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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
CNOC TARA CLUB
SECURES CHARTER
University House Club Will Be
Initiated Into Sigma Kappa
National Sorority Today

BERKELEY. April 22.-Having been
granted chapter of Sigma Kappa. a
national organization established in
1874. the, women of the Cnoc Tara house
club of the university students are
preparing for a grand initiation to-
morrow. Miss Grace Ada Small. chair
man of the executive committee of the
creek letter society, arrived here a
few days ago and will conduct the sol
emn rites of the order. Several scores
of the graduates and members of the
house club which was esta blished on
the campus few years ago will be
made neophytes of the Sigma Kama.
tomorrow at 2245 Piedmont avenue. the
home of Cnoc Tara.
The charter to the local organization
was granted at the annual national con-
vention of the sorority held in Cham
pagne, Ill, a few days ago Grand
officers were chosen as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. Grace Colburn Smith of
Washington, D. c.; vice president, Hilda
Helen Small of Boston; secretary. Mrs.
Eula Grove Linger of Buffalo; treas
urer, Mrs. Olive Robbins Haviland of
Pennsylvania.
sSigma Kappa is one of the oldest
Greek letter organizations of the col
lege women. There are chapters at
Waterville, Me-; Boston university,
Syracuse university, George Washing
ton university, Bloomington. Ill; the
University of Illinois, University of
Denver, In addition to the charters
granted to the University of CaIifor-
MIA and the Washington State univer-
sity at the recent meeting.
Members of the Cnoc Tara club are
among the best known women on the
campus, and they have been active
in college affairs. The club has been
known for it's conservatism and has
made but few members in its four years
existence. The alumnae and active
members of the club are:
Helen E. Minerick Elizabeth B. Hawn
Sue Pascoe Jean Eta Smith
Mabel NJ. Chubb Hazel Lyons
Gertrude A. Armstrong Edith NJ. Blinn
Rosamond Parma Helena /. Struckmeyer
Grace n. Goodwin Mabel Mattoon
Leonore o. OFT Nellie johnson
Leila ID. Hibbard Florence j. Chubb
Lulu 2. Mann Jet G. Winters
Minta Cox Eva Kennedy
Florence NJ. Marshall winifred L. Hunt
Ethel l.. MattOon Olive NJ. Chubb
May d. Hopkins Elda NJ. NJ. Eggert
Mildred E. Norcross Mary G. Hamilton
OFFICIAL RETURNS-Berkeley. April %
After two weeks spent at Boyce Springs. So
noma county. Justice OF the Peace Robert Ed
gar returned from his vacation today. He
will resume his duties Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23

ness, and it is evident that the season
is to be a lively one in real estate in
Berkeley. The confidence shown by the
railroads, which are building lines and
expensive depots in the northern part
or the city. has much to do with the
boom in that direction
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23

ESTATE APPRAIsED-Oakland. April 22-The
inventory and appraisement OF the estate Of
the late $. Dorman shoe merchant of lower
Broadway. who died few months ago. was
fled today IL accounts for property to the
value of $40. .236.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
WANTS LODGE TO QUIT.
Foss Demands That He Retire From
the Senatorial Race.

Boston, Nov 2I.4-GoverDor-eIect
Eugene N Foss has issued statement
in which he demands that Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge withdra-- from the
field for reelection.
In the event of a refusal, Mr.. Foss
declared he would go into every sec
ton of the commonwealth in a cam
paign to defeat the senator.
Mr.. FoSS' statement in part follows:
f'In the name of the ma jority of the
sovereign people of the commonwealt
of Massachusetts,, I demand that Henry
Cabot Lodge surrender his seat in the
United States senate by Withdrawing
from his contest for reelection.
His election to the senate. would be
reputation of the great victory of
the people at the last election. He
was on trial as much if not more than
Governor Draper and i. he had been
the candidate my majority would have
been double what it was
'"The issues on which the fight was
made, on which I was elected, were
honest tariff revision downward, lower
duties on the necessaries of life, free
raw materials an untaxed food sup
ply, reciprocity with Canada and more
democracy in our form of government.
1--WE all know where Senator Lodge
stands on these issues ant where he
has stood all these years To re-elect
Massachusetts has never learned to
walk backward.
II shall never sign his credentials
except at the end of campaign which
will make the last one look like an
afternoon tea party.
HE must surrender or fight. He
must defend his position before the
people. The people of Massachusetts
will not permit him longer to manipu-
late the legislature. L am ready, and
if he does not retire, will be on the
stump in every section of the state, and
we will find out where the people
stand
Senator Lodge is not in touch with
the new order of things, with the pro-
gressive spirit of the times. He does
not represent the people, the men and
women in the ordinary walks of life
Lodge Waiting to Hear.
Boston. Nov. 21.-Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge read carefully Governor
elect Engene n. Foss's statement call
ing on him to withdraw as a candidate
for reelection and said he did not
know whether he would make reply.
The senator's friends say he is wait
ing to hear from various parts of the
state before taking any notice publicly
of Mr. F0SS'S demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
MARS FAILS TO FLY.
Came Down After Rising Only Ten
Feet From the Ground.

