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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
YALE UNIVERSITY
IS GIVEN $50,000
Widow of Martin Kellogg, For
mer President of U. C, Leaves
$150,000 Estate
OAKLAND.^ Dec. 29.— The will of the
late Louise W. B. Kellogg, widow of
Martin Kellogg, former president of
the University of California, was filed
for probate today. It disposes of an
estate of more than |i 50,000, consist
ing of real property In Alameda county
worth $100,000, and of personal prop
erty. Attorney W. H. Checkering of
San Francisco is named executor.
Yale university, of which Martin
Kellogg was a graduate, is given a
third of the estate, for the establish
ment of a perpetual fund toj tho pro
motion of classical knowledge and pre
ferably for the establishment of a
scholarship bearing the name of Martin
Kellogg. The latter was professor of
Latin and Greek at the University of
California for many years prior to his
elevation to the presidency.
Mary B. Metcalf, sister of the tes
tator, is the chief beneficiary after
Yale. The will directs that she shall
have the income of $40,000 for her life
time and dispose of the principal as
she pleases by her will. Mrs. Metcalf
also is given Mrs. Kellogg's personal
effects and a sixth of the residue after
& number of legacies have been paid.
President Kellogg's library is be
queathed to the Pacific Theological
seminary, with the exception of a few
books.
The other bequests are as follows:
Martin Kellogg Metcalf, a nephew,
$12,000; Edith N. White, Helen W.
XThite, Anna B. Moore, Mary H. Hodg
kin, $12,000 to be divided among them;
George A. Kellogg of Hartford, Conn.,
$12,000 for a purpose not mentioned In
the will, but as to which correspond
ence has passed; Ellza-beth Day,•daugh
ter of a dead adopted daughter, $1,000;
Mary Kellogg Walker. $250.
A legacy of $2,000 was made to John
Brockway Metcalf, a nephew, but re
voked In a codicil.
The residue Is divided as follows:
XT. H. Checkering, a third: Mary B.
Metcalf, a sixth; Rev. Dr. Ernest N.
"White of New York, a sixth; out of the
remaining third $1,000 to Martin W.
Kellogg, a cousin, to Margaret W.
Buck $300, to Alice Metcalf $300, and
the remainder in trust for Mary B.
Metc&lf.
LADIES* AUXILIARY
PREPARING FOR BALL
Will Dance Old Year Out and
New Year In
OAKLAND. Dec 29. — A New Year's
eve ball will be given at Castle hall.
Twelfth and Franklin streets. Satur
day, December 31, by Oakland division.
No. 1, Ladles* auxiliary to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. Plans have been
completed for the affair, which prob
ably will be the best given by the aux
, iliary in the year. Members of the
various auxiliaries and Hibernians have
been Invited.
The committee in charge of the af
fair is:
Mrs. J. Cox, chairman; Mrs. Delia Touhey,
secretary: Mies Marie Healer, treasurer; Mlm
Mamie PbilUps. Mrs. Tim Desmoad, Miss Mar
fnertte McCarthy.
The following officers were elected
recently:
Mr*. J. Cox. president; Mrs. J. Connors, rice
president; Mrs. Delia. Toohey, recording secre
tary; Miss Marguerite McCarthy, financial secre
tary; Mrs. Mary McAroy. treasurer; Mrs. C.
Carmen on, mistress at arms; Mrs. J. R. Kelly
sentinel.
GIRLS OF ST. PATRICK'S
PARISH PLAN DANCE
Young Ladies* Sodality An-*
nounces Entertainment
' OAKLAND, Dec. 29. — The members
of the Young Ladies' sodality of St.
Patrick's parish will give a social and
<lance at Alcatra hall, Thursday, Janu
ary 12. The officers axe: Miss Rose
"Walsh, president; Miss Florence Cul-
Jen. first assistant; • Miss Ella Flynn,
second assistant; Miss Laura Reany,
treasurer; Miss Mary Rellly, secretary;
Mies Mary Murphy and Miss Lillian
Treacey, sacristans; Miss Mary T. Far-
Tell, Miss Evelyn Long, Miss F. Mc-
Peake, Miss Nora Lydon, Miss G.
