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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
EASTERN HORSEMEN
BUY MANY NOTED
STEEDS HERE
Nearly $4,000 Paid for Great
Harness Performers for
the Big Circuit

Dick Mcmahon. the well known
driver of harness horses. left last night
for the east, taking with him in a
special ear six of the fastest trotters
and PAGERS ever bred in the state. The
horses We're recently purchased at
Pleasanton. Gil Curry acting as the
agent of several wealthy sportsmen Of
the east. who wanted good horses to
represent their stables on the grand
circuit this season.
Among the thoroughbreds in the
train was velox. which w. H. McDoel.
president of the Monon railroad. bought
for $4,000 from ]. C. Fairchild of Red
lands. Velox is PAGER and has a rec
ord of 2:09A. McDoel also purchased
Alexandra, a trotter with a record of
2:12 for $4,000 and VOlcOm, a 2 year old
trotter. for. 81 500 from Ted Hayes.
Santa Rosa Girl. trotter. was
bought for $1,000 from Rollins & Ger
main. Gil Curry acted as the agent
for c. K. G. Billings in the sale OF
Berta Mack from w. w. Parsons. Berta
Mack is a trotter and has record of
2:OS- Through the same agency Cap
tain Jones, belonging to Charles de Ry-
der, was bought for ]. c. Gallery of
PittSburg.
The six horses were shipped on the
overland last night for points in the
east. Dick Mcmahon is travelling with
the thoroughbreds to see that the long
journey brings no harm to the blue
blooded animals, and that they will be
delivered to their owners perfectly
sound.
The sales represent nearly s25,OOO
the largest amount of money paid for
harness horses in several years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
Garden City Boys Outplay
Siaplamat Indians

The clever basket ball team repre-
senting the San Jose Y. NJ. c. A de-
feated the Siaplamat Indians five in the
unlimited class in the tournament ct
the Auditorium last night. The final
score was 81 to IA. and it represented
the work of the teams. The Columbia
Park babies put it on the Sacred Heart
players, 1S TO IL; in an exciting exhibi-
tion game, and the Pioneers won from
the Spartans in the 14O pound class
Following are the results and this
evenings schedules:
UNLIMITED CLASS
Siaplamats-Hurd and Miller. forwards; Korn.
center; Jung and Price. guards
San Jose Y NJ. c. A-Sainswain and Brown.
forwards; Fiemming, center; Drake and Rawle,
guards.
Field goals-san Jose p. SIaplamats 4 Foul
goals-San Jose IS. Siaplamats II. Failures on
-half-Ssn Jose IL Siaplamats ). Final score
San Jose 81 Siaplamats II.
% POUND CLASS
Exhibition game).
Sacred Heart Babies-Gillin and Robertson, for
wards: Angelo center; Flood and Mccarthy,
guards.
Columbia Park Boys Club Babies Williams
and Schmulowitz forwards; Rosenthal, center;
Allen and Cohen. CARDS.
Foul goals-Sacred Heart s, c. p. B. c. Il.
Failures on fouls-saered Heart 8, G. p B. G.
L. score utSt nalI-Sacreo i1edFl . - l. % y
2. Final score-Sacred Heart IL, C. p. b. C. 13,
140 POUND CLASS
c. 2. B. G. Pioneers-Lavell and Wing. for
wards; Massey. center; Uheim and Raphael,
y ~ h A. spartans-Palmer and Inger-
son. forwards; Hurst, center; Cohen and Shoen-
Field goaIs-Pioncers I5. spartans s. Foul
goals-Pioneers Il. Spartans l3. Failures on
Pioneers 6, Spartans o. Score first half
Pioneers II. Spartans r. Final score-Pioneers
35. Spartans 10.
The following games will be played tonight:
T:30 p. m.-Berkeley Y. NJ. c. A. 100
pounds, Y. NJ. C. A. Meteors.
$50 p. m--Sacred Heart College, 130 pounds,
Ponies
9:8O p. m.-stockton All Stars, unlimited
class, University of California.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
ANOTHER APARTMENT
HOUSE ON VAN NESS
Other improvements of This
Nature Under Consideration

