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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

T L. BROWN, central freight and
II passenger agent of the Ell Paso
l IL and Southwestern, has been
promoted to the position of
traffic manager, to succeed 7. M. Schu-
macher, who was recently appointed
vice president in charge of traffic of
the Denver and Rio Grande and of the
Western Pacific.
Among the important questions pend
ing before the National industrial
traffic league and upon which action is
to be taken is an amendment to the
Hepburn law that viii give shippers
the right to appeal from decisions of
the interstate commerce commission.
While it is believed that this is con-
ferred by the constitution it hassnever
been adjudicated by the courts and
there is said to be no method of pro-
cedure by which the question can be
tested.
The league has grievance against
the work of railroad weighing associa-
tions as unfair and incompetent, not
withstanding it has been generally
sustained by the commission and has
been not only instrumental in the de-
lection of false billing, but not long
since brought about the indictment and
punishment of concerns for thus vio-
lating the law.
i. E. Stanton, contrac ing freight
agent for the Chicago. Milwaukee and
ST. Paul in this city, left for Chicago
last Saturday in response to a wire
from the offices of the company.
S. d. Freshman has been appointed
general manager of the Sierra railway
of California, effective December l..
Freshman has been assistant general
manage for several years and he as
sumes the position of general manager,
formerly held by I. S. Bullock, presi-
dent of the company.
The Rock Island, Frisco and other
lines have discontinued the practice of
independent audits, arguing that the
interstate commerce commissions SUI
peryision is sufficient.
Through injunction and other legal
procedure ticket scalping has been
practically eliminated from Buffalo.
Niagara Falls, Syracuse, Detroit and
New York city. A systematic and con-
tinuous espionage is being maintained
by the railway ticket protective bureau.
which should in the end assure definite
results III every CITY III lue OHlleQ
States.
The Saginaw Valley and Northern
Michigan are experiencing the first car
shortage in Michigan in two years.
Freight traffic has taken jump since
November l and shipments have been
so heavy that the supply of box cars is
unequal to the demand.
A F.. Charlton, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific,
with Office at Portland, who has been
stopping in the city for several days,
returned to his home yesterday.
c. F. w. Felt, chief engineer of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, has been
transferred to the Santa, Fe at Topeka,
succeeding c. A. Morse, recently given
charge of engineering for the entire
system, with headquarters in Chicago
f. Herritt, who has been division en-
gineer at Cleburne, Tex, succeeds Felt.
Freight rates on candy shipped on
western railroads out of Chicago are
being inquired into by Special Ex-
aminer George n. Brown of the in
terstate commerce commission. The
complaints are made by the national
association
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
Letters rom the People
sun SPOTS STRONG

BerkeIey, CAT, Nov. 70, 1yOy.
Dear Editor: This forenoon 1 pro-
jected picture of the sun on a white
screen through a small telescope and
observed that there are more than
the usual number of sun spots on the
central disk of the sun. Now when we
had a large spot several weeks ago
Larkin and Ricard stated that the mag
netic disturbance then manifesting it
self on the earth was due to the sun
spots.
Today the spots are larger in area
than at the time mentioned and no
mention in the papers is made of any
magnetic storm.
Therefore / assume that the mag
netic storm was merely a coincident
manifestation and not due to the sun
spot appearance. Very respectfully,
CHAS. SLEEPER.
2106 Hearst avenue, Berkeley, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
Apparent
Conversion OF
BaHinser

Fe policies Not PnCho could pass his of
1t unfair that this report unexpected
document and The Cali has had speak harshy
Balnger the past shine his light
At the time criticism Mr. Bainger
have contained amply justified the dubious
and affiliations which secretary had himself
It denied that he acted attorney the Cunningham
land claims employ of the
United States government employment
and aiation gross breach of ethics
charged definite nacon of law 1t looked very queer
the confidence the land Office should employment
OF coal land claims worth great millions
10 be fraudulent When this appointed
the with the final judgment all such
alarm throughout country reason
Now Mr. Baingr in his report recommends the
policy with regard oil which expoers
shall be made pay royalty the products get
ting them for nominal price fee simple Baingers
Is in the right line OF conservation.
In the spirit Mr. Bainger definitely accepts policy
which proposed guard the rights and power
still the of the government He agrees of
these rights shall be anated and would
than thirty year franchise for their
Mr. Balnger something substantial way OF
road building and the regulation
ley The has recently begun of this
roads, after long delay neglect but condition
under federal control has been hitherto encouraging pro-
the by which this domain
control Mr. Bangers valley shown him the
need OF more energetic work
he Of the interior has been
than any other member of the cabinet the his depart
chiefly concerned the trouble
questions amounting conflict that ragged
will continue about the policy Of His position
in these has been grave Just to say
that his recommendations reassuring.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

