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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
FRENCH ARE WATCHING
THE GERMAN AERONAUTS
Fear That Teutons Are Making
Military Observations

In view of the frequent incursions-
often caused by unfavorable winds, or,
at least, such is the explanation-of
German officers in balloons into French
territory, 1t is a matter for small Won
derment that our friends across the
channel should be a little suspicious
and the unwelcome visits within the
last two days recall an amusing ad-
venture which befell the count de la
Vaulx few days ago; on Sunday
week, If We remember Alright.
The count made an ascent from St
Cloud and descended in the commune
of st. Hilaire, between Aresnes and
Mauheugs. Soon an unexpected per-
sonage made his appearance. This was
the mayor, and he was accompanied by
the village constable. The civic dig
nitary of st. Hilaire thus addressed
the conqueror of the air, Are YOU not
q German officer?" Count de la Vaulx
swore by all his gods that he was a
Frenchman born and bred. The worthy
man was by no means convinced and
his "acolyte" standing by fidgeted with
his mustache in threatening man.
ner.
1t was not easy to persuade the good
mayor of the counts bona fides and it
was only when the count succeeded in
pockets a document relating to his
game preserves that he with his aero
stat. was permitted to take the train
at the nearest railway sation. Moro
is to be said for the mayor as a patriot
than as a physiognomist. but after ali
his aerophobia is not objectionable
London Globe.
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COMEDY SKETCH
HEADS NEW BILL
Clever Skit Proves Feature OF
Program Presented at
Bell Theater

OAKLAND. May 16.-Nita Allen, a
dainty actress, appeared TO advantage
today at the Bell theater in one of Will
Cressy's clever sketches. Car ?, state
room l. The skit has for its setting
the interior and exterior of a Pullman.
The fun was fast, and with a genuine
comedian as the conductor. for a foil.
Miss Allen captured the audience.
Frank Bush, a monologist with a
new line of stories. helped to make the
new bill hit Fenton, on the ring ira
peze. gave some new thrillers in aero
battles. Lewis and Young showed what
a neat knockabout act could supply in
the way of vaudeville entertainment.
The Quaker City Four. a quartet of
musical blacksmiths, with black face
comedian for good measure, ran a
gamut of popular melodies
New motion pictures completed an
excellent bill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
FAMOUS CELL IN OHIO
PRISON TO BE DESTROYED
1t Is Dungeon From Which
Raider Morgan Escaped

When the old east cell block is RACED
in the course of the remodeling work
at the Ohio penitentiary, the cell from
which the confederate raider. General
John Morgan, escaped, will be de-
stroyed along with several hundred
other cells in that great mass of ma
sonry and iron. With the destruction
of the Morgan cell, one of the show
places of the big prison viii Nhave
passed away, a show place that has
been viewed with curiosity by thou
sands upon thousands of visitors in the
last As years. No more will the visit
ors' conductor tell the story OF the es-
cape and show the patch in the stone
floor under the bunk where the tunnel
was dug through.
This little cell is the only monument
to the memory of Morgan and his raid
ers who terrorized southern sections of
Ohio, but rode at last into q trap. The
notice above the door explains that it
was through this cell that the famous
general and his companions escaped
on the night of November ~. 1868. A
tunnel was made through an air cham
Der beneath the cells, and after
months of work done in secrecy the
hole was finally opened in the fe-
male department yard whence the
party escaped by means of rope and
hook thrown upon the wall
William Dean, safeguard at the
prison, is the only Off1cer now living, 1T
is said. who was at work in the insti-
tuition at the time of the escape. Dean
decares that the escape of Morgan and
his associates was just exactly as de-
scribed and stories that he walked out
the front entrance are false. Dean
says that the prisoners, of course, did
not work in those days and were shut
up in their cells day and night
This gave them an opportunity to
work almost continually Morgan him
self was confined in a tier above the
one from which he escaped, but his
brother, also prisoner, changed places
with him on the night of the escape.
The old east cell block weighs thou
sands of tons. 1t is built of stone and
cement The walls are seven feet thick
in the middle and between the cells
they are about two feet thick. The
block was constructed in 1910 or there
abouts The cell block in the west hall
was constructed in 1884. 1t will also
be razed The work will probably not
be started until next fall. 1t can be
done in the winter time. the halls being
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
.MOSSWOOD PARK
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Beautiful Grounds Thronged by
Oakland Citizens All
Day

