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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-10
A Relative.

The young man was being enter
tanned by the small boy while hs
waited for the young lady to appear.
81 say" said the youngster after
a long list of questions, your moth
er doesn't live here, does she:"
mo. She does not"
"You haven't got any relations
here either, have you?"
"None at ALL"
81 said so," said the boy in sat
isfed way.
"Said it to whom?'
'To sister when she said she be-
lived your uncle had your watch,
cause you never took it out to see
if it was time TO CO."
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-10
The Money Order Business.

Over $1,000,00O a day is being
paid into the postoftices for money
orders. If the average time between
the purchase and the cashing of q
money order is ten days the govern
ment holds an average balance o.
S10,000,000 of the peoples money
a balance with an earning power Of
about 100000 dollars a year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
PLAN TO PAY
ALL FIREMEN
City Trustees of Alameda
VIII Disband Volunteer
Companies of Department
REPORT Is SUBMITTED
Reorganization Depends on
Condition of Municipal
Finances and Tax Levy

ALAMEDA. Aug. 2s.-As soon as
the finances Of the city will permit the
volunteer fire companies that have
served the municipality for thirty
years viii be disbanded and the de-
partment recognized on a paid basis.
This plan IS recommended by City
Trustee DR.. H N. Pond in a report
Of the investigation Of the recent
Sherman-street fire that has been filed
with the City Clerk and which reads
as follows:
AS a result Of the investigation made by
tho Board OF City Trustees regarding the cir
cumstances connected with the IRE on Sherman
street. il seems shown: That there was an
error committed in that the engine was not
present AT the fire. that there evidence
given during the fire that the day for the
volunteer Ere department is passed: that the
whole department should be put on paid
basis probably on the pay-cau plan That,
taking into consideration the intensity and
rapidly Of the fire IN the stable, IL was i'm
llsslp-e Tor any department 20 nave saNeS
the horses ana vehicles contained therein. and
Vne prevention OF widespread confiagration re-
fleets credit on the department, hampered as
by lack or water and pressure, and eX-
perience in efficient concentrated action.
FOR the better effectiveness Of the service,
IL seems advisable 20 institute regular drill
tactics. so that each man may know his exact
sphere O. action. and FOR the betterment OF
entire department on some paid plan.
Speaking with reference to the re-
port DR.. Pond said:
7 believe ia would be best TO reOrganize the
fire department and do away with the volunteer
companies bul Just how soon We can do this
- is difficult 70 say. We viii meet 10
fix the next tax levy. but so exorbitant
some n the demands that have been made
the Ci.y Trustees Tor increases in salaries by
the members of several OF the municipal de-
parrments that may have 20 allow the fire
department 10 run along IL is FOR another
year
Two OF the former volunteer fire companies
are az present on a call-Day plan and Chief
r. x. krauth asserts that these are the only
companies he can properly direct and depend
upon Al q FIRE. There are three volunteer hose
upauies; hut according To Chief Krauth. the
members Of these organizations and their labor
fires is unreliable. We will probably take
up f0r discussion az our next meeting the re-
organization OF the fire department and II We
can see our way financially viii very likely
provide Tor raid fremen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
LIVELY DOINCS
At THE BEACH
Unusual Number of People
Sustain Severe Accidents
While Enjoying Holiday

Accidents seemed to be the order of
the day at the beach and park yester-
day In fact, for a quiet, peaceful
sunday performance it was the record
breaker. There were four accidents Of
a serious nature, besides others of
minor Importance.
Inc principal eve. vas the runaway
OF a pair of magnificent black thor
oughbreds, driven by John A. Glover.
the manager of the New Home Sewing
Machine Company, which resulted in
clover being thrown from his buggy
and badly hurt about the head Glover.
VINO Is prominent in the order of
knights Templar, was trying the
horses with the idea of buying one
with which to take part in the coming
parade of the knights. He will be
lucky now If he is able to drive in
hack during the approaching festiyi
ties. he had just driven over the
bridge that is the approach to the
beach drive, when an automobile came
dashing down from the Cliff House
at the rate of forty miles an hour.
Clover's horses, which had been brought
up in the quiet blue grass fields of
Kentucky, had never been introduced
to flying motor cars. They gave a look
at the car, then a snort, and then made
a wild break for the briny deep. The
only thing that stopped them from go
ing into the ocean was the thick growth
OF chaparral that lines the west
ern side of the drive. AS they dashed
into this r. o. Osborn, Clovers COM
panion, rolled out on one side of the
vehicle, and as he did so the buggy was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
WORK BEGINS
IN TWO WEEKS
Magnesite Managers Say
They Are Ready to Open
the Red Mountain Mines
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 ProadUt AuC %

