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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
AUSTRALIANS TRADE
SHOWS BIG GROWTH
Material Prosperity of Country
Evidenced in Figures

According to Vice Consul General
Henry D Baker of Sydney, substantial
increases are recorded in the common
wealth trade returns for the first four
months Of this year, an evidence Of
the material prosperity OF the country.
The sydney bank clearings increased
1S y per cent and the balance sheet Of
the bank of New South Wales shows
increased deposits of s15.0o0,00o in a
single year. The trade of one-third of
the current year shows that while the
imports expanded by over 1s per cent,
the exports have grown by over 20.2
per cent. This latter increase is in the
face Of the retention of a large part of
the gold produced in Australia, the
banks never having held so large an
amount of specie as they do now, prob
ably $150,0o0, 600 within the common
wealth. in addition TO the s15.00o.O00 in
New Zealand and very large amounts in
London.
During-the four months the Aus
tralia nzexports reached 1926. $50, $50, or
SIS, 126,200 In excess of the imports and,
as rule, it is the last four months OF
the year which show the great excess
Of exports. If the present rate OF in
crease were TO continue throughout the
year, there would be nearly 1921, 500, 600
OF imports and some 1915, $4,000 OF ex-
ports as the result of the years for
eign trading, or much IN excess of the
boom year lsUf- Much, OF course, VIII
depend upon the character of the
spring. But the wool clip appears fair
Iy assured. and there is a good prospect
of Australia breaking all previous trade
records.
It is not alone that the shipments
have been very great but, apart from
metals, the prices realized have been
excellent, and producers have had rea-
son to be satisfied with the returns
they have received. Both last year and
this year, too, Australia has had a
large reserve of exports in hand in the
gold production, which can not well go
on piling UP here in the manner IL is
now doing. It will be necessary to get
rid OF the excess somehow, and IL looks
as though there must be a substantial
addition to the imports in the early fu-
ture. The main use for the gold is for
what IL will buy, and the great public
works and improvements which are be-
ing foreshadowed may furnish an out
let for the accumulations. That the
imports are expanding, and will ex-
pand, is true enough, in spite of the
tariff But so far the exports have led
the way and kept the lead. and that
constitutes an exchange difficulty
which demands to be righted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
FORGERY Laid TO
A San FRANCISCAN
Attorney Alva Udell Is Named
in Suits Growing Out of
Land Contests
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SUSANyILLE, Nov. 10.-Charges of
forgery and of fabricating aff1davits to
support land contests are made against
Alva Udell. an attorney of San Fran
cisco, in suits filed yesterday in the
superior court of this county by M. F.
Fillmore against G. w. Hathaway of
Oakland and by Victor S. Barber
against G.. Gabate. These suits are said
to be the forerunner of a large num-
Der of similar suits about to be filed
here against residents of Oakland and
San Francisco, involving titles to 10000
acres of valuable lands in Honey Lake
valley, and disclosures in court are
promised of some dubious transactions.
Several years ago considerable
area of the public lands in this valley
was taken over by the state as lieu
lands and these lands were afterward
located under the state laws in various
tracts by a large number of persons
LOCATIONS CONTESTED
About a year ago UdeIl, it is alleged,
induced some businessmen of San
Francisco to contest these locations,
representing. it is charged. that he
could prove them to be fraudulent.
For his services these contestants
have been paying Udell s1.25 an acre
in monthly payments of cents an acre,
so that for about a year Udell has been
receiving an income of about $1,000 a
month for promoting the contests.
In his complaint Plaintiff Fillmore,
who is one of the contested locators.
says Of the Carl D. Martin affidavit that
1t is false, forged and fabricated docu-
ment.
UDELL FILED So CASES
Inquiry at the Office of Surveyor Gen
eral Kingsbury at the state capitol dis
closes that 80 contests were filed by
Udell on September 16, II and 80, and
October and 5, covering about 1000
sacres of land in Honey Lake valley.
Each of these contests is supported
by an affidavit purporting to be made
by Carl D. Martin and sworn to in Sam
Francisco before Notary NJ. V. Collins
or James Mason, who occupy the same
office at 430 California street. A large
number of other aff1davits filed in the
cases were made before many different
notaries, but all of the Martin aff1davits
were taken by Collins or Mason as no
tary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
La Toilette Sends
Message to Johnson

