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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-06-19
Why He Led the class

Why He Led the Class.
The angel was compiling the df.
rectory.
4 don't want any more tariff pro-
lection than any other section cried
Abou Ben Adhem.
And 10, his name led all the rest.
Judge.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-06-19
Remarkable Railroad BRIDGE.

One Of the most remarkable railroad
bridges in the world is that which con-
meet Venice with the mainland. Built
J on 223 arches, it is 1860 feet long.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-06-19

Heard in a Restaurant.
II guess I'll have some hamburger
in tights"
Hamburger in tights, sir?"
A'F'rankfurters.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-06-19
Sorry He Spoke.

Suffragette- What is party with
out women?
Mere Man (flippantly)-A stag par
ty.
Suffragette EXACTLY. And what, sir,
would this nation be without women
but stagnation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-06-19
Fame and the EiIthv

Boggs-rd like to have my face on
all the SO bills.
Coggs I'd prefer to have my hands
on them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
CLAWS OFFERS TO
BECOME WITNESS
Proposition Does Not Seem to
Please Ballinger's Men
in the Least
Especial Dispatch to The Call

lSpccIdi Dispatch to ne Gail
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 11-Louis
r. CLAWS, the deposed special field
agent of the department of the inte-
rior, who made charges against Secre-
tary Ballinger and several officials
connected with the land Office in re-
gard to the departments handling of
the coal land cases in Alaska, has of
fered to appear~as- a witness and tes-
tify in the case when it comes up for
a hearing at Seattle before a special
commissioners in a few days.
The department is uncertain whether
CLAWS will be allowed to testify or
not AS explained by Fred Bennett,
commissioner of the general land of
fee, tonight the delay of the depart
ment to determine whether or not
CLAWS offer would be accepted arose
from uncertainty as to whether CLAWS
has information that will add anything
to the facts already accumulated for
the government by attorneys in charge
of the case.
The hearing will be held in the west
and J.. NJ Sheridan and w. B. Pugh,
attorneys in the land office, are hand
ling the evidence. 1t is thought now
that should CLAWS not be allowed to
take the stand the department will be
put in the position of seeming to shut
out certain facts.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
SELLS GOLD TEETH
TO REACH MOTHER
Young Dentist, PenniIess, Conn
ing Across Continent to See
Dying Parent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. HI have
one gold bridge and two gold crowns
still left in my mouth, but / may have
TO have them yanked out before
reach the coast" said DIR. George Sew
ers a young dentist of New York city,
who passed through here this after
noon on his way to the bedside of his
sick mother in San Francisco. Infor-
nation he received here today was to
the effect that she could not outlive
the week. 1t is to reach her before
she passes away that he is making the
effort of his life.
81 have disposed of all of my tools
and sold two bridges and three gold
crowns. which | had dentists yank out
of my mouth, for the actual gold that
was in them,' he said. Il have a
ticket as far as Denver and expect to
get some money from a friend there.
Should / miss him it will be part with
the rest of the gold in my mouth.
when I got word that my mother
was expected to die had just got up
from a sick bed. | was broke. My
best friend was broke and had moth
ing on which money could be raised
but my tools. These sold. but had
insufficient money to get me started
west. 1t was then that I, decided to
part with my dental work for the gold
that was in my mouth
Sewers arrived on the afternoon
Santa Fe train from Chicago and de-
parted on the night train for Denver.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
DID SOAP BUBBLE
AID in ESCAPE!
Military Prisoner Takes Bath
at Hotel and Can Not
Be Found

