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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
WATER RATES NOT
TO BE INCREASED
Citizens of Oakland Save Near
ly $1,000,000 in Four Years
by Agreement
Consulting Engineer J. H. Dock*
weiler Files Report With
City Council
OAKLAND, lire. 12.— .1. H. Dock
iveiler. consulting engineer for this
city in water rate matters, filed with
the city council this evening an official
report showing that through reduc
tions of rates by agreement with the
I*eople> water company, there has
ii* en effected a saving to the consum
ers an* tax payers of Oakland, which
trill reach a total of $902,000 by June
SO* 3911. That date will close the
fourth year- in whirh the reductions of
rates have been effective, the period
having begun July 1, 1907.
The most important feature of these
agreements, as Dockweiler explains
In his statement, lies in a stipulation
given by the People's water company
that there shall be no increase of water
rates after June 30, 1913, when the
council must fix. new rates.
I In his report Dockweiler relates the
history of the water rate negotiations
briefly, for the purpose of emphasizing
the value of the agreement to the citi
zens. He points out that when the
Contra Costa water company sold out
to the People's water company, Janu
ary 1, 1907, the corporation was then
collecting under rates established reg
ularly in 1903. The Contra Costa com
pany had by injunction set aside the
rates fixed for 1904, 1905 and 1906.
Councilman B. H. Pendleton. .presi
dent of the body now, but then chair
man of the auditing and finance com
mittee, undertook negotiations with
the People's water company. In con
sequence, an agreement was- made by
which the rases for 1907 were reduced
10 per cent below the rates for 1906.
Uedirctions also were made in the flat
rates for hydrants, and a cut of 20
per cent was made in the municipal
water rate. The 10 per cent reduc
tion applied to private consumers. For
190S the company agreed to a further
reduction of 5 per cent.
Pendleton procured a written agree
ment from the company again in 190 S.
by which the rates of that year were
Hgain reduced 10 per cent, with a 25
cent cut in the hydrant rate. The
same- agreement provided for a 5 per
rent reduction again for tho year 1909.
with an additional 5 per cent reduction
to follow in the 1910 rates. Ordinances
fixing rates for the various years cov
ered were according to the terms of
these agreements.
Having thus made clear the rea
sons for the rate reductions, Dockweil
er continues in his statement:
"As the result of the water rates
thus established for the last four years,
during a period of three and a third
years, which have elapsed to date, that
Vis, from July 1. 1907. to November 1.
IGIO, there has been saved to the con
sumers residing wifhin the city of Oak
land, and to the municipality of Oak
land, a total of ?659,055.51, made up
as follows:
Consumers &|.jj»«!gS
City of Oakland U7.251.36
Total $058,055.81
"In other words, had the People's
water company collected the rates
since July 1. 1907, which it collected
during the year previous to that date
it would have collected $fi59,055.5l more
than it did collect from the inhabitants
c>t Oakland, represented by consumers
and tax payers.
"It is to be noted that the $117,
251.36 saved by the municipality of
Oakland is that amount saved in
taxes, as the municipal water rates are
paid from taxes. -
"In the Pendleton agreement, herein
before referred to, which was filed with
the city council April 2. 190S, appears
the following:
" 'It is further agreed that the Peo
ple's water company from and after
June 30, 1911, will not claim or charge
any higher rates than those determined
as «bovc for the year ending June 30,
1911/
"It will thus be seen that the pres
ent water rates are the maximum and
that the savings for each -year "will
become larger and larger as the aum
b*r of consumers increases, as com
psred with the rate collected in 1906.
The first four months of the present
fiscal year show a saving of $121,
579.56. which will amount to about
$365,000 for the entire year> Stated in
other words, the water company dur
ing the present fiscal year would have
collected $365,000 more from the city"
of Oakland and consumers residing
therein had the rate of 1906 prevailed.
Tb,e gross savings of the four years
•will approximate $902,000."
Dockweiler's report contains a
graphic, chart showing the savings in
rates by years as follows:
1907, $100,715.66; 190$. 5156.315.58:
ISOS*. $iM!K.135.71 ; 1910, first four
months, $121,879.56, 1910. estimate for
entire year. $365,000. Cumulative total 1
to November 1, 1910. $659,055.81; for
four years, July 1, 1907, to June 30,
1911. about $902,000.
"Thus." concludes the consulting en
srineer, "during a period of four years,
without litigation, water rates have
been gradually reduced by your hon
orable body so that the rates prevail
ing Sn 1J»1O are' lower for the munici
pality than those established in 1904,
while the rates to the private con
sumer are within a few cents as low
as those established by the 1904 rates."
STUART MacMULLAN ' -
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Thrown Out of Buggy When
His Horse Takes Fright
OAKLAND, Dec. 12.— C. S. MacMullen,
a tax expert, was thrown from a buggy
and severely injured' this afternoon,
when the horse he was driving took
fright and ran away. The accident
took place in East Oakland. McMullan
was thrown out of the buggy and un
der the feet of a horse coming in an
other direction. A glass window he
had in one hand broke and cut him
severely. He made his way to the re
ceiving hospital, where a number of bad
cuts on his face and hands were dressed.
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Marriage Licenses |
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OAKLAND, Dec. 12. — The following marriage
licra««« were issued today:
John Pilra.. 24. and Annie Castro. 23, twin
of Alainedn.
rharles <:. HacVett. ."15. Alameda, and 'Jertrude
P. Wonlfolk. 17. Oaklao<l.
Fr«-<lpri.-k Fifber Jr.'. 2S. Alameda, and Marga-
rpt >la'-Donald. 10. Oakland.
TVilliEm lkonh«MT, 40, and Sarah O. Given, 40.
both cf Bak<rsfifia. I
Harry Kruep«>r. 39, and Carrie Mosena. S2, both
of San Fmivnwo.
Anthony Jarkson, £4, Oakland, and Hilma PJb- j
l«ja. 2K Berkeley.
rtrodoa L. Neil.- 26. aud Laurel l-VMuruhj-,,1»,j
poUi of Saa Frauditu .
Genevieve Pattiani,
Will Become Bride
Of Naval Officer
WEDDING HURRIED
BY SHIP'S ORDERS
Ensign on the . Vicksburg to
Take Popular Alameda Girl
as ois oriue
OAKLAND, Dec. 12. — The wedding of
Ensign Alan Olson and Miss Genevieve
Pattiani will take place Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of the bride's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pattiani.
in Alameda. The marriage was origin
ally announced for December 20, but
an impending change in the orders of
the young naval officer, who is at
tached to the Vicksburg, hurried the
wedding day.
Only the members of the immediate
families have been asked to witness
the service, which will be read by Rev.
Everett Couper, rector of Ohrist Epis
copal church. After the wedding sup
per Ensign Olson and his bride will
leave on a brief honeymoon. Early In
the year the Vicksburg. will probably
be ordered to Panama, whither the
young bride will accompany her hus
band. Last week Ensrgn Olson passed
his examinations.
Miss Pattiani is one of "the: most
beautiful of the girls of the younger
set and has been a favorite here, as
\u25a0well as at Mare island, where:she is a
frequent visitor. Her sister. Mrs. Dun
can Gatewood, formerly Miss Ida Pat
tiani, arrived today.' planning to re
main irt the bay cities until after the
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene . Braden will
take possession of their new home this
week and expect to be comfortably
settled by Christmas. The residence
is one of the handsomest in the Linda
Vista district. Mrs. Braden will enter
tain during the later season. For the
last year or so the Bradens have been
residing at Key Route inn. " Miss Wini
fred Braden is steadily regaining her
health after her serious illness.
A number of the matrons of the
smart set crossed the bay this after
noon to attend the elaborate bridge
party which was given by Mrs. John
Meyers.
In' honor of Mrs. Hypolite Dutard
and Mrs. Shepard, Mrs.. Edward Hough
ton gave a large card party this aft
ernoon at her home in Berkeley, half
a hundred guests enjoying the hour at
bridge, followed by tea.
Miss Alma Perkins will spend the
winter In Washington, D. C, with her
uncle, Senator George C. Perkins. Since
the marriage of Miss Pansy Perkins
to Cleveland Baker, Miss Alma Perkins
has presided over the Washington es
tablishment during the sessions of
congress and "has become a favorite in
exclusive circles. Mrs. Baker recently
returned to her Nevada home after a
brief visit at Palm Knoll.
• • •
Mrs. Harry Weihe and Miss-Jean Ty
son will receive at a" large tea at the
Fairmont Monday. December 19, : in
honor of Miss Mildred 'Baldwin, a
debutante of the winter. The sisters
ai;e including friends from both sides
of the bay in their cards."
Mrs. Reginald Dacre Holmes, with
her daughters. Miss Florence /Holmes
and Miss Mary Holmes, left last even
ing for Portland, where they willspend
Christmas as the house guests of /Mrs.
Holmes" parents." - .
Mr. and Mrs. -Robert Macßride have
returned from their- honeymoon and
are in .their new. home ... in.Berkeley.
Mrs. Macßride was before her mart-iage
Miss Annette Hall. She "is. a daughter
of one -of the" pioneer 'families of the
bay cities. \S^;
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Mrs. E. A. Heron will give a large
card party tomorrow in honor of her
niece,^Miss Elinor Parker, , a charming
eastern girl who will spend the winter
as her house guest. Miss- Parker has
visited in California before and has a
wide circle of friends among the" smart
set. Mrs. Heron will make : her the
motif for a second bridge afternoon
on Wednesday. >'?^ ' > -.'-•;'*
O KEEFE ON TRlAL— Oakland. Pec. 12.— The
trial of Timothj O'Keefe. a former convict,
<i.i a vharsre of stabMnjr Etta. Scott.. his di
vorced •\u25a0wife, was begun today in Judge
Brown's court. • .
FOXIE MONTHS FOR BICYCLE THlEF—Berke
ley, Pec. 12. — Stephen Smith, a \u25a0 tramp -, wbo
. . stole a bicycle from .Special Policeman Bart
t'xmpbfll. was sentenced to four months In
the county jail this . afternoon.
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Can quickly be ortrcome by ,
CARTER'S LITTLE j^.
LIVER PILLS,
-met .urdv and
gently on the \*AKI LKd
Brer. Cure jffl&&fjfßF] BIiTTLC
new. and Indigestion. They do their duty.
Small Pill. Small Do«'e. 'Small Prie*.
Genuine must bear signature.
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THE SA^vM^
COUNCILMAN SEEKS
FRANCHISE VALUE
Facts and Figures Sought Rela
tive to Earnings of Sev-
Ciiiii oircci Liuc
OAKLAND, Dec. 12^— Additional in
formation was asked for by President
Pendleton of the city. council -.from the
representatives of the Southern Pacific
company this evening, when the hear
ing of the railroad's application for re
newal and electrizing of the Seventh
street franchise was resumed. Sworn
answers are to be returned next Mon
day evening. The replies are. to be
used In. computing a valuation of the
franchise desired.
The questions require, in greater de
tail, information as to the expenses. and
income of the line, such as was de
manded by Pendleton in : other ques
tions. The following . requests were
made: - - ; -W;
Give recipts by months for 1910
from each one of the stations in Sev
enth street, that is. from Oak street,
Broadway, Market, Adeline, Center and
Point. *
. Give receipts for tickets sold-in San
Francisco for transportation to points
in Seventh street and for -points on
the extension .of ( the Seventh street
local to Meirose station for passengers
transported over Seventh street . . .\u25a0:
Give receipts for local fares in Sev
enth street. \u25a0 * \u25a0>—*\u25a0.-*
Give receipts for. local fares to and
from Seventh street to -Meirose and in
termediate points. . \u25a0 • •
Give approximate numbers' of pas
sengers that are monthly transported
over Seventh street to and from points
easterly of Fallon street. . •
Give gross earnings "of the entire
suburban system and the total number
of passengers transported on entire
suburban system.
Give the number of .passengers trans
ported on Oakland mole, segregated as
through line passengers,- passengers
from and over Seventh street, Berkeley
and First street line passengers.
Give distance from Bay sjtreet to west
end of the mole, also the distance of the
ferry service. \u25a0 "i! J • ''\u0084"
Give the investment in "'ferry steam
ers service, Oakland mole, cost of oper
ation and apportionment of expense to
ferry stem and to the local connecting
line.
State the property to be dedicated for
street purposes.
KEYES WILL REMAIN
PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL
Superintendent Denies Rumor
That Instructor Will Resign
OAKLAND, Dec. 12. — Rumors, which
were current at the Oakland high
school among "the student body, that
C. E. Keyes would resign as principal,
were denied today by. Superintendent
of Schools McClymonds. McClymonds
said Keyes will continue in his posi
tion at* his own desire and because the
directors do not wish him to leave.
The rumor was heard: only at the
school during the closing week. The
story was circulated on account of
Keyes' efforts to enforce the anti
fraternity law.
