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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
WARSH|Ps NEEDED
IN PACIFIC
Metcalf to Improve Situa-
ton by Consolidating the
Two Small Squadrons
WEAKNESS APPARENT

CHICAGO, Feb. A dispatch from
washington says that Secretary Met
calf will issue this week a most I'M
portant order designed to increase the
strategic effectiveness of the American
navy He will consolidate the squad
rons now on the Pacific Coast and IN
Asiatic waters into one fleet under, the
supreme command of Rear Admiral
willard HI. Bronson. This fleet will
engage in comprehensive maneuvers.
the object of which will be the pro-
lection of the Pacific Slope and other
Pacific dependencies in case of war
1t is stated authoritatively that
there is no connection whatever be-
tween the reorganization of the navy
in the Pacific Ocean and the contro-
versy with Japan over the San Fran
cisco school question and the exclusion
of the Japanese laborers from this
country. Indeed, the general board Of
service. the president of which is
Admiral Dewey, has been considering
for some time the steps which should
be taken to make more effective the
ships now in the Pacific.
1t is apparent to any one who has
examined the situation that. scattered
as are the men-of-war today, It would
be an easy matter for them to be
beaten in detail. On the Pacific Coast
there is a squadron of four protected
cruisers, two of which are heavily
armored; two gunboats and five tor
pedo- boat destroyers. In Asiatic
waters there are four armored cruisers,
two monitors, five protected cruisers,
a number of gunboats, a division OF five
torpedo boat destroyers and four col
liers.
United these squadrons would not
be a match for any of the great pow
ers having possessions in the Pacific,
but they at least would prove force
which would have to be looked after
by one even more formidable. They
would constitute a serious obstacle in
the execution of any plan of campaign
which might be determined upon.
Secretary Metcalf and the general
board do not propose. however, to per-
NIT the American feet in the Pacific
to be weaker than that of possible
enemy, and there is reason to believe
that before many months have passed
two divisions of battleships, numbering
eight of the most modern vessels of
this type flying the stars and stripes,
will be stationed in the Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
STUDIES PLANS To
WATER VALLEY
Geological Survey Faces
Perplexing Problems in
Basin of the San Joaquin
TWO SCHEMES IN VIEW
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the in
vestigation of the underground waters
of the San Joaquin Valley, which the
United States Geological Survey has
been pushing vigorously during the
last season, many perplexing problems
are arising. to the solution of which
the geologist in charge of the work is
devoting much energy.
Minor geological structures about the
borders of the valley, buried saline de-
posits which seriously affect the quail
ity of the waters, changes in ground
water level resulting from overirri-
cation and the consequent deteriora-
tion of lands through the accumulation
of alkalies at the surface are questions
which, with many others, are being
studied in order that the final report
on the work may have the greatest
practical value to present and pros
pective settlers.
Conditions near the northern and at
the west side of the valley are particu-
larly unsatisfactory from the water
users point of view. West side ground
waters are generally poor in quality
and beneath the more valuable lands
they lie at considerable depth. Two
possible remedies have been suggested
one is the development of ground
waters at point pretty we'll south in
obtained as artesian flows, or as ground
waters that may be pumped with com
paratively small lift, the waters thus
developed to be delivered to a canal
and carried to some of the lands in the
vicinity of Crow Landing or farther
north, which are at present without
gravity waters.
The other way contemplates the lift
ing of water from the San Joaquin by
some effective pumping device and de-
livering it by a'similar canal. Condi-
tions along the east slope of the val
ley intermediate between it's axis and
its eastern edge emphasize the need OF
light on alkali problems in the valley
In this area alkalies are rising as the
result of irrigation and lands originally
valuable are becoming useless. Plans
are now being made for a thorough
investigation of these conditions.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
PRICES Of MEATS
MOVE UPWARD

