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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
TO HONOR
INTERURBAN ROAD
Celebration Planned for Formal
Opening of the Stockton
Terminal and Eastern
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

STOCKTON, Aug. 21.-The people OF
Linden will celebrate the opening of
the Stockton Terminal and Eastern in
terurban road September 5. The road.
which has been constructed as far as
that town, gives the eastern part of
the county railroad communication with
Stockton and affords the farmers a
means for transporting their products
to the local and San Francisco markets
without any delay. The road will ul-
timately be extended to Jenny Lind.
One of the chief features of the cele-
bration will be a barbecue, which will
be in charge of Joseph STEINER of San
Luis Obispo, the chef who conducted
the Y. M. I. barbecue here recently.
Every one in the county is invited and
everything will be free.
1t is also planned to give each visitor
a souvenir basket of fruit. NJ J. Gard
ner. former mayor of Stockton and
president of the road is cooperating
with the Linden people.
The committees in charge of ar
rangements follow:
General committee-Dave Board chairman. .
A. l.. Rhoden tsecretaryl. F. A. Guernsey
A. Creary.
Finance committee-R. Harrison. F. Saulis-
bury, A. Dace of Linden. H. E. Bluett. J. Cody :,
John Dowd of Bellota. r. BENJAMIN L. Rhoden
Committee on grounds-C. W. Thomas, f. 8.
Isreal and Ed Davis.
Barbecue committee--The Board brothers
Advertising committee. A. Drace and j. r.
Salisbury.
Fruit souvenir committee-Rev. ". F. Coffin,
o. Hunt, John Dowd and ID. W. Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
THE BASQUES SPANS
LEADING INSURGENTS
Strange Race of People May
Lead InsurrectiOn

