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WOMAN TIRES OF,
SILENT HUSBAND
[Sfccial Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, March 7,—That 10
years of married life exhausts the fund
of conversation of a man and wife was
the answer given Angeline Ron by
Charles; A: Ross," according to state
ments of -the- wife at her divorce trial
Joday before Superior Judge Shields.
She rhided Ross about not talking to
her when at home and inquired why he
could not be as sociable to,her -as he
appeared to other?. "When a couple
has been married 10 years like you and
I have, there is nothing left to talk
about—they are talked out," he an
swered. . ,
AMUSEMENTS . '
BONCfI
The* CrcairHt Tfnnr
COLUMBIA THEATER
Sunday lift., at 2:30
Pp»tfi $2.."n to $t', at Sherman, Cl«y & Co.'r.
nil/ , |i, n YE I.IBEHTV
uAKLANJ Friday Afternoon at 3>30
j unuuniii/ xr:w PROGRAMME. -
niIAAIII SCOTTISH rith
DIIvIInI "RIORUM
DUOUIil Van N * ■■i! s
Sim. Aft.. Mar. 1R >
Pianist Marvelous Turn. l'.vr., Mar. 21
Mall Orders to W. L. Greenhaum. cure Slier
man, Clay * Co., NOW—Prices" %2. $l.sO, $1.
CHICKEIIIXG PIANO.
*51TI H I-KAPIXO
m^^f^^y^^^r^f^ i'i.aviimijf
MATINEE TODAY i
SEATS OX SALE FOB ALL PERFORMANCES.
, Till:-: AND NEXT WEEK,
EXTRA MATINEES 'BsisgZ&
matinee' Saturday.
THIRD AMi LAST WEEK BEGINS SCNDAY.
MADAME ?i||
SHERRY D
Coming—FRAXCIS "WILSON* in "THE
BACHELOR'S babvv:;^-,
■ .^™ Market St. Bet.stli and 6th
PSI MATINEE EVEBY DAY AT 2:SO.
PP TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY—7:IS «nd 9:15.
I I 8 OTHER ACTS—B ',
pjp£^j fj niirrni lor, goo.sof.^^^
VTfcRRtU. W.BWWQH fr TONIX*
Pafe»t ■I*l<-t Munificent Theater In America.
Mat. Every Day at —Every Evening at 8:15
Mo?t |v»itlTc!y la«t week. ELBERT HKBBARD,
"Fra Elbertua" of the "Philistine" in
Heart to Heart Talks.
In Conjunction with a Great: New Show.
THE KfirR'HUNTINGS, in the Merry Tom
ffnWy. "Th# Fool Hour": MIKE BERNARD
•mil WTI.I.IE WESTON; MR. and MRS. JIMMY
P.* PRY In "At Hensfoot Corner": "THE FIRE
COMMISSIONER": EMPIRE COMEDY FOUR;
WALTER GRAHAM and HIS MANIKIN MTSIO
HALL: BIRI> MIf.LMAX and Her Premier Wire
Art lot*. The Novelty of the Are.
DAYLIGHT MOTION PICTURES
Repiirert Expressly for the Orpheum Circuit.
Fi»nlr.« Prices—loc. 2.V. -"iOc. 7"c. Box Seats. $1.
M»tln»e Prices (except Sunday* Ami Holidays),'
lflc. 25c. 50c. Phones Douglas 70. Nome C 1570.
DRINCESSS
I S. LOVERICK. MANASER
Ellis St. near Flllmore. ClaM A Theater.
THIS WEEK ONLY— TIME SAT. NIGHT
America's Greatest Contra-Tenor,
richard j. innr
In the Sweet 111 V" L
Pastoral Play. ""Ill^l"'
SILVER THREADS 1 UUUL
A Story of New EoKland Life, Embracing tht
Song* at Old, by Martin V Merle.
Ni£bt and Sun. Mat. Prices— 2.» c to $1. Sat.
Mat. Pricei—2sc to "sc.
Mr^"«k"^BPl^^^^^^^B McAllister
r ..-.yjWfl Home of the Leading Mtraetloni
Thin Week Only Special Mat. Thursday. '
$1.50 to sOp. - ■ • :
GERTRUDE ELLIOTT
In that Plst . of'Cnoerfnln«».
IKE DAWN OF A TOMORROW.
