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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20
Our Guarantee

Go TO your druggist today and get dol.
entire contents of the bottle II you can
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he will refund your money without ques-
gist. Don't hesitate, ali druggists know
that our guarantee Is good. This offer an
plies to the large bottle only and TO but one
In family. The large bottle Contains 2x
times as much as the ffty cent bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the laborator-
les OF e. G. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20

you Of the change. and as you did not
reply supposed that you were lost in
the social whirl and did not care to
waste time In writing when I was SO
Tar away"
"You should have known me better
than that" The words were simple,
but the look accompanying them was
eloquent. 1t seemed to tell Chris that
only through faint heartedness had he
failed to win his fair lady and that
there still might be chance.
ut seems to be middle all around"
he said. 1.-THE firm were rather angry
at my going, though gave them two
weeks notice, and they knew that /
was lettering myself"
1.-THE chances are that they did not
forward your letter to me and did not
mail my letter to you. / remember
that dropped it into the Office mail
box. The cashier was petty sort of
person. This may have been one of
his revenges."
The many changes which had come
to both since their parting furnished a
theme for conversation, and the train
was pulling into the terminal at Jersey
City before 1t was exhausted.
Exultingly Chris felt that the misun-
derstanding was all cleared up, and he
told himself that 1t would not be his
fault If Frances did not return home
an engaged girl.
"Will your friends be here to meet
your he asked as the porter took their
hand bags.
II told them not to bother" explain
ed Frances. "Bessie's mother is an IN
valid, and Bess works downtown some
where. I'll just take cab to the
house. It's uptown. The address is in
my grip. 1 always carry everything
In my grip. Then have only one thing
to watch instead of a valise and a
purse and perhaps couple Of bun
dies"
That's sensible thing" cried Chris
admiringly. "Only you mustn't lose
your valise."
II should say not" agreed Frances
laughingly. II should find myself with
out money and, worse yet, without
even Bess' address, since she had to
move last week because their old house
was torn down"
It'll look out for the valise," prom
ised Chris as he helped her down the
steps of the Pullman. Better walk be-
hind me and let me force the way. I'm
more used to New York crowds" he
explained, with the pride Of new resi-
dent.
Now, at Jersey City the concourse
opens on three ferry slips, all leadin
to various parts of Manhattan. Chris
headed for the downtown ferry, which
would bring them near the subway,
and not until the boat was reached did
he. turn to see II the girl was still fol-
lowing.
The gates were closed behind him
and the boat was slowly passing out of
the slip when he made the discovery
that Frances had not followed his in
structions.
She was not In the tail Of the crowd
that had been hurried aboard by impa-
tient gatemen, nor did a careful search
Of the boat reveal her, and Chris hope
that she might have been swept aboard
by the other gangway was dashed.
he made the return trip on the same
boat, railing at the delay. and after a
hurried scrutiny Of the concourse de-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20
Happy School DAYS.

Tommy was about to leave the school
where he had spent his first years. .He
went to the teacher to say goodby and
added: II am awfully sorry to leave
this school. l had such good times at
recess"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20

Please give me two bills for my hat,
one for $40, to show my husband, and
one for $40, to show my lady friends
Meggendorfer Batter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20

So, don't neglect your stomach.
Don't become chronic dyspeptic.
Keep your stomach healthy and
strong by taking a little Kodol.
You don't have to take Kodol all
the time. You only take it when
you need 1t.
Kodol is perfectly harmless.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Sessions Will Take Place at
First Presbyterian Church

OAKLAND. Sept. S.-Christian En-
deavorers of Alameda county will hold
their forty-hfth semiannual conven-
tion at the First Presbyterian church
September 10. IL and u. Ralph S.
Hawley will act as chairman OF ths
convention. The convention COMMITTEES
is composed of Hawley. Percy l.. Bliss.
Russell McKinnon, 3. Fl. Mcdonald. l..
A. Ward, Alfred Dingle. kelso Glover.
Miss Loretta Munroe and Miss Lucy
Robinson.
The following is the program for the
three days of the convention.
Friday afternoon-Intermediate rally-Song
service; address by Miss Flora Hubbard; address
by Dr. L. A. MeAfee; basket lunch for inter
mediates.
Friday evening--S0ng service; devotional. .
Neil E. Munro; address, "A Message From st.
Paul." by DIR. Charles R. Brown: address God >
Will for Christian Endeavor." DIR. Frank L.
Goodspeed.
Saturday morning-Devotional hour, DIR. I.
y. MeCash. conferences; lunch for pastors
Saturday evening-Song service: devotional. BY
Miss Gladys Moore; announcements: address By
DR.. Thomas "A. Boyer; address, by Rev Harmon
Fl. MeQuIlkin-
Sunday afternoon-Song service; devotional.
Miss Margaret $. Smith: address By Rev Har-
mon Ii. McQuilkin; purpose meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
PRISON TERM FOR
A WOMAN BURGLAR
Jean Thurnherr's Plea for
Mercy Is Denied When
Witnesses Testify

