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8 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO ANNEXATIONISTS FACE INJUNCTION Suburbanite Seeks to Enjoin Election, Attacking It on Three Points Campaign Goes Ahead and Suit -Will Be Contested by City Attorney OAKLAND. Nov. 10.— M. H. Durst, a properly owner in the northeast end of Brooklyn township, at the extreme f nd of the territory proposed to be annexed to Oakland, filed a petition to day for an injunction to prevent the 3;oidinc of the annexation election. The hearing on the petition, which-was di rected against Mayor Mott, City Clerk Frank Thompson end the members of the city council, was set for Friday morning at 10 o'clock before Judge Ellsworth. The election is called for the following Tuesday. The' three points of attack raised by Dtfrst are on the grounds that the de scription of the lands involved Is not definable und is ambiguous; that the territory is for a large part composed of farming lands, and that municipal control would be irksome and burden- Home, and that the bond election called , for the day before the annexation would press a tax upon the annexed terri tory in the event the bonds carried, without the voters in those districts having a voice in deciding on bonds. Garber, Cresweir & Garber of San Francisco represent Durst. His prop erty is north of the foothill boulevard near the western boundary line of San Leandro. City Attorney Stetson, as soon as notice of the suit was given, began pre paring: to meet the attack. Mayor Mott paid tonight: "We are glad to have thpse questions decided in court, for. •without attempting to forecast judicial \u25a0 action, wfe feel pure of our ground. Everything that was done in the pre liminaries for the annexation election was carefully and studiously prepared. The city will be ready to meet the issue in court." A territory on<> and a half times as rrent as itself will be annexed to Oak land if the election of November 16 carri^. Included in this territory are the towns of Fruitvale. Melro'»e; Elm liurM, Allendale. Pimond, Leona Height? and Seminary Park, with an &r*-n of "6.6S square miles and a popu- ; lation that Is estimated to be between | <(.i,Tir.A and 00.000. Oakland's present area is "4. 0S square miies. The total j of the greater city 'will be 60.77 riytsTf mil^F. and its population in the nojfchr)orhood of 300.000. Of the 26.** s«iuare miles in the outride district the greater part— So.33 square miles — In within Brooklyn township, while 6.35 ffjuare miles are in Oakland township. I\CREA!»E« THE nOI.IiS The annexation of the outlying dis tricts will increase the assessment roll, which is at present $109,007,867, by 515.9^6,600, making a total of 467. The^e figures were made public today by the campaign committee in charge of the canvass that Is being made to fodxtoe voters inside of Oakland and in the neighboring towns to support an nexation. . Under the leadership of Frank AY. Bilger this committee is working busily in every voting pre cinct, arousing interest and pledging voters to go to the polls. A great number cf automobiles have been prom ised for election day, and these will be used especially in the outlying dis tricts, where the population is more scattered. Indorsements for annexation are be ing made daily, by fraternal, civic, in dustrial and social bodies of Oakland and the outlying towns. The Moot i Court association of Alameda county has passed a resolution pledging the services of the members on, election day. The indorsement was signed by the following: Frank LRawson, su- : preme president; Burton J. Wyman, supreme secretary; James P. Mont gomery, supreme vice president; A. B. Coffman, director; H. C. Wuerth, clerk of the court; F. M. Cary, president; HaroJd L. Kaweon, secretary, and Harry M. Irclan, Edward E. Herrscuer, B. B. Jones, Wesley Dixoru W. J. McCammon, il. J. L«nnant, Godfrey Retallick. N. .W. Quinlan. 11. W. Isaacs, S. S. Morris, O. E. Tracy and J. E. Estes. The Swedish-American republican club met last night and unanimously indorsed annexation and the bond is • sue. The meeting of the club was ad dressed by C. 11l Wardall. . Branch So. 2, amalgamated carpen <prs and joiners, held a crowded meet ing last night at Carpenters' hall and passed a resolution indorsing annexa tion and the bond issue. One of the most largely attended meetings of the carmen's union was held last night, at which similar reso lutions were adopted. Addresses were | made by President J. W. Smart, T. O. Davis and others. Eloquent speeches in favor of both propositions were made at the mass meeting of the building trades coun cil, at which resolutions of indorsement w#re also passed. The speakers were •President H. Banker, John Kerns, R. M. Harab, F. H. Pratt and several others. Among. other organizations Jhat have placed themselves; on record the last 24 hours as in favor of annexation and the bond issue are the Merchants' ex change and the Retail coal dealers* as sociation. A committee from Oakland, composed of I. H. Clay, A. S?. I^avenson and J. T.