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15,000 View Wonders of Watsonville Apple ShowSpecial Santa Cruz Day Proves Brilliant Event

BALLOON SAILSMANLESS AWAYFROM THE CITY

Four Bands in Great ParadeRepresenting Varied Inter-

ests of the Valley

[Specie/ Dispatch lo The Call]WATSONVILLE, Oct. 10.?Five thou-

sand men. women and children of theneighboring- city of Bants Cruz tooka day off today to sec the Californiaapple show and the 5,000 wenthome tonight, boosters for the event.

Thp city accommodated the largest

crowds of the week, nearly 15,000

packing the streets this morning to

view the civic and military pamd*.which was the, feature of the day. TheTwelfth regiment from Monterey, 1.000strong, headed the procession, apple

show pennants being where bayonets

are placed in martial times.Four bands were in the parade, the

military band from Monterey headingpageant 'nnd the other divisions

by the Watsonvilleband, the St. Francis Orphanage bandand the Chinese boys* band ofWn ncinco.

<'ne .thousand union labor men of,- c valley were in line; the leading

fraternal orders of the city were repre-sented and the parade was without

t the finest ever seen here.BALLOON SAILS AI.OM)

The balloon ascensions and daringprachute drops scheduled for the morn-ing were abandoned for the reasonI there was no balloon. Bart? this

morning the big gas bag tore loosefrom its moorings" and sailed away. The

test report received was to the effectthe balloon was sailing over Hollister,

lies southeast of this city.The submarine maneuvers in the

harbor in the afternoon were attendedby hundreds and a baseball game be-tween Watsonville and Santa Cruz,old time sporting rivals, was also a bigdrawing card. Watsonville winning thema ten.

Tonight the Chinese hoys' band en-tertained with a concert in the pavilionand 3.000 people jammed the exhibit

Idings and tents to get a glimpseof the show.

Tomorrow will he San Jose. Hollister 'and Gilroy day with more crowds inattendance.AWARDS AMMOIXCED

Tonight the exhibit judges an-nounced the following awards, thescoring being on the basis - of 1,000points:

For hundred box lots the awardswere:

Red penrmain?First prize. Alaßa Blethers*Watsonville. 904: _.: second prize, San MoateFruit company. W~ats<H,r!lle. <V2-4: third pTiat,Earl Frnit company, Watsonville, P.">»^ 4.

BeJieflower- First prize. M. !.. Kulicb & Co..Watsoßviiie. ',«?::?,: second prize. Uhm Fruit \u25a0

«\u25a0 lv,*.ATfiHP. yv?First prize. *M.*lT. EHtunielf Tfcf

Co., WawnTille. 885 Vi; second prize. M. A.Tavares. Watsonville. 909: third prize. VniteUApple Grower*. Watsonville, 9004.

Jonathan ?First prize, (iiiroy Chamber of Com- ;GUroy, Santa tiara county. 970.

Mixed varieties ?First prise, San Monte Fruit |company. Watsonville. 97814,

Sweepstakes?Red pearmain, .Vlaga Brothers, iWatKonriOe; 094 fe.

For 50 box, lots the awards were:Mixed varieties?firs* prize, A. Balich Fruit,

company, Watsonville. 869-B'dlefleur ?First prize. San Monte Frnit com- l

pany,. Watsonville. o!<7 1-": second prize. Earl jFruit company, Watsonville. 900 1-3.

Newtown pippins?First prize. Stolieh Broth- |ors, Watsonville, t>o4; second prize, Loma Fruit :

884,aberg?First prise, Sf hastopol Apple j

Growers* anion, ScbasßDpoi, Sonoma county,l ;;

'iravetrstein ?First prize, Sehastopol Growers' I[, Sinoma county", 9'K

\u25a0-. mixed varieties?A. Balich Fruitw \u25a0-.?nville.

For '!\u25a0! box lot the awards were forto pearmains.

prize S. Sciiriih. Watsoaville, 0M;i\u25a0\u25a0] prize. Rtolica Brothers, ITataoßvtlto. IRS.

