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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
Discusses Oakland Situation

OAKLAND March 3.-W. S. Tevis of
the Bay Cities water company explained
to the special council committee at the
city hall tonight his plans for bringing
a new supply of water into this and
neighboring cities. He promised TO
submit to the council within three
weeks at the latest, a written proposi-
tion which will form the basis of an
agreement.
In this written proposal Tevis will
state his attitude toward the policy
outlined in the city council last Mon
day night by President Pendleton. Pen
dleton has asked Tevis to consider Civ
ing the city an option on the plant and
watershed. BY this the city, if it so de-
sires will be in a position to make an
advantageous purchase, or while hold
ing its option can buy water from the
Tevis company wholesale. If the Bay
Cities company enters the city in the
same relation as the Peoples company
now occupies the city will have the adj
vantage of fixed valuation in estab-
fishing the water rates of each sue
ceeding year.
81 am surely coming here. / will not
start any rate cutting. but after / get
here if the other fellow starts cutting
I will meet him..
Tevis in his talk, which lasted nearly
three -fourths of an hour, covered the
same matters he spoke on at Alameda
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
MEETING CALLED FOR
FORMATION OF CLUB

KELLEY March 5.-FOr the pur-
pose of forming a bay congress of the
mothers clubs of the bay cities a
meeting of the delegates of the clubs
has been called by Mrs. Thomas H.
Seabury, president of the Berkeley Fed
Grafton of Mothers Clubs, in the rooms
of the Town and Gown club, Dana
street and Dwight way, tomorrow
morning and afternoon Committees
will be appointed, credentials examined
and preparations made for the forma-
ton of a federation which shall in
clude the bay cities.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
MARRIAGES

BECK-SCHEFF-In this city. February 20,
1910, by Rev. DIR. b. NJ. Kaplan, Sigmund
Beck and Fannie Sehef.
BURKART-GAU--In this city, March 2. 1910,
by Rev. J. III. Schroeder. Max F. Burkart Jr.
and Franzs Gau, both of San Francisco.
DoE-GREEN-In this city, March /, 1910, by
Rev L. r. Ollie, Alice l.. Doe and Allan
l.. Green.
ruary % 1910 by Rev. Dr. b. NJ. Kaplan,
James Oppenheimer and Stella C. Jessurun.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
ATTORNEY SECURES AID
TO INTERPRET. THE LAW
Berkeleyans Believe Act of 1909
unconstitutional

BERKELEY, March 3.-Justice of the
Peace Robert Edgar of this city has
been secured as one of the corps of at
torneys who have Joined with City At
torney Frank d. Stringham in investi-
eating the legality of the act of 1909
by which workers for annexation de-
sire the union of Berkeley and Oakland.
II is the opinion Of the local attorneys
that the act under which annexationists
are working is unconstitutional.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

WILL LECTURE ON FLoRENCE-Alameda,
March 3.-'Walks About Florence, Italy,
will be the subject of the second lecture of the
course now being given at the First Baptist
church of this city Friday evening. Rev. T..
p. Russell, pastor of the church, will be the
Ipcfnrpr
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

Rev. Z. r. Dille d. D.. pastor of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church Of San Francisco,
will deliver an illustrated lecture Mexico.
Our Next Door Neighbor,'. at the Centennial
Methodist church, Ninth and Chester streets,
Friday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
RICHMOND BUSINESSMEN
PLAN BOARD OF TRADE
Gathering Held and Temporary
Officers Elected
TSpecioI Dispotoh 10 The Call

IopccIoI DIspotch 10 ne Call
RICHMOND. March 3.-First steps
toward the organization of Richmond
board of trade were taken this evening
zt a meeting of so businessmen who
elected as temporary officers w J. Bee
son. president and z. Trumbo secretary.
A meeting will be held "Wednesday
evening, March 9, for further work.
The board viii plan for the advance
ment of the cfty's interests and adver-
tise its resources throughout the coun-
try.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

