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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
BY ALBERT PICARD

conceiIIor u Commerce Exteriour dc la
An International exposition in San Francisco seems
crowning of the wonderful work Inhabitants of
your remarkable city accomplishing with n
parallelled energy In less than four you have
have built up of burning of the most
beautiful cities admired during my trip around
the world.
BY doing you have proven you able to
same guarantee to ali nations twill answer
to the call of comittee to exhibit their products
the fair.
ciay reported the French government through its
distinguished consul general at San francisco, Mr..
H. Meron.
Is there country able to bring you more precious
help than France? only country where
you find a permanent commission of Organization
of a commercial and industrial people. wishing to
has operated successfully for many years
throughout the whole world, and under the energetic
tinues beautiful France the logical
share the universal market. part o
however, especially brilliant in your expo
sitions at Chicago and St Louis and doubt
that the French exhibits will send a
prompt reply your invitation
Furthermore, have the honor to be president of
committee in France the members of which number
more than $4,000 All chiefs of large commercial
industrial concerns. Under the active management
of it's president, Senator Mascurand the republican
counts $50 branches, established in France the
others in London, New York Geneva. Barcelona
Francisco, that the commercial and industrial
uation here is prosperous justifgy crea-
tion of branch here. 1t is accomplished
today, and before long the section will opera
possible cooperate with the committee organ
zations of exposition. You rely upon
from all countrymen your glorious
enterprise
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
HARBOR BONDS tn
INSPIRE CAMP PAIGN
Merits of Improvement Schemes
Will Be Expounded All
Over State
Committee to Open Headquar-
ters in the Merchants Ex-
change Building

The state wide campaign on behalf of
the harbor bond issues will be inaueur-
ated this week and carried forward
vigorously until election day. Head
quarters will be opened in the Mer-
chants exchange building. A commit
tee, headed by Captain Matson, will be
in charge. Franklin Hitchborn has been
chosen to conduct the campaign. He
Will arrange to have the merits of the
propositions placed before every COM
munity in the state
An organization, styling itself the
harbor league. has been industriously
engaged in endeavoring to block the Is
lais creek bond issue. 1t will be fully
explained that this league does not rep
resent anything more than the combina-
ton OF draying and lumber interests,
which for personal reasons desire to
defeat the Islais creek act
The local commercial bodies will
work through the central organization
recently formed of representatives from
each association. 1t is the plan to en-
list every commercial body in Cali
fornia In the fight. Each business
association will be requested to act as
the committee in its district and to
spread the gospel
1T is felt that the state now has the
full opportunity to provide the facilities
necessary to enable it to reap full ben
ef1t from the Panama canal. The pro-
jects desired are:
Bond issue of s1o.0oo.o0O for general
improvements at San Francisco harbor
Bond issue of s1.000,oO0 for acquisi-
ton of inland basin at Islais creek,
San Francisco harbor
Bond issue of 100000 for improve
ments at San Diego harbor
1t will be emphasized that the cost
of these enterprises will not form a
burden upon the tax payers, but it will
be betrayed from the harbor receipts
At later date speakers will be sent
out to dissipate such doubt as may have
arisen as to the merits of the three
projects. They will invade all sections
of the state.
The harbor projects have received the
indorsement of the Los Angeles com
mercfal bodies as well as the approval
of every commercial association in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
S45,OOOINsURANCE
IS ORDERED PAID
Judge Hunt Gives Judgment for
Plaintiffs in Earthquake
Clause" Cases

Judgment for the plaintiffs in a
which the defense was the so called
earthquake clause was rendered by
Judge Hunt yesterday, the money re-
covered from the corporations totaling
about $4,000. The insurance COM
panies involved are the Williamsburgh
City fire insurance company and the
Norwich fire insurance society. In each
case the judgment carries interest at
7 per cent from August Is. 1906, to
October 3, 1910. The cash will be paid
to the policy holders next Monday.
T. c. Van Ness, representing the
defendants stated that the only de-
fense was that the earthquake clauses
exempted the insurance companies, but
Judge Hunt rejected that defense, fol-
lowing the supreme court ruling that
unless the earthquake caused the fire
in the building destroyed the companies
under this decision his clients had no
case
Following is list of the cases in
which judgment was entered and the
amount recovered in each:
From the williamsburgh City fire insurance
company-Baker & Hamilton, $1,000: George B.
Flint. 81, 600; E. A. Howard & Co., 81. ZOO; A. J.
McNicol elevator company, S1.4o0; Puritan din
ing room company, $1,000; osgood Putnam.
$1,000; Newman Levinson, $1,5o0; American
stove company, $4,000; Linen and Thread com
pany. s5.451; Robert Mccormack. $1,000; Pacific
metal works. $1,000; D. j. Goldman, $1,000;
Christian Strobel. 800; South End warehouse,
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30

