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6 News of Four of the Counties Bordering On the Bay RELATIVES SEARCHING FOR MISSING ANGELENO Wife Receives Letter From Bearer of $3500 Cash Dated Oakland DECLARES HE IS ILL Milton A. Clemnan Leaves Alameda With Gripful of Money ALAiIEDA. March 4— Milton A. Clemnan, who left here last Tuesday evening carrying $S6OO in casu and a Crip and bound for the Oakland mole, •where he was to take the owl train for his home in Lop Angeles, is anx iously sought by relatives, who have not heard from him since. Today a letter arrived here from Clemnan'* wife in which she says that she received a communication from him, written on n letterlicad of the Arlington Hotel. Oakland, under date of Sunday, February in which Clem nan said that he was ill in Oakland. Clemnan was in Alameda on the Mon day following the day on which the letter was dated and stayed that night with his brother-in-law. G. A. B. Bpen cer of 2036 Encinal avenue. Clemnan did not complain to any members of the household at that time that he was not well and he arpea^d to be In his usual health. Inquiry of the members of the train rrew that took out the Owl train from the Oakland mole Tuesday night failed to furnish a rlew. FINDS BANK BOOK AND USES IT IN SWINDLE Stranger Victimises San Francisco Firms by Convincing Them He Is F. E. Sadler of Berkeley BERKELET, March i.—F. E. Sadler, a stationer, has been made the victim of \u25a0 clever swindler who used the merchants' bank book to obtain large sums from a number of San Francisco firms. Sadler droppel his bank book In the First National Bank last week and It was picked up by the swindler. The crook visited a number of wholesale houses In San Francisco, repr*«entlng himself to be Sadler of Berkeley, and showing the bank book with Its balance as proof of his identity. Bills ol goods were then ordered and paid for with check* to which Sadler's name was forged. When these rhecks were returned to the National Bank of Berkeley the for geries were detected. MUCH FEARED HIGHBINDER IN COURT OF HEARING Ow Sing Duck Identified as Member of Crowd That Was Engaged in Shooting OAKLAND. March 4. — When Ow Sing Duck, said to be one of th« most feared highbinders In the United States, appeared in Department 1 of the Pojice Court for examination thl» morning on a charge of assault to commit murder he was Identified by Chin Wing, who was shot In the re cent highbinder war In Chinatown, as & man who was in the crowd from which the shooting cam*. Wing was unable to cay, however, that Duck bad Sred ft shot, nor would any of the other Witnesses In the case say that the shooting had been done by Duck. |j Aft*r hearing the testimony Police .luflc Smith continued the case to March o. WILL SUE BONDSMEN OF LATE ARTHUR FEIDLER The Estate of James W. Merchant Seeks Money Owed by H. C. Morris OAKLAND, March 4.— D. J. Murphy, administrator of the estate of James W. Merchant of Llvermore, has taken fiteps to sue H. C. Morris as bondsman for the late Arthur W. Feldler. Mur phy says that Feidler was adminis trator of the estate at the time ot his death, and was indebted to it for $1195.35. W. G. Palmanteer, who was one of Feidler's bondsmen, has made good one-half the amount and Murphy claims Morris has paid nothing, though he is equally responsible. Feidler was County Treasurer at the time of hla death and was found to hsve a heavy shortage in his account* in that office. MEMORY FAILS AT STAND OAKLAND, March «. — Because she ', was unable to recall any part of a } conversation which took plac* on Feb ruary 23, Mrs. Ella McK>nna, who con. 1 ducts the Pleasanton Hotel at Four* iteenth and 'Washington streets, was 'unable to convince Police Judge Sara- I ufls of the guilt of John W. Wright. j whom she had charged with attempt* ' Ing to £ef raud her by means of \u25a0> ! worthless check. Wright was released ;on his own recognizance and ordered .to make the check good by March 7. jHe bad expressed his willingness to j settle the bill that he owned Mrs. Mc- Kenna if given an opportunity. PRIXIS FOR AS ESSAY BERKELEY, March 4.