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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
Shipping Intelligence
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
From Shanghai stmr Niagara.
From Portland. stmr Camino-
From Eureka. Fields Landing and Areasa,
stnr #. A. kilburB.
From Eureka, Fields Landing and Arcata,
stmr Moth Fork.
From Port San Luis and Santa Cruz, stmr
Eureka.
From Ventura Port San Luis and way ports,
stmr Coos Bay.
From Coquille river, stmr Elizabeth
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
From Honolulu, stnr Sierra.
From Puget sound ports and Victoria, stmr
City of Puebla.
From Portland and Astoria. stmr Rose City.
From Los Angeles direct, stmr Yale.
From Los Angeles direct, stmr Rear.
From Los Angeles, stllr klamath.
From San Diego and Los Angeles, stmr Gov
ernor.
From Balboa. stnr Lewis Luckenbach-
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THOUSANDS OF READ
ERS HAVING A MULTI
TUDE OF WANTS SCAN
DAILY THE WANT COL
UMNS OF THE CALL AND
FIND FROM DAILY EX-
PERIENCE THAT PROFIT
FOLLOWS THE READING.
RESULTS FROM CALL
WANT ADS ARE SWIFT
AND SURE.
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STOMACH
SUFFERERS
MaVr'S Wonderful Stomach Remedy
Is Recommended and Praised by
Thousands Who Have
Been Restored

II was a sick man
for about three
months caused from
Gall Stones of the
Liver and was told
by three of our most
prominent physi-
clans that / would
have to submit to
an operation 70 get
relief, but heard OF
Your Wonderful
stomach Remedy
a ad secured a fun
treatment and took
1t according to dl-
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
CITY ENCOUNTERS
CONTRACT FIGHT
Oakland Fails to Accept Low
est Dredger Bid and OBJ
lection Is Raised

The city of Oakland is facing a
legal fight with the Standard Ameri-
can Dredging company because the
bid of the company to furnish a
dredger to the city of Oakland was
turned down for a higher bid from q
rival company. The bid of the Clark
& Henry company was accepted by
the council. their figure being
SsS.s50. representatives of the
Standard American company appeared
before. the council yesterday. stat
ing thslt their bid had been s6S, 500,
and that the city is forced through
the city charter to accept the lowest
bid
Comm 'ssioner of PublicWorks Harry
s. Anderson explained that the bid of
the Clark & Henry company had been
accepted upon his recommendation
after he ad investigated the dredgers
offered in the bids and found that the
Clerk & Henry dredger was the most
complete and would do the best work
The comp laint has been submitted TO
the city a. .torney.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
NOTICE TO MARINERS

The department Of marine and fisheries of
Canada has given notice that Langars island
light and fog alarm will be put in operation
September 22 1919 Characteristic of light
Flash 8 seconds. eclipse Al seconds. Fog
horn will sound for seconds with silent
Interval Of % seconds W. v. TOMB,
Lieutenant Commander. U. 8. N. in Charge
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25

PORCH CLIMBERS GET GEMS
Jewelryf valued at s175 was stolen
last night5 by porch climbers from the
home of Albert W. Wallace at 1878
Thirteenth avenue. Sunset District.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
APPROPRIATIONS

90 numbers 1901 to 1890. inclusive, on the
first capital of $40. .000--$10 each.
% numbers. 1901 to 5000. inclusive, on tht
second capital of s.. .000-S10 each
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
WEATHER REPORT
AN rRANcIsco. sept. IS. 1918.

sPEciAL cALIFoRNiA REPORTS
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25

Per stmr Pomo--On Sept. 20. at a M.
when OF Point Bonita was caught in tide rip
and thrown side. Deck lashings parted and
part Of deckload and baggage went overheard.
Point Bonita life staving crew came to assist
ance and picked up what baggage they could.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-21

