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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
.THDERGR ADIATES- APPOINTED
:. ASSISTANTS TO THE FACULTY
stanford. Selects Bright Young Experts
-, on different Subjects to Aid in.
Work. of Instruction.
STANFORD INIVERSITY. Oc

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct L.
The appoiDtment of thirty-four assist
snts 10 the faculty Of Stanford Upiver-
sity from the ranks Of the undergradu-
ates has been announced at the presi-
dents: Office and confirmed by the board
!: These new members OF the teaching
force are for the larger part bright
collegians who have eNcelled. in the
subjects TO which they have been as
signed as assistants. Considerable dis
t1nction is attached TO the appoint
nient
-: The list as issued is as. follows. - :
Chemistry: F. Ellis, .Os. of ogden.
Utah; J. NJ. Price. 'oz, of. Palo. Alto;
II. l. Thompson, 'OS,. Burlington, Va;
physiology-D. n Richards '07. of
Gridleyi II o. Jenkins. OF, of Stanford
Gilmore, '0s, of San Jose; applied math-
eTnat3cs-R. D.. Bracket, '0S, of Pasa-
dena; G. w. Mcdaniel 'os,' of Ogden,
ofogy- and mining-F. w. Turner .os,
Of Oakland: iaiw-F. LaFnber, graduate;
Of Paslo Alto; A. D. LaFnech, sos, of Hon
Alto: library II; Armstrong of Palo
Altos Miss. Elizabeth Hadden, ''09, Of
Stanford University; Miss Letitia, '07,
Of Los Angeles; Miss N: Brunten of
Mayreis. 'oe, Of stanford University;
electrical engsneerinS-L+ n. Vanatta,
. 10. Of San Francisco mechanical en-
gineering, T. :corbaley of San Fran
cisco; %: L. Heald of. San Francisco;
N -wenk. 'es, OF Palo Alto: J. E. Car
psnter. 'o7, Of: Mountain View: r. Fow-
Ter '07, Of San Jose; M YouDker of
San Jose; civil. engfne neerfng@S. b Dele,
'0e, OF Riyersides c. N. Hoskinson, 'o9.
Of. Sacramento. G. H Paxton, '05,. OF
Orange, presidents. offlce-Miss Helen
Thoburn. 'o7,' OF Palo Alto; registrar's
oface-F b. Post, '09, Of Palo Alto:
French-Miss Mercedes de Luna. 'o7.
= of Los Angeles; hygiene-Miss Pearle
Horn, '07, of Bakerhelds F. KinEey OF
Pa1o Alto.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
TESTING MACHINE PROVES
UNEQUAL TO THE TEST

BERKELEY, Oct. 1.-The experiment
conducted by Loren Z. Hunt, Govern
ment engineer. who, has quarters on
the campus, with reinforced concrete
beam, to test the strength OF the beam,
had an unexpected result today. Pro-
fessor Hunt used an Olsen machine to
show how many thousand pounds OF
pressure the beam would stand before
bending. The machine was supposed
to be equal to a pressure of 100000
pounds. When the pressure got up to
$1,000 pounds the instrument broke
and the beam was still intact. The re-
mainder of the day was spent In at
tempts to repair the machine.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
REALTY CHANGES HANDS.

