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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
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FrIday, December 10.
STEAMER SANTA MARIA-Dec. Is. $50 a. m.
passed; weather light foggy.
STEAMER RoMA-Dec. is. IL a. m. passed
Point Sur; strong northwest wind; moderate
sea; hazy weather.
STEAMER ARGYLI-Dec 10. 8 D. m. OF Cane
Foul Weather; fresh northwest wind; good
weather; barometer 30.37.
STEAMER NoRwooD-Dec I6. $50 o. m. :
miles south OF Cape Mears; fresh northwest
wind: choppy sea: cloudy.
STEAMER MANN BMITH-Dec- 16. $40 n n,
passed Cape Mendocino; fresh northerly breeze;
clear sky; moderate westerly swell; strong
head sea; barometer 30.34.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
SAN JOSE MAY SUE THE
PENINSULAR RAILROAD
Friendly Action to Settle Ques-
tion of Earnings
ISpccioI Disndtch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Dec. IA friendly suit
probably will be started shortly by the
city of San Jose against the Peninsular
railroad to determine just what por-
tion of the earnings of the corporation
should be paid the city.
clause in the company's franchise
says that after period of ten years
two per cent of the earnings shall be
paid the city for the privilege of run
ming over the streets of the town
This period is UP but the company
claims that only a portion of their road
is within the city limits and they have
no means of estimating the yearly re-
ceipts collected within the city,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
OLD BUILDING AT HOME
FOR BLIND CONDEMNED
State Will Be Asked to Erect
New Structure

OAKLAND, Dec 16.-The old frame
structure at the Industrial home for
the adult blind at Telegraph avenue
and Thirty-sixth street, once a show
place of Oakland. has been condemned
and will be replaced by new and
modern structure as soon as the state
approprtates the needed funds. State
Engineer Ellery, making a report at
the request of the directors of the
home, declared that 1t would be a.
waste of money to try to repaid the
building any more. The legislature
will be asked to appropriate $4,000
for new building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
PORCH ORDINANCE TO
BE TESTED IN COURT
Santa Cruz Man Arrested for
Violation of Ordinance
ISnecinl Disnnfch 10 The Call

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 16.-The city
porch ordinance, intended to do away
with all porches in the business dis
tricts, is to be thrashed out in the
courts. About 80 per cent of the own
ers of business houses have complied
will test the legality of the law. ]. F.
Simpson has been arrested and has en-
gagged legal talent to represent him al
the trial Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Smart Set to Play in
Tennis Tourney
[Seecinl Dispalch 10 The Call

HILLSBOROUGH. Dec. 16.-The ath-
letically inclined members of the
Hillsborough and Burlingame smart
set will gather on the courts of the San
Mateo polo club in FL Cerrito park at
2:3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when
a mems double tennis tournament will
be held for two handsome trophies pre-
sented by Richard M. Tobin. Several
crack players from San Francisco are
entered in the contests and some close
play is anticipated.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
CHARGES AGAINST MILK
MAN ARE NOT PROVEN

Judge Conlan. in the police COURT
yesterday. dismissed the criminal pro-
ceedings against driver for the
United milk company. charged with
diluting milk His testimony showed
that he had finished driving his route
and had dumped the remaining milk
from all the cans into one. 1t was not
proven that he had diluted the milk.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

SAILED
Friday, December rs.
$50 p m, stmr Westerner, Kelly Astoria.
10:45 p. m, stmr Carmel Hardwick. (;ravs
Harbor.
ISLAND PORES
H0NOLULU-Sailed Dec. 16-Schr Helene,
for Port Townsend.
FOREIGN PORTS
vICTORIA-Arrived Dec. I6-Br stur Princess
Adelaide, from Glasgow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
AUTO TOAGAINSHOWS
ITS GREAT Value
Makes 1t Possible to Lessen
Journey From Week to
a Day
BY R. R. L'HoMMED1Eu

