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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
FEW BIRDS WILL EAT
BERRIES OF THE HOLLY

There has been this Christmastide a
record crop of holly berries, and some
kindhearted persons were needlessly
distressed to think that the birds would
be deprived of their winter food
through the berried boughs being used
for decorations. says the Westminster
Gazette. Few birds. except the missel-
thrush when sharp set. ever touch
these berries. which are violently
emetic- and remain on the bushes for
months. Our incorporate ancestors
used 10 swallow holly berries after
Christmas 10 cure the effects of their
Gargsntuan festivities. Years ago some
French physicians pronounced a de-
coction OF holly leaves. or an extract
from the bark. called 'ilicine,s to be
superior to quinine as tonic and feb
rifuge. Owing to commercial and other
difficulties. the boom died away, aud
.ilicine" no longer appears in the
Materia Medica-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ARMY ENGINEERS
MAY AID PROJECT
Appeal for Appropriation for
Oakland HarbOr Is Heard by
Washington Board

OAKLAND, Jan. 24.-The river and
hsrbor board OF army engineers at
Washington. d. g. took up the Oakland
harbor Improvements this morning, and
the outlook is more favorable than ever
for federal appropriations. according to
Congressman J. r. Knowland. Know
land sent a telegram concerning the
meeting 10 Mayor Frank h. Mott today.
The fUl board Of engineers met to
consider the harbor recommendations
made by Lieutenant Colonel John Bid
die. the army engineer in charge OF
rivers and harbors on this coast The
Washington engineers had informed
hnowland several weeks ago that they
were opposed to the appropriation OF
S6oo.0oo for additional dredging at
Oakland hsrbor. for which Biddle has
recommended a 50 foot channel, but
that they would defer action in order
10 listen 10 arguments.
The two senators from this state,
Flint and Perkins. both exerted their
influence before the board this morning
TO help knowland. The harbor data
sent on by Mayor Mott had reached the
cspital and was presented in detail by
= -AtlN ana tAleNlanO. A letter from Per
Eins. who is III, was presented by his
colleague
The California delegation pointed out
that the board had recommended 80
foot projects for both Wilmington and
san Diego harbors. which have less
commerce than Oakland. The reports
supporting the so foot projects at those
ports were read. and the municipal i'm
provements, for which Oakland has
voted bonds. we're explained.
kDOwland's telegram TO Mayor Mott
explained the session as follows:
Hearing before full river and harbcr board
o. engineers this morning Senator Perkins
sent strong letter. which Senator FLINT pre-
gcnteQ. Chief arguments advanced were
10 call attention % fact that 20 foot projects
had been recon- neuded by this board for vii
minetou and san DIEGO bsrhors. each with
less commerce than Oakland. not including
freight By ferry
Reports OF hoard were quoted giving their
reasons for 50 foot channels st both these
ports which applied with greater force 10
teklsno. Contefn piated municipal iuprove-
ments were gone into IN detail
Members Of board asked numerous oues-
lions Which from all indcstioos were an
>Tered 70 their satisfaction. Should say in
dleatloDs quite favorable if We can Judge
from attitude Of board VIII msi Steno-
graphic report today. Data received this
morning
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
MEN OF STRANGE NAMES
HOLD PUBLIC OFFICES
Italian Undersecretary Is Called
Lucifer

The names of men sometimes have a
strange connection with their offices or
callings The new president of the
Swiss confederation is called comtesse,
and a Paris paper says that his duties
are democratic and manly.
In Italy the undersecretary of state
for public instruction is the Marquis
Lucifero (IuciferD. 1t is fortunate that
his department is not that of public
worship.
During the reign of the late pope,
one OF the most popular of the car
dinais was the Marquis Antici Mattel.
who was descended from the ennobled
house of Jupiter. His modest bearing
gave one no idea that he was descended
from the "maitre des dieux," at least
in name.
A friend once asked the cardinal
what name he would take il elected to
the papal chair. He observed that the
hypothesis was very unlikely. but
should 1t ever happen he added smil-
ing. .since they call me Bonus Homo
Primus. ] would take the name Bon
homme :
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
WANT EMPLOYMENT FOR
IDLE MEN AND WOMEN

