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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
WEDDING ATTENDED
BY COLLEGE CHUMS
Miss Ruth Lewis Becomes Wife
of William H. Tucker at
Home Ceremony

The wedding Of Miss Ruth Lewis
and William Fl tucker at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr. .and Mrs.
Charles F. Lewis. in Lyon Street last
evening was attended by a large num-
Der OF college friends of the couple.
The bride was graduated with the class
Of 'o9 at Stanford, and was one of the
most popular girls in the Pf Beta Phi
sorority. She was a member also of
the Phi Beta Kappa and was elected a
member of the Cap and Gown women's
honor society. Tucker was graduated
with the class of '0S from Stanford and
is a member of the Delta Chi frater-
nifty.
The bride was attended at the we'd
ding by Miss Hazel Roberts and the
Office of best man was filed by Guy
Knupp. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. Richard K. Ham. There was an
informal reception after the wedding
FOR relatives and close friends of the
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker are going north
on their wedding journey and will re-
side in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
WOMAN BRINGS TWO
BODIES FROM EAST
Travels Across Continent With
Relatives Who Died Recently

OAKLAND, Dec. 16.-Bringing the
remains OF her mother, Mrs Ellen
Louise Grant Of this city, and her hus-
bands mother. Mrs. Joanna Wendte.
Mrs. Abbie L. Wendte arrived in Oak
land last night from Newton, Mass.
Her husband is Rev. c. W Wendte,
former pastor Of the First Unitarian
church Of this city.
The mothers of the minister and his
wife died last week Mrs. Wendte,
mother Of the pastor, was making. her
home with her son. Recently Mrs.
Grant went to Newton, Mass, to visit
her daughter and son in law. The two
parents succumbed from brief illnesses,
and Mrs Wendte undertook the duty
Of bringing the bodies here for inter
rnent. Funeral services were read over
Mrs Wendte al Newton.
The services for Mrs. Grant, who was
the widow OF an Oakland pioneer, Will
be conducted tomorrow afternoon from
the Grant home IN Third avenue by
Rev. William Day Simonds, pastor of
the First Unitarian church, and by
Rev. DR.. Hosmer of Berkeley, an old
friend Of the Grant family.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
mrs. MARTIN Her
| own INTERLOCUTOR
Asks Herself Questions While
on the Witness
Stand

OAKLAND, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Isabella j.
Martin took the witness stand on her
own behalf today in Judge Wells court
and produced a novelty in the way of
giving testimony.
She gave it in the form of question
and answer to and from herself. Mrs.
Martin" she would ask soberly of her
self, did you do such and such a
thing?" The reply followed in the
same detached way
Mrs. Martin said she did this so as
to give Assistant District Attorney
Hynes a chance to object to her ques-
tions. She wanted to be perfectly fair,
she explained to the jury. But she had
not proceeded far before Hynes arose to
his feet and objected that while her
questions might be innocent enough
her answers were not proper, and were
not at all in response to the questions
The accused woman made a statement
as to the origin of BABY John" Martin,
who passed for years as her son. John
is not the son of the Princess Chimay.
as she once said, Mrs. Martin declared
today. She declared that she got him
out of a founding home In 1893. 1t
was shortly after this that Baby john
earned his name by figuring IN the
famous will contest Mrs. Martin insti-
win fortune for him out of the estate
of Henry Martin, her brother in law.
During her testimony today Mrs.
Martin denied having any i'll feeling
for Judge Ogden, whose home she is
accused of dynamiting. She said that
she was afraid of explosives end did
not know how to manufacture a bomb.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
FRANCISCO CALL TlHm1z
HOME INDUSTRY
WEEK FEB. 2O-25
Date Is Announced at Luncheon
Given by the League
at Palace

