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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

Tomorrow Wednesday, March %, we Will IN
augurate what we believe we have right to claim
will be the greatest sale of Office Furniture ever
held in this city. We are desirous of closing out
some lines of Desks Tables Chairs ETC., and in
order to do at once have decided to make some
unusual cuts in prices. The goods included in this
sale are all of standard make, many of the pieces
being high grade goods of Derby manufacture. We
have planned to make some changes in our lines
and to do this must dispose of certain goods inn
mediately
The regular price tags on these goods will not
be disturbed, but alongside of each will be placed
a large red ticket indicating the cut made
Ia no case will the reduction be less than one
quarter off, and from that to as much as one-third
off, and In some cases even more, as in our judg-
ment the occasion warrants.
We do not want any one to underestimate
what this sale means. and we respectfully submit
that never advertise anything not true to the
letter
For those who may require Office Furniture
in the future, will warehouse goods for
reasonable length of time without charging there
for but, of course, in order to obtain the unusual
cut prices, the goods must be paid for at the
time order is placed.
Ours is the largest House in the United States
devoted exclusively to the sale of Office Furniture
and we anxious to have everybody know this,
therefore most respectfully invite any one who
to do so, to pay visit, whether not they
have any thought of buying
RUCKER DESK COMPANY,
737-739-741 Mission Street
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

Those who are in the districts that
have many nominations should not be
scared out as il is impossible TO tell
which Of the contestants VIII be in at
the finish. Those tlfat mean business
viii scarcely be known before Thurs
dax. when the first result of the voting
viii be published. This will include
only the votes handed in by Tuesday,
owing 10 the great labor Of counting
and tsbulating them
GET ONE SUBSCRIPTION
Those who have entered and wish to
stand near the top OF their district
sh6uld lose no time in getting their
first subscription. One paid up nsw
subscriber for six months counts 1000
votes and each OF the contestants
should have at least that many TO his
or her credit when the list is published
Thursday You probably have pledged
many of your friends-get one Of them
to give you a subscription, so that you
will head your district from the start
Of the voting Then your friends will
be all the more ready to aid you, since
they viii see that you are determined
10 win all the way.
The frst step is always the hardest.
Get that step over at once. co to your
closest friends hrst. and whether they
are subscribers 10 The Call or not, en-
list their aid, collect for the subscrip-
ton. turn the money in at one Of the
Offices Of The Call and get your GER
tifcate of votes.
When a vote certificate is issued TO q
contestant il need not be voted at once.
IT can be Feld in reserve until such
time as the contestant feels it wise to
vote it. In this way the candidates can
govern their standing. making il high
or low as they wish
DO not overlook the Importance Of
the daily coupon. Each coupon, when
neatly cut out, filed in and brought or
sent to this Office viii count as one
vote for the contestant bringing it.
Close watch should be kept Of the date
when these coupons expire. for after
that date they will not be counted. II
is an easy matter for each of your
friends to cut one coupon from the
paper every day, and ii Will be gladly
done for you if you enlist aid by
letting it be known how much these
coupons mean TO you.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
ARMY MAN PRAISES
THE HFTCH HFTCHY
Major Benson Testifies That
Valley Is Ideal Source of
Water Supply

