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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
MEMORY And $500
LOST together
Reputed Relative OF Plant Wiz
ard Lays Blame on Pair of
Confidence Men

William f. Evans, said to be rela
tive of Luther Burbank. the plant wiz
ard, and student of Vanderbilt uni
versity at Nashville, Tenn, reports HIM
self the victim of two confidence men,
who accosted him in the St. Francis
hotel tapestry room Friday night aud
within So hours relieved him of $780,
The young man presented himself at
the hotel at midnight Saturday and told
his experience to the house detective
and clerks. He was highly nervous and
gave every indication of having been a
Victim of Knockout drops
He declared that he had stopped in
tho city a few days on his way from
Nashville TO Santa Rosa and had regis
tered at the Tairmort hotel. Friday
evening he dropped into the tapestry
recm Of the ST Francis, where he was
enga ged in conversation by two men.
VINO appeared to be strangers. They
ipdnced him TO take in the city sights
with them and the trio engaged a tax
ic3h b. One or two stcrS we're made and
that was about all Exams knew He
could not refnember where he had been
and became rors cieus of his where
abouts for tie first time while. on his
way back to the hotel Saturday night
in another taxicab.
1t is thought probable that the youth.
who SIS years Of age, was drugged by
the men,, who knew that he had large
sum OF money with him. When he
showed evidence of reviying from the
effects of the drug he was, il is be-
liered. placed in a taxieab and sent
back to the hotel
The affair has been brought to the
atentiongo OF the police and detectives
are makingtan endeavcr To locate the
couple who are responsible for the
trick. Evans was able. to give a good.
description OF them to the police He
left the city far Santa Rosa Yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
PARKS chosen FOR
CITY'S CELEBRATION
Mayor Will Preside Over Prin-
cipal Exercises at Spreckels !;
Music Stand
Fireworks Will Be Provided in
Fairgrounds and Squares
at Night

The. one hundred and thirty-fou
anniversary of the declaration of Amer
lean independence will be celebrated to-
day by patriotic exercises at the
Spreckels bandstand in Golden Gate
park and several smaller parks, and
fireworks will be displayed in different
parts of the city at night
The exercises at Golden Gate park
Will commence at Ills o'clock in the
afternoon. The. program follows:
Flag raising B. battery. Filth field artillery
80. g. CAPTAIN gsd George N; Apple commanding
Golden Gate Park band Charles II. Gassasa.
director.
Salutatory address. Mayor r. H Mccarthy
President of the day. }
overture, american Melodies ....... .T0bani
Golden Gate Park hand.
Reading Of Declaration Of Independence -.
Superior Judge James NJ Trout
kentucky Home" with riationsl -. Dalbey
Golden Gate Park band.
Grafton John b. Davis
America Golden Gate Park band
The Golden Gate park band will rem
der concert music until o'clock.
EXERCISES IN FAIRGROUNDS
The only exercises that will be held
in the forenoon will be at the North
beach Fairgrounds, Powell and Lom-
Dard streets, which will begin a $3.50
o'clock. The south side Fairgrounds,
Seventh and Harrison streets. will be
the scene of patriotic ceremonies at
o'clock and a display of fireworks in
the evening.
The other places selected for the
night fireworks are Portsmouth equare.
North beach Fairgrounds, Union square,
Mission park, Columbia square and Glen
park
In numerous churches about the city
the anniversary of independence formed
the text of the sermons last night
Rev. William RAIDER of Calvary Pres
byterian church, Jackson and Fillmore
streets, said:
Though the American people fought
for their independence and set aside
this fourth day of July in memory of
the signing of the declaration of inde-
pendence, they did not specify how we
should celebrate It,
DOOM OF CRACKER AND BOMB
John Adams favored the making of
loud noises and the burning of huge
fires, but this mode of celebration seems
to be too costly in the matter of lives.
Today we see the passing of the cracker
and bomb, which is the sign of sanity"
At the Central Methodist Episcopal
church Rev E. r. Ollie delivered a
glowing tribute to the founders of the
nation and described how it had grown
In the last century.
Rev. George c. Adams also delivered
a patriotic sermon at the First Congre-
gational church. Post and Mason
streets. His text was. why July
FOURTH"
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
No Fireworks. No Noise. srd and 4tn

