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t"«n KcM end Grove — Gcttlob, Marx & Co., Mgrs.
Itro creeks TOIVinHT Maliuee
•iofcicnSns 1 VJi^ilUjn 1 Saturday.
Henry B. Harris Presenta
ft~ t *>zzS Ej; "The Greatest American
I _
By diaries K'.cln.,
EUPESELT CAST— KAC-XIFICENTLY STAGED
Soon — Fritzl s. hoff In »-MIle v Modlnle"
H AI f AJAR mm
ABSOLCTEI.T -CLASS A" STRUCTURE.
IOHAEB SUTTER A\D STEIXEH STS.
Eelesco A Mayer, Ownert and Managers.
TOXIGHT AXD ALL, WEEK
George H. Broadhurst's Drama,
"THE MILLS Of THE GODS"
First Production In San Francisco.
TITSnAY — Knight* of lV«t»!n« Xlgrbt.
DELJ>I FRANCI DOIIEN'K'O « TENOR)
\u25a0Will Sing in the Gnrden Seen*.
MATINEES KATIKDAY and SIXDAV.
PRICKS— Nirht. 25c to fl: Mats.. SJ.'m-. 3.V, 50;:.
MONDAY. Nov. IS — "HEU OWN WAV."
§8 theatre:^
Market st. nnr Tth.— Phone KUrfcH SSI.
The Playhouse of Comfort anil Sr.fety.
Starting With Real Musical Novelty
TfINIOHT snd ALL THIS WEEK Frwoe &
Wsde Prew-nt the oricltial Prodnetira,
THE |ROYAL CHEF
A G!!ttrrlr.£ lfu*V«l G*yety — A Cr.tt of 60
People. liifludinc \N"M. J. TARTIIY
ADDKD ATTRACTION \u25a0
niCHARU J. JOSE
Asiprira'* Greatest Gontr* Trnor— For One
W>rk OnJ.r.
Seat* RfFpned — Evenicp». Csc ti ?1.r.0.
M«tinees. 25c to ?1.
»v»— •'The UoJlirViug Girl." with Snitz
F.CTrnrdf.
CENTRAL THEATER
Drn^st K. Unwell Proprietor «n<i Manaper
Markrt «!:•! Bth ets. — Plirnve Market I".
HOME OF MEI/HUiAMA.
popri.Aß P&ICES I.V, ZSc r><v nud T.'c
.Souvenir M«tp. \\>dd. an<l Rejt. Mats. Paturdavs.
nppinnirK Tni-.lsht. Monday. November 11. and
all the week — The Romantic Drama,
HER FIRST FALSE STEP
Another ne<v,rd Breaker in this Stnrr of Ho-
macre and Intrirue. Great Plot. Wildly
ExritlnK and Full of Sensation.
See Erelyn SrMile and Claire Sinclair*, and
Trsie IVmrdman. Kernan Crljipß. T. N. Ileffron
Rnd Benodirt M<SJuarrie carry this drama to a
happy denouement.
Sec poverty in N^r York imcn; the lowly.
.The Blxluotion and reccue by the hero, and at
last the tappy "ndlnc
Next Week — Monday, Not. 1«.
THE MILAN GBAXP ITALIAN OPEnA CO.
CHUTES
AMD SKATING RI^K
. MATINCR KVEUY AFTERNOON AT 2:30
EVEBT EVENING AT 8:15
HGHTINGfIie FLAMES
A STOBY BY 50 LIVING ACTORS
Wnndrrfiil Electrirnl aud S"<-ni<' Devices. Real
Horse*. Fire Enpiueis. etc.
E.VTIHELV SOW VAUDEVILLE SHOW
REDUCED PRICES
lOe AMI 25c <HILI)RF.N ADMITTED FREE
T'i BALCONY AND GIVEN FREE CHUTES
BIDE. ' ."\u25a0-\u25a0-.
])(ir,n(nnn Doi Ofl« at the White
Dras Company, Genry nnd Pillmore.
1 \ LOVERICH &LUBELSKI-PROPS.a«6RS.
O'Farrell a^d Steiner Sts.
L>iroctSoii <;ott!oh. Marx &. Co.
THIS WEEK
IIATIXEE SATIRDAY OM.V
Tlie IntProatlonal Comedr Triumph
A MESSAGE
FROM MARS
•Tin: PLAY BEAUTIFIL."
EXCELLENT CAST AND STAGE EFFECTS.
\n( >nndny — "l"ndor Sonthrrn Sklrn*'
KLLIS ST. NEAR FILLMORE.
Abiiolately "Class A" Theater Buildirj.
MATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
MARVELOUS VAUDEVILLE
Last Week of \A\CE O'.VEIL
Who will appear Sn the '"Sleep Wajk'ne" tcene
fr..m -Machetli": THE BAG(JE.SENS; Z
MEBCS :<: MAYME REMINGTON and H«t
Ptdtaiiliiciea; LA SCALA SEXTET: LEW
HAWKINS: WAUD and CTKKAN: New Or-
pbrina Motion Pictures ar.d Last Week of TOM
NAWN r.Hi COMPANY, presentine for the first
Time. "T5-.e Night Before Election."
PriecK — Erenincs. I<V. 25e.^5«1c and, 7.V. Kok
Sratf. Jr. Maticeeg (except Sunday* and Holi-
daya). If-, cv. r><io. I'hc-De West COOO.
1 S. UOVERJCH, MANAGER
ELLIS ST. NEAR TILTJIOnE.
Absolutely **Clau A" Theater Building.
MATS. WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY, SUNDAY
TONIGHT— ALL THE WEEK
Vi'-tor Herlx-rt's Glorious Coiutc Opera
liwdflmt Pro.u.ti.-n-.plcndid C«t « U d
Kinginr Cliorux.
J'IUST APPEARANCB OF EDITH BUADFOKI),
HAROLD CRANE AND JAMES P. Mi KIIAY.
PUICES — KveuSncn. i.".".' 50c and 75,-.
gfsttMn; »'X«"erit Suadar^ and' Holidayji. S.V. 50c.
CAUfORNIA i%^C
JOCKEY ODB I
OAKLAND RACETRACK
P.ACIS COMMKNCH AT J:«0 P. M. SHARP.
For special trains ftoppine at the track, tafc?
S. P. f.'rry foot «>f Market *L; l«'arc> Et 12.
tfcer»-nfter erery i 0 miuutc-K until l:4o p. m. No
Fiuokhii; iv the last twn sur* whlf ;i ere rcservMi
* for ladies and tlielr eeeort«. Returning, ;raias
leave track afl»r fifth anil Istt j»ces.
THOMAti 11. WILLIAMS, Pro* Meet.'
I'EHCY W. TUKAT. Secretary.
! WIGWAM THEATER
Mi«sion Ft. nfer Slf't — I'h^sie Market 2KBI.
TUIS WEEK— TWICE NIGHTLY— MATINEE
GRANT CIM itCHILL & CO. in
••THE PILLION.MKE-"
sijfd'.ian'.s tiiustii poo cincrs.
' tue 'rhvr. a n»h:ksons— baroness vox
znr-ER. no*;: «'ity qpap.tf,tte.
SAWAIUK TROUPE <-F JAPANESE MARVELS
Otter net* — I^iept Motion Pictures.
i'rlces. loc. £0c 20c
POLICEMEN OF PARIS
STUDYING LANGUAGES
Handy Guides for Strangers
Who Cannot Speak
French
NUISANCE •OF AUTOS
Two San Franciscans In
jured Conceal Names to
Avoid Notoriety
SPECIAL COItnESrOXDENCE OF TUX CALL
PARIS. Oct. 30. — Paris, tlv> home of
originality, may always be counted
upon to do something original. As a
result of one of its latest "ideas"
strangers from other countries who are
unable to speak French will find it an
easy matter lnthe near future to find
their way about the French capital as a
result of the action of the civil
authorities. The department of police
has s.»nt a number of Its most Intelli
gent policemen to "school," and they
ar« now industriously engaged In
studying English, German and Spanish
for the benefit of strangers who may
come here, and, not being conversant
with the French language, may easily
obtain desired information by applying
to any of the linguistic policemen on
duty in the more populous sections of
the city.
One must be careful, however, to
take refuge on the so called "safety sta
tions," such as exist in San Francisco,
where the French policemen in question
are to bo found, otherwise you may
come in contact with one of the great
est problems Paris has to deal with,
namely, traffic. As In San Francisco,
the enormous Increase In the number of
automobiles for all uses and the incent
ive to speeding induced by the wide,
well paved (streets, strikes terror to the
heart of the timid being who hesitates
about crossing a crowded boulevard.
During the summer just passed two
San Franciscans were injured by auto
mobiles while crossing utree'ts, but,
dreading the notoriety which they knew
would follow the publication of their
Identity and the added anxiety which
the news would bring to their friends
In California, they resolutely refused to
give their right names and addresses
to the police, preferring to go to pri
vate hospitals for a few days under
assumed names, remaining there until
fully recovered.
It Is all very well to say "that auto
is coming- this way" or "that machine
is gping in the opposite direction." To
the nervous person crossing a boule
vard the autos all seem to be coming
directly at you, as persons crossing
Van Ness avenue during shopping
hours will readily appreciate, so who
can blame ono, especially if the per
son be a woman, for making tracks
back and forth In the dust of the
street., like a chicken when attempting
to cross? Your kind friends advise
you, "Don't look to the right or left,
but just keep straight on," but how
fan one do that when a big "red devil"
is coming toward you at the rate of £0
miles an hour?
