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| to the process OF mercerizing the cotton
| also that handkerchiefs OF shamrock
linen-which is fine linen united with
cotton. are more attractive than those
entirely of linen.
| In the wooden department / learned
that rarely were wooden fabrics entirely
wool: also that the wear is improved by
the mixture of little cotton. The test
tity of cotton contained in fabrics, and
| wool burns while cotton leaves little
ash. Asking why some materials keep
| their color in all weathers, while others
even dark shades: fade. and often in
probably the goods had been redyed
That is. a manufacturer finding himself
with a quantity of goods in unpopular
| shades at the beginning of a season
sometimes redyes the stock In the fash
much like home dyeing. The fabric will
as a rule, be attractive. but will fade
when sun and rain touch it,
Brown is the most difficult color to
| make so it will not fade. Any color that
has been redyed brown will fade In
| Streaks.
| 1 wonder how many foulard frocks have
got spotting this season? A good many
1 fancy. Their owners may like to know
what an expert buyer of silks has to say
on the subject. He says: "All silks spot
| with the rain. unless they are cravenet-
ted. for the drops destroy the luster and
nothing can restore 1t.
1.-The best remedy for spotted silks Is
to have the gowns in an open window
on a damp or a rainy day and let the
dampness reach every part. SO the silk
will look the same all over In the case
/ of a parasol becoming spotted, it can
be opened and then thoroughly sponged
with clear, cold water. Goods so treated
will not spot again. of course. because
the 1uster will have disappeared That
it spots is no reason to suspect that the
material is not all silk.
| I'm fact" he added, 'at any reputable
house all silk only is sold as all silk and
the mixtures as mixtures of cotton and
silk
Now. the foregoing facts certainly 20
to prove it is decidedly to women's in
terests generally to deal with large, re-
| liable firms where experts can be paid
to determine the quality of the goods
bought for their retail trade. for it is
next to impossible for the average, OF
| even the experienced, shopper to trust
to her own jud gment in such matters
since such vast improvements have been
made by the manufacturers
ELIZABETH LEE
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How to Detect Cotton Threads
in Linen and Wooden Weaves
Fabrics Containing Cotton Will Snap When a
Hole Is Punched in the Surface-Cot-
ton in Wooden Goods Burns.

Once upon time it was not a diff
cult matter for the average woman to
distinguish between fabrics that were all
linen and those mixed with cotton. or to
tell the difference between shoddy and
all-wool materials Neither could a wom-
an be imposed upon in the matter of
genuine silks and those adulterated, but
such is not the case nowadays, when
machinery has reached such an art that
even experienced buyers in large dry
goods houses can be easily deceived.
With linens, for instance, a man who
has been selling these exclusively for the
last thirty years declared himself incom-
petent to judge between all linen and
those woven with a little cotton. Appeal
ing to the buyer for information, he told
me that it was the most difficult thing to
tell when linens are genuine. "a person
can only distinguish the introduction of
cotton by the feel of the goods, he said.
land the only person whom l know that
can detect the presence of cotton at one
glance or touch is my old mother, a
Scotch woman.
1--WE have to trust to the honesty of
manufacturers, but as we profess to keep
nothing but all-linen articles in our linen
department., 1t is necessary to apply tests
to make sure we are not being imposed
upon.
Sometimes after giving an order to one
firm for a number of years, linens may
go up in price, or other trade conditions
may tempt the makers to weave in a lit
tie cotton with the linen; therefore we
are always on the alert to discover such
an adultera ton. The tests for cotton are
not those that could be adopted by the
housekeeper. however, because one test
is made by dropping big blot of ink on
the article. If a round spot shows 1t is
all-linen. If the blot has a blurred, ir-
regular edge, cotton Is in the weave.
Tearing is another test. Cotton tears
much more easily than linen. and the
ripping makes a different sound. The
linen threads are tougher. and the tear
ing sound is dull. while tearing cotton
sounds like a small explosion.
LAS a rule, I can tell by the touch all
linen from the mixture of cotton and
linen; because I have handled them for
many years
Additional inquiries elected the fact
that towels. for instance, are better look
ing when a little cotton has been intro
duced than when they are all linen, owing
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and in the third or top story of a coun-
try house this method should be consid-
cred imperative No place holds more
heat than the roof. and it's speedy esress
must be arranged for. II the windows
open only at the bottom the top story
there is an air chamber above, but with
the tops down 1t will be fresh in a couple
Of hours.
A hand shower to use in the bath tub
is an Indispensable article for comfort in
hot weather, and. fortunately, mex
pensive. During nights that are too humid
to sleep one or two showers may be
taken without injury, and they refresh
the body, sometimes by reducing the tenn
perature, and SO make rest possible,
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ed to cross a railroad track near the
school He was about to start on his
annual vacation to the mother house OF
the Christian Brothers Order, Ammen-
dale, Md. He was sixty-eight years old
and had been a teacher in Catholic
schools and colleges in this diocese for
more than fifty years.
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Educator Killed BY q Train.

