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LOCAL CLUBS ALL WORKING HARD FOR CIVIC BETTERMENT NEW HIGHWAY PUSHED THROUGH TO THE SEA Splendid Achievements of tKe Sutro Heights Improve ment Club in Securing Extension of Fulton Street Car .Line and Opening Up Choice Residence District Perhaps the readers of The Call re .niernber the time, seven years ago. when a little car on the Fulton street line -occasionally made a trip "over the hili" from the Chutes to Twenty-fourth \u25a0avenue. The motorman on this loneliest \u25a0wption. of a great system was also the 'Conductor, and. for all practical pur poEes, the superintendent and general zranagrer. SornetJmes business picked tp and the car would actually carry a ; -passenger. .; At Twenty-fourth avenue the dilapi- Sated tracks came to an abrupt end. A high, board wall was built across the fireet and painted thereon in huge sire kad In ruddy colors was the rotund moon face of the then proprietor of the r.earby roadhouse — the only building in ;*ight. V. Except on the maps, that was the end Oof Fulton street. On the other side of Vtae adorned board wall was sand — '.-drifting hills of sand — all along the Mne of Fulton street for a quarter of •;a hundred blocks. At various points these hills rose to substantial heights, reaching at For tiieth avenue an elevation of more than .4^ feet above the street grade — a for midable barrier against the develop ment of one of the most sightly sections "•jo.f the city, for It was plain to all who \u25a0;Vuidied the situation that the develop ment of the slope to the north of the ..park, fron ; Twenty-fourth avenue ' to ;the beach, must come, if at all, through the' building of a highway whetfe the -t-afid hills held their shifting 'sway 'along the line of Fulton street. '\u25a0\u25a0: :-\rr the year 1904 a few property oVvnrrs of the sand dune section north off the park held a conference. Sub sequently a seneraf meeting was called resulting in the organization of the ;-.;;^utro Heights -improvement club" — so galled because that famous resort over- the westerly portion of the sec \u25a0,.'tt'6ri involved. The first president of i§iif. club was the late William H. Al :;Sord: the secretary was Charles King. /'To "opon Fulton street through to JLfi« beach? was the club's first slogan. The supervisors listened to the earnest appeals made on behalf of the project. •Aii. appropriation ivks made to pay for Vh* <itys portion of the- work, and in xJ'ue course of time a contract was let :Jto grade the street as far west as Thirty-fifth avenue — within ID blocks \u25a0of the beach. \u25a0'."\u25a0 The contractor delayed, as contrac tors usually delay, but in tbe spring of 1906 the work undertaken" was com plete and the roadway was finished to the avenue named, directly opposite Spreckels Jake, which theretofore could only be reached through the park. PLAiV FOR CIT - : . • Plar.s were next laid to finish the rut iin. Fulton street through to the beach. Then came the great conflagration of ..iC;Qf>, and with it the demoralization of \u25a0ji.il projects of this nature. For many vnionths the members of the Sutro heights club held no meetings. They : -were too busy otherwise. .;..In the spring of 1907 the desire for progress and achievement again as ve'rted itself. A meeting of the club was called and reorganization effected. ; Kd?3iond Grodchaux was chosen presi dent" and Charles M. Stoltz secretary. These men are still the club's officers. .Again the Fulton street project was .taken up. Earnest efforts were fol \u25a0;T6we<j by substantial results, and today jone.may stand on the highest Fulton ast£eet ground at Twentieth avenue and. 'v^-ing straight to th*». west, gaze on 'itfts blue waters of the Pacific at the «n& «f the road. 30 blocks away. No \u25a0stretch of roadway on the peninsula Equals this unbroken slope of almost two miles; and when the Bkies are clear :arid ocean steamers glide across the •Vision directed to the west, the sight As one for a painter's brush or a poet's .dream. .:•;" The next great object of the club was VISITACION VALLEY DEMANDS WATER District Neglected by City and \u25a0 ; Rebuffed by Spring Valley; V- at Mercy of Fires •After a campaign through various department* of the city government for. water and fire fighting, the resi dents of Visitacion valley and the Bay " view and University mound districts received a setback at the hands of the Fpring Valley water company, to whom ' they had been referred as court of last resort and must now begin anew in Trr^&ihg demands of city department*. . The valley is in a peculiar 'position. The nearest fire engine is at Fourteenth snd Railroad aver.ues, which by actual test Is a3O minute drive. Besides this when the engine reaches the center of the valley there will be no water with "which to fight the flames. A hose cart is maintained in the valley, which, ithongh it has much hose, has no water to use. For several years the districts have ; demanded that their needs be consid ered. There are now more than €00 houses, some of which are three story structures, in Visitacion. valley. A \u25a0fchbrt time ago a ?9,000 fire destroyed \u25a0»; 