Did Private George W. Fischer, T.
s A.. wanted on Alcatraz island for
the alleged forging of $500 in checks,
escape from the bathroom of the Win
chester hotel in Third street through
the hot water faucet. the cold water
faucet, the drain pipe or a soap bub-
bic?
Colonel Rueben B. Turner. command
ant of the military prison out in the
bay. wants to know, and for the pres
ent he is holding as prisoners Sergeant
Johnson and Private Jones, soldiers
who last acted as guards of the mys-
terious escape. Colonel Turner be-
lieves that if the army authorities can
locate a certain attractive young
woman information helpful to the i'm
patient army, but inimical to the free
dom of the dashing water pipe escape.
might be learned. The girl is thought
to have aided Fischer.
Private Fischer was a member of
the third prison company and clerk
at the Alcatraz prison up to 80 days
ago. Fischer was sent to San Fran
cisco to deliver checks amounting to
about $500 in the aggregate. but he did
not deliver the paper and it is charged
that he forged the signatures and took
the money for his own. He. left the
city. but was captured at Fort Doug
las, Utah, and was started back to Al
-catraz under guard.
Sergeant Johnson explained that on
the way to the coast Fischer was per-
mitted to change his uniform for civil.
ian attire. The prisoner and his es-
cort arrived in this city Sunday morn
ing at o'clock and went to the Hotel
Winchester. after first applying for
rooms at the Hotel Navarro in Third
street.
At the hotel the prisoner wanted to
take a bath and his handouts were re-
moved so that they might not become
rusty. Fischer stepped into the tub.
made great lather and that was the
last seen of him by his attentive pro-
vost. He might have disappeared in a
soap bubble for all his guard knows.
When the guards reported at Alca-
traz that their charge had escaped
Colonel Turner ordered the two men
locked up. so as far as the population
of the prison is concerned he is one
man to the good.
A reward of $50 is offered for
Fischer's recapture. The wanted man
is 81 years old. has dark hair and eyes.
a fair complexion. is feet IL inches in
height and weighs 145 pounds His
captors are warned to beware Of bath
tubS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Audience Composed of All
Creeds Assemblies to View
the Passion Play
Play Written by Franciscan
Friar Attended by Great
ThrOngs at Coliseum
Action of Sacred Story Is Car
ried Forward to Betrayal
by Judas

A THRONG composed Of all
"A creeds and nearly all races sat
= = silently last night at the Cole
scum and watched the tableaux un-
folding the story of the Christ Amer
ica's first Passion play received rever-
entail treatment at the hands of those
who played and those who listened.
The greatest tragedy that the world
ever saw IS no less potent now than
it was thousand years ago to STIR
mems souls or awe a multitude, and
the simple. direct and unadorned story
is as certain TO make actors of the
pious in San Francisco as IT is in
that Bavarian village. Oberammergau.
where for nearly 800 years the Passion
play has been enacted amid the TyroI-
ese Alps.
Rev. Father Josaphat Kraus. o. F. NJ.
franciscan friar. at St. Boniface in
Golden Gate avenue. has performed a
service TO San Francisco which this,
city will not be slow to acknowledge
He has given US a dignihed. reverent
setting of the story of Christ. in which
the quadruple elements OF tableaux. ac-
ton. speech and music form an har-
monious whole-an untheatric yet dra-
matte Offering in which the spirit of
Christianity and religious sentiment are
presented as in a cbalice.
The personiied presence Of the christ
on the stage has long been regarded as
an impossible histrionic task. Father
Kraus has succeeded in presenting The
Son of God without shocking the most
sensitive. for the man whom he has
chosen for the tremendous task at
tempts no theatrieaIs. assumes no poses
and affects no dramatic graces. James
NJ Hans. TO whose hands has fallen
the duty of presenting the image of the
Savior, performs his service with hu-
mility and devotion. He speaks the
wonderful words of the Master with
the conviction of faithful believer.
of one to whom they have become liv-
ing things. a part of himself. and not
mouthed utterances after the fashion
of players learned in the art of simu-
lation.
The music. which is supplied by
large choir and full orchestra at the
further end of the hall from the stage.
adds to the religious aspect Of the pro-
duction- The Gregorian chants and
the other carefully selected music.
which was given under the direction
of Rev. Peter Huesges. were sung with
solemnity fitting the momentOus action
to which they were related.
The action in the sacred story was
carried forward last night to the be-
trayal OF the Savior by Judas. Tonight
the awful story of the thorn crown and
the scourgings viii be prepared for in
the final scene with Christ before Gaia
phas-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
All Glasses
/ Attend Play

