MARINES REACH
S.F. AFTER WAR
IN SOUTH ENDS
Crack Cruiser Cleveland in Port
Following Exciting Patrol
in Nicaragua
Yankee Ship Halting Munitions
of Smugglers Brought Peace
in Trouble Zone
After severs! weeks of exciting pa
tro] duty along- the mast of Nicaragua.
the United States cruiser Cleveland,
Captain D. W. Blamer. steamed into
San Francisco harbor early last even
ing. The sailors and marines of the
famous little fighting craft, while they
did not see active fighting or partici
pate in any battle with the revolution
ists, nevertheless took a prominent
part in the restoring of peace.
In fact, it was virtually due to the
presence and watchfulness of Lieuten
ant Commander Edward Woods and the
• ien under him t,hat the town of
Chinandpgro was not sacked and Ameri
icans killed and their property, de
stroyed.
X The Cleveland, which is a crack
bruiser, received orders September 1
from the navy department at Washing
ton to proceed with all haste to Cor into
to join the fleet that was rapidly being
assembled under command of Admiral
' r that time the Cleveland
tare island and was in readi
-a duty. With a full comple
ment of picked sailors and marines.
Captain Blamer steamed at far above
standard speed to the scene of trouble.
Almost all of the fighting, including
the 'killing of Amerir'afas at Leon and
Chinandega and the destruction of
property owned by the Americans, was
over when the Cleveland arrived. How
ever, the Cleveland was the most ef
fective menace to pirates and smug
piers, as it not only a first class fight
ing cruiser, but it is very speedy.
MARIVES REAS«IRK YANKEES
As soon as the Cleveland reported to
the flagship, the l\ B. 8. California.
Admiral Southerlanl. ordered Captain
Blamer to detail as many sailors and
marines as he could comfortably spare
from the ship ;md still leave him with
sufficient men to man the vessel in
of a sea battle to '"hinandega. At
Chlnandega three of the American
forces were killed and four wounded
by treacherous rebels shortly before
leveland arrived at Corinto. When
1 leveland"s marines and sailors
landed in C'hinandega. under command
of Lieutenant Commander Woods, the
American residents were in great fear
for their lives.
Warned by the attack on the Ameri
ort time before, which.
by the way, < ost the revolutionists
• -arlv, .if» lining killed and almost
as many trounded. Lieutenant
Commander Woods permitted it to be
understood among the native In the
town ami along the road of travel, by
word of mouth, men. that no quarter
wn'uld be shown should an attack be
made on the American fore**.
Tiie ja'-kies and their half brothers,
the marines, were all fully equipped.
In addition to rifles and a complete eel
Of «ide arms there were several gat
tling guns. Full camping equipment
Mken along, and ten American
fighting men from the Cleveland were
encamped in tents, where they lived
more than four weeks. The town was
patrol ed by the Cleveland men; in
so wen policed was it that not a
single attack was reported as having
been made on Americana or their prop
erty whie the armed American force
was stationed till
MALARIA STRIKES 18
Although every precaution was taken
tard the sailors and marines from
i\ illness. IS of the Cleveland's
were stricken with malaria, after
tg been bitten by mospitos.
He the land force was guarding
Chlnandega the Cleveland was kept
busy aloi _ | of Nicaragua pre
ide runners from entering
■it with arms and amunition and
other necessaries of war for the two
luii'Hvists It was suspected at the time
that the revolutionary forces had made
arrangements to receive large consign
ments of fighting material from places
along the roast.
It was to guard against this that the
• <nd and fast vessels of the
■an fleet cruised up and down the
to prevent landing of supplies.
the American war vessels were
Beful in their work is proved by
the fact that the revolutionists were
dispersed quickly after short and sharp
skirmishes with the land force*.
When ordered to rrf urn'to theVnited
States, following'the surrender of <;, Ti
er*] Mena, former minister of war and
the head of the revolutionary forces,
w bleb was made to Admiral Souther
land, Captain Blame? was instructed fo
convey Mfnn to Panama. When Gen
eral Mena was brought on board the
Cleveland he was crippled with rheu
matiera and had to be carried on a
stretcher.
WARNED OF HLRRI4 A.\E
On the homeward trip the Cleveland
narrowly escaped the hurricane off
A.apulto. The Cleveland received a
message from the U. S. S.
