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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06

in some form or other. and from the
tops of many buildings the red and
yellow hoated with the stars and
stripes
Chinatown is the scene of great ac-
tivitv among decorators and painters.
Every flagstaff in the Chinese quarter
sports a silken Portola banner or
streamer, and the decorations In this
section will equal anything that is be-
ing prepared for the festival.
The coIonnade at the ferry is almost
in place. and soon the pillars will be
painted a brilliant white. This chaste
classical effect will not be lost at night.
for the whole affair will be outlined
with frosted white electric light bulbs
of high candle power. This will be
surnounted with large initial letter
p of colored electrics which will stand
six feet high.
The work on the huge bell at the
corner Of Third and Market streets
viii be resumed in a few days, and
this decoration. which will be visible
for a radius of 80 miles. will be in
creased to S5 feet in, height and 120
feet in diameter at the rim. The illu-
limitations in Union square and Mar
shall square will also be commenced
in a few DAYS and soon the whole city
will be a blaze Of light.
The crowds are beginning to arrive
and the Portola information bureau is
kept busy all day long with the regis
tering and placing of rooms and the
sale of stickers, posters and official
postal cards.
Floats and Actors
The task of assembling the hum
dreds of floats and the thousands of
costumed actors who will people the
moving tableaux in the Portola pa
geants will be one that will call for
great executive ability and infinite
pains. The work will be under the
direction of a grand marshal, who will
have scores of aids.
Far from being a gaily caparisoned
figurehead the grand marshal OF the
Portola parades will have no end OF
hard work TO do. The magnitude Of
the task may be judged from the fact
that there will be nearly 800 floats,
more than 1000 actors and some tens
of thousands of uniformed marchers
to handle.
The pageants will probably form in
the vicinity of Van Ness avenue and
Hayes street. Not only must the big
picture vans be sent away so that they
will appear in chronological order, but
the right people must be placed on the
proper floats.
Then there will be the marchers to
place in their proper positions. Ger
tain uniformed societies will escort
certain of the tableaux. Floats bear
ing real Indians will be accompanied
by Modern Red Men.
The task of moving the big station
ary floats into their positions in Mar
ket street will be fraught with much
difficulty They are the largest ever
constructed and weigh scores of tons
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06
PIONEER BREEDER OF
ANGORA GOATS IS DEAD
:. P. Bailey Passes Away at
Home in San Jose

c. p. Bailey, the first breeder Of
Angora goats in California, and the
largest dealer in the United States.
died Sunday in San Jose. He had been
i'll several days. Bailey came to Cali
fornia. when 20 years old. He was
horn in Delaware in 1S41. He started
breeding goats in Monterey county.
He leaves four children-Charles E.,
DR.. Willard c., Laura C. and Frederick
T. Bailey.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06

CARROLL REsIGNs-walter r.
Carroll whose wife killed herself, according
TO the verdict of the coroner's jury. week
ago Saturday. resigned from the police force
yesterday. The reason he gave to Chief Cook
was that he has taken job as electrician at
mounted patrolman attached to Company III.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06
Decorations in Evidence

much to bring out the colors on the
buildings and the illuminations which
VIII be sci aglowing for FIVE days dur
ing the Portola festival. The line OF
march was ahutter with the red. white
and blue. and a goodly mixture of the
spanish red and yellow yesterday aft
ernoon. Hundreds Of those who lined
the streets carried the Portola colors
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
TAKEN II ttucosL
SUpREME COURT
Waters-Pierce Company Appeals
From Texas Decisions.

Washington, April Sin behalf OF
the Waters-Pierce Oil company former
United States Senator John c. Spoon
er has filed in the supreme court of
hearing of the various cases brought
by the state of Texas against that
company and which were recently de.
cided against it. These include the
cases involving the appointment of a
receiver for the company and the one
ousting the company from the state
violations of the Texas antitrust laws.
The principal reason for the petition
is that the fine was so excessive as to
deprive the oil company of its prop
erty without due process of law. In
support of this contention attention is
called to the fact that in the record of
the case it was claimed that the oil
company was making as high as 700
per cent on its capital, but it is set
forth that while this might be true
with reference to the 100000 of cap
ital stock 1t was not true with refer
ence to the $40.000,000 OF the assets
of the company. Much stress is laid
upon the fact that large portion Of
the fine was based upon the Texas
antitrust law of 1899 imposing a
penalty of $1,000 day after that law
had been repealed. I'VE therefore
submit" says the petition, that it Is
little short of confiscation for the
state to have neglected to enforce the
that act had been repealed and the
amount of the penalty reduced to $50
per day to insist upon a verdict for
$1,000 per day for 1893 days."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
MUCH DEPENDS ON THE CROP
J. J. Hill Discusses Possibility of Bet
ter Times.

