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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

an article about the wreck OF that YES
sci In the Alta of February II, 1852
MANILA BAY-D. n, City. An ACQUAINTANCE
asserts that the German men of war in Manila
pay could have defeated Dewey and his feet at
the time OF the Spanish American war Is he
The Spaniards were of that opinion,
yet they were wiped out of existence
II is impossible to say what might have
been done IL there had been a scrap be-
tween the American and the German
war vessels.
sAFE-A. A., City. Did the ------ safe
eompsny oner reward during the worlds fair
IN onicago 10 any one who could pick one Of its
safesf Tell about it,
10 answer this question would be a
nrst class ad for the safe company.
which this department will not give.
OPIICIAN--E. A. j. Berkeley Cal wbere
can Obtain information concerning the RIGHT
10 practice as an optfcian in this state?
GO to free library. Oakland, and con-
suit the general laws under the head
of optometry.
TWO DAYs---Subscriber, City. On What asv
Of s the week did August IS and September is,
Wednesday and Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
PRIZE OFFERED FOR MOST
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN m STATE

The executive committee the offer, pz.
amounting in value 500 for the photo Of
in he o
1t is desired to make the celebration of of San Fan
bay by Gaspar de Porto the California
statewide affair and hoped that will send IN. ch
of Its most beautiful young to this committee
young should competition both for, .
patriotism and for the prize offered The finally seI.r. III
model for drawing repr.s.nt,.
of California and will be distributed world over
The competition will close Friday. April The execut;v. 49,,
all right publish photos newspapers =, Il
may
Mark the and address plainly the phops
committee Portola festival rooms o36osa Pber
building, Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
The lnsider
Women's Hats Recall
Days of Crusaders

Days OI IFHSadeTS high French authority that
miners of Paris decided the
shovel after reflection
determined of the crusaders through
the
upturnd
the siu
Richard
chien Godfrey
de Bouion by Philip k BEL by sanity King Louis who departed
this life by slow fever n land of the n6del
Of fashion
with their crusader that the styles will them carried
We shall
they will look like plates and.
shoulder shields, bearings devices heradry
will still
plume of
adorned the helmet and wealth bring in its aro bearings
will difficult mail Of
fair ladies'
philosopher Walter revving giore OF
chvy injury
gerad notions their heads, fair ladies who the
the gallant quafed
helmet barred while they imitation underneath the
netf fowere
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
Note and Comment

Il can never forgive Hartman"
says Roosevelt. The story of the
coming retirement of the railroad
czar thus gains fresh impetus.
The bitter pill which Servia has
been forced to swallow by the powers
is none the less so because of their
paradoxical chorus of "Servia right"
A man who married because of his
admiration for the biscuits cooked by
the object OF his affections has died
of indigestion. The question arises,
Did he display too much faith or too
little7
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

Francis for the following guests: Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford Hill, Charles Clark
and Buckley Wells.
Mrs. Seth Mann entertained yesterday
at an informal luncheon given at the
St Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Toy are es-
tablished in their new home at Ala
media. They will remain on that side
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

OF the bay with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Toy during the summer
Francis McComas was host at a
luncheon given yesterday at the st.
Francis for a few friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Zellerbach will
leave April for an extended visit IN
the east. where they will enjoy a stay
at the various cities OF interest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
l1npertinent Question No. 81
What's a Slot Machine?

For the original or wites answer to this ouesonth.
brefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLL AIRS.
For the next FIVE answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Prize winning answers will be printed nexf
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Makr
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS
THE CALL.
TO JustIcef,
prize to Geo Vance, Rec Bluff.
The lady who former Judge Cook moved or
o p. Urmy.5 build .Bskeley
Nobody'5 business.
linton
It's persecuion--if arer rich nd powerful
R street,
Justice is the lady camping on Calhouu's trail
81 prize B. H. stree
what did who too much = = -
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

