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News From All Sections of the Four Bay Counties
Large Increase Is Shown in the Purchase of Oakland Real
Estate by Permanent Investors Who Improve Land Bought
/
. OAKLAND, /Aug. 25— "There Is no
safer city, onft.be Pacific coast for in
vestment in jeal estate than Oakland.
The time of tifiated values Is past and
conditions qtre normal, wlthou*, the
slightest indication of a boom, and it
is under fhese circumstances that
money put /into real estate is bound
to pay a interest on the In
vestment." /
The forgoing statement was made
yesterday /by M. J. Laymance. one of
the best. /known real estate dealers !
in Alamefa county, when asked for hia
opinion's^ to the condition of the local
realty rtarket. In proof of his argu
ment laymance pointed out the fact
that within the last month more money
had been placed in circulation In Oak
land than during any other month
withis the last year.
In all parts of the city new buildings
are going up, both residence and com
mercial structures, and, according to
real estate dealers generally, the de
mand for property of all kinds is In
creasing daily.
For some time past there has been
leas speculative buying of property
than during the latter part of last year
and the first of the present year, but
to make up for this there has been a
large" increase lately In the purchase
of property by permanent investors, j
Within the last six months, but more j
especially within the last month, a <
large amount of outside capital has j
been invested in Oakland real estate. ;
and most of this has been in the form j
of permanent investments, by people 1
who tiave since improved the holdings
bought l»y them-
ACTIVITY IS BUIL.DIXG
Renewed confidence in the stability
of the local real estate market has
brought with It a corresponding ac
tivity in buMding operations, especially
in the Improvement of residence prop
erty. Not only are there hundreds of
new buildings of all kinds under con
struction throughout Oakland, but
plans for nearly as many more are
being prepared.
Every section of the business district
shows activity in building operations.
«nd before the winter sets in many
new business structures will have been
completed. Among the greater build
ings being erected are the Oakland
Bank of Savings. First national bank.
Hotel St_ Mark, Orpheum theater. Braly-
Orote building and the Jurgens build
ing in Thirteenth street. '^iv
Estimates based on the records of
the building inspector's office show that
structures are beinfj erected In Oak
land af the rate of nearly a score a
weeJc This, of course, includes homes,
business and manufacturing structures.
Following is a summary of the per
mits , for new buildings and altera
tions issued last week, which summary
was compiled by Walter B. Fawcett,
secretary of the board of public works:
" SUMMARY OF PERMITS
Permits. Amount.
Oo» Ktcry dwellings 27 $35».155
«»ik- *>id a ha'-f Btory dwellings.. 2 a. 000
Two Btorr dwellings 8 27.«50
Two story 3ats 3 13,150
Two *f>ry <Jweinn£ and store 1 600
«»ne etory seveu room office build
ing 1 12°°
«»m» story warehouse* 2 l.!?srt
«»nr etorr iron foundry.. ;..'-.V.^l. 3,000
fcJ«-J«._^lafclrf^TTprksliCKS -*nd^ «-.^» *^
Krpairc, alterations and additions M 29,08".
Totals '...-. ...Tiio $120,072
B.EPORTS BTi WA.UDS
Permits. Aomint.
Klrst ward 37 $54.»55
}s*<^)nd wrard I s „
Third ward. • " 6.255
l*<mrtb ward 6 1,340
I'ifth ward... ..-••• ~«'---»» ••-• 1® 14.054
Sixth ward........ JS 5.925
Srrcath trard _=! 20.™
Totals 110 5120,072
Plans have Just been announced by
the municipal government for. the ac
quirement of a piece of property which
when secured will place under the
ownership or control of the city the
entire frontage on the shore of Lake
Merritt. By a resolution Introduced by
Councilman Pendleton preparation has
been made for the purchase of a tract
of land situated between the Adams
point property and the southern line
of Grand avenue. Provision is made
in the park bond issue for the pur
chase of the Adams point property, t
TEXT OF RESOLUTION
Following Is the resolution ' Intro
duced by Councilman Pendleton:
Whereas, the city of Oakland proposes to
arnjulre for park purposes certain lauds border
icjj on tbc shores of take Merr'tt, and which
land co proposed to be acquired, comprising
nearly all the lands on the shores of Lake
Merritt which are not now owned by the city
of Oakland; -and **•
Whereas, the public Interest. coaTenlenc* and
neo«rSßlty warrants the acquisition of the land
hereinafter described In order to complete and
[ make more effecllre the improvements pro
' posexl to be made along the shores of Lake Mer
ritt; therefore lie it
Resolved, that the lands hereinafter described
be acquired by the city of Oakland for use
either as park or bouleTard: All those certain
lands rituate In Oakland and belnp a strip of
land 250 fret in width and Iring Immediately
<-oiitiga<nis to the northerly shore of Lake Mer
ritt and boundwj on the west by the proposed
psrk, . the purefcsse of which Is to be msde
from funds received by park bond Issue,, and
en the ea*t by the southern line of Grand avenue.
In discussing the proposed purchase
Councilman Pendleton said:
Adam* presents a map for cutting up a
tract of land lylns; alone the lake •bore. He,
proposes to subdivide this property and sell It
to pr-Kate parties. The city ought to have the
strip of land lying directly on the lake short*
in order to preserve a continuous stretch of
parking around the lake. It seems to me that
tbl« is a very important matter. In all of the
large pasteru cities every possible effort has
h»*j> made to acquire all water front property
frir parting and boulevards, and I think that we
should be dillire&t in pursuing the same nolicv.
Tbo Interests of the city are always paramount
to private interests and I think that immediate
action sbonid be takfn to insure the protection
of tb<? city's Interests along the lake shore. The
tioard of works has had thlft subject under con
*io>ratioa and It* members. I believe, favor tbt;
•rtt-position in this resolution.
