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14 MEXICO TROOPS READY TO SEIZE REBEL POSITION Scouts Bring Information That Federals Are Marching on Mexicali Insurrecto General Orders AH Americans Across the Line Into Calexico this fact it Is believed the rebels were victorious in the battle and forced the government forces to flee. It Is supposed that the rebels whom the government troops encountered were the same bands that captured the town of Fronteras and the mining camp of El Tfgre several days ago. Captured Town Abandoned DOUGLAS, Ariz.. March 6.—General Jose lo Tuce. Blanco, the rebel leader from the state of Chihuahua, has aban doned the captured town of Tigre. and after augmenting his force to a total of 470 men, has moved a few miles distant and it awaiting an attack by the regular troops from ahuaripa and Montezuma. When General Blanco en . tered Tigre he had with him 383 men. On? hundred and twenty-seven volun tarily joined him there, thus increasing 'his force to almost 500 met.' All are armed with rifles excepting nine, and nil are mounted hut 40. General Blanco took as prisoners at j^Tlgre Commissaria Carlos Garcia and f' Issaria Simon Loboes of Pllares tT tie Teras. Both prisoners are held in lunieado. The rebels did not take ■ v the arms or ammunition of Americans if*,'or of the company stores. They took all arms and horses of Mexicans, how ever. Blanco and his command are at Teras today, and tomorrow will be at j the Cachuta ranch, where the rebel commander intends to get mounts for .' his men who are now afoot. •"■'"" Four new machine guns have arrived jw»t Cananea and have been mounted and '" intrenched in the hills above the school „« house. It is ot definite whether Gen "■jfiral Blanco expects ultimately to at -'tack Cananea or Aqua Prieta, across i-jthe border from Douglas. Three Small Conflicts P"' tCITY OF MEXICO, March 6.—Tele ' grams from Merlda ami , Progreso ) reached here today containing news of , ,-an assault upon Peto, in Yucatan, the f Southern terminus of the United rail " roads, on Sunday. The assailants were _ a mid -to be a small band of natives of : the district. They surprised a small \\* number of gendarmes and captured ./'.their headquarters, killing three offl . cers. The place was robbed of arms . and ammunition. ' At Temax. on the eastern division of ,\ the railroad, three men were killed. \\ one of whom was Jefe Politico Herrera. ! ""rouble also was reported to have oc urred at Soluta and other nearby • nm F.?port* &T the encounter near Iguala, " Guerrero, a:« ■i -ling in»; The first jar' Was **'.': to I occurred be- W'e«n 50 men'nf t'nV;■«t"Ue troops, and »i,T■-.! r > 'i'.-;r.:ri rclHlsit Hultzuco and aghwo <v>nf inned four hours. The e'oV.; »er« .drivers to refuge in a iMP-h. rtiitiny KiTinng Rebels . ■".'..". ~\~. :."•:.■,, March . fi—Mutiny lar-^, *."■:>:! ■ ■■-: '-v the ranks of the lexicon r-,b*l.i :.riding Mexicall as a esuit ot t>. i r-sent inactivity of the Baders. who arc remaining quietly in £-town awaiting the expected advance of ft the federal troops from Ensenada, IVCaptain'* Stanley, an American mem- E*-J)er of the insurgent band, endeavored jfljffO oust General Leyva, but was arrested L*and, is now in irons. > . Stanley and a large number of.other Kindivdual members of the insurrectos, <dfn^ many Americans, have be i^come; very impatient at the: delays In -^"pushing forward the rebellion in Lower .-.California. Several' of the Americans, ! ' considered by the Mexican * rebels as military material, have lately Bbeen run out of camp. 'Denies Acting for Mexico {/. EL PASO, Tex., March's.—Felipe Sei £ .ias ; of: Juarez, one of the men men ! by the rebel Junta at Washing . rion as having made a peace proposition £to the El Paso junta, declares,he was f?not acting for the Mexican government Vnor for the governor of Chihuahua, but »-*merely, as a private citizen., , ; EpJ He is an old friend of Abraham Gon ?;z£les, who was the man" in charge of 'the El Paso junta, but is now at the " front. ■ - •" • • - ".