Gus The the game makes it all worse
Young crowds may be the dav and
night standing the counters playing nickes against game
The play and the game the PLAYER
What known playbac system is merely polite form of
cheating nickel that goes into comes back
to the player the shape of COIN He may get pocketu of gs
out these are merely an invitation to continue gambling these
supposed evidences gone 1t rude word bt i
the only word that fits when speaks of the players as
suckers" =
Open gambling the leading thooughfare especially dam
to the Walk down Fillmore and look
the people who playing They are mostly bows and
very young 1t is obvious that can
afford to lose much money They the time and If does
not take long to play off S.
In It's legitimate held as stimulus trade limited vay
the slot machine not seriously objectionable AS meane for
straight or crooked gambling it must be stopped
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

The United Railroads has long
been a bar to our progress, but now
it occupies the boards in the role of
fence"
The sole trouble with Chief Crazy
Snake seems to be that he lacks the
one essential quality that goes to
make a good Indian.
The physician who attended the
late E. J. Baldwin during his last i'll
ness wants $4,000 There is grim
l1umor in his statement that the heirs
to Lucky's millions will deem his
services worth that amount.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

pose, have developed serious and dangerous
abuses that cali for severe measures OF
restraint AS means to stimulate trade in a
merchants goods the machines are tolerable
adjunct, but when they degenerate into
APPLIANCES for gambling they become danger
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
Railroad President
Jokes About Manager

'oAe Adult anager northwest
whatever
territory he will need He
of iesting himself
Possibly Hill
of railroads holding Burngame The relations Hill
and Hartman amiable if ocular
But Hill ested wiy ingl spirit with
He made joke which about expected
railroad quetud
the interstate commission. The joke
of H. C. Mutt, general of Pacific.
During the afternoon
held between Hill porch
Carolan clubhouse
who had taken n The
Very gracously Hill He
"How is that peled? asked reporter
"Nudouble replied " on it, al least not
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

HE board OF supervisors does we'll rigid restriction
and regulation of the nickel machines These
appliances ORIGINALLY compaativelv harmless
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

Service. It is San Francisco's Celebration ol
the fact that, aided and guided by Dr. Blue
she has wholly purged herself of pestilence
that was not long ago her gravest menace
More than that, this feast is a rejoicing over
the fact that San Francisco has not merely
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
Shows that Partisan nes and other arbters OF fashion
have sought to revive the styles OF bygone days by
giving headgear like coal scuttles

VX THO will dare laugh at the fashions
wv OF women's hats when informed on
high French authority that it was
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

personal abuse. No attempt is made to
explain the possession of confidential reports
obtained at considerable cost by the municipal
government of San Francisco except in the
form OF pettifogging plea that the naners
were copies" and not the ORIGINALS or
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
Traveller Victimized
by a Station AGENT

~ 0'a''0n Asen' will myself by tourist
ticket who
no right to travel He should home And
counter in French 'Garcon, donnez
There
purchased ticket which will Conannope Jerusalem St
Petersburg, Antioch Bagdad
Dye travelled few hundred kiomes comfort Then there was
terrible como1on Guards and looked
Something he knew They
protested He showed appeal American minister
What's this baly about?' he asked passenger
Nothing said the EngEshman "a
What the deuce all this
Nothing nothing That you bought this
ticket now on YOU will have
third the difference
By the way, be get fumgd after
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

ME defense apology excuse-it is little of
put forward on behalf OF the possession of goods by
Patrick Calhoun his agents finds It's ch;ef r.ssn
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31
Calhoun
Still Avoids
the Issue

that makes difference whatever essence o .h
The thing stolen by Calhoun agents was the ;nona+;on
contained these Coupled with this wrced plea there
are appeals to private sanc and supposed constitutional rights
among them being presumably the right possession ~
stolen goods Among the spokesmen for Calhoun one finds as
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

ONIGHTS banquet given by the Citizens Health Association
in honor Of Dr. Rupert Blue significant only
ronial who has performed DISTINGUISHED public
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-31

When Louis w. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railroad, succeeds to his father
vast pile and becomes king of the northwest
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
PRESIDENT ELECT
TAFT'S NEW CAR
He Has Selected a White Steam-
er for His Personal
Use

