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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
TAFT ATTENDS FUNERAL
OF BROTHERS WIFE
President Goes to Watertown
on a Sad Mission

WATERFOWL. Conn, Dec. 1S.-Pres-
ident Taft came to Watertown today
TO attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Horace d. Taft, wife of his brother,
Horace D. Taft Mrs. Taft died at
Baltimore Thursday night
The president was accompanied by
his brother, Henry. and the latter's
daughter, Miss Louise, of New York
He remained at his brothers home
during his stay and while there dis
posed of a quantity of correspondence
he had brought with him from Wash
ington.
He left for Washington at 1920 q. m.
and is due at the capital at 9:45 to-
morrow
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

Doctor Cook will submit his data
further his friends add, to the authori-
ties of Geneva and Brussels, both of
which cities have asked for an oppor-
tunity to examine them. The records
might similarly go to London, though
on that point Doctor Cooks friends
say, the doctor was less positive, as he
had never received an invitation from
the Royal geographical society. the
body which in all probability would
assume the task of passing on the
records.
Funds for the expedition to Green
land, should it be decided to make one,
have already been pledged by two
friends Of Doctor Cook who still believe
in him, and John B. Hammond has
offered the use of his yacht.
There was further rumor tonight
we'll substantiated that Doctor Cook
is now within SO hours journey of
Copenhagen, ready to appear personally
before the university consistory If his
presence is desired The doctor had
so written Rector Thorp, his friends
assert.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
MINE PROMOTER HAS
VICTIMS IN THE EAST

SACRAMENTO. Dec. Ism Nj. Me-
Intyre. mine promoter, who was about
to be released from the county Jail here
after defeating the prosecution on two
charges arising out of alleged minin e
swindles, was extradited today at the
request of Council Bluffs. Ia, authori-
ties. who wanted him on a charge of
cheating by false pretenses on the same
mining ventures he was engaged in
here. He has been confined in prison
since his arrest in Chicago last JuneS
Tom Dillon hat or umbrella order
always acceptable 712 Market street,
opposite Call building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
ZeIaya VIII Exact
Payment in Blood

The appeal of the women of
sIanagua for American protection
and the opinion of all who know
Zcsaya indicate that the Mica
raguan dictator will exact pay
ment in blood for all the opposi-
tiOD that has been raised to his
reign of terror.
Throughout the republic pa
triots are being dragged into
prison 10 be tortured while their
wives and daughters are forced to
submit 10 unspeakabIe outrages
and their property is confiscated.
When the American yvarships
arrived off the Nicaraguan coast
the people took heart and began
to give expression 10 their views.
but now they fear that, if the
Tinted States forces are not
landed, ZeIa$a's followers will
seek reprisnI in bIOOdshed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Cook Must Prove Claim

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Intense in
terest was manifested here today by
officials of the national geographical
society in the preliminary report of the
committee of the University of Copen-
hagen that it had failed TO find proofs
substantiating Doctor Cooks claim that
he had reached the north pole April 21.
1908. None, however, would permit him
self to be quoted.
AS soon as official announcement is
made of the conclusions Of the uni
versity's committee the national geo.
graphic society will take prompt meas
ures to bring to an end the world wide
controversy as to the finding of the
north pole by demanding from Doctor
Cook absolute proof of his claim.
Failing to receive convincing proof
the society will proclaim Commander
Peary as the discoverer of the pole.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
RED FLAGS FLY ON
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Auctioneers and Not Health Of
ficers Responsible

SACRAMENTO, Dec 1s.-The placing
of red flags on the county courthouse
buildings here this morning led people
to believe that a quarantine had been
placed on the county offices by the
health officers, and they refused to do
business there. The truth of the mat
ter was that the courthouse buildings
are to be sold at auction and a new
$500 900 structure erected.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
MAY SUE THE GOLD
DREDGERS AT OR0VILLE
Anti-Debris Association Asks
Supervisors to Investigate

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1S.-The. execu-
tive committe of the anti-debris asso-
citation this morning authorized the
Suffer county board of supervisors to
handle entirely the matter of whether
or not the dredger mining operations
in the vicinity of OroviIle are harmful
to the Feather river. IT was decided
that the attorneys for the association
should bring suits against the dredging &
companies If the Sutter board so in
structs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
POWER COMPANY WINS
VICTORY OVER FARMERS
Appellate Court Gives Corpora
ton Water Rights
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

