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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
PIEDMONT TO HAVE
UNIQUE CITY HALL
New Building Will House Mu-
nicipal Office Holders and
Modern Fire Department

OAKLAND, July 10.-The board of
trustees of Piedmont has accepted the
plans of Albert A. Farr, San Fran
cisco architect, for $4,000 combined
city hall and fire engine house. and has
invited bids for the construction of the
building.
The new municipal structure will
contain, not only allt the city Offices and
council chamber for the board of trus-
tees, but also an engine house in
which will be housed the new $1,000
auto fire engine truck, which has been
ordered by the city from Ohio. The
order includes hose wagon.
At the rear of the building there will
be so foot steel tower with 1000
pound Bleimer fire bell. A complete
Gamewell fire alarm system with a
complement of six boxes will be in
stalled in the engine house. This will
admit of alarms being turned in from
all parts of the hillside city, and under
company all alarms turned in to CEN
tral will be switched to the engine
station. There will be dormitory for
the eight members of the department,
with shower baths, a guard room, a
hose drying room and every modern
convenience.
The new engine will be of the type
known as the triple combination motor
propelled fire engine and one of the
most powerful in use on the Pacific
coast. With a six cylinder engine of
so horsepower. speed of SO miles an
hour on a level roadway with full load
and from eight to 10 miles on 15 per
cent grade is guaranteed.
The interior of the combined munfc-
ipal and fire engine building is TO be
finished in Oregon pine. The walls of
the council chamber are to be decorated
in old mission architectural designs.
The ceiling will be open timbered. The
structure will set about 40 feet back
from the street line and will be 'front.'
ed by lawn and flower beds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
WANDERING GIRL
WANTED MORE AIR
Elsie May Cuyler Discovered
Sleeping Next to Nature
in Haystack

OAKLAND, July 10.-Elsie May Guy
ler. the 1s year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs f. M. Cuyler, 441T East Four
teenth street, who mysteriously disap-
peared Friday from a tent in the rear of
her home. where she slept, was found
slumbering peacefully in a haystack
near the Dublin road not far from Hay
ward this morning by John Jensen. a
fermer, who owns the property.
Jensen was engaged in carrying feed
to the barn when he discovered what
appeared to be part of girls. dress
protruding from the hay. Going to the
spot he found the girl.
Realizing that she might prove to
be the girl whose strange disappear
ance had puzzled the parents and po-
lice Jensen al once notified Consta Bile
w. j. Ramage of Hayward. who rushed
to the scene. Word was then sent to
the father of the missing girl. who
arrived shortly afterward. Cuyler had
searched most of the night in company
with friends and officers to recover his
daughter, who, he feared. had carried
out her intention of committing suicide.
When Cuyler had taken his daughter
home she was asked to explain her
actions. The girl said that she had
been advised by a physician to live in
the country air, as she was sufferer
from tuberculosis, and that she had
simply decided to find a haystack in
preference to a tent. Her father de-
ciared that the girls fears were wholly
unfounded
When Miss Cuyler's absence from the
tent was discovered her clothes were
found where she had cast them upon
retiring and it was presumed that she
had wandered out into the night in
her nightdress. Her mother also found
a note in which the young girl limited
that she might commit suicide. Miss
Cuyler was found in one OF her school
dresses and walking shoes this morn
ing
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
Blind BOYS LOST
in HILLS At night
Lads Suffer From Hunger and
Cold, but Return Safely
at Daylight