A picture was taken recently o
President elect Taft and his family in
a White steamer. The fact that Taft
has been travelling on official business
in different parts of the world, while
the children have been at school, has
made meetings Of the entire family
very rare indeed. This picture was
taken during the Christmas holidays at
Augusta and shows the White steamer
which Taft has chosen for his personal
use. AS there was the greatest rivalry
among the manufacturers for the honor
OF selling car to Taft. the White COM
pany is very much gratihed that its
car should have been deemed the most
desirable
Biz Slimmon. who drove the 80
horsepower White steamer when it
lowered all the hill-climbing records
about san Francisco the past season. is
plotting the White car of c. NJ Woos-
ter on an extended trip through Colusa
and Glenn counties. From all reports
the going is very rough at the present
time in those parts.
DR.. Bauer well known dentist of this
city, has joined the ranks of motor car
owners with a brand new White steam
ers 20 horsepower 1903 model DR..
Bauer has taken his auto to Mill Valley
When Miss Florence Stone the ac-
tress, of Los Angeles was invited to try
her skill at the wheel Of a White steam
car recently, she readily consented, and
TO her own surprise after only a brief
trial was able to handle the machine
like a veteran autoist For several
hours Miss Stone drove the steamer
through the streets with the greatest
of ease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tapscott of Oakland and party OF
friends from San Francisco gave their
White steamer a christening trip yes
terday TO Millbrae and return. The
run was made by way of Golden Gate
park to the ocean boulevard, through
South san Francisco to Mission road
and down the Mission road TO Millbrae.
From the Ingleside boulevard to the
Mission road the mud was deep. but the
car pulled through without the aid of
skid, chains.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
CHIlDRfN'S FORTUNE
SOUGHT BY PRINCE
Files Suit to Gain Possession OF
100000 Held in Trust
for 0ffsprings
Millionaire American Father in
Law Made Defendant in
NobIeman's Action

BALTIMORE. Jan. s.-Prince Henri
de Galard de Bearn ct de ChaIais, son
in law of Ross Winans, millionaire of
TO obtain possession of 100000, which
two children. He is temporarily at
tached to the French embassy at Wash
ington.
The suits are against Ross Winans
and General +. c.. la Trobe, who had
in trust this money in the shape of
bonds for the princess before her death.
The princess was Miss Beatrice Wi
mans.
When the prince de Bearn married
Miss Winans the father of the bride
gave his daughter 100000 in bonds
under deed of trust, signed by him.
self and General la Trohe. Shortly
after the marriage and before any chill
dren were born the wife made a deed
willing under the French law the $780,
600 to De Bearn. After this two chill
dren were born. Then a little more
than a year ago the princess died.
The prince should have got the whole
$500, 900. but the French law does not
allow a parent to disregard children
in. will. De Bearn, it is said, decided
to accept 100000 outright and keep
it in trust, using the interest himself
and the $200,000 for the children, after
being informed that the property must
be distributed under the French law.
subsequently, the prince says, he
learned that there was a deed of trust,
and now he believes he is entitled to
the whole of the estate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
RAIN WILL HELP
MOTOR CAR TRADE
c. S. Howard Declares That
Present Season Will Be a
Record One

while the rainy weather we are
now having affects the retail automo-
bile business" says c. S. Howard Of
the Howard automobile company, it
means that the automobile business
throughout the country will be greatly
benefited and the effect on the business
will be felt very soon. Business
throughout the state looks better than
season Of the year, and 1 think the
number Of machines sold in California
this year will double last years
volume"
H A. Buffers Jr. of Santa Barbara
has taken delivery of a '09 Buick
White Streak which he will use for
pleasure purposes. 1t is Buffers inten-
tion to tour the whole state of Cali
fornia and he will start immediately
from Santa Barbara and visit the
places of interest in the south.
'09 Buick White Streak made a
splendid showing recently on a run
from Oakland to San Jose. The run
agent for Buick automobiles for Ala
media county, and carried two passen-
gers. The distance of 4S miles was
accomplished in 1 hour 5 minutes and
the speedometer showed flights of
speed on good stretches of road of
from "a TO 5S miles per hour.
carloads of the '09 Buick White
Streaks" Saturday. and this shipment
included three of these cars with tour
about seats on the rear-these being
the first cars Of this type to reach the
coast The cars are being delivered
to the customers who have been wait
ing.
The Howard company received one Of
Its new horsepower four cylinder
touring cars Friday and is busy demon
strating to the large number of pros
pective customers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
ONE KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED IN FEUD
Bad Feeling Between Families
eliminates i'm Shooting

