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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
EMPLOYEES OF CITY
MAY GET RAISES
Needs of Annexed District Re-
quire More Workers

OAKLAND, July 29.-An ordinance to
increase the salaries of several city en-
ployes has been recommended for pas
sage by the auditing and finance COM
mittee of the city council. If the raises
are allowed in the tax levy, the salary
roll of the city for the fiscal year will
exceed that of last year by about SS5,-
600, but the appointment of several
employees needed in the annexed dis
trict makes UP the bulk of the amount.
Among the present employees to be given
higher salaries are assistant fire chiefs,
health officers and attaches of the audi
tors office, clerks Office and city en-
gineering department. One of these,
Dr. r. A. Archibald, city veterinarian,
had threatened to resign unless his
small remuneration is made to fit his
duties.
The ordinance provided for these in
creases:
Street department-Assistan Super
intendent Blair, $50 to 5000; Deputy
superintendent TreSselt, S125 to $50;
Chief Clerk and Cashier Frost, $3.50 to
$175; Chief Accountant Baxter, 1925 to
$50; steam roller engineers, S100 to
s125; new positions, $4,000 in old city;
S41,945 in annexed district.
Fire partment-Assistant Chief Nc
Donald, $3.50 to 5000; District Chief
Short, $50 to s175.
Health department-Health Officer DR..
E. n. Ever, $3.50 to $175; Secretary Par
ker, S125 to $3.50; Sanitary Inspector
Gemmell, s175 to 5000; City Veterin-
arian Dr. Archibald, 500 to 5000.
City clerks office-Extra stenogra-
pher, SIS; new deputy, s125.
City engineering department-Chief
Deputy McMath, s175 to 5000; stenogra-
pher, $125.
City auditors office-Deputies Henken
and Davis, s125 to $3.50; one new dep
uty, $125.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
SCHOOL BOND PROJECT
DELAYED BY COUNCIL
Question of Policy May Cause
Indefinite Postponement

OAKLAND, July 29.-The request of
the board of education that the city
council call an election for submitting g
to the voters a proposition to bond the
city for $2,500,000 for new schools was
not taken up by the auditing and
finance committee of the city council
last night Action was deferred for
two weeks, in order that school direc-
tors may be present.
The council is likely to act slowly
for the reason that a new charter is
being made and if adopted will legis-
late out of existence the present city
departments. so that bonds voted now
would be handled by an administration
which, because differently constituted,
might have different policies.
The council committee recommended
that $4,000 be appropriated at once to
pay for the paving with asphalt of
the north half of the Lake Merritt
crossing. This work will be done under
the direction of the board of public
works as part of the Lake Merritt i'm
provement work. Assistant City En-
gineer Brown advised that speed be
made that the paving will be COM
pleted before the winter rainfall.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
MRS. FREDERICK FUNSTON
TO GIVE A CONCERT
Wife of General Plans Recital
for Boys Club

SAN LEANDRO, July 29.-Mrs. Fred
erick Funston, wife of General Funston.
who is spending the summer months
at the Funston bungalow in San Lo-
renzo avenue near the southern limits
of the city, is making arrangements to
give concert in honor of the San
Leandro boys club. The exact date
for the musical evening has not been
set, but 1T will be held some time in
August, before the departure of the
Funstons for Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
where General Funston is stationed
Assisting Mrs. Funston in planning
for the concert is Otto Blankart her
father and well known musician of
the bay cities
The program for the concert has not
yet been arranged. but Mrs. Funston
announces that some of the finest play
ers about the bay will take part in it.
Many of Mrs. Funstons old friends in
East Oakland, where she lived before
her marriage, have announced their
intention of attending the concert.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30