HAVEXS TELLS OF MARKET
Wickham Havens reports that there ;
i» a gratifying increase In the demand ,
for-Piedmorit properties. He said:
It is pleesing to note thst' where a few
months «jro bouses already built were very mnch
to demand, the present Improving state "of the
\w:n v market has insplr»*d many of those wish
ing homes to purchase lots and build Xor them-
HclVe*.
ThTe is no qcstlon that this is the most
xrrlFfaetocy way, ss it is almost as hard to find
a rendr msde boure to eatlsfy one's requirements
at 1 it Is to find any ready made article of wear
iit- spr>«fel ••Ul'-U 1* aJwolutely satisfactory.
'U> buve bo«>D offering an exceptionally lib
f*r*l building proposition for those who have
not -capital enough to handle " the tvbole un
dertaking then!Sflv«»s and we find many who ase
"U4 of »nis temporary financial aid...
" The indications all point to a very fine real
omsip market during Uae fall and winter
""e. A. Canalizo, president of the Cana-
Uzo-Rosborough company, left Oak
land recently for a tour o$ the east,
during which he will carry out a care
fully planned campaign for the ad
vertisement of this city. He took with
him data furnished by. the Oakland
chamber of commerce and letters from
Mayor Mott and a number /of well
known businessmen of Oakland,- and
will make a personal canvass of, some
of the larger real estate offices. of the
east for the purpose of placing In the
Jjands of eastern. real estate men in
' formation concerning this city. Cana
lizo went direct, to New Ytork from.
Oakland and later will visit \he na
tional capital. 'V
The Harbor bank,' which .began busi
ness in this city two weeka ago, bu
been elected to membership In the Oak
land clearing house, the rule^requlrlng
that a bank shall have been In busi
ness for at least one year before being
admitted to membership, having been
suspended In favor of the new institu
tion. The Harbor bank has purchased
150,000 worth of the park bonds Issued
recently by the city.
WILL BUILD AT MELROSE
MELROSE. Aug. 25.— George A. Tay
lor will begin the erection soon on East
Fourteenth street opposite the depot of
the second concrete business block at
Melrose. It will be 56x40 feet in. size
and contain three stores and 10 upper
rooms, and is to cost $10,000. The first
concrete building erected on the Oak
land side of the bay was a two story
business building put up at Melrose by
Fred jßammann Sr. of Alameda.
ELMHURST DEALERS ORGANIZE
ELMHURST. Aug. 25.— The real es
tate men of Elmhurst have corripleted
the organization of the Elmhurst realty
board of trade by the election of the
following officers: President,. Frank
Storer; vice president, Philip Reilly;
secretary, J. E. Hood; treasurer, G. K.
Porterfleld.
President Storer has appointed the
following committees: Bylaws — P. Fry,
i Eengt Magnusson and Frank K. Polk;'
i improvements — Bengt Magnusson, P.
' Fry, J. A. Parker, WilllamC Booth and
| E. B. Stone; transportation — James J.
". OToole, Philip Reilly and Benjamin
I Wilson.
! The members of the realty board of
trade are:, James J. O'Toole, Philip
Reilly, Bengt Magnusson, Benjamin
Wilson, G. K. Porterfield, Frank Storer,
J. E. Hood, P. Fry. P. A. Parker, J. A.
Copes, William .C. Booth and S. T."
Chapln.
BERKELEY AGEXTS ACTIVE
BERKELEY," Aug. 26. — Speculation in
Berkeley real estate is somewhat lim
ited in scope at present, but invest
ments are being made and new build-
Ings projected to an extent that keeps
real estate dealers satisfied with the
situation and inspires faith In the pub
lic regarding the substantial worth of
property in the college town. .
Every apartment house is crowded,
even the big new Such block on Oxford
street, just opened, having been rented
almost before the paint was dry In the
apartments. Houses to rent 6xe almost
a negligible quantity, the summer sea
son being practically over and the usual
autumn influx having begun. With this
scarcity of houses and apartments rent
als naturally are on a firm basis, and
there is no indication of a decrease in
the income which good residence or flat
property has brought during the last
year.
The Brooks block, at Shattuck and
Kittredge avenues, is completed and
merchants will move into the stores
this week.
The new Southern Pacific depot, to
cost $50,000, is almost done, as far as
exterior work is concerned, and the
interior fittings will be put in during
next month.
The cornerstone of the $100,000 poly
technic high school, at Allston way and
Grove street, has been laid, and the
carpenters will now ..be busy, erecting
,t}7«-t»<g->frtict;ur« ? i-;Xrie "tdwn hall, a *««*-
hundred feet lower down on Allston'
way, also -will be under, way In a few
weeks. It will cost $100,000. jj
The Alta Vista hotel, a six story
structure, the most imposing apartment
house in Berkeley, Is to be opened this
week. Merchants already are occupy
ing the ground floor at Bancroft way
and Telegraph avenue.
FORM CLUB IX ALAMEDA
ALAMEDA, Aug. 25.— The most Im
portant event In the local realty cir
cles last week was the organization by
the Alameda real estate exchange of a
50.000 club, the object. of whicjh is to
advance the Interests of the city in
every way. Prominent and public spir
ited citizens have identified themselves
with the organization, the officers of
which are: President, J. B. Gilbert;
vice presidents. Frank Otis, George W.
Scott, William Hammond Jr.; treasurer.
Captain J. S. Hanley; secretary and
manager, Ralph A. Russell. The fore
going, with the following, comprise the
directorate of the club: S. E. Biddle
Jr. F. R. Neville. E. O. Tuttle, Charles
8. Neal. Colonel J. J. Tobln. E. M. Shaw.
Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn, H. G. Mehrtens and
Charles Rant a. < .*•
The Alameda real estate exchange
has turned over Its treasury and ac
counts to the 50,000 club and a com
mittee consisting of Colonel J. J. Tobin,
S. E. Biddle Jr. 2nd Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn
has been named by President Gilbert
to examine and audit the books and ac
counts. Frank Otis, F. R. Neville and
William Hammond Jr. have been ap
pointed a committee to frame by-laws
for the club.
