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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
fRUITVALf EAGLES
PLAN STREET FAIR
Celebration in Honor of COmple-
tion of Building to Be
Held in May

OAKLAND, Feb. 10.-Fruitvale aerie
of Eagles No. 1875 at meeting last
night made preliminary plans To hold
carnival and street fair in that dis
trict of the city during May to celebrate
the growth of the recently annexed
portions of greater Oakland and. in
cidentally. the completion of the new
Eagles building which is now in
course of construction. When finished
the structure viii have cost $4,000
Fruitvale serie is one of the most
fiourishing lodges of Eagles in the
state and TO the public spirited efferts
of its members is due much of the prog
ress which the eastern section of the
city has made.
Elaborate plans have been made to
make the carnival and fair a great
success There will be spectacular feaz
lures OF every description. including a
queen and retinue and all sorts or
booths and sideshOws MelroSe and
Dimond have promised to join with
Fruitvale in making the celebration a
success.
The members of the building COM
mittee of Fruitvale aerie who have car-
ried the plans for new building into
realization are Charles r. Lee, ]. o.
Albright. DIR. L. b. Smith. A. A. Atkin-
son, John Macdonald. Arthur Barber
Lyman Hartford. J. c. Holland, c. A..
Jeffers and @. r. Taylor
The officers OF Fruitvale aerie OF
Eagles are James G. Holland. president:
A. a. Atkinson. vice president: Emile
Jacobsen. chaplain; John Macdonald,
secretary; P III. Blake Jr., treasurers
William F. Fisher, inside guard; A. q.
T. Tannenburg, outside guard; Charles
Goodwin, conductor; Leo w. Baldwin,
musician; DIR. L. Is. Smith, physieians
Charles A Jeffers. Charles L. Taylor
and a. c. ByFnes, trustees.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
Y. w. {. A. DIRECTORS
CALL ANNUAL MEETING
Reports of the Years Activities
to Be Read

OAKLAND. Feb. 10.-The directors
Of the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation viii hold their annual meeting
Tuesday evening at the administration
building, Fourteenth and Castro streets.
supper viii be served, at which ad-
dresses viii be delivered by Miss Grace
Fisher. president of the association,
and DR. Frank L. Goodspeed, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church. Re
ports viii be presented from the vari-
Gus departments, as follows:
Mrs Eliza Wolfenden. recording secretary
Miss Isabel smith. general secretary; Mrs W J.
Rsvnlond religious work: Miss Martha Haven.
education: Mrs. c. H. Hobart, membership; Mrs.
Warren Olney Jr-. finance; Mrs c NJ. Hill,
boarding home: Mrs J. r. Ames. settlement;
Miss Bessie Beatty. extension; Mrs. ]. b. Rich
ardson travellers aid; Miss Ethel 0lney, house:
Dr. Florence Sylvester, physical; Miss BESSIE
Wood vacation cottage; Mrs. Charles Rowe,
The Messenger. the associations paper; Miss
Pearl Dewing social
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
Suburban Brevities

WILL TRY PoLIcEMAN-oakland Feb. TO-
The board of police and fire commissioners has
set FEBRUARY IL as the day for trying Police
man c. r. Carrick on charge of breaking the
rules OF the department. Captain Book asserts
that Carrick was of his beat at various times
and in saloons.
NAMES DEPUTIES--0akland. Feb 1O-E f.
Garrison, candidate for the republican nomina
tion for county auditor. today fled his ap-
nointment of 10 special veriication deputies.
1t will be their duty to obtain and certify TO
signatures to Garrison's petition to be placed
on the ticket at the primary election.
BoNpsMEN wITHDRAW-oakIand, Feb. TO-
Panl Maggi a peanut peddler, who was ar
rested several weeks ago in San Francisco
on charge Of neglecting his wife and their
minor child. and who was released on bail.
was surrendered 10 the police today nv his
bopdsmen His preliminary hearing will be
held In the police conrt Monday. Maggi has
ofYered TO pay his wife. who lives at 152S
Eighth avenue. SO MONTH but both the
woman aud the police say that amount is in-
sufficient.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
FRUITVALE COTTAGE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Second Building Damaged by
Night Blaze