and those familiar with realty values
know that great many of these Pied
mont lots are being held by private
owners at $500 and $500 per front
loot. Quoting the property at the fS-
ures we nave made is like selling twenty
uoIIar gold pieces at discount, and
1t is but natural that the people should
take advantage of the situation.
Mr.. CrossIey stated that they were
endeavorfng TO sell these lots only to
bona fide home builders and although
a few were being purchased for in
vestment, the Syndicate are doing
everything they can to keep investors
from obtaining the lots.
What we want to accomplish in
connection with this sale is to build
Piedmont up added Crossley. Eve
on account of the added revenue that
additional population will bring TO the
Oakland Traction Company, and sec
ond, on account of the fact that we
can not hope to set the traction COM
pany to build on out to. our other
properties until the intervening prop
critics are sufficiently well settled To
support existing ear lines"
The home building departments of The
Realty Syndicate is actively co-operat-
ing in the sale of these lots with the
result that the Syndicate are Offering a
combination proposition which allows
the home-seeker to buy lot and have
house built upon it according to his
own plans, and pay for both house and
lot on the installment plan; for ex-
ample, S1-500-00 lot and a s3500 90
house. can be had for approximateIv
s1.000.00 down and $4,000 per month.
which installment includes the interest
The Syndicate Offices are at l21S
Broadway. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
SENATOR ACCEPTS A
CHALLENGE TO DEBATE
Frank Otis to Meet Wilson on
Same Platform

ALAMEDA, July 29.-State Senator
Frank Otis, who is seeking renomina-
tion from the republicans, has accepted
challenge issued by John Ralph Will
son of this city, who is also an aspirant
for the republican nomination for state
senator from the fourteenth district, to
meet and debate with Wilson on the
same platform the political questions in
which the voting public is interested.
Wilson issued his challenge today and
Otis accepted Immediately upon receiv-
ing it. A similar challenge was sent by
Wilson to Assemb1yman George ]. Hans
of Fruitvale, who is a third aspirant
for the nomination for state senator
from the fourteenth district.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Building Is Active

ALAMEDA. July 29.-There was an
Improvement in the building line this
week. A number of contracts were let
for residences ir various parts of the
city.
The new two story business block of
the Alameda savings bank in Park
street, north of the present structure of
the financial institution, is nearing
completion. The entire lower floor of
the building is to be occupied by a
dry goods firm.
The board of education has called for
bids for the construction of the new
Haight school building, for which
$4,000 is available. The front wing of
the old Haight building has been torn
down. The rear wing will be used
temporarily while the new building is
in the course of construction. The
board of education has also called for
architects designs for the proposed
Washington school building. The struc-
ture is to cost $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
JAPANESE TRANSLATES
BOOK ON FARMING
Prof. e. j. Wickson Discovers
Foreign Copy of Work

BERKELEY, July 29.-Prof. E. j.
Wickson, dean of the department of ag-
riculture of the university and author
of several books on agriculture, has
discovered that his work on vegetables
and fruits has been translated into Jap
anese by K. Ikeda, a Japanese book
seller in Oakland.
The preface states:
This book is compiled chiefly from
translation of California vegetables,
prepared by Prof. E. J. Wickson with
his many years of experience and effort,
his extensive learning and his saga
cious observation. For this reason /
am sure that the book will help greatly
the japanese farmers in California"
Professor Wickson knew nothing of
the translation until he received a copy
of the volume.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Landscape spmg development John Thousand Oaks Berkeley

minutes walk from the station whlcn
the Southern Pacific is about TO Dullu
on the corner of the Alameda and So
lano avenue for its new electric lines
to Thousand Oaks.
The landscape plan was designed by
Mark r. Daniels, civil engineer OF
San Francisco
Nothing of a private nature has been
done in Berkeley of as great import
ance as this garden. 1t Will add
greatly to the attractiyeness of the
northern section and will, no doubte in
time become as famous as Smiley
heights near Redlands, which 1T greatly
eXcelS in natural beauty and scenic
ADVANTAGES
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
FINDING OF A BOAT
EXONERATES PLUMBER
BerkeIeyan Freed of Suspicion
by Police Investigation

BERKELEY, July 29.-The finding
by the police OF a boat on the bay
shore. where it had been left by boys,
completely exonerates Joseph L. Will
Iiams. a. plasterer of 1910 Ashby ave-
nue.. who had been arrested charged
with the theft of the boat. Williams
admitted at his trial in Richmond that
he had borrowed 1t, but denied steal
ing the boat He was acquitted by a
jury but was not completely exoner-
ated of the crime until the craft was
found today where it had been left by
the thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
PYTHIAN LODGES PLAN
TO HOLD MEMORIAL
Knights and Sisters Unite to
Honor the Dead

OAKLAND, July 29.-The Alameda
county lodges of Knights of Pythias
and Pythian Sisters will hold their an
nuaI memorial services Sunday after
noon at o'clock at Pythian castle,
Twelfth and Alice streets.
The Pythian Sisters services will be
conducted by Most Excellent Chief Aida
Reeder, assisted by Grand Senior Cora
B. Langridge and members of the vari-
Gus temples.
Past Supreme Representative George
Samuels will conduct the service of the
knights, assisted by John Dennison w
p. Williams and Rev. Edward +. Gee
Music will be. furnished by the temple
quartet, composed of Miss Aida Reeder
Miss Edna Mailman, Arthur A. Victory
and E. j. F'inney.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DINNER TO BE GIVEN

OAKLAND, July 29.-The progress
and prosperity committee of the cham
ber of commerce has arranged a night
at Idora park for August 5, commence
ing at $50 o'clock, when a dinner will
be served at the park cafe. All mem
bers of the chamber Of commerce and
ladies have been invited to enjoy the
evening. G. F. German and E. B. Bull
are chairmen of the committee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
WIFE FINDS AFFINITY
AND ELOPES WITH HIM
Husband Asks Court to Grant
Divorce Decree

OAKLAND, July 29.-That his wife,
Bertha, has found an affinity and has
eloped with him, is the burden of a di-
vorce complaint filed today by Frank S.
Comes. He names John Vargas as the
affinity and says that Vargas and his
wife are now living together in San
Francisco.
Suit for divorce on the ground of de-
sert1on was begun today by William F.
against Madge D. Astor.
Theo Lilliard was granted final de-
cree of divorce against Ogden w. Lii
lard.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
DAUGHTER OF LATE
SAVANT TO Go HOME
Signora Menicanti Will Leave
Berkeley

BERKELEY, July 29.-Signora Cor
RADIO Menicanti, daughter of the late
Prof. Willard B. Rising and wife of a
prominent lawyer of Rome, will<Ieave
here tomorrow for her home with her
husband and children. She has been a
visitor at the home of her mother in
Chapel street for the last year, in which
her father. prominent in the faculty of
the university for many years, died.
This was Signora Menicanti's first visit
to her home since her marriage several
years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
JURORS ILLNESS HALTS
TRIAL OF HENNINGER

. OAKLAND, July 29.--L. N. Hager. a
juror trying J. G. Henninger on a charge
of defrauding Domenico Lavagetto of
$1,000 by means of a false mortgage,
was taken suddenly i'll last night and
was unable to appear in Judge Browns
department. of the superior court today.
Henninger's trial was continued until
Monday, but it is doubtful If Hager will
be well enough to appear at that time.
He is suffering from grip.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Alameda Church Services

ALAMEDA, July 29.-First Baptist church,
Santa Clara avenue near Benton street. Rev.
l.. P. Russell. minister.
IL O'cOck-MorniRg worship; subject OF SER
mon The Exodus kindergarten for children
from to s years OF age. conducted by Miss
Susie Starkweather OF Berkeley. during the morn
ing worship.
7:3O o'clock-Evening song and praise. with
sermons subject. Pain. Its Mission and Com
pensa tiOn.''
ESQ o'clock-Evening quiet hour. conducted By
the Young Peoples Baptist Union.
Bible schOOl-9:4J o'clock morning; H. T.
Carvin superintendent Pastors bible class at
10 o'clock in auditorium. The pastor win speak
10 the school after the lesson on Trapping.
PICKPOCKETS STILL AT WoRK-Oakland.
July 29-IA Ferbush OF 533 Thirty third
street reported to the police this morning that
his pocket picked yesterday Of 80 gold
watch at the free market. Sixth and Wash
ington streets. Chester Darling's drug store
al 1856 Seventh street was broken into by
burglars last night. who got nothing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
DR.. TOM Wal TONG

Removed to sos 18th st. near San
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN:
On the 18th of January, 1910, I
broke my leg and had blood poison
ing throughout my system. l con-
suited Dr. Tom Wal Tong for
short time. Treatment has restored
me to perfect health without the
aid of the knife, for which I am
:ruly thankful. C. d. HYDE,
665 7th st. Phone Oak. Ala.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
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RFPORT "a NARnS
RENTING BECoMEs BRISK

AS the vacation season wears itself
out activity in city real estate COM
mences to make itself known and daily
the number of inquiries for houses to
rent grows heavier This is the fore
runner of the purchase of homes, and
the Frank x. Mott company expects
that the winter Of 1910 and the spring
OF 1911 are going to show some heavy
trading in small properties.
While home buyers are busy in the
city there is a growing demand for
country properties. Back to the land
seems to be becoming a popular slogan,
and this is being evidenced most strik-
ingly TO the Frank X. Mott company by
the persistency with which requests are
coming in for orchard land reservations
on the new acquisition of this company
at Fort Seward in Humboldt county.
Ten days ago Manager f. B. Bull,
Wesley NJ Crown and Kenneth A. Mil
!. lican Of the Mott company, Travelled by
automobile to the Eel river upon
which the immense piece of prop
erty, 22,000 acres in extent, is
located, and made a thorough ex-
animation Of conditions The rail-
road grade stakes are now all visible
the full length of the right of way.
which traverses the company's land for
miles along the Eel river. since the pre-
liminary clearing of underbrush has
menced in earnest. The Northwestern
Pacific railroad company last week
pierced the tunnel through Bryans hill.
35 miles north Of Fort Seward. and will
he down on the Mott company's land by
early spring next year. The road from
Sherwood junction on the south will
possibly take a little longer, as a two
mile tunnel. already surveyed and COM
menced, will take some months TO COM
plete.
RESERVATIONS WANTED
Despite the undeveloped condition of
the land the people Of Eureka and the
northern counties generally, knowing
what can be done with this class of
country, are daily asking for the priv
. ilege OF making reservations-an i'm
possibility under existing circum-
stances, since no detailed survey has
yet been made. The Frank X Mott
company is busy completing the forma-
tion OF the holding company in which
; title TO the property will rest, and not
until this has been done can any dispo-
sitiOn be made of the land in divided
portions
Bull and Crown are making their
headquarters temporarily in Eureka
from which point they make frequent
visits TO Fort Seward by automobile in
the interests of a number of Eureka
capitalists. who are actively interested
in the new property 1t is probable that
within few days several of Oakland S
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
PIEDMONT SALES HEAVY

Nat M. Crossley, manager of th'
Realty Syndicate's real estate depart
ment said:
The Realty Syndicate is meeting with
great success in a sale of scattering Pied
mont lots. In 1903 Piedmont sold OF in
various tracts by the syndicate, at which
time 200 or 300 lots were lost track of in
various ways. and after a rush that fol-
lowed these lots were found to be in the
possession of the syndicate. With other
matters TO command their attention nothing
done in effort to dispose of them
until about 80 days ago, when the syndicate
placed prices upon them that have caused
somewhat of sensation in the real estate
market.
We have been selling these Piedmont lots
at the rate of two or three day ever since
we announced the prices and at the present
time sees indication of let up; in fact,
getting more inquiries this week than
ever, and records show that during the
last 80 days we have sold approximately
$4,000 worth of this property These fg-
ures inelnde several houses which the lot
purchasers have contracted for through our
home building department.
Crossley explained that the hom'
building department of the Realty Syn
dicate had arranged matters so tina
for approximately $1,000 and $50 pc
month, lot could be purchased il
Piedmont. and a $4,000 house erected
upon it which would be built in accord
ance with the ideas of the purchaser
He stated that at the present time the.
were doing particularly fine work OIL
exceedingly easy terms in order t.
get about 100 contracts for houses
which can be Immediately erected AM
shown as examples of the syndicatei
workmanship in the future.
Our building department will undoubtedly
be a great success because we are conduct
ing il upon absolutely new lines. Hereto
fore installment building concerns have al
most invariably figured upon the cheapest
possible construction, with the result that
after a period of four i've years their
houses begin TO go TO pieces. This fact did
not seem to bother them, for they could
easily start operations in another neighbor-
hood under a different name and do the
same thing again. The Realty Syndf-
cate. however, is in an entirely different
position and has great deal at stake; in
fact, we figure that in 10 or 20 years we
will be doing an enormous amount OF home
building and must consequently be very
careful in all of dealings at all times.
Contractors who have seen our houses claim
that going TO the extreme In this re-
gard and that many economies could be
practiced which would bring us greater
profits We differ from them, however, in
this regard. we figure that one satisfied
home builder viii bring average of two
other builders, and out of the three we will
make more profit than any sunscrupulous
contractor could possibly make by carrying
out all Of his shrewdly hidden economies.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Scenic Garden Built

BERKELEY, July 29.-What is des-
tined to be one of the most attractive
show places in this state is the 20 acre
garden now being laid out in Thousand
Oaks, North Berkeley, by John H.
Spring, the banker of San Francisco.
Springs present home in Fruitvale,
consisting of IL acres, has long been
noted as containing some of the finest
specimen trees and other attractive
garden features of anything about the
bay. But he has planned to make this
new garden spot in North Berkeley a
much more attractive place. Over 30,-
900 trees and shrubs have already been
set out, also about 200 900 bedding
plants have been put in during the last
80 days. A large force of men is now
at work preparing the sloping hillsides
for some 10 or II acres of lawn.
The rock expert who was employed
by John McLaren to put in all of the
rock work in Golden Gate park is pre-
pairing a series of cascades and pools
leading to the swimming pool shown
in the design. Directly above the pool
is to be located the dwarf orchard.
These trees. which have been ordered
from France, are to be all under six
feet in height, but will be full grown
and bear as much as the ordinary large
fruit tree.
The Japanese garden on the upper
side of the estate will be a very at
tractive feature, owing to the natural
advantages it enjoys in the way of
gigantic boulders and quaint stunted
oaks covered with lichens and moss.
This place is situated on the side hills
overlooking all of the bay from Benicia
to San Jose. 1t is some five or ten
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
CITY IMPROVES DISTRICT

WheB the city council votes for certain i'm
provements in a locality Ii does SO because
IL recognizes the future of the district and
is willing 10 secure for the residents
there the same conveniences that are grant
ed persons living in other parts of the city.
And recognition Of the Importance of Rock
Ridge to the city of Oakland has come in
very substantial ways during the last
month.
Several weeks ago northern Broadway.
where it passes Rock Ridge place, was or
dered paved by the city. Then elaborate
drainage system for this new district was
decided upon, at the Recommendation of the
city engineer. The storm, drainage and sani-
tary sewer system will cover large area
from College avenue east across Broadway,
and will take in all of Rock Ridge. The last
ordinance passed which will be of benefit TO
this tract was one granting two arc lights,
one to be erected at the entrance TO Rock
Ridge place ON Broadway and the other
block away at College avenue and Lawton.
where one leaves the car to go to Rock
Ridge place
The significant fact in these improve
ments is that the city council appreciates
the great work being done for the northern
part of the city by the owners of Rock
Ridge. 1t is evident from the list of buyers
10 date that A most desirable class of people
will live in this park, and so ii is enti-
tied 10 such municipal improvements as are
allowed 10 other high class residence dis
frfa
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30

most prominent financiers will leave for
an overland automobile trip to the
Humboldt property to look 1t over care
fully and define a plan of action for its
immediate development.
Market conditions are reflected in the
following interviews:
F. z. Reed, subdivision manager for
the Laymance real estate company,
said:
The heavy sales of property in Rock Ridge
place continues
Last Sunday three lots were sold TO one
man and there a number of other saless-
too This tract only opened for sale June
u. and already we have sold over Ss9,Ooo
Wnrfh of Ii
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
KERN MASCOT DRILLERS
REACH 1893 FEET IN NO. |

The Kern Mascot Oil company,
operating on section s, 2S-2S, Kern
River field, has its well No. l down 1898
feet, and at that depth strong gas
pressure was encountered, it is said.
Together with the gas was a showing
of oil. The indications are that a good
we'll will be developed at 1900 feet or
less. Above the formation just entered
by the drill a stratum of blue clay was
passed through, which, according to oil
men who know the formation thor
oughly in the Kern River field, tallies
identically with the formation found
about the oil sands in other portions
of the district.
This we'll is about two miles north
of the developed field and it has been
claimed by many that in this section
would be found an even greater pool
of oil than was developed in the Kern
River field. Whether it is to be a sep
arate district or part of the main field
will be determined by drilling opera
tions on the intervening territory
Should the we'll prove to be what
pdesent indications foreshadoW, q large
number of operators will undoubtedly
start work Immediately, as there are
several sections of land in this vicin-
ity that will prove to be in the oil belt.
The Kern Mascot only recently secured
the property and drilling was started
during the late summer. The company
was organized and funds placed at the
disposal of the company by a few
people who proposed to test the terri
tory for oil before any stock was Of
fered for sale.
The officers and directors of the
company are John Strong, a promi-
nent banker of Santa Rosa, president;
Shirley Walker of San Francisco, sec
retary; Harry J. Freeman, Ports