The 50,000 club has adopted resolu
tions opposing the Guggenheim smelter
that is being erected near Baden and
to which general o&jectiori .has . been
raised because of' the fear that 'the
fumes from the plant would devastate
a wide area.
Mrs. James Hunter has 'leased her
large residence at 2060 Santa Clara
avenue to Major General Manuel Quin
tero, the new consut general of Pan
ama to San Francisco. The consul has
an Interesting family of 12 children- :
Robert B. Mott of the Alameda land
company Is having a handsome resi
dence erected at tb^ northwest corner
of Santa Clara avenue and Guand street.
Mrs. Robert Thebold, Mrs. Elizabeth
Buckley and Miss Mollie Kane, all
daughters of the late Michael Kane,
are having a row of cottages and flats
erected on their property on the north
eide of Santa Clara avenue, between
Seventh and Eighth streets. .
Powell brothers have completed, the
construction of a warehouse on the
south side of Harrison avenue near the
Fruitvale avenue bridge. A large soap
factory is to be built on land adjoining
the warehouse.
Charles E. Wehn has succeeded Hal-.
sey-Wehn company and hereafter: will
conduct the realty business: under, his
own name at the offices of the old firm,
1128 Lincoln avenue. " Wehn- Is one* of
the best posted brokers on -AlameNja
property values^ and has negotiated
many important transfers.
STORY OF CHILD" ROUSES
MOB SPIRIT IN LARKSPUR
Seven Year Old Girl Accuses Tuber
culosis Victim; Who Disappears, ;
Pursued by Crowd
LARKSPUR, Aug. 25— The tearful
story of a little 7 year old girl accusing
a man : named Kelly, who promptly dis
appeared; nearly caused a riot: here this
morning. Feeling is at "a- fever heat
and men aresearching for the fugitive. ";
Kelly Is a .consumptive,; and when i
told of , the child's charges .denied
knowledge of -the crime, claiming that
; he could prove an- alibi.- District. At
torney Thomas P. Boyd; lnstructed Con
stable George Agnew. to arrest the man
; Immediately. It U claimed that thlsis
not theflrst time \u25a0 Kelly i has been simi
larly, accused. \ '
- Complaintß- will : be sworn ; to [ before
Judge "IWF^Magee Monday morning- by
i the child's parents \u25a0 -j
SAX FRANCISCO GALL, MONDAY,; AUGUST: 26, 1907.
Fran\ Oils (upper), _ vice president,
and H. C. Mehrieru, director, of the
Alameda 50,000 club,- which has - been '
organized to promote the town.
Women's Clubs and
Society in
Across the Bay V
. OAKLAND, Aug. 25.— With the com
ing of- September club activities will be
resumed. A brilliant winter Reason -is
being planned by the various' woman's
organizations. The Ebel-1 -cale^idftr,
which; was. Issued this "'week, ' Ogives'*
promise of several Interesting, events.
The»flrst Tuesday of tho month' will. be
devoted tp a deliberative session,' as
will the first gatherings of all of *the
clubs. On^Xuesday, September .10, the
first luncheon of the year will be "an
elaborate :afEa!r, at which.' Mrs. James
G: Allen will preside as hostess. The
half hour of music will be under the
direction of Mrs. John Beckwith. ' The
local composers will receive recognition
on Tuesday evening, ' September 17,- at
which time Mrs. H. C. Capwcll will
have in charge the musicale given
under the direction of W. J. McCoy.
New. song's and composition 'by well
known local cohfposers will' be pre
sented. On the last' Tuesday of, the
month, an elaborate reception ito wel-,
come new members and bring together
the older friends will be heldMftrs.
William. G.Palmanteer will be assisted
In receiving the guests by a large party
of the clubwomen. - Miss* Florinne
Brown and a coterie of younger
girls will preside in the dining hall. ; '\u25a0;
The study classes of Ebell are being
formed rapidly, the members beginning
their, year's work with enthusiasm.'
The sections and the presiding curators
are as follows: German, Frau F. W.
Welle; voice culture and interpretative
reading, Mrs. Gordon; Stolp; Shakes
peare, Mrs. J. R. Scuphamr French art.
Mrs. D. W. Gelwicks; living .writers,
Mrs. F. B.Ogden; dramatic, lllrs.C.J.
Woodbury; bible history and literature,
Mrs. J.. B. ."Hume; • literature, \u25a0,'" Mrs.
Charles Mau; California : history and
landmarks, Mrs: C. W. Kinsey; parlia
mentary law, Mrs.; James A^johnson;
choral, „ Mrs. A. E. Nash; tourist,* Mrs.
M. F. Childs; French, Mrs. W. S. Phelan;
original writers, Mrs. C. H. ""Rbwe;Mlv-:
Ing issues, Mrs. <r L. M. Cockroft;- piano,
Mrs. '\u25a0\u25a0 E. F. Weihe; charter members
(1876), Mrs. A. M. Esterle. ,
The Oakland club is .preparing its
bulletin for the opening of the club
year. "Following the business -session
Wednesday-afternoon," September 4, the
members will exchange ; vacation ex
periences at an informal hour.- ~Oak
land day, over . which"Mrs. H. C. Capwell
will preside, will-take place on the sec-
Wednesday of' the C month. Mrs.
