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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
DATE OF POSTCARD
DAY is POSTPONED
February II Is Chosen for Big
Boost Event

OAKLAND, Jan. 27.-The date of
postcard day has been postponed from
February 10 TO February z. giving the
members Of the chamber Of commerce
two DAYS more in which to prepare for
the big boost" event The delay was
found advisa bic in order TO allow the
color printing on the large number of
cards ordered TO dry thoroughly.
Harry A. Lane. who is delivering a
series Of stereopticOn lectures in Los
Angeles under the auspices of the Ala
media county exposition committee, Wis
ited the chamber Of commerce toda Y
and reported that there has been A no.
table increase in the amount Of travel
from the southern city TO Oakland since
he began his boost talks on Alameda
county in the southern city.
Lane Will join the delegation from
the Los Angeles chamber OF commerce
here tomorrow and viii return south
next week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
WOMAN SUES TRUSTEE
APPOINTED BY MOTHER
Attempt to Dodge inheritance
Tax Ends in Row

Emily Westdorf refuses 10 surrender
$4,000 belop ging to May McGovern. the
latter asserts in a suit for the amount
filed in the superior court. The money
seems to have got into Mrs. West
DORIS possession through an attempt
to evade the payment of the inheritance
tax.
Just before her death Caroline Nc
Carthy, the mother of May McGovern.
assigned to Mrs westdorf $1,000. the
agreement being that the assignee
should pay over the money to May Nc
Govern upon her mothers death.
Mrs Westdorf now refuses to admit
that the money was given her in trust,
it is alleged. She has spent $500 of 1t
and May McGovern asks Judgment for
the balance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
.Dr. WiIIlam Rader
BOOK KEEPER EXAMINED
IN TRIAL OF j. F. kRAUS

A. j. Gerlach, book keeper of the
Mount Hamilton land and water com
pany. was examined yesterday in the
United States district court in the trial
of his former employer, John F.. kraus
a San Jose broker charged with using
the mails in scheme to defraud in
vestors The alleged debts on which
Kraus based his assessment Gerlach
said he received and entered from a
memorandum slip given him by the
secretary of the company s. B. Buzzo
one time field manager for the COM
pany. identified letters in which Kraus
told of his plan to assess the stock and
gather in the delinquents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
DINNERS TO MARK
WEEK OF FESTIVAL
Society MatrOns Arrange for
Series of Gatherings Dur
ing Oakland Kirmess

OAKLAND. Jan. 27.-Society is COM
ing to the front and will cause the
kirmess to be remembered among the
brilliant events of the winter. The box
party has been made popular and the
hostesses are rivaling each other in en-
gaging the choicest seats for those they
have included in their hospitality.
Mrs. c. T. MacDermot will entertain
at each of the six performances, having
planned a dinner or supper for each OF
the evening events
Mrs. Albert Miller has included a
number of persons in her invitation for
the opening night
Friends will share Mrs. Joseph Board
mans box with her at the two matt
nees. Mrs. Frank Havens, Mrs Mark
Requa Mrs. Frank L. Brown and Mrs
F. NJ Smith here also arranged to en-
tertain during kirmess week. The va
rious clubs of the city have responded
generously and viii claim night each.
Work has been begun in the Piedmont
pavilion to make the auditorium ready
for the pre-Lenten charity event. The
official programs will be issued early
next week.
Miss Lulette Mauvais and Miss Pearl
Schlueter are among the younger girls
who viii take part in the pretty figures
Of the festival of dancers.
The Princess Sonia. in the person of
Miss Helen Tupper, will have the sup
port of one of the most beautiful groups
in the Marsovian dance, which will be
given by 16 of the girls and men of the
younger set Those who will assist in
this number are:
Miss Georgia Greed John McAlullin
Miss Sue Harold Warren Harold
Miss Helen Hinckley Warner Sherwood
Miss Eliza McMullin Boyd Harold
Miss Madeline Clay Fred Farnum
Miss AMY BCwles Fritz Hinckley
Miss Alice Albright lSeyd Havens
Miss Gladys Wilson Spencer kales
Mrs William Greed is chaperoning
this group.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
DENICKE ESTATE is
DISTRIBUTED TO HEIRS

