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News of the Counties Bordering San Francisco Bay
COEDS AEE WORRIED BY
THE "RUSHING SEASON"
Members of Sororities Not
Permitted to Scramble
for Eligibles
RULE IS VERY RIGID
Pan-Hellenic Agreement Rej
yarding the Freshmen
-v' Girls Enforced :-V
BERKELEY, Aug. 29. — Sorority glrlj
at the university do .not. lead a happif
life at present and beneath the calm ex*
terior which most, of them affect there
are fires burning, and occasionally are
seen evidences of ill suppressed excite
ment. The coeds ane In the center- of
what used, to be known as "the rushing
season" on the campus, this being the
time- when sororities make bids for
eligible freshman girls, and yet, despite
the time of day and the season, th*
sor< rity girls are not happy.
Every one of them Is bound — this
y ear — by the rules of the pan-Hellenic
agreement, entered into last ] year, toy-,
representatives of ail Greek letter sor
orities, which limits the activities of
the "rushing" season, and prescribes,
where the line 6hall be drawn in the
delightful game of luring freshman
girls into the sorority fold. . '''s:\'J
Of old. freshman girls who were
counted desirable had invitations ga-'
lore showered upon them from rival
sbroritie6 who wished to enroll them
as members, this sort of thing being
the! feature of the "rushing" period.
All this is a thing of the past. The
sorority girls may not Indulge in such
antics or such a campaign. They are.
bound to be quiet, to be neutral, to re
main silent. The girls are loyal to the
pan-Hellenic agreement, which thus
binds them, but the loyalty calls for
self denial beside which the martyrs
of the early Christian period seem, to
the sorority girls, mere amateurs.
One of the pan-Hellenic .rules is that
no attention shall be paid to freshman
girls during study hours. Not until
5 o'clock in the evening may sororities
give' heed to desirable freshman girls.
The freshman girl who is in demand
ma^y' not remain over night in a soror.
ity Irouse, to be cuddled down and
.tucked in by the loving hands of soror
ity "maidens who would fain make her
fed • very much at home. Freshman
girls may remain in a sorority house as
a guest, until 10:30 o'clock p. m. — -no
longer. \u25a0 \u25a0t" ''.'l'^'r
There are other rules, minor regula
tions Which declare to what length the
seekers after an envied freshman girl
shall go in luring her to a sorority fold.
The matter of expensive^, entertain
ments, designed to' impress freshman
maidens •with the power and glory of
a sorority, is regulated by the pan'
Hellenic agreement.' The girls are
bound. It is a matter of honor. They
all abide by the rules and play the
game fair. There will come soon a' day,
though no man knows when, at which
time it will be legitimate for the soror
ities to bid, strenuously and openly,
for such freshman girls as are desired!
When that day comes, the floodgates
will be opened, the agreement will be
abrogated and it will be a free for all
scramble. Meanwhile, the pan-Hel
lenic agreement binds, and the ten
sion is almost terrific
Some of the girls who are supervis
ing the task of enforicng the pan-Hel
lenic agreement are Carmel Rlley, Ber
nice McNeal, Mabel L. Frisbie. Mabelle
Shultz, Frieda Watters and Florence
Goddard. . *.-,:: ..
HIEERNIANS WILL ENJOY
OUTING NEXT SUNDAY
Special Trains to Carry Members
and Guests to Picnic at Fern-
brook Park, Niles Canyon
OAKLAND. Aug. 29. — Thje annual out-:
ing and picnic of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians of Alameda county will be
held at Fernbrook park, in Niles can*
yon, next Sunday. An elaborate pro
gram of games, races and exhibitions' of
GS«;lic dancing has been arranged.
There will be a large attendance from
both *ides of the bay, and the outing
also will be attended by the Oakland
and San Francisco companies of the
Hibernian Rifles.
Special, trains will leave Broadway
and First street in this city in the
morning and will wait at Niles to bring
the merry makers back to Oakland.-
For tho convenience of San Francisco
patrons of the outing the ferry boats
which leave San Francisco at 9:40 a. m:
will ccnneci with the special tratnsl. •:• \u25a0
The local company of the Hibernian
Rifles will attend the picnic In a body.
It was organized recently and has a
lartre membership. The officers arc
Captain \V. S. Pirn, First Lieutenant
John R. Kelly and Second Lieutenant
D. M. Murphy.
FoHowing are the members of ? the
committee of arrangements for the pic
nic and reunion and the members of the
floor committee: \u25a0 - \u25a0;-.\u25a0•— ~
Olufnnan/ John Forrest; E. 3. Murnhv, C
D«T«, John Cox, H. J. Henney. T. J.* Des
mond. J. E. Keller. t>- M. Murphy, I. J. Peg.
nun, S. Mahonej". O. J. Onrran, J. McEtot, E.-
Dlnne*n, B. Connolly.
Floor ooromltt** — S«rg«&nt F. Touell, Frant
Fmith, P. Oonsldlne, Sergeant P. Leasae an?
Frank Jlnrpny. .
PEOFEBEOR EOTCE DEPAETS— ««rketey.
