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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
"FREDDY" GERHARD
SUCCUMBS ATLAST
Former Friend of Lily Langtry
Dies After Long Illness, At
tended by His Wife
Actress Ignores Estrangement
and Returns to Nurse Hus-
band When Near End
special Dispatch TO The Call

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-With only his
wife. former show girl; his sister. Mrs
Frederick Nelson. and his physician
by his side. Frederick Gerhard. two
decades ago a leader Of swift livers'
in this city, who gained notOriety in the
late eighties through his assiduOus at
tentions to Lily Langtry, died today at
Garden City, Long island He had been
i'll six months with complication OF
diseases.
Gebhard was the son of a New York
merchant. who left a large fortune,
which Frederick shared equally with
his sister. Mrs Nelson. Gebhard's
income was S125,0OO a year. it is said.
and he spent it lavishly in horseracins
and other sports
Gebhard was just % years old when
this country and fell in love with her
1t was expected that he would marry
her but Mrs. Langtry failed TO get a
divorce. However. they had adjoining
ranches in California and lived on them
for several years. In New York he
furnished a home for her in West
Twenty-third street. But a break came
in their friendship. Mrs. Langtry re-
turned to England and Gebhard took
to drinking heavily and to playing for
high stakes.
1t was said at one time that Gebhard
was TO marry Miss Drina de Wolf
actress, but he denied that. In 1894 he
married Louise Hollingsworth Morris, a
Baltimore belle. A few years afterward
they were divorced and she was married
to Henry Clews Jr.
Four years ago Gebhard married a
second time His second wife was
Marie Wilson of the Florodora sextet.
They kept their marriage a secret for
a year. About three years ago she
left him, but when it was plain recently
that he could not live she can't in to
nurse him and stay with him until his
death.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
SLIPS OF TONGUE AS
MAKE "SPOONERISMS"
Learned Doctor Frequently Has
These Verbal Mixups

" The heads Of four oxford colleges
gave receptions in honor of Roosevelt.
:: One OF them was at New college. where
*rhe coloneTs host was the famous
Doctor Spooner. who has given TO the
. English language the term "spooner-
ism"
,. II is doubtful. perhaps, If the quaint
little doctor has perpetrated one of the
verbal miXups TO which his name has
been given. but generations Of under
graduates have exercised their ingenu-
sty in fabricating examples. says the
New York sun Most people at some
time or other have unwittingly made a
spoonerisn, but the New college don is
. supposed to make them all day long.
A spoOnerism consists of the trans
position Of the initial letters Of two or
more words in the same sentence Some
. of the best-known examples attributed
10 the head Of New college are sup
: r,osed 10 have been made at table or in
The college chapel
once when he wanted some stewed
figs he is said TO have electrified a
luncheon party by asking a lady to
pass him the pigs f1eas. Those who
know the doctor would understand at
once that he was merely asking for
! "the figs, please"
~ At the same luncheon he is said TO
have asked his neighbor 10 have some
Of this stink puff" pointing to an orna-
= mental dish of pink jelly. In chapel it
: IS recorded that he has read out the
first line Of the well-known hymn
which starts From Greenland's Icy
:. Mountains" as From 1celand's Greasy
. MOUNTAINS" and has spoken of the
wicked men whose words were 'as
ears and sparrows."
> Once, when he was not officiating IN
the service, he was surprised TO find
some one occupying his pew in chapel,
and addressed him sternly with: Are
you aware. sir. that you are occupew-
= ing my pie?'
one OF the quaintest mixups put
down TO him is perhaps q phrase he
once used in sermon. Speaking OF the
vague, half formed wish, so often ex-
perienced in the mind, he said We all
know what II is TO have half warmed
fish in US"
Late for dinner one night he sidled
into the room with the explanation that
he had been Matching q pasty snipe."
Even an old friend would take a mo-
ment or two to translate this into
..'snatching q hasty pipe"
His poetical description of a gypsy en-
campment as "a tipsy gent pitched in q
Dot Of grease" was even more compli-
Gated OF course he meant "a gipsy
tent pitched in q grot of peace" His
description of his baggage to railway
porter as two rags and a bug was
simpler.
There IS something forced, perhaps
in his definition OF happy evening as
reading quietly by the fireside, while
his dear wife was hitting the nose" Of
his little one.
DR.. Spooner is an albino with the
weak sight characteristic of the type
he is also undoubtedly somewhat alb
sentminded. These two circumstances
may account for a couple of stories
told of him which are believed 10 be
true.
At dinner one night he stuck his fork
into iady's hand, urbanely remark
ing: My bread I think" once when
speaking to twins who were under
graduates at New college, he said: Am
addressing you or your brother2"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
PAPAL LEGATE
REGAINS HEALTH
Cardinal Vannutelli Declares In
disposition Was But
Temporary
POntifical Mass at EuChariStiC
Congress Draws Immense
Throng