OAKLAND, Feb. ia cottage owned
by J. NJ Boyd at Thirty y-ninth avenue
and the Foothil boulevard in Fruitvale
was destroyed last night and an adjoin-
ing cottage. occupied and owned by
Henry HowIand was DANA ged by A
ire. which broke out at the Boyd place
carly this morning The destroyed
house was worth $4,000, and the dam
age to the Rowland home was about
$1,000.
The cause of the fire is a mystery.
The Boyds vacated their place a few
DAYS go and removed to Reno, New.
The place was not occupied last night.
An investigation failed to reveal the
origin Of the Ere, which, it is suspected,
may have been incendiary. The most
plausible explanation of the fire. how
ever, is that crossed wires were re-
Sponsible
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
CLUB REHEARSES
FOR VAUDEVILLE
Members of lie Tres JOli Will
Give Entertainment in
EbeIl Hall

OAKLAND, Feb. 10.-Rehearsals are
now in full swing for the minstrel and
vaudeville show to be given by the
LIE Tres Joli club at EbeH hall, Wednes-
day evening, February IS. The COM
mittee in charge. consisting of T. A.
Norton and NJ. T. Herspring, has spared
no efforts to make the performance one
to be remembered. Harold Ward, who
has directed the minstrel show of the
Elks' lodge No. 1915 of Alameda for
the last seven years, will be in charge
of this production
Among the numbers on the. vaude-
vile program will be Eddie Lewis sex
tet. composed of Miss Edna Pendleton,
Miss Esther Rohl, Miss Lucille Radcliffe,
Miss Zeala Cook Miss Gretchen Tuer-
eel and Eddie Lewis. A sketch entitled
Betty Bets" will be offered by Miss
Ramona Radcliffe. assisted by Carl
Lila 'Littlest Girl" is the name of
an amusing skit staged by NJ. Ward
and w. Wood, superintendent of schools
of Alameda. Other features viii in
clude trio of Italian troubadours and
a Hawaiian quartet.
lie Tres Joli club is composed of
young businessmen of Oakland and vi
cinity, organized for purely social pur-
poses with a closed membership and
limit of 30 members. Among the
members are: l. w. Rabjohn, presi-
dent; ". o. Wedgewood, vice president;
E. A Norton, secretary; L. A. Kletzker,
treasurer; ". Z. Aver, Claud Archer,
Thomas Bale. J. j. Garvey, a. Hughes,
NJ T. Herspring, G. E. Howson, NJ S.
Burgess, G. A HartweIl, c, d. Herbert,
s Herspring, A. Kurtz. r. A. Leavitt.
II. A. Kohler, Frank Loughery, Carl
- T. l.,
NJ B. Myers, C. Mann. G. W. MacKin-
non. William Peterson, A. Prebble, T.
Seward, B. J. Singer, W. J. Scott, D.
I. Wilson and A W. Wiliams
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
PLAN SUPPER FOR
COFFEE CLUB FUND
San Leandro Women TO Start
Social Organization

SAN LEANDRO, Feb. 1o.-For the
purpose of raising funds to start a
mems coffee club in this city, the
women of the Alta Mira club will give
a chicken dinner Saturday night in
Masonic hall. 1t is planned TO lease
quarters in the business district. fur
nish them handsomely and supply va
rious games for amusement, includ-
ing, later on, billiard and pool ta-
bles. Smoking will be allowed, as we'll
as card playing, and it will be the aim
of the women to make the club a social
gathering place for young and old men
during the evenings. After the club is
established it will be turned over to a
mems coffee club association.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
TELEPHONE CATCHES
STOCKTON ELOPERS
Message One of CongratuIation
and the Wedding Proceeds

OAKLAND, Feb. 1O.-A pair of elop-
ers from Stockton were caught in the
act just as they left the county clerk S
Office today with their marriage Ii
cense. Alva f. Atwood, manager of
the Union oil company of Stockton, and
Ruby NJ. Hillman We're the pair. They
stole away this morning and arrived in
Oakland to get their marriage license.
They were walking out of the hall of
records when a telephone message from
their friends in Stockton came. 1t was
not in the nature of an interruption,
but of congratulation. The pair left
in great confusion, saying that they
were to be married at once, but de-
clining to say where or by whom
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
PLANS 10 UNITE FOR
THE FOURTH OF JULY
Hayward and San Leandro Will
Join Hands

