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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

Announcement of the engagement of
Miss Helen Sinclair and Bruce Cornwall
was made yesterday in the telegrams
they sent to their intimate friends in
this city from Coronado, where Miss
Sinclair. her mother and her fance are
sojourning at present. and in response
many enthusiastic congratulations and
good wishes We're sent over the wires.
Although the friendship between the
engaged pair has been noted during the
last few months. the news of their be-
trothal comes as a great but very de-
lightful surprise.
Miss Sinclair is the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Sinclair, who for some
years made their home in Eureka, but
who have of late lived in Mendocino
County. where Mr.. Sinclair has very
extensive lumber interests. The BRIDE
elect has, however, been there but lit
tie. as she has been a student at Miss
Heads school in Berkeley for several
years. She has just finished school and
has never made her debut. so her en-
trance into society will be made as
bride. This winter she and her mother
have been staying at the Hotel Jeffer-
son in this city, but left recently for
Coronado, where they were Joined a
few days ago by Mr.. Cornwall.
Miss Sinclair is charmingly pretty
girl, tall and graceful, with rich bru-
neIle colOrlng- she IS clever ana cul-
tured and is one Of the best read Of
girls which latter taste she and Mr..
Cornwall share.
Bruce Cornwall is the only son of
the late p. B. Cornwall and Mrs. Corn
wall OF this city. and is widely known
and very popular. He studied law and
for a time practiced successfully, but
has given il up Of late TO devote him
self 10 the management Of the large
fortune left him nv his - IL Sc
a genial, agreeable man, with marked
" intellectual tastes. He is a great
favorite in society and is an enthusiast
on automobiling.
No date has been set for the wed
ding.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
SITE ON EMINENCE
IS SELECTED

The mountain climbers of the Pacific
Union Club won a victory in the cleo
tion yesterday. The question whether
the club should rebuild on the old site
at Post and Stockton streets or pur-
chase the Flood lot on California street
hill was presented to the members. The
vote in favor Of the hill site was ia.
The vote for the old location was 141
Vice President F. w. Van Sicklen
presided at the meeting James D.
Phelan spoke in favor of the downtown
site and Attorney Eells advocated the
purchase of the Flood premises The
ground, together with the standing
walls of the Flood building can be
purchased for s15O.O00 Architects re-
port that the walls are good and can
be utilized. It may become necessary
to send TO Connecticut for brownstone
to be used in reconstruction.
The land at the northeast corner of
Post and Stockton streets owned by
the club is valued at 1925, 900. In order
TO obtain space for such building as
the members demand a small lot ad-
joining on Post street could have been
bought for $4,000 In voting for the
downtown site this proposed extension
was considered.
1t is reported that the Floods did not
consider the proposition to exchange
the lot on the hill for the club real
estate on Post street. Club gossip last
evening was to the effect that the
mountain scheme would not be carried
out If the directors failed to sell the
downtown real estate at a reasonable
figure Several of the Owls children
who are rich enough to belong to two
or three clubs went over to the Pacific
Union and voted to buy the Flood
property, although they are ardently
in favor of building the Bohemian Club
nome in the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
PARENTS FIND NO TRACE OF
MISSING BOY AND GIRL
Oakland Lad and Maiden Disappear
Strangely and Search for Them
Shows No CIeUs

OAKLAND, Jan. 17.-No trace has
been found of Delza Wildman, aged IA,
daughter of Mrs. G. T. Wildman of 1855
Sixteenth street, who ran away from
home last Monday. The girl was en-
ployed at candy store. and failed to
return from work. When last seen
she wore a white shirt waist. a blue
skirt and a checked cap. The missing
girl is a blonde. with blue eyes and
curly hair.
The parents of Manuel Perry. aged
II, reported to the police today that
the boy had disappeared from his home
at 1912 Twenty fifth avenue last Mon
day. The boy is of dark complexion,
with black hair and brown eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES

OAKLAND, Jan. II. - Graduating
exercises of the Oakland High School
were held this evening at the Common
School Assembly Hall. Lafayette Park
Addresses were delivered by James H
Pond. the principal; Robert Jackson
and Rev. Raymond c. Brooks. Miss
Florence Krause and Miss Sydney Ken
daIl Miller played violin solos. DR.. A
Il. Pratt, president OF the Board of
Education, presented the diplomas to
the graduating class.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
FUNERAL OF FORMER MAYOR

