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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
NATIONAL BANKS
FORM A MERGER
Merchants and United States
Institutions Join and Will
Increase Capital
Meeting Of Share Holders Is
Called to Ratify Pact Made
by Directors

A consolidation. between the Mer-
chants national bank and the United
States national bank was effected at
meeting of the board OF directors Of
the latter institution held yesterday
Negotiations between the directors Of
the two banks have been going on for
several months, the parties concerned
being unable to agree about the price
to be paid.
By this consolidation the capital
stock of the Merchants national will
be increased to $685. 600. The CONNER
cial business of the United States ma
tional will be conducted at its pres
ent location in Fillmore street. which
will eventually be occupied by the
Scandinavian savings bank The
Scandinavian savings bank is affiliated
with the Merchants national bank.
AT yesterdays meeting Of the direc-
tors of the United States national a
resolution was passed authorizing the
president to call a meeting of the
share holders of the institution for the
purpose of ratifying the agreement en-
tered into by the directors. The pres
ent officers and directors of the Mer-
chants national bank ares
Charles Nelson. president; Lewis l..
Cowgirl, vice president; L. NJ Mac
Donald. cashier; j. c. Eschen, W. HI.
Little, Albert Sutton, c. s Wright and
Henry Wilson.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
PROMINENT MEN CALLED
IN PACKERS CASE
Suit Against Relief Committee
Continued in Circuit
Court

The. suit against the San Francisco
relief and Red Cross committee. >insti-
tuted by the G. H. Hammond company,
packers of Chicago, continued yester-
day in the United States circuit court.
The packing company claims that the
committee seized two cars of canned
meats shipped by them at the time
of the fire and want to be payed for
the merchandise Among other wit
nesses called to the stand with the hope
of tracing the cars was John S. Drumm
Rufus P. Jennings. J. NJ. Brewer
freight agent for the Southern Pacific
company: James d. Phelan and ex-
the witnesses could throw any light
on what was done by the committee,
with which they We're all identified,
relative to the disputed property.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
REPRESENTATIVE OF
LONDON TIMES is IN CITY
Here to Investigate Conditions
for Great English News
paper

Owing to the publication in the east
and London ofiscertain articles deroga-
tory to San Francisco and California
the. London Times at the request of the
California Promotion committee has
sent Hugh Anderson Moran to report
the. true condition of affairs. Moran
Of, the California Promotion COMMITTEES
iyeld yesterday
He said that observations he had al
ready made~~eonyinced hi mthat the
London Times could safely gprint con-
tradictions of the derogatory articles
which have caused British investors TO
look with suspicion upon California
Mayor Taylor also spoke and COM
mended the committee forts good
work in the past. Moran was taken
on a sightseeing trip by members of
the committee yesterday afternoon. He
said that he had. seen San Francisco
shortly after the fire and that In his
opinion the rebuilding of the city was
one Of the most marvellous things ever
accomplished In history.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
WAGE EARNING WOMEN
INVITED TO CONCERT
California Club Will Entertain
Guests With Assistance of
Artists November Is

Wage earning women, whose office
hours do not permit them the time for
weekday gatherings and concerts. will
be cordially welcomed by the members
of the California club to an afternoon
of music on November L. when several
of the .city's prominent musicians have
promised program of unusuals musical
interest
Sir Henry Heyman will give several
violin solos, and series of songs will
be given by Walter Campbell and his
world as Mrs. Mariner Campbell.
After the concert tea will be served
and the visitors and clubwomen Will
No feature of the clubs extension work
has ever. been more popular than this
one, to which newcomers as we'll as
those who have attended before are
cordially invited. Mrs A. M. Burns
will on this occasion be chairman Of
the day. =
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
SEIZURE OF SALMON

In a search warrant case that came
before Police Judge Weller yesterday
afternoon a violation of the fish laws
is alleged. A carload of fresh salmon
was shipped from Portland 70 the West
nesday. AS the season for salmon did
not open till yesterday c. A. vozel-
sang, fish commissioner. seized the car
load Thursday on search warrant.
claiming that the law had been vio-
lated. II was contended yesterday by
Attorney Madden, for the FISH company.
that there was no intention of. unload
loading the fish till yesterday and
therefore the law was not violated At
torney Peart replied for the fish COM
missioner and the Judge reserved his
decision till today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
UNWASnED HYRUP
HER BURDEN OF WOE
Plant of Wife Who Alleges Her
Consort Was Both I'M
clean and Mean
Further, She Says, He Had the
Bad Habit OF Shying
Tableware at Her

