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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
WANTS CITY UNION
FOR WATER SUPPLY
President of Oakland City Coun-
Gil Would Garry Out the
Boston Plan Here

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-B. H. Pendleton,
president of the city council, who re-
Gently returned from tour OF eastern
cities. sees in Boston an example of the
course to be taken by the bay cities IN
obtaining pure water free from corpo-
ration abuse. He proposed metropol-
itan water district. modelled on that of
Boston. in which 1s communities are
united.
If worked out here. he argues, the
east bay cities could join San Fran
cisco In utilizing the Hetch Hetchy.
Tuolumne meadows and Calaveras
water sources. Each city would have
it's own distributing reservoirs. PEN
dleton said:
I'm Boston the shores of the reser-
voirs are lined with parks. boulevards
and homes, and impure water Is pre-
vented from draining into the lakes and
spelling the supply. Lateral bitches
carry off the storm waters. Such a
system could be operated here so per
cent cheaper than in Boston, under
metropolitan boards appointed by the
governor of the state.
be borrowed at 3h per cent interest,
and the state board could operate the
system as a business proposition. The
pumping stations could be made arch
itecturally attractive. and residence
sections created with lakes as the
centers"
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
PIONEER EDITOR DIES
OF CANCER IN THROAT
Was Publisher of Several Jour-
mails and Postmaster

OAKLAND. Oct. ia malignant
cancer Of the throat ended the life last
night OF George A. Edes, a veteran
newspaper publisher and editor. He
died at his home. lib Fourteenth
street. He was So years old.
Edes was born OF family of editors.
His great uncle was associated with
BENJAMIN Franklin in the publication
OF the Boston News. Letter, one of the
old colonial journals.
A first copy Of that periodical, to-
gether with a printers stick used by
Franklin in setting up copy" Edes
left 10 his family as colonial relics.
Edes came TO California in 1880. and
remained one year. He went to Wis
consin and established, papers there and
subsequently came back TO this state,
and became connected with a Sacra-
mento paper. During his lifetime
Edes was editor of five papers
and was at different times associated
with Horace Greeley. Mark Twain and
other men OF note. For nine ,years Edes
was postmaster at Morgan Hill. Santa
Clara county, where he owned his last
paper, the Morgan Hill Sun.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons, Vertie NJ. Edes and Clyde o. Edes
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. e s. Grove OF Golden
Gate. friend of Edes for many years
The body will probably be taken TO
San Jose for interment
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
STUDENT BURGLAR FEELS
HIS DISGRACE KEENLY
Roy Caller Comes Into Court
With Downcast Ewes

BERKELEY, Oct. 13.-Evidently feel
ing his disgrace most keenly. Roy
Caller entered the courtroom OF Judge
Edgar with downcast eyes this morn
ing for arraignment on the charge of
burglary. His preliminary examina-
tion was set for Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock and his bail fixed at $1,000.
Caller who is said to be member Of
a wealthy ST. Louis family, but whose
identity he will not disclose, had lit
tie to say when his case was called.
He kept his eyes downcast and talked
scarcely above a whisper when Judge
Edgar informed him that he was en-
titled to counsel to defend him.
He said that he had not made any
plans at the present time, but would
endeaYor to secure assistance. No
questions as to his parentage were
asked, but If he secures probation, for
which his friends are working, his
family connections will probably be
laid bare.
Caller. who says that he is a graduate
Of the University of Missouri, is
charged with having stolen two suits
OF clothes and an overcoat from Nish
G. Mcneil, Shattuck avenue haber-
dashers. The clothing was found in
his room at 2711 Parker street.
The proprietors of the Western foun-
dry company of San Francisco, where
Caller was employed as clerk are
said to be working to secure his pro-
baton, as he is but 90 years of age.
Living beyond his salary as clerk is
said to have led the young man, who
is Of good appearance, into financial
difficulties.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
|fLOPMtNT SHORN
OF ALL ROMANCE
Sausalito Girl Asks That Her
Runaway Marriage Be AM,
nulIed by the Court

