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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
MERCHANTS PLEAD
FOR MARE ISLAND
Commercial Bodies Join in Ask.
ing for Commission to Con-
slider Needs

-
lourteen important L: commercial or
gsnizations Of san Francisco and. Alar
media county have combined IN a me
mortal 70 the secretary Of the navy,
VISITOR II. Metcslf, in regard to improv-
ing the Mare island navy yard. The
letter OF the committee asked paEticli=
larlv that a commission of four nenl-
bers be appointed 10 investigate and re-
port on the conditions Of the Mare ISL
ana plant and its approaches ana TO
rec6mmead s plan for the maintenance
of a channel Of sufficient depth TO per-
nit the passage OF Ships OF the deepest
draft 10 the yard. aud to. recommend q
that adequate faciilties be provided to
care for a battlesiifp feet Of such size
as might llaVe- TO be kept In these
waters iD an efsaergsIcy.a.
1t was suggested by the committee
that tile board be comprised Of TWO
members OF a similar commission pre-
viously appointed, one naval. constguc-
tor who is thoroughly familiar with the
pazy Yards ieqpireneJ is, and q civilian
II broad experience in the equipment
8 a nd. operation OF large, privately owned
modern plapts. :.
il. was. pointed oGs- that there were
only. two drydoeks. on the coast large
enough to sec OrlsnQda1e a 3battleship--4
The. navy yard dock at Bremefton
-
OF san Francisco bay, which is private
} y owned.
The letter just sent was tie fruit Of
3 meeting Of the eoIninercial organiZa-
lions about San Francisco. called six
months ago and. presided. over by j.. o
Ifarren of THE California Promotion
s,einmittee..
The. letter TO Secretary Metcalf was
gaed by ~Rnfus p. Jennings. california
Promotion committees Arthur r. Briggs
california state, board Of trade; James
McNab, chamber Of commerce; James
Is6lph Jr,... merchants eSchapge; An
Grew NJ. Dayis. Jperchants.. association
e. G. Rulofsoh. Pacific Goa st; jOhbeys
and manufacturers. association. a. /.
scott. California metal dealers associa-
sion: A. A Watkins board of. trade; J.
sarker Currier-;. Tnanufacturers and
producers' assoc ia IOB W.. H. .Marstofi
s5iip owners associations- Edwin
Stearns.. .oeklapd chamber ..of com.
meree. II. n Gard: .mefchants ex-
change. Oskland; Frederick ". Awe
lEn. Alameda cirasnber OF .colnmerce
and G. B. 0cheIfree, Berkeley. Chamber
- commerce.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Truth
and Quality

appeal 70 the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to per-
manent success and creditable stand
ing. Accordingly. it is not claimed
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA is the only remedy Of known
value, but one of many reasons why
it Is the best OF personal and family
laxatives is the fact that 1t cleanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal
organs on which it acts without any
debilitating after effects and without
having to increase the quantity from
time to time.
Tt acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians. as it Is free from all
Objectionable substances. To get its
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only. and fos
sale by all leading druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Spots Rip Rap Wins
in Field Trials

SEATTLE. oct. spots Rip Rap,
owned by d. G. MacDonneu Of Van
.couver, 3. c., was awarded first place
in the trials of the Pacific Coast North
west field club on the La Conner flats
yesterday. St Ives. the property of
Sven Christensen Of san Francisco, was
second and 'Tiburon, owned by Z. Court
ney Ford Of san Francisco, was third.
Seventeen dogs started. 4. Q. Opdyke
of Seattle was judge.
The field trials yesterday were dis
appointing on account Of the heavy
rains which kept the birds under cover.
are scarce this season. and local sports
inen will take steps to have the shoot
ing season suspended for two years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
cans REeIN Long RACE

BRIGHTON REACH RACETRACk. y. Z.
Oct 2.-TwelTe ears representing. three na-
tionaiities. set out at SAG O'Clock tonight upon
for glory and cash prizes with the cheers OF
5000 .devotees OF motoring 20 spur them on in
their Efforts. The starters were. Mulford and
CObe American: De Palms Capra and Hawley.
Italian:. Laurent, OIdfeld and Marquis. Ameri-
cen Strang and Basle. FRENCH Robertson and
Iascault. American; PStchlfe and Rodgers.
American; Roberts and Winters. American.
Chevrolet Miller and MeMann. American Rip
.pengiIl LathwelI and Pepperday. American:
Martin and Blanchard American. Bloch and
Clement French; Post and Gatjen. italian. The
Robertson and Lescault car jumped to the lead
at the start.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
BELMONT WINS ST. LEGER
SPERRY SHORTENS
STAY IN MANILA
Sailors Denied Shore Leave to
Prevent Possibility of
Cholera Injection