OAKLAND. Oct The Laymance
Real Estate Company today closed the
sale OF the Hamilton Hall property by
c. Maher to NJ ". Sparks for 100000.
The property has 100 feet frontage on
Thirteenth street by los feet on Jeffer-
son.. The Lakeside flats at the south
west corner of Thirteenth and Jackson
streets. $50 by so feet, have been sold
through the Laymance Company by w.
F.. Barnes to E. A. Stent for $50, 900.
There are twelve six-room flats on the
lot. The Laymance Company closed the
Hotel Merritt sale today when a deed
was recorded from NJ, Freedman to Ga
briel Loeb of San Jose, the considera-
tion being $l50,00O.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
DEATH. RATE FALLS
WITH TENT LIFE.
Health of San Francisco
People Improved Since
the April Catastrophe
FIGURES TELL TALE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GAIL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE tA~---
REDWOOD CITY. Oct 1.-THE health
of1cer of san Mateo County made a
report to the Board of Supervisors to-
day in which he stated that the burial
permits issued to residents OF san
Francisco had decreased SO per cent
since the earthquake. The Officer asked .
that one Of the deputies authorised 10
collect for permits be suspended. as
there was not work enough to Keep
two deputies busy.
= The decrease in the burial permits ~
attributed 10 the fine health 'o1 tno me
people of San Francisco. who. since tne
earthquake and fire. have beer IN
PEELED 10 live In tents. and in thaJf Way
have breathed the good fresh arr Wn-cn
they would have denied theniseiSes
had they lived in houses.
, Since the establishment OF the eeme-
teries in the northern part OF tno
county. nearly all the dead of san
Francisco have been brought to one Oh
these cemeteries for burial For eacn
case brought into the county a zee
of one dollar was collected by tn9
health officer. and turned IN 70 the
before the earthquake the receipts
showed an average OF over 200 permits
a month from San Francisco
{ The receipts since the IRE have been
gradually decreasing monthly until the
end OF September showed that only
AS buria1s had been made in the
entire county for that month. This, IT,
Is said, is the smallest number OF BUT
ials made in the county for some years,
and as il is expected this number viii
go still lower next month. the health
officer has asked that his Office force
be reduced.
There has also been .noticeable' de-
crease in the number Of permits asked
for suicides. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
Piles Cured
Quickly at Home
Without Pain, Getting or Surgery.
Instant Relief.


We Prove IL. sample Package Free.
Seven people out of ten, are said to
have Piles Not one man in a million
need have them. and we are proviQE/it
-every day at oar own expense eve
send a sample package Of the wonWsr-
fpl Pyramid Pile Cure TO any person
We don't do. this as a matter OF
amusement or philanthropy. but be-
We know that the sufferer from piles,
tormented and. driven almost crazy by
this wretched trouble. will find such
immediate relief that be will go at
once 70 his druggist and buy a box and
get well.
We knew that we have got the
greatest remedy In the world. for piles.
and we are ready and willing to stand
or fall by the verdict OF those who
make the triak We have been doing
this for many years now. and we never
yet have had occasion to regret it,
And the remedy at the drug store
is exactly the same as the sample we
send out As, for instance. here is a
man who got such immediate relief
from the sample that he at once bought
a box. Was 1t Just the same? I'm
doubtedly, since IL cured him after all
sorts and kinds Of things had failed
have to ask for them:
Received your sample OF. Pile Curs
and have given It a fair trial. and IL
has proven the best If ever tried and
erected a 'complete cure can rac-
ommend you highly in this vicinity
Have used your sample and one boy
and it has been a complete cure. II
has been worth 800 to me
Thanking you for the sample and
the cure, Will recommend you TO
everybody. Yours respectfully. Tal3ns
Mayer, Dealer IN Feathers. Sfnsenr ana
Hides Bedford. Ind"
Pyramid Pile Cure is for sale ~
every druggists at so cents a box or
IL you would like to try sample first
you will receive one BY return mail bv
sending your name and address 70
The Pyramid Drug Company. 50 Pvr-
amid building. Marshall, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
Society in tbe Cities.
Hcross the BAY.