Denver, Nov. 21.-J. c. (Bud) Mars
made three attempts to fly in his Cur
tiss biplane at Overland park Sunday.
On the third attempt he rose 10 feet and
then crashed to the ground within so
yards of the spot where Ralph john
stone met death Thursday. Pillagers
of the type which fought over john
stones body for souvenir bits of wreck
age, SWarmed out upon the track, crush
ing down the boundary fences, but were
driven back bv mounted police, reveal
ing Mars unhurt, and the right wing
of his machine totally wrecked. The
catastrophe effectually ended prospects
of fights in a Curtiss biplane at the
present meet.
Arch Eoxsey, being under Wright
contract, could not fly on Sunday and
10000 disappointed people grumbled
their way through the gates. 1t was
reported that those who left first re-
ceived back the money they had paid
to get in, but that Swarms of persons
on the outside, hearing of this, squirm-
ed under the fence and trailed out
again asking for gate money. At any
rate. the management stopped refund
ing.
Mars first attempt convinced him
that his machine would not rise sue
cessfully in the thin air of this alti-
tude. To remedy this, he took two
studding sails, designed for use on the
cIlOS VI Tie WIGS anu IdSlSn0Q
one in front and one behind, the body
of the machine, with the idea that tho
breeze stirred up by the propeller.
striking against the rear plane, would
help to lift it.
His second trial amounted only to a
bad start, in which his machine was
the least bit damaged.
On the third trial, the machine rose
steadily-too steadily-for Mars was
unable to overcome the upward tilt
and, rather than ascend indefinitely, ne
came down a best he could.
1.-THE extra plane behind made the
machine tail heavy" he said later, in
his tent "rThe scheme never had been
tried before. I tried it to save time.
and you saw how it worked out If
I'd attached the plane a foot nearer the
machine it would have been all right
Mars was bitter over criticisms di-
rected against him since his arrival.
'I was under contract to fly Satur-
day." he said To-day I did the best
I could. I'm going to San Francisco
as soon as I can get this machine
packed up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
TAFT LANDS IN CUBA.
President Inspects the Naval Station at
Guantanamo.

Guantanamo, Cuba. Nov. 21-The. first
visit to Cuban soil of a president of
the United States. was made by Presi-
dent Taft, who arrived from Colon Sat
urday, inspected the United States ma
val station here and departed in the
afternoon for Hampton Roads.
The president arrived here at II
o'clock. AS the cruisers steam into
the bay, the Tennessee leading, with
the blue flag of the president at it's
foremast, the guns of the cruiser New
ark, stationed at the naval station.
doomed forth the salute of q guns
AS soon as the cruisers dropped an
chOr in the bay the officers of the ma
val station went abroad the Tennessee
and paid their respects. The Cuban
secretary of state, who had come from
Havana to welcome the president in the
Eame of President Gomez, also was re-
ceived by Mr.. Taft.
After the reception on board the Ten
nessee the president and other members
of his party went ashore and made an
inspection of the rifle range and other
works at the station. Their stay ashore
was brief and the cruisers weighed an
chor Immediately upon their return
aboard. They were under way at 3
o'clock and headed eastward for the
Windward Passage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
FOOTBALL RECEIPTS.
Yale Collected $4,000 From the Game
This Fall.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 21.-Yale's
receipts from football this fall reach
about $4,000. The main items in this
total are as follows:
Harvard game, $4,000.
Princeton game. $4,000.
Brown game, $1,000.
Vanderbilt game, $1,000.
Colgate game $1,000.
The total is about $4,000 less than
in years when Yale has had the game
with Harvard in Cam bridge. Yale
fills her stands at home, no matter
whether Harvard or Princeton plays
here, but when Yale's other big game
is with Princeton at Princeton, there
are only $4,000 people present, while
there are $4,000 people at the game
Yale plays biennially in Cambridge.
This is, then, an off year in Yale foot
ball receipts, although the attendance
at the early season games was larger
than ever before.
Captain Daily of Yale and Captain
Wilmington of Harvard will meet in
Philadelphia in a day or two to flip
coin for the permanent possession
of the football used in Saturdays
game. Referee Langford has the ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
FOR MCODY'S PLACE.
Senator Carter Said to Have Been
Offered Vacant Position.

