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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Rich Broker Vanishes
His Friends Begin Search
L. ]. Ganahl Thought
To Have Fallen From
Ship Harvard

Detectives in San Francisco and Los
Angeles yesterday began an inves-
tfgation into the strange disappear
ance of l. J. Ganahl. a wealthy lum-
Der broker Of this city, who is be-
lieyed to have been lost at sea from
the steamer Harvard while walking in
his sleep. Ganahl left this city Au-
gust 20 for Los Angeles.
When the steamer arrived at San
Pedro his clothing and baggage were
found In his stateroom The bed had
been occupied some time during the
night. It Is thought Ganahl, who had
been a sufferer from somnabulism for
months, left his berth unobserved and.
clad only in his pajamas, walked out
on the ships deck and then fell over
board.
No report of his disappearance was
made to the authorities and 1t was
not until his brother, e. f. Ganahl,
made inquiries that the company gave
out a statement. Ganahl underwent
an operation recently to relieve his
sleep walking habit, but IT was with
out success. A few nights after the
operation he was fouZd wandering
about his home.
The Ganahls live in the fashionable
Lakeside apartments. 159 Lake street,
Oakland. Mrs. Ganhhl and her two
daughters, prostratqd with grief and
forbidden by their physician from
seeing friends, are mourning their
husband and father as dead.
The boat was several hours late in
leaving San Francisco. After going
aboard Ganahl wrote letter to his
wife, in which he inclosed the keys
to his desk at % Market street. He
asked Mrs. Ganahl to send to him in
Los Angeles certain documents hav
ing a bearing on a case in the San
Francisco courts over which he had
been worrying.
f. T. Hfomada, manager of the Pig
n Whistle confectionery stores, yes
terday offered a reward of 800 for
the recovery of his brother in laws
body Ganahl was 35 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
HELEN SERGEANT PUT
ON PROBATION BY COURT
to Delinquency VIII Appear
for Trial Today

OAKLAND, Aug. 2s.-Helen Ser
geant, 16 year old girl who accused
Charles Arnold, a chauffeur, of a stat
utory offense, refused to testify in
court yesterday unless the men spec
tators were excluded. The case was
delayed while the court looked up
decisions on the question and refused
the girls request. She was finally
allowed to whisper to the court her
relations with Arnold.
Arnold denied the girls story.
Fred Ohe and Charles Joseph, two
OF the three indicted by the grand
jury in connection with the case, will
appear before Judge Ogden tomorrow.
They are charged with contributing
to the delinquency of a minor.
The girl was placed on probation
by Judge Ogden this afternoon at
the request of Probation Officer Beat
rice Mccall.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
OAKLAND 8 BONDS
SELL At PREMIUM
Halsey & Co. Bid $1,015,51O
for $500, 900, Giving City
Bonus of S25,51O

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-Bfds were re-
ceived by the city council this morn
ing for the purchase of $3.50, 000 of
municipal bonds.
In all 81 bids were filed. These
were passed over to City Attorney
Woolner and Commissioner Forrest,
to be reported back at the meeting to-
morrow morning.
The highest offer was by n. w. Hal
sey & Co. of New York and San Fran
cisco, brokers, whose bid for the en-
tire allotment of $990,000 was $1,015,-
510 This provides premium to the
city of $25.510, making an interest
basis of $40 per cent, the maximum
under the bond call being 5& per
cent With the Halsey bid were the
Central National bank and the Oak
land Bank of Savings.
The closest competitor to the Hal
sey people were E. III. Rollins & Son,
who bid for the entire issue s1,015,245.
1855 short of the Halsey bid. There
were two other bids for the allot-
ment, one from the Continental and
Commercial Trust Savings bank of
Chicago on bid of S1,005.15 and the
other from the Anglo and other
Paris National bank Of 1894 ,2S676.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
NATIVE SONS PLAN
A THEATER PARTY
Native Daughters Will Act
as Candy Girls to Swell
Receipts

