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News of Four of the Counties Bordering On the Bay
SUPREME COURT COMES
TO VAN HORN'S RESCUE
Judge Ogden's Ruling Up
held in the Famous
Divorce Case
WIFE'S PLEA DENIED
Government Employe Ac
cused of Cruelty by His
Better Half
OAKLAND. Aug. 14. — Announcement
of the decision of the supreme court
affirming Judge Ogden's granting of an
interlocutory decree of divorce to Ross
H. Van Horn, former principal of a
San Rafael school, from Marian Van
Horn, has been received here by John
pon & Shaw, attorneys, who had charge
of Van Horn's case. Mrs. Van Horn
attacked the decree, which was base<l
on charges of misconduct, on the
ground of Insufficient evidence, and in
turn she filed a counter suit against
her husband. In which she alleged she
had been treated with extreme cruelty.
This has been denied and the original
decree remains in effect.
Van Horn, while taking a post gradu
ate course at the state university in
:904. accused his wife of being too
friendly with a student named Adolph
Knopf, who was rooming with them.
Interest in the case was widespread,
as the Van Horns were well known.
During the course of the case. Presi
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the state
university announced that Knopf had
satisfactorily explained his conduct and
that he would not entertain the ques
tion of dismissing him from the uni
versity.
Van Horn's attorneys will shortly
arply for a final decree of divorce in
his behalf.
Charlotte A. Lewis today received an
interlocutory decree of divorce from
Oeorge Lewis, superintendent of the
storage of government supplies In San
Francisco. Mrs. Lewis stated in her
complaint that her husband choked her
almost to death on one occasion be
cause she told him ehe had received
?20 from her uncle and aunt, who
stayed with them as refugees for two
months. Lewis refused to believe it,
ehe said, and as a result of his treat
ment she was kept in bed for four
weeks.
"When her Bister came into the house
after the alleged choking, Mrs. Lewis
*ai<s her husband drew his finger
s cross his throat with considerable
*Ignifieance and said, "I will <io that
to her," meaning his wife, she claimed.
Lewis is also accused of failure to take
hfs vrife out either to church or places
of amusement. Mrs. Lewis Is allowed
t25 a month alimony.
Suits for divorce on the ground of
lesprtion have been filed by Rebecca
Elizabeth Mitchell against John
Mitchell and Marianne Plechat against
£douar<s Plechat. ?
Interlocutory decrees of divorce have
been granted Sarah Shepard from
f'rane'e Shf-pard for desertion and An
gelina Corttza from Joseph Cortiza for
neglect.
FATHER BLAKE TO BUILD
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
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N'APA, Aug. 14. — Rev. Father Blake,
who for 15 years was the parish priest
at St. Helena and who a few weeks ago
TeEigned his position in order to enter
upon the work of establishing a home
for victims of tuberculosis, has finally
decided upon the site for his hospital.
Tt •will be erected at Mission San Jose
and the plans have already been drawn
for a modern three story building that
will accommodate 400 patients.
During all his years of work as a
Catholic priest Father Blake has been
making a thorough study of tubercu
losis and It has been his one- hope and
prayer that he could some time estab
lish a hospital for the cure of persons
afflicted with the dread disease. Many
\u25a0wealthy residents- of this county and
Ean Francisco have interested them
eelves In Father Blake's enterprise and
he has good financial support.
After an investigation of possible
cites for his hospital in all the bay
counties. Father Blake finally selected
a piece of property of 30 acres and pur
ciiased it. The institution will be built
as soon as possible.
ENROLLMENT INCREASED AT
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC
Ten Per Cent More Than Last Year
Shown on Day of
Opening
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
SAN JOSE, Aug. IS.— The University
of the Pacific opened its fall term to
day. The first day of registration
\u25a0howed a 16 per cent increase in the
number of students enrolled, and the
prospects are that this year's attend
ance will exceed any year since Stan
ford university opened and took away
part of the student body of the local
school.
A large proportion of the students
enrolled today hare never attended, the
txnlvar«!ty before. They coma from all
parts of xhe state, and tha facilities of
the institution will be taxed to the ut
most to care for them. Owing to the
early date at which tha school opened
this year a smaller number than usual
of last year's students were present on
the opening day.
LONG BEACH CITIZENS
i WANT A NAVAL STATION
Send a Message to Admiral Cowles
Asking Him to Confer
With Them
LONG BEACH, Aug. 14. — "Long
Beach wishes to submit her harbor ad
vantages to your board. Will you kind*
ly advise us where we may meet and
confer with you after you reach the
coast?"
This message has been sent to Ad
miral Cowles, member of the naval
commission which has been appointed
to inspect Pacific coast points. This
city 1b preparing a campaign to< secure
a naval base for this harbor. If neces
eary. the site will be donated free of
charge.
