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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
HOLIDAY CANTATA
TO Be PRESENTED
Productions of Elaborate Mu-
sical Drama Arranged by
Fruitvale Sunday School

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-One of the most
elaborate productions ever attempted
in the Fruifvale armory is the Christ
mas cantata now being prepared by
members of the Sunday school of Fruit
vale Congregational church Under the
name of Santa Claus and Company" it
combines portions of two cantatas suit
able for the season, making a COM
plete musical drama in three acts. The
production is under the direction of
Mrs. Frank Howard Seely, assisted by
Mrs. LIE Roy Robertson, Mrs Charles r.
Martin, Mrs. - V. Matteson and others.
Costumes and stage settings are being
artistically arranged and the training g
of the choruses has been going on for
some weeks.
The first performance, which will be
the regular Christmas entertainment of
the Sunday school, will be held Tues
day evening, December 2S. Owing to
the limited seating capacity of the ar
mory the audience at this time will
have to be confined to the members of
the Sunday school and the parents of
the smaller children. Admission will
be by card.
The cantata will be repeated Thurs
day evening, at which time there will
be an admission charge of 25 cents for
adults and Is cents for children, the
proceeds to go toward the new church.
There will be no reserved seats and
the performance will commence at 8
o'clock.
FnIlnuyipcr iS ba
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
WIELDS KNIFE AND
GOES TO HOSPITAL
Men Quarrel in Street and In
iuries Result

OAKLAND. Dec. 25.-Manuel Cabral
IS held in detinue at the city Jail, and
Frank Carroll. with whom Cabral is
said 10 have quarreled early this morn
ing at Fourteenth street and Broadway,
Is a patient at the receiving hospital
as the result of the row Carroll is
said TO have welded knife with which
both he and his antagonist were cut
Csrrolrs wound is in the left side. He is
under guard at the hospital and both
men win be held while the case is be-
ing Investigated by the police
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
PUPILS KNOW WHAT
BOOKS THEY REQUIRE
New System Expected to Save
Valuable Time

ALAMEDA, Dec. 25.-In order that
no time will be lost when the public
schools reopen January 10 the pupils
were provided with a list of the books
they will need for the next term.
School Superintendent Will c. Wood
who caused the lists TO be given ont
before the last day of the term that
ended last week. expects that the plan
will result in the saving of much vaiu-
able time at the commencement of the
new term.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
DEMENTED MAN STRUCK
AND KILLED BY TRAIN
Wanders From Hospital and
Meets Death on Track
Special Dispofch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Dec 25.-H. H. Wilson,
50 years Old and for years an inmate
of the county hospital. was run over
and killed by Southern Pacific train
four miles below here this afternoon.
Wilson. who was demented. wandered
away from the hospital early this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
VEREIN EINTRACHT TO
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
Women's Relief Society to Join
in Holiday Festival

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-The Oakland
Verein Eintracht, the second Oldest
German society of this city, and the
Eintracht Ladies relief society, will
hold Christmas celebration, Friday
evening, December 81 at Germania hall.
A. Wollebaum is president of the
yerein Eintracfft, which has 100 mem
bers and was founded in 1879.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
BALD HEAD SAVES
LIFE OF ITS OWNER
Rescuers Directed by Reflection
of Light on Hairless Pate

ABERDEEN, Wash, Dec. 25.-Prob-
ably for the first time a bald head has
saved the life of its possessor Calling
loudly for help and in grave danger
of slipping into the Wishkah river. a
man was found Friday clinging to a
pile. The searchers were directed to
the place by the reflection of the light
upon the hairless pate of the unfor-
tunate Individual, who refused either
to give his name or to say how he
happened to fall into the water.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Among the titles possessed by the
sultan of Turkey are sultan of sultans,
king of kings. bestower of crowns
upon the princes of the world. EN-
peror and sovereign lord of sthe White
sea and the Black sea, of Rumelia and
Anatolia, of Karamania, Roum, Kur-
distan, Azerbidian. Cham. Aleppo,
Egypt. Mecca. Median. Jerusalem the
holy. of all the countries of Arabia and
the Yemen and. moreover, of an infinity
of provinces gloriously acquired
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
TEAMSTER STABBED IN
BRAWL IN SALOON
Taken to Hospital While AssaiI-
ant Is Put Under Arrest

