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APPOINTED SPECIAL POLICEMAN.-. Oakland, "Auff. 2. — James L. Noble -has been appointed - a special DOliceman by * the Police and s Fire ; Commissioners. * FTUT6CH ELECTED SECRETARY.— Oak land, Aup. 2. — Emil Kritsrh. fencing instructor of the. Reliance Athletic Club, has been elected secretary of the club. WATERVILLE. Wash.. Aug. 2.—The Courthouse and contents were ; com pletely destroyed by fire last night. The fire was dlscovered,about B ' o'clock. an<l was presumably caused by crossed elec tric wiros. > The! building and "contents were vaiuei at $15,000. Courthouse Burned. MARRIAGE LlCENSKS.— Oakland, Aug. 2. The following man-late licenses were issued by the County .; Clerk to-d«y: Nathan Lundy, 25, and Ida Slavln. 19. both of Oakland; John V. Guilfoll, 24, and Iva E. : Kempf, IS. both «t Vallejo; William W. Cuthbcrt. 45, and Eva A. Waldron, 35. both of Sacramento; Benjamin F \u25a0 Sanford; 22. and Grace J. Murphy, 23. both of Berkeley; William Sllveria. 21, and Mabel Hnlnhold. 20, both of Oakland;. William Guild. 25, and Eva P. Speck.- 20. both of Oakland. BERKELEY, Aug. 2.— The police and Coroner were caHed out last night by E. F. Barry, a real estate man, -who re ported that a corpse had been found by him in a vacant house, for which he ii agent, on Addlson street, near Grove- Barry was strolling through the house when he was startled by the spectacle of a body lying In a corner," with a handkerchief over the face.. Without stopping to investigate, Barry informed the police and Coroner. Dcputs' Streightif hurried to the place, removed the handkerchief from the supposed corpse and found. that a dummy made of straw had, been* used* to frighten Barry. , . \u25a0.» . -RIGHTENISD BY. DUMMY MA*. nT%wr«l rrxr 4..» • Til.— it 'OAKLAND, Aug. 2. — Charging her husband with extreme cruelty. Marie Reading, wife of George H. Reading, driver for the Imperial bakery, has brought an action for divorce against him. She says that he not only curses and swears at her, but that he keeps company with .a young single woman and takes her to the house when he knows the plaintiff Is away from home. Charles Pett has instituted 'divorce proceedings against Amelia Pett, whom he charges with desertion.' • An inter locutory' decree of divorce was granted Marie L. Ryder forom William D. . Ry fler. for cruelty, by. Judge Waste. - She was also awarded the custody of their son. SAYS HUSBAND IS CRUEL. MILL VALLEY. Aug. 1. — The Out Door Art Club gave a very enjoyable reception and promenade concert to the club "members and their husbands this evening in their pretty clubhouse in honor of founder's day, the third anni versary of the organization of the club. There was \u25a0 a large attendance. The club \u25a0\u25a0 Is 'foremost, in taking up all mat ters that will upbuild this village. ART CLUB HOLDS RECEPTION. BERKELEY. ' Aug. 2.— Alumni of Oberlin;College held a banquet last evening at the parlors of the First Christian Church. W. A. Gates, secre tary of the State Board of Charities and Corrections, -was toastmaster. Presi dent H.C. King of: Obcrlin was the principal speaker. Dr. King commented on the fact that there were 135 alumni of the college in California.; He said the institution was growing' and he asked for the continued support of for mer students. Professor C. B. Bradley .of the University of California,. Dr. C G. Baldwin of Palo Alto, E. S. Lafferty of the class of M 9 and the Rev. E.R. Ful ler of Bakersfleld were among ' the alumni speakers. :7: 7 v ;>- . An. organization of Oberlin students was'f ormed, the following-officers being elected: .President/ Dr. C. : G. ; Baldwin; vice president, Miss H. E. Martin; secre tary: and treasurer,; the>Rev., Henry B. Mowbray'of Oakland,; who desires ad dresses, of all Oberlln graduates In this State. The secretary's address is the Albany Hotel. ODER LIN ALUMNI BANQUET. SEATTLE. Wash.. AugJ 2.— H. H. Taylor of San Francisco, president of the Bellingham Bay and British Colum bia Railroad, came to this city. for the purpose of considering an offer made by the- Canadian 'Pacific for the road. He held a long conference to-day with J. J. Donovan, general superintendent, and C.-.W. Howard, attorney . for the road. This proposed deal nas . been hanging fire for some time. It is gen erally understood that the last offer made by the Canadian Pacific will be accepted. It is said the Canadian Pa cific desire 3 this road, aa it would jrive a direct outlet to Puget Sound and the Mount Baker mining district via Sumas. Acceptnble Offer Said to Have Been 31ntle to the Owner* oi. the Road. CANADIAN PACIFIC MAY GET THE BELLINGHAM BAY LINE WILL OCCUPY NEW BUILDINGS. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug. 2.