The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 2

MODESTO EVENING NEWS TUESDAY SEPT 15 1914 PAGE TWO SACS NEW TODAY WILL PLAY REDS AGAIN 501021 PUPILS GRAPE OPPOSE TAX GROWERS AT TENTH AND STREETS Telephone your to the Newe by I and your want will be trade kiovn that tame day OF STATE Phone Mala 41 SITTING OR STANDING WANTS Grape Growers Hold Meeting at San Francisco and Protest Against tax of 20 Cents Per Gallon on Wines Over Fifteen Thousand Teachers Are Employed in all Branches of School Work An Interesting Report Nuform CORSETS HOGS FOR SALE- Ninety head of bred sows feeders sows with pigs good boar 12 months old Will sell one or any number Will take $900 for the bunch Phone Farmers 703 on the Albert Johnson Ranch in West-port District on Grayson Road five miles west of Crows Landing Road 914w Those Sacramento sluggers who have made it extremely interesting for the Reds the past two Sundays will play hero next Sunday according to advices received today by Manager Jack from Manager Bacon of the Sacs The 'two games have been so hotly contested as is shown by the seores that the local fans have taken all kinds of interest and undoubtedly one of the biggest bunch of hugs that have meandered to the park in several weeks will bo out to see the Reds again wallop the Sacs In his letter to Mr Lesher Bacon said he would bring down two or three Northwest League players with hln meaning that he is strengthening his team and will be prepared to get the goat this time- Most Comfortable and Stylish of All Corsets Provide Grace Slim-Lengfh and Suppleness 5-ROOM COTTAGE FOR RENT 5-room cottage North 1 St Drake 1117 914w Also Feature the LOST A heavy grey coat on St or Dry Creek Road Finder please leave at News office 914w Corsets FOR RENT Modern 4-room cottage Very reasonable Call at 1025 4th street 9-1 4-w PERSONALS The Aristocrat of The Corset World SAN FRANCISCO Sept As a result of a mass meeting of grape growers and wine men held under the auspices of the Grape Protective association telegrams protesting against the proposed federal tax on light dry wines were sent today to President Wilson and California congressional delegation in Washington The text of the message follows: growers of California are loyal and willing to bear a reasonable burden that may be assessed upon them to meet emergency of financial conditions of our government but a tax on light dry wines of 20 cents per gallon by the ways and means committee is confiscatory It would destroy our industry and little revenue would be realized makers are refusing to buy grapes if 20 cents per gallon is levied on light dry wines and most of the crop now ripe for harvesting will be lost respectfully ask your immediate action to save our crops and the committee should be requested to distinguish between light dry wines used by the laboring classes as food as against fortified wines "Representatives will be sent to Washington to explain and we trust that they may be permitted to present our views to you and the members of the FOR SALE One De Laval separator No 15 at half price one purebred Jersey bull and one Jersey cow Wilson first place east from Half Way House on Crows Landing road 9-14-w Are Agents for PURE SILK SACRAMENTO Sept California has 15612 teachers and 501021 pupils according to the annual report of Job Wood Jr statistician in tne office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Edward Hyatt Wood is now completing the details of his report preparatory to the meeting of the state board of education The figures show California to have one of of the greatest educational systems In the United States The elementary schools have 12266 teachers of whom 1162 are men and 11104 are women a proportion of nine to one- In the kindergarten department there are 355 instructors all of them being women The state high schools have 2997 teachers 1206 of them being men and 1791 women There is a gain of 1092 teachers for the fiscal year In the elementary schools of the state are 422024 pupils of whom 210-6 are boys and 191348 girls The kindergarten has an enrollment of 13-070 6532 boys and 6538 girls In the high schools enrollment of 65927 the girls lead in number by nearly 4000 the figures being 35008 and 30919 respectively Each teacher in the state has an average of 49 pupils to instruct Tin average daily attendance in the schools for the fiscal year just ending is 374493 divided as follows: ele mentary 319244 Kindergarten 6937 and high school 48312 A gain in daily attendance of 28050 is noted year has been said Hyatt expectations