OLIVE SCULLY SEEKS LIBERTY
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — Olive Scully,
detained in the city jail for throwing
ackl In the face of Deputy County
Clerk James F. Glover, has filed a peti
tion for a writ of habeas corpus. She
alleges she is imprisoned without a
formal charge. Judge Melvin made the
writ returnable at noon Thursday.
There 1« little change in Glovex's con
dition
Wealthy Man's Son Runs
Away From Home to
Go to Sea
JOHN A. JARMOUTH, 13 TEAR OLD SON OF
A WEALTHY MINING MAN, WHO HAS
DISAPPEARED FROM HIS HOME IN
BERKELEY. PRESUMABLY TO SEEK AD
VKNTURE ON THE SEAS.
BERKELEY. Aug. 14. — John A. Jar
mouth, the 13 year old son of a
wealthy mining operator, T. H. Jar
mouth, has disappeared from the family
apartments In the Berkshire hotel, Ban
croft way and Telegraph avenue, and
his parents have asked the police to
help find him. The lad has not been
seen In Berkeley since last Wednesday.
Tales of the aea and its adventures
and exoiteir.ent are believed to have
lured the youth from a home where
every -wish that he could conceive was
gratified.
John Jarmouth was a pupil at the
McKinley school. He • started osten
sibly for school last Wednesday. In
stead of going there he took a suit
case, which he had secretly packed
with clothing and other articles, and
disappeared. His father had given him
$25 for spending money a' few days
before, and with this and hislclothlng
the youngster set out to seek his for
tune. The father lias enlisted the aid
of the Oakland and San Francisco police
in the search. The mother is pros
trated with grief.
T. H. Jarmouth is president of the
Xew York-Calaveras mining company
and of the San Franclsco-Calaveras
mining company. He has given his son
all the money that he cared to spend
and his home life was Ideal. The young
ster craved the sea. however, and occu
pied his time reading stories of sea life
and -with cruises about the bay on
small sailing boats.
When he left the house the boy wore
a light gray suit, with knickerbockers
and a corduroy jacket. He carried a
cap and hat and may have worn either.
He had his father"s gun metal watch
with him, attached to which was a
monogram of the Elks' lodge in an
eastern city.
SAN JOSE FOLK ARE
EATING CLEANER FOOD
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
SAN JOSE, Aug. 14. — Inspector D. H.
Bryant of the board of health has Just
completed R ' round of several of the
restaurants and meat markets of the
city, in the course of which he con
demned and destroyed large quantities
of meat. He says that conditions have
been very bad in some of the res
taurants especially. He found in sev
eral of the most prominent places In
town that meat which was about to be
cooked and served to the guests had
been kept over from two or three days
previous.
In the month that Bryant has been
performing the duties of inspector he
has destroyed several hundred pounds
of meat and other perishable food
products which were not in a proper
condition for use. He found a leading
market today where meat In which
verdigris had developed was offered for
sale. This was destroyed and the
butcher was warned that a second of
fense would result in his immediate ar
rest. This sort of threat seems to pro
duce more effect than a mere rebuke.'
The stringent enforcement of .tha
pure food law is effecting a radical im
provement in the food that the people
of this city are eating. One of the in
spector's earliest achievements was an
Improvement in the quality of milk.
He gave the dairymen to understand
that their product must measure up to
the state standard and they responded
by immediately supplying better milk.
BIDS HUSBAND FAREWELL
AND SWALLOWS POISON
Despondent Over the Death of Her
Mother, Oakland Woman Tries
to End Her Life
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — Mrs. Annie
Bennett, living at 133 Miles avenue In
Xorth Oakland/ attempted suicide to
night by drinking carbolic acid." She
was taken to East Bay sanatorium and
her recovery Is considered doubtful.
Mrs. Bennett was despondent over the
death of her mother, which occurred
two months ago. Eba arose from the
dinner table and grasping a bottle of
carbolic add, bade her husband "good
by." Bennett was unable to prevent
her from drinking the acid.
CHILD GETS MOTHER'S FORTUXE
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — Dollle Sarah
Martin, 7 years * of . ' age, Is mada
sole heir to an astate valued at about
$28,000, according to the will of her
mother, Mrs. Annie Cruess. The es
tate consists of realty and cash .In
banks. F. F. Porter of San Francisco,
who filed the' document for probate to
day. Is named as guardian of the child's
interests until she reaches her ma
jority.
HUSTER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
REDDING, Aug. 14. — While on a
hunting trip to Round Mountain with
friends from Sacramento," Fred Gartier
of Clarksburg, Yolo county, was:acci
dentally shot and seriously wounded.
He was stooping over a spring to get
a drink when his pistol fell from its
holster and was discharged. The bul
let entered Gartler's left side, piercing
the abdominal cavity. He may not
survive.
