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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
SOCIETY Queens
TO AID CHARITY
Prominent Women to Wait on
Table at Breakfast for the
Travellers Association

OAKLAND, May 2s.-Two score So
clety women have become members of
the committee which is working to-
ward the May breakfast which will be
served in the garden of the administra-
ton building of the Young womens
Christian association at Thirteenth and
Castro streets Wednesday forenoon
The money derived will go into the
funds of the Travellers Aid association
which pays matron to meet incom-
ing trains to receive and assist young
women who come as strangers into
the city.
Several luncheon parties have been
arranged for the day. The arrange
ments are being made by committee
composed of Mrs. Warren Olney Jr.,
Mrs. Griffith Grif1ths and Mrs. Baudin
Mrs. L. G. Burpee will be superinten-
dent of tables; Mrs. F. NJ Hurd, chief
usher; Mrs, James r. Tallman and Miss
Alice Flint, chief purveyors. and Mrs
Cora King. cashier.
The members of the decoration COM
mittee are Mrs. ]. 3. Richardson, Mrs
Ellis E. Wood, Mrs. c.. j. Long. Miss
Jane Haight and Mrs. Anna Wander
graw
Tables will be served by the fol-
lowing named women:
Table Miss Ethel Olney Mrs Edward Won
Adeiung, Mrs Howard North and Mrs. Thomas
Moore Olney.
Table 2.EMiss Caroline Hawley, Miss Imogene
HaWley, Miss Helen Powell and Miss Mary
Mcclure.
Table s.-Miss Emma weIlman, Mrs George
Thayer Gray.
Table Airs A. H. Breed Mrs. H. P. Ban.
croft, Miss Florence Hall and Miss Evelyn Ban
Table 5.-Mrs. Charles Heisen, Miss Ruth Hei.
sen.
Table e-Mrs. W. H. Morrison and Mrs. H.
Table Mrs. E. H. Vance Miss Clara Brown
and Mrs. ". d. Pinkston.
Table s.-Mrs. F. f. Wells. Miss Fay Chap.
man. Miss Abbie oliphant and Miss Florence
Table 9.--NIrs. Charles w Kellogg, Miss Maud
Collier and Mrs. Murdoch.
Table 10-Mrs. r. A. Webster and Mrs.
George D. n. Gray.
Table i1.-Miss Eva Powell. Miss Mildred
Porter Miss Laura Van Slyke, Miss Mizpah
Table 12.-Mrs. j. G. Hoyt. Miss Alice Hoyt
Miss Vena Dunning and Miss Margaret Hodge
ton
Table 1s-Mrs. John La Mar, Mrs: Sanford
Wiekson and Miss Marion Meads.
Table 14-Mrs. L. g. Burpee, Miss Hazel Bur
pee. Miss Caroline Macse and Miss Hope
Matthews.
Table 15.-sflss Helen Endris
Table i6,-Mrs. c. II. Rowe, Miss Bradetts
Table 17.-Mrs. H. c. capwel
Table ls.-Mrs. Everett ]. Brown and Miss
Helen Weston.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
Marriage Licenses
OAKLAND Nav as-Tbe following maria,

OAKLAND, May 2s.-The following marriage
licenses were issued here today:
Brantley w Dobbns. 81 San Francisco, and
Pearl johnson, Is, Berkeley
Luiz de Nobrya, "a, Oakland. and Mary #.
AIiranda 81, Hayward.
william H. Holloway. %, and Hazel l. Lof-
land, IS. both of Richmond.
James w. Coyne, "a, and Julie + Ryan. "a,
both OF Oakland.
Rene r. Condyser. %, and Sadie Z. Stewart,
90 both of Oakland.
Hubert Petersen, 90 Templeton. and Elizabeth
William T. smith. 80. Yuba City. and BERTHE
l. Fine, 81 Berkeley.
William E. Joslin, 81, and Ina H. Hatchey,
49, both of Oakland.
Frank Almasy. "A, Oakland. and Elsie Balogh,
H. Berkeley.
Everett Z. Farwell. %, and Kathryn N. de
Gamma, II. both of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
SNEAK THIEVES MAKE
HAUL IN RESIDENCE
Home of c. F. Harvey of Ala
media Is Burglarized

