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Ieadbeater's Tubricsting Iiniment eases
spavin-easy on the horse, too, 70 cents per
bottle.
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OpeaingOf Pnb'i CSChOOlS

The CLERK Of the Citg School Board will be
at the AImory Hall f1r the purpose Of issuing
permits for entering the Public Schools, which
open on SEP TIMBER s, as follows
For VII te ehlldien-Monday. Tuesday and
Wsda sday, September 6, 7 and S, from 3.
N. to 2 p. IN
For co.o-ed children-Thursdsy and Fri.
dav, Septs .nber 9 and 10, from a. m. to n.
m l'nder the ) ate Laws, all children before
entering the Public Schools must be pr,perl '
vaccinste1.
In order that the schools may be properly
organ'z d, Il, .'ermiJs will be Issued after the
Ilth uut the 2j-t Those wishing to secnrs
seats { = their children will bring their eity
cspitat'on tax receipts fer the year 1909,
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THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock.
holders and directors Of TIE HARRIS &
SHAFER co. will be held ct the flee Of the
company, 12S south Royal street, Alexsndri',
Va. at s D. NJ, THURSDAY, September 80,
1909. BY order Of the president.
Z. A. HARRIS,
septftd Sc 'retary.
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ALABASTINE is rock in powder form; try
it on your walls instead Of wall paper. Soli
at Leadbeatsr's.
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FOR RENT

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Eicklin's H.ir Tonic brings results. BE.
moves dandruf, reviyes the hair roots,
strengthens and invigorstes the hair. Price
25c., t0c. and Sl.0o per bottle, st Leadbeatsr's
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

geles, as against the rate of $4O5 per
ton extended to Haas, Baruch & Co. OF
Los Angeles.
2 The rate of $3.50 per ton given to
the United wholesale grocery company
between the same points on the same
commodity, as against the rate or S4.05
given Haas, Baruch & Co.
8. The rate Of S3.40 per ton between
same points on same commodity applied
to shipments of Bowles Brothers, as
against the rate given TO Haas, Baruch
& Co.,. the United wholesale grocery
company and ]. r. Newberry & Co.
4. The rate of 20 and 271a cents per
hundredweight given to J. r. Newberry
e Co. on shipments of sugar from San
Francisco to Riverside, as against the
rate of 3712 cents per hundredweight
given TO the United wholesale grocery
company.
.. The rate of 17115 cents per hundred
weight given to It. J. Barkley on ship
ments of coffee from San Francisco to
Los Angeles, as against the rate given
TO NJ. Graveyet and ]. A. Folger & Co.
of 80 cents per hundredweight and to
Stall & Co. of 271s cents per hundred
weight
6. The rate of 271s cents per hundred
weight on coffee from San Francisco to
Los Angeles given to Stall & Co., as
against the rate of 80 cents per hun
dredweight given to NJ. Graveyet and
J. A. Folger & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
PROPERTY MASTER ENDS
HIS LIFE WITH BULLET
George Adams Found Dead by
LandIady in His Room

On the morning OF the big Valencia
theater benefit at which he was ex-
pected to take a prominent part behind
the scenes George Adams, master of
properties of the theater, after start
ing from his lodgings at 1882 Sixteenth
street yesterday morning to take up his
duties, changed his mind and returned
to his room and blew out his brains.
Adams had been drinking heavily
and was in a Respondent mood Monday
night when he left the theater He
was a single man and as far as is
known had no love affair. He arose
yesterday morning late and after dress
ing took his breakfast and started for
the theater. He returned shortly
afterward and his landlady heard a
shot from the direction of his room.
On entering his room she found him
lying in a pool of blood with a re-
volver in his right hand. Although
there was a deep wound in his temple
he still breathed and was conveyed to
the central emergency hospital. He
died soon afterward.
Adams was president of the San
Francisco lodge of theatrical mechanics
association, a prominent Elk and ca
pable and popular man. Until lately
he had been temperate. James Adams
a brother, is a mechanic at the Alcazar,
and has taken charge of the body.
George Adams will be buried by the
ElkS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
NUT GROWERS OF THIS
STATE MAY ORGANIZE
Promotion Committee Acts on
Suggestion of National Body

