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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

most cases due to .blowouts, when
it was impossible to fix with the
usual promptness owing to the short
age Of workmen powerhouses sus-
pended for short times also, but heroic
efforts Of loyal worknen, clerks with
a technical knowledge and even officials
OF the company saved the day
The magnitude Of the service pro-
vided by the Pacific Gas and Electric
system. and the wide variety of manu-
factories and public utilities absolutely
dependent on it for energy, puts the
situation directly before every man,
woman and child in that portion OF
California from Butte county to Tuol-
umne county to the, coast line
GEARY STREET LINE HALTED
San Francisco had bitter taste OF
what may be expected in general
way if the strike is not settled and
gains momentum, when breaker brew
out in the power house supplying the
Geary street line of the municipal rail-
way. and the ordinarily simple inter-
ruption Of service continued for 10
minutes, from 615 to Gas p. m, be-
cause OF a lack of sufficient electrical
workers to keep the rest Of the plant
running and repair the break. too.
STRIKERS ARE SANGUINE
The strikers are sanguine, even jubi-
liant. and believe their demand of so
cents a day more for the linemen who
now receive s425 and one day off with
pay In seven days viii be granted
gladly by the company before many
days. The officials of the council de-
clared yesterday that every workman n
OF the company Will join the ss4 strilk-
ers who walked out yesterday morning
at o'clock.
OFFICIALS WORRIED
The offcials of the company are
worried, but not distracted by any
means. John A. Britton, vice pres
ident and general manager. said last
night that the company would con-
tfnue to give service to it's patrons
He declared that the statements. which
he presumed came from the headquar~
tiers or the strikers, that 1000 men
were out IS absurd
MANY DISTRICTS INVOLVED
The districts particularly involved,
and in which the greatest number Of
men seeded. were San Francisco and
Oakland Men haze Withdrawn in
Chico. Santa Rosa. Fresno, Vallejo,
Napa, colusa, Petaiuma, Nevada City,
Grass Valley. San Rafael, and other
minor towns and villages, but in none of
these places has the service been affect
ed thus far. In most of these places even
the managers have donned overaIIs and
are working side by side with the
werkmen who refused to strike.
None Of the gas makers in San Fran
cisco have struck as yet, and, further
more, they say they won't. This is one
or the weak spots Of the strike With
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

out these gas makers the strikers can
not hope to seriously affect the restau-
rants. newspapers, and, above all. the
homes of the city.
In Grass Valley so men quit work.
Practically all were electrical work
ers At Chico all of the electricians
! and gas makers walked out in re-
spone TO the strike orders. The COM
pany managed to man all of its sub
stations and at a late hour had not
experienced any real trouble.
PETALUMA LINE TIED UP
All Of the employees at Santa Rosa
left the gas plant and the electric dis
trfbution system. The Petaluma and
! Santa Rosa railroad, an electric line,
was tied up from II a. m. until p. m.
Manager Maitland G. Hall of the Santa
Rosa branch declared the company Will
be able to provide both gas and cleo
tricity for Its patrons. The power will
be secured, if necessary, from the
Snow Mountain Power company
MEN RETURN AT FRESNO
At Fresno about 20 men, including
ing to discuss the strike orders re-
ceived, and finally decided to return to
work and await final orders from the
headquarters of the council In San
Francisco.
At Sacramento the power stations and
gas works are crippled because of
lack OF help, 100 men, engineers, line
men, machinists and gas workers hav-
ing walked out
NO VIOLENCE REPORTED
no violence had been reported lats
last night. but Vice President Britton
anticipated trouble by asking for police
protection. Mayor Rolpi promptly re-
ferred the matter to Chief of Police
White. If peaceful methods do not pre-
vail and the strikers do decide to adopt
another plan of battle to gain their
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
SENTENCE
MUCH TOO MILD
Judge Regrets Inability to
Inflict Death Penalty
on a Fiend
Special Dispatch TO TIE Cain

