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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
MILLINER GIVES RIVALS
HATS To MARKET WOMEN
Sfratagem Changes Fashion and
Patronage of Society

A milliner in Copenhagen for long
time had the privilege of supplying the
hats to all the best families in the
Danish capital. Then came change of
fortune. Her business began to decline,
and this was coincident with a rival es
tablishment in Copenhagen ordering
largely from a Paris house of renown.
The milliner patronized by the no.
bility and gentry was a woman of
spirit, so she resolved to fight for her
position-put her back to the wall, so
to say. Her first idea was to make hats
larger than her rivals, but hats are not
like Euclid's line. There is a limit, so
this idea was not practicable. After
serious deliberation she hit upon a
plan which not only restored the for
tunes of the house, but changed the
fashion in Copenhagen.
The Copenhagen nilliner's stratagem
was both daring and original. She
openly purchased a score of the largest
and most attractive hats in her rivals
showrooms and presented one to each
of the market women. who are exposed
all day to the rays of the sun, says the
London Globe. These women gratefully
accepted the gifts and showed their ap-
probation by putting them into imme-
date use
When the society women were MAX
ing their purchases of fowls and fish,
seeing the vendors with. hats as attrac-
tive as their own, they at once con-
cluded that they had become very COM
mon. and translated their thoughts into
action by presenting their large hats
to their maids. The stratagem was a
success, and the society milliner had by
this time dressed her windows with
small hats. The rival firm sold off its
stock at a reduced price, and now Co
penhagen is the only capital in Europe
where a hat of less than two meters in
circumference is not despised
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
FELT in ALASKA
Steamship Jared by Temblor
During Voyage Along the
Peninsula

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 1.-THE
steamship A. G. Lindsay arrived here
last night from Bethel. on the Kus-
kokwim river, bringing news of a Sc
we're earthquake June "a on the Alaska
peninsula
The quake was so severe that it
Jared the A. G. Lindsay as it was
passing the west side of Unimk pass,
and made considerable disturbance
in the waters surrounding the islands.
According to those on board the
Lindsay the peaks on Akutlan island,
Mount Pavloff on the mainland near
Unga, and the peaks near Chignik were
all in eruption. Mount Pavloff partic-
ularly was vomiting a dense pail of
black smoke, and Peak 1892, near
Chignik. was very active.
Despite the fact that the vessel oc-
cupied 20 days in travelling from the
mouth of the Kuskokwim to Bethel and
back, and on that portion of her voy-
age went three times aground, it is
the opinion of her officers that a new
and practicable route to the Iditarod
has been opened up. They say that
Bethel will become good town and
that there is a navigable channel up
the kuskokwim to the place.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HUSBAND ACCUSED
OFLOVING TEACHER
Stockton Woman Sues for Di-
vOrce, Alleging That Lett
ters Prove Cruelty
[SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Call

L
STOCKTON, Aug. 1l-Mls. Clara e
Cupp. wife OF Albert L Cupp, a ma
chinist. has filed suit for divorce
through her attorney. Charles Light
alleging extreme cruelty. she declares
that the affections of her husband have
been won by a school teacher Of Sac
ramento county.
The complaint states that her hus-
band cruelty beat her July 81 and Au-
gust and told her that he did not love
her any more and that when he got a
divorce from her he would marry the
Sacramento girl.
The Sacramento county school
teacher whom Mrs. Cupp says has
stolen her husbands affections is Miss
Ruby Duffy
a year ago my husband and ] lived
in Carbondale." said Mrs. Cupp. and
this school teacher'came TO board with
Us. Il was then that my husband be-
came infatuated with her. Shortly
after my husband lost his job as sec
ton foreman and we had to move
away. Since then they have exchanged
love letters and she has been right here
in our own house to see him"
Miss Duffy is not named in the COM
plant. but is referred TO as a "Sacra-
inento county school teacher"
Cupp's year old son, Luther Cupp.
was crying for his father when the
reporter called at the home to inter
view Mrs. Cupp. The mother told him
not TO cry, because your papa doesn't
love you any more"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
STARVATION TO BECOME
LEAN is POOR SPORT
But Many Go Hungry to Get
Rid of Adipose Tissue