Acting on the suggestion of the Ma
tionali nut growers association, con-
veyed in letter from the secretary
of the organization, ]. f. Wilson of
Poulan, Ca. the California Promotion
committee has taken up, with those in
terested, the idea of forming an organi-
cation among the nut growers of Cali
fornia. 1t is expected that word will
be received within the next two or
three days from the chamber of COM
merce of Santa Barbara county giving
the views of the growers of that dis
trict, which is one of the largest pro-
ducers of nuts in the state.
The committee points out that much
good would result from the formation
OF ,ta an alilanee among the Prodouoc3ers of
duced 100000 pounds of walnuts and
1000, 600 pounds of almonds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
FUNDS ARE EXPENDED
FOR FOREST PROTECTION
Supervisor r. II. Charlton at
Work in Angeles Reservation

Large sums of money contributed by
private citizens and interests are be-
ing expended by the forest service
through Supervisor r. H Charlton in
fire prevention work in the Angeles
national forest. This information was
brought by Charlton, who has just re-
turned to the south after three weeks
of work in the newly eSta bliShed San
Francisco Offices of the forest service
Charlton stated that several large
citrus associations of the section are
assessing each member one-tenth of a
cent per box handled and the money
thus realized is being used in the gen.
eral Improvement of the Angeles for
est with a particular view to fire pre-.
vention.
Los Angeles county has approprf-
ated $1,000 to be expended in the con-
struction of trails and fire breaks in
the mountains lying within that coun-
ty,. all of which are part of the An
geleS forest. The water companies of
the section are donating the services
of laborers in the Improvement work.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
ARMY OF 1RAMPS
INVADING STATE
Railroad Authorities Say Hobo
Question Is Becoming
Serious Problem

According to the railroad authorities
the hobo question is assuming such
serious proportions each year that it
looks as if there was imperative neces-
sity for getting legislation enacted to
deal summarily with the tramps pour
ing into the state from the north and
the east
The Southern Pacific has now on it's
trains 80 men fighting hoboes coming
into California, and this number has to
be increased to handle the tramps rid
ing on all trains leading into the state.
Not only are the hoboes more vicious
than formerly, but their temper is more
dangerous, for there are now confined
in the Jail at Stockton two men who
broke into the block signal station be-
tween Tracy and Banta, destroyed all
the paraphernalia, smashing the battery
jars and putting the block signal sys-
tenn out of use. One of the tramps,
Arthur Dobner, is an ex-convict, while
nothing is known of his partner, Fred
erick Hall.
One of the three men, Robert Char
kowski, who set fire to three boxcars
of the Southern Pacific and afterward
broke out of the Jail at Gonzales, has
been captured in Los Angeles and will
be tried for committing felony while
his two companions are still at large.
z. j. Kindelon, chief special agent of
the Southern Pacific, estimates that
there are between Port Costa and Sac
ramento 800 tramps all working their
way to the south, and between Port
Costa and Tracy there are 400 heading
for the citrus groves of Los Angeles.
Between Sacramento and Dunsmuir
there are 500 marching slowly toward
the south. There are comparatively
few on the coast division owing to the
vigilance of the county officers, and
hoboes on account of this prefer to go
south by the Tehachapi pass.
In the San Joaquin valley, between
Tracy and Bakersfield, there are 500
tramps on the road on the east and
west side lines
The cold weather." says the chief
special agent, 'is bringing tramps into
this state from the north as we'll as
from the east, and from my advices
believe that these men are merely
the advance guard for bigger army.
Something must be done to stop this
yearly influx. The railroads are doing
their best to protect the people from
this vicious element, but do what we
will, we are unable to keep them out
They sometimes appear in strong
enough bodies to overpower trainmen
There are now in the state about 3,100
vicious, idle men and they are to be
followed by even greater gangs
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

reputation of being shy of the opposite
sex. He had planned the wedding for
several weeks, but kept the news so
close that even his own relatives are
not yet aware of his venture into the
matrimonial field. He and Mrs. Sooy
left San Francisco on the afternoon of
December 80 and journeyed to Oakland,
where they procured a license. County
Clerk Harry Johnson was sworn to
secrecy, and he kept the secret in a
proper manner.
On the last day of the year Sooy and
his bride again crossed the bay, this
time to Berkeley, where they met
Father Mcdonald, by appointment, at
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
KINDERGARTEN OFFICIALS

