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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-30
LARGE inquiry
FOR ANNEX LOTS
Dealers Report Active Market
on Residence Sites in the
Newly Acquired Section

OAKLAND. April 29.-ReaI estate
men are. looking with no little inter
est at the record of building and sales
IN the annexed territory. Ever since
the large district was taken into the
city the movement Of buyers in that
direction has been one Of"the features
of business in real estate Activity in
the building line has been steady and
satisfactory. New homes are being
erected with rapidity. Records show
that nearly so per cent of the inspec-
tions Of new buildings by the sanitary
department is in the annexed territory.
IN RESIDENCE TRACTS
Another important phase Of realty
conditions is the satisfactory demand
for lots in new. tracts which have of
late been developed as park residence
sites. II is noteworthy that in the
breaking UP of large holdings, the
owners have placed the properties on
4 high standard. and not only do the
improvements. such as street work.
sidewalks and so on, come within the
severe regulations of municipal ordi-
nances, compelling good work but the
building restrictions insure a first class
residence on every lot. The park idea
has been worked out along lines that
VIII give the city in time uniform
series Of greenswards and lawns, which
" Al Ut DAAC OA NdhldtL1 greatest aI-
fractions. Many property owners ap-
preciate the value of preserving the
park feature, and the city will be the
gamer.
MUNICIPAL WHARVES
Work is being rushed as rapidly as
possible on the final preliminaries for
the construction of municipal wharves
along the south harbor front. 1t is
confidently expected that within 80 days
bids viii be called for on d large sec
tion Of the new docks. Incidentally
some Of the situations along the west
ern water front are being. worked out
by the city government. Among those
who are close TO the large interests
owning property on the Key Route
basin. ii is said that F. NJ. Smith and
his associates contemplate the early ex-
penditure Of several million dollars
The reclamation of marsh lands there
viii bring upon the market an immense
tract Of land extending from the
waters edge as far east as Poplar
street. It has been one of the plans
of the present municipal administra-
tion TO secure a union Of interests in
that section Of. the city by which the
existing marshes shall be reclaimed
and made Of value.
BUILDING PERMITS
The summary of building permits
applied for at the board of public works
for the week, as compiled by Walter B.
Fswcett. the secretary, follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-30

"'Eastlawn' looks good to me. Tell
Crown I will take Lots 10 and 20
A E. McLAREN,
Sup't Telephone Co., Eureka.
with the era of industrial and COM
mercial expansion upon which this city
has entered, the investor can not go
amiss anywhere in Oakland, and the
avidity with which new tracts placed
upon the market are being taken up is
an evidence of the wise policy OF the
Frank X. Mott Company in the i'm
provement of such property as East
putting in Of sewers and sidewalks,
making 1t in every way one of the most
attractive subdivisions in the city of
Oakland" A. A. DENISON,
Sect'y Chamber of Commerce.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-30

tracts costing $45 and $50 per front foot. If
this is so these lots, located as they are are
exceedingly cheap at our opening price of S16
per front foot.
We have said that building restrictions pro-
hibiting shacks, shanties and saloons have been
incorporated in our deeds. If this is so, it
means attractive neighborhood.
In brief, if the advertising we have done dur
ing the past ten days reflects conditions truth
fully, then it is your duty to look at the prop
erty at once.
That is all we have to say.
Our story has been told, and we thank you
for reading announcements and trust you
will profit by them. All we can do is to offer
you the opportunity You must be the Judge,
but in being the judge, you must be fair to
both sides, and at least investigate before you
draw your conclusions. The Importance of the
opening sale tomorrow warrants your giving
this matter careful thought.
We shall expect to see you at the tract.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
FAT MAN IN STOLEN CLOTHES
Police Stop Man Of Enormous Proper
tions and Find Him Arrayed in
Many Suits.