CHITRCHES-A b., City. For the IN
formation you desire about the Roman
Catholic church, Jewish religion ana
the Protestant church you are respect
fully referred to the free pubic library
in HAYES street near Franklin, where
the librarian in charge Of the refer
ence room will direct you to books In
which you will find in detail all tnal
you desire to know.
THE POLE-A E., City. If a straight line
we're drawn from the north magnetic pole uirect-
y through the earths center woud er 1he o'ara nra
end touch the south magnetic polef Where are
these two poles located? If one was between
the north pole and the north magnetic pole wouid
the needle point toward the latter
Such a straight line would not touch
the south magnetic pole. The north
magnetic pole is in about 70 degrees
north latitude and SO degrees west
longitude, while the south magnetic
pole is in about 73 south latitude and
147 east longitude. The directional
force of the magnetic needle is IN
huenced principally by these magnetic
poles. and thus it is that the direction
assumed by the needle varies at diff
ferent points on the earth's surface.
AS there is no data on this subject
from either Doctor Cook or Commander
Peary. this department can not say in
which direction the needle points
from the north pole. For more COM
prehensive treatment of this subject
than can be given it in this department
consult Magnetic Declination Tables
and Isogonic Charts and Principal
Facts Relating to the Earth's Mag
netisrrl,' by DIR. l.. A Bauer, United
States coast and geodetic survey.
CHICKEN SOUP-A. O. s., City / have fire.
quehtly heard that in Calistoga a number of
years ago there spring that contained a
warm nuid that required but the application of
pepper and salt to give taste like chicken soup.
This spring is supposed to have been called the
..Chicken Soup spring" and in small house
or shed and was open to the public, probably a
small fee being charged. Will you kindly say
in your query column if there was or is such a
spring also IL an explanation of the existence of
this spring has ever been made.
Many years ago there was published
in the Alta California a story to that
effect, but this department has not the
means of locating that particular
article.
TRADE WINDS-Subscriber. Moss Beach, Cal.
Please explain what trade winds
Constant winds are usually called
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
THE SMART SET

meet the popular visitor were:
MIS- John Kaufman Miss Enid Gregg
Mrs Thomas kurtz Miss la Sonntag
Mrs Charles Sutro Miss Anna OInev
Miss Anna Weller Miss Anroinefte Ksxsto-,
Miss Kathleen Farrell
Mrs. Frederick Fenwick win enter
tain this afternoon at a bridge party
to be given at the St Francis hotel
and although the affair will be infor-
NAL there viii be more than 100 friends
at the hotel for the hour at cards and
tea
Miss Genevieve Harvey will arrive
from Del Monte this afternoon for a
visit at the home of her grandmother.
Mrs Eleanor Martin and viii remain for
an Indefinite stay. She will probably
be Joined later in the season by her
mother, Mrs. j. Downey Harvey.
Lieutenant Robert r. Love. U. S. A..
with Mrs Love and their son, have been
passing the early holidays with Mrs.
e NJ Sadler at the home OF the latter
IN Alameda, and before leaving for Ma
Mia next week will be the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Risdon Mead at
their country home at Byron The
army couple have been entertained at
several Informal receptions during their
orier stay en- route to the Philippines
Mrs James Potter Langhorne and
Mrs. W. F. McNutt left yesterday FOR
Colorado and will be away for sew
eral weeks. A group of friends were
at the depot TO say au revoir TO the
travellers, both of whom are going to
visit relatives. but Mrs. Langhorne will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Richard
Hammond. who was Miss Maizie Lang
horne, at Colorado Springs. while Mrs.
McNutt will visit her daughter. Mrs
Davis r. c. Brown. at Aspen.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward de Laveaga.
who was Miss Delight Woodbury.. are
receiving the congratulations Of their.
friends upon the arrival of a little
daughter in their home.
Baron and Baroness Won Schroeder
have returned to their country home.
Eagles Nest" at San Luis Obispo.
after brief stay in town and win re-
main there probably for the holiday
season with their daughters. the Misses
Edith and Janet Won Schroeder.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Crocker have
closed their home at Belvedere and
have taken apartments at the ST.
Francis hotel for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Pierce enter
tanned yesterday at an informal lunch
con at the ST. Francis. and among the
guests who enjoyed the reunion were
MIR. and Mrs Walter 5. Martin, who
are in town for few days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