NORRISrOwN, Pa. July 5.-Brother
Ambrose, rector Of the Catholic Boys
Protectory and a we'll known Catholic
educator, was struck by q train and in
stantly killed yesterday when he attempt
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Extra Calendar Day.

The odd. or seth. day would be treated
as a sort Of extra calendar day, and, &C
cording to Prof. Grosclaude's plan. would
be intercalated between the last day Of
December and the first day Of January,
and be recommended as a universal holi-
day Similarly in every leap year the
extra day would be intercalated between
the last day Of June and the first of July.
and, called leap day." would be regarded
as a day to be disposed Of by each In
dfvidual as he saw fit.
There would be twelve normal
months of thirty days each.that is,
twenty-six week days" plus four Sun
DAYS. This accounts for $50 days and
leaves four Sundays to be accounted for.
and Prof. Grosclaude assigns one Of
these four Sundays to the end OF each
quarter. In this way the regular number
OF Sundays is maintained. and. being
days Of rest" they would not interfere
with tho normal condition OF what might
be called in the future the regular, work.
ing calendar Of the year.
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FOR SIMPLER CALENDAR
FEATURES OF CHANGES PRO-
POSED BY PROF. GROSCLAUDE.
Would Equalize Number Of Days Of
Months-Christmas Always
on Monday.

GENEVA. July 5.-Geneva has had
many famous sons, and one in whom
Americans should have quite a lively In
terest is Prof L. A. Grosclaude, 1.-The
father Of the Simplifed Calendar who
was for fifteen years a resident OF the
United States. He had been until re-
Gently professor in the university that
was made famous by Calvin, but retired
to devote his whole time to the promo
ton Of what he has himself called the
invariable calendar
His proposal, which was made original
~ ten years ago at a meeting Of the
section d'horlogerie of the Societe des
Arts. Geneva, received such wide recog-
milton that it has been approved by many
chambers Of commerce and business or
ganizations throughout the continent, and
was presented for commentator to the
International Congress Of Chambers Of
Commerce at its meeting in London.
Americans are thus able to share with
originator of the new calendar. for he
must have begun to think out the prob
lem while a young man in the United
States. The anomalies OF the Gregorian
calendar, by Prof. Grosclaude's system,
II universally adopted. would be over
come. 1t would effect an equalization Of
the days OF the month, establish a COIN
cidence between the date and the day Of
the week. and bring about a reform Of
the greatest inconsistency Of all, the
variable date Of Easter.
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Twenty-six Working Days.

The first change would prove an ex-
traordinary relief in calculating interest.
and also in simplifying periodical settle
ments, for the month would have an
equal number OF business days. This
improvement would be Of immense utility
in regard to the working days Of the
month. the number Of which would also
be the same for each, namely, twenty
six.
In regard to the second reform. for in
stance, July 4 would always fall on the
same day of the week. Thanksgiving.
likewise, would always be held on the
date and day upon which it originally
fell, or would be designated. Christmas
would always fall on Monday.
The means by which these reforms
were made possible by Prof. Grosclaude
was the elimination from the calendar
of one day, the year having ffty-two
weeks and a day, as well as dealing with
the extra day Of the leap years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
EVENTS m THE COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO
CHINESE GIRL Is
RESCUED FROM DEN
Chung Ho Appeals to Miss Cam
eron for DeIiverance From
Life of Bondage