OAKLAND. Jan. 17.-Funeral SER
vices for former Mayor A. c. Henry
were held at o'clock this afternoon
from the residence at 1921 Harrison
street. Rev. E. Z. Baker Of the First
Presbyterian church conducted the SER
vices. Stephen T. Cage, John w Phil
lips. Irwin Ayres. w. H Knight, James
I. Gardner and James L. Barker acted
as pallbearers. 1nterment was in
Mountain View Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
REALTY COMPANY FORMED

OAKLAND. jan 17.-Articles OF in
corporation of the Mills Company were
filed today. The purposes of the cor
poration are to buy. sell and hold real
and personal property. The incor-
porators are Philo Mills. c. b. Mills, F.
L. Argall. Mrs. Katherine S. Mills and
J. S. Mills. all of Berkeley. The cap
itsl stock is $4,000, and $1,000 is SUBJ
scrlbed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
BoYs CANNOT SMOKE

MARTINEZ, Jan. 1.-THE City Trus-
tees of Richmond passed an ordinance
on Monday evening making it a mis-
demeanor for any youth under 16 years
of age to smoke cigarettes. This local
supplement to the State law prohibit
ing the sale of cigarettes to minors
is the result of concerted action taken
by several of the most prominent men
of the town.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
GIRL DIES SUDDENLY

BYRON. Jan. 17.-Miss Dora Mohr.
daughter of Henry Mohr. a wealthy
farmer of Bethany. died suddenly last
Sunday at her home near there under
peculiar circumstances. She had been
troubled with epilepsy. and suffered an
attack Sunday and fell TO the ground
face downward. She was dead when
aid reached her.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
LApoRER DIES sUDDENLY

HAYWARD. Jan. 17.-John Peterson,
laborer on the Meek ranch. near San
Leandro.. was found dead this morning
at Cherry Station. The remains were
removed to the branch morgue here
and an inquest will be held. The body
was discovered by William Smith, who
notified DR.. Medros. who, after deter
mining that life was extinct, notified
the Coroner. Peterson was so years
of age
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
NO MORE WITNESSES

Then the supply Of witnesses ap-
peared to have run dry and the coun-
sci for the grafters admitted that they
were finished.
F. A. Dwyer was called TO the stand
and an argument ensued on the pur-
pose Of the examination OF the Grand
Jurors for bias and prejudice, during
which Judge Dunno said:
Having an impression formed by
reading newspapers is not equivalent
TO bias. This investigation is TO de-
ternine whether in the case Of any OF
the Grand Jurors this impression may
have been deepened into a personal an
qualified merely from having read the
newspapers would be TO close the doors
OF the courts. The more vicious the
crime the greater the impossibility OF a
trial. The theory Of the defense seems to
be that there are persons in town who
are so vile that they would enter into
q conspiracy to unite in an attack upon
q public official. Such a condition as
YOU suggest means a state OF social
chaos"
But this is an extraordinary case
Insisted Ach 1T would have been
impossible for any man TO read the
papers for the last three months and
not be biased"
Did these newspaper articles bias
YOU Mr. Ach7" inquired Hiram John
son.
Schnitz will appear in court to-
day and the Judge viii hear argument
on the submission Of the motions to
set aside.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
GATHERS LABOR STATISTICS

BERKELEY, Jan. 17.-CharIes W.
Ellis. an agent for the Department of
Commerce and Labor at Washington, is
in Berkeley, gathering statistics about
wages and the cost of living in this
section for the annual report of the
department.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
when YOU object to buying property

When you object to buying property
which has no record title how can you
expect to sell or mortgage yours, II it
title to any real property in the city.
except decree of court under the Nc
Enerney Act: and for that there can be
no Substitutes. Delay to restore your
title may result In litigation, or even
entire loss Of property
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

W. W. FooTE JR. wEDs-oakland. Jan.
I7.-Announcement has been made OF the mar
riaee Of ~. W. Fo0te Jr. and Miss Alice
Schmidt at Tonopab last month";
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

White Star Laundry Company
Have resumed business. Tel. Market 2047s
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
How Anna Sophia ran dWd>

