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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-06
ClubwomeR and Their Work
Bv MARY AsHE MILLER

NY one of those inexplicable move
n ments which it is as impossible to
- account for as it is to prognosti-
cate clubwomen are devoting them
selves to affairs of study rather than
civic matters this year. Last season was
pre-eminently season of civics and
some people learned more of their .du-
ties in that line than they had conceived
of before. This fall the opening Of the
new club year showed that the pro-
grams had undergone reaction. Those
adlierents of musical, educational, lit
erary. dramatic and artistic interests
had plucked up hearts of grace and re-
fused to devote all their time to clean
ing streets and politics. Sociability is
playing an unusually prominent part in
club life just now, too, and there are
more parties than ever before in the
history of clubdom in San Francisco.
The Caednon club will meet this aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. j. NJ Dris-
coll, 1898 Broadway, to hear Prof. NJ. c.
FIaherty of the University of California
lecture on Hamlet" The lecture is one
of a course which he is giving before
the Caedmon club. His lecture last week
was on epic and lyric poetry and the
development of the drama. The epic
was effectively illustrated through a
comprehensive outline of Beowulf From
some of the classics of English ntera-
ture the spirit dominating the lyric was
given. The technical demands of the
drama were clearly presented, dia
grams being used further to elucidate
the requirements.
Claiming auxiliary will meet this aft
ernoon, the hostesses of the occasion
being Mrs. o. d. Baldwin. Mrs. Lloyd
Baldwin, Mrs. Henry Bretherick. Mrs.
NJ A. Cutten, Mrs ". 3. Cotrel Mrs. T.
After drill in parliamentary law by
Mrs. George Oulton the afternoon will
be devoted to listening to the reading
of Dickens Christmas Carol by Mrs.
Mary Joss Jones, a reader Of unusual
charm and ability. Music will be rem
dered also.
Cap and Bells study section will meet
Monday afternoon, the program consist
ing of papers on Spain by the follow
ing: Mrs. A. Stewart Mrs. John Samin,
Mrs. Colburn and Mrs. C. w. Thomas,
with the rendering of the Spanish ma
tional hymn by the music section.
To Kalon will meet tomorrow after
noon at Calvary church, and after brief
papers on current events by the mem
bers Alexander Russell will deliver
lecture on Java, the Gem of the East
indies" illustrated by lantern slides.
Edward C. Boysen will sing.
The California club will meet tomor-
row afternoon and the reports of the
delegates to the district convention at
San Jose last month will be heard. At
o'clock a program will be given on In
dian matterss opening with Indian lul-
labies by Mrs. John r. Loosely. Mrs.
A. S. Bacon will give talk on Indian
basketry, and the Northern Californian
Indian association will hold an exhibit
and sale of Indian handicraft.
Corona club members met Saturday
afternoon for card party for the ben
eft OF the civic sectfp11 or their club.
Whist and five hundred were played
and delightful afternoon was spent;
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Cannery to Handle Herring

Consul General George N. West
regard to the plans of new British
Columbia fish canning company which
will locate near Nanaimo, on Vancouver
island, where herring are found in
great quantities:
Until within the last few years, al
though these fish could be secured in
abundance, they have not been sought
except for local consumption and bait
for vessels engaged in halibut fishing
from Vancouver and Puget sound ports.
Since the spring of 1909 American ves-
sells. however, have been denied the
privilege of purchasing fresh herring
for bait at this port on their way to
the northern halibut fishing grounds in
Hecate strait and Dixon entrance. as
had been the custom for many years.
Last year herring were caught in large
quantities and pickled also dry salted
for shipment to Japan and China. The
exact amount of these shipments can
not be stated but comprised many
thousand barrels and cases. caught
principally by Asiatic fishermen. the
steamers proceeding directly to Nanat-
mo to load the fish.
This new cannery will take acvan-
tage of the heavy run of the fish d1yr-
ing the fall and winter months and
will be tho first in the business. Here
tofore picked and canned herring have
been imported from England and east
ern Canada That the supply of her
ring is ample is shown by the govern
ment statement that the total catch
last season in Nanaimo harbor alone
exceeded 40.0o0.000 pounds. The fish
are equal in size and quality to those
imported and can be purchased for
$3.50 and SIS per tom"
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Adulterations of Leather

