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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Other Districts
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Frank Commins to Kathleen and Bessie Com
Minis, lot in line Of Twenty-ffth avenue,
1873 Of A street, S 70 by f 100; gift.
Jacob Schwerdt to Karoline Schwerdt lot in
" line OF Hampshire street. $50 of Twenty
fifth. S 63:l1%. SW 117:6, \ to point opposite
beginning, 100. and other piece; gift
Charles S Brundage and wife TO Montana
Nickel ct al, lot in W line of Eighth avenue,
30 Of street, % by w 100: $40.
Thomas w Rivers ct al. TO Rivers Brothers,
various lois in Columbia heights and other
Henry S and Regina Magee to StIlman L. Ma
gee, lot in L line of Julian avenue, 1875 of
Fifteenth street. \ 2s:9 by 81; So
William A. Bader 10 Jessie G. Baker ct al.
lot in Sc line Of Minna street, 320s NE of
Fifth, SW 24:S by Sc so; $40.
Alphonzo and Emma Harrington to Christie
pher 4. Roster and wife. lot in line of J
street. 57;6 Of Eleventh avenue L % by y
100; $40
George a Folsom to Georglans E. Folsom.
lot at SW corner OF Ward and Girard streets
W 57:6 by S IO5; gift
George Harris and wife TO Emma Harris lot
IN F line of Castro street, 1866 Of Twenty
third. % by 105; gift.
Emma Harris TO George Walter Harris and
wife, lot IN line Of Castro street 1916 S of
Twenty third, S % by lO5; gift.
Edward A. and Victoria Hammer TO Catherine
Ahern. lot in NV line OF Silver street, 300 NE
OF Third. NE % by NV 20; So
Otto A Greenwald to Patrick A. and Annie
Mcdonald. lot at SW corner Of Frederick and
Ashbury streets. S 81 by W 1868; $40.
Philip Yager ct al. to William W Yager.
one-third OF lot Ia line Of Frederick street,
l25 " Of Clayton. w 90 by S 1876; $40.
johannes r. and Helene Heinrich to Land
Title company, lot l3. block D. Sunset heights;
Martin f. and Bridget Calhoun to Charles
Thellmann. lot in f line OF Connecticut street,
80 feet Of Mariposa. % by 100: $40.
Patrick Buckley 10 Paul G. Brackett, lots 517
American Surety Company of New York tc
Herman and Anne L. Braunschweiger. one-fourth
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Special Match on Preside
Golf Links Today

The first half of the special match
between c. D. Whyte and James Black
of San Francisco and F. w. Newton
and George Smith of Claremont will be
played on the links of the Preside
two of the cleverest professionals on
the coast, while Whyte and Newton
rank equally high among the amateurs,
Newton being the amateur champion of
the coast.
Black, who recently came from Scot
land, where he was one of the leading
amateurs, made his first local appear
ance in q similar match about a month
ago, and more than lived up to his
reputation. The golf he played in the
first half of the contest over the Pre-
sidio course has probably never been
excelled in this city.
In the first half of the contest Whyte
almost took the honors from Black by
turning in score for the sc holes that
was only one stroke behind his part
ners. The local team established such
opponents had little or no chance to
overcome it. In that contest Newton
had Frank Kales for a partner. and.
while they little more than held their
own on the Claremont links, Black and
Whyte finished 10 up for the 76 holes
With Smith substituted for Kales. the
transbay team will prove stronger
combination and the match should
prove much closer.
The second half of the contest will
be played over the Claremont course
one week from today.
The Council cup tournament which
has been in progress on the San Fran
cisco Golf and Country club links since
Thanksgiving day Is down to the semi
finals. which must be completed TO-DAY
In this round the matches will be John
Lawson VS.. A. ]. Owen and F. TT.
Beaver VS.. DR.. j. r. Clark.
The tournament for the second eight
who qualified on thanksgiving day has
been completed to the finals. In the
semifinal round T. Scrutton beat r,
Chenery ! up for 20 holes. This was by
far the closest match of the tourna-
ment. In the other half of the semi
finals B. Brady beat j. r. FoIger 2 I'm
and to play. Scrutton and Brady have
until next Sunday TO play off the final
match. The winner will receive sne-
cial prize.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
ONE PLUMBING THIEF
CAPTURED BY POLICE
Effort Is Being Made to Break
Up Gang That f1as Oper-
ated Extensively