BERKELEY, July 10.-Hungry, tired
and cold. with their clothing torn and
tattered by the underbrush, and fre-
quent falls in the stony hin region
about this city, Edward Morgan, Les
lie SchIingheyde and Andrew Svensen,
three blind boys living in this city, re-
turned home this morning after being
lost in the hills near the Claremont
Country club.
TIE boys TWO of whom can see faint
~. were returning from a visit to a
friend on the Contra Costa side of the
tunnel road. and were overtaken by
fog. obstructing whatever poor view
remained in the eyes Of the af1ilcted
lads. They wandered aimlessly through
the hills all night, compelled to keep
moving by the cold, until morning
came when the light enabled them
10 find a street car line, and return
10 Berkeley.
The boys left the home of Morgan
yesterday 10 visit William Henderson,
e blind friend, who operates a small
store on the Tunnel road, in the hills.
They STAYED at Henderson's place until
about five o'clock. when, believing that
they could get back with daylight
all the way, they set out to return 10
Berkeley As they emerged from the
tunnel they found themselves in a bank
Of fog. and were unable TO tell whether
or not they were on the road. Soon
they were wandering in the under
brush, while night fell and they
pressed on, stumbling every few feet,
until morning showed them the Clare
mont Country club region, and a pass
er-by guided them to the College ave-
nue. car line.
When the party did not return last
night Mrs. @. ". Morgan, of 1926
Dwight way, and a mother Of one of
the boys. reported their disappearance
to the police. and a party of officers
from the Berkeley and Oakland depart
ments. under direction of Sergeant For
gle Of the Oakland department, secured
the hills ia search of them, failing,
however. 10 meet them on account of
the fog. and the fact that the boys
wa Bdered farther south than expected.
the Dwight way residence, while the
other boys make their home at the
California Institution for the Deaf and
Blind.
I don't suppose we We're in danger
OF dying either of hunger or cold"
said Svensen, but we might have
fallen down a. bill or bank and received
injury in this manner We stumbled
over many stones. and did not know
where our next step would take US"
Svenson. who is totally blind, is q
years Of age Morgan and Schling-
heyde each l6 years old, are students
at the Institution.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
ORIGIN OF COCKTAIL"
LOST IN DIM PAST
Mexican Tradition Traces Drink
Back to XochitI

Many stories are ahoat as to the ori-
gin Of the work Cocktail. One of
them is that once upon a. time one of
the Montezumas who ruled over an
cient Mexico was afflicted with a des-
perate fit Of the blues accompanied
with a devouring longing for some
thing new in the way of a reviving
beverage. and the daughter of one of
his eourtiers named Xochitl concocted
drink for him of the essence of the
cactus plant and various other ingre-
dients, with which he was so delight
ed that he married the girl and forth
with bestowed her maiden name on the
new nectar she had invented, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
Centuries rolled by; the drink pre-
served its popularity, but its name ap-
parently degenerated to such an extent
that when, in A. d. 1S47, our soldiers
Invaded Mexico under Winfield Scott.
the best way they could English what
was then left of the Mexican "xochitT'
was Cocktail
Unfortunately for this tale there are
those who. claim that the original
cocktail consisted of Holland gin, a
lump of sugar and a dash of bitters.
But the traditions of our revolution
airy war add still more to the confu-
sion. for they are there to prove that
cocktail (whatever its composition
may have been) was one of the spe-
cialties of THE Bracer. tavern in New
York city; so that cocktail had been
known to a couple of generations of
Gotha mites before the Mexican war
On the other hand. if you are desir-
Gus of trustworthy infornation and
turn to one dictionary, all you Will find
Is the disappointing statment that
cocktail is chiefly L. S. Ca slang name
of which the real origin appears to be
lost)."
In parts of England beer that is full
OF life, fresh and foaming, is dialsctic
ally ksicwn as cocktail beer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
INABILITY TO SWIM
CAUSES MANY DEATHS
Venice Sets Example to World
in Teaching Children

Every unusually hot day and every
Sunday during the bathing and outing
season adds materially TO the list of
drowning accidents. This year the num-
ber of such casualties seems to be
larger than usual, Notwithstanding the
cool, wet days which filed out the early
part of the month of June. says the
Newark News. The hot, humid days
that recently caused so much swefter-
ing and distress drove many to the
water, either as bathers. or in boats.
and sadly large number of them
never came back alive.
In Venice, with it's 100000 population.
drownings are very rare. Everybody
there is taught to swim. Fond mothers
dip their babies into the waters of the
canals day after day until the young
sters take to it as natural part of
their lives and learn to swim at the
same time they learn to walk.
In our country the people are only
just beginning to appreciate the wis
dom of having. all children taught this
accomp1ishm ent. Not a few of the
large universities and colleges are in
sisting that their students shall be
taught to swim, as a measure of safety
for themselves and others. and the more
widely this art is taught the shorter
will be the list of drowning accidents.
sunny. faced people seldom possess
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
SLEEPING SENTINEL GOT
PARDON FROM LINCOLN
Condemned Man Became
Model Soldier

Mayor Herman G. Baehr of Cleveland
told at recent banquet apropos of the
fourth of July the moving story of Lin
coin and the sleeping sentinel.
William Scott. a Vermont lad-so the
story runs-was caught sleeping at his
post and condemned to die. But Lincoln
pardoned him. Lincoln. visiting Scott,
said In his gentle, melancholy voice.
My boy, stand up here and look me
in the face
The youth, abashed and awkward.
fronted the tall president
My boy" said Lincoln, you are not
going to be shot tomorrow. I'm going
TO trust you and send you back to your
regiment. But I've come up here from
Washington. where / have a great deal
to do, and what want to know is, how
are you going to pay me for my trou-
ble?"
Scott stammered:
"I'll pay you somehow, sir. There's
the bounty in the bank, and | guess we
could raise some money with mort
gage on the farm. Ny brothers would
help, too"
But Lincoln laid his hand on Scott,s
shoulders and, in voice gentler and
more melancholy than ever, he said:
Ny boy. my bill Is a very large one.
Your brothers can't pay it, nor your
bounty, nor your farm. There's only
one man in all the world who can pay
1t. and his name is William Scott. If
William Scott from this day does his
duty, so that if l were there when he
came to die he could look me in the
face and say, I have kept my promise
and done my duty as a soldier then
my debt will be paid Now, my boy,
will you make that promise and try to
keep 20
Scott promised. and Lincoln passed
out of his sight forever. But Lincoln's
Inspiring memory remained, and Will
liam Scott became a model soldier-a
modest. kind. brave soldier. He died a
year. later risking his life to save a
wounded man. As the report puts it,
he was shot all to pieces
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
SEED EXPERT PLANS
TO RAISE NEW PLANTS
Former Government Botanist
Studying at State University

BERKELEY. July 100. J. Petiers.
oae OF the states leading seed experts,
is In this city. where he viii remain for
some time while taking up special
botanical and biological work at the
summer session Of the state university.
PETERS. formerly head of the division
OF seed introduction for the government
department Of agriculture, resigned
this position several years ago and has
since been engaged in the seed culture
business at his farm near Hollister.
He plans TO Investigate several new
plants with a view TO placing seeds on
the market while at the university.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
DIVIDEND NOTICES OF THE
ASSOCIATED SAVINGS BANKS
OF SAN FRANCISCO.


The HIBERNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN ~
CIETY. corner Market McAlister and Ione<
sts., San Francisco, June 2I. 19i0.-DiEidend
Of this society. held this day. dividend has
been declared at the rate of three and three
fourths (3Al per cent per annum on all de-
posifs for the six months ending June 50.
1910. free from all taxes, and payable on ant
after July 1. 1910 Dividends not drawn viii
be added to depogttors' accounts and become a
part thereof. and win dividend from
July l. 1910 Deposits made or before
July H. 1910, VIII draw interest from July
I. 1910. r. NJ TOBIN. Secretary
SAVINGS UNION BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO.
whose name was San francisco Savings
Union. northwest corner California and Mont
For the half year ending June soth. 1910.
dividend has been declared at the rate OF four
i4l per cent per annum all deposits. free OF
taxes payable on and after FRIDAY, July lsT.
1910. ---------.-------.-
= dividend not drawn win be added to the
Deposit account become a part thereof and earn
dividend from July 1st. Money deposited be-
tween June 18th and Monday. July llth. bota
days Inclusive, commences to earn interest from
July 1st. II. NJ. WEIGH Cashier.
THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY
tthe German Bsnk) 526 California ST.. MissiJ&
branch. 2572 Mission ST. 22d: RichmoRA
district branch, 432 Clement ST. between 5th ana
1910. a dividend has been declared st the rate
Of four ca per cent per annum all deposits.
free Of taxes. payable and after Friday July
fst, 1910. Dividends not called FOR added 10
the deposit account and earn dividends from July
lst. 1910. GEORGE TOURNY. Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
CELEBRATION OF FALL
OF BASTILLE PLANNED
Piedmont to Be Scene of Big
French Gathering