Quinn, Miss B. McVoy, Miss Julia
Flaherty, consultors; Miss Emily Finn
and Miss Verdi Kennedy, marsnals;
Miss Sarah Flynn and Miss Anna Hen
setEy, ushers.
IWORK IS PROGRESSING
ON BOYS' GYMNASIUM
*First Entertainment to Be Given
Next Month
OAKLAND, Dec. 29. — Rapid progress
Is being made in the building of the
new gymnasium opposite St. Eliza
beth's churcn in Bray avenue, which is
to be used for' basket ball games and
entertainments by the boys of the par
ish.
Father Idelphonse, assistant priest of
the church, is supervising the work and
helping the carpenters.
More money is needed to defray ex
penses, but It is expected that sufficient
will be raised before many months. Tne
gymnasium \u25a0will be ready about Janu
ary 18, and an entertainment will be
given to swell the building fund.
NEW YEAR SERVICES
AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Oakland Conservatory Choir and
Orchestra to Be Heard
OAKLAND, Dec 29. — New Year's day
will be observed at an 11 o'clock high
mass at St. Mary's church. Seventh and
Jefferson street*. The Oakland con
servatory of music choir and orchestra,
under the direction of Adolf Gregory,
will repeat the music given Christmas
day. Rev. Father E.. P. Dempsey will
preach. Weber's mass in E flat will be
given In its entirety. At tne offertory
Xovello's "Adeste Fidelis" will be given.
At the evening services there will be
a procession of the Holy Rosary, with
a sermon by Rev. Father McGrattan.
followed by solemn benediction of the
blessed sacrament.
SCARCITY OF JURORS
DELAYS MURDER TRIAL
Five Men Chosen to Hear Case
of Mrs. Mary Adam
OAKLAND/ Dec. 29. — Owing, to the
great demand for trial Jurors and the
resultant scarcity, the trial of Mrs;
Mary Adam, who Is accused of ;_ mur
dering Mrs. Eliza Tildsley by means
of a criminal operation, "has; been con
tinued until Tuesday. Only five jurors
•were accepted before the panel was
exhausted. A number of jury trials
are going on in other departments of
tSkm euserior court.
Musician Is Returning
After Studying Abroad
J Miss Elizabeth Simpson, n>ho has been in Europe' for a year.
BERKELEY GIRL
HAS TOURED EUROPE
Miss Elizabeth Simpson Was
Organist at First Bach Fes*
tival in Greek Theater
BERKELEY, Dec 29. — Miss Eliza
beth Simpson, well known in musical
circles of the bay cities, is on her way
home, according to letters received by
her friends here. Miss Simpson went
abroad more than a year ago, and be
sides studying in Paris has made sev
eral tours of the continent. ;-.'i:'
She said that her stay in Berlin was
most delightful and that she gained
considerable musical knowledge from
two of the foremost organ teachers of
the country.
Two years ago Miss Simpson was
organist for the first Bach festival
given in the Greek theater. It was
the first time that a -pipe organ had
been" installed in the open air audi
torium and the artist was paid a high
compliment by reason of being chosen
to render the organ music.
DEMONSTRATION CAR
"i IS AT OAKLAND MOLE
Prof. G. W. Shaw of Berkeley
Giving Daily Lectures
OAKLAND, Dec 29.— One of the six
agricultural exhibit cars which are
sent out each year from the experiment
station aft Davis is at the Oakland
mole, and many persons are attending
the lectures given by Prof.C W. Shaw
of Berkeley, who is In charge, on the
improved metnod of growing grain in
California. A long table fills one side
of the car upon which are samples of
barley, wheat and oats, as grown in the
fields under favorable conditions. Other
samples show the difference between
the old and the new methods of culti
vation. . A great deal of attention is
given to dry farming. gj^iffig
BUSINESSMAN, DIES
AT AGE OF' 83 YEARS
BERKELEY, Dec. 29.— Hugh Curran,
aged 83 years and a native of Ireland
who lived In San Francisco before the
fire, died at his home. 2212 Ward street,
in this city last night. He was well
known in business circles in the bay
cities. He was the -uncle of Thomas S.