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-As the result
of a brawl in a saloon in lower Broad
way, Frank Miglo, teamster of 715
Third street, was stabbed under the left
arm this afternoon by Joseph Layton.
another teamster. Layton drove his
penknife into Miglo's side, inflicting
a deep and dangerous wound. Miglo
was taken to the receiving hospital
for treatment and Layton was arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
CLOTHES CATCH FIRE
FROM CHRISTMAS TREE
Man Severely Burned in Midst
of Holiday Festivities

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-The blazing up
of a Christmas tree spread to the
clothes of Walter Cameron, 822 Twenty
second street, last night as he was dis
tributing gifts from it to his family
He was badly burned about the neck,
face and hands before his relatives
could smother the flames with which
treated at the receiving hospital
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
LECTURES CONCERNING
INITIATIVE AND RECALL
Proposed New Charter Provi-
sionS Are to Be Considered

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-John z. White.
lecturer for the Henry George asso-
citation. will give two lectures in Oak
land, February and z 1910. under
the auspices of the direct legislation
league OF California white is an ex-
ponent OF the initiative, referendum
and recall, which will be urged by the
league for adoption by the board of
freehoiders that is to frame a new
charter for Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

The United charities of Chicago and
the city's health department have
Joined forces for a summer campaign
to save the lives of babies Maps have
been prepared showing where every
baby died last year. and the efforts of
500 workers who viii be in the field
will be especially directed TO these dis
trictS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Recently the authorities of Carlsbad
were much concerned over a decrease
in the flow of the famous Sprudel and
other mineral springs. The state took
up the matter, and it was found that
the working of the mines in the vi
cinity was probably affecting the sup
ply of the thermal springs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Miss Clara NJ Howard has been ap-
pointed to the international fellowship
founded by the Society of American
Women in London. She is instructor
in rhetoric and composition at Welles-
ley college.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

The only Roman Catholic priest who
ever was in congress was Father Ca
briel Richard. who sat from a Michigan
district and who impressed his col
leagues with his character and ability.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

An expert in mechanics who comes
in frequent contact with inventors saws
that there are not fewer than 400 men
in New York experimenting with flying
machines.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Use Call Want Ads to rent your
roo1ne- Drop a postal to The Call Ad-
verttEing Department and a man will
eau for your ad
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Canvas may be waterprOofed by
covering it with finely shaved bees
wax and then melting it in with a hot
flatiron.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

there We're always plenty Of people
waiting to get his ear. His advice Is
much IN demand both among office
holders and those who want office.
Mr. Hitchcock will resign the post
of chairman Of the Republican nation
al committee n taking up the duties
of postmaster general. The latter Of
fee will be in line with his expert
ence, as he was formerly first assist
ant postmaster general, and when Mr..
Meyer succeeded Mr. Cortelyou in the
Supervision of the department he was
practically the acting head OF the post
al service during the time that Mr..
Meyer was getting posved on his new
duties The powers of Mr.. Hitchcock
as President Tafts postmaster general
will not be as great as those of his
predecessors were. President Roose-
velt's recent action In putting a large
number OF postmasters in the middle
west under the civil service rules has
removed much of the patronage of the
office, and It is understood that Presi-
dent Taft will extend the list, particu-
larly among pcstmastershlps in the
south
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

adding it's dismal ana monotonous
grind TO the clamor Of other sounds
The farmer looked puzzled. He saw
the greatness and wonders OF modern
construction. He had heard the par
son down In Illinois interpret the
bible version OF the Tower Of Babel;
and this appeared to him a worthy
illustration of the parsons glowing
words
The hurrying Of the men on their
various erranda of duty, the harsh ana
brief orders Of the foremen mingled
with the sound of tho machinery.
They seemed TO produce those masses
Of concrete as IL by maggie; and TO
send up tile walls so rapidly that the
observer may almost see them rise.
II The farmer had looked more
closely he would have seen that Il was
no wonder IN the light Of circum-
stances There = nothing mysterious
about H. II IS system system rules
the rapid construction work Of to-
day An workmen Who are elh-
ployeI On the new buildings OF ST.
Louis are trained in their work Just
as the soldiers are trained In their
dril Every man knows his move
ana when 10 make H. Each man looks
after himself alone,
A forempn engaged in the congsruc-
ton Of concrete building In the heart
OF the city said the other day;
Every year we learn many things
about erecting the modern skyscra-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