MONTREAL, Sept. S-CardinaI Van
nutelli, the papal legate to the euchar-
-istic congress. announced this morning &
that he was considerably refreshed by
the few hours rest he had been able
to get after the curtailment of the gov
count of his indisposition.
To the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press the legate said today:
please state that am quite myself
again. No engagements will be can
celed today. 1 really regret that ia
tigue prevented me from seeing the
good people who conferred such honor
upon me. l hop to do better at the
city's reception tonight
This morning the cardinal oficiated
at ponth1cal mass in the cathedral for
members of religious orders. Many
were unable to get within a block of
the structure The legatee gave the
papal blessing from the balcony.
Mayor Guerin announced that the
city hoped at tonight's reception to
prevent repetition of the confusion
that prevailed at last nights affair.
The reception will be held at the city
hall and the police instead of the papal
chamberlain will be near the legatee.
Cardinal Vannutelli is extremely
sensitive in the matter of personal at
tention. Several times he has firmly
int1mated to those about him that
while he appreciated the motives he
would prefer that they would be less
solicitous about his physical condition.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived here today
from Baltimore, accompanied by del
egatfon OF priests and laymen. He and
Cardinal Logue met the cardinal Iega-
tee at the episcopal palace The
legatee put his arms around his
American colleague and told him the
pope sent his greetings. Cardinal Glib
bons breaches on Sunday at the cathe-
dra1.
delegation of laymen from the
United States will request the cardinal
this afternoon to invite the twenty
second International eucahrist con
gress to assemble in either Baltimore
or New York
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09

NEW CRUISED COMMANDER-VaIleio Sent
S.-Commander H o. Stickney u S. A has
been detached from the cruiser South Dakota
and has been ordered east waiting orders
He will be succeeded in command of the
cruiser by Commander J. F. Hines at present
attached to the war college. Newport r. +
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09

decreasing rapidly. The consumption
of hardwood in the United States is es-
timated at about 100000, 600 cubic feet
per annum, and on this basis there is
not enough hardwood growing to last
more than about Is years. The dura-
tion of soft timber for pulp wood in the
United States is estimated as low as 13
years, and the demand seems constantly
increasing.
OF course all the timber grown in
any country is not industrial or mer-
chantable, and perhaps this is more so
In America than elsewhere Therefore
there is immense wastage, some of
which may be unavoidable, but a good
deal of which is pure waste. For a
railway tie five times as much timber
is wasted as is used. And besides this
tion by forest fires, which is computed
in the United States as avera ging
S25, coo, 600 per annum. The conditions
which apply to the United States apply
also to Canada, Scandinavia and Rus
sia. and the only redeeming feature of
the outlook seems to be in the fact that
Russia has yet practically untouched
timber supplies in Siberia. The
Siberian pine seems destined to replace
the Canadian pine in British markets,
but the path has yet largely to be made
for it. 1t is the irony of fate that the
new world, after wasting its forest
wealth, should have to turn the atten-
tion of it's customers to the old world
and the far east
ENORMOUS DESTRUCTION
Although the United States has
awakened to the need of conserving its
forests, the destruction has been enor-
nous and the work of replenishing.
even If carried on extensively, must
be slow. A hardwood tree needs so
to $50 years to attain its maturity.
Canada also is alive in the danger of
a timber famine but has not yet taken
preventive or restorative measures.
Europe is more advanced in this respect
Systematic systems of afforestation are
in existence in Germany, France, Swift
zerland, Sweden and Norway. India has
an efficient government forest service.
But the consumption of European tim
Der will grow as the American supply
decreases, and this does not cheer Great
Britain. Within living memory the
United States supplied most of the tim
Der needs of that country; it now i'm
ports large quantities of timber from
Canada
Practically the only countries to
which Great Britain may look for
building timber in the future are Rus
sia, Scandinavia and Canada. Today
England has only 5.3 per cent of it's
area in timber, Scotland has As, Wales
SO and Ireland 1.3 per cent. Against
these figures are comparatively large
ones for European countries, Austria
having 32.6 per cent, Hungary 27.5,
Germany 25.9, Belgium 7.3, France II
and Holland 7.9 per cent in timber
Great Britain now imports wood of
all sorts including that for furniture
and manufactures, to the value of more
than S150,00O,000 per annum. The
largest proportion of the timber is re-
ceived from Russia and the next
largest from Canada, with Sweden, the
United States and Norway following
in order For 20 per cent Of their re-
quirement the people of the British
islands depend on Europe, not on
America.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
BAY TUNNEL Is
A QUESTION OF
FINANCE NOW
-:
Secretary of Key Route Mag
nate Declares Tube Will
Solve Traffic Problem
Cooperation of municipalities
s and Railroads Would Make
Big Project Feasible

