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J. G. Phelps Stokes, Noted
Socialist, to Speak Here
Will Aid Campaign of Local -Radicals
J. G. Phelps Stokes, millionaire socialist^ T»ho is coming to this
city to speak on political issues, and his Tvifc.V/ho/tfas a Jewish cigar
maker and active in settlement xvork xvhen he married her.
J. G. Phelps Stokes, millionaire slum
worker and socialist who married Rose
Pastor, a Jewish cigar maker, whom
he met on his excursions Into the slums
of New York, has communicated with
the leaders of the socialist party In
San Francisco, and in all Ilklinood will
come to this city to aid his party by
tpeeches during the present campaign.
A letter received yesterday from
Stokes, who Is now in Nevada, was to
the effect that he would willingly ac
cept an invitation to do stump work
here, for one or two days.
Possessed of many million dollars, la.
herited from- his father. Stokes stands
CONFERENCE IS HELD BY
METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH
Bishop Atkins Leads the Annual
Assembly in Edifice at
Sacramento
SACRAMENTO. Oct 11.— The Pacific
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church South resumed sessions today.
Bishop James Atkins presided. The
!ne<nings are held In the church of the
denomination at the corner of Q and
Fifteenth streets, of which Rev. C
Todd Clark Is the pastor. With few
exceptions, all the members of the
conference who failed to answer at
roll call yesterday were present this
morning:. A large number of visitors
are also present from various parts of
the state. The most noted visitors In
attendance are Rev. W. F. McMurry,
D. D.. secretary of church extension,
of Louisville. Ky., and Rev. Dr. George
B. W'inton. editor of the Christian Ad
vocate. Nashville. Term. The last busi
ness session will be neld Saturday and
the appointments of pastors for an
other year will be made at that time.
OWNERS OF STEAMBOATS
WOULD DO FUMIGATING
Hold Conference With Government
Officials Regarding Proposal to
Facilitate Stockton Traffic
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
STOCKTON. Oct 11.-VThe officials -of
tlie River transportation company have
held a conference with the govern
ment surgeons in charge of the plague
situation in San Francisco and dis
cussed with them the inconvenience
and annoyance incident to fumigating
the river steamers at Intervals while
making their daily runs between here
end San Francisco. ».
At present this process must be car
ried out every week or 10 days and
the boats are held in San Francisco'for
Beveral hours, causing a long delay to
the passengers as well as to the ship
pers.
It is proposed to establish a station
here for the fumigation of j the river
boats and each Sunday subject them to
a thorough process, as they will be
tied up all day.
Some manufacturers do not advertise
because they know their goods -are not
the best, who. for the extra margin of
profit, substitute theirs for the ad
vertised article, claiming they are just
as good. Don't be fooled — insist on
getting what j'ou ask for.
MB*. AMBROSE! HOOKER ILL.
HELENA, Mont, Oct IL— Mrs. Am
brose Hooker, the aged widow of Gen
eral Hooker, is seriously 111 at St
Peters- hospital In' this city, to, which
she was removed a week ago, suffering
from a complication of maladies 're
sultant from old age. Mrs. Hooker
came to Helena 15 years ago to attend
to some litigation In which her husband
had been Involved at Fort . Asslnni
boine. It is said that she failed in her
eMt and was compelled to earn her own
living with the diminished remnants
of her fortune.
AUCTION
Parnassus Heights
Fronting on
GOLDEN GATE PARK
To Be Sold at Public Auction
LOCATION £ v
On sunny slope. Just south of and
fronting on Golden Gate park, be-
tween sth and 6th avenues and J
and X streets, overlooking the en-
tire Western Addition, the park and
reaching to the ocean.
CARS . *
Ellis street cars from Market and
Hayes and Masonic electric cars run
direct to the property without
change and for one fare.
IMPROVEMENTS a .
. Artificial "stone sidewalks, bl-
tumlnized streets, gas and water
mains are already laid.
POSSESSIOX • i
Immediate possession upon the
payment of the first payment of one- 1
fifth cash.
TERMS
One-flfth cash, balance in monthly
psyments to cover a period'of four
years. Amount to be paid sooner, at
option of purchaser.
DATE OP ACCTIOX
Saturday. October 12, 1907.
PLACE
Our salesroom, 20 'Montogmery
street
TIMET
2 o'clock p. Co. - -
G. H. UMBSEH & COMPANY
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers
out as one of the most prominent of
socialistic workers. His beginning was
In college settlement and in slumming
and not until his marriage did he
blossom out as an exponent 'of the
socialistic principles. His wife, who
Is responsible for the change, is her
self a lecturer of ,no mean ability
Wherever she has addressed gather-
Ings — and she has appeared before
many large assemblies in eastern cities
— she has created a profound lmprer
sion because of her .Intimate knowl
edge of the things of which she spoke.
Stokes probably will, appear here on
October 16 or 17. i
NEW FIRE COMMISSIONERIIf§I
TAKES HIS SEAT ON BOARD
Spring Valley Water Company Is
Asked to Increase Pressure in
Mains in Several Streets
The newly appointed member of the
Ore commission. William H. McCar Jhy,
presented his credentials at yesterday's
meeting and was seated as a member of
the board. No change was made in the
presidency of the board, Mario 80110
having been elected for a term of one
year ending January 8 next
Acting Chief Engineer Dolan com
plained of the lack of pressure In the
mains in the district bounded by Ell!s,
Turk and Larkin streets and Van Ness
avenue, and the commission directed
that the Spring Valley water company
be requested to Increase the pressure
from 20 to 100 pounds.
NEW SANTA CLARA COLLEGE LOS ALTOS STANFORD UNIVERUT>3
HBI
P|||||l LOS ALTOS— New university town, 50 mm- LOS ALTOS IMPROVEMENTS, without B
i^Slii utes from San Francisco, on Southern Pacinc expense to purchaser, include twelve foot side- W
I!!!! Santa Crui double track cutoff between Palo v lk (five .feet cement) and .cement curb , B
ilisPsi Alt h 1 r A \u25a0 T P ''- 1 / throughout tract save in business .section, llllliwi
|St| electric railway between San Jose and San . solid cement ; also water, sewers and improved " w|p
E^^^a \u25a0 Mateo via Stanford University ; direct electric j streets— absence of mud guaranteed. " llgffijSPl
f^S^a:- \u25a0 • line service to Stanford University; ten mm- . - . . .. n
j (under" construction)! "five rn^nutes^five 0 cent SOxU2, with 15 foot, alley for pipes, poles, etc. ffiß
fSStiM'* depot grounds, 25 acres purchased, and P ri «s, except for corners,, are $300 to $450. »
PPH site selected for union passenger . station, Building restrictions— no hquor anywhere— no g
WMSk steam and electric roads. ' business in residence section. 'Ninety per cent hHH
~W&¥%im of property is within ten minutes walk of iyJM|»
i^^^^! • t /-»«? at^/^c i • 1 i. 1 1 Ij. '\u25a0\u25a0•-«' station. Three business blocks have already hP9
EP^S3 LOS ALTOS is on an almost level plateau of , \u0084\u25a0 t- ac --« c ;^ 11 mi t, WBM
r^^^l^! • , « -i / ri ft t ' V been arranged for. lrees on sidewalks will be - Miffi
of prune, peach, grape, orange, lemon, etc. ; ele- navments Easy terms to all' 8
&(^im tions; magnincent views, San Francisco Bay, THE DOUBLE TRACKS OF THE CUT- B
Santa Clara Valley and the peninsula; imme- OFF and electric railway are laid, but not yet BSI
diate background, beautiful Santa Cruz moun- , ballasted. For present go to Mountain View, ''Mm
ffltmgSM tains with canyons, woods and: streams; i a where free automobiles. ,will'irhcet you~three- h \u25a0
.ro never failing mountain trout stream ; for three- . mile ride. r^ Leave Third lJndTownsend Streets \u25a0
quarters of, a mile bdunds ? the tbwnsite;: ideal ; : :9 a. m. f 9:30 a. m.; 11 :30"aI m^ 1 :40 p\r mM,Suri- II
P^^gwl climate — maximum amount of sunshine, and :,.;\u25a0 day, round trip, Saturday, to Monday, $1.75; « B
Wsm Examine the Other Suburban Towns 191
mm Then See Los Altos and Choose |9
J&ZS: Johnson & Harper Walter A. Clark Realty CO. T. C. Barnett I
'26 Montgomery Street .- r \u25a0\u25a0 27 Sonth First Street !§\u25a0 I
WfjSm Room 204, San Francisco ....MpUntain f ieW and LOS A1t05.... Saflj^ Jl
THE SAN: FRANCISGO CALL, SATUBDAY, /OCTOBEB 12, 1907.
Parkside ' Franchise
Plan Is Sc bred "by
\u25a0 Thomas ; Magee r
Editor Call— Sir: When the Parkslde
franchise cama , up for final passage last
Monday I intended to' yote'as' my judg
ment and conscience dictated .without
discussing it But 'Such;' a concerted
.movement is afoot to Influence public
opinion- that I feel called upon to ex
plain'my-action. .:.'.
'•' To one who does not \u25a0 know all the
facts" it /might a"ppear that si? of-the
members ' of the board of supervisors
were guilty of every crime in, the cal-'
endar because they opposed the grant-
Ing of the Parkslde franchise. One
might ; almost think, ; to hear;; some of
the interested parties talk. '•' that ? the
Parkside promoters who paid Mr.- Ruef
$15,000 to secure affranchise on ! Twe
ntieth avenue and afterward | agreed V to
pay an additional^slo.ooo jto secure the
Nineteenth avenue -boulevard : instead,'
and $15,000 more on. final passage., were
persecuted and men and that
the aforesaid > members ?. of ' the t board
laid themselves open to . the 'severest
censure by to carry j' to com
pletion, the corrupt; and fraudulent
measure willed to them by the boodllng
supervisors. .
The Parkslde promoters should have
come with clean 1 hands to the present
board of ; supervisors last August to
demand that a : new 'franchise be
granted them In j that ; territory. Not a
single' member qf \u25a0 the board . would
have raised one word In opposition to
such a demand.
I have always favored the opening
up of new territory in this . county.^ No
one denies the.crylng' need of street
railways in our outlying districts. ,' For
the enterprise shown by the Parkslde
people I give them full credit." .If a
few more capitalists had shown such
enterprise San •-, Francisco " might have
saved.' 100.000 of her population . that
moved elsewhere after the fire. As
chairman of the transportation ) . com
mittee - following the fire' I fought
strenuously to keep ; the refugees .In
this city and urged the committee of
forty to redouble their efforts -to make
the people comfortable here rather
than move them across the bay. Three
times I proposed this on the floor of
the committee and three times I was
defeated. As a property owner It hurts
me to oppose any movement that might
build up the city. By upholding the
principle Involved In this franchise
question, however, means immeas
urably more actual profit to San Fran
cisco than any benefit that might come
from any franchise that might be
granted. In voting against it I know
that I was acting for the best Interests
of the city. This city must purge "It
self of all official corruption. It must
get down to bedrock . honesty in civic
affairs before It can expect to build up'
on any permanent foundation. It will
mean a temporary- loss and a temporary
embarrassment to 'some, but eventually
It will lead to permanent and enduring
prosperity.' > v .;, te\ r *.; . ':-./: \u25a0
The Parkslde ; people should have
asked the present - board for a new
franchise. Because : they failed' to
apply and because they chose to bribe,
must San Francisco suffer further in
the eyes jof the world by giving its
Btamp of approval through its super
visors to a scheme so corrupt? Must
those who 'failed to apply for the fran
chise; through ' the j new Aboard '\u25a0• and \u25a0 who
committed' a crime; against 1 the cityj re-'
main N blameless iand tha r.board of ; su :
pervisors \u25a0-\u25a0 and ] the > whole ! city allow \ its
name : to " b« ; tainted \u25a0in the : granting ; of
a I franchise ; that ', has up to the present
moment been passed on : favorably \by a
selfrconfessed > board of boodlers?