Illness on the part OF Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William Hon Cook pre-
vented the hearing of the testimony OF
a number OF witnesses who had been
subpenaed in the Tevis- Bulletin libel
suit yesterday. Cook. who has been
suffering with neuralgia. asked that the
case be continued until this morning.
and recess was ordered by the court
shortly after $3.50 o'clock
Among those who were placed on the
witness stand yesterday was Major H
C. Benson Of the United States cavalry
stationed in Yosemite national park.
The latter. on direct examination, said
he had been on duty in the Yosemits,
Hetch Hetchy and Tuolumne valleys
irreguIarly since 1898.
Referring to the possibilities OF pol
luton of the Hetch Hetchy waters
should they be impounded for the pur-
pose of providing San Francisco with
an adequate water supply, Benson said
there was practically no danger, and
followed up his reply by stating that
the conditions in Hetch HetchY were
ideal for water supply for this.city
Benson included Lake Eleanor in rem
dering his opinion. Benson also said
6etcH helcuy Nduey surpassed fO-
Senite in point OF natural beauty and
added that $4,000 had been expended
by the government in constructing a
roadway into the former valley. which
he said is part OF the national park.
He also said there were about 500 acres
of privately owned lands In the VI
cinity of Lake Eleanor and that all
about that region there were reservoir
sites than which there were none bet
ter in the world.
Questioned as to the extent Of habi-
tatfon in the Hetch Hetchy region Ben
son admitted that there was only one
living being that remained there
throughout the winter, although there
were as many as Is townships en-
braced in the catchment area
H c. Campbell. civil engineer and
a graduate Of Stanford university with
the class OF 1908, ccrroberated Benson's
testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
Hundreds of Contestants Strive for First Place IN The
List by Gaining Friends Subscriptions

w ,s .s.s-.s. .s't !. the 'ss ..ss race s.-
the Wfnton .sSix-Teen-
Six superb seven passen-
ger motor car costing S4.6SO,
the three Tourist Model X tour
ing cars, valued at $3.50 each, the
scholarships and vacation trips,
one of each being offered I'm each
of the 81 districts. the competition
for The Calls 100000 prize list
promises to be exceedingly keen.
Get your first subscription today
and enlist every friend in your
cause. Start even with the leaders
or be the leader yourself. A little
energy well directed will enable
you to win. Save the daily vot-
ing coupons and have your friends
I'LL them out with your name and
send them in before the date of
expiration. Start your work right
at the start and let nothing de-
ter you. The prizes are worth ii.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

marine expert, and others, Morton
said:
So far as the efficiency of the nest is con-
cerned, ! have not the slightest doubt, regard
contrary. that in it Is called upon
for action the feet will demonstrate itself 20
be as good fighting unit as there is in the
Morton is an Uptimist. and with
cheerful courage Remarked:
The financial conditions are improving There
is more money in sight and better feeling
improved SO per cent in the last year. l am
and have always been believer in San Fran
cisco, and am sure you will soon have a bet
before.
We have invested approximately $4,000. 600
are the loan Of $4,000 900 on the Phelan build.
ing. secured By James d. Phelan, and loan OF
about 81. O00. 900 TO the Croker estate
Speaking of the new legislative enact
ments concerning life insurance COM
panies, Morton said:
All of the New loek companies are working
under the new laws, and while In some respects
they might be improved upon they seem to be
giving satisfaction to everybody. The policy OF
our society now is to invest its funds where we
get our insurance business. To put it low we
now hold among our assets probably $50. .0O0, 600
of securities issued by transeontnental lines, all
of which to a greater or less degree serve the
people OF San Francisco.
FARMER TO FINANCIER
Mr.. Morton was born in Detroit, May
%, 1857. He grew up, however. on his
fathers farm in Nebraska. He once
said at a dinner: 'I did not follow
Horace Greeley's advice and go west.
arrived there ahead OF his advice" His
family have been famous in the poll
tics of the country. His father, Julius
Sterling Morton, was in Cleveland's
cabinet in 1898 and 1894. His early
ambition was to be a stage driver He
went into the transportation business,
but not as stage driver. His ac-
quaintance with railroad work began in
the Burlington land office when he was
10. His father offered him the choice of a
college education. but anxious to rival
the success of his elder brother, he be-
gan as an office boy to learn railroad
ing. He held various positions with
the Burlington system. ending his ca
reer in 1890 as general freight agent
He afterward engaged in the coal and
iron business, and in 1896 he became
third vice president of the Santa Fe,
being afterward promoted to second
vice president. His career as secretary
of the navy and manager OF the Equit-
able life assurance society is well
known.
Mr.. Morton will be rendered a din
ner on Thursday evening at the Fair
mont hotel by the chamber OF COM
merce.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
Veterans to Parade and Enter
tain the Seamen Tuesday
Evening, May 5
FLEET FUND TO DATE

