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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20

Fruits-Evaporated apples. 7971zc: fancy. sa
1tc; apricots- 116l 13c: fancy A1oorparks 1315n
14c; peaches, 512 061ac; fancy &c: prunes- 81 "a
J1ac. with no premium for the large sizes: figs,
~ d415c for black and 5G612c for white; pears
SG12he
$3.50: crown, 81, crown. 81 40; 3 crown.
S1-15: crown. 81. 10: seeded. 51a06c for choice
and 612c for fancy. Thompson's seedless 56R
5Lc for unbleached and 7lac for bleached; loose
muscatel. crown 51ac. crown 4ste, crown
4l4c; seedless 3&4 G4$e; new raisins, So 931ac
in sweatbOx at Fresno.
Nuts-Almonds, nonpareils. 1515e; IxL- 1415c:
ne plus ultra 1315c: peerless 121zc; brakes
12c: languedocs. lie. hardshen Sc: sheIIed
almonds. 30G 35c: new walnuts. 15c per ID for
No. softshells. 1411c for No. 1 standards. No.
standard. lie: peeans. 1414 4615c; peanuts Al
g5c: pine nuts. 1sG20c; California chestnuts.
10G11c per ID.
Honey-Water white comb 166717c: white do
124121ac; amber do. 1O0 f1c: extracted s15d9c
for white. 7qsc for light amber and 55z 66lsc
per ID for amber
Beeswax-27la GsOc per Ib for light and 2s@
26c for dark
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
Chicago Grain and Provision Futures

drafters, saddle and livery sorts. The consigu-
ment in from Nevada and commanded
ready sale at full current figures. In the ship
ments were a few good light drafters which
sold from s1T5 to 5000. There were also three
that classed as No. medium heavy colts; these
sold as high $3.50. These prices are higher
than this class Of horse would have brought a
month ago. The general trend of prices for
horses showing snaity Is certainly upward
while poor and defective sorts are neglected
There were among the shipments from Nevada
some good weight carrying, saddle horses suit-
able for vaqueros, which sold well at prices
from $a5 to s175. Driving sorts also moved at
late prices. On the whole the auction was con-
Nothing OF notewortby order 5eveIoped in
the local mule market during the week In
quiry at country points keep on improving and
it looks though we were on the eve Of brisk
market A representative sale will he held in
Solano county during the coming week. High
prices expected TO rule
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
Deciduou. and Citru. F,ruIt.

There was heavy increase in the receipts OF
tricts yesterday, which had depressing effect
on values The hot weather stimulated the de
mand. but the heavy offerings were too much
able to maintain prices. Quotations for figs
were irregular There was ready market for
choice fruit. but most OF the offerings were
mildewed and buyers terms ruled for such. Re
Spitzenberg apples reported sales fair at So 506
2.15 a box. while California fruit was dull.
with S1-23 an extreme figure for the finest red.
Two cars OF old crop grapefruit were marketed
new crop stock. caused values to weaken.
StrawberrieS-$465 per chest.
Raspberries-s4. 5O66 per chest.
Huekleberries-50Sc per h.,
Cranherries-COos bay. S304 per box. Cape
Cod. S7.50GS per bbl for early black and S9G
$50 for late Howes.
Apples fper boxl-Fancy tier red 90c7s1 o; /;
do 41a tier. 65@s5c; Newton pippins, ST. Belle
Pears-Winter Nellis s1.25d1.50 per box; /;
cooking varieties. 5OcG$1 per box.
Quinces-75c0S1 per box.
Plums-Iate red. 50c6S1 per box.
Fgs-75cMS1-25 % per box
Persimmons-S1G1 G1.25 per box.
Pomegranates-6OGT5c for small and $1d15O
for large boxes
Melons-Nutmeg melons. 5OcG$125 per box
75c for other varieties; large boxes muscaf
15c6S1-25: tokay, 50665c; seedless, T5cG1S1 q
black. 5On65c; cornichon. 7Jcd$1-25; verdel.
S54I5c; wine grapes. S12G16 per ton for Tin
Citrus Fruits per box)-Valencfa oranges.
S3.75@4 for fancy; $3@3.50 for ehoiee and $3.50
az for standard; grapefruit. $2-5014 for seed
less; lemons. S5d6 for fancy. S3.5O64.5O for
$65067
Tropical Fruits-Bananas 75c0sf 70 a bunch
for Hawaiian and Mexican. $2G13 for Central
American; pineapples, s2-50@s-oo per DOZEN
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
Horses and Mules