:'< It ;. is ' not % tori this supervisors,'- but
rather.' for the \u25a0 courts/ to pass ; on . the
guilt, or 1 innocence -of the: accused, but
in \u25a0 this '* particular case the' supervisors
must; protect. their names and the ; good
name of / ; the\elty when* they«are asked
to i finish 5 the work conceived in corrupt
tipn ; and 'carried out in ; crime. ; If - the
supervisors -advocate- the franchise
thelrinames .are ' Involved < and made a
part of the Illegals act. . They are fully
Justified 'In.refuslng to vote for, it.
It'seems to me that one of thp firstdu
tles:of the. present -board Is to correct
and ; ; not to continue the abuses -that
brought' lt Into. ofßpe.
' Let^the Parkslde officials now apply
to the board \ of supervisors ' for; a; new
franchise. ;I? again pledge myself -to
work unceasingly for' lt. Jt>wiH,;go
through beyond a | doubt. ;A j new, fran
chise j can; be '\ granted and finally passed
in four; months apd ,ten days. .No ope
contemplating -building there can erect
his home in; less time than that.; .No
body t suffers", there \u25a0 row, as there are
only- two j families living in* the whole
Parkside; district ;
It: may be a slight hardship for that
unpeopled district to wait a few months
for a: road, * but It .will . be ;inflnitely
worse for, the supervisors to cover- it
self with the shame of its predecessors.
Tours truly.' "^ THOMAS MAGBB. ;
October 11. 1907. <?
DON'T BUY UNTIL YOU SEE THE BEST
HUNTINGTONJPARKJSTHE BE§T
OUR TERMS:
No interest. No taxes. Free improvements. Free insurance.
Lots $225.00 up. $25.00 down. $5.00 a month
Use this advertisement for a refund of expense.
To" reach Huntington Park, take San Mateo car, corner of
Fifth and Market, out Mission every ten . minutes. Don't' get .
off until you reach Huntingtcm Place. ; '*" : '\",-\
For further information, maps, views, car tickets, write
TUCKER CO.
Owners of Huntington Park,
106-8 Countryman Bldg.
PHone Franklin 2848. : Van Ness at Ellis:
WILL NOT PAY CLAIMS
FOR FIXING CITY HALL
Supervisors Arc Not Sure
.J-^WofKS : CJjiargeci for
Was Done
: The:, supervisors* finance committee
refused yesterday . to pax the demands
of X A^_ Larsen; aggregating- nearly
15,0.00. for" the repair of the east wirig: j
of ; the" city hall. The work was or- !
i dered by George Duffey while president !
lof the board of^works in sums Jess than |
! $500 each In order to evade the charter. :
requirements 'that competitive -bids I
shall be invited for work in excess of •
$500.--' ;\u25a0\u25a0 *: , ; : ' \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0 \
It was i impossible for. experts to de
termine the amount', ©f the work or
whether It had been'done at all. so the I
matter 'was 3 referred r , to :,_ the . building S
committee for further 'Investigation;
The committee : directed Building Su
perintendent Barnett to make arrange,
ments for : taking down the ruins of
the hall of >\u25a0 justice and ; the Larkln
street wing.of the city : hail.,
c The" committee decided to pay A. j
Waldteufel'6o per cent of his claims for
the refund of the Telegraph hill special
tax,' which was declared Illegal, amount
ing to $5,000. ' \u25a0 '''-\\' !
U ' • " \u25a0 ' s^s^a«fjw»-^ m
II 95 Lots to Be Sold Tomorrow
ONLY 12 MINUTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Upon Opening ot the "Bay Shore CutoH"
I Type of Car Used ea Bay Shore Cutoff
Th« Hen»ley Green Co.. largest Suburban Real Estate Operators on the
Pactflc Coast, now presents to the public, before the opealns or tne
Bay Bhore CutofE. the remaining lots in tnls tract (except those reserved
by the Compan*), amounting to 105 FIXELY LOCATED LOTS.