Maryland when about 75 miles south of
■ lone, warning it to turn abput.
truing was received in time, and
eveland was not in the least
damaged by the terrific windstorm. At
Acapuito the Cleveland saw evidences
:" the storm in sunken vessels and
wrecked buildings and wharves.-
The officers and men on the Cleve
land could hard!y restrain themselves
when they entered the Golden gate,
and especially when the fighting ves
sel anchored in man-o-war row off the
Clay street wharf, so grlad were thei
sm here. Today the men will be
given extended shore liberty, a priv
ilege which they have not enjoyed for
nmro than two months. In a short time
Captain Blamer will restrme command
of the U. S. S. Buffalo and will return
to thf Panama zone.
•"'aptain Blamer said that when he
Uit Corinto the situation was well
unoer control and that the American
liad restored peace. He says he
thinks naval intervention on the part
or the United States was absolutely
necessary.
I UNION PICKET ARRESTED
FOR DISTURBING PEACE
One of tho first arrests of union
pickets for some time occurred last
evening when Harry Myers was ar
rested in front of Jelliaon'a saloon on
Third street near Market. Myers at-<
tracted such a large crowd that the
sidewalk was completely blocked. . Pa
trolman B. Maloney of the southern
station arrested the picket on a charge
of disturbing the peace. Myers was
released on bail furnished by union
officers
Beauty Talks to Beauties
Why Pretty Girls Are Such
MISS MAUDE
F E A I. V,
playing
now at the Al
cazar, and win
pe. r of the 1,000
franc prize
awarded some
time ago in
Paris by Le Fi
garo Illustre in
its international
beauty contest,
had this to say
last night about
beauty:
"Beauty con
tests are good
because they
emphasize the
power of beau
ty. We can't
and never will
be able to get
away from its
sway. The love
of beauty i> a
fundamental in
stinct.
"Fine eyes,
clear skin, regu
lar features and
a graceful figure
are the physical
demonstration s
of a healthy
mind and a healthy body. A woman possessing these things is beauti
ful.
"The acquisition of beauty is a business. An ugly woman can
go about getting beauty just as a good business man goes about get
ting customers, but unless the seeker for beauty h willing to cultivate
good nature, kindliness and cheerfulness she might as well give up
the job of trying to be beautiful. Afiger, fear, jealousy are foes to
good looks. These things cloud the skin, dim the eyes and harden
the mouth. Self-control, strong will, strong nerves and common sense
are the fundamental factors of beauty.
"A catty woman is never beautiful. She may inherit good features
and the fine health that gives clear eyes and a smooth skin, but sooner
or later these things skip out and leave her a dried up. withered, un
lovable thing.
"Becoming dress is a big factor in the acquisition of beauty. A
business woman attired in a simple tailor suit and trim hat will stand
a better chance of being considered good looking than her frowzy
sister with a lot of cheap lace gimcracks hanging about her.
"The trouble with most women in regard to dress is that they
always follow in the wake of some woman famed for her beauty and
distinction in attire. Such a woman may be tall and slender. When
she costumes her graceful figure in soft, clinging draperies and wears
a big. wide brimmed hat you can depend upon it that short, fat Mrs.
Jones will appear on the scene immediately with her dumpy little
body wrapped likewise.
"A woman in the quest of beauty must cultivate individuality.
She must find what is most becoming to her particular type and then
stay by that.
"1 shall be particularly anxious to know just what sort of a girl
carries off that final prize offered by The Call in its pretty girl wage
earner contest. I feel sure she will be of the kind that instinctively
knows and understands the factors in the composition of real beauty."
Just a few more weeks and then some girl will be very busy pre
paring to take a trip to Honolulu as a guest of The Call.
It rests with you as to whether your pretty friend gets a chance
to jjo to the islands. If she is a wage earner send in her photograph
to the Pretty Girl Editor of The Call.
Next Sunday The Call will publish two pagrs of sonic of the
prettiest faces to be found in San Francisco. They are all wage earn
ers. One of them wil! be awarded a gold watch.
TRIBUTES ARE PAID
TO SENATOR WILSON
I President Expresses Sympathy
to the Widow of Seattle
Publisher
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.— The funeral
of John Iα Wilson, former United ,
States senator from Washington, and |
brother of Henry Lane Wilson, am
bassador to Mexico, who died here !
suddenly yesterday morning, will be j
held at Crawfordsville, End., the birth
place of the well known politician and
publisher, on Saturday.
