The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 7, 1904, Page 37

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902 37 THINKS COURT | PRIZERING Pugilist Charlie Tye, Who Is | Mrs | | | CHANGES HER DIVORCE SUIT Bessie London Eases Charged With Insanity.Be-E Off on the Charge Made gins Fight With Patient IS ABOUT TO | { | SCORE | REACH | Against Novelist Husband UNDERSTANDING Sparring for an Opening He‘%.\s Result She Omits.Name Is by Restrained in Time the Deputy Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 6. Imagining that the space within the ser rail of Judge Ogden’s courtroom as the interior of a prizering, Charlie e, the lightweight prizefighter, charged with insanity, this morning started bout with another insane e name of John A. Nystrom. timely interference of the d Tye from scoring a ed e for their examinat'ons regarding their ty set and had cen left seated by themselves. Nys- t 1gly was cold and got out hair and began to double shuf- d sidestep to get warm. In a Tye was on his fet and toed tch. He assumed a fighting i was eyeing Nystrom like a vstrom went th his antics, until suddenly g sight of Tye, he made a jump ducked, then feinted Tye t in another instant advantage of the t been prevented. number of spectators e of whom said a ntently watching to come off. A bailiff t nd, rushing be- sane men, forced Both men’s for next Mon- were s od is hopelessly in- —————— DAUGHTERS HOLD A ATTENDED RECEPTION KING'S WELI Many Visitors Aid in Celebrating First Anniversary in the New Home for Incurabk A g. 6.—The board of Alameda County Home for Incur- reception at the home to- e seventh anniver- g of the institution. ternoon many visitors spitality of the yvoung rge of the reception. At ormal musical and lit- ) e was rendered, in- " g ental solos by Miss| T Collins and Miss Fern Frost as arranged by Mrs. e served by the of the Alameda the King’s Daugh- he seventh an- t was the first on of its new bufld- those interested in took advantage of the inspect its new quar- €re are now more.than sixty the home, every ward of and the directors are planning to enlarge it. A new be erected and eted the present main used solely for the of [r‘;HPn!s suffering troub ——————— PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS ALAMEDANS Advancement Ass i r 1o soon ry Public Spirited Speeches at Meet- ing in the City Hall. Aug in the 6.—Three men promotion of the | address the Ala- Assoclation at its cld Monday night in Ihey are Rufus P. Jen- utive officer of the Cali- otion Committee; Edwin secretary of the Oakland rade, and the Rev. Frank f 'hP‘ First Presbyterian s city. tell of the work being the organization with which ciated and Stearns will speak ds of Alameda County in g 1 and will explain the attitude of the Oakland Board of Trade with respect to the consolidation of the ctties on the east side of the bay. The Rev. Mr. Brush, who has just returned from a tour of the Eastern States, is to gelate his impressions of the coun- try east of the Rocky Mountains, —_————— Says Wile Left Him. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—Suit for aj- vorce on the ground of desertion was begun to-day by John F. Dietzmann against Louise Dietzmann. They were married in Minnesota in have five children. He says that two years ago his wife left him. —_———— Crossing the - cause of sciatica. meda ! knees is a common Sheriff | by Miss Ida Rradley. The | Association Will Hear | 28, both of Oakland; John Mulcahy, 1880 and | | i | | | | | | hibiting London of Anna Strunsky and Alleges Simply Desertion ———— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 6. An understanding has been arrived at between Jack London, novelist and newspaper man, and his wife, who is suing him for a divorce. Mrs. London to-day dismissed her original action and instituted a second, alleging sim- ple desertion as the ground for her complaint. The name of Anna Strun- sky is not mentioned in the second complaint, which also omits the charges of a gross character original- v made against the husband. The first complaint laid most of the unhappi- ness complained of to the door of Miss Strunsky. None of these charges will now have to be answered or tacitly acknowledged as true if the case were allowed to go by default. Two weeks ago the injunction pro- from drawing any money from publishing houses or newspapers was removed. At that time it was announced to Judge W. E. Greene that an amicable settlement as regards the property interests of the pair had been arrived at. It is due to this settlement that the change of grounds upon which a divorce is to be asked has been made. By the filing of a new complaint, however, notice is given that no com- | promise is looked for and that the Londons have simply agreed upon the ground on which a divorce shall be granted.