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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
REMARKABLE ACROSTIC
OF REVOLUTIONARY DAYS
Odd Composition Can Be Read
in Different Ways

(The following verse was originally
published in a Philadelphia newspaper
in 177e, and therefore is 134 years old
As reproduced, it was clipped from the
Washington Star in February, 1889:
l send unique composition, which
was originally published in a Phila-
delphia paper over 100 years ago 1t
let the whole be read in the order in
which it is written; second, read the
line downward on the left of each COM
ma in every line; third in like manner
on the right of each comma. In the
first reading the revolutionary cause is
condemned, and, by the others. en-
couraged and lauded.
Harki Hark, The trumpet sounds, the
din of wars alarms;
Ger seas and solid grounds doth call
us all TO arms.
Who for King George do stand, their
honors soon shall shine;
Their ruin is AT hand. who with the
congress join;
The acts of parliament, in them / much
delight,
1 hate their cursed intent, who for the
congress fight:
The tories of the day, they are my daily
toast:
They soon viii smear away, who inde
pendence boast;
Who nonresistance hold, they have my
hand and heart,
May they for slaves be sold, who act a
Whiggish part;
On Mansfield North and Butte, may daily
blessings pour;
Confusion and dispute, on congress
evermore;
To North and British lords, may honors
still be done;
I wish block of cord, to General
Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
WIFE PROVED SHE
WAS BOSS OF HOME
Chased Husband With Pistol
to Impress the Fact on
His Mind

OAKLAND. Jan. 31.-'I am the boss
of this house" Mrs. Jennie Williams
told her husband, Albert, according TO
the testimony the latter gave in the
trial of the divorce suit he brought
against her. And TO make good her
declaration and prove to her spouse
that she really was the boss of the
house she used to chase him about the
house with a pistol every so often, he
declared. He was granted an interloc-
utory decree of divorce today.
His wife was so completely in charge,
Williams testified, and disregarded his
wishes, let alone his commands, to such
an extent that he felt that his capacity
was merely ito provide for her"
Coming home intoxicated one night
Gustave Schroeder informed his wife
that she was going to die sudden and
violent death He offered her the choice
between being shot or having vitrol
thrown in her face Mrs. Schroeder,
who obtained an interlocutory decree
of divorce today against him after tes-
tifying TO the above. said that she ran
out of the house, declining both propo-
sitions. Schroeder is locomotive en-
gineer in the employ of the Southern
Pacific.
The Thanksgiving turkey of the
Bahrs of Alameda was thrown on the
floor by Otto Bahr, a blacksmith, just
as the family was about to enjoy it, his
wife, Mary, declares. She brought suit
for divorce against him today on the
ground of extreme cruelty, alleging
that he was often intoxicated and when
in that condition was accustomed to fly
into an ungovernable rage.
w. II. Paul brought suit for divorce
against Mary B. Paul on the ground of
cruelty. One of the charges that Paul
makes against his wife is that she un-
justly accused him of being chaser"
The following new suits for divorce
We're begun today; Theresa Lilienthal
against Herman Lilienthal. failure to
provide and cruelty; F'rederica Salmon
against Henry l.. Salmon, failure to
provide
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
MCCARTHY SCHEME
CONSIDERED A JOKE
Association Plans for Pullman
Shops at Richmond Shown
to Be Futile

RICHMOND, Jan. 31.-The reported
activity of the Metropolitan Mccarthy
association of San Francisco looking
toward securing site for the Pullman
car company's shops at San Francisco
is looked upon in Richmond as a huge
joke in view of the fact that the site
near Richmond has been bought and
paid for, the deeds having gone on rec
ord several weeks ago.
Not only has that important part of
the deal been concluded. but spur
Southern Pacific company and the
preparatory to handling material for
the early construction Of the shops and
the installation of equipment.
When the report reached Richmond
today no little amusement was created
over the announcement of the McCar-
thy associations plans. 1t was not
easily figured how d metropolitan ath-
letic club, or what appears to be the
same thing-the Mccarthy business
mems association-was to proceed. Was
the chosen site with its tracks and sur
veys to be picked up like Aladdin s
place and transported on the wings of
the wind across the bay? The query
could not be answered At any rate,
Richmond protests against the report
ed move of the Metropolitan associa-
tion until it is explained what connec-
tion prize fight promoters have with
great industrial enterprises like that
which the Pullman company has made
ready to build at Richmond.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
LARGE sum NEEDED
FOR C|TY'S PARKS
Commission Submits Estimate
Calling for Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars

OAKLAND, Jan. 31.-The park COM
missioners will ask the city council to
apportion to the park fund s340,S7O in
the budget for the coming fiscal year
For salaries the commission will ask
$57,624, Notwithstanding the fact that
the commissioners serve without re-
muneration.
The park commission has been COM
PEELED by lack of funds TO discharge
several employees.
One item in the budget will be about
$4,000 for completing the Twelfth
street dam. Money must also be pro-
vided for the finishing of the Lakeside
parks
1she park commissions estimate was
submitted to the city auditor this
afternoon. All the departmental esti-
mates are to be in the auditors hands
by tomorrow if the request of the city
council is acceded to. By resolution
the council asked that the auditor sub
init his budget not later than March 1.
The city charter gives the auditor till
August to do this.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
TWELVE MILLION PHONES
USED IN THIS COUNTRY
Averages One Instrument for
Every Two Houses

II is reported that there are now in
this country 100000 telephones, or
one for every two houses In the coun-
try. according to the Philadelphia In
quirer. This does not mean that one
half of the residences in the country
contain an instrument, since many
business houses have large number.
but the figures are instructive and il
Illuminating. Practically everybody who
is anybody in the cities or towns and
villages has a telephone, while those in
the country districts are legion. The
astonishing fact is that each of these
phones is used on an average of six
times a day. The total number of
calls in a year runs up into the billions
and is not appreciable by the human
mind.
This is the more remarkable when
we consider that 40 years ago there
was no such thing as q telephone. and
even 20 years ago the instrument was
not common outside of business houses.
Now they have become one of the ne
cessities of life. We use the telephone
not only in business. but for social pur-
poses. for shopping and marketing and
for almost every purpose where we
used to use the mails or do without.
If by any catastrophe the telephones of
the country should be silenced forever
il would amount to a calamity of the
first magnitude. We have adjusted our
lives TO the telephone and could not do
without it unless we made new and un-
desirable arrangements.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
FIRST DATE IN HISTORY
is GIVEN BY EGYPTIANS
Astronomers Calculate Solar
Year From 424I B. c.

The age of pristine barbarism, or OF
primitive man, seems to recede ever
further and further back. and what Is
called the dawn Of civilization grows
more and more remote. Hitherto it has
been supposed that the most ancient
civilization on earth of which real
records had been found could be traced
back to b. G. $500, This refers to
ancient Peru, and the culture of its
earliest known inhabitants. But the
Homiletic. Review points out that the
professor of ancient history at the Uni
versity of Berlin, DR.. Eduard Never.
has been studying afresh the Egyptia n
calendars on the monuments in the
Berlin museum. He has discovered that
the date b. c. 4241 is frequently cited
as that in which the early Egyptian
astronomers first calculated their solar
year from the rising of the star Sirius.
This is by far the oldest reliable date
in the history of the human race.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
CANADIAN PARK TO BE
LARGEST IN WORLD
National Playground" to Cons
tain 5000 Square Niles

The reservation by the federal gov
ernment of the immense mountainous
region lying between the Yellowstone
pass and the Saskatchewan river as a
national playground will enable Can
ada TO take the record for parks,
away from the United States, says the
Westminster Gazette. The famous yell
lowstone park. in Wyoming. has until
now been easily first. with nearly 1000
square miles to its credit: but the new
Canadian park, which is to be called
Jasper park, viii embrace no fewer
than 5000 square miles, or territory
almost as large as Yorkshire Like the
Yellowstone park across the border.
Jasper park contains within its boun-
6aries marvellous natural scenery. and
i, will likewise serve as reservation
for the native fauna.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
SEVENTEEN ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PENNY POST
Reform Adopted After Long
Agitation by Rowland Hill