Gladys Wood, has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Clint Smith of Fargo spent yester-
day in Bemidji on business.
Mrs. G.. J. Spangler of Farley was
in the city yesterday sh piping.
Miss Ida Button of Puposky is
spending a few days in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sather of Turtle
River were business callers in the
city Wednesday.
One of these days you ought to
go to Hakkerups and have your pic
ture taken.-Adv.
Mrs. Leah Barth and Mrs Mary
Mar are among the north line visit
ors in Bemidji today.
John Laughlin, roadmaster OF the
Great Northern, spent yesterday IL
Bemidji on business.
..
Bemidji today visiting friends and
transacting business.
Mrs. Oftedahl of Nary is confined
at the Samaritan hospital suffering
from stomach trouble.
One large can of best pumpkin
for 10 cents for Thanksgiving
Don't forget to get it at Schmitt's
grocery.-Adv.
J. H. Bemis of Valley City, North
Dakota, spent yesterday in Be-n-Iji
on short business trip.
D. Brown of Crosby is spending a
few days in Bemidji transacting bust
ness and calling on friends.
Catherine Launmeyer who has
been a guest at the Lucas home will
return to Long Prairie tomorrow.
John Kennedy, collector of GUS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-21
About The City
X X Xxx MAX X Xxx XXX * X
x LEST WE FORGET X
4 4 4 < < < 4 & & Xxx 4 4 < < 4

X X x = Xxx 4
'Freckles', is here tonight.
The U. c. T. dance Thanksgiving
evening.
Special election Tuesday. Polls
open until p. m.
That the ladies of the G. A. r. will
give dinner in the Odd FELLOWS
hall Saturday evening.
That the local items telephoned Or
sent to the society editor of the Pho
.neer are appreciated. Phone 81.
That on next Tuesday the special
charter election will be held. Every
voter of the city should cast his bal
lot.
That oyster supper. 1t is to be
served in the basement of the Metho-
dist church on Wednesday evening,
December 3.
The Hallowell Concert company
will appear at the Club Deem
Der z. Under auspices of the Benz
idji Athletic club. ....
That the winter convention of the
Northern Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION will be held in Bemidji
December 4 and 5.
The open season for killing deer,
Moose. partridge, ruffled grouse.
ducks and all aquatic fowls closes on
Sunday, November 80.
To cut the FIVE vote coupon out of
this paper and save it for your fav-
srite contestant in the Schroeder-Pio-
neer Free Piano contest.
That "Freckles," the great must
cial comedy will be presented at the
Club rooms Friday evening, under
the auspices of the Athletic associa-
ton The same company presents the
play in Minneapolis next week.
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ton yesterday and will spend few
days in this vicinity watching a few
suspected law breakers.
hdIcm
An exceptionally strong
dram8

D. L. Martin, the producer Of
NF'reckles,' which comes to the
Athletic Club theatre tonight, has
spared neither pains nor expense in
staging this play in the most elabor-
ate manner possible In the first place
there. is an environment in
"Freckles' which very few plays pos
sess; chances for scenic investiture
amazingly natural and picturesque;
and when it is understood that Mr..
Martin has brought it up to the high
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-21
FOR SALE

One car load Of the finest horses
that have ever been brought to the
city of Bemidji. These are all SPLEEN
did stock draft horses and are every
where in demand They will be Of
fered for sale in Bemidji at Tom
Smart's barn 612 America avenue
Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-21

est standard Of stage production both
from scenic point Of view and by
means of throughly competent and
perfectly balanced cast, there is a
double assurance of merit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-11-21

