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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
REV. H. ]. VOSBURGH
GUEST OF PASTORS
Luncheon Given in Honor of
Minister Soon to Leave for
the East

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-Rev. Homer j.
Vosburgh, pastor of the First Baptist
church, who resigned to accept a call
to the North Baptist church of Cam
den. n. J., was given farewell lunch
con today in the Athens hotel by the
Baptist ministerial union of San Fran
cisco and the bay cities.
Rev DR.. Vosburgh's work in the
Oakland church for the last nine years
was discussed in the toasts which were
responded to by the leading Baptist
ministers in the bay cities Rev. r.
NJ. Vaughan, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, Berkeley, was the toast
master.
Responses were made by the follow
ing:
Rev L. ]. Sawyer. Hamilton square church.
San Francisco .'The Mantle of Nesfor''; Rev. L.
7. Russell First Baptist church. Alameda. The
Annals of a Pastorate': Rev. c. II. Hobart.
School of the Profits: c.. ". Brinstad. secretary
of the northern California Baptist state conven-
ton, The World as a Parish: Rey. {: f.
Burlingame. First Baptist church San Francisco,
The Big Brother Of Us All: Rev. +. A.
Woods Baptist theological seminary, Berkeley,
"A Prophet of the Most High; Rev Fl. J. Vos-
Burgh.
Among the guests were:
Rev Earl D. Sims Rev. K. Molin. Rev. ". C.
Spencer. Rev. Orvlle Coats, Rev. c. H. Hobart.
Rev A. E. Lindberg. Rev. T. NJ. Archer, Rev L.
Rev G. E. Buringame. Rev. W. Barker, Rev.
c. ". Brinstad Rev. J. W. Henry. Rev. D. l..
Carlton. Rev: ]. NJ. Clay. Rev. J. s. Cato, Rev.
c. E. Maxfeld. Rev E. r. Bennett, Rev. H. z.
Barns and Rev. r. y. Lynch.
Doctor Vosburgh will leave for Cam
den January ..
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
BAD TIME TO SHIP
FROZEN SALMON ABROAD
Consul Answers Pacific Coast
Inquiry

An inquiry comes from the state of
Washington asking for the wholesale
price of first class fresh frozen Ameri-
can salmon in London. and also what
the chance would be of selling a steam
er load, writes Consul General John I,
Griffiths at London.
II have communicated with a number
of the leading wholesale houses in
London and find it to be the common
opinion that a steamer load of frozen
salmon would be too large a quantity
even for this market at the present
time. The best season of the year for
the sale of American salmon in Lon
don would be when British salmon are
out of season. All other salmon is
then more or less In demand. The
regular season for fresh salmon caught
in British waters is from June to Oc-
tober During the rest of the wear
there is a very limited and slow sale
for any kind of salmon on the English
market Hamburg, / am Informed
would be an excellent market, because
there the salmon are smoked and pick
led the year round.
The prices for American salmon now
(end of September) are. from s cents
to 19 cents per pound, according to
quality The Atlantic salmon seems
for some reason, to be more largely in
demand than salmon from the Pacific
coast"
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
OUTPUT OF COUNTY
PRODUCTS GREATER
Statistician Files Report on the
Agricultural and Mannfac-
turing Industries

OAKLAND, Dec. 19-Aecording to
figures made public today by County
Statistician II. z. MagiH, the output
of manufacturing products OF Alameda
county has increased s2.44S. .23O over
last year The total value of such
products during the year ending De-
cember 1 was So, 2,sOO.0S5. The agricul-
turaI products of the county for the
year were s16,S74.415. an increase OF
sS13.S69.
OF manufacturing industries the
leading ones are the following: Ma
chinery and output of fOundries.
S15.S00,700; planning mills and sash and
door factories. s4.775.T75; packed meats.
S3.1O0.750; clothing. caps. S3.00O.OO0;
artificial stone. crushed rock. $2,Sl5,-
125; cotton. silk and iute. $&00S.750.
Among the agricultural products the
following were the most important;
Green fruit and vegetables. $S.S4S.S99,
canned fruits and vegetables, S1,9l5,-
100; fresh milk. butter. cheese. S2,5SO--
5O3 poultry and eggs. S919.497.
Beer to the value of 81 100000 was
brewed In the county. The value OF
the output of dry wines was SS12.500:
of sweet wines. $3.50 900; brandy S125.-
600; vinegar. $4,000; carbOnated waters
and soda water. $551.115.
The live stock of the county was
worth S4.1575 519. The output Of wool
was worth S226.O00.
The following are general figures
compiled by Ma gill:
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
ISLE MOST DENSELY
POPULATED IN WORLD
Barbados Is But loo Miles
Square

