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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
IRRIGATION JUBILEE.
Modesto Plans Brave Show to Cele.
brate Good Results of Labor.

The Modesto Herald supplies some
facts relating to the irrigation Jubilee
that will take place in Modesto In
April. 1t says:
Six or seven lines OF six-foot and sight-foor
flags TO each block, every second line draped.
and line Of the jubilee colors-orange. red
and purple-running down the center with the
course OF the street. will contribute to the
gala attire OF Modesto the occasion OF the
irrigation jubilee, Friday and Saturday,
April % and %. The committee decora-
tion Ed j. Phelan chairman. has definitely
decided this. They have night illumination,
with vari-colored electric light globes, yet to
be arranged for
Nine blocks will be included in the scheme
of decoration. from the depot east to the end
OF the Courthouse Park. both II and I
streets, and half block south of II street and
half a block north of I. Special decoration at
the depot. to embrace streamers Of flags and
jubilee colors running from the big nagpole to
the telegraph poles on the west side OF Front
street. are embraced in the scheme Of decora-
tion and a spcial feature, yet TO be definitely
determined, at the intersection Of 1 and Tenth
streets. the fountain The decoration
and illumination of the Courthouse Park is
also contemplated. and very likely the county
will make provision for the decoration Of the
Courthouse.
1t is planned to have open air concerts and
addresses on the east side of the Courthouse
square.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
TRINITY COUNTY MOVES.
Development Association Formed In
tent on Making Resources Known.

The Trinity County Development AS
sociation has been organized with
James w, Bartlett as president, w. 1.
Hupp as vice president. c. II. Edwards
as secretary, c. w. Bremer as treas
s. Karsky, r. l.. Carter and j. H.
Boyce as directors. Twenty-Five lead
ing men signed the roll at the first
meeting of the association. 1t is in
tended to advertise the county as much
as possible. The Trinity Journal saws:
The association VIII be general in it's char
acter and will embrace within its scope every
section Of Trinity County and every industry
carried en-. All mines, whether DEVELOPED or
undeveloped, will be listed and accurate in
formation OF the same can be obtained at
headquarters. Also the agricultural and stock
raising interests will be fully cared for. Among
ether things 1t is intended that a prospective
investor in any enterprise or business In the
county can obtain full information regarding
the same at the office OF the association with
out cost
From time to time the association will pub
lish in pamphlet form full statistics concern
ing the county and distribute the same TO
points where they will do the most good. and
Trinity Will thus be represented with other
counties of the State with representation in
the important centers OF the country.
The association will handle no properties and
will gain nothing from its efforts other than
they, as Individuals will be benefited by the
increased prosperity of the county.
Owing to the fact that the bulk of the re-
sources of the county lie outside of Weaver
vile. the benefit of the active and intelligent
10 the outlying districts. and for this reason
there should be large membership therefrom.
Owing to the regulations of the committee
having charge of the State exhibit at ST. Louis
cipate therein, there is not sufficient time to
gather and prepare a suitable exhibit.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
BENEFIT MASK BALL
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD
Pleasant Function Is Given by Danish
Brotherhood and Sisterhood for
Sick Fund

The annual masquerade ball under
the auspices of the Danish Brother
hood and Sistehood attracted a large
crowd to the Turk-street Turn Verein
Hall Saturday night. The ball was Civ
en- for the benefit of the sick fund of the
two societies and a large sum was re-
allied from the sale of tickets.
Dancing was inaugurated with a
grand march at $3.50 o'clock and con-
tinued till the early hours Of the
morning. None but maskers were all
lowed on the floor. Sixteen valuable
prizes were awarded the maskers ap-
pearing in the most elaborate and
unique makeups. The following COM
mittee had the affair in charge: T.
Jensen, C. Breuning, P. Jorgensen,
Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. T. Jensen and Mrs.
Sillensen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
Los Gatos Trade Board
Takes Advice From
H. E. Law.

