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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
MALAY STATES PRODUCE !.
TIN, RUBBER AND COPRA
Trees Expected to Pay Millions
in Five Years

Three products of the Malay penin-
sula are great sources of wealth, re-
ports Consul General James T. Dubois
of Singapore.
About 65 per cent of all the tin con-
sumed in the world is produced in the
Malay states. There was exported last
year s40,597,935 worth.
BY 1915 the Malay peninsula will
have 300,00o,000 acres of Para rubber
trees giving latex. This number of
trees should yield at least 90,000.000
pounds of rubber. The market price
is now 1925 a pound If the price
should drop to 81 there would be pro-
duced $90.O00,Oo0 worth of rubber,
which ought to show net profit OF
$4,000, 900.
The cocoanut tree is the third i'm
portant product This tree thrives well
in many parts of the Malay peninsula,
and copra is destined to become grow
ing item of export, owing to the new
uses to which it is being put. Not long
ago the supply of copra exceeded the
demand. Today the supply is insult
ficient Formerly the manufacturers
of soap were the only users of the
cocoanut OIL but France found 1t of
value for edible purposes. and this
knowledge has extended to other coun-
tries. This fact has increased the de-
mand beyond the present supply.
1t is reported that the copra butter
produced in France is cheaper and
quite as popular as cow butter. and
that increased facilities for its manu-
facture are being constantly made.
Cocoanut planters say that copra can
be produced at $50 per ton with very
satisfactory profit. The market price
reported in Australia at the present
time is s120 a ton. For several years
the planters were discouraged and gave
up their cocoanut land to rubber cul-
ture There is not much tendency in
this direction now. Instead, the cocoa
nut acreage is being rapidly increased,
and while the profit may not be as
great as in rubber culture it is be-
lieved by many that it is more sure
and steady. The copra exports from
this district amount annually to over
S5.000.OO0.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
TALKING DOG is
HAMBURG SENSATION
Says Want, Hunger, Cake and
Yes and No in German

BERLIN. Nov 26-The scientific SEN
sation of the hour in Germany is the
talking dog Don, a dark brown setter
belonging to a royal game keeper
named Ebers at Thiershutte, near Ham
burg. Don promises to become as cele-
brated an attraction as the horse Clever
Hans, which startled the geological
saYants of Europe eight years ago with
his alleged mathematical feats.
Kari Hagenbeck, the world famed
animal dealer, has offered Don's mas
ter $4,000 for the privilege of exhibit
ing the dog in the Hagenbeck outdoor
menagerie at Hamburg. The dogs vo-
cabulary, it is said, already embraces
six words
His alleged elocutionary powers came
to light early this week as the result
of reports from the United States that
Prof Alexander Graham Bell had sue
ceeded in teaching terrier to speak.
1t was declared that Germany not only
possessed dog with similar gifts, but
a dog which had been talking for five
years, in fact ever since he was 6
months old.
The story was first considered a
joke, but Thiershuttel all the week has
been the mecca of interested inquirers,
who have come away convinced that
Don is a genuine canine wonder. His
callers included a number of news
interview the. dog. The game keeper,
Ebers, affirms that the dog began
talking in 1905 without training of any
kind. According to his owner, the ami
NAL sauntered up one day to the table
where the family were eating, and,
when his master asked You want
something, don't your the dog stupe-
fed the family by replying in a deep
masculine tone, Haben, haben,"
csWant, want.') The tone was not a
bark or growl. it is declared, but dis
tinct speech, and increased in plainness
from day to day as his master took
more interest in the dogs newly dis
covered talent.
Shortly afterward, the story goes, the
dog learned to say Hunger" when
asked what he had. Then he was
taught to say "Kuchen" (cakes) and
finally "Ja'' and "Nein." And it is
added that he is now able to string
several of these words together in SEN
sible rotation and will say Hunger, I
want cakes" when an appropriate
question is addressed to him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
STERN MOTHER SETS
AN EXAMPLE IN CHINA
Causes Aged Son Official to Be
Whipped for Brutality

