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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
REALTY MARKET
SHOWS ACTIVITY
Residence Property Sales and
Improvement Ventures
FOreteIi Prosperity

OAKLAND, sept. 3o.-with work in
progress. on many big modern struc-
lures. in the central business district.
the steady development Of municipal
and private Improvement enterprises,
increased sales Of private properties
and dwellings, and an unusually large
number Of inquiries for home, busi-
ness and factory sites from eastern
points. real estate conditions in oak
land have evidenced a healthy tone dur
ing the last week.
The realty market shows much activ-
ity in sales Of residence properties in
the hill district and on the outskirts
Of the city. Values in these sections
have greatly increased owing TO the
Improvement of recently. opened tracts
with well paved streets and sidewalks,
permanent curbs and all necessary pub
lie utilities. Scores of costly dwell
ings of modern construction and pic
turesque types of architecture are be-
ing erected and the demand for sites
is daily increasing.
This is also true in closer in districts,
where new homes are springing up on
every side and improvements by pri-
Vate owners are everywhere visible. An
example Of the type of dwellings that
are either planned or in course of
construction is that of ". X NcFeeley
In Piedmont This handsome residence,
now being erected at a cost of $500.
was designed by Architect J. Gather
NeWsom and is one Of the attractive
homes that abound in this rapidly
growing hillside district.
MANY BUILDING PERMITS
Eighty-tive building permits were
applied for during the week, many of
winch were for modern dwellings in
the rrsr and seventh wards. again sub
stantiating the fact that the outskirts
OF the city are building up with won
derful rapidity. The summary for the
week. as compiled by Secretary James
". Nelson Of the board Of public works,
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
STEWART ORCHESTRAL
CLUB PLANS CONCERT
Noted Artists to Appear in Pub
lie Recital

OAKLAND, Sept. S0-The Stewart
orchestral club is. preparing for the
third concert of its second season 10
be given at the Macdonough theater
Thursday evening November 10. The
concerts are supported by subscrip-
tions for a series of three, but it has
been the practice of the club TO hold
one concert that is open to the public.
Director Alexander Stewart has ar
ranged an excellent program. Among
those who will participate are Mrs.
Oscar Mansfeldt, pianist; William Ed
win Chamberlain. barytone, and Miss
Helen Sutphen, violinist.
Miss Sutphen returned recently from
New York, Nvhere she devoted much of
her time to advanced study. She is
well known in society circles on both
sides of the bay. Her coming appear
ance will be her first in a public con-
cert.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
CITY OF ALAMEDA is
FACING SUIT AT LAW
Great Western Power Company
Threatens to Enforce Contract

ALAMEDA. Sept. 3o.-The city is
facing lawsuit as the result of nego-
tiations conducted by the city council
and the board of electricity with the
Great Western power company regard
ing a contract between the municipal
ity and the corporation to have the.
latter supply the city with current dur
ing the daylight hours.
The board of electricity wants the
matter submitted to a referendum vote
at the April election.
At a meeting of the board last night
J. II. Hornung, representative of the
company, implied that if the city did
not close the contract legal action
would be taken.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
u. c. GRADUATE WINS
COMMISSION IN ARMY
Roland w. Pinger Successful in
Examinations

BERKELEY, Sept. S0.-Roland w.
Pinger, son of Henry Z. Pinger, $3.50
Buena Vista way, and a graduate of
the university with the class of 1909,
has been notified of his appointment to
the coast artillery corps. Pinger, who
won military honors at the university
while student, took the civilian ex-
aminations for commission recently
He is a graduate of the engineering
department and a member of the Tau
Beta Pi, the engineering honor So
ciety. He expects to enter upon his
new duties at once
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
EXONERATED MAN SUES
FOR FALSE ARREST
Wants $4,000 for Humiliation
and Loss of Position

