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WEARY OF MAKING UP,
WIFE SEEKS A DIVORCE
Mrs. OHie Leggett Asserts
Husband's Love Was an
Alternating. Current
TWO MISMATES FREED
Woman Gains Decree and
Deserted Man's Bonds
Are Severed
OAKLAND. Aug. 15— Mrs. Ollie Leg
gett in a suit for separate maintenance
filed today against Leroy Leggett
charged that he has alternately de
serted and endeavored to effect re
unions by working on her love for her
children. She says that more than a
year ago he ceased to provide for them
and she 'was compelled to allow her
children to be placed in the Finch
orphanage In Frultvale.
While they were there Mrs. Leggett
alleged she was sick with appendicitis
and that Leggett visited her at the
hospital and abused her so violently
that he was ejected. Later he removed
the children- to a room in Broadway 1
and persuaded her to return to them
and him. He failed to provide necessi
ties, she said, but he never failed to
make trouble. Finally he went to Los
Apigeles.
}ln desperation she went to work in a
restaurant, but Leggett came back she
claimed and annoyed her by hanging
around the place. \u25a0
She asks an allowance of $20 a month
from lilm ajid a cessation of his unwel
come attentions.
Elsie M. Tanner was granted an in
terlocutory decree of divorce today
from Francisco M. Tanner on the
ground of extreme cruelty. A final de
cree of divorce . was granted Thomas
McFarland from Lucy McFarland for
desertion.
Suit for divorce was filed today by
Josle Votaller against Fred Votaller
on the ground of cruelty.
OAKLAND CHIEF WANTS
DETECTIVE DEPARTMENT
Wilson Also Proposes the
Adoption of the Bertillon
Identifying System
OAKLAND. Aug. 15. — Chief of Police
Wilson submitted today to Mayor
Frank K. Mott and the board of po
lice commissioners a report of his in
vestigations of the police departments
of the larger eastern cities -which
were made during his recent tour of
the east. In his report Chief Wilson
recommends that the Bertillon system
of Identification, together with the
thumb print method, be adopted In this
city. He also recommends that a de
tectjve bureau, which shall be under
the direction of a captain, be estab
lished, and that 25 patrolmen be added
to the department.
"None of the changes recommended
by the chief will be made until after
the city council has completed its es
timates for the present fiscal year,"
said Mayor Mott.
"This will delay ; action about 60
'days, as we will not know until that
time how much money will be avail
able for the police department. .
"The chief is In favor of establishing
the Bertillon and thumb print sys
tems a* soon as possible, and also of
creating at once a regular detective
bureau. We hope to make all the
changes recommended this year, but
it will depend on the financial condi
tion of the city."
CONTRACTOR IN DISTRESS
LEAVES HOME PENNILESS
Business Reverses Cause
Nervous Breakdown of
W. C. Constable
OAKLAND. Aug. IB. — Friends and
relatives of W. C Constable, a former
building contractor, who left here sev
eral days ago. have heard nothing from
him. At his home In East Oakland
word has been given out that his-busi
ness troubles have caused a nervous
bresJcdown.
Constable became Involved through
taking contracts at too low a figure.
Shortly before his ' departure he made
an attempt to effect a settlement with
his creditors on a 60 or €5 per cent
basis, but could not conclude negotia
tions.
Relatives said today that he was
without money when se left, and that
there. Is enougrh due him -from com
pleted contracts to partly meet his
liabilities.- They have assured nls cred
itors land friends that it is Constable's
purpose to pay In full when he can.
About the Bay
PEOrxSSOK HX— Berkeley, Auf . 15.— Prof .
W. E. Bitter la 111 at the xn&rlne laboratory at
La-Jolla near Ban Diego.
BOY DIBAPPEAHS — Berkeley, -Ac %. 15. —
CfcarlM Arrea. 14 yeara old, ha« dlaappeared
fnmfcU borne at XM3 Efiltb etreet. U* left
tlsr«« d*x« a*o. ' .
WOXAV DIES EITDDEEXY — AlameCA. A.vg.
rs Mr* M Weib«nbeum of 1201 Welaot etre«t
dled Bud'dcnly today from heart disease. She
lpaTp* her hutband and four danghters.
BTOEK BEWXE OHDEBXD— Berkeley, Anf .
15 —A (tarrn wwer to cost 54Q.000 Is tq be
built by the town trustees. It irtll drain all
the central section of the town and empty Into
Strawberry creek.
JITDGE EKDS VACAXIOS"— AIameda, Anr- 15.
Elacr E. Johnson, Jnstic* of the peace, has re
turned from his vacation, which he spent ex
plorlr* the San Joaquln rirer to a launch. He
wiVaccompanW by his son. Mott Johnson.
EZGXA XV OFESS HOXE— Berkeley. Xnc.
15— The SiKJna Vv fraternity men of the nnl
rerrtty celebrated with a boMewarmln* tonight
thVooeiSir of their new charters In Dnrant
rren^Tbetween College and bowdltch streets.