Qulet, rest, Seclusior. furl-awav in
peauti1ui Baltimore canyon, midway be-
tween Larkspur and Corte MADEIRA,
nIlnutes walk from Baltimore station
scenery, water from flowing springs,
ana stately woods of this very impor-
eant ana rapidly growing residential
center Room for all, but positively no
camp hres or tree cutting. w. L. Court
rIgnt, $50 Market street, or Baltimore
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
LESSON OF HIsToR

You have heard of the downfall of
nations, of Nineveh. Babylon, Carthage
and Rome, which was due to the in
justice OF the people TO God and to their
fellow men. Christ is the absolute mas
ter of all nations and the arbiter of
their final destinies The nation that
rejects Christ is doomed to the loss of
its liberties, to decline surely and in
evitably and to pass away-such is the
lesson of history
The priest closed with his denuncia-
tion of trusts and. monopolies and his
belief that the salvation of America lay
solely with the Christian people OF this
nation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
sfarin.s Beauty spot

As minutes from ferry via Sausalito.
No saloons or other unattractive fea-
lures Good homes; good neighborhood
all established. Desirable locations i
minute to 10 minutes from Baltimore
Park station, midway between Lark
spur and Corte MADEIRA. w. L. Court
right, $50 Market street, or Baltimore
station
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY


In monarchical Europe a gifted son
of the people would rise in power only
until he meets the secret roTaI in1u-
ence and the royal privilege which isrin
his way to bar him from further adj
vancenlent. In America there is no such
obstacle: The American boy. can mount
to the top because he has political
equality. We have disca rded caste and
privilege. Our only distinction is, intel
ligence and civic integrity and devotion
to he public good.
The divine gift of liberty is the
highest and peculiar fruitSef the Amer
lean constitution. II springs. from the
genius of Christiasait:'. which was FIRST
10 proclaim the rights and dignity OF
man. 1t has raised the human race to
the dignity of sons OF God.
The gTavest dangers confronting
this republic are the evils of. irreligion
and ayarice. There is a carelessness of
the sacred name and laws of God AL
mighty, which is taught in the highest
centers of learning.
''Avarice, the burning thirst for
wealth. the widespread. devouring rage
for riches. mas brought corrup ton into
our political life. The free ballot must
stop corruption and commercial ffiev-
cry.
Christ himself, speaking. from the
sacred mount said: Seek We first the
kingdom of God and all else will be
given unto YOU
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
DOOM OF CRACKER AND BOMB
Opnorfunifx

Spend your summer in the woods in
San Rafael. close to station, m lands
just opened; beautiful surroundings;
all improvements, where family may be
together and dad" commute; less than
an hour to the city. w L. Courtright.
opp. Union Depot. San Rafael
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04

A 4s foot express car equipped with
tanks carrying live fish from Alton
TO Philadelphia arrived in Alton re-
Gently. and will be loaded with 5000
pounds Of German carp and 'sdognsh''
for sale in Philadelphia. The car is
the first Of its kind ever built, and will
make its maiden trip
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Daylight Yosemite Chautauqua Excur-
slim

Under the auspices OF the California
CN) State S. S. Association and the Y.
NJ c. A. Special train under the super
vision OF Mr.. II. J. Mccoy, general see
retary. leaves San Francisco July z
1910, a. nl-- arriving at Yosemite
T.30 D. m same day. Round trip fare
S5S.05. For further particulars call or
write A s. Mann. district passenger
agent. Flood building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
TEXT FROM ST. MATTHEW