The following quotations for horses and mules
are furnished BY the Butchers and stock Grow
ers' Journal:
x mixed offering of horses passed under the
hammer in San Francisco during the week
These were made up of light and medium heavy
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20

Col So r&ext 4las s7s. Union Pacific IS. .1o1&
Del & Hud cv As. 9sS4 Do CIV As los
Do ref IS -. a215fU S Rubber s.--1os
Dtstillers 5s -. a ~ S Steel I'd SIS. .1o4
Erie prior lien As. s55iya Car Chem 5s.. s3s.
DO gen IS ....- T6 Wabash 1st IS. .10sS4
Do cv IS, A 7s Do 1st & ext As 65s
DO ev IS. ser II Western Nd As. s6ss
Gen Elect cv 5s 1895. Westing Ell cv 5s q215
III Cen lst ref As. 911s s1Wis Central 4s... 923i
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE

Following were the sales on the San Francfsct
stock exchange yesterday:
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND. Oct. 19.-Butter-Cfty creamery.
ubes, 35@36c prints, 3703T12c; store. 23de4e-
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
new ROUTE FOR TOURISTS
Short Cut Across South America
Made Possible.
Find Railroad Trip over
Voyage Thought Strait.

London. April 23.-With the piercing Of
the Andes and the linking of Buenos
Ayres with Valparaiso by railroad the
whole course of South American travel
from Europe Will now he largely changed.
Steamship communication with the west
coast via the Strait of Magellan Will be
still maintained. but as passengers can
get across the continent in about thirty
hours they are certain to make use Of
this short cut, more especially as the sea
passage through the strait is not the
most enjoyable Of voyages at any time.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company
OF Liverpool is building new and fast
liners to run between Liverpool and
Buenos Ayres for the purpose Of cult
waiting this traffic. They will be the
largest the River Plate can accommodate.
Other companies are also preparing for
extensions in this direction. notably the
Hamburg Line. which is at
present in negotiation with the Argentine
government for the establishment of
service Of fast first class steamers be
tween Europe and Buenos Ayres. Should
an agreement be arrived at six vessels
of this class will be built.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
PHYSICAL EXERCISE WRONG
So Says London Physician to Office
Workers.
Declares ExertiOn After Days Work
in office Is Not Productive.
OF Good Results.

London. April "a distinguished Lon
don physician. DR.. Alexander Bryce. has
started a discussion by asserting that
office workers should not take exercisS
after their days work He says:
The root reason is that though head
work is not exercise in the sense that II
develops the body, it most decidedly IS
exercise in that II quickly induces Tag
and physical Iassitude. So II IS almost
pathetic for a man 10 expect any good
TO come from taking more exercise when
the exercise involved in the days work
has already tired him out
"One takes it that young people have
had sufficient outdoor exercise TO reason
ably develop their frames before begin
ming Office work. So when once they have
started in the Office in earnest II Is much
better for them 10 realize at once that
their days of hard physical strain are
over and done with and that henceforth
they must confne these efforts to week
ends and holidays.
For all people living under the IN
doubted inconvenience Of earning a live
uhood a most excellent rule of thumb in
regard to this much misunderstood ques-
ton OF work and exercise IS the follow
ing: Never try TO mix the two. and stop
exercising at once If you do not find that
II gives you real enjoyment
And 1 need only add" he concluded,
that the rational way home after a
days work in the Office is by train. tram.
or omnibus, not walking. and that the
proper time for real exercise is when no
thought OF work need intervene for at
least forty-eight hours after the exercise
has stopped"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
OLD SWISS CUSTOM IN VOGUE
The Burning Of the Boegg" Marks
the Passing of Winter.
Zurich, n BustIinG City, Finds Time
TO Celebrate Quaint Custom
of Ancient Days.

Zurich. April 23.-Sw.tzerland still pre-
serves some interesting customs one Of
which IS the spring fete annually cele-
brated by curious and quaint ceremonies.
One would hardly think that in such
busting, commercial city as Zurich
its citizens would find time for
keeping up" the memory of an affair
that must date back 10 primitive times.
But a day is set apart every year for
just such a festival, called the Burn
ing Of the Boegg." which additionally
marks the Passing Of Winter" 1t is
also called, locally, "Sechselauten,"
meaning six o'clock ringing feast" be-
cause its commencement is announced by
the cathedral chimes at that early hour.
This year il was decided to hold It on
April 18th, SO on Monday the actual
celebrations commenced at S O'Clock,
when the national and cantonal flags
were hoisted on the cathedral The
festival began with a procession OF boys
and girls toward the great public
square. The boys, dressed as pierrots,
dragged the car on which the pOrtly
toy snowman stood. The pierrots were
followed by knights in armor, men,
bers Of various guilds In their picturesque
costumes, COW herders, fishermen, clowns,
and others The Boegg was q huge
figure made OF wood. covered with cot
ton wool, and stuffed with crackers and
gun powder The procession wound
through the streets on either side of the
river Limmat and made its way to the
square. The effigy was raised on
high pole. and a bonfire built up around
it.
The figure emblemauc Of Spring, fol-
lowed and was greeted with the well
coming cheers of tho throngs gather
ed to witness the ceremonies. Maidens
in appropriate costumes escorted the
triumphal car bearing the Goddess of
Spring.
The procession. ending its march. the
Boegg was placed on an immense pile
Of wood. An intermisslon in the cere-
monies occurred for lunch. In the after
noon a more important procession and
function took place. The city guilds.
in quaint attire formed in line, each
member dressed IN the costume Of his
NAoAN' &c Al NhC HiVNiOFaA haSo. 4ueSe
were followed by a long line of highly
decorated floats, among the most note
worthy being those representing the
Golden Calf, and Ceres, and the God
dess of Harvest. The citizens played
practical jokes on each other during
the day. When the procession reached
the square the thrOng was immense.
Underneath the Boegg stood several
men. ready. at the prearranged signal.
on the stroke Of six o'clock. to blow up
the figure after ii had been set on fire.
When the sound Of the explosion was
heard the people cheered. for it was an
inumation that Winters reign was over,
and that Of Spring had begun.
The flames leaped Up and were re-
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
COUNSEL IN FISHERIES CASE.
Former Senator Turner Ready TO
Present Arguments at the Hague.

Spokane. Wash, April g2-Former
United States Senator George Turner.
who has returned 10 his home in Spokane
from Washington. D. c., viii sail from
New York on May p for The Hague.
where he will appear before the tribunal
as one Of the counsel for the United
States in the famous fisheries case.
This controversy involves rights on the
Newfoundland and Labrador coasts and
is Of prime Importance to this country.
As it is the first Of its kind involving
these questions Of rights il viii furnish
TO some extent a precedent on the future
conduct Of the fisheries on the coasts.
Mr.. Turner said that all the testimony
has been taken and that the arguments
are 10 begin on June 1 and continue until
early in August. the tribunal sitting four
days a week and for about four hours
each day. Colonel Roosevelt. while Presi-
dent OF the United States. appointed Mr.
Turner as counsel for the government.
and the latter has been al work on the
case more than four months.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

Paris, April 23.-Travelers 10 whom time
IS Of no account will be able within the
next few years TO sail by steam yacht
or motor boat through the heart of the
European continent by waterway
which viii join the North Sea 10 the
Mediterranean and pass through Holland.
Germany. Switzerland. and France.
The French have given the first I'M
petus to the international scheme by de-
Gliding 70 open navigation on the River
Rhone between Geneva and MarseiHes
and have decided 20 construct a barrage
and a parallel canal TO the Rhone at
Genlssiat. an hours journey by train
from Geneva.
SwitzerInnd'S Pledge Given.
The work will be begun this summer
and be completed in 1918. The Swiss As
sociation for Navigation from the Rhine
20 the Rhone has pledged itself to prolong
the river route from Geneva 10 Basel via
the lakes of Neuchatel. Morat. ana
Bienne and the River Aar, which flows
into the Rhine. The North Sea is already
connected with Basel by the Rhine high
way.
1t would cost little to construct a few
short canals and deepen the river beds
in Switzerland, and this would have been
done long ago but for the opposition Of
the railroad companies in France Swift
zerland, and Germany. This opposition
has now boon overcome
VIII BE Great for Tourists.
The new route Will no doubt attract
many lovers Of scenery in pleasure craft,
but it is as a trade route that II stands
the greatest chance of success. Since
however, its time table may suffer BY
comparison with that Of the railroad com
panies. its tariff VIII always show to ad-
vantage. The new water trade route
will cut across the old land trade route
from Venice TO Bruges.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
DEBTS AMUSE D'ANNUNzIO.
Italian Poet in Paris ObIiviOus of
His Troubles.