OAKLAND. Oct. Mrs. Philip Clay
will preside at one of the large fune-
tions of the week Wednesday, when
she entertains at luncheon at the Clay
home in Fruitvale. Covers will be laid
for twenty-four guests.
The Ebell Building Association held
its first annual meeting this morning at
the home of Mrs. W. A. Chflds on
Twenty-sixth street, thirty members
being present. The election of officers
and board of directors consumed the
greater part of the time. Mrs. w. A.
Childs, Mrs. ]. B. Hume, Mrs. J. C.
Lynch, Mrs. b. s. Hubbard, Mrs. John
Beckwith, Mrs. N. de L. Hadley, Mrs.
c.. W. Kinsey; Miss Eva Powell and
Mrs z. c. Coogan will serve the asso-
citation as directors. Mrs. W. A. Childs
was reelected as president of the or
ganization. Mrs. J. B. Hume will serve
as vice president and Mrs. J. c. Lynch
as secretary for the coming year. Al
though there are stockholders not
members of the club. Ebell holds the
controlling vote In the meetings. claim
::::ssss ::::ssss in the neighborhood of sixteen
thousand shares
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNear. who
were welded at Coronado last Satur-
day, will return TO Oakland, making
their home for the present at the Nc
Near residence on Linden street. Later
on they purpose building for them
selves. McNear is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs George w. .McNear and is well
bride is said to be an exceedingly at
tractive woman.
Mrs. James Mofatt is the guest of
her daughters, Mrs. George Doubleday
and Mrs. John Hampton Lynch, In New
York.
The old Haight home on Alice, street
has been sold and Miss Janet Haight is
busily arranging for new place of
residence.
The new home of Mrs. VIII Meek in
Haywards will be the scene OF gath
ering tomorrow, when she entertains
the members OF the Cosmos Club. A
menu and cards will pass the after
noon hours. The guests will include
Mrs. John Howard. Mrs. @. A. Chase,
Mrs. Ralph w. Gorrill, Mrs. Horny
Meek. Mrs. w. S. Goodfellow, Mrs. A.
"A. Moore, Mrs. J. r. Burnham, Mrs T.
Pedar Sather, Mrs. T. L. Barker, Mrs.
Charles. Minor Goodall. Mrs. E. G.
Luke, Mrs. Edison Adams, Mrs. e. B.
Beck. Mrs. Egbert Stone and Mrs. E.
j. Cotton.
Mr.. and Mrs Sylvanus Cobb Farm
ham, formerly Miss Evelyn Clifford,
have been passing their honeymoon
days at Del Monte.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Boyes will en-
tertain the members of the Five Hun
dred Club at their home on Bayo Vista
and Oakland avenues this week. The
members are Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Scott,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Laymance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. Craft,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Button. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Pond of Berkeley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bull, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Schrock, DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Boyes,
DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Mehrmann ana DR..
and Mrs. e. ]. Boyes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
INSANE WIFE TRIES
TO BUY POISON.

OAKLAND. Oct 1-I5Raalizing that
she was losing her mind. Mrs Eliza
beth Merrill decided TO take her life,
and her husband. w F.. Merrill, caused
her arrest today for insanity. She is
alleged to have tried to procure poison
with which to kill herself and her hus-
band, but every druggist to- whom she
applied refused to sell 1T.
: AS the unfortunate woman could not
be examined today Merrill took her ITO
their home at sos East Sixteenth street
ana 5wi4f care fofa lhef 7ffntAd Tomorrow
when she Will '1be examined before
Judge ogden. She is SO years old.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
ECONOMICS AS TAUGHT WILL
ENTER INTO ARBITRATION
Professors and students Gathering
Data Bearing on Dispute Between
Carmen and United Railroads.

BERKELEY. oct The board Of
arbitration which is to settle the dis
pute between the carmen Of San Fran
cisco and the United Railroads Of that
city is 10 have from Professor Carl c.
Plehn, dean Of the college of commerce,
q great mass Of data. dealing with every
phase. of the wage and time question
as II affects both the carmen and the
corporation.
This data has been compiled during
the last. two weeks by Professor Plehfl
assisted by Professor Putnam and
corps Of student. workers. Professor
Plehn is rated as an eminent economic
expert and a statistician of. note. He
has prepared table OF figures show
ing the cost Of living in San Francisco
and elsewheret the exact amount to the
cent paid to each grade of carmen the
hours they serve, and every other de-
tail that'cal be Of service to the arbi-
traitors.
The asrbitrators Will also be visited
BY Professor Plen, when he may be-
called upon for supplemental data
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
nIRs. MELvIN IaIPROvEs.