Before the body left Washington this
I evening a delegation from the National
Republican club, headed by EL C.
Snyder, president of the organization,
called at the New Willard to extend
sympathy to Mrs. Wilson. Messages
of condolence from all partg of the
j country were received by the bereaved
I idow and Mrs. W. W. Chapin, the
only child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson,
during the day. one from President ,
Taft being as follows:
My Dear Mrs. Wilson—l have
.lust received the sad news of your
husbands death. I extend to > OU
the heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. Taft
and myself in your great sorrow.
Senator Wilson was a warm and
constant friend of mine, and I
deeply regret his death. Sincerely
your*, WTLLTAM H. TAFT.
Numerous floral tributes-. Including a
huge bunch of chrysanthemums from
President Taft. were received. Quite
a numb* , ) , of friends of the family also
called during the day to pay their re
spects and extend condolence.
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Chapin
accompanied on their sad journey west i
by Ashmund Brown, Washington cor- I
respondent of the Seattle Post In
telligencer, which was owned by Mr.
Wilson. The party will be joined in
Indianapolis by Ambassador Wilson.
The funeral wil be in charge of the
iMasonic order, and the body will lie
lin state in trte Masonic temple at
Crawfordsville tomorrow night and Sat
urday forenoon.
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LIFE SAVER IN HOSPITAL
HELD AS HOLDUP MAN
Bathhouse Attendant With
Broken Leg Arrested
Giis Peterson, a life saver employed"
at the Lurline baths, Iβ at the central
emergency hospital suffering from a
broken leg with a police watch over
him, positively identified as a holdup
man and suspected of breaking fhto the
Hopkins Institute of Art, where he
formerly worked.
M. B. Seeley, 711 Pine ptreet, says
Peterson Is one of twe men who held
him up at midnight. Patrolman Cumr
mfngs, two hours later, saw two men
as&ieting a third down street
near Pine. It was who said
that he had slipped on the pavement
and broken his leg. At the hospital
Seeley identified Peterson as the high
wayman.
Cummings returned to his beat and
discovered that the Hopkins institute
had been broken into and the cash reg
ister stolen. The police say Peterson,
after holding up Seeley, robbed in
fctititte and incurred his injury when
he slipped down the embankment.
» .
California.Stanford Football Game
Take the ever popular Key Route—
the best service. Buy retum~tlcketo, —
Advt.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912.
NEGRO FIGHTER
DEEP IN TOILS
Johnson Arrested by Federal
Officers on Serious Charge;
Out on Heavy Bail
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—Jack Johnson, the
prize fighter, was arrested by federal
officers tonight .harged with violation
of the Mann art. His arrest followed
the return by the federal grand jury
of an indictment charging him with
having eausfd the transportation of
Belle Schreiber, a white woman, 2K
years old, frr»m Pittsburg to Chicago.
August 1". 191". for an unlawful pur
pose.
Federal officers searched the south
Ride several hours before Johnson was
found hiding in a hotel surrounded by
four negro guards.
An attempt was at first made by the
guards to prevent the officers from en
tering Johnson's rooms, but they were
pushed aside and the government war
rant was served on the prize fighter
without serious difficulty.
At the federal building tears came
to Johnsons eyes as the officers put
handcuffs on his wrists.
"You don't have to do this. I'm not.
going to run away." he said. "I'm
square; you ought to know that."
His bonds had been fixed at f3o,non.
but all the federal judges had left the
building for the night. Johnson and
his attorney attempted to obtain bail,
but for a time it seemed as if the
prize fighter would be compelled to
spend the night in the county jail. The
federal judges declined to leave their
homes to go through the formality of
accepting bail.
After several hours' work Johnson
found a court clerk willing to act. and
the prize fighter was taken to the home
of his aged mother, on the south side,
who signed the bonds, along with sev
eral others, and Johnson was released.
CEREMONIES TO MARK
COSO PARK OPENING
Under the auspices of the Coso Ave
nue improvement elu»> and Bernal
Progressive Woman's club the dedica
tory ceremonies for the opening of
Coso park -will be held Sunday with
the following program:
"Star Bpanjeli»(l Banner."
Remarke, '•Improteroeut*' - . .. James B Newnom
(Former president Coso Avenue Improvement
chibi.