ALAMEDA, May 23.-The residence
of C. f. Harvey at 2206 San Jose ave-
nue. was burglarized Saturday night
while the members of the household
were absent, according to a report
made to the police Jewelry, suit
case and money belonging to Miss j
Gessner, a lodger in the house, and
clothing. tableware and pair of opera
glasses belonging to members of the
Harvey family were stolen. Mrs. c. A
Shuttuck of 1854 San Jose avenue re-
ported that her home was robbed Sat
urday night while she was absent and
a pair of opera glasses taken.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
PICKPOCKET ESCAPES
AFTER HARD STRUGGLE
Stolen Wallet Containing $55 Is
Dropped in Flight

OAKLAND, May 23.-William Cryer
1880 Ninth avenue. has reported to the
local police that while he was on a Sar
Pablo avenue car, between Fortieth and
Forty second streets, yesterday, he was
jostled by a man sitting next him, and
Immediately thereafter found that his
pocket had been picked of wallet con-
tanning s55.
Cryer at once grappled with the pick
pocket, who made a violent struggle
Cryer called for assistance, but the cry
was unheeded by the other passengers
The man suddenly broke from Cryer's
hold, jumped from the car and escaped
but in his flight dropped Cryer's purse
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
ELKS CONDUCT FUNERAL
SERVICES OF PIONEER
Hold the Last Rites for Fritz
Boehmer

ALAMEDA. May 23.-The funeral OF
Fritz Boehmer, pioneer of California
and early resident of Alameda. was
held this afternoon from the Elks' hall
and was conducted under the auspices
Of Alameda lodge of Elks.
Before the body was taken to the
Elks' lodgeroom private services, at
which the members of the Boehmer
family and near friends were present,
were conducted at the Boehmer resi-
dence by Rev. Frank s. Brush. pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church.
The honorary pail bearers were
George Munroe, William Hammond Sr..
z. 2. Dunning, ]. n. Chapman. Judge
r. p. Tappan and D. w. Martin. The
ossket bearers were Charles L. Meter.
J. d. ELS, Albert Kamp. ". T. Hit.
Harry Akesson and Judge E. T..
johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
BERKELEYANS RETURN
FROM INSPECTION TRIP
Visit Properties in Neighbour
hood of Bluff. Utah

BERKELEY, May 23.-Wilnam E.
Woolsey, we'll known capitalist. Clar-
ence S. Merrill postmaster of this city,
and George w. SHILLING, a realty oper-
ator returned from an inspection of
the properties of the Pinnacle oil COM
pany in southeastern Utah, near Bluff,
this morning. The party report find
ing oil in large quantities.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
BERKELEY GIRLS
TO STEP GAVOTTE
Graceful Members of College
Town Smart Set Will
Dance in Pastoral

BERKELEY. May 23.-Not a detail
is being overlooked in making the
elaborate production of LAS You Like
It." which will be staged in the hills
back of Claremont on Memorial even
ing, a tremendous success. An unusual
feature will be the stately and grace
full figures of the gavotte, which will
be danced by Is of the girls of the
smart set of Berkeley, and as many
men, under the direction of Mrs H. A.
Foreman. Although the two sets have
not been entirely chosen, Miss Marga-
ret Wyper will be among the maids
taking part in the beautiful dance. Miss
Oma Davies is also cast for a prominent
part.
ure prominently in the spectacular side
of the presentation, the well drilled
men of Company c, Fifth infantry of
the state militia. under Captain Pape,
having offered their services for the
evening
The school teachers and professors
of Berkeley are taking an active part
in the preliminary arrangements for
the out of door comedy which is
planned that the various public play
grounds Of the college town may be
properly equipped.
Among the leaders who have been
actively enga ged during the last month
in furthering the big civic benefit
which is announced are fbe following. 4.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