OAKLAND, Sept. s.-Proof of bur-
glaries and thefts piled up with the
testimony of witnesses in Judge
Browns court today and overcane his
reluctance to sentence woman to the
penltentiary at San Quentin. He there
1ore imposed term of IL months In
that institution upon Mrs. Jean Thurn-
herr, pretty brunette 20 years of age.
She pleaded hard for probation, say
ing that since her marriage she had
lost her old criminal instincts and
had resolved to steal no more. The
evidence showed that she had forced
open kitchen window at the home of
Mrs. Maud Girvin in Berkeley and
stolen a silver dining service, numer-
Gus valuable wedding presents and
carpet sweeper since she was married.
She is also suspected of other thefts
OF linen and clothing from apartment
houses since she became Mrs. Thurn-
herr.
Her shrewdness was demonstrated
when Rudolph Barth, a jeweler, ad
mitted that he had erased Mrs. Girvin's
initial from the silver on a plausible
preteNt advanced by Mrs. Thurnherr.
that she secreted some of the articles
in her ash barrel and then transferred
the barrel to her neighbours yard to
divert suspicion She had also burned
several napkins stolen from Mrs.
Girvin's home when unable to remove
the initials.
Detective Stephen Bunner of San
Francisco and Deputy Probation OFF,
Ger Londa Fletcher and w. H. Hutton
of that city testified that she had vio-
lated the probation extended by Judge
Lawlor after pleading guilty to
felony.
Among other witnesses who told of
her stealing or informed the court Of
her weakness of will were Mrs. Mary
Coulon, Mrs. Philomena Lay. Mrs.
Maud Girvin, Mrs. Celia Parks. Alice
Strang, Mrs. Muriel Hall and Mrs
Nellie c.. Henry.
Mrs. Thurnherr wept when sentence
was passed. but asked to be removed
Immediately.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
.MOffITT Will NOT
SIT WITH REGENTS
President of Alumni Association
of University Considers Leg
isIatiOn Unconstitutional

BERKELEY, Sept. S.-Belieying that
the legislative act making the presi-
dent of the alumni association a mem
Der ex officio of the board of regents
of the university is unconstitutional,
James X. Moffitt, head of the organiza-
tion of graduates of the University of
California, will not attempt to sit as a
ton in the matter. His attitude is
approved by the alumni council, the
executive body of the graduate asso-
citation. When the board of regents
met in San Francisco yesterday, Mofitt
was not present.
The legal question involved hinges
on the proper method of amending the
organic act creating the University of
California. This act, which specifies
the number of regents, was in force
in 1879 and was in that year adopted
as part of the constitution OF the state.
This year the legislature passed a bill
intended to make the president of the
alumni association a member ex officio
OF the board
Moffitt is of the opinion that the
organic act can be changed only by a
constitutional amendment adopted by
the people in the regular way. Frank
Otis, who introduced the alumni bill
into the house, believes that the or
ganic act can be amended by legis-
lative bill and. therefore, the act OF
the last legislature is valid.
The council of the alumni associa-
tion proposed to test the. validity of
the recent set in court, but in Difference
to the wishes of President Moffitt the
matter was not considered at its regu-
lar business session.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
MAKES NO CHANGE
IN ITS EMPLOYEES
Alameda Board of Health Elects
DR.. Miller President and
Reappoints Attaches

