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NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA, HAY WARD AND SAN LEANDRO
OAKLAND TO MAKE
AN INNER HARBOR
War Department Approves the
Plans for Development of
Key Route Basin
, Western Water Front Project
Will Add Valuable Domain
to City's Resources
OAKLAND. Nov. 16. — Brigadier Gen- !
eral Charles E. L. B. Davis, the army j
engineer officer in charge of harbors on |
this coast, has approved the plans pre- ,
pared by City Engineer F." C. Turner j
for the development of. the Key Route !
basin by the construction of a sea wall j
along the new bulkhead line, the dredg-- j
ing- of a channel, the filling of the space
landward from the seawall,- and the
building of piers.
Colonel W. H. . Heuer, consulting
engineer of the city, has approved the
construction plans prepared by Turner
and he communicated to the board of
public works this morning ;he sanction
of the federal officer. He also filed the
plans and specifications for the em
bankment. He advised the board to let
contracts for the extension of the
Thirty-sixth street and Twenty-second
street sewers, for the sea wall and for
the dredging to form the fill back of
the rock wall.
LARGEST PROJECT O.V COAST
This is the largest municipal harbor
project undertaken at any time on the
Pacific coast. The federal government
has removed the bulkhead line outward
2.000 feet to make the work possible.
The Key Route has been given permis
sion to make solid its trestle as a
protection for the harbor basin the city
will dredge along the proposed sea
wall.
With these preliminaries settled to
the city's advantage, Oakland will pro
ceed at once with the formation of an
inner harbor, extending between the
Oakland mole of the Southern Pacific
company and the Key Route pier.
The sea wall will follow the South
ern Pacific pier from the mole inward
to the new bulkhead line. Thence it
•will traverse the basin, meeting the
Key Route trestle where that approach
crosses the new bulkhead line. Prom
The Oakland mole to the Key Route pier
the city will build the sea wall.
Along the Key Route pier will be the
solid fill, to be made by the Key Route,
which will turn back silt from the
basin to be dredged, and form the north
retaining wall of the proposed fill and
sea wall.
BO\D MOXEV OX HA3TD
The city has money on hand out of
the harbor bond issue to build the
sea wall, to dredge a channel, to make
the fill of 300 acres, and to construct
three wharves in the basin to be
created. These wharves -will be at the
ends of Seventh, Fourteenth and Thir
ty-fourth streets, which will be extended
through the Key Route property east
of the low tide line, and on through the
property the city will create to the
bulkhead line and sea wall. !
The project, the completion of which
is now a certainty, became so only
through the granting of the Southern
Pacific franchise for Oakland mole. By
the terms of that franchise the South
ern Pacific agrees to remove the long
wharf, which now is an obstruction to
the entrance to the proposed basin.
The Southern Pacific agrees to extend
Seventh street outward along Its pier
to the Oakland mole. This will provide
without cost to the city a street along
the slough of the proposed fill, at the
end of which will be one of the muni
cipal wharves. By granting the fran
chise the city council destroyed all
opposition to the municipal project.
DEEP WATER FROXTAGE
The whole sea wall will give the city
a frontage on deep water of about 7.000
feet. At a comparatively small cost
the city will prepare the basin, lay Its
first three piers and create water front
land ideal for shipping, manufacturing
and warehousing, worth not less than
$2,000,000. That land will be the prop
erty of the city of Oakland.
City Engineer Turner's report to the
xrorks board reads:
I submit herewith plans and
specifications for the rock work
portion of a rock and earth sea
wall embankment in the Key Route
basin. These nlans have been ap
proved by Colonel W. H. Heuer,
consulting engineer, and have been
submitted to and have received the
formal official approval of Briga
dier General Charles JE. L. B. Davis,
Corps of Engineers, United States
army, the engineer officer in charge
of this coast and local district.
LEVEE TO HOLD FILL
This contract should be imme
diately followed by a contract for
clamshell dredge work to form the
fill back of the rock, the whole
forming, with the Key Route work,
a levee to hold the hydraulic fill
from the channel dredging. After
the cTamsheli dredging is under
way, contracts for the wharf con
struction at the ends of Fourteenth
street and Thirty-fourth street and
at the end of Seventh street, and
.for the general dredging of the
channel by suction dredge, can be
let and work proceed to complete
the whole project.
The result, in my opinion, and In
•that of Colonel Heuer, will be that
this water front, even with the
funds now available, will soon be -
brought to a condition for actual
use at an extremely low cost. .
The extension of the sewers
Thirty-sixth street and Twenty
second street — should aleo be built
at once and plans therefor will be
submitted before your next meet-
Ing.
I append hereto General Davla'
formal letter of approval of the
bulkhead plans, as provided for in
the permit of the secretary of %var.
