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8 A I am eda San Mateo Realty Trade Across the Bay Growing Brisk $125,000 Theater Berkeley Is Planned TUEATEB COSTING $125,000 WHICH WILL, BE ERECTED IN BERKELEY FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT IS SAID, OF PANTOMIMES RIVALING TUE SPECTACLES THAT HAVE GAINED NOTE IN LONDON. A WEALTHY SYNDICATE HAS BID FOR THE NEW PLAYHOUSE ALREADY. OAKLAND, Aug. 4. — Improvement has been noticeable In the Alameda county real estate market during the last week. While there have been no un usually large sales, deals In small busi ness and residence properties have been numerous. Inquiries regarding Oakland busi ness, residence and ' manufacturing property from prospective investors living In other cities are numerous. It Is the opinion of the brokers that- as; soon as the summer vacation season is ended there will be a renewal of the activity which marked the winter of 19C6 In the Oakland real estate market. The large number of new industries developed In Oakland in the last fnw months has increased the population of Alameda county appreciably. One of the most Important real estate deals recorded last week was the pur chase of the A. H. Higgins residence in the Oakland heights district by Louis Titus, vice president and general manager of the People's water com pany. The sale was made through the office of the Laymance realty company, and the price paid by Titus was $21,000. The residence Is located In Chetwood street between j Perry and Santa Clara avenue. It Is one of the finest homes in Oakland. Another Important sale was that of the lot on which stands the Welsh Presbyterian church in Harrison street I between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. This property has been sold for $30,100, the buyer agreeing that the congrega tion retain possession of the church . building, which Is to be moved as soon as a suitable site can be obtained. The name of the purchaser of the prop erty has not "been announced nor Is It known what use Is to be made of the property. Building operations continue with unabated activity, all parts of the city being equally favored In this respect. • In the manufacturing districts new . warehouses, factories and mills are be . ins erected on all sides, new business buildings are in course of construction I in the commercial center of the city, and in the residence district hundreds \u25a0 of new homes are going up. These lat ter range from five or six room bunga , lows and cottages to three story dwell - Ings, containing from 15 to 20 rooms. Numbers of apartment houses also are building in all parts of the city. • Plans are being discussed for the erection of another theater building on the property now occupied by Hamilton hall. R. A. Perry, who is the principal owner of the property, says he Is will ing to erect a suitable structure for a modern theater of the same class as that which is being built in Twelfth street for the Orpheum company. . It was at first proposed to remodel the present building so as to increase Its seating capacity, but it is believed that this plan has been abandoned, and that a modern "building will be built. Ac cording to reports a theatrical syndi cate already has > made an offer for the new building, provided that it Is such as can be used to advantage for theat rical- purposes. Building operations are equally ac :•• tJve in the suburban residence districts . of the city.. A notable example of this is furnished at Highland park, where * the Canallzo Rosborough company is \u25a0 erecting 12 cottages in a. tract which has been opened recently by them. Three of these cottages already have Ireen cold. The same company also Is j preparing, to open and subdivide an y other extensive tract on the boulevard. _ During the week the brick work of } the new building. of the Oakland bank I of eavlngs was commenced. This will , extend from » the second floor of the building to the eaves. The •. granite 1 walls of the" first floor," which will be : occupied entirely by the bank officers, , already are In position. <• . ;, t Following Is a summary of the per- :\u25a0 mlts for new buildings and, alterations « Issued by the board of public .works i in "the last week: Permits. : Amount. ' l^tory dweninCT-.'