OAKLAND. Jan. 24--The Associated
Charities Of this city has issued an
appeal TO the people for assistance in
nnding employment for the idle men
and women whose children are now
dependent upon the bounty OF the or
ganSzation. Secretary Lemon says that
many Of the parents are willing 70
work. but that they are absolutely un-
able TO md anything 10 do. Among
the men are laborers and tradesmen Of
All kinds Work is also wanted for
women. such as washing. ironing. sew
ing and mouse cleaning. Many OF the
women are widows, who are forced to
support their families by their own
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CZARINA'S KITCHEN is
EUROPE'S MOST COSTLY
$4,000 Dozen of Wine in Royal
Cellar

In spite of the simple tastes of both
her husband and herself. the czarina
has the distinction. says M A. p Of
having the most expensive Kitchen in
Europe The Kitchen is French in all
it's details, and more than one eminent
French restaurateur has made his for
tune in the czarinas employ; in fact
the heads of the royal culinary depart
ments become wealthy. men. In the
cellar there are $4,000 dozen of wine
of all sorts stored, although the czar
himself takes a glass OF claret and a
little champa gne occasionally and moth
ing more
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CLEVER DOG is HELPER
OF WOMEN PICKPOCKETS
Animal Picks Up Articles for
Its Owners

The Paris newspapers report the ar
rest OF several women who, with the
aid of a remarkably clever dog, have
lately netted considerable amount of
booty by picking the pockets of other
women in the neighborhood of the
Boulevard des Italiens. After watch
ing them for some time. the police
caught them while their ingenious
method was in full operation. One
woman making her way into the midst
of a knot of people about to board an
omnibus lifted the skirts of an un-
suspecting lady in front of her. and
deftly emptied the contents of her
pocket upon the ground. The dog
smartly picked them up in his mouth
and trotted off to the second woman,
waiting some distance away. who took
charge of them.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
SCOTS TO CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY OF BURNS
Poems and Songs of Bard Will
Compose Program

OAKLAND. Jan. 24.-Members of St.
andre vs. society and the Clan Mac
donald VIII celebrate the anniversary
% the birth OF Robert Burns at Pied
mont pavilion tomorrow evening. The
program viii consist OF offerings by
members Of these organizations. Among
those who viii participate in the enter
tainment win be DR.. A. X. Crawford,
James p. Taylor, Robert Dalziel and
other prominent Scotchmen. There will
be Scotch songs, recitations of Burns
poems, bsgpipe playing and highland
dances and the evenings finale win be
banquet
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CHINESE AMONG THE
FIRST TO GROW RICE
Cultivation Extends Back as Far
as $500 b. c.

The cultivation of rice extends back
into the dim past, and there are no
authentic records as to when it first
began Evidence points. however, to
the Chinese having been among the
earliest people TO cultivate it. and such
great value was attached to it, says
the Magazine OF Commerce. that in
the annual ceremonial sowing of i'm
portant plants inaugurated by the en-
perer Chinnong so far back in the past
as $500 b. c.. the rice had to be sown
only, by the emperor himself while the
four other plants of the ceremony
might be sown by the princes Of his
family. In India rice has been culti-
waited from time immemorial 1t was
introduced at an early period into
Syria. Egypt and other parts of north
ern Africa. In more modern times rice
has spread into Spain, France and
Italy. the first cultivation in the last
named country being stated to have
been near Pisa in 1865. The plant is
believed to have been introduced into
America in 1641, when Sir William
Berkeley raised a crop of 16 bushels
from half a. busheI of seed
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
FUGITIVE EMBEZZLER
CAUGHT AT RICHMOND
Lodge Treasurer Confesses and
Would Make Restitution
Special [ Dispoteh 10 The CoHl


MARTINEZ. Jan. 24.-James +. Lock-
wood has been arrested in Richmond
for the alleged crime of embezzlement
committed in New York. He was the
treasurer OF several lodges and a cor
poration in Walden, y. Y. 1t is al
legged that he went to New York city
and got on a spree and drew money
that did not belong to him. While
drunk he was robbed When he came
TO his senses he fed to California,
where he had friends in Richmond
telegram was received by the sher-
if in Martinez to be on the lookout for
him, and as soon as he came TO Richt
mond he was arrested. Lockwood
is willing to go back and face the
charges brought against him and an
officer is now on the way from New
York to take him back.
He has already sent back a check
for $500 out of his own pocket to make
up part of his peculations, and says he
is willing TO work out the rest if given
a chance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
GIRL OF ELEVEN IS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Works Bunko Game on Grocers
TO Get Candy

