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28 Hotel Cairns ; F6rmsVA*h6thef : Link to : the .Chain .of:? Attractive, Architectural Embellishments Surrounding Golden Gate Park }> — , _- : •••\u25a0• • ; ;;•.-:•:.\u25a0\u25a0,.:.•.,.,.\u25a0 • \u25a0\u25a0 - -». HOTEL CAIRNS. SITUATED NEAR SPR ECKELS- LAKE. • WHICH JIAS JUST BEEN \u25a0 COMPLETED AT ; A'COST OF 'sso,ooo. - .^.jV-. s ;'.~? •\u25a0' •\u25a0 '\u25a0 \u25a0 -.\u25a0"-. \u25a0\u25a0'- ' '.- - :':'-,\u25a0 The Hotel Cairns, beautifully situated at tli? border of Spreckels lake, cor ner of Thirty-Fixth avenue and Ful lon street, has just been completed at « < r>st of $50,00f. This structure forms arother link to the chain of attractive WESTERN COAL TO BE SUBJECTED TO TESTS Government to Experiment With By Product Coke Ovens /WASHINGTON. Oct 19.— 1t is the be lief of government scientists that many cities of the United States will get their supply of lluminating gas and perhaps power in the near future from by-product coke ovens erected in the vicinity of these cities. Coke Is an excellent fuel for both domestic and industrial use and coke oven gas is well adapted for th 4 production of power in gas engines. In addition it is thought that ammonia and tar of sufficient value to be items of com mercial importance will be obtained from the same source. The experts of the technologic branch of the United States geological sur vey, who are engaged in experiments •'\u25a0•king to conserve the fuel resources^ »jf the country, will soon begin a series cf important tests at the chemical lab oratory of the fuel testing division at Plttfeburg upon the by-products de rived from cooking coals. This work is .to be done in co-operation with the Denver fuel testing plant of the survey, which is now endeavoring to determine methods of improving the quality of the coke made from west ern coal. It is contemplated that, at such time £f funds may permit, standard by product coke ovens may be erected upon which to^make an elaborate series of tests showing how to manipulate the coals of the western states In such \u25a0manner as to procure not only the best product of coke, but the most valuable results in by-products. The laboratorj' At. JPittsburg is under the. general su pervision of Dr. N. W. Lord of Co'lum l»»s-. Ohio, with Dr. Horace. C. Porter. <riemist, in direct charge of inveEtisa tron work. :V .*-\u25a0.•_' ' Until we are able to erect these by-product coke ovens." said Dr. Tor t»r, "our work will consist of labora tory experiments, Buch as distillations of coal in an Iron retort and other tests that will give a fairly general survey of the by-product coking possibilities «f the western coals. We also hope that Information will be - derived from laboratory Investigations, which will «how how these coals may be handled \u2666•<* as to procure an increased output Jti-ihe most valuable portion of the by products, which -at present, because of sts- relative -market value. Is ammonia. The three essential by-products of dis tillation of coal which may be sepa rated In a by-product coke oven are tar, ammonia and gae. ."It Is highly probable that by-prod uct coke ovens such as have been erected In the neighborhood of Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit and Milwaukee way in a few years be erected In the vicinity of many other cities that are adjacent either to the coal fields or to the metallurgical centers, and that,be sides producing coke.' they, will 'give off a sufficient amount of illuminating gai «f high quality to supply the citfes and ' in addition supply ammonia and'tarfori the •This : may \u25a0 mean- much to these cities In the way of. economy. It will certainly aid in conserving the fuel sup ply. At the present time there Is a kttemen<3ous'lossk ttemen<3ous'loss of valuable by-products from -the >bee- hive coke ovens,' a loss which might be turned into light, heat and power. The coke produced by these fcy-produets . ovens is of a high quality end is excellent for metallurgical pur poses. The 1 illuminating •\u25a0 gas . given > off