UNITARIAN CLUB LECTURE-Alsmeda, May
23.-Dr. C. NJ. Cooper. associated professor Of
medicine at Cooper medical college. will lee
ture before the Unitarian club Wednesday
night on the X-ray.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
WRITES FAREWELL NOTE

Further proof that Mayall committee
suicide has been established through {
letter written by him to his wife
which was found in the cell when thu
corpse was discovered. The letter II
as follows:
My Own Dear Wife Mary:
1t has at last come to an end. |
find l can not live without you, try
as 1 know how You left me and
broke my heart and now 1 don't
want to live any longer.
Dear wife. should | in any way
recover from this deed. please come
and see me. but never tell my
mother 1t is you and ouE-d darling
baby that / have lived for.
Now please go back to Canada or
our home in England. whichever
the authorities request of you, and
take our darling baby with you.
A long kiss for you and baby,
and all my love. Goodbye dear
wife. Your loving husband.
DENIE.
The autopsy was performed BY
Doctor Curdts and Deputy Ber
Sargent. The body will be held pend
ing receipt of word from England.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
Exercises at CenfervilIe

NILES. May 23.-Rev. T. V. Jones
of the Niles Congregational church will
preach the baccalaureate sermon for
the graduating class of the Union high
school at Centerville, next Sunday eve
ming.
Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer
received enthusiastic appreciation
when given by the members of the
class last evening. The only member
of the class not taking part in the
production was Miss Agnes Lemhart,
who resigned one of the parts on ac-
count of the death of her father. The
eaSf WAS aS fol1oWs-
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
ARRANGE GRADUATIONS
Theodore A. Bell Will Speak at
Livermore Commenc ement

LIvERMoRE. May 2s.-At the grad
uation of the largest class in the his
tory of the Livermore union high
school Thursday evening, the address
of the evening will be delivered by
Theodore A. Bell. The class poem will
be reeited by Miss Henrietta Waggoner.
and Anthony O'Donnell, Miss Edith
Connell at the piano, will render a
selection from Faust" and Miss Mar
guerite Mack will contribute a vocal
solo. Musical selections will be fur
nished by an orchestra and a quartet.
at the conclusion of the program
President David Mcdonald of the board
of school trustees will present the di-
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

Sure. Mike. you're right, See Schell-
haas. Oaklands furn. dealer, 1Ith 81.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
LEFT CHILD WITH FRIENDS


The couple then came to Oakland.
leaving their only child, Lancie, with
friends, and were arrested April ID,
Mayall being charged with having
placed his wife in an evil resort, Mrs.
Mayall being held as witness. In the
meanwhile Mayall had been held to
answer to the superior court on a fell
ony charge.
During the preliminary examination
Mayall testified that he had been un-
able to find employment and was on
the verge of despair when chauffeur,
whose name is not known, appeared
on the scene, finally inducing Mrs.
Mayall to take up life of shame in
the endeavor to support herself and
child, despite Mayall's efforts to dis
suade her.
When the court decided to hold him
for trial by jury, Mayall seemed to be
deeply affected, later becoming so de-
spondent that his cellmate, Manuel
Aeosta, accused of burglary, overheard
him saying that he had better end his
life, to avoid the shame and disgrace
of public trial on such an accusation
Acosta saw Mayall eat the heads OF
some matches Saturday night, but
when DR. C. e. Curdts was called early
next morning, Mayan was beyond re-
coyery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
SUICIDE A BROTHER
Of AMBASSADOR
Shame of Wife's Downfall and
Remorse Prompted the Pris=
Oner's Self=Destructi0n