OAKLAND. Oct. 1s.-Eloping; from
her home at Sausalito in March, giving
false testimony regarding her. age and
a romantic marriage to Stephen edward
Gerber have not proved all that her
rosy dreams had foreshadowed,. and to-
day Gwyneth Templer Tickell Gerber
filed suit to have the union annulled-
She explained that her ago March Is
last, when the license was taken out.
was 16 years, 4 months and days.; and
not 10 years, as she had stated She
also said that her father and mother
did not know about her plans and she
advanced that as another reason why
They were married by Rev. John H.
Pierce. As final request Mrs. Gerper
asked to be allowed to resume fher
maiden name, Tickell.
The unlucky number 13 figured
throughout the divorce action which
Mrs. Helen Martin filed against Albert
E. Martin November 13 OF last year and
In which Superior Judge Fred Wood
granted an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce today. The summons werehssned
April 13. 1909. and the case was re-
ferred to the court commissioner AL
gust Is. Martin, a carpenter, living at
Berkeley, was said to have falsely ac-
oused her and to have hurled her OF a
car into the street before deserving her.
Hiram ]. Bard, blacksmith at. Cen
tsrville. transferred his affectionst from
his wife Anna to her sister. Mary
Freese, and after a time went away
with Miss Freese, according to an an
swer to his suit for divorce. Before re-
lating the alleged exploit of her sister
Mrs. Bard denied at some length that
she had made her husband trouble or
had ever been cruel to him.
Leonard F. Leech set his wife s. trunk
on the front porch as his greeting to
her when she returned from q, trip in
the country to recover her health. He
told her that she. being sickiB was too
expensive a luxury and that he could
no longer AFFORD her. Mrs. Leech di-
vorced him today.
Failure to provide was alleged in ac-
tions for divorce fled by Beck Marco
vitz against Lewis Marcovitz. and by
Londa Fletcher against Harris F.
Fletcher today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
DEAD EXECUTOR is
BLAMED BY LIVING
Expenditures From Annie Tay-
Ior Estate End in Dispute

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-The wisdom of
expenditures made by d. B. Walker,
who died in April, 1906, while one OF
the two executors of the estate OF An
ME Taylor. was questioned by D. c.
Crawford, surviving executor. in Judge
Ogden's court today. when Crawferd's 8
accounting of the estate was interro-
gated by Attorneys Louis and Frank
BartIett. AS a result items aggre-
eating s507 were stricken from the ac-
count, which Crawford may have to
refund.
Mrs. Taylor died IN 1905 leaving real
property valued at $4,000, located in
CLAY street With the appointments
of walker and Crawford as executors
the affairs of the estate dragged until
recently Crawford filed his accounting.
He said that Walker had paid out
$500 for attorneys fees besides several
other amounts without his knowledge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
SECRETARY QUITS
POST At OAKLAND
Chamber of Commerce Worker
Tenders Resignation Due
to Poor Health

OAKLAND, Oct 13.-Edwin Stearns
secretary of the Oakland chamber of
commerce. handed in his resignation to
the board of directors today The neces-
sity for a rest from arduous and con-
f1ning lahors, and for recuperation from
a general physical breakdown, was
given by him as the reason for his
resignation. Stearns was recently con-
fined to his home by his physician s
orders for two weeks.
The board of directors, who held a
meeting today, did not accept the res
ignation. The proposition was made
% the secretary that he should be
granted e vacation on pay, and re-
sumo his duties on his return. Stearns
will probably decline TO do this. In
the meantime the resignation has been
referred to the executive committee.
Stearns was appointed secretary of
the Oakland board of trade seven and
half years ago, and was made Sec
retary of the Oakland chamber OF
commerce when the board OF trade
was merged into that body. During
his term OF office the membership has
grown from l35 to 2.6o0.
He will probably engage in the real
estate and insurance business in Oak
land, although he said today that his
plans were not formulated. He de-
clereQ, however lHdI ne slhlchueu ~
remain in Oakland.
Stearns receives "a salary Of $500 a
month. He pointed out today that in
all the large cities of thes coast. the
salary paid is from two to five times
as large, and that in Los Angeles,
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, the Sec
retary of the chamber of commerce Is
relieved of much routine work, such
as the writing OF pamphlets, magazine
and newspaper articles and other lit
erary output, which the secretary In
Oakland is obliged to do himself
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14