— Th« univer sity has been offered $15D by Louis Bartlett, the San Francisco attorney, to be awarded during the academic year 1907-8 to the student givlhg an essay presenting the most practical solution of the problems of nominating the best and most efficient persons for office, excluding the nominations for* the President and the United States Senate. SEHKS TO RESCUE CHILD OAKLAND, March 4. — Mary Morrow, \ representing the Society for the Pre- Jventlon of Cruelty to Children, - has I petitioned Judge Murphey to be given ; the care of six -year-old Helen John 1 bod on the ground that the child's •parents are both' drunk' most of the \ time. They appeared In court this morning and denied that they Indulged to excess. They live in Hayward. DEPUTY SHERIFF RUNS AMCCK . OAKLAND, March 4. — Deputy Sheriff ; A. . Graybill. living at 648 Fifty-second fetreet, quarreled in a dice game with H. C Harvey of 1921 Delaware street. "Berkeley, this afternoon, drew a pistol, • and, it Is charged, threatened to kill •Harvey. Graybill was disarmed and j arrested. The fight occurred lu/a B a jloon at Sixteenth street and San Pablo avenue. MRS. MOORE'S FUNERAL OAKLAND, March 4.'— -The /funeral ,of Mrs. Ilarian Goodfellow Moore, wife ;of Attorney Stanley Moore, will be iheld : tomorrow^ uftcrnoon at 2 o'clock ilrom the ..Church „ of the Advent, f Twelfth avenue and East Sixteenth street WEBB EASY STREET OPENED TO SUPERINTENDENT CLARK Salary of Hospital Job Is .'Doubled and' Practice Is Permitted ROWE BEATEN AGAIN Fight of Supervisor for Economy Results in Failure OAKLAND. March 4.— After doubling the salary of Superintendent W. A. Clark of the County Hospital the. Su pervisors adopted a resolution today virtually riving him permission to re sume private practice in addition to his public duties, a privilege which was revoked when his salary was in creased years ego. Clark was superintendent of the In stitution for several years at a salary of JI2B a month. He was unofficially given permission. to maintain a private practice. Question arose in the Board of Supervisors as to whether It was good policy to permit this, and after some discussion Clark's salary was In creased on thn condition that he should devote all his time 10 the hospital. Supervisor Rowe objected to the adoption today of the resolution which rescinded the private practice embar go. He declared that the infirmary was a "luxury," costing the taxpayers out of all proportion to Its value. He believed that the Institution should be conducted as a poor farm and that the hospital should be established else where. While there was no question raised as to Dr. Clark's professional ability the chief point was one "of economy. Supervisor Homer championed tho resolution, which was carried, Rowe alone voting no. - MONEY COMING IN FOR WORKING GIRLS' CLUB Movement to Buy Playter Residence in Oakland Highly Successful OAKLAND. March 4. — Already the money for the purchase of the Playter residence at the corner of Fourteenth and Castro streets has begun to come in and Mrs. J. B. Richardson, at a meet ing of clubwomen this afternoon, re ported encouragingly on behalf of the thirty captains and 300 lieutenants who are busily at work endeavoring to raise the $40,000 required to establish a working girl** club In this city. A Los Angeles man has offered to be the last of 100 OaKlanders to pledge SZEO. F. M. Smith i.as promised the last $1000 of $25,000 raised. The Oak land relief committee has responded generously, adding $500 to the $500 contribution for the Annex. Mrs. R. T. Yelland, a lieutenant under Mrs. J. B. Hume, reported a $100 contribution. Aid in coming in from individuals and clubs outside the county, the girl* of the Philadelphia association having sent a substantial sum. An appeal is to be made In the churches of Oakland next Sunday. .By courtesy of the Novelty Theater man agement, benefit periormanees will be held in the Broadway playhouse on the afternoons of Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. March 1? 