and are flying into the realms above
in less time that one can follow their
actions.
Did you ever notice nowadays
that some huge structures are started
at the top and are built downwards?
Did you ever notice that some build
ings must be erected twice? These
are facts, surprising as II may seem.
For the concrete building OF today
complete structure Of wood 10 first
needed. These are known as the
moulds and must be made with as
much care as II they are final An
elevator Is Installed TO carry the ready
mixed concrete up and the elevator
Is kept busy.
Conditions of building downtown
requires speed Thoroughfares cam
not be blocked for any great length
OF time, Generally, the contract limits
the number OF working days on the
job II not done In the time spec
flied In the contract the builder for
feits a certain sum of money,
That IL why the mania Ii for speed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

the men haul the material to the con-
crete cylinder, First comes a man
with sand; then another with gravel
and another with mortar The op-
orator who stands at the mouth OF the
rolling cylider must thoroughly un-
derstand the exact proportions for
proper results, He is the captain OF
the concrete squad and directs the en-
tire working from his elevated post
don
II Is Interesting to watch him hurl
a bucket of water into the gaping
mouth OF this big churn at intervals
as the consistency OF the mass needs
II He also rips open sack after sack
of cemeiS and throws the contents In.
BY this means there is no moment
from early morning until late at night
when the concrete churn is idle. AS
rapidly as lts contents are well mixed
the churn Is automatically turned
over and emptied into bin where a
corps OF men with hoes pun II INTO
waiting barrows; ana others haul ii
directly into the temporary elevator
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

This fact might cause the uniniti-
ated to believe that such structures
reared with an idea 10 speed would
tend to make them more or less un-
safe and risky Contractors give as
surance that such is not the case
Architects declare that the strides in
modern building, II anything, have
been accompanied by a greater safety
and durability
II Is astonishing In these days Of
rapid fire building 10 think OF the
erection of certain old Cathedrals In
Europe which We're under consruc-
ton often for periods OF three and
four hundred years There are piles
In Venice which were under construc-
tion during the reigns OF fiye ana six
dynasties and which are today dam
gerously suffering from the under
mining waters ana which threaten
each year to tumble Into the waves
1t is asserted that the modern CON
crete structure viii last Indefinitely.
II Is said that this conerete which is
made in the noisy down town sky
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28
SYSTEM THE SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF RAPlD-FIRE CON
STRUCTION, THAT TO MANY PEOPLE SEEMS WONDERFUL.
HOW CONCRETE is MIXED AND USED.

pers We have learned. above all
things; that the army of workers today
inusr be drllltl ~ tncir uu-.rn u.-
as soldiers are drilled AMI only by this
drilling can We main'ain th' ""' ii'v
which now characteri2es American
building"
This matter of system Is especially
Interesting as applied 20 the manu-
facturc OF concrete. This materia Is
hecomlng porular on. in the CON
stTIctlon OF buildings under seven
stories In height It's manufacture
has become an art ls Wo.l a. AN an
dustry ana 80 important Is the FORM
ua for its proper manufacture that
none but man who has made Il study
OF Il ever attempts To direct tho work.
The concrete crew on job whore
speed Is necessary factor viii often
number thirty men and very often
double that number.
one but needs 10 imagine a great
churn IN the form Of a revolving
steel cylinder weighing many thou
sands OF pounds, Runw9ya for wheel
barrOws lead TO platform In front
OF this cylinder The concrete i3
mixed IN somewhat the same manher
as doctors prescription Is filled.
There Is the gravel man, there is the
sand man and there ~ the man who
hauls mortal. On the larger Jobs
there are many Of each. From the
piles OF gravel, which are constantly
being dumped in the street below,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