The autumn races, like the autumn
salon, bring out all the ultra smart set
In their new gowns. As it commences
to grow chilly late in the afternoon
furs are almost a necessity". One par
ticularly beautiful garment worn at
the raceselast week was a long cloak
lined with white satin, all around the
edge inside being a wide band of Japa
nese embroidery, the collar and cuffs
being of the same trimming. A little
bolero effect of chinchilla had a wide
band of guipure all around the
vest. while the .cuffs also were
of guipure. A long sort of red-
Ingote in astrakan trimmed with black
velvet and heavily braided was tre
mendously smart. Hats continue to
grow larger and. larger. Many are
copies of hats seen in pictures of the
time of Marie Antoinette and Mada-n
Le Brun. How' to get out of streetcars,
carriages or autos without having your
hat knocked off is a subject requiring
much care.
| Many pretty vests for morning wear
are of satin, suede or very soft leather,
and are worn with severely plain tailor
made gowns. With more* dressy tail
ored suits, which have pretty jackets
and with which skirts are worn long,
vests and blouses of lace or filet are
generally seen. Boutonnieres are also
worn by smart women.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tobin were In Italy
recently, but are now homeward bound
Among recent arrivals in Paris from
San Francisco are: Mr. and Mrs W
F. Boardman and Mis* Ruby Board
man. Mrs. A. F. Foye. Miss Elizabeth
Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Postley,
Mr. and I Mrs. John W. Maillard, Miss
S. Baldwin, J. J. Crooks, George F
r.oux. Dr. C. M. Cooper. Mrs L. M.
Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kullman, Miss
Kcl<sn Kullman, Mrs. Withrow, Miss
Marie Withrow, Miss Eva A. Withrow,
;; f Percy Jackson. Mrs. Charles de Gellcr,
Miss Helen de Geller, Mrs. John Kelly
and Miss Josephine Kelly, Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Know and Mrs. A. L. Brewer of
Oakland.
William M. O'Connor of San Fran
cisco has arrived in London. Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Schilling of Oakland have
left for Nice. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher
F. Ryer are in Munich. Mrs. Vrooman
and Miss Beatrice Vrooman of Oak
land sailed for Boulogne from New
York last week. Mrs. J. B. Wright of
Sacramento and Mr. and Mrs. Kdgar
Walter are in London. Mrs. C. A. Moon,
Miss Mabel Moon and Miss Frances
Lewy of San Francisco were in Baden
Baden recently. LA VOYAGEUSE.
Railway Men's Gossip
"In Mexico," observed the world
vide traveler, "they do things differ
ently to what we do in this country.
Here we try to shock the tender sensi
bilities of everybody; there they are
regardful of people's feelings. I do
not know whether It is Epos Randolph
who has introduced politeness as a
factor in railroading, but I must say
I was pleased when I saw on one of
Me engines 'this Inscription: 'The
iauies and gentlemen patrons of this
load are graciously requested to re
frain from getting on or off this loco
motive, as such action may tend to the
grievous injury of said perrons.'
"I mentioned to this engineer, who,
by . the way, was an American, how
much plf»asant<»r was this than our
brutal "Keep off.'
"'ls that so." replied that worthy
dryly; 'are those the words on that
scrap of writing? Well, I'd like to
sp<? any one on this engine.- I'd kick
him off. I don't . believe in mincing
words even if they, are In Spanish.
I,tfuess they ar» stringing Epes. That
kind of language ain't railroading,
icailroads ain't no cchool for polite
ness.' '
Martin Beasley,' who represents the
Gould lines at Sacramento, is in the
city.
'•' • •
11. J. Anewalt of the Santa Fe has
returned from a trip through the San
Joaquln valley.
,E. W. Clapp, who represents the
Southern Pacific at Reno, is In the
city.
Take Auto Bus at Sutter and Van
Ness to the "City at PaxLs." •
'THE SAX\ FKANCISCO: CAl^
STEFFEN S RAKES STATE
LEGISLATURES AS ROTTEN
Tells California Club of
Statesmen Who Grow
Fat on Graft
DEPEW ONLY WAITER
Political Corruption Is Mere
"Taking of Tip From
Corporations
The members of the California club
listened to a talk oil "Graft" given by-
Lincoln Steffens, the magazine " writer^
who has been following the. prosecu
tion of grafters in different sections of
the United 'Slates, yesterday afternoon ;
in^thc clubrobnis in Clay street. Stef
fens related the history of the graft
prosecution in N,ew York and spoke of
the early efforts of President Roose
velt to punish grafters. . N
The New York police, he stated, were
not responsible for the corruption in
that department of the city, but that
It should be placed at the. door of the
politicians. H-e further said that many
of the state and national legislators
were In- office only to take advantage
of the opportunities to graft. Steffens
briefly referred to conditions in other
cities and confined the greater portion
of his remarks to Kan Francisco. He
spoke in part as follows:
"The President, who j was the first
muck raker, has made me one of that
class. My first connection -with Roose
velt was in the New York police force
war, when hundreds of citizens came
:to him as police commissioner and
beggedTrtm \to enforce the laws.