toms at Baudette. spent Wednesday
in the city on private business.
Della Larson has taken up the. Of
flee work at DR.. G. r. Sanborn's Of
flee after few weeks vacation.
Let me supply your grocery wants
from the neatest and cleanest gro
Gerry store in the city. G. w. Frost,
corner America and Seventh street.
Adv.
Grandman Rood will leave Monday
for Beloit, Wisconsin, where she will
attend the wedding of her niece.
H. P. Storkenson of Grand Rapids
spent yesterday in Bemidji on a com
bined business and pleasure visit.
j. G. Blddick of Wadena was in
the city Thursday calling on his
friends here and transacting busi-
ness
J. A. Sivertson and George E. An
derson of Brainerd were in the city
! Thursday on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
HOLSTERS R. M. Tea clears the
aead, purifies the blood, regulates the
bowels, makes you feel like new.
Barker's Drug Store.-Adv.
Iven Jisgens of Elbow Lake was n
Bemidji Thursday transacting bust
ness and calling on his friends in
this vicinity.
Miss Gladys Brown left this morn
| ing for Hudson, Wisconsin, in which
place she will visit friends, and rela-
tives until Christmas.
| Several theatre parties from out of
town are being arranged for
"Freckles'' to be presented at the
Athletic Theatre tonight. =
Philip Gill returned to Bemidji
last evening from Minneapolis
where he has spent the past week
with his wife and infant son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Crowell and
daughter Lucille returned yesterday
from Leonard where they have spent
the past week visiting elatives.
Mrs. H. L. Spencer of Grand Rap
ids is spending short time in Be-
midi where she is receiving medi
cal treatment from local phicicians.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson of Clearbrook
Minnesota, were among the 500 line
visitors transacting business and
calling on friends in Bemidji Thurs
day.
Works it's way right through,
drives out accumulations, poisonous
secretions, purifies, clears.-Hollis-
terss R. NJ. Tea.-Barker's Drug
Store.-Adv.
! John O'Brien of Grand Rapids, who
|
pitfalls for some time, left yesterday
for his home greatly improved il
health
Miss Hilda Andersen of Leonard
was in Bemidji between trains Wed
nesday enroute to her home form
Deer River where she has been for
scue time.
! G. II. Mills of Brainerd who is in
charge of the Brainerd and Bemidji
offices for Swift and Company is in
Bemidji now on business connected
with that concern.
Makes you feel like dancing the
turkeytrot, bunny-hug, Boston dip,
Texas-glide; puts life and energy in
you.-Hollister's R. NJ Tea. 35c.
! Earker's Drug Store
A. l.. LeVan of this city received
a telegram from Los Angeles, C;@s-i
| fornia, Wednesday, announcing t,'a+
| serious illness of his mother. He le1s
| at once for Los Angeles ..- .-.-si
| G.. G. Johnson of Shocks was in
the city yesterday visiting his son
| Ralph who is attending high school
and also transacting business He re-
turned 10 Shocks, in the evening.
]. S. Florsheim, who conducts IL
model farm near Neving, Minnesota,
was in Bemidji yesterday attending
to several business propositions and
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15

which effected the transmutaton Of metals. Then,
presently, Europe became peoped with achemists.
Everywhere crucbles, alembics and aludels at
work. Every one was chasing the chimera.
Every one is perhaps eXaggeration. Spinoza,
for instance too ndolent to join in the hunt, but
he approved Of it. So did Leibnitz Both were big
men. But their approval not expressed until the
game reported to have been cornered by two
other big men, by Van Helmont and Helvetus Van
Hemont said that he had seen the philosophers sone
Hevetius said that he not only had seen it, he had
seen it at work, seen it turn lead into bullion.
These are magnificent instances. There are others
still more so. There is the case Of the Emperor Ferd-
inand III who, with gold achemisticaly obtained,
struck not merely oil, but medals, Of which, at
testing the miracle, are on view in the Vienna mint
today. There is the of the Elector Augustus Of
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15