OAKLAND, Sept 30.--Suit for $4,000
damages for false arrest and imprison-
ment was begun tCeSay by James S.
Morris aaginst A. !. Weldon. Morris
alleges that Weldon unjustly caused
his arrest on a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon, on which he was
aNerward discharged. The damages
demanded are for the humiliation suf-.
fered and the loss of employment that
followed the arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

tract by the indiv dual purchasers of lots. this
sum actually represents but small percentage
spent in building. There is line of work that
the real estate men of this community can do
that viii be Of greater benefit TO the city than
the carrying out of just such propositions as this
BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLD
e A Whitaker, formerly a Salt Lake
capitalist, who has been operating
heavily in Oakland realty, has pur-
chased from F. J. Woodward and A. J.
Snyder a part of the Canning block,
southwest corner of Broadway and
Thirteenth street The deal was closed
by ". ]. Laymance of the Laymance
real estate company, who represented
both parties. According to Laymance,
Whitaker has invested nearly $1,000
600 in Oakland realty during the last
two years.
RAILROAD WORK ACTIVE
BERKELEY, Sept 3O-Never before
in the history of Berkeley has there
been such activity in railroad work as
is being displayed by the Southern Pa
ciic company in the completion of the
shuttle system here. The franchise
granted by the old board of trustees
two years ago calls for the compile
tion in three years time of line in
Ellsworth street, branching off the
Adeline- -Shattuck avenue road ct Wool
sey street, and the extension of the
Shattuck avenue line to Northbrae,
where it will form loops with lines
running in both California and Ninth
streets. These two lines will reunite
to form another loop in North Oakland
with the main Adeline street system.
The company is also deYoting its
time to the rebedding of the Shattuck
avenue line. which has for years been
operating here. Double tracks have
been laid throughout tie entire length
Of the street and new roadoed OF
solid gravel is now being laid.
It is in the Northbrae section, how
ever, that most of the work of the COM
pany is being done. The new line
branches off THE present terminal at
Vine street, crosses a private right OF
way northwesterly to Henry street,
thence across another private right OF
way TO the circle.
This is the point where the trains
will enter an immense tunnel for the
loop toward California and Ninth
streets At the tunnel there is the
greatest activity OF the entire division.
1t is extremely likely that the run
ming time of the Southern Pacific COM
pany between Berkeley station and San
Francisco will be cut down to at least
35 minutes, the time made by the Key
Route.
There is q possibility that even this
running time may be lowered. 1t is
probable that express trains will be
run from the mole through Berkeley,
making the first stop at Berkeley sta
ton and continuing on to Northbrae.
The Ellsworth street line, making fre-
uuent stops. would look after the local
traffic. making about five stops in the
run to the university campus.
The Vine street station, the present
terminal of the company in North
Berkeley, will probably be continued,
but there will be need of station
few blocks further on at Bergman
street, and another at the Circle, which
viii he the main Northbrae depot Ere
ouent stops will then be made in the
run through Albany and West Berke-
lev
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
COUNCILMEN IN FAVOR
OF HOME LABOR MEASURE
Passage of Ordinance RECON-
mended by Committee

OAKLAND, Sept. 30.-The ordinance
and judiciary committee of the council
has recommended for passage the or
dinance which will direct the city Off
cials to require that all material used
in public contracts be California ma
terial, so far as possible, and that only
local labor be employed. Some doubt
was expressed by councilmen as to the
legality of the ordinance but the ar
guments of the labor representatives
prevailed. F. H. Pratt of the building
trades council. and A. w. Seton Jr.,
of the central labor council spoke in
favor of the ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
HEIR TO LAIRD'S ESTATE
WILL BECOME BENEDICK
J. A. X. Mcmillan to Lead East
ern Woman to Altar

OAKLAND. Sept. 30.-Mrs. F. r. r.
A. Mersfelder and James Alexander
Keith Mcmillan will be married next
Wednesday evening in the First Pres
byterian church. Rev. f. J.. Goodspeed
will officiate. Mcmillan is a civil en-
gineer in Los Angeles. He will take
his bride to the southern metropolis,
where the couple viii make their per-
manent home. Mcmillan is the heir to
the title and estate of Angus Mcmillan,
a Scottish laird in Morven. Argyle
shire He is a graduate of Harrow
college, England. Mrs. Mersfelder is
an eastern woman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
OAKLAND GROCERY FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Joseph Hedgpeth & Company an Oak
land grocery concern. finds itself unable
to meet the demands of creditors. and
yesterday petitioned the United States
district court to declare il a volunts
bankrupt
The liabilities are given at s2.71s and
the assets at S453.
jeremiah Mcnamara. a stoker Of this
city, wishes to avail himself OF the
bankruptcy laws and escape payment
OF debts amounting TO $1,S42. as he has
assets worth less than $500
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
EVENTS BORDERING ON BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND SOCIETY
FOLK in The EAST
Mrs. Philip E. BOwles and Her
Daughter Accompany Son
to College