POISOXED BY SHORTCAKE.
OAKLAND, Aug. 14— After eating
shortcake in a downtown restaurant, P.
Sohler. a conductor In the employ of
the .Oakland Traction company, was
attacked with symptoms of ptomaine
poisoning today.
THE SAN" FRA^ 1907;
KILLING OF F. A. DUMAS
IS A PUZZLE TO JURY
Fail to Exonerate Policeman
. Burke, Who Fired the
Fatal Shot
GRAND JURY MAY ACT
District Attorney to Make
an Investigation of the
Tragedy
OAKLAND, Aug. 14.— The coroner's
jury in the inquest over the remains
of F. A. Dumas, the Southern Pacific
switchman who was shot and killed
yesterday morning by railroad police
man John C. Burke, returned a verdict
today to the effect that Dumas had
come to his death at the hands: of
Burke. The jury was .unable to dis
cover whether it was In the discharge
of his duty that the officer fired the
shot. Burke is held In the city prison,
no charge having been placed against
him. District Attorney Brown says
that he will make an endeavor to find
some person who will swear, to a com
plaint charging the policeman with
murder; that, failing, the grand jury
will be summoned and an investigation
made.
Burke took the witness stand in his
own defense and swore he wa3 in the
railroad yards for over an hour on the
morning of the shooting. He, said that
he found Dumas in. his shack with, a
bottle of whisky. Dumas protested
that it was his own. The account of the
fray, as it was told by Burke after his
arrest, was then recited. ' : \u25a0
The next* witness was railroad po
liceman Jack Dunleavy, who knew Du
mas. He said that on the night previ
ous to the fatal encounter he had at
tempted to arrest a railway employe
who had stolen five bottles of whisky.
He claims- that five other, men,- one- of
whom was Dumas, had" thrown stones
at him and forced him. to release the
prisoner. Today the Oakland police ar
rested a switchman named H. J. Doh
man, who is accused of having been one
of , the stone throwers. He was charged
with petty larceny and a basket of
whisky, found in: his place, was held
as evidence. > •\u25a0 \u25a0:. X;'i?,
The only eyewitness to the quarrel
was Pay Beaver, a telephone operator
for the Southern Pacific. He stated on
the stand that he did not see the ac
tual shooting:, but saw Dumas and
Burke fighting. Beaver was followed
by acting Captain of Police Bock,
whose testimony was that a prisoner in
the qlty jail, Paul Ingalls, had disclosed
to him a threat made ~ by several
switchmen to "get" Burke. Charles llc-
Cuthen, 1735 Seventh street, testified
that Dumas could not have stolen the
whisky which was taken from the cars
some days ago. The district attorn&y
said: i ,
"I attended the coroner's inquest. I
do not think it proper at this time for
me to express any opinion as to the
testimony, but I have determined to as
certain if some-person will' come for
ward and swear to a complaint charg
ing Burke with murder. If any one does
*o we .will conduct "a preliminary ex
amination. If not, I will immediately
call a session of the grand jury and
have this matter investigated. I think
it is my duty to do this."
NEW SALT WATER PLANT
WILL BE READY SOON
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — Wilber Walker,
secretary of the merchants' exchange,
appeared before the board of public
works today, to urge the construction
of the proposed auxiliary salt water
pumping plant for fire, protection.
Mayor Mott announced that C^ty Engi
neer Turner had completed plans for
the pumping station, but. that an.avail
able site had not been selected. ,
The mayor- and City Attorney Mc-
Elroy pointed out that the work was
being carried forward as rapidly as
possible.' Mott said that much
should not be expected of .the. salt wa
ter plant. He called attention to ob
jections that would be raised by mer
chants In case of fire, where salt water
would do much more damage to stocks
of goods than fresh water.
"The auxiliary system of salt water
pumping will be' useful,", said the
mayt)r, "but it cannot be .expected to
supplant entirely the fresh water sup
ply." 's
WILL USE NEW MACHINES
TO CLEAN THE STREETS
OAKLAND, Aug. 14.— Charles H.
Butler, a prominent grain warehouse
man of this city", inventor and con
structor of a machine street sweeper
from which he expects Important re
sults, . has received :a | contract for
cleaning the bituminized streets of
Oakland for a year at |12 a lineal mile.
The contract "was awarded by the board
of public works today to the Sanitary
street sweeping company, of which
Butler holds control.
TJie machine Is declared by' the In
ventor to be dust proof and to remove
tha dirt perfectly. The opposition bid
der was Joseph Martin, who has used
the open brush* method. The board said
that Martin's machines were obsolete.
The» Spring construction company/
which macadamized Alcatraz avenue
two years ago, asked the : board for
help to recover $1,500 still dve > from
property owners. , The street work was
not accepted. ; The company waa re
ferred to the city council.
