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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-17

If you are suffering from bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, chronic
headache, invest one cent in a postal
card, sent to Chamberlain Medicine
Co. Des Moines. Iowa, with your name
and address plainly on the back. and
they will forward you a free sample
of Chanberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-17
Two Pretty Presents.

An acceptable present for a baby is
the sets Of silver safety pins that come
on three rings tied together with
ribbon. Each ring contains dozen of
the pins, and all the dozens differ in size
For the rubber blanket used on the
crib there are slips the exact size made
with small buttons and holes so that
a fresh one may be put on with little
troubles. These must bear the embroid-
cred initials of the new arrival
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-17

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~ peared in the evening to g
~ with Orde. They set out up tn
Ior,r- roach oP Water Straef fhei
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
CHINESE FESTIVAL
IN PORTOLA HONOR
Hop Sing Tong Holds Celebra-
ton to Thank Oriental Mer-
chants Who Aided Fete

That the Chinese are still bubbling
over with Portola spirit was manifest
ed yesterday afternoon IN the oriental
quarter when the Hop Sing tong. with
elaborate ceremonial. thanked the Chi
nese merchants who had contributed to
their festival fund.
A picturesque oriental ceremony was
performed. in which $4,000 was spent
on fireworks and several hundred dol
lars awarded as prizes
With oriental songs and beating of
tom toms and cymbals. IS members of
the Hop Sing tong. together with their
lion" imported from China, began the
ceremony.
AS each merchant was visited and
thanked the lion" together with the
music and banner carriers, would COM
mence his performances From each
building were suspended strings of
firecrackers and as the performers did
their various stunts these fireworks
were set off. The noise they made. in
.cluding the beating of gongs and the
singing. of weird Chinese songs. at
tracted several Thousand people. The
Chinese were dressed in lavish cos
tunes.
The merchants. besides hanging out
their fireworks. had long strings sus-
pended from their roofs, to which they
attached some green leaves supposed
to feed for the lion. and the beast
would make wild springs to obtain
each bundle of feed. which contained a
monetary prize. The banners that were
carried expressed good luck and good
cheer for the Americans and their Por-
toIa celebration. The Chinese express
the hope that there will be a Portola
festival every year and promise a more
elaborate form of parade at the next
festival.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
STANFORD GIRLS
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Two Young Women Thrown
From Buggy and One Suf-
ferS Broken Ankle
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

! STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. pa
Miss Elizabeth Lee Buckingham, grad
uate of Stanford university in 'os,
prominent in college dramatics and a
member of the Phi Omega sorority,
sustained compound fracture of the
right ankle, and Miss Edith Hatch, a
teacher in the Cass Vallejo school for
girls, was badly shaken up today in
an accident which occurred when the
horse they were driving on the King
mountain road became frightened at
the automobile of DR.. T. NJ williams,
medical adviser of Stanford university.
The young women were driving into
Stanford from King mountain this
afternoon when they met Doctor VIII
liams' car&on the road.
The livery horse which Miss Buck
ingham was driving Immediately took
fright at the machine. The two girls
tried in vain to control the animal.
Turning repeatedly in the narrow road,
the horse tipped over the buggy, which
was demolished, and the two occu-
pants were thrown out.
Doctor Williams Immediately gave
emergency treatment to the injured
women and took them in his car TO
the students guild hospital The se-
rious nature of Miss Buckingham's in
jury made hospital treatment impera-
tive.
An operation was performed on Miss
Buckingham's ankle and the fracture
was reduced. Miss Hatch's bruises
were not of serious nature.
The young women rented the buggy
from a Palo Alto stable Saturday, and
had driven to King mountain. where
they passed Saturday night.
Miss Buckingham home is in Den
ver she lives at 114s Webster street
Palo Alto. and has been active in stan
ford university life since her arrival
here.
Miss Hatch is popular in the college
life. She is teacher of English al
the Cass Vallejo school.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
RECORD BROKEN FOR
RAPID VACCINATION
Over 1000 Immigrants Under
Knife in Eight Hours

