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4 News of Cities and Towns in Four of the Bay Counties MRS. Blanche L. {Boardman, the girl ioife of "the aged millionaire of Oakland, has brought suit against .esKVs. Emma i Shafter Howard to se cure a deed to the latte/s magnificent home across the bay. Wife of Millionaire and Clubwoman Begin Battle for Oakland Mansion. Mrs. Boardman in Suit Against Mrs. , OAKLAND, Sept. 14.— A battle, royal is- on brtwoen two prominent women b\er the possession of the Howard mansion on Alice street, just north or Thirteenth. Tor several months the property has bocn Jn the posses s««n-,"of Mrs.. Blanche L. Boardman as tenant; and today she sued Mrs.' Emma Shafter Howard, the owner, to compel the latter to execute a deed to the premises and for ?30,000 damages for breacctf-w contract. Mrs. Boardman 1 is the wife of aged Josreph Boardman. a millionaire who has been declared Incompetent and has been placed under the guardianship of "W. G. " P&lmamcier, vice president of tho Central Bank of Oakland. Mrs. IJowgrd is one of the most prominent club women in California. Both women are determined and the le^al battle promises to be long" and bitter: MTtS. HOWAJID CHANGES MIXD. • It i? alleged by Mrs. Boardman in the suit filed today that she entered Into an aKre*>m«nt with the Realty Bor.fls a^rrJ Finance Company., as agent (or Mrs. HoTrard, to purchase the man I sioji she has been occupying for ?25. •000: :?he paid 5300 as a deposit and part payment of the purchase price on August IT. On 21, she de clares, she wont to Mrs. Howard's home in San Francisco and offered her the remaining $24,^00. Although it had been only four days since the deal was clored. Mrs. Howard, she says, flatly refused to accept the money or to exe cute the deed. The -club woman had evidently changed her mind about sell-« iTijr the rroperty. There have been several atteir^ts *ir:ee to induce Mrs. Howard to tiike the money, but she has perslstentlj* re fused, according to Mrs. Boardman, who claims to have made a written: agree ment with the Realty Bonds and finance. Company to purchase the.prop erty, at the price named. GIRL-WTFE OF OCTOGEXARIAX. ' Mrs. Boardman was pretty Blanche "U'alker. a 16-year-o!d schoolgirl when h!)c married the capitalist, who is now nearly SO years old. about eight years ago. Their married life has not been tooth sailing. Soon after their mar ge Boardrr.an \u25a0 was sued for breach promise by Mrs. Elizabeth Glad e*. a former housekeeper. He won; the case and then had trouble with his raottseT-in-law. Mrs. E. E. Walker. Finally old age and infirmity came upon him ar.d. to protect his heavy ' financial Interests, a guardian' was named t>y the courts in the person of the prominent banker.* ; ;^v .-f ;%'.;; ..The battle over the Howard mansion C? the latest of the Boardman troubles and It has caused a sensation among fhe society folk of the Lakeside dis trict. Mrs. Howard Is determined to bold the mansion, which is one of the landmarks of Oakland, and Mrs. Board man. who is in possession, insists upon having the deed that she says is due her and the $30,000 damages. The property has a frontage of 300 feet on Alice street, beginning 200 feet' north of Thirteenth, and a depth of 135 feet., :;.'./ - >MA>~SIO.V WITH HISTORY. The Howard residence has been the tctne of some of Oakland's most select assemblages. V.'hen Mrs. Howard, af tetr.her separation from Charles Webb Howard, for many years president of the Spring Valley Water Works, be came the hostess at the beautiful home, she gave special thought to the cult!