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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
LOCAL CAPITALIST
DIES ON STEAMER
w. E. Davis Succnmbs While
Returning From Cherbourg
to New York

News Of the death of Willis E Davis.
capitalist. artist and clubman. reached
this city yesterday in a Marconi wire
less message to T. w. Van Sick1en.
brother in law of the late capitalist
Davis passed away Friday while en-
route to New York from Cherbourg on
board the liner Oceanic.
Relatives believe that heart disease
caused the death of Davis He had
been touring Europe with a private
physician in an effort to secure relief
from the ailment.
Last October Davis started for Eu-
rope accompanied by his wife, but at
New York Mrs. Davis died and the capt-
talist returned to his home in this city,
2501 Scott street, with her body Then.
after a short period, he again set out
in search of health.
Davis was for many years director
of the Bohemian club and of the San
Francisco savings and loan society. He
was a director also of the Hopkins art
institute and himself painter of note
He was 55 years Of age and leaves
three children, Mrs. P. Moore, Miss Sid
ney Davis and Willis E. Davis jr.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER AND STEEL
Castings. Sealed proposals will be received
at the office OF the General Purchasing Officer,
lsthmian Canal Commission, Washington. D. c..
time they will be opened in public, for furnish
Ing the above mentionel articles Blanks and
general information relating 20 this Circular mo.
566) may be obtained from this Office or the
Offices o. the Assistant Purchasing Agents. %
State Street New York City; 50 National Re.
atty Building. New Orleans. La. and 1885
North Point Street San Francisco, CAL: also
from the U. s. Engineer Offices in the follow
ing cities: Seattle. Wash. Los Angeles. Cal;
Pa; Boston. Mass; Buffalo, n " Cleveland.
Ohio; Cincinnati. Ohio; Chicago. ILL.,; st. Louis.
Mo-; Detroit Mich: Milwaukee, Wis; St
Paul, Mimi; Chattanooga, Tenn; Louisville.
Ky; Mobile. Ala. and Galveston, Tex; Com
merciaI Club Kansas City. No.; Chamber OF
Commerce. Quincy, H.. and Chamber OF Com
meree and Board of Trade Tacoma. Wash
+. G, Boggs, Captain. Corps of Engineers l.. 5.
A., General Purchasing 0ftcey.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
STATUE OF HEINE is
STILL WITHOUT HOME

The statue OF Heinrich Heine. which
the late empress of Austria set up in the
grounds of the Achilleion, is still seek
ing home, says the London Globe
Herr Campo, the son of Heine's pub
Usher, bought it when the kaiser sold
1T. but the Hamburgers refused the
statue as gift. and it is now in the
gallery of an art dealer in Hamburg
awaiting a purchaser. 1t was gener-
ally thought that the kaiser removed
the statue because of Heine's want of
civility to some of the Hohenzollern's
ancestors, but this idea seems incor-
rect. 1t is announced that the kaiser
got rid of the statue to place on its
site a monument to the i'll fated en-
press. The reason assigned is noble if
not convincing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
fAGLfSPAY HONOR
TO DEAD MEMBERS
Annual Memorial Services Held
by Golden Gate and San
Francisco Aeries

San Francisco aerie No. and Golden
Gate aerie No. 81, Fraternal Order of
Eagles. held their memorial exercises
in honor of the members who died dur
ing the last year at the Valencia the
ater yesterday afternoon. Several hun
dred members were present to pay hon
or to those whom death had called
from the ranks of the order.
Joseph E. O'Donnel1 delivered fore
ible address on the purpose and aim
of the Eagles.
the speaker, ARE permitted to take
part in this ceremony of the living. The
dead look down with affection on Us
met here to commemorate their mem
ories. We are not here to mourn. but
to remember the good qualities of those
who have passed into the grave. We
are not to question Gods edict, but
to say, Thy will be DONE"
c. Fred Williams presided and, after
brief Introductory remarks. introduced
those who took part in the program.
John T. Williams, chaplain of Golden
Gate aerie, offered the prayer. Music
was furnished under the directorship
of ]. H. Bromberger and the Eagles
quartet sang, Lead, Kindly Light
. The rollcall of the dead for San
Francisco aerie was read by Harry d.
Pohlmann and for Golden Gate aerie
by B. F. Hanlon. Alfred Roncovieri
played Ave Maria" on the trombone.
Miss Orlean Park, Miss Edna PohI-
mann and Miss Lulu Purlensky sang
solos. Tennyson's Crossing the Bar
was sung by Martin f. Welsh, accom-
panied by Fred A. Former. Thomas F.
Graham delivered the grafton, and Fred
Everett sang Calvary"
After benediction, which was pro-
nounced by John j. Crowley. the au-
dience and the Eagles quartet, accom-
panied by the orchestra, stood and sang
America
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
MANY NEW BANKS ARE
OPENED IN NORTHWEST
Canadian Financial Men Answer
Demand of New Districts