Helena. Mont. Nov. 21 Friends of
United States Senator Thomas H Car
ter, who was defeated for reelection,
assert that the senator has been ten
dered an appointment as a member OF
the supreme court, to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Associate
Justice Moody. Senator Carter left
hurriedly for Washington
Washington, Nov. 21.-The resigna-
ton of Associate Justice William H
Moody of the supreme court of the
United States has become effective, re-
ducing the members on the bench to
seven. Ill health has prevented him
for more than a year performing his
duties.
The resignation was presented to
President Taft October 4, and was ac-
cepted to take effect November 20. It
was made under the terms of a special
act of congress. passed for the purpose
of allowing Justice Moody to retire on
the full pay of an active member of
the court.
President Taft has not announced
the name of Justice Moody's success
sor, nor that of the successor of the
late Chief Justice Fuller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
GOOD YEAR ON CANAL.
Annual Report of the Chairman of the
Commission.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Summarized
in a phrase, Satisfactory progress all
along the Panama canal zone" is the
gist of the annual report of the 18th
mian canal commission, made to Secre-
tary of War Dickinson by Colonel
George w. Goethals, chairman of the
commission, and chief engineer in
charge of the work on the canal.
More than 36,500,000 cubic yards of
material were removed from all parts
of the canal during the year, of which
almost 100000 were from the Gu
Zebra cut and almost 100000 from
the Chagres section. About 100000
cubic yards remain to be removed
from the Culebra cut before this sec
tion of the canal is completed.
Reports from various points along
the line show that the cost of excava-
ton varied from "a cents per cubic
yard at one place to as high as $2.51
ence of price in the cost per cubic
yard of concrete work, the lowest aver
age being $500 and the highest SIS. so.
More than 100000 cubic yards of con-
crete were laid during the year.
There was a steady increase from
the beginning of the past fiscal year in
the number of employees on the canal
zone-until on March 80, last, they
reached a maximum of SS,676, the
those employed on the Panama rail-
road. The total force at the end of the
year was 35,57S, as compared with
3S.493 a year earlier.
Investigations carried on during the
year indicate, says Colonel Goethals,
that during ordinary years there will
be a considerable surplus Of water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
NOT DUE TO TARIFF.
Boss Richard Croker Discusses the
High Cost of Living.

New York, Nov. 21.-Richard Gro
ker, the old Tammany Hall leader, is
here from Ireland for his annual visit
to Palm Beach. He will spend a few
days in New York and take no part in
politics. He was less taciturn than
usual and vouchsafed a few comments
on the election results.
Roosevelt cost the Republican par
ty votes,' he said. "but I don't think
a Republican tariff is responsible for
the high cost of living. The people
have more today of everything that
makes for comfort. They have rapid
transit, schools, telephones, gas and
electricity, automobiles, what not.
Wen, who's going to pay for it? The
people themselves, say.
Home rule for Ireland? The peo-
pie are confident they'll get it and
think with reason. I'm not in politics
myself but 1 have seven race horses in
training now and 1 expect to have
dozen next season. One of them is
sired by Orby and promises well. I'll
be back there to look after him in
April. For the winter, I'm going
where it's warm.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
AID FOR STRIKERS.
A. f. L. Takes Up Cause of the Chi
cago Garment Workers.