Aujt 2t». — Prof. Josiah Royce ox. Harrsrd.- Vfor
merlj- on Instructor In Jhe department of ,pj»l
losophy In the University -of California, has gooo
to San Jose, after «jw*D<linp' > a few davg as the
pi'f st nf blc sistpr in lan-; Mis* Anna Head. la
K»n Jose lip i« to be tbe'iroest of bis sitter,'
Mlks Rnth Eoyce, librarian of the State normal
urbool. He will retsrn to Harrsrd In a few
r pri * iS¥M^ftMwawti a » i aa»y?BMwrat*i>» i iiin<iifiiiirf
I STANDARD ffi^K ALKALINE 1
I NATURAL. .^^^ WATERI
Delightful ; ;> ®;^GuuSv|
I] Water fi^^^^S^ Sjrspepsia 1
|] Medicinal .. and |
i Qualities LBlji|llMj : Gout I
Sororiiy girh of Berkeley mho are
- supervising' the 'task of enforcing the
Pan-Heilenip agrcancnt-—Carmcl Riley
(upper left), Florence Goddard (middle
left), Frieda Waiters (bottom left), Ada
Hornet (top right), Befhice McNeal
(middle trighij and Mabel L. Frjsbic
(bottom right) .- •
QUESTION GOOD FAITH
OF FERRY PROMOTERS
Sausalito Men Say Their
Part of Work Is Done
and Await Action •
SAUSALITO, Aug. ; 29.— The * funex : "
plained: delay in* the- installation ,of the
proposed r.ew ferry line which is ; to
connect this city and Oakland is caus
ing businessmen to doubt the- good
faith of the promoters, who. It is
said, have stated that sufficient finan
cial backing had been secured to In
sure ,the; success of the project.
\u25a0~"A : committee of representative men
was appointed some time ago to inves
tigate the proposition thoroughly and a
considerable- amount of m6ney was
pledged to them for the furtherance of
the project. The Oakland men, they
say, apparently are not doing anything
to facilitate the completion of prelim
inary matters, and the local men fear
that nothing will be accomplished this
season.
...It is stated tha^F. Webster and his
agents during the coming week will
close contracts with business houses
along the line of the North Shore elec
tric railway, and that San Rafael mer
chants stand ready to guarantee the
necessary amount . of business desired
from the middle section of Marin county.'
Businessmen in San Rafael are urging
the completion of the San Rafael canal
and It is possible that the board of
trade of that city will try to secure a
proposition with the Oakland parties
similar to that offered here.
RECLAMATION OF UNION
i : ISLAND NOW UNDER WAY
BYRON", Aug. 29. — After weeks of in
vestigation covering every detail of the
\u25a0work operations have, commenced 'on
S Union island' toward relieving that
I great tract of Its vast body of water.; \u25a0
\u25a0 A board of viewers, consisting of
John | Spooner,- Benjamin Rolerson and
Ur Meyers, visited the island last Sun
day to report: upon the work to be done.
Aboi^t $65,000 will be spent In'recon
-.Btrucljng^hft levees < and placing the
island in proper condition.
CIiERGYMAX IMPRISOXED
*VPAIX> ALTO. Aug. .29. — Rev. L.TM;
BurweU, fbrmerly a:Palo: Alto clergy 4
mat/. ..was JalleS at;Reno .recently for
iajked ( on .the' streets.', -Bu'r
\u25a0wefl^was pastor: of the First Methodist
Episcopal church here and is at present
flU.ing~the same* position. for the First
Methodist,, church *' of Reno. ; BurweJl
was holding, any open air meeting and
JieVan'dv three, of-lils flock were placed
in-3a]l,forha.vin&.broken^the i "antl free
speech'^otdlnanceldassed on. Friday. ;-.:'
THE^ SAR FR^GISGO CALL, >RIDAY, AUGUST. 30, 190 TV
FEDERAL LAND AGENT
ON THE TRIAL OF SMITH
Securing Evidence Against
Man Who Sold Worthless
"Homesteads"
ONE VICTIM A WIDOW
Gives. Up All ,ljer Money,
for ; a '•Farm' -That -. \u25a0"
Did Not Exist v
1 1 OA.KLAXD, Au'g, 2&.— -L, '.R: Glavls, a
special agent of the Statesland
office, \u25a0 with headquarters, in - this city,
j has taken up a further investigation* of
j frauds said to ha\:e \u25a0 been . practiced- by
! Grant. C. Smith,. who is accused of hay
. ing swindled -many persons by-selling
- worthless homestead locations. , . . •'\u25a0 ;
Glavis is chief of the second field, di
vision of . the department; of the .-Inte
rior..' For. some time. , the | department
has been'in^reeeipt of letters -.complain-;
ing of Smith's operations-, and urging
the land office agents /to run down the
man. They, had been searching for him
for weeks and were co-operating with
the police when P. "A-, McFarland: of
1117 Twenty-sixth avenue appeared at
the prosecuting ••- attorney's office 'and
swore to a complaint against Smith.
His arrest followed a month later. ;
.Glavis has written to Prosecuting At
torney Ezra Decoto of the police "court
that his office holds numerous* com
plaints against the man,, and he Indi
cates that a vigorous prosecution. will
follow so far as the, federal authorities
are concerned. - ."\u25a0. "\u25a0 - :
Smith's methods and. the Identity, of
some of his \u25a0 victims were disclosed Jby
The Call today. Glavis has noted in his
letter to Prosecut.ing. ( Attorney Decoto
that among his correspondents . in the
Smith cases, was one, a widow, : who had
been swindled' out of ?200--evei-y 'dol
lar she possessed. The-writer, whose'
Identity Agent has . not' yet dis
closed, gave a pathetic- narratlveof her.
experiences with the' alleged" swindler^
She said that he had won her by/ his.
glowing description of the fine farm
that he could get for her,' a' place, where
she could live inquiet comfort the re
mainder of her r days.V. ' '. ' : '
* After paying over her. little hoard the
victim, like, many others," learned, that,
she had dealjt with a swindler of the.
meanest type. The -widow's story /was
cited by Glavis as a sample of the com
plaints which had reached his official
notice. ... ."'