OAKLAND. Oct Mrs Henry A
Melvin, who was seriously injured last
Wednesday in an automobile accident,
continues TO show improvement at
Providence Hospital, though the crisis
in her case will not be reached prob
ably until late this week. Senator Lu-
kens is doing well at Fabiola Hospital.
Judge Melvin smending rapidly
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
PERSONAL

OAKLAND, Oct. IL. ]. Francis and
wife are registered at the Touraine
from st. Paul, MINI.
Ray B. Crowell of TonOpah. Nevs is
at the Crellin.
]. L. Tierney is. at the Metropole.
registered from New York.
Olaf Pontoppidan and wife, on a
sightseeing tour, are at the Crellin,
signing from Hamburg. Germany.
c. l. Lundquist and wife of Chicago
have arrived at the Metropolis
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
.REALIzEs pREAM oF DEATH.

OAKLAND. Oct 1.-Raymonde Poore
of Berkeley had a presentimeDt six
months before her death that she would
die suddenly, so she wrote her will on
the back of one Of her calling cards.
The viii was executed February 22
Her presentiment came true She died
suddenly August l. She left only $3.50,
and that goes TO her two children.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
CHURCH SUES on NOTES.

BERKELEY, Oct r-Attorneys act
ing for the. First Baptist Church have
brought suit IN Justice r. S. Edgar,s
court to recover money alleged to be
due on promissory nefes given by the
following persons for the amounts
specified. A E. Pirce, s25; Floyd wat
son. sF0, Mrs. Fred Wass. SO: L. n.
Norris. and wife. $50; F. w. Marouand
and wife. s25; J. v. and Sophie e.
Sweetser. $50. All notes were given on
October !, 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

Lord Strathcona stated at the annual
meeting Of the Hudson Bay Company
in London recently that forty years
ago the cOmpany's lands in Canada
could not have been sold for q cent
an acre. Now the average price an
acre is $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
News Of the=Gounties Bordering San Francisco Ba,
Society WonnanLearns
Husband IS Ex-Convict.

He wife of Charles A. Roger, formerly Florence Baron
Berkeley society woman learned yesterday that her
husband is ex-convct who may be arrested for forgery
and larceny. The charges will be made by James Ewing
by whom he employed after his release from prison.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
CHURCH PAPERS SAFE

ROME. Dec. 23.-The Vatican says
the French Government has not sent
telegraphic circular to it's repre-
sentatives abroad in answer to the pro-
test of the Holy See concerning the
searching of the nunciature at Paris
and the expulsion of Mgr. Montagninik,
but has merely communicated with the
diplomats accredited to Paris
The Vatican now does not conceal
the facts that the important documents
In the nunciature were transferred long
before the search was made to the
embassy of Catholic power. While 1t
is not known to what embassy they
were taken, it is known it was not
that of Italy. 1t is supposed they were
conveyed to the Austrian embassy. 1t
is also stated that the cipher code con-
fiscated was that used during the time
Mgr. Clari was the Papal Nuncio at
Paris and was obsolete.
Twenty-Five anti-Clerical clubs and
several Socialist, Republican and Radi-
cal members of the Chamber of Depu-
ties have decided to promote great anti
Clerical demonstrations, with process
sions, to be held the same day through
out Italy, and also to celebrate the an
niversary of the death of Giordano
Bruno, the Italian philosopher, who be-
cause of his disbelief in the doctrines Of
transubstantiation and of the immacu-
late conception of Mary was burned at
the stake as hereto in the Campo del
Fieri at Rome February II, 1900
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
.sANDERsON TO Be
BEFORE JURY
Will Soon Come to City
That He May Tell of
Phone and Trolley Deals
SUPERVISORS CAUCUS

