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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
TEAMSTER INITIATED
BY "ROCK CRUSHERSt
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SAN ANSELMO. April 12-John Mi
lani, a young teamster, is suffering
from broken nose and lacerated fore
head as the result of an unsolicited
initiation last night into a secret or
ganlzation known as the "Rock
Crushers."
Milani received mysterious message
some days ago notifying him that he
had been chosen a candidate for the
society, and that his initiation would
take place Monday night. He consid-
cred the mote joke, but upon his way
home he thought differently of the
proposition when he met the Rock
Crushers' in dark section of Ross
avenue.
The members of the organization.
numbering nearly a dozen, We're
masked, but Milani thinks he recog-
nized some of them as local youths.
The initiation ceremony, says Milanf.
consists in knocking a candidate down
and jumping on his face
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
novel FEATURES
At SOCIAL "HOP''
California Council, Young Mems
Institute, TO Give Dance at
AdeIpflian Hall

ALAMEDA, April 12.-An enjoya BILE
dance is being planned for the young
folk of Alameda by California coun-
ell No "a. Young Mems Institute, for
Thursday evening next, at Adelphian
hall It is the second of series of
dances given by the institute The
first was a decided success, being
marked by many novel features. The
committee in charge of the second
dance has promised even greater at
fractions Thursday evening, and a
large attendance is assured
The grand march viii start at $50
o'clock. The music viii be by Pro-
fessor Saunders orchestra.
The committee of arrangements con-
sists of A J. Smith, chairman; w. It.
Flanagan, floor manager; N c. Gala
CHER, J. Krieg, /. ]. Mendizabal G.
Vandenabeele. J. Tulloch, w. J. Divan
and George McCraith.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
Out-Of-Order Kidneys will act
fine and all Bladder trouble
goes.

No man or woman here whose kid
neys are out-of-order, or who suffers
from backache or bladder misery, can
afford to leave Pape's Diuretic untried.
After taking several doses, all pains
in the back. sides or loins, rheumatic
twfnges. nervousness, headache, sleep
lessness, fnfiamed or swollen eyeiids,
dizziness. tired or worn-out feeling and
other symptoms of clogged. sluggish
kidneys simply vanish.
Uncomfortable urinatioa ESPECIALLY
at mighty, smarting, discolored water
and all bladder misery ends
The moment you suspect the slight
est kidney or bladder disorder, or feel
rheumatism pains. don't continue to be
miserable or worried. but get a fifty
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Rosky, and beloved mother Of Miss Ida Daunp,
native Of France. aged "a years.
The funeral viii take place tomorrow
"wednesday. April 13, at 1890 O'Clock p. m.
from the parlors OF d. L Kenny, 1719 Eddy
street near Scott Interment (privstel, Holy
Cross cemetery.
Schultz this city, April T.. 1910 Peter
Schultz, brother OF John Schutt, Mrs. R.
Stoeven; Mrs. h Maskow. and the late
Schutt a native OF Germany, aged "A years
months and II days.
Friends and acquaintanceS are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services tomOr-
row Thursday. April IA, 1910. at O'Clock
F. @ al tne pSTOrs N5 Re Ss n
tween Clay and Sacramento. Interment Cypress
Lawn cemetery, by electric funeral
TACCHINo-In this city. April IL. 1910, Te-
neIh, Mrs NJ Quilici, Mrs G. Pardini and
Angelo, Lillian. August and Victor Seanna-
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral tomorrow (Thurs-
from the parIors OF Valente, Marini. Marais &
Co., $40 Green street. Internsent Italian
cemetery.
TERRY-In this city, April II. 1910. Edna.
dearly beloved daughter OF Frank K. and Kath-
crime Terry. native OF California, aged 10
years.
VAN HoosEAR-In Hayward. Cal. April IL.
1910, William, beloved husband Of the late
Mary A. Van HOOsear. and father Of John f.
and and William :. Van HOosear, Mrs. Philip
Connecticut, aged so years.
Friends and acquaintances respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services today
"wednesday, April 10. 1870 at IL o'clock
a. m, at the residence OF his son. William
s. Van Hoosear. in Castro Valley, Cal. IN
terment private.
VAN TAssELL-In this city. April T. 1910
Catherine Laura Van Tassen, beloved wife OF
Theodore S. Van Tassell, loving daughter of
James and Ellen OConnOr, and sister OF
Herschuren. native OF San Francisco, Car
aged 2S years months and y days.
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Remains at the
parlors of the Western Addition Funeral D-
rectOrs, 1T24 Devisadero street between SUIT
ter and Bush.
VARNEY-In Alameda, April TO- 1870 Henry j..
dearly beloved son of Henry aud Elizabeth Var
ney and loving brother OF Edward and Anna
Varney. native Of New York, aged So years
and months.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral to.lay
"wednesday, at $50 a. m, from bis late
residence. 1903 Regent street. thence 10 St.
Joseph's church. where a requiem high mass
will be celebrated Tor the reDOse OF his soul,
commencing at 9 o'clock a. N. Interment ST.
Mary's cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
MOGENSEN-We herewith desire to SIN
eerely thank many relatives and friends
2; Golden Gate aerie No. 81. Fraternal Order
of Eagles and the Royal Arch. for their syn
patty and Kindness, and many floral offerings.
during our late bereavement In the loss Of a
loving husband and father.
MRS. SOPHIE MOGENSEN.
MRS. n. c. FROST.
MARTIN MOGENSEN.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
MAYOR EXPLAINS
WATER PROPOSAL
Cities Must Form Districts to
Handle the Scheme of Mu=
nicipaI Control