That the san Francisco and Oakland
s-ansbay traffic problem would be solved
withing q few years by the boring of
z tunnel or tube under the bay bottom,
similar to those of the terminal sys-
: tela Of the Pennsylvania railroad in
+ AeW York city. was the statement made
-gesterday by Dennis SearIes. private
: secretary for F. II. Smith. who estab-
: ltsReo and is the principal stock holder
" Of the Key Route.
::.'-The growing difficulties of the trans
hay. ferry traffic" said Searles, have
been foreseen by many. and for at least
Il years past Mr.. Smiths pet plan in
2 connection with the development of the
j. Key Route system has been to solve
the. problem by tunneling under the
hay or carrying the increasing traffic
: BY some means other than ferry boats.
DISPATCH NOT TRUE
.~EThe Salt Lake dispatch that ap-
.peared i'm Yesterdays papers to the effect
that a commissioner had left that city
. vested with authority in the interests
. OF. the Southern Pacific and Key Route
companies TO thoroughly investigate the
Ne " y ork railroad terminal and tunnel
. problem is not true as far as the Key
: Rcute-is concerned, but il is certain that
The Transbay ferry traffic conditions ulti-
mstely must be relieved. and the tun-
; mel proposition is the only solution. It
must come within a few years 1t IS
demanded by tremendously increasing
, population and traffic between the two
shores Of the bay.
=. The subject was preached by Mr..
Smith several years ago, but it was
said 20 be an impossible plan. But this
p. Is not so. II is true that no private in
G1Vidual or corporation could carry
s0ch a project through. but with CO.
: operation OF the people Cby which
mean muuicipaiities), railroads and
corporations, il could be accomplished.
and tie time when d firm foundation is
. 10 be placed under what many people
have desi gnated an air castle is not far
> distant. II is a question Of finance.
WILL SWAMP FERRIES
some have said that with the ad-
vent Of the Western Pacific, and the
. assurance that other roads will soon
-. be. established here 70 reach out for
.dheir share Of transbay traffic, the in
grease in traffic would more than be
taken care Of. but this is only an ar
:: RUment in favor Of the tunnel project
F There VIII ultimately be a limit TO the
number Of ferry boats, which would
COON be swamped with more than they
could handle.
tTThe. proposition has been studied out
for 20 years Even now engineers from
. different points are carefully investi-
eating the possibilities OF such an un-
dertaking. The reports thus far have
been favorable. With sufficient capi-
tai the support Of the people and in
telligent direction. the scheme is bound
TO work out The tunnel will be es-
tablished. and we will. hope, live to
see wonderful strides taken on both
sides Of the bay in this direction"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
SHIPS PASSENGER LIST
LIKE RHINE WINE CARD

Judge Alton B. Parker in the smok-
ing room rejoiced in the fact that there
are SO many German-Americans in the
United States.
These solid. intelligent, Industrious
and honest men, he said, ARE a great
boon to our country. There are a lot
of them, but / wish there were more
AT the same time there are lot of
them. On the boat going over, my
neighbor in the dining saloon picked up
q card the first day out, and glancing
down at it, said to the steward:
Steward, my wife and 1 will have
bottle of Seltzer, a half bottle of
Niersteiner and half bottle of Open
heimer.'
Beg pardon, said the steward; that
isn't the wine card, sir. That's -he pas
senger list"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
WIFE GIVEN DIVORCE
FOR EXTREME CRUELTY
Testifies Husband Threatened
to Kill Her and Himself

