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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Y. M. {. A. Contest.
The Reds and Blues HuStIing for
New MemberS.-A Hospital Corps
Out With the Fighters.

The battle is now on and the motto
for the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Regiment during the big member
ship contest is Work and Pray" Both
the Reds and Blues are pushing forward
in their attempt to flank one another in
the fight for 200 new members. At
present there are 175 members on the
roll. This number must be increased by
200, and in 10 days time.
1t is big undertaking, but both forces
are moving rapidly in the enemys direc-
tion and each hopes to out march the
other. Seventy boys and men are under
arms and some exciting engagements are
promised.
Following is the list of contestants:
Red Side
Un charge of Charles Steee).
Business Mems Team: F. H. Brooks,
captain, w. A. Kicker, Robert Mackin-
non, H. A. Stanley, L. W. Hastings, E.
H. Cowles, H. W. Randall
Professional Team: Joseph Fairbanks,
captain, Rev. G. W. c. Hill, DR.. E. T.
Fairbanks, B. Frank Harris, Rev. c. H.
Merrill.
Clerks Team; Harold Bond, captain,
Clayton Bond, Donald MacGregor, A.
Schoppe, F. Burton, R. Scott, L. Kim
| ball.
Shop Team; J.. Drummond, captain,
W. E. Blodgett, c. A. Curtis, F. Lynch,
William McFarlin, George Cowling
Student Team: J. Francis Smith, cap
tain, Ira Nickerson, A. Little. Collett
Frost, Vic Genge, Noel Noyes, Frank
Dufur.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Big Fire In Orleans.
One of the E. L. Chandler Mills DeS-
trOyed.-L0SS About $4,000.

About 9.15 Monday evening fire broke
out in the oldest mill of E. L. Chandler
and Co., at Orleans and it was entirely
destroyed, causing property loss of
$4,000 and throwing 70 men out Of
employment. 1t is the thought the fire
started in the glue room where intense
heat is necessary in making piano backs.
1t is expected the mill will be rebuilt as
the company was doing large business
and working over time to fill orders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 49, N. N.E.o.P.

Regular meetings on the first and thirt
Saturday evenings of each month at Odt
Fellows Hall, Railroad Street.
H. H. SoMERs, JR., Warden.
D. NJ. MOVES, Secy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
The Village Business.
Annual Report of the Officers Nearly
Ready for Distribution.
sum Available for the Past Year in Differ
ent Departments Amounts to $3S, ,204.66-
Estimates for Next Year are $4,000.

The annual report OF the village officers
is benz uhlishcd by The CALIFORNIAN
company twill be ready for distribu-
tion late sek ~ the first of next
week. Tbs new feature this year
that viii sh0, otter the total amount
OF money draw u the village by any
individual Tn unit every man has
drawn is given inc um with his name.
The number Of the 'ers on which he
has drawn money are ,lished so if any
voter wishes TO see int purposes for
which il was drawn he can do so by call
ing for those vouchers at the clerks Of
fee. This method of giving figures has
made possible considerable condensation
of the financial statement and makes the
report smaller than it has been in recent
years.
EXPENSES BY DEPARTMENTS.
The total appropriations for the
various departments were $34, $50, and
there were credits from other sources
amounting to $3,274.66, making a
total sum of $39, ,2O4.66 available for
use. The orders drawn by the trustees
for the different departments are
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our thanks to each and
everyone who in any way has helped this
firm to the wonderful success made in the
past year that we have been open to the
public.
ST. JoHNsBURY FRUIT Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention OF Apollo Lodge. No
2, Tuesday evening Dec. 81.
CRAWFORD RANNEY, c. G..
H w ELLIS K R. S.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
LARGE LOANS MADE
ON LOCAL REALTY
Transactions Which Indicate
Magnitude of Work of Inn
provement in This City