by _ these ovens is extremely valuable, as it has many more heating, units, a cubic foot than producer gas and -• is therefore a. much more valuable power. "There Is a good demand for ammonia a.t present, but not much for tar. We ir-tendto experiment with" the tar with' c. .view to : the production of -benzol, which is a good substitute for gasoline and of other valuable products. Methods ir.ay be elaborated of further. enriching the illuminating' gas by the aid of tar." Altogether these experiments will -be] ot unusual "iotereet and Importance to the manufacturers of the country and alto to the many municipalities that are near the coal* fields. The fuel testing i experiments -which are being 1 made at • Pittsburgh Denver, \u25a0" Colorado, and Xor i folk, Va., are under ,the direction of Joteph'A. Holmes,' chief of the;techno-. logic branch of the survey, and H. M. Wilson, chief 'engineer. : TVILL'BE MARRIED TODAY SAN MATEO, Oct: 19.— A wedding. of interest to society- In San Mateo and San Francisco will take place tomorrow ;r» \u25a0' Santa Clara, when Miss - Louise Christensen of Petaluma will be mar ried to Thomas. J. . Turner- Jr.. -son- of -T. K. Turner, an. oil magnate and capital ist. •-•'After "the- honeymoon' the " young people will live in Coal inga. where Turner' will superintend his father's pil line rests. R&E architectural embellishments tsurraund ing Golden- <3ate park." The exterior, has b.een.give£ the pic turesque free treatment suitable, to the 10.-ation, and the. interior i& ' finished with all modern improvements* and dec orations.- There are 50 rooms In th> FOUR GENERATIONS JOIN IN FAMILY BANQUET A. D. Fox and His Descend ants Hold Reunion in Eddy Street Winter and summer, joined hands last night around -the festal; board during the reunion of the children, grandchil dren and tho great-grandchildren of A. D. Fox. a pioneer of this 'city.' liv ing at BSO Eddy street. The oldest per son present, the great-grandfather, was 80.yftars.old. . The youngest, his aixth great-grandchild, flrst opened Its eyes a day or two ago. . The occasion was the eightieth birth day of Fox. His six children were there, one .from Nevada and| another froaa Los Angeles. Six .great-grand children, .10 grandchildren, most of them grown men and women, joined In drinking to the health -of the head of the family. Fox came to San Francisco in 1564. Since that time lie has divided his time between this city and- San- Jose. Al though he ha» more great-grandchil dren than . most men' have grandchil dren, he is still a hale old man and has every chance of living, to see stljl en other generation. Fox's helpmeet has been dead several years. The only other members of hl« family who are dead are' two grand children. 1 \u25a0 : \u25a0 \u0084 His five children are Mrs. A. Powers, C. A. Fox, Mrs. Ida M. Spence of -Los Angeles T. "L. O'Neill, passenger con ductor for the: Southern Pacific oh t j, e Santa Cruz run, J. E. Fox of Nevada and Mrs. L.-A. Desmond of San Jose. NEW GARRICK THEATER ' ; :~;,~IS OPENED IN SAN DIEGO "Show Hungry" Populace Turns Out to Celebrate Acquisition • of Handsome Playhouse Special by Leased Wire to The Call BAN DIEGO. Oct. 19.— After being "off the earth" for the past year and a half so far as theatrical attractions was concerned, San Diego Is once: more on the map. • Since the break between Mme. Tingley and the labor unions on the one hand and! Mme. 'Tingley and the theatrical people on the other the Isls theater, .one of the prettiest play houses on the coast, has been dark, be cause if- one of the quarrels did not shut the attractions out' of San Diego the other would. '\u25a0: . > : ;.-.'