Special Dispatch TO The CalIl
SAN BERNARDINO, May IA life
sentence was this afternoon handed out
to Alberto vasquez. who had been
convicted Of a most leinous crime on
highly respected woman of Grafton
several months ago. The jury was out
one minute. breaking records for this
county.
incidentally, Judge Bledsoe, in pass
ing sentence. referred to the unsound-
ness Of the views OF those people who
would abolish capital punishment in
this state. inferentially making the
point that this was a case where a
death sentence would be none too light
il 1t were possible to apply it.
The case IS one OF the worst in local
court annals Vasquez having been
caught just as be was about to cross
the line into Mexico at Calexico Vas
quez held a knife over his victim when
he committed his crime
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
THREE YEARS QUARREL
ENDS IN SWORD DUEL
Combat Witnessed by Fifty Parisians
md Large Body of Reporters-
Deputy's Son Injured

PARIS, May IA sword duel aris-
ing out of a quarrel three years ago
was fought today between II. c. Ber-
ger, son OF Paris deputy. and Georges
Breittmayer, both noted fencers. They
met on the lawn of the Chateau d'Oriy,
about seven miles to the south of Paris.
Berger received a serious wound in
the right breast.
AS. ander the French law. no duel
may be fought in. secret, the combat
was witnessed by SO well known Pari-
slams and large body Of reporters.
Breittmayer afterward visited his
wounded opponent in his home with
the permission Of the surgeons. and a
reconciliation was effected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
FATAL REVOLVER BATTLE
sheriff Kills HIS slayer as He Falls
Frcm Horse Fatally Shot

VIENNA. Ga, May Two men were
killed and third was probably fatally
wounded in revolver battle near here
today. Oscar Blow. farmer. first en-
duel, in which Sangster was killed
Sheriff Bennett, mounted, pursued
Blow. who shot the officer out of the
saddle. The sheriff returned the fire
while falling to the ground. killing
Blow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
BIUEJACkETS DROWNED
capsIzing of Pinnace Results in Death
of Three

cUxHAyEN, Germany. May - SEN
ior Lieutenant George Won sastrow of
the German navy and two blnejackets
were drowned yesterday evening by the
eapsizing of the pinnance of the torpedo
boat G 50 off the island Of syIt. Lieu
tenant Won Sastrow was the commander
OF the vessel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

mat. and who is a wealthy society
leader here. has given out no state
ment, but friends declare she has been
in a highly nervous state for some
days because of worry
The affair occurred while she was
alone and one bullet scratched her
neck. The other two went wild. but
some. OF the powder burned her breast.
The shooting created a great sensa-
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
SOCIETY WOMAN TRIES
TO SHOOT HERSELF
Mrs. john Archer Silver, Divorced
Wife of Hobart College Professor,
Only Scratches Neck
Special Dispatch to The CAN

Especial Dispatch to The calD
RENO, May Three bullets from
revolver in her own hand nearly cost
the life of Mrs. John Archer Silver.
divorced wife of the professor of Eng
lish in Hobart college, Geneva N. Y.
Mrs. Silver, who is daughter of
Hon. Edward McMurdo, English diplo-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
Strike Is Not Well G. Organized e
Gas Makers Decline to Go Out
Strike Of employees CT Pacific Gas and Electric nell

San Franciscsns may have to
walk to and from work before 1T is
over, but they won't have to go
hungry, for the gas makers refused
to strike.
Electric lines In various portions
OF central California were tied up
for brief periods yesterday. but in
NO case did a power plant shut
down because Of lack of workmen.
The detection is not so general az
WINS reported at first.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

California affected another by the
strike Of employees Pacific and Electric who
crafts included in the recently organized
Light Power Council OF California The strike vas called yes
erdav and
makers uned aborers have stopped work
in nlanv by the In
the has been able to fill the vacated places
darkness night heaess and foodless
restau
sIEC
Eeetric raiads were tied tip
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
WAL KOUT Of ELECTRICAL
WORKERS COVERS STATE
FROM BUTTE To FRESNO

Magnitude Of System and Wide Variety of Public Utl-
tiles Dependent Upon It For Energy Puts Situation
Directly Before Every Person in Territory Involved
San Francisco Gets Taste of What Might Happen in
Brief Tie Up Of Geary Line for Half Hour Yesterday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

president Electric
The big n Yuba hoDmg the
affected The bL 0
for lighting and other aidrog the Butte
@ Fresno.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08
TARIFF MEASURE
VOTE Is DELAYED
BY REPUBLICAN