New York-"That fellow just
ahead is lot too fat for his height"
said Acting Captain Mclaughlin of
the Alexander avenue police station to
Patrolman Foster as the two were
strolling along Third avenue.
"He does seem about as broad as
he's long," assented Foster.
Lets follow him." said McLaugh-
lin. So the policemen trailed the fat
person to the bridge at One hundred
and Thirty-fourth street and Third
avenue and there stopped him. In
spection showed that he was wearing
an unusual amount Of clothing.
whats the matter with your"
asked Mclaughlin.
'I was sick and afraid I'd take
cold" was the reply. The walking
clothing store was peeled in the po-
lice station. The police say he wore
twelve coats, six pairs OF trousers, an
waistcoat, and one unfinished skirt of
the hobble variety. He did not exact
" wear the skirt. 1t was strapped
around his waist.
The prisoner said he was William
Young, twenty-four years, plasterer.
with no home except when he lived
with his sister at Paterson, n. ]. Nc.
Laughlin says Young admitted that he
broke into tailors shop at Glover
and Westchester avenues and took the
clothing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
Weapon Could Wipe Out Whole
Army in a Jiffy.
Machine Invented by Swiss Fires Mil
lion Bullets an Hour Without
Use of Powder, SO Press
Agent Claims.

New York.-A gun that, its inventor
says, can shoot 100000 bullets an
hour at cost of $40; that uses neith-
er powder nor compressed air, and
that fires bullets that do not require
shells, was shot for the enlightenment
of delegation of New York reporters
the other day. They saw the gun
shoot, but they were not permitted to
see that part of the gun out of which
the little steel bullets came with such
rapidly
A Swiss named Bangerter was in
troduced as the inventor. and the
press agent who staged the exhibition
stated that Bangerter used to make
watches.
The reporters asked nearly as many
questions as the number of bullets
this terrible weapon is said to be able
to discharge. but there was no infor-
nation coming as to what made, the
gun so lavish in the distribution of
its little steel missiles. In order that
the secret should be maintained that
part OF the mechanism that it is said
causes the rapid shooting was COW
cred with oilcloth. Only the motor
that operates the gun and the little
bucketlike receptacles into which the
bullets are poured by the quart were
visible to the reporters.
The exhibition was on the third
floor of the building at 70 Broad
street, Stapleton, S. l. In little room
adjoining that in which were placed
the reporters was the gun. There
were targets made of series of big
boards arranged in box fashion, each
plank about a foot behind the one in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
old Mansions of LincoIn's Inn Fields
Are to Be Pulled Down-Famous
Men Lived There.

London.-The march of that vandal,
Progress" which is gradually clear
ing London of its ancient, historic
landmarks, has now reached Lincoln r
Inn Fields, the largest and most be-
iful square that is left. Two G.
lries ago, and down to the IL
Georgian period, Lincoln's Inn FielC
was the abode of many distinguisheG
men. Then came the days of degen-
Grafton, when society went westward.
and in recent times the historic man
sions have been used as chambers fer
professional men, chiefly lawyers.
The whole of the west side is now
doomed. The house occupied by the
duchess Of Portsmouth. one of the
favorites of the "Merrie Monarch"
was demolished several years ago. SO
that new Sardinia street might be
formed. No. 62. where Thomas Camp
ell occupied chambers after the death
his wife. nas been pulled down. and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
LIFE is CHEAP IN EUROPE
DR.. Lobdell So Declares After Pass.
Ing Four Months Abroad
Ere ,chmen Inferior.

Chicago.-Human life is the cheap.
est thing in Europe, according to DR.
Effie Lobdell, who has just returned
to her home in Chicago after passing
four months in various parts of Eu.
rope.
There is lack of system in the
fighting of disease in the countries
across the water" said the doctor,
land as a result typhoid fever and
cholera are killing thousands. The
doctors there receive only 20 to 40
cents visit, yet they do the best they
can with the facilities at hand
Americans especially are subject tc
the prevailing disease across the wa.
ter" continued the doctor, ION account
of their carelessness in eating and
drinking"
Doctor Lobdells admiration for the
average Frenchman was not increased
by her visit to that country. She de
clares the men are far inferior to the
women in general business and man
agement, being content to let the
women do the work. while they fill
the positions usually filled by sixteen
year-old girls in this country.
One thing that impressed the doctor
forcibly in Europe was the remarkable
cheapness of labor, and the fact that
several persons are required, as a rule,
to perform the same task that one
person performs in the United States
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
Bio Fish, Which Provide Worlds Sup
ply Of Caviar, Migrating
From Europe.