OAKLAND, May 23.-That D. M. A.
Mayall, whose dead body was found in
a cell at the county jail yesterday
morning, where he had been inpris-
oned on a charge of having placed his
wife in an evil resort committed sui-
eide in remorse for the crime was
the authorities conclusion after a
coroner's inquest held at the morgue
today. which revealed the fact
that Mayall died from phosphorus poi
soning, probably caused by eating the
heads of sulphur matches. Two nee
dies about three inches long also We're
found at the pyloric end Of the stom-
ach. evidently swallowed to hasten
death.
According to his attorney, j. J. Van
Hovenberg, Mayall was a member of a
prominent English family, his brother
being the British ambassador TO
Greece, and his father, now dead. hav-
ing formerly been mayor of one of the
cities near London. Van Hovenberg
claims that Mayall told him his story,
in which he said that the Mayall fam
lily did not favor his marriage, and
when the union took place Mayall and
his wife came to Vancouver, B. c.,
where they started a restaurant busi-
ness which failed
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

and your choice of 2o other
designs, ranging upward to
a 500 Table for $48.00.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

Or choose from scores of
others in satin or bright finish,
ranging from a SIS Bed, re-
duced to $13, to a $50 Bed re-
duced to $3.50.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
Ry DAVID r. LANTz,

The brown or Norway rat is the
worst mammal pest in the United
States. the losses from its depreda-
tons amounting to many millions Of
dollars yearly-to more, probably,
than the losses from all other inju-
rious mammals combined.
Several species of rats are known
as house rats, but the brown rat is the
commonest and most widespread in
this country. Not one of these species
is a native, but all were imported
from the Old World.
The brown rat is practically omni.
vorous, feeding upon all kinds of ami
NAL and vegetable matter. 1t makes
its home in the open field, the hedge
row, and the river bank, as well as in
stone walls, piers, and all kinds of
buildings. 1t destroys grains when
newly planted, while growing, and in
the shock, stack, NOW, crib, granary.
mill, elevator, or ships hold, and also
in the bin and feed trough. 1t invades
store and warehouse, and destroys
furs, laces, silks. carpets, leather
goods, and groceries. 1t attacks fruits,
vegetables. and meats in the markets,
and destroys by pollution ten times as
much as it actually eats. It carries
disease germs from house to house
and bubonic plague from city to city.
1t causes disastrous conflagrations,
floods houses by gnawing lead water
pipes; ruins artificial ponds and en-
bankments by burrowing: destroys
eggs and young poultry; eats the eggs
and young of song birds and game
birds; and damages, foundations, floors,
doors, and furnishings of dwellings,
Rats have developed so much in
telligence and such extraordinary eau
tion that attempts to exterminate
them have rarely succeeded. The
failures have been due not so much to
lack of effective methods as to the
neglect of certain precautions and the
absence of concerted action.
First in Importance, as a measure
of rat repression, is the exclusion of
the animals from places where they
find food and safe retreats for rear
ing their young.
The best way to keep rats from
buildings, whether in city or in coun-
try, is by the use of cement construc.
tion. AS the advantages of this mate
rial are coming to be generally un-
derstood, its use is rapidly extending
to all kinds of buildings. Dwellings,
dairies, barns, stables, chicken houses.
ice houses, bridges, dams, silos, tanks,
cisterns. root cellar. hotbeds. side
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
BeLfast's Great Shipyard