Complaints have been made to the
police for months back by plumbers
against thieves who have been steal
ing material deposited at new build
ings- Thousands of dollars worth of
material had been stolen. 1t was
known that the gang was well or
ganized and was headed by an east
ern crook, who had threatened that
If any plumber caused his arrest ii
would mean death TO the plumber.
Captain Gleeson detailed Policemen
Miles and Willever a few days ago to
find the thieves. Friday evening they
noticed a wagon filled with plumbing &
material being driven along Van Ness
avenue by two men. Their suspicious
were aroused and they ordered the
driver to stop. Instead of complying
he whipped up his horse, which
dashed off at gallop.
The policemen jumped into an auto
mobile and started in pursuit. One
of the men jumped out of the wagon
and made his escape, but the other
was captured. He proved to be Clar-
ence Coombs. who was out on proba-
tion from Judge Dunne'S court on a
charge of robbery committed in Octo-
ber. 1905. He was taken to the city
prison and his name registered in the
detinue book. The building material
had been stolen from a new building
at Larkin and Sacramento streets and
was identified yesterday by the
owners
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Bay Cities Teams to Take
Part in Benefit

Owing to wet grounds the Imperial
Transportation game of the Bay Cities
league was postponed yesterday after
noon. Weather permitting, the full
schedule win be played this afternoon.
The opening game here will be between
the newly organized San Francisco club
and the Imperials.
The Gantner & Matterns and the
United Railroads Will furnish the sec
ond game. At Berkeley the Wiley B.
Aliens and the Golden Sheafs are to
meet in the first contest and the Trib-
unes and Sheafs cross bats two hours
later. On the. Fruitvale diamond at 2
o'clock the Transportation club will
meet the Fruitvale nine.
During the intermission between the
local games there will be several box
ing and wrestling bouts between clever
local amateurs under the direction of
George Mehling of the Olympic club.
The proceeds of both games will go to
the fund that is being raised for the
benefit. of Past Sachem John Lewis of
Yosemite tribe of Red Men, who was
recently stricken with blindness.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
SOUTH OF MARKET
DISTRICT GROWS
Improvements in Section Inter-
ests New Capital and Plans
for Building Are Rushed
Spirit of Civic Enterprise Pre-
walls Among Property Own
ers-Business Increases

The activity of the board of public
thorized work in the south of Market
district, and the concentrated effort of
those interested, through their central
organization. the South of Market i'm
provement association. is directing the
attention of new capital TO the old city
district. and encouraging present
property owners to erect business
buildings.
In speaking of the outlook for south
Eof Market Oliver G. Lansing. secre-
tary of the South of Market improve
mept association, said:
The spirit of civic enterprise has
struck the businessmen and property
owners in our district, believe, more
than in any other section of the city.
They realize that the city authorities
have such an enormous amount of
work to do in repairing, rebuilding and
Deautifying public streets, sidewalks,
parks, etc, that unless assistance is
forthcoming this work will be delayed
Tor many months.
The South of Market Improvement
association is urging upon each busi-
nessman and property owner between
Market and Townsend and East and
Ninth streets the necessity of quickly
rehabilitating the district This will
AASc'Ai AiCic icdScu IdQt lot tile merchant
and material advance in real estate
valuations Live men in our district
realize this and are strongly aiding
our association.
Our principal effort at this time is
toward better lighting, and it is only
matter of a short time when our as
ss.oclation will have the district bril-
llantly lighted. We propose to install
II electroliers to each block on main
eral streets.
The board of public works has au-
thorized for December repairs on
Steuart from Mission to Market; on
Sixth from Howard to Natoma; Fol
som from Sixth to Seventh and for
paving on Fourth and Bryant streets.
Along this line we propose to make a
great showing during the first three
months of the new year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
POacherS Killing Song Birds
in Marin County

SAN RAFAEL, Dec. Acting in con-
junction with the game keepers of the
Country club, on the property Of Mrs.
Emma Howard and Mrs. Hamilton at
Olema, State Deputy Game Warden
Truett is keeping a lookout for
poachers, who have been trespassing on
the Country club property and killing
the game. A number of the trans
gressors have been caught and arrested,
but their places are almost Immediately
taken by others who delight in pot
hunting.
The club managers do not object so
much to the hunters who have gone
into the marshes after ducks, but the
main troubles lies with recent arrivals
from Italy and France, who go out into
the woods and kill anything that flies,
particularly the songsters.
Last week, when Truett and his as
sistent were making an arrest, they
found it necessary to draw their
weapons, as the poacher attempted to
level his shotgun on the officers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
RAILWAY TRAVEL
Northwestern Pacific R. R.
SOUTHERN DIVISION, Oct. 5, 1SOs
VIA SAUSALTTO


