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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
TO REPLACE A VICIOUS SYSTEM.

T1HE of the revenue that the
bulk of the fund needed for State purposes
percentage the of the public
corporations should be welcome for great many
the Of such corporations politics.
California of this
the history the Board OF Equalization. body,
the discretion all railroads which
pass beyond the limits OF single county This discretion
exercised for nearly twenty years the bidding political
agents of the Southern Pacific Company.
How the general the
passing of
ceeded the mondoa mark has been shown columns at
length The political control of notorious
or years.
1t is time that this unwisely the Board
OF Equalization taken the
ed The amendment proposed by the commission substitute
an automatic and exact for by political
Texas claims public attention for with inform
ton about widow who
including something like million to be
nifty miles from her front door the gate the conditions
enumerated above should be discouraged bv that
magnificent distance.
Word of Omaha concerning the formation of new
party which include among restless
spirits Folk Tom Watson La Toilette ok Smith, Hearst and
maybe Colonel Bryan. The party will platform about
enour feet with ropes padded posts an expert
enced referee
nephew OF Sages wife higfmndedy remarks
couldn't be hired touch penny the od mise money
1t does probable view of his degree knshp that he
will be coaxed to change his opinions.
Boge" ODonne to carry even the
should Bogies" AS bad man im
tatng forgotten and woov West
Boge is joke
Apparently learned Professor Zuebln change
mind about probationary marriage change his job
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

and popular on this coast, has recent
ly completed a years course OF in
struction at the School of Submarine
Defense at Fort Totten, n Y, and
has been ordered to Washington, D.
C., for temporary duty.
Mrs. c. w. Patch and family,
whose beautiful home at 1921 Clay
street was burned, have taken a pleas
ant apartment at 1903 Green street
for the winter.
Mrs. Alfred C. Girard has been in
Pacific avenue hospital for the last
four weeks, and will probably be
there for a fortnight longer, at the
end of which time she expects to go
to Monterey for a month, and will
then probably go to Chicago to join
General Girard, who is there on busi-
ness. Mrs. Girard after the FIRE was
camped in Tennessee Hollow for sew
eral weeks and her illness is the
result of the hardships and fatigues
that she underwent there while en-
gagged in relief work.
On August II Miss Florence Pippy,
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. George
H. Pippy. will be married to John
William Plant. The wedding will
take place at noon at the home of the
brides parents on Page street, and
none but the relatives will be pres
ent. After trip through the South
the young couple will make their
home at Folsom
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel NJ. Shortridge
celebrated the ninth anniversary of
their marriage yesterday very delight
fully and are today receiving the CON
gratulations of their friends on their
birthday anniversaries, which, unique
1y enough, fall on the same day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Hopes TO Uncover a Fortune
in Buried Steel Rails.

r IBERTY, Texas, Aug. 3.-Min-
/ ing for steel rails is a new in
IL dustry 1t rs being carried on
profitably at Liberty. Forty
six years ago ten thousand tons OF
rails were purchased in England by
syndicate of wealthy planters OF
this section and a number of New
York men who were associated with
them in a proposition to build a rail-
road up the valley of the Trinity
River. The rails were paid for and
brought to Galveston by water and
shipped up the Trinity River by
barges. They were unloaded just be-
low town and piled upon the low
bank of the river to await use The
Civil War came on just at this time
and the project had to be abandoned
The members of the comDany were
either killed in the war or lost their
property and were scattered about
until the whereabouts of not one
of them has been known for more
than a quarter of century
A big food in the river occurred
a few months after the rails had been
piled upon its bank and they were
covered with deposit of sand. The
fact that the rails existed finally be-
came dim memory in the minds of
the older residents of Liberty, and
of late years the story of the disas-
trous project has been a mere legend.
The river had shifted several hundred
yards during all these years. and
more than thirty feet of sand and
soil had been deposited upon the
rails, leaving no trace whatever of
them
1t was left to T. E. Nichols, an
enterprising citizen of Houston, to
bring these rails to the light of day
Several months ago he was in Lib
erty on a business visit when he
chanced to meet an aged negro who
was a slave at the time the valuable
cargo was brought over and who was
employed in unloading the barges
He told Mr.. Nichols the story OF the
abandoned railroad and said that the
rails were buried under many feet
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
u News Of The Smart Sci po

