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Alameda
San Mateo
OAKLAND IS MENACED
BY A MIDNIGHT FIRE
Flames Start in Bottling
# Yard in Third -Street
Near Broadway
LOSS ABOUT $20,000
Conflagration Averted by
Energetic Work of the
Department
OAKLAND. Aug. IS.— A fire that
started in the Pioneer bottle yard at
408 Third street shortly before mid
night last night threatened for a time
the destruction of the block bounded
by Broadway, Third, Fourth and Frank
lin streets.
The flames spread rapidly from the
bottle yard to the Stevedores saloon
at 701 P'ranklln street and progressed
to a house at 410 Third street, occu
pied by Chinese, then to the home of
John Sullfvan at 703 Franklin street
and finally to a cottage at 705 Franklin
street which \u25a0was occupied by Chinese.
A general alarm was turned in and
only after a hard fight was the fire
confined to the buildings mentioned.
Two men and two women, who were
in the Sullivan home when the fire
broke out, narrowly escaped death in
the flames, being rescued from the
dwelling by Policemen O'Grady and
Woods. They were partly overcome
by smoke when the policemen broke
in the door and carried them into the
open air. Four horses were saved from
death in the burning stable of the
bottle yard by Policemen Underwood
and Jorgensen.
Before the flames were extinguished
the buildings in the bottle yard, which
Is conducted by D. Lichtenstein. were
completely destroyed, causing a loss of
about $10,000. It is estimated that the
damage to the other structures will
amount to the same.
J. J. Mulgrew, a fireman who lives
in East Oakland, cut his foot with an
ax while working at the fire. \u25a0 His in
jury was dressed at the receiving hos
pital.
BURLINGAME PROPERTY
TITLES ARE QUESTIONED
Clause in the Deeds Places
Ban Which Is Said to
Have Been Violated
Special by Leased Wire to The CalL
BURLING AME, Aug. 13— Local resi
dents who indulge in wine or beer "with
their meals are \u25a0worrying over the title
to property which they own owing, to
the recent agitation and enactment of a
new liquor law. Much of the land soid
here belonged formerly to the Boston
investment company or to the Burlln
game land company, and all their deeds
have restrictions regarding the use or
6ale of liquor on the premises.
A clause of the former company's
deeds reads that in case the purchaser
"bargains, sells, bartfrs, trades or deals
in any spirituous, vinous, malt or other
wise intoxicating Mquor at or upon the
premises, or allows, suffers or permits
any person so to -do," the title to the
property shall revert to the seller.
It has been the custom here for many
years for people to have wine and
liquors delivered at their doors by the
grocery wagons of San Mateo and Bur
lingame, and some of the members of
the Woman's club, the starters of the
liquor agitation, are among these cus
tomers.
It is claimed by some persons that
the restrictions in the deeds make it
incumbent on the land holders not to
allow liquor to be brought on the prem
ises.
SAN RAFAEL RINK TO BE
CONVERTED INTO THEATER
Thespian Art Is to Displace the
Roller Skates in the Sub
urban Town
Special by Leased Wire to The CalL
BAN RAFAEL. Aug. 13. — W. F.
Pov.-nin£. who controls the skating
rink here, announced today that con
tracts have been signed for convert
ing it into a theater, and that the re
construction will be rushed.
Charles Johnson will remain with
Powning. and already they have
booked a number of plays.
GLEXDEX.M.\GS EX ROUTE HOME
OAKLAND, Aug. 13. — Members of
the. staff In the county auditor's . ofllce
are awaiting the return of Deputy
County Clerk Albert J. Glendenning,
after a two months' sojourn In the
east, during which his marriage to
Miss Mabel E. Perry of Somerville,
Mass.. took place. The wedding was
celebrated In the colonial mansion of
the bride"s Rister, Mrs. J. W. Bliss.
Among the COO guests were many from
the most exclusive social circles of
Boston. Following their arrival here
Mr. and Mrs. Glendenning will liveMn
East Oakland.
FALLS TimnE STORIES
OAKLAND, Auk. U.— V.'ilkle Davle.
a carpenter, fell from a ecaffold at the
third story of a building at Twenty
fourth street and San Pablo avenue
today and escaped probably fatal in
juries through accidentally striking a
scaffold below.
He finally landed on the sidewalk,
but the force cf bis fall had been so
far broken that he sustained only a
sprained wrist and severe bruises.
