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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
Richmond Awaits 0'Conneu as Bishop
San Franciscan Is Close
Friend Of Cardinal
Gibbons
Church Dignitaries Here Have
Not Had Official Word
OF Appointment
TSpeciol Dispatch to The Call

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 26.-Official an
nouncement Of the appointment OF
Bishop Denis ]. O'Connell. auxiliary
bishop of San Francisco. as bishop OF
Richmond. with jurisdiction over the
Catholic diocese OF Virginia. in success
sion of Bishop Augustine Van de vyver
who died last September. is expected to
be made by Pope Plus X In a day or
two.
1t is conceded IN Catholic circles here
that Bishop O'Connell has been selected
for the Richmond bishopric He re-
Gently returned from Rome and is now
guest of Cardinal Gibbons in Balti-
more. He formerly held several charges
In Virginia and is remembered most
favorably here. He was rector Of the
Catholic university in Washington. d.
c., two years ago, when elected auxil-
iary bishop of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
THREE MEN BURNED IN
OPERA HOUSE BLAZE
$50 Spectators Have Narrow Es.
cape at Lompoc
fSpeciol Dnpofch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
LOMPOC. Dec. 26.--Three men were
burned and $50 persons had a narrow
escape from injury tonight when !
carbon of a moving picture machine
set fire to a photo reel in the opera
house here.
Those injured were Joe Worthing-
ton, who operated the machine
ErscheI walling, his assistant. and j.
Q. Walling, manager OF the opera
house. They were painfully burned in
an erort to put out the fire.
The audience stampeded. but the
stage manager opened two doors to
the rear Of the theAter and all escaped
without serious results.
The loss to the building and picture
nanchinery VA $1,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
Modification Was Expected

BOSTON, Dec. 26.--Alfred Farlow
chairman Of the publication COMMITTEES
OF the Christian Science church. COM
menting tonight on the order OF Presi-
dent Taft permitting practice by Chris
tian Scientists in the Panama canal
zone. said:
I'VE have been of the opinion all the
while that President Taft did not real
ize how stringent the original regula-
tion was. and that when it came clear
" to his attention the proper relief
would be forthcoming
Christian Scientist practitioners who
are established in the canal zone will
resume practice January !.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
TAFT OPENS CANAL
zone TO SCIENTISTS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2e.-President
Taft today settled the vexed question
of allowing the practice OF Christian
Science or other nonmedical methods of
healing the sick in the Panama canal
zone. The executive order, made sew
eral months ago, which members of the
Christian Science church feared would
prohibit their method of healing, was
modified so that there can be no doubt
as TO the lawfulness of such practices
The original order provided that any
one who wished to practice medicine,
surgery, dentistry, pharmacy or mid
wifery In the canal zone must be
licensed by the board of health. As
modified by the president, the order
shall not be construed ito prohibit the
practice of the religious tenets of any
church In the ministration to the sick
or suffering by mental or spiritual
means without the use Of any drug or
material remedy, whether gratuitous or
for compensation, provided that such
sanitary laws. orders. rules or regula-
tions as now or hereafter may be In
force In said canal zone are complied
with"
The order as modified takes effect
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
Thousands View With Approval
Tentative Plans Submitted
by San Franciscans
THREE PRINCIPAL SITES
TREATED IN MANY WAYS
Harb0r View Seems to Lend IT.
self Easiest to Structural and
Landscape Purposes
GOLDEN GATE PARK PROVES
PUZZLE TO CONTESTANTS