Two years later Mr. Harland was join
ed in partnership with Mr.. Gustavius
Wilhelm Wolff. wealthy German, and
In 1874 Messrs. Walter H. Wilson (de-
ceased) and William James Pierre
(now Lord Pierre), pupils of the firm,
were also made partners in the con-
Germ, which was subsequently floated
as a limited liability company.
The business of the firm from the
very outset continued to increase by
leaps and bounds. In the year 1884,
exactly Is years after Mr.. Harland
acquired the controlling interest in
the concern. there were launched
from the Queens Island yard AZ ves-
sells, aggregating 105,625 tons burden.
In the three years ending 1890 their
total was 81 vessels, of 126,175 tons.
On three OCCASIONS since they have
achieved the record IL months worlds
output, the figures being: In 1907, S2,-
24O tons; in 1908, 10000 tons, and in
1908. 106.52S tons.
But perhaps one of the longest of
several very tough tasks undertaken
by the firm of Harland & Wolff was
the lengthening of the Castle line
Royal Mail steamer Scot (now the
Oceana, of the Dutch Red Star feet).
1t was in 1896 that the Scot, a Green
ock-built steamer Of some seven or
eight thousand tons, was sent to Bel
fast to have so feet added to her length
amidship. Messrs. Harland & Wolff
undertook the job. The vessel was cut
in halves. and with the aid Of power
full jacks the two ends were pulled the
required distance apart. Each end
was several thousand tons dead weight.
yet the work was accomplished with.
out hitch or accident of any kind to
the complete satisfaction of the own
ers. Towards the end of the same
year the Hamburg-American liner Au-
gusta Victoria was similarly length
ened by 60 feet
Still more remarkable. probably. was
the building of the bow portion Of the
rejuvenated White Star liner Suevic.
when that vessel was taken piece
meal of the rocks at the entrance to
| the English channel some four or five
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02

walks, and curbs are now often made
wholly of cement
Granaries, corn cribs, and poultry
houses may be made rat-proof by q
liberal use of concrete in the founra-
tions and floors; or the floors may be
Of wood resting upon the concrete.
Objection has been urged against con-
crete floors for horses, cattle, and
poultry, because the material is too
good conductor of heat, and the
health of the animals suffers from
contact with these floors In poultry
houses, dry soil or sand may be used
as a covering for the cement floor:
and in stables, wooden floor resting
on the concrete is just as satisfactory
so far as the exclusion of rats is con-
cerned.
Probably the greatest factor in the
increase Of rats, mice, and other de-
structive rodents in the United States
has been the persistent killing off of
the birds and mammals that prey up
on them. Animals that on the whole
are decidedly beneficial, since they
subsist upon harmful insects and rod
ents, are habitually destroyed by some
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
systems for the government.

systems for the government.
While Mr.. Norton will have the gell-
eral direction of the new project he
directors, as it were-a commission
composed of one executive officer from
each department and Independent bu-
reau at Washington and this commits
sion will cooperate with the experts
in bringing about the big reform. The
present movement, it may be added.
Is not designed SO much to enable the
cuttinff off of clerk here and there
although doubtless many clerks will
be retired as result Of it's economies
as to formulate an entirely new struc-
ture of business methods.
Several of the government depart
ments have started on overhauling Of
their business systems without wait
ing for the general reconstruction and
what has been accomplished thus in
piece-meal fashion gives a forecast of
what may be expected later. In the
U. S. land Office, or instance, book
keeping methods have been so SIM
plified that single volume now holds
the records that formerly required
twenty-one different books. In one
Office 16 standard printed forms now
do the work that formerly necessi-
tated S3 different documents and in
the postoff1ce department $175,000
year is being saved in twine bills by
means of new tying device. Incl.
IDENTIFY it. may be noted that some OF
the most radical economies that are
expected as a result of Uncle Sans
latest move are looked for in the mail
ing rooms of the departments where
tons of government documents are
wrapped, addressed and mailed each
day.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02

