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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
ENGLISH FARMERS FORM
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Associations Sell Products and
Buy Supplies

The benefit reported to be derived by
farmers from their cooperative socie-
ties in continental countries especially
Denmark. has stimulated the formation
of like societies In the United King
dom. Consul Frank W. Mahin of Not
tingham says that many are now In
operation, one of which he describes:
The Midland farmers cooperative
association was formed in 1906. It now
has 401 members
The Midland association, through It's
general off1ce-in Nottingham, disposes
Of the products of its members farms,
excepting the livestock. For instance.
member sends samples of his grain
to the Office. Officials keep themselves
Informed as to the best markets and
sell to the highest offer by means of
the samples. Similar methods are used
with other products small com
mission is charged by the general Of
flee for It's service, which charge is be-
lieved to be less than the gain to the
farmer by dealing through the well
informed intermediary. The manager
of the association personally attends
the grain and cattle markets held on
stated days in the district and thus is
always fully acquainted with prices
and conditions.
Through the general office the mem
Der buys supplies for his farm-ma-
ch1nery, fertilizers, seeds, cakes for
stock food. oil. coal. etc; not, however,
groceries or other family commodities
The Office issues a monthly price list
for members only, giving the cost OF
the various articles delivered or at sea-
ports. All the prices are said to be less
than the member would be charged If
he individually bought the supplies.
In addition, the member is assured that
his purchases will always be of the best
quality and character.
THE monthly price list contains. be-
sides the cost of supplies. suggestions
and information regarding the best
farming devices and methods and prob
able changes in prices and trade condi-
tions. The annual cash business of the
association is now about $125,000 and
has steadily increased each year. The
expenses are about per cent of that
amount"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
STORE looted BY
SKYLIGHT Thieves
Take $4,000 Worth of Clothing
Through Ceiling to Rented
Room Over Place

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-Almost the
whole stock of the Cherry credit cloth
ing store at 52S Thirteenth street was
carried out of the shop through a sky
light into a lodging house above by
two burglars who had been planning
their coup for a week The value of
the goods stolen amounts to $4,000.
The burglars appeared a week. ago,
renting room in the Abbey house, 524
Thirteenth street, directly above the
store. A lightwell led past the win
dows Of the room to a skylight in the
store roof
Some time last night the burglars re-
moved the. frame of the skylight and
began their job. Letting themselves
into the store by means of ropes, they
looted the shelves and several trunks
containing haberdashery and suits. The
garments were lifted to the room above
and this morning, when the owners of
the store arrived at their place of bust
ness, they found their stock badly de-
pleted. m. McLachlan, proprietor Of the
lodging house, found that his guests
had departed during the night.
The police were informed of the bur-
glary. Detectives are seeking the Of
tenders, who were seen by several per-
sons many times in the week and can
be promptly identified. Captain of De-
tectives Petersen thinks the loot has
been slipped out of town.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
COUNTIES THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
VOTERS To DECIDE
CURRENT QUESTION
Referendum Will Be Invoked -
Alameda Municipal Electric
Plant Matter

ALAMEDA. Sept 27.-The question
as to whether or not the city shall buy
electric current from an outside cor
poration for the municipal plant dur
ing the daylight hours and operate the
city generating works only at night
will probably be decided by a refsren-
dunn vote at the municipal election to
be held in April
Petitions requesting the city council
to submit the matter to vote OF the
electorate have been prepared by At
torney A F. St Sure and will be placed
in circulation without delay
The board Of electricity. after re-
porting TO the city council that day
current could be bought from an out
side concern cheaper than it could be
developed at the municipal generating
works, was authorized TO negotiate for
the purchase OF day current from an
outside concern. Bids were called foR
and the offer OF the Great Western
power company was decided 10 be the
best submitted. Arrangements are un-
der way TO close a contract with the
Great Western power company. but 1t
is expected that the board OF electricity
will defer definite action until the SEN
tinent of the voters on the question
has been ascertained at the polls.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
STRANGER GIVES BAD
CHECK TO OPTICIAN
Police Asked to Find Fraudu-
lent Customer