Raymond, Eileen. Robinson, -Mrs. M.
Robinson, Mary, Sarah" and Kathryn
Daly. No arrangements for the funeral
have been made.
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THE S^ EfiANCISCO CALL, .- FRHXAiY, ADEGEMBERa3O^ 1910;
LONERGAN'S WILL
FLOUTS THE LAW
"Independent of All Courts" Is
Strange Caption on Document
Disposing of Estate
OAKLAND, Dec. 29. — Under the
strange caption, "Independent of all
courts of law," the late Joseph P." Lon
ergan drew his will, which . was* filed
for probate today. The will was writ
ten entirely by Lonergan,' but no ex
planation or direction that throws light
on the meaning of the caption is given.
The will arranges for monthly pay
ments of $20 to the decedent's widow,
who . lives In Ireland. The rest "of ! the
estate is divided equally, among three
children for life, the • survivor to take
all. . ' . . j. .
Lonergan left 160 acres of land near
Lancaster, Los Angeles county, a note
for $1,200 and five acres of land in
Baldwin, Los Angeles county.
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
ON SCHOOL BUILDING
. ALAMEDA, Dec. 29.-— The contract
for doing the carpentry work on" the
new Washington school to; be erected
at the southeast corner of Santa Clara
avenue and Eighth street has been
awarded by the board' of education to
Klenck & Muller of San Francisco.
Their bid was $29,200. Whalin:Broth
ers construction company of Oakland
submitted a bid of $29,850. Work on
the new 'school structure is to begin
after the first of the year. \u25a0,'
'^ POLYTECHNIC BUSINESS COLLEGE, 12TH AND HARKISONSTS., OAKLAND : POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES OF ENGINEERING, 13TH AND MADISON STREETS, OAKLAND.
The Leading Exponent of Practical Education in California
The phenomenal' success -of *the Poly- evidences ; of ,the greaV. success . of , [this' education ; in « California,-; and its record pected, and- the" college is now entering : TERMS REASONABLE.
technic College is fully -demonstrated institution. vThe-ihtangible,orJnvis^ible \u25a0forV-jhlgh^grade^ "upori*al new epoch in 'its. history. 1 The Notwlth t di
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tecturally to the .ci^. of ;^The Po ytechnlc. College has^ for years streets; will open' on Tuesdays January units '^ place the upon^a: hlyher ness : positions as well as in the teaft-
'These are the- tangible— the, visible been the leading, exponent of business 3d, 1911,- A iarge" enrollment is ex- plane. nicaland en^neerln- \u25a0 professlaak
NEW YEAR'S EVE
DINNER PLANNED
Mrs. Frederick ; Stratton to En
tertain Large Party at the
Country/ tlub /
OAKLAND, Dec/ 29.— One of ; the
Jargest^dlnners planned ln : celebra
tion of New Tear: eve 'will be given' by
Mrs. Frederick S. Stratton at the'Coun^"
try.club Saturday 'evening. Covers will
be laid,for 14 ; guests; at each of -the
tables.
