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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
PARLORS TOLD TO
OBSERVE FLAG DAY
Native Daughters Directed to
Honor Edward Everett Hale

Grand Secretary Laura j. Frakes of
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West has called the attention to the
fact that the parlors must observe Flag
day this year at the first meeting of
the month of October and that each
must observe the day by appropriate
exercises.
The grand parlor has directed that
there shall be read quotation as a
tribute TO the memory of the late Ed
ward Everett Hale from the story of
Philip Nolan, The Man Without a
Country" as stirring appeal 10 the
patriotism of young and old American
hearts. and the following is suggested
from that story:
And for your country and for that
flag, never dream a dream but to serve
her as she bids you. though the serv-
ice carry you through a thousand heils.
No matter what happens to you, no
matter who fatters you, or who abuses
you. never look at another flag, never
let a night pass but you pray God to
bless that flag. Remember, boy. that
behind all these people you have to do
with, behind officers and government.
and people, even, there lis the country
herself. your country, and that you
belong to her as you belong to your
own mother. Stand by her. boy, as
you would stand by your mother, if
those devils there got hold of her to-
day"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
BALLOON EXPLODES,
ENDING FOUR LIVES
Military Dirig:bIe Wrecked and
Officers Crushed to Death

MOULINS, France. Sept. 25.-While
passing over the national road which
leads from Paris to Antilles and when
at a height of between 500 and 500
feet the French dirigible military bal
loon Republique exploded today and
fell to the ground. The four men
on board were killed. They were:
Captain Mnrchnl.
Lieutenant Phaure.
SubIieutenant yinceuOt.
SubIicutenanf Reux.
An automobile containing mechanics
and following the balloon was almost
directly beneath 1t when the disaster
occurred. The car fell straight down.
carrying the remnants of the envelope
and the occupants were buried beneath
this wreckage. All were dead except
Phaure, but he lived only few min
utes after being removed
The car was literally crushed. and
amid the mass or tangled steel and
wire. every man except Phaure could
be seen at his post. Apparently death
in the case of the three men had been
instantaneous.
An examination of the airshIp dis
closed the cause of the accident. An
axle of the right propeller had broken
and the propeller had passed through
the envelope, falling In field about
$50 yarsd away.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE"
Is GRANTED PAROLE
Member of Austrian Family Is
Released From Prison
[speeiaI phpaIeh % The cain

SAN QUENTIN, Sept. 25.--At recent
meeting OF the state board Of prison
directors Simon J.. Muekrow Won Vet
sera WAS paroled. and with his passage
through the prison gates romantic
chapter was closed in "A story which
began in the court OF Vienna and ended
az san Quentin.
Won Netsera claims 10 be "A member
of one OF the proudest families of
Austria The woman who ngured so
prominently In the royal hunting lodge
tragedy near Vienna. when the Crown
Prince Rudolph took his life. was a
Won Nctsera.
Nctscra came 10 California from Aus
tria IN 1905. remittanceman and sol
dief OF fortune. He lived a life OF
ad .enture and pleasure and in 1907 was
charged with completely In robbery
al Alameda and sentenced TO 2S years
in san quentin by the late Judge
Green.
Last April. through Attorney James
w Keys. he was ordered released on
= writ OF habeas corpus, which order
WAS afterward set aside.
The shock OF this reversal affected
Nefsera so seriously that in order TO
save hls life the directors decided 10
grant him 4 parole. lie has gone 10
Los Angeles, where friends will take
cefe OF him
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
KNOW NOW
And VIII Never Forget the Experience

The coffee drinker who has suffered
and then been completely relieved by
changing from coffee to Postum knows
something valuable.
He or she has no doubt about it. A
California lady says:
IT learned the truth about coffee in a
peculiar way. My husband. who has
for years been of very bilious tenn
permanent, decided to leave off coffee and
give Postum atrial, and as / did not
want the trouble of making two bever-
tages for meals concluded to try Post
UNI. too and the results have been that
while my husband has been greatly
benented, I have myself received even
greater benefit.
when I began to drink Postum I
was in thin flesh and very nervous.
Now 7 actually weigh 16 pounds more
than I did at that time and I am
stronger physically and in my nerves,
while husband is free from all his ails.
1--WE have learned our little lesson
about coffee and we know something
about Postum. too. for we have used
Postum now steadily for the last three
years and we shall always continue to
do so.
I'VE have no more use for coffee-the
drug drink We prefer Postum and
health"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
hook. sThe Road to Wellville.' There's
Reason
Ever read the above letter? A new
Zone appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
WHITE IABORfRS
WANTED IN HAWAII
Federal immigration Commis.
siOners Return From Official
Islands Investigation
Report Desire Among Substan-
tial Men to Get Rid of
Asiatic Coolies