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-George H
Dickinson of the California optical
company, 1113 Broadway, reported to
the police this morning that he had
accepted worthless check for SIS from
a man who gave the name of c. E. At
wood, giving the stranger $40 as
change. The man ordered a pair of
glasses, for which he promised to call
few days ago. He then drew out
the check, drawn on r. B. Jones in
favor of H. c. Bryant, and said he
would pay SIS deposit. With the SO
change Atwood disappeared, and later
the check was returned to Dickinson
by the bank.
j. Murphy, employed by the Leona
heights rock quarry company, reported
that he was drugged last night and
robbed of SIS and a gold watch He
said he met a young man in a saloon
and took several drinks with the
stranger. This morning he awoke in
De Fremery park. His companion and
his valuables were gone.
Mrs. G. Chambers, proprietor of a.
shoe store at 1912 Seventh street, re-
ported that a black handbag was stolen
from her shop yesterday by a sneak
thief, who entered while she was in a
rear room. The reticule contained pa
pers worth $50.
Mrs. M. Turner. 571 Eighth street.
reported the theft of suitcase from
the house.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
trial FOR ATTACK
ON WOMAN DELAYED
Mrs. Annie Evans Appears to
Prosecute for Attack With
Horse Whip

ALAMEDA, Sept 27.-Mrs. Eurilla
La Plant. wife of Alec La Plant Sr..
and her son Alec La Plant Jr., charged
with battery in connection with the
horsewhipping of Mrs. Annie Evans,
wife of Captain Charles Evans of 2301
Clinton avenue. were not in the police
court this morning when the cases
against them were called
The defendants were represented by
Attorney A. F. st. Sure, who asked
that the cases be continued one week
in order that he might consult with
his clients, whom, he said, he had not
seen. The request was granted.
Mrs. Evans was present, accompa-
MED by several women.
Mrs. La Plant Sr. is accused of hav-
ing numerically lashed Mrs. Evans
with a horsewhip while her son held
Mrs. Evans hands at the latter's home.
Mrs. La Plant said that she was
prompted to chastise Mrs. Evans be-
cause the latter had alienated the af-
fections of her husband while Mrs. La
Plant was in New York.
Mrs. Evans is the wife of a master
mariner who has been at sea for %
months. She expects her husband to
return soon and has said that she
would not be surprised if he went gun
ming for Alec La Plant Jr. for the part
the latter took in the horsewhipping.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
CLUB FOR CAMPAIGN
Arthur ArIett Chosen President
by Berkeley Workers

BERKELEY. Sept. PA Berkeley
Johnson Wallace club has been or
ganized in this city and steps are being
IA ken 10 enroll large membership for
the approaching campaign. The initial
meeting Of the organization was held
in the rooms of the chamber of COM
nerce in Center street. and the or
ganization has a charter membership
OF SO.
The officers are: President, Arthur
Arlett: vice presidents. George H. Nick
erson Of Albany; J. H. Mahan, North
Oakland; Miles Standish. Piedmont;
Redmond Stats. Perry T. Tompkins
and Robert Greig. all Of Berkeley; Sec
retary. Elmer Z. Nichols; treasurer,
William r. WOolsey.
A meeting will be held under the
auspices of the club tomorrow night
IN the C-No skating pavilion in Allston
way. west of Shattuck avenue 1t will
be addressed by A. J. Wallace, candi-
date for lieutenant governor Of the
state, and Lee Gates. The committee
in charge Of the meeting consists Of P.
T. Tompkins. chairman; Harry Sully,
Redmond Stats, Senator Clifford Cog
gins. Frank May, S F. Whitaker and
Walter J. Burpee.
Arrangements have also been made
for the registration of voters at this
meeting. under the direction Of Roy
Dempster, chairman; DR.. Lymen Allen
and c. c. Young.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
CITY TO ACQUIRE
PARKS THIS Year
MossWOOd and Lake Lands Will
Be Added to Municipal
System

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-As soon as
money is available from the tax levy
for the current fiscal year, the city ad-
ministration will purchase for the mu-
nicipality Mosswood park and the Mer-
rift property at The Willows, on Lake
Merritt.
Realizing that unless the purchase
were paid this year the city would lose
the benefit of its options, the council
has provided $143.485 In the budget for
the purpose of securing the park prop
critics.
City Attorney John w. Stetson is now
framing the ordinances for closing the
deals. Negotiations between the board
of public works and the trustees of the
Merritt estate have been closed by the
agreement on the price. For the lake
land, which will complete the chain of
parks on the west shore, the city will
pay s43,4S5. Something more than
100000 will be paid for Mosswood
park.
Mosswood is being held in trust for
the city by the local banks. The trus-
tees have advanced the money for the
construction Of a pergola and wall on
the Broadway frontage. and have main
tained the grounds. The purchase
park when 1t was taken over by the
banks, taxes paid and the cost of i'm
provements.
These acquisitions were recommended
by the park commission, which consid-
cred the lands among the most impor-
tant sections of the municipal park Sec
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
TRIAL Of ALLEGED
EMBEzzLER BEGUN
Leslie L. Barnard, Former Em-
plOye of Sperry Flour Conn
pany, Faces Court