FORMIL FEDERAL APPROVAL
The letter from General Davis re
ferred to by the city engineer follows:
F. C. Turner, City Engineer,
Oakland. Cal. — Sir: Replying to
your letter of Noverjfcber 15, 1910. *
submitting plans for filling on the
water front on the western side of ~
the city, in accordance with the
terms of the permit granted the
city of Oakland "by the secretary
of war, to make a solid fill in San
Francisco bay, to certain limits
shown on the chart accompanying
the permit, said work to be subject
to the supervision and approval of
this office, I have to say that I have
this day examined the proposed
plans and find them satisfactory
and in accordance with the terms
of the permit. Very respectfully
\u25a0CHARLES E. L. B. DAVIS.
Brigadier General, United States
Army.
BIG TRACT FOR FACTORIES «.
Mayor Frank K. Mott considers the
development of the' Key Route basin
as projected the most Important water
front improvement contemplated by
this city, and perhaps the mest impor
tant work ever undertaken for the fu
ture of the city.
"All we had to do was to apply to
the federal government," he said, "and
obtain permission to proceed with our
plane, to convert a stretch', of shallow
\u25a0water, into a principality for the .city.
The seawall, will give us. 7,000 feet of
whnrfing space. .Back of that, will -be
snore than 300 acres. of land, nearly *00
Harriet Halloran.y
/Whose Wedding Is
To Be Held Today
acres, which la ideal for manufactur
ing and shipping. The city probably
will obtain title from . the state. In
any event, the city controls it, with
the wharflng rights.
"This land is so laid out in our plans,
as to provide water front property in
any size for the biggest .enterprises.
It will be accessible to three transcon
tinental railroads, and will front on
deep water in a great inner harbor.. No
other city on the coast can offer a more
commodious or better situated tract
for factories.
"The total value of that made land
will be about $5,000,000, although we
have conservatively estimated It at $3,
000,000. The monetary .value means
little as the city will not trade it in.
but the asset means the. growth here
of a great maritime center. We are
certain to get big business here be
cause we have an Ideal location, with
public wharves and railroad traffic
agreements to the advantage of the
city and the shipper.
ACCESS TO WATERFRONT
"In a few months we will be able to
land ships along the Oakland mole in
this basin. The Southern Pacific has
given us permission to use the road
leading to the mole as ari approach to
our wharf, while the extension of Sev
enth street is being made.. It will
take, some time to do that work in
Seventh street, but the Southern^ Pa
cific approach will give us access to
the waterfront we are to create." / \u0084
According to City Engineer Turner
the city will derive great benefits
quicker, and greater benefits ultimate
ly, from j the Key Route basin harbor
than "from any other waterfront de
velopment.
"Colonel Heuer, consulting engineer,™
said Turner, "has declared that by this
work we are getting a great harbor
very cheap. The, money in the last
bond issue will be 'sufficient for all the
costs."
HUSBAND TRIES TO
KIDNAP INFANT CHILD
Alameda Police Asked to Give
Baby Protection
ALAMEDA, Nov. 16. — In an effort to
obtain the custody of his Infant daugh
ter, Frances, James Sullivan, an em
ploye of the Southern Pacific company,
endeavored to enter the home of Mrs.
M. W. Young. 1401 High street, last
night. The doors were barred against
him, however, and he abandoned his
plan to kidnap the child.
When Sullivan and his young wife,
Mrs. Olga Sullivan, who is 20 years old,
separated, the children were kept by
the mother. Sullivan has made several
attempts to obtain possession of the
baby, but each time he was frustrated.
Mrs. Sullivan first left the baby with
Mrs. Crutchett of Buena Vista avenue
and Union street. When Sullivan tried
to kidnap the child the baby girl was
left with Mrs. Young. The police have
been asked for protection by Mrs.
Young.
WIFE TOLD HUSBAND
SHE LOVED ANOTHER
Preferred Affinity's Little Fin-
ger to Him, She Declared
OAKLAND. Nor! 16.— Joseph O'Neil
was granted a final decree of divorce
today against Leontine O'Neil, who, he
said, told him she cared more for the
little finger of a man named Birch
than she. did for her husband's whole
body. Also, O'Neil testified, she drank
to excess and failed to cook his supper.
Antone S. Taveres was granted \u25a0an
interlocutory decree of divorce today
against Adeline Taveres because she
eloped with Frank Marks.
Amelia Hannah Baker was granted
an interlocutory decree against David
F. Baker on the ground of desertion.
The following new suits for divorce
were begun today: Etta C. ) against
Sam Love, desertion; Charlotte against
John L. Kotter, desertion: Mary E. Old
against George F., cruelty;. James Mc-
Kenzle against Mac, desertion.
