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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
BOARD ENDS
FIGHT OVER SHOP
Department of Works Now Will
Supervise All Repairs to
Buildings

The board of education turned over
the repair shop connected with the
school department to the works board
yesterday This ends the fight be-
tween the two bodies as to which
should do the work. Hereafter repairs
and requisitions will be attended to
by the board of works.
The school board made the following
transfers and assignments, taking ef-
feet at the beginning of the new term.
which opened yesterday:
Miss E. G. McEwen from Fremont 70 Jean
Parker school; Miss Anita Mccarthy from day
from Hamilton TO Horace Mann school: Miss
Alice Daley from South End to Visitaeion val
ley; Mrs E w. Grant from unassigned to
Buena Vista Twice Miss Gallagher); Miss Au-
gusta johnson from Douglass to South End (vice
Miss Daley. transferred: Miss Dorothy Spanord
from John SWEET TO Emerson during leave OF
Miss Pettigrew); Miss Clara Layerne from sub
stitute to Monroe; Mrs Margaret Jacobs from
substitute to Irving NJ. Scott; Miss Louisa Nc
Dermott from Lakeview TO Monroe; Miss Jessie
NJ. Rea from leave to Lskeview Miss Mary l..
Marks from substitute to Lskevfew; Miss A. +.
MeCrosson from substitute to Harrison primary
Miss A. N. Gallagher from Buena Vista
to day unassigned; Miss Ellen I. Ramage
from Sheridan to Fremont; Genevieve McGinnis
Casey from substitute to Garfield primary: Annie
0Connor from substitute to Sheridan (vice Miss
Ramage, transferred)-
The oral examination of the appli-
cants for positions as teachers were
held yesterday. The entire board of
school directors attended the session.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
DR. PIERCE'S REMEDIES
Gs interest To Women.

To such women as are not seriously out
Dflhealthl but who have exacting duties
toIperforA either in the way of house
hdld cares\or in social duties and func-
tidps. YhishA Aseriously tax their strength,
as wen az % nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PfeSription has proved most
valuable supSArting tonic and invigorat-
Ing neryine. By its timely use, much
serious sickness and suffering may De
avoided. The operating table and the
surgeons' knife. would. T. is kslieyed,
seldom have to- be employed Il this most
v.alnable Woman,s remedy were resnrted
to in good time: The Favorite Prescrip-
tion" mas proven great boon to expectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is not a secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse. because of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TIoN. full list of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination of this list of
ingredients will disclose the fact that it is
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic-
ally pure, triple-refined glycerine taking
the place of the commonly used alcohol,
in its makeup. In this connection it
may not be out of place to state that the
rFavorite Prescription I" of DR.. Pierce is
the only medicine put up for the cure of
woman's peculiar weaknesses and all
ments, and sold through druggists, all
the ingredients of which have the un-
animous endorsement of all the leading
medical writer's and teachers of all the
several schools of practice. and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
~Favorite Prescription is recommended.
A little book of these endorsements will
be sent TO any address, postpaid, and
absolutely free If you request same by
postal card, or letter, of DR.. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. Constipation is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease Easy to take as candy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
W|NEMEN SECURE
CHANGE OF RULES
After Long Fight They Persuade
Government to Reform
Regulations

