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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
MERCHANT MARINE OF
CANADA DECREASING
Statistics Show That 1t Ranks
Tenth Place

Consul Frank Deedmeyer of Char
lottetown has prepared from official
statistics the following, showing the
status Of the Canadian merchant
marine:
On December 81, 1909, there were
1,76S vessels, measuring 1883 tons,
an increase of l66 vessels and 1929
tons as compared with December 81,
1908. During 1909 there were built and
registered 327 vessels with 25306 tons.
Sailing ships numbered 4,539, with 2O4,-
591 tons; steamships, 1929, with 513,-
962 tons. During the last 35 years
there has been a decided decrease in
the Canadian merchant marine, as the
following tonnage statistics show: 1874,
1,15S,363; 1879, 1892, ,094; 1884, 1,253,747;
1889, 1,040,4 4S1; 1894, S69,624; 1899, 679,-
352: 1904, 6S2,S3S; 1909, 1883.
The tonnage, by provinces, on De-
cember 81, 1909, was as follows: New
Brunswick, 62,9S4; Nova Scotia, 16O, ,2S6;
Quebec, 1880; Ontario, 0S,652;
Prince Edward island 1o,154; British
Columbia, 92,746 Manitoba, 5,0S7; Yu-
kon district. 1854; Saskatchewan, 290.
In tonnage the merchant marine of
Canada takes tenth rank 1t is esti-
mated that 36,430 men and boys, in
cluding masters, were employed on
registered Canadian ships during 1909.
Prince Rupert, in British Columbia, was
constituted port of registry. During
the year 246 vessels were stricken from
the registry for the causes given: Sold
to foreigners, Il; wrecked, 27; stranded,
II; lost y; broken up, IS; abandoned
at sea, Z; collision, 2; missing, l. foun-
dered, s; burned, 33; condemned, 8;
transferred to st. Johns, Newfound-
land, 13; transferred to Bridgetown,
Barbados. 6; reported out of existence,
p; register surrendered l.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
CYCLIST
MAKES LONG TRIP
Major Edward A. Weed, Hale
and Hearty, Wheels Across
the Continent

Major Edward A. Weed, civil war
veteran. writer and noted International
cyclist, who left New York city in May,
1908, to cross the continent for a sec
ond time on bicycle, arrived in this
city Saturday, having completed a trip
of over 5000 miles.
In many ways Major Weed is the
most remarkable cyclist known. He is
6S years old and firm and sinewy as a
man of 40. He began International
cycling when he was SO years old. and
for the first eight years he pedaled
over more than $4,000 miles. His
course took him through Canada, Mex
leo, Cuba and every state of America.
He wears picturesque costume of
dark sweater goods shirt, breast COW
cred with medals, khaki trousers cut
off at the knee and cycling stockings.
He came to California in 1874 and
was connected with number of news
papers in this city and in other cities
of the Pacific coast. Major Weed car
ries camera with him and does a
photographing business along the
route. He also gives lectures and
writes for eastern publications. He is
at present visiting with friends at 1000
Folsom street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
CLEVER SKIT BIG LAUGH
GETTER AT THE CHUTES
+. Milton and De Long Sisters
Head Entertaining Bill

twenty Minutes Layover at Alfalfa
junction" presented by Frank Milton
and the DeLong sisters. is the head
liner at the Chutes theatre yesterday,
7,eing fun Of bright lines, amusing sit
nations and even humorous music.
The three sisters Macarte, singers,
dancers and wire walkers, the Dor
ians. European pantomimists and aero
hattie bounding eccentriques in "A Ter
rible Night" Helen Byron. dainty
singing cOmedienne: Bob Finley. a dap
ner singing and talking comedian; the
Tiler sisters, programmed The News
girl and the Actorine;" Murphy and
Francis. an energetic and clever col
ored couple, and the Biograph, which
changes pictures every day, completed
a thoroughly entertaining bill The
,Issal professional tryout viii take place
tomorrow evening and the amateurs
VIII appear on Thursday and Friday
nights.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Water Front Notes

