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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
EVENTS THE COUNTIES BORDERING BAY FRANCISCO
GRAND JURY SCANS
PARK PURCHASES
Owners Whose Lands We're Re-
fused Have Investigation
Made of Disbursements


OAKLAND, Aug. 12.-Phases of the
acquisition by the city of lands for
park purposes under the S992,000 bond
issue voted in 1907 were investigated
by the grand jury today. Subpenas
were issued for Mayor Mott, City En-
gineer f. G. Turner, City Attorney Stet-
son, Chief Deputy City Auditor Earl
Wade and Superintendent of Streets
Howe, but Mayor Mott was excused.
The investigation was commenced on
complaint of land owners whose hold
ings had been sought but were not
taken over by the city when payments
were made.
OWNERS KITED PRICES
Officials who were questioned by Dis
trict Attorney Donahue readily ex-
plained that the money did not hold
out. Property which was quoted at
$50 front foot suddenly jumped to SIS
on latest quotations. In instances where
the jump Was inexplicable the board
of works finally refused to go ahead.
From many of these owners who were
disappointed by not receiving slice
of the bond money protest has arisen
which eliminated today, when the
grand jury took official notice.
Inspection of records of the pur-
chases showed that the money had been
judiciously expended and that numerous
small pieces of land were secured at
rates considerably lower than might
have been obtained in private sale.
This happened where owners had other
property in the vicinity which would be
noticeably appreciated in values by the
location of a municipal park.
1t was admitted that the Adams point
property absorbed the greater portion
H0 bnra 1T170 INI a xXra -
signed to be the crowning feature of
thesentire park system, the outlay was
considered justifiable.
THE PROPERTY PURCHASED
Ten pieces of land were planned to
be bought when the bond issue for
1892, $50 was submitted to the voters.
Two of the proposed sites. one at Oak
land avenue and Bay place and the
other at Peralta and Taylor streets,
were not acquired by the city. The
park sites bought and now under inn
provement were the Willows park,
Pine knoll at Hanover street and Lake
Shore avenue Lakeside park or Adams
point, Brooklyn plaza in East Oakland,
De F'remery park, Bushrod park, Union
plaza at B, Haven and Peralta streets,
Peralta park at Twelfth and Fallon
streets.
NPoeS 10y "a auui'ol " Ne1uo eOo Ooeiiiou
before the grand jury that the value of
the bonds, including the premium, was
1892, $50. Refund to the city on account
of duplicate taxes on portion of Bush
rod park, he said, amounted to S1469
Another refund came about through a
duplicate payment to Engineer P. F.
Brown, returning $1S4.15 to the treas
ury in the park fund The sale of a
house on park land at 553 Fifty ninth
street brought $500, and from the gem
eral fund was transferred at various
times to the park fund $6,095.26. This
made a total of $99s,114.1O in the park
fund.
THE EXPENDITURES
Wade submitted this table from the
board of public works account to ex-
plain the expenditures:
Park properties bought and amount paid for
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PRISONER PLEADS ILLNESS while grand

FhISUNEh FLEAUs ILLNEsS-WIlile a grand
jury committee was inspecting the county Jail
last Monday M. w. Coffey, the convicted boodler
now awaiting appeal, made a personal plea to
be sent TO hospital. He has to undergo Sc
rious operation, he maintained, and permission
to leave the Jail has been denied by Judge
Dunno. Sheriff Dolan heard of Coffey's complai int
and summoned City Physician Watkins who yes
terday reported that Coffey need not be removed
from jail for the operation.
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HINDU HELD FOR TRIAL-AIi Mohamed. \
Hindu. was held for trial yesterday for break.
ing the window Of Isadore Waxman's S store
Montgomery avenue, August 4
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ASK FOR SEWER FUND-The board Of works
yesterday called upon the supervisors to set
aside $16.500 TO build a reinforced concrete
sewer in Ocean avenue between Lee and ArIing-
ton streets.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES To spEAK-Al

Aug. n.-R. A. Long. multimillionaire of
Kansas City and president of the Brotherhood of
the Disciples Of Christ of the Christian church,
will speak next week in the First Christian
Church. Long came to the Pacific coast to at
Santa Cruz
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LIQUOR LAW vIoLATED-Paul j. F. Theron.
L street and Sixth avenue South was fined 500
by Police Judge COnlan yesterday for selling
liquor without license.
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UNsIGHTLY SIGNS TABOOED