Veteran members of the Grand Army,
whose own fighting days have passed,
will be given one night during the stay
of the fleet in San Francisco waters to
receive and entertain the younger
generation on the battleships as they
consider fft
In response to request from a
committee of the Grand Army men, of
which Rear Admiral Louis Kempff, re-
tired, was chairman. the fleet commit
tee yesterday afternoon designated
the night of Tuesday. May s. as the
occasion when the veterans will again
don their uniforms and greet the
sailors at Dreamland rink. where they
have arranged patriotic program.
Nearly 500 of the civil war fighters
with Thomas, Lincoln. Meade and
Garfield posts will turn out at the re-
ception. 1t will be called Grand
Army night" in their honor.
The committee was also asked to
erect a grandstand in Van Ness avenue
where those of the veterans whose ad-
vanced age has made them unable to
march in the parade can view the pro-
cession. Although nearly 900 of them
will be in line, it was said that 200
more were too feeble to undertake the
task. If the finances Of the committee
will warrant it, the request will be
granted.
Word received by the committee set
ties definitely the fact that Admiral
Dewey will be here during the visit
OF the fleet and, with the secretary of
the navy, will participate in the big
review of the warships.
1t was also settled that no review
ing stand will be erected from which
the commanding officers of the army
and navy and various officials could
witness the parade Instead, accord
ing to plans outlined by General John
A. Roster, the grand marshal, their
carriages will be drawn up according
to rank on the right side of Van Ness
avenue; then. directly after the con-
clusion of the march, they will be
driven to the mayors reception at the
Fafrmont.
Money for the fund is still coming
In rapidly. Chairman Watkins of the
nnance committee has been notified
thai the Japanese colony will turn
over nearly $4,000 it has collected, as
published in yesterdays Call, m a few
days, and the Chinese six companies
nave also collected fund of $4,000.
Yesterdays contributions amounted to
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
Winton and Tourist Autos Stir All
to Make Extra Effort at Start

surprising the result the first day of The Calls $4,000
closely found that districts 80 40
place the list from day day. for already have
.dza.r. .ters the list IS growing rapdy
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

One old member of ths New York
bar. who has long been in touch with
court methods and proceedings. says he
wonders why a certificate of good
charactek is required before man is
admitted to practice.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
GRAND PRIZE DISTRICT 1Av