For sausaiito. Mill Valley, SAN Rafael
a:45 a. M; hourly until 3-45 p m.s then 4:15
and every 80 minutes until I:45 p. m; 300,
1875 d. m. 1918 a m.
On sundays additional trips as follows: 10:15,
IL :l5 a. M and 1918, 1:L p M
For Fnirfax-Week Days-6:45, 7:15, S:I5,
to.A5 n m (2:45 %. m. Saturdays only, BIAS,
AIS. 4:45, 5:15, 5:45 p. m.
Sundays and Legal Holidays = Sis. 10:45,
11:45 a. M, 12:45, LAS. S:45 p. m.
For San Quentin-Daily-s:45 a N. and
s:15 a. m daily for Cazader0 and way sta
2:45 p. m. Saturday only for Cazadero and
VIA TIBURoN
For Tiburon. Belvedere. San Rafael
7.35 1910. IL go a. (s12 80 D. 10. SATURDAY.
onIyi $50 $40, $3.50 p. M. Daily.
ON Sundays additional trips at 500 a. M
II 80 and $50 p N. for San Rafael and Inter
mediate Points.
Healdsburg. Cloverdsle. Ukiah. Willis, Sher-
wood Sebastopol and way stations.
7.35 a. m. Daily. except Sunday, for Glen FL.
len. Guerneville, River Landing and way sta
500 a.. m Sunday only-Petaluma. Santa Rosa.
Healdsburg. Cloverdale. Glen Ellen, Gueruevilie
River Landing and way stations.
1900 a. IN. for Petaluma, Santa Rosa and
vav stations, and Sebastopol Sunday only.
$50 D. m. Daily for Petaluma. Santa Rosa
Healdsburg. Cloverdale Ukiah. Guerneville, Sc
bastopol and way stations
$40 p. m. Daily for Petaluma, Santa Rosa
Glen Ellen and way stations
sTo Tiburon only
Pacific Transfer Company's agents author
Ticket Office Ferry Building. Uptown Ticket
Office, s74 Market St, Flood Building tGround
Floor)-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

The total building contracts entered
into since the fire amount to s116,482,
5S1. AS nearly all buildings erected
have cost over 10 per cent more than
the original contract price it is esti-
mated that the total value of build
ings erected since the fire amounts to
not less than $12S,000,000.
During November 551 mortgages and
deeds of trusts were recorded for to-
tai of $4,957,116. This is the largest
the year 1908. During the same time
366 releases and reconveyances of
deeds of trust were recorded.
The largest mortgage was given by
Herbert e. Law to the New York life
insurance company the Monadnock
building for 81. 300, 900 at 51h per cent
net. Next to the Phelan loan of s2,-
100000 and the Palace hotels bond is
sues of S3,000,000 this loan on the
Monadnock building is the largest sin
gle loan recorded since the fire.
The Lorenzo apartments in the west
erly line of Octavia street near Waller,
with a frontage of 1916 feet in the for
mer street has been sold to John H.
Bohlig by George T. and Lorraine Ter
bush for $4,000. The improvements
consist of a modern four story build
ing with IL apartments of four rooms
and bath each, and is under lease for
$3.50 per annum. The sale was made
through Landgrebe, MaeNevin & Jones.
The same firm reports the sale of the
lot in the northerly line of Fulton
street, 1876 feet easterly from Brod-
erick street, and has a frontage of 25
feet in Fulton street by uniform
depth of 1876, for s4,100. The seller
was Herman Asher and the purchaser
Z. S. Clute The new owner will i'm
mediately erect three handsome flats.
Behlow & Lucas report that through
the agency of B. NJ. Gum & Co. they
have sold their holding in the south
east line OF Minna street, 195 feet
northeast of Third, for $4,000, the Bliss
investment company being the pur-
chaser
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

Of lot in n line Of California street, 1875 W of
Buchanan, " 27:6 by 1926: $40.
Alice McGinnis TO Anna McGinnis, lot %,
block IL. city land: gift.
Same to II. Lucy McGinnis, lots "a and 25,
block IL. city land; gift
Winnifred c. Tarpy to Frances Tarpy ct al
lot in line of Fifteenth street. 1914 W of
Market, W 95:1A S S1316 NE I25:1Is, and
one other piece: So
Lillian h. Bettman to Emma Menttman one
third of lot at NE corner of Lloyd and Devisa-
deTo streets. 1916 by E 1853: $40
j. E. Blanchard eft al. to John Buckell COM
pany, lot in W line Of Forty-eighth avenue.
1878 Of street. S 125, W 240. y %, 12o,
n 100 E 100; $40.
Caroline r. Johnson to Cornelius J. Pringle
6ve-sixteenths interest in lot at NV corner of
Bay and Leavenworth streets, 1876 by w
1876; ST.
William Ehrenpfort and wife to John ].
Drescher and wife, lot in f line of Sanchez
street, l24 Of Palmer. % by z 125; $40.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Building Contracts