OAKLAND, Jan. 24.-Rosie Frey. II
years Of age, was arrested this after
noon at her home, 55S Seventeenth
street and was sent to the detention
home pending probation proceedings.
she is accused Of working a time worn
fraud, not 10 obtain money. but to get
candy from grocerymen.
The last victim was N G. Bradley. a
grocer at 1888 Curtiss street, who was
asked by the girl 70 send a large bill
II goods c. o. d. 70 a Brush street ad-
dress. The customer then took so cents
worth or candy, TO be paid for with the
other goods at the address she gave
There was no such house According
10 the police, Rosie worked the same
scheme on three other grocers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ACCUSED BOOK MAKER
ARRAIGNED IN COURT
Charges Arc Preferred Against
Turf Follower

OAKLAND Jan. 24-Sam X.
Schwartz. who was arrested Last week
1T Emeryville on charge of violating
7he anti rscetrsck betting Law. was ar
Tsigned in the police court this morn
ing before Judge Samuels. who contin-
ned the preliminary examina tions until
Friday. Schwartz is charged with two
offenses, on the first Of which his bail
is 81 600 and the second 500. William
de Courcey and A /. Marsh. detectives.
are the prosecuting witnesses. under
the direction Of District Attorney ".
il. Donahue.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CONVICTED MEN GIVEN
PENITENTIARY TERMS
Two Burglars and WouIdbe
Murderer Sentenced
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

MARTINEZ, Jan. 24.-Alfonso Esco-
bar. a Mexican. was sentenced to San
Quentin for two years for assault with
a deadly weapon. Escobar. in company
with his brother. attacked another
Mexican with a knife, seriously wound
ing him.
c. NJ. Reed was sentenced to five
years in San Quentin for the crime of
burglary committed in Richmond. He
pleaded guilty and the penalty i'm
posed was the limit, inasmuch as Reed
had been in states prison before for
the same offense.
Z. Mcdowell was sentenced to Fol-
som for i've years for burglary. He
also pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
TO San Quentin. but on request of his
counsel the prison was changed TO Fol-
som.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
MURDERER RELEASED
ON BONDS OF $4,000

OAKLAND, Jan. 24-F. ]. Jurge-
witz. who shot and killed Claud F.
Smith recently was today released on
$4,000 bonds. His bondsmen We're
Jack London. who qualified for 81 900.
and Frank T. Malley. c. NJ. McGregor
and f. B. Cook. for $1,000 each. Smith
was shot by +Jurgewitz after a fight
caused by Smiths alleged over friend
illness with Jurgewitz's wife.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
MOUNTAIN TELEPHONE
LINE BEING PLANNED
Northern Counties to Be Con-
nected With Valley System

CHICO, Jan. 24-Scott Hendricks, a
well known telephone official, is work
ing on project to incorporate a tele-
phone company which will operate in
PlUmas, Lassen and Modoc counties
and connect at oroville with the Pacific
States system, thus joining mountain
and valley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
INFANT DIES UNDER
MENTAL HEALER'S CARE
Baby's Scarlet Fever Fails 10
Yield TO Treatment

OAKLAND. Jan. 24.-Lewis G. Mann
hart. Is months old. infant son of II. J.
Mannhart OF 31I6 Boulevard avenue,
Fruitvale. died last night Of scarlet
fever The board OF health was noti-
fed several days ago of the case and
the Mannha home was posted, but no
other action could be taken by the au-
thorities. 1t is said that the child was
being attended BY mental healer. An
autopsy clearly showed the cause Of
death
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

Neglect OF a cough or cold often
leads to serious trouble. To break up
a cold in twenty-four hours and cure
any cough that Is curable. mix two
ounces Of Glycerine. a half ounce OF
Virgin Oil OF Pine compound pure and
eight ounces OF pure Whisky. Take
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them In large bottle
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Yosemite Excursions

Personally. conducted. via Southern
Tsacifc leave san Francisco Ferry
Rniidfnz every Friday AZ 8.e0 =. m.
Return following MONDAY. Round trip
600 ~ Tfckets extended for longer
sfsvs on application. Bays Of fun and
froifc. See Agents. Flood Building.
Market street Ferry Depot. AID Broad
way and Thirteenth Street Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Suburban BrevitieS