The estate of Ernest August Denicke,
the capitalist wool buyer who died
February II. 1909, leaving an estate
worth s567.312, was practically wound
up yesterday. Judge Coffey signed an
order of final distribution disposing of
$111,000.
The remainder of the estate had pre-
viously been divided among the rela-
tives Those who share in the estate
are Ida Denicke, Frederick A. Denicke
Ida Denicke Lenschner, wife of A. o.
I.enschner, and Ernest II. Denicke
Judge Graham yesterday admitted to
probate the will of John Higgins. a
hotel man who in the early history of
the state was associated with James
Fair Higgins left an estate worth
about $4,000, a third of which he
wiIled to his widow, Elizabeth Higgins,
dividing the residue between his chill
dren, Agnes, George, John, Thomas and
Mary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
CITY TELEPHONE RATES
FOR ANNEXED DISTRICT
Company Agrees to Charge Only
Regular Oakland Tariff

OAKLAND, Jan. 27.-As the result OF
several conferences with the Pacific
telephone and telegraph company's rep
resentatives Chairman r. B. Myers OF
the telephone committee of the Oak
land city and county consolidation club
No. l reported that the corporation had
agreed TO charge the regular Oakland
rates throughout the annexed districts
at the meeting of the organization last
night in Elmhurst.
1t was also decided that East Four
teenth street, from Jones avenue to
Stanley road, the city limits, should be
widened to uniform width with the
rest of the highway from Lake Merritt
to Jones avenue.
r. B. Myers, NJ. p. Madison and p
Fry were appointed as a committee to
interview the property owners and pre-
sent petition to the city council ask
ing that the street be widened
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
MONAGENARIAN DIES
AT HOME OF HER SON
Daughter of Revolutionary War
Hero Passes AWAY

OAKLAND, Jan. 27.--After a lengthy
illness Mrs. Margaret Gentry. aged 81
ana the daughter of Robert Clark, who
served with distinction in the revoIu-
tionary war, died late last night at
the home of her son, Charles Gentry,
1913 Fifty-third avenue, Melrose. The
funeral will be held Saturday from the
family home.
Mrs. Gentry lived for 80 years in
Philadelphia, her birthplace, leaving
there last year to come to California
in search of health. Her grandmother
was living in the city when the British
sacked it and fed with her Oldest son.
then an infant, to the woods
Many eventful incidents in the his
tory of the nation were witnessed by
Mrs. Gentry and the civil war scenes
were still fresh in her memory up to
the time of her death.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
TELLS OF PROGRESS
MADE IN GARDENING
Prof. BabcOck Addresses Teach
ers on School Movement

BERKELEY, Jan. 27-Prof f r.
Rabcock Of the university addressed an
audience in California hall tonight on
the subject of ''Children's Gardens at
School and at Home" Professor Bah
cock has made close study of the
problems OF gardening by the school
children and recently issued a bulletin
on the subject from the university
press He told Of how the work was
progressing in this and other cities, and
declared that the movement was
spreading rapidly all through the
United S@stes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
COLONEL 6. M. WHELDEN
DIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
Civil War Veteran Made Trip
Around Horn in 1S4o
ISpecial Dispatch 10 The Call

