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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-26
ISPREE ANDDEATH |
END SOBER LIFE |

After living an abstenlious
life for 81 years. Charles Walk-
cr of 452 Drunam street took his
savings. amounting TO 800.
from the bank and alloped him
self one month of hilarious lining.
"when my money is all gone,
then I'll go too., he said.
On Friday night he changed
his last $40 gold piece. His
dead body was found yesterday
morning in his room. Not a cent
of money mas found NTH the re-
mains.
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TRAGEDIESF0LL0WI
TELEPHONE CRAFT |

March y, Io07-Louis Glass
and Theodore Y. Hdlsep.
indicted for bnbmg members
of the Rucf7Schmidt board
of supervisors in interest of
Pacific States telephone
Company.
August, lo07-Hdlsep attacked
nth appendicitis during his
trial.
November lo, lo06-John
Krduse. assistant general
agent of company, commits
suicide while travelling
in Europe. wkcrc he fled
the yedr before.
May. l909-William Ken
nedy. former official of
company. sent TO British
Columbia.
July "a. l90o-AlbcrtJ. J. Steiss,
former assistant general
manager and chief witness
against Louis Glass. dies at
Nduhein1, Germany. phere
he had gone. supposedly
under Instructions from the
corporation heads.
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ROBBERS SECURE BOOTY
FROM OAKLAND HOME
JeweIry Valued at $500 /
Stolen by Daring Men

OAKLAND, July 25.-Shortly before
noon today, while the members of the
family were gathered in back parlor,
burglars broke into the front room of
the residence of S. M. Haslett, at 1906
Clinton avenue and stole jewelry val
ued at about $500. The thieves escaped
without being detected. Their booty
consisted of gold rings, pins and
brooches.
The police were notified as soon as
the robbery was discovered and de-
tectives were detailed upon the case at
once, but thus far no clew to the iden-
tity of the burglars has been obtained.
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TO KEEP UP FIGHT
AGAINST WATER col
By ALFRED RONCOyIERI
superintendent of schools


The Ddter company has been
and is robbing The citp and / mill
NOT stop until this is brought to
an end. for me need the money
that the company is nom getting
pithout being entitled TO il. 10
buy necessary things for our
pupils.
And the fight mill go on. no
matter whdt petty squabbles are
started in regard 10 the percent
age of praise that the members
of the school department shall
have.
Applying for a reduction IN
the watcr bill on the plea of
poverty is baby act. This mat
ter of the charge to be made
against our schools bp Spring
Vdllep mill have TO be met
squdrely and settled and no tenn
por1p expedient pill suffice.
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.GLIDES IN
|. MONOPLAN[
TOFNCLAND
Flight Over Channel From
France Successfully Made
by BIeriot
Sails in Early Dawn, Defeats
Rivals and Wins a $4,000
Prize
Record Voyage Through Air in
20 Foot Machine Weigh
ing 400 Pounds
Aviator Decorated With the
Legion of Honor and Made
a Hero
BLERIOT'S FLIGHT
ACROSS CHANNEL

Louis BIeriot. a French aviator.
crossed the English channel from
France early yesterday mOrnInE
In an airship. The epoch making
flight WIS made with one of the
smallest mOnOplanes ever used.
The voyage OF more than 20 miles
was concluded In less than half
an hour, this being twice a. swift
n passage Rs the fastest mall
boats. His speed approxlmated
from As to so miles BleriOt by
his voyage won a $1,000 prize Of
fered by a London newspaper and
stole a march ON his competitors,
Hubert Latham and Count de
Lambert, both of whom intended
to make the flight today. BlerIot's
mOnOplane measured but 20 feet
across, and with a 25 horsepower
motor the entire machine weighed
only 400 pounds.
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LAW IN
FORCE IN MARYSVILLE
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

MARYSVILLE. July 25.-Marysville's
new gambling ordinance goes into ef-
feet Wednesday. Under the new law
every game of any sort, whether with
cards or other apparatus. where money!
checks or other representatives of
value form the stakes, is illegal Slot
machines are not moiested as long as
the prizes are merchandise.
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SFELEY TO MANAGE
BIG NEW SYNDICATE
Largest Vaudeville Booking
Agency in World to be
Run From Here
[Special Dispatch 70 The Call

