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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
BATTLE LAUNCHED
| FOR LOCAL OPTION
Good Government League of
Stockton Plans to Fight
Liquor Element
Especial Di,p0ich 10 The Call


STOCKTON, Dec. 12.-Considerable
interest is being manifested by local
politicians in the action of the good
government forces. 1t has been learned
that the independent voters have been
meeting regularly for the last several
weeks organizing for next November s
election.
The question that has been at issue
here for some time is the alleged dom
ination of politics by the saloon and
liquor interests. The municipal cleo
fight The anti-saloon forces have been
circulating among the people Of the
county cards that read as follows:
am opposed to political domination
by saloons.
1 am In favor of county, township
and precinct local option.
| will support only such candidates
for nomination or election to public
office as publicly indorse the foregoing
declarations.
The leaders of the good government
forces state that although no strenu-
Gus campaign for signatures has been
started they now have 700 pledges.
They declare all candidates will have to
state how they stand before election
day. and that both the old parties will
be afforded an opportunity to either
indorse or reject these principles. The
placing of a third ticket in the field.
say the good government forces. will
not be resorted to unless as a last hope.
January s a meeting will be held
in Pioneer hail. when the city and
county government workers will as
semble to consider further plans.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
Personal Brevities

Warren A. Rood OF Boston is registered Al
the Fsirmont
E. PohI. merchant Of Portland is at tbs
Manx with Mrs. Pohl.
W b. de Jarnatt real estate man q,
Colusa. Is at the Stewart.
L. c. Migliayacca wine producer Of Mana
is staying at the MaDx-
Fritz Kreisler the violinist is at the ST
Francis with Mrs. Kreisler.
Dr. F. W Sawyer Of Paso Robles Is af the
st. Francis with Mrs. Sawyer.
F. H. Ainsvorth an Gilman Of Hanford Is
spending few days at the Stewart
Reese Llewellyn of the Llewellyn iron works
Los Angeles. is staying at the ST. Francis
William Erb. secretary of the Goldneld mine
owners association, is registered at the ST.
Francis.
Max H. Thompson, an insuranceman with va
rious interests on the Pacific coast lis at the
ST. Francis
II. B. Hall. who is associated with the United
States postal department in Los Angeles is
registered at the Manx.
j. s. Sverberg, capitalist, has returned
from trip TO Europe with his family and has
taken apartments at the Fairmont.
j. " Coleman has returned from an extended
visit to the mining properties In which he IL
interested and has taken apartments at the St
Francis.
Frederick A. Warner a merchant of Sscra-
mento. Is in this city with Mrs. Warner TO do
their Christmas shopping. They are staying at
the Fsirmont-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
STOCKTON WOMEN'S CLUBS
HOLD INTERESTING MEETS
Members of AIdine Club Enter
tanned by Mrs. Julia Trask
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSpecidi OlSp0tcn 10 ne NdHl
STOCKTON, Dec. 12.- Mrs Julia
Trask entertained the Aldine club last
Monday. The first number on the pro-
gram was paper by Mrs. Jennie
Stevenson on the Yosemite valley.
There were short sketches as follows:
SybIl Sanderson-Mrs Sarah Utt.
Emma Nevada-Mrs. Elizabeth Rob-
lin
Emma Abbott-Mrs. Carrie French.
Mrs. II. Fl. A. Beach = Mrs. Julia
Trask.
The program concluded with an ad-
dress on the life of Andrew Jackson
by Mrs. Katherine Dodge.
Friday was the Philomathean club s
literary day." with Mrs. c. S. Sargent
in charge. Mrs. P. b. Fraser and Mrs.
L. NJ. Wagner discussed the subject,
'.Petrarch and His Writings.
The two piano solos, "Rigoletto (Ver-
diListz) and Polish Dance" (Schar-
wenka) were rendered by Miss Ger
trude House. Nine. Caro- Roma was the
guest of the club.
The music section met on Thursday,
when the following program was rem
dered: A Donizetti solo. Miss Brooks;
talk on Bellini opera. Mrs. John Rag
gio; Bellini solo, Mrs. Theobald; a
comparison of the opera composers
studied with Bellini, Mrs. Atwood.
Art day will be observed next Fri
day Christmas music will be fur
nished by the music section and will
include a duet by Mrs Housken and
Mrs. Raggio and a solo by Mrs. Wal
denmeier. A Christmas carol will also
be rendered by the Catholic choir.
Miss Esther Martin last Monday en-
tertained her friends when she gave
her first recital. She was assisted by
the Sixteen club, of which she is a
member. and Prof. A. c. Blossom. Miss
Florence Pease and Miss Beatrice
Musser rendered piano solos
A bridge party was given yesterday
by Mrs La Rue Cross, the guest of
honor being Mrs. George Peters, who
recently arrived from San Francisco to
reside in this city. The rooms were
decorated with holly berries and green
cry. The guests were:
Mrs George Peters, Misses Alice and
Edith Sherman, Miss Golden Smith,
Mrs. Walter Sampson. Misses Grace and
Geneva Blake, Mrs. Fred Read, Mrs.
Howard Hammond. Mrs. j. X. Wagner,
Dougald. Miss Maud Williams. Misses
Dorothy and Mildred Brandt, Mrs. HUI
bert Briggs Miss Flora La Rue and
Miss Caroline Katten.
A very quiet home wedding took
place last Sunday at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Rosenbaum, when
their daughter, Mrs. Hedwig Israel, be-
came the bride of Eugene j. Mayberg
of Los Angeles. Rabbi Kopald per-
formed the ceremony. After their
honeymoon trip the couple will reside
in Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Mcfarland announce
the engagement of their daughter. Les
ley, to Clifford L. Hewitt, the wedding
to take place New Years day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
NEW ROAD AFFECTS
VAST TERRITORY
Articles of Incorporation for the
Line Indicate Development
of Big Section
TSpeciaI Dispatch 10 The Call