The California wine producers are
very much elated with the success
achieved by the committee Of Cali
fornia wine men who went to Wash
ington to discuss the internal revenue
laws with the bureau of internal rev.
enue and to plan to remedy the crying
need for modification of the regula-
tions governing this industry.
Commissioner John g. Capers and
Deputy Commissioner J. c. Wheeler
listened to the report of A. E. Muen-
ter collector of internal revenue, and
Bert NJ. Thomas, revenue agent of the
san Francisco district. Both local
officers recommended that the regula
tions be modified and made several
suggestions. The California delega-
tion also presented weighty arguments
as TO why the rules should be changed.
The internal revenue commissioners
agreed that there should be several
changes, among which is the rule that
prohibits a distillery being in the
same building with the winery. The
commissioners also favorably consid-
cred the rule which provides that there
shall not be less than 4 per cent sugar
in sweet wines. The rule regarding
the percentage of alcohol will also
be changed.
The new rules will permit the wine
producers to have "a per cent alcohol
in their wine and instead of the gov
ernment confiscating all wines found
TO contain more than "a per cent the
producers will be allowed to reduce
the percentage of alcohol by adding
grape juice.
Word was received of the victory
of the California wine men yesterday
by Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue Haskins. The wine men of this
state who went to Washington were
Percy T. Morgan. president of the
California wine association; James H.
Borland, J. Z. Youngberg, f. E. May
hew c. b Rarham and l., Rogers
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
MARKET SLUGGISH
IN NEVADA STOCKS
Selling Is Listless as Result OF
LuII Caused by the
Holiday

Trading in the Nevada mining stocks
on the stock exchange board yesterday
was Istless and nearly every security
suffered declines, all of which the brok-
ers. attributed to the usual after holi-
day effect. The leaders in each Of the
camps, with the exception of Ophir and
Mexican of the Comstocks, sold off
several points. West End Of the Tono-
pahs was the lone feature of the days
business, the latter aggregating fully
$1,000 shares which changed hands
during the two sessions. The majority
of the eastern orders were for West
End stock and were purchased princi-
pally by Laing.
Consolidated of the Goldfield list fell
off 6k points, closing at $5.571a. Flor
ence also showed top heaviness, selling
down to $3.97h from $4.10. Daisy lost
5 points, closing at s1.25, and Combina-
ton Fraction closed at sc, as against
re last Thursday.
Tonopah of Nevada under the pres
sure of the bear element again lost
it's hold on the SO mark and receded
to sS.75. Tonopah Extension sold at
s1.35, as against s1.Ao last week, Mac
Namara was little dealt in, but was
quoted at SIC On Call belmont dropped
back points, closing at SLIPS. West
End opened firm at SIC and rose rap
idly to 45c, when it slumped to 43c, a
gain of points for the day. Heavy
buying featured the trading.
OF the outside districts there were a
few calls for one or two of the leading
listed Rawhides, but none was offered
Pittsburg Silver Peak took an expected
squirt. rising from s1.10 to s1.17z with
fair demand
Immediately after the close of the
afternoon session rumor was passed
along in the street that the Velvet gold
mining company of Goldfield and the
St. Ives gold mining and milling com
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
WIRE TAPER is PUZZLE

No charge has yet been made at the
city prison against f. c. Dfffenbach,
the king of wire tappers. and acting
Captain of Detectives Ryan admits that
he is at a loss to know what to do
with him. He will be held in custody
for a few days till 1t is seen whether
he is wanted in any other city. He
was taken from the central emergency
hospital back to the prison yesterday
after treatment
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21

pany of the same camp were consider
ing the merging of their properties,
which adjoin and are in the immediate
neighborhood of the Consolidated
ground and several OF the other star
Goldfields. The rumor did not carry the
proposed basis upon which it may be
effected. Velvet is said to be almost
close corporation, while St. Ives
closed yesterday at SAC bid and S5c
asked
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
Fr&ssdenf and Governor Resume Service
"a Seattle

The big new steamships President
sn6 Governor will resume fast passen-
Ger service to Seattle, first sailing
1pril 20. Ticket Offices, 3 Market street,
10 Market street and Broadway wharf.
Telephone Kearny 4s2
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
MARINE oFFIcER DIES

BUFFALO. n. Y. april 2o.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Henly Higbe. United States
marines. retired. died here yesterday
aged 20 years
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
GROCFRS' LIQUOR
LICENSE PASSES
Supervisors Approve Ordinance
:: imposing Tax of $3.50 a
Year on Package Trade

