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GEK3S IPiBijSLftiRin taviLiffrow pm aPt CM life Mm i 18 LaprrfWiLHrmTw sv JS1 Tii Jtt A i i foitoflacLk ft ftr i ilBr At iA 1 a iZT is I i 1 yi ft numiurAn nr ln i iHinnnorn iiiniiiiiv rjmrNnrAK iiriiizxtttttteiiirim rnuroiru munnMi IRRIGATION PLAN 4MflmM PROPliW if VV uwYty i wji ffi yjrit srd nv i a DrUMy2M fl tizsgss3m orv v1 nwi 1111 Mil Solano Farms Project Is Told of in Address at Lunch of Advertising Club ACTOR HITCHCOCK A GUEST wm I I EJf 1 I lO I IS tw ft Comedian Also Speaks to Club in Humorous Vein and Is Riuon Unto nf Thantc i Hi Th wondful work of devlopmnt which bring carried on In Solano I nll rlln n1 hi ff aoclates Mndr th name of the Solano tmlf Irrlatd Parma Incorporated wa th vt i aubjact of an addrena dllvred by Cal cJsS houn ynterdav at th regular weekly JoW luncheon of the ban Francleio Adver tlalnc Men a Aaaoclatlon held In a itJiV amon1 Hitchcock the actor were VuTV K19811 of lonor at tIie luncheon which rr recorded at theae functiona In many mnnllii The atory of the almoat mlraoulou work which haa been done In a few ehort montha In the dlatrlct back of San Francisco where 120 000 acres of arable land la being put under lrrlga tlon wan llatened to with keen Interest by the advertising men The Solano project Is the largest Irrigation project ever carried out bv private capital and Ha Influence on the future development Of the State was forcibly brought out by Calhoun who Is president of the corporation and who first saw the pos albllltles of the dlstrlil and conceived the great inl ullon plan hlh Is now practically completed iTTRtlTKIJ W11I1K HI NTINt I as first attracted lo the district by the duck shooting there he said and soon after 1 notUed the presence naluial gas This inucd me to send for our expert In the Hast We dlsiov ercd tile ko ii not thiic In inmniei i lal lai tit but a ontliued study of th tnpifci ih ir the land revolted to uie th wuitleiful pollllltles pf Irrl aatton The speaker then outlined the vast work vhlli has he uirld out and paid litbuK tin two iionomlc iui is 111 lie all made this work uosslble the Iimk illMime transmls son of povit id iltel ipmrnt of the hn engine I gi i anal 1 formallv Ipen I week i likened In tullioin tl ii hi 111 respe I able pn oiti ins lllsilgui ftetwlde elgl ten fiel jeep and lrl miles lonj Tils Immense il ln ni dig lour mimlis a i a Iik mem thsl us ed tv i neera liom Hie tei minus of the 1 i i take in the iinii i ilrr nati I imnipeJ lino lh til 1 tsetvnlr a lak lovering 5n urns nliil having apclt of 400iiiiiooo gallons The pumps foi this work will iMle a pump iiik ispa Itj of To 000 gallons a nun ii or a lot foi the ne giant ma i Hncs of Jjd 001 gallots minille llnse pumps will ea I be drl en an eielrlc moloi of SHO hoi pwr It Is in nop ind uiilltioii said alhtiih to lit th gieai irnt of 1 luare miles into small faiuis anil il tail to CalKornla men from Hie Kat 1 Middle Weal who will make good pi i lucers and good iiilcena I assure i It Is impossible to even estimate tl pioductlvlly of the Sa ramento al lev ir it Is it Into i a re farms and i gated niHKit rio ii i sr ik i H3 Ii if nr1 ft i BvV li 12 i Central Lucius Hanvood Foote poet and clubman mho pasted ala yesterday morning Well Kncwn Litterateur Clubman and Poet Passes Away at Ripe Old Age Irol ablj 1 in neiJ of bfltl wiim ii i fit Loaal Mn mnn iupt i i fni in or til nUi ti fin iiiei and I tltJ9 Mhi Hi Upsiern lal a up luuli a ill Mm fa I liny uT In i hi il popdUl un iid liie ptopl hi a1 on In tl i a mi We an a niitfrdtlnu i aiul Hie tjieuten iiiikimI In the hN to of the ounti ha marieJ and It At tie icqiiest Touaimavtrr Jewell a few orda ere added to Cal lioim a talk hv riiornwell MullalJy who pOKp more fieel of the pional work tii iPninl ui the oipratlon has done In brlrnrlNK iimut tlif big achieve inent lit dei