OAKLAND. Sept. SO.-Mrs. Philip E.
Bowles and her daughter. Miss Amy
BowIes, are spending the early season
in New York. where they are enjoying
a sojourn of several weeks. They left
'.The Pines fortnight ago. travelling
east with Mrs. BowIes' son. GeOrge
Bowles. who is entering one of the
eastern colleges for another years
work Miss Bowles was debutante
of last winter and will return TO cali II
fornia to take a prominent part in ~
seasons gayetfes-
Miss Marion Stone left for the At
lantic coast today TO spend another
season in one of the exclusive finishing
schools in New York. which she and
her sister. Miss Harriet Stone. attend
ed for a wear or so. Miss Harriet
Stone will remain in California and
elaborate plans have been made for her
formal introduction TO society this
winter. Her debut will take place
across the bay The Stone family viii
close their suburban home near Elm
hurst next week and will take posses
sion of a residence in San Francisco.
which they have leased for several
months.
Mrs. Frank Lampson Brown and
Mrs. William Thornton White are
sending back TO California accounts of
their sojourn in New York. where they
arrived a. week or so ago. During
their visit they will be entertained by
Mrs. Whites sister in law, Mrs. Peter
Faitoute-
Among the bay city folk who will
spend the early winter on the Atlantic
coast are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weihe.
for the month of October. planning a
tour of the east. Mrs. Weihe. whose
wedding was an event OF the summer.
was formerly Miss Jean Tyson.
The wedding of Edward r. Leach
and Miss Bertha Stalder will be one OF
the interesting events Of November
Leach is the son of Frank A, Leach,
formerly director of the mint and pres
ident Of the Peoples water company.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Noble have given
up their Oakland home and taken one
Of the residences in the college town
for the winter.
An elaborate affair OF tomorrow aft
ernoon will be the luncheon and bridge
party over which Mrs Louis Vein
mann will preside as hostess. asking a
number of the girls of the younger set
TO meet Miss Gladys Emmons. Miss
Margery Emmons. Miss Charlotte
Brush and Miss Carolyn Hall. all OF
whom recently returned from abroad.
In honor of the same quartet of girls
Miss Hazel Holt and Miss Ruth Holt
entertained two score friends at bridge
this afternoon at their home in Ala
media.
Miss TeIullah lie Conte who has
been in New York since the early sum-
mer, has decided to go abroad this
winter to perfect herself in the new
dances of which she has become an
ardent devotee. Miss lie Conte has
been studying the folk dances while in
the east and has received much praise
for her work.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
WILL COACH BASKET BALL

WILL COACH BASKET BALL TEAM-Berke-
lev Sept. 3O.-Nfiss May Shafter, who wss\a
basket ball player and coach for severaS
years, has been secured by the university
women TO coach the basket ball team thiT
year Miss Irene Phillips. formerly physicf
director at Rochester college. will be the
fencing instructor. More than so women have
signed up for this sport
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
SECRETARY OF WAR is
TRAVERSING MANCHURIA

HARBIN, Manchuria, Sept 30-Jacob
NJ Dickinson. the American secretary of
war, General Clarence r. Edwards
chief of the bureau of insular affairs
and their party, passed through here
today en- route from Peking to Moscow
and st. Petersburg
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
HONOR SOCIETY ADDS
TO IT'S MEMBERSHIP
MIN Kaph MIN Elects 10 Neo-
phytes to Organization

BERKELEY, Sept. 3O,-The MIN
Kaph Min, the chemistry department
honor society, has elected to member
ship neophytes. whose brilliancy in this
science has been marked.
The initiates are:
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
VALUABLE WATCH sroLEN-B

VALUABLE WATCH SToLEN-Berkeley, Sept
30.--Former Trustee Nels Olsen lost a valuable
Waltham watch yesterday while he was super-
intending the construction of a house at Pied
mont avenue and Russell street. The watch
was in his vest which had been hung up near
the workshop while Olsen was directing corps
Of carpenters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01


E. ". Abbey a. P Jandon
". Adams J. c. Laney
Bert Anderson e. E. Laymance
F. A. Berlin Irving Magnes
G. L. Blair NJ. ". Manning
r. S. Chase John Mitchell
]. P Cook ]. j. Mckee
Fl. C. Craft Mr.. Nelson
". Crane lIr. ODonneu
A. {. Cunha Charles ]. Parsons
Clinton G. Dodge Clarence Reed
]. T. Donahue NJ: Samuels
Robert Edgar CLARK Spence
Mr. Ferguson y j. Tobin
". ID. Ford ID. p. Tripp
E. F. Garrison R. B. Valeau
F. D. Hedemark ". E. Vsrcoe
]. c. Hedemark ". h Weir
Andrew Johnstoue Homer Wilson
r. S. Kitchener Mr. Woolsey
E. A. Kober I. A. Smith
The committee of arrangements was
composed of the following:
r. s. Kitchener. chairman.
Alameda council-W. z. Narcoe. Clark Spence
Elmer E. Decker, E A Kober. A T. KaIis
D. d. Trip. r. z. Valleau. Chester Kelly,
Percy Fl. 0'Brien.
Berkeley eouneiI-H. P. Landon, ". h
Weir. ]. T. Donahue
Fruitvale coancil-H. Lorsbach, NJ. ". Man
ming, A. McEwer.
Live Oak council. c. -Hedemark E. F.
Garrison. c. Bunker.
Oakland council-R. S. Kitchener. Charles J.
Parsons. F. A. Braun. r. A MaeAllister.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
PYTHIANS ARRANGE FOR
CLUB PASSING TOURNEY
Lodge Teams From Two Coun=
ties to Participate

OAKLAND. Sept. 30.-The Pythian
knights of Alameda and San Francisco
counties are arranging for the fourth
winter season of club passing by lodge
teams. The season will open the latter
part of October and will close in March.
San Francisco county will be repre-
sented in the tournament by teams
from the following lodges: California
Ivanhoe, Harmony, Unity and Phoenix
Representing Alameda county will
be teams from the following Iadge
Live Oak, Piedmont, Athens. Liberty.
Dirigo and Alameda. The team from
Alameda lodge, which won the Samuels
trophy last season, will play with the
same lineup.
The tournament will be in charge of
the following committee:
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

Among the bay city folk who will
spend the early winter on the Atlantic
coast are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weihe.
They will close their Alameda home
for the month of October. planning a
tour of the east. Mrs. Weihe. whose
wedding was an event of the summer,
was formerly Miss Jean Tyson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

Mrs. Frank Lampson Brown and
Mrs. William Thornton White are
sending back to California accounts of
their sojourn in New York. where they
arrived a. week or so ago. During
their visit they will be entertained by
Mrs. Whites sister in law, Mrs. Peter
Faitoute
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

The wedding of Edward r. Leach
and Miss Bertha Stalder will be one Of
the interesting events Of November.
Leach is the son of Frank A, Leach,
formerly director of the mint and pres
ident of the Peoples water company. 4
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

CHINESE TEA AND HERB DOCTOR.
Pulse Diagnosis Free
6Os 18th St near san Pablo av.. oakland. [
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Noble have given
up their Oakland home and taken one
of the residences in the college town
for the winter.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28
year.
LIVE WIRES.

Lieutenant NJ. j. Shields of the
United States army medical corps
who is promoting FIRST aid corps"
work In the West Moreland district
OF the bituminous coal regions, has
received word from the American Red
Cross ut Washington that IL has been
decided TO extend this work through
out the country and that special car
is 70 be fitted up for instruction. /:
is intended to work In conjunction
with the geological survey.
Most OF the rivers IN Belgium have
.oyerfIowed as a result Of continued
rains Conditions are at their worst
In the Meuse Valley. whole tracts of
flat country being under water The
damage Is heavy.
w. S. Dennis. assistant TO second
Vice President Whyte of the Canad-
Ian Pacific railway announced that the
company viii this season spend $l2.-
OO0, ,OO0 In extending the irrigation sys-
tenn In southern Alberta province,
bringing a further area OF 100000
acres under irrigation in the Big riv-
er valley.
General Emilio Chamborro is
threatening Managua. Conditions ex-
cellent." This is part of a cablegram
received last night from General Es-
trada, head of the insurgents move
ment
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28