'building, and shortly after a $3,000 .fire' occurred. There was no way to . prevent the fire from destroying every • thing it could reach. .;.Mrs. R. V.' Hutchinson.' secretary of. •lire., valley improvement club, put the •situation pithily: " : - : *'All we can do is mount the hills and watch the houses burn." - ; • She says, the first campaign took them through many city departments, as!one •would refer them: to another. The Spring Valley has a big main. pass ing near the center of the valley, but refuses absolutely'to allow this to- be tapped. The Rees reservoir could be used, which would give sufficient strength to fight fire, she,' says.' The improvement clubs of the district 'will take the matter back to the board and make a demand that tfieJr districts be provided for. A.fire 'fighting: center In the valley would .easily cover a territory now unprovided for three and a quarter miles longhand .a mile and a half wide. Residents: fear t.hat a big fire in the thickly populated; district ; might destroy Visitacion ,val- i ley's business center.::- I tp secure an extension of the street railway" service through to the beach by way of Fulion street. The street railway people were appealed to and the advantage and necessity of build ing this line urged upon them. The work is done, and today the steel rib bons mark a straight line to the beach. The rails used are of the heaviest pattern, and iron poles carry .the wires. Service on this line will begin, we are assured, in a few weeks, upon the com pletion of the Fulton street sewer. This Is the one practically, straight street car line across the peninsula, from the ferry to the beach, its westerly por tion skirting the entire northerly line of the park — a stretch of more than three miles. What section can offer another Sutro heights and such a glo rious route to reach it? Third on the list of the district's great necessities was the question of securing a main intercepting sewer along Fulton street to drain the entire slope. While the main outlet, known as the Mile Rock tunnel, was provided for in the bond issue of ISO",, no pro vision was made for the sewer in Ful ton street. The club went to work on this mat ter, and secured a promise from the authorities to build the sewer at an estimated cost of $65,000. if the club would arrange for the purchase of that amount of noninterest bearing bonds of the 1904 issue. Contributions were solicited by the club from the property owners of the section interested, the sum of $1,501.73 was speedily raised and paid to a bank to cover the interest charge, the bonds were purchased,- the contract let. and the work is now al most complete. The sewer is of rein forced concrete, of ample dimensions, and is constructed along the latest and most approved lines for this class of utility. INDIVIDUALS DO MUCH Much private sewying. 'to be paid for by the property owners, is also being done along the streets and ave nues of the district. In the matter of grading and ma cadamizing streets, great progress has been made in the- two years through the club's activity. More' than 30 blocks have been finished in that period, and several gangs of graders are now at work and daily adding to the improved portions. The club has also secured lights for the district, has assisted in securing better school facilities and improved fire and police protection. Through its solicitation, also,- the park commis sioners have improved the edge of the park along the line of Fulton street as far out as Thirty-sixth avenue, and in a short time will carry this better ment on to the beach, thus providing an attractive landscape along the southerly side of the road for a dis tance in excess of three miles. The members of the club feel that, with the great improvements already secured and the development work in prospect, the future of the district is assured. All that is now' needed for the rapid building of homes is service by the gas and water companies. The water question is especially annoying, and the lack of that necessity is prov ing a serious loss to the. district. The members feel that this situation must be relieved, and earnestly appeal to the authorities concerned to bring this about at the earliest time possible. - Given these utilities, and the ocean breezes may kiss the sand dunes a final farewell. Happy homes wijl re place the heaving hills, and the north ern tip of the peninsula — unmatched in beauty of setting, variety. and charm will have lost its waste places for ever. The Sutro Heights club Is unique in this: Its meetings are held in the day time — at 10:30 on the second . Sunday of the month at the Cairns hotel. No dues are collected, no fines levied, and no contributions solicited. And its ses-' sions are as the gathering of a loyal family around the home circle. 