Consul Frederick M. Ryder Of Ri
mouski reports as follows concerning
the efforts of Canadian banks and rail-
ways to meet the new demands made
upon them by the rapid development of
the northwest:
banks of the dominion maintained 2.214
branches, of which 2.164 are located
within the dominion, viz: Ontario 962;
Quebec, S42; Nova Scotia, 1O6; New
Brunswick, 81; Prince Edward island,
1s; Manitoba, 175; Alberta, 156; Sas-
katchewan, 207; British Columbia, 1870;
Yukon, 8. Outside the dominion the
branches were located as follows: New
foundland, 6; London, 8; Paris, 1;Mex-
leo City, l; New York, s. Boston, 1;
Chicago. 2; Portland, Ore, l. San Fran
CISCO 2; Seattle and Spokane, / each;
Skagway, Alaska, L (total in the United
States. 15); Cuba, 13; Porto Rico, 8;
Jamaica, s; Nassau. 1; Trinidad, l.
Thirtyfour branches were opened in
December. 1909, the larger number be-
ing in the provinces of Alberta and
Saskatchewan. The demand for bank
ing facilities in these comparatively
new provinces is enormous, there being
many new towns springing up along
the lines of new railways. There will
soon be more than 100 towns on the
Grand Trunk Pacific, western division,
from Winnipeg to the Rockies, dis
tance of about 975 miles. At least 200
towns many of which are already -four
ishing, have been located in the last IS
months.
The object in creating so many towns
is to facilitate the movement of i'm
migrants into the new territory, fur
nish markets and provide points of
shipment for the agricultural products
of the vicinity. The rapid develop
ment of this new country will tax the
capacity of Canadian banks for some
time to come, as extensive accommo-
dation will naturally be required in
order to float the numerous enterprises
and place them upon self-supporting
hos 81
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
DOGS ARE SELECTED TO
MATCH WOMEN'S DRESSES

Our girls get tired more quickly of
men, dogs and ainusements than they
were wont to do in the staid old nine
teenth century. It am told" writes
James Douglas in London Opinion,
"they hire dogs to match their dresses
just as they buy hair to suit their hats.
Before a girl goes out for a walk in
the park she sends her maid around to
the nearest dog puryeyor with a pat
tern of her gown, or a glove, or a
stocking, or a suede shoe. The dog
purveyor matches the color of the pat
tern just as a shopman matches rib
bon. The maid returns with the exact
shade in dog. You can get Porns and
Griffons in all the new winter shades.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
FIRST DORIS CARS
REACH THIS CITY
D. E. Whitman, New Agent, Has
Just Received His First
Shipment From Factory
By R. R. LHoMMEDIEU

The first of the 1910 Doris cars
have reached the city. D. z. Whitman,
the new agent for this car, received
his first consignment on Saturday. In
looks and mechanical construction the
cars show great refinement over the
Doris cars seen in San Francisco few
years ago.
They are automobiles from headlight
to tail1amp, being built IN the touring
ear, close coupled car, roadster and
limousine models. They come equipped
with top, dust cover. folding wind
shield. speedometer. brass tire irons,
headlights. side and tail lamps. gem
orator tank and full set of tools. which
means that the car when bought is
ready for the road
The Doris motor has a four and a
half inch bore and five inch stroke.
with valve in the head construction.
The car has a multiple disk type clutch
and a three speed selective slide gear
transmission. The clutch and trans
mission continue a unit construction.
independent of frame supports to main
tain alignment of the shaft. The ears
have 10 inch wheel base.
The home office advises the local
branch of an unprecedented demand for
q Ftrestone qu K
Big Demand for q ~ ooi0 W
FirestOne Tires HlOuuldOlS II =
many automobile
m u a turers
adopting this equipment as standard.
neceSSitating specifications with the
wheel manufacturer for this equip
ment. aggregating oyer a quarter of a
million dollars. G. ID. Stin1Son of Seat
tie reports exceptional mileage from
F'frestOne tires. He stopped at the
local branch yesterday. purchased two
new tires for spares and is on his way
to southern California. and expects TO
tour extensively in the southern part
of the state
C. c. Eichelberger. the branch man
ager, reports a number of motorists
looking at the quick detachable de-
mountable rims. and has written quite
number of orders for this equipment
in the last 10 days.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
RIGHT HAND HAS NOT
UNBALANCED BRAIN
Scientist Points Out Interesting
Anatomical Fact