lare 1 alhoun had con vt ed and dire led inr rv move In the i i wiifiui and uh lartfetv refiponat oi II iu nn a mond III ok talk to the ad i cii a hiimoiuus one and waa imia ltd tlie luh At the i Ion of tht I urn I eon both Cal MuJn an Hitrhinik le kiv a rla hirf vote of tl mk Before Hti it it i if nihfi auh lici JoU io In fni i i I men omeilhn i liiltlniite wheie an liit uil le imd to si jro the 1HU uHveiitiji lur san I ramliio 1EK ARE SCASCE OWN NO WHO AUTOMOBILE Impossible to Get Jury of Poor Men in Judje Hunts Court panel of twen fle poeslhle Jurors as examine 1 iy Julge Hunt poster lav In a vain attempt to And twelve men who did not own automobiles The ase on trial un the com lilalnt of Joseph fliiiaudo brought by Ms rather Klnaudo against Aba I riedman loseplt who Is 10 veara old wa Injured by an a Jtomoblle aa he wan try fngr to iross Mission street near Cort land avenue April 7 1112 He suf fred a broken leg and possibly will be lame fir life Ills father Rlnaudo Is suing Friedman for J50 7S0 35 damages on the theory that rhe automobile which did the damage waa being driven at the time hv Friedman In a careless manner Rlnaudo lawyers thought that It would he better lo have a Jury from whleh automobile owners were eliminated and proceeded to challenge man srter man for having Interests likely to engender sympathy for the WrnlanL But when It became Ident that twelve men of the ma chlneless i lass could not be found In ths wlnle panel he attorneys gave It up and the trial proceeded mth a jry only a part of whom have to ride In the street cars when they go out of an evening JIT FOR COVIFMIATIO Power and Irrigation Company of near lke haa died suit In the United Statea Ptetrlrt Court to con demn land In townships 12 and II north range 7 neat for th purpose of a damalte near the outlet of Clear Lake lit Lake eount to convert the lake Into a reservoir The property Is owned fey John Ruaaell Anderson and others 4 BinGiAniKauErnnTKij Cttmmlnga of the Mlchelln Tire Company in Pin atreet reported yea terday to the polle that during the laat iVme nth too Inner tube valued at 1171 7 hid been etolen from the stock room ot MS i company gold unburst aet with 10 nearla tf wu siu vn imin mi rgnmgi jonn ffyjn Townond atreet 1 lixx iiaor ajo am i jrouMut ttxxmot cam invxcz 1 Jleecuif sr far TrmkeeVatlaebed Iwtb PselOe trahY Craa rrrr ststlos rolUsitlteDitret sullen JT irrtvlsf Trade lit 1 Be Treesae on trata Ha 13 at Sal 4MJSST fjarff Ti Jt njA4 Wmt ni Kl the ravayea of old aKalnnt wJihh I had made a determined vet fruktleas Hffht for twcMtoearH ijenura Lucius Ha wood I ooS diplomat pool and tubman h1 aay shortlv after A clock pKterday mornlnj at the residence of Mi and Mr Pope of 72S Pine reet with hum he had made hla home for ear He died at the ate of 87 years Two year ago almoat to th dav General Foote waa atrlcken with paralysis and atrial hope waa entertained then for bis recoery He rallied however and ahortly after waa tble to lcae his led although he waa on fined to the house About three montha ago he wa attain taken III thin time Ith a hemorrhage of the noe HIh Mreiijcth began to fall from that time althouRh he again left his bed 1 ut a week aao he suffered an attack nf heart trouble and It waa then onlv a matter of houra or days until death should relieve him General Foote wan one of San Fran cImob oldest and bent known citizens He wn a charter member of the Bohemian i 1 it for years secretary and ireinu er of the California Academy of Science and his reputation as a writer and a poet wa carried to all partii of the civilized world Some nf his better known poems am aa A Red Letter Day Another Fool Drifting My Orient Sut ter ii Fort Dawn on Mount Tamal paH and Neither Do I Condemn have been quoted from at great length Ills latest work The Wooing of the Hose and Other Poems waa published In 1911 and has