N AN FRANCISCO, voicing its
sentiments yesterday through
~ thousands of its citizens, gave
approval to the tentative plans
for the Panama Pacific international
exposition and expressed its satisfac-
ton with the work which the archi-
tects of the exposition have accom-
plished in the three months which
they have been wrestling with the
problems of construction and land
scaping.
From 9 o'clock yesterday morning
until the exposition building was
closed for the night crowds at all
times thronged the rooms where the
architectural sketches and drawings
were on exhibition. The scores. of
plans were studied by not less than
$500 persons, and the Endorsement
given by the spectators was unani-
nous
A big space on the lower floor Of
the exposition building was given over
TO the exhibition, and half a dozen
officials and craftsmen of the expo
sition company were present at all
times to explain the details of the
plans to the interested visitors. The
exhibit was IN charge OF Co1Tin B.
Brown. of the press and publicity de-
partment, who was detailed by Presi-
dent Moore to care for the crowd of
visitors, and Brown and several assist
ants were busy from early morning un-
til night.
Hundred Plans on Exhibition
Altogether more than 100 drawings
were shown. These included the plans
and sketches for the Harbor View.
Lincoln park and Golden Gate park
sites, with numerous variations of
each. Every phase of architectural
treatment, showing the possibilities of
treatment in various forms, was ex-
hibited. Not only were detailed plans
for each site shown, but combinations
among the drawings.
To Impress upon visitors that none of
the solutions suggested by the archi-
tects had been chosen for adoption, all
callers at the exposition building were
presented with a notice explaining that
the sketches were not intended to typ
ify the eventual development OF an
architectural plan, but were merely
suggestions to be used in a. final study
of the general scheme, subject TO the
process of elimination in achieving the
best result.
The preparation or the plans exhib-
tied yesterday has engrossed for three
months the attention of the best archi-
tects available. but. as explained by a
member of the architectural council.
the object has been TO exhaust the
subject and. il possible, to crystallize
the consideration down to the best pos
sible solution"
Three Sites Are Shown
The formal explanation, presented In
the announcement handed to each WIS.,
itor. was as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-27
Three Sites Are Shown

The formal explanation, presented Il
the announcement handed to each Wis
ftor. was as follows:
The plans and sketches here
shown are for the three sites, and
merely for the purpose of working
out what will be the final plan.
Each site has been planned in three
different ways.
The architects in each case planned
an ideal exposition on each site.
They have also planned an arrange
ment chiefly with regard to econ
omy. Thethird arrangementha has been
a combination of these two. In the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
WORK AHEAD.
Trying TO Catch tho "Aura."

From the Springfield Republican.
Seeing something" leave the human
BODY at death Is q claim which has
been heard OF in times past, but the
chicago papers present a physician Of
high standing, DR.. Patrick S. O'Donnell,
an X-ray specialist, who makes the
statement that he has witnessed q vis-
ible flight OF life from a dying per-
son. He used to be associated with DIR.
w. J. Kilner. OF London. who has lately
published a book, The Human Atmos-
phere or Aura" Some time ago DIR.
O'Donnell invited a numbe of physi-
clans to a demonstration in the observ-
ance of this aura" or sort of cleo
trical radiation from the body and de-
veloping it. The medium used was a
chemical film of undescribed compost
ton placed between two small plates of
glass. Persons were then located at the
through the glass. AT the demonstra-
ton. it is said, all the physicians pres
ent made positive admission of seeing
such an emanation or aura. Later on
DIR. O'Donnell alone sought observation
through a similar medium of a dying
persona charity patient in one of the
hospitals. When it was said the man
had but a few minutes to live DIR.
O'Donnell began his observation, and
now reports:
Il looked at the man through the
screen for almost a an hour. The
auro was plainly distinguishable. The
attending doctor said the patient was
sinking rapidly. 1 did not take my eyes
from the subject. Suddenly the physi-
clan that death had oc-
CURED. At the same instant the aura,
which as a bright light, had been ra-
dated from the body at all points, be-
gan to spread from the body and dis
appeared. Further observation of the
corpse revealed no sign of aura"
DIR. O'Donnell regards the discovery
as of value in ascertaining the nature
of diseases and as of more importance
han the X-ray. He is very far as yet
from asserting an identity OF the aura
with soul or spirit. but that is appar-
emily the inference and the next cues
ton to be answered by him will be
whether animals have such aura, or
sOulS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
CAUGHT IN SHOWER
OF GENUINE MONEY
Hotel Employe Has 500 Bills
Rained On Him, But Gives
Them Back.

Philadelphia-Special: Charles Dun
ston, d%oorkeeper of the Hotel Walton.
went out in a rain storm of 500 bills
this morning. He took a squint at the
sky and predicted rain. Just as he,
was turning away be noticed a big
green spot coming apparently from the
clouds. 1t was a 500 bill.
Dunston continued to look skyward
for more drops" and, sure enough,
another one came his way. This was
followed by a third and fourth, and he
still was looking for more when a Wild
ly excited man. In negligee. dashed out
Of the hotel.
Have you seer four 500 bills?" de-
manded the one in negltgee. who was
George Allerton, of Chicago.
why. yes" answered Charles: Its
been raining them quite regular, and 1
expect more at any moment.
Allerton explained that the bills had
blown out of his window. Upon part
Ing with a $40 reward he got the $500
back.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
Tho Magician from Georgia.