; Sale Tomorrow, Sunday,
10 a. m., Oct. 13, 1907
Buyers of lots In the Fffth Addition, San Bruno Park..wlll make mora
money than has ever been made before In any similar real estate Invest-
ment within the vicinity of San Francisco.
•". Lots sure to increase In value because It Is now the scene of the most
remarkable real estate and Industrial activity In the United States. Three
miles of lots lying alongside the San Mateo Electric Railroad and South-
ern Pacific Bay Shore Cutoff have been sold to four thousand two hundred
J and thirty-five (4,235) buyers, the aggregate amount of the purchase ex-
ceeding two million three hundred thousand (S2.300.000) dollars.
S" " IpfJHOfiE CUTOFF j|7
llffilllii:
Will Make Run to San Jose j£ f j
I yi Hour and Ten J[?
SCHEDULE GIVEN OUT $??
r WilI Arrive and Depart fe" *
Every. Twenty Minutes | Mr *
:.! for Coinrriuter^ |
'-' "'\u25a0 Vtheh the' Bay 'Shore cutoff fi x>p^ned °v"i \u25a0
/r... . , \ti« 'fastest trahis to Sail Jose from Ti-im, ?
' -.'• , • fhia 'city. Will make the run In an hour i>entsn . .
. and 10 minutes. These trains will I**ve M»i«*i
.' Ban Francisco at » a. *i.. i' p. to. and i^f
. \u0084 (p. in. The trains potrontztd by tho « n j >
commuters will rfduoe the time from D«-«a'
. a» t© 10 minutes. * t «J»g"
! Theye will be 20 trains to Baa Jos« Jr a 'i C n*i *
each day, four on tho Ocean View iir»/"
route e,nd 1< ovrr the Bay Shore line. m«r. *
From 3p. ro. until Sp. v. trains will !<I h«»p»
leave Third and Townsend streets ov«r n.uf
the ' Bay Shore every 20 mtnqtrs. ex- ill' nit
ceptlng 4:40 o'clock. They will arrive In H. 1.
the morning everjs 20 fnlnutea until Kl'!*K 1 '!*
';;\u25a0 te'ciock. . ' l^Z.
Th* aervtco via the old- routa vrtl! iirrt >»
consist • of local trains .between t*a.n J, !ni - Vh
Fr&ncisco and South San Prancjsco via J; T J, I 2*
j San Bruno, ttio trains describing the j*:,«r n u.»i\-
end of a* loop, with Badrh at the June- tin*. m»
tlon and Ban Bruno. South San Fran- %?*"?
Cisco am} Tanforan on thu loopi Thrre jf,Hr*
-'"'*« locftl commuter trains will, arrive In r n»tk
V. the morning and; f out' return In. the r-v.t-->
'afternoon. The total tcrvlce each way ***?** .
ys will be eight trains dally until tho xturtim
*>, e^act business remaining tributary to hirjiDi
old rout* be determfnedj,* " , Mr. ay
MILLION 3 ;SPB.VT \ \ufT%
• vjnder the management of Vice Jpresf- J^JV
From San Francisco Call, September 29 .;."
BAY SHORE CUTOFF
To be In operation November 1. 1907. Total cost! $7,000,000. Dlstansa from
terminal depot to San Bruno Park Junction, 10.45 mlles^
RUNNING TIME 12 MINUTES
\u25a0-\u25a0-: Number, of tunnels, 6; number of tracks. 4; already completed and In
operation to San Bruno. Park, 1 mile of the Bay Shore Cutoff: the entire
work of oonstructlon is finished; suburban trains every 20 minutes; com-
mutation fare between San Bruno Park and City. $3.00; upon openinc
of Cutoff. November 1, 1907, present Southern Paciflo line to be converted
into third-rail electric railway, with terminal at Ban Bruno Park.
REPRESENTATIVES
On the -abound every day, including Sundays, from 9 a. m. to • p, m.
