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DEATH STRIKES PATI AT THE A President of Pacific Rolling Mill Company Expires , After Brief _ Illness?Striking Career At End. (San Francisco Chronicle) Patrick Noble, president of the Pacific Rolling Mill Company, died ' early Saturday mornig in Stanford Hospital, where he had been under j treatment three weeks. He was 71 I years old. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon! at the Church of St. John the Evan- J gelist and interment will be in San Mateo County. A penniless boy, carrying a letter; of commendation from a business' man in New York, Patrick Noble! i came to San Francisco via Cape | Horn when 19 years old, just as the ! ~ **-'11 . racilic IVOlllIlg 1U111 ^UIUpcillJ nuo being formed. He presented the let-' ter to W. C. Ralston, who was numbered with D. 0. Mills, William A1vord, Governor Leland Stanford, | James Flood and Senator Fair among the stockholders. Thus he gained a start as clerk in the concern of which he was destined to rise to the managership, and, follow-! ing the company's reorganization in i 1898, to the presidency. Noble be-' came a power in business. About ^ 1893 he furnisned tne steei ior Tne Mills building, and he was connected with the early development of the cable roads. In 1889 and 1890 he served as Supervisor. He was interested in many charitable causes, served for many years as president of the Humane Society and was a member of the Bohemian and Transportation clubs. Noble was born in 1849 at Abbe ville, S. C., was a member of the Charleston College class of '68 and fought with the Confederate army from January to July, 1865, when 16 years old. He leaves a widow, a son, a daughter and eight grandchildren. The son is Vice-Fres ident Edward B. Noble of the Pacific Rolling Mill Company, who lives in Berkeley. The daughter lives with her husband in Hamburg, Germany. ! f " I I WARNING TO GROWERS ! OF SWEET POTATOES I Clemson College, Oct. 12.?Sweet potatoes should be dug before frost or continued cold weather approaching frost. The sweet- potato is a tropical plant and both vines and roots may be damaged by tempera-' ture above the frost point, warns the Extension Service horticulturists. The earliest date of the first kill- j ing frost in the Piedmont section is( October 23rd, Sandhill section Nov-, ember 1st, Coastal section, November 9th. | Th6 prevalent idea that the vines must be frosted before the pota-, toes are dug is wrong and the prac-j tice dangerous. It is unsafe to wait, later than the above dates to gather' potatoes. Many growers who waited until frost last year lost their entire I crops, regardless of the kind of stor- j age facilities. Of the two evils, immaturity and , frrket iniiirv t.hp fnrmflr is least in- 1 " j y - t ? ? I jurious, as the immature potatoes can ,be kept, while frost-bitten roots can not be kept' under any condition. J Vines should not be removed except from potatoes to be dug the same day. Experiments and observations indicate that potatoes so treat- i ed are hard to cure. However, if frost kills the vines before potatoes can be dug, clip the main stem at base of plant before thawing takes place. The house should be filled within two or three days, and curing should begin on the first day and continue ten to fourteen days depending up on weatner conditions. There is more danger resulting to from under-curing than over-curing the latter being indicated by the appearance of long sprouts a condition which is undesirable but more safe than the absence of all sprouts. Lady-of the House?Do you know what time my husband came home last night, Anna? Anna?No, ma'am, but his shoes were still warm at 1 this morning. IK NOBLE GE OF SEVENTY-ONE MAY TAKE ACTION IN PROHIBITION Dactic Move Now Being Considered. Seizure of Veiaels. Washington, Oct.. 12.?Seizure and sale of foreign ships violating American prohibition laws is under consideration by the bureau of internal revenue as a means of curbing liquor smuggling. Officials of the I 4--. J no uureuu weae iepit^rcxilcu tuiugm oj seeing no solution to the problem other than through invoking libel provision of the Volstead act against ships bringing in liquor. Evidence gathered by federal enforcement agents was said to have disclosed that masters of foreign ships frequently conspired with their seamen to violate the prohibition laws. The supply of alcoholic beverages has been greatly increased along the Eastern seaboard by this means, it was said. The bureau is understood also to have discovered definite connection k/vft?rn/\r? f*r? CAQmon DnOTQ crc*t\ 1T1 l/cunwi AWi Vl^li uuMiii v* * v>>&v?&vw ?? smuggling and a "whiskey ring" through which the smuggled commodity is marketed. Act Carries Teeth The Volstead act provides specifically for confiscation of vehicles of transportation employed in violation qf that law. Bureau officials were said to feel that although foreign complications may result, they should take steps in that direction in order l!o control the traffic. No estimate. has been, made of the amount of liquor thus reaching American "bootleggers," but officials are agreed it has reache4 large proportions within the last six weeks. Technically foreign ships are within jurisdiction of American laws when inside the three mile limit. This makes them liable to confiscation at any time contraband goods is found on them. The belief was indicated, however, that seizures of a few ships would end the activities of the seagoing bootleggers. Certain foreign shipments are alleged to have employed a unique method of defeating prohibition. The reports revealed, it was stated, that pay of seamen had been reduced to nominal amounts and in some cases to the amazingly small figure of $1 a week. In lieu of more pay tne seamen were permnxeo to lay in stocks of liquor in foreign ports and deliver it in American ports. Sure Of Conspiracy While questions of masters always have brought denials officials here were declared to be 'confident of the existenc of such a conspiracy sine the pay reduction has been made without protest from the seamen. A case of record in the bureau was said to show that foreign seamen on one ship had smuggled through approximately 800 quarts of Scotch whiskey, purchased abroad for about |1 a quart and sold here at more than $10 a quart. Officials declared they were handi capped by lack of men in both the customs service and enforcement corps with the large number of foreign ships entering American ports. Quarantine of icers, it was said, had been unable to make the searches of ships necessary to catch all smuggled liquor because of the time limitation and have admitted to 'treasury officials that they were powerless to check the growing traffic. Assistant Secretary House, head of both the customs service and the j bureau of internal'revenue said two: months ago that "it would take an , army" of agents to patrol the shore ; linpc anil Hpfpnl" smncrclprs wVinsp ' methods were declared to require the highest grade of detective work even at that time. The present disclosures were believed to indicate such increasing boldness as to require more drastic legal action. British coins prior to the coming of the Anglo-Saxons were modeled after Phoenician coins brought byj traders. j BIG REDUCTION IN SHOP FORCE I " 1 Roanoke, Va., Oct. 12.?Notice of a 20 per cent reduction in the shop forces on the Norfolk & Western railway system beginning with laborers and helper^, effective October 16, have been posted in the company's shops, it was learned here today. Though not officially stated, it ie understood the reductions will eventually reach mechanics. N. D. Maher, president of the road, tonight announced that the reduction in the working forces would be gradual and that "proper notice will be given in every case." He added that it is not contemplated to make any "big reduction" and that wherever retrenchment is made it will be "carefully studied out beforehand, so as not to impair the road's efficiency." It was learned today that in a number of departments minor re auctions aireaay nave own m<tuc. According to an official, officers of departments| have been , instructed to "give careful study to their organization with a view to effecting all economies possible." These instructions, it is said, apply , to a clerical as well as mechanical branches of the company. The road employs a total of about 33,000 persons. The reductions are prompted by heavy operating expenses, an official said. He pointed out that the road spent approximately $1.16 for every dollar earned and that the September report would be "very discouraging," despite the increased passenger and freight rates." WHEAT FARMERS WILL DEMAND $3 A BUSHEL Wichita, Kan., Oct. 12.?The Wheat Growers association of the United States, with a -membership of 70,000 in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and South Dakota, has issued from its office here a proclamation to all its members urging them to refrain from selling any wheat after 8 p. m., October 25, until such time as the price of good wheat is raised to $3 a bushel at growers terminal market. r~ A , \ , \ Nov / / 4 , ) < .! .v D up you new Kir 1 SEF That is what y a wagon?t D Di that is what you ge as a ;arm Wag* for you?and tl best buy. 1 in it and 3 mil- nr ' are ir ' th ! I *> t The Stai * 1^? i For A ( A suit of all-wot . A suit that fits A suit correct it . A suit guaranty you a full mom .OESN'T that < " pretty well sum I the kind of a suit ] would like for this 1 ' Poll CP3QAH. Tfl ] JL UU. L>VUUV*A| schbaum Clothes 4 Hi $45, $50 and i o Rampv 8L L, -y.it ? n . jt ^ v ABBEVI ?BWHB?W?W?BWM????? 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