Some people are too fat and some are
too lean Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spratt
seem to have a majority in this coun-
try. Happy he or she who can eat ac-
cording to the dictates of appetite
without thought of the waist line. I'm
fortunately. the happy seem to be few,
especially among women. The dread
of adipose tissue in the female sex is
becoming something awful, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. 1t is taking the
place of the discarded orthodox hell of
our ancestors. With characteristic en-
ergy women are devoting time, atten
ton and money to their bodies in way
that would have pleased the ancient
Greeks If they had been obliged to
wear costumes of the present day. For
tunately this was not the case. Aspasia
never wore corsets, nor a gown that
hooked up the back-not even a Chan
tecler hat
Many and marvellous are the methods
attempted for reducing fat, for the lean
do not seem to suffer nearly so much
in mind body or spirit. The latest
hobby is to stop eating. 1t has it's ad-
vantages up to a certain point where
funeral expenses begin to figure in the
situation. Doubtless most of us eat too
much, at least more than is necessary.
There are a lot of wise, old, scientific
men who can tell us to a fraction just
how many calories whatever the term
may mean) we need each day and what
foods will produce them most econom-
ically, every factor being considered
From purely academic point of view
IL looks as if 1T would be possible to
manufacture tablets containing the ex-
act amount of nutrition, potential ener-
gy, etc, so that we needn't have cooks
or dinner tables. Unfortunately, no
one wants such situation. We all like
our appetites and prefer to tickle them
on stated occasions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Stockton Brevities
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
HUNTER RETURNS WITH TRoPHY-stock-
ton. Aug. 1l.-Asa Clark, son of DR. Fred p
Clark. superintendent of the Stockton state
hospital. has returned from a two months out
ing in Alpine county. he brought home
bears skin. the young man having shot the big
animal himself. He witnessed the electric
storm July 10 that resulted so disastrously
along the Sierra range
MARSHALL HUDSON TO LECTURE-The Ba-
rscca classes of the First Baptist and First
Christian churches have received word from
Marshall Hudson of Syracuse, n. Y, who is
the founder of the Baracca movement. stating
that he will accept their invitations 10 speak
here next month. he will deliver two adj
dresses in Stockton. the first at banquet
TO be held In his honor at the Y. NJ. c. A, and
the second in the new auditorium Of the Bap-
tist church.
PETITIONS FOR LETTERS IN ESTATEs-Two
petitions for letters OF administration were
filed today. W: III. Hall. son of the late
Amelia 3 Hall. is of the petitioners The
estate is valued at 81 595 Mrs. Julia f.
Nayland petitions for letters in the estate of
her late husband T. II. Wayland. the estate
being valued at s., $50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
FROGS IN JAVA FLY
LIKE AEROPLANES
Curious Animal Changes Its
Color as Chameleon Does

Since flying fish and flying squirrels
exist, it is not so surprising to be told
that there are also in the world flying
frogs.
All these animals have instinctively
made use of the fundamental principle
of the aeroplane, the perfecting of
which is beginning to impart the power
of flight to man himself. 1t is in Java
that the flying frog-Polypates rein
wardtii-is found, and Professor Sled
lecki of the University of Cracow de-
scribes 1T as being of q magnificent
clear green color, with white belly,
while the membranes between it's
fingers, which enable it to glide on the
air, are orange yellow. But 1t changes
color like the chameleon. 1t inhabits
trees and bushes, and is active only at
night, living on insects.
When disturbed it distends its aero
planes and launches itself a consider
able distance through the air.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
MERRITT PLEADS LAPSE
OF MEMORY IN COURT

The argument of the prosecution in
the trial of Glenn c. Merritt, formerly
a wireless operator in the navy, ac-
cused of raising s5 navy check to
$500. closed in the United States dis
trict court yesterday and the defense
will be heard this morning. Merritt
was the only witness called in his own
defense. He said he did not remem-
Der what transpired on the day he
passed the forged check, as he was
subject to fits of insanity caused by a
blow on the head when he was a
child. He thought the mental lapse
was brought on by medicine he had
taken for a headache
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HAND OF FATE IN THE
DEATH OF GEN. WARREN