Father Newell took his text from the
gospel of st. Matthew: BY their fruits
ye shall know them" and Not every
one who saith. Lord Lord shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven"
He said in part:
we must give thanks to almighty
God. the author of nations. for the
signal blessing we enjoy as a people.
as republican people Bright souls
in the history of the human race had
dreamed of popular government. but
had never hoped for its realization un-
til after July 4. 1875. when the Ameri-
can colonies declared their independ-
ence Of Great Britain and. to the sur
prise and astonishment of monarcilial
Europe. the star of liberty radiautly
famed over the western hemisphere
Since then we have grown to be the
truest. the finest. the nightiest republic
the world has known.
st. Thomas Acquinas. the foremost
theologisn Of the church. declared that
a thorough democracy was the roblest
form of government. as II realized the
human dignity ard the worth OF man.
Let us try to live uD to the demands
of democracy. Intellectual and moral
culture are necessary Ltbe-ty and po-
litical equality are also necessary. an1.
thirdly. there must be social freeGovls
for all the people. By the spirit of tie
American constitution Il is demanded
that men have culture and the civic vir-
tues; it is demanded that men have
mind and heart. that they show gen
erous self-restraint and manhood and
that they be devoted to free institu-
tions There must be universal suf-
frage. the right of every man to take
an active voice in the affairs Of the ma
ton
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
WOMEN CARRY BIsQUE DOLLS
Latest Fad Among Fashionable Sc
of Paris Is to Take "Babies" to
Entertainments.

New York.-Fashionable women
will carry dolls about with them this
winter
The fad is an importation from
Paris, where for month women have
been carrying large bisque dolls in the
salons at social occasions and on the
streets in automobiles.
The first importations of dolls te
enable American women to copy the
curious Partisan fad arrived here ten
days ago. They were brought ovel
by three fashionable Fifth avenue
establishments the heads of which be
lieved they could start the style in
the country. Since that time several
hundred dolls have been sold to WON
en- of social note in this city, who
when buying them stated that they
intended to further the fashion oi
dolls for grown-up people.
i The dolls-all girl "babies'-are
sold at from SOS to $125 each. They
are eighteen inches high and are
dressed in the latest Partisan clothes
of the finest materials.
The establishments keeping then
make extra clothes at prices ranging
upward from $25. The only differ
ence between these dolls for grown
up women and those for children /!
that the Partisan dolls are manufac
tured of the finest bisque, with com
position bodies and joints SO made al
not to creak when moved.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

GAN ANTONIO, Tex.-That this city
y owes it's great distinction as a
metropolis of the wonderful state of
Texas to the Bermuda onion as grown
in Rio Grande bottom lands, the resi-
dents are proud to admit.
Seven years ago "a man named Nye,
who thought he had been cheated In
land trade. asked the agricultural de-
partment what he could raise on the
land. It was dry and sandy soil near
San Antonio. Bermuda onions. was
the answer. This year the Bermuda
onion crop marketed from this dis
trict exceeded 100000 in value.
AS soon as Mr.. Nye demonstrated
mat the so-called desert land near
San Antonio would return a profit OF
$500 to $500 an acre in onions. II
slightly irrigated, someone tried cab
haee The cabbage shipped from this
district brought 100000 this year.
Then other garden truck followed nat
rally and this brought back 49,
o00, 900
when truck growing with river IT.
r;oation proved successful, an effort
vas made to get water through bored
maI,e Artesian wells have added
mora than a million acres to the cui-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Stately Chestnuts Fall Victims to Az
in Attempt to Check Ravages
of Epidemic.

Ardmore, Pa.-Hundreds of giant
trees, the stately tops Of which tow
cred above the main sky line, have
been obliged to bow to the woodlands
ak and heroic treatment has been ap-
piled to thousands of others in the ef-
fort to stay the sway of the death
dealing disease Familiarity known as
the chestnut blight, in the campaign
inaugurated by corps of state forest
ry department inspectors in charge
of Deputy Commissioner of Forestry l..
C. Williams
In brief period, and in the attempt
to check the ravages Of the disease
that in epidemic form threatened to
wipe out the vast chestnut groves of
eastern Pennsylvania, and particularly
In the suburban section of Philadel-
phia, 10000 trees have been examined
In the neighborhood of Ardmore, Hav-
erford and Bryn Mawr. The alarming
extent to which this blight had invaded
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