MANILA, Oct 3.-Rear Admiral
Sperry has finally decided not to land
any men here and TO maintain a prac-
tical quarantine of the ships during
their stay. Admiral Sperry discussed
the question with Governor General
Smith this morning and the above ac-
tion was determined upon.
The feet has prepared to coal pre-
paratory to its cruise to Japan. The
ships will depart on. the evening OF
October 8.
Some of the battleships reached Ma
Mia with only a few tons of coal in
their bunkers and Golfers went along
side them as soon as they were an
chored.
During the late afternoon and early
evening, after the fleet had come to
anchor. thousands of residents of the
islands crowded every available spot
commanding view of the anchorage
and the general air OF expectancy and
excitement indicated the eager interest
that has attended the fleets coming.
Shore leave will be granted the Off
GERS, providing they return to the ships
by 10 o'clock each night.
Admiral Sperry today declared that
since the warships had been thrown
upon their own resources, with the con-
Venlence and support of a navy yard
impossible, the efficiency of the ships
had been greatly increased. This, he
said was particularly true of the en-
glneering department, but the sym
metrical development of the entire fleet
had steadily increased with the repeti-
ton Of drills and with the additiona
experience Of handling the ships under
conditions of all kinds. The admiral
reviewing that portion of the cruise
since leaving San Francisco, expressed
himself as we'll satisfied with the gen
eral results attained from the stand.
points of discipline, seamanship ant
adaptability to circumstances.
Latest reports show that the cholera
in this city is diminishing rapidly. L
is expected that the city will be clear
in q few days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
SNOW REPORTED IN
TWO COAST DISTRICTS
Reno and Butte Are Covered
With the Little White
Flakes

RENO, New. Oct 2-Snow began fall
ing here at 2:30 o'clock today and con-
tinued throughout the afternoon. This
Is the earliest snowfall recorded here
in over % years.
BUTFE, Mont, Oct. "A blizzard,
general over this section. struck Butte
iast night and six inches of snow has
Iailen, GRIPPING telegraph service and
deiaylng trains. Should chinook
VINO Wlnd foliow floods are probable. as the
iau isu OF snow is unprecedented for this
time of the year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
DELEGATES ARRIVE
T. FOR BIG CONGRESS
important Convention of the
Trans=Mississippi CONNER
cial Body Next Week

The hotels Of this city are filing
rapidly with delegates to the annual
convention of the trans Mississippi
congress, which opens in
Dreamland pavilion next Tuesday
morning. Portions of delegations from
every state west OF the Mississippi river
are arriving daily.
Captain ]. w. Howell of Seattle, in
charge of the delegation from the state
OF Washington, has established head
quarters at the Golden West.
The Kansas delegation is at the Ho-
tel Hamlin. The delegation from Ha-
waii is comfortably located at the
Stewart. The advance guard of the
Colorado delegation, which is bringing
the silver service to be presented by
the citizens of that state to the United
States cruiser Colorado, arrived last
night. They are registered at the st.
Francis.
The party is headed by Ex-Governor
james IL. Peabody of Colorado. With
him is Miss Peabody, who christened
the Colorado when it glided from the
ways.
The day for the presentation. has not
been arranged for the party awaits the
decision of Captain Underwood. COM
mander of the cruiser. 1t has been
Dickson, attorney general of Colorado,
will make the presentation speech.
while Miss Peabody will take a promi-
nent part in the affair.
The party consists of W. Q. Temple,
an attorney of Denver; John McDon-
ough, George II. Van Law, Alfred
Kerns. Hiram E. Hits, f. ]. Chamber
lain. ]. w. Shackelford, II. Byrd North
rup, real estate men Of Denver; ex-
Governor James II. Peabody and daugh-
ter and Herbert George of Denver.
Within a few days the second dele
CATION, headed by Thomas Walsh the
millionaire mining operator of Denver.
will arrive. Walsh has been detained
in Denver by the visit of William H.
Taft to that city.
The ways and means committee and
the reception committee of the con-
gress held joint meeting with the Cal
ifornia Promotion committee in the Cal
ifornia buildings in Union square yes
terday morning and decided to enlarge
the present reception committee Arthur
r. Briggs, chairman of the local execu-
tive committee of the congress, ap-
pointed the following:
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Leach Cross OntpOints
Fighting Harp"
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. Oct 2.-Leach Cross
had all the better of Willie Fitzgerald
in their six round bout at the Fair
mount athletic club tonight. In the
first round Cross nearly put his man
away and had him hanging upon the
ropes. and in each succeeding round he
continued to hammer Fitzgerald hard
Only once, in the fifth round, did f1tZ-
gerald show any of his old time speed
1t was only a flash and cross soon
knocked it out of him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Annoy IN FEAR OF FLEET