ST. Louis, Nov. 21.-Aid for the
striking garment workers in Chicago
and for the building trades in Los
Angeles was recommended by the
resolutions committee to today's ses-
sion of the annual convention of the
American federation of labor which
began at noon. The sentiment of the
delegates indicated that the recon-
mendations will be granted.
Other matters which the delegates
had before them were the question of
Jurisdiction between the mine workers
and the western federation of miners
and the brotherhood of carpenters
and the malagamated society of car
penters The Canadian question and
the Electrical workers dispute are
still undecided.
Definite action will be taken on all
questions during this, the last week
of the convention. Among other things
to be decided will be the next meeting
place. Rochester. Atlanta and Okla
homa City are seeking the next con-
vention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
RATE CASE RESUMED.
The Shippers Are Now Occupying the
Field at Washington.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The struggle
between the railroads and the shippers
over the proposed sweeping advances
in freight rates by the eastern trunk
lines was resumed before the interstate
commerce commission today, the ship
pers occupying the field. The hearing
comes over from last month when the
railroads rested their case in what con-
stitutes one of the most important rate
battles ever fought out before the COM
mission.
The case primarily affects several
are known as class rates moving as an
immense traffic through the official
classification territory, the sweep of
railroad domain that embraces New
England. the middle states and over
to the IllinOis-Indiana line and north
of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
William A. Glasgow, jr., of Philadel-
phia filed a brief with the commission,
comparing acts of congress and Brit
ish railway legislation. He contended
that under the amended interstate
commerce law the burden of proof on
the carrier could not be discharged by
proof of increased cost of operation or
apprehended increased expenditures
but that the carrier must show that
the rate was just and reasonable for
the service rendered just as before the
act of congress the complaining ship
pers We're required to show that the
rate was unjust and unreaSonab BILE for
the service rendered.
Mr.. Brandies's statement had the
close attention of the gathering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
FAMILY OF 4 DEAD
Father, Mother and Two Chill
dren Shot in Their Home.
House Fired by Murderer to
Conceal the Crime.

Maryville, Mo, Nov. 21-Oda HubbelI, a
farmer near Barnard, No, and his wife
and two children, were shot and killed
at their home last night by an un-
known person, who set fire to their
house to conceal the crime.
Hubbell and his wife were each 80
years old and the children killed were
Jessie, a girl, and Welton, a boy, aged
6 and respectively. This constituted
the entire family.
Early last night neighbors heard
shots al the Hubbell home but no one
made an effort to investigate the cause.
At midnight it was discovered that the
HubbeIl house was burning and all the
people in the neighborhOod hurried to
assist in extinguishing the flames.
When this was accomplished, the
charred remains of the two children
were found in bed in their room where
it was evident they had been killed
while sleeping.
Hubbens body was found lying on
the floor of another room and his
wife's body in her bed where she pro-
1t is believed that Hubbell had a strug-
gle with the murderer. A pool of blood
outside the house indicated that he had
been shot there and his body was drag
ged inside after he was killed.
There is no clue to the identity of
the murderer although one neighbor re-
called having heard HubbeH say a
gambler from whom he had won mon
ey had threatened him.
Officers of the county are making a
diligent search for the murderer, but
caIly no evide ce upon which to base
a cline
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21

also engaged in the sale of lots in Lincoln,
N. ].
''It can safely be said that they have
sold stock at par value from SAC, 100000 to
S50.0O0,O0O in the various companies, have
an extensive suite of offices in the Flat
Iron building in this city, and at times
have had offices in Cleveland. Chicago,
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Sheldon G. Burr, Eugene H. Burr and
F. Harry Tobey, are the only members
of the firm in New York at the present
time.
In every instance they have promised
large dividends on the stock sold in addi-
ton to an increase in the value of the
stock but not in a single case have any
of the companies paid any dividends and
as stated above, practically all of them
have been complete failures
The department has received several
hundred complaints from people who have
bought this stock and lost their money"
The three officials of the company,
President Burr, Secrtary E. H. Burr and
Vice President Tobey were arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Shields and held in
$4,000 bail each. Pending the furnishing
of bail the officials of the company were
placed in the prisoners pen.
Other officials alleged to be connected
with the Burr Brothers in the west and
on the Pacific Coast are c. H. Tobey and
ID. Wesley Preston,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
COTTUN GOES UP.
BulIish Sentiment Engendered by Re-
port of Census Bureau.