. \u25a0 Last night, however, the new Garrick theater was thrown open- to the^ public, and '"The Vanderbllt Cup", crowded It to the doors. | Show hungry for a year, the city felt' like "feastingV-and" every body went. : j#. Although hardly out of the hands of the carpenter and joiner, the Garrrck is booked to be light from this, time until the> middle of November with, shows, that, have had to pass San. Diego in the past. STOCKTON WILL AID' IN CONSTRUCTING LEVEES; City to Back Up County in Measures to Prevent 'Damage From •Future Floods Special by Leased Wirt ioTh'eCall - STOCKTON, Oct.a9. — The. farmers > in the vicinity. of Bellota who petitioned the supervisors to increase the fund for extending the embankment on Mor mon channel near the Robinson break iare; anxious r to» have" the city council assist 'in the -undertaking, as the con struction - of .more ; leve.es \u0084will t^. { of great benefit to this city, ', and; in "all probability the 'representatives "of the city .."will appropriate a sum equal, to that given -by. the. county to meet the emergency.' The' supervisors set aside $500 for" this 'work; as 'they dee!med?it urgent; 'and^Contractor iMorrlng-.will continue, the work, having completed the original bulkhead as outlined, by the cltyand county'dfnclals.- •With this additional flevee", there iwill.;riot. be' any danger -of;- high .water: again' this win ter. -Unless, more 'work is- done future floods are imminent. REGIMENT AT PETALUMA -PBTALUMA.; Oct. 19. — The Twenty second* infantry, •_ U. S. A. 1 , Colonel 'Rey nolds. lln command, arrived here terday \u25a0 on . its -practice • march./ ;JThe command is from Angel ishind,' but lias b«en at Point Arena./ for 'several "days. 1 The regiment . has 'gone Tirito 'camp vat Kenilworth park for an : indefinite Itirae.' ROOSEVELT. TXTITED . 'WILLIAM6PORT,. .Pa.,*,Voct. 19.— Farmers "residing in the vicinity lot Bnckhorn mountain, •• 16- -miles from here," have sent an invitation to' Pres ident ' Roosevelt to hunt ; for* bear .• in Lycpmlng. county, and. asslst*.them ;ln exterminating the pest, that Jsi destroy f ing '• corn.: - '\u0084 'THE z SAN FR AyCISCq ; (]ALL^ SUyPAY^iOGTOBERV 20, -1907. hotel. . The. dimensions of .tho struc tureare 57 by, 103 feet. Armitage" & Rowell.' the , architects, have j endeavored to . so | perfect the de sigris'as to make the building /second to :none. of its .class in - the" country. James C. Cairns Is the owner.' ' BEET SUGAR IS GOOD AS CANE SAYS SAVANT Professor Shaw; Compares Both Varieties in Lab / ' BEJRKEL.ET,- Oct.: 19.— Disputes on the question as to whether sugar, from cane or. from the 1 beef was the superior will .now be settled authoritatively, fpr George W. Shaw, professor of agricul tural .technology <. of . the state uni versity, has-' issded a bulletin in which he declares- that beet sugar is not one*; whit- Inferior to that made from the cane. -Shaw abases his state ment on' a long series v of at the state university. \u25a0 Concerning, the. controversy .about the.re,lative merits of the two kinds of sugar, Shaw says: •• . The relative, merits of- STigar from bcejtssnd : that, from . cane : haTe. been, a mooted qnestlon ' erer since beet sugar hag become such an Im portant factor in the sugar market. • The friends of irogar from cane «rly In the days of the be«t sugar industry maintained that beet sugar was repulsive. HI flavored, ill looking and en tirely inferior to pan? sugar.* As soon ,as: it was found that- sngar, white" and' part* -trom « technical standpoint, could be made !n. the beet .sugar, factory directly ; f roa b*ets, end tbat this sugar would analyze as close to UK) per cent as tbe product from : cane, th« friends i I of th* latter advanced other argnments. espe cially to the effect thut- be«t. sugar could, not. be .used for various purposes for which \ the older cane ; product bed long been, employed. Even : today tbe que»tion is often • under "dis cussion. On account 'of \tbis. 1 and the .numerous statements made In public meetings and -in -tbe columns of certain newspapers that beet su?ar cannot be safely used for fruit- preserving, and canning, and that this Weals quite prevalent among, house keepers, cannerymen \u25a0 nnd confec tioners, certain experiments were undertaken in I the canning of fruit and the makinp of Jellies, using 'beet Kiicar and " checklnE " tbe results ncalnst the «ame- fruits ; propared in the same manner \u25a0 with cane sugar. ' - \u25a0\u25a0-.