That her husband. Andreas- N Hyrur.
had bathed but twice since March IA,
1908, the date OF her marriage to him,
was one of the charges in a divorce
suit filed by Mrs SusaRne Hyrup yes
terday. In her petition she said that
she frequently asked him to take q
bath. but that her requests in this
direction invariably met with cold
and naughty refusal. She declared
that she tried to compromise the mat
ter by having him wash himself thor
oughly, but that he Scorned the idea
On account of these characteristics she
informed the court his personality first
of waterless weeks and months. her
love changed. and instead OF being
guide, comforter and friend, he became
q prey on her mind.
Other characteristics she mentioned
was desire on his part to throw
knives, plates and household crockery
at her, this being done to the accom-
paniment of language not permitted TO
traverse the mails. She asked for $50
a month aIimony and a restraining orr
der prohibiting him from disposing Of
his property until the trial has been
concluded.
Frank K. Scoheld, another who
sought the untying of the marital knot
from his wife, Laura Z. Scofield, gave,
as MS basis Tor MS action an unac-
countable habit of his better half to
throw metal substances in his face.
Also. he declared. she on one occasion
so far forgot her wifely VOWS as 70
smash him over the head with a hand
bag.
Katie Beigel. who married John
Beigel August 10, fled a petition for a
divorce on the ground of neglect.
w Sydney Fuller, married to Mar
garet A Fuller December ). 1894. fled
petition for divorce on the ground OF
desertion. He declared his wife had
left him June IL. 1894.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
MAYOR TAYLOR SIGNS
SULLIVAN" ORDINANCE
Street Railway Regulation Bill
Has Become a Local
aw

Mayor Taylor signed the sullivan"
ordinance, or the street railway regu-
lation BILL yesterday. and it is now
law. AS already noted. the ordinance
restores the old transfer system and
the former routing of the local street
car lines. The United Railroads. after
a prolonged and bitter opposition TO the
bill, not ending till the mayor an
nounced his determination TO approve
il, gave assurance to the supervisors
this week that the company intended
40 restore the former condition OF
things, not as a matter OF obedience
to the law. whose validity the officials
continued to deny, but as a matter OF
accommodation" to many of the
roads patrons"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
RED MEMS COUNCIL OF soRRow

The council or SorroW OF the I'M
proved Order of Red Men and Degree
of Pocahontas, to be held tomorrow
afternoon in Red Mems hall on Golden
Gate avenue, will differ this year from
services heretofore held. 1t will be the
memorial service as laid down by the
great council of the United States.
the Treas SScnern Ira Trans S,,., ~. 6e1f vii pc
Porter L. Bliss will be chief of records,
r. L. Lincoln senior sycamore. John j.
Bryan prophet, and J. Harry Hutaff
junior sycamore. Past Great Sachem
+. D. Brandon will deliver the eulogy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
CIcAR DEALERS CoNyIcTED

Max Levy. cigar dealer. 111S Market
street, was convicted by Police Judge
Conlan yesterday of gambling, in that
he paid money to players on his slot
machines. Frank Weisenhorn, clerk
for Ernest Resl1er, cigar dealer 54s
Market street, was also convicted on a
similar charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
CAR STRIKES BOY

William Spillane, Is years old, of
1856 l street. while riding a bicycle at
Stanyan and Haight streets yesterday
morning. was struck by car and
sustained a fracture of the skull. The
boy was riding on the tracks and did
not know the car was near him until
he was hit. His injuries were treated
in the Park emergency hospital and he
was later taken to his home.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
o.coNNELL PETITION ARGUED

Arguments on the "O'Connell petit
ton case by which Attorney Daniel
O'Connell is attempting to have the city
call general vote on the proposition
of purchasing the street railroad and
telephone services, were agued before
Judge Seawell yesterday. The contention
of the city was that the law in regard
to this phase was imperative, num-
berless authorities being cited in sus-
taining this view. The case was taken
under submission.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Homemade F1ayorfnxs Mrs.

