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New Parcel Post Rates

Parcel Post rates effective August Is,
1913, for the Local, First and Second
Zones only.
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Third Annual Clio Home Coming two
days, Aug. 27-2S.
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Third Annual Clio Home Coming two
days, Aug 1928.
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M. E. Church Notes.

Class meeting $50 a. m.
Morning worship 1000.
Sunday school 11:30.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Evening service 7:30,
Prayer meeting, Thursday 7:3O I
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTE,

Christian Endeavor meeting of the
M. P. church Sunday evening at $50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
DUCKS SKATE IN
ICY PARK LAKE
Freeze Up Makes Wild Birds
Wilder Than Epcr; Can Not
Understand Change

All ducks may be wild, but the ducks
in the vicinity of Golden Gate park are
more than wild-they are mad. And it
is all because OF the cold weather.
While the temperature of the weather
has gone downward their temperature
has gone up, and they are tropical in
the section where the hatchet hits the
chicken.
The lakes in the park which have
long been the padding ground of hun
dreds OF ducks have caused this con-
dition. Heretofore when the guns of
the hunters made life too dangerous
for the birds in the marshes along the
bay shore they have always found
shelter there. Heresthe huntsmen are
restrained from using their shotguns
Yesterday the lakes all froze up.
causing grief for poor Mr.. and Mrs
Duck. Not able to understand that cold
weather makes leo the birds after
alighting on the crystal coating at
tempted to paddle around. Persons who
braved the chilly weather amused
themselves watching the ducks give an
imitat tion of skating contest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10

San Franchises younger generation
delights of hurting snowballs at each
other in friendly wars and many an
unwary grown UP straying near Golden
Gate park was bombarded by a Yell
ing horde of elfins in sweaters and
high boots, who raked the scanty sup
ply for their missiles from the grass
Wherever the snow fell on bare ground
or pavement it melted Immediately.
All of the bay counties shared in the
treat and in some of the remote parts
of the counties, the snow fell in such
quantities as to break limbs from trees
unusued to the burden of from four
to ave inches Of white crystals Mount
Tamalpais presented beautiful ap
pearance, covered as it was with five
inches of alabaster.
From the Sierras the local weather
bureau received word that 25 inches of
".the beautiful conceals the summit
where is located the government sta
ton. Throughout the mountains the
fall was pretty heavy Travellers re-
turning from the north on the Shasta
limited last night reported that prac-.
tically all OF the country between
Seattle and san Francisco is covered
with snow.
Everywhere in the south the tale of
damaged crops is repeated by citrus
fruit growers. The snow fall, how
ever. is welcomed by them. as it will
permit the frozen trees to thaw slow
", and save them for other years.
In san Francisco the temperature
remained pretty much the same yes
terday as the day before, ranging from
35 degrees to 40, according to the gov
ernment instruments on top Of the
Merchants Exchange building. Less.
Official thermometers on the street
dropped as low as so degrees. Prof.
Meade. the local weather prognos-
ticator. declared last night that the
atmosphere is always milder from the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
SALOON RA|DED
BY MASKED MEN
Bandits Lock Special Officer
and Bar Tender in Closet
and Secure $31O

Three masked bandits, all heavily
armed, entered the Castle saloon and
lodging house at s43 East street, near
Pacific, shortly after II o'clock last
night, and after locking the bar
tender and five customers in a closet,
broke open the safe and cash register
and secured 1910.
While they were at work Special Po-
liceman George Lewis entered the
place. He was seized by the bandits.
bound and gagged and locked in the
closet with the. other prisoners after
the robbers had removed his revolver.
August Thorne. the bar tender, was
in charge Of the place The bandits
entered by two doors. Each carried
two revolvers.
With an oath the outlaws commanded
all persons in the saloon to hold I'M
their hands Two of the bandits
searched the men while the third stood
guard at the door. Their work was
rapid. Several of the victims pro-
tested at being robbed, but the bandits
struck them in the face with the butt
of their revolvers.
When all had been searched the rob
bers hustled them into a closet near
the bar and locked them in Two ban
dts opened the large safe behind the
irI
cash register They secured s22 from
the till, while s2sS in gold was taken
from the safe.
While the robbers were opening the
safe Special Officer George Lewis
stepped in the door to inquire If all
was we'll The robber acting as a
lookout took off his mask and put his
revolver in his coat pocket
When Lewis stepped inside he was
grabbed from behind by the lookout
The other bandits confronted him.
They took from him his weapon ana
hustled him into the closet with the
others.
The daring of the bandits was dis
played when, after securing all the
loot obtainable. they stopped and
opened bottle of wine.
The men locked in the closet spent
several minutes securing their free
dom 1t was necessary for them to
batter down the door. The police were
notified.
Those who were robbed were August
Thorne, Paul Sailer. William Benthune.
Gus Henning. Al Young and George
LEXIS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
Children Born Here See Flakes for First
Time; Seniors After Many Years