'COLLEGE INN' SAYS IT IS A BANKRUPT Tenderloin Resort First Corpo ration in California to Invoke New Federal Statute "The College Inn," the tenderloin re sort on the southwest corner, of Ellis and Mason, streets, has the distinction of being the first corporation in Cali fornia to avail itself of the federal statute passed June 25 last and petition the -United States district court to be declared a voluntary bankrupt. By a peculiar coincidence the. second cor poration to take advantage of. the op portunity filed its petition 15 minutes later. It was the California mantel and tile company of Oakland. The College Inn is better known to the. night-. life as "Pratt & Tierney's.v Its managers, William M. Pratt < and Matt Tierney, 1 who conducted a similar resort \u25a0 in Mason street before*- the fire of 1906, afterward ran a place of like character in Ellis street near Fill more until forced out. of business by th«; police . commissioners under the Taylor administration. . Pratt, the manager of the corpora tion, yesterday through his; attorney," Lee 11. Olds, filed statements showing that the concern. owed $10,449. anJ had assets of but $1,255. Of the assets, it is alleged in the petition, the corpora tion, had on hand cash amounting to only $35, which the sheriff had seized. The principal creditors, ..were - the Julius Levin company," which" had a chattel mortgage for, $2,500 :oti the fur nishiugs of the: resort, and seven en tertainers, a bar tender and a porter. . . The California mantel and tile com pany of Oakland asked' to be' declared a bankrupt because it owed $12,791; and had but $5,326 in assets." The principal creditor was C. Frauneder, to whom was owed $5,342. " . . \ . E« The' other petitions- for voluntary bankruptcy filed . yesterday-were: Domenico Alello, clothing merchant; 504 Seventh street, liabillties.sl,ll9 and as sets $714 ; A. : R. West, carpenter, ; San Francisco, liabilities $3,966 and assets $100; John - F. Witherow, -wire splicer; Oakland, liabilities $181 arid assets $50; J. R. Macaulay. Jr., 'dairyman, Sacra mento, liabilities $1,042 and assets $soi" WANTED IN HED BLUFF— Arthur Reed and ' Edward' Vanwart wore nrrestedby Detectires Maloncr .. mu<! \Traccy «yesterday_*on a '•\u25a0dispatch' .- from, Ked Bluff 'that; they were, wanted, there » for embezzling a ruovtag picture maclilne. . *- Well'knopn, officers -of the [Sutro Heights} and; Green EVENTS OF WEEK AMONG THE CLUBS Merchants', Association Taking Measures/ to Secure Sarii s | tary Collection Service Members of the, Merchants* associa tion, • together -^ .with ' members, of .the chamber of ;. commerce. and'^Merchants* exchange, have arranged with 'the Western Pacific ; to 1 see^ California by daylight, over ;that line. ' " The excursion will leave San Fran cisco Saturday, September 24,- at 9:30 a. m., and 'return the, following Monday at 8:30 a.*m.- Stops will be made at different points of interest, Including the plant of the • Great ;Western power company- at Intake' and'Las Plumas. Stops will .also be [ made -at Marys ville, Oroville, . Sacramento, . Stockton, Portola and Hartwell. The excursion promises to be'bne of Hhe largest the commercial representatives of the city have ever undertaken.- — \u25a0— ••"•\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0 -..;/ . Reservations rriaj r be made, at the ofnee of the Merchants', exchange, .1405 Merchants' Exchange building. -• The Merchants' association has peti tioned the'board. of supervisors tosub mit to the voters of the city and coun ty at the election next". November, a i charter amendment providing for a special sanitation-tax outside the dollar limit, to cover the cost. -of collecting and disposing of the garbage of city in a systematic and sanitary man ner. • - . .'-.\u25a0 ; ' \u25a0 •\u25a0..\u25a0. \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 ".. - ' '\u25a0-\u25a0";:'- ' It is generally recognized that , the collection of garbage is a health' mat ter and as much the duty of, the city as the cleaning of the streets or the,sew ers. .- • \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-:' -\u25a0 •-';:\u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0 '• \u25a0- The regular disposal of garbage, the association- believes, *should. be compul sory and under the supervision of the city. This Is the system' now used' in many other cities. i " '. : TWIN PEAKS TU.V.XEL CONVENTION The petition of .the Twin, peaks tun nel and improvement convention 'in the, matter of voting bonds for the con struction of the tunnel came up. before the street committee of the .board of supervisors Thursday afternoon and was continued one week at the request of; the representatives of . the conven tion.. The matter of the Spring Valley purchase is still in abeyance. Judge Troutt has rendered his deci sion favorable to the. construction of the Stockton street tunnel as proposed, which leaves. . the field . open for the continuance of thls'project. * : ' \u25a0'..-.\u25a0 .NORTH CEVTRAI. : ASSOCIATIO>- .. . . The North Central improvement asso- ; elation has just issued its report for the month of August, which covers five typewritten pages. ; closely-- written. From this report It appears. that much progress ' has been made during the last month. One of the new i fireboats •now being built «wlll v be located at the bulkhead at the foot of Lombard street. The fire commission has recommended that sheds be constructed costing |4, 500 for the accommodation of the, crew. An ordinance was passed , by the supervi sors setting;aside $5,000 in. addition ,to the $130,000 provided -the :, preceding month for laying, the *• high -.pressure pipes in" the .bounded by Mar ket and Powell "streets and the bay. This "work Ms progressing \u25a0 rapidly. ' \ ' Since thei report of ;:the previous month the association has.