Recently was celebrated the seven
tieth anniversary of the introduction of
the penny post into England, a reform
due to the agitation carried on against
the determined opposition of the party
of protection and the permanent off,
cials of the postofflee by Rowland Hill,
who had previously led the men of Bir-
mingham in their demand for the re-
form bill of 1882, and was one of the
earliest advocates of free trade says
the Westminster Gazette. Until 1910
the minimum letter post was 4d but,
rising with distance, the cost to send a
note to Scotland was Is, up to 500 miles,
and Id for each additional 100 miles. 1t
was the discovery by Rowland Hill that
the actual cost of conveying a letter
from Lorfdon to Edinburgh was only
1-36d which opened the eyes of the
public; but though his scheme was re-
luctantly adopted in 1910. the govern
ment of Sir Robert Peel dismissed him
from the public service and-it was not
until 1854 that he was appointed secre-
tary to the postoffice and completely
revolutionized the postal system of the
kingdom.
over 5000 pounds of rose petals are
used in the manufacture of one pound
of altar of roses perfume.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
GIRL TRIES RUSf
TO HIDE MARRIAGE
Ruby johnson Gets License at
San Rafael Five Months
After Wedding

ALAMEDA. Jan. Sl.-A belated an
nouncement Of the marriage of Miss
Ruby Bell Johnson of this city and
Ernest William Wright Of San Fran
CISCO was made tonight by the par
e0ts Of the bride. as a result of the
discovery Of marriage license taken
our iu san Rafael Saturday 10 hide
hat The father OF Miss johnson now
declares was runaway week end
Wedding in Santa Cruz in August
Miss Johnson is the attractive daugh-
-er of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Johnson
uf 1923 Morton street. her father be-
1g the superintendent Of the Pruden-
siai Insurance Company Of America,
with offices at l54 Sutter street, San
francisco. Wright is a young Denver
man. now residing in San Francisco
md connected with the shipping de-
mann company.
LICENSE ISSUED
News OF the wedding first became
public with the issuance of a marriage
license to the young couple Saturday
at san Rafael. when both gave their
restdence as Alameda, and Miss John
son declared that she was 20 years
old. From this came the announcement
roniEht that the wedding really had
ra ken place in Santa Cruz August Il
of last year
When first asked about the San Ra-
1ael license today Mrs Johnson de-
,-ared that her daughter had not been
arried. the young lady herself referred
euestioners 20 her father and Johnson
said that he had no details TO give out
1r addition TO this no members of the
family would say who Wright was and
none of Miss Johnson's friends could
he found who knew him.
Tonight. however, Johnson reconsid-
cred his decision to make no statement
and told Of the Santa Cruz wedding, in
-tmating that the marriage license had
been taken out Saturday in san Ra-
rael in order 10 hide the runaway we'd
ding in Santa Cruz. For over year.
he said the family had been aware OF
the attachment between the young
,oupIe. but had no idea they had seen
In to.tal<e matters into their own hands
-ntu Saturday. when. the date for her
=rproacbing wedding coming up Tor
f5Seussiou Miss Bell announced to her
parents that she already had been Mrs
Wright for several months.
WEEK END WEDDING
The wedding itself was something
ar an impr0mptu sffair-a week END
wedding said oJhnsOn last night Ny
daughter and young Wright were In
santa cruz at the time and expected TO
meet q relative of the family VINO was
due there on her honeymoon. She old
NOT arrive. and on the spur Of the mo-
rreut with nothing better 10 do, they
decided 10 get married
There was no objection to the match
on either side, btu their courage oozed
ont and Il was only the other day that
mr da lighter summoned back enough
30 tell me of the hasty wedding. Ny
wife was naturally d little disappointed,
having discussed plans for wedding
later but Wright is a thoroughly nice
boy and we are more than pleased with
The match"
The bride is a pretty, Vivicious bru-
nette. woh received her education prin-
-ipslly in eastern schools. The family
came here two years ago from Balti-
more at which time Johnson opened up
in san Francisco a branch Of the Pru-
Dental life insurance company
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
SAILED
Monday. January 81