~ They have been separated for the statutory period of a year and this gives Mrs. London a choice as to lh:_a reasons to be assigned for her pe- tition. —_————— PIONEER MANUFACTURER BORNE TO THE GRAVE OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—The funeral of P. N. Remillard, the pioneer brick manufacturer, who died last Wednes- day morning, was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the family residence on Adams street, near Perkins. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Bradford Leavitt, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of San Fran- cisco, and the music was furnished by the Masonic quartet. Many floral offerings were sent by friends of the deceased. The honorary pallbearers, who rep- rbsented the Masons, Odd Fellows and Workmen, were George H. Collins, H. A. Powell, C. R. Lewis, Charles E. Lipp, Robert Dalziel, A. T. Eastland, ‘W. W. Childs and A. K. Clark. The active pallbearers, all of whom were chosen from among the ployves of the Remillard Brick Com- pany, were O. Brunelle, J. Jorgensen, L. ‘Bonneksen, A: Carlson, A. Sousa, N. Chouinard, M. Gagnon and J. Thomsen. The remains were placed in the vault at Mountain View Ceme- —_——————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: George W. Ban- nister, 21, and Lena Linari, 19, both of San Francisco; John W. O'Donnell, 38, Modesto, and Maude Tripp, 2 Madera; George A. Harbin, 25, Stock- ton, and Mae Canavan, 19, Alameda; Charles Rutledge, 43, and Kate Cronin, 41, both of Oakland: Oscar F. Brandt, 28, and Annie H. Garton, 7, San Francisco, and Edna Brule, Alameda; Joseph Bruno, 24, Alden, and Lena Avanzino, 18, Berke- ley. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Aug. 6.-—Librarian J. C. Rowell has under consideration a plan to close all the alcoves iIn the library to free access, This plan was applied with success last year to the shelves on the,lower floor, the result be- ing that less books were lost than in any pre- vious year. While the number of missing books is much reduced there is a tendency to further curtail the privileges of free access, so that the loss may be reduced to a minimum. Another advantage from this system would be to prevent the misplacement of books. It will, however, require additional clerical help to wait upon ail the applicants. In order to avold the friction that has char- acterized the association of coaches on the football fleld iIn other years, James Hopper, this year's coach, will be permitted to chopse his own assistants. In this way the coach will be abie to name assistants friendly to him and better results will be obtained. = Hopper has not yet taken advantage of his but will, it is believed, mon.‘l' By Miss Margaret Matthew, 02, daughter of t Rev. W. 8. Matthew of Lincoln street hoy received the appointment of student secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association of one of the New England colleges. She has tecured a leave of absence from the Whittier School, where she is a teacher, and will leave | on August 15 for Lake Geneva to attend the annual conference of the secretaries there. After the conference she will g0 to Boston and establish her headquarters. Philip M. Carey, yell leader for last year, has accepted a Government offer to take charge of =ome construction work on the Yuba River. 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[FIGHT STARTS em- | OVER OFFICERS Bricks and Opposition Tieck-| ets Are Flying in the Alameda District SUPERVISORS =~ CONTEST Only One Serious Difference On in the Ranks of the Republican Party Oakland Office San Francisco Call, i 1016 Broadway, Aug. 6. On the eve of the primary election | one of the good, old-fashioned fights { that have split a hopeless Democratic minority in Alameda County so many times has again developed. In at least three of the seven Assembly districts of Alameda County there will be tick- ets in opposition to those advanced by the faction in control of the Democratic County Central Committee. Up to to-day there was not the slightest hint of any fight among the Democrats. The old R. M. Fitzgerald | wing of the party was in absolute con- trol of the county committee, even though J. J. McDonald resigned as chairman when he went Bast to at- tend the Democratic National Con- vention. When it came to naming delegates to | be voted for at the primary election on Tuesday next the committeemen from the various districts prepared the lists. There was no indication of a | fight against these delegates until op- position lists appeared suddenly in the Forty-eighth Assembly District, which is along the southern water front; the Forty-ninth Assembly District, which includes West Oakland, and the Fifty- | second Assembly District, which is the town of Berlekye. An effort to get an opposition ticket in Alameda failed, but fights are expected in all of the districts except the Forty-sixth, which is the rural part of