The bugaboo of high prices assumed
larger proportions in the minds of San
Francisco housekeepers yesterday,
when fresh meat made a sudden ad-
vance.
The high prices demanded of retail
butchers by wholesalers and the sus-
picion of buyers, who are ever ready
to believe that all gouging has not
ceased, make it difficult for wielders of
the meatax and saw to appeaSe their
customers and to, come out even in their
dealings as middlemen between slaugh-
terers and consumers.
Although the number of marketable
cattle, sheep and hogs in the grazing
lands is smaller than in previous years,
the numerical decrease itself is not suf-
ficient to cause prices to advance as
they have. but it is the old story of
the railroads being unable TO get stock
to market or else being Indifferent
about doing so.
Prices of beef and pork are unusually
high, while mutton is selling at higher
figures than for the last fifteen years.
When the retailers of the town started
out to replenish their depleted stores
yesterday they were astoniShed and
panied to learn that the price of dressed
sheep had jumped overnight to the un-
heard of price of 13 cents a pound for
whole carcasses and that the lowest
HSuT0 lot WHICH lHcy COulu ScCuic even
ordinary stock was II cents. The cost
of all kinds of meats has been COM
paratively high for some time. because
of the unfavorable weather. which re-
tarded the growth of feed on the
ranges. But. according to large dealers
the high prices ruling today are due
more to the lack of transportation IA
cilities than TO anything else. Prices
as they stand represent an increase OF
about % per cent in the cost to consum-
ers. and there is no Immediate pros
pect of their coming down.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05

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II the druggist tries TO sell you some
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1t is well worth trying.
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Thousands have been cured in this
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No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, so cents. Write today
for free package
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
MRS. EDITH SMITH
ASKS DIVORCE

OAKLAND. Feb. flames I. Smith
q commercial traveller residing at 1859
Brush street. Oakland. was made de-
fendant today in a divorce suit COM
menced by Edith NJ. Smith on the
ground of extreme cruelty The cou-
pie We're married in San Francisco in
1897 and have one child. Grace l.
Smith, aged eight years.
The plaintiff alleges that in August
OF last year her husband attempted to
throw her from a window of their
home because she tried to save
their daughter from being brutally
chastised by Smith while he was in
toxicated. The complaint sets forth fur
ther that the defendant called the
plaintiff an "old hag," and cast slurs
upon her character in the presence of
the daughter.
on one occasion. according to the
plaintiffs statements, Smith threatened
TO kill his wife and himself and leave
the girl to charity. Mrs. Smith tells of
many occasions when, she charges, her
husband struck her in the face and
called her vile names
Mrs. Smith asks for 800 a month ali
mony $3.50 counsel fees and $50 costs.
Judge Waste signed an order restrain
ing Smith from entering the plaintiff S
home or in any way interfering with
her peace and quiet.
Attorney st Sure represents Mrs.
Smith.
Carrie 3. Richardson began suit for
divorce from Edgar Richardson on the
ground Of extreme cruelty. The couple
reside In Alameda and were married
in December, 1889, at Narysville The
plaintiff asks for $25 q month alimony
and the custody Of the four minor chill
dren.
Other divorce suits were begun by
Joseph NJ. Samuels against Ella "
SamUels and Katherine Clark against
George d. Clark.
Judge Ogden awarded an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce to T S Hayes
from Austine Hays on the ground OF
extreme cruelty. The plaintiff was
granted the custody of the two minor
children.
Anna Williams secured final decree
from George s. Williams on the ground
of extreme cruelty. and Angelica Reyes
was given a final decree from Antoine
NJ. Reyes for desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
D. D. MILLS WINS
HIS GAS SUIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Justice Day
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States announced the decision today in
the case of the city of Chicago VS..
Darius o. Mills. which was adverse to
the city's contentious. The suit in
volved the Chicago ordinance fixing the
price of gas at Is cents per thousand
cubic feet Mills is stockholder of
the Peoples Gas Company of Chicago
and formerly resided in California. He
sued in the Federal Court for an in
junction to prohibit the enforcement of
the ordinance and his prayer was
granted the city immedia cely appeal
ing to the Supreme Court The prin-
cipal question was claim that the
Federal courts lacked Jurisdiction. and
the city charged that the Mills suit
had been Instituted in collusion with
the company
Justice Day took pains to state that
the court was dealing only with the
question of jurisdiction and not with
the merits Of the case. Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice Harlan dissented
from the opinion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
CAUSES DETENTION
OF ASSOCIATES