Annoy, China, Oct 2-Loeal agitators
have been circulating a report to the
effect that the American battleship
fleet which will visit this port the end
or october, purposes to seize Annoy as
a base OF operations in a forthcoming
war against Japan The people became
alarmed and began leaving the city.
Then, to prevent a general exodus of
the population, the municipal authorl-
ties issued proclamation forbidding
people. going to the interior to take
heavy baggage with them.
several agitators have been arrested
and punished with severe whippings.
Ihey were given 1,5OO blows each.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
James Rolph Jr., chair
BIG GAIN IN sTANIsI.AUs

MODESTO, Oct. 2.-The total regis
tration of Stanislaus county shows
1906 and largely confined to the Mo-
desto irrigation district The increase
in the city school population will ne
cessitate the erection of a new gram
mar school building. The county popu-
lation is now estimated at 10000. which
is twice that of 1900.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
PRIZE RooTERs SONG

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct when the
cardinal rooters meet the blue and gold at the
big varsity game this year the prize song Of the
Stanford bleachers will be "Berteley's Tomb
stone" This song, written by f. E. Chase of
san Jose and A. n. Bushnell of San Diego. has
been awarded the prize offered by the executive
committee OF the associated students. The
words of the song are:
The writing on the tombstone
or the husky Berkeley crowd
Will be carved little deeper
While our shouting rings out loud.
Oil Berkeley's dead and buried
Underneath red red sod.
And the cardinal waves supremely
Above the Stanford quad
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
JUDGE HENSHAW INJURED
Falls From a Handcar While in
Quest of Ducks
SPEcIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2.-Goyernor GilIett re-
turned this afternoon from the suisun marshes,
bringing with him % ducks that he had shot
and the news thst Supreme Justice William G.
HeashsW. who: was one OF his party, had been
seriously injured: Judge Henskaw riding in
q handcar toward one of the duck ponds yes
terday morning when he missed his footing and
fell to the ground His knee badly
Frenched that he VIII be laid up FOR a week or
10 DAYS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
GAS COMPANY AND Z. r. SUED

A gas explosion In a room in the
apartment house 1864 Larkin street
on May 2. 1903, inflicted injuries to the
head. ears and body Of J. J. THOMPSON
tho proprietor. for which he yesterday
sued the San Francisco gas and electric
company for $l0.5T1 damages
The United Railroads was made a
defendant in complaint for s25,000
damages filed yesterday by Mary D.
McGlade. whose spinal column was per-
manently injured in a car collision at
Eddy and Devisadero streets November
8 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
WINS MARATHON RACE

BROCKTON. Mass. Oct. 5.--J. W. o'Mara OF
from Boston to this city, distance 23 miles
Tine (unoffciaD, 2:31:20. L. G. Ryder OF Ja-
maiea Plains Mass, was second; Charles ltenrl
of Ivun Mass third and Samuel A. Meller Of
Yonkers n. ". fourth, O'Mara was n sueh
bad shape when he reached the track that ne
stopped 10 feet from the finish ana hear!y esi-
laDseI Urged on By the shouting spectators
O'AIara gathered himself together and finished.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
BREAKS MILE AUTO RECORD

BRIGHTON BEACH. y: ". Oct a.-RalpE de-.
Palma driving a 60 horsepower ftaiisu ear.
broke the track record for the mile in the auto
mobile race today, covering the distance In
~ Ii seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The championships OF the Canadian amateur
athleTlc association will be held today at Mon
treal under the auspices OF the Montreal anna
teur athletic club. American teams from the
New York, Irsh-American, Chicago, Illinois and
Boston athletic Clubs viii participate and should
carry away good portion OF the honors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
sTATu IEAGIrE BAsEBALL

last opportunity today and tomorrow to see Bill
Curtln's Senators in action the Alameda dia-
mond, lined up against the Encinals. This Sc
ries should be OF the most interesting of the
state league of the present week. Curtin is
making strong fight for the pennant and with
be well contested. Brown and Whalen will do
the pitching for Sacramento, with Jimmie ByTnes,
the es-coast leaguer on the receiving end This
battery win be opposed by johnson, Pierce or
Randolph on the firing line. with Eddie Burns.
late of st. Mary's college, taking of the
benders for the Eneinais
BELMONT WINS ST. LEGER
NEWMARKET Oct. 2.-August Belmont 5
Norman ii won the ST. Leger stake, defeating
the favorite, st. Wolf by two and half lengths.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
EaIl Eseurs.ion. 10: lrl.issh

