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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
CHIEF STATISTICIAN
DISCUSSES CENSUS WORK
District Supervisors of CaIifor-
MIA Are Given Instructions


William c. Hunt, chief statistician
for population of the census bureau, in
structed the district supervisors of
California yesterday as to their duties
in the taking of the census of 1910. Act
ing under instructions from Director
Durand, Hunt has been touring the
west answering questions put to him
by the heads of the different districts.
The talk yesterday covered points
from the making out of blank forms
TO the selection of enumerators. Hunt
advised the supervisors to regard the
tests that the applicants are put
through simply as tests, and not as
examinations. They should get line
on the personality of the applicant, he
said. and see that he has "the necessary
gumption and horse sense to do the
work"
The supervisors present were:
a. Julian Wright. Nevada City, first district.
Emmett Phillips, Sacramento, second district
James NJ Burke Oakland, third district.
John j. Deane, San Francisco. fourth district.
John W. Rogers, San Jose. fifth district.
Lewis j. bennett Modesto. sixth district.
Bert l.. Farmer, Los Angeles, seventh district.
Lyman NJ. King. Redlands, eighth district
School Superintendent Roncovieri was
also present with a view to getting
general pointers applicable to school
census work. The Instructions were
given In the civil service rooms, post
office building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
WOMAN SALOON KEEPER
VICTIM OF BURGLARS
Rooms in Ocean Avenue Resort
Ransacked and Coin Taken

The living rooms occupied by Mrs.
Emma Carlson. saloon keeper. 1926
Ocean avenue, were entered by a bur-
glar Thursday and $192.50 and a gold
watch and silk chain valued at SIS
stolen.
Mrs. w. E. Gump, 1922 Eddy street,
either lost or had stolen from her per-
son in the neighborhood of Presidio
avenue and Pierce street Thursday
afternoon a gold bar pin set with 16
diamonds, valued at SIPS.
Henry Gortenburg, s271a Eddy street,
was robbed of gold watch and chain
in Market street Thursday evening.
The residence of Aldivano Chiesa,
$3.50 Mission street, was entered Thurs
day and jewelry and other effects val
ued at $50 stolen.
John Weiss room, at 1877 Stockton
street, was entered and $50 stolen.
The dressing rooms of Emanuel Por-
cini and Pete Dferc, actors at the
Casino theater, Montgomery avenue and
Powell street, were entered and two
gold watches and chains stolen
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
LECTURE COURSES
FOR THE PUBLIC
Citizens Committee COllabOrat=
ing With Board of Education
in Establishing Lyceum

Following the plan in New York and
resentative men and women of San
Francisco, working in connection with
the board Of education, has arranged
for series of lectures for adults to
be given in various sections of the
city, the arrangements being complet-
ed a final meeting yesterday morn
ing in the Offices of the board of edu-
cation.
The committee consists of Mrs Mary
Kincaid. representing the board of edu-
cation; Dir. Caroline Rosenberg, the
Council of Jewish Women; Miss Amy
Sussman and Miss Katherine FELTON,,
the collegiate alumnae; Mrs. Louis
Hertz. the California club; Mrs. James
Crawford. the woman's auxiliary to
the juvenile court; Doctor Broderick,
the board Of health; Walter Macarthur,
the Civic league; Or. Longley Porter,
the San Francisco milk improvement
association, and William P. McCabe.
r. J. Wisler and Leo Nicholson repre-
senting the community at large.
THE FIRST LECTURE
The lectures viii be given in the
auditoriums of the public schools The
first will be delivered January I9 at
the Mission high school, Eighteenth and
Dolores streets, by J. c. Astredo. who
will speak on the Panama canal, his
remarks being illustrated by moving
pictures Of the life in the canal zone.
The lectures will be free, the sole pur-
pose being to give adults an oppor-
tunity of educating themselves on the
subjects of the day. other lectures
relating 10 travel, science, health and
economics viii be given in the course
of time.
At the beginning the lectures will be
given once a month. but it is hoped
that within a few months plans will be
perfected to have them more frequently
The board of education has designated
the Mission high. Washington gram
mar, Sunset district, Laguna Honda,
Monroe, Lafayette and girls high
schools as centers where the lectures
will be delieverd. Many of the lee
lures will travel the entire circuit.
The expectations are that as soon as
the plans are in working order there
viii be lecture five nights of the
week at one of the several centers.
SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE
This innovation in educational
work" said Walter Macarthur. has
proved extremely successful in other
cities and has been Endorsed by nu-
merous labor organizations. The meet
ings will be short, beginning at 8
o'clock p. m. and ending about $50
o'clock The lectures will. whenever
possible, be accompanied by stereopti-
con views or moving pictures. The
services of the lecturers and others
will be gratuitous and admission will
be free"
At the lecture to be given January
19 Thomas r. Bannerman, president of
the board of education. will make the
opening address and will be followed
by Mayor Mccarthy. Mrs Edward l..
Baldwin. president of the California
club, win preside and apart from the
lecture by ]. c. Astredo there will be
musical selections by Mrs Joseph Ar
tigues and DR.. NJ. W. Fredericks. This
lecture will be under the direct super
vision Of the California club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
MASONS WELCOME THE
HEAD OF FEDERATION
Independent State Grand Lodge
Is Planned