An amended ordinance imposing
Incense Of $3.50 year upon persons
selling, giving away or serving liquors
-or wines in quantities of one quart or
more and less than five gallons, in
sealed packages and not to be drunk
on the premises. was passed yesterday
ey the supervisors. The law viii main
~ affect grocers.
Several weeks ago Murdock intro
duced three tentative measures to cover
the sale OF liquors by grocers, and they
were referred TO the licenses commit
tee. Hooks and Comte, constituting
mssOrity Of that committee, reported
Yesterday in favor of Indefinitely post
poning action on the bills, while Nc
Aliister, the third member, favored the
Imposition Of a 5000 license.
Andrea Sbarboro, on behalf Of the
Erocers, spoke against the adoption of
the ordinance. claiming that the sale
of light table wines served to decrease
rather than increase drunkenness.
Bancroft moved to amend the meas
ure by fixing the license at 1920 a year.
and the motion was lost.
Murdock. the author Of the ordi-
nance. said that he would not object to
4 license of $3.50 il the majority of the
board thought $500 too high.
Murphy moved to fix the license at
$3.50.
Comte spoke against the passage of
the ordinance in any form. declaring
that it was in violation of the charter.
VOTE ON MEASURE
The ordinance was passed TO print
-bx. the following vote:
q Ayes-Bancroft. Booth. Jennings,
Johnston. AIcAllister. Payot. Murphy.
AIurdOck, Pollock, Rixford. Stafford
III
2. -BrOderick. Comte, Hooks. Nc
Leran. Giannini-5.
= Absent-Center, Sachs.
The penalty prescribed for violation
Of the ordinance is fine not less than
$500 nor more than $500: imprisonment
not less than two months nor more
than six months, and by both imprison-
-'TneDt and fine.
8 .McAllisteri introduced a resolution
;: directing the Mayor to make an inves-
1igstion into the filthy and insauitary
'cOpdition OF the public schools and fix
. the blame where it properly rests.
Rixford was speaking in favor of the
resolution and had proceeded as far as
It is the duty of the mayor"
The mayor is fully acquainted with
his duties" interrupted Taylor with
some show OF warmth.
Rsxford dropped into his seat and did
not attempt TO continue his remarks.
After discussion the resolution was
referred to the committee on education.
TO ASSESS MRS. OELRICHS
A communication was received from
City Attorney Long suggesting that
the assessor be directed to assess Fill
more street wharf to Theresa A Gel
;iichs ct al and take it from the list
OF city property. the courts having de
cided that the title is not vested in the
municipality.
The Parkside realty company decided
10 the city a strip Of land 20 feet wide
elid approximately 10000 feet long. ex-
3 sending from the easterly line of Ocean
b6usevard 10 the westerly line Of Cor
5etf road. Ocean avenue will be aban-
donAd when the new thoroughfare is
opened
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
DAUGHTER SAVES MOTHER
FROM BLAZING HOUSE
Four Flats Are Burned in Blaze
Which Starts i'm Bu-
Chanan Street

Dragging her aged mother from her
bed in the top fiat of an apartment
house at 1927 Buchanan street, Mrs.
Gwyn pulled her into the hall and to
a window, where firemen rescued her
and took her down ladder, in a fire
that destroyed four apartments in that
street early this morning. The fire
started in the private automobile ga
rage of a man named Weinstein at 1902
Sutter street and spread to 1927, 1929,
1881 and 1888 Buchanan. The diff
ferent apartments were occupied by
S. H. Goldstein and his family. Martin
Hess and his family, A. Peterson and
his family, George Macy and family
and Mrs Anna Peterson. She went to
a. rear window, where she tainted, and
was rescued by firemen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21

ROBBED ON STREETCAR-Miss A. Ryan
925 Fulton street, reported to the police yester-
on Fillmore street car her gold watch was
taken from her.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
TO ASSESS MRS. OELRICHs
MEMORTAE COMMITTEE

Mayor Taylor announced the appoint 1
ment of the following Memorial day
committee:
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
fGRANT NEW FRANCHISE