Charles King Of Hanford said he had
never. posted a sign on any Of his prop
erty. George L. Dealey Of San Fran
cisco favored tying UP the property
with contracts and then posting the
sign Of the one firm controlling the
property. Most Of the speakers, how
ever, favored dispensing with the IN
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Braised Veal Chops
Mrs. Y. DahIman, 20 Dehon street, San
Francisco

Mrs. Y. DahIman, 20 Dehon street, San
Francisco
Brown chops in hot pan with a
little lard after first dredging with
flour and a few grains of sugar, salt
and pepper. Just brown, do not cook
through. Make a sauce of one large
tablespoon of -four, the same of butter;
thin with milk or water; salt, pepper:
beef extract or stock for sea soning.
Put chops in baking dish, pour
over the sauce and bake very slowly,
with cover over the dish, for one hour.
Pork tenderloin done the same way is
delicious. Serve on platter. with the
gravy.
Hungarian Gou1ash-Three pounds Of
veal in inch cubes, three large potatoes
diced half a cup of water, one tea
spoonful of salt, three large onions
sliced, half teaspoonful paprika, cup
of butter or drippings, one cup cream,
half teaspoonful of black pepper.
Put the butter or drippings in a ket-
tie on the range and when hot add
the onions and fry them; add the veal
and cook until brown; add the water
and cover closely and cook very slowly
until the meat is tender; then add the
seasonings and place the potatoes on
top of the meat; cover and cook until
the potatoes are tender but not falling
to pieces; then add the cream and cook
five minutes longer.
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more do we see the crude pinks and the
bright blues. even old rose, soft color
in itself, is shown in dull tones which
harmonic perfectly with the grayish
and silvery greens that have taken the
place of the olive with which it was
formerly wont to fraternize. The brill
liant luster of the silks themselves is
probably responsible in some degree
for this use of soft colors. II brilliant
hues were used the effect in these
glossy silks would be almost dazzling.
The embroidered boxes for collars.
gloves, handkerchiefs, writing paper,
photographs and other purposes which
are so extensively used at present, are
sometimes spoiled in the mounting,
when that is done in careless, anna
teurish way. They can be finished at
the embroidery shops or departments
by professionals, but the work is not
difficult to do at home if you go about
1T in the right way.
In the first place, press your en-
broidery we'll, laying Ii face downward
on a heavily padded ironing board. and
also press all the materials that you
are going to use for the box, the COW
ering and the lining as we'll. The re-
ceptacle itself should either be of very
firm, heavy pasteboard or Of thin wood,
such as that used for cigar boxes.
First take off the box lid and cover
it with the embroidered material,
stretching it tight and gluing down
all its edges very firmly and neatly
on the under side A thin, smooth layer
of raw cotton laid over the top of the
box under the material is an improve
ment, as 1t takes away the fiat appear
ance, but 1t is not desirable to use much
cotton, as that would give too pin
cushiony an effect.
Then cut sheet of fine, white bristol
board in three pieces, one for the
lining of the lid, one for the lining of
the bottom, and long, narrow strip
which can be folded at the four cor
ners, to line the sides Of the box.
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lessons by their own experience, which.
after ALL is the way they will have to
learn them sooner or later.
Keeping children in subjection until
they have ceased to be children is not
one OF the faults Of the American train
ing. The exaggerated case described by
Dickens In "Barnaby Rudge,," Of the
innkeeper who was unable to realize
that HIS son had grown TO manhood and
who insisted in treating him like child
until he was finally obliged to leave
home had probably many coun-
tsrparts in England, But moth
ing Of the sort is at all likely
90 occur in America where the rising
generation breathes in the very air the
spirit Of independence and self-asser-
tion, and where the principal concern
Of parents and guardians is not so
much to subdue or crush that spirit as
It is TO lead it into channels where 1t
will benefit the child instead of injur-
ing IT,
Everything possible is done to inter
est children In things out of doors. All
sorts of games and toys and hxings
are made to get them out into the open
and help them to develop along healthy
lines.
The up TO date young American has
an Indian suit in which he ambushes
and hunts and occasionally scalps his
companions by a painless method, and
a rough rider costume, in which he
Iassos imaginary wild horses and goes
futo mimic slxirmishes and battles. He
is encouraged in all kinds of active
sports and athletics by his elders, and
while il may make him trifie noisy
and overexuberant, it is good for his
health. and for his mind, too, and is
far better for him than TO be cooped
up somewhere indoors studying.
Housing UP children and making
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AMONG THE ARTS AND CRAFTS; THE WEDGV