OAKLAND Sept 27-Taking of tes-
tlmony in the trial of Leslie L. Barnard,
FORMER employe of the Oakland branch
OF the Sperry -four company. was begun
today by Judge Brown The witness
first on the stand was c. S. Parker.
manager of the Oakland Office of the
company. Barnard was specifically ac-
cused of embezzling $500 from his en-
ployers, although his total shortage
was said to run over $4,000.
Parker testified that Barnard was
given money to deposit for the COM
pany and that he kept $500 of 1T for
himself. This money. Barnard told an
other employe. according to Parker,
was used In the purchase of a saloon.
Parker discovered that Barnard had
held 1t out, and asked him to return
1t. Parker received check for $500,
out the check proved to be worthless.
The testimony caused much legal ar
gument, Barnard's attorneys, Frank
McGowan and E. L. Cutler, contending
that the transaction did not constitute
embezzlement.
Chlef Deputy District Attorney Carey
argued to the satisfaction of Judge
Brown that it did, and the testimony
was admitted
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
COUNCILMAN SCORES
UNIVERSITY HEADS
Commissioner Berry Declares
That Regents Are Delaying
Street Paving

BERKELEY, Sept 27.-The failure of
Allston way between Telegraph avenue
and Dana street, or show a disposition
to take some action in the matter, was
commented on by Commissioner r. A.
Berry at the meeting of the city council
today. Berry declared that the work Of
improving the street was delayed by
the university. which had not made a
move in the matter.
The citizens of the assessed district.
however, had shown a perfect willing
ness to go ahead with the paving of the
two blocks.
we have been beating around the
bush long enough with the university,
said Berry at the meeting. TT is now
time for the university to act and show
its willingness to cooperate with US.
The citizens out of whose pockets will
come the money for~the improvement
of the street can rightfully protest
against the paving of only half of the
street owing to the failure of the uni
versity to improve its half"
The question Of widening the street,
which had long been in the courts and
was only recently settled after consid-
cradle litigation, seems, according to
Berry, to be further blocked by the
action of the university regents, who
have as yet made no move to pay for
the paving of the north half of Allston
way from the new Sather gateway west
two blocks.
c. w. Shaw, secretary of the Alameda
milk dealers association, addressed a
letter to the city council this morning
and asked for conference on the ordi-
nance governing the sale of milk The
conference will be held either Septem-
Der 80 or October Z.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
BAKERS IN ENGLAND
RAISE THEIR PRICES
Four Pound Loaf Is to Sell for
1 Cent More

The London bakers have decided to
raise the price of bread by I'D q cent?
on the four pound loaf. A rise in the
price of beef and mutton, Ii is said, is
also anticipated.
A circular has been issued by the
London master bakers protective soci-
ETY. giving as a reason, for the pro-
posed increase in the price OF the four
pound loaf that no other course was
open because Of the increase of IS to A
(73 TO 81 cents) in the price of sack
OF -four (2S0 pounds). When the addi-
tional I'D q cent? is added there will
be a minimum charge OF Sd (12 cents)
for a four pound loaf and OF Sad 13
cents) for the best quality.
A London baker stated recently that
even at 13 cents a loaf, the -four cost
ing 33s (ss-O2) a sack, the profit was
only / S Cd (42 cents) per sack. as il
costs 14s (s3-4D to convert a sack OF
-four into bread.
The additional charge on a four
pound loaf. it is said. will be a great
benefit to hundreds OF small bakers
who. with the present high price OF
-four. have been conducting their busi-
ness, il not at a loss, at least with a
slim margin Of profit
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
CALIFORNIA CITY
IS RARE EXHIBIT
Formal Opening VIII Be Marked
by Procession, Public ADJ
dresses and Music