[Specidl Dispdtch 10 ne Call
BOSTON, Jan. 2T.-Colonel Charles M.
Whelden. u. s. A. (retired), died yester-
da.y at his home in Newton, Mass. He
was veteran of the civil war, promi-
nent Mason and prominent California
argonaut of '49. He was SO years old.
He made the trip to California around
the Horn and operated in buying and
selling mining property. Later he was
engag ged in the drug business.
In 1851 he became a member of the
ma rtv that crossed Central America on
horseback He became a scout at the
opening of the civil war and was then
ordered home to organize the First
Berkshire regiment.
Whelden served under Butler at New
Orleans and later was made provost
marshal of Virginia and North Caro-
lima. He was one of the founders Of
the Kassi senate of the Ancient Order
of Essenes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
WILLIAM o. SWAN is
DEAD AT SACRAMENTO
Planted First Orange Trees in
Southern California
Especial Dispatch to The Call

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 27-Wnliam o.
Swan, head of the redemption depart
ment in State Controller Nye's Office
died at his home in Sacramento short
ly after midnight today from heart
disease.
Swan was widely known in CalifOr-
mia. He has been under sheriff and
assessor of Los Angeles county and an
attache of the San Francisco mint He
was appointed TO the state Office by
Controller E. p. Colgan. deceased.
Swan planted the first orange trees
in Southern California in 1877.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
PRISONER
NOT DRUG STORE BANDIT
Thomas 0'NeiI in Prison When
Grimes Were Committed
tt IN
I Special Dspoich TO The Cali

MARTINEZ, Jan. 27.-That Thomas
O'Neil held in prison here, who was
Identified once as the drug store bandit
Of San Francisco and twice as the man
who robbed a bank in Exeter, was serv-
ing = term in a federal prison at the
times all OF these crimes were commit
ted was learned today from Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans.
O'Neil was released from Fort Leav-
enworth December 81. The drug store
bandit operated in the early part of
December. and the bank at Exeter was
robbed in November.
With this informs tion Sheriff Veale
has nothing against O'Neil and proba-
bly, win release him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
RAILROAD COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS FRANCHISE
Protest of Eighteenth Street
Property Owners Overruled
TSpeciol Dispoich 10 The Call

OAKLAND. Jan. 27.-The railroad
committee of the city council recon-
1nended tonight that the Peninsular
railway company be granted its desired
franchise in Franklin and Eighteenth
streets, extending from Fourteenth and
Franklin streets to the Southern Pa
cifc right of way along the bay shore.
A protest from property owners in
Eighteenth street was overruled. The
franchise ordinance will be taken up
in the council next Monday evening,
when City Electrician Babcock is to
submit a resolution embodying the
agreement between the city and the
railway for the lighting and mainte-
nance of the streets by the railroad.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
EASTSIDE IMPROVERS TO
JOIN CIVIC LEAGUE

OAKLAND. Jan. 27.-The members of
the East Side improv ement club are
planning to join forces with the Civic
league of Melrose, a conference body of
representatives from the various inn
provement clubs of the annexed dis
trict At the last meeting it was prac-
tically decided to suspend the east
side organization, whose members will
attend the. sessions of the Civic league.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
WIND DESTROYS TREE
ON SITE OF MISSION
Native Sons Prepare to Install
Memorial Bell
Especial Dispatch TO The Cali

SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 27.-With the
preparations that are being made by
the local parlor of the Native Sons to
install mission bell on the site of
the old mission here February % has
come the discovery that a well known
landmark has been destroyed.
Two pear trees planted by the padres
soon after the mission was established
in 1917 were all that remained to mark
the site of the building.
in recent rainstorm one OF these
trees was blown down. Many romantic
traditions in the early history of the
mission were woven about these pear
trees.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
DEATH OF j. M. WETMORE
AT HIS HOME IN NAPA
Well Known Cement Dealer
Dies After Brief Illness
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

NAPA, Jan. 27.--J. M. Wetmore. a
prominent businessman of this place.
died Wednesday after an illness of a
month. Wetmore had been in the cement
business in Napa for the last Is years.
He came west in 1858. locating in San
Francisco, where for 25 years he en-
gagged in the cement business. He later
spent few years in Butte county.
engaging in the mining business finally
coming here and again taking up the
cement proposition. q
Wetmore is survived by widow and
a brother and sister. the latter two
making San Francisco their home. He
was member of the Odd Fellows.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
EMMA LIE DOUX ASKS
TO SEE HER MOTHER
ISeeeial Dispatch to The Call

