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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Awarded a Fountain Pen
A GERMAN CHRISTMAS
FRITZ sTEINDORFF.
2422 Stuart Street. Berkeley. Aged ID
Years


In Germany Christmas is the festi-
val of festivals Every one. from the
court princess TO the poorest peasants,
partakes alike in its JOY and cheer At
this time of the year the greatest
pleasure of the children and grown
ups is sleigh riding Girls and women
ride in sleds. made in the shape of
arm chairs. which are pushed by the
men and boys. who are on ice skates.
The skaters are found not only on the
river. but on the bou1evards, lakes and
ponds as well. Nearly always there is
band which plays inspiring tunes for
the merry makers. A restaurant can
sandwiches, tea and chocolate are
served.
Christmas is celebrated on the even
Ing Of the 24th, generally at midnight.
come in, and before receiving their
gifts sing Christmas carols. The the
aters on this night are all closed.
roschen.s .'schneewitehens and Han Han
sci und GreteL''
A big. goose, herring salad" COM
stole" are the principal parts of the
Christmas dinner. The stole" is
cake, the dough of which is made at
home and sent to the baker to be baked
as the stoves at home are not large
enough to hold the cake. On the tree
hang such caks as "pfeffernusse or
spice drops. "pflastersteine," made OF
Sopfe the n dough- of wbich is coneeed
with chocolate and filled with whipped
cream. These are quietly taken by the
children before the tree is untrimmed.
Christmas is the only night on which
the parents play with their children
The games played are lotto and
"glocke und hammer
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
WRITER'S CONTEST

The choice of IAN Ideal Christmas"
as the subject in the new writer's
contest was a happy one. a large
number of delightful little stories hav-
ing been received. number of which
appear on this page today. together
with the stories which have been
awarded prizes.
The same subject will be continued
next week, and The Junior Call
earnestly desires its young writer's to
carefully comply with the conditions of
the contest. They are very easy:
First write plainly with ink on one
side Of the paper only.
Write your subject at the top of the
first page and Immediately under 1t
your name age and address.
The story must contain not more
than 800 words nor less than 100, and
it must be told entirely in your own
words, not copied from any other
paper, magazine or book, and it must
have the number of words which it
contains written in the upper left hand
corner of the first page.
Pay strict attention to spelling, pune
tuation, grammar and penmanship. as
all these points will be taken into con-
sideration in awarding the prizes.
Try to write bright, interesting.
original story. Do not follow the lead
of other stories that are published to-
day. but send In something as entirely
different as you possibly can from any
other story that you have read.
Publication of the Christmas stories
will be continued next Saturday ana
the Saturday following, so if you have
not already written your story, please
hasten to do so and see if ii will not
merit one of those excellent Junior Call
fountain pens, five of which are award
ed as prizes in the writer's contest
each week and which will give you so
much pleasure if you are fortunate
enough to win one.
Address your story to the editor of
The Junior Call, SO that it will reach
The Call office not later than Wednes-
day afternoon for publication next Sat
urday, and the earlier the better.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Awarded a Fountain Pen
WHEN THE IDEAL CHRIST
MAS BECOMES REAL
srARJoRIE MCCAIN,
Selma. Aged II Years

clear cold morning, earth clothed
in mantle of snow. as fasteners tell US
about / hear the sound of many little
feet as they jump from bed to run to
stockings hung up the night before
to see what Santa Claus brought; then
back TO bed and creep under cover to
examine and compare. 1 only dream
of this lovely Christmas, such as 1
hear my papa describe, for / am the
only child in this household in Califor-
MIA I hear people say they pity an
only child, and they are apt to be
selfish 1T is natural to think OF self
first / know, and perhaps some con-
slider self first last and always, yet
! hope shall never develop into such
a character.
/ have pictured Christmas. 1909. A
beautiful new piano is in the parlor,
and on it's top lovely doll looking
down at me; in its hand fountai3
pen just what have wished for so
long.
I call my two little girl friends from
next door to share my joy, then present
my little gifts to them, purchased with
some of my savings of a year, almost
forgetting my pen at sight of their
low I see mothers delight and papa's
loving smile as l extend gifts to them.
| hear in fancy the lady next door say
in kindly tones. THANK you, Marjorie,
as / bestow a little token.
Giving causes hearts to swell with
generosity and makes me wish for
lots of money that might make every
chill in Selma as happy as / am. or will
be when the ideal becomes real.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Awarded a Fountain Pen
CHRISTMAS IN ROME
RUBY BOARDMAN,
1929 Arch Street, San Francisco. Aged
H. Years