Alameda County, and the Forty-seventh, which is IAla— meda City. These opposition tickets are backed by S. Bachrach, secretary of the coun- ty committee, and M. J. Laymance, the wealthy oil magnate, who has always opposed the Fitzgerald wing of the party. TO CONTROL PARTY. The fight is only for the control of the party machinery, with an eye to | the election two.years from now. It { is the same old fight that had existed for the last fifteen years in this county. The people back of the *“regular” ot county committee ticket say that the opposition tickets were put in the fiela at the last moment in the hope that the votes at the Democratic primary would be so few that they could win with a small vote on their side. In Berkeley there is some Dbitterness against the new move, and the sup- | porters of the “regular” ticket assert that the new movement is in the in- terests of the Contra Costa Water Company, so that it may control the municipal fight next spring. “The opposition tickets are an entire surprise,” said J. J. McDonald to-day. “There has been no fight against the regular tickets until Bachrach and Laymance got up these new tickets. 1 have no idea what the object can be, and T am quite sure that the San Fran- cisco fight is not behind the move on this side of the bay.” Actual fights in the Repubiican ranks are few and growing, fewer. The big contest is between John Mitchell and George Randolph for the Republican nomination for Supervisor in the Fifth District. This fight has become very | bitter, but instead of being upon old factional lines men are fighting sic by side who have been formerly polit- ical enemies. Behind Mitchell are Charles E. Snook, Charles H. Speal chairman of the San Francisco Harbor Commissioners; George W. Reed, Guy C. Earl, City Auditor A. H. Breed and others. Behind Randolph are State Senator G. R. Lukens, J. Cal Ewing, secretary of the State Bank Commus- sion; J. P. Cook, County Clerk; George Pearce, chief deputy County Clerk. This fight: will center in the Second Ward, and whoever carries that dis- trict will probably win the nomination. The only other fight is that between J. J. Burke and Morris Flynn for the Assembly nomination in the Forty- ninth District, and this is largely the outgrowth of the Supervisorial contest between Mitchell and Randolph. Troubles over the Congressional nom- ination and over the nomination for State Senator to succeed G. R. Lukens are settled. It was announced to-day that there would be no opposition to Knowland taking the nomination fér Congress and that there would be no opposition to Lukens succeeding him- self as State Senator. ALAMEDA’S ONLY FIGHT. ALAMEDA, Aug. 6.—Edward K. Tay- lor, candidate for the Republican nom- ination for State Senator from this district agalnst City Attorney M. W. Simpson, to-day issued the ticket con- taining the list of his delegates to be voted for at the primary election Tues- day. The ticket bears the caption, “These delegates will vote for E. K. Taylor for State Senator and J. C. Bates for Assemblyman, and oppose one-man power.” The delegates are as follows: Charles S. Neal, E. B. Dun- ning, 1. N. Chapman, L. H. Brink, E. A. Randlett, Oscar L. Rogers, H. A. Thompson, E. D. Judd, Julius Magnin, Louis Cordes, George Johnston, Frank Haile, W. Brandes, A. P. Smiley, Al- bert Kihn, Peter Christensen, George Lovegrove, William Hammond Jr., E. D. Ells, F. E. Browning, L. L. Schuler, F. C. Fabens, Sampel Frank, Dr. W. O. Smith, Fritz Boehmer, Bert L. Fisher, Henry Tank, Samuel Center, George Morris, C. W. Pinkerton, Edward Houston, D. A. Cohen, George R. Mc- Connell, C. T. Rose, John Lubben, Pete Perata. Assemblyman J. C. Bates, who has no opposition and who aspires to an- other term, also issued his list of dele- gates to-day, many of them being the same as are on the Taylor ticket. The Bates ticket bears the following cap- tion: “This ticket, which will be sent to every voter in Alameda, is the oniy ticket recogpized by Mr. Bates and his friends as favoring his candidacy for renomination to the Assembly. There lis no vacancy in the Senate. The dele- gates are here given: P. S. Teller, W. P. Dillon, John Larkin, Peter Christen- gen, J. H. McNutt, John Lubben, Albert Kihn, W. H. Noy, E. J. Probst, Thomas Dunleayy, L. S. Shannon, F. A. Bord- well, Frank C. Fabens, C. T. Rose, Peter Perata, C. R. Smith, C. L. Tilden, J. J. Searle, Jesse Peterson, Ed Cleve- land, A. V. Fisher, Joseph Morizio, J. B. Lanktree, E. J. Holt, W. G. Fort- man, William Hammond Jr., Rus Pari- ser, L. Newbell, H. Steiger, M. M. Tuft, John F. Hanson, C. W. Marsden, N. Madsen, F. E. Browning, E. B. Thorn- ing and J. 8. Hanley. BERKELEY. Aug. 6.