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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
STATE FLOWER VOTE
IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
VIOLET RECEIVED THE LARC-
EST NUMBER OF VOTES.

A Total of 1893 Votes We're Cast
Neither Flower Received a Ma.
jority-Demonstrdtes That Pu-
pills Voted Their Choice Diff
Guilty viii Be Found in Making
Choice in State.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
The PimpIe y
And The Face
First Show Signs OF the Blood Poverty
Which Causes Most Skin
Diseases

II is a strange truth that ptmples
usually appear upon the race. thus IL
lustrating that nature uses 1ns most nos
the blood is filed with poison
The human circulat0ry system IS said
TO be the most wonderful OF all evl-
dences of nature. 1t carries health,
food and strength to every part OF
the body. 1t also carries from every
part of the body all germ life. waste
If through poor eating. indigestion.
constipation. etc. the blood is 1lled
with poisonous decaytng. irritating
lungs where they are attempted TO
be cleansed by the oxygen from air
inhaled.
II this does not accomplish the re-
suits demanded the blood takes away
the poison and carries 1t to the little
cells of the skin, where they leave II.
Here these poisons frrftate and de-
cav until at last they form ptmples
and blackheads and other skin erup-
tions: at last bursting or are removed
by man.
When you have pimples It is GER
tain sign your blood Is wrong. that
the great human blood system is turn
ed into an intricate series OF sewer
age canals which are filed with i'm
purities-
Science long ago learned that Calci-
um Sulphide was the most powerful.
harmless and beneficial blood purffer
obtainable.
Stuart's Calcium Waters. under
chemical tests. conclusively prove
themselves to be one OF the best meth
DDS of preserving the full strength OF
this great blood cleanser.
The real beauty OF Stuart's Calcium
Waters lies in their rapid work Theft
good effects are seen after only fev/
days use and a face full OF pimpleH
has been made clear and clean after
only dve days use of these waters.
These waters, by the peculiar Stuart
process. preserve and hold the fun
strength Of Calcium Sulphide. so that
the system obtains this wonderful puri-
fer in its most efficient state.
Other methods OF administering and
preparing Calcium Sulphide have
proven Stuart's Calcium Waters to be
the best method.
Go TO your druggist and buy a box
of these little pimple eradicators to
day price soc, or send US your name
and address and we will send you a
trial package by mail free. Address 2.
A Stuart Co, 175 Stuart Bldg, Mar
shall. Mich
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
DESERTED Is YEARS,
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
Woman Alleges Spouse Left Her
Two Years After Marriage
and Never Returned

Deserted by her husband more than a
quarter of a century ago, as she al
leges, Mary ~ Martin yesterday filed
suit for divorce from Frank Martin, a
farmer, and a prosperous one. according
to the complaint The Martins were
married in Castroville December, 1882.
Two years later Martin is alleged to
have left his wife. In the meantime
two children had been born. They are
still alive.
The complaint asserts that Martin is
in possession of all the community
property, che value of which his wife
does not know. but which she believes
to be large. She asks for $50 a month
alimony, saying that she Is dependent
upon her personal labor for support
Suit for divorce was fled by Harriet
G. Waltge against Albert H Waltge
on the ground of willful neglect
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Factor in Reconstruction

Claus Spreckels was one Of the
most vigorous factors in the recon-
struction of San Francisco. He took
a most active part in the building
OF the twentieth century city. not only
since the fire of 1906. but previous
thereto. His donations to charity were
numerous, many of them coming to
light through the press.
He made numerous donations to
the Childrens hospital, the University
of California and other institutions.
In 1898, when Monterey county was
visited by a heavy drought, Spreckels
gave s25, 1000 to the farmers An attempt
was made to return the money later.
but it was declined and finally given
to the university at Berkeley.
In 1908 he built and organized the
independent electric light and power
company and the Independent gas and
power company and fought the San
Francisco gas and electric company,
which had raised the price of light and
power to almost prohibitive prices He
succeeded in keeping the price of gas
down, but the San Francisco company
eventually secured control OF the two
independent companies.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
REJECTS TRIP TO AFRICA
WITH ROOSEVELT PARTY
Former Bryanite and Member
of Stanley Expedition
Turns Down Offer
[Speciol Diseoich 10 The Cain