People who know something of the
history and character of the Basque
race will not be surprised at the news
from San Sebastian that the banner
of insurrection has been raised in the
Spanish Basque provinces, and that II
civil war shall be the outcome of the
present struggle of the Canalefas gov
ernment to limit the power of the
church over secular affairs, the
Basques are likely to be the head,
center and the mainstays of the strug-
gle. says the New York Times. Carl
ism was always strong among these
strange people. Their land, with it's
mountains and deep, narrow valleys,
has been a veritable stronghold, and
the very air of their provinces has
seemed to breed independence and
courage in the inhabitants.
The Basques have never been wholly
subjugated, and, although at the sup
preston of the last Carlist outbreak,
their ancient liberties were taken from
them. they have retained all the old
spirit of naughty pride which has been
for centuries one of their distinctions.
Prouder even than the Spaniards, it
has long been the boast of this people
that the mere fact of being born in
their territory secures the privilege
of universal nobility" whatever that
may mean in this practical and COM
monplace age.
The Basque people are not confined
wholly TO the province which bears
their name and which includes the
districts of Biscay, Guipozcoa and Ala
va, for there are many, of the race in
the neighboriug province of Navarro.
and more of them across the Pyrenes
in the French provinces at the base
of the mountains 1t is in Spain, how
ever, that the Basques have preserved
which have made them SO interesting
10 students, so great mystery to
ethnologists.
For their origin is no more than a
matter of guesswork 1t would seem
that this people retain many of the
characteristics of primitive races. that
they have been in sort of backwater
where they have been protected from
the sweeping tides af change and de-
velopment. Their language is sup
posed to be the sole remaining repre-
sentative of the tongue in which the
ancient Iberians communicated with
one another before the Roman con-
quest of Spain and Gaul.
This theory finds support in the
fact that most of the early Iberian
names are derived from the Basque,
and hence it is inferred that Basque
was the language spoken by the prim-
tive people of the Peninsula. Whence
they came, however. is still an i'm
penefrable mystery. Biologists be-
lieve they belong to the Hamitic branch
of the white races, and are therefore
North African or European, not Ash
ATTIC.
The Basques of today. whatever may
have been their origin, are a. simple,
brave people. tenacious of their noun
tain freedom. Until 1876 they enjoyed
many political privileges not granted
to the rest of Spain, and while they
have been deprived of this status of
comparative independence, they still
retain many of their own peculiar in
stitutions. Their country is compare :
lively fertile, and is rich in minerals.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
SMARTSETHONORS
DEPARTINGMEMBER
Mrs. Horace T. Holmes, Who Is
to Reside at Oakland, En-
tertains at Stockton
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Aug. 21.-Two parties
were given last week in honor of Mrs
Horace T. Holmes. who is to leave the
city. Mrs. Clay Crane entertained the
East Side embroidery club, in her honor
Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. E. l.
! Blackmun invited in number Of her
friends.
Mrs. Holmes was the recipient of a
I beautiful china set. Refreshments were
served at both parties
Holmes has been appointed city pas
senger agent for the Western Pacific
at Oakland. where the couple will re-
side hereafter. He was formerly agent
here for the Southern Pacific.
". c. Kirkman and son took a few
friends on an outing down the San
Joaquin river last Saturday evening
They made the trip in the launch Gee
Whiz. Those in the party were Rev
and Mrs. J. E. Wales, Misses Hattie
Willis. Edna Hooper, Harriet Kirkman
Efbert WALES. Glenn Kerr. w. Carroll
Kirkman, William Hit. Justus Kirk
man and Mr. and Mrs w c. Kirkman.
The members of the Tres Olmos five
hundred club were entertained last
Thursday evening by DR.. and Mrs ".
j. Backus. DR.. and Mrs. S. E. Latta
will entertain the club this week.
Miss Julia Weber was to have enter
tanned the North Side bridge club la ast
week at The stockton, but as she was
called TO San Jose, Mrs Richard Lauxen
acted as hostess. The party was held
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. l. ". Gill entertained at five
hundred Wednesday afternoon in honor
Of Mrs. Shoemaker Of Auburn, y. Y.
An informal luncheon was given
Wednesday by Mrs. H. E. Sanderson.
Covers were laid for seven at an at
tractively decorated table The guests
were: Mrs. George Swain. Mrs. Elliott
Morse. Mrs. o. B. Parkinson. Miss Dena
LOTHIAN and the Misses Evelyn and
Genevieve Morse.
Personal Mention
Miss Janet Adams has returned from a visit
with friends in San Francisco.
Mrs George Smith and family returned from
Santa Cruz Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. McNoble are entovfnp an
outing in San Francisco
Irving Cockroft Of Oakland was the guest last
week Of Harold Meiggs
Ralph Bundschu Of San Francisco visited
Stockton friends last week
Mrs ]. d. Peters and Miss Anna Peters will
soon leave for visit at Del Monte
Mr: and Mrs. R. W. Russell are visiting in
San Francisco.
Mrs. J. ". Moore and Mrs George Henry
have left for months outing at Mt. Hermon.
Mt and Mrs. ]. z. Budd have returned from
a short visit ia Pacific Grove.
Ralph Lane spent few days in San Francisco
last week
Henry Yost spent several days in San Fran
cisco last week
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BUSINESS IN IRON AND
STEEL GROWS SMALLER
Specifications as Well as Fin
ished Orders Contracting

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Business in
iron and steel products are steadily
contracting. Specifications as well as
orders for finished orders are smaller.
The steel corporation is now produc-
ing pig iron at the rate of 30 per cent.
and finished steel at the rate of 73
per cent of total capacity. This means
that the corporation is turning out
steel at the rate of about 100000 tons
annually and pig iron about 1000, 900
tons less. Independent steel interests
are operating about the same proper
tion of capacity. The figures indicate
a decrease of s to per cent in the
last few weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
PEARBLIGHT TOBE
Object OF CRUSADE
Systematic Campaign Started
for Purpose of Stamping Out
the Damaging Evil
Especial Dispatch to The Call