Anton gthe thousands of con-
gratulatory kilograms that have
poured in upon Hiram Johnson
during the last two days from
every part fthe nation was one
yesterday from Senator Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin,
who, in his own state, won vic
tory Tuesday similar to the
notable triumph of Johnson in
California.
La Follette's telegram, which
was received yesterday morning,
read:
Madison, Wis, Nov. 9, 1910.
Hon. Hiram Johnson, San
Francisco: 1t was great joy
to get word of your sweeping
victory. From my heart I con-
graduate you.
ROBERT M. LA TOILETTE.
The messages of congratula-
ton received by the governor
elect have come from practically
every state in the union, and
from every county in California.
Hundreds of persons have called
at his offices in the Mills build
ing to express their congratula-
tions in person, and flowers and
notes of congratulation have lit
orally buried his desk
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
FRANCES SIZE WAS
VASTLY UNDERRATED
Remeasurement of Area Reveals
Extra 5000 Square Miles

Who would believe that a mistake of
more than 5000 square miles in the
area of country like France could
have remained undetected for years?
Such, nevertheless, is the fact, says the
Philadelphia Record In other words, IL
was discovered some time ago that
France was larger than she thought to
the extent of 3,O21 square miles, which
is equal to one and a half times the
area of the state of Delaware, or about
two and four-tenths that of Rhode
Island and is but a trifle less than the
area OF the island of Corsica. All that
land France owned without knowing 1t
until a remeasurement of her area re-
vealed the fact.
proportional error in the estima-
ton of the area of the whole earth
would make a total difference of nearly
100000 square miles. equivalent to
territory as large as the United States
exclusive of Alaska.
The measurement Of the area of a
country is not so simple a matter as
might be supposed. The method used
in France was based upon a very care
full map drawn to a scale of l TO $4,000.
The area of this map was determined
by means of planimeters. little instru-
ments designed to facilitate the meas
urement of plane surfaces having ir-
regular boundaries.
Upon the conclusion of the calcula-
tions it was stated that the remaining
error in the estimation of the area of
France could not exceed 124 acres, just
enough to make a good farm. One Gu
rious fact ascertained was that the
ocean washes away annually about rs
acres of land from the coast of France
1t must not be supposed that such
errors of measurement as that which
the French corrected are uncommon.
Few of our states have yet been sur
veyed with such accuracy that we can
tell within few acres what their pre-
else area is. There is no operation of
practical science that requires more
skill, care and patience than the meas
urement of the land of a nation
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
COMMERCIAL CABLE
TOLLS TO BE CUT
Clarence Mackay Explains New
System of Charging Evolved
by His Company
Especial Dispatch to The Call

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The Com
mercial cable company has evolved a
new system of tolls which it believes
will reduce the cost of cable messages
one-half. In explaining the proposed
system. Clarence Mackay said:
The Commercial cable company has
been at work for some time past in
formulating a plan by which the rates
public, in other words, cablesrams in
plain language as distinguished from
code language, will be reduced about
one-half That plan has now been
worked out, and inasmuch as 1t will
require the cooperation of the tele-
graph lines in Europe, where the gov
ernments own the lines, our plan in
wolves a proportionate reduction in the
land line rates charged by European
governments, and hence the co-opera-
tion of those governments will be
necessary.
"At present the cable rate is 25
cents a word. The proposed plan is TO
charge 121s cents for every five letters
in that class of kilograms. We have
found by careful investigation and ex-
animation of a great number of cable
messages that plain language aver
ages only five letters to the word, and
hence, If we charge only 12h cents for
FIVE letters (every letter in the cable
gram being counted as though the
whole cablegram were one word). the
result would be that the public in
sending cablegrams would pay but
half of what it now pays. 1t is a.
part of the plan that these reduced
rate messages would be subject to
prior transmission Of messages paid
for at a higher rate"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

ArguelIa Boulevard Imp. Club.
Bay Shore Dist. Imp. Club.
Bay View Improvement Association.
Central Mission and Hayes Valley Imp.
Clnb.
City Front Federation.
Coso Ave. Imp. Club.
Devisadero Street Imp. Association.
Diamond and 2Sth Street Imp. Club.
Dolores Street Imp. Association.
Down Town Association.
Draymen's Association.
East End District Imp. Club.
Eureka Valley Imp. Assn.
Federation of Western Imp. Clubs.
Ferry District Imp. ASSN.
Fillmore Street Imp. Assn.
Fourth Street Imp. Club.
Geary Street and PIT. Lobos Ave. Pro-
motion ASSN
Glen Park Imp. Club.
Golden Gate Ave. Imp. Club.
Green Valley Imp. Club.
Haight and Ashbury District Imp. Club.
Hayes Valley Imp. Assn.
Home Improvement Club.
IngIesfde Improvement Club.
Jordan Park Improvement Club.
Kearny Street Improvement Club.
McAllister Street Improvement Club.
Machinery District Improvement Club.
Noe Valley Improvement Associations.
North Beach Improvement Club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
CRUISER CARRIES
! TAFT TO PANAMA
President Seeks TO Get in Touch
With Conditions Along
the Big Canal
Executive and Engineering
Problems to Be Presented
in Message TO Congress

