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Club Women at Santa Cruz for Old Officers
S.F. District Delegates Take Trolley Ride
City for Next Meeting Most Exciting Business
Ahead —Mrs. Lathrop and Mrs.
Colburn Speak
MARY ASHE MILLER
[spccia/ Dispatch to The Call]
SAXTA CRtJZ, Nov. 7.—"Open house" ww held by the nominating
committee this afternoon to learn the wishes of the clubwomen of the
San Francisco district of the state federation as to the officers to be elected
at this convention.
In room No. 100 of the Casa Del Rey the committee sat in state while
representatives appeared and gave their views as to who should make up
.the new ticket.
After a whiie it became so monotonous that the coirjmittee gave up
and joined tlie other women on the Chamber of Commerce car ride.
There were no new suggestions, but unanimous desire manifested by
every dub that precisely the same ;
board should lie in office again, headed
hy Mrs. Percy L. Sliuman of San
Mateo as president. |
This puts away all possibility oi
any political complication and leaves
as the only question before the house
the matter of the next meeting place.
Thus far no city seems anxious for
the honor.
General opinions seem to favor Napa
or b'anta I. women
hailing from those town?.
Santa Re n remain dtacNeU?
quiet and N'apa women dteclare Santa
Rosa should have it because there are
more hotels there. Certain it is that
whatever town undertakes the respon
sibility there must be strenuous effort
to live up to the standard set by Santa
("ruz hospitality is delightfully mani
fested In the perfect arrangements for
everything and in the spirit of will
ingness and cheerfulness with which
everything has been done.
Never have hotel accommodations
been better and not one moment of
hurry, congestion or discomfort has
been experienced by the guests at the
rasa Del Rey. Reports and addresses
alternated all day today and some
particularly interesting and pertinent
talks were given.
DOCTOR BIRK SPEAKS
Dr. Frederick Burk, president of the
San Francisco state normal school, !
ppoke on the Montessori system, declar- j
ing that its chief interest lay in its I
operative principle, that of perfect at
tention.
He dealt in amusing fashion with
the difficulty obtaining in modern
schools of securing the attention of the
1 and of keeping it. This task.
he declared, takes at leasst 05 per cent
of the potential energy of the child and i
leaves but a small proportion for the
acquiring of knowledge. Tie expressed
lope that a revolution of the scheme j
of pedagogy might take place by which t
the attention is drawn rather than j
forced by fitting the study to the pupil
r than the pupil to the study.
The building of study clubs was ex
ploited by Mr?. F. 11. Colburn, who out
lined the methods and spirit of such
clubs. She urged that they devote their
time particularly to acquiring knowl- j
edge appertaining to those lands j
whence will come a fide of immigra- |
tion to California as -soon as the Pan- j
ama canal is opened.
Mrs. Daniel Lathrop, whose pen name
la "Margaret Sidney" and whose books !
for children are well known, had as ]
the subject for her five minute ad
dress ''Conservation of the Child and
the Youth of Our Country." She said |
she had three points to consider, the i
child in the home, in school and in ]
! mothers must face the j
. of whether the woman's club i
friend or enemy of the child, as !
It must be either the one or the other. I
HOST BUILDOre FOR FAIR
said women must love the home
and act in accordance with sucta state]
of mind; they must take an interest in !
the school, and they must manifest!
interest in the recreation of their
• hildren.
I. G. Sanborn, president of the
n's board of the Panama-Pacific
tion. gave an Address In which
urged the women to return to
their homes imbued with the idea of
work state appropriation for
a California hoai building for the ex
■ r expositions have been
'. fork state build
ing fo , ause it always
largest, but California
to have its own home for all!
business of th< "ion.
Mrs. A. P. Black told of the student
Hub houses at the state university; Miss
Olive B. Wilson spoke at the evening
n on color music and its possi
bilities. Reports w.-r-r- heard froiti the |
ins chain en of districi commit*
An. Mr& Rose V. S. Berry; music,
Mrs. John •;. Jury; history and land
marks, Mrs. Carrie Burlingame; dub
extension, -Mrs. Mary Tuttlc; pros-, Mrs.
Norman Martin.
Three minute reports came from a!
number of club presidents, and at the •
evening session music by a ladies' quar
tet, consisting of Mrs. K. Churchill, Mrs.
.T. Dake, Mrs. H. K. Milnes and Mrs
Fred Metts; songs by Miss Maria Al- !
bedi and A. B. Herman, and sketch,
'Pauline Pavlovna," by Mrs. S. H. Mer
rill and Fred Hayes, completed the ■
day's sessions.
The afternoon car ride to all points
of Interest around Santa Cruz proved
an enjoyable occasion. Tomor
row will see the close of the convention.
RECEIVER ASKED FOR
CLERKS' NATIONAL UNION
Woman in Suit Asserts Body Is
Not Incorporated
LAFAYETTE, Tnd., Nov. 7. -a re
the Retail Clerks' interna-
Protectii • i km waa asked
J n the ouit here today on the
pround that the person* in control of
the organizatior. fen acting as a
corporation without having been in
corporated.
The t> i' • • • > ed by HiM
i member of the as-j
• c '.""lan t s named
are * ! ate. The head
nuan. k s - union Iβ in La
fayrtte.
Miss Walgomott asserts the union has!
13,000 members and pays due* for sick
and death ben< % the offi
cials pay themselves JS. 1 "■><• annually.
She asks that banks be restrained from
paying them any of the funds of the
orgii
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' VarftHy lootliall—Berkeley
November i>. Why walk or 'change j
cars: Take Southern Pacific Ellsworth j
street—Allston way line, ; ,nd ride di
rect to the campus. See the big game
between Stanford and U. of C. —Advt. i
STORK SETS NEW RECOSD- I.r,s An-.ipe.
882 births in I>.- An
king ell previous records
I hrt« liuudr.d iu<] forly
ninc \\<v- boy* end 333 gim. 'I !,.■ toUI ex
ce<M]«*rl October. 1911. ).y 'jo. Ututln* Uuiiug j
tbe uiuiitli uumbered 400.
TRAINED EARS OF
NURSE FIND FIRE
Conflagration Is Averted in Hos
pital Building by Acute
Hearing of Woman
The trained ear of Miss Mary Pardee,
a nurse at the German hospital, ac
customed to detect by means of a steth
oscope the faint heart beats of her pa
tients, was responsible la?t night for
ascertaining that there was fire burn
ing inside a hollow wooden pillar of
i the main floor of the hospital, thus de
termining the location of a blaze which
otherwise might have spread through
the building with a resulting panic and
possible loss of life. As it was, none of
the patients were aware fhat anything
had gone wrong.
Ernest Debus, assistant druggist at
the hospital. discovered about 5:15
o'clock p. m. that a demijohn of alcohol
had been spilled in the pharmacy and
had caught fire from a nearby gas jet.
He put out this blaze with a hand ex
tinguisher, but not before it had seeped
through the flooring and spread in the
coiling of the cellar.
Superintendent Werner Roehi and Dr.
HL Kugeler of the hospital staff then
endeavored to learn in which direction
it was spreading, hut without success
until Miss Pardee came to the rescue..
She put her ear to a pillar in the main
hall and listened.
"1 lifar a firp crackling inside," she
said, and Roehl, Kugeler and T. J.
Murphy, chief of battalion 7 of the fire j
department, who had meanwhile ar- |
rived on the scene, chopped open the
pillar and with the house flre hose
system prevented the fire from going !
up to the second floor. The fire in
the cellar was also promptly extin- j
guished. '
LABOR FEDERATION MAY
GET IN POLITICAL GAME
Party Organization for Consid
eration Before Convention
ROCHESTER, N. V.. Nov. 7.—One of
the* questions that will be discussed in
each of the five departments of the
American Federation of Labor, which
opened sessions here today, is whether
it would be advisable for workers to
organize a political party that will
embody their desire for legislation.
The American Federation of Labor
never has taken part in a political
campaign and has a rule forbidding
political discussions in its meetings.
The first of the t-wfo weeks' sessions
of the federation began with meetings
of the metal trades and union label
departments. Each of the department
gatherings is attended by 100 delegates
and will pass on matters to be laid
before the convention when it convenes
here Monday.
The meeting of the metal trades de
pa rtnient was opened by an address by
President James O'Connell of Wash
ington. John F. Tobin of Boston,
president of the union label depart
ment, opened that meeting.
STEAMER CALIFORNIA
TAKES TO THE WATER
Splendid New Lumber Carrier
Has Local Owners
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WILMINGTON. Del., Nov. 7.—The
steel steamer California, being built
at the yards of the Harlan & Holling
wortli corporation here (Schwab's com
pany) for Disen & Mahony of San
Franeiaco, was launched at 10:45
o'clock this morning.