trip to Southern Californian and Del
Monte and are now at their Pleasan-
ton home
Miss Anna Head of Berkeley is
spending the summer at Ell Carmelo,
Pacific Grove.
Harry Pendleton, who has been
land most of The time since the fire.
will come to town shortly for the
winter and will be at the Knicker-
booker Hotel
E Courteney Ford, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs George Boldt
at the Waldorf-Astoria since his ar
rival in New York, is now at the
Boldt country place at the Thousand
Islands for stay.
Major and Mrs. Charles Krauthoff,
who have been at the Blythedale
Hotel for the last two months, will
return to the city shortly and will
spend the winter at the Knicker-
booker, Fillmore street and Pacific
avenue.
Miss Geraldine Bonner will return
in few days from Carmel, where she
has been staying for several weeks
past, and will go to Berkeley to re-
main during most of the winter, in
stead OF going East or abroad, as is
her usual custom Miss Bonner, who
had just completed and sent off the
manuscript of a new book at the time
of the FIRE, is already beginning an
other and will spend some time read
ing in the Bancroft Library at Berke-
ley in preparation for this last one
Captain Eugene T. Wilson, United
States armv. who is so we'll known
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
A Successful Demonstration.

Inc pleasure of practicing medicine
comes in when the family kowtow to
the doctor and call his name blessed.
IL Aunt Susie bobs up with Science
and Health" under her arm there's
small JOY left. With allopaths the Pc
cuniary detriment rarely amounts to
much Eddyism gets its recruits chiefly
from homeopathists; but even ortho-
oox physicians get cross when you
speak of It, They take revenge by yarn
spinning. and here is their latest
achievement:
I've just had a triumph" said the
scientist My little niece brought
me five tiny kittens. every one of them
porn blind. l demonstrated over them
and in less than a week the poor dears
received their sight!"-Boston Tran
script.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Primes for France Must
Bear Identification Label
~ ONSUL A. GAULIN of Havre ad-
vises that the French Congress
,has passed a law prohibiting the

IONsUL A. GAULIN of Havre ad-
vises that the French Congress
,has passed a law prohibiting the
importation OF prunes into France
whenever the country Of their origin
is not plainly designated. The prin-
cipal provision of the law reads as fol-
lows:
The words indicating the country Of
origin shall be stamped, either in relief
or cut in, in easily legible Latin let
ters of at least millimeters (O.16 inch)
height, in the center OF the cover or Of
the bottom Of the receptacle containing
the merchandise, and in a place where
there is no other imprint. The same
words shall be marked with adhesive
letters on the cases and the packing
material used to ship the goods.
Violation of any provision OF the law
shall be punished by fine OF not less
that 100 francs Qranc-19.s cents) and
not more than 1000 francs. Second Of
lenses, however, are punishable by a
double fine and Imprisonment. The
law applies also to preserved vegetables
and sardines. 1t is aimed chiefly at do
mestic fraud, it being claimed that un-
scrupulous dealers have of late years
sold both in France and abroad in con-
siderable quantities foreign products as
French. In the case of prunes 1t ap-
pears that the smaller the yield in
France the lower was the price of the
so-called French prunes. This has been
demonstrated time and again. and 1t
is held as conclusive proof that the
California prunes, which are sold for
much less than the French prunes. have
been clandestinely naturalized and pre-
sented to the public as the genuine do
mestic article.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
What Ii Costs TO Run q.
German Municipality.
Poor babies nurseries, S625.