OAKLAND, April 12.-When the city
council meets tomorrow evening in
committee to take up the proposed
acquisition of the Peoples water com
pany plant by a water district, attor-
neys in the employ of the city will
probably be able TO advise them on the
legal steps necessary to carry out the
project.
City Attorney Stetson and Attorney
r. NJ. Fitzgerald, who participated in
the conferences preceding the tender
OF an option on the plant, are con-
WINGED that there are no constitutional
lmpediments. The statute providing for
the creation Of water districts of cities
has never been applied in this state
It is modelled on the metropolitan plan
Of Boston, where the scheme is effec-
tive, and the attorneys Of the city be-
Ueve the law is valid.
MAYOR OUTLINES PLAN
The matter is to be considered not
only by the council, but by the attor-
neys," said Mayor Mott, who was a
party to the negotiations with the
company.
The procedure to be followed must
be carefully mapped out if the city de-
cides that the project is worth being
The first move. Of course, would be
for one interested city to call the
proposition to the attention of the Of
fcials OF other interested cities. Then
bonds would have to be sold and a gen.
eral board Of representatives be Sc
lected from all the cities. These men
would name directors, apportioned ac-
cording 10 the voting population. SO
that the largest city would have the
largest representation in the directo-
rate This, of course, is just. The di-
rectOrs would serve without pay, and
believe no city official would be de-
barred from a place in the board.
AS for the purchase of the control
ling ma jority of the stock of the COM
pany, which is in escrow, 1 think the
district should do that, and not the
city of Oakland. If a. water district
is formed, that district should con-
troll the company and not one city"
COUNCIL WILL ASSIST
The entire city council viii sit with
the committee on water tomorrow night
when the Peoples water company offer
of sale is considered. The water COM
mittee viii Immediately consider the
corousry agreement between Council
man B. Il. Pendleton and +. c. Havens
Of the company, providing for the dis
missal Of litigation, the retention OF
the existing rates for two years, the
Improvement Of the San Pablo water
shed within two years, and payment OF
100000 TO the city in lieu of excessive
rates collected years ago by the Contra
Costa company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
Notable Deaths

SIR ROBERT GIFFEN, JoURNALIsT-London,
April 12--Sir Robert Giffen, journalist. fnan-
cial writer and statistician, died today, aged
73 years.
JOHN HAYES, FORMER POLICE CHIEF
Kansas City, Mo-, April 12.-John Hayes.
former chief of police of Kansas City, and
widely known throughout the country II
police official, died here tonight aged 50 years
He chief of police for IL years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
MARRIAGES

BERG-REICHENBERG- this city. April
10, 1910, by the. Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Kapian,
Isadore Elberg and Clara Reichenberg.
EwoOD-WINCHELL--In this city, April
IL 1910, by the Rev. Ebert r. Dle Willis
NJ. Gatewood and Pearl Edna Winchell. both
of San Francisco.
LAUNER-FoNTANA-In this city. April II,
1910. by DR.. George A. Hough of Grace NJ. e.
church. Charles E. Launer and Anita A. Fon-
tana both of San Francisco.
HN-SCHNEIDER-In this city.
April 10, 1910, by the Rev. DR.. B. NJ. kap-
Ian, Morris P. Mendelsohn and Carrie
Schneider
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
TO CHOOSE OFFICERS