The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's Curacao, Captain Paulsen. ar
rived yesterday morning from Mexican
ports The steamer carried full
cargo composed of live turtles, horns,
old rags and tomatoes. On the way
UP the coast the Curacao carried 10C
Chinese from La Paz to Ensenada and
13 first class passengers from Ensen-
ada to San Pedro. Captain Paulsen
reports rough weather from San Pedro
The steamer President, Captain
Cousins arrived from Seattle yesterday
with 2S9 first class passengers; III
passengers were booked through to
Los Angeles.
The Hawaiian company S
steamer Nebraskan sailed for Salina
Cruz yesterday with a general cargo
of merchandise
on the way down the coast the Pres
ident passed the steamer George A
Fenwick 80 miles south of Arena with
a log raft in tow from the Columbia
river. The Fenwick was making good
headway against a fresh northwest
wind
Word was received from the north
Yesterday that the French bark Notre
Dame d 'Arvor has been sighted off Ia
toosh at the entrance to Puget Sound.
The bark is $50 days from Antwerp to
Victoria, having made numerous stops
en- route.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
PERSONS MARRY
in ODD PLACES
Marriages Take Place in Lions
Cage, on Trapeze and
on Horseback

Although the vast majority of brides
have the nuptial knot tied in church,
there are a few who prefer it fastened
in an odd environment. To be "spliced"
on a swinging trapeze would not be
every ones choice, yet that was the
scene selected on one occasion by two
couples of circus performers The con-
tracing parties, gorgeously arrayed.
climbed on two aerial perches, one on
each side of the ring, while the officia-
ting magistrate stood on a pyramid in
the center and conducted the service.
In 1897 wedding occurred in a Hons
cage at the Boston zoo. Something like
four thousand people witnessed the
event, a Methodist clergyman conduct
ing 1t. The minister stood outside the
cage, the bride and bridegroom fol-
lowed the keeper into the cage, which
contained two large lions, and the
steel barred door was closed behind
them. relates the London Globe. The
whole thing was over in five minutes,
but it must have seemed years to the
couple. considering that the lions
walked round the cage staring at the
unusual sight, and then lay down, roar
ing and yawning alternately.
On another occasion a couple had
the romantic idea of being married in
side the head of the colossal figure of
the Goddess of Liberty, which stands
in New York harbor. The head being a
hollow chamber, the feat was made
feasible and was duly carried out, after
the bridal party had mounted the 800
feet of narrow stairs to reach their des-
ination.
Marriages have now and again taken
place on horseback, one such being be-
tween an eloping couple some years
back. While service was in progress
in village church the noise of clat-
tering hoofs was heard An official go
ing TO the entrance found a man and
woman mounted on palpitating animals.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Class Tourney Begun on
Parks Courts

The Golden Gate tennis club started
a class tournament on the park courts
Yesterday. The third and fourth classes
were played off, and the two upper
classes will play after the players re-
turn from the coast championship at
Del Monte next month.
3 The results of the matches were as
follows:
Third Preliminary round H. Hooson
beat ". Phillips by default; nrst ronn9; " ~
Morgan beat Hobson by default; B. kreuchsn a
beat R. Orrett by default; c. Sparrows beat NJ.
Levin. 6-3 6-3; semihnals, Flanders beat Nor
gan 4-6. Sc 6-1 Sparrows beat kreuchan'
Ga. IS.
Fourth class--First round W; Jarrett beat j.
Johnstone 6-3. 6-3: A. de Vail beat r. Taber,
6MI, 60: c. Henning beat W. Brown, e
6-2: J. Friedberger beat j. Levin; Sc, 6-l'
6-1: j. Waddell beat Fl. Allen. ca. 10; j;
Swift beat Z. Berendt, 6--3, Go; L. Jongueri
beat R. Felchin. g - seGohq ueonine soniu
beat De Vail. 6--3. 2--6. GO: Friedberger beat
Waddel1, 6-1, I'll; Swift beat Jongueril, I'll
ca
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
POLITICIANS EYES
On new ENGLAND
New Hampshire Holds First
State Wide Primaries, While
Vermont and Maine Vote

BOSTON. Aug 2S.-The political at
tention of the country gradually is be-
ing focused on New England where
early in September the first measuring
of strength between the republican
and democratic parties in the state
elections of 1910 is to take place. Yer
mont will elect state officers and con-
gressmen September and Maine Sep
tember -.
On the same day as the Vermont
election. New Hampshire will hold her
first state wide primaries and the first
under a direct primary law affecting
an entire state TO be held in the east
The terms of Senator's Page of Yer
mont, Hale Of Maine, Lodge of Mass
achusetts Aldrich OF Rhode Island and
Bulkley of Connecticut expire March
4. 1911. Hale and Aldrich have de-
clined reelection.
In Vermont the republican leaders
are devoting their efforts to securins:
or exceeding a normal plurality OF
10000, while the democrats are en-
deavoring TO reduce this margin
The republicans in Maine have nOmi-
mated Governor Bert NJ. Fernald for
a second term. while the democrats
are waging a vigorous campaign with
Frederick W. Plaisted. mayor of Au-
guSta, as Clelr Ie1uSI- III tNS AESL
district the congressional parliament
tartan. Asher Kinds. is seeking the
seat on the floor of the House formerly
occupied by Thomas 3. Reed who in
troduced Kinds into Washington eN-
ecutive circles.
In neither Vermont nor Maine Is any
outward issue drawn between so-caled
progressive" and regular republi-
cans.
The New Hampshire primary strug-
gle for for governor is between Ber-'
tram Ellis of keene and Robert P
Bass of PeteTbOrOm. the latter being
supported by the SO called progressive
wing of the PARTY.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Rulers Farewell Statement