-* vatlon of the esthetic and literary side of life. .Her. home" was open to "many celebrities, local and national. . Mrs. Howard helped in a movement to.adprn the city's public plazas and was active In many other directions. ..Some 4lnie before the fire Mrs. How ard suddenly astounded the Lakeside cliib women. by giving- up her home in Oakland an-d going to San Francisco. The residence was placed on the mar ket. "Within a short time after her departure the millionaire octogenarian, his young spouse and their child be came tenants of the mansion, f Now comes, the struggle in the courts for ownership. Personal. • OAKLAND, Sept. 14. — H. R. Smoot, registering from Provo, Utah, Is at the Mctropole. -- &-«\u25a0 Ilelter of Cleveland, Ohio, is at the Crellin. A. A. Cadwallader of Philadelphia is at the Athens. Norman Sclby, registering from Day ton. Ohio. Is at the Crellin. W. Vollman! Is at the Athens, regls •taring from LebnStz, Germany. * J. J. Wortham and wife of Phila atlphia are at the Touralne. Clouthier and P. Guemes, regis tered from Mexico, are at the Metro- ADULTERATES THE iOLK.— O»lrtan<l. Stpt. It. — Mass?! K«iniii<lf«. proprietor ot a small rtaJry at rifty>}pbth and Adeline etreets, who was tiTMstfd yfrtcrday os a charge of atUl irra'ir-c tslllc. wai this tnomirr foond ruiltj- and sentenced to par a fine of $100. with the al trrsatire of vpendin; £ftj- days In the oH.t lirison.- .In pasabu; wnteiwe. Police Jodge Smith sererely ncored the offender, dedarlmr that (Ue .- adulteration of foodstuffs was a crime for wjiicli the law prorldod no adequate pcnlshmenC ' -s—l5 — I Positivelr cured by <f* A CTSTD 0 these lttl e Piii*. £jH|\l tl\C> TJiej also re!leTe Dls- r^^j _ tress from Dr-spepsia, Io- ITT kE digestion and Too He&rtj 1& i\/f?Ks' Eattog. A pertect rein- Kj fi w E=» t% edy for Dizziness, Ktasea. M FllXSa Drovslaesa, Btl Taste S^k3 Tongue. Pain In the Elde. regol*t» Q»e BottelS. Purely Vegetable. S««i PILL > SMALL POSE. SMALL PRICE, PA'BTfcHfcf" Sfitiuine Must Bear \u25a0KjlS? r; Pac-Simfle SigriatuH %zz!& [refuse SUBSTITUTES.. MBS. BLANCHE BOARDMAN. 'YOUNG WIFE OF AGED MILLIONAT-RE, i- WHO HAS BROCGHT SUIT TO SECURE A DEED FROM MRS^^HAFTER. HOWARD TO 'THE ' MATTER'S MAGNIFICENT HOME IN OAKLAND.' • ;,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0. . : ' • : -• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 . - -•- BERKELEY "WIDOW" IS ASSAILED. OAKLAND, Sept. 14.. — "Were you ever arrested for selling liquor within a mile of the State Uni\*«erslty?" demand ed' Attorney John McVey.when Mrs. M. J. Sllvershield. known to college stu dents as "the " widow,** took the- stand this morning to prove 2ier right to spe cial letters of admin&stration on the estate of her brother, John McCune.' "Never Justly," replied \"the Widow," and the question and preply show that there will be a contest . over the han dling of McCune' s estate. >. McCune left a house and personal property in Berkeley -valued at 52000 to his widow, Mrs. Alvira McCune, with the provision that she remain single. He named Mrs. Sllvershield as execu trix of the will, and letters testamen tary were issued to her' July 10. But that date was within the time that the Legislature, at Its special session, de clared such legal proceedings should be void. \u25a0 .Jr,: ' * \u25a0\u25a0 By consent of both sltles Judge Har ris set aside the 'proceedings and now a contect Is promised between the widow of McCune and "the Widow" of college-life fame. At the.