ALTURAS, Dec. 12-Announcement mt
that articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Phoenix, Ariz., by the Portland,
Lakeview and Eastern railway with a
capital stock of $10,0000oo to build a
road from Portland to Lakeview with
branches to Lower Bridge, in the
Deschutes valley, to Canyon City and
to Harvey lake, in the eastern part OF
Oregon, is good news to the people of
this section. No one here pretends to
know what interests are back of the
proposed road, but it means at least
that there will be competition among
railroads building into this vast section.
If Hill is behind the new road it will
give him control of the situation in
central and eastern Oregon.
If the Gould interests are back OF 1t
the Western Pacific will have a direct
line into Portland and the northwest
as we'll as branch lines that will prove
valuable feeders.
If the Hartman interests are back
of the new road it means the Southern
Pacific is after the last of the vast sec
tions of western land not yet opened
to colonization
On the other hand, the line may De
an Independent one, like the Nevada
California oregon running north along
the eastern slope of the Sierra from
Reno into Alturas. The new line would
prove a valua BILE feeder for the n c.. o.
and a joint agreement between the two
would make a system which would hold
the key to the situation in this new
section.
In the last few days several engi-
neering parties have passed through
this city, Indicating that the railroad
interests have not stopped maneuver-
ing even though the mountain passes
are filled with snow.
There is no question that spring
will find development along railroad
lines in northern California, northwest
ern Nevada and central and eastern
Oregon that has been surpassed by
no new section OF the country in recent
years save Oklahoma alone.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
MISS LEVY BECOMES
BRIDE OF G. w. GOLDSTONE
Rabbi Jacob Nieto 0fficiates al
Ceremony at st. Francis

Miss Bertha Levy was married yes
terday afternoon to George W. Cold
stone, merchant of this city in the red
room of the st. Francis hotel Rabbi
Jacob Nieto oficiated.
Miss Levy is the daughter OF Mrs.
Bertha Levy of this city. Joseph Cold
stone, a brother OF the groom, was
best man and Miss Lilly Heyman was
bridesmaid. Supper and dance fol-
lowed the ceremony.
The honeymoon Will be spent in the
southern part OF the state, after which
the couple viii reside in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

BALL THROUGH BODY
BREAKS BROKEN ARM

Ell CENTRIC. Dec. 12.-For the sec
ond time within a period of few days
James King is an inmate of the central
hospital. His right arm was broken the
other day when he was thrown from a
horse Today youth at his ranch who
was playing with a revolver. which he
thought was not loaded. pointed it at
King and pulled the trigger. The bull
let cut through Kings body and pass
ing out shattered the arm that was in
splints. He will probably lose his arm
as a result of the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
FIGHT INHERITANCE TAX
ON TECHNICAL POINT
Property Decided Before 1905
Said to Be Exempt
TSpeciol Disboioh 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 12.-whether
property decided in contemplation of
death before 1905 is subject to the
inheritance tax under the present law
is the fine point raised in the estate
of j. H. Glide, valued at s250.000, by
State Controller Nye.
Most of the estate was decided before
death and the state claims the right
to collect inheritance tax on this
property.
The inheritance tax law in 1905,
however, applied only to collateral
heirs and the Glide estate attorneys are
contesting the collection of the taxes
on that ground. c. J. Elliott has been
named by the superior court to make a
new appraisement of the estate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
TWO BOYS HURT AT
CHUTES IN LOS ANGELES
Boats Collide in Lagoon at Bot
tom of Incline