.............23 $31,490.00 - U, rtory dwelllnff 1 2.000.C0 i 2 »iory <3»ellJn?» 4. o.S'X).m'i ; 2 rtory fiaU 0 . 17.750.00 2 «tory 18 room building, hoa« .*--. :' for «lek 1 10,000.00 • 1 «toT7 relßforee<j concrete manu- . \u25a0-:• factoring building 1 3,000.00 i ! story amuKement place ...... 1 500.00 PUbies, «be<l». workshop* 14 1,900.00 Ueptln, alurationa, additions... 4s 18.754.00 Total ...96 '.f»5,264.00 REPORT BY WARDS First wart .'. .....86 $40,230.00 R*eoo« ward .........13 14.035.00 TtiUi ward .................... 7 ' 5.820.00 Trmnb wart .....; ;....:." 8 "4,419.00 rut* ward \u0084..., \u0084...!« 1*,040.0g NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Slsth ward 2 325.00 Seventh ward 14 13,395.00 Total 96 $95,264.00 One of the best examples of the pros- , perity of Oakland is furnished by the following statistics compiled by the Oakland chamber of commerce of the number of vessels which have dis charged cargo in Oakland harbor since the opening of the present year. In l these figures no account Is taken of ! vessels making regular trips between : i Oakland and San Francisco. Follow ing is the summary: NnmNT C*r?:o. Quantity. ' ' Vewls. Lumber, feet 150.577.000 757 , - Shingles 77,044.000; 56 Cement, barrels 21,300- 13 Coal, tons 66.822 38 Mdse of variona kinds, tons.. 13,395 27 . Loading 11l Ties 1.517.537 59 ' Poles 27,495 13 Palt. tons .- 1,f>22 27 Sulphur. ton» 3,553 3 Har. tons - 875 14 I Match \roo«, cords 1,201 8 Charcoal, tone 30 1 Shook, ton« 150 2 Tun bark, corda 100 2 Bricks *3,500 1 Broom com. tons — 15 1 Pis iron, tons .'... 5.350 ,8 Laths 1,070.000 S Posts 17,320 3 Pipe, feet 3.000 1 Salmon, caspg ..'.... 5,000 . 1 Barrel staves 555,000 5 Wool, bales * 550 1 Doors ...r 11,000 J Diversified 8 . Steamers . ". .949 Schooners ••\u2666«£»• 201 Barks 5 Barkentines 2 Ships !?.. 37 Barges ;...:. ..'...... 22 BrU 1 Transports 2 Cruiser 1 Tusr 1 This makes a total of 1.221 vessels, with a burden carrying possibility of 541,928 tons Another indication of the Increase in business in Oakland in the last year is furnished by the records of the license collector's. office, which show that dur ing the last fiscal year there has been an increase of $58,774.20 In the amount collected for licenses In this city. Fol lowing is a comparative report of the funds collected by the license office for the fiscal years of 1905-6 and 1906-7: Month — IPOS-6. 1908-7. Increase. July $11,559.83 $15,005.75 $4,345.90 Anjtust ..... 15.031.00 17.f138.00 / 2,605.00 September .. 0.451.50 10.715.50 1,264.00 October .... 9,803.25 15.250.25 5.453.00 November .. 13.720.00 21,818.75 8,098.75 December .. 9,047.25 12.532.50 . 5.465.25 January 14,595.75 18,922.05 4,326.30 February ... 15.408:00k 24,653.25 9,254.25 March ..... lO.QJbf.OOV 12,400.25 2,446.25 April 8,123.60 18,501.05 10,377.55 May ....... 20.172.00 25.795.75 5.623.95 June \u25a010.923.00 12,426.00 1,503.00 T0ta15. ...5147,849.10 $206,023.10 i 558,774.20 J. Tyrrel, one of Oakland's ' pioneer real estate dealers, who for several years' has "occupied Offices at 1010 Broadway, has. removed. to 5 Telegraph avenue. The new office will be opened for business Monday, August 5. PLAX BIG PLAYHOUSE •BERKELEY, Aug. 4. — The r plans of the promoters who. are, to build a new theater in Berkeley, have . been an nounced to include a ;, series jof panto mime performances, ; similar to - those that are given In English theaters/ It is thought that such an attraction will be a novelty, and the , theater's scenio and stage arrangements will, be made with this end in view. W. L.; Busk said that all of the cap ital required for . thfc enterprise - has been procured. The building will \u25a0 be finished in a year. It is to be erected in the heart of the downtown district; probably In Shattuck avenue' near Ban croft way. An option has been' secured Qn land In this. 'vicinity. ~ Its -exact location Is not revealed .by. Busk.' '\u25a0 The new playhouse Is to cost^sl2s, 000. It will seat about I,Boo .persons. There will be 10 boxes and a, balcony.' Modern \u25a0' ideas in theater are to be utilized'by the builders. .The entrance will be of marble.. Offices;, will be arranged for in the upper stories of the building. :. } The'Ferrier-Brock company reports having snld residence and :• business property during the last ;Veek valued at $45,000 to a Honolulu capitalist who is -. withdrawing ; his - investments from Hawaii and wha.regards Berkeley as ; a splendid field for the use of capital..