The knowledge that, the- land .office
authorities have interested .themselves
in the case has led tlie local , prose-
cutors to postpone action "pending a"de
cision whether /or not Smith shall- he
held for action by the federal- grand
jury.. His .case ha,g; been continued until.
Saturday . before ..acting Pqlice . Judge
James G.Quinn. \u25a0'\u0084* f 7i \u0084-, -.*..;\u25a0/
TURBANS SAVBriHINDOOS v i
FROM CLUB S I£ OFv ITALIANS
Sticks and. Stones ; ,Freely -Used in
Race Riot ; Over* Money Mat- 1
.' .* '" ters ih Sausalito '' "
:/ SAUSALITO. .Aug. : . £9,r-^A gp.Dd : ; sized
"riot narrowly was averted,today v among
Hindoo and Italian laborers who are em
ployed • as^ section hands on: the, North
western Pacific railway: Many-Hindoos
are quartered near: here | ln the railway
yards, and' ill feeling which'has^exlsted
for some time between two gangs was
brought to a focus ..through an. argu
ment over the payment of some money.
Clubs | and stones - wßre freely- era-,
ployed by both factions for 30 1 minutes,'
when the Hindoos,; outnumbered by : tHe
arrival of friends of their opponents,
called for quarter. The big cloth tur
bans of the Hindoos' Bayed their" heads
from the clubs of the" irate Italians,
who came to close quarters despite the
missiles thrown by the East Indians.
ENGINE ROD BREAKS/ % ,•'; ; '
AND TRAIN IS DELAYED
Passengers on Alameda Local Given
Scare by Sudden. Stopping
of the " Coaches
OAKLAND, Aug. 29— The breaking
of a side rod On the locomotive pulling
an east, bound local: train f from; the
Alameda mole, due -at the Park street
station on the horseshoe route.at 7:45
tonight, delayed travel on that line for
40 minutes and' caused ' a scare among
the passengers,. who at first 'feared that
a collision; had occurred, so suddenly
was the. train brought toi a stop. " '
• The side ,rod broke as j the train was*
running through the "east , end "of the
"Alameda mole yardsJ. . Engineer Fred
A. Lemery was ; thrown . from .' his seat'
in the • cab, \suffer.ing^Va .': sprained:
ankle. Fireman ':"Hagley '.was' /burned
about the hea'd,- being jolted' against the
side of the cab.. '." .. ' ' ' \ .' ' "
About the Bay
; MONTAGUE SENTENCED — Redwood City.
Aug. 20. — C. Montague," who pleaded \u25a0• guilty to
the ; charge of : having robbed : a : slot machine : nt
South' San 'Francisco recently, was- sentenced by
Judge Buck today, to a year. ln San Quentln. .- •
ANTICHICKEN LAW PASSES— Alamoda! Aug.
29.-^-The ordinance '• making ?it -a ' misdemeanor
to : keep - poultry : .w!tbinS thei cily. Jimlts within
20 feet of a residence has \been . passed by; the
city council, despite the protest. of chicken»fan
ciers..., ..;;.. " '- .: •; :;\u25a0•.-. .- i
... \u25a0; POSTOFFICE . BOBBED—^Oakland, - Aug '"; 29^—
The "postof fice ; at. Dublin, on the road .to Liver"
mote, . was; ransacked \u25a0 last night, a Quantity of
utamps and some^caeh." being, stolen from? a coin
till, 7 .The office.- ikiln iGeprge ; Kolb's \u25a0 store.: The
safe.was not totfefted: V't*-"-*'--'^ \u25a0
' \u25a0 VIST TRAINS ;TO: STORi-Berkeley. Aug. 2».
An ordinance : compel <tjie>' Sou them Pacific
company to stop its trains 'i,t».the ' -West Berkeley
station \u25a0 has \ been", ordered • drawn ". oy \u25a0\u25a0 the z town
trustees. The town. attorney" wiU'draft the lavr,
to be \ considered ; at the trustees'. r meeting •; Sep
tember 2. -„\u25a0, . \u25a0 \u0084'\u25a0;....;\u25a0- . . -..• - . .- •"; -ij.;i;.j.;
LAND COMPANY : INCOEPOKATES^ioakIand:
A-ug.",29.-^-The "Bonnie "Brier "land company, 'of
Santa . Cruz J county :' has I filed - articles oi, ! Imror
poration'. The" capital Rtock\is • $21 ,000,% and-^of
this $7,000 - has beon ; paid " in. iJ. C. McMtillen,
B, ' J. McMullen, "W." H. 1 . Booth, 1 Mary H. Buck, -
J. ? B. ~ Lanktree ' and :S.\u25a0 C. \u25a0 Bennetts «' are Ulrec-:
tors; and: stocky holders.';^ "7,. .;..- * \u25a0-\u25a0;/. -;^i.^
! STJXB CITY TOR' DAMAGES— Palo AHo.' A'uV;
29.— The ; city : of i Palo AUo~-is f facing •at lawsuit
for: sl,2o0 \u25a0 damages on* the part ; «f .A: "Brandt,"
who was injured on. March; 19. T>hlle'ivorl£ing on
the municipal ; wa t er : works. :>: > Brandt was « an em
ploye . of i the. • Byron-Jackson - company.; of \ San'
Francisco," and * his arm was \u25a0- severely . : mangicij
In making repairs to .thei pump! in the pit' Of the
water, works. -.7- •.'..'.••;"• - \u25a0..;• • f-.t'^h ,'.:-*'
% NEW, : REALTY-.SYNDICATE^Redwood : City.'