■ , , " ' Seljas admits that he was .accompa nlned to El Paso by Cruz Gonzales, a cousing of Abraham Gon^ales; .T. Gar cia Cuadra, tax collector of Juarez. ,and George Curry, former governor of New Mexico, but says Curry accompa nied them as a disinterested witness, " and that the visit of himself and Cua dra and Gonzales was arranged purely on their own initiative. • "JJnited States Troops Arrive %i SAN DIEGO, March Company H, Eleventh infantry. U. S. A., reached Tl Juana, Cal.. opposite Tijuana, Lower California, this morning from Monterey •nd the artillerymen from Fort Rose rrans. this city, were relieved of fur ther patrol duty at the boundary line. The company consists of four officers and 60 enlisted men under command of i .Captain Evans. The company Is ac companied by four, packers, 10 mules end one, four line team. . ij; The infantrymen will endeavor to patrol the line from Tin Juana, <"al.. ,to, Calexico, a distance .of more than ,-100 miles. Today efforts are being I made to locate the band of alleged:flli i „ t>usterers v said to have organized in El! | Cajon country, east of San Diego," for { the purpose of an attack on TlaJuana. , Lower California. Apparently this is i I the only force that now has Immediate i designs on the town. • Up to 10 o'clock this morning no re-< ""fcort of an attempt to cross the line . was made. l^nsurrectos Interfere WASHINGTON, March 6.—The insur rectos in Mexico are beginning to Inter fere seriously with the American dyke |ti being built along the. Colorado river, ...according to advices received by the j| state department from the contractor*, . who have made an appeal for the ade •* quate protection of the work. The —depredations, it is claimed, are already causing, a loss to the, contractors \ of $1,000 dally. The workers. It Is charged, j ere being Intimidate, and mules and tools have been stojen. It is said at the 1 gtate: department that the: question of —safeguarding the engineers with United iißtates. troops Is still undecided by the * Pnited States and Mexican governments. 'Manager. of Mine Killed ■•"' MONTEREY, Mex., March News * has been received that Albert S. laz-. zania, _a\ member of one of the most prominent families lof ' this state, was »"» killed by insurrectos near Batophilas. ..^Chihuahua, while trying to protect '•' mining property which he managed.'«e '■'J,\vas: engaged^to wed; a socially promi nent . young ■ man of Monterey. ; I WIND.WHIPPED CROWDS'. j DODGE FALLING SIGNS Wagons Turned Topsy-Turvy Before the * Frightened Throng of Shoppers Continued From Vagr 13 been in months, breaking over the' Seal rocks and at the base of the cliffs with a fury that drove spray from the crest of the breakers high into the air.. Point Bonlta and the Marln county shore across the fiolden ■ gate, exposed to the full sweep of the wind, were out lined by a broad white band of tumbling breakers. t FIRTH WHEEL A WINDMILL The old Fifth wheel, which, since its day of. glory IS! years ago at the Mid winter fair,' has been lashed in one posi tion for many years on the height above the Cliff house, broke from its rusty chains and became a gigantic windmill, whirling a dolorous and unsteady course upon its ancient axle to an accompani ment of much .groaning and creaking. The new seawall along the water front was considerably damaged, the coffer dams and false piling at section to, which is under construction, being almost destroyed by the high seas. Many signboards '■; were wrecked, to the Imminent peril "of pedestrians, but without any serious accidents being re ported.' The awnings of several of the large hotels and department stores in Market street and the shipping district were tossed around to such an extent that the throngs were sent scampering from beneath them. OXCE SIGNS: NOW JtXK Two large metal signs of the South ern Pacific and Ferry flower company at the ferry depot were twisted into shapeless junk by the first severe on slaught of the -wind at 10 o'clock in the morning. In the Mission district the storm played havoc with fences and sign boards. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a fierce gust tore down half of the northeast wall of Blot's arena at Eighth and Howard streets. Almost 200 feet of the wreckage was strewn" along Na toma street. The remaining part of the fence was torn down by truck 7 of the fire department. Several canvas -topped wagons used for advertising purposes were bowled over in the afternoon- as the wind whirled around the corners of Market street. Two such disasters happened almost opposite the. main entrance of the Emporium, the demolition of the frame top" of the first wagon to be overturned being followed almost im mediately by the wrecking of another in the same place. PRESIDIO DRILLS OFF On account of the heavy weather all drills were discontinued at the Pre sidio for the day after the troops had formed in the morning. ■ The brick chimney on the quarter master's storehouse was blown down, and several fences, were wrecked. A.heavy gust tore away the entire fence surrounding the house occupied by ■lonel J. P. Wisser, commandant of the post. •While the wind played. merry havoc RAILROADS, BRIDGES, FARMS ENGULFED IN HIGH WATERS [Special Dispatch lo The Call] SANTA ROSA, March 6.