HAYWARD, Feb. 10.-That a fourth
of July celebration, with athletic games.
military maneuvers and a big parade of
floats and organizations, in which every
portion of Eden township would par
ticipate should be held here this year.
was decided at a mass meeting of citi-
zens held last evening in the town hall
Representatives were present from
the San Leandro chamber of commerce
and promised that city's heartiest CO.
operation.
As this was the first time that the
two cities had really joined hands in
any enterprise, the statement of the
visitors provoked great enthusiasm.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
HYATT OBJECTS TO
GIFTS TO GRADUATES
State Superintendent Says Prac-
tice HumiIiates the Poor
TSpecial Dispoich 10 The Call

lSpecIdt DIsPotch 10 ne NdHJ
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 10.-The prac-
tice of friends and relatives giving
gifts to school graduates and home
studying by pupils are condemned by
state superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Edward Hyatt in a statement is
sued by him today to all the educators
in the state.
Graduation gifts should be barred,
saws Hyatt. as they serve only TO hu-
initiate the poor among the pupils
whose parents can not afford such lux
uries Home studying should be dis
couraged. as it does not give the pupils
minds the rest they ought TO get after
school.
Proper application TO studies in
school is SUFFICIENT 10 master a lesson,
says Hyatt.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
WILL ERECT WARD
SCHOOL IN FAIRVIEW
Hayward to Vote Bonds for New
Structure

HAYWARD, Feb. 10.-Plans 0or call
ing bond election for the acquisition
of site and erection of modern ward
school in the Fairview district will be
made at the next meeting of the Hay
ward board of school trustees. The
board of supervisors Monday denied the
petition filed by some of the residents
of the Fairview district to form new
school district, recommending instead
that a ward school be erected in that
section for the small children who could
not walk to the Hayward grammar
school.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
YOUNG VIOLINIST TO
GIVE CONCERT RECITAL
Miss Edith Rees Announces
Afternoon Musicale

OAKLAND, Feb. 10.-Miss Edith
Rees, a talented young violinist, will
give a concert recital Friday afternoon
at the Liberty playhouse. Her program
will cover a wide range of musical COM
position Miss Rees will be assisted by
Nine. M. Couehet, soprano, who will
sing two groups of songs, including
Pace. pace, meo Deo," from Verdfs
La Forza del Destino." The accom-
panists will be Miss Helen Perkins and
Miss Mildred Turner.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
ARMY ENGINEER HEARS
CONTEST OVER BRIDGE
Railroads and Civic Bodies Dis
cuss Proposed Site
TSpeciol Dispotch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1O.-With Cap
tain Jackson, engineer of the United
States army, as an audience speakers
representing the Southern Pacific,
Northern electric, Vallejo Northern, the
transportation companies and local
civic bodies expressed their views to-
day as to the railroad bridge the North
ern electric proposes to build across
the river az NJ street. With the eXcep-
tion of the Northern electric represen-
tatives all were against the NJ street
site No action was taken, Captain
Jackson taking notes to prepare re-
port.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
PICKPOCKET STEALS
FROM SLEEPING MAN

OAKLAND, Feb. 10.-William Law
son, S65 Wood street, took a nap late
last night in a saloon at Seventh and
Peralta streets. When he awoke he
found that a pickpocket had taken his
watch and money, the loss being esti-
mated at $50. p. f. Nielsen, 1922 Kirk
ham street, reported that thieves stole
his set of carpenters tools from an un-
finished house at Forty-first and Dia-
monG streets.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
MAN HELD FOR TRIAL
FOR ROBBING HEN ROOST

OAKLAND, Feb. 10.-Frank l. FOs-
ter was held for trial before the supe-
rior court by Police Judge Smith this
morning on a charge of grand larceny.
Foster and Fred Towner were arrested
at St. Helena, Napa county. on descFip-
tions as the thieves who stole so fancy
chickens from DR.. c. A Covalts place
at $40 Taft avenue. Fowner was dis
cbarqad
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
WILL AWARD FRANCHISE
TO ELECTRIC COMPANY
Hayward Trustees TO Offer New
Franchise for Sale

HAYWARD, Feb. 10.-The board of
town trustees has passed favorably on
the application of the Peoples electric
light and power company to grant a
franchise to the highest bidder April
is for operating a light and power sys-
TEN. The company is auxiliary to the
Great Western power company. The
Suburban light and power company has
occupied this field for several years
without opposition.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
BASEBALL BAT USED
IN SALOON BRAWL

OAKLAND. Feb. 10. Peralta, liv-
ing in Fruitvale, was arrested last
night by Captain of Police Book for
an alleged attack on John Nothtuft of
$40 Willow avenue. Fruityale Moth
tuft was struck on the head with a
baseball bat. and had to be treated at
the receiving hospital. He accused
Peralta of inficting the injuries in a
Fruftyale saloon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
DEBATERS WILL HAVE
BANQUET WITHOUT WINE

BERKELEY, Feb. 10.--The debaters
of the university will hold a dry" ban
quet in Oakland, February 16, con-
trary to the general rule for such af-
fairs. Football men, track athletes.
ball tossers and the engineers have not
as yet placed the ban on the flowing
bowl, but the debaters declare that this
year they will dispense with it, At
the banquet the members of the Carnot
team will be the guests.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
CHOLOS ARRESTED FOR
WOUNDING POLICEMAN
[SpeeiaL Diseoteh to The Call