CHARLESTON. S. c., Nov. 1o.-Presi-
dent Taft sailed today for the isthmus
OF Panama TO get in personal touch
with conditions along the big canal.
Taft visited the isthmus just before his
inauguration in 1908, but since then
various executive and engineering
problems have arisen and congress soon
must frame legislation as to rates of
toll, form Of government the reglila-
non or the sale OF coal, the disposition
OF the Panama railroad and many other
things. The president excerpts TO make
various recommendations regarding
the canal at the coming short session
OF congress.
Taft sailed on. the armored cruiser
Tennessee. with the cruiser Montana as
convoy. While officially known as
cruisers these vessels have the general
proportions Of the battleships of a few
wears ago, although they could not
- sand Up very long against the modern
IreaonOughts
Both cruisers have a speed of %
knots and viii make the triy TO Colon
IN four days. Taft expects to be on the
-sthmus four days and is due back in
Charleston November %. He will stop
,'crer few hours in Richmond Novena-
Der %.
Tafts special squadron is under the
command Of Rear Admiral Staunton.
with the Tennessee as flagship. Ad-
niral Staunton. Captain Quinby on the
Montana and Rear Admiral Ford, com
manoing the Charleston navy yard,
were at the depot 70 greet the presi-
dent when he arrived this morning. The
members OF his party were driven to
the home Of Mayor Rhett for break
fast. Later the president reviewed
groups OF white and 'colored school
children.
Taft went aboard the TENNESSEE
launch at the custom wharf house AS
ne made his way up the starboard
gangway OF the big gray cruiser his
Tag went up and he was received with
q ruf1e OF drums, a balre of trumpets
and all the ceremonies accorded the
commander in chief OF the American
armed forces.
The president Is making a purely
business trip TO Panama and accompa-
MED only by his brother. Charles P.
Tart, Secretary Norton. two aids a
physician and stenographer-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

J. .. CAMPBELL, 2 well known mining man. Is
al the ST. Francis. Campbell had one Of the
early leases oa the Mohawk in Goldheld, and
in 4 days took out $3.50 He has been
operating IN Alaska recently
WILLIS PIKE. a raisin packer Of Fresno. is at
az the Palace with Mrs. Pike. They motored
up from their home town with Mr.. and Mrs.
u. J. Dickey.
E. 3. RUST Of Los Angeles. Carl E. Dundquest
and F. A. Him Of Santa Cruz are among the
recent arrivals at the Nanx-
c. 4 BABB, manager OF the Hotel del Portal
az the entrance to the Yosemite valley, is a
guest at the Stewart.
CHARLES R. DRAKE, who is interested IN the
Hotel Virginia at Long Beach, is a guest at
the St Francis.
C. o. wHITEKoRE. vice president of the Las
vegas and Tonopsh railroad, is staying at the
81. Francis.
talists OF Long Beach. are guests at the
Palace.
P. I. FLANAGAN, formerly state senator Of Ne
vada. is registered at the Palace with his son.
II. z COLI an auditor or the oabtA re- AZ al
the 81. Francis. registered from Los Angeles.
COLONEL 7. II. MINOR, oil operator Of
Bakersfield is a guest at the ST. Francis
DAVID GooDALE, mining man Of csrrville,
Trinity county. is staying at the Stewart
J. NJ HAYES. attorney Of Chicago. is at the
Colonial
= C. CARY and wife Of Lodi are at the
irurpin.
MRS. PRICE Of Monterey is at the Arlington.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
HAVANA men ARE
VERY HANDSOME
Members of Sterner Sex Are
Better Looking Than the
Women