20 and 21. After an Informal talk on the work of the Milwaukee Association, by Miss Schultc. extension aecretary, the club women adjourned to meet on Monday afternoon, March 11, in Pythian Castle. SHERIFF WA.VTS AX AUTO OAKLAND, March 4. — Sheriff Frank Barnet has asked the Board of Su pervisors to authorize the purchase of an automobile for the use-of his de partment. ..*-V SAXITAItV DISTRICT ELECTION CORTE MADERA, March 4.— Sanitary District No. 2 will hold an election on .Monday. March 11, to elect three trustees. SAX RAFAEL'S ELECTIO.V SAN RAFAEL, March 4.— The City Trustees issued tonight a call for a municipal election on April 8, Trhen a full set of city officials will be elected. FORMER TELLER OF BANK OF BULLFROG GOES FREE No One Appears to Prosecute Carl F. Gauss for Alleged Forgery of Drafts ' LOS ANGELES, March 4. — Because no one appeared to prosecute him. Carl F. Oauss, former teller of the Bank of Bullfrog, at Bullfrog. Nev., was re leased from prison today.' He had been In jail tome weeks on the charge of having forged upward of $6000 worth of drafts. Gauss was arrested here on February 10. The mother of the yoUriff man. who Is said to be a wealthy woman of Colorado Springs, came to Lob Angeles Immediately afterward to effect his release. JURY TO TRY OIL COMPAXY CHICAGO. .March 4. — The selection of a jury to pass upon evldenco in the case of the^Standard Oil Company of Indiana, on trial before Judge Landis In the United States District Court here on charge of having received con cessions from the" Chicago And Alton Railway Company, was completed to day. It Is expected that the takinsr of testimony will be be pun tomorrow. CANTEEN' REGISTER ROBBED •VaLLEJO/ March 4.: — The cash regis ter of the canteen &n board tlfe -big cruiser Milwaukee at Mare Island navy yard was broken into Sunday night and 1100 taken. The canteen was closed up at the dock last evening after a big day's bdstness. E. W. Bf SHYHEAD'S DEATH SAN DIEGO, March 4.— E. W. Bushy head, for a number of years Sheriff of this county and later Chief of Police of this city, died today. He was a pio neer, of this section. He was a printer and publisher and at one .time owned an interest in the San Diego Union. XAI'A PIONEER DEAD NAPAi March. 4.— Connelly Conn, one of Napa County's prominent pioneers, died' at his home in Brown. ValleyUo day. He was born In Ireland ,in 1832, came 7 to America " In 1852, and to California In 1555. ' HAYWAED CITIZEH DEAD— Oakland. March «.— HanM Chlnhdm. who 'for tlies last- twenty fire yeara litd been a resident of Alameda Coun ty." died at hi- borne in Hay ward last - Qlcbt, after a long illnetis. He waa one of the oreanlx era ot the H«j ward Electric Company and waa 50 yean of *g*-. A widow and eeTpral children surrlTe. :/v ~ -.' THE SAN FRANCISCO \OALi;, TUESDAY, 5, 1907; Long Lost Poem by 'Bret Harte'ls ' \u25a0 Recovered BERKELEY, March 4.— A poem by Bret Harte, written in Berkeley In 1567, with this city as the theme of tha author's song, that has long been lost, has been recovered by Professor Leon J. Richardson of the Latin department of the State University. In one of the old publications of California, which the Bancroft collection now at the uni versity Includes, Professor Richardson discovered the lost verses. They are not. included in any of the collections of Harte's work, though by critics who have passed upon them In Berkeley they are regarded as possessing rare beauty and such merit as attaches to all of Harte's writings. Bret Harte wrote this poem as his 'contribution to the ceremony attending the laying of the cornerstone of the Institution for the Deaf and Blind at Dwight way and Waring street- It was placed In the cornerstone, with other documents. At that time Harte was secretary of the United States Mint under Robert E. Swain. The poem follows: Fair the terrnee that o'erlook» ? Curving bay and sheltered nook*; Groves that break the western blmtn, Kleeiiietl .lUtmi.e t rinsed with masts. And the pate that fronts our home. With its bara of cold sea-foam. . * ; llrr# no