New York, Nov. 21.-There was
revival of bullish excitement in the
cotton market this morning owing to
the census report showing less cotton
ginned to November II than expected
and first prices were any where from
% to 1 points above the closing fig
ures of last week, with May cotton
selling at $14.95. Realizing was very
heavy on this jump of about 81 per
bale and the market later ruled very
nervous with prices easing off slightly
from the best.
The census figures indication of s.
764, 153 bales ginned to November +,
this year comparing with S,112, 100
last year and 1886, 500, two years ago,
evidently came as a surprise to the
trade which had been looking for
report of around nine million bales
and on a first reading was generally
taken as strengthening expectation of
a crop of under 11.S00.0OO bales.
Amount Ginned to November IA.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Cotton of the
growth of 1910 ginned to November
port issued at 10 o'clock this morning,
amounts to S,764, ,153 bales, counting
round bales as half bales. Last year
to November IA there was ginned
8,112,1999 bales, or sos per cent of
the total crop of 10,072,731 bales and
in 1908 the ginning was 9,595, 500 bales.
or 1873 per cent of the total crop of
1906, ,0O5 bales.
The number of bales girned in Okla
homa and Texas to November IA:
Oklahoma, 727,237; Texas, 2,636.944.
Round bales included this year are
1899, compared with 1891 in 1909,
l173,90S IN 1908.
Sea Island cotton included is ST.
5S5 compared with 6S,495 in 1909 and
56,701 in 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
MRS. SCHENK IN COURT.
She Is Not Required to Plead to Indict-
ment Against Her.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 21.-Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, wife of the
wealthy pork packer, John o. Schenk,
whom she is accused of attempting to
poison, was taken into court today to
plead to the Indictment found against
her last Friday by the special grand
jury. Mrs. Schenk, attired in the lat
est style and wearing an abundance of
jewelry, appeared unconcerned and
hooded and smiled to friends
She was not asked to plead, how
ever, her attorneys saying they would
file five special pleas Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. Schenk was in the court
room about ten minutes and was then
returned to the county Jail. Bail will
not be. considered until the special
pleas are fled.
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from Gatum lake, even in the dry sea-
son, and that the water supply of the
worst known dry season for the last
nineteen years, namely, that of 1908,
would be sufficient to maintain
through the canal an average daily
number of passages three or four times
as great as the average number now
passing the Suez canal, this after max
ing reasonable deductions for evapora-
tion, leakage, power supply and lock-
ages.
Health conditions on the Isthmus
are reported to be an Improvement
over those of the preceding year, and
no cases of yellow fever originated on
the Isthmus during the year. The
daily average of sick was 23 out of
every thousand employed as against
23.49 during the preceding year, and
the total number of deaths among en-
ployees was 54S, equivalent to an aver
age of 1884 per thousand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
BLOODHOU.,DS GONE.
Charred Remains of Watchman Found
in Ruins of His Office.

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-The finding
at West Laurel Hill cemetery near
here early today of the charred re-
mains of a night watchman in the
ruins of one story frame Office build
ing and evidence that safe had been
battered with a sledge hammer, have
led the police to start an Investigation
to determine whether Peter Campion,
the watchman, had been killed by rob-
bers and the place set on fire to hide
the crime. Bloodhounds kept in the
cemetery are missing.
Campfon was 2 years old and had
been guarding the cemetery for the last
thirty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
MUST SERVE TERM
Girard Editor of Appeal to
Reason Loses His Appeal.
q. S. Circuit Court UphOlds
Sentence of Kansas Courts.

st. Paul. Nov. 21.-F. D. Warren of
Girard. Kan, editor of paper. ZAP
peal to Reason must serve six
months in the federal prison at Leav-
epworth, Kan, and pay a fine of $1,000
imposed by a jury in the United States
court in Kansas. The sentence of that
court was affirmed by an order of the
United States circuit court of appeals
filed today.
Warren was accused of sending
through the United States mail envel-
opes on the outside of which was
printed, $1,000 reward will be paid to
any person who kidnaps Ex-Governor
Taylor and returns him to the Ken
lucky authorities.
The indictment charged that the
words were scurrilous, defamatory and
threatening in character.