same old way
some slight advances always bein,
made. Harry Ashenhurst has beel
down there to investigate the re
sources of that section and visit hi
friend Charlie Spencer, who is attack
ing the great red beds In that neigh
borhood to compel them to yield u
their values of gold. silver and Quicl
silver and the prospect is fair tina
he will meet with success.--Corte
| Journal
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
MORE PROSPERITY.

When in Denver recently, the writer
had occasion to go to some offices in
the Jacobson building to interview a
gentleman on business matter, and
in doing SO we had the good fortune
TO run across that grizzled old veteran
o. the San Juan, Mr.. Otto Mears. AS
soon as Mr. Mears learned we had just
arrived from Lake City, he became in
terested. Among other things that
he told us, in the course of long
conversation, was that he intended
building two miles more OF his Animas
Forks railroad during the coming sum.
mer and that In 1910 he would com.
plete the remaining three miles to
Mineral Point. BY that time he was
in great hopes of starting the building
of railroad from Lake City up Hen
son creek to point below the Frank
Hough mine, where he expected he
would have to tunnel the hill He said
that he felt that Henson Creek needed
a railroad more than any other see
tion of Colorado. and II it was built,
the tonnage of ore resulting would be
great enough to pay very handsome
profit. This in addition to the fact
that 1t would cut the distance to Den.
yer from Silyerton by nearly It's miles.
Lake City Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
DEATH OF MRS. D. B. BAILEY.

The funeral of the late Mrs. l.. T..
Bailey viii take place Wednesday aft
ernoon at 1870 at the Nj. f. church
South in North Durango. Deceased
was the beloved wife of ID. b. Bailey
of Hesperus, death taking place Fri
day morning last, after 30 years of
happy welded life. Mr.. and Mrs. Bal.
ley coming from Texas 10 years ago,
locating in Hesperus where they have
resided since. Mrs. Bailey has been
an invalid the past twenty years, but
was ever patient, possessing a strong
Christian character and beloved by
all who knew her. Besides the hus-
band she is survived by three children,
four others having preceded her 10
the heavenly home. She also left two
brothers to mourn her loss, Joseph
and James Sheek of Mancos. Mr.
Bailey and family certainly have the
sympathy of host of friends through.
out this section in their bereavement
1t is hard to part with a loving wife
and mother, one whose soul was wrap
ped up in her family, but the memory
of her will live with them during life's
journey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
EMIES-MALARlA AND MOS
QUITO.
Boston Globe.

Boston Globe.
The loss to this country in the way
OF retardation OF the development of
certain regions, owing to the pres
ence of malaria, is extremely great
Certain territory containing most fer
tile soil and capable of the highest
agricultural productiveness is practi-
cally abandoned. With the introduc-
ton of proper drainage measures and
anti-mosquito work of other character
millions of acres of untold capacity
could be released from the scourge at
a comparatively slight expenditure.
These regions. in the absence of ma
laria, would have added millions upon
millions to the wealth of the country,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15

On Sunday, March 2S, at Coulter
vile. ILL.,. occurred the death of Mrs
Anne +. Pinkerton, wife of James H
Pinkerton. She was rs years of age
Besides the aged husband, she leaves
six children, Mrs. w. A Ptolemy OF
Silverton; Mrs. William McFie of Flor
ence, Colo; Mrs. G. Thrase of Port
Arthur, Tex: Mrs. F. T. Kuhns OF
Hynes, Cal, and Mrs. w. R. Leiper OF
Coulterville, Ill. Forty-one grandchil.
dren and seventeen great-grandchil.
dren survive her With her husband
she was one of the earliest pioneers
of Colorado. They settled in the
Cache La Poulre valley in the north.
ern part of the state at a very early
date. Here they lived for fifteen years
and this was where their children
were born. After a few years spent
in California, they settled on ranch
on the Animas river. seventeen miles
north of Durango. Here they passed
six happy years from 1875 to 1881.
The famous hot springs, which bears
their name, was located on their
homestead. Judge Pinkerton was the
first county judge of La Plata county.
Since leaving the Animas valley they
have lived in a number of different
states and three years ago returned
to their native town of ,Coulterville
tn spend their remaining years. Mrs.
Pinkerton was a member of the Scotch
church and was good
and kindly Christian woman. She
had many friends wherever she lived
and the old timers in the San Juan
remember her with gratitude and love.
She was tireless in administering to
the wants of all her loved ones, who
will ever cherish her blessed memory.
By precept and example she lived
true and noble life and her death
closes an eventful career. Yet the
work she did and the examples she
set before others will ever rebound to
her credit and make better all who
came in touch with her.-Silverton
Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-15
OUR LIBERAL eveRs
New York Globe

80" iork Globe.
wen and women little known out of
d" immediate and small social oc.
I'aihtance give away more money
,Dan the richest man in America DOS.
sessed in Washington's time A few
families have not yet cornarod .ho
wealth of the country. ana tbere 10
i"uen more distribution the,0 the
p orators would have usNsNieve.
,'s's OF millionaires are printed, but
'neSe lists are as remarkable for omis.
siohs as inclusions. 1t is a mistaken
,''''oh ,hat every rich man in America
~ oS'ehtatious and is consumed with
ues're to hold a diplomatic post or
~ marry his daughter to n foreign
Newport.