flashing signal fall" Ovrr darkened sea and sail: Uere v no ruddy lighthouse eallt White-winyed Commerce with itt hall; Dnt above the peaceful Tale i Watchful, silent, calm and pale. Science lifts her beacon walla. l/)Te, alone, the lamp ivtaose beam Shines above the troubled stream: . Here sbiill Patience. wUe and «w«et, <;ather round her waiting feet God'a unfinished few. whom fate *ud th»"lr failings •consecrate; Haply that her »klll create What His will left Incomplete. Ah. Bethsalda's pool no more Sees the. miracles of yore; Faith no more to blinded ejef. Brings the ltslit that skill denies; Not again shall part on earth IJns that Nature fouled from birth. Thouph Hi» face the Master bides, Love etcrnnl still abides rnderceath the archlntt sky. And His uand through Science guidea Speechless lip and sightless eye. This 1« our Bethsalda'* pool. This our thaumstnrßle school; We. O Lord, wore .dumb than these — Knowing but of bended knees Aud the *!yn of Gasped hand*— Here, upon our Western By ttiwe broad I'fclflo sea*. Through these stone* are eloquent. And our feeble, falterlnff sp»-ech. Gain* what one* the pebbles lent^&SJ3|j On the Wendarr beach lo to Old Demuethen*-s. Around tKe Bay BOLEIEE'B 1 WIFE DlES— Oakland, March 7. MM. Mary Dr nnj-, aped 4a Te, c « tbe wife ot a servant In the Tenth] United S atea In fantry, n nesro replment, diedUwt nigUt on the train wbloh wag bringing her husband s regi ment m Run Francisco. Death waa caused by fceart tnmble. . ; HEAVY PENALTY ? IKPOSED-Martinez Huron -4.-~Mr. and Mrs. George Loomls of I olnt Richmond, who were recently conTlCted of aell lojj liquor without a license and Heavily fined, were arreFted Saturday on a aimllar charge and both fined *300 and (fWen ninety daxe In UJ« county Jail by Recorder Kennon. ATTORNEY'S WIFE AaEEBTED-Oakland. March 4.— Mrs. Walter Gallagher, - the ' wife «f an attorney, was to tare b*en arraljrnea tui« morning on a charge of dUturbinff tbe peace of H. O. KrUbaum. proprietor of the -Juaulta Hotel, but as no complaint had been -filed toe cane waa atrlckea from the calendar. WIFE ACCUSES HUSBAND— Oakland, March 4 wMn E. J. Reeres swore to a complaint to day charplnK her husband, R. J. Ueeves, with failure to provide for hl» 5-y«ar-old daughter. Tte woman Informed tbe Prosecuting Attorney that Ref vea had contributed nothing toward^ the support or his child for almost a year. WILL < TALK ON PHILIPPINES— AIameda. March 4.'— Dr. Darld P. Barrow*, superintendent or instruction in the Philippine Islands, will addresn the Unitarian CUib Wednesday night on "The Educational Problem In the Philippines.' Prior to tbe lecture there will be barytone solog tiy Arthur Morganstern end a monologue by Max HornwUkl. V .XXSULTER OF WOMEN PUNISHED— Oak- Iand, March 4.r-Edj:ar: Wakeman, wbo.w«i.»r teeted on a : charge of grossly insulting I women aa they panned hie home at 1064 Tenth avenue, pleaded rullty thin morning and ,waa aenteneed to pay a fine -of $200 or to serve ; one hundred dara In the city prlnon. , -v 1- >M*-'' ' WAIfTB LINE TO ALLENBALE— OakIand. March 4. — Application has; been ), made •\u25a0 by the Oaklantf^Trattlon' Company, to W Board of Supervisors for a franchise -for; a 'single, track street railway line from the, prrtens >Hay ward liae to Allt-ndale, by way vof * Lrtse, > avenue. ITescott »trret, Park, avtnue,;Gl#n avenue and ] Otct street; ' ..- \u25a0 ;*r \u25a0 '. "' ' > HEAVY SENTENCE FOR BEGGAH— Oakland. M»ri-h 4.— Georpe Gordon, a beggar, who struck a -young man - employed a« a driver ?