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The Appeal., 1910-05-14
OCEAN MONSTERSIN BATTLE

Earlv on the morning of August IA last, while
engaged in building new quarters for the light
house keeper at Breaksea island near Rottnest
Western Australia, the contractor and his men
noticed bull whale with COW and a calf passing
the island some distance off,
An hour or so later-abour nine o'clock to be
exact-the men were startled by an extraordinary
nose apparently coming from the eastern end Of
the island, noise unlike anything they had ever
heard before. Dropping their tools and starting
toward the east. they beheld such sight it falls
to the lot of few people to witness. There not 500
yards from the shore, was being waged battle
to the death-a fight between the great cow whale
previously and school of thresher sharks.
The sharks, though acting in accordance
with preconcerted plan, had completely sur.
rounded the two whales and, apparently realizing
that nothing was to be feared from the calf. con-
centrated all their efforts upon the COW. Again
and again they charged in upon her, their jaws
swapping, tearing at her mighty sides until the
red with blood. Meanwhile the COW lashed
her tail furiously. hurling up sheets Of Redeemed
water and occasionally crashing down with ter
rife force upon one Of her voracious opponents.
Presently the spellbound spectators realized
two facts-frst that the calf had disappeared in
the melee, and secondly that the tortured whale
undoubtedly becoming weaker. It was obvious
that the unequal struggle could have only end
ing. Still, however, she fought on dogged1y, win
ming admiration and sympathy by her exhibition
Of hopeless courage Altering her tactics, by su-
preme effort she hurled her whole great bulk clear
of the water for moment and the fascinated on
lockers beheld the sharks hanging from various
parts of her cleaning body by their teeth
Then down she went again with crash like thun-
der and for an instant whale and sharks were
buried amid masses of foam, heavily colored with
the poor mammals life blood. Rising again. she
essayed another change of plan making for the
rocks and desperately striving to rub OF the cling
ing sharks against their edges But the threshers
were equal to the occasion; while those on the out
fhofr Grin o0fhar
their enemy and charged her anew. tearing at the
whales side in an ecstasy Of ferocity that was
bloodcurdling to witness
More and more feeble grew the whales strue.
gles and at lastto the heartfelt relief Of the spec
tators. for her death fight had been terrible to
behoid-the great body turned over and sank be-
meath the red-tinted water The unequal battle
was over. al @E
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variety OF soils, it seems to thrive hest in = rich
elay 'oam' with good drainage and an annual rain
w y. dOouC ~ inches. Lands we'll adapted to the
growing ~ OF the tree vary in price from So to SIS
gold' per acre. and are being largely dealt in at
the present time
Ane WOOD Is Of reddish color closely resem-
olns mahogany, is quite hard, heavy compact in
texture, and fine grained. Prehistoric door frames
auo ra1ters or sapota wood found among the
1eAlcan ruins, and still in an excellent state
OF preservation. This wood is today greatly in
demand by cabinetmakers, who employ it in the
manufacture of highgrade furniture and house
hold fittings.
FOR many years the sapodilla pear, which also
comes from the Achras Sapota tree, was popu-
lar variety of fruit found in the markets through
OUT Latin America but now, account of the
great demand for chicle gum and the attractive
rewards offered for its gathering, the fruit is sell
dom dealt in by the natives. ... y.-.-
The operation of gathering chicle and preparing
it for the market is similar to that employed in
the maple sugar industry in the United States
throughout the rainy season, and while the sap
is up, the tapping is done by the chcle gatherers
or "ch1cleros," they are called Their outfit is
most simple, and consists In nothing than a
piece of rope and machete BY means Of this
| rope, which is fastened sIout the waist and
slipped around the tree. the chiclero is enabled
| to hold any desired position and WELD the ma
| chete in cutting the incisions or gullies
t. Great care must be exercised in tapping not to
cut too deeply, as excessive bleeding of the sap
Will cause the rapid decay of the tree It is pos
sible for chiclero to gather, properly from 10
to Is pounds of the sap per day, for which he is
paid. In most cases, contract price of from 10
to 10 cents per pound; but on many of the large
estates an effort is now being made to effect pay
ments for the labor by the day, week or month
and In this way prevent the destruction of the
trees frequently caused by greedy desire on the
part Of the chiclero. when under contract, to OBJ
tain as much sap as possible without regard to
the injuries sustained by the trees.
In granting concessions to gather chicle in the
national forest reservations the Latin-American
governments demand that natives shall be proper
" Instructed in the gathering and preparation OF
the gum. as promiscuous tapping will not be long
er tolerated.
In some instances trees have been tapped for
20 years. where care has been taken. although
after that time they produced but from one-half
to two pounds of sap However, If allowed to re-
main untapped for period OF five or six years.
they will then produce from three to five pounds
OF gum Authorities differ In regard to the aver
age height Of the sapota. and the length Of time
The Appeal., 1910-05-14
YEGG'S LIFE STORY
liverpool Jack" SafebIower,
Relates Experiences.
Once Tried to Blow Police Headquar.
ters Safe to Get Revenee-Proves
Self Guilty to Save
Friend.