roof of the Merchants Exchange build
ing than in the streets. The reason,
he said. is because it is denser near
the street levels.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION
Locally the precipitation was very
light, the heaviest being at Point Con-
eeption 1t was very light throughout
the Sacramento valley.
The hills back of Berkeley and the
Marin county hills were concealed be-
meath blanket of snow almost before
sunrise and when the first rays man
aged to pierce the heavy clouds over
hanging the bay counties a rare sight
was revealed to the residents in the
country districts.
Residents in Edgewood avenue. and
all over the sutro forest hill. this city,
reported that the snow furry lasted for
more than an hour, but most OF it dis
appeared or resolved itself into a dis
agreeable slush as soon as it touched
the ground
EASTERN BOY WITH SLED
One youngster. a recent arrival from
the east. produced a gay colored sled.
the memento of colder cline. and
proceeded to initiate. or endeavor to
initiate, some companions into the joys
Of coasting. The last report from the
Sutro hill said the youngster was pa
tiently waiting for a real" snow.
San Francisco's last snow was in
1911. but was not so great by half as
yesterdays fall.
Ferry boat commuters suffered keen
" from the biting wind which swept
across the bay. The cold rain. with
its intervals of half hearted snow. was
blown into faces with stinging force.
Floods at Pittsburg
PITTSBURG. Jan. ss.-The crest Of
the river flood was reached here today
with stage Of s1.s feet, II feet over
the danger mark. The water is re-
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ARTFUL LAW BREAKING
Paper Box Makers Caught Overworking
Women in Novel Manner

SEATTLE. Jan. s-In imposing fine
today on a paper box factory for viola
tion Of the state eight hour law for
commented strongly on the ingenuity
of the method by which the violation
was accomplished The girls worked
eight hours for the company. At the
end of that time the factory. under a
lease, was turned over to it's foreman
and the girls worked eight hours more
for him. until late at night. The fore
man testified that he sold his product
70 the company at a small profit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Profts of
more than sso,ooo,ooo have been made
by the First National bank of New
York city since it's organization with a
capital of 100000 in 1863, according
TO the testimony today of George F.
Baker chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the bank. before the house
money trust committee
Baker told the committee the bank
had paid dividends of 226 per cent. or
more than twice the total capitaliza-
ton which now is s10,ooo,ooo. in the
four wears since 1908 Samuel Inter
myer. counsel for the committee, cal
culated from the sums supplied by
Baker that since the latter assumed
1873 the bank has paid dividends of
1880 per cent on its original capt.
talization
Baker fatty opposed the suggestion
of Attorney Untermyer that national
banks be requested to make public
possible good that could come of such
a provision.
That there is no inpropriety in one
man holding directorships in one or
more potentially competing banks. rail-
roads or Industrial corporations, was
another stand taken by Baker. Inter
myer reviewed list of railroads in
which Baker is a director, some of
which the lawyer said potentially were
competing lines. Baker declared that
for these roads to have a common
director was an advantage because
differences between the companies thus
can be readily adjusted"
Baker admitted that he and Nor
gan and Stillman consulted frequently
about large financial operations and
that he and Morgan were interested
in many vast financial enterprises. He
could not say how many.
The witness did not approve OF the
voting trust form of control of cor
porations by which stock holders turn
over their voting rights to trustees"
but said he would not oppose it II
stock holders desired it. He said that
he and w. H. Porter and H NJ David
son, the voting trustees of the Guar
anty Trust company never had held
meeting and that the election OF
directors OF the company was purely
formal
IF corporation is going along all
right and paying dividends. there is
no question about the reelection of
directors he said.
When asked IL he objected to giving
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
WAR CHIEFS CONFER
OVER REORGANIZATION
Generals of Army Consult Diagrams
and Examine Details of Findings
of College of Statisticians

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The confer
ence here of generals OF the army in
furtherance of plans for reorganization
spent several hours today at the war
college examining details of elaborate
charts. diagrams and working plans
evolved by the war college during the
last summer as a basis for the actual
plan for reorganization, which the con-
ference expects to perfect.
BY invitation all OF the bureau and
department chiefs of the war depart
ment were in attendance at today's
session. in order to furnish such special
information as might be required by
the general officers as to details of the
plan under consideration. The confer
ence will meet again tomorrow.
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RECEIVERS MUST AccEpT nm