Consul General John P. Bray of sgd
ney states that a report has just been
furnished to the Australian federal
the subject of loaded" leather, in re-
spect to which representations were re-
Gently made to the commissioners of
customs. The consul general continues
as follows:
The government analyst states that
certain utterances of the Australian
master tanners were evidently based
upon analyses made by Dr. Gordon
Parker, director of Herold's institute,
Bermondsey, London. Doctor Parker
analysed samples of English, Canadian
and United States leather. He came to
the conclusion with regard to English
samples that tevidently the custom of
aduleration of English sole leather did
not exist"
The government analysts own. work
showed him that out of 81 samples i'm
ported into Victoria during the last
three years from the United States not
one sample contained glucose in excess
act. which permits per cent margin
for glucose and sugars. Barium
chloride was present in one sample. 1t
was subsequently pointed out by the
department of trade and customs that
the samples of United States leather
analyzed by the government analyst
were not sole leather. These samples
were found to be free from adultera-
tion, butt as is shown in the analysts
report that is not the case with the
sole leather from American tanneries
which has been tested in 80 cases, and
every sample has been found to con-
tain adulterants.
According to the report Doctor Par
ker's London analyses of Canadian
feathers comprised IL samples. Glucose
was present in 10 cases, EPSON salts
in cases. and barium chloride in l.
The quantity of EPSON salts ranged
from 0.6 to LIS per cent. and the barium
chloride amounted TO 4.6 per cent of the
sample in which it was found COM
parison of the water withstanding
qualities of English and United States
leather showed that the average Eng
lish sample resisted for 40 hours and
that of the United States for 43 hours
The Australian analyst pointed out
that nearly S15,000.000 worth of leather
was imported from the United States
into England yearly. The Australian
regulations compelled the presence of
adulterants to be revealed in Austria
liam leather, but feathers imported into
England from other countries were not
labeled. He suggested that an official
brand might be attached to denote the
purity of Australian leather. That
would give it the advantage to which
If waS entitled
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realizing a goodly sum for the fund.
Mrs. Harold Lawrence Seager was
chairman of the committee in charge
The Council of Jewish Women viii
meet Thursday afternoon at the Cali
fornia club rooms, 1850 Clay street, and
a feature of the afternoon will be the
nelodrama. a"The Lady of ShaIots.'
the music composed by Albert l. EIlxus.
Miss Alice Colman will read the poem
and the composer will play the music.
H. ]. Brodsky will give an address on
Educational Efforts in Behalf Of the
Oriental Jews" and Mrs. Eta Coleman
will read paper on '.Hanukah."
At the meeting of the San Francisco
musical club held Thursday morning
last the following program was rem
dered:
symphony. c major. arranged for piano. four
menuetto' presto mozart. Mrs. Toby 'schussIer.
Miss Blanche Lewis: solo and duettO from Mag
pneat major Bach MIS- Cox: MOS ,e SSTa' S,d
four hands Bach: theme and variations. orig
nal composition for piano four hands tsapxsLLl:
.'vergiss Mein Nieht'' Bach: 'Zerlina;" sria
from Don Giovanni tMozart1 MIS- Mathilde
Wismer; allegro and adagiO from Concerto for
violin in f major Bach. Miss Olive Hyde;
Ritornerai fra POGO. ITO Brook .Hasse,;
aria. ''Zefhretti Lusinghiera." from "1dOmeneO'
Biozsrt). Miss Helen Heath Aecompanists-
Miss Florence Hyde, Miss Edith Bonnel.
The Shakespeare club of Pasadena
during the last year has opened and
equipped a fine rest room for shoppers
and other tired women which has
proved a great convenience.
The club has also given Its influence
and support to the opening of a public
playground and has contributed to the
clubhouse loan fund" the Sequoia
league. the George Junior republic.
the Archaeological Society of the SOUTH
west. Christmas box for the Indians.
a scholarship fund and is planning To
assist in establishing a district nurse.
This club. entertained the district fed
Grafton and largely contributed to it's
success
The Whittier womans club gave It's
annual flower show in October with a
baby show and juvenile floral and in
dustrial parades. 1t proved great
success. both artistically and fnan-
anu ucttcQ d AdlUSO1AC SUM lux
the clubhouse fund
The Country club of Washington
township, Alameda county. will hold
the December meeting at the Irvington