New York.-How he had once tried
to blow open the safe at Mulberry
street police headquarters in the sos,
as revenge for an unjust conviction
got by ona of Inspector Byrnes' men:
how he had cleverly fooled a country
justice of the peace after being caught
on safe-breaking job, by feigning to
be drunk; and how he had later
proved his own guilt, to save another
man from the crime, was told recent
ly at the new Center street headquar-
ters by James Murphy, safe-breaker,
arrested for carrying burglars tools.
1t was Murphy, known as Liver
pool Jack" who, with Red Leary and
Johnny and Jimmy Hope, blew open
the saft Of the Manhattan bank, at
Broadway and Bleecker street, in the
early '7Os. Murphy, now well past
70 years, has been implicated in
many Of the big safe-blowings of two
generations. Released from the pen
itentiary on BlackWelrs island only
the other morning he was seized
again on a bench warrant issued by
Judge Rosalsky, charging him with
carrying burglars tools, at the time
Of his former arrest for carrying a re-
volver.
The old safe-blower told Inspector
McCafferty of the robbery of the Man
haitian bank, and said after his re-
lease from Sing Sing he went to Kan
sas City for five years.
While I was away from the CITY,"
he went on, "a safe was blown When
I got back to New York in 1880 one
Of Byrnes' men nabbed me and rail-
roaded me to prison, for this crime,
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required for its maturity; but general average
height can be placed at from Is to 40 feet, and.
maturity is reached at from 40 to SO years. A
tree 25. years old, and producing from 20 to rs
pounds OF chicle each year, will measure 25 to 80
feet in height and % inches in diameter.
In tapping the trees V-shaped incision is cut
spirally all around the tree, the arms of the cut
extending upward In. order to permit the sap to
flow freely to the bottom, where receptacle is
placed at the end of the gully. The sap has the
appearance of milk as it flows from the tree, but
it afterWard takes on yellowsh color, and thick
ems until it is about the consistency of treacle.
After gathering the sap it Is carried to the boil
ing sheds and by a rather primitive boiling proc
ess is brought to the proper consistency. AS the
operation continues, it is necessary to knead the
mass from time to time, in order to extract the
water The gum, if properly handled, will take
on light gray color, although there is consider
able variation In the shades and colors of the
products received from the different districts In
the old days much deception was practised by the
chtcleros who, in order to increase the weight
would insert stones, bark, sand or wood in the
boiling chcle, before it was formed into loaves.
This clever deception is thing of the past, how.
ever, as the contracts today call for a pure
straight article, and there is little opportunity of
adding any foreign substances
Much of the chicle is shipped in rough, uneven
loaves to the United States via Canada. where it
is refined and dried out to onehalf Of it's original
Weight, thereby saving so per cent. of the duty.
Under the Wilson bill the gum was admitted
free; butfin accordance with the tarirevision act
OF 1897 duty of 10 cents per pound was fixed,
which is the present rate.
For the fiscal year ended June go 1909 there
were imported into the United States $3.50, ,139
pounds OF chicle valued at 81 987 112 as compared
with 929.959 pounds, valued at $156, ,402, in 1886
Repeated attempts have been made to mix adul-
terate. or substitute chice in every conceivable
manner, but nature insists that the gum shall only
be used to furnish unlimited molar action and
that It can not be artifcially prepared by chem
tcal or mechanical means. No medicinal use has
yet been discovered for chicle; but in the manu-:
facture Of chewing gum various digestants, such
as pepsin, have been added and the product pro-
nouncad by eminent medical authorities as pure
free from any Injurious substances, and beneficial
IN the relief Of various forms OF dyspepsia and In
digestion In the strict sense Of the word, chew
Ing gum is an indestructible residuum. the user
having the advantage Of both the finest confec-
ton and medicament as well. It's distribution
extends In the Western hemisphere from Hudson
bay to the Argentine Republic; in the east, from
London to Hongkong: and the inhabitants Of the
The Appeal., 1910-05-14
EATS CHEAP LUNCH.
Thirty Cents Enough to Pay,
Says Young Rockefeller.
Work the Chief Thing In Life, De-
ciares Oil Kings Son, Who Gives
Some Don'ts That Prom
Use Success.