NEWMAN Club HAS
EVENING OF MUSIC

BERKELEY. Oct. 1s.-Before a large
number OF their friends. invited to the
clubhouse tonight. the Newman club.
the Catholic organization OF the uni
versity, gave a musicale. During the
intermission refreshments were served
and a social evening greatly enjoyed.
The musicale was to bring the mem
bers of the organization together and
Introduce the freshmen.
The program consisted OF selections
by A Thoraut, Villsr's stringed or
chestra and solos by Miss May Fitz
Gerald OF the senior class on the piano:
Miss Marie Mitchell and Miss Irene
OfConnOr. vocal.
Miss Hazel Noting is chairman iof
the committee which had charge OF
the arrangements for the evenin &
program.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
WILL NOT CHANGE
MARKING SYSTEM
Student Rating at University Re.
mains the Same After Debate
by Academic Council

BERKELEY. Oct. 1S.-An effort to
change the system of marking at the
university has been voted down by the
academic council, and no change will
be made. The motion to change the
system was made by the committee on
regulations. of which Professors A. w.
Merrill. A. c. Lawson, jacques Loeb,
William Carey Jones. Alex Lange and
George NJ Stratton are members.
The entire last session of the coun-
ell was devoted to the question, and
after a long debate the motion of the
committee was defeated. They had ten
dered a report after an exhaustive
study of the subject calling for mark
ings of student work either as passed
or failed The present marking is q
sysem of grades from ! to 8. the first
section" being near perfection.
The objection raised to the report OF
the regulations committee was on ac-
count of the indefniteness The ma
jority OF the faculty declared that
passed or failure meant nothing to the
student, whereas the present system OF
rating the students in their studies
based on units of 5, was fixed idea OF
his grade.
"a woman's Way" by H. E. Mills OF
the Junior class has been selected by
the junior farce committee for presen-
tation junior day in an Oakland thea
ter. Miss Rose Gardner's curtain
raiser. Engaged" was judged the best
and will be staged prior to the farce.
Both Mills and Miss Gardner are well
known on the campus. The former is
a member Of the Alpha Delta Phi and
was formerly a staff member of the
Californian, the student daily, and the
Occident. the monthly. Miss Gardner
was formerly connected with the Low
ell, a high school paper of San Fran
cisco, from which city she registers at
the university. She is a member of
the Alpha omicron Pi sorority.
Both the Pelican, the comic paper of
the students, and the Occident, the
college monthly. will issue editions for
the freshman game with Stanford Sat
urday. The comic sheet will cartoon
the recent organization Of a suffrage
club here, Taft's visit and the fresh
man game The Occident will be re-
pIete with college sketches by student
talent
Announcement is made that the
Bohemia ethical contest for monetary
prizes for freshmen and sophomore
students will close October % OF this
year Essays will then be submitted
on Can the fraternity and sorority be
made serviceable to real university
aims?" and the best essays from an
ethical standpoint will qualify their
writer's for a public discussion Of their
viewpoint.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
ORGANIZING MEETING
AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
Clergy Will Be Asked to Lend
Their Assistance

OAKLAND. Oct. IA mass meeting
for the purpose of arousing interest in
the work of the Alameda county So
ciety for the prevention Of tuberculosis
Is being arranged by the society, and
will be called for either October 20 or
November 5. Resolutions to this effect
were adopted last night. A request Will
be made of the board of education to
permit the meeting to be held in Cha
bot hall. Appeals will be made to the
social. fraternal and Industrial organ
izations to attend. The clergy will be
requested TO make an announcement of
the meeting and It's purposes and to
urge attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
PIONEER RESIDENT
DIES OF SENILITY

BERKELEY. Oct 13.-For 54 years.
Thomas Cuff lived IN the same house
at $40 AlcatrazSavenue. He died to-
day at the age of 70 years and is sur
vived by a widow who is "a years of
age.
Cuff, who was one of the first school
directors of the Peralta district. was
road inspector there for more than 10
years. He was well known along the
North, Oakland and South Berkeley line.
Death was due to senility. Six chill
dren survive besides the widow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
SFfRINERS TO INITIATE
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES
Idora Park Will Be Scene of
Orders Festivities

OAKLAND, Oct. 13s-One hundred and
twenty-five candidates will be initiated
tomorrow night at Idora park into the
order OF the Mystic Shrine. The cere-
monies will take place In the skating
rink. More than 500 members of Islam
Temple, from San Francisco, Oakland
and neighboring cities are expected to
be present. William Croker, repub-
ifcan candidate for mayor of San Fran
cisco. viii be one of the principal speak
ers OF the evening. A banquet will
follow the initiation. The Oakland
committee in charge OF the festivities
fs composed OF r w LIE Ballister, Frank
w. Bilger. W. E. Knowles and w. A.
Rasmussen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
MEN WANTED IN ALAMEDA
NAVAL MILITIA COMPANY
Organization Meeting to Be
Held This Evening