Do,1x will be taken to San Quentin next
week to begin her life sentence for
the murder of Albert n. McVicar. She
is being held here at her request that
she may meet her mother. who resides
near Fruitvale, before she goes to
state prison.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
PARALYTIC is FOUND
WRITING IN AGONY
TSo,eioI Di.potch 10 The Call

OROVgLLE. Jan 27.-William Holler,
ged 20. was paralyzed while unhitcb-
ing his horse in the barnyard of his
place near Thermalito yesterday after
noon He fell helpless and was unable
TO call assistance. He was found this
morning by Mrs. Wesley Dial and Mrs.
George Gilbert, who were driving past
the HoIler place. The aged man lived
alone. but has relatives here and in
MarysVille.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
YOLO COUNTY'S HONEY
OUTPUT is GROWING
Iseeeiol Dispoteh 10 The Call

WOODLAND. Jan. 27.--The bee in
dustrv is becoming one Of the most
important IN Yolo county. During the
last season 900 or 400 tons Of honey
were shipped from points IN this coun-
" one dealer alone near knights
Landing shipped 1872 tons OF money and
73 tons Of WAY
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
FALLS FROM HIS CAB:
RIBS ARE FRACTURED

William Kelly of 1913 Rose place. a
hack driver, had two ribs fractured
by falling from his hack on his way
home early yesterday morning He
was treated at the central emergency
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
ASKS FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Mayor COblentz Files Petition
at Stockton
Especial Dispatch to The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 27.-Mayer CobIentz
has petitiOned for letters of admins
tration in the estate of Matte Arndt
COblentz. who died January 4. leaving
property worth 10000 The estate
consists of an equity in Is shares in
the San Joaquin Valley building and
loan association valued at $14s.60 the
sum of $40 in the Mutual savings bank
of San Francisco, jeWelry valued at
S25. an interest in the Arndt block val
ued at $500 and house and lot es-
timated at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
REsTauRATEURg BANeUEr-oaJ

RESTAURATEURs BAEQUET-0akland. Jan.
2T-The Restaurant Owners association gave
their annual banquet this evening at a down
town restaurant. Covers laid for ~
guests There several city officials en-
ferfained as guests Of honor The menu was
exceptionally fine. Timothy Dorgan. the 1850
ciation's newly elected president. was toast
master. other officers are: Vice president.
H. C. Olson: secretary. F. 7. Zinkand; treas
urer Edward r. Hesse- II. T. Kissler Was
chairman Of the committee on arrangements.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28

NEW YEARS BILLS PAIDr-Oakand. Jan %
The complete report ~of the New Years eve
celebration committee Of the Merchants ex-
change shows that d surplus Of S4e.O .O5 remains
in the bank after all bills have been paid.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS will be received al the Bureau
of Supplies and Accounts Navy Department !.
Washington, ID. c.. until 10 o'clock a. m.. Feb
ruary 21. 1910. and publicly opened immediately
thereafter. to furnish at the navy ward. Mare
Island. Cal. a quantity Of naval supplies. as
follows: Sch. PISS. Apron and cantilever arm
fOr coal holst.-Seh- 2191: Tracing cioth---Sch
219S: Sodium carbonate cooking utensils Sch4
21g9. Paint brushes. pine, steel white zinc
Sch 22OO: Bronze. steel solder taps and dies
borax-Sch 220l. Soap. stationery Appliea-
ffous for proposals should designate tne scheti-
ules desired by number Blank proposals VIII
be furnished upon application 20 the navy pay
offre San Francisco. Cal. to the Bureau.
E b. ROGERS. Paymaster-General, U, y y.
PROPOSALS FOR SALE OF QUARTERNAS-
TER'S SUPPLIES-San Francisco. Cal. January
q fa1O-Sealed proposals. In triplieate. win be
received by the chief Quarfermaster. Department
Of California Chronicle Building. until II A. NJ.
February TO- 1910. aud then opened for the sale
10 the highest bidder of I Automobile. Pope
Toledo: Castings fnbber; I Radiator. antonio
bile: and o Tubes. inner. rubber. Information
furnished on application 70 the undersigned. 2.
Won SCunADER. Chief Quartermaster.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28

