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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
MAUD BOOTH HOME
AIDS 50 CHILDREN

Fifty children of the Maud Booth
home Volunteers of America, left yes
terday afternoon by the Ocean Shore
railway for San Pedro Terrace blythe
Sea, where they will spend a month
romping in the sand. swinging in ham
mocks and padding in the big waves
that come curling inshore. That is, all
of them who are able to take part in
these delights will do so, for there are
a few whose part 1T will be to lie on the
warm sands and watch their comrades
make merry with all the health and
buoyancy of untrammeled childhood
Captain Danielson, aged II, captain
Of the boys club and master of cere-
monies in yard games, is one Of those
who will look on for his little form is
bent and twisted with rheumatism so
that he cannot perform his usual duties
just now, and Lieutenant Clark, one
year his senior has been detailed to act
as his captains aid during the happy
month by the sea. Irene, 4, and Mar
guerite, 8, both went aboard the train
clasping battered dolls, and were so
speechless with delight that they failed
to respond even when asked their
names.
Each child was given a nickel to buy
a crisp, and one little girl who had
been given so cents by Mr.. Livingstone
of the juvenile court insisted on divid-
ing it among her companions that they
might buy what they most wanted.
The boys carried bats and balls and
expectation shone in their swapping
eyes, The Ocean Shore made special
rates, the purveyor of crisps came very
near offering two for nickel, and the
expressmen who were loaded down with
military cots and bedding had a smile
for every child they passed.
The home is situated at S12 Shotwell
street and has Mrs. Walter Duncan as
its superintendent, with Rev. William
RAIDER, Rev. e. K. Strong, Purcell Rowe
and DR.. Langley Porter, medical in
spector, on the advisory board. While
the children are away ii is proposed to
refurnish the home and fit up the sick
room, which work will be begun when
the second installment of small vaca-
finnars goes down in q few daNs
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
PARTNER IN RUFF
ARCADE ACCUSED

A warrant for the arrest of Emil
Kehrlein, charged with felony embez-
element, has been applied for by ]. S.
Sullivan, a stock holder in the Fillmore
Arcade company. 1t is claimed by Sulli-
van, on behalf of the directors, COM
prising L. A. Rea, the president; J. S.
Meyer, attorney for the corporation, and
Abe Ruef, the latter being represented
by Attorney Richard OConnor, that
Kehrlein is short several hundred dol
lars of the company's money, having
failed as secretary of the corporation
to account for rents collected by him.
The warrant was applied for several
days ago. At that time Kehrlein, whose
recent prominence arises from his in
terest in the Hotel Nymphia, one of the
municipal brothels before the fire, dur
ing the Schmitz administration, and
part owner of other resorts of i'll fame
on Jackson street, according to At
torney Meyer, appeared at the bond and
warrant office, informing the clerk that
there was no ground for issuing the
warrant. Attorney Meyer was tele-
phoned to, but owing to his being occu-
pied in court at the time the matter was
continued until July s.
Besides his coproprietorship of broth
els, Kehrlein has operated extensively
in local real estate and promoting
schemes. at one time he was actively
identified with the national guard of
California.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
BRINGS RECRUITS
FOR BATTLE FLEET

The United States navy transport
Buffalo. Captain F. M. Bostwick, ar
rived yesterday from Panama with ITO
recruits for the battle fleet. Most of
the Buffalo's passengers are raw re-
cruits from inland states, some of them
having entered the service as recently
as April and May. They boarded the
transport Prairie at the Norfolk train
ing station and were taken on the
Prairie to Colon, where they took train
across the isthmus for Panama, where
the Buffalo was waiting for them.
The Prairie also carried about SO
marines to the isthmus for police duty
during the elections. Captain Bost-
wick said that when the Buffalo left
isthmus appeared to be satisfied that
the clouds of threatening disturbance
had blown away and no further trouble
was anticipated.
The rockies" enjoyed good appetites
on board the Buffalo, but on the Prai-
rie, which, in many cases was the first
ship they had ever seen, they suffered
terribly from seasickness. BY way OF
licking the recruits into shape the Buff
falo's officers drilled the embryo sail
ors with a persistence that made some
of them long to be back on the farm
with nothing to do all day but milk
so or so COWS, cut hay, dig bitches, saw
wood, groom a few horses, feed the
pigs and eat between chores.
The recruits were distributed yester-
day as coal passers and ordinary sea-
men to the 16 battleships. Captain
Bostwick selected the men for the diff
ferent ships and this work, together
with the writing and figuring involved
in transferring the men and bringing
each mans enlistment record up to
date, kept Captain Bostwick and his
officers busy all the way from Panama
The Buffalo left here June with a
crowd of short term men from the At
lantic fleet and made the run to the
isthmus in 10 days. The Buffalo prob
ably will go to Mare island for repairs
and about the middle of September
will sail for Manila with stores for the
fleet.
The Buffalo sighted the cruisers Ten
nessee, Washington and California,
each with a torpedo boat destroyer in
tow. about daylight Thursday. The sea
was very rough and the cruisers, head
ing south, were standing close inshore.
Captain Bostwick, who relieved Cap
tain Pond as commander of the Buffalo
the day before the Buffalo sailed from
this port, was inspector of the tenth
lighthouse district, with Headquarters
at Buffalo, before coming here. Cap
tain Pond is now doing lighthouse duty
as inspector of the thirteenth district.
with headquarters at Portland, Ore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
NATIVE SONS ENTERTAIN
AT BIG CELEBRATION
Preparations Made to FittingIy
Observe the Fourth in
Santa Clara Valley
sPECIAL DISPATCH 40 THE GALL

SAN JOSE, July 3.-The fourth of
July celebration to be held in Santa
Clara under the auspices of Santa Clara
parlor, Native Sons Of the Golden West.
and the Mission tanner and hook and
ladder companies commenced this even
ball. The streets of the city and the
city plaza were illuminated with thou
sands of lights and the stores and pub
lie buildings were decorated with the
national colors. Visiting native sons
began to arrive on the evening trains
and a reception was given them at the
fourth of July headquarters. Among
the arrivals were many native sons
from the San Francisco parlors
The program tomorrow will open
with a grand parade headed by Henry
Pfster, grand marshal of the day In
the line of march will be the city and
celebration officials, representatives of
Rincon, Yosemite and Preside parlors
of San Francisco, Bonita parlor of
Redwood, San Jose observatory and
Palo Alto parlors of San Jose, and
many delegations from fraternal or
ganizations in this county. Bands and
floats will also take part. Among the
liberty, Miss Amelia Gemigniani
The parade will be followed by liter
ary exercises at the plaza and in the
afternoon there will be a ball game
between the San Jose and Oakland
teams. In the evening there will be
a grand illumination and fireworks.
Sunday there will be a sacred con-
cert, followed by bicycle races and a
balloon ascension.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04

A palm which grows in South Amer
Sea has a leaf measuring so feet long
and u feet broad-the largest in the
world
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
TWO FATALLY HURT
IN TROLLEY CRASH

In a rear end collision between two
cars on Market street between Spear
and Main at 1890 o'clock this morning,
two men received injuries that will
probably prove fatal and the cars were
telescoped and wrecked.
Those injured were John w Cook,
motorman of Haight Street car 1881,
who was terribly crushed and internally
injured, and Charles E. Byrnes of S76
Twenty first street, Oakland. Byrnes
was internally injured and hurt about
the head.
The Haight street car was running
toward the ferry at high speed, when
car 1922 of the McAllister line, just
ahead Of it, stopped at Main street to
let off a passenger. Motorman Cook
threw on his brakes in an effort to
stop, but the air would not work. The
heavy Haight street trolley crashed
into the lighter car In front and ran
half way through it before coming to
a stop. Cook was caught beside his
controller and pinned in the wreckage,
with Byrnes, who was standing on the
platform. beside him. DR.. Reuben Hill
treated the injured men at the harbor
hospital. Luckily both cars were al
most empty of passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
BATTLESHIP'S BOATSWAIN
TO FACE COURT MARTIAL
Naval Officer ArrangeS for
Transfer TO Mare Island
From City Prison

Philip A. Becker. boatswain Of the
battleship Illinois and J. Francis Gun
niog, an apprentice. 19 years Of age,
who have been in the city prison since
Saturday night Will be turned over TO
the naval authorities today and taken
TO Mare island prison to await the
result Of a court martial This action
was decided upon yesterday after a
consultation between Lieutenant Com
rnander Adams. in charge of the navy
patrol; Chief Biggy, and District At
forney Langdon.
Becker and Cunning entered Roeder's
saloon, S34 Market street, last Satur-
dav night and Becker ordered two
vybigkies. H. A Harris, hospital stew
ard Of the Georgia, who was in the
saloon with some others, objected to
Cunning being served with liquor, as
he was a minor. This reused Becker S
sre and he opened fire on Harris,
wounding him twice, and also wounded
.. J. Harvey, gunner's mate OF the
Connecticut
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
CALKINS SYNDICATE
BUYS POSTS FRANCHISE
Defenders of Grafters and
Higher Ups to Start a
Paper Here

The Calkins press syndicate is said
90 have purchased the Associated Press
franchise Of the Evening Post and the
concern VIII soon start new evening
paper. IT is said that matters have al
ready progressed as far in that direc-
tion as the selection Of a staff for the
new evening newspaper. Leigh Irvine,
local manager for the Calkins syndi-
cate. probably will be the managing
editor OF the new sheet.
Thomas Garrett viii continue to run
the Post to protect the legal advertis-
ing now carried by that paper, and the
new paper viii get neither the name
nor the subscription list Of the present
evening paper.
The Call1ins people have had an op-
tion on the franchise for some time and
the closing Of the deal did not excite
much surprise in newspaper circles
where the desire Of the Southern Pa
cifo and the higher ups to secure an
organ Of their own in this city was well
known.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
AUCTION BY RUNNING

custom is observed in connection with a
local charity known as the White
Bread meadow. A race was run by two
boys during the recent letting of the
charity land by auction. At the COM
mencement of the bidding the two boys
Were started on the race. and the last
bidder before the winning boy breasted
the tape was declared the tenant for
the coming year. Subsequently an ad-
journment was made to an inn, where
provided.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
NO OPERATION ON cRoCKER

Alexander Rutherford. the stepson of
George Crocker, arrived in this city
late Thursday night from New York
and registered at the st. Francis He
said that the reports of the multi
millionaires illness were much ex-
aggerated and that there was no truth
in the rumor that he had been operated
on for cancer. Rutherford is accom-
panied by Clarence Follis and Tom Nc
Grew, who leaves for Honolulu this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
sNAuHAM DEFEATS FELrz

CHICO. July S.-Billy Snailham was
given the decision over Tommy Feltz
here tonight after 20 rounds of fast
fighting They met twice before, Snail
ham winning once and the other bout
being a draw. Eddie Smith of Oakland
was the referee. He said that Snailham
did all the clean hitting and did much
the best all round work. Felt1 is an
old timer. and knows all the tricks OF
the game.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
COMMISSION
ON FARM LIFE
PRESIDENT APPOINTS FIVE MEN
TO INVESTIGATE COUNTRY
CONDITIONS.
SEEKS RETIREMENT
WOULD GAIN INFORMATION ON
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
QUESTIONS.

Oyster Bay, L. I.-Asserting his be-
lief that the increase OF the well being
of the American farmer has not kept
lace with that of the country as
whole, President Roosevelt has re-
quested five experts to serve as
commission on country life and con-
duct an investigation aimed at bring
ing about substantial betterment OF
the social sanitary and economic
conditions on American farms.
He has asked that this commission
seek a solution OF the problem as to
how farm life can be made less soil
tary, more replete with opportunity,
freer from drudgery. more comfortable
and more attractive.
The men invited to serve as mem
bers of the investigating commission
are Frof. l.. II. Bailey of the New York
State College of Agriculture: Henry
Wallace of Wallace Farm, Des
Moines, Iowa; Kenyon l.. Lutterfield,
president of the Massachusetts Asri-
cultural college; Clifford Pinchot, of
the United States Forestry service;
and Walter II. Page, editor OF the
Worlds Work.
That the appointment OF commits
sion to investigate country life by
President Roosevelt marks an epoch
in the history of the country and also
inaugurates one of the Presidents
greatest policies. is the opinion OF Gif-
ford Pinchot, chief of the forest SER
vice
"The Presidents appointment of
this commission" he said, marks the
inauguration of the third OF his great
policies, the central idea of which is
to see to 1t that we have not only bet
ter crops. but also better. happier,
more conterted and more efficient
men and women on the farm.
my understanding of the idea In
the Presidents mind in appointing the
commission is that while progress in
the country has been rapid, it has
not been sufficiently rapid to keep the
farmers boys and girls from going to
the cities.
Farm life ought to be made so
profitable and attractive that the farm
ers' boys and girls will be ambitious
to spend their lives on the farm"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
Trans-MIsslssippi Congress.