OAKLAND. Feb. 4.-George F. Gould,
secretary and stockholder in the cor
poration of W. H Worden & Co. man.
ufacturing and merchant druggists,
filed suit today against W h Worden,
the president, and F. Leslie Meeker, the
treasurer, to compel them to redeposit
in the Central Bank of Oakland the
sum Of $1s2o.2o. which he claims they
withdrew from the bank on February
j, as the result Of a conspiracy. and
embezzled. Upon the filing of the suit
the plaintiff secured from Judge Ogden
an order for the arrest of the defend
ants to keep them from leaving the
State.
The plaintiff states that he and the
defendants each own 1888 1-3 shares of
stock in the corporation. He alleges
that the money on deposit in the Cen
tral Bank was subject only to the check
OF the president, countersigned by the
plaintiff as secretary. On January 80.
according to the complaint, Gould was
going 20 take a short journey to an
other part OF the State and signed six
checks in blank that they might be
filled in for small sums by Worden, as
president, TO pay wages to employees
The plaintiff claims that Worden and
Meeker conspired together and that
worden signed one OF these checks for
the entire amount on deposit TO the
credit OF the corporation in the Central
Bank Gould states that it would have
been useless for him TO demand that the
corporation bring the suit to recover
the money, for the reason that Worden
and Meeker between them have the ma
5ority vote in the board OF directors.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
SOLDIER IS FATALLY
HURT BY THUGS

Frank Gardner, a soldier. while re-
turning to the Presidio at IL 80 o'clock
last night. was set upon by two thugs
at the corner of Buchanan and Lom-
bard streets, robbed Of $40 and gold
watch and so severely beaten that the
physicians think he will not recover.
The attack on the soldier occurred In
the shadow of a building, but the scuf-
fie was heard by Mrs. Margaret Mason,
who called for help. The two high
waymen fed and left their victim
bleeding on the ground. An automobile
was procured and Gardner taken to the
Preside Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
FILEs 4 BIG MoRrGAGE

To provide the capital for the manu-
featuring of lumber in C2laveras and
Tuolumne counties. a bond3d mortgage
for $4,000. 900 has been given by the
Big Tree Improvement Company to the
Central Trust Company Of California.
The document was filed yesterday The
trust company is simply a trustee and
the bonds will be sold in Europe. The
Big Tree Company has been in exist
ence for several months.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
SOUTHERN PACIFIC NAY YIELD

BAKERSFIELD. Feb At is re-
ported that the Southern Pacific Com
pany will before Thursday make some
concessions to the demands of the Or
der OF Railroad Photographers. If not,
the telegraphers will take a vote to
determine their future action and the
railroad company will be given thirty
days in which to make It's answer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
JEwELRY THIEF RUN TO Earth

BAKERSFIELD, Feb I'm 1905 a
jewelry store here was robbed of $4,000
worth of diamonds, and this morning
in Los Angeles Sheriff Kelly of Kern
County arrested David Davis, a manu-
featuring jeweler, who formerly worked
for the firm. for the crime. He had
been under surveillance and Is alleged
to have sold the diamonds to G. T.
Besick of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
BURGLAR RANsACKED HOUSE.
THEN BEGS AT BACH DOOR
After Stealing Ten Dollars. House.
breaker Enjoys Meal Kindly
Prepared for Him

MARTINEZ, Feb. AFTER ransacI<-
ing the residence of Charles Van Do
len at Pinole and stealing $40 in cash.
the burglar calmly walked around 70
the back door and begged a meal yes
terday. He finished the repast. thanked
his benefactors and took his departure.
The theft was not noticed until an hour
later. Constable Collins was notified.
but no trace of the bold hOusebreaker
has been found.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
KING OF SIAM COMING HERE