SEOUL Korea. Aug 29.-Upon the
REIMBURSEMENT of his power and the
turning over today of his country and
people TO the sovereignty of Japan,
Emperor vi Syek issued q farewell
statement pleading with the people
to accept the new regime peacefully
and declaring that the change is for
their best interests.
simultaneously with the promulga-
tion of the emperor's decree, the gov
ernor general issued a proclamation
granting amnesty to prisoners SEN
fenced for slight offenses and relieving
the poorer people of their unpaid taxes.
The new administration will advance
$500 600 to encourage industry and
education. provide hospitals and re-
lieve paupers.
The proclamation says that thou
sands of persons will be employed in
public works, and that religious free
dom will be recognized
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Giant Athletes Make
New Records

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-Worlds records
were broken here today before crowd
of 5000 spectators who attended the
second annual track and field meet of
the Chicago Irish American athletic
club, in which the Chicago Athletic as
sciation won the silver trophy.
Matt McGrath of the New York ath-
letic club set a new mark for the Sc
pound weight throw for height, tossing
the weight Is feet 6A inches.
In the 56 pound weight throw in the
seven foot circle, John Flanagan. the
New York policeman athlete, made SO
feet Z inches. beating his own record of
3S feet inches. The event does not
constitute a record, being an exhibition
throw.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
PROHIBITION WORKER
MAKES CLEVER RETORT

Frank ]. Shibley of the prohibition
party national committee recently
scored off an interrupter in the course
of an address in Tucson.
The man broke in on Shibley'S con-
demnation of whisky to shout:
But it's a medicine. A strong glass
of hot whisky and water will break
up a cold
''And eight strong glasses" Mr.. Sib-
ley retorted, will break up a home"
Many a cook is a poor singer who
has a good range.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES
PROMOTION TO WOMAN

At present the highest salaried
woman doing department work in
Washington is Mrs A. B. Shortridge
of New York city. The state depart
ment recently recognized her services
by promotion to a salary of $4,000 per
annum
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
ROOSEVELT USED LARIAT
TO MILK ROMPING COW
Former President Has to Con-
fess Experiment Failed

The wrangle over the price of milk
is suggestive of an unsuccessful strug-
gle for the lacteal fluid which the
Christian Herald tells of former
president of the United States.
Roosevelt has confessed that in one
line of activity he has failed. The colo
mel says that when he was ranching
in North Dakota they got tired of
condensed milk which was extracted
from a herd of Jersey tin cans three
times a day. With cattle. cattle every
where and not a drop to drink" it
seemed ridiculous that a supply of the
fresh tactical fluid should not be forth
coming The cordial come boss of
the future president proving of no
avail. Roosevelt chased a cow two
miles. caught it with a larat, threw
it, roped it. turned it upside down. and
tried to milk it. But" says he sadly,
Il got precious little milk
Evidently the gravity of the situation
was too much for the COW, or maybe
the COW being inverted the gravity of
the earth was too much for the milk.
At any rate, the whole situation was
too much for the gravity of the by
ISLANDERS. and Roosevelt ceased from
troubling and the producer of natural
milkshakes was a rest
We are sorry. says the Herald. Roose-
Welt did not try again. for thus get
ting into close contact with the origi-
nal producer, he could decide better
whether it was getting all of the profit
ii was really entitled to. or whether
the milk trust had some excuse for
dealing in any way with watered stock.
Australia and the United States de-
mand nearly all of Japan's sulphur out
put. the former taking 35. .421 ,604 pounds
and the latter 37.450,515 pounds in 1909.
Switzerland takes about 100000 pounds
monthly.
DO your duty and leave the rest to
the other fellow
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
SCIENTISTS GATHER FOR
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Will Compare Astronomical Dis
ccVeries and Deductions