WILLIAMSTOwN. KY. Jan. s.-Miss
Ethel Ransom, 25 years Of age. was
killed and I'VE other persons injured.
two probably fatally, as a result of a
street feud fight early today
There had long been bitter feeling
between the Lantern and Ransom fami-
lies IT led TO trouble when they met
alta dance given last night at the home
Of Wesley Barnes. two miles east OF
WiiHamstown. and eliminated in the
street fight, where pistols and stones
were used.
sidney Ransom was shot below the
heart and Charles Clark was shot
through the lungs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
RECTOR IN RECEIPT
OF THREATENING LETTER
Rev. William S. Chase Gets
Anonymous EpistIe

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Rev. william
Shesf Chase, rector OF Christ Church,
Brooklyn. \. Y. turned over TO the po-
lice an anonymous letter threatening
him with shooting because Of an article
he had written for newspaper on the
observation of the Sunday law The
writer's letter inquired in it whether
Canon Chase did not get enough IN
the contempt proceedings" and added:
some DAY brick will fall on your
neck or bullet lodge in you. This is
not Christian country, but a country
free for all"
Canon Chase has been active in COM
pelling the moving picture shows TO
close on Sunday
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
ATTORNEYS DELAY THE
SENTENCE OF HATCH
Begin Argument on Motion for
New Trial

SAN JOSE, Jan. 9.-Attorney Jackson
Hatch, under conviction for embezzling
nearly $4,000 from a client, Mrs. Sarah
E. Sage. was not sentenced today. His
attorneys, Walter Linforth of San
Francisco and Frank Freeman of Co
lusa moved for a new trial this morn
ing. and at noon Linforth, not having
completed his argument in support of
that motion. the court continued fur
weeks
The defendant was granted 80 days
beyond the time allowed by law to file
bin of exceptions to the rulings of
the court during the trial.
The hearing on the charge of forging
Mrs. Sage's signature to a thousand dol
lar note was put over for eight weeks
from yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
The California Promotion COMMITTEES

THE state Central Organization Organized In
1002-An association for the commercial and
Industrial Development OF California.)
"PROMOTION: The act OF promotion. advance
ment, encouragement. Century Dictionary.
The committee has for its object the Pro
NOTING Of Calif0rnias interests II has moth
Ing to SELL II fosters all things tending to the
ADVANCEMENT OF California It is an author
Ify on All matters relating to California Il en-
COTTRAGES the establishment OF new fndnsfrle.
ami FOSTERS those already established. It invites
deeirabIe immigration 1t presents the opDor-
fnnities and needs Of all fields Of business and
professional activity. IL Is supported By popular
service rendered. II has affiliated with Il 100
Commercial organizations Of the state. with 4
Combined membership OF more than 30 0o0
Meetings OF representatives Of these orsaniEs-
tfous are held semlannually IN different parts OF
fhe state where matters OF California interest
sra discussed Headquarters OF the COMMITTEES
are maintained In California building. Union
square. San Francisco CORRESPONDENCE IN
VITED.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
FATHER" HORTON LAID
AT HIS LAST REST
Loving Tribute Paid to Founder
of San Diego

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Jan. 9.-After lying
In state I'll the day in Elks hall, where
they We're viewed by thousands. the re
mains of Father Horton. founder OF
San Diego, were laid at rest this after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The funeral cortege was one OF the
longest ever seen in this section of
California. Through official proclama-
tion by the mayor all flags were at half
mast and city Offices were closed.
Despite the fact that Horton at one
time owned every foot of land on which
San Diego now stands, he died COM
paratively poor. it being estimated
that his estate is not worth over S20,-
000 His generosity in giving away
whole blocks and numerous lots in the
early days accounts for this.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
coILIxs CHARGED WITH THEFT

SEATTLE, Jan. Evan Collins,
who charges Dorothy Allen in San
francisco with the theft Of Jewelry
of fie Goldsmith Brothers with the
enbezzlement OF $4,000 from the firm,
for which he was travelling and a
ExtradItfon papers have been drawn
10 by the prosecuting attorney and
Detective John c. Wickham will leave
with them for San Francisco Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
RESORTS
New Zealand and Australia
Via Tahiti
Regular Throskh servics