and still fewer of them have sur
vived to the present day. The orig
inal Portland vase has a blue foun-
dation with white sculptural figures
in relief, and it is said that Wedg-
woods copies are almost. il not quite,
as beautiful as the original.
So many and so artistic were the va
rieties of pottery which Wedgwood
kept producing that his fame spread
beyond the borders of his own coun-
try, and sort OF craze or cult for his
wares arose in other lands as well as
his own. OF course. his success
aroused the jealousy of other potters
and he had many imitators, but none
of them were, able to make copies
which were in any respect equal to his.
One can gain an idea of the unusual
carefulness of his methods when one is
told that he imbedded a large tree
trunk in the earth in building his
workshops, and carried 1t through the
ceiling of the first floor. It's top was
shaped into a table for the use of the
Workmen on the second floor, and on
this substantial base, free from the
slightest tremor. except that of the
earth itself. his delicate dies were
made The tree trunk is still in it's
original position. as firmly set as ever,
and is used for the same purpose to-
day in the potteries carried on by
wedgwoods successors.
In this factory, in an unused room, a
most important discovery was made a
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few years ago; some crates, whics
were supposed to be useless lumber.
were opened, and disclosed a compists
collection of wedgwoods experimental
studies with hts notes upon the same.
and besides these there were many per-
feet specimens Of his wares. Alto
gether the collection was sufficient to
furnish forth a representative collec-
tion of wedgwood's works. This dis
covery showed the infinite patience and
exactness which he used IN his expert
ments. and how 1aborious was the pro-
cess by which he arrived at some of his
most brilliant successes.
In his personal character Wedgwood
was a man of broad mind and most en-
lightened public spirit. He was promi-
nent in many works for the good OF
the community and was exceedingly
liberal in dealing with his workmen.
The factories at Etruria are still
producing modern Wedgwood and a
number of other wares, but the spirit
and inspiration of the great potter who
founded them are missing. and the pro-
ductions of the factory now do not
equal those made during his lifetime
and under his direction. The old
wedgwood has risen in value as it has
become more rare. Its principal points
of superiority over the present ware Of
the same name are it's finer color and
the greater delicacy and precision with
which the sculptured work was exc
cuted.
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4 T is surprising how many totally diff
ferent effects can be obtained, using
the same embroidery stitches, by
varying the patterns, the combinations
of colors and the materials. The
stitches themselves are practically the
alphabet of embroidery. with which an
infinite variety of combinations can be
made.
The three articles shown in the IL
Illustrations have at first sight the ap-
pearance of a new embroidery, but on
studying them little more closely it
appears that they are done in that
Oldest and most useful of methods,
satin stitch. The thing which gives
really new appearance to the work
es the outlining of golden brown floss,
which is used around every part of the
design, except for the brown stems
which are outlined with black. This
brown outlining extends around the
leaves and around each separate rose
petal.
Another thing which gives many of
the embroideries this year new ap-
pearance is the use of the wood fiber
silks. which are quite different in sef
rect from the silks that have hitherto
been used. Their high, almost metallic
luster gives even the same designs and
stitches novel appearance. Although
padding-is very seldom used with this
silk, the work done with it seems to
be raised, owing to the firm quality of
the thread. which though perfectly pill
able, has resiliency which raises it
from the material.
In the rose design illustrated several
1nc Of 4nTA ,a1
for the satin stitch. so that the effect
is somewhat naturalistic, although on
the whole 1T is made conventional by
the brown outlining and the formal
character of the design.
In the instance of the sofa pillow,
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Gh0 6nrpf1l10fh
Century mOthor