PASADENA Aug 2s.-Eighty- FIVE
members Of the International Union for
Cooperation in Solar Research, arrived
l5ere TODAY TO attend one of the most
iFnportant conferences Of astronomical
scientists ever held More than half Of
the delegates are from the great obser-
aatories Of Europe.
The meeting. which viii open Tues
day. viii he the fourth conference of
the union. nd the first ever held in the
Z -niced States. Tt has been two years
since the last meeting. and in the mean
time some Of the most important dis
.acoveries in astronomy have been made
The object Of the meeting is to COM
pare discoveries and deductions made
during the two year interim, so that
various phases Of astral research may
be standardized and placed in book
form for the enlightenment Of the
world. The sessions will be held on the
summit of Mount Wilson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
Astronomers Go South
-ISpee.aL Dispaleh 70 The CoLll

SANTA CLARA Aug 2s.-Rev.
Richard Cirera. director of the Ebro
observatory at Tortosa. Spain. who has
been visiting at Santa Clara college
returned from a visit to the Lick OBJ
servatory, and left for Pasadena, in
company with Rev. J. s. Ricard Of
the santa Clara college observatory.
~Fhev 90 south 10 attend the Interna-
rfonal Union for Cooperation in Solar
Research This week Father Cirera
viii represent the Royal Academy of
sciences Of Barcelona at this meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

For each member of the population Of
the United States about a third of q
mound Of Japanese tea and 10 or i
paper napkins are sold annually IN
America. OF Japans total exports Of
peanuts the United States takes two
thirds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

During 1909 Great Britain bought
447.526 square yards of Japanese car
pets out of a total of 623 ,692 yards e,s-
ported but in mating the United States
takes practically all of Japan's output.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29

Do your duty and leave the rest to
the other fellow
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

prig of a parson comes along and
it looks for awhile as if Jane would
be sacrificed to him. James very dis
reputable father turns up. too and
causes no end OF trouble and some very
disa greeable disturbances.
While Jane and the doctor dominate
the story, several other characters are
important to the development of the
plot and are well drawn and interest
ing. The deaf old Episcopal clergy
man, Anne, the crotchetty but warm
hearted house keeper. are the most i'm
portant and are consistent throughout.
Edward c. Booth, author of The
Doctors Lass" is a native of York
shire, still in the early thirtfes. and
comes of a musical and artistic family.
Mr.. Booth first turned his aspirations
toward music. He studied the violin
and pianoforte as a child. but later de-
veloped passion for the violoncello.
He was persuaded by David Pepper,
the greatest living composer for that
instrument, to conclude his studies
with him in Budapest. An injury to
Mr.. Booths right hand through over
work put an end to this idea. and after
two or three years of intermittent
struggling Mr.. Booth was obliged to
discard all hope of outwearing the
hand trouble.
Mr.. Booth has composed much for
the violoncello, as well as for the violin;
also songs. One song. England,
Mother England" especially written
for Madam Clara Butt. has been much
sung by her in England. In Australia
Madam Butts singing of it provoked
a demonstration in the Melbourne hall
such as has rarely been witnessed. His
first novel, THE Post Girl" established
him as an author to be reckoned with.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

inc, and--one after another they come
tumbling into the plot of Rex Beach's
new book Going Some" This is much
In the manner OF the late o. Henry A
bit of dialogue IN the last pages of
Going Some" also savors of the dis
tfnctly American angle of humor char
acteristic of both these writer's
Didn't you ever see the sun rise be-
fore?" Certainly not; i don't stay up
that late"
Jeanette Marks, author of "A Holi-
day With the Birds and other books,
sailed recently for a long desired Eu-
ropean vacation. When the day of de-
parture came, however. she told a
group of friends: Il have just come
from Maine, where it is delightfully."-
cool and where the smell of fern and
pine and the song of the hermit thrush
make me homesick every time realize
that in Il days shall be in England" +"
A collection of II original docu-
ments relating to the crime of Eugene
Aram-a crime which Hoods thrilling
ballad has male famous in literature
is to be sold at auction in London. 1t
is stated that these documents have
come down to their present owner di-
rect from his ancestor, John Theak-
ston, who was the coroner in the Aram
murder case.
Margaret Cameron, whose novel The
Involuntary Chaperon,'' recently pub
lished, is the story of a delightful
womans holiday and the romance
which came of it, will not herself take
holiday this summer. She does her
writing in her New York apartment,
and there she will spend the summer,
she says, "as Mrs. Harrison c. Lewis,
you know" that happening to be her
name.
The second series of Howard Suther-
lands "Idylls of Greece" will appear
as an early fall publication. The idylls
in this series are: Phyllis and Demo-
phoon, Pan and PHYS, Prascis and Mar
cissus, and Orpheus and Eurydice. The
book will be uniform with the first vol
ume. The publishers are Desmond
FitzGerald, Inc, New York.
Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover an
nounce that they have just completed
arrangements for the publication of a
Drawing Books edited by Miss Will
hefmina Seegmiller, director of art in
struction, Indianapolis. These drawing
books have been one of the most re-
markable successes of recent years,
and the publication of a Canadian edi-
tion is the natural result of their large
success in this country. 1t seems espe-
cially fitting that Miss Seegmiller's
beautiful. drawing books should have a
Canadian edition, as she is herself a
native of Canada, and received her first
education and did her first teaching in
Toronto.
Mr.. F. Berkeley Smith is tempera-
mentally gypsy, rover. The titles
of his books bear this out: The Real
Latin Quarter" How Paris Amuses
Itself" ''Parisians Out of Doors"
Budapest the City of Magyars," In
London Town. Now comes The VIII
lage of Vagabonds," to be published in
May by Doubleday. Page &c Co. The
village" is little fishing community
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