The Presidio and Ferries railroad
was granted a franchise to operate
cars in Larkin, Vallejo and Franklin
streets until December 10, 1913, on
which date the original Union street
. franchise will expire The company
secured the new franchise to avoid a
heavy grade in Union street between
. fzrkin and Franklin streets, over
which electric cars are unable to climb.
The appeal Of property owners from
~sfhe acceptance by the board Of public
works OF street work in Forty seventh
avenue between X and l. streets, was
Tcferred 10 the streets committee for
hearing.
The tax collector was allowed $4,000
20 employ extra clerks required 10 con-
duct the business Of the office during
the remainder of the present fiscal
year.
The contract for printing and distrib-
uting the delinquent tax list was
awarded to the Leader at the rate of
% cents per assessment. Rixford alone
voted against the award
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21

The resolutIOn providing SlO,0O0 Tor
repairs and improvements at the Twen-
ty-sixth street hospital was passed
after q long debate. Broderick and
representatives Of the Mission promo
tion association objected TO it's pass
age. claiming that the hospital is 4
menace to the health Of the thousands
OF workmen who have their homes in
that vicinity.
The board authorized the payment
of $4,000. to Archbishop P. w Rior
dan as the purchase price of lands Sc
lected as the site for the North beach
chfIdrenis playground.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
WORK OF THE o. R. & n.

The excellent crops which are goine
to be harvested in the light soil ant
dry land districts of Umatllla county
this year, prove beyond any question
the wisdom of the o. R. & y. agita'
tion for better farming methods.
If this land will produce crops with
as little rain as has fallen this sea-
son, and under the old methods OF
cultivation, what will the land do un-
der proper dry land cultivation, as
advocated by the o. R. & n. COM
pany?
But little of the land in the north
west part of the county has been cul-
tivated this year with any view to dry
farming methods.
If this land will produce crops with
as little rain as has fallen this season,
and under the old methods Of cultiva-
tion, what will the same land do under
proper dry land cultivation, as advo-
Gated by the 0. R. & n. company?
But little of the land in the north
west part of the county has been cul-
tlvated this year with any view to dry
farming methods, and yet an average
yield will be harvested. Suppose the
Campbell system Of surface blanket
ing and frequent cultivation to hold
the moisture had been carried out, is
il not reasonable to suppose that the
Yield would have been almost doubl-
ed?
The 0. R. & y. freight department
is not an idealist or a dreamer. 1t is
manned by hard-headed, practical men
who watch conditions and results and
know that certain practices will bring
certain unfailing results.
When that department advocates
the Campbell system of dry land
farming, it knows that it is on safe
and certain ground. 1t has seen the
results Of this system in other sections
similar to the dry portions Of Umatilla
county and it reasons, and correctly,
to, that like methods will bring like
results here.
II the recommendations Of the o. r.
g. n. were carried out in full by Una
tilla county farmers, especially those
in the light land sections, the traffic
from those sections Of the county
could easily be doubled. And II the
diversified farming methods advocat-
ed by the o. R. G. y were pursued in
other sections, the products Of those
sections would also be doubled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
BUGABOOS FOR BRYAN.

All is not smooth sailing for Bry-
an. Denver promises several spirited
contests and it is impossible to say
a: this time what the democratic plat
form will be like. 1t is certain that
it can contain no more progressive,
practical, vital demands than are con-
tanned in the republican platform.
Prohibition looms up before the
democratic platform makers, vast and
threatening. What will the demo-
Gratis do with 1t?
Mormonism, that perpetual buga-
boo of Idaho politics, threatens to
stalk into the convention hall. What
will Pryan do with It?
Roger Sullivan and Tom Taggart
are still clinging like parasites to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
THE ELEPHANT AT BAY