ID HILADELPHIA.- Lutheran
church of Roxborough is erecting
a handsome Gothic edifice on the
northwest corner of Ridge and Roy
borough avenues. The site is a his
toric one and was long revered by
the older residents for the part taken
there during the revolutionary war.
The old stone dwelling has been de-
molished, but the large barn in the
rear not only has been preserved, but
is being Used as a house of worship
while the building of the church
home is in progress.
Both the barn and the house fig
ured in a cowardly proceeding during
the winter of 1777-177S, while the Brit
ish were in possession of Philadelphia.
Washington's army was at Valley
Forge, enduring the hardships of that
terrible winter and scouting parties
were frequently sent out from the en-
campment there to the outlying dis
tricts of the city. One December
afternoon, during snoWstorm, a
company of Virginia troopers rode
down Ridge avenue, then known as
the Plymouth road, through Roxbor-
ough, and, seeing the spacious and
inviting barn, stopped at the house
and asked permission of Andrew
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Telephone Now Used for Advertising

silk hose, clipping bureau rings up
a prominent financier, tells him his
name is mentioned II. the dailies In
connection with an important rail
road deal and asks him to subscribe
to the bureaus extremely efficient
service; a dealer in antiques begs
that madame will call to examine
some rare old Sheffield plate just re-
ceived. Such attentions have all the
exclusiveness Of vanishing day in
vitation, and it would be patron OF
hardy nerve who would fail to buy.
This method includes also a request
that the patron will kindly note the
special advertisements in the morn
ing papers and avail Of them if pos
sible.
These telephone calls do hot cost
any more than circularizing, when let
ter postage, personally typewriter
letters or engraved invitations e
used, as they must be in order to je-
cure the attention of valuable pa
irons. Also they have the merit OF be-
ing traceable without a cumbrous
"follow-up" system. II a merchant
has telephoned Mrs. Van Allyn that
he has a few choice Sulu pearls
which he is reserving for her inspec-
ton he knows within day or two
whether or not Mrs. Van Allyn has
bought thereof and he need not waste
time or money again on Improbable
customers
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
GOWNS FOR STREET
MOST SENSIBLE SIDE OF FASHION
HERE SHOWN.
Autumn Styles Are Considerably va
ried This Year-Selection to Suit
Different Tastes Is There
fore Made Easy.

Tailored suits and evening wraps
are among the first reliable things
that appear with autumn, and as
usual the useful street frocks display
only the most sensible side of fashion.
The short, tight skirt gets a reason
able touch with these practical gar
ments, and though sometimes one en-
counters the hobble band it is SO modi-
fed and tricked out between plaitings
as scarcely to be discernible. Favorite
models for these walking skirts are
plain gored affairs, with a deep band
at the bottom, with which a limp, mar
row coat, single or double breasted,
with shawl or coat collar and tight
sleeves, goes to perfection.
Other skirts will show a little
lengthwise plating, this in panels at
the sides. or starting in below tight
hip portion, or the skirt may have a
close upper part and Killed flounce
II inches or more deep, put on un-
der hobble band. But it is not pos
s1ble to describe all the models, they
are SO numerous, so varied. The two
things necessary seem to be short
ness and a fair amount of closeness,
and when these are obtained shops
and tailors may run riot with individ.
ual touches.
The coats that accompany these
skirts manifest the new vogue in a
number OF ways, but all things said
and done, the sack coat is pretty much
the same as Is also the Russian
blouse, for this jacket model is seen
again, and is, indeed, much exploited
by French makers. Upon the practi
cal suits for both women and misses
little trimming will be used, a con.
trasting color on the collar and hand
some buttons being considered enough
But if the suit is a fine one rich trim.
lnings may appear in panels on the
| loose coat, or a Russian blouse will
turn back over gay embroidered vest
while very dressy suit here and
there may be trimmed on the skirt as
well as on the jacket. But for the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