JfS 3^
Shrams «s a «&w?
j,~lrs.rT_ v« B w«a notified and at the mole
who pronvtly prored hi.
innocence and was "k"^ '.„.__ - ' „
FOaif UtBOHATOKY COHPAKY—Oakland.
Au* 15 -Article of Incorporation hare been
mS bY thT^tter UtK«tory^mpany^The
Charles M. Twining and Johß J. BahUl are ai
rectors and ahare bolders.
News of Counties About San Francisco Bay
Orchestra of University
Will Open Fourth
Concert Series
J. FRED WOLI.E. DIRECTOR OF THE UNI
VERSITY ORCHESTRA. WHO WILL, HAVE
CHARGE OF THE COMING SERIES OF
SYMPHONY CONCERTS IN THE GREEK
THEATER. ,
BERKELEY, Aug. 15.— Prof. J. Fred
Wolle, head of the department of
music at the state university, an
nounced today that six musical events
will be provided by the university iv
the Greek theater during the year,
\u25a0with the university symphony orches
tra as the central feature of the at
tractions to be presented. This will
be the fourth series of concerts by the
orchestra. The dates will be August
29. September 12 and 26, October 10,
17 and 31.
For the coming series four sym
phonies have been decided upon. They
are the second symphony by Haydn,
the fourth symphony by Beethoven, the
Scotch symphony by Mendelssohn, the
fifth symphony by Tschaikowsky. •
Among the other works to be per
formed are the following, many of
which have never been heard in Cali
fornia: Old fashioned dances from the
opera "Castor and Pollux" (Rameau);
the overture, "Alceste" (Gluck) ;
"Euryanthe" (Weber); nocturne from
"Midsummer Night's Dream" (Men
delssohn); symphonic poem, "Les Pre
ludes" (Liszt); Hungarian fiances
(Brahms). The lyric suite: "Shep
herd's Boy," "Norwegian Rustic March,"
"Nocturne," and "March of the
Dwarfs" (Grieg).
The fifth concert, to be given October
17, will be a song recital with orches
tral accompaniment by lime. Johanna
Gadski. lime. Gadskl is one of the
most popular of the world's great so
pranos, and "will be heard in two large
arias and In a group of songs.- '
The final concert October SI will of
fer a notable program -consisting of
the Thirteenth Psalm of ' Liszt, to be
sung by the university chorus, and the
Heldenleben of Strauss.
HUNGRY JTJIIOR DELAYS TRIAL
OAKLAND. Aug. 15.— Juror Henry
Flatmann misconstrued a five minute
recess ordered by Judge Melvin at 11
o'clock today as the beginning of the
noon hour and went home. Arriving
at his home he discovered that lunch
eon was not ready and then he learned
that it was an hour earlier than he
thought. In the meantime the prog
ress of the Correia trial, was inter
rupted and bailiffs and clerks searched
the court house for the missing Juror.
Flatmann arrived after half an hour's
absence. Judge Melvin reprimanded
him for delaying the trial. ->;
SALT WATER IS BEST
FOR STREET SPRINKLING
City of Oakland Conducts
Experiments With Pump
at Lake Merritt
OAKLAND, Aug. 'l 5. — Experiments
were begun today withthe first of the
salt water street sprinkling plants to
be lmtalled by the city on the shore
of Lake Merrltt. The results were en
tirely satisfactory to the city engineer.
The pumping plant has been Installed
on the Twelfth street dam and con
sists of & two horsepower motor and a
centrifugal pump. The pump filled a
600 gallon sprinkling cart in four min
utes. Two carts are now drawing wa
ter from the new plant.
The water pumped from the lake Is
being used In sprinkling the boulevard
from Twelfth street to East Eigh
teenth, the Twelfth street dam from
Oak street: to First avenue and Fallon
street from Eighth to Thirteenth.
It has been found that the effect _of
the salt water sprinkling is more last
ing than that done with fresh water,
the salt forming a crust on the. street.
It is estimated ' that the salt; water
sprinkling now In progress can be done
with a considerable saving to the ."city
under the cost of fresh water. It Is
the intention of the municipal govern
ment to install a number of similar
stations at different points for the use
of sprinkling carts working in the dis
tricts near the lake.
The installation of the auxiliary salt
water pumping plant and- pipes is to
go forward rapidly.
LABORER KILLED BY TRAIX
OAKLAND, Aug. 15.— James' L. John
son, a laborer 60 years old, was struck
and. lnstantly, killed by a Berkeley train
near, Emeryville this evening. Samuel
Jones, the conductor, ; removed John
son's valuables for safe keeping and
the deputy coroner who took charge of
the -body protested , vigorously against
this action. The property was turned
over to, the coroner's office. ,
DELEGATES NAMED
OAKLAND. Aug.' 15.— 8. L. Reguin of
San Francisco and R. B. Fallon of this
city will represent; the local lodge of
Southern Pacific , machinists ' at the an
nual convention of Pacific division No.