SAILED
Monday. January 81.
Strnr Newburz. Norberg. Grays Harbof.
MISCELLANEOUS
SEATTLE. Jan 3I-U s stmr Snohomish re
ports schr Susie n Plummer. previously reported
wrecked. drifUed into San Jose bay Thursday
licht. Jan y. where size viii ground and nC
longer Be menace sn,s4,s s1,n 70 nsglgStSn- n6s
PORT TOWNSEND-Psssed In Jan 3l-Stmi
Bee. hence Jan p.
TAC6MA-ssiIed Jan sl-stmr queen. 70,
Seattle; bktn Everett G. Griggs, for Eagle ha--
sEWARD-Arrived Jan 8l-stmr Bertha. from
KETCHIKAN-Auived Jan sl-stmr SAINTS
wTNSLow-Arrived Jan sl-Bktn Everett c
Frggs. from Tacoma
ASTOBIA-Arrived Jan 3l-Stmr Msckinsw-
hence Jan %. Fr bsrE Bossuet, from Antwerp;
Ftmr Kansas City, hence Jan %; schr Virginia,
ISLAND PORTS
H0NOLULU-Sailed Jaa 3l-Stmr Siberia. for
Yokohama.
stou. Colorado. South Dakota. West Virginia.
MARYLAND. Pennsylvania, California, from Yoko-
FOREIGN PORTS
VICTORIA. 3 C-Arrived Jan 5l-Stmr City
- Pueola, hence Jan -.
ASTORIA. Jan. 5I.-steamer Mackinaw ar
rived today from San Francisco 70 load lumber
for return
Francisco with freight and passengers and left
Un the river Tor Portland 10 discharge.
oil tanker AsuDcion arrived today from Ssn
FrsnciscO with cargo OF fuel oil and left ny
10 river for LinntpB 10 discnsrge.
French bark Bossuet. with = cargo Of cement
from Antwerp. arrived today and is under char.
Tcr 10 load grain for Europe
Steamer Syee- with a cargo OF lumber for San
Tedro. sailed today.
steam schooner Yosemite. with q cargo Of
lumber for San Pedro. went 10 sea today.
Steamer Cssco. with cargo Of lumber for
San Francisco, went 10 sea today.
British bsrk Guf Stream, with cargo of
lumber for Cape Town, South Africa, has arrived
down the river and viii 60 10 sea at the 6rst
steamer J. NIarbo1er is due to arrive from San
francisco either this evening or on Tuesday
To efour masted schooner Virginia was tored
inside tbfs afternoon after having been on the
mouth Of The rive rfor the last IS days from
ashore. but il is known that all board are
well and that it received damage during its
experiences outside.
steamer Casco cleared at the custom house TO-
dav for San Francisco with a cargo Of SO. .O00
feet Of lumber loaded AT 81. Helens.
The steamer Yosemite cleared Sunday for San
Pedro with a cargo Of 100000 feet Of lumber
loaded at 81. Helcns. y. 900 feet loaded at OAK
Point sos piling loaded AT Rainier and 2,126
piliug loaded ~ GOble-
While crossing out over a very rough bar
Saturday the tug Tatoosh was swept by huge
coIuber that smashed IN the starboard doors Of
th edoukey engine room hooded that compart-
ment and sprung the side Of the house for a
ditsance Of about 20 feet. Repairs are now be
ing made and the tug will be ready for service
again today.
few dar sagO from Csliso hss been ordered 70
proceed 10 Tacoma 10 load lumber for San Fran
cisco She viii sail she secures a
crew and the westher conditions viii permit.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
WHY DUMAS NAMED
HIS NOVEL MONTE CRISTO

novelist. never set foot on the island OF
Monte Cristo, which has recently been
purchased by the king of Italy, says
the Boston Post. When visiting Elba
in 1912 the novelist sailed across 10
Monte Cristo in the hope of shooting
some wild goats.
On the point of landing, however. he
learned from one of the sailors that as
the island was uninhabited no boat was
allowed to touch there under penalty
of six days quarantine at the next port
of call.
1t was therefore decided not to dis
embark; but Dumas insisted on row
ing all round the island, because. he
told his companion, Prince Napoleon. II
intend in memory of this trip with YOU
to give the name of Monte Cristo to
some book which | shall write later
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
JOSEPHINE TIEDEMAN

ALAMEDA. Jan. 31.-Mrs. Josephine
Tiedeman, wife OF j. ~ Tiedeman. a
well known insurance broker OF San
Francisco. died this morning at a sa ma
torium in Belmont. San MateO county.
following an illness of IS months.
The Tiedeman home is at 1441 Ben
ton street. this city. Mrs. Tiedeman was
member of prominent family OF Vic
tOria. e. c.
She was formerly one Of the active
members of the Adelphian club and was
a favorite in social circles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
OAKLAND SOCIETY
AWAITS kIRMFSS
Friendly Rivalry Between Va.
rious Groups and Voting Com
test Will Decide Winner

OAKLAND. Jan. S1.-Only two days
more before the kirmess, the beautiful
festival of dancing which is planned to
coax from the public the big fund
necessary for the building and equip
ment of a clinic by the Anti-Tubercu-
losIs society of Alameda county. viii
open in Piedmont. pavilion. BY Wednes-
day evening the last red bell and
fragrant garland will be hung and the
several hundred young people who have
been rehearsing for the last month will
be ready to do their part. There is a
friendly rivalry between the groups,
and all are working to win the voting
contest which will decide to whom the
laurels belong Box parties and sup
pers will add to the general festivity
of the prelenten charity event.
Tete tete tables set amid a profu-
sion of palms will make the kirmess
cafe favorite gathering place, where
Mrs. Granville Abbott and score of
society folk will receive during the
intermissions of the program. Assist
ing Mrs. Abbott will be the following:
Mrs j. P H. Dunn Miss Florence Pardee
Mrs Harry Thomas Miss Carol Pardee
Mrs Oscar F. Long Miss Florence Woods
Mrs S E Y Woods qsi Miss Miss Goodwin ood,Ei r,,,,.o
Mrs. A. D. Thomson Miss Edna Rhinehart
Mrs ]. Helen Glenn Miss Margaret Bassett
Miss Carmelita Glenn Miss Helen Bassett
Miss Helen Rhinehart
The handsome souvenir programs
will be offered for sale by the mem
bers of Oakland hall. Mrs. Leon Hall
naming among her heutenants the fol-
lowing:
Mrs John Mole Miss Irene Merchant
Mrs James Ellison Miss LeonA Merchant
Mrs W. ID. Flint Miss Edna Campbell
Mrs Edward Hoffman 0rville Caldwell
Mrs. F. A. Mergure Joseph Ensenberger
Mrs c. X Louderback Paul Smith
a coterie of young matrons and
in attendance by the photographs
which will be made while you wait At
this concession will be:
Mrs William A. Schrock Miss Ruth Hall
Mrs Leslie Rice Miss Eta Schrock
Miss Eliza Baum Miss Lily Breiliug
Miss Margaret Baum Miss Hazel Laymance
Miss Grace Laymance
The flower booth, under the direction
of Mrs. Willard Williamson, will offer
a temptation with its beautiful bios
SONS and artistic arrangements. The
following will receive with Mrs. Will
hanson:
Miss Clarissa Lohse Miss Frances William
Miss Carmen Sutton
Miss Evelyn Adams Miss Clara Franck
Miss Ann Engelhardt Miss Mary Engelhardt
7 The center of fun will be the unique
booth for which the members of the
Elks lodge have made all of the ar
rangements, refusing to make known
their secret until Wednesday night
Miss Ethlyn Reavley Ramsey the II
year old violinist, who is to play solos
at both of the matinees, is one of the
most talented musicians of her age in
the west. She has mastered the COM
positions of many of the classic COM
posers and was sufficiently skilled on
the instrument to give public concerts
at the early age of s.