The British island of Barbados is in
area only 166 square miles, yet il has
fully 100000 inhabitants. or over 1900
to the square mile, making the island
one of the most densely populated
places on earth.
Agriculture is the chief pursuit. and.
without doubt, the island is the most
intensely cultivated spot in the West
Indies. Sugar is the chief crop and
has been from time immemoria1 to-
bacco is grown Slightly, fruit hardly
at all, some of the neighboring islands
finding it profitable to ship in fruits
and vegetables. writes Commercial
Agent John NJ. Turner.
There are very few agricultural i'm
plements in use. Field work is all
done by hand. Sugar lands are cleared
by hand labor and put in condition for
the next crop with the spade and fork.
Crops are rotated. either cotton or corn
generally following the third year of
sugar on a field, but sometimes pota-
toes (sweet) or yams are planted
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
BUENOS AIRES STRIKES
AMICABLY ADJUSTED
Consul Writes of Labor Prob
lens in Argentina

While Argentine legislation has not
been adopted. though strongly recon-
mended. for a federal board of concili-
alton and arbitration (largely based on
similar bodies in the United States).
several of the 214 strikes that occurred
in Buenos Aires during the first quarter
of 1910. involving 1905 workmen, were
amicably adjusted by the efforts of the
national bureau of labor, writes Consul
General r. NJ. Bartleman of Buenos
Aires.
Argentina's net gain from immigra-
ton for the first five months of 1910
was 34,394. which has only been ex-
ceeded twice in the last six years.
35137 in 1907 and 40. $50 in 1905. Fewer
and fewer of the Italians stay: more
and more of the Spaniards, Russians
and Syrians make their permanent
homes in Argentina Most of the i'm
migrants received were settled in the
province of Santa Fe; the provinces OF
Buenos Aires. Mendoza, Cordoba, Tucu-
man and Entire Rios receiving the next
greatest number. in the order men
toned.
The Argentine section of the interna-
tional association for the legal protec-
ton of laborers was founded July ?
1910. Many prominent people of all
parties are associated in this movement
which 1t is expected will meet with
success.
From Mayor GuiraIdes' report to the
concejo deliberante of June %. 1910. il
appears that "A workmen's dwellings
have been built by the Buenos Aires
municipality, to accommodate about SOC
persons Many more are planned on an
extensive scale.
Commissioners sent abroad to study
labor conditions might weE spend some
time in the Argentine republic There
is much to be learned from the manner
in which labor problems are handled
here, and the conditions afford a curious
parallel to many of those a present ex-
listing in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
old SANTA USURPS
CARNIVAL THRONE
Fair Queen of the Mission Is
DepOsed for the Holiday
Season

OWlng 10 pressure of business attend
ant upon the coming holidays the Mis-
sion carnival has had to be suspended.
The sideshows have been shut down.
the merry tumult cuieted and only the
decorations remain to testify to the late
Jolly reign Of King Carnival. a reign
mat Is 10 begin again for a few brief
nours TO celebrate gloriously the close
on tne year and the dawning of 1911
his decision was reached yesterday
morning at a special meeting of the
MISSION Street merchants association
eho was carried at once into effect
The carnival has lasted u days and
liShts SO far, and it was originally
Intended 10 carry it on for 25 days,
win each evening given over to en-
Joyment Of some kind. Persons from
All over the city have been attracted
10 the district in consequence and have
learned for the first time of its growth
ana Its business facilities. In conse-
Quence the hordes of shoppers have
been greater than any previous year
ana the business rush prevents the-mer-
chants of the district from paying
proper attention TO the details of the
carnival features.
queen Julia's reign is only suspended.
however. She has in no sense of the
word been dethroned and the plans for
her next appearance as head of the
realm viii be carried out on a most
elaborate scale. A huge ball and re-
ception VIII be given her, at which she
viii preside as queen Of the merry
makers and the year viii end under her
rule in a grand street dance and mas
Querade.
Thousands of costumes of every kind
viii be seen on that night-the night of
the 31st-and viii turn the length Of
carnival avenue into a long panorama
Of color and light
With the dawn Of the new year the
reign Of Queen Julia will officially
cease and the Mission will settle down
TO the gray quiet of every day life.
Sylvan J. Lazarus. in speaking of
the carnival yesterday, said that il had
exceeded even the widest hopes of the
committee in charge Of it,
1T has doomed the Mission, he said,
and brought thousands Of people
nightly into the district. This has been
just what we hoped and wanted and
from present appearance we judge that
its good effects viii be lasting and far
reaching"
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
Oath TAKEN BY
CHIEF justice
E. D. White Is Ninth Person
Elevated to Distinguished
Position