* Dealers say. that sales are being made withlncreaslng frequency and that.val ues are firmly; held.- > No; dealer, has ! put through any transaction of great • mag nitude during the last : f ortnight,'' but thegeneral volume of business ls*Bat isfactory. \u25a0 :' : ,',*'. \u25a0'.-V > JV--F BUSINESS BLOCK: BEGTJJT \u0084..,A LAMEDA, .Aug. 4^— Work" \u25a0"on l the new Combs & Fisher business block In THE: :;6LA3T:vEBANOISGOypAI^; ! .MQ]SaXiY; AT7OTST..S' .1907^ Santa Clara avenue between Park arid Oak streets progressed rapidly during last week." Three" of the* brick walls of the structure were put up to the second story. By the end of next week it is expected that these three' walls, will be completed. The entire lower floor of the building is to be occupied by Combs & Fisher's market. The upper floor of the building will be apartments. For the purpose of enlargeing the scope of ' its, work. and making it more general the Alameda real estate ex change is' forming .an, organization to be known* as the Alameda Fifty Thou sand club. The club will be operated in conjunction: with the 'exchange and will carry alongi the s work v that • the realty organization started. 'Next Fri day evening there will^ be a public meeting In the city hall,\when the new organization will be launched. Con gressman Joseph 1 R. Knowland will ad dress'the assemblage on "Alameda and Its Future." Mrs. Ida Beigman San Francisco Is having a bungalow built in S,ixth' street near Pacific avenue, which will be completed in a few weeks. Claus Lorentzen Is erecting a bunga low in Sixth street near Lincoln avenue that will cost $3,600. The E.S . Goding residence In Central avenue Is com pleted and ready., for, occupancy. '. MANY ROBBERIES ARE REPORTED IN OAKLAND Sack Coat, Watch, Money and Span of Horses Among the Loot OAKLAND, Aug.; 4. — Thieves forced open the door of H. C. Cotter's room at 862: Broadway last night, and stole a sack coat. - Cotter recovered the coat in a second hand' store. / Burglars entered the room of T. \u25a0C. O'Donnell ' and R. ;E. * Duncan at 679 Twelfth street last night and stole $37 and a gold- watch. - . H. B. James, whose ' home . is lin Den ver, C 010.7 reported this morning that he had been - robbed of $1 5 : in a ; saloon in West Oakland/ James entered the place. V .which ; . is ; ; conducted by a negro, to. get a drink 'and he 'declares that he was | given knockout \u25a0 drops. When He recovered . consciousness ;: he found his money " and I hat . gone. .;.' The victim was unable • to'; tell : the police where the saloon is located.' 1 Frank . W.. Baker, proprietor of the City Hall stables, Fifteenth street\be tween ; San \u25a0 Pablo .avenue . ; and ;\ Clay street,- reported, today. that he had,rent ed a team of black horses and a buggy to a stranger ; yesterday afternoon' and that they had not been; returned. PHYSICIAN'S AUTOMOBILE WORTH $1,500 IS STOLEN Thief Takes Car From -in Front of tHe Van •'\u25a0 Neks Theater * •.-."- -• OAKLAND, ?Aug. ; 4.— For } the ? second time v. within nar week r- an ;J automobile owned : by, 'an 1 Oakland manfi has f been stolsn in San ; Franclsco.'i the"; victim "of the j theft ?in * this case \ being 3 Dr> G. r W Lillencrantz/ -who -lives - at^i397i Alice street. : • A-> Mitchell : automobile owned by i tha \ physician i and ! valued fat i $ 1,500 was ; stolen' last ? night ;from r in .front r of the _Vah ;; Ness \ theater, ; and^ so ' far . : h o , trace \ ot \. the ; machine t has i been f found. The : ; police were inotifled: and- search : is being made In the .bay, cities. 3 The auto mobile "> was ! painted ( blue ; and - had* a ; top over the \ rearJ seatv llt * was', fitted : with twoigas and two /oil lamps., The Ala meda '-\u25a0 County ,< j automobile .• association has"offered ?a r reward- 1 of - JSO \u25a0 for in formatlontwhich^will^lead^toiltheyre- coveryj of '.the* machine and the? arrest and * conviction 1 of 'thelthlef. * \u25a0'''\u25a0'"\u25a0...Trnsseis;.- ; ; Trusses 'flttedpby' expert s fitter. /Os goods'j Dept. 3 : Drug Stores,- Oakland,'- CaL' Price ! $1.60 ' to : |5.00. - V:. _ • CALIFORNIA COLLEGE FACULTY IS SELECTED Professor Gardiner of Col gate Will Occupy Latin Chair 1 , . WILSON IS ENGAGED Tennesseean Will Teach English Branches . > at School : OAKLAND, Aug. 4.