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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
ORDERS LAMB AND
GETS FIRE Engine
Alameda Housewife and Flame
Fighters BewiIdered by Tel
ephone Operators Mishap

ALAMEDA. March Is.-Mrs. D. NJ.
Booth Of 1882 Regent street teIephoned
this morning TO her butcher 10 send her
a choice leg OF spring lamb. and a
chemical hre engine was sent her. Il
WAS all a mistake, Of course, and she
sent the FIRE lighting apparatus back,
because il was not exactly what she
ordered.
Mrs. Booth phoned TO Alameda I0l
for The mutton. She was giving her
order when the phone in the Wfbb ave
nue. dre house. Alameda ]. rang. Engi-
ueer A. L. ven Colt who was on floor
duty took down the receiver and
caught tne words. send 10 1892 Regent
street right away
Nistsking the message for a sum
= lous for the FIRE department, Won Cott
Sounded still alarm and in a 5iffy
Tire chemical engine from the Webb
avenue station was racing 10 1852 Re
-cur street
rs. Booth had barely hung up her
4oue when the IRE lighters arrived.
Size asked them what was the cause
OF the excitement and explained that
she had not telephoned FOR the IRE De
parr-nent. but for leg Of lamb.
Assistant Fire chief Frank X. Mil
lington was summoned 20 solve the
mystery. He knew that the Webb ave-
nue. engine house phone was Alameda
g. with the ingenuity OF a sherlock
Holmes The assistant FIRE chief deduced
The theory that the central telephone
operator had connected MIS- Booth with
Alameda instead Of Alameda 1o1 and
that IL was the last part Of the order
intended for the butcher. Send 10 1882
Regent street right away that Won
Carr caUEht
1Iiuington-s idea is generally accept
ed. and Is tae only plausible theory
advanced 10 prove how Mrs Boocsa came
TO receive a IRE engine when she want
ed a leg Of spring lamb
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
OLD TREASURE SMINDLE
REVIVED IN HAVANA
Prisoner With Casket of Gold
Seeks Victims

With The base of operations changed
from Madrid 10 Havana the old Spanish
treasure swindIe has been brought 10
life again. French residents OF New
Nork have received letters from the
far prisoner, who II now seems
Cuban dungeon, says the New
y herald This time he desires TO
share his fortune with the victim who
is willing 10 so 10 Havana and lift
The attachment on baggage which
contains "a secret casket II which
much gold is boarded.
One Cf the latest letters, which is
dated February -. was received by a
prominent member of the New York
French colony, and reads;
Dear SIR am a former banker OF
Paris as you VIII learn from excellent
references. and I beseech you 70 come
here tHaTauaD and iilL the attachment
on my baggage 50 that you may acc u re
secret caSkeL, WITHIN the same IN
which 7 have q paper indispensable for
r0ur possessing S35o,o0g which have
iu Tie United States
I'm rec0mpeDse 1 viii give you a
fear that this letter might not reach
Nou ] shall await your reply before
guing my name and imparung 70
you my secret Il is impossible for me
you VIII send a despatch TO q person in
Ir-r confidence who VIII send il IN en-
tire safety and in great fmparience that
may not now sign D.
a bove all. answer by telegram. and
not IN any case by letter. Manuel Par
talno. Gale Animas p, Havana
The letter IS written in French. and
below the name and address Of the
@friend" who enjoys the confidence Of
lie prisoner" are the words You can
count
Similar letters received by French
residents Of New York II IS understood
have been brought 10 the attention OF
the postofice authorities.
u was about % years ago that the
Spanish swindlers' game began 10 be
heard Of ia this country. First 2
farmer IN Iowa. named Mick, was swim
died out OF several thousand dollars.
The perpetrators were exposed, but
their scheme was working again soon
rs persistenGy IS before.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
FLOWER SHOW WILL BE
HELD IN BERKELEY
Gardening Association Plans an
Elaborate Exhibit

BERKELEY, March Is.-Members of
the Berkeley gardening association.
which heard an interesting talk from
Oscar Prayer, who is in charge of the
city parks of Oakland, viii hold a
flower show and carnival some time in
May. Details of the show are in the
hands of committees and preparations
Will soon be made for holding the af-
fair on an, elaborate scale. Professors
OF the university and members of the
school department are largely inter-
ested in the gardening association, and
they viii contribute to the success of
the show
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
WOULDBE SUICIDE is
RESCUED BY BOATMAN
Arthur Taylor Attempts to
Drown Himself in Bay