Twenty years of experience tells
me that a whole regiment of lions
cannot produce the same moral effect
as one 12-foot African tusker when he
cocks his big sail-like ears, draws
himself up to his full height and
looks at you, letting off at the same
time a blood curdling scream; while
in all probability others invisible to
you are stampeUng on all sides with
the din and vibration of an earth
quake. Surrounded in a dense jun
gle by a herd of elephants they seem
to block out the whole horizon. One
I measured was actually 16 feet from
edge of ear to edge of ear. No Won
der my insignificant self seemed to
shrivel and my huge express rifle to
dwindle into a mere pea shooter. Try
as will on such occasions, can new
er overcome my sense of terror, and
always feel inclined to throw down
my elephant gun and ruu for safety
till I drop.-W G. Fitz Gerald in
Success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
THE FIRST TELEGRAPH WIRE.

In one OF the locked alcoves of the
library of Princeton University is a
manuscript volume OF some 76 pages
written by Professor Josepr Henry,
the famous electrical scientist, CIV
ing an account of his researches while
a professor at Princeton.
It was across the Princeton cam
pus that Henry strung what is said
TO have been the first telegraph wire
ever operated in America. Before he
left Albany he had been working at
his invention of the electro-magne>
for transmitting signals at distance
whereby dots might be made on pa
per and bells struck, indicating letters
of the alphabet.
He refused to patent this inven-
tion on the ground that it was incom-
patible with the dignity of science to
confine the probable benefits to the
use of any one individual.
In his statement he says: az think
the first actual line of telegraph-using
the earth as a conductor was made in
the beginning of 1886. A wire was
extended across the front campus
from the upper story of the college
library building to the philosophical
hall on the other. Through this wire
signals were sent from time to time
from my house. to my laboratory :"
The operator at the other end of the
line was usually Henry's wife, and
the exchange of communications be-
tween the two seemed to undergrad
yates of those days little short of mi
aculous.-Telegraph Age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
HONORs FOR PENDLETON.

President Monte B. Gwinn Of the
Oregon State Bankers association,
ard president Of the Pendleton Saw
ings bank. made a statement to the
bankers while in session at Salem last
week which is worthy Of being repro
tiuced in Pendleton. After his cleo
ton as president of that distinguish
cd body OF Oregon business men, Mr..
,Gwinn said:
1T feel that this honor is not mine
80 much as it Is my home towns. l
am glad to be your president but ]
am far more delighted to know that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
NEGREss TURNS WHITE.

aunt" Judy Jennings, a Fulton ne
gro, in her declining days is losing
her ebony appearance and actually
turning white, says the Gazette. About
half her body has changed color and
it is only matter of time when she
will lose her African hue completely,
to judge from the way the fading pro-
cess is spreading. Aunt Judy is
about 80 years old, according to the
reckoning of Charles Bailey of this
city, to whose family she belonged in
slave days. The phenomenon in re-
gard to her changing color is regard
ed with some superstition among the
towns colo.ed population.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

democratic organization and they are
stuck fast" judging from the claims
for recognition which their friends
are making. What will Bryan do with
them?
All these and more, are before the
Denver convention. And in addition
to these is the one overshadowlng
question as to whether William Jen-
nlngs Bryan will again be selected as
the standard bearer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

this recognition is given to Pendleton.
I want Pendleton to claim and enjoy
whatever honor may attach to the Of
flee Of president Of your association"
1t is this spirit which has made
Pendleton what she is. 1t is this feel
ing that makes the Pendleton spirit.
Every Pendletonian is always for PEN
dleton. That is why Pendleton is the
best town in eastern oregon and that
is what is going to keep her at the
head OF the list.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Old SORES
KEPT OPEN BY BAD BLOOD

Whenever refuses heal is because of bad blood II
the place existed simply because the flesh diseased particular
spot would be matter to apply remedy directly the
er that would kill the GERM the diseased flesh might be removed
Did resist every form Of local external treatment and even
after being away shows that back of them morbid
which must be removed before cure can result
The impurities in the blood which keep old open come from
eren causes long spell of debaing Sickness which breeds
disease germs in the SYSTEM common source These morbid
impurities get the circulation and the blood becomes polluted