—Railroads.! farms and bridges all have suffered by the record breaking storm of yesterday and today. The heavy rain of the last 24 hours has flooded every stream in the county, washed away several , bridges and damaged many more, Inun- j dated many farms and ranches anil has ; done considerable damage to the road- j bed on the Northwestern Pacific rail road. Passengers on the Northwestern Pa cific train from San Francisco, leaving that city at 5:10 o'clock tonight, were forced to leave the train at Petaluma on account of a washout on the line, six miles from Ely. They took the electric cars. The new bridge at Walls ford was wrecked, and the bridge just north of Healdsburg swept away. A large crew of men with pile drivers is at work trying to save the bridge at Monte Klo. The Cotati ranch Is nearly all under water. from Petalilma south as far as Ignacfo there Is almost an unbroken sea. The down train on the Northwestern Pacific from Ukiah this morning was delayed by a large bowlder being washed on to the tracks. The south bound train was stopped by a washout at Wllllts in the afternoon. It is feared that many more bridges will be carried away in the night if the heavy wind and rain keeps up. Valleys Are Soaked SACRAMENTO. March 6—Since Sat urday morning there has been a most noticeable rise In the rivers of the Sacramento and San Joaquln valleys. The Sacramento at this place rose only a foot, reaching the 20 foot mark yesterday evening. It was 15.9 on Sat urday morning. At Red Bluff the Sac ramento rose steadily from 5.7 feet to the 15.7 mark. The San Joaquin, not having its source in the highest peaks of the Sierras, as has the Sacramento river, is rising slowly. Whole North Gripped REDDING. March 6. —For the last two days the extreme northern part of California has been, swept by a fierce rain and wind storm. The. downpour has been alrn/>st 3 inches. North of Redding telephonic and tele graphic communication practically is suspended, wires being down in all di rections. Several of the highways in Trinity county are closed by fallen trees. Between French Gulch and Dead wood th esno'w is six feet deep. Eight men work4ng with 16 horses wer*e oc-. cupled 27 hours In breaking a six mile road between these two towns for the mail stage. The rain is warm. Its effect on Hie grass has caused it to Tie welcomed by the stockmen. Record Broken SAN JOSE. March 8.-One and twen ty-four hundrftdths Inches of rain, which fell today, was more than the entire precipitation' for any March in the last 26 years. For the season the total is 19.60 inches. The lands in the suburban districts are flooded. AH creeks are bank full. Modesto Chilled MODESTO. March 6.—With today's storm, the worst of the season, the Tuolumne and Modesto rivers reached nearly the flood stage. The wind today was cold and violent, blowing from the south. The rainfall for 24 hours was half ah inch. Storm Approaching LOS ANGELES. March 6.—Although TO CtBE^A COLD IX OXE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if It falls. E. W. Grove's signature, on each box. 25c. * THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911. in the day, the rain did even more se- | rious damage last night. Between 7:30 and 8 o'clock the downpour became so terrific that the sewers in the sections at the base of hills were Insufficient to carry off the flood. The force of the waters sent manhole covers flying. The muddy torrent burst out in a hundred places into miniature geysers, turning pavements and side- j walks into swift streams <>f from a few inches to nearly two feet in depth at some cornier?. In the neighborhood of Market. Sev enth, Jones and McAllister streets the flood became impassable and poured in I torrents into the basement of the vi cinity. AVTOS INTO THEATERS It entirely overflowed McAllister street above the curbstones. At the Savoy theater automobiles drove over the sidewalks and into the entrance of the theater lobby, depositing their loads at the Inner glass doors of the vesti bule, against which the water was swishing. Employes of the theater car ried many women in their arms from autos and cars to the main entrance of the theater. California street was awash in the Richmond district, where many man holes were burst open between the tracks. The Sixth avenue hill from Clement street to California became a "shoot the chutes" for streetcars, which coasted into a small lake at the California street intersection, sending up waves that almost knocked flat many groups of persons waiting there to get aboard. A fire alarm box at Jordan and Euclid avenues, in the Jordan tract, was blown from Its fastenings while the storm was at its height. The automatic Indicator showed the disconnection, and a tem porary alarm was rigged on a nearby post. Stage Trail Cleared DEADWOOD. March B.