Homemade F1avorfngs Mrs NJ.
Pease,l Presidio)-1. Take quantity
of peach stones. crack slightly. put in
a bottle and cover with best grain alco-
hol or French brandy.
2. Save your lemon and orange peel
boil in three waters, strain, cut in thin
slices. put on dish, shake sugar on
them and set In oven to dry. VIII
keep a long time and is excellent f.
bread pudding or fruit cake.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

Spanish Cream Miss Gertrude Cur
RE. 250S Benvenue avenue Berkeley
One quart of milk. one-half of a box
>of gelatine, dissolve in little water.
yolks of four eggs. one-half cupfui
sugar Zone cupful If you want it sweet
er).- Stir sugar and eggs in milk and
cook until a little bit thick. Beat whites
of four eggs separate; one-half tea
spoonful salt. Stir >the sugar and eggs
in double boiler. Spanish cream should
stand over night before eating.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
POISON KILLS Elm

Clarence SPHINX, steward in the -ener-
geney hospital service. who drank
strychnine Wednesday night. and then
OF Fourth street because of an unsuc-
cessfuD love affair with Miss Edna
Franklin Of AS Capp street. died
yesterday morning in the Central emer-
sides in the east. has been notified by
telegraph and she has ordered the BODY
shipped home for fnternent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

Despondent because her husband had
been drinking heavily and had not been
home for three nights, Mrs. Mary Butt,
who lives at 2403 Eighteenth street,
attempted Suicide !. last night by as
phyxiation. She was taken to the Gen.
trail emergency hospital. She will re-
cover.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
MEMS CLUB To HEAR LECTURE

The Mems club OF the West Side
Christian church will meet in semi
monthly session next Monday evening
at o'clock at the parlors of the
church. DIR. William Henslee. president.
will deliver an address on Sanitation"
Other officers of the club are G. R.
Morgan, vice president; Z. B. O'Banion,
secretary; p. T. Bovyer, treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
.Huun,t,e.r.., Train

VIII be operated by Southern Padifjc
company commencing Saturday, October
"a, during hunting season. between San
Francisco and Fresno via Livermore.
Tracy and Los Banos. ESouthbound this
train will leave San Francisco on Sat
urdayss at 2 p M; returning. will leave
Fresno Sundays at $40 p. M, stopping
at Tracy for meals.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
SLOT MACHINE A WEAPON

Since slot machines came into use
they were the first time designated by
the police as deadly weapons yesterday.
John D. Mccarthy. a laborer. went into
NJ. c. Morgensens saloon, q Post
street, in an intoxicated condition and
asked for a drink. When Morgensen
slot machine from the bar and threw
IL at Morgensen, who caught it with
both hands. In doing so he broke the
little finger of his left hand. Mccarthy
was arrested on charge of assault
with a deadly weapon.
Do You Want s5.00s
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page Is.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

See the Page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears reg
ularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for best household ideas
and kitchen recipes. Send in your
choicest ones to Modern House
Keeper Page" The San Francisco
Sunday Call
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Autumn Days at Del Monte

Full OF life and beauty. Better take
days outing before winter sets in Join
Southern Pacific'S popular excursion TO
Santa Cruz and Monterey sunday. No
vember I. Special trains from Third
and Townsend streets, 1880 a. M Oak
land First and Broadway. 7:15 a. M
Round trip 81 See agents, SS4 Marker
street, IA Powell street. Third and
Townsend streets, and Thirteenth and
Franklin streets. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

The men will join the ladies in the
drawing room in 20 minutes or half
leave within an hour afterward. each
taking occasion to express briefly the
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Kitchen Notes

to get good out Of all things and all
persons.-Beecher.
q q . .
Kitchen Notes
The Refrigerator-The care Of the
refrigerator is very important Every
and every part of the refrigerator, ex-
cept where the ice is kept, should be
washed and carefully wiped dry. The
ice compartment need be washed only
must be. exercised in examining and
washing the refrigerator, else a bit OF
meat or fish. or some other substance.
may lodge in corner or, II the pipe
and taint the entire contents. The
waste pipe of the refrigerator should
not be connected with the sewer pipe.
If one wishes TO have the water car
ried off by the sewer have 1T drip from
the pipe in the refrigerator into
funnel that is fitted to a pipe connect
ed with the general waste pipe of the
house Then there will be a current
of air between the refrigerator pipe
you where to have the trap placed
When washing weodenware. like
chopping bowls. .molding boards, etc,
never dry them by the fire. They
warp and crack when exposed to dry
heat while they. are wet.
Sometimes the most careful washing
Will not WnoHy = Siio g. tue idsoi VI
odor Of food from the Tutensil. in which
1T was cooked. This is frequently the
case with fish, onions, cabbage, etc.
After any of these articles have been
cooked. wash the utensil carefully with
soap and water. Now nearly fill it
with cold water, and for each quart
of water add about a. tablespoonful Of
dissolved washing soda. Place. on the
fire and let the water get boiling hot
Now turn this. water into the sink.
Rinse the utensil with. clean warm
water and on wiping it dry it will be
found perfectly sweet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