•• r . : - The manufacture of : beet' sugar, /the, savant declares, is -beyond the experi mental stage, and it. let because of the wonderful growth. of the industry that he, calls attention to the popular fal lacy that cane sugar is . the superior. Of this, he' says: - ; . The utfer folly of thi» idea that beet ' sucar can not be ui«»ti for cannlns purposfs is fur ther, emphasized by tbe fact; tbat practJrally all the sugar used la Germany and France for" can ning and preserving Js. from the. beet. and. for many years American ' refined beet sugar whs used without- complaint In this country, because the maM of the people were not; aware that it was derived from the -beet. This sugar n-as brought here .«i< rnw, sugar from Europe, - reSnod at American reflnc-riPß.'ani consaniers •, purchased it under .the falff jdea that It was cane sugar But as the industry- -began to grow rapidly- in the United States attention -was directed to the source of uugar.. an<] there has arisen this popu lar, error, "which may hnve been somewhat fos tered by interested parties. Teople have become so accustomed to the term "cane sugar" • that they,. do not -realize •; that within the .last few years the bulk of the world's sugar supply has shifted from cane' to beet. In" 1853 the world's sugar supply was 1.184.000 long tons, "of which 304,000 tons -were accredited to' tile sugar fcwt or about 21 per cent... In, 1905 pra<.-tloally TW'o thlrds. of the world's sugar was ; derived ' -from' the sugar-beet.-- . -v: .-!..-•• .. The . srowth of the industry in \u25a0 the United States. has been second only. to its grdwth In the sugar world, j As an American Industry it is less than '4ft years old. for-it was In 18C9 that the first plant -to manufacture <\u25a0 beet sugar sucoesij fully in -a. commercial war was, erected in Cali fornia. \u25a0 For the first • 20 ' years the industry grew. but slowly, so. that ,ln 1890 there were but three factories. Before tbe close of 10ni..how exer. the number .had increased to :30" (Increase of- 900 per cent -.in 10 y»ani).'. while in: 1906 the number of factories in operation In" tti« United Btates ; was; 61. an . increase of :100 i per. cent in the • last six 'years, and * several new; ones , ar« •cheduled for the campaign ' of 1907/. not. to, mention others • operating In Canada.' PEOPLE DECIDE'TO "OPPOSE . GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY Anacortes , Citizens Will. Build Rival Line to Sedro Woolley at . Cost . '- •-\u25a0 ' \u25a0;' •'-•of $UOO,OOO ; ,; ; -'.v Special by LeaiedWirc to The Call TACOMA, Oct.-19.— The Anacortes im: provement. and 'develpomenf company has been organized to build, an /electric railway • ,from - x Anacbrtes to^ Sedro Woolleyyso -miles, because: the" people of -Anacprtes 4 are nqt- satisfied with the treatment- given the town- by ; the 'Great Northern railway. -Connection is made at Sedro Woolley" with thf Northern Pa cific and Canadian , Pacific. .The ', cost \u25a0' of the road will-be ?l,500.:00,all;of which is.said to be 'available immediately. The greateripart^wlll'belfurnished.by'east-' crn capltalistsand the balance, has been subscribed ;by Tacoma.i Anacortes - and Sedro ; Wpolley,'; citizens.^ Preliminary surveys ' : are * being '-. made : and construc tion', will", be. started this fall. " -. < :'\u25a0 WOULD OUST HIS G VARDIAX rREDWOOp:CITY,\Oct.iI9.--Although he , is 4 ,B9'; years iold;i old;i Perry; Morrison is quite, decided! in';his rowhlmind^that. he 'does : .not need- a guardian,' 1 and; conse quently he wishes 'to' be relieved ; of one in;" the "shape of "-W.^ - H.- ' Tyson, 7 his nephew. . Morrison's estate," which . is in cumbered; .by. ' a mortgage, "of .„ $7,600, yields » an } Income *of * only .:• $4 00 \ a*J year andThe' wishes an 'allowance ?6f i $150 a month instead $40." The if allure^ of Tyson ; to' gl^e*; him?- the -^$110 j increase angered ' Morrison and he " has - started pro.ceedinps^.'in *th ft '-superior. i court' to. have his nephew. dismissed as guardian. ;\u25a0 : .::;:..^;:v.,:^;^:,::-X:, .