^request of Attorney McVey. Judge Harris continued the hearing until Monday to, allow the attorney to produce witnesses in his effort to prove that Mrs. .Sllvershield Is not a proper person to administer the estate. - Mrs. Sllvershield formerly conducted a res taurant .near the.- university grounds. DEPUTY CLERKSTO REGISTER ' CITIZENS OX THE FERRYBOATS Accommodation for Commuters Who Are Prone to . Neglect Getting --V:. . ' >"ome» on the Rolls. OAKLAND, Sept. 14.— Deputy County Clerks for registration purposes are to operate on "the ferryboats to ac commodate and -make it convenient; for the dilatory, citizen to get his name on the great; register In order that; he may be qualified to cast a ballot 'at the election in November. .-« In this way it is expected that many commuters who spend the I day in .San Francisco and are not particular whether they register, or not 'can, be induced to place their- names on the roll of voters. But ..ten days more ; remain for 1 registration and it has been observed ?j taat since -the- recent con- I vcntlons "the voters are waking up to the fact that all who. mean to , vote In November must register., , The dally registrations are now twice what they were ten days., ago., *\u0084- \u25a0 . ' Ar/hy and Navy Officers Moved. WASHIXGTOX, -Sept. 14^-- ,' Army : % orders : ' -,• "ila jor\ ,". >AdjaW , Slaker, «jttl!erV> *\u25a0 corp*, ?' lm relieved from . duty , at . . "' Fort Morpan, Alaska, and Trill " proceed to Fort Baker, ,Cal., - and take station at that 'post.' ' Xa\-y t orders— Lientenant AY. Bctholf Is detached from the ".' Preble and \u25a0 ordered " to ; the ' navy • .' jard, 3lare" Island, for duty In : connection ; .With . the torpedo ' boats and destroyers in reserve at that yard. \u25a0 '' \u25a0 - '' ' '.\u25a0"'-'\u25a0'.' ? .-., „ THE '.SAfe FRANCISCO gGALI^ ', SATURDAY,; , SEPTEMBER ;;15, , 1908: PROTESTING BRIDE GIVES HER AGE. | QAKLAND, Sept. 14.— "1f I; tell, yau my ace everybody .In and Oakland will know, • how, old I am," pouted- Miss Evelyn M.. Ratcliff, a charming collegian of the university town, as she stamped her dainty, foot and defied Cupid Paul Wuthe at the County Clerk's ofjlce this .afternoon. She Is 27 years old and . was; there with her flance. Professor William Frederic Bade, aged" 3s. a member of = the Pacific Theological Seminary faculty,: to secure a marriage license. ' Both live in Berkeley. ' ;:>; :> : Wuthe was gentle but firm. Hctold the young lady jthat the law-required her.to give her "correct age! The pros pective groom, who did not hesitate to' say he was So, sided' with his.brlde^tb be and there was a heated argument during 1 which- Bade' demanded that he see the . statute. Wuthe -was about to produce' the code, when /Bade ; and his ' fiancee : held , a whispered' consulta tion and., decided to g|,ve the : required Information. They ' departed -with In structions to Wuthe to keep Miss Rat clifCs age a profound. secret. '.'&TiBs- Ratcliff has been prominent in many or the activities at the University of California. " ... \- \u25a0 ORDERS DESTROYED STOCK REISSUED. OAKLAND, Sept. li.— Judge, Waste handed; down a decision today of con siderable importance ,/ to those-^who owned mining stock that was destroyed in the San Francisco; fire, y He made' an order compelling the directors .of the Central Eureka .; Mining g Company to duplicate stock so : destroyed. .:.\u25a0..