Aug.' 29.— The ; Edginar | realty, -eoinpany lias filed
articles i of incorporation-. fiere .'for the » purpose of
transacting >a t general;' real estate business i\ri
California • and^ ethert states. \u25a0"•--. The • capital ; stock
Is f.. $300,000. * divided : into 3,000 1 shares ft of ;,tlie
gar value of $100.; iW.".Q.'i¥oung,rj. i G."Easton,
1.-.Cowpecthwatte.'^Jß.f L.'; -Durham 7 nnd 'i M;^' L.?
Wickes , have '.each ' subscribed,^ for 'i one sbare,\<jfc"
•i ; v ESTATE COMPANY . FORMED-ißcd w"wd : Cltyf
Aug.." -0.-^-Tbe-^Kate I Johnson " estate * company
has filed * articles " of . s incorporation. -." with S'the
county clerk ; here. ,1 The ! capital ! stock-,' is -placed
0t 1 5472,600,-, divided r. int0 T 47,250 ; sbt-rf n of i. the
par 5. value fof \u25a0 $10 \u25a0 each. .tTlw^'f plltm Ing \u25a0• stock
boldern have ; subscribed < for !sso '.-«-6rth iof stock, .
each Uking one.^haxe.-i, C'.F;-*tVeber,:. F.'iH
Deakln,'. F. S.> Kellogg,} C\H.'»PhiUlps and ' B.* M.'
CWHsx>n..;J.Tbe.companyih.a^'t*en '< incorporatpd for
the rpuniose. >of j acquiring.'.* rom l the • heirs iof >. the
'estate.' qf/tKttev-Jphnson •\u25a0 their i interest " -««4 -> to
conduct ,a? general real' estate -business "
SHIP FOUNTAIN PENS
AS MEANS OF SWINDLING
Two Daring pperators Are
'\u25a0;';;,/ TakenV in ; Oakland by \u25a0
ti£ \ -.:F<)lice Authorities
SEND : FAKE ORDERS
Articles :; Worth \u25a0 12^: -Cents
-Sent C. 6.>D.ands3
Collected
- OAKLAND,. Aug. 29.— One of the most
Ingenious swindling schemes which has
ever been ;brdught .to .the attention' of
the local* police ;and : the United States
postalf authorities, was unearthed, today
through .the arrest of; F. L. Cray ton,
wjio >poses:as. the head of an acetylene
gas generator company, and Max Long
felder,; formerly, a real: estate agent of
Long-Beach. ; Crayton and Longf elder
are "lield-..as .federal .prisoners, at the
Oakland -city .-prison, "and .-'..-will ; be
j charged r wlth^ using-the States
malls* for: the purpose ot\ fraud.. They,
were arrested' by United States Postal
Inspector Madeira and Captain of; Police
Petersen. this afternoon. . • . /
-.JBeforeV being arrested Crayton and
J Longfelder, If is charged, swindled a
number- of people ih Oakland and .San
Francisco, and 'it was through the com
plaints/of 'the victims that the pair
were finally located and arrested, i
Nearly a dozen of ! those who f ell . Into
the snares of : the L alleged swindlers
have been :located.and their names are
in possession sof5 of the' authorities.: When
confronted with . the evidence In "the
hands \of the. police Longfelder broke
down and confessed his share In, the'
swindling sqheme,- in the : hope of being
lenlently.,dealt;With. '; .': '\u25a0'.'. ., \
The mode of operation chosen by
Craytpn and, Longfelder to defraud
their victims was to send out : letters
through | the mall addressed! to persons
who had lately ', died, notifying them
that ,their7prder for a fountain pen had
been, filled and that the pen had been
shipped to the party addressed. A few
days j later the swindlers would send a
package by Wells-Fargo addressed' to
the same person.'.wlth an^order to col
lect $3.' " , In ' every' case relatives j would
receive the' .'-j package, and ; pay the
charges,; believing; that: the, pen had
been, ordered :b'y the 'deceased before
death. . On, opening '.the ".'package they
.would find a fountain pen.worth about
12% cents.' .'\u25a0" " .''.V".:
\u25a0 Soon after Crayton and Longfelder
had begun operations complaints were
received, by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s ex
pressi' and also demands for Informa
tio-n concerning' 'the I .'- senders of' the
mysterious packages. The matter was
finally, placed in the hands "of tlie postal
author! ties, .and .Inspector. Madeira was
detailed on the. c^se. * . The _.> latter lo
cated'^Craytdn/'today ; as"'.' he , was re/
moving' some /mail'f rom "the box;at the
postofiice ' an.d .Longfelder f was later
arx*ested at the/room occupied by the
pair in the Eva building, 525 Thirteenth
street." . Crayton, \u25a0:' when . arrested, re-^
fused, to talk .of , the case,; but Long
•felder, on being questioned by the of
ficers,: made; a. \u25a0 ful} confession. A box
Vjontaininef'n^fl'rly^Tiljljundred :. of, the
chea^fduritaln'pens wa!»; fburid^ in 'the
rpdm occupied by the operators.* : ' , :
/i'papers-fotida in Vthelr*. room" indicated
that Crayton and, Longf elder were also
operating, a so called mineral land im
prbvenient company, .which Is believed
by. the t police | to j be. another J swindling
sqheme. \u25a0 This is being; investigated.