Size Nora hN Nestern:: Pacific Railroad
Company viii: On Sunday. OEtober.- l.
run its popular. Elziaia excursion. Every
one Is sure OF a seat on this excursion.
IS no more tickets. are: Sold than there
are seats. provided. Owing tos this pre-
cautiOn 81 IS a most comfortable ride
Passing through the . varioras valleys
and skirtilg the Russian river. for
f0rty-six smlles, q CONSTANT change of
scencry5is had. There VIII be over four
hOurs IN Uxiah. during WHICH tiHle
visits can be made to- Nirhy Springs.
Fish Hatchery and. the Asylum Rate
r. only $3.50 for tire round trip. and
leaving time from here is S'.3o g. m. and
from Ckiah Ons the return 500 p: m.
Tickets. may be secured; at Ferry Office
or AZ uptown Ticket 0ffice; S72 Market
81 cRrouud floor OF Flood bu4lding) -
BIC DxNkMo WREcKED-Tbe Dalles Ore.
0rf 2.-Failufe OF the E0yerning machinery 10
work On biz dynamo 1.-the plant Of the Ore
cen lumber company az Dee yesterday caused the
re6ersfor ~ bnEst .and wreck tiIe plant. The
plant was raiucd Al $50 g00.-
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Net amount OF risks
written during the
year .-
Net amount OF risks
expired during the
year
Net amount IN force
December 81. 1907. =.
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Do You want s5.oof

Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page II.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03

tion." Secretary Tvietmoe OF the build
ING trades council is authority for the
statement that there will not be any
trouble over this matter.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

implement houses at this point are es.
pecially sound. 1t is the point of van.
tage from which all portions of the
farm are of easiest access, which
means much in economy of time. and
OF wear and tear upon machinery going
to and coming from the outlying fields.
On two different farms in New York
state. one of twice the size of the 9th
er, 1t was found that the position of
the farm buildings near the center of
the large one resulted in even less loss
of time going to and coming from the
fields than in the smaller, where the
buildings were inconveniently located.
The question of planting the immedi-
ate surroundings of the farm buildings
may be reserved for subsequent pa
per, but u few words about the plant
ing of the outlying positions will not be
out of place.
First-Plant the ditch banks with
willows. Silver-leaf poplars, Carolina
poplars, ETC., in such manner that in u
few years it will all appear as a natural
mass of vegetation along a natural
waterway.
Second-Plant the driveway with
American elms, set 40 feet apart, us
ing Carolina poplars as filters half way
between. The latter will make quick
growth, but should be removed when
they begin to touch arms with the
{ Inns.
Third Where windbreaks are re-
quired, use Carolina poplars. set as
closely as twenty feet, or if consider
able height is not needed, use Box
elders set l2 to is feet apart. Do not
make the mistake of using Lombardy
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

restrained. The most dangerous tim,
to give horse full draft is when h,
has cooled down from fatiguing work
and has partaken of meal.
John Splan. the great trainer. writes
'As TO water, / think that a horse
should have all that he wants at all
times. A man says: why: will you
give your horse water before a racer
Yes; before the race. in the race. and
after the race, and any other time that
he wants to drink When saw give
your horse all the water he wants be-
fore the race. do not mean that YOU
shall tie him in a warm stall where he
cannot get drink for five or six hours
on hot day, and then take him to the
pump and give him all that he wants.
What | mean is togive him water often
and. in that way, he will take only a
small quantity at time.
After long, continuous evertion the
system Is greatly depleted of fluid.
Nature calls for its replacement, and
this is the cause of thirst which is so
intense that, if the animal is not re-
strained at this time, he may drink
much more than he needs.
The general custom, almost univer-
sally followed, of giving the morning
meal before water, is not very objec-
tionable, either theoretically or prac-
tically. AT this time there is no deple-
tion of fluid, consequently the horse is |
not very thirsty and does not drink
rapidly or excessively, and apparently
very little evil results from this method.
However, the writer much prefers that
he horse should have an opportunity
to drink before the morning meal. l
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13
The Best Time To Water Horses