sgedistrict No. THAT section bounded by
Market street, Lsrkin street and the bay.
stsniey 3; Taylor, cornsr Battery and jackson.
=, 3. PolasttTi, 46 Sutter street.
Miss Hattie webner, so2 Greenwich street.
& Mstzdorf, bss s.era,nentO street.
Mrs s. faganini, 1927 Dupont street.
Joseph W. Lang, 7s Turk street.
Francis FerneuEo, s24 Vallejo street
L LYMAN. Clay and Front streets
ziohard 1vsIentine, 7a4 Market street.
Hnghey Long 20 Turk street.
, Subdivision No. e-That section bounded nv
a-kin street. First sveauss California street. and
Miss Dorothy Schmidt, al2s Greenwich street.
Mss ee1syisvs Rooney, 1852 Lombard street.
Miss Irieber, l6ll Scott street
Ms. Margaret counelly, l7le Baker street
sqedist-1ct Go. S-That section bounded by
lArkln street Fulton street, First avenue and
California street.
Miss Rosie samusl.on, SIS Willow street.
Miss J. Horn, 1918 Post street
Miss Ida wallin, 1885 McAIlister street.
4iss Anna ,a.s rsn Feet 1885 McAllister street.
Sol. 1ichsels, l2s2 Golden eats avenue.
MIS- 3. hosenthsls 1918 Post street.
Moran Golden Gate avenue and Fillmore
iE 2. se.T, care LIVINGSTON Bros.
: 3. Kelley. ia ia47 1 TrsSEiin issa's strset rssse'
Mrs J. G. Mikel, sel Golden Gate avenue
Miss Louis W. cohn, 1913 Golden Gate avenue
=
Sterling o'Brien, 113s McAllister st.
]. C. Wilson, 924 Fillmore street.
Thomas Carew, AIS Lzguna street
J. Eckert, 113e McAllister street.
Miss Bessie Davis, 1891 0ctxvie street.
Miss Vera Simpson 1862 GeaTy street.
krs. Clara Kohler. 144e O'Farreli street.
2. ]. Naillard 700 Golden Gate avenue.
Jack Duyer, esH Fillmore street.
Kias Flo Hooke, 1850 EcAllister street
lrv1ng heurnsnn, 1927 Buchanan street.
w s. huggles, 1872 NcAllister street.
n. g. Blast, 946 Fillmore street.
". J. Boxer, z33 Fillmore street.
Mss Il. Adams, 1918 Laguna street.
Jerome einion, AZ Eddy street.
Raymond Kenney, l06e McAllister street.
Miss d. ]. AcFsrlane, 80 Elliott park.
Miss B. Archer 1912 McAllister street.
John 6quires, l766 Bush street.
Mrs. n. A. Masner. 1876 Ellis street.
Miss Eleanor Sooy. 73z Franklin street.
Mrs. 7. Mccarthy. l19 Pierce street.
GrS. a. Nelson, l61 Hancock street.
Henry Chollet, 1873 Post street.
Mrt. s1berstein, 1880 Devisadero street.
nrA Smith, l48e Devisadero street.
Mrs. Ernest Jacobsen, 579 Walnut avenue.
Mrs n. Brelskis 1926 Buchanan street.
George Anclets. 1868 McAllister street.
.. Haley. l746 Golden Gate avenue
Z. Smith, 1898 Golden Gate avenue.
Mrf. 2. Edzin 1927 EcAilister street.
Mss J. unger, 1908 Fillmore street.
.. Dunn, 1891 Golden Gate avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

RoBs SIX RooMs-A thief visited the rooms
OF II. p Terry, Miss Peterson Miss Evans
MIS- Rodgers, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Kruger at
z5la Clay street. yesterday. and stole a quantity
OF lewelry and other articles There is no clew
to the thief.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24

Facial scalp and hair treatments by the latest
metnoos Examination free. Marcel waving
.. Strozynski Company, 124S Suffer street
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
START RIGHT AND KEEP EVEN

The standing Of the contestants will
be published Thursday. This will allow
time enough for every one to gain
few hundred votes, and some
results should appear opposite the
name Of every one in the contest. Start
in right and do not fall behind. Keep
even at the beginning and stay even
Ballot your votes in the ballot boxes
located in The Call office, Third and
Market streets; The Call Office 1861
Fillmore street, and The Call Office in
The Bacon block. Oakland Votes will
be taken from the box at the end of
each day, but will not appear until
the second day thereafter on account
OF the vast labor of counting and tab
ulating.
Only q few have as yet sent in sub
scriptions, and If you obtain one or
Two subscriptions before the day is
over you will be started in at the head
or near the head Of your district Make
np your mind to have at least one
subscription today and don't stop visit<
ing your friends until you have that
one subscription A six months new
subscription means 1000 votes. You
can get them. Why not try?
The revised list Of contestants fol-
lows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
SEND LETTERS TO FRIENDS