FRESHMEN BARRED FROM
DORMITORY AT STANFORD
Upper Class Students Decide
to Exclude New Gom-
WBih ers From- Rooms
Special by £eqfcd:Wireto The Call
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 2 9,—
Freshmen, with /but a few exceptions,
will be { barred from I Encina hall; the
big : men's dormitory "of Stanford uni
versity arid . center, of .the college life.
At a special meeting df the senior com
mittee ,'which , has control • of the , dor
mitory it was j decided last night to al
low all " old students ; first choice in
selecting quarters in v the building. This
virtually will eliminate all of the first
year'; students \vhb are^ 'on the waiting
list.';;.';::', •] ': — -:;•::: ; <;i \u25a0 '' : ••\u25a0;;
iff The. few freshmen .who, have engaged
rooms? will be the sole' representatives
of *1911 in the ( bigr dormitory; and .will
be forced to bear,: the, brunt of the'haz
rlngrlng to}' be .' administered jby the soph-,
omores.v; This will be the first 1 time In
"the ': history of . Enciria ball that' the
number of freshmen" has been so small.'
\u25a0:'.'• Considerable 'opposition: has arisen
among i^he 4 and" It; la
rumored \ that the . faculty; may -take a
hand ih.the interest' of freshmen.:;
WITNESS AGAINST MITCHELL V
SORRY HE -DID NOT DIE
Weeps in Court Because of Notoriety
Attending Her :•: • Connection
:'\u25a0 J y: iWith. ; Attorney's^Trial Z
. OAKLAND, 'Augr.; 2 8!—" i have no bad
feelinea agaihst; aritchell/but;! wish.he
had;dledibe£pr6 hie i ever, came up for-a"
second trial,": sobbed-Mrs. Bertha Flynn
today .while testifying lin "the case o£
Attorney gPayid ;=" Mitchell^-: who ; is iVac?
cused of !"a serious 'offense -toward •'<• a"
young-,- girl.- <\u25a0 ri hadt-lived down ~ the
disgrace; thatv followed 'the; first, trial 4
and : people :, had ; ; forgo ttibh'.*. me « inj. that
connection^" and now^itlis all uncovered
again. 7 Oh, <if' Mitchell? had f onlyj died
before; he' was giyen; a Becphd trial! I .':
' -Arid ' Mrs. Flynn, ;\yho": is rstill: a, child
in :-': : years, \u0084'gavev. .way :j to :j -uncontrolled
grief .\u25a0that.-showed \u25a0 How sincere /was ; her
repentance' fof / her -part ; in • the* affair. .'.' *\u25a0
With: Eyelyri s VVv>lker,v the
\u25a0witness -7 in -' the ; case Mitchell;
she .confessed that 'they had- gone ; to-"
gethej:^ to^ jllf tchell'sj^ offlce;; to \u25a0 obtain,
money^forCthe" purchase jof ai masqmer
a4e I costume, -r.' Since k that y. time '\u25a0-, Mrs.
Flynn." v them \u25a0••Bernlcei Brown, j, has^- been 1
ntarr ipdi! and, as she "said.today,, tried ', to'
live: a "clean '" life" and"; outgrow -.the' dlgi"
grace^which'. Attached l to : her < thought
less conduct.'/"^. -*•"' -\u25a0\u25a0 V.* ; -f . '
JTEWI 'PASTOR !
'i-OAKliANPi^A'ug. *,2i.^~B.evi^ William
.Dayj. Stfri6nds,rtth«!inew n'pastor Jof ; the
Flrst7XJ«ftarfanT ; church*-; arrived ,\u25a0 today
from i Seattle, .with* his ;.wif c ! and ' daugh-i
ters/f^He.^wlll^begiri^hlsVpulpltV.worlc
Sunday. 3 : A' reception to Mr.iSlmonds and
his \u25a0• family "will : be k givenrintthe Ichurch
parlors Wednesday 'evening, Septem
ber. 4. " ; , ' \u25a0\u25a0''<-'\u25a0* * '-\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0iv">.":-;:;-"-.i .vv - -.:•;• •:•: •- .. '.