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-In the pres
ence of a distinguished gathering in the
little courtroom, Edward Douglas
White was today elevated from asso-
ciate justice in the supreme court OF
the United States to the chief justice
ship, the ninth person to hold that po-
sition.
The climax of the ceremonies oc-
Cured when Associate Justice Harlan
as senior member of the court, admin
istered the judicial OATH 1t was sub
scribed to on the bench itself instead
of at the clerks desk, as is ordinarily
the case.
Chief Justice White, while taking the
oath, held in his hand bible which
has been used by nearly every, chief
justice and associate justice on SINH
lar occasions in the last century, but
unlike most of them he kissed the book
at the conclusion of the oath.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
FAT AND LEAN ELKS
TO HOLD BALL GAME
Berkeley Lodgemen Plan Out
ing With the Rawhide

BERKELEY, Dec. I9-The fat and
lean men Of the local lodge of Elks
viii meet on the diamond at the
Berkeley ball park December 26 at 10
O'Clock in the morning. The fat club
men, who average around the 200
pound mark. expect a victory on ac-
count Of their batting prowess, but
The slim ones. who viii average about
40 pounds. predict that the bird OF
victory viii perch on their shoulders.
Ben Mccoy and George Stoddard viii
he in the points for the fat ones, while
the other battery viii be Ralph Miller
and Harold Dinsmore- J.. c. Single
has been given the post of umpire.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
STUDENT INJURED IN
GAME WILL RECOVER
Harold Brainard Suffers a Frac=
ture of the Skull

BERKELEY. Dec. 19.-Harold Brain
ard a student OF the Berkeley high
school. whose skull was fractured in a
recent game of football, was today re-
ported out of danger by DR.. Frank
Woolsey. who is attending him.
The boy who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. BrainaTd, 2S09 Grove street.
is at the Roosevelt hospital
Brainard can not account for the
accident. but believes that his skull
was fractured when he was thrown to
the ground by a tackler and his head
crushed by spikes on the feet of an
opponent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
INSURANCE AGENCIES
NEEDED IN FORMOSA

American fire insurance companies
have never paid any attention to For
mosa. Nevertheless, the business in
this line to be done here is not incon-
siderable. reports Consul S. c. Reat of
Tamsui, Formosa British fire insur-
ance companies have well mana ged
agencies, established through British
firms, in both north and south For
mosa One firm has lately opened a
special insurance department..
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
WIFE FEARED PISTOL
UNDER HUBBY'S PILLOW
Mrs. Lillian Bernstein Granted
Divorce

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-Her husband,
Leo. kept a loaded pistol under his
pillow, according to the testimony of
Mrs. Lillian Bernstein, who was granted
an interlocutory decree of divorce to-
day. She declared he had the bad habit
of smoking cigarettes in bed.
Mrs Bernstein said that her husband
was extremely jealous, and became en-
ragged whenever the telephone bell rang
and some one asked for her.
Suit for divorce on the ground of
habitual neglect was begun today by
Lillian Jordan against Franklin Jordan.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
MERCHANTS IN CENTER
STREET PLAN LIGHT S

BERKELEY, Dec 19.-Renewed eff
forts are being made by the Mer-
chants exchange TO install electroliers
in Center street. President G. A.
Griesche said today that an effort
would be made to install the lights by
the first of the new year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
CLEARING HOUSE WILL
AID POLICE WORKERS

BERKELEY. Dec. 19.-Chief of Police
August Vollmer. president of the re-
Gently formed Association of California
Police Chiefs. returned from Sacra-
mento today after attending the meet
ing Of the California sheriffs. Vollmer
said the adoption by the sheriffs of
the plan of the chiefs association to
establish a state clearing house for
pa wnshop records would aid materially
in the recovery of stolen property,
which amounted to s1,O0o.0oo year in
this state.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
OLD DAMAGE SUIT is
AGAIN BEFORE COURT
EmpIoye Sues Gas Company for
Injuries in Cavein

