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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
COUNCIL FAVORS
WATER AGREEMENT
In Committee of the Whole Rec
ommends Acceptances of
Proposed Memorandum
Especial Di,paich TO The Call

OAKLAND, April 25.-The city coun-
Gil, in committee of the whole, recon-
mended tonight that the memorandum
of agreement between the Peoples
water company and city officials as TO
water rates be adopted. 1t will be
acted on next Monday evening.
The board of public works and the
citys attorneys in water rate matters
will be present at that meeting The
memorandum, which provides for the
ending of present litigation, was
amended in committee of the whole in
two particulars tonight Section 4,
which provided that an option on the
company's plant be placed at the dis
posal of the city, was stricken out.
This does not affect the status of fu-
ture negotiations as to a purchase of
the plant between the city and the Peo-
pies water company. for the clause in
the memorandum of agreement was
fulfilled when F. C. Havens of the COM
pany put a controlling majority of the
stock of the Peoples water company in
escrow with W. w. Garthwafte, pres
ident of the Oakland Bank of Savings,
and gave Garthwaite an option on the
plant to run until January 1, 1911. The
banker acts for both the city and the
company and If a water district should
would take over the option.
The other alteration in the memo
randum was the elimination of sec
tfon 8, by which j. II. Dockweiler, the
citys consulting engineer, was to be-
come a director in the company
Announcement was made by Pendle-
ton and Dockweiler that the company
will be prepared to carry out the agree
ment next Monday evening, when the
deed to Mosswood park will be submit
ted to the council.
The memorandum requires the COM
pany to dismiss all litigation over
water rates; to buy Mosswood for the
city and pay the difference between the
cost and 5000 900, as settlement of over
charges to the city for water.
The San Pablo watershed is to be
developed. and the existing rates are
to be maintained for two years
Mosswood with improvements will
cost about $9S,000, OF which the pur-
chase price was $62,500. The company
will place with the council next Mon
day a certified cheSk for the rest of
the 100000 and will then have COM
plete arrangements for dismissal of
rate suits.
The question was raised of requiring
a bond to insure the development of
the San Pablo watershed according to
the proposed agreement. Councilman
Vose was named to confer with the
company officials regarding the filing
of bond for $350,000 the amount
which the company is to expend in
1910, on the watershed. S. III. Marks,
secretary of the company, said that the
company, he thought, would willingly
guarantee to the city by bond what
ever it should promise. Vose will re-
port Thursday evening
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND. April 2J.-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Lewis A. Hilborn. 81, San Francisco, and
Alice l. Tubbs. 50. Oakland.
A1onza a Henderson. "a and Olive c. Foun-
tain Is. both of Oakland
Robert L. wlghtman, 26, and Alma TilIman.
"A. both of Oakland.
Edmund A. Powell TO- AIvarado. and Eliz
abeth F. Campbell, Is Berkeley.
Joseph A. Vermet, 40, and Alice Van Keulen.
SO. both OF Oakland.
William 7. Wagner. 35. stockton. and Alice
McFadden, %, San Francisco.
Charles Lee yesterday. 80. and Margaret NJ
Boa. % both Of San Francisco.
Frank W. Hartley. % Alameda and Jessie
r. Strubridge Do Oakland.
Joseph II. Thomas. 4S. and Mary E. Edwards
IS. both of Emeryvile.
William Kelday. 43. and Margaret j. SohIke
40. both OF San Francisco.
Ayres j. SIENNA, %, Oakland, aud Sabina Ferro
1S Berkeley.
Ray G. Lorentzen. %. Oakland and Frieda c.
Stettin, %, San Francisco.
samuel A. Jaeger, %, and Lillian Fisk. %;
Giovanni Maccario. p. and Caroline RamncnV
%, both of Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
SAN LEANDRO SELLS
POWER FRANCHISE

SAN LEANDRO, April 25.-For the
small sum of $56 the Peoples power
and light company have been granted d
franchise to operate in this city
j. j. Gill, who was reelected pres
ident of the board Of trustees. has ap-
pointed the following committees for
the ensuing year:
Ordinance and judiciary-Dr. c. l..
Coleman. l.. Andrade and NJ j. And
rade. Fire and water-Andrade Fred
Schmidt and Coleman. Street-Schmidt
Andrade and Coleman Finance-TOffel-
mier, Schmidt and Coleman.
Chlef Engineer John d. VOgt of the
fire department has resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
COUNCIL MEN TO TALK
ON ASPHALT PAVING

OAKLAND, April 25.-For the pur-
pose of thoroughly discussing the pro-
posed paving of East Fourteenth street
in Fruitvale and Melrose with asphalt.
mass meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening in the Central hall of Mel
rose. under the auspices of the Melrose
Citizens club.
Councilmen r. C. vose and Oliver
Ellsworth and Superintendent of Streets
Howe will address the meeting
City Councilman A. H. Elliot will also
deliver an address on the new charter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
EAGLES STREET FAIR
PLANS ARE MATURING
Carnival to Open Monday Night
at FruitVale

OAKLAND. April 25.-All is in read
mess for the opening Monday night
OF the big street fair and carnival TO be
given under the auspices of the Fruit
vale aerie of Eagles and the mer-
chants of Fyuitvale and Melrose.
The work of decorating East Four
teenth street with gayly colored flags
has been completed.
Fruitvale avenue will also be gayly
decorated for the big street fair. In
candescent lights in vari-colored fes-
toons Will be strung across the streets
between Fruitvale and Melrose
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
PREDICTS SOCIALISTIC
AS COMING SOCIETY

BERKELEY, April 25.-The coming
society, according to the statements of
Prof. Walter Rauschenbusch, in his Z.
T. Earl lecture before the Pacific theo-
logical seminary, in the First Congre-
gational church tonight, will be the
cooperative or the socialistic.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
MANDOLIN PLAYERS
READY FOR A TOUR
Fifteen Members Will Make
Journey to Chicago This
Summer With Glee Club

BERKELEY. April 25.-After a series
the trip to Chicago this summer with
the mandolin club have been selected.
The start will be made from Richmond
May Is by the glee and mandolin clubs.
The latter organization will be made
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
MAY ESTABLISH NEW
STEAMSHIP SERVICE
Government Pacific Coast Line
to Panama Probable

OAKLAND April 25.-That a govern
ment steamship line to operate between
the isthmus of Panama and Pacific
coast ports may be established in the
near future was announced at the
Chamber of Commerce by Secretary
Denison today, Svho is in receipt of a
letter from Congressman d. z. Nc
Kinlay. in which McKinlay asserts that
the conditions at the capital for carry
ing out the proposed scheme are very
favorable.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
PROPOSES TO HAVE
BERKELEY BOYS BAND

BERKELEY. April 25.-Attendance
Officer Frank McAllister of the Berk-
eley school, has been in consultation
with Sidney S. Peixotto of the Column
bia Park Boys club of San Francisco
regarding the establishment of boys
band composed of pupils of the Berke-
ley schools.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
DIRECTORS name
Eligible LIST
Fifty-five Teachers Are Chosen
by School Board to Fill
Vacancies

OAKLAND, April 25.-Fifty five
teachers were agreed upon by the city
board of education this morning as the
eligible list which will be chosen at
the regular meeting OF May IA. The eli
gibles will be considered for appoint
ment to positions in the department to
fill whatever vacancies occur, and will
be selected in the order in which they
are named in the following list:
Receiving class teachers:
Adele Walsh Anne Aitken
Alice Jesperson Amanda Rinkel
Isabella Stuart Anna 7. Haley
Grace Hussey May Simms
Augustine Clark Ellen Burlingame
Ellen Cockefalr
intermediate class teachers:
Blanche McNeal Harriet Smith
Grace Harris Elizabeth Sargent
Julia Leigh Belle Messenger
Edna Earle Margaret Owens
Helen Winchester Harriet Madden
Phyllis Rosenthal Blanche Doane
Lena Harry Augusta SymonS
Martha Tallifson Mrs. Mary Millzner
Julia Smith Leigh Dorothy Schuthes
Cora Thomas Alice Wilmington
Edith Archibald
Grammar grade teachers:
Jessie Smith Pearl Comstock
Efie Nugent Emma Blauer
Lulu Shelton Floy Pedlgo
Adelaide Hamlin Lulu Klein
Alice Duden Edith Jewett
Mary Rector May Carr
Ernestine Kraft Edith Hirsch
Katherine Driscon Ilyla Fleck
Angie Webster Elma Swain
Mrs Helen Skinner Vera Jones
Selma Floyd Jennie Richardson
Ida Parker
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
FUGITIVE WILL BE
TAKEN BACK TO KANSAS

SACRAMENTO, April Ex-Governor
Gillett today honored the requisition of
Governor Stubs of Kansas for the re-
turn to Kansas City of Philip M. Faris,
now under arrest in Oakland for OBJ
tanning S65 on a worthless check.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
PAPER CARRIER SAVES
HOUSE FROM THE FLAMES
Vacant Cottage Set on Fire by
lnCendiary