Joseph Warren fell at that victorious
defeat, the battle of Bunker Hill, and of
him it is beautifully expressed:
so Warren stood on Bunker hill at eve.
And saw amid the battles blare arise
The futures glory and the lands re-
preve,
And so he died with triumph in his
eyes.
God, In new perils, send us such as he
The gentlest knight of freedom s
chivalry.
1t was the hand of fate, says the
Washington Post. Warren died to
make way for Washington, for had he
survived he, and not the yirginian.
would ht7 .een commander in chief of
the continental army and the result
might have been failure. for he was
not trained TO arms, as Washington
was.
And that leads to speculat ton. Had
Hampden not been killed. would Crom-
Wen have been lord protector? Possibly
not. II Mirabeau had lived would the
world have heard of Napoleon Bona
parte? But England needed a Crom-
well, and Hampden died. Europe need
ed Napoleon, and Mirabeau died The
world needed a Washington, and War
rem died
GustdVuS AdolpnuS died young on
the field of battle Richelieu brought
him out of the 'frigid north to curb the
house of Austria, which he did, but it
is pretty well established that after
conquering Germany it was the inten-
tion of "the lion of the north" to spoil
ate the house of Bourbon, and the
great cardinal is supposed to have
drawn deep breath of relief when
tidings came that Gustavus was slain.
Ind
that it was an agent of Richelieu who
dealt death to the hero.
Lord Nelson died the moment that
he saved England from the clutch of
Napoleon, and Claverhouse died when
victory had delivered the covenanters
into his hands.
There's divinity thar shapes our ends.
Rough heW them how we will
What shadows we are and what
shadows we pursue!'
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
$4,000 NEEDED
TO DEEPEN RIVER
Government to Be Asked to
Dredge Sacramento Between
COIusa and Chico
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 11.-Arguments
will be presented to the United States
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors at Washington by special COM
mittee from this city for the purpose
of convincing the board that it is neces-
sary for the preservation of river nav
igation to deepen the channel of the
Sacramento from three to four feet be-
tween Colusa and Chico landing.
1t is declared that the government
has failed to keep the channel at a
proper depth and as consequence
traffic by steamers has gradually de-
creased for the last several years.
An effort will be made TO have the
board recommend an appropriation of
S32. 900 necessary for the work of i'm
proving the channel on the up river
stretch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
SIMPLICITY REIGNS
AMONG SIMPLE FOLK

The bishop of Southwell. England,
has BEEN visiting Oberammergau, and
he gives his impressions of the people
and the Passion Play" in his diocesan
magazine. He says: For eight hours
the audience of 1000 were held in
silence as the old, old story was un-
folded; but for us that story has now
had new light thrown upon 1t, and we
grasp somewhat better the meaning of
the Passion Dr. Hoskyns speaks of
the Beauty of the children and of the
purity and sincerity of the life of these
villagers, and he says: Simplicity
reigns, and reigns in the face of praise
and adulation which is poured out upon
them. The one wish of the whole com
munity seems to be to constrain you
TO understand better. and so to love
more. the Master who died for Us"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Marriage Licenses


The, following marriage licenses were issued
In San Francisco Thursday. August II. l9lV;
BoRIoL0-RATTISTESSA Boriolo, %
292l oetavia St, and Blanca Battistessa, 30
2l23 Jones st.
cAswELL--LANGFoRD- n. CasweI
ford. 40S Locust ST.
CHILD-KEDIAU-E Edward r. Child, Ss. 2409
Buchanan St. and Sarah ]. Kediau. 5s. $40
San Carlos
CoST-HIII-Frederic H. Cost 81 Oakland,
and Florence NJ. Hill, Is. 253o Geary st.
DAvIS--KREAGER- f. Davis IS. Oak
land, and Pearl Kreager, 81. Chico.
D0NOyAN-BEARD- George NJ Donovan, 36.
LOS Haight ST. and Mamie r. Beard. 20, 1928
Haight 81.
E-wILLIs-GeOrge Ible. Sc. and Esther
T. Willis. "a, both of Lakeport.
FELDT-JoHNSON-Sa W. Feldt. l249
Eighth ave. and Anna Johnson. "a 166 Par
nassus
San Jose
HAGARTY-FoLEY- j.. Hagarty. 21.
64S HAYES St. and May J. Foley, is, 1888
I-SILBERsTElN--Heim Jacob
owski, 81. 1924 0'Farrell ST.. and Lizzie Sill
berstein -, IA Eddy ST.
MITCHELL-JoNES- Adam Mitchell. 81. and
Viola Jones 81. both of 643 Pacific ST.
O'BRIEN.HENNEY-D O'Brien. %, 1890
Dolores ST., and Susie Henney, 20. 15S Wind
field ave.
0NITSUKE-FUJITA-Ni Onitsuke. So. and
Uta F1jita, %, both Of Alden.
RNE-McANDREWS-Ch Charles l. Osborne.
"a. Mission hotel and Margaret McAndrews.
%. 1912 Guerrero ST.
PHILLIPS-KA B. Phillips. "a.
Los Angeles, and Jennie NJ. Kahran, 81, Vista
Grande.
RANS0M-PERRY-Ru L. Ransom, "a,
Preside. and Anita Perry, 10, Niles.
SHANNON NARIORDAN-Robert T. shannon Jr.
Is. and Agnes c. Riordan, IS. 2091 Market ST.
WEIR-HURLEY-John E. Weir. % Concord
ST., and Mary Hurley. 46, 21O Gilbert ST.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN COMING LECTURE