Paris. April 23.-The mystery of Cab
riel dAnnunzio's secret visit 10 Paris
has been disclosed. The novelist's fort
night stay was passed in complete re-
tirement and was not due TO any desire
to avoid his Italian financial troubles.
which only amuse him. He has been
studying in a great fashionable estab-
lishment the life and soul OF the Midi
nette. the little French dressmaking
hand. who takes her name from throng-
ing the streets during the lunch hour
or Midi. She will play the leading part
in d'Annunzios new book, "Amaranta,"
which is the story Of a young girl who
leaves her Old World Italian home for
Paris. of which she tastes all the joys
and sorrows. finding that it can be he'll
for women as well as for horses.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
PEDESTRIAN PROVES PRINCESS.
Baby Figures in Incident Near
Windsor Castle


London, April 23.-During the Easter
holidays a gracious and kindly act was
performed In the street near Windsor
Castle. A girl Of ten, shabbfy dressed.
was wheeling baby in a dnapidated per-
ambulator Owing to some accident the
youthful nursemaid managed TO run the
baby carriage off the curb and oyer
turn It,
The occupant was more frightened than
hurt A lady passing by stopped. and
having righted the conveyance took the
baby in her arms and comforted It until
its cries ceased and it fell asleep. Then
she put it back in the perambuIator and
gave the older child a shilling TO console
her for the fright she had received.
Passers-by who had witnessed the Incl
dent recognized the lady as the Princess
OF Wales. but no one stopped to watch,
for Windsor etiquette demands that when
any Of the royal family are out shopping
or walking no one Should pay any more
attention to them than 70 ordinary visi-
tors in the town
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
MORE PLANS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Ambassador Hill Extends the Pro-
gramme in berlin.

Berlin. April 23.-The only addition to
the programme of Dr.. Hill. the American
Ambassador. for the entertainment of
Col. Roosevelt is a luncheon or dinner
at the French Embassy, where the ex-
President will meet his old friend. Paul
Cambon. the former French Ambassador
at Washington. The Kaiser's programme
for the colonePs visit is not definitely
arranged. 1t is stated in court circles
that the Kaiser himself intends to meet
the colonel at the railway station, which
is an unusual honor and has caused sur
prise and no little criticism because
hitherto it has not been granted by any
Hohenzollern TO anybody Of lesser rank
than a sovereign.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
Spectator a Bankrupt Who
Handled a Nation.
VICTIM OF JEALOUS RIVALS
Martin Biedermann Interfered with
BIsmnrck's Plan 10 Abolish the
Polish Nation and Friends and
Fortunes Turned the Tables Upon
Hfm-He Missed n Crown.

London, April 29.-The German news
papers announce the bankruptcy of Mar
tin Biedermann, the ''unCTOwned king
OF Poland" who was TO have gone IN
June to the Pan-Polish Congress IN Chi
cago to lecture on the economic aspect
Of the Polish movement in Europe. The
news caused a sensation. because it was
supposed that Biedermann was rich be-
yond the dreams Of avarice. Beginning
life IN poverty, Biedermann developed q
capacity for real estate transactions
that might have made him millionaire.
Since Bismarck devised the famous
Prussian settlement system some $685.
OoO 900 has been expended by the agents
Of the Prussian government in the effort
to buy up property in Prussian Poland
and settle It with German farmers. The
idea was originally that by this means
the Poles would be practically driven out
of tho country and the Polish problem
be settled by the abolition of the Polish
natlop.
His Plan Falls Through.
Things have turned out differently,
and instead Of the amount Of property
held by Poles decreasing il has increased
since the settlement commission began
its work. Much Of this has been due to
Martin Biedermann. himself half German.
- practically neutralzed the financial
advantages possessed by the Prussian
government by forcing the settlement
commission 10 pay exorbitant prices for
saving German property from Polish
hands
The method was simple. II as fire.
quently occurred Biedermann received
an intimation that some impoverished
German landlord wanted to cell an estate
in the region TO which Baedermann de-
voted his activities he would make an
offer for the property ard arrange that
the prior right Of purchase should become
legally his. Then he would call the at
tention of the owner 20 the fact that a
larger sum might be squeezed out of the
settlement commission.
Proposition with Conditions.
a few days later the settlement COM
mission would be notified that a legal
tender had been made for the property
by Biedermann, but that the owner out
OF patriotic motives had reserved the
right TO cancel Bisdermanns tender pro
yiGed the commission was ready to pur-
chase the property within a stated period
at the same price offered by Biedermann
plus 10 or 20 peli cent. which was to be
paid to Biedermann as compensation for
his retirement from the deal.
The financier's iall was due to his hay-
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
ROMAN NATIONS EXTOLLED.
Fines Convincing Proof in
Qunint EDitnphS.