OAKLAND Dec. 19.-The second trial
of the s25,00 damage suit brought by
Matthew Ryan against the Oakland
gas. light and heat company was begun
today before Judge Waste. Ryan was
crippled by the caving in of earth as
he was at work in a trench for the
company. A jury awarded him $4,000
damages in 1905. but an appeal was
taken. resulting in a reversal and the
granting of new trial.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
LAST RITES CONDUCTED
FOR GEORGE B. HORNER
Former San Franciscan Buried
at Mountain View

ALAMEDA, Dec. 19.-The funeral of
George B. Hcrner, for 3S years treas
urer of Murphy, Grant & Co. of San
Francisco was held today Services
were conducted by Rev. Everett J.
Couper of Christ Episcopal church. The
pail bearers were P. A. Sietz. John
Hunter, Alexander Sutherland, Daniel
Curran, John e. DAILY and G. Daniel
son. all employees of Murphy, Grant &
Co. Interment was in Mountain View
cemetery, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
INCENDIARY is GIVEN
FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
Two Partners Await Trial on
Charge of Arson

OAKLAND, Dec. 19-Israel Liever,
who was convicted of arson. was given
a five year sentence in San Quentin
penitentiary today by Judge Waste.
Lever his partner, Arthur Nagel. and
William Schoenfeld were all arrested
for setting fire to a building at East
Fourteenth street and Thirty ninth
avenue for the insurance money.
Schoenfeld owned the building and
Lever and Nagel conducted a clothing
store init. Nagel and Schoenfeld are
awaiting trial Lever viii appeal.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
DRAWBRIDGES MAY BE
READY IN FEW MONTHS
War Department Preparing to
Install Electrical Appliances

OAKLAND Dec. 19.-According to a
communication received today by the
board of supervisors from, Brigadier
General Davis of the United States en-
gineer corps the work of installing
electrical apparatus to turn the Fruit
vale avenue, Park street and High
street bridges across the tidal canal
viii begin shortly. This work will
axe three or four months. Davis asked
the supervisors to provide the power
a soon as possible for testing pur-
poses
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
JUSTER REFUSES TO
BE COMMITTEE MEMBER
President of Berkeley Chamber
of Commerce Declines

BERKELEY. Dec. 19.-President G.
c. Juster of the chamber of commerce
of this city has refused to be a mem
ber of the committee appointed by
Mayor Frank K. Mott of Oakland to
discuss consolidation. Justers stand
has been upheld by the chamber Of
commerce which has addressed COM
munication to Oakland's executive. DR..
H. o. Brink and Francis Ferrier were
lso appointed by Mott on the commit
tee to represent Berkeley and they
Will nroba hlY serve
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
DELEGATION TO CONFER
WITH SUPERVISORS
Legislators Will Hear Needs of
the County

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-The board Of
supervisors will confer next Friday
evening with the Alameda county DELE
cation to the legislature, for the pur-
pose of discussing the county's needs
The conference comes as the result of
a communica ton received today by the
supervisors from C. C. Young, secre-
tary of the delegation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
MASKED HIGHWAYMEN
HOLD UP PEDESTRIAN

OAKLAND. Dec. 19.-John Chubb,
1908 Franklin street, was held up by
two masked highwaymen with revolv-
ers in Eighteenth street between Brush
and West at midnight last night The
robbers got $S7. They stepped out on
Chubb, one at each side with a drawn
revolver. from doorway. Neither
spoke word. but they motioned to
Chubb to raise his hands. Then one of
the robbers searched him while the
other kept guard
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
Suburban Breyities

BURGLARS ROB HOUSE Berkeley. Dec. 19-
While the family of ]. A Minasian, 1921 Dun
can street. was absent last night burglars en-
tered their dwelling and stole valuables and
money amounting to S153. Among the articles
stolen were a string OF gold beads. brooch
bracelet. three stick pins, two rings and a
purse containing $50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
CHURCH WOMEN WILL
HOLD CHRISTMAS SALE

OAKLAND. Dec. ia sale. of
Christmas goods will be held Tuesday
afternoon and evening a the home of
Mrs f. A. Reed. 16 Nichol avenue. by
the women of the Fruitvale Presbyte-
rian church.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
CHARGED

CHARGED WITH MANS DEATH Patrick
O'Neil, motOruan on the Haight street car
which struck and killed John T. Preddey at
Haight and Steiner streets December Is. was
arrested yesterday charge of man
slaughter. Preddey died at a private hospi,..
two days after the accident
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
BIRTHS FAR EXCEED
NUMBER OF DEATHS