on the Norman coast near which Mr.
Smith owns a farm. and the ''vaga-
bonds" are the people who visit him
there and are his neighbors. On his
His wife is a French woman, who has
lectured successfully in this country on
French literary subjects.
The sixth little pamphlet publication
of the Academy of Pacific Coast His
tory is just received. 1t is the diary
of Patrick Breen. one of the Donner
party. Parts of this diary have been
used and quoted in various ways be-
fore. but never before has the little
diary been published entire. Frederick
j. Teggart. the curator of the Academy
of Pacific Coast History, has edited the
copy and written a brief Introduction.
The diary came into possession of the
University of California In 1905 with
the Bancroft collection. page from
il is reproduced as a frOntiSpiece TO
this little pamphlet. UNIVERSITY OF
California Press. Berkeley, CaL)
The much quoted tribute to o. Henry
by James Whitcomb Riley was never
intended for publication o. Henry
and Riley had a most hearty admira-
tion for each others works, though
they had never met. o. Henry, at one
time. casually remarked to Hiram Moe
Greene, who at that time was one OF
the magazine editors for the BObbs-
Merrill company. that some day he
was going to get complete set OF
Riley's books
Greene made o. Henry a present
of the set of books. and the tribute so
frequently printed was written by
Riley in his characteristic style upon
the hyleaf of Morning.
o. Henry's acknowledgment was
quite like him. After a brief note OF
appreciation he concluded: Here in
my palatial garret / have poured out
three fingers. Here's TO you and
Riley, may neither OF yez die till I
kill yez.'
q. HENRY
o. Henry. Afrite-Chef OF all delight.
OF all delectables conglomerate
That stay the starved brain. and rejuvenate
The Mental Man: The esthetic appetite
So long endangered that the ''innards'' fight
And growI gutwise-its pangs thou dOst abata
And all amiably alleviate.
Joy pats its belly hobo might
Who haply hath obtained a cherry pie
With no burnt crust ner no seeds In IL:
Nothin' bat crisp crust and thickness Of Il.
And squashin juicy. an jes' mighty nigh
Too drafted drippin' sweet for human needs.
But fer the sosh o. milk that goes with IT,
James WhitcOmb Riley
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

Wears, by thy grace, hood of gold!
Glory to thee in the vineyards! Glory
10 thee in the feldsl
Glory among the grass and on the roofs.
In eyes of lizards and on wings Of
swans
Artist who making splendid the great
things
Forgets not to make exquisite the
small,
'Tis thou that, cutting out a silhouette,
To all thou beamest on dost fasten this
dark Twin,
Doubling the number of delightful
shapes,
Appointing to each thing its shadow,
More charming often than itself.
l praise thee. Sun. Thou sheddest roses
on the air,
Diamonds in the stream, enchantment
on the hill;
A poor dull tree thou takest and turnest
to dull rapture.
o, Sun, without whose golden magic
things
Would be no more than what they arev
There have been plenty OF sa,ires on
society and our little personal failings
much better than "Chantecler," and it is
not rash to say that play containing
so little as this can not live Written
in French, it may have some literary
values which have been lost in the
translation; but in English it is very
very dreary and disappointing
Edmond Rostand is an example of the
old biblical dictum that to them that