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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Begin Second Series in the
Tennis Singles Tourney

The second of a series Of handicap
singles tournaments for a three time
cup was begun on the park courts yes
terday by the members of the Golden
Gate junior tennis club. The first event
was won by Curley. who was not a
participant in Fridays tournament
Play was completed TO the semihnals.
the four survivors being Strauss
(15 3-6), Huff (scratch), Levinson
(scratch) and Greenberg (scratch).
gohn Strachan, playing from owe 40.
and the most heavily handicapped play
er in the tournament, was beaten in
the first round - He won the first set
easily from Greenberg. but lost the
next two. The tournament will be
completed during the week. The scores
follow:
Preliminary reund-Evans lowe 2-6) beat
Johnston (ove so S-6), Sc, T-5: HuT
(scratchl beat Baird (scratchi. e. 81: Hern-
s.6; SO; Moratt (owe II SO beat Cole
Lsndsberger (30). o-6. 6-I. 6-3: Lyman
tscratch) beat Pritchard (15), 6-3. rs; Keller
(15l>best Coryn Q5) by default; Roberts
us 3-el beat Bruins Scratch By default
u5). Ga. -; Brun (15) beat Curley. lowe
30 s-6l. 6-I. 6-3; Hun beat Evans. So
6-3; Monatt beat Herndon, 81. 6-3. ca:
Lewison beat Lyman. 6-3. 6E3: Keller beat
Roberts, 6-4, O-6. So: Griffin tscratchl beat
Finn 15) by default: Greenberg tscratch) beat
Second round-Strauss beat Brun. SIS. C..
60; HUFF beat Moratt 6-3. GO; LevinsOn
beat Keller, 6-i. 0-l default: Greenberg
beat Griffin 6-3. rs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Stanford Men Sign for the
Football Season

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. A.
After the football rally last Thursday
evening the men who were desirous of
joining the practice squad for this sea-
sons work under George Presley and
Dad" Moulton signed the training z
rules. The following is list of those
who will be expected to appear on the
practice field this afternoon:
1soe-w. ". Adams, C. B. Bush D. P Craw-
ford. r. NJ. Ford, J. R. Holman, C. McGregor,
l. r. Minturn, W. d. Peaslee A z. Roth. G. e.
Schulz, II. r. stolE. c. A. Thorpe
1elo-D. ARIEL, s. NJ. Patterson, ]. b. Bubb.
II. s. Carson, G. E. Cheda, A. B. Cook, ". NJ.
Davidson, A. II. Drew. G. J. Fisher, ]. W. Fit
ting, II. P. George. p. G. Giesy. 7. B. Hine. X.
s. Hine A. 8. Mcdonald, X. S. Mckenzie, NJ.
NJ. Mitchell, A. HI. Meyer, c. W. Oswald C.
Pemberton, W. NJ. Rawles, II. E. Reed. c. w.
Waugh. II. ". Young.
1911--F. v. Acker, B. L. Ball, II. c. BOYLE.
W. A. Boyle, F. G. Brown. n. r. Brown. L. L.
z. ElIo, W. d. Fletcher. T. Gore, s. E. Goode.
W. P; Green. H. G. Harle. II: F: Humphry, ].
D. ". Mitchell, s. b. Nolan. c. w sehoieneid.'
Il. U. ST. John, G. A. Swigart A. G. Talboy. A
Tsylor. nc. G; C. Taylor, W., " Ltsie p B Towne.
Wood, E. e. woodcock, R. woodvilie, w. N.
Wyman.
1872. E. Bemsn. A. p. Browning, A, s.
Brown, R. B. Carter, c. c. Crsndall, P. Y Dick.
enson, J. W. Doron E. Everett, N r. Ferguson.
W. E. Ferguson, W. r. Finney. ". z. Gatewood.
81. s. Hubbard. H. Huntsburger, r. Kennedy.
A. j. King, l. s. King. II. A. Ma, j. McCready'
r. Z. Millsap, M. Obear. ]. +. Partridge r. .
Rowett. H E. Salisbury, A. NJ. Sanborn. T. San
born, c. Schsupp, W. L. Smith, A. Sundeii R.
A. Wilbur. p D. Wood
1913-W. A. Ambrose. X. B. Andrews A. l..
Arrell, J. Barnett. A. Barbur. G.. r. Baugh III.
Bayley. G. H. Beal. F. B. Beicher. B. R. Beisey,
h. A. Beeger, ]. r. Bergman. H. Biethou s
L. Black, E. BLY,, F. Bohland, F. Brainerd c.
Branner, r. Brown D. Butler ]. W. CavaIetfo
L. Cass r. ". Chandler. O. Collins r. D. Grin.
pen. J. f. Cullen, H. 81. Drenkle. r. Ii. Draper.
r. E Duryes. A. r. Elliott, s. II. Ellis A.
Frank, Z. Fyfe, @. Gilbert, r. Goodin. j. Gregg
6. Crepe, W. r. Hilbees G. l.. Hflber n s.
Hoffman. F. Hudson. l. Ingraham. ]. r. Jack.
c. II. Johnson. T. Kun, W. A. Laird III. Z.
Laud W. D. Lewis C. E. R. Lunsden. J. W.
Mathews. II. Mcclure. s. Mitchell. l.. Mukeu.
o. W. Newman, c. ID. Novel;. l.. Patterson n
L. Beck. F. Price, K. Pyle. n. Rea. Il. Sanford
r. NJ SCHNEIDER, $. l. Sayre. A. J. Scholl A.
J. Schultz, A. X. Snyder. H. Spence. L. Stevens
L. R. Stanton, ". ]. ST. Johns Fl. Thoburn.
II. ". yickery. G. NJ. yrane. r. W. Wilcox g.
W. Willford. r. W. Whitaker. u. Warswfck
G.. E. Wooley-
Eighty I'VE of the 1872 signed are eligible for
the freshmen team.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
STOCK BROKER RANKIN
is ADMITTED TO BAIL