fcur8
An ideal and most interesting Christ
mas was to me that which i spent with
my mother and father in the ancient
city of Rome Waking on Christmas
morning to find ones self In strange
land brings a pang of homeslckness,
but this can not last long. for the
Ginning bells in cathedral spires are
calling, ringing. out their JOY in melo-
dious tones, mingffng with the carols
and voices which float up from the
street below.
But let us now go TO ST. Peters
cathedral and see how one OF the
greatest churches in the world cele-
brates its Christmas day. Coming TO
the spacious square of the obeiiSk, sur
rounded by the half circle of gigantic
gothic columns, one Is struck oy the
grandeur and magnificence OF the
building which looms up maJeStfcally
against the smiling sky. We enter the
bronze portals of the beautiful temple
and see there assembled those of high
rank and the most ragged beggar.
Mass is being held in several parts of
the immense church. Priests in robes
of crimson and lace walk to and fro
filling the air with the smell of in
cense which they swing from silver
burners Choir boys are singing an
thems their youthful faces uphfted
and their strong boyish voices pene-
trating the highest dome The whole
scene is inspiring and fills the heart
with the thought that surely this is
temple of God.
Such was my Christmas in Rome.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Awarded a Fountain Pen
A SAD CHRISTMAS WITH A
HAPPY ENDING
John II. Hayden, 1925 Folsom street,
San Francigco. nge IL

San Francisco, age IL.
Three years ago there lived in
little town close to San Francisco a
family consisting of the mother and
three small children-two little girls
and one boy just able enough to toddle
around Their father had gone to sea
and had not been heard from for two
years. Their mother gave him up for
dead. Being poor people, the mother
had to work hard for the support of
until their first lonesome Christmas.
She asked the children what they
would like for Christmas and they an
swered that they would like Santa
lots of toys to them The poor mother,
believing her husband dead, would go
away and cry all by herself.
The following year was worse than
the last; the mothers strength was
fast giving way. and the children had
wear. Their suffering would have been
great but for the Kindness of the
neighborS.
Christmas was coming again. The
had nothing with which to make them
happy, SO she told them some stories
of the dear little infant who was born
in a stable in Bethlehem.
Suddenly they heard knock on the
door. The children ran to open 1t and
with l,, glad fa cry spra;ng INTO the arms ~;
but was soon restored. She found her
dear husband was not dead and had re-
turned.
He had been shipwrecked and was
months getting to port. The ehildren's
prayers were answered. Santa Claus
brought their papa and lots of eats,
too. 1t was indeed happy Christmas
to them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
GATHERING. CHRISTMAS
BERRIES
WILLIAM A. WHITE,
143 Waller street, san Francisco.
Ace IA Yezra

We all enjoy our Christmas trees.
which with the presence of the
Christmas. or holly berry. is sure to
attract attention But for the most
part / enjoy gathering them. One
bright sunny morning in December
three other boys and myself started
We took an early ferry for Sau-
salito and then picked one of the
roads leading from the outskirts OF
the town. We had not travelled far
when before US we could see the holly
tree standing out from the UNDER
brush AS usual the finest were on
top. The tree we had picked out
stood about Is feet high The branches
were very thick. One of us volun-
teered to climb to the top. While
climbing out on one of the branches
we could distinctly hear the chirps
of young birds.
Upon closely examining them we
found them to be young blackbirds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
CHRISTMAS TIME
ERWIN O'MEARA,
te4S Hampshire Street, san Francisco.
Age II Years

Christmas is time of merry making
and every one should try and give
little pleasure to- others. For weeks
before Christmas day the stores are
beautifully decorated and have won
Christmas day is the birthday of Our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 1t is
celebrated all over the Christian world
with great religious ceremony. On
this day we offer and receive gifts from
those we love and it is the one day in
the year. perhaps, when we see the
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11

The mother oh W
being left exdosed|
could not live vlery
them carefunvl land
them home with
scarcely any hHrieA
We left EacK OF
punches 20 bri Il n
ing home we III Oh
cage with a mall
The canary fed
young ones mill u
cage for them on
ing we put the kirdc
mas tree While
tree We each kad
how We climhtd d
brought home tke u
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11

The Junior Call has prepared
splendid Christmas treat for its
readers. The Junior wishes to place
a set of eight beautiful cut-out dolls
of all nations in every home where
it is read No charge is made for
these eight dolls and no special task
is exacted. All that is necessary is
to cut out the coupon which appears
herewith, write in your name and
address and bring or mail the same
to the Office Of The Call.
Important The dolls viii be issued
at the mair Office of The Call ar Mar
ket and Third streets, San Francisco,
and at the Oakland branch Office,
46S Eleventh street, Oakland. Bring
coupon filed out with your name
and address to either of these Offices
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11

most families reunited There is gen.
orally great feasting and all kinds OF
Srnusements and even the children are
allowed to take part in the fun, and
bedtime is often forgotten
In most every home there IS tree
prettily decorated and lighted with COL
ored candies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
A ARRF
JOSFPH
1854 Florida SfFee
4gk n

Ha! ha, hal hr is
mas and Santa ClaJ|
My little brOthefs a
as busy as bees cid
place and The chiml|
could come down.
We are an kcind
stockings 7 Ina
up a big stocking b
might think liam
give me anything.
We were alllver|
stockings We're hum
went 70 bed add d
sleep. for we Rted|
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
IN TRACK MEET
TOMORROW

Twelve sturdy youngsters, rep
resenting the Tacoma High school,
will leave this evening for Seattle
to participate in the Western
Washington interscholastic track
and field meet at the university
campus tomorrow.
The Tacoma lads have little
hope of pulling down any high
honors in the event, though Brad
way, a new man in the high hur-
dies, is expected to make that race
interesting for his competitors, Us
he has already travelled the course
in about II seconds. Most of the
members of the Tacoma team are
new and considered still rather
rough in their specialties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
CHANGE OF LUCK
FOR TIGERS At
PORTLAND
NORTHWEST LEAGUE.

PORTLAND, May 14.-Adorn-
ed with the horseshoe, rabbit S
foot and all the other emblems of
those upon whom good fortune
smiles, the Tacoma Tigers steadily
and Systematically walloped Pearl
Caseb 3 crowd yesterday afternoon
to We tune of to L..
Portland was unable to learn
the secret of Joel Berger's slants.
abe Tigers, on the other hand.
deliberately took five separate in
nings to make their scores. The
score: r H e
Iacoma ............. 5 8 o
xOrtianu g 6
Batteries: Berger and Bender !;
Chinault and Murray.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
GREAT CAME Af
RUST0N TODAY !

The big annual ball game at
Ruston this evening, between the
Ruston knights and Pete Days
Smelter Swatters, is expected to
attract the entire population of
the town in which occurs. The
annual competition between these
aggregations has become veneer
able and time-honored affair, and
Mayor j. P. Garrison of Ruston
has been asked to lend dignity to
the occasion by his presence. He
is expected to pitch the first ball
over the plate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14

All patent leather low-heel
pumps for misses and children
strap around heel, leather bow at
vamp; sizes 5 to 8, $1.10; sizes
Sh to IL, $1.40 sizes q en-
liz to 2, MO4
per pair
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
KNIGHTS TO FIGHT
FOR h0NORS on
DIAMOND

Some good ball playing at Ath-
letic park is expected next Sun
day at 3:15 when the local and
Seattle teams of the knights of
Columbus are to struggle for SUI
premacy. Most of the players on
both aggregations are old-time
league stars. Delaney Weist will
twirl for the locals and Grover
Boyle, who was with Seattle and
Aberdeen last season, will gyrate
for Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
POWER COMPANY
WINS FIGHT FOR
WATER RIGHS1

Judge Hanford yesterday filed
a decision granting the st. Helels
Mill e Power company the right
to use Spirit lake, in Skamania
county, as source of water pow"
err. The company has been try
ing to build big mill and aower
plant and was in litigation with
Henry Waldo Coe, who claimed
prior rights to the water. The
court holds that Coe has no rights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14

BremertOn excursion Sunday.
steamer leaves N. p. dock 10 a.
"a. See U. s. navy yard. Round
trip Soc. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing.
Games Yesterday.