NEW YORK. Oct 24.-AI known
records for rapid vaccination are be-
lieved to have been broken at this port
today. The Greek steamer Themistocles
was detained at quarantine from 1870
a. m. until $3.50 p. m. until 1,045 immi-
grants from Patras and other ports had
been vaccinated. The simplest calcu-
Iations showed that as there are only
$40 minutes between 1870 and $3.50 the
immi grants must have passed through
the hands of the physicians at the
rate of more than two in a minute.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE DIES
Rufus W. Peckham, Noted
Jurist, Passes Away After
,Protracted Illness
Death Closes Long Life and Ends
Many Years Service on
the Bench

A LBANY. N. ", Oct. 24.-Rufus w.
y Peetham, Justice Of the United
= States supreme court, died at his
summer home at Altamont at Sis
o'clock tonight.
Justice Peekham had been in i'll
health for some time, but his condition
was not considered serious until re-
Gently. Following adjournment of the
May term of the United States supreme
court he came on from Washington
with Mrs. Peckham to spend the sum
mer at Altamont, expecting to return
for the beginning of the October term.
A few days ago his condition became
such that his physicians said he was
likely to die at any time, or might
linger for several months Up to a
few days ago Justice Peckham exhib-
tied considerable strength and was able
to be about the house. The circulatory
disturbance, which contributed to his
death, was first noticed about six years
ago
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
CHATHAM PUNCH is
BREWING FOR TAFT
Famous Artillery Concoction to
Be Tried on President
While in Georgia
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSpecidl Dispatch 10 The Gait
SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct 24.-Chatham
artillery punch. a famous brew, is to be
tried on President Taft when he visits
Savannah November g. The committee
in charge of entertaining !, President
Taft is already preparing to brew the
punch, for it can not be. built in a day.
Like many other good things. it re-
quires at least seven days in the max
ing.
Presidents, statesmen, governors and
naval officers have attacked artillery
punch and all have been worsted. It is
the regular John L. sullivan of drinks.
The most distinguished victim of
Chatham artillery punch was former
entertained royalty in Savannah and
liked the artillery concoction. He said
he'd never drink 1t again.
A Georgia governor died shortly after
about with this punch. He was over
trained, the doctors said. The most re-
cent distinguished victim of the punch
was Admiral Dewey. He took some
salad and chased it with punch. The
admiral laid his troubles to the salad.
The artillery punch Is a Savannah in
vention 1t was first brewed for the
Chatham artillery 1t proved such a
good bit of ammunition that it has been
kept in the family and its formula has
been cherished as a valuable token
from one generation to another. There
is always in the Chatham artillery a
man with the secret of the brew
wrapped up in his breast. The present
keeper of this great asset Of the Chat
hams is Lieutenant Mariana Papy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
EVERYTHING CONSPIRED
TO WAKE THE DORTOI-A
FESTIVAL MONUMENTAL
BY EDWARD robson TAYLOR,
.yor of San Francisco

The Portola festival, just
ended, stands by itself in the
history of San Francisco, for
nothing like it has ever before
been here attempted, much less
carried out. 1t has assuredly
been a greater success than ever
dreamed of by its originators
and promoters: and to them the
city owes a debt of gratitude.
1t was the happiest of inspira-
tions to connect the name of
the discoverer of our bay with
the celebration of the rehabilita-
ton of the city, for thereby was
added the imaginative and stim-
ulating features of personality,
while at the same time some
pages of California history
were opened to thousands who
before had been blind to them.
No less happy was the selec-
ton cf the king and queen Of
the carnival They not only
looked the parts to perfection,
but they played them in a man
ner not only to satisfy but to
crafty as well the thousands
who yielded them their willing
homage.
Furthermore, the presence OF
the foreign and our own war
ships, with their officers and
crews, added the needed element
of ceremony and dignity, with
out which we might possibly
have had a mad revel and but
little more. And to this ele-
ment of success must assuredly
sbe added the presence of the
minister of Netherlands and
the minister of Spain. AS the
history of California is inti-
mately connected with the his
tory of Spain, and as from that
country came those who have
illuminated our past with the
light of romance, nothing could
have been more appropriate
than to make a delegate from
Spain of high rank part and
parcel of the celebration. In
fact. everything conspfred, the
weather included, to make the
festival worthy and memorable.
That this event should have
been caGried SO successfully off
as TO become monumental in the
history of the city just before my
administration is to come to
close seems almost like crown
upon it, and can not but be the
source of the greatest gratifica-
ton to me.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
SWEDEN TRYING TO
CHECK IMMIGRATION
Money Will Be Loaned for Pur-
chase of Farms