\u25a0 j;The'Central Eureka Mining Company is one of the richest cofporations in : the mining business >\u25a0.' and -its ;> shares -are worth 52*to A 52.50, each. ..Many of these shares were destroyed ;inlthe; fire and the: shareholders;; employed s Attor ney.' George^ E. h de > Golia 3to v . bring friendly "suit under the new. law to have their, shares; reissued.; /There, (was '\u25a0-, no contest." De, Golia ; simply; offered proof of the ownership "of :: the stock ':and Judge ' Waste ' gave [Judgment' for- the plaintiffs.- ;:\i. ; > \u25a0',;\u25a0"•*; ; /. , '"\u25a0\u25a0•- ..'\u25a0 -._ K \ \u0084C The ' shareholders > who' sued: and. the amaunt \of ; their./ holdings follow: J. H.': O'Connor,; 1300 \u25a0 shares;; S. J.vGard ner, '1150 shares ; i WalterJ Morgan,'^ 1000 shades; Alice' L. * Jordan,-; 200 ; shares; ;, W. T/; Green, - 200 ;shares;rJ.oH.f Springs 400 shares; Colonel; A;, Andrews, 250 shares; C." H." Lamberton, 2090 shares.* \u25a0 MOTHER LOXGS FOR *, HER SOX. ".OAKLAND,'- Sept.. 'l4.'— Sheriff -J. ;L. Richardson "of r Shasta; County ' has >re questedt-.Chief- of ? Police ' ,Wjlabn vto \ 10-' cate Jasper; C Bidwell;* a ' son fof, J Super visor r C' C.-^ldweH; 7 qf ? Shasta * County, who \ resides ' at ; i Cassell I in^that r count>v Bidwell ivas •• last^ seeh '; lnY Sacramento on -February ; 28" ; of 5 this Nyear/v where he 5 was T engaged £ in S newspaper^ work." Since i the : departurejof \ the-young man from-; hls'home ; hls;mother,'has'broo4ed constantly, 'i and -. her ; condition %is ;\u25a0 now so f serious f that". fears, are.' entertained for; her; life. .'•/..".. :' -^ - - ;;\u25a0:',-"(- '\u25a0.".'-".' l -^;'- * AUTO : KESTKICTIONB '. LIGKTENia).--'Beriln, Bept.*>l4.— A% ra 5 result Tof „ the « representations of the i*lmi»crlal^ Automobile | Club."? the I restrlctjon* on foreign au toniobSUsts I touring . Uk* counr tx 'will DEMOCRATS FAVOR HENRY P. DALTON. Bourbons Silave: Him ;Pro ; gmmmedi f or Nomination for Assessor FIGHT>ES INTERESTING .;; OAKLAND,^ Sept. 'I4.— Henry. P. pal ton;* will vbe^the^ Democratic nominee for County Assessor if the present pro gramme .is :, carried out tomorrow ' at the, . Democratic :y, county convention 'which \u25a0 will i be ;• held at \u25a0 Germania - hall, assembling \ at { 101 o'clock in the morn ing. ;\u25a0'; This -announcement was made to day.., from Democratic sources as au thoritative."'"- It gives Dal ton a place onlth'eHicke^ cessity : of :" running independently, un less ' he. should • so ; elect in the face of a T :regular; party nomination. • / .' Dalton ; deciined! to , aliqw his j name to /go^. before "the county convention."^ He I also . refused to <- make at contest > in r ;the- -Union V Labor party colnvention ; against \u25a0 Charles E." Thomas, the"; Republican^nominee, who also ; re ceived 1 ; thejUnlont Labor 'indorsement; ;^.Thls:leftithe?Assessor^to the.Demo cratic 5 convention or the choice of, an independent /canvass.'; When Dalton gave if up- the^flght in . the^ Republican convention > he; announced ; his • indepen dent; candidacy. ;-;,There is ., nothing > to prevent ? him '\u25a0• from I making his - . fight either., way.- • Dalton '.;\u25a0 in *' the ) past i had not 's bothered' i much: about: party nor n: inatlons. I He; swung • along ; in < his own peculiar /way, apparently ? oblivious of party lines, '^ making t his campaigns, on his; own; personality.- .". ". \u25a0-;.