11 in Los Angeles. Fallon, who -is; the
secretary here, said that as far, as tho
district is concerned ; Se '; knows 7ot: no
grievances to come before 1 the conven
tion. '
PICKPOCKET , GETS COlN— Alameda, Aug.
15. — A. O. Barns, 1506 Park street, . told the
police his pockets were picked while he was on
\u25a0_; car near the ferry depot In- San \u25a0 Francisco
yesterday. The thief obtained $2 la cash. Bums
had $100 In his ' hip pocket.
T^ SAm^ANGISGO CALlir^^
JUDGE MELVIN THREATENS
TO PUT LAWYERS IN JAIL
Deputy District Attorney
Hynes and Crosby In
cur Wrath,
COURT IS NETTLED
Objections to
From Bench Stir Up -
. Judicial' Temper
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OAKLAND, Aug. 15.— "1f there Is not
a change in the 'conduct ef theattor
neys in this case I will send them to
Jail," said Superior Judge Melvin to
day in restoring order after a "lively
tilt between Chief Deputy District At
torney W. E L Hynes and Attorney
Peter Crosby. - . . • .
"Three times since this trial began,"
continued the Judge, .-""I have in
formed these attorneys that if they
did not address all their remarks to, the"
court or to the witnesses there* would
be trouble, and as^surely as this rule
is not complied with" will somebody
go to Jail."
The court's threat was made at the
trial of Manuel Correia, who Is charged
with a serious offense, by Rosita Oli
vera. . \ '
Associated with Hynes in "the prose
cution is Attorney^ Mickells.of Center
ville and with Crosby in the defense
is Attorney Lin S. Church.
"Does your honor include me?"
asked Church. He was Informed that
he and Mlckells were exempt and that
Hynes and Crosby were the persons
directly* endangered. V
During the morning session Crosby
aroused the wrath of the court by ob
jecting to questions put by Judge Mel
vin to a witness for the defense.
Crosby maintained that an attorney
could object to questions put by a judge
as well as to those of an opposing
lawyer and today he attempted to in
terpose objections to . several put by
ludge Melvin.
"Sit down," ordered the "• Judge, "I
will let you know I am conducting this
trial and can ask any questions I
choose." ,
Correia has had three "trials, the
first resulting In a conviction and the
second resulting in a disagreement of
the Jury.
RAILROAD POLICEMAN IS
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Slayer of Switchman Will
Be Prosecuted by S. P.
Employes
4
OAKLAND, Aug. 15.— John C. Burke,
the state railroad policeman who shot
and killed T. A. Dumas, a switchman
employed by the Southern Pacific com
pany while the latter was resisting
arrest in the West Oakland railroad
yards, has been charged with 'murder.
The complaint against Burke was
sworn to by Theodore Schaf er, a
switchman of 1695 Eighth street.
The complaint was drawn by Attor
ney A. L. Frick, who has been retained
as special prosecutor by Southern Pa
cific switchmen, who said that they
were determined to bring ; Burke to
trial. A warrant was issued by Policte
Judge Samuels and was served on the
accused man in the city prison, where
he has been held since the shooting.
The issuance of the complaint was
made possible by the verdict of the
coroner's Jury yesterday, the Jury find
ing that, while Dumas came to his
death from the effects of a gunshot
wound inflicted by Burke, It was Im
possible to judge from the evidence
whether or not the shot had been fired
in self defense.
Burke declared after the warrant
had been served on him that he had
simply* done his duty in placing Dumas
under arrest andvthat the fatal shot
was \u25a0 fired only after Dumas had
wrenched Burkes club from his hand
and had struck him over the head with
the weapon.
ALAMEDA SCHOOLS SHOW
3 MORE THAN LAST YEAR
Buildings All Crowded and • Classes
Are Being Held in Base
ment Rooms
ALAMEDA, Aug. 15. — The enrollment
of pupils in the public schools for the
fall term thus far Is 8,379, exceeding
by three the total number of students
enrolled at the end of August Ufst year.
The school superintendent and members
of the board of education expect that
the enrollment at the end of the month
will be considerably more than it was
at 1 the corresponding. time last year, as
many pupils are yet away on their
vacations or working ' In orchards and
fruit canneries. . ;'
\u0084Of the present enrollment 1 413 pupils
are _In the Alameda high ' school - and
the remainder, 2.956, are In the gram
mar and primary schools. 'The school
buildings are all crowded, . particularly
the Halght and Longfellow? grammar
schools. In four of the- buildings base
ment -. rooms are -freing ,v utilized ' for
classrooms. In the Longfellow school
double- sessions ' are I conducted \ In:, the
first and second grades. One set of
pupils attends . : In the ; morning . f rom \u25a0 8
to - 12, and another set In the same
grades from 12 ; to 4. -,
HARNESS THIBVKS SENTENCED
OAKLAND, Aug. 15.— Harry Osborhe,
alias A. H. Bush, and , George Graham
who : were arrested ; on complaint of B.