— Arthur ;A. *£a curda, president of California (Baptist) college, East Oakland, has announced the names of of the j faculty for the coming" year. . ' : ' The 'chair of Latin languages^, and literature will be occupied by Professor Eugene S.\ Gardiner, |A. M... formerly, of Colgate academy and Franklin college. The direction of the English depart ment has been put In the. hands -of Alfred Mundy Wilson, Ph. D. (Yale). Professor "Wilson has taught at; the Southwestern Baptist University of Tennessee and at a later period was president lof Grand Island college, Ne braska. \u25a0 He also taught at the Uni versity, of Nebraska and In the Lewis institution of ' Chicago. Professor VWil son is^a writer and has, published a number of articles of a historic nature. Processor Earls Garfield, A.. B. (Col gate);';.for-: the past three years in structor In science at California college, has been re-engaged. :: .Miss Nellore Isabel Wilson, A. B. (University, of Nebraska), has been elected head of the department of Ro manic languages. Miss Wilson has been, a faculty member at the Uni versity of Nebraska and more recently at Mills, college. ; Miss Marian Barr, A. <M. (University of California), will direct the Instruc tion In German and in history. . ; In the college conservatory-Mine. Otto Blankart piano, Mme. Louise Humphrey Smith elocution and Miss Ruth, Wate rman vocal music, have been j elected. Instructors in art and violin will als| be added to the faculty within a short time. ""'.•. :..'\u25a0 . . . : • -President Macurda announced that on the completion of the renovation of the grounds and buildings, which is under way, a general reception would be held August 17. Park Superintendent McLaren ; of : San Francisco has out lined a scheme of landscape treatment for the campus, which, when carried out, will make the campus of California college one of the show places of th 9 city.; The new dormitory, made possi ble through the efforts of the Alumni association, will be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the term/ > :;* It is also announced that an en couraging increase In membership has been secured and at least .three times as many j students as enrolled a year ago are looked for by August 20, when the work of the semester begins. CHILDREN OF BERKELEY BACK IN SCHOOL TODAY Superintendent ) Waterman Issues Notices of New Boundaries \u0084 BERKELEY, Aug. 4.— The public schools of Berkeley will reopen tomor row after the vacation intermission of two months. S. D. Waterman, super intendent of schools, has issued the fol lowing notice to, parents, school offi cials and .^ children * regarding th© changes In school- district boundaries and other details connected ' with the work of the department: - ii 2»Z * on °? lD * rtlftrict lines "hare, been estalv lisbed for tbe present, but these are subject to change, if the interests of the department de- **?*? Hillside school! will hare the first, second, tr» rt ». a a v . fourth F ades - AU P°P llß In these grades living north of the university grounds ?^ J C^ < sch^ Cellter :^ ()lfOrd .' trC ! :t 'm at " - t The Shinier school will hare all grades. The district \u25a0 for. the . grammar grades ; will . be bounded on the south \u25a0by I Berkeley way, and will extend to the northern and eastern limits of the city and will - extend 1 west \u25a0to Sacramento street. The district for the : first; second, third and fourth grades .will be that part .of : the district named above, extending from the cen ter of Oxford street on the east to Grant street The Jefferson school, on Rose and Sacramento streets, will nave the first, second, third and fourth trrades. District extends west to the Santa Fe railroad, , north to the = limits of . the city, east to Grant street and south to Delaware street. \u25a0 \u25a0.. r.-e-.- . ;....\u25a0> Ai : • San Pablo avenue : and Columbus districts are the same as above. . ... ' The .Washington . school, at ' Bancroft Tray I and GroTe i street, will have at the start ; B eljrhth, Eleventh, B sixth • and mixed A? and. B first, second.;- third, fourth and fifth." \u25a0• The district extends from • Berkeley t way on the \u25a0 north •to Parker street on \u25a0 the Bouth, i Shattnck * avenue ov the " east and - Sacramento street on the west Pupils In this district In. the A eighth. A sey enth and A sixth may report at either Whlttler, MoKlnley or Le Cionte. V- ,\u25a0 x-i » :\u25a0 i *• .; The \u25a0 Longfellow school • will . hare the " first.' second, : third and fourth ' grades, v The i district will extend from \u25a0 Porker, street on the north |to Ashby'on the south, between. the Santa Fe track and • Adeline street. -' , ' . - •. .* , <\u25a0• . • : The Lincoln, , Le Conte and \u0084 Emerson schools will bare essentially the same boundaries as last • year. --v ;,?>; i '. ; : ,' -\u25a0\u25a0 .' ..".''">;..••\u25a0:\u25a0 ••\u25a0:•:--,?. The McKlnley school will. hare all grades. The boundary lines are the same as. last year, except that Sbattuck avenue \u25a0Is the western - boundary, and Parker street the ' southern. '\u25a0' ; . :'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 , \u25a0 -The ; Emerson c school r will - have '• six f clashes this : year, : the same \u25a0as t laskV Pupils In . the \u25a0 Em erson , school promoted to the B seventh • will | re port at either the McKlnley or Le Conte schools, accordlnjc to the district llneaglren above. '' ' The sixth • grade pupils . In T the ; Emerson school will,' for the present, have their workj In manual training and . domestic «• Bclence ; at , the « McKlnley school. .- - \u25a0 \u25a0•= -—\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0>"-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 The sixth, seventh . and " eighth grade pupils In the : Washington school . will hare their work lat the •. Whlttler echool I and j the I sixth and : seventh grades^ ln the . Colura bus school at the San Pablo avenue . school. •-,-. \u25a0 ; "-,•••'% -:• W-... .!'•:"\u25a0,"\u25a0 W WOMEN IN AUTO IN CRASH WITH POLICE MOTOR CAR ",v : OAKLAND.fAug. ";4. ; rf-In a collision at Fourteenth)- street "arid 4 this afternoon- ah'automobile* driven^ by^AJ FV* Baufngarteritstruck \u25a0 the pollce^patrol automobile;- and ''both}" machines , iwero damaged. .. : Baumgarten was : .. accom panied by two' women and a child. - : He' said „ the ;* patrol '\u25a0"„ ", wagon ;; driver,^ \u25a0. Ed Hughes.'vwas at ; f ault>i: Hughes asserted that he stopped '\u25a0 when he ' saw; the_autoi mobile": almost $ upon jhlm;'andi running oh; the; wrong- side ? of^the! street. 1 ? V; w. :;Baumgarteni'said he would demand damages T. f rorti £ the ;Jcity, .: but f s Hughes persisted -that;! there * would - have;; been noicblllslon;if; the' man had hot *\u25a0 been on^theiwrong;,slde.t; : '; -'„ , ; :...,.;; *jf The generator, and fenders on 'Baumf garten's; machine 1 were .damaged. r _ .CHARGE HOBBEEY-s)akland, Anif.v 4.-^Jo- : seph 7 Scharf ,'; 415 - Fourth \ street,^ was , robbed |of $100 ; last night '• while iin I the i company^, off Joseph Rodgers and ': Lizzie Sullivan. Thej- were : ar- Many Talented Players Among Society Folk of Bay Cities Aug. 4.— While all the world may be a stage and all the men and. ', woman merely players, there is a. talented coterie of the younger set and a few of the matrons of the bay cities who find in a smaller and more artistic setting an opportunity to prove their histrionicr ability. Last winter showed \u25a0 a revival of amateur theatri cals.' While a'few years ago any farce that was^fiimple and mirth: provoking .was considered worthy .of presentation, ambition j now demands that . the more difficult roles be assumed by the aspir ing. Almost'without exception it has been the standard play ,or drama by a man of fame: that has been favored by those who claim no prof eslonal ties. When Constance Crawley presented "As You Like It" in the, attractive am phitheater /-.in the grounds of Mrs. Henry Wetherbee's home, it was pretty Mac. Sadler, now Mrs. Louis Risdon Mead, :: whom she chose as her Phebo. And a most charming Phebe she was, easy and graceful. Her sweet voice lent itself admirably to the merry lines of the sheperdess. Mrs. .Wetherbee al ways has taken ah active part in pri vate, entertainments. With her own talent and by her encouragement of it in others Bhe has carried many an af fair to sucess... Miss Elsie Marwedel, another clever g|rl.. whose home is in