NEW YORK.-A number of business
~ houses in New York are using the
telephone instead of circulars for ad-
vertising purposes. Probably this will
meet the approval of Uncle Sam. If
adopted wherever practicable it might
extensively relieve the strain on the
postal service. A tail dry goods
merchant receives a consignment of
choice laces. 1t takes only few min
utes to ring up two or three dozen
of his best customers who would be
especially interested in such goods
and ask them to call and examine the
laces. The flattery of such an invita-
ton appeals strongly to many persons.
Decentralization has been carried to
such an extent that much Of it's ef-
fectiveness Is frequently lost and
many circulars never reach the buyer
to whom they are addressed, whereas
the telephone call can usually be
direct communication. A haberdasher
telephones his patrons to note his
latest importations in neck scarfs. the
newst shirtings or special offers in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

working with might and main to bet
ter the school conditions and other
wise make canal life worth living
They had found themselves and each
other.
When / left at the end of two
months there were eight women'a
clubs with departments in working or
der.
I'm a short time the club womer
had founded libraries in all of the
towns and travelling art galleries were
making their way around the schools
Recently the educational department
of the Cristobal Woman's club raised
$500 and founded a full f1edged play
ground for the native children
ground filed with all the modern con
veniences of city's place Of public
play. Within short time another
will be founded at Ancon.
1.-THE clubs joined in to the cana
zone federation-of which Mrs. Col
Inns consented to become the frs
president-and they have sent dele
gates to the last two general fedora
ton meetings In the states"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Chicago Hair Industry Is Big One

and sold at big auction SALE Our
agents bid for 1t by the pound and
then ship directly to us. Over at our
laboratory these queues are first thor
oughly disinfected, the greatest care
being taken, then they are bleached
perfectly white and put through a re-
filming process, which makes them
more like the natural hair After they
are dyed the ordinary shades they
cease being queues and become
Switches
Then they are put on a hackle. a
board set with sharp steel spikes,
where they are separated into even
lengths. For instance. a 26.inch
switch, the popular length, must have
every hair precisely rs inches long In
the average switch there are about six
different shades of one color which
must be blended together on, the
| hackle
I'VE used to get about all of cur
! first quality hair from the peasants of
Switzerland. Nine months ago, how
ever, the country passed a law for
bidding the women to sell more than
onethird Of their hair We now buy
most Of our fine cut. hair from Rus
STA, but the demand for it is so
great that where we last year paid
s1.90 pound we now have to pay
$14 pound. In a good switch there
are four ounces Of hair"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
n JUST WONDER
lF ] AN WEARING
1SOME ChlhAMAhs
\ HAIR l. p!

misunderstanding to the mana
~ ger of one of Chicago's big hair
factories" his plant is doing a mil
lion dollars worth Of business
year. Said Mr.. Manager: why, the
foreign dealers who used to make
colonial wigs never began to have
the trade we have. You can see this
letter from a well-known firm rushing
us on with an order for 5000
switches, and those ten band boxes
over there contain exactly 100000
worth of first quality hair all to be
sold to department stores. A wom-
an up in Wisconsin has made nearly
$4,000 simply by selling the hair she
has bought from country women all
over the state.
"All hair that Is not Chinese Is first
quality hair, but rs per cent. of the
false hair now worn is from a China
mans queue-second quality hair we
call it. When a Chinaman dies or is
sent to prison his queue, which aver
ages 40 inches in length. is cut off
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Civ Thrives on the Bermuda Onion

tivatable land.
OF course, as the business grew, San
Antonio prospered. From the trading
point for a cattle country 1t became
the distributing center for one of the
richest small farming districts In the
world
In 1900 the assessed valuation of
city property was S1,S79,O70 In 1905
the valuation was increased to $685.
255,a7o, and the gain was counted a
good one. Then the onion boom be-
gan and these figures resulted: 1906,
$3S,407s75; 1907, s54,6s2,27O; 1908,
s61,705,7S0; 1909, $73,s14, 900. Two
$1,O00,00O hotels have been built and
as the city's prosperity has increased
the benefit Of the climate as a health
resort has been more appreciated, and
this draws thousands Of visitors each
year.
The population of the city was 81.
e73 in 1880, and in 1900 it had in.
creased to 52,321. This year the total
scared to 96,641, and, with suburbs. It
far exceeds the charmed 100000 mark.
The nearest rival in Texas is Dallas.
with 92,104. What gives the greatest
joy locally Is that eight years ago all
Texas was saying that San Antonio
had reached its Limit.