ALL TICKETS SOLD
FOR CHAMBER BANQUET
325 Berkeleyans Will Enjoy
Feast Thursday Night
BERKELEY, Dec. 12.— The full quota
of tickets for. the chamber of j com
merce banquet Thursday night have
been sold, and Secretary Wells Drury
has announced that no more will be
issued. The feast -will be held in the
new Shattuck hotel, and 325 citizens of
Berkeley will be - present. President
C. C. Juster will preside and a number
of speakers will be heard. The banquet
will be served at 6:30 o'clock. •'\u25a0" -
REALTY FRAUD CASE
IS AGAIN DEFERRED
OAKLAND, Dcci 12."— The preliminary
examination of William R. Humphreys,
the realty broker charged with fraud
in a deal involving $35,000: by Oliver.
Kehrlein. of San Francisco, _ was again
continued this morning —by. Police
Judge Samuels, owing to the. absence
of Attorney William Hoft Cook, asso
ciated with Prosecuting Attorney Hen
nessey with the prosecution. The case
will be called -December 20. \u25a0
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WOMEN OBJECT TO
TREATING CUSTOM
Berkeley W. C. T. U. Will Ask
Legislature ior Laws Against
Alleged Pernicious Habit
BERKELEY, Dec, 12.— Treating will
be doomed under the laws t of the state
if the members of the Berkeley Women's
Christian Temperance union, has .its
way.' With the opening of the legis
lature January 5 the members of the
local organization , plan -to- carry the
battle against treating in saloons to
the state capital and ask for legislation
to' prevent _it. Mrs. J. L/ Slater,- \u25a0 presi
dent' of ; the local White Ribbon society,
is heading the movement against treat
ing: ' ' . \u25a0 - ', ':...\u25a0; ' :. v -. , • ~ ; ; 7 --;
Formal plans for the battle against
treating will be made-at a meeting of
the' Berkeley organization in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church on the aft
ernoon of December 21. There will be
a number of speakers present, who wfll
tell of the evils of the present system.
\u25a0 "Much of the poverty, want and dis
tress," said Mrs. Slater today, "can be
% laid at the door of treating in saloon's.
Qne drink would, perhaps, satilsfy. most
men, but when, a crowd of mm in ' a
saloon start to treat,: then is the shame
of treating illustrated. \
_"The h.abit i s .engendered by a false.
standard of pride. Men want to appear'
liberal and spenders," and ..they 'will not
stand back- while their companions are
treating. Consequently, ail the treaters
get more liquor than is good for them.
"There are laws in other states
against treating, and there is no reason
why the same legislation should not be
enacted in California to be rid of this
Sjocial curse." ..
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE
ROBBED BY PICKPOCKETS
Couple, Lose $242 While Board-
ing Car for Home
OAKLAND, Dec. 12.— Both Ili ley Hill
and his wife, who live at 3851 East
Eighteenth street, were robbed last
night by. pickpockets at Twelfth and
Washington streets while boarding an
eastbound trolley .car in a crush of
people. From .Hill's pockets the-thleves
got a purse <^>ntalning $211..* From Mrs.
Hill's handbag was taken $31, the total
loss_ being $242. . < \u25a0
J. A.. Lemos of 973 East Fourteenth
street reported to the police that bur
glars entered his home through a side
window and carried away a gold cross
set -with five diamonds and, valued at
$50. \
A burglar crawled through an un
locked-bathroom window into S. L.
Steiley's home'at 4158 Diamond street,
escaping with jewels and silver . plate
worth $S6. i -
SANITARY DISTRICT
TAXES ARE REBATED
Test. Case Results in Decision
Favorable to Tax Payers
OAKLAND, Dec.' l2.— Excess taxes to
the amount of $200 wereordered reppjd
toda,j&»by Judge Harris to Albert Rhoua
of Friiitvale in a test case brought for
the purpose of . determining whether
such rebates should be made. The re
bate, due tax payers was caused by the
fact; that" they paid a sanitary levy,
which was afterward . dec.la.red ., invalid
by the supreme court, after "the sani
tary districts had been annexed to the
city of Oakland. ', .', .
ARGUMENTS MADE IN
BUTTERS' WILL CASE
Attorneys for Proponents Ask
Court to Grant New Trial
OAKLAND, Dec. 12.— Brief arguments
were made -this morning before- Judge
Wells- in the motion for a new trial
made in the contest over the will of the
late Lucie Beebe Bulters.. The case
was -continued, until Friday morning,
at which time it is expected that Judge
Wells will rule. The argument of to
day was -made by attorneys for the
proponents ] of Mrs. Butters' .will.
GUARDSMEN TO PLAY WfelST— Alameda.
•Dec. 12. — Company (i, national guardsmen of
California, will hold a stag whist party in
its armory Thursday evening. The tourney
-Is to be given for the - benefit of » a member
of the company who I recently - had his leg
. fractured." '
MRS. MARTIN AGAIN
DAMAGES HER CASE
Woman Calls More Witnesses
Who Give testimony
: Against Her
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OAKLAND, "Dec." 12.— More damage
was 'done to her own case today by the
witnesses Mrs. Isabella J. Martin placed
on the stand to clear herself of the
charge of dynamiting the home of
Judge Ogden." None of those she has
summoned jso- far- has failed to .testify
against the -woman, and former Deputy
Sheriff George Janion of Trinity.county
proved-'no exception. "
Janion was questioned by Mrs. Mar
tin as to conversations he had with
"Baby John" -Martin, with a view to
proving that the" boy's character" was
bad. Janion detailed a conversation he
had- with John Martin, in which the
latter described how -he had manufac
tured a bomb under Mrs.. Martin's direc
tions and had taken it to Judge Ogden's
home and set it off.
"Baby John," who gave extended tes
timony against Mrs. Martin, was placed
on the witness stand by her today. She
tried for a, long time to involve him in
contradictions, but without success. .
The case will probably go. to the jury
the last of this rweek or early next
week. Mrs. Martin has spent months in
preparing her address to the Jury.
BISHOP NICHOLS
TO ORDAIN CURATES
First Ceremonies of Kind in
Years to Be Held in Epis
copal Church
OAKLAND. 'Dec." 12— Harold Hitch
cock Kelley, curate of St. Mark's,
Berkeley, and Richard Franklin Hart,
curate of St. Paul's of Oakland, will
be ordained into the priesthood
Wednesday morning, December 14, at
St. Paul's church. Grand avenue near
Webster street," by the Rt. Rev. Wil
liam Ford Nichols, D. D.. bishop of Cal
ifornia. . . .
The service will begin at 10:30 o'clock
with a sermon by Rev. D. O. Kelley.
father of one of those to be ordained!
Edward L. Parsons, rector of St: Mark's
will be the epistoler, and Rev. Alex
ander Allen," rector of St. Paul's, will
be gospeler. The choir of St. Paul's
will furnish the music.
It has been many years since an
ordination' has been held in the Episco
pal churches in Oakland, and it is ex
pected that many, will be present to
witness", the. beautiful ceremony.
A- large attendance of clergy from
San Francisco and the bay cities is
expected.
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYES
MAY GET SUNDAY OFF
BERKELEY, Dec. 12.— Practically all
the businessmen 'of Berkeley have in
dorsed the movement to close the gen
eral delivery windows of the local
postofflce Sundays to allow the car
riers a day of rest. Most of the patrons
of the Berkeley postofflce Sundays are
the congregations of the churches, and
it is likely that the church federation
at a meeting to *b e held at the end of
this month will petition the postal au
thorities to close the office on the Sab
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I Davenport. Nowhere in Oakland. and not: in. San Francisco can you equal Breuner's low !
I prices. Our 'credit : terms- are" the most liberal in the city. i
; Don^t Forget Ne^Year^s Eve I
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WELFARE LEAGUE
WANTS NEW LAWS
Protection of Children the Basis
of Campaign for Legisla=
tion by the State
-OAKLAND, Dec. 12.— 1n ;. the few
weeks which remain before the con
vening- of the legislature the Child's
Welfare league of Alameda- county will
be .actively engaged in a campaign
which shall bring before the law
makers and -the public those matters
which particularly concern the child.
At the December "meeting; held this
afternoon, the 12 proposed - laws or
amendments, which the league *has in
dorsed, were discussed..
The members are working- for legis
lation which shall give: (1) More pro
bation officers to Alameda county; (2)
censorship of public amusements: (3)
prohibition of sale of liquor to minors;
(4) curfew ordinances; (5) state work
house for men; (6) county school at
tendance officer; (7). state training
school for girls; (S) adult .reformatory
for young men; (9) larger use of pub
lic school buildings; (10) . general es
tablishment of playgrounds; (lira pro
hibition to boys under 18 to- work after
10 p. m.; (12) a limitation of messen
ger employment to over 21 years of
age. i'- ...:\u25a0.'
County Superintendent of ' Schools G.
yv. Frick addressed the league today
on the subject of the need of. an, at
tendance officer in Alameda county, but
emphasizing the 4 eare which should be
observed In the choice and qualifica
tions of such an official.
