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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
ODD FELLOWS HOLD
BABY SHOW AT FETE
Handsome Prizes Awarded at
East Oakland Carnival

OAKLAND, May 2S-The crowning
feature of the three DAYS odd Fellows
carnival on the courts of the East
Oakland tennis club, East Twelfth
street and Fifth avenue, was the baby
show held this afternoon. Seventy
babies, some smiling. some crying,
some fat, and al pretty. were entered
IN the competition for handsome prizes
The babies were grouped on the
grandstsnd before the throne of Queen
Lucy to he judged the judged being
selected from those present on the
grounds, 50 as TO avoid any favoritssm.
The following wers awarded prizes:
John and George Hoot, prettiest
twins; Marion curtiss. prettiest girl
baby under l year; Eva F5oberg, pret-
-tiest girl baby under years; Gladys
Stoakes, best formed girl under l year;
Stanley Ryley, aged liz years, prettiest
boy baby; Grant Miller, fattest boy
baby between 1 and years; Samuel
Muller, fattest boy baby between 2 and
5 years
A feature OF the afternoons program
was the May pole dance by 20 little
girls in white, with big blue and gold
sashes and garlands. Sack races, po-
tato races and distance runs were also
held for the ebnefit Of the boys present.
This evening Queen Lucy was pre-
sented with a handsome silver loving
cup as a token of appreciation of her
work at the carnival from the Patri-
archs Militant by Frank K. Mott. The
ceremony. was followed by a competi-
tive drill between teams from cantons
San Francisco and Berkeley. The car
nival was closed by grand mardi gras
ball and confetti abttle, in which sew
eral thousand persons Joined.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
LIVELY ACTS Will
open AT ORPHEUM
List of Fun Makers COmpOses
Bill for This Week at >
Playhouse

OAKLAND, May 2s.-Five big new
acts will appear tomorrow with the
new show at the Oakland Orpheum.
One will be Eddie Leonard and his min
strel troupe, whose scheduled appear
ance last week was prevented by ILL
ness in the company
Fun makers will predominant in the
bill. Frank Fogarty. the noted Irish
wit. will bring his extremely clever
inimitable Celtic stories. He does not
caricature the Irish race, but In his
able manner he brings out the humor
of that people.
In Mag Haggerty. NJ. d." Thomas
J. Ryan depicts the type of Irishman
who begins life as a hod carrier and
ends as a plutocrat. The character
study was written by Will M. Cressy.
Miss Richfeld, who plays the part of
Haggerty's daughter is winsome act
ress of great talent and popularity.
Smith and Campbell will open in
Camping Out tomorrow. They have
an1csing dialogue and catchy songs.
The three Mascagnos brothers will
present Fun in a Drawing Room"
They are European gymnasts. brought
from the kindergarten, Berlin, for an
0rpheum circuit.
Other acts on the bill will be James
Harrigan, the tramp juggler; Helen
Grantley and her company in the one
act play, The Agitator"; the OIlivotti
troubadours and the motion pictures.
The management has announced that
features of the show to- open June 5
will be Lily Lena, the English singing
comedienne, who will reappear after a
trip to Europe. In the same show will
be unique exhibition of a Herring
Curtiss aeroplane, the machine with
which Glen Curtiss established airship
records at Rheims, France. The ma
chine, complete in every way, will be
shown in it's actual dimensions, with
a lecture on the aviation meets at
Rheims and Los Angeles, illustrated
with motion pictures
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
COUNCILMEN TO VISIT
SCHOOLS OF OAKLAND
Auto Trip Planned to Decide on
improvements

OAKLAND, May 2S.-An automobile
tour Of the school districts and prop
critics Of the city will be made tomor-
row by the members Of the board of
education, the city councilmen, City
Clerk Thompson and Deputy City Clerk
y. F. Holland
The ride viii be taken in automo-
biles furnished by the various depart
ments OF the city. The trip will be-
gin about 10 o'clock in the morning, and
the entire day will be devoted TO q
thorough inspection of the schools
which IL is proposed to enlarge. and the
properties the board desires to puF-
chase for enlarging of grounds or use
as Fairgrounds.
The board OF education made a sim
liar tour before preparing it's estimate
OF s5,2so.050 as thefamount required for
improvements, and to be obtained by
a new bond issue. The councilmen will
attempt TO gain a knowledge of the sit
.uation TO qualify them to vote on the
amount to be asked for in the bond
issue
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
WOMEN near DEATH
WHEN HOME BURNS
Girl of Ten Years Rescues Her
Mother, Whose Clothes.
Take Fire

