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fH THIS AFTERNOON mZSS
j And NEXT TUESDAY. MtUIT
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j On Sale at Sherman. Clay &. Co.'«.
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1 opes at C i^ X touay: i>oors
\ OAKLAND — \«»xt Thur. M B ht
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6PECIAX FAREWELL PROGRAMME
TOMORttOW AFT. \T «-30
At the COLUMBIA
t^ats ?2. -$l.so, $i; at SUerman. Clay
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TOXICHT AND EVERY «GHT^AT S:l3
THAT POWERrru PALPITANT PLAY,
MATIVEE TODAY.
TUT. SENSATION OF TWO CONTINENTS.
Seats at Thoster and Emporium.
Comine— JEFFERSON DE AXGELIS in
"THE BEATTTY SPOT."
A! TA7AD SITTER &STHNER
BEL&SCO & MAYER. Owners and Managers.
MATINEE TODAY
And Tomorrow — Tonijrht and Tomorrow Xipht
Last Times of
THE GIRL WITH—
—THE GREEN EYES
_' . f'Vde Fitob'c Finest Comedy-Drama.
IV.lCES— Xijrlit. 25c to $1. Mat." 25c to 50c.
Nests for Sale at Box Office and Emporium.
NEXT WEEK— An Fla!.nrnte RevWal of
"ST. ELMO."
:> Vv^ ! ,"; I::VET - VN TAnOHAN «nd BERTRAM
\.\ rei.l. i % "RREWSTER'S MILLIONS".
y^\^ MATINEE TODAY
A*f% » N. Xigluly. including Sunday.
/ /// M Mat - *'• 50ci 25c
. **J /1/ and Next Week.
\ £ BT Tho l * h «rmin(r
/?£ fomedy
N^ w / f% Drama,
sr,d a Big Cast \. */////
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rominp — The Season's \J Mi
Crpatett Musical \ r^
"THE DOLLAR PRINCESS 1 !
SID GRAUMAN^ Manager.
where Everybody goes
KATIKXE EVERY DAY— 2.Z9
TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY— 7:IS-9:15
20th Century Vaudeville
HAPPY JACS GARDNER and CO.: MAY
NANNARY and CO.: THOMAS PERSSE and
EDI7V3 MASON; STONEW ALL'S TRAINED
SEAL'S: BILLY CHASE: ROMAIN; THE
RIALS and the LAUGH-O-SCOPE. •
PRICES— ICtc. 2Oc. 3Oe.
f-if'-i: ami Most Magnificent Theater In America
EAUHEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY AT 2:15
EVERY EVENING AT 8:15
THE STANDARD OF VAUDEVILLE!
MR. HYMACK. thf Champion Comedian:
"•MARVELOrS GRIFFITH;" HILDA THOMAS
*i<T XXIi; HALL. Prrseatln? "The Sohstitnte;"
STANLEY and NORTON: COOK and LORENZ;
RICHARD XADRAGE: SCIIEDA: XEW ORPH-
nUM MOTION PICTCRES. Last week— Great
<orne<sy Hit. MABEL HITE nn<l MIKE DOXLIN.
la Vincent Bryan's Musical Skit, "Doable Play."
V.re. Prices 10c. 25c. 50c. Tsc: Box- Scats," $1.
Mst. Price* (Except Suns, and Holidays) 10c,
rv. r.Oc. PHONES: DOtrGLAS 70. HOME C 1570.
6. LOVE RICK. MANAGER'
ELLIS ST. XR. FILLMORE — Class A Theater i
3 TIMES MORE
BEVANI GRAND OPERA CO., inc.
Ma!. Today, "RIGOLETTO,"
With Franfiui. Car.ipena.Dc Drrux and Slnajrra.
Tonight, "LUCIfI,"
With Vicsrlno. AIWU. Sariiettl and Florian.
SUN. NIGHT *Farewpll>— "lL TROVATORE."
I'riff'fi. 2.V to $1. Suata at Theater and Sber-
tnan. Clay & Co.**.
C KDDJCV THEATER
Vl/\l\l\l\>l\ rlI!s ilf '"lira"-
S. LOVERICH. General Mansser.
.MATINEE TODAY AND TOMORROW
Tonight, Tomorrow Night *nd All Next We«k
MAX DILL
SUPPORTED BY
MAUDE LILLIAN BERRI
And PERCY ERONSON ia THE
MERRY WIDOW
AXD THE DEVIL
A Satire on Tmo Great Suceetsea
Theater Newly Steam Heated
Nljrtit and Fanday Matin** Prices — 23e to $1.