And We walked off with not the slightest
idea where we were going.
We talked about the future at first, won
dering how soon we would come to some
we would sleep that night =,
We must get out of these woods, or we II
have to sleep right here ON the roots, sad
Lulu, at last. I'VE won't find any palatlal
residences In this wood. | went through
most of it when Tom Briggs took me nuttlng
last fall"
People say it is twenty miles long" l an,
swered and there's no telling what Wen md
when we come to the end of that twenty
miles. We must push right on"
80 we kept going, but presently Lulu sald
she was hungry, and then we found out that
neither of US had thought of bringing anything
to eat.
Of course there was no use worrying over
it; we simply had to endure it; but we got
hungrier and hungrier the further we went. =,
We must have gone at least twenty miles,
Lul9 said, at last, "and I'm SO tired out l
can't go any further"
Well, if 1 hadn't known how to talk to
her, she would have sat right down where
she wss, and starved to death, for all l
know.
But, kept my presence of mind, and told
her she mast go 5n whether she wanted to
or not; that sitting down was not to be
thought of for moment.
Then she began to talk about home, and to
wonder what her little sister Eva was doing,
anu II Dennle nad cried after ner ana 1
saw she was beginning to feel sorry she had
left.
az don't believe like running away, after
all" she said, tearfully, "and if you'll just
tell me where we're going to sleep tonight,
Anna Sophia, I'd be obliged to you"
l didn't like her tone at all; but I kept my
temper-for I am glad to say, that have it
under good controEand told her that we
were at least fifteen OF eighteen miles from
home, felt sure, and if we pushed ON bravely,
we'd come to a house soon, there couldn't be
any doubt about that.
| Lulu said it was very well to talk about
pushing on, but her feet were sore, and she'd
| torn her dress, and it was nearly dark, and
she was afraid of bears and snakes; and if
she was killed in those woods, it would be all
my fault, for I'd been the one to propose run
ming away.
1 said she might blame it ON me if she
liked, but that she had been the one who
had put the idea into my head first, with her
stories of rich old gentlemen adopting girls
and leaving them money. My feet were sore,
too and my dress was torn, but wasn't going
to cry about it.
Lulu was little ashamed of herself then.
and we got along very well for a while, but
the woods began to grow dark, and the owls
and whip-poor-wills began to screech, and
every story 1 had ever heard about snakes
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

and bears and wildcats came into my mind.
Ii we lay down to sleep, | was sure wildcats
would come and kill us.
1t grew SO dark after time that we could
NJ see our hands before our faces, and we
hung on to each other in deadly terror.
Every time Lulu stepped on root she
screamed out, thinking it was snake, and
once ee bat flew right into her face.
Dut we didn't dare sit down, and though
was beginning to think we would have to stop
sooh, i, we Kept struggling on
Va nh at once we saw light ahead of us.
les, LES, 1T was really a light, and what we felt
agine. ~" S"N P-Ap ~
III II, was house at last we felt sure.
~ Me Z. were so tired we couldn't go any faster,
anu II seemed an hour before we stepped out
wbcS w. ias' INTO little clearing in the middle of
;ng.go,so sGood small cabin, covered with morn
inHTssiory Ts and wandering Indian vine.
Ihe door was open, and there was woman
sesC,ng with her back to it, at table, There,
fIiotneu fionn TO be something familiar about the
t;on aoei T. oat was too tired to pay any atten-
WI np 10 IL, and we just staggered in.
ID Fiease am can we sleep here tonight?" I ask
I; ea; We have walked all the way from Bond
'iiIe, ni, and are worn out''
I;,.h1 ine woman turned sharp around and the
was Keziah o- Aef A"'e ~
Al Anna Sophia! All the way from Bondviile.
sJ De ye? e. Wei, that amt but half mile off"
l. al iio9 IVY laughing.
toll, told her didn't think there was anything
10 irWSugh at, and presently she stopped
You've been off on some foolishness Anna
Weil, l reckon you've had enough of It, by
the JOCKS OF you. Got turned round in the
woods, | spose,, and like as not been walkin'
In circle. Well, never seen the beat! And
you chose poor day for your fun, too, for
you hadn,t been gone half an hour when your
Uncle Solomon over to Bromport came by in
yagggin and took. your ma an Miss Fenwick
and Eva and Benny all over to Bromfeld to
see them wax fggers. Your ma had me run
to the pasture to see if you was there, but /
didn't see. no sign of you, SO off they went.
Your Uncle Solomon was goin' to treat, and
they laid out to stay to some goin's-on this
evenin'. reckon they amt come back vet"
| / thought right off that here was chance
for us to get home and go to bed, and no
one but Keziah need ever Know we had been
gone all day.
So I asked her if she wouldn't please keen
it to herself that we'd run away. She would
MT promise, and SO told her would leave
it to her good nature and sense of Justice.
and she said that sounded just like me, and
she'd think it over and try to discover what /
was driving at.
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