I At the informal tea this afternoon
at the Sale residence In Alameda an
nouncement was made of the betrothal
of Miss ;Willa Sale;arid Louis Gilbert. 1
No definite, plans- have been- made.' for
the" marriage/:;except!ithat:lt ..will -be
next >year. \u0084 ' ,V
Miss .Sale invited ;50 of her friends
to a I musicale and r : tea and the an-,
nouncement \ was a delightful surprises
Among those , who \u25a0 contributed i;to - the
program *of th© , hour ' were t Miss Evan
geline Sale, Miss Eloise Edwards, Miss
Beafrice Clifford and .Miss Mignonne
Read. . »
For- several years -the < Sale family
has lived in Alameda, since leaving San
Rafael. ;; The -daughters of the house
have ' been prominent 'in .society : and
musical circles. Miss. Sale is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Truman
Sale. She Is a graduate of the .Uni
versity of California 1 with the class of
'08. Gilbert is the son of J. B. Gil
bert. .The family: occupies the Mastlck
place; In ttie.'Encinal: : City.' Gilbert's
father is a' member of the firm . of Gil
bert & Scott of: Sari Francisco.
. Mrs. Effle Painter, who will return
next month after.. an .-.extended tour
abroad, . will be the complimented guest
at a _ tea for which Mrs. E. Green
Cowing, Miss , Green and : Mrs. Robert
Valleau have sent out cards for Thurs
day, January 12. A number of elabo
rate affairs will be given in Mrs., Pain
ter's » honor to celebrate : her/ home com
ing.' . '-. ' ' ' '- ' '.' _ ' .
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Mrs. William Thornton White w!M
entertain ,\ a. party at ; tea early ne*t
year at her Vernon : heights residence.
Mrs. IWhite will be .assisted. in receiv
ing her guests by. several of the young
er matrons and girls. of the smart set.
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Mr. . and Mrs. Frank" A. Leach will
give, an old fashioned Christmas party
for a number -of friends Friday even-
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: Mrs. Charles Foster will, :entertain
friends tomorrow afternoon: at bridge.
The game will be followed by an in
formal tea.
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, The initial, dance of the or
ganized Friday night assembly will be
held tomorrow evening in Ebell 'club
house. Nearly 160 of the younger set
expect %to > enjoy what promises to be
a brilliant affair. Only oneother dance
will be given this . season, • the last
being announced for Friday.,: evening,
January 27. The * patronesses : for the
organization, which :• ,was . planned for.
the'debutante ; set,\ are } Mrs. j Martin W.
Kalesi Mrs. William C. ; Creed and - Mrs.
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Thomas Macßurney. of Chicago, who
formerly was, associated with King
Clark, will be the guest ; of I honor at
the reception at -which Mr. and Mrs.
•Edgar S. Thomas will ; entertain Tues
day, evening, January 11, at the new
studio in Berkeley. Two hundred" cards
have been sent' out. '
, Mrs. A. J. Burgner .will be a dinner
hostess New .Year day, extending the
hospitality of her Alameda residence to
30 members of the family.
The New Year will be celebrated by
the members of the Stephen Gage fam
ily at the <Boulev r ard; terrace- home of
Mrs. George E. Cross, who will pre
side at an elaborate dinner./"^ "
GIKL SHOT-BY LOVEH— Oskaloosa, la.. Dee.
29.— Cecil Tyickaril. *22 | years I old, today; shot
. Clara Mclntosh, : 19 • years '. old, , through ,th»
head because she refused to marry him. Lock
ard was arrested. \u0084;;,;»\u25a0..
CITY IS DESTROYING
LIBRARY BUILDING
Demolition of Old Structure^ Is
Begun to Clear; Site for -
New City Hall *
'OAKLAND, Dec. 29.— Within a few
days, the: historic- old library building
will have disappeared from ] Fourteenth
street near Washington', adjoining the
city hall.. The structure is being torn
down to make room for the excavation
of the new. city hall foundation."'-; r ' : -
-Ths old \u25a0 library .building > is i only one
of;.the edifices which *; must be " demol-^
ished.' The . Fifteenth - street flrehouse
will be destroyed as- soon as City Elec
trician Babcock has transferred the fire
alarm , apparatus to ;:'; the permanent
headquarters i at Thirteenth and." Oak
streets. v The: plans have progressed so
fare that the board of public works has
ordered advertisements j for bids for) the
excavating. ; The digging, probably will
begin : where the? old library, building
now: stands. .- . .