OAKLAND, May 2S.-One woman was
badly burned, another nearly died from
fright, and a home was destroyed by
fire this noon, when Mrs. A NJ Prerde-
vile of 900 East Twenty third street
tried the short cut route of using gaso-
line in cleaning the family's clothes.
Mrs. Prendeville was severely burned
about the face and hands, besides los
ing part of her hair, before being res
cued by her 10 year old daughter,
Blanche. while Mrs. Sarah Morcom, a
widow OF 20 years, living next door,
nearly succumbed TO the excitement
and its effect on her diseased heart
The Prendeville home was totally
destroyed, the loss being $4,000. with
insurance of $1,000. Mrs. Prendeville
was engaged with the family washing
near the kitchen, stove and attempted
to clean some of the garments by the
use of gasoline. The LIQUID became
ignited and exploded.
The daughter. with the use OF blan-
kets, succeeded In smothering the
flames which were enveloping her
mother, but when the fire department
arrived there was no hope of saving
the home.
Mrs. Morcom, who was in bed in the
house adjoining, attempted to reach the
street. but collapsed and was carried
to safety and cared for by neighbors.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
LIFTING MAGNET is
USED AS A DIVER
Receivers Tons of Metal From
Sunken Vessel

The lifting magnet has now been. en-
ployed for several years in and about
iron works and manufacturing estab-
lishments in connection with cranes
and hoisting machinery because of the
convenient manner in which it enabl IS
masses Of iron, such as rails, pig IRON
etc. to be picked up and released at
the Will of the operator who controls
the crane.
Recently a new application of this
method has been made, says Golfers
A few months ago barge, which was
laden with 1900 tons of wire nails in
kegs, besides steel barrel hoops. sta
pies and barbed wire. had been towed
from Pittsburg TO New Orleans. and
while endeavoring TO make a landing
at the latter city the barge broke loose
from the tug which was handling 1t
and sank in Sc feet of water.
The work of salving the valuable
cargo was Immediately begun by ex-
pert divers and a portion of the mate
rial was recovered. 1t was found that
the barge had broken in two and that
a part OF 1t had been carried out about
$50 feet from shore and lay at a depth
Of about 100 feet at a point where the
swiftness of the current rendered work
with ordinary diving apparatus i'm
practicable.
Although the lifting magnet had not
DeSu hltueIto used lot submarine
operations, II was determined to make
the trial OF the apparatus for this novel
undertaking. The experiment was
crowned with success and a great part
of the sunken quantity of iron and steel
has been raised to the surface by this
novel method.
The magnet is lowered into the
water until 1t reaches the material,
when the electric current is turned on;
the masses of steel are attracted and
held so securely that they can be hoist
ed to the surface and delivered to the
dock without the aid of any human in
tervention other than the control of the
current by the operator.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
SORBONNE BUILDINGS ARE
ONLY TWENTY. YEARS OLD
Original Structure Given to Uni-
verSity in 1850

The Sorbonne is an expression fire.
quently used, but 1t might not be out of
place to state briefly what it is, says
the London Globe. 1t is celebrated
house founded In the University of
Paris about 1850 by Robert de Sorbon
or Sorbonne, chaplain and confessor of
Louis TX. THE college of the Sorbonne
became one of the four constituent
parts, and the predominant one in the
university. 1t exercised a high influ-
ence in ecclesiastical affairs and on the
public mind, especially in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries. 1t was sup
pressed during the revolution and de-
prived of its revenues At the recon-
struction of the university under Ma
poleon I the building erected by Richie
lieu and still called the Sorbonne, was
ceded to the city of Paris on condition
that the theological faculty in connec-
tion with the faculties of science and
bellies lettres should remove there. The
present buildings were erected about 30
years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
Seventy Year Old Buildings
Erected at Cost of SIS, 900, 900

Just 70 years ago was laid the found
alton stone OF the present houses of
parliament The old sroyal palace of
Westminster, where the commons pre-
viously assembled. was destroyed by
fire October 16, 1894; but, although Sir
Charles Barry's designs for the new
house were accepted in 1886, IT was not
until the end Of 1889 that the work was
put in hand, says the Westminster
Gazette. In the details of the building
Barry was largely assisted by A. w
Pugin. The commons first assembled
in the new house on November 4. 1852.
but the Victoria tower was not COM
pleted until 1857. The entire cost OF the
building from first to last exceeded fs,-
100000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
old Man MISSING
WITH 5000 CASH
Son Asks Police to Help Find
Parent Who Came to Buy
Chicken Ranch
[Seeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