When in Washington I discovered that
the speaker of the house of representa
tives has a tighter combine than is
found In any city in the country. I
went among them as a mere citizen
and they asked me what I wanted.
T,hey deal only with the men who- want
things. Heney couldn't touch the big
gest graft in Oregon, the railroads, be
cause the\ railroads have representa
tives and senators from every state to
protect them. They arc. all business
men and they do the business of those
who want to break the laws. It is all
a great profession of tip taking in
which the best > Indulge. Chauncey
Depew was a professional tip_ taker,
the highest in a class of which the
waiter is the lowest-
"You are not citizens of California,
but subjects, just the same as in New
York. Why don't you call another
session of your rotten legislature? In
San Francisco you have had labor gov
ernment, but it was betrayed by it?
leaders. The public utility class in*
veigled them into doing it. Do you
suppose Pat Calhoun enjoys the kind
of work he has men do for him? Men
of his class argue that they have tc
do these things, but I believe'that suc
cessful government should predominate
successful business, if not those things
which corrupt t should be —removed.
Don't hate Pat Calhoun, "but don't love
him. Bear in mind that good govern
ment Is more important than any
business or any class on earth." "
ANTICLERICALS ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN ROME
Elections Show the Great
Strength of Party
Against Church
ROME, Nov. 10. — General municipal
elections were held in this city today
and it Is being declared throughout
Rome tonight that the anticlericals
have gained their greatest victory since
the fall of the church from temporal
power.
Only municipal offices were filled, but
the election assumed a distinct politic
al character.
The contest came as a conclusion to
the anticlerical campaign which had
its beginning principally with the
present pontificate, for the clericals
were then allowed for the first time to
participate in the political life of the
country.
There was a reactionary movement
among the anticlerical element; some
of them nwung over rrom the conserva
tives to the socialists and the munici
pal elections in Rome were chosen, tis
the battlefield. Defeat being Inevi
table, the clericals for the first time
since 1870 withdrew from the field and
as a result the anticlerical victory was
complete and without precedent.
The Vatican organs maintained that
the abstention of the clerical voters
was nothing, more than a matter of
tactics. , 'X; '\u25a0'.'.-\u25a0
India's Wild Animal |
Annoyances j
/"lONSUL E. H. DENNISON of Bom
1 bay quotes a report of the spvern-
ment of India which deals with the
mortality from wild animals to the
effect that the total number of persons
killed by wild animals in 1906 was
2,084, as'against 2,051 in 1905. Wolves
are reported to have killed 17S persons
in the United Provinces, and. in the
Madras Presidency tigers were re
sponsible for the greater mortality re
ported, while a mad wolf in the Shola
pur district, Bombay, caused 16' deaths.
In Bengal the number of persons killed
by elephants rose from 9 in 1905 to 18
In 1906, and a proposal has, it Is stated,
been made by the magistrate of Cut
tack for the organization of "khedda
operations in that district.
Tigers killed a larger number of per
sons than, in 1905 In Mad,ra3. Bombay,'
the United Provinces, ana Burma>- and
steps have been taken for the destruc
tion ot man eating tigers •In these
provinces. Three man eating tigers
were destroyed in Sambalpur, Angul
and Mandla in 1906. ;
The persons" reported to have died
from snake bite numbered 22,854, as
against 21,797 in 1905, the increased
mortality being ascribed to high floods,
which drove snakes into houses and"
homesteads.
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| x Standard Oil at Dalny
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•pvERMISSION has just been granted
J~ to the Standard oil company by the
governor general of the Kwang
tung leased territory to establish oil
tanks at Dalny. With the facilities
which exist- at this port it is thought
that a lerge business should | develop
if suitable rates can: be obtained from
the railroad. One lot has been set aside
for. a similar Japanese enterprise, and
besides this a British^and ;a Russian
concern are also' looking for locations.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IS SPAIN
BARCELONA, Nov. / 10.— An . earth
quake today caused a serious landslide
close to' the village of Valcombre, the
inhabitants of J which fl»* - '\u25a0-.Ki'----.