r he spelling OF children is a habit
which is peculiarly American; the
German and the English child
the young OF other nationalities gen
erally-are not LED to believe that they
are the most interesting and important
members Of the family and that the
entire household must be arranged to
suit their convenience. as is frequently
the case with American children. And
yet. on the other hand, this mistake in
their training IS counterbalanced by
the fact that they are not kept in
leading strings as long as the children
OF other nations; they are taught to
think and act for themselves from an
early age. and the attitude Of mental
subservience which the German or En-
glish boy carries with him into his
teens is thrown off by the American
boy while he is still a little fellow.
that is, if he ever had it at all
It is important in bringing up chill
dren 10 teach them to think for them
selves. 10 make their own decisions as
early as possible and to learn certain
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fully in place. Be sure that you use
enough strong glue to hold firmly in
every case, but not so much that Ii
will make its appearance at the edges
On the bottom of the box paste a
smooth piece OF white paper.
These receptacles for all sorts of
purposes are especially popular this
season. and many are the shapes and
sizes in which they are to be found in
the stores. The mounting has in some
cases prevented embroiderers from at
tempting the work, but done IN this
way IL will look as well as II II had
been done by a professional, and really
is very simple matter.
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obtained from which the intaglios were
made, and from these intaglios were
produced the little figures in relief
which decorated some of his tiny
plaques.
For the white sculptured figures in
bisque which ornament his jasper ware,
Wedgwood secured designs from some
of the foremost artists of the time.
John Flaxman was associated with him
for some years, and this artists Dane
ing Hours" was one of the most ia
nous of all the patterns done in white
relief on the colored backgrounds of
the jasper ware.
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Measure these very carefully and it
them all in place in order to make sure
that they are exactly the right size
Then cover the outer sides with the
material, drawing it over and gluing
it to the inside of the box and also to
the outside on the bottom, and making
the joining very neatly at the right
hand back corner. Stretch the material
taut and smooth over the box. and use
strong glue which will hold it firmly.
After this, cover your pieces of briS-
toll board with the lining material. silk
or linen or whatever it may be. draw
ing the fabric over the edges and glu-
ing it on the other side. 1t is an i'm
provement in the case of the lining
also to have a very thin layer OF
cotton spread under the fabric. Draw
the material smooth, but not so tight
as to make the bristol board twist.
In covering the long strip for the sides.
use a little glue very discreetly at
each corner under the fabric to hold it
firmly in place, or a few invisible
stitches may be taken to accomplish the
same purpose.
Then make hinge OF strip of the
material and the lining pasted together.
just the length of the box. and glue this
firmly to the unlined cover and back
of the box. and then lay it out fiat and
put some heavy books on it until it
becomes perfectly dry.
Glue the lining into the sides of the
box, one side at a time. tipping the
box over, and putting books or some
other heavy weight on each piece as it
is glued in place. When all the side
Innings are in position, glue in the
bottom lining. putting a weight on this
also until il is dry.
Then paste a small tab of the ma
terial on the inside of the middle front
of the cover to lift the lid by, and after
this glue the lining of the cover care
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SECOND PRIZE
Sterling Silver Olive Spoon
A Company Roast
AS Good as Turkey and Much Cheap.

Mrs. w. j. Mccoy, 315 Davis Street, San
Leandro
A leg of pork the weight desired a
leg of young veal weighing a pound or
so less; have the bones removed from
each leg and the rind cut whole from
the pork saved; If the open
ings have been cut through sew them
up. Draw the veal through the opening
in leg of pork; fill the veal with any
preferred turkey dressing; draw the
pork well over the veal and sew; shape
like a fowl. Do not allow the veal to
protrude. Season highly with salt,
pepper and sage; cover over all with
rind of pork until nearly done, then
remove and brown. Roast slowly as
you would turkey of equal weight,
three or four hours, serve with apple
sauce, cranberry or currant jelly; ex-
cellent sliced cold with either jelly.
Kidneys stewed and served on toast or
with fried bread or finely chopped hard
boiled eggs or baked in a pie are very
delicious. The secret is to use plenty
of boiling water and have abundance
of well thickened gravy.
Liver whether served alone or with
bacon, should always have boiling
water poured over 1t and allowed to
dredge with flour and fry In bacon
grease long enough to brown; keep
well covered while frying and liver will
never be hard treated in this way.
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N MoNG all the various kinds of pot
"A terry which have been produced in
the entire history OF the art, none
10 more unique or more closely identified
with the personality of its inventor than
the Wedgwood ware. Every one is ia
miliar with the blue or green pottery.
which has delicately chiseled white fig-
ures and decorations in relief upon its
surface; this ware was the production OF
Josiah wedgwood. an Englishman, born
In staffordshire in 1880. and just as
these potteries are unique and diff
ferent from other wares, so the char
scter and history OF wedgwood stand
out distinctly among those of 9TH
ers OF his craft. Not only was he the
greatest OF all potters, but his char
ecter and achievements made him one
Of the most noted men OF his time.
In order TO give any account OF the
Wedgwood ware it is necessary to in
clude s certain amount of information
about wedgwood himself. as the his
tory OF one is practically the biography
OF the other.
Weogwood came OF a good family,
being able to trace his lineage back
for 500 years through a long line of
potters- His early education was neg
lected. and at the age OF IA he was
apprenticed 10 his older brother to
learn the pottery business from the
bottom upward through all its
branches. He commenced his inde-
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FIRST PRIZE
Nut Cracker With Sterling
Silver Handles
Boiled Ham, Virginia Style
Mrs. Otto Miller, 986 Hampshire Street
San Francisco