March. "Hail to the Spirit of Liberty"
(J. P. Soii«m .%.... Municipal band
Remarks. "Woman , * Help".. .Mrs. Kate Biscboff
t president Bei ual Progressive Woman's club. I
WaJta. "Danube Waves" (J. IvanovkO
Municipal band
Addre>s. "Bernal Heights" (Jporgp Barroe
Vocal sole Miss UlHaii Hofftneyer
(Violins—A. Schendel. Leo Shepherd, Ben
, I.lodbolm. i
Overture (Yon Stippet Munifipal band
••Morofnj:. Nooo end Night in Vlenos."
Keinarks, "Cneo Park" Wtlliam A. Newsom
Atistr'a Xa»loaal Air with Variations (Jo
seph F. Hnj<len. Municipal band
Address. "The. City Beautiful"....
• • • ■ •••• Chirrles A. iJiunieintPr
Grand selection. "Tannhausor" (Richard
Waftnen ....... Municipal band
Address. "Parks and Plavjcrounrtu"...:
Colonel James E. Power
"Funeral March" (F. Chopint.. .Municipal band
In memory of the late vioe president of
the United States. James Schoolcraft
Sherman; born October 24 ISoS- died
October SO. 1912.
.Vldress Merer .lames Rolph .Tr
Inrprmefczo. "The Dawn of Lore"..Ttwo. Bendii
Airs from "L« MascotteV Aurlran
(ai Song. "La Palom*" Yradier
(b) Patrol. "Turkish" Tt>eo Michnells
March, "Fort Alcatraz" George Koppiti
"America.''
NO THEORY TO
EXPRESS RATES;
"JUST GROWED"
Wells Fargo Proof at Hearing
Shows Charges Are "What
Traffic Wifl Bear ,,
The typical questions and answers of
the typkal railway rate hearing were
heard again yesterday, when the stte
Vailroad commission, in its inquiry into
the express rates of California, quizzed
C. R. Graham, traffic manager of the
Wells Fargo company, on the rate
theory followed by that corporation.
Reduced simply, the theory was found
to be no theory at.all, but the ancient
axiom of "charge what the traffic will
bear.' . Rates in California, as in most
other states where they have not been
reorganised and adjusted by law, have
been built on this principle alone. Like
Topey, they "just growed," and Graham
found explanation* of the countless dis
crepancies cited by the commission to
be quite impossible.
"Rates are governed by circumstances
and conditions," was his ultimate re
ply, although in the meantime he had
sketched what determines the minimum
and the maximum charges named in the
tariff >.
The inimum express rate cannot be
lower than 150 per centof the railway
freight rate, and is thus definitely es
tablished. The maximum rate is what
the traffic will bear, which means that
the rate Iβ maintained at a point where
free movement would be retrded if it
were placed any higher.
ROADS WOlfff MOVE, HE SAYS
One of the reasons, said Graham,
why express rates should not be re
duced is that the railroad companies
complain about their share of the
revenue. In this state a contract be
tween the Wells Fargo ana the South
ern Pacific gives the railroad 40 per
cent of the gross receipts of the ex
press business to cover the cost of
transportation, cars, depot room and
ther services performed by the rail
road. The Santa Fe receives 55 per
cent.
Graham said the railroajjs are clam
oring constantly for a higher percent
age. Both contracts expire within four
years. He said that all over the coun
try new contracts being drawn invari
ably give the railroads more than they
received before.
He said the Southern Pacific, while
nominally taking only 40 per cent of
the gross receipts of the Wells Fargo,
in reality took more, for in the begin
ning a big bonus of cash and stock
was paid by the express company to
the railroad. This bonus, according to
Attorney E. S. Pillsbury, who also rep
| resented the Wells Fargo company at
I the hearing, amounted to between
$2. 000,00 ft and $3,000,000 and was ex
act pr| from the express company almost
at the point of a pistol.
CONTRACT DEALS DRMED
Bnth PHlsbury and Graham denied
that thpre was any collusion between
railroad and express company officials
in fixing contracts.
"The railroads took what they
thought they were entitled to." said
Pillsbury. 'and the dealings were at
arm's length."
Graham said he thought the bonus
paid to the Southern Pacific should hf>
taken into account by the commission,
but Commissioner Thelan said this was
not a question. He said that from the
pr*spnt point of view the commission
would regard the old contracts as giv
ing the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
a fair and equitable return.
