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News From All Sections of the Four Bay Counties
ACCUSES HUSBAND OF
CRUELLY BEATING HER
Mrs. Alice Fleming' Sues
v . Her Spouse for a
Divorce
WOULD NOT BUY MILK
Stevedore Is Charged With
111 Treating Small
Children
OAKLAND. July 25.— Charges of bru
tality extending over a period of about
two years are made against* Ira* C.
Fleming by. his' wife, Alice G. Fleming,
in a cult for divorce wtilch she filed
today. The complaint charges that he
frequently kicked her and often struck,
her In the face with his hand. She
says he once knocked her down with a
blow and then kneeled with one knee
against her stomach ; and choked her.
After. this incident she alleges that' he
refused to allow her to go to bed.
forcing her to sit up all night, saying
he would kill her if she laid down.
To, humiliate her, Mrs. ' Fleming
complains that her . spouse published
notices that he would pay no debts
she contracted, and she says he once
refused to allow milk to be delivered
at the house, though it was for their in
fant children. For several months, she
says, he has failed to provide for her.
The Flemings were married' in 1905
»nd have two children. Mrs. Fleming
jays her husband Is a longshoreman,
taming 5100 per month, and she asks
|40 a month alimony.
Mrs. Anna Eva Margaretha Borgen
dorfer filed a suit for divorce
against George Borgendorfer on the
ground of desertion, and she thinks he
is In Brooklyn, N. V., living with an
other woman. She says she was mar
ried in that city in 1891 and that her
husband left her two: years ago. She
asks for the custody, of their 14 year
old son.' A court order was issued or
dering the summons In the matter pub
lished and copies sent to Borgen
dorfer's address.
Lilian A. Givens has Instituted di
vorce proceedings against David Givens
for failure to provide. They. were mar
ried In 1593. but have no children.
Mrs. Givens asks $40 a mon4h alimony.
ORDER OF EAGLES MAKES
MERRY AT SAUSALITO
Initiation of Fifty Members
Celebrated With Jinks
and Smoker
SAUSALITO. July 25.— Tonight was a
gala night for the Eagles in this place,
fully 500 being present at the high
jinks and smoker -of the local aerie.
Xo. 673. The initiation of 50 new
members, an addresV by Grand Vice
President Theodore A. Bell and a gen
eral good time by/all were the fea
tures of the session:
Pan Rafael aerie w"as represented by
tOO birds, who were "accompanied by a
drum corps. Mill Valley also sent a
drum corps and almost Its entire aerie.
\u25a0 Quite a number of San Francisdo
Eagles came over and were guests of
the local . lodge for the night. The
candidates for Initiation were put
through the usual stunts and at a lato
hour the celebration was «tlll at Its
height.
LAD LOSES MIND WHEN
SISTER WEDS KANAKA
\u25a0t> Cr it ' n ::a ~ -- ' \u25a0: -
Berkeley Boy Broods Over the Step
Taken by Relative and Is Taken
to a Sanatorium
BERKELEY. July 25.— William Mc-
Namara/a 17 year old lad employed at
•the Sign of the Bear candy store at
Telegraph avenue ahd Bancroft way,
has become deranged as the result of
brooding over his sister's marriage to
a native of Hawaii, and is now confined
In a sanatorium at Livermore. His
"condition is not serious, the doctors in
charge of his case having reported
that he will be released in a few
weeks.' \u25a0%*?*
McNamara created a . scene In the
store- where he worked when the first
symptoms oX his derangement were
noted . and was promptly taken in
charge by -friends. He is said to have
attempted to murder his motHer and
sister, Agnes, on the same day. The
McXarnara .family deny the truth of
this report. • .
WOMAN- CHECK SWINDLER
APPREHENDED IN SEATTLE
Mrs. Rosa Dodge, Who Victimized
a Kentucky Colonel in Oakland, ;
.. .. Must. Answer. Charges
OAKLAND. July 25.— Mrs. Rosa
Dodjre, who Is wanted in this city for
passing a fictitious check for .-SIOO on
Colonel J. Towns'end. a Kerituckian, has
been arrested In Seattle for a similar
offense. . She was living there under the
name ofMrs. Rose Anderson.
Since- Mrs. Dodge disappeared from
Oakland some time ago a number of
complaints against hftr have b«»en ' re
ceived by the police, and she will'prob
ably*e brought backto this city.
About the Bay >
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AGED KAN FOTTIfD TSSAXTE— Oatlnnd. Jnly
2." 1 !. — Ajel'L Exutrom of 11T Eighth street, ajr^d
77, was nrfjcicod hisenp todar and , committed
to the Ptst'- licapital -at Storkton.
Charges kobbeey— o«tiand. Jniy 25.—
Kdrar Wilson, a VuUrA Statfs soldier, lias ti^en
li»-ld at the • city prison-. for lnvrstiratlon of a
H;«rire tliat-be robbed -Charles ' S." Saunders of
$100 wbllr the pair j»ere on a 6prec toßethcr.
CARPEKTEE HELD TTP— Oakland. July 25.—
T\*. I. Stone, a carpenter, of , 957% ' Clay street,
*•** held up at mifiolcht by two neproee. who
robbed him .ittis2t The holdup occurred la«st
hiirbt In Ninth street - between Broadway end
Franklin. \u25a0«;\u25a0* - . v .
7EB.KZT GBA2TTED — Oakland, July 25.—Per
•nlsulon was sxanted to Ta« ; & \u25a0 Pennoyer today
by Oie "board . -of S pahlic works \u25a0 for , .the co«
ptructJonof the 'fonndations of. the -new boll<l
injr of -the nrm at-Foorteenth and Clay street*.
The estimated cost 'of Installing ; the foundations
li $20,000.- ' " ;\u25a0\u25a0; I "•
SCHOOSTEa SlKKS— Oakland, .Jcly 23.— After
betnir docked at the \u25a0' Howard- wharf 'at - First
and Myrtle streets 'the* bay" schooner "Henrietta
Anne, owned by the Howard construction \u25a0 com
pany, sprung a leak '-last • nUrht" and when \u25a0\u25a0 r!ie
captain and crew, - who \u25a0 bad \u25a0 come \u25a0 ashore for,
the ulpht, retemed this : mominjr ; the .'craft ' was
restlns on the bottom t of ; the [ harbor. •;
TTKEXAX IHJTrEED-U)akland,'; Joly. 21,—An
drew Hntcblnson,: a ireteraa: engineer.* of ( the
Oakland fire department.--" was • . injured \u25a0 last
night In a runaway: accident,", bclne thrown from
a (mrc.v at Fourteenth i, *od> Brash streets.