At the annual meeting of the Occi-
dental kindergarten association held
elected: President, Miss Florence
Music; first vice president, Miss Jean
nette Newman; second vice president,
Mrs. A. S. Lavenson; treasurer, Mrs.
Hyman Jacobs; recording secretary.
Miss J. Pauson; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs A L. Stone.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

the home of U. S. Waugh. After the
ceremony the couple, in company with
a chosen dozen, who were also sworn
to secrecy, returned to this side, where
wedding supper was awaiting them.
Sooy is native of North San Juan,
Nevada county, where, before taking
up law, he taught school. He is a
Hastings man and formerly was con-
nected with the law firms of Sooy &
Dorm and Smith & Sooy. Mrs Sooy
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wear of Paso Robles and sister of
Frank f. Wear local manager for an
electrical company. They will reside
at 259 Central avenue
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
WOMAN OVERCOME BY
N GAS IN BATHROOM
Neighbors Arrive in Time to
Save Her Life

When Miss Mary Shaw, aged AZ. did
not emerge from a bathroom in he1
home at 1882 Green street after three
hours yesterday afternoon persons liv-
ing in the house were alarmed.
railing to receive a response to re-
peated calls for the woman the bath
room door was battered in and Miss
Shaw was found in the bathtub uncon-
scious, while gas flowed freely from
an unlfghted gas stove in the small
me woman was removed to a bed
room and DIR. S. J. Onesti, who lives
within q short distance of the house
was called. After considerable effort
MISS Shaw was revived. Investigation
revealed the woman's asphyXiation was
due to an accident.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
salary, this amount depending on the
len 9th of Sarvion

salary, this amount depending on the
length of service.
The Howard automobile company
recently delivered to Walter r. Huff a
TWO cylinder Buick touring car.
S. o. Johnson, one of the most en-
thusiastic motorists in the city. has
made several short tours to the inte-
rior of the state in his so horsepower
Thomas flyer. He reports the roads in
the transbay counties too muddy for
pleasant touring.
T. r. Finley, a prominent Santa
Maria attorney, has just changed from
another make to Diamond tires and
Marsh rims on his car
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGs

James II. Ledgett, a teamster living
in Oakland, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy yesterday in the United States
district court According to his sched-
ule his liabilities are $4S5, with no
assets.
Benjamin T. Gaylord. a carpenter
living here, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. He has nothing according to
his sworn statement, with which to
pay $512.90 in debts.
Antonio King, a cabinet maker liv-
ing in Sacramento, filed a petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are $1,14S,
with no assets.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Corporation ATTORNEY
Admits Secret Wedding

A MONG the New
~ Year resolu-
tions S t h a t
were made in this
city at the close
Of 1908 was that of
Charles II. Sooy,
a well known cor
poration attorney.
who resolved to
become a bene-
dick and to keep
the news from his
friends.
Miss Leonore E.
Wear made the
s a m e resolution,
and kept the prin-
cinal norton of
it by getting mar
ried. but failed to
keep the secret
longer than II
days.
The news leaked
out in the corri-
dors of the Grant
building yesterday
N o r n i n 6. a n d
when Sooy made
his appearance in
Judge Graham's S
court he was
forced to tell the
story from begin
ming to end.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
NOTES OF THE ATTTO

