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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
THE COUNTIES BORDERING on THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
POSTOFFICE To BE
CLASSICSTRUCTURE
Berkeley Postmaster Asks
That Campus Designs be
Followed in Building

BERKELEY. Nov. If the recon-
mendations of Postmaster Clarence .
Merrill are accepted. the new $1SO'oVO
nostoff7ce which will be built here
will follow the architectural lines OF.
the new University of California oullo-
ings. Merrill paid a visit to the cam
pus last week and inspected mum per
Of the buildings of the greater un1Ner-
sity.
Plans and specifications of California
hall. which is built Of white grahIt9
with red tile roof, have been -N TOT .lIst
m washington with request that
thew be considered when plans are
drawn for the new federal structure 10
be erected here.
Postmaster Merrill said that archl-
tecturaIly the campus oulIaihss
narfac+ and he hoped that the depart
ment would construct the postonce
headquarters on similar lines
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
rnnsnaI Anrfion Tndar

At the Curtis Studio Auction De-
partment. on the second floor Of the old
walter building, Van Ness avenue and
Sacramento street. viii be held TODAY
. 2 sale Of unusual importance at which
the elegant furniture made by the
-Bnited Studios, insolvent, will be sold
by order Of the trustee. Coupled with
this fine collection are two superior
household equipments, containing
handsome furniture and Oriental rugs.
One from the Switz residence in Mill
Valley and the other from the down
toWn studio Of Mr. S. Molyneux Wor-
thfngton Of London. Some of the ORR
entail rugs in these latter collections
nEe Of Unusual merit, as they were
fought at a time when good rugs were
the rule and not the exception, con-
cition that has gone forever, as the
rug critic is fully aware. The sale be-
gins at II a. M and Will be conducted
BY Mr. Edward Curtis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
CLAIMING AUXILIARY
GREETS NEW MEMBERS
John P. Young Contrasts Prac-
ticality and IdeaIism

An address on the present conditions
of life was delivered yesterday by, John
T. Young at the Charming auxiliary
meeting at the First Unitarian church
in franklin street. The speaker chose
as his subject The Contest Between
Practically and Idealism,' and under
took to show how the two could be
combined.
Mrs. Flora Howell added to the after
Moons program by singing two Italian
folk songs and her Song of the Soul"
The meeting was arranged principally
for the new members, who received
their first welcome to the auxiliary.
The hostesses for the occasion were
Mrs. 0. D. Baldwin. Mrs. William r.
Wheeler, Mrs. c. H. Lindley, Mrs. w. E.
Osborne, Mrs. w. D. Little, Mrs. B. ".
Kellogg, Mrs. Byron L. Jackson, Mrs.
Ella A. Judson and Miss Florence
Musto
The advanced French class will meet
tomorrow morning at 10- o'clock, and
the beginners class will meet Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Minnie Sabin Cooper
will direct a class in dramatic study
Friday morning. The subject will be
lpsens Pillars. OF Society,""
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
GIRL FUGITIVE FROM
CHABOT IS CAPTURED
Ruth Gillette Sent Back to Oak
land Institution

OAKLAND, Nov. AFTER having re-
NAMED in hiding with the family or r
Parker in Ninety-Second avenue, Elm
hurst. for the last two weeks, Rutn
Gillette, a 16 year old girl who escaped
from the Chabot home, was captured
this morning by Patrolman Under
wood The girl attempted to fee by
means Of the back way. but was eaugnr
before she had gone any distance.
The Gillette girl was placed at the
home Is months ago by her father, now
in Seattle She declared that she had
been III treated at the home. and that
she had gone to the Parker home,
where she had lived before, to prepare
for her wedding to Lars Hansen,
machinist, aged 10 years. working in
the Lee Best gas engine works
Louise Jellis. also aged 16. the COM
.panion of the Gillette girl in her flight,
is believed to be working in San Le-
andre.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
GUEST IN HOTEL
FACES REVOLVER
Clerk, Waiter and Musician
Are Implicated in an At
tempted Holdup

William Brook. guest at the Amer
lean hotel, 71S Howard street, was
awakened early Sunday morning by
man with revolver, who commended
that he give over his va1uables. Brook
ran to the window, calling loudly for
help.
Policeman Cronan, who responded.
found Edward Leonard, the hotel
clerk, and Victor Lecray, musician.
in a closet in Brooks room. On the
floor beneath the bed was found the
revolver. and few minutes later
Thomas Mcnamara, a waiter, was
found hiding in a hall closet
Brook identified McNaamra as the
man who held the revolver. He did
not recollect seeing any one else in
the room. He said he had left word
with the hotel clerk to be awakened
early. At the police station Leonard
and Lecray confessed to having been
implicated in the holdup. Leonard
let the men in. Leonard and Lecray
were booked for attempted robbery,
and Mcnamara for assault with a
deadly weapon
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
CLERK TURNS BURGLAR
AND ROBS EMPLOYER
Detective Catches Thief With
Sack Full of Loot