Ilotcblnson • was on his ' way^. home \u25a0- when the
borw be wo driTlng started' to runMlutchinßon
cuCered \u25a0 y>i4»b*r of . mta about * the face and
bead. \u25a0•\u25a0-->\u25a0• ' \u25a0": '"> ; :
Society in Cities
AcrosstKe Bax :
OAKLAND, July 25.— Dr. and Mrs. K.
O. Campbell departed ' this evening for
Stf\ Lawrence .island, . Alaska. Dr.
Campbell is a graduate: of the Univer
sity of California and *of Cooper med
ical college. Although' the Campbells
have made their residence in "the
southern part of the state. they have
many friends In the bay cities. :• Dr.
Campbell .goes to take up important
educational and medical work in
Alaska. " \u25a0
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Miss Sue de Fremery is the: guest of
Mrs. Carl Schoonmaker for several days
at her., suburban home in
Miss de Fremery/ returned to Oakland
for the summer kfter a year's musical
study in New York.- * \
" Dr. Margaret Snelliis spending a .few
weeks this summer In Berkeley as the
guest of her sisters, the Misses ; Snell
and Mrs. Edna ' Snell Poulson, at Snell
seminary. Dr. Snell is professor of
anatomy, hygiene and domestic econ
omy ;. In the Agricultural college at
Corvallis, Ore.
• • •
After several monens* visit in the
east, where she was. the guest -of. rel
atives and friends, Miss Ilma*Chase has
returned to Oakland. Miss Chase spent
considerable of «her time in the vicinity
of New York. v "
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Mr. and Mrs. John Spring have re
opened their " Fruitvale residence after
a month spent in the north. They vis
ited in Portland and Tacoma. <O
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgar Jack
(formerly Miss Grace McCormick) are
spending the early days of their honey
moon at the Tavern at Lake Tahoe.
The marriage of Mr. Jack and the pop
ular Alameda girl was a notable affair
of the past /.week at the McCormick
residence in the Encinal City.
Dr. - and Mrs. Erwin Brinkerhoff are
leaving this week for a short summer
outing at Lake Independence and Lake
Tahoe. With Captain, and s Mrs. Klose
they enjoyed a month in the Santa
Cruz mountains early in the season.
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•When last heard from Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Smith were .in London. It was
there that thf sad news of Arthur
Smith's death reached. his brother. ".Mr.
and Mrs."Morrow,oiee Smith, have come
Xo Oakland from Los . Angeles and are
talking of residing here permanently.
• • •
After a sojourn of several days • In
the" Grand canyon of the Colorado Miss
Eva Powell, Mrs. James B. Hume, Alvin
Powell and Stanley Powell have re
turned home. Mrs. H. A. Powell and j
Miss Helen Powell are still.^at the Gey
sers. Within a few days Alvin Powell
will leave on a" short trip to Marysville.
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Mrs. Francis C. Pache, who has been
visiting In Stockton for some days, has
returned to the bay cities.^where she' is
the guest of- friends in Berkeley. She
will Join Dr. Pache in Nevada soon.
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ALAMEDA, July 25. — Miss Mabel E.
Mac Donald and James T. Mcßean of
East Oakland were married last eve
ning at the residence; of Justice of.the
Peace . E. E. Johnson,' the : magistrate
officiating. Miss Hazel Mac Donald anl
James Neith were the bridal attendant*.
Mr. and Mrs*. .Mcßean will make their
borne in Oakland.
The marriage of Miss Birdie Hill and
Fred Blanchard Tra« celebrated . last
evening at the home of the bride's
parents in Encinal avenue. Miss Louie
Calsing was' maid of honor and Otto
Hill best man. The bride was given \u25a0
away by her brother, Percy Hill. Rev.
Mr. Carroll of Christ Episcopal church
read the marriage service.
Mrs. T. W. Steel entertained thirty
guests at a party given Tuesday night
at her home in Fifth street in honor
of her son, Lawrence Steel.
Edmund Heritage, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Heritage of Benton street, is
visiting friends in Ohio. Before re-
turning to Alameda in September , he
will visit relatives' in Canada. ,
Mrs. W. H. Weaver and family of
1429 Walnut street have returned from
Santa Cruz, where they *spent a vaca
tion of two. months.
MOTHER OF PRISONER
SCREAMS RESENTMENT
OAKLAND, July 25. — "How dare you
sit therp and tell such lies about my
son?", screamed Mrs. E. Sather at De
tective Jamieson as he was -testifying
in Judge Ellsworth's court today.- ,
"You are a liar," added the hysterical
woman before the court could subdue
her. .* >
The detective^kept his silence, being
content to leave the difficult situation
to the judge. ' \u25a0 : .; .., \u25a0' \
Mrs. Sather' s 17 year old son was on
trial for attacking a young girl" and
Jamieson had tola "of the youth's 'ad
missions as to frequenting saloons. The
mother thought her boy . never, visited
saloons and hysterics r followed when it
was, stated that he had even slipped
away from the detective on the way to
the county jail and dodged Into one, for
a -last drink. ' \ \ \v
father, was arrested last fall on a
charge preferred by Rosie Monk, who
was but 10 years old. /.When cross.ex
amined .by Attorney ,M; ; C. Chapman
today Jamieson , became much confused.
He . said . that ' he ; had • taken young
Sather after the* arrest to = the home of
fhe little girl and' that she had at. once
identified him. . : , ' -.; x '
Chapman was unable- to shake Rosie
Monk's positive identification of Sather;
CHINESE ATTEMPTS MURDER
; OAKLAND, . July : 25,-7-Fong .; Gong, a
Chinese/who • is ; believed' by r the \u25a0 police
tO;be Insane, made; a desperate attempt
last night : toj muraer ; Hong bing," a
Chinese Jeweler, .at; 7l4 .Webster, street.