BETTING CASE CONTINUED March
3.-The case Of Emanuel Jacobs. a, clerk fer
Bush & Wooley at Twelfth street and Broad
way. who is charged with breaking the anti
betting law, was continued by Police Judge
Smith this morning until tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
BIRTHS

MoTT-In this city, March 3, 1910 to the wifi,
Of Ernest J. Mott (nee Robinson), daughter
SCHWABE-In this city, February %. 1910. t,
the wife of William Schwabe, a daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
TfVIS MEETS WITH
ALAMEDA COUNCIL
Water Magnate Declares Com
pany Is Willing to Build
System for City

ALAMEDA, March 3.-W. S. Tevis,
president of the Bay Cities water COM
pany, with C. E. Gilman, one. of the
engineers of the concern, and r. @.
Hanford, representing Tevis' interests
and also New York financiers', con-
ferred with Mayor w. III. Noy and the
city council this afternoon. In answer
to a question from Mayor Noy as to
whether he was prepared to submit a
proposition in writing as to what the
Bay Cities water company was ready
to do in the way of supplying water to
Alameda should it be desired, Tevis
said that he was not at this time in a
position to submit a proposition in
writing. He said that he was looking
over the field, feeling the public pulse
and endeavoring to obtain the support
of the residents in the east bay COM
munities and also the moral support
of the governing bodies of the several
municipalities. Once this is secured,
Tevis said, he and his associates would
be prepared to submit definite plans.
WILL SEEK CONTRACTS
The head of the Bay Cities company
declared that it had been decided that
the company would employ solicitors
in the cities on this side of the bay
to make house to house canvass with
the purpose of obtaining contracts to
supply water. This will be done, ac-
cording to Tevis, irrespective of what
the governing bodies of the municipali-
ties may do in regard to the PROPOSE
tion to be made them by the Bay Cities
company. Tevis said that the contracts
would call for water to be supplied at
the existing rates in the several COM
munities and that it was not the inten-
tion of himself and his associates to
inaugurate rate war or enter into
competition with the Peoples water
company He further said that he eX-
pected within three months his COM
pany would be in a position to an
nounce just what it would do.
WILLING TO BUILD SYSTEM
If the city of Alameda desires to
own its own water system" said Tevis,
I'VE are willing TO install such a sys-
tenn and turn il over to the city, to be
paid for on the insta llment plan, with
the condition, of course, that the muni-
cipality become a wholesale customer
of our company. We figure that after
the plant is once installed that we will
be in a position to supply water
cheaper.
II have read that the head of the 60
ing concern regards our project as a
bluff. He will find out that we are not
in the bluffng business, but that we
are in the water business and that we
are there to stay.
This side of the bay is developing
in a phenomenal manner and more
water is required. We control 10000
acres of water shed lands and have a
Sierra source of supply TO draw upon
when we need it,
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

WANTS INSURANCE PAID-Oakland. March q.
Suit for the collection of 5000 begun to-
day by Mrs Annie Jackson against the Aetna
life insurance company on policy on the life
of Mrs Jackson's husband, who died Decem-
Der of last year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

GEE MURDER TRIAL BEGINS = Oakland.
March 3.-The trial of Chin Tung. a member
of the On Yiek tong, for numbering zee Gee
of the Yee family begun today before
Judge Waste.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

BOYS WILL GIVE CoNcERT-oakland March
S--The Boys Retreat concert band viii give
entertainment al Mowbray hail. upper Pied
mont Friday evening. for the benefit of the
boys retreat at 9oS-10 Harrison street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

Uncle Sans money taken at H
Schellhaas' furniture sale, 40S Eleventh
street Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04

sFs 3 ; STATES
pdng
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

using the long distance telephone, and the
structure is sound proof in the highest degree.
In general appearance the presidents new
telephone booth conforms very closely to the
usual type Of booth found in hotels railroad
stations and business houses all over the coun-
try. To be sure, the oak wood of which 1t Is
constructed has been specially selected for it's
beautiful grain and the plate glass in the door
and windows is unusually heavy but in gen.
eral appearance the booth conforms closely to
prevailing standards. The distinctive charac-
teristics is the roominess of the interior. Not
only will the booth accommodate satisfactor-
lily so big man President Taft, but there is
ample space for stenographer to sand beside
the presidents chair inside the booth in case
the executive should desire to have a memo
randa taken down In shorthand as he received
1t over the telephone. There also facilities
whereby II desired, this booth can in warm
weather. be connected with the novel air cool
ing system which has been installed in the
new White House offices for the purpose of
making them habitable to weighty president
during the dog days
Through the medium of this telephone clear
ing housc-with an operator on duty night
and day-the president has the entire official
world at his ear First Of ALL 1t serves as the
central" of the White House private telephone
system. This system has IS inside stations"
as they are known in technical jargon-that Is,
IL controls dozen and half different tele-
phones distributed about the presidential man.
sion, the White House Offices and the grounds,
and thereby, linking the business Offices the
living quarters the kitchens, laundry, stable
and garage, etc., ETC., not forgetting the head
quarters of the police froce OF 81 men that
guard the White House, and the members OF
which may be needed at some point quickly, to
control crowd remove a crank. Via the
presidents private exchange his phone or any
of the other Is may be quickly connected to
any Of the thousands Of phones-ofhcial and
on-oficial-embraced In the public telephono
system Of the city Of Washington.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

However, the higher circles OF ofhclaloom
are by no means dependent upon the puphc
service for their telephone facilities lhey
have a very ingenious system of their own. IL
is a secret network Of wires, and, very naturaE
ly It is centered in the White House. FIJI
marily, this confidential telephone web consists
OF a special private telephone wire Leading
from the White House to each Of the nine de-
partments of the government. The main pur-
pose of this is to enable the chief magistrate
to at any moment consult with any or his nine
cabinet officers without any danger or caves
dropping but of course, should the president
desire to communicate conidentially by phone
with any subordinate In any OF the depart
ments, 1t is simple matter to summon such
individual to the secret phone, rather than to
have him communicate with the White House
via the regular telephone channels.
Equally important as arteries of quick COM
munication, the two special telephone
wires leading from the White House to the
United States capitol. One of these lines leads
into the great exchange at the big white-domed
building and through this central the presi
dent can get connection with the private office
of any senator representative, or with the
cloak rooms or other rendezvous OF the law
makers. The other line from the White House
to the capitol is strictly secret line. Not
only does it not lead into the exchange at the
capitol, but the terminal is not accessible to
any person save with the presidents sanction.
1t Is safe to say that there are men who have
been In congress for years, who do not know
of the existence of this secret line to the
White House, much less know the location OF
its terminal. However, the line serves most
important purpose, for 1t enables the president
TO at any time confer with the vice-president
or with any senator or representative-for In
stance the administration spokesman or floor
leader-in absolute security as to the conhden-
tial character of the verbal exchanges. Not
even hello girl" can overhear what Is said.
In number of connected telephones, and In
point of the average number OF Gallo handled
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
His Terrible Threat.

Aviation has improved considerably
since the time when Col. Cleary, then
county commissioner and for years a
well-known Chicagoan, made balloon
ascension at a county fair over in
Michigan, says the Chicago Journal.
AS the guest of honor the colonel
was sent upward with the assurance
that there was absolutely no danger.
But as the distance from the earth
grew greater the colonel leaned out
anxiously.
Pull me in" he shouted.
The men who were bailing out De
rope paid no heed to his den1a Ind.
Higher and higher went the balloon.
Wilder and wilder grew the colonel.
Finally, almost standing on his head
as he tried to keep a precarious bal
ance, he gave final cry of exas-
perated panic:
Pull me in, 1 tell you, or I'll cut
the rope"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
VIEW OF SELESACRLFTCE

question which frequently arises in SO
cal relations is to what extent should one sac
rifice ones self to oblige ones friends. More
than half the social pleasures entail q sacri-
flee on somebody's part Money has to be
spared that Ill be afforded, people whom
one doesn't like have to be met and health
has to be disregarded in order to keep an en-
gagement.
The life of the average woman seems to de-
mand Of each successive day just a little more
of her time and consequently of his vitality,
and when she adds to her own burdens those
of other people, by filling in place at the
last moment or by doing any one of the null
titudinous other little things that oblge So
cially. she is on the road to destruction and
had better learn to say mo" before she has
to go to sanatorium. Every social leader
has on her list some of these tried and true
mortals whom she can coax into working over.
time. For this reason her dinners are never
clouded by a vacant place; her entertainments
are always success But the woman upon
whom she leans pays for 1t ALL even though
she has her good time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

daily, the greatest private Telephone ex-
changes In the world are those at the
United States capitol. and In the most
extensive government departments at
Washington, as, for instance. the war
and navy departments. and the depart.
ment of agriculture. Such an exchange
covers hundreds of phones, and there
is might service" which enables COM
munication with all the more impor-
tant officials at their homes. The
equipment of the more notable OF these
governmental exchanges is perfection
itself. The switchboards, for instance.
are Of the Illuminated type. That Is.
instead of the receipt of each call being
marked by the fall of a small metal tab
something that may easily be over
looked by "hello girl'-the summons
for central" to make a connection Is
given by the illumination Of q small
electric lamp-something that cannot
readily escape notice. The switchboard
of this type provides. of course, one
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
Wisdom of a Cook.

Mr. Honeyman looked hopefully at
the pleasant, rosy-faced Norwegian
girl with whom the manager of the
employment bureau had accorded him
an interview. Can you wash and
iron?" he asked
'Yaas, do DOSE" responded the
cheerful Minna.
And you can wait on the table,
mean will you-and answer the door
bell?" Mr.. Honeyman faltered. my
wife is quite determined on these
points"
"Yaas, l do DOSE" and Minna con-
tinued to beam benevolently.
"And you can cook, of course" said
Mr. Honeyman.
'Yaas," said Minna for the thiha
time. Il do dat fine ven you keep n
busy so she do not help ."-You( lis
Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
SOMNIA
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, If not Remedied In
Time.

Experiments satisfied me, some&
years ago." writes Topeka woman.
that coffee was the direct cause of the
insomnia from which l suffered ter
ribly, as well as the extreme nervous
ness and acute dyspepsia which made
life a most painful thing for nae.
II had been a coffee drinker since
childhood, and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all this
harm. But it was, and the time came
when / had to face the fact, and pro-
tect myself. I therefore gave up coffee
abruptly and absolutely, and adopted
Postum as my hot drink at meals.
81 began to note improvement in my
condition very soon after / took kon
Postum. The change proceeded grad
ually, but surely, and it was a matter OF
only few weeks before found N.Y.
self entirely relieved-the nervousness
passed away, my digestive apparatus
was restored to normal efficiency, and
| began to sleep, restfully and peace
fully.
These happy conditions have con-
tinued during all of the years, and I
am safe in saying that I owe them en-
tirely to Postum, for when l began to
drink it l ceased to use medicine"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville, in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
are genuine, true, and full Of human
In terest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
Why does Great Britain buy its
oatmeal of US?

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak of export
ing oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds of thousands of cases of
Quaker Oats to Great Britain T1
Europe. w
The reason is simple; while IN
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in quantities and with
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally of all people, the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods Of
manufacture so that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at a glance at the export re-
ports Of Quaker Oats. This brand is
recognized as without a rival in clean
Illness and delicious flavor. 81
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

ations however no one has come to have such
dependency placed upon it by the national gov
,ernment as has the telephone Certain 1t Is
that there would be occasion for universal sur
prise were 1t possible to compile statistics that
would show what proportion of the government
business is now transacted by telephone.
Every federal official, from the president to
the most subordinate OF the nations public
servants, has telephone on his desk, and con-
-siderations of time saving and monetary econ
omy to say nothing of the convenences, impel
the almost universal employment Of the lin
Simultaneous" communicative system. 1t has.
to a great extent displaced the mails and tele-
graph Washington, our national capital, Is
famous as the best telephoned city In the
world" and it Is likewise known far and wide
as the "City of Magnificent Distances"-two
circumstances which combine to influence
heavy dependency upon the telephone by the
10000 federal employees at Uncle Sans head
quarters. More than this, however. the execu-
tive branch Of the government is coming to
rely more and more upon the telephone for the
transaction OF official business between the
seat of government and federal offices In 9TH
.er cities. Aside from this extension OF long
distance telephone operations, Uncle Sam,
thoroughly abreast the times, Is now conduct
ing practical experiments with wireless tee-
phony.
Perhaps the most convincing evidence that
could De OHereO or the degree or dependency
which Uncle Sam now places on the telephone
Is to be found in the attention paid to the in
stallation of telephone facilities in the new
$4,000 Office building recently completed for
the use of President Taft and his business
stan Ever since the Spanish-American war
the telephone room at the executive Offices has
been considered one of the most important
features of this model business establishment
but the equipment of the reconstructed White
House annex is infinitely superior to the tele
phone facilities in the old structure, and is, In
deed, probably the finest and most complete to
be found In America-that, is the most notable
that has been provided in any private resi-
dence or corporate business office, or else
where than in the uptodate telephone ex.
changes In our largest cities.
The new telephone room at the White House
adjoins. on one hand. the general staff room
che working quarters Of the presidents clerks
and stenographers-and,o on the other hasd the
Office OF the secretary to the president Just
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

beyond this is the presi-
dents private office, so
that the chief executive Of
his "right-hand man" can
reach the telephone
nerve center with very lit
tie trouble. The private
branch exchange in the
matter Of switchboard and
all the details of equip
m e n t. represents h Q
latest approved practice
and the wiring of the Of
flee Is thoroughly up-to-
date. BY no means the
least important feature of
the telephone room Is a
specially designed tele-
phone booth, claimed to
be the finest booth and
the only one of its kind In
the world. This is for the
use of the president. when
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

were pains in my back and swellings
of the ankles. often l had smother
ing spells. l had to be helped about.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me five
years ago and have been well since.
They saved my life" ~
Remember the name-Doan S. For
sale by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

ttICPuOHt UtIWStH
riding at gallop in opposite directions.
Latterly both the army and the navy have
taken up the wireless telephone 1t may be re-
membered that during the round the world
cruise of the battleship fleet the wireless tele-
phone was employed extensively for communi-
cation between the various ships. Now the
United States Army Signal corps is taking up
wireless telephony with long distance installa-
lions, with a view to determining the utility
Of the system for field service. With the In
struments In use 1t is possible to communicate
In an ordinary conversational tone for dis
lance of Is to 20 miles. The army expert
ments are designed especially to develop ap-
paratus that will combine compactness and
lightness
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19

troubles. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure the
cause. Mrs. N. E.
G. r a v e s, Villisca,
Iowa, says: Il sur
fered from kidney
trouble for years.
The secretions were
disordered. [ h er e
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
WHY PEOPLE SUFFER.

Too often the kidneys are the CAUSE
and the sufferer is not aware OF It,
Sick kidneys bring backache and side
pains, lameness and stiffness, dizzi'
ness. headaches, tired feeling, urinary
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-02-19
WHERE 1T WORKED.

while we were on our honeymoon,
l always spoke French to my husband.
SO that no one should understand us"
$50 you went to France, did you?"