It will be the purpose of the com
mission to make separate estimates of
the cost of handling state and inter
state business before attempting to
make new rates. Commissioner Thelan
said Graham's idea of ratp making did
not coincide with the theories of the
body, although he did not disclose the
plans to be followed in ordering re
ductions and changes.
Most of the afternoon session of the
commission was taken up with the in
| troduction of evidence In the case of
the California Central Creameries com
pany against Wells Fargo company, in
which the commission is asked to re
duce the express rates on cream and
butter to the level of the Wisconsin
schedules and to order the return of
$4,568.75, alleged to have been paid by
the creameries company to the express
company in excess of "reasonable"
rates.
P. W. Stamp, traffic manager of the
creameries concern. test-ifled that the
high express rates on cream and but
ter in California had checked . the
growth of the dairying industry. He
eaid that this busjness could be doubled
in the state if the Wisconsin rates
were put into effect.
An adjournment was taken in the
express cases until December 16, when
further evidence will he ready.
"OLD TOP" TAKES ON "FEW, ,,
THEN REMOVES HIS TOGS
Naked Soldier, Mud Bespattered,
Taken for Negro
How James Dray, otherwise known
as "Old Top" by his bunkies at Fort
Winfield Scott —Dray until yesterday
was a first class artilleryman and of
unblemished record —was mistaken for
a. negro or a Filipino early Wednes
mornlng , was fold with much snicker
ing and giggling in quarters at the
post yesterday.
Dray came to the city Wednesday
morning to celebrate fittingly the elec
tion results. He had "one" here and
another there, until he failed to re
member just what time he promised to
report back.
About 12 o'clock midnight he started
for the Presidio. In the densest part
of the reservation —a spot known as
Ghost hollow —!>ray proceeded to dis
robe. It's about a mile from Ghost hol
low to Fort Winfield Scott, and the road
these rainy days is filled with mud.
Naked and covered with mud of a pale
chocolate color— just the color of mu
lattoes —Dray wandered into quarters,
singing boyhood ditties.
Not tuneful were his warbllngs and
his bunkies awoke. One swore he saw
a big negro; another said It was a Fili
pino bent on vengeance. An officer
came on the run and the mud clothed
"Old Top" was placed in the damp and
chilly guardhouse. Dray says he is
gl»d election comes only once in four
years.
NOTED EXPERT CHEMIST
IS STRICKEN BY DEATH
CHARLOTTEVILLE, Va.. Nov. 7.—
Charles W. Mallet, professor emeritus
of applied chemistry of the University
of Virginia, here today. He was
widely known as a chemist in the
United States and for three terms was
a member of the United States assay
commission.
•
BROUGHER WILL LECTTTHE— Rer. J. Whit
comb Brougfaer. successor to Rev. Robert Rur
dette as pastor ot the Auditorium Baptist
church. Los Augel*«. will deliver a lecture
this evening at the Mission Baptist church,
corner of Twenty-peconrt and Bartlett streets
Thr lecture is Riven for the purpose of
creasing the fund* for rebuilding tiie Baptut
church in the Mission District.
Developments in the
Express Rate Hearing
r»rvelojinirni»i yesterday In ex
press rate hearing::
Welle Karjco rate* a jumble of
Inconitietencle*, built solely on
the foundation of "charging what
the traffic will bear.'"
Southern Pacific, in addiMon to
takinjc 40 per cent of express
(•oinpnny'«( receipts in return for
transportation and earn, exacted
SMe bonus of canh and stock
amounting to more than $2,000.
--000.
Dairying lndutttry of Califor
nia could be doubled by applica
tion of the WUconsln rate
Mchedulen to shipments of cream
and butter, according; to Califor
nia Central Creameries company.
Express rate hearing postponed
to December Iβ.
COLLEGIANS GREET
CARDINAL FARLEY
Students of Santa Clara Granted
Two Days , Holiday by
His Eminence
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA.
Xov. 7.—John. Cardinal Farley was
given an enthusiastic reception in the
auditorium of the university here to
night when he spoke before an audi
ence that taxed the capacity of the.
spacious hall. His eminence was re
ceived at the depot earlier in the day
by a large committee of prominent
men and women of all faiths.