A demonstration of the wonderful
Journeys made possible by the motor
car has just been reported by ]. W.
Leavitt & Co. with the sale of a big
80 horsepower, four cylinder, seven
passenger Kissel Kar to A. Nelson
Jackson of Flagstaff, Ariz.
Jackson came into the city the first
part of the week and went shopping for
car that had all kinds of power and
would stand hard usage. After making
the rounds of the row he decided that
the Kissel Kar was the one that was
best suited to his needs.
After the purchase he told Leavitt
what he wanted it for. He said that he
had some mining properties located $50
miles northwest of Flagstaff, and that
he had to take parties out to it. The
road, II 1t could be called a road was
overland through barren district
where 1T was impossible to get assist
ance if it were needed. In making the
journey one had to carry everything
that might be needed. Heretofore he
had to take a pack train of burros and
almost weeks provisions 1t was a
hard journey and one that people
baked at taking. With the Kissel Kar
1T will be possible to make it in a DAYS
run.
Leavitt sent it out looking as if II
were going into a road race. The car
has been shipped to Flagstaff where a
party of seven will board it and go over
to the mine. The car will be used ex-
clusively for making these trips.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

ANDERSON SUCCEEDS HoYT - Washington.
Dec. 16.-Chandler P Anderson Of New York
today was appointed counsellor OF the state
Hoyt-
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
/ Buys Hup Coupe
for Christians

Chapman. thinking that he wanted the
automobile for himself, tried to show
him how it was particularly suited to
him After Chapman had extolled the
car from every point the man said he
would take it. When he gave Chap
man his check he said he did not want
the car at once and explained that the
coupe was not to be delivered until
Christmas day, as it was to be a pres
ent to his wife. There is going to be
one happy woman this Christmas.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

The Flanders 20 coupe will probably
make its appearance for the first time
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Flanders Coupe
| Soon to Arrive

ter N. Weaver
general manager of the Studebaker
interests in California. who is at
present at the EMF factory in De-
troit. Writing to the local Studebaker
branch Weaver says the Flanders coupe
possesses many features which will
make 1t one of the most popular cars
of its type and will undoubtedly enjoy
wide patronage on the coast.
The size of the Flanders coupe.
writes Weaver, ''is ample and it's fit-
tings have been refined to a degree
einbodying the very acme Of the coach
builders art Adjustable windows, silk
curtains interior and exterior electric
lights. English broadcloth upholstery,
carpeted floor, wide, high doors, nick
eled interior hardware and dark green
exterior finish with black stripes, COM
bine to make this coupe a source of
satisfaction to the eye. The large rear
deck furnishes sufficient locker room,
making possible the carrying of a con-
siderable quantity of small baggage.
.'One of the characteristics of the
car is the comfortable distance between
seat and steering wheel and the posi-
tions of the gear shifting and emer-
gency brake levers. The smooth run
ming Flanders engine has been supple
mented by the placing of felt between
every junction of the coupe body and
the framework of the car, which does
away with the ordinarily accentuated
hum Of the moving parts of the car and
motor A distinct advantage is the
fact that the coupe body may easily be
interchanged with the open type bodies
by the 1oosening of but a half dozen
bolts"
q n rt,opp,au giant FOR +ho TJrr,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

S. G. Chapman, agent for the Hup-
mobile had q new experience yester-
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Record Flanders
Uses Splitdorf

ceived word yesterday that there had
not been the slightest signs of any
trouble from the equipment. and that
there was no telling when the engine
would stop, as it was running perfectly
Manager Haydenfelt of the Motor
sales company, agents for the Inter-
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
R. III. Zinke Re-
turns to City

the capital city. The opening week was
a great success. and the number of
motorists that paid the quarter a visit
showed the interest that is being taken
In the motor car in that section. Zinke
reports nice business during the time
he was away.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Sells First Car at
Southern Show

the Interstate agents They are dis
playing a. very fine polished chassis
down south, and after the exhibition
closes it will be brought up to this city.
r. H Zinke, manager of the Corbin
motor car agency, has just returned
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

CONGRATULATIONS lot
the last As hours on
account of the ar
rival of a daughter
in his household on
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

Qdy. n Ou LIclIIdI1
called at the sales
room and asked to
be shown the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

w. L. Hughson head of the Standard
motor car company. has been receiving
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
w. l.. HuEhson
Is Proud Father
Wednesday morning

The Flanders "2O," W
the record nonstop eng
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
LAWYERS IN GERMANY.
They Cannot Advertise, and Their Fees
Are Fixed By Law.

