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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
SEEKING A
WOMAN in BLACK

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-Mrs. l. H.
Blake. who conducts store at 6o2
Fourteenth street, asked the police
today TO find woman dressed in black
about so years old and young woman
who came into her store and carried
away a number OF hand painted dishes
which she had for sale on her coun-
ters.
j. A. Hartman, 1888 Howe street. left
a pocket book containing 500 and a
bank book on the Oakland bank of saw
ings, in the washroom at CapwelI and
company's store. Twelfth and Wash
ington streets, and has asked the police
to find it.
C. j. Burkhardt, 622 Thirteenth
street, reported today that a trunk con-
tanning valuables was stolen from in
front of his house about O'Clock last
night.
The store of Ralph Asher. 1874
Market street. was entered by means
of a key through the front door last
night and nine turkeys and $3.50 in
pennies taken. Asher places his loss
at $50. The police are looking for the
turkeys.
The home of H. ]. Jenkins, 6T2- Thir-
ty-third street, was broken into by
burglars last night and silver plate.
jewelry and s10.65 in money taken.
The early Christmas shopper avoids
fha crowd
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
BATHING GIRLS TO
DISPORT ON STAGE
Sensation of New York City
Will Be Seen at the
Orpheum

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-The Christmas
show at the Oakland Orpheum is made
up of six new acts and two of the. offer
ings from last weeks program. The
leading act of the new show will be
Joseph Harts bathing girls" an en-
semble in six scenes. evolved by Hart.
the creator of The Futurity Winner"
'Dinkelspiels Christmas" "Tom Smith
and Peaches" and other sketches
The six scenes of Bathing Girls in
clude view of Madison Square garden
an artists studio, the beach at Long
Branch and surf scene, which made
sensation in New York when first
shown. The cast includes Glenwood
White, Albertine Benson, Fleurette de
Mar, Nettie Vart,. Marjorie Mack, Anna
Hall, May Fitzgerald and Sylvia Lati
Hymack, the cameleon comedian .
impersonatesN man who is expecting a
visit from friend, hypnotist, who
does not arrive. But to test his power
the hypnotist threatens to put Hymack
under his fnffuence at a given hour
and when the time comes many strange
things happen. Hymack will be one
of the headliners of the new. show.
The Marvellous Griffith" will be seen
in his marvellous calculations. without
pen, pencil>er paper he can raise a fig
ure to the sixth power in about II sec
onds; can multiply three figures by
three figures in FIVE seconds, and can
multiply nine figures by nine figures in
eight seconds. An amusing feat which
he performs is that of announcing the
number of children and their sex be-
longing to any person In the audience.
"A Night in a Monkey Music Hail.
presented by Miss Maud Rochez, is a
remarkable exhibition of animal train
ing. These monkeys give an entire
vaudeville performance
Hilda Thomas, comedienne, will give,
with Lou Hall, the snappy comedietta.
The Substitute" Johnny Stanley and
Ruby Norton will be seen in a pot
pourri of songs and dances.
James Cook and John Lorenz, known
as THE Two Millionaires,' will be on
the bill for another week They are
two of the ijolliest comedians ever seen
at the Orpheum. Scheda. the famous
Polish violinist, will remain over I'm
ported Orpheum motion pictures will
round out the offering for the week
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, Dec. 24.-The following marriage
licenses issued today:
William c. Peterson. 21 and Lillian e. Ora
ham. 49, both of Oakland.
Laurence A. Hrtle. %. Oakland. and Rose
Hoar. IS. st. Helena
Emil H. Bargreth, "a, and Agnes E. Erickson,
"a. both of Kingsburg. Fresno county.
Ralph A. Head 23 Sacramento and Carrie T.
Burbeck. IS. Pacific Grove.
Samuel L. Hancock, 26 and Virda Findley. 26,
both of Oakland.
Manuel ]. Lena. 26. and Nellie Brown, is,
both of Oakland.
David H. Van Buskirk. So, and Anna R.
Tisch "a. both of Oakland.
James S. MeCave. "a. Greeley Colo, and Lena
Conroy. %, Shelton, Neb.
Harry Forth. %. and Rosie c. Martin. IT. both
of San Lorenzo
David g. benjamin. 49, and Blanche Bowman.
20. both of Berkeley.
Louis Langfeld, %. and Ella NJ. Lester 10.
both OF Oakland.
George Mugridge, 42. Portola. PIumas county.
and Mary Hays Portland, Ore.
Roscoe c; dc Long, %. and yerna Ray. %,
both of Berkeley.
Charles +. Rupe. Al. Fort Bragg. and Myrtle
l. Reynolds, 26, Alameda.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
le guest Isl Included:

DR.. and Mrs. Chester Roadhouse who
have returned from their honevmoon
and are occOpying apartments here.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
EVENTs TTE CoJNI1Es BORDERING FRANCBCO
FORMER MAYOR
Wants JOB BACK
Albany's DepOsed Executive In
vOkes Aid of Legal COun-
sci in Contest
BERKELEY,

BERKELEY. Dec. Former
Mayor Frank ]. Roberts OF Albany Is
making efforts to be reinstated as
president OF the board OF trustees and
ex officio mayor. He has appealed to
Attorneys. Frank NJ Carr or Oakland
and r. Hobb and may take his case
before the district attorney.
According to Roberts a section OF
the political code of the state pro-
vides that a. president shall be elected
for the board of trustees for cities OF
the sixth class such as Albany Then
follows section $50. which declares:
The president OF the board shall pre-
side at all meetings"
This. Roberts said. assured him OF
his place as ex OficiO mayor in spite
of the fact that he was Ousted by his
fellow trustees two months ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
ADDITION TO BE MADE
TO BATES HOSPITAL

BERKELEY, Dec. ga building
permit for an addition to the Alta
Bates sanitarium in Webster street, to
cost $4,000, was granted by Building
inspector B. P. Bull this morning. The
addition will be three stories in height
and will contain 21 rooms. 1t will be
OF reinforced concrete and cover a
ground floor space of 81 by 81 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

The early Christmas shopper avoids
fha crowd
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Edward Leighton varney of Quincy
Plumas county. is spending the holt
days here as the guest of Dr. Charles
u. Tisdale and Mrs. Tisdale of Ala
media avenue. Miss Deane Tisdales
engagement to yarney was recently
announced.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Mrs H. d. Gaskfil has limited her
guests for the Christmas dinner to the
mem bers of her immediate family
which viii include Mr. and Mrs D. Ed
ward Collins and their daughters. Mrs
Gaskill viii entertain at her Webster
street apartments.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
Berkeley Society Active

BERKELEY. Dec. 24.-The largest
social event for the Berkeley younger
set was the elaborate graduation dance
of the Christmas class of 1910 of the
Berkeley high school in Town and
Gown ballroom Thursday night A
hundred couples took part in the fes-
tivities of the evening and enjoyed the
ball.
Few dances given here have been so
well appointed. The committees in
charge were not handicapped Iby ex-
pense. and the most elaborate decora-
tions for the hall were used. The in
vitations and dance program were
models of the engraver's art
Gustav Moller, president of the class,
acted as floor manager, and the COM
mittees in charge were:
Arrangements-Alvah Conklin, Ruth Griffith
and George Judd; reception-Hazel Ray, Lucille
Batdorf, Mabel Crane, Percy Crane and Andrew
Davis. decoration-Cecle Billups (chairman)
Leona Young, Edith Phillips and Richard Minor
The girls of the class were the spe-
cial hosts OF the evening as follows
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