OdhldHu OlIlCe San L TdnClSCO CdIl,
1016 Broadway, Aug. %.
The American Magnesite Company
has made official statement of it's plans,
H. c. Stllwell, vice president and Pa
citic Coast agent, and c. II. Spinks, su-
perintendent, appearing before the
Board of Supervisors to discuss the
subject These plans are exac city as
have been outlined N The Cal, the
two officials merely giving further pub
llclty In support of a petition to have
the road now building up the Arroyo
Mocho from Livermore completed as
soon as possible.
The officials told the Board of Su-
perVlsors that If ii would complete
the road to the southern county line
of Alameda County that the American
Magnesite Company would have the
eight miles from the county line to
their mines completed in time to have
the two sections join. They told the
board that they expected to have their
factories up and in operation in less
than six months, that their mines
would be ready to ship ore in that pc
Rod, that inside of two weeks a gang
of men would be put to work opening
up the mines, surveying their section
OF the road, and by the time the county
section of the road was finished and
their factories in Oakland up they
would be ready to ship magnesite for
the supply of the world.
Acting upon these statements, the
board agreed to advertise for bids for
the completion of the road, which has
already been surveyed, and bids will
be submitted inside of three weeks.
{. H Spinks, the superintendent of
the new mines, said to-day:
=. We are absolutely. ready to go ahead with
the development OF the largest magnesite
property in the United States and the largest
IN Tue worid outside OF Greece. In six months
we will be ready to compete with the product
from Graece in the markets of the United
states We can nut uD our factories in three
months; but. as We cannot get our roads com
pleted and our mines ready to ship ore
INSIDE OF SIX months, we will not begin con
strGcton upon the buildings In Oakland for
about three months. Work on the mine will
begin IN TWO weeks. We told the Super-
visors to telegraph TO Chicago at our expense
and md out the financial respons ibiIity OF the
men back Of this. We have no stock for sale
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
AMERICAN RULE
Good FOR TRADE
Insular Affairs Bureau
Issues Report on CONNER
cial Growth of Philippines
IMPORTS SHOW ADVANCE
Transportation Figures In
dictate Increase in Tonnage
Carried by Yankee Ships

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-According
to a statement given out to-day az
the Bureau Of Insular Affairs. the Phil
ippine import trade advanced nearly
81 600 600 in value during the nine
months ended March last, and a slight
falling off is shown in the exports as
a result Of decreased shipments in
copra and sugar, although hemp and
tobacco are exported in larger amounts
than for the corresponding three
fourths of the previous year.
Excluding sold and silver and United
States Government purchases. the Gus
tom house returns give the total value
of merchandise imported for the nine
months ended March, 1904. at SIS, 921-
O24 and the exports at So. 256. 1859. a z
per cent increase in imports and per
cent decrease in exports. The rice
growing sections Of the British and
French East Indies have enjoyed most
of the increase in trade, the latter ter
ritOry sending three-fOurthS OF the
SIC, OOO, 900 worth of rice received.
Except for those countries from
which rice is obtained the statement
says that for the first time since Amer
lean occupation the United States leads
in the amount of merchandise sent To
the islands and that the outgoing trade
with the principal countries shows a
decline in the value OF shipments to
the United States, more than 500, 600
Of the loss being credited to sugar ex-
ports and S60O,O0 to hemp.
More than One-half Of the imports
consisted of food and animals, while
the exports were chiefly agricultural
products. hemp exports amounting %
sic, 900, 900 in round numbers. The fig
ures on the carrying trade show an
increase in volume of business done I'M
der the American flag, the amount car
ried to the islands being S1,535,027, while
81, 237 sos of the exports left the islands
under the American flag. British YES
sells took SIS. 172. S19.
The sugar trade declined from 81
1901 to S1,S27.O74, the entire output
being sent to Japan, HOngkOng and
China, no portion being exported 70
the United States. Americans made up
more than One-half the total arrivals.
the greater portion being Classed as
professional men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