have been passed and from all indications the coming year will show a still greater increase The school system has been so systematized it is an easy matter to increase the attendance The increase is noticeable in all parts of the Hosiery Engineer Clark returned to Berkeley this morning after spending several days as the guest of A Rutherford and making a trip of inspection over the Turlock Irrigation district yesterday Mrs Clark has remained for a longer visit with Mr and Mrs Rutherford Miss Cora Rutherford of Berkeley is also a guest at the Rutherford home She and Mrs Clark are cousins of Mr Rutherford FURNISHED BUNGALOW FOR RENT Furnished bungalow ot three rooms bath closet gas electricity screen porch rooms 12x16 each Plenty of shade lawn flowers at 817 17th St opposite 17th street school Key next door Apply 302 Elmwood avenue- A Durable and Dressy Hose for Day and Evening for sale at PRIESTER Rev E- Nunn a representative of the Home society of Berkeley spent last night in Modesto on business with Probation Officer Heimenschneider OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO Why not make your dollars work for you? Buy high-grade farm lands Mexico for big profits The best in vestment proposition before th public today We are offering you lands at $1500 per acre on very easy terms equal to the best lands in the Modesto or Turlock Irrigation districts For further information and descriptive literature call or write Lee Brinkerhoff 822 9th street Modesto Cat 9-15-w-ned Exclusive Ready-to-Wear for Ladies Misses Children at Tenth and Streets Mrs Kate Bridewell-Anderson went to Sacramento this morning to attend the State Fair She will give a demonstration of the teaching of music by means of the or musical blocks a system of which she is the originator CHANCE RESIGNS AS MANAGER OF TEAM New Fall Suits Coats Here you can find the new and authentic styles in New Faii Coats and Suits all the new novelties and conservatives FOR RENT A furnished 5-room cot tage on Hackberry avenue $2500 Inquire at 223 Hackberry Ave telephone 1881 9-15-w or Robert Hook of Oakland has relieved Heckendorn as baggageman at the Southern Pacific station SPAN OF MULES HARNESS ETC FOR Span of mules harnes-and spring wagon 2 seated surrey tent and fly 12 17 miles from Modesto 1 Va miles directly north of Ceres Rt- 1 box 8 Phone Farmers 74 9-15-w FURTHER PUNS It OPPOSE IRE Mrs Anna ljDeYo returned to her home at Oajdad tlRg morning after spending several days in Modesto in the interest of her work as organizer of the a young organization auxiliary to the T- ADVERTISES LAIR ALL OVER Rig Lots 55 208 BUILDING LOTS Peerless Leader Says Club Owners Were Too Stingy With Money and That He Could Not Get Better Men Isaac Zion of Campbell is visiting his son' Attorney H- Zion TAX COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY of Booklets No City Taxes Members of Farmers Protective League Throughout Northern California Meet at Sacramento to Effect Plans Thousands scriptive Miss Mary Jane Fields of Princeton Indiana has returned from a visit at Los Angeles and San Francisco to make an extended visit at the home of her unde and-aunt Mr and Mrs Galloway north of Modesto Miss Fields spent several weeks here last spring De- of Fair and San Francisco Are Being Mailed Throughout the Globe One mile from Modesto business center on line of Modesto-Empire in-terurban 5 minute and 5-cent fare from 11th street station This new subdivision has been given careful preparation for home building lots are perfectly leveled well cared trees line every street frontage cement walks will be laid -a perfect water system has been installed and low water rates will be maintained Phone and electric light service Certain to be one of the most desirable home sites of Modesto PRICES $275 to $325 DEL ESTE OF THE EAST SUBDIVISION Dr Evans was called to San Francisco this afternoon professionally He will return in the morning Only Two Property Owners Irrigation District Lodge Complaints With Directors at Session NEW YORK Sept 15 Frank Chance has resigned as manager of the New York American league baseball club His resignation has been accepted although he will probably finish out the season Trouble between Chance and President Farrell has existed for some time Chance claims that the club was not willing to spend money for new players and that he had no way of building up the team Chance sent Farrell a letter from Washington ask ing to be relieved of the managership by September 15th and also requested that he be paid for the remainder of the