Bear?First prise, sojuei Fruit Growers'oefatioa, Sequel, !t94 1-:;: second prize, Loma

company. Watsonville. 9TJ.Red pearmain?First prize, j. j. Nutting, San

.i Benito county. :»:t4; second prize. P.M. Roseter, Wats..nville 864.i varieties?First prize. B. Fista. Wat-

!>ri;;: second prize. Marrin Brothers,Watsonville, BSS I*3.

Sewtowaa ?Fir=t prize, Apple Groovers,Watsonville. 996 1 ::; second prize, Stolieh

era Watsonville, o*4 ~-'..Rhode Island greening?First prize, George B.

Weatherny. Humboldt county, 9S."> ]-.;.

smitli cider?First prize, Karl Fruit company,Watsonville. 951 2-g.

stakes, white pearmain?S. Scuricn.tsaaville, 906. '

TRIP FOR CITY1 FOLK SATURDAYThe hoard of directors of the Chamber

? 'ommerce will head a delegation of

Francisco citizens on a trip to Wat-- nvjlle tomorrow to see the third ap-ple show.

A special train has been chartered andwill leave Third and Towm-ond streets

i a. m. Saturday. The return trip wili?arted at 6:45 p. m.

Breakfast on the going- trip and din-ner on the return will be served on thetrain. It is expected that a large num.

of women will accompany the excur-sionists.

In view of the dost, immunity in-terests existing between Watsonvilleand Han Francisco, the directors of theChamber of Commerce hope that several

idred persons will join in the trip toCalifornia apple show.

jLittle Ruth Fowler expressing her delight over a hat full of Watsonvillebellfloiver apples.

\OX AND FISHER AREDUE IN SEATTLE TODAY

SEATTLE, Oct. 10.?A message re-v.d here today from the cruiser

Maryland, which is bringing SecretaryState Knox and Secretary of the

Int< rior Fisher from Honolulu, saysa the vessel will arrive at Seattlenerrow morning. Fisher plans to

c at once for California, he; otters a Meeting ot superintend-

national parks in Yosemitei h tober 14.

TWO MEN CONVICTED OFCOAL FRAUD CONSPIRACY

TACOMA, Oct. 10.?Guilty as charged

was the verdict of the jury in the cases< i <'. K. Houston and John H. Bullock,

tried In the federal court on a charge

bf conspiracy to defraud the govern-

? ofl coal contracts in Alaska. Thejury was out 19 hours. The court or-dereVl the defendants to appear Novemb-er 'J for sentei; ?

Hunters and Fishermen. Here* YourChance!

Fxcursions to Klamath Lalls October11 and 12. Return limit October 13; $12

round trip from San Prancisco, Oak-land, Alameda and Berkeley via bouth-ern Pacific. .Duck, deer and otherpame plentiful- Fishing fine in upperKlamath lake. Spring creek and theWilliamson river. Motor boat serviceto Pelican bay. Auto service to Craterlake.?Ad vt.

LUTZ ACQUITTEDOF EMBEZZLEMENT

OAKLAND, Oct. > 10.?Police Judge)Mortimer Smith this afternoon orderedthe release of John E. Lutz,-a real

estate and insurance broker, accusedby Mrs. E. J. Evans of felony embez-zlement.

Lutz, who was arrested September

12. Was accused by Mrs. Lutz of hay-

ing embezzled property and money

valued at $10,000 in 1902. Mrs. Evanstestified that she was a stock holder

t i i ?,!,;,!. ?-?»,\u2666 i«t,-.in two San Jose banks which went into

the hands of receivers. She was con-fined in a sanatorium at the time and,upon frequent demands by the bank

directors to pay her share of the in-debtedness and meet the demands oftlie depositors, paid over the larger, part of her small fortune.

* Wh«A«rtotal possessions had? died to $6,000. Mrs. Evans refusedto make further payments to thejDank

directors and turned over the remain-!der of her money to Lutz, with the un-I derstanding that it was to be returned1when the bank difficulties had been

settled.Lutz for a few months kept up the

interest on the money, but finally ig-

-1 nored the debt. Mrs. Evans said that| she learned soon after that Lutz had!invested the sum in Oakland property

=and that, upon demand, he refused to; turn the proceeds over to her.