\u25a0 This >year"| there \ was' a •pronounced and :i determined g fight made by his friends, to ; : get the Republican nomina tion i for 'him:? It: failed. VLThetDemocratsVsay ithey purpose to nominate :-aVDemocratic ; ticket 'tomor roTV^ii»:sOt-far as : there .are, Democratic candidates.'?:/ M./< Jf. '; .,' Layman'ce, \ chair man; of; the;; Democratic county, ,qen,tral committee.-; will-call .' the convention .Ao order.'-,'. John r.J; ; McDonald^ who" led =• the fight at ; the Sacramen to • conventions for R.- M.;.Fitzs'erald ,: as v chairman of . that organization. Awill. '.probably ', chair man -of \tl\e.! county; convention^ ,. '_\u25a0[ '. ./ :V.Hearst's^'chosen -.few^Hhe ' Alameda County ibranch.^ of J." his // Independence League,/ wiirhold'^. .cdunty;nominatlng convention^ at ; Alameda . tomorrow. The preliminary i.meetings.. that have | been held; in uakland,, Alameda and Berkeley db> not I , indicate': an- '. overwhelming "de mand \ py ith ©.people^ of lathi's.- political diyl.sion.of iCalifornia fpr,;Hearst-can didates. - ;; : "\u25a0";:'\u25a0•'\u25a0\u25a0'; •'•',:'\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0' \u25a0 .'\u25a0'. '*'.'''' j ' . : READY - "FOR," THE CAMPAIGN. ' ; .'\u25ba 'OAkLAND, •'\u25a0\u25a0 Sept." 14i---The Repiibli-; can? County,^committee,: has r organized f or \u25a0 the i campaign,*; electing; George ' W. Reed -chairman,? B. F.v^Woolner ; vice chairman ; S andl* H.~: 9/; Anderson , secre tary.^; \u25a0James.N.'GlHett,' the, Republican candidate 'J-f ot ; / Governor, ... will : be in^ vited:;to"-o>ennthe'campaign;at ; am ass meeting -'.to i be£ held - in, > this, city? 'Sep£ tembeTv32.>«Goyernar,,|rPardee be 'requesie"d7.to*,fpresid,e^^',:-- ; . \u0084., FOUND SENSELESS ON SIDEWALK. OAKLAND. Sept.- •14.— -Unconscious from the-- effects •• of .. knockout- drops and a " subsequent fall '.on ' the"! sidewalk, H. . R. ; Hudson, an advertising",- solicitor forVa;* Sanj Francisco ;'-.'"evenlrig\ news-, paper/.' was j found [ by./ \u25a0\u25a0", the police 'at Eleventh •:: and "Franklin ''streets; this morning ' ..'and ,: taken "to ' the" Receiving Hospital, i. where he' now. lies in a state of coma.* '\u25a0.;"' ;•','' ; '. '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0. '",*'' ..'\u25a0'' •Hudson was- found ; unconscious at 4:45 I : and "the > police ambulance was summoned •to J remove '-] him to the hospital:-;? There it swas ".f ound « that- he was | suffering from' poisoning and-'con cussion of {the; brain.'.* All^that; he. re members is .that he; took: a drink. with a stranger in '• a" saloon; ;; the of which ; ; he does not I know.'] Nor- doeß he remember* how. much?money, he had at the . time. When- found- he was pen nlless. \u25a0:-'.- ' \u25a0':\u25a0\u25a0 :\u25a0; . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•; \u25a0 / i.".*.'r;,;---;; \u25a0, " '•It; is the belief' of. the : police that he was; given' knockout.' drop's \u25a0 and J that later he fell on': the. sidewalk,* striking: his'; head. which caused : the .concussion of \u25a0' the brain, Vv Robbery /.was evidently the motive 'for; giving :him. the poison.' Hudson layabout' 35 'years • oldvand was \weir dressed. ' . •' OLIVER TELLS HIS WIPE ; .; THAT HE LOVIiS A JTOTHER Sept.' 14.— V1 love her; she \is my queen. % " She-I s a dear', little thing," -..; said 'Walter ; S.; Oliver, a San Francisco ;real estate" dealer, -when tell ing, his wife ot ; another •woman,"- whose namejhejrefused to;tell- - g§ For that :; and 1 other." alleged .acts ' of cruelty -Mrs. 