•,;;-... MONEY STOLEN DURING SIX MONTHS $5,482,687 Bjonding Companies Compile Data in Embezzlements in United States LOSE-IT'IN GAMBLINQ Tliieves Expend Loot at the .\u25a0Race- Tracks and in [\u25a0: Wall Street .. Special by Leased Wire to The Call , 'kEW YORK, Oct. IS.— The bonding companies/of this city have just'found out how . milch the clever rogues here and , elsewhere in. the States haye-i.^stoleh during the first {'six montlis:6f the present year. The total compared with the corresponding period in 1 1006 and 1905 is as follows: 19*05: . . > . . . ..1 .......,'.. .'. • • .$5,234,985 1906 . ..'. .. 3,829.399 1907 1 . . . . . . I .r. 5.482.687 Total for the three periods .$14,547,071 April is the favorite month with em bezzlers. They begin their operations with -the first gladsome .warbles of spring, just -before the racet racks; are. swept up" for the season. ThA defalca tions, -by months this year were as follows:" January . $728,715 February 1.590,161 March .. 1,421,800 Aprir . :...:.' 1.130,633 May?? 406.962 June ...... .....: .... . 204.416 Total for six months ..... .$5. 482,6»7 In April,. 1905, the nimble thieves got away with $2,333,046, and in the fol lowing April they made their biggest hauls. The banks and trust companies -. were the worst sufferers. They* lost $2,080, 590 as against only $758,750 in the first half of 1906. The public service cor porations and the like were the next hardest hit. 5 They parted involuntarily with $936,335, as against $985,380 in the first half of -1906. and $520,901 in the first half of 1905. Next come general business houses, which lost $819,372 through dishonest employes, as com pared, with $1,020,378 in tbe first v half of 1906. Miscellaneoys institutions, breweries, ice cj-Cam saloons, stores, etc.. were robbed of $817,874. as against 0n1y' 5459,169 in- the same months last year.' \u25a0 ' Beneficial associations had their funds depleted to the extent of $400,703 as against, sl42,934 in 1903 and $296,876 In 1905. More than $253,000 in court trust' funds were stolen, an excess of only $5,000 over the same period in 1906.' In the, first, half .of 1905 $795,513- of court funds disappeared through" peculation. The -transportation • companies lost $104,552. as. against $75,964 in 1906 and $92,369. in 1905. ; The .insurance com panies were the smallest sufferers. They lost- by thievery 0n1y. 569,663. as against $137,485 In 1906 and $13,561 in 1905. This does not include 'funds juggled in dodging. lnsurance commissions or "yel low. dog" accounts. . * i About one-half of these embezzzfed millions directly into Wall street, the experts say, where they were swal lowed up ; in j unlucky speculations. One half 'of-' the remainder was lost in gam blingxon the racetracks and in. pool rooms.'* The remainder wasspent in the Old fashioned traditional way, on wine and, women. : " The '\ automobile dealers got their share. When the rooms of one of these New Torkbank defaulters was broken into the sleuths found more y^ %~/ksll E (iißMLsir = W f-§JrCsB& HIIs riSsLM rurmrare hi \u25a0 m : : ;," Retail \3L(jM^£l£P& \^/illlTOtilGK Rugs p^ I The Chiffonier- Wardrobe as shown in the illustration is one of the many we have M I specially reduced for this sale. For sheer usefulness nothing in modern furniture ap- |] I proaches this combination r^^^^^ of wardrobe and chiffonier. In the apart- || ffi ment house or flat they arje | 711 indispensable for real personal comfort. For the |« &j Urnbr6ll3.S, . ' \u25a0•.#.' " '';F6'rty-ftve "inches wide, /B7 : Inches high;; made of." finest -grained. advantage tO find OUt that fill r3 •\u25a0V"- • • "I woods;; nickel plated trimmings throughout; patent forwarding 'IT"C Cp\ » ' . at the Brittain& Co. stores every day-— things you need and at \ \ ; prices that make trading here satisfactory and profitable. I | Every Departments— and there are many — is well equipped and our. prices are made with a view of selling the goods. ! . Weknow that while people like to trade at our stores for va- I \u25a0 % ) - rious reasons, the low prices are largely responsible for. the large \ . patronage we enjoy. ' \u25a0 Sp@cSsß in Dinnerware 150 piece China Set, Call- 60 piece Porcelain Set,. lOOpiece Haviland French I White and Gold Bona \u25a0 ; fornla* Violet Pattern: Rose and Gold Pattern. China Set. • China. Cups and-Saucer* !