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 21.-A sys-
tematic war upon the pear blight has
been LAUGHED by Sacramento and Yolo
counties jointly and by Sutter and
Solano counties separately. o. B. Gill
bert an expert on pear blight, has
been retained by Sacramento and Yolo
counties and started work yesterday
in the down river district. He will
work up the river with a corps of as
sistants, stamping out the blight wher-
ever it is found.
Henry r. Stabler, one of the fore
most fruit growers of Sutter county,
was in conference with Horticultural
Commissioner Bloomer of this city yes
terday and gave the assurance that
Sutter county growers would join in
the movement
Similar assurance is received from
So1ano county. With the fruit growers
educated to the treatment of the pear
blight 1t is believed many acres will
be planted with new trees.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
SCOTCH PARSONS NOT
LACKING IN HUMOR
One Dominic Prayed in Prison
for His Safety

1t is to Scotland that one always
looks without disappointment for speei-
mems of ministerial wit and humor, says
the Westminster Gazette. Mr.. Hannah
tells of one parson north of the Tweed
who was officiating in a prison chapel.
and who addressed the Almighty with
the words: Conduct us in safety to our
respective places of abode" Another
minister was in the habit of praying
Bless absent friends and keep them
where they are" There is not such
scope for originality, Mr.. Hannah
thinks, in the Church of England; but
the Tyneside parson did very we'll when
he exhorted his people not to be like
the SOW that washed in the waters of
holy baptism and returned to wallow
in the mire.' The writer received this
story from one who heard the words
Street letter boxes were first erected
in March, 1855.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
HELIUM SHOWS EARTH
TO BE OLDER THAN EVER
240 Million Years to Generate
Quantity Found

The researches of the first students
of geology showed them that there
must have been vast ages in the
worlds history-ages during which
thousands of feet of rocks were laid
down under water, ages during which
strange races of animals came into be-
ing, f1ourished and then passed away
to make room for other strange races,
says the Boston Globe The theolo-
gians did not accept this, and the bat
tie ragged for years, the scientists main
tanning that the days" were periods
of time perhaps millions of years long.
But no sooner had peace been pro-
claimed than a new dispute arose. The
geofogists did not pretend to measure
the earths age exactly, but calculated
that 30o,000,000 years was a modest
estimate. A new science was being de-
veloped by the physicists, and their cal
culations put the earths age at only
from 2O,oo0.0o0 to 3o,0o0,00O years.
Now comes another order of scien-
fists, those who are inVesti igating those
queer elements, radiun, helium and the
like All the old ideas of the properties
of things have been upset. for some of
these new and wonderful substances
have the strange power of transform
ing themselves into new forms of mat
ter 1t is all very new, but already it
is announced that the geologists seem
to be right. Freshly mined thorianite
contains an amount of the new sub
stance, helium, that 1T would take 240,-
100000 years to generate, as measured
by careful experiments; hence. that is
the minimum age that the world must
have. Trial experiments upon pitch
blend seem to give a. similar result;
when the new and more careful expert
ments already begun are completed
they expect to have proof that will sat-
isfy all doubters.
So the geologists may be vindicated
by a method of research that was not
dreamed of when men first began to
hammer at rocks in the infancy of one
of the most fascinating of studies.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
NEW RAILWAY STATION
PLANS ARE ACCEPTED
Southern Pacific Company Will
Build $5OO,0OO Structure
TSpeciol Dispotch 10 The Colll

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2l.-The plans
and specifications for the new Southern
Pacific depot to be erected on the sand
lot from Third to Fifth streets north
of I have been accepted by the COM
pany and is to cost 100000.
The site of the new depot was for
merly China slough until the railroad
company dumped thousands of tons of
sand into it.
No definite date is set for breaking
ground for the new structure, but it is
said it will be ready by the time the
new railroad bridge across the Sacra-
mento river is constructed
The plans for the new depot call for
one of the finest buildings of its kind
in the west The present depot is far
inadequate to handle the amount of
traffic coming through Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
CONSUL REPORTS FOOD
PRICES IN TRINIDAD