- Flynn. conferred with the Merchants' exchange and the Dowrtor.'n associa tion of San Francisco to enlist their support for the' bond Jssue. the purpose of which is to Improve the water fronts luilld a municipal building and improve the fire and police telegraph and tele phone system. The bond election wiH be held November 16. the day before Hie annexation ejection. James Rolph Jr., president, of the ~ : Merchants' ex-! change, and Andrew J. McCarthy, presi- ! dent of the Downtown association, ox pressed .themselves as heartily in sym pathy with the projects. A request harf b*-en made of many San Francisco mer chants to permit their <-mployes who live in Oakland and the outlying dis tricts to have an hour off on the days of election In order to permit them to vote. Many favorable replies have been received. Outdoor meetings were held in Oak land before workingmen r in order to ' give them' an opportunity to listen to arguments- in favor of the bond issue C M. Wardall, W. A. Sefton Jr. and mother speakers epoke, today to the me chanics of the Southern Pacific, com pany. ' ' . . . \ .V3HB Meetings in all parts t of Oakland and the' outlying districts will be held i every evening except' Sunday until the days of election. A rousing meeting was held. tonight by the' Twenty-ihtrd' Avenye improvement club, at which the speakers were City > Attorney .Stetson, Councllmen Elliot. -Ellsworth, Cobble nick and Vose, J. T. Flynn, I. H.- Clay, Superintendent of Schools McCiy munuß,-Kenneth 'Millican and 'J. p. j Montgomery. iQHRBBBB Tliursday evening a ', meeting will be i bfild at tlie First > Presbyterian church.* The speakers will be H.* C. Capwell, /\Y\ :M: M- Gardiner and ; Dr. A; . S. Kelley.;- \' ORPHANAGE WILL HOLD DOLL SHOW Proceeds of Annual Entertain ment to Be Devoted to West Oakland. Home OAKLAND, Nov. 10.— The annual doll show for the benefit of the West Oak land^ home will be held the first week in December at Ebell hall, Fourteenth and Harrison streets. Committees have been named to take charge of "the de tails, and many attractions will be presented in the exhibit hall. These are, being arranged *by the entertain ment committee, which held its last meeting at the home of the chairman,' Mrs. Fred- Hamilton. The committee is composed of Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. N. H. Chamberlain, Mrs. F. W. Lauferi Mrs. Beugler, Mrs. A. C. Pillsbury and Miss Binney.-- The members of the other committees are as follows: LEMONADE BOOTH Mm. J. W. L'mpbred (Mrs. M. Vfi Kent Mrs. C. J. Thomas j ••\u25a0 - HKFKESHMENT BOOTH Mrs. John I^ughland Mr*. E. O. Webb Mm. George Hallahan Mrs. D. B. Wilson Mrs. \V. U. Weilbye Mrs. W. H. J. Mat- Mrs. George While* thews Mrs. F. Waldo Mr*. 11. D. Smith Mrs. L. Lanjrwort Mrs. Charles Johnsoa Mrs. Fred Whe«ler Mre. J. C. Cross MVSTERT BOOTH Miss I»n Dentson Mrs. J. Walter. Scott Mrs. I. A. Beretta Mrs. J. W. Quinn Mrs. Clifford Beattle Mrs. Walter Morgan Sirs. Ben Woolner Mrs. A. J. Jackson Mrs. K. B. Ayer- Mrs. S. Morrell Mr*. J. J. Allen Mrs. Hilbourn Mrs. Samuel Eva Mrs. C. C. Borton Mrs. Abby Sanborn Mrs. E. L. Mann Mrs. Walter Kfllogg Mrs. Ella McKenzle Mrh. L. C. Lance Mi*s May Jenkins Mr*. K. W. Baum Mrs.' Frank Bileer Mrs. X. H. Chamber- .Mrs. WlllU Sharp lain • . .Mrs. J. H. Grindley APRON TABLE Mr*. John Scotchler Mrs. D. C. Davis . Mm. F. R. Chadwlck Mrs. 11. A. Melvin Mrs. D. E. Bortree Mrs. Edward Hughes Mrs. Ratlton Mrs. H. H. Kirby . Mrs. E. P. Cook Mrs. Fred Walliston Mrs. E. J. Boyes Mrs. William , Herr- Miss Ira Murphy shlser Mrs. C. Alfs Mrs. Henry Dalton Mrs. A. E. Cleveland Mrs. C. F. Olson Mrs. T. B. Bibber DOLL TABLE Mrs. Fred Reed i Mrs. D. T. Curtlss Mrs. A. L. Wolffe Mrs. C. L. Edward* Mrs. C. 3- Munrw J Mrs. S. Emerson Mr*. E. Buhl* n Mrs. George Ryno Mrs. M. W. Backus Mrs. Harry Chamber- Mrs. G<*>rjre Crockerton lain Mrs. O. M. Orr Sirs. J. M. Sabin Jr. Mrs. J. H. Balrd Mrs. Percy Magill Miss Ida Lackey Mr*. U. G. Richards Mr«. Howard Bray Mr*. George Pierce Mrs. V. A. Bolza Mrs. P. M. Downing BAG TABLES .v->: / Mrs. C. F. Baker Mrs. Atwood Mr*. L. M. Broadwell Mrs. John Gordnn Mm. George C. Pardee Mies Ethel Shed ;- : : Miss I>nniman Mr*. John Hanley Mrs. D. D. Stubbs FANCY "WORK BOOTH Mrs. J. A. Miller Mr*. G. W. Ferguson Mrs. F. «5. Dibble Mrs. A. C. Pillsbury Mrs. B. F. Putin Mrs. McDanlel Miss Phoebe Binney Mrs. M. L. Smith Miss Marjorle Christie Mrs. R. C Monck Mrs. V. A. Boell Miss Alice Graham Mr?. M. 1. Bon Mr«. L.' N. Snyder Mr?. T..8. Draper ' Mrs. Fred Wheeler Mm. E. d* Lsmater . Mrs. Fred Reed Mrs. W. H. Landon Mrs. B. N. de Leon CANDY BOOTH Mrs. Eucene Van Court! Mrs. George Reed • . Mrs. William "West- MrF. Herbert Walthman phal Mrs. F. F. Mack Mrs. Herman Ragehorn Mr*. A. L. Leber Mr*. Ida Cook Mre. H. F. Seller Mrs. Leon Hall Mrs. B. B. Norton Mrs. W. H. Dyne* Miss Merle Patton Mrs. Emll Lehnhardt , HANDKERCHIEF BOOTH > Mrs. A. C. Deltr Mies Katherine Gray Mrs. H. B. Mebrmann Mrs. F. C Wlnton Mrs. Harry Bishop Mrs. H. J. Langdon Mrs. A. N. Pearh Mrs. Henry Mallock . Mr*. Charles Heeseman Mrs. Fred Turton ! Sirs. Frank Leavltt Mrs. A. E. Kroenke Mrs. F. Helde Mrs. H. Hennings . 'BOYS' TABLE Mrs. S. J. Eta , Mrs. William Donaldson Mrs. Jennie Eesseguie Mrs. Charles Beugler Mrs. William Angus ' Mrs. Arthur Adams j Mrs. R. P. Dey Mrs. W. 11. Donahue Mr*. H. Hufscbmldt Mrs. Fernhoff Mrs. J. B. Howe Mr*. Frank Wilson LITTLE WORKERS' TABLE Mrs. W. A. Schroek • I Mrs. H. J. Langdon Miss Trevor j • . PRIZE DOLL COMMITTEE .. Mrs. Herbert Lang Mrs. Harry East Mrs. J. H. Mathews Mrs. R. C. Craft Mrs. Robert Bain Mrs. A. P. Holland Mrs. W. D. Huntinsrton Mrs. Edward Hoffman Mr*. W. S. Rheem Mrs. J. J. Hanlfln Mrs. Oscar Luning Miss Bessie Wood Mrs. P. Klslch Mr*..' E. L. Miller Mrs. Bnaire NAME CUSTODIAN OF STANFORD AX Varsity First Baseman Honored at Annual Rally of Students of University BERKELEY.Nov. 10.