No one has greatly extolled the good
looks of Havana men. This seems to
show that, contrary to modern belief
respecting modern literature. the
stories of the last two centuries were
not written for women and principally
by women.
For what nice American or English
girl could feel any pronounced interest
in reading those rather numerous tales
that you find in old bound volumes
of maga zines, where American or Eng
lish young men fall in love with exotic
beauties of Havana? But although she
might be unwise to do so, an American
girl, one must think, could fall in love
with a clear complexioned, clear eyed,
clean cut young man of Havana, hollow
backed, with an elegant sIenderness. his
clothes fitting his form in happy
compromise between the too tight
clutch of our uniforms and the too
loose hang of our citizens clothes. He
stands very erect and Ms hands are
never in his pockets. which is perhaps
because custom forbids and perhaps
because for so large a part OF the time
his hands are too busy twirling his
mustache. says the Chicago News.
The man of Havana is handsomer
than is the woman of Havana, each
being compared with rivals in good
looks of other nationalities. This is
contrary to tradition, but it is a fact
The Havana men display the same
uniformity of type that the women do,
and the general contour of the face
is the same in each sex. But the faces
of the men are seldom heavy. While
the women do not do much more think
ing than they did in the days Of SPAIN
the men do. government in itself
has been an educational force and the
men, thinking more than the women
do, show a life In their faces that is
too often lacking in the faces of the
women.
Food for gossip isn't the kind for
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
CALIFORNIAN DIES IN
PORTLAND HOSPITAL
A. F. q. Kempkey of fremont
SucCumbs Suddenly
[ [Special Dispatch to The CoUl

PORTLAND. Nov. IO-Eight hours
after he was taken TO the Good Samari-
tan hospital which was at l o'clock
this morning. A F. G. Kempkey Of 224
Mountain avenue, fremont, Cal, died Of
causes given out by his physician as
heart trouble and by hospital attend
ants as a combination Of heart trouble
and ptomaine poisoning
Kempkey is a manufacturers agent
az san Francisco and was recently pro-
p-letor OF the wholesale saddlery firm
OF I. =. Stone & Co
Kempkey arrived in Portland from
san Francisco last Friday. He had
been complaining Of illness for six
-ninIhs. but was able TO attend to busi-
-ess throughout yesterday. Last night
he became very III at his hotel and was
removed soon afterward TO the hos
pital Relatives in fremont have been
communicated with.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WARREN R. PoR.
TER, who retires from office in January, has
been chosen president Of the Western States
life insurance company to succeed the late
Arthsr R. Briggs.
H r. HAELIN, general superintendent OF the
Tonopsh and Goldheld railroad. and NJ. B. Cut
ter, president and general manager of the
same road, are guests at the st. Francis
WILLIAM W. TRAvELL. and Charles NJ.
Becker. mining engineers OF Denver. are
among the recent arrivals at the Palace.
W. A. coRDER. manufacturer of Seattle, ar
rived yesterday, and is at the Palace.
A. CHESTER BEATTY, mining engineer Of
New York. is staying at the Palace.
1R. AND MRS. o. M. SHELTON of wans
Walla are guests at tn. Fairmont.
I. c. YOUNG and wife Of Yolo are spending
their honeymoon at the Turpin.
GEORGE D. KELLOGG. fruit grower from
Newcastle. is at the Turpin.
F. R. SHORT, mining man Of Carson City, is
registered at the Argonsut.
DR.. W. S. GEORGE Of Antioch is at the Areo.
naut with Mrs. George.
CHARLES W. PIKE of New York is staying at
the Fairmont.
J. W. BRIsCoE. attorney Of Bakersfield. is at
the Stanford.
J. E. THOMAS and wife, stockton. are at the
Arlington.
I. a. TAYLOR, rsncher Of Nevada, is at the
Stanford
H B. MUIR, Iumberuan of Willis, is at the
Colonial
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

North Stockton and Greater North
Beach Merchants Association.
Pacific Heights Improvement Ass,n.
Park Richmond Improvement Club.
Parkside Improvement Club.
Panhandle Improvement Club.
Peraltn Heights and Vicinity ImD. Clnb.
Polk Street District Assocfatfom.
Point LObos Improvement Club
Potrero Commercial and MfgrsS Ass>n-
Retail Fruit Dealers Assoefatton-
Richmond Central ImDrovemenf Club.
Richmond Heights Improvement Clnh-
san Francisco Hay Associatfon.
San Francisco Church Federation.
Sixth Street Improvement AssoefstiOn.
South Of Market Street Imp. CIub.
street Repair Associatfon.
sunnysfde Improvement Club.
Sunset District Improvement Club.
sutro Heights Improvements Club.
gutfer street Property Owners' Empl
Assoc1afion-
Twin Peaks Imp. Club.
Upper Market ST. Imp. Club.
Upper Sunset Improvement Club.
West End Betferment Club.
West End Improvement Club.
West OF Castro street Imp. Club.
West of Powell street Property Ovra-
ers' Associaficn.
West Richmond Betferrncnt Tnsp. Glnh4
Western Addition Improvsmens cfnh.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