COURT BAILIFF RESIGNS Oakland. Jan. 2T.-
Deputy Sheriff Fred Pilot, bailin in Judge
Wastes court. has resigned to resume his for
nler business stage electrician.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28

s. P PHYSICIANS APPOINTED Jan
27-Dr. r. ID. Mansfield. formerly of Hayward
and now practitioner of Fruitvale. has been
appointed resident physician Of the Southern
Pacific for Fruitvale, Melrose, Fitchburg and
Elmhurst.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-28
MINISTRY STUDENTS
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Colleges and Theological Semi
uaries to Send Delegates

students will be held at San Anselmo
January rs and 29-
There will be in attendance 100 dele
gates from all the colleges and theolog-
ical seminaries about the bay.
The preparation for and the work of
the ministry will be features of the dis
cussion Among those who will speak
are:
Bfshop Edwin II. DR.. William RAIDER
Hughes DR. Thomas f. Day
Rev Charles R. Brown DR.. A. B. Shields
prof C. s. Nash Rev. z. l.. Parsons
Rev ] A b. Frye Dr. George BurliEgame
DR. Joseph Wilson Coch- Dr. Robert Mackenzie
ran Prof Charles 6. Pafer-
Dr. c. NJ. Hin
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
The Mammoth Cave Rat.

The cavern rat found I'm the Nam.
moth cave Is Of soft blush color.
with white neck and feet. 1t has
enormous eyes. black as night, but
quite unprovided with an iris. These
eyes are perfectly insensible to light.
and when the experiment has been
made of catching cavern rat and
turning 1t loose In bright sunlight 1t
blunders about, striking itself against
everything. Is unable to provide itself
with food and finally falls down and
dies. In it's native depths. however.
1t is able to lead comfortable enough
existence, as its enormously long whisk-
ers are so extremely sensitive that
they enable it to find its way rapidly
through the darkness The principal
food of the cavern rat consists of a
kind of large cricket Of pale yellow
color and. like most other cave dwell
ers, itself perfectly blind.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Bunyan's Wicket Cato.

In the village of Elstow there is
abundant material that is visibly asso-
ciated with John Bunyan. The isolat-
ed church tower contains the very
bells In the ringing of which Bunyan
rejoiced and afterward trembled.
Above all there must be mentioned the
wicket gate which figures early 10 the
story of "Pilgrim's Progress" The
wicket gate Of "Pilgrim's Progress" Is
commonly represented rs a garden
gate or turnpike gate. but really the
term denotes a small doorway cut out
of large door. Concealed behind
tree at the west end of ElstOw church
is just such small doorway In the
broad wooden surface of the great
door. Through this lowly opening
Bunyan must often have passed when
q boy.-Harper's Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Prasence of Mind.