Luis Obispo, Sacramento, Stockton, San
Jose. Oakland and Berkeley have
ranged themselves unqualifiedly behind
San Francisco and the exposition COM
pany in its post card week. Central
post card committees have been ap-
pointed in each place as follows:
Modesto-Mayor c. A. Post. T. C. Hooking,
]. w. Corson. J. A Edwards. F. I. Fisher, 2. F.
Drake, Lon j. Coffee, G. ]. Wren, H. NJ Grant,
G. P. Schafer. E. c. Dozier and F. E. johnson
temporary chairman.
Mary sville-Henry Marcuos (chairman), G. ".
Harvey. ". s 0Brien. G. W Hall.
0roville-N. B. Crane (chairman), J. ]. Ham
lin.
Los Gatos-T E. Johns chairman. G. P Ras-
mussen. H. J. Grail, George A. Green and F. F.
Watkins.
Santa Clara-Iouis Fatjo (chairman), r A.
Alderman, B. Fe1ish. William Madden and n.
Clark.
Palo AIto-J F. Parkinson. W H Kelly,
n. A. Buchan. c. S. Downing, ". B. Allen.
g. J. Carey, John Budheld and D. A. Menden-
hail.
San Luis obispo-L. B. Smith. h F. Ptnnell
A. F. Fitzgerald, L. F. Sinsheimer and Mrs.
J. n. Ride
Sacramento-charles B. wilmarth, G. A. Cum
mings- A. L. Crane
Stockton-R R. Rheinbeinstein. George F.
Hudson, J. NJ. Eddy. J. l. Craig, H. W. Lewis.
Raymond Miller, James A. Barr, E. B. Wriggt,
Arthur Fl. Wright. Charles B. Pearson, T. A.
Nelson. r. A. Lang. A L. Wagner.
San Jose-V. Hancock, Byron Millard and
s G. Winch
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30


Italian Minister of Commerce Labor
Italy In particular, is interested in California.
is there that the tide of immigration turn
The Atlantic coast and New York has been easy to
feach ana as a consequence the congestion of
people in New York has TO be serious problem
for both the Italian and American governments With
the opening of the canal California the ideal
within the reach of their purse. 1t but $50 for
laborer reach New York, it costs more
than 500 to go to California present. With the
Steamships from this going through canal
the fare will be reduced $50. This will take the
most frugal of emigrants the west where they
wtu find soil and climate and occupations similar to
be able to make the most of themselves.
So. interested California and the Psnama
canal and. OF In the international exposition
which Will be real worlds fair, for it will draw
the trip through the canal for first time and to
the Pacific coast and San Francisco, is well
known and loved in every part Of this country
The substantial aid given by San to Italy
at the time of the Messina disaster cemented the
friendship between the two countries,
be sure that we will do all in for the
held in San Francisco.
We will a squadron of warships and besides
this, fleet of merchant vessels of the bestscass
of the largest steamship already made
America as the canal is completed. There
transatlantic companies operating between
Italy and America and all of these will into the
Pacific trade The government will solicit all these
companies TO make preparations for the opening of
the Panama-Paci1c canal and the exposition at San
Francisco.
erale Italiana with fleet of 10 liners
capital, is intensely interested in the Pacific
exposition and the opening of the canal, and
actively engaged in the arrangement for Offices in
excursion rate from Europe direct Francisco
and will no doubt take thousands.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
YOUNG BURGLARS UNDER
OLD HANDS INFLUENCE
Man Charged With Directing
Operations Is Arrested

Three young burglars, who admit
that they were under the influence of
an older person. are under arrest in
the city prison. They are Harry Nc
Mutt, 19 years of age, who was out
on parole from the lone reform school
James Malone, Is, and Henry Won Seq
germ. II. They are charged with
breaking into the store of r. Matsuzi,
SO South park, September "a and Sep
tember % and stealing stock and coin
valued at s1S9.65, and the store of T.
Nojui, 106 South Park, and stealing
stock valued at sos. A. Weiss, alias
Williams, who was accused of direct
ing the operations of the boys, was ar
rested later by Detectives Regan and
Crowley and will be charged with
burglary also. Won Seggern will be
sent to the juvenile court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
Boosting Committee Named

STOCKTON, Sept 29.-The following
committee has been appointed by Mayor
r. r. Reibenstein to conduct a cam
paign for advertising the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition to be held in San Fran
cisco in 1915:
George F. Hudson and J. NJ Edv
president and secretary of the cham
Der of commerce; J. L. Craig and E.
h McGowen, president and secretary
of the Commercial club; H. w. Lewis
and Raymond S. Miller. president and
secretary of the Stockton Merchants
association; James A. Barr, city su-
association; James A Barr and E. B.
Wright, city and county superintend-
ents of schools; A H. Wright, chair
man of the board of supervisors; c. B.
Pearson, president Stockton retail
grocers' association; Al Music, presi-
dent of the Wholesalers association:
T. A Nelson and R A. Lang of the Y
N. 6. A, and A. l. Wagner of The
Stockton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
HOAG ASKS TO HAVE
TRUST TERMINATED
Beneficiary Under Brothers
Will Has Settled With Sons

James A. Hoag, for whose benefit
$4,000 was placed in trust by the will
of his brother, the late William NJ.
Hoag. sued in the superior court yes
terday to terminate the trust, asking
that James F. Sheehan, the trustee
be directed to pay over to him $14S31,
the amount remaining in the fund.
BY the terms of the WILL the In
come from the $4,000 was to be paid
to James A: Hoag during his life, the
money at his death to go to his two
sons, Samuel and James Hoag.
The plaintiff stated that he had
bought out the interests of his sons
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30

81 900: Edward Barron estate company, $1.250;
K Rebmann, 81. o00
From the Norwich Union fire insurance
ciety-Rea property investment corporation.
Ss4OO Rudolph Spreckels S. 800 c. Meyer es
tate company, $4,000: A. W. Scott Jr, 81, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
France and Italy Favor 1915 Exposition
Support Promised San Francisco Project

of San Francisco d
Picard cot the consolidated
San Fruuscs
of onde
If Ramaihe nmmntu of
labor % Eaor a.nagmg cdtr of last month nRo
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
WARRANT

WARRANT FOLLOWS PURCHAsE-W. A.
Bernhelm. 1880 Fillmore street. obtained a
warrant from Police Judge Shortall yesterday
for the arrest of Bert Young on charge
of raudulently procuring suit valued at
Sl5 on August s. He represented himself as
agent of the Westinghouse company and sat
listed Bernheim by calling up the office and
speaking familiarly to the telephone girl
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
.TPPORT THRoTGHoUT STATE

Los Angeles. Santa Barbara. San
Diego, Modesto. Marysville, OroviTle.
Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, San
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
WHEAT EXPERIMENTS
stahl Brothers Find That of Twelve Varieties Planted Three Have
 Come to Full Maturity.

Being desirous of ascertaining the adaptability of wheat to Imperial Val ley soil and conditions, Stahl Bros. have been conducting some expert ments for the past two years worthy of careful attention, says the Brawlev News. Twelve of the leading varie- ties of wheat were secured. Several pounds of each were planted in 1908, carefully raised to maturity and all lowed to remain in the field.
 Last fall the ground was disced and barley planted as if no wheat was there. When the barley came up a volunteer wheat crop appeared also. Now all the grain Is ready for har- vest.
 Out of twelve varieties of wheat sown, only three have come to full maturity. Two of these are the fa- nous Black Sea varieties, which are now so largely planted in Kansas. The third is a wheat grown in California to a considerable extent All the oth- CTS have succumbed to the inevitable. Some failed to volunteer. while the others were choked out by the barley.
 Several fine samples have been sent from this assortment to the Los An geles Chamber of Commerce exhibit, and others are on exhibition at Stahl Bros Co.'S Storo
 This experience is as severe as any wheat could be expected to endure. and proves that it is a suitable crop for the Imperial Valley, The heads are large and the kernels we'll filled.
 In the early days wheat was planted to a considerable extent but the rust so prevalent the year of the heavy rains discouraged the settlers to such an extent that little wheat has been sown since that time As 8 matter of fact wheat all over the United States rusted that year, and that sea sons experiences cannot be taken as a criterion for all time.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28

district during the hot weather they not iufreduently reach s3 and sS.5O day The same Iaborer in the Yauui valley of Mexico, where the melons are raised, may be hired for % cents day, American money
 The Brawley Chamber of Commerce selected a committee of five, who were instructed to ascertain definitely the difference in the cost of production of crate of cantaloupes in Mexico and the Imperial Valley, cost of icing. transportation and other factors per taining to a fundamental basis from which to work and recommend to the representatives in Congress a duty on melons equitable to the Imperial Val ley, and one which will allow the con tinuance of this profitable industry The committee was also authorized to communicate with the commercial bodies of the valley and throughout Southern California, asking their as sistance. Members of the committee are Peter Hovley, Frank Birkhauser, Major Dunn, W. P. Mansfield and M. D. Witter.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
COTTON SEED MEAL BREAD

Friends of George A. Carter in Dal- las, Texas, sent him by express this week a loaf of light bread and a square of ginger bread made of cot ton seed meal. The bread and cake were sampled by the directors of the Imperial Valley Oil and Cotton Con- pany at the meeting held Thursday, and both were pronounced excellent. Samples were also left at The Press office, where they were tasted by many persons. The bread is fine grained and light and of light brown color. It would be difficult to dis cover any difference between the cot ton seed meal ginger bread and that made with wheat flour.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
LABoRERS ARE SCARCE

The BrawIey News says that for the first time in several years the num- Der of laborers at the beginning of the cantaloupe season is not equal to the demand The many men re- quired by the combined harvesters. heading and threshing outfits, binders
 and hay balers. as well as the in creased amount of general farming operations, has been the means of creating a scarcity in the labor mar ket. Where the ordinary laborer is usually paid ss.25 and $2.5O a day now for short jobs he is receiving $2.75 and $500.
 It is not believed that this condi- tion will last long. Japanese labor in any quantity is available, but the farmers have little use for the Ja except in the cantaloupe fields, and even then, most of them prefer the white laborer. with all his faults.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
OREOGE FOR THE INTAKE
Receiver Taking Steps to Avert Re
 currence of Water Shortage.

In order to maintain an open intake from the Colorado to the headgate of the canal system, large dredge must be stationed permanently in the cut and kept at work digging out the silt and drift. Receiver Holabird con siders that work indispensable to the maintenance of the canals and is mak- ing arrangements for the building of dredge at Yuma, the only place on the river where the hull can be built and launched The hull will be fifty feet wide and 100 feet long, and it will carry powerful machinery to op- crate clamshell bucket of large ca pacity When the intake is cleared of bars and accumulated drift suf- ficient supply of water can be ob- tained from the river at it's low stage
 Col. Holabird is now on his way to Oregon to purchase the timber for the hull, and it is probable that the craft will be ready to launch early in the fall. When equipped with ma chinery it will be warped down to the heading and set at work in the intake. The cost of the dredge will be about $60,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
MEXICAN MELONS MENACE
5rawley cantaIoupe Growers to In- vestigate Cost of Production in
 Competing Foreign District

At the last meeting of the Brawley Chamber of Commerce Peter P. How ley, president of the Brawley Canta- Ioupe Growers Association, present ed the subject of the importation of Mexican cantaioupes, and urged that the menace to one of Imperial Val ley industries should be investigat- ed He stated that these Mexican melons can be grown two or three weeks earlier than those of the I'm perial Valley. and that they are pro- duced at a cost much less than the home grown product, and pay only a nominal duty when entering the Unit ed States to compete with the early Imperial melons.
 The cost of producing a standard crate of melons in Imperial Valley, owing to the high price of labor is approximately $1 a crate. says the BFawley News. The actual cost of raising the same crate in Mexico is believed to not exceed 45 cents. Wages in the valley for ordinary labOrers are s225 a day, and in the eantaloupe
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
RESTORED TO ENTRY

Entries in T. 16 &, R. II E.. the second township west of Silsbee and on the mesa above sea level, in which the Yuha oil well is located, were sus- pended by the Land Office in 1906, pending resurVey. A recent report of the Special Agent of the Land Office, upon examination, advises against the necessity or advisability of resurvey of the township, and of continuing suspension of entries therein. and therefore the suspension of entries in T. 16 S., R. II E.. 8. B. M. is revoked.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO,

is a cool, dlightsome place during sum mer months. Thermometer rarely above S4 degrees.
 HOTEL IMPERIAL is a home-like, clean, cool and central rooming house, moderate in price. R. E. Helms, proprietor. 1915 D St., Rates soc per day and up. $2.50 per week and up.
 52-69s
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28

Free eelctric automobile to and from depot best and ample sample rooms for commercial men,
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
BULLETIN ON VALLEY SOILS

Elliott Colt, of the Whittier Exper- mental Station, who has spent con- siderable time in investigations in I'm perial Valley, has in preparation a bulletin to be issued soon on soils and crop cultivation in this valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
WATER STOCK ASSESSMENT

Assessment No. IS has been levied by the directors of Water Company No. l upon the capital stock of this corporation. Unpaid assessments will become delinquent on June 10.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-23
HAVE TWO
CLEVELAND GIRLS
Runaways Nabbed When Pair Of U.
Of N. Students Seek Lodgings for
Them in Metropole Hotel.

Eva Howells and Esther Simpson, a
pair OF Cleveland misses of tender
years, were seized by a spirit Of adven-
ture Sunday which led them TO take
a boat to Detroit.
Their adventure came TO a rather
disastrous finish, when two young
Ann Arbor students tried to find lodg-
ings for the girls at the Metropole
hotel Being strictly stag hosiery,
the ESMetropole couldn't accommodate
them. They were turned over to Pa
trolman Kolb, who gave them into the
custody Of Lieut. Breault, OF the truant
squad.
To him they explained that they
had formed = q acquaintance or the
Ann Arpos boys on the boat coming
from Cleveland. They were without
funds, having loaned the students
$3.50, all the money they had. AS Sc
Feurity, the girls had two stickpins
given them by the students.
The Howells girl is 16 years old and
says she lives at No. 1904 Bridge-ave.,
Cleveland. The Simpson girl is is
years. Lieut.. Breault is trying to get
into communication with their parents.
The Ann Arbor students managed 10
elude the police, who are looking for
them
The Detroit times., 1910-05-23

those who remember her stormy career
there Is food for reflection.
Back to the old life, and I'm glad
I'm going" says May. Il want to
show the knockers May Yohe Is not a
dead one" saa '>-
Whether Miss Yohe bases her ideas
OF being a live one upon her days
with Lord Hope and Bradlee Strong,
Is matter for development.
May Yohe settled In Seattle months
ago. She wanted rest and not finding
IL In Seattle, came here and lived with
her mother. A divorce notice appeared
In the papers In which Mary Augusta
Strong sued Putnam Bradlee Strong
for desertion.
So the famous beauty is free
again" Asked II she believed In the
curse Of the Hope diamond. May Yohe
shrugged her shoulders.
Throughout her troubles, the mother
OF formers Lady Hope has chung to her
daughter, and the girl who once lived
only for the reflected glory from the
white lights Is now trying to repay the
kindly faced gray haired woman.
II am working for my mother. My
married life was unhappy and | am
glad to be free. Lord Hope is in Eng
land and Mr. Strong is in Shanghai.
Would / choose the stage II had
my life to begin again? | really don't
know. II is fascinating life and once
tasted IL hard TO remain away from.
Il doubt. however, II 1t Is the life
every girl should aspire to- Thousands
try, but think of the few who succeed.
II a girl does not love the life with
her whole heart and soul, success will
never crown her efforts"
The Detroit times., 1910-05-23
$4,000 THEATER
FOR MONROE AVE.
Meisner King Will Build Playhouse
on South Side, in Second Block
Lease Secured.

Monroe-ave. is to have still another
theater. Meisner & King, pawn
brokers at No. 3S Monroe-ave., have
secured from Bethune Duffield a To-
year lease of the three stores adjoin-
ing their own, Nos. 40-44. and plan to
erect popular-priced vaudeville house
at a cost OF $4,000.
The property has a frontage of 60
feet on Monroe-ave., and runs back
100 feet. The present occupants are
II. II. Slender, tobacconist; Meyers
loan office. and a jewelry house. Their
leases have another year to run.
II Meisner & King are obliged to
wait until the leases expire, the new
theater will not be ready for business
before August, 1911. II, however, the
present tenants can be persuaded 10
sell their leases, the work OF tearing
down the old buildings will be started
with few weeks and the playhouse
will be In readiness several months
earlier.