". r. Wheeler. manager Of the traffic
bureau of the Merchants exchange, re-
turned yesterday from Honolulu in
company with United States Senator
W. F. Dillingham; and Prof Fl. A. Mil
lis of Stanford university. Wheeler is
member of the government commits
sion appointed in 1907 to investigate
the immigration question throughout
the United States. Senator Dilling-
ham is chairman OF the commission
and Professor Mills has carried on
the investigation in all states and ter
ritories west of the Rocky mountains.
With the work done in Hawaii the
Investigations are now completed and
the commission will assemble its data
and make report to the president
next March.
Wheeler said yesterday that they
found in Hawaii among the substantial
men of the islands public spirit that
was as surprising as IL was gratifying.
WHITE LABOR DESIRED
They have come to the conclusion
he said, that the future OF the islands
depends upon their Americanization
and they are prepared to make personal
sacrifices to this end. While they rec
egnize the present value of oriental
labor they are willing TO accept smaller
returns IL people of races that can be
assimilated and Americanized can be
induced to perform the labor now ex-
clusively in the hands of Chinese and
Japanese.
The Filipinos that have been given
employment are proving satisfactory,
and government agents are now in the
Azores and Siberia trying to interest
the farm laborers of Russia and >Portu-
gal in Hawaii Under the law the
government may lend TO immigration
the aid that the contract labor law
forbids private interests 10 extend
THE INCOME TAX
The territorial government this year
has added per cent to the income tax.
the addition to affect incomes Of more
than $4,000 year. OF the revenue thus
derived three-quarters will be devoted
to aiding immigration and one and a
quarter 10 reclamation work"
Professor Mills will go direct to
Washington where he will assist in
the work of tabulating the data gath
cred throughout the country and in
preparing the commissions final re-
port.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
EARTH FALLS AND
ENTOMBS THREE MINERS
Twenty-six Feet of Rock Hin
ders Work of Rescue

GOLDFIELD, New, Sept. 25.-Three
miners were buried in the Hampton
stope of the Consolidated company mine
here this morning by the falling of $50
feet of earth beneath the Combination
mill.
large rescuing party is working
four hour shifts and air Is being
pumped into the stope, but 1t is feared
the miners will not be reached in time.
The entombed miners are Evan
Reese of Boise. Idaho; w. j. Bertsch
and NJ. G. Watt.
There is 26 feet of rock to be cleared
away before the pocket where the men
are buried can be opened. The mill
itself was threatened by the cavein,
two cyanide tanks going down in the
crash. 1t will not be used again. 1t
Is said that this will take $4,000 from
the profits monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
Did Not Reach Coast

The magnetic Storm that swept
through the middle west did not reach
this city. According to Weather Fore
caster A. G.. Meade the storm was
caused by change in the earth's mag
netic field. Such disturbances occur In
cycles of about quarter of century.
The last one was in 1882 or 1883.
They usually occur simultaneously with
the aurora borealis and may be at
tributed TO the same source, possibly to
solar influence, explained McAdie. Their
field usually lies between the fftieth
and sixty-fifth parallels. When they
are OF much force they occurfn the
southern hemisphere at the same time
they do In the northern.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
HAWAIIAN WOMEN
ARE SUFfRAGETTES
Petition Visiting congressman
to Assist in Giving Them
Right TO Vote
Also Want The immigration OF
So Many Males to the
Islands Stopped
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HONOLULU. Sept. 1s.-The women OF
Hawaii want 70 vote and a number of
them have addressed petition 10 tss
visiting congressman asking that the
boon Of the franchise be granted them
In addition the Hawaiian suffragettes
have asked the eongTessmen TO put a
stop TO the immigration OF so many
males 70 hawaii, an immigration which
is calculated TO disturb the balance OF
political power when the ladies are al
lowed to go 70 the ballot box.
These petitions were presented at a
mass meeting OF Hawaiians held here
the evening OF Tuesday last. a meeting
presided over by Mayor Fern In
speeches made by the spokeswonen FOR
the petitioners references were made 20
the good old days when sex was no dis
barment In the islands and when there
were women governors and women
rulers
Up 70 date all the congressman have
sidestepped the proposition.
The question Of female enfranchise-
ment is not a new one here. resolu-
tion addressed TO the American con-
gress having been introduced in the
last legislature asking that congress
throw open the political doors 70
women. The resolution got through
two readings before being siderracked
in committee.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
CHICAGO ENTERTAINS
JAPAN'S COMMISSIONERS
Trade Experts Shown Indus
tries of the Windy City

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The honorary
commissioners of Japan and American
trade experts accompanying the party
through the commercial centers OF the
United States visited Chicago's great
manufacturing institutions today. The
forenoon was devoted 10 a study Of
power plants and concerns which manu-
facture power machinery and appli-
ances-
The program for the day included =
luncheon at the South Shore country
club, where A J. Earling. president Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
railway. was host
This afternoon the party was taken
in automobiles through the parks and
boulevards aad there was a reception
later at the home of President Judscn
Of the University of Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
POINTS IMPRESSED
ON SOLONS DURING
TRIP TO ISLANDS

Points most impressed upon
the congressional delegation
which has just returned from
the Hawaiian islands:
Imperative need Of improved haf-
bOr facilities for the ports Of
the islands Of Oahu tHonolulu).
Hawaii tHilo), Maui and Kauai.
Possible need for reform I'm land
laws TO encourage the imml-
grafton Of whites.
legislation to encourage Immi-
grafton OF European mechanics.
Legislation to improve interisf-
and commerce.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
West Greets the East

The west ripped out a cheer for. the
east and the shade of Portoia shook
hands with those OF Hudson and Full
ton Yesterday. the following telegram
having been sent by the Portola COM
mittee To the IIudson- Fulton celebra-
tion.
Hudson Fulton Celebration New York
city, y. r.: West grceis the east. Portola
festival extends bearticst congratulations
aud hest wishes for splendid success of your
celebration.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
JUDGE LINDSAY ASKED
TO SPEAK FOR HENEY
Denver Jurist Has Not Decided
Whether to Accept

DENVER. Sept. 25.-Judge Ben B.
Lindsey, known throughout the country
as the founder of Denver's Juvenile
court, has been asked to participate in
the political campaign in San Francisco
this fall as supporter of francis J..
Heney, graft prosecutor and candidate
for district attorney of that city. To-
day Judge Lindsey received a telegram
asking him to speak in that city on
behalf of Heney on the night of Octo-
Der 20 Judge Lindsey has not yet de-
cided whether he will accept
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
SICKNESS ADDS MISERY
TO HURRICANE VICTIMS

NEW ORLEANS. Sept 25-Conserva-
tive estimates today. with additional
reports Of wrecked boats and homes
along the Louisiana coast. place the
death list of Mondays hurricane at not
less than 150
Thousands OF dollars worth OF sup
plies have been sent 10 the refugees. 5
1t is reported that sickness is be
ginning TO appear in some of the refu-
gee camps. and TO meet this new con-
dition a health bureau has been or
ganized in Terre Bonne parish.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
May Aid Shipping Interests