had a large sale ror euR ever sine Uio fire of 1908 In fart General Foote had made his home wltta Mr and Mrs Pope who for forty years had been boaom friends He Jo avert no close lelatlves the nearest being a nephew Dr A Colli of Pasadena Funeral arrangements have not yet ben mude The aeryltes will be under the dire Hon of thir Bohemian Club of whlrh he was theeldest living member The remains wVll he cremated at Cy piess Lawn Cemetery Lucius Harwiod Foote waa born In Wlnneld Aprll 10 1826 the son DAWN ON MT TAMAIPAIS By LUCnri XAJtWOOD FOOTS A clouil seavMi Is aeaalag eer us Tbe dawa is lujhtlnr Us Una aad Xslaad aa4 ksadlaad ati4 say beisra na Aad din la ths dlttaac tlw heavtag sea Tbe rarralea light It falatfy ftaablag The atrds iri waeellag la ttfal flecks Tb eoMtlias brlgbns tae wave are Aad toMlnf tbetr spray ea tae Lobes recks Tbs farts saints kad th strtamlag Trem ships st asober 1 strait 0 ths msoBtala tops heamtat Tbs sua leaks 4w OaU asgs are i eevs aad a splendor the Ooldsa of Rev Lucius Foote and Eletra Har wood He was educated at Knox College and Western Reserve UnWerslty crossed the plains to California In 1163 was admitted to the bar In 186 be a me municipal Judge of Sacramento from 186 to IS 60 was Collector of the Port at Sacramento from 1 SCI to 1845 and Adjutant General of California from J872 to 1876 In th latter year he attended th National Republican Convention as a delegate Oeneral Foote served aa Consul to Valparaiso Chile from 1S78 to 1881 and In the latter year acted as Charge Affaire In Chile In 1882 after going on a special diplomatic mission to Central America he was mad Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary to Co re a where he distinguished himself In the protection of Japanese and other foreigners In th Nationalist revolt In Seoul In 1883 For these serv Ices General Foot received th thank of the Emperor of Japan and th free dom of th city of Tokto the thank of the Government of China and an autograph letter of thanks from th Emperor of Cores He resigned as Minister tn 1884 and returned to this city where he has sine resided In 1890 became secretary and treasurer of th California Academy of Sclsnoes noiaina tn position during th suc ceeding twenty one years SMITH CASE TBANSFERRED TO OUT OF TOWN JUDGE Ijcal Jurists Not Anxious to Preside at Insanity Trial The rase of Dr Bremner Smith charged hy Lincoln Savage with be InK Insane will be heard thla morning by Judge Richards of San Jose sitting In Extra Sessions No 1 The rase was at flrat assigned to Judge Van Noatrand but Judge Van Noatrand transferred It to ludge Mogan and Judge MflKtn having declared that the question Involved atu one for a jury to deride haa now refused to even have the Jurv alt In his courtroom and passed the matter on to ona of the out of town Judges Smith was arrested three weeks ago Savage having complained to the authorities that ha waa afraid the doctor would carry out a threat to kill him Raagea nleea Mrs Alice Jackson la also supposed to be afraid But thus far two wftneaaea have been found to aay that Smith la sane to ona who will venture the opinion that he Is Insane FTLLMOEE IMPE0VEMENT CLUB STB0NG FOB TUNNEL WILL tECTIRR TO MOTHERS At this afternoon a meeting of the Mission District Mothers Union In the hall of the Baptlat Church Bartlett street near Twenty second Mra Ev elvn Keen general secretary of the local Young Women Christian Aaao clatlon will glva practtca1 lecture on Where Mothers Kail With Their Olrls The meetlns la open to all mothers who are Intnrestsd In the heel Interest of their laughters Memben Declare Former Protests to Project Will Be Withdrawn At last Monday evenings meeting of the Fillmore Street Improvement Association consldsrable entbuslaam was displayed on the reaction that waa reported to hae aet In In favor of the Fillmore atreet tunnel by those