Kansas City.-Many subjects of
general Importance are included in the
call for the nineteenth annual session
of the Trans Mississippi Commercial
congress, which is to meet in San
Francisco October 9th, 7th, Sth, 9th
and 10th, and which has just been is
sued under the signatures Of J. B.
Case. president. of Abilene, Kansas;
Thomas F. Walsh of Denver, chair
man of the executive committee, and
other officers.
The call says:
"The executive committee submits
the following subjects as germane to
the objects of the congress, and upon
these free and full discussion is in
vited. They follow:
Irrigation and drainage; river and
harbor Improvement; leasing of public
lands; dry farming; Alaska state
hood; parcels post and postal banks;
trans-Pacific trade; closer trade rela-
tions with Latin republics; public
ownership of utilities; Panama and the
canal; Hawaii and the Philippines i'm
migration; live stock industry; ma
tional and state aid for highways; su.
gar beet industry; Alaska Yukon-P
cific exposition; national finances;
an enlarged and improved consular
service in the far East; the Pan-Amer.
tcan railroad; interstate commerce.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

Can anything be more convincing
as to the extent to which American
ideas are enlightening the earth than
the spreading popularity Of that dis
tinctively American game. baseball?
The New York Times remarks: AZ.
vannatta played third bag for the
Kams and showed up well with the
stick. H. Chillingworth handled the
initial sack for the Jewels So runs
the report of baseball game played
in Hawaii between the Kamehamehas
and the Diamond Heads. The lingo
follows the flag" Even Japanese, Fill
ipino, Hindoo and other students from
abroad take to the sport as soon as
they reach our shores, and discuss the
fine points In choice "baseballese.
The national game is doing glorious
work as an international unifier.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards. Aug TO-
The demand for good cattle was
strong here last week and as supply
was not heavy prices made a sharp
advance despite the fact that the east
ern markets were all quoting declines
Good steers are up 15c to 25c and best
killing COWS are 25c to s5c higher than
a week ago. Some choice Middle Park
steers sold at $500 and few small
punches brought $3.50 and s4.75 dur
ing the week, but most of the offerings
were rangers of just fair quality and
they sold largely at $3.50 to $4.25. A
bunch of fancy Middle Park COWS
brought $40, the highest price paid
here for several weeks, and string
OF choice North Park cows brought
$3.50 with most of the fair western
grass COWS at 1886 to s3.65. Bulls
were about quarter higher, bulk sell
ing at $500 to $2.65. Veal calves In
good demand and firm. Feeder and
stocker demand was very good but few
btSeis Oh sdie anu INC maj hSS fNA
Prices were firm to little higher and
the market in very good shape. All
classes of cattle sold here at prices
generally considered higher that the
stuff would have brought in the east
ern markets.
The hog trade was very good but on
account of lower markets east prices
here are little lower than week ago.
Quotations today range from $6.S5 to
$6.45.
sheep receipts were very light and
trade of small volume. The local de-
mand is good but eastern markets are
quoting declines ranging from soc to
75c for the week and prices are lower
here as result of the eastern declines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
INTERSTATE
FAIR PROGRAM
OVERLAND PARK AT DENVER BE.
ING REMoDELED FOR GREAT
EXPOSITION.
IN SEPTEMBER NEXT
LARGE BUILDINGS IN PROGRESS
OF CONSTRUCTION TO HOUSE
THE EXHIBITS.

Denver-Out at Overland Park there
is small army of men engaged rush
ing the work of completing buildings
and grounds for the first annual Colo
RADIO interstate fair and exposition,
under the supervision of H. Petrie,
general superintendent.
Some of the buildings are already
finished, even to the painting, and
Superintendent Petrie is seeing to 1t
that the various contractors are going
ahead on the other structures as
rapidly as possible.
At present the main exposition
grounds-that is, the grounds around
the principal buildings-are waste.
but it will require only week to put
them in splendid condition. In the
main section of the grounds great
Improvement has been made by tear
ing out underbrush. removing dead
trees and the dead limbs on the trees.
The grass is irrigated regularly, and
now the park is really park.
Few people realize the magnitude
of the work going on at Overland Park.
nor of the extent of the interstate fair
and exposition.
Following are some of the facts in
regard to the fair as announced by the
management.
To be held September to -, in
elusive 1908.
Total amount of money invested.
s350,000
Overland park, 100 acres, bought as
a permanent site.
Cash premiums offered, $4,000.
New buildings-Horses and cattle,
each 7Sx2S5: horticultural and agri-
cultural, each 130x150; numerous
others.
Special railroad rates of one fare in
Colorado and fare and a third in
bordering states and territories.
Is strictly purebred show.
Estimated number of entries, all de-
partments, II, 900.
Estimated attendance, 100000
Principal Attractions and Amuse-
ments-Roy Knabenshue and his IA
nous airship; Pains carnival of Ma
pies and eruption of Vesuvius, his
greatest fireworks productions Great
Divide Ia pike feature); high-class
harness and running races.
Directors Horace w. Bennett,
Charles Boettcher, Thomas F. DAILY,
Samuel F. Dutton, George A. Wahl-
green, w. A. Hover. Thomas Keely, c.
e. Stubbs, A. d. Lewis. julius A.
Myers, Charles MacA. Wilcox, Henry
NJ. Porter, John W. Springer
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13