PI-AX TO REOPEX WATERWAY
Special by Leatcd Wire to Tho Call
REDWOOD CITY. Aug. 13. — The board
of trade here will hold an Important
public meeting on Wednesday of next
week to consider the dredging of Iled
wood creek. In ffrmer years the creek
wp.s of rr.ufch twcfit.to Redwood, as
irue'i freight. was brought here by scow
schooners frdni San and
transbay points.
TO HEAR PBOPHRTV OW.VERS
OAKLAND. Aug. 15.— The city coun
ril, Kitting es a board of equalization
to hear applications for changes in the
assessment roil, will .begin work Au-
STust 19. September 2 will be the last
day upon' which hearings will be given.
COStPLETIXG I.ARCB STRUCTURE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.' 13.—
Herman Gaerdes of this 1. place has
nearly completed his large store and
office* building in Gr.aaid avenue.. It Is
tlit largest yet erected bere * '. '
News of the Counties About San Francisco Bay
Berkeley Expert Advocates Big
Fund to Fight White Fly
Professor Woodworth Says a Million
Is Needed to Save Orange Crop
BERKELEY, AUGUST 13.— Orange growers of southern Cali
fornia are advised by Professor Charles \V. Woodworth to come
out of their apathetic condition in the matter of danger from the
white fl} r and appropriate money with which to conduct a campaign
against the threatened invasion of southern California by t^e pest.
Professor Woodworth is a conservative, almost taciturn, savant
who ordinarily limits his announcements concerning insect matters
to the bulletins of the entomological department of the university
over which he presides. He deems the situation which the presence
of the dreaded white fly at Bakersfield has created so serious that he
varied today from his rule and authorized an interview dealing with
the likelihood of the white fly's incursion into southern California.
He says:
"The time to move in this matter is now. There should be
a fund of a milllion dollars with which to handle this
white fly Invasion. There should be a
corps of experts put into the field* to
guard the orange groves of the sduth
and to watch there for traces of the
white fly. The Bakersfleld district
should be quarantined. No fruit or
vegetation should be sent into southern
California from that point, as it is
known that the white fly lives and
works on other fruit trees than or
ange trees.
"If the white, fly gets firmly estab
lished in the southern California orange
groves it will cost a million or more £
year to combat it. There is now spent
in southern California more than half
a million each year in fumigating to
kill the black scale. The white fly is
WIFE'S PITIFUL STORY
GAINS DIVORCE DECREE
Mrs. Marian Groff Alleges
Husband Beat Her
Many Times
OAKLAND. Aug. 13.— Mrs. Marian
Groff was granted an interlocutory de
cree of divorce today from C. R. Groff
on the ground of extreme cruelty. She
alleged In her complaint that shortly
•after their marriage in St. Paul. Minn.,
in 1901, he began abusing her. She"
said that he once struck her a heavy
blow In the face with his flst, with the
result that her cheek remained discol
ored and bruised for a long time. .
At another time, she claimed, he
hurled her to the floor and in the fall
Bhe sustained a permanent ; injury to
the spine. Charges of foul' language
and reflections upon her character al
leged to have been made by Groff enter
into the complaint. With 'his ofher
alleged acts of cruelty Groff was ac
cused by his wife of having a habit of
coming home intoxicated and repeating
his various forms of abuse while, in
that condition-
Mary E. Cavanaugh has commenced
divorce proceedings against Patrick
Cavanaugh on the ground of extreme
cruelty.
John E. Medland has filed suit for
divorce against Anna Medland, alleging
desertion on her part. They were mar
ried in Tacoma. Wash-, in 1905.
Martha Prouse is suing Harris Prouse
for divorce on the ground of desertion.
They were married in 1902 and she al
leges he left her two years later.
DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK
GLOVER IS IMPROVING
Woman Who Threw Acid Against
His Face Says That He May
Not Prosecute Her
OAKLAND* Aug. 13.— The condition
of Deputy County Clerk James F. Glov
er, whose face was burned and eyesight
endangered by acid thrown by Olive
Scully, was showing improvement to
night. He is at Providence hospital.
Nothing definite can be ascertained at
this time regarding the chances of sav
ing his vision further than the hope ad
vanced yesterday that at least one eye
would heal.
The woman is being detained at the
city Jail. A marked change in her bear
ing was noticeable today. She admitted
that she had no sleep during the previ
ous night and appeared dejected and
downcast. She said that she had not
engaged an attorney and that until she
had done so and had his advice she
would refuse to .talk about her action
in throwing acid in Glover's face.
