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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
AID PLEDGED FOR
BIG EXPOSITION
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Will Seek to Interest Italy
in Local Project
Eastern RailrOadman Offers AS
sistance in Organizing
Traffic Bureau

The Italian chamber of commerce has
given a hearty Endorsement to the
Panama Pacific international exposi-
ton. 1t has promised further to Co
operate in any manner desired. This
body will interest the Italian nation in
the great project and will endeavor to
bring to San Francisco the finest dis
play that Italy has ever made. 1t is
recognized that the growing colony in
pathy between the people of California
and the people of Italy argue for u
cordial cooperation in the big enter
prise.
The good will of the Italian chamber
was brought to the exposition officials
yesterday in the following letter from
M. S. Perasso, its president;
1t gives me pleasure to communi-
cate to you that at the monthly
meeting of the board of directors
of the chamber a resolution was
presented and unanimously carried
1ndorsing the Panama Pacific inter
national exposition to be he'd in
the city of San Francisco during
the year 1915. and pledging this
chamber to give said exposition
One of the problems that all expo
position companies face is that of
handling the passenger and freight
traffic that centers about the grounds.
Hundreds of cars bring the exhibits and
must be DETECTED to the proper tracks
1t has been the practice to organize
regular traffic departments. Work
along these lines was foreshadowed
yesterday in a communication from c.
of the New York Central lines. He
wrote in part as follows
| am in receipt of a statement of
the exposition company and a copy
Of The San Francisco Call of Fri
day, January I, in which appears
list of the members of the direct
Ing committee. The newspaper ar
tlcie calls to my mind my expert
ence as traffic manager of the
louisiana purchase worlds exposi-
t1On and the pleasant experience l
had both personally and officially
with President Good of the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland.
Aside from the interest / would
have as citizen of the United
states in the success of your under
taking l would be glad at any time
to do anything that would assist
you in organizing and developing
the department with which / was
connected at the worlds fair in ST.
Louis, but want it clearly under
stood that l am not seeking a po-
sition that would carry with IT any
compensation. Anything you may
request that l do for you would be
on the basis of gratuitous work
and as a citizen of the United
States
From Los Banos has come a request
for 500 exposition buttons An en-
terprising mercantile house has offered
to sell them at the regular price with
out commission.
The chamber of commerce has re-
ceived from the Panama canal COM
mission circular inviting bids on ma.
chinery parts to be filed not later than
February IA. The circular calls for
estimates on piles, split sheave pull
leys, cold rolled shafting, car wheels,
gear cutters, valves and pipe fittings.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
GILLETT COMPLIMENTS
RECENT APPOINTEE
Justice Mueller Receives Lau-
datory Epistle From Governor

The following letter has been re
ceived from Governor Gillett by Jus
tice of the Peace Carl w. Mueller, re
Gently appointed in place of Justic
Golden, resi- igned:
Your letter of January 13 has
been duly received, and | wish to
say to you that it was a great
pleasure for me to appoint you JUS
tice of the peace for San Francisco
as a recognition to yourself for
the work you have done and your
standing before the bar and as a
compliment to the German -Ameri-
can citizens of our commonwealth,
whom / esteem very highly.
| notice that the people gener-
ally are we'll pleased with the ap-
pointment, which is very gratifying
to me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
SMUGGLED OPIUM is
FOUND ON LINER CHINA
Oriental Sailor Has Drug Con-
ceaIed i'm Clothing

The first smuggled opium found on
the steamer China since it's arrival
from the orient yesterday was seized
yesterday by Customs Inspector Rich
ardson, concealed in the clothing of a
Chinese member of the crew.
The inspector telephoned to Deputy
Surveyor Blinn for e>instructions, and
was told to release the smuggler, since
to bring him ashore under arrest
would cause complications with the
immigration authorities.
in time to hear of the seizure of 1896
tins on the Siberia, which preceded
it, The smugglers thus had plenty
of time to get rid of the drug or to
invent more ingenious means OF con-
cealment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
SMOKING IN CARS
TO Be PERMITTED
Supervisor Hooks Presents Bill !;
Is Promised Support of
Majority by Mayor