The vessel was christened by Miss
Trene Sheridan of San Francisco,
daughter of Philip Sheridan of that
city, superintending construction for
the owners. Owing to a heavy rain,
the launching was witnessed by few
persons.
The-dimensions are: Length, 250 feet;
beam, 41 feet; depth of hold, 20 feet.
The vessel will be used in the lumber
trade on the Pacific coast and will
have a capacity for carrying 1,500,000
feet of lumber. It will be completed
in about two months.
THIRD INDICTMENT IS
RETURNED AGAINST BLACK
J Former Palo Alto Loan Secre
tary Arraigned Today
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAX JOSE, Nov. 7.—ln the superior
court this afternoon, after an all day
session with witnesses, the grand jury
presented its third indictment against
Marshall Black, former secretary of I
klo Alto Building and Loan asso
ciation. The charge is based upon a
transaction alleged to have taken place
J September 7, 1911, when Black checked
I |4,520.48 out of the account of the loan
association to meet a portion of the
indebtedness of {13,000 incurred in the
y colony deal in the San Joaquln
I valley.
Black will be arranged tomorrow,
I when be will plead upon the first two
indictments returned by the grand
jury for embezzlement. Black is still
being held without bail.
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RAIL TICKET BY WIRE
PRACTICE IS UPHELD
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The railroad
practice of accepting: pay at one point .
and telegraphing authority for the is
suance of a ticket at another was up- i
held today by the interstate commerce
commission. The commission, however,
requires that the railroads must treat
all persons alike. Heretofore, it is said,
some of the railroads have been charg- i
ing for the telegraph service in some !
cases and waiving the charge in others, j
THE SAN FRANCISCO TALL. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912.
Mrs. Norma Martin [(above),
Mrs. F. C. Sanborn (below), who
take prominent part in Santa Cruz
club session.
Hawaiian News
Federal Wireless
COLDIERISNOT
3 TO BEJNDICTED
[By Federal Wireless]
HONOLULU. Nov. 7.—Corporal Daniel
Logan, First infantry, U. S. A., will not
be placed on trial for killing a former
comrade during a carouse here a few
weeks ago. The territorial grand jury
refused to bring in a bill against him
today. It was shown that Logan was
suffering from a nightmare at the time
the fatal shot was fired, killing his
comrade while asleep, then lying down
beside the body and finishing his nap.
TICKETS FOR FIREMEN'S
BALL SELLING RAPIDLY
Second Appeal in Thirty Years
to Aid Widows
Tickets for the second annual ball
and concert for the benefit of the San
Francisco flre department at the audi
torium Thanksgiving eve are selling
rapidly, according to Secretary George
F. Brown, captain of Engine company
No. 39.
Although the association has fn
existence more than 30 years, this is
only the second time the fire laddies
have called upon the citizens of San
Francisco to aid in the support of the
widows and orphans.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments has been receiving the hearty
support of Mayor Rolph and all of the
city officials.
Battalion Chiefs John J. Conlon and
James Radford. Willis BL Gallatin,
Thomas 3. Murphy. Charlea Brennan,
John Cahill and Harry F. Horn are
members of the committee.
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REQUISITION FOR MANNlNG—Martinez, Nov.
7. —District Attorney A. B McKenzle and
Chief of Police Arnold of Richmond departed
loday for Sacramento to obtain extradition
papers for C. (',. Manning, wanted In Rich
mond for obtaining money under false pre
tenses, and who is under arrest at. Spokane
Wash.
Centemeri
GLOVE SALE
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This reduction is made to close out surplus stock. We are sell
ing more long gloves than we planned for, consequently over
stocked on lines of short gloves.
Men's Tan Cape ) iBIET
j A Splendid Line of Good Quality B 9
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LOSERS BEGIN
TO PAY 'CRAZY'
ELECTION BETS
Voter Rides Boy's Velocipede to
White House; Another
Eats Bad Eggs
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The current
harvest of freak election bets is the
wildest, wooliest on .record. From all
parts of the union stories rame over
the wire telling the toll paid by free
born American citizens for the winning
of "Wilson. Washington, too, contrib
uted 'a respectable yield of post elec
tion antics.
A fat citizen of the capital, garbed
in knee breeches and astride a boys
velocipede, rode through the principal
streets and avenues clear to the White
House entrance, shouting through a
megaphone how mighty glad he was
Wilson won. Before the residence of
the president he shook his fist and
cried: "You have brought me to this,
Mr. Taft!"