OAKLAND, April 25.-The police and
fire warden are investi eating the re-
port of a supposed incendiary fire in
vacant cottage at les Eighth street
made this morning by c. E. oxford of
10 Eighth street. oxford said the
blaze was discovered by newspaper
carrier, who saw smoke in the base
ment of the cottage and who put out
the fire before damage had resulted.
The room was filled with a Kerosene
odor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
OAKLAND ATTRACTING
EASTERN INVESTORS
Party of Prominent OkIahom-
ties Coming in June

OAKLAND, April 25.-T. o. Halgrin.
a businessman of Oklahoma City, has
written to the Oakland chamber of
commerce that he will make up a
party. including many influential men
and women of his city, in June for the
purpose of making a trip to Oakland to
inspect the east bay property and
probably invest in property
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

The personnel of the glee club will
be announced in few days.
The Blue and Gold, the class annual,
appeared on the campus today from the
pen of Editor l.. A. LangstrOth and his
staff and under the management of
John Pike.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

According to the last census there
were in Holland about 100000 head of
livestock. nearly. half cattle. The dairy
ration is composed largely of oil meal
or oil cake and grass or hay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

The Porto Ricau agricultural expert
ment station reports that Java coffee
growing is now being introduced into
the island to meet the demand in the
United States for "a highly favored
aromatic coffee"
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

Gold pieces are the only coins of the
United States which are worth their
face value intrinsically. A double eagle
contains $40 worth of gold, without
counting the tenth part of copper.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

The Marblehead. one of the Oldest
cruisers in the navy, has been COM
missioned in the service of the Cali
fornia state naval militia at Mare
island
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

A Pittsburg widow, who was COM
PEELED to sell her beautiful hair in
order to keep her children from starv-
ing, has received an offer of mar
riage from rich man in Oklahoma.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
yNATIvE pAUGHTERs, \

NATIVE DAUGHTERS MEMoRIAL-oaklaud.
April 25.-An the Alan sla county parlors OF
,i nu i siI .. as .ns uoiIen s Nest VII VII
at o'clock. at the First Unitarian
church, Fourteenth street, at Castro. The ad-
Frck
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
CATHOLIC LADIES {

CATHOLIC LADIES oRGANIZE-OakIand April
PA new branch Of the Catholic Ladies
church parish. Mrs. A Martins has been elect
ed president.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

distributed "a follows: Raleigh. 500
POO; Edenton, 100000 New Bern,
100000; Wilmington, 100000: Fay
ptteville, 5000, 900; Marlborough. $780,
900; Salisbury. $4,000 The State
subscribed the $780, 900, to be paid at
such time or times as may be con-
yenient to the State" II was never
fully paid until the winding up of
the bank. when the balance due was
deducted from the dividends Of the
capital. In the meantime the State
paid 4 per cen on its unpaid sub
scriptions and received full dividends
on it's stock. The bank proposed IN
the partial distribution Of its assets
in 1898, TO deduct from the first divl-
der,l about $4,000. the balance due
by the State on its stock. This was
contested in the courts, and II was
held that the State was entitled to
receive on a partial division, an ali
quot part Of what it would have been
entitled to receive on d complete d.
vision.
In 1929, to avoid the Individual
distress and general embarrassment
which would result from the collec-
ton of the large sums due the banks
by January !. 1885, and to enable the
banks to call in the debts due by them
gradually, and by installments, 50
that the collection thereof may be as
little oppressive to the people az the
nature Of the case and the interests
Of aid corporations Will admit" it
was enacted that the laws in force
relative to the banks be continued
to January 1, 1888; that they make
no new Oan5a after December 81, 1894,
and no loan on accommodation paper
after September !, 1880, except In re
neWal. payment or substitution for
some previously existing debt; that
they issue no notes under s. after
December 1, 1892. nor after Deem
Der 81, 1894, to emit or reissue any
notes; that upon the renewal Of any
debt due by loan or discount, not to
require more than q twentieth part
OF tho debt every ninety days.
The report OF a Joint Select Com
nittee Of the Legislature at this time
shows An investment Of $712,OOo,
from which the State had then re-
ceived s~843,5s3.74 and the whole
amount OF bank profits made by the
Banks Of North Carolina, s4,104.-
9T5.78," upon $1.000,000 of specie
vested. adding, The principal bank
profits have been made in the last
~sevruteen years, which shows a profit
of 70 per cent annually on the specie
vested, and q profit of four undre
and thirty-four dollars on each share
Of specie capital paid in, and all their
lost notes and other yet to
divide
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

