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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-01

Inc great National lTTlSdClOn COu-
gress that met at Spokane took impor-
tant action in promoting the work of
reclaiming arid lands and water trans
portation. About 1000 people were in
attendance, coming from all parts
of the country and foreign lands. The
streets and buildings of Spokane were
beautifully decorated and Illuminated,
and handsome displays of fruit and
other products of irrigated lands
abOunded.
In his address, President George E.
Barstow said: "That our sphere of
influence is rapidly broadening, both
in it's national and international as
poets, is evidenced as never before
by the roll of delegates and the pres
ence of seventy distinguished repre-
sentatives of foreign nations. No
more noble, patriotic work can be done
by the citizenship of this great re-
public than to enable it's sturdy and
home-loving people of small means to
locate upon the land
''In the year 1908 there were about
30O.000,000 acres of land in cultivation
in the humid regions of our country.
The crops from these lands aggregate
about $4,000, 100000 in value. When the
sixty million acres of arid land are in
cultivation their annual crops will
safely reach $6500,000,000. In other
words, the irrigated lands have pro-
ductive capacity of at least four to
one.
81 desire to impress upon this con-
gress the Importance of taking prompt
steps to give the Federal Government
to understand that the people of the
nation demand that the reclamation
fund shall be forthwith supplemented
by the creation and sale from time to
time of gold bonds in order that much
more rapid work may proceed in re-
claiming the nations arid lands. This
same principle finds it's application
also to the reclamation of our swamp
lands and Improvement of our natural
waterways. When all these arid lands
shall have been cultivated by irriga-
tion, we shall have opportunity for
about 25,000,000 additional population
with an annual increase of agricul-
tural products amounting to $6,500,-
100000.
without question, water is the
chief asset to our people. To properly
safeguard the head waters of all our
natural rivers and tributaries; to i'm
pound these waters for irrigation and
power development, means twofold
blessing to our people by distributing
vast commercial advantages on one
hand, and by saving enormous destruc-
tion on the other.
"The National Irrigation Congress
has more and more attached the con-
fidence of the nation. I am strongly
Of @1a int hof 6ic nf
Americans should band themselves to-
gether in a more perfect organization,
with a clearly defined policy.
"This enlarged plan should be based
upon sound financial support, which
can readily be found in permanent and
honorary delegates from its legions of
friends. I recommend that we take
definite action on this matter empow-
ering its board of governors to so pro-
ceed."
The Spokane Chorus, of $50 voices,
sang the irrigation ode, which is an
annual ceremony.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-01

than the question of homes. Perma-
nent homes for ourselves, our chill
dren and our nation-this is the cen
tral problem. The policy of national
irrigation is of value to the United
States in very many ways, but the
greatest of all is this: that the ma
tional irrigation multiplies the men
who won the land from which they
may make their living.
"rhe nation that will lead the
world will be the nation of homes.
The object of the great conservation
movement is just this: to make our
home for ourselves and for our chill
dren, and for our children's children,
and it is task that is worth the best
thought and effort of any and all of
us.
country a permanent and prosperous
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-01

whereby he has bottled up the school
lands of Washington, hindered the de-
velopment of our water powers, har-
assed the Suiattle Indians in using
their orchards planted more than 20
years ago, and precluded settlement
of much unoccupied land:
'It goes without saying that the law
is supreme, and must be obeyed.
Our civilization rests on obedience
to law. But the law is not absolute.
1t requires to be construed. Rigid
construction of the law works, and
must work in the vast majority of
cases, for the benefit of the men who
can hire the best lawyers and who
have the sources of influence in law
making at their command. Strict con-
struction necessarily favors the great
interests as against the people, and
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
GENERAL WESTON
IS REPORTED HI
Officer on Way Here From Ma
Mia May Not Stay Long
in This City
Should He Remain, There Is
Promise of Changes in
Coast Commanders