New Orleans.-Russian surgeons,
the fish which have been the source
of millions in revenue to the Russian
which provide the worlds market
with caviar, are migrating to the
Gulf of Mexico. Hundreds of them
are reported to be along the gulf
coast, and there is in the possession
of the state game commission
specimen caught in Barataria bay
which weighed 1877 pounds. This was
the largest sturgeon ever captured In
these waters and is preserved for
exhibition purposes by the game COM
mission. 1t was purchased by Presi-
dent p. M. Miller for $35 from the
fisherman who captured it in his nets.
The meat of the fish is said to be
the finest known and brings about
% cents a pound wholesale. The fish
caught had almost sixty pounds Of
roe, which Is worth S1.75 a pound.
The meat and roe was sold to local
rcstauranteur, where the caviar was
served as a great delicacy.
Assistant Secretary Henry Jacobs
Of the game commission says that
the Russian surgeons habitat is in
the Caspian and Black seas. where
hundreds of persons make a liveli-
hood capturing and preser,- ng them.
This industry has been In progress
for many decades, and the caviar has
been shipped to every part OF the
world, netting millions to the corpora
tons engaged in the pursuit. The
fish is migratory. however, when
closely pursued and it is said that
for years they have been moving
towards the Atlantic. They are be-
coming almost extinct in Russian wa
tiers, but it is said it will not be long
before great fisheries for the sturgeon
can be established along the gulf
coast.
On account of the scarcity OF the
sturgeon roe in Russia the roe OF the
spocnbill catfish, which has its habitat
in the Atchafalaya river. has been
shipped for months to Russia.
The meat of the Louisiana spoon
bill catfish sells for II cents pound
and the roe for $150. 1t is caught
only In the Atchafalaya river, and in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
NEW GUN POWERFUL

front of it. There were four boards
in each target
Al four p. m. the shooting began.
The first Of the targets were dragged
into position. A moment later the
motor started up. Then the bullets
started TO fly. They riddled the tar
get into pile of splinters foot high,
and they did it in less than a minute.
All in all, it was estimated that no
less than $4,000 bullets pierced the
target. Not only the first of the big
boards was riddled into a shapeless
mass, but each of the other three as
well. There was hardly enough left
OF the target to make dozen decent
sized safety matches.
The reporters were permitted then
to enter the gunroom. They saw a
motor, from the wheel of which a belt
was operated. The belt connected the
motor with another wheel, which was
a part of the mechanism on the top
of which was the oilcloth-coyered
weapon out of which the bullets came
They also saw the little buckets, on
either side of the gun. into which the
bullets are poured as they are needed.
The reporters asked to see the gun
In operation. Mr.. Bangerter ordered
another target swung into position.
There was another whirl and a Sec
ond storm of bullets struck the target.
The fusilade lasted about ten seconds.
Again was the target demolished.
But Mr.. Bangerter and his asso-
ciates refused to say anything about
what was under the oilcloth in the
little gunroom. They did give out a
typewriter statement, however, say
ing that one of these guns could
face an army of thirty regiments of
soldiers or 10000 men, and could NOW
down that entire body of men as
easy as knife cuts the grass. There
is no earthly possibility for any army
TO successfully face the fire from a
gun of this kind, which pours a verit-
able hailstorm of bullets into the at.
lacking forces, who must either sac
rifice their lives or turn in retreat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
Diseases of Fowls.