OAKLAND. May 2s.-Rolla Ferris. II
years old, who had not seen his father
since he was years of age, until last
week, sought the aid of the police to-
night in searching for the old man of
81 years, who has been missing from
his rooms in Oakland since. early yes
terday. Charles Ferris. who was known
to have with him $500 in cash and
$4,000 in letters of credit. disappeared
from the Gladstone rooms, s21 Broad
way, while the son was in San Fran
cisco yesterday morning.
The old man was united TO his son
in Kansas City last week as the result
of advertising in the papers of that
city, and came here with the intention
of buying a chicken ranch at Roseville
He is slightly built and in feeble health
While in Los Angeles, Ferris heard
that his son was in Kansas City. He
had been separated from his wife and
children for years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
Speed TRAP BAGS
WEALTHY AUTOISTS
Prominent San Franciscans Pay
Fines When Caught in
Petaluma Road
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali


SAN RAFAEL May 2S.-The speed
trap set for scorching automobilists in
the Petaluma road gathered in a num-
Der of prominent victims this week,
former San Francisco Supervisor
Payot, L. c. Hammond of lumber fame
and another one of the Crockers being
arrested today.
Templeton Crocker paid $40 fine,
notifying Justice Magee yesterday by
phone that he would remit the money.
Crocker's cousin today appeared in per-
son, but escaped fine when Oscar
Heyman, San Francisco real estate
man, took the blame.
The arresting officer, o. Emerald,
stated that Heyman's machine was
speeding In an effort to pass Crocker
and Payot, but that both autos were
travelling too fast Heyman pleaded
guilty and produced $40. Hardly had
they left the justice court when r. C.
Colburn was brought in. He explained
that he had driven from Petaluma with
a passenger to catch a train at San
Rafael and that speed was necessary
to make connections. He also paid a
fine.
Young Hammond and his. wife, who
were on their way to Lake county,
came next. When he learned of the
distinguished visitors that had ap-
peared in court before him he pleaded
guilty and paid his fine with good
grace. He also gave the officer who
arrested him a ride back to the point
in the Petaluma road when the speed
trap is set.
Among others who were arrested fof.
speeding during the last few days are
the following: j. A. Marsh, attorney
of San Francisco; II. T. Atkinson of
Oakland, F. R. Mothorn of Santa Rosa;
NJ L. Macdonald. son of Banker Mark
Macdonald of Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
PIEDMONT JOYS IN
open AIR FETE
Society Women of the Hillside
Town Unite in Effort to
Clear Debt on Hall

OAKLAND, May 2S.-School children
ard their elders took part today in the
open air fete at Piedmont park which
iting the hillside town, for the purpose
of raising money with which to pay the
debt of Mobray hall, the public build
ing used as meeting place for the
trustees of Piedmont and also for a
Sunday school.
The park was thrown open for the
occasion by Wickham Havens. Well
known women presided over luncheon
counters and concessions and a pro-
gram Of songs, music and dances was
given at the eucalyptus amphitheater.
The boys band from the Lockwood
school opened the exercises with a con-
cert. Miss Jessie Magner gave Spanish
dances and the fishers hornpipe was
danced by these children:
Rand Becker Herford Sharon
Frances Brown Florence Briggs
Marion Becker charlotte ~IrgiDs
Earl Kapalansky Donald Breed
Following another band selection the
members Of the Alta club presented a
sketch called Vacation
The general committee in charge of
the fete was composed of c. u. Martin,
SuperlntenQenL OF the SUNDAY SclOls
Mrs. W. e. Sharon. Mrs. A. Vanden-
peereboom, Mrs. III. NJ Tenny, Mrs
Irving Hawkins, Mrs. Karl Nickel and
Miss Blanche Winans.
The booth for sandwiches was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Vandenpeereboon,
Mrs. c. e. Hill, Mrs. Scharff and Miss
Winans. Mrs. c. u. Martin and Mrs.
w. B. Sneathen had charge of the lem
onade booth. Mrs. H. M. Tenny with
the aid of her Sunday school pupils ran
the candy concession, and the follow
ing named women conducted the fishing
nond-
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
AUTOMOBILE AGENT
KILLED BY A TRAIN
[SpeeiaI Dapaleh o The Call