II HERE are two events at least
that will make this day worth
i while in a social sense to the girls
of the younger set One OF the
feted guests of the day will be Miss
Elsie Consmiller, who is a visitor here
and is the incentive for many parties
of the early season Miss Consumer
will be the complimented guest at
luncheon to be given this afternoon by
Miss Jennie Blair for 20 guests The
other affair of social Importance is the
tea that Mrs. z. d. Bullard and her
daughter, Miss Marie Bullard, will give
at their home in Pacific avenue. There
will be several hundred guests and a
score of friends will assist in receiving.
Miss Marian Zeile entertained yester-
day at one of the most elaborate lunch
cons that it has been the fortune OF the
debutantes to attend this season The
affair was given in the gray room at
the Fairmont. The decorations were a
combination of holly and brilliant poin-
settias with garlands of smilax trailing
about center piece of the holiday flow
ers that occupied a conspicuous place
on the table.
Among those who enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the young hostess on this oc-
casion were:
Miss Harriet Alexander Miss Mary Keeney
Miss Suzanne Kirkpat- Miss Martha Calhoun
rick Miss Marian Newaal
Miss EIya de Pue Miss Florence Hopkins
Miss Agnes Tillmann Miss Helen Jones
Miss Dorothy Van Sick Miss Amy Bowles
len Miss Sara Coffin
Miss Vera de Sable Miss Leslie Page
Miss Elizabeth Newhal Miss Janet Coleman
Miss Alexandra Hamil- Miss Claire Nichols
ton MISS Lou roster
Miss Anita Mailliard Miss Margaret Calhoun
Miss Julia Langhorne Miss Jeanne Galiois
The colonial dance tomorrow evening
is the center of attraction for the
younger girls aud boys of the smart set.
who are looking forward to delightful
time under Mrs. C. o. Alexander's direc-
ton There will be several dinners
preceding the dance. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph d. Grant will entertain at a din
ner party. Others who will have guests
at similar functions before the dance
are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Worden, Miss
Helen Jones' Miss Lillian Whitney and
Miss Dorothy Chapman. who will enter
tain at an informal dinner for Miss
Vera de Saba.
Miss Nina Jones, who is visiting here
from Santa Barbara. is having a con-
slant round of entertainments in her
honor, and one of the most enjoyable
of these was the luncheon given pes
terday, at which Miss Helen Sullivan
presided as hostess. The table decora-
tions were a pretty arrangement of
violets. Among the guests invited to
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

uIous rehnements OF Jurisprudence. So Judge
Morrow is found putting some stiff questions
in politics and political economy to counsel fot
the railroad, developing thereby sharp diver
gence of opinion.
The discussion turned on the purpose OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
The InsiJer
Tells tong has revealed the meaning or Chi
nese puzzle the names principals proving diff
cult to distinguish ingredients of chop