Next Sunday Kl«ht
HENRY:W. SAVAGE Offera >
THE MERRY WIDOW
With MABEL WILBER, CHARLES MEAK
INS and the ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST.
Seats Ready Thnraday.
AI C 7AD JITTER*STEINER
iiLvncnii Hor n, PbOD# 8424 J.
BET.ASCO A MAYER. Owners and Managers.
TONIGHT— ALL THIS WEEK TONIGHT
America's Foremost Comedian,' '
MAXFIGMAN
Supported by I/H.ITA ROBERTSON and
the Alcazar Players, in
THE MAN on the BOX
In Which He Starred for ■ Three Years.
TRICES— Nlftht. 2.> to $1; Mat.. 25*- to 50c.
MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Feat* for Sale at Box Office and Emporlnm.
NEXT WEEK—Another of Mr. Flgman's HiU,
"THE . SIBSTITITK"
LURLINEI
HI SH AXD LARKIN'STnEETS . i
OCEAN WATER BATHS
Sivinißilne and .Tub Baths
Salt water direct from the ocean. Open |
eyefy day and evening, Including Sundays
and holidays, from 7a.m.to 10 j?. m. Spec- |
tators' cutlery free. . : ■
■ Natatorinm reserved Tuesday .and .Friday
mornloss! from it o'clock to noon for women
only. ■ - .■
••Filtered Ocean. Water Plunge"
COMFORTABLY HEATED •■_ : .
Hot Air ; Hair Dryers for Women Btth«rt.
The popular re sort for a winter's day or
evening. Temperature of buil'iinj; adjusted
to wilt weather.
BRANCH TUB' BATHS. 2151 GEARY ST.
NEAR DEVISADESO -v
a
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
NEW LINE TO CUT
TIME AND DISTANCE
V ( allejo and Northern Electric
Lays Out Two Routes South
From Sacramento
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VAIXEJO, March 7.—When the Val
lejo and Northern Electric railroad la
in operation it will cut the time bl
twern San' Francisco and Sacramento
half an hour and shorten the route
from Valle.io to Pacrarnento six miles.
Moreover, this line will be built almost
in B straight line and will furni.--h high
speed trackage all the way.
The time from Vallejo to Sacramento
will be one hour nnsJ fifteen minutes.
The distance will be 59 miles,. as
against 65 Trifles by the Southern Pa
cific. The railroad will have direct
entrance to the business section "of this
city, while the Southern Pacific swings
around Us eastern border and taps
South Vallejo. •
The railway will build two lines
southward from Sacramento, one com
ing through Suisun to Vallejo and the
other passing eastward to Willowy,
Woodland and Vacaville.
CORNERSTONE TO BE
LAID GRADUATION DAY
Vallejo Board of Education
Plans Joint Affair
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VALLEJO. March 7.—Members of the
board of education are in favor of mak
ing tlie commencement exercises of the
senior class and the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new high school a joint
affair this coming June. The gradu
ation day program would be carried opt
in the open air. Definite plans are
♦ikely to develop before the next meet
ing of the board.
Architect Fred Voorhees of Oakland.
who is drawing the plans for the new
high school building, states that he ex
pects plenty of competition for the
various contracts for the structure. He
says tltat a number of San Francisco
and Oakland firms are preparing to bid.
President George ML Jewett of the
! board of education of this city will ap
point a local physician during the next
; few days, whose duty it shall be to
safeguard the children from exposure
to contagious diseases. It will be the
i doctor's duty to visit the various
| schools twice a week and enforce hy-"
I gienic rules.
VALLEJO RESERVOIR SITE
TO BE INVESTIGATED
City Officials Will Look at Five
Acres East of Town
[Special Diipaich to The Call]
VALLEJO, March 7— "W. T. O'Don
nell, city attorney, and City Engineer
Xoyes will investigate this week a
proposed site of 5.23 acres for reser
voir land three miles east of Vallejo.
The land is owned hy James Power,
who is willing to sell at a market
value.
It "is expected that the rainfall last
night and today will fill the two
municipal reservoirs in Wild Horse
valley. The rainfall last night was
close to four inches.
SIGNS OF OIL INCREASE
AS DRILL GOES DOWN
Prospectors Expect to Strike at
About 1,000 Feet
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VALLEJO, March 7.—Promoters of
the Midas petroleum company were
juhilant today over the fact that the
bailings at thetr Ryerson well near
here were nh'owing more signs of oil
as the drill sunk deeper. From present
indications Professor Seegar and the
other members of the company believe
that a gusher will be struck in the
neighborhood of 1,000 feet.
