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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
LIGHT TEAMS MAY
GOONBOUlEvARDS
Street Ordinance to Be Amend
ed to Remove Certain
Restrictions
Supervisors Will Aid Tax Coli
lector in Securing Payment
of Dance Hall Licenses

Supervisor Bancroft's new boulevard
ordinance was favorably reported yes
terday by the street committee 1t
provides that street railway and heavy
teaming traffic shall be forbidden on
bouleyards as is the case in the present
law, but will permit light delivery
wagons, laundry deliveries, etc, to
use these thoroughfares without the
present single block limit
The whole length of Golden Gate
avenue; Fulton street from Steiner
westward; Fell street from Baker to
Oak are declared boulevards by the
terms of the bill.
Nineteenth avenue In Sunset is once
more set apart. and Seventh and Twen-
ty-fourth avenues in Richmond are
declared boulevards by the bill.
The board of works, acting in con-
junction with the committee, will take
steps to have the approaches to the
mail dock and other chief shipping
points repaved. the work to be done
under the ordinances requiring con-
struction at the expense of the abutting
properties. A basalt pavement for
Second street from King to Berry was
recommended.
SALOON LICENSE MATTER
The fire commissioners asked the po-
lice commissioners yesterday that here
after no saloon licenses should be
granted for places desiring to open
in locations within $50 feet of fire
engine houses.
1t was ordered that the annual va
cations of z daVs for each r1oOhaT. of
the department should begin on April
q, one man from each company at
time being granted the leave of alb
sence.
Assistant City Engineer Connick
filed the specifications for the $4,000
hydrants ito be installed with the new
auxiliary fire protection system, and
they were approved by the board.
DANCE HALL TAX
The tax collector and the supervisors
license committee have started on an
hother tack in their endeavor to coll
lect dance hall license money The
suggestion from the collectors office
yesterday that the receipts for liquor
licenses be withheld until the dance
hall license fee was also deposited was
approved by the committee and the
matter referred to the city attorney to
see if the city had authority to do this
The question of eliminating free
lunches in saloons went over till next
week
The committee acceded to Harry
Baehr'S petition that the owners or
lessees of halls where dances are oc-
casionally given should not pay the
fees in question, but that they should
be collected of the people giving the
entertainments, and will report a bill
to that effect.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
MERRY WARFARE AMONG
REVOLUTION DAUGHTERS
insurgents" Nominate Candi-
date for President General

WASHINGTON. April S.--The '1nsur-
gents" among the Daughters of the
American Revolution, who have nomi-
mated a candidate for president general
of the organization in opposition to
the administration candidate, will mot
create the faintest ripple at the con-
gress of the daughters" according TO
Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general.
who predicts the election of Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott of Illinois as her sue
cessor.
The insurgents have chosen as
their candidate Mrs. William c.. Story.
state regent for New York.
II am a nonpartisan candidate" said
Mrs. Story. and expect to serve the
entire organization, instead of any one
party"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
Enters POrtO|0
Be0uty Contest
Counties to Soon
Present Their
Candidates

California's fair
daughters are not
a lone in eagerly
awaiting April II. the
day when the most
beautiful woman in
California" Will b e
heralded to the world.
The sterner sex of
the Golden state and
the United States is
also eager to know
the name of the
woman before whose
throne at the big Por-
tola carnival in Octo-
ber thousands viii pay
homage.
San Francisco has
another candidate for
the throne in Miss
Rea Johnson Of 2401
Howard street.
In a few days many
county beauty contests
win be decided and
the winners viii be
entered in the big
Portola contest to rep
resent their counties.
In this way some of
the difficulty in select
ing the Queen Of.
Beauty" and "Portola
Postel Girl viii be dor
The winner also wi
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
FOUR COUPLES Welded
FAR FROM HOME TOWNS
Santa Rosa People Go to San
Rafael in Secret
TSpeciol Di,p1tch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA, April S.--Thomas Ba-
con. proprietor of the Sonoma county
garage. and Miss Grace Summers were
married March at San Rafael and
have been able to keep their secret
until today.
Miss Maude Russell. daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. u. w. Russell, and Elmo II.
Jansen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. /. p.
Jansen, were married at San Rafael
Sunday, but the secret would not keen.
They are under age and their parents
consent was necessary
William A. Grover and Miss Emma
morning and were married. They re-
turned home couple of hours later.
On the train that took them north
came Albert ID. Lorenzo and Mrs. Elma
Ludwick of Oakland, who were imnle-
diately married. City Recorder ]. w.
Bagley performed both ceremonies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
SOCIETY LEADERS AUTO
RUNS DOWN WHITE WING
Mrs. Ogden GoeIet in Machine
When Accident Occurs