BERKELEY, April 12.-The nominat-
ing committee Of the Emerson Parent
Teachers association has reported the
selection of the following officers to be
voted on at the meeting Thursday
night: President. Frank J. Woodward;
vice president, Mrs. George G. Nash;
second vice president. Mrs. Francis
Bartlett; secretary, Mrs Stephen Kief-
fer: treasurer, Miss Florence Hurd;
delegate TO federation, Mrs. E II.
Mosher.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
MILITARY CADETS TO
GIVE EXHIBITION DRILLS
Mt. Tamalpais Students to Hold
Exercises
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

SAN RAFAEL. April 12.-The annual
alumni day exercises of the Mount
Tamalpais military academy will be
held on the campus Saturday. consist
ing of exhibition infantry. cavalry and
artillery drill. luncheon at Foster hail
and dancing in the afternoon.
General Robert Wankowski will re-
view the cadet battalion at the parade
following the drill. The cavalry mon
key drill and bareback exhibition viii
be especially interesting.
A drill down will be held to deter
mine the permanent winner of the
medal for individual proficiency.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
CONCEDE CITY'S
HARBOR CONTROL
Key Route Files New Applica-
ton for Franchise on West
Water Front

OAKLAND, April 12.-The San Fran
cisco, Oakland and San Jose railway
has withdrawn two applications to the
city council for franchises on the west
ern water front and has submitted in
their stead an application for a fran
chise to build wharves on a strip 1000
feet wide contiguous to the present
Key Route pier.
In the draft of the ordinance ac-
companying the application the com
pany acknowledges the city's control
over wharfing out rights outside the
low tide line of 1852. and agrees to pay
the city an annual rental of 81 900 dur
ing the life of the franchise. This is
the second corporation to pay the city
for water front privileges, the West
ern Pacific company having agreed to
pay a rental of 81 200 a year for the
first % years and $4,000 a year for the
remaining half of the term of the
franchise.
CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE
The new Key Route application has
gone to the ordinance and judiciary
committee for consideration, and when
it is taken up the city officials will de-
mand that a location of the low tide
dinance. The administration desires
that the line be established by agree
ment 200 feet east of the federal bulk
head line. This will leave the inter-
vening strip along the bulkhead line
for water front street of 200 feet
wide, and will obviate any litigation
in the future over the city's control
With the low tide line definitely To-
Gated, which can not be done without
litigation unless by agreement, the
clty's wharfing out rights in the Key
Route basin" will be out of jeopardy
for all time. In the ordinance the
company filed with the council the Key
Route officials stipulate that within six
months after the passage of the ordi-
nance, they will reconvey to the city
the wharfing out rights derived by
them from the Carpenter grants of
1854, and applying to the territory west
of the low tide line. The corporation
owns the tide lands which intervene
between the west bay shore and the
low tide land.
ROAD EXPECTED TO AGREE
The officials believe that the Key
Route will meet the city's demands
when the application is taken up by
the council. The citys claims were ex-
planned by councilmen when the two
applications which have been with
drawn were being discussed.
The previous applications were made
by the Key Route for 500 feet con-
tiguous to the Key Route mole and 500
feet adjacent to the Southern Pacific
mole. Objection was raised to grant
ing two valuable strips at either end
of the western BASIN and the corpora
ton met these objections by making a
single application for 1000 feet in one
strip al the north end of the basin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
BIRTHS

LEACH-In this city, March 81, 1910, to the
wife Of Francis j. Leach, a son.
oLSEN-In South Berkeley. CAL, April 10. 1910,
to the wife of Henry Olsen formerly May
Karlson), son.
PoELLER-In Oakland, CAL, April II, 1910, to
the wife Of August Poeller. a son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed in at
either of the publication offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence of persons author
lied to have the same published. Notices re-
stricted simply to the announcement of the event
are published once in this column free of charge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
STUDENTS ARE READY
FOR THE BIG CONTEST
Expenses of the Annual Event
Guaranteed by Faculty