NEW YORK, Jan. e.-The receivers
of the United States Motors company
were ordered by Federal Judge Hough
today to accept the bid of $1,000. 900
entered yesterday by representatives
of the company's reorganization COM
mittee at the foreclosure sale of the
property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
PARCEL POST CUTS IN
President of Wells Fargo Warns agents
of Dangerous Competition

or D3ukefUuS SUm pctttfDu
NEW YORK. jan s.-The attitude Of
the Wells Fargo company toward the
parcel post is indicated in a letter to
be sent shortly to each employe of the
company by President Caldwell.
The letter says in part:
The new year has brought to the
express company competitor
worthy of its mettle-the new par
eel post. 1t becomes a competitor
not only of the company but of
every man in the service. hence the
newcomer, as an important factor
in small transportation neither is
to be belittled nor overestimated,
but calls most for renewed efforts
on the part of the Wells Fargo men
to maintain the company's stand
ard of service as the basis of pub
lie favor and patronage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
THAW LAWYER LOSES FEE
Gleason Fails to Collect $4,000 for
Work at First Trial

NEW YORK, Jan. s.--Attorney John
B. Gleason lost his suit today against
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw to recover
$4,000 counsel fees for defending her
son, Harry X. Thaw. at his first trial
for murder. The federal court ordered
a decision in Mrs. Thaws favor with
costs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
TEN DROWN IN A WRECK
steamer sinks Fishing Smack and
Lighter in the Mersey

LIVERPOOL, Jan. e.-The Booth line
steamer Ambrose collided in the Mer-
sey today with fishing smack and
lighter. sinking both OF taen1. Ten
men were drowned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
BANKS ARE OUT $4,000
Swindler Raises Own Checks After
Having Them Certified

HaVInE THEM OeftfHed
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. s.-Three
Vancouver banks have been defrauded
of $4,000 by check artist. The banks
are the Royal, Merchants and Bank of
Toronto. Giving the name of Thomas
Spence. the man opened an account in
each and then drew several checks for
Sc, 81 and $S and had them certified.
These he changed to $50. $40 and $50
and cashed them at stores. He is still
at large.
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is NOT
N IN FAVOR OF PLAN

NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Theodore Roose-
welt replied today to a proposal ad-
vanced by Frank A. Munsey yesterday
to bring the progressive and the re-
publican parties together
Il am simply speaking as one Of the
men in the ranks Of the progressive
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
SNOW STORM IN GOLDEN STATE
Unusual Event Excitcs WOndern1ent

SOME OF THE
SNOW REGION
4nem0 d automobile IN
ps ENJOYING the pamg each other Bop the road
MopD Of uchd The road or auto
mobiles The Marin BY G. a Niece HoDad automobile
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
San Francisco Has

An investment Of S272,0O0,o0o since
April Is, 1906, to November 1. 1912.
in new buildings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10

Colleague of Morgan Admits
Sale of Coal to Railroads
by Companies Owning
Both Mines and Transpor-
tation Lines Is Merely
Whipping Devil Around
the Stump = Committee
Gets Hint of Charities
Participated In by Morgan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-10
BANK s PROFIT
IN FIFTY YEARS
GIGANTIC SAYS
ITS PRESIDENT

Dividends Since 1873 Show
Distribution of 1850 Per
Cent-In Addition to This
Return on Original Invest
nent of Half Million Cap
ital Stock Has Been In
creased to Ten Millions
First National of New
York Shown to Be Very
Wealthy Concern by Head
DIRECTORS ELECTION
FORMAL" FUNCTION
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Highest Temperature Yesterday, 80; Lowest wednes-
day Night ae. For details of the weather Page
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WEATHER FORECAST:
5Ioudy; probably rain; light east wind.
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ARBITRATION Is PLANNED

Sec. 8. That said commission
shall have authority to act as
board OF arbitration to determine
any and all disputes arising be-
tween or with foreign exhibitors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-10
Rainfall in Topeka Last Night
Was Heavy.
Wind, Lightning and Hail
With the Rain.
NIGHT WAS WILD ONE
Two Separate Storms Before
Midnight.
Forecast Is for Clear Weather
and Frost Tonight.