season Farrell replied that it was Chance's own proposition to quit the team and that he could not see why money should be paid for work Chance would not do Farrell replied that he would meet Chance in New York When Chance and Farrell and William Devery a stockholder met in New York they would have come to blows but for the interference of $10 Per Month Payments James Thompson and Mrs Thompson parents of City Clerk Walter 0-Thompson and the brothe1" John arrived in Modesto today via automobile from San Jose to visit Walter Thompson and family at' Charles Smith of Covina formerly a resident of the Wood Colony is spending several days in Modesto on ANOTHER BEARD SUBDIVISION Rev Williams rector of St Pauls Episcopal church was a passenger to Fresno this afternoon to attend a meeting of a committee of this diocese this evening He will return tomorrow 5c Car Service from Modesto SAN FRANCISCO Sept For the benefit and guidance of 1915 visitors to the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco the South ern Pacific company has just issued for general distribution throughou the world a folder containing a comprehensive map in colors of San Francisco with carefully compiled facts about that city and her neighbors Use of this map will not only enable the stranger to find his way about the city hut also to find quickly all streets principal buildings institutions parks hospitals churches monuments hotels clubs homes of fraternal organizations street car lines theaters and newspaper offices together with the important structures at the exposition The key to the map is Simple enough to make it readily intelligible The reading matter gives pointers as to what to see in San Francis and how to see it Important facts about the climate suggestions for clothing statistical facts about the commerce and industries and a guide to the various restaurants is embodied The whole is neatly arranged in folder form with cover pages in black and white showing the Ferry building and Tower of Jewels- It is one of the most comprehensive city maps and descriptive folders ever issued free by a railroad company and should prove a first-ald-to the stranger within the gates MUNICIPAL LAND CO NINTH ST AGENTS Only two complaints were received by the MoJesto directors today sittin as a board of equalization relative to the taxation on property within the district Attorney A Carlson representing Mrs Cora Lutz ot Berkeley who owns 160 acres on the Coffee road north of Modesto com plained that her land was assessed too high but when the assessments on the land in the neighborhood were shown it was proven that the Berkeley lady was paying only her just proportion The other complainant was Dr Moore who owns forty acres of land He asserted that ten acres was so high It could not be irrigated An in-estigation showed that seven acres of his land because it was too high wa being assessed at half its value the custom of the board whereupon Di Moore was also satisfied The board adjourned until Friday when a regular meeting in addition to the equalization work will be held BLOODLESS PAINLESS HIM NEWS NOTES SACRAMENTO Sept 15 Represen-atives of 30 county branches of the Protective league of California met in Sacramento yesterday and after organizing on a permanent basis adopted plans to oppose vigorously the proposed universal eight-hour law the so-called home rule in taxation proposal the water commission act and several other measures declared detrimental to the interests of agriculture in California The meeting was the first of the general committee which is composed of members delegated by county organizations Nearly every county norii of Tehachapi was represented- It was resolved to continue the organization on a permanent basis and maintain suitable headquarters at Sa -ramento and with active representation from every county After the campaign against the proposed amendments and statutes is over it is the purpose of the league to keep in touch with the legislature and oppose before that body any bills that threaten the farmer The directorate was enlarged from seven to fifteen members in order to give representation to all sections of the state The new board comprises: McKevitt Sacramento president Hecke Woodland first ice-president Mrs Emily Hoppin Yolo second vice-president Graham San Jose George Cutter Sacramento Pierce Davis Guiberson Corcoran N- Hawkins Hollister Cooper Fresno and i Wilder directors Arthur Dunn was made secretary and manager There are three directors to be appointed These will represent the upper Sacramento