A large proportion of the diseases to
which fowls are subject are related to
the respiratory organs. Fowls give
off in breathing the moisture which
other animals excrete through the skin
and kidneys. Consequently it is the
lungs that frequently go wrong when
a bird falls i'll. The two commonest
complaints and also the most deadly
with the exception of cholera), are
-oup and liver disease or consump-
ton. Roup usually arises from neg
lected cold, liver disease from in
breeding and close confinement IT is
not fowls alone that are subject to
consumption as It is the most fruitful
cause of death among all wild animals
kept in captivity, and domestic ami
mails in close confinement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
VI l 4 )
alEJ,6,d|'jflRf Ia. ESV

The more active the hens the more
water they will drink
There is no possible way of de-
termining the sexNof eggs.
In killing and dressing pigeons.
handle them gently to avoid bruising.
Don't neglect to give the hens
plenty of clear, cold water at this
time of the year.
A healthy hen is always ready for
her meals, and is the one that fills
the egg basket.
Rightly handled leghorns are mag
nificent layers, but in some respects
are rather obstinate.
SQUADS may be dressed when want
ed for food and may always be had IL
a fresh and wholesome condition.
The young turkeys that have been
sble to reach the first of this month
in good, healthy condition, are per
fectly safe.
In one night rats will destroy
enough chicks to pay for many roo
of frst-class fine-meshed wire.
No one ever saw hen refuse tc
eat sweet corn. A handful now and
then is a luxury, or so it appears from
the way the fowls eat it.
Field peas coarsely ground added TIC
ground feed for fowls, or small quaint
ties ground with the food so prepared
is said to be a valuable addition.
Turn the hens into the alfalfa field.
They will pick up lots of insects, be
sides weed seeds, and the alfalfa VII
supply their steady diet day after day
and they will never tire OF it.
In a market fowl the breast Is the
main thing, but in order to obtain a
desirable breast it is necessary to
have a good body first.
1t will be time well spent to white
wash the interior Of each house so as
to have the building sweet and pure
for the coming cold weather.
II ducks are raised for market pur
poses they will bring as much wheL
they are ten or twelve weeks old as
at any other time.
Ducks and geese should be killed by
bleeding in the mouth or opening the
veins OF the neck. The best marketa
demand this method of killing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
ODD FISH FROM SEA DEPTHS
Brought to the Surface by Repairing
Government Cables Along the
Pacific Coast.

Seattle, Wash.-Strange monsters
the like of which have seldom been
seen by man were dragged from a
depth of $500 feet by the crew of the
cable ship Burnside when they re-
paired the Alaska cable off Mount St.
Elias last month
The Burnside is moored at its buoy
in Elliott bay after two months of re-
pairing and relaying the cables of the
United States army and signal corps
system. On board were a score of
huge TASKS filled with alcohol. In
them foated strange shapes which 1t
was hard to believe were once living
creatures.
Balls of red hair which looked like
tousled human heads proved upon dis
section to be strange kind of deep
water crab. Flesh colored round
masses were found clinging to the
cable by minute tentacles. One crea-
ture is shaped like the diablo toy, mar
row in the middle with big concave
white disks at either end by which it
catches bold of any object. The SAIL
ors on board the Burnside have named
1t the spool.
Another strange marine creature Is
shaped like an octopus but has at
least two dozen tentacles instead OF
eight. Many octopuses were found
clinging to the cable, but they were
thought too common to preserve.
Whole sections of the cable pulled up
for inspection were found covered sew.
eral feet deep with strange plants and
animal life. Seaweed, black instead of
green, sponges and sea urchins pre-
dominated.
Probably the strangest creature
found on the cable was a flesh colored
fish not more than four feet long
which was found enveloped in the ten
taclcs of a young octopus. When
brought to the surface its body was
swollen like a balloon. DR.. J. E. Ma.
loney. the ships surgeon, who exam.
ined 1t, said he believed the fish was
choked by the hold of the octopus
The section of the cable upon which
all this strange life was found had
| been down ten years at a depth of q
mile and half. The specimens which
have been preserved and which are
now on board the Burnside are to be
handed over to the Smithsonian insti
tuition for scientific study.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
GIRLS TAKE UP H0MESTEADS
Young Women In Colorado Prepare to
Teach School and Also Prove
Claims.