Consul Franklin d. Hale reports the
retail prices of foodstuffs in Trinidad d
s follows, in cents per pound: Roast
beef and steak, Is; brisket of beef,
10; ham, 80; American and Canadian
ham, "a; Goldfish, 20; finnan haddie "a;
English bacon, 3s; fresh butter, 4S; salt
butter, 81; American cheese, 80; Devon
shire cheese, As; Roquefort cheese, so;
tea, rs to ~ coffee, IA; mutton, 80 to
IS; flour, American. to 5; rice, q;
sugar, 4 to s; beans and peas, to 10;
salt s; Irish potatoes, to 4; sweet
potatoes. g.: onions, and 6; lard com
mon, II; leaf lard. 22 oleo, 13; raisins.
"a to 30 macaroni, 16; dates, II;
oranges to 10 per dozen; pineapples,
to IL each; eggs, "a to 80 per dozen.
Siberian winters resemble those of
northern Canada. The soil much re-
sembles that OF Iowa, Illinois and Ne
braska, though better watered
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
EGGS ARE II TO 10 CENTS
A DOZEN IN GERMANY
Horse Meat Is Cheaper Than
Beef or Pork

Consular Agent George A Makinson
reported the retail prices of foodstuns
in Sorau, Germany, during May. 1910,
as follows. in cents per pound Beef,
leg, shoulder and belly. II, 16 and 13;
veal. leg and outlet. soup meat and
belly pieces, 19, Is and IA; mutton. leg,
shoulder. soup meat and belly pieces,
19, is and IA; pork, head and feet,
smoked, ham, whole and smoked ham,
cut, II, 26 and "a: horse meat, s; lard,
10; bacon. 81; butter, first and second
quality. 29 and 26 lump sugar, eia !:
coffee, raw and roasted, % and 90; rice,
5. -four. wheat and rye. and s. pota-
toes, o.5. Eggs were II and 1s cents
per dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
POLICE ACCUSE WOMAN
OF ILLEGAL OPERATION
Patient Excuses Attendant After
Going to Hospital