The auditorium was beautifully dec
orated in honor of the event, and the
speakers' platform was especially
pretty to look at. In the cardinal's
party were Right Rev. Edward Dunn,
bishop of Peoria; Mgr. M. J. Lavelle,
Mgr. J. H. Magee. Mgr. J. B. Lewis and
Rev. Luke J. Evans.
Mayor Thomas Monohan of San Jose
made the address of welcome and he
was followed by Rev. Father Morris
sey, president of the University of
Santa Clara.
Cardinal Farley in his address said
he was gratified to see the wonderful
advance made by the Catholic church
on the Pacific coast. He complimented
thf» state of California on its climate
and fertility of soil. He also urged the
students to possess courage enough to
express their religious belief before
those of a different faith.
The students were granted a two day
holiday by his eminence. Tonight's
meeting was the first public one that
• "ardinal Farley has attended since he
came west. During his stay in Santa
Clara Cardinal Farley was the guest of
Edward and Mrs. McLaughlin. The
cardinal and his party left late tonight
for Los Angeles.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
SCORED BY BARENDT
Health Board President Tells
Rolph His Troubles
President Arthur H. Barendt of the
board of health scored the supervisors'
finance committee yesterday, in a let
ter to Mayor Rolph, in which he set
forth the reductions which have been
proposed in the health department
staff, in order to meet a deficit in funds
which the supervisors declined to make
good by a special appropriation.
Among: the proposed reductions is
the vacation of the positions of city
physician, industrial inspectress, two
dairy inspectors and a filing clerk.
Barendt states in his lottor to Rolph
that these proposed reductions will
seriously interfere with the efficiency
of the department, and that the health
board must not be held responsible if
complaints follow.
"The consequences of this wholly un
justifiable reduction," he says, "have
been manifold. First, there is the In
evitable deficit in the maintenance
fund, then the petulant accusation that
the board of health is incompetent and
is vjolating the charter, and now a
sudden discovery on the part of the
finance committee that its previous at
tempt to fix the budget for the board
of health was illegal, though in June
the same committee strenuously pro
tested its right to do so.
"The hoard of health will continue to
strive to render efficient public service,
and sincerely regrets the official par
simony which has denied it' the small
sum of $7,000 with which to carry on
its work for the remainder of the fiscal
year."
CHINESE COOK TAKES
BIG CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Sn anxious was Chin You. a Chinese
cook, to escape Deputy Inspector Bar
ney Devin of the state pharmacy board
early yesterday morning in an opium
raid at 41 Waverly place that he sprang
through a window, on top of a sky
light, and landed in the kitchen of the
restaurant of Pon Chang, 539 Clay
street. Devin and members of the Chi
natown squad founa Chin You crying
for help in the cafe and had him re
moved to the harbor emergency hospi
tal, where he was treated for a punc
ture of the thigh and lacerations of the
feet. To make it worse, Devin took
You into custody after treatment and
charged him with violating the state
poison law.
To Efface Age-Marks
from Skin and Hair
Any woman can easily get rid of a
sallow, coarse appearance of the skin
and make herself appear several years
younger by using a lotion made from
4 ounces of spurmax. 2 teaspoonfuls
of glycerine and a half pint of witch
hazel (or hpt water , ). This lotion will
s:lve to an oily, shiny skin a pink,
youthful appearance. It does not show
like face powder, but lasts longer and
is splendid for cold sores, pimples and
freckles and other complexion upsets.
Spurmax can be bought at any drug
store and prepared at home at a small
cost. After It is once tried it ia liked
so well that it is always used in place
of face powder as it is better and has
proven to be a wonderful whitener and
skin beautifter.
Every one admires a beautiful head
of hair, and it is easy to have It if
the hair is properly cared for. Try
shampooing the hair once every two or
three weeks with a teaspoonful of
canthrox dissolved in a cupful of hot
water. It lathers abundantly, cleans
the scalp thoroughly, stops all irrita
tion and makes the finest kind of sham
poo. Soap is dangerous to use on the
scalp, as the "free ' alkali in it kills the
hair. Canthrox makes the hair soft
and glossy, dries quickly and is now
being used very extensively by the
best class of hair dressers. "When pre
pared at home, canthrox shampoo is
decidedly inexpensive. All druggists
handle canthrox.
SCHOOL OPENED
FOR ARMY MEN
Privates and Noncommissioned
Officers Take Up Studies
at the Presidio
With an enrollment of 75 pupils from
the ranks of the privates and noncom
missioned officers, the school of English
opened yesterday at the Presidio under
Chaplain H. C. Gavitt, First cavalry.