Considerable interest is being shown
in the lecture entitled The Gaelic
Movement UP to Date" which will be
given by the Rev. P. c. Yorke. D. D..
at the Van Ness theater next Sunday
afternoon
In view OF the fact that compara-
lively few are acquainted with the na-
ture of the Gaelic movement and it's
progress. the lecture will prove educa-
tive as we'll as interesting. Father
Yorke has made careful study OF the
movement and will handle it thoroughly
in his address.
The lecture will be preceded by
short program of entertainment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
STOCKTON FREE LIBRARY
HAS GROWING PATRONAGE
Librarian Reports 10000 More
Volumes Used in Last Year
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

lSPcciot DLspdtch 10 ne (dH
STOCKTON. Aug. 1f.-W. F. Clowds-
ley has rendered his report for the
fiscal year as librarian of the Stock
ton free library. He shows that the
library circulated 10000 volumes in
excess Of any former year. Two i'm
portant changes have been made.
An arrangement with the board of
supervisors providesefor the establish
ment and maintenance of library sta
tions At Lodi, Woodbridge. Acampo,
Lockeford. Clements. French Camp. La
throp. Summer Home. Manteca, Ripon,
Escalon. Tracy. Pennington, Waterloo
and Bellota. The board has made an
appropriation of $1,000 for the work
and will add $4,000 more the coming
year.
The second Improvement consists of
dividing the library into departments
This has been made necessary by rea-
son of the increasing patronage.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
COUNTERFEIT COINS
FLOOD PORTERVILLE
One Arrest Made, but Police
Are Reticent
Especial Dispatch 10 The Coll1

I~F1-NIN-t 70 ItN
PORTERNILLE, Aug. 1l-Further
complaints of counterfeit money have
been made TO the officers within the
last few days, a large number Of bad
silver dollars having been afloat
These dollars are dated 1884, are
heavily plated with silver and are a
fine piece Of initiative work Except
for the fact that they are a little light.
they would deceive an expert handler
of coin.
City officers claim that secret service
men are at work on the case here hav-
ing been stationed in this city for some
weeks. One arrest has been made but
the Identity Of the arrested man is a
closely guarded secret
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
WESTERN PACIFIC WANTS
NAME FOR WEST LODI
Section Known as Lafayette
Has Station Without Title
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

STOCKTON, Aug. 1.-THE people of
that section of northern San joaquin
known at Lafayette and termed West
Lodi by the Western Pacific, are en-
deaVoring to decide upon a name for
the town. Some are in favor of nam
ing the new station Treadway in honor
of William Treadway, the first settler
of that section and at one time owner
OF many thousands of acres in that
vicinity.
The Western Pacific has erected a
fine station and is waiting on the peo-
pie to decide on a name.
Large quantities of watermelons are
being shipped from that station a. pres
ent. II is also d rich vineyard and al
mond community.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
CHINESE DEMAND
HOP WAGE RAISE
400 CelestiaIs on Strike, AL
though Whites Are Submissive
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 11.-Four hun
dred Chinese who follow the hop fields
every season are out on a strike before
the hop picking season has commenced
ana they are refusing to sign up for
work unless raise over the wages of
last season is given.
A peculiar side TO the strike is the
fact that white men are not demand
ing an increase, but the Chinese are
stubborn. The schedule last year was
80 cents per 100 pounds for the first
week and 95 cents thereafter
The strikers demand 95 cents for the
first week and 81 for the rest of the
season.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HIGH SCHOOL FITTED
WITH STUDENT KITCHEN
PortervilIe Pupils Will Be
Taught Domestic Sciences
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

PORTERVILLE. Aug. 11-Work has
begun on extensive improvements and
changes in the school buildings in prem
aration for the fall session At the
high school a room is being fitted with
appliances for the study of domestic
science. This room is to be supplied
with 20 gas ranges, with sinks, dish
closets, cooking utensils and all the
other attributes of a modern kitchen
An electrical range is also to be in
stalled to teach the pupils the use of
this now little known method of cook
ing.
In the manual training division. for
the present, there is TO be installed
merely the equipment for teaching the
boys the rudiments of the building
trades
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
OF 18 MILE
LINE COST $1,000, 900