to right handedness, Professor Mott
alluded to an interesting fact The
use of the right hand it appears is
controlled from the left hemisphere of
the brain, says the London Globe. Yet,
as Professor Mott points out centuries
of the use of the right hand rather
than the left have not caused this part
of the brain to become larger or heav-
ier than the corresponding part on the
other side. This curious fact seems
to furnish an interesting argument
against the inheritance of acquired
characters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
FOUNDING SENT FROM
HOSPITAL TO NURSERY
Numerous Fashionably Dressed
Women Seek to Adopt Child

Following the announcement in the
newspapers of yesterday to the effect
that a very young boy baby. who meas
ured his age only in hours. had been
found in the ferry building, numerous
fashionably dressed women applied at
the harbor and central emergency hos
pitals to see the little chap and con-
slider adopting him as their own The
baby, however, had already been turned
over to the San Francisco Nursery for
Homeless Children, and those willing to
become mother to him were sent to the
nursery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14

The use of rat skins in various in
dustries has created demand in Lon
don alone to the amount of nearly
100000 year. They are used, among
other things, for book binding, photo
graph frames. purses and for thumbs
in gloves.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14

A glance will reveal the fact,
Shasta Water and label intact.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14

The home office advises the local
branch of an unprecedented demand for
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
ONE HUNDRED VILLAGES
IN VOLCANOES CRATER
Asosan, in Japan, Largest of
Kind in World

One of the most remarkable volcanic
craters in the world is that of Asosan,
in Japan. The outer crater is the larg-
est in the world. measuring from 10
to IA miles in diameter. 1t is popularity
said to contain 100 villages, says the
London Globe. Yet it is an active vol
cano and eruptions are recorded in 1884,
1889 and 1894. The wall of the outer
crater rises to a height of 1000 feet.
There is only one break in 1T, viz, that
on the western side, where the river
Shiragawa issues.
Agitation has been started among
the leading men of the Bohemian coll
ony In New York to erect in Central
park bust to the founder of the Bo-
hemian national music Frederick
Smetana.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14

A steam collier built entirely of ce-
ment is being constructed by the Ital-
ian government.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19

Mohammedans. and they assert that this is a condition which cannot be endured.
 The earl of Minto has convinced Niscount Morley that vigorous action Is necessary; hence the arrest of 37 persons in connection with the plot at Khulna What makes the ar rests peculiarly significant is the fact that the men arrested are su- perior t1 the former agitators in ability and come from a dozen widely scattered Centers. The charge against them is that of making war against the emperor.
 Now, as always, the assertion is made that an Indian scare is unwar- ranted. IT. x. Maitra, editor of Hit abadi. a vernacular paper with a large circulation, has just arrived in London from Bengal He alleges that this country is. on the whole con tented and that there is not the slightest danger of a mutiny. He says that the police spies are at the bottom of the information which reaches the government.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
DemS Win In Maine.

