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vre Olls lfl fb Tjv ll 4J VS wWhtsm utntl jvi KwSM i JV iff jSfastfAxdiyco icmioyiGiiE BTnrDATtj jfebbttaby gx ioai i i Taia ViiVXil1 Ja Smx IP 1 vvi iff ountio ACT ON PLAN FOR PUTT British Novelist Looks Over Solons rH3 00 OXI QQ ao Sir Gilbert Parker Visits Capitol to oo ao Scientific Use for Alcohol Urged Representatives of Commer cial and Civic Organizations Join in Move ioo alreadTappointed Spokesman of Business Men to Agree on Campaign 10 Advertise San Francisco A general cntnmlttM conslaMnc of from four to flvs hundred member reprmrntlnff rhl and cmmfrclal organisations of the city which re ral to John tltsmovemsnt to sdvertls ths Stats wlJl tsk IJnsI cUlon trpon blir Nallon wlda publWttjr plan fcefor funds to lsunch ths campaign ta ntvtifAlmr to msmnsra of Wi carmpsitg commltts yestnrtar Of the total number sought close to on hundred committeemen havs already Veen appointed hy th Bools or mors Wii organisations whloh have tnlniul the nroteot The Mlaainn nireet Merchants Assocla tlon the rrosrfflslve Business Mens Clob the Building Owners and Man airsrs Association th Ssn Kranoteoo Convention and Tourist Leafrus ths Retail Dry Ooods Association Central Bureau of San Francisco Organisations the Allied Amusement Industries DayUght Post American Legrlon the San Francisco Greeters the San Francisco Optimists Club the San Francisco Beard of Supervisors the San Francisco Teachers Association the Rotary Club ths Fillmore Street Merchants Association the Oakland Real Estate Board ttie San Francisco Real Estate Board the California DevBloomcnt beacue the Nebraska University Club the By EDDIE BOYDEN stair orrrspfaarnt of The CSraairle rW asjjSwT HHOMrir Bl RKAl srrasirt lo Tebruarv ZS While the pepful patriots were jawsmilhlne yes terday afternoon ti who dropped In to A lve them an official east and west None other than Sir Gilbert Parker wldely answn novelist and for eiarhleen years a member of the British Parlia ment When backed Into a corner by a feverish covey of scribes sir Gilbert announced In sepulchral grammar that ha dropped In for the purpose of comparing California lawmakers with those of Threadneedle street Beyond that 8lr Gilbert reiusea to commit himself Perhaps It was Just as well CUfton Broocs the Aiameaa man Ttev Franklin They Includn Mather the patriot of Pasadena felt so frisky this morning mat mey urew up the following resolution which was warbled to the Assembly bv Chief Clerk Jerome KavanausTh the San Bernardino nightingale Whereas The renus Democrat now almost extinct snd Whereao It would be a great loss to posterity If at least one of the species were not permanently preserved that future generations may have soms conception of Its characteristics therefore be It Resolved That the California Assembly respectfully ask the national prohibition commissioner thst an in tarpretatlon be had In tho Interests of natural history to wit that the use of ajconoi ror mw ic Printers Board of Trade Hundred Per Cent Clu and te cham kers of commerce of twenty Northern California counties PLANS TO BB PKRKBCTKD Samuel Buckbre of the campaign onunlttec said yesterday To the community committee representing the business men of San Francisco the outlines of the big advertising plan will be presented tn from three to four months Vorking in conjunction with a central committee they will iron out any differences of opinion and we wlU then be prepared to leu net the campaign for subscriptions We ate not asking for money now We have ISO 000 as a nucleus but will not spend one cent until the plan Is Anally perfected All of those Identified with the movement Including the campaign committee the press and the movlng plcturt theatem and the billboard owners and others are working for the big project through unselfish motives and Without pay MEICTIM1 FOIt TOMORROW The members of the campaign committee will hold their regular weekly zecutlve meeting In the Palace Hotel at noon tomorrow and on Wednesday the special committee representing the Chamber of Commerce and the Central Bureau of San Francisco Organisations will confer with dr Rastsll with regard to the programme Sat outlined during the tatters Industrial