- secured ,sl-g-' natures for over 4iooo feet- of - v f rontage' for. the lowering of ?,the' grade: on -San s<fme street. ,'The-,petition. will soon be' filed with r the rsupervisofs. \u25a0; ;. The ..- harbor.; commissioners have promised, to ihastenvthV; work-; of dredg ing at. the. foot, of .Mpritgomery" : street. Work on the sewerl in'Sansome street' from Jackson street to the bay ' is pro gressing rapidly- and' will be 1 completed by the middle ..of October.,';" . . The association: Msr advocating -the running of \u25a0anVelectrlc*line jdown* Cali fornia" street :from\';K<!arnyV.rso" as -to give .the large Vbuildings 'direct, rapid communication •with ferry. DOWNTiqiwiV ASSOCIATirOjy \u25a0; The Downtown; association rield ; .its regular rrieetlng,.and. dinner: at the ; St. Francis' hotel last Wednesday. "The street committee reported : that ; through its efforts -needed street.\ repair .work was.dono oh Montgomery and-'.K earn y streets just prior to' the parade of, A'df mission day. . ; ..-/,- ''.. l . \u25a0 ', Otto Shlller reported tnatViriany" bids had, been A received:, for... thej, proposed Chinese arch -in Bush -street and ; Grant avenue. =Tlie. 'indications, were! that the cost/would "be 'about/. $9,000." • ''He ther reported • that • the -Chinese were becoming. ehtH uslastic: iipori. the' project and propose "to praise ; money/, to /have an : arch on' every corner.: and .>to have Chinatown brilliantly flighted. • . \u0084 , AVdebate.;w"aff;,h*eld;between the pro ponents and ;the opponents I , of the Jslais I creek project. \u25a0 .:;,:.? :':'£.'. 'x£s ;\u25a0, .-- ! ; William! -H. ' Ford, 'of, 'the : India ' basin associatlon.-7.and David i Albetrcrav ; of' , 'the ""Missiori''^ promotion i association' favored ; .^the £act,'- and --D. ' Davis of. the DevisadeVb -'s'treet; irhprovei ment . club.^Jaines^K. jTaylor/ i of"Uh« Bay. .View/ improvement ? club*. and-V. • J;~ Scoof y" oppbse'd \ the*. "act. 1 . • ; Thet "debate was at times jSfrij? acrimonious.'^.Further consideration <pt ; the «. matter i was jjqet poned to some time" inUhejfuture. ; when' the association;' could^. devote .more' time to .the. subject. ; \u0084'; r ; -'i '."-\u25a0. ". CIVrC.'I^EAGIJE;.-^ i-,',:- «~/ \u25a0.;\u25a0- \u25a0 The executive; committee of the.Ci vic league met .1 Thursday,.' evening '.^at '^the' St % Francis! hotel:' 'lt recommended that a" 'system^of^ night -streett'sweeplng^be Inaugurated, V and* that "a^blo'ckt system of VcpHecting sweepings f be; estabHahedr It^is' thought :thatv In -this : . way? street sweeping. i/willbe^ more* and systema.tic.*;''.,l*',:- v JV'^".-;.- :^ -.v, s '. \u25a0 -^ ; Chief Murphy jof* the 'fire; department! addressed the" mietihg." J He'stateJ; that" it i was f *the)intentl6n f ; o'f^the'flT'e^ depart ment; to :;secure*alchemlpalj;ehgine 5 for ''the'^flrebbata-Jinori/;,f«nTectlye^fori?aup'-' ; pressing 'fires than' caiTnow!be had ariy^-' C. F. ADAMS 'Native-Sons' hall, to cost $200. 000, construction .of which^has begun on Mason street, between Post and Geary. ..^ : . where. '. He further. said it was,, the", in tention of the department to; secure motor driven apparatus just as quickly as finances permitted.. . An autqmobile fire - department; has ; : proven r satisfac tory and successful in the hilly: city of Seattle; and elsewhere. -Plans -are.now being made to extend the high! pres sure system over Telegraph hill; anU the North beach' section, where there are many wooden structures. The'chief invited the members to in spect the new. fireboat at -.Harrison streets wharf^- and 'offered to give -.a demonstration of kits efficiency. The invitation, was accepted and: Saturday, September 24. at 2:30 p. m. : was set; as the time for the visit. A resolution was passed calling for a congress of improvement •clubs to con sider .the 39 charter, amendments- be fore the people. The convmittee-, on charter • amendments and .ordinances, consisting, of Joseph liothschilJ, C. F. Adams and H. F. Marshall were author ized to' make all necessary- arrange ments. "-The 'committee expects- to hold a seriesof meetings and to invite, all the Improvement clubs and the: public to /attend. A- program of speakers will be ar ranged for each evening and discussion from the floor will be permitted. 'All thosejwho wish to- speak upon any of the proposed charter amendnaents are requested .to: senJ their ; names to any, member ;of the committee -or .to "'the office of .the Civic league. Merchants' exchange'bujlding. The dates and place of meeting "will be announced shortly. A protracted debate "upom the India basin act took place at -the last Tmeet ing between James K.! Taylor, who op posed the act,* and. George Reriner," who favored^it.. ' ' ,*' ' ' . .