FATHER YORKE WILL
OPEN FRUITVALE BAZAAR
Fancy Articles Will Be Offered
to Patrons
OAKLAND, Nov. -16W-Everything is
ready for the bazaar "to be givemunder
the auspices of the" women ; of St. Jar
lath's . church; of Fruitvale Saturday
evening in St. Jarlath's = hall. Upper
Fruitvale. Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke,
pastor of St. Anthony's church of East
Oakland, will open the bazaar.
Much salable fancy work has been
made by the women of the parish and
efforts have been made to secure the
most elaborate and attractive articles.
An entertainment I for the amusement
of the patrons will also be given.
The officers of! the bazaar are Mrs.
A. H., Gregory, president, and Mrs.' M.
E. Hewitt, treasurer. . - ; - -
REALTY BROKER TO
BE EXAMINED TODAY
OAKLAND. Nov. 16.— William* R.
Humphreys, the stock and realty
broker charged by Oliver KehrleiniOf
San Francisco with a $10,000' realty
swindle; will have his preliminary ex
amination before Jolice Judge Samuels
tomorrow morning 1 . Humphreys .vis
charged with -obtaining money sunder
fal9e pretenses.' '•<'
. City Attorney John W. Stetson was
attorney for, Humphreys before the al
leged crooked deal was made and with
drew from the case \u25a0 -two \u25a0 weeks ; ; ago/
Lin S. Church will conduct" the. defense
and William , Hoff Cook , of ; ; San : Fran
cisco t will- be associated with "Prose
cutor Hennessey. . : \u25a0
William 'iJ.t-GUHs and his wife,
anna Gillis; who; are; charged iwith
Humphreys, will be" examined later lln
the month. BS99BHHSBS
THE SAN/MaNOISGO CALL, THURSDAY,/ NOVEMBER 17,: 1910:
SORORITY GIRL TO
BECOME A BRIDE
College Student, Member of the
Delta Delta Delta Society, -
Will Be Engineer's Wife
BERKELEY, Nov. 16. — William . H.
Hackley, president. of a large construc
tion company of San Franclßco, will
claim Mls's J Harriet ; C. Halloran, well
known sorority girl of the unlversity,
as his* bride at St. Augustine church
tomorrow morningr. Father McKinnon
officititing:. .-/ , '
"Only the immediate members of the
families. of the young couple will >wit-"
ness the ceremony, "following which
Mr. and airs. Hackley will start on a
trip north for their honeymoon. They
will return later to make their home
here. V . '
Mrs. O. N. Marron, sister of the bride,
who haa come from her homein:Albu
querque, N. x M., for the wedding.: will
be the matron of honor and only at
tendant of the bride."' Roy Hackley,
brother of the groom, will be the best
Both Hackley and his bride elect
are well known on the campus. He
was a member, of the class of 1909 at
the university, taking' his degree from
an engineering college. Miss Halloran
Is a member of the class of 1911 and is
affiliated with the Delta Delta Delta
sorority. She is the daughter- of Ralph
Halloran of this city.
STANDING COMMITTEES
NAMED FOR CHAMBER
C. C. Juster Announces Working
Bodies of Organization
BERKELEY. Nov. 16 —President C.
C. Juster. of. the chamber'of commerce
has announced the following standing
committees for the year:
Commerce and manufactures — H. P. Goodman,
chairman; B. J. Blther; A. O. Ponoph.
Finance— Frederick 11. Clark, chairman; B. F.
Edwards, W. K. Wooljey.
Strwts, squares and plaj-Rronnds — B. J. Bither,
chairman; H. P. Goodman. YT. A. Gompertz,
W. I*, Woodward,' G. B. Ocheltree.
Entertainment I and conventions — TV. 1... Wood
ward, chairman: Arthur Arlctt; Perrj- T. Tomp
klus. W. E. Woolncy, W. J. Mortlmrr.
Membership — Perry T. Tompklns, chairman;
E. Q. Turner. G. A. Griesche, A. J. Cdpeland,
A. O. Donogh.
Municipal affair* — E. Q. Turner. chalTman;
Friend W. Richardson, H. P. Goodman, W. A.
Gates. B. J. Either. >.*\u25a0•; .-
Pnbllc utilities — W. J. Mortimer, chairman;
H. I). Irvrin. E. T. Harms, W. A. Gompertz,
B. F. Edwards. •
Citj-/and crointr porernment — W. A. Gates,
chairman: A. J. Copeland, Friend W. Rleberd
son. H. D. Irwin. Arthnr Arlett. .
Publicity and puhlicpilon!*— G. B. Ocheltree,
cEalrman; G. A. Grlescbe, Frank L. Kaylor.