New York.-"Thirty cents is all r
ever spend for luncheon. It's enough
Tor any man on salary
This was not the declaration of a.
| bank clerk, salesman or office man.
1t came from the lips of John D. Rock
efeller, Jr., head of the most stupen-
dous trust, albeit a benevolent organ
ization. the world has ever known
the Rockefeller Foundation.
The head of the $600,000,OO0 charity
trust opened his heart before his de-
parture for season to Boston, where
his arrival was eagerly awaited by
North shore society.
Young Mr.. Rockefeller added to his
confession regarding the cost of lunch
con a few more epigrams of his own
making, among them the following:
l am more than Baptist; l am
Christian.
Modern methods should be en-
ployed, even at the expense of the few.
The chief thing in life is to do
something-to work
The growth of a big business is
merely the survival of the fittest.
DO the little everyday duties of life
without murmur. Do them well.
That is success.
The most successful business men
can be, should be and are the most
successful Christian men.
The man or corporation who has
not determined at the outset to do
good to others while doing good to
| himself will fall in the end
| The young man who will be at the
head OF the huge Rockefeller Founda-
tlon is not much given to gaiety, and
IS regarded by people who have met
him as serious minded as his father.
HE is very retiring Although the son
The Appeal., 1910-05-14
G0VERNORSHIP FOR HAVENS
Democrat Who Scored Victory in New
York Congressional Race May
Get Further Honor.

Rochester, N. Y.-James S. Havens,
the Democrat who has been elected to
congress in the Thirty-second New
York district Monroe county, by a
plurality of about $500 over George
w. Aldridge, the Republican boss of
the county, already has been men,
toned as a candidate for governor of
the empire state. Mr.. Havens Is a
prominent lawyer and an old-line
Democrat. For five years he was the
partner Of the late James Breck Per-
kins, whose seat he will fill in the
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

Of the whole expedition" said Major
Mearns, "was the skinning at night
OF a hippopotamus, which was killed
by the party in the Swahili country
The f1ickering torchlight, Doctor Hell
ler, the taxidermist, flying around and
over and back and forth about the
huge carcass, the shiny black skins
Of the SWahilis-it was the greatest
picture I ever saw.
But even more interesting was the
economical method by which the Swa-
hills were paid off for her work and
for carrying the skin and the skull
into camp to be cleaned up. There
were 20 of them. OF course, Colonel
Roosevelt was always economical in
the finances of the expedition. 1t
was necessary. So these natives were
not paid in money. Instead Colonel
Roosevelt. graeiously entertained the
whole Swahilli village with a feast Of
the roasted fat of the hippopotamus.
Nov, do not laugh. 1t was a great
occasion. Fat of the hippopotamus to
the Swahili is as terrapin to the Bal
t1morean. 1t was most distinguished
feast, and we left them profoundly
grateful and even abased because
they had not done more in exchange
for the treat"
Major Mearns, asked about his own
experiences, said he felt proud of the
record he had made.
II walked on foot more than 1000
miles more, l believe, than was COW
cred on foot by any other member of
the party. In all the time l was on
duty, all but two hours, had but one
little touch of fever. My services as
surgeon were called for by every 9TH
er white man on the expedition for
periods more or less long"
The Appeal., 1910-05-14
HOW ROOSEVELT PAID MEN
Gave Black Bearers Feast Of Fried
Hippopotamus Fat to Settle
r..s Their Bill. .

Washington. - Hippopotamus fat,
fried and juicy, was the medium Of
payment used by Colonel Roosevelt
to reimburse his black bearers in one
part of Africa, according to Major
Mearns and J. Alden Loring, the rep
resentatives OF the Smithsonian insti-
tuition who went to Africa with former
President Roosevelt.
Major Mearns was the surgeon of
the expedition and J. Alden Loring
the scientist.
"The most interesting sight to me
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