\u25a0 for ' the Merchants' Express Company, because he refused to give him money, pleaded guilty to the chares of battery today , and was sentenced to alxt* days in tbe city prison. FIEE IN GENERATINO PLANT— Oakland. March 4. — Fire broke oat lv the • generating plant of the Oakland Gas, Light and* Heat Com pany this af teruoon, \u25a0 and for a few" momenta threatened tbe destruction of the building. The blaze .was extinguished with ' little - damage, > as the structure Itself ; was of corrugated/ iron.' - WOMAN GOES TO PHl3oN— Oakland, March \u25a04. — Mrs. Korab M. Lewis, who plea/fted' trull ty to charges of. < petty ~ larceny and mlademeaaor erabPMleinmt. was • sentenced to - three months* imprisonment on the r two ; charges > today/ v She secured a 1a 1 piano from Sherman- & Clay,. and sold it \u25ba before it was . paid for, and later stole * a quantity or areas goods from Mrs. T. -M. vvatsoa.3BSS9ffifinßM93HHE BAYS HER HUSBAND. BEAT HER— Oakland, March 4. — Mrs. -Mary Chaeonaa . swore to a,com plaint today • charging her husband : with bat tery. ' - She, \u25a0• aliepea ahat t when' she protested against bla spending nearly - all Ms % time In the company: Of other -women he brutally beat ber. Cbaconas Is. tbe proprietor of a restaurant In West Oak!and^£MMMMHMHB9MaHSj9IHE^ V TAKES HIS' BROTHER* TO JAlL— Alamedai March - 4. — George Hicks- of \u25a0• 779" Santa Clara avenue, took his : brother; ; Charles ;.- Hicks, 1 ' < to tbe \u25a0 City Prison . last - night • and . requested that bis relative be v locked ap,': George,, declaring that Ui b*llered Charlea to be Insane, m Dr.; L.;.,W." Stldbam examined ' IIlck8 ; and found ' him \u25a0 to bo a nervona .wreck from the;. effecU of drink. / SUES' KEY \u25a0-': &OUTE:' COMPANY— Oakland} March ' 4 .—The San Francisco, Oakland J and ; San Jo«e Hallway, has: been -ordered to i be fore Judce Waste on . March •15 • to , show.- cause why . it ' should ' not be restrained \u25a0' from - laying a set-ond track \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 in ': Twenty-second ~. street, •- near Brush. N. Rino, ' tbe petitioner, , alleges ', that tbe construction ' of . an . additional track close to tbe curb would Injure the value of hla property. AUTO SKIDS AND WRECKS ITSELF ON STREET CAR Mrs. Alida W. Terrill of Berkeley Is Badly Hurt InSmashup PAVEMENT TO BLAME J. Harper Escapes -Injury, but His Machine Is * ;'-. a Loss OAKLAND, March 4.— Arf*automobU« that could not b«* controlled on the wet pavement plunged head-on Into a Tele graph-avenue 'car shortly after 10 o'clock \u25a0 this morning, and Mrs.' .Alida W. Terrill, who lives nf College ave nue and Parker sUwet. Berkeley, the only occupant ; of ' the machine besides J.. Harper, the driver, was thrown out and herright arm and leg were frac tured. The automobile was owned by Harper, who Is a friend of Mrs. Terrill. She had been awaiting a car at Tele graph avenue and Merrimac -street, when Harper, who was passing In his machine, asked her to riae with him. While running at high speed he started to cross the street and the slipped on the, wet roadway. Harper could not control his machine, and It ran squarely into a northbound car. The automobile was- hurled aside and badly wrecked. Harper escaped with slight injuries. Mrs. Terrill is well known In Oak land, where she has lived for a number of years. Society in Cities Across the Bay March j 4.— One of the prettiest luncheons of last week was that over which Mrs. John L. Howard presided at her residence In Vernon street. Daffodils and ferns decorated the -board, about which were seated sixteen friends. An Informal game of bridge concluded the afternoon. Among those who enjoyed Mrs How ard's hospitality wero Mrs. Frank. L. Brown, Mrs. T. C. Coogan, Mrs. W. S. Ooodfellow, Mrs. E. H. Klttredge. Mrs. Richard Lyman, Mrs. Grace Gorrlll Oowlng, Mrs. Spear of : Alameda, Miss Bertha Wilcox and several others. When word was last received from Mr. and Mrs. F.:M. Smith (formerly Miss Evelyn Ellis) their yacht was an chored off the coast of Cuba, near the historic spot where the battleship Maine met Us fate. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been enjoying their honey moon on an extended cruise on the Atlantic seaboard. They expect to re turn to Oakland soon after the Easter tide and take up their residence for the early part of the summer at Arbor villa, the Smith mansion in PAurth avenue. Mrs. Florence Hardiman Miller has sold her home in Plymouth avenue and is planning another residence in Col lege avenue. Mrs. Miller Is well-known in literary circles. ' V An Interesting course of extension lectures has been announced for the Monday afternoons of March, April and May at Miss Ransom's school in Prospect avenue. The series will be delivered by William Norman Guthrie. M. A.. * whose works will deal with contemporary poetic drama.. The dramatists . whose works will be * con sidered include Henrlk Ibsen, Gerhart Hauptmann, Maurice Maeterlinck, Jose Echegaray, Rlchepin? Rostand, Phillips and Yeats. Last . spring the lectures Of Dr. Guthrie proved Interesting, many of the younger girls : spending their Monday afternoons studying the poet-prophets.- '• Mrs. Charles Shattuck will entertain at a luncheon Wednesday afternoon at her home In. Alameda avenue in honor of Miss Grace MeCormlck, whose • en gagement was recently announced 'at one of the most elaborate functions of the winter. Covers ; will be laid for Miss MeCormlck, Mrs. Frank McCor mick. Miss Qu'eenle Russell,; Miss Pat tianl. Miss Jack, Miss .Van Sicklen, Miss Rita Murdock, Miss Marion Hall, Mrs. Van Sicklen, - Mrs. Charles Page, Mrs. Ralph Kirkham-Blaif and the hostess. •v* * • i.The engagement is announced of Miss Olive Chapman, daughter of Mrs. Jamos Chapman arid the late Captain Chapman, to Walter Smith :, Babson, a well-known young man, whose home is in * Alameda, The marriage, will be celebrated early In June. Babson and his bride are plan-, ning to make their, nome In Los An geles. Miss Chapman Is, a -graduate of Wellesey. Since her. return to; Oak" land she has devoted her time to mu sical studies./. •" * ' - : • • > Miss Mary Ertz and Miss Susan Ertz left for anrextended trip to the East last week. Before > returning to the coast they will be the guests of friends in Toronto. ALAHEDA, March 4. — One: of the delightful numbers In ;the Adelphlan Club's programme ' Saturday .: was the presentation, , under ; direction of Miss Lillian Swale, of the dainty come dietta,' "Petticoat Perfidy," by' Sir Charles Young. - In theireftdltion Misa SwaFft-wafe. assisted by- Mrs/Henry Hastings and Mrs." J. -C. B roadie, >. the trio 7 giving >&i delightful \ characteriza tion. Last Friday evening .Miss Swale entertained a bevy of • young ' people" at the home of . Mrs. ; George W.-Halght | in v W.; S. Palmer and , fatally ; have moved here from Oakland' and* are noff*set tled In the Glrard residence, 921 \ Grand street, that was recently purchased bythe Palmers.; \u25a0:'•../. ,. Mrs; George S. Williams . of . 32l7 ' En clnal; avenue 1 gave: a. house party re cently in honor of the of her husband.' \u25a0 .The '- guests ?w«re 'Mr. 1 ; I ; and M rs. . B.\ Bry an t," : M r.'"l and r Mrs. * Edward Bunker, Mr. andrMrs. C, P. Wlridhani,' Mr.; and Mm., N. . L.: Meads > and Mr." ; and Mrs. ; *E.', C'^Soulcs.".; i-T> <'\u25a0 '-: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.I)f.'.. 1 ) f . '.- -I I, r Mrs. . Charles .. Notnagrle entertained the members ;of , the Monday ; : Whist Club/ at * IVfcr " home, .• 2169 \u25a0 San Jose ? ave nuelvthls "afternoon;:: . "J ;.: DEDICATE! , NEW. CHAPEL OAKLAND," March" ;'4.— The Melrose Methodist Chapel', was dedicated Sunday afternoon t wlth j addresses .by: Rev.'E. R. r Dtlle, 5 Presidin g , Elder, .W. C." E van s, Rev. 5 Dr.' Kirby • and ' several , divines \u25a0 of .other denonilnatlons.-.'-A"; subscription v of $580 .was 'raised "toward r 'paylng for the ;chapel." \u25a0 ' A; ,;:\u25a0-:' ;\.». •.-\u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0 .; '.- i^'-;?; CLEAamo y. k." c. v ; A. \u25a0*\u25a0. srrr-^oakiaßd, ilarch ;4. —Work \of >\u25a0 clearing \u25a0• the ' new \u25a0; site ? of the - Young ". Men's . Christian f Association -»build ing,' Twenty-first •; street . and -, Telegraph ' areaue, waa ' begun • today.'«»gnMMßJßESjlhagrfjiMa£M|B Berkeley Will Have Chapter of Tau Beta Pi BERKELEY, March 4.