O. Johnston, proprietor of ?. the : Ken
tucky stables, at 1622 Drove street,
on a charge of stealing a set fof : har
ness," from t: the stable, were found
guilty of petty^ larceny, by Police Judge
Samuels today.";. Each of I the s men was
sentenced to 90 days In.;' the city prison.
The testimony Hmowe'd ~ that * Graham
had secured "a . position \at the stable
after having ; arranged ; with ? a local
second' hand dealer{ to sell him a set
of harness. ' ' : .
BOY OF TRUXS AWAT
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
PALO ALTO, Aug. .15.— Policeman
Dan . Hlckey ' captured • today " the small
est tramp Palo Alto " ever, has seen.;- As
the : 3:06 1 northbound-^ train . pulled into
the station here j Hlckey j noticed a small
boy-; riding on j the blind baggage. He
caught him, and the youngster admitted
running \ away : from ; his ;, home ? in . San
Jose. - His - ; name, \ he ' said, V was ' Hart
McMillan and :, his •\u25a0 age ; . 7 years. ; v His
father was telegraphed to. come : for hia
boy..'." \u25a0\u25a0:,--:.\u25a0 -\u25a0 •"-/';'--/ ;. '\u25a0:\u25a0
SPECIAL IN TRUNKS
We sell more and better -trunks than
any. firm in Oakland. Our, |7- a"- winner.
OsgoOds' Department Drug Stores. *Ar
Miss Newsom to Become
Los Angelan's BrTde
Next Wednesday
MISS RACHEL NEWSOM, WHOSE WEDDING
. TO ROY TRIFT WILL -BE SOCIETY EVENT
OF THE WEEK AT LINDA VISTA. (PHOTO
BY SCIIARZ.)
.'.'\u25a0. OAKLAND, Au g. 1 5.— The : marriage
of Miss Rachel. Newsom: to, Roy Trift
of Los Angeles will .be a notable event
of Wednesday evening. The wedding
will take plate at the home of the
bride's father in Linda Vista. .
Miss Ruby Newsom will attend her
sister as maid of honor/while four
girl friends will serve jas bridesmaids.
After their honeymoon Journey Trift
and his bride will live in the southern
city. . 1
Miss" Newsom has been popular in
the younger set of the Lakeside dis
trict. Since the announcement of .her
engagement a y«ar ago she has been
frequently entertained. Trift is a
young business man of Los Angeles.
In honor of Miss Daisy Alexander
and Charles Ott, whose engagement
was announced recently. Miss Alexan--
tier's cousin, Mrs. . Charles Anderson,
will entertain at a^n elaborate dinner
Saturday evening at - her home in
Green street, San Francisco. Covers
will be laid for a dozen or more close
friends. The marriage of Miss Alex
ander and Mr. Ott will be celebrated
before the holiday season at a quiet
home wedding at the Alexander resi
dence In Prospect avenue.
' Mrs. Selwyn Eddy was a hostess of
the afternoon, entertaining at one of
the elaborate luncheons of the season
at the Claremont country club. Her
guests of honor were Mrs. N. B. Brad
ley, Mrs. T. E. Dorr and Mrs. E. A.
Eddy of Michigan. Covers were laid
\u25a0for Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Dorr, Mrs. Eddy,
Mrs. Henry Shearer, Mrs. James G.
Eddy, Mrs. F. L. Harrington of Ari
zona; Mrs. J. C.. Lynch, Mrs. S..H. Win
ter, Mrs. Carsons of Hayward, Mrs.
B. S. Hubbard, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. John
C. Heaton, Mrs. J. B. Richardson, Mrs.
Frederick Roblin.; Mrs. -. Smith. Mrs.
"Welllngtoh Morse of !LoV Angeles, Mrs.
Henry Fenton, Mrs." D. E. Skinner, Miss
Emily "Winters, Miss Julia Perrin, Mrs:
Frederick Lord, Mrs. Culver, Mrs. Rob
ert Bousfield: and the | hostess." -
. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lehnhardt, with
Miss Edna Lehnhardt and Mr. and Mrs.
Ehrenberg of Alameda, will leave next
j month for an extended eastern trip.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ehrenberg are planning
"a* tour of the continent before returning
borne.
Miss Zoe Ackerman is planning to
sail for Tahiti ojv the next steamer,
which leaves, ln about a month- Miss
Ackerman is recovering from a serious
illness and it is hoped that the ocean
voyage will completely restore her.
In hojior of Mrs. Lucien Langworthy,
who leßves shortly for her new home
in Arizona, Mrs. George Perry will en
tertain at luncheon Wednesday, Au
gust 28.' Covers will be laid for six
close friends jo* the hostess and - her
guest of honor.
Mrs.: Edward Hall Dodge will enter
tain at an : informal card party Friday
afternoon at her home in Alameda In
honor of . Mrs. Carl Johnson. Mrs.