C. z. Rankin, the stock broker on
trial for the embezzlement of Ocean
Shore bonds, was admitted to bail by
Judge Cabaniss yesterday in the sum
of $4,000.
Rankins sureties are Mrs. Leola NJ
Randolph and Worthington Ames, the
broker. Mrs. Randolph testified that
she owns a ranch in Douglas county.
Washington, for which she has refused
an offer of $4,000. and also a quarter
interest in oil lands at Coalinga- The
other owners of the oil lands are
Worthington Ames. w. W. Sweet and
a fourth person whom Mrs. Randolph
did not name The certificates of stock
in the pool are held in trust. by Attor-
ney Drown.
Ames qualified TO go on, bond by
testifying that he owned a country
home in San Mateo county worth
,000 a seat on the stock exchange
valued at $10,00 and various stocks
and bonds. Each surety is responsible
for the full amount OF the bond $40 900.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Bank Clerks Ready. for an
Outing in Country

The San Francisco chapter. American
Institute OF Banking, has arranged for
a roundup OF its members at the Kent
field stadium in Marin county on Ad-
mission day. Under the leadership of
President George Woolrich the mem
bers will take the e:45 Sausalito boat
on Thursday and proceed to the sta
dunn. They will indulge in racing and
baseball, while lunch and an open air
musical program will be served. Pro-
fessor George Miehling of the Olympic
club has consented to act as chief of
police. while Oficer Tom Walsh will
drive the patrol wagon and handle the
vagrants. Fritz Fowler, the we'll
known Dipsea Indian, will act as clerk
Of the course: Charlie Smith as starter
and Tom Spillane. J. Lippman. Grant
Cordray and George James will be the
judges.
There will be a fat mems race for
those weighing over 200 pounds in
which Harry Clapp. James Gleason and
Harry Helen viii star; partnership, po-
tato. board OF governors. egg. guests
races; hop. step. and jump. throwing
baseball for distance. and a relay for
teams OF six men from each bank are
also carded.
President Woolrich is the fsvorite
for the hop, step and jump. He has
been a member of the Olympic club
for many years and is known as a
crackajack athlete. On the musical
program are the following numbers:
Solo. I'll Tell You in the Sweet BY
and BY" by Jack Cunningham: Boys.
Follow Ne" by Frank Todd. The chap
ter's quartet, composed of Percy Par
ker, Scotty Carswell, Charles Bradley
and F. Bergman are down for nu-
merous selections. Jesse McGargar.
who was a great hurdler in his school
days will enter most of the races and
in addition will recite comic selec-
ton composed by himself. Gus Elmer
VIII umpire the baseball game; Billy
McDermott. AL Cathcart, Bob Schling-
heyde, All Gingg and Darrell Hare viii
hand out the refreshments.
Bob Mitchell. NJ. j. Hynes, Happy Nc
Kinnon. Frank Thompson, Kid Nelson.
r. Gingg, Doc" Mcmahon and Frank
willard will assist with vocal selec-
tions and comic stories.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
SUES OIL COMPANY FOR
S5,S4I ATTORNEYS FEES
Ill. ID. Newhouse Brings Action
Against Occidental