1900. r~e-chartered lS1o, ana n 80
organized under q modll1eat1on uss
- Act to redeem the paper cur
rency now in circulation and to eseao -
lisa . bank by the name and ute o.
the state Bank Of North earoli'4 =,
ana was TO continue until 1889. ils
note issues were limited to three uhes
the capital stock plus the aHlodi' -
rari+ ooa IFS indebtedness was re-
etricied to s4.S00,O00 III excess OF the
sums actually deposited in bank Tor
s~afe-keeping.
The capital stock was liked al 81
ro0 ooa FOR the hank and six branches,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

pence; good summer cider. nor ,-,
= pence. 4 hot dinner. win t-'
beer or cider, | shilling I DenCa .''
old dinner or supper. with srasg =
or cider, L shilling; & breakfast
conee 7 chocolate. | shilling
breakfast without coffee or chocolata
. pence: lodging, per night, with A..
IN 2 bed . pence; lodging. per 1igtt
win more than n in d bed for
each, 4 pence; corn or oats nar ~ =
lon. 5 pence: pasturage and fa65a99,
stableage and fodder for 2 ho~sa =.
hours, S pence, and so in orono~i,-n
Q a greater IT lesser ouant.t.u
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

PERSONAL
(Money Record.)


IN this day of regulation of all pub
lie matters in which the citizen is in
terested in uniformity Of prices or
privilege and in which much stress is
laid upon personal liberty to do or
pay what one pleases for what one
deslreS; when State regulation of
things that are classed under the
iues II privileges, 1t is often said
oy the Of said regulation
mat no such thing as interfering with
ones liberty to charge what one
pieased or do what one wil1ed with
his own property was ever heard OF
- .ne eood DC lays Of u grand
fathers but the following from the
records Of Butte county shows that
our presiding justices were de,erm-
lnen that no extOrtion should be prac-
&iceo upon u people and hence this
entry OF l4th Of May. 1875, will be Of
interest: ~
AT an Inferior Court of Pleas and
quarter Sessions held for the co,1ntv
Oh Buts at the Buffaloe, the 9th dav
or May, IT'S, being the second 49,,
day thereof: 1ues-
ON Saturday morning Of this wool,
William Johnson. Thos' Rell 49, $50.
Iihi ana Young McLemore nrastdinr
ne toiioW1nS entry is found: orhe
court doth set and rate LIQUORS ~
Visions &c: West India Rum. ner
&c tadd 40 snIillngs 4 pence; a gallon
oar sugar. SIS 4d; a gallon Of d;tto
WITH q quart Of rum and brow 100
Z shli,lngs; New York. New Eneland.
Bern r1aoe cape r Sarf9 ran Baltimore; New;
shillings: good peach brand eaalon, b
ION, 10 shillings 5 pence: grog ga,.
- sooo rum Or good brandy. nar -,
Ion lon. . shillinEs pence: goo Der Sal
o Of go aaar w. I snillings; sangaree made manH:
pence; strong beer. En- o. shliiings 4
without the bottle, ? gh%illings make:
oountry beer well hopt nar GOOD
shii'ns; good crab cider. Der ouart' !
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

making a total investment of .712,-<
700.
During the years 1895. the State
Bank and the Bank OF New Bern paid
large dividends in the distribution Of
their capttal.-on holdings Of the first
class s256.937. This went directly to
the public fund and was available for
the expenses OF government. The In
Improvement and the Literary
Funds were constantly drawn upon
in aid or the public fund. which was
further relieved By 500. 900 Of the
Surplus Revenue received from the
United States. These large sums meas
ure the extent OF deficiency in the
revenue, and the inefficieucy CT the
system then ia use.
Banks
Banks were not common in the Unit
ed States previous to 1900. They were
Carolina in 1904; in that year the
Bank Of Cape Fear at Wilmington
with a branch at Fayetteville. n
the Bank OF New Bern were eStab-
1ished. Their charters, limited TO
1920, were extended to 1885 The cap
ital stock was fixed at S25o.O0O and
100000 respectively. Note issues
were limited to $4,000 iii excess Of
h smallest amount OF money act
ually deposited within one year in the
banks for safe keeping. By the act
of 1911, additional capital stock of
3525,000 and $4,000. respectively.
was authorized.
was chartered by act Of 1896, repealed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
rHF: farmer AM MECHANIC