— The \u25a0 new , buildings completed . some time ago for the use of the engineering colleges will be occupied by these de partments at the opening of the com ing term. • These buildings, which are located at the southwest corner of the outer quadrangle, are intended for the use of the- departments of : civil, me chanical *ahd electrical engineering. The furniture, which is now being in stalled, is for the recitation and lec ture rooms. , :~- . \u25a0. . - . OAKLAND, Aug. 2.— Mrs. M. Hart wick of Melrose complained to County Clerk Cook this morning that her daughter, Amelia Hartwick, disappeared last night with » a man and wished to know if they had secured a marriage license. No license had been issued, and she then expressed her intention of asking the aid of the Chief of Police in searching for her daughter.- She says the girl is 19 years of age. The mother said she did not know the man's Iden tity. ;*,'\u25a0%\u25a0 MOTHER' SEARCHES FOR GIRL. OAKLAND Au«r. 2, — About August 20 the congregation of £t. Paul's Episcopal Church of tills city will lose the services of the Rev. Robert Reriispa Jr., the as sistant rector, «f the church, who is making preparations to return to his work as a missionary among the Indi ans of Fort Albany, in the. Hudson Bay country. The, young- clergyman has al ready Epent *tx y-farr; among. the abo rigines of the «rfeat Northwest and dur ing his life there won -the love of those among wh'orn h« labored. After a year of absenc* he has received letters from many of the he*ad men of the various tribes of the north asking .him to re turn, and believing that hft can accom plish much .go»d there he .has decided to return" tp Jt.be scene of his- early work: The members of St. Paul's Church, of which he has been the 'assistant rector for" the last year", are planning, to give a fitting, lestrmonlal to -Mr. Renlson be fore he leaves for the north. ASSISTANT Hli **»H TO l.K tVt- BERKELEY, Aug. 2. — Thomas Gil bert, an employe of the State Univer sity, has startled the men of science at the summer school by deelaring'his be lief that toadstools are not poisonous, an* that he Is ready to eat any variety Of mushroom or toadstool that is brought to him to demonstrate that he is right. Gilbert is caretaker of the botany building on the campus. He has been interested in the study of plant life in a dilettante way for many years, and it has long been his conviction that the prejudice which many persons entertain against the so-called toadstool is merely a superstitious fear. All toadstools or mushrooms look alike to Gilbert and he is prepared to show his faith by his works. TOADSTOOLS S&t POISONOUS. The Dimond Canyon tract formerly belonged to the late Hugh Dimond and at his death was inherited by his wife and sons, Hugli Jr. and Denis Dimond, by whom it was sold to the preseni owners. OAKLAND, Aug. 2.— An important deal in suburban real estate was the sale to-day of the famous Dimond Can yon property, which is located at the head Of Fruitvjiie avenue; to the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company. The tract sold consists of 223 acres and the price paid by the purchasers was $44, 232. . 810 .SUBURBAN- DEAL. In both of these cases it is apparent that the postal cards had become caught in the mail boxes, and were only dis lodged when the boxes were examined. The postal card from San Francisco bore the stamp of July 2S, 1905, at that office and was received here the same day. It had^ evidently remained In a San Fran cisco mail box for ten years. ;MiSi SAN JOSE. Aug. 2.— Uncle Sam's .mail has been making some fecords which for slowness would put the snail to shame in Ihis county. On January 16, ISS7, a postal card was mailed in this city to the M. M. Alvarez Cyclery at- Los Gatos. Although the distance is only ten miles, the card did not reach Los Gatoa until a couple of days ago. It was' then sent to Alvarez, wh ohad removed from J_*os Gatos. The card traveled the ten miles in IS years. A postl card mailed In San Francisco in November, 1595, by {he San Francisco News Company reached E. P. Davis last Saturday. In this .instance the distance of fifty miles was covered in* ten years. . " SEATTLE. Aug. 2.— A man glvlca- hI.V name as J. J. Caleloy and who clatmi to be the son of a prominent business man of San Francisco, staggered Jntn PQllce headquarters to-night and as ice. 1 to.fcfe taken care of. as -he is dying, of consumption. He was taken to. ,th»» Emergency Hospital, where the doctors pronounced his case as h'opelegs. Ha ar rjved two weeks ago from Fairbanks. Alaska. J.: : H* Give* the Xam* ot J. J. Gnleloj at a Hospital In . Special Dispatch to The CalL STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug. 2. — Word has been received regarding Wil liam A. Manning, instructor of applied mathematics, and Henry W. Ballantine of Harvard, lately appointed instructor in the law department of -this univers ity. Instructor Manning-, who has been upon a European^ tour during his leave of absence, will return at the beginning of college to resume his duties. Pro fessor Ballantine has severed his con nections with the university, deeming it more advantageous to accept an offer of membership in a firm of corporation lawyers in San Francisco. Professor Manning while upon his tour spent practically all of his time in France. His work there was the advanced study in mathematics. STAFFORD LOSES IXSTRUCTOK. GIVEN STREET SWEEPING CONTRACT. ; Oakland, Aug. -'. — Joseph Martin has been awarded a contract to sweep the streets by machinery at ?6 SO a mile.. inONWQRKER MlSSlNG.