Another heavy rain has fallen at
Topeka and the entire eastern portion
of the state. The total rainfall at To-
peka was 80 of an inch. There was
vivid lightning and loud thunder claps
and the sky looked so wild in the west
about midnight that many Topekans
became alarmed. Hail also fell with
the torrents of water and the wind at
times reached a high velocity. In
short, the night was a weird one Even
the mercury performed unusual
stunts.
The rain was light west of Emporia,
according to the Santa Fe reports, but
heavy in eastern Kansas. The Rock
Island reports that the storm was gen.
eral over the system in Kansas.
AT Topeka there were two distinct
storms. One started at 7:47 o'clock and
ended at 8:35, while the other began at
11:24 and ended at 12:45. In the first
storm, which netted but 10 of an inch
of water, the wind which was blowing
from the southeast, attained maxi
mum velocity of thirty miles an
hour. The wind shifted in the course
of the second storm. At 11:50 O'Clock
it was blowing from the west at the
rate of thirty-eight miles an hour.
The Kaw river rose nearly a foot as
result of the rain. The stage this
morning-44 feet-was the highest
point reached since July %.
The temperature for the twenty-four
hours ending at seven o'clock this
morning was eleven degrees above
normal. The mercury bobbed up and
down while the storm was in progress
like hsherman's cork. Twice the 76
degree point was reached-and rs de-
grees, by the way, is the average tenn
perature for the month of August The
quicksilver dropped as low as sixty de-
grees. 1t might be noted that the nor
NAL night temperature for this time of
year is 40 degrees.
The total rainfall for October is 81
inches. The normal precipitation for
the entire month of October is but 81
inches. Just two Octobers in the last
twenty-seven years have had more
rain than has fallen to date this
month.
According to Sunny Flora. the To-
cal observer, there will proba bly, be a
light frost at Topeka tonight The
forecast calls for generally fair wealth
er tonight and Saturday with frost in
the west and north portions of the
state tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-10
CASE OF FLETCHER.
Giants Shortstop Fined $50 by Chair
man Hermann.

Shibe Park. Philadelphia, Oct. TO-
Chairman Hermann of the National
commission said this afternoon he had
received a written statement from Um-
pire Connolly reporting certain acts of
Shortstop Fletcher of the Giants, fol-
lowing a close decision on Shafer in
the ninth inning of yesterdays game.
Fletcher took exception to the decision,
it appears, and indicated his displeas-
ure to Umpire Connolly as they walked
off the field after the game.
The commission decided to fine
Fletcher $50 for his offense. The COM
mission also decided to permit him to
play in the worlds series.
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second on Shafer's throw to the plate
to catch Barry. Schang went to third
on passed ball. Schang scored when
Merkle made muSS of Bender'S
grounder. Murphy popped out to Doyle.
Oldring singled to cen :. Bender took
second. Mclean threw out Collins, at
first. Three runs, four hits, one error.
Fifth Inning.
New York-Murray walked, Chief
Bender pitching four wide balls in
succession. Mclean got a single to
center and Murray went to third.
Cooper ran for Mclean. Schang al
most got Cooper mapping off first
with snap throw. Merkle famed.
Mccormick batted for Demaree Old
ring. caught McCormick's fly after a
dead run toward the diamond 1t cut
off an almost sure hit and a run for
New York. Cooper out stealing,
Schang to Collins. No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Philadelphia-The defensive work
of the Athletics in the fifth inning
was simply superb. Marquard went
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FANS HONOR HEROES.
Meet Athletics at Station-P1ayers
Escape in TaxiS-Giants Smile.

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-The VIC
torious Athletics arrived here shortly
before 10 o'clock last night on a spe-
cial train from New York and were
given a reception by a crowd of sew
eral hundred fans when they left the
train. Bush and Schang, who formed
the battery that aided so materially
in the Giants defeat, were the heroes
of the hour. Nearly all of the en-
thusiastic Athletic supporters made a
rush to shake hands with these young
players, but Bush and Schang stepped
into a taxicab and escaped. Manager
Mack, "Chief" Bender and other play
ers also were forced to hustle into
automobiles to get away from the
crowd.
A short time before the arrival of
the Athletics, Manager McGraw ar
rived with his squad Of National
League pennant winners. Despite
their defeat, all hands seemed not the
least bit downcaSt and went direct to
their hotel No word was forthco1n-
ing from the Giants leader as to who
would be his pitching choice for to-
days game.
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fourth game of the series for the
championship laurels of baseball
Twenty thousand people saw the con-
test in which the Athletics took a six
run lead over their. opponents, only to
have it cut down to a scant one run
when the New Yorks fell upon the
Indian Bender's delivery and with a
fusillade of six hits sent five runs over
the plate Bender held the Giants to
two hits in the first six innings and
then was found freely. Merkle's home
run and Shafers three bagger featured
the New York hitting. A circus catch
by Oldring cut off run for New York.
The Athletics defense was perfect.
The Athletics have now Won three
games and the New Yorks one game
in the series. The two teams play at
the Polo Grounds tomorrow and
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B-R-R GOING DOWN!
Wind to Northwest-Mercury on De
cline-Frost Tonight.

change in the weather which was
predicted early this morning by the
weather bureau occurred at 30
O'Clock when the wind shifted to the
northwest. At 1920 o'clock this morn
ing the temperature was "A degrees; at
2 O'Clock but 81 degrees. The mercury
is expected to continue to fall until
Saturday morning when it will stop at
about the As degree mark. The high
est temperature today was recorded at
L o'clock this morning-76 degrees.
The sun was shining at o'clock this
afternoon and the clouds had partial
ly disappeared. There is expected to
be a light frost in the low lands to-
night The wind was blowing at the
ia te of twelve miles an hour from the
northwest at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
The hourly readiness.