Saturday Mat. "Pop." Prices — 25c and 50c
LURLINE
BUSH AXD LAHKIN STS.
OCEAN WATER BATHS
SwlmatnK and Tub Baths
gait water direct from the ocean. Open
evtrr Cay and ernlng. including Sundays
sad holidaya, from 7a. m. to 10 p. m. Spec-
tators' taliery free.
Natatorlum reserved Tuesday and Friday
reornlnK from 9 o'clock t« n°o? for women
Ocean Wa«or Plunge"
COMFORTABLY HEATED
Hot Air Hair Dryer* for Women Bathers.
Toe popular resort for a winter s day or
evpnlnc. Tpmp*rature of buildln* adjusted
BRANCH^'tUB- BATHS. 2151 GEARY; ST.-
NEAR DEVISADERO.; i_^___
STRATTON MOVES TO
THWARTSHLERS
Inspectors Board the Liner Asia
Before It Reaches
Quarantine
Continued From Pn»te 1
had complete charge of a ''smoking"
section of llronms. The average daily
attendance for one week at this place
was 400 drug victims* Many of these
were well dressed businessmen, some
were fashionable patrons, and many,
uiHJer age, went there to gratify
their opium craving.
Sheriff Finn denied that» he recom
mended the parole of opium users ar
rested and convicted by Flckert, as
stated by the district attorney yester
day. Flckert had the case of Charles
Levy, notorious drug user, looked up
and* on the paper forwarded to the office
the name of Sheriff Finn is signed as
sponsor for the parole of the drug fiend.
A queer situation has developed in
connection witlj. the theft of the gold
bullion. To prove conclusively that
the gold being disposed of by the
W^odsons is the stolen Tanana bullion
It may be necessary to subpoena the
assayer who cast the gold bricks. As
the closed season has begun in Alaska
this witness can not come until next
spring. ,
Smith, with great craft, left the dis
position Of the bullion entirely to the
Woodsons. To account for his pros-
Parity he hit on the plan of daily visit
ing the race track. On his return he
would meet the Woodsons in the street
and get the money from the sales.
Though rumors of more arrests are
many, Detectives Wilber and O'Day
will not discuss the case. While the
Henry woman has been a vaudeville
performer, both the Woodsons have
been acrobats and entertainers.
Move to Thwart Smugglers
For the purpose of preventing a repe
tition of the attempted escape of the
15 Chinese from the steamship Man
churia two weeks ago, customs and
immigration inspectors, boarded the
steamer Asia last nighl before it put
into quarantine after arriving from
the orient.
This is the first time in years that
inspectors have been sent on board a
vessel before the quarantine officials
had passed upon the health of the pas
sengers, but Collector of the Port Strat
ton is determined that no more smug
gling sfrall be carried on from vessels
arriving from China.
The Inspectors were instructed to fire
upon any boats which came near the
vessel during the night. They will re
main until the vessel is ready to clear
from port again.
A thorough investigation of the vari
ous "departments under him has been
begun by Collector of the Port Fred
erick S. \u25a0 Stratton to determine if any
of the charges made by dismissed Cus
toms Inspector Charles Freund that
men in the service were connected
with smuggling of opium are true and
to prevent the" "leaking" of informa
. tion from underofflcials and to gen
erally reorganize the methods of the
customs house so that a check may be
had on every employe.
Thirteen inspectors and boarding of
ficers were called before Stratton yes
terJay and questioned as to what con
nection. If any, they have had with j
alleged opium or Chinese slave girl
smuggling.
They were also interrogated as to
whether they had themselves or wheth
er they knew-«f any who had given out
information on important matters re
quiring: 'investigation by secret service
and other government agents before
the .natters were to be made public,
with the result that the investigations i
had been rendered useless.
The customs inspectors and boarding
officers denied knowledge of all wrong
doings and "leaks." Brit the position
and detail of each man was noted for
the collector, and hereafter he will be
in a position to determine at once who
giv esout secret information.
Letters have been sent out to depart
ment heads, warning them that any in
formation given but by them or those
under them, will result in the immedi
ate suspension of the offender.