FRIENDS TO ENTERTAIN
DEPARTING CONGRESSMAN
Social Affairs Plahned in Honor
of William Kent
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
KENTFIELD, Nov. 16.— The an
nouncement that "William Kent will
leave soon for Washington^ias caused
elaborate plans to be made at Tamal
pais center,' his gift to the people of
Marln, for several social affairs this
week as farewell tributes.
Tomorrow night the woman's gym
nasium club, under the direction of
Miss Jessie Hanna, will giv.e a ball in
Kent's honor.
Friday the Tamalpals center
woman's club entertain, the prin
cipal feature-being Dean Ernest Brad
ley's-interpretation of Edmond Ros
tand's "Chantecler."
Sunday Dean Bradley will officiate
at the Thanksgiving services. _ Before
his departure for the capitol, Kent will
complete many plans. for the improve
ment of Tamalpais center.
BRIDE WILL CONTROL
UNDER SHERIFF'S HOME
Capt. Charles' Redding Gets Ap-
pointment and Helpmate
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN KAFAEL, Nov. 16.— The division
of the offices of "sheriff and tax collecr
tor will take plape at the inauguration
of the newly elected officers in Janu
ary, and promises to greatly facilitate
the county administration.. Sheriff
Elect Jack Keating and Tax Collector
Elect John Saunders will then assume
the * duties now performed by Sheriff
and Tax Collector "VV. P. Taylor.
- Keating has appointed Captain
Charles Redding his under sheriff and
will make many changes among the
deputies in tlie county. >
In company with Assemblyman-Ed
ward I. Butler, Captain Redding went
to Watsonville yesterday and made
Miss Nellie . Martin, of a
wealthy Santa Cruz fruit grower, his
bride. The couple will enjoy a brief
honeymoon in the south.' \u0084*"" .
Suburban Brevities
SOCIETY TO GIVE DlNKEß— Oakland. Nor. 10.
The annual dinner of the Pastor's Aid. society
of the Union street Presbyterian church will
be held Friday evening in the parlors of the
church, Union and Tenth streets.
WHIST PARTY— Berkeley. Not. • I(s.— Swastika
-circle. Companions of. Foresters. ,wiH : hold a
\u25a0 wblst. tournament Thursday evening at Bonlta
hall. •" Mrs.- George Bliss and Mrs. Margaret
McHenry have charge of the nrrangements.
LECTURE ON HEAVENS— Oaklnrid, ? Nov? 18.—
Maynard ' Shipley will: deliver a stereoptlcon
lecture on 'The Wonders of the Heavens" for
the B. Y. P. U. of Twenty-third avenue Bap
tist church. East Oakland, on -Friday evening,
' November 25." at 8 o'clock.- ;
MOTORS KTTST HAVE LIGHTS-^Alamedfi.; Nor'
> 16. — The city council" will . pass.nn ordinance
making .: it- mandatory that motorcycles carry
lights. The council has also .directed the
police commission to place signs In conspicuous
places • throughout : the cit.v. \u25a0 warning against
excessive speeding of; automobiles. :
ARSON TRIAL BEGUN— Oakland. \u25a0_. Nov. 16.—
Tlie trial >of I^izor \u25a0 Brooks and Hyeman Free
.': <lenbergon a charge of ; arson .began today in
Judge Brown's court. . The m?n are accused
, of setting . fire to a .building- at West and
Apgar streets belonging, to L.,T.;Braun. It
was occupied by ; them j as. a: store. —
CHURCfHES TO GIVE TKANKS^-Oakland. Nov.
. 16. — A union . thanksgiving service will , be held
at \u25a0 the • Fourth Congregational church. -Thirty
sixth- and \u25a0 Grove streats; .•: the ' evening \u25a0 before
Thanksgiving, in .wlii/'h the First Methodist
church South., GraceAMethodlstchHrch, United
Brethren church. ; Friends* church and.tbe>Ad
.ventists will take part. " ...... :-'-.\:
WOULD ABANDON CAR LINE^-Alameda. Nov.
16. — Attorney Edward ; Engs appeared before
the ' city council " last . night i and ; stated •' that
the I streetcar; company . would : extend : the Santa
Clara avenue line south, in, High street.to-En
. clnal ; avenue,'; if It ; could abandon >\u25a0 the ' present
narrow : gauze ; High : street line? ; The council
: refnsed to; grant, the premlsslon.. " r '. -v -.. .--;
AGED MAN'S BODY ' FOUND-^-Alameda..- Nov.