Revision Bill Being Rushed
to Final Passage in the
. House by the Democrats
Is Suddenly Blocked by
Parliamentary Maneuver
Calling for the Reading
of the Enrolled Bill"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

IL the electrical workers resort to
violence they may succeed I'm shut
ting down most Of the big manu-
factories md public utilities I'm that
portion of the state which is served
by the Pacific Gas and Electric COM
pany.
Oakland gas makers struck, but
fs.e gas holders were full at the
time, and sons of the officials. clerks
with the required knowledge of the
work. end loyal workmen are keep
ing the plant going.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-08

contains the very latest city
and general news of the night.
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Continued on Page 4, CeIum
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in The Call are increasing
steadily every day. They bring
results. That's the answer.
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Highest Temperature Yesterday, 81. Lowest Tuesday
Night, 80. For details of the Weather See Page 10
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07

An Ordinance Declaring Trees Insest-
Cd with Basw0Tms a Nuisance Max
Ing it Unlawful 10 Maintain such 4
Nuisance and Prescribing a Penalty
for the Violation Hereof
Be Il Ordained By the Mayor and
counclmen Of the City q Chickasha
Oklahoma
Section 1. That any tree ln the city nf
Chickasha infested with or containing
bagworms be and the same is hereby
declared 10 BE- a nuisance
Section 3 That It shall be unlawful
LOT any person. persons. firm or cor
ppration to maintain or permit same
70 De maintained upon Ills or her prem
ises any such nuisance as defined n
section one of this ordinance.
Section 8. That any person. persons.
firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions Of this ordinance shah
he fined ia any sum net less than So
nor more than $50 and provided. each
ard every day any such nuisance shan
ba 50 maintained shall be and coasth
tute a separate offense.
Passed by an affirmative vote o. I
majority Of all councilmen-eleet on
This the third day Of April 1913.
approved. J.B. BURTON.
Attest Mayor.
~ Fl BURGESS. City Clerk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07

Bad breath. bitter taste. dizziness
and q general mo account" feeling
Is a sure sign Of a torpid liver HER.
BINE is the medicine needed l.
makes the liver active vitalizes the
blood. regulates the bowels and ro-
stores a fine feeling Of energy and
cheerfulness Price soc. Sold by
Owl Drug Store or Public Drug Store.
adyd and W
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07

TIE quickest and sarest cure for
barns bruises. boils. sores. inllamama-
una and all skin diseases IS Bucklen's
Aruisa saivs 10 four days it cured
L + Hanih. q Iredel. Tex Of a sore
= als slkis ~AioA panied him SO he
seald hariiy aalk. Should Be I'll every
hsasa Only sc. Recommended by
BE0zn & CO. advd&E
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07
Oil and Gas Leases

The Daily Express noa has for sale
pienty q statutory farm. Oh and gas
leases-gucd anywhere III the state gt
Oklahoma. II you are securing oil
and gas land these are the uroaer
blanks EVANS & SMITH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07

Wearing a green coat IN the woods
amt no protection. Some hunters
don't seem % know that deer don't
wear green coats
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-07

There was chilcike look of dis
appointment in her face as she saw
that Mr. Banks failed 70 Join IN The
tenarai Joy OF shs situation Then she
went upto him 70 e1riain Don't yen
see have been earning the car Tor
mother. and ali the time she was
away she thought I vas just staying
home doing nothing she didn't want
rne to work. bat Dad cunidut afford
the car unless he cut down expenses
somehow. ard she was So cFa1g to
have one Noe sho sees that il hasn't
hnrt ne she uoat care You DIDN'T
really think ! was Miss Sell. did yoase
0l. Betty said Banks suddenly
realizing lhs sraih and calling her BY
her Trst name for the frst time Bet
IS. forgive NEIL thought but never
mlna what ! thought y
This vas Hettys last day in tie Of
nee but a feW days later when Ciar-
enee Banks Joined the rRrnum family
Tor the presentation Of the new auto
mobile 70 Mrs.. YarnHn. Betty gaye
her hesrt to Clarence Banks
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29