Carrying around eastern air in San
Francisco for II 200 miles is rather a
new stunt yet that is what George
Forderer has done, his car being
equipped with Diamond tires, which
were inflated at the factory, and the
same air is in the tires today after
that remarkable mileage
Every employe of the Ford motor
company whose services have extended
over period of IL months or longer
on December 2S received as New
Years gift from the company a check
for either or h per cent of his wears s
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Compliments
| Pierce People


the annual report of Mayor ]. N. Adam
of Buffalo to the council of that city.
Mayor Adam, after reviewing the in
dustrial progress made by the city
during the last year. said in part:
"Triumphs have come to great indus
tries of our city-hard won triumphs
achieved only after unparalleled COM
petition, and the victories are an honor
to Buffalo manufacturers whose cour-
age made them possible and a credit to
the Buffalo workmen whose skill and
toll and brains created and operated
the implements of conquest. I refer
particularly to the magnificent victo-
ries of the Pierce Great Arrow auto
mobiles. in the Glidden and Hover
tours. in which American supremacy
and superiority were established be-
yond peradventure of question:
The praise given to the Pierce Ar
row by Mayor Adam came as a COM
plete surprise to the officials of the
George N Pierce company, as none OF
them had. had the slightest inkling in
advance that the paragraph quoted was
to be contained in the message, al
though Mayor Adam is an automobile
owner, and it was known that he had
followed the Glidden and Hover con-
tests during the summer with lively
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Long Run of
Thomas Flyer

Il
torist and president of the chamber of
commerce. The car, which is one of
the first of this make to arrive in the
city, has been driven more than $1,000
miles, being in service steadily since
the purchase.
Tours to all sections of the state,
weekly trips to and from Santa Cruz,
over the famous redwood road and
daily service in the city streets is the
usage the machine has had. and not
withstanding numerous offers to buy
or trade Moore has refused to part
with the old green flyer.
Il guess the only way you can get
Moore to purchase a new car is for
me to run this old Thomas into a train
or off the ferry boat" said the chauf-
feur. The longer we use it the better
it runs l have had it overhauled once
in the last year, and otherwise our ex-
pense bills consist of gasoline and
oil. Judging from present indications
the old flyer will be running the streets
when the ambition of the Million club
is realized"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Fast Run of
White Steamer

2 hours and 90 minutes
Sheldon was delayed in Los Angeles
until II o'clock, when he left for Riv-
erside, taking with him his wife and
two friends, to keep a business en-
GIenwood inn at exactly 1:20 o'clock
Later in the afternoon Sheldon drove
the car back to Los Angeles in 2
hours and 35 minutes without attempt
ing speed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

What is believed to be the first men
tion and official commentator of an
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
George Cohan
Buys an Auto

a demonstration of the durability of
the modern automobile when properly
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

record for stock cars carrying five
is claimed by r. B. Sheldon
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
AUTO TROPHIES
ARE NOW READY
Del Monte People Order Ten
Miniatures of the Chal=
lenge Cup
Harvey and De Vaux Will Each
Receive One of the Ten for
the Runs They Made
By x. K. PHommedieu

Everything is in readiness for the
next attempt to lower the record be-
tween San Francisco, Del Monte and
return. The Del Monte people yester-
day ordered 10 miniature cups of the
challenge trophy. Before the end of
the week these will be ready One will
go to Harvey for setting the mark in
his Rambler, and one to De vaux for
lowering it in his Auburn. The mark
set by Harvey was liberal one, and
now that it is broken he is expected to
go for it again.
George NJ. Cohan, we'll known COM
edian and author of catchy musical
!. M e d 5, n
Buys an Auto of c e 9 rifles
!. among the theat-
rical profession
who own Studebaker automobiles. The
popular Yankee Doodle boy" bought
the car, which was a Studebaker Ii
mousine, just before the holidays, and
tucked it into Mrs. George M. Cohan'S
stocking on Christmas eve for gift.
CohanS order for the automobile was
typical of his chain lightning like
method of doing business or writing
musical comedies. Rush me out a car
for Christmas and let it fulfill every
was the message which the actor sent
to the Chicago branch of the Stude-
baker company, from which he pur
chased the car
The limousine, which is one of the
most splendidly equipped and elabo-
rately appointed ever turned out from
the Studebaker factory was delivered
to the Cohans en- route. They are US
ing it for touring in every city which
they visit
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

NdHUItU IS LIldL OF
the 1906 Thomas
flyer, owned by
Charles G. Moore,
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

George M. Cohan, we'll known COM
edian and author of catchy musical
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