STOCKHOLM. Oct. 24.-With a view
to stemming the tide of emigration
which threatens to deplete the country
of agricultural Iaborers. national
subscription has been started to obtain
funds for loans to laborers left un-
employed after the recent big strike.
The loans are intended to enable the
purchase of small farms and WIN be
made repayable within 10 years. The
fund viii be administered by the anti
emigration society of Sweden
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Note Indicates Suicide

A note found under the pillow il di-
Gated that she had committed suicide.
Therein was penned the sorrow and
silent suffering of the widow: the
frenzy OF her despair. the loneliness of
her lot. Jordan went his way to serve
a life sentence at San Quentin. The
world moved on. And the widow, left
absolutely without kith or kin, shut
herself UP with her grief to mourn her
life and strength away.
The peculiar part of the death is that
there was no material evidence to
carry out the tone of the letter left
behind. nothing TO show that she had
taken her own life. The note read:
s'The charm of life to me has gone,
and without my dear husband life can
never mean anything again. No matter
when or how the end comes 1 feel I
\ viii be better off with him. believe
that more charity should be shown to
those who. in such moments of sorrow
as / have passed through. or despera-
ton. take their lives. It is not for US
to judge of their act or of the bitter
ness Of soul that prompted it.
My feeling toward the murderer OF
my husband is so great that I can not
but wish that he may suffer some of
the agony that his terrible act has
caused me-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
LAD GROWS SO FAST
HEART is IN DANGER
Fifteen Year Old Ivor Newman
Is California Marvel

LONG BEACH. Oct. 24.-Ivor New
man, the Is year old son OF DR.. w. H.
Newman. is growing SO fast that he has
been forced to quit school on account
OF a resulting heart affection. His
height has increased an inch during the
last so days and he is ~ inches taller
today than he was January ]. The lad
now stands feet inches and is grow
ing SO fast that his father fears danger
of serious injury.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
MONDAY. OCTOBER %, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Clear; northwest wind; maxi
mum temperature. so; minimum, 5S.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Cloudy cooler: fog
in the afternoon; light northeast wind. changing
TO fresh west. Page I3
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Woman Leaves Note Under Pill
low Telling of Grief Over
Murdered Policeman
9rOther in Law Declares Heart
Disease Was Expected TO
Prove Fatal Soon
Defective Remembers Letter Be.
ing Written Shortly After
Killing of Husband

He bullet which pierced Sergeant
Fred Noting of the local police
force, when he was murdered by
Private Jordan. an enlisted man at the
Preside, January s. struck also at the
heart Of his widow. who. after pining
away for 10 months. was found dead
at her home. 2424 Sutter street, yester-
day afternoon. Mystery hedges the
death. There is a question as to
whether it was due to natural causes
or whether the woman, sore pressed
in her agony and grief. finished with
her hand the work which Jordan had
10 months before commenced. One
thing at least is certain. When Jordan
pulled the trigger which laid low Ser
geant Noting. he gave to Mrs. Antonia
Noting her death blow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Men Who Made First POrtoIs
Possible Are Unanimous in
This Decision
ABUNDANCE OF MONEY
WILL BE AVAILABLE
Annual Festival Will Be Made
Distinctive Feature of New
San Francisco
AIRSHIP EXHIBITION
SUGGESTED FOR 1910

.k<THE Portola festival must be
perpetuated in an annual
fete. If necessary we should
organize corporation. choosing men
from prominent organizations to
compose it, and make the celebration
bigger and better than it was this
year. We have shown what San
Francisco can do, and heneeforth
the city should be one of convention
and carnival The big auditorium
must come next; that will make the
city the most desirable one in America
for gatherings of all kinds
Weary but happy with the knowl-
edge that the Portola festival was a
great success, that is the way the
committeeman who handled the show
are talking. A half dozen of them
yesterday began preliminary plans for
a repetition of the fete next year, for
it is realized that the event -as one
the fame of which has gone around
the world.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
SUBURBAN

skull. Page S
Pastor of First Baptist church in AIameda re-
considers and withdraws resignation. Page S
Oakland man robbed Of $50 after struggle with
pickpockets on crowded car Page S
Society women organize committees to assist
Fabiola hospital benefit show. Page 6
Eurydice club of Oakland to give first concert
Of season Tuesday evening. Page 8
Former Governor Pardee calls on men to serve
the public and support those who fight corrup-
ton Page &
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
COAST