ALAMEDA. March 19.-Arthur Tay-
lor of 1913 Chestnut street attempted
suicide at noon today by rowing out
into San Leandro bay. divesting him
self of his coat and jumping overheard
He was rescued by c. A. Peterson. a
boatman. when life was almost extinct
4 physician was summoned and ii was
with difficulty that Taylor was re-
suscitated. He was moved TO the Ala
media sanatorium for further treat
ment, his condition being regarded as
critical.
Taylor is married and has two chill
dren. 1t is supposed that he sought TO
destroy himself while suffering from
melancholia-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
RAIN PREVENTS KITE
FLYING COMPETITION
School Contest Will Be Held in
TMO Weeks

OAKLAND March l9.-The school
kite flying contest scheduled for this
afternoon AT Alton park. Fortieth street
and Broadway. was postponed for two
weeks on account of the rain Special
car service had been arranged for the
competition. but when the afternoon
came with Ihe storm growing heavier
10 attempt was made 10 fly a kite.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
SOMALILAND'S GAME
BAG VARfEGATED

Animals killed in Somaliland during
the last year included the following.
Greater kddu, Il; lesser kudu, II; oryx,
%: hartebeeste. II: Walters gazeIIe.
81: Soemring's gazelle, IS: Speke's and
Pelzeln-s gazelle. 10; Clarke's gazelle,
3: klipspringer. IL; baira: Z; dix dix,
81: wart hog. II; ostrich (female. con-
hscsted). 1: great bustard. l.; lions, 5;
leopards, 3; cheetazl, l.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
SEEK LIBRARY THIEF
WHO MUTHATES BOOKS
Find Pages Cut From Valuable
Volumes of Pictures

OAKLAND, March 19.-Librarian n
Charles s. Greene has started an inves-
tigation at the free public library TO
ascertain the identity of the thief who
has mutiiated several valuable books
containing reproductions of great art
pieces. One such volume was found
lately The pas ges had been cut out and
a smaller book of statistics had been
placed between the covers TO conceal
the theft.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
UNIVERSITY STARTS
WAR ON MOSQUITOES
Will Cover the Pools Near Oro-
vile With Oil

BERKELEY, March 19-Lawrence
Woodwork. son of Prof. C. W. Wood
worth, head of the. department of en-
tomology of the university, has been
placed in charge of the work of ex-
termination of mosquitoes in the vicin-
ity of Oroville and Auburn. The breed
ing pools will be covered with oil and
every effort made to drive out the
troublesome pests.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
CHILDREN IN SCHOOL s
Berkeley Leads i'm This Feature,
Declares Superintendent

BERKELEY. March 19.-,That a
larger percentage of the children of
this city attend the schools than in any
other city in the state was the dec
laration of Frank f. Bunker, superin-
tendent of schools of this city before
the East Side Improvement club last
night. Bunker said that this fact alone
was great educational asset.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Free. positively free, a s1.00 box of
KeIlogg's Safe Fat Reducer, to every
sufferer from fat, just to prove that 1t
actually reduces you TO normal, does 1T
safely, and builds up your health at the
same time. I want to send you without
any expense on your part this S1-00
package Of what 1 am free to call
really wonderful fat reducer.
NV treatment is prepared scientifical-
ly. 1t does not stop or hinder diges-
tion: on the contrary, it promotes
proper digestion and assimilation of
food. which SO fat people in a hundred
haven't got, and that's why they are
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

The total annual cost of Germany's
land and sea defense is now s77, 400, 900
marks, without taking account of the
SOC. 900 to 100000 able bodied men who
are kept from profitable employment,
representing in productive capacity as
much as 1.500. 0Oo. 600 marks a year
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Drfring the last two years the oil
- luction has doubled IN America The
---f,duction is $4,000. 0ee greater than
United states.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Australians, with a fine climate, be-
lieve in enjoying themselves. and there
are plenty of facilities. Thus in Sydney
there are parks and squares and public
gardens with a a.total area of 1895 acres
Sixteen miles from the city-a shilling
excursion train fare-is the picturesque
national park. containing $3.50 acres
in their natural state.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Loses 1856 Pounds.