The reception to be given Major
General J. f. Weston on the arrival of
the transport Sheridan Tuesday from
Manila will be of a semi-informal
character. The formal reception to the
new commander of this department
will take place later at the department
headquarters. General Weston will.
however, be received in the bay by
General Z. A. Smith and members of
his staff who will go TO greet him
in the tug Slocum. They will go out
as personal friends.
General Weston is accompanied by
his family, his aid, Captain Fl. F.
Rethers, and wife. In the party of
welcome in the Slocum will also be
Major General Jesse II. Lee and wife.
who are coming TO the coast to greet
their daughter the wife of Captain
Rethers. General Lee and wife are ex-
pected to reach the city tonight or
early tomorrow morning They will
remain only few days in the city be-
fore returning to their home at Green
castle, Ind
The movements of General Weston
are uncertain, and nothing will be
known about his future until he
reaches this port He is reported to
be i'll, and rumor has it that he will
pass through San Francisco and go on
a long leave.
Should his health improve during
his trip across the ocean, and should
he decide to remain at this post there
Will be a general change of Depart
ment commanders on the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
CIVIC LEAGUE WILL
PROTECT CHILDREN
Appoints Committee to Draft
Law for Compulsory
Education

The Civic league has appointed a
committee to draft a law for the COM
puIsory education of children. The
present statutes, it is declared, are in
adequate. as shown by the fact that
13 600 children of school age do not
attend. It is asserted that many chill
en- are employed in factories about
me bay. and the new law is proposed
TO protect them.
Among the features Of the proposed
legislation is a provision for the medi-
cal examination of children before per-
mitting them to work, the regulation
Of child labor, the extension OF the
school age, the increase of the power
of truant officers, the relief Of needy
children, the establishment of manual
training and domestic science schools
The committee appointed to consider
the matter consists Of George Lane
chairman w. b. Cope, A A. Sander
son, Wallace A Wise and Harold
Louderback.
The following have been asked to
serve as an advisory committee: Ed
ward Hyatt, state superintendent OF
schools: f. {. Jones. deputy commits
sioner of the bureau of labor; Super
visor McAllister; J. J. O'Connor. presi-
dent of the board of education; A. Ron
covieri, superintendent of schools; J. c.
Astredo, probation officer; Mrs. f.. s
Baldwin, president of the California
club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Personal Mention

Edward Ellered OF Cheyenne is at the
Baltimore.
y. Smith, merchant of Portland.
Ore-s is at the Savoy.
F. P. Carpenter. from san Diego, is a
guest at the Union Square.
Samuel S. Storrow, a capitalist OF
Pasadena, is staying at the Fairmont.
7. J. Field, president of the Rank
or Monterey, is guest ct the st.
Francis
Rev Frank Fitz. clergyman Of
Boston, registered yesterday at the
Stewart
Alex connick and Lawrence Puter.
Stewart.
A J. Madison OF Philadelphia and 7
~ Rhine Of Pittsburg, Pa, are at the
Z. Noonan and wife of washington.
y. c., and J. n. English OF Monterey
are at the Holland.
Fred W. West. a Sacramento auto
mobile dealer. registered yesterday at
the st. Francis.
Jacob Z. Ridgway Jr a magazine
publisher OF Philadelphia, is staying
at the Fairmont
Ralph Bull, publisher Of the Hum
boldt Times in Eureka. arrived yes
terday at the ST Francis
II. Won c. TOrchiana and w p. Meth
erton, attorneys Of Santa Cruz. are
among the guests at the Stewart
Among the recent arrivals at the
Afanx hotel are l.. B. Alien Of Los
Angeles and Fred r. Anytime of Reno
NJ Durrant of South Africa and DR..
Joseph Butler, assistant surgeon of the
Northwestern railroad, are at the Argo-
naut
r. Aduchi. a Japanese diplomat at
tached TO the japanese embassy in
Paris. accompanied by Nine. Aduchi
registered at the Fairmont yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