—Eight men and 16 head of horses were tmployed for 27 hours in breaking a road through the snow between French gulch and Deadwdod for the mail stage. The snow is six feet deep on tlfe summit. It is onfr 11 miles from French gulch to Deadwood and there is no snow at either place. For a distance of six miles only was there snow on the road. The outfit of men and horses that ieft French gulch at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon, 27 hours blazing the way for the mail stage, which is coming in j later tonight. The storm of last night and the night before was terrific, both In wind and downpour. The creeks are running brimful and washouts and caves on the roadway are numerous. Big trees are blown across the roads in a score of places and the public highways will not be opened until axmen chop away the trees and shovel ers dean up the little landslides. no rain fell today, the weather was un settled and there l s «Very prospect of a renewal of the storm that has been hovering over this section for the last week. Stockton Damp STOCKTON'. March fi.—Rainfall con tinues intermittently. The precipita tion for the day ending at 5 o'clock was .50. Rainfall for March thus far |is 2.71. Rainfall for the season to date shows a total of M.S9. The total for the corresponding date last year was 11.80. Rain has fallen heavily today. In the afternoon a slight snov.- fell. Revival Tent Down FREPXO. March 6.—Almost contin uous rain has fallen for several days. The fall today was .02 inch. A wind storm late today blew down a large tent in which a revival was being held. No one was hurt. The power line between Fresno and Coalinga is out. m FISH AND GAME BILL IS UNRECOMMENDED CAM. HF,AI><U ARTERS, SACRA MENTO, March 6.—That Fre-1 G. San born, one of the state fish and gam* commissioners, wan trying to block the bill abolishing the commission and put ting the supervision of all fish Mnd Same matters under the state forester was the charge made before the senate fish and game committee by Assembly man Griffith tonight. The committee reported the hill out to the senate, but without recommen dation. Another statement by Griffith was that David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford university, and M. Connell were about to resign from the commis sion In consequence of the assembly in vestigation In progress. RIFLE FISH SHOOTS FLIES AND EATS THEM In Queensland some of the most in teresting forms of animal life are to be found. The duck billed platypus (with the web feet of a duck, which lays eggs and suckles young), the lung fish, the walking perch and many other nueer creatures might be men tioned in confirmation of this. A re markable little fish is the rifle fish, which lives in the far northern rivers of Queensland. A full grown speci man, writes a correspondent, measures about 10 inches in length, and averages 1% pounds in weight. The rifle fish derives its name from the fact that It shoots its food. It swims leisurely about the stream, a few inches below the surface, and is always on the look out for flies and other trisects that settle on the floating leaves and twigs. or on the surface of water plants. On getting close enough to its victim it discharges a tiny jet or ball of water, which. If shot straight, knocks the fly Into the stream, where it is instantly gathered in by the shooter. QUEEN AMELIA HAS BIG PRIVATE FORTUNE Many stories are being told about the pecuniary affairs of the royal family of Portugal. Queen Amelia is certainly In good circumstances, for her first mar riage portion wag 3,000,000 francs and she Inherited more than 8.000,000 francs from her father, the comte de Paris. The whole of her fortune has always •been safely invested outside of Portu gal. Queen Amelia was a beneficiary under the will of the due d'Aumale, and she will some day inherit another con siderable fortune from her mother, the comtesse de Paris, who is enormously rich. HOME TALENT FOR THE COMING SHOW Winner of McCarthy-Ritehie Bout Will Go Against Antone La Grave The Metropolitan club will await the result of the encounter between Johnny McCarthy, the local lightweight, and Willie Ritchie before signing up Its cards tor this month. Promoter Clark intends to bring together the best boys -around here, and as Mc- Carthy and Ritchie appear to be prom ising material in their class, he pro poses to sign the winner agafcst An tone La Grave. McCarthy and Ritchie are to meet before the Federal club on next Fri day night In a four round bout and the contest should be worth witnessing, as both boys will do their best, for a victory means so much to them. Both are anxious to get to the front and they look like hoys of more than ordi nary ability. McCarthy has performed here in the past'and has furnished a couple of exciting scraps. His best