who proteated agalnat Ita construction The general trend of opinion preaaed waa that aa aoon aa the assessment of each individual holding Is given out by the City Engineer a great majority of thoae who proteated will be anjlous to withdraw their objection Th aaaoclatlon Indoreed the vocational course of training adopted by the Board of Education for th Hamilton Grammar School and passed resolutions requesting ths Supervisors to urge the early removal of cemeteries from the Western Addition PUVI HEW DIlPENgAnr The establishment of a medio dispensary In the Oreen street Italian die trlot Is being planned by Rev Robert Walker who has secured promise nf aid from veral physicians A concert will given In the flreen itreet ehurch Oreen and Stockton streets this evening to tbe benefit of the dispensary fund The nitmnre Bunih rune ef tss tarenMe Is lArsted st ITU riUnife sferet sear fee Choice of 21 Pianos IN BASEMENT NOT OVER 8500 hjch includes 1 Stelnway 9 Fmeraons 3 Wehers 1 Decker Bros 1 Knabc 2 ChtclceHngs all genuine and 10 others as low as 50 Ttynk of It all guaranteed In fine condition This a Basement Storage sale of pianos to pay Storage Interest Taxes and ad vances Limited number only come at once Also i 550 genuine Fischer 225 600 Sohmer 300 1 750 Ludwig 100 Installment desired Supervisors and Others Take by THCountess Conference on Ride by day Shore i A special eommltte 0r thx Trl Coun Ues Conference composed of Mar tlni chairman Thomas DrUcoll Ho GTuchMn Prlngl Keesling Doubledayand JM Kepner representing th San Francisco Chambr of Commerce th San Jos Chamber of Commerce and th San Mato County Development Association yesterday afternoon leftth City Halt In this city lit automobile and mad a trip of Inspection of th region to traversed by th proposed Bar Shor Highway Which It I th purpose of th Trl Countle Conference to pro mot In line with th oMcta of ittia conference which are the providing of transportation facilities and th gn era development of th three peolmular counties of San Francisco Saa Mateo and Santa Clara The conimltt had a Ita guests a number of representative of th various Interests concerned In th proct including A Loar division ann neer state Highway Commission OShaughnessy city Engineer Ban Francisco Adolph Judell president of th San Franclaco Board of Public Works Lauroelster Commissioner of public Work Danlal Fraser Commissioner of Publlo Works George Gallagher chairman of Btreeta Committee San Francisco Board of Supervisors Supervisor Emmet Harden Ave members of th San Mateo county Board of Supervisor Nswman San Mateo County Surieor I Role krans representing th Crocker eatat Ahern dlvlalots superintendent Southern racldc Company Erwln Morrison division engineer Southern Pacific Company Captain A Barber corps of engineers United State Army A Campbell engineer of th San Francisco Chamber of Commerce John Batcher of the Shaw Batcher Pip Company I Perharn Road Commle sloner of San Mateo county The party left San Francisco by th en Bruno road thence across fh San Mateo county line by the Guadalupe valley along the rout of the Southern Parlllc Railroad by the tunnela floe and of tne southern Pacific Company and through the general region in which It la proposed to instruct the road which la designed to a great highway for automobiles and vehicle of all kinds Those making th trip were much Impressed wltn the feaalblllty of the Bay Shor Highway and a report will be made at the neit meeting of the Trl Countles Conference NEW 0FFICEBS AHE CHOSEN BY THE OSCEOLA RED MEN gra Wr 1 VVli roumful aanatli avnel aaoiaCBi nav teresUnr kmttf7ttntmJttv4tH Jj opnuooaxpaa iaeivrdi ays rt aw you lf th ty go Into tuIn rM raurt twrc mentha airo bacauaa a ji TTurUs YrarvAreri thsnrsm Isd at th uggstlon of Court I tnat in ooy iqsuw ov twmuiwi raise cbjcksns Toung Bacom I worth about IMA which