Two young women Of Stanford badly hurt when
horse away and capsizes buggy. Page 1
Jacob Suter. Alaska miner. says he and Nc
Carthy brothers Of San Francisco saw Doctor
Cook attempt to climb Mount Mckinley and
fall Page A
Stanislaus women are beautifying their coun-
II by their efforts through Improvement
clubs. Page If
Fifteen year old Long Beach lad grows four
and half inches since January l. heart trouble
feared. Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
EASTERN

Miss Frances Ingersoll Of Boston admits getting
letters from Lieutenant Holden Evans, but says
he has not proposed. Page
Mystery develops on President Taft's train in
the theft OF his possunl Page 3
New York pastors denounce Tsmmany and
Rabbi Wise declares time fraught with dan.
gers. Page 3
Rufus W. Peckham. justice of the United
States supreme court. called by death. Page 4
Many delegates will be in attendance at
opening Of dry farming congress at Billings
Mont Page 3
Famous Chatham artillery punch 10 be tried
on President Taft during visit TO sayan-
nab. Page 3
Bank Of England raises rate of discount and
attracts attention Of the entire financial
world. Page 4
Congressman Fowler challenges Senator AID
rich TO discuss proposed central bank in public
meetings. Page A
FOREIGN
Typhoon crosses northern Luzon aud breaks
storm records. Page 4
Spain to abandon Morocco adventure, accord
ing to liberal paper. and demonstrations against
former government policy. Page 4
Chile bonors memory Of General Jose de San
Martin, who defeated Spain. Page 4
Natives Of Congo villages tortured and their
homes burned by rubber company's inhuman
agents. Page 4
SPORTS
Mission club offers $4,000 for the Jcneries.
johnson battle. Page o
Automobiles plah to maintain PortoIa road
race as annual event. Page :
British Columbia soccer team plays Califor-
mans fast game, Eve goals to tie. Page o
Annual tournament for bay counties tennis
championship begins on Golden Gate park
courts. Page o
Gish Of Seattle. and Baumbaugh of Olympic
stars at Irish American club meet. Page 10
Special stake is won by Miss Luxor at Ingle-
side coursing park. Page o
Vancouver union Rugby football team arrives
for series with Stamford and Berkeley. Page o
Beavers take hard fought afternoon game with
Seals and break even on the day. Page 0
MARINE
steamship Fitzclarence brings large cargo Of
nitrate from Iqaique. Page 13
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Directions for Cremation

The letter then went on to give di-
rections as to what should be done
with the body, her wish being that she
be cremated and the remains placed in
the same vault containing the ashes of
her husband.
Detective Hogan Of the police force
and a close friend Of Mrs. Noting,
maintained that death was due to nat
uraI causes and that the letter was
written shortly after Nolting was shot.
Following Nolting's DEATH" said
Hogan. Mrs. Noting began to pine
away. She had always suffered from
2 weak heart and the shock made her
condition worse. She realized that she
was liable to die at any moment, and a
couple Of months after her husbands s
death notified me that she had written
letter which she placed under her
pillow and in which she had left direc-
tions for her burial
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Body Found by Boy

she lived alone" he said, hut we
tried to keep as close a watch on her as
we could. knowing her TO be victim of
heart disease. Not seeing her around
Yesterday boy was helped through a
window to Investigate and he found
her dead.
4 dispatched the boy to Detective
Hogan's house, telling him of the death
OF Mrs. Noting. and when he returned
he told me of the letter to be found
under the pillow. I looked there and
found it, the envelope being addressed
10 me. Mrs. Noting was aware of her
condition and had often given me di-
r,ctions as TO what she wanted done
e. case she should die suddenly.
The body was removed TO the morgue
and an autopsy viii be held some time
this week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Subject to Heart Trouble