— On account of the rain this afternoon the annual ax rally was necessarily brief, speeches being made by Judge Everett J. Brown, who assisted in the capture of" the fatnous trophy, and Walter Z. Smith, cus todian of the ax for the last year. The ax was then given into the care of William H. Greenlaw, 'varsity first baseman and secretary of the executive committee. ' . . The ceremony began at the chapter house of the Delta Kappa Epsilon in Telegraph avenue, where the ax was In hldingfrom. possible Stan ford spies. It was then paraded at California field, where there was the usual speech mak ing. ' 1( Smith then named Greenlaw as cus todian for the ensuing year and 'the student body guarded the ax to the vaults of the -First "national bank,' where it was placed In seclusion. "',.. Greenlaw, the new custodian, is. well and popularly known on the campus. He played on the 'varsity nine last year and shared the first bag; with "King" Brady, the former; St. Mary's player. He is a stronger candidate; for the position this year. • He -is 'a 1 mem ber of the Winged I Helpiet, :: the ; junior Bociety and the Delta Kappa Epsilon traternlty. . *i' STANFORD PREPARES .' FOR FOOTBALLv SHOW [Special D'upatch to The Call) STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. io;— Appearing ;In • approprlae j costumes ; on the nlgrht of the,football show Miss- E. J. Davis:. 'o9. Miss lD.x G. ; Slawsonf '12, P. \ F. \u25a0; Pettigrew '10 and H. , McGuire ,'l3 will perform as: Venetian streetTßin gers .with a repertoire- of, characteris tic vltallan and - Spanish songs, andVa Spanish dance.: ' " \u25a0-" '-'•.- • -.. * .. \u25a0'. An exceptionally large-jnumberxof the Stanford, Chaparral -wiir appear to morrow 'morning. .The: issue is -full, of good i live : hits \ on the , different activi ties and prominent; men connected' with them. V. F.'Bellow's '09 r has:evenisur- . passed" his- usual : high standard fofl work" in fa- full page ; drawing,'; en titled "My ? Rosary."}-* .The : humorous features of the plug ugly and the .big game are creditably depicted ?by» StuartiMacDon ald,, E;; M. :.'l2; and iNelly.uPe tersoni'o9,: Salisbury." King and 'Smith are 7 the ; principal i contributors -mV the artistic' linp. ,v V '-'- "'- : \u25a0','. -K \ ;\u25a0; - K. C Mathias 'll. hastwritten an arti cle, '. "Who'll^- Make 'the ."Biggest.^ Jjho\v" v and;B; i O.\Bllven r contributes i"The Cpm ralttec'Re,signs.';: ,There>are."rnany clevef. stories rand 'articles ,bj% the best; writers ptithe* college,", and ,th«i*entire"ls'sueHsra praiseworthy; production.' :^-; ; *,''' ; ' THE SAN ; FRANCISCO; CALL; NOVEMBER 11, 1909. STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY VARY _ \u25a0 . -r t Ly".-.- I .'- \u0084 ;\u25a0 ' District Attorney Donahue Says George Reed Diverged in De Lancey Case OAKLAND, Nov. 10.— District Attor ney TV. H. Donahue at the close of his cross examination as. a witness against Attorney John . S. : de Lancey today stated that conversations which he had had with Attorney George : W. Reed regarding, incidents in De;Lancey's at tempted settlement' of his- accounts were at 'variance with Reed's % testi mony when examined ;on the* witness stand. This point" arose '\u25a0. when Attorney A. v L. Frisk the defense asked whether, he/ had inot had a disagree-, ment with Reed "when Reed left the courtroom, j after | testifying. . "There was no, disagreement about it," said Donahue. "I -told Reed: that he had related a certain set of facts to me in his office and then testified to another: set. . I ;•\u25a0. N - : ; v . . - "You mean 'that \u25a0 your recollection of what he. told you did not' coincide with his testimony?" ; queried Frick. .\u25a0 "I am. not referring to. my memory at all," said Donahue. "I know it." "Then your ' memory is: infallible?", asked Frick. ! : "I do not say that." was the reply, "but I do say. that a' few days before the trial Reed'and I went over^. the facts in this case and he told, me cer tain things. "\> On the - witnes : stand ho testified to something different." : "You mean George W. Reed?", asked Frick:/ .. ' , ' . ; "I mean George W. Reed," said Don ahue. , . . \u25a0 • - Testimony given by Attorney Reed, as shown by the transcript of the case, was that on two occasions he had talked with De Lancey as to the ad visability of. prompt settlement of .' his accounts as attorney for. George Gray while Gray was public administrator. Reed stated that he advised De Lancey to settle, as he might be indicted. Other testimony was in regard to cash belonging to the George Hite Cook estate, which Reed said De > Lancey admitted, having in' his possession. De Lancey was indicted and Is , being tried on a charge of embezzling JIO.OOO from the estate. ' \u25a0\u25a0 With Donahue's testimony the prose cution closed its case against De Lan cey. Frick then moved to have the court instruct the prosecution to name the exact date upon which the money •was said to have been embezzled, argu ing that the indictment was Indefinite. Donahue arid Assistant District Attor ney Hynes will oppose the motion. Au thorities will be submitted -'to'' Judge Brown tomorrow before the point is decided. The defense will begin immediately afterward.. : Concerning District Attorney Dona hue's statement. Attorney George "W. Reed said tonight: "My testimony on the witness, stand was the truth. • The district attorney did not give any. testimony as to what .were my conversations, with him, and therefore I have." nothing to comment upon there. My testimony was a state ment !of fact's, | and gl l know, therefore that there could be no; material: differ ence between that and any other state ments . I might- have made." . SHOWS CONTROL OF PEAR TREE BLIGHT " BERKELEY, 'Nov. 10. — Three years' work of the college of agri culture directed ; against the trouble some pear blight has resulted most favorably, according . t<r the report is sued from: the department today by Prof, Ralph E. ; Smith, director -of I the southern stations and plant pathologist of the university.