be. for we might miss some good chance of
being adopted.
So we left the very next morning We each
took tin pail, SO people would think we were
going, .blackberrying; but in the pals were
the things we wanted to take with us.
Mother was upstairs with the baby when
|, left, and Keziah was out in the yard under
the se,, cherry tree, washing blankets.
Tel ] mother I've gone down in the pasture,
Keziah," | said.
,,y You'd best, tell her yourself" said Keziah.
You know she wouldn't let you go off this
way, and not a stroke of work done In the
house yet And you won't find no blackber-
ries: 4nere's been Bromfeld people piekin'
IN them pastures, and they've cleaned out ev-
cry blackberry they could lay their fingers on.
You're jest tryin' to shirk out O. takin', care
of the baby, and it's ashamed you ought to
be of Yourself, too, and your ma SO delikit."
OF course felt like answering back; but l
didn't She couldn't know that she was look
ing on my face for the last time, and | felt
sure she would be sorry for her harsh words
when | was gone, and she realized, as day
after day passed, and / was mourned perhaps
for dead, that she would never see me again.
Besides felt sorry for her because She used
such poor grammar.
l found Lulu down in the pasture, sitting
on an old stump. She looked dreadfully Sc
rious.
ut was harder to come away than thought
It would be-, she said Il wish L hadn't
|
"Well, we were obliged and that is all
there is about it," l said "Things were get
ting worse all the time. The idea of our not
going to the waxwork exhibition! 1t was NOR
tifying. Everybody I met asked me if I'd
been, and | didn't know what excuse to
make"
We climbed a grassy knoll, as they say in
stories, and stood there, looking our last on
our homes. That is, we thought it was our
last, and of course we couldn't look into the
future and see what really happened
'I am glad 1 did up all the chamberwork
before 1 left" said Lulu. Mother can't re.
proach me for anything"
They'll appreciate. us when we are gone u
I answered. Now they take all our sacrifices
as a matter of course, and, without compunc.
ton, work us like slaves"
Lulu said talked just like heroine in a
novel. That is the secret of my influence
over her-she thinks l know SO much more
than most girls of my age. And l suppose
do.
We didn't dare go on the main road; SC
we struck for the woods, and walked into
the thick of it before we stopped. Then we
turned around three times, with our ewes
shut, and said some magic words 1 made uI
expressly
"This is the way" said, pointing to my
right.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

She washes for us every Monday, and she
takes a great deal more interest in our fam
lily concerns than | like. She gives mother
advice about me, too, and of course don't
like that.
Lulu Fenwick says she wouldn't stand it,
but I'd like to know how shed manage
Keziah. She couldn't even keep her from
telling about that day we ran away.
You see, Lulu and l always have thought
we were not treated the way we ought to be.
Our mothers are so hard on US. Lulu has to
do all the chamber work and help wash the
breakfast dishes at her horse, and l am gen.
eral maid-of-allwork at Ours.
But l attend to the baby most of the time,
and when l tell mother want some recrea-
tion, she says l can weed out the flower beds
or go to the store on an errand.
If our. baby was like some babies 1 have
seen, and would take maps real often, would
MT mind so much having to see to him; but
he keeps awake all day long as general
thing, and he never is satisfied unless / am
hunting butterflies for him, or rolling him
around in a little cart Tom Briggs that's
Keziah's boy-made for him.
But | wouldn't have made up my mind to
run away just because of the baby. 1t was
because mother and Mrs. Fenwick wouldn't
let Lulu and me go to an exhibition of wax
works at Bromfeld.
Everybody who had been to it said it was
just grand and of course Lulu and 1 were
wild to go. We wanted to drive in, but we
would have walked sooner than not 60, for it
was only six miles
1t was no use to tease for Mrs. Fenwick
and mother both said they couldn't afford it.
They wouldn't let us go alone, and it would
cost three dollars to hire team and there
was the admission fee of fifty cents to pay,
too.
Lulu cried, and SO did I, but it didn't do
any good.
And 50 we decided to run away. Lulu said
she had just been reading in a newspaper
about a, girl who had mother who abused FUSED
her, and she ran away, and kind old gen
tleman, who lived in grand style, adopted
her, and when he died, left her all his money.
lots of people who would be glad to adopt us
if they only knew about us; and that we
could look for some old couple living in the
country, without children, and awful lonely,
She said there were plenty of 'em, if we only
knew where to find 'em.
We talked it all over one night out at our
gate, and we decided that if we were ever
Going, the sooner we went the better it would
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Copyright by James Elverson.