suco with the Law so requiring so
that proper precautions may be en-
forced for the prevention OF the
spread OF the disease. In spite Of
thIs. however. II appears that there
has been general failure TO comply
With this order. and announcement
r. made in the bulletin thar iu the fu-
ture the law covering this matter will
be strictly enforced. all persons yio-
iating IL subjecting themselves to
tho penalty provided The law In
cases of this kind says that any per
son violating any provision OF the
act shall be guilty OF a misdemea-
nor. and the health authorities be-
lievc that a general publication OF
this fact will result in more careful
and complete reports from all con.
cerned. That Of health figures In
the state. a request Is made that
health officers in the various locali-
ties under their jurisdiction shall
notify physicians and superintcndents
OF hospitals and other public insti-
tutions OF the intention to strictly
enforce the law. and 10 report Ia the
state board OF health any failure TO
comply with the law which may come
TO their notice.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28
AMONG THE flllPlNOS.

On Christmas morning. says Boat
swain William JuraSchEa in the
March Wide World magazine. we left
Sinarta for Carries. stopping al vii
lagos each night. During this Journey
saw 4 sight OF which had heard
but never seen: nor do wish TO see
Il againa Near the road over which
we passed was a large nnt-hill.2 and
near this aut-hiIl lay the -haf-aaten
body Of man-whether American or
Filipino I could not tell. He had
been staked to the ground. his mouth
pried open with a forked stick and
q trail Of molaeses led down his
throat. The ants followed the molas-
sps into tho stomach, causing death
after unspeakahle agony.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28
MANY CASES OF
GQITER REPORTED


Win the idea OF finding out the
exact pteNalenoo OF goiter7in Utah,
supplement IL the bulletin OF
january. 1910. has recently been sent
"ut by DIR. T. 3. Beatty. secretary OF
me state board OF health. IN the
ioIm bf circular letter 70 all health
omoers in the state. with the re-
quest that each report minuteiy the
iacts OF the spread of the disease IN
MS or her district
According 10 Information given IN
inc bulletin or circular letter, The
disease prevails extensively in cer-
tain localities. In two towns al least
every female being affected and the
health authorities have. decided 80 OH
tain exact figures OF the prevalence
ot the disease that they may be bet
ter able 10 fight It's spread II is
also requested OF the state health
officers 10 discover. II possible, the
cause OF the widespread occurrence
OF the disease and in all instances
80 requiring a rigid investigation Is
10 be made.
a feature of the bulletin is the
emphasis placed on the necessity OF
health officers throughout the state
reporting all cases of tuberculosis.
Physicians aud others have been fire.
quenly cautioned against allowing
cases OF the dread whIto plague %
run on without being reported. ac-
cordinG TO the bulletin, in accord
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28
PNEUMONIA TAKES
HIGH DEATH TOLL

According TO tho monthly bulletin
OF contagious diseases recently Is
sued By the state board OF health
for Janhary.l 1910, pneumonia was The
cause OF IS deaths last month odt
OF Is total OF lSs cases OF the d.
scasc and a total death toll from all
causes OF 54I The report covering
pneumonia, however, is incomplete
and there is a possibility that when
the complete returns are made this
number may be larger
In spite OF the fact that In all ISL
cases OF smallpox were registered
TO the state board of health. only
cne death resulted Scarlet fever
holds the record for the number OF
cases experienced with a total OF 33S.
cut of which but IL deaths took
place. tuberculosis is reported as
being the cause Of eight deaths last
month, five OF which were In Salt
Lake City. This report is also In
complete. Membraneous croup stands
next in the order OF fatalities with
total OF four deaths out OF 0fty
cases reported. followed by typhoid
fever. from which three deaths out
of total OF 46 cases resulted. Whoop-
ing cough collected u toll of three
deaths out Of 72 cases. while measles.
With 26 cases, and chicken pox, with
Isl cases did not result in a single
death, according 10 the reports re-
ceiyed by the state board OF heahh.
An additional number of IS deaths
not reported for December. 1909, Is
shown on the bulletin for January
1910. Out of a total number OF 40
districts and localities reporting, to
the state board of health. 90 lCc4lll-
ties reported as being free of con
taGious diseases OF all kinds while
10 districts report no deaths for the
month OF January The latter re-
port. however, referring To localities
reporting no deaths. is reported by
registrars and health officers, and
IS incomplete.