-; The report covers the period between July 1,1906, and June 30, 1909, and is the most comprehensive issued on a particular campaign against an enemy to a California, industry. , The work of the-university in co-op eration with the United States depart ment of agriculture has cost more than $10,000, and has necessitated the con tinuous employment of -from , 6 to 12 men for two years. Every pear grower in these sections of the state where the crop is "heavy has been visited, and more than 750,000 pear ; trees examined several times. f ABLE TO COMBAT DISEASE Although" Professor Smith does not say thatthe blight of the year, has been eradicated,; he declares that the knowl edge grained "from -the study of the dis ease •_ will prevent ; any 'great :-; losses from the blight in the future. Profes sor/Smith continues: , \u25a0" "\u25a0.:- '\u25a0:':'. '—- IV- .-\u25a0: ' One of th<? most valuable results obtained from tbe work done thus far hag been: the experience gained as to the behavior of the disease under California " conditions. '\u25a0-,- Of . these 'peculiarities there/ arc:two- which c seem ' of:particular,*lmport ance, since; they.;are the 1 which ha-re most largely prevented - complete control of pear blight in - California: these are: first, ? the '. very large , amount of ' infection : of \u25a0 t nips i and | green shoots which occurs with no relation to tbe blos som!) ; second, the \u25a0 large 'number; of ; trees, which become " Infected In : the body, near the > ground -or in the butt \u25a0\u25a0 underground. ?; ln the, latter. case the bligbt runs down into the roots and often girdles and : kills; trees " which,', in ;' the • tops,*- appear \u25a0 per fectly healthy,': or only, slightly affected with the disease.: So far- as the usual form of the disease is concerned, occurring In - the top ; of. tbe tree with ' the infection mostly/ through - the | blossoms, j our growers have learned' to handle it- with con siderable .success ~ by ; thei usual methods where tiie work'ls done carefully.* ".\u25a0\u25a0'•\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 v ' The one most discouraging and baffling feature of : tbe . disease t has been .-; that »' mentioned, . where large numbers of: trees in an orchard apparently , f ected in the butts j and ; thus I beyond ] redemption ected ' in ' the , butts t and •\u25a0 thus i beyond i redemption by 5 the > methods of I handling , blight i in ; the • tops.' Could this difficulty I be. overcome i we j believe that pear. growing i, would again flourish on a «ound basis, v though- requiring more care . and i attention than at present. ;.-.' \u25a0 . . *,":•\u25a0 ' I . ' : C- The effortß V of * the . department have also been, directed .against theXwalnut blight, a ;cure; .for;; which, "Professor Smith vhas-found 'In;, the Jimprovedv cul tural practice; ; thus increasing ; the pro duction -of .'the' trees."*. He 'continues :\u25a0?>„' \u25a0 The J greatest ,* possiblllti*>s 'i in • this • direction teem - : to .• lie s in i soil • fertilization,'' and 2 extenslTe experiments along such. lines are being carried on by this \u25a0- division. tr~ Some %of ,; these 1 are t now -. in their: third reason: and; ought^ to show; results ;in the crop of 1909. alt is already very evident that in spite of 'the disease tbe production ' of | most of the i present i orchards . cftuld ; be $ greatly > increased by ; f ertiltelng ; the : boII,*: If = the . most ' economlctl method 'In - this ; respect \u25a0 was ; determined.": > In \u2666 re-" gard j to; irrigation, : also, \u25a0 as , affecting, the ';\u25a0 condi tion •of - the • trees, considerable ? benefit is J being demonstrated fby 1 the ; determination :- of ' the '- best practice inithlasrejrard.'J. as. j '.\u25a0.; ;. \u25a0\u25a0 ~.y i* ;- yi.-~:j ..'., The \u25a0' ultimate i solution •\u25a0 of ;. the \ bligbt : problem appears to be in the growing. off walnuts immune to \u25a0 tbe : blight. r* desirable f tj-pes 2: of r ; which > are already •in existence. r ->' Much \ work * Is ' being • done •t • the WVhlttler iVlaboratory^.lni, this ,dlroctlon. .This Invotvfs' the Rrowlng.of grafted rather than seeflllnp trees I and • thus opportunity i\% given for choice j regarding * both itbe < roofi and v the ? top? of the tree. Each; is 'of ,' great f Importance.' hEx t*n-J sire ! plantinp* * ha ve ! been i made; at ! tbe i laboratory, of. nuts > of t various : kinds and ! sources , for : the : pro-* duction ,«f ) root .' stocks:;-:! Theser representi several [ fpecles iof I walnut* * and ; al.