The instructors are recruited frcmi
the rank and file, principally enlisted
men who have had high school train
ing. Besides English and its various
branches, attention is paid to history,
modern and ancient, and to geography.
Chaplain Gavitt said the men were
studious and attended strictly to their
studies, and that he expected a larger
enrollment Saturday with the return of
two troops of cavalry from the Yo
semite.
Troops C and D, First cavalry, •whjch
have bfen stationed in the Yosemite
since April 1, will return to the Pre
sidio Saturday afternoon. Since leav
ing the reservation 10 days ago, the
men averaged 23 miles a day. Accord
ing to information received by Captain
Murphy, First cavalry, the troops
camped yesterday in L,ivermore, and
will reach Hayward some time today.
The men and their mounts are reported
to be in good condition, considering the
length of their trip and the recent
rains, which made many sections of
the road almost impassable.
A movement is on foot among cer
tain officers of the Presidio and at Fort
Scott to raise sufficient funds to erect
a suitable chapel at one of those two
posts. At present the religious work
M Fort Winfield Scott is done in ■
little room over the post exchange, j
which w-JU barely accommodate 50 men.
The Presidio chapel, an ancient' struc
ture, leaky and wholly inadequate, has J
seating- room for only 120 persons, while j
there are nearly 3,000 men stationed '
at the reservation. Army officers have i
long known that the present chapel
is a reflection on the post, and every
effort is to he made toward securing
better quarters for worship. Asked
if a chapel would be included in the j
proposed improvements at the Presidio, |
where $4,000,000 is to be expended be-j
fore 1915, a well known chaplain re- '
plied:
"It is easier to secure the promotion
of an army doctor to a major general
than to get funds to build a house of
worship."
It has been suggested that religious
organizations of San Francisco raise
funds for the building of a Presidio
chapel in the same way the citizens
of Texas for a chapel for
Fort Sam Houston.
* •* #
Captain J. S. Johnston, coast artillery
corps, is relieved from assignment with
the One Hundred and Fifth company,
and is placed on detached service. He
will go to Honolulu in December.
* * *
Captain Charles A. Clark is relieved
from detached duty and will be as
signed to duty with the One Hundred
and Fifth company, coast artillery
corps.
* * *
Lieutenant F. E. Wilson has- been
transferred from the Seventh to the
Sixth infantry and will be stationed at
the Presidio.
* * *
Lieutenant S. C. Magill, signal corps,
has been granted two months' leave of
absence.
LAST CHANCE FOR THE
LAGGARDS TO REGISTER
Registrar Zejnansky announced yes
terday that registration for those who
wished to vote at the charter amend
ment election, to.*be held December
10, would close tomorrow at noon.
DEALING SQUARELY WITH THE PUBLIC
What assurance have you after you have pur
chased a piano on which a reduction of from fifty
to one hundred and fifty dollars has been made, that
you have really bought at the bottom price? How
are you to know that the next buyer who happens
in will not get an additional twenty-five or fifty
dollars reduction?
Does it seem reasonable to you that a piano built to
sell at three hundred dollars can be sold for one hun
dred and ninety and leave a legitimate and fair
margin of profit for the dealer?
Bear in mind this fact—no merchant sells his goods
at a loss, and the piano that is offered at a reduction
of one-third to one-half off is a dangerous and unsafe
investment at any price. It is built to deceive, sold
by dealers whose is to charge all the traffic
will bear, and who do not hesitate to take advantage
of the fact that the average buyer is unskilled in
piano construction and the quality of materials.
On our floors may be seen pianos that are very low
in price; as low, in fact, as good, dependable pianos
can possibly be made and sold. They are the
product of factories which have established their
reputations by the merit and quality of their pianos,
and the prices, save for the addition of Eastern
freight, are identically the same as in New York,
Boston or Chicago.
No effort is made by our salesmen to convince the
buyer that the low-priced piano equals in quality
the best, but you will be told and it will be proven
to you that, dollar for. dollar, your money will buy
more real piano quality here than at any other store
in the West.
Because we respect the intelligence of the buying
public and because we know no other method than
to deal fairly, squarely and out-in-the-open, you may
rest your case with us with the positive assurance
that you will get the best piano possible, at the price
paid.
Easy payments, of course.
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