\u25a0.Trmniei"''
. Trusses fitted /by \ expert « fitter. \ Os
goods.'.; Dept. * Drug Stor es;> Oakland.' CaU
Price ;?l.s.flr ta-.ss.ffft%2;; •' - f - • ./>
KILLS HIMSELF BECAUSE
OF BUSINESS REVERSES
Frederick Commits
. j Suicide Six -Months
;^ - ' -Aft er' Marriage 'y :
CAR STRIKE -BLAMED
Bride^ Hears Revolver Shot
h and^inds^Him DyirigV;;
:?: <in-Bathroom ':'. '
ALAMEDA'; : Aug." l 29.^-Despondent ; be
caii^e $£ Aus.ijfess .* reverses''and:'ftnan
cial r w6Er|^s,.;Fr^deflQk Ogden/a bride
groom-'of clx. months; shot; and .killed
himself-.this: morning In- the' bathroom
of .his homer ati 1144 : Regent, street.:
pgden'Svyouhg /bride, attracted by the
report>ef . the j revolver, .-ran to the bath
rqoraaßdifound her. husbandpn the floor,
partially^ -dressed^ and r with- -a- wound
behind right, ear-: where
entered.- After. vainly trying to check
the flow- of -blood Mrs; Ogden hurried
for jassistance .to a neighbor, who tel-'
ephpned. for; Dr. E. ; T. Hosford. When
the physician arrived the wounded man
was;breathing his last. \u25a0\u25a0:'-
,;i.Ogden : was ra= native. -of 38
years-, of- age;- and "was emplayed by the
real -estate- firm cpf -Bovee, Toy. & Co. of
San for about- a '-year. He
was' lnterested' in an importing and ex
porting. , business > at . Shanghai, China,
but the floods" In the latter, country af
fected his investments, causing them to
deteriorate In r value. Ogden took a
bride in ; New York six months ago,
came.on to San Francisco and" associ
ated .himself with , Bovee, Toy & Co.,
makingrhis residence in Alameda. Pros
perity did not-cometo 'him in the city
across. :the<: bay' as fact- as he had
wished, and the conditions developed
by the car, strike lwer^sbelleved by.Og
den toybe: responsible for some of his
financial embarrassments.
Ogden leaves a brother, William
Ogden, in-China, with whom he was
associated in business interests In the
orient. Mrs. . Ogden is an English wo- :
man, about 23 years jof age, j and has
but . one relative In this country, a
sister, in an eastern state.
Society in Cities
Across the Ba/
OAKLAND,- Aug. 29.— The .most Im
portant: social: event of the week will
be the elaborate dance at the Clare
"mont * country 'club, over which Mrs.
Philip ,E.i Bowles /will preside as host
ess-Friday < evening,;, when .50 ._young
friends | will enjoy her hospitality. The
guests> are asked for .8 o'clock, the
dancing to be enjoyed during the early
hours. . A supper will round, out the
evening's pleasure. ~ .
. Mrs. Carl : C. Plehn entertained a
coterie s of ' friends \,at luncheon - this
afternoon, ,v'the;; menu being - discussed
at the ' Country club. 1 Covers "were^ald
for ?l2 guests. -.'."; '\u25a0*• " •;:
A \u25a0little -.son arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. , Fitzgerald
on Saturday last.' * -V
Among. those who will join the Pied- ?
mont. colony, within a few. months are
Mt.t and Mrs. George . Perry of Ala
meda. I ..The new residence/which will
be v erecte!a .in' Hillside avenue,' will be
one. of" 1 the most 1 attractive in that
scenic locality. Mrs. Perry is a fre
quent hostess, and i the | home is being
planned' ideally for entertainment. :
Miss' Harriet Pierce will become thY
bride, of 'Hadley £ Clarrage on the even
ing of ' Thursday, Septembef B, at a
large wedding, to be celebrated in the
First .Presbyterian church. Miss Pierce
is -the; daughterVof John H. Pierce.-
Clarrage.;ls associated with the Lay
mance-real estate company.
Mt i -\u25a0'\u25a0:... :;\u25a0-,•\u25a0: '* .'. •- \u25a0 \u25a0 A
f A' pretty, luncheon party this after
noon ;was presided over.by Mrs., A. A.
Moore of Alameda, her guests being
asked to spend the hour at the Country
club. % Sixteen friends enjoyed the af
fair in Claremont. '
Miss Queenie RusseH'will be the
guest ' at an informal afternoon tomor
row, -Mrs. Leigh Jones entertaining a
few,, of the -attractive bride, elect's in
timate', friends at .her . home . in Ala
meda.' A'i dainty - collation will .round
oat 1 the hour. "-'Miss' Russell's marriage
to % Emory. Elliott will- take place ;on
Wednesday _; evening /. of ' the coming
week,'and /will, be tone of ; the notable
events' of . the early, part of the season
in the Alameda smart set.r v "
.- \u25a0 The \u25a0 president and managers rof the
Ladies* "relief society i have issued cards
for a large 'reception at the children's
hom'e 'in''- Forty-riihth' street/ on .Satur
day I af te"rn66h, : from ; 2 "to \u25a0 5 o'clock. - The
affair. will-~6e r in;theTriaiure "of a house
warmlng,"'|al though* the ;. new .building
has -been occupied for some time. Over
.a year7ago;a tflre burned ; the children's
quarters ; and f - the * members • of j, the so
ciety^have; bent ; every effort the past
year . up" the loss." / The new
hohie> is Xcomplete In" every , ; particular.
,AssistJhg'.r Miss! Matilda* Brown, presi
dent (Of Vthe^PrKanization, ; in, 'receiving
the party^will \bV Mrs.': Spenser r ßrowne,
Mrs. j,' Maury, Miss. Campbell,* Miss Ann
°Mlher",'.' "Mrs. ..;; Samuel ,' ; Prather, .J Miss
Louise *de ; Fremery.l Mrsr/George ; Mor
row;^ Miss V K./C.' Radford, ! Mrs. .P.. C.