«o ' hybrids i between [dif ferent i specles.si'. Experience u has f already^ shown that Jin ".the % native; California t black i walnuts we bave. a more < harfy root; than ; that i of <tb<V English walnut,* one ;tbat ;ls| mar* I capable ? of .; flourishing ; under.; nnfaToraMeiicondltlonsSnndis one /with |a mnch .wider^ranKclof^soH.-t/Thf 5 native varies. 1 ?, however.'isin^ individual StreWjalmosti; as \u25a0 much as ithe^cult.lvateds«p<*cies.* ? jeH>Stliat?;thpr<J 1 is ? room I f or; raref til i *f lection I and i di«v rlmlna tton in] jrrowini; f «1 rr>otS Htock:^,Th<»'i Calif ornia r, waluiu.< is \ also (divjiled ? niorej orj less } distinctly j Into >S two separate: species/*" ItjmayjbecJassedns' the houUi era • Calif orma : aud . northern '\u25a0 California . tr oca.' \u25a0«• vr? WARRINER'S THE FTS TOLD BY A WOMAN Mrs. Stewart Denies Having Blackmailed Big Four /Treas urer or Taking Cash Continued from Page 1 that when she told about other actions of i Miss Brockway .that the " eyes of many people will bulge perceptibly: \u25a0\u25a0; "Oh; I'm going.tb tell," she said, "and ,when I do just-look; out." Miss Brockway was seen later in the office* of .the surveyor of r customs and said that; she knew: both ,Mrs. Stewart ; and Cook, ;but that she; had never -met Warrlner nor "did she know of any re- | latlons between him and. Mrs. v Stewart. '\u25a0(•CV^iA^Warr'lnef/Jthe defaulting -Big \u25a0 Four treasurer, in his statement , today \ said' that; he", began 'to "steal money years ago arid had kept it up persist ently.' ' -.\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0- \-:- \u25a0' \u25a0 -j . ' \u0084 '".]- ":.'-'' About $700,000 Stolen .In all, "\yarriner said, he had taken | pretty close ; to ; $700,000, but added; that much of it had been, lost in^speculating and that-notalloflt had goneVto his blackmailers. ; : " X : Acquaintances of Warriner. in ; Chi agp scouted^the idea "that the former Big jFour. treasurer had attempted to kill himself in ciriclnnati and -denied, too, the : possibility that the secret of his j alleged peculations leaked out through; lnformation given by W Chi cago woman. " :"' . " : Edgar S. Cook, who was accused by Warriner of blackmail, refused to be interviewed In his apartments at the Leasing Annex, -but friends of the for mer railroad' clerk said, that "Cook scouted the idea of Warriner having attempted' suicide. ; Laughs at Story of Woman "He is not at all the sort of a. man to do anything of that kind. About the last thing that he would do. would be to try to kill himself," was. the state men^ made. V ' "And then, too, Cook laughs at the talk about the secret of Warriner's alleged defalcation coming from a Chi cago woman! ; All that is begging Uhe question and is simply advanced by the authorities at Cincinnati in lieu %t a better explanation of the affair. War riner had no friends of the sort inti mated by. the dispatches." Delavar ' Cole, .the attorney who has represented Cook; during, his residence in Chicago, said today that his client had nothing to add . to- Warriner's charges, but \ Intimated I that a surpris ing story would be revealed when all the .facts in connection with the al leged defalcation are made known. * Blackmail Trap Alleged . . , According to Judge, Samuel O. Bay less, one of the attorneys for Warri ner, Mr. and Mrs. Warriner' made a trip : to Chicago some time ago for/the purpose of holdipg a conference with E. S. Cook "and Mrs. Jeanette Stewart, alias Ford, hoping to secure immunity for. further blackmail. _•; Bayless said tonight' that Warriner was trapped into 'the "trouble he is now in: by Mrs. Stewart. Accorfling to Bayless, after the first demand for "money from', the blackmailers ; came, Warriner thought the matter over, and decided to confide in his wife. A heart breaking scene is, said ;to haveToccurred at the Warriner home, Mrs.'. Warriner at • first advising her husband - to make a clean breast of his shortage to the railroad officials. Stock Deal a Fail ure . •' : Warriner and. his wife, however, ac cording to Bayless, finally decided against .this, and j at' the Chicago con ference Warriner agreed to pay Va lump sum to « the \ blackmailers," . believ ing he was' then 'to be let alone. When the : persecutions continued. 1 ' says Judge Bayless, his client ; thought ; it possible to pull' out of .the- depths he was in by a successful, stock deal which, as is now known, was never consum mated. | . ..;.\u25a0" '•.'\u25a0:\u25a0 \;:.,i^'i >.. .;\u25a0' \u0084 M.' E. Ingalls and others today 'em phatically absolved .t Frank Comstock, r Warriner's predecessor, of any re sponsibility for' the shortage. . £ V A --physician:, was summoned to the Warriner. home ! , during-- the day. It was stated that i Warriner was ill,: but not dangerously so. BRAVES DEATH TO STOP v .THREATENED SHOOTING Redwood City Attorney Wrests Revolver From Man ' [Special Dispatch Jo The Call] ; ',, \u25a0 '::' REDWOOD ": CITY, Nov. 10/— Facing death to" protect % the life" of % William Warren, Va'saloonmanVof Menlo Park, 1 Albert: Mansfield.Tcity- attorney ? of .Red^; wood," grasped 'a 1 : raised ; revolver : in; the hands of ;,William, Cassle late ithis. aft ernoon ; and fi struggled '; until "he had gained possession of the; firearm.' ;' ;>iUpbn a'! complaint , sworn i to* by; Cas sie,^-Warren -.was J arrested* at ; . his place of ? business : this .morning I for.?, selling liquor. •< He jwas {arraigned this af terf noon i before Justice of the ' Peace; James Hahnonj; who ' fixed f the' bail at $ 100 and set *; the- case ;f6r^Novemberil9.Vr>/;i.