Especial Dispatch to The Call
NEW YORK, July 25.-Within the
last few days the largest direct vaude-
Vile booking agency In the world has
been Incorporated. In conjunction
with Its parent company it will con-
troll chain of theaters covering the
whole of the United States, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Canadian boundary to the gulf of
Mexico.
Walter Hoff Seeley of San Francisco
will be vice president and general man
ager of the corporation and will con-
duct the new enterprise from the Va
lencia thester building in San Fran
cisco.
Articles of Incorporation will be fled
in San Francisco tomorrow.
The new company is the William
Morris company, western, and it will
have charge of all the Morris bookings
west of Chicago, controlling at the
start between % and so theaters. This,
in connection with William Morris, Inc,
which controls all the Morris bookings
east of Chicago, and the opening Of
new theaters as far south as New
Orleans, will give the independent
vaudeville corporation control of more
than so amusement houses in the
United States.
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FIRE DESTROYS COASTS
LARGEST ALFALFA MILL
Damage Resulting Amounts to
Nearly 100000
Especial Dispaich to The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SACRAMENTO, July 25.-News was
received here today of the burning
near Tehama last night of the large
alfalfa mill belonging to w. E. Gerber
and E. Clemens Horst. The mill was
declared to have been the largest on
the coast. The loss is estimated at
nearly 100000.
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.NovER, Eng July 25.-This
il sleepy seaport town experienced
the keenest thrill known in a
generation when at sunrise today a
white winged birdlike machine, with
loudly humming motor, swept out
from the haze obscuring the sea to-
ward the distant French coast and,
circling twice above the high, chalky
cliffs of Dover. alighted on English
soil. Louis Bleriot had succeeded
in crossing the English channel in an
airship.
Bleriot. portly and red mustachsd
calmly descended from the saddle. limp
ing on a bandaged foot which had been
burned on his previous overland flight.
Friends Fall on Him
Immediately two compatriots. who
had been waving big tricoIored naS
as a signal for the landing place. fell
upon him enthusiastically, embracing
him. shouting, and pounding him on the
back. They, with a few soldiers and
others who happened to be on the
scene. were the only persons to witness
the finish of remarkable feat.
Bleriot left Les Barreques. three
miles from Calais, about 4:sO a. m. on
one of the smallest monoplanes ever
used. He crossed the channel in little
less than half an hour, twice as swiftly
as the fastest mail boat. His speed
averaged more than IS miles an hour;
sometimes it Appropriated so miles. He
kept about ESQ feet above the sea
level and for about 10 minutes in mid
channel was cut of sight of both coasts
and the French torpedo boat destroyer
which followed him with his wife and
friends aboard.
The wind was blowing about 20 miles
an hour and the sea was choppy. The
aviator was swathed in a single gar
ment of drilling, impervious to the
wind which covered him from the top
of his head to his feet. only his face
showing. He wore also a cork lifebelt.
Eyewitness Talks
An eyewitness of the landing thus
describes it:
Very early in the morning a wire
less message was received from Calais
that Bleriot intended to make the flight.
Then in quick succession came the news
that he had left land. that he was ny-
ing high and was fast making Dover.
1t was expected that he would land
west of Dover. but from the direction
taken it was soon evident that he
would alight to the eastward Only
few minutes after the wireless an
nouneing the start. the laconic message,
Out of sight was received at Dover.
Hardly had this been transcribed when
the keen eyed coast guard, scanning
the sea with his telescope. shouted that
Bleriot was within sight.
Fastening to the cliff of the bay
was fortunate enough to arrive just
before the airship. which was nying
fast like a gigantic hawk. The craft
approached the cliff. growing larger
every instant.
Landing Is Graceful
The noise of the engines was audi
BILE in a moment. so swiftly did IL
come Bleriot swooped overhead and
then turned his machine to the east
and came to the ground in the meadow.
1t circled with consummate ease and
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
MONDAY. JULY IS, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YEsTERDAY-Clear: west wind; maximum
temperature "a; minimum, %.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; fog in morn
ing; brief southwest winds. Page IL
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Landing Is Graceful

The noise of the engines was audi
BILE in a moment. so swiftly did il
come. Bleriot swooped overhead and
then turned his machine to the east
and came to the ground in the meadow
1t circled with consummate ease and
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Long Time Contracts

In opening this field of increase
activity the Morris interests will en-
gage more and better features, and
will take all the top line" acts on
long time contracts. In making book
ings for the coming season they will
be able to give the various performers
at least 50 weeks of solid engagements,
and when the world circuit is com
pleted they contemplate putting some
of the largest vaudeville stars on five
years contracts.
Theaters have been acquired recently
by the Morris interests in Atlanta.
Memphis and New Orleans. and will
be opened this coming fall. Morris
will sail soon for London. where the
arrangements for the world circuit
will be completed.
Walter Hoff Seeley said to The Call
correspondent that he would leave for
home tomorrow. stopping en- route in
Denver and Salt Lake, reaching San
Francisco in about two weeks.
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Round World Loop