THE meaning Puzzle plain at last knew
referred until the
explained it. If there be anything
T;tteS the ordinary American
~ = ndofi the mental digestion
as WY (eieSnaiS a arrayof Chinese
utterly failed
weird chop Of
clature.
In the columns single during less than three weeks the
practically Chinese principal concerned an the
trouble astounding of spelng while set OF entirely
different spelng ndulged by other local
the slave girl whose abduction
mentioned Bow Cue Bo
while abduco the
o Yee Hong Yee Quong Quong and Gee Quong-
The of took the the
distinct pelng his credit They Yee
Wah, Wo Yee Fong Wo Yee Wo
Quan Owy
spelling could hardly the The
Yee Yee Lin Wo Yee Lon Woon
the third Yang
Hong Hang Toy the Ye Zip Wo
Yee Yup Wo The fifth VICTIM who killed Oakland referred
noabes did
who indicted Tong Chung Tong
while president
Hong Ong The interpreter labeled Lee Seue
Lee arrested vaious Buck H Buck Hue and
Hew Book Hew and another Gin You Kim You o Kim Ye Gam
You and Gun Yue
the were !
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

He Panama will as much as the
original estimates made 1902 At that thought
that the work could be done for Sl4423358 Chief Engineer
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

GoethaIs now puts the hgure at s375, 5,201 GOO
Colonel Goethals in the annual report of tht
canal commission gives some reasons for ths
increase, to wit:
Prosperous conditions in the United States.
combined with the unsavory reputation that the
isfhmns had REGARDING It's healfhfrlness made
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
Nursemaid Needed to
Introduce Children
Postage Stamps Chief
Need of Young Writers

posfsoe Stanos Chief
10 not few swhom
Need OF foHHg "Tiers
ey footing young
Wellesley graduate to G
good Young
Literature Though the subject fetching
wasn in a fetching mood
question:"
for young entering the literary field?
AMr Glider answered grimy Postage stamps"
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

HE hearing Los Angeles before Judge
appears have degeneated discussion of
dismal principles science neglect
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
F0rmaiify Barred by
British Commander

Unless belong arisocracy
little old
existence Her family recently apartment
Needed Alta plaza. the little
the location particularly agreeable ccount
infr0duce ChHden square opposite
play and children
friendly child
children delighted
Therefore
little
because
t. my nurs the children would acquainted"
who 5 independent OF a bonne.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

from the beginning much maligned person,
II IS perhaps, too early yet to decide, but it is
suddenly made manifest that he is not now the
Ballinger he seemed to be a little while ago.
In his annual report Ballingex comes out
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

THETHER Secretary Balnger has experienced change OF
" heart and moved the mouners bench
those aspiring OF grace peradventure has been
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

OF all the board wap
herbert OF the
Formaty Barred attended It. Whe the guests were waiting
al Bedfords launch,
DfhSH SoHnIdh0er of
ton committee, delivered himself thus:
Now listen people Engshmen sncers for The
We these fellows
civilization be dignihed formal"
Everybody when big table
mask
silence Captain Ftzheb glanced around the circle
subdued spell formaity
We're
calling other Girls
Edward"
calling They
have jolly good
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

II L. BROWN, central freight and
II passenger agent of the Ell Paso
IL and Southwestern, has been
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30


Miss Harriet Alexander
Miss Suzanne kirkpat-
rick
Miss Elva de Pue
Miss Agnes Tillmann
Miss Dorothy Van Sick
len
Miss Vera de Sable
Miss Elizabeth Newhan
Miss Alexandra Hamil-
ton
Miss Anita Mailliard
Miss Julia Langhorne
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Crocker have
closed their home at Belvedere and
have taken apartments at the st.
Francis hotel for the winter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

Baron and Baroness Won Schroeder
have returned to their country home.
Eagles Nest" at San Luis Obispo.
after brief stay in town and win re-
main there probably for the holiday
season with their daughters. the Misses
Edith and Janet Won Schroeder
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

TRADE wINDS-Subscriber Moss Beach. Cal
Please explain what trade winds
Constant winds are usually called
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Pierce enter
tained yesterday at an informal lunch
con at the ST. Francis. and among the
guests who enjoyed the reunion were
MIR. and Mrs Walter 5. Martin, who
are in town for few days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs Edward de Laveaga.
who was Miss Delight Woodbury., are
receiving the congratulations of their.
friends upon the arrival of a little
daughter in their home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30

Unless you have a bonne
tain sections of our city. A
carly in her existence. Her
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11

the new institution. This will be
an excellent thing for the city. as II
will have nucleus Of some 10000
volumes. already indexcd and cata.
loguod, to start with.
At present, outsiders. desiring to
take books from the Association Lib
rary must first become member, by
subscribing to the bylaws Of the
Association aud pay dues for three
months in advance. or $500 per an
mum. II n Carnegie Public Library
is built. the general public will have
access 10 the books free Of charge.
This will be a boon to many of the
laboring class, who would like to
study of an evening but cannot at
ford to pay even II nominal sum for
that privilege.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11
WILL COME
TO THE Y.M.C.A.