Poor babies nurseries, S625.
Collecting ashes and refuse, $1,000
Eighteen Councilmen, something
akin to Aldermen, and ninety-hve
City Congressman receive no salary
whatever
Among some of the items of (net)
income in 1905 were:
$Io7,75o from eighty-eight lots OF
houses
$1,000 from 74I acres of land,
$4,000 from 8o33 acres of wood
land
Y84,25o from water works.
SIIo,25o from gas works
$32,5oo from electric light works
$33,25o from electric street rail
road.
$3.50 from slaughter-houses.
$4,000 from the "Rieselgut' Ga farm
to which the canal brings the solid
sewage of the city, which goes on
the land as manure This farm is a
great success).
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

4 E RS. X. +. SCH w ERlN, Miss
II II Gertrude Hyde Smith and
lVl Miss Margaret Hyde Smith
recently spent a week at the
Hotel Potter in Santa Barbara.
The greatest anxiety is felt by the
friends of Mrs. Sprague, who is lying
seriously i'll at her home in San Ra-
fael, having had a severe stroke of
paralysis few days since She has
rallied slightly, but her condition is
still very alarming. Miss Frances
Sprague has returned from Mendo-
cino County and is with her mother.
Mrs. Williams (formerly Miss Alice
Sprague) is also in San Rafael.
Miss Florence Whittell has been
spending several days at the Hotel
del Monte as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w. Clark She will re-
turn there for the golf tournament
to take place from August 20 to 25,
as will also Miss Alice Hager, who IS
one of the best and most enthusiastic
players here.
Miss Helen Wheeler and Miss Julia
Langhorne have returned from a
months stay at Miss Wheeler's
ranch in Mcndocino County.
Captain and Mrs. Robert Mcmillan
who have been the guests of Mrs.
McMillan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
z. Brakeman, for the last fortnight,
will leave on Monday for the East
CAPTAIN Mcmillan having been or
dered to Fort Moultrie, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Hearst
have returned from their automobile
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

SELF aF-EDUCATIoN-A n c,
young woman who desires 70 49, a
familiar with society manners IS SnNe,.Is,
read up the best books on modern 80 ID
cuette and then read the best 49,
Tor young woman. a list OF which MIR
%. aSrnlshed you by any bookseller. A
..,1, VI STUDY OF these will give YOU =
good command OF language. ana a. .
art apt and have a retenti0ra -,.' :. Sou
you Will be In position to applv v,S..
you read. not in exact words hr, a.
spirit. to everyday life, and win ~,.,.a
yourself agreeable in any assen,h1a- -
IN which you may and yourself
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

namely that the use Of tobacco a..
Wnatever form should be avoided ~.
-, srsUHs Whc nave not reached their
thorlties trace to the extreme ne -
tobacco certain forms of pharvno.,tts
dyspepsia, palpitation of the heat ->,s, .,,s,
sc-called nervousness. Opticians -
osri@e form of blindness known =.
tobacco amaurosis. an
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

California glace fruits and choice can
dies Full stock. Townsend's residence
and factory, 1920 Valencia st, and the
Emporium, Post St and Van Ness ave
order by phone. Special 37S.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

TOBACCO-F. S. w. City Medical
authorities differ widely as to the ef-
fects of smoking and chewing tobacco
on the human system They nearly
all. however, agree on certain points,
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
ATE hear so much these days
M about German municipal gov

NM about German municipal gov
Wv eminent that it is interesting
to note how much it takes to
run a city of moderate size like Frei-
burg, in Baden, which now has 7o,-
900 inhabitants. According to The
Public of Chicago:
The Liberal party governs the
city and its Mayor is far-seeing,
progressive man, who is an expert in
municipal matters.
The debt amounts to M.35,ooo,-
ooo or, as four marks about make ST,
we may call it $S,75o,ooo.
6ther tg on eInensss asst is in 1905
Total expenses OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 .104. .250
Total income Of city ................ s34, 500
Dencit raised by taxes was ........ $269. 75o
4-l0 per cent On houses. .ss1. 600
$40 per cent on WORKING capital 5000
] 2-l0 per cent income. 81 800
About lilo per cent en- Income
The city required the services of
I62 officials, high and low. The pay
roll amounted to $75,4I7. In this
amount are included the following:
Mayor, $3.50 for year.
First burgomaster, $4,000 for year.
Second burgomaster, $3.50 for
year.
City Treasurer, $I5z5 for year.
average salary OF I62 officials,
S465 a year,
Theater all winter and garden con-
certs all summer, expense, SEC, 500.
Seven schools (the cost of one uni
versity and two classic schools is
paid by the state), IIo teachers sal
aries, $3o,5oo.
Pensions of city officials, $4,000.
Intelligence Office for working
people, $I425.
For the poor people, $z4,5oo.
For the Children's Aid Society,
SI225.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Queries Ond Answers