Washington, April 5.-"If the tariff
Is given prompt attention and this
years crops are good there should be
a return of the wholesome conditions
OF 1905 and 1906" said ]. j. Hill, head
of the Great Northern railroad, here
"It Is best that normal conditions
should be restored surely rather than
swiftly"
Mr.. Hill stated that there were 270,-
900 idle freight cars In the country,
which, If coupled together, would
make train extending from New
York to st. Louis and then back to
Baltimore. yet there are those who
ask why car shops are not running
full force and when the railroads are
going to order new rolling stock" he
continued Orders for new cars will
be put in when the old and idle ones
are used and new ones are needed.
7 he expeditions enactment of the tar.
If legislation will help business, but
1t will not be a cure all"
He explained that much depended
upon whether the crops would prove
to be all farmers expected of them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
OXFORD DEFEATS CAMBRIDGE
Sixty-sixth Annual Rowing Event a
Stirring Contest.

Putney, Eng, April 5.-The sixty
sixth Oxford Cambridge eight-oared
rowing race was won on the Thames
by Oxford by three and one-half
lengths after a tussle which for three
quarters of the course was one of the
most stirring contests seen on the
Thames for many years.
The time was 10 minutes and so
seconds, but had the Oxonians been
pressed at the finish they could have
reduced this by good many seconds.
AS far as Barnes bridge it was any
body's race. but at this point the
greater weight and stamina of the.
dark blues told and with magnificent
dash r. c. Bourne, the Oxford stroke.
sent his boat to the front and passed
the post the easiest Of wiLners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05

The Philippine islands were again
heard from when Benito Legarda. res
ident commissioner, spoke in opposi-
tion to the proposed free trade be-
tween that possession and the United
States. His views were practically
along the lines of those expressed by
his colleague, Pablo Ocampo de Leon.
Calls II Revenue Consumer.
Divesting himself, as he said, of all
political feeling Mr.. Cox (Dem., Ind)
opposed the Payne bill, advancing the
argument that instead of being a rev.
enue producer it would prove to be a
revenue consumer.
The placing of wood pulp on the
free list and the reduction of the duty
on printing paper were opposed by
Mr.. Malby of New York.
Maintaining that the bill was dis
criminatory Mr. SABBATH of Illinois at
tackled the proposed increases on the
necessities OF life and on wearing ap-
parel, especially gloves.
Free coal, iron and lumber and a
tariff commission were some of the
things contended for by Mr.. Gronna
tRep.. n. d.. The drawback section
of the bin was criticised by him be-
cause 1t would take from the revenues
enormous sums of money that should
go into the treasury.
Mr. Howell (Utah) favored duty
on hides, lumber and coal Mr. Hob
son of Alabama followed Mr.. Howell.
A general defense of the paper manu-
facturers was made by Mr.. Swasey of
Missouri. There was no business, he
said, freer from combination or con.
spiracy to control or raise prices than
the paper business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
HIGHEST POINT
N SOME YEARS
May Wheat on Chicago Board
Of Trade Sl.22 Ia.
OYERTOPS Big GATES DEAL

Present High Level Due Largely to
an Exceedingly Urgent Demand for
Cash Grain-John Dickinson e. Co.,
Prominent Chicago Brokers, Sus.
pend With Liabilities of About
s25o,ooo
Chicago, April 5.-Wheat for May
delivery overtopped the high point of
$121h reached during the celebrated
Gates deal in 1905, when it sold on the
board of trade here at $1.22A per
bushel Only twice during the last
twenty years has wheat sold at a
higher figure on the local exchange.
In October, 1888, the price reached
s1.23k and again in May, 1898, dur.
ing the Letter campaign, a mark OF
S1.S5 was established. The present
high level is due largely to an ex.
ceedingly urgent demand for the cash
grain.
New York, April 5.-The May wheat
contract in New York touched $124%
and July S1.15B, both new high rec
ords. There was heavy covering of
shorts, due to the strong cash situa-
tion, higher cables and the suspension
of Chicago grain house, reported to
have been heavily short ON May
wheat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
TRIED TO SAVE HIS PARENTS
Pittsburg Man Found His Mother Dead
and Father Badly Burned.