OAKLAND. July 10.-celebration in
commeraoration Of the fall of the Bas-
title viii be held by the French colony
Of the bay cities at Piedmont park
Thursday afternoon. July IL FESTIVE
ties at the park viii be concluded by a
banquet, after which social gathering
will take place at the Piedmont club
house at o'clock. Patriotic songs. in
terspersed with addresses by different
members of the colony. will be the fea-
lures OF the program. followed by
dancing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
AS A DRINKER HE WAS
A GREAT SUCCESS
Such a Triumph Could Hardly
Be Called a "Failing"

Orton III. Halliday. the temperance
lecturer. apropos of New York's anti
jag bill, said in recent lecture in
Denver:
The men who object most strenuous
ly to this bill are men of Dodge's type.
You say that drinking is one OF
your husbands failings.' murmured a
sympathetic friend of Mrs. Dodge.
oh, no. said Mrs. Dodge It's one
of his successes >
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

California capitalists have bought
for about s125,000 about 100000 acres
on the Bayona river. Republic OF
Panama, The tract is said to be rich
in timber and other resources.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

Austria Hungary developed its ma
chine gun organizations very rapidly.
At present every infantry regiment
and every Jager battalion has a bat
terry of two guns. 1t is proposed in
the near future to effect an Increase.
so that every battery will have six
pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

If a girl with a dimple still retains
it five years after marriage it's proof
positive that her marriage wasn't a
failure.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

sunny faced people seldom possess
shady characters
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
LOST AND FOUND
SAN Francisco Call
{L0Bf and Found Bureau
iThfrd and Market Streets

LOST-Pocketbook containing several $50 hills
Liberal reward. Call at 219 Front at
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

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The Washington herald., 1910-03-30
ACCUSED OF INTIMIDATION
Chiefs Rittenhouse and NeWbury
Excluded at Land Hearing.
Clerk sherman Springs Sensation
During Confederation of $1,000
OCO for Fraud Prosecution.

"They are here to intimidate me. They
are officials OF the department and are
my superiors." was the explanation given
yesterday before the special House CON-
mittee on the investigation of conditions
in the Interior Department by ]. B. Sher-
man. a clerk, who requested that Chief
L c. RittenhOuse and Frederick New
burg, assistant chief OF Division NJ Of the
General Land Office. be excluded when
witness was being examined. The COM
mittee compiled with Mr.. Sherman's re-
quest.
The committee had under consideration
the resolution OF Representative Hitch
cock. OF Nebraska, calling for information
relative to the expenditure Of the s., 000, 600
appropriation for the prosecution Of land
frauds Mr.. Sherman was called TO tes-
ufy concerning a reorganization of the
record system installed in the department
at large cost. Along with others, he
averred the new system is designed to
conceal rather than 10 make accessible the
various records. When his chiefs began
taking notes Sherman sprang a sensation
by declaring they had been sent there
for the sole purpose Of intimidating him
The committee took the matter under
Amusement and II Is probable the alleged
offenders may be called upon TO explain
their presence.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-30
DANCE TO SOUTHERN AIRS
Hundred Couples at Robert E. Lee
Chapter Annual Ball.
Mrs. J. w. Wrenn Praised for Sue
cess of EVent-sum Realized for
Confederate Home.