BERKELEY, Aug. 2S.-Willis r.
Peck, who has been engaged in educa-
uonal work in China for the past two
years, has returned to resume his
studies at the University of California.
Peck has been connected with the edu-
cational movement in Northern China
and speaks with enthusiasm of the pro-
gress that is being made under the, di-
rection of the English and American
tutors.
He was tutor for year to the son of
Yuan Shih Kai, the viceroy of the
province of Chilli. This district is
known as the metropolitan province, -
and it is. here that the greatest edu-
cational advance is being made. The
province comprises the cities of Peking
and Tientsin.
After tutoring the viceroy's son for
a year, Peck joined the faculty of one
of the colleges of the province as an
Instructor in English. He was engaged
in this work up to the time of his re-
turn to America. The progressive edu-
cational system now being developed
in Chill is due largely to the reform
movement in China. Niceroy Yuan
Shin Kai is cooperating with the for
eigners in the establishment of schools.
He was also the friend of the whites
during the Boxer trouble.
In speaking of his observations dur
ing his two years residence in China,
Peck says:
"VicerOy Kai has developed a really
excellent system of education in his
province, which comprises Picking and
Tientsin. There are now thirteen high
schools and two colleges in Chilli. The
colleges, Cf course, are not UP to the
standard of American universities. but
they serve their purpose well. They
give instruction in such branches as
electrical engineering. One of these
colleges was organized by an American
named DR.. G. D. Tenney. 1t is largely
through the protection of the viceroy
that these institutions flourish.
Many believe that it would not be
comfortable for foreigners in Chilli if
the protection Of Viceroy Kai was
withdrawn. On several occasions he
has proved the friend of the English
and Americans. During the Boxer
troubles he saved the lives Of many
foreigners.
THE viceroys son is a man of %
years. He is progressive aDdshas a
good grasp Of English"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY Aug. 2S.-The announcement
comes from the presidents Office that four
scholarships viii be available this year for
graduate students Of the university. There
aye the Adrlenne Cert graduate scholarship.
ylelding $50: the Hllgard memorial graduate
scholarship yielding Sl25: the James W.
GoeWey scholarship Of $3.50 open TO graduate
students 81 the College Of Natural Sciences
and the Prank NJ. PIxley scholarship Of SI75
open 10 students in the department. Of Juris-
prudence. The Adrienne Cert and the Hlgard
memorial scholarships are open TO graduate
students in all departments. In order to secure
them application must b. made TO the COM
fnlttee ca scholarships OF the graduate council
not later than Monday. September 3
The Pathological Club will hold a meeting
1o-murroW evening N the Faculty ClubrOCm,
when Professor q. r. Moves viii read a paper
on -Anzlo-SaNon Christian Epics' and Profess
~ the Athenian Law Courts in the Fifth Cen
turs. 3. c.
Miss Gertrude Davidson. o. viii be the
leader al meeting OF the Young Women s
Christian Association at 4.l5 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon In Stiles Hall Her subject viii be
What 10 DO IN a College Course" Kendrick
g.. BabcOck. president Of the University Of
Arizona, viii address the Young Mems Chris
tan Association al 7-15 o'clock Tuesday even
ing in stiles Hail.
Tn students Congress will discuss The
Policy OF the Students Congress for the Pres
ent Term in North Hall Tuesday evening.
il Stnes Hall On the same evening the Sen
ate Mil debate The question, Resolved. that
ar amendment % the constitution be secured
30 a. 10 leugthen the Presidential term 10 six
years. Norm. %. and Schuman, 'o6. will
take the affirmative and Kelly. 'O6. and
Andrews. 90. the negative
President and Mrs. Wheeler's reception 10
the class a 1905 VIII take place in Hearst
Han on FRIDAY evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