Another resident of the district of
Columbia fried an eerg on the capitol
steps. The egg seemed none too good,
hut he held his nostrils and ate it!
The winner brought the ripe hen fruit
and superintended its vanishment.
ROI>LS PEANL'T WITH A BAR
A policemen stopped a well dressed
citizen who was trying to roll a peanut
with a heavy crowbar up Pennsyl
vania avenue. The election bet loser
persisted, was taken tn court and re
leased, the judge affirming his con
tention that he was in honor bound to
land that peanut at its destination,
"cops" or no "cops."
A New York banker tried to feed the
stone lions in front of the library
building in Fifth avenue, standing on
a stepiadder and ladling molasses to
the great inanimate cats.
Tn Mansfield, Mass., Henry I. liar- 1
ding, a bull mooser, dressed in his
sweetheart's Kunday best, pushed a
wheelbarrow which rode Alfred
Arhorn, his rrval, from one end of the
town to the other. Harding is slight
and scant of muscle. Achorn tips the
scales at 260 pounds.
MIST SMOKE PEPPERED CIGARS
In Lancaster. Pa.. Irving a
cigar maker, sat smoking, coughing,
sneezing, but still rolling cigars at hie
bench. Every cigar which he rolled
today he will have to smoke before he
is through with his wager. The fac
tory ani^er Intendent will see that the
wager is worked out. The tobacco leaf
was especially prepared by the Wilson
winner—with a bath of cayenne pep
per.
"Oy! ny'" yelled the children in the
Ghetto below Williamsburg bridge on
the east sinV of Manhattan. Herman
Schultz. an ageil. bearded arrival from
Warsaw, was walking laboriously in
the center of the street car lines, bear
ing on his back a young pig just from
the slaughter house. He had lost on
Taft to Simon Schnapps, the "schnorer"
of Delaney street.
Stephen Bulger, a wealthy contractor
of Trenton, N. J., hopped on one foot
from Trenton to NewarK.
Edward Pierson, one of the progres
sive leaders in Indianapolis, break
fasted this morning on a two inch bar
of lead. This will be his morning
meal for a week.
WEARS PANAMA TII.L JANUARY
Charles R. Scherlock, a director of
three large New York corporations,
came to his office wearing a new Pan
ama hat. He is due to wear this hat
until January 1.
No one has more reason to rejoice
over the victory of Wilson than John
T. Henderson, the veteran lifelong
democrat of Wetumpka, Ala. He lost
the right to shave or treat himself to a
haircut when Bryan lost to McKinley
in 1896. Today he appeared smooth
ehopked and young looking, with the
superfluous silver locks of 16 years
pleated into a cravat which he now
Wean with the pride of. the Wilson
winner.
L\TK COAST SHIPPING STEWS
ABERDEEN. Not. 7,—OtttlM a 12 by 2 tim
ber in its wheel, the steamer Harbor Belle. he
]f>nzinsr t« Ih<» Wilsrni Km?. Navigation mm
jmny <>f this city, ilriftpri on a snag Just tolow
Montesano last night and was s.-> ilamngwi that
it *nnk. At hifth tide its whopl house is just
nhovp the water line. The crew got anliore
safflr. A diver's outfit and machinery to raise
the stennier were sent to the scene of the ac
cident thlx mornins- The damage is estimated
at snout $1,000, covered by insurance.
The schooner Caroline, from San Pedro, and
the steamers Chchalis, Hclene and Norwood ar
rivrd.
SEATTLE. Nov 7.—Arrived—Steamers Arsrrll.
und Watson, from San Francisco; Sen
ator, from Tncouia: Victoria, from Nome; City
of Seattle, from Skagway.
Sailor!— Steamers Jefferson. for Rkajrway;
\Vnslitenaw. Yukon. Argyll and Atlas (towing
hargp 03>, for San Francisco; Strathcarn. for
Calcutta; Ncn'thnmhrla, for VancoiiTer: ("ohirn
bian. fijr Paiina ("rug; Watson, for Tacoma;
D. B. S. nnrnsidi , . for southeastern Alaska
Total Wealth of This Jury
Estimated at $200,000,000
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—A "$200,000 panel of jurymen" was organ
ized by Sheriff Harburger of New York county today. It is an annual
custom of the sheriff's office to appoint millionaires to a panel from
which the sheriff picks a jury in minor cases in his jurisdiction. These
wealthy men accept no pay directly, but turn the fees into a pool, which
is used for an annual dinner.