OAKLAND. March 25.-Chung Ho.
Chinese slave girl 30 years of age, was
rescued from den of vice in Harrison
street between First and Second this
morning by Miss Donaldina Cameron OF
the Presbyterian ChineseA mission, at
920 Sacramento street, San Francisco
and squad of police.
The Keepers put up stout resist
ance and the girl was literally dragged
from a room in the rear of the place
after the doors had been battered in-
She is now at the mission in san Fran
cisco.
Miss Cameron said that she received
letter from Chung Flo, saying tnat
she was leading a life of shame against
her will, and pleading for rescue. Some
friend of the Chinese shave girl prob
ably wrote the letter. wanting 10 see
her saved from the den.
Miss Cameron came at once TO TINS
side of the bay and interviewed CHER
of Police Wilson and Captain of De-
tectives Petersen. who sent the police
men with her to the Harrison street
house. Before the inmates could in
terpOse the doors were broken down.
rooms We're searched and Chung 10
was taken into the custody OF her res
cuers.
The Chinese girl cried with JOY. and
clinging to the hand of Miss Cameron,
thanked her for deliverance from the
den in which she had been imprisoned
many months. Miss Cameron accom-
panied her charge across the bay, un-
der watch of detectives who prevented
an attempt to kidnap the girl from her
rescuer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
WILL LAY CORNERSTONE
OF Y. M. c. A. BUILDING
Ceremony Will Take Place Aft
ernO0n of Easter SUNDAY

OAKLAND, March 25-The corner
stone of the new Young Mems Chris
tfan association building which is be-
ing erected at Telegraph avenue and
Twenty-frst street at cost of $3.50, 600,
will. be laid Easter Sunday afternoon
at o'clock with appropriate cere-
monies
Association members will march in
procession, leaving the temporary
quarters at Maple hall at 80 O'Clock
for the new site. The association in
vites all of it's friends to take part in
that demonstration.
Mayor Mott will preside at the exer-
cises. Rev. III. ]. vosburgh, d. D., Rev.
f. L. Goodspeed, d. D.. Rev. Charles
r. Brown, Rev. George W. White, d. D.,
Henry J. Mccoy, general secretary of
the San Francisco Youngs Mems Chris
tian association; Rev. Clarence A. Bar
bour, d. d.. of New York, International
secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. will take part Wal
lace M Alexander, president of the
Oakland Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. will Fay the cornerstone Music
will be rendered by Jordan's band Ed
ward b. Jordan, conductor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
MAKES new POINT
IN DIVORCE LAWS
Judge Waste Decides That ALI
mony Is Payable Out of
Separate Property

OAKLAND, March 25.-Alimony
pending the trial of divorce suit is
to be paid out of the separate property
of the husband and not out of the COM
munity property, according to de-
cision handed down today by Judge
Waste in the Pereira divorce suit. that
has been pending for four years
The effect In the Pereira case is that
Frank Pereira, a wealthy saloon owner,
must pay his wife more. money than
the total rental value of the community
property during the time that has
elapsed since Anna. A. Pereira. his wife.
secured an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce, September II, 1906.
At that time the court made di-
vision of the community property
whereby Mrs. Pereira was to get
s3,675.S6 and a three-fifths interest in
a building at the southeast corner of
Eighth and Washington streets, where
Pereira has his place of business, and
which is valued at $4,000. The court
also awarded her s145 a month aIimony
pending the final determinat tion of the
suit, and gave her $1,000 for attorney
fees and costs.
Pereira appealed on a number of
grounds. and lost Recently his wife
asked the court to make him account
to her for the rents and profits of her
share of the real estate since the sign
ing of the interlocutory decree. Pc
reira replied that from her share of the
income should be deducted the s145 a
month he had paid her for more. than
three years, and the $1,000 attorney
fees and costs. Judge Waste held to-
day that this money should not be de-
Quoted. and that Mrs. Pereira should
get alimony, counsel fees and costs in
addition to her share of the income
of the property that belonged to them
both.
From expert testimony ii was decided
that the rental value OF the property
at Washington and Eighth streets was
$3.50 month Deducting expenses,
Mrs. Pereira's share of this comes to
sS.S99.17 from September 81. 1906 In
addition to this she has received nearly
$1,000 for alimony and counsel fees and
costs, or more, in all, than the total
estimated profits of the building. In
addition, Judge Waste ordered Pereira
TO pay her the sS.675.s6 which was her
share of the cash he had at the time
the interlocutory decree was granted.
with interest.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
REPORT BY WARDS
pANIsH socIETY HALL

The Danish society of Oakland has
purchased for a hall site q lot in the
west line of Telegraph avenue. south
of Twenty-third street, 50xl00 feet,
for $4,000.
The lot and two story store and
apartment block at the southwest cor
ner OF Sixteenth and Linden streets
has been sold by Sommerstrom Broth
ers for $4,000.
Property at the southeast corner Of
Broadway and Twentieth street, 1864
$50 feet. has been sold through the
I.aymance real estate company to c..
NJ Miller for the Ventura associates, a
corporation. The deal involves a cash
transaction approximating s125,000
Louis Tisch. president of several
eastern factory enterprises at Wilkes
barre, Pa, has been discussing with
the chamber of commerce possibilities
Of establishing two large manufacto-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
THRIFTY THIEF SAVES
PROCEEDS OF THEFTS
Deposits Cash and Makes Set
tlement When Caught

OAKLAND. March 25-S George
Dorby. cutter. employed by the Eel
lerbach paper company of Oakland, for
a year Systematically robbed his en-
ployers of paper. which he sold in va
rious places, realizing s7OO
That he did not spend the money
in dissipation. but deposited it in a
bank, saved him from prosecution
When arrested Dorby confessed He
has made restitution, drawing the
money from the bank and turning it
over to the firm. The company refused
to swear to complaint. He will be
released
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
APARTMENT HOUSE TO
REPLACE A RESIDENCE

OAKLAND, March 25-A deed to
property at the northwest corner of
placed on record today. The lot, 55xS0
feet. was sold by DR.. Charles F. Glad
ding to Frederick A. Muller. The pur
chaser will remove the old residence
now on the land and erect a five story
apartment house. The consideration
for the sale was SIS. 900. The sale was
made through the Laymance real es-
tate company
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Rock Ridge park

some time within the next two or
three weeks. We are figuring on
terest than we did when we an
nounced the sale of Alton park.
The property that we have selected
Is, II anything, more favorably To-
Gated than Alton park. 1T is within
two blocks of property worth $3.50
per front foot, and when we an
nounce the fact that we are going
TO sell it at an average of $35 a
front foot we firmly believe that
our Alton tract experience will be
duplicated and that we will not
nave property enough to go around.
Our operations in the futnre will
all be along similar lines.
We propose to sell onr tracts in
manner that will stimulate quick
sales. We do not believe in hold
ing on to a piece of property after
1t is ready for the market and, as
We nave so much land to dispose
or, prefer to make quick sales and
complete cleanups rather than al
low our tracts TO drag on for three
We are now about to commence
the street work upon the tract we
are hguring on advertising. and
although we may not have it all
done. as was the case in Alton
park, we Will at least have it well
started and will be able to give
purchasers positive guarantee
that it will be completed immedi-
ately. The syndicate has entirely
too much at stake to warrant dis
appointing customers in any par
licuidr When we agree to do
street work it means that we agree
10 do 1t all, and to do it at once,
and that there will be no delays
We have the capital to complete
our work, which is a great advan-
tage to purchasers.
PROPERTIES
The recent rains have demonstrate,
the superiority of hillside property
such as A. j. Snyders Piedmont Terrac,
by the Lake. This was the text of al
interview given today by James Y
Jeffress, subdivision manager for A. j
Snyder. Jeffress said:
A number of visitors to the tract
during and Immediately after the
rains We're impressed by the alb
sence of pools of water and mud.
an item of Importance from a
purchasers of: domestic in the
tract this week was man closely
identified with the real estate bust
ness. He purchased a lot in Pied
mont terrace because the price of
s32 to $50 foot was better than
he could do in hillside. property.
in which he was financially inter-
ested.
He said that the gradually rolling
nature of Piedmont terrace, OBJ
waiting the necessity of expensive
foundations and retaining walls.
would save him enough almost to
pay for the lot. He was also very
favorably impressed with the ex-
cellent quality of the improve
ments we have put in at great
expense. The excellence of trans
portation facilities and the fact
that the tract was not crossed by
noisy suburban trains nor infested
with stores were other factors in
deciding the location of his perma-
nent home. At the rate the prop
erty is selling we shall have very
few lots left by the middle of
April.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
PLAN STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOLS CONVENTION
Leading Workers to Attend AM
nuaI Session in Oakland /.

OAKLAND. March 25--The forty
third annual state Sunday school con-
vention will be held April 10. 20 and 21
at the First Presbyterian church. Re-
ports indicate thate 500 delegates win
be present from all parts of the state
north of Tehachapi.
Rev. Levi Gregory. pastor of the
Friends church. is chairman of the
Alameda county association executive
committee, which is making plans for
the conventions success. Rev. Frank
lin McElfresh. ID. D., international
teacher training superintendent of
Chicago, will deliver several addresses.
Prof. b. F. Stout of Pasadena will
direct the music. Addresses of wei
come will be delivered by Mayor Mott.
Rev. c. II. Brown and Rev. Levi Greg
ory.
Bible study lectures will be given by
Rev. Thomas v Moore. D. D., of San
Francisco theological seminary other
lecturers are Rev. r. p Shepherd, Ph.
D.. Los Angeles; Bishop William NJ.
Bell, state president: DR.. A G. Bane.
state superintendent Anti-SalOOn
league; Rev H. NJ. Tenney, D. D.. dis
trfct superintendent American board of
foreign missions. Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
BerkeIey's Brisk Market

BERK ELEY, March 25.-R C. New
ell of Newell Hendricks, Inc. reports
fine business for the week. Febru-
airy was the best month in Fairmornt
park and Regents park since last
June, while UP to March 21 the sales
have exceeded the total February
sales.
The Southern Pacific electric extern
sion in Ninth street Is double tracked
from Dwight way to University ave-
nue., one track has been extended 1,soo
feet north to Virginia street The
speed with which this extension is be-
ing put in is little short of marvellous
With the operation OF this line in the
fall there will be a market in North
Berkeley such as has not been seen
since the summer of 1906.
Building in Alameda
ALAMEDA. March 25.-Real estate
dealers are pleased, with the improved
tone of the market particularly in the
building and renting line Many new
dwellings are in course of construc-
tion and the real estate agents say
that the demand for new houses to rent
is far in excess of the supply
AS soon as a new dwelling is ready
for occupancy it is taken. This feature
of the realty situation here has
prompted many owners of lots to I'M
prove their holdings by building
dwellings thereon.
Most of the vacant houses through
out the city are old structures ac-
cording to the real estate agents
Hammond & Hammond have ar
ranged for an auction sale of numer-
Gus pieces of Improved and uniln-
proved property. The auction will
take place tomorrow afternoon at the
Office of Hammond & Hammond. 1422
Park street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, March 25.-The following mar
rage licenses were issued today: William Foley,
"a San Mateo and Rose McGinns, %, Oakland.
Grant Gordon. 20. and Amonda Troplong, q,
both of Berkeley.
High chairs at low prices at Oak
lands furniture dealer. III. Schellhaas,
Eleventh street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26

WILL CELEBRATE PURIM-Oakland March %.
The third annual Purim entertainment of Beth
Jacob congregatiOn Sabbath school will be held
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the synagogue,
Ninth and Castro streets. Or. NJ Meyerovttz,
the rabbi will deliver address
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Easter Waists

Be sure to visit this department.
and look over our special lines of
TAILOR Made Waists in Linen, Ma
dras, etc. Priced from $1.25 to $3.50.
An exceptional number in. Lin
gerie and Plain Linen at $1.25.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26

april IL. 1909.
DR. TOM Wal TONG, Tea and
Herb Doctor, S18 Clay St. Oak
land-Dear Sir: After many years
Of suffering from pains all through
my body and paralysis Of my right
side, ] Consulted DR.. Tom Wal
Tong. who, after three months
feet health, for which am trvly
thankful to you. Respectfully,
DOMENICO DEYINCENzI.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
EASTER FOOTWEAR

Pumps nstep
a
Oxford at
mp.
Agen
a
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
THE CLOAK AND SUIT SECTION


Taior Made Suits at
nd tune a o
Coats for to
skirts, black white and eoor. at 500 to 81! 80 -, -
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
BuILDING PERMITs

Building permits for February and
March to date run upward of 500, 600.
Builders expect the season to be one
Of the largest in the city's records.
A summary of building permits ap-
piled for at the board OF public works
for the week. as compiled by Walter
B. Fawcett. the secretary, follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Easter Handkerchiefs

We are in receipt of a new ship
ment of new Irish Linen Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs, with Bre-
tonne. Donegal and Sun spun hand
embroidered corners.