a small one as Mr. Knox as the right
hand man of his administration. The
two men afford a striking contrast in
physique, though as to brain capacity
they are perhaps very nearly on par
Mr.. Knox is one Of the smallest men
I'm the senate, he and Mr.. La Toilette
of Wisconsin being rivals for honors
IN that direction. But he is big men
tally, and his friends call him the Lit
tie Giant.
Although understood, the next sec
retary of state is muscular and strong
for his weight. He lives much In the
open, walks much and, like his friend,
the next president is devotee of golf.
As member of the Castalia Fishing
club Mr.. Knox spends weeks every
summer on its reservation near San
duskY. o. He carries his work with
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

scraper skeleton becomes more dura-
BILE with age and that wher the
granite and stone structures OF Venice
are gone forever the concrete viii be
in better condition than on the day
1t was made.
A man in East st. Louis recently
demonstrated that modern four
room cottage with all facilities could
be erected in one day. Fifty workmen
were employed To do It ana the Job
was carried through in the time spec
iied Twelve hours for a moderh
four room cottage II took tho pilgrim
fathers weeks and months to erect
the crudest of cottages on that barren
'New England coast and at that they
had only earth floors and no con-.
veniences whatever. Moreover they
offered but scant protection from the
cold north wind. The cottage of to-
day may be built in one day and have
a complete bathroom and water and
gas connections
A minister OF the gospel recently
decided that with his five hundred
dollars on hand he could build O new
church for his congregation lie got
all his people together and talked
with them. 1t was found that every
branch OF the building trades was
represented there and that but for the
purchase of material there was moth
ing to prevent each man laying OF
from his regular work for day ana
helping the preacher on the new
church.
Five hundred dollars paid for the
timber and all other materials. The
church was built without one cent be-
Ing expended for labor
or all the factors which govern
rapid fire building the cooperation
OF trodesmen and contractors Is un-
doubtedIy the strongest The men
confer on the smallcst points govern
ing the work The work OF each de-
partment is doyetailed to III that OF
the others In this way no time Is
wasted. Az fast as the grading Is done
the masons lay the foundation and az
soon as the foundation Is under way
the carpenters arrive in a body just
IN time To erect the moulds; and by
the time the concrete workers have
started "nlling" the moulds the car
penters have finished them at the ton
and the plumbers, the gas and steam
ftters get In their work before thera
are'any walls to the building. a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28
Gun Wlth a historY.

The modern sportsman who objects
to a gun weighing more than seven
pounds would find burdensome a gun
purchased by Arthur Seran OF wewo.
ka Okla, from negro farmer, eighty
years old. who lives near that place
The gun was given to the old negro
when he was a small boy by his mas
ter IN Texas. 1t is a double barreled
eight gauge shotgun, handmade. weigh
ing sixteen pounds, twist barrels, muz-
zle loader. This gun has a remarkable
history. and the old negro's master,
William Klmbrew, who was one Of
the pioneers of Texas, In Lennon
county, made many hard fight with
the gun against the Indian and Mex
ican marauders In the old Texas re-
publlc.-Kansas City Times
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

The usual crowd Of loafers were
seated around the stove in the village
grocery.
81 never lied to my wife in my life
began one OF the bunch, when he was
interrupted by unanimous laugh that
was loud and long.
THAT didn't get caught at It." end.
ed the speaker after the laugh had
subsidized
Whereupon silence relgned supreme
for nearly twenty-three seconds.-Chi-
cago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

In Spain about the only kind of
pillow in use is primitive wooden
AFFAIR with one handle and a tongue.
To this is hitched n pair OF small
oxen or mules yoked up like oxen.
The driver re.ts his right foot on
a rear extension to keep the plow
from jumping out of the ground
ste3dying himself by touching has
LETT foot when about TO lose his
balance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