The bread eaters and the corn eat
ers and the meat eaters and all dealers
in farm products and those who sell
merchandise are again invited to cheer
up about Kansas. AS the floods sub
side and the waters recede It is
learned that nothing has been
drowned OUT in Kansas but the cut
worms and the chinch bugs and the
Hessian fly and the weevil and the
like. The wheat and the corn and the
millet and the alfalfa. says the Kansas
City Star are standing up thick and
sassy" in the fields, and are giving
the verdant and golden "ha! hal" to
the croakers who issued. week or so
ago. advance notices OF crop failure
in Kansas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
Tennessee Pass Tunnel Project.

Denver.-Director F. II. Newell of
The United States reclamation service,
held conference with State Engineer
Jaycox in Denver for the purpose of
discussing the matter of tunneling
through Tennessee pass and bringing
the headwaters of the Eagle liver
through the range, SO that they might
be diverted into the Arkansas river and
distributed in and around Pueblo. Mr..
Newell is Investigating the possibilities
OF such big engineering feat, wrich
would involve hundreds of thousands of
dollars and an immense amount of la
Dor. The matters discussed by the two
engineers were in regard to the amount
of water which could be obtained in
case the great project should be car
ried out by the government.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
Colorado Editors.

Canon City, Colo.-About fifty dele
gates of the Colorado State Editorial
Association gathered at the opening
meeting in Elks' hall Monday after
noon. Matters pertaining to legislation
were discussed. In the evening the del
egates with their friends went on a
moonlight excursion through the Royal
gorge. The train stopped at the
hanging bridge one hour. David Elliot
OF Colorado Springs will talk on the
Midsummer Meeting" G. G. McCor-
mick of Fort Collins will address the
editors on Advertising Rates." How
to Hold Circulation" will be the sub
1ect of an address by ]. H. English of
Trinidad.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
A man in Chicago died Of imaginary

A man In Chicago died of imaginary
poisoning. the result of auto sugges-
tion. and II is said by doctors that
many people do die from this cause.
II auto suggestion is SO powerful as to
kill man who has really nothing the
matter with him. why can't 1t act
otherwise and allow people to persuade
themselves when the atmosphere is
sizzling loud enough to compete with
a trolley gong that they are enjoying
cool and pleasant breezes? 1t is poor
"a very poor-rule which will not
work both ways.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
The new home of the knights of G.

The new home or the Knights OF Co.
lumbus, in Denver, which has been the
subject of campaign by that society
for years, is to be erected at once.
Bids for construction are now being
made. calling for five-story structure
to cost $4,000. at the corner OF Four
teenth and Glenarm streets.
The suit for commission brought
against Thomas F. Walsh by s. ]. De-
Ian, who claims to have sold for Mr..
Walsh the famous Camp Bird mine
was postponed by Federal Judge Lewis
at Denver until August 31st. DeLan
asks commission for selling the prop
erty. but Mr.. Walsh asserts that no
commission is due.
The Colorado State Sunday School
convention will be held at Fort Col
Inns September list. 2nd and Bird. The
convention will represent 1,100 Sum
day schools, with membership of
100000. The delegates will number
500.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-13
Arrangements are rapidly making to

Arrangements are rapidly making to
take advantage of the new emergency
currency law. The bureau OF printing
and engraving is busy making the
plates for the new currency, and the
national banks in the large cities are
forming associations to take charge OF
the new issues in their territory
Plans will be perfected and the cur
rency ready for issue by the time it
will be needed for moving the crops in
the autumn. AS the prospect for un-
usually large crops is good, the de-
mand for money is likely to be very
great Fortunately. this year there is
no danger of a money famine stimuli
taneously with agricultural plenty.