Dodge's guests "will ! Include the closer
friends o^ Mrs.> Johnson, who leaves
shortly ..for her new home in: San
Francisco! "A dainty supper will round
out the afternoon hour. '.l-cSJ-;^
\u25a0 Paul . S.**Luttrell, an insurance broker
of Alameda, and Miss Adeline Roos
were married at noon today at the
Hotel Metropole. Rev. \u25a0 Edward Demp
sey, pastor of ; St. ., Mary's churchy offl
ciated. Miss Ruby Read attended 'the
\u25a0bride, /and R. ;R. Read was best man. 1
The honeymoon .will be spent at Tahoo.
The guests L were limited to relatives
and intimate friends of the couple. r
ALAMEDA, Aug. 15^— Hepresentatlre
Joseph R. Knowland will be one of the
guests at the banquet to be given Sec
retary of .the Navy Victor H. Metcalf,
: by the Vallejo chamber of commerce'
next Monday ' •
i Miss 'Eleanor BolanV and Manuel S.
Lopes " were V wedded ."'.yesterday | after
noon at 2 o'clock in' St. Joseph's church.'
Rev. Father. T.J./O'Connell' read' the
marriage v service. : - The bride's;'attend
ant was her sister. Miss Claire Bolan.
L. A. Lopes was -best j man. Following
the "church ceremony, which : was 'wit
nessed "by. 100 friends = of the couple,'
there was : a •\u25a0. reception ; at the home of
the bride's aunt, Mrs. W/G.: Painter,
2162 Pacific avenue. Mr. ! and Mrs.' Lopes
will make tlfelrhome'in Salinas. " .
, Mrs. C'F. Nottnagle of 2169 San Jose
avenue entertained Monday in Honor of
Mrs. Henry Carr of Westville.
BURGLAR STBAIiS ' DIAMOND
' OAKLAND,; Aug.< 15.— Mrs. B. Gran- :
\u25a0bruno; of 1212 Linden street "reported
'today '.that \ a 'diamond ; ring worth $150
had V been" stolen 'j from i her^ room last
night by. thief "who opened" the door,
with -a skeleton key_ while ' she was
away. « ''- '" ": ., ' •'/\/ \ \u25a0 \u25a0
; Mrs. \u25a0B. ,W. " : Potter . of " 1509 Addison
street," Berkeley, ' lost a watch • and | fob
with -a gold [ buckle %on \u25a0 the .: street \u25a0; in
Oakland. .>'•,• vi ;* \u25a0;'"\u25a0-" .-. "\u25a0''\u25a0:': i .'.'-',-\ :': ' : '-'<
; Mrs. J. J. : Anderson' of 7 Telegraph
avenue i- reported the loss of ; a-lwatch
and long neck chain.., ;v_ *. :
MISSING BOY RETUBjrs
% BERKELEY,: Aug. IS-^ohny jar
mouth; the ; 1 3 . y ear-Qld son of , the I Cal
averas *\u25a0 county, .capitalist. ./ who) disap
peared " from his parents' .\u25a0 apartments \ ln
the Berkshire last week,' returned home
today. ' r* He ! had * taken ta \u25a0; trip Vup 'the
river , to : Sacramento ;and \ Stocktwn f fjust
for f f un." iWhenl he I,read - in t the 'i news
papers f that s his r father f was In distress
over,* his ; absence -he returned ; home. < In
cidentally.:/ John' s". money; was : all j gone.
Hei explained JthatW he ;: had'tired of
school: and desired adventure. -:
POKER MAKES FIGHT
FOR CLIENTS' MONEY
Claims Mining Firm of
Goldfield Sold -Them
- Wildcat Stock*
HE RECOVERS $2,900
Still Has Account of $3,000
Against Concern, Which'
Is Now~ Defunct
. ALAM3DDA, Aug. 15. — George W.
Kelly, a mining broker of 933 Market
street, San Francisco, and living at
2127 San Antonio avenue, ~ has recov
ered $2,900 which clients of his used in
the purchase of wildcat Nevada mining
stock. Kelly was compelled to force
an | issue, he said, \u25a0 that brought pro
ceedings very close to the courts in
order to recover the cash which he as
serted had been obtained by false rep
resentations as to the property. :
The fight for the recovery of the
money, was with Patrick,' Elliott &
Camp of Goldfield and W. A. Mulr, their
San ; Francisco representative. Kelly
asserted that his principals bought
considerable stock in the Dominion
mine, which the "-\u25a0 Goldfleld *tri-party
firm was floating. ' They sold heavily
at 20 cents a share.. According to
Kelly, the Ink was barely dry upon the
certificates when the stock dropped to
8 J cents. He \ said that the stock was
sold under a guarantee that certain
work had been done in the mines . and
that there was In sight a large . quan
tity of ore. The broker added:
"The thing was a wildcat and noth
ing more. The Goldfleld people .were
celling the stock far and wide. At one
time \ they I had an omoe there with 60
stenographers, paying them $150 each.
My clients were In a hole and only by
drastic means did I recover the money.