lOPeCidi DSpdfcn 10 ne I oil
MEREDITH. N. H, Dec. 2s.-It was
learned today that John Carder a citi-
zen of Meredith, received a letter last
August from the presidents acting sec
retary, Foster. saying that he (Foster)
wrote by order of resident Roosevelt to
ask Carder what his terms would be for
accompanying him to Africa next year.
1t seems that the president had heard
that Carder was with Stanley in Africa
in 1883 and thought his knowledge OF
the country might be of use. Greatly
to the establishment OF friends here
Carder simply turned the offer down,
sending his refusal by return mail in
an envelope provided for the answer
Il should have thought you would
have jumped at the chance" said a
friend.
Il am getting too old to jump. re-
piled Carder. 'I used to jump once. and
once had an opportunity to be some
body. but 1 let it go and ii is too late
now" Carder was once a Bryan man.
IF Bryan had asked me to go TO
Africa with him." said Carder. IT would
have gone and I'd left him there"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
GOTHAM MOVING PICTURE
SHOWS GET INJUNCTION
Nickelodeons Closed by Mayor
Mcclellan and Commissioner
Bingham Reopen Doors

NEW YORK, Dec Alphabetically
every moving picture show in greater
New York that was closed by Mayor
McCleIlan's order Of Christmas reopened
it's doors tonight under an injunction
granted by Supreme Court Justice Gay
nor to the William Fox amusemen,
company, suspending in it's case the
mayors license revocation decree. II
was held by counsel for the police
department that Justice Gayncr's order
was equivalent to blanket injunction
and the police were instructed to tina,
effect. Mayor Mcclellan and Police
Commissioner Bingham were given un-
til Monday under the terms OF the or
der to show cause why the temporary
Injunction should not be made perma-
nent
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
SUBSTITUTE FIREMAN
ENDS LIFE WITH ACID
John McGOwan Commits Sui
eide Because He Failed to
Pass Examination

Brooding over his failure to pass the
civil service examination for a police
man in the San Francisco department
led John MCGOWAN, a substitute fire.
man, to end his life by drinking two
ounces of carbolic acid last night.
McGowan was cousin of Corporal
MCGOWAN of the harbor station. and
he committed suicide in the saloon at
the southwest corner of Mission and
Twenty-fourth streets. His body was
found in back room, of the saloon by
Edward Weisenberg
MCGOWAN had been substituting on
Engine for the last few days. He
took the civil service examination some
Gays ago and became respondent when
he learned that his name was not on
the eligible list
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
death FOR JURIST.
ANARCHISTS THREAT
Police Judge Conlan Ordered in
Letter to Stop Proceedings
Against Alexander Horr

Police Judge Conlan has been marked
for slaughter by the anarchists be-
cause he expressed the opinion on
Wednesday that Alexander Horr. ad-
vance agent of Emma Goldman, should
be deported to Hungary, whence he
came When the judge reached his
chambers yesterday morning he found
among his mail a letter written in
capital letters, so as TO disguise the
handwriting. to the following effect:
CHRISTMAS EVE. s. F., Dec. "a
Judge Conlan: IL you value your life or your
lamiiy's. don't you try TO get our leader Alex
Horr, deported. We amt here to xiii. but to
protect the workman. Don't ever you dare 10
conyict him; We don't want repeat of the con-
tieuon Oh 1ompers- so CONAN act on good adj
vice. Any eve il not. AN ENEMY
The letter was written on half a
sheet of notepaper. The address on the
envelope was also in capital letters. as
follows: Judge Conlan, 64 Eddy ST.,
city, police Judge" Across the face of
the letter a. cross was drawn. The
stamp on the envelope showed that the
letter had been posted at 1 a m. De-
cember 25.
Horr, who has book store at 1860
0oiuen Gate avenue for the sale of
anarchistic literature, was arrested at
Post and Fillmore streets Tuesday
night for disturbing the peace while
making an infiammatory speech. He
refused to give his name and was
registered as John Doe In court
next morning he again refused to give
his name, but finally did so. After
hearing the statements of the arrest
ing officers the judge instructed them
to consult with the immigration Off
cials as to deporting Horr as an un-
desirable citizen. At Horr's request a
continuance was granted until yester-
day.
yesterday morning A. de la Tore
Jr. of the immigration service saw
Horr in Judge Conlan's chambers. but
Horr refused to answer any questions.
declaring that there was a legal trib
unal and he would reserve his state
ment till he was called before that
tribunal When the case was called
in court De la Tore asked the Judge
for a weeks continuance to enable him
TO communicate with the authorities
IN Washington as to Horr's deporta-
f1on, which was granted.
The judge referred to the threaten
ing letter and said he was not to be
intimidated
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
SAYS AMERICAN CONSUL
IGNORED LADS APPEAL
Mother of Boy Shanghaied
From This City Blames Off
cial for Sons Death
Special Dispatch to The Call