- ; i.7.V]:^j ;\u25a0 Upon"; leaving* the - courtroom jWarreri walked down Broadway^ and turned into Main street; where he j met -.Cassie. " ; War f ren''v dealt-" the i /complaining^. witness]] af heavy .'• blow : between %^the I eyes, '[! knockf ing \u25a0\u25a0 him i.to ; the > pave men t.\:; , Cassie - has been the •pounds,-! mas tef^'Cof 'Redwood City^ for; ai number "of -years ;..and- -has always ; carried: a'! revolver. ;TAs ' he i arose from -the Vground i;he * drew.i his ; ; weapon. ;' 'Attorriey; Mansfield [ grabbed f trie ] firei; armband > -.after . a y fierce",^ struffgle'f suc ceeded •in gaining possession ; of .' the \u25a0\u25a0 re ,volver. % \u25a0 "/\u25a0\u25a0,.;\u25a0 '' "/ ." ' "- '\u25a0 \u25a0' ' ~ - - GIVEN JUDGMENT FrOßi LOSSTOF HER' HUSBAND :, PORTLAND," Nov. 7 10.~The ; jury, ; in the;Buit^ofjMrßAßeatrlc^oHin?Gadsbyv ,who \ sought f damages \ In^ the amount 'I of $200,000 ;•? from %Oadsby.^: her, father, in : law, a prominent businessman bf:JthisVcJty,"Sforitheialiena.tlon"£Of|the affections, of herjhusband, s >"Walter ( 'Gadsf by,*! today lreturned?aUverdictJof?sß,oo6 jdamages^ingfay6r*iof|the|xomplajriaht: : ;g:few|outfof Athe|separatloif of^WalterJandißeatrice afterja 1 short period?of~ifiarrif>d li fp - A^thatS: their trouble {and j subsequent* separation; was i th§^ result?, of in terferehcejdf Slier young, h usband's \ pa reft ts.J- I,Th c \ Gadsby aad"Hills families" are* prominent r r~ v * " '\u25a0\u25a0".-£\u25a0\u25a0 •\u25a0\:; : S~:\ \u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0< -.;\u25a0,.•> >?\u25a0'.,'•\u25a0.\u25a0:\u25a0-- (\u25a0'\u25a0'..'\u25a0'.\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ;\u25a0-.•\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0."..\u25a0".'\u25a0'i > , CITIES HEATHEN, SAYS CLERGYMAN Rev. A. P. Brown Declares that ihe Church is Rapidly Ground OAK LAND, Nov.'- 10. : — "The. cities are becoming' 'heathen',"- said' Rev: fA. P. Brown- of Fresno "today at : the fifty seventh annual contention^ of . the Bap tist church: of. northern California in the- course of -a. sermon, in '\u25a0 which, he said, that the church was losing. ground in 'the' centers 5 of population iti the United States and was falling" to reach and mold the lives of "millions of per sons.. ' \u25a0 /' \u25a0This sermon,' which occasioned much comment among .the, 300 delegates to the; convention,', was;' delivered at "this afternoon's: session of the convention. Rev.Mr.'Brown said in'part: \u25a0 \u25a0 . | I VThe r, cities are i. becoming healthen. From: half to three-fourths of the peo ple.in the cities never go to church. The lodges, labor unions, theaters, dance : halls and. shows ' furnish the social centers? for -the" majority, 5 and "a large: proportion find, their recreation •in' the ; saloons and worse plaices. We may well be aghastat the breakdown, andfailure of the church to reach and mold the lives : of -the cities.' CHURCHES LOSE \ GROUND V "The churches are losing ground everyyear in : the cities. They;are not as strong in the cities as they were 20 years ago. ' In the. smaller communities there 'is a ; growth .of the: church's strength, but in the great cities an ap palling decrease. The cities are be coming heathen, and as goes the city so goes the 'nation. "There is a remedy. • Instead of a church "for distinct classes there must be a church ;to embrace the avenues and' the slums/alike." \u25a0 .The ; speaker' went: so far .-as', to out line the problems in. the great cities -^that j must be met by the I church and to outline the remedlesras follows: "Poor • food— remedy, co-operative kitchens throughout. the cities; children in the streets-^-remedy, ,the establish ment of ." playgrounds and J kindergar tens; saloons and poor men's clubs— remedy,/ coffee .-houses ' and reading rooms; ; mortality-' among- the poor — remedy, ; hygienic city; great number of. unemployed— remedy.'a national em ployment 5 department; alienation of the masses from ; ~ religion — remedy, build churches; corruption of city politics — remedy, obvious."- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES : The conservation of ministerial forces-, and the church edifice revival were: topics discussed at the afternoon session by Rev.' 0. M. Hill and W. F. Harper. ' The convention was opened \u25a0; this morning at the First Baptist* church by John H. Stevens, president. Reports of the various committees were made. It was reported that during : the last year $31,022 haa been contributed to the maintenance of Baptist church work and missions. Rev. C. \V. Brinstad de livered an" address on missionary work. Reports from the;fleld followed from M.' A. Coates, G. W. Disher, James Gore, S.rG. Wilsbn.N.G.; Hobson, C. W. Cook and J. B. Travi». ', ( . r-.'.'At- the : evening \ session four minute addresses were delivered by Baptists of .many nationalities hi their own lan guages. An address on "Immigration" was delivered by Rev. A. M. Petty. PROGRAM READY FOR ANNUAL CHURCH SALE Affair in San Mateo Will Be Made Interesting [Special Dispatch to The Call] _ SAN MATEO, Nov. 10. — The woman's guild of- the Church of - St. Matthev/^. assisted by St. Margaret's guild, : the junior, auxiliary, will give its annual sale and bazaar in Athletic ' hall to morrow afternoon. iln the evening "Les Troupe de 3 Pier rots .and Pierrettes" will , present the following program: . . "The Song of the Triton" J. L. Molloy . . --: . ,-; " Full .chores "A Little Farm". .Hook Trio:D. J: StollPry. J. Watson, G. W. Stollery Scene, \u25a0 '/After the 8a11"..... .Glover '.