A visitor to 40 insane asylum was
walking In the grounds when a man
came up to him and entered into con-
versation. After walking about for
some time, discussing topics suggested
by the place. the two set out on tour
of inspection. the man. apparently an
official, inviting the visitor to go over
the asylum. At length they reached
the foot of a flight of steps. up which
the guide led the way, and at the top
the visitor found himself out upon tho
roof, a height Of more than a hundred
feet from the ground. AS they gazed
below his companion startled him sud-
denly by proposing to see who could
jump farthest toward the grounds!
Not until then had 1t dawned upon the
visitor that his guide was mad. Mer-
cifully he was a man Of ready wit, and
his wit saved the madman's life. ION.
anybody can jump down." said the WIS.,
itor. Let us go down and see who
can jump to the top" The mailman
thought It a good idea. and. retrncing
their steps, the two began their jump
from the earth instead Of from the
roof
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
TRUSTEES SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of the power in
vested in me as Trustee I'M
der the provisions of a GER
tain Deed of Trust executed
by James E. Mccoy and wife,
John A. Clark and wife, A.
Bruce Mcdonald and wife,
Thomas A. Deveny and wife,
Henry P. Gilmore and Ernest
Mccoy, dated June IS, 1906,
and Recorded in the office of
the Clerk of the County Court
of POcahOntaS County, West
Virginia, in Deed Book No.
4, at gage IA to 1862 inclus-
i've, and in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Highland County, Virginia, in
Deed Book No. IA, at page
1872, in case of default OF said
James E. Mccoy, John A.
Clark, A. Bruce Mcdonald,
Thomas A. Deveny, Henry +.
Gilmore and Ernest Mccoy,
to pay when due a certain
promissory note in said deed
of trust fully described, to-
gether with the interest
thereon as therein provided,
(Which default has occurr-
ed). Twill expose for sale
at public auction, to the high
est bidder, at the front door
of the Court House of POca-
hontas County, West Virgin
ia. on
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Tho Lilies.

Two thousand years ago II was sup
posed that water lilies closed their
flowers at night and retreated far un-
der water, to emerge again at sunrise.
This was Pliny's view. and 1t was not
impeached until the English bOtanist
John Ray in 1858 first doubted Its
veracity. The great lily OF Zanzibar.
one of the grandest Of the lily family.
opens its flowers. ten Inches wide. be-
tween II in the morning and In the
afternoon. They are of the richest
royal blue. with from $50 to 200 golden
stamens In the center. and they remain
open four or five days. 1t Is not gen.
orally known that there are lilies that
have nocturnal habits-night boomers
as well as day boomers. They are
very punctuaI timekeepers. too. open
ing and closing with commendable reg
ularity.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
ConciIiatory.

Head Waiter ,dignitied and pOmpOus)
Have you ordered. sir: Despairing
PatrOn-Yes, ordered pOrterhOuSe
steak half an hour ago. and | wish
to apologize for my rudeness. With
your permission | VIII withdraw it rs
an order and renew it as Il suggestion.
Chicago Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
WANTED Cosmopolitan Maya

WANTED Cosmopolitan Maya
zine requires the services of rep
resentative in Monterey to look at
ter subscription renewals and to ex-
tend circulation by special methods
which have proved unusually sue
cessful. Salary and commission.
Previous experience desirable but
not essential. Whole time or spare
time. Address, with references, H.
C. Campbell, Cosmopolitan Maya
zine, 1889 Broadway, New York
City.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Iha Majors Value.

Major Bunks." said veteran. twas
q pompOus chap. The boys had a good
deal of fun once over his exchange.
1T seems that on very dark night
a stalwart Confederate took the major
prisoner This fact. together with the
narrative of the prisoners return to
camp, was signaled to headquarters
tersely:
major Bunks, captured during
night march. exchanged later for two
plugs tobacco"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Doctors Are More Thorough Now.

A physician at a dinner Id Denver
sneered at certain Biblical miracles.
Lazarus" he said. was raised from
the dead. and yet don't see any dead
folks being raised IN our time"
NO" said a clergyman. al eminent
Biblical scholar. with Il smile. Mod
ern medical science has progressed too
far for that. h?"-Washington Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
Compa risons.

Siaall Tommy-My pa, rwful smart.
Little ElSic-What does he do? Small
Tommy-He's mechanic and makes
locomotives. Little Elsie-rhat's moth
lug. My pas cOmmutef ind makes
two trains every day.-ChicagO News.