overturned and Glover was thrown
violently 10 the ground, landing upon
his head. He was picked up in an
unconscious state and taken to Shee-
hans resort. DIR. Joseph l. Manson
and Miss Laura Carr, a professional
nurse, happened to witness the acct
dent. They went to Clover's assist
ance. DR.. Manson sewed up an ugly
wound on Clover's forehead and
dressed a deep cash on the back of
his head. He was later removed to
his apartments at the st. Nicholas Ho-
tel. His injuries, While extremely pain
full. are not Of a serious nature.
So soon as the buggy returned an
attache of the Golden Gate Life Saw
ing Station grabbed one of the horses.
The other made a wild dash down the
beach, scattering people right and left
in his mad career. He first ran into a
delegation of the California Comman-
derry of knights Templar, who were
out for practice drill on black char
gers and came within an ace Of DASH
ing through the center of that august
body. He then ran into lot of bicycle
riders and scattered them right and
left, completely demolishing several Of
their machines. He wound up his mad
flight by running into w. E. Specht of
447 Lyon street, whom he knocked
down. Specht suffered an extensive
confusion Of the right thigh. He was
taken to the Park Emergency Hospital,
where his wounds were dressed by DIR.
Millar. after which he was sent home.
The runaway horse was finally cap
tured by one of the knights Templar
and taken back to the scene Of the
smashup and the whole outfit was
eventually towed back to the city.
Mrs. M. Swartz, while trying to cross
the boulevard. was run into and
knocked down by a horse driven by
Ben Heavey of 1925 Bryant street.
Charles Leonhardt Jr., who was driv-
ing at the time, assisted the injured
woman into his buggy and conveyed
her to the Park Hospital. where it was
found she had suffered a severe con-
fusion of the eye.
Miss Irene Heaney, a ~irl 13 years
old, was attempting to climb the stone
fence near the museum when she
missed her footing and fell, falling
heavily on her side and breaking her
left arm. She was taken to the Park
Emergency Hospital, where DR.. c. F.
Millar set the injured member and she
was then removed to her home, 467
Thirteenth street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Lectures OH Russo-Japanese War.

An interested audience assembled at
Golden Gate Hall yesterday morning to
listen to Henry Frank on THE Re-
ligious Causes Underlying the Russo
japanese War" Mr.. Frank is an elo-
quent speaker, who is at the head of
the liberal thought church of Carnegie
Hall. New York City. He treated his
subject in a scholarly manner, tracing
the history of each nation, pointing out
the religious element that has been the
fundamental cause of differences Gull
minating in the present conflict be-
tween Russia and Japan. The interest
of the audience was so great that a
committee was appointed to wait upon
Mr.. Frank with a request to repeat the
lecture at a suitable time, which will
be duly announced.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
BURGLAR VISITS HOUSE
TWICE IN ONE NIGHT
Woman Frightens Away Intruder by
Blowing Alarm Calls on
Police Whistle

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-A persistent
burglar made two attempts early this
morning to break into the residence
of NJ. J. Touchard, 919 Linden street.
Mrs. Mary Kinsela, whose home is at
sos Brush street, occupies the Touch
ard place as housekeeper during the
family's absence. Shortly after mid
night this morning she was awakened
by a noise at the rear of the house.
She blew a police whistle Justify and
the burglar ran away.
Fearing TO return 10 bed the fright
ened woman remained up all night
An hour after the burglars first Wis
ii he returned to the house only to
be received with another salute from
the whistle. The busy plunderer dis
appeared before the call was answer
ed by a policeman. The burglar got
into the house by breaking open the
kitchen door. No property was stolen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Bencnt for Providence Hospital.

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-The members
Of Young Ladies' Institute No. Is of
this city Will give n benefit for the
Sisters of Providence Hospital at
Dietz Opera House on Tuesday evening,
October 4. The committee in charge
has arranged for the production Of
a farce comedy in three acts.
entitled Confusion" The mem
bers Of the committee of ar
rangements are: Mary Madden chair
mani, Jennie McBrien (secretary)
Mary Kneally (treasurer), Kate Nc
Herman, Jennie Regain, Mrs Carson.
Mollie Crazy. Fannie Morris, Mrs. M.
O'Brien. Lily McGrath, Johanna Meal
ley. Mrs. Fleming, Mary Medeiros
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
CITY IMPROVES
MANY STREETS
Extensive Repairs Being
Made on ThOrOughfares in
All Parts of Oakland
WILL OPEN BOULEVARD
Broad Driveway Is to Be
Constructed Around Up
per End of Lake Merritt
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway. Aug. %.