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-Two boys
were badly injured at Chutes park to-
day when boat which had descended
the incline crashed into another boat
which was being rowed about the
lagoon at the bottom of the incline.
Fritz Prepentrish, years of age, and
William Rees, 10, both of whom were
in the boat on the lagoon, were struck
on the head, Prepentrish sustaining a
concussion of the brain and Rees suf-
fering injuries about the head which
may be OF a serious nature.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
GRASS VALLEY TO HAVE
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Council Appropriates Funds for
New Service
TSb.c;ol Di,bafcb 10 The Call

GRASS VALLEY, Dec. 12.-Grass Val
ley is to have a new fire alarm system.
The city council has approved the re-
port of the fire committee and $3.50 has
been appropriated for installa ton OF
the system. At present the only method
Of turning in an alarm is by telephone.
Alarm boxes will be placed in all sec
tions of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
ELECTRIC SHOCKS MAKE
"HELLO GIRLS" RESIGN
Phone Company Has Hard
Work to Keep Operators
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IOPcCIdt DLSpdlCH 10 ne OdII
MARYSVILLE, Dec. IA story
comes from Smartville that the tele-
phone company is having trouble to
keep telephone operators because of
the proximity of telephone wires to
the power wires reaching into the
valley.
Several telephone operators have re-
signed in the last few weeks. some of
them naming at their posts only a
few days.
Because of the power wires the
operators receive frequent shocks and
the girls will not keep the job. There
is talk of restringing the wires to get
them away from the power wires.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
NEW MIZPAH CHURCH
HAS OPENING SERVICES
Rebuilt House of Worship in
Howard Street Dedicated

The rebuilt Mizpah Presbyterian
church, Howard street near Fifth, held
it's opening services yesterday after
noon and also celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Howard Christ
ian Band of Hope, which society was
founded by the Rev. F. A. Doane, pas
tor of Mizpah church.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
HANUKAH FESTIVAL is
CELEBRATED BY JEWS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. Dec 12.-The Jewish
residents of this city tonight celebrated
the Hanuka festival at Temple Israel.
There was an interesting program, ar
ranged by Mrs Gus Levy and Miss Ida
Safferhill.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

CHILD WRECK VICTIM IDENTIFIED-Astoria
Ore Bee 12.-The body found on Clatsop
beach late Friday was identified today as
Nellie Hunter by. the child's father at TiIla-
nook In a telephone conversation with Cor
oper Gilbaurb through birthmark The
child was one OF the victims of the wreck Of
the steamer Argo TillaBiook bar NoyenI-
Der &c.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
STOCKTON BOOSTERS To
CELEBRATE NEW YEAR
Isoeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Dec. IA meeting of
the New Year boosters club has been
called for tomorrow night by President
H. w. Lewis. The usual committees
will be appointed to complete arrange
ments for big public celebration upon
that occa sion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
Ga. Bills Reduced

And your gas service taken care of for
q small monthly charge
Gas Consumers Association
Phone Franklin III. 467 O'Farrell St.%
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
DON'T LIKE U. p. CHARGES
Methodist Ministers Shy at Appointments
Which Take Them North.

Methodist Ministers Shy al Appointments
Which Take Them North.
The recent meeting of the Detroit
NJ. Il. conference brought out the fact
that ministers try to avoid appoint.
ments that send them north, especially
as far rorth as the Lake Superior dis
trict The subject was revealed in
talk by Bishop Hamilton. preceding
the reading OF the list OF appointments
The Bishop said
81 have tried 10 take into oonsidera-
tion not only yonr talents and graces
but also the needs of your families -
said the bishop TO the preachers
lone Of the most painful things has
been the fact that in some cases ] have
been unable TO take care OF the suffer
ing wives Of some of you. There were
urgent pleas that men be appointed 10
the districts for the sake OF their fam
lilies. took this into consideration
but there were other things that IL WAS
also necessary to consider.
lyon are making great mistake in
thinking that the Lord does not live in
the neighhorhood of Lake Superior as
well az near Detroit Many pastors
have been offered appointments paying
from $500 TO 81. 400 in the north coun-
try. but they have preferred to scrimp
on 5000 to 81, 900 to be near Detroit
could have sent three or four men up
there TO good charges and thus have
relieved the tension but they.wouId not
go
II cannot find any fault with the
district superintendents in the Lake
Superior regions for sending across the
water for men. IL you will not go up
there TO help them.
MY impression about this rush 10
Detroit is that there is a great deal
more of human nature ia IL than there
Is In the gospel commission.
"They need you here In Detroit. bnt
not all OF you are needed here in the
best churches.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
Longest Dock in the World.