Dbubt was expressed by the woman
whether Glover would prosecute a
charge against her wjien he recovered,
but she maintained that she would have
much to say in her own behalf if the
case ever came to trial.
OAKLAND SCHOOLS HAVE
INCREASED ATTENDANCE
Enrollment of Pupils for Fall Term
"Already Reaches 10,070, "/With
Many Out of City
OAKLAND, Aug. 13.^ — Thus far the
enrollment of pupils in the public
schools for the fall term Is 10,070, and
this^number is expected to be increased
with the return of students, who are
away on their vacations.
Officials of the board of education are
surprised at the large enrollment at the
bcprlnr.ing of the fall term. One year
aso, before many San Francisco fami
lies who had taken refuge In this city
after the fire returned across the bay,
the mrcllmcnt was 10,210. The of
ficials figure from this showing that
many oZ the families who came here
after the earthquake have become per
manent residents. . Iv..A .'
The records of the banrd of educa
tion show. that the Increase In the num
ber of pupils V.3it been greatest in the
outlying precincts of the city. : Thu
school buildings in central and west
Oakland are not overcrowded, but the
buildings in' east, and north Oakland
arc taxed to their capacity, and tho
beard will have to devise means to ac
commodate the steady increase.
BOY DUOWXED AT BELVEDERE
. TIBURON, Aug. 13. — George Wash
ington Ralsch, the 8 year 4 old son of
N R. E. Raisch, was drowned-while:play
ing on, one of the floats to which" the
boats are tied at; Belvedere^ The last
seen of the youngster he -was perched
on the float, and it is presumed ; that
he fell off. -The father is prominently.
Identified with- the | Pacific construction
company and has a home in Belvedere.
THE SAN FRAST(riSCO
more to be dreaded than the black
soale;, is more insidious and demoral
izes conditions to a greater extent than
any other pest in citrus fruit growing."
In a bulletin published by the uni
versity two weeks ago Professor Wood
worth gave a description of the meth
ods he believed should be adopted at
Marysville, where the fly has been so
great a pest that thousands of trees
have been cut down! He advocated the
hiring of two sets of experts, one to
work in infected districts to carry out
the measures needed to destroy the fly
and another set of men\ to work In
other districts, guarding against the
coming of the fly, watching for its ap
pearance and using every device pos
sible to ward off the dreaded visitation.
F.G.WATSON, REALTY
DEALER, ESCAPES DEATH
Dragged Half a Block as
He Grips Posts of
. Trolley Car
OAKLAND, Aug. 13.— Only by cool
ness and exertion of his own superior
physical strength was Frank C. Wat
son, a prominent real estate broker,
saved from being dragged to death
this morning under the wheels', of 'an
electric 'car in Broadway at Tenth
street.. Watson slipped as he started
to alight from the car. which .was
moving rapidly, ?£HB£ fell and wag
about" to be swept under the car when
he grabbed the upright posts with
both hands and held on. is a pow«
erfully built man. and, although
dragged " half a' block before" the • car
was stopped, kept- his hold on the
posts. \u25a0:' •: . \u25a0
As the car ran along Watson's body
bounded with it, jolting and pounding
against the steps. '"But he did- not lose
his head nor his fast grip, and when
the stop was made he was clear " of
the wheels. •
Watson almost fainted from the ex
ertion, but recovered himself quickly.
He said that he felt no serious re-
but that his body was sore from
the pounding.
Watson was riding on the outside of
the car. As it approached Tenth street
Assemblyman John W. Stetson hailed
him from the sidewalk, beckoning to
Watson to join him. Without wait
ing for the car to stop at the nearby
crossing, the realty man started to
jump off. W&tson was a member of
the Realty-Bonds and Finance com
pany, which has been absorbed by O.