The German law fixes the exact fees
which q Germanattorney has to claim
for all kinds of professional work, ana
the rechtsanwait can charge neithe"
more nor less.
These fees apply to all matters Of
the civil code and of criminal cases.
The amount, according to the Green
Bag. depends exclusively on the value
of the object of contention.
1t is an old though still unfulhlled
wish of German lawyers to have new
fixed list of fees. not made after the
old and low standard of the year 1879.
but made with consideration To the
changeS-the numerous decided
changes-w which have taken place since
that year
The rechtsanwalt is attorney and
counselor at law all in one Gin England
solicitor and barrister) The rcchtsan-
walt can never be business man. as
is the case in the United States.
The exercise of the law is not To he
considered a calling or profession, but
is to be looked on more as public
office. According to the lawyers code
of the 1st of July, 1878, a lawyer is
charged publicly with certain duties.
He is obliged to have his residence
in the town or district where he is ap-
pointed $50 called residence duty).
Further. he must conduct himself i'm
and out of office i'm way befitting his
professional and social standing-i. e.,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23

that invaded Oman in the tenth CEN
tury. The isolation of the town and
the curious behavior of it's people gave
rise to exaggerated stories in the ba-
Zaars on 'he distant coast, and in this
case the origin of the fable may be re-
garded as fairly certain.
Unfortunately for the romance of
the world, it seems practically impOs-
sible for stories of this character to
have the origin novelists would wish.
The world is comparatively small to-
day. The trial of the explorer is over
every land from Paraguay to Thibet.
Forbidden lands are entered, hidden
cities exist only in the imagination of
the fiction writer. In a period when
trains run to Eokhara and the great
African lakes, when the tourist ap-
pears at Khartoum, and Lhassa itself
is entered, there is no room for mys-
terious white race. Even the Dark
Continent is no longer allowed to have
it's mysteries. The photographer sits
on the battered walls of kano; the
Fulani empcrors have passed away.
One may no longer believe in the eX-
istence of a strange white people in
the heart of equatorial Africa. Rider
Haggard's splendid race is probably
only the Bahima, originally discover
ed by Speke southwestern Uganda.
AT least, Sir Harry Johnson claims to
have discovered in them the clew to
many Of the mysterious white race le-
eends found in the Dark Continent.
He was engaged in nothing more
thrilling than a tour of inspection or
Ankole when he came across them.
They are OF a very light complexion
and are the aristocrats of this region.
Sir Harry holds that they are obvious
" descended from a Gala, Somali or
other Hamitic stock, and adds that
some of them are more like Egyptians
than Is the case with Galas and Soma
lis. Romance disappears before the
thread of the explorer. The Dark Con-
tinent Is dark no more.-New YORK
Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23

The Intelligent Mule.-"Some peo-
pie think mules haven't much intelli-
gence, but know they have" was the
way a commercial traveller interrupted
a story teller. Now, take the town
came from. While l was home on a
visit last year the place was all
wrought up over the systematic steal
ing of flowers from the graves in our
leading cemetery. The thing had been
going on some time, and the people
were shocked, of course. Finally a
guard was posted and the thief cap
tured and the thief was mule.
1T didn't take long to get at all the
facts. 1t seems that a certain woman
living near the cemetery had held up
the mules owner, who was beating the
animal, prosecuted him for cruelty
then bought the mule and turned 1t
out to pasture. The mule was so CRATE
full to the woman that every night II
would jump the pasture fence, go into
the cemetery, pick up the freshest
bunch of flowers it could find, carry
them to the woman's house and de-
posit them on the front stoop, where
she would find them in the morning.
Now, when you talk of intelligence in
animals
Good night" said the man whom
the commercial traveller had interrupt
er.-New York Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.
Thousands of Boys All Over the Coun-
trv Are Oruanizinu Patrols.