The inspectors and boarding officers
summoned yesterday were:. Charles E.
Langhams, A. E. .Buckley, Warner M.
Horr, H. G. Crafts, Charles B. White,
Clare G. Williams, J. H. Brock. L. M.
Rasmussen, H. K. Geary, M. J. Hurley,
B. H. McNeill, \Villiam Thomas and
Charles G. RReary r
BILL FOR DEFICIENCY
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Money Wanted for Judges' Sala
ries and Other Expenses
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. — The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
$850,000 needed for the current fiscal
year, was reported to the house today
by the appropriations committed Among
the Items are $100,000 for continuing
the investigation of the mineral re
sources in Alaska; $550,000 to continue
drydock work at the New York navy
yard; $17,000 for the salaries of the
recently appointed"- five .additional
ji/dges for the" half year beginning
January 1 next as $7,000 per annum
eaclv together with $1,500 per annum
expenses- allowed for each additional
judge in connection with the service on
the United States court of commerce,
and $36,000 for the expenses of the
court during its first six months of ex
istence, beginning January 12.
GOVERNMENT CLERKS TO
WORK LONGER HOURS
Taf t and Cabinet Add Half an
Hour
WASHINGTON', Dec. 16.— President
TaTt and his cabinet decided today that
all government clerks employed in
Washington shall work half an hour
longer each day. The decision is in
line.Avith the policy of. the administra
tion for greater efficiency and economy
in government departments. •'• ' v
The time for reporting each morn-
Ing was fixed at 8:30 o'clock instead
of 9.
Up to a few years ago the govern
ment clerks in Washington worked
from 9 o'clock until 4, with half, an
hour for lunch, making an actual
working day of only six and a half
hours. Then the hours were extended
to 4:30, so as to give a seven hour day.
Now the clerks will have to work
seven and a half hours each day.
AMUSEMENTS
4|fek RACING
/^as?^ NEW CALIFORNIA
-JOCKEY CLUB,
\s3jMp£^ -Oakland Race Track
11 WEEK DAY, -
**» **, . HAIN OR BHINE
SIX RACES EACH. DAY.
First Race at 1:40 p. m.
Admission — Hen, f 2 ; » X*diei, $1
For special trtins stopping. -at' the. track.':' take
S. I*. Ferry, foot of Market st.; leave at 12 m. -
thereafter every 20 minute* until 1:40 p. m. No
smoking •in the . last two cars, \u25a0- which . are . re-
scrred \u25a0 for ladles and their escorts. , ' i
miOMAS U. , .WILLIAMS, President, j
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17; 1910.
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ON the stage and in stories people "strike oil" and arc elevated to sudden
affluence in a day. The . transition is lightly ; accomplished in , the
delightful manner of a fanciful world, and there are no- sordid prelim
inary details of, figuratively speaking, digging for the oil..- Strange to
say, it is a thingthat may'happen in' real life. It happened tofhe Blanks of
San Francisco last week." .
They are a quiet, unassuming family, who have lived quiet lives' and
known the usual economics of quiet people. .When an attractive daughter
of the household finished school she drifted into society .with^no elaborate
launching — a bright, capable girl, 1 who made many of her own party gowns.
In her second season she married, which disposes of one member of the
interesting group. \
After her marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Blank continued^to live. unassumingly
'at the family home until last week, when, without 'the slightest warning, they
found themselves among the millionaires one morning. It was like Aladdin
and the Arabian Nights. They were, of course, properly incredulous, and,
very much as they do in dramas, the Blanks assured and reassured themselves
of their dazzling good fortune. Then they planned a trip abroad. On the
day after Christmas they leave for Europe to spend a happy year in long
dreamed of places.
It has -the Indian summer charm of a Howells situation. But/ for all
that, the story of the Blanks is true. For 30 years they have owned a thou
sand waste acres in Tulare county. A few weeks ago prospectors wandering
over it found evidences of oil. A shaft reached pools of it (orit may have
been* rivers), and excited telegrams sought the owner of the land.
The Blanks had never required the services .of a lawyer, but they engaged
one then, and after consultations 1 they parted, with a few acres for a- few
hundred thousand dollars. The rest of their barren tract represents an
appraisement of tjvo millions.