academy on the first Tuesday of the
month. Mrs. c. Wamsley. hostess. A
musical program under the direction
of Mrs. Thane. chairman of the music
committee, will be presented In Octo-
ber Mrs. May Cheney of Berkeley lee
tured on The Work of ClubwOmen
Among College Girls In November
Mrs. F. Turner of Oakland gave a talk
on The Teaching of Household Eco
nomics in the Public Schools" In Janu-
ary Miss Cornelia McKinne viii give a
talk on ~St. Francis de Assist and the
Franciscan Missions" and Miss Ander-
son on The Founding of Mission San
Jose" In February Miss Millicent
Shinn, Phi. d.. will talk on "Reminis-
cences of California Authors"
Mrs. Carlton C. Crane is the presi-
dent, Mrs. Helen c.. Ford vice president
and Miss May Hawley chairman of the
executive committee The Indian sec
tion will give an art and loan exhibit
tion December II in the town hall at
Centerville, at which will be offered
for sale many beautiful baskets
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ripe cocoanuts. About dozen of
these beautiful pearls-alI from the
Philippines-are said to be preserved
among the treasures of European mu-
seums.
otes?
The department of agriculture of the
United States offers the following:
1t may be stated that strychnine is
the most effective poison known to de-
stroy wolves and coyotes. The strychnia
sulphate is preferable on account of its
quick action The proper dose for a
wolf is grains and for a coyote
grains. The common grain gelatine
capsules il Well filled win hold 4 grains
of strychnine. Fill, cap and carefully
wipe each capsule to remove every
trace of the drug from the outside
Insert IL into piece of suet the size
of walnut and close the cavity. The
bait should be carried in a can or pail
and not handled except with gloved
hands or forceps- They should be
dropped from horseback along trails
followed regularly by wolves or coyotes
or along an artificial trail made by
dragging an old bone or hide well satu-
rated with fetid scent These bats
are very effective when placed around
or partly under a carcass on which
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CITY Whr are emntv
bottles at banquet called narines'-4
The term. il is believed. was first
used by the duke OF York at a banquer
given at which there was present a
marine officer The duke said to tile
man in waiting. as he pointed to a
number of empty bottles. Here, take
away these marines" The officer asked
for an explanation. when the duke said:
They have done their duty well, and
are ready to do it again"
CERTIFIED COPY-Anxioux. Oakland Cal.
How can obtain a copy Of my rreat-grsnd.
fathers naturalization papers2 Is there a fec
for such eopys
You can obtain a certified copy from
the county clerk of the county in which
for such a certificate.
MONEY IN GERMANY-Anxious Oakland
Cal Where can | be informed as to the law in
Ssrmsny ,ras relative I've to the time when one may
Communicate with the German con-
sui.
o.I., LOST PAPERs.E sApI;;. Z. H. G.. City. How can
destroyed by the IRE Of 1906?
Communicate with the county clerk
OF the county in which you obtained
your original papers
LEAVING THE CoUNTRY-W. H.. Stoektop
Cai. Is there any law that prohibits the prpsi,
dent or the United States from going outside
the limits Of the United States during his term
There is not.
HAROLD McGRATH-s.. City what Is The
home address Of Harold SlcGratb author Of
:. The Lure Of the Mask" and The Man In the
BOx's -
ss4 Kellogg street. Syracuse. Ny.
cAPIrAL--A R.. City. In what year wa.
the capital Of California first located at sacra-
January IS, 1852.
80 CENTER OF FINANCE r. l. J.. Alameda,
tai Which is now considered the financial cen
Ter OF the worlds London or New Yorks
London.
gERoNITTs-E NJ. f., city. Is Geronitus in
i,'. ihs poem The Dream Of Geronitus.~ By Car
ainai Newman, an imaginary beings
NINT--c- W. T.. city. When was coin ar.e
ninted at the United states branch mint in Car
1870.
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the of
of the of
this
The proposals OF the imperiass supply strange example
OF perverted thought inspired by fashion which
possible for federation Canada
argued that Canada danger from foreign aggression
The inspiration OF the from the love of brass
gold lace fuss and feathers the
for ship building 1t of mtarism
the wrong place This of thing grows by what it feeds
Annual appropriations beginning modesy with $10000
will lobby anda propaganda calling for and
appetite grows and this spite the that all reasonable
agree that every penny by Canada for such
will be pure
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The San
Mateo Court
House Ring