One of the most active and promising
organizations in Northern California
for the betterment of existing condi-
tions is the Los Gatos Board Of Trade.
With this article the pictures of it's
wide-awake officers are given. H. d.
Curtis is the president; A. B. Smith,
vice president; Martin A. Lathrop.
secretary, and X. H. Erickson, treas
urer. The work Of the Los Gatos
Board OF Trade is to promote the well
fare of Los Gatos and the surrounding
country as much as possible. In this
the officers, directors and members are
concerned.
The opening of the interurban
electric road between Los Gatos
and San Jose has stimulated
the expectations and reasonable
hopes of Los Gatos measurably.
In addition to the board of Off
GERS mentioned in the foregoing, the
board has as directors f. l.. Ford Lee
Darneal and ]. A. Tudor. Herbert E.
Law of San Francisco has interested
himself in the work of the Board of
Trade. At a recent banquet Mr. Law
spoke earnestly and made recommen-
dations that are summed up substan-
TALLY as follows:
Mr. Laws theme was Opportunities
and Good Roads" He said it was GER
tain that Los Gatos was losing oppor-
tunities. He recommended the cuIti-
walton of flowers for perfumes at Los
Getos and said that a small tract de-
voted to such q purpose would yield
greater returns in Los Gatos than many
a 60-acre fruit ranch. He found that
there were numerous opportunities at
Los Gatos for making various charm
ing walks and drives. The canyon
could be converted into a veritablc
fairyland by trails, walks and pictur-
esque foot bridges at intervals to cross
and recPoss the stream.
I'VE are likely" he said ito be lulled
into inactivity by our profusion OF aG-
vantages. People will come here if they
have something to come for, if we have
something attractive. When they come
to look at orange groves and palm
lined streets, let us be able to show
them what they have come to see. Show
them clean, attractive back yards along
the line of the railroad as we'll as beau
tiful front yards. Extend our sewer
system to every part of the town. That
IS one thing that prospective citizens
will require to induce them to settle
here.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
EIGHT POLICEMEN ARE
CAUGHT PLAYING RACES
Wittman's Five Captains All Visit
Oakland Track and Make a
Rich Haul. :

The love of a good race, with lit
tie betting as an appetizer. on the side,
is not 70 be encouraged among the
members Of the San Francisco police
force. Chief Whitman recently discov-
cred that the Oakland tracks were be-
coming extremely popular with his
men. and Saturday afternoon he spent
ali the FIVE captains in the depart
ment-Duke, Anderson, Spillane. Moon
ev and Dunlevy-across the bay to
SPOT any members Of their commands
who might have strayed from the
straight and narrow path of duty.
The captains made pretty thor
ough search through the crows about
the betting stands. Their expectations
Of finding the missing "cops" there
were fulfilled. Eight of Wittman's fin
est were discovered in the act of put
ting their spare cash on long shots,
sure things and the like. The names
Of the offenders could not be learned
last night, every effort having been
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
RetaiI Grocer win Meet.

At called meeting of the San Fran
cisco Retail Grocers' Association, held
last Friday night, in relation to the
Pure Food and Industrial Exposition to
be given next May under its auspices,
committee of the Amalgamated Re
tail Association was in attendance. 1t
was decided to hold special meeting
Of the various retail organizations OF
the city at the grocers' headquarters,
in the Parrott building. at 2 o'clock this
afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

The Davisville Enterprise says that
the peach. rrune and apricot trees in
Yolo County are the wonder OF the
State, and that oranges in the county
ripen and reach market very early. The
county is about to perfect one OF the
most comprehensive irrigation svs-
TENS IN the country. which will pro-
vide for the irrigation Of more than
100000 acres of rich soil. Good prices
for products are assured by the or
ganization of the Farmers Protective
Association. Yolo County has a 7ne
climate. It's soil produces a great va
riety Of fruits, vegetables and cereals
to perfection.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
servIans win Honor Poet.

The Servian Club of this city will
give an entertainment and dance at
Lyric Hall, 121 Eddy street, next Tues
day evening in honor of the SEVENTEEN
birthday of the noted Servian lyric
poet, DR.. Jovan Jovanovich. An elab-
crate programme Of musical and liter
ary numbers has been prepared for
the occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

The Ladies' Improvement Club of
Healdsburg will celebrate March 10 as
Arbor day. Maple trees will be planted
on the county road, between Healds-
burg and Lytton. The Woodmen, For
esters and knights of Pythias will take
part in the tree-planting. Midway be-
tween Healdsburg and Lytton the
ladies will serve luncheon, and at that
point exercises appropriate to the oc-
casion will take place.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
NEW BOTTLE FACTORY.
San Joaquin County Hopes Enterprise
Is About to Be Established.

