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AGED VETERANS AT "ATTENTION" HOUR AT TIME Old Soldiers at Sawtelle Hearing Give an Imitation of Commander's Cloth ing Inspection MOORE BRUTAL AND INSULTING, IS PROOF Dozen on Stand Expose Bad Management and Un happy Conditions LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21. — A dozen witnesses testified before the senate committee investigating the Sawtelle soldiers" home today, giving further evidence of incompetency of the home's executives, poor food and other condi tions not calculated to be conducive to comfort and happiness. Major E. W. Moore, treasurer of the home, was severely arraigned by Ed ward H. Kenny, a naval veteran, who I uned the appellation of "sea lawyer" y his knowledge of the laws regard ing the conduct of soldiers' homes and the forceful manner in which he gave his evidence. Up came to the hearing armed with a bundle of blue prints, contract figures, photographs and vol uminous memorandn. Kenny's chief aversion appeared to be Major Moore, who. according to the witness, was insulting and brutal in his manner toward inmates. "The old soldiers want to he gov erned by American military officers of experience, and not foreigners who have a contempt for the old soldier," declared Kenny. GOT rAPERS TO HOLD JOB "This Major Moors' wasn't natural ized as an American citizen until 1896, and then he took out papers in order to hold tits job. "When he inspected the veterans he would keep a company standing sometimes an hour while he examined their wearing apparel." At this point Kenny hart a comrade stand up and gave what ho declared to be an imitation of the major's l_ ■pecticn. "If that's the kind of treatment an American must take from an alien I don't want to be an American." vehe mently announced the witness. He also said that Governor Cochrane was insulting and contemptuous in his at titude toward the inmates. Kenny produced copies of what he described as "nagging orders by a set of officers who never did military duty." One of them was the rule of com pelling the inmates to keep their civil ian clothing in the basement or outside the grounds. < OATS BITTOXKD IN HOT WEATH Another, which Kenny announced as brutal, was that prohibiting the wear ing of overcoats in the dining ball when the weather was inclement, com pelling the veterans to go through the rain to the dining hall without ade quate protection. In hot weather, he said, a policeman stationed at the door of the dining hall compelled the inmates to button up their coats and keep them buttoned during the meal. Kenny pleaded that the soldiers homes be turned over to the war de partment. "Give us army or navy officers," he said. "They will respect us and we will respect them." A session of the hearing will be held at Sawtelle tomorrow. Fairness to all, malice toward none is the policy of the New Independent Call. STENOGRAPHER ACCUSED OF MURDER ON STAND Mlsa Cecilia Farley, Charged With Shooting Alvin E. Zollinger, Makes Admission Vital to Case COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 21.—Both the state and the defense completed the presentation of evidence today in the murder trial of Miss Cecilia Farley, house stenographer, who is charged with shooting Alvin E. Zollinger, an advertising solicitor, in a city park last May, and the case is expected to go tc the jury tomorrow. After having been on the stand more than two days, Miss Farley completed answering the cross examining ques tions of the prosecuting attorney shortly after the noon recess today. She went from the stand crying and completely exhausted. Prosecutor Turner in cross examin ing Miss Farley forced her to tell of how she had intimate relations with Jerome Quigley, the man whom she was to marry, after their engagement. . . . PETALUMA PIONEER DIES Death Takes Henry Oster, Leading Mer- chant, After Brief Illness Special Dispatch to The Call PETALUMA. Nov. 21.—Henry Oster, one of the best known residents of this city, died today after a brief illness. Oster had be-m in business in Petaluma more than .".0 years. He was a native of Germany. 59 years old, past grand master of Peta luma lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F.. and will be buried by that order Sunday. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Minna Oster, and five children, Ottomar Oster of Seattle, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson of Vancouver, Carl, Oswald and Walter of Petaluma. JOB PLEAS SWAMP MAIL Democrats Deluded With Offers to Serve Government WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.