UI M FCI oIUUs " IIU
made the trip
from Los Angeles
to that city in his
White steamer in
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
AUTOMOBILES
Ready Reference for Buyers

.CME MIDDLETON MOTOR CAR CO..
lNItlL $50 Golden Gate. Tel. Franklin 173s.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13

WASHINTON. Jan. 1.-THE senate
adopted a resolution today presented
by Senator Foraker, calling upon the
secretary Of the treasury for an item
ized statement Of the expenditure Of
the So 600 900 appropriated by the act
OF March 8, 1893. TO be expended at the
discretion of the president as an
emergency fund. This is the fund out
of which detectives were paid for in
restigatlng the Brownsville affair.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-03

J. A. Kemble and son were in from
the farm Tuesday.
Attorney Geo. Purchase was down
from Beach this week.
Even Binns writes from Spokane that
he likes it in Washington very much
and hopes to get a job of %railroading
out there.
MI. and Mrs. j. E. Phelan came up
from Bowman the first of the:.week. Mrs.
Phelan had been visiting her daughter
and son at Bowman since her return
from the West Indies.
S. S. Sutherland..i is planning to. move
to Mountain Home. Idaho, some time
this month to look after his land Interests
as well as those of Mark Sutherland and
Geo. Mcclellan.
Dr.. j. W. Stribling returned from
jamestown SC as to 60 out on. Mondays
stage to New England. Mrs. Stribling
will join her husband probably some
time this month.
o. r. Bauski, one of the laborers at
work on the construction of the -four
mill of the Missouri Valley Milling Co.
in the west end of town. was struck by
a falling brick Monday and received
q bad scalp wound. The brick fell from
the fourth story and demolished his hat,
cutting quite q severe wound in the
mans scalp. He came to town and had
it dressed by q physician but will. not
suffer any great inconvenience from the
injury.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-03

Dr.. H. F. Goetsch of Milwaukee
visited the first of the week with his
former schoolmate, Dr.: Stephen Fisher.
He left Wednesday for Hebron, where he
may decide to locate and practice his
profession
H. F. Beeman sold this week for S. S.
Sutherland, one of the Branick houses
in the western part of the city. Engi-
neer w. H. Flanagan was the purchaser
and will take possession of the property
April 10th Mr.. Sutherland purchased
the house last summer.
Robert Neil. ST., left Thursday for
Spokane, WASH. for an indefinite stay.
He is going to look around for a few
weeks with a view to locating perman-
emily. If he finds a suitable business
the family will move to Spokane.
It is quite likely that President Taft
will 60 through Dickinson this summer.
The preliminary announcement is made
that the president intends to attend the
Seattle exposition the latter part of July
or early in August. National Commit
teeman James Kennedy has begun the
wirepulling to arrange for Pres. Taft
to stop at Fargo on his trip. He spoke
there last fall as a presidential candi-
date. If this distinguished American
goes through Dickinson, some arranee-
ments ought to be made, at least for q
speech from the rea If the train if a
LONGER stop is impossible. There is
plenty of time to get in the good work.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-03

William Meader of BelAeld has been
receiving many compliments the past
week on his skill as a veterinary sur
eeon. A few days ago a fine rooster had
a choking spell and was about to die az
the result of over loading it's crop with
hay and other coarse food. Mr.. Meader
diagnosed the case and Immediately
decided that an operation was the only
thing that would rave the fowl. He
opened the crop. removed the contents
and sewed up the wound with silk
thread. Seven stitches were necessary
to close the cash but the bird seems to
have fully recovered and is Growing
about its good health.
The Fargo Forum of last week y
u. G. Quinlivan, prominent real estate
dealer and all-round good fellow of
Dickinson, stopped off in Fargo this
morning en- route to St. Paul. 'Quin'
made good use of his time by looking up
as many of his old friends as he could
in the few hours at his disposal. He
is M of the leading spirits back of
the agitation in the slope town for the
construction of a railroad from the {. M.
& St. Paul through Dickinson to Will
liston. He says that the prospects for
such a road are bright and that when
the hope of Dickinson's business men is
realized. the Slope town will hang up
a record in development tina: all other
cities in the state will be invited to
shoot at.