A horse should be watered before
feeding, and never given large guam.
tity of water after meal, for the
simple reason that the water will wash
the food out of the stomach before
stomach digestion has taken place and
the food will not be well prepared for
absorption; and besides it is sometimes
the cause of collie.
There is a popular idea that a warm
horse should not be allowed to drink
and, unlike great many other popular
ideas, there is little truth in it. If
you water warm horse in the ordinary
way. letting HIM drink all that he will,
you are likely to have foundered
horse on your hands. This is especially
so If, at the time. the horse is fatigued.
Nevertheless, it is always safe to allow
him from six to ten swallows, no matter
how warm he is. If this be given on
going into the stable and he be allowed
to stand and eat hay for an hour and is
then offered water, he will not drink
nearly 30 much as he would had none
been given before.
The danger is not in the first swallow
as We often hear It asserted, but in the
excessive quantities he will drink IL not
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13
Landscape of The Farm.

A great many, if not majority of
2 Colorado farms are of forty acres or
more. The problem Of making the
farm an attractive place is best solved
at the beginning. The common method
is TO build house and outbuildings close
by the highway. along whichever cor
ner it chances to run.
The result is that the opportunity to
beautify the farm home is thus lost at
the outset. If one has only city lot
to build upon. this crowding to the
front is not only permissible, but neces-
sary. But with 40 acres of background
the squeezing of the home into the ex-
treme corner shows lack of imagina-
tion.
The farm view from its buildings
should be one of magnificent distances.
Two things may aid in securing this.
First, If there is an elevation anywhere
upon the farm, the homestead, other
conditions being satisfactory, should be
located there. 1t is an inspiration of
incompatible value to the farmer in
his few Hisure moments to stand at
the door Of his home and look down
con the domain which he is yearly
pquering. The nearer such an eleva-
is to the center. the better the OPP
20 ttunities for securing fine landscape
effects, and if there be no such eleva-
tion upon the farm, few acres near
the center should be chosen for the
home enclosure, from which drive
way should connect 1t with the high
way by the shortest route compatible
with regular laying off Of the fields.
The reasons for having barns and |
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13
Seven Years of Proof.

Il have had seven years of proof
that DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
best medicine to take for coughs and
colds and for every diseased condition
of throat, chest or lungs" says w. V.
Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world
has had thirty-eight yerrs of proof that
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the best
remedy for coughs and colds, la grippe,
asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemo-
rrhage of the lungs, and the early
stages of consumption. Its timely use
always prevents the development of
pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at
all Druggists, soc and $i.0o. Trial bot
tlefree.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

Hoch, der Keiser is now get.
ting his from the German press.
Absoluteism is the kick and the
populace of his empire seems to
stand so strongly with the edi-
tors making the charges, some
of whom have gone so far as to
advise abdication, that "Hoch"
hasn't had the nerve to have
them thrown in Jail or even to
order that they be made head
shorter. A few months ago these
daring wielders of Dutch goose
quills would have been empaled
on the bristling points of Will
liam's mustache for saying or
anything half as strong
ly worded as the copy they are
now handing in.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

Personally, much prefer keeping
horses, both summer and winter, in an
open shed, with large water tank in
the yard to tying them by the head in
barn. This brings us to the arrange
ment of farm buildings. which l hope
to discuss in some subsequent paper.
F. w. CULVER. NJ. d. c.,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

poplars. They have an entirely differ
ent use.
Fourth-Rows of Eims or Soft Maple
may be planted along the highway out
side the farm boundaries with excellent
effect.
LESLIE F. PAUL.,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years | have watched
the working of Bucklen's S Arnica Salve:
and it has never failed to cure any sore.
boil, ulcer or burn to which it was ap-
piled. 1t has saved us many doctor
bill, says A. F. Hardy, cf East Will
ton, Maine. 25c. at all Druggists.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

Protect your home against fire BY
insuring with Stephan 4 Obert.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13
BUSINESS LOCALS

Large or small loans.
2otf. WEIGH & MERRILL.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

c. j. Anderson Architect and General
Contractor. Cook Building. SS-tf.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

Six bars Denver Best Soap 25c al
Spot Cash.
The Delta independent., 1908-11-13

Sez to myself
Sez |.
ROLLINS is the best coal to buy
Sez |. Stiff