Matthew McBlain Thompson, supreme
master of the American Masonic feder-
alton. and past supreme master of the
grand council of rites of Scotland, ar
rived here last night from Salt Lake
to form a state grand lodge of the fed
grafton. He was met by delegation of
master masons, some of whom jour
neyed to Sacramento to greet him.
Thompson was ecorted to the lodge
temple at 1865 Bush street, and, after
having been welcomed by the local
lodgemen, taken to his apartments at
the ST. Francis hotel. He will remain
here about two weeks.
The American Masonic federation is
an independent organization not df-
rectly affiliated with other Masonic
bodies
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
FIRE COMMISSION
HAS AMPLE POWER
New Houses May Be Estab=
lished and Companies Cre=
ated as Funds Permit

The fire commission may establish
hfe houses and create fire companies in
Its own discretion, limited only by the
FUNDS in the department, according to
the opinion given yesterday by City
Attorney Long. Long advised that the
charter restriction as to clerks. requir-
ing the concurrence of the mayor and
the action of the board of supervisors.
did not apply, the board having the au-
thority under its general powers as de-
fined in the charter
Police Commissioner Joseph Leggett
was made president of the board of
electricity, composed of the joint fire
and police boards, at yesterdays special
session. He succeeds in the office the
retired fire commissioner William Nc
Carthy.
Fire Commissioner William p. De-
iany was made vice president, sue
ceeding Leggett
The new fire commissioner, Joseph
Sullivan, was present, but Harry FIan-
merry, appointed by Mayor Mccarthy on
the police board, did not attend the
session.
Chief Electrician William J. Nixon
and the other employees of the depart
ment were reappointed to their posi-
tions on the monthly confirmed item
porary'' roll
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Finance Committee at Work

The supervisors finance committee
declined to increase the appropriation
for the repair of fire houses from $1,250
to s2,500 monthly at yesterdays ses-
sion, but agreed to- take UP the matter
of finding means to better the bathing
facilities in the houses and to improve
the sanitary conditions.
The board of works was also re-
auested to squeeze in $4,000 worth OF
street regarding in Fifteenth avenue
between San Bruno and Railroad ave-
nues, from the monthly budget lof $780,
600, instead of from special appropri-
alton. ].
Chairman Kelly stated it would be
necessary to go slow in appropriating
additional money for new objects until
the committee became thoroughly ac-
quainted with the entire fiscal situation
of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
EFFORT TO REBUILD
THE STARR KING CHURCH

Rev. T. A. McEachen. conference
missionary of the A. M. E. Zion church
of San Francisco. has issued a call for
funds to assist in the rebuilding of the
Starr King A. NJ E. Zion church, which
was destroyed by the fire of four years
ago.
The church stood in Stockton street,
between Sacramento and Clay. and If
sufficient money can be raised IL will be
restored on the old location.
The First national bank of San Fran
cisco is the church depository and con-
tributions will be received there
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
COLUMBUS SAVINGS AND
LOAN SOCIETY ELECTION
DR.. Washington Dodge Contin-
ued as Vice President

At the annual meeting of the Co
lumbus savings and loan society, held
January IL, DR.. Washington Dodge was
reelected vice president and w. H.
Hartwell assistant cashier and assist
ant secretary. The annual report of
the president showed that per cent
in dividends had been paid last year
The following directors were elected:
/. W. Hellman Jr., Gaetano Baciga-
lupi, Washington Dodge, S. NJ Ehr-
man, Giovanni Cuneo, Walter ]. de Mar
tint. Vincent Garibaldi and Angelo Far
rogiaro.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Sidewalks in Eddy Street

The board of works promised to take
up al once the matter of forcing prop
erty owners along Eddy street to put
yesterdays session of the Eddy street
Improvement and good government
club. President A. A Louderbach and
Secretary Kirk Harris of the organiza-
tion presented the claim that $4,000 900
had been invested by some 20 hotel
owners in establishments along the
street and that adjoining owners should
not be allowed to hold back its develop
me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
VIII Tell of EXPEDITION

r. Y. Dunhsm, who is in charge Of
the work Of organizing plans for the
Panama-Pacific exposition. will address
the Commonwealth club at it's weekly
luncheon today at 1890 o'clock in the
red room Of the ST. Fra ncis hotel. taxi
ing as his theme the benefits to be de-
rived by San Francisco and the whole
state from the great fair in 1915.
Dunham viii tell OF what has been
done by the committees here, and what
they purpose doing.
Most interesting of all, perhaps, will
be his recital of Seattle's experience
with her Alaska Y Yukon-P Pacific exposi-
lion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Home TO Let Furnished

parfv leaving city desires to rent home; on
naar ayenue south of park home modern and
COW. large living room bedrooms, dining
room. kitchen, den. servants room, modern
bathroom and garage. electric heaters. reading
and desk lamps telephone. etc; large open
foot fireplace; 2 pianos. valuable paintings. an
tique vases and library; fine linen and table serv
ice: ideal home for visitor who expects to spend
winter here: references necessary. Apply WOLF
& HOLMAN, 327 Kearny St
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Seesaw Works Smoothly

The era of gentle change in the
board of works continued yesterday in
the recall of John J. Rogerson, Presi-
dent Casey's brother in law, to the SUI
perintendency of street cleaning and
the reduction of William O'Shaughnessy
from that office to civil service street
sweeper. Rogerson was reduced, de-
spite Commissioner Casey, some months
ago by Commissioners Day and McGil-
vray. O'Shaughnessy and Rogerson
have, in fact, each held the post twice
over the other. The change was made
yesterday at the will of Casey and the
new commissioner, Frederick. McGil-
vray made. no objection.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
Rent Your Rooms

Advertise your rooms in The Call
and they will not be tenantless long.
The Call gives quick results and the
rates are low. Phone Kearny Sc for an
adman to call and see you.
AGED WIDOW FOUND DEAD-Oakland. Jan.
14.-Mrs. Martha w. Judson, aged ~ years,
was found dead in bed at her home $40
Twenty -eightn street. this morning. Heart
disease is believed to have caused her DEATH
She was native Of Ohio and widow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
NAMES NEW OFFICERS 6
Banquet to Be Given at Palace
February L

An election of officers of the Associ-
ated Charities was held a the regular
annual meeting yesterday afternoon at
1900 Jackson street
Contrary to the usual custom there
was no program of speakers upon phi
lanthropic subjects, as plans have been
made to hold such entertainment at a
banquet at the Palace hotel February l.
Outside the election the afternoon
was spent in the discussion of enlarging
the central council
The new officers are.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15

CHILL BLAINS
Cured in one night. so cents by mail
Ferry Drug store, San Francisco.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
RIOTS IN DRIVERS STRIKE
WaIkout of Express Employees Spreads
to New York City-VioIence Fol-
Iows-Business at StandstII.

New York.-The strike of drivers
and helpers employed by all the lar
ger express companies that for sew
eral days has been in progress at the
railroad terminals on the Jersey City
side of the North river, spread to
New York Friday, and as result the
entire business of receipt and deliv-
cry of all goods in transit was ma
terially affected.
The situation is in veritable state
of chaos with an outlook for even
worse conditions unless the express
matter piling up at the railroad de-
pots can be moved. The police seem
powerless to render sufficient protec.
ton and the men ready to hire out
as strike-breakers are very diftdent
about applying for the positions.
Scenes of violence were enacted all
over the city, wagons being stoned
and drivers beaten.
In Jersey City and Hoboken, where
the large stables are located, the strike
has completely tied up the companies
and perishable goods, as a conse-
quence, are accommodating in huge
piles.
The express companies have made
tentative application to Governor Fort
for the calling out of the militia to
guard their wagons and buildings, but
the Jersey City police authorities are
confident that they can handle the
situation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
|. c. LOSES TAX CASE
STATE OF ILLINOIS IS VICTOR
OVER RAILROAD UNDER DEcl-
SION BY HIGH COURT.
OVERRULES LINE Demurrer
Case Goes to La Sale County Court
to Be Heard on Merlts-Action
Based on Findings of Accountants
That Reports Had Been Changed.

Springfield, Ill-A decision of the
supreme court of Illinois was handed
down Friday in the tax case Of the
state against the Illinois Central Rail-
road company.
The state won every important con-
tention with the exception that the
opinion holds the accounts prior to
1905 have been accepted by the state
and payment made thereon, and that
therefore they are not subject to fur
Their inquiry.
But for the future settlements and
for the settlement of all accounts
since Governor Deneen came into Of
flee, the court lays down hard and
fast rules for accounting by which
the state will reap reward Of ST.
100000 year more in taxes than it
has been receiving from the Illinois
Central Railroad company.
When the Illinois Central rendered
it's first payment under Governor De-
mems administration he accepted the
money with the understanding the &C
counting upon which the money was
rendered was subject to revision. This
act on the part of the governor, the
court holds, makes all transactions
with the road during his administra-
ton subject to further accounting.
The court remands the case to the
circuit court of La Sale county, with
instructions to proceed in accordance
with the views in it's opinion. Unless
the railroad accepts the courts de-
cision as final, the circuit court of
La Sale county will no doubt appoint
a master to go into all the details of
the accounting since 1905, and the
case may be prolonged indefinitely.
At present the railroad is paying ap-
proximately $1,0O0,OC0 to the state
every year.
The suit against the Illinois Central
was filed early in December, 1907, by
the attorney general, following a mes
sage from Governor Deneen to the
legislator, declaring that the road
had been so manipulating it's accounts
as to credit millions of its earnings
to the non-charter lines, not subject
to the tax of per cent. Later &C
counting swelled the amount which
Governor Deneen declared the road
owed to the state from 100000 to
$15,000,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
CUP WON BY BR|TON
GRAHAME-WHITE LIFTS BEN
NETT TROPHY-MAKES e.
MILES IN 81 MINUTES.
LIE BLANC AND BRoOKlNS FALL
Neither Are Seriously Hurt, but Their
AeropIanes Are Smashed-Moisant
Flies a Spectacular Fs0ce Around
Statue of Liberty.

New York.-In the fastest time ever
recorded for the full distance of 62.14
, miles around a five kilometer course,
Claude Grahame-White, flying for the
Royal Aero club of the United King
dom, Saturday won the Gordon-Ben-
nett international speed cup from his
American and French competitors.
His average speed was a fraction
better than 81 miles an hour and his
fastest lap was 2:55:77, but Alfred LIE
Blanc, in a similar machine, 100
horsepower Bleriot monoplane, was
making each lap on an average of 20
seconds faster than Grahame-White
and would have won the cup if he had
not met with disastrous accident in
his last lap, when he had the race
seemingly well in hand.
LIE Blanc was running with the wind
under full power at an estimated
speed of so miles an hour when the
feed pipe from his gasoline tank to
his motor loosened under the inces-
SAINT Earring of the engine and he sud-
denly found himself with nothing but
puff of wind caught him he drifted
sideways, still driving at tremendous
speed, and crashed head foremost In
TO telegraph pole.
The pole was IA inches thick, but
he broke it in three pieces as if it
had been a toothpick.
In addition to LIE Blanc's accident,
the program was married by serious
mishap to Walter Brookins of the
Wright team, who had taken up the
new "baby" Wright racer for the first
time.
Brookins was Just coming around
the turn into the homestretch for a
trial circle preparatory to entering
into the Gordon Bennett race when
four OF his eight cylinders ceased
firing.
Driven by the wind and his engine,
he came hurtling through the air at
such tremendous speed that when he
touched the earth his front wheels
and forward f. anne collapsed and he
Was buried under it's debris. Neither
of the men were badly hurt.
John B. Moisant, the American who
flew from Paris to London, was the
victor in a most perilous and spec
tacular race.
Dashing at more than mile min
ute speed from Belmont park to the
Statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor and back again to Belmont park,
a distance of 33 miles as the crow
flies, he won over Count de Lesseps,
the French aviator, and Claude Ora
hame-White, the English champion,
by a margin of As seconds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03