—The ‘orke— WAIF 1§ LEFT WITH JACKSON Mysterious Woman Aban- dons Male Baby on Floor of Married Man’s Room —_— NO EXPLANATION MADE ———— Child Is Carefully Dressed and Consigned to the Care of One “Truman” gt S ae OAKLAND, Aug. -While a female companion kept watch at the street door in order to see that an avenue of escape was kept open, a weill dressed woman slipped stealthily into the Vincent House at Seventh and Market streets about 9 o’clock this evening. She went straight to the room occupied by D. Jackson and his wife, rapped lightly on the door and i fled, leaving on the floor a beautiful, healthy baby boy about six months old. Pinned to the shawl in which the little one was wrapped was the fol- lowing note: “Christ sald ‘Suffer little children to come unto me.” Will vou re-echo his words and raise this boy in memory of the noble son who was so lately taken from you?” Underneath these words was writy ten, “Harry Truman, born January 5, 1904,” and this, together with the clothing in which the child was dressed, furnish the only eclew by which the little waif's identity may be established. g The clothing consisted of a cro- cheted jacket, a gown of pink flannel, pink crocheted shoes and finely made, white underclothing. Over all was wrapped a large, heavy shawl of dark pink tennis flannel. When Jackson answered the knock at hig door and found the child he called the landlady, Mrs. Joseph Kel- ly. She took the little waif to her room and@ undressed it. Finding no marks of identification on the cloth- ing, she summoned Policeman Scan- lan, who took the child to the police station. Captain Wilson ordered him to take it at once to the West Oakland Home to be properly cared for. A close examination of the clothing was made at the home, but no marks were found which would throw any light on the baby's identity. In spite of her precautions the woman was seen by two girls as she entered the building. These were F.dith and Norma Werly. Both give a fairly good description of the woman’s clothing and appearance. She wore a long brown cape and small straw hat, trimmed with light colored flowers, and she was about 5 feet 4 inches tall. Her female companion was taller and was dressed entirely in black. The one who left the child was evi- dently well acquainted with the Jack- son family. In the note left she re- ferred to the death of the son, A. J. Jackson, formerly a student at the University of California, who died last November. Jackson says he knows of no one by the name of Truman. A DENNING ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT Accused by Singer Sewing Machine Company of Having Stolen $2000 From It. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—W. F. Den- ning, former manager here for the Singer Sewing #achine Company, is charged with having embezzled $2000 of the company’s funds. He was ar- rested at Sacramento to-day and brought to Oakland this evening by Constable Hempstead. He had been out camping with his two children, a girl 14 years of age and a boy 12. Several days ago he was arrested for trespass. He did not understand what the charge was and asked if it was for some trouble he was in at Oak- land. The Sacramento County au- thorities immediately got into com- munication with the police here and his identity was discovered. An affecting scene took place be- tween the father and the children when they were separated. The Sac- ramento County officers promised to take good care of the children. Denning claims that he is not an embezzler. He says that the missing money was lost through poor man- agement. He was broken in health, he says, and took his children out into the country to recuperate, ———ee Mayor Returns From Vacation. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—Mayor War- ren Olney returned to-day from his vacation and announces that he will at once resume the conduct of the business of the city. Much has ac- cumulated during the absence of the Mayor, but he is so much improved in health that he feels able to cope with it all B ey el ley Democratic Club has named the following delegates to the State and county conventions: County—Niles B. Searles, Charles Mills Gayley, Chaun- cey W. Wells, Edward S. Fowler, George M. Robertson, Olin Welburn Jr., Harry A. Encell, William A. Powell, Frank Fagan, Charles F. Fraser, Philip Munro, S. J. Sill, C. R. Hoessli, J. M. Spencer, James O'Nelll, Clyde E. Abbott, Barle H. Webb. State—W. H, Mara, Rufus A. Berry, Clyde E. Abbott, Hansford B. Griffith, Richard O’Connor. ———————————— Wanted to Be Guillotined. A curious character came up recently for trial in Paris in the person of Au- guste Baumann, charged with the at- tempted murder of Abbe Lebel in No- vember last. 3aumann’s own descrip- tion of himself is as follows: “I am not an anarchist, I am a ‘revolte,’ an independent; 1 support no prticular theory. I have no grudge against Abbe Lebel, but I am opposed on principle to all priests, soldiers, magistrates and professors. Desirous of ending my life, I have given myself up as a prisoner and demand to be sent o the guillo- tine.” The court could not quite see its way to grant this request, but awarded the prisoner ntteefi years' penal servi- tude, with ten years' exile to follow.