Columbia theater building company (Ransome
concrete company, contradictory. with Barker tile
and metal company. Selby grading and teaming
company and Whittier-Cobur company tsub
contractors Tile work, excavating, grading
and bulkheadng and glass and glazing for 3
theater building in line Of Geary street. &C
w of Mason. W 81. S 1876, 1876, 37:6
w 40 100; 81 COS.
Augusta d. Ames with Morris Brothers build
ing company, Condor & Band and William Kund-
berg-To erect three story frame building in
line of Washington street, 100 of Polk,
3T:6x102; $40, 1873.
Philip Yager with A. NJ. Yager@To erect two
three-story frame buildings in line of Frederick
street, 125 W of Clayton; SIC, 600.
Pauline Altenburg with Morio Cavaglia-To
erect three story and basement frame building
in y line of Greenwich street, 1874 E of Jones'
d 1910 by n 1876; $500
Aurelia st. Pastorino with Norio Cayaglis-
To erect two story and basement frame build
ing thats) in w line of Taylor street. S7:9 S
of Greenwich, 1919, W 90, n 33:3S, Z 90,
more or less: $1,000.
Mary E. Lindsay with Thomas Lindsay and Fl.
R. Davis-To erect a two story and basement
building in line of Richland avenue 375 w OF
Mission street; So $50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Senior Basket Ball Girls
Defeat Juniors

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec s.
The girls of the senior basket ball
team OF Stanford university won out in
the semifnals of the interclass series
yesterday afternoon by defeating the
players of the present Junior class. The
seniors tailed to the 1910 girls 3.
Miss Ruth Blodgett of the 1909 team
played an unusually clever game, while
Miss S. Bundy for the juniors was much
IN evidence. The final game will prob
ably be played next week. The con-
and the seniors. The teams lined up
yesterday as follows:
Seniors juniors
Miss Helen Ward. ..F... Miss l.. Beeeer
Miss NJ. Monteith. F. F..... Miss NJ Miller
Miss j. Johnson. g.. Miss NJ James
Miss Ruth Blodgett C.Mss NJ. Van zwalenburg
Miss i. Woodhead. c.. Miss E. Hayward
Miss B. Maine. -. -. Miss s. Bundy
The oarsmen of Stanford university
Will not make any attempt to do any
RTemihary Werd mar hg training this semester
Murphy. the veteran coach, should ar
rive inside of few days, but he will
spend the majority of his time getting
The rowing machines will be fitted up
in the boathouse at Lake Lagunita and
recent rains will serve to iii the the lake Ike
rapidly, and before the collegians re-
turn from the Christmas holidays the
water water should rb be sufficient to start
for the Naples trip have had the bene-
place of the regular fall work.
The newly formed club known as
Koerner's Invincibles, consisting of for
mer varsity players who are still in col
legf is planning ne to hold series Of
northern trip to Vancouver is begun.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

the contrary, though unsettled, showed
an advance for the week as far as the
two leaders, Florence and the "merg-
er," We're concerned. The latter passed
The IS mark but fell back somewhat
an the close of the week. Eastern buy
ing. a reported strike of ore in the
blind ledge between Jumbo and Mo-
hawk and a report that the company
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
CONTRACTOR is JAIr.En

John McEldowney, building con-
tractor, was ordered to jail by Judge
Seawell yesterday for disobeying an
order to pay his wife $50 month
pending the trial Of her suit for di
vorce. Suits for divorce We're filed
yesterday by Stella Safere against Wal
ter NJ Safere. willful neglect; Nav +
Lundberg against Charles r. yI,nnd
berg. willful neglect; Erminfa Fon-
piano against Charles Foppiano. cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
sUMMERFIELDs DIvoRcED

RENO. New. Dec. 5.-After failing
several months ago to secure a separa-
tione in one of the most sensational
suits ever heard in the local courts,
Sardie Summerfield, one of the wealth.
est and most prominent attorneys in
the state. was granted a divorce last
night on the grounds of simple deser-
tion from Mary Summerfield in a sec
ond suit utterly devoid of sensation and
carried on with the utmost secrecy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

would soon declare a quarterly divi-
dend of 80 cents were the factors con-
tributing to the advance in the
merger"
Nevada Hills and Rawhide Coalition
were active and higher in the middle
of the week, the former advancing on
a reported ore strike in the mine.
Following are the highest daily quo
tations for the week:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Changes in Mining Stocks for Past Week