It is a good plan at the start to
write letters to all with whom
you have even the slightest acquaint-
anee asking their aid and requesting
them. If possible, 10 speak to their
friends in your behalf. 1t is not easy
10 estimate how much this may aid you.
Twenty letters to friends may set
90 or 90 people at work for one par
ticular contestant, and the result will
be remarkable. Speak to all your
friends in your home district, for they
viii be sure TO know people whom
you do not. and in this way an end
less chain will be formed with you and
your success as the master link. Try
all these plans and many more as they
suggest themselves to you. You can
not have too many friends at work
securing subscriptions for you. The
more subscriptions the more votes, and
the more votes the more certain Is your
success.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17
A vuE MOVEMENT

The work of the Democratic State
Advisory Committee of fifteen is
rapidly taking shape and seems to
meet with almost universal approval
in the party. There are some ir-
reconcilables, but one by one they
are becoming convinced that the
committee is the servant Of no man
or set Of men in the party, nor is it
trying to usurp any place that
properly belongs to the regular or
ganization. This feeling is due not
only to the action of the committee,
which 10 doing everything possible
for party harmony. but to the perfect
confidence felt in the tact, judgment,
integrity and ability Of the Hon.
Tully Scott, of Cripple Creek, chair
man of the committee, and the able
secretary, Hon. Leo Vincent, of
Boulder. On these gentlemen de-
wolves large part of the committee
work and the News Champion be-
speaks for them among the party
workers in Gurnison county and the
state, absolute confidence and earn
est support.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17
CNApyeR VII.
Tine eeelimiasvy.

Very early in the morning Of the
day set tot the preliminary hearing Of
lesse Black the young owner Of the
Three Bars rode over to velpen. Hs
identified and claimed the aainel
reid over from shipment ~ Js0's Der.
suasion. Brown gave possession with
. rueful counteaance
First time Billy Brown ever was
taken in." he said, with great disgust.
Langford met with no interruption
TO his journey. either going or coming
although that good cow-puncher Of his.
Jim Munson. had warned him to look
sharp to his pistols and mind the
bridge. Jim being of somewhat
belligerent turn of mind. his boss had
not taken the words with seriousness.
AS for the fracas at the pontoon cow
men are touchy when it comes to q
question of precedence, and it might
well be that the inflammable Jim had
brought the sudden storm down on his
head. Paul Langford rode through
the sweet early summer air without
let or hindrance and looking for none.
He was jubilant. Now was Willis
toms story verified. The county at
torney. Richard Gordon, had consid-
cred Williston's story, coupled with
his reputation for strict honesty,
strong and sufficient enough to bind
Jesse Black over to appear at the
next regular term of the circuit court
Under ordinary circumstances the
state really had an excellent chance
Of binding over: but it had to deal
with Jesse Black, and Jesse Black
had fiourished for many years west of
the river with an unsavory character.
but with an almost awesome reputa-
ton for the phenomenal facility with
which he slipped out OF the net in
which the lawn the person of its
unpopular exponent. Richard Gordon
was so indefatigably endeavoring to
enmesh him. The state was prepared
for a hard fight. But nowhere was
the very steer Williston saw on the
island with its Three Bars brand un-
der Blacks surveillance. Williston
would identify it as the same. He.
Langford. would swear to his own ami
NAL. The defense would not know he
had regained possession and would
not have time to readjust its evidence.
1t would fall down and hurt itself for
the higher court, and Dick Gordon
would know how to use any inadver-
teacies against it-when the time
came. No wonder LaAeford was light
hearted In all his arrogant and un-
hampereA career he AsA never before
A~&v>A AO~A g. A.
- his sense oe What was due to one
q the biagest out1ts that raAeed cat
t1e west q tie river. Voc 70 hin WAe
~ dared fa0oer Win tAe csooerns
- paui LsNGN0rA - tA0 nv Dara.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17