WIFE WEEPS AS HUSBAND
IS ARRESTED AS FORGER
E. T. Richards, Bar Tender,
Jailed on Charge of Pass
ing Bad Checks
ACCUSED 5 &V MANY
Tradesmen and Others Say
. That Prisoner; Swindled
Them With Paper
On their curt demands to open the
rdoor. Detectives T.. J. Bailey and David
i Murphy, armed with, a warrant for the
: arrest of E. T. Edwards, a bar tender
|of 463 Hayes street and accused of
I forgery, last 1 night found themselves
face to face with the latter's wife, who
gave them entrance. •
"We want Richards," eald Murphy,
walking into the room. ..'\u25a0
"He is not here," replied the woman.
Without answering her the detectives
walked to a closet against which a
bed had been placed.
"He not here," reiterated the
woman hysterically, laying her hand
on Murphy's arm. Disregarding her
words the defectives pulled aside the
bed, opened the closet _door and foun<
Richnrds crouching within. The woman
laughed harshly, and then hid her face
In her hands. Within a few minutes
she had,' however, recovered her com
posure and proceeded to collect neces
sities hor husband would need in
prison. Dry eyed atid calm she wrapped
up the articles in a neat /parcel and
gave it to her husband. She stood by
him for an instant, her fingers twitch
ing at the lapels of his coat and then
gradually her arms Were wound around
his heck. ,
"Goodby — boy.'j/she said quietly, and
turned from him to an open window
to hide her tears as the officers took
her husband away.
RlcharSs Is accused of having forged
numerous checks, ranging In amounts
from $20 to $100. Among those who
received the forged checks were ; Glen
M. Nelson; a druggist at 541 Hayes
street; Joseph Zera, secretary for the
bar tenders' union; John Fauser & Co:;
Ed. L. Baldwin. 22 Market street; Mrs.
G.' Nelson, Richards' landlady; the gro
cery firm of West, Elliot & Gordon,
and Genette Scatana, proprietor of a
vegetable store. The police are of
the opinion that Mrs. Richards was un
aware of the forgeries being committed
by her husband.
POLICE BELIEVE WIFE
KILLED HER HUSBAND
'Minon Glaze, Formerly of
San Francisco, Meets
Death in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10.— Minon
Glaze, a Russian, known here as Berg,
was shot In the back and killed today
in rooms occupied by himself, his wife
and 6 year old son at 229 ' Eleventh
street, this' city. Mrs. Glaze is in the
hospital. -She is in a delcate. condition
and is bordering on nervous prostra
tion. It,is the,bellef of the police that
the woman caused the death of her
husband in self defense, although she
says that he committed suicide. -The
police base their theory on the fact
that the couple had been quarreling
all day and that they had been . sum
moned to the house twice before the
tragedy occurred on complaint of the
wife, who feared her husband would
kill her.
Enough was gathered, from Mrs. Glaze
to learn that her husband was formerly
a well to do merchant in Moscow, Rus
sia; that he had committed some crime
and with his family had fled to Japan
by way of Siberia: Mrs. Glaze also
makes reference to the police of Japan
in such a way as to cause the belief
that he was wanted there.
The couple, then went to San Fran
cisco and from there to Los Angeles
and back. While In San Francisco Mrs.
Glaze caused her husband's arrest for
mistreating her. They arrived here
about a week ago.
Mrs. Glaze is ,well educated, prepos
sessing in appearance and about 26
years old. Glaze was about 40 years
of age and would have been considered
a fine looking man.
UNKNOWN NEGRO TRIES TO
KILL MAN OF HIS RACE
Fires Shot at His Intended Victim
and Then Escapes, Despite
Pursuit of Police
OAKLAND, Nov. 10. — A shot was
fired at E. Weisinger, a negro living at
1610 Fifth street, tonight as he stood
in the doorway of his nome t>y an un
known negro who . was across the
street. The attempt to kill Weisinger
occurred at 8 . o'clock, and the man,
after shooting, ran along Fifth street
to Compbell, where, he was pursued by
Policeman Eraigh, but escaped in 4he
underbrush of a vacant lot. All at
tempts to locate the negro assailant or
to Identify him proved unavailing.
Detectives Hodgkins and Kyle were
detailed from the police station, where
the report of the' occurrence was tele
phoned by Mrs. McKeller 0M61.1 Fifth
street. The unknown negro who did
the shooting was directly in front. of
her place at -the: time. She saw him
run ; and notified a patrolman of * the
direction the man took. . It is thought
either, that Weisinger was fired at by
some enemy among his race or that he
was mistaken for some one" else. His
wife was beside him at the door.