'Minnie. Oliver -today se cured 1 an interlocutorjv- decree -of dl-! vorce,' $100 a mohth^alimony- and ,the custody of their, three's minor 'children. 1 The i decree; was ; granted ;by Judge" Waste. ' r ; '''\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0•;\u25a0 v^.The ; Olivers are] prominent : in • Berke ley ccircJes.'iWhere :thay ;,were married in 189 i;'> and "they .haveosince lived ;ln; the town. -Their, marf] rled l; life *; proved .- unhappy, v < principally because of Oliver's "drinking habits, ac cording to : the :-. wif e/^ He >f of tenf.went hortie ! intoxicated,^she \ says, 'and 'would explain ; his .'condition : -by f; saying I that he .; had been drugged.' 'Once he ; struck her;wlth^hls'flst. r ; '- . . .^ .;- , ;' i^ ; Judge >\u25a0 Ellsworth"' granted .an inter-^ locutoryV decree r of - divorce 'j to'; Frank Sestelro '" of Pleasantonlf fom 31ary : Se r stelro;on;the ' ground *ot • desertion:, They were "} married t at 'i Mission t San vJoae t in December. ;.lBD4.'-and,;the\wife*. left; six years V later." ": About cyear \u25a0 ; ago "3 she wrote] to her,' husband -that ?.she> wished to (return" to : him fand^he'sent; her, $15.50, the J fare • from Lbs .'Angeles,-; where i. she was ; then ' llvln g. ;";- He has /not : heard from; her since. .. '\u25a0"• i^3^e^^BBBl CLUB ELECTS: DELEGATES '.PALO -ALTO, ; Sept.'! 14^— The I: Political EQuality : Cl ub. of Palo- Altb'held- its! first regular :* meeting: fiJyesterday/^aSf ternoon" at »which r two I ' delegates elected *.to attend ;: the -s State San Francisco.- "The* club j was: pleased^with the j newsf that| five j political S organixa^ tlons % had ;';woraan's |; suffrage at '•; their feceat^conyehtlons ; and i, that two Vof * them -"j have^nomlnated ; '.women* for State Superintendent of Schools. :.;\u25a0 \u25a0' MORE TALkVOF^DAIiTOXJ OAKLAND^ V^ept> 14.-^An^"lndepen^ \u25a0 dent r.TaxpayersV^ Vonven "tioriv iß ls to %be called S "ilon d ay : 5, Jii §;h t sis jjth e £n bcl^iis of |a-caiSpalgnfbrjsah^zatlon|forl County, Assessor ;;H.V; P. "^DaltoniiKaccbrdlng^to jth^Jtalkßin^p^itlwlvClrclesStonightr Four^yearB';agb|'«n'^'lndepehdentl*Re{ pubJican"i r or^anl2atlori/InominatedvDa;l| tan I when t he; defeated f Superv-jsorlJohrt Mitchell ' ?9r ; the* assessorshLo,' \ Society in the Cities Across the Bay. OAKLAND,; Sept. 14.— Mrs. Alice M. Albright : became $ the , wife of Robert Bain", last evening "at ..a quiet: service celebrated ,J, J at {the ; home; of .Rev.: J. F. Trivett', rector of (the' Church of^the Advent. . ;Therfe ;Were \u0084no j wedding guestsrand' immediately, after the"cer emony ;v; v the', bridal ; couple - departed upon their honeymoon.; Upon i their; re^ turn}^ theyi" will .'reside : in;: Fruitvale, where -both are well known. - Mrs.*. liain is : the 'widow of the late John Albright and ;'is a charming 1 j and f gracious an. {"The, groom' is ; prominent in com mercial {circles,* where he fs associated wlthhis sons in bVisiriess. * • For the second -time this vrcek there was-a sound of revelry at .the" beauti ful 1 ; home i of \ the: Soules in fPiedmont, and tonight : to' a -laterhour 200 of" the younger/6f ' the social set -gathered at a" dancing v party at. the "invitation of Henry^; Douglas ;,- Bacon Soule. The young host was ? assisted in ; receiving his guests by. his mother, Mra.'E.';Ba con Soule. -The" entire jlower.; floor \ of the \u25a0 spacious^; residence . was, turned; into a • ballroom.vwhile : ';a .' tempting sup per was being served In the niarquee on the lawn.' i Chinese lanterns, small elec tric \u25a0lights arid | trailing' ferns \u25a0 carried out; the simple scheme of decoration.' - Among ; the - guests • were Miss Made line Clay, Miss Pattle-.Chickering, Miss Edith Coffin,- Miss .Helen Coogan, Miss Grace ) Downey, . Miss Mary ;-Englehardt, Miss Anna Englehardt; Miss-Beth":How ard, Miss Susie Harold/ Miss Enid Law ton,- Miss Helen Lowden,; Miss Margaret Moore, Miss JiKatherineMcElrath, Miss Lulette Mauvais,' Miss Ernestine- Mc- Nrar. Miss Charlotte Morrlson.vMlas Marguerite. Ogden.