— New York Tribune. e Signs of Civilizatien. Japan is certainly up to date in the vices as well as the virtues of the West. But it comes as something of a shock to find that the land of the chrysanthemum is suffering from the boarding and advertisement*curse. All the most beautiful spots where to travel are rendered unsightly by un: decipherable signs and all along the railway lines and at the railway sta- tions ugly boardings blot out all that is beautifui. Some of the boardings range from ten to thirty feet in height. ———— ‘Turpentine has been found to be an antidote for carbolic acid. PASTOR ELOPES - WITH WIDOw Rev. Platt, Formerly of Sel- ma, Disappears From San- ta Cruz With a Woman FAMILY LEFT BEHIND Affair Causes a Sensation in the Church Circles of Coast and Valley Towns LAl i Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Aug. 6. — The Rev. A. L. Platt, formerly pastor of the Christian church at Selma, created quite a stir in church circles the early part of this week by eloping from Santa Cruz with Mrs. Allie Johnson, a comely widow. For a year he has labored with the people of Selma, teaching them the ways of righteousness, and now that he himself has fallen the community Is bitter against him. Mrs. Johnson and Rev. Mr. Platt be- came very friendly at the church where he was pastor. In fact it was there he met her. Friends regarded the friend- ship as nothing out of the ordinary. Rev. Mr. Platt lately resigned his pas- torate at Selma and wentto Santa Cruz taking his wife with him. He came back to Selma last week, presumably on a business trip, but when he left Mrs. Johnson went with him. She stated that she was going to visit the Platts in Santa Cruz. She did visit them, but not for long. She left to re- turn to her home and Rev. Mr. Platt went with her as far as San Francisco. Both have disappeared. ————————— FRIDAY NOT “HOODOO” DAY FOR AMERICA A Number of Happenings Most For- tuitous for Us Have Fallen on That Day. Friday, August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Port Palos, Spain, on his great journey. Friday, October 12, 1492, he discover- ed land. Friday, January 4, 1493, he sailed on his return voyage to Spain. Friday, March 14, 1493, he arrived at Palos on his return voyage. Friday, November 22, 1493, he landed at Espanolo en his second voyage to America. Friday, June 12, 1494, he discovered the mainland of South America. Friday, March 5, 1496, Eenry VIII gave John Cabot his commission to pursue the discovery of America, which resulted in finding North America. Friday, September 7, 1565, Mendez founded St. Augustine, Fla., the oldest town in the United States. Friday, December 2, 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock. Friday, February 22, 1732, George ‘Washington was born. Friday, June 16, 1755, Bunker Hill was seized and fortified. Friday, October 17, 1777, Burgoyne surrendered at-Saratoga. Friday, September 22, 1780, Benedict Arnold’s treason was discovered. Friday, September 19, 1791, Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Friday, July 4, 1776, a motion was made by John Adams in the Conti- nental Congress that “The United States are and ought to be indepen- dent.”—Exchange. —————— Wigg—"Are the Bjoneses very so- ciable people?” “Wagg—“Well, the last time I was there they taught me a new game of solitaire.” «NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA ® LATE BULLETIN ABOUT NEGROES Census Officer. Issues Matter Showing Extent, Character and Condition in Country MISSISSIPPI HAS - MOST Males Predominate in Rural Districts—Females Seem to Prefer Life in the Cities As a result of requests for informa- tion from all over the country the Cen- sus Office lately issued a bulletin on “Negroes in the United States,” con- taining statistics with regard to the extent, character and condition of the negro population in the several States of the Union. The summary of the re- sults given in the bulletin is in part as | fol 8: ‘“The number of negroes in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico) 1is 9,200,000—perhaps a larger number than is found in any other country outside of Africa. Near- 1y nine-tenths of the negroes in conti- nental United States are found in the Southern States. The ‘largest number of negroes living in compact masses are found in certain urban counties, sev- eral of which .lie outside of the great cotton growing States. The four, each having over 75,000, are the District of Columbia; Shelby County, Tennessee, containing Memphis; Baltimore City, Md., and Orleans Parish, La., coexten- sive with New Orleans. 