ESPECIAL Dispatch TO The Call
BOSTON, Dec. 26-Mrs. Catherine
Patterson, formerly of Watertown, now
of New York city, makes sensational
charges in daily paper here against
the American consul at Liverpool. She
told the story OF the death OF her son,
Thomas Patterson, in a Liverpool poor
house, after he had been forced to en-
ter this institution because of the AL
legged failure of the American consul to
act upon his appeal for assistance. fhe
mother said that her son had been
shanghaied from San Francisco more
than year ago, and that when he
landed in Liverpool he was i'll from
pneumonia and penniless. When he ap-
piled to the American consul there he
was ignored, despite the fact that he
was an American citizen and had served
in the Philippines
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
PAMPHLET SHOWS MERITS
OF PROPOSED STATE PARK
Senator Price Issues Booklet
Descriptive of Beauties of
Armstrong Woods

In support of the bill which he pro-
poses to introduce at the coming session
of the legislature providing $125.oO0
for the purchase OF Armstrong woods
and then converting this spot into q
state park, State Senator Walter r.
Price has issued an illustrated pamph-
let setting forth the merits of the nro-
posed state park.
strong woods, situated in Sonoma conn
ty. as "a virgin redwood forest" "God's 3
gift TO California and s.the peopless
playground"
In support Of these phrases tbe
pamphlet gives illustrations of spots in
the Armstrong woods and tells of the
attractions of the place
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
All Physicians

Must prescribe some Of the ingredi.
ents that are contained in Hoods
SarsapariIla-for all troubles of the
blood, stomach, kidneys and liver.
They include sarsaparilla. stillingia,
yellow dock. gentian. wild cherry
bark, mandrake, dandelion. juniper
berries, pipsissewa, etc.
The combination and proportions
are our own formula and give power
to cure beyond the reach of any other
prescription. There is no real sub
stitute for it. II urged to buy any
preparation said to be "just as good
you may be sure 1t is inferior, costs
less to make, and yields the dealer a
larger profit.
Get 1t today in the usual liquid form
or in chocolated tablet form called
Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar.
Prepared only by c. 1. Hood Co.,
Lowell Mass, u. s. A
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Events IN the Life
of Claus Spreckels

l62s-Born n I-ansedt Hanover Germany.
ls46-Came % America n of
lsCme around the Horn San Francisco and opened small store
lS5s-Esablshed Albany brewery.
ls63-Sod brewery and established Bay
ls6Sod went Germany modern
refining m
Francisco California
refinery a Eighth and Brannan
Hawaiian and later
established Pacific steamship line.
lssWnt fight the territory through
competition.
l8soEsabhed Philadelphia the world
he sold, together with another in Baltimore
making etah
greatest the world Salinas Cal
Valley railroad fight the freight monopoly
OF Southern Pacific
the Independent light and combat
by the local
at HIS home San Francisco, December 20
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
mo MORE Rents" !"
CRY THE TENANTS
Barta House, Which Caused Lit
igation, Burns Day After
Court Rules
Ejectment Suits Will Enable the
City to Remove Resorts
From the Beach
Continued From Page 1