Mrs. Adele Wood. who has an Office at
Sixteenth and Folsom streets. is under
police surveillance pending the out
come of the condition of Mrs. Joseph
Lass. 6S Woodward avenue, who is suf-
fering from an Illegal operation.
Mrs Lass declared that Mrs Wood
did not perform an operation. but the
police believe they can send Mrs. Wood
to trial for practicing medicine with
out q license.
Mrs. Lass was taken to the central
emergency hospital by her husband. but
as she could not be treated there she
was transferred TO the Hahnemann hos
pital.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
ARMADILLO FOUND NEAR
FREEPORT SHOW ANIMAL
Tropical Wanderer Escaped Fol-
lowing Wreck of Train
Especial Di.potch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2l.-Jake Mar
tin. proprietor of a roadhouse along
the Sacramento river, accounts for the
presence of an armadillo in the tules
near Freeport. He says that the trop-
ical animal escaped from the Kaufman
Rucker show. which was in a train
wreck near Marysville last month.
Two monkeys and the armadillo es-
capped, but the latter animal was not
found by the owners.
An armadillo, however. was brought
to Sacra mento by a stranger a short
time afterWard and left at a local sta
BILE. The stranger never returned and
the armadillo was given to Jake Mar
tin. who had it only a few days when
ii escaped. IT is believed to have made
its way through the tules to the spot
where il was killed by Gus Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BOATING PARTIES
GIVEN ON RIVER
Club Gives Jinks and Moonlight
Dance at Clubhouse on
Bannon Slough
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2l.-Early this
morning scores of motorboats left the
landing of the various boat clubs at the
river front, each laden with merry
crews and baskets of lunch. The river
is coming into its own in social way
this summer.
One of the big events of the day was
the jinks given by the Washington
motorclub at its grounds just above the
first Bannon slough. A stage had been
erected in the woods and an amateur
vaudeville entertainment was furnished
by members of the club.
This evening there was dancing by
moonlight.
Sacramento people were entertained
one evening the last week at a dinner
by the management of the Pacific Grove
hotel in Pacific Grove. Among the
guests were:
Judge and Mrs. n. p. Miss Edith Cummings
Chapman Miss Edith Southworth
Dr. and Mrs II. II. Miss Minnie Richardson
Stephenson Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert Bievener
Adams Miss Mary Russell
Mrs. A. A. Merkley and Mrs. G. II. Phinney
family Miss Helena Biewener
Mrs. Will QuintoD Mrs. J. r. Dayton
Mrs. Henry Cummings Mrs. E. l.. Hawk
DR.. and Mrs E. L. Miss Blanche Hawk
Southworth
Miss Pauline Johnson entertained in
formally Tuesday evening small
party. There was cards and dancing.
The guests were
Miss Willamette Lob Arthur Valentine
ner Ed Paine
Miss Helen Ligbtner Carol Stephens
Miss Marie Duffy Carl Miller
Miss Bessie Baker Flint Lampert
MISS viva Kelly Elmer Jurgensen
Miss Estele Phillips I,yle Kenny
Miss Reta Smith, who will be a fall
bride, was recipient of kitchen shower
Thursday given by Miss Eva Spencer
and Miss Flora Nicholas at the home of
the latter. The guests were:
Miss Reta. Smith Miss Mabel Holmes
Miss Georgia Landsbor- Mrs. f. McKinsey
ough Mrs Carl Davies
Miss Naomi Trottman Mrs. Albert Clarke
Miss Nora Whorrell Mrs. J. T. C. Smith
Miss May Smith Mrs Charles Griffith
enga cement OF their daughter, Jessie
Shaw, to Charles Hubert Reid
Personal Mention
Miss Catherine Hoen has returned from Nbsna
villa after spending six weeks at the lake re-
sorts.
Mrs. Frederick KieseI and her mother. Mrs.
z. Brdsall. spending few DAYS at Pacific
Grove and Monterey.
Mrs. Simon Lubin have returned to Sscra-
mento after a tour OF the east.
Mrs. +. L. Hawk and daughter Miss Blanche
have returned from Pacific Grove
Miss Estil Stephens has returned from visit
with Miss Geoffrey Hall at Bear Valley.
media
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. LulI are home from a
short visit st Santa Cruz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grove l.. Johnson in San
Or. and Mrs Eugene Fl. Pitts leave this week
for San Francisco and Inverness.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
ELECTRON is LIGHTER
METAL THAN ALUMINIUM

Further particulars have been re-
Gently made public concerning the new
metal, "electron." which, is by, far the
lightest metal known, and which it is
hoped will be found especially valuable
in the construction of airships, automo-
biles and similar purposes where
strength and lightness are demanded.
1t is a magnesium alloy which can be
cast. pressed. rolled and drawn. It's
specific gravity is LIS to 2. That of
aluminium. the next lightest metal is
from % to 8.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22

SLEEPER SWEPT
TO DEATH in BAY
n. q. KIincloft of FruitvaIe
Washed From Rowboat
and Drowned

VALLEJO, Aug. Pr. C. Klincloft
OF Fruitvale fell from a rowboat in the
channel near the Mare island navy
Sara last night and was drowned. His
BODY was recovered today.
Aiineloft. with two companions, had
ro"ed from Crockett to Mare island
last night.
nile his friends went to Vallejo.
Niincloft fell asleep in the boat and
was washer overboar I'd.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
AGED PEDESTRIAN
BEATS WESTON RECORD
New York to Sacramento Trip
Made in 78 DAYS