Saxony whose in transmutation such that
he gave a lady twenty million thalers and supper
party that cost six million There is also the
case Of Henry vi Of England who tried to do better,
failed to do well and consoled himself by counter
feiting.
These instances are not merely magnificent they
are historic So also is the fact that throughout Eu
rope there were mysterious stories Of mysterious peo
pie from whom it said that Ferdinand Augustus,
and, with them, other kings and later princes, OBJ
tanned the solvents from which their gold was pro-
duced
Of these persons, the most notable is the least
known Without age, without identity, his presence,
more often suspected than perceived, persisted for
century. lie had as many names as Vshnu, perhaps
many masks. OF his names the most probable is
Lascaris. OF his Masks the most tangible is preacy.
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He entered history clothed with the Dig
mites Of an Archimandrite. Otherwise,
who and what he was, never has been
and now never will be told. It is alone
clear concerning him that his many
and sufficiently attested transmutations
were always effected for others.
OF this, two instances may be recited.
In village, at nightfall, stranger APP
pears. He has come unawaited, as
death and thieves do. He enters the
poorest house, asks for old iron, and
turns it into gold. On the morrow, he
is gone. 1t was Lascaris.
AT the keep Of an overlord prelate
knocks, signals abuses and, in exchange
for their abolition, offers grams from
the philosophers stone. The offer is ac-
cepted. Gold is the result. The prelate
is sought. Like the apparitions that
sometimes visit the heart Of man, he
has vanished. It was Lascaris.
ANOTHER transmuter, less notable
but better known, was Flannel,
Paris scrivener, desperately poor, who
happening on a manuscript written in
cipher, sat up with it, studied it and
finally, after years Of labor, solved it.
In the Trdit6 des LdUures, a work which
he left and which today is in the Paris
National Library, he tells all about it,
all except the secret. For there was
one. There must have been one. He
himself admits it. Besides, previously
poor, suddenly he became so rich that
he erected and endowed hospitals and
churches, the origin Of which are still
matters Of record.
Then, like Lascaris, he became vapor-
Gus. One heard of him in Prague, in
Vienna, in Benares, and ultimately one
ceased to hear Of him at all, until, long
later, when, under the reign Of the
Pompadour, memories Of him were re-
vived by the Comte de Saint Germain.
There You have another human enig-
ma, man apparently young yet known
to be old, one who perhaps had not
supped with PLATE, as he claimed he
had, but whose resources were as uncer-
tain as his age. Without income, rent
roll, bank accounts or any visible means,
he none the less tossed gold about as
fountain tosses water. He did more.
He made little diamonds big, and old
women young. Or at least so it is said,
as it is said Continued on Page 10)
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,
golden chimera. What is more to the
point, there appears to have been an
epoch when the chimera was shared and
so choked that she stammered her Sc
cret.
That is long time ago. Ultimately
the secret evaporated. Its fading mem
ories used to haunt the minds Of man.
They hallucinated the Middle Ages
They enthralled the Renaissance.
Every thinker sat up with them. They
fascinated even Bacon.
Bacon knew all that was going and a
good deal that was not. He knew, for
instance, that the world in which he
lived was passing poor. He knew, also,
that there had been an epoch when the
world was just the reverse. He knew
that the Mesopotamian monarchs built
at will cities fairer than the uplands
of dream, palaces more luminous than
the signs of the zodiac, gardens that
were retrospects of paradise.
But Bacon's knowledge was not uni
versal He did not know that the value
Of the treasure heaped on the pyre Of
Assurbanipal, who was one Of these
monarchs, amounted to eighty-four
thousand millions Of our money, which
is sum but trife inferior to the esti-
mated wealth of the United States.
u AEON did not know that, for the
- excellent reason that no one else
did until a few years ago when it was
demonstrated by excavated and attest
ing tablets. None the less, Bacon won
dered what magic created the magnifi-
cence that had been and he concluded,
perhaps sagely, that thread had been
dropped from the scheme of things that
something, somewhere, was missing.
The deduction was logical. AT the
beginning Of the present era, the
amount Of coin in circulation was less
than that which, in earlier days, a sin
gle satrap squandered. Moreover, pow
erty thereafter continued and increased
until Columbus, putting down an idea,
borrowed boat on it and brought back
a world.
Things then began to look up. But
just prior to the eruptions Of gold from
Mexico and Peru, thinkers generally de-
cided that what was missing was some
solvent, some element, perhaps pri-
mordial, which once had been known
but which since had been lost, and
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nounced that it may be accomplished by means
of cathode rays and vacuum tubes.
Concerning the efficacy of the process we have no
learning to display and, what is worse to con-
ceal but, obviously if Sir William is right, then,
there is the quintessence of things, the philosophers
stone, the solvent for extracting something out of
nothing which, in days gone by the world went
since gone madden.
The madness is rational. Behind the philosophers
stone was mystery; about it romance and, above,
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HE EASIEST WAY to make money
is to earn it. But there is another
way, easier still, or rather there used
to be. 1t was called the transmuta-
ton Of metals. How the transmuta-
ton was effected no one can tell. But
Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
UP WILL
 BEGIN MONDAY
Street Commissioner Carr Asks Owners and Ten ants of City Property to Work With Him for " Cleaner Phoenix

Beginning tomorrow, Street Com missioner Griggs Carr will be pre- pared to cooperate with the citizens of PhoeriX in d general cleaning up of back yards. vacant lots and alleys. This announcemcnt was made in the Republican several days ago and since that time Commissioner Carr has been in reeeipt.of many inquiries concernipg just what aid he is ready to extend
 In the first place. suggests Carr the section of Phoenix embraced in the old toWnsite, bounded by Seventh street and Seventh avenue and Van Buren and Jackson streets. should be the first to be taken care of He means by this that the residents of this district should begin Monday morning t0 rake and scrape the rub bish, old cans. ashes and other debris 1 which usually accumulateS in back i yards or vacant lots. remove this | rubbish to the street or into the i alley and then notify the street de /! partment. Except where it is clear i case of some person having old ! bricks, dirt from excavations and ac- ] cumulations which could not right fully be considered as part of an
 ordinary cleaning up the city wagon will be sent to take the rubbish away t- Phoenix should he a .clean city.
 There is no longer any eXcuse for permitting unsightly baclyards mad
 vacant lots. It has been pleaded that
 the garbage wagons will not carry
 away slich refuse The garbage
 .4ra al e1 ] their capacity. But Commissioner
 Carr has provided the means for tn,
 removal without cost to the owner
 or tenant of city property
 i That the efforts of Commissioner
 Carr in this respect are appreciated
 is evidenced by the letter he received from the Woman's club of Phoeni,
 subsequent to the announcement il
Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
TWO MORE CASES WERE
 INVESTIGATED YESTERDAY
Gummed Label Rate and Ray Switch
 ing Charge Before Examiner.