Gong 'walked Into' the shop ; and, ' ; sudf^
denly drawing a revolver, attempted^to'
shoot the Jeweler. \u25a0 Hong ; Sing ' grap
pled "with ~ him and^ shouted for , help.
Policemen .O'Grady and "-Brock .."over
powered. theTfrenzled Chinese, who" had
forced Hong jSing. to :.? the -floor ; and
would* have 'killed -him 'in 'another; mo
ment. 1 \u0084-.'•-"\u25a0\u25a0
ATTACKED ; BY, FOOTPADS
ALAMEDA,', July • 25.— P. A. Schaar,
\u25a0who ."gave; his address as 2048 Mission
street, : San ', Francisco,'; reported Ito Z thY
police last '.night-' that? two .men? tried =to
hold^him" vp 1 near the Fifth sta^
tion ahd x that; hb' eluded them by run
ning into a. yard, anai screaming for.
help:; police! made r aT search of*the
neighborhood,' but* discovered no . trace
of ' footpads. -,' """ { \u25a0"-'"
womax. ! swallows; pin
\u25a0 OAKLAND,; July ' : 25.— While engaged
in. housework v. at: her home at". Thir
teenth and Harrison • streets ', today, Mrs?
S.-yerdon.:,aßred ! i7ojyears,^ swallowed; a
pin,,whlch • she was carrying > between
her lips. .',J -_• \u25a0 '.-•'\u25a0/\u25a0
TtW -.JSAJN IKAJNULSIXJ.OAIjIj, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1H07.~
MOTT CONGRATULATES
BUILDERS OF CHURCH
Oakland's Mayor Presides
at Function in Aid of
•; '"* St; Elizabeth's - ?
FETE A BIG SUCCESS
Parishioners 1 Gather ; at New
Fairla wn Ho tel in
Fruitvale •
OAKLAND, July, 25.''— Mayor Frank K.
Mott gave a congratulatory, address;to
night at a banquet and ' musicale which
was : held ;at the Hotel i FRirlawn*;- In
Fruitvale for ; the ibeneflt! of; St. r Eliza
beth's church. ; ;. The ' affair^ was X highly
successful." Rev. - P.' lVlctor/3 rector : of
the church,^presided,". and a large:num
berof guests : enjoyed the^evenlng.rThe
menu wsis served under the'dlrection of
of M. Lk'Rose, manager .of jth el hotel: X/
\u25a0 In the, course v of the evening- musical
numbers were .given by ': the | Pr^ultvale
quartet, 5 Miss\« Marian'^ Howard^Fitton,
MJss Anita Koenlg, Mcs: iU.*? J.i Lyqch.'-B.
Zfinmer and 5 Professor « Koenlg. ;« Mayor
Mott spoke at>"some- : ;Jength>upon ? 4the
good which: the church '';.~had * accom
plished -and j. the., rapid /growth, of, the
eastern suburb..^ He added: \: ; .
/ "We of Oakland j hope . to see ;the : day
when Fruitvale and its / beautiful • . en
virons will . be a part of a greater Oak
land that, shall .become > one ?>} of .^ithe
splendid communities . \u25a0of the V Pacific
coast. • 'Kyi - w - \u25a0'''\u25a0: \u25a0"\u25a0"."?
'"You are, tor be congratulated , upon
the efforts of St. . Elizabeth's lcle'rsry and
parishioners in their, move • toward \ Im
proved conditions. It is; in the'upllf ting
surroundings of religion -that : great
good ; is accomplished^ for '.^humanity.
And In; this 'we flnd : one of the
most • Important stepping ; : stones -. to
ward the making of :rood.;": rood .;" citizens.
Moral and spiritual - forces I strengthen
us In our determination to glve^our best
endeavors in the struggle: to keep ;our
government ,on a . clean,--' wholesome
basis. The : teaching' of ; the children Ito
walk ; In" righteous ways is one of the
great- factors. ;^; ,v~:
country^neftds ;, 'good C' citizens,
men and women who will stand; for and
ever -demand that\ those;" InV public
places shall honor- their with
the I best . service 1 that they,, can t render.
Not v only is ! this^a; duty ? . i bui)jlt" i "isj-'a
debt ' that': every, one "of. us owes '.to our
country, and only he is truly, patriotic
who sinks self for' the, common, good."
HUSBAND IS WRONGLY
ACCUSED OF CRUELTY
OAKLAND, JUI7 25.— Because Jacob
Baums of Fruitvale only asserted his
inviolate right of self defense and pro
tected himself from his wife by seizing
her hands • when she '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. reached for -his
hair, he was .made to 'suffers unjustly
the odium of a charge 'of cruelly beat
ing his, helpmeet.^ Such was, the con
clusion preached 1 ;by ! - Justice Geary to
day after; he had. heard the testimony
in the case. " ' • *7 : ..Vyr
'• Mrs/ Baums appeared^ in court: with
the \reglon about' an • eye covered^ with
plasters. . She : declared "tnat"" herv^hus
band had punched* her : eye "out.?-; He
had beaten her cruelly, mercilessly, she
said. She ; could; not ; thread ay needle
any more and was therefore unable' to
earn money :,. to . support'" herf children:
While she was in~this;pllght}her hus
band had added to his Infamy, by steal
ing a watch from her; ahd'sellingjit;?:
\u25a0But Justice Geary .would not accept
.the. .sticking plasters -"as: evidence of
the husband's cruelty -without; corrobo
ration. Then he was tbld'by;a\witness
that Mrs.; Baums had been seen rafter
the time .of the alleged with?
both optics sound,, though ; somewhat
bleary. * Next came testimony,; that tho
woman had never .'- been'^beaten at , aJl^
and to complete' the, vindication, of , the
husband It was shown' that Mrs.': Baums
had been drinking heavily and that the
only time that he ' had laid hands on
her. iwas when he her from
pulling his" hair. •\u25a0"''' .- •'-.': -- 1 ;.-
WILL OF A. F. BASSETT OF ?