Whei the Grand Jury resumes it's
work this week 1t will at once endeavor
to clear the track for the Investigation
OF the trolley and telephone deals. Be-
fore these can be taken up. however IL
Will be necessary for the Grand Jury to
dispose Of the matters now pending be-
fore 1T. These include the printing
scandal, the supply question, the dives
and theaters- These matters have been
thoroughly probed and all the evidence
heard 1t only remains for the Grand
Jury to vote indictments. After atten-
tion has been given to the liquor and
building gratis attention will be turned
to the trolley and telephone transac-
tions.
The sensational feature OF the in
quiry into these matters will be the
appearance OF Supervisor w. w. San
derson as a witness before the Grand
Jury. Advices from Arizona, whittier
Sanderson went from Los Angeles for
his health, state that he has improved
to such an extent that he will be able
TO come to San Francisco as soon as
desired and give his testimony before
the Grand Jury.
Sanderson will be the star witness
when the trolley and telephone cases
are up for consideration. 1t is believed
that 1t will be impossible to reach
these issues before the first of the
year. as Ruef will continue to require
the attendance of the grand Jurors in
court as long as possible. Their de-
liberations will thus be further de-
layed
Sanderson will tell in detail every
phase of the trolley and telephone cases
as they are known to him. Ruef has all
along secuted the idea that Sanderson
has confessed Now, however, his fears
are thoroughly aroused He has sent
Los Angeles for the purpose OF con-
Special Agent Burns is In communica-
cautions to keep Ruef.s emissaries from
the Supervisor
Sanderson will come to San Francisco
within the next week or two. He is
anxious for the moment when he can
go before the Grand Jury and tell
the complete story Of the administra-
tion's connection with the big corpora
tions.
The persons most interested in bring
ing grafters to Justice were out of the
city yesterday on a duck hunt. Francis
j. Heney, Attorney Cobb, Burns and
Rudolph Spreckels were on the marshes
about the bay winging the birds.
The regular Sunday night caucus Of
the Board OF Supervisors was held
last evening with Abe Ruef present, as
usual. to advise and instruct and cheer
the members of the board The utmost
secrecy surrounded the meeting and
nothing would be given to the press
regarding the transactions OF the body
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
John I. Doyle Succumbs
to Short Illness
Was Prominent in
Early Affairs Of
the State

| REDWOOD, Dec 23.-John T. Doyle
of Menlo Park died at his residence at
an early hour this morning from pneu-
monia after two weeks illness. He
was born in New York City in 1918
He practiced law in New York from
| 1840 to 1851. and came to California in
the winter of 1852. In 1853 he re-
covered from the Mexican Government
the mission lands for the diocese Of
California He also began to investi-
gate the claims of the Catholic church
In California upon what is known as
| the ''pious fund.- and made his first re-
covery against the Mexican Govern
ment after twenty years of litigation
in 1876 and made second recovery
in 1902 by the award of The Hague
tribunal.
Doyle was the leading attorney for
/ Redwood City in the litigation concern
ing the location of the county seat of
San Mateo County here. In 1874 he
was appointed Trustee of Menlo Park
and became president of the first Board
of Trustees In 1877-7S he served as
Railroad Commissioner under appoint
ment by the Governor. He was always
prominent in Republican politics until
declining years rendered his retirement
necessary.
Doyle was appointed Regent of the
State University when it was founded
In 1868. He became fruit grower and
served three terms as Viticultural Com
missioner for the State at large. For
thirty years he was a trustee of the San
Francisco Law Library, and for several
years was its president. The degree of
LII. d. was conferred on him by George
town University in 1888. He was a
strong opponent of refunding the debt
ofethe Central Pacific Company.
He leaves a widow and family of
grown sons and daughters.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
Appeal in Behalf Of
Starving Chinese