The Stockton Mail says that a bottle
factory may be built in San JOAQUIN
County. The following regarding the
matter is from that paper:
An expert in the work Of constructing glass
factories has been Investigating the facilities
not only mere but in the northern part OF the
county. He says that from the San Ioaonin
River, the Calaveras and tine Mokelumne, sand
excellent for the manufacture Of bottles, TASKS
and the cheaper grades of glassware can be
obtained in any desired quantity and at nom
tral cost The facilities are much better than
in San Francisco. where the bottle makers i'm
port sand from Monterey.
The glass made from san Joaquin River sand
Is especially valuable for champagne bottles
as IL Is strong and resistant In his opinion II
is equal to that produced at Bordeaux. France.
where peroxide of iron is mixed with white
glass sand to give IT strength and incidentally
the dark green color to be seen in champagne
bottles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

made to keep them secret. They will
doubtless be brought before the Police
Board. 1t is a misdemeanor for
member Of the police force to leave the
city without the permission of his su-
periors
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

1t is claimed that the record for
life saving is held by Joseph Danglois,
Chicago policeman, only 81 years old,
who has rescued at least 100 persons
from drowning
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

The new free library of Santa Rosa
will be opened to the public on March
10. The presidents of the womens clubs
of the city will have the affair in charge
and will elect committees to assist
them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
Sonoma County Road
Improvement Is
Proposed.
Dunbar Club Calls
Convention to
Consider.
BY A. S. WOODS.

The work Of the Dunbar Club of the
Glen Ellen district has been praise
worthy. The club has a membership
of more sthan two thirds of all the
farmers in large district that ex-
tends ten miles north and south and
eight miles east and west, having the
villages of Glen Ellen and Kenwood
within its boundaries. Meetings are
held once a month at which COM
mittees make reports and road and
other matters pertaining to the welfare
OF the farmers are discussed.
An account of the procedure is of
interest as it may be of application
in many communities similarly situated
in California. Besides effecting the i'm
proVement of roads this club has Sc
cured plat of land, about a quarter
of an acre in extent, in the heart of
Glen Ellen as the site of a public Ii
brary. 1t has applied to the postal au-
thorities for free rural delivery of mails
and, at its January meeting, put itself
on record in favor of the Brownlow
bill for granting national aid for road
huiIdin0
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07

The British naval estimates 1904-5 call $1S4,
100000 in round numbers those of
by sS5,00OOOO The personnel for 1S945 S34OO
and will be 131,100 The amount voted for new
construction has increased from $22 900
during this period of years like increase has
other navies notably United
the appropriation only s25,-
100000; likely be
lowed, showing increase of about $71,OOOO0O The
in navy increased from 800 to SS
construction has been raised from $40, 900
to nearly $32,0o0,OOO.
river gunboat named the Vaterland has been built
a service the German colony China.
inches in length, 26 inches beam
displaces 200 tons 1t is fitted with twin
gnes horsepower, which trial gave speed
1876 knots. The Vaterand has light protection
a battery of three a half FOUNDER.
one-pounder and three machine guns, it's
fifty-three officers
The latest Spanish naval reconstruction bill provides
for four distinct departments at the Admiralty central
naval staff department of naval construction a
supply department and general department navga-
to be expended dockyards ships,
torpedo station, ST. improve
ment at Carraca. This would leave the modest sum
81, 1855, 900 for construction and armament
The firms of Clio Ansaldo Company Genoa and
Whitworth Armstrong e. Co., at Elswck, combined
to build warships at Genoa. The firms
ton is S6,oO00OO The companys statues>provde
distribution of of the annual profits among the
men employed in the shpysrd.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
BRITISH DESIGNER OF WARSHIPS WHOSE EX-
CELLENT WORK IS UNDER DISCUSSION
BY ENGLISH NAVAL EXPERTS.