WILL LOSE HIS TONGUE
' BERKELEY, Aug. 14.— 05. Mc-
Burnle. a former citizen of Berkeley
who was arrested and .charged with
bigamy last spring" but ; who was 1 re
leased when the woman who 'made', the
complaint failed to prosecute, has writ
ten from Vancouver that he. Is tot lose
hi* tongue as the result of an' operas
tlon In a Berkeley dentist's office last
March. Tha dentist infected Mcßur
nle's tongue with, an unclean; instru7
ment, and • a sore developed, which has
rendered amputation of the tongue
necessary. " \u25a0". -.
ABBESTED FOB BATTERY— AIameda. Aug.
14. — A. Wagner, . a , Southern Pacific : switchman
at Webster street, \u25a0 has been arrested on com
plaint of C. B. Lay ton, 16 years old, llTlng at
587 -East Eighteenth street, Oakland. Lay ton
said that ' he was attacked by ' Wagner for re
porting late to work : at the tower.
WAKTED FOR FORGERY— Oakland,' Aug. ; 14.
James , Reagan,' a laborer,- was < arrested \u25a0 today
by Sheriff Montgomery, of Tolo county', on a
charge of forcery. . \u25a0 ' \u25a0, -
* APPOINTED POLICEMAN— OnkIand.V Auk. 14.
Frank Nell* of 870 Ivrdla . street ' wu today «j»
,,H-i'">'\u25a0\u25a0> Hi# nollrp;fnrp«.' ; ".';* •\u25a0\u25a0 . • .
Women of Talent
\u25a0 Give a Recital of
Scotch Works
MISS ELIZABETH JACQUES. WHO WILL
RENDER SCOTCH BALLADS AT ' OAK
LAND GATHERING. . >
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — Lovers of
Scotch music and dialect anticipate a
treat when Mrs. Grant Miller give*
readings from "Beside the Bonnie Brier
Bush" and Miss Elizabeth Jaques and
Miss Alice Wood render Scotch songs
in the parlors of* the Twenty-third
avenue Baptist church Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Miller will read selections from
the late lan Maclaren's' famous story.
She is a talented adept In interpreting
the humor and rich dialect of the Scot
tish work. Miss Alice "Wood, who has
a deep contralto voice, has selected old
Scotch sopgs, which she sings with de
lightful effect. "The Land o' the Leal"
and "The Old Plaid Shawl" are to be
given and she also will sing In con
clusion, "O, Love Divine" by Nevin.
Miss Jaques' soprano never is heard
to better advantage than when she
sings "My Laddie," and the pathos of
her rendering of "Loch Lomond"
always is memorable.- "Ye Banks and
Braes of Bonnie Doon" 'also will be
sung by Miss Jaques.
Mrs: Will Carruth, a talented pianist
of note, will furnish the accompaniment
for the entertainment. -
Society in Cities
Across tKeuay
.OAKLAND. Aug. 14.— 1n honor of
Miss Alma Brown, whose engagement
to Charles X.' Tower was an interest
ing announcement of last Saturday af
ternoon, Mrs. Frank Galbreth and her
sister, Miss Gertrude Moller, Bhared
the duties of hostess today, entertain
ing at luncheon at' the Moller : resi
dence In Prospect avenue. Covers
were laid .for Miss Brown, Mrs. Earl
Stone,- Mrs! A. J. Brown,- Mrs. Stewart
Smith, Mrs. Joseph Loran Pease, M.rs.
George Gross, Miss Carolyn Hawley,
Miss Imogene Hawley, Miss Mabel
Pierce, Miss Hazel Pierce, Miss Moller
and Mrs. Gllbreth. Mrs. Gllbreth will
leave later In -the month for New York
where she will join her husband and
remain for a .visit of some .length. .
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton-Walker have
closed their summer , home" in Shasta
county and j with their family are in
Minneapolis for a' visit with friends.
The Walkers came- to Oakland recently
from the east. and. have formed some
enjoyable friendships in the few
months which they have spent in their
new home. ' They \u25a0 have leased the
Soule residence - for a year.
Mrs. Henry Butters, Miss Mar.ie
Butters and Mls3 Butters
expect to sail for home late in Septem
ber. They have been traveling on the
European continent for several months
and also in the British Isles, where
they leased one of. the; fine old estates.
The marriage of Miss Butters and Vic
tor Metcalf, son of Secretary of the
Navy Metcalf and Mrs. Metcalf, may
take place this' fall. ; - The date of the
wedding will depend npon the orders
which the young naval offloer will re
ceive.
At the last word received here from
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wlngate they
were expecting to remain in the
British" Isles for some time, having
leased one of the attractive homes in
the Highlands. They I may return to
Oakland before the holiday season al
though ! lt ! is | probable that they will
spend Christmas on the other side. V Mr.
and Mrs. Wlngate, previous to their
departure, were residing at the Coun
try club.'. '
Mr. and Mrs. Henry East are -plan
ning to spend a few weeks of thelate
summer in the Santa I Cruz mountains.
They . have been ahort J trips
recently to points "of interest in >, the
state.. ;: .- '.-- "_\u25a0\u25a0",'\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0 ":'.\.'i: ' '
McTAGGART TO LECTURE
BERKELEY; Aug.. 14,-7-Dr/ John E.
McTaggart of Trinity college, who has
been delivering:: a "course of lectures
in philosophy at the summer, school ; of
the.',universlty, r : is to \u25a0 speak | before 'the
philosophical union jon; August- 26' In
Hearst halUon the: subject, "Time And
Eternity." -;TheU ecturel will be the;an
nual'.; address made before the philo
sophical" •\u25a0-.union -y by .* some) man whose
prominence ; is ; such " as to warrant C tho
union in extending the 'invitation to
him. ' 'i^S^^^^^^^^Sß^
REGULATES VEHICLE TRAFFIC
\OAKIJAND, Aug.\l4. — The. merchants'
exchange has i requested '; Chief of Police
Wilson » to i enforce " rules : to all
drivers -of "horse 'and horseless
to ' heed * the ! law ; of \u25a0 the road 'and - Vkeep
to'the rieht."- Automobillsts, according
to the " directors : of : the i exchange, y have
caused accidents } and: many narrow ; es
capes , frbm '. collision^ with ! other l ve
hicles or. pedestrians by if ailingr.to/obey
the 1 rule.; Chief "of ;.' Police y has
'notified' • the r exchange' that he will; give
tlif "-ibj^rt iitlcntionat once-.
FINDS DAUGHTER WHO
HE BELIEVED WAS DEAD
Father" and Child Reunited
After a Separation of '
Ten Ypars C
ADOPTED BY OTHERS
Idaho Rancher Relates a
f Strange Story to the
Oakland Court
OAKLAND, , Aug. 14.— After , living
for ten years believing ! that his
daughter Inez was dead, Marion T. Otis,
an Idaho rancher, has learned that the
girl is alive and has been adopted by
a family with -whom' she has lived for
four years. : Otis today filed suit to
have the adoption annulled. Through
Attorney ; Herbert L. Breed, he told the
story of his separation from 'his daugh
ter, then an Infant of fourteen months,
when his wife was divorced from him
in Salt Lake City. He. says she came
here with the baby and afterward In
formed him that the little girl had
died, i Subsequently her mother died,
he says, and believing that both par
ents were dead, Henry and Esther
Kurze of this j city adopted the child.
Otis says his son by a former mar
riage came here recently for a visit
and from friends of his father"* di
vorced wife learned that Inez was liv
ing. Otis, on . receiving the informa
tion, came to this ' city. He says the
Kurzes have consented to part with
their adopted daughter, who is now
a ; pretty child of IS years, and It
only remains for the court's action to
reunite father and daughter.
Judge Ellsworth, In putting over
final action in the" matter until tomor
row, said He -.had never heard of a
similar case. He intimated that - ha
would grant the- father's petition.
ALAMEDA LOSES ONE OF
HER FAMED CHARACTERS
ALAMEDA, Aug. 14. — Dr. James M.
Toung, physician, lawyer, 'author and
builder, died today at his home, 860
Walnut street, after an illness of four
months, the result of injuries from a
fall.'. Dr. Young was of peculiar men
tal accomplishments which, combined
with great physical strength, singled
him out as a man, of exceptional char
acter. . ' -- - ->
He was born \in Dublin, Ireland, 63
years ago; highly educated, but some
what of a recluse. .He' came to America
many years ago." '.For' a 1a 1 time Dr.
Young practiced -law , : In Canada. He
was a surgeon. In the 'mining camps of
Montana and Idaho for* years. After
coming to California he continued med
ical studies and practice -in San F.ran
cisco and Oakland. Tan years ago he
carrie to Alameda and. started to build
houses In his spare time, working on
them himself. *. .. * . , .
.He died in Ta j house which," like the
others, he • built ; entirely by, his own
labor. Among .- his varied activities
was yachting. He constructed a small
craft, "Hully Gee,". In which he took
great pleasure. , : Dr. Young was a rare
student and' book j lover, and associated
with those-who enjoyed real literature.
He gave much thought to socialism.
Dr. : Young was divorced before he
came to Alameda. Surviving are three
sisters, Mrs. Maguire. of Los Angeles,
Mrs.; Pool of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs.
Hawkins of , San Francisco, and G. H.
Young of Dunsmuir. a brother, who was
here at the time of Dr.* Young's death.
The, funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon. '.'. \u25a0 ' .\u25a0»'•'
WORK WILL BE RUSHED
ON SUBSTANTIAL LEVEE
OAKLAND.. Aug. 14.— The board of
public works today recommended to tha
city ; council that work be begun Im
mediately on the. construction of a sub
stantial wall and levee along the west
ern side of the channel that leads from
the lake -to the estuary, from Twelfth
street dam to the . crossing at Eighth
Street : This /is, to retain filling, and
define the channel " sharply. At " the
Eighth street crossing the | board rec
ommends a concrete culvert' across
tha channel, to replace the long wooden
bridge. Part of this bridge will be
dispensed with in the rest of the work
to be done south of Lake Merrltt.
This |is tha -first step that ha« j been
taken since the park bonds were \u25a0 sold
to bring this work to a conclusion. The
complete plans, are for a deep | lake,
with parks' the entire distance around
and a- channel leading from the lake
to, the waters of the estuary.
CITY TO REPAIR STREETS
IN THE MISSION AT ONCE
At a meeting of the Mission promo
tion association Monday . it was re
ported | that . tha board of* public works
had agreed | to ' repair' certain streets at
once. \u25a0 \u25a0••;'• '
James Rolph. Jr^ AJ'B. McGulre and
F. J. .Churchlll^were appointed to con
ifer with "the ! board 1 of fire- underwriters
to decide- the ! reduction of insurance
rates mr the r Mission. "Data was' sub
mitted , showing that ; six of the seven
cisterns in the Mission have been re
paired, and' that i the "capacity of ? three
Inch "hose 'connections ; : wlth." private
water \ supplies Is 1,511,200 gallons. It
was resolved to notify the board of un
derwriters ; that ', unless rates are ma
terially 'J reduced " > the association i will
recommend | the J formation of a mutual
co-operative j insurance company. ?\u25a0
'Ant appropriation for lighting several
additional Mission street. lb to be asked
, from the" board of supervisors.
The i association "decided .to 1 advocate
i the'Hetch Hetchy \water • source and to
support 'the "petition of;' Fire Chief
Shaughnessy : for \ an emergency appro
priation to build new tire engine houses
throughout the- city. •
DRUGGIST SEIFERT CONVICTED
: Charles A. Self ert, druggist, was con
victed -by, Police 5 Judge : Conlan • yester
day; of having "obtained ; money ; byj false
pretenses. ':S He ,Ywill'{ be -sentenced on
Saturday.*;^. Self art : c passed ;"a fictitious
check s for; $35 ;on * July - 29 ; on;! the Banca
Populare tOperalatltallaha.y63orMont
gomery^street'3Another.charge of hav
ing passed ; at flctitiousicheck for " $23.75
on M. : A.'Gunst r & Co.'is pendlng L against
him. Sei f crt , at * one ! time was ; a ; mem
ber, of. thelstateboard of pharmacy.- ex?'
aminefs. ': r ;''\u25a0]:'
Oakland Club's Fete to
Be Ejd joyed at Idora
Park Saturday
MRS. W. D. SMITH. CHAIRMAN OF GEN
ERAL COMMITTEE WHICH ARRANGED
' FETE OF OAKLAND CLUB. (SCHARZ
PHOTO.)
v OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — At what prom
ises to be one of the most brilliant of
the early fall fetes, the women of the
Oakland club will receive their friends
Saturday afternoon and evening at
Idora park. The plans and details of
the affair are completed and all that
remains to be done is to put the pretty
concessions In order. Mrs.' W. D.
Smith has been the chairman of the
general committee which arranged for
the fete. The. proceeds will be added
to the club's building fund and to that
fund which cares for the philanthropic
work ' of the club.
'For several- weeks a score of women
have been fashioning the dainty trifles
which in : their coverings of white will
make up the mysteries which are "to
be disposed of at 'the mystery booth.
"Mrs. F. R. Chadwlck, assisted by
Mrs. John Gordon, Mrs. L. P.' Crane.
Mrs. E. C. "Woolley, Mrsl C. J. "Wallace,
Mrs. S. N. Palmer,' Mrs. R. P. Dey, Mrs.,
E. I. Bartholomew, Mrs. J.- M. Scotchler
and Miss T. Ruaseau, will preside in
this concession.
Home made candy, willbe offered by
Mrs. " H. L. "Whltehead, Mrs. i George
Amos • Scott, Mrs. Frank Merguire, Mrs.
Frank Shay, Mrs. A. A. Sawyer, Mrs.
J..A: Thomson, Mrs. F. J. White, Mrs.
Al E. Kroonke^* Mrs. ; David Sinclaire,
Mrs.' Anna S. Pratt. Mrs.. Frederick
Dorsaz,' Mrs. C O. Westphal.