PLEASANTON, May 2S.-Bert Roths-
child. an agent for the Brush auto
mobile company Of San Francisco,
where he lived, was Instantly killed
near Santa Rita station this afternoon
when the San Ramon train struck his
automobile. Rothschild was demon
strating with his car. His companion.
a man not known here, was uninjured.
The automobile was demolished
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
CHINA TAKES WELL TO
/ THE GAME OF BILLIARDS

Billiards, so we learn from a Belgian
paper, are making headway in China
At Tientsin four saloons have been
opened. They are said TO be comfort
able lounges and well equipped. one
possessing IL tables They are for the
most part Of German make and with
that in Tientsin the poet Cowper's
structures on the game are not in
dorsed
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

AUToIsTS THROWN OUT OF oAR-Berkeley.
May 2S.--While enjoying an automobile ride
with two companions last night H. B. Poinsett
Of PinoIe at the wheel of his car, colided with
pile OF lumber at the corner of Camelia
street and San Pablo avenue and the occupants
were thrown into the street. None was in
jured.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
LOS ANGELES MAN IN
OAKLAND JAIL FOR ARSON
Captain Peterson Arrests Sus-
pect Harry E. Kemp
TSpeeial Dispatch to The Call

OAKLAND. May 2s.-Hary E. Kemp,
charged with arson at Los Angeles,
was arrested by Captain of Detectives
Petersen at Twelfth street and Broad
way this evening
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
PARIS TO HAVE ALL
NIGHT CAR SERVICE
Boon to Late Workers Adopted
After Long Fight

For a long time the people of Paris
tramcars. The experiment has been
decided upon, and June such a serv-
ice of cars will commence. This will
be q great boon TO the night workers.
especially those engaged upon the
newspapers, from the printers devil
TO the editor. The fares will be double
those charged by day. Another pro-
posal is to make strangers familiar
with the French capital by a system
of directions placed on the houses in
various thoroughfares.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

CAPTAIN OF SCOUTS ACCUSED Washington.
May 2S--Dr. Thorn, formerly a surgeon in the
army. has preferred charges of drunkenness
against Captain Ross Rees Of the Philippine
scouts. and court of inquiry has been named
to investigate the case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

WOMAN WANTS DIvoRCE-oakland. May %.
Suit for divorce on the ground Of willful neg
lect was begun today by Leenora May Savage
against William Savage,
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

Turkish women do not wear wells be-
cause of their religion. as many sup
pose. It is merely the survival OF an
old custom.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

Yes. Cordelia. 1t is proper TO serve a
game supper after card party.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
"GAY COLLEGIAN"
is A LIVELY YOUTH
He Is Chased Around the World
by Four Girls Bound to
Capture Him
II Will Be Seen With Its Many
Laughs at the Mount St.
Joseph Benefit

Business details as well as rehearsals
for the presentation of the musical
extravaganza The Gay Conegian' are
progressing with an energy that assures
success for the affair
The event. which Will be given at
the Central theater December Is, 16
and H. is for the benefit of the Mount
St Josephs orphan asylum, which was
destroyed early in October by fire, and
every effort is being made to secure a
goodly sum for the children made
homeless.
The Native Sons, under the direction
of Daniel Ryan, grand president of the
order, have assured their support, and
leading members have consented to act
as an advisory board. An auxiliary
board of women is being formed for
the disposal of tickets and other i'm
portant details of the production.
The extravaganza is being coached
by Fred Carlyle, who had charge of its
first production during senior week a,
the University of California. last May,
when the Greek theater at Berkeley
was crowded to its capacity.
COLLEGIANs HAVE PARTS
Two clever collegians wrote the
amusing. tuneful- extravaganza, the
book being by Nat Schmulowitz, who
plays the part of Fritz, and the music
by John Hartigan, who won fame as
yell leader at his college.
The gay collegian is travelling around
the world and is pursued by four girls.
which gave the original production the
title The Chasers." Bulu is a French
lass, All Ki Choo Chinese maiden.
Katrina a Dutch girl and Senorita
Juana Castioni a Castilian beauty.
They follow him until he comes to
Berkeley, where he is rescued from
these foreign girls by the wonderful
hypnotic powers of Bengal.
Miss May Still" an American girl
in a prominent role will be Miss Kins-
low; Owen Maisel will be Adolph
David Levy, author of the junior farce,
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
Golfers Resume Play in
Cup Tourney