Ground is to be broken shortly in
Van Ness avenue on the site of the
temporary Emporium building for a
modern apartment house. This is the
second apartment house on the avenue
and 1T is believed will be the forerunner
of many more. The Hecht Investment
company is making the arrangements
to build on the northwest corner of
Van Ness avenue and Post streets a five
story class A apartment building The
lot has a frontage of 100 feet in Van
Ness avenue by 247:S in Post street 1t
will be one of the finest buildings of
its kind in the city when completed.
r. A. Blanquie intends also to build
an apartment house and has, through
the firm of Landry c. Babin. purchased
the northwest corner of Clay and Tay-
lor streets, 68x67:6. for about $4,000.
1t is his intention to spend from SIS, 900
to $4,000 in first class apartment
house
According to the San Francisco real
estate circular published by Thomas
Magee & Sons the sales during Feb
ruary were $50 in number and amount
Aed to s1.955.1S5. while the building con-
tracts reached in value s2.S71.495. There
were 604 mortgages and deeds of trust
recorded, which amounted to s41ss, 1872
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
SEALS SHOW SPEED
In PRACTICE
WORK
Locals and White Sox Spend
Busy Day at Park Round
ing Into Form

Another large crowd of fans was
out al Recreation park yesterday to
witness the Seals and White Sox go
through their practice stunt The work
the players went through was more
interesting than that of the preceding
day. The course of training mapped
out by the Sox was interesting from
the standpoint that it gave the crowd
line on what kind of hitters the Chi
cago bunch were.
Though rain fell during Tuesday
night the canvas covering was spread
over the infield and it acted as UNI
brella- When it was removed yester-
day to allow the men to practice, the
diamond was dry and in hrst class
shape.
the Seals lined up in their regular
POSITIONS, while the pitchers batted out
flies to the outfielders and lined out not
grounders to the infieiders. On their
preliminary work the home team looks
10 be strong, and II the dope Is not up
set they should be harder to beat TINS
| season than last In the infield were
remnant at first, Mohler at second, Nc
Ardle at short, and Curtis at third
ability to play short were well deserved,
as he played like big Lacquer yester-
day. he handled many hot grounders
in faultless style and whipped the ball
jimmy Lewis, one of the new men on
the Seals staff, has already attracted
attention by his fast work. He was in
left field yesterday and he showed up
like a fielder who can cover world
of territory. Manager Long was so I'M
pressed with his work that he has de-
cided to place him in center field. so 1t
will give him chance to cover plenty
| of ground.
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chance to timber up by serving some
fast ones to the members of the team.
The Chicago bunch loom as wicked
lot of stickers, as they go after the
will be on the field again, and tomor-
row the first of the series of exhibition
games with the Seals will be played.
Billy Sullivan. who is acting as field
would use three pitchers in the open
| Ing game. Manager Long of the Seals
has also decided to use three tWirlers
For the opening game he will send
Berger, Griffin and Cooper on the
mound.
Infelder Altizer, who has beer
spending tie winter at Los Angeles
arrived here Yesterday and l6 he ssr VII vi,
Sox in the opening. game
The opening game tomorrow prom
/
vance sale. Reserved tickets are or
sale at Henry Harris cigar stand II
| Fillmore street near Geary, Wolf
Brothers cigar stand at Ellis and Pow.
| ell streets and at Tom Dillon's hat
store in Market street near Third.
I
] Umpire McGreevy arrived yesterday
and lost no time in making his way
out to the ball grounds to report. to
ETdn of ts ety paf DUR
| ing the last year ne has been umpirine
in the east He will alternate with
Jack Sheridan during the exhibition
|
The game between the White Soz
and the Santa Clara college team
| which was originally scheduled to be
played March 9. has been postponed un-
| til March %.
Manager Long expects that Mundorf
the infielder who has signed with the
Seals will arrive today from Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
CURED SOUND AND WELL.

Dear Sirs:-I Ididn md out that had contracted
Contagious Blood Poison until ithad made consider
able headway, and fortunately for me the friend
that first consulted had had some experience with
the disease, and advised me to take S. s. s. so
didn't fool with any DOCTORS but began once the
use of your medicine, taking it as directed. My
friend told me TO stick to it, and that was WhatI
did and got along splenddly from the very first and
my recovery was rapid. I took anumber Of bottles
and am now as well as ever When Ibegan S. 8. s.
my face was so full Of sores and eruptiOns that
could not shave, and now there is not a blotch or
pinple on my body. There is nothing In the world
that can beat s. S. s. for Blood Poison, and al
ways recommend 1T for such cases A friend OF
mine Is taking 1t now, and is getting along nicely
WALTER WEBER.
7O4 Oakley St., Evansville, Ind
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
COVERED WITH SCOPES