Fruitvale," has taken a part in many of ; the local amateur theatricals, as has Miss Ray Welman. Both girls are gifted naturally- for this sort of plea sure and flndin it considerable amuse ment. East Oakland contributes Miss Gertrude Maurer to the list of girls of the smart set who have won honors. Miss Maurer is j pretty and especially adapted, to pastoral parts. She was cast in the plays which the inedpendent stage society presented - last winter, and, with Miss Elsa Maxwell and Miss Beatrice Frederick, shared in the hoi ors... Miss Margaret Knox. was an other, of this group who by study and example had -lofty - ambitions of ele vating the stage. r The object of the or ganization was to study : the classic drama, to discuss* it publicly and then to present 4t. Elmer- Harris was ono of the leaders of the new Idea. \ There Is another group of girls who always may be counted upon in any charity affair for a clever feature that has nothing of the*drama in it. Noth ing: could be more charming than the graceful dances j and songs which Mi3s Flora MacDermot. Miss Marietta Ha ,Vens, Miss Evelyn : Hussey, Miss Lita Schlesinger and others of the same sei have given on several occasions when their friends have had some pet object for which they wanted support. At the charity carnival last winter/ and at .the evening affair which was given In the spacious-grounds of the MacDer-' mot ; residence this : coterie of friends won many 'honors. A few years' ago another group' of girls appeared at several private affairs .at Arbor villa, and In whose talented work much • Interest --was /ex pressed., Among- the half "dozen \ who gave the unique -features of song arid dance-were 'Mrs., George Jensen (for-" merly. Miss Anita Oliver), Mrs.' Roland Oliver < (formerly Miss r Marlon Smith), Miss Carolyn Oliver and Miss May Coo gan. i • • Among the men whose ability finds a place in the amateur stage of the bay cities are Joseph Rosborough, who will attempt anything from vaudeville to legitimate; drama, Wlllard- Barton Jr. and Richard Hotaling. Dr. Harry Put man Carlton and ' Ernest McCandlish are in demand whenever an entertain ment Is; suggested,:: as is also Howard Baxter. Among the Alaraeda men who find congenial pleasure In the 'presen tation of a play are Ralph McCormick. Herbert Bruntsch.V Samuel M. Haslett, Harvey M. Toy, Carl Rhodln. Herbert Page, Samuel Haslett Jr. and many others. ; , - ; . y ' '' '-'.!•*'. '?'"\u25a0-.*.\u25a0 * ; The ••Players' .'Club of Alameda is an organization of a score of the clever women. of the.&ncinal City, who make a study of the;' modern drama and things dramatic". ; .They are contem plating giving a play in the near fu ture.vwhich -will: mark their first ap pearance : before, the ; public. Mrs. George >H. Perry presides as president over , the - fortnightly meetings of the club, which are held at the homes of the. members. The first gathering of the season .will be on Tuesday after noon.r August ,27; -when: Miss Grace Cook will interpret ": Bernard Shaw's "Candida." . > i'- S. '\u25a0 '. - - - • Another interesting club formed in Alameda': a half a score of 'years ago for the study of Shakespeare chose to be called by the old English term, Shakspere ,;club. .' The club has',out grown its original purpose, and one of the most brilliant of amateur successes was; achieved ; late in- the winter when the . members presented Oscar .Wilde's ' v Xady; ; Windeinere's -Fan" In the Park theater. \u25a0 Miss Grace Cook Is the club's president ; and a leader In."'. the smart affairs! of the ( Island City. Mrs. James Carroll" Ewlng, Mrs. Harvey Toy, Mrs. William. Rogers-^Van^ Brunt, Mrs. Charles Coif ax . Hughes, Mrs. : Samuel Haslett; .Mrs. ' Herbert , Page \u25a0 and Miss Leila' Ewing were all cast in important roles.,; With' the precedent set by "Lady Windemere's 1 Fan'.'J; the T Shakspere club may not fear to present another equally dlfllcult drama. \i Another . . coterie of J .women . . who achieved; a^ notable success last year were'the members of the dramatic sec tion: of the Town, and Gown club ,of Berkeley, . who presented 1 "Miles ; Stand ish,"; the Longfellow, poem,' which ; had been .dramatized by; one of the section. The spirit of the old colony days in Ply mouth .carried out fully,- in*;; the presentatlbh. ' The section repeated -the play.: before the ; members ''.; and : friends of; the Home club in East Oakland. ! ' ; - Of.; the girls rof , the •" smart set -who havo chosen the serious ipart . of dra matio work, "Miss \ Pearl : King has 'i met with marked success. Miss King, who is/spendlng several weeks at' the resi dence:.: of c; her.4 parents, 1 Mr^' and V Mrs 7 Charles ~i King :; in S Sixth .i; avenue; 3 has cared 'little If or; her; social position;, but has worked devotedly for several years at her j art," '\u25a0: \ She" is "connected vwith : , one of the stock | companies in , the southern part of the state. Ina Hards Is another Oakland 1 71 girl 1: : withy histrionic whose ; talent has \ won . her \u25a0_ recognition on the professional stage. . .* AUTO AND WAGON COLLIDE • OAKLAND, Aug. \u25a0 4.— Hurled 1 from ; his wagon ? in : a collision t with a- powerful automobile, J. Price, a : glazier,: whose home -isj at 5 217 ; Ninth" street, ; narrowly escaped '.death I last night at | East Four teen th " street and - Fourteenth 'i avenue! The .by , whioh ; '.. Price's wagon iwas . run down > was "driven by H^ F. S Phillips roff 6S - Fulton 1 , street. San Francisco.* ; l Each "dnver * blames ; the other} 'for/; the j accident. ...Phillips as-^ sured^ Price ;that':he'7would- maks/good the damage doner by *hlsj machined" • Miss Eleanor Bolan to Become the Bride of M. S. Lopes MIS& ELEANOR BOLAN OF ALA MED A. WHOSE ENGAGEMENT TO M. S. LOPES OF SALINAS HAS "BEEN ANNOUNCED. BLSU NELL PHOTO. ALAMEDA, Aug. 4.— Miss Eleanor Bolan, one of the popular members of the younger social set, will become the bride of M. S. Lopes of Salinas on Wednesday", afternoon, August 14. Th«j marriage will take place at St. Jo seph's church. Rev. . Father .T. J. O'Connell will officiate. The ceremony will be witnessed by a limited number of relatives and friends of the couple. Mis Claire Bolan will attend her sis ter as maid of honor, and the groom's best man will be his brother, I*. A. Lopes. After the church ceremony there will be a reception to the bride and, groom at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. W.G. Painter, of 2153 Pa cific avenue. The couple will make their home In* Salinas. PRESBYTERIANS THRONG TO NEW CHURCH OPENING Services Held in Handsome $50,000 Structure of Dr. McAfee's Charge BERKELEY, Aug. 4.— With prayer, hymns and sermon, the members of the First Presbyterian church celebrated this morning the opening of the new church building at Dana street and Channlng way. For a year Dr. Mc- Afee's people have worshiped In the auditorium _of Stiles hall. A great throng attended the services this morn- Ing. The new edifice, which cost $50,000, is among the handsomest churches in the state. It is not yet completely furnished, although the work of car penters, painters' and decorators prac tically is at^ an end. The pews and the pipe organ will be installed during the next three months, and the formal dedicatory \ services in the main audi torium wilY be held. Until that' tlma the s congregation will use the Sunday school room for; all church services. \u25a0 Dr. McAfee congratulated* his pa rishioners today upon the new church structure, and urged "his hearers to re newed activity and more earnest effort that there might be realized through the; new church equipment Increased prosperity for all the organization's branches of work. No mention was made by Dr. McAfee in his sermon of the events that have included , the split in the church mem bership during the year. A' number of members who objected to Dr. McAfee's retention as pastor have organized a new Presbyterian, church and later will build a church of their own. A ma jority of the old parishioners have cast in' their lot with Dr.. McAfee. SOCIALISTS LAXTD HAYWOOB— Oakland. Aug. 4. — Several hundred socialists beard Amtta Lewis and other adherents delirer speeches from the city hall step* this afternoon In, celebration of : the • acquittal .