BERKELEY, April 12-The annual
concert of the students orchestra of
the university viii be held in Hearst
hall tomorrow night. assisted by Will
liam Edwin Chamberlain. vocalist. w
H Sherwood, violinist; James de Frem-
cry Jr, cello, and Prof Richard
Scholtz, manager Of the club and or
ganizer pianist, viii be the soloists.
A feature Of the concert is the
fact that members of the faculty have
guaranteed the expenses of the recital
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
DECLARES WIFE NAGGED
HIM ALL THE TIME
Carpenter Secures Divorce on
the Ground of Cruelty

OAKLAND. April II. Because of
continual nagging on the part of his
wife Beatrice. Frederick w. Peters. a
carpenter secured an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce yesterday on the ground
of cruelty.
Because Joseph d. Mello and his wife
Maria signed an agreement to separate,
Mello was unable today to get a di-
'vorce, although he testified that she
had deserted him.
Suit for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion and habitual neglect was begun
today by Milley T. Bradford against
Hector Russell Bradford.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13

Office desks. roll top. SIS up, at II.
Echellhaas, Eleventh street. Oakland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13

Paul Steindorfs the veteran leader,
viii conduct the recital assisted by
Franklin Carter, assistant director,
and concert master. The program
viii be:
Overture. ''Ein fiesta Burg Est unser Gott''...
Nlcolat
(s) my Song Is OF the Sturdy North
Qb) s'Ihe Happy Lover ........ Old English
(cl '-Csute Nacht" ..-..........-.- Franz
"a Aus meiner grossen Schmerzeu'' -. Franz
William Edwin Chamberlain.
Symphony No. 1. op. 81 ....--..-.... Beethoven
fsAdsgio motto" s'Andante cantabile" al
legro con brio" "Menuetto," Allegro
motto vivace.''
e@Andsnte Expressive" trio. Opus No. g..
...--.s----ss---s-.r u RUNNER
". II. Sherwood. violin; James de Frsncry
Jr., cello; Richard Z. Scholz, piano.
Iraume' -.-.--.------.--- warner
Browning's Cavalier Tunes" (''MHrching
Along" "Give q Rouse'') ......--.- J. White
Boot and Saddle .--.-.-- hilliers Stanford
william Edwin Chamberlain.
ekarche Militaire" No 1 ....-...... Schubert
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13

AUSTRIAN BATTLESEIP LAUNCHED-Trieste,
Austria Hungary, April 12.-The Austrian bat
tleship Zrinyi, of 1880 tons, was launched
today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13
DEATHS

sEasY-At bis home IN FRESNO. Cal, Apru o.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-13

TERRY-In this city, April II. 1910. Edna.
dearly beloved daughter OF Frank K. and kath-
crime Terry a native OF California, aged 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08

ministration. His opponent, Warren
G. Harding, is a graduate of the Fora
ker school of politics and is not pleas
ing to progressive republicans.
Uphill Fight for Beveridge.
Indiana-The campaign resolved it.
self about the contest of Albert j.
Beveridge, insurgent republican, and
John w. Kern, democrat, for the Uni
ted States senatorship. The demo-
Gratis are in the ascendency in Indiana,
having the governor and one senator
and eleven of thirteen congressman.
Mr.. Beverage is seeking reelection on
a bipartisan plea for vindication of
his vote against the Payne tariff bill.
He is an uphill fight. The democrats
are expected to elect their state ticket
and ten of the thirteen congressman,
at least.
Issues with which the republican
party had trials and tribulations in the
states named include the tariff and
high cost of living. Cannonism and
Aldrichism, Ballingerism and, especial
ly in New York, Rooseveltism. State
issues cut a considerable figure, the
public utilities commission idea being
uppermost in New Jersey and Connec-
ticut, Tammanyism being offset by
Rooseveltism in New York, graft" In
the state offices in Ohio and the liquor
question in Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
The Cotton Kings.