Frank V. Anderson. formerly a clerk
in the second hand store of j. Walters,
211T Mission street, yesterday con-
fessed thefts from the store during his
employment which Saturday night
eliminated in burglary. Anderson has
been arrested several times for lar
ceny. Detective George Richards was
looking for Anderson on a petty lar
ceny charge when he found him with a
sack of loot fresh from the commits
sion of burglary. He had been liv-
ing at the Taft hotel, Eighteenth and
Mission streets. He broke into the
rear of the store and took watches.
jewelry and revolvers valued at $500.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
Try This HOne-Made
Cough Remedy
Costs Little, But Does the Work
Quickly, or Money Refunded

Mix one pint of granulated sugar
with u pint of warm water, and stir
for 2 minutes. Put 215 ounces of Pinex
ESQ cents WORTH in a pint bottle: then
add the Sugar Syrup. Take a teaspoon
full every one. two or three hours.
You will find that this simple remedy
takes hold Of cough more quickly
than anything else you ever had
Usually ends a deep seated cough in
side Of "a hours. Splendid, too. for
whooping cough, chest pains. bron-
chitis and other throat troubles 1t
stimulates the appetite and is slightly
laxative, which helps end a cough
This recipe makes more and better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $3.50. 1t keeps perfectly and
tastes pleasant.
Pinex is the most valua BILE concen-
trated compound of Norway white pine
extract, and is rich in guiaicol and ali
the natural pine elements which are
so healing to the membranes. Other
preparations will not work In this
formula.
This plan of making cough syrup
with Pinex and Sugar Syrup Cor
strained honey has proved so popular
throughout the United States and Can
ada that it is often initiated But the
old. successful formula has never been
equaled.
A guarantee of absolute satisfaction.
or money promptly refunded, goes with
this recipe Your druggist has Pinex
or will get 1t for you. If not. send to
The Pinex Co, TT. Wayne. Ind.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
AGED MAN MISSING;
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
NeVadan Seeks Brother Who
Left FruitVaIe Institution

OAKLAND, Nov. Peter Mcmahon.
aged 3 years, left Our Sisters Catholic
home i'm Bray avenue. Fruitvale. under
mysterious circumstances October -
Today his brother, Barney Mcmahon OF
Nevada appealed to the Melrose police
station for aid in locating the missing
man, whom he fears has met with foul
play.
Peter Mcmahon is possessed of sew
eral thousand dollars on deposit in
2 bank. He has been living at the home
for some time, but IS eccentric, and has
been in the habit Of absenting himself
from the place for day or two at a
time.
After one OF these absences. McMa-
hon appeared at the home October l3.
and announced that he was not going
10 live there any longer and that he
had rented q room in Fourteenth street
in Oakland. He was accompanied by
two young men. rather fashily dressed.
who were attentive TO him and carried
his belongings in a suitcase. Since
then he mas not been heard Of
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
SEE HOW QUICKLY
P0SlkM ACTS
Rare Power to Heal Affected skin E.x-
plains Success OF New skin Remedy

Rare Power 10 Heai AHecdeO SKIN E41-
plains Success of New skin Remedy
NO one is asked to purchase poslan
without first obtaining a sample pack
age. which will be sent by mail, free OF
charge. by the Emergency Laboratories,
80 West Twenty-hfth street, New York
City"
Even this free sample. when used to
quickly clear the complexion or spread
on the face. hands or limbs to cure PIN
pies. rashes, eruptions, or 10 cover a
small eczema surface. will prove pos
Iam's real and unusual merit Its users
have found that pOslam not only fulflls
but exceeds the claims made for il.
Take any case OF eczema, acne, itch,
salt rheum. piles, scalp scale, etc. how
ever stubborn, and poslam will stop any
itching as soon as applied, healing the
skin rapidly and readily (tAH other
treatments for skin troubles on man or
animal fade into nothingness compared
with poslam." says Mr.. M. T. Grattan.
Preston, Mimi
Write direct to the Laboratories for
the sample. but the trial packages OF
poslam at 80 cents and the jars at 50
may be purchased at all druggists.
particularly The Owl Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
MERCHANTS WILL
SCORES FOSTER SON