ALAMEDA, Sept. S.--The board of
health has reorganized and has elected
DR.. H. A. Miller president to succeed
DR.. ]. Emmett Clark, whose term ex-
pired several months ago. DR.. ]. A.
Riley, the new member of the board.
has taken his seat and the sanitary
body is now complete.
Owing to the friction between the
majority of the board and Mayor w. H.
Noy over the selection of Dr. Clark 8
successor the board consisted of but
four members for several months.
In addition to the two physicians
named the other members of the
board of health are DR.. j. K. Hamilton,
DR.. j. A. Ellis and DR.. s. P. Terry. The
board has reappointed DR.. Thomas Car
penter milk and food inspector at a
salary of 500 month. E. C.NMaillot
has been reappointed sanitary and
plumbing inspector at salary Of $125
a month, and DIR. L. w. Stidham has
been reappointed city physician and
secretary of the board of health at a
salary of $125 month. Miss Berry
will continue to serve as city chemist
at salary of $50 a month.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAN FRANCISCO
WANT BOND ISSUE
FOR NEW SCHOOLS
Board of Education of Alameda
Is to Ask for 100000
Improvements

ALAMEDA, Sept. s.-The board of
education is to ask the city council to
call special election for the purpose
of voting on a proposed issue of $780,
900 bonds for public school improve
ments OF this amount s1S5,o0o Is
wanted for the elementary schools and
s65.000 for the high school, IL the
bonds carry the board of education
plans to expend the money In the rol-
lowing manner:
Constructing an addition to the high
school building and installing a poly
technic department, $4,000; erecting
90 room building to take the place or
the present Haight school building
$4,000; constructing four room ad-
dition to the Wilson school, $4,000; TO
make up sum required TO complete the
amount needed for the erection OF
new school on the lot at the corner OF
Santa Clara avenue and Eighth street,
recently purchased. $4,000; equipment
for new school building and for equip
ment for addition to the Wilson schooi,
$4,000; equipment for proposed new
Haight school building. $4,000.
School superintendent VIII C. Wood
says that there is urgent need now for
more class rooms. According to the
head of the school department so chill
dren are being educated in basement
rooms, in churches and in temporary
buildings. The board of education has
been comforting with architects for
the last few weeks. obtaining gen.
eral estimate of what the proposed I'M
provements would cost.
In a vote on the plans submitted by
architects for the proposed new school
at Santa Clara avenue and Eighth
street. Directors ]. B. Lanktree and
Gavin Atchison favored the designs by
Stone & Smith. Directors Harold
Ward and ]. w. Williams voted for the
plans of Parker & Kenyon. President
d. L. Randolph did not vote. explaining
that he desired further time to inspect
the plans. A special meeting OF the
board of education will be held next
Tuesday night, when 1t is expected that
plans will be definitely selected.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
Suburban 3revities
cApIrALrsr RETuRNs-Berkeley, Sep

CAPITALIST RETURNs-Berkeley, Sept. s..
Frank " Wilson, the capitalist. after year
spent in sight seeing In Europe returned nome
last night.
LABoRER MEETS DEATH-Berkeley, Sept.
S-Mattie Ronegealie an Italian aborer EN-
ployed at the quarry OF the Spring construc
ton company of this city, is dead as q result
of a fractured skull from a falling rock Mon
day. The body was taken to the smorgue.
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD-Berkeley, Sept.
S--Following the arrest and release of hef
husband several months ago. Mrs.. Alice y.
George, wife Of a realty broker OF this city,
was arrested by the police on Sen Jose war
rant and charged with defrauding an Inn
keeper She was released on $500 bail.
OCEAN \ VIEW NEEDS CAsH-Berkeley,
Sept. S.-With the treasury almost exhausted
the city of Ocean View faces deficit before
the taxes come in In November. The city
has just completed its first year OF existence
and according to the report rendered at the
meeting OF the trustees last night, the various
funds would be oyerdrawn shortly.
BLIND PIG" OPERATOR GUILTY-AIa-
media, Sept. S.-Frank Sours, proprietor OF q
lodging house in the Webster street roadway
the estuary. who was arrested for con-
Quoting blind pig pleaded guilty today
to having sold liquor without license. Sen
tence will be pronounced by Police Judge 4. b..
Tappan Saturday.
CHILDREN WANT CLoTHING-Oakland
Sept s.-Requests for serviceAble clothing were
sent out today By those in charge OF the deten-
tion hume Of the Juvenile court. "A class In
home Is being formed and the. garments
brought in by those chartably disposed are
made into suitable sizes while those to wear
them wait.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
ANNEXATION CLUB
!. READY FOR ACTION
Suburbs of Oakland to Vote on
Project of Joining the
Larger City

ELMHURST. Sept. s.-A general cam
paign in favor of the annexation 10
Oakland OF Fruitvale, Melrose, Fitch
burg. Dimond and Elmhurst was In
augurated last night after many pre-
Iiminary meetings. at which the wishes
of the residents OF those towns were
well tested.
IT is believed by the hackers OF the
plan to annex the outlying districts TO
Oakland that a large majority OF the
voters will favor IL at an election
A permanent organization in favor or
annexation was formed last night In
Elmhurst. 1t is known as the Elmhurst
club. and s5 members signed
the roll. The following were elected
officers: r. B. Meyers, president;
George Weckworth. vice president; z.
s. Mall second vice president; s.
Chaplin, secretary; w. Buessee. treas
urer; James j. O'Toole, S. Chaplin and
NJ. B. Madison. executive committee.
Meetings will be held Wednesday
evenings for some time to come in the
districts which are included in the an
nexation plan. Similar organizations
will be formed In Fitchburg, Fruitvale.
Melrose and Dimond- Speakers from
Oakland will be asked to address the
meetings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
News Of Society
Across the Bay
Sept. s.-Miss Ina
Hughes has included two score
- guests in her invitation for a

NAKLAND, Sept. s.-Miss Ina
I Hughes has included ''.,., two score
- guests in her invitation for a
five hundred party Thursday afternoon,
September 1s, asking them to meet Miss
Louise Eastman, the charming girl who
is to become the bride of Samuel Wes-
ton at one of the elaborate weddings
of the month. The marriage, which
will be sclemnized Tuesday evening,
September %. at st. Johns Episcopal
church in Berkeley, will unite two of
the prominent families of the college
town. Another affair which will be
given this week in Miss Eastma is
honor will be the informal picnic
which Miss Juliet Perrin is planning
for Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dinsmore are plan
ming to take possession of a new home
in Jayne street early in the coming
month Since the A. w. Cornwalls went
abroad the Dinsmores have been occu-
pying their residence in Vernon
heights.
The suburban home in Marin county
which they occupied Immediately after
their marriage has been given up by
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rey Sanders, for
merly Miss Lily Reed, and they are
established in apartments in San Fran
cisco for the winter.
Mrs. Charles Rodolph will return
Sunday and open her residence in East
Oakland for the winter. The Rodolphs
have spent the later summer days at
their country place near Livermore,
where they have entertained extern
sively, including in their hospitality a
number of guests from the bay cities.
Miss Netha Hall was the compli-
mented guest at an afternoon at cards
over which Mrs. George Kaig and Miss
Mabel Howard presided as hostesses to-
day at the Kaig home in East Oakland.
The wedding of Miss Hall and George
Clayton Hill will be notable event of
the coming week.
Miss Anna Miller Wood and Miss
Mary Eugenia Pierce have sent out
cards for one of the interesting affairs
of the month, asking number of
guests for Sunday afternoon, Septem-
Der II, for reception at which they
will entertain at Cloyne court. Both
Miss Miller and Miss Pierce are promi-
nently known in the musical world and
their guests have been chosen largely
from the musical set about the bay.
49,
Mrs. August Schilling and her daugh-
ter, Miss Elsa Schilling, have returned
to their Lakeside home after a short
sojourn at Del Monte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Proctor, who
have been at Del Monte, are planning
to return to Oakland early next month
expecting to remain in California DUR
ing the winter. Mrs. Proctor was for
merly Miss Flora McDermot, whose
wedding to the prominent eastern man
was an event of two seasons ago in
New York. The popular young matron
will contribute much to the social ac-
tfvity of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs William Thornton
White are enjoying a motor tour
through the southern part of the state.
They left Oakland a fortnight ago.
going to Del Monte for the tourna :
ments. The Whites new residence in
Vernon heights will be completed by
the holiday season, when they are ex-
pecting to take possession.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
SANTA FE HASTENS
NEW RICHMOND LINE
Quick Service Planned Between
Oakland and Richmond

BERKELEY, Sept. s.-Plans for a
station designed by j. H. Robinson, an
Ocean View contractor. have been ac-
cepted by the Santa Fe railroad and
with the immediate erection of the
building will come the first action
toward installing the new 20 minute
service between Oakland and Rich
mond as announced in The Call few
weeks ago.
With the building of the first station
in Ocean View at Santa Fe crossing
and Stockton street other stations will
be built at once and the service
changed from the steam line TO a gaso
line motor service. The new station is
three blocks from San Pablo avenue.
the main thoroughfare of Ocean View.
north of here. and five blocks west of
the proposed Key Route lines.
The Southern Pacific is also active
in Ocean View and at meeting of the
trustees last night agreed to lay tracks
in Main street. which will be macadam-
ized by the city. The Main street line
is part of the Shattuck avenue, Cali
fornia and Ninth street loop. which the
corporation is rushing to completion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
CONTRACTORS MAY
PAY FOR THE DELAYS
City Engineer Would Shift In
spectOrs From City Payroll

OAKLAND. Sept S.-City Engineer
Turner caused to be adopted by the
board of public works commissioners
today resolution calling on the city
council to pass an ordinance to regu-
late the granting of extensions of time
to contractors on public contracts. He
seeks to fasten upon the contractors
who seek delay the cost of inspection
of the work, and in advocating his
cause Turner declared that the city
would be saved $4,000 a year by the
legislation.
Few contracts, he pointed out. are
completed in the estimated time. The
delays require that the city maintain
on its payroll for indefinite periods the
men who are retained to inspect the
work. The consequence is steady
drain on the treasury in unforeseen
salary expenses.
Turner desires an ordinance which
shall transfer the cost of inspection to
the contractor when an extension of
time on a public contract is asked.
The board of public works endeav-
ored to effect this several mopths ago
by adopting a resolution which de-
clared the contractors responsible for
the inspectors salaries under extern
sions. The effort bore little results, as
there was no ordinance by which the
money could be collected.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
LARGE DIVIDEND is
PROMISED DEPOSITORS
Receiver Edoff of California
Bank Issues Statement

OAKLAND. Sept. s.-Depositors and
creditors of the California bank re-
ceived good news from Receiver James
P. Edoff today in a statement that 75
per cent of the total indebtedness Of
the bank might be ultimately iiqui-
dated. Edoff did not bind himself to
that statement, but said that. the indl-
cations We're of hopeful nature,
In addition to the So per cent d1vi-
dends, which have already have been
declared, his valuation of assets yet
to be realized upon totaled 2l774S24
approximately 20 per cent of the total
Indebtedness.
This was divided into unsecured
notes which were good for $S.7 81 !;
collateral notes, $3.50; real estate
loans, s133,645; miscellaneous assets,
s57,707 and cash on hand IN bank,
$4,000. The real estate loans Will be
slow to liquidate. The bulk OF the
miscellaneous assets is in real estate,
which could not be advantageously
converted into cash.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
BERKELEY Y.M.C.A.
PLANSNfW HOME
Banquet Will Be Held in Ma
sonic Temple to Secure
100000 Fund

BERKELEY, Sept. S.-Leaders in
business. professional and other ac-
tivities are enrolled on the committee
of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation of this city, which is second
ing the efforts of the association to
build its new 100000 home in order
to secure the lot given by the late
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Shattuck and William
E. Woolsey. There is every evidence
that the Admission day banquet in the
Masonic temple Thursday night, when
the project will be launched. will be
one of the largest affairs of the kind
given here.
At present the association. which
has done much to promote athletics for
youths and business men, besides con-
Quoting a night school for working
men and boys, is housed in inade-
uuate quarters in Allston way, west
of Shattuck
During the last few years the MEM
bership has increased 500 per cent and
the gymna siunn, class room and other
quarters are far too small for the
growing institution. year a go Mrs.
Rosa NJ Shattuck, wife of the well
known millionaire property owner
after whom Shattuck avenue was
named. decided the lot at the corner
of Milvia and Allston way to the as
ISOLATION upon condition that a build
ing to cost 100000 be erected by the
association.
William E. Woolsey, chief beneficiary
of the will of Mrs. Shattuck, has Of
fered additional land TO the associa-
tion upon the same conditions.
In order to secure these building
lots in central Berkeley as a site for
the association the banquet will be
held Justice Henry A. Melvin of the
supreme court. Henry j. Mccoy of the
San Francisco Young Mems Christian
association, and Noel H. Jacks of Hart
ford, Conn, will be the principal
guests on the night of the banquet. to
which many prominent Berkeleyans
have been invited.
On the committee of arrangements
are: A w. Naylor, president of the
First national bank of this city; Mayor
Beverly L. Hodghead, George B.
Ocheltree. president of the chamber of
commerce; Judge William II. Waste of
the superior court of Oakland, who
is president of the Berkeley Young
Mems Christian association: William E.
woolsey, capitalist; c. s. Merrill. post
master of this city, and Perry T..
Tompkins, capitalist.