Soft strains Of Southern waltzes, min
sled with the familiar notes OF Dixie
Land" and the Bonnie Blue Flag" to
which 100 dainty slippers kept cadence
and danced at the annual ball Of Robert
z. Lee Chapter. u. D. c., last night at
Arlington Hotel for the benefit of Con-
federate Memorial Home.
To Mrs J. W. Wrenn, chairman OF the
arrangements committee. Is due the sue
cess Of the occasion. both socially and
financially. A neat sum was realized.
Guests were received by Mrs. G. D. Mer-
win. Mrs. G. S. Covington. Mrs. Wheatley.
Mrs. Belle Reilly. Mrs. Marion Butler.
Mrs. Silas Hare. and Mrs. Mulcare. who
were assisted by the young womens re-
ception committee-Miss Rita Wrenn,
chairman; Miss Sue Riley. vice chair
man; Miss Mabel Berry. Miss Ruth Bowie.
Miss Lucy Compton. Miss Elizabeth
Gould. Miss Emma Nolan, Miss Stella
McDun1e. Miss Edna Saunders, Miss
Elinor Schuermann, Miss Nancy Schuer-
mann. Miss Imogen Stockett, Mrs. John
Strauss. Miss Katharine Bowie, Miss Bell
Tinsley. Miss Sarah Stevens. and Miss
Margaret Young.
The young men assisting In the recep-
ton of guests were Capt Perry De Leon,
Mr. Nell. chairman: Mr.. c. n. Bowie, Mr.
y. W. Chambers. Mr.. Bruce Cleveland,
Mr. W. A. Crombe, MT. Clyde Dale, Mr.
Abner Ferguson, Mr., James Fowle. Mr..
r. r. Fravel, Mr.. Randolph Harper. Mr.
Rice Hooe. Mr.. A c. Houghtoz. Mr.. John
Strauss. MIR. II. II. Sullivan, Mr.. s. Con-
ter Thompson, Mr.. 7. o. Undertake. and
Mr.. r r. Thompson.
The patronesses were Mrs. W. F. Dem
mis-. president Of the Southern Relief So
ciety; Mrs. c. D. Merwin. president OF
District Division. U. D. c.; Mrs. Fannie
J. Rick. Mrs. Silas Hare, Miss Mamie
Randolph Heath. Mrs. Charles Thomas.
Mrs. Robert Broussard, Mrs. L. P. Pad
gett, and Mrs. Magnus Thompson.
Among the young people, in addition TO
those receiving, were Miss Mary Rams
burgh. of Frederick, Nd; Miss tombstone.
Miss Snyder. Miss Bell Sinclair. Miss NJ
L HOwser. Miss Hattie Bowie, Miss
Jean Caldwell, and Miss Caroline Davis.
of Fairmont Seminary; Miss Babcock,
Miss Olga Hull. Miss Won Kurowski, and
Miss Maud Parker. Among the gentle
men were Arthur Johnson, Lieut.. John
Hood, Mr.. Boynton. Herbert Sylvester.
John Willis. T. S. Holland. Edwin Parker,
D. Nicholson, A H. Stephens, Paul ".
Black. B. F. Mays, w. A. Coomb. and
]. II. Fowle.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-30
LUCINDA'S EXPERIENCES.
Outcome of a Small Dogs Attempt
at Play with a TOddIing Child.

Now this. you know" said Lucinda,
in the New York Sun. didn't really
amount to anything at all and stin it
was altogether the most frightful exper-
fence I have ever had.
There was a mother rolling very
small baby along the sidewalk in a baby
carriage and toddling along at the moth
er's side was little two-year-old child.
just little more than able to walk, it
could even run little in its way, and
just back OF this party there came along
woman with a dog.
II don't know much about dogs and so
! don't know what kind Of a dog this
was. but il was a brindle dog and not
very big, and when this dog saw the
small child walking along beside its
mother. it trotted up near to the toddler.
When the child saw the dog coming
up TO It Ike that 1t toddled ahead faster
and then the dog thought the child was
playing with it, and now it ran after
the child, all in play you know. but when
the child looked around again and saw
the dog so close-it was only a small dog.
but remember. to the little child 1t must
have looked monstrouS-when the child
saw the dog coming up close like that it
screamed with terror.
Then the mother looked and when she
saw the dog so close to the child she
screamed too; 1 don't suppose we could
imagine the frightful fancies that filled
her mind of the danger of her child. and
she fairly swoOped down on the little one
and snatched it of the sidewalk and lifted
it UP as high as she could hold it, and
turned to the woman that owned the dog
and screamed:
Take it away! Take 1t away"
And the other woman called the dog
and the dog trotted back to her peace
fully enough. and that's all there was to
it, and maybe you don't think this is
much, but for great, concentrated terror
have never heard anything to equal
those frightful screams. 1t was yesterday
that 1 heard them, but can hear them
still. and even now, every time, ii gives
me cold. creepy chill"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-30
CADETS OPEN RIFLE TOURNEY
Twenty-one Out Of 200 Marks
men Qualify.
Lieut.. Col. James z. Bell in Charge
of ShOot-Junior Marksmen
Have Inning Tonight.