The will of Lee Bo San. a merchant
of Chinatown, who left property worth
$4,000, was admitted to probate by
Judge Graham yesterday. To his
widow. who lives in China. the testator
left $500, stating that he had made her
considerable advances in her lifetime
Lee Goey Juck and Lee Goey Lung,
sons, are left to the kindly consider
alton of their mother" while to Lee
Goey Yung. a foster son, San willed
500, stating that this young man had
exhibited great lack of gratitude and
had abused the confidence OF the tes-
tator. The residue of the estate is
divided equally between Lee Goey He,
Lee Goey Ong, Jung Lee and Jow Lee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
FATHER AND PHYSICIAN
SAVE DROWNING TOTS
Doctor Falls From Launch and
Aids in Rescue
TSh.1s,I D..A1y-L L. TIL. CzU1

SAN QUENTIN, Nov. donald and
Robert Emslie, aged and 5, were res
cued from drowning in the bay off San
Quentin point last evening by their
father, II. A. Emslie, a local hotel pro-
prietor, and DR.. 0. L. Jones of Thir-
teenth and Clay streets. Oakland. The
children fell from the end of a pier
in the excitement of watching Doctor
Jones swim ashore after he had
tumbled into the water while in the act
of taking a picture from the stern Of
a launch.
Doctor Jones and a party of friends
visited San Quentin yesterday in the
gasoline launch Minnie from Oakland
Captain J. H Nerney, in command of
the launch. and the others in the boat
grouped about Doctor Jones as he
stood. camera in hand, prepared to take
a snapshot of the shore. The launch
lurched and the physician fell over
board.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
ASSEMBLYMAN'S SON
SAVES LIVES OF FOWLS S

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
SAN ANSELMO, Nov. "A midnight
miscreant's attempt to kill number of
prize fowls at the home of former As
semblyman James Irving Taylor by
scattering pieces of glass in their,
coops was frustrated today by skill
full operation performed by his son,
James Irving Taylor Jr. Young Taylor
found three valuable leghorns dying
from the effects of the glass, which had
penetrated their crops. causing all food
and water which they consumed to es-
cape through wounds in the neck. The
young fowl fancier sewed up the
wounds in the crops. The chickens are
now able to eat and drink and appear
as well as ever.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
ALAMEDA PRODUCTS
TO BE SHOWN IN EAST
WiIber Walker Will Leave
Soon With Exhibit

OAKLAND, Nov. 7.-Wilber Walker,
commissioner for Alameda county to
the United States land and irrigation
exposition, which will be held at Chi
cago beginning November 10, will leave
Wednesday accompanied by w. D. Mich
OILS, professor of the exhibits Of the
Oakland chamber of commerce.
Walker will take 750 slides with him
and will make a daily talk before the
convention dealing with the resources
and the riches of Alameda. county. The
exhibit will be a large one and will
consist of all the products of the soil
of Alameda county
On his way back Walker will stop
over at the rivers and harbors con-
gress, which will be held in Wash
ington, D. G.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
FUNERAL RITES HELD
OVER CENTENARIAN
Simple Services Mark Obse-
quies of Mrs. Hunt

OAKLAND, Nov. THE funeral of
Mrs. Abigail Hunt, widow of the late
Jonathan Hunt, who died Saturday in
her home at 420S Piedmont avenue,
aged 100 years and five months, was
held this afternoon from her late resi-
dence. Rev. Charles r. Brown, pastor
of the First Congregational church,
officiating. The interment was in
Mountain View cemetery, and was, pri-
Vate. Mrs. Hunt had lived in the state
for more than half a century, and her
family was prominent in social and
business circles. Many friends were
present today to pay their respects to
the venerable woman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
Wedding DAY SET
{ BY GIRL GRADUATE
Miss Hazel MCGraw and Harry
Nasburg of Portland TO Be
Married in January