- Miss .Hazel Pal rita'nteer.' -Miss- Dorothy Taft, Miss Ruth: Valentine, Miss : Edna "Whit ney,; Miss Madeline - Todd, Miss . Helen Beckwith; Miss. Hazel; Burpee, Jack Brltton,-- Franklin Bang's. "\u25a0" Harry But tors,; Irving- Cockcroft, . Lloyd Crellln. Colln.iCraig, Eric Craig-, Sidney \u25a0 Carl ton, \u25a0 Warner Cope, Ellis . de Golia,' Don ald de Fremery, -Sidney Howard, .Tyler Henshaw,^Curtis -Hayden. Lloyd Ha vens/'Fraiik-,- Isaacs, Spencer -Kale?, Frank Kales, Fred Kutz," Leslie^ Oli ver,^ Harold Oliver, Herbert Scupham, Edgar Stone,; -Maurice Walsh, Fred Whitney; :J«offrey Bangs, Horace Cai man, Remi 'Knight, George Davis, Irv ing Morrow, Warren Harrofd and many others, j ;• .: ' * \u25a0.-.\u25a0\u25a0-. • v «. .Mrs. Frederick Stolp ; has ioihed the Oakland colony which finds the smaller tovrn of ; Hay ward so "delightful during the summer and fall, and is most com fortably? situated in the Albert Sutton place. She does not anticipate "return ing' to Oakland until midwinter! '; The luncheon over which Mrs. Wallace Alexander presided today- was one. Jf f the most enjoyable* functions of "the week..: Mrs. John; Waterhouse : was" the guest : of ; honor. -: Covers were - laid for a 'score of old T friends of the hostess and : her slster-inrlaw. The Country Club . made /the charming setting'- for the merry reunion.' \u25a0 Miss;, Helen ; Sutphen.:- the talented young . of Alameda,- ' w,ho, "-; ac c,ompanled t by her. mother.'. leaves short ly,; for/New., York'; to | continue' her*mn |^ca^|«b^ie^^j^^|j^e^p^Dliment«d guestjon | Saturday 'afternoon at;a^ mat- Inee^?, party/" at hYe '" ! Playhouse Sty'e.n*,by;;Mlss .Emtria^Lemcke.V \u25a0 Those who "will form, the; gay. group are Miss Irene Miss. Edithx Cramer, Miss iviin a completef stock of goods in every department Back at the old location, Sixth street, near Market, in a new^ substantially built, steel fr^rrie structure, we pjpeh with a carefully se- lected and complete line of the ;choicest arid goods ; of Hale's dependable qyality. A new store ancl new merchan- dise, but the same efficient service that has made Hales a popular shopping ;place 1 --a store that is always backed by hpndst advertising, low pricesland good principles of legitimate merchandising. At^ and see Hale;'s new store at its best. . ; girjsC Apply atSixth 'street, near Market: .^ -7 . Professor Lange Scores Present Spirit of College Students. PROFESSOR ALEXIS F. LAXGE. DEAN OF .THE COLLEGE OF -LETTERS , AT s THE STATE UNIVERSITY. ' . , ; Mildred Dodge,' Miss Adele Ehrenberg, Miss 'Roberta. Haslett. . Mies Marlon Mitchell.- Miss Edith Porter. Miss Olga Russell, Miss Alice .Teller. Miss Ruth Tisdale, Miss Jean Tyson; Miss Sutphen and the hostess. . The musicale on Tuesday evening at the Home. Club, at' which ; Miss ! Sutphen will make her farewell appearance | be fore her departure, will be ; a notable occasion,* for not only. is. she, a splendid musician \u25a0, but; the . Sutphen, .family . is among the most prominent. ln the En cinal • City. A- dozen girl - friends. . In cluding Miss Irene Connor,' Miss Alice Teller, :Miss Jean- Tyson/ Miss -Roberta Haslett, Miss - Emma Lemcke, Miss Edith Porter. Miss, Mildred Dodge. Miss Martha . Klrby,%MJss ..Erma . Young .and Miss Mary Sherwood, will serve as ushers. ." • *\u25a0'*'\u25a0 -~-\ . -C- ' ',"\u25a0,- .'GSCOirin 'HAGtrE? COJJTERCTCE.