Made in California Week" was the
topic discussed at luncheon held
yesterday at the Palace hotel by the
Home Industry league. Fred C. Parker,
chairman of the league, announced
that the week to be devoted to the ex-
position of California made goods
would be February 90 to 25 A great
many delegates from improvement
clubs were present and pledged their
support.
Richard Queen spoke of the directo-
ries that will tell the housewife what
are California made articles. He said
that the directory would not go to
press until December "a
Mrs. r. B. 4Iutchins6n, recording sec
retary of the Visitacion Valley i'm
provement association, said that the
women's clubs could do much to spread
the doctrine of patronizing home in
dustry. She was warmly applauded
when she said that everything she wore
aside from her rat was made in Cali
fornia. Chairman Parker replied that
some of the members were even
stronger enthusiasts, most of the mer-
chants not even wearing rats
Byron Mauzy, representing the Mer-
chants association, gave that associa-
tion's support to the home industry
movement. ]. ]. Phillips, secretary Of
the Builders exchange, Endorsed the
movement and took out five member
ship cards to prove his appreciation.
Arthur Warren spoke for the Green
Valley improvement club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
MRS. HOWARD
Wins CONTEST
FOR S25O,OOO
Widow of Spring Valley Mag
nate Breaks Trust Deed Made
TO Cut Her Out of Estate
Court Finds That Estate Was
Community Property and
Half Belonged TO Wife

Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard. widow
OF Charles Webb Howard. president of
the Spring Valley water company, won
legal victory yesterday that will re-
suit in her enrichment by about $780,
600 If the decision is not set aside on
appeal In her suit against the Howard
investment company Judge Seaweu de-
cided that half the capital stock of
that family corporation belongs to her
as her share Of the community prop
erty.
The action involved the ownership
Of 1895 shares of the Howard invest
ment company, representing property
worth something more than $500, 900.
Howard endeavored TO divert all of this
property from Mrs. Howard by creating
2 trust several years before he died.
Under the terms Of this trust one
fourth Of the stock was ultimately TO
80 TO Frederick p Howard, his son,
and the other three-fourths to the
three children Of Mrs. E. E. Goodrich.
sister Of Mrs. Howard-Cha uncey,
Frances and. Elizabeth Goodrich. BY
the decision Of Judge Seawel the
amount these four benefciaries will
receive from the trust is reduced from
S13O.0O0 each 10 about s65,0o0 each.
Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard and her
husband became estranged about 90
years ago. ana at that time the Spring e
Valley magnate settled on his wife
property in excess Of 100000. from
which she has since been drawing an
income Of $3.50 q month. He consid-
cred this settlement TO be in full liqui-
dation Of all claims she might have
against his property, but Judge Sea
wells decision is that everything he
possessed was community property and
that il was not possible for him, by
trust agreement or otherwise. to de-
prive her Of her half share. Upon
Towards death his widow as admins
tratrix assumed control of his estate.
but found there was nothing for her to
administer upon except an old watch,
some clothing and a few dollars IN
cash, worth not more than $40 in all,
everything else having been decided
TO the Howard investment company,
the shares OF which were placed in
trust with the Central trust company.
She at once began suit against the in
vestment company Attorneys Charles
s. Wheeler and J. c. McKinstry repre-
sented Mrs. Howard; A z. Shaw the
Howard investment company, and
Charles ". Slack the Goodrich heirs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
OIL PROMOTER IS
g
Held FOR TRIAL
DR.. G. Howard Merritt's Bail Is
Fixed at S5,OOO by Police
Judge Samuels

OAKLAND, Dec 16.-Dr. c. Howard
merritt, dentist and general manager
ana secretary of the Haiwee Pacific
oil company, was held for trial by
romeo Judge Samuels this afternoon on
a charge of misrepresenting the COM
Pany with which he is connected. Bail
was set at $4,000.
Prosecuting Attorney Hennessey and
counsel for the state mining bureau
presented evidence to show that Mer-
rltt or the Haiwee company did not
nave title to $3.50 acres of land in Inyo
county, which was pictured in the pros
l.. E. Aubury. state mineralogist,
testified this afternoon.
Aubury and special agent of his
bureau, H. w. Gray, testified that they
had visited the location of the Haiwee
company property and asserted that
the prospectus was false because title
10 the land had never been perfected.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
COURT MUST SETTLE
QUARREL OVER FENCE
Men Charged With Larceny for
Tearing Down Boards