Twenty-one Of the 20 high school ca
diets who competed in the first nights
shoot OF the annual schoolboys' tourna-
ment at the Center Market armory quail
fed for marksmans medals last night
No records were broken, but the boys
gave a creditable account Of themselves.
Lieut.. Col. James e. Bell. Inspector
general of rifle practice, n. G. D. c.. was
in charge OF the shoot last night, and he
was assisted by Capt. Sheridan Feree
and Col. Frederick Schneider. OF the
cadet corps; Lieut.. A. S. Jones, of the
National Rifles Association. and Lieut..
Col. Harlan, of the cadet corps.
Tonight the shoot viii be for the
junior marksman's qualifications. The
shooting will be from TO 1870.
Those who qualified last night. with
their scores, are:
Western High School-w. Herbst S.; P. Rich
mOnd S.; A. Richmond. S.; H. S. Baker. 50; 7.
Robie S.
Central High school-N. ". Miller. 81; L II
Leonard S.: R Beach, IS; ". Lavender, 81; ".
weigle, So r Ransom, s.; J. Marks, 81 R. Nc
MILAN s.: d. Balloek, s.
Mckinley Manual TTaining-A. Hutterly, 50; P.
Gibson. 81: Z. Rick. S.; E Graham, s.; R. Walker.
g: s. Hutchinson, S.
Eastern High SchoOi-B. Smith. s.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-30
JACKSONVILLE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-s1 furlonES COoney K. III
iGans. to l. Won; Yama. lis CWilsonl. 10 /.
second; EsTl's CElrt 10 tGFand), TO l. third.
Time, lis 20 c. w. Burt. Kenmore Queen. strin-
gsncy. Ballot Box, sangil, Toll Boz, and Percy
Taylor also Tan.
SECOND RACB-F0ur furlougsl CsrHize lis Davis
to l. won: James Nc lis CLAIMANT, TO l. sec
ond; sir kearuey. Us Cans. 70 5. third Tine.
0 ~ s. Aladena, STARTER, Ella BrysOo, GOodaGe.
and Miss Triumph also rsn.
THIRD RACE-Six fuul0ngs. Miss Sly liz (Grif-
ia. IS 70 ! won; Amanda Lee l07 lEneTy) 10 2
second; StaTbosTd, us Davenport. Is 10 8 third
Time. ia s. Dave Wallace, Urzlia StaroEes,
Mcleod F.. and COOnskin also ran
FOURTH RACE-FITe furiongs John Griffin II.
Is Davenport 9 to 10, won; Ananit l0e (Koenerl
20 l. ssoond: Tom McGrath, III fTroxleTl, Is 70 s.
third. Time. 90 80. Holman and Dress Parade
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-six furiongz Belle Maxr %
Reid, TO g. won; BoSerian, III (DaTenport) II
TO s. second: Youthful III CTroxler, Is 70 1. third.
Tine. lis 25 Brown Tiny Mozart Throckmorton,
Aphrodite, and Ned Carmsek also ran.
SIXTH RACE-0ne and one-sixteenth miles.
FoTeguard IL Davis. to ). won; John A. Mum
roe, Ito Davenport 10 TO J. second: Jack Right,
10 Cans. 5 70 ]. third. Time I,4o Sir Walter
Rollins. SilTerado. Dele Strome, Woostone, Cable
gram, and EndynIion also ran.