valley Some of the most influential farmers in northern California were in attendance There were unanimous expressions against the "bight-hour law the home rule in taxation amendment and the water commission act Count of Attending the 1914 CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR At Sacramento Sept 12 to 19 Inclusive THIS YEAR THE BIGGEST EVER A Few of the Features Include HUGHSON Sept 15 The upperclassmen of the Hughson high school entertained the freshmen at a most enjoyable reception last Friday evening at hall All classes In the school were well represented as was the faculty and alumnt The hall was attractively decorated in blaca and gold the school colors and the electric lights muffled alternatively in black and gold tissue paper A very interesting program was rendered bv school and outside talent Piano solos by Miss Bernice Hudelson and DR BERRY the Bloodless Painless Surgeon each week day night gives a short lecture on Chronic diseases on the lot opposite the Hughson Hotel A fine free entertainment of vaudeville and moving pictures during the evening All are Tivi! r-rl Th doctor irterd3 to give and! free demonstrations from time to time Harness Racing for $30000 in purses Second Annual California State Fair Round-uTi with thrilling Wild West Show Free Attractions afternoon and evening costing $25000 Competitive displays for $25 -000 worth of premiums Band Contests for $3000 in prizes Locomotive Head-on Collision Elaborate Fireworks Display nightly Live Stock Show exhibiting the pick of the Pacific Coast Farms' Horse Show including special Saddle Horse events Automobile Show the largest exhibit of cars in the West Dairy Products Show with butter making contests Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Show unexcelled anywhere Farm Implement Show with Interesting demonstrations Wonderful display Resources and the pro-ducts of the Farm Factory and Home and other Attractions too numerous to mention here making in all a Big Week of Enjoyment for Everybody NEAV BAPTIST Rev A A Holmes state evangelist of the Baptist church has arrived in Modesto with Mrs Holmes and taken apartments at the latz Hotel where they expect to remain until about November 1st During his residence In this city Mr Holmes will be the pastor of the Rapist church as successor to the Rev A Burch Miss Pearl Newquist piano duet bv in bloodless and painless surgery He Mary 0wen and Blanche Richards and has opened offices where he can be Miss Blanche Richards and Mias Cora consult in private at the Swan I Donaldson sang a solo "The Rosary VISITORS FROM THE Mr and Mrs A Johnson of Kinsman Illinois are guests at the home of their son A Johnson candidate for supervisor and Mrs Johnson at their home on the Waterford road Thev came last Friday and will spend several weeks here Webster Johnson ot the Sierra San Francisco Power Co is also theii son A family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs A Johnson Sunday was held in celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of the senior Johnsons as well as the 46th birthday anniversary of A Johnson A Johnson visited here ten years ago and said the country had the appearance of having been magically changed since his first visit 10 Hotel over the postoffice Hours: to 12 and 2 to 4 week days was sung by Lewis Farwell After 915t31 the program a grand march opened the evening's fun and was followed by various games- Delicious refreshments of cake sandwiches and grape juice were served Doubtless the will long remember the evening's pleasure as one of their first real high school DRY SPEAKER Tillman Hobson of Pasadena Is being announced for an Itinerary of Stanislaus county under the auspices of the county dry federation his dates helng the 18th 19th 20th and 21st His appointments are-Oakdale Friday Rent 18 Turlock the 19th and 20th and Patterson the 21st i SPECIAL RATES ON ALL RAILROADS TROLLEYS AND STEAMBOATS For further particulars apply to CALIFORNIA STAIE AGRWiUlTURAL SOCIETV A SCOTT PresidentSACRAMENTO PAINE Secretary PROGRAMS OF STATE Secretary Floyd Wlsecarver of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce s'ated this afternoon that he had received a number of copies of programs of the State Fair which he will give away as long as they lost to all citizens who are interested in I he event BURGH IN Rev A Burch who was formerly pastor of the Baptist church in this city is now holding revival meetings in Troy Missouri according to adviepR received in Modesto work while you News Want Ads loaf fair tonight and Wednesday.