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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
EBELL TO stage
MEMBERS FARCES
Original Writer'S Section Of
Club Will Be Assisted by
Young Society Folk

OAKLAND, Oct. 16.--Ebell will offer
several hundred guests one of the most
notable programs of the club season
Tuesday evening, when the members
of the original writer's section. of
which Mrs. A. L. Smith is curator, en-
tertain. They have selected two farces
which have been written by themselves
young society folk to appear in the
various roles. Mrs. Charles Rowe is
the author Of "Cordelia's Choice" a
clever skit in two acts. The cast Of
characters follows:
Or. Evans ............- DR.. Harry Carlton
John Rankin. Rossiter Mikel
Ernest Waterbury Harris Allen
Cordela Rankin. n.......-..... Miss Vera Cope
Lena. a maid .... Mrs. william Lawrence Jones
Mrs. Frederick Writ Potter has writ
ten THE Reformer," which will be pre-
sented by:
Mrs. Harris Taylor. Miss Irene Farrell. Miss
Cleo Posey, Mrs. II. NJ. Hastings. H. NJ. Hast
ings. John McMullin John Rankin.
The Won Helms orchestra will fur
nish the music.
1t has been announced that Mrs
James Adams Stuart will not read THE
Dawn of Tomorrow" Tuesday. October
25. A musicale will be substituted for
the Frances Hodgson Burnett drama.
Ebell section notices for the week
follow:
Monday-First art section: Subject. English
Landscape Painters Bible history and literature;
Malachi and john shakespeare: Subject
Macbeth and the Conscience Of the Age Lec-
furo hx- nr Rouvr nj ffv m Il
fornia.
Tuesday-second art: subject-"German
School
Wednesday Living writer's: subject-.The
Girl From the Marsh Croft by Selma Lagerlof.
Parliamentary drill. J.,
Smith. ~,
Friday-Lving Issues
Rev Father Robert sesnon will de-
liver his lecture on "The Naples Rfvi-
era before the women, of the Twen-
tieth Century club Tuesday afternoon.
Father Sesnon will illustrate his theme
with the folk songs of Capri, Sorrento
and Naples. A piano solo of Neapoli-
tan music will be given by Eugene
Blanchard, who will be the accom-
panist. In the receiving party will be;
Miss Rosemary Dobbinsl Mrs. George E. Pratt
Mrs L. NJ LasseIl Mrs j. Z. wetherby
Presiding at the table will be:
Mrs George Jackson Mrs. George leonard
Mrs. c. Morrill, Miss Katherine Drake
An elaborate reception is planned by
the women of the Oakland club fol-
Wednesday. afternoon, when they will
take possession of their new rooms in
| Unity hall. Mrs. Cora Z. Jones and
Mrs. Annie Little Barry will be the
guests of honor An Interpretation OF
modern drama will be offered by Nine
! Margaret Barry. In the receiving
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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
RIFLEMEN WILL HOLD
PARTY AT ORPHEUM
Bay Cities Sharpshooters to Be
the Guests

OAKLAND. Oct. 16 - The Shell
Mound pistol and rifle club will hold
its annual theater party at the Oakland
Orpheum tomorrow night. The fol-
lowing organizations will be repre-
sented:
San Francisco schI1tzen yerein. Norddeutseher
schutzen club. Germania schutzen club. Independ-
ent rifles Golden Gate rife and pistol club Oak
land turner schutzen club. San Francisco turner
schutzen section, Veterans, \. G. c., Deutscher
Kreiser schutze California schutzen club Swiss
rife club ard Oakland revolver club.
The committees of the theater party
are a. follows:
Chairman W A. Siebe, Secretary and Treas
urer j. W. Phillips; committee of arrangements
Judge J. G. Quinn. W. Guild, A. NJ. Poulsen;
committee on advertising--F. Poulter Mayor
Christie M. Nielsen reception commttee-G
w Hughes Past Presidents G. Often and w
Servis; press committee-S. Phillips, A. Chris
tianer c. Thiele: theater commfttee-A, De
cassia L. Delayergne A. Thompson. II. Huber
F. Mullen r. S. Wilson. H. W. Klienenbroch
Theodore Geir, George Holstien. E. Schierbaum
4. O. Kindgren.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
ARE TO BE DISCUSSED
w. ". Stafford to Address Meet
ing i'm Alameda