ing with tree and exchange of gifts
by the members of her family.
The holiday dinner of the stephen
Gage family is always an interesting
events in which the former railroadman
with Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Gross and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Loran Pease
and family participate. This year Mrs.
Pease will entertain at the Christmas
feast in her Summit street home.
A large family party will assemble
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Q. Chase tomorrow at the home which
they have taken across the bay for
the season. Among those for whom
covers will be laid are:
Mr.; and Mrs. George Mr.; and Mrs, Albert
MI p0lnd and Mrs william Mr. Nrignf snd Mrs Charles
Mr.; and Mrs. Traylor Mrs. W H. Ban
Miss Libby Wright J. ?. Kline
Mrs. I. Harrison Clay will be a din
ner hostess tomorrow, claiming the
members of a large family at a holiday
feast Among her guests Will be Mr..
and Mrs. William Prather, who have
come from their home in Forest.
Meadows for the midwinter, and these:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Thomas Prather
Prather Maurice Prather
Mrs. ]. NJ Walridge Miss Elizabeth Clay
Miss Nina Clay
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Laymance ar
rived in Oakland from a several months
trip abroad in time to spend the sea-
son with their daughters, and brought
their family together in a reunion at
the new Linda Vista home. The little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rice,
formerly Miss Blanche Laymance, was
the youngest member of the dinner
party.
Mrs. Willard Williamson entertained
this evening at her home in Piedmont,
making her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Rued, Mrs Luis Ghirardelli, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Mccall Webster and a few
others her guests at dinner and a
Christmas tree party. Mrs. Webster
VIII extend her hospitality to the same
family group tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Meyer announce
the enga cement of their daughter, Miss
Ethel Meyer, TO Robert L. Ritter of
Sacramento. They will be at home
Sunday. January !, from to o'clock
At their residence, 15S Tenth street.
The enga cement has been announced
Of Henry Newburgh of San Francisco
and Miss Marian Coffee, a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Coffee Of Four
teenth street. The bride elect was
formerly a student in the University of
California. Her fiance is the son of
Mrs. f. Newburgh of Petaluma. He is
practicing law across the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Mrs George Morgan will be a
Christmas hostess at dinner, the hoi-
day festivities to be begun this even
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Miss Julia Gregg will entertain a
house party during the holidays. and
u guests viii go down to the Mon
terey home early in the coming week.
Among the members Of the party will
be Miss Lucille Budd, Miss Sadler. Miss
Ethel O'Brien, Miss Marguerite Hunter
and several army men.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Ruth Schaeffer Ceeile Billups
Lucille Batdorf Mabel Button
Mabel III. Coombs Martha Z. Gibbs
Ruth Griffith Louise ". Horitz
Vera NJ Howard Roselepa Jensen
Eugen1a McCabe Mary McCurdy
Grace Meylert Elsa Morrow
MarJory '. Parker Nellie l. Peterson
Edith II. Phillips Hazel Ray
Eleanor Rogers May +. Searls
BerDlce Shaw Letitia Shepard
Alice Sherfey Kate Smith
Marjorie L. Wiggin Edna p. Wilson
Ella Wright Leona E. Young
A family party was entertained to-
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Olney Jr. The gathering was
in celebration of Christmas eve, and
yuletide greens and trees formed the
main decorative effect. Among those
who enjoyed the hospitality of the
Olney home were:
Mr.. and Mrs ]. KlMr. and Mrs. william
Mclean Olney
Miss Florence olney william olnsy Jr.
Miss Ethel Olney lMr. and Mrs Louis
Miss Mary Bartlett Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Miss Muriel Bartlett
Warren oIney III
Mrs. Harry r. Miles wife of Rev.
II. r. Miles, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church of this city, is en-
joying the holiday season with friends
in the east. She had been staying in
New York, but is now at the home of
relatives in Springfield. Mass. Her son
and daughter remained at home with
their father and have been invited to
share the hospitality of Prof. George
NJ. Stratton of the university and his
wife Christmas day
One of the most interesting social
events of the week was the afternoon
given by Mrs. A. c. Deardorff of North
Berkeley at the Shattuck. About 40
members of the smart set here attended
the function. Bridge was the diver
sion of hte afternoon. and the games
We're followed by luncheon, which was
served at $:30 o'clock
The guest list included.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
SPANISH CABINET AVERT
THREATENED CRISIS
Three Members Are Charged With
Having Caused All Opposition
Against Government.