CLUB WORKING TOBEAUTIFY CITY

Permanent officers were chosen and a

substantial program of improvement

decided upon last evening at the regu-

lar meeting of the recently organized

Duboce Park Improvement club, which

has as its object the improvement ofthe district lying between Fourteenthand Foil streets and Buchanan andBroderick. The name of the club wastaken from the park, which is the ( en-

ter of the busy business and residencedistrict which will he the special care* club

The offj ce rs of the club are as fol-lows: President, Harry 1. Mulcrevy;first vice president, Dr. F. A. Emerson;second vice president, J. O. Nealon; see-retary, George A. Monahan; treasurer.O. E. Frahm: sergeant at arms, P. J.Campion. . Members of the executivecommittee: Harry "SI. Kelly. Cnorge H.D&nnemark. C. B. Perkins, J. F. Sey-mour, T. C. Kierulff. Edward F. Frank.Paul Arinias. Rev. Joseph F. McQuaide,Dr. Adolph Rosenthal. Delegates tothe Civic League of Improvement clubs:H. I. Mulcrevy, Georgje A. Monahan,William Breslin. Harry If. Kelly.

The meetings of the club are held at679 Waller street on Thursday even-ings. The object of the club is to se-cure better lighting facilities in thedistrict, street improvements and tocreate in Haight street westward fromBuchanan a retail shopping district.

WOMEN BESIEGETAILORING FIRM

Proprietors Are Arrested forFleecing Many Patronesses

of Suit Clubs

As the result of repeated complaints

against the Great Eastern Woolen mills,with offices in the Westbank building,

Detective John iFitzgerald yesterday

afternoon arrested John Hickey, LehalHickey, Hockley Thomas, John Dleck-man and Morris Shane, the alleged pro-prietors of the place.

More than 150 women were besiegingthe offices of the company whajj Fitz-gerald raided the place. Numerouscomplaints against the proprietors ofthe alleged tailoring company led thepolice to start an investigation a weekago, but action was not taken untilMrs. Jane Grace of 1628 Sutter streetappeared before Police Judge Shortallyesterday morning and swore to war-rants for the arrest of those at thehead of the concern, on charges of ob-taining money under false pretenses.Mrs. Grace charges that the owners ofthe place are nothing short of bunkomen and further alleges that she hasproof that they -never intended to keeptheir contracts with scores of SanFrancisco women.

According to Mrs. Grace, the proprie-tors of the concern organized clubs of18 in various sections of the city andthe women paid $1 each and everyweek with the understanding that oneof the 18 would win a suit. One of thewomen Is supposed to win the suit eachweek and the eighteenth on the list,according to the plan, is sure to win a$35 suit when she pays $18 into thescheme.

In the warrant Mrs. Grace says thatthe men have not kept their contractwith the women who were supposed to

have won, and further claims that themen never expected to keep faith withthe women who signed the contracts.

When the cases of the accused arecalled before Police Judge Shortall thismorning, it is expected that 200 womenwill appear in the courtroom, ready totestify against them.

Southern GirlComing toThis City to Be Married

[Special Dispatch to The Call]LOS ANGELES, Oct. I*.?Ml**

Elisabeth Rlordaa, the attractivedaughter of Mr*. D. M. Rlordaaof South Burlington ntr*«t* willleave for San Fraaclaeo the latter.part of the week, accompanied by

her mother and Captala and Mrs.Palmer. Mia* Rlordaa hast de-cided to be married la San Fraa-elaeo, and her wedding withLieutenant William C. IVhltener,,17. S. A., will take place thereThursday, October 17. After awedding trip to the north, Lieu-tenant Whltener will bring hisbride to Low Angeles for severalweeks' visit before returning tothe army post".

BOOM, ZIP, SPLASH!CRAB FISHER IS SORE

When John Pitone, a crab fisherman,returned to the harbor yesterday after-noon he made some caustic remarksabout the United States army.

The army was practicing with thebig guns at Point Lobos yesterday fore-noon. At the same time Pitone, in hisboat, eight miles off shore, was fishing.

Suddenly, coming straight for him,he saw a metallic cylinder that lookedabout three times the size of Telegraphhill. It struck the water about 20 feetfrom his boat, which was partlyswamped.

Other fishermen gasolined at fullispeed to pick up what was left ofjPitone. They helped him bale out hisboat and brought him home.