OAKLAND. Nov. Miss Hazel Nc
Graw, whose betrothal to Harry Mas
burg Of Portland, Ore, was announced
early in the summer, has named her
wedding day for the first week in the
new year and is planning simple
ceremony at the family residence in
Chestnut street The bride TO be is a
graduate Of the University of California
and prominent in the affairs OF the
Delta Delta Delta sorority. Her ira
ternity sisters have arranged several
affairs in Miss McGraw's honor She
is the dughter Of Z. ". McGraw, an
early resident of Oakland. Her fiance
is a businessman and formerly made
his home in the bay cities
The first dinner dance of the series
which is planned by a coterie of the
younger matrons will take place Thurs
day evening al the Claremont country
club The guest list for the evening is
representative of the. smart set
Mrs Karmany. who before her mar
riage 10 Colonel karmany, was Mrs
Georgiana Cook. is entertaining as her
house guest al her home in the Philip
pines Miss Margaret Arnott, who is
planning TO spend a number of weeks
with the popular matron. Colonel har-
many is still on duty in the islands,
but he hopes to return 10 the states
within a year.
Mrs W H. Abbott is entertaining
Miss Doris Hem at Morland farm. Miss
Hem is clever horsewonan and made
fhe trip from Alameda TO the estate
near Milpitas on horseback
Mrs. Leon Bocqueraz entertained the
score of girls Of the Linda Vista club
at an informal game Of bridge followed
by tea this afternoon at her home in
Vernon heights.
Miss Stella Hoag has chosen Novem-
Der 80 for her marriage with Frederick
Barker and has arranged for a house
wedding q { the residence of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoag, in Ben
venue avenue. Rev. George Eldredge
OF St. Johns Presbyterian church OF
Berkeley viii of1ciate. Only the mem
bers Of the Hoag and Barker families
and few close friends have received
cards for the ceremony.
Announcement has been made of the
betrothal OF Francis Claude Smith of
San Ardo, Monterey county. and Miss
Eleanor Montgomery. The bride TO be
Is the daughter Of Monterey county
land holder and has a wide circle of
acquaintances in the bay cities.
Mrs. Dudley Baird will be the COM
plimented guest at the reception at
which her husbands mother. Mrs. J. c.
Baird. viii entertain at the family home
an Berkeley tomorrow. Before her mar
risge a few weeks ago Mrs Baird was
Miss Viola Brainerd.
one Of the largest luncheons Of the
week viii be that at the Country club
tomorrow, at which Miss Carrie Mich
olson viii preside as hostess. Bridge
viii follow the repast.
Out Of respect 10 Mrs Leon Hall.
president Of the Oakland club. whose
mother, Mrs Elizabeth Small, died yes
5erday, the club program which was
arranged for Wednesday afternoon Will
be postponed 10 a later date in the
season.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
AUT0IST RISKS LIFE TO
AVOID WOMAN AND CHILD
Drives in Front of Swiftly
Moving Train

BERKELEY. Nov. ii. A Coulter.
manager Of the Varsity creamery. drove
his automobile IN front Of q swiftly
moving Southern Pacific train at Uni
versity and Shattuck avenues today
rather than run down a mother and her
child
The engineer Of the local saw the
machine on the track and jammed on
the brakes in time to prevent running
Coulter down. Coulter was in the ma
chine when the train slowed down. as
he did not have time TO jump 10 safety
The repairs in University avenue
making the crossings narrow caused
the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
CITY BOOKKEEPING
SYSTEM is COMPLETE

BERKELEY, Nov. 7.-Auditor M L
Hanscom, who has been working on
new system of bookkeeping for the
city, has sent to the city council for
adoption a bill which will bring into
effect the changes desired. feature
of the plan which follows the systems
of big corporations will be the reports
of all officers who handle moneys and
the duplication of purchasing orders.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
TWO BANKRUPTCY
PETITIONS FILED

Chanucey NJ. Could of Fortuna, Hum
boldt county. a butcher. filed a petition
in bankruptcy yesterday. He owes
$685. with $3.50 assets. mostly in
real estate. Creed H Johnson Of Oak
land a painter. also asks TO be de-
clared an involuntary bankrupt, as his
debts total 1904 and he has no assets
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
ARIZONA EDUCATOR TO
BE FEDERAL OFFICER

BERKELEY. Nov. PROF. Kendrick
G, Babcock, formerly a member of the
department Of history at the university,
but who has been president of the Uni
Versity OF Arizona for the last two
years, has been appointed specialist in
higher education, new position that
has been created in the federal bureau
OF education at Washington. He was
named for the place by Prof. Elmer E
Brown. United States commissioner of
edgcation, who was formerly a profes-
sofSof peda gogy here.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-08
East trontofn Sixteenth mill look phcn
ELECTION NEWS FOR 0AKLANDI
CALL WILL FLASH RETURNSI

OAKLAND Nov 7-Conpcc the state election mill be
be displayed Tuesday night The Calls Oakland bureau 46S
Eleventh In addition the figures whch mill be received
BY special from all parts of California The Call mill have the cleo
ions throughout the entire country covered by special and the
results mill be gipcu rapidly as they received
arrangements have been made by pc the public mill be Kept
close touch Nth the election the Bulletins
mill be flashed large By stecophcon NTH dispatch By
of direct connections and capable there mill be delay
giving the results they received from The Calls central
bureau, phich mill the pholc United States.
Special attention mill be gwen 10 securing the earliest figures this
nell from the important eastern points of
The Calls Oakland headquarters the Bacon bloch Eleventh
beteen Broadwdp and Washington has been arranged
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28