Lii King Yeungs mother was called
Cheung." writes correspondent OF the
North China Daily News. She was by
nature no less stern than intelligent
She was early left a widow, with a son
whose education she personally di-
rected Behind the family residence
was an old wall. One day this wall fell
down, when under its foundation was
discovered money enough to sink a
ship. The mother then blessed heaven
and said: I have heard that wealth
got without labor can bring only mis-
cry to the person who receives it.
Heaven, because of my departed hus-
bands virtuous life, has pitied me in
my poverty and dealt literally with me.
[ desire, however, only that my orphan
son may learn and attain unto perfect
understanding. L Will not touch the
money She, therefore, issued orders
that the coins should be covered in and
a house built on the spot.
Her son, Lii King Yeung, subsequently,
became an official and even when white
headed he did not allow the simplest
mistakes of his interiors to pass un-
punished He was at one time tatai of
Chitsai, and when one of the soldiers
opposed him he ordered that the man
should be beaten to death The army
was enraged and on the brink of revolt.
His mother, in the inner apartments,
heard of the trouble and straightway
came forth into the judgment hall.
There she made her son stand up before
her and fiercely upbraided him.
. The emperor she said, has in
trusted you with this great trust, but
you have usurped his prerogative and,
in administering punishment, you do
what you list. You have caused man
to be beaten to death who has not been
guilty of any crime. The harmony of
the entire district is jeopardized. You
will compel your old mother to go down
into the grave laden with shame and
disgrace. How, moreover, will you dare
to face your ancestors?
''She then ordered the lictors standing
by, who were full of awe at the scene,
to strip the old official of his robes and
to punish him. They beat him on the
back until some of the underlings
came forward and begged that the
punishment be stayed. After a time he
was released and the disaffected SOL
diers returned to their allegiance"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
VOLCANOES IN GUATEMALA
SURROUND STOCK FARMS
Foothills Have Abundant Sup=
DIy of SULPHUR

Writing of volcanoes IN Guatemala.
Consul Albert W. Brickwood Jr. of
Tapachula, Mexico. says:
The most imposing feature of the
scenery surrounding Tapachula is
Mount Tacana lofty and sngularly
symmetrical peak. 1900 feet above sea
level, whose gigantic proportions. as
seen from the town, seem TO dwarf into
nothingness the neighbOrtng mountain
SUBMITS. which are also beautiful, but
simply in comparative degree.
TO the north of Tapachula are situ-
ated the majestic volcanoes, which
make an admirable setting to the per-
spective. The most magnificent is
Tacana, which is 81 miles distant from
TapachuIa; Tajumulco. lying to the east
of 'Tacama. and Santa Maria. still
farther east All these volcanoes are
in Guatemalan territory; TajumulcO and
Tacana in the department of San Mar
cos. the former about 4S and Santa
Maria 12O miles from Tapachula. Ia
cana has two extinct craters. its last
eruption having occurred so years ago
The dividing line between Mexico and
Guatemala passes across the top of this
volcano. Tajumulco has an extinct
crater, and there is no tradition within
the memory of any one living here Of
the date of it's last eruption, but the
canyons or gorges indicate where the
lava Moved
'In the foothills of Tacana a town of
the same name is located: among those
of Tajumulco there is an almost mex
haustible supply of sulphur in huge
blocks, which is taken out from time to
time by the Indians, but has not yet
been exploited. On October "a, 1902,
an eruption of Santa Maria took place,
and for three days darkness reigned in
Tapachula, while a tremendous shower
of ashes covered the streets and house.
tops of the town, the shower reaching
as far as the city of Oaxaca and also
Yucatan. After the third day the
darkness cleared, and the worst rain
storm ever recorded burst over the
country, flooding all the rivers and
arroyos Fortunately few lives were
lost. though it is easy to imagine the
wild and universal panic of the in
habitants In the foothills of these
mountains are many rich coffee plan
tations as we'll as stock farms, and
although this is a tropical region, its
temperate climate favors the produc-
tion of fruit, vegetables and dairy
products"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
RSs'sa asssas sGs'i A Mankind afa1ss NOTE To WORLD
RECENT ANTIQUES
Shown in MUSEUM
Modern Manufactures are Sold
in British Capital as
BabyIOnian Relics

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The extraordinary
c1everness with which antiques are
now manufactured is being demon
strated at the British museum. In the
Babylonian room Of the museum there
are on exhibition number of imita
tions of Babylonian antiquities.
Among the most interesting are the
so called @Blau" forgeries. which were
bought in Babylonia by Doctor Blsu
and which. 1T was asserted. were dis
covered at Warka. the site OF the
ancient Sumerian city of Erech in
southern Babylonia-
These objects consist OF fiat obiOng
pieces of a thin green stone that re-
sembles Jade and are inscribed on both
sides with what was represented 70 be
archaic BabylOnian script and with
human figures in various attitudes.
There is hardly any doubt that they
are forgeries, and the museum thus
describes them.
other exhibits. are inscribed tablets
which demonstrate the wonderful skill
with which ancient objects are now
initiated.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
MONEY MAY AID
PRINCES AMBITION
Thirty Million Dollar Widow Is
Suggested by Lady Paget
as Suitable Bride
Especial Gable 10 The CALI