Mrs. "William A. Schrock, Mrs. H. B.
Mehrman, -Mrs/ "W. 11. J." Mathews, Mrs.
Charles \u25a0'\u25a0 Heeseman,' Miss -Ida Lackie.
Mrs. M. J. Laymanee, Mrs..' C. ' C. Bor
ton "will act ; as "hostesses in the nook
where - ; ice cream will attract a large
crowd. -while Mrs. S. F. Mikel, Miss
Lucy Kendall, Mrs. N.J. Brown. Mrs.
T.L.* Johnson, Mrs. Thomas Hogan and
several others will be venders of excel
lent coffee. In charge of the lemonade
booth will be Mrs. M. L. Broadwell,
Mrs/H^V.- Paratt. Mra. ; Tobrlner, Mrs.
P." 'J. \ "Wllaon> *' ' . "
\u25a0 ' Peanuts,''popcorn and novelties will
be carnival features and in the sale
of these Mrs. C. S. Chamberlain, lassies
from the Oakland "high school, Mrs. B.
N. de Leon and girls from the Berke
ley high sdhool will divide the honors
of gaining patronage/ For the chil-"
dren there will be the fish pond with
its curious catches and. here Mrs. "W.
"W, Tucker assisted by Mrs. "W. H.
Pettls, TMrs. C F. Baker, Mrs. James
Naiemlth, - Mrs. J. M. Chase and Mrs.
Elizabeth Chambers will : preside. Mrs.
T. C; Stoddart,- Mrs. H. Bahls, Mrs. J.
"W. Bashford, Mrs. George Samuels
Mrs. V. Chloupek. Mrs. F. B. Ames.
Mrs. J. C Broadie, Mrs. J. Terney. Mrs.
Mortimer Smith will be the hostesses
at the booth where the grab bag's are
to be sold.
Fortunes and. fortune telling will be
one of the attractions and amona: the
club* seers, will be Mrs. William .West
phal, Mrs., Leon M. Hall. Mrs. O. C.
Voss, Mrs. './ Reginald Holmes. Mrs.
Shanklond and Mrs. J.. K. Ritter.
WIXS HONORS ABROAD
BERKELEY, Aug.- 14.-^Henry Gut
terson, formerly 0f.,. Architect John
Galen Howard's staff at the university,
has passed the examination for en
trance to the Beaux Arts school • in
Paris. Of the 500 who took the exam
ination, only :65 passed. ; Gutterson
made the most creditable showing of
the foreigners who were candidates.
Each of the 500 applicants ' was given
a problem In architecture to work out.
and was locked in a room for 14 hours.
Only half the candidates succeeded in
this preliminary test. Of those who
succeeded, 120 were chos.en to work on
drawing and modeling problems. Of
these, 65 . were chosen, of whom only
five could be foreigners. Gutterson led
the five from abroad. , \u25a0
WILL. DEDICATE NEW CHURCH
BERKELEY. Aug. 14.— The new
Swedish mission church at Grove and
Parker • streets will be dedicated next
Sunday morning. Rev. Albln Ander
son, pastor of the church, will conduct
the services and will be assisted by
Rev. J. Plerson,' of Kingsbury, Rev. E.
M. Carlisle of Fresno, Rev. D. David
son, of San Jose and by his brother,
Rev. Carl Anderson of San Francisco.
The Swedish mission church was or
ganized seven years ago arid held its
meetings for some time in the Bailey
block at Dwlght ."Way and Shattuck
avenue.
FILES DOR.VIX MILL
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — The will of the
late; George D. Dornln of Berkeley, a
pioneer Insurance man. was 'filed today
for probate by his widow, Sarah A.
Dornln, whom he named as sole devi
see. "; Real . estate in Oakland, San
Francisco and' Marin county, with 'an
insurance policy valued at $5,000 and
Industrial stocks, make up the. bulk of
the; estate. "With, the exception of
small legacies to his grandchildren, the
estate is bequeathed to Mrs. Dornin. It?
total value. is more than $10,000.
PET, GOAT DISAPPEARS
BERKELEY, Kug. 14.— H. B. Squires*
pet* goat. has disappeared, and the au
thorities .are-, trying to ! locate it. .The,
goat's value la but ?15. r The Squires
say that their Infant could not . eat
anything but the milk of this particu
lar goat- and for -that reason are* ad
vertising, far- and wide- the disappear
ance of the animal. Their home Is at
Charming Way and McKinley "street.
DEMAND FOR MIXING EXPERTS
I ; BERKELEY," Aug. ;, 14.— Professor : S.