survey ACTKURS GRANTED DIVORCE Mrs Vera Flanders actress 214S Nineteenth avenue was granted a divorce by Superior Judge Mogao yesterday from Leo Inlanders musical 4rsctor of a theatrical company They were married at Tacoraa da 1111 She testified he deserted her at San Dies In UK lub Ihtn ajmoet extinct race of Democrats the Oni not to be ln violation of the front the president or the chairman Walt thirsted lies neither he the Speaker George replied Well AT alt thirsted farther do vou ran htm speaker or Honorable SpeakerT Neither George rejoined you call him Mr Speaker Well Walt thirsted still farther would it make a hit with him if I called him Honorable George doesnt know yet whether Walt was kidding and neither do I Jack Pettis Jr son of Assemblr man A Pettis Administration floor leader Is In our midst tottering around under the hurdon of a little more than four jesrs But In spits of his extreme youth Jack has a burning desire to become a pac In the Assembly Jacc Juniors papa yesterdar permitted his son and heir to play at paging After srolng throurh all the motions Jack Junior called it a day Approaching his father Jack Junior squared off and demanded When do I get my dough Til say Jack Junior is learning fast With pride In his rye and his vole In grand trim Assemblyman Albert Ross of Redding arose this morningmorning to catch the oye of Speaker Henry It Wright I desire to extend the privilege of the floor to former Assemblyman McCray of Redding Albert Former Assemblyman McCray may have the privilege of the floor on ono condition Speaker Wright replied Assemblymanic heads turned toward the Speakers dais It seemed as though McCray were about to bs denied a common courtesy What Is your condition Mr Speaker Albert demanded Former Assemblvman McCray will be allowed the privilege 0f the floor on condition that he does not smoke the corncob pipe which to my per sonsl knowledge he has used sines 18s Speaker Wright returned The patriots must have their fun It seems DID DOI PROMINENT AS BU DIES SAIWSALT BY BERT MOSES Anto toe Paul Shoup vice president of the Southern Pacific Company has earned the title of The Perlpatetlo Pippin Appearing before the Joint committee hearing ara umentit ein ts King tax bill Paul walked back and miles to the or more Lsaembled liM net Flghteenth Aroenameni or oi me Now yon can see exactly how herd our sterling statesmen are overworked cant you A lock of motion picture actors performed yesterday afternoon The shot aeveral Mississippi river scenes on the Sacramento river After taking a long hard look at the screen demons James mnr the statesman from Ban selmo piped up as follows director forth for more tiisn tA wTSsaafsSsl 31 jSKafasa waixea nve AMemblyxnan Badham James Jlw spsch Js was so pleased with his hJ off and vet merry Japs that put in full dsy Pt Is head every second of the tslling anyone who oared to listen on agrss that PanTs defense Grace Is the first woman In the rn history of the Legislature to sit in KT Political poonbah of as 7retary of the Senate and now Alameda county looked In on the efragette of Los Angeles want boy last night when the King bin to trot her out as a candidate for the staggering before one of the Sty Council cf J1 barrage svr set Qrsce not only declined with down In legislative halls thanks but sent her boosters a tele What do you think of the King gram in which she said she would be bills chances Mike Assemblyman Iwfully upset If theydldnt out it out Frank Anderson wasited to know and thats that It may probably win out and It Los Atneles papers leaa copy mar probably Jose out Mike nsbsd Impulsively Tau cant rule Walter Schmidt off prognosticating I call tor trying wa ter is mo im 7 EiiluIil i whn took his Fn7rSr2 eaae iiui ptj seat a few days ago as successor to wdi rAliiK nf flan tn iaw i KramCISCO in di mvaunn fi edg Walter yesterday loaned on Assemblyman George Warren the San Francisco solon as follows Who Is ths guy who sits up in Formerly Representative for Jay Gould and Amassed Fortune on Coast David Perry Doak nrnltlmllllon aire whose homo at Oakvtlle Napa valley Is one of Californias show places died there early yesterday morning from heart failure He was St years old and la survived