Members o^f the Fri
day night dancing club
enjoyed their holiday
reunion last evening at
Century hall and the
affair; was a great suc
cess. The hall was dec
orated with greens and
Christinas berries, an.d
there was a large at-,
tendance. The debu
tantes were out in force
and scores of pretty
gowns added -to the
brilliant scene. Among
the patronesses who
have guided the* club to
social distinction are
Mrs. James Potter Lang
horne, Mrs. Wakefield
Baker, Mrs. George F.
Ashton, Mrs. George A.
Moore, Mrs. Louis F.
Monteagle. Among those
on the list of member
ship this season are:
Miss Dora Winn
Miss Muriel Williams
Miss Florence Williams
Miss Olive Wliceler -
Miss Frßiirps Newhall
Miss Virginia Newliall
Miss Cora Otis •
Miss Constance McLaren j
Mlsh Harriet .Stone
Mlsk Jane £*-lb.T
Miss Cora Srnitli
M!s« Ruth Slack
Miss Edith Slack
MixsUertrudc Thomas
Miss Marie Loulee Foster
Miss Lee Oirvin
Miss Julia Lansrhorne
Miss Louise MoCormk-k
Miss Evelyn Barron
Miss Hejfii Bertheau
Miss MIMrPd Bnldvyin
Miss EthH Crocker
Miss Ysobel Chase
MUs Vera <le Sabla
Miss Katherine Donohoe'
Effiingham Sutfon
Bancroft Tovrne
Clark Van Fleet
C. W. Wheeler Jr. ',' •
Bradley Wallace
Ernest Mailliard
Ward Mailliard ' " • \u25a0'V
Kenneth Moore '\u25a0 - v >j
Rural Moore i IT
Cosmo Morgan '
Harold Havens y
Cliauncey Goodrlch " j
Walter Huxh '
Henry Brett
Arthur Fenuimore
Leon Abbott . rf
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Proctor gave an elab
orate dancing party last
evening at the Clare
mont country club and
about 50 people from
this side of the bay
were among the guests.
SERVICE IN MEMORY
OF W. FRANK PIERCE
Scottish Rite Masons to Pay
Tribute to Dead Sovereign
Gran^ Inspector General
Services in memory of William Frank
Pierce, sovereign grand inspector gen
eral of the Ancient and Accepted "Scot
tish Rltp of Freemasonry; in California,
who died recently/ will be held tomor
row evening at B. o'clock in Albert Pike
Memorial temple. 1859" Geary street,
under the auspices of all the bodies
of the order in the state.
An invitation has been extended to
the. women to attend. The opening ad
dress .will bo delivered by Fred J. 11.
Rickon, the prayers and benediction by
P. F. Ferguson and E. H. Morgan and
the eulogy by, Charles U Patton. Ac
companying 'the services will be an
elaborate musical program by a choir
and Befnat Jaulus. t: \u25a0>•
The committee in chargeof the ar
rangements consists of •- Fred J. H.
Rickon, Robert E. Allan, F. S. Brittain.
J. A. Hill. Fred Koenig, J. R. Ruck
steel. H. F. Seiler, A: ; L.'Smith, H. F.
Starbuck and C. G. Gebhardt. s.V.
Sh $J %3 Ivw Cr v
MUSIC
Will Be Held In bur Recital Hall
This Afternoon at 3 o'Clock
SOLOIST
MISS RUTH WATERMAN
CONTRALTO
The Public \u25a0 Cordially InTltcd
- Kearny and Gutter Streets
Take Elevator ;'<o v Eighth; Floor
THE
SMART
SET
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There will be two
dances of social Impor
tance'next week for the
debutantes. Miss Gert
rude Thomas will be in- •
troduced at the dancing
party to be given Tues
day evening in the
white and gold ballroom
at the Fairmont by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Thomas. There
will be "several dinners
preceding the "affair.
The Christmas dance
to be given-by Edward
M. Greenway next Fri
day evening will attract
several hundred guests,
and promises to be [the
most enjoyable of the
Greenway assemblies.
There will be several
dinners, ap usual, be
fore the Greenway
dance, and one of the
largest of these will be
given by Mr. and Mrs.
Walter E. Dean for
more than 60 guests.
Miss Katherine Mcßae
will entertain at an in-
formal tea to be given
this afternoon at. the
Palace for, a score or
more of the younger
p;irls. Miss Mcßae has
been the gu«*st of Miss
Erna St. Goar at the
home of the latter In
California street - for
several days and has
been the feted guest at
a round of informal teas
and luncheons. She will
return to her home in
the south next week."
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Miss Marian Miller en
tertained at one of the
Informal luncheons of
the week given at the
.Francisco club, when
the feted guests were
Mrs. Douglas Fry and
Miss Elizabeth Woods.
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Mra. Alfred Roncovieri
entertained at one of
the elaborate bridge
parties of the week
given at her home in
Vallejo street, and half
a hundred guests en
joyed the hour at cards,
and informal tea after
ward.
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GLOVE MERCHANDISE ORDERSTSSUED
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LEAGUE PLANS TO
REPLACE MISSION
Marin Promoters Hope to Erect
Duplicate of Historic San
Rafael Edifice
SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 16.— The erection
of a duplicate of the old San Rafael
mission and the building of a modern
ElCamiho real are a part of the elab
orate plans for the new year that will
receive official notice at a special meet
ing of the Marin promotion league Mon
day ''night.- An oil painting of ithe old
mission exists, and from this the pro
moters hope to. draw plans for a small
building that will" contain relics of the
Marin Indians and the padres who
taught them. -
The league officials hope to interest
the'state road engineers in the revival
of the "king's They expect
that a portion of the $18,000,000 set
aside for state; roads^ will be used in
this county and will seek to have their
share used in making the county road
from Sausalito to Petaluma, the old
Camino real, a modern boulevard in
keeping with, its original name.
Another plan which will be consid
ered by the board of directors is that
of restoring the ferry service between
San Quentin point and San Francisco.
Instead of landing passengers at San
Quentin, however, the proposed boats
would steam up San Pablo bay as far
as Schuetzen park. From \u25a0 there the
new electric I'oad, for which a fran
chise, was" recently 'granted, would
transfer the passengers to San Rafael,
San Anselmo and as far south as' Corte
Madera. It is estimated that this
would shorten the, trip from San Fran
cisco from CO to 45 minutes.
A program of festivities has also
been outlined by the league, to begin
with a ; New Year's carnival at San
Rafael under -the auspices of the local
lodge of Eagles, which will crown the
festivities with a masquerade ball.
Each town of importance in Marin
will be asked to hold a celebration In
accordance with its customs, environ
ment and" history. The celebrations
will succeed each other at intervals of
approximately 30 days. Among them
will be a William Tell day at Tomales;
a water carnival at and Bel
vedere; a Mount Tamalpais day atMill
Valley, in which the history of the
Tamal Indians and the old mill will be
depicted; an Easter Sunday rose car
nival at San Rafael; a Booster day
celebration at Larkspur; a May day
festival and an autumn grape festival
at Kentfield; a stock fair at Olema; an
industrial fair at Novato, and a big
midwinter county fair at Tamalpais
Center, . .
The reception to be
given this afternoon at
the Claremont country
t;lub, when Mr. and Mrs.
G eor ge McNear Jr.' wi 1 1
introduce their daugh
ter, Miss Ernestine Mc-
Near. will be attended
by the debutantes and a
large contingent, of so
ciety folk from, this side
of the bay. Mi ss Mc-
Xear has been • enter
tained at all the parties
of the younger set tills
season and several on
her own account. There
will be several debu
tantes in the receiving
party and half a dozen
of the older friends of
the hostess and her
mother.
ARGUMENTS FINISHED
IN* MRS. KRAUSS' TRIAL
Husband Testifies That Defend-
Miss iHelen Elizabeth
Cowles, who has lately
returned . from abroad,
will entertain at an in
formal dancing party to
be given this evening at
the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Marvin
Curtis, in; Union street.
Miss Cowles has not
made her .formal- debut,
biit/is a frequent' host
ess 1 at these ' informal
parties for the younger
crowd of boys and
girl.s. She has been
traveling in Europe for
several months and the
party this evening will
be the first, that the
young hostess has given
since her return.
LOS ANGELES,. Dec. 16. — Arguments
in the case of Mrs. Daisy Turner
Krauss, the Memphis society woman on
trial for assault with intent .to' kill
Franklin H. Griffith, a real estate bro
ker, were completed tonight. The case
will go to the jury tomorrow.