LOCOMOTIVES Call Reader.
Berkeley, Cal. This department does
not advertise private corporations nor
any kind OF business.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

OLDEST AND YoUNGEsT-Subscr
er, City. General U. s. Grant was the
youngest man elected to the office of
President OF the United States, At
years, and General William Henry Har-
rison was the oldest. 6S years. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the youngest ever
inaugurated President. 43 years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

BARNUM- City. Phin cas-
T. Barnum, Americas great Snowman
was never chairman of the National
Democratic committee The one who
held that position was William II. Bar
mum of New York.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

Captain Eugene T. Wilson, United
States armv who is so we'll known
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15

John Ross to witness fees inquest IS
Bert Baumgartnu to witness
fees inquest 50
Louis Melchior 4 witness fees
inquest SO
Fred :Flodstrand to cement
walk 90 30
The Diamond Drill to supplies
90. Treas 80
The Diamond Drill to publish
ing proceeding 40 s8
etc 10 SO
Mich State Telephone Co TO
rent l43 l3laid on table, not al
lowed
Moved by William Carlson and SCI
conded by Charley Olson, that the
above report re accepted and the clerk
and chairman instructed to draw
orders for the same.
Roll called on the above as follows
Charles Olson. yes; II. J. MoLaren,
yes J. $. Buddle, yes; Joseph Leon
ard, yes; William Carlson yes Ed
ward Scott, yes Q. +. Lawrence. yes
AL Charon, yes; w. II. lobe, yes.
Carried.
The clerk read 10 the Board COM
munication from A. T.. Dixon. APP
pointed Circuit Court Commissioner.
Moved by William Carlson and go
conded by Charley Olson, that the
communication Of A. +. Dixon. be
laid over until our next meeting.
Carried
Moved by G. L. Lawrence and Sc
conded by J. s. Bubble that the Cir
cult Court Commissioner be allowed
TO retain all fees collected by him
as said Circuit Court Commissioner
for services Carried
Moved by e, Il. Lawrence and SCI
conded by William Carlson that il is
the wish Of this Board that the Michi
gan State Telephone Company cut it,
rates in two Of all phones used 10y
Iron County Officials. due % the
benefit it receives from the use Of the
County roads Carried
On motion the Board adjourned
without day
/ W. J. Richards, John Wall,
Chairman. Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
10 a Detroit hospital.
Miscarriage OF Justice.

Detroit, Sept IL. - Floyd HaDer.
charged with killing Patrolman John
&c. Daley, In November, 1901. when
the latter attempted TO arrest two bur-
glars, has been given his freedom A..
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Bumps
asked for his discharge. stating that
he was unable 20 locate important wit.
nesses, wlthoutw whom conviction was
impossible Harper in his previous
trial was convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment but was granted n
new trial by the state supreme court
on n trachnicallty.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
Bnrned saving a building.

Nansalia. Mich, Sept II. - Henry
1rottens. night operator. was injured
by an explosion and badly burned and
pRfy Rites to Chattanooga, Tenn.
Via the North Western Line. Ex.
cursion tickets will be sold September
rs to IL. inclusive. with favorable re-
turn limits, on account Of Regimental
Reunion. Anniversary Battle OF Chick
amauag. Apply to agents Chicago q
North Western R'y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
Was n Sell Acting Fire Department.

Jackson, Mich. Sept 12-The burst.
Ing OF water pipe saved thcresidenco
OF j, +. Hahn, l20S Main street. from
burning to the ground when Mr.
and Mrs. Hahn returned home they
found the house filled with smoke.
Investigation revealed that big side.
board In the Kitchen was on fire. The
heat from the burning sideboard had
burst the pipe, located directly back of
IL. and the water. squirting from the
leak, had checked the flames and pre-
vented their running up into the gar.
rot
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
VERY LOW RATES TO BOISE CITY,
IDAHO.