OF the man reputed to be the richest
man in the world, he is known chiefly
to the public as the teacher of a Bible
class at the Fifth avenue Baptist
church
Here are some of Mr.. Rockefellers
success don'ts "
Don't sit back and wait for the door
to open.
Don't spoil friendship by trying ia
borrow money.
Don't be ashamed to do any work
Don't be afraid to make a lowly be-
ginning.
Don't marry woman simply be-
cause she is pretty.
Don't marry woman who is not in
sympathy with your ideas.
Don't drink. The man who never
drinks is not asked
Don't go around to see the sights
merely to gather strength to resist
evil.
Don't drink. Don't imagine you will
have the strength of will to know
when to turn back.
Don't shrink from criticism.
Don't be gutter.
Don't be afraid to assert yourself.
You must let men know that you are
not afraid to do things.
Don't be discontented with life be.
cause you are not rich
Don't worship the almighty dollar.
Don't envy those who are rich.
Don't strive for wealth. It is char.
acter, not money, influence or power
which makes man.
Don't 60 around wearing a sour face.
Don't be hypocrite. Hypocrisy is
the meanest of characteristics.
Don't be human sponge.
Don't live above your income. The
man who lives within his means will
have little to be afraid of.
Don't question the motives Of those
who, having sinned, are trying to
show by their actions that they have
turned over new leaf.
Don't think that you can accumulate
surplus Of good deeds to Offset sin.
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

sister republics, and brings to light
the workings of most gigantic in
dustry.
In the fifteenth century chicle was
known to the intrepid Spanish ex-
plorers, who reported that the Indians
employed the gum to quench thirst
and relieve exhaustion; but the uni
versal use of the gum can not be said
to have begun until as late as 1876
Since that time the demand for this
almost mysterious commercial COM
modify has increased to such an ex-
tent that importing firms have been
obliged to search the markets and ex-
plot the growing of the tree in Or
der to obtain a supply sufficient to
meet existing requirements.
Prior to 1888 chicle sold for from
to cents per pound; in 1896 it sold
for 36 cents per pound; and now it is
selling for 50 per pound.
The tree, Achras Sapota, from which
the chicle is obtained is indigenous
to northern South American coun-
tries, Central America, and in the
Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche,
Tabasco, Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca,
Puebla. Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, and
the territories of Topic and Quintana
Roo
The Appeal., 1910-05-14
Her Workmanship.

The militia boys were going away to
camp on the morrow and as Lieut..
Wellington Grant Smith parted with
his sweetheart on the piazza, she said:
II shall stand here tomorrow as you
march past and throw q kiss al
you"
But her soldier lover said: mo
don't do that"
why not?" she asked.
Because" laughed he, ''ten to one
you'll hit the captain. :, Judge.
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

Australian a n d
South African colo
MES are large and
yer Increasing
consumers. 1t is
estimated by a
prominent; manu-
facturer that suH-
cient chewing gum
is produced each
year to supply
every human being
on earth with two
sticks, and that the
daily energy ex-
pended in the con-
sumption Of this
popular m a S.
ticatory is equal to
that necessary to
light a city Of $780,
900 inhabitants for
the same period.
There are nu-
merous factories
scattered through
ought the United
States. where can
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

systematic cul-
tivation of the
Achras Sapota
has not been
carried on to
any great ex-
tent, but expert
ments h AZ 9
.sssheo-wsn,4%th t h a t.
trees planted at
a distance of 10
feet apart, or
400 to the acre,
will yield from
5 to 6 pounds of
C h i C l e gu m
when from 8 to
10 years old and
from 12 to Is
inches in diam
eter. In it's wild
state the tree is
usually found in
groups, f r e.
quently growing
to a height, of
from 40 to SO
f e e t; i t i s
straight. a n d
has a long, clear
length, thus ma
king it most de-
sirable for tim
Der. While it
grows well in a
The Appeal., 1910-05-14

house of representatives, and who
was last elected by plurality Of TO-
1877 votes over his Democratic oppo-
nent. Mr.. Havens took the stump for
Grover Cleveland in both national
campaigns, but has had little to do
with politics since Mr.. Bryan became
the Democratic leader. He would
support neither Bryan for president
nor Hearst for governor. In the re-
cent campaign, however. he was sup
ported by Hearst and the Bryan lieu
tenants in the district.
y Life would be more ivable II more
OF us felt it asduty to be pleasant how
e1er things might 60.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
ONLY ONE WOMAN
TAKING LAW WORK
Oakland Girl Follows in Foot
Steps of Her Father, Who
Occupies Superior Bench