Although tho defense interposed is
th*t Mrs. Krauss was insane when she
fired at Griffith, no witnesses were, in
troduced to prove that contention ex
cept her divorced husband, Dr. William
Krauss, dean of the medical college of
the University of Mississippi. lie testi
fied that she was not insane, but was
slightly deficient mentally, being in
some respects like a child.
Doctor Krauss was the last witness,
and the arguments began with instruc
tions from the court that they must be
finished tonight so that the case could
go to- the , jury tomorrow.
DETECTIVES DISCOVER
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Miss Jane Hotaling
was hostess at one of
the largest luncheons of
the week given yester
day at her home in
Franklin street, when
the "debutante guest of
honor was Miss Edith
Rucker. ' There were 24
girls, and most of these
were debutantes of the
season. The decorations
:were Chinese, with the
scheme elaborated in
tiny oriental figures on
the table and a floral
adornment of red carna
tions. White and; yellow
chrysanthemums. The
favors -were attractive
Chinese novelties.
Girl Charged With Vagrancy
and Companion Jailed
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
SAN JOSE, ' Dec. 16.— Evidence ob
tained at 2:30 o'clock this morning by
Mrs. Celia M. Hoffman, wife of a prop
erty owner of this city, will be made
the basis of divorce proceedings and
may mean the postponement ; of a wed
ding that was set for New Year's day.
Armed with a" warrant, -detectives
entered a room in a lodging house in
Santa. Terese street and found Ix F.
Hoffman in company with Miss Louise
Safaro, aged 22, the fiancee of a' San
Francisco clerk. - The girl Was charged
with vagrancy, but, sentence was post
poned when she showed that she was
to be- married shortly.
Hoffman was arraigned tl]ls morning
and is held under $1,000 bail.
ant Is Mentally Deficient
OILMEN TO PAY
FOR HOLDING LAND
Owners Are Awarded Damages
and Restitution for Failure '
to Sink Well
{Special Dispatch to The CalT]
' BAKERSFIELD. Dec. IS. — Damages
to the amount of $1,500 for unlawful
retention of oil lands was granted the
United States oil and mining company
against the Oil and Investment com
pany in the superior court today. The
land Involved was returned to the
owners and the lease held by the de
fendants was declared void.
This case grew out of a lease the Oil
and Investment company received for
the west half of the northwest quar
ter, the east half of the southwest
quarter of the_northwest quarter and
the west half of the southeast end of
the northwest quarter of section 6, 20
22, with the understanding that four
wells were to be v completed before a
certain time. At the expiration of the
time the original well was not com
pleted and the company would not give
the owners possession of the land.
The oil loading in the Kern river oil
field bas been increased, as the Asso
ciated is now loading oil from that
field for Los Angeles and Tucson in
stead of from McKlttrick^
The California natural Was company
has purchased land for its substation,
at which connections will be made with
the gas, mains of the Bakersfleld gas
and electric company. It is anticipated
that natural gas will be piped into Ba
kersfleld within the next week.
The Delano crude oil company has
just been organized to operate In the
Lost hills country, where it has 480
acres under control. Work will be
started on the properties immediately.
SUPERVISORS DECLARE >
TOWN OF LATON "DRY"
FJRESXO, Dec. IS.— The town of La
ton on the Santa Fe railroad in this
county was declared "dry" by the board
• f supervisors today after a hard fight
had been made to secure a renewal of
the licenses of three saloons. The vote
of the board was unanimous and the
liquor establishments will go out Of
business January 1.
Christmas
Excursions
This year the Santa Fe |^ T --) Jjk
will sell excursion tickets P^J^§^!^^
December 23, 24, 25, 26
and for New Year's 30,
31, January 1 and 2, all of
them good to return till
January 3, 1911.,
Plan it now
i T.-. n _~ ti" General Agent
TLIEPHONES f j.^yj e73 MARKET STREET
MARK TWAIN
NEARLY EXHAUSTED
Mark Twain's death caused a tre-
mendous demand for his books. Cut-
ting 'the price in half naturally in-
creased this \u25a0demand.
Now comes Christmas and Mark
Twain the one Incomparable prenent.
Result— Mark Twain stock is nearly-
exhausted. . \
The White House (Raphael Weill &
Co., Inc.) warns those interested In
securing one of these half pries sets
to bring or mall one dollar norv, right
now, not next year, thereby securing
immediate delivery >anywhere prepaid.