Z still have $3,000 in claims against
the Goldfield concern, which has gone
out of . existence. M. B. O'Farrell of
Los Angeles took over what was left
of it V ( i -'\u25a0 \u25a0 .
"Mulr. who represented Patrick, El
liott & Camp on the board in San
Francisco, claimed that he was only a
salaried employe."
REAL ESTATE MAN SUES
BROKER FOR SLANDER
W. . E. Barnard Asks Dam
ages for Insult Occa
sioned by Stock Deal
OAKLAND, Aug. 15. — Alleging that
he has been wrongfully accused of un
lawful methods in 'business . by F. M.
Meigs, a: stock broker and commission
merchant, whose office is in the Bacon
building, .."W. E. Barnard, a real/estate
dealer and former councilman, -*»s be
gun ' suit for slander. ' The - damages
asked are nominal, as Barnard declares
that he desires simply to prove the
falsity of the charges made by Meigs
In court. : -i- v^
Barnard alleges that oh August 1
he visited the office of Meigs .to cash
a certificate for a number of shares
of stock In the Carisa chemica}.com
pany,: of which Meigs is the manager.
According to the complaint, Meigs in
the presence of a number of persons
in the office accused Barnaul- of ! "dirty
work" in . connection with fhe transfer
of : the stock, and declared that the
former councilman was a rascal.
Barnard demanded an apology from
Meigs, and : when \ the latter refused to
do so, the real estate dealer instituted
action for slander. The date of the
trial of the suit has not yet been set.
BAIL OF OLIVE SCULLY
IS FIXED AT &20,000
Victim of Woman's Acid
Throwing Is Delirious
Part of /the Time
OAKLAND, Aug. 15.— Olive Scully,
who threw acid Into the face of Dep
uty County Clerk James F. Glover, ap
peared before Judge Mel vin today In
the superior ) court on habeas corpus
proceedings.
\u25a0 District ? Attorney Brown said that
there had been no complaint sworn to
against the woman because Glover was
physically unable to do so.' Brown
said that ' the proceedings were Insti
tuted * In order to secure the 'woman's
release : from prison and that he ' had
no objection \to : her release i on ball.
He asked . that the \ matter be contin
ued for two weeks, saying that he
thought that* It would be possible to
have Glover In court :by that time.
Judge Melvin then' made an order, to
that effect and fixed ball at $20,000. .
J/ Cuddy, who was in the house at
the . time ; the { acid was . thrown « by - the
woman, refused to swear to ; the ' com
plaint, claiming that he did not see the
action. Glover's general condition Is
worse. He is delirious part of the
time.; \ V
PROMINENT CHICO COUPLE
";\u25a0-"•' : MARRY AT ; PALO ALTO
Miss Lottie B. Hallett Becomes * the
Bride of J. H. Minderman, a
Young /Businessman
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\u25a0 i PALO ALTO, Aug. 15.— Miss Lottio
B. ; Hallett j and • J." H. ; Minderman, '- both
prominent young^people; of Chico, were
married |\ today ; at , a ; ; pretty wedding
ceremony, which took place at the home
of Mrs/ G." OBtrander.^ Rev. /Walter Hays
offlciated. 'The ceremony was witnessed
only - ;by relatives . and , a few close
friends." ..'.'., ' ,'.-\u25a0' -\ . \u0084 •-
7;The* house^.was beautifully decorated
for,>theioccaslon. The;jbride]was given
away °by her father and \u25a0, was ' attended
byi Miss ' Gertrude -Collins ",ot.;f: Chico,
while '^ Minderman sjWßji? supported by,
Fra.nk i Ostrander fas i^best ;; i 1i 1 man: >;The
groom Is a prominent businessman of
Chico, :-i a'; partner, jln *• the largest ' : gro
cery.' firm i,there.' l, His jibrldel Is ;of
that city's : most < popular young women.
Mr. and Mrs.* Minderman : left this ; aft
ernoon for southern California, where
they ; will spend *:\u25a0 * helr -*I honeymoon. ;
POISON PROVES : FATAL
v '-- OAKLAND, ; v Aug. £i 15.—Mru.i Annie
Bennett,'- who .took \u25a0 carboHc ) add \u25a0at -. her
home,- 133 Miles avenue, yesterday, died
this s afternoon." ; ; •'; :^- -\u25a0 \u25a0•\u25a0./•;".\u25a0
Gharles E. Thomas Will
Succeed Postmaster
\ George Schmidt
CHARLES E.- THOMAS, CHOSEN BY RKPRE
XSENTATTVE KSOWLaND TO SUCCEED
.^POSTMASTER GEORGE SCHMIDT OS*
BERKELKY, WHO HAS RESIGNED.
BERKELEY, ' Aug. 15, — Postmaster
George Schmidt has resigned and will
retire as soon as his successor. Charles
E. Thomas, can be appointed. Thomas
has the recommendation of Represen
tative Knowland.