II sheds its leaves il will take on an
other ornamental phase. for then its
purple fruit will be seen clustered
thickly along the branches. The vine
must be clipped occasionally. during
the summer. to prevent it from
spreading in all directions and giving
a ragged look TO your fence. II is
quite important that stout posts
should be used. as the netting must
be stretched tightly. to prevent it
from sagging The end posts should
be well braced TO stand the strain
made on them. | would advise the
use of netting at least four feet wide,
and that it be of heavy wire. for you
want something that will last for
years, as 1t will be impossible to make
satisfactory repairs in a fence OF this
kind. II your neighbor co-operates
with you. as he doubtless will If you
ask him to. would advise the use
of wide sawed posts with a row OF
netting on each side. A width Of this
substance to your hedge than one row
of netting possibly can. If sawed
posts are used. they should be well
painted before the netting is put on.
for two reasons-improved appear
ance. and preservation of the wood.
Painted dark. dull green they will
not be too much in evidence during
the period when your vines are get
ting a start Such a fence can be
made really more ornamental than
the ordinary hedge. and this in a short
time. and very little attention will be
required to keep it in good condition.
A better method however, OF mark.
ing the boundary line. allowing me to
be the judge. is that of planting
shrubs and hardy perennials there
Set them so close together that when
they have fully developed they. II
combination. will make a solid bank
of foliage. Do not use kinds that grow
to such a size that they will obstruct
the view across the lot or yard. except
there is a place az the rear where
such an obstruction would be desir-
able. Here the lilacs. the Tartarian
honeysuckles, and the Viburnums,
will work in effectively. AS you so
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29
BUILD BOUNDARY LINES HEDGELIKE AND
ALTOGETHER ORNAMENTAL AT SMALL COST.
Substitute for Hedge Can Be Made With Little Trouble by Setting
Stout Posts in Ground and Stretching Woven Wire Along
With Vines Trained 0ver-NatWe Plants Best

toward the street or road make use
of shrubs comparatively low and
spreading habit, like the Spireas, the
Deutzias, and the Weigelias In be
tween them plant such tall perennials
as the Hollyhocks. the Delphiniums
and Budbeckia. In front of them
Pyrethrum. Peony. Phlox. Dicentra
and Iris. with other lowgrOwing
plants of similar habit If you take
pains to read up in the catalogues be-
fore ordering your plants, you can
make yourself so familiar with their
size, height, general habit and season
of Towering. that you need locate
none of them in the wrong place. The
strip of ground in which they are to
be planted should be at least eight
feet wide-ten would be better-and II
should be kept free from grass and
weeds. Here is the place for your
shrubs if your yard is a small one.
Never spoil the effect of your lawn
by scattering them over it. Hardy
bulbs can be planted along the edge
of the border. where they will most
effectively display their beauty early
in the season before the other plants
are ready for business.
The woman who loves flowers, and
the boys and girls who should be edu-
Gated into liking them. will find it
nothing but pleasure to take care of
such a collection. There will be no
weed milling nv hand IN no dOna-thp
hoe will make that unnecessary.
Some of the shrubs may need prun-
ing occasionally, when they get to be
too thick, but as a general thing the
less pruning you give a shrub the
more effective ii will be.
Before setting out any plants.
spade the soil well to the depth of a
fot and a half. A liberal amount OF
good manure should be used. In set
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29

Let US suppose that there is line
fence to BE- built between your lot
and your neighbours, or along the
front yard. or that a fence already ex-
lists that is anything but attractive.
What can be done to make the boun-
dairy line pleasant to look at?
Several things. If you don't care TO
plant shrubs and hardy perennials
there. why not make substitute for
a hedge by the use of vine like our
native Ampelopsis, known to you, per
haps, as American ivy, or Virginia
creeper? This can be done with very
little trouble or expense by setting
stout posts solidly in the ground and
stretching woven wire netting along
them, and training this vine over IT.
Ii is of very rapid growth, and the
plants, if set about twenty feet apart,
ought to develop enough in one sea
son TO furnish quite a covering for the
netting AS this plant grows in al
most all localities at the north, you
need not send to the plant dealers
for it. The children will be delighted
to provide all the plants you want
from the wOodlot or the river bank,
where they will find it growing pro-
fusely.
When the plants have made growth
enough to meet on the support fur
nished them, nip off their ends. This
will cause them to send out side
d.
through the meshes of the netting. as
they develop. BY the end of the sec
ond season the netting ought to be so
thickly covered that nothing of the
support will be seen, and the general
effect will be quite hedgelike, and al
together ornamental. Especially will
this be the case in fall. when the fol-
lage of the vine takes on its rich col
oring of scarlet and crimson. When
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29