E. Hotle & Co. He is tall and of splen
did physique, a fact which accounts
for his salvation from death.
lOUNGirapNED
BY BURGLAR IN ROOM
Intruder Makes Off iWith
Jewel Bag Hanging
From Headboard
OAKLAND, Aug. 13.— Awakened frohi
sleep by a noise In her room shortly
affer midnight this morning Miss Sarah
A.- Bliss of 1008 Ninth avenue raised
her head from her pillow and saw a
burglar crawling across the floor
toward the door. The intruder heafd
her move, and, leaping .to ;'his feet,
dashed through the dining room and
escaped through an open window. \u25a0
Investigation by members of the
family proved that the house breaker
had stolen a small bag which" hung
from the headboard of. Mis* -Bliss'..-- bed
and contained Jewelry valued at nearl)
$400. Among the articles stolen were
a solitaire diamond ring, an opal ring.
an- amethyst ring, a ruby, x two dia"-.
mond pins and a -gold watch I and
cha'.n. The young woman was so badly
frightened that when .the police .reached
the houso she was unable to give any
description of the burglar.
GAVE BAD CHECKS FOR
AUTO AND IS ARRESTED
A. J. Ralston, Who Lived Stylishly
in Oakland, Caught in San
Francisco
OAKLAND, Aug. 13.— Albert J. RaJs
ton. who says he is a thcatric/vl man,
and' who .is charged \vith passing fraud
ulent checks in payment for an auto
mobile, was arrested In San Francisco
today. He is 4n Jail here. The war
rant for Ralgton's arrest was: sworn to
by j; '.Morris, an automodile broker in
Telegraph avenue. ' ; \u25a0 - r
Morris charger] that 'Ralston pur
chased a machine about 10 days ago
and gave checks for $2,480 In payment.
The checks were drawn ; on the First
national bank of Berkeley, but were
•leturned marked "No funds."
Ralston's arrest followed and the
machine was return ed; to. Morris. *
_ Ralston has been living in style here
a v hd is said to owe heavy" debts, about
town. He recently ", removed" to 932
Fillmore street, San Franclsco,\ where
he .was arrested- by Detective Green
this afternoon/ -,
Pn»«>' Rob!™ Hot Springs
On Southern. -pacific: coast line,' j few
hours >; ride.r front rSani Francisco; or.'.Los
' Angeles; 'all; latest for irerne
tlial usesv.Of. mineral -waters; hot sul
ijhur. tub,- electric: baths. "-..• ' -,f, f - ;-; :.-. * £
CONCRETE CURBS DEFEAT
SAN MATEO MILLIONAIRES
Improvements to Be Made
Despite Objections of
: : Rich Colonjr
AMUSING TILTS MANY
R. P.' Schwerin, Accused of
Pull, s Gets Apology
<- From Trustee 7
Special by -Leased Wire to The Call.
SAN MATEO, Aug. 13.— Townspeople
enjoy«d a vaudeville, entertainment
last night when the city trustees and
the millionaire colony met in debate
over proposed improvements dt Bay
wood avenue in El Cerrito park. The
millionaires, lost their battle against
concrete' curbs and gutters, but won
several sharp ! encounters of wits. j,
When- the meeting opened R. P.
Schwerin, Maurice Casey. Eugene Lent
and. John S. Partridge, attorney for
Casey, were seated in the front row.
Baywood 'avenue is in El Cerrito
park, a portion of San Mateo where
men of millions are numerous. ' The
trustees planned to improve the avenue
with macadam, concrete curbs, gutters
and sidewalks. After the legal time
for objecting, to the work had expired
the millionaires came forward with
manifold reasons why the work should
not be done... Accordingly they were
given a hearing, last night. Action be
gan with Partridge for , the million
aires on one side and John Johns, the
contractor, who wants to do the work,
on the other.
Partridge soon was succeeded by
Schwerin, who kept the floor for the
major portion of the evening. The
meat of Schwerln'a objection waa that
although he did not object to a
macadam road, concrete curbs and gut
ters and sidewalks were too expensive
and would spoil the country effect of
El Cerrito.
"If you didn't have a pull with the
board," Trustee Kroeger cut in, "you
wouldn't have been "listened to this
long."
"When you Intimate that I have a
pull with this board," Schwerin re
plied hotly, "it is a falsehood, Mr.
Kroeger, ana you should beg my par
don." . .
Kroeger made the desired amends
and Schwerin calmed down.
A little later in the evening Schwerin
said that because some of the resi
dents of the park happened to be
wealthy he' saw no reason why Kroe
arer's idea of "throwing the beggars into
the bay" should be followed. Kroeger'3
demand for an apology was lost in the
general laugh.