The character Of the audience that
crowded the Coliseum last night to wit =.
ness the opening performance OF San
Francisco's Passion Play proved that
this production by the Franciscan
fathers is as much a solemn spectacle
for all creeds and all classes OF men as
the world famed performance given
every 10 years at Oberammergau by the
peasants of the little village. Men and
women of all classes and OF a dozen re-
ngious beliefs sat side by side at the
representation of the life and suffering
of a man to whom classes and creeds
meant nothing.
AS impressive scene followed scene
on the great triple stages. the whole
grouped like famous religious paint
ings of the masters. an awe inspired
silence lay upon the great gathering,
while above rang the triumphant songs
of the chorus. Above and to one side
of the main seats a score OF priests
were seated. and here and there among
the audience was seen the habit OF
Protestant clergyman Diamonds
flashed now and again from the bosom
or throat of some society leader. and
here and there the shawl or rusty bon
net of some old woman showed
An announcement on the program
asked that there be no applause, but
the note was unnecessary. A rever-
ence so profound pervaded the evening
that applause. as the curtain descended.
was not thought of. Now and again.
between the rapidly presented acts.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
PENINSULA RAILWAY
TO RUN BY JANUARY /
Material for Line From PaIo
Alto to San Jose Ordered

PALO ALTO. Oct. 11.-General Man
ager F. E. Chaplin of the Penfnsular
railway company announced yesterday
that the electric line between Palo Alto
and San Jose would be in operation by.
January l. His statement was as fol-
lows:
1T is impossible to say that the line
will be in operation at this or that date.
for the reason that we can not be GER
tain of receiving material promptly and
can not foresee what hindrances may
arise. All of the material has been or
dered. however, and it is probable that
the cars will be running by the first of
next year.
TT is necessary to electric the line
from Mayfield to Monte Vista and to
completely construct it between Nav
field and Palo Alto. It is the latter part
of this work on which we are engaged
at present. Good progress has been
made, and there is no reason to believe
that the construction can not be car
ried right through to completion"
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
DAVID BELASCO ILL,
BUT WILL RECOVER
Tides Over Sickness That Was
Very Serious

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-David Belasco
is seriously i'll at his home here with
an attack of pneumonia.
Reports tonight that his condition
was critical were denied by Mrs. Be-
lasco and the physicians.
Belasco's illness, they said had
threatened serious developments yes
terday. but he was regarded as hav-
ing improved today and his recovery
tonight was considered certainty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
GUN ExPLODES AT POST
AND KILLS TWO MEN
Six Others Injured on Kansas
Military Reservation

JUNCTION CITY. Kans., Oct. H.
Two men were killed and six injured
on the Fort Riley military reserva-
ton today by the explosion of four
inch gun in military tests. The ex-
pIosion, it is said. was due to defect
in the gun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
WIND WRECKS
KFY WEST AND
PART OF CUBA
Hurricane on Florida Coast Does
Damage to Extent OF
S2,OOO,OOO
Chaos Reigns in City, Factories
Are Razed and Martial Law
Is Declared
Havana Suffers and Western
Part of Island Is Said to
Be Devastated
| DAMAGE DONE BY THE
| SOUTHERN HURRICANE |

AT KEY WEST-PrOperty loss
estimated at $2,OO0,OO0; hum
dredS of houses wrecked.
At HAVANA-Five persons killed
and % injured; 30 small vessels
blown ashore; damage $1,000
600.
AT ARROYO NARAJo-HosPitaI
blown down; 20 patients in
iured-
AT OTHER CUBAN POINTS
Heavy foods; fruit crops dam
aged.
AT FLORIDA kEHS-COmmuni-
cation cut of and $500 TO 5000
railroad wOrkmen may have
perished.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Powers Did Not Object