- Mrs. D.J. Ktollery and Miss E. L. Smith . "Night",; . ... .. . .Klgtnann Women's rboms Contralto solo." "For All Eternity".. ;Mascheroni \u25a0 < •Sirs: F. "W. Mctzgar SrVj-^iKi**" "The Moon." from "San Toy".. .. ;...";Jones Mr. ami Mrs. U. J. Stollery . "Poor . Little Tom-ee" . . . .-... ....:. . .Caldicott .\u25a0-"•; FuH.chorua, Instumentral mimicry. •'. .'• i".Tr^7?f!?Ti?Ttwi9^ . J. Watson "The Bee's Courtship" Guy d'Hardelot . * : Miss V.' Jlarcus . " • . - .. "The Nightmare Patter 50np" ....;. . . . .SnlUvan \u25a0''' '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0.;•'\u25a0 --- G. , W. * Stollery - - "The Goslings" ....:; .... . .".".-. \ ..... .Bridge \u25a0-.'\u25a0'. ', - Men's . chorus ' • ' s -. Violin : solo. . .......... ....:'.'.;: ... .Selected \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0-. :• \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0: " : - \u25a0'' •E. Marcus \u25a0 ' \u25a0•\u25a0.•, "Great 5c0tt"... . . . . ....... ......... ..M0ntague "V; Duo: J. I. Watson and- G. W. Stollery . . Finale, "Glory ana 'L0ve. . . . . ... ..V. ... .Gounod Full, chorus •-.-•\u25a0•\u25a0 DUMBARTON BRIDGE IS TWO^THIRDS:COMRLETED Construction More Difficult arid Expensive Than Estimated [Special Dispatch to :The, Call] \u25a0•. . ,' PALO," ALTO, ;Xov.l0 s 4-Dumbarton bridge .? is "two-tthirds completed. . The fourth span; which Is 180 feet- long: and weighs , 470 .tons,-; was ; put , in', place yes terday, ;a.nd.w6rk : onUhe T fifth span- was commenced .thiajmor'nlng." ' ; 'Two ; more : spans '.\u25a0; remain '.'. to be built and, six rnohthsprob'ablywill elapse be fore * the ; workiis; completed.' In .addi tion^ to ft the ,". building ;.'of ' the 5 last v two spans." considerable • filling \u25a0, remains- .to beTdone; at; each ? end of -the; bridge ; and about Uwojand; a^half (miles. of ; track td be -laid ;' on? the*- approaches.' ; ' : . ' ' . ' \u25a0 \ The 'construction^ of fthe bridge has proved j a ;rnore idlfflcultT task- than was anticipated,' owing; to ;,the .'"depth X'q'f ; the water,';, arid .{ the -'swiftness ;^of the? cur rent^Theiwork >is } taking,- more time and fproying.f more"; expensive; than was at] first': estimated. , " SICK HEADACHE \ • .....' ---j. — « I PoaitivelT cured by. O A DTr DO these "liittlo Pills. vMIYI LI\O •I.The^alsorellcTaDl* \u25a0BH tresa from Dyspepsia, In- HP3TTLE dlgesUoa and Too Hearty |Hp|\#l^Pl Eatmg. A pertect renh 'H|l!wiC>ll|% edy for Dimness, Kataea. H PILLS* Drowsiness. Bad Taste -:.•\u25a0>\u25a0",. In. tlia Monta. . Coated HHHhH Tongae, Fain in tbe Side,' 15555555 L. — -Jtorptd ltver.' Tbey regxOate tbe Bowels. ;~ Purely YegetaWa.'": ' SMALL PiLL, Siaa^DOSL SMALL PRICE iPADTrDtI Genuine Must Bear : \u25a0ittle ' Fac - SimilB Signature I*"* I REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. -:r: r - '\u25a0. :r. - \u25a0 '-""-n-T — 1 1 TmiiTniMaraitntrfTiTi— r i DRAMATIC READER IN 'MONNA VANNA' Recital Will Be Feature of •Readers' Club Program This Month BERKELEY, Nov. 10. — The Readers'; club "of Berkeley have' sent out cards ! for a matinee of drama at Wilklns hall in Haste street IS. In ac cordance with' the rules of 'the organi zation each member arranges an after noon during" the -season when -friend 3 are invited to be present". On the occasion' of 'this matinee Mrs. Herbert VSanford Howard will be in charge. 'of "the}prograrh. -a feature 'of which will' be the tent "scene from "Monna Varina". by, Mrs. Howard, as sisted by Mrs. "Walter Carroll. Miss Esther Robinson, Dr. Paul Wismer, Ed gar Robinson and others. Two original skits will be staged on the occasion of the club's afternoon, "Toms Baby," from the pen' of Mrs. Julia" B. Foster, and "Sweet Alyssum," an emotional drama written by Mrs. Howard and Jean Campbell McMillan. HIGH STREET BRIDGE; IS BEING REPAIRED Span Across Canal Was Dam aged by Fire ALAMEDA;. Nov. 10 — The work of repairing the High street drawbridge across the tidal canal, which was dam aged by fire last May. and which has since been closed to traffic, is under way. , The approaches to the span at both ends were bunt -upon piling and these were burned to the water. The closing of the drawbridge has been a great inconvenience to residents in the eastern end of the city- who were wont to use High street as a direct thorough fare between this city and the Fruit vale and Oakland districts. GLASS FROM BROKEN LENS ENTERS EYEBALL Machinist Victim of Peculiar Ac cident With Flying Steel OAKLAND, Soy. 10. — A piece of flying steel from a cold chisel smashed a lens in Joseph Sucher's spectacles today and drove a tiny splinter of glass into the pupil of his eye. Sucher, a ..machinist, was at work reducing the size of a small casting with his hammer and chisel when the accident occurred. Call ing at the receiving hospital, he' was referred to a specialist by Steward Sam Platt, the injury being too_ complicated to'permit of emergency "treatment. MORE ABOUT PiANO BONDS ... " \u25a0 \u25a0 ' Clark Wise & Co. Win Out, As Over 400 Satis- fied Customers Attest. All Bonds Good . for Face Value and Prices Proven Lower Than Any Other House Did you read what