On Sundays free automobile ride*, free transportation and free lancheen
will be furnished all visitors to San Bruno Park.
BUY NOW— SHARE THE PROFITS
',- '-\u25a0. -:Twb hundred and fifty (250) buyers of small lots ln'San Brtmo Park
have made . from one hundred to over fifteen hundred dollars each on
investments which did not average over ten dollars monthly. :
| ; Among the many owners of property In San Bruno we may mention the
names of D. O. Mills, Daniel Meyer. George R. Sneath. President of the
Savings and Trust. Company; George F. Chapman,, Vice President United
Rallroada,lSan Francisco: A. C. Kains, Manager of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce, and L. F. "Swift, 'President of Swift & Co. of Chicago.
w,; There Is a greater. industrial development In the vicinity of San Bruno
; Park than In any -other; part of the coast. In. addition to manufacturing
industries already located, costing millions of dollars and employing
thousands of men, the great Guggenheim Smelter, the Pacific Rolling Mllla
and other kindred ; lndtmtrles are now in process of construction, repre-
sentins; an outlay of approximately Ten Million <»10,C0O,00O) Dollars.
.-Notwithstanding^ the mains. of two great water companies, namely.
.the Spring-- Valley i Water- Company and the South San Francisco Tfater"
iCorapany. pass directly, through their properties, the Hensley-Green Com-
)[w^y^ 1 th < o^d C (» \u25a0 UfflClsnt lov * town -•'
j:' \u25a0•\u25a0"•<•' \ : ; TERMS
Lots $28 down and^W per month.' No interest, no taxes, no notes, no
-mortgage, title guaranteed, streets all graded, water mains laid and trees
i fiS^o^^e3r£!& •*••*.•
ANY PERSON
> Presenting ; a , copy of this - advertisement to any . representative on the
grounds will receive free transportation to and from the properties
* -m \? «acb, San. Bruno Park take. San Mateo electric carsT corner Fifth
and Market streets, or. on Mission street, and ask conductor to stop at
•j. Tanforan. ; ' •-... ~~ ~\T*:sysffi&3BXSHOEU[KUfMMiMmlis.
-. -..•>\u25a0-• .\u25a0.\u25a0-.--.- .- - V . . ,
I HENSLEY-QREEN/Cq. I I HENSLEY-GREEN CO. I
Largest Suburban H ßeal -Estate * 85 Van Ness Avenue near Market
nn*rs«nri ; nn tti* Pn^i«n rr n «.t St.; San Francisco. Cal. Tel-.
Operators on Pacific ephone Market 2657. Cable Ad-
; offer In the Fifth Addition. to San : dress rßbmasson."
Bruno Park (Junction of Bay — * VREFEREXCE3 x
nShorr|Cut,ff),th.Kbe.t,opportu- i gX^u^m^^a^-
; nlty for/home, and Investment . Francisco.
\ '^rlthlnthe vicinity^ of San Fran- '\u25a0\u25a0 The .Title and Guaranty and
\ = total^uab.r of; ; So | v n et |. CC F °T Laid and Improve- \
i five.thousand seven hundred' and ment Company.- *
\u25a0two (s.To2)!lotarorigirially placed California Safe Deposit and Trust
* on the market for sale there are ' Company.
\ none remaining unsold- Daniel Meyer. Banker. -
•\u25a0•>\u0084>.. .:-\u25a0 -w \u25a0- r \u0084 . } .Henry J. Crocker. Capitalist.
s i J 3 SVaVl'Ne^S^ Aventie • Geo - R- Sneath. President Savings .
X-yp.. "**«\u25a0: »? cs> . ftVCUUC and Trust Company.
Near Market Street • Jno. a /Angus, Capitalist.
«an PDANCi«cn 'cai* : W -J- Martin. President S. S. F.
i SAN . RANCI , SC ? > T^" ', >R-R- and Power Company. 7
- i»' M«^* 'iKsi Jesse W.-. Llllenthal • and 6eorsre
h\% : frelepftone 2657 ; . |;| ; H.Mastlck. Attorneys. \u25a0