Capwell. is selecting the music for this
occasion' from "the work ; of; the .com
posers about the bay.", Mrs. .A. R. Dab
ney will be chairman of the^^eception
committee. On Wednesday, ; September
18, ; Councilman , Harold Everhart^ will
address the women .on the
"Good Government." 'The . musical I pro
gram; will be contributed \u25a0 by Miss ' Nel
lie Murphy, pianist ; . Miss; Kittle ".Web
ster, violinist, and Miss Grace Kidwell,
soloist. Instead of the September lun
cheon, which was * to ; have . taken place
on the -third 'Wednesday -of the month,
the .Oakland club will -receive -at? an
elaborate reception ;in : the \u25a0 club i quar-'
ters In Charity ;hall, "in" the i; Pythian
building. September 25 will be "the
Oakland club day "• at the chamber of
commerce carnival at Idora'park.
The Unitarian club, of cAlameda held
an -'Interesting session .last*' week l&t
which : Patrick •' Kearney '' "gave » an j'inf
structlve ! " address X oh J * "Coining \u25a0 Money,
for ' the Government." .Clement 'Row r
lands, barytone," contributed * '.the ?mu:
steal.- numbers. ';\u25a0'\u25a0..• \u25a0 -.-*.« * \u25a0\u25a0•'\u25a0*\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0'-'-- \u25a0"\u25a0' \u25a0'.-.'
An interesting r production- last, week
was -the s presentation! by,' thie\ Players'
club' of ; the Maeterlinck .tragedy, ;^;, "The
Death » of ; Tintaglles,"- on'a Friday • even
ing,?. In ;Harmonle;r hall, »:ln ; :'Alameda7
This, was the first of a series of presen
tations: of modern, plays »which« the K club
will give. The Players'." clnb 'stands] for
the \ revival of the „ drama'anilj the? new
theaterrarid,inVall;thelr^work keep: this
thought^uppermost.; On 7 Frldaylevening
Miss:. Merle ' Madderri, In* the v"part \ of
Ygraine, : gave ' an .' I nterpxetatlve ; read
ing, assisted by -; Miss'i Grace * Cook 'as
Bellangere," Carl « BruntschrasFAglovale
and" Miss > Grace'.Wastell.f Mlss^ Tosca
Bruntsch* and » Miss s Marlon '" Coyle as
handmaidens to; the queen." Miss -.Vivian
THRONG VAINLY AWAITS
GREEK THEATER CONCERT
Singer Fails to Keep En
. V gagement and* Event;.
Is a Fiasco wf
BLAMES THE MAILS
Prof. Taylor Says Letter
__Miscarried, \ Marring
Day's Program:^: .
BERKELEY, Aug. 25.— For; the first
time In the history of :tHe~ series of
Sunday afternoon concerts in the .Uni
versity Greek theater a'; fiasco \was, per
mitted today, and a host of 4,000 /music
lovers met with ; disappointment^ after,
climbing the hills. John Cafringtoh,
the barytone singer of Ban .Francisco,',
was scheduled to appear this afternoon.
The occasion was: the beginning; of ' the
half hours of .music during, the'; college
year.; ; For two months * the : public Jhas
been 'without its '"customary Sunday, af
ternoon, diversion and i. the* announce
ment that the concerts would, v.be"re
sumed' this i -afternoon with; the appear
ance of Carriuffton attracted an im
mense assemblage: y --V, ./Y 'vv
Thetthrong satin silence 1 in 'the .the
ater for 45 minutes, gazing at the rbare
stage, wondering why? the' performers
did not appear. After !nearly,-an hour
had passed' and almost all; of'the-be
wildered multitude had "left--".the:.*an
nouncement was made from ;-the: stage
that a" misunderstanding, had 'occurred
regarding Carrington"s appearance, and
that no preparations had been made-for
the \u25a0 concert.. V " i* ' •
: Professor A.. E.. Taylor, chairman of
the musicals, and dramatic committee
of the faculty, who is in charge of.;the
arrangements for the Sunday afternoon
concerts, saJd this evening: -."• -N \u25a0
. "We had. made no preparations. for a
concert because, we did not expect*Car
rlngton to come and had: not provided
an jv other., performers. «Carringtori was
on the list for this, afternoon's con
cert, it is - true. -but stiir*we :did; not
expect " him, because we u had received
no word from him about: his'program
for the \u25a0 day; We wrote^to him' two
weeks ago. .He did not receive'our
letter, it seems, thanks to our Berkeley
mail service/V , : j"/ c:/ ,*%t'->-^
\u0084 "We inferred from . his; silence that
he_ would not ' keep the date, and so
we'made no preparations- for the con
cert. We issued no announcements and
did not-expect an audience. - It is trua^
the. newspapers ] printed : notices of ! the
concert, biit these-were not" authorized
by us. They\were,;taken^from old an
nouncements made months ago, when it
was "stated that Carrington would be
the first "to appcarTin",tHe "series of
Sunday, afternoon concerts, this fall. We
regret that Carringtonfand the^ :audi- \
encc' were disappointed, ibut'think'that!
no blame should be, attached, to any ;
person, except the person whose, neg
ligence caused our message to Carring
ton/. to go: astray.". ... :. ,
ASK PAY FOR RETURN OF
PRETTY JAPANESE WIFE
Husband Causes /Arrest o£
Two Countrymen Who
Made Pricels3oo*
\u25a0'\u0084. -: . : v ' •_• ' r ,- r
BERKELEY, Aug. 25.— The market
value of "a -young. and .pretty; Japanese
wife, 'according". to ; Kinkichirlshll and
his friend, Yoshl Isa^ls about $300/ T.
Ureyama, who operates an employment
agency with S. Uja" at 2028. Addison
street, say Isa and Ishii; acting for Kr
Nose, spirited awayhis 18 year old wife
a week ago | and since then have de
manded $300 for the return of the
young woman. . ' ' . \u25a0
. Ureyama has refused to pay. : Instead
he' Informed ; the police and today pro
cured the'arrest of. Ishil and ha on a
charge of extortion. Ishii's ho"me Is at
5989 -Grove street, while Isa gave ihls
address as: Isletoh,'.- Sacramento county.