REJECTED SUITER TRIES
TO MURDER YOUNG WOMAN
After Slashing Her on Head With
Razor He Cuts His Own
Throat and Dies
VICTORIA, B. 'C, _Nov. 1 0.— A fter
making a desperate effort to murder
Susan Dodds, a, nurse of the St. Jo
seph's hospital staff, tonight. Samuel
Toto, a cigar maker, committed suicide
by .cutting his throat. Toto, who ar
rived from Vancouveri tonight, met
Miss Dodd and a companion .nurse as
they were leaving the house for church,
and after, making a renewed appeal for
her to marry him! .which she declined
to : conslder, he fired three shots at her.
None of the bullets; took eff ect. , He
then drew", a' razor and slashed her
severely oh the head and throat. Toto
then: cut his throat from Lear to car.
Miss Dodds will probably recover.
TVniGHT IS DECORATED
NEW -YORK; Nov. 10.— News that
the French government had. conferred
the cross of the Legion of Honor upon
Carroll : Dy^Wright, ,; former United
States labor commissioner, "in recogni
tion of : ; his'_cfforts*fpr a betterment of
industrial ; conditions throughout '> the
world,. was made^public -last: night at a
dinner at; the; Engineers' club.tendered
by-colleagues of Wright.
- ' • - i i^tva '
111 . A food to work on — ti
lj_ A food to smile on— II
H A food to sing on— 8
ij Energy and good -nature in M
W The most nutritious wheat . S
(ft) - **%£* dust proof packages, X
(H %J? NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ||
.". News of the Labor Organizations
.^jjCgJJWSgy^ -The assertion rias
<jß*ptji(Pi^couiia>.> been made that
>N "%JSrallg^^ John Mitchell, pres
ident of the united
mine workers of America, will retire
from that position at the close of his
term of office next April, an office he
has filled for nearly nine years, and
John Mitchell has not denied it. A
number of possible candidates for the
position have been named. The most
prominent among those is William B.
Wilson, the national secretary-treasurer
of the organization. At a recent ban
quiet given to Patrick Gllday, "The
Next President of the United Mine
Workers of America" was assigned to
Wilson, who In responding said that
he will not again be a candidate for the
office of secretary-treasurer, but that
he woul<J consider it the greatest honor
to be permitted to succeed John Mitchell
as president. Wilson represents the
fifteenth congressional district of Penn
sylvania in congress. .William D. Ryan
Is mentioned to succeed Wilson as sec
retary-treasurer. .
The potterymen and operators of
New Jersey .will -make a demand for a
new wage scale to/take the place of
the one that expired October 1. The
demands of the'men are for increases
ranging from 14 to 21 per cent for
kllnmen, increase of 15 per cent for
pressers, strikersup and big Jiggers; an
Increase of 50 per cent for turners, who
produce the St. Denis cup, and an
increase of 10 per cent for jlggmen,
who produce plain edge flat goods.
Patrick J. Honan, business agent of
the amalgamated eccentric engineers'
union, and Joseph F; Bolin, secretary
of the compact labor organization/ both
of New York city, have been selected
from the Civil service list and appointed
special agents for the. state labor de-
The brotherhood of railway train
men, which has been in existence more
than 25 years, has, in that time, paid
more than 514,000.000 to members or
their beneficiaries, and has been the
means of having a large number of
safety appliances used on all railroads
of the land.. . - . > -
Largely through the efforts of the
women's clubs of Florida there is a
new child labor law there which pro
hibits the employment of children un
der 12 years of age. It Is announced In
the Florida press that this will take
no less than 5,000 children out of fac
tories and shops. • ,
The strike .which it was thought
would take place In the Tennessee coal
mining >district ; No. 10 was averted re
cently &y a settlement which gave the
miners an increase of 5 per cent. The
settlement is not entirely satisfactory,
It being carried by the delegates from
the mines by a small majority, \u25a0
Under the provisions of a new law
which went into effect in Massachusetts
recently H Is unlawful for any corpor
ation to require an employe to work on
Sunday unless the employe is allowed
24 ' hours „ " consecutively without labor
during: the ensuing six days.
The association of iron
trridge' builders and structural ''iron
workers has. commenced. a fight against'
open shops and lias notified' the na
tional erectors' association of that fact.'
The executive board of the Wiscon
sin state federation' has started a
movement for n. conference of the 1 state
federations of ths several states of the
union with; a view to securing more
uniform activity to obtain labor legis
lation In the different; states.
."\u25a0.,: ln viewi of the various- statements
that have ; been made" and published in
/regard to the wages, paid In foreign
countries—to laboring men, the follow
ing^showlng tha prices paid in N&w
South Wales is interesting:
" Bakera, 50s to.CO* per wepfc: blacksmiths. 10s
p*r day; boiler makers, Is 3d p«»r hour: bras*
finishers, £2 2s p«r, week; 'brick layers, le 4»id
P«r hour: brick makers,vf2 per week: carpenters,
3d' per lionr: coach painters, v£2 Cs to £2 10s
per-week; coaehsmitim. £2 JOr per week: coa
posltore. £2s 12s per week; coopem. I'Z 10s per
week; coppersmith*, £2 10s per w«ek; engineers.