most southerly are irregular, due to the
slfght difference in direction of Forty
ninth avenue and the boulevard A
prominent real estate dealer last even
ing approximated the value of the prop
erty at 5000, ,000s
curious incident in connection with
the conclusion of the suit in the su-
preme court is that the building on the
lot in dispute, erected by c. ]. Barta,
the appellant in the action before the
supreme court, was burned to the
ground Christmas evening, "a hours
after the court handed down its de-
cision
Lengthy Decision
The decision written by Justic Shaw
in the Merritt -Barta case contained
about 1000 words and went into all
aspects of the action 1t thoroughly
discussed the point raised by the city
attorney on behalf of the public that
when the supervisors adopted the out
side land map in 1868 it dedicated the
entire stretch from the east line of
Forty ninth avenue to the OCEAN as the
great highway and contended that that
dedication could not be set aside by the
map made by City Engineer Hum
phreys, which merely traced other lines
and left space between Forty-ninth
avenue and the boulevard, which sub
sequently was grabbed by squatters
and holders of city deeds issued on the
showing of the Humphreys plats. Deal
ing particularly with that point the de-
cision says:
The city had no power to ALLEVIATE
lands dedicated for use as street,
nor could 1t be divested thereof by ad-
verse possession. 1t appears
that the land claimed by the plalntif
was a part Of the public streets and
was included within the lines of Forty
ninth avenue and established by the act
of 1868. There is nothing in the evil
dence or in any ordinance or statute TO
show that it's use or character as such
public street has ever been changed,
abandoned or discontinued. 1t there
fore remained a part of that avenue
at the time Rousset obtained his deed
on October Is, 1877. and the city had
then no power to convey it to him.
The deed. far as it purported to
convey this block. was void. Hence 1t
follows that the plaintiffs, as success
sors of Rousset, and having no better
title than he, were without right or
title to the land, or claim to the pos
session thereof. as against the defend
ants, who were in possession at the
time"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
DRUNKARD MISTAKEN
FOR BURGLAR AND SHOT
ParoIed From Jail So He Could
Spend Christmas at Home,
He Meets Death

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. -Mistaking
a drunken man clad in long buffalo
overcoat for burglar Thomas Deck
mar shot and killed Thomas Andrews
near Lafayette. Tenn.
Andrews had been in Jail but was
paro1ed so that he might go home for
Christmas. Instead of going home he
got drunk and sat down to sleep in a
doorway. Deckmar. who was called.
prodded the form with his gun, and get
ting no response fred. A coronerss Jury
rendered a verdict. Of Justifiable honi-
eide.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
srIcInE AYR sEArrLE

SEATTLE, Dec. 2s--J. w. Glenn, 40
year old son of Colonel Michael w.
Glenn. mayor of Waukesha. Wis. com
mitted suicide today by hanging. Two
months ago he attempted TO Kill him
self with carbolic acid and a lunaey
commission declared him sane.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
WIND DOES DAMAGE

BELLINGHAM. Wash, Dec. 2e-It is
estimated that damage TO the mil prop
erty and shipping in this port from
the wind storm today and yesterday
viii reach total of $4,000,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Mas nuRNEp mo- pEArH

BELLINGHAM., Wash, Dec. 2s.-A
special To Reveilfe from Sumas, Wash,
states that John Black, aged 20. was
burned 10 death in shack while in
toxicated last night. The body was
discovered today
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
HUNGRY, But CAN'T EAT

That is the predicament OF many
people who suffer from dyspepsia
and stomach troubles.
What torture such persons endure
can only be told by the sufferers
themselves.
Stomach trouble not only wrecks
health, but 1T destroys happiness.
1t will sour the sweetest disposition
and change love into hate. 1t is
said that the most unhappy creature
upon the face OF the earth is the
chronic dyspeptic.
S4there are lots of people on the
road TO dyspepsia who could prevent
the disease from becoming chronic
il they would take heed OF nature )
warnings
When you notice the first symp-
toms--nausea, sour stomach or In
digestion-if you start then il Is
easy to cure But II you wait un-
til the disease reaches a chronic
state you will find il very difficult
to overcome. In either event drugs
Will not help YOU They will stop
a pain by stupefying the nerves, but
they never cure. To get relief from
drugs you must take them all the
time. That's what makes drug
fiends.
NY way of curing Is to help nature
cure. I do that by giving the stom-
aeh new strength sIrsTsca+v and Or, vitality,
stomach has plenty OF vitality ii
will do its work properly. and then
dyspepsia can not exist. for the
cause Is removed
E1ectro-Vigor. the dry cell body
battery, has cured dyspeptics who
had not enjoyed a square meal in
years, some OF whom had dosed their
stomachs with almost every medi-
cine under the sun without getting
more than temporary relief.
Electro-Vigor is an appliance for
infusing q powerful but soothing
current of electric energy into the
body for hours at time. without
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Barta Won First