"Ishll" informed the police through 'an
interpreter that: Mrs. Ureyama came, to
him a; week ago, arid : left this, part of
the country voluntarily. " v . He later/In
formed Ureyama,;he said, that he would
be pleased to '• buy the wife, but Ufeyania
refused to- sell. Then .Ishll is- said to
have demanded $300 of -Ureyama before
he would i consent to tell the distracted
husband where his wife Is. . & •\u0084.'
WILL ERECT CLUBHOUSE
SAN - ANSELMO, Aug. 25.— Twenty
members of the recently | organized
Epicure: club,* which^ ls vj to' build^here
soon, visited the : site \ purchased . In* the
Bush 1 ' tract today. ,\ Judge James E.
Magulre. T. ; H. , Lindsay, IT. E. Burnett.
Dr.j J. C. Shorb; and, Dr. Rottanzl. are
among,- the members \u25a0of ; the club, •of
which J.B.Olsen, a, well, known" mining
man of San Francisco.' isthe president.
Contracts for a- s3o,ooojclubhouse and
other . buildings will : : be^ awarded > In \ the
near future. / The i club, already has < ac
quired 25 acres of s land and- is consider
ing the purchase ofanother tract.-- 1 . >r J
Strobrldge.a tinymafd'of a half dozen
summers; made an unusual Tintaglles,
claiming a . : large; share of the ; honors:
The. play -. was -;prefaced^ by explanatory
remarks •by ' Mrs/; Will Madde'rn, who
was Introduced' by Mrs. « George • Perry,
president of the flub, i*: During the
evening; musical -numbers ' were given
by Miss Estelle I Franklin Gray, violin
ist, 'one ; of ; .the most finished .of ' the
younger, musicians of the bay cities.
./The Etude club.~a : coterie of musical
womejn of. Oakland'and-Berkeley/'-iwho
have been.m eeting together-fortnightly
for:, the!; last i several;' years,*.- will \u25a0 hold
their .; first f meeting - of : the . season "on
Monday -afternoon; September ' 2. ?: The
club ; heretofore \u25a0 has \ held I ts ' gatherings
informally- ati the ; homes ; of r the ' mem
bers." This i year, '-' however, -'* they - will
occupy the Hillside; clubhouse int North
Berkeley as their- permanent'' quarters.
-A 'special meeting \u25a0' of \u25a0; the 'Collegiate
Alumnae r .wilU v be^held i next? Saturday
afternoon; at ,":the;Home club. ;AMrs.
Philip M. ; Moore^ot'SL.i Louis"/ will " be'
the ; guest? of ;hono_r.»^ After ; the; dlsciis
slori: of i the t menu v the ; business session
will :^be ; followed ";by!'an 5 informal! recep
tion, v ! Mrs.) Moore] is i the ',; national pros
ident j>f : the ; Alumnae] as vwelljas a vice
president rof^the;Gerieral- ; Federatlo"n'iof
, Women's ;C. Clubs. ;~lThe :\u25a0. local* \* alumnae
ha.s • issued [an • Invitation! to i the ; national
body ,s to '< be"; their I guests \ at ,;the> biennial
me^eting'Vin: 1908. v^.ln") anticipation^ of
maklrig -this 'the>' gatherlngYpoint ' Mrs.
Moore Ms", here/ in' the 'interests* ot, : the
national 'organization.- ; ' ' > ; m \
Trni'»eir
. Trusses fitted by expert fitter. , Os
goods' Dept. Drug Stores, Oakland, CaL
Frico 11.50 ; to 15.00* '. •
RALLY DAY OBSERVED
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School Officers and
??i Teachers Elected by
Congregation
SERIES OF -SERMONS
Rev:, Boardman Will Preach
v^at Baptist Church 1 Sun-
day Mornings
.•.OAKLAND, Aug. 25.'— Rally day was
observed \u25a0 at* the First Methodist church
•with services in. which all of the de
partments of the church took part."; At
the* Sunday ; school" exercises this morn-
Ing; the program was as* follows:
i Org«n voluntary. Miss Elizabeth Simpson;
ehorna.'t'.To : the . Harrest Field," school ; prayer,
ReT. F.- C. -Gale; rewponslre ; reading: recitation,'
"Bally Day," Lilian Burton; roll call of officers
and teachers, one " minute report; recitation,
"God t Wants the Girls,".- Bernic« Miller;. chorus,
"True ; Hearted, Whole : Hearted," - school. Ad
dress,' C.V 8. ,"- Perkins ; . vocal solo, '-. ."Hear \'e, :
Israel.'.*: Mrs./ Raymond C Brooks; recitation,
"If; I "Were .- You.",. Estelle Walker; chorus,
"Faith Igv the .Victory.'* school;, offering; . te
marks.ReT.'E..R. DIKe, D. D.; recitation, "God
Wants the 80y5,"." Stanley CJratrford; recitation,
selected. Miss E. Grace Ulrlch; chorus, "When
the Roll; Is Called Up Yonder," school; benedic
tion. T \u25a0 . - •
r 'The'^First; Methodist .church has
elected « the/, following Sunday school
officers and teachers:* ?\u25a0->.-, '
Rer. E.R . Dill©, D..D.. and Rer. F. C. Gale,
pastors; ll. 'Morton,- superintendent; H. J. Jen
kins.' J. A. Johnson.' .1. C. . Hill,. Miss: E. Grace
Ulrlch, associate ' superintendents: Miss | Blanch
Bowers. ' secretary : ' Ross C. Winning ,\ assistant
secretary;- tY H. Victor, treasurer; A. B. Weeks
chorister; Miss Mabel Anderson, pianist; S. A.
Wtlllard and J. E. Hutchlnson, librarians; Mrs.