—A deluge of demands for opportunity to serve the government,with proper emoluments, is sweeping over the advance guard of democratic congressmen in Washington. Thousands of letters asking for gov ernment employment have been re ceived and the senate and house post offices are working overtime handling the mail. Speaker Clark Is keeping four stenographers busy dictating re plies to applicants for positions. •STATE PRINTERS WORK OVERTIME Special Dispatch to The Call SACRAMENTO, Nov. 21.—The state printing office is doing more work than it has ever done in its history. The five cylinder presses are working and night. The congestion of many state department reports and the desire of the state printer to get all work done in preparation for the January meeting of the legislature is the reason for the rush. The Help Question Solved. You won't need a valet; wash your sf >lf—we will dress you on credit. $1 a week. 59 Stockton St., upstairs.—Advt. Chico's New Water Supply Special Dispatch to The Call CHICO, Nov. 21. —To prevent a threatened increase in insurance rates for Chico's business nouses and residences and the consequent discussion of an opposition, the Chico Water company today decided to double the capacity of its system here and will at once begin the erection of a tank to hold 150,000 gallons of water. This will be lo cated adjoining the tank now in use and carrying 115,000 gallons. The increase in pressure will be such that Chico will have a fire pro tection equal to that of any city on the coast, and there will be ample water at all seasons of the year for all purposes, whereas now there is a shortage during the summer season." Work on the new plant will start at once. POND DRAGGED TO FIND YOUNG GIRL Hat on Bank Gives Clew to Missing Rhode Island Woman PROVIDENCE, ft 1., Nov. 21.—The discovery of a hat belonging to Miss Norma Garvin, daughter of former Governor L. F. C. Garvin, beside a pond near her home in Lonsdale today led the police to drag the pond. The search was without result, but will be continued tomorrow. Miss Garvin, 36 years old, has been missing since last night, when she started to attend a lecture at Brown university. ~ She intended to walk to Lonsdale to take a train for Providence, but never reached the station and no one seems to have seen her after she left her home. The path to the station is lonely and passes the shores of the Lonsdale mill pond. The waters are shallow and there are no embankments from which a person could fall. Friends of Miss Garvin recalled to night that the young woman had fre quently complained of trouble with her head, and expressed a fear of meet ing death in the water. The finding of her hat near the pond caused her fam ily to fear her body will be found there. In Miss Garvin's room was found a scrap of paper with a sentence in her handwriting: "I can't get the water off my mind." HERBERT N. WALTER TO TAKE BRIDE IN GOTHAM Former San Franelscan Soon Will .Marry Daughter of Old Quaker City Family Announcement is made of the forth coming wedding, December 12, of Her bert N. "Walter, formerly of this city, and Miss Ethel Gans of New York. Miss Gans is the daughter of Levi L. Gans, a mefber of an old Philadelphia family and a prominent business man of that city and New York. The groom to be is well known in San Francisco, beinsr a member of the family that founded the firm of D. N. & E. Walter of this city. He is a Stanford gradu ate, did newspaper work In San Fran cisco for a few years and was a lieu tenant in the California national guard. He has lived in New York for several years. The wedding will take place in the residence of the bride's father in West Seventy-sixth street. New York. The couple will reside in that city after their marriage. INFORMING GANGSTERS RELEASED FROM JAIL Hot Springs Mayor Wires Sehepps to Keep Away From Resort or Be Escorted Out NEW YORK. Nov. 21.—Sam Schepps, one of the four informers whose testi mony resulted in the conviction of Charles Becker and four gunmen for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, was discharged from custody today. He had been held on a technical charge of vagrancy. A crowd of 1,500 persons witnessed the release of Rose, Webber and Vallon from the west side prison this after noon. Rose left in one automobile and Webber, accompanied by his wife, was whirled away in another. I Vallon slipped out by a side entrance, mingled with the crowd and disap peared, unrecognized except by a few. REALTY MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING AFFINITY Mrs. Tillle Branson Sues for