Get Together" Committee on Charter
Amendments, Composed of Delegates
From the Merchants Association, San
Francisco Real Estate Board, downtown
Association, Civic League of Improve
ment Clubs and Associations of San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

OF MURDER Seattle, Nov. 10
William II. Horne, former strike breaker
who shot and killed John Ryan, member of
over labor matters July, was acquitted of the
charge of murder by jury in the superior
court today. Horn pleaded self-defense
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
If You Have the Welfare
of Your City at Heart
Study the Charter
AMENDMENTS
And Vote Next Tuesday
And Vote Next Tuesday
This Election Is as Important to You as That of
Last Tuesday

After a most careful study of the proposed
amendments, the following recommendations
have been made by the joint
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

Food for gossip isn't the kind for
filing an empty stomach.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11

When the world laughs at q fool he
fTag gines II is laughing with him.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-28
Ring0eS

John Hoffman, formerly of Hunter
don county, but now resident of Cape
May Court house, has been the guest
of Mr.. Barton Hoffman during the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby Hibbs, of Kings
Park, New York, are spending ten
days vacation at the home of the for
mer's father, in this town
Odd Fellows throughout the State
are getting ready for the annual ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of New Jer-
sey, which is to be held at Trenton,
November 16 and II. The meeting
will be marked by spirited contests
for various offices.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of JAMES w. BRADY, Deceased.

Lspale VI oAMEo W. DhADh, Decedseu
Pursuant to the order of Geo. H. Bloom
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the fifth day of October AID. one thousand
nine hundred and ten, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against the estate
of James W. Brady late of the County of Hun
terdon, deceased, to present the same, under
oath or affirmation, to the subscriber, Admin
istrator of said deceased within nine months
from the date of said order; and any creditor
neglecting to bring in and exhibit his or her
claim (under oath or affirmation), within the
time so limited. will be forever barred of his
or Fer action therefor against the said Ad.
n..nistrator.
Dated, October 5th, A. D. 1910
SAMUEL S. VAN HORN, Administrator
Lambertville, N. j., Oct. 18th, 191O-1Ot
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-28
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theories OF government and education.
he lacked the executive and admins
trative ability to carry his views into
effect. In short, he was not practical.
His administration almost from its in
ception has been marked by q con-
fict with the trustees and faculty Of
the university. while many Of his poll
c1es were such as to arouse the re-
sentiment of alumni and undergrad
yates.
During his administration DR.. VIII
son had three large propositions
which he tried to carry into effect.
One OF these was the preceptorial sys-
tenn now in operation: another the SO
called quad system, which he en-
deavored to transplant from the Eng
lish universities into an American In
stitution. and the third his plans for
a graduate school, which caused the
final break between him and the truss
tees. AS regards the quad system
and the graduate school, DR.. Wilson
failed hopelessly. His persistence in
seeking to carry out his own views
against the better judgment Of large
majority Of the trustees. faculty and
alumni occasioned breach among
the supporters Of the university,
which was finally patched up. but can
never be healed.
Free Trade Advocate.
DR.. Wilson is a Democrat of the
southern type, and his viewpoint was
sadly out of harmony with that of
his associates in the management Of
the university. just as his study of
economic affairs had led him to be-
lieve- in the free trade theory so had
his study Of matters pertaining to the
university led him to adopt views
equally at variance with the traditions
of the university.
In the conflict which followed DR..
Wilson was always intolerent Of per-
sons holding views at variance with his
own. 1t was his unwillingness to
listen to the reasoning of his associates
that brought into the controversy a
personal bitterness which threatened
the disruption of the entire organiza-
tion Of the university as it had never
been threatened before. Dr. Wilson
was finally forced to abandon his plan
for introducing the English quad sys-
tenn, but he persisted in trying to carry
out his views regarding the graduate
school until circumstances compelled
him to retreat as gracefully as he could
Would Be Dictator.
The career Of DR.. Wilson as presi-
dent of the university is particularly
interesting in view of his candidacy
for the governorship. Those most in
timately acquainted with his character
believe that he will not abapdon the
theories Of government which he has
been accumulating for the last twenty
years without trying to experiment
with them on the state. Past per
formances justify the belief that the
arrogance which marked him as presi-
dent of the university would be char
aeter.:s,; Of his adrs,inss.yatfon i elect.