our competitor says about our Piano Bonds? Says he don't like them— but don't blame him for that— he has had experience with .them and admits he raised the prices on his pianos $100 to $150 so as to take them in. We admire his honesty in' confessing to his dishonesty (he says all bonds are swindles and dishonest), and we have no objection to him giving himself immunity; He is. however, having more experience with bonds now than ever before — so are we — we are taking them in with. both hands in part payment of pianos that have hot been raisfed in price to meet the"' enormous bonded indebtedness, and we have no $100 pianos marked $375 either. But what's the use burning '-.up good money in advertisements to say about our competitor what everybody already knows? He says he's good now, and the good die young, so let him rest in peace; but just as -a requiem permit us.to say; that we sell pianos, of practically the same factory cost for $100 less than our competitor, and then if you have a bond it ;vill be reduced that, much more — a; clear saving of "$150 to $200. We can prove this assertion by factory jnvoices. Then, too, we have in mind a certain piano for which we were formerly agents that we sold , for $175 and made a fair profit, yet our esteemed friend's price is $350 to $375. How about that "spot. light" ?_ Gettiiig-a little off color, isn't it? . Now, dear reader, these petty newspaper controversies don't interest you ; what you want to" know is — are the bonds good, \u25a0 and are- our prices as low as any house in the city? We say yes, emphatically, to . both; and a visit to our warerooms will convince the most skeptical. ,-The whole trpuble is caused by the fact that we beat. our competitors to it and are doing all the business, and naturally they have a kick coming. All we want you to do is to investigate, and if we.don't make good every claim, you are under no": obligation to buy— and it w : ill take but a few minutes to find at out.' NOW A WORD TO OUR BOND HOLDERS your bonds to us and pick out your piano. Every piano is marked in plain figures, the prices being the same vnow as they : 'Haye ! always ;been— the lowest possible prices that iwill -allow us a reasonable margin of profit. With your bond you can get a piano as low: as $150; and from that to $160, $1/5; $190, $200. You are not/limited to a piano of any quality -or^anyj price,^f or your borid'is ; good as-part payment of any piano you- may find in our .immense stock. Select any one you want and.j-our.bond'applies: As to terms, we will arrange \u25a0 them ,to suit Tyourpocketbook. \u25a0 • :^: Forvperson^livjng'out'of'the city we : will be^glad to make a^selection^butjwpuld prefer that our out-of-town customers corheto;the city at our expense and select their bwii pianos To ;such customers- we have this offered: make r* Gome to our store , an^ T ?elec't \u25a0 your piano, make your first payment : and in addition to .vour. :bond F we will allow you your railroad; fare -to "San' Fran- ;ciscb'and return ! from any point within:3oo miles. \u25a0Our business was so great yesterday that ;we were unable to give all our customers ;the : /attention ; desired, but "today we ; have r additional salesmen and Xvill be^able to serve all in a wav ( . creditable .Ho ourselves. -. V '"; J: : y _ CLARK WISE & CO. iS^ Grant Avenue Opp. WKite^ House POLICE VETERAN IS LAID TO REST Department and Fraternal Asso ciates Follow Body of John Barnet to Grave OAKLAND. Nov. 10.— John Barnet. father of Sheriff Frank Barnet. was buried this, afternoon, the services be ing held at th* residence of his daus.V ter, Mrs. N. C. Noblett. 164 Santa Clara avenue." where he lived for several years and where he died suddenly from apoplexy. Revi.J. K. McLean, president of the Pacific theological seminary. Berkeley, officiated. He was an old friend of Barnet. The music was given by the Elks quartet. The pall bearers were Police Detectives t>. J. Holland and W - B. Qulgley. Sergeants Fred Schroeder and Bert Curtiss. and G. W. Burchelt. George Kirk. John :H. Anderson anU G. S. Foster of the Odd Fellows. Barnet had been a resident of Cal ifornia since 1557 and for 21 years was a member of the police force. He was the first patrolman in the local depart ment to be retired on a pension. There are four children in the Barnet family — Frank Barnet, the sheriff; " Mrs. No blett. Edward and John Z. Barnet. ASSOCIATION BUILDING TO BE FOUR STORIES BERKELEY. Nov. 10. — Plans for a four story building to be erected by the local V. M. C. A. were approved by the building committee of that organi zation at its meeting In the associa tion rooms last night, and the con tract for the plans awarded to the de signer, D. G. McDougall. . Although- the plans have been con sidered several times in the past, alter ations have been necessary, and these were not completed until last \u25a0 night. Secretary F. A. Jackson of the associa tion -will advertise soon for bids to construct the building. The building will be of reinforced concrete, with a frontage of 63 feet on Allston way and 13»- feet on MilvUt, street. L.ITE SHIPPIJftt IVTELLIGEVCE Btmt Katbwine. Jorstenson. Eureka. Stmr Majestic: K^san, Astoria. DOMESTIC PORTS SEATTLE — ArriT^l Not 10 — Stmr Met«»r. fmm Sailed X«t 10— Stmr HyadPS. for Honolulu; Btmr Meteor, for Ketchikan. FOREIGXJTORTS MAZATLAN — To sail Sot 10— Ger itmr Erna, for Jf»n Blas.i^jHtaMplHHM