-. of ; William D. Hay wood. A large * red \u25a0 flag.' upon which was Inscribed the socialist party's . title, ' and a large number of BOcisJistic mottoes, was displayed. , There is no need of anyone suSer- "l ing long with this disease, for -to - efiect a quick cure it is ; only neces- sary to take a few doses of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ' In , fact, in most cases one dose is \u25a0^sufficient.; j; ;It never fails and can be *' relied upon in the'most severe and ~ dangerous" cases. It is equally val- uable for children and is the means ' ; ; of saving the lives of many children i , each year. . ; In the world's history no medicine ; • has ever met with greater success. .PRICE 250. URSE SIZE 50c iWar i n Contra Gosta CITY SEEKS A PREMIUM ON $992,000 PARK BONDS Council of Oakland Will Re ceive Bids on Big Loan Issue Tonight ADAMS MAY BE SUED Dispute Over the Price of Needed Tract Brings / Court in View I OAKLAND, Aug. 4. — The city council 1 will receive bjds tomorrow night for the purchase of the park bond Issu* of 1392,000. The supreme court has sustained the validity of the bonds In : a decision covering points raised by ! prospective bidders. Owing to the condition of the money ! market, the council does not expect a r large premium offer, though It Is hoped that bids above par will be received. /With the- money derived from the sale of the bonds the city win acquire a chain of public parks, the central I link of which will be the wooded I Adams Point tract of more than 60 j acres. Lands along the west shore of Lake Merritt also will be purchased. [ giving the city control *of that side of the lake.- With the land south of Lajce Merritt reclaimed and parked and the boulevards completed, the lake j boundaries on all sides eventually will come under' the control of the city. Negotiations for the purchase of the Adams point land have been progress ing, but there still Is some difference of opinion between the city official.! and the Adams' Interests regarding th-i value of the property. If an adjustment cannot be reached otherwise, the city intends to institute a condemnation suit In the superior court. This move, however, will not be resorted to unless negotiations fail to bring the city and the owner to gether on a basis of amicable settle ment. . CHEVALIER CALEGARIS HONORED BY ASSOCIATES Italian Chamber of Com merce Gives Banquet President OAKLAND; Aug. 4.— The Italian chamber of commerce of San Francisco gave an elaborate banquet this after noon at the Falrlawn hotel In Fruit vale In honor of Chevalier J. C. Cale garis, for 17 years president of the or ganization. Among the half hundred guests were Chevalier P. Rossi and Consul General Rlcclardl of I Italy. The affair was In the nature of a farewell . to the guest of honor, who will leave with his wife on August 15 for an extended visit to Italy. Cheva lier Calegraria was the- subject of sev eral felicitous -addresses. During the speech making attention was called to the Important work of the Italian chamber of commerce after the fire in San Francisco. The re cuperation of the large Italian colony across the bay was noted as a marked feature of the restoration of San Fran cisco. In this heavy task Chevalier Calegarls and his fellow workers In the chamber of commerce were notably active. if Irs and those sharp, shooting, agonizing pains drive you almost crazy, take Br. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills, and get relief. They drive out the pain by their soothing effect upon the nerves. 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MUca Medical C<x, EUthart, Ind THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE (Orgnnlzed 1002) PROMOTION: The act of premottn*; id- jsnetment; EJICOXIRAGEMENTi- r C«atSs r Dt* The California Promotion eommltt** has I tor the PBOMOTIXG of California^ u Ti It has nothing to »*n. \u2666k .v* 11 *" 11 * 1 **"• *>»oted.to foitertagt an thlaM ttate oWec"* ADVANCEi n :^.of CaUteSrS It rlTn reliable Information on «r«rr whleet connected with the lndu«rl M of It giTes EXCOaBAGEMBNT ta ti« .itaDlha. pent of new Industrie* and ia-rltes dtalnbte , Immigration. ; s *"" Sill JJoti ot an . « m l> l «»ynj«t «Kencj. althooga it «It«s Information r«ffardin» labor condition*. -Itpiwnti.tlie opportunities and need* la all i^f °' basinesg and professional aatirltj The committee Is supported by popular «nb> tcrjption and makwi no charges toru/I«ntoi rendered. -• * - ' '"t" t -' * Affiliated with- th« commltte* ar« 1(JO com. merelal oxganlzatlona of the •tote, -witH a mtsv i bershlp of OTer 20.000. . 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