REDDING, Dec 1s.-News was re-
cefved here today that the third dis
trict appellate court has reversed
ern light and power company against
Locher and others, a dispute over
water rights in Cow creek.
The decision is a victory for the
power company, the appellate court
holding it has power to condemn the
water rights.
The farmers have contended the
company had no rights at all to the
water in the creek, which is used by
them for irrigation purposes. The
company proposes to use the water for
power.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
WARSHIP SPRINGS
LEAK IN COLLISION
Battleship Georgia Rammed by
Propeller of Collier and
Is Badly Damaged

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 1S.-The United
States battleship Georgia. recently in
collision with the battleship Nebraska
during fleet meneuvers, was struck by
the propeller Of the collier Vesta while
coaling in Hampton roads today, caus-
ing, according to telegraphic report
from Old Point Comfort, a considerable
leak in the battleship.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
viii Launch the Utah

SALT LAKE CITY. Dec 1S-A party
OF IS or more, headed by Governor
William Spry, left this city this after
noon for Camden. n. j., where they
viii represent the state at the launch
ing of the new battleship Utah on De-
cember %. Miss Alice Spry, daughter
of the governor, viii act as sponsor.
The party Will be met at Philadelphia
by Senators Smoot and Sutherland and
Representative Howell
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Christmas and New Years Rates Via
southern Pacific

Between all points in California
less. one and third fare for the round
trip. Christmas tickets sold December
23d, oath and 25th: New Years tickets
sold December 30th and 31st. 1909, and
January 1st, 1910. Good for return un-
til January Cd. 1910 For details see
agents Southern Pacific Company.
Ticket Offices: Flood Building, Market
Street Ferry Depot. Third and Town
send Streets Depot. and Broadway and
Thirteenth Street. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Won LOBEN SELS' SUIT
AGAINST BANK ENDS
Case Taken Under Amusement
by Judge Shields

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1S.-The suit of
j. j. Won Loben Sells against the San
Francisco savings union to prevent the
bank from selling his rich Vorden
ranch under deed of trust for notes
aggregating S29S,00 was concluded
before Judge Shields today and taken
under advisement
Three days were consumed in the
arguments of the case.
On the construction of a contract
specifying as to how the money was
to be paid back rests the case.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
SKULL FRACTURED IN
BATTLE WITH BURGLAR
Man GrappIes With Marauder
Who Escapes Unframed

BAKERSFIELD. Dec. IS. = Frank.
Gore awakened last night in rooming
house to find a burglar rifing his
clothes. Gore grappled with the in
truder and terrific battle ensued in
the darkness.
The burglar hit Gore three times
with an iron bar, fracturing his skull
and breaking his nose. The robber
escaped.
Gore is in a critical condition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
TIC Command Mississippi

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-Captain w.
c. Fullam. now commandant at the
naval training station at Newport, r. L,
was today selected as the next COM
mander of the battleship Mississippi.
He will succeed Captain ]. c. Fremont,
who has been designated as the COM
mandant of the Boston navy yard.
Commander p W. Hourigan will~be
commandant of the training station at
Newport.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

In the phonograph archives of the
Vienna Academy of Science a collec-
tion OF music and speech of many races
and tribes in distant lands is gradually
being formed The most recent addi-
tions have been brought from Natal,
and include selections of speech. song
and music from Zulus. Nadi, Swazi.
Matabele. Baca and other races.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
RAISIN GROWERS POOL
REJECTS SINGLE BID
Prospective Buyers Want Mus.
cats at Low Price

FRESNO, Dec. 1S.-The single bid
received for the $500 tons of pooled
raisins was opened tonight.
1t was from L. F. Griffen & Co. and
offered 21a cents for only the muscat
raisins.
1t was rejected and meeting of
growers represented in the pool was
called for next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
RAILROAD SHOPS TO
MOVE TO GOLDFIELD

GoLDFIELD, New, Dec. 1S.-An-
ncuncement was made today by General
Manager Hanlin that the general Of
fees and the shops of the Tonopah and
Goldfield railroad will be removed from
Tonopah to Goldfield. 1t is believed
here that this is the first step in tn
contrsuction of an extension to Bodie,
which would eventually reach San
Francisco via Sonora canyon and make
new short line to the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