1899 the length of guns ranging from 6
inches to inches from 80 40 calibers The
of 1899 designed by the chief the
Ordnance the length of the twelve-inc
and ten-nch guns from calibers eght-inch
inch heightened to so cabers The increased
length enabled heavier charges increasing
the velocity of the proece its and penetrative
power. Thus the twelveinch of S5 caliber with
charge of $40 pounds of brown powder, having muzze
velocity of 2100 foot seconds increased calber
length using 35Opound charge of smokeless powder
attained muzzle velocity of $500 Now
charge reduced decrease velocity
270O foot that the
guns from 225O to POO foot seconds
1t IS especially the older guns in which a material
of charges be the eight-nch guns
having their initial veloces foot
210O foot seconds and the siX-nch
2150 foot seconds. The effect diminution
powder charges will place United States ordnance
pretty low in the scale of effectiveness compared with
French, German and British Thus the
inch gun has striking force $500 tons; Krupp
gun develops 59,2 and the EswicIl
of like caiber has striking tons.
The United gun reduced charge
will have striking force of only about $4,000
1t apparent that in the effort to produce the
the margin of safety has overstepped
1t condition affairs Navy
Department the first inquiry of which
mine whether faulty construction pow
der responsible for this sweeping eff
cheney.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
METHODS OF WORK.

The method of work is this: Some one
who will be benefited by a change of
road or the Improvement desired first
makes application for the clubs aid.
The applicant sets forth how the work
or change will benefit the public and
offers resolution to have a committee
appointed to draw up a petition and
to get the signatures of interested par
ties to the same, and, when it is neces-
saey, to take the petition to the county
seat while the Supervisors are in ses-
sion and present it.
A special meeting of the Dunbar
Club was held on March and the date
Of a good roads convention to be held
in Glen Ellen was fixed. The gathering
will take place on April 80 for the pur-
pose of formulating a recommendation
to the Legislature relative to new road
laws such as the convention may think
to be best for the people, This action
will be taken in accordance with the
recommendations of the Sonoma Coun-
ty Grand Jury. The delegates to the
convention will be the Bo2r6 of Super
Yisors and all ex-Supervisors residing
in the county members of the Grand
Jury, members of the late Grand
Jury, Trustees of the several incorpor-
ated cities in Sonoma County, delegates
from each Improvement club, delegates
from each grange. all members and
eX-members Of the Legislature residing
in Sonoma County and the County Sur
veyor and ex-County Surveyors The
Importance of the movement to Sonoma
County Is apparent
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-07
TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.


and work now being considered for this
district will be of lasting benefit if sue
cessfully carried out
The basis of distribution Of the S24.-
100000 to be appropriated by the terms
of the Brownlow bill would give Cali
fornia $4,000 in three years from the
national treasury for the public high
ways in this State. The condition is
that like amount Shall be expended
by the people of the State for roads,
The bill is strongly favored by the Dun
bar Improvement Club.
Good roads are of great Importance
to California farmers. The Dunbar
Improvement Club has proved it's good
faith in this regard by It's deeds AS
an instance, there was an old wooden
bridge crossing Calab bezas Creek, on
the Santa Rosa and Sonoma
road one mile north of Glen Ellen. A
new wooden bridge was proposed. The
Dunbar Improvement Club was against
such temporary makeshift. A stone
bridge has been constructed at the
place mentioned, on the site of the old
wooden structure, and not one foot of
lumber was used in its construction.
The foundations were built in the bed
rock. Great interest will be taken in
the coming convention for good roads
in this county
Bad roads, like the poor may always
be with us, for however much aid may
be secured for road-building purposes,
there never can be sufficient money
raised to make all the thoroughfares of
the country good, although most of
them can be made much better than
they are. A physician. when called upon
recently at meeting Of the Woman s
Club of Sonoma to give his views, said
that he did not think the roads of the
present were very bad
In early days the roads near Sonoma
were so bad during the rainy season
that he took his saddle along with
him in his buggy so that If he
got stalled he could continue on
his way on horseback. He did not tell
his fair auditors what he did when,
after mounting the horse and riding
a short distance farther. the animal
got mired. With such an expenditure
as there is annually on the roads, they
should be better than they were in
early days.
Information is had from a reliable
source of valuable horse that was
lost while being ridden over a private
road near kenwood a few years ago.
Two young men were out on horseback
looking for stray stock. One was riding
a little in advance of the other when
his horse plunged forward into what
appeared to be a pool of water. By the
assistance of his companion the. rider
of the animal was assisted from his
dangerous position on the horse, but
the horse was suffocated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-06
The Good Old Dinner.