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-Tuesday even
Ing. September 2. another OF the
series of theater parties being given
under the auspices of the Oakland
Admission day celebration committee
Will be held at the Oakland Orpheum
for the purpose of raising additional
funds for the three day carnival and
Admission day celebrations to be held
in Oakland by the Native Sons from
September 8 to 9. inclusive.
The theater will be specially dec
Grated for the occasion with red,
white, blue and yellow bunting and
American. and bear flags. Several
special numbers have been added to
the regular BILL among which are
Dot Morvic. aged 10: Marion Norris.
aged Z. and Kenneth Norris, aged 6.
Native Daughters will act as candy
girls and dressed in pretty costumes
among the audience selling sweet
meats. confetti and serpentines
Claude w. Fairchilde Is chairman of
the special committee in charge Of
the theater party.
In a letter sent out by the general
committee In charge OF the Oakland
celebration to the Oakland Chamber
of Commerce, Merchants exchange,
Downtown Improvement club, Com
mercial club and other civic and COM
mercial organizations these organiza-
tions are requested to aid in the gem
eral effort being made to close all
places of business on Monday, Sep
tember 8, and Tuesday. September 9,
the two principal days of the cele-
bration. The business houses have
also been asked to aid In the ener-
tainment of the thousands OF visitors
expected in Oakland during the four
days of festivities.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY
TO BENEFIT FROM PLAY
Production of 'sMngda'' and "Mary
AEagdaIene- TO Be Given In
Oakland Next Month

OAKLAND, Aug 2s.-The Ladies'
Relief society will reap the benefit
of the weeks production of 'Magda"
and Mary Magdalene," beginning
Monday evening. September p. The
title role will be assumed by Mrs.
A w Scott Jr Of San Francisco.
who viii have the support of a large
company of professionals.
Mrs. Scott is making 20 week
tour of the state. devoting the pro-
ceeds of her performances to some
charity in each city. The Happy Day
home in North Beach is receiving the
benefit in San Francisco the week
preceding the Oakland production.
Miss Matilda Brown is president of
the Ladies' Relief society, which is
one of the pioneer Institutions of
its kind In the bay cities.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
SUSPECT CAUGHT MAY
BE LAKESIDE BURGLAR
Captured by JnnitOr of Apartment.
While Quenching Thirst With
Mineral Water

OAKLAND, Aug. IS. Arthur Hat
field. suspected of being the Lake
side burglar" was arrested today in
the basement of the Aunston apart
ments, 2132 Webster street. Oakland.
He was drinking a bottle Of min
eral water he had found.
He explained to the janitor, who
captured him. that he was looking for
something to eat.
The police are Investigating his
record.
Within the last three weeks many
robberies have been reported from the
fashionable homes surrounding Lake
Merritt without the police being able
10 obtain any traces. 1t Is believed
that the burglaries are the work of
two men. Hatfield is suspected of be-
ing one Of them.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Ne " LIQUOR LAW
HAS OPPOSITION
Saloon and Labor Men Tell
Council Referendum
Will Be Invoked
Union Representative Says
That 1000 Men Will Be
Thrown Out of Work

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-The new
liquor ordinance was brought up In
the council this morning for dis
cussion by all factions interested.
Many suggestions were offered
from those opposed to the ordinance.
and those in favor
The ordinance will probably be
passed to a vote at the conclusion
of the forum tomorrow.
The discussion was opened to Rich
ard Knabbe, delegate from the
Royal Arch. who appealed for the
compensation of all saloon men
thrown out Of business through the
reduction OF the number OF saloons
to ZOO Knabbe asked that in rails
ing the license to $1,000. $500 should
be reserved in each case for fund
to compensate saloon men closed
down.
Knabbe also complained of the pro-
vision that hotels without a bar shall
be given liquor licenses, claiming all
owners of the lodging houses with
so rooms could get license and run
saloon.
E. III. Hart, vice president OF the
California Federation of Labor, an
nounced that the organization he rep
resented was opposed to the new ordi-
nance and asserted that the old
liquor regulations were satisfactory.
He said that is the ordinance were
n
endum would be invoked.
He also declared 4s per cent of the
2,100 persons engaged in the liquor
business in this city, or about 1000
persons. would be thrown out of en-
ployment, many of them with families
to support, and of such an age and
training in their business as to be
UNFIT for employment other than
manual labor.
Carl S. Plaut of the Blue and Gold
Brewing company. and Alexander
Friedman OF the Yosemite Liquor
company, spoke against the ordinance
on behalf of the liquor interests.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
ENGLISH FAVOR FAIR,
SAYS BERKELEY PASTOR
Rev. S. c. Patterson Tells
of Foreign Interest in
1915 Exposition