Divorce, Asking That Husband Be Forbid den to Dispose of Holdings OAKLAND, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Til lie Branson has sued for divorce from Kemper P. Branson, declaring that Mrs. A. Robb to be his affinity. Mrs. Bran son complained that her husband's at tentions to the other woman had caused her much grief and humiliation. Branson is a realty agent and is said to have money on deposit in banks at San Leandro and in Sonora. He also has interest in several pieces of real property in this city. She asked to have him restrained from disposing of his holdings pending the adjudication of her suit. Mrs. Branson asked $100 a month alimony and the custody of their minor child. A final decree of divorce was given Elizabeth L. Higgins from A. W. Hig gins for cruelty. "SLUSH FUND" EXPIRES Vallejo Board of Education Turns .Money Over *o Solano County Special Dispatch to The Call VALLEJO, Nov. 21.—The famous '•plush fund," which has been In vogue with the boards of education for al most 20 years, and which recently re sulted in proceedings in the superior l court, is no more. It has been decided to turn the money over to the county fund. At the present time there is. about $100 in the fund. SLAYER FAILS TO REFORM Pardoned Murderer Sentenced To Eight Years as White Slaver NEW YORK. Nov. 21.—George Levy, who murdered a man in Boise, Idaho, 11 years ago and escaped life Imprison ment later on a promise to leave the United States and reform, was con victed in the federal court here today of violation of the "white slave" act. Judge Hough sentenced him to eight years In the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. RECEIVERS OF LIFE FIRM KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 21.—-Receiv ership for the Great Western Life In surance company, which has headquar ters here, was asked in the circuit court today by the stock holders and policy holders, who charge extravagance and dissension In its management. The ap plication sets forth that a statement Is under way to merge the company with the International Life Insurance company of St. Louis. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1912. TOLL IN JAMAICAN GALE TO PASS 100 Residents in American Col ony Escape, but Natives Perish in Wave • KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 21.—The official estimate of the dead in the hurricane and tidal wave that visited the western part of Jamaica places the number at more than 100 in the coast towns alone. Details gradually com ing in indicate great devastation in the western section. Nearly all lighters, coasting sloops and small craft in the harbors of Green island, Montego bay, Lucca and Savan nah la Mar foundered and a large pro portion of the crews were drowned. Many persons living In these towns were killed in the collapse of build ings. The houses of the American colony at Montego were badly damaged, but no casualties are reported. The gov ernor general of Jamaica, Sir Sydney Olivier, reached Montego bay today and found conditions so direful that he immediately ordered the dispatch of several hundred additional tents and large quantities of foo supplies from Kingston. The railway lines now are working within 20 miles of Montego Bay, but the telegraph lines are dis organized. The tidal wave at Savanna la Mar was the highest in a century. One visiting vessel was washed half a mile up the main street. Fully 95 per cent of the houses were blown down during tbe hurricane. The principal notels were unroofed, as were all the churches and the railway depots. The sea swept over the streets in the lower section of the town and rows of dwellings were piled up in a gigantic heap at the mouth of a gully, where a large number of bodies were recovered. An American tourist who happened to be in that town during the hurricane said 40 bodies had been recovered up to the time of his departure. At Green island, 18 miles southwest of Lucca, the American said, there was much wreckage ashore and afloat, but no sign of life could be discerned. At Lucca 10 bodies were found direct ly after the storm had subsided. LANDSCAPE LIKE VEGETABLE SOUP Irishman Puts F. G. Athearn to Flight in Describing Speed of Trains While F. G. Athearn, chief of the bureau of economics of the Southern Pacific, was in Arizona a few days ago, he met an Irishman fresh from the old country and attempted to impress him with the speed of the Southern Pacific trains in California. "Why, in California." said Athearn, "our company runs its trains so fast that the telegraph poles look like a continuous fence." The Irishman was not astonished. He rather looked Athearn In pity. "Do they now," said Pat. "Well, sir, I was wan day on a train In Ireland and as we passed first a field of turnips, then wan of carrots, then wan of cab bage and then a large pond of water, we were going that fast that I thought it was vegetable soup." The Transportation club has decided to hold its annual Christmas jinks Monday, December 23. Santa Claus will be given an order to supply all the members with presents. The club will keep open house New Year's eve. The women will be present and dancing will be one of the features of the en tertainment. Judge R. S. Lovett has been elected chairman of the executive committee of the Chicago and Alton with offices in New Y*ork, S. Campanella of Santa Rosa, agent for the French line of steamships, was in San Francisco yesterday. F. M. Jenifer, general freight and passenger agent of the Tonopah and Tidewater, has Just returned from a trip to southern California. * # * D. Aspland, general agent of the Tonopah and Tidewater at Goldfield, has Just returned after a visit in this city. * * * John M. Beall, who was for several years general agent of the Southern railway In San Francisco and recently general passenger agent of the Mobile and Ohio railroad at St. Louis, has re signed the latter position to become general manager of the A. 11. Pugh Printing company at Cincinnati. The Union Pacific office in the Flood building has received 15,000 calendars for 1913. These are the first calendars to make their appearance in the local railroad offices. Suburban Brevities 4 , . «. GIRL FOTTND IN SAlD—Oakland. Not. 21.- Tom Oyp. a Chinese girl, aged 1.1 years, was in the juvenile court today as a suspected slave girl. She was taken from a resort ia Alice street during a police raid and Miss Carrie Pavis. superintendent of the Oriental Home for Girls, at San Francisco, has petitioned to have her declared dependent. MANY ARE SlTED—Oakland, Nov. 21.—Suit against F. M. Smith. N. M. Crossley and 7*. other business men and sereral corporations was filed In the superior court today by Naph Oreensfelder. The alleged ground of the suit is a desire to quiet title to a lot In East Oakland, now vacant. Gre«?n*felder alleged that a question had arisen as to the nature of bis claim to the property. REAL ESTATE MAN HXLD—Oakland. Nov. 21. 3. E. King, a real estate dealer, was held to answer to the superior court today hy Police Judge George Satnueds on a .-barge of felony embezzlement preferred by M. Msrciel. M.ir clel claimed that he had paid King $70<) __ part payment on a ranch in Santa Clara c«untv and that King failed to give iiini a deed to the property or return the money. COOK HELD FOR FORGERY—Oakland. Nov. 21. Roy Batestich. a cook living at Bigtrth and Kentucky streets. Ran Francisco, was arrested on s charge of forgery. He is accused of sign ing the name of Warden N. (Jlsen to checks cashed by Gilbert Wyman, 4610 East Four teenth street. LAMP EXPLOSION AND FlßE—Oakland. Not. 21. —The esplosion of a lamp in the home of F. A. Sather at 6230 Harmon arjnue canoed a Are at 6 o'clock this evening which destroyed the house and furniture with a loss estimated at $1,600, partly covered by insurance. NOTED SUFFRAGE LEADERS OF U.S. OPEN CONVENTION Five Hundred Delegates on Hand in Philadelphia for Forty-fourth Annual Gathering FOUR NEWLY ADDED STATES REPRESENTED Conversion to» Cause of En tire Nation Predicted by Dr. Anna Shaw PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.—Opening their forty-fourth annual convention here today, more than 500 delegates to the American Woman Suffrage associa tion, after a session of the national executive board in Witherspoon hall. were conveyed in automobiles to his toric Independence square for an open air mass meeting. The square was crowded and the speakers from five temporary were cheered. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, the national president, received a pro longed demonstration. The national president delivered her annual address tonight and speeches were made by leaders of the movement in the four new suffrage states—Kan sas, Michigan, Arizona and Oregon. "Heretofore we had to inspire enthu siasm; now we have to hold It down," said Doctor Shaw in formally opening the convention. OITLOOK NEVER BRIGHTER "The outlook for the triumph of our cause was never as bright as it is to day," continued Doctor Shaw, "and I have no doubt that in the course of a few years women in every state in the union will be exercising their right of suffrage." The national president referred rev erentially