ALAMEDA, Sept. s.-That he threat
ened to commit suicide after thrtaten-
ing to kill her first is the allegation of
cruelty to which Mrs. Mollie Silva tes-
titled in getting an interlocutory decree
of divorce against Louis Silva The
pair were married in November, 1907
Mrs. Silva declared. and the course of
cruelty btgan almost Immediately after
the wedding. The decree was signed
today. The following DEGREES of divorce
were also signed today: Ida against
Nathan Solomon, interkocutory, cruelty;
J.s NJ against Ella N. Samuels, final,
desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
IMMENSE CIRCUS
tent IS CROWDED
Barnum & Bailey Aggregation
Thrills and Amuses Lovers
of Spangled Art
Elephants Show Great Intelli-
gence and Menagerie Is
Record Breaker

In tent SO immense that to a per-
son seated at one end the heads of
those seated at the other end appear
to be but small dots. the spangled
kings and queens of the sawdust arena
forming the aggregation known as
The Barnum & Bailey Grea test Show
on Earth" presented performances yes
terday afternoon and last night that
assuredly reach high water mark in
the circus business. To say there was
not a dull moment in the three hours
OF the show is trfte, but it is only
simple statement of fact to say that
eevry one of the $50 minutes was oc-
cupied with something either thrilling,
entralling or amusing. This is the
best circus l ever saw" was the vers
dict of the small boy, and his uncle
and his father and his grandfather,
who made him an excuse for taking in
the show, enthusiastically affirmed the
verdict.
WONDERFUL DIVERSITY
Apart from the excellence of the
acts its diversity is the most astonish-
ing feature of the Barnum & Bailey
show. With something doing all the
time in three large rings, on three
platforms and other performing stands
and on scores of trapezes and slack
wires slung in midair. there is dis
play of entertainment that is almost
bewildering.
The menagerie is another big feature
of this circus. The show admittedly
has the largest aggregation of wild
animals of any travelling show. There
are 25 elephants. a herd of three
giraffes, BESIDES lions, tigers, bears,
deer, seals, monkeys and other crea-
lures of the wild. The menagerie is
contained in a big separate tent
The grand tournament with which the
show opened-a parade of some hun
dreds of performers costumed as Phil
istines, Phoenicians, Sabaenians, Afri-
cans and Abyssinians, marching to a
band that played real music-was a fine
curtain raiser. An interesting display
of horsemanship by "a performers on
Arabian horses was succeeded by the
performing elephants. It is generally
recognized that these animals are about
the most intelligent of the brute king
dom, but when four were given brass
musical instruments and upon them
played a quartet, it was not to be
doubted that the limit in the training
of dumb animals had been reached.
SLIDES FROM DOME
The elephants having retired, the
air was filled with wire and trapeze
performers. An individual known as
Prince Youturkey created a sensation
by sliding backwards on a wire from
a dizzy height at the dome of the arena
to the ground. A display of bareback
riding by the troupes of daring and
finished euestriennes proved one of the
most popular numbers on the program
NEW CRUISED CoMMANDER-Valleio. Sent.
S.-Commander H o. Stickney, u. s. A. has
been detached from the cruiser South Dakota
and has been ordered east on waiting orders
He will be succeeded in command of the
cruiser by Commander J. F. Hines at present
attached to the war college. Newport r. r
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
NAMES NEW OFFICERS
G. A. Griesche Made President
and E. r. Harms Secretary

BERKELEY. Sept. SC. A. Griesche
has been chosen president Of the Mer-
chants exchange. Other officers elected
are: Vice President, Carl T. Bartlett;
secretary. z. t Harms: treasurer. Her
bert Jones. Besides the officers the ex-
ecutive committee is composed OF II.
S. Brake. A. o. Donogh. Walter A. Com
pert A. A Handle. H. s. Howard. II.
c. Pickering. Samuel Taylor and ". L
Woodward.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09

BOY FORGER SENTENCED-Oakland. Sept. 8.
Antoine Mory, youth OF 10 years. was sen
fenced to the Preston School OF Industry at
lone until he comes OF age by Judge Brown
today Mory forged the check OF T. Valencia
for $500 and cashed 1t at the Union Bank
Of Savings
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09

The British government has decided
TO open roads department, which will
administer a fund on projected high
way improvements of about So, ,000, 600
curing the first year Of its existence.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-12
A Smart Woman.