I was afflicted with a terrible blood disease
which was IN spots at first, bur afterwards spread
all over my body. These soon broke out into sores
and It Is easy to imagine the suffering endured
Before became convinced that the doctors could do
me no good, lhad spent hundred dollars which was
really thrown away. then tried various patent
medicines, but they did not reach the disease
When had finished my first bottle OF S. s 8
was greatly improved, and was delighted with the
result The large red splotches on my chest began
10 grow paler and smaller, and before long disap-
peaTed entirely Tegalned my lost weight be-
came stronger and my appetite greatly improved
was soon entirely well, and my skin as clear az
piece OF glass. H. L. MEYERS.
So Clinton Street, Newark, n. j.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
BREAKS SWIMMING REcoRp

BOSTON. March Breaking the in
tercollegiate record for the 220 yards
swim and winning the three spirit
swims held IN connection with the an
ual Harvard y ale indoor swimming
meet ia the tank Of the Brookline
swimming club tonight, Roger Cutler
of Harvard was the star of the eveu-
ing, although the Yale swimmers won
the set of events. 81 to % The new
record in the go yards swim is min
utes and 80 seconds. several seconds
better than the previous marx.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
rae USUAL sYMprnms

Having used s. S. s. quite extensively. an, in
position TO know It's virtues As the result of a se
rious blood disorder my blood became poisoned ana
/ suffered severely with Rheumatism and other
symptoms not necessary to mention. A friend foid
me he had been cured Of my trouble BY s. s g
and upon his recommendation began its use Al
ter using 1t for some time my blood was thorouohlv
cleansed Of all poiSonS and made pure ana sr1on9 .
again
wish also to speak Of its tonic properties r.
built up my general health, 1t improved my appe-
tite, gave me increased strength and feit betfer
in every way. am a great believer in S. s. 8
and with pleasure recommend it to all who need
good blood medicine ROBERT NJ. ZwEITZIG.
$40 Chestnut Street, Lebanon, Pa.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
WINS SKATING MARATHON

BUTTE, Mont, March d Wally
Bradford of Butte was the winner by
half a lap in the second Marathon roller
skating race tonight; time, 1:2S:1O As.
Arthur Dubie and James Reynolds of
Butte were second and third.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
SturgeS Wins Golf Contest
for Daniels Cup
,eial Dispatch 10 The Colll

CORONADO, March Six players
took part in a regular competition over
IS holes. medal score with handicap,
on the links here this afternoon for the
cup presented by Alvin 3. Daniels. golf
champion Of the Coronado country club
in 1908. George Sturges of Chicago
and Coronado won with a net score of
"a. The scores were as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
DEM.ND REsTORATION OF TIPS

CHICAGO March 3.--"RestOre our
tips or increase our wages" This Is
the ultimatum delivered to the Chicago
athletic association by rs walters. The
alternative is a strike. About week
ago the board of directors issued an or
der abolishing tips. 1t was intended to
elevate the walters, but failed of the
purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
FIRsT ROUT TNDER NEW LAW

NASHVILLE, March 3.-The first
boxing bout under the new Tennessee
law will take place here Friday night
The contestants will be Bill Kerr of
New York and Eddie Jones of Atlanta.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

III IldS us VlCulIlS III lis power
almost before they realize its
presence, because IFS first
symptom is usually a little
sore or pimple so insignificant
that it does not excite suS-
picion. But the insidious
poison is at work on the blood
and in a short while the pa
tient finds he is more or less
affected from head to foot.
Contagious Blood Poison
is too dangerous to trifle with.
No time should be lost in rid
ding the blood Of this deStruc-
tive poison, and in no disease
is it more important TO have
the proper remedy. Medi-
cines which merely check the
symptoms for a time and leave
the real cause smoulder;ng in
the system have brought mis-
cry and disappointment to
thousands. Faithfully the Suf-
fererS took such treatment,
usually of mineral nature, and
when all symptoms had dis
appeared and the treatment
was left off, found the virus
had only been shut up in the
system awaiting a favorable
opportunity to return, with
every symptom intensified.
S. S. S. cures Contagious
Blood Poison and cures it
permanently. 1t goes down
into the blood and removes
every particle of the poison,
makes the circulation pure
and healthy, and does not
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
sEMINoLEs ELECT oFFICERs.

annual election of officers last Satur-
day and the following were chosen:
President, H. Calm: vice president, H
Eckenouf: treasurer, j. Shore; secre-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

a cup offered By = Q Winchester
viii be given TO the player making tae
10 lowest net scores before April ] in
competitions for the Black and Daniels
trophies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
roRTLANDs PREPARE no TRAN