J. E. German. freight traffic manager
of the Santa Fe. is to become on
February 1 vice president in charge OF
traffic of the Rock Island. F. r.
Houghton. now assistant freight traf-
fic manager of the Santa Fe. is to
succeed German, and w. B. Biddle will
leave the Rock Island to become vice
president in charge of traffic OF the
Frisco system, German succeeding
BiddIe on the Rock Island
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
G. B. BILLS MAY HEAD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ISpecial Disoatch 10 The Call

I TOpecIdl DISbdfcH 10 ] ne OdI1
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1S.-The an
nouncement made by d. w. Car
michael. a local capitalist, that he
would not consider accepting the Of
fee of presidency of the chamber of
commerce for second term has
changed the plans for the annual meet
ing of the directors Monday night.
Senator C. B. Bills has been mentioned
for the position.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Goes TO Drydock

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The hull of
the Georgia was cut below the armor
line. Instructions were issued to have
the Georgia placed in drydoclI at the
Norfolk navy yards in order that a fur
ther examination nav be made.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
BABY LEFT To STARVE
WITH PARENTS GONE
Neighbor of Lodi Family Finds
Child Alone in House
[ Special Dispateh 10 The Call

LODI, Dec 1S-Father in jail.
mother missing and ? year old baby
left alone in the house, possibly to
starve, is the record of the family
of E. H. Hughes. Hughes was given 80
days in Jail some time ago for selling
mine he did not own. Monday Mrs.
Hughes disappeared. A neighbor, Mrs.
Edward Marion, missed her, and going
to the house found the baby alone. Mrs.
Marion has cared for the child since.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

After having been in use since 1859
the testament used at the Essex ses-
sions court at chelmsford, England, has
now been replaced by a new one. the
gift of e. North Buxton.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET Garment cutters
union No IS held its annual banquet last even
ing ct the Hotel Argonaut. President Edwin
CorDe was presented with gold wstch by
1he members Of the organization. The commit
ree in ckarge consieted Of q. PolIack JQsefh
Mccarthy. B. Goldberg. d. 0'Aiel and W.
katbman-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

The Radium institute of Heidelberg.
to be opened before the end of the year,
will be the first of its kind to begin
actual work, as an endowment has been
raised for it.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Assesses 5 C, > 81 ; :
gratitude if / did not tell OF

gratitude if did not tell of
the benefit l have derived from Hoods
1Sarsaparilla. Five ugly and painful
assesses formed in the lower part of
my abdomen. / was confined to my
bed thirteen weeks. and the pain was
almost unbearable. A neighbor sug
gested that / try Hoods sarsaparilla
which did, l began to Improve imme-
diately, the assesses began to heal, and
I continued to take the medicine until L
was WELL John Wallace, Field Sec,
Y. M. c. A., Pittston, Pa.
Hoods Sarsaparilla effects its won
derful cures, not simply because it con-
tains sarsaparilla, but because it com
bines the utmost remedial values of
more than twenty different ingredients,
each greatly strengthened and enriched.
Get It today. In usual liquid form or tablets
called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses ST.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

The Canadian government is offering
free passage to commercial travellers
who are intent on furthering Canadian
export trade to South Africa
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

Edward b. Sterling of Trenton. N t..
has discovered in the outskirts of the
town the largest specimen of polyporus
on record. The mushroom weighs 40
pounds, is 13 inches in height and
measures los inches in circumference
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
BANDIT AND PALS
WATCH DRUGSTORE
Thug Believed to Have COntem-
plated Again Holding Up the
Gleason Pharmacy
Oakland Detective Brands as
Fake" Letter Supposed to
Be From HOldupman
Continued From page IL