When the suit was first tried the jury
in the superior court decided in favor
of Barta. The Iitigants appealed to the
district court of appeal, which decided
for the Sutro interests. Then it was
appealed to the supreme court, with the
result above stated In his brief City
Attorney Long gave his reason for ap-
pearing in the action by saying:
The district court of appeal for the
first appellate district, however, In its
decision has so far extended the scope
of the effect of the judgment as to
seriously threaten the rights off, the
city and county of San Francisco not
alone in regard to the property in ques-
tion, but by establishing precedent
for further dangerous claims against
the city's rights under the principles
of abandonment declared by the court"
The brief for the city continued to
discuss the question of abandonment,
and declared that as the supervisors
had passed no act abandoning the prop
erty in question, but had merely adopt
ed map tthe Humphreys map), which
did not include the broad esplanade
scheme for the Great Highway, the
city's title to the property still held
good 1t is contended that the right
of the public to the benefits of dedi-
Gated highway are greater even than
the rights of a municipality.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

the widow certain sense of satisfac-
tion, pathetic though it may be.
Mrs. Gum was jubilant when told of
the decision It's the best Christmas
present I've had for many a year" she
said in the midst of pots from which
issued savory odors, Il could jump for
JOY Although 1 have rented the land on
which this cabin stands. every time 1
have added few feet to the side and
extended the place a little they have
added S5 to my rent. I've got all the
receipts for my rent and I'm going to
make them pay 1t all back. I will re-
fuse to pay any more money to Mrs.
Merritts agents."
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Tenants on Property

The largest block of the land in ques-
ton, and perhaps the most valuable
from the landlords point of view, II
the one bounded by A and 3 streets,
Forty ninth street and the boulevard;
on which the Seal Rock house and the
Ocean pavilion stands. Mrs. Muirhead
leases this block in its entirety. as well
as the next one. between. B and c
streets, from the Hotaling estate. There
is the Victory saloon the Victory oyster
house, several fruit and confectionery
stands and a quick lunch counter fac
ing B street. The lunch counter occu-
pies the smallest space. 1t Is a mere
shed. with tiny counter open to the
street, and the rent for this is $50 per
month. AT conservative estimate
this brings into the Hotaling estate
$3.50 monthly, besides giving Mrs Muir
head a substantial profit.
The second block begins with the Ivy
inn at the corner facing the boulevard
and going back to Forty-ninth street,
where the United Railroads company
occupies a strip on 80 year lease from
Hotaling. There are confectionery
stores, photograph galleries and curio
stores. South of the Ivy inn there is
the pumping station of the Olympic
salt water company. G street has not
been cut through and the land between
B street and Fulton, at the corner of
which is Sheehan's resort, is unoccu-
pied, except for several small conces-
sions, part of the Sheehan lease and
adjoining the place.
On the Sutro property the first block
between FL and / streets is what is
known rs "Carville,' collection of
small, abandoned horsecars that have
been converted into dwellings,. These
are variously rented at from IS to SIS.
Mrs. Gum, Who has made her tiny es-
tablishment as we'll as herself famous
for "home cooking" rents the ground
on which her hut is built, but the most
of the others rent the cars direct from
the Sutro estate. A number of ground
renters" including Mrs. Gum, ex-
pressed their intention of refusing to
pay rent to the Sutro estate when they
heard of the supreme court decision
Lost House and Land
The base of the triangular piece
which comes to an acute angle at J
street was occupied for space of so
feet facing the boulevard by ]. G..
Barta during his lifetime and passed
to his wife. who had erected a wooden
building which. until yesterday morning
was the Miramar cafe, leased by L.
Stoll The place was completely de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday morning
and Mrs. Barta lost land and house sim
ultaneously, for IL was this tiny patch
on which the supreme court sent down
the opinion that will confiscate half a
million dollars worth of property
During his lifetime Barta fought des-
perately for what he considered his
tiny homestead, and swore that it
should never go to the Sutro estate.
He pledged his wife to carry on the
fight, and although it may be consid-
cred a tainted triumph to carry out
such trust when all is lost. 1t is a
triumph nevertheless and brings to
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

Diagram showing the FIVE city
blocks on the Ocean boulevard
supposedly owned by the Hotal-
ing and Sutro estates, which by
virtue of a supreme court ruling
will revert to the city; also
photographs of several of the
improvements on said blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
Attracted by Gold Discovery

He had read OF the great gold dis
coKeries in California and in 1856 came
around the Horn 10 San Francisco. His
first venture was in a small store, but
he worked hard. saved money. and after
two years established the Albany brew
cry. which he soon made profitable.
and sold for a good sum in 1863
During All Of this time Spreckels
had been studying the manufacture OF