to the environment surround ing the zone of the speech making and said the makers of the constitution had not the slightest idea of excluding woman from the right to vote. Encircling Independence square were five stands from which prominent ad vocates of women's rights told the I reason why equal suffrage should be universally granted. The square was filled to its capacity, men predominat ing. NOTED WOMEN SPEAK Prominent among the speakers were Mrs. Susan Fitzgerald of Boston, na tional recording secretary; Mrs. Harriet Burton Laidlaw, New York; Mrs. Agnes Jenks, New Hampshire, and Mrs. Fran ces M. Bjorkman, New York. Among those who rode in the leading limousine to Independence square were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Braley of California, Miss Florence Allen of Utah, Mrs. Ellis McHose of Boone, la.; Rev. Mary* Saf ford of Dcs Moines, la.; Mrs. Anna M. Or me, Miss Harriet Stanton Beach, Miss Lucy Anthony and Mrs. Elizabeth Price Burns. "The women's declaration of rights," which was adopted at tne first meeting of women suffragists in Seneca Falls, N. V., in IS4B, was read by Mrs. Otis Skinner of Philadelphia. Prior to the open air meeting a ses sion of the executive board was held in Wltherspoon hall, after which more than 500 delegates from all sections of the country were conveyed in automo biles to Independence square. At the executive meeting purely routine mat ters were discussed, principal among which was whether the national asso ciation should as a body indorse par tisan politics. The first business session of the con vention was held this afternoon. PROMINENT MASON DEAD Herman C. Hermanaen Succumbs to Dreaded Pneumonia OAKLAND, Nov. 21.—Herman C. Her mansen, a business man of East Oak land, died today at his home, 1050 East Twelfth street, from pneumonia. He was 49 years of age, a native of Den mark and a prominent Mason. He belonged to Brooklyn lodge No. 225, Free and Accepted Masons; Oakland consistory, Scottish Rite Masons; Aah mes temple, Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine; Danish Masonic club, Danish brotherhood, and Danla No. 1 of Oak land. He leaves a widow. Mrs. Maren Hermansen; a son, Herman Hermansen Jr., and two daughters, Wanda and Christine Hermansen. "Wild Boh" Burman Auto Hares At Emerwille racetrack Sunday. No vember 24th. Take Southern Pacific boat to Oakland; electric trains run di rect to the grounds. Races start at 3:00 p. m. See the eight big events. — Advt. CHILD BADLY BURNED ON LEG Between Knee and Ankle. Skin Loose. Leg Dark Red. Cuticura Ointment Entirely Cured Her. ... m — 300 Fuller St., Redwood, Cal.—"My two year-old daughter tipped a basin of hot water on her leg between knee and ankle. She wan burned so badly. In places as large as a man's hand, that the skin waa loose. The appearance of the leg was dark red. I applied the Cuticura Ointment at once and put on a bandage. I removed the bandage twenty-four hours later, opened the water blisters, applied more Cuticura Ointment and bandaged again. The skin did not come off and I did this until she was completely cured. I did not let her walk much until it was healed. She did not complain after tbe first day, and after the Cuticura Ointment was put on. slept as usual. The scars are gone; Cuticura Ointment entirely cured her." (Signed) Mrs. E. O. Chapman. Mar. 12. 1912. ITCHING AND BURNING SPOTS Spreading All Over Face. Sometimes Sores. Gaston. Ore. —"I had itching and burning spots all over my face. It came out in rough places and itched and burned all the time. It. was spreading all over my face. Sometimes there were sores, and they were red and Inflamed. I washed the affected parts off with the Cuticura Soap, then applied Cuticura Ointment I only put It on three times and tbe sores were all gone." (Signed) Chas. Wahl, Dec. 27, 1911. Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are sold throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad dress post-card ••Cotfenra. DeptT. Boston." «**Te_der-faeed men should use Cntfcnt Bcfc> Shaving Stick. 