After a discussion lasting more than
an hour and much backing and filling
by the trustees the residents of Bay
wood avenue lost and the city will
carry out. the work for,, this street as
planned. .in the first place. . "On next
\u25a0 Monday evening, Maurice Casey, as the
owners of 747 {j feet fronting on ;; El
Camino -l,Real. ! will Tappjear to protest
against the work", v
Society in Cities
Across the Bax
OAKLAND. Aug. 13.— -The golden
w«ddinjy anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hubbard was made the Oc
casion of a happy gathering yesterday
afternoon at their residence in Pied
mont. About 50 friends called and
extended greetings to the hosts. It
had been planned to celebrate the day
with ah elaborate reception, to which
several hundred guests were to have
been invited, but the. serious illness
of Mrs. Hubbard three weeks ago made
the 'larger affair inexpedient. It was
late last week when" the closer frieml3
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard received the
Informal announcement of the after
noon. Before the reception Mr. and
Mrs. Hubbard entertained at luncheon,
among their guests being Mr. Babcock
of: San Rafael, who. 50 years ago, was
•present at the marriage service when
they: plighted their troth.. Mrs. Jona
than Hunt, the mother of the bride of
half a century, also took an active
part, in th« ; celebration of the week.
It is an interesting fact .that Mrs.
Hubbard's mother and father ; and her
grandmother and grandfather lived to
celebrate 'their golden wedding anni
versaries. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard spent
the years of their early married life
in San Francisco. Their Piedmont
home is one of the most hospitable on
this side of the bay. Mr. Hubbard
and Mrs. Hubbard have been identified
prominently -with the life of this sec
tion of the coast, wher e they claim a
host "Of friends. Mrs. Hubbard is one
of the mosCdeeply loved of the matrons
of the smart set. T"
?'Of v their five children only Charleß
Hubbard and Samuel Hubbard Jr. with
his family, were present at \ the cele
bration of their parents' wedding an
niversary. Mrs. Hyde, wife of Briga
dier General Hyde,.U. S. A., is traveling
In Europe with her husband. Mrs.
Swan, wife . of Dr. William ID; Swan,
makes her home in Cambridge. % Wil
liam Babcock Hubbard and ; his family
are living in Seattle/ . Both. Charles
Hubbard and Samuel \ Hubbard Jr.' are
we 1 1..; known In . Oakland, they
are active in the business world.
Collector of the Port Frederick S.
Stratton and Miss Cornelia Stratton
have returned to their home in Harri
son street after spending a month In
the north on a camping and hunting
trip. .-.-..-Miss "Stratt6n Is a bride-elect.
Her marriage to Carlton Parker will
be celebrated Saturday evening, Sep
tember 7. While Jn college Miss Strat
ton was one of the most popular girls,
receiving all of the honors which was
in the' gift of £he undergraduate body.
She: graduated from the University of
California with the last class. '\u25a0-.--
Aftor a three months' tour of Europe
Mr. and. Mrs. Harry: H. Smith returned
to Oakland today. y Their home coming
was j saddened by ji the recent death .of
Arthur Smith In Yosemite valley, which
occurred since their departure.
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Mrs. Oscar Fitzalan;. Long returned
to Highlands, her (Piedmont home, Sat
urday from a three months' visit in the
east. Mrs. ; Long *\was the guest .*; of
Birs.iFrank Havens Tat Sag Harbor for
several [weeks and also was entertained
in Now York by her aunt She spent
a part -of the summer at Washington,
D. c.': v .::' *\u25a0- .-/". \u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0': ",<-. :
\u25a0. ALAMEDA, Aug. .13.— Captain and
Mrs.' Jacob Jensen"/ who have . baen' tour
ing Europe, are \u25a0\u25a0 how in Hollanfa.; From
that s country they will <gro*,to . Germany.
They > expect -to arrive at • their home
here in October. 'i^P^^^^^^^^l
\u25a0 Mrs. c Ernest . D." : Porter and son of
1820- San Jose avenue .have .returned
Prof: Bernard P. Moses
Returns From Year's
Trip Abroad
PROFESSOR MOSES, WHO HAS ' RETURNED
FROM TOUR OP SOUTH AMERICA AND
! EUROPE. ".
BERKELEY, Aug. 13. — Professor
Bernard P. Moses returned today from
a tour of South America and Europe,
in the course of which he accumulated
material for an exhaustive history of
the South American republics. He has
been absent or a year. Leave to take
the vacation was granted to him by the
university regents last summer.