15 TO J. “The district in which the propor- tion of negroes is greatest lies in the Mississippi alluvial region along both banks of the Lower Mississippl, where five-eighths of the population is ne- gro, the maximum being in Issa- quena County, Miss., with more than fifteen negroes to each white person. The center of the negro population is in De Kalb County, Alabama, about four miles from the western boundary of Georgia and thirty-three miles south of the southern boundary of Tennessee. “In the country districts as a whole the negro males outnumber the negro females slightly, and in the cities the females outnumber the males decided- ly. This disassociation of the sexes between city and country is far more marked among negroes than among whites and has increased since 1890. MANY ILLITERATES. ‘““Among negroes 44.5 per cent are il- literate. The percentage of illiteracy has decreased rapidly since 1890, when it was about seven times as common as among whites, and this ratio be- tween the races has not altered ma- terially in the last ten years. Illiteracy among Southern negroes is about four times that among Southern whites, If the percentage of illiterates should fall in each succeeding ten years by as great an amount as it did between 1890 and 1900, an improbable assump- tion, it would reach zero about 1940. here was a decided increase be- tween 1390 and 1900 in the proportion of marriages among young negroes. This increase of early marriages was yet more marked among Southern whites of both sexes, and was prob- ably due to the great prosperity of the country just before 1900. ‘There are nearly 4,000,000 negroes in the United States engaged in gainful occupations. These persons, who may be called breadwinners, constitute 45.2 per cent of the total negro population, BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALA)[IE& COUNTY ! l OAKLAND. « 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. | BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1433 Park Street. | Telephone Alameda 559. — THE CARNAHUBA PALM A MOST USEFUL TREE Said to Be the Most Growth in the World. Undoubtedly the most marvelous tres in the world grows in Brazil. It is the carnahuba palm, and can be employed for many useful purposes. Its roots pro- duce the same medicinal effect as sar- saparilla. Its stems afford strong, light fibers, which acquire a beautiful luster and serve also for joists, rafters and other building materials, as well as for stakes for fences. From parts of the tree wines and vinegars are made. It yields also a sac- charine substance, as well as a starch resembling sago. Its fruit is used for feeding cattle. The pulp has an agree- able taste, and the nut, which is ole~ aginous and "emulsive, is sometimes used as a substitute for coffee. Of the Marvelous Vegetable | wood of the stem musical instruments, water tubes and pumps are made. The pith is an excellent substitute for cork. From the stem a white liquid similar to the milk of the cocoanut and a flour re- sembling maizena may be extracted. Of the straw, hats, baskets, brooms and mats are made. A considerable quantity of this straw is shipped to Eu- rope, and a part of it returns to Brazil manufactured into hats. The straw is also used for thatching houses. More- over, salt is extracted from it, and like- wise an alkali used in the manufacture of common soap.—Exchange. —_—————— BRITAIN'S COAL SUPPLY AT GIBRALTAR FORTRESS The storing of coal d@t Gibraltar is ac- complished by means of a very curious plant which has just been completed for the pumping station at Landpert. In the huge rock fortress the coal store, boiler house and the engine room ad- joining are worked under compressed air and are necessarily airtight. The store to which the coal has to be con- veyed is hewn out of the solid rock and is absolutely bombproof. A special feature is the arrangement of the coal plant in such a way that it does not interfere with the air pressure. :The coal is lifted from the coal tip fifty- seven feet below the horizontal trav- eler. The skip by which the coal is conveyed is raised by means of a steel wire rope working over pulleys and around a driving drum. The time oec- cupied by the skip in traveling from coal tip to coal store is two minutes. At this end, and on a level with the motors, & sentry box is hewn out of the rock, where the man who controls the gearing for hoisting the skip is housed and has practically a full view of all three operations.—New York Tribune. »r——p while for the total white population the per cent Is 37.3 and for Southern whites 34.2.”"—New York Sun. —_— All the writing and copying inks used by the Russian Government are of for eign origin. .. FREE ART SUPPLEMENT NEXT SUNDAY “A _PRECIOUS BURDEN" A PRETTY PICTURE IN BLACK AND WHITE. ] > Get One of These Pretty Pictures They Are Well Worth Framing 'PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY “A PRECIOUS BURDEN.” The Call Is Sold Everywhere Place Your Order Early