PjmpIes on the face of a child re-
moved by Stuart's Calcium Waters.
The organs OF the child all become
larger. The skin begins to grow hair.
the glands and cells of the skin ap-
-parently become stronger and larger.
Impurities occur in the system and
pOisons enter the blood and are thrown
of usually from the face in the form
of pimples.
Mothers should zealOusly guard the
child against serious blood impurlty AT
this time. Our gTandmOthers- gave sar-
Saparilla, SaSSarraS root, cream OF TAR
tar and sulphur every spring. These
simple remedies did a good work, but
science has discovered the most pow
erful and beneficial blood purifier 10 be
Calcium Sulphide.
Stuart's Calcium Waters are prepared
after the most modern method or con-
veying the full strength OF Calcium
Sulphide to the blood They lose none
of it through evaporation and chem
zeal change like most calcium sulphidS
remedies sold today Stuarts calcium
Waters also contain Quassia. Golden
seal and Eucalyptus. all known puri-
f1ers of great power Combined win
these ingredients is pure vegetaDle
alternative and laxative which, when
the other ingredients clear the blood
from pOisOns and decay, throw on this
impure matter from the system
through the bowels and in natural.
Stuart's Calcium Waters should be
in every household, and used by ths
parent for tire benefit of the child
They are harmless, promote normal ap-
petite and digestion. beautify the skin
and enrich the blood SO necessary TO
the rapid growth of the child.
Go to your druggist Ask his opinion
of Calcium Sulphide as the stuart proc
ess presents it to the blood He will
sell you package Tor % cents or
we will send you a trial package BY
mail free Address F. A. Stuart Co,
175 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
MANY TO JOIN IN.
WELCOMING HENEY
Several Hundred Stanch Citi-
zens Will Meet Prosecutor
Upon His Arrival
Public Reception to Be Held
Monday Night in the
Ferry Building

An echo of the giant mass meeting
of the citizens of San Francisco. held
at Dreamland pavilion November IA.
following the shooting of Francis j.
Heney by Morris Haas. comes with the
decision of several hundred of San
Francisco's stanehest citizens to meet
Heney at the ferry upon his arrival
from the east tomorrow night and give
him public reception in the nave OF
the ferry building.
Heney is due at the ferry at $50
o'clock tomorrow night AS he steps
from the boat he will be met by a coml
mittee that will escort him to the nave
of the building. where he will be
greeted by the hundreds who have
awakened to his patriotism.
San Francisco awakened with a
shock to the sacrifice and public service
of Heney when il seemed too late to
acknowledge its indebtedness to him.
San Francisco knows that Heney put
his own life in constant peril
There is possibility that the train
may be late in arriving. but the exact
time of Heney's arrival will be made
AttoNh 10 tHe puoilc toIlOrEOW morning,
which will give the citizens sufficient
time to prepare for the public recep-
tion in the ferry building
The citizens will not forget soon the
pang felt by them on the night after
the shooting of Heney. They will be
on hand to greet him and to remind
him that he is not fighting the battle
alone. The prosecutor will address the
throng and undoubtedly tell of the as
surances received by him from Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
SUIT AGAINST CITY TO
QUIET TITLE TO LAND
San Francisco DrydOck Conn
pany Starts Formal Action

The San Francisco drydock company
fled suit against the city yesterday to
quiet tile to certain portions of the
land at Hunters point upon which its
docks are situated
Forty years ago. when the land be-
longed to a homestead assoc ton. the
city mapped out streets across il. but
the streets were never actually formed.
The present suit is for the purpose of
establishing the title of the dock com
pany TO the strips Of its property en-
braced by those streets
Page, NcCutchen & knight attor-
neys for the company, say it is merely
a formal suit, which The city is not ex-
pected 10 contest. Years ago the city
abandoned the streets and ordered them
closed, but the records have been de-
stroyeo. The map showing the streets
was preserved, however.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
BEATS WINDOW CLEANER
AND HIS PROTECTOR
Bar Tender Accused of Assault
ing Italian and j. MaIoney