VICTORIA, B. c.. Feb. 4.-The King
of Siam is to visit the United States
in May. His Majesty will leave Bang
kok in March for Japan and will pro-
ceed from Yokohama to Europe via
America.
Hubbard. Stuart Haw1ey. James Kutz. Thomas
Paul verdier, Ben Taylor, Joseph Mccormick.
Henry Phillips Joseph Rosborough, Percy Muir
dock, Fred Snowden, Fred Samuels, G. r. Boone,
William de Fremery, Horace Miller.
The patronesses are:
Mrs. George McNear Jr., Mrs. Augustus Bray,
Mrs. Edward Lacey Brayton Mrs. A. L. Stone,
Mrs. Egbert Stone, Mrs. Robert Knight Mrs.
Harry East Miller, Mrs. william Bull Pripgle.
Mrs.. Harry KnowleA
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
BOY DIES FROM WOUND

Fred Hopkinson, the 14-year- Sar
Francisco lad who accidentally shot
himself through the right lung yester-
day afternoon while hunting ducks neal
the old High-street trestle across San
Leandro Bay, died early this morning
at the Emergency Hospital His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Hopkinson
were with him when the end came
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
WILL ERECT NEW BUILDINGS

II. c. Robinson applied yesterday for
q permit to erect a four-story brick
building at 1928 Mission street at a
cost of $4,000. and A Jackson asked
leave to erect $4,000 building in Ma
son street, near Suffer-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
TRAFFIC. MANAGER CALLED

CHICAGO. Feb. &c. j. Grammer.
vice president of the New York Central
and traffic manager of that system s
lines west OF Buffalo, died here today.
lHe had been i'll for several weeks,
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure-Trial
Package Mailed Free to All <
in Plain Wrapper

Piles is a fearful disease, but easy to
cure if you go at il right
An operation with the knife Is dan
gerous, cruel, humiliating and un- ces-
SarY.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-05

Evils OF DIvoRcE-Berkeley. Feb. 4--rbe
evils OF divorce formed the subject of ad-
dress delivered by Rev. Endicott Peabody Of
Boston at st. Marks Episcopal Church tonight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-05

NAylHEN Paul reached his gar "" ret he found a letter from EW5l his father and opened it lGElkxY Nith some trenidntiOn. 1t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-05
CHAPTER XII.

fVAylHEN Paul reached his gar ret he found a letter from ICN5| his father and opened it l.sexy with some trepidation. It proved to contain joyful news. Mir. Beecot thanked heaven that Paul was not such fool as he had been of yore and hinted that this sudden access of sense which had led him to engage himself to wealthy girl had come from his father and not from his mother He-Beecot senior-was aware that Paul had acted badly and had not remembered what was due to the best of fathers. but sgice he was prepared to settle down with a rich wife, Beecot senior nobly forgave the past and Paul's ihany delinquencies (mentioned In detaiD and would be glad to wei come his daughter-in-law. Then Bee cot, becoming the tyrant again, insist cd that the marriage should take place in Wargrove and that the fact of Sylvia's father being murdered should be suppressed. In fact. the old gen. tleman left nothing to the young couple, but arranged everything in his own selfish way, even to choosing, in War grove. the house they would inhabit-
 Paul, facing the situation, bravely wrote to his father and explained how the fortune had passed from Sylvia, but declared with all the romance of youth that he intended to marry the girl all the same. If Beecot senior, said Paul, would permit the marriage and allow the couple a small income until the husband could earn enongh to keep the pot boiling. the writer would be grateful If not. Paul declared firmly that he would work like a slave to make a home for bis darling. But nothing in the world would make him give up Sylvia.
 As saul entered he heard a heavy woman plunge down the stairs and found his arm grasped by Deborah. very red faced and very furious. the moment he crossed the threshold Bart could be beard knocking boxes togeth- CT Ia the cellar, as be was getting Deb orah's belongings ready for removal to JubIleetovn. where the cottage and the drying ground for the laundry had already been secured through Fash But Paul had 10 time to ask what was going oa- A glance at the handmaid- en's tearful face revealed that she knew the worst, in which case Sylvia must also have heard the news.
 Yes cried Deborah. seeing tbe sud dea whiteness of Paurs cheeks and shaking hin % much as to hurt his h. jured arm. -she knows. she do-oh, Tor, bless us that things should come to this-snd there she's setfia' s-Iying ozt hsr bsagtlfnI eZes fos y0g. Mr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-05