The news of Postmaster Schmidt's
decision to 'retire caused surprise -to
day, although he has intimated a num
ber of times during the last year that
the increasing responsibilities of .his
real estate business would make It
necessary foe- him to give up his place
ac postmaster before his term should
expire.
Charles ' E." Thomas, "who la 'to re
ceive the federal plum, has been prom
inent in Berkeley politics since , his
graduation from the -state university in
1900. He has served as town clerk,
has been chairman of the republican
city central committee, and last year
was the republican candidate for the
county assessor against Henry P. Dal
ton. He i received ;. the support of
George Schmidt, the two being re
garded as inseparable In town and
county politics.
George Schmidt is the elder man,
and his primacy in Berkeley politics is
a matter of during the last
score of years. Thomas has been his
protege. Schmidt's - reappointment to
the office that he .has held for six years
occasioned more talk than usually at
tends such an affair. Again, when he
was reappolnted two years ago, after
F. W. Richardson had failed in a
vigorous campaign for the place, it
was alleged . that two larger figures.
Governor Pardee' and Secretary Met
calf, loomed respectively behind the
aspirants..
Richardson, in a Berkeley news
paper that he controls, announced later
that he had recommended Thomas' ap
pointment to Knowland, thus Indicat
ing that his ancient feud with the
Schmidt-Thomas forces has healed.
LAUXDRYMAX BURKED
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REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 15. — Fred
Stalter, an engineer employed by the
Redwood City laundry, was painfully
burned last night by ! the explosion of
gas from the oil burning engine.
MRS. KEITH AGAIN HEAD
OF EQUAL RIGHTS CLUB
Wife of Noted California
Artist Is Re-elected by
. i Berkeley Women
BERKELEY, Aug. 16.— Mrs. wniiam
Keith, wife of the California painter,
was re-elected president of the Berke
ley political equality club at Its annual
meeting this afternoon In Mrs. Keith's
home, at 2207 Atherton street. The
club Is devoted to the cause of woman's
suffrage. ; - : . ; x
Mrs. Max Mare trek was elected sec
retary and Mrs. B. A. Narrie treasurer.
Mrs. H. G. Walker and Mrs. J. A. Road
house were* elected .vice presidents.
Rev.. Lapsley "A. McAfee of the" First
Presbyterian church and Attorney H.
O. "Walker of Oakland delivered ad
dresses, each describing from the view
point of his respective profession the
progress made by women in obtaining
rights in all the departments of social,
political. . church and club , life.
Mrs. J. B. Hume, at •• prominent club
woman and former president of , the
Ebell of Oakland,, spoke, as did Prof.
E. B. Laraare <of tho State university,
and. several representatives of the \u25a0
Equal suffrage league of San Francisco.
\- S. P. C. A. ISSUES REPORT
; OAKLAND, Aug. 15,— The Alameda
county society for - the prevention of
cruelty to animals has issued its annual
report, showing the following results
under direction of Humane Officer L 1L
Herold: Number of animals inspected
and ; examined" during the year, B.SBS;
number of •- animals (large) -.. injured of
sick beyond recovery, abandoned 'ana
humanely destroyed, 29; number : of
animals (small) Injured or sick beyond
recovery, . abandoned and humanely de
stroyed, 90; number of horses unfit for
work : taken from harness, 2 OS;- number
of ambulance calls, 62 ; number of- ar
rests,* 28; -convictions, or forfeiture of
bail, .14; acquittals, 3; dismissals after
being i reprimanded by presiding Judge.
U ; homes found for stray dogs, o.
\u25a0 '\u25a0-. ... ; . ..,, : — —
BUMED IX OIL EXPLOSION
Aug. 15.— J. H. Owens
was badly ' burned about 'the face and
head : and ; on , both ' arms -In an ' explosion
of ' oil which ' followed « the > bursting -of
a x i steam ; pipe % In ' the Tosemlte - laundry
last i nighty Owens , is engineer i at ' the
place. |He say s ; a steam pipe . burst "na
der:heayy (pressure near the, device 'for
f eeding " the i fuel ? oil \ to j the burner ; and
that flames from the; burning ? oil . leaped
20 j feet.- His clothes; caught fire, y but
were extinguished by ; fellow workmen.-
Tnuwi^
.Trusses .fitted; by expert -fitter. Os
gooda'Dept. Drug Stores.' OaklandVCal;
Prico;|Uoito;?s.oo.- - •
§&n& ";.Matte®
FIGHT FOR WOMAN'S LAND
IS TAKEN INTO COURT
Redwood Property Needed
for Improvements in
Dispute
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REDWOOp CITY. Aug. IS.— The legal
action begun by C P. Cooley to force
Mrs. Isabel Butler to sell 72.48 acres
of land on the bay shore known aa
the Cooley place was .heard before Su
perior Judge Buck. The situation of
the property In dispute Is such that
the approach of the Dumbarton cutof!
trestle on the western side of the bay
will be located on It. and for that 'rea
son lt v is extremely valuable.