Madrid.-While the cabinet minis
tiers have succeeded, temporarily
at least, in averting the threatened
crisis it is considered almost certain
further trouble is most probable.
In political circles no other matter
is discussed, and there are great ex-
pectatiOns among politicians that they
viii benefit from the changes that are
to be made.
The determined stand against the
government measures is attributed to
the attitude Of Senior Burell, minister
of public instruction; Senior Calbeton,
minister of public works, AID Senior
Merino, minister OF the interior, who
are disgruntled because Of the sup
preston made by the budget commits
sion in the budgets presented by their
various ministries.
1t is reported that these three min
listers will retire from the cabinet,
and it is thought that members of
the Moret faction of the Liberal par
t. viii be appointed in their stead.
Seville, Dec. 27.-At a meeting Of
the Radicals here Deputy Accurate
was attacked by some Of the speak
ers. The Unionists present vigorous
ly protested against this, with a re-
suit that the rival factions came into
a collision. Clubs were freely used
and there were many broken heads.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
AVIATOR HOXIEy BREAKS
HIGH ALTITUDE RECORD
>socnds to Height OF 11,4H Feet
Above pIishes Feat
in Gale OF 80 Miles n Hour.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Arch Hoxsey
of the Wright team of aviators, oroke
the worlds record Tor altitude
here when he attained a height
Oh 11,474 feet and accomplished the
feat in 30-mile gale that wrecked
Latham's monoplane and kept eau
tiOuS aYiatOrs to the ground
Seventy-seven thousand enthusiast
tic spectators gathered at Dominguez
field witnessed the recOrd-breaking
flight Of the southern California avia-
tor, and when Hoxsey landed safely.
almost in front Of the grand stand,
his Paragraph was removed from the
machine and examined and the W
nouncement made that he had broken
the altitude record Of 1O.499 feet es-
tablished by NJ. Legagneux at Pau,
France, on December 10, pandemonium
broke loose among the spectators and
mad rush was made for the field
20 congratulate him.
Hoxsey's feat is without parallel ii
the history Of aviation He Aent
into the al. a few minutes befoTVJne
o'clock and quickly began his upward
flight. In a short time he was 5eyond
the view Of the spectators. He was
gone so long that the officials at the
field became alarmed and began ma
king inquiries and requesting the
nearby towns and beach resorts to be
on the lookout for the aviator.
Shortly before three o'clock a spec
tator In the grand stand discerned a
speck in the air, and it was several
minutes before the majority Of the
throng could distinguish the speck
which gradually grew into the shape
Of an aeroplane dimly outlined against
the blue ether.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
se2 ARE INDICTED.
Adams County, Ohio, Grand Jury
Spends Another Busy Day.

West Union, O.-The grand jury
that is Investigating the whole
sale corruption Of the electorate of
Adams county at the recent election
put in another very busy day finding
indictments against persons for buy
ing and selling votes. The indictments
handed down make the total returned
thus far 1872
Two hundred and twenty-six of
these men came to West Union and
pleaded guilty. They were all fined
the amount they had taken for their
votes at the recent election, were dis
tranchised for five years and were
given suspended sentences of six
months in the county Jail Judge
Blair said that not one of the men
who pleaded denied his guilt
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30

The lawyer abbreviates perhaps
more than any writer in his attempt
to keep pace with the redundant
phraseology of legal documents. And
printed books of precedents, such as
the Indispensable Key and Elphin-
stone, teach him the recognized con-
fractions. For instance, "exs," ads"
trees" and lass" do duty for execu-
tors, administrators, trustees and as
signs, while daughter is written
"daur," and a solicitor Is referred to
as "solor." In fact, every word on
q draft of deed or will capable of
contraction is cut down to the utmost
limit, only, Of course, to be extended
when the document itself is engross-
ed.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30

When a mischieVous boy takes
snuff sometimes a great many others
sneeze. At least this is what hap
pened on a New York subway train.
The boy, a youth of seventeen, as
serts that he had cold, for which he
took the snuff, and that in doing so
some Of the stuff was spilled, and
thus others were set to sneezing. But
irato passengers assert that the lad
deliberately threw the snuff about the
car, creating sdch a paroxysm Of
sneezing that the train was almost
shaken from the rails. At any rate
the boy was arrested and taken be-
fore a police magistrate, who lee
tured the prisoner as zone of the
worst rowdies brought here" and gave
him five days in the workhouse.
Which shows that New York laws
are not to be sneezed at
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS IN RIOTS.
Fierce Clashes in Coal Fields Are In
cited by Liquor.