Mrs Rosa Steesy of Elk Point. South
Dakota. writes: II have lost 156 pounds
and am still losing slowly. When COM
menced your treatment / weighed 368
pounds, now / weigh IL pounds Your
Reducer is all right and did just as you
said it would i can hardly believe that
am the same woman My daughter is
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

In all the Episcopal churches. spe-
cial services will be held tomorrow and
Good Friday.
Rev. George ". White. D. d., pas
tor of the First Methodist church. will
preach Sunday morning on, why Did
Christ Need TO Die?' In the evening
the pastors sermon will be on THE
Call of Christ and the Call of the
World"
Selections from Stainer's "Crucifix-
ion viii be sung Sunday evening at
the First Baptist church. Rev. III. j.
Nosburg, the pastor, will commence a.
series of discourses on "The Greatest
Life Questions ever asked" the first
subtopic being, What Must 1 Do to Be
Saved?"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CITY ASSESSOR WILL
RESIGN FROM OFFICE
Harry j. Squires Will Leave
City Employ April i

BERKELEY. March 19.-Harry j.
Squires. city assessor for the last four
years. has announced that he viii re-
sign his position April l. His resigna-
tion, he said today, was in the hands Of
the city council, which has decided to
accept il. The counci1men refuse TO
make any comment on the sudden re-
tirement of Squires, who has been in i'll
health for several years following an
injury TO his foot at a fire. His sue
cessor has not as yet been mentioned
in official circles
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

that your loss Of weight will result in
wrinkles, as is usually the case with so
many treatments used for flesh reduc-
ton
If you are too fat don't fail 10 I'LL out
free coupon below and mail today
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
see yourself as Others see You

ELEGANT assortment Of looking
s-lseseS and mirrors, SOC TO <65, at fur
1fture sale OF II SchelIhaas. Eleventh
street al Franklin. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
1917 Pounds Gone!

The remarkable case of Miss Artie
Adams of Shelby, Ohio. is illustrated IN
her own words
When look back to the time before
took your wonderful obesity cure 1 do
not see how / stood it. My weight is
now 1891 pounds. and have lost just
f011z pounds I can hardly believe that
there has been such a difference in
my feelings and appearance But
oh, how thankful I am that / found a
cure for my awful burden of fat in Kel-
logg's Safe Fat Reducer. / can hardly
realize that / weigh now only 1854
pounds. You can use my letter as
testimonial If you wish
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

In 1881 2,362,s31 persons were en-
gagged in agriculture in the United
Kingdom. Then years later the num-
her had decreased to 2.249,756; while
in 1901 ii was 2,109.S12.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
SPECIAL SERVICES
FOR PALM SUNDAY
Discourses and Music Appl upri-
ate to Season to Mark
Worship in Churches

OAKLAND, March 19.-Palm Sunday
will be observed tomorrow in many
churches of Oakland. In the Catholic
houses of worship high mass will be
celebrated with blessing and Jistribu-
tion of palm leaves.
During holy week special services
viii be held according to the estab-
lished ritual of the church.
In the evangelical churches, dis
courses will be given on the theme of
Christ's entry into Jerusalem with
special music.
Widor's mass for two choirs, COM
posed by Oh. NJ. Widor, the French or
ganist and composer for the famous
church of st. Sulpice in Paris, will be
sung by the choir of 20 voices of the
First Congrega ational church, Alexan-
der T. Stewart, director, Sunday eve
ming at 7:3o o'clock. The presentation
of this beautiful work, which has rare
ly been heard outside the walls of the
famous church for which it was ex-
pressly written. is planned as an ap-
propriate introduction to holy week
The service viii also comprise other
appropriate musical numbers by the
choir and brief address by the pas
tor, Rev. Charles r. Brown.
Edward B. Sturgess viii deliver an
address Sunday morning at the First
Presbyterian church on "A Business
mans Conviction About the Business
OF the Church" Beethovens oratorio,
Mount of Olives" will be rendered at
evening worship by the solo choir and
a large chorus. During passion week
union services will be held evenings
except Saturday. Addresses will lie
delivered by several pastors.
x
The choir of Trinity Episcopal
church will render Du Bois' oratorio.
The Seven Last Words of Christ, .
Good Friday evening. March 25 The
choir has been in training for several
months under the direction of Charles
+. Church, organist and choirmaster.
Follo*ing are>the soloists and mem
bers of the choir:
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

greatly reduced in weight and / don't
think she will need any more of your
Obesity Reducef. We now are both
cured You may refer any one to me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Leaves No Wrinkles.