BERK ELEY. Dec. 19.-There were 81
deaths here for the month of October.
according to the report of the state
board of health. The births numbered
40 for the same month.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20

Weekly" which for libel because pub
icIy clams)
searching spot they thought N. Y
Atty to Greek, of
their sworn statements before Commissioner
object? No. On the contrary helped all could
for opportunity good be lost.
inspected barley,
every part of the things kept
every sample the products
and inspected keep keep any
to anything right Immediately reported
with the Co. 10 years.
Young testified Co. years. Inspec
his examined every
ley they standard and rejected
Bought only grain kept corps
who do nothing keep things bright polished
that ingredient GrapeNuts
except printed advertising possibility of any
kept Asked factory open public, said yes"
took from guides constantly
through works Said processes carried
behind closed doors.
At this point atys for the Weekly tried show the
from outside Testified the
from Co.'S artean wells pure.
speced by the Co.'S physician they all proper
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20

Area. $40 square miles. OF j3T. 500 acres
Number OF farms ............ S4S2
Number acres assessed ...-..... J.51 500
Number OF miles Of public roads. SO
Miles Of street in town and city. $50
Value OF country real estate S1S. DDS. 62, 90
Value of improvements thereon. s. f64. 225- c0
Value Of city and town lots. 81. T5. .;;25 90
Vslue OF improvements thereon. 59.453, ,450 0p
Value Of personal property. 2l.I15. +9I -u0
Total value Of all property ..-.. 200 206. l2 90
Expended roads last fiscal year 13S. j41 90
Expended for bridges. last fiscal
year..................... us. So. 90
Road levy per 800. 1909. ........ 40
Value ef county buildings. So. 600. 00
Railroads
Steam miles 200. assessed value 6O75. So. M
Electric m les 15S assessed value 5.19s. 300 0O
Electric power plants
Number. five: assessed value. 49,. 42J. l25 .tu
Electric power lines
Miles. 100; assessed value. 200 900 Oo
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20


pays wages average thought higher
in the
Martin, Supt, testified Grape-Nuts Wheat
Barley Yeast and Water. Anything else? No, SIR. Postum
of Wheat, Wheat and New Orleans
made his experience of about years with Co.
Testified bakers required fresh white
changed every day. had
products being below high
specton. Asked any connected
instructed him how TO testify. Said mo, sir"
Horace Brown testified has been with years Worked
in GrapeNuts shop Testified the whole flour
posed of Wheat and Barley Ats tried confuse him. he
any could nothing
into the flour Said machinery and floors always kept
So these examined by the Weekly lawyers hop
ing that grain
put unclean condition found
But it no
every testified purity and cleanliness
AS sample testimony of Luther w Mayo
Testified been with Company about 10 years working
in the bakery department making GrapeNuts
floors kept and the products they go
kept wearing apparel employees
be changed three week
Q. Do you Postum GrapeNuts yourself at all?
A. Yes, useth at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court-In Chancery.
Partition. General No 627s.
Emma L. Hesler VS.. John Schell, La
vina Willie, Kate Lohr, and Louis
Kleist.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of said court, entered in the
above entitled cause, on the 18th day
of October. A. D. 1910, 1 shall, on We'd
nesday, the End day of November, A. d.
1910 at the hour of 10:3 o'clock in the
forenoon, at the residence situated on
the premises to be sold, in said county
of Rock Island, to satisfy said decree,
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the certain par
eel of land situate in the county OF Rock
Island and state OF Illinois, known and
described follows, to-wit:
northwest quarter CD of section eigh-
teen (1s), township sixteen (6) north
range Ave go west of the fourth prin-
cipal meridian;
Provided, the said bid in the aKgre-
gate upon each piece or parcel shall be
equal to at least two-thirds of the val
uation put upon the same as shown by
the report of the commissioners here
tofore appointed by the court to make
partition thereof.
Dated at Rock Island. I'LL, this 18th
day of October, A. d. 1910.
JOSEPH L. HAAS.
Master in Chancery, Rock Island Coun-
McEniry & McEniry. compliments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

FOR SALE-16O acres OF land for 800:
$40 cash, SO per month until paid
without interest I'm one of the best of
climates; good schools and churches;
don't miss this chance to get a home
of your own on such easy payments:
only a few of these pieces left Call
or address G. G. Ellis & Co, care
Waddell's hotel, 1903 II Second ave