OAKLAND. Dec. 16.-Eight employees
Of the Varney sign company were ar
rested early this morning at F. P.
Bradhoff's home, Fifty-fifth and Mar
ket streets, on charges of petty lar
ceny for removing a high sign fence
on the property which the company
claimed as its signboards and which
Bradhoh said was the inclosure of his
lot Bradhoff and agents of the firm
quarreled over the ownership.
This morning Bradhoff was awak-
ened by the men, who went to the
place TO tear down the fence. He tele-
phoned to the police and then went
outside and told the men they were
under arrest. Policeman O'Brien was
sent to the house and took the pris-
oners to the city jail, where they fur
nished bail.
The men arrested were Tom Will
cocks, George F. Burnett, NJ. Dennis,
NJ Garland. %Charles Farley, A. ].
Stokes, c. z. Baxter and William Key.
They will be arraigned in the police
court tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
Suburban Brevities

IlGPRovERs NAME OFFICERS Alameda Dec.
16.-Tbe Alameda improvement club has
elected the following officers: President. Alex
ander Mackie: vice president. H. g. Mehrtens;
second vice president. Gavin Aitchison; secre-
tery. Harry Sheramsky. They viii be IN
stalled January s.
MARINERS WIDOW DIEs-Alsmeds. Dec. 16.
Mrs Sslle ". Huntington. widow Of Captain
Thomas Huntington. for many years DaTfga-
tor on the Mexican coast route. died last
night at her home. 1922 Clinton avenue She
is sllrvi ired by four daughters, Miss Grace and
Miss Charlotte Huntington. and Mrs Martha
f. Langhorne and Mrs. Mary c. Scott.
BENCH SLEEPER FOUND DEAD-Oakland.
Dec. 16.-The remains of unidentified man.
who apparently died last night OF exposure
while trying to sleep on & bench, were found
this morning at De Fremery park. Sixteenth
and Adeiine streets BY the gardener. The
man wEs about so years of age and his body
was emsciated by illness or hunger.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
LAST RITES CONDUCTED :.
FOR LEONcE c. SHELDON
Funeral Services Are Attended
by Many Friends

ALAMEDA. Dec. 16.-The funeral of
Leonce c. Sheldon, grain broker and
clubman of San Francisco, was held this
AFTERNOON from the family residence,
l4l5 Union street There was a large
attendance at the services, which were
conducted by Rev. Everett Couper rec
tor or Christ Episcopal church
Ihe pail bearers were Walter F. Den
nlson' Philip S. Teller, James H. Bishop,
Eugene Bresse, Thomas Alton and A 7
Ames
among the many floral pieces were
number from leading business con-
Germs on both sides of the bay. Inter-
ment was in Mountain View cemetery,
Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
OTIS SAID TO BE OUT
OF MAYORALTY RACE

ALAMEDA, Dec 16.-That Assem-
blyman Frank Otis will not enter the
race for mayor at the election to be
held in the spring was definitely an
nounced today by one of the close
friends of Otis. Mayor Noy has not
yet said whether he will be a candi-
date to succeed himself. Councilman
Fred L. Krumb is to make the race for
city treasurer and tax collector, now
held by Oswald Lubbock
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
WOMAN'S ASSAHANT
GIVEN LONG SENTENCE

OAKLAND, Dec 16.-Tim O'Keefe.
who was convicted of stabbing his for
mer wife, Eta Scott, was given a
IA year sentence at San Quentin peni-
tentiary today by Judge Brown. O'Keefe
has already served term in the peni-
tentiary. His wife secured a divorce
from him and resumed her maiden
name. The pair quarreled because she
refused to live with him again, and in
the course of the quarrel O'Keefe drew
knife and cut her. She was not seri-
ouSly hurt
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
PASTOR COMMISSIONED
AS HOME MISSIONARY

OAKLAND. Dec. 1e.-Rev. Orlando E.
Hart. D. D.. pastor Of the Centennial
Presbyterian church of Oakland for
several years. has been commissioned
pastor evangelist for the Oakland pres
bvtery comprising Alameda and Contra
Costa counties.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
BOY ADMITS CAREER
OF CRIME WITH PAL

Howard Holbrook, 10 year old boy
arrested yesterday by Detective Rich
ards, confessed that he and Ortis Burk
had committed several robberies in the
Western addition and had held up and
robbed persons whom they met in the
streets. Burk is Is years old and was
arrested a few days ago charged with
holding up an aged man in Eighteenth
street
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
TRAIN KILLS YOUNG
MAN NEAR SIEGE

RICHMOND, Dec. 16s--An unidentified
man was killed last evening by a
westbound Southern Pacific train near
Siege. The remains are those of man
between 20 and 25 years of age, height
5 feet inches, hair brown, weight $50
pounds. The body was clad in a brown
suit, black shirt, green necktie and
black lace shoes. In a gray felt hat
were the initials I. e. T. on the inside
band.
EAGLES TO ENTERTAIN-Alameda. Dec. 10
Alameda aerie of Eagles will give woman q
night program and New Years party Thurs
day evening. December %.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-15
EXTRA SPECIAL

Ladies Neckwear, such as Dutch Collars, Stocks, Jabots, Sailor Collars, etc. All. washable and worth 25c. Mill Outlet
 Sale He
Arizona republican., 1910-04-15
NOTIONS.

5c card Hooks and Eyes, Mill
 Outlet price ... ........... 1c 15c Talcum Powder, Mill Out
 let price .4c 25c Talcrm Powder, Mill Out
 let price ........... !. lZ12c 10c Smoked Pearl Buttons,
 one dozen, Mill Outlet
 price .21ac
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

remain with their mothers. the life OF
the mother on the farm. with all her
children away. is rather lonely.
The Leshorns are the best laying
breed, rs the Jersey cows are the best
dairy breed. You will find more good
layers among Legho-ns. just as you
will find more good mixers among
Jerseys. For years have kept an &C.
count with my hens. and can board
them for 60 cents year apiece. was
much delighted when the Utah Expert.
ment station brought out report in
which it was stated that they were
boarding hens for 6ol4 cents. The
New York Experiment station boards
the smaller breeds for 81 cents and
the larger ones for 9S to 1O3 cents.
do not doubt the stories OF the
hen reaching 200 eggs a year. did
personally know OF one flock OF hens.
fed almost entirely on table scraps,
that laid about 100 eggs apiece. But
those were pets. Those large records
belong to the people who have few
pets or those who are running poultry
farms and making very extensive
study Of the business. / have always
had housekeeping or something else
to do. and never had more than 200
to 500 hens. have got from them 80
eggs each per year to 145.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

Old Sevres at its best is wonderfully
beautiful. although some connoisseurs
would not give bit of blue and white
china for the richest example OF
French craftsmanship. Nevertheless,
fortunes are paid for fine Sevres. At
a recent auction held in London Jo-
seph Duveen closed the bidding for a
"vaisseau mat" with a $4,000 bid.
Besides Mr.. Duveen's bargain there
are only four other known specimens
of the vaisseau a mat In existence
namely: One IN the royal collection
at Windsor castle with a grosbleu
ground dated 175S: one in the Wallace
collection, with grosbleu ground;
one with Rose du Barry ground
dated 1852 in Baron Rothschild's col.
lection; and the-on IN the possession
of J. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Morgan's
vaisseau mat was formerly In the
Earl OF Coventry's collection; it is one
with Rose du Barry and green
ground dated 1859.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09
QUEER LIGHTNING FRANKS

During a thunderstorm in Brock
ton. Mass. bolt OF lightning entered
bedroom or the second floor of
house in which Edward Bolles was
sitting. The lightning ripped up the
bed clothing. burned the mattress and
knocked the tootboard through win
dow A gold watch chain which was
attached TO a vest he was wearing
was melted and his watch spirited
away and has not been found. al
though thorough search Of the house
and grounds has been made. A part
of the roof of the house was lifted
from its fastenings and tipped on
edge. Fed clothing and curtains in
every room OF the house were set
afire. BolIes was not even stunned
by the lightning. though it played all
around him.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09
WOMAN coBBLER OF MAINE

Mrs. Abbie Foster. ffty-three years
old. Of South Paris, is the only woman
cobbler in Maine. and by her twenty
years hard work at the bench has
earned every dollar OF the purchase
price of one of the prettiest village
homes in the state She sold her
property to young man OF South
Paris and when he was unable to
meet tie requirements of the mort
gage, instead Of the usual method of
forec!osing and causing him to lose
the money he had paid towards the
estate. Mrs. Foster took back the
property. without resortiT~ to Law.
and allowing that the improvements
he had rade v'ere sufficient for the
rent. paid him back dollar for dollar
the investment he had made. Local
business men held up their hands at
such transaction but Mrs. Foster
only smiled and said. do INTO 9th
..ers" and continued her labors of tap
ping pair Of shoes Busy from sun
rise until sunset every week day at
her bench. Mrs. Foster does every
sort of rera;~ work to shoes. tapping.
sewing patches. Strengthening the
heels. etc Not long ago she tapped
six pairs ct shoes IN 4 single strenu-
Gus day Mrs. Foster has been cob
bling Shoes more or less FOR the last
twenty wears Then her husband
died twelve years ago she put out
ter slime Hnd set IN business for
herself She nnver takes vacation
and works every day except Sundays
and holidays.
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NOTES
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AGszSSSSSSsSSSSSSSS Ssa-AIsy

LIZ. .rz e.
- Ao sunei lioln oVereaune as
.1~ ~, ''s from hail starving.
Snaicoai pounded me ana Kept IN
sne aFihkihs pans VIII Keep the young
aua o'a oiFds IN GOOD condition.
lake care OF all the chicks when
they come. They viii be valuable
later THIS summer and next fall and
WINTER
Corn Is good feed. the year
around. provided the birds have plenty
OF green stuff during the warm
months.
A tablespoonful OF baking soda
placed in the drinking water two or
three times a week will prevent bowel
trouble.
Never close the door Of the nou,trv
house during the summer Use wire
screens 10 keep skunks ont and to let
the air and sunshine in
Anyone knows tbet an old borse
can't as rule do as much as a Young
one. Then why expect an old hen 70
lay as well az one in her nrime7
Give all the snare skim milf 70
Young and old chickens II 70 inst tho
kind Of food TO make Young chickens
grow and the kind TO make hens Law
Tests made at the agrIcuItnral ex
pertinent station al Geneva n
ebow hoyo,d do,h+ ~. 49, 80.
better when kent awav from Tho
males
When the I,ttIe CHICKS heg,, - ~,
near drowsv and refnsn 10 90, ,oa,,
out for head lice Kerosene and sToe-
oil in eoual narts annlied d.1v two
or three times Win III, Ire
MANY neonle saw tnrteys s,or,d no
restricted IN tbeir rsnso h,,t ~a AZ
not helisvo :, We hava ra,Ssd 49, ~
tnrkevs and have ,lravs somnd ,ha.
tho widor tho -.,aa ~ he..as 49,.
thrive
rtlthv d-,,,,i,c vocal. .ro ~
csneeEof nonv .erions .,,ra,.s :,
fo.,Is. cortiNred d-inS;na - i.nn,,sa
w,,e- VII, n-oJ,ce uba. . oor.a,p.,,,,
.o-mod oho,ara and no al, .. sas,:,
w,red ont t . ''oA
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09
DOGS GO TO A FUNERAL.

Following hearse conveying the
body Of an old dog fancier named
George Laceby Of Remington, Lon.
don (Eng), to footing cemetery
were three bull terriers, which had
belonged to the old man. The an>
mails were dressed in proper funeral
style and wore crepe bows, and on
their cloth coats were written: Fol.
lowing our master to his last resting
place"
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WOMEN AS POULTRY RAlsERs
Attention Is Drawn to Pleasure and
Profit In This Industry on
Any Farm.

I Ike to draw the attention OF farm
girls to poultry culture. says a writer
in Michigan Farmer. While many girls
are called. have no doubt to be
teachers. am sure that II some other
girls knew the pleasure and profit de.
rived from poultry culture. they might
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Among the Tibet blood
small
upper S worth approximately $780,
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

Cows that arc expected 10 return a
profit must have liberal rations OF the
kinds. of food adapted to their needs
They must have dry. comfortable and
wei ventilated sleeping places and be
kept free from excitement caused by
exposure and neglect The practise
OF allowing the dairy herd 10 run
over the farm and be herded by dogs
and children and compelled 10 eat
frosty clover and forage cannot be
made to return profit. even though
they may consume waste folders and
forage.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

1t is good plan to give the young
"iGs a good start along early In life.
Very many make the mistake Of
crimpiag the pigs. thereby expecting
70 get more lean meat The muscles
crow when the pigs grow
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

There are ret a few dairymen who
think they can fudge COW by her
conformation. To satisfy yourself.
keep the accurate recorder every COW
the herd and see how form and per-
ormarce coincide.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-09

A poultry house need not be artif.
'ta'l" heated 10 be warm enough for
the hens 20 be comfortable and lay
sss, but ii should be butt very tight
and snug. so as to exclude all drafts
o. cold air.