the banking exposures but that merely sample The
payers get just the kind of
the board Of supervisors No in the of the ring
and contributing its of from
San Mateo county.
The citizens stop all this they will take up the matter
with serious purpose but they need expect easy The
ring entrencIed along of money
which to draw
In political division of California graft completely
organized in San Mateo county Legitimate and iegimate
business made pay tribute The banks that get county
money for without paying interest the law directs able
contribute powerful political support The gamblers who
do thriving trade under protection OF the authorities
regularly assessed by the The judiciary the district
attorney and the sheriff all chosen by the influences
Attorney GeneralWeb does very well the assist
of the payers and prosecute the charges by
grand evident the attorney
nothing wrong the conduct of the Office
do results from these
except direct and organize public opinion
the The administration Of justice the calling of uries
and other details altogether the hands of the ring and they
will find their friends somehow.
The really important effect OF the exposures should be to
stimulate thorough organization of the honest people the
county drive the gafters from power In that the attorney
general and the grand jury be doing good public service
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-06
ISecretaD
BaIIinser S
Fool Friends

The French have proverb which, translated says he who
excuses himself By way of example may quote
Endorsement approved by the Seattle chamber of
mg1
Mr. Banger might well pray be delivered
fool friends and their soaring rhetoric The Banger
based valid gounds-ciehy his as attorney
with seeking obtain by fraud possession Alaskan
coal lands worth great many millions The regard
denied indeed Banger
could he shelter behind the plea that
ana attack Mr. Taft
But it is right and just that Mr. Balnger more
the OF his report to public
confidence than all the shouting OF silly partisans report
recommendations Mr. Banger puts right in line
the advanced policy resources
If the performance equals the promise Mr. Banger need
better rehabilitation.
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"A Famous
Social
Function

the first ward ball. of which the chief patrons Batlhouse
john Coughlin and "nky Dink McKenna the aldermen from
the ward The OF the lady of this social affair
considered fit for publication In the light of such male
patronage Coey OBn and Spider Kelly pale their Intellectual
fires and still quoting Shakespeare Chicago has San Francisco
skinned block
Last year moral enthusiast disapprovng scarlet
eccentrces of this social junction. blew the building which
be held but the OF dynamite missionary
agent could stop the ball from rolling perhaps staggering
its mad
This year the ball given advance notice by Alderman
Coughlin the floor OF the city council in this wise:
With the of admission raised 81 think will keep the
the crowd of the hall
why the
Of Inever
place The police the door
let them
The alderman said with feeling that more than 10000 people
attended reception last year but the coming
proposes to keep the pikers who in the way OF his
fancy feet.
The newspapers give up their front pages function and
is evident that in the of Chicago the ward ball an
institution and affair of of popularity
it becomes necessary raise the price of admission.
ME of railroad credits great
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| Railroad
to
| The Coast

The building OF the Western Pacific outlet to the coast
easily understood because the Denver
practically bottled Ogden by the Hartman roads, and the
line only of selfdefense
That reasoning however, scarcely applies
road That largely owned by the interests that
behind the Hartman and by the the road
to Puget sound they creating
for themselves The considerations the exen-
sion OF the St Paul road might equally mpe Chicago
Northwestern here.
1t all that the capacity Of Pacific slope for the
production OF high class freight being appreciated by
who keep their eyes the future It ouv question Of
time when the great Rock Island will be compelled
construct its line the
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is for the present allied with the Hartman
group OF roads and through them makes
coast connections; but doubtless this corpo-
ration, like the St. Paul and the Gould
system, would feel safer with Pacific coast
road under its own control.
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The literary Iabors OF this curious organiza-
ton are being strenuously applied on the
restoration OF Secretary Ballinger's good name.
The Call would be sorry to entertain the
belief that Mr.. Ballinger is in need of such
dubious boosting.
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s eERIRuDh = r. AT4ERroN the @ .s5 % day dec ss,gsa I
afraid by night fear of being robbed. and
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SORT of literary for the rehabilitation distressed
~ reputation appears be in full operation Seattle
is both heartfelt and excited At the present
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by day her eye was offended by the houses
OF the rich, pretentious, ugly, vulgar.
But Chicago does not mind and still
nurses a dubious pride in its social institu-
tons. OF these none looms bigger in the
public eye than the hardy annual known as
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istration OF county business that they take
no steps to oust from power the Redwood
City courthouse ring they may be prepared
for graft all along the line. That is just
what they get.
lust now the grand Jury is busy with
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ME indignation loaning
of public funds without interest local banks natural but
their fault If they little about the admin
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MiIitarism
In the Wrong
Place