OAKLAND, May 16.-Mosswood park
the beautiful old Moss estate property
one of the finest parks existing in this
county, was opened to the public to-
day through the courtesy of the Bank
ers' trust company for inspection by
citizens. 1t is planned to make the
block municipal park, and to effect
this the trust company is holding the
land in escrow. Whether or net Moss
wood will become city property will
be decided by the voters when the bond
issue for municipal improvements is
submitted.
In furtherance of the plan of making
a valuable municipal acquisition, Moss
wood will be open for inspection on
Sundays from l to o'clock.
Mosswood is estimated as worth
upward of 100000 merely as real es-
tate.
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MUSIC AND ART FOR
SUMMER STUDENTS
Special Courses to be Given at
the University of California
Commencing June II

BERKELEY, May 16.-Courses in
music and art will be special features
of the summer session of the University
of California, which will begin June 81
and last until August.
The music faculty will include Mrs.
NJ e. Blanchard of Mills college, Mrs.
Lauretta v. Sweezy and Carrie " Trus-
low of the Santa Monica schools.
Frederick Mortimer Clapp of the uni
versity of Chicago will lecture on the
History of Painting in Italy" Cora
NJ Boone of the Benicia high school will
teach elementary drawing, and the art
faculty will consist of Eugen Niehaus,
teacher in the California School of De-
sign. San Francisco; Miss May Gear
hardt, supervisor of drawing in the Los
Angeles schools; H. Is. Monges of the
University of CALIFORNIA; department OF
drawing. and possibly Professor Meyers
of the California Guild of Arts and
Crafts
EzequeiI A Chavez, head of the fine
arts department of Mexico's pubic
system, will lecture in Spanish on Mex
ice's place in the history OF art
Edward Lee Thorndyke, Harvard uni
versity. will conduct a course in edu-
cation of teachers, while Mrs. Ellen
Henrietta Richards of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology Will con-
dust a class in domestic science
Herman III. Horne of Dartmouth uni
versity will deliver a series of lectures
on psychology and philosophy.
BY courtesy the La Joila biological
station, near San Diego, which was re-
Gently taken in charge by Prof. W. f.
Ritter, will be thrown open to students
of the summer session, and Professor
Ritter will conduct experiments and
classes at the laboratory of the station
Robert Grant Aitken, astronomer at
Lick observatory, will return for
short series of lectures toward the END
of the course.
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WOM(EN'S CLUBS I'M
ALAMEDA COUNTY