— Oakland, Aug. 2. — John Ludloxv, an Ironworker, residing at 314 Duncan street, San Francisco, has been reported to the police here as missing. PIONKEH KESIDEVT PARSES AWAY.— Oakland. Aug:. '£.— Enmor Taylor, the father of James Taylor, undertaker of this city, died suddenly last night at the residence of his son. 12U Clay street, aged 82 years. FIXE THREATENS RESIDENCE. — Ala meda Aug. 2. — Klre that was started in a bar rel of rope In an unknown manner threatened the destruction o£ the home of Mrs. Annie , Larsen, .1715 Pacific avenue, thia afternoon. INSANE SON MAKES CONTEST.— Oakland, Aug. ". — William 8. Wagner, an Inmate of the State Hcsijltal at Agnow, ' hae" gent an inco herent statement to County Clerk Cook, which purports to contest the will of his father, Wil liam Wagner, a pioneer who left a large es tate. ... ....'. TO HONOR "BOBBY" BURNS. — Oakland, i Aug. 2. — The St. Andrew's Society will meet : Thursday evening In the Blake block. Twelfth and Washington streets, to listen to John )J. j McGlllivray of San Francisco on the proposed i monument to "Bobby" Burns in Golden Gate Park. ENGINEER GKORGE CLARK'S FUNERAL. Alameda, Aug. 2. — The tuneral of the late George Clark, jj the locomotive engineer wjio succumbed to injuries received in a railroad wreck near Glen Ellfn Monday, will be held from tho Ma«onlc Temple to-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. SEES MILLIONS IN TlN.— Oakland. Aug. 2. ! R. B. Mycr*, an attorney in the Bacon block, i hue received word from W. H. Fake that a i large tin deposit which has been bonded for ! $5 000.000 has .been uncovered in the York re gion in Alasku. Myers claims to awn one : third of the deposit. LIBRARIAN'S ANNUAL- REPORT.—Berke ; ley. Aug. 2.— Tho annual report of the libra rian In charge of the Carnegie Library, just : filed, »how» that the library now contains 1'J.600 books. The library has gained man/ new Datrong and received a large number of new volumes during the past year. 1 JUVENILE RUNAWAYS FOUND.—Oak land,'Aug. 2.— James Adagio and Frank Ver monte, each about J) years old,* residing at 3 . Verona place, San Francisco, -were picked up ; by the pol'ee this morning, -penniless and half starved. The youngsters ran away from home i to 6ee the world. Their parents were notified. ; CAR CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED.— OakIand, Aug. 2. — Tho police were notified to-day <by Oakland Traction Consolidated . officials that E. \Goqdwln, . a , conductor on : the Slxteenth etreet line, was attacked last night at Six teenth and Krrkham streetH and baaly | beaten by, a gang of hoodlums who drew him from his car toy hurling rocks at it. Some or the missiles : struck passengers. FOUR TEACHERS .ELECTED— AIameda Aug. 2. — Three teachers' 1 resignations were ac cepted by the Board of • Education last nigiit and four new pedagogues were elected.' ' Those who retired from the department were Miss Louie . Taft, Miss Edith Carpenter and Miss Kllxabeth Lorentzen. The Instructors appoint ed were Mits Elsa F. Kuhls. Miss Florence' Duboi". Mrs. Mary E. Lai kin and - Frank -L. Buseell. Postal Card Breaks Record for Slowness in Santa Clara County. D*Yl>*G MAIV ASSERTS fIE 19 *. ; : SOX OF S.V* FRAA'CISCAX ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS THAVELS TEX MILES IN EIGHTEEN YEAES .Katensive alterations will be made in the old place. Mr. Heeseman already has an entirely new stock of clothing, valued at $75,000. in San Francisco or on the way. and this stock will be in stalled at once by Mr. Hanna. ' OAKLAND. August 2.— Charles J. H. Heeseman. one of Oakland's foremost Merchants and the proprietor of one of the largest stores upon this side of the bay. has invaded trade circles In San Francisco and has obtained possession of the old Red Front clothing store at 557 Market street, opposite Powell. This is one of the" best locations in San Francisco and Mr. Heeseman took pos session yesterday, placnig J. C. Hanna, his head buyer, in charge as manager. Mr. Heese:nan's business Is an incorporated company, in which the new San Fran cisco manager is a stockholder. Mr. Heeseman's Oakland business has been so successful that he has decided to see what can be done in the metropolis, and he has begun by taking an old es tablished location, with a determina tion of increasing the business already there. ':\u25a0 '.' \u25a0; NKHgRMABT EXPANDS. Caleb C. Willnril Is Dead. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 2.— Caleb C. Willard, owner of the Ebbitt House. Washington. D. C, died at a hotel here to-night, aged 71. • ;.\* After she regained consciousness the prostrated woman with difficulty aroused neighbors who came to her assistance. Mrs. Blake- Alverson" is well" along in years and was unnerved by the shock, having been alone in the house. Investigation disclosed that the unwel come prowler had attempted to enter the residence of J. Care, 114 Eleventh street. Failing there he went next door to the singer's home, anrt succeeded [in opening a rear window and getting into the house. Eleventh street. Awakened by an un usual noise In the house, Mrs. Alverson got out of bed and lighted a match in tending to discover the cause of the noc turnal tusturbance. In the dim light she saw the form of a man in the doorway. With a scream the surprised woman sunk to the floor in a dead faint. The in truder, frightened by the outcry, ran and escaped by way of an open window at the back of the house. \u25a0 ' OAKLAND, Aug. 2.— Mrs. Mary Blake- Alversbni the well-known vocalist, en countered a burglar in her bedroom early this morningr at ' her residence, US The Bank of Halfmoon Bay has been formally opened for business. The offi cers of the bank who will reside here are J. Hall Lewis, vice president and manager, and J. R. Pereira, cashier. Fifty thousand dollars is the capitaliza tion. HALFMOON BAY, Aug. 2. — To show that they are alive to the many advan tages which their town is receiving and has in prospect, the people here have determined to organize a Board 01 Trade. * With a big railroad coming, a bank already, in operation, two news papers in the field and a near-by sum mer seaside resort in immediate pros pect, a* Board of Trade suggests itself as a necessity. Charles P. Wi throw was made temporary chairman and a consti tution and by-laws adopted. Twenty five persons have signed the charter roll. It is expected that there will be about thirty-five charter members by Wednesday night, when officers will be elected. Twenty-Five SJru the Roll and More Will Be Added to the List. I>!rector Davidson' ot the Merchants' Exchange has reported to thut organiza tion that the committee appointed by th« Exchange to confer wih Mayor Fr*nk K. Mott, regarding the passage of &n ordi nance j>!acing the- matter. <,2' fillinr ex cavations in the- streets ontir«l j- under the control ot ihe ; Stree; DePiU*tmeat, had Interviewed the Mayor and had found him heartily in favor of th.* preposrd change. He informed the members of" the com mittee that the officials of both the gas and r water companies bad found it almost impossible to repair the streets in a man ner satisfactory to the citizens, s.n<t had agreed that th.c proposed' of rJlnance would be of ereat benefit .to the" city. It has been fouad' that the greatest trouble in the repairing of streets torn -up by contract ors and ethers -Tor the .laylnjr of water and Bew*r pipes is not 50 much the rrcslecl to properly -repair the surface of the 'street, as to put -in a proper founda tion. . •• .' : ; "\ i-:i -:v i OAKLAND, 'AMg. .'i—Withln the next ten days the work of zvpavinc San. Pablo avenue, whir}: for nj*ny months ha* been one of .the \u0084^i>r»t \u25a0treeta in. the city, will be Comtnejai-f-d, • aad the contractors to whom th* fverlc has !m \u25a0-; awarded are confident that they •.ill oe able to com ,p!et« it- -within sl*ty 4aya trotb th« time il is begrun. '.* .'/ The sactJon.of tJi* «iv*rm«» ta be repaired is that betwr*n Fourteenth and Twentieth streets. The company w«icJj has : the work in charge has the signa tures of all the .property o»ftws alonff the Section to be repaired, which Is about 2500 feet" to length." Tfcis portion of the Btr*et c ' is to bfc bHununt#«d. <Sr*r.ite curbs And guttars of basalt blocks will belaJd'onTJOth sf*es of the stir^t. • • As soon a* the' work oft this section of the avfcnue fs "cora>)!et«Ml . the repairing; o€ the northern -part will be be#-un,' and as rapidly as possible the entire stretch frojn Twentieth, street to the Santa F« depot will be put h» .fifst-clas* condition. Mrs; Blake-Alverson. Pioneer Singer. Encounters ' a Prowler in Her Bedroom HAIiFMOON ISAV TO HAVE REGULAR BOARD OF TRADE ALAMEDA, Au^."2. — Albert Pleter de Wit, a native of Alkmaar, Holland, and a descendant of Governor John de "Wit of Leiden, died at the advanced age of 90 years at the home of his only daugn> ter, Mrs. Christina Stiefvater, of 906 Central avenue, this afternoon. He came"no California in 1564, and for many years was connected with the San Francisco Savings Union in San Fran cisco. He leaves four sons, Pieter^de Wit of Hamburg, Cornelius and John de Wit of San Francisco and Gerhard de Wit of San Jose. He leaves twenty-one grandchildren and three jjreat-grand chlldren. DEATH OF A BAXKJER. The. pallbearers wera James TV. Rea. Charles Pieper, Thomas Bodley, Oeoiare 8.. McKee, L. A. Spitzer and SVillum i Gussefeld. Six .honorary pallbearers were. furnished by the Ffre Department. At "the services at Masonic Temple the Masorflc Quartet turnlshed music. Rev. R. D. Hutsinpiller delivered the sermon- At the .grave the services wero conducted by the Masons. i ;\u25a0 \; ;\u25a0-..\u25a0 Funeral of Gcorke E. Hlnes Held .Under ' Auspices of the Masons in '„ • ".* -•.;.; San Joae. .\: -. • * SAX JOSE, Aug. '2.— Th» funeral -of. George E. Hlnes. late Chief of the Fire Department of this city, was held juiia afternoon:frorn the Masonic Temple un der the auspices of Friendship Lodjje No. 210. F. and: A. M.. of which "Hiries w.as a member. ' It was ,one of tha larg est and most impressive fur>eral3-,<:wr held here. Delegations of po^ico* ami firemen headed the cortege. A Ore en gine draped In • black, and ths chief's * horse .and bjiggyv wjth, decorations o" black, were in line. Friendship Lodge , also marched In the cortegre. Every city and county .official was' present**, 1 There were a large number of beautiful /loral pieces. • . ?' : Contractor* Will Kush the Work. Beginning Within Teiii Days, FOILS BURGLAR BY HER CRIES L.4TE FIRE .CHIEF BUKIED . WITH IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ' OAKLAND, Aug. 2. — A delightful muslcale wae given this evening at the home of Mrs. R. F. Gulehard, 1066 Twelfth street, for the benefit of the Altar Society booth at the com ing fair of St. Mary's Church. The entertain ment was given under the auspices of- the Altar Society and the programme was In charge of Mrs. Millie Scott Blven and Mrs. Agnes Cuah ine who were assisted by Miss Emma Gulcti ard. Miss Lily Gulehard, Miss Marie Degnan, Miss Johnson, the Misxee Sullivan, Miss Ita Blven, Mles Nt-H Callaghan and Mrs. Eugene Corrigan. The feature of the entertainment was the Finding of A, E. MacMlHan, a member of the Alcazar Quartet of San Francisco, who ren dered the love ?ongof the wandering mlnstr*! in "Mlzpah." The others wno took part in th« programme of the evening were: Mis* Gussie Matt, Miss Veronica Gregory. Miss Clara Nolan Miss Agnes Marie Noonan, Mrs. Jones, Miss Cavalli, Joe Rosborough, Raymond Nolan, G. F. Clark. Everett Dowdle, J. Mc- Vey and Walter Wilson. The Young People's Society of the Swedish Lutheran Church gave a musical and literary entertainment thlg evening at Hamilton Hall for the benefit of the church, of which the Rev. August J. Rodull Is pastor. An excellent mu sical and literary programme had been pre pared by those in charge of the affair, the fea tures of which were violin solos by Theodore Lindberg, who is considered the greatest Swed ish violinist in the United States, and piano selections by Ow»r Lofgren, who is well known In musical circles on the Pacific Coast. At the opening of the second part of the pro gramme an address was made by the Rev. Ernst Pihlbiad, president of Bethany College. SAX PABLO AVENUE IS TO BE REPAVED Ladies of St. Mary's and Young Lutherans Give Musicales. NOTED GEOLOGIST OF SAN FRAN, CISCO AND GIRL WHO WILL. BECOME HIS BRIDE. EXTEUTAIXMEXTS BY CHURCH SOCIETIES Officers of the league were elected as follows: President, Dr. S. H. Frazier; vice president, George H. Wright; secre tary, Mrs. A. V. Holloway. treasurer, J. G. Wright; auditors, S. A. Hulin and John A. Wilson. ; BERKELEY. Aug. 2.— The work of pre paring for the opening of a school for the children of parents who oppose vaccina tion has been given into the hands of a board of directors who were elected last nijht at a mass-meeting of the Anti-Com pulsory Vaccination League of Berkeley. The private school board is to include the following persons: J. T. Wright, Dr. S H Frazier, Samuel Taylor. Mrs. A. H. MacDcnald, Mrs. Alice V. Holloway. Mrs. L.. Holler and Mrs. E. V. Campbell. The new school will be established in the Golden Sheaf Hall, which will be fit ted up for the purpose at once. The opening will take place in about three weeks. Mrs. Mary T. Wilson, formerly a teacher in the Lincoln School, will be principal. Other teachers will be em ployed. Mrs. Wilson is now securing the names of those who will be pupils in the school. There are already fifty of these enrolled, each having paid $1 to become a member of the league. More than $100 a month has been subscribed for the maintenance of ,the school. The school was permanently organized last night by the election of officers and the adoption of a constitution and by laws. The organization is to be known as the Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League, Berkeley branch. Regular meetings will be htlld. on the first Tuesday of each month. Thirty new members signed the roll last night. Mrs. Caroline Proctor Gllmore died sud denly yesterday morning at her la.te resi dence. 526 Eddy street. .She had been in good health up to the time of her death. She had s:>ent the previous day visiting friends. She was sitting 'at the breakfast table at the time and fell to the floor. She wa3 found there by her son. Dr. J. G. Crawford was summoned, but too lat2. He stated that Mrs. Gilmore's death was caused by heart disease. Mrs. Gilmore was a pioneer woman of the State, having come "here in 1853. She was the widow of the late Stephen De catur Gilmore and mother of Fred M. Gilmore of The Call staff. The funeral will take place Friday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Clark & Booth, 612 Van Ness avenue. The interment will be private. Officers Ejected and Private School Will Soon Be Opened; COLMA', Aug-. 2. — The authorities of Son Mateo County have decided that drastic measures are necessary to abatfl the general nuisance created by tho hog: ranches which are maintained. here, to the discredit and discomfort of the people of the entire northern end of the county. -\ personal inspection by the District Attorney and the Health Officer of San Matco hr.s .convinced thesu officials that ihe obnoxious ranches must be suppressed. The Board of Supervisors, it is sug gested, may permit Colma to create a sanitary district within which it will have exclusive jurisdiction over affairs of health ami sanitation. If this dis trict be created by a decision of tho residents of Colma- the objectionable ranches .will hrtve to" move to a leas thickly populated part, of the country. If such a sanitary district is not cre ated the Supervisors will take the mat ter into teMr own hands and define th«j districts »vithin which hogs may not be raised. .Movement Set on Foot to Altnte the Binlsanee In Northern San .Msueo County. Thirteen : year-Qld" Jaino« T. Wiseman •was r/ ported to. the -Morcue jvsterday a* missing. He resided with his parents at 642 * Lag-una - street. On Monday he went, with several of lii.« playmates, on a sightseeing tour »l<ntg. thy vrharvea. When they started to isr-<). hom<i he told them that he would walk a little far ther and left tben». Ttmt was the last seen of him. John X.. Duncan, clerk in the audit- Ing, department- »f the Pacific Mail Steamship Cbjhpk'ay, rt fcidlngr at £001 Jackson street", lias fceon K!t?sln£ sine© 7 o'clock oil the morning: of Autrnst 1. A 4. that hour he lie did not care for any brea.Ma»t and started to go to his wefrk, b^it tie', did not reach the of fice. The Coroner »-a* notified 'yester day, afternoon of lfc« disappearance. Lad of Tliirlfi-u Votirt »»»! • "*trj»«»!«fa»^ Company CW-irk <".-*n«»fl Or \u25a0Desire n . Postofflce, \u25a0 .School District, Water -Supply and a Sewer .-_:£'• System. ;.*.;.- MILXi" VALLEY, Aug. 2.— The resi- < dents and property owners, of Home- 1 stead Valley, which 'adjoins the south easterly boundary of -the corporate lim its of Mill Valley, have issued a call for a meeting to be held at the re*i- *' 1 dence'of.A. L. "Worley . on La Varne . -avenue at 3 o'clock n4xt Sunday after i noon for the purpose of taking up" mat ters of vital importance to their inter*- * eats and for • the organization of an improvement club. C-** '•" ""* * Homestead Valley' has -a population of 250 and Is rapidly 'growing Tne • residents feel that they need a. post office, a school district, water, supply , .-and a sewer system and- the only way that they can be secured 13- by united action. The formation of a sanitary district will be their main object at' present. * , « •* " . PIONEER WOMAN RECEIVES THE. LAST SUMMONS ANTI-VACCINATIOX PARENTS ORGANIZE HOR RAACHKS AROUSE IRK OP CITIZEN'S OF COLMA HOMESTEAD VALLEY PfiOF"LB ". . DECLARE FOR IMPROVEMENT* auk at:i>uui(;i» at nonets ' SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 2.-Miss Aristine I Pixley and Miss Alice Marsh were thrown i out of a buggy and severely injured in a runaway accident this afternoon. They are now su the Emergency Hospital in this city. They were driving through Ross Valley and as they were passing an automobttfc' the horse became fractious and got beyond Miss Pixley's control. The horse ran into a tree near the barn of William Boole and the young ladles were thrown out of the buggy. The vehicle was wrecked. Supervisor Cheda and Mrs. Schmiddell, who were in the immediate vicinity, went i to the assistance of the young ladles and.! they were given all the aid possible. ' Supervisor Cheda telephoned for an ambii- i lance and the young women were brought here to the hospital, where Dr. Howitt treated them." He said that Miss Pixley was suffering from a severe fracture of the left thigh, contusions and bruises, and Miss Marsh from a severe gash over the left eye and a broken right thigh bone. Miss Marsh was in great agony. -Miss Pixley, who is a niece of the late well-known journalist, Frank Pixley, Is residing with her mother and brother at; Corte Madera. Miss Marsh Is a daugh ter of George £t. Marsh, 029 Capp street, San Francisco, and a niece of Mrs. W. B. Bradbury of Corte Madera. She has been spending a couple of weeks at Corte Madera. She is a teacher in the public schools in South Saj\ Francisco. I BERKELEY". Aug. 2.