ALAMEDA FILED IN; COURT
Estate Valued at More Than { $ 1 0,000
Is Bequeathed to Relatives
; '\u25a0\u25a0'; ', and Friends : : ; \\ -
OAKLAND, July 25.— The will of
Addison | F. \u2666 Bassett | of ' Alameda, \u25a0\u25a0-.which
was filed for probate tbday, v , disposes of
an estate valued -, at more -than: $10,000.
By Its -terms • Leila : ;F.:i Rock wood 'of
Milford, Mass.', receives -$2,000 : ln ? cash;
and his ;; brother, : Addison • Bassett of
Alameda, ..who 'is 84; years "of age, ; is"
given. $500. 7 Mrs. A.- J." Bolhng;of;San
Francisco is bequeathed his books- and
mementos, and- Mrs. ' Laura Smith' and
Margaret J. Bunker, Emma • • Booth "of
Milwaukee, :Wis.i;. and' ; his 'niece,
Ruhamah" Bassett of Lebanon,' . Ind.f; re
ceive equal/ shares -of; the remainder;of
the- estate.^ Bassett -at* thettime^of \u25a0 his
death- was 75 : years 'of 'age.: > He-was ,a
bachelor.^ He held. the "position of ship
ping/commissioner/seyerar.'.years. :'
ESHELMAR' MAY • BE- PROSECUTOR
BERKELEY, July; 2s;— J. M. Eshel
man, assemblyman; who v spent
several | months neafthe southern border
line bf,the*state;ihas received an";lnvita
tion from prominent, citizens of Imperial
to stand as a - candidate 'for^ the'offlceTof
district attorney ! 9ft the :\u25a0 proposed * new;
county.^ ;-The^' invitation twill i probably
be \u25a0 accepted. ; Eshelman? is ; a
graduate, ; who served;] in!', the"; assembly
last .winter. Jj He :is now I a? member Tof
the; law, firm of . Eshelman'&^Koford.^ * " «
nil. JORDAN NEARS HOME
1 ALTO," July *25.— President
David f"-; Starr f Jordan .1 of ; Stanfordluril
versity;.,.will arrive r oii' the \ campus next
Tuesday.?- Word Lwas '. received 'by."mem
bers;of-his -family today.ffDr.* 1 Jordan l 4s
returning *on t the \u25a0' Mongolia;^/ He E made
an extended tour of Australia and New
Zealand^, where 'he^lecturedjupori-the
administration; and ;". management ; "'of
AmericanTuniverslties. -,'\u25a0 "• \u25a0' -: -
TO: *TEST- SOIL' OP. INDIA
'; BERKELEY,/ July .;, 35.— SamplesTof
soil" from -the ; IndOtGangetti , valley^ have
been^ sent Prof essorjiiHilgard Dr."
leather, ,; a -i government; ,-i chemist V» in
Indiar.for ; 'analysis'; and ; comparison with
thelsoilsfofj California. .'.The, analysis
will f be; made T byj. Q:i Muke'r Ji.v a ;- Hindu
student.; at Jthe^ university, Awh"o> Is i Xo
makefthe? work: serve Jai«the|founda-*
tion] of ajthe'sis ] gain \ hlsf master' sTde-*
cree ? lriUHe Tcollege .of \ agrrlculture; \u25a0.* .^.
RESESIBLBSipHIO, FUGITIVE ;;<
; - OAKLiAND,£J_ ulyj 26.^-George i CJiTay
lor, arrested for "drunkenness, has) been
held pending definite', in for mat ion ;• that
he *; is $ not f Frank S Martinet wan teds at
Toledo, 1 0.V for; murder. L Taylor artfevered
to a \u25a0; nicety^ ai'descriptlonpof^fVartlh?
The ; Toledo; police'; have' I been f notified."*
Tenant
Without Owner Knowing It
Boardf EiMs* H^
; / BERKELEY, July ; 25.--Af ter : weeks'
of anxiety, the town; authorities ; have
solved the problem ; involved : in ; their
ownership of a large dwelling house ' at
Grove street, and Allston Way by": leas-
Ing the building- to. Police- Sergeant" A.'
S. Woods. Tljey feel r. sure now .ithat
the -rent will- be paid. Ulnj other day »
the "town ; found" itself r embarrassed\ by
a tenant who occupied^the.'dweilirig^for
a; year and then- declined s to* pay. rent,
on the "ground ; that C Improvements
which had : . been promised were; not
forthcoming.; lil ; \u0084 .>>.: » . . •
; Thehouse in question 'was'owned by
the \ town for a year, beforejthe^authorl;
ties discovered the fact '.that? the town
had a title to the property. 'The house"
stood on^land whi<?h. :was-:to }be iused
for a, town' hall j site." : Capt. ;W.; W. H. Mar
ston turned .-the land s and Uhe, housa
over to the -town \u25a0 in ,1906,' .ibout I the
time; of ;the<7 earthquake^. ; In^;the ex
cltemeni of -those ,days,x the town: of
flcials.forgot. that they, owned ;a,housi»,
and 'although ;a ; ; tenant --lived in -the
buildiiig , for .; 12« months ,:•? nobody evei".
went around to, collect rent, for . the
town. ;., vi- v: ;; . ";;: .-.. -\u0084 \u25a0\u25a0 \ -7 :'\u25a0\u25a0 %
W. \u25a0 Hurlbuft was. given the key : to
the premises by a ; real. estate! man who
knew; that the house ; was . yacanCfahtl
Hurlburt lived for a yearjh'theibuild
\u25a0 ing- : with6ut /being askedr;to . pay ;rent.