Supervisor Oscar Hooks took the lead
in yesterdays meeting of the new board
and introduced a bill resembling the
ordinance which prohibits smoking in
the body of streetcars. He confidently
presented the measure to the majority
for it's support and this support he was
promised by the mayor, who was in the
chair. No one objected to his request
that the ordinance be referred to the
hospital and health committee for rec
ommendation to the board.
After considerable byplay between
Hooks and Mccarthy on the rights of
men to smoke going to or coming from
matter on its merits was open to dis
cussion or was just referred to the
committee. The latter action was then
taken.
In this American country of free
and Independent people," said Hooks
in presenting his measure, Il believe
workingmen should not be deprived
of their rights to smoke when their
days labor is over-or before it be-
gins. 1 voted against the ordinance
prohibiting smoking last year and
would have introduced this bill at that
time if l could have commanded a ma
jority for its repeal. But 1 believe the
time is now ripe
CONFIDENT OF LADIES' APPROVAL
Mayor Mccarthy assured Hooks that
his judgment was good. And / beS
lieve," added the mayor. that the
ladies of San Francisco will thank this
board for doing away with the prac-
tice of the smokers massing on the
rear platform
The mayor also added something to
the effect that this board intends to
smoke, or smoke up"
An early request for a position for
S. N. Mitrovich as interpreter of the
Servian and other languages having
been referred by the mayor TO the
finance committee, its chairman, Kelly,
mildly demurred, asking If it might not
be suspected of being patronage
committee.
'As there is no patronage in this ad-
ministration,' cheerfully announced the
mayor, there is no need for a patron
age committee
The day passed without any trans
fers for the good of the service"
Austin Arnold was appointed the
boards stenographer for the water,
gas, electric light and power and tele-
Murdock presented a resolution de-
f1ning so cents as the maximum charge
per page for court transcripts and re-
pealing a 80 cent rate fixed years ago.
apropos of the recent contract of the
Ruef transcript of $4,000 pages at the
higher figure. Murdock's resolution
was sent at his request to the printing
committee.
PETITION GOES TO COMMITTEE
]. J. Dignan's petition to revive the
use of the nickel in the slot machines
was referred by the mayor to the police
committee.
The lower Market street trolley priv
ilege proposal was referred to the pub
lie utilities committee, as was also
petition from the Richmond central i'm
provement club, urging that the city's
rights for the extension of the Geary
street road to the ferry should be con-
served.
The public utilities committee will
convene Wednesdays and the police
Friday afternoons.
The Metropolitan athletic club was
given the prize fight permit for March.
An ordinance making 1t unlawful to
turn in false fire, ambulance or police
patrol call was referred to the hospital
committee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
BLAZE CAUSES PANIC
IN DEL MONTE MILLS
Girl Employees Stampede When
Smoke Enters WOrkroom

A panic occurred yesterday mornins
about 10 o'clock among the girls en-
ployed on the second floor of the Del
Monte flour mills at Lombard and
Montgomery streets, when smoke began
pouring into the workroom
The girls stampeded and many of
them would have been injured if il had
not been for the GOODNESS of some OF
the male employees.
The fire, which was speedily extin-
guished, broke out among some chaff
on the top floor caused by friction of a
leather belt. The damage to the build
ing and contents was slight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ABSCONDING BANKER is
SAID TO BE IN MEMPHIS
Police Chief Wires to Have
w. G. HayS Arrested

Chief of Police Cook sent a dispatch
yesterday to w. C. Davis, chief OF
police of Memphis, Tenn, asking Davis
to make inquiries about he reported
presence in that city of w. c. Hays, the
fugitive manager Of the State Savings
and Commercial bank, and If there to
arrest him pending further instruc-
tions.
Hays is reported to be working in
a Memphis bank. He is wanted In this
city on a charge of violating the state
banking laws by drawing checks on a
bank of which he was an official
against an account already over
drawn.
Detective Sergeant Arthur McPhee
yesterday conferred with Superin-
tendent of Banks Alden Anderson, and
IL was decided to bring Hays back to
this city for trial If he is arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
SNORT. of Winfer