Rome. April 23.-The oft extolled virtues
OF the Roman matrOn received additional
tribute In book by Prof. Attilio dc Mar
Chi. who has collected a large number Of
ancient epitaphs and inscriptions on urns
found in women's graves.
Interesting glimpses are afforded of
Roman family life as it was in the early
republican times. Rarely, the author
finds, do these inscriptions testify to
warmer feelings than mere appropriations
OF the spouse who gave her lord no trou-
bic. A favorite tribute IS:
''Uxori quietissimae de qua nunouam
snihil questus sum-" CTo the memory Of
my wife, who lived quietly. and Of whom
never had TO complain"
. Those who wished to add something
more by way Of posthumous praise gen
orally mentioned that the deceased had
observed the strict moral code Of the
early austere times
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
FRANCE STRICT WITH AUTOS.
Americans Interested in Official
Government Decree.

government Decree.
Paris. April 23.-Americans will be in
terested TO learn Of the regulations gov
erninG international automobile traffic
adopted in compliance with the conven-
ton signed in Paris last October between
the ambassadors of the great powers in
GLIDING the United States. The Journal
Official publishes the decree on tho sub
1ect.
The decree does not concern the Gus
toms duties, but provides for the free
transit over the frontiers Of cars be
longing to subjects Of the various nations
and which have obtained the right 20
carry the international plate of identity.
The certificates given for each car and
driver are good for one year and their
validity will lapse only in case II IS
proved that the car or driver no longer
comes up to the conditions required.
The car 20 be allowed TO cross the
frontier. must bear in evidence a plate
with a particular number and letter Of
nationality The plate must be Oblong
in form. twelve inches high, the letters
four inches high and -one-quarter inch
thick. painted in black on a white back
ground.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
GAMBLER BARES A TRICK.
Won Money for Thirty Years by Tn
suspected Method.

Moscow. April pa card sharp has
confessed that he has been winning mon
ey at the chief clubs for thirty years past
by the following trick:
On the pretext that his eyes were weak
he invariably wore dark spectacIes at
night. His favorite game was one called
bank in which the Fights and mines
are the most important cards. In his
waistcoat pocket he kept a preparation
of phosphorus, and by touching the backs
of cards which he wished TO mark he
made them slightly luminous. His dark
spectacles enabled him 10 see the small
phosphorus marks. which were invisible
to the other players. After a few deals
with pack he could play with absolute
certainty.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
ANTI-CLERICALS STIR.
Fear of Mob Violence in Rome Grows
as Plans Unfold.

Rome. April .. 49, The anti-clericals
threaten a vigorous agitation, which
means that they Will hold meetings. that
priests viii be mobbed and beaten. and
that anti-Vaucan demonstrations viii be
organized. unless the government stops
the clerical propaganda among the ItaI-
ian soldiers
Every Italian, between the age OF eight
cen and twenty must serve time in the
army. Naturally the ranks often include
students for the priesthood. These are
free 10 attend their religious duties on
Sundays and holidays. and accordingly
take part in the Catholic services and
functions. 1t seems that some OF these
young soldiers have been seen serving. at
mass and others have been noticed sing
ing in the choirs.
The anti-Ciericals protested against such
corruption Of the national army by the
enemies Of Italy-the priests'-and they
now Rmand law prohibiting soldiers
from attending church functions. and
thus humihating themselves and dis
gracing their uniforms"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
ELECTIONS IN PARIS TODAY.
Complexion In Chamber of Depu-
ties VIII Be Little Changed.

Paris April 2S.-GeneraI elections to the
Chamber of Deputies will take place to-
morrow with second ballots on MAY &
In constituencies where candidates fail
10 obtain the regulations majorities. These
are expected 70 be unusually numerous
this year. owing TO the exceptional num-
Der Of candidates. Over 1000 are seeking
to fill six hundred places. One cause Of
this extra number or would-be DEPUTIES
is the increased salary Of $500, which the
members enjoy as against $500 four
years ago.
The general results Of the election will
not be known till Monday afternoon. but
nobody expects any important change in
the political complexion Of the chamber
beyond some shrinkage in the ranks Of
the reacuonaries and moderate Republi-
cans and some increase in the number
of Socialist representatives.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
LONDoNER DIFFERS WITH TAFT
As Expert He Declares Fish Cancer
Statements Wrong

London, April 23-Cancer experts on
this side think there must be some mis-
take in Mr.. Tafts special message to
Congress. in which he asked for an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the investigation
OF cancer in fishes.
Cabled reports make the President say
that "close investigation OF the subject Of
cancer in fishes, which are frequently
swept away by epidemics OF that disease,
may give us light upon this dreadful hui
man scOurge." DR.. Bashford, director Of
the imperial cancer research fund. says
that there must be some misconception
here.
Fishes are swept away by goiter, not
by cancer" he says. THE misconoeption
has arisen because cancer sometimes fol-
lows upon goiter."