A part OF the theory touching the
mature of matter is that the ions,
which are the constituents of atoms,
are not only in constant motion, but
that this energy is working toward a
Hover quality of matter; that is, that
gold is developing toward copper or
toward some other kind of metal Of
less value. So of silver and the dia-
mond. These precious metals never
ltransmute upward, but always down
ward. The changes may not be OBJ
served in centuries, but In millions of
years they will manifest themselves.
This disintegration of the atom and it's
Itransmutation into the base metals
Suggest two inferences-eithert the ad-
vance of civilization in the eradication
of gold and other precious metals, or
that the so-called baser metals are Of
Igreater value and use in the social
ECONOMY. or course, long before the
eradication of gold through this proc
jess, mankind will disappear from the
planet. yet the lesson is left by this
scientific discovery that in the great
plan of nature, copper and iron are
more to be esteemed than gold or
silver.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
FOR CLEAN FOODS.

Addressing the American Health
association in convention at Milwau-
kee, Prof. James o. Jordan Of Boston,
chairman, pointed out the need of pro-
tecting foods from contamination not
only by dirt, dust, insect life, dogs and
cats, but also from handling by human
being, says the Buffalo Express. He
must have had in mind careless
masses to whom the rules of cleanli-
ness are practically unknown. The eff
fort Of the day, among civilized people
liz generally for clean food. Restau
rants are sometimes accused of being
less particular than they should be,
but local health officials can keep them
up to the standard or have them dis
continued. II such power is not ac-
cessible by any health officer, legisla-
tion should provide for such an ar
arrangement. Professor Jordan spoke
also for milk, saying: LESS money
spent on millinery and beer and more
devoted to procuring clean milk will
yield health dividends more than COM
mensurate with the capital thus In
vested" It is hardly necessary for
the Individual to forego much beer or
much millinery to provide clean milk.
The task is the community's. Only
one class of milk should be tolerated,
and that, clean, reasonably rich, and
delivered in clearly vessels and We
hicles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When Baby.

If parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains a ug-cGfetne-which Is
especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink.
when | was a child in my moth
er's arms and first began to nibble
things at the table, mother used TO
give me sips of coffee. AS my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals
never knew there was anything to
drink but coffee and water.
"And so | contracted the coffee
habit early. / remember when quite
young the continual use of coffee 80
affected my parents that they tried
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground it in the cCffee-mtll, as a sub
stitute for coffee.
"But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was e-'er heard
of. | continued to use coffee until /
was 27, and when / got into Office
work, began to have nervous spells.
Especially after breakfast I was SO
nervous / could scarcely attend to my
correspondence.
"At night, after having coffee for
supper, 1 could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"a friend persuaded me to try
Postum. My wife and I did not like
it at first, but later when boiled good
and strong it was fine. Now we would
not give up Postum for the best coffee
we ever tasted.
81 can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. l
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers.'
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietter4 A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true, and full or human
interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-11-03
MistriaI In Bride Hearing.

Springfield, Ill.-After a fruitless
elaboration of forty-three hours, the
jury which considered the evidence
against Senator Stanton c.. Pember-
ton and Representative Joseph S..
Clark, charged with conspiracy to
commit bribery in connection with a
state furniture contract, was unable
to agree upon verdict and was dis
missed by Judge Owen P. Thompson
Saturday. The final ballot stood eight
to four for conviction. Following the
discharge of the jury, States Attorney
Burke announced that an immediate
hearing of the case will be had.