ground.
May Aid Shipping Interests
As congress is to be in session be-
fore 1t will be necessary for the United
States navy department. to transport
more coal from the Atlantic seaboard
to the Pacific. the department has ex-
pressed the hope TO the San francisco
and Seattle chambers of commerce
that the friction occasioned on this
coast by the government shipping coal
in foreign bottoms may be done away
with. Acting Secretary of the Navy
w P. Porter, who has conducted the
transcontinental correspondence, does
not suggest what oil of legislation may
be used to ease the bearings, but
propitates the commercial bodies with
soft promises of better conditions
maybe.
PROTEST Is MADE
August 1s President James McNab OF
the San Francisco chamber of COM
merce wrote to the secretary of the
navy complaining on behalf of Pacific
coast shipping interests of what
amounted to alleged determinations In
coal carrying against American ships
and in favor of foreign vessels. The
point was made that foreign vessels
idle in the Atlantic, were able to take
cargoes of coal to the Pacific at low
| rates, as they were able to secure bet
ter charters on this side than were
available on the Atlantic seaboard. II
was also asserted that the Matson
navigation company's steamship VIII
helmina was refused a cargo OF 1000
tons of coal at 81 ton, while foreign
ships were paid $3.35 a ton, on the
ground that 1t was the policy OF the
administration under Roosevelt to pay
A -f-s
than prices paid foreign ships. Phe
argument made was that American
ships, owing to their heavier cost and
expenses, would have to receive SO pei
cent more than foreign bottoms in
order to compete on equal terms
The Seattle chamber of commerce
protested against the same reputed
discrimination, and also put in plea
for the use of Pacific coal by the navy
department.
OBJECTIONS ARE ANSWERED I.
The two objections were answered
fully in the letter of the department
to the Seattle chamber, a copy of which
was inclosed in the reply sent the local
chamber of commerce. The navy de-
partment held that the coal mined on
the Pacific coast was inferior and
could not be used ntageously in
the furnaces of war vessels. To ship
coal in American bottoms or by rail-
from the Atlantic to the Pacific would
cost 100000 year more than is now
paid, II was contended by the depart
ment and would increase the cost 10
per cent over what is now paid for the
coal for the whole navy and its trans
portation. American ships sufficient to
carry the 10000 tons needed for the
Pacific vessels are not available and
the department believed that not third
OF the needed tonnage could be secured.
It is held that it would be imprac-
ticable to ship the coal by rail- In
conclusion. the secretary OF the navy
held out the promise of possible con-
gressional action.
In the letter to the San Francisco
chamber of commerce the secretary
stated that the facts were not quite as
presented by the local organization. in
that the foreign coal carriers were not
idle vessels waiting the chance to get
to the Pacific, nor was the Matson
steamer ready for cargo when coal
was being shipped.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
DAMAGE BY FIRE IN
WHITE HOUSE OFFICES
Blaze Soon Extinguished and
Loss Is Slight

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.--rire broke
out In the executive Offices of the
White House shortly after o'clock to-
damage was slight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
POWDER MILL EXPLODES
AND KILLS AN EMPLOYE

PEORIA, ILL.,. Sept. 25.--The Buckeye
powder mill at Edwards station, IL
miles east of Peoria, was blown up
this afternoon. One man was killed
and several others seriously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
ORVILLE WRIGHT WILL
NOT FLY AT BERLIN

BERLIN. Sept. 25.--Orville Wright
has definitely decided not to enter the
aviation week contests
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
Rain of Meteors

HONOLULU, Sept. 25.--A phenomenal
rain OF meteors filing the skies over
this city last night caused much ex-
element and alarm among people who
witnessed the strange sight. The fall
began at 1855.
Although most of the heavenly vis-
itants fell into the sea, it is believed
that some of them struck land on this
island. and an investigation will be
made.
Observers counted more than 40 me-
teors that fell into the sea.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
LAWMAKERS BACK
FROM ISLAND TRIP
congressman Pleased With Pro.
gressiveness and Prosperity
Found in Hawaiian Group
Friends OF Ship Subsidy Bill Say
Junket Showed Need of Aid-
. ing the Merchant Marine
Continued From Page II

become a law at the next session Oh
congress by a postal subsidy VIII give
Honolulu two boats week peiieNe :
that converts TO the ship SUBSIDY nave
been made on this trip. The PROPOSE
ton of abrogating the coastwise SNIP
ping laws as applying to passenger
traffic with the Island is rot II % 9
subterfuge. ffuke and q Iarce.
"The question of land Legislation LOT
the islands should be left to the people
of the islands We don't know any
thing about that.
Criticises Local Docks
1T pains me as world traVeieI ~
come into your docks ana nho
while some of them are passing la'
more of them are mediocre ana sonlo
absolutely antiquated. LIZ san
cisco expects the Panama canai 10
habiIitate her Ianguid shipping INDUS
try which has been put 10 sieep ~
adverse national legislation, let IL tahe
hold and improve the docking faclai.iea =
Have them so that yessel OF @o,ooo
or 10000 tons may come INTO the po.
at high tide and not wipe away 80
entire dockage system oaiiio, III q
should be wise and patriotic enough 70
4,
ests lie in inviting the commerce Oh
the world to her ports. l know ina.
the project for the enlargement VI
your docking facilities was receneIs
defeated by the adverse votes Oh otheI
sections of the state. / know wnat
was the matter with those sections
it was remorse and chagrin
Congressman Richard Bartholdt salo
that he was most impressed with the
good roads of the islands. i was IN
terested.' he continued, ito see white
children, japanese and Hawaiians SIT
ting together In school without irlctioh.
1t would have been good iesson 70
some OF your Pacific coast peopie. Inc
native American is coming into the
islands and progressing there There
are no more Japanese coming, put IL
is impossible TO substitute white labor
for japanese. The labor problem Is
the biggest question there | would
suggest that Chinese be readmitted up
TO a certain number to perform the
necessary work / believe that there
should be harbor for each OF the Tour
big islands"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
AURORA BORfAIIS
DISTURBS EARTH
Electric Currents in Erratic
Fashion Play Hide and Seek
With the Wires
Continued From Page IL

the earth currents" TO the aurora
borealis, or northern lights. which is
now visible. Illuminating the northern
heavens to the zenith with streams of
white light.
The heavy electrical wave was first
felt In the local Offices at o'clock this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
QUAINT LITTLE
CRAFTS COLLIDE
Half Moon and CIerm0nt Bump
During Pageant, but Great
Parade Continues
Continued From Page IL

spieuous figure on the poop of the
Half Moon.
Hudson's ship, although in tow.
started with All sails set and soon was
able TO dispense with the tug.
favorable breeze caught her can
vas. the towline was cast of and with
cheers from the thousands watching
from the Staten island shore and the
surrounding boats. the two little ves-
sells proceeded under their own power.
Little Vessels Collide
Then occurred an accident, for which
apparently both vessels were TO blame.
when Off the ST. George ferry landing
at the north end OF Staten island, some
thing went wrong with the machinery
OF the clermont and she came TO a
sudden stop.
The pilot OF the Half Moon tried
10 steer clear but failed and the Half
Moon struck the steamboat broadside
abaft the paddle wheel.
Immediately all sails on the Half
Moon were dropped and the escorting
tug hurried to her side. On the cler-
mont Captain Ulster Davis was shout
Ing orders. but FuIton's boat could
move neither forward nor backward.
slowly the tug pulled the Half Moon
away. A hasty examination. however,
showed that the damage was trifing.
The ornamental work on the cutwater
of the Half Moon was smashed nearly
10 the water line and Is feet of the
a
siderable paint was scraped from the
port side. This did not delay the
parade.
The assembling OF the 500 or more
boats that followed Hudson's and Full
tons craft up the river occupied the
whole morning, and IT was not until
after ] o'clock that the mass was
Strengthened out into something like
procession formation. First came the
police and scout and patrol boats and
torpedoes: then the Half Moon and
clermont, with their Immediate escort:
then, in order. the five squadrons of
steam merchant craft and the ferry
boats. steam craft. motor boats, tugs
and steam lighters and sailing craft.
Column Is Miles Long
The boats moved up the Hudson in
double line at speed OF eight miles an
hour. but such was the number of par
ticlpants that the column was nearly 10
miles long.
When the Half Moon and the Cler-
mont reached the United States ship
Newport which marks the southern
end OF the line OF warships, at Forty
fourth street, they passed up on the
New York side OF the river. while the
other vessels kept on between the men
OF war and the New Jersey shore. AS
the two little craft passed the war
ships fired a royal salute.
The Half Moon and the clermont
went only as far as One Hundred and
Tenth street. where the land ceremo-
nies of the day took place, including
speeches by Governor Hughes and 9TH
ers. While these were In progress the
other vessels rounded the head of the
warships and turned along the Man
haitian shore.
The Half Moon and the Clermont will
remain at the foot of One Hundred and
Tenth streets until Wednesday,
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

speak in his town-East st. Louis--in
October, and he wants to be on the