Professor Moses is head of the hls
tory department of the state univer
sity. He, has written at length of the
history of American institutions and
Its government, with other works that
are used as text books In schools
throughout the country. His eminence
in this field is expected to be enhanced
by the bsok he is now to write. In
which the*" 'Spanish American countries
of Central and South America will be
described and their history traced from
early days to the present time.
Access was given to. Professor Moses
in all the lands he visited to the treas
ures of university and other libraries,
so that he had all the resources of
these countries In the way. of histori
cal documents at' his command. .He
' journeyed .to *', Europe , f rom .:.. South
America,; spending,' several months, In
Paris and Berlin. 'supplementing there
"the work -he had done "In South
America.- *\u25a0 .•\u25a0.-••-\u25a0 '\u25a0: :'. -."\u25a0'.• r .•-.•:• . :
Professor Moses has covered most of
the world in his travels hitherto, be
ing familiar with both the orient and
the Occident. He served, as Philippine,
commissioner when the islands were
taken by this country and assisted in
establishing the government in' the
Philippines which now exists there.
FREED OX CRIMINAL CHARGE
OAKLAND, Aug. 13. — Frank H.
Horswill, who was charged with hav
ing engaged in a conspiracy with
Robert Bousfield to steal property by
means of forged deeds, was dismissed
from custody today "by Police Judge
Samuels. The order pf tha court was
made at the request of the district at
torney, Horswill having been adjudged
incompetent in the superior court.
Bousfield is now under sentence on a
charge of forgery. J
ALAMEDA TO IMPROVE
ROADWAY TO OAKLAND
Patent Pavement Used in
Eastern Cities May
, Be Laid
ALAMEDA, Aug. 13.— The city coun
cil has decided to have improvements
made to- the Webster street roadway,
and the .city clerk has been, instructed
to advertise for bids ,for. doinff. the
work. Contractors will be invited to
bid on .two' sets- of specifications.
One set calls, for the laying of the
ordinary macadam on a strip 3,773 feet
16ng'and/23 feet wide. The other calls
for improving -the same area of the
roadway with a patent pavement that
Is larg-ely used in Worcester; Beaton
and other large eastern cities and
which is now being Introduced on the
Pacific coast. " ' '- '•."• ".-
City Engineer W. R. Poyzer estimates
that the macadam work' would cost
about $10,000.'. The money for the im
provement is to come out of the gen
eral fund of the city. In the call for
the | bond election the voters will be
asked to authorize the issuance 6f
$37,000 in bonds for the further im.
provement of the Webster street road
way, which Is the main artery of
travel and traffic between' Alameda and 1
Oakland. \u25a0
from Los Gatos. where they were guests
j for two moftths at the Hotel Lyndon.
Mrs. D. H. Weeks has returned. from
a visit with fMlss Helen Swott to the
i Sv/ett ranch in. the Alhambra valley, In
Contra Costa- county.
Mrs. E. B. Hoag is the gue3t of her
| sister, Mrs. 1 - Day id D. Sutphen. Mrs.
1 Hoag will depart; soon to - live with
i relatives In the eastern states.*
Mrs. Ella McCain of 2500 Central ave
i-nue is spending a week" with friends
at'.Sausallto. , . ' -
j^ 'Miss Carrie Pratt, assistant secretary
of the board of education, is spending
a part •of her vacation at San ta. Rosa.
From that, city she will ; go to Ukiaft
to remain for several "weeks.. •
Miss Alice Teller and Miss Dorothy
Tisdale,;Wlth Carl' Shattuck, were the
guests of Roger Henn at the, Henii cot
tage; at Lagunitas last week.' ;. (
: Miss Anna \u25a0yviebalk. for: several years
a: member of the teaching staff of the
public schools. \u25a0:.. is « now instructor . . in
languages and nature study In the
state ijiormal school In San Francisco.
| v^Mr.and Mrs." -Louis ./Welner.- and the
I latter's ; sister, -Mi3s, Blanche Raas.'have
: moved "j Into iV the V new. home that .the
\u25a0Weiners * purchased recently ' at' 1814
Mulberry, street., ; •!• ... v,
r:X Miss Maguire . recovered
f rom) her Illness • and ? .' has '. returned .' to
the Dominican , convent. at San r ßafael
to resume.study. . . .