A number of loans of good size have
been made public in the last week. One
of these is for $4,000 made by s. M.
and Charles w. Rosenbaum with the
Coleson company, secured by the north
west corner of Eddy and Taylor streets.
Among the larger loans is one made
by George W. Hooper to the Macdon-
ough estate company of s150,0o0 for
two years at 51a per cent. The prop
erty taken as security is the northwest
corner of Market and Front streets.
Minnie L. Johnson has loaned to
Charlotte E. Emerson the sum of $4,000
on the southeast corner of Page and
Laguna streets.
The Humboldt savings bank has
loaned to w. j. and Bessie l.. McWhir
ter $4,000 on property in the south line
of H street go feet east of Fifteenth
avenue.
The Hibernia savings bank has loaned
$4,000 to Daniel Riley on property at
Minna and Fourth streets.
Hannah and Charles j. Callan have
loaned s11 900 to William and Ida Osz-
dorff in the south line of Haight street
1926 feet west of Pierce.
The Hibernia savings bank has loaned
to Rebecca Hawley Head and Anna
Burnett Head Mounteney-Jepson, for
merly Anna Burnett Head, the sum of
$4,000 on the southwest corner of
Post street and Grant avenue.
The same bank has loaned TO Lemuel
and Mary Jane Arthur $4,000 on the
southwest corner of Seventeenth and
Eureka street and other properties.
The Excelsior investment company
Incorporated, has loaned to Emma L.
Merritt the sum of $4,000 on large
number of properties, including all her
interest in the estate of Adolph Sutro
deceased, with the exception of certain
specified lots.
The German savings and loan So
ciety has loaned to NJ. and Bertha
Fisher $4,000 on the property in the
north line OF Jackson street 68 feet
west of Lyon.
The Hibernia savings and loan So
cfety has loaned to the Roman Catho-
lie archbishop of San Francisco $4,000
on the southeast corner of Fourteenth
avenue and / street; also $4,000 on the
property in the southeast line of Mis-
sion street 1876 feet northeast from
Third.
Charles E. and Flora E. Anderson
s11,S00 on property in the south line
of Green street 1876 feet east of Scott
nv the Mercantile trust company as
trustee of the San Francisco savings
union to Ernest A. and Ella M. Leigh
on lots situated in Fell street and in
Pine street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
q. III. UMBSEN 6 co.
HAS LONG SALE LIST
Real Estate Firm Records Many
Recent Transfers
G. H. Tmbsen q

G. H. Umbsen & Co. report the fol-
lowing recent sales:
For NJ C. Reneh-I,ot in east line of Fifth
$3.50.
For the City Realty company-Southeast cor
ner 0f Fifth avenue and ! street. 25x95: So, 200.
For the Carson Building company-Dot and
Improvements in east line of Castro street. 215
feet south Of Nineteenth. 30xl25; terms private.
prorements in east line Of Steiner street, 100
feet north of Fell. 25x1o6:4 terms private.
north line az Hsight street. 36.e feet east OF
Shrader. 25x100; terms private.
For Elizabeth Dunne-Lot and improvents in
south line of Eighteenth street, 2S0 feet east OF
Noe. 25x114; terms private.
For Mary f. Healy--Lot and improvements in
south line Of Harrison street 90 feet west OF
Harriet 25x75; terms private.
For Thomas McGinnis--Lot aud Improvements
in east line of Fourth street, s5 feet south Of
Hugo. 25x95: 81. 800.
For Charles j. u. Koenig-Lot and improve
ments in south line Of Vallejo street, 1s3 feet
east OF Lsrkin, 22:11xiS1:6; $500
southwest corner Of jackson and Lyon streets;
For the Richmond investment company-Lot
l00x120 in west line of Tenth avenue, 25 feet
south of Lake street; $500.
For S. A. Pearson ct al.-Iot Of land 31:6x
100 In east line of Fifth avenue, 1f5 feet south
For Charles J. e. Koenig-Lot and improve
ments in south line Of Vallejo street, 1908 feet
east OF Larkin. 22:11x137:6; terms private.
For R. X Dickson--Lot and Improvements in
east line Of Howard street, 1875 feet south OF
Twenty fifth. 25x115: terms private.
For Interurban real estate company-Lot 20x
II in northwest line OF Welch street, 155 south
west Of Fourth; $1.235.
For NJ. G. Rench--Lot and improvements al
1880 Fifth street for $4,000.
For Clementina None eft al.-Lot and i'm.
provements in east side OF Baker street, %
feet north of Sacramento. 25xlO2: $4,000
For John Gangros-Lot ON the south line OF
Clara street 100 feet west OF Ritch; terms
private.
For the City Realty company-Lot in the east
line of Sixth avenue, % feet north Of street
25x95; $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
BANK CLEAR|NGS
MAKE GOOD SHOW
Financial Records in California
Business Reach New Mark
in Volume of Trade