.That- structure has served" as a mu
nicipal building for years. When the
free public library .was transferred to
the Carnegie building .at , Fourteenth
and -Grove streets the old building was
put Into, use by the board of health and
the" city engineer's department.- ; These
two v /offices "remained .until r the. city
rented S temporary I quarters at Seven
teenth: street and Broadway to provide
for 'construction of the new. $1,000,000
city hall. '.-\u25a0\u25a0; '
CALIFORNIA PIONEER
GOES TO LAST REST
Patrick H. McDonnell Passes
Away in Alameda
ALAMEDA, Dec. 29— Patrick H. Mc-
Donnell. died this morning at his home,
2136 Lincoln avenue, after an illness of
several .months. He was a native of
Ireland, 64 years old, and came to Cali
fornia; 45 years ago. ;
McDonnell in the United
States navy prior to the civil war. He
was in business, in San Francisco for
many; years." He made his residence In
this city 11 years ago.
McDonnell was the husband of Annie
McDonnell and ; father of Joseph F. Mc-
Donnell, Mrs. Francis Stahl, Clarence
C. McDonnell, the '\u25a0 late Mrs. Lou F.
Bailey and ; J. Walter McDonnell.
PROFESSORS PLANT
TREES IN BERKELEY
Lessons in Beautification of the
City .Given
BERKELEY, Dec. 20.— Three mem
bers of the faculty of the university-
Prof. Harvey M. Hall. Prof. Chapel
Julson, the artist, and - Prof. Charles
Gilman Hyde— -are giving to the civic
improvement clubs .of this and other
cities a lesson in tree planting and city
beautiflcation. They; are; members- of
La Loma '-improvement club in north
east Berkeley and 1 under their direc
tion. .'
h A; carload of trees,' shrubs and plants
have, been. placed in the avenue and the
intersecting streets', from': Cedar street
to the university -campus." Ltppia has
been planted in the sidewalk spaces.
PACIFIC LODGE SEATS
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
The following have been Installed as
officers of Pacific lodge No. .136 of Free
and • Accepted Masons for the current
Masonic year: Walter. S. Gray, worship
ful master; R. LW.* Madden, senior war
den; Herman" Wertsch,; junior warden;
George '\u25a0, Penlington, secretary; George
L. Darling, treasurer; E. L. West, senior
deacon;; Hugo Hertz, \u25a0 junior deacon;
Thomas , Anderson, marshal; Frank
Mueller," senior , steward; C. B. Bond,
junior: steward; James Whitten, ; tyler.
The retlringi master,. E.'S. Isaacs, acted
asl installing 'officer' and Past Master
E. F. Leonard., as marshal. -A past
masters- jewel was presented to the
retiring: master, E. S.', lsaacs. /
Griffith, Genius
J; Who". Mystifies;
Big Audiences
MANY GOOD ACTS
ON ORPHEUM BILL
Marvelous Juggler of Figures
Continues to Attract Big
Audiences
OAKLAND, Dec. 29.— The Orpheum
theater is drawing large crowds this
week. The bill" is exceptionally good
and contains a number of high class
performers. Not for a long time has
any one attracted the attention that
the marvelous Griffith, who juggles
with figures of all denominations, is
receiving.
Griffith not only shows a wonderful
genius for figures, but he mystifies
the audience with a scheme by which
he tells everybody just how many chil
dren they have and how many deaths
have occurred in their families.
Hymack, the "chameleon comedian,"
Is another headliner who is proving
popular. His clothes shift from him
in. surprising fashion, his neckties dis
appear, his cuffs vanish, his gloves are
pulled from his hands, all as if by
magic. \u25a0-• At the . finish of' his act he
makes a complete change of clones,
and as the curtain goes down every
body. Yonders where .the clothes came
from.
Joseph Hart's "Bathing Girls" is the
big. spectacular feature of the show.