- ;"^-' r - \u25a0"',;\u25a0 '\u25a0'. '•':."" ' At the close % of the debate the execu tive committee :-voted to recommend to the 'general- body at its next- meeting the 'approval of the harbor , Improve ment •bonds, together with the India basin ;bonds. , * ' • , SAS r: FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CliUB The' San Francisco women's club, con sisting; of ;the! Outdoor league, the; Glen Park -women's j club ' and others, -peti tioned' the board-of. supervisors to.subm it at, special. boridi election immediately after"^the 'general'- election for 'voting appropriations; for * The matter .was < taken v under submls sion,by ithe" public'; utilities .committee of , the- b'oa.rd 'at .lts; meeting Wednesday^ The amounts asked are $250,000 for Tele graph.hilU's9o,poo for Glen park, $350,-' 000 "for ;ithe Potrero, and ." $100,000 .for, Bay View. : :; ; - : - V; <\u25a0>\u25a0' '-. \u25a0;" A ;:' GREEK^ VALLEY :I3IPROVEME.\*T . club \u25a0:\u25a0 ' n ;; ; : ; i.. :% '-\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0': .The ' dedication , of the J new Cleveland school 'will' occur . tomorrow J afternoon at^2 t.o'clock.i This, school ;is 'located.* !bn Persia i avenue ;^ between ;• Athens -;; and Moscow streets.; "Mayor, P,:H.:McCar thy:.; will.: 'lay the -cornerstone. "The exercises '-will.: "be iheld; under 'the '\u25a0 '"aus pice's of -the :. Green <c Valley | improve ment :club. v- Guadalupe; parlor; 1 - N.7D;;g. W.v* Guadalupe - parlor ; : N.; S.; G.- - w W.V Homestead': -^progressive ..aßsociati on, Pathfinder II I;camp,,'.W.1 ;camp,,'.W. .0.t,W., ; Path finder circle/ W.0..W. and the Silver -Heights improvement ' club wiir participate. . . ; \ l Tbe: various torganizations, "•': together" withV tlie '.school -children {and. faculty; will'rnarch 'iniprocesslon'- from? Guada lupe';hall,"v4sst.Misslbn^street.:.:A 7;Hter ai- y* and" niusical^prqgram; ,will;;be iren deredr VMdyor- -' McCarthy ,\ -, Supervisor MinehanV arid ";'6"thers ' will.^ speak.';;l The chairman* of ; the committee of /arrange ments -Ms"*' John '.' O'Keefe and' the"^secre tary ; i s';- A^th v fl war ren; 7/ y-, v".; . v; t- y'^'i POTOERO .PROMOTION rASSOCIATION J The>, "fl'riance^ «onimlttee* . of : \u25a0 the? v board of '1 supervisor 3-v.has.: set V aside , enough money -to '? provide: >i for? the- removal -.of the ",-knoll" at -.Twentieth f and-.- Kentucky streets, i r and .? President? President .*; Casey -o.*uthe board"of;publiciworksthas;;stated;>hat th^ Vworkv-will-, bo ,;undsirtakenl imme diately-.'."* The -removal Soft .this't obstruct tion ihas^ been^badly^ needed 5 for '{many year's i paet:-^ -Ther CalU lnterested iitself iri'thisvmatterisqme thne?slnce. ; *K/T^ i; The f association, - backed f, by * Father Patrick" O'Connell .? pastor of ; St.V,Tere sa's? church lofj the ;Potre ro^hasyunder taken-totsecureJa park for. the Pdtrero district:?*;'^'/ '-; : " - \u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0-:<* '.' • \u25a0'": -•-V '\u25a0'' : \.^-y- : •.-\u25a0" MIGHT '}\u25a0 ClrEak 3 BROUGHT; BACKI-Mas *Graiv all as ', Ames, 'was; brqußbt; from. Lps,Apgele» by " Detectire 'Daly 5 yesterday- on- a 5 charge s off em- .$l5O *t rom+theg Jefferson -hotel Scorn-" " "'-\u25a0 pany. \u25a0"' by ' whom . be • was 'emDloyed 13 i; night WILL FORCE WORK AT POINT LOBOS Street Improvements ;Be > : Piished by Club^ Under • Yrooman Law } : The Points L.obos;-improvem«nt club intends to' compel ,- the ): performance of; street * work, ' ' where .. not al ready. done, v upon -Clement street from -First 'to Twenty-sixth • avenues, in/Lake and California streets, 'Point Lobos avenue 'and - all ' other- streets where - most' of \u25a0 the street work is done. .^ - . • ."' > - \u25a0', - : Street • work; throughout the district has been" practically; completed for some time;: past, but here and there property owners have refused to have their work -done. The-c'lub proposes to take "proceedings under .the Vroorhan act;:to. order- the work- to be done, the contract' being given to.' the lowest bid der, 'he to\have a'.lien ,' upon the prop erty with .the right of \u25baforeclosure for 1 work i performed. /_ ! PERALTA- HEIGHTS AND AICINITY • At .the regular meeting of ! the Peralta club,' held Tuesday; evening, the school committee', consisting of Messrs. Burke, Vizzard . and; ,Cluff,- reported having toured the district with School Director Payot- in an effort -to .find a suitable site for 'the' primary school to be built in the. Peralta heights district. A num ber of locations were Inspected. The decision of the school /directors' will be made 'known.' as soon 'as .the board meets.- - - - - The park commissioners were, peti tioned to hurry the work of construct ing the c,oping around Bernal park, for which $2,000 has been set aside. Messrs. Irvine, Vizzard and Burke were ap pointed representatives upon the com mittee, of arrangements -that -has in hand the matter of dedicating Balboa park^ and I the: Ingleside police station. . Flinn' & Treacy; were -requested to expedite the 'construction of the main' sewer, in Wolfe street from Franconla to Isabel before ..the stormy weather sets in. \ h. '\u25a0/.