The new cotton combination is
trying to popularize itself by announ-
cling as the main reason for it's ex-
istence a desire to escape the gyra-
lions in the cotton market. One
way of doing that now is by the prac-
tice of hedging"
Manufacturers who have a fair
amount of capital do not have to buy
cotton at the top of a bull market;
they can generally wait until a pend
ing corner has been closed out with
disastrous results only to the spec
ulators on the wrong side. The
prices have been high or low for a
considerable length of time only
when the crops have been short or
excessive, and under such circum-
stances the International Cotton Co.
will be unable to prevent the advance
of cotton prices to manufacturers or
the fall of cotton prices to the pro-
ducerS.
The real reason for forming this,
as for forming other industrial COM
binations, is to suppress competition
between manufacturers and make it
possible to extort more money from
consumers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
Political Guessing.

The current issue of Harper's
weekly says:
We are not a real prophet, but as
a guesser we beat them all in 1904
and 1908. So we guess again:
That Roosevelt will lose New York
by 100000.
That Woodrow Wilson will carry
New Jersey by 10000.
That Baldwin will carry Connect
cut by 5000.
That Harmon will carry Ohio by
$4,000.
That the results in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire will be close,
with the chances in favor of Foss
and Bass.
That Beveridge will be beaten.
That the democrats will have a
majority of 10 in the next house Of
representatives.
That democrats will succeed Hon
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Hon. john
Kean in the United States senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
SnailS.

A funny question has just come
up in New York as to the admission
of snails. It is getting to be the fash
ion to import them from France,
and heretofore they have paid no
duty, coming in under the head of
shrimps and other shell fish.
Now the board of general ap-
praisers has held that snails are live
animals, and must pay duty of 20
per cent. This reminds the Peoria
Star of the definition which the
French academy once gave for
"crab."
The great naturalist Culver drop
ped into session of the imm ortal,
and they said to him: 1--WE are defin-
ing crab for the encyclopedia, and
here is our definition-'A small red
fish that walks backward 81" "Ex-
cellent." said Culver, with one ex-
ception. The crab is not red, it is not
a fish and it does not walk backward.
With this modification our definition
is excellent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
Enthusiasm over Flying In Air.

While the recent great aviation
meet at Belmont park, New York, was
not an unqualified success. so far as
the monetary returns to it's financial
hackers are concerned, 1t undoubtedly
Will do more to encourage the popular
adoption of aerial fight both as a di-
version and as a business enterprise
than any similar event that has taken
place. In fact, all New York and the
representatives of wealth and fashion
throughout the country generally are
afflicted with a case of aeroplanitis
compared with which the interest in
automobiles in the early days of motor
development was insignificant
With the demonstration that aero
planes can fly in all kinds of weather
except actual hurricanes, and that
planes built to carry one or more pas
sengers are feasible and safe, almost
all men of wealth-and many women
also-have become afflicted with de-
sire to own some form of air craft
The art of flying as practiced by the
experts who took part in the meet,
seems so easy that many persons who
have always maintained that they
never would trust themselves in the
air have become enthusiasts over this
form of sport
The great demand for air machines
has established the building of these
craft on a substantial basis. The
builders now in the field are crowded
with orders that they cannot fill for
months to come and plans have been
perfected for the establishment of a
$1O,OOO,OOO company to operate under
the Wright patents.
While the ownership of aeroplanes
among amateurs is at present confined
mostly to the millionaire class on &C
count of the expense attached to it,
the best posted authorities predict that
before the end of 1912 safe and prac-
tical air craft will be brought within
the reach of men OF moderate means
and that the operation of flying ma
chine will attract no more attention
than does that of an automobile at
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-08
ATTACKS TRIAL JUDO E
HYDE From Jail Asks Voters to De-
feat LatShaw.

Kansas City. Nov. S.-Dr. B.
Clark Hyde, although in Jail convict
ed of the murder of Thomas H.
Swope, has taken a hand in pohrIcs.
In a pamphlet which he has written
and caused to be circulated freely
over town, he attacks Judge Ralph
S. Latshaw, the presiding judge in
his case, comparing him to that In
strument of torture to the flesh, Lord
Jeffrys;" charges the judge was I'M
fair to him, and asks the voters to
vote against him. Judge Latshaw
is the democratic nominee for re-
election for judge of the criminal
coure.
Judge Latshaw laughed when he
read the pamphlet.
In part, Hyde writes in his pam
phlet:
How long will you perpetuate in
Office a Judge who is the very en-
bodiment of prejudice, injustice, ty-
ranny and oppression? On Nov. be-
fore you cast your vote for judge of
the criminal court of Jackson county,
ask yourself this question: Am l my
brothers keeper"