It is full of color, life and movement,
and there are ,many beautiful scenes,
remarkable stage effects and catchy
songs.
Stanley, and Norton give a clever
medley of songs and chatter. Maud
Rochez's animal act, "A Night in a
Monkey^Music Hall," is one of the best
acts of its kind, ever seen in Oakland.
Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall have a rol
licking farce called "The Substitute."
Miss Thomas appears. as an up. to date
parlor maid and tb,en as* a French
prima donna. Hall makes a hit In' a
countryman's part.
Cook and Lorenz are in their second
week in - their tramp act, and Scheda,
the famous Polish violinist, is in his
last week/ , -
DAUGHTER ACCUSES
FATHER OF FRAUD
Mrs. Matilda E. Porep Asks
Probate Court to Remove
Parent as Administrator
OAKLAND. Dec. 23. — Alleging that
her father, Daniel H. Harltin. has con
spired to defraud the estate of his iat»
wife, Mrs. Matilda* E. Porep asked the
probate court today to declare him unSt
to serve any longer as administrator
of -Mrs. Harkin's estate. She also ac
cuses her, father of being Incompetent
because of habitual Intoxication.
According to the petition she filed to
day, Harkin is permitting Mrs. Susan
McDonald to obtain property belonging
to the estate under an -adverse claim
of ownership that he should resist. Th?
property, consists of a house and lot in
Sixth avenue near East Nineteenth
street, and Harkin arsd Mrs. McDonald
occupy it together, she says.
Recently Mrs. McDonald brought suit.
In which she asserted claim to this
property. Mrs. Porep cays her father
is allowing her to win her case by no:
putting up a proper defense. AI3O. sho
declares, he allows Mrs. McDonald to
collect and keep the rental.
INCINERATOR CONCERN
IS ORDERED TO MOVE
Berkeley Company Harried by
Internal Dissension
" BERKELEY, Dec. 29. — The city*
council has ordered the company which
recently erected an incinerator on the
city's property at the foot of Harrison
street to remove the building from the
land, as the lease ha 3 expired.
Herbert Land, chief promoter of the
company, asked for a fe wday3 more
time, which was granted pending the
settlement of a lawsuit in which the
directors of the company are involved.
The lease expired November 30 and
the monthly rental of $25 was paid up
to that time.
Shortly afterward the Internal dis
pute arose,, which, if not settled in a
few days, will result in the city's
breaking off negotiations with the com
pany and other incinerator concerns.
CLUBWOMEN CARRY
CHEER TO HOSPITAL
Inmates of City and County In-
stitution Made Happy
Gladness and good cheer were car
ried to the Inmates of the city and
county hospital Wednesday afternoon
by the members of the social sctence
section of the California club, of which
Mrs. Kate S. Hart is the chairman.
According to their annual custom
Mrs. Hart, accompanied by members of
the section, visited the hospital with
quantities of ice cream, cakes and
candy, which were distributed f* the
400 patients.
Those who aided Mrs. Hart yesterday
were-: Mrs. Helen Stevens. Miss Carrie
"Wiggins, Mrs. William Limbaugh and
Mrs. L. E. Barnes.
SAILORS GIVE BANQUET
TO ENDEAVOR MEMBERS
U. S. S. Colorado Men Hosts of
Oakland Church Society
Enlisted men on the U. S. S. Colorado
gave a banquet Tuesday night in the
Naval young men's Christian associa
tion to members of the. Christian en
deavor society from the East Oakland
Presbyterian church. There wsre 63
persons present- J. E. Schouten of the
Colorado was toastmaster. Speeche3
were made by E. Oatzmann, H. I. Moun
tain, A. G. Woodruff of the U. S. S.
Colorado and Bruce Donaldson, R. C.
Waddell and Samuel Archibald of the
Oakland society. Violin solos were
given by H. Jankowski of the Colorado.
A small boy generates a lot of respect
for his sister's knowledge when he sees
her mixing his favorite brand of cake.