Marion C. HuddIeson, bar tender in a
saloon. at GA Jessie street. was arrested
yesterday afternoon on warrant
charging him with assault. The com
planning witness is James Maloney, Pal
Chenery street
Maloney says he was passing the sa-
loon Friday afternoon when he saw the
par tender and saloon keeper badly
beating an italian who was cleaning
the bar tender knocked him down and
tried TO break his ribs with his knees
and otherwise injured him
The Italian was a sight" said Ma
loney. They beat him so badly that /
am sure he will lose the sight of one of
his eyes, il not both After the first
beating he got he ran away, and re-
turned, when they pulled him off the
terfered."
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
SUES POLICE CHIEF AND
CAPTAIN FOR DAMAGES
Billiard Room Proprietor Seeks
to Restrain Peace Officers

Chief Of Police Jesse Cook and Cap
tain Henry Gleason were made the de-
fendants in an injunction and damage
suit fled yesterday by H. Gilber, pro-
prietor OF the billiard room and Turk
ism coffee and tea house at 1910 O'Far-
rell street.
The complaint states that since De-
cember 20 the members of the police de-
partment have conspireG to maliciouAly
prevent the plaintiff from conducting
his business. They are alleged to have
assembled plain clothes and uniformed
policemen at the premises for the pur-
pose of intimidating and preventing
customers from patronizing the estab-
lishment.
The police are accused of having tres
passed on the premises and ordered peo-
pie out Gilber asks for an injunction
restraining them from continuing these
practices and for $500 damages
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
JAPANESE DIPLOMAT ON
WAY BACK TO PARIS
Mas Secretary to Count Komura
During Peace Negotiations

Among the passengers who arrived
here yesterday from the orient was NJ.
Aoatci, member Of the japanese dip
1onatic corps, who served as secretary
70 Count Komura in the peace nego-
Nations which ended in the signing of
The Portsmouth treaty. Adatci is on
his way back to Paris, where he has
served his country off and on for Il
years as counselor TO the Japanese
embassy. With his pretty wife he has
been home 10 put their three children
in school. The children. whose ages
range from y 10 Is, have been reared
IN Paris, and speak French, SAYS their
father, more fiuently than Japanese.
Aoatcfs stay IN Portsmouth during the
peace negotiations was his first visit
70 America, and this is his first visit
TO San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Colonel and Mrs. William c.
Alberger, who were married jan
uary IL, 1859.

New York; Mrs. John f. Dorry, New
Bedford. Mass; Mrs. Ida a. Severin.
San Francisco, and Charles r. Alber-
ger of San Francisco.
Colonel Alberger is member or post
No of the Grand Army of the Re-
public of Oakland. Knight Templar.
a member of the Legion of Honor and
a past commander of the department
of California and Nevada. Mrs. Alber-
ger is a member of the Women's relief
corps of General Lyon post of Oak
land
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
MISS WING GOES ABROAD

Miss Mabel @. Wing. a teacher of
German and Latin in the Mission high
school. who was recently granted leave
of absence by the board of education
left last night on her way to Berlin
and Paris by way of New York Miss
Wing sails for Europe from New York
on January 19. and will remain abroad
a number of months. devoting her time
to study.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
ANARcHIsrs no sPEAK

Emma Goldman will arrive In san san
FRANCISCO on next Tuesday and viii
speak in the Victory theater wednes-
day evening. With the woman leader
of the anarchists on the platform VIII
be William Buwalda, the sol1ler W~io ~
Vas dishonorably discharged from the
army for attending an anarchist meet
ing. Buwalda viii speak: Dr. ben
Reitman. known as the king OF the
Hobos" will also speak.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
WAR VETERAN And
SPOUSE TO REJOICE
Col. William G.. AIberger Will
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Anniversary Tuesday
More Than Half of Their Mar
ried Life Spent Together
in San Francisco