tha-amount is considerably less than
:+e dobt What makes this state or
things still worse, is, shat neither oi
the banks in the State Will receive
in aymen Of their debts, the notes
of Virginia. South Carolina or deor5ia
which now constitute the largest pOr-
ton Of our circulating medium. Inc
condition was un~precedented. Every
hanking institution in the State CLOS
ing its affairs at the same time gave
promise Of disaster, the more IrnH11-
nant because Of the recognized Once
of banks at that perlod-the PRIMARY
object of q State Bank is to give a
sound currency to the people, or as
stated by Hon. b. z. Moore, Banks
Of circulation are required NANNY III
order to augment the n or cur
rency.' This theory OF nkln eS-
plains also the caution Of the Legs
lature in multiplying banks. and the
large capital required. AS late as
1850. the average capital of banks
IN the Southern States vas nearly
double that Of the New England and
Middle States and that OF North caro-
lima more than double the average or
other Southern States. This conseT-
vatism probably lost to Henderson an
early opportunity to become q great
inland city. Upon the completion OF
the Raleigh and Castor Railroad TO
that point in September, 1889, It De-
came the depot for an extensive ter
ritory, and a highly prosperous to-
bacco market vas established. Hank~
ing capital was necessary for its de-
yelopment and it vas ably urged by
the Legislative Committee. but con-
~servatism prevailed and that oppor-
tunity was lost, to Virginia towns.
New Charters.
In 1893 the Bank OF Cape Fear
was re-chartered, capital 100000,
note issues limited to twice the
amount of capital stock at the time
actually paid i'll specie or It's equiv
alent.
The Merchants Bank Of New Bern,
capital $3.50 900, and the Bank Of the
State of North Carolina. capital ST.
500. 900, were chartered the same ses-
sion.
The State maintained its policy Of
taking largely Of the stock. 1t tool
100000 in the new Bank Of The
State, Of which Il borrowed S40C, 600:
and continued it's holding OF S212,2o0
In The Bank OF Cape Fear. Our de-
cade closed as it opened, with only
three banks and their branches. Their
capital stock was s3,225, 900; out
standing notes. s1.9S9,179; loans and
discounts :4.S2e.317, in November,
1874.
In an address before the American
Bankers Convention at Baltimore in
1894, Mr.. Charles G. Homer said,
Our currency must be elastic,
stretching out over the broad expans
Of business activity, able to supply its
fullest wants and contracting again
as the strain Of commercial vitality
relaxes." This was characteristic OF
the old State banks. The elasticity Of
their circulation was noticeable. I'm
der their charters they were author
lied to issue circulating notes largely
In excess OF their capital. yet at no
time during the period Of which we
write were their issues nearly up TO
the limit. Albert Gallatin wrote:
Among more than 800 banks, the
average amount of notes issued by the
State banks, does not, taken together,
exceed "A per cent OF their capital"
THOMAS NJ. PITTMAN.
Henderson.
Go be C~ontinued.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03
(Boston Globe >

Nt1ocSC4& &1Ibf-
The love OF bell music is -a 5aa0.,
fnsTained in so many Of us that We
are astonished when We read tha3
resident OF one Of the mos1 attract.v.
summer and autumn village in Mas.
sachusetts asked the citiZens in town
meeting assembled" 10 silence d.~.az
the summer months the chimes which
the late David Dudley Field gave e.,
them for the delight Of their a4~s a71
the ears Of their children and their
children's children. The petition
was not granted.
Stockbridge people probably are -
fond of bell music as WAS 70 fsnaas
man OF whom Emerson wrote.
The sexton, tolling MS bell at ngog.
Deems not that great Napoleon
stops his horse, and lists with delight
Whilst his files sweep round v,a NJ
pine hight.
Can all the poets have baen MIS-
taken? Is not the love OF bell tnIs,
UNIVERSAL In his Canadian Boat
song" and '"Those Evening Bells" Toug
Moore has left us his impression %
chimes. To his little room In &
French college nee came 10 Fran>s
Mahony memory echoes OF
The bells of Shandon
That sound SO grand on
The pleasant waters OF The 16,er
Lee,
Poe's BELLS are still chimiu4. alS
L~ongfellow's BELLS of Lyon" are noe
Yet siIenced. Resonant and cleaI no
wild bells" Of TennySon still
Ring out false pride in p.a-. "a
blood,
The civic SANDER and the spite.
Ring in the love of truth and right
Ring in the common love Of good