\u25a0 .Special j . - Special ' Special^ Set. of 6. Special \ , $B^B§ $5^25 $30.00 Sl.OO j SPLENDID GAS PORTABLE tAMP-^-COMPLETE, WITH TUSIHG— SPECIAL $2.00 5 • : New goods are r arriving every day in our China and Glassware Department. You jj , -will find the prices satisfactory. It will pay you to visit this department this week. Alarm CBoeks and Waß) Clocks all Styles : We carry a very' large line of Clocks; can suit - your particular want in pattern \ .'-\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0/ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: and can unquestionably suit you in price. : yr;- ". ! , ". x A Good Alarm Clock That Can be Depended Upon to Awaken Too on Time, 75c. , i \l Great range Spsciai Banner Gas Humphry contractors and i^fflS?* Oil Viators Oval ££*' 'n Heaters " - Bhow Gas Healer Great Specials in -. .$27 &* up n^n r.rinL! W&ffs electric fans , r \u0084 . » . No; smoke, whole of it. We are closin* out ou? It- accomplishes wondere 8 f . el plated gas entire line, mailing r»- i with mighty littler fuel. „„',,-. . M/ ,,« t - -„,, cooks half markable reductions— t Has direct draught damner nOBmell - -; radiator. fully Attrac _ 12 inch swivel, alternating nas direct araugnt damper, Prlces or it. Attrac curren t. R»golar $13.50- ! nonwarpable center: small this week -Jew^le-d, spe- tlve, durable special *lo.oa | firebox and large ash pan; UD from \u0084 and cheap. • 15 inch swtyel, altamatiajf !; | oven .18x18" inches. - upirom clal .- , v current. R««ular |17 BO; ! j . . 4t*m± an \u25a0**». m aa J-<JL- special ....* 513.50 t | $3.75: $4.00 | $2.50^ "^ *•**»»:£ I Send for.Fishing " At All Three Stores HaO Orders ' xsgobpohxted . - Carefnl 1907-08 State Corner Van Ness Avenue and Turk Street an d Promnt 1206-10 Polk Street Corner Sutter Street *" Frompt I Garae Laws Free Oakland Address ..... 908-9 1 0 Broadway Attention i ;V^,» ,^,,,.^.,^^0.^,^ „ i .„ „„„ ,, M — „ / than' two bushels' o2 champagne' corks, which the defaulter's "be'it girl" had kept as souvenirs. They. fifthly caughjt the, fellow Jiimself as- he -was walking at,daybrefck with the young woman on the shores of Lake Mahopao. The . de tectives .liifl all night In the DuaJues nsar the woman* cottage before tfcey fOfand their, prey. When .oonfrpntod the man made no Resistance. AccGJFuttigr to»the bank detectives, the bahlw.'of New, York now have their sys tem o.f cages, book keeping and espion age s« perfected that, unless thb cash ier Is in the plot, not more than $100,00.0 can be stolen without detection. In gen eral.; omy one day's loose cash oan be taken,' unless 'the thief 'and his confed erates make use of the correspondence burr.*,u at the Institution." ' "." '. J f COURTROOMS AT SANTA . * ROSA ENDANGER HEALTH Attorneys Ask Judges to Abandon Temporary Quarters and Rent Better Building SANTA ROSA* . Oct. 19.— The mem bers of the Sonoma county bar have petitioned Superior Judges Emmet Seawell and Thomas C. Denny to use their authority and provide more suit able quarters for holding court this winter, a.s_well as for the safety and protection of the records in the county clerk's, office, . • . • 'The temporary quarters provided by tbe : '«up'erviaor6 since the destructiqn of the courthouse last year are in adequate and there Is no protection against the cold or heat. During tho ?ainy season the rooms are not on!* uncomfortable but actually dangerous to the health of ofacials, employes and those in attendance at the sessions. The plan is to secure quarters In some of the newly erected buildings around the plaza for use during tji« next. year, pending? the completion of the new $35,000 courthouse, which is now under construction, but will not be ready for occupancy for a year or more. Sir to eight minutely speckled flesh colored eggs suffice to keep tha ner vous wrenl n her home.