26c Sample free. Missing Man Bullet Wound REVOLVER GIVES FOUNDATION FOR WEIRD TRAGEDY Samuel Odavich, Restaurant Keeper, Believed to Have Been the Victim of Foul Play Several mysterious features con nected with the finding of the lifeless body of Samuel Odavich, proprietor of the Silver Moon restaurant, Broadway and Columbus avenue, in the hills behind Holy Cross cemetery, are en gaging the coroner of San Mateo county and the local police. But for the lack of a motive the case would have been supposed a sui cide, and the revolver near the body, which was found by a boy picking mushrooms, together with a hole in Odavlch's temple, would have been sufficient excuse for the authorities to consider the affair as a self-murder. The revolver, however, may change the aspect of the tragedy, and it is possible the police may use the bit of evidence to trace the death to a crime. Lazar Odavich, brother of the dead man, and himself the proprietor of a restaurant at 502 Pacific street, says his brother was happ ywhen last he saw him, a few days before his dis appearance'eight days ago. He says his brother was not known to own a revolver found near the body. His own revolver was found in its ac customed place in the restaurant. , The dead man placed his watch and chain in the safe just before he left his store the day he disappeared, and the police are trying to account for this action. According to his partner, Sam Basich, his business was in good shape. The brother denies that he had any love affairs. A cigar stand owned solely by the dead man was closed by the sheriff after his disap pearance. Charles Brinker, 113 Whlttler street, this city, said he discovered Odavich's body Sunday and reported it to the coroner's office in Colma. Tuesday he telephoned, he said, to learn the Iden tity of the dead man and then learned that the body had not been found. It was then, he says, that the second search was made. San Francisco has an independent paper — The Call. FISHERMAN DIES ON RAFT Yawl Cnpnlzes and Partner of Dead Man StiU Is Misslag SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—The body of a fisherman found on a raft in Puget sound last Tuesday was identified to day as that of Christ Larsen of Port Madison. He was making his first trip in the yawl Agnes with his part ner, Ramus Peterson. Peterson is missing and Is believed to be dead. The Agnes was capsized during a storm. Larsen managed to lash two boards together and lie upon them, but perished from exposure. ! | Boys' and Children's Friday I j f I THANKSGIVING is forecasted by the growing stream : I I of parents, accompanied by children, who are select- ]m\ H ing new outfits for the big feast. This is the last week ij| end before the event —to-day or Saturday is your final oppor- Mj j Double Breasted Young Chaps g jj Knicker Suits Norfolk Suits M 1 $6.50, $7.50, $8.50 $5 to $20 H Ite' Handsome suits of serviceable ma- Fast growing in favor for the V g terials, including herringbones, ehev- younger chaps and now encroaching j||| ;| p|| iots and diagonals of gray, brown and on the field formerly controlled by 1 f |gf| tan mixtures or navy blue serge and the plain double-breasted suit. The fj^&m HH cheviots. Well made and stylishly range of fabrics and colors is similar H Jrppß tailored—a combination of' to that for the older boys—low J^fcAjL wear and fit, at prices that are an prices and big values are an instance S?_Sxrs wOuX<H assurance of extreme values. of the meeting of extremes. <?3»_§> jj§r Winter Overcoats for Boys ]» H "Up or Down" Collars $5 to $30 §j |jj] "Up or Down" Collars are now found on almost all our coats for j fSm the larger boys, and have proved the biggest factor in greatly increas- Hi mm ing our sales of overcoats this season. AJmost any fabric found in Uly men's overcoats can be duplicated here in boys' sizes somewhere in our .'I mm range of prices from $5 to $30. Hi jj Russian Style $5 to $25 I a|| Russian Overcoats are provided for the smaller boys and make a nice combination when worn with a Norfolk suit. A big variety of m fabrics in many colorings and patterns is offered at prices from $5 to $25. | Children's Velour and Plush Hats _ Velour and Plush Hats for children, boys and girls, have supplanted, almost entirely, all other forms of headwear for fashionably attired , jj young people. Our lines represent completely the best efforts of do- |3f j jj mestic and foreign manufacturers in widely varying grades. j Jj Furnishings Gloves—Hosiery ? p Sweaters, flannelette pajamas, flan- "Cross" Gloves and Everwear Host- J , s* nelette nightgowns, woolen under- _„, _ _. , s 1 ..»_,, „i„„_„ *„a »,««;«...„ -~-» ->—*„„ erv are two oi the many exclusive 1 _g wear, gloves ana hosiery are among •« ' M the provisions now being made hnes for children that you will find jjj jjl against the anticipated raids of Jack nowhere else. We can completely 1 j |||j Frost. outfit children of all ages. IB MARKET AND STOCKTON , SAN FRANCISCO jR Found Slain in His Head Samuel Odavich, found dead near Holy Cross cemetery, with bullet Wound in head. * — «. Mare Island Notes Special Dispatch to The Call MARE ISLAND, Nov. 21.