Greeley, Col-Teaching school and
demonstrating land will be the com.
bined industries of some fifty young
eastern girls in Weld county this
school year.
Recently these teachers have been
busy building their claim shanties,
and in many cases the girls have
done the work themselves.
Whenever possible four girls have
taken up adjoining quarter sections,
and have erected a common home at
the point where the four claims meet,
the house being so arranged that one
room is located on each claim. Each
young woman will occupy the room
on her own land, thus fulfilling the
requirement of the homestead law
which demands that the person taking
up the land live on it for a certain
period Of the year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22

United States census returns show
that drunkenness figured as a direct
and contributing cause in 10 per cent
of all divorces from 1887 to 1906 in
the United States According to the
census figures, liquor was the sole
cause of divorce In 1856 cases. and
the cause in combination with some
other in 17.765 cases. In addition to
this, there were 130,2s7 in which
drunkness was an indirect or contribu-
tory cause.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
Burned Husbands Leo.

A woman was arrested in Wilkes
barre for burning her husbands leg.
1t was a wooden one. 1T was the
only way to keep him home. He would
go to the saloons every Saturday night
and get drunk So / burned his leg"
The alderman dismissed the case, ad-
vising the man that If he got drunk he
and get drunk. So 1 burned his leg"
and would not need the wooden one.
The advice was not very clear, but
the case was dropped and the man
will have to stay at home for a while
ANYHOW
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
Canes in Poultry.

The cape or gasp is caused by a
worm or a number of them attached
to the inner membrane of the wind
pipe, and the chick gasps for larger
supply of fresh air. Some relief may
be obtained by putting the chicks in
a box, covering it with thin muslin,
then by sprinkling fine lime on the
muslin and tapping on it with stick
the lime Sits down upon the chicks,
causing them to sneeze. In this way
many of the worms will be dislodged
and thrown off. Turpentine is very
offensive to the cape worms. A feath-
er dipped in turpentine and gently
pushed down the windpipe (not the
throaD will generally dislodge them.
A few drops of turpentine in the
drinking water. or bathing the throat
externally with weak solution of the
same often gives relief
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
LICE-PROOF POULTRY R0OST
Device Shown in Illustration Easily
Constructed From Concrete and
Is Cheap.

Prevention is worth many pounds
of cure when applied to the lice prob.
lem in the poultry house; If a roost
is used that absolutely prevents them
from reaching the fowls. there will
be little trouble in this regard, says
Homestead. The device shown in the
illustration is one that is easily made
and requires simply the molding of
light concrete wall to support the
roosts, in the top OF same hollow or
recess is nodded by Embedding board
into the concrete while green" and
then removing same when the con-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
The Handy Poultry Driver.

drive the birds, so as not to fret them.
AS means to an end the illustration
shown herewith pictures a simple con.
trivance, the materials of which are to
be had for the mere trouble of gather.
ing. Take an ordinary leaf of the fan
palm (Washingtonia filifera) wired to
long stick. Used gently, the young
chicks may be easily guided in any
direction, and are not so apt to be
frightened as by "shooing" with a
woman Tapping an apron up and down.
much like the four arms of an old
Dutch windmill Try it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-22
HISTORIC SPOT IS DOOMED

on the site an imposing block of COM
mercial buildings is raising its head.
Alfred Tennyson when a young man
occupied chambers at No. 55, and 1t
was there that he used to meet his
friend Hallam of the I'm Memoriam."
This house is to be pulled down very
rortly, and so is No. SIS. with which
connected many Dickens associa-
q. The mansion was occupied by
n Forster, author of the Life OF
ekens," and in "Bleak House" 1t is
eferred to as Fulkington House. 1t
ras there that Charles Dickens in
1874 read THE Chimes" in the pres
cree of a distinguished company OF
friends
Probably the most notable mansion
of the lot to be demolished shortly is
Nc. CT Lincolns Inn Fields, or New
castle House. which stands at the
northwest corner, and which is en-
rjched with the crests and shields In
colors of three or four noblemen. 1t
takes its name from the Duke OF New
castle. who was prime minister In the
reign of George ii.