BERKELEY, Nov. 5.-Following in
the footsteps OF her father. Judge f. B.
Ogden of the superior court of Oakland
Miss Marguerite ogden, popular grad
uate of the class of 1910 and assistant
dean OF women on the campus, is the
only woman taking a post graduate
law course leading to the degree OF
doctor of Jurisprudence.
The young woman took law work in
her senior year at the university, but
did not seriously enter upon the pro-
fessional curriculum until this semes-
ter, when she registered in the depart
ment OF Jurisprudence to take the reg
ular law course with a dozen or more
men students.
Upon graduation two years hence she
Will be able to write her name with
the sufffXes B. s., ]. D., denoting her
two degrees, one from the college OF
social sciences and the other from the
department OF Jurisprudence headed by
Prof. William Carey Jones of charter
fame.
Miss ogden is a member of the Delta
Delta Delta sorority and the Prytanean
honor society of the women students.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, Nov. 5---The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Charles ". Moss. %. and Alice L. Murphy,
D. both Of Berkeley.
Julius G. Ahlin, 81. and Annie Ahlen, S5, both
OF Oakland.
Joseph s. Souza. so. Alvarado. and Mary A.
Mendoncs. 90, San Leandro.
Sylvester 6 Yund, %, and Grace Erixson, %
both Of Oakland.
Johann A Gunnerson. 26 and sigrid h. Hall
strome. 20. both of Rust.
Donaid Mathieson. 25. and Pearl Lee, 10. both
Terri Buti. 90, and Kelti Carminatf, "a,
both Of San Francisco.
Joe A. Freitas %. San Lorenzo, and Mary dc
c. Souza 90 san Leandro
Arthur Parke, 80, and Nettie Harding, 25, both
Of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
FAVORS FRANCHISE
Seventh Street Property Own
ers Indorse S. p. Ordinance

OAKLAND, Nov. Support to the
proposition to grant the Southern Pa
cific company a franchise on the Oak
land water front was given last night
by resolution adopted by the Seventh
street Improvement club.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas the granting of the water front
franchise to the Southern Pacific railroad at
what is known as Oakland mole is OF vital In
terest to the property holders of Seventh street;
and
whereas, similar franchises have been readily
granted to the Key Route and Western Pacific
railroads; and
Whereas none of the protestants of the afore-
said franchise are property holders on Seventh
street; and
Whereas the honor of the city of Oakland to
keep its promises is concerned; therefore. be il
Resolved that we the members of the Seventh
Street improvement club and owners Of the
properties of Seventh street, do commend our
interests to the members OF the city council of
Oakland and recommend that the aforesaid fran
chise as now sought for by the Southern Pacific
railroad on the westerly water front Of the city
of Oakland be granted to said company without
further delay.
VIEANEG0. Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
PASTOR TO PREACH
SPECIAL SERMONS
DR.. Goodspeed Announces
Course on Biblical Types of
Modern WOmanf1ood

OAKLAND, Nov. 5.-"Biblical Women
as Types. of Modern womanhood' is
the theme of course of sermons which
will be delivered Sunday evenings, com
mencing tomorrow. by Rev. r. L, Good
speed, d. D., pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. "The Rights and Re-
sponsibilities of Citizenship" will be the
subject of Doctor Goodspeed's sermon
Sunday morning.
Rev. William Day Simonds, minister
of the First Unitarian church, will
commence series of Sunday morning
sermons tomorrow on THE Grace of
Gratitude" Our Debt to Men OF
Thought" will be discussed in the open
ing discourse.
The Unity club ON the First Unitar-
ian church has inaugurated season OF
winter lectures on mdoern European
Literature. Meetings are held Wednes-
day evenings.
The fftieth anniversary of the Tenth
avenue Baptist church will be held
Wednesday evening. Pioneer members
of the church will take part in the
celebration. The church is the Oldest
Evangelical organization in East Oak
land.
Rev. Orville Coats, D. D., formerly of
Massachusetts and recently at Phoenix
Ariz., will supply the Tenth avenue
Baptist church during November.
The annual convention of the Ala
media County Sunday School association
will be held November II and Is at the
First Congregational church, Oakland
"Womanhood" will be the theme of a
series of sermons which Rev. G. w
White, pastor of the First Methodist
church. viii deliver. beginning Sunday
evening.
Special musical services will be held
Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church. Rev. II. j. Vosburgh, d. D..
the pastor, will preach on The Souls
Answer to God"
Rev. Charles r. Brown, pastor of the
First Congregational church, will
preach Sunday morning on "The Debts
of the Strong" The evening subject
will ~be THE Divine Reverence for
Man.
Rev. Clifton Macon, rector of Trim
ity Episcopal church, has returned from
an eastern trip, during which he at
tended the general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church at Cincin-
natl. He will resume his pulpit work
tomorrow.