OAKLAND. September 27.-"Califor-
MA City" the big exhibition Of state
products that for several weeks has
been in course Of establishment by the
Home Industry league, viii be formally
opened in the building at Seventeenth
street and Broadway tomorrow after
noon at o'clock
A force Of $50 workers has for many
days been busy at the exhibition site
building booths. streets and coy cor
ners. placing the thousands Of diff
ferent produce samples and displays
which, together with the unique and
elaborately arranged decorations and
surroundings. viii make the exhibition
one Of the best that has ever been held
in the state
Manager D. J. Alberga. who is direct
ing the display, said today that all the
80 booths erected had been taken, and
that il space would have permitted as
many more could have found enthu-
sisstic occupants. The booths will be
occupied by about 200 demonstrators
and agents most Of whom are pretty
girls, who viii tell and show visitors
why loyal Californians should patronize
goods produced in the state instead of
allowing them to be shipped east for
manufacture and then sent back TO the
west for sale by eastern firms. The dis
play viii include nothing that is not
strictly Californian" The streets have
been named after the first settlements
in the state in early days
AT noon tomorrow $50 members of
the league. with accompanying friends
and representatives of civic and COM
nercial bodies of San Francisco, will
cross the bay TO participate in the
opening. The party viii be met at
Twelfth street and Broadway by MEM
bers Of the chamber of commerce,
Merchants exchange. Tricity Rotary
club. and representatives Of Oak
lands many civic and commercial
organizations. The entire party will
form in line and march to the site Of
the exhibition. where the formal ex-
ercises IN honor of the opening will
take place.
Mayor Frank K Mott. in behalf Of
the city Of Oakland, and Walter s.
Mackay. as president of the chamber
Of commerce, will deliver the speeches
of welcome and formal opening. There
viii be music by well known artists,
and the following viii deliver ad-
dresses: Secretary A A Denison of the
chamber of commerce.; H c. Capwell,
c. F. German, c. NJ. Wood. and in be-
half of the Home Industry league,
President F. c. Parker. R. z. Queen, A.
c. Rulofson and E. L. Baldwin.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
Coast ChambeIsof Commerce
Plan Mass Meeting on Fleet
Admiral Evans Plan to Establish Permanent
Naval Defense Arouses Interest

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-At this morn
fng's meeting of the directors of the
chamber of commerce communication
was received from Secretary Rufus
Choate of the San Diego chamber to
the effect that a movement has been
started among the chambers of the
Pacific coast to bring about a mass
meeting of representative in the near
future to consider Admiral Evans plan
to secure the permanent establishment
of a Pacific coast battleship feet The
secretaries of the different coast cham
bers have been instructed to wire Gov
ernor Gillett, asking him formally to
call the meeting under his own presi-
dency, the time and place to be selected
at his option. The object of the mass
meeting will be to indorse the admi-
rails plan and to petition congress tnat
the fleet be established in the interest
of and for the proper protection of
coast cities, as outlined by Admiral
Evans.
A large hand woven silk scroll was
received from the honorary commercial
commissioners of Japan, upon which
was woven, in Japanese characters, an
expression of thanks by the commits
sioners to the chamber members for
the hospitality and courtesy shown the
Nipponese body during it's visit to
Oakland while touring America In
1909
P. c. Frederickson, with w E. Glib
son, c.. M. Wood, R.. S. Kitchener and
B.. P. Miller, We're appointed to arrange
program, including an auto trip
about the city, as entertainment for
the delegates to the convention of the
Danish Brotherhood at Fresno, who
will visit Oakland at the close of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28

conclave- The program will also in
clude a banquet and exercises.
H. G. Capwell pointed out that near
ly all text books. class pins and other
incidental articles used In the schools
of Oakland were purchased from San
Francisco firms. and proposed that. in
asmuch as two of the largest manufac-
tories IN the country for articles Of
action should be taken at once to see
that the home firms received the pa
tronage.
A resolution was adopted protesting z
against the continuance of the rule
made by the companies operating ferry
boats on the bay whereby the number
of automobiles carried by each boat is
limited to four machines. This action
was taken on the ground that the re-
striction worked an inconvenience and
hardship on the thousands of auto
owners of the community, which, in
proportion to it's population. owned
more machines than any section IN the
world.
committee of 10 members will be
appointed by President W. s. Mackay
to cooperate with the Panama-Pacffc
exposition committee on publicity, pre-
paratory to the holding of a post card
Wcch lTOIH OClOUCI IO " IL " OOOoS
the exposition.
A resolution was adopted fndorsing
the establishment in this city of the
First California battalion of zouaves.
and asking the state adjutant general
to allow the organization the use of
necessary arms and accouterments.
Secretary A A. Denison was appoint
ed as the chambers representative on
the California development board. and
r. NJ Clark was granted a leave Of
absence for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
Leading Professionalism
Say Mrs. Buffers Was Sane
Lawyers, Doctors and Judges Agree That She
Was in Her Right State of Mind

OAKLAND. Sept. 27.-Lawyers, doc
tors and judges and a mining magnate
took the witness stand today in Judge
Wells court to prove that the late Mrs.
Lucie Beebe Buffers was sane when
she made her will, and that it should
not be set aside at the instance of her
children.
Superior Judge Everett ]. Brown told
of many conversations he had with
Mrs. Buffers at Aetna springs. With
her Judge Brown talked, he said, of
social matters, and of her separation
from her husband. the late Henry A.
Buffers. He considered her an intel
ligent woman and certainly sane.
Attorney Seth Mann, president of the
Family club of San Francisco, gave
similar testimony He also met Mrs.
Buffers at Aetna springs, and from the
conversations he had with her there, he
judged her to be sane.
DR.. Alexander Garceau, Mrs. Buffers
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
DISCOVERY DAY TO BE
CELEBRATED ON LAKE
Yacht Races and Other Aquatic
Sports on Program

OAKLAND, Sept 27.-The various
yacht clubs about the bay have re-
ceived an invitation from the commit
tee in charge of the Discovery day
celebration that will be held on Lake
Merritt October II to participate in
the aquatic sports, which will form a
big feature of the program.
One Of the water events will be 4
race among boats from each of the
Italian fish companies. There will also
be barge, canoe and swimming races,
and a number of tame ducks will be
placed on the water to be pursued by
expert swimmers.
A splendid literary program will be
carried out. the feature of which is to
be an address on the life of Chris
topher Columbus The work on the
three boats. which are to be replicas
of the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the
Nina. has already begun, and every
effort will be made by those in charge
to see that the historic landing of the
great discoverer is realistically en-
acted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
COUNCIL TO CUT
BOND ESTIMATES
School Issue With Reduced
Total to Be Submitted
in November

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-Councilmen r.
c. Vose. oliver Ellsworth and L. N
Cobbledick have been named as a spe-
cial committee to revise the estimate
made by the board OF education for
the proposed bond issue for new
schools and sites. They were selected
by President Pendleton of the city
council at special conference of the
school directors. board of public works
and council.
Mayor Mott and several councilmen
were in favor of keeping the total
amount of the issue low. The con-
ferees decided that reductions would
be necessary to make up a bond issue.
which would be voted down because of
excessive increase in the tax rate. but
would supply funds sufficient to cor
rect the overcroWded condition OF the
public schools.
To meet this exigency the school
board agreed that the council should
appoint the revision committee. The
same body will also call the election
and probably will name a date between
November Is and December 1, after the
charter election.
The school board estimate puts the
total amount required at s3,400.05O.
IHiS lnCluOeQ S0los0UV TOT ldTSenenL
of sites of elementary schools and i'm
provements. $235.500 for new sites,
$1.62O,000 for new buildings and addi-
tions and $96s,00 for the high schools.
A delegation of students from the
manual training and commercial high
school called on Mayor Mott to appeal
for their school. They pledged the
support of the student body to the
bond issue as it would be submitted
to the voters. The delegates were
Waldo Clark Griffin Gish, Herman
Greenwood. Wallace Kyle, Charles
Coffey, Alfred aBteman, Richard Woer-
ner and George Hjelte.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28

physician for many years. and her
brother in law, Charles Buffers, of
South Africa, also testified that she
was of sound mind. Buffers said that
his sister in law impressed him as an
intelligent women and a woman of
ability who wanted what was coming
to her. DIR. Garceau told of his many
efforts to make peace between her and
her husband after the latter left her,
because she refused to give over her
fortune to him.
Somewhat of a blow to the contest
ants was struck in the form of the
deposition of J. Paulding Edwards, son
of Mrs. Buffers. and one of the con-
testants. Edwards said on the wit
ness stand that he thought that his
mother was of unsound mind at the
time she made her will. The deposi-
tion told of her indorsing a note for
$500 for him at about the same time.
Further testimony will be taken to-
morrow.