STOCKTON, Feb. IO.-Police OFF,
GERS Thomas Green and William Simp-
son have arrested oJaquin Rodriguez
and Jim lie, whom Southern Pacific Of
f1cer Barney McShain has Identified as
the Mexican laborerS with whom he
was shot Tuesday night McShain has
been taken to the Southern Pacific hos
pital in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
FIRE DESTROYS WHEAT
AND LYMAN WAREHOUSE
ESPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Call

tSpecrdt DLSpdtch 10 ne Call
WILLOWS. Feb. 10.-The Lman
warehouse. between this city and Ger
mantown, was destroyed by fire today
with a loss of $4,000. The ware
house contained 100 sacks of wheat
belonging to William Ash. His loss
alone will be $4,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
MAY RENT FIRE II

MAY RENT FIRE TUG-oakland Feb 10
City Engineer Turner has suggested TO the
board of public works that the city negotiate
with the Alaska packers association to rent a
fire tug which the company owns and main
/ fains along the water front.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
WILL TALK ON cKARrER-oaslan,

WILL TALK ON CEARTER-Oakland, Feb. 10.
Councilman A. H. Elliott. Green Majors of
Alameda and NJ. Il. Marshall will deliver adj
dresses on the proposed new city charter at
the banquet to be held in Odd Fellows hail.
Elmhurst, Saturday night, by the Oakland
city and county consolidation club No. 1. A
musical program will also be presented and
various members of the club called upon 70
respond to toasts The club has decided TO
meet hereafter Saturday night in Odd Fel-
lows hall. instead of on Wednesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
LOSES APPEAL

rosEs APPEAI-Oakland. Feb. n.-Clsra New
ION ; negroes who Was convicted recently Of
nlarinc q young girl in place for immoral
purposes and sentenced 10 two and half years
neal 10 lie higher court has been denied.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11
FEDERAL HARBOR
WORK IS ASSURED
House of Representatives Com
mittee Recommends 0akIand's
Thirty Foot Channel Project

OAKLAND. Feb. 10.-The rivers and
harbors committee Of the house of rep
resentatives has recommended the ex-
Penditure OF $l.loe.oOo by the federal
government on the Oakland harbor, ac-
cerding to a dispatch received today by
Mayor Frank X Mott from Congress
man J. r. Knowlsnd. OF the total
amount la be spent s25o.o0o viii he
available this year and the balance viii
bc appropriated when necessary.
This recommenda tion by the congress
Sional committee is triumph for the
city surpassed only by The voting of
bonds for more than $4,000. 600 by the
citizens OF Oakland for municipal inn
provements. AS knowland. in his COM
munication to the mayor recalls, the
last federal appropriation for Oakland
harbor was S56S.00O. made three years
ago. OF that sum not all has yet been
spent. and today's action by the house
Of representatives. committee guaran-
tees 10 the city 80 foot channel
dredged at once as far up in the estu-
airy as the drs wbridges.
OBSTACLES ARE OVERCOME
This promises us a water front such
as the citizens Of Oakland may be proud
OFF, said the mayor. The graVest OBJ
stacIes TO our harbor work have been
overcome.
IInowland's telegram 10 tho mayor
read
River and harbor committee re
ported today. adopting the 80 foot
project for Oakland harbor and
committing the government 20 the
Hereafter there viii he annual bills.
and for the present year S250,0O0 IS
made available for the project
This is the amount which the war
department said could De proni-
= bly, used The last Appropriation
made three years ago was for
s36S 600 all Of which amount has
not vet been used BIZ VIII also
contain authorization for the war
department TO turn over Park
street. FrUitvale avenue and High
street bridges to the county, after
the government places them In con-
dition 10 be operated by electricity
.t an expenditure Of $1,000. Print
ed report Of survey did not reach
eommittee from printer until yes
tcrday-
QTECK ACTION TAKEN
This telegram indicates that the
house committee acted with unusual
.clcriuv on the Oakland harbor matter.
Euowland first went before the COM
--fttee several days ago following a
Fatorable report from the rivers and
narbors board of army engineers. He
fEHel III support OF ll-e a apbt uEi lrAA AthS
commended by Lieutenant Colonel
John BiddIe and favorably reported
after a strenuous fight by the rivers
and harbors board of army engineers.
The matter was deferred until today.
While the federal officials were de-
batting the harbor Improvements for
Oakland the city officials were forging
ahead as fast as possible under the de-
LAYS of legal intricacy, preparing to put
the municipal bond issue on the mar
lSet
The question Of whether or not the
bonds for municipal buildings and
Wharves shall be autographed or steel
engraved is before the board of public
works, pending the final legislative
action by the city council Within a
short time the board will have made
its decisions. and by March Is it is
expected that the issue viii be put on
the market.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-11