Examiner Gibson of the Interstate Commerce commission who has been in Phoenix since Wednesday evening, completed his labors here for this time and left last night for San Francisco where there are several hearings to be held notably the tin can case which will be placed before him by COmmis- sioner Jones of the Arizona corpora ton commission and Roland Johnson traffic manager of the Pacific Cream cry.
 Two cases were heard by the exam
 finer yesterday, one on the rate charged on "gummed labels" from New York to Creamery Arizona: and the other on the $500 switching charge of the Ray
 and Gila Valley road for transferring carloads Of interstate freight from the Junction of the Arizona Eastern to the R. x G. V. main line.
 In the first case it was sought tC show that the rate of $3.50 per one ! hundred pounds out of New York or i 'gummed labels is excessive and the rate should be lowered to $2.1S IT 1 the second case it is sought to abolisf the charge entirely.
 In all the matters heard by the eX- aminer the evidence will be trans scribed and submitted to the Interstat ' commerce commission
Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
COLORADO INFESTED
 WITH PASS EVIL
Evidence Shows That Many Railroads
 Give Free Transportation.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcul

DENVER, Jan. 25.-Records of the Colorado Southern railroad show ii to be as bad as the Denver and Rio Crande on the pass question. On one Colorado Southern train, according to d conductor. twenty of thirty three passengers rode on passes.
 The foregoing was part of a state mend put into the record at the pass hearing here today by Special EX- amincr A. T. Smith, as he explained, ito avoid a misunderstanding and injustice to the Denver and Rio Grande. The statement which was read as part of the proceedings of the final session before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Harlan and the Denver and Rio Grande Exam ner Smith said it was not different that the other roads.
 This afternoon the commissioner departed for the east after taking testimony for three days regarding the extent of the free pass system in Colorado. In the course of the hearing in which numerous railroac
Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
BROWN BREACHES ON
 REPENTANCE LAST NIGHT

Evangelist John F. Brown preached last night to d large audience at Central chuch on 'Repentance; giN- ing another of his earnest taking sermons. At the close of the service about twenty went forward ana agreed to start life anew. This hrfnges the total for the week beyond one hundreds assents and it is fi- g,tred that there have been as many conversions
 The schedule for the work of the evangeIists is strenuous one. There will be union services at both churches morning and night. this having been decided upon to accomo- date the crowds.
 Tn the afternoon at ,, at Central church Alr Brown will preach to men only on the subject "chiclens Come Home to Boost. At the same hour Mrs. Curry will address tho women at the First Methodist church
Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
WORK ON CANAL
 NOW COMPLETED
Grand Canal Widening is Accepted by Water Users Association; Ditch Now Uniform Gn Dimensions From End to End

The Grand canal now stretches in feed ditch from the place of its origin at the end of the Arizona Crusscut to it's western extremity. It is now of uniform width and depth all the way from the original work to the lower end. as d result of the last three weeks work on the middle division. by Grant brothers. the con tractors, working for the Salt River Valley Waters Users association and under Che direction of the engineers of the reclamation service. The con- tract was formally accepted yester- day afternoon by the building and improvements committee aof the board of governors of the association, being Messrs John Orme and Joseph Cope The committee in company with En- ginecr Ad Parish of the reclamation service, the man who has had charg. of the work so far. made a special visit of inspection over the mile oI SO of Widened ditch. and after look ing it over decided to call the jOl Il good one
 Some time ago there was hustle uI improvement among the mar canals of the valley. and the associa tion took over the work of Widenins the Grand as it's share of the i'm proVement.. the reclamation serVic at that time being short of funds The Grand was divided into thre' divisions and the work on the frs and last rushed to completion.
 Along the middle division ther have been two canals running sid by side, with Qnly~a narrow ban between: one was the old Appro priators ditch and the other the neN narrow Grand. Now there is but on canal, thirty feet wide on the bottoI and as big any other canal O top The improvement lies not onl in the bcttering of service from tn Grand on the middle division, ht