-, vArrangements, are" under, way.' for -the third . annual entertainment and dance to\be given at ' Graham's hall. Alabama street ;and'Pfecita avenue, on Saturday evening, October : 15.' •>. '. \u25a0\u25a0 :A- vote of v thanks was unanimously tendered to. The 1 Call for .the•considera tion 1 it is showing to the different clubs. EIREK.\ VALLEY ASSOCIATION ; \u25a0\u25a0 At the. meeting of the Eureka valley improvement; association at 406 Castro street, Thursday 'evening, a committee of '10 was" appointed' to conduct 'the dedicatory -exercises- of the new McKJn ley.~school; at' Fourteerith"and Castro streets. .The ' committee consists of Messrs. .Whalen.Conlin, Moody,- Bello, Brown, Morrlssey, : Shilling and Hinkel. The date of "the dedication" will b« set at a later "meeting. : ; \u25a0'} \u25a0~ ; • ._ . ,It was:- unanimously: decided to pre sent, to .the "school upon- this: occasion a handsome, bronze bust of McKinley, and the exercises will take ; the form of.urrveiling this monument at the same time* that the school 1 will. be dedicated. Thirty-five dollars was ; subscribed *at the -meeting and it is expected that enough; money will be subscribed in a few days, to . insure ' the carrying out of "the -tentative •arrangements. HOME INDUSTRY 'LEAGUE "The Home' lndustry -league -held a large : and' enthusiastic' meeting yes terday -noon at ..the! Palace hotel. The report of the: exhibition; committee was received. • The\ publicity; committee ; made a. detailed reports "-'.\u25a0; !A'.. communication was read from C W. Hofnlck,':- manner of ', The ..Call/VmakingTsuergestlons -for advancing ; the .interests;: of ; the \ league. The - report * : and :.letter jwere printed. '^'A V was appointed to Jnyite. representatives of the women's clubs ; toattend -,the next ' meeting. 'Sug gestions' ; f orZ" L f urtHer / progress "'were mafle .byl several: speakers. '; TEIiERHONEt GIRL AND Cash iery Leaves Safe Open and Makes. Larceny Charge LiOuiSj( Richards-' of * Lesser i brothers, Lincoln*; ma.rkeit,* 187Tr,Market-street/-ob tained .; a; .< warrantn t i\ from! Policed Judge .Weller ryesterday-: for - - the .*. arrest • pf. Edith 'Dunn :oh a of -stealing $315.90 September; 14.- ' ' ; -\ . . \u25a0 iAbout-a week: ago the firm adver tised'for algifl'.to attend 'the'teleph'one and "jMrs.: :.Dunn; applied. \'C She ! said that she -had ; a' v husband,- employed? in an automobile .concern:, and she \u25a0 lived In ! a hotel.Vbut'hadrnothlng^to.do.'YAs there was.no I responsibility attached to -the position "no h references * were required, nor ; was /she 'f asked -' the * name :' of " the hotel /where yll ved.'v ;.- < . .The ; cashier went out for a few min utes J Wednesday, "leaving- the; safe'door open. '-7 He put. the. key'of, the" money box ln;'its.,usual;place "and when -he returned the - telephone . operator i had ?* left ; and $315.90 ''Was^ missing \u25a0 from Athe -'money box.:*^.The' Vtelephone?, operator's -coat and/ hat " were ; ' left;antf*it ? wasi expected that : she I would \] return, "V but V when^ she did 'not » make' her appearance:^suspicion fell^upon^her.r Detectives ' Lambert; and Young * are - try ing^tb] locate \u25a0 h er. - OIL COMPANY^ANSWERS STOCK .HOLDER'S" SUIT. '-A general i, denial fof the -allegations of *.Wells:Morton, ; the stock -holder.; in the Palmer/ oil * company, \u25a0; who", asked i for 1 a coiirti order jfpr.raniexamination. of t the books <;of ,1 the •/\u25a0 concern^; was j-: made \u25a0;- by, they'corporatloh vin" its i answer 1 to ; the complaint; filed ; yesterday.- ,; H. ; C. '; Strat tonft the; secretary, > who * was " made i the defendant\ r ln"f the "suit,^declar«B. that he^VgaveXMorton :- every,;, 'opportunity,; to examine ?theibqoks',=but]thatUhe>Jatter wishedito - look 'over, [the ? stock cates . ;;which J he-Xwas '/ unable*, to > show. asHheylwere;notJin ! ;jils!pdssession^vThe case . will!be'heard»bef ore \u25a0 Judge Moyan GREEN VALLEY CLUB RECLAIMS RICH DISTRICT Contrast Presented Between Now and Five Tears Ago, South of Silver Avenue, Shows Result of Improvement Club's Efforts Those who -rode out the Mission road or .to the county line five years _,ago would find, food for thought if they would reflect^ upon- the: condition of the territory south of Silver avenue then and the condition of that same territory today. * , At that time the Mission road, as it was then called, was a river of mud in winter and a: bed of dust in summer. It had all the characteristics of a com mon country, road.- It -'.was*; intersected at intervals by roadways or lanes that traversed large fenced' -areas. , . Vegetable gardens, dairies and truck farms were to be found on every-side. The large,. slowly rotating windmills provided all the water that- was consumed by man or beast. " •"v" v « -•' Of such a character was most of the land inclosed by Persia avenue upon the. north. Geneva* avenue "upon the south. La Grande avenue on the east and San Jose avenue upon the west. In this area there was a total popula tion of about 400.. The population today is' between 10,000 and 15.000. In this area there were four stores that easily supplied the wants -of the people. - . Today there are about -100 stores and new ones are continually opening wide their doors." Five years ago this area afforded protection to about 100 