Mrs. Butler bought the property from
Prank Cooley In 1905 for $15,303. and
in 1903 she entered into an agreement
to sell It to C. P. Cooley for 133,331.
0. P. Cooley paid her 3100 down, (3.009
was to be paid on or before- February
1, 1907. and the balance was dua la
two years.
When It cazno to mafrfng out thm
deed C. P. Cooley asked that Mrs. But
ler ' sign the ' property pver to J. V.
Parkinson, a Paid Alto promoter. Sh«
refused, holding that she sold with th«
understanding that the property was
to be used ,by the Cooley s themselves
and no one else, although, the bill of
sale did not so stipulate.
Briefs for the plaintiff wfll b* sub
mitted by his attorneys on August 24.
the defendant following & week later.
The opinion will be rendered by Judge
Buck shortly after. His deoisloa .,- is
being awaited with interest by the
realty dealers here and in Palo Alto,
as the proposed Southern Paclfle lm-
provements have added greatly to th«
value of land. _' .
ENGINE WHEELS SEVER TWO
'.;-; v;OF SOLDIER'S FINGERS
Falls Near Front of Locomotive and
Grips Rail With One of
His Hands
OAKLAND. Aug. 15.— Luther Cars
well, a soldier stationed at Alcatraa
Island, cam* to grief here early this
1 morning after spending a day off duty
in seeing the sights. At 2 a. m. h«
realized that he had a headache which
: would disable him If not relieved, and.
accordingly, he decided to walk to>
; "West Oakland and take an early boat
to the island. He lost his way, wan- '
dered into the "West Oakland railroad
yards and tripped and fell In front of
an approaching switch engine. Suppos
ing that he was lying on the track
on which the engine was running. h»
reached out and took hold of another
rail to pull himself out of danger.
The engine in reality was approaching
on the ' other track, and its wheels
crushed two fingers of his outstretched
hand. Ha was removed to the receiv
ing hospital, and later was taken to
the Presidio.
COICVICTED OF ROBBERY
OAKLAND, Aug. 15. — Joseph Sim
mons was found by a Jury today
on. a charge of robbery. "With "William
Mullane he •was accused of having
beaten and robbed Giacorno Carrera in
the railroad yards at Uvermore. The
crew of a passing freight train went to
Carrera's rescue, and after a chase cap
tured Simmons. His companion, Mul
lane, was captured on the following
day.
MARCO YICH ESTATE VAJLTTED
OAKLAND, Aug. 15. — The estate of
John Maroovlch. who was killed in his
own restaurant by Fred Smith, one of
his waiters, has been appraised at
$20,179.50. A half Interest In tho
restaurant Is estimated at $7,500, a lot
near the corner of Thirtieth and Grove
streets at $5,000, and another la Lenox
avenue at. $3,500.
riead Aches
there is an *
excited, irritable condi-
tion of the brain nerves.
It. is the outcry of a? \
tired brain. Kelief "will';
come quicMj by; tak- •
ing Dr. Miles' &nti- :
Pain Pills, as they sooths !
the nerves, and when this
is accomplished, the pain
subsides. This is the nat-
ural, sensible way. No
can come from; their
use if taken as directed, as .
they do not derange the
stomach' or leave any,
bad after* effects. Take
promptly at the beginning
of an attack and save suf-
fering.
"It gives me pleasure to tell what
the Dr. Miles* " Antl-Pala Pills hay«
done for me. I was troubled for years
with headache, but am glad to say
that after using tns Pills I nov feel
that I am entirely cured. I wish all
that suffer from Headach* would us«
.them." MRS. ELIZA WEBSTER.
15ft Douglass St., Worcester, Mass.
' Dr. Miles/ Anti-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that -
the first package wtit benefit. If It
falls, ho will return your money.
25 doses. 23 cents. Never sold in bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
III Dr.TofflWaiTong
-Wp§ HERB DOCTOR
J|iL 813 Clay Street
OAKLAND
Dear Sir: I caaaot find words to express my
gxatitad* for what yoa bats done for m«,:aa<S I
•amsstly adria* that an persons who may waSet
from that most terrible of bsmaa affliction*,
eomplst* .nairons breakdown, as I did a fsw
m" w Th | T ago. ' will . coniait yon. take your n*rr«
tonics and thereby find relief and retnrn of good
health, as I haTti. V«ry fratefally yoan,
Q. W. 3. HCIX, 110? 36th it.. Oakland, Cai.
Dear Sir: After harms suffered . fron* aerrons
headach* for several month* without belns; aol*
to eet aay reliaf. I was adTlsed to consult yoa.
1 did * so, and \u25a0 tha result was that ' ta« malady
p«aa«d away after foar weeks* treatment.
\u25a0I therefore recommend yoa as a skillful physl-
eiaa In ths treatment. of nerroos headache caosed
by repeated colds. Ytr sincerely yourt. CHAi.
i Q. MAIBOEN, IOTX 41st St.. EnuryrJlle, CaJ.
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