B. Christy,' dean* of. the college of
mines, announced < today ;. that practi
cally all of \ the "\u25a0' graduates ,of the last
mining :; class" at ,;the /university^ had
found ; good; positions and^that there
was * Btlll a. demand ; for - such men. He
Issued a list ;of" the graduates, .showing
where they were employed in mining
operations. ". - -\u25a0 . •. j
MISS WATSON WEARIES
OF BEING A HEROINE
Brave Girl of the Columbia
Wreck Returns to Home
in Berkeley
DEPRECATES PRAISES
Citizens of College Town
to Present Her With
Gold Watch j|j
BERKELEY. Aug. IC— Pretty May
belle "Watson, the schoolgirl heroin* of
the Columbia •wreck, returned to her
home at 2830 Charming way today, ful
ly recovered from th« effects of her
thrilling experience*, and modestly,
deprecating tha worldwide fams that
she won in her brave rescue of drown
ing women. Miss "Watson insistad that
she -was weary of "being & heroin©."
Sh* declared that she had dona noth
ing to make her mor« deserving of
commendation than any otiier survivor
from too Columbia wreck. Miss Wat-*
! son Is positive of one fact and that Is
that Second Offlcer Hawse of tha Co
lumbia was ' not brutal to tha steam
ship's survivors. To that statement
Miss Watson said she would make
oath and her affidavit in recital of he*
experiences with Hawsa will be pre
pared shortly and filed with United
States Inspector John Bermingham,
who is conducting tha Columbia in
vestigation.
Miss "Watson will re-enter the Mc-
Kinley school, where sha has been a
pupil for several years.
Citizens of Berkeley have purchased
a diamond studded gold watch as a gift
for Miss "Watson, to show their appre
ciation of her heroism. Arrangements
for the presentation will ba mada at
once.
WOMAN'S SUIT AGAINST
HER SISTER CAUSES WAR
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — X suit brought
by Miss Charlotte Ruud against hat
sister, ..Mrs. Lucy Harnwell, for th«
possession of a small house and lot at
Hannah and B streets, has developed
such bitterness between tha contending
parties that Mrs. Nellie A. Lassell. a
witness for Mrs. Harnwell. today asked
Judge Waste for protection from Mrs.
O'Brien, a witness on the other sldo.
Mrs. Lassell based her request on th«
allegation that Mrs. O'Brien had fig
ured in an affair in which she threat
ened to slash an enemy with a feutchei
knife. To avoid any possibility of a
repetition of the alleged attack sh«
suggested that Mrs. O'Brien b«
searched at once for deadly weapons.
Mrs. Lassell's petition followed that
of her attorney, C. H. Sooy, who said
that Mrs. Lassell had been insulted
grossly by Mrs. O'Brien and that sha
should be protected from further hu
miliation. Attorney Harrison C. Rob
inson, who represented Miss Ruud, told
Sooy that he was indulging in theatri
cal rhetoric. Sooy was on the point
of retorting hotly when Judge Wasta
ordered quiet As a precautionary
measure the judge stationed Bailiff
Fred Pillott between Mrs. Lassell and
Mrs. O'Brien with plenary powers to
keep. the peace.
In her testimony Miss Ruud said that
she had paid off a mortgage on her
mother's home from her savings and
that after the deed to the place had
been cleared it was locked up in a
safety deposit vault. Following her
mother's death. Miss Ruud asserted,
the deed was removed by Miss Ruud'i
sister, Mrs. Harnwell.
WAXT TUX.VEL ROAD REBUILT.
OAKLAND. Aug. 14. — Complaint has
been made before the directors of tha
merchants' exchange over the deplor
able condition of the "tunnel" road
through the Contra Costa foothills.
Director Sohst declared that the tun
nel bed was Impassable from sinkholes,
that Mayor Lyoc of Fresno wracked
his automobile there several nights
ago, that the tunnel should be lighted
and repairs made at once. Mr. Sohst
thought that the board of supervisors
of Alameda and Contra Costa counties
should co-operate to make the | road
passable. The exchange will so ad
vise those bodies. *
MAX DIES FROM CAR IXJTRIE9
OAKLAND, Aug. 14. — George "Wilson,
who was struck by a southbound cai
at Third street and Broadway last
night, and who apparently sustained
slight Injuries to the back of his head,
died today in the receiving hospital.
He was 65 years of age and lived In
Twenty-second street- According ta
the motorman on the car, "Wilson evi
dently had been drinking and stopped
while crossing the track.
WILL GO O>* THE STAGE
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
XEW YORK. Aug. 14. — Terry McGov.
em and Young Corbett are to battl«
again. It will not be "for blood," how
ever, as the little boxers have signed
a contract to give three round exhlbU
tions at theaters throughout the coun«
try. They will go nn as a "curtain
raiser" tonight at the Crown athletic
club Clermont rfnk, Brooklyn, at th«
club's weekly stag. Joe Humphrey will
manage the team on the theatrical toun
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regulate tbo Cowels. Purely Vegetable.
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