ing shrubs, alwa"s plan for the fu-
ture. Make yourgeE certain about the
size the little 81 linens you plant
will grow to. ana set them far enough
apart to allow OF full DEVELOPMENT
without crowding. If hardy perennials
are used to fill in between them
while they are developing. there will
be no unsightly gaps at any time.
Such plantation along the side
Of a lot can be made a thousand fold
more ornamental than the most ex-
pensive fence. and one of the strong
est arguments in its favor is the pleas
ure that can be got out of the making
of 1t. There is nothing quite so en-
toyable to the person who likes to be
among the green things growing" as
work in the garden. There is a new
surprise in store for every day. And
the exercise is of that kind that keeps
both mind and muscle in play in a
manner that makes one forget to get
tired. The happy combination of men,
tai and physical exercise makes work
in the garden ideal recreation for
woman and child The only obiec-
ton TO be urged against IT," writes a
correspondent, ''is that after a little
one wants to be out of doors all the
time" Which is the best possible
argument in its favor,
Copyright 1919. by c. NJ. Schultz
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29

extra work, and there is nothing else
in the house that adds so much to the
comfort of the whole family. unless it
be the bathroom. If the CRATE and
mantel are built in the side OF the
room. the heat and light from the fire
are largely lost to that side and two
corners. whereas the fire in the corner
fireplace may be seen and enjoyed
from any part of the room.
More attention is now paid TO the
front hall and open stairway than ever
before. When the hall is large enough,
the appearance is quite on the grand
order as seen from the front door.
especially if the stairway is well
planned and sklfully constructed. So
much of this work is done in factories
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29
, a knioht a NiQht.

Blessed with a sense of humor. Sir
Henry Irving was not shut up In MS
dignity as In a tower; he Thoroughly
appreciated a palpable hit. even al
his own expense.
During the rehearsals OF King Ar
thur" for which Sir Arthur Sullivan
composed incidental music. and SIT
Edward Burne-Jones designed speciai
costumes he CHANGED to overhear tho
brief monologue that follows;
Sir Emery Irwin. Sir Arthur sulll-
van, Sir Edward Durne-Jones! came
in a growl from dark corner behind
the scenes Three bloomin' knights
and that's about what give IT
Irving liked to repeat this outburst,.
which the comparative failure OF
King Arthur" made peculiarly app"
site.-Youth's Companion
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29
Women in Professions.

Although women have not succeed
ed in becoming barristers in England.
they are working their way well into
the other branches Of the legal profess
sion. Several firms of solicitors en-
ploy women clerks for responsible
work. and these occasionally appear in
court ready to prompt counsel or hand
him exhibits and papers. And the up
to-date law stationer employs female
labor extensively in typewriting briefs
and cases for opinion. But wills and
leases and other documents that re-
ouire penmanship are still left to the
unattached male copyist. who may be
found any day propped up against the
old wall of Lincoln's inr, London. pa
tiently waiting for the successor Of
Mr.. Nagsby to engage him. just as
Dickens described him in BLEAK
House"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-29

nom the Indians Indians criticise
white folks for building great big
Are, theL getting away from it and
freezing. The Mexican freplaces are
built of adobe brick made OF adobe
clay. gravel. and straw. and they are
died in the sun the same way as the
Egyptians made brick when the chill.
dren of Isreal were sojourning in tina.
country. But the fire place in this
house is built of ordinary hard brick.
and il is small enough to accommo-
date a soal fire. However. it is also
large enough 10 burn wood chunks,
and these make the best fire for CON-
e.. --~,, l-row how - select the