by a wife and daughter Elizabeth the latter well known throughout the State as an expel horsewoman and exhibitor of thoroughbred horses Doak was born in Cameron Mo a farmers son When a young man he moved to Kansas where ho became Interested In the banking and Investment business ln a fsw years through astute business methods and a foresight In making Investments he became one of tho most prominent bankers in the West and attracted the attention of Jay Oould and other financiers of note WAS REPRESltNTATITB OF GOULD As a representative of Oould ha cam to California in 1S99 on a railroad mission but was so attracted with the possibilities the State offered aa well as the climate and beauty of ths country be settled here Immediately he organised the Pacific Coast Steel Company In flouth San Francisco It was a small or ganization then with few Investors but grsw to such magnitude that a tvjfo A r2c jcsssaa mvt gCSSSS Some of us have no idea what an idea is Everything seems to have a limit but stupidity Raising hell is all right provided you select the proper occasion Grammar is something that always gets in your way when you want to say what you think Things that you think you want arc often things that you dont want after you get them You do not have to train a fish to swim nor a woman to gossip It just seems to come natural Hez Heck says I know a man who likes to get sick because he feels so gdod when he gets well STAR WITNESS TESTIFIES IN mmmmmmmmmm i vi sions concerning her part in the njul der but the vourt today refused I allow hep to testify concerning thi phase of the case holding she had onstltatlonal rlglit not to do aoSc less she desired She is the moUW ot seven ciuKjrm fc ji i i Immigration Bill Goes to President Limits Alien Entry Fifteen Months to 3 Per Cent WASHINGTON February The conference report on the immlgrstlotrj naw tiv the HOUSO pin wm wwkj wwj IT CS5 0 11 and Senate and ths measure sent to his holdings were said to have brought more than a million dollars CREATES BIO CnKTUlY ORCHAKD Ten years sgo he bought the land at Oakdale comprising several hundred acres which he made into the blg gest cherry orchard in the country With It he had a model farm on which were blooded horses and cattle and on which two years ago he erected a 1200300 home put In sunken gardens terraced lawns palms from all parts of the world and fountains of imported marble Doak also owned 10 000 acres In Colusa and 40 000 acres In Oregon One of his most notable achievements wss building the Panama Pad la Railroad through Mexico which ha sold to the Oovernment He was a member of the Pacific Union Club and life member of the Press Club the President It would limit Immigration for fifteen months from next April 1st to per cent of the nationals of the vsrlous countries who were In the United States at the time of the 1S10 census The vote taken after an hours debate was 26 to 40 While the House agreed to the conference report without modlflca lion the nrwaeuro must be approved by the Senate before it can go to the President as the conferees made some changes In it Chairman Johnson of the Immigration committee whose bill to virtually stop Immigration for a year was defeated by the Senate led the fight for the substitute plan Johnson explained that the measure would in no way affect Chinese exclusion or the Root Takalilra agreement Aa to Japanese immigration It Is estimated that during the first twelve months of the restrictive period 155000 aliens can be admitted to the United States SBRTICKS HKLD FOR MAS OOOL Funeral services for Mra Una Handy Cool widow of Dr Russell Cool were held yesterdar from nrtt i chapel at Dlvisadero and Post treeta The body was cremated at ML Olivet Mrs Cool died last Thursday at the Lane Hospital Widow of Murdered Farmer Jointly Indicted With Man Takes Stand SIOUX FAli DI February 26 The State rested Its case at noon today In the poison peaches case ln which Carl Dlgre a wealthy farmer of this county Is charged with complicity In the murder last July of Martin Mathebon near Sherman Mrs Anna Matheson widow of the murdered man and who was considered the States star witness ook the stand today She was Jointly1 Indicted with Dlgre for her husbands