Pittsburg, April 5.-John OFT OF
Heidelburg, a suburb, carried his
ing home only to find that his father
was badly burned and his mother was
dead OFT was returning from a walk
when he found his home was ON fire.
Rushing In ahead of the firemen he
found his father peacefully smoking
a pipe. Carrying him to safety, OFT
rushed in after his mother and car
rjed her ort before he discovered she
had been burned to death before he
found her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
LIABILITIES OF S25O,OOO
John Dickinson & Co., Chicago Bro
kers, Suspend.

Chicago, April Announcement
was made on the board of trade of
the suspension of the firm of John
Dickinson & Co., grain, stock and pro-
vision brokers. In addition to its mem
bership on the board OF trade the
company also held membership on the
Consolidated Stock Exchange of New
York. The firm also had from twenty.
five to thirty Offices scattered through
out the country. The liabilities were
said to be in the neighborhood of
$3.50, ,000
According to j. T. Murphy. manager
of the Chicago Office, the firm had
been doing a good business here, but
the trouble, he said, grew out of the
stock business in the East. He stated
that Mr.. Dickinson, who is now in
New York, had wired him that the
suspension was only temporary
New York, April 5.-The suspension
of the firm of John Dickinson G. Co. of
Chicago and New York, announced
from the floor of the consolidated ex-
change here. was said by representa-
tive of the firm in this city to have
been due to the recent advance in
wheat and to the fact that one of the
firms large customers in Chicago
laid down" on the firm. This GUS
toner. according to the spokesman
for the house here, failed to furnish
additional margins when called upon,
thus forcing the suspension.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
TURNS ON HEAVY CURRENT
Youth Dies in Electric Bath of His
Own Device.

Indianapolis, April Conrad Sper-
ka, young electrician, died in an
electric bath of his own device. He
had arranged that the water In his
bathtub could be charged with cleo
tricity He was found unconscious in
the tub and soon died The coroner
investigated and found that Sperka
had turned on to the bath a heavier
and had been overcome. He came
from Germany three months ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
ASSISTANCE FOR HATTERS
Federation Of Labor Raises $200, 1000
by Assessment.

Newark, N. j., April 5.-Money in
large amounts began to pour into the
treasury of the United Hatters of
North America as result of an as
sessment of all trades unions by the
American Federation of Labor. The
assessment was ordered few days
ago by the general executive board of
the federation and the striking hat
ters have commenced to receive sub
stantial returns.
The hatters' union at once resumed
the payment of weekly benefits to the
strikers. 1t is expected that 100000
will be raised by the assessment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
RUSH TO WESTERN CANADA
immigration Movement the Largest in
Many Years.

Winnipeg, Man., April 5.-The i'm
migration movement into Canada from
the United States for March has been
the largest for many years by the 500
line. The rush has kept customs, i'm
migration and quarantine officials
very busy. Seven hundred and twen-
ty-six cars of effects, including $500
horses and 600 cattle, arrived during
the month. Four thousand seven hun
dred settlers arrived by train and nine
people were rejected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
ELEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT
Little Interest in Tariff Debate in the
House,

Washington, April 5.-Eleven mem
bers were in their seats when the
house of representatives met to fur
ther consider the Payne bill. 1t was
the smallest attendance of the special
session and demonstrated the fact
that interest in the debate had prac-
tically disappeared.
While declaring that he would vote
for the bill Mr.. Kinkaid (Rep., Neb.)
entered strenuous objection to the
taxing OF those necessaries of life
which were not produced in this coun-
try.
The proposed tax on tea and the
countervailing duty on coffee, he said,
we're especially obnoxious to him and
he urged their removal. Mr.. Kinkaid
also opposed the placing of hides on
the free list.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
Britain's Oldest Peer Dead.

London, April 5.-The death is an
nounced of Peter Robert Burrell.
fourth Baron Gwydyr. He was born
In 1910 and was the oldest member
Of the peeraae. Baron Gwydyr's fac
ulties were unimpalred up to the time
Of his death. He attributed his longev-
ity to moderation in eating and drink.
ing and abstinence from tobacco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
INSURGENTS TO
FIGHT MEASURE.
Organized Opposition to the
Payne Tariff Bill.
OVER FORTY AT MEETING

Opportunity to Vote on the Hide,
Lumber, Coal, Iron Ore, Barley and
Other ScheduIes-Only Eleven Mem
bers Present When Days Debate
Opens in House.
Washington, April 5.-A meeting OF
between forty and fifty Republican
representatives was held here and or
ganized opposition to the Payne bill.
Il was attended by those standing out
for an opportunity to vote on the hide,
lumber, coal. iron ore, barley and
other schedules.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05
k0DJESkA SINKING RAPIDLY Y
All Hope Abandoned for Recovery Of
Actress.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 5.-Madame
Modjeska is sinking rapidly and all
hope for her recovery has been aban-
doned. 1t is not believed that she can
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-05

survive more than two or three days
DR.. J. p Boyd is in constant attend
ance at her bedside.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
FOR RENT-ROOMS.
FURNISHED.

