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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
STOCKTON fLkS
PREPARE BIG SHOW
Fraternal Order Will Present
Imperial Minstrel Troupe
in Home City
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Jan. 31.-Stockton Elks
have taken to the burnt cork and next
Tuesday and Wednesday nights their
imperial minstrel troupe will appear at
the Yosemite theater. For the last two
weeks members of the order have been
practicing in their lodgeroom and ar
rangements have been perfected.
The success of the show from finan-
cial standpoint is assured, as the house
has been sold out for both perform
ances.
The Elks have been coached by Miller
& Draper, and if faithful attendance
at rehearsals and enthusiasm combined
with talent have anything to do with
the success of such a performance the
coming show should be most salts
factory.
Superior Judge W. b. Nutter. past
exalted ruler of Stockton lodge, has
consented to do the honors as inter
locutor. Among the endmen is f. c..
Dickinson, formerly of the firm of
Dickinson & Nelson, grain merchants
and now in the wholesale grocery bust
ness. George Baker, commission mer-
chant, Will do a song and dance stunt,
and j. w. Glenn, manager of the Cali
fornia transportation company, is
scheduled for a coon song. Richard
Perrin, who often participates in the
social sessions of the lodge, win sing
that Marathon melody. Did He RUM"
There are numerous other features.
with a change of program for each per-
formance. The second part, "Hulda
Hawkins Ball. will be presented by
the Anteros club, a young mems or
Sanization of this city Following is
the program:
FIRST PART
Ea1una = II
Lois Newton, J. c. Billetter and Clint Draper.
Baladists-J. f. Ziegler. William Davenport
George Lamb and Curtis Cofelt.
Chorus-W. W. Gross, Walter HiZeT. George
Sievers. Niels {. Peterson. Alva Atwood. Leo
Burchsrd, Gus Flanagan. Barney Barnett
Charles Murphy, J. II. Condit Robert Fyfe,
Fred Kettleman. Gustave Fiola. Martin Schneid-
er, Fred Gerlach. Jacob Simon, Paul Peikert,
Francis Cutting, Ben Woodruff. August Rossi
and Floyd Kenyon.
SECOND PART
Scotch characters. Stewart L. Elliott
Female representations. ........ John Mudowney
The Man From Alabama Miller and Draper
Introducing singing. dancing and comedy
Topical songs gs.....................D Dick Perrin
"Hulda Hawkins Ball. Observation-Disclosures.
Anteros club, assisted by Clint Draper
Dave S. Matthews Henry Yost Nies c. Peter
Byrnes, Arthur Tremper, Paul Smith Frank
lyn Warner. Robert schmidt Russell Fitzger-
aid. r. W. Fithian. Archie Eichelberger Asa
Clark, Clarence Guernsey, Sylvester Pearson
and Robert Ritchie Constable Myron n Beach
acts as policeman in ''Huda Hawkins Ball -
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
EXPERIMENT STATION
IN PALESTINE PLANNED

Last year the well known Jewish
agriculturist Aaronsohn, undertook a
Journey OF observation through Califor-
mia. Texas ands the cotton states in or
der to study their agriculture. He not
only succeeded in Interesting numerous
experts in his projectsa but secured the
assistance of Jacob Schiff. Guggenheiml
Rosenwald and others. These American
representatives of "lv-haute finance"
(says the Jewish World) have guaran-
ted the cost OF maintaining an expert
raenting station in Palestine for five
years This institution should prove a
great boon to the Jewish colonists in
Palestine.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
SPEAKS ON SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY BEFORE STUDENTS
Chamber of Commerce Secre-
tary Explains Magic Circle
I Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Special DISpdtch 10 ne I all
STOCKTON. Jan. 31.-Secretar J. NJ.
Eddy of the chamber of commerce this
morning addressed the history and
economic classes of the high school on
the future of the San Joaquin valley.
The students have been studying the
valley from an economic standpoint,
and recently wrote d prophecy of the
valleys condition 40 years hence.
Eddy explained his magic circle,
which made such a favorable impress
sion with the government engineers a
year or so ago, showing how that city
is at the base OF one of the richest
sections of California. He said the
mountainous reg ons east of the valley
would some day become the resort of
thousands of tourists.
The speaker also Informed the stu
dents that the valley of the Nile, which
is half the size of the San Joaquin
valley. has many times the population,
showing the opportunities for great
increase in the number of Inhabitants
of the latter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
REAL ESTATE BOARD
WILL HOLD BANQUET
Annual Meeting Arranged for
Palace Hotel February 3