DEMOCRATS PLANSPEAKING TOURS

Campaign for Wilson and Mar-shall to Be Well Under

Way This Week

The democrats will have their speech-

making campaign in behalf of Wilsonand Marshall well under way thisweek. W. B. Cleary, who has been sent

from Arizona by the democratic na-

tional committee, will be one of theimported spellbinders.

Judge C. E. McLaughlin of Sacra-

mento, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, MissHester E. Hosford. Mrs. Mary F.

damage, Thomas E. Hayden and Henry

E. Monroe are on the staff of speakers.

Senator James B. Holor%in, candidatefor congress In the eighth district, willbe the principal speaker at a big rally

in Santa Barbara tonight.

The following list of speakers andthe places and dates they are to make

addresses- was given out at the demo-cratic headquar'.ers in the Phelanbuilding yesterday: n

October ll*-Santa Barbara. James B. llolohanand W. B. Clear/; Morgan Hill, Mrs. Mary F.damage.

October 12?St. Helena. Henry E. Monroe;Sacramento, Mrs. Atherton nnd Thomas E. Hay-den: Eureka. Miss Hester E. Hosford.

October 14?Stockton, Mrs. Atherton.October 13?Merced, Mrs. Atherton and Judge

C. E. McLaughlin.October IS?HoHister. James B. Holoban and

W. B. Cleary: Fresno. Mrs. Atherton and JudgeC. V,. McLaughlin: Willows, Thomas E. Harden.

October 17?Hanford, Mrs. Atherton and JudgeC. E. McLaughlin.

October 18?Bakersfleld, Mrs. Atherton andJudge C. E. McLaughlin.

WOMAN'B KING GOKE-Mrs.t;. B. 1118San Antonio avenue. Alameda, reported to thepolice yesterday that while on the sfejiuier

Thoroughfare she lost or had stolen a diamondring worth $T>oo.

BODY SUNK IN BAYTHAT OF A WOMAN

Coroner's Jury Hints at Murderin Verdict

SAN DIKGO, Oct. 10.?Death from

causal unknown, but which indU'sJlamurder, was the verdict of the coro-

ner's jury this morning after the in-quest over the remains of a body foundsunk in the bay yesterday afternoon.

The autopsy surgeon. Dr. A. Morgan,informed the coroner that the body vfesthat of a woman about 30 years $ofage. It was so badly decomposed thatthere was nothing except the ropes, towhich were attached a piece of rail-road iron, a small anchor and a pit?

of iron, weighing in all 'about 100pounds, to indicate foul play.

The only clews to the identity ofthe woman and her slayer are theweights and the gold fillings in herteeth. It was stated that the remainshad evidently been in the water a*least three weeks.

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1912. 5

FACTORY SAMPLESSELL QUICKLY

Twenty=six High Grade PlayerPianos and Upright Pianos

to Be Closed Out

Chicago Factory Closes its San Francisco Head-quarters. Fine Sample Instruments to Be Sold

in Two Days. New Player Pianos ?MostModern Types ?as Low as $342. Upright

Pianos Go at Prices Ranging from$165 to $272?Worth Double the

Money. Small PaymentsEach Month.

Each Instrument Guaranteed for Ten Years.A Rare Opportunity.

Yesterday morning we placed on

sale a lot cf 26 player pianos and up-right pianos, the samples of one ofChicago's btggest piano factories. This

factory for some time has maintaineda wholesale agency in San Francisco,

supplying pianos to dealers through-

out the States of California, Oregon

and Washington.

The entire lot of sample pianos?twenty elegant uprights, and six hand-some, latest model, 88 note. Player

Pianos, were turned over to us to beconverted into cash or good interestbearing contracts for the benefit of thethe factory.

A LARGE CHOICENone of these pianos are alike?each

in distinctive style and case. Only onereservation was placed upon the saleof these pianos, and that is their nameswere not to be published in the papers,inasmuch as the sale of these pianos atthese simply impossible prices wouldinterfere with the rights of the dealersthroughout the states, who pay evenmore for the stock than the retail pur-chaser can now buy them from us.

Moreover, this is a standard line ofpianos of permanent value.

NEW 88 NOTE PLAYERSIt is enough for us to say that you

can now get a fine, large, magnificentnew player piano, full 88 note, playing

standard music rolls, with the mostmodern expression devices?a piano

that has been sold regularly through-

out the Coast States at $650 ?thesample pianos, absolutely brand new.at $352. Another in plainer case butrich in appearance, and glorious intone, $34 4. Other players at similardrastic price reductions.