Definite specifications for the new
ore dock that is TO be constructed by
the North Western road at Escanaba
this season have been received and
confirm the report that the new struc-
ture will be the longest ore dock.in the
world.
The new dock, which will take the
place OF No. 3 dock which collapsed
this spring, will have 400 pockets and
the dock proper will be 9. 400 feet in
length. The new structure will be 52
feet wide. the top of the pockets 72
feet above the water and the length Of
the spouts will be 32 feet.
The only dock on the great lakes APP
preaching In size the new structure
there is No 4 Missabi dock at Duluth,
which has 3s4 pockets, is 72 feet high
81 feet wide and Is .. 304 feet long
The largest dock at Escanaba at
present is the North Western No. o
dock which has $50 pockets. 40 feet
high, 90 feet wide. and l92 feet long
The new dock will have 80 more
pockets than No. 6,will be feet hign.
or. two feet wider and 4s0 feet longer.
The exact length of the approach for
the new dock has not yet been decided
upon but the dock proper will be
brought as far in toward the shore as
possible and considerable dredging
work done
II is probable that-a--double approach
will be arranged for the new dock and
also that the reverse curve now in the
approach TO No. 0 dock, will be
straig ghtened this winter.
II q double approach is decided upon
together with the strengthening of No.
0 approach a great amount of filling
work will be necessary west OF Harnett
avenue this winter. The sand for the
filling will be taken from the com
pany's pit and in addition 10 the army
OF men employed on the construction
Of the dock proper there will also be
the employment given throughout the
winter TO a great number OF laborers
In the filing operations
The contract for the new structure
will be awarded with the definite an.
derstanding that the dock shall be
completed and ready for placing In
commission by May 1.
Several carloads of timber for the
new dock have already been received
here and IL Is hoped 10 start actual
work soon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
ziehr VS. Harrington.

Tim Harrington of Butte. Mont. and
Joe Ziehr Of Calumet have agreed on
terms for Cornish style wrestling
match 10 take place az the Calumet
theater on Oct o. The theater has al
ready been engaged and the forfeits
are-posted to bind the agreement
According 10 the terms of the agree
ment the men are to wrestle to the fin-
ish. They are 10 start early IN the
evening. and II the contest is not de-
cided by midnight they will resume
the match on Monday evening, Oct II.
and continue until the match is decid-
ed. Such an understanding will pre-
vent the stalling which marred the
match between Rowett and Ziehr As
the men understand that the match
cannot end in draw they will be
forced 70 wrestle The event will de-
termine the Cornish wrestling cham
pionship of the world. and the winner
will face challenge from Jack Row
ett, the Bessemer game warden.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
CRYSTAL FALLS. MICHIGAN. OCTOBER 2. 1909.

thereon. and reading the books sugges-
ted can, by final examination. secure
credit with the Chicago University for
a Minor, an equivalent. of weeks resi-
dent work at the University.
A short smusical program will pre-
cede each lecture.
A canvas for the sale OF tickets will
be made during the next few days TO
insure liberal patronage. DIR. J. G..
Cater Troop will open the course next
Wednesday even ing. The following is
a full list of the lectures with dtaes
Sir Walter Scott Oct 8. 1909:
Charles Dickens Oct. rs. 1909;
THE Development Of the English
Novel''--3;45 p. m Oct 90. 1909
George Eliot, Oct. 81, 1909:
The Short Story. Nov. 3. 1909.
All lectures will be held In the High
School Assembly Hall, at 80 o'clock
p. M. except as otherwise specified
above
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
SUBSCRIPTION sa.oo PER YEAR