ALAMEDA, Oct. 13.-Preliminary
steps toward organizing a company Of
the naval militia in this city will be
taken at a meeting Thursday evening
at the headquarters of the chamber of
commerce in the city hail. Represen-
tatives of the Aeolian yacht club, the
Encinal yacht club, the Alameda boat
ing club and others interested will be
present. Commodore Carl Strom Of
the Aeolian yacht club Is among the
active promoters Of the movement.
The enrolment of names of those
desiring to become members of the
company will be the first step taken
When the requisite number of names
has been signed to the charter roll the
list will be forwarded to Adjutant Cen
eral J. B. Lauck of the state militia
and the applicants will be inspected
The command is to elect captain
and two ensignss
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
JURY VERDICT FAVORS
TRACTION COMPANY
Railroad Wins in Suit Over
ChiId'S Injuries

OAKLAND, Oct. IA jury in Judge
Murphy's court todaydecided in favor
of the Oakland traction company in
suit for. $4,000 damages fled In be-
half of Max Krohn, year old boy
who had leg cut off by a San Pablo
avenue car.
The suit was filed by Isabella Krohn
mother of the boy, who said she had
refused $4,000 offered in settlement be-
fore the trial began.
The boy was rolling his hoop along
the pavement. The motorman testified
that he did not see him get under the
car, only learning of the accident when
the boys screams reached his ears The
company was represented by Harmon
Bell and Edward Engs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
IMPOSES FINES UPON
AUTO SPEED BURNERS
San Leandro Justice Takes Ac-
ton in Several Cases

SAN LEANDRO, Oct. BE. T.
Thompson and P. Legallet. autoists ar
rested Sunday by Marshal Geisenhofer
for exceeding the speed limit, ap-
peared before Justice Frank this
fined SO each, which they paid
AS they failed to appear the balls of
J. Aueson and E. Hart, charged with a
similar offense, were declared forfeited.
The case Of Mrs. G. Garibaldi of San
Francisco, another speed vfolator, was
continued at her request until Octo-
Der 10.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
KNOWLAND TO GIVE A
TALK ON THE HARBOR

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-"Greater Oak
land Harbor" will be the subject OF an
address that will be delivered tomor-
row by Congressman Joseph r. Know
land at the luncheon of the Tricity
Rotary club, to be held at the Key
Route hotel. Other addresses will be
made as follows: The Building OF a
Businessman DIR. Aylmer Harding;
Tuberculosis" Kenneth ~ Millican.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
CHARGED

CHARGED WITH CRUELTY-San Leapdro
Oct 13.-John Jelovitch, charged with cruelty
to animals upon the complaint of DR.. c. L.
Coleman, deposited $50 bail when taken before
Justice Frank this morning and was released
DIR. Coleman asserts Jelovitch beat his horse
until the animal could hardly stand
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14

gwEATERs AS REwARD-Stanford University
Oct. lS.-Senior President r. 2. Reed 10 has
authorized the treasurer Of the class 20 order
1910 sweaters granted for winning the inter.
class Rugby series TO the following men: NJ
p. Carson 10, II. p. Cheda 10 Il Stolz 10.
A. z. Reed 10. d. P. Crawford 'oe j. r.
PembertOn '06, c. A. Thorpe '09, L. Minturn
80
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14

TO ADMINISTER HUSBANDS EsrArE-oak.
land, Oct. 15.-Nrs. Alice E. Wright was TO
day appointed Administrative of the estate OF
her late husband, Paxton Wright member of
the law firm OF Maybew & Wright, who died
az sea he had half interest in the firm be-
SIDES their home property in this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-15
THREE OF A KIND.
Dropped Coffee, Picked Up Postum,
and Health.