ALAMEDA. Oct 16.--Walter v. Staf-
ford, president of the state board of
harbor commissioners, will address a
public meeting in the council chambers
of the city hall Wednesday night un-
der the auspices of the North Side i'm
provement club. Stafford will take up
the question of the issuance by the
state of bonds for the Improvement of
the San Francisco water front, notably
the India basin project. George Rem
ner, State Senator r. J. Welch, w W.
Cooley, Frank Otis and w. II. Ford of
the Mission promotion association of
San Francisco will also deliver ad-
dresse& .
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
MAN is HIGHWAYMAN'S
VICTIM ON WAY HOME
Wiley Gardiner Hands Over
Eight Dollars to Footpad

GA East Thirty-third street. was held
up and robbed of sS last night near his
home by the tall robber who has been
active in Oakland for week or more.
The robber, who was masked, hid be-
hind trees. and then walked toward
Gardiner as if to speak, but pointed a
blue steel revolver, and while Gardiner
held up his arms took his money
Mrs. NJ. Morrison, lodging house
keeper of 1877 Webster street, reported
to the police that she was defrauded of
$15 this morning by a stranger, who
rented a room for a week. The man
gave her note of the state of Louisi-
ana and the woman gave him S15
change. The man left, saying he would
return in an hour
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
LOUIS p. GEBHARDT
DIES IN ALAMEDA
Pioneer Liquor Dealer Lived in
State IS Years

ALAMEDA, Oct. 1e.-Louis P. Geb-
hardt, liquor merchant of San Fran
cisco, died last evening at his home,
1925 San Antonio avenue, following an
illness Of long duration Gebhardt had
lived in this city about three years and
in the state 35 years.
He was native of California and So
years Of age. While a young man he
went abroad TO study. He is survived
by a widow.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows, of which he was member,
and interment will be in ]. o. o. +.
cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17

Mrs. w. D. Smith has resigned as
first vice president of the club. She
has been asked to reconsider the res
ignation, her long term of service on
the board having endeared her to her
club sisters. but Mrs. Smith insists
upon retiring.
For the benefit of the boys gymna-
stun fund the women of the Oakland
New Century club are making ar
rangements for an afternoon at cards
at the Claremont Country club Mon
day, October 81.
Mrs. Annie Little Barry. president
of the Alameda district federation OF
women's clubs, has Invited the mem
bers of her board. the presidents of the
local clubs and officers of San Fran
cisco district to luncheon Thursday
afternoon at Town and Gown club
house. Club work will be discussed.
The members of the Adelphian club
will hold their October business meet
ing Monday afternoon. The hour s
work will be followed by an informal
reception Roman Pottery" will be
discussed before the art history Sec
ton Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. S. A
Brooks.
The new book section has invited the
eQIlTS INGinUctSliiP " CuJOS 'ito Pio-
gram Thursday afternoon. The follow
ing books will be reviewed.:
..ope Braver Thing Orchard Denan). by
Mrs. S. A. Mansfield; "a yagabond Journey
Around the World (Franck). by Mrs. Evelyn
Webster: ..Borderland Studies George Could,
By the curator and members.
Miss Ethel Moore will be the speak
er after the October luncheon. at the
Home Club Thursday afternoon. Her
subject will be Fairgrounds of Our
Cities and Their Influence A practi-
cal application of her talk will be
given by number of the children OF
Oaklands Fairgrounds, who will ap-
pear in a program of folk dancing
games and songs. Miss Moore is 8
member of the local Fairgrounds com.
mission.
The annual dinner of the Hillside
club of Berkeley will be held in the
clubhouse Friday evening, October %
Mrs. Irving Wright will preside al
hostess. The appointments will sug-
gest the Halloween season.
Mrs. j. Carroll Ewing will entertain
the members of the Shakspere clul
Wednesday at her home in Vernon
street Candida" will be discussed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
ALAMEDANS' Will
HOLD Big RALLY
Republicans From San Fran
cisco to Meet With Several
County Nominees

ALAMEDA, Oct. 16.-Robert Duke
and Daniel Ryan of San Francisco and
Congressman Joseph r. Knowland of
Oakland viii address the electorate of
Alameda at a meeting to be held in
Wigwam hail in Webster street, Mon
day evening. Frank Otis will preside
and several of the county candidates
will also speak. The meeting is under
the auspices of the republican county
central committee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
Johnson in Oakland

OAKLAND. Oct. 1s.-Hiram W. John
son. the republican nominee for gov
ernor. will address a mass meeting
Saturday evening, October -, at the
McDonough theater
The republican county central com
mittee has arranged to give Johnson a
big reception and to accommodate a
crowd to the capacity of the theater.
Details of this meeting will be com
pleted during the week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
GARDEN FETE PLANNED
FOR PIEDMONT SCHOOL
Proceeds Will Be Spent for
New Equipment

OAKLAND, Oct. 16.-An annual gar
den fete will be given on the grounds
of the Piedmont school at date to be
decided upon Tuesday. Funds for the
schools equipment are sought Present
pupils. graduates and members of the
Mothers club Will participate Those
arranging for boothss will be led by
Miss Margaret Keller, graduate. The
affair has been made possible through
the efforts of the Piedmont improve
ment club, which obtained the approval
of the Oakland board of education.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
PIONEER HOLLISTER
MERCHANT IS DEAD
Especial Dispatch to The Call

HOLLISTER, Oct. 1s.-Joseph Gold
FISH, a pioneer merchant of Hollister.
died yesterday at the age of So years
Goldfish was one of the incorporators
Of the town. For 40 years he had
been a member of the~Odd Fellows, un-
der whose ausHces the body viii be
buried tomorrcSg in Hill of Eternity
cemetery
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17

Tickets nil be on sale today at
Sherman, Clay & Co.'S music house at
Kedrnu and Suffer streets and at the
box office at the Carrick thcdtcr also.
There has already been great de-
n1dnd for the tickets. The regular
prices of IS, so, IS cents and ST
mill prevail.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
SODALITY WOMEN PLAN
FOR BIG TOURNAMENT
Whist Players Get Opportunity
to Display Their Skill

OAKLAND. Oct 16.--The whist tour
nament that was to- have been given
recently by the Young Ladies sodality
of st. Francis de Sales church, but
which was, postponed owing, to the Sc
riouss illness of Rev. Father Thomas
MeSweeney. pastor of the parish, will
take place Tuesday evening.
Every -sodality woman has consti-
tuted herself a committee of one in
assisting to work up the affair. so that
the tournament promises to be one OF
the most successful THAT the organiza-
ton has ever given
Among those in charge of arrange
ments are:
Miss I,eota Kelly Miss Daisy Keller
Miss Mary Lenane Miss Helen Madden
Mis- e. Lyman Miss G. McDonough
Misc Eleanor Gallagher Miss May Gallagher
Miss z. Hanley Miss Agnes Williams
Miss Marguerite % Con- Miss May Ball
nor Mics Lillian ConIey
Miss Irene Ball Miss Lillian Joyce
Mis- T. Lamping
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
est
You
Forget!

That this morning
at $50 sharp
the entire Mems
furnishing Stock
of Fisher g. Co.,
Inc, will be
thrown out i'm the
Special S lie
| Section OF the
f m poriu m at
prices heretofore
unhe ard of i'm
San Francisco
for high quality
haberdashery.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
CaEfornfa's Soil Is Pouring Forth Oil

ever. Quietly-so quietly that their game
was not discovered-they organized their
campaign. They made an alliance with the
Union OIL Company, a Southern California
corporation, a strong competitor of the
Standard and Associated Oil companies
and furnished with pipe lines, refineries,
a fleet of tank steamers and markets for
oil pipe line was TO be built from the
coast into the San joaquin Valley, where
the independent fields lay. In July. 1909, the
dirt on this new pipe line began to fy.
This line two hundred miles long. Joining
all the fields of the valley with Port HaT-
ford over the coast range. was built in nine
months and hes a capacity of 25,0o0 barrels
a day. There are $50 independent compa-
MES interested in it and entitled to its priv
ileges. In order to complete the plant for
transportation and storage Of the product
OF the fields gangs of men are working at
top pitch ar San Luis Obispo. a few miles
inland from Port Hartford. on two giant
concrete storage tanks. Each Will nave a
capacity of one million barrels. Their size
may be imagined when it is st-ted that
their diameter is approximately that of the
main axis Of the Coliseum at Rome.
With an increasing demand for fuel oil
and tho control OF their own transportation
and storage plants and selling agencies IL
looks as If the independent oil producer in
California was entering upon an era OF
firmly based prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