£2 ' 10* per week ; ; «»ngln« drivers," £1 JOs to £2
30s per week; ? Utters, i £2 10s per week; gas fit
ters, £2 15s per week; general laborers, ,7s , to £»
per day.' Iron molder*,' £2 per week : masons. £3
per; week; paiatprv £1; 15s per vreok; pattern
makers, 10» per da.T:-I > l.i««t'erers,' £2 5s per week;
plumber?, ,£2- 10* p?r. week: saddlers. .£2 8s per
week:. shipwrights, lla to 12s per day; butchers.
35s to 458 per \u25a0 week: draper*. ' 30s to 42s per
week; Iron mongers, 30s to 4ftj.per week; gro
cers \u008430a to 43s per. week: slaters, 10s per day;
tinsmiths, f 2 10s per week ; typewriters. . 10s to
30s per \u25a0 week ; wheelwrights, \u25a0£2 . ss's ' per week ;
farm laborers, 15s to 20s per week, with ration*;
dairy s hands. \u25a0 J2s ; 6tf to • 20s p« \u25a0 week;-' with ra
tions:-book; binders, f 2 10b per: week; milliner*,
12s tjdto 20s'per week; -upholsterers, <VZ 12s per
ire«S : , tailors;.^2 \u25a05s to £2 15s \u25a0 per week ; cooks.
IDs per .week," with board; lacndiryses, 20s per
week, \u25a0• with board;, housemaids, 12s to 14m^ per
week, .with board; general B»rrant9, 10s. to 18s
per week; with board: \u25a0 gardeners, 123 6d [to 25*
per week,'; with ; board; grooms and . coachmen,
15s to \u25a0 20s" per .week, s with board; nursemaids.
6a to 10a dct week, with board: waitresses. 12a
6d to 15s, board only; stockmen, 145 to £32 per
year, with board.
The militarism of France has been
attacked by the French general feder
ation of labor.
\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0",• ;-~y • - •
The membership of the amalgamated
society of engineers now numbers 108,
492 throughout the world.
• • •
The amalgamated society of engi
neers at its recent session In London
adopted a resolution protesting against
the action of the government In allow
ing British troops to be used in the
Interest of the mine owners of the
Rand. S. A., .against the miners who
are on strike at that point.
The members of the unions affiliated
with the building trades council of
Victoria, B. C. will have a Saturday
half holday all the* year round here
after. Heretofore, they enjoyed such
holday only during the summer months.
The operative masons and bricklay
ers' association of South Australia re
ports that "it Is a great many years
since the association has been in such
a flourishing conditon, numerically."
The printers of Spokane. Wash.,
working in book and job offices have
had their wages increased $3 a week so
that they are paid $24 a week of 4S
working hours. The new scale -was
agreed to without any friction between
employers and employes. '
The fact was developed during the
recent session of the convention of the
blue label league of the cigarmakers'
International union that^the agitation
in favor of the label had been fraught
with good results. It was decided to
expend $4,000 during 190S in advertis
ing the blue label by means of
souvenirs.
The Multnomah, Portland, Ore., typo
graphical union has secured an ad
vance of 5 per cent in wages from the
Portland Oregonian and the Evening
Telegram.
FALSE STORIES NEARLY
BREAK OFF ENGAGEMENT
Explanation Comes in Time
/and Young, Couple Are
to Be Wedded '
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
WOBURX, Mass.. Xov. 10. — The en
gagement of Dr. Vernon C. Stewart of
tkis city to Mlsa Carlyn Louise Thomp
son, daughter of E. Frederick Thomp
son, an Oakland, Cal., millionaire
broker, brings to light a romance
blighted by Jealousy. The couple met
at a Columbia university social gath
ering and a courtship and engagement
followed. The wedding was to have
taken- place shortly after thp young
student received his degree. But their
plans were blighted. \u25a0\u25a0
The fiancee of on« of Stewart's col
lege chums met Stewart and determined
to win him. She also met and became
acquainted with other Columbia stu
dents, among them being the scion of
a wealthy family who was leading a
wild life in New York's tenderloin and
who often traveled under an assumed
name. The young woman, believing
that she could break off the engage
ment between Dr. Stewart and Miss
Thompson, was credited with circulat
ing rumors that Dr. Stewart was the
student who was leading this double
lite. Soon after these stories reached
the ears ;of Stewart's fiancee and her
friends and they were dumfounded.