— The culmination I of a roman\e begun in college days is to • come on August 10, when Miss Martha ! Bowen Rice will wed- Herbert W. Fur- I long. He is a geologist of note, now man j ager of the Pacific Commercial Museum fn San Francisco. J While a student at the University of j California, from which he graduated with I the class of '02. Furlong wrote a number ! of books, one of which; the "Story of the i Sand," is now being used in many schools las a textbook. He did" notable work un | der Professor Merriam, tho famous pa- I laeontojogical expert of the university. | having made two trips to the John. Day fossil beds in Oregon and headed an ex pedition to Crater Lake, In Shasta Coun ty, where he secured remarkable speci mens of reptilia. Furlong; comes of a famous old Califor nia family, being a son of Captain Mathew Furlong, a '49er who .was promi nent in maritime circles. His mother re- Sides at 1937 .Bancroft way. Miss Rice while at the university be came acquainted with Herbert Furlong, and from association in college activities came the intimacy that ripened into the romance that will be consummated next week. . She is a daughter of the late Rev. H. H. Rice, a Presbyterian minister of Oakland. She was a member of the uni versity class of '04 and enjoyed unusual prominence in college. She was president "of the Associated Women Students in her senior year and one of the three editors that published the Blue and Gold annual of her junior year. She held membership in the Alpha Beta Sigma sorority and the dramatic societies called Prytaneans, i the English Club and the Mask and Dag ger. The wedding will take place at the res idence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Carrie Rice, 2403 Fulton street, Berkeley. Miss Mabel Rice will be maid of honor. Miss Isa Henderson will ba a bridesmaid with Miss Reba Galvin. Herbert Evans, a fraternity brother of the groom, will be groomsman. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug. 2.— The work of renovating Encina Hall, the dormitory for young men, was com pleted to-day. The renovating has been extensive. A squad of between thirty and forty workmen has been engaged in the work for the* last six weeks. Except for a few minor details, the dormitory is again ready for active service and will be opened shortly. The most important of the improve ments is the complete resviringr- and ad justment of the electric lights through out- the structure. The painters have also worked extensive changes. In all the rooms the walls and cell ings have been kalsomined and paint ed. All woodwork has-been retouched and oiled. The furniture- came in for its share of attention, every piece be ing revarnlshed and repaired where necessary: The floors of many rooms and corridors showed signs of wear. These piaces were replaced by new ma terial. • The plumbing has been ex amined and put in order. The regulations governing the rent- Ing of rooms "in Encina Hall have been slightly modified. Students hereafter wishing to engage a room do so with the understanding that, they will.- re main in the dormitory at least one semester. This regulation was found advisable because of the constant com ing and going of students ."In past years. . \u25a0 SAN MATEO. Aug. 2.— Ambitious pro^' moters are operating here for the crea tlon of a new summer resort, which it Is expected will meet the Immediate ap proval of : public ' fancy: .The necessary capital is In sight and only the details need discussion. The plan as outlined is to build an .electric railroad . from either This city or from Burlingame station to , the San Mateo beach. Such a road would give easy and rapid transit to the people of f San Francisco as well as to those erf the various towns of San Mateo County. - An assurance i 3 given that transfer connections and probably other conces sion's may bo received from tho United Railroads.: the company which will be di rectly benefited by the new enterprise. '. "When, this proposed road is constructed it will solve the problem which haa. lonjj prevented the building of a. resort on the San Mafeo beach. This beach la admir ably fitted for such a. purpose, aa the fa cilities for bathing are splendid and the climate is ' unsurpassed on the- peninsula. ! H. "W". \Hasen " and Charles.- F. Roedel - have the matter In hand, and they have every confidence that success will crown-, their efforts. . Two routes for the pro posed road are under consideration. .One will start from Burlingame and tho other will go out Poplar avenue • In ' this city. \u25a0 Either Is considered a suitable one for. * theroad.. ' r" : .»*• * •\u25a0'* P\*i OAKLAND, • Aug. \u25a0 2.— Under "• circum stances that cjpud the case with mystery, K. P. Buggies:" a yardmaster oT the Santa Ft Railroad, h-as disappeared. . G. A.. CooH. a Santa Fe engineer, • tor'day- re ported the- abscr.ee/. of Ruggles; his brother-in-law, at the Morgue, learirig •that fee had met death. " \u25a0\u25a0" • . . Cook said he had . accompanied Rug bies to the Key Usute ferry' station in .Si*n Francisco Mosday night, where the missing man took the last boat, intending to go to Point Richmond by way of the electric road from Oakland.' The pair boarded the boat, but during • the trip across the bay -^ook cr.is.sed hi» relative and has not. eeen him since then. . KuggSfp- did not arrive at Point Rieh mor.d, -and has sent no word concerning his mysterious absence. . •' • lti;g§;h»s came to California, from the KtLST a "short time ago to take the 'posi tion he held with the Santa Fe Company. Cook said hie brother-in-law was of ex cellent habits. " and ' had a tine record es <x railroad man. He fears the missing man rci?rht ha\'e fa« en overboard, either frcin the boat of from the. pier .on this tiCe- of the baj\ Bossies if W years old. He i« married, h's • family being' in : the East, walling until he had .arranged for them to join •him at Point Richmond. • : • OAKLAND. Aug. 2.— A fight over a $60, 000 attorney's fee was begun before Judge Henry A. Melvin to-day in which Senator H. V. Morehouse • and F. J. Hambly of San Jose'are attempting to get from Ab ner P. Marston 20 x>er cent of his inheri tance of J300.000 he received from the estate of .his uncle, the late Abner Co burn of. Maine, a former Gjvernor of that State, who died leaving an estate of over $1,000,000. . According to their complaint Attorneys Morehouse and Hambly entered into a contract with S. W. Boring, the guardian of Marston, to. looV after the interests of his ward on a2O per cent basis. When Marston attained his majority in 1899 he repudiated the contract, however, alleg ing that the contract was excessive, tak ing into account the • amount, of work done, and besides which he claims that he only received $150,000 ir»stcad of $300,000 which the lawyers claim he did. After getting their contract. Morehouse and Hambly took in with them Attorneys M. C. Has.-ett and George E. Whitaker and assigned a part of their interest in the contract to them. Morehouse also borrowed from William Crane Spencer of gan Pranclsco about $3000 on the strength of the contract and assigned his interest In the. contract to him. It is alleged that Marston has trans fered to. .George H. Collins of this city Hoi.pno In order to defraud those inter- i ested in the big fee from getting their j money and the present action has been brought against Collins by Spencer and others. ! Special Dispatch, to Th» Ckll Special Dispatch to The Call. Special Dispatch to The Call. Brother-in^Law Fears Fatal Accident Has Befallen Man Recently From East Romance of Student Days Leads to The Altar. Young Ladies Seriously Hurt and Are Taken to the San Rafael Emergency Hospital Change Made in the Rules \u25a0for Eenting of Apartments to the Young Collegians Says Amount Is Exorbitant Considering the Extent of Work That Was Done RELATIVE IS ALARMED United Railroads of This City May Arrange to. Star e in Benefits to ie Derived AUTO FRIGHTENS HOESE COMPLETELYEENOVATED CAPITALISTS AT WOEK Herbert W. Furlong, Geologist, Is the Favored One. •'"«;•••. :• \u25a0 : 7-7" — . \u2666 Santa ;Fe Yhrdmaster Drops .Out of Sight While on a v.Stfcamer Crossing: the Bay HE REPUDIATES CLAIM Lawyers Ask $60 ; 000 as Pay ment From Abner Marston for Securing His Legacy Miss Aristine Pixley and Miss Alice Marsh Thrown From Buggy in Ross Valley Big Dormitory at Stanford Overhauled anclMade Ready for Students for Term New Electric Line to Be Eim to the Beach, Which Will Be Made a Popular Eesort WAGE CONTEST OVER BIG FEE DISAPPERANCE A DEEPMYSTERY WOMEN INJURED IN A RUNAWAY MISS RICE TO WED COLLEGE MATE. ENCINA HALL PUT IN SHAPE RESORT PLANNED FOR SAN MATEO NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY THE fiAN FRANCISCO CALL. THURSDAY, AUGUST^ 3; 1905; 6 'O '. ' ' ' *' Whoever wants.' soft hands, smooth hands, white " . hands or a clear complex- ion, he and she can have both: that is, if- the skin is naturally transparent; un- . less occupation prevents. 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