16. — The body, of • Andrew . Hanson. . who dis
appeared '\u25a0 f rom . his : home. < 1624 .Oak " street,
two ,weeks;ago.' was fonnd-lasfnifrht, near the
Key Route pier..- There; were' no; marks of.
violence \u25a0 on . the ' : body * and ' the :, drowning \u25a0; Is
clothed In , mystery.-, Hanson - was;; 70 years
old and formerly : worked as: gardener in this
\u25a0. ,city.w. .\u25a0•\u25a0 , :;\u25a0\u25a0:,,;;,-. : .; : \u0084; .-- . - -v
BOY ORATORS TO: COMPETE^-Oakland, Not;
lfl.-^-An oratorical contest between ? boys of the
. Oakland high school \u25a0 for cups off ered by; H. ; C.
Capwell* will '.be held -in Zthe Uflmnmn school
auditorium of Chabot observatory . Friday after-"
noon at 2 * o'clock. "The : participants \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 will ; be
Harry 4 Creech. Ralph Hogan." Arthur Thomson,
. Byron ;McFayden; \u25a0 Chester : Delancy and ' Henry
FIRE DISIfcICT TABOOED— Alameda, Nov.' 16, r
-,\ — The fire district - at ; Bay? station. * which * baa
i been >in -\u25a0\u25a0 existence ' but ' a " few.' months,'. Is , to \u25a0be
eliminated- byJ~ the :-• city «K council.*?,. Property
owners In • the t section ; claim ;. that ':\u25a0 Improve
nientu , in the dlKtrictiare^retardedjbyjthe^flre
limit .. rules.,'- Tlie .-• law .: makes \u25a0\u25a0• it ... mandatory^
• that 'only. brirk- or, concrete J;bulldiugs be
•.erected in the district; '\u25a0 ; - . \u25a0\u25a0 : - - '.--
Harold^ Bingham;
/Authof;iWhq LefV r
For South America-
WRITER OF HYMN
LEAVES BERKELEY
Harold Bingham, Author of
"Hail, California," Departs
for South America
BERKELEY, Nov. 16.— Harold Bing
ham, college graduate and well known
fraternity man, who wrote the famous
California hymn, left Berkeley yester
day for Buenos Aires, where he will
engage in business"- for a well known
firm.
Few students of the university have
achieved the popularity of Bingham
during the last five years. He was
graduated with the class of 1907,' and
took post graduate work"on the cam
pus. He was . university , yell leader,
glee club man" and prominent in' frater
nity. circles.; \u25a0 /.''\u25a0.
Beside being a member of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity he was affiliated
with the "Skull'; and' Keys, Golden Bear
and Winged Helmet.
"Hail California,*; written by him to
music which he also composed, is the
standard hymn of the Btudents, which
is sung at the conclusion of every game
or rally with heads uncovered. Bing
ham's name, on account of this song,
will go down in college history. :V;j ; ; ' '
CLUBMEN EAT PRIZE
WYANDOTTE CHICKENS
Blue Blooded Fowls Will Go
Way of Lesser . Breeds
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
I FAIRFAX, Nov. 16.— Monarchs of old
may have, demanded feasts of delicate
nightingales' tongues, but the fastidi
ous members , of the exclusive ..La-,
gunitas rod and gun club are , even
-more exacting. r" In the last few days;
they have ordered v the chef .to slaugh
ter a prize family of -.blue blooded
white Wyandottes, that in the Stock
ton poultry show -won the silver cup
presented by the mayor, . as well as
five bronze medals and every other
prize. in their class.
A. L. Jenkins, guardian of the club,
under whose tender, guidance the pedi^
greed fowls grew to, the size of turkeys
and won so many honors.rhas been ap
pointed executioner of his own charges.
Among the clubmen mentioned as be
ing most fond of the prize fowls are
Carl -Westerfeldt, Dr. Henry Kreutz
mann, v Fred Howard, L. F. Douglas,
Samuel Hubbard, H. R. Sander, George
Jackson, Dr. E. C. Chipman. . \
WOMEN SECURE FUNDS
TO BUILD NEW CHURCH
{Speual Dispatch to The Call]
ROSS, Nov. 16.— The rrew Episcopal
church at Ross is to be "a house of
prayer for all people," according to the
inscription on the cornerstone, -which
was .laid Sunday by Bishop Nichols. .The
women of the Ross smart set have suc
ceeded so well in securing money, to
build the church that theyhave sought
to return . the generosity Qt others . by
engraving on the edifice a welcome to
all, irrespective of creed.
The rector, ", Rev. Hubert Cowley-Car
roll, expects that the church will be
completed in six months.' Among the
women most prominent in /bringing
about the erection of, the church were:
Mrs. A. . J. Dibblee Mm. William I Kent .