NIOA LIE MIlIlcdpOIIS JOURNAL.
General Grenville M. Dodge, president
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee, was talking one Memorial day in
Council Bluffs about railroading.
1.-The best piece Of railroad work l ever
heard Of" he said. was performed in
1864 in Maryland. The confederates were
in great need of a locomotive, and their
only hope was to capture one. So a small
band of men was selected from Lees
army and placed under the Of
a tall Georgian who had been a foreman
OF a quarry and knew a good deal about
derricks and rigging.
'Well, the Georgian took his men into
Maryland. they tore up a section of the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks. tagged the first
train and. with nothing but rope, dragged
a locomotive 81 miles up hills. across
streams, through woods and wamps till
they struck a line built by the confeder-
acy.
when the president of the Baltimore &
Ohio heard Of this feat he would not be-
lieve 1t. He went out and personally in
| spected the route, and he said on his re-
| turn that tt was the most wonderful piece
of engineering that had ever been accom-
plished. After the war he sent for the
tall Georgian and. on the strength of hat
one exploit, made him roadmaster of the
whole Baltimore & Ohio.
".Any man. Mr.. Garrett said. "who can
| pick up a locomotive with fishing lines
and carry 1t over a mountain has passed
| his civil service examination with me-"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
Tho French Force. in Africa.

Charles Furlong, In Worlds Work.
The French. like the ancient Romans
and the British in India, support their
power in the conquered territory by
means of native troops. In extending
her Algerian military system. trained
native troops We're gradually substi-
tuted for French regiments, then into
these native regiments there has con-
stantly entered a sprinkling of French
and other Europeans so that they have
developed a Francohybrid force. This
mixed conglomerate has a remarkable
homogeneity of esprit de corps. Accli-
mated in the rugged mountain regions
of the coast. and able to withstand the
heat of the free s~un-scorched hills and
plains and deserts of the south, it is
an effective, hardened. interruptions
fighting machine. composed of season.
ed veterans-soldiers of fortune, whose
regiment is their country. They are
particularly adapted to protecting this
territory.
1t is safe to say that. at the present
time. her military force in Tunisia, AL
geria and Morocco probably amounts
to Oyer 100. 900 men,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
Where Children Of Israel "Murmured."

AS soon as our loads were arranged
and the riding camels selected. we
mounted and rod off across the desert
or plain of El-Ka'a in a northeasterly
direction, aiming for the Wadi Heb
ran. The wind was blowing hard and
the sand stung u faces considerably.
the "Wilderness of Sim" This was the
place where the Children of Israel
murmured against Moses and Aaron,
lusting after the feshpots and bread
they had left behind in Egypt. and.
his was where God, hearing their
cry, sent them mamma, which IA sup
piled for the next 40 years. This des-
ert presents an awful picture of DESC
lation. for, with the exception of some
bushes that persist in growing in spite
Of the arid surroundings, all that the
Eye meets are boulders, sand, and
travel.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
A Matter Of Sentiment.

The Worlds Work says that the
reason the reciprocity pact failed was
q purely simple one.
In some way the Canadians had got
ten hold of a silly remark made by
Speaker Champ Clark, which he de-
clared he meant as a joke-the remark
that reciprocity would lead to annex
alton. In the closing weeks of the
campaign the opposition press in Cam
ada featured" this speech on the front
pages of it's newspapers played
up" in a striking way the Importance
of Mr.. Clark as a spokesman for the
United States. Probably not one out
Of 1000 of the Canadian voters knew
anything about MIR. Clark, or knew
what value we put on his remarks; but
his sounding title carried conviction
to their minds. and they vote,l not ON
reciprocity but on annexation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23

to make complaint
Jes' vase things amt what they ain
When yer hungry, it's surprisin'
Jes' to note how appetizin'
'Lasses an con cake kin be;
They're not to be snoze at. See?
Don't fo'ever be a naggin'
Kase yo' amt got no buzz wagon
What no other a kin beat.
LAX yo' neighbor cross the street.
Your old mewl kin go a kitin'
And is almost as excitin'.
Though he's lackin' some On style
An don't cost an awful pile,
Mewlobilin' while you're talkin'
Does mos suttin'ly beat walkin',
An a mewl amt gwine explode
An toss yo' cross de road.
What eff yo' hain't maxim money.
Eft ION cost much to be sunny.
Envy won't make you a cent
Jealousy won't pay you no rent.
Settin' round de house and wishin'
Amt gwine to help yo' condition.
Grab aholt. pull TO- de shore.
When you're tired, pull some mo-.
Plug along, no matter who is
Better off. q pile than yo' is.
Eff yo' would improve yo' lot,
Make de bes' Of what yo' got.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
Copyright, 1911, by G. N. Mather.)