ELECTROLIER SYSTEM
OF LIGHTING OFFERED
[Special Dupaich to The Call]
VALLE.IO, March 7.— Thi» week the
Merchants' asaoclatton of this city will
be asked to consider the proposition
of" providing an electrolier system of
ornamental lighting In Georgia street.
The proposition Is to be presented in
ouch form as to offer an immediate
practical consideration. The Vallejo
electric light and power company will
guarantee special concessions in rates
for the system.
Vallejo Brevities
[Special Dispatch to The CaU]t*M&3E£A
ODD FEIJCOWS TO BUILD KEW HAIX— Tal
lejo, March 7. Th» Golden State lodge, of Odd
Fellow-si ef thin city 1* preparing to erect a' five
»tory building on the lot recently parehaiicd
in Georgia street for $20,000." The n»tv struc
, ture will cost' In the neighborhood o^fAO.OOO.
0. B. M. TEAK DOES NOT WANT TEOPHY—
The crack, degree team of Samoset tribe No.
22. Improved Order of R#d Men; of thU citr,
has won the state- trophy for so many years
that it Is ashamed to go after the prize again,
and la order to encourage the work among the
other tribes ban decided to stay out of the
running - this year. The lodge ban • decided to
offer a handsome $ISO cup to the winner at the
great council, to bo held In August at San
Jose.
POCAHONTAS ADOPT 810 CTLABS—Ioka coun
cil No. ■ 30. Daughter* of «Pocahontaa, had a
. llrely time at Its meeting here this rrening at
Ramoset hall. A big clan was adopted during
the erenlng by: the rocahontas. society. Fol
lowing the lodge work a banquet was served in
the rear, hall., . ■..;..
Sewing Machines
<^a^^&uLjajnTir"- J s B From $1O to $2O
-■■ jißSffSlSßraah Wfflyaßßaßa "■' Slightly Used H
Five Year Guarantee
Q H $70 Wheeler & \Vilson.sls.OO
-"j^j^^an^^^iAJi ™*j* $~5 ew omc $17.50
ITI V^^Kll $75 Singer $l«.5O
lAIA»-^8 IB §75 Domestic $15.50
mJr /kßh s7O White 913.50
f^fflL^AkjMTi 80 ?tary ?i7.00
vNB - H?m $25 Kenwood ........ $10.00
-'■ i^HßjSßS^^^^*^^'. Other Makn From 92.50 Ip
*^i^,' All Kinds for Rent
NEW HOMEOFFICE
147 Geary Street; :: Q. C BARRE, Agent
l ISHfiH Mission Branch: 3262 22d St. '
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8, 1911.
YOLO COUNTY COURT
HOUSE CONDEMNED
Architect Declares It Is Crum=
bling in Rain and Likely
to Collapse
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WOODLAND, March 7. —The Tolo
county courthouse is unhealthy and
unsafe for occupancy, according to a
report just filed with the county super
visors. L. M. Purdon. an architect of
Napa, is the person condemning the
building. He made an investigation at
the request of the supervisors. Flp
finds the brick and mortar run during
rainstorms and says there is danger
of the building collapsing. It is prob
able the courthouse will he vacated at
once, the county renting offices until
a new building can he Constructed.
CAPITAL ATTRACTED BY
LOST HILLS OIL FIELD
Wells Expected to Spout and
Cause Boom •
[Speci'aJ Dispatch to The Call]
BAKERSFTELD, March 7.—lt Is re
ported on excellent authority that
land has been purchased by San Fran
cisco capitalists In the east half of
section 2, 27-21, and in the south half
of section 3, and that standard drilling
outfits have been ordered for* this
property. Work Is to be commenced
immediately.
■While Coalinga and San Francisco
capital has shown considerable Inter
est in the Lost hills field, particularly
in the last month, L.os Angeles capital
does not seem to be tempted by the
prospects. •
It is expected that some wells now
drilling will be brought in soon, and
then there will be another boom in the
field.
TRIAL SET FOR SLAYER
OF FRIEND'S HUSBAND
Self-Defense Plea of Man Who
Shot Through Door
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MARYSVir,L,K, March 7.— E. J. Watson
will be placed on trial Atwil 18 charged
with the murder of James F. Bury Feb
ruary 19 in an apartment house here.