Chicago and Washington played
la IL inning contest yesterday.
The game was called on account
of darkness, with the score 1 to L.
Score: R HI e
Chicago .............. 1 10 /
Batteries: White and Sullivan;
Johnson, Gray, Burns, Hughes
and Street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
|S6AS@NABtG SP0RTS1
VANCOUVER IS
WH|TEWASHED

ABERDEEN, May 14.-Vancou-
ver's weak fielding and Aberdeen's
exceptionally strong stick work
gave the latter the third game of
the series yesterday. The score:
r H e
Vancouver ........... 0 3 A
Aberdeen ............ 3 6 0
Batteries: Erickson and Sug-
den; Starkell and O'Brien.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14

For fishing tackle go to ID. d.
Peterson. 92z Tacoma av. SO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
.SEATTLE'S CRACK
bOWLERS LOSE
IN TACOMA

Seattle's crack bowling team.
the Rubes and Jays, who won the
pehnant in the A.-Y.-P. bowling
league in the exposition city, went
down to defeat last night at the
hands of the Menzies & Stevens
team on the Pacific alleys. Trous-
dale of the locals set the pace for
both teams, making the high aver
age score of 217 In three games.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
Palace Grocery Co.

1110 G St., beg to call your at
tention to the sanitary way in
which they are now handling their
fruits and vegetables. Berries and
vegetables absolutely free from
street filth, aud they are bought
fresh daily; also to the following
items:
Bohemian Club Olive Oil, for
Equality" there is nothing superior
to 1t, and the price is right. Call
and get a free trial sample.
Kona Blend Coffee, it always
pleases, money back 0Eo
II 1t don't ............. ZOO
Just received, another lot of those
fine Swedish Anchovies at, 00n
per can GVV
Yakima Comb Honey, fkn
per comb EOV
Choice lot of Raisins, ooEA
at, per pound ...........mVO
Potato Chips, always fresh land
4 crisp. 10
No. 1 English Walnuts, 1Eo
per pound ........... .. ~S
Sinclair's and Armour's Hams and
Bacons, always fresh.
Your Credit Is Good at
111O @ ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14
WINS

SPOKANE, May 14.-Killaley
of the locals blew up in the eighth
yesterday when his teammates
rang in six errors on him. Seat
tile scored four right there and
won. Score: r II e
Spokane ............. Q A Z
Seattle 4 4
Batteries: Killaley and Ostdiek;
Thompson and Shea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-14

Black vici kid Butcher cut extern
sion sole Oxfords, moderate
height heels, round plain toes,
Butcher cut, easy kind where
style is no object; sizes to 8,
widths c to o. M
EE: per VII
pair. .................
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
ORIENTAL WOMEN MUCH
CONCERNED IN POLITICS
Member of Imperial Persian Legation
Says Smuggling Is Done
by Women

NEW YORK, April 14.-What orien-
tai women are doing In politics, sub
ject of particular interest at this time,
in view of the revolutionary disturb
ance in Turkey, is told by Col. Mesrope
Newton Kahn, a member Of the I'M
perial Persian legation.
In an address before the Women's
Republican club at the Waldorf-As-
toria he declared the suffrage move
ment in England was nothing COM
pared with the activity of the women
in the orient.
practically all the arms and am
munition and dynamite carried across
the frontiers of Turkey, Persia and
Russia at the present time are SNUG
gled over by women, who carry them
under their. skirts said Newton.
when politics touch the home and
bread and butter, that is when the
women begin to be interested.
Turkey and Persia are about 300
years behind America. Politics are in
a descriptive condition, about as they
were here at the time of the Boston
tea party. All is riot and murder, and
that is what the women there are
doing now.
when they want anything done in
the east they are very apt to put the
women forward. / have seen woman
attack a man in the street, and when
he would not have stood it from a man
he would sub lit to woman"
After hearing Col. Nevton's address
the clubwomen voted to send sympathy
to the women of thy east.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
FAIRBANKS AND PARTY TO
GO TO ORIENT TOMORROW
Former Vice President and Family &c
Sail for Japan on Liner
Chiyo Maru