The San Francisco real estate
board will hold its annual banquet on
Thursday evening, February 3. in the
ballroom of the Palace hotel. The ap-
plications for seats have already
reached 250.
NJ. fl. de Young will address the
gathering on the Panama Pacific expo
sltton. George W. Dornin. chairman
of the board of fire underwriters. will
talk on fire insurance. Livingston
jerks will discuss title insurance
Other speakers will he James X
Lynch president of the San Francisco
clearing house; Richard TObin. preSi-
dent of the Associated saving banks
Lawrence Harris and Roy Folger
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
ARTISTS BRAVED DEATH
TO SECURE PICTURES
GreenIand's Icy Mountains De-
picted on Canvas

The deso1ate. ice bound region of
northeast Greenland is being brought
vfvidly before Londoners by the free
exhibition in the map room of the
Royal geographical society's premises
OF the pictures painted by A. Bertelsen
and A. Friis, the two Danish artists
who went north with the Erichsen ex-
pedition two years ago, says the West
minister Gazette. Captain Mylius Erich
sen. Lieutenant Hagen and Bronlund
perished while trying to reach their
ship after exploration work which has
solved many problems connected with
the unknown parts of the great Arctic
island. and which incidentally proved
for the first time what had only been
before suspected-that it was entirely
surrounded by water. Few pictures
have been painted under the conditions
which faced the two artists. who on
more than one occasion narrowly es-
caped the fate which overlook their
companions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
Of SUSPICIOUS FIRE
Restaurant Proprietors Are Re-
leased, but Cook Held

Fire Marshal Towe and the police
are continuing their Investigations of
an alleged incendiary fire at a res
taurant, 1924 California street early
Sunday morning. The two proprietors,
Thomas Sideres and j. Rupas. and their
cook, f. Zodoropulas. were arrested by
Detectives Wren and Lord, but yester-
day Rupas and Sideres were released
from CUSTODY
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
DEMURRER SUBMITTED
IN RATE FIXING SUIT
Preliminary Step Is Taken in
Suit Against Commission

Luther NJ. Walter. assistant United
states attorney general, and Attorney
j. NJ Teal, representing the Oregon
lumbermen, argued yesterday in the
United States circuit court the de-
murrer of the interstate commerce
commission to an injunction suit
brought against it by the Southern
Pacific.
The railroad had sued to prevent the
commission from enforcing low rate
as to green fir shipments To eastern
points
In this suit the company sought TO
introduce evidence not taken by the
commission. Judges Gilbert. Ross and
Morrow heard the argument
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01

FINDS LOST BOY-policeman Charles Grost
saw a boy about years of age in Mont
gOmery street yesterday morning crying for
his mother. GrOat picked him up and started
for the city prison. but the y0ungster fought
pulled Groat's hair. kicked him the chest
and kept up continuous believing. After
handing the boy over To the matrOn Grosr
wiped the perspirati0n from his face and said
it was the toughest job he had ever expert
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
SAN FRANCISCAN ENDS
OWN LIFE NEAR STOCKTON
Body of Harry e. Bates Found
in Grove
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 31.-A body.
thought to have been that OF
Harry z. Bates, brother of Homer
y. Bates. 2240 Folsom street, San Fran
cisco. was found in PiXley's grove,
north Of this city, yesterday.
A revolver near by and a bullet hole
in the chest gave evidence of the cause
of death. The discovery was made by
/. c. Walling and W. g. Mcclellan, who
were looking for a stray cow.
An inquest was held and a verdict of
suicide by shooting" returned. The
dead mans brother viii arrive tomor-
row. Bates had been i'll for some time
and was wandering through the coun-
try looking for work.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
OLDEST PIONEER DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Judge Garden Passes Away at
Age of 81
[Special Dispatoh 10 The Call

REDDING. Jan. 31.-Judge John W.
Garden. Shasta's eldest pioneer, is dead
aged 81, after long illness. Three
children survive, Mrs. Richard NJ.
Smith, matron of San Quentin; Charles
Garden and John Garden, mining men
of Arizona. Judge Garden came to Cali
fornia in 1850. mined for a number Of
years and then entered business. He
has been prominent in republican poll
tics. serving number of years as tax
collector, justice of the peace and regis
ter of the United States land office
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
Awarded Damages

ALTURAS. Jan. 31.-Judge John r.
Raker has decided the damage suit
of Baxter versus Cross & Barker,
stage line proprietors. holding Barker
individually responsible for damages in
the sum of $4,000 on account of the
death of son of the plaintiff. who was
killed when stage on which he was
riding was overturned near Alturas
two years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
INCENDIARY BURGLAR
GIVEN LONG SENTENCE
Pleads Guilty and Goes to Fol-
som for Is Years