IIN1 ter ITOm ms IdCner COQLdlUeu ES0H revocation of all that had G&S pleased him in the former one. Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse. He always did babble like a complaining woman when angered. He ! declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once-underlined- to give up all thought of making Sylvia | Norman his wife.
 Sylvia, under the charge of Deborah and escorted by Bart Tawsey, had duly left Gwynne street, bag and bag gage, and she was now established in Rose cottage, Jubileetown. The house was a small one, and there was not a ! single rose in the garden around it. She was assigned the best room in the small abode, and one of the first things she did was to write letter to Paul asking him to repair to Rose cottage to witness the marriage of Deborah and Bart. The handmaiden thought this was necessary so that she could make full use of her intended husband.
 "If he wasn't here allays," said the bride elect, 'he'd be gadding about idling. I know him. An me getting a business together won't be easy un- less I've got him at 'and, as you may say, to take round the bills, let alone that he ought to sleep in the 'ouse in case burgulars gifts in."
 Deborah, as an American would say, was a hustler, and, having made up her mind, she did not let grass grow under her feet. For three Sundays she had the pleasure of hearing the banns announced which foretold that Bart Tawsey and herself would soon be man and wife Then the marriage took place.
 The future Mrs. Tawsey had no rela- tives, but Bart produced Mrs. Purr, a snuffy old grandmother from some London slum who drank gin during the wedding feast, much to the scan- dal of the bride. Paul acted as best man to Bart, and Sylvia, in her plain dress. was bridesmaid.
 After the ceremony Paul, laughing at the oddity of 1t all, took his leave. On walking to the gate he was over taken by Mrs. Purr, who winked mys- teriously. Whatever you do. sir" said the lean old creature, with many con tortions of her withered face, don't have nothin' to do with Tray"
 "TrayT echoed Paul in surprise. 'Mr. Pash's office boy"
 Him and none other. I knows his grandmother, as 'as bin up for drunk 200 times and Is proud of 1t. Stretch CTS is as common to her. sir, as kiss ings is to handsome young gent like you. An the boy takes arter her. A deep young cuss," whispered Granny Purr significantly.
 But why should I beware of himT' asked Beecot, puzzled.
 "A mods a wink to a blind 'un," crooked Mrs. Purr, condensing the pxoverb and turning away. Jus
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-05

The neIt moment she tDds sObbtn1 her
 heart out on Pdurs Jatthful breast
 Beecot groaned. Don't tempt me. Sylvia" he said. putting her away. T dare not marry you. Why, I hnye hardly enough to pay the fees. No. dear. you must go with Debby to her laundry. and I'll work night and day to make enough for us to live on. Then we'll marry"
 TO think that you should still wish to marry me I am poor-I-I-have- no name. and"-sobbed Sylvia.
 Dearest. you will soon have ny name"
 But Mrs. Krill said--
 T don't want to hear what she said" cried Paul impetuousiy. '-She is bad woman I can see badness written all over her smiling face. We won't think of her. When you leave here you won't see her again My own dear little sweetheart whispered Paul tenderiy. when you leave this unhappy house let the bad past go. Tou and will begin a new life. Come. don't Gy, my pet Heres Debby."
 Sylvia looked up and thrs- herssB into the faithful servants arES ~Deb- bT-Fm-T@so hsppy
 Deborah placed her young mistress Ia PauIs arEs hez lst I1 Eake yol