PORTLAND, Me. Sept. 13 - Three out of four Congressman, a majority of the Legislature and the Goyernorship. is the sum total of Democratic success at the recent elections. For the first time in 30 years the Democrats control the State of Maine. Though il was eX- pected that the Democrats would gain considerably. the most enthusi- astic member of the party did not look for such complete landslide It was expected that the late gOver- nor. B. NJ. Ferald, would succeed himself, instead of which Mayor Frederick Plaisted, of Augusta, won with a substantial majority.
 For the past two years the Re publicans have had a majority of 64 ill the state legislature. This has been completely wiped out. The Dem ocratic success means the elimina tion of Senator Hale, who has repre- sented Maine since 1881.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Army is Unprepared.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept IA The Inspector-General of the United States army has just completed a tour of the military posts. He re- ports to the chief-of-staff that the army is in state of general un- preparedness Many of the officers, the inspector-general asserts, are away from their commands and a large number of them have failed to reach the standard of efficiency de- manded in the marching tests. There is also a lack of modern equipment, especially as regards transportation, which reduces the efficiency of the army.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Terrible Mine Calamity.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Sept. H. A terrible mine explosion occurred at the Duggar mine here yesterday. Over two hundred miners were kill ed, and over. loo seriously injured. The mine is greatly damaged and it will cost much money to reopen it. Heartrending scenes were witnessed al the pit mQeth, many of the wives of the missing miners going insane. The work of the rescue party is very slow, but every effort is being made to recover the bodies.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
New Jersey Primaries.

TRENTON, N. J.. Sept T.. - Stokes. the nominee of the regular Republicans has been successful at the primaries held here yesterday He is candidate to succeed Senator John Kean, whose term expires next March. A the convention which will be held next week it is expected that Vivian NJ. Lewis. State Commission CT of Banking and Insurance, will be put forward as a successor tC Governor Fort, who will not seek reelection President Woodrow Will son, of Princeton. may run on the Democratic ticket
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Poindexter Wins.

SEATTLE, Sept. IA. - Miles POin dexter has won a seat in the Unit ed States Senate over John l.. Will son and John Burke by a 30,O0O ma jorty. Stanley Warburton, of Ia coma, and William La Toilette, of Spokane, both Insurgents, are also winners, and it is confidently believ- ed that Congressman Humphreys will also be successful.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
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LONDON.-Anxiety over the trend of affairs in India is deepening in papers and in daily discussions in official circles. Unless conditions improve soon the public is warned to look out for a second mutiny. The reported widespread political con spiracy in eastern Bengal is the cul- imitation of a long series of events of like character,
 Viscount Morley, secretary of state for India, saw the danger rising sev- eral years ago and tried the policy of making concessions. These, ac- cording to Tory opinion, have done more harm than good, having simply whetted the Nationalist appetite for further concessions.
 Bengal is the storm center of the anti-British movement in India. Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two prov inces on the theory that the popu- lation of the old province had in creased out of all proportion to the general increase in India and that the division was necessary for eff cient government.
 This partition was intensely un- popular. The babu, or English-speak- ing agitatorS attacked it vehement ly and it became a highly effective battle cry Southern and western In dia apparently are standing aloof from the crusade, but Bengal con trols, and the extremists there are creating a situation that is driving Secretary Morley and his colleagues to their wits ends. The babus in eastern Bengal, which is the new province, find themselves in po- litical minority compared with the
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Afraid to WhiteMash.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 15.-Rep- resentative Ollie James, who is a sional Investigating commission, on his return here stated that it was not so much the lack of quorum that prevented the majority, in their meeting at Chicago, from pass ing a report eXonerat'ng the secre- tary of the interior as a lack of the necessary courage to face the storm of popular disapproval that would have been raised thereby.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
After Teddy.

York World is making a strong eff fort to discredit Theodore Roosevelt. The paper has demanded that the eX- President should publish a list of contributors to his campaign fund. The World declares that Roosevelt's s opposition to the trusts is not genu- inc, inasmuch as his principal sup port came from them. The Worlds persistent attacks are exciting con- siderable comment.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
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Captain Attempts Suicide.

TACOMA, Sept 12. - Captain Bloom. sea captain. attempted to commit suicide this afternoon He had seriously injured himself with a razor before he was restrained. but his injuries are not fatal. Bloom had been suffering from fits of mental alteration. and his attempt at sui eide was probably made in a fit of non Compos mentis.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Banishes Man to Italy.

GARY, Ind Mayor Knotts. sit ting on the city bench here. impos- ed one of the most unusual sentences ever dealt out in an Indiana court. when he directed that Joseph Devise, steel worker. be banished to Italy. Davise, some days ago. slashed the throat of his 13-year-old wife be- cause she refused to live with him. He is very influential in the local Italian colony. and it was impossi- ble to secure any witnesses against him Coupled with the sentence of deportation was light fine. The man left Gary with $1,000 in his possession, and he will be shadowed until he leaves New York.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Back to Oyster Bay.