You should have no fear. after being
educed by Kelloggs Safe Fat Reducer,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
FIVE DOLLARS
ISLIMIT
Gov. Says Conductors
Should Change This
Amount

81 have notified the Rapid Transit
Company that would approve an
order that conductors on their cars
should net be Obliged to change money
of a larger denomination than a Ave
dollar gold piece" said Governor Frear
this morning in response to Qucs
ton as to what had been done on
the question now up to him for ap.
prevail by the company.
In speaking further Of the matter
the Governor stated that In Honolulu
we were on practically the same foot.
ing as California and there the courts
had turned down proposition for
two.dollar limit which the compan.
les wished to set.
81 told the company in reply to
their request that setting a limit of
two dollars on the size Of money to
be changed by conductors was the
same as making the limit one dollar
for there was no paper currency here.
and one dollar limit was too small
"In the eastern states the courts
have held that two dollars IL II rca.
sonable limit, but there is any guam.
tity Of paper money In that section
Of the country and under those cir
cumstances the limit Is all right.
1.-THE California courts have never
set limit but they have disapproved
Of the two dollar limit. | think that
FIVE dollar limit here would he sat
isfactory all around concluded the
Governor.
He stated that he had heard moth.
ing from the company in reply to his
approval Of a five dollar limit and sup.
posed II was waiting Tor a meeting Of
the board to take the matter up In
a formal manner.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
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This battalion has a very efficient
fire department, all the necessary ap.
paratus Is at hand ana stands ready
In 4 fire house which Is located In
the most accessible spot In the post.
The wagons are just the same as anv
belonging to a large city except that
they are drawn by the soldiers in.
stead Of horses or other power. Tn"
old bucket" brigade is still used but
with rapidity that Is surprising. Cap.
tain Estes, who recently came to Com.
pany G, Is appointed the Fire Mar
shall.
New Commander.
Captain @. w. Mearns who recently
came from Company B has taken over
Company II relieving Lieutenant Par.
does who went to Company T. The
vacancy In Il company was made when
Lieutenant McClury departed for the
States. Captain Mearns has also been
appointed Summary Court Officer
New Chance.
Owing to the discharge Of Sergeant
Kistler there have been a number Of
changes In q company, Corporal Nc.
Donald who was the ranking Corporal
mp the time of the discharge of Kis.
tier, is made Sergeant in his place,
Private Kurtz who came to the Isl.
and on the January boat but who has
some previous service for Uncle Sam
was made Corporal 70 MI the vacancy
left by Mcdonald. Private Thomas
who has been acting as Corporal for
the past eleven months still remains
the same. keeping charge Of the third
squad.
Post Hospital.
II seems to be popular thing
among the patients AT the Hospital to
go absent directly after pay day,
Quite few Of the men did that stunt
this month and are now doing time
In the Guard House. The Major Doc.
tor II very liberal with passes aud
can see no reasonable excuse for the
men To Oyerstay them,
New Captain.
Captain q, " Estes has assumed
command ~ Company @ Papers and
property have been turned over Ia
him and he has settled down AT
home with tho Company
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
LIVE Wire HITS
Two men HARD
Dangerous Work When
Removing Old
System

This morning at eleven O'Clock. two
men were stricken by a live" wire
and thrown to the ground. 1t appears
that the men, Jag0 and Kama, were
both climbing a telephone post In
front of the Grill when they laid hold
with their bare hands, OF bunch of
old telephone wires which were being
removed from the posts. These wires
In some way had come in contact with
the electric light wires and. consa-
qucntly, were "alive."
There We're many people standing
around and watching the operation
Of removing the old wires. and when
the men fell 20 the ground. rush
was made toward them. They were
lifted up and taken into Cunha's Alley
where they were treated to first aid.
Both men got terrific shocks, but they
soon recovered and were able to sit
up.
The bunch of wires that had fallen
to the ground was the cause of much
alarm to people who passed by, and
two police officers were quickly on
watch to see that nobody came to
any harm. The work of dismantling
the old overheard wire system is be.
ing rapidly proceeded with, and soon
there will be nothing except ~ posts
to show that the old style of tranmls.
sion ever existed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
THE EMPIRE.

Manager Oyerend of the Empire
Theater has been fortunate In secur-
ing Miss Garfield to entertain the
patrons Of his theater. She IL the
young lady formerly with the Casino
Company who gained so many admir-
ers by her excellent violin playing.
She with Miss Rockwell. the Cali
fornia Nightingale, who is singing at
every show, in addition to the dancing
and singing of the little Afflague Sis
ters, makes the Empire program one
of the best on the picture circuit
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07

gular weekly hike. Tho Company
fell in" in heavy marching order hat
only went To the polo fields. There
they pitched tents and rested for u
short while aud returned To the post
The Company was under the command
Of Captuin Mearns.
New Musician.
Owing to the discharge OF one oi
the musicians, Private Johnson ol
Company + was made musician and II
now serving In that capacity. John
son came over with the last recruits
on the January boat but is good on
the horn.
To Pearl Harbor.
Last Tuesday found q company
formed at : 30 Il, m. In light march
ing order ready for hike to Pear
Harbor The sun was hot and the
roads dusty but the hiking company
made their way until they reached
Puuloa when stop was called. The
men were made happy by the pres
ence Of an ice cream wagon near the
depot and justice was surely done Il
soda water After few minutes rest
the company proceeded up the road
ways past Watortown where rife
were stack Il and the men fell out
Then under the leadership of Lieu
tenant Chiffon the men were taken
up to Fort Kamehameha and the blp
twelve inch rihcrs We're given a thor
ough inspection. The men enjoyed tn,
repast for chow" Is very essentin
while on the march. A salt water dit
was INDUCED In by most of the meI
and then the company formed for the
return home. The trip was made with
only one rest and the men came int
the post about $3.50 p. m. with dirt
faces and rather Tired,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
KOREAN ASSAULT
CASE IS HEARD
MCBryde Gets Lecture
From Judge
Andrade

At the police court this morning
several hours were taken up with
the Korean case in which six men
are accused of having beaten up
Yong, who formerly was a police of.
ficer. The trouble started at the
Korean society house on Miller
street, and It resulted in Yong get
ting very badly beaten.
The prosecution was conducted by
Attorney LightfoOt, and Lorrin An
drews appeared for the defense. The
first witness called was Mrs. Fret
las, and she told of what she saw at
the time of the alleged assault. Her
evidence was not shaken under
cross examination.
The next witness was Sydney
Jackson, and he told what he knew
of the affair lie swore that three
of the accused men beat Yong up.
Jackson was very positive as regards
the kicking that went on while Yong
was on the floor.
Yong was the third witness, and
he told of the licking he got. He
also showed some teeth marks on
his back that he swore were made
by some of the would.be cannibals
he was mixed up with on the day
of the trouble. Andrews doubted II
anyone could bite through a coat and
two shirts; Lightfoot invited An
drews to try, but Yong objected.
There were several verbal scraps
between the lawyers while the case
was being heard, and many smiles
wire seen around the courtroom. At
torney Mcbride, who appeared for
one defendant in the case. waived
examination and demanded jury
trial. Judge Andrade committed
Mcliride's client for trial at the Cir
cult Court and then the bond was
liked at $50.
The next matter was taken up,
and then II was noticed that Nc.
Bryde and his colleague had disap-
peared from the courtroom. Judge
Andrade seemed surprised. and in
quire as TO the whereabouts of the
man who had not, SO far, provided
bonds. a hurry-up call was sent
for n police officer. and the Korean
was discovered downstairs with Nc
Bryde. The attorney came back
into court and Judge Andrade read
him a little lecture as regards pro-
cedure in the District Court. Me.
Bryde said that the Korean had fol
lowed him downstairs, and that he
had not told him to do so. IL was
seeing the sheriff about the matter
of bonds" said McBryde. We'll,
II is the practise for this court to
approve of bonds, and the amount
has already been set at fifty dol
lars" Then the attorney breathed
his apologies and the incident ended.
The other case, in which Andrews
and LightfoOt are battling 1t out.
would appear to have chance OF
running along for a couple OF days
unless something unexpected oc-
ours.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-07
CONCERT

A concert in aid Of the Girls Indus
trial School will be given in the
Charles Il, Bishop Hall, Punahou, on
Thursday evening Sept. &. at S:l5
O'Clock.
"The Persian Garden" by Liza Leh
man. will be sung by the following
artists who have kindly given their
services for this occasion: Mrs, Al
Ian White, Mrs, Stephen Norton Bobo
Mr. Arthur Wall, Mr., q, Brown, Mrs
Sidney NJ. Ballou, accompanist. A
short musical program will precede
this work, The artists and numbers
will be announced later,
The proceeds Of this concert will
be used to purchase a piano far the
Industrial School. Tickets 500.