necessary, ana IL seems certain that
the iron and steel demand next year
will be tremendous Already the ore
movement has been impeded by short
age Of cars. and IL present prosperity
continues and tbs railroads do not
make record breaking purchases. the
county will witness the worst conges-
tion on the railways in its history. Al
though tremendous buying is thus in
propeot. the danger, TO which we re-
ferred last week. OF advancing prices
too rapidly. sill exists. Heavy buying
OF pig iron has continued in some dis.
tricts. notably in Pittsburg and New
York, but very noticeable slowing
mp in Philadelphia and the marked
hesitancy OF Cincinnati bnyers come as
timely warning TO the manufacturers
10 consider well before doing anything
that may interfere with the full
frnition OF great expectations
September although having only 80
DAYS, will set new records in pig iron
and ingot output tor the U. s. Steel
Corporation. The production Of pig
iron will amount TO about i.i4O. 900
tons.
For the FIRST time since tho panic of
1907. our correspondent at Dusseldorf
is able to report an improvement in
German iron and steel markets The
depression in Germany was extremely
severe, and no indication of recovery
had been noted previous TO this report
Improvement of conditions in England
continues. The pig iron prices are
considerably higher.
The pig iron situation in the Pitts
burg district has been- -characterized.by
sales amounting to about.i5O, 0cO tons,
and by steadily advancing quotations.
Among important purchases were 20,
900 tons OF Bessemer for the first half
to the Youngstown Sheet a. Tube Co.
10, 600 tons OF basic sold by the Mid
land Steel Co, at price equivalent to
the valley quotation Of $40. 20, and 5000
tons of Bessemer for delivery in equal
months for the nine months beginning
October. 1909. sold by Sharpsville
Pa, interest at $ls 80, valley. Lead
ing southern Interests are asking $40
Birmingham, for No. 2 foundry. for
the remainder OF this year and the first
quarter OF next Cleveland furnaces
are adhering rigidly TO SIS for No. 2
foundry for any delivery. An eastern
steel company has purchased 30. 900
tons OF English .spiegeleisen, .and an
other steel company has contracted for
10, 900 tons from Germany.
-. -
Judge McDonough Of Iron River was
h...t.aas ,,isftor hare laaf WadnQadav
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
U. p. Teachers Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the Upper
Peninsula Educational association will
be held in Ishpeming. Thursday, Fri.
day and Saturday, Oct. Ia. 10, and i6
AS all OF the public schools of the up
per peninsula will be closed during
these days, il Is expected that there
will be an attendance Of from 500 to
900 instructors. The schools manage.
ment will ask the people OF the city L
open their homes 10 the visitors
Samuel r. Orth will be- one Of the
principal speakers. Mr.. orth is a
member Of the school board OF Cleve-
land. Ohio. and he was former 81
United States district attorney in that
city
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
DECLARES ACTIVITY IN STEEL INDUS.
TRY WILL EXCEED ALL RECORDS
IRON BUSINESS is VERY BRISK
Prices Of All Kinds Of iron Are Increasing 9
According TO the Iron Trade
Review.

President William r Corey. Of the
United State Steel corporation. in an
exclusive interview published In the
Manufacturers Record, discussing the
outlook for the iron and steel trade
takes an exceedingly optimistic view
OF business conditions and railroad ex.
pansiohs He saws In part
The situation speaks Of itself Ii
is not a matter OF perspective. We
have arrived. We are right now In the
midst of the greatest development in
the history Of the steel and iron bust
ness Substantially all OF our plants
are now running and on practically
full time and there is no branch Of
steel industry that is backward. The
Tennessee Coal Iron a. Railway Go
has rail orders ahead 10 run for four or
hve months The Carnegie and Illinois
companies can make no promises under
go Gays. There is good demand for
all grades OF finished steel
Next year will witness record
breaking production of steel in every
line. One OF the greatest will be in
railway supplies-rail and cars. Next
year will be the greatest in railroad
buying and building ever known in
the history OF the country.
The railroads are awakening 70 a
realization of the situation and are
now jumping in with orders. The
railway demands for next year will be
simply enormous A new era Of acti =
vity Is ON, Ii will vastly exceed any
thing ever before known.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
Change at the ST. Paul.

Mr. A. ]. Connelley who has been
agent for the st, Paul for several years
was succeeded as agent at this station
by Mr. o. CroShan. OF Menominee last
Wednesday Mr. Connolly has not been
satisfied with the help given him at
the station and disagreement between
himself and Supt Hastings over that
lead TO the change.
Mr.. Connolly left the service OF the
company with a clear record in every
way. He has not decided what he will
turn his attention TO just yet