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.--Former
vice President Charles w. Fairbanks
arrived In this city today accompanied
by his wife, Mrs. J. w. Timmons and
Miss Norton, both of Indianapolis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick C. Fairbanks
of Pasadena.
The party is en- route to the orient
and Will sail for Japan on the Japanese
liner Chiyo Maru, which will depart at
noon Friday, April is.
The tour which the Fairbanks party
contemplates will extend around the
world In discussing his plans, Mr.
Fairbanks said tonight that he went
as student of trade disabilities in
Oriental countries as Well as for sight
seeing and relaxation after twelve
years of official life in Washington.
Il believe" he said, that we are moi
having our full share of the carrying
trade In the Pacific and are not selling
as many goods to Oriental countries as
we should. A large and Increasing
trade Is to be found in those countries
and whatever is needed to give us thai
trade should be DONE"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
OIL PRODUCERS DECIDE TO
LESSEN NORTHERN OUTPUT
Independent Concerns in Kern County
viii Appeal for Cooperative
Agreement

BAKERSFIELD, April 14.-In order
to prevent an roverproduction of oil
that will endanger the price of their
product. the Bakersfield Independent
Oil Sales agency today unanimously
adopted a resolution pledging the
members to curtail as much as posi-
BILE the new development work in the
proven fields for the next six months.
An appeal to the same effect will be
issued to the producers throughout the
state. The resolution is the same as
adopted by the Coalinga agency last
week.
A surplus production which the
agency officials estimate at 10000 bar
rels daily is at present endangering the
stability of the industry, but the Off
GERS hope by curtailing new develop
ment work to have the situation well
in hand inside of six months
The surplus production, though not
very dangerous now, If allowed to con-
tinue unchecked, the officers say, will
cause much damage to their industry
in another year.
The officers of the agency were re-
elected as follows:
l.. p. st. Clair, president; T. Spellacy,
r. N. Schofeld and NJ. w. Carmichael,
vice presidents; w. B. Robb, secretary.
and L. j. Lipscomb, treasurer.
A new form of contract which will
enable the producers to contract direct
with the marketing company was
adopted. 1t gives the officers of the
agency power to make contracts for
any length of time up to ten years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
"Rob" Evans Imnroxed

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Real
Admiral Robley d. Evans, retired, re-
turned today from a weeks visit to the
Yosemite valley, and will deliver a
lecture tomorrow night, taking the
cruise of the Atlantic battleship fleet
from Hampton roads to San Francisco
as his subject.
Admiral Evans appears to be in bet
ter health than when he passed through
the city on his way to the Yosemite.
+ ~ + ~ 4 ss.t'.s.. s*s.Ss
stand on my little corner of Ocean Park
Heights at night and see the lights OF
Los Angeles, Redondo, Inglewood, Ocean
Park, Santa Monica, Sawtelle, Sher.
man and Hollywood and the coming
light of the oil fields" he said ut Is
a beautiful sight and ought to be al
one. When Santa Monica is consoli-
dated we want to be with her."
President Webster announced that
May IL, when the consolidation act goes
into effect, the active work of securing
the names of voters would commence
and said: IF it don't carry this time we
will keep at 1t until it does.'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
TEN LEADERS OF RIOTS
CAPTURED AMI EXECUTED
Latest Reports from Mexico Give De-
tails of Six Deaths in
Street Fights

Ell PASO, Tex, April 14.-Dispatches
from Torreon, Mexico, thirty miles from
Velardena, where. the riots occurred
last Saturday which resulted in an
order preventing religious parade, re-
mort one rurale, one woman and three
men killed in the street fights.
Ten of the leaders of the rioters have
been taken prisoners and executed. Or
arriving at Velardena Sunday night the
correspondent says the soldiers COM
PEELED the leader of the band, engaged
to furnish music for the procession. tc
give the names of the men who hao
contracted for the music. He gave q
list of fifteen names, and ten of this
number were arrested.
On the order of the governor the mer
were summarily executed at daybreak
Monday. The town still is in theScon
troll of the troops. The riot was directed
solely against the authorities and none
of the property of the Americans was
damaged,