M. ' E.> Bowers. . superintendent boys ;and . ulrls*.
department; Mrs. . T. 11. IligemtD, superinten
dent ? primary ; department: Mlm ' Isabelle Soup
ham and Miss Florence Hill, superintendents kin
dergarten' department: Miss Stella Mlncber and
Sllss i Alice •: Burton. librarians, ' primary depart
ment: Mrs. W.:S. rMaekay,;: secretary and pian
ist, primary. department; J. R. Sutton. principal
teacher . training class. . \ .' - '. : .
Teachers: Senior department — J. W. Msddrlll;
F. C. Oale,' •J. M. Jackson. Mrs. -H. Morton,
.T. S. Dumser, Mrs. l>. M. Worth. ; Intermediate
department — Mlss^" Emma Finch, Mrs ; Clara
Dagher. \u25a0 Miss - Delena Finch. .Wilson J.Wythe,
Mix* Clara Norman, Miss M. E. Johnson, _Ml»s
Grace -. Wythe.> >* Boys and girls' ' division— Mrs.
C. v. W. j MeCall.i ,T. H. Hageman. Miss Annette
Downing. : E. E. < Arery, Miss Ethel Rader. : Miss
Milan WeHs, Miss May Burkhalter. -Mrs. J. S.
Dumeer, Mrs. J. S. Fuller. Miss ' Bessie M. An
derson, v Mrs. ;. Ruby - Wright, Miss E. Howser.
Primary \u25a0 department — Mrs. .A. Flan, -Miss Jo
sephine Ferch, Mlsh Helen Burton, Miss Helen
Slmonton. Ml«s Netha Hall. Miss Amy McCall,
Miss Lonlse Wlckham.
. Delegate to ; annual conference, H. Morton. -
vßev/; H. L. Boardman, pastor of the
Tenth Avenue Baptist church, has be
gun : a :serles of- Sunday morning: ser
mons -"on ilthe": general, theme, VSome
Agencies That ',. Make for Religious
Progress." 'Topics * will be: ~ : "The Re
ligious vj?ress,"- "The>- Christian Home,"
''The : Young Men's Christian Associa
tion" (special reference to the East
Oakland branch), ."Tfie- Sunday School,"
'.'The Public Conscience,"^ "The Chris
tian College." '
Rev. J. Q. A.c Henry, former pastor
at San Francisco and' Sacramento,
preached today -at the First Baptist
church; on :l evangelistic; worki in Great
Britain T and Ireland.
\u25a0 Rev. E. \IL .Walz.of *the Fourth Con
gregational r. church -of San' Francisco,
preached , today, at the \u25a0 First Congrega
tional ' church. * .',.' '.""-"".'
:'-' Rev. E. .Tanner .of VTopeka, ;
Kan., .began his pastorate today, at
Melrose Baptist church."
\u25a0\u25a0'.-\u25a0 Sermons for young; men will" be de
livered Sunday- evenings by Rev. Edwin
S.Strucker,'; ; pastor, at' the Twenty-,
third Avenue; Baptist 'church. v . ;
Special services were held this Nafter
noonat'St.- John's Episcopal church; In
celebration-, off- the -benediction, of the
rectory by. Bishop" William Ford Nich
ols.;; Rev. Edward F. Gee, the- parish
rector, ; and otherr members of the clergy
also took part ', In the services. ; ; . '
Rev.: G. 1 W. Stone , ' former minister of
the \ First Unitarian vchurch; preached
his farewell /"sermon today. He will
leave'; soon for, the east.^' Rev. VWllliam
Day; Slmonds, the Anew minister from
Seattle, will .take charge September 1.
CORTE MADERA MAY BE
/; MERGED i WITH LARKSPUR
Mass .Meeting Thursday Night to
Discuss Project to Incorpor-
ate as Tamalpais
'SAN RAFAEL, Aug.; 2 s.— A movement
Is under .way to ' incorporate' the' towns
of ; Corte ; Madera and . Larkspur under
the name; of Tamalpais. \u25a0'..The . new. town
limits as planned will Include territory
extending from | the ; north portal of | the
tunnel near Corte Madera to . the pres
ent, outside limits of j Kentfleld. :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0',':\u25a0 . .
: A, mass ; meeting, has , been called for
Thursday evening i to -discuss ' the pro
ject. -IThere .Is "'every : probability, that
the merging; of the two' towns will' be
accomplished, as public sentiment ' is
generally. in favor. of the plan.
IRISH', SOCIETY OUTING
\u25a0OAKUkUT*. Aug. 25.— The Tyrone,
Fermanagh -~ and £ benevolent
society ,;\u25a0' held :; Its "";s seventeenth A annual
picnic ; and , games ' a*t* Shell . Mound park
today. ".A number^of , races .were run, in
.which -both young 'and old /were \ given
a chance '; to '; display \ thel r- p'rowess.T arid
Professor ", McMahon, : the * Irish fiddler,
playedo;Hibernla"n .airs.rfor r , the '\u25a0\u25a0; gay.
dancers \u25a0 who" competed;* for the j prizes
offered.,; The main dancing pavilion
held' lts usual quota of merry makers
and > the * dancing ' continued - late
In-, the {evening, v The - f ollowlngf con
stituted > the .arrangements committee:
Henry? Hurley,? 'O.'- P. Daly,- J.: McLef T
ferty.'TJohnlQulnlan,' "Andrew ' McCarron,
John v Deveney,"vi Hugh - McLoughlln, -P.
Liriney,;G.'P. Nolan.VW. Heggarty.
WOMAN ': AND : BABE ; OVERCOME
-. . BERKELEY,. .Aug.; 25.— A. t - Flschel.