performance was against "One Round" Hogan, whom lie battled to a stand still in a four round bout which was full of action. Ritchie is unusually clever and his merit will be thoroughly tested against McCarthy. Promoter Clark will probably stage La Grave against the winner of the above bout in a 20 round encounter. He will likely sign up a couple of other bouts in which he will match the best talent obtainable. Rufus Williams, the colored middle weight, is developing into a good card, as he has been showing good form. Should he be successful on Friday night against Pat Cornyn, the fighting irish man, Clark is likely to select the col ored fighter to go against some good man in his class. * • * Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles pro moter, announces that he has assurance from Ad Wolgast that Ad will be on the job to fulfill his engagement with Georg- ' iq March 17. This an nouncement will be pleasing news, as it means that the champion is right again and that the broken hand talk has a meaning all its own. If that member were in such bad shape as was first reported it would hardly be likely that the champion would be peen In action for some rime. With Wolgast on the coast, it looks good for cl of the local promoters to secure his services in a 20 round contest against some real lightweight. • * • * If Wolgast fulfills his engagement with Memsic In the south. Jack Perkins. Burns', manager, will be right at the ringside t* challenge the winner. The side bet of $5,006 - will go if Wolgast wants a match. Burns' friends are sure that he can beat the champion and a battle between these hoys would prove a great attraction.' JOHNSON RIVALS RED MAN BENDER Though Not a Champion, Cali fornia Boy Holds Several American League Records Chief Bender may be the proud pos sessor of the title of preniier of Ameri can league pitchers by virtue of his having won the largest percentage of games played during the season of 1910. But there is another hero of the base ball world whosp efforts should (ft>t forever remain unsung. Sure he has never been a member of a world's championship team; no. not even of a pennant winning team. <>n the contrary, his club has never even risen from the second division, anrl for many HUOU was the undis puted holder of the title of "cellar champs." He has never been heralded as the champion pitcher of the league with which he has- been identified, but still has been known as one of the best pitchers and must valuable assets, and it has been said by many experts that if he had ■ team like the Ath letics, the Cubs or the New York Giants the great Christy Mathpwsnn would have to look to his laurels. The gentle man who has called forth all these encomiums Is Walter Johnson of the Washington Nationals. While, as before mentioned. Johnson has never held the title of champion pitcher of tlie National league, "in the season of 1910 he held two records of which no twirler need feel ashamed. In the first place he was the hardest worked slabster in the league, having been called to the mound; to partici pate In 373 2-3 ! Innings. 42 ':games in all. '25 of which he won, having a" per centage, of ;.595; not so bad when one considers/that he was ; with, a 'second division team. ;■ Tn that ■ time he was taken out but once. ' . • Ed Walsh of Chicago was Johnsons nearest rival in point of service, taking part in 369 2-3 innings, just four less than the man from Idaho. Walsh had an average of .474, failing to win a ma jority of his games. The other record secured by the in domitable Walter is one he can, In deed, be proud of, and one that will without doubt stand for a long time to come—the strikeout record, not only for the season of 1910. but also for all during the history of major league ball. Johnson, during the season, struck out no less than 313 batters. Up £o this time the record was held by that former great, albeit somewhat erratic pitcher, Rube Waddell, who, in 1903, struck out 301 batsmen. Johnson passed this mark September 25. when he fanned 11 of the St. Louis Browns at St. Louis, bringing his mark up to 303. In addition to making the Brownies punch holes in the air upon this auspicious day of his career, the Idaho wonder held them to one lonely hit, a single by Truesdale. His greatest feiat of making them hit the air was August 31, when 14 of the St. Louis Browns were his victjms. HI snext best record was againßt the same team July 12. getting 13 on that occasion. He also managed to get De troit, Chicago and Boston for 12, each in a single game. The worst he did in one performance was against Bos ton. October 6, when he fanned only two. PIONEER POLICEMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH William Gaynor, one of the first policemen on the organized force in this city, died yesterday at his home tn Alameda. He was "5 .years old. A son and two daughters survive him. Gaynor was appointed to the force on June 30, 1870, and was retired on April 3, 1899. Me was one of the organizers of the Widows" and Orphans' aid association. A Hint to Houserrlvea Ask your grocer or family wine and liquor dealer for the Italian-Swiss Col ony's new white grape wine vinegar. It in the best on the market. • GOVERNOR PRO TEM HAS ENEMIES SHOT Passengers Aboard Steamer From Haiti Report Disturb ances on Island NEW FORK, March 6.