Mrs. Henry Bothln Mrs. John Martin ' '
Mrs. C. J. Foster Mrs.". George Copple
Mrs. George Moore : Mrs. Frank Fuller . ,-
Mrs. R. J. \u25a0 Davis Mrs. '(.ecrge H. Roe - '
Mrs. J. X: Armshy ..'' ' Mrs. lß. H.~ Dibblee ' :
Mrs. Oeonto Katz Mrs. George Youngr '\u25a0- «
Mrs. 5. :,8. McNear. Mre..N'atalle Coffln
HEART FAILURE CAUSES
WOMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH
v SISSON; Nov. 16. — Mrs. Clara SlssonT
who" died here suddenly : Mondayjafter
noon. was not poisoned as at first sup
posed. _ The coroner's . autopsy /dis
closed no poison; and it_was shown that
death; resulted from heart failure. A
coroner's / verdict in accordance with
the autopsy was returned. \ V '_-. •; '\u25a0'\u25a0';?, :; s
Calif ornians on Travels |
NEW YORK, ; Nov. 16.— Calif ornians
have registered at' New-York hotels as
follows:- I NT- -/:\u25a0'•'• " .
From San Francisco — H. Wentwortn. Hotel
Plaza;- J..H. Booth. Mrs. Booth, , Hotel York;
,W.\H..-.Chlekerlnp. Mrs. Chlckerlnp. Miss Cblek
erinp, -Hotel Seville; '\V. 11. Cooper. Hotel " Na
rarre;; Mre. A.^M. ; Dalton..' Broadway Central
hotel; F. :R. ~ Hayward, , Hotel Erllngton; C. R.
Holt. Hotel Belmont: A.\W. Keefe, Grand Union
hotel; E.. Neal, Gregorian hotel;^s. D. Strong.
Hotel * Netherlands ; C. ; J. I Wood. , Broadway. Cen
tral;: C. .W.v Afmes. Hotel • Empire ; J. (G. Matts
Jr. . , Murray - HllK hotel ; Miss M. Wayne, - Hotel
Gerard ; S R.t S. Pettits. . Astor house ; Mrs. W. U
Van' Panhuys, Broadway :- Central' hotel; W. Car
ter, Hoffman : house: > t>. . t.y Mnrf by. : Hotel < Bel
mout; J. B. Detwller. .- Hoffman* house; L.- M;
Power*. - Martha Washington hotel ; Mrs. M. F.
Dohrman, - Hotel*. Webster: *..W."j Lines. *; Hotel Al
gonquin ;A. A. Lotte. : King" Edward hotel ; I R: S.
Pettitt. : (irea t > Northern - hotel : " Miss "A: /\u25a0 Reid.
Hotel. Marie Antoinette: I.'C.iSauter.' Hotel-Her
mitafte: =H. WHletts, not el Navarre : F. , P. Bon
ham. Mrs. Bonhara.; Grand * Union • hotel : " C. - Me-"
Lsren.: Hotel - Normanrtier J. Elliott. Union
Square : hotel; F. ' A: Keroajron,' Holland , bouse;
J. McClement. Hotel Bartholdl : Dr.' C. S.Gelsen
heimer. Union Square hotel ; : P. L. ' Phillips, Hotel
Belmont ; "\u25a0 I* v. w. f Bowers, Martha Washington;
Mrs.'. L.;» A.- I>ennls/ Algonquin: Mrs." Moroney,
HoteliGrenohle.^-:. .; • • . : • . v " , ; -
Los :" Angola— Mrs. F. R. Dickie; 'Martha"
Washington , hotel : W. Or Bolivar. : Hotel i Long
acre;; G. ; H. .Leslie, -Herald I Square hotel: J. W.
ShlTely,: Mrs:; Shlvely, ; Hotel Martinique; vi H.
Bradford, > Hotel Albert ; W. B. - Nobl e. ' New
Bterdam \u25a0 hotel ; } M. E. Willis," Hotel \ Pleirepont ;
J. Banning f Jr.,';, Murray - Hill i hotel: E R/- Dex
ter, * Hotel =\u25a0; Breslln ;, T.: Fraumann,; Hotel; Albert;
B. •« H;~ OBborn,= Mrs. > Osborn,'. Hotel s Cadillac ;^ J.
Wiggins. X Grand - Hotel ; . Mrs! P. 1 Wood." Hotel
Beneclalre:-M.=-.8. Brown; Mr*. ! Brown, ' Hotel
Wolcott :^J.t S. ; Whltehead. •: Grand ; Union hotel ;
H."B. -Thorn. Mrs. \u25a0 Thorn ;? Hotel- Wolcott.