Exhilarating and enjoyable. Join the
Southern Pacff1cs Yosemite in Winter
Excursions, leaving the San Francisco
Ferry Depot every Friday, 500 a. M,
returning following Monday. Tickets
may be extended for longer outings on
application. Personally conducted.
Round trip $22.35. See Agents: Flood
Building, Market Street Ferry Depot.
and Broadway and Thirteenth Street.
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
VESSEL WILL LAND
HERENEXT MONDAY
Agreement Reached and 1t Is
Understood Steamship Com
pany Will Test Law

The tourist steamer Cleveland has
been relieved by the treasury depart
ment of the restrictions that threatened
to divert 1,4oO tourists and the pur-
chase of three months supplies to Vic
toria. B. c. The ship, according to
information given out yesterday by
Collector of the Port F. S. Stratton, will
arrive here next Monday morning with
$50 world touring passengers, and be
prepared to leave February with more
than zoo more, who will girdle the
world in the opposite direction. The
Cleveland sailed from Honolulu yester-
day.
Under lust what terms the Cleveland
would enter, the collector said he was
not prepared to state, as his instruc-
tions were private. But he admitted
that his appeal had brought about ar
rangements satisfactory to the steam
ship company.
The Cleveland belongs to the Ham
burg American line. The shipping
laws provide that a vessel of foreign
register can not land passengers be-
tween American ports except on pen
atty Of $500 for each passenger. The
fact that the Cleveland touched at
many ports on the way in the Atlantic
Indian and Pacific oceans technically
made no difference. The department,
however, was Influenced to leniency,
since the passengers were Americans
and the voyage was for pleasure.
A carload of -four was received here
yesterday from the east for provision
ing the ship But the greater part of
the supplies will be bought here.
Seattle was interested in trying to
divert the Cleveland to Victoria, since
the tourists would have passed through
Seattle and made it the chief point of
fSff 10
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
POLICEMAN is ACCUSED.
OF DISHONEST TACTICS
A. j. Mogan May Face Charge
of "Cribhinq" Examination

Policeman A. j. Mogan, one of the
candidates who took the examination
for corporal at the Mission high school
Saturday, may have to answer charges
before the police commission. One of
the young women watchers suspected
that Mogan was using ponies on
which answers to the questions had
been written. She asked him TO change
his seat, but he refused. The woman
complained to the sergeant, who got
the same answer from Mogan, with the
addition that it was none of his busi-
ness Complaint was then made to
Captain McManus and to Secretary
Maher of the civil service commission.
Mogan had to change his seat. In his
desk the "strippers" We're found
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
French Gets Good Job

w. C. French was appointed inspector
of structural iron and steel work at a
salary of s175 per month at yesterdays s
meeting of the board of works. French
is the business agent of the structural
iron workers union.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Will Test Law

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The govern
ment invited the Hamburg American
steamship company to bring a suit to
test that portion of the shipping laws
that would impose a fine of $4,000
If the company's steamer Cleveland
lands at San Francisco, and it is un-
derstood the company accepted. The
department of commerce and labor
agreed to recommend that the fine be
reduced to $1,000 if the suit was un
dertaken.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

LICENSE FOR NEW BAEK-The Northern So
lano bank of Dixon was granted license by
4 superintendent of Banks Anderson yesterday
The new bank has an authorized capital OF
100000. S25. 600 of which has been paid in
The directors are to be: II. l.. Bssell r. T.
L. stephens. W. j. Wegand, II. II. Timm. ]
p Grady. J. j. Clark, W. r Madden, f.
D. N. Lehe and Robert Watson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

Shasta Water for health. When or,
dering be sure and see the label.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

bachelors hdqrs.. rms. $40 up. Bergez
& crank. 42I Bush. Bath steam heat.s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
LIGHTS ADVERTISE a CITY.