When a boy fails to sit up and take
notice at the word scout" it's time to
send for the family doctor.
Here's a chance to prove that you
don't need the doctor, anyhow, and to
get into the best game you ever saw
the big boy scout" movement, with
thousands of other bright, active boys
all over the United States.
You can learn how to do all those
things that Col. Roosevelt did in the
west-how to track people and game;
how to build safe fires that can't be
seen: how to cook over them: how to
take care of yourself anywhere in the
Cuen, under all conditions: how to
wigwag" signals and send messages,
just as they do in the army-in fact,
everything that goes to make a self
reliant, strong, healthy, quick and OBJ
servant scout, in city or country,
through forest or prairie.
Better hop on to this quick, talk it
over with the rest of the bunch, or
ganize a patrol and get ready for bus
mess.
prehensive one. He is taught to find
food, fire and shelter from what ma
ture offers him; to follow a trail; to
communicate by signal over long dis
tances; to handle a rifle safely and to
shoot it accurately, and, before his
training is completed, he is initiated
into that most ancient of all mysteries
-woodcraft.
This last accomplishment is made up
of a multitude of details. For instance
how many grown men are there who
know how to build proper camp fire?
The boy scout learns this in his ear
ly training.
The real woodsman's fire Is small
affair of Goals and flame about as
big as a campaign hat. Such fire is
better to cook than the typical picnic
bonfire-and it gives off no smoke by
which lurking enemy might be warm
ed to flee or guided to attack.
The boy scout movement started in
England where literally hundreds Of
thousands Of boys are organized under
the leadership of Gen. Baden Powell,
a hero of the Boer war. 1t has spread
rapidly to the English colonies, to Ger
many and other countries.
The Boer war proved that even the
mature, city -softened Englishman was
capable of learning to find food and
shelter outdoors and-though this
was slow in coming-not to make him
self conspicuous mark for every hos
tile rifle within range. 1t is a poor
time to begin this training when an
alert enemy is at hand to make
bloody interruption Of the lesson at
every opportunity.
The boy scouts learn woodcraft camp
lore, manliness, courtesy, first-ar-to-
the injured, how to help others in any
predicament, and a heap Of other
things that everybody wants to know
all in playing this fine outdoor game
of scouting.-New Haven Times-Lead-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
Unconscious PoIiteness.-A common

Unconscious Politeness.-A common
place occurrence in an omnibus in the
vicinity of Whitehall. The bus has
stopped and every seat is full when
suddenly young lady enters. Just at
the same moment an old gentleman
sitting at the other end got up from
his seat.
"Oh, no, really I couldn't think
said the blushing maiden.
But acknowledgements the old
gentleman.
mo, not on any account; l should
feel so terribly selfish and"-eXpostu-
lated the damsel, as she waved the
courteous passenger back to his seat.
Il really must insist on"-continued
the old gentleman, rapidly growing
purple in the face.
Il really don't mind a little bit, and
in fact I"-said beauty" with the
sweetest of smiles.
Cant you see, madam, that?'-said
the old gentleman, irascibly.
It's very charming of you; but,
really, I can just as we'll stand" the
young lady said firmly, as she pro-
ceeded to "straphang."
You are perfectly at liberty to do
just as you like about that, miss" said
the old gentleman, advancing toward
the door, but l want to get out."-Tit-
Rits"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23

The Judges BIuff.-The late Prof.
William p Blake, whose encouraging
mineralogical reports induced the
United States to buy Alaska, believed
firmly in his country's future.
Prof. Blake, in a Fourth of July ad-
dress that Tucson still remembers,
pointed out the forward strides that
Arizona had made.
Think Of the ignorance and Hitter
acy of the past, all vanished now he
said. "Once. while out on mineralog-
ical trip, | wandered into a court
house in an Arizona village.
THE case afoOt concerned a letter
The prosecution wanted this letter ad-
mitted in evidence, but the defense
wanted it barred out. Finally the
judge said, reluctantly:
Hand the pesky thing up here and
III decide on it.
so the letter was handed up to the
Judge. and he put on his spectacles and
looked at it sideways and crosswise
and a loud laugh went up from the
spectators.
What are they laughing att"
asked the man next to me.
why, at the jedge's bluff, of
course was the reply. The old fool
can't read readin- writin' let alone
writin- -'writin New York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
humorous department.
Surprise All Around.

I'VE have the surprise beautifully
planned" said young Mrs. Westerleigh
To the guests. and Frank doesn't sus-
pect a thing. l think he has even
forgotten that today's his birthday. He
will get home from the office at about
I o'clock. Then he always goes up
stairs to take off his coat and put on
his smoking jacket for the evening.
When he is upstairs | will call out sud-
denly. oh, Frank, come down stairs
quick. The gas is escaping Then he
will rush down here, unsuspecting, to
find the crowd of friends waiting for
him.
1t went off exactly as planned. West
erleigh came home at the regular hour
and went directly upstairs. The guests
held their breath while Mrs. Wester-
leigh called out excitedly. "Ch, Frank,
come down quick. The gas is escap4
ing in the parlor."
Every light had been turned out, and
the parlor was in perfect darkness.
There was RAPID ruSn OF leet dO"i
the stairway, then a voice said, Il don't
smell any gas"
Better light the jet" Mrs. Wester-
leigh suggested tremulously. Here's
a match"
There was a splutter, and suddenly
the room was flooded with light. Ev-
erybody screamed. The hostess faint
ed.
For there, in the centre of the room.
stood Westerleigh, attired only in a
natty union suit, with a fresh pair of
trousers carried over his arm.
Birthday parties still form forbid
den subject of conversation at the
Westerleigh's.-Lip
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
An Opalized Dogfish.-Within tn