Editor Social Corner: When 1 read
that curious story about "a New
Without a Kitten" by Kitty Katnip. I
said to myself: Job JOLT you've got
Mrs. Jolt stuck for once" and found
Mrs. Jolt darning stockings after a
hard days work, and 1 didn't know
whether it was safe to ask her any
fool questions. I always have a way
of looking at Mrs. Jolt to see if she
appears tired or looks jolly. She look
ed all right and / says, as pleasant as
I could: "Sari-ah, do you know any
thing about a New Without a Kit
temp She looked up at me and re-
piled right off the reel: Yeast in a
bottlel" Mrs. Jolt went right up on
the pedestal of high culture with me.
In my surprise I exclaimed: Gosh
almighty! How'd you find that out %
And she said: II heard ma tell a. story
about that 80 years ago. I've noticed
it since. too" This is a little thing,
but must say I was never more sat
iSfied with Sari-ah than I am today.
She knows what she knows. that's
what most folks don't. JOB JOLT.
Horse Hollow
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-12
Words of Appreciation.

Editor Social Corner: I have been
tempted many times to write and as
sure the Editor of my appreciation
of the Corner and always hook for
ward to its arrival with pleasure. 1
always find something by 1.-The Man
Who. Talks" so very interesting and
inspiring that I save many clippings
to look over occasionally; and l also
have sent many clippings to friends in
letters, which have been duly appre-
ciated. If I feel little dun at times
L read the Editorial Notes. some of
which are sure to provoke laughter.
I have also read with great interest
1.-THE Farmers Talks to Farmers" and
trust he will keep on talking, for he
talks sound sense, and i hope many
farmers win profit by his advice.
am a farmers daughter and have al
ways been interested in all kinds of
farm work.
1 had just finished reading my
"Christian Herald yesterday when I
took up The Courier and read of the
sudden death of our dear DR.. Klopsch.
1t was like thunder from a clear sky.
1t will be hard to find man to take
his place. He was a man among a
million Many thousands, both high
and low, will mourn his loss. 1t seems
to us strange that a man so young
and doing SO much good should be so
early stricken and taken from us. But
the wise God knows best.
AUNT PRUDENCE.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-12
BUILT a MONUMENT
The Best Sort in the World.

"A monument built by and from
scribes himself He says:
For years I was a coffee drinker
until at last I became a terrible suf-
ferer from dyspepsia, constipation,
headaches and Indigestion, and was a
physical wreck.
The different kinds of medicines l
tried did not cure me. but finally some
one told me to leave off coffee and take
up Postum. I was fortunate in having
the Postum made strictly according
to directions on the pkg, so that from
the start [ liked it, 1t has a rich
favour and 1 made the change from
coffee to Postum without any trouble.
Gradually my condition changed.
The old troubles disappeared and be-
gan to get well again. My appetite
became good and L could digest food.
Now [ have been restored to strength
and health Can sleep sound all night
and awake with & fresh and rested
body Everyone who meets me COM
ments on my getting so plump and
Il am really monument built by
rosy
Postum. for / was Il physical wreck,
distressed in body and mind, and am
now a strong, healthy man. I know
exactly what made the change. it was
leaving off coffee and using Postum"
Read the little book. The Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? new
one appears from time TO time. They
are senulr~ true, and full OF human
interest,"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-12
Domestic PerpIexities.

Editor Social Corner: 1t would be
almost Impossible for any farmer TO
make a success in life unless he had a
good, saving wife in the household.
To do good work on the farm he should
have a good team that will work to-
gether to his advantage, then his crops
Will be a success. If the farmer and
his wife want to be good parents,
neigl1bors and citizens of the state they
should work together for the best adj
vantage to the home. start together
pull together, and stop together; and
the domestic perplexities and difficult
ties of the rural home will vanish like
the dew on a June morning.
RURAL DELIVERY.
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