ss-s q ssese UAs aAGA= s.s sA<psa e
euR1ry in tue kcasy arr q the 1880
Sssee cosrrrvoa tox orherz sessd.a
-ts~ ksGe Waspaee couasc. sar sAo AaA
s,Vaer Mar Wiilssson seeu4ea se-~~r-
" uncoescIous Of b. she held her
head p-oaaiy Most 81 these nsss -
Enes- Sho had oons . n.AE So<k
ansaax them sor toe ycazs saa uss~e
In her usAa work of rsAsDx the ran-
gees she had had good fciio ship wssh
many ef them After to-day mscA q
rhis nsass end Much esAnss ~ossSa 80
crue Ia her father sor sh4s days > vork
susonz fricpds as veil as enemses. Sor
the fear cf the lac -ds-aers xsA an
oenni ni-present fear With the sHall osr
er. stalking abroad BY day aaa b.
night Hut Mary vas glad and there
~ss a nc~ dignity about her that BE-
came her well and that grcx ous of
this great call TO rally TO the things
that coant
At the far end Of the room thcy
found he justice of the peace en-
throaed behind . long table His hOa
os. Mr.. James x. McAliister. nose
commonly known as JimRie Mac, was
. rapchmsI on . small scale. He
was ignorant. bu; of an over~eeains
coaceit. HE had been = Justice " ths
peace for several years and labored
under tAe mistaken impression tAa;
he knew Law. but Gordon. oa short &c.
auaintance. had dubbed him 'Old Ne.
cessity." in despairing irony. after q
certain high light Of early territorial
davs who knew no law
The prisoner was brought in. His
was a familiar personality. He Was
known to most men west OF the rive
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17

refreshing coolness crept over the
hard, baked earth. Still. there was
nothing but distance anywhere in all
the land. and a feeling of desclatioa
swept over the girl.
The moon came up. Then there were
miles of white moonlight and lonely
plain. But for some time now there
has been a light in front OF them. II
is as IL 1t must be a will-o -the-wisp.
They never seem to get to 1t. But at
last they are there. The door is wide
open. A pleasant odor of bacon and
coffee is waited out to the tired trav-
elers.
Come right in." says the CHEEKY
voice OF Mary. How tired you must
be, Miss Dale. Tie up, Jim. and come
In and eat something before you go.
Well. you can eat again-two suppers
won't hurt you. I have kept things
warm for you. -FOUR train must have
been late. Yes. dad Is better. thank
YOU. He'll be all right in the morn.
ing"
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17
swsmS ~ AAus W sNAL EstAvk

STATE OF COLORADO.
County of tiunnison
In the County Court in Probate. December
Term. ID Is7.
In the matter Of the Estate
of
Joseph sloSsr, Deceased.
By virtue of decretsl order 81 said COavt
made and entered OF record the 2,rd day of
December A. ID. 1907, the under~isned. admins
TRAITOR Of the estate Of Joeeph Sle9nr decsseed.
wss authorised and directed to soil st private
sale oil the interest Of said estate in and to the
Fast one hslf ~ Lot No 2e, and all II LtA No.
~ in block No. ~, Town Of Crestesl Butte, said
COaBty.
Now, therefore pursuant Ia said order the
undersigned gives notice that he will receive
bids for the above described property at The
office OF Joseph VI. Block, in Crested Bate said
County, at any time up to ten O'Clock in the
forenoOn of Monday the 2Hh day Of Jsnuary.
a. d, ix,s. said property to he sold for cash to
the highest and best bid Ter for not less thaa
Que hundred fifty dollar. the appraised vslue
thereof. and said sale To b. made gu hiect 20 the
approval of said Court.
Dated December End 1917
JoHK RozICu.
Administrator Of the estate of Joseph Slo9ar,
deceased.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-17

The recent banquet Of the demo
cratic editors in Denver WAS a well
conducted affair and resulted in
much good to the party The boys
were harmonic, and enthusiastic.
Nearly half tie democratic editors
IN the state "'re present. Among
resolutions a,.up,ed were those offer
ing hearty support in the coming
campaign to the party organization,
and endorsing and commenting the
work Of the state advisory commit
se~. Asother resolution provided
for welcoming and entertaining the
newspaper fraternity present at the
great national convention TO be held
in Denver JULY,