The wondeFlands Of the Pacific. See Milford
sound the Wanganui River end the Hot Lakes
aud Geysers-surpasslng the Yellowsfone. New
Zealand Is now at it's best. The ). s. AFariposa
sails Feb. 2. Only $500 round trip to Wei
lington New Zealand first class; way. third
class, $50 25.
LINE To H0NOLULU-SpeeiaI round trip
rate. Sf1O, s. s. Alameda sailings Jan. so. Feb.
90 Send for itinerary, o. ;. s. Co, 673 Mar
ket ST. Telephone Kearny 1881.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
MRS. SARAH RIGGS DIES

VALENTINE. Neb, Jan. s.-Mrs. Sa-
rah r. Riggs died today at her home
at the Rosebud Indian agency, South
Dakota, at the age of 80 years. She
was the wife of Rev. Stephen r. Riggs
of Plainfield, who is said to have
preached the first religious sermon at
Chicago. She was a missionary among
the Indians at the Columbia river in
Oregon in 1874.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
MRS. HELEN CHAFFEE DIES

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9.-Mrs Helen
chaffee, 70 years old, widow of the late
Major Orestes p Chaffee, brother of
General Adna r. Chaffee. died at her
home here last night. She was born
in Knoxville, Ill.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
ANOTHER CENTENARrAN DIES

NISSOULA, Mont, jan 9-Patrick
J. Graham a native of Ireland and a
pioneer of Minnesota and Montana died
here last night of senile debility The
exact date of Mr.. Graham's birth is not
known, but members of his family
claim he is over 10e years of age
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

At a meeting last Monday the Auto 1
5nobile Club Of California presented a |
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Auto Club
Thanks Officials

Il. A. Marriott Jr was the winner
ot the Diamond prize last week for the
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

According 10 the latest advices. dear
Old France IS again going 10 take its
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Wins Diamond
Tire Prize

g. z Mathewson. Pacific coast man
ager of the Diamond rubber company.
-lias just left TO take in the New York
automobile show. also TO visit the fac
tory at Akron. o.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Bucks VIII
Arrive Today

ing patiently for them. The results. OF
the recent visit OF Charles S. Howard
Of the company to the Buick factory
at Flint Mich. where he spent three
weeks in an endeavOr to facilitate the
prompt shipment of Buick automobiles
70 his agencies IN San Francisco and
Los Angeles, are becoming apparent
and shipments of White Streaks" are
being made 10 this city at the rate of
three carloads q week. Howard feels
confident that the immense capacity
of the Buick factories will permit the
continuance through the entire season
oE Lhc present rate Of shinments
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-14
FRANCES POSITION WEAK
Former United States Representative
Regards Present Labor Troubles
as One of Most Importance.

New York.-John Bigelow, the vet
eran author and diplomat, who rep
resented the United States in France
during the civil war, was a passenger
Friday from Havre on the steamer
LaProvence, returning from a
visit to the scene of his former
triumphs. Mr.. Bigelow who is 92
years old said that he regarded the
present labor troubles in France as
one of the import situations that
He said: "The governments weak
He said: "The governments weak
position in the settlement of the
postal strike has melted the workers
in all the other departments to push
outrageous demands and the whole
battle which might have been fought
and o at the time of the postal
strike must be gone over again."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-14
WOMEN MAY DRIVE CABS
Go to Rescue in Strike Of
Chicago Drivers.

Chicago. - Wives and daughters
of liverymen whose business has been
tied up by the cab drivers strike have
offered to go to the rescue of their
husbands and parents, don plug hats
and brass buttoned coats and take
places on the cabby's box or hearse
or carriage, as the occasion may de-
mapd.
The first to offer her services was
Mrs. j. w. Adland, well known in
West Side society, a skillful and &C.
complished driver, who has won cups
valued at $4,000. Her husband and
o. T. Trow are partners in the under
taking business. Another who
has offered her services Is Miss Jose
phine Lane, daughter of w. H. Lane,
a liveryman and undertaken. Presi-
dent Robert X. Sloan Of the Livery
mems association complimented the
spirit in which the wives and daugh-
tiers of the employers are coming to
the rescue.
Strikers pickets have attempted no
violence, and have made no effort to
interfere with the funerals that are
being held.