— Waghtag. ton. , Sept. - 14. — Although - the - date . has • not \u25a0 y«t been \u25a0 definitely - fixed, -the * second I Hague •• conf «r» e»ce:wHl probaMy,be held next May or Jane, ac cordlnjr to Dr. • David , Ja yne ' Hill. American Min ister to the Netherlands. . wbo is now ' la Waiti ington on 'a special mission. ";\u25a0\u25a0'- ;. - ""'.•.'<?- r He Finds Blatancy, Jingoism and Herding 1 . BERKELEY, Sept. 14.— A rude joltj was received by the graduate studants , of th« university this morning during their meeting: for organizing purposes, when Professor Alexis F. Lange in formed them that "college spirit" as he-: saw . it on exhibition at the university at this time consisted of "50 per cent-, blatant spirit, 25 per cent herding spirit | and 25 per' cent Jingoism and college! loyalty.** t Professor Lange Is dean of the col-, lege of letters, a notable figure at the I . university. He is highly esteemed pT^ student fraternities and the graduate* students in particular regard him with reverence and affection. -They accord- . ingly invited him to address them this morning as a preliminary to their work of organizing for the year. Their sur prise was evident when Professor . Lange delivered his characterization of; so-called "college spirit." a spirit which, collegians are constantly exhorted to covet and possess. ; . . \u25a0'.'. Prof essor Lange suggested that a.. proper form of college spirit, would » be found to include reverence for! scholarship, a quality apparently : lack- .• ing now in collegians as a class. Silence reigned while Professor Lange spoke and for some moments} after. Then the formal work of ar ranging for officers went on. A com-, mlttee was appointed 'to nominate of ficers, this committee consisting of Oli ver Young, M. White. J. W. Moran. Miss Edna C. Prultt and .Miss Margaret Moore. physicians disagree: regarding may avebly OAKLAND. Sept. 14.— Physicians dis agreed today In the case of May Aver ly, a seventeen-year-old sirl who was : examined with a view to sending her; to the Home for Feeble-Minded at >. Glen Ellen, f Dr. Susan J. Fenton was : convinced that the . girl was feeble- , minded, but Dr. L. L. Riggin expressed the ; belief that she was simply way ward. :As Dr. tßiggin desired to hear more testimony the case was contln- \u25a0 ued. until Tuesday morning. The only .witnesses today were Miss Helen Swett and Miss C. AI Whitney of the Associated Charities and Mrs. C E. Quincy, • matron of fhe Fred Finch Orphanage. They based their belief that the girl "rvas feeble-minded; on "the fact that she would not work. ' but ran away from homes in which she was placed, and wandered about the streets. . . RET. WI*LFHE3O HODGKI.X WEDS. BERKELEY, Sept. 14.— Cards have been received by friends of Rev. Wil fred Hodgkln announcing hts marriage to Miss Helen C. Parsons, the wedding having taken; place" in New York •on September 10. The bride ts a sister of Rev:E. L.. Parsons, rector of St. Mark's, in Berkeley. * Dr. Hodgkin is rector ;of All Souls'; Church In-. North Berkeley: He will return about September 23 and will reside at 2332 Durant street.