X. s. Gault. of Baker University,
Kans.. who has been actively engaged
In boys work In Pittsburg and Ch,ca.
go. has been asked to come here Ia
take charge of the boys clubs In this
city and the boys department Of the
local Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Gault has nc
ceptcd and will arrive the latter per,
of this month.
The Social Committee Of the Y. NJ
c. A. is busy working on the New
Years dinner to be rendered the bach
elors This will be similar to the din
ner held last year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11
FORT SKATER BOYS
WILL HOLD MEET.

The following change have been
made In the post calls at Fort Shaiter
to take effect Immediately: Parade
each Friday: first call 1850 p. m. as.
semb'y 8 O'Clock. This has been
changed from Thursday assembly for.
merly being at the same time on
Thursday that II is now on Friday.
In the future arrangements will be
made to have the band from the city
attend parade at Fort Shafter. This
will cause more visitors 20 attend as
parade is enjoyed much more when a
land is present to furnish good music.
A walk is being constructed by Com.
pany g, from the walk in the rear of
Company q Barracks to the door OF
the company store room In the base.
ment. This will be convenient as on
Iced for inspection. extra trips are
made to the basement and being no
walk II IL sometimes very muddy.
which causes the repolice of the floors
| w tie Stt
geant Marsh, Company G, is superin'
tending the work.
Garden Work.
Private Plummer. Company G. has
been detailed on special duty caring
for the garden. Private Thatcher. who
was formerly the gardener of Company
g, was relieved ms he departed on the
transport Thomas for San Francisco
where he will attend four months
term of school at the school for cooks
at the Presidio Of San Francisco.
CURLING cemcnted.
The curbing along the road running
through Fort Shaftcr in front Of tn,
officers quarters, the administration
building and the company barracks hal
been painted with cement. also thu
foundations Of the buildings Thi
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11
$4,000 VOLUMES
IN The LIBRARY
Loca, Institution Will Form Nucleus
CT the Carnegie Library, for
Which 100000 Eas Been
Given.

Honolulu has reason to be proud OF
her Library. II is not only wei
equipped from a hook-iOver's point
of view. but quiet and restful place
where one may study TO his hearts
content. II Is, however, not Free
Public Library in the sense that cas-
ual visitors imagine II to be. but an
institution that has been and still Is,
supported by private subscription. II
is known as the Honolulu Library
and Reading Room Association.
II is thoroughly up-to-date as one
can readily see upon entering its por-
tails. The shelves are. filled with
some 5000 volumes comprising ev-
zines and periodicals, American and
| Foreign, In the reference and read
ing department, which the public
have free access to. The Library
has an adult membership of $50, and
a children's department where 500
juveniles take pleasure in reading
the books placed ut their disposal.
Pupils from the High School Cen
trail Grammar and the Normal School
are allowed to take books without
charge. The books most commonly
asked for by these young people are:
King Arthur's Legends. FAIRY tales.
animal stories. poetry, travel and
stories of adventure. The older pu-
pills usually ask for college and ath-
lotic stories and the Biographies of
noted men and women.
The charter In incorporation was
filed on April 80. 1879. In the Office
of the Hon. Samuel q. Wilder. the
then Minister of the Interior. There
are three standing committees, viz
the Literary Committee; the Admin
istration Committee. and the Audit.
ing Committee. These respectivel:
select and procure all books. papers
periodicals and other literary mate
rial, have the care of buildings fol
the use and contents of same ant
audit all receipts and expenditures
II the appropriation of 100000
which Andrew Carnegie contemplate
making TO Honolulu for the erection
of a Public Library. is accepted b.
the City Fathers, the present Asso
citation Library will be affiliated will