In one place, near the line of road,
800 acres have been set to apple
trees and another tract of 80 acres
is being prepared for them. Smaller
orchards were to be seen on every
hand, and new houses dotting the
cider farms indicate the tendency to
smaller holdings and more intensive
methods of agriculture and horticul-
'ture.
On leaving Blackfoot the train
passes out over the Mackay tracks to
Moreland, shown on the accompany
ing map and then southwestward
parallel OF the American Falls Canal
to Pingree where about fifty thous-
and dollars have been expended in
picturesque stone business houses,
besides the school house and valu-
able improvements ma 1, by the rail
road company.
"A few miles sarti.r on the train
halted for the day at Springfield, and
here the old saying is true that the
railroad follows the line of travel
taken by the emigrant trail. for the
train stopped on the very spot where
the overland travellers had encamped
in summer on their way to Oregon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28
SALE OF CAREY LANDS
At SPRINGFIELD THURSDAY
Heavy Excursion Train Carries omeseekers Down the Line Of the New
Aberdeen Railroads Day Sightseeing Business and Pleasure;
Barbecue Of Young Beeves; Sale Was Success Visitors I'm
pressed with Natural Resources and Beauty Of Country

Thursday morning witnessed the
third excursion down the Blackfoot-
Aberdeen railroad to give people an
opportunity to invest in some of our
cheap lands, and lots in the new town
sites along the way.
The special train for Springfield
left Immediately after the train ar
rived from the south and passed out
over the line ahead of the Mackay
Flyer for Lost river
At the various loading stations or
beet dumps along the way the farm
ers were putting sugar beets on the
cars and in the fields the beet pull
ers and potato diggers were busily
operating. Herds and flocks were
feeding the rich pasture of fields
and meadows, and the big ricks of
hay and the large straw piles were
evidence of the substantial harvest
already completed.
The leaves were falling from the
trees and the orchards saiong the way
had yielded up their crop of red APP
pies while new orchards larger than
the old ones were the best evidence
of the success of the ventures in COM
mercial orchards.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28

and Washington and other points
west. The town is laid out on high
land overlooking great natural mead
ows where Captain Bonneville's men
wintered in 1884 during their cam
paign of western exploration. The
waters of an artificial reservoir glim-
mered in the sunlight and wild fowl
sported upon its bosom.
The country is only sparsely set
tied, but rich farms are being devel-
oped wherever a family essays to
make home, and town whose first
building was church, (Presbyter-
lam the second general merchan-
disc store with post. office attach
ed, the third blacksmith shop, and
the next a school house of two rooms,
is suggestive of the type of settlers
who are here laying the. foundation
of the commonwealth.
People gathered from great dis
tances to witness this "housewarm-
ing" of the town of Springfield and
the sale of Carey lands at auction.
The new school house, just COM
pleted, was used as an office for the
of the sale Of lots, while
the barbecue was conducted in the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28
Canal Board Organize

AS stated last week the Aberdeen.
Springfield Canal company has been
organized to take over the manage
ment of the American Falls Canal,
and at the organization of the new
board of directors the following Of
ficers were elected.
John r. Foulks, president; Arthur
j. Snyder, vice president; Miss Nora
M. Jones, secretary; M. d. Fugate,
Treasurer.
The board of directors consists of
d. H. Blossom, A. j. Snyder, ]. D..
Skeen, C. w. Spaulding, R. E. Nc
Conaughy, J. P. Wedel, John R.
Foulks, A. H. Thompson, J. NJ. La
timer.
The principal place of business is
Aberdeen, and the canal is almost
completed, there being some work
amounting to perhaps $4,000 90
which the retiring company agrees to
do or pay for to complete their part.
1t has, been sixteen years under con-
struction, was the first canal ever
built to water Carey project, and is
considered one of the finest systems
in the state. 1t waters. about 10000
acres, part of which was placed on
sale Thursday at the auction held at
Springfield. 1t is the artery of life
for the tract shown in the large map
printed in this issue, as the new
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28

railroad is its artery of commerce.
Several new towns have sprung up
on the tract, each with magnificent
promise based upon the natural re-
sources which these enterprises are
developing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-28

open, and the crowds were feasted
upon the sweet juicy hunks of roast
two-year-olds.
The train returned in the evening
In time to allow the excursionists to
attend the Republican rally at the
Auditorium where Governor James
II. Brady addressed the people on the
issues of the campaign.