The archives of the state depart
ment contain voluninous corre-
spondence between these nations
and The United. States on the SUBJ
ject, in which all the details are
discussed. No objection was raised
byeany of the powers to the inter-
probation, each giving Endorsement.
and announcing Willingness to
enter into an agreement. provided
all Others would accede.
March 20, 1900, Hay announced
the consummation of his great
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Cloudy; southwest winds maxi
mum temperature, 20; minimum, "a.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy. unsettled;
fog; possibly sprinkles of rain; light south
winds. Page Is
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

coDsianea on PAGE 2. Column
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY

TELEPHONE KEARNY So
TUESDAY. OCTOBER u. 1909
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

Continued ON PAGE ,. Column 4
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
COAST
EASTERN

Ia - u LINN
Minister Crane is still in ign
his fate Is to be.
Banker Charles ". Morse S
yesrs' Imprisonment by federal I
Key West wrecked by hurricar
aged; western Cuba devastated.
National geographic society j
commission to decide the nortl
versy.
CLAWS offer to appear as a
barrassing for Ballinger's men.
New York dentist sells his gol
bedside Of dying mother in this {
Justice Gaynor roasts Hearst
him 10 joint debate.
William Nelson CromweIl's
canal deal exDlaiDed in court.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

/EY WEST. Fla, Oct. 11.-As a re-
l suit Of the hurricane which struck
= the southern coast of Florida to-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
FOREIGN

Prince Ito says trip to Man
political significance.
Prince Ito explains purpose
to Manchuris.
Spanish revolutionist is sent
death penalty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
THE POLE CONTROVERSY.

The Cook-Peary north pole contro-
versy is rapidly reaching the acrimon.
ious stage. Today Commander Peary
declares In telegram that Cook s
story should not be taken too serious
ly." As his reasons for casting doubt
on his rivals story Peary declares
that the two Eskimos who accompo-
MED Cook say he went no distance
north and not out Of sight of land
This brings the question directly u
an Issue, and places DR.. Cook on the
defensive.
Doubt has already been expressed
by Peary's friends as to the value of
any evidence that might be submitted
by the Eskimos, SO 1t follows that
Cooks friends may we'll express this
same doubt and demand further evil
dence from Peary as to his charges.
1t will probably rest with the geo.
graphic societies to settle the quos,
ton by full and complete examina-
ton Of the observations and records
Of each Of the claimants for the hon
ors. The laity can only await the out.
como OF thig Investigation.
1t Is to be regretted that the dis.
covery Of the north pole, goal which
has been sought for centuries, should
create a sensation such as has been
raised by the claims Of the rival ex
plOrerS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
DR.. W. E. shallenberger,
145 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.

home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons Of Center
vile spent a few days last week at
the home Of the formers sister, Mrs.
E. S. Berry.
A tabernacle meeting is in progress
in this vicinity.
Master Dwight Weatherly Of Union
is spending few weeks with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Weatherly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sutton OF Or
tumwa are spending few days with
the formers mother, Mrs. M. ". Or
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eadns OF OF
tumwa spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Eakins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Hunter spent Sun.
day. at the parental George Howk
home.
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Dunning
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Urich and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Leonard and
son, Willis, and daughter, Berthn,
were visitors at the home OF Mr.. aid
Mrs. Harrison Howk Sunday.
Moses G. Leonard and Miss Lille
M. Heckard were the guests Of Miss
Blanche Darner Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
GETTING THE NEWS FRESH.