Financial records are smashed this
week as shown by the report of the
California Promotion committee giving
bank clearings in California cities Los
Angeles climbed TO new heights, just
missing the sixteen million mark, with
clearings of $15.9e9.152S6 a gain Of
Alp per cent over the corresponding
total of 1908, which was s11 1925. .912. AZ.
Surprising the clearings of two
has again placed a new figure as the
second highest since the financial
stringency. The clearance for the
week were 47,467, ,237.32, compared
with the 1908 figure, $S9. .e90,770.7o. This
is a gain of 1871 per cent.
In all, five California cities-San
Francisco. Los Angeles, Sacramento,
Fresno and Stockton-reported larger
clearings than they did a week ago.
Oakland's clearings were $1,791,-
005.45, a gain of Is per cent over the
corresponding total last year S1,75S,-
895.SS. Last year in San Jose the re-
port. read $575,4S212; the weeks re-
port of S712,7S424 records a gain of
23.S per cent. Increasing from $685.
257.s5 at this time last year, Stockton
clearings. 1855, 26S.01, gained 2S.S per
cent.
With the distinction of making the
largest percentage of gain for the
week, 49 per cent, Sacramento report
ed figures. respectively. $1.460,O12. As
and 1919 ,259.77. Fresno's clearings
were $s3S, 1888. having increased 22.5
per cent over the 1908 figures. s6S4,-
006.Sl. Twenty seven and eight-tenths
per cent was the gain in San Diego,
whose respective figures were $1,094,-
1917 and 1855, ,930.97.
In all. the eight cities cleared for
the week $70,117, 765.01.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
GIVES DETAILS OF
BOND ISSUE SALE
Payment of $4,000 to w. H.
Linforth for Two Lots Is
Authorized

The details concerning the bond sale
of the city and county of San Francisco.
the issue of July 1, 1908, which the
clerk of the board of supervisors has
been authorized to advertise, are sup
piled by the clerk as follows:
The fire protection bonds, which
amount to $1,000. 900, comprise 80 bonds
of each years maturity from 1915 to
1855, inclusive.
The sewer bonds to the amount of
$1,000, 600 comprise 25 bonds of each
years maturity from 1916 to 1854, in
elusive.
The school bonds to the amount of
$500, 900 comprise 90 bonds OF each
years maturity from 1914 to 1888, in
elusive.
The hospital bonds to the amount of
$4,000 comprise % bonds of each
years maturity from 1913 to 1882, in
elusive.
I The garbage system bonds to the
amount of 100000 comprise 10 bonds of
each years maturity from 1911 to 1880,
inclusive.
All these bonds will be sold under the
terms and conditions prescribed by the
committees on public utilities and fin
ance of the board of supervisors as out
lined in the, foregoing.
The payment of $4,000 out of the
proceeds of the sale of the garbage sys-
tenn bonds to Walter II. I4inforth. as the
purchase price of two so vara lots in
so vara block No. 203, to be used as a
site for garbage disposal plant has
been authorized and the deeds have
been recorded.
The city attorney has been ordered to
solicit offers of sale from the owners of
land in Western addition block No 667.
bounded by Masonic avenue. Hayes,
Ashbury and Grove streets as site for
the Lowell high ocbool h1IfIdipr
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
LOCAL FIRM REPORTS
IMPORTANT SALES
BehIow 6 Lucas Effect Trans
fers and Various Leases

Behlow & Lucas have consummated
sales aggregating $4,000
They have sold the lot, 4Ox16O, in
the southeast line Of Minna street, 20
feet northeast of New Montgomery,
for the account of Mrs. B. A Behlow
TO client Of the firm.
For the account of Samuel d. Mag
nes TO a client Of the firm, the south
west corner Of Pacific and Trenton
streets, lot 5exI37.6. The new owner
VIII Immediately erect a modern brick
building with four stores and nu-
merous apartments.
For the account Of p A. Bergerot.
the lot 57-6x126:S feet in the north
line Of Jackson street between Baker
and Lyon.
Behlow & Lucas also report the fol-
lowing leases. aggregating approx
mately $l45,000:
For the account Of Mrs. E. Chabot,
represented by Rucker g. Co, TO Hat
teroth company inc, the two story and
basement building in the east line OF
Powell street, 1855 feet north of 0Far-
rell. for term of 10 years
For the account Of the Wilson estate
company TO James i. Jerichau, the
store at $40 Market street for a term
Of hve years.
For the account of the Max Hohich
fur company inc. TO Messrs. Mahalek
and Frank, the store at As Stockton
street. and TO Mr.. Chivers the loft al
IS stockton street
For the account of the Max Hofich
fur company 10 W. ]. Conroy, store
at 4e Stockton street: also mezzanine
floor
From Charles HeIlwig to stevens &
Co. nezzsnine and loft in Stockton
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
LOT FOR MARKET SITE
LEASED BY CAR COMPANY

syndicate formed by Pringle &
Co. has secured % year lease from
the United Railroads of San Francisco
of the lot, 120 by 1876 feet, southeast
corner of Sutter and Polk streets, on
which the old engine and car house
of the Sutter street road was located.
The ground rental to be paid during
the term of the lease is to be between
SITS, 600 and 100000.
It is the intention of the syndicate
to begin the construction OF a rein
forced concrete market building soon
somewhat similar TO the California
market.
Applications have already been re-
ceived from a sufficient number of
tenants to nearly fill the building. The
United Railroads company was repre-
sented by Baldwin & Howell in the
transaction.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
PURCHASES PROPERTY
IN FOLSOM. STREET
John D. Sutton s Co. Buy Lot
Worth $4,000