houses, today It accommodates over 3,000 houses and" there is plenty of room for more. Bnilding is as active here as it is any where else in the city.' : In" such a territory grew up the Green Valley improvement "club, one of the youngest, yet one of the most ag gressive and successful improvement clubs in the city. Organized on the Sth of January of the present "year with a membership of 36. it has continued to grow in strength and prosperity un til it r now numbers over 200 active mem bers. Deriving its strength from the pio neers", who by their own individual ef forts have made this district what it Is, this club" has by. uniting these forces, accomplished great good for its mem bers and neighbors. It is said that the club has received all that it has asked for. . The officers state that they have been modest In their requests, have shown a desire upon all occasions to meet the city authorltfes more than half way and have asked only for what •were obvious necessities. SUCCESS DUB TO UNITED ACTION The success of the club has been due largely to its solidarity. The members have long worked individually and with great success, but the apparent benefits of unity have appealed to. them ho strongly that they have permitted their officers and their committees to devise comprehensive and systematic plans for the , development o* the dis trict, and they have to a man backtd their- officers" and- committees in what ever they undertook. Most of :the people in this district own their own homes and this also ac counts for .the interest and enthusiasm that has been taken in the develop ment of the district. The people are for the most part hard working, in dustrious- laboring men.V Their homes are. not pretentious, but they are su!> stantial and comfortable. . There is so much work to be done in this. district that is necessary, that little thought has as' yet been given to matters of luxury. Beauty and artistic development will no doutt come later. *The first matter that «nine before the club was tist> establishment of a power system 'or the district. Practically speakinr- there were n-» s^wors. By continued and persistent «;ff-.>vtd th« club secured the laying of sewers. The work is more than half completed. Main sewers and side sewers are now being constructed. It is exnecte-I that in a short while the whole district will be thoroughly sewered. STREET WORK ACCOMPLISHED -Since, the organization" of th« club it has 1 , sought to have street work ticne throughout the. district, Th's expense fell upon the property owners ani? they have." as a rule, enthusiastically co-op erated with the street committee. Much work along this line has been done, much v is being done, and much more is contempleted for the future. The club secured the right of way through the Somps tract, whereby the cltv will be enabled to complete the proposed ocean to the bay boulevard. *v I This boulevard will come In on Onon dago avenue, which will be widened for the purpose.. It will give the residents of, this district direct access to the ocean on one side and to the bay upon the other, and will make, this district about the midpoint of the channel or avenue of traffic that will be'accommo dated by the proposed boulevard. Mis sion street will be the axis that will intersect the boulevard at about right angles. > .-\u25a0','\u25a0 The light committee; has secured 14 additional lights for the district. . An evening school -has 1 been established within the last three months at the Monroe school. Commencing with 33 pupils, it now has in attendance more than 100. The club secured a distribu ting- station \u25a0 of; the , free library "and is now working to have established a reg ular branch library. . The extension of the Spring Valley water company's mains Into the higher section of the district is another matter occupying the attention of the associa tion. > -\u25a0-. : : .- '\u25a0 ' . \u0084-.\u25a0;;/;-; >\u25a0'-. Pending the securing of a permanent firehouse in the district the club has organized a volunteer fire brigade. This brigadeis.thoroughlylequipped and of ficered . and - prepared to do efficient service if necessity requires it. . /C T Only a short time ago the club ; se cured an appropriation for a new school building; This building, the new, Cleve land primary, has just been completed and.wlll: tomorrow, be. dedicated by. the social land .benevolent associations of the district under. ; the 'auspices of the Green improvement club, Mayor P. H. \u25a0 McCarthy .will be one of * the speakers." ; - ' *. - It has' already, been found .that •: this school will -r riot " afford accommodation f oV-the'children' of the 'district. Already efforts are being made. to. secure an other primary school for the. district. PARKS AJfDPLAYGBOUXDS: ''.So 'rapidly ; has this i district grown that : it-is^now/apparent >that parks and playgrounds, will^ soon .become, a' ne cessity >to - afford Tpores for the'populace. ; ," It is not often that dairy land becomes so. thickly, settled that in the 1 course 'of- five . year's '\u25a0 the . residents contemplate securing, parks for recre ation;- :\u25a0\u25a0"; ; .':*:- " V\A- '.'