7, uas MT out OF the power Of the in
dividual producer who held membership TO
break faith with the agency. In every way,
hoUever. the producer was protected in his
individual rights. Then the agency refused
10 deliver oil at a rate less than Z cents a
barrel II gained its point. The big dis
fributers needed the oil TO Ill their con-
tracts. for the development Of the fields had
been curtailed by the low price
The agency steadily pushed the price for
its share OF the supply higher and higher.
It's success encouraged the Coalinga pro-
ducers In the neighboring county 10 organ-
ize along the same lines. The two coop
Grated and wien in October. 1907, the As
sociated OH Company needed many mill
ions Of barrels to supply it's customers. the
independents were able 10 take care of
themselves. They hung together so sue
cessf,lIIv that the Associated. which offered
,hen7 AZ cents a barrel at the outset made
contract with their pools 10 pay 63 cents
for NOT Iasa than i4.000 barrels a day for
tv,o wears. the contract 20 run from Janu-
ar,. 1q,s 10 December 81. 1909. At this
time the Standard Oil Company was paying
c,,I- IA cents a barrel Tor fuel oil In the
,,,-co-o,e-attve nelds of Kansas and ok
lahoma-
with oil selling at 6 cents barrel. there
was another rush into the field TO open
wells with the rising production the
Standard oil and Associated OH companies
IooLed forward to the possibility OF buying
A. a lower rate from the independents when
the contract should expire. 1t was expected
that The latter would have big supply on
their hands and no means except an made
quate supply of cars to get ii to market
The independents were not 90 SION. now
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

to remove Count BenCkeudorff from Lon
don. where he has charge no, only OF
d number of diplomatic negotia lions but
also the settlement of some rather deli
cate family matters, Iswolsky has been
appointed 10 the vacant embassy in
Paris, where his wife a charming
woman, is certain OF a most cordial vel
come on the part of all that is best in
French society as the daughter OF that
wonderful old Baroness Toll. Iswolsky
himself will also be persona grata in
Paris. for he is an ardent champion Of
the Franco Russian alliance, and as
such has naturally been regarded with
much disfavor by the Kaiser
Iswolsky's removal from the post Of
Minister Of Foreign Affairs at st. Peters
burg and the appointment Of Sergius
Sassonoff in his place cannot fail. in
deed. TO give satisfaction at Berlin and
at Vienna and to improve the relations
OF Russia with Austria and with Ger
many These were strained almost 10
the breaking point at the time Of the
incorporation of Herzegovina and OF
Bosnia IN the dual monarchy two years
ago In the first place, question OF
veracity arose between the Austrian
Foreign Minister. Count Aehrenthal.
and IswolsEy about the matter, the
count insisting that he had warned his
Russian colleague Of what was about to
take place and had received his ap-
provaL Iswolsky did not deny this un-
til forced 10 do so by the storm of
popular Indignation which broke out at
St Petersburg at the notion of his hav-
ing had previous knowledge OF the an
nexation and failing 10 do anything ~
arrest il. Then he went TO the other ex-
treme. insisted that d'Aehrenthal had
lied, treated the Austrian Ambassador
at St. Petersburg with such great dis
courtesy as to almost bring about
severance Of all diplomatic relations
and encouraged Servia 10 arm against
Austria TO prevent the latter's peaceful
absorption of the two former Ottoman
provinces
He even went SO far as 10 allow the
SerVians to believe that Russia would
intervene, militdri manu-. 10 protect them
from annihilation il they attacked
Austria, whereupon the Berlin govern
ment addressed something very mach
akin 10 an ultimatum TO St. Petersburg.
intimating that If Russia gave any sup
port 10 Servia in attacking Austrid and
did not induce King Peter 10 demohi-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

their cohesIveness they have obtained the
command Of capital with which TO provide
up-to-date equipment for the storage and
transportation Of their product Their pres
ent strong position grew out of the fatten-
ing of the boom Of eight or nine years ago.
which forced the producers 10 find a way
TO make their wells pay
When the OIL boom started. ten years ago.
farmers, lawyers, MIXERS. men Of all occu-
nations left their fresides and went out
into the hot desert TO locate a gusher.
Within three years the amount Of oil pro-
duced had been multiplied BY six and the
ground II the oil region was flooded with Il.
The price had dropped from 81 to Il cents
q barrel
The creators Of the boom found them
selves swept off their feet in the flood.
What should they do
u-,-st the Associated Oil Company was
e,,ed 20 deal with the situation II had
can,tal stock OF $40. 10000 and was intend
= - mite all the oil properties under one
-..,ageneut. The forty companies com
,--,e,,,y II hoped By means of this instru-
-. % ind relief through united action
l., ,.al,f,,e, and through the construction OF
nina lines and tank steamers to market the
r-naret as soon as they had educated the
n,bJic 10 It's value. The company was
obliged IN go into the market for a supply
OF visible cash. bot this was difficult TO OBJ
tain. for the oil business did not promise
well
W. L. YOUNG. q lank Vrginisn. appeared
on tlle scene and urged cooperation. \
meeting was called and as Result the In
dependent OH Producers Agency of Kern
River vas formed
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
independents Profit Largely by
TJauid Wealth Story OF
Winning Fight.