Trial of a suit by Fl. d. NewhOuse,
the lawyer. against the Occidental oil
company. as stock holder in the Inter
Nos oil and development company. was
begun yesterday before Judge Graham.
Newhouse declares he rendered serv-
ices TO the Inter Nos company worth
$4,000. and that the Occidental com
pany. which owns nearly half the stock
in the Inter Nos. is liable 10 him for
sS.S41. which is the amount he Is suing
for
The defense is that although the
stock stood on the books of the Occi-
dental company, that corporation never
really owned the shares, as they were
placed in escrow with Daniel Meyer,
the banker. as security for the fulfill
ment of an agreement
Gerald c. Halsey is the attorney for
the plaintiff and Walter H. Linforth
appeared for the defendant corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Eastern Outfitting Co.
Opens Its New Home
VISITORS ThRONG
HANDSOME STORE
Friends and Competitors Send
Over 100 Floral Pieces for
the Occasion

The Eastern Quitting company
opened its new home at 1917 Market
street last evening. with a throng OF
visitors. Over 100 floral pieces We're re-
ceived from friends and competitors.
which were distributed through tbs
corridors of the big building. The doors
were opened at o'clock in-the after
noon and closed at TO- There was an
orchestral concert during the evening.
The company's new home is one Ot
the handsomest store buildings in the
west. with great white pillars extend
ing to the top Of either side. A 'front.'
of plate glass. in copper castings and
six stories high. is set in an imposing
frame of white sandstone.
The Eastern Quitting company had
been in temporary quarters at 1919
Mission street after the IRE until yes
terday. The new building doubles busi-
ness facilities and becomes the head
quarters of it's various branches
throughout the state. ITS style IS
mixed Ionic and renaissance. stud
lights. The fixtures are Of the most
modern make and a fire protective sys-
tenn embodying the latest ideas IN
sprinkling devices has been installed
The new home of this concern not
only adds TO the dignity of Market
street, but is a monument to the enter
prise of its founders. About 25 years
ago I. Shemanski. now president. and
n. Sieroty. now vice president and sec
retary, began business in a IL by 20
foot store. Before the FIRE they had
four story building in Stockton street
Now they operate branches in Oakland.
Portland Seattle Tacoma. Spokane,
Los Angeles and Sacramento
Il have more confidence in San Fran
cisco than ever" said Sieroty yesterday.
The prospect is bright. That this has
been our view our new building makes
clear"
The employees last night celebrated
the occasion by presenting a bronze
shield. appropriately engraved. TO the
mana cement.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
SCOTCH BowLERs CONTEST