—Passengers ' arriving today «>n the steamer Albingia from Hayti report that the trouble at Port Au Prince during President Si mons' absence on the northern frontier was due'to the fact that the military governor left in charge at the capital took advantage of the president's ab sence to punish personal enemies. A number of these, the Alblngia's passengers say. were cost into prison and afttrwanl shot. Tiie steamer left Hayti before President Simons' return, since which the situation »in Port An i Prince has been reported quiet. tea of dtsturbancei In all parts of the Island were told by the voy agers. One of the passengers, was Rob ert Hertzberg, the chancellor of the German legation :it Port An Prince. who was taken ill at his post nearly a month ago, and in the disturbed state Qf affairs was unable to find a physi cian to g-ive him proper medical advice. One native dQctor, .whose services were temporarily secured, disappeared and it was subsequently learned that he had been imprisoned. PARIS STREET GAMINS INVENT NEW GAME Novel Amusement Imitates the Police Dogs In Iho side streets of Paris a new game is being played by the boys. It is very exriting and might for its merits be compared generally with the street roller skate nuisance in London, looked upon with such benevolent neutrality by the police. The Paris boy's game was for a time an enigma to all but the initiated. One of the gamins seems te suddenly to take a flight amid furious cries. In his rare, no obstacle stands In the way of his flight. Two of the foremost of the pursuing party over take the fugitive, seize him with their teeth by the lapels of the coat, or any portion of garment most handy. The stranger thinks it is perhaps the representation of a boar hunt, or something of the kind, evoked by read ing the accounts of Mr. Roosevelt In Africa. No. the boys are playing at "chien de police." WIRELESS TELEPHONE IN AFRICA IS NATIVE DRUM Message Carried Through Air for Distances by Tomtoms WritinK from German Africa, a tourist says: "We found In a dense forest, among' people who know* nothing of modern scientific discoveries,' a good and prac-' tlcal wireless telephone. the purposes of cer°mony, peaceful and warlike, the natives have drums of various dimensions made of wood, and these, when beaten, emit sounds of about an octave In range. Aside from the ceremonies the drums arf used also as a means of "immunl cation. "One day our caravan was ready to start when our head servant stopped suddenly in his work, listened intently, and then pave unmistakable signs of pleasure. We learned later that the Indistinct sounds conveyed to him the news that a boy had hpen born to his brother in a neighboring village." MANUEL UNCROWNED, HE LAYS DOWN HIGH OFFICE Ambassador to France Resigns When He Hears of Republic One of the Portuguese diplomatic body has refused to compromise hi* loyalty to his king, and has resigned his office. He is the count of Bun Rosa. He lay down his position as ambassador to France the day after the proclamation of the republic. The count had been associated with tht embassy in Paris for 30 years, and had endeared himself to all members of the government with whom he had come in contact. President Fallleres ha? asked his ac ceptance of a service of Sevres china as a small token of the regard in which he Is held by the French government. HANDS LESS ADROIT THROUGH MACHINERY Deterioration Follows Use of Mechanical Appliances We learn through a French paper that we are in danger of losing the u.«p of our hands. The assertion is made !