NEW YORK, April s.-Mrs. Ogden
Goelet's automobile. with its owner
and q chauffeur as its sole occupants.
ran down and seriously injured street
ssveener In Fifth avenue today. The
accident occurred in the busiest hour
Of the fashionable thoroughfare, while
hundreds Of gayly dressed women
crowded the driveway In the carriages
and automobiles and caused a blockade
n vehicle traffic that took nearly an
hour to break. The chauffeur was ar
rested
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
CIRCUS ELEPHANT RUNS
AMUCK AND KILLS KEEPER
Huge Beast Is Finally Subdued
by Forty Bullets

DIES MONIES, Ia, April S.-"Tom."
an elephant in the winter quarters of
circus mere. ran amuck tonight and
selling his keeper. Charles Bellew,
hurled him high into the air and when
he fell trampled him TO death. The
beast than ran through the animal
park uprooted small trees, destroyed
three circus wagons and demolished a
bridge across a lagoon. Forty bullets
were fred intoi the elephant before it
was subdued.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
AUTO RUN INTO TREE
TO SAVE BOYS LIFE
Sacramento Fire Chief Injuries
Himself by Jumping

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
SACRAMENTO. April S.-To save the
life of boy playing in the street. Fire
Chief -.enry A. Guthrie turned his auto
mobile into tree. wrecking the ma
chine and Slightly iniuring himself. He
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

KICKS HIS wIFE-Mrs Sarah Demartini. so
Atlas street, was knocked down by her husband
Amiel in Atlas street between Laguna and Oc-
tayia, Wednesday night, and kicked on the face
and mouth. Several of her teeth were knocked
out. Amiel fed. but was arrested yesterday
morning and charged with maYhem
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

was on his way to a fire and was run
ming at top speed and on rounding a
corner he saw a boy in the street di
rectly in front Of him. Realizing he
would kill or main the boy, he turned
his machine into a tree and jumped
His own injuries are slight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

SET DATE FOR TRIAL-New York. April 8.
The date for the trial Of the Star company
publishers OF the New York American. charged
with criminal libel against John ID. Rockefeller
Jr.. today set for April 90 motion oe
District Attorney Jerome in the court OF general
sessions
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
Most People Are Honest

It's the exception that proves the rule.
II you have lost anything an ad in
serted in the Lost and Found col
umn Of The Call will be of great serv-
ice to. you in recovering your prop
agty. Phone your ad to Kearny Sc.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

Petulant because he could not secure position
assisting in putting up house in course of
construction at Waller and Market streets, John
BOYD Yesterday afternoon tried to burn the
structure down. He was arrested and jailed on
A charge of arson
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

WAITER ENDS HIS LIFE-otto Meyer a
waiter aged 25. found dead in his room in
lodging house at so Ninth street yesterday morn
ing The room was filed with gas and a plece
of rubber tubing had been attached to the let.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
mo Washboilers to Sell" Says Anty Drudge

Rag Man-"Ole ragsl Gum Boots! Tnware"
Anty Drudge" Goodness! Where'd you get all them
washbolers?"
Rag Man-'I buya dem from voomans. Dey saya
use any more. You gotta Won to sel?'
Anty Drudge-'No sir. have not used one for manya
year 1t didn't take the women of this town long to
get rid of their washboilers after / came and told
them how to wash with Fels-Naptha in cool or luke
water No more boiling clothes for them see ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

HORSE TRADER BANRUPT-W. Fisher. an
Alameda horse trader, hled yesterday petition
in bankruptcy In the United States district court
His Liabilities are $1,63l, With no assets.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09
DECLARE CITY HALL
WAS WELL BUILT
Building Trades Council Re-
oeives Report From Its Com
mittee of Experts
Decision TO Confer With Labor
Council in Regard to the
Recall Proposition

IN response TO an appeal from Dan
lei O'Conneu and other members of the
county committee of the independence
league. the building trades council last
night appointed a committee of
seven TO meet similar committee from
The San Francisco labor council for
the purpose of deciding whether or not
union labor should support the attempt
TO recall Mayor Taylor
Before taking this action the coun-
ell considered a lengthy report from
~. c. French, T. +. Keough. W. w.
F'reeland, w. F. Miskel. John Leary,
~. Simpson and John Bell, its special
committee appointed to inquire into the
city hall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-09