experts from official and private life
and to inquire into every phase of the
methods of transacting the public
business of the government in the sew
eral executive departments and other
governmental establishments. It is
expected that many of the recommen-
dations for reforms which will be
made by these business physicians
can be carried out promptly with no
other authority than the order Of the
president, but where congressional ac-
tion is necessary there is assurance
that 1t will be forthcoming.
The president has placed this entire
overhauling Of the governmental busi-
ness systems in the hands of his very
capable new secretary, Mr.. Charles
D. Norton, who had quite an interval
of experience as assistant secretary of
the treasury before coming to his pres
ent post and who |hile in that depart
ment inaug>>1ted the "house clean
ing" of the treasury's business sys-
TENS which became in effect the fore
runner of the broad rejuvenation that
10 uOW " sweep I10 cuIII0 6u0Tdl 0S-
tablishment. Mr.. Norton has invited
the leading experts in the country, in
Guiding such authorities on the SUBJ
ject as Maj. Charles Hine, the reor-
ganization experts of the Hartman
lines, to submit written programs for
governmental business reorganization
and from these propositions he will
select plans, to be carried out. It is
the supposition that Mr. Norton's pri
vate business experience as the pro-
prietor of one of the largest general
insurance agencies in the country for
years before he entered the govern
ment service will stand him in good
stead in selecting improved business
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
EXTERMINATE BROWN RAT:
WORST MAMMAL NUISANCE
Little Animal Is Most Active Agent
1ectious Diseases


farmers and sportsmen because they
occasionally kill chicken or a game
bird.
The value Of carnivorous mammals
and the larger birds of prey in de-
stroyfng rats should be more fully
recognized, especially by the farmer
and the game preserver. Rats actu-
ally destroy more poultry and game.
both eggs and young chicks. than all
the birds and wild mammals combin-
ed; yet some of our most useful birds
of prey and carnivorous mammals are
prosecuted almost to the point of ex-
tinction. An enlightened public SEN
timent should cause the repeal of all
bounties on these animals and afford
protection to the majority of them.
Owing to their cunning it is not
easy to clear premises of rats by
trapping; if food is abundant it is i'm
possible. And yet trapping. If per-
Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
BENEFITS OF
GOOD SIL0
Summary Given Out BY Missouri
State Experiment Station
Tells of Numerous
Advantages.

Missouri state experiment station
summarizes the value of the silo as
follows:
1. Silage keeps young stock thrifty
and growing all winter.
2. 1t produces fat beef more cheap
ly than does dry feed.
8. 1t enables cows to produce milk
and butter more economically.
4. Silage is more conveniently han
died than dry fodder.
5. The silo prevents waste of corn
stalks in the manure when silage Is
fed.
6. The silo will make profitable food
of stuff that would not otherwise be
eaten.
Z. 1t enables the farmer to preserve
food which natures at a rainy time Of
the year, when drying would be next
to impossible.
8. 1t is the most economical method
of supplying food for the stock during
the hot. dry periods in summer. when
the pasture is short.
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years ago. The stern portion onlv
was saved and brought round to South
ampton, where it remained until
Messrs. Harland & WolR built the
bow end, 26O feet long, in the south
yard, subsequently, with the aid of
three Liverpool tugs, bringing tho
weird looking half ship right down
the Irish channel, round the Lands
end. and up to Southampton.
The repairs to the China, of the
and o. line, and the Paris, of the Am.
erlcan line. were also remarkable un-
dertakings, as was also that of the St
Louis for the latter company. The
China.
1t was in 1870 the first Oceanic was
quilt on the Queens island for the
Whlte Star company. 1t was a vessel
considerably under 1000 tons. The
second Oceanic, launched in 1892 bas
1S times the tonnage almost. while
even up till the present day no one
outside the management of the firm
with the exception of the heads of
the White Star company, knows the
exact dimensions of the two giant
boats now being built for this great
ocean carrying firm, so well has the
secret been guarded. That they will
be between 500 and $40 feet in length
and Of about $4,000 registered ton.
mage, Is the extent of knowledge of
the outside public regarding these
monsters.
The firm can in no sense be regard
ed as builders for speed, elegance and
comfort for ocean voyagers beine
their especial motto. None of the
boats built by them is intended to or
ced 21 knots or 211k knots, which x
Is understood, will be the rate of trav.
cling of the coming White Star leyia.
thans. the motive power of which will,
be on the combination principle of
reciprocating turbine engines. At the
present moment between 1900 and
$4,000 employees are In constant EN-.
ployment, working at high pressure
night and day shift, and receiving
wages to the tune of over G2O.OO0 per
week. while the area of the concern
Is about 120 acres.