There was considerable. doing in min
ing shares during the last week. The
comstocks were generally more or less
depressed throughout the six days, be-
lng unfavorably affected by the radi-
cai decline in silver. The same condi-
ton prevailed in the Tonopahs. which
showed net decline as the result Of
the weeks trading. The Goldfelds, on
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
ATLANTIC OCEAN TRAVEL
Conpagnie Generate Trans atIantioue

DIRECT LINE TO HAyRE-PARIS
Sailing every Thursday. instead Of SATURDAY
at 10 a. m, from pier ~, North river foot Of
Morton ST.
First class to Havre. $3.50 and upward. zec
ond class to Havre, $50 and upward GENER RAI.
AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CAN
ADA 10 State St. New York. j. +. FUGAZI
Manager Pacific Coast. $50 Montgomery St. Ssr
Francisco. Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
agents.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Toyo Kisen Kaisha

fORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
s. S. sTenyo Maru'' Friday, Dec. H. 1905
S. s. Nippon Maru'' (via Manila) )..........
................---- Saturday, JAN q 1908
s. s. ssChiyo Maru' ..-.. Saturday, Jan. 30 1908
Steamers sail from eonpany's piers Nos A.
a. near foot OF Second St. p m. for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. calling at Honolulu. Kobe
tIIioce) Nagasaki and Shanghai, and connecting
at Hongsong with steamers for Manila India,
etc No cargo received on board on day Of sail
ing Round trip tickets at reduced rates.
For freight and passage apply at office "a
James Flood building W. H. AVERY.
Assistant General Manager
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
G AUCTION SALE T

100 head mares and geldings TO 10 years old,
900 to l500 pounds. consisting OF ranch teams.
business horses, saddle and all purpose horses.
wagons, buggies and harness; also 25 head Cali
fornia bred draft and business horses to years
old, 1,20O TO LOO pounds Everything sold un-
der guarantee. Sale WEDNESDAY, December Q,
IL O'Clock.
DENVER HORSE AND MULE MARKET.
Tenth and Harrison SITS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
REALTY. MARKET IS
UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
November Sales Are Exceeded
This Year Only by Those of
April and July
Total Number of Transfers Is
685, With the Property VAL
ued at S2,945,764

Real estate sales for November
showed the highest total for any month
this year, except July and April, ac-
cording to the Real Estate Circular pub
lished by Thomas Magee & Sons The
number of sales was 6S5, realizing
$2,945,764, and was principally in me-
dunn priced properties. The sales were
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

One of the greatest engineering feats
of its kind in the world is under way
in Mexico. where an oil pipe line is
being built from Mexico City to Tam
pico. 1t will climb mountains to an
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
SALES
Morning Session

20 Associated on Co.............. 80 90
Hawaiian Coml & Sugar Co.. $500
10 Hutchinson 5 p Co ..-..-...... 90
lST Pacific Tel 4 Tel (cOmmonl .-.. is. g. =
10 Pacific Tel a Tel (common) -. 13 81 y
50 900 Cal Gas & III 6 n & 5s- $3.50
s. 600 Oakland Gas. / & II 5s..... JOB 90
81 600 Pacific Electric Ry 5s-..s-...--1O 1O6 90
81 900 : F. Oak & : Jose Rv 5s..... 1O4 90
81 600 : T. Ist refdg 4s--..-.-..- S5-sT x
Sc Oa0 United r z Of S 4s....--.- p 75
$40 o00 Spring Val Wat gen mtge Is. s.. 90
Street
235 Alaska Packers Assn ........ 81 90
80 Anglo-Cal Bank ltd ......-... Sc. 90
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

Eggs I'm Nearby Counties
SANTA ROSA Dec. 5-LocaI egg market:
43c per dozen for choice, 40c per dozen for sec
onds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
California stock and OH Exchange
OFFICIAL SALES
Mining stocks
,OAiSrOCKs

san FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
goAfcToTKC
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

Hswsian C. es iAlakawelf S c sea- 3sH
IIon0kaa s C 134s "a Onomea $ c. 81 IS
Hutch p C IT7s ISIs Faauhau $ C. I9st 2Ots
kiauea S C. Union $ Co.. - 46l1
MISCELLANEOUS
Alaska p A. 56a. lPac Aux A 81
isso OH Co. 3S5s 39ls iPae q Borax. 1J0
.Cai = A To0LslO2 Psc TAT pfd 81 Sc
Cal Wine q. ~ 30 Do com e.. 1875
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