>y a medical authority, and r little reflection will lead us to pause before scouting this theory. Our hands in effect become less cunning and adroit through our availing ourselves of every mechanical appliance at our disposal, tn times past women were skillful embroiderers and workers of lace, but the sewing ma chine has deteriorated the work of the hands and fingers, because, in the case of the mercenary worker, it renders a better return for her labor. By degrees the hands become stubborn, and in time, says the authority before cited, there will be nothing for the^fingers to do. 1 —THE— | —i In spite of the effort? by - |||#%f*| II lliniirT The Lincoln -^ari<et will the Retail Butchers' as- 1111 ■I II |tf| BIIJ# I keep you always posted sociation of this city to |l(||| If 111 UIIII I I in the market prices. We force us not to advertise LIIIUULII 111 111111 L. I defy them all. The our prices, we will con- 8?? Market Slfeet Qpp powelj and my gtg Butchers' trust will be a tinuc advertising. It pays LESSER BROS CO thing ot tlle past in t!ie for you to read our ads. _ . . _ near future. _» Trade here. We save you money on good A I things to eat. ' * w Prime Hib Roast, per lb 15c Pork Chops, per lb 15c and 17% c Standard Roast, per lb 12^c Pork RoaSt, per lb 13y 2 c Shoulder Roast, per lb 10c Pork ' Tender Roast, per lb 15c Sirloin Steak, per lb. 15c Leaf Lard ' * >er lb 121/2 C -. . „, . ,_ T/ Legs of Veal, per lb 15 C Porterhouse Steak, per lb VJVzC v , f ,, „ \ eal Chops, per lb a 15c Round Steak, per lb • .12% c 3^ Sugar Cured< by Beef to boil, per lb SY 2 c p er \\) 23 C Lamb Chops, per lb 15c Pure Lard, in bulk, per lb 13 C Loin Mutton Chops, per lb 12^c Compound Lard in bulk, per lb He Shoulder Mutton Chops, per lb 10c Butter Fat or Suet, per lb 8c We operate also the I THE LINCOLN MARKET I Saratoga Washington Market, g?7 Mftrket opp ; PoweU and Mdy StB . Market Oak and. San Tnsp _ • LESSER BROS. CO. Jose CHICAGO STRONG FOR BASKET BALL University Team Is Eager for Chance Against the Co- lumbia Champs CHICAGO, March 6.—National cham pionship Intercollegiate basket ba\l will be an added feature of the 1911 athletic : season at Bartlett gymnasium, accord j ing to the University of Chicago i coaches. The local school, elated with ! Saturday's defeat of Wisconsin, pre j diet that they can qualify for the con i ference title again this season and win the right to meet Columbia, the east ern champion, for the United States honors. As Chicago will be tied with Purdue for the western till e t if they can win their final game with Minnesota next Saturday at Minneapolis, the possibility for the championship looks bright to the coaches and veterans. A post sea son series with Purdae for the "big eight" title before the national series Is the plan. It is proposer] to settle th% western honors, in case of a tie, on a two out of three basis, the same arrangement to hold in the national championships. TEXAN REFUSES TO HONOR ROOSEVELT Takes His Stand Because of Colonel's Attitude Toward Jefferson Davis HOUSTON. Tex.. March (.— B*caoM of Colonel Roosevelt's attitude toward Jef- ferson Davis, Judge Norman G. Kittrell has declined to serve on the reception committee which will meet the former president here next Sunday. Colonl Jacob F. Wolters today ac cepted the vacant position, saying he did so owing to the restoration by- Colonel Roosevelt of Davis 1 home on Cabin John Bridge at Washington. Judge Kittrell, explaining his with drawal, said Colonel Roosevelt, in the lifetime of Jefferson Davis, incorporated erroneous statements in writings and when Davis called attention to the fact that injustice had been done him Col onel Roosevelt not only refused to make correction or response, but was re ported to have said: "i will have no communication with Jefferson Davis." UNIVERSITY ALUMNI FIGHT THROOP BILL f VI.I. HEADQI AHTERS, SACRA MEN'Tfi, March 6.—To carry on the fight against the appropriation asked by Tlironp institute of Pasadena for a school of technology that would be un der state control, a dozen University of California alumni. Mayor Hodghead of Berkeley, and other prominent, men, gathered in conference with the sena tors from northern and central Califor nia this evening and then made a call on the governor. Johnson received the university men cordially, and the message he gave to them sent them nut of his office fn high spirits. The senate finance committee has recommended that Throop he gran'ed $100,000 with which to begin her re juvenation. It is provided in the bii! asking the appropriation that the school shall then become a state In stitution. This is the parfr of the con tract which troubles the state univer sity alumni. Senator stetson of Oakland conducted the conference, which was attended by all the San Francisco and Alameda county senators, with several of their friends in the upper house. 