Mrs Louise Waterman Carpenter,
OF ,Brooklne, Mass, has just
passed her 1O2d birthday. She was
born at Warwick, r. l., and is a
direct descendant of Roger Williams
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

ner and in opened mouihed
wonder stared at the workmcn en-
gGged IN erecting a modern concrete
ty-seraper Ills eyes like saucers and
his hands clmchins the strap he took
long survey Of the roaring. rattling
screaming scene going on and turned
to his amazed spouse
BY Hickey Maria" he said, 'look'G
as though they're shootiu up thrt
bundin' Thet walls been built since
we passed here thls mornin on the
way down town Them pillars wasn't
there ii ten a. m. And Rol darn my
socks ~ they havent got the dog
goned elevator shooun' up an down
already Surely can't have folks
hSin IN them scahtlin's already"
fhe woman followed his gaze ana
stepped back to take a more complete
sursey 0f the busy ecene. A string Of
a.en with wheel batyoWs worke with
ciSok like regularity hauling the ma
tsrials for the concrete walls up a
narrow runway ana each move @as
made VITA The precision goNrTning ar
MY maneuyOrs The scream of the
siren whistle tn the doaHey rn@ine
nearly slRnaled 10 the men operating
the elclntOr AM Il row IN with u
whirr bearing four barroWs The
great STEEL chu.n ground away nearby,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28
A strenuous Test.

Darling" said the lovelorn youth,
cant you suggest some deed of dar-
ing that will enable me to prove my
love for youY
"Well, " she replied, you might speak
to papa. ."-Plttsburg Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

him there. and some OF his most volu-
minous and able legal papers have
been prepared In its clubhouse. One
Of the interesting pictures In his pri-
vate office in Pittsbufg represents him
I'm golf trousers and negligee shirt on
the bank of the trout stream on the
club reservation In Ohio. He is just
landing a fish. ana the expression on
his face Is one of such deep and in
tense interest In the work at hand
that 1t would seem almost impossible
that greater interest could be aroused
in the most important case that ever
commanded the attention of bench or
bar.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

The French Ministry Is dranting
a bill to make standard karat for
weighing precious stones, fixed an
200 milligrams, and prohibiting the
word for any other weight. III
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

New York; CITY has 11S public
parks, varying in size from a few
square yards in the angle at the
crossing Of streets up to Pelham
Bay Park, containing 1865 acre&
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28
PerSOndgeS
In Politics.
The Little Giant. Senator Knox, Next Sec.
retay Of State - Frank II. Hitch.
cock and His Future Duties
In the Cabinet.

URISPRUDENCE
and legal callber
seem likely to be
strongly proni-
nent In the adj
ministration (
President Elect
William II. Taft.
His cabinet is be-
ing formed large
ly with sthe adj
vice Of Philander
Chase Knox, emf
nent as cOnstitu-
tional la wyer and
at present sena-
tor from Pennsyl-
vania. but the
prospective sec
retary Of state
and head of the
cabinet. Itiscom-
mented upon as
a singular coincl-
dence that Judge
Taft, who is such
Il big man, should
Iaynphoqpu CIIph
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28
When They Are No Longer KissabIs

Here's a woman doctor who says
that nobody with brains will kiss In
the days to come"
Gee, l wonder what's going to hap
pen to the womenw-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

Since the announcement that he
would be the next postmaster general
there has been renewed interest in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-28

ALL man with canvass grip
Who looked as Trough he came
from the bottoms OF Illinois
paused on a down town cor
80 ,,,I o., ,,..v.T y,4,,,tR.I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-08

of electric meters has been included for the reason that there is the same necessity for their inspection as there is for the inspection of gas meters.
 Section 159 relates to a legal stand ard of purity for gas and the method Public Acts of 1903, provides a candle power test, and regulates the amount Of sulphur which may be permitted. The use Of gas for cooking and incan- descent lighting has greatly increased in recent years, and for such purposes heat rather than candle power is re- qUired. It is possible that the heat unit test would better meet present conditions than the candle power test, and that the present sulphur test is too stringent. These questions could properly be decided by the Commis- sion after due consideration of present conditions.
 The duty of the Commission regard ing accidents covers those occurring in the operation of all public service cor pOrations.
 Part x deals with appeals. Tn place of numerous provisions for appeals in specific instances a single omnibus pro- vision has been drafted granting an appeal from any order, authorization, or decision of the Commission by any person or corporation aggrieved there by.
 Part XI is merely a recodification of existing statutes relating to railroads and street railways, which statutes are superseded by the proposed Act.
 Part XII contains the general provis- iors necessary to give effect to the Act. It requires the transfer of the records O. the Railroad Commissioners to the new Commission; that the Act shall be amendatory of existing charters, and provides methods for enforcing the or de"S Of the Commission.