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LONDON. Nov. 26.-Lady Arthur
Paget, who still has charge of the
social interests of Mrs. William 3.
Leeds sometimes referred to as the
$3O,OOO,OOO widow, is said to be trying
to make a match for her with Prince
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
The prince. whom Lady Paget has
known for years, is the brother of the
French pretender, who married Prin-
cess Clementine of Belgium last week
and has sometimes argued that as
Prince Victor was not pushing his
claims to the theoretical French throne
he ought to renounce them and let him
(Prince Louis) take the lead of the
imperialists.
So there is a very dim and distant
prospect that the wife of Prince Louis
might some day sit on the shadowy
throne of the extinct French empire
He has some wealth himself but the
Leeds millions might greatly aid his
imperial ambition.
Wholly unlike the rest Of the Bona
parte family, Louis won commission
as lieutenant general in the Russian
army by long years of campaigning in
various parts of the Caucasus and else
where in the east. Recently he retired
from the service.
He is now As years old, but has never
married. Some years ago he had a love
affair with Grand Duchess Helen, the
beautiful daughter of the cars elder
uncle, Grand Duke Vladimir. After
ward the grand duchess married the
third son of King George of Greece
Prince Louis has chateau at Prangins
Switzerland, near Geneva.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
POLITICIANS TRAP
CHIEF Of POLICE
Men Pose as Students and Sc
cure Resignation of Repub-
Iicans' Opponent

MADRID, Nov. 26-A deputation com
posed of men describing themselves as
medical students, who had been elected
from a theater by the police. protested
against the violence employed by Chief
of Police Alanis and demanded his
resignation. Alanis complied with the
request and gave his resignation to the
deputation, which took it to the min
lister of the interior.
1t has transpired that the deputation
was not made up of real students, but
of republican politicians and that it
was a clever ruse 10 get rid of Alanis,
who had made war on political conspir-
ators.
The minister of war declares he will
not accept the resignation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
WOMAN GETS PLACE IN
A FRENCH ACADEMY
Sex Barrier Broken Down for
Mime. Gautier

A sex barrier has been broken down
by the election of Nine. Judith Gautier
as a member OF the Academic Goncourt
in succession to Jules Renard- Nj
woman has hitherto been admitted to
any of the French academies. and the
idea of opening the doors of the Acad-
emie Francaise TO women has never
even been seriously discussed The
Academic GOncOurt. however. Is very
unconventional body, so that it's action
in preferring Nine Gautier To a SYM
bolist writer. Paul Ciaudel. who waz
also proposed. has caused no surprise
Nine. Gautier is the eldest daughter Of
Theophile Gautier the romantic poet
and novelist, and she is a charming and
versatile writer. Her "reminiscences OF
Wagner. of whom she was a personal
friend. have recently been translated
into English
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
USHER SHOWS SCULPTOR
HOW HONOR is WORN
ROdin in Quandary on Use of
French Decoration

PARIS. Nov. 26-Although the deco
ration Of the legion Of honor was not
conferred on n. Rodin, the sculptor by
an usher al the Elysee, it was the usher
who really placed il on the sculptor
and showed him how TO wear it
NJ. Rodin is not very strong on deco
rationS, and had never worn evidence
Of the honor conferred on him. When
he accepted an invitation for dinner at
the Elysee this week some kind friend
reminded him that etiquette required
him TO wear the insignia of the legion
of honor.
Each friend of whom he asked ad-
vice had a different opinion as to how
the plaque was to be worn, so Rodin
wrapped it in tissue paper, carried it
with him and asked the chief usher to
adjust it in the proper place
This was done just outside the door
Of the dining room. much to the horror
OF assembled guests.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
DUKE TURNS WRATH
ON LLOYD-GEORGE
COnsuelO Vanderbilt's Husband
Objects to Reproach Regard
ing American Dollars
Marlborough Deeries InsoIent
Invective and Launches
Into Abusive Speech
Especial Gable to The Call


LONDON, Nov. 26.--The duke of
Marlborough, who married Consuelo
Vanderbilt, made scathing reply to
Lloyd George. who, speaking at Mile
End last Monday. said:
What should like to know is this:
Since when has British aristocracy
started despising American dollars?' .
This was greeted with laughter, and
Lloyd George added:
81 see you understand me. Many a
noble house, tottering to its fall had
it's foundations underpinned and its
walls buttressed by piles of American
dollars"
The duke of Marlborough said:
within the last few days Lloyd
George has been down in Whitechapel,
where he does not reside himself. His
theme was abuse of dukes. When
Lloyd George did me the honor of stay
ing at Blenheim three years ago / GER
tainly did not suspect that ! should
eventually become target of his in
solent and unsavory invective.
AT that time 1 must have thought
him a gentleman, but he seems since
to have reverted to his own type and
become himself And let me point out
to Lloyd-George that it is cowardly to
attack lords through their ladies
(cheers), and thta his insults touch at
least one of his own cabinet col
leagues"
Earl Granard and Lewis Harcourt.
both members of the government. mar
ried American millionairesses. The diff
ference is, however, that ii is only tory
politicians-who themselves have mar
ried much more largely into American
plutocracy-who maintain that Ameri-
can dollars are somehow tainted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
STAG PAVING BLOCKS
IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND

Scoria bricks. or Stag paving blocks.
have been manufactured in the Middles-
brough districtfof England for many
years, and considerable quantities have
been shipped to the United States since
1894. The bricks are manufactured
from molten Stag from the blast fur
naces. The Stag is drawn from the
furnace into iron caldrons lined with
fire brick. These are mounted on
bogies. for transm ission to the brick
plant. The Stag is poured from these
caldrons into iron Ir1olds. These molds
are made with a hinged bottom and are
mounted on the circumference of q
circular iron framework. This re-
wolves and allows the molds to be filed
separately. As the bricks solidify thew
are removed and placed in beehive
oven, where the residual heat anneals
the whole Of the brick.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
STATESMEN REPORT TO
RULER ON PARLIAMENT
Writings Bound and Preserved
at Buckingham Palace

The quaint practice by which the
English sovereign receives. each morn
ing when parliament is sitting, a spe-
ciaI account of the proceedings of the
house of commons the night before.
from the leader of the house and
which. it seems. is TO be discontinued
in future. had its origin nearly cen
tury and a half ago, when George III
directed George Granville to supply
him every night with reports of the de-
bates during the contest between John
Wilkes and the commons. These daily
reports supplied to George III, George
" and William ~. by Pitt. Fox. Can
ming. Peel and Melbourne Have unfor-
tunately not been preserved: but, in
the library of Buckingham palace. may
be seen shelf on shelf of broad backed
volumes containing every report re-
ceived by Queen Victoria, written by
the eminent statesmen who were lead
ers of the house during her reign.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

Say gOOdby to your cOrns the very
first time YOU use T z. You Will never
know you have corn. buniOn or. cal
lous, or sweaty, tired, swollen. aching
feet any more It's just wonderful the
way the pain vanisheS. Rub the corn
hammer 1T with your fish if YOU wish
no more pain after T I z than IL there
had never been a blemish on your feet
Doesn't that sound good to you.
Doesn't it? Then read this:
''The cOrns on either of my toes were
large rs the tablets you make f6
cure them. Today there L. no sign OF
cOrDs on either foot and no soreness
It's up to date EOdsend.~-Sam a.
Hoover. Progress, -. G..
Just use T T. It's not like ANYTHING
else for the purpose you ever heard OF
It's the only foot remedy ever made
which acts on the principle OF rirswins
out all the poisonous eXudations which
cause sore feet. Powders and other
remedies merely clog up the pores
T Il cleans them out and keeps then
clean. 1t works right OFF. You will
feel better the very first time it's used
Use it week and you can forget YOU
ever had sore feet. There is nOthf 4
on earth that can compare with II
T u is for sale at all druggists 80
cents per box, or direct. if you wish
from Walter Luther Dodge & Co, Chi
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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
FAVORITES OF STAGE
DANCED IN STREETS
Prima Donna Began Her Career
on Cellar, Flaps

In the strange under world of Bo-
hernia 1t is known, says the East Lon
don Observer, that some of the most
distinguished favorites of the Victorian
public, in all branches of dramatic and
musical exposition-some not yet passed
Wlthal-have been discovered in East
London purlieus-and worse. An ex-
qaisite dancer and comedienne was once
a child dancer in Whitechapel and Beth
nal Green streets; two others got their
nrst experience in the meanest streets
or Bromley and North Bow; the most
famous prima donna of her long day be-
gan her career on Stepney cellar flaps.
supported by her scarcely less gifted
sister, and accompanied by her fathers
wheezy old violin,
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
JAPAN is ASKED TO
PARDON ENGLISHMEN
Serving Life Sentences for
ScuttIing Ship for. Insurance