The Minomo-Arima electric railway
company's IS mile line to mountain
summer resorts. opened on March Is
cost $2.000,000. The rails. dynamos
boilers and running gear and machin-
cry of cars are American, the wood
work of cars and overhead wires Japa-
nese make. The fare is 10 cents and
the 80 cars are earning $940 per day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
RAILWAY fights
SANDWICH BOYS
Southern Pacific Threatens to
Put Spite Fence Around
Truckee Depot
Especial Dispatch TO The Coll]

lSPectci OLSpdtch TO ne Coll
TRUCkEE, Aug. 11.-The Southern
Pacific has threatened to put up high
spite fence around its tracks and depot
mere because small boys sell sand
wiches to passengers on through trains
which stop here.
The notice has been served by the
railroad company on businessmen
They are warned to use their influence
TO have the practice stopped. The boys
take trade away from the railroad
eating houses and this is given as the
cause for the edict
Inc Merchants association will meet
In few days and act on the matter.
put IL Is fntimated a boycott on the
,Soutnern Pacific instead of a knuck-
hnS 10 the latest demand will be dis
cussed
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
CALIFORNIA RANCH EGGS
SHIPPED FROM CHINA
Oriental Hen Fruit Disguised
With This States Label
[Spccial Dispoich 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 1I.-That eggs
shipped from China have been sold in
this state, and especially in san Fran
cisco, as choice California fresh ranch
eggs" was the announcement today by
DR.. W. F. Snow, secretary OF the stare
board Of health.
The discovery was made in Shanghai,
China, when DR.. p. H. Hanson of the
United States public health and ma
rine hospital service found an egg
carton with the California label on it,
Investigation by the state authorities
disclosed the fact that the eggs shipped
from China were supplied by the egg
cry, 1919 Scott street, San Francisco
Inspectors in San Francisco found one
barrel Of the oriental eggs, but they
were not on the market
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
PEEPING TOM ANNOYS
MARYSVILLE WOMEN
Supposed Misoreant Flees From
Town in Wagon
Especial Dispatch to The Call

IOpccidI DIspdtch to he Gall
MARYSVILLE. Aug. 11.-Women in
the neighborhood of Eighth and c
streets have been frightened frequently
evenings lately by a mysterious man,
who peeps in the windows when they
are preparing to retire.
Numerous complaints have come to
the police and detectives have been
watching.
Last night man who had been act
ing queerly escaped from the police by
jumping into a wagon and driving rap
idly out of town.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
DESERTED WIFE GETS
ESTATE OF HUSBAND
Brother of Dead Man Notifies
Woman of Fortune
[ ISpeciaL Diseotch to The ColIl

SACRAMENTO. Aug 11.-AIrs. Mary
Hanson Of this city received word to-
day of the death of her husband in
Alaska and also that he had left a for
tune, which viii be hers when the es-
ate is wound up.
Hanson deserted his family almost
two years ago. leaving them destitute.
and no trace was secured of his where
abouts or the reason for his sudden
departure
A brother Of the dead man sent the
Information TO the wife. but details are
lacking.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
AIRSHIP TIES IN RACE
WITH A FAST TRAIN
Captain Baldwin Tests Aero.
plane for State Fair Meet
[Speciol Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Aug. IA race be-
tween an aeroplane and a fast passen-
ger train between Webster Station,
Yolo county, and Sheep Camp, a dis
tance Of two miles, was run this morn
ing and resulted in a tie for the two
mile squirt. The aeroplane dropped TO
the ground in front OF the small sta
tion as the passenger train sped past.
Captain I. Baldwin was in the flying
machine and was obliged to deviate
from the course on account OF a con-
rrary wind.
The race. which was impromptu,
caused great excitement among the
passengers on the fast express.
Baldwin is trying out his machine 10
enter the competitions at the state fair
aviation meet next month.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
SHIPMENTS OF FRUIT
BREAK ALL RECORDS
PlacerviIle Growers Send Out
Large Number of Carloads
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IopeeldI DIspdfch 10 he Call
PLACERVILLE, Aug. 11-Records
for fruit shipments have been broken
by fruit companies here this week
Eight cars were sent out yesterday,
seven the day before and seven again
today.
The market is very gratifying to the
growers Local packing houses are
running full blast. All the fruit sent
out is under the Standardization rule of
the Eldorado county fruit alliance
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
uGravensteiu Annie show,

First Apple Show in California now
being held Al SebastopoL Unique apple
displays and Burbank's famous crea-
tions. Fare on the Northwestern Pa
cific, August 18th and 18th, S1.7e for
the round trip, good to return until
round trip excursion on Sunday, Au-
gust 18th Leave San Francisco 7:45
- N
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
>TremOr at Santa Clara
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA CLARA, Aug. 11.-The hori-
zontal seismograph at Santa Clara col
lege recorded very distant quake at
S:ST:40 O'Clock this morning, the direc-
tfon being a few points north of east.
The distance is estimated at 1863 miles,
according to the usual method of reek
oning. The happening of this quake
was anticipated some six days ago and
its date calculated according to an ex
perimenta1 law based upon solar OBJ
SerVa tiOnS