1927 . ST. N.W.-LARGE PLEASANT ROOM IN
cooi house: convenient 10 cars: board n de-
sired. je19-2ts
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or
feds
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9oI VI ST. N.W.-AN ELEGANT ROOM. SOUTH
front: handsomely furnished: second floor: two
large closets: balcony; bath: central location
three lines: first class board nearby: also
Carnegie Library; private family: unfiir-
nished. II desired; also two other rooms. very
Evening star., 1909-06-19
APARTMENTS TO LET.
MOORE & HILL 1NC.l.
1885 G st. NV.

1ooo u -. NV
APARTMENTS.
The Cheshire. 1856 Columbia I'd. NV.
and large roouls and hath. fine
porches. southern exposure, large yards.
only $3.50 and $3.50.
The Darlington. 10th ST. above Columbia
road. :: and large rooms and bath,
$3.50 to $500.
The Marion. 1000 Fl st NV, all out
side rooms. convenient location, . rooms
and bath. rents $500 to $1,000.
The Prince George 1918 30th St NV.
GLARS large rooms - and nd bath. In excellent con-
The Wilton. 1881 17th st. NV, and
large rooms and bath, very light. ex-
cellcnt location: rents. $3.50 to $3.50.
The wallraff. 1925 10Th st. NV.
rooms and bath; bright. cheerful apart
ments. located on tha heights overlooking
the city: rent only So. 80.
The Vernon. 1874 u st. NV. 8 and 6
large rooms and bath. fine rear .porches,
The Maxwell. 14Is Clifton st. NV. 4
rooms and bath. $32.5 and $500.
The Alamo: 1923 18th st. NV: 4 rooms
and bath. $500: 3 rooms and bath.
s2S.5 so; very convenient to the business
section.
The Naples. 7l5 10Th st. NV. ) large
rooms and bath. $3.50: ) rooms and
bath. $3.50 and $500. Electric eie-
vator. cafe in basement, telephone In
every apartment. convenient to all govern
ment departments.
sli II st. NV. No. 4. 4 rooms ani bath,
$3.50.
The Cadiz. lis z st. s.e.. 4 rooms and
Evening star., 1909-06-19

FOR RENT ROOMS. SECOND FLOOR; GAS
and bath; light housekeeping 1923 sth st.
NV iel9-2t
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desirable. excellently located fat: rooms:
bath: concrete cellar: furnace; 2219 y st. NV.
Apply to OWNER. 1895 Sd st. NV. je13-7te
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sil II st. NV. No. 4. 4 rooms ana bath,
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APARTMENTS TO LET.

BEAtlIttL 4-ROoM AND PRIVATE BATH
hat vacant June CO. large back porch; large
yard: storage room: $l8 summer. SCI winter
steam hcat. 80 NJ st. ielN-3ts
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WANTED-GOOD BARRIER. BIG 12TH ST. NV.
WANTED-A YOUNG MAN, PREFERABLY IA
miliar with electricity, in patent Law office
out ~ town. Please state experience. Address
BOX 26I Star office.
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4S3 10TH ST. N.E.-THREE COOL ROOMS;
| OWNER iel9-3ts
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WANTED-AGENTS.

WASTED-AGENTS MAKE QUICK MONEY
handling small easy-selling household ar
ticle we give valuable premium free to every
purchaser; particulars. THE WAVERLI HOME
SUPPLY co. Ia Waverly place, New York.
Ito
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The Alamo 1928 18th st. NV; rooms
and bath. $500: 3 rooms and BATH.
$2S.5o very convenient to the business
section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-30