lnhrltd from hi roothtr ahd when Mr M60e flrat reported on hi cas It waa AUad that he waa rathnrlneorxibl Th trtfubl ma toj ba too much ohUktnaor onthIn Ilk thatn Ifl1 Ka Waalft kkJS Mra ifco who had JuathaeUhar th knii ttbn petition i fox appointment a rmardlaa lw4 i approved or tn vourt aaia tnat in OnhuTremiied DiVenlbn by the Cowi Writei Thaf GatrtUaiu 4k HT6 TtUii to Act Vi Willi Haeoniaad14 waa vsry happy when waa In Juda abrfchamlthamirwatlv a lAttaMfronx bm ihow sJaTtwaJaaWaWWLJJ iaTra al I hses tassslaa an and tkast uMi ai thTitea i Atm yet wlllfag wt itM fl bMI ta jitv PnW ss wiaff MC i BOmaaNBDaranfiw nrrau hum I Milieu rear trslyv tIUUM JIAOtrMK A fiiuit mi I1V Mirimii wtuni would and Willi lft th Clty Hall with a Aop aklp an a Jump But thui a a nam ana ocpv woria Willi na aicovro ietrairvuag an Ihc that th dreams ot tha VhlckOn ranch hav ndd In mer net Thl ithittr umi Jt 33 OS stmt 110 burfrOtXMrMlU Dear Jsdgsf I wis it tofena jea how 1 am gettlag along slaee retsra to ReseMrg I sorry ir tbst sa aet gettlar along gned My folks woot allow to bar soy rtilekans ss you esld sad 1 ileat ae any pleasure at fill This ssoralng aay seel stroek with hi Jlst sad abasea hereof 1 tM Uiesa I was going writ te yen aebosl out 4 ft FlCKUCs ipiCKLE 1 iJTr4 ekla arrstd for linng oo Ji caln tohaVltuat i fouhl gulltyof tha chart TIiMday hjrPoi Tliasdar UeJud Sullivan ad waa ordart to pay a no or 120 or lv aayai Fonc i TharrlntttJoIoffDredBiBand I HullilTlilllMlir Kae S14 wk I FderalCourt aalrr AnliBaudri to reoover a claim of H0il I otp ganfot i ZVWPiU ijS Sing waa pnT IlirkiaM tor tyBtf opIanyrifWt i UX tfbrG i Joieph A Steiametz Elected Sachem of San Francuco Tribe Oscrola Tribe No 71 Improved Order of Red Men haa elected the following omcera Sachem Joseph A Stelnmeta senior sagamore William Wright Junior aagamore Harry Hanlont prophet Charlea wnson collector of wampum Fred Partman keeper of wampum yiva enter or records Whltten trustees Stussy La Torre and William Wllkl After th election Tuesday evening there was a drill by the team of the tribe and addresses by the new officer Mt it feHi v1 wvij xfli rRT 43r Thf Two and Three Piece Models All Colors 34 to 46 Bust Measure Big Asso irrfentforLitUe Women SUk SuitS ihatwere4000 Now 0 2 Silk SuitS thatwere5000 NoW 25 SUk SuitS thattvere6500 NoW 2 Silk SuitS that were7 500 NoW JM SUk SuitS that were 95 00 NoW fyg SUk SuitS that were 150 NoW fjg lir cJtfzfeii 4 ESTABLISHED SO YEARS 107 177 POST I30 I44 ORAMTAVE I I Two Thousand Dollars 2000 REWARD Whitehead Piano Storage Co r5w3u l2 28 MARKET under Grand Central Hotel near Van Ne lr SWSvMWI will be paid by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for information resulting in the arrest and conviction under Penal Code Sections 593 594 607 or 624 of any person who has unlawfully interfered with or destroyed or who shall hereafter unlawfully interfere with or destroy its electrical transmission or distribution lines gas mains or other property usei by it in furnishing light heat power water or steam to the public Serious interference with and destruction of its electrical transmission lines have occurred at various places in the past ten days On the night of May 3 1 st poles were dynamited in the vicinity of South San Francisco San Mateo County wires cut down in the vicinity of Elmhurst and Niles in Alameda County and near 60th street on Grove in the City of Oakland arc circuits cut down supplying street lights in the City and County of San Francisco and cities of Oakland and Berkeley and other interferences with transmission lines have been reported at many other points on the system Signed JOHN A BRITTON Vice President and General Manager PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY June 2 1913 is tL tv tV JA Hiifj 1 Qyj tgMMSMMiLMlL.

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