PATRIOT'S APPEAL TO
BERKELEY IS POTENT
Baggageman Boyd's Stirring
Speech Wins Honor for
Old Manila Cannon
TOWN TRUSTEES BUSY
Deputy Building Inspector
and Deputy Assessor
Resign Positions 4
BERKELEY, Aug. 13.— Patriot John
E. Boyd. town wit and also its baggage
man, won his fight with the trustees
last night to have the old cannon In the
plaza properly cared for. Instead of be
ing" relegated to the dust heap, as he
feared would be done. The relic of the
Spanish -American war. which was sent
> from Manila bay to Berkeley nearly a
decade ago, is to be mounted properly
; In front of the new town hall in AlUton
way. John E. Boyd, accordingly, is
happy.
Boyd appeared before the trustees
last night and made an earnest sp«ech
against the indignity he feared was to
be offered the cannon on the plaza. He
told of how Secretary Metcalj had pro
cured the cannon for Berkeley; how
Judge Waste had paid for its transpor
tation to this town, and how the money
for a carriage for the gun had been so
licited by John E. Boyd. Then Boyd
appealed to the patriotism of the trus
tees, urging them to see that the Ma
nila bay relic was properly cared for
as a souvenir of Admiral Dewey"s and
the nation's Jtriumph in '98. The appeal
w4» potent The cannon was ordered
mounted in front of the town ball on a
fine foundation and Boyd went his way
rejoicing.
The trustees created a clerkship for
Justice R. S." Edgar's court. The salary
will be $75 a month. No appointment
was made. -' .
Dep-uty Assessor Samuel Batford. Po
liceman H. F. Davis and Deputy Build
ing Inspector Joseph Koford resigned
their places.
A recommendation by the finance
committee to raise Health Officer Ben-;
ton's salary from $60 to $125 a month
was referred to the town attorney to
have its legality passed upon.
MELROSE TO ORGANIZE
A BOARD OF TRADE
Citizens Meet and Plan a
Campaign for Public
Improvements
.-MELROSE; . Aug. 13^— Leading - tausi
nessmen and citizens of this placer met
last night Jn thejS.outh.ern- Pacific sta
tion building, for the- purpose of .organ
izing a board of trade." As a result of
the deliberations the following, were
named to. perfect the. plans: ".'\u25a0 Fred
Bamman Jr., A. R. . Farnsworth, C, A.
Armstrong, C. U. Henderson. L. Cas
tere, Gordon • Parker and.. George A,
Taylor.
T. ,R. Farnsworth acted as chairman
of the meeting and George A. Taylor
as secretary. Both will continue to
so act until permanent organization
Is perfected. .
, C. U. Henderson, of the Melrose lum
ber and supply company, told of the
needs of Melrose. These improvements
suggested included electric lights, fire
protection, postal facilities, telegraph
and express conveniences and flocks for
vessels on San Leandro bay near the
east end of the tidal canal.
,- The organization committee met to
night and will hold another meeting
next Monday night.
PROFESSOR CLARKE'S
LOST MULE IS FOUND
Police Recover Children's
Pet, Which Was Missing •
for Seven Days
BERKELEY, Aug. 13.— Professor
Warren .T. Clarke's pet donkey,
"Moses," was recovered by the police
today after a search by the department
for the animal extending over the last
seven days. The gloom that had en
veloped Dr. Clarke's household at 2317
Le Conte avenue as the result of the
little mule's disappearance changed to
sunshine this morning when representa
tives of the police department notified
Mrs. -Clarke that "Moses" had been
found. "Moses" left his owner's house
a week ago without giving a hint that
he was at all dissatisfied with his
hours.- wages or lodgings. Ha had
served as a plaything (or the little
Clarke children and had received treat,
ment that befitted an honored append
age of. the professor's household. The
mule overlooked his master's crib for
•even days and browsed fitfully and at
random in the Berkeley hill*. The po
lice diligently sought the donkey and
today the animal was found at. the head
of Ridge road with two small boys
standing guard over him..
FAVOR" SHOWN TO PLAN .".-'
FOR GREATER PALO ALTO
PALO" ALTO. Aug. 13.— The meeting
held; in Mayfield regarding the • forma
tion of a greater Palo Alto by merg
ing Mayfleld In the university town,
showed favor for the plan. The leading
men* of Palo Alto and Mayfield were
present at the meeting and all of them
werein sympathy with the idea.
The plan is to -combine Palo Alto,
May field. North Palo Alto and Port
Palo Alto.. North Palo Alto lies In
San Mateo county and if it joined the
combination it would mean that a por
tion of San Mateo county would have
to be annexed to' Santa; Clara!! In
the event that the combination went
through, the different districts would
be taxed' separately according to their
needs. - \u25a0.'•\u25a0•.