CALLS FOR INEoRMATIoN-Berkel Jan. -.
To obtain information for the new state
geography George l.. Sackett. secretary Of the
state textbook committee. visited this citv TO-
day and supplied with data by Mayer
Hodghead.
FIRE THREATENS PUBLIC LIBRARY-Oak
land, Jan. 24.-Fuel oil which Bad SeeDeJI irt,
the woodwork Of the basement at the free
public library. Fourteenth and Grove streets
took fire this morning from heatef sod
filed the building with smoke The damsze
was nominal
SEARCH FOR SoN-Berkeley. Jan. 24-Aftsr
Vainly trying to discover the Whereabouts cf
her son. whom she has not heard from for th,
last four years, Mrs Newman Of I4i2 North
Tenth street. Philadelphia. has askeI Cbief
of Police VOllmer to take up the hunt. New
man is 2S years OF age and formerly lived
hare at 2GS4 Regent street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
HEAVY Ball IS SET-Harry III

HEAVY BAIL IS SET-Hsrry Riley and FrsuS
Mills. charged with grand larceny by Trick
and device for stealing diamond stud valned
at $3.50 from A. ". Gates. aged capitalist
Of Oakland, in the elevator OF the Gslen build-
ing, Stockton ard Sutter streets. Friday after
. noon had their cases continued yesterday until
today, their bonds being set at $4,000 each
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
A Little Cold

He caught a little cold
That was all.
So the neighbors sadly said.
AS they gathered round his bed
When they heard that be was dead
He caught a little cold
That was all (Puck.)
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
LED II OWNS
BRONCHIAL TROCHs

A convenient and sffsefive remedy for Coughs and
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Price. IS cents. so ecnts and 5 90 lAzk&ex-
Sample mailed on request
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
11se REWARD, 1Ise

The readers OF this paper VIII be
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been able to cure in all its stages. and
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By destroying the foundation of the
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
ACCIDENT
ON THE GRAND TRUNK

Flint, Mich, August 26.-In a rear
end collision between passenger trains
Nos and Il, both east-bound, on the
Grand Trunk railway, two miles east
of Durand, early yesterday, eight pas
sengers were killed. three probably ia
tally hurt and five seriously injured.
Four passengers are missing.
No. ii stopped to repair a defective
brake, when No. crushed into the
rear sleeper. plOughing half way
through the train, crushing sleeping
passengers to death as they lay in
their berths. The wreckage caught fire
and many were burned or scalded. The
dead and injured were taken to Du-
rand
When the forward train stopped a
brakeman was sent back to signal the
train following, but the warning tor
pedo exploded too late for the engineer
Of the on-rushing train to avoid a col
lision. The dead recovered included
two unidentified women and six per-
sons SO badly burned as to render iden-
tificatiOn impossible.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
cOQPs[s BURNT TO 1 CRISP


Spokane, Wash. August zs.--It is be-
lievef that more than 200 persons.
nearly all fire fighters. perished in the
Idaho forest fires.
superintendent weig1e of the Occur
many reports Of disaster to various
parties Of his 600 employees, has posted
a bulletin in his office at Wallace an
nouncIng the death Of 81 Of the MEN,
and also stated his grave concern for
the safety Of Ranger Joseph e. Hahn
and II men who were surrounded by
fire Saturday night in the forest on the
Big Fork Of the caeur d'AIene river,
near where another party lost thirteen
men
The charred bodies of 90 fire fighters
were found yesterday on Setter creek
in the st. Joe country
Two burned japanese dragged them
selves 10 Avery, Idaho, last night and
told Of the death OF ten OF their COM
panions- The twelve men, employees Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound Railroad, had gone out to fight
fire and had been surrounded by flames,
only two escaping death.
The rangers missing in the Thomp-
son Falls country Of Montana had been
heard from.
The number Of deaths in the state
of Washington was reduced to three,
all I'm the Pend d'OreiIle valley. near
Newport. One Of the victims. Mrs. Err
nest Deinhardf. wife of rancher, was
the only woman TO have been burned
10 death.
When the groups of fire fighters
were overwhelmed the camps were also
destroyed, the clothes were burned of
the bodies Of the men and the bodies
Of the dead were often so charred that
searchers stepped on them, thinking
they were pieces OF burned logs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
PRESIDENT HELPS ORPHANS