} one would ever have known any
thing about it but for Keziah. She
had to tell of it, of course. There
are some people who never can keep
anything to themselves, and Keziah
is one of them,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24
FAIR.
-Flattery also begins at home.
The crook follows his natural ben

-Flattery also begins at home.
The crook follows his natural bent.
Eat what you please and take lit
lie KodoI For Indieestion after your
meals. 1T digests what you eat. Solr
~ Feldmever Bros. Druggists.
Never bet on sure thing or a
woman's age.
"A poor excuse may be better than
none, but poor bluffisn
"A man il generally either his own
best friend or his own worst enemy.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, reIis
ole little pills. Recommended by
Feldmeyer Bros, Druggists
Many a man is 50 stingy that he
won't even tell a story at his own ex-
pense.
No, Maude, dear; there Is no rea-
son why uncut diamonds shouldn't be
sold at cut rates.
When the cold winds dry and cracs
the skin get DeWitt's Witch IIaz,
Salve. Sold by Feldmeyer Bros, Dryg
gists
Cupid now carries his bow a7d
arrow in one hand and copy OF Brad
street in the other.
For Sale-Lumber. APP
ply to DR.. ]. NJ. Worthing.
ton, Office, 1877 Church st. oS
Most Of us find It to boast about
what we are going to do than to brag
about we have done.
The value Of silence Is demonstrate
ed by the fact that the man who says
nothing doesn't have to take 1t back.
For Sale-Sand, Severn
River. Apply to DR.. ]. M.
Worthington, Office, No 1877
Church Street. oSm
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24
RummaseI

Rummage!
Come one, come al
To the NlzsiOn-f LOuse-tiai4,
ON Prince George street.
Where the RummaGer's meet
To sell and 70 bay
on the Fourth OF November
BE sure y0u remember
And 70 the spot hief
Dlng-dong. dou9-dlng
Ifngie-1angie, bells ring
Hunt Your aftica and bring
All your rubbish along,
Wash Chlnons, ding-GouGt
send come. and don't fail
At the great Rum ma &c sale
We surely viii find
Those who never viii mind
Things shabby; the crowd
VIII he jelly and loud
In their cries and their praise.
Come along with your STUFF.
There'li be custom enough.
send your Rummage. We refuse
NOTHfNG HaIfworn gloves ard Shoes
Books each volume need not mate
Pictures. cups. = vase, n plate.
It's the mode 20 be antique
Clipped and cracked things 50 kespeass
Things you'd burn and sweep aside
send them everyone our way
Wen exhibit them with pride,
Sell them AL on the Great Day.
Rummages Rummages Ding-dong bels
Come 70 buy, and send 20 sell.
stt-e w-0Ii
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24
big Hearted .Iim'

big Hearted JIM" is four
act western drama very similar to
the ''Virginian, played by Dunstin
Farnum and unlike most plays OF
the Wild west type played by the
average repertoire company. Big
Hearted Jim" appeals TO the better
class of the theatre-going public. As
the big-hearted sheriff of Medicine
Lodge, Mr.. Harder has an excellent
part. Special new scenery is carried
for this play, showing the stockade
and Pixies Peak at distance. This
is the first repertoire company fortu-
nate enough in securing the rights OF
this great play. 1t is being played
by three high-priced attractions this
season in all the larger cities. Mr..
Harder endeavors to give the public
Just what they want and in big
Hearted Jim" he has play that will
please the most critical and exacting
audience. Beginning week of Octo-
Der % at the Colonial Theatre.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24
STATE OF OHIO. Cry OF TOLEDO | g
LUCAS COUNTY.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
5 senior partner Of the firm of + j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
City Of Toledo. County and State afore-
said, and that sail firm will pay the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each ana every case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK !. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON.
(SEAL.l Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and muc-
Gus surfaces of the system Send for
testimonials free.
F. |. CHENEY, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
For Sale by .Feldmeyer Bros: City
Drug Store. dee
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24

Mrs. King and children, OF Calvert
county, who has been spending several
weeks visiting friends here, returned
home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Meade very
pleasantly entertained a number OF
their friends on Monday evening.
Mir. Edward Rawlings. who re-
sides near Day Ridge, was taken sud
denly i'll in the store OF MT. j.. -.
Fisher on Monday evening. lie was
removed TO the home of bis brother
on Chester avenue and medical aid
summoned.
Mr.. l.. T.. Wilmington has moved
into his handsome new house, corner
of First street and Chester avenue.
The heaviest frost of the season was
noticeable here on Tuesday morning.