TOKYO, Nov ga matter of some
| international moment is now under dis
cussion in Japan. and is being made a
subject of diplomatic action. Tt con-
Germs the fate of two Englishnlen SEN
fenced to life imprisonment by the
Japanese courts. Life Imprisonment in
a Japanese cell is something that the
average foreigner out here regards
with such horror that it is only natural
all foreigners should be greatly eXer-
cised as to the lot of these two men.
Lewis and Hill were sentenced about
three years ago for scuttling and sink
ing a cargo ship for the purpose of
getting the insurance. 1t is matter Of
doubt with many whether the proof on
which the men were convicted would
be accepted as conclusive by a British
or American court of justice. At any
rate, it is not clear that the accused
could have reaped any great pecuniary
reward from the deed of which they
were convicted. The vessel was found
to have an auger hole in its bottom
after it grounded on some rocks and
became a wreck.
According to notices appearing in
European and American papers from
time to time. Japanese prison is an
ideal place of Sojourn but that is not
the opinion of those familiar with the
conditions. At any rate, petitions were
prepared and Signed by nearly all
foreigners in Japan including the
clergy, appealing to the japanese. gov
ernment for clemency in regard to
Lewis and Hall on the score that since
their conviction JAPANESE law has
changed so that in a modern Japanese
court they could not be sentenced to
life imprisonment for the crime of
which they were accused. The Tapa-
nese authorities absolutely ignored the
petition. not even acknowledging its
receipt.
Now efforts are being made to ap-
proach the Japanese government
through diplomatic channels and it is
said the British foreign Office will be
asked to implore a pardon for the two
men
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
AERONAUT TO TEST
BALLOON over SEA
Practice Trips Planned Before
Attempt to Cross Atlantic
in Dirigible
Walter Wellman's Failure Leads
Head OF Scientific Expedi-
ton to Hesitate
Especial Gable 10 The Call

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Dr. Hans Fabrice.
the Munich aeronautAwho is conducting
the scientific side of the expedition
which will try TO cross the Atlantic in
dirigible balloon, is warned by Walter
Wellmans failure that he must first
make extended experiments in balloons
over water.
So the expeditions. headquarters will
be transferred to Kiel soon. There the
airship Indhard will be berthed in a
new shed. which was intended for one
of Major Parsevars craft
DR.. Fabrice will make long oversee
voyages to test the balloon in the vari-
able air currents over water, as well
as to try out the motor boat which the
balloon carries instead of car Fabrice
says that he will be ready to start on
the transatlantic voyage next Febru-
ary
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
HOST DEMANDED CARDS
ON A A"SILVER SALIVA

LONDON. Nov. 2s.-One Of the most
aggressive Of Britain's nouveaux riches
bought a country estate recently, and
the servants OF the place were taken
over with II"
They were not favOrably impressed
with the new master and soon became
VERY. careless in little conventionalities.
This week. while the new master was
entertaining a shooting party, a man
servant presented the card of a caller.
carrying II up to his master in his
hand.
Look ere storTned the master.
'aven't YOU any better manners than
this? Next time You bring me card,
bring il on a silver saliva"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

treatment for few months / am en-
tirely we'll and free from pain. Faith
fully yours, HECTOR BEAUIAA.
1882 Kearny Street, San Francisco.
San Francisco. February 2 1910.
Dr. Wong Him-Dear Sir: For three
or four years i suffered with nervo4S.
gastritis Of the stomach. kidney an5
liver trouble could not eat potatoss
bread or any starchy foods for rnonfbs
and was at deaths door. AS a LAST re-
source I applied to you. I did NOT cars
to take Chinese herbs, but was corr
PEELED to- as / could not receive anv %
lief from any other source. After a
few months / was entirely cured 80
can eat all kinds OF food. even starcbv
foods. for which tender you nv sin
cere thanks
MRS ELIZABETH KLUBER.
2273 Post Street, S. F.. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
CHINESE SOLDIERS
CAN NOT USE OPIUM

TIE Chinese minister of war has no
titled all viceroys and governors of
provinces that an order has been is
sued against all soldiers smoking
opium The viceroys and governors
are to appoint two medical officers,
whose duty it will be TO examine the
soldiers with the view of discovering
the opium smokers All soldiers dis
obeying the order will be dealt with
very severely