: Oakland— C. ';K: Chapman, Mrs. : Cbapman, Ho
tel Marie 'Antoinette. --\u25a0> . ; . \u25a0• \u25a0•"---.••\u25a0.. :
TREASURE SEARCH
PROVED BOOTLESS
Party Found Millionaire's Cache
Had -Been Rifled Before
They Reached It
"OAKLAND, Nov. 16.-— A .thrilling
narrative of a search for burled'treas
ure In Cuba, , supposed to \ amount, to
$2,000,000 in gold and 'Jewelry, and the
disappointment of; the searchers, was re
lated .- .today /in Judge Harris' court in
the trial of :the suit brought by Mrs.
Bridget Langtry to; recover^ her, share
of -a he' 1 fortune from Alice M. Smith, A.
J. Ingler, . J., H. -Young^and A. Ottlnger.
The defendants flnanced an' expedition
to! Cuba; \ went 'there*' themselves, found
a' flagstone marked wlth;a/cross, ac
cording to maps they had "of the loca
tion, of the. ; buried treasure, but .some
one else . had ; beatem them to it, and
the fortune was gone" when- they pulled
up the 'flagstone. *
-The treasure" was, buried by the late
Henry- Kerr,- a banker of Santiago.
Cuba, who* founded _,the first gas. plant
there and was the promoter and backer
of many of that city's great- enter
prises. ."When the ; revolution broke out
he turned everything he could/ Jnto
money or Jewelry, took air his cash, out
of >the banks and' buried it.- He was
afraid to* trust the/banks befcause of
the practice: then in vogue onvthe part
of both;: parties of looting bank vaults.
Kerr made maps showing. where he had
buried it ' and gave- the maps to his
wife , Ann before he died, which was
soon after. He died In. this country,
however, and his widow remarried, tak
ing- for -her second husband a man
named O'Grady. It was her intention
tp get" him to dig up the treasure, but
d'Grady died before plans could be
executed. -
SECRET DID NOT DIE
\Mrs. O'Grady .-'died herself in 1907, but
her secret did not die with her. Before
her death she had confided it to Mrs.
Langtry and to Mrs. Smllh, 'and because
of the "J fact that" she had told two
women of -It instead of one was' due
today's lawsuit. Mrs. Langtry believed
she should have the management of
any expedition / to- Cuba, and she de
clared | that Mrs. , O'Grady had told her
she could, have the maps. But when
she came,-: back, from ; Mrs. O'Grady's
funeral she found, that Mrs. Smith had
already possessed herself of :them.
t Mrs.; Smith got Ottinger, . Ingler and
Young ' to I finance,,, the ; expedition ,: to
Cuba, and the three* men went to San
tiago themselves with part of the infor
mation and the maps. Mrs. Smith did
not trust them with all, but .agreed
to' go to Cuba if they found indications
of the truth of the -story. The' men
found everything described in the map
to exist, and they cabled to Mrs.' Smith,
who sailed 1 for Cuba.;
FIND TREASURE GONE
, • The .. money and valuables had been
buried under y a\ flagstone in a Santiage
hotel. The maps gave minute direc
tions and described the flagstone, which
bore a cross. The flagstone was, found
and the four treasure seekers. seriously
discussed ; buying the hotel for f 25, 000
in order to have the right to dig under
it and to. work undisturbed. . But they
not to' risk this much, money.
Instead they .rented the room in which
the 'flagstone was, and also adjoining
rooms, and went to work." They pulled
up the flagstone- and began to dig,
piling up the earth in the room as they
removed It. Mrs.. Smith, who was not
of a trusting nature, watched them dig
from a'window in "which she sat. She
said today in court, that she did. not
want to take any changes of the. men
digging up the treasure and leaving
her out when they came to divide. ' -
- The men found a hole, as the map
described. They followed it, as had
been directed, digging with feverish
haste as they found indication after
indication that' they were on the right
track. But suddenly . they struck a
tunnel, which put an end to all their
hopes. The tunnel led under a street
and Into a house.;' Some one else had
learned-of Kerr's. secret hiding place
and had looted It..
The treasure seekers returned to
Oakland,' announcing that they had
made enough to pay expenses, but no
more. In fact, they found nothing,
they testified today, but were ashamed
to" confess their failure to their friends.
Mrs. Langtry was not convinced, and
brought suit on 'the theory that they
had found a great treasure and were
keeping it for themselves. She had no
proof of this to"~ offer, however, and
Judgment' wen^ against her today after
the treasure hunters had told the, story
of their disappointment.
MRS. BUDD'S PROPERTY
DEEDED TO ATTORNEY
Grandchildren Assign Interests
to Father
(Special D':palch to The Call]
r STOCKTON, , Nov. 16.— There has
been filed with County Recorder James
H. Kroh a. deed made by the late Mrs.
L. M. Budd in favor of ; her grand
children,^ Henry, B.; Budd,. Mrs. May
Louise Hodgkins and Miss Lucille R.