Arrangements are practically finished
for an affiliation of the Morris inter
ests with those of Beresford & Glib
bons of London. the largest booking
agents in Europe, which will give the
Norris company a circuit around the
world, including theaters in Australia.
The new western combination takes
over the chain of theaters formerly
owned or controlled by ]. Charles
Green and Walter HoT Seeley of San
Francisco, operating as the Valencia
theater company. The capital stock
of the ne wcompany is s1O0o,OOO Nor
ris is president, and Seeley vice presi-
dent and general manager. The chain
will be operated from the Valencia
theater building in San Francisco.
American music halls will be opened
in 15 western cities September Is, and
about a month later 10 or Is more
will be opened in other cities. The
places in the new circuit are San
Francisco. Denver, Salt Lake, Portland
Seattle, ogden, Omaha, Los Angeles
Sacramento. Oakland. Tacoma, Butte,
Helena. Spokane and Vancouver Six
new theater buildings which will be
owned by the new company are under
construction; others are held under 20
wear leases
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Albert J. steiss. important witness against
Glass and third telephone official eTpatlsted.
dies in Germany. Page 1
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EDITORIAL

Senator's explsns ton to home folks Page
Washington Offcislism hard to move. Page
is Clifford Pinchot TO be driven out? Page
Their magnificent program. Page 4
Books for a gentlemsn's library. Page 4
GRAFT
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POLITICAL

Robert q. Countrymsn explains his reason for
seeking nomination for mayor. Page 5
CITY
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oonlinuea on Page :, Column 5
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TENNIS FOR
YOUNG GIRLS

From the Practical Point of vi,
SEE PACE FOR MISSES
IN THE NEXT SUNDAY CALL
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SUBURBAN
COAST

Young burglars arrested in Los Angeles u
wireless telegraphy in operating. Pag
oil deposits on telephone insulstors puts L
stretch of wire out Of order. PaE
Fruit shippers win sustain heavy losses uni
railroads supply sufnciency of cars. Page
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ARTISTIC VAUDEVILLE

GEORGE HuLALAN AND BIS REDPATH
SAPANEES; 5-sISTERS ATHLErAS-S: ARM
STRONG and CLARK; HERR IONDE and
FRA CLEIS TTLLY; s-ORIGTNAI, MADcAPs-s:
Max WITS SINGING COLLEENs: OLLIE
YOUNG and BROTHERS: NEW ORPHEUA
NOTION PICTURES Showing ALASKA-YUKoS-
PACIFIC EXPOSITION. Last week Of the
TAX n the City. BADDIE CLIFF. Englznds
Greatest Boy Conedien and Grotesoue Dancer.
Evening Prices. l0c. 25c, SOC. 75c: Box Seats 81
Matinee Prices Except Sundays and Holt
days. IOc, DC. Soc. PHONE DOUGLAS 20.
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SLEEPS BENEATH
FRAGRANT BLOOMS
Funeral of Mrs. Nellie H0lbrook
BIinn Will Be Held This
Afternoon
Her Son Will Not Be Able to
Attend 0bsequies of the
Former Actress