PITTSBURG. Sept. 12. = After an extended trip covering the West and Southwest, Colonel Roosevelt has returned home Considerable specu- lation is indulged in regarding the results of his pilgrimage. but it is generally conceded that the Colonels position has been strengthened there by As a result of the tour it is eX- pected that Roosevelt will openly de clare himself as candidate for President in 1912.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
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Trouble In Cotton Trade.

MANCHESTER. Sept 13.-Trouble is brewing in the cotton trade here The high price of raw cotton has had such a disastrous effect upon have reached the vanishing point. and employers are endeavoring to secure a reduction in wages. This reduction is opposed by the mill operatives and big lockout is threatened
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Favors Direct Primaries.

SYRACUSE, Sept. b. Governor Hughes, who shortly is to assume a seat on the Supreme Court bench, stated today that he was much pleased to see that the various states were fast inclining toward the holding of direct primaries and the embodiment in those primaries of the nomination of United States senators.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
To Honor lorimer.

CHICAGO. Sept. 12. - Friends of Senator Lorimer are arranging for a monster banquet in his honor. This
 banquet is intended as an answer and rebuke to Theodore Roosevelt, who recently refused to attend the Ham, ilton Club banquet unless the Sena- tor was prevented from attending. Teddy will not be invited to attend.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Waste of Money.

FL PASO, Tex. Sept. l2. - The United States government is eXpend- ing large sums of money in con structing a wire fence from here to the Pacific coast. The object of the fence is to prevent Mexicans from jumping over the border into the United States.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
The Crippen Case.

LONDON, Sept 15. The case against Dr. Crippen is a very weak one. The government analyst who examined the remains tounj in The basement of the Cripyen residence testified that he could not ne sure whether they were those of man or woman. Miss Le Neve has not yet been called and it is doubtful whether she will be
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Teddy, "VuIgar BIusterer."

GENEVA, Sept. b. - The young Egypt party is holding meetings here to formulate q policy. They will de mand that the British eVacuate Egypt. and that constitution be granted 10 the Egyptians, One dele gate referred to Theodore Roosevelt as Vulgar Blusterer."
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Teddy Holds Conclave.

OYSTER BAY, Sept 13. - Sev, eral leaders in the Republican party met Theodore Roosevelt in confer ence here today. It is stated that Mir Roosevelt is most anxious to get control of the Saratoga convention, and thus control the policy of the party.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Runrina a Gamblina Joint.

WAKEFIELD, R. l., Sept. 1i.-A club patronized by the smart set was raided here yesterday and the proprietor arrested In court today he pleaded guilty to running a gambling den. Many prominent soci- ety people were on the premises at the time of the raid
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Kills Dauohter and Self.

SEATTLE, Sept. 15. During fit of temporary insanity today Mrs. Nina Bennett administered a dose of strychnine to her child and then took some herself. She then inform ed neighbors of what she had done but it was too late to save the lives of either.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Chilly of lndiscretion.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 12.- Secretary Marsh, of the United States legation at Panama has been recall ed. No reason has been assigned for the action of the Sec retary of State, but it is believ. ed that it is in connection with the strained relations which exist between the republic and the United States al the present moment
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Investiqate Brick Trust.

CHICAGO, Sept. 15. - The feder- al grand jury sitting here has re- turned several indictments against officials of the brick trust. It is charged that the corporation is trust and monopoly, carrying on business Tn opposition to the Sherman antitrust law.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Evidence Accumulating.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16. - The police claim that they have accumulated much evidence against George Fitz- gerald. the former cashier of the sub-treasury, in connection with the robbery three years ago of the sum of $l70,OO0 from the vaults of the Sub-treasury.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19

fenced to two years in the peniten- tiary and to pay fine of 5000 He was convicted of being implicated in the sugar weighing frauds through which the government was defrauded out of over a million dol. lars in fees.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Marriaoes Are Void.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.,, Sept b. COnsternation reigned here today when it became known that man who had wed numberless couples had not been ordained at the time he much concerned as to the legality of their contracts.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
Runninq Trans Daily.

CORDOVA, Sept 15.-The Copper River X Northwestern railway is now running trains daily between ed that the road will be completed to the Bonanza mine and in oper- ation by the first of the year.