The sheriff's appointments this year include George W. Perkins,
William K. Vanderbilt, Theodore R Shonts, Isaac N. Seligman and a
large number of others known as multimillionaires.
In addressing the panel today. Sheriff Harburger incidentally re
lated how he deferred to Mrs. Charles Becker's superstitions when she
objected to having her husband, the former police lieutenant, convicted
of the Rosenthal murder, taken to the death house at Sing Sing on a
Friday. He described Mrs. Becker "as game a little woman as there
is in New York."
KNOWLAND TO BE
DEAN IN CONGRESS
Needham's Almost Sure Defeat
Puts Alamedan at Top in
Continuous Service
OAKLAND, Nov. 7.—ln case of the
defeat of Congressman Needham, and
the latest returns point to certain de
feat. Congressman Joseph R. Know
land wiTl become dean of the Califor
nia congressional delegation in con
tinuous service. Congressman Kahn is
the oldest congressman in the delega
tion in years of service, but the posi
tion of dean was lost to him owing to
a break in which he did not serve dur
ing the fifty-eighth congress.
Congressman Knowiand expressed
regret at Needham's defeat today,
saying:
"The defeat of Needham, which seems
certain, will be a loss to this state.
His position as dean of the delegation
and also ac a member of the ways and
means committee would have been an
important factor in the face of coming
tampering with the tariff. This state
has always been considered in the
matter of protection, with Needham
on that committee, and v California will
b<B the loser in coming tariff changes."
Knowiand will leave shortly for
Washington, where he will remain
until just before the holidays, return
ing to his family in Alameda for the I
Christmas season. He probably will
take his family to Washington when
he returns after Christmas.
OAKLAND V. M. C. A.
CHOOSES SECRETARY
John Fechter Will Take the
Place of B. B. Wilcox
OAKLAND. Nov. 7.—At a meeting of
the hoard of trustees of the Oakland
Young Men's Christian association this
evening John Fechter, formerly assist
ant general secretary of the local as
sociation, was chosen to succeed B. B.
Wilcox, whose resignation as general
secretary will take effect December 1.
Fechter will assume his new duties
at that date.
The new general secretary elect has
been in association work for 12 years,
having been general secretary for five
years at the Salem, Ore.. Y. M. C. A.,
and for a like period general secre
tary of the Fresno Y. M. C. A., which
position he left two years ago to be
come assistant general secretary of the
Oakland association.
I Two Days More for Children j
I Special Attractions Today |
If DACK TO SCHOOL on Monday, with little spare time out of it in [j
' jj ■*-* -which to select the winter outfit with care and deliberation. Bring
.. , in the boys and children this morning—this afternoon and tomorrow
j B our resources will be taxed to the utmost.
Russian Overcoats A New Raglan Coat
I For Ages 2%. to 10 For Ages 3 to 12
j $5 to $25 Special $15 I
jj There is an immense demand Imported effects in rough,
\ for these smart dressy coats this hairy cloths, principally browns, H
m season, and were thankful that a „,.„ ' a „, •,•/ ~
t • ' r . t 1,1 ■ are made up with military collar, PHI
# shipment of two hundred has just J ,/PttL
filled in the missing sizes. We" ver y room y set -l n kimorio gM^)
are offering a great many splen- sleeves with cuffs and smart slash <§£*%>
did values at all prices from $5' pockets. A very exclusive de
to $25. sign, attractively priced at $15.
I "Up or Down"Collar Overcoats 1
1 For Boys of All Ages |
\ j The most remarkable success has attended our presentation of this
I unrivaled achievement in overcoat construction. Fits right, looks
i J right and is a marvel of comfort and ingenuity. See that it is on the
J Boys' New Overcoat if all around service is required. Available in the
'M most serviceable fabrics in popular mixtures for winter wear, for all
I j ages, at prices from $5 to $25. j
I Boys , Double Breasted Suits |
I Unlimited Variety From $5 1
m From Blue Serge to the most exclusive imported mixtures we can
jj| produce an array of double breasted Knickerbocker suits for boys of
. 7to 17. Style is as carefully portrayed in these suits as in our lines for
jj grownups, but SERVICE is the prime essential that we demand in full
!.- measure when buying. Let us fit the boy today with a suit that will
I endure unusually severe treatment.
! j MARKET AND STOCKTON SAN FRANCISCO
MRS. LESH DENIES
POISONING INFANT
Says Death of St. Louis Child
She Nursed Was Purely
Accidental
had killed Mrs. Eliza Coe of 6edalia.