ACCUSED OF WELDING CLEAvER-Msrtiu
charge OF assault with a deadly weapon. bein..
accused OF hitting Phillip Toscovieh. cook IN a
restaurant at 451 Presidio avenue, on the back
with a cleaTer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
NATIONAL

POST z STEMER-- SID SRAu5dAF 11Gl
THIS SHOW is A PTPPIN...
BEGINNING SUNDAY MATINEE. OCT. IS
"a T0TF EFIENE (zrectsn Beauty neerless
IN her SAL0AIE DANCE; the ROLAND WEST
COMPANY IN sensational one act drama. The
Criminal: FRED and BEsS IUCIER in Roar
fn1 Rural Comedy Sketch. The Reuben and
fbe Maid: the ABDULLAH ARABIAN TROUPE,
snd Turnbling Tricks: MozARTo, who plays 4
Dozen INSTRUMENTS: GRACE LEONARD, bril-
liant and beautiful Character Change Artist:
T'OHO ROMEO. the pretty Glpsy yiolniet Nc
1,oucELTE'e EDUCATED DOGS. TWO OTHER
BIC ACTS and MODERN MOTION PICTURES
a Moneys Worth Sh0w-That's AII...
ALstineeS-l0c and 2oc. EFeninSs-lsc and 25c
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

Mock GOoseberry. Pic (Mrs. Charles
Frazer, 1905 Santa Clara avenue, Ala
meda)-Slice one-half dozen green to-
matoes, mix with salt, let stand for
couple hours. Then rinse Thoroughly
in cold water and chop (not too fine).
tablespoonfuls of sugar, nutmeg and
allspice to taste and large piece OF
butter. Pour over this one-fourths cup
full of water mixed with one table
spoonful of flour. Bake in rich crusts
slowly.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

pleasure exp fenced by the entertain
as one has been presented to one
should bid adieu, If they are close at
hand; otherwise. a smile will serve the
D1rpOse
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

The meal ended, the hostess will take
ladies with a glance. for which they
will be looking. All then rise, the men
standing beside their chairs until the
ladies' have left the room, and he near
est the door holding the portiere aside;
or. as is frequently done now, the gen
tlemen may accompany the ladies to
the drawing room, scat them and re-
turn to their coffee and cigars.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
"A Few Words With
the Lady Of the House

Every great man is always being
helped by everybody, for his gift is
to get good out of all things and all
persons.-Beecher.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
The Dinner


The host and hostess should be in
the drawing room 10 or 20 minutes be-
fore the hour designated to receive the
first guest 1t is incumbent upon one to
be especially prompt, but not more than
a few minutes before time, on such an
occasion. If a. guest is tardy the
hostess usually allows Is minutes. but
not longer Dinner being announced.
the host offers his arm to one of the
ladies' and the rest of the company
follow. paired in a similar manner, the
rear At a formal dinner the men will
receive envelopes from the servant at
the door, containing the names of the
ladies' they are to take in. but at small
affairs the matter is arranged by the
hostess asking each man as he comes
down to the drawing room: 'sWill you
kindly take in Mrs. Pr Unless they
are already acquainted xshe introduces
them when ali have entered the room
thew seat themselves. the men assisting
the ladies' The women remove their
gloves and lay them in their laps be-
meath the napkin, which is opened and
placed across the knees.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

Upon the host and hostess devolve
the duty of starting the conversation
and perhaps of keeping it alive.
though, If the guests have been we'll
selected. il should not flag. Each guest
should address a few words to the
neighbor on either side whether or not
thew know each other. Conversation
at a dinner table should be light, but
IT need not be yapid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
The Modern House Keepers Exchange

Zabafone au PIfalfana (Mrs. L. P.
Costa, 924 Vallejo street. San Fran
cisco)--Beat yoIks of eggs, calculating
three for every two persons. Add as
much marsala Or sherry wine as eggs
used. Then add one Tablespoonful
sugar for every two whole eggs used.
Beat until well mixed Place over a
slow fire and keep beating with egg
beater until almost thick. Do@not let
1t boil. Pour in glasses and serve
while hot with small fancy cakes.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-04-26
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