1016 Broadway, Aug. %.
Work of improving and repairing the
streets of this city is being pressed and
there is now in progress street work
that will aggregate more than a mil
lion of dollars. Among the most i'm
portant of these improvements are the
repaving of Telegraph avenue, the con-
struction of wide boulevard, a mile
in length. across the Adams Tract; the
repaying of Twenty third avenue, from
Railroad avenue to Twenty
street, and the filing in of Commerce
street, from Twelfth to Twentyf1rst
street.
The work on Telegraph avenue is
rapidly nearing completion, and it is
expected that it will be finished by the
last of september. The Telegraph ave-
nue. extension of the Thirty sixth street
storm sewer is practically completed
and only three blocks of the work on
Thirty sixth street remains to be An
ished. The entire sewer will be fin
ished before winter.
Edison F. and John c. Adams and
Mrs. Julia Prather, the owners of the
Adams Tract, have dedicated a strip
of land, 10 feet wide and nearly a
mile in length, for the construction of
a boulevard, extending from the end
of Boulevard Terrace, across Adams
Point, to the head of the northeast arm
of Lake Merritt. An agreement was
entered into with the Webster Street
and Park Railroad Company, the terms
of which provide that the company
shall construct its terminus at the up
per end of the boulevard.
The property owners along Twenty
third avenue have decided to repave
that thoroughfare with bitumen, from
Railroad avenue to Twenty second
street, and the Oakland Transit Com
peny has been requested to remove one
of the tracks on the street, making the
Twentythird avenue line a single
track system. This will allow consid-
erably more room for teams.
The filing in of Commerce street,
from Twelfth to Twenty first street.
has been completed, and the work of
matchmaking will be commenced i'm
mediately. The E. B. & A L. Stone
Company, which has the contract for
the work, has a large force of men en-
ployed and will rush the work as fast
as possible.
Ground has been broken for the
grading and matchmaking of Seven
teenth avenue. from East Twelfth to
East Sixteenth street. The work of
improving Hopkins street from Four
tcenth avenue to the city limits, will
soon be commenced
One of the much needed improve
ments, which has just been completed,
outside the city, is the placing of cleo
trio lights on Orchard avenue, in Elm
hurst. Three lamps have been Install
ed. one at the corner of Orchard and
Sunnyside avenues, another at Orchard
avenue and Orange street, and the
third on Orchard avenue, between Sec
ond and Third streets. This distribu-
ton of the lights Eliminates the ave-
nue. for distance of ten blocks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
PERSONAL.

Jacob Mortensen, a prominent lum-
herman of Oak Park, III, is at the
Palace.
T. B. Hickey and family of Carson
City are at the Palace.
F. G. King, a mining man of Red
ding. is at the Grand.
" E. de Yoe of Modesto is at the
Lick.
f. Carter of Napa is at the Califor-
MIA.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Flynn, chief clerk
accountant of the State Board of Elk
aminers from Sacramento, is down
on her annual vacation. She will re-
main in the city during the knights
Temple, Mohammedan mosques, Eu-
when she Will return to the State cap
ital to resume her official functions
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
NOT CANADA'S CHOICE
Montreal Newspaper Hopes He VIII
Not be Appointed.

MONTREAL, Quebec. Aug. 2S.-The
Sun, the only Sunday English paper
in Canada, says:
Those who pirate about the Duke of
Marlborough being the one whose ap-
pOintment as Governor General would
be especially popular in Canada be-
cause he is married to an American
lady, d not know enough about Can
ada to keep them awake nights.
The very fact that his Grace has
married a wife from the neighbOring
republic will make him a less salts
factory person TO occupy Rideau Hall
than If he were a perfect stranger
to this continent
ITO speak frankly. Canadians do not
want to be DatrOnized by their friends
across the border.
If his Grace Of Marlborough should
visit Canada he will be sure OF a most
cordial welcome. At the same time.
Canada does not want to have the
vice regal chair OF this country made
an annex TO New Works 400" or To
be patrOnized by the Vanderbilts. Per
haps others will not care to say this
quite so bluntly but think It,"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Found Beside Car Track.

An unknown man was found lying
unconscious beside the car track at
He was taken to the Central Elmer
gency Hospital. where 1t was discov-
cred that his skull was fractured. The
police Immediately began to investigate
the case. Miss n. Sullivan of 2 Sum-
ner street told Policeman Sullivan that
she saw the unknown hurled from the
car by another man. Conductor J. A
Maddigan identified the injured man as
passenger with whom he had a dis
pute about the payment of fare. Mad
digan maintains that he did not see the
man thrown from the car The I'M
known will probably die. From his ap-
pearance he is laboring man.