Via the North Western Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold August 30.
81. and September /. with favorable
return limit. on account Of National
Irrigation Congress. Apply % agents
Chicago a. North Western R'y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
VERY ow RATES TO TORONTO,
ONT.

Via the North Western Line Ex-
cursion tickets will DO sold September
l2 70 10. inclusive. with favorable re-
turn limits, on account Of l. q. o. +.
Grand Lodge. Apply to agents Chic.
ago a. North Western R'y
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-15
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PEG VS. ID Hanning . 80
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peo vs. G Hill 3OOl
Fred d Morrison TO justice fees
PEG " G. Epnrouson ----.3 90
John G yelie TO justice fees
peo vs. G Sandeen 800
John G velie to justice fees
PEG VS. Jno Paul 3 00I
Jonn 9 Nelie to justice fees
peo vs. II Nelson SIC
Gottlieb Wunder TO services as
interpreter 600
p Lenoard TO Dep sherifs
fees OF
Lewis Ashliman to constable
fees peo vs. L Macarthur 20
Lewis Ashliman 10 constable
fees PEG IS Gustafson 20
Lewis Ashliman 10 constable
fees peo VS. II johnson 20
Lewis Ashilman to constable
fees PEG VS. Lunstrom 20
Lewis Ashiman 10 constable
fees PEG VS. NJ Palo / 20
Lewis Ashliman to constable
fees peo vs. I Gouge 20
Lewis Ashliman TO constable
fees peo VS. A Lunstrom 20
Lewis Ashliman TO constable
fees peo VS. q Matson 20
Lewis Ashliman TO constable
fees PEG VS. V Johnson 20
Lewis Ashliman to constable
fees PEG VS. f Berg So
Lewis Ashliman 10 constable
fees PEG VS. W Haggerty / So
Lewis Ashliman 10 constable
fees PEG w J Laflure. 20
Pat Manning to constable fees
PEG VS. Jno Ellis 40
Pat Manning TO constable fees
peo VS. ID Prato et al 20
Pat Manning to constable fees
peo vs. ID Hanning 20
Pat Manning to constable fees
PEG vs. G. Hill %
Pat Manning 10 constable fees
PEG vs. IL Gray 50
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PEG W ID Reed %
Pat Manning to constable fees
PEG VS. + Brady ! %
johnson Farley TO Dep Sheriff
fees poo vs. @ Sandeen g 30
Silas Moore TO constable fees
PEG VS. Jno Paul IS
William Sullivan 10 constable
fees peo rs q Cphrouson 8 70
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fees peo VS. G Sandeen 2 80
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fees PEG VS. d Prato ct al "a
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fees peo vs. II Nelson 90
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fees PEG vs. G Ephrouson / "a
w X Dawson 20 coroners fees
inquest : 81
John Wulf 10 livery coroner 4 O(
Dave Leonard 10 Dep Sheriff
fees inquest 9 81
John Rae 10 services at inquest OF
, Frank Cole TO testimony inquest 3 OF
Il MoMurchie TO witness fees
inquest T Matusjak %
Herman Linderman TO witness
fees inquest 30
Stanley oglozinski to witness
fees inquest 30
John Roamnosk 20 witness fees
inquest 30
John Jankaski to witness fees
inquest 30
Albert wajciak TO witness fees
inquest 20
James p Edwards to juror fees
inquest 80
II q Whitehead to juror fees
inquest 80
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John Anderson to juror fees
inquest so
Antonio Webber 10 juror fees
inquest 80
Nick Pearson 10 Juror fees
inquest 80
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O. II Sensiba 10 livery coroner 80
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fees inquest 35
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Victor ID Laing 10 testimony
inquest 90
Patrick o'Brien to juror fees
inquest 90
@ II Sensiba 10 Juror fees
inquest 60
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