Mrs. Otto Miller, 906 Hampshire Street,
San Francisco
Have your butcher bone the ham,
then place in kettle with sufficient
water to cover To this add one pint
cider vinegar, one head celery, washed
and cleaned, one cup molasses four bay
leaves and one tablespoonful each of
mustard seed and whole pepper. Allow
40 minutes of boiling to each pound OF
ham and when done leave in liquor to
cool. Then skin, roll the ham in yellow
corn meal and sugar, garnish with
whole cloves and bake TO a golden
brown in oven.
Baked Hamburg steak with Tomato
Sauce-Two pounds hamburg steak.
half cupful stale bread crumbs one
large onion cut in dice and fried a
golden brown, one egg well beaten, with
one tablespoonful cold water quarter
teaspoonful white pepper, one teaspoon
full salt; blend all these together and
bake in hot oven.
Tomato Sauce-To one can tomatoes
add one bay leaf one Glove of garlic,
sufficient salt and pepper to taste, half
teaspoonful Worcestershire sauce; heat
and strain and thicken with one table,
spoonful cornstarch mix to 8 smooth
paste with cold water, pour over the
hamburg and serve hot. This is mex
pensive. delicious and hearty.
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vanced pottery from a crude, haphazard
industry to one of the most delicately
and carefully calculated of the arts
He kept very complete notes and rec
ords of each one of his almost endless
experiments. so that even in the case of
his failures he was constantly learning
something.
One of his first inventions and inn
provements was a cream colored ware
of very beautiful texture, of which he
made a complete tea set for Queen
Charlotte. Her royal highness was so
greatly pleased with this that she made
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variety is lent by the novel arrange
ment of the strips of wide cotton in
sertion, exactly matching the crash
background in color, which break up
the surface and emphasize the lines Of
the pattern. 1t is clever touches and
combinations such as these that freshen
up the new crop of embroideries each
season and keep monotony from creep
ing in.
1t is quite a fashion at present to
use the same design for all the en-
broideries in room. In the case of
the articles Illustrated, for instance,
the sofa pillow, the bare table center
piece and the long narrow box for sta
tionery are all intended to be used in
living room and are done with the
same materials and colors in different
versions of the same design. The sta
tionery box is of shape also suitable
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CIoved Ham
A. c. Jochmus. Pacific Grove. Cal.

A. e. J0chmus. Pacific Grove, Cal.
Soak the ham over night, boil
two hours. then cover with -four
paste and bake for two hours. Re-
move the paste and three quarters of
the skin, cover the flesh with cracker
crumbs and sugar arrange cloves about
the edge and brown in the oven. Serve
with cider sauce and picked walnuts.
Boudins of Ham-Butter small molds
and fill two thirds full with chopped
cooked ham. Beat two eggs. add a cup
full of milk, saltspoonful of salt, a
busting of paprika and a tablespoonful
of chopped parsley; mix we'll and pour
into the molds, set in a covered pan of
hot water and steam until the centers
are firm. Turn from the molds on rice
toast and serve with either tomato or
celery sauce.
OK Tongue-Cook the tongue very
slowly in salted water with some spices
until quite tender, skin 1t and set aside.
Next day skim the liquor of all fat and
then heat, thicken it and flavor it with
herbs and a sharp sauce. Make tho
sauce a good brown and add to 1t some
picked and scalded sultanas When this
is nicely blended add the tongue, cut in
slices, bring to a boil let all simmer for
a quarter of an hour, and serve.