Budd. /The property, deeded to them
consists of .the Budd house property,
comprising .'a lot .in Channel street
and two -lots in Slitter, including .the
Budd house and the annex, together
with a block of city property bounded
by Clay, Jackson, Pilgrim and Ophir
streets and ; two J lots bounded ,by ? Lin
coln, Clay," Harrison and . South : streets.
A second -deed shows- that the grand
children turoed the- property over' to
their, father. 'Attorney John E. Budd. .
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HIGH CLASS ACTS
IN ORPHEUM BILL
Barrymore and Rankin in Thrill
ing Play Score a Great
Success
OAKLAND, Nov. 16. — The bill at the
Orpheum theater this week Is replete
with high class numbers that are at
tracting'large audiences. There are a
number of side splitting acts whici
bring down the house, .while the stars
of the week, Lionel Barrymore and
McKee Rankin, in their somber sketch,
"The White ; Slaver," present .'some
splendid acting in the little play, which
is a fine piece of dramatic construc
tion and full of thrills.
. Willard Slmms, the .odd paper hanger,
is spending his last'week at the Or
pheum: He has been the biggest laugh
making artist seen at the Orpheum for
three years. The Old Soldier Fiddlers,
five, civil war veterans, two in gray
and three in blue, are proving a great
success. Their old fashioned tunes
have/ been .heartily applauded.
Frank. -Morrell, the sweet ..voiced
California tenor, has captivated his
audiences with his singing of "Meet Me
in Dreamland." and the Gus Onlaw
trlo, Parisian wire performers, con
stitute an interesting novelty. - A
Augusta Glose, the beautiful piano
logist, will end a notable enagegemtn
next Saturday. Other clever acts are
the Spissel brothers' and company In
their pantomime comedy, "The Conti
nental Waiter," and Thurber and Mad
ison in ' "On a Shopping -Tour."
ATTORNEY SUES TRUSTEE
OF STOCKTON CHURCH
Demands Reimbursement for
Money Paid on Note
[Special' Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, Nov. 16.— A suit of more
than passing interest, because of the
peculiar circumstances, -was filed to
day by Attorney R. TV. Dodge~as coun
sel for himself. The defendant is F. M.
Rowe of this city. , \~
Dodge ' alleges that on August 19,
1904, he, the defendant and C. A.
Beecher, as trustees of the First Bap
tist church, lent to "William A. Johnson
'$500. Johnson gave a promissory note
and took out a life insurance policy for
$1,000 and made an assignment to
Rowc as security.
It is alleged that during May, 1905,
Johnson was unable to meet his obli
gations and his", property was sold.
Johnson paid only $114.40 on. his note,
and the three church trustees each
paid $128.55. This squared them with
their church.
Attorney Dodge alleges that in 1906
Johnson was adjudged a bankrupt and
that Rowe arbitrarily surrendered to
Johnson the policy which he held in
trust. Johnson-sold it to the company.
Now , Dodge prays -'for judgment in the
sum of $128.50. interest at 7 per cent
and costs of suit.
Unexpected Guests
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SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
WILL BE BANQUETED
Plans to Be Made for Interna
tional Convention
OAKLAND. Nov. 16.— A men's ban
quet will be held at the Hotel Metrop
ole Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock in
honor of Marion Lawrence, general
secretary O f the International Sunday
school association, and W. N. Harts
horn president of the association.
The banquet will be a feature of the
Sunday school convention, which opens
tomorrow in Alameda, and plan* for
the international convention In San
Francisco .June 20-27. 1911. will be
made.
The banquet is b«tng arranged for
by Rev. Lev! Gregory and TV. H.
Murray.
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<9 days later) I am perfectly healed:
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WASH THAT ITCH AWAY
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Iha Celebrated Chinese Herb Specialist j
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HONOLULU Sf VOLCANO
THE TBIP MOST COMPELLING «nd worth
while, excellla; all others for . grandeur, beaut ~
and pleasure. And this splendid trip can b»
made In two weeks and a day by galling- o i
S. B. SIERRA (10.000 tons displacement). Th^
Volcano -of Kllanea — the largest In the world —
is tremendously actire Jnat now and a few qnlrk
dispatch trips have been arranged. Never before
has it been possible to mukn this desirable trip
with snch BPEED and comfort, and th« price 1»
low. (110 first class, to Honolulu and back, and
|41 for side trip from Honolulu to Volcano, in-
eludln* rail and anto to KUanea. hotel at Hllo.
ilso Volcano Ilonse. No other trip compare*
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BYRON HOT SPRINOS
Beneficial baths. Charminc rendezvous of Cali-
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