When the | town' authorities' finally • dla-,
covered -last month that \u25a0; they owned *a
house I and" that a year's,: rent .was I due
them,'. Hurlburt declin'ed' to; pay, "because
the; real Restate- man .if rom'^" whom ;he
had 'gotten /the key had ..told- him cer
tain; improvements in-jthe '; house t would
be "made, and they never. % had .{beer^
made..'v -.'..r-.'S ';*\u25a0«-' ;-J3*^'-.> : +** *\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'-"*":::.'\u25a0 ''''\u25a0
; - The 'tangle" created- by • this , situation
bothered the month:
Hiirlburtrmovedfouf but ; the' townspeo
ple were cautJousaboutdolng anymoro
renting businessiVwitH '\u25a0 the - memory/ of
the f <experience/just concluded ; fresh. In
thelr^minds. ' .' : " .'\u25a0'. * ]''\u25a0 ' " -'•
j:. The leasing: of the house to: Sergeant
.Woods '; has proved* to ;be the '"solution
of .*, the problem.' 1 Sergeant (Woods * '. is ',
a town employe/ :He is amenable fto
the ; authorities. i*f If^h_e't toys with the
dignity of 'the' municipal .bill' collectors,"
as Hurlburt did,;the*police commlssJbn's
ipower^ can: be- -invoked, .'arid Sergeant
Woods can'-* be *.discipltnetl." J With • the
town house 1 business .thus attended to,
andfthe" reut! insured'; fbV.a^year,'- there
is peace lin >the \u25a0 chambers |O£ :the j town
officials, -.and .visions of a" whiteV^ele
phant'-.labeled:^ "The. Town's Dwelling
House" r have vanished completely. !'."\u25a0 v -
SONS CAPTURE ALLEGED
ASSAILANT OF MOTHER
July- 25.— Jani'e's'; "-."/HJ-
Baker7s" v ai picture 'frame salesman; . is~
under, arrest^f or' an* alleged attack upon
Mrs.v J.r Fran^cis.'i 50 \u25a0 years old,* ; livihg , at
201 6 .Tenthsstreet.. {'Carrie' Francis,; a 12
year'old^ daughter,'; saw Baker in: her
mother's ibedrobm^'r The -child i fan .out
and! v'called'^f or help;*j- Baker '<:• quickly
Jumped intb'a;ljuggy and drove.'off.f He
was -. traced *to i'a. stable •at Nineteenth
strcetYand . Sahi Pablo} avenue, .Oakland;
by- William (and f-Tony; Francis, % sons < ot
the?. woman.'-'. L'-'.' !: '> '.. . \u25a0 .'. ': ,; '\u25a0 \u25a0'.-.\u25a0.' '\u25a0\u25a0'''
'. '. Baker .1 resiste.d . " arrest desperately,
andifought;.,with< the young .-men."'_ He
freed ' himself, : biit\was quickly,; caught
and;, turned Jbve'r^tolthe\'police.',.\, ' *>. . ;
v Mrs.^ Francis ; said %this * morning -that
she would not prosecute. 7 'After she had
told herstqryj '.later] to; District Attorney,
Brown, she. "announced *. that i she v. would
swear; to a complaint} against; Baker. : i-r,
f^'UnliesS}l^dolthtsV^Mrs?<Ffiuiis(i{^iud;
"my :. husband 7 and J children will desert
me.'.', \u25a0;".'\u25a0' .- '-..'\u25a0;: :, '' ; - ; : ..'\u25a0' \u25a0'-'.''" -. :'-: '<.';':\u25a0*'\u25a0*
'.'-The -woman* -.said '.that -she .] had 'been
taking^ a ;hap' -and\awokei_tb find; Baker,
with hisVarm^around'; her. 1 '; At'^ithat
Juncture the (child,? Carrie, -entered; the
room." ."•.'.-"•... \ .- \u0084 \u25a0'\u25a0'<_\u25a0 \u25a0 y : . -/;\u25a0..':
LUTHERANS OPEN; ANNTJAL
f ;. ; synod Across s the;.b ay
Impressive Services Will Be Conduct-
Ed Hn Both I the| Scandinavian
and -EnglislrvTongues .; „
; OAkLAND)?JuIyi26.- : -Sesslons" of the
Pacific ' Coast '; annual 3 synod iof
the "-X Norwegian Jf Evangelical \u25a0 Lutheran
church Hwere : commenced *:this ': morning;
at l Onr,>> Savior's jjchurch, ;); 825'r"Athens
street^?,The proceedings Jfor^ three (days
will|be conducted; in , tht \u25a0 Scandinavian
tongue,^'.' 1 "":.'.: *"'% - ;/-\u25a0-'\u25a0:•.;-'.;\u25a0- : .;;'\u25a0\u25a0 ,
\u25a0 \u25a0 The: last three^days', sessions^will;: be
held s at '? St % Paul's \ English :\u25a0 Evangelical
Lutheranfchurch.'SatiThlrtyrsecond'iand
Linden Jstreets7J,where|thel'Englishllan-*
quage 1 wiir^be ; ;used.> About . 35 '\u25a0 minis
tersjfr'omlCallfornla^Qregon.^Washlng?
ton-* and j Id.ahoTare ) in;, attendance.^ Rev?
N.** Peder son > of j Santa • Barbara 5 preached
this i morning. gCommi tee: work occupied
the '< after noon session;- r : j'.s'f-;*:Vv i- . '\u25a0'
BIDS FOR SCHOOLHOUSES
\u25a0 : NewJblds ; on >< the t construction; of i the
'«choolfbulldln&iat-ißerkßhireTands Up
ward Streets Vwef ©'advertised for yester-"
day Ibyithelboard [of; public Sworks.^The
bMf submitted |Jiy|*the2Standardg build
ing Jcompany.Vw hich|was [opes nedlby^the 1
board? oniWednesday.lwaa srejected f xth«
amount i named*
of*theVestimatejof£theHclty> engineer.*
Bids f f brUhe|erectiohTof i the ? Oceanslde
schooUwereTalso } invited, ft V > \u25a0;';-\u25a0**\u25a0 ::.\"?> \u25a0.:\u25a0',\u25a0
RESIDENCE OWNED BY TIIE : TOWN OF
BKRKELEY, AND PORTRAIT OK ITS NEW
7- TENANT, ; POLICE SERGEANT "A. S.