The first round of the match play of
the Council cup tournament, com
menced Thanksgiving day, was played
on the links of the San Francisco golf
and country club at Ingleside yester-
day. The successful eight players We're
c. d. Whyte, DR.. ]. r. Clark, Folger.
Douglas Grant, Vincent Whitney, C. H.
Bentley. a. A. Cuthbertsor, A. S. Lilley.
The scores follow:
C. y. Whyte beat B. y. Adamson. 2 up: DR..
J. r. Clark beat j. " Byrne, 2 up; Folger beat
r. ]. Woods, by default: Douglas Grant beat A.
J. Owen, @ up and to play; Vincent WhitneS
beat A. z. Beling, up and to play; C. H.
Bentley beat H.. P. Moir. : mp and TO play; A.
A. Cuthbertson beat G. Nickel, by default; A. s.
I.illey beat H. C. Golcher by default.
The second round and semifinals will
be played today.
The regular weekly tournament was
won by w. II. Crocker, who by virtue
of his victory of week ago has two
wins on the cup and another will give
it to him permanently A. S. Lilley
made the second best score yesterday:
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
CANADIAN TOMATOES
SHIPPED TO ENGLAND
Possibility of L. s. Finding
Market Abroad

An interesting experiment in ship
ping Canadian tomatoes TO the British
market Is announced in a Birmingham
daily Sample boxes of tomatoes
packed in peat and sawdust were sent
from Toronto to the English market to
ascertain whether they can he shipped
without injury. writes Consul Albert
Hslstesd OF Birmingham.
II is stated that on Prince Edward
island farmers receive 25 to 30 cents
4 bushel Of so pounds for toma toes.
whereas in London the price is ; to 10
cents q pound It is Thought that
Canadian tomatoes can be placed in
British markets in good condition, be-
cause nearly s1000.000 worth of toma-
toes were shipped from the Canary
islands TO England last year, and the
time occupied in transit was the same
as from Canada to England.
The possibility Of shipping tomatoes
successfully from the United States 10
the British market has occurred TO me
several times chiefly because of the
high price al which tomatoes sell in
p England: but the fact that they are SO
fragile and decay so easily caused the
fear that such shipment would be un-
successful and. at least. would lead to
such heavy losses as to make il not
sufficiently profitable. However. as the
experiment. is being made by the en-
terprising Cana dians, it would seem
to be well worth consideration by
American shippers
Tomatoes are very popular in Eng
land. and practically all sold there are
hOtnouse grown.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
How to Get Rid
of Cafarrh
A Simple. Safe. Reliable Way,
and 1t Costs Nothing to Try

Those who suffer from catarrh
know it's miseries. There is no need
of this suffering. You can get rid OF
it by a simple, safe, inexpensive. home
treatment discovered by DR.. Blosser,
who, for over S6 years. has been treat
ing catarrh successfully
His treatment is unlike any other
1t is not a spray, douche. salve. cream.
or inhaler but is more direct and
thorough treatment than any OF these
1t cleans out the head. nose. throat
and lungs so that you can again
breathe freely and sleep without that
stopped up feeling that all catarr N
sufferers have. 1t heals the diseased
mucous membranes and arrests the
foul discharge, so that you will not
be constantly blowing your nose and
splitting. and at the same time it does
not poison the system and ruin the
stomach. as internal medicines do.
If you want TO test this treatment
without cost. send your address to DR..
7 w. Rlosser, 125 walton Street,
Atlanta. Ca. and he will send you by
return mail enough of the medicine
70 satisfy you that It IS all he claims
for IL as a remedy for catarrh. ca
tarrhal headaches. catarrhal deafness.
asthma, bronchitis. colds and all ca
tarrhal complications He viii also
send you free an Illustrated kooklet.
Write him Immediately.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
PORTUGAL MAKES THIRD
REPUBLIC IN EUROPE

The downfall OF monarchy in Portu-
gal means that Europe now has three
republics. The London Times not long
q 90 congratulated its readers because
repuDlicsnism Of late had made so lit
tie advance in European countries, says
the Springfield Republican There may
se more governments over there with
out kings and queens within 10 years
Certa inlv the French republic is a sue
cess. and Norway. Holland and Bel
gium could be transformed into repub
lies at any time without disaster or
disturbance, II circumstances required
the change. Monarchy win ultimately
disappear from the earths