The price of any one of these playerpianos would not be exorbitant if youpaid double what we are permitted tosell these samples for.

It won't take more than two days todispose of the twenty sample uprights.

A TEN YEAR GUARANTEEIf you have been waiting for a long

time to get a really good piano?sogood we'll gladly guarantee it for tenyears?you will have no trouble inbeing satisfied as to Quality, style, priceand terms when you call at 975 Marketstreet today.

We will have in this sample lotpianos from $165 to $272, and every oneof them is worth absolutely double theprice that you will be asked to pay.

We must dispose of these 26 pianoswithin 48 hours. Will you be one ofthe fortunate twenty-six buyers?

The prices given above are abso-lutely net cash, but those preferring topay on time may do so by merely pay-ing simple interest on the deferredpayments.

Come at once?bring your friends*?we will not ask you to buy. We willonly ask you to look at the pianos.The buying will follow as a matter ofcourse. Eiiers Music House. The Koineof the Checkering, 975 Market street,San Francisco.

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MODERN living tends strongly toward suburbs. Broad frontages.Hedges. Shrubs. Flowers. Winding Roads. Nature for

your neighbor. The city man wants the country air, with city con-veniences. The result is the modern suburb. St Francis Wood isSan Francisco's residence park.

This tendency is world-wide. In the metropolitan area of San Franciscobay, Claremont Park, Berkeley, the first restricted residence park, was madea composite of the highest development in the finest American and Europeancities, particularly in the famous residence parks of Cleveland and St. Louis.

Its steep hillsides offered exquisite settings for homes, for building roadson contours, for creating terraced slopes, each offering individual and view- *commanding house-sites.

Statement by Mason-McDuffie CompanyCreators of Claremont Park

That we had correctly gauged the temper of These handsome residence parks have drawnthe people of San Francisco and vicinity was almost entirely upon San Franciscans for theirquickly proved. The success of Claremont Park ho ? builders. They came reluctantly. Theywas tremendous. Claremont Court and North- c?uld "J* S et the home advantages in San Fran-, ? ? , , . ~ i. ? i. j elseo?the superior character that wise restric-brae followed-each more carefully restricted, tions guarai/eed a neighborhood. The beautyelaborately developed and ornamented than the 0f contoured streets and terraced slopes, of en-one that preceded it. trance gates and small parks scattered here and

Other subdivisions followed their example- ***JS tne Pri?cy and quiet, opportunities forTj- Jra . rm n ,r\ i "l> i -j m j gardens, sunshine, air, flowers and freedom forPiedmont, Thousand Oaks Rockridge. Today their children> them awa from dOakland and Berkeley are famous the country better loved by its people than any other in theover for their beautiful residence parks. world.

Our Opportunity in San FranciscoWith such unprecedented success on the east shore, This slope, over a half mile square, we bought from

what could we not do in San Francisco itself! the Residential Development company in April last.We determined to give the city a residence park For six months we have directed the experience

designed on the same lines, but improving wherever acquired in developing Berkeley's loveliest residence sec-

possible. No half dozen city blocks laid out in checker FrandSC ° *" m°St bcaUti "

board fashion would-do. There must be land enough toguarantee a highly restricted residential character to a .. We have drawn on the best landscape engineers in, ~ . ? i ,x j Tl xi ? the bast for subdivision and planting plans,large section. It must be sheltered. It must have a view.

r ° *[t must have a grateful soil J ohn Gzlen . Howard > the ' city supervising architect,

61 . has planned artistic gateways, pools and fountains, balus-After giving careful study to every other possible trades and terraces. ' -

site we found one, and only one, that answered these Restrictions more comprehensive, wiser than everrequirements. It lies oii the western slope of the San before used have been drawn.Miguel hill, looking down Sloat boulevard to the ocean. Now> with plans complete and the work o{ develop .

It is warm, fertile, forested, commanding a match- nient begun, we are ready to present to San Franciscoless view and unsmirched by wretched surroundings. »er noblest residence park, St Francis Wood.

Opening Sale of St Francis Wood?Discovery Day, Saturday, October 12th

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