Are you governed by habits? {
Not bad thing if they are good habits.
Not good thing if they are bad habits.
Are you in the habit of getting up
before daybreak to start washing so that
you'll be through before night
If you are it's habit to get nd of
right away. There's no necessity for it.
Get rid OF the old-fashioned boiling,
and scalding el hes, back-breaking
washboard-rubbing habit and adopt the
easy Fels-Naptha way.
Strike off the chains that bind you to
the washboiler and washboard. Be pro-
gresslve woman.
Follow directions on the inside of the
red and green Fels-Naptha wrapper.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
HON. 10 R.eetvs AdNsA


More wisdom is requires n taking
than In giving advice. Il should sal
dom be taken whole. The great
thing. a. We believe. 10 70 take none
whicL 70 out Of character. To DO 20
o. 70 regret n n We are naturally
slow q decisloa, We shall BE- hurried
into promptness st our peril. n We
are By nature p ,cabls and polite. We
must not take advice 10 be arbitrary
even 10 the best cause. says . writer
in the London Spectator. n We are
lmpulsive. We should take counsel
with a man OF the same temperament
and stronger mind: but not with the
phlegmatiC. though he be the wisest
slowcoach on earth. We al know
our own defects. and II We are decent
people at all our moral constitution
has set un certain compensations. To
disturb these is to court failure. SO
far as the isolated act Is concerned,
rashly accepted advice may be good
enough-and successful enough-but
how are we to go on! We have
started on a course which is out OF
character, and we shall stumble until
we get back into our stride.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
GENEROUS At wlFEs EXPENSE
Tired Wits Explains How Husband
Gets the Reputation He Likes
So Welt

eyes" said the tired.loolTinE WON
an. y have a very generous husband,
and this is the way he gets that repu-
tation. The other day | worked and
shaved In the Kitchen for about ten
hours making Jelly It was my hrst
attempt, so I had considerable trouble
and burned my fingers about seven.
teen times. II turned out pretty good,
however, and of course l was proud
and delighted. That night put some
on the table for dinner, and husband
got enthusiastic.
Next day he was visiting a SICK
friend OF his, a man, by the way, quite
able to buy anything he might want
and whose wife never lifts her IN
ger. On leaving. Mr.. Generous Hus
band says: Wife made some pretty
good jelly the other day. You might
like some. I'll send you MP half q
dozen Jars
NOV. wouldn't that frost you. OF
rasp You. or whatever they sayi Hall
q dozen jarsl After all my work. "a
hand that Jelly over TO q man whose
wife 10 too lazy to breathe! I made
exactly eight Jars. so We will have one
more, unless he has already promised
q 20 somebody else"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Santa claes Abroad.

II is strange TO contemplate the
great variety of forms the Santa Claus
custom assumes in different countries.
In Belgium the little ones fill their
shoes with carrots and oats and hay
for the white horse ST. Nicholas Is
supposed TO drive Very early in the
morning they run 10 the room in
which their shoes have been left and
find that the provender has gone and
Fl its place candies and presents are
found.
Among the CGrpathlan mountains Il
Is ST. Peter. who, dressed as a bishop
and accompanied by the dreadful Ru.
precht. is expected by the children on
Christmas eve. The visitor first de-
lilers short sermon, lays on the
table rod whitened with chalk, and
takes bis departure with HIS tinkling
bells. while Ruprecht follows close be-
hind. The children now hasten TO pull
OF their shoes, polish them and tie
thQn together; and, as soon as the
last notes Of Nilklo's bells have become
Sost IN the distance they run into the
garden and secrete their shoes be
meath a bush. They spend the time
uptn 10 O'Clock IN relating stories.
then so 70 theiv shoes. 20 find them
nlied With apples. nuts and goodies.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
A Popular FaIlscy.

The generally accepted belief chat q
person Is useful in proportion as he is
busy Is controverted by a writer. who
says: Il have a dog that is loaded up
with feas. In the summer time. when
the fieas are plenty. that is the busiest
dog ever saw; when he isn't biting
at the feas he's swapping at the flies.
He never has a minute to spare, but
when he Is the busiest he is the least
account for practical purposes. And
there is young fellow In my neigh
.borhood who has a Waterbury watch.
and he smokes cigarettes. When be
Isn't winding his watch he Is lighting
a cigarette. He is a mighty busy
YOUNG MN but
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Chefs share secrets.