Hundreds of orphans have been help
ed by the president OF the Industrial
and Orphans Home at Macon, Ga, who
writes: I'VE have used Electric Bit
ters In this institution for nine years.
1t has proved a most excellent medi-
cine for stomach. liver and kidney
troubles. We regard 1t as one of the
best family medicines on EARTH" 1t
invigorates all vital organs. purifes
the blood, aids digestion. creates ap-
petite. To strengthen and build UP
pale, thin. weak children or rundown
people II has no equal Best for fe-
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druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26

/ never felt so near my grave"
writes Lewis Chamblin. of Manchester.
Ohio. X. r. No. 3, "as when frightful
cough and lung trouble pulled me
down to lis pounds in spite OF many
remedies and the best doctors. And
that / am alive today is due solely to
Dr. Kings New Discovery. which COM
pletely cured me. Now I weigh 100
pounds and can work hard. It also
cured my four children of Group" In
fallible for coughs and colds, its the
most certain remedy for 1agrippe, as
thma. desperate lung trouble and all
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trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
TEODY's TR|UMPHAL TOUR.
RoS~eself'~ Trip to the West Bids Fair
tn Re One Contfnuoos Ovation
From His EFienda

Buffalo. N Y. August 2e.-Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt made q strong plea for
ne punishment of crooked and graft
ing officials. and the election of honest
ones in their places. in an address he
delivered before the Ellicot club. whose
guest he was for breakfast yesterday
morning.
His pointed remarks. uttered now in
the light Of the recent scandals which
have beset the republican party Sher-
mans alleged connection with Indian
land frauds, Ballingerism. etc. etc.
coupled with Roosevelt's position in
the republican party, We're taken TO
have a much deeper meaning than a
mere surface play Of words
Ous-Taik Anything But m Eaeine
Dunkirk- y. Y August 26.-There
was a gathering Of railroad men here
10 meet Colonel Roosevelt as he passed
through this city en-. route TO Buffalo.
Il have always admired railroad men
because they have certain qualities
tina, / like TO think of as typically
American They know how to act:
they know how TO work and how to
obey orders declared the colonel He
was interrupted by an engine blowing
off steam Il can't talk against that
he protested. and added that an engine
was the only thing he couldn't talk
against.
As the train moved off some one yell
ed, DO them up in the convention.
Teddy" He smiled broadly, but made
no reply.
Ticklcs Him to Call Him Teddy
Erie, Pa. August 26.-Fully five
thousand people greeted Colonel
Roosevelt here.
Hello. Teddy yelled the crowd. In
an undertone Roosevelt remarked to
Representative Ba ateS: Il used to- think
il lowered my dignity to have them
call me Teddy. but do you know. L am
getting to like ii ,now?"
His address here was along the same
lines as his Buffalo speech.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
LEARNING THE VALUE
OF THE UNWRTTTEN LAW
New Orleans Women are Also Learn
Ing How to shoot Straight

New Orleans Women are Also Learn
ing How to shoot Straight
New Orleans, August 26.-With the
unwritten law as her plea, Mamie Nc
Laughlin. aged IS, charged with the
murder OF Hugh Smith, was declared
not guilty by a jury.
The girl said she killed Smith be-
cause he had betrayed her. Smith was
a politician and a saloonkeeper. The
girl who is an orphan was supported
by the Era Club, an organization of
New Orleans women.
Mamie Set Z Good Example
New Orleans. August 26.-katie
Freitsch, 19 years old. and employed in
a local department store, shot and kill
ell Frank Michler, aged q, boiler
maker, here last night. She said Mich
Ter had wrOnged her.
The killing comes on the heels of the
acquittal of Mamie Mclaughlin, a
young girl, in the courts here yester-
day on the charge of murder OF Hugh
Smith. a saloonkeeper.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26

Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
in cases of kidney and bladder all
ments. Mrs. Rose CHASER, Terre Haute.
Ind, tells the result in her case: aft
er suffering for many years from Sc
rious case of kidney trouble and
spending much money for so called
cures. I found Foley Kidney Pills the
only medicine that gave me perma-
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and attend to my work. I shall never
hesitate to recommend them" Sold by
the Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-26
MILLS SUCCESSOR
TO GOTTLIEB

You are proud of your wife and chill
dren. Why don't you take them to
Mills and have them photographed? We
will make you prouder still. We pride
ourselves that we are artists. May we
prove it in our work for you? Our
studios are over the Teapot Grocery,
South Main, and FishePs Store, North
Magnolia-or phone 26O for an ap-
pOin tment.