"WOODS. V -- \u25a0
PASSES WORTHLESS BANK
NOTES UPON MERCHANTS
James Wanted in
'Redwood City, Arrested
at Santa Cruz
SPECIAL : DISPATCH TO THE CALL
;; REDWOOD CITY-/;- July ' 25.^-Sherifr
J'Bob".o Chatham -received word yester
day from the \ Santa Cruz authorities
of the I arrest -of . James : Graham, who
has'justcompleted'a. term in "the coun
ty.; jail : in : , that S county for a--- misde-'.
meanor, and jis wanted here on a' charge
of iha.yihgiobta.ined money on false pro
. tenses. r. it; is -believed,' is one
"of f threej crooks \who haye 'operated ex
tensively ?in"; the. peninsular 'towns. V 1V 1 -\u25a0-* J
V \u25a0- Circulating \u25a0 th'e^notes i *of i the defunct
Planters' 'Bankjof Georgia, Graham and
two. confederates : /are"r believed i to 'have
defrauded -country; merchants of large
amounts.':;. Three? local cases .have been
' reported f to : Sheriff ••'Chatham/.; In each
instance* the = notel passer : made a small
purchase-and -tendered a bill in v"pay
ment; •;' \u25a0' .
-When Graham was arrested in Sant3
Cruz, a number; of the bills were found
among, his'effects.. Sheriff Chatham'left
thisjmorning : to ; bring Graham to this
county. \u25a0 ' ' \u25a0- '
PICE PISTOLS POP
BUT THIEVES ESCAPE
\u25a0OAKLAND, July's 25.— 1n an effort, to
stop; two: thieves who had -stolen nearly
200 / feet-; of armoredC telephone vocable
belonging to the i^Home telephone" com-^
pahy/t Railroad j Policeman J. ?E.'.Becker
arid; SpeclarjPoliceman_vFeheran sent- a
rain' off-bullets after " the fugitves'with
out avail.last night., Becker and Fencran
saw r ; the thieves 'making ' ready \to cart
awayXthe/ cable;' which is valued at
|2,000.':-,,'v--" -.;,.'.:-:;--.':
•iviThe •: policemen' called -' on ;r; r the pair ;to
halt,|a«d 'attention "" was l paid
to the; commands,- opened fire. : .The s men
ran ; from Fifth; and l Kirkham ; streets', to 1
Market! street; t where; they iwere ? lost* to
sight. iULater the pursuers again caught
sight^of^the :\, pair, : once ;more
emptied ;'.. their »\u25a0* "revolvers, but their
marksmanship was "as fpoor. as . on the
occasion* of \u25a0 the • first -- fusillade."-'^
BEQUEATH S ESTATE TOrHIS
\u25a0 n WIDELY /SEPARATED^ KIN
;Will of Manuel'S.; Spares of Berkeley
Is \u25a0"' Filed -for \ Probate in
, 'Oakland Court v :
"> Oakland;^* Juiyiis;-— The ..win "of
Manuel; S. 1 ; Soares;. who {died : recently in
Berkeley.'vwas^flled \u25a0' for;; probate : ; today
ahd.;under. : iit3~prbyisl6ris;persons liv-;
jingj ln ; ; ; the:fepublic '; of ' Brazil.' in the
\u25a0Azores*; islands *ahdrin": 'thisTstaite Vara
named y as ]J bene ficiar J es. '.;,. : John C Brazol
in Hhe % tbwn/of ? Rozais, ;^ln " the Azores;
is instructed! to> take; posesslon : 'of"sev£'
eral' small 1 properties ;there .' and Jalso
to ' sell fbther lands "; and v devote \ por-*
tions:;:of theHfun'ds; to'irellgious: and
charitable '" purposes.^:' Real ' property, ; is
given .;to I . his V sister:' Mary " of » 1 Rozais.'
and" alsol to'ihis r nieces,; Mary, Rose ; an,d
Aririe^Soares.'*':;;* 1 ,V^-" s^i'.'-'j \u25a0 ; " /' : *'
the L sale ;of \u25a0 ranch
property*; located ? ins Yuba'^coun ty.t(are
to \beTdlstrlbuted » among * several I nieces
a-nd^nephews / in \u25a0" South -'America;^ An ne
Lopez « of =; Berkeley i\ who v is '\u25a0"" named ? as
executrix - of * the is •_•* bequeathed
! $2oo.^ : :;;;;j; :< :, ]\u25a0_ - X ) ' v .;...;' ;-; '\u25a0•' Z:-^\i : yh^
WATER": COMPANY* FORMED
OAKLAND^ ul yi! 2 0.-^-fheS Citizens',
'wateVa %rmpanyi.ofs, Nile's! has f filed iiartl-!
clesjof I lncorporation^^TheS purpose^ of
thelc^ncerri'lisfjthelsupplyihg^oflindir
yldtials'Cahd % with l^ waterj and
wateripower.*J,*'B. Barnard,*? Joseph J.
Sllverla^O^ E. P.yAi| Ellis Jand
J. ; E.°: Jacobus, all fof^Nlles,^ arej named
as rdlf e'etof s.^«The J'capi tal's tbek f is" $ 5a,
000,'!ofswhlch;$5]has]been! pald*up.Vv
JULIAN S. : BRYANTJIS j DEAD
i J?EW* YORK ;^rulyS2s.— Newsjbf the
death! In| Paris soffJulialS.|Bryantswho
wasi^tfe^bnly.gsurvivirigidaughte'rlfof
William i^Culleh; Bryant; the : poet, j has i
: be_e6> received ? in|tbisFclty:"£|; Shejwas^7s
years Told f and ?un til | her ; f ather fdi ed Jin;
1878 f waa| his J comrade:*; i In
1878 she jWent ] to" France/. wh'erejshe has
sinee \ lived, \u25a0 :'\u25a0\u25a0 • ''\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 '.-'_\u25a0. '.^ :i: i . : *\u25a0•\u25a0 "'. . " j
SHORTAGE IN SUPPLY
OF TIES FOR RAILWAYS
Profligacy of Lumber; Men
"\u25a0iHas Depleted the: Great
\u25a0' Oak Forests
MUCH WOOIXWASTED
Transportation Companies
Use Chemicals -to Add
to Life of Timber
SPECIAL DISPATCH. TO THE CALL
1 WASHINGTON, July 25.^-The rail
roads of j the country: are face .to face
.with the problem of lumber supply for
crosstles. ' : They-? can no longer -, have
choice of the best, but must take what
is' to be had: ." It is "not , so much a ques
tion \of as\of j absolute shortage
In' the; test ;\u25a0 grades.' " . , ,' f , .