Mo., and Mrs. E. M. Quaintance of
Greenlee, In the same state, eight years
ago, denied today that she had at
tempted to poison the Infant son of
Paul Bauer of St. Louis.
The suspicion that she might aleo
have tried to poison the Bauer child
was brought against Mrs. Le«h by the
police of St. Louis in information con
cerning the woman's past furnished the
Los Angeles officers.
Mrs. Lesh admitted to the officers
here that she had been suspected when
, the Bauer child was 111 and had been
held in the police station in St. Louis
and then released.
"I was given work as a nurse girl
at the Bauer home in 1905," said Mrs.
Lesh, in denying the suspicion, "and
took care of little Paul and a younger
, child. One day I ate some sauerkraut
i and became very sick. The children
late of the same food and they, too, be
j came seriously ill. The family phy
j slcian said they had been poisoned. In
my pocket they found a bottle of
J 'hloroform. which T had been using
to clean clothes. They accused me of
having given the drug to the children.
But the police released me. T swear
before my maker that I never attempted
Mrs. Lesh still maintained that she
had given rat poison to Mrs. Coe and
Mrs. Quaintance and that she knew
"she had a clean record in heaven,"
since confessing the irimep.
A Missouri officer is expected here
soon to take Mrs. Lesh to that state,
where a warrant .harging her with
first degree murder has issued.
OCTOGENARIAN HANGS
HIMSELF IN WOODSHED
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA CLARA. Nov. 7.—Charles F.
Renne, a well known resident of this
place, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging himself In a woodshed at his
home. The body was found today. He
was a native of New York, and was
84 years old.
PROCLAMATION FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY
President Taft Asks American
People to Observe Time
Honored Festival
■WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—President
Taft today issued a proclamation set
ting aside November 28 as Thanksglr
lng day.
The proclamation follows:
By the president of the Untted
States—A proclamation: A God
fearing nation, like ours, owes it
to its inborn and sincere sense of
moral duty to testify its devout
gratitude to the All-Giver for the
countless benefits it has enjoyed.
For many years it has been cus
tomary at the close of the year for
the national executive to urge upon
his fellow countrymen to offer
praise and thanks to God fo< the
manifold blessinars vouchsafed for
i them in the past and to unite in
earnest suppliance for their con
tinuance.
The year now drawing to a close
has been notably favorable to our
fortunate land. At peace within
and without, free from the per
turbations and calamities that have
afflicted other peoples, rich in ha'
veets so abundant and industries
bo productive that the overflow of
our prosperity has advantaged the
whole world, strong in the stead
fast devotion of the heritage of
self-government bequeathed to us
by the wisdom of our fathers, and
firm in the resolve to transmit that
heritage, unimpaired but rather
Improved by good use, to our
children and children's children for
all time to come, the people of this
country have abounding cause for
contented gratitude.
Wherefore, I William Howard
Taft. president of the United
States of America, in pursuance of
long established usage and in re
sponse to the wish of the Amer
ican people, invite my countrymen,
wheresoever they may sojourn, to
Join, on Thursday, the 28th day of
this month of November, in ap
propriate ascription of praise and
thanks to God for the good gifts
that have been our portion and ' n
humble prayer that His great
i mercies toward us may endure.
SHERIFF CATCHES MAN
IN ACT OF EXTORTION
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 7.—A man
who grave the name of Archie Hamilton
and said he came here recently from
Seattle, was arrested late yesterday
on a charge of extorting , money from J.
Wesley Ladd. member of the banking
firm of Ladd & Tilton of this city.
Ladd turned over a letter threatening
the burning of his home if he failed
to send $5,000 to a room, in a certain
hotel. Sheriff R. L. Stevens placed a
watch on the room and the money was
sent as directed. The man fell into the
trap and was arrested. He
and the sheriff stated that he Intended
similarly to blackmail six other bank
ers of this city if his attempt on Ladd
succeeded.
IRONMASTER DODGES
NEW YORK TAXATION
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. —Andrew Car
negie will pay no personal property
tax to the city of New York this year.
The ironmaster's personal property was ,
assessed at $10,000,000. but he appeared
today before the president of the tax
department and made affidavit that
this was erroneous. Carnegie swore
that the value of his effects In the
city did not exceed $.1,500,000, while his
debts aggregated $8,400,000. Accord
ingly, the assessment against him waa
canceled.
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