Beneath an exquisite pail of pale
pink carnations and ferns, Mrs. Nellie
Holbrock Blinn. whose death occurred
Sunday, lies at her beautiful home at
100 Edgewood avenue. whore the fu-
neral services will be held at ? o'clock
this afternoon The brief ritual Of the
Christian church will be used and an
address will be delivered by H. c.
Pierce Of the Christian Science church.
Only relatives and the personal friends
will be at the funeral, and the remains
viii be cremated.
The pail bearers viii be Colonel ]. C.
Currier Colonel H. G. Burton. John H.
Gilmore. Alexander Hay, A. J. vinins.
Joseph G. Giesting. Thomas II. Griffin
and Captain John Leale.
Mrs Blinn's son. Holbrook Blinn.
could not be reached by telegraph until
yesterday morning. when he arrived in
Portland. and IL was thus impossible
for him to reach here in time for the
services. He had a conversation over
the telephone frem Portland with his
father, Colonel Blinn, who advised
against his return. II would necessi-
tate the breaking of his contract as
leading man in Mrs. Minnie Madden
Fishes company, which has yet some
weeks TO run. and he would arrive too
late. It is probable that Colonel BlInn
will join his son a little later and may
accompany him to England.
Hundreds OF telegraphic and tele-
phone messages have been received and
hosts Of Borrowing friends have called
all expressing the deepest grief and
sympathy for the bereaved family
A telegram of sympathy was received
from Mrs. Ffske, and from all parts
Of the United States have come words
of coincidence.
General c. A. Woodruff commandant
of the Veterans home at Yountville,
sent the following TO Colonel Blinn
The members of the Veterans home
of California. for whom your wife
Nellie Holbrook Blinn. did SO much and
by her kindness endeared herself to
them, unite in extending their sympa-
thy in your hour OF deepest sorrow. $
Many beautiful flowers have been
received. the pail covering the casket
being from the inspectors force in the
customs house, the employees directly
under Colonel Blinn; the members Of
George H. Thomas post sent a wreath
Of exquisite blossoms. and floral piece
OF carnations and corn flowers came
from the Equal Suffrage lea que
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they, are not perfectly cold or are too
fresh.
Keep oven uniform heat: slow oven
causes a coarse teXtured cake, while
too hot oven will make cake crack
in the center.
In filing cake pan be careful to
NIL the sides and corners leaving a
slight depression in center. When
baked cake Will be level.
In frying doughnuts or croouettes.
II you are so unfortuna te as to spill
your fat on the floor dash a dipper
OF cold water over it and it will not
soak into the boards. but harden and
hoat on top of the water and can be
easily wiped up.
Sherbets and Ices-(Mrs. Arthur Pou-
I'm, 1910 Hayes Street. City)-With the
coming of warm weather frozen des-
serts are the. rule in most families.
Ihey are easily and quickly made and
are not expensive. They are made bv
boiling, the water and sugar together
until they form a syrup: sweeten and
strain It. A teaspoonful of melted gel
atine added to the syrup will make IL
smooth. When the syrup is cold add
the fruit juice and fold in the sweet
ened favored beaten whites of eggs
Just before freezing.
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BURGLARS PURLOIN
VALUABLE JEWELRY
Residence of M. H. Robinson Is
Entered During Absence
of Family
Effect an Entrance by Breaking
Glass in Rear Door and
Unlatching 1t

During the absence of the family on
Sunday night burglars broke into the
residence of M. H. Robinson, 1911 Sec
ond avenue. by breaking the glass In
the rear door and unlatching it. They
stole two solitaire diamond rings val
ued at $3.50 a sealskin coat valued at
stoa silver ware valued at $50 and a
grip valued at SIS.
Charles Dinnigan, art dealer l44o
Market street. was awakened about
o'clock yesterday morning by the noise
made by a burglar in the store down
stairs. He dressed hurriedly and found
Policemen Hinrichs and Jurgens. Ihe
trio entered the store and, turning on
the lights saw Frederick Douglas SIS, a
harness ma ker, in the toolroom. Doug
lass started to run and Hinrichs hred
shot at the floor, which made Douglass
stop. He confessed that he had broken
into the store through vacant store
at ls Fell street with the use of an
iron bar which enabled him to pry
off some boards. He was charged with
burglary.
George Raymond OF the Hotel Mere
dith. 73I McAllister street, was in JEFF
ferson square Sunday night and saw
two well dressed men attempt to hold
up a boy Is years of age, who was
seated on a bench. The boy shouted
for help and Raymond ran to his assist
ance, when the two footpads disap-
peared
Richard Speakers saloon at $500
Mission street was entered by burglars
early yesterday morning, but the only
thing they got was so cents from the
cash register. They left a brace and
bit and small crowbar. The residence
of Jan Dziekanowicz. Silliman and
Dartmouth streets. was entered Sunday
during the absence of the family and
the contents of two trunks and a
suit case stolen.
August Olsen, so Palmer street. was
relieved of his wife's purse containing
$50 at the waiting room OF the Sausa-
Tito ferry on Sunday. Peter L. Pom, 354
Preside avenue. was relieved of suit
case which he left on the platform OF
an Eddy street car Sunday night while
he took a seat outside
Robert Wilson of Petaluma lost SO
and a gold watch in room which he
took in the Mohawk hotel on Sunday
night in company with Charles Wilson
John Peterson. laborer for the Mora
CHAN oyster company was relieved of e
new gold watch, chain and locket and
$40 in saloon on the Barbary coas1
sunday night
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LOCAL HOTEL
MAN RECEIVERS