' In : 1906 - the railroads of : the country
purchased 103,000,000 ; ties. Since ; each
tie « contains," on * the \u25a0 average, •30 board
feet, or "enough to make- a plank" 30
feet long-, i-footi -foot wide and 1 inch thick,
this number of 'ties equals .more .tlian
3,000.000,000 aboard feet, or one-twelfth
of all saw timber produced ln'the year.
Nearly. one-half: of the ties were oak;
one-fifth were southern yellow pine and
the "rest were ; cedar/ cypress, J redwood,'
tamarack, ; hemlock, western yellow
pine and other woods which • until re
cently were seldom, used' for' ties, be
cause, they 'were considered Inferior or
were hard to get.' , '^jt^JtSS^J^SJIS^
• Oak.iwhlch still supplies almost.half
the , demand, \u25a0 formerly : supplied ; nearly
all. The ; rapid : extension -of railroads
calls f forr r more tie timber , every year,
while ev*ery year the forests are less
able to furnish the required oak.
- -White' oak' has always been regarded
by 'railroads, as ideal tie material. : It
resists '? decay, holds spikes firmly, and,
although perhaps higher-' ln price," lt>ls
an wood: for.: ties when It
can-be had, because It. lasts longer than
cheaper timber, so that the cost of re
laying is Jess.
' But the -time -has -come when the'
enormous demand -" for. oak- cannot be
met. Wide use >nd "excessive waste
have brought, about this state of af
fa'lrs. Railroads were extravagant and
tie makers were wasteful. . The . forests
were skinned aof ; the;- very trees-'., that
should haye .been. left. to'grow to large
size and become . much f more valuable
for, other, uses. Instead of i cutting
mature which. If left, would not
greatly /increase: in size or value, the
tie industry demanded.; and took the
young trees.thus hot 'only^wasting the
present j forest, ;but - greatly ; reducing
the prospective supply. -. r This .was poor
economy,: and the railroads and the
country, generally are feeling the con
sequences.-' * v
: The/ railroads, though still able to
procure "enough, ties of some kind, see
a shortage in the future and are taking
steps to meet; it. They are using all
timber that can be made, to answer. The
tiel makers, being In immediate touch
with , the t : scarcity \u25a0 of trees, are now
cutting more closely and are using
tops, which were .formerly left to rot
or -burn in^ the , woods." , -Where It Is
practical to do so, they are sawing the
trees,/ Instead of .hewing themr'and • bo
lessening 1 the iwaste."
'\u25a0-< In '"order * to* make j the ;\best use 2of
what [ they \u25a0 j have, ' railroads "are : treating
ties > with i" chemicals , to,,- Increase : 4 thelr
life \u25a0 in^ service. - 4 Several years— with
some" kinds 'of wood as much: as 20
years-^— are -thus; added to, 'the life of
the> tie! Inferior woods are tho very
ones which- best take such treatment.
' ..This isan economy which comes as a
direct result" of the \u25a0 Increasing scarcity
of good tie material. :; It Is . a timely
economy \u25a0 also, ; for it tends to save the
growing /forests without -'depriving the
railroads of what they need.; By taking
the' lead in this .work the forest service
is ?\u25a0 providingi a valuable object lesson
to the public,' shewing -that the. old
order, of waste and' extravagance isa
thing, of the. past and. that, the products
of thevforests^may'be so husbanded as
to offset" the Increasing shortage."
The railroads, ' In ' some : cases, are go
ing still further in wise'economy. " They
are purchasing -tracts whose timber
will come into market after a while for
tles.~ Some 'oft the' transportation com
panies are planting trees in large num
bers, anticipating x needs many," years
hence. .; The; Pennsylvania railroad and
the Delaware and Hudson railway, have '\u25a0
foresters/ employed to- work-out : the
problem of tie supply, to the best ad
vantage. .
'"• AV\ satisfactory substitute " for the
wooden tie has- not been r found and
probablyj will not. be" found. "_ Railroads
understand that; the. supply must grow
and: ; that -its? growth requires; many
years." .. -
EATS STOLEN PIGEONS
VALUED AT $25 EACH
,- BERKELEY,; July 25. — Pigeons val
ued Lat: $50. per pair were for
lunch ,by James /Murphy, a f ormeri so'lr
dler' in* the;regular'. army; and as a : re-:
suit \ot\ his' epicurean tastes 1 and a pen
chant r for/*" picking;; up people's
goods' 7 James; is -^InV' custody .;•\u25a0 charged
,wi th : burglary. ;.- The \u25a0. police ? say that : ti«
confessed 'that.-: he : stole ""': the -'pigeons,
and other property i worth ' about $50. J
'-\u25a0\u25a0'} Murphy i was -discharged 'from the
army/on' May ',19.^since .which : time ha
has .-\u25a0 been'remployed .-as ' a* man 'of all
,work ; and ' < as L'a\, cement-* worker. :: His
home -j, 1a i. at ;' Seventh : * and - \u0084 Delaware
streets." '-Frbm^. Robert ; ; Hahn, r^of ; . 1717
'Ashby :' avenue"; he,^ stole: shoes,- pictures
and drap"ery 1 valued \ at ! about ' $15.*; . .
: r J Trie*';highypriced?pigeons ' off 'which
he f ; lunched '• yesterday s were - taken by
him r « from \*C.,;JV,Pfrang's \u25a0< premises: at
642^Sixty-first VstreeC Oakland, \u25a0a ; few
'daysi ago.V The';plgeohs were * English
runts/j a ? malej and •> female^ prize r birds,'
.worth $25 r each.; .> OnH the : leg •of each
jvas", a ;clrclet^of '."brass -carrying'; the
registered of thef birdk ; .D«- s
tectives J Jameson'^ and "! FraserV ; , f oun'l
the u legstfe f eathers\ and \ heads \ of the
birds 1 where * they ! had \ been thrown out
by ' Murphy at = his home, and idehtlfled
them*-by,ithe;bltsfofi brass. \u2666Besides" the
blue-blooded Murphy \;{ had
stolen| some s saws,' shoes and' minor .ar
ticles I f rom^Pf rang." U 1 He | admitted s th«
!thefts|toithe ipollce.tandf said";' that ghs
was f drunk \u25a0 wh^n:'hej did; the' stealing.\ :
CALIFORXIAXS ' IX r PARIS
" PARIS.T July ; 25.— f-The ; following Jre'sft
istefed at ,the^bureau of -The"Call-Her
ald today: Dr. \u25a0 Alice' -*M.t*Goss. ""Mrs!