\u25a0'• \u25a0'\u25a0"' - : .' '.The t club .believes , that , these sites should be -secured now when they ; ; can be: had: cheaply.. The" park committee of '.the 't'.board^'of '-: supervisors ; has "ac quiesced iin"ithis. t view and intend to set i aside-: money ;fpr. ; this; purpose. , : c.The club thaa; secured i the opening *of .^ the' Ocean Vavenue I handball s courts .for" the use *. of ".the * : Monroe *: school "until " such' time as additional" land in Hhei.vlclnity, of the school can be obtained for play* ground purposes. The Balboa parlt. about three-quarters of a mile distant, will afford convenient recreation grounds for the people of the district. XEW HALL. PLANNED The club since its organization has been meeting In a hall on the corner of Vienna and Russia streets that for appearance . resembles a good sized woodshed. The Interior Is whitewashed. Illumination is furnished by an anti quated oil lamp set upon the secre tary's desk. This meeting place is a decided contrast to the new one about to be built. " , The club has recently Incorporated and proposes to issue $5,000 tn shares of stock. $3,000 will be used to build a. new hall and clubrooms. and $1,000 for the purchase of a lot. As many of the members are carpenters and mechanics the club will be able to bui!.d for $3,000 a structure which a private party would have to pay twice as much for. The new hall will afford accommoda tions for meetings, socials, committee meetings and the like. Its necesstty is greatly felt. The club has been ac customed to * give socials frequentl.y and to assemble the residents In ma3s meetings, to consider not alone local matters but also matters of general im portance, such as th© home industry movement. Twin peaks tunnel project and the Islais creek matter. The success of the club has been very largely due to the activity of Its off!-,, cers and committees. These have all been rewarded by re-election and re appointment for the following term. The officers are: T. A. Simpson, presi dent; C. N. Hancock, first vice presi dent; F. A. McCall, second vice presi dent; Mr. Powers, third vice president; Supervisor T. P. Minehan. fourth vice president; Arthur "Warren, secretary; Mr. Owens, assistant secretary, and P. H. McKenna, treasurer. • The chairmen of the committees are: J. Prader, chairman of executive com mittee; F. A. McCalt. chairman school committee; Mr. Gallick, chairman of the social committee; Mr. Owens, chairman of the streets and sewers committee: S. Xathanson, chairman of ftre and water committee. COMPLICATIONS DEVELOP IN TWO LIQUOR CASES Both Are Dismissed Through Errors of Complainants Hans Olsen, grocer. Indiana and Naples streets, was charged before Po lide Judge Shortall yesterday with sell ing liquor without a license. The ar resting officer was G. Coates, who rep resented himself as a beer drummer, and after paying for the cigars ordered whisky, which was served. Coates put 20 cents on the counter, but before Olsen took it he was called upon to serve a customer. When he returned Coates showed his star and arrested him. Olsen denied that he had any intention of taking the 20 cents and the case was dismissed. Ercole iluzio. 1307 Castro street, was charged by Madeline de Orsay. the fe male detective, with selling liquor with out a license, but she had to confess that th« wrong man had been arrested. She pointed to Pietro Ttaffo, the pro prietor of the fruit store, as the man who served her with the liquor. Th» case against Muzio. who is a chicken picker, was dismissed and Raffo was arrested on a new warrant. URBAN REALTY Improvement CO. \u25a0 V \u25a0 Joseph Leonard, Mgr. 903 Phelan Bldg., Means a Good Home RICHMOND HEIGHTS On Easy Terms Beautiful Bungalow FOR SALE In Sausalito This is a new six room cottage. Just completed, and is strictly mod- ern throughout. The lot is 85 ft. frontage and 130 ft. deep, all graded and fenced, and affords a fine marine and mountain view. - Abundant sun- shine and spring water. Easy walk from station. An ideal home; less than 40 minutes from The Call office. ' Low price and easy terms. . TV. B. GILBERT. First National Bank bldg.. San Francisco. CORONA HEIGHTS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOCATION IX SAX FRAXCISCO. FOR A lIO.M£ Lots— sl,23o up; » Terms, only 10 p«r cent Acmn. Street Work. Cement Walts, Sewer. Water and Gas Included' io oar Prices. CH .VXD LEX & BOURX \u0084 , 235 Montsromery , st.. San Francisco. Take Hayes-Masonic car. transfer at A.-hbury. LIPMAN & HIESCHLER INCORPORATED. • HEAL ESTATE 255 Monteomery Street Phone — Ponglas 36-14 Special .Attention Paid to Property tn - .suDnet and Richmond District*. Sunset Office — Corner Lincoln way (H street) and . "th aTenue. . ' . Beach Office — Corner Fulton street and 40U» avenue, opposite Life Savins Station. - - Why Pay Rent? "We^Will Build for You at PARKS! DE And Your Rent Money "Will Pay for Your Home. PARKSIDE HOME BUILDING CO. 40S-9 CROCKER BUILPIXG FOR YOUR RENT MONEY I " We are- now building modern 6 room = 5 and bath houses In - the SUNSET DI3- 13 TBICT, -along car .line. Bent, money g term.*. ' MSHEMMRV \u25a0> \u25a0 Sj OSCAR HEYMAN* -BROTHER I 113 MoyrGOMEaY grarar g 11