Southern Pacific v 7 ; station-"^ agent in
Berkeley,^ returned I' to "^ his ** apartments
in . the s Gunther^ block i at : 1806 Alcatraz
avenue ij at ; 2 .^o'clock : 4 thls „- morning ; and
f ound v his HwifeVand;. child. "unconscious
from gas ! that . had leaked : from the ; tix
tures;-inv'thej; building. -Flschel 'ftele'-i
phoned ftp"') trie }. police, .who procured a
physlclan,'2and i the • work of;-resuscitat
ing the woman and child was carried
on?for r an -hour. -Both finally were re
stored to ' consciousness.
CARUSI GOES TO VIENNA
: :MILL; . VALLEY.; Aug. 25.--Madarrie
Inez :; Carusl,' ' the ; famous < harpist,- 1 will
leave^ here,'; for. .Vienna, : to . which V'clty.
she •; gbesito". direct '-the; staging ;;of i her.
new i.opera; fVAbraham," a magnificent
work :,whlch- deals "with \u25a0 the origin of
the'Hebrew'Vace. •.'\u25a0<;:"•'* ":; . < ;
YACHTSMEN > ENTERTAINED
.•\u25a0 c BERLIN, ;- Aug. ; 2 5.— rThe : American
yachtsmen;: who % Competed ' recently-|in
•.the]races^for:the Emperor ;Wllhelm cup
went .; f or "T arT« excursion ; on ~, the •* river
Spree % today to T : ' Grunau ; and ; * returnT
.They iwere dined ton Igh t fat \ the \Wsnn
see •, yacht iclubf by .Oscar iHuldschinsky;
one of \u25a0 the' leading yachtsmen of Ger
many. ; ir ... . ' _";'..„ -_''-'--'. : '
Society-Folk Will Honor
BrideElcct of Oakland,
Miss Alma Brown
MISS* ALMA BROWN OF OAKLAND. WHO
WILL WED. CHARLES K. TOWER. MAN
AGER .OF - COMPANY:-. .(ARROWSMITU
PHOTO.) ..
OAKLAND, Ang. 25— Miss Alma
Brown will be one of the most feted of
the brides elect duriifg the next several
months. The announcement of her en
gagement to Charles K. Tower was
made at a charming affair at the Brown
residence several v days ago and came as
a pleasant surprise to her friends. Miss
Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Brown, prominent In affairlton
this side of the bay. She is a graduates
of the ! University of California and an
artive member. of the Gamma' Phi Beta.
Of the hostesses who will (tntertainln
her 'honor early in, September are Mrs.
Joseph - Lo ran Pease and Mrs. George
Gross. ; Tower Is manager of a large
company in the San Joaquin valley. The
wedding will be celebrated \u25a0 early In
December. . Following the marriage
Tower and his bride will enjoy a honey
moon' trip and then go _to* Stockton,
where they will reside permanently.
SAN RAFAEL MERCHANT
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING
Harry. C* Keyser/ Visits San
Francisco to Collect
Large Sum.
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 25. — Harry C.
Keyser,- who- has; been' engaged Jn 'the
ice,. cream . business,. here for several
months.' is the cause of much apprehen
sion among; his friends and . business
associates,' who fear -that he has met
with foulplay. He Is reported missing.
:,Keyser came here-- from northern
points "about a year. ago and after re
signingas manager of a local milk con
cern, ventured into business on his own
account." It "is. understood that Y. J. B.
Chlada, a. prominent ; businessman ' of
this city, backed Keyser .at ;the start
and that both Chiada and a local bank
stand to lose a considerable sum in
the event'ofthe missing man's absence
continuing. s ' . "^
It is definitely, known that at the time
Keyser left here, about 30 days ago, he
had due bills to collect aggregating
several hundred dollars. .-
Keyser's business and books were
under his : own control and It Is not
known j whether the amounts we re 'col
lected, as; he "did not divulge the names
of his patrons.
.'•;, Keyser's reputation here was .good
and .' he . : was : . well_ liked and generally
trusted^ ... ./ ;. : :';\. \u25a0-'•' J - \u25a0\u25a0; -s \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
Persons .at the t San Rafael creamery
stated. -that. Keyser, was "Been" on a
Sausal Ito • ferry ' boat and that he .' told
an acquaintance he was about to collect
a large sum of money in San Francisco.
! Keyser's description Is as follows:
Height. 5 feet 10. inches; weight. 168
pounds; blue eyes, red hair, fair com
plexion, age 26.'
It is ; said -that he was engaged to a
young woman 'in; Larkspur. .
JESUIT : LECTURER : DRAWS
THRONG IN SAN RAFAEL
Father Pardow' Will Leave San Fran
" <\ cisco ' Friday .Ji or Los Angeles
. ;: vand;the East '
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 25.— Father Wil
liam: O'Brien" Pardow, the " noted" Jesuit
lecturer, addressed a large audience in
St.; Raphael .hallv here: last; night. He
dealt;malnly.^wl th f the. city ,'of. -Rome '-and
the -election of ;the "black 'pope," as 'the
head rofvihe^Jesuit'order. is known.
•^;His r discourse;wastof exceptional in
terest, arid, illuihinated' the" factors that
makeup the. religious life "and strength
of the Latin races/ ' .
Pardow will leave San Fran
cisco \u25a0 >; Friday v^night- for- Xos - AngelesJ
where '; he-; will "deliver a series .'of,;lec
tures. I '4After.: spending ; a few t Jdays *> li>
Pasadena, he .will-return to r New " York
clty,;:* : f , ''\u25a0'.':' '\u25a0'''.
TOURISTS ' SEE SIAJfY DEER
. MILL VALLEY. Aug. 25.— Tourists on
the^ slopes of Mount Tamalpais this aft
ernbon'.witnessed; the beautiful and un
usual sight *of "a" large -number of • deer
crossing ]the":scenlc. railway company's
tracks as the, train: approached. "Deer
have "^ been '* unusually , ;* : plentiful - about
Redwood^ \u25a0 canyon.y and * In '. In
stances . does have allowed pass er sby to
approach them." '- • ,_.__ i';
SILVER PLATED PLIERS
SCARE ROBBERS AWAY
Oakland Man Tells Police
He Defied Holdup Men
With Wire Tool
CROOKS GET CLOTHES
Enter Hotel Guest's Room,
but Stolen Apparel Is >
Recovered \u25a0>
. — -- - •
OAKLAND. Aug. 25.— A story of- *'
hpldup was told the »ollce this mornln*
by Richard Challoner of 6945 Dover
street, who asserted h* had been.'
stopped by two men at .Sixteenth and;
Dover streets while he was on his wayj
home between 7 and 8 o'clock last:
evening. 'According to his story, .one r
of the men covered him with a revolver'
\u25a0while the other, approached and da
mantled his -money.
Challonex said that Instead of! com
plying: with the demands of the foot
pads he drew a pair of nickel plated
pliers from his' pocket and pointed
them at the thug who held the re
volver. The latter, thinking' Challoner"
held - a revolver,^ ran away, followed
by his companion.'- Immediately on re-;
celvlng the report Captain , Lynch de-!
tailed ah officer to Investigate the re-,
ported holdup. Challoner was found^
In a saloon In Shattuck avenue so much,'
under : the» Influence of liquor that he'
was unable to give any account ot the
alleged holdup. The police believe the'
holdup I was \ committed only in *th«
imagination of Challoner.
G. F. Case, who lives at RuedyV
hotel. Seventh and Franklin streets, re-. !
ported this morning that thieves had;
entered his room and stolen clothing'
valued at $182.50. Detective Kyle, who'
was detailed on the case, recovered thai
stolen property within a short time. No;
trace has as- yet been found of th«
thieves, who used a tkeleton-key. •!
J. Hertzberg. whose home Is at 53$ \u25a0
Thirteenth street, -reported that two'
squirrel skin muffs had been stolen yes- \u25a0
terday afternoon from a rear room of ;
his home while the members of th«;
family were in the front of the house.
SAN RAFAEL IS ANGERED
BY CRUEL STAGE DRIVER
Pitiful Condition of Horses Driven
Over Steep Grade Causes the
Constable to Act
SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 25.— Indignation
Is manifested here over the condition of
the horses which draw the Bollnas
stage which carries the United States
mail.
Constable George Agnew yesterday,
arrested Walter Longley. driver of^ the .
stage, which Is operated by a man j,
named McCurdy.. . Longley Is \u25a0 charged :
with cruelty to animals, and ugly abra
sions on the horses' breasts offer evi
dence, of the' suffering endured by the
animals.
It is claimed that the two teams em
ployed on the 22 mile pull b£ve been!
driven without rest, and th.at In spit*
of their pitiful "condition they had been'
whipped up the s4x mile grade which'
starts at Fairfax.
It is probable that a severe sentence
will be given both driver and owner.
Manufacturers of advertised articles
produce large quantities, being enabled
thereby 'to manufacture cheaply .and
furnish the public with high grade
goods' at the price of inferior substi
tutes. Substitutes are expensive at any
price.
WOMEX FORM CLUB
CORTE MADERA. Aug. 25.— A new ;
improvement club has been organized !
here with 46 women charter member?.
The officers are: President. Mrs. -Mary
E. Hart; vice presidents. Mrs. J. Me-
Donald. Mrs. H. a Hall. Mrs. S. Wood. r
Mrs.' J. Stephens; recording secretary.';
Dr. A. P. Croall; corresponding secre- ;
tary. Mrs. M. Eastman: treasurer. Miss ;
Maud Sacchl; auditor. Mrs. E. Plngree. j
FAR3IEIIS WA?ST DELEGATES
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 25.— A great deal \
of adverse* comment has been aroused •
by the fact that Jkjarln county will not;
be represented In the Irrigation con
gress. A strong movement Is on foot •
among the farmers and dairymen to j
remedy the situation and there Is a|
possibility that a sufficient sum of !
money' will *be- raised to Insure the at- i
tendance of delegates. . <_
Prolonged
There are many per-
sons living to-day, whom
doctors have given up to
die. Dr^ MHes* Heart
Gure has added years, to
their lives. It strength-
ens the heart nerves and
muscles, restores normal
heart action,- so that it
i can send the blood
through the veins to nour-
: ish and sustain life.
. "I am glad to recommend. Dr. MHe^
Heart Cure and Nervine for they hay»
been of "great .benefit- to me.- Th«
doctors said I was liable to die any
time: my case was Incurable. I was
- told this by doctors In this village *nd "
Southern Minnesota. I have used
. four bottles ; of. Heart Cure . and th«
Sims of Nervine, and although not a.
young man, hiving passed through tka -
war, I fe«l younger than I did before.
I am feeling better In every way and
sleep like a healthy six. year old boy.
;'i I i was advised . to . us» your . medicines
; by a man who Is now a perfect speci--
man of manhood. He tried Dr. Miles*
remedy and he said It cured him ot
heart trouble, twelve jt ars ago after .
. the doctors had given film up to die.'
CHAS. E. MURPHY, Verndale. Mmn.
- Or. Miles' Heart Cure Is saifd by
your druggist, who will Qiiarantee that
; the first bottle Will jbenefit. If It falls
he will refund your money.
- Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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PROPOSALS r
PROPOSALS FOB DREDGING— United SUt«« j
Enslneer . Office. 1340 Po'k »t. \u25a0 San - Francisco. I
Cat., Argvst 26, 1907. \u25a0' Sealed proposals for I
drviilar,' in • Petalmna Crvek. < C« !., . will b« r» - 1
celvediiere nnr.il 12, noon, September 26, 1907. t
Infonaatloa on? applicmUoa. JOIIX 31DDXJB. }
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