Cooks or chefs are seldom generous
In giving away recipes for speciaa
dishes, and II Is a well understoOa
trick that the measuring OF ingredk
ents will be changed in order TO bring
disaster to the edible which has
aroused desire. "Oh. do tell me how
this cake or that sauce is nader" b
frequently heard among housekeeper4
but the chances are the replica
turns out very differently from the
original. Occasionally one falls on q
trustworthy and willing sharer Of spe.
cial cookery. II seems Russian chez
of eminence has actually sent over
70 the chef at a famous New. York
hostelry his formula for making a cerS
tain famous dish. The complimeaE
will be appreciated by all Russian pa
irons OF the house. Tho politeness Of
these kings OF the kitchen might wen
be initiated In humber circles. aud
American palates must begin at onOe
IN cultivate a taste for Russian food.
prepared by artists.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
TEXAS JUDGE FINDS psosEcu
TloN HAD no COMPETENT
EVIDENCE or GUILT.
ACCUSED FORCED 70 TESTIFY
8. w. Fordyee, ST. Lovis Capitalist
and Associates BID IN WatevS-
Pierce Southern Holdings for
s1,431,7st at Fooced Sale

Austin, Tex. Dec. s.--WIu1iR a few
honrs after II. Clay Pierce OF 81.
Louis, had been freed Of = charge
Of false swearing his oil properties In
this state were sold al eactacn for
s1.4s1,731.
Pierce was acquitted Ivy the In
structions of the court. who held that
testimony he gave IN Missouri suits
against the Waters PserCe company
could not be used against him in the
trial here. aW 1i
The property m rexas ot the
Waters Pierce on Company was
bought by s. w. Fordyce. a st. Louis
capitalist, and associates for ei.4s1s-
731. The Security Oh Company
property went 10 yeina UceSv, Of Gal
weston for $4,000 mo property q
the Navarro RbIinthe Osnupany Of Cor
sicana was soId 10 'gohA Beaiy tof
s750,O00. Slxty4lvp saEs ef the
Union Tank Line were sold 10 Soha
Seaiy for s4O.oot. These aAso were
sold at auction. M fr sr t
In the false sWeaNag trial. Sudeo
Ce9hopn held that the state had no
case, AZ It sought 10 prove By intro
ducing as evideace testimony Pierce
had given In Missouri In the trial
of custer suits against the Waters
Pierce oil CompHnY, q wtlch he is
the head, that he swore falsely In an
affidavit he made In 1900.
State Had no Evidence
The court did not hold that Pierce
was immune from prosecution on the
affidavit he made. but tLat the only
evidence the state had TO Offer was
testimony the defendant had given
on other occasions.
The finding of Judge Calhoun was
based ON the provisions Of the Mis-
souri, law. The testimoSy ON which
the perjury and fauee swearing
charges we're based was given in the
Missouri custer proceedings against
the Standard OH Company and the
Water Pierce Company. Pierce was
forced to testify. and the admission
was wrung from him that the Stand
ard Oil company owned majority
share of the Pierce's Gtocff
He was charged with perjury and
false swearing, because. when seek
ing the readmission OF his company
sn Texas, he had made 40 affidavit
saying 1t was not controlled by the
standard. The Missouri law gives
Immunity to an officer teGtifgng in
such cases as that In which Pierce
testified.
Court Waited far Evidence.
This plea was entered whom the
case came to trial few days ago.
No ruling was made. When evidence
was introduced, and the states
case, 1t was found. was based on the
testimony in the Missouri case. Judge
Calhoun ruled that sunch evidence
was not admissible. and ordered the
jury to return a verdict Of scauittal.-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
The Fret Christmas Tree,

It's the Germans who brought the
Christmas tree to America" the Ger.
man said. Didn't you know that ?
The duke OF Hesse sold a regiment,
called "The Hessians, after him, TO
fight the Americans. They got so
drunk over their first Christmas tree
here away from home tina. Washing
ton captured them, and that started
the fashion OF Christmas trees In
America. It's history" ftoe
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
EARN, Ma,notIe Pollen.

TIE magnetic poles OF the eesth are
two points nearly opposite q the
earth's surface where the dip q the
magnetic needle Is exactly. 90 degrees
The statement usually made that a
freely suspended magnetic needle. re-
mote from magnetic masses. tends 10
point due north and south. is not cor
rect except for . tsw localities and
certain times.
Tue actual nature Of tie sarth's
magnetic neid must b found b. ex-
tsndsd experiments which are being
sarrisd On BY many scientistA largo.
b under the direction OF this and 9th
% governments. n q . Geld that o.
fsss great opportunities for ssieatinc
research. particularly sinee ne ais'
Ssvegy q the north polA
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
et,a nl,pIar Aeeeun,e4 Fen

O. Q visit 10 O. Pstersbufg w.
stee noticed that on the SECESSION q
me birthday OF the csartna there we're
only one or two Gags visible. tAoss BE-
ing displayed on ofieial buildings. On
Q later visit. . week % two lstss. he
observed that Gags were everywhere,
the very streets obscured By waving
bunting. why" be asked friend.
"do you show . nag now while you
aid not them WELL" vas tao reply.
"a police agent came round saa said
that II I did not display one ! should
be nned zoo rubles. So I h0iSted
three, to be on the right side. and the
others are doing the same"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

+0NblCl-Cnl VI Nlt NOuuEI WHICH WAS
happening in their town that night
Suppose some gentle woman had
met Joseph and Mary on that Won
derful Day, as they entered the town,
and had said to them: Our streets
are full Of homeless strangers. Come
you and bide with mel" BY that sim
pie act of hospitality, her name
would have been written high. high
among the names Of earth's happiest
folk blessed is She" we should
have cried to whose home the
Cbristmas joy FIRST camel" But the
women of the Judean town did not
know to throw wide their doors and
bring in the worlds gratitude and
love. says the Youths Companion. So
the Child WGs laid in a IQanger, and
oblivion holds the names of all the
women in Bethlehem who slept that
night beneath Gle wings of wondering
angels Had they but known! Is
Year by year for 10 centuries the
story of the ni7ht at Bethlehem has
been told and I Old To-day no house
hold in ChristCudom, in town or vii
LACE OF on distant prairie can plead
the ignorance "a which bethlehem
then lay IF the door is shut on
the Chriet-ohilG to-day. it is not from
lack of knowledge. but from churlish-
ness or indifference.
The Christmas spirit speaks In
many voices. The sprig of holly or
the plum pudding. the tree laden with
gifts or the cheer for the lonely
these are all the worlds way of say
ing to the Mother and the Holy Child
abide with us!"
Barred out alike from cottage and
palace and inn in Palestine, the Hope
of the World renews Ills appeal each
Christmas-tide 10 our modern Chris.
tan world. By the very pathos Of the
first Christmas, the heart is softened
and prepared TO give him welcome
To-day there is no horalding angel OF
guiding star.
No ear NAV hear His coming,
But in this wOrld OF n,
Where meek souls will receive Him still,
The dear Christ enters la.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
CHURCH fAmED IN HISTORY
Ednice Of e.. Nicholas at Great Var
mouth Said 20 20 the Largest
IN England.

The Church Of ST. Nicholas at Great
Yarmouth IL nid to be the largest
parish Church IN England. II IL Ger
tainIy larger than some Of the cath.
edrais. and It rs broader than York
Minister. It possesses "A remarkable
curiosity in the shape OF a revolv og
reading desk. but apart from this. Ne
interior IL not particularly interesirg.
though II would have been had the
church wardens Of the past been az
appreoiative OF art as of business. We
hear OF n splendid altar tomb being
demolished to make room for a door
way, Of the beautiful sepuchral brassca
being sent 60 London and cast inse
"weights for the use OF the town.
Certainly, We cannot blame Crom-
we'll and his troops for all the DE-
struction worked in famous churches
II was in st. Nicholas church that
Lord Nelson. accompanied by Sir W.
lam and Lady Hamilton, returned
thanks to God, in November, 1900. iw
the successes Of the British hea-
Even the largeer parish church Tn
England could scarce contain tie
mighty congregatbCn-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
DIE IN ARMs OF morHER.
Child Expires Willie Womsu Is on
Witness Stand restlfYiuG Against
Its Father.

Dallas, Tex. Dec. 8.--Euby Lewis.
6 months old, died In the aros Of her
mother while the woman. On the wit
ness stand In police court, testified
against her husband. j. II. Lewis, ar
rested ON charges OF disturbing the
peace and mistresting his wife. The
woman gently rocked the baby as she
told her story. Her hand wandered
40 the child's face. The baby's cheek
was cold.
The woman screamed. pitched for
ward and dropped 10 the floor uncon-
scious. Doctors weCe summoned ana
the woman was revived The baby's
death, they said. was caused by star
walton and exposure.
Lewis sat unmoyed during the
scene. Even when told tho cfnid WAS
dead, he seemed 20 be unaffected
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

Joplin. Mo-, Dec. 6.-|fne $lo0O.OOO
connor hotel was raided by Mayor
Guy 7. Hughes. patrOlmen and pi-
waite citizens Sunday night From
room No 500 one Of the finest roulette
wheels ever seen IN Joplin was taken.
Pred frey and Walter KILLER. who
were IN the room OF the time. were
arrested and a warrant Tor The ar
rest Of II. w. Young. manager OF the
hotel, charging him With being impll'
Gated in running the resort, was Ia
sued.