has frugal mind and if is be built will be
little 1t all certain that they will that
Hon Charles Murphy secretary Of said that had
found that Canada present thinking about
battesp The venerable Goodwin Smith who has
always exercised strong nhuence the best sort
expresses himself in this wise:
this policy war
heard Its birthplace banqueng
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attack except in the remote contingency that
European war might be transferred to its
territory. Still there is grave and excited
talk among the .jingos and imperialists-a
noisy tribe-about cruisers and battleships
But Canada, although on warships bent.
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LII Canada conyulsed by strange debate whether to build
~ navy to build 1t is freely admitted all sides
that the dominion has enemy and possible of
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THE report of railroad credits the great
Chicago and Northwestern with purpose exend
= TO and
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GER0NITCS-E. NJ. f.. CITY Is Geronitus In
me poem The Dream OF Geronitus.'' By Car
ainai Newman, an imaginary bcings
1t Is
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MINT--C W. r.. Cfty. When was coin srxs
minted At the United states branch mint in Car
1870.
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CENTER OF FINANCE-E. r.. T.. Alameda.
tai Which is now considered the financial cen
ter OF tne worlds London New Yorkr
London.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01

FRONTAGE
FOR Y.M.C.A.
Gary Institution to Use Ten
Lots Extending From
Adams Street to Jefferson
Street; Building in Center
of Site.
TINES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis. Ind. June Instead OF
securing just five lots for the 100000
Y. NJ c. ~ building, to be located on
Fifth avenue in Gary. it has now been
decided to take ten, close up the alley
and use the entire block between Ad
ans street and jefferson for the beau
tiful new structure which has been CIV
en- to this city by Chairman E. II. Gary
of the United States Steel corporation
Under the new arrangements the
building will sit in the middle of a
block, surrounded by a lawn and shrub
berry. This will make a magnificent 10
cation for the new building. The news
OF the donation Of five more lots was
brought to this city by Y NJ c. A Of
fcials who were in Gary Saturday aft
ernoon looking over the situation and
comforting with business men of that
city and officials of the steel corpora
ton.
Work on the plans for the building
is progressing satisfactorily in New
York and it is expected that they will
be completed in shortly over three
weeks, after which time the work on
the building will be started as soon as
, the contract can be let.
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Especial to TIE TIMEs.l

Indiana Harbor. June sunday af-
ternoon the Hillside Athletic club base
ball team came all the way from En-
glewood for the express purpose of
handing the Indiana Harbor boys
nice large lemon. What is more to the
point they accomplished their mission
with neatness and dispatch.
A young left handed gentleman by
the name of OConneu was selected by
the Hillside manager to create most of
the trouble and he seemed to have a
pretty clear idea of just how to go
about his task. He served up grace
full benders of high and low degree to
say nothing of the in and cutters, but
1t was all the same thing, nothing do
ing in the safe hit line when hits were
needed. However. Mr.. O'Connell must
not let the idea run away with him
that he was the only disturbing factor
that contributed to the locals discom-
future.
A certain one Mcintosh who formed
the other half of the Hillside battery
sketch was equally tantalfzing to the
Indiana Harbor players If a local
man got on first and so much as stray
ed three feet from the sack he would
peg the ball down there and usually
caught his man mapping. He also did
some ground and lofty tumbling in his
pursuit of fouls but always came up
smiling with the ball in his hands