William c. Alberger and Frances
Augusta Tyron We're married in Buffalo,
N. Y, January II. 1859, and next Tues
! day will mark the fiftieth anniversary
of their wedding, which will be cele-
brated with reception in their home
at 1898 Devisadero street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alberger have lived in San Fran
cisco more than half of their married
life, and both are well known among
the older residents of the city.
Alberger was a distinguished officer
of the civil war, having been twice
breveted for meritorious service. He
distinguished himself at the battle of
Antietam, in 1862, when he was lieu
tenant colonel of the Forty ninth New
York volunteers, and he was especially
mentioned in the report of the COM
manding officer of the brigade.
WORK OF CIVIL ENGINEER
Colonel Alberger, as he is known, has
been civil engineer for more than
40 years, and surveyed the lines of sew
eral of the railroads established in
the COS and 70s. For several years
he was superintendent of the Buffalo,
New York and Philadelphia railroad
now a part of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn. In 1873 he went to Florida and
surveyed for new railroad which was
to run from Key West to Atlanta.
Since 1883 Colonel Alberger and his
wife have been in California, and dur
ing this time Alberger has been in
terested in railroad, irrigation and
water work. The last few years he
has acted as a consulting engineer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alberger, like many
other families, lost nearly all their
property in the fire which followed the
earthquake, including a beautiful home
in Pacific avenue.
1t was originally intended to hold
the wedding anniversary celebration in
the Fairmont hotel. but on account of
sickness in the family the reception
will take place at 1908 Devisadero
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Children and
Pimples
Seem to Go Together and Yet Few
Parents Fully Appreciate
the Warning

At the age Of puberty most chill
dren are afflicted with pimples ana
many with serious skin eruptions.
A. this particular period in child
a~isfence nature is going through n
transition which is or vital importance
10 the child and the parent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
THREE FAMILY CELEBRATIONS

An interesting feature OF this golden
anniversary is the fact that it will be
the third in Mrs. Alberger's family. Her
mother lived with her husband 5S years,
a sister also celebrated a golden we'd
ding anniversary, and she has another
sister who will have been married half
century in 1911.
Colonel and Mrs. Alberger have five
children, four grandchildren and one
great grandchild. Their children are
w. r. Alberger, traffic manager of the
Key Route; Mrs Chester c.. Cutter,
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
MUSICIANS TO PLAY
CLASSICAL NUMBERS
First Appearance of Orchestra
in Golden Gate Park Fixed
for This Afternoon
Commissioners Desire TO Give
Citizens Best interpretations
of Great Composers

II the weather permits. this after
moon viii witness the first appearance
bat Golden Gate park Of Theodor
Togts orchestra Of As musicians. The
rplan has been granted the tentative
Endorsement of the park commission
lers to substitute the refnements of a
Sstring orchestra. for the more brilliant
land noisy appeal of the brass, and to-
day the innovation Will be given a
nrial
A statement has been issued by the
brommittee that is backing the skill OF
hhe orchestra, which committee is COM
nosed OF Theodor NOgt. musical di-
hector; Louis \. Ritzau, manager, and
lFred A. Dauernheim. secretary.
Many OF the music lovers who travel
20 the park for the band concerts have
hoeen." they say, led TO believe that
khis initial orchestral recital is an ex-
pertinent which Theodor Vogt has re-
houested permission 10 make This is
mot so.
The members of the park commits
si0n. desiring TO give the citizens Of
hhis city the best music that could be
FURNISHED and cOgnizant of the limita-
FiOns. artstically. of the brass band,
directed Mr. NOSt to select and train
ksn orchestra Of 45 instrumentalists TO
play this sunday afternoon at the
park.
FOLLOW EASTERN CITIES
In this action the commissioners
bnerely followed the example of New
NOrk. Boston and other large cities
(which now have regularly established
horchestras playing splendid out of door
Aconcerts for the benefit OF the public.
That well balanced orchestra, weather
permitting. is effective in outdoor re-
,citals has been sufficiently demonstrated
IN this community by the musical
events in the Greek theater, Berkeley.
hNatha Franko, who viii be remem-
R5ered here as one OF the directors of
Ehe Grau opera forces, has recently
nnade big success in his New York
concerts held in the sunshine.
Then consider the class of music
which may only be properly played by
81 orchestra Without casting rehec-
Rions on the very excellent band music
(which has been heard at the park, it is
Hpparent that no organization of musi-
cians other than an orchestra could
possibly DO justice 10 Beethoven's
beautiful Andante con Moto. from
his immortal fifth symphony. This de-
lghtful gem viii constitute one of the
numbers 10 be PLAYED today"
PROGRAM FOR TODAY
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with.
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