past few years the famous opal fields
at White Cliffs, New South Wales,
have yielded SO many curious fossils.
particularly those of prehistoric mar
inc life, that many scientists have in
Clin"d to the opinion that central
Australia was once an ocean bed. OF
these curious finds. perhaps the most
extraordinary is that of Il foSSiliZed,
or rather upaliZcd. member of the
shark family. found thirty five feet be-
low the surface of the ground. The
specimen measures three feet six
inches from the snuut to the tip of the
tail. The body is in seven sections,
the circumference of the largest of
which thc head and shoulder pnrtinm
is eighteen inches. Each section is
six inches in length. The deeply in
dcntcd eye sockets show very plainly,
and thin veins of purple opal "nCircle
the fish from tip To tip. At the mouth
these veins mad" an uhlnng and clearly
defined course, though tn" continuity
is occasionally broken. - Harp"r's
Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23

duty due to his rank Thus a lawyer
is forbidden to advertise in newspa-
pers. by canvassing, ETC., or to buy or
take over a practice already made as
being unworthy of his calling.
His position in society is between
officials and scholars, and through GUS
tom and law he is compelled to keep
the position to the last degree. This
compulsion To keep ones rank has
given rise to the existence of commit
tees called anwaltskammern, whose
duty it Is to keep a strict watch that
no lawyer dishonOrs his calling. These
committees have a strict code of pun
ishment. ranging to complete eXpul-
sion from office. In this way the law
yers in Germany have a good and hon
ored position. In fact. there is scarcely
a country in which the lawyer enjoys
more respect and confidence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23
TAX NOTICE-l9lO
Office Of the County Treasurer of York
County.


Yorkvlle, S. c., Sept. Is. 1910.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on SATURDAY, the 18TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1910, and remain
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
BER. 1910, for the collection of
STATE, COUNTY. SCHOOL AND LO-
CAL TAXES for the fiscal year 1910,
without penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made in the month of
JANUARY, 1911, and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
i'm the month of FEBRUARY, 1911.
and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will
be added on all payments made from
the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the
18TH DAY OF MARCH. 1911. and af-
ter this date all unpaid taxes will go
into executions and all unpaid Single
Polls will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution in accord
ance with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, !
will attend at the following places on
the days named:
At Yorkville, Saturday, October Is
to Wednesday, October 10Th.
At Smyrna, Thursday, October 20.
At Hickory Grove. Friday and Sat-
urday, October q and %.
At Sharon, Monday, October "a.
At McConnellsville, Tuesday, Octo-
Der 25.
At Tirzah. Wednesday. October 26.
At Glover, Thursday and Friday,
October 81 and 2S.
At Yorkville from Saturday, Octo-
ber 20, to Tuesday, November 1.
At Coates's Tavern, from IL o'clock
Wednesday. November 2, until, IL m,
Thursday. November 3.
AT Fort Mill. Friday and Saturday
November and 5.
At Rock Hill from Monday, Novem-
Der Z, to Saturday, November II.
And at YorKville from Monday. No
vember IA, until the 31st day of De-
cember, 1910, after which day the
penalties will attach as stated above.
HARRY T.. NEIL.
Treasurer of York County.
"a ( At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-23

Quiet Grace-Mr. BlobhS dmed the
other evening with some friends. When
the guests were seated the host bent
his head and began speaking in sub
dued tone.
"Eh, what's that" demanded Rl"hhs,
who sat beside him. and who is rather
deaf.
The host smiled patiently and began
again i'm a louder voice.
Speak a little louder: | don't catch
what YOU say" Blobbs persisted.
4 low ripple of laughter went round
the table. The host. his face crimson
with embarrassment. raised his voice
still higher. The poor old man did his
best to hear. but failed.
What did YOU say" he demanded,
irascibly.
The host cast him an angry glance.
Dang it, I'm saying grace" he yelled.
-Tit-Bits.