telephone that the bandit had been
seen lurking past the drug store. but
the detectives when they arrived on
the scene could find nothing of the fell
low. They did discover, however, that
three men had been keeping the place
under surveillance, and they formed
the opinion that the bandit himself was
but one of this gang
II feel convinced that there is gang
Of criminals operating in this city and
making drug stores their prey in par
ticular." B. S. Dickhoff. proprietor OF
the White drug store. said My phar-
macy was entered about three weeks
ago by robbers. who cut through the
lock on the front door. They stole a
large amount of money. and the evil
dences of their visit showed that there
were two or three operating 1 UNDER
stand that drug stores have been heavy
sufferers from robbers during the last
month
Amateur SIeuth on Trail
The police greet with a smile ths
cIew furnished them by an excited in
dividuaI that a man dressed as
woman, and resembling the bandit. had
been seen eating in a restaurant at 72s
Turk street. The fact that the sup
posed bandit was eating fish balls and
apple fritters when observed by the
amateur sleuth the police decline to
find significant.
Detective Furman Of the IngIeside
station brought citizen to the central
station Thursday to show him the hat
lost by the bandit in Van Ness avenue.
This man, a resident of the Mission, be-
lieved he could identify the headgear
worn by Mexican he had known. but
when he saw the hat he at once de-
clared it not the right one.
Captain of Detectives Petersen OF
Oakland received his second letter from
the bandit" yesterday morning and
declared il a fake" The letter writer
threatened to begin operations in Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET

Apprentice allowance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
PfARY SMILES AT
NEWS OF REPORT
Commander Refuses to Discuss
Copenhagen's Failure to In I
dOrse Cooks Data
Friends of Doctor Say Explorer
Will Appear at University
if Necessary

Continued From Page II
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
TO BUSINESS MAN AND OTHERS.

quoted yesterday
booms The
in Honolulans
thing
the
with the conditions existing
other
be enough Amer o handle the travel.
Woudthi
could
in Would
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he
of
japanese hacks He would the
Honouns ready and willing
to
noluIu business but part of of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
BEAST AND THE JUNGLE

Lindsey, the Cden Judge through
publishing his biography Eveybodys Maya
enenched
difficulties that encountered by
Indifference of
of
equally
outside
Cuth in fifty thousand
year, tempt circles He
jurymen the elected
made
of
i'm; the
friends of the
or
lifting conditions
the and the Jungle series is worth
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
MANY SALUTES TO
AND BY ARIZONA
CONTINUED Fyom Page One

the Cliff House and displayed a German
flag which the cruiser people saw as
they came along just at dusk Then
they threw the glare of their search
light upon the flag and kept it in sight
for a long time. The whole perform
ance was quite spectacular.
At San Pedro the Arcona had the
honor of being the first warship to enter
the harbor and tie up at the wharf.
The Arcona viii remain here until
Wednesday when she will steam for Y0-
kohama, where they expect to arrive
about Christmas day. 1t is the custom
of all warships of the German navy
to make an effort to be in port on
Christmas day so that the crew may
have shore leave.
The Arcona looks spiek and span in
her white coat of paint with blue line
at the base of the bulwarks. She is
natty cruiser and her officers and crew
are fine lot of men and capital hosts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
JAPANESE VISIT
WILL BE A RUSH

Continued from Page One.)
when autos viii again be in readiness
for a spin to the Pail. On the way
back the route will be up the Pauoa
road around the taro fields, thence
down upper Fort street, past the new
Buddhist school, then up to the top
of Punchbowl, thence along the road
going past the federal experiment sta
tion, thence out Wilder avenue to Oahu
College, thence along Punahou street
past the residence of Governor Frear,
to Kalakaua avenue and out to the
Aquarium.
On the return to town the entire
party viii stop at Ainahau, the home
of Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, where they
will be entertained and tea will be
served. The party viii then be driven
either to the Young Hotel or directly
to the steamer.
Consul-General Uyeno last night
wirelessed to the Chiyo s captain ask
ing that his vessel be brought into this
port as early as possible ON Monday
morning in order that the japanese
commissioners may be brought ashore
without delay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
WELCOME RAINS
PREVENT SICKNESS