Tie 5re-aac a.asteTuer hardly reai4%es
tat California. iong known As The lana Oh
gold and SILVER. and n more recent years
81 the Land of sunshine, fruit and flowers
rse now more properly be called the great
f-5e1 of reservoir Of the country. In the
lset ten years .he underground sands OF
rrss state lave given up 81 a0L799 barrels
- tbe r,olasseslike fuel, valued At SIG
-eg ~ Th:s years production. based on
10 foEv in The lirst seven months, appar-
emily VIII be more than 100000 barrels
with 2 valuation Of more than S56000.oe9
The OF producers Of California are putting
forth al their energies in the construction
Z reservoirs and pipe Zines 20 conserve the
wealth which is flowing from tie nounuful
store IN the earth's bosom and IN the
strengthening Of their position IN The mar
ket-
4 Characteristic Of the California OF
BUSINESS is that the independent mas 1ouho
q uay 90 put himself on top This Is party
cue 20 the fact that q large proporuoH OF
re oil found IN California Is ValuGDie
cniery for fuel purposes, and therefore not
brought into competition with the Eastern
oils whose importance lies iD the nluInlnai-
fnG field u Is Que In considerable oe-
sree. slso, TO the fact that the independents
have co-operated IN 3 thoroughly practical
wxy. They not only have learned how 10
tnld oxt for G profitable price. but through
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
French Army Manoe1tyres Reveal Some Nesv Tactics
Motor Vans and Field Kitchens HoVe AJo
Made Many ImproCenenfS IN fbe 6oSk
of Feeding Army

grees centIGrsde when rhe troops start
and continues cooking automatically for
two hours
one, of those po-S was opened twenty
hours afterWard. and ths teuncrarure %
the contents was % degrees ce1tiErsds. or
l.. deEree> Fahrenheit y F-lf two
wheeled cart with two - these ma
mites follows each infantry Co17uaay md
carries enough food for two weais-e5@ IN
the morning AMI another in the o. e0inz
These carts follow the Sighting Tine WITH
the ammunition wagons The ~W@rrIite--
emitting no smoke. car 10 easily rrn~rsled
and DO not reveal 70 the enemy the posicon
OF the troops.
The way IN which the French command
ers handled their artillery was excellent
Groups OF two or three batteries rapidly
changed their positions so as 20 give the
best results This marks q revolution in
artillery tactics since the days of the old
NapoIeOnic school. when the great object
was TO concentrate all the fire on one point
Of the enemv's line But nowadays, WITH
the thin. widely scattered infantry fShti1a
lines made necessary by repeating rifles.
the old system is considered By the best
artillery officers as obsolete The French
batteries were almost Invisible. being 90
covered Dy branches OF lItco a. u CAt-A-1 -
but the most minute search OF hostile oo-
servers IN aerOpIaEes-
Another prominent feature OF the ma
noauvres was the efficiency OF the field tale
graph and telephone services. which con-
nected each general Of corps division Or
brigade with all the regiments and bat
taIiOns under his command The vtres
were run I'D along the roads with tns ad-
vance of each battalion The wireless
telexraDhy worked FAR less satisfactorily
owing 10 the incessant cross coTnmunica-
tons with the antenns OF the EtreI Tower
and also owing 70 posts OF the headqusr-
ters wireless service, the powerful an
teunse Of which were carried BY a captive
/ balloon The field wireless equipment cor
sists Of masts thirty yards IN height, flIr-
nishing q radius Of eighty miles. a NOV
able electricity factory on van contain
ing a petroleum motor dynamo. and q sec
ond van Carrying Instruments OF reception
and transmission. 9 T. &