SAN LUIS OBISPO. March 3.-WaI-
ter McCredie. manager OF the Portland
baseball club. arrived this afternoon to
prepare for annual practice. He WAS
accompanied by Johnson. Graney and
Kennedy. The rest Of the aggregation
IS expected to arrive tomorrow after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
Weights Are Announced fol
the Waterhouse Cup

Handicapped Martin Nathanson yes
terday announced the weights for the
Waterhouse cup. $4,000 added, at 2A
miles, which will be the big attraction
at Emeryville Saturday
Following are the weights of the
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

VIOLATED PHARMACY LAW-Donald Buck
ley clerk In drug store at Eddy and Leaven-
worth streets. and Casper Davis. clerk In an
Eddy street drug store. were arrested yesterday
for selling poison without being registered phar-
macists
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

Removing the symptoms all that necessary Con-
Blood Poison The vruent which produce these
ward manifestations must be completely driven from the blood before
real be effected The least left the circulation will
later fresh outbreak Of the trouble with all the hid
symptoms liberated mouth and throat copper cooed Spoh
falling hair, and ulcers, etc.
Contagious Blood Poison the eacheous of all diseases
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
CLARRY nEEEArs GIMMERE

CHICAGO March 3.-Jimmy Clabby
won the decision over Fred Gummere
in 10 rounds at West Hammond tonight
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

leave the slightest of the disease for future outbreaks
made entirely Of herbs and barkS all of which are heal
ing and cleansing in their nature 1t does particle
of mineral form the delicate parts of the system
S. s. will also drive lingering mineral noSon
that may be in the blood from the former IF you are
ferng with Contagious Blood Poison S. will YOU because
will purify blood Home treatment book and any medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Costly Law Robes.

An English judges outfit in the way
of robes imposes a heavy tax upon the
newly appointed Judge. although the
cost is not nearly so great as 1t was
in the early days of Queen Victoria.
Then it was the custom for the law
luminaries Ia attend court functions
in figured damask silk gowns. with
costly lace bands and ruffies. Thesi-
ger, celebrated legal dignitary of
that day. is said on one occasion to
have spent 100 on bands alone. The
lord chancellor's robes cost something
like $50. and even a judges stockings
are an expensive item. The wardrobe
of judge costs anything from 900
to fG00 and If the newly fledged my
lord" il attached to the kings bench
division he will require FIVE gowns, a
glrdle. a scarf casting hood, a black
cap. three cornered cap. a beaver
hat, cooked hat. silk hat lace
bands and two full court suits. swords,
etc. to keep up the majesty OF the
law.-IOndOn Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
The Silver Thread

A matron In Harlem was calling
upon another matron in Harlem. Nei-
Their was young, but one looked
more So.
Really, my dear" said the one that
looked more so. you ought to have
your hair treated. It's becoming quite
gray in spots. See what difference
1t has made with me. You would looS
much younger really
But don't care to look much
younger If | must dye my hair to do
So" was the reply. II prefer to be
natural. If the Lord sends me gray
hair there's good reason. and I'm sat
isfied'
But think of your children. my
dear. They're grown up now"
What have they got to do with it?''
"Why. don't you see? The younger
you look the younger it makes them
appear. And your girls are way past
twenty. you know
The matron who was gray in spots
was still looking dazed when her WIS.,
itor departed New York Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
TOO MANY ACRES.

A ride on the cars through almost
any section of the country forces the
conclusion that the chief trouble with
the type of farming which Is being
quite generally followed Is that land
owners are putting half as much labor
MS they ought to on twice as much
land as they can work. In almost
every section Is to be seen the pitiful
evidence that the land Is being titled
In sllpshod and careless manner, evil
denced by an omnlpresent growth Of
weeds and all too meager crop returns.
The tiIling of too much land to handle
disconrageA the most profitable kind Of
stock raising and dairylng, increases
the problem OF farm help in the house
and outside and makes a drudgery Of
a type of life that ut Its best, with
modern conveniences and machinery,
ought not to be oppressive or unenjoy-
able 1t Is patent from more points of
view than one that the prosperity as
well as the peace of mind and happi-
ness of a large per cent OF the agrl-
cultural population In the United
States would be found In larger meas
ure than Is true today were there a
better and more thorough working of
fewer acres of land
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
A Spanish War Criticism.