Like getting money from home. Pa
tronfze Oakland's furniture dealer
Il. schellhaas. Eleventh ST.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-03
Hair Dyes will Generally Injure the Scalp

used the hair must be washed and thor
oughly dried. In order that all natural
grease be extracted the rinsing must be
done in ammonia water Should any oil
remain after drying the dye will not take
evenly. When the coloring matter is one
which is put on every day shampooing
need not be done oftener than once in two
weeks unless oils develop sooner.
Mullen flowers and genista, using equal
quantities of each and sleeping them in
water until the liquid is black, is compare
lively harmless in itself The tea should
stand until cold, when it must be strained.
This dye should be applied nightly to the
hair with a soft brush, or it may be put
on in the morning and allowed to dry in
the sun. ] prefer the latter way.
Potato skins will make a black STAIN
provided they IRE prepared in an iron
kettle. To use in this way the vegetable
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-03

Il want a harmless hair dye" is the
statement read frequently in letters from
women trying to beautify themselves; and
over and over again l have replied that
there is no harmless dye, because, however
lacking in injurious qualities the stain may
be, the hair must be dried to unnatural
cordition before the color will take" and
in extracting these natural oils the scalp
must suffer.
Be it understood; however, that some
dyes are more harmful than others as
witness those made from nitrate of silver
and other powerful chemicals. Vegetable
stains would be harmless were it not for
preparing the hair to take them, and, as
there is no doubt but that some women are
willing to injure their tresses for the
sake of concealng premature grayness, l
am giving some vegetable colorings today
First, be it said that before any stain is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-03
ONE SWEET THOUGHT
COMFORTS US YET
Water Plant Cloud Has n
Nice silver Lin
ing.


Well, we own the water
plant.
It's ours because the court
has said we must take Il.
I'VE" in this connection refers
TO Omaha, and not to the ed
itor. Ye editor has never
taken water yet, except for
drinking and other domestic
purposes.
To be sure, the city is not
yet I'm fun and formal possess
sion Of the plant, but that il
q mere bag of shells-a detail
to be adjusted. 1t involves the
handing over Of six million,
some odd hundred thousand
dollars and forty-nine cents.
This will be attended to anon.
The real JOY of the situation
is that no more viii an
OmahoE have to bow his head
in silent shame when he goes
to New Jerusalem and hears
from one OF the resident
angels a dissertation on the
beauties Of owning a water
plant. Omaha can no longer
serve as r horrible example
along this line.
our water will not he
pumped from a sandstone
stratum, far beneath the sur
face Of the soil; il may have
to be boiled, baked. fried,
fricasscd, or served in chatting
dishes a la Newborg, but it's
our water, and wen stick for
ii forever.
1t sparkles in the pitcher, and
II glints upon the grass;
II shines where'er you meet II,
and never will we pass
The good old Missouri fluid,
for really we had oughter
stand up before our fellow
men and brag about our
water
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-03
THE BUNDLE BEE.
Resignation.

How sweet It is to be able,
when fate swipes one an I'M
expected blow. or even one
that might have been ex-
pected. to meet the calamity
with an unruffled exterior,
and smile with patient
resignation while accepting
what cannot be avoided
Resignation is not listed
among the eminent cardinal
virtues, and yet its practice
enables many n man to with
stand such cruel shocks as
might otherwise sweep him
from his footing.
When Bill Smith came to
die, he died; and the parson,
knowing something Of Bilrs
way of life, asked the nearest
friend of tho deceased If Bill
were resigned. "Resigned?"
snortcd the nearest friend,
Resigned? Hell, he had to
be-"
This thought is Gpropos of
of nothing at all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-03

should be washed and the parings put into
a pot covered with water and gently sim
mered until the mass is soft The parings
are then strained through a sieve and later
through muslin.
This stain 1s'aprlied in the same way as
the one just described 1t does not keep
long and so should be made every few
days.
An auburn shade dye is the result OF a
mixture of four ounces OF powdered henna
and four drains each of acetic acid, fwHite
honey, strained, and powdered rKubarb.
These ingredients are made into IA paste
with hot water and after the hair has
been shampooed and dried the paste is
put in the sun. The coloring agent is then
washed out In clear water, in which is a
pinch of bicarbonate of soda. Drying must
be done again ii. the sun.
MARGARET MIXTER.