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-George H.
Anderson of Newcastle. charged with
arson in setting fire to the J. C. Camp
bell furniture store in this city to hide
evidence of burglary, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to Is years in Fol
som prison today Anderson professed.
his innocence of arson up to the time
of going to trial. He told the officers
he committed burglary to get Christ
mas presents for his family.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
DRUNKEN WOODSMAN
HAS DANGEROUS LOAD
Is Wandering Around With As
Sticks of Dynamite
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 31.-Harvey A.
Trayelette, wood chopper from
Acampo, is greatly worried about his
partner, Frank Doleshin, with whom
he came to Stockton last Thursday to
secure some supplies. That he has
cause to worry over the welfare of his
companion is evident from the fact that
Doleshin possessed when he last sa wv
him jag and a sack containing As
sticks of dynamite, fuse and cartridges.
The authorities are looking for both
Doleshin and the dynamite, or the place
where he dropped the sack
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
EASTERN MINISTER
TO FILL PULPIT
Will Take Temporary Charge OF
St. Johns Episcopal Church
in Sacramento
Especial Gable 10 The Call :

Special Gable 10 The Call
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 3l.-Rev. c. E.
Osborn of st. Johns Episcopal church,
Brooklyn. is coming TO Sacramento 60
take temporary charge of Trinity
church. the pulpit of which was re-
Gently vacated by Archdeacon George
Swan and since filled by Bishop William
II. Moreland
Rev Mr Osborn viii probably serve
until Easter, when he will go to Napa
to take charge of St. Mary's Episcopal
church in that city.
He is expected to arrive in this city
about February l..
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
CANON SUCCEEDS SWAN
AS DEPARTMENT HEAD
Will Fill Vacancy Caused by
Death
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.--State Con
troller A. B. Nye today announced the
appointment of Captain Frank F..
Canon as head of the redemption de-
partment in the controllers Office.
Canon fills the vacancy caused by the
death of ". a. Swan. Captain Canon
is commanding officer of company e,
second infantry Prior to his appoint
ment he was clerk under Nye.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
CRUISER is PREPARED
TO SAIL FOR STATION
New Orleans Expected to Leave
Mare Island This Week

VALLEJO, Jan. 3l.--The date of the
departure of the cruiser New Orleans
from Mare island navy yard for the
Asiatic station, to which ii has been
assigned, is uncertain, though it is eX-
pected it will leave this week. Instruc
tons have just been received to pro-
vide the vessel with the necessary
complement OF seamen and to await
further orders from the navy depart
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
SISKIYOU SALOONS
ARE SAFE FOR YEAR
Supervisors Name January L
1911, as Closing Date
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

YREKA. Jan 31.-Siskiyou county
will not be dry" until January l, 1911.
This is the decision of the county
Supervisors The county voted dry
SOME time ago, but the supervisors in
passing the necessary ordinance closing
saloons fixed the date for going into
effect January 1, 1911.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
REDDING STAGE
ROLLS OVER BANK
Four Passengers Are Painfully
Injured in Attempt to
Catch Train

REDDING, Jan. 31.-Driven at great
speed to catch a train here, the stage
from Coram late last night rolled over
an embankment with its load of 10 pas
sengers, a number of whom were
painfully injured. The injured passen-
gers were:
A. ID. Case. Redding.
William Pemberton, Coram.
Miss Hazel Hill, Redding.
Oscar Holt Coran
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01

Helium is the ideal gas for all lighter
than air airships
The average weight OF the heart is
from TO II ounces.
The worlds postal business is in
creasing at the rate of per cent per
annum.
Two-thirds of the native population
of Uganda has been wiped out by the
sleeping sickness in seven years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
FRUIT SHIPPERS ARE
PREPARING FOR FALL
Distributors Go East to Study
Market Conditions
| Special Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Jan. &c. B. Bills.
c. b. Devices and II. A Fairbanks, all
managers of big shipping houses aff1li-
ated with the fruit distributors, and
Frank B. McKevitt manager for the
distributors. left today for the east 10
prepare for next seasons shipments of
California fruits. The growing strength
of the California fruit exchange, the
growers cooperative organization, and
rival OF the distributors, is said to have
a bearing on the eastern trip.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
MAN DISTURBS rEACE
OF HIS WOODLAND WIFE
w. s. Morton, Threatened With
Bigamy Charge, in Jail
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