The next time you have hole in a
stocking that you dread to tackle baste
a square of net over the hole. Then
darn in the usual way. Draw the
threads back and forth through the
meshes of the net. skipping every
other one, so that in darning in the
opposite direction there is a mesh to
darn through
Keep on hand for this purpose rem
nants of black. white and ecru net
They can be put in a small bag. in
the darning basket to be in readiness
whenever needed A cotton net with
considerable body is the best to use
Tor an underweave. Canvas, unless
very soft, is apt to cut the cotton.
For darning sheerer fabrics wash
blonde can be basted on the under
side OF the hole and filed In the same
way This method must not be used
where the hole is in prominent place
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-30

by an electric storm that played many
pranks in the capital city. Thea.er
parties were held up and travel gen.
orally delayed.
The Denver Fruit Jobbers' associa.
tion has voted a solid silver cup. TO
cost not less than $3.50, to be given as
prize to the Individual with the best
exhibit at the Colorado National Apple
si,ow, to be held at the Auditorium in
Denver in January.
AT meeting of the congregation OF
the First NJ. F. church al Pueblo.
presided over by Rev. DIR. Chase of
| Colorado Springs. a resolution was
adopted commencing the reformed ad-
ministration of Mayor Fugard. The
| resolutions indorsed the administra-
! tion TO the fullest and say that he
had eliminated more than 100 dens of
vice and made Pueblo for the first
time in its history, a fit place for
| civilized people to live In.
Pending an examination of his
books, Bruce Burgess, Treasurer OF he
Boulder Aerie OF the Fraternal Order
of Eagles and prominen, real estate
dealer of that town, was arrested Tues
day night in Denver by Detectives san
ders and Kenney He was taken to
Boulder by Sheriff Capp of Bouide-
county Burgess is married and has
one child but he is alleged 20 have
come to Denver with a young woman
who was employed as stenographer by
Boulder business firm. Information
secured by Detective Captain RiDker
from the Boulder police. Indicate that
he intended deserving his family
Thirteen amalgam copper plates
coated with gold, alleged to have been
secretly taken from the Tom Boy
mill at Telluride by Joseph Sack, 1910
West Fourteenth avenue, and shipped
TO Denver with a carload of scrap
iron. were recovered Tuesday by Pa
trolman Ire Wiedman when the car
containing the scrap arrived in Den
yer. Sack was not arrested and 1t Is
said the mining company does not con-
template prosecution. The total value
OF the plates is estimated at close to
$40 900, and may exceed that sum. The
plates alone are worth $4,000 and the
value of the coating of gold on them
has not been definitely determined.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-30

stone ventiiating towers all the way
from the lake to the beautiful high
bridge. which carries the water over
the Harlem river.
When the growth of New York re-
qnired an additional water supply, a
second conduit was constructed In
1884. in an almost perfectly straight
line through the solid rock at an ay-
erage of 500 feet below the surface
This tunnel is thirty miles long, four
teen feet in diameter. delivers 300. .0OO,-
600 gallons of water from cluster of
lakes every twenty-four hours, and
cost s25 100000.
The Ulster and Delaware railroad
is the heaviest sufferer, and will have
to remove sixteen miles of track to a
new route.
Seven towns win be entirely obliter-
ated. as follows:
West Hurley. 264 population
Olive Branch, $50 population.
Olive City, 556 population.
Shokan. 446 population.
| Glenford, G42 population.
| Broadhead Bridge, $50 population.
| Boiceville, 100 population.
In addition to these villages there
are about 1000 farms varying from
twenty to 150 acres, with residences
outbulldings, orchards, hen houses and
every other feature of well-ordered
farm, all of which have to be paid for
Nearly all of the farmers are ac
customed to take summer boarders
and between the LIST of June and the
lst of October it Is estimated that
the population of that part of the val
ley affected by the waterworks is in
creased from a normal 10000 to 100.
Oe0. There are ten churches to be
paid for, forty school houses and TWEEN
ty cemeteries. from which the bodies
must be removed at the expense oi
New York at an average cost of So
each. There are several grist mills
sawmills and various manufacturing
industries with small capital; numer
Gus stone quarries, hundreds of mer
camille establishments and telephone
and telegraph lines.
The dam win be ] 400 feet long, 24t
feet high, and 80 feet thick, and il
will be built Of stone and concrete
While it is being built the owners oi
the property will have three or fouI
years time to move their families ant
their effects and will be allowed tc
carry away everything that is portable
Then the water board will sell at auc
tion whatever is left to the highest
bidder.
A driveway or boulevard thirty fee
wide win be constructed around the
shore of the new lake, and it will he
about forty miles long, connecting WI
the new state road now being con
structed from Hoboken and Engle
wood in New Jersey on the west bank
OF the Hudson, north to Albany. II
will also csnnect with the present road
from Kingston to Cooperstown and
Binghamton.