The balance half price may be paid
next year in little payments.
As long as the limited stock which
we now have lasts this offer is. open to
you. It will never occur again. Mark
Twain himself waived royalty on these
sets, but he' is dead now, and next year
this, price will be out of the question.
Open tonight.
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CURES DANDRUFF; OR MONEY BACK. B
DmUOHTfUU HAIK DRMSSINQ. B
\u25a0' ALL DRUGQfSTS SELL. IT. * g
One gets it by highway men— Ten*
of thousand* by . Bad Bowels— fio dif-
ference. Constipation i and dead liver
make the wholo system sick — Every-
body knows it— CASCARETS regulate—
core Bowel and Liver trouble* by simply
doing nature** work until you get well-
Millions use CASCARETS, life Saver!
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CASCARETS ioc a box for a week's
treatment, all dramsta.;. Biggest seller
, •in the world. Million boxes a month.
GRAND JURY LOOKS
FOR A FOOD TRUST
Wholesale Grocers Testify and
District Attorney Invites
Witnesses to Appear
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
FRESNO, Dec. 16. — Tiro prominent
wholesale grocers af this city were
summoned before the grand jury to
day as witnesses In the Investigation
regarding an alleged "food trust" In
this city. Henry Graft of H. Graff &
Co. and Louia Kutner of the Kutner
Goldstein company were the two men
who testified. .
The following invitation has been ls
suwl by the district attorney:
"Any one In possession of informa
tion which shows or tends to show
that the anti-trust law is helnsr vio
lated in Fresno county is Invited and
earnestly requested to call at the dis
trict attorney's office in Fresno city In
view of testifying before the grand
Jury."
It developed today that an anti-trust
! prosecution was not possible unless it
could be shown that extortionate price*
were charged by a combination. This
Is the effect of an amendment to tho
Cartwrlght law. The grand Jury ad
journed to meet the second Monday in
January.
CEMENT DUST FATAL
TO DAIRYMEN'S COWS
Owners of Animals Will Ask
Company to Take Action
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN VICENTE. Dec. 18.— Dairymen
close to the Santa Cruz-Portland
cement company here have decided to
arrange a meeting with F. H. Davis,
superintendent of the cement company,
to protest against cement dust which
Is injuring pasturage lands. Dairy
cows have been dying off' lately and
dairymen say the mortality is due to
cement dust collecting in 'the stomachs
of the animals. About 15.000 acres of
land are affected by the cement dust.
MATNE BANK FAILS— Saro. Sfe* Dec. IB.— Tlio
Saco wrings bank oloseU its door* today. Tho
action van takrn aftir a conference berweeu
the trustees and state bank examiner.
g^ DR. MAR DON
jlqfc&gyf Tfce ***** Doctor
Cb!ae»«, Eniptr*
766-768 Clay St.
With kaaw><ja>- lrherttM tHronzt» uwa
irtDeratlons. cures all »!!meat» that tHi
bonian «T«t«m ts cab]»ct to. by m*aas of
teas asd carefnllT elected aeriu. Coasal:*-
tlon dally. Pfcoa* China 301.
Catara 1 ! Rsmafias — T» ni Hoi Saaitriaa
DR. CHOW JUYAN
o£s"skk " 6 " > st. Phca* Clilaa 3«.
l^fet^ ** JoIs " Craad. 1033 Kearny
tettlTy to the »kia or Dr.
Eli3 ' ctOw Joj"»a. who cared my
-«B#sSKf^W»»^ «"i'* of p»nlj-s!» after th« bsd
4g3j£is&!BßmQS)* »pent many months la treat-
~ ments with doctors ta this city
LURLINE BAThF
BUSH and LIEKDf STBEETS
Branch I
2151 GEABY ST^nr. Derlsadrm
Porcelain tubs with hot
and cold, fresh and salt
water. Each ram fitted
\u25a0with hot and cold, fresh
and salt water ahower. \u0084
"Filtered Ocean Water PIUNBE" j
Comfortably Heated and Con-
stantly Clrcnlatlng.
"Hot Air Hair Drier for
women bathers." Our «wa
Modern Laundry. Towels '
and Suits thoroughly
'washed and sterilized.
IXSPCCTXOX LWTOEU
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