WOODLAND, Jan. 31.-W. s. Morton
is in jail charged with disturbing the
peace of his Woodland wife. For some
time he has been threatened with a
charge of bigamy and declaration IS
now made that his Butte, Mont. wife
will come here TO prosecute him on a
charge of dual marriage. Morton claims
that he believed his Butte wife had
been divorced when he married in
Sacramento some time ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
Wild man CUTS OFF
PARTS OF Ills BODY
Sends GrewsOme MementOs to
Sheriff's Office and Eludes
Posses
(Spccial Gable 10 The Call

leading deputies from the sheriff's Of
flee a merry chase near Bowman. The
man is believed to be insane, but his
identity is not known. Every day or
two he hacks off pieces qf his flesh and
sends them to the sheriff's Office. but so
far he has eluded capture, although
seen several times.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
MAN DEAD; RESULT OF
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Rock Rolls Down Slope and
Breaks Spinal Column

CORAM, Cal, Jan. 31.-While bend
ing over his shovel as he worked on a
hillside today Alonzo Saez, a Spanish
miner, was instantly killed by rock
which rolled down the slope and struck
him on the back, breaking the spinal
column He was % years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
SAFE CRACKERS LOOT
SEASIDE POSTOFFICE

Burglars blew open the postoffice
safe al Seaside, near Monterey early
Sunday morning. They secured stamps
and coin amounting to $235 and SIS
worth OF money orders.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE
HELD FOR LODGE CHIEF
Tribe of Ben Hur Honors Mem
Ory of ID. w. Gerord
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 31.-Memorial serv-
ices were held tonight by Stockton
court No. Is. tribe of Ben Hur. in honor
of the late Supreme Chief d. w. Gerord,
who died at Charlottesville, Ind, Janu-
ary 8
The following program was rem
dered
Prayer. Rev. j. ". Lundy: reading. ''Gethse-
name Rev. Mr. Lundy: scripture lesson. Rev.
c. ". F. Daniels; Personal Recollectons of
the supreme Chief Rev. y. c. McCay; THE
Supreme Chief in His Official Capacity Su-
preme Teacher Mrs. W. s. Kelly; The Supreme
Chief as L Knew Him. ]. C.. McCown Jr.
reading, Abide With Me" Mrs. W. S. Kelly;
quintet, Crossing the Bar"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01

How to Mix Good One" Booklet
free-tells all about mixing drinks
Sent on request postal will do A.
p Hotaling & Co, proprietors OF Old
Kirk Whisky, 429437 Jackson ST., ST.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01

U. S. LOSES $500 ooo, 900 YEARLY-New York.
Ian. 31.-More than $500. .Q00. 900 Of American
money is sent every year TO Europe for the
purchase Of farming lands there by alien work
men who wages in the United States. &c
cording to Lajos Steiner of the New York de
partncut Of agriculture.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-01
CONVERSION OF BANK lppRovEp-wa.

CONVERSION OF BANK EPPHOVEU-W " ash
ington. Jan. 3i.-The comptroller Of currency
has approved the conversion Of the bank of
SebastOpol. California, into the First national
hank of Sebastopol. with 100000 capital.
Near vice president: Worth VI. Fitzsimmons,
assistant cashier
New-York tribune., 1910-02-03
.SIYTY-EIGHT DEAD.
At Least Forty Hurt IN MeTi-
can Nine Explosion.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 2.-One of the worst
disasters in the history Of Mexican coal
mining took place early to-day in the
Palau mine at Las Esperanzas. The loss
Of life is officially placed at siXty-eight,
while the list of known injured num-
bers forty.
The explosion occurred in No. ) shaft
of the coal mine Of the Esperanzas Min
ing Company, and is attributed to the
ignition of gas from a cigarette which
a miner was smoking, contrary to rules
The miners consist principally of Mexi-
cans and japanese. The dead are nearly
all Mexicans
After six hours work sixty-fiVe bodies
were brought to the surface. More than
forty injured men were removed to hos
pitfalls, where three died later. The in
jured men were working at points where
they were largely protected from the
rush Of foul air.
The PaIau mine is one of the best
equipped coal mines in Mexico. 1t has an
ADEQUATE ventilation system, is proyid-
ed with electric lights and the mining
officials are at a loss to account for tn"
presence of mine damp.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-03
DOUBTS APPRAISAL,
Surrogate Uants Closer Fig
Urcs on Mrs. 1stOr's Estate.