.Wellmah,jMrs-.,E.',C. -Wllliams, r Mrs.VF.
&.*>; Wes ton, I Mrs. "• Henry ; Martinez, Miss
rßakewell,-;Mrs.r ßakewell,-;Mrs. /Charles - Mrs.
i Henrys, Glass,- Mrs.,. C.V^ Calkins, / Mrsi
"John j Snook, Miss \u25a0 Alice Kno wles, Mrs.
J.^Er.TCarey,': Mrs.V-Ralph \i Klnney ? and
several J"othera.";<,During > the afternoon
Mrs. 1 -I Mrs.. ',' Olive
.Reed Cushman, ", Miss]-, Madeline \Todd,
'James jLTodd i and "„ Mrs. i.William^ Noy es
win|contributa* to,.th.e musical program.
:li;CarriagesVwill:;me'e: li; Carriages Vwill: ; me'et i the Jguesta'Jat
Fortyrninth * street '£> and I Telegraph
avenue. ' f&f&&S&&^%£ys-M
,-•\u25a0'_ i'v >'.;** I ..*-;\u25a0,• , : i"-* ; .; .• \u25a0
1 Aug."i" 29.— Miss \ r Elsie
HortonV was\thesho«tess r at. a thimble
bee |held - yesterday,?, afternoon -at '?. her
hOrhe; 'lll3 > Paru -• street,/ in ; honor, of
Miss ; Deane iTlsdale," :who ~wlir, leave ' for
an eastern- trip/soon.- - > < .- - '^
; -Miss: Helen; Anthony '.has^lssued^inylV
tationsXf or/a^SOO -party, to-be • tiald .'on
September .(4, 'at r , which :\ the " guests of
'Thbribr/iwill^sbe -Miss ilhez Adams -of
Ogden. and Miss Deane Tlsdale. . •' -
& NT. r | G. ]7. C r ql 1 ? Jr. i has v r e tur n cd -; f r bm Va
t Visit to .Washington and/Oregon. .;
RUN. OVER BY: HIS , OWN? TEAM
OAKLAND,VAutr: "> 29.— Hans Ross, a
teamster }liylngr^a.t->'464 f At street,' .was
r'sh'afcen £f rom > his i wagon i today . at Ala"
medaVpoint §-'1 and 5? the? heavy I Vehicle
passed^over" his ? body ibefore^' the '• team
could 'belst6ppedC>jvTwot lower; ribs * on
the] rights side : he- was
otherwise' lnj ured \u25a0 about , the ' body.".-- c '. /
Joseph A:. Burman, mailing clerk in
Oakland posloffice, vho, has conf€sscd .
thievery. .
FACULTY OF STANFORD
SANCTIONS CLASS RUSH
Sophomores and Freshmen
to Revive a Custom Ta
booed Long Ago
Special fcj? Leased Wire lo The Call
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 29.—
For the first time , since the faculty
abolished the' time honored rope rushes
of the sophomores and freshmen classes
of Stanford university more than half
a decade ago the rival underclasses
will again fight for supremacy this
year. Armed "with six feet lengths of
rope the huskies of the rival, classes
will meet in a free for all fight Sep
tember 14.
Not only have the members of the
faculty offered no objection to the pro
posed tussle, but Dr. Frank Angell.
chairman . of the faculty athletic com
mittee, and Prof.- W. F. Durand,' chair
man of the faculty students' affairs
committee, \u25a0 have given their sanction
and expressed themselves as being
heartily in favor of the plan suggested.
The huskies of the two classes will
be selected and pitted against one an
other..;The.'.llghtwelghts 'of the fresh
men y anai.sophi>moresr will tstf 'telkgtitSd'
to the side lines. A set of rules will
be drawn to govern the clash and en
forced by the junior and senior stu
dents, who 'will act In the capacity of
officials/ The fight will' take- place on
the baseball diamond and will be wit
nessed by the • entire university . com
munity. It Is expected by the faculty
that this rush will eliminate the bitter
class spirit prevalent. .
COUNCIL SETS DATE FOR
HOLDING BOND ELECTION
City Departments and Voters Gen-
erally Are Working to Bring
Adherents to the Polls
ALAMEDA. Aug. 29.— Saturday, September
21, has be«n set by the city council for the bond
election for proposed \u25a0 public impro-remeats.
The projected bond Issue Is diTided as follows:
For parks and plajr grounds,- $125,000; for elee
trie light and power plant Improvements. $50.
000;. for new school building and site. $50,000;
for additional flre apparatus and house. J25, 000;
for lmproYlng Webster street roadway, $37,000;
for improTing Bay Farm island road. $13,000
fop lmprOTing library building. $5,000. \u25a0 •
-The proposed bond Issue 'has met with no ap
parent opposition as yet and i a united effort te
evident on the . part of the municipal depart
ments concerned and voters generally to work for
its success. The city council estimate* that the
tS^J*^ BOon to *>* **«».wUI be kept down to
$IJ2B, last year's • rate, and . councilmea say
that if the bonds carry U»e tax rate for several
years will be close to the dollar mark. '
BURGLARS REPLACE LOCK
. BUT FAIL TO LEAVE KEY
Put New. Fastening, on Door They
Broke-^Jewelry Thieves -
Make Good Haul
OAKLAND. Aug. 29.— Burglars who entered
the store of the Merrlam company at 1311 Broad
way last night stole $2.tn caah and aboot IS
worth of fruit and melons, and then before leay-
Pl*ce ;carefnlly locked the door tLwngY
Il™,**?."I I ™,**?."] 80 « ntere <" the home of C. Griffiths
at 1221 Linden street last nl«ht and stole Jewel
ry ralued ar SIM. Among the articles stolen
were t three diamond rings, a gold -. chain- and
three gold necklaces." \ Griffiths says he heard
the burglars In the house but did not Investigate,
thinking the noise was outside.