Watson and Mrs. Bury were In the
room occupied by Mrs. Bury when Bury
attempted to break in the door. Wat
son said that lie was forced to shoot
in self-defense, believing Bury armed.
Watson, shot through the door.
ROBBER CAUGHT LOOTING
TILL IS SENTENCED
Judge Gives Sacramento Of=
fender 10 Years in Jail
SACRAMENTO; March 7.—Bert Moore,
the robber who was captured by drug
gist Frank Quirin while he was loot
ing the till of the drugstore. Saturday
night, was sentenced to 10 years in
Folsom by .lu.dge Hughes this after
noon, llis only excuse was that he
was broke and wanted money. Al
Smith ,was sentenced to fire years and
TV. Meagher %to four years in Folsom
for burglary.
ORDINANCE PROHIBITS
PRIZES AND PREMIUMS
Sacramento Trustees Put Ban
on Newspaper Contests
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO. March 7.—Voting con
tests of all kinds, gift enterprises, or
the use of premiums or prizes In any
manner or means of advertisement are
prohibited in an ordinance passed by
the city trustees. Subscription contests
are placed under the ban by the ordi
nance, which goes into effect in 30 days.
SUPERVISORS APPOINT
NEW COUNTY PHYSICIAN
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MARTINEZ, March 7.—Dr. Edwin
Merrithew of Martinez was today ap
pointed county phya>cia.n to succeed
r>r. A. W. Rickey of Port Costa. The
supervisors also acrppted the new
county hospital, which was recently
completed, having cost in the neigh
borhood of $35,000.
There is Only One
"Bromo
Quinine 9"
That Is
Laxative
Bromo
Quinine
Umttt Thm World Ovar to
Curo m.Gold In On* Day. ,
4lw»ys remember the foil name. Look lor
- this signature on every box. 25c
TWO MEN DROWNED
IN VALLEJO CHANNEL
0
One Is Knocked Overboard by
a Boom. and the Other *■-
Falls From a Scow
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VALLEJO, March 7.—Daniel Ahem
was drowned in the vicinity of his scow
at Virginia street some time early this
murnlng. ' His body was recovered by
John Mottlanda, another ark dweller,
at low ttde today. *
Ahem, who was a native of, Boston,
■tvns 52 years of age and a Spanish-
American war veteran. He had been
employed at Mare island for some time
past.
Aleck Chottes, a fisherman, was
drowned In the Mare island channel
late yesterday afternoon when he was
knocked overboard by the boom on his
fishing craft. The body has not yet
been recovered. He left a wife an d
two children residing In South Vallejo.
MEN WOUNDED IN FIGHT
PROTECT EACH OTH^R
Attempts Made by Both to Pre
sent Prosecution
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
JACKSON, March 7.—A serious cut
ting affair which took placp In Sutter
cr^ek Sunday night wes made public
today through county officials. Two
lodgers, each about 30 years, of age,
got into a difficulty with several others
at Theodore Jurovich's boarding house
through remarks made about each
other. After the fight they met outside
the house in'partial darkness and John
Lukosich made an assault upon Nick
I.epetich with an open pocket knife,
cutting him in the abdomen. In return
Lukosich received a dang-erous wound
in the breast. They went to the same
sanatorium for treatment. Lukosich
walked, as he did not know the serious
nature of his wound. The men had
been friendly and endeavored to sup
press the facts. LukosicJi is in the more
critical condition and may die from the
wound. They are equally anxious to
prex^ent prosecution.
LAND AND HOME SEEKERS I
I IRRIGATION ELIMINATES CHANCE, INSURES REGULAR 1
1 CROPS AND MAXIMUM YIELDS fc I
|... irtiv/ro *\i%u lyiAAiinum i ijluiio . 1
I Irrigation multiplies the value of land by giving the farmer control of , the water supply, enabling |ri
I him to make every inch of ground productive, to diversify his crops, to make one acre produce as much Pi
1 _- as six unirrigated acres. It gives the products of the semi tropics with the climate of the temperate zone. [ ]
A t It withholds moisture in the harvest time, and does away § with the serious hardships of regions of ample Lj
1 but uncertain rainfall. It supplies moisture when most desired and makes successful the small farm. The ,K|
I . primary consideration of successful irrigated farming is SUFFICIENCY OF WATER. ;■> .■'H
I THE CALL COLONIES I
J LIVE OAK, SUTTER COUNTY, SACRAMENTO VALLEY I
I Are supplied with water from the canals of The Butte County Canal Company. This irrigation system If-;*
j , *!*>' has been indorsed by The National Irrigation Congress. It is one of the few with no measure on the ' p v '
I water. So much water is available that spillways are necessary to divert the excess to the river. Water '. m
I • is brought in deep, wide canals to each farm, no pumping required. It is an ideal irrigation system, praised I (
by those living under it, indorsed by THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS and approved by M
I ; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. -- V "■' . .-■■ ' , - Hf'
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1 . Under this approved and tested irrigation system, is selling land the soil of which is as rich as the water , 'tfi
J is abundant. Soil, which with water is now producing, ALFALFA, six cuttings yearly, paying up to $60 |ii
1 per acre yearly when cut to hay, and up to $100 per acre yearly when fed to stock; PEACHES, M
I PEARS, PLUMS, FIGS, ALMONDS, OLIVES, paying from $100 to $200 per acre yearly; producing H
VJ ', - GRAPES, THOMPSON SEEDLESS, MUSCAT, TOKAYS, paying from $75 to $200 per acre yearly;'. 0
1 producing ORANGES that ripen six weeks earlier than those of Southern ■California, and WALNUTS :* '.:Jbh
\ % .■', paying from $100 to $400 per acre yearly. Then there are the HOGS, alfalfa fed, selling at 10c per pound, r»v
-4 . live weight. All possible because of , the abundant water, rich soil and the » I-j
I HEALTHFUL, GROWING CLIMATE |
;J The climate of THE CALL COLONIES is a most valuable asset. There is no month in which vege- 11
I , tation in some form is _ not growing, * and ideal conditions ; prevail for the growth,' ripening, curing . and X
I ' shipping of irrigated crops. Because of absence of rain from April to November, the farmer, can plan fe
] with certainty for all .the farm operations where the sun is a necessity and rain not desired. From No- y r |
-1 vember Vto April rain falls occasionally, enough to render irrigation unnecessary during these months -||
and supplying moisture for the winter crops. /.
. 1 IF YOU WANT LAND ' \ ■■/'■,- // ||
,4 Where the conditions are favorable, where the transportation facilities are adequate, where mar- // O
] ' kets are assured, where the present settlers are prosperous and happy, where the country is // \ lm
I , progressing rapidly because of the large number of land seekers securing and improving /£ cj [ j
> j small irrigated farms, then investigate the offer made by THE SAN - FRANCISCO CALL. //■ '1
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.'"-■; ABLE THAT THE CROP RETURNS' WILL, PAY FOR THE VAPlease tend me ffluitrßted Wi
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OFFICER ARRESTED
FOR THIRD TIME
Railroad Policeman Jailed Again
on Charge of Killing Man
Stealing Ride
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
REDDING. March 7.—Daniel Fleming.
a railroad policeman at the Oakland
mole, was arrested in this city on a
warrant Issued on a complaint charg
ing; him with the murder of George
ValHer on top of a Pullman coach near
Redding on August 25 last. He was
arrested in Oakland early in October
last on the same charge, and he finds
himself now in exactly the same posi
tion as when he was first arrested. City
Marshal Seng swore to the complaint
In each instaifce.
' Fleming was given a preliminary ex
amination under the first complaint and
was discharged. The grand 4ury in
dicted him in January and he was ar
rested again. Two weeks ago the in
dictment was quashed. Fleming was
held in jail and the warrant for his
second arrest was served upon him in
jail today.
He has been in jail two months all
told. He Is anxious to have a speedy
trial.
CLERKS' FRIEND AIDS
FIGHT FOR MORE PAY
Washington Man Gives $1,000 to
Finance Movement
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VALLEJO, March 7»-The Mare
island clerical force -was elated today
over the news from 'Washington that
P. B. Chase of that city had started a
movement to obtain increased com
pensation for government clerks. Chase.
is reported to have contributed $1,000
to assist In financing the nation wide
crusade this year.
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Ghirardelli's Cocoa
Its purity and quali^ is the highest of manufacturing knowledge.
'? . And it costs less than a 'cent a cup. ■■ •
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