OF course, the afternoon papers
shouldn't "crow" over the morning pa
pers because all the important news
regarding the polar discoveries have
appeared first in the afternoon. 1t
just happened that these events trans
pired on the afternoon papers time, as
most of the big events of the day In
the great majority of cases do. The
afternoon papers which are served by
the Associated Press, however, have
reasons to be proud Of the complete
news report they have been able to
furnish their readers every day since
the pole discovery has been the lead
ing subject Of interest the world over.
They were able to furnish their read
ers promptly with these stirring
events that have electrified the world
solely through the wonderful work of
news gathering done by the Associat-
ed Press. This news gathering
agency, with its trained men quarter
ed at all the leading points of the
globe, got its news straight and 1t got
1t first, while newspapers which were
relying on private news agencies to
give them the story were compelled
to give their readers promises.
"
A New York newspaper sent out a
copyrighted article concerning the
Cook discovery which it announced
with a biare Of trumpets. But twelve
hours before that story was published
the Associated Press papers printed
the Cook story and took the sails out
Of the New York papers effort. A
Chicago paper announced after the
Associated Press papers had told OF
Peary's discovery that it would pub.
lish next day Peary's complete story
as told by the explorer himself. The
next day the story did not appear and
1t was promised for tomorrow. To-day
there were hundred words or SO
from Peary, but there was less OF
news in it than there was in the arti
Gle of several columns from the Assoc
ciated Press, which appeared in the
Bame paper. @
The Courier publishes the Associat
ed Press report and has been enabled
to give. first, Cooks complete story
or as complete a story as Cook has
to i; second. Peary's announcement Of
finding the pole; third, Peary's de
nunciation OF Cook as an imposter
The morning papers were compelled
to follow twelve hours later with these
stories, and when they appeared then
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
A COSTLY LAND LURE.

An eastern newspaper declares that
the opening of comparatively few
farms for drawing on the Indian res
ervations in the northwest has proved
a kind Of gold brick to many who
drew claims rs well as the thousands
who did not draw. There are only ten
sections available on the Spokane res
eryation, 1t asserts, or enough to give
forty farmers each $50 acres. On the
Occur d'Alenes and Flathead reser-
vations there are about eighty farms
each; yet for these two hundred farms
there have been about 100000 appli-
cants who we're massed in the four
registration cities. They have paid to
the railroads about $12,000,000 for
transportation and to hotels and res
taurants as much more, and had these
sums been put into land already de
veloped it would have been invested
with some prospect of return. The
eastern paper says that about SO per
cent of those who drew homesteads in
the Indian reservations will decline ~
occupy them, deeming them of too lit
tie value.
Uncle Sans gold bricks, however,
may serve a good purpose after all.
For one thing they teach the man
from tho wheat and the corn
belt that his old home is
pretty good place after all
And they break many people of the
habit of taking chance" as taking
chances in land drawings are usually
ST oh exp ensivo propositions that they
arc no. repeated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
PEOPLES PULPIT
ottnmwa. Ia. Sept 6. 1909.


Hon. N. E. Kendall, Abba, Iowa.
My Dear Mr.. Kendall am in re
ceipt of your circular letter contain
ing an article written by you to the
New Sharon Star giving the reasons,
which you claim, controlled your &C.
ton in voting with the Democratic
minority against the Payne tariff bill.
My object is not SO much to discuss
the merits Of the measure as 1t is to
analyze the reasons you assign for
adopting the course pursued.
You say, 1T 1.-THE Payne bilD was
intended to supplant the existing stat.
ute, and the duty devolved upon me
to determine whether it embodied pro
visions more favorable than the Ding
ley law to the constituency which had
honored me with it's commission at
Washington I concluded that 1T did
not, and that was warranted in re
fusing my assent to its enactment
/ think it exhibits no reduction Of du
ties which will diminish the cost OF
living to single consumer in the
United States"
That is pretty broad indictment
against the bill, and might be charac
.terized as very important, if true"
President Taft, the official head o.
the Republican party, issued a state
ment at the time of signing the bill
in which he says: 1T suffices to sa.
that except with regard to whiskey
liquors and wines, and in regard t.
silks and as to some high classes o.
cottons, all OF which may be treated al
Injuries and proper subjects of a rev
enue tariff-there have been few in
creases in rates.
There have been great number o
real decreases in rates, and they con
stitute sufficient amount to justif.
the statement that this bill is a sub
stantial downward revision and re
duction of excessive rates."
Mr.. Taft's opinion may not be con
elusive, but nothing short Of actua
facts and figures will discredit hi
statement among the great mass Q
Republicans.
You say, 1.-THE hide tariff especial.
is of paramount concern to the farm
ers of this district" And you quot
approvingly from Col. Young and Ma
ior Rathbun that "the stock-grower
of Iowa forfeit five millions of do
lars annually as a result Of the fire.