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2l-Seventy-
eight days out of New York city by
actual walking time and three weeks
ahead of the coast to coast walking
record of 105 days set by Edward Pay
son Weston, John Ennis, aged SIS years,
arrived in this city at 4 o'clock this
morning and rested here today prior
to continuing his walk to San Fran
cisco. which he expects TO reach
Wednesday morning. thus making a
new walking record of 81 days across
the continent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
CONTRACTORS STRIKE
1T RICH IN YREKA
Find Gold While Excayating for
Water Works
TSreciol Dispotch to TIE Call

tSreciol Dispotch TO The Call
YREkA, Aug. 21.-Gold in paying
quantities has been discovered in ex-
cavating for Yrekas new water works
Mowery & Mcdonald. the contractors
have put in sluice boxes at the exca-
walton where the ma mmoth concrete
dam. is being constructed and expect to
make the sluice boxes pay for the hire
OF laborers to construct the DAM
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED AT STOCKTON
ISfeeial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON Aug. 2I-Marriage Ii
censes have been issued by the county
clerk as follows: Nathan A Rinehart
aged %, and Ruby +. Verser. aged / g.
80, and Mary Morisolo, aged 26. both of
Woodbridge; Andrew {. II. Salan. aged
81, and Rose N. Silva. aged ls, both Of
Los Banos.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS

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 indorsed
with the name and residence of persons author
lied to have the same published Notices re-
stricted simply to the announcement. OF the event
published once in this column free Of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
CRANES BROKEN LEG
EASILY MADE SOUND

In the case of crane fine results are
claimed for broken leg. It's slender
limb Is no thicker than a lead pencil
Instead of destroying the poor bird, an
English expert decided. to try to save
leg and life. Linen bandages dipped in
gum were put on. These set satisfac-
torily and weighed little or nothing
After this the intelligent bird kept to
itself and needed no further attention
for few weeks. When the bandag ges
was cut away the leg worked as well
as ever, though slightly deformed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BIRTHS
DEATHS

BEILMAN-August 90. 1910, 10 the
Cecil J. Bellman, son.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22

1t is common mistake for man to
think himself a lady killer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22

Street letter boxes were first erected
in March, 1855.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-25
CITY DEPOSITORY NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day, July goth, a depository for the
funds of the city of Bryan will be Sc
lected by the city council of the city
of Bryan. Bids will be received at
the office of the secretary of the City
of Bryan up to - O'Clock noon on
said July 29th, for the use of said
city funds. The award to be made to
the bank, firm or individual, offering
the highest rate of interest on daily
balances for the use Of said money.
The successful bidder will be required
to furnish a good and sufficient bond
in whatever sum agreed upon between
said city council and said successful
bidder.
Attest; j. T. MALONEY,
JOHN b. HINES. Mayor Of Bryan.
City Secretary. POI
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-25
PATENTS TO TEXANS.

/ Schley and Davis, patent attorneys
of 401 Main street. Dallas, Texas, an
nounce the issuance of the following
patents to Texans for the week ending
July 90:
VIM. f. Beech, Ferris, fluid pressure
regular.
Frank P. Pennick, San Antonio,
headlight
Benjamin f. Carr, Jacksonville,
shingling bracket.
Eliza d. Conroy, assignor to r. G,
Wendland Waco, refrigerator
John d. Echols, Kaufman, manure
spreader.
Robert f. Fields, Fort Worth, indi-
Gator for pressure.
Herbert II. Forgy, Shamrock, door
display rack.
Alonzo Gerard, Austin. incubator
John y. Smith Liberty, eiecting
pendholder.
Robert A. Sommervile. Skidmore.
device for clearing waste pipes.
John H. stephens, Vernon, hose
coupling C2).
Milton p. Wynne and S. l.. Wae
ley Fort Worth, apparatus, for manu-
featuring heating and Illuminating gas
Trademarks.
Harris-Lipsitz Co., Dallas. shirts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-25

In every case where good men diff
fer the man who asserts that he can
not be wrong therein claims to be SUI
perior to human frailty and fallibility'
A man should believe that he is
right and should follow the truth, as
he sees it, but no man should with
out good reason impugn the motives
of those who do not agree with him.