—The bureau of con struction and repair has ordered the testing out of an automatic coupling for fireplugs, ■which has been invented by Chief Machinist Mat* C. J. O'Leary, now on duty at Verba Buena island. Officers who have inspected the coupling believe it is an improvement on those now in use In the navy. Lieutenant Charles A. Woodruff reported for duty at Mare island today and was assigned to the machinery division. Lieutenant Woodruff was recently ordered to this coast from duty on the Atlantic seaboard. Lieutenant EL K. Kays, who recently under went an operation at the yard hospital for appen dicitis, is reported to be resting easily today. Clyde K. Wilcox, the marine arrested at Mare island last month at the request of Kansas offi cers and taken to Bancroft, Kan., to answer to charges of having obtained money from a bank there under false pretenses, returned to the yard tonight, the case against him having been dis missed. Commandant 11. T. Mayo intends to put the so called consolidated order into effect here on the Ist of January. The commandant stated that the only vital change will be the installation of a central planning department, which means that the planning sections of the hull and machinery divisions will be consolidated after the first of the year. Tho department does not intend to abolish or create any new jobs by means of the consolidation order. George Herner, an enlisted man recently court martialed for being absent from duty without leave, must serve six months in prison. Carl Blsber will serve a year for fraudulent enlist ment. Orders were received today to construct eight boats, four of which are to be 33 foot motor sail ing launches for the collier Jupiter, and the re mainder 2<» foot whale boats, two for the Jupiter and two for stock. KIDNAPERS ARE STOPPED IN AUTO BY GIRL'S BODY Chicago Child, to Save 15 Year Old Sister, Throws Herself in Front of Motor Car ATTEMPT IS MADE NEAR THEIR HOME Delay Gives the Police Time to Effect Capture of the Wouldbe Abductors CHICAGO, Nov. 21.—Luigi Naorao, a young girl, threw herself in front of an automobile today and thus pre vented the kidnaping of her 15 year old sister, Nicollata, who had been seized near her home and thrown Into the car. Rather than run down Luigi, the driver of the machine stopped and the delay gave the police time to capture the wouldbe abductors. Police assert that the leader of the kidnapers, who gave his name as Lucchia Cera, came from West Hammond, the village in which Miss Virginia Brooks conducted an anti-vice crusade. In the automobile were found a re volver and a handkerchief saturated with chloroform. John Ulrlch, driver of the car, said that he was employed by an automobile livery company and had picked up the men on a telephone order to the livery. The circulation of The Call is going up. Watch the advertising space increase. RAILWAY DIRECTORS R*£--XECTE_t—Den T er. Nov. 21. —The entire board of directors of the Colorado and Southern Railroad company waa re-elected today at the annual meeting of the stock holders held here. Money-Saving Recipes (Aunt Ruth In Household Helps! | "Electrolysis is expensive and pain ful. Plain delatone removes super flous hair. Mix a little delatone with enough water to cover the hairs, apply and leave on for a minute or two, then wipe off, wash the skin, end the hairs will be gone. "Regular and well colored eyebrows and eyelashes add beauty to the face. Thin and straggly lashes and brows should be gently massaged dally with pyroxln. This encourages their growth and they soon will be long and lovely. "Aches and pains destroy beauty. Mother's Salve Is penetrating and en ters the pores at once, giving almost, instant relief. Just rub on briskly and it will have a comforting, soothing effect on pains and aches In back or Joints, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, cold in the chest, rheumatism or neu ralgia. "Glossy, well kept hair is always ad mired, but frequent washing dulls and deadens the hair. Any woman can keep her hair light, fluffy and beautifully lustrous by dry shampooing. Mix four ounces df powdered orris root and a package of therox, sprinkle a little on the head, brush out, and your hair is clean and wavy. Therox removes oil, dust and dandruff. "A complexion beautlfler that will not rub off or show like powder is made easily by dissolving a package of mayatone in a half pint of witch hazel. Gently massage face, neck and arms with this lotion daily, and the skin will be soft, lovely, smooth and satiny. I Mayatone prevents the growth of hair." 3