Bird and Mrs Cahill as it's represen-
tatives
Mrs. Emma 7. Rathgeb, a past presi-
dent of the Wednesday club, will go
as a delegate from that Alameda or
ganization. with Mrs Charles Philpotts
Mrs. Waldo Parkhurst and Mrs. J. e.
Baker serving as substitutes.
The Book club will be represented
by its president, Miss Mary Watson.
and Mrs. ]. C. Foster. Mrs. H. c..
Watson and Mrs. Ross will be the
alternates
Mrs. Cora E. Jones, president OF
Alameda district federation of
women's clubs, will establish head
quarters for her delegates at the Del
Monte convention, extending hospital
ity most generously.
Mrs. Edwin Booth. retiring general
curator of Ebell. and Mrs. E. C. Won
Helms, who is succeeding her, will be
the hostesses at luncheon Tuesday,
June l. including the curators of the
various sections of the club and the
board of directors in their invitation
Mrs. Frances Squire Potter. profess
sor of English literature in the Uni
versity of Minnesota, who has come
to California to be the speaker at the
Del Monte convention, will be the
guest of honor Tuesday at Ebelf and
will make an address on Elizabeth
Tudor and the Renaissance Mrs.
Louis Cockroft will preside as hostess.
Thursday afternoon the Sierra chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was entertained by Mrs.
George It. PIowman at her home in
Berkeley. The new law, which pro-
vides that after May Is of this year
1T is criminal for any person to desc
crate the American flag within the
boundaries of the state, was enthusi-
astically discussed.
Mrs. William Kett, the new regent
of the Oakland chapter. and Mrs.
Ransome Beach, the retiring regent,
to the Sierra chapter an invitation to
celebrate lag day with their chapter
next month.
The honoring of flag day has been a
custom of these Oakland women, an al
fresco affair being planned for June IA
of each year, when an interesting cere-
mony is observed.
1t has been decided by the officers of
the West Oakland home that the chill
dren will not go this season on their
annual camping party. but will remain
at the home in Campbell street,
Thursday a large thimble bee WAS
held at the home the summer ward
robe of the children being the work ac-
complished by the women.
The w. C. r. U. of Oakland is prom
ised an unusually interesting program
Monday afternoon, when Mrs. Sturte-
want Peet, past president of the state
organization, will make an address at
the union headquarters, 1119 Jefferson
street, at o'clock.
The public reception Thursday after
noon at the home for ged..women, for
which the president and managers of
the ladies' relief society have sent out
cards. will be a notable occasion.
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CITY BUDGET OF
OAKLAND IS FILED
Total of S203,5S0 Estimated as
Cost of Government for
a. Year

ALAMEDA, May 1s.-Estimates Of
expense for conducting the various
municipal departments for the fisca
year commencing July have been sub
mftted to the .city council finance com
mittee, composed of Counciimen Bull
lock, Christensen and Crosby. The
total is s2ss.5S0. Following are de-
tailed figures:
Board of Observation-Disclosures, $4,000 ex
peDdtures. S135. 800; estimated earnings: sis,
so9 Total sum to be raised by 'asat a, Aooi,o
Fire alarm department-Total, $4,000.
+ City clerk-Salary includlng mayors allow
anee,, 81 500. Total, 81, $50.
City Attorney-Salary, Site. Total, S.iss
s.. 1870 Total 81, 90a.
Police department Salaries. 80 500; Total
s44 1853. This amount includes the installation OF
the Gamewell police telephone and red light sys
TEN, the salaries Of another detective aud sever
patrolmen added to the force, card index sys
Fire epartment~saiaries. sss.sso. Total
$45. s43.
Library department-sa Salaries, 800. Total
Auditor and assessors ofnce-salaries s4,42o
Police iudse-salary. $4,000; printing, sioe.
Health board-salary of secretary. $500. To-
tai, $2.l2o.50.
Sanitary inspector-salaries, $3.50. Total,
81. 2a4 so.
Veterinary and food inspectors department
Salaries 1000. Total. 81, T95.
Chemists department-Saiary, 5000 Total,
500.
School department-salaries, sil4,s9s.4s. To
tai, $f38i9l4S. The state and county appor-
tionment TO the Alameda schools or sioo'ooo de-
creases this estimate to SIS, 691.4s
Park and playground ommission-Saiarles
and for labor. So. 600. Total. Sl1 900.
Street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, $4,000 Total
$50, 500.
Jsnitor's department-salary, s1,os0. Total
81 s9e.
Pound department. Salaries. si,5oo. Total.
81 .6I5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
BISHOP CONFIRMS
BIG OAKLAND CLASS
Impressive Ceremonies at St,
Mary's When ISIS Children
Announce Faith

OAKLAND. May 16.-Rt Rev. Denis
O'Connell. auxiliary bishop of the arch
diocese of San Francisco, administered
the sacrament of confirmation to a
class of 1875 children at ST. Marys
church, Eighth and Jefferson streets,
at I o'clock this afternoon. In addition
to the children a class of about 60
adults, three-fourths of whom were re-
cent converts to the church, were also
confirmed After administering the
sacrament Bishop O'Connell addressed
the congregation and later officiated al
the benediction of the most blessed sac
rament.
Following the services the bishop was
entertained at dinner in the parish
house by Rev. Father Edward p. Demp-
sey, pastor of the church. The Catholic
clergy in Alameda county were invited
to meet the distinguished guest. Those
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NEWS OF THE FOUR COUNTIES BORDERING ON sANFRANCSCO BAY
BURGLAR RANSACkS HOUSE
BUT SECURES NOTHING
Many Petty Grimes Reported
to Oakland Police

OAKLAND. May 16.-Perey Lee. liv-
ing at HIS Chestnut street, reported to
the police this morning that burglar
broke into the place last night and
ransacked the house. but got nothing.
Carl Malmgren of EOS Eighth street
reported that his place was ransaeked
twice. each time the front door having
been unlocked with false key. The
first burglary resulted in a loss of $40;
the second, committed last night. net
ted the thief SIS. Malmgren reported
that suspected person. for whom the
police are looking. has a duplicate key.
and is supposed to have taken the S3S.
Clothing was stolen from T. a.
ThompsOn's dwelling at 1103 East
Twelfth street, which was entered by
means of a pass key.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
CELEBRATION PLANNED
FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Four Towns Combined for San
AnseIn1o Festival

SAN ANSELMO, May 16.-San An
selmo Ross, Kentfeld and the Marin
county stadium association will COM
bine in a celebration of independence
day at San Anselmo.
committee to have charge of the
celebration has been appointed by the
town fathers. and the St. Nincent's or
phsnage Dand of 80 pieces has been en-
gagged. A ladies' auxiliary will assist
ia completing the arrangements.
The following constitute the commit
tees.
Chairman. A. l.. Adams; secretary. Paul
Hartman: chairman Of parade committee,
Thomas sparrow; publicity. J. FOnnesbeck;
finance. J. r. :. Holmes: games. W. E. Jones
hail and entertainment. J. Z. Manning: prizes
George ~. Smith: music. A. B. CALDWELL chair
man OF decoration committee. ". Musser: re-
freshments, George Hunt; chairman of fireworks
committee. Paul Hartman; mastsr Of cere-
monies Robert Duke.
Mayor Jones viii be marshal of the
cay
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
ORATORIO is RENDERED
IN SAN RAFAEL CHURCH
Throngs Crowd Sacred Edifice
OHear Famous Piece

SAN RAFAEL. May 16.-Under the
direction of Herman Perlet the oratorio
society of San Rafael sang The Holy
City" at the First Presbyterian church
this evening.
preciated by the congregation, which
filled the church to the doors. Miss
Phoebe Mackenzie played the organ and
soloists were Miss Mae Gibson and Mrs.
Kenneth Macdonald, sopranos; Miss
Grace Moorehead. contralto; Egerton
Smith, tenor, and Rev. L. T. White, bass.
The Holy City is the last oratorio
to be sung by the society until its re-
organization in September.
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TWO THOUSAND DAILY
PAPERS IN UNITED STATES
Publication in Arctic Circle Is
sued Once a Year

The newspaper printed furthest north
comes out within the Arctic circle. at
Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska. 1t is
published but once a year. but is a
very newsy sheet to the inhabitants
of this frozen region. The entire num-
Der of daily papers published through
out the world is approximately 5000,
and nearly 1000 of these are published
in the United States.
Germany gets out about 1000 dailies
and is fairly responsive to newspaper
reading, although it is in France and
especially Paris that the daily news
paper has reached its largest circula-
ton and it has over the Parisians a
most pronounced influence Paris prints
about $50 dailtes. more than London
and New York combined. and the news
paper said to have the biggest daily
circulation is alleged TO be lie Petit
journal
In India the number of subscriptions
are out OF all proportion TO the actual
number of readers, a single paper
will go from house to house in a small
village and do for the entire reading
of the community.
In Persia six dailies supply the ma
ton with such news items as the rul-
ing government will permit the editors
language and the remainder use the
Persian vernacular, which is a de-
cidedly mixed tongue.
The oldest newspaper in the world is
said to be the Picking News or the
TsingPao. 1t claims TO have been is
sued uninterruptedly for nearly 1,400
years. In appearance this oldest of
papers looks like a yellow backed
magazine, 1t contains pa octave pages
and each page consists of seven col
umns and each column contains seven
Chinese ideographs. Two editions are
printed, one for the court and the rest
for wealthy Chinese. Ii records all
imperial orders, proclamations etc.
and is the official mouthpiece of the
Chinese government. The workers on
this sheet are very careful as the
slightest misprint or misstatement is
punished with instant death
Austria has more newspapers in
divers languages than any other coun-
try.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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~ AKLAND, May 16.-Interest in
Ilocal club circles has been entire
- ly obliterated by the greater in
terest in the annual state con-
vention of womens clubs, which con-
venes Tuesday in Del Monte Alameda
districts and other clubs in the bay
cities will be well represented, and the
choosing of the delegates engaged the
attention of the clubwomen during the
last fortnight. From Ebell goes Mrs,
James B. Hume, the state president;
Mrs. Annie Little Barry. the recording
secretary, representing the Twentieth
Century club on the state board, and
Miss Blanch Morse, the corresponding
secretary, claiming membership in the
same organization, as well as in the
Town and Gown of Berkeley.
Ebell is entitled to a large represen-
tation on the floor of the convention
and in addition to the president has
named as delegates:
Miss Eva Powell Mrs. Ralph W.. Kinney
Mrs. A. a. Glascock Mrs. James A. johnson
Mrs. Charles e. Cotton Mrs. Thomas Bennett
Mrs. NJ. de L. Hadley
The alternates will be:
Mrs. Anna PARCELS Mrs. Herbert Lang
Mrs. Merritt Day Miss Ida Lackey
Mime. II. S. kett Miss Irene Rutherford
Others of Ebell who are planning to
attend the sessions are:
Mrs Charles Mau Mrs. J. c. Lynch
Mrs. Kate Buckley Mrs. Patterson
Mrs. Albert Smith Mrs. r. f. Wells
Mrs. E. II. Benjamin Miss Bradetta Smith
Mrs. S. s. Weeks will represent Mrs.
James Higgins, the newly elected presi-
dent of the Adelphfan club of Alameda,
the delegates attending being Mrs.
George E. Plummer. Mrs. Frank Otis
and Mrs. H. A. Hebard, with Mrs.
Greene Majors, Mrs. Corning and Mrs
II. l.. Halsey as alternates
The Twentieth Century club of
Berkeley will send a strong delegation.
led by Miss Rosemary Dobbins. presi-
dent. In the party will be Mrs. H w.
Baldwin. Mrs. ]. III. Wood. Mrs. Fred
H. Clark, Mrs. William H. Wadsworth.
Miss Mary Morrison, Mrs. w. A. Cald-
well and Mrs. f. w. Coll will serve as
substitutes.
Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury., acting
president of the Oakland New Century
club, will be represented by Mrs II. l..
Eastman of Alameda. The club has
chosen Mrs. C. ID. Willis as their dele
gate. with Mrs. w. C. Stratton as alter
nate.
The Town and Gown club of Berke-
ley will have two representatives in
the persons of Mrs. c. c. Hall, past
president, and Mrs. John C. Lynch.
Miss Blanche Morse has been elected
alternate.
Mrs. Leon Hall, president of the Oak
land club, is going from her organiza-
ton, having Mrs. William A. Schrock as
her alternate. Other women whose
names have been included in the
representative list are: Mrs. C. s.
Chamberlain, Mrs. John Mole, Mrs.
Nora Ryle, Mrs. John Ronald. Mrs.
Julia Sanborn.
The Tea club of Alameda is sending
its president, Mrs Duncan Wright,
and Mrs. Julia Foster to the Del Monte
meeting
The Criterion club of Alameda has
elected its president, Mrs. George
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NORWAY'S INDEPENDENCE
DAY is OBSERVED HERE
Natives In Oakland Give an
Entertainment

OAKLAND May 16.-Norway's indie
pendence day was commemorated at
Foresters' hall, Thirteenth and Clay
streets, by the Norwegians OF this city
tonight.
The Norwegian young peoples So
ciety of S23 Athens avenue had the
entertainment in charge and presented
a program of speeches, national airs
and recitations.
Mayor Frank X. Mott was the chief
speaker. Miss Hildt Nelson sang a
song and the Norwegian quartet of
San Francisco gave several selections.
Rev. NJ. A. Christensen and Rev. Mr..
Hufstedt also spoke.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
CLOSE OF CONCERTS
DISAPPOINTS THRONGS
Petition to Ask Continuance OF
Greek Theater RecitaIs

BERKELEY, May ia large num-
Der of people were disappointed this
afternoon by the lack Of Sunday con-
cert 1T the Greek theater. these affairs
coming TO an end with the close of the
college term.
AS has been the custom in the past
hundreds of people went to the campus
only 10 find too late that no concert was
10 be given.
A petition is being circulated for
signatures, addressed 10 Prof. William
Dallan Armee- secretary of the dra-
matte and musical committee OF the
university, asking that these affairs be
continued.
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POOR PEOPLE HEAD WEST
WHILE WEALTHY Go EAST
Pittsburg Piutocrats Follow
Course From Earliest Times

Rich families in Pittsburg are trying
to keep their young people at home
by providing them with sumptuous
palaces and plenty OF money to run
them with, but we fear that this eff
fort to keep the sons and daughters
of the Iron City at home will fail.
Westward the course of empire takes
its way" but not less steadily do per-
sons of sufficient means move east
ward, from the plains to Chicago.
from Chicago and Pittsburg to New
York, and from New York to Europe.
The emigrants go west in the hope
of getting money, and il they are
successful their grandchildren go east
to spend it. From the earliest times
two streams have been meeting each
other on the great highway of the
worlds commerce-the pioneers going
westward, the plutOcrats going east
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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WILL ASK STATE REWARD
FOR SLAYER'S CAPTURE
Residents of SunoI Will Peti-
ton the Governor

OAKLAND, May le.-Governor GiIIett
viii shortly receive a petition from
residents of Sunol, requesting him to
offer a reward for the capture of the
murderer Of William n. Winslow, the
deaf and dumb rancher who was
hacked to death with an 2N 0 days ago.
Klein, the German laborer who slept
in the tank house where the murder
was committed and whose mysterious
disappearance on the same night has
made him an object of suspicion, has
not been located. although Sheriff Bar
net and his deputies have secured the
country in search of him.
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REV. ELLSWORTH LAYTON
breaches TO STUDENTS
Delivers BaccaIaureate Sermon
at Mills College

OAKLAND, May 16.-Rev. w. ELS
worth Lawton. pastor of Pilgrim Con-
gregational church of East Oakland,
delivered the baccalaureate sermon to-
day at Mills college. This manked the
opening of commencement week. The
closing concert will be held Monday
evening at 80 o'clock at Lisser hall.
Graduation exercises will take place
Tuesday afternoon. at $50 o'clock. Rev.
William Horace Day. d. D.. of Los An
geles, Will deliver the commencement
address.