BERKELEY, Aug. 28.-On his re-
turn from a four months visit in
Europe, Rev Samuel C. Patterson.
pastor of the North Berkeley Congre-
gational church, spoke OF the action
of the British government against
participation in the Panama-Paciffc
exposition in San Francisco, declar-
ing that throughout Great Britain the
people are in favor of an exhibit here
in 1915, and that their feelings were
not respected.
Despite the fact that the govern
ment will not be officially present,
the people of England are trusting
that their nation viii be represented
in some other way and are strongly
In favor Of an exhibit in San Fran
CISCO" said the minister.
while abroad, everywhere I went
I found interest in the fair and in
California manifest. When one men,
tions he is from California he opens
the way to a long list of questions
concerning our state"
Rev. Mr.. Patterson went abroad for
the purpose of visiting his mother,
who lives in Belfast, Ireland. He
was California's delegate to the In
ternationaI Sunday school conven-
ton in Zurich, Switzerland.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Judge Lauds Will
Which Gave Estate
To Good Manager
Compliments Memory Of Mrs. Ellen
Sessions, Who Cut OF Distant
Relatives From Bequests

After granting letters of adminis-
tration to Public. Administrator Hynes
in the estate Of Ellen Sessions. Judge
Graham yesterday paid tribute to
Mrs Sessions as the maker Of lib
eral and excellent will. Mrs. Sessions
died recently. leaving her property to
William A Jackson. whose managerial
ability increased Mrs. Sessions busI-
ness interests.
IF more people would make their
will as did Mrs. Sessions" said Judge
Graham, "and leave their property to
friends who in their declining days
were good to the testator or testatrix,
instead OF bequeathing to distant rela-
tives they have never seen and who
have done nothing for them, the world
would be better of.
Judge Graham granted the letters
to Mr.. Hynes because Jackson, the
beneficiary, is dead. 1t is probable
that relatives who were cut off with
bequests of 81 will contest the will.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
SOCIAL LIGHTS To
MEET MRS. LANE
800 Guests Invited to Re
ception for Cabinet Off
GERS Wife

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.--Four large re-
ceptions Will divide society's interest
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs William
II. High is opening her home to many
friends of the family whom she has
asked to meet Miss Bessie Yates, the
fiancee of her son, Ralph High, whose
wedding Is planned for next week.
Three hundred guests are claimed at
tea by Mrs. Frederic Lane at her
Claremont residence. The function is
planned in compliment to Mrs. Frank
lin K. Lane, wife OF the secretary Of
the interior. Assisting in the re-
ceiving party will be: Mrs. Edward
Houghton. Mrs. w P. Treat Mrs. will
liam Campbell. Mrs. J. ID. Nevin, Mrs.
George Hatfield, Mrs. Frank Matthew,
Mrs. Alexander Wilson, Miss Virginia
Lane Miss Myra Treat Miss Mary
shipman and Miss Phyllis Wood
ward
Mrs. Alfred Durney is compliment
ing Miss Marguerite Burke at a large
bridge party, sharing her hospitality
with many of the younger set. Miss
Burke is the fancee of Harold Durney.
Their marriage will take place next
week.
Daughters home will receive tomor-
row at function, the occasion mark
ing the completion of the Broadway
building. Mrs. Matilda Brown is pres
ident of the organization.
X
Miss Leila Ewing entertained half
a hundred guests at bridge today in
honor of Mrs. Nicholas Weldgen Mrs.
Weldgen returns next month to her
home on the Atlantic coast
Bridge is the diversion which Mrs
Lewis Bissell will offer so girls of
the younger set Saturday afternoon.
The affair is planned in compliment
to Miss Leslie Brown, who leaves
shortly for the east.
Rev. Clifton Macon. rector of Trim
ity Episcopal church, will leave Mon
day with his wife for two months
sojourn on the Atlantic coast.
X
In November Miss Hazel Gum will
become the bride of Hugh Miller.
after which the young people will es-
tablish their home IN Buffalo, N. VI,
where Miller is engaged in Y NJ C. A.
work. The betrothal was announced
some weeks ago. Miss Gum is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gum
of East Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moylan c. Fox Jr.
will return from their honeymoon In
southern California early next week.
and during the brief sojourn In town
will take apartments at Hotel Oak
land. Next month they will leave
for their new home In Idaho Mrs.
Fox was formerly Miss Etha Musser.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Drug Clerks Meeting
Santa Cruz Is Selected
Extensive Program Is
Scheduled for Sun
day Session

Druggists from all over the state
are preparing to attend the second
annual convention of the California
Drug Clerks association, which opens
in Santa Cruz Sunday.
No other state has such an associa-
ton. The program of business IS ex-
tensive.
A number OF cities are already
working to secure the convention for
next year. and among the organiza-
tions devoting efforts to that end are
the Fresno Commercial club. the
Chamber Of Commerce Of San Diego
and the Oakland Chamber Of Com
merce. Lake Tahoe is also candi-
date.
The San Francisco delegation will
leave the city Sunday morning at
sos.
The membership of the general
committee of the association follows:
J. j. Grossly, chairman. San Fran
cisco; R. L. Terrell. San Diego; f. E.
Starr, Santa Cruz; o. Overmann.
Berkeley; c. c. Kratzenstein. Santa
Cruz; Dolph Tuzzle. Stockton; r. G.
Lindley, Fresno; A. E. O'Neil, Stock
ton
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
LANE ARRIVES SUNDAY

Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane will arrive in the city at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning, according to
dispatch received from him today
by Supervisor Vogeisang. Lane will
be met by Mayor Rolph, the super
visors and the Lane committee ap-
pointed by the mayor. He will be
escorted to a hotel, where he will hold
a public reception. The banquet given
to him by the city will be held at the
Palace hotel Wednesday night
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
sAL00N|sT 4
sPO|Ls MANS PLEASURE

OAKLAND. Aug. 2s.-Joseph Busch's
plans for a big time were wrecked by
a cautious liquor dealer in Oakland
today.
Busch. saying he was steward OF the
steamer Robert Dollar. ordered r.
Klingburg, liquor dealer, Seventh ana
Market streets. to send down $3.50 Oh
liquor to the Oakland long wharf TOT
the steamer.
Klingburg phoned to the wharf ano
found the steamer was not there. Ihen
he notified the police. The dellvery
wagon contained a policeman insteao
of the drinkables, and at the wnarl
they loaded Busch into the wagon and,
took him to the station.
He admitted to the police he wanted
to have good time and this was the
easiest and cheapest way.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
FOSSIL SEA ANIMAL
FOUND NEAR HAYWARD
Boss Well Digger Believes Bones Dis
covered Were Those of
Mighty Sen Lion

HAYWARD, Aug. 2s. - Bones of
monster animal have been found by
well diggers in the Meek orchard
tract near here. al Arena, who has
charge OF the crew, win send them to
the University Of California for iden-
fification and classification. Arena
believes that Prof. J. c. Merriam of
the department of paleontology will
agree with him that the remains are
those of a giant sea animal. probably
a sea lion, which, in the forgotten
ages, used to swim the seas when
water covered Hayward and vicinity.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
EXPOSITION BUILDERS
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Pnnama-Pacific Employees Present
Program, Ending With Dance, In
X. of r. Auditorium

The initial entertainment OF the Ex-
position Builders, an organization
composed of employees of the Panama
Pacific exposition, was held last night
In Knights of Columbus auditorium
and included literary and musical
program Of excellence.
Among those who took a prominent
part in the musical portion of the af-
fair were Miss Aldanita Wolfskill and
Mr.. Charles Bulotti. other numbers
were dancing by pupils of Miss Fran
ces Dougherty and a living reproduc-
ton OF the statue depicting the sars
which are to adorn the court of the
sun and stars.
The figure was portrayed by Miss
Emily Huddart. Motion pictures also
were shown. A dance concluded the
evenings entertainment.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Millions in Claims
Filed Against Two
Big Copper Firms
United ard M. o. P. Must Meet
Charge of Owing Aetna IN
dernnity $S,5o0,0oo

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-claims of
$s.50o.0O0 against the failed United
Copper company and its subsidiary,
the Montana Ore Purchasing com
pany, were revealed today when Fed
eral Judge Holt appointed Henry d.
Estabrook a special master to take
testimony on claims set up against
the copper company by the receiver
of the Aetna Indemnity company
The total claims filed against the
United Copper company, it was
brought out, amount to s2,750,000,
and against the Montana ore Pur-
chasing company Ss.75o,e00.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
THUG RoBs YOUNG WOMAN

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-In a hand to
hand hght with an unknown assatl-
ant last night. Miss Carrie Engelhart
1904 Madison street. managed to
break away from him after she had
been felied to the pavement Her
screams for help frightened the man
awav. but he took her purse with
rim Several witnesses of the attack
ave chase, but in the darkness the
%,ur escaped
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
WOODEN LEGGED RoBBER

OAKLAND, Aug. 2S.-Using his
heavy wooden leg 10 hold his victim
prosfrate on the sidewalk while his
companion went through his pockets,
4 stranger assisted in robbing II b.
smith. 716 Market street, Of $11 at
the corner of Seventh and Grove
streets at an early hour yesterday
morning. smith. in his report to the
police. said that his assailants We're
men whom he had met In San
Francisco cafe
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
SECRETARY ToRREY SICK