CONFINEMENT.
Hain't no use of al
ways kickin'
Kas yo' KANT live
on spring chick
in.
Take de goods de
Lawd provides,
An be thankful.
too. besides,
'Spose ct is jes' con
an 'lasses:
No good man his
fodder saSSeS.
nA@- nS~St M n00
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
THE MYSTERIOUS CHINEE.

1t was a gentlemanly, pleasant faced
Chinaman who leaned with one hand
upon the onyx trimmed table at which
we We're seated that memorable day.
He waited patiently for our order with
all the sang froid of the oriental race.
We were somewhat in doubt and hesi-
tated until the other waiting customers
grew pecv1sh.
Finally. in desperation. we scanned
the bill of fare rapidly and picked out
q bunch of fans" Here is what we
ordered:
Chow Fan.
Gui Grow Fan.
Gar Lu Fan.
Shun Kan Chow Fan.
Har Yock Chow Fan
Bud Bow Fan
Long Hair Chow Fan.
Hal Crow Fan
We were in a particularly hungry
mood that day and. therefore, gave a
large order. Without the faintest in
dication of a smile, the slant-eyed
servitor slipped away in the direction
of the kitchen with our order.
In the course of an our he returned
and placed a magnificent array of
dishes on the table.
The dishes contained eight varieties
Of rice.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
remarks to policemen or make faces at

remarks to policemen or make faces at
the janitor Of our flat.
We have never died before, there
fore we cannot answer your questions
what we have died Of and whether 1t
is a hereditary or an acquired habit.
We have never suffered from SPAWN,
distemper. pip. ringbone or spring halt.
We do not practice on the cornet or
sing in public. so from the viewpoint
We do not experiment with gasol
line stoves. AXE patent medicines. and.
like Webster's unabridged dictionary,
we still have an appendix. We never
try to vote the prohibition ticket in
the Fifth ward, and we never carry a
gun that isn't loaded. Hoping we have
all of the qualifications necessary. we
remain. sincerely yours.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
NOT YET. BUT SOMETIME.

Ma says that I'm a thankless child,
That she has treated me too mild.
And that l almost set her wild:
/ guess she's pretty middlin' mad.
She took me out into the shed
And whaled away till l was red.
Not only that. but What she said
Made me wish 1 was big as dad.
II l was big as dad, you bet,
I'd have my way and never fret
About the jawin' l would get,
And have no cause for fselin' sad.
I'd never do a single chore
I'd smoke 10 times a day or more
And drop my ashes OF the floor
If I was only big as dad.
I'd never have to wipe my feet
When l came in from off the street
To keep the parlor lookin' neat,
And ma, she wouldn't dare get mad.
And with my knife I'd eat my pie
The same when company was by
As when there were no strangers nigh
If 1 was only big as dad.
When to my dinner I'd be late,
And make the folks all wait n wait
! wouldn't get licked, sure as fate,
Mad act as though she was glad.
] wouldn't have to go upstairs
At 6 o'clock and say my prayers,
And never go out anywheres,
If / was only big as dad.
Thanksgivin' day they wouldn't dare
To eat up all the bill of fare
And save the gizzard for my share.
No second table would be had.
And when I told a joke they'd smile
And call me funny, quite a pile,
And not be knockin' all the while.
If I was only big as dad.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
EA@N.THE.SPUR.
lF.Tt1E.MoWENT
VIZ By ROY r.. MOuLfoN.