'\u25a0••. All the leading realty, firms of this
place are supporting the movement and
it is likely that doflnite steps will be
taken soOn to effect the proposed
merger. 717 1 •'\u25a0\u25a0''.''- /.'
BERKELEY BOY MISSING
-OAKLAND.' Aug. 13.— John Jarmuth.
13 years old. who lived with his parents
at Telegraph avennVand Bancroft\way.
Berkeley, is missing. *He « left ;home
August 1: . The boy Is said to-huve. had
a desire to go to sea.
i- Marin
Contra Costa
BOYD SWEARS OUT NEW
WARRANT FOR DAROUX
Harvey's Death "Necessitates
Second , Beginning in
Poolroom Case
Special by Leased Wire to The CalL
SAN R.AFAEI* Aug. «.— On com
plaint of District Attorney Tboma* F.
Boyd a warrant was issued bere today
by Justice Magee for tha arrest of
Frank Daroux on a charge of maintain
ing a disorderly house In Sausatlto. Tha
warrant is a duplicate of that served
on Harvey and Daroux some t!rae ago.
The recent death of Harvey, wfco was
Darous's partner in the poolroom busi
ness, necessitated the sew warrant.
Daroux was notified by telephone of Its
issuance and said that he would appear
In Justice Magee's court tomorrow.
The continuance of 30 days granted
the poolroom men by the appellate court
in San Francisco last Saturday give*
them an additional lease of life, and the
rooms are dally visited by crowds of
men and women.
DIVORCE SUIT COSTS
SALOON KEEPER $37,000
Appeal From Decision Takes
* $3,000 for Fees of
Attorneys '
OAKLAND. Aug. 13 AUt of «,M9
will be charged by Attorneys Cfcarles
C. Snook. Lin a Church aod CJiarle* 3.
"Wheejer for conducting th« appeal
taken by Frank Perelra from Vx* d»
clslon of the superior court la a »utt
for divorce brought by Mr*. Aac* P»
relra. Notice to that effect was filed
with the county clerk thli mornlnjf*
Perelra Is a saloonman. accused. by
hla wife of extreme cruelty. : ,
She «ald that her husband treated
her shamefully, while oa their honey
moon to Europe, and claimed that
later the widow of «, prise flarbter
alienated Perelra'a affections. She waa
allowed 134.000: by the divorce d*cree.
and this waa sustained by the higher
courts In Perelra's appeal.
STRIKE BREAKER FARLEY
BEATEN BY RACING MAN
Special by Leased Wire to The Call.
MONTICELLO. X. T-. Au>. 13. — James
Farley, the strike breaker, narrowly
escaped arrest at the trotting races
here this afternoon after a flsfht with
John Sateldo, another • raqlngr man-
Farley ,bttUffht ~ blooded j horses with
some of his strike brnakinar profits and
he, had a' mare named. Blanche Electric
entered in the 3i2Q pace today.
Sateldo, drlviny Hllprow Rose, won
"the." race. Afterward an old - man
friendly to Sateldo told the Judge* h«
thought Farley should, have been dis
qualified anyhow for driving hU mars
with hobbles.
Angry at this protest Farley, It la
said, attempted to attack the eld man.
Sateldo took his part and tben .Farley
Is alleged to hav 9 struck Sate Mo. But
the latter was not -awed by the strike
breaker, and cut his face and knoeited
him down. Spectators separated th.«
two Just before the police arrived.
AGED INDIGENT FAINTS
WHEN CLIMBING STAIRWAY
OAKLAND, Any. 13. — Weakened I>7
privations and weighted down by Jjj9
68 years, Joseph Mueller, a German Ja
borer. fainted today as h« was cltrqh
jng the stairs to the supervls ors' room
to ask aid fr?m the, countj.
At the receiving hospital. wftere. he
was removed, Mueller was found to be
suffering from a general breakdown.
There is said to be small chane* of bis
recovery. He was. later remoTt,j : to
the county Infirmary.
CHULEAS GUMJOAT FOU^ncHS
Special by Leased Wire to the CalL
VALPARAISO. Cbile, Avtg, 13.— Th«
former old Chilean wooden #;unbo*t
Megallanes foundered oft Corral dur
ing a severe storm. The crew w*a
saved. \u25a0 \u0084
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