Within a few weeks the league will
starl a postal card campaign in* the
interests of the legislation which they
are desirous -of gaining.-
The first anniversary- *.of the found
ing of the league will be celebrated
Monday evening next with a banquet in
Unity hall, when 200 ' guests will be
present. Those who hate been invited
are: - - =
GoT«*rnor Elect and Mrs. Assemblyman C- C.
Hiram Johnson Young ~
GoTPrnor and Mrs. AssPinbLyman A. A.
JhJTe Thrown aSSSSUu Sumner
Jndjce E. J. Brown Crosby-
Judge T. W-. -Harris Assemblyman George
Mayor F. K. Mott Fitzgorald
Mayor Bererly Hodg- Jndgp George gamwl.t
w head „_ , Judce Mortimer Smith
Mayor TV. H. «>oy o. K. X'ushins
Senator J. W.StPt son Mrs.~E. L. Baldwin
Senator George Hans AKWniMj-ruan R. J. Cal-
Senator E. J. Tyrell lactian
Senator E. K. Strow- Assemblyman W. C
bridge- \u25a0 . • Hark
Judge John Ellsworth ' Assemblyman F* M
Judge W. H. Waste Smith
JndceF. B. Ogden District Attorner Will-
Judge F. J. Murasky, iam H. Donahoe \u25a0 '
Judge J. W. Hajrhos J. w. MrClj-monds
Judge P. F. Cosbey Mrs. Ellnnr Carlisle
Judge C. D. Wilbur Christopher Rness
Among those who will respond to
toasts are Judge William S. Wells,
Judge E. J. Brown. Senator John Stet
; son, Assemblyman C. .C. Young. -Chris-"
I topher Ruess, J. W. McClymonds. Mrs.
E. L. Baldwin. Mrs. Elinor Carlisle.
A committee composed of Mrs. Elinor
Carlisle, Mrs. George - Barnes Bird and
Mrs. F. A. Pedlar has been- instructed
to visit the federation of men's im
provement clubs to explain the object
of the league and to ask support.
AUDITOR ELECT WILL
ATTEND CONVENTION
County Officials to Hold Meet-
ing at Sacramento
OAKLAND. Dec. 12. — County Auditor
elect E. F. Garrison will leave Decem
ber 20 for Sacramento . to attend the
convention of county auditors of the
state, which will begin its session De
cember 21". Lincoln P. Williams. / Sa
cramento county auditor, called' the
meeting, the purpose being to bring
about uniform business methods in all
the offices of the state.
EXPLORER RISKS
HIS LIFE FOR BIRD
BERKELEY. Dec. ' 12.— F. Klein
schmidt, an- explorer employed by the
University of California, risked his life
and loss of his boat in capturing »
spoonbilled sandpiper,' one of the rarest
birds In \u25a0 the world, and seldom seen
even in museums. KLeinschmidt was
forced to go well within th« Arctic
circle for the rare -bird, which has been
shipped to the California museum of
vertebrate zoology.
Funds for the trip were furnished
by Miss Anne M. Alexander of Oak
land, v .* ".
The species makes its summer home
in the extreme northeastern Siberia.
In winter it has been found sparingly
on the- shores of western Asia.
"Delicately
Formed
and gently reared. Tvomen tvIII find In
all the seasons of their lives, as maid-
3ns, wives and mothers, that the one
simple, irholesome laxative remedy,
which acts sently and pleasantly and
naturally and -which may be taken at
any time,, trhen the system need3 a
lazative, -with perfect safety and real-
ly beneficial effects, Is Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna.
It' has that true delicacy of flavor
svhich is so refreshing to the taste,
that warming and grateful toning to
the stomach which responds so favor-
ably to its action and the laxative ef-
fect which Is so beneficial to the sys-
tem when, occasionally, its gentle
cleansing is required.
The genuh_e, always bearing the
name. of the California Fig Syrup Co..
may be purchased .from all leading
druggists In original packages of one
sire cnly, price fifty cents per bottle.
ml I PDI
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Seeing Is Believing
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buying Xmas and New Tear Post
Cards, Enclosure Cards, Gummed
Seals, Tags, the swellest oC Fan-
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Children's and Grown Ups' Books. E
Printed Letters and the world fa- I
mdus Self, Filling 1 OXOTO Foun- I
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and cordially invite you to call It
while out viewing: tha sights of |j
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