Mr.. J. ODonnell of the Hotel Stanford.
Kearny between Suffer and Bush. some
months ago found it necessary to call on
his physician. After an examination he
told O'Donnell that he was up against
it" There was albumen with dropsy-a
symptom Of kidney disease that in the
chronic stage is supposed to be incur
aDie. bis physician advised him to go
10 the country, where he could perspire
freely
Editor R. NJ. Wood of the Spirit and
Wine Review, a friend of O'DonneIl.
upon learning what his difficulty was
told him that he had had BrightSs Dis
ease seven or eight years ago and had
been cured by Fulton's Renal Com
pound Another acquaintance-ColoneI
Cameron of New York man with
mining interests in this State-also had
kidney disease and had been relieved of
it by this treatment Both of these
friends strongly urged Fultons Renal
Compound on ODonnell, with the result
that he has now been on 1t some
months. ODonnell stated yesterday
that the dropsy disappeared the first
month OF the treatment and that his
old strength is gradually returning and
that he had In turn recommended the
treatment to a number OF cases that he
had come in contact with. and he kindly
permitted US to add his name to the
long line who permit reference to their
cases.
1t doesn't make any difference whether
the Renal Inflammation shows albunnen
and is called "Bright's Disease or
whether it does not and is called kid
ney trouble. the text books declare II
incurable after ii becomes chronic. Ac-
cording TO late writers this condition is
established about the sixth month.
In plain English, kidney disease after
the sixth month was and is incura BILE
by anything except Fulton's Renal
Compound. which is the first thing vet
worked out that has the effect to reduce
Inflammation In the kidneys To lose
time with any of the old time patents
or kidney excitants makes the delay
that gives the disease a chance to fas-
ten and sooner later the patient
must resort TO this treatment to get
results. The longer the wait the more
stubborn the disease usually gets
1t can be had at druggists We de-
sire TO hear from every patient not
noting favorable results the third week.
Literature mailed free. Address Jno.
Fulton Co, 2l7 First street San Fran
cisco.
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A FEW WORDS WITH tie
LADY of tie HOUSE

SONG
The birds in the trees were singing
song as old as the world
or love, and green leaves and sunshine
And winter folded and furled.
They sang that never was sadness,
They sang that never was darkness.
But in came the conquering day.
George Macdonald.
@ 9 @ g
The Daily Menu
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit
Samp, Cream. Maple Syrup
Sausage Cakes, Drowned in oven
Mashed Potatoes. Buttered Toast
Coffee. Cocoa
LUNCHEON
Cottage Pie remnants of roast becf)
Bread and Butter
Caramel Jelly
DINNER
Boiled Fowl
Rice with Tomato, Lettuce Salad
Baked Bananas. Sultana Sauce
Half Cups Of Coffee
@ @ o @
In Regard to Dfet-The inefficiencS
of plain foods must be startling
shock to all who have so strenuouslS
poor laborer who can never buy {
dainty does not show up well as {
workman Even a horse wants a change
now and then. and the cat is an IN
corrigible thief. The lower races
which subsist on plain and UNMARRIED
foods, are inefficient workmen, but i
they are given a more varied die
they do quite well. Military men have
found il Impossible to confine an arm,
to a fixed ration, for every soldiel
spends more or less of his money fol
occasional dainties. Restaurants follow
armies even into battles. Are luXurie e.
TO be clasSed IS necessities? OF coursi
one would not so class a dish of night
ingales' tongues; but perhaps such arti
cles as oysters, caviar and a host o
fruits and vegetables all of low nutri
tive value. are necessities on accoun
of the intangible qualities of taste ant
odor which have escaped the notice O
our new Psychologists. 1t has OTTER
been said that the alcoholic tendencies
of soldiers and sailors of former times
were an expression of depraved nerv
Gus systems due to plain, tasteless
unvarying foods. This may be true
for alcoholism is a sign of nervous de
preston. Since the diet of these mer
has been greatly improved by the ad
ditfon of ''luxuries," drunkenness ha.
been enormously reduced.-Curren
Literature.
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San Francisco for the benefit of the
board of relief. More than 1000 men,
bers and guests were present
The merry makers came over early
in the day. Although no races or games
were on the program dancing proved a
sufficient source of pleasure for all. who
preferred action to the quieter COM
ers
The picnic committee was as follows:
Carl Trottman, NJ. s. Keller John
Casey. NJ. Levy. Captain N SCHNEIDER.
Miss Ida Miller, Miss Anna smith. Miss
Anna Sheehan.