— A chapter of the .Tail Beta Pi, *a' college honor so ciety, which hitherto has had no repre sentation on the /Pacific Coast, is to be organized at the university next month by professors and students in the tech nical and scientific courses. The Tau Beta Pi/ corresponds to the famous Phi Beta Kappa honor society. The -lat ter includes men who have won distinc tion in scholarship," ; while the former is cohfined to members who have shown the possession of unusual ability in scientific fields. © Professor C. L. Cory, dean of the college of mechanics, has been fore most in procuring a charter for the new chapter. The men who have been selected as charter members. of the lo cal chapter are as follows: Faculty— Charles Derlerth Jr., Clarence h. Cory.. ' \u0084\u25a0.... _.---. \u25a0. Alumni— Walter !•.' Hnber, '05; Henry D. Dew ell, '06; Henry W. Beeoher, ,'06.-- Seniors — Andrew F. Sherman. Joseph A. Hart ley. John L. Dobbins, Guy O. Freser. Harold M. Hall, ' Philip M. Casady, Ilpnry N. Herrlck, Her bert W. Stan ton, • Emannel Scheyer, Elbert M. Chandler, Henry E. Sherman Jr., Kent A. Hawley. GREENWOOD ASKS FOR TIME ON FRANCHISE Argues Board Had No Pow er to Grant Wharfing Concession ALAMEDA, Mar^h 4.— P.' M. Green wood, through^his attorney, Oliver Ells worth, petitioned the City Council to night for an extension of four months' time, from March IS, In which to begin work under the terms of the Central avenue franchise. Ellsworth agreed that If the exten sion were granted he would deposit $50,000 in escrow as a guarantee of good faith. His request was based on an argument that he did not consider that the board had power at i-e time the franchise was given to . grant a : wharfing concession. He said that by the time the City Council under the new charter should take office that right would undoubt edly rest with them. • Ellsworth referred to the recent de cision of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in the Western Pacific case as bearing upon his client's franchise. An ordinance granting the extension was introduced and referred to committee. ARCHIES ROOSEVELT BETTER |jj WASHINGTON, . March 4.—Consider able "Improvement 'Is .shown today in tho condition of Archie Roosevelt, the third son; of the President, who has been .ill since last" Friday with an ; at tack of diphtheria.' Dr. Rixey, surgeon general of the navy,,', visited the sick boy. today and upon leaving the "White House said that his condition Was very satisfactory. , : FORGER BOTXND OVER— Meyer Boag. who purchased an flaborate wardrobe with forfted checks and. la doing so yJctlmiied nearly every merchant ila '\u25a0 town, \u25a0 was \u25a0 lield to answer I before the Superior f Court; yesterday. '\u25a0 His . bail was fixed at $2000 on .'each of two charges, and In default ' of tills be was turned over to the ens* tody of the Sheriff. •' . ..,...' .- , ; The reason is plain: The demand for property since the Opening of the tract February 22d has been so consistent and persistent, that it has been decided to advance the price on all lots 10 per cent on April Ist. -It is the logical result of the -truism that \ v DEMAND JEfiULATES VALUES Buy at- the present. prices and allow your investment to multiply with the inevitable growth of this suburb. MJritil April Ist our office at 306 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, will be kept open even- ings for the benefit of those whose work will not permit them to call during the day. < Residence : lots 50x100, average $100. Business lots 50x100 average $200. Terms 10 'per. cent down and 5. per cent per month. No interest— no taxes. Send for our booklet which tells you in detail about Decoto. HOLGO MB R E ALT V COMPANY 306 San Pablo Aye., Oakland Exclusive Handlers of This Property : \u25a0'*- : .\u25a0\u25a0"' -'\u25a0:'\u25a0+. ''"f- .'\u25a0•\u25a0"' X -\u25a0\u25a0'"'- \u25a0-\ "'".\u25a0"'\u25a0' ~ - - -t "-\u25a0"'-\u25a0*.-• — - -\u25a0 — . . - " '\u0084_'_* \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 ATTACKS WIFE WHO WOULD NOT "TALK THINGS OVER" Mrs. Tucker Tells Police of Assault by Man She Sued for Divorce CROWD SAVED HER husband Was Dragging Her in Street When Citi- f zens Interfered OAKLAND. March 4.