When the Spanish war came upon
us Commodore Dewey WAS at Hong
kong. The navy department had sent
him no preliminary orders. He didn't
know anything about the ultimate pol
icy or what The ultimate plan Of cam
paign would be- The navy department
didn't Itself know. Dewey should
have moved two OF three days sooner
than he did, and two or three days
sometimes are vital But our Wash
ington officials we're only aroused TO
the necessity of giving Admiral Dewey
an order by IA cahlegram from Dewey
Informing them that the British GAY
ernor of Hongkong insisted that our
fleet must leave there. We were SO
lazed by the immediate exlgencies Of
war that the English government had
to prod US In the ribs to wake us up.
Then our Washington authorities Is
sued an order and not till then. They
told Dewey TO proceed to the Philip
pine Islands and capture or destroy
the Spanish fleet In other words,
they gave him the stereotyped war or
der In the phraseology of the signal
code, which. literally translated, read:
go ahead and do the best you can.
We give 1t up."-collier's.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Home Lovino Monteneor;ns

Nowhere is love OF country more In
tense than among the Montenegrins,
to whom exile Is the greatest Of pun
ishments. When W j. Stilman was
there In the seventies all the free men
were away fighting, and he observed
that when a messenger was wanted
the official took n man out of the pris-
on and sent him off, with no fear that
he would not return. one such m@s-
senger was sent to Cattaro, In Aus
trian territory. with large sum Of
money for the bank. and he duly came
back. Another asked a Russian at
Cattaro to intercede with Prince Mich
olas for his release from prison. But
you are not in prison" said the Rus
sian. oh" said the man, Il have
only come down for load Of skins
for So-and-so. but | must go into pris-
on again when | get back to Cettinje."
One prison guard watched all the pris-
oners when they summed themselves
out of doors, and II he was called
away prisoner would take his rifle
and act as sentry for the time
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
sEETs AND SOIL FERTILITY.

With a view 10 getting somewhat
definite information relative to the
amount of fertiliZing elements removed
from the soil In the growing of ton
OF beets, the writer recently made In
Quiry of the bureau of plant industry
at Washington and received the desired
information from A. D McNair, expert
In charge of the farm management III
vestigations. The query was made to
ascertain the correctness or incorrect
ness OF the claim made by the pro-
motors of beet sugar factory to farm
ers who have been raising beets for
the concern that a larger crop of corn
can be raised after beets-in other
words that the growing of the sugar
beet tends to enrich the soil. Mr.. Me
Nair states that be has found from
his own experience that corn does not
do well after this crop. though he Is
not positive that other crops are in
jured thereby He adds that pro
motors of sugar beet factories some
times hold that sugar beets take moth
ing from the soil and try to justify
their arguments by stating that sugar
Is made up of carbon. hydrogen and
oxygen-in vulgar parlance, wind and
water'-and as such 1t does not con
tain any fertiliZing ingredient, This
statement. true as far as it goes. over.
looks the important fact that the pulp
residue or fibrous parts Of the beet do
contain large quantities of fertllizing
materials. From the table which fol
lows. which gives the pounds Of fer
tilizing elements per ton of product 1t
will be seen that. as compared with pc
tatoes. corn. slage cabbage and tim
othy hay. bcets do not pull very heavily
on the soil, yet the figures disprove the
statement that the growing of beets
enriches the soil
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07

An astrolngrr's letter TO President
Van Buren, f, recasting the results of
his efactiou in 1919 IS in the library
of congress and perhaps gives Il crude
idep OF some of the fnllacies Of our
grandfathors. The following are some
extracts: In this horoscope the as
rendant directed Ia The semiSquare of
Mars would hc In opera ion about the
middle of the fourth year, October,
1875. and might cause sickness.
fuX or hurt 10y wounds" etc.
Il have opened the horoscope for Gen
eral Harrison. which accorls with the
chief events of his past life and which
II right he will not fl the Office of
president during the next term even
II elected. And the danger | appre-
bend to yourself is not from your pub
lie opponents. but from hose on whom
you repose confidence" Those who
are superstitious may be inclined to
credit this star gazer with some meas
ure of wisdom, for Harrison, although
elected. died n month after his inau-
guration.-New York Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Was He Delirious7

almost every man." says Balti-
more specialist. learns sooner or lat
err to think of his doctor as one of his
best friends. hut this fact does not
hinder the world from laughing at the
profession
"'How is our patient this morning.
asked Il physician. fellow graduate
Of mine. of n patients brother
"'Oh. he's much worse came from
the other in n tone of detection. He's
been dclirious for several hours. At 3
o'clock he said, What an old woman
that doctor of mine is and he hasn't
made rational remark since Lip
pincott's.