3. K. Moffltt. president of the Uni versity of California alumni: O. K. Cushing, Mayor Hodghead, C. H. Bent ley and A. EL Graup»«r, were among those in attendance. GERMAN WEDDING FEAST TAX ON MOST ROBUST Three to Seven Hours of Eating, Toasting and Merrymaking A German woman furnishes a con temporary with a description of the feast which follows a German wed ding. It is a mighty meal, which puts the German's power of stoical, cheerful endurance to the test. The clergyman sits down between the bride and bridegroom and makes a speech in their honor. Then the father of the bridegroom makes a speech in honor of the bride's family and the father of the bride makes a speech in honor of the bridegroom's family. Then come the guests, the women, everybody "en fin," till there is noth ing left to toast except the wine itself. AH this takes some hours, usually from three to seven, and the "Stim mung" risen from degree to degree. The evening. Is concluded with a dance. FRAUD CHARGED IN ALASKA COAL DEAL Continued from Pane 13 coal lands and taking out patents on more than 640 acres. It Is alleged that the several stock holders or coal lands claimants were led to believe they were locating the lands for their exclusive use, "hut in truth and in fact for the use and bene fit of the seven defendants and the de velopment company." The Michigan-Alaska develop com pany was organized under the laws of Arizona. W. W. McAlpine is presi dent. The coal lands involved are at Juneau, Alaska, and include several contiguous tracts near Homer on the western end of the Kenal peninsula, bordering on Took inlet. The claims are «aM to have been located by about 200 Michiga nresidents and 100 other claimants from New York. Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and other western points. It is said by the defendants that strictly individual entry of the lands has been made and that the Michigan - Alaska company was organized as a benefit association to aid the stock hclders or claimants to protect their titles and to develop their lands. They deny that stock was to be sold and In sist that the corporation was not formed for the- exploitation of the coal lands. In preparing the case United States District Attorney Frank W. Watson of ' was afmited by XV. V>. Townsend. assistant to the attorney general; A. Christensen, special government agent In charga of the case, and Special Agent* V. Crobb, H. P. Heinrichs and Frank (Jrlfltth. all from Washington. <'. H. Walker, registrar of Juneau, was an Irri; ■ tMM. CHStrici Attorney Wat»on announced tonlg!• ' prepare for an «-a,rl.V trial I two years Imprl*- a. fine of not more than Ji'' Ballinger Started Inquiry WASHINGTON Inves- M<Ument re turned tonight agajnst Bushnell and the other •men as-r m»tl of attempting to defraud the government of Alaskan coal lands was begun about four years age while the pretfenf secretary of the ! interior. Ballinger. was commissioner of the general land office. It was by Ballinger's orders that ! field service agents of the land office ! bepan the inquiry. In the last few months, Secretary Ballinger said tonight, more vigorous attention has been paid to the investi gation, with the result that the case | has been ready for sojne time to turn | over to the department of justice for j prosecution. OLD GLASS BECOMES A FAD IN SOCIETY Antique Specimens Used to Deo orate Tables Old glass seems coming Into fashion by way of decoration for the dinner table. A writer in the Gentlewoman dined with some persons of taste whos? beautifully polished dinner table of old mahogany was entirely decorated with antique glass, even to the central can delabra and the four candlesticks, one at either corner. The effect, with plen ty of white flowers, she says, was charming. It is curious, though, that what was nothing accounted of in on» generation becomes a craze In the next. Lady Dorothy Nevill, in her latest book of reminscences, remarks on the mod ern craze for old glass, and how some specimens formerly used in the most ordinary way at public houses are now eagerly sought after by collectors. ■\Vhen fishing isn't good the weather is likely to be bad—which maAexplain why sowie men are npver ween at church. Jamaica is more populous In propor tion to its size than Spain, Turkey, < Russia and some other European coun- ' tries. The white people, however, ara outnumbered by the blacks and colored | by nearly SO to 1. A YOUTHFUL COMPLEXION FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO USES THIS SIMPLE RECIPE This Will Clean and Clear the Skin and Gire It a Soft, Rich Embellishment Every woman can revel In a rose toned, youthful complexion—no matter what her age—it she nightly devotes a little attention to her skin, using a simple massage cream made with cerol. Get 2 ounces of cerol at the drug gist's and. dissolve in a scant pint of boiling -water, stirring until smooth, and you will have a delightful mas sage cream at little cost. Massagine the skin with this soon clears and tones it and dispels wrinkles and "crow's feet," making it soft and sat iny, giving to the complexion a rich embellishment impossible with artifi cial aids.