Finally Dr. Stewart heard of the
stories. He learned who the real cul
prit was. but he made no attempt to
take the stain off himself, knowing that
to do so would be exposing his fellow
student and probably result in his dis
inheritance. Miss Thompson demanded
an explanation, of Dr. Stewart, but he
refused it to protect his friend^
"Mrs. Stewart, the doctor's mother,
finally heard of the threatened breach
and made the. necessary explanation.
Japan now has factories which refine
15,000 tons of sugar a month, and the
capacity will soon be nearly doubled. '
Por Infants and Children.
Tha Kind You Hays Always Bough:
Bears the ' /H? S/ffy j "F""
Cross Country Run
Proves Success
Robert Ho&den of Century Club
and Otto Boeddiker of the
Olympics Share Honors
OAKLAND. Nov. 10. — Robert How*
den of the Century athletic club and
Otto Boeddiker of the Olympic club;
shared honors in the Century club's,
annual cross country race, which was!
held this morning Ln the Fruitvale
foothills. The Centio-y man captured
first place prize and the winged O run-;
ncr won the first time prize. Moir of,
the Century club was second time and
second place man. but under the rules'
took only second time prize. Third'
time prize was won by J. G. Hassard. !
the Century club's scratch man. Seavs
of the Siaplamat Indians, finished in;
second place, with Kispert of the Cen
tury club a good third.
Twenty-seven men started in the
j run, and all but tw.o finished within >
the time iiralt. The race was started,
from Dimond. at the head of Fruitva!**'
avenue, thence to the top of the hill!
ridge and westerly toward Kast Oak
land, over hill and dale, back to tho'
starting point, a seven mil* course,,
.with less than one mile of the run on:
the road.
Cups and other trophies were
awarded to the three time and three
place winners. The summary in order
of finish follows:
~~~" Handi- lA.'toal
NAME ASP CLUB cap. | Time
HowrifU. Ontary 414 4»:sft
w\ Moir. Century A -M :;:.".
Sears. Siaplamat Indians 10 .".V«:>
Boeddiker. Olympic 2 43:3 a
„ Kispert,* Century 4i.j 31-44
Waters, Oakland Illsh T*, 53:00
Joiner. Siaplamat Indians 4 Bl:4f)
Mills, Century 3 54:1!*
Munroe, Mission Ilish ' 10 59:iS*
E. K. Ilorton. Cogswell ,ilj i\S;O7
Carr. Siaplamat Indiana If) 59:4f«
Day. Bolina» JO I «O;(X>
Hassard. Century . .-. Scratch! 50:5."5
Manrhan. Siaplamat Indians... A 54:45
Barry, Siaplamat Indians 8V» 59:11)
Logan. Siaplamat Indians 71^ 33:22
Connolly, Slapiamat Indians « sfi:Js
Kattraj". Century ID Bl:12
Coffey. onattarhed '...;.. « 57:30
McSiiane. Siaplamat Indians 10 R2:4;>
Weber. Lick «t£ | «i;<i
Wagenet. Century 10 MMMR
Fuller. Siaplamat Indians T f 62:04
Norman. Olympic 3 j ft2;tj
Cone. Siaplamat Indians $ ] a j 6rt:SO •
- Hartman and Dewitt finished too late.
Wheat Growing in Brazil
IT ha 3 been the common understanding
and belief for years that the growtng
of wheat and similar grain upon a
commercial basis In Brazil Is not possi
ble, but the people of the state of Rloi
Grande do Sul have been experiment-:
ing. and as a result . ol their experi
ments wheat is now being grown In 1
commercial quantities and large mills'
are being: constructed upon the'
strength of the proml?^ crops.
MUST COME TO niM
Jay Gould, "the tennis champion, has
determined that h» will not go to Ens- 1
land again, and that contestants must!
hereafter come here to play. — Kansas'
City Journal.
GOOD FOR OFFICE MXX
Owing to their lack of exercise
and sedentary habit?, office men
everywhere are victims of indi-
gestion and dyspepsia.
This ailment is not only dis.
tresslng. but If allowed to run on
will positively result in serious
complications owing to the poi-
soned condition of the blood,
which leads directly to kidney
and lung troubles, also rheuma-
tism. . :
A distinguished authority states
that indigestion is very easily
cured If the following formula 13
used:
Two ounces Essence of Pepsin;
three -ounces Syrup of Ginger;
one ounce Catandir Compound.
Thes* to be' well mixed and used
in doses of from one to two tea-
spoonfuls after each meal, also at
bed time for tb# first few days.
-: It is a simple remedy, pleasant
to take, the Ingredients obtain-
able from any good drug store.
It is said to be the most effect-
ive formula known to science for
promoting the flow ot gastric
juices and restoring the digestive
organs to their normal healthy
condition.
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