The other portions OF the letter are
but the natural feelings Of woman
suffering a she did at the time. I was
At home today when I was told that
Mrs Noting had been found dead. Ny
mind Immediately flew back to the coh-
versation we had about eight months
ago and in which she spoke Of leaving
q letter under a pillow and I asked
whether such a letter had been found.
was told it had not. I sent the mes
senger ahead and when arrived at the
house the letter was where I said it
would be-
Mrs. Nolting's body was lying in the
bath. The gas heater was ablaze and
there was no odor Of gas. Neither
were there any traces of poison. E. s
BoneIi. her brother in law, living in
the fat below, said that Mrs. Noting
had been subject to heart trouble and
three weeks previous had been found
in fainting condition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
PORTOLA

Members Of Portola committee are unani-
nous in their decision to make carnival an
annual event. Page
Japanese cruiser Idzumo leaves for Monterey.
bearing gift Of flowers and fruits from Portola
committee Page =
Local HolIanders drink toast to their queen
at reception held by Minister Loudon- Page 2
Balloon city Of Oakland wins race with
Queen Of Pacific. each carrying society
girl. Page )
Two hundred tons OF confetti swept from
streets used as railroad ballast Page 2
CITY
Police sergeant Fred Nolting's widow found
dead in bath and note expresses grief over
murder Page 1
Autumn meeting of convocation Of San Fran
cisco to be in st. Stephens church. Page .
Mass meeting OF socialists adopts resolution
protesting against dezth Of Francisco Fer
rer. Page a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Great Task Was Tackled

The half dozen men decided on the
October celebration and called in
Charles c. Moore. Louis Sloss. James
A. Johnson. Robert A. Roos. James
Rolph Jr. Milton H Esberg. Governor.
Gillett. Mayor Taylor and representa-
tive men from the various newspapers
to help them.
Homer Boushey was made secretary
and Marshall Douglas, newspaper and
advertising man. was given charge OF
the publicity department. where. with
A. W. Williams and Charles White. he
began supplying 1900 papers in the
east. north. south and middle west with
daily stories OF what San Francisco
was going to have. and giving fuller
daily service to 900 papers OF the
western states Magazine material was
prepared and foreign newspapers were
sent copy.
L have talked with globe trotters
who have seen the famous earnivals
of the world" said James Woods. ~and
they say they never saw anything to
compare with our sslsbration. have
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
Greater Fete Next Year

What we have done we can do
again, and we viii have a celebration
next year. w. D. Fennimore stated.
that will make this years gathering
seem small. We must have a change.
of course, each year. l am in favor.
as are many of US. of making the sec
ond Portola notable for a great series
of airship races, one that would be a
world affair and surpass in every way
the recent meet at Rheims. France
We can do it. for we will have the
money"
The matter of money, indeed. which
kept the hard working committeeman
awake nights while this years fete
was being whipped into shape. will not
trouble the men who conduct the Por-
tola festival for 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25

ACAAly VI NAOHCy HI view
Twenty businessmen have said to
me-" P. t. Clay, chairman of the fes-
tival executive committee. said yester-
day. that they see now how great the
festivalw was. that they contributed small
sums, or nothing at all, and that they
feel rather ashamed of themselves.
Further. they are anxious to contribute
handsomely, il our finances prove to be
In bad way. or make a substantial
donation for next years celebration" :"
James Woods. W. D. Fennimore and
Andrew Mccarthy make the same
statement. and 1t is certain that those
who held back this year viii be IN the
traces next October.
This festival then. which will become
a part, and a great part. OF San Fran
cfsco's history. began with six men.
all members of the Downtown asso-
citation. w. D. Fennimore was presi-
dent of that organization when 1t gave
New Years celebration last Janu-
airy 1. and he called meeting of the
executive committee. Paul T. Carroll
Vincent whitney. Andrew Mccarthy.
John A. Hammersmith. and P. T. Clay.
who was made chairman of the POr-
&,I- avac,,+i1-a .er,or,,ff%aa
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-25
EDITORIAL

Crocker and other nominees are prepared 70
strenuous last week of the municipal cam
paign. Page
Heney declares he is anxious to talk TO mer
chants and with Doctor Leland is given cordia
hearing at democratic club Page
Activity Of dive keepers furnishes key to sig
nihcance Of P. II. McCarthy's Paris of Amer
icai, r,rnrniSes Isnnn .