Matches were played by the Scottish
howlers in the handicap singles tour
nament yesterday. but the scratch sin
giles event for the club championship
which was scheduled to start Yesterday Y
will begin tomorrow. The tournament
matches played resulted as follows.
Joseph Gray (2) beat William Maun-
drell (2), 81 to 16; Thomas aIillar
(seratch) beat A Gates (5}, 2I to 10.
d. O'Brien (5) beat Alex Craig ca.
21 to 16; William Wright ca beat Rev.
Mr. Mobley (4), 81 to 80.
Practice games. McI4achlan and T.
K. Jones beat Rev. A. c. Bane and 7.
W. Elder, 81 to 9. G. c. Patterson and
j. Deasy beat H. A. Brown and ID.
O-Brien. 81 to 10; A. Wilkie and John
McLaren beat ]. c. Mofatt and Rev.
". j. Fisher. 81 10 10; McCunn and
Grove beat Craig and Duncan, 21 TO
Is; +. Blair and J. Foreman beat Rev.
W J. Fisher and ]. Duncan. of 70 20.
T. Miilar beat George Mclean. 21 TO 20:
Blair beat Deasy, 81 to II. Blair beat
Bane, 81 to II and q to Il
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
NEAR PANIC ON TROLLEY
FOLLOWING COLLISION

John A. Walsh. liquor salesman for
Moore. Hunt & Co. in Vallejo. and Will
liam ]. Young, who lives at the Grand
hotel. Turk and Taylor streets. were
thrown to the pavement yesterday aft
ernoon when a light buggy in which
they were driving was struck by a
Fillmore street car at Fulton street
and overturned
Both men are said to have been in
toxicated. and neither was injured ex-
cept for abrasions on the back OF
Walsfl's hand. The carline was blocked
for half an hour and many women
grew hysterical when the accident oc-
Cured.
The horse escaped uninjured.
Motorman H. K. Tracy was booked
on a charge of battery at the Bush
street station by Policemen ]. w.
Wright and P. j. Smith. Walsh was
taken to the central emergency hos
pital
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
YOUNG FORGER MISSES
SHIP; Is REARRESTED
Held in Custody for Breaking
Terms of Parole

Walter W. whitmore Nson OF law
yer. who forged a check for s27 and
was admitted 10 probation by Police
Judge Shortall. explained TO Superior
Judge Cabaniss yesterday why he had
failed TO live up TO the terms OF the
probation He had promised Judge
ShortalI TO leave san Francisco on
steamer. and not having done so was
rearrested on the forgery charge and
held to answer in the higher court
He told Judge Cabaniss yesterday
that be accidentally missed the ship.
The court believed him. and viii give
him an opportunity 70 catch another
ship leaving for New York next Sat-
urday.
Meanwhile the young man will bs
kept in conhnemenL
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
ROSE CHURCH CATHOLICS
70 HONOR PATRON SAINT
Will Celebrate Mass for Last
Time in Old Building

The services at ST. Roses church to-
day Will be OF a particularly interest
ing character. For the last time SOL
emn high mass will be celebrated in
honor of the patron saint, Rose. in the
temporary church The celebrant Of
the mass will be Rev. Father Arbez
of MenlO Park seminary. and the pas
tor. Rev. j. f. Nugent. will preach a
panegyric on the life OF Saint Rose
The music will be Giorzas beautiful
mass. sung by an augmented choir.
the soIoists being Mrs COret. Miss
Helen Walsh. Messrs- Ogilvie and
ODonnell. During the offertory Ave
Maria (Nicolai) viii be sung by Mrs
J. s. Reardon-
Following the mass viii be solemn
benediction of the blessed sacrament
Giorza's o Salutaris will be sung by
Miss Margaret L Nugent and Tantum
Ergo (Gregorian) by the choir.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
PLAYS SHAkESPEAREAN
ROLES AT RECITALS

A series Of three Shakespearian re-
citals will be given by Marshall Darrach
at Christian Science hall on the even
ings of September 13, 20 and 81. The
plays which he will discuss are The
Merchant OF Venice" Julius Caesar
and THE Tempest"
Darrach makes no use OF grease
paints, wigs, costumes or other arti-
fetal aids. His method in portraying
the various characters is to rely upon
his powers of impersonation. changing
his voice, facial expression, attitude.
gait. gesture and emotion TO ft the
scene and character. This. with a few
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
WILL NOT PAY MINOR LEAGul

Los ANGELES, Sept 4-The at
tempted enforcement of the national
baseball commission rule that players
drafted from amateur or semiprofes-
sionai clubs must be paid for has re-
suited in the release of Pitcher Bob
Howard of the Angels. Henry Berry
declines to abide by the rule and saws
he will take no more players from the
minors IL he has TO pay for them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
WINS woMEN,s CHAMPIONSHIP

FLOSSMOOR. Ill, Sept. Miss Vida
Llewellyn of the La Grange country
club La Grange, ILL.,, defeated Miss
Caroline Painter of the Midlothian
country club. Chicago. for the women's s
western golf championship here today.
6 up to play.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
nREAks DISCUS REcoRp

WATERBURY,, Conn. September A.
In the games of the Monsignor Slocum
branch. A. o. H, here tonight Martin
Sheridan broke the worlds record for
the discus throw with IA feet inch.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
PROPOSALS AND BIDS

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED at the
Office OF the Secretary OF the Regents Univer-
rsfv Of California Berkeley. or before 10
a. m. Tuesday. September :. 1909 for Hcr-
ffculture Building and Veterinary Clinic Build
fng at the University Farm az Davis. Ioio
county Cal. as per pians and specifications on
fle Al said o<hce and also az University Farm.
40 bids viii be received unless accompanied
by q certified check or bond in favor OF the IN
derslgned, equal 70 10 per cent OF the bid. 70
sTbe right 70 reject any al bids is reserved.
9EE REGENTS OF TIE UNIVERSITY or
= CALIFORNIA
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Reina Directum Beaten By
Trotter Dr., 0'Brien

The matinee races OF the Park anna
teur driving club at the park speedway
yesterday were marred somewhat by
the cold wind which swept over the
course and also by the numerous horses
which were scratched in some of the
events
Reina Directum, the fast trotter of
S. Christensen, did not take kindly to
the going. The change of climate may
have affected her, as she showed good
form at Sacramento, where she raced
during the week. This event was taken
by D. E. Hoffman's entry. DR.. O'Brien.
Roberta won the opening event from
Tom T and Princess V. Lilly Dillon
won from a good field of trotters in
the final event in straight heats. SUM-
many:
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
FIRE DESTROYS REsIpENcE-r,re :,

by the biaziDx OF gas stove. completely de-
sfroyed the residence and butcher shop OF A.
Grotmann at 1905 and 1907 Buchanan street
last evening The damage is estimated at
81. .OOo The gas store In the rear of the
residence The fre was discovered SO late there
was ne chance Of saving the building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
MANTEn-oLD GOLD

HIGHEST price paid fer diamonds and old gold
SCH0ENPELD CO.. IS San Pablo aT., Oak
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Also

Standard bonds and stocks yielding from 81
20 2 per cent. in contrast with bank returns.
which yield crly per cent Por particulars sp-
ply 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
INVESTMENTS
FOR SALE

FUR SAIE.
Palmer. Brookshire and Pinsl oil companies
stock yielding l2 per cent per anuum: Caribou,
p per cent; -Four Oil, - per cent; all paying
monthly dividends
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT
NUGGETS, quartz spec. rare coins old gold and
silver. q. LANDECKER. Ill Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

wiu sell 200 shares Of 81 oil company pay
ing ! per cent per share monthly for 500 The
company has paid 65 continual monthly oiFi-
oenos amounting 70 sos. 600. thus giving you
- per cent your purchase.
W. E. BARNARD.
i Bacon Block Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
W. Z. BARNARD.
Il Bacon Block. Oakland

WITL SFTI. TIE FOLLOWING BONDS AND
stocks 70 yield from 81 Per cent To = per
cent 4 sold Immediately; Turlock or MODESTO
Bonds Peonlers Water Bonds. Oeean Shors
Bonds Monterey and Pscihc Grove Electrle
r. r.. Palmer. Pinsl. Brookshire and -Four OH
counfnief.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
BIGGEST FARM ON EARTH.
said to Be David Rankin's In Missouri
He Guesses It's True.