The harmful action of caffeine-the
drug in coffee and tea-iS the same
in all cases, 1t is only matter of de-
gree.
One person may suffer more in the
way of heart palpitatiOn, sour stom-
ach. nervousness, or insomnia, than
another, but the poison is there all
the time, if one continues to drink
coffee or tea.
A Penn. lady and two friends learn
ed the truth about coffee in the same
way. The lady wTites:-
About four years ago l had an at
tack of nervous prOstration and
great deal of trouble with my heart.
Sometimes feared l. was dying. and
my doctor seemed unable to find out
the cause of my trouble
Il would frequently wake at night
with these attacks and the doctor
said there was some constant irTita-
ton of the nerves, and he began TO
think some organic disease was at
work.
One day / was told of a case very
similar to mine, and that the woman
could find no relief until she stopped
using coffee. l did not like the idea
of giving up coffee, for l was very
fond of il.
I1dhlnk IEuu lIGtluClllN vi DBAAAn
| determined to try it 1t certainly
made a great change in me- Those
spells left me entirely
My most intimate friend was af-
fliCted as ] Was In fact the similar
ity of our affections drew US together
in the first place. When she saw the
great change Postum had made in NE
she tried it and was benefited as 1
waS-
The beneficial effects Of Postum
on US two induced a neighbOr to fol-
low our example and 50 we are three
Of q kind who can't say enough IN
praise Of Postum"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road 10
Wellville," in pkgs- There's a Rea-
SON.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
intTeSt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-15
Beans Seem to Be
Florida'S Great Crop.

There Was published in The Jour
nal yesterday an item from the Ocald
Banner, saying that thirty thousand
carloads of beans had been shipped
this year from Center Hill, a small
station near the Brick City. We have
ever attempted to build up the idea
of raising diversified crops in Florida,
but if a market may be found for such
a vast quantity of beans it looks as
though our appeal has been unneces-
s9Ty and that all Florida ought 70 go
To work to help on the good cause.
1t may be estimated that car will
carry about ten thousand bushels of
beans. These thirty thousand cars.
based on this estimate, will convey
three hundred million bushels OF this
vegetable to the outside world. Great
is Center Hill as a center OF bean pro-
dIction. 1t has provided one-fifth OF
a bushel of beans for cacn of the one
and a half billions of the people of
the world.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-15
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS

Maybe it is none of our business.
but we must say that things might
have been much better today If the
United States had enjoyed seven
wears of Sheriff Van Pelt. instead of
the same season of Teddy Van Pelt
is a man, every inch of him; he
stands for the law without whining,
and he does his duty as he sees IL
without inquiring whether the enemy
in front of him be big or little Van
Pelt would not have shot at the Span
lard running away at the distance of
a mile, but neither would he have
written to beg help from Hartman
nor have given permission" for vio-
Iating the law he had sworn to en-
force. When an executive is wanted
give us the Van Pelt brandt an ex-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-15
SNOW STORM
IN NEW YORK
CAUSES DELAY
MUCH SUFFERING AND so MANY
APPLIED FOR SHELTER THAT A
STEAMER WAS CONVERT 90
INTO A FLOATING PLACE or
REFUGE.
D, Associated Press.

New York, Jan. I4.-With continued
snowfall until an early hour THIS
morning when the fakes ceased to
fall, temporarily at least, New York
prepared for discomfort on street and
sidewalks, delayed and interrupted
schedules on street cars and suburban
transit lines and hard work for the
street cleaning departments. William
Edwards, the new street cleaning
commissioner, announced last night
that unless the snow attained a depth
of three inches, contractors would not
be called upon to clear the streets,
but the covering on the ground this
morning reached or exceeded this
depth and 5000 men or more were
busy throughout the day with shoyels
and carts. Broadway, streets near the
ferries and bridges, Fifth avenue and
the shopping districts received first
attention and before dawn an army
of men were busy at work.
Although all transportation lines
were more or less hit by the storm,
no serious tie-up has occurred. Com
muters were a little late in reaching
the city, but the fall of snow was not
sufficient to block traffic to any great
extent Hundreds of destitute and
homeless were sheltered by the char
ity department and various charitable
institutions during the night and az
most of these places hot rolls and
coffee were served. So many persons
applied for shelter at the charities
bureau in East 26th street that it was
found necessary to convert the steam
er Thomas =. Brennan of the depart
ment, into temporary floating place
of refuge. One hundred and fifty
men found a place TO sleep on the
vessel
After attending to scores who were
injured by falls during the night the
tional victims of various street acct
dents caused by slippery pavements.