The southeast corner of Folsom
street and Liberty place has been
bought by John D. Sutton & Co. manu-
facturers of plumbing and heating ap
paratus. The property was sold by c..
Knickerbocker & Son. The lot is quite
large, having a frontage of 57:6 feet
with depth of $50 feet running through
to Shipley street. The price at which
the property is sold is reported to be
$4,000. 1t has three frontages.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

cent of gross income, and elevator pow
er, repairs, inspection, ETC., per cent;
water pumping and repairs to pumps.
3$ per cent; all repairs, such as
plumbing, carpentering and painting,
not including improvements or extern
sions. average 4 per cent of gross rents;
this would mean an actual cost in
such house of $3.50 per rentable
room per annum.
There is no doubt that office buildings
and apartment houses pay better in San
Francisco than elsewhere. My data on
eastern buildings shows some items in
the expense of such enterprises.
While fuel is cheaper in the east and
should reduce the item of heat, there
is a great deal more consumed there.
We, no doubt, have to pay more for
help in San Francisco. The item of
power is very much in our favor I
have not attempted to figure the cost
of buildings except supplied by pur-
chase power. We can figure 4 cents
for electric power in San Francisco,
while a patron in such~cities as Chi
cago, must use $4,000 worth per month
to get this rate. A bill of $50 in San
Francisco is at cent rate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

SALESMAN ATTEMPTS sUICIDE-Lee Stanley,
a salesman, tried to jump from window in
the French hospital Thursday night and was
taken to the detention hospital Yesterday
stanley was restrained only after hard fight
with the doctors and stewards. Heavy drink
ing is believed to have unbalanced. his mind
and he will be examined by the insanity COM
inissioners
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
j. w. HAMM OPENS NEW
DOWNTOWN OFFICE
Will Also Keep Old Location in
Market Street

j. w. Hamm, real estate and insur-
ance agent, is opening a new Office at
LAG Montgomery street to take care of
his downtown trade. Hamm will still
retain his old Office at the corner of
Fourteenth and Market streets, where
he has been located for some time in
his own building. Increased business
has demanded increased facilities, and
competent man has been left in
charge of the old location. while Hamm
personally will take care of the new
office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

sl2,152, 800 outstan nding when the calcu-
lations were made The funded debt of
Los Angeles was sI.O6I 900 OF the total
county Indebtedness Of S17.99S.3l0.5
the sum charged against san Francisco
is SI2,l52 800 and against Los Angeles
sl,061 900. The funded debt gave the
only county indebtedness in the Los
Angeles county case
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
Court Permits Mortgage

The probate court has authorized
the estate of Ida Olive Hodgdon to
mortgage the property in the north line
of Washington street, 81 feet east of
Montgomery, to the Hibernia savings
and loan society for $4,000 The lot
is 65xSO feet. irregular in shape.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

TRY a little ad in our Employment
Wanted columns il you are out OF work
A position will soon be offered YOU
I0c a day is all 1t COSTS Do II now
don't put il off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
NEW DUTIES FOR
 LORD KITCHENER

London, August 7.-Lord Kitchener, commander of the British forces In India. has been appointed to succeed the Duke of Connaught as inspector general of the Mediterranean, which post the duke re- gently resigned on the ground of the "in- effective nature of the work and the useless expense to the nation involved therein"
 Lord Kitchener will take the rank of field marshal and will have command of the garrisons at Malta and Gibraltar, and all the British troops in Egypt, the Soudan and Cyprus.
 The appointment of Lord Kitchener is coincident with added importance being attached to the post. The Duke of Con naught, in an official announcement, says:
 'In view of new developments in the organization. the Mediterranean command assumes increased importance and will be taken up by Lord Kitchener with the object of giving 1t its proper place in the scheme of imperial defenses."
 It is understood that as result of the imperial defense conference, which is now sitting it is intended to coordinate all the military forces of the empire, and place Lord Kitchener at the head of an organization having the imperial army for it's special care.
 Lord Kitchener, who is just past o9 years of age, Is the youngest field mar shal in the history of Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Venezuelan Protocol.

Caracas, August 7.-The protocol between the United States and Vene- zuela, which provides for the arbitra. tion of outstanding difficulties between the two countries, probably will be approved by congress Monday. Today the discussion of the instrument at a secret session resulted in heated de- bate and Foreign Minister Guinan was summoned to justify it. The govern ment finally won the debate. Next week Mr. Russell and Senor Guinan will sign a protocol settling the Crichfield asphalt claim. Under it Ven ezuela will pay the company $475,000 in eight yearly installments and the company will renounce its right to the asphalt lake where it has been oper- ating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

Jackson, Miss, August 7.-(Special.)- According to long distance telephone mes sages there is but small modicum of truth in the sensational story told by the Rev. Frank English in Cincinnati. There is not a word of truth in the charge that he was mobbed at Ethel, nor that he declined to accept the presidency of Rust university at Holly Springs on that account.
 The worst that MT. English can truth fully charge against the people of Ethel or elsewhere in Mississippi is that he met with very cool reception, and was given to understand that his social equality ideas would not be tolerated. He was not touched, he was not threatened with violence and no mob ever followed him to Durant or elsewhere. If 1t had he would have been hanged, as Ethel is an isolated little village in Attalla county 50 miles from Durant, and suggestion of a lynching would have been unanimous if ever made.
 MT. English went to Ethel to preach to the negroes. There was no objection to that, but when he was seen with his
 
 arm thrown affectionately over the neck of a negro brother, and treating them as if they were his equals in every re- spect, he was advised by white mon to get out of town on the next train. and spent an hour or two in the depot wait ing room unmolested, but badly fright ened. After seeing his attitude toward the negroes there was not a white man In the community who would let him en- ter his house to get dinner and he went hungry.
 Kosciusko. the county capital Of At- talla, 1e miles from Ethel, had heard nothing of any disturbance at Ethel, though the two towns are connected by telephone, and both on tho Illinois Gen. tral railroad. Hon. Wiley Haundars. sdi- tor of the local >r. and member of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
SENSATIONAL STORY OF
 MOB SHOWN TO BE FALSE

the state senate, says 1t is all news to of the kind ever happened, though he does not doubt the social equality preach CT was "advised' to leave Ethel If he showed preference for negro society.
 MT. English must have passed through Durant to reach Holly Springs, but his presence there was not known. But he went to Holly Springs and to Rust uni- versity, a negro college, maintained by the Methodist church, and the presidency of which had been offered him. He was there last Wednesday, and told that he had been badly treated at Ethel-that they would not give him anything to eat and threatened to lynch him, but said nothing about any mob following him to Durant. eA
 These facts are gathered fra 1 tele- phone conversation with a dent at Rust university. He was asked ow the former president, MT. Foster, VI treat ed by the white people of the con unity, and stated that they all seemed like MT. Foster and were sorry he had rone. His understanding was that MT. English had accepted the presidency, and if he had declined 1t, 1t was since he left there last Wednesday.
 The sum and substance of all that can be gathered over the telephone from the four towns of Ethel, Kosciusko, Durant and Holly Springs, is that MT. English practiced social equality in Ethel and was told he had better leave the little town without waiting to get dinner. There was no mob of 400 because there are not more than 100 people in mile of the place. Mr. English simply lost his nerve and imagined things
 Tn this connection 1t Is well enough to state that there are scores of negro col- leges in Mississippi being taught by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

Rummaged Gaps for In fants, 49c from $1 and S1.25
 French and Dutch styles. Trim med in embroideries, val. 1aces and ribbons and rosettes. Broken sizes.
 Rummaged Vests for Wo- men, 3 for 25c from 121ac each
 women's Gauge Cotton Vests. Wide and narrow vale. Mercer ized tape neck. Very elastic. Rummaged Extra Size
 Vests, 15c from 20c Women's Out-size Vests, gauge cotton. Very sheer and elastic. Rummaged Baby Sets Sets 15c from 30c
 Fine Sheer Nainsook and Swiss Baby Sets that sold at BOG. Rummaged Veilings
 39c from 65c
 Chiffon and Net in plain and dots. All colors. Nifty styles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Tenants Are Elected,

Pittsburg, August 7.-Forty-seven ejectment suits were filed here to- day by agents for the Pressed Steel Car company against tenants of their houses who are on strike. Peace reigns at the plant today and the strikers are hoping for a settlement next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
erannIaan Defeats kendrIck.

New York, August 7.-Patsy Bran nigans strength and aggressiveness proved too much tonight at the Fair mount Athletic club for Jim Kendricl1 of England. The foreigners clever ness puzzled the Pittsburg bantam for the. first three rounds, but in the last seven Brannigan outfought him. The two recently went six rounds to a draw at Pittsburg