Nearly forty years ago an Illinois
farmer discovered that land on one side
of State line was selling for 500 an
acre while he might buy any amount
on the other side of the imaginary
dividing mark for less than a third
that amount. Real estate men told
the farmer that no railroad would
ever go near the Missouri lands, but
he sold his farm in Illinois and
bought all he could of the land at SO
an acre.
Not long ago David Rankin, who is
the man that bought the cheap acre.
age, took an inventory of his posses.
sions in the neighborhood Of Tarkio.
Mo. The inventory showed 25,64O
acres. 10000 fattening hogs, 5000 cat.
tie, $40 horses, more than 100 cot.
tages, in which the employees of the
big farm were housed, great quaint.
ties of farm machinery and the like.
The total figures up to something
like $4,000,000 in value, says Hamp.
tons Magazine. That didn't include
the 100000 bushels of corn produced
annually or the $50 miles of tiling
and bitches, some of which had been
draining the marsh lands of forty
years ago.
They say I'm the biggest farmer
in the world" Rankin says, "and |
guess it's true. Lots of men have
more land than |, but they use it for
cattle ranges only. Mine is a farm"
Rankin never raises cattle or fur.
nishes range. He buys the raw steers
from the plains and fattens them un-
til worth twice what he pays for the
feeders" as they are called He nev.
er sells corn because by feeding it to
cattle, according to minute calcula
tion of his own, he gets more ample
returns. 1t is forty miles from the
nearest to the most distant of his
farms.
Mr.. Rankin is Scotch-Irish. He was
born in Indiana in rural poverty. He
made his start trading a colt for
salves and raising the latter into
steers. To-day he owns an implement
factory, municipal water system, a
telephone company, a bank and other
enterprises in addition to his farm.
When the notion takes him he adds
$4,000 or so to the endowment of
Tarkio College, Presbyterian school
in his home town which has known his
generosity to the extent of $250,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
They Didn't Get BY, ANYWAY.

William Hodge in THE Man from
Home" was riding in the smoking car
on little one-track road in the north
ern part of the State some time ago,
and in the seat in front of him sat a
jewelry drummer. He was one of
those wide-awake, never-let-any-one.
getthe-best of-him style of men. Pres.
emily the train stopped to take on
water, and the conductor neglected to
send back flagman. A limited ex-
press running at the rate of ten miles
an hour came along and bumped the
rear end of the first train. The drum.
mer was lifted from his seat and
pitched head first against the seat
ahead. His silk hat was jammed clear
down over his ears. He picked him.
self up and settled back in his seat.
No bones had been broken. Then he
pulled off his hat, drew long breath,
and, Strengthening up, said: "Hully
gee! Well, they didn't get by US. any.
way!"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Electricity from Straw.

While electricity has frequently
been recommended to the farmer as a
convenient means for ploughing, oper.
ating machinery, pumping water, etc,
yet in practice he has been rarely able
to avail himself of such assistance,
since farms cannot be located in
mountainous country where water
power is abundant, while coal and
gasoline for engines to drive the dyna-
mos cannot be procured with sufficient
cheapness to make the undertaking a
practical success. Recently in France
some interesting experiments have
been carried on where various waste
vegetable products, such as straw,
leaves, reeds unserviceable hay and
similar substances have been used as
fuel in gas generators. 1t has been
found that from such materials a low.
carbon gas can be evolved in vertical
gas generators, and by means of
gas motor and dynamo electricity can
be developed. This can be done much
cheaper than by burning coal or petro.
leum products, and when a number
Of farmers unite to maintain a plant
that will furnish about fifty or seven.
ty-tive horsepower it is believed that
electricity could be distributed about
the neighborhood with considerable
economy. The method employed was
to collect the material, chopping the
straw and like substances, and then
after it is dried, pressing it into bales
weighing about / 800 pounds per cubic
yard. AS it has taken the farmers of
the western United States to develop
the cooperative telephone line, using,
in some cases, fence wires as conduc.
tors, so it may be possible that French
agriculturists will succeed in general.
ing electricity so economically that it
can be used not only for scientific,
but also for practical farming.