Surrogate COhalan declined yesterday
TO sign an order fixing the amount of
the transfer tax on the estate of Mrs.
Caroline Webster Astor, widow of Will
lam Astor. until the appraisal of the
estate had been made more definite. The
Surrogate intfmated that he believed the
apprafsaI had not been made with the
care demanded by the law governing the
impositiOn of the inheritance tax.
Mrs. Astor died in October. 1908. The
inventory of her estate was made by
lanes Yearance, who found that in Mrs.
Astor's fine strand pearl necklace, valued
AT S51 900 there We're ninety imitation
pearls. He reported also that the an
tique furnishings of her home on flfth
avenue were worth little at the present
time. The gross personal and real es-
tate of Mrs Astor in New YORK state
was yalued,at S1.126. .1S1 GO.
Surrogate Cohalan is skeptcal about
the apnraisal of the household furnish
ings He thinks it too low on Mrs AS
tors jewery.
Surrogate, Cohalan asks that the quail
firations of the persons making the ap-
rraisals be distinctly stated.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-03
BIG EXPRESS DEAL
SO. P4C. SELLS WELLS-
FARGO HOLDINGS.
american Company Reported
Buyer Of 800
Shares.

The Southern Pacific company, 1t was
said in trustworthy quarters yesterday,
had sold its stock holdings in Wells
Fargo & Co. amounting, according 70
its last annual report to 1890 shares.
The purchaser was said to be the Amesi-
can Express Company, which recently
secured the express business of the
Union Pacific Railroad, and the price
paid for the stock was reported to be
$500 share. No confirmation of these
re ports could be obtained in official quar-
ters, but they were believed to be true,
nevertheless.
Ex-Judge Robert s. Lovett. president
Of the Southern Pacific company, re-
fused either to deny or affirm the rumor
that the company had disposed of its
Wells Fargo stock Contenting himself
with the statement that he had nothing
to say. one way the other" The
bankers for the company and leading
officers of the American Express Com
pany were equally retiCent. a rumor.
however. that the Interest of the Harri-
man estate in Wells-Fargo & Co. had
been lfouidated, was said TO be without
foundation,
The purchase of this block OF stock Of
the Wells Fargo company by the Ameri-
can Express Company. if it is d fact, as
Is generally believed. will mean the es-
tablishment OF much closer relations be-
tween the two companies. although they
have always been on friendly basis
and may result ultimately in their con
solidatiop.
Just when the Southern Pacific sold
this block of stock. which it received
originally as consideration for granting
the Wells Fargo Company exclusive
business on its line is not known, but 1t
is thought to have been at the time only
recently that the Union Pacific severed
it's relations with the Wells-Fargo and
transferred its express business to the
American Express Company. 1t was re
ported then that the Southern Pacific
Corpanv would also oust the Wells
Fargo from its lines. but this was re
futed Yesterday, when it was announced
that the two companies had renewed
their contract for twenty-one years,
The 900 per cent cash dividend de-
cisred by the directors of the Wells
Fargo Express Company in November Is
rayable on February 10. and presuma-
bly, will go to the Southern Pacific Com
many as the stockholder of record at the
time it was declared At the time of the
dividend the directors also voted on a
proposition to increase the capital stock
of the company from SS,o040o0 to S24,-
coo, 600, which was later authorized by
the stockholders. who have the right 10
subscribe 10 two shares of the new stock
for each share of old held
The rights to subscribe 10 this new
stock expire on February % Whether
or not the right TO subscribe TO the pro
rata share of the new stock goes to the
purch1er of the southern Pacific's hold
Continued on 1fth Page,
New-York tribune., 1910-02-03
OTEZ! GROUND HOG
Official Proclamation from His
HeadQuorterS.

Punxsutswney. Penn, Feb This Is
the great day of the year in PIInXsu-
tawney. the home of the ground hog
The people. attired in their Sunday-go-
connecting best, assembled in the public
square at noon to hear Burgess Freese
issue the official bulletin from the
Ground Hog Weather Works. while the
flag was flaunted to the breeze and six
weeks more of winter were announced.
Here is the official bulletin:
The official shadow was cast across
the official ground hog hole at S o'clock
this morning The shadow was tangent
to Canoe Ridge. % degrees. and stood
square on the east gable of Miller
Stoops's barn. This indicates blustery
weather until st. Patrick's Day There
will be good foxhunting on February ~,
Prune your apple trees on February 10
and set your Buff Cochin hens on
March % Dig your sassafras now. The
robins will sing in b fiat on ST Vaien-
tines Day and the swallows will appear
OF April o.
This is considered a fine proclamation.