Greensburg, Pa, Dec. 27.-The
strike-ridden coal fields of Westmore-
land county are in the throes of riot
ing, the result of large quantities of
liquor being shipped into the various
mining camps.
The third murder in "a hours was
reported to the coroner. Tony Carcino,
a striker who was formerly employed at
Osborne, a small mining town of the
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal COM
pany, was the victim. Mike Calcerski
and John Nathan are being sought by
the state police.
Carcino was living in a strikers
camp and was shot to death when
there was an assault on the camp.
About seventy-five shots were nred and
Carcino was found later with three
bullet holes in his back
There have been repeated demands
for the state police from various sec
tons of the coal fields in this section.
Detachments were sent to Bradenville,
Madison, Claridge, Adamsburg and
Somerset.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
CHILDREN IN FICTION.

Among male novelists Dickens
lakes the lead as delineator Of chill
dren. All kinds and conditions OF
them flock through his books. He de-
picted life as he saw it and wherever
he looked there were children, there
fore children had a natural and in
evitable place in his pages, says the
Indianapolis Star. From the Fat Boy
OF PickWick Papers to Tiny Tim the
procession is long and includes a
notable list - David CopQeriield,
Oliver Twist, Little Nell, Florence
Dombey and her brother, Poor 10,
the little Kenwigses, Toddles and
many more. If they are not children
exactly as readers of this day see
them they are children as he saw
them and he pictures them with a
vividness that gives them a lasting
place in the readers mind. They
stand forth more clearly on mem
ory's WALL than the real personages
Of history. Several of Thackeray's
characters are introduced in their
childhood, as Henry Esmond, Penden-
mis- and Becky Sharp, and are brought
along to maturity, but this is merely
by way Of accounting for their later
peculiarities and the child portraits
leave no special impression. Poe
never wrote Of children. Hawthorne
did, but of dream children rather than
those of real life. Later male novel
lists for the most part ignore the
young Of thier race. Henry James
seldom realizes that children are on
earth. There IS "Maizie," to be sure,
but Maizie is not real child. Thomas
Hardy IS aware of them and intro
duces Jude as a boy, but dwells light
~ on this early life Of his hero.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
HIRAM CARPENTERS WOalDER,
Full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

II have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease,
called by some M. DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite of all I coiHd do
with the help of the most skiifUI doc
tors, 1t slowly but surely extended um
til year ago this winter 1t covered
my entire person In the form Of dry
scales. For the last three years havs
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust.
painful Of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part Of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. I tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of, without any relief. The
18th of June [ started West, in hopes
I could reach the Hot Springs. /
reached Detroit and was so how j
thought / should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Lam
sing, Mich, where I had a sister Hv-
ing. One DR.. - treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good. All
thought had but a short time to live.
earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off;
finger-nails dead and hard as a bone;
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my Godi how l did suffer.
MY sister wouldn't give up; said,
We will try Cuticura.' Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. I COM
menced by taking Cutfcura ResoiVent
three time a day after meals; had a
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cutfcura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
left, and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure. Under date Of April
%, 1910, Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, 610 Walnut st. So,
Lansing, Mich: II have never SUI
fered a return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed have
not forgotten the terrible suffering I
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-30
SEPARATED IN 1861; REUNITED
ST. Paul Man and Wife, Divided by
War, Meet for First Time.

st. Paul, MINI. George W.
ROBBERS and his wife Quarreled at
the outbreak of the Civil war, he join
ing the Union army, she enlisting her
sympathy with the Confederate cause
and becoming nurse. They lost all
track of each other from that time.
Not long ago a patient of Mrs Rob
erts in the south recognized a picture
Of Mr.. Roberts the nurse was wear
ing in locket as that Of a man she
had seen in st. Paul. Investigation
proved that the man was Mr.. Roberts,
and the couple were reunited. He is
now seventy-seven years old and his
wife is seventy-fve.