The rain which started Thursday
and continued at intervals all dav
yesterday. with all indications of
kona coming, will probably save Ho-
nolulu from serious epidemic of ty-
phoid. There have already been a.
considerable number of cases on this
island, and also large amount of tv-
phoid on the other islands, largely due.
SO the doctors say, to the long con-
tinued dry weather. There has been
a serious shortage of water in Homo
lulu and other places, and those dis
tricts which have to use surface wafer
have experienced more or less of the
dreaded disease. The water in the NJ
uanu reservoirs, for instance, has been
very low and undoubtedly contained
much organic matter detrimental to
health.
The trouble has not been confined to
Honolulu. Doctor Pratt of the Board
of Health recently threatened to close
the school at Kaneohe on account of
the large. number Of cases of typhoid
in that district. This, fortunately, will
not be necessary for the present. Doc.
tor Mackall, the city physician. and
Ciey Engineer Gere yesterday went to
Kaneohe. They were told that Doctor
Pratt had said that unless a boiler and
filter were put in, the school would be
closed.
Doctor Mackall promised that the
city would supply the school with an
oil stove and coal oil, and also with
lime with which to whitewash the
premises. It is thought that these
precautions will be sufficient to insure
the health of the pupils and that there
will be no necessity of closing the
school.
The physicians have concluded that
the Kaneohe typhoid cases are to be
laid to the spring water that is used
in that district
Last night the rain was still falling,
and although it had not reached the
proportions of a kona, all the indica-
tions pointed to general storm
throughout the Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
GREAT PROGRESS OF
THE GERMAN NAVY

WASHINGTON, November S.-Naval
officers sat up and took notice today
when it was officially announced by
the officers of naval intelligence that
the fighting sea strength of the eight
powers of the world shows that Ger
many has jumped, from fourth place,
over France and the United States,
and has taken second place behind
Great Britain.
The table gives the naval situation
ON November l, and it is accepted by
American officials as well as by for
eign diplomats in Washington, as con
elusive of the various suspicious en-
tertained by the students of marine
armament
Not only has Germany eelipsed
France within the last year and made
great gains on Great Britain, but she
has outdistanced the United States in
shipbuilding. Another feature of the
statement is that Japan, which has
been reported as making great strides,
has increased her completed tonnage
less than 10000 tons and her tonnage
under construction by less than $4,000
during the last year.
The United States has lost some ton
mage. She has dropped from 6S5, 426
tons to esq., in year. Russia, Italy
and Austria remain below Japan in
the order named
The following table shows the rela.
tive strength of the nations in SER
vice:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04
RAILROADS KILL
A MAN AN HOUR

One human being is killed every hour
and one injured every ten minutes of
the day on American railroads, accord
ing to W. L. Park, general superintend-
ent of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, in a statement made at the an
nual meeting of the New York and
New England Association of Railway
Surgeons at the Academy of Medicine
recently.
"The casualty report of all our large
railroads." said Mr.. Park, els akin to
the report of the commanding general
of an army in time or war, except
that on the railroad there Is no cessa-
tion--a steady grinding and crunching
of human flesh and bone under the
juggernaut of modern car wheels"
According to Mr.. Park, eight per
cent. of the railroad accidents in this
country Is wholly due to the negligence
of employees. This brought up the ques-
ton of education of railroad men, a
subject which the various railroad com
panies long have been considering, so
that the percentage of accidents may
be reduced. Mr.. Park stated that the
railroads were an integral part of the
! body polite and once they were guar
anteed "their constitutional rights and
/ exemption from emotional impulses or
| political plundering'' they would be
the safest highways on the face of the
earth
The question of laws against tres
passing on railroads was discussed by
w. H. Truesdale, president of the Lac
kawanna Railroad, who said every
State should pass a law prohibiting
tramps and other trespassers from rid
ing beneath and on top of trains so
as to evade payment of fare Deaths
due to this are the greatest cause of
litigation against railroads.
j. D. NJ. Hamilton, claims attorney
of the Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe
system, in discussing violations of law
by railroads, admitted that many com
panies were technically guilty of the
charge. But the wrongs done by one
company, he said, should not be charged
to ALL
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CARRIAGE TOP
HITS DIPLOMAT
tContinned from Page onen

The new Chinese consul for Honolulu
also arrived with the minister, He is
accompanied by his two sons and two
other people who will be attached to
the consulate. The new consul is
Lang Koh Yin. He succeeds Tseng
Hal. who will shortly return to China.
The new minister to the United
States is a rather young man of pre-
possessing appearance. He has been an
official adviser of the Chinese foreign
office at Peking and is said to be we'll
read man on international politics.
The minister and new consul were
met at the wharf by the Chinese consul
and secretaries and several prominent
Chinese of Honolulu, all robed in gor-
geous Chinese apparel.