a limit and the average American will
not stand for any trifling with the
good old buckwheat pancake.
The buckwheat cake is one of the
foundation stones of our national struc-
ture and 1t has helped build us up from
q struggling colonial dependency to the
proud eminence Of a world power with
a navy that can sail around the world
without losing a gunner and with a
congress that can appropriate q billion
collars a session without turning a
hair. 1t has helped make us the stur-
dlest race since the ancient vikings and
1t has given us the courage to look the
Whole world in the face. confident of
our physical and mental prowess. It
gave our forefathers the stamina to
throw off the yoke of the oppressor,
and their sons the pluck to drive the
whooping redskins to the western no.
lion. there to wither and fade away
until they became but a memory 1t
has given us the strength to navigate
the realms below the sea. to fly in the
air even as the condor of the Andes, to
invent the monograph, the wireless
telegraph, the divine right Of coal
barons and all other things that go
with civilization.
Whosoever strikes a blow at the
buckWheat cakes strikes a blow at the
very keynote of our national strength,
and the efforts of the dairy and food
department in its behalf are to be COM
mended
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
RAUs NIT EN-.

nAOo Will EN-.
S~mall-necked olive bottles.
People with careers"
Picture postcards.
Hobble skirts.
Hard lead pencils.
Neighbors' noisy kids. (Your own
are all right.)
Home made chop suey.
Men with one idea.
Women on p. A. Y. E. platform with
lone nickel at bottom Of large and
crowded shopping bag.
Leather headed galoot who smokes
c1garets in telephone booth.
Those fedora hats that look as though
they need a shave.
Patent a openers.
Fancy vests.
Sleeping car soap.
Those who whistle at their work.
Lap dogs.
Chop suey for breakfast.
Triangular car wheels on Pearl street
line.
Birthday surprise. parties.
SAVE THE BucKwHEAT CAKE.
A state and dairy food department.
put west has begun an active cruz,
ade against the manufacture n sal,
Of adulterated buckwheat flour. an:
this can be construed only as a ste
in the right direction. In these day
Of a~dulteration and substitution theiI
are some things which must be hel.
sacred. The b~uckwheat cake Is a ne.
tional institution just as much as !,
the American eagle. the oil trust or IT,
tariff on lumber.
The American public is long SUI
fering and will stand a great deal O
imposition. It will. without a muir
muir. pay It's good money for cigar
made out Of hemp and corn husks. 70
whisky containing tobacco and mo
lasses or for butter made out Of axl
Grease and yellow ochre. but there /
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
ODE TO THE BUZZ CART.

ODE TO THE BUZZ CART.
with profuse apologies to A. Tenny.
son and the idle r1ch.)
Break. break, break
All my tired old bone, o gee,
I wish hat l dared to utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
Alas for the common gazabe,
For the lonesome pedestrian jay,
Who has wooed tickle fortune in vain,
And who travels h old fashioned
way.
Sing. no. for the man who can cross
On. foot DER the town th%oroughfare,
Without q good bump and a toss
About thirty feet in the air.
Sing no, for the athletic guy,
Sing no, for the spinster so gay.
Who knows when an auto is nigh
And blithely jumps out of the way.
Sing no. for the hospital corps,
For the medical clinic that meets
To patch up the victims galore.
Who had no right out on the streets.
Honk, honk, honk,
Speed up boys for all you are worth,
Remember we'll, auto chauffeurs,
You own every bit of this earth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
FREDERICKS BURG

Especial to The Richmond Virginian }
FREDERICKSBURG VA. Nov. l6
The Kenmore Shoe Factory. OF
Wllliamsport. Pa, through it's repre-
sentative. Mr. r. l.. w. Green. is
negotiating with the city council In
Regard TO their return to this city
The factory was formerly locate d
here. but was destroyed by fire some
Years ago and was rebuilt in VIII
Transport. No definite arrangements
have been made as yet. but it is gen.
orally hoped that the owners may be
induced to bring the factory back 10
the city.
Miss Parker. of Evansville, n ",
who was recently elected superintep-
dent of the Mary Washington hos
pital, OF this city, has arrived and
assumed control Of the institution
The hospital has lately been enlarged
and is now in a fiourishing condi-
ton such AS IL has never enjoyed
before 4zasas.zs .ssss 80 ss,s.a9 sas.a
Howard Scott. son of Mr.. John
Scott, Of Wilderness. was acciden-
tally shot and seriously wounded
Wednesday while hunting with Mr.. w,
/ 7. Ferney hough. of Stafford. ferney-
! hough was in the act of climbing a
! fence when his gun discharged. n por-
ton Of the load entering SCOTS neck
and head. inflieting IA wound which
may prove fatal.
Miss Mamie $. Barney, president OF
the local chapter OF the L. p. C.;
Miss Mamie Willis. Mrs Alvah 7
Rowe and Miss Helen Barney are
attending the convention of the T.
y. {. in Richmond.