BERKELEY. Aug. 2s.-Clare M.
Torrey. secretary to Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the University
OF California. Is confined TO his home.
220S Parker street, with nervous
prostration. due to overwork. He
will not be able to resume his duties
at the university for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
DRUG CLERK ENDS LIFE
Oakland EmpIoye Despondent Over
Illness and Family Troubles

OAKLAND, Aug. 2s.-Charles AL
fred Bayly. q prescription clerk, en-
ployed by the Owl Drug company,
committed suicide at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Jane A Bayly, 1929
Fourth avenue. this afternoon by
drinking poison. Dependency over
illness and the refusal of his wife.
from whom he had been separated for
several months, to be reconciled with
him are blamed.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
FIVE CHINESE ARRESTED

Five Chinese at Sacramento and
Locust streets were arrested by off,
GERS from the Richmond station early
yesterday morning for violating the
ordinance which prohibits the opera
tion of laundrtes between the hours
of midnight and a. m. They were
charged with disturbing the peace
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
TO YOSEMITE IN A NIGHT
$3.50 Reduced Round Trip Rate
During August

Pacific. Leave San Francisco Ferry
Station, $40 D. m daily; Oakland, Six
teenth Street Station, 1917 D. M, ar
$3.50 from San Francisco Includes
stage between El Portal and Sentinel
Hotel. in center of park, IA miles.
Stage thence to Wawona (Mariposa
Big Tree d 20 miles and return, SIS
extra=AdV eTtisement.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
GIRL IN LOVE SEEKS DEATH
Polk Street Lass Quarrels with Moth
er, Then Swallows Poison

Following a quarrel with her
mother over love affair, pretty II
year old Mabel Younge, 1886 Polk
street, attempted to end her life yes
terday by swallowing poison. She
was rushed to the central emergency
hospital and probably will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
BooTBLAcK HIT BY TRAIN

OAKLAND, Aug. 2s.-While cross
ing the railroad tracks at the Twenty
third avenue station, East Oakland
this morning. Peter Pachurie. boot
black living at rs East Eleventh
street. probably was fatally injured
-.,hen struck by a train He was taken
~ the receiving hospital with q frac-
aured skull
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.--Chairman
Houston OF the house committee on
territories conferred today with Pres
ident Wilson on the railway and other
bills for the development OF Alaska.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29

Polo at Del Monte-Spend your
weekend and Labor Day there.-Ad-
vertisement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-20
So CENT TURKEY
BY THANKSGIVING
CRANBERRIES, TOO, ADVANCING
AND EGGS SELL AT so CENTS,
SAYS THE SAVANNAH MORNING.
NEWS.

That Americas is not feeling the
high cost of living as much as Savan-
nah Is shown by the following from the
Savannah Morning News, prices in
Americas ranging much lower:
Soaring prices of the food stuffs
necessary to make it a success indicate
that the old-fashioned Thanksgiving
dinner of We Pilgrim days will this
year cost half of the average mans
weekly salary, and perhaps more, for
the gobbler is perched high and de-
clines to be coaxed down.
with Thanksgiving not two weeks
off the price asked for live turkeys is
33 cents a pound, and there are only a
few in the local markets. Dealers be-
lieve that the prize dish of the Thanks
giving table will go up to 30 cents a
pound in the coming week. There has
also been big advance in cranberries
and the price per quart has jumped
from 10 to Is cents.
Potatoes are steady, the sweet va
riety selling for cents peck AMI
the Irish at 80 cents. In the last week
there has been a slight decrease in
cured meats and the best hams have
dropped from % to 90 cents a pound.
Dealers are stocking with fruit cake
ingredients, such as lemons, citrons,
rasins and currents. Seeded raisins
and current are now quoted at
Is cents a quart, or two for 25 cents
There is an abundance of celery at 10
cents a stalk, or three for % cents.
Lettuce, too can be had for Is cents :"
head or two for 25 cents.
One of the most important of winter
foods, the egg, is ballooning. Sixty
cents a dozen is asked for the best
yard eggs, while the storage product
commands 40 cents dozen. These
prices are unusual in Savannah mar
kets. New rice is also high, selling for
Is cents quart straight. Grits and
meal, firm at 80 cents per peck. Butter
holds steady at 40 cents per pound for
the best prints.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-20

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