— Mrs. L. Tuck er, who lives at the Oriole House. San Pablo avenue and TwentieU* street, told the police tonight of a .vicious attack made upon her by her husband. whom ehe Is suing for divorce. She said that he had asked her to go to a restaurant with him to "talk thing* over" and that when she refused he seized her by the arm and attempted io drag her to the door of the eating place. She screamed for help and several bystanders ran to her assist ance and forced Tuckerto release her. The husband promised the crowd not to molest his wife again and on this assurance he was allowed' to go.\ immediately^ after the crowd dis persed. Mrs. Tucker asserts. her husband again attempted to grasp her. at the same time declaring that he would kill her if she did not go .with him. \u0084 " ' The woman fled and later called at the police station to seek protection from her husband. She declared that she would swear to a cdmplaint against him tomorrow. • . . ixconponATiox the issue SAN RAFAEL. March 4. — The petition for an election for the incorporation of San Anselmo will come up before the Board of Supervisors tomorrow after noon. It will be vigorously opposed by the antl-lncorporatlonists. SUSPICIOUS OF A BILL IN THE STATE SENATE Oakland Council Fears It Endangers That City's Water Front OAKLAND, March 4.— The City Coun cil is suspicious of a bill Introduced in the State Senate by Savage pertain ing to the leasing of State tide lands. The Councilmen fear that it would work back upon Oakland's water front. The measure Is known as Senate bill No. 761 and Is entitled "An act approv ing leases heretofore made by counties or municipalities of certain lands be longing to the State of California." The Council adopted a resolution that it was the earnest wish and the sense of the Council that Oakland's repre sentatives at Sacramento oppose the bill in its present form, reciting that: Said proposed bill known as Senate BUI No. 701 m«» cause to be rertTed the-wharfing priTileßeV conferred in 1852 upon H.^ W. Car pentier and his successors in interest, by the city of Oakland with relation to the water front of the city of Oakland, all of which will tx» prejudicial to the b««t latere«U of the city of Oakland. City Attorney McElroy offered an amendment to the bill, providing that nothing In the act shall be deemed to extend or revive the term of any lease the time of which has expired, or apply to any interest or claim of interest Other than under a lease. The Council canvassed the charter amendments returns and adopted a resolution giving the City Assessor help required to make . the new city assessment. Mayor. Mott and City At torney McElroy will go to Sacramento tomorrow to press ratification of the amendments. TWO COWS ELECTROCUTED ' SAUSALITO, March 4. — The 3:15 o'clock suburban train from San Rafael was delayed at Alto several minutes this afternoon -by the electrocution Of two milch cows by the heavy current -from the power rail. The cows were on the tracks and, In attempting to avoid the approaching train ran "against the rail. r s; ... FAIL TORECO\T!B BODY SAUSAIiITO, March 4.— "Searchers for the body of Sergeant J. R. Jackson of the Thirty-second Coast Artillery, who .was drowned off Lime Point on Satur day afternoon, have dragged the shore line for the last two days, and hope of recovering his body ha 3 been given UP. " ' " -\u25a0;\u25a0.:-•\u25a0.." . \u25a0 •.: COURT AWARDS CHILDREN OF DIVORCED BASSETTS Husband Gets Ten- Year-Old Son and Four Other Youngsters Are Given to the Wife OIIAHA, Neb.. March 4. — Judge Red dick today awarded to Charles C. Bas sett of Washington the custody of Che«?»er his 10-year-old son. The rr mainlng four children w««rp given to Mrs. Bassett. This action marks th end of the Bassett divorce e.as<% whio i had been on. trial here for three week*. Mrs. Bassett will now petition for an Injunction to prevent Bassett inter fering with her possession of the four children given to her by the court. MANAGER OF THE VEXDOMB SAX JOSE. March 4. — Charles C. Wellman has been appointed manager of the Hotel Vendotne. 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