"ROM reports sent TO WASH
ington from the American
consuls In China 1t is learned
that the failure of the rice rop
there has caused widespread
famine. The National Red Cross
has begun n movement for the re-
lief of the sufferers, and I'm accord
ance with this the following ap-
peal has been made by the Cali
fornia Branch.
'sTo the People Of Californian
"Omcinl dispatches to the Gov
ernmenf at Washington state that
millions of people I'm China are ON
the verge of starvation and that
there II great distress.
sIt Is the purpose of the Ma
stufys to the sufferers, and 1t begs
to remind Cslifornians that China
generously contributed mid to the
victims of the local disaster.
''The California Branch of the
American National Red Cross,
therefore, appeals to you I'm the
name of humanity for contrfbu-
tions to the China famine fund.
Please send your subscriptions TO
Mr.. Allen Knight, treasurer, 502
California street, San Francisco.
"California Branch A. N. r.. c.,
"JAMES ID. PHELAN. President.
''MRs. THURLOw McMULLIN,
Secretary"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
ASKS COUNTRY To
SEND RELIEF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-President
Roosevelt today issued a proclamation
calling on the people of the United
states to contribute funds for the re-
lief of the millions of famine sufferers
In China, who are on the verge of
starvation. The President said that he
would ask Congress for authority to
use Government transport vessels to
carry food to the famine stricken re-
sion- The proclamation is as follows:
To To the people of the United States;
mere IS an appalling famine in
emma. throughout district covering e
over 10000 square miles and supporting
population of 15,000,000 the crops
have been destroyed by floods and mil
starvation; thousands OF dwellings have
been destroyed. and their inmates are
without homes. An urgent appeal has
been made for the assistance of the
Our people have often under similar
conditions of distress in other coun-
tries responded generously to such ap-
peals- Amid our aboundiug prosperity
and in this holiday season Of good will
to man assuredly we should do our part
to aid the unfortunates and relieve the
to whom we % have been bee IR ailied 70 for mana mana
years in friendship and kindness
/ shall ask Congress upon it's next
day of session for authority to use our
other food to the famine stricken
region.
/ recommend that contributions for
the purchase of such food and other ap-
propriate relief be sent to the Amerf-
can National Red Cross, which will take
care of the expenditures.
Such contributions may be made
either through the local Red Cross
treasurers or throueh the Department
OF State. or may be sent directly to
Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross treas
urer, United States Treasury Depart
ment, Washington.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
C0NFESSES CRIME
To YOUNG WIFE

pathetic scene occurred at tho
Bush-street station yesterday when the
beautiful young bride OF Frederick 8.
Taylor, who is under arrest charged
with the embezzlement OF 1000 from
the Illinois Steel Company. South Chi
cagos came to San Francisco to greet
the man she loves and whom she has
believed guiltless OF the charge brought
against him.
In storm of tears she heard his con-
fession Of theft-not Of the amount
said to have been taken by him. but
of $3.50, which he admits having en-
bezzled for the purpose of sending his
pretty wife to the coast to recover her
falling health. He stoutly denies the
larger crime. He Is willing to waive
extradition and go back to face his ac-
cusers. but will be held here by De-
tective O'Donneu of Chicago until the
legal forms are carried out.
Mrs Taylor declares her determlna-
tion to accompany her husband East
If the necessary money can be raised
by the assistance OF her relatives in
Oakland She says she will remain
loyal to him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
BRYCE DECLINES A
PEERAGE

LONDON, Dec 23.-James Bryce, 1t
would appear, has declined a peerage,
but at any rate, according to the Daily
Telegraph. he will go to the United
States as British ambassador without
changing his name and thus be the
first plain citizen to represent his coun-
try at Washington, and. say the Chron-
icle, Americans who know and honor
him as James Bryce will esteem him all
the more because he declined a title
The comments of the Irish papers of
all shades regard Mr.. Bryces departure
are rather cool. They generally regard
Mr.. Bryce as lacking in necessary SYM
pathy and as having been rather a
weak than strong Irish Secretary"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

The Vienna Abendpost claims for
Siegfried Markhus OF Vienna the honor
OF having invented the motor car.
Markhus' viertalkt Benzinmotor was to
be seen at the great World Exhibition
IN 1873, as testified by the catalogues
which contain a description of it, and
Guldner's textbook >on the motor We
hic1e says Markhus in 1888 was one OF
the first to bring the vfertakt Benzin-
motor into use.