murder and will go on trial next week During the trial which has been In progress a week the state Intro duced evidence In an effort to prove mat xigTO ana Mrs iunesen were lovers and that Dlgre Induced Mrs Matheson to put poison in soma peaches her husband ate before he died Mrs Matheson testified today con cerning a conversation ahe had with Digrs In the County Jail following her arrest He was free on 135000 bail at the time she said but sbe was still incarcerated She said Dlgre urged her to plead guilty when she was arraigned that be had money enough to buy the Jury and free her Uigre a cousin of Mrs Matheson furnished the largest bond In the his tory of the State but Mrs Matheson was unable to raise a like amount According to states Attorney Mrs I Matheson has mads several oonfes I Ti THEY TURNED TO 4 AT HEI and all up and down the street tJ fVasV mama oq uvery ono not Ul ft ft IVirt rtlnilaail It a vcu uu 1 11 WwMi sji People looktrl rtiit est lhlr etfl wiJ dow whilft both clerks and custom rushed madly to tho sdwaU Wh Vrmm th nmnmatAon ur it iisiD st nviisss isr an UTinuriirr wast ca MAvia aiisj tit sa suvimsivuitll III It an aocdontt No It wa simply vii uiHuR ir wno osm just sieppa vms VI unwrry a ai oz ueary est ar had SILlrft mfUrtlilMftaanf 1 itawlH IW street hr ahlnlnf and her tM bajinr f11titr fh tisia mapM ti1 sh was happy and didnt caro wn 3hww it iiovui inuen aown sj Imnlv aVIvt ha APkmta a a hea srnfl rhftl tw Urn nulf lilalahJ completely for spring She could hail St Whether you be man or womaA jmu iw vtn miKq me pevpie tar nuTci nonjtiifjiiv Doctor Frescribel DDD or Bankel Writs to Bowers CasbW First NaUesI wi iracy wcy lean TVi went cass of BessgM senes aarene ever esperlesced Was sstxteg Bs wild Sent fee sav deMer He im eausended Taffat Da MarvelssMj relief freis the very arat aeoliesliea Aaron ssmninc frees skis treaMs ssftd I eis theeld Investirats at Trv it tedav irrtbottja Sc ec and ttSa Uai Ws gasnatss I nasawaedw EL IotianitrrSWn Disease Tfce Owl Draw Ce Adrt WANTED About Twelve 12 Machines large and small WILL PAY SPOT CASH City or Country merchants please give full particular and price in first letter Address Export Box 20815 care Chronicle San Francisco Month End Sale Broken Lines of Merchandise to be Closed out Monday at Special Prices 100 CROFUT and KNAPP MENS HATS All wanted colors and sizes Regular 1000 G5 98 IMPORTED BORSALIKOS the celebrated Italian Iiats Regular 11500 values at SU05 90 EVANS ENGLISH FOULARDS NECKWEAR Regular 2 00 Salp pile flOO GLOVES 100 Pairs QRAT and PUTTY CAPES Regular 13 50 Sale price S175 GILLETTE RAZORS Standard Style Leather Case Regular 5 TodavX4B Nickel Case Regular 560 Sale price 1385 MENS SHOES Mens JTUNSON LAST Regular 950 Today SC05 Mens DISCONTINUED LINES Regular JIB 50 Today Price or f7S Regular 13 00 Today Mt Price or fC5 BOYS SHOES Short lines of Boys Shoes Reg 600 Sale Price 84 00 i UNDERWEAR ATHLETIC shIRTS and DRAWER3 Odd garments mostly shirts Regular L00 SO Regular SUIO 100 HOSIERY 76 Dozen PLAIN COLORS and SPLIT FOOT SOCKS Special pair 25e Dozen S275 PHOENIX WHITE SILK will black clocks Regular SUO Sale price gf Hastings Clothing Co MtfPost strrnmsmim Jl fn VJ VS tti jyj i yF homes that are Better Homes WICKHAM HAVENS INC of Oakland extend to all interested in Better Homes and to Ross Crane and Staff from the Art Institute of Chicago An Open Invitation to mspect their BETTER HOMES in the BETTER RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS of the East Bay Every home will be thrown open for inspection and a courteous staff of salesmen with machines will be placed at your disposal today Sunday and all this week Autos Will Meet Trains Call Oakland 1 750 and we will meet your train and take you to the Better Homes yoii are interested in Out offices at 1 500 Franklin Street Oakland will be open all day and machines will cany all those who call at office to the Better Homes Phone Oakland 1750 to make appointment or have a representative call Every Home Bigger Than the Price 4750 60 lot I rooms 1 story cement bedrooms hardwood floors 5200 60 ft lot I room cement bunralow cosy con venUat and attractive or young couple Tsnna 9500 0t lot I rooms 2 storr cemant bedrooms aad slseptag porch hardwood floors 9500 tO ft lot atory room cement bedrooms and sleeping porch 12500 I rooiiin 3 bedrooms and sleeping porch urir livlnt room sun porch maids room and bath furnace for either coal or oil Instantaneous water heater hardwood floors garacs 16000 I rooms story cement 4 bedrooms ltvlng room ltzti dining room llxll while enamel Interior hardwood floors garage 20000 TS ft lot Is rooms bedrooms and sleeping porch sun fleck i baths with tiled floors maids room with bath furnace watsr heater garage hardwood floors 20000 rooms i orjr cement living room 17iJ dining room Hals 4 bedrooms furnace hot water beater garage 22500 sort lot is rooms iUniiirMHhi vaMM I bathrooms with tiled floors maids room with fta ISTrtt ter beatri tor i 35000 tbiu ioi io rooms baths dressing rooms 1 maids rooms aad bath reception hall living room with pergola and fountain bedrooms 1 sleeping porch garage for I cars hardwood 50000 Wonderful chanoe to purchase wonderful home In Crocker Tract Owner forced to sell on account of change tn business plana Price I0000 la much less than actual cost The Interior Is beaottful and conveniently arranged tor a family of four to eight It Is lust completed and has every modern convenience WICKHAM HAVENS he 1500 Franklin Street srrst I if i Open Sunda7 iWFifV fJT Oakland Cal Phone Oakland 71750 CV IThe Owl Drug Col 25cInvestments That Return Dollars In Service Renew Tatherthan uy New is a good economy thought to keep in mind It means getting full use of what you buy Many of the summery things you laid away last fall can be brought into renewed usefulness with a little cleaning fluid or dye Your favorite straw of last summer may have this seasons lines and only needs cleaning or coloring to bring it up to the new standard You can depend upon Tne Owl Drug Stores for the things necessary to get results lflU sfngffilBl Isff 7gT I ffCSCaWTa4 JEfJjSsatTjilWWl Diamond Dyes 2 for 25c The old reliable Full line of colon for cotton silk and wool Rajah Straw Hat Dye Black 25c Will change any straw no matter wliat vveare quality or color to a nch jet black Also good for touching up picture frame wicker furniture leather etc 25c a bottle brush induded Rajah Straw Hat Cleaner 25c Clean and bleaches siravr hats giving them a fmh bright look Also useful in cleaning tains and iron rust spots from fabrics A liquid ready to use 25c a bottle Owl Straw Hat Cleaner powder 25c for ten cleanings Colorite for Hats and Fabrics 25c First of all it is a splendid coloring for straw hats It makes them look like new There are sixteen colors and black jet or gloss Colorite is also useful in coloring satin silk or canvas slippers 25c bottle brush included Elkays Straw Hat Dye all colors 25c Rajah Cleaning Fluid 25c Quickly removes grease spots paint or any ordinary substance without injury to fabric or color Positively will not burn or explode 25c a bottle Putnam Dyes OcaPackage Wul dye any fabric AH of the popular colors all of the time White Shoe Dressing 25c MAKE NU for canvas shoes SHU GLO for leather shoes They clean whiten and renew the original finish Easy to apply sponge is induded 25c a bottle Dye Soaps 10c The two most popular ones Aladdin and RiL They cleanse and dye at the same time The ideal way to tint delicate fabrics 10c av cake For the Spring Fumigation Whether or not there has been sickness in the house it is advisable to incIod thorough fumigation in your Spring cleaning program LISTERS IMPROVED FUMIGATDRS 60c Illustrated on the left 500 cubic feet DE PREE HIGH POWER FUMIGATORS 75c 1000cufcFceet LEETS SULPHUR and FORMALDEHYDE TORCHES 40c SULPHUR CUBES box of 4 30c CANDLE STYLE TORCHES 15c Spring Household Needs Moth Wax 6 oz 25c Insect Powder Eucalyptus Oil 2 oz 35c Oil of Cedar Carbolic Acid 10i 4 oz 25c Gum Camphor Turpentine 4oz 25c Flake Napthaline Anmooia 6oz 25c a oz 25c oz 25c I oz 20c w6oz 25c nj mm latw aaiiaswaa 9 Store in San Franciaco 2 Store in Oakland 1 Store in Berkeley XtUy SfeM Mrr tejl Mf Ua SSaarancIsc XTOT sw fiaaaaaafc9r flsaHBEfl aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHsf BLaHIIIIIIIIIIH lAsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf.

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