The Abba Union, a leading south.
ern Iowa paper declares that Des
Moines business men have done more
to advertise the capital city than any
other plan adopted the past year il
putting in the ive-light posts before
their places OF business on the prin-
cipal streets of the town. The same
paper adds:
From now on street will be
known as principal street BY the five
light post and II a business house
falls to put one in he is going to he
passed up as dinky store by strang-
ers who will move ON to the swell
L, when they go to Des Moines
Inc rest Of the merchants might az
1 wen get busy and keep up with the
Who will be the first enterprIsing,
merchant in the New and Greater
keokuk thus to help advertise this
city and throw his competitors in the
shade?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
PLAN TO BOYCOTT rRllsrs

1t is announced from Washington
that there is being formed there a
national boycott organization which in
due time will be directed against one
or another of the various oppressive
food trusts for the purpose of forcing
down prices on the necessities of life.
A number Of men prominent in official
life are said to have indorsed the
idea among whom are mentioned
President Taft and Minority Leader
Clark Of the house. Clark is quoted
as saving that something would have
to be done, as it was rapidly growing
into problem of how to keep the PEG.
pie from starving.
The scheme was suggested and is
being urged by DR.. e. L. scharf, who
has tdapted If from Germany, where
national boycott of the coffee com
bine in one day brought the price
down many points. When the league
which is being formed is ready, its
members win be notified that they are
to discontinue the purchase of given
articles Of universal use on a certain
day, and it is expected that the trust
dealing IN that article will have to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
FraiIey for Attorney General.

Waterloo Reporter: Joe r. Frailey,
of Fort Madison, has been announced
as candidate for the Republican
nomination for Encouragement to
succeed H. w. Byers. This candidacy
will attract wide attention, for within
the borders of Iowa there is not more
brilliant young man in the legal pro-
fession. As an orator he is marvel,
and those who know class him as one
of the leaders Of the Lee county bar,
which is splendid recognition, for
some great lawyers have been trained
there. Aside from his fine mental at
tainments 1t is urged that southeast
ern Iowa has not been represented at
the state capitol by an attorney-gen-
eral for half century or more. If
Mr. Frailey prosecutes his campaign
with as much yigor and energy as he
puts into other affairs that he under
takes the rest of the candidates will
realize that they are up against very
active opponent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

Statistics Of gifts for humanity dur.
ing the year 1909. as compiled by the
Chicago Tribune, foot up total OF
$15O,641,253 about half being in the
form OF gifts and half requests. This
was distributed as follows: Charity
S67,446.441; education, SAG, 122. 241: re.
ligion, $22,443,S85; art, sS,616,410; Ii
braries. sS,012,293. At the head of
the list of individual givers stands
John p Rockefeller credited with
Sl2,l3o,5Oo, most of which went to ed.
Vocational agencies. Next in line ranks
Andrew Carnegie, with total of
$4,652,50O Mrs. Russell Sage comes
with $1,851,761, and other names
prominent on this roll of honor are D
r. Pierson, Charles E. Ellis, Elizabeth
Bingham, II. c. Frick, ]. D. Archbold
Caroline Phelps Stokes, John S. Ken.
nedy, George Croker, A. H. Wilder
John M. Baker. etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
River Distances.

Nauyoo Independent: The distance
from ST. Paul to st. Louis by steam
boat channel is 67s miles. The dis
lance from st. Louis to Cairo by
steamboat channel is 191 miles The
distance from Cairo to New Orleans
by steamboat channel is 1854 miles.
Against the distance from st. Paul to
New Orleans by steamboat channel
l,92l miles-the distance by statute
miles is 1,0421a ST. Paul is in latitude
40 degrees. New Orleans is in lati-
tude 30 degrees. Fifteen degrees of
latitude between the two cities, figur-
ing 6s19 miles to the degree, gives a
distance in statute miles of 1922. In
other words, the bends and turns in
the river measure 8781a miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