John ' F.iHarmes, 1 ; MlssTAhna : M.f Denser,"
ofl'iSan i' Francisco;' Roger'* J.'Sterrett;
Mrs.TJ.iM. : ( Erdnian and Miss ' E. ATErd
mah," of • Los /Angeles.""- ' ' '
PITTSBURGH RABBI ,TO PREACH
$%O AKL AND. I J illy 4 2 s.— Rabb 1 , Ru id 616 1 ph
Coffee £of *Plttsburg| will ; preach Satur^
Vlay^ morning (at |the First sHebrew Con
gregational v synagogue," Twelfth and
Castro'; "streets.":!; -
PETSCHNIKOFFS THRILL
MUSIC LOVING THRONG
Violinists Present a Pro
gram of Unusual
DELIGHT AUDIENCE
Two of the Numbers Not
Played in America
Heretofore
BERKELEY, July 25.— The Impre*
«ior. hitherto made by the Petschnl
koffs in their concerts at th<s unlver
slty was emphasizea this afternoon,
when .the two' distinguished Tlollnists
appeared in a program of unusual in
terest, in conjunction, with the uni
versity symphony orchestra under Pr»«.
fessor Wolle's direction.*; '
The last word In violin playlny, th»
perfection of art. • the V absolute mas
tery of the finest of all Instruments— '
this /is to be credited .to Alexander '
PetschnikofTs account, and by the same
token to the name of Llll PetschnlkofT,
wife of the famous Russian. Their,
three concerts In the Greek theater,
have provided devotees of music with
such a treat as hardly could ba set*
fortlr in any other metropolis or. center*
of culture : in the land. Thousands
have appreciated the opportunity toi
worship at the Petschnlkoff shrine, and,
at the same time to gain inspiration
and £ knowledge ' and satisfaction = from
the art of the Russian virtuosL
: Today was the climax. The deep joy
of the \u25a0 true music lover in a masterly •
performance ;by a great "artist* on '*;>
great instrument was exhibited this
afternoon. Hundreds Joined In a de
monstration at the close o* the pro-:
gram .which could but have _ beea
gratifying to the artists who ' for. aa
hour and a half had interpreted rarest
music In "superb fashion. .
'\u25a0 Two of the numbers of the program
had not been played before In America."
They were, the, violin concerto .by. Bee
thoven and a. concerto by Zilcher, tha
young German. composer, for two vio
lins. All the skill and art. of Petschni
kort was tested in his rendition \u25a0 of .
Beethoven's wonderful concerto. .In
the three > movements \u25a0 of the number
all of the resources of the master v to- ,
llnist -were . called into play. ,H»
showed himself, as always, the con
summate master of technique and dis
proved the suggestion heard . from a
few : cavllers that "soul" Is 'not . re
vealed . by PetschnlkoCf in his work
with the bow. f '\:.,
< The concerto of Zilcher's was found
to be a notable addition to the great
music; that has been written for tha
violin. Pure, sweet, noble and satisfy
ing from every standpoint of the artist
critic, the concerto found in Mr.. anil
Mrs. Petschnlkoff proper interpreters
of glorious melody.
. The overture 'of .Weber's "Der . Frle
schutz" completed the program.
LEAVES FAMII/T DESTITTTE
: -BERKELEY. July 25.— Mrs. Arthur
\u25a0Under man has asked the police to help
find her husband, who left a month ago,
saying, that 'he was going to Minnesota
tb;- obtain jwork." He 'has not :beeir
heard from 'since June 20. The family
Is at 1600 ".Woolsey • street in a desti
tute condition. The wife fears that
Llr.derman has committed suicide while
despondent.-
Neglect It
.•lt is a serious mistake
to neglect a weak heart.lt
is such a short step to
chronic heart disease.
: When you notice irregu-
larity of action, occasion-
ing short breath, palpita-
tion, fluttering, pain in
chest or difficulty in lying
on left, side, s your heart
needs help— a strengthen-
ing tonic. There is no bet-
ter remedy than Dr.-Mlles *
Heart Cure. Its strength-
ening, influence is felt I'al-rji
most at once.
"I have used 10 bottles of Dr. Miles*
Heart Cure and can ' truthfully say It
has done mo more good than anything
I have ever used, and "I hay* trl-d
nearly, everything: that I know ©£".Th«-
' doctor - who attended me asked me 7 . \u25a0
.what I was takin? ..and -I ; told him "!-":
. Dr. : Miles Heart Cure. \u25a0he said It wa»
not golnjr to do me any good, but It
did. I have not taken any for a year \
-now.- and while there is occasionally a
slight symptom of . the old - trouble. " It "
\u25a0Is no t enough * for me I to . continue the
use ' of i the medicine. If I should - ret
worse I would know what to do. Take • '
Dr.' Miles' -'Heart Cure as I did before, v
ii I ; con»lder myself practically cured of
my heart trouble.'' \u25a0\u25a0>-- ''''^NHmI
S. H. \u25a0 DUNNAiI. lavlnjcston. \u25a0 Teras. •
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure -Is /sold .'by
your druggist; who will guarantee that '
the first battla will benefit. - If It falls *
h«. will refund your .money. ;.-
MUes Medical' Co., Elkhart, Ind *
DR. TOM WAI TONG
oio. j^iciy ou-
OAKUAND'
The Celebrated Chinese
Tea and Herb Doctor
AIi.?PKIV*ATK \u25a0; DISEASES OVj BOTH SKXES
>'*,':" SCCCES3FCIXT TREATED "
NOTARY PUBLIC
Special Care Taken With Deposition* \u25a0
"-\u2666 . aad All Lesal Docomtati : .
Northwest jCorner: of gutter aaa '
' ' .- X v.* - ' .; Stelßer Stre<rt«. ' \u25a0*\
W.T. HESS; Notary; Pnblic:
" 20«3 BDTTER STREKT.^,
JIX - Re»idence>j; 146 0 j Pa»e ' Street, B#- ,
tween % and 8 P.M.
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