In the good old days when friends OF
the family came to dinner the art OF
conversation did not trouble the host
ess. What she wanted to be sure Of
was that the soup was hot and that
the turkey was baked right She
wanted to be sure that those who pre-
ferred dark meat got all the dark meat
they wanted, and whether they pre-
ferred strawberry pie to the custard
pudding-or wouldn't they have both
And it was her concern, not how the
art Of conversation got along, but
whether everybody had enough to eat.
II she happened to be her own cook,
the acknowledgment Of her guests that
the dinner was satisfactory was in the
visible reduction Of the food that was
set before them.--Chicago Inter-ocean.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-06

credit good is its use as capital in their enterprises
IIf it be social ofense to borrow money the world
must be content to stopping of the wheels of en-
terprise The ability to lend money through such
trustees as the savings banks is one of the leading
inducements to thrift among the wage workers, who
own the hundreds of millions of money ON deposit
with such trustees. The men of enterprise who pay
wages of labor borrow this capital which belongs to
the very people they hire and invest it in enter
prses which use more labor and pay more wages,
enabling the to put more money in the saw
ngs banks to be borrowed for investments that fur
nish more employment for more labor and pay more
wages
Personally Mr.. Jones was sociable and kindly
man who tried to live up to his conception of the
golden rule, but the faith hope and charity in his
philosophy were distorted in refracton by an un.
trained mind.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-06
BIG FOREST FIRE RAGING.
Flames in Eastern Oregon Cover Two
Thousand Acres.

Frank Schlegel, who. In company
with others, has Just returned to Port
land from a trip into the foothills OF
the Cascade mountains, reports that q
very dangerous forest fire Is In ex-
istence near the headwaters OF Eagle
and Cedar creeks. and II the wind
drives 1t to the north or the east, II
viii reach an extensive timber belt,
and win become one OF the most de-
structive fres that has been known for
years.
"The flames cover about 1000 acres
of ground. and extend In one direction
for a distance Of about six miles ]
was on my way to my homestead
claim some distance beyond. but. be-
Ing unable to get through the fire.
was compelled to return.
I'VE camped on an open space Of
about Ave acres. and the fire was rag
ing in nearly all directions. The roar
Of the flames and falling OF great tim
bers at all times resembled the sound
OF heavy cannonading.
1T seems that the fire was causesd
by the carelessness Of some blackberry
pIckers who had left their campfire
burning. We saw numerous berry
pickers who were driven out by the
flames and were compelled to hurry
away to save their lives.
"One party had camped on creek,
and. after pitching their tent. had gone
away and left It, They returned in
time to see the tent In flames, and II
was barely possible for them to get
their horses hitched TO the wagon and
escape in safety.
During the recent warm weather,
the ferns have dried, and are the cause
OF the rapid spread Of the FIRE. The
fire began Saturday, and the rapidity
with which 1t spread was wonderful.
1t can only be through the merest ac-
cident that 1t can be prevented from
getting into the heavier forests OF the
Cascades and cause an almost unlim-
tied amount OF damage"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-06

VI course much is being written about Mrs. May
brick and some of it is not to her advantage. The
truth Is that she married to drug-sodden brute
and her real ofense in the eyes of the jury was that
she was not true to this creature says the Examiner
lie died OF poison in which he had been an hab-
tual indulger She was tried before Judge who
was then suspected of lunacy and who urged that
she be sent to the gaows Soon after, this judge
was raving in madhouse instead of from the bench
lie was hater of women, having been deserted by
his own wife, while the jury were several who had
similar experiences. Thus the trial of Mrs May
brick not only was unfair, but grotesquely and
grossly unfair In all likelihood the injustice in
which it resulted would have been undone long ago
but for the iltimed and arrogant Intervention of
Lot OF persons, especially on this side of the water
with more zeal than discretion They couched their
demands In such terms that compliance with them
would have been acknowledgment that British law
is capable of error and that British Judge may be
snarling and vicious bundle of senility and preu
dice Apd, naturally the rights of Mrs. Maybrick
had to be sacrificed