Notwithstanding the heavy snowfall
and the coolest December in years,
building operations in the principal
cities of the country were far ahead
OF the corresponding month year
ago. Permits were taken out in fifty
one cities according to official reports
to Construction News for the cree
ton of 7749 buildings, involving a
total expenditure of s43,262.163
against 1893 buildings, costing s37..
0S5146 for December, 1908, decrease
OF ninety buildings and an Increase of
s6,17,o17 or 16 per cent over the
same month a year ago. This is a
highly satisfactory showing, and par
tlcularly so when the cold weather
and the tremendous activity of the
preceding months is taken into CON
sideration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
slump in Matrimonial Market.

keosauqua Independent: Not a
wedding in Keosauqua since heaven
knows when, and Christmas day was
allowed to pass with no wild ringing
OF the wedding bells. There is no
lack OF pretty girls here and the Ian
gushing young swains are also very
much IN evidence, so we are at loss
to understand the situation. It is pos.
sible that the high cost of living is
proving rock that Is impeding the
progress Of the good ship Matrimony
along the shoals tshoaIs is good Of
married life, and IL this be 80 we ex-
tend consolation and encouragement
IN the quotation that led to our undo.
ing; two can live as cheaply as one. >
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

lance OF between forty and fifty miles,
and affects a large annual saving TO
the government. There has been much
talk about conserving the natural re.
\ sources OF the country but the water
power project at Keokuk is the most
practical and useful of all that have
been undertaken; and Mr. Hedge will
always be identified with it, and held
In grateful remembrance by the
friends of the enterprise.
Senator Gear, of Des Moines county,
secured the building OF the levees
north of Burlington that have proved
4 OF immense value in the reclamation
OF overflow lands, as well as aiding
IN the Improvement of river channels
Senator Gear and Congressman Hedge
and Kennedy have been helpful in Sc
curing other improvements of the
river at Rock Island. and up and down
the valley. so that in many important
particulars, covering a large scope of
legislation, the First Iowa district has
Dc sn in the lead in a work in which
al western people take deep inter-
est, and OF which. they sometimes
think, eastern senators and congress
men are not sufficiently appreciatiye
loo often the work has been DELAYED
or done by ineffective piece-meals.
when 1t would have been truer econ.
ony, and more adequately meeting
the necessities of our internal com.
merce, as pointed out by that grea,
railway builder and successful man.
ager, James ]. Hill. If it had been
carried forward systematicallv and on
the large scale now contemplated.
Fortunately for western agricultural.
manufacturing, and commercial inter- |
ests, the speaker of the house is
western man, one who is in thorough /
sympathy with the movements now
under large momentum for the perma- I
nent improvement of the great water
ways. The speaker is practical man. I
and he wants the improvement to be
OF nature enduring and useful, and
not have appropriations frittered
away in haphazard work, disconnected
sections, not component parts of
great, symmetrical plan The improve
ments about to be recommended by
the National Waterways commission
are comprehensive, and are intended
to be carried forward systematically
by series of annual appropriations
extending over a decade, or longer
period, until the mighty undertaking is
finished and the country is in the full
enjoyment of the great material bene-
ats to result therefrom.
The First Iowa district has won an
honorable niche In the history of this
enterprise and our citi-
zens will hope to retain the honor, as
we'll as share in the benefits to inure
from deep water navigation, water
power and its electrical fruitage and
evees, and reclaimed waste lands
whose fertility will add millions to
he farm products of the west in the
coming years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

The attention of the department of
justice has been called to an alleged
violation of the antitrust law by an
organization known as clearing
mouse of some twenty large periodi-
Gals, with headquarters at New York,
the complainant being Librarian Brett
OF the Cleveland Public Library. When
he tried to get discount on $4,000
worth of magazine subscriptions from
the Franklin Square agency of New
York he received curt refusal, and
the statement that the agency as
clearing house now controlled the
prices of all magazines listed.