WILL PAVE WEBSTER STHEET
, ; ALAMEDA. Aug.' 29.— The contract for tm
proTipg.the west side of Webster street roadway
from Recreation park to the estuary -drawbridge
has been awarded .by ' the city cotmcil to the
Pacific Hassam paving : company at $4.50 per
lineal foot. *A , patent process \u25a0 will -be ; used in
Improving the . roadway. - The pavement will be
of solid concrete, . strong enough to withstand the.
weight *of any load \u25a0 that may ' be put upon It,
even \u25a0 should . portions : of j the ' soft 'marsh gronnd
beneath- the pavement fall away.- '.< Heretofore -It
has been found almost impossible to maintain «
level : grade and a ; firm surface ' on \u25a0 the \u25a0 Webster
street , roadway, owing to the shifting nature of
the unstable soil beneath' the macadam.^ '
REPORTS DAUGHTER MISSIXO f;
OAKLAND. Aug. 29 — W. p; Faulkner "of
Bay street. San Francisco, has -reported to the
Oakland police . that his daughter Edna wh« ™\ ls
20 years of age." has been missing since Tueadar
She Is described as 5 feet S inches taU. of iSht
complexion and slender build. - She wore a Donzee
sUk waist, a white skirt, white shoes , aid U •
saUor- hat.:- Faulkner *t«ars that she aasmet
with some accident. " ./\u25a0 v,..- ... "-r.-t
ODD, FELLOWS, AT;&AX4VET
jOAKLAND. Aug.., 29.—The~ . p*»t
grands* association of the^ independent
Order, of Odd Fellows Held a banquet at
a local restaurant .tonlgfet? ' \Tudg« P.' R
Ogden; , gnrarid master ; Qf the order,- preW
sided.- Many prominent Odd Fellows
from 'various parts of . the state attend
ed the -affair.' 1 - ". -
>| ; Porlnfent3 and Childim ;
the Kind You Hays. Always Boagiit
Signature of (*&utJ^X J-&€c*4t£
MAILING CLERK ENTRAPPED
WHILE ROBBING LETTER
YduthlEmplayed irilOaklanc
%:\u25a0] Postofßce Confesses
SNARE NEATEY^ SET
.Watch ed : .by Inspectors •as
iHe^tractsCbiruFrom '
"':'-. :: \ : : : . *;, an ;Ehyelppen r^ {
man;;iß.;yeara.,Qlci.. a. laalMos : «a«rlr ir
the •postofSce J .vhas confessed - to " Postal'
Inspectors Stewart and' Madeira tftut
he has bein "stealinar and pilfering froa .
letters. Young Burman w»« -arr««te< .
this aaornins.at th«- postofflc*. aftai
, harfng been' caught ; dpentny.^a lattsp
He protested hlaT Innocence oj wronj< '
doing for a" time, but subsequently ad
mitted guilt He was cauiht by tir
Inspectors, who watched'" htm for \u25a0«\u25bc•
eral hours. They saw him open a lettet
addressed to Mrs. H. E. Cable. ISM
Filbert street. There was a 50 c«nr
piece In the envelope.
. When the Inspectors took th« young
clerk into custody h« *«ald that Mr«.
Cable was a friend of ' his ." and had
authorized him to open her 'mail. Mri.
Cable denied that she knew " Barman.
The youth broke down as soon- a» hti
story was -proved false. * ' :
Burman went to work in the mallins
division at the pos tofflce -tn April. Ha
: lives at 1143 First avenue. His mother
[protested her belief tn the boy's inno
cence. He had been a student and ah
employe of a local stationery store be
fore going Into the postal service.
Postmaster Schafer knew that a thief
was among the clerks. He notified the
postal Inspectors, who commenced a
watch on the mailing- room. The ar
rangements are such that a clear, view
of the entire mailing department may
.be had from a secret hiding place.
Burman was taken to San Francisco
today. He will be arraigned there to
morrow. ... H .
CONTEST OF SPAITLDrVG WILL
OAKLAND. Augr. 29.— Notice has been
filed by Henry Spauldin*; Mrs. Nellie
Parker and Mrs. Sarah S. Brown, chil
dren by the first wife of Henry Spauld
ing, that there will be opposition to the
probating of the alleged will of their
father, by which they are virtually dis
inherited in favor of Spaulding*» second
wife and her two children. The elder
Spaulding was a merchant of Downle
ville and left an estate, valued at }100.
000, to his widow, with the exception
of. $1,000 to each of his five children.
The contestants declare, that William
Spaulding, eldest son of the widow and
art attorney, exerted an undue influence
over the father while., his /mind vu '
weakened during his .last illness.
When you ask your dealer for an ad
vertised article and he tries to sell you
a substitute, which he claims is just as
good, it i» because he makes a. larger
profit on the substitