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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23
SAN MATEo REAL ESTATE
san MArEo ACREAGE.
BURLINGAME REAL ESTATE
ROSS PROPERTY
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE

To EXCHANGE
70 first class lots; clear; price $4,000. VIII ex
change for good improved Oakland property.
Business lot, 120x145; best part OF Park St.
Alameda: old improvements paying fair in
come: price S42. 600. Exchange for property
in Oakland
Two new and thoroughly modern d3ts in hne
district in Oakland paying high rental; value
5000. Exchange for good residence IN OAK
land.
Lot 3Ox90, business property; stores, rooms
in rear and rooms above; first class eOnditto'-
good district; price S12,50O. VIII exchange Tor
residence vacant property
$3.50 worth Of industrial stock in Oakland
paying 1 per cent per month. guaranteed oy
real estate. VIII exchange for good lot Oh
about value.
D. F. MINNEY. 422 11th St. Oakland.
WE want improved ranches and residential prop
critics from $1,000 up situated prereraoiY Wllh-
in 200 miles Of San Francisco. to exchange Tor
desirable improved and untmprOVed san frah-
cisco and bay cities real estate. Give fun par
ticulars in first letter. Address country sales
department ]. W. WRIGHT CO.. 70 Sutter
ST.. San Francisco. Cal
80 apartments new and swell. select districts
nothin' better; rents S14.40o per year, VIII
exchange for lot north Of Market; mortgage
can stand for difference.
WOODAIAN REALTY CO.,
Al Montgomery St
81 OOO-2117 Clement av. Alaueda--Nearly new
room house; good repair; will exchange 1or
Richmond or Sunset lots; big snap WOOp-
Wan REALIY CO.. Al MontgomeI. s., :. q.
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SAN ANsELMo REAL ESTATE

BUNGAL0N-6 rooms BATH sleeping porch;
handsomely furnished: fine garden. min. from
station; $50. Box 254. San Anselmo
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HoMESTEADs AND TIMBER CLAIMS
Within 100 miles of San Francisco we guaran-
tee 2,5oo,000 feet of marketable timber to the
ton: good soil; finest hunting and hshing in
California
f. A. GODFREY, 514 PACIFIC BLDG.
POULTRY farm, 81 3 acres. So $50: stock build
ings complete; $500 cash balance like rent.
J. STEPHENS, Penngrove Cal
FOR farms. stock ranches aud timber lands see
McFAuL s. EDWARDS, 257 California 81.
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PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE

FAIR OAKS-9 acres, improved; cottage of 4
rooms and bath: large dining hail; hne barn.
sheds. poultry runs rabbit runs pigeon lofts.
Home completely furnished. Also included in
sale price all pigeons, poultry. rabbits and
farming tools now on place. Small orchard.
Oak trees. Elevated land. Price $1,000; half
CURRAN CLARK. 2s5 Montgomery St. S. F.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23
PROPERTY WANTED

WANTFD-For cash in Mission 4 roOlH4
cottage. with large yard. easily reached from
18th and Mission s1s.. must he a bargain
CURRAN CLARK 235 Montgomery ST.. ). f.
WANTED-Buv or rent or acre chicken
ranch; state terms; no agent. J. RAIN.
1O1S Alabama St. s r.
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Alaska and Klondke. desire financial backing
or partner for Iditarod; best references. Ad-
dress I'D Duboce
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BERKELEY REAL ESTATE

-
TWO of the most desirable residence lots in
Berkeley; fine neighborhood. west fronting .
within one block OF College aE and within
two blocks of two Clarem0nt Key Route sta
tions. 100x160; note the depth; cheapest lot
in tract and best: splendid chance for home
seeker or investor; terms. 2. o. box 1872
Berkeley, phone Berkeley 1861.
SPECIAL for 3 weeks
2607 Webster St, 4Ox123. 10 rooms, 81, 800.
Oak floors, freplaces, fine woodwork
$500 down. $40 per month. per cent net
W. H. HYDE JR.. Owner.
Phone B1639 2957 Hillegass av
$3.50 cash; room. new cottage; will take lot In
part payment if suited; price 81 500. Owner
2769 Dohr ST, San Pablo park Berkeley.
81 1.250-6 room house: reasonable; lot 5Ox135
1924 Woolsey ST. Berkeley
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE
FOR sale-NE- corner, 10 room finished base
ment house. marine view. gas electricity fur
mace, 3 mantels. sleeping porch 10 feet long
with beds. protected from the weather; can
sleep out all year; boating. bathing: big re-
duction in price for quick sale. P o. box a.
Alameda.
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WANTED Oxford Linen Mills and Telepost Sc
ries A stock il price is right: state number Of
shares. Address S. s. KING, room CO. Bacon
building. Oakland. Cal
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EDWARDS BREWSTER & CLOVER INC.
Capital 1000 Mills Building
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DAVIDSON & LEIGH.
1877 Montgomery ST.
81. .25O-$I.oOO CASH
A-Trx TsnT nNTrsr "nrFr-


Living room 20x16; dining room and kitchen on
first floor front bedroom 20x16. and 2 other
large bedrooms; spacious closets. bath and
lavatory second floor: marine view; Crafts
men finish; coal crates; solid brass square fix
lures; entire basement cemented Ter uuto ex-
ira lavatory Owner in difficulty. Bring de-
posit with you. MEACHAM & SHERA 141O
Haight ST
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VIII give you your pick from 90 or more cottages
and bungalows prices ranging from 81 500 20
$1,000: monthly payments including interest,
from SIS to 500 first payment required from
$3.50 to $3.50; among these homes are many that
are and nicely located
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FACTORY SITES

FOR satisfactory site near San Francisco;
buildings and machinery and 20 acres OF land
near railroad and ON Jidewater. with wharf
and ample supply of fresh water. Address
FACTORY. 164S Page st.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
DECLINE SHOWN IN
ORDERS FOR STEEL
Only Few Small Contracts Let
During Present Month

NEW YORK, May S.-Since May 1
the steel companies have been inclined
TO lay stress upon the receipts of lib
eral specifications on old contracts for
finished products. but the decrease in
the volume of new business is being re-
flected in the reduction in output of
steel ingots and pig iron.
The railroads have placed few orders
for equipment. Contracts for rails,
including heavy and light sections
have aggregated only $4,000 tons, and
bridge contracts have been confined to
a few hundred ton lots, the large west
ern contracts being still held in abey-
ance. Car orders aggregated 5000, but
locomotive orders were light.
Many additional bids have been sub
mitted for structural work in all parts
of the country, but contracts for only
about $4,000 tons have been placed.
Contracts are still pending for about
10000 tons that sooner or later will re-
suit in orders. In the next few months
also subway contracts will be let to
contractors, but any direct benefit to
the mills and fabricating shops is far
in the future. Eventually about 10000
tons of steel will be required for this
work.
During the last few days there has
been an increase in the number of or
ders for foundry iron in the east and
new inquiries have been more encour-
aging, aggregating about 1900 tons
for shipment over the second half of
the year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
HUSBAND SHOOTS
WIFE'SCOMPANION

SEATTLE. May S.-Luke A. Milev. an
architectural engineer, leaped from a
streetoar in Forty-hfth street near
Sixth avenue Northwest this afternoon
and rushing to the curb fred a bullet
from an automatic revolver through the
head Of E. A Morrison, a tile filter. who
was walking in company with Miiey's
VIE and year old son, Donald.
Morrison fell to the ground and MiIey
grabbed the child in his arms and TAX
ing him aside began to caress him. AS
soon as policeman arrived Miley sur
rendered himself.
Mlley and his wife separated two
years ago He told the police that to-
DAY was the little boys sixth birthday
ana he had started out to Mrs. Miley's
nome TO get the child He said that
when he saw Morrison. whom he blames
Tor his domestic troubles, walking with
Mrs Miley and the little boy he lost
control Of himself
Morrison was taken 70 a hospital.
HIS condition is critical The child was
placed in the hands OF the police ma
tron.
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ENDS LIFE AFTER
HUSBANDS ARREST
Especial Dispatch to The Call

BAKERSFIELD, May S.-After
causing the arrest OF her husband
James Goldberg, on a charge of big
amy, Mrs. Julia Goldberg, formerly a
prosperous hotel proprietor of ST
Louis. committed suicide at Moron this
morning by shooting herself in the
head. The body was discovered In the
sagebrush at the edge Of the town by
a camper who had heard the shot.
According to the story she told the
officers at the time Of filing the COM
plant the wedding was the result of a
two weeks acquaintance. Within a
week afterwarJ she said that he
forged her name to a check which she
subsequently honored to save him from
jail. A few weeks later, at his request
she says she sold her business and ac-
companied him to San Francisco and
later to Seattle, where he is alleged to
have secured her money and then de-
serted her. He came to California and
short time later married the woman
who has been residing with him at
Moron. This wedding took place in
HanforJ.
When she came here for the purpose
of prosecuting she is said to have as
serted that she would see him properly
punished and then do away with her
self
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09

SIEn PsIErse Plans for a new
t1sAgE s s tSssesf2ssJ se2 JeegEsl7 class A five story
saeEANcAsS labor temple. to
cost 100000, were formally launched
at meeting of the Labor building
association at Labor temple, Four
teenth and Mission streets. yesterday
afternoon. A committee of five was
appointed TO secure an immediate op-
tion on lot, and bonding scheme
of procedure will be organized at once
TO supply the funds for the new edi
nee. Some discussion was occasioned
through a division of opinion regard
ing the method of securing the funds.
number were present who advocated
stock company, but the plan of issu-
ing bonds finally was adopted,
At the present time plan is before
those in charge by which the new
building viii be erected at Fourteenth
and Guerrero streets, next to the Build
ing Trades temple This plan calls
for the merging of the two labor tenn
pies into one great building. The site
committee appointed yesterday, how
ever, is to secure options on several
pieces of property with a minimum
frontage of so feet. The price figured
on is $4,000 to $4,000 The struc-.
ture when completed will accomodate
halls for meeting purposes
Secretary J. McCabe read an extended
report covering the financial history
of the present temporary structure
which accommodates the various allied
unions under the central labor council.
The building was erected under the
bond scheme and has proved a decided
success. At the conclusion of the
meeting J. Mclaughlin, Max LIGHT. Ed
ward Anderson, Edward +. Ford and
NJ Roach were delegated a committee
to secure lot options. The next meet
ing will be announced by the chairman
of the building association, George w.
Bell.
An executive meeting of the steam
filters union was held yesterday morn
ing at the Labor temple, Fourteenth
and Mission streets, at which large
part of the membership was present to
consider the new wage schedule pre-
pared to- go into. effect June l. Be
tween now and the end of the present
month another meeting will be called
to again take up the same matter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
WRANGLE Renewed
over DEPOSIT co.
Reorganization Promoters Score
Receiver Symmes for His
Advertising Dividend

! A controversy has arisen between the
| hnancier interested in the reorganiza-
| tlon of the California safe deposit and
trust company, and Frank j. Symmes,
| receiver of the bank, who advertised
Saturday that he would pay dividend
of 10 per cent to the stock holders of
the defunct bank on or before June 1.
Wilson's friends declare that Symmes
| advertised a dividend only because he
wished to defeat the plans of those in
| terested in reorganizing the bank and
to prolong his receivership. Symmes
| states that the dividend was advertised
simply because the proper time to an
nounce it had arrived.
POOH POOHS sYMMES' PLAN
]. w. Raphael, president of the de-
posltorS association and an advocate of
Wilson's plan of reorganization as op-
| posed to the continued receivership.
| said yesterday:
Literature explaining to the depos-
| itors the modified plan under which
they will receive 40 per cent in cash
and 25 per cent of their claims in pre-
ferred stock of a holding company
owning all the industrials-65 per cent
in all-was mailed to the depositors
yesterday afternoon, and in view of the
necessary details connected with the
plan and the printing the literature
could not be sent out sooner.
II believe the display advertising no
| tice of the receiver, inserted in the
papers, in which he stated he would
pay dividend of 10 per cent on or be-
/ fore June l, was, to say the least, in
| opportune. 1t will result in creating
! confusion among the depositorS as to
the action to be taken by them. We
! believe that If the depositors should ac-
cept any dividend or check of the re-
ceiver, and cash it, it would clash with
| the entire plan of reorganization and
virtually end ii.
URGES REORGANIZATION PLAN
I'VE therefore advise any depositol
to whom a check is sent to return the
same at once to the receiver. By doing
so they will not lose their rights to
] the assets of the bank in any respect
| and they will be assisting to quicker
reorganization by which they are &c
share in $2,000,000 that the receiver
never can obtain for the benefit OF the
depositors. wilson's plan brings to the
depositors s2,0O0,000 in new money In
addition to all the property OF the bank
| to which alone the receiver can look
| for the settlement of the claims OF the
| depositors
I'VE certainly expected that the re-
| ceiver in all fairness to the unsecured
depositors would have waited at least
10 days, for answers to Wilson's offer te
come in, before spending money In
! display advertisement the only purpose
of which was to prevent the reorsan-
! ization of the bank and keep the re-
ceivership alive.
Symmes states that he is simply act
ing in accordance with the duties his
position imposes
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
FUNERAL OF McCALLA
is SIMPLE CEREMONY

SANTA BARBARA, May S.-With-
out any of the pomp of a military cere-
monial or eulogy of any sort, the fu-
neral of Rear Admiral Bowman H Nc
Gala, who died early Friday, was held
today at Trinity Episcopal church
The service. which was conducted by
the rector, Rev. Benjamin Davis, as
sisted by Chaplain James Lewis, T. S.
N, retired, consisted simply of the
ritual and two of the hymns that were
the admirars favorites in religious
services at sea. The casket was
wrapped in the admirars colors and
bore the dead admiraPs sword and
epaulets.
Mrs McCalla and two of her daugh-
ters will take the body to Los Angeles
for cremation tomorrow. Later in the
week the urn containing the ashes of
the admiral will be taken to Wash
ington.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
HANN0VERANER VEREIN
HOLDS SPRING PICNIC
Association Makes Merry al
Schuetzen Park, San Rafael
Especial Dispatch to The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SAN RAFAEL, May s.-The annual
spring picnic of the Hannoverancr
verein of San Francisco was held at
Schuetzen park today, with music,
shooting, bowling. games and dancing
on the program of pleasure.
Over 1000 members and friends of
the association arrived from San Fran
cisco in the forenoon and found the
day ideal for an outing in the country.
Shooting and bowling contests began
early, the shooting match between
women being an interesting feature
The grand march for children in the
pavilion, during which 800 boxes of
candy were distributed, was another
enjoyable event.
The new manager of the park, John
Schlinsky, was complimented by the Of
ficers of the association for the neat
ness of the grounds and the accommo-
dations provided. The members of the
picnic committee were Fred H. Garnie,
John II. Lindeman and John Steffens.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
CaIifOrnians on Travels
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

I Special Dispatch 10 The Call
NEW YORK, May S.-Californians
are registered at hotels here as fol-
lows:
From San Francisco-C. Wagner.
Marlborough; F. w. Newhall, Hoffman
house; NJ ]. Walsh, Murray Hill; ].
Caldwin, Martha Washington; w. A.
Main, B. f. Martin. Long Acre; r. F.
Potts, Hotel Wellington; I. M. Smullen,
Martha Washington; G.. N. Armsby'
Plaz: II. V. D. Jones, Albemarle; M II.
McAilister, Plaz: A. L. Black, Belmont
Mrs. NJ E. Mcclure, Breslin; E. w. Sim
clair, Bartholdi; S. l. Cohn, Marlbor-
ough: d. Grant. Plaza; j. Munford,
Hotel Empire; Mrs. S. f. Swain, Hotel
Van Cortland.
Los Angeles-Mrs. E. r. Sibley. Hotel
Savoy; A Burgwald, Union Square.
Oakland-H. Hemphill, Miss Hosmer.
Mrs. A Hosmer, Hotel Cadillac; w. B.
Van wormSr, Park Avenue; Miss e.
Prescott, Grand.
Pasadena. H. Mcbride, Holland;
c. NJ. Melick. Park Avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
FUEL MADE FROM
ASHES and WASTE
lSpccial Dispatch 10 The CoUl


boSToN, May s.--Mayor Fitzrerald
mas turned over to experts for investf-
sauon formula, which was sent 70
MIN by nun, for turning ashes into
iuel. One of the city engineers has
given 1t g. trial and has reported fav-
orably upon it. The mayor has now
turned 1T over to another expert.
from Newport the mayor resan+1v
received a communication frono q 49,,
VINO as girl knew Fitzgerald
:, Her communication had to do with
the disposal of garbage and ashes Tn
ner letters she suggested that tho lot
ter be converted into fuel which che
says, Fcan be made by mixing oarhaao
products with ashes" In regard ~ az
burning qualities of this fuel sba go.
Il will state that 1t has been s,,h
Jected to the criticism of expert cban,
lists and pronounced satisfactory as
fuel. 1t can be used as a kinder or
in ordinary circumstances with baJf
the quantity of coal will give gond
results. Its. flame is semiluminous and
gives a fine heat. The cost of MANI
facture by garbage company is or
almost a minimum. I have tried II
here and found it practicable. and 7
want to have Boston get the benefit
of it."
When men meet they chat: when
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09

bond and franchise elections, with
which all the voters are familiar.
This statement of the candidate
takes the place of the party desig-
nation on the ballot and cures the
present evn of mechanical party
voting. 1t permits intelligent party
voting If the voter wants to look
UP candidates of a certain party he
may pick them from the various
candidates statements, but it is con-
fidently felt that, when he soberly
considers the statements of those
who have individual opinions so
framed that they can be held to
them, he will not be Influenced by
the consideration of such party des-
ignations as have no municipal sig
nificance.
Berkeley and Los Angeles have
eliminated party designation from
the ballot without Offering any sub
stitute to guide the voter This did
not seem advisable for as large a
city as San Francisco, where the
voter could inform himself as to but
few of the candidates. The princi-.
pal value of the scheme is to give
information to the voter. 1t would
cost each candidate $1,000 for post
age and addressing alone if he were
to send his statement to each voter.
The voter is entitled to this, and
20 f1 lTn hA
salary of a supervisor to reach him.
The Australian BaIIot-The can
didates will be grouped in alpha
betical order under the designation
of each office, as in the pure Aus
tralian ballot. No party designation
appears after the candidates name.
the candidates statement taking its
place.
Rotation of Candidates Names
The ballot in the different assembly
districts will have the groups of
candidates names printed in differ
ent rotations SO that over the whole
city ZobeI will head the ticket prac-
tically as often as Aaron. This will
equalize mechanical voting for the
names at the top of the alphabet
and give the election to the one
who receives the conscientious vote
of the electorate. This system is
working successfully in several of
the states. 1t will present no more
difficulty in printing than the IS
forms of ballot we have in the
state elections for the IS assembly
districts. The sample ballot will he
distributed by districts and be in
the same order as the ballot voted
at the election. No defect in the
mere form of the ballot will inyaI-
lidate the election.
Majority Votc-If a candidate re-
celve majority of votes at a. pri-
mary election he is elected. All
omces not so filled at the primary
snail have the names of the two
highest candidates at the primary
printed on the final ballot, or where
there are more than two vacancies
10 be filled candidates to twice Tho
number of vacancies chosen from
those having the highest number of
votes at the primary.
Ihis scheme prevents the election
Oh candidate who is not the choice
or a majority of the electors T. is
IN successful operation in Los An
geies, Berkeley and other cities.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
CART BEFORE HORSE
PROVES EXPENSIVE
A. e. Brunn Builds Theater, but
Trustees Refuse Permit
[ Special Dispatch TO The Call

L
SAN ANSELMO, May S.-Because he
built his theater first and asked for a
license afterward, A. E. Brunn stands
to lose several hundred dollars and
good business prospects as we'll
Brunn had nearly completed the
erection of his show house near the
railway depot when he decided to ap-
ply for a permit. At the last meeting
of the board of trustees his applica-
tion was rejected on the grounds that
the town has entered on an era of i'm
provement and reconstruction with
which the new theater does not con-
form.
The board declared that the moving
picture show which Brunn intended to
give would add circuslike appear
ance to the village, and that the
structure which he was building would
be a shack" Brunn will be forced
to tear down the building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09

Facilitation of Nomination-Any
person may become a candidate by
presenting a petition to the regis
trar and having not more than 20
nor less than 10 sponsors, who have
been electors FOR not less than a
year, appear before the registrar
and swear to their belief in the
candidates fitness. Practically all
the cities having the modern form
of ballot under the Des Moines and
Galveston plan, including Berkeley
and Los Angeles, permit nomina-
tions on a petition signed by %
electors. The committees plan,
having in view the careiessness
with which petitions are signed, re-
quires the sponsors to go before
the registrar. thus giving, the act
a certain formality.
1t was urged against this plan
that under it there would be a glut
of candidates. The contrary has
been the practical experience of the
dozens of cities that have adopted
it. 1t has been found in .practi-
cally all of them that fewer men
appear as candidates where they
know they are compelled to stand
aniv
they feel that they are backed by
a party organiza tion with a good
figurehead on the ticket to pull
them through. On the other hand
it gives a man who feels he has
qualifications a chance to stand
without compromising himself with
an organization or boss. The 20
sponsors may be made a source of
strength. Twenty well known citi-
zens in different parts of the town
to whom the candidate may refer
would facilitate the voter in finding
out about the candidate. Twenty
unknown or disreputable sponsors
would weigh significantly with the
voter.
Candidates Statement as a Sub
stitute for Party Tag on Ballot
With his petition the candidate
may file a statement concerning his
candidacy of not more than loo
words. In this he may say anything
he pleases. Presumably he will state
his position on live municipal issues
If he does not he can not hope for
success against candidates who take
a definite stand.
Practical attempts show that one
may declare himself in 100 words on
all the live municipal issues likely
to be presented at an election.
1t was proposed to prohibit his
stating his party aff1liation, but on
second thought it appeared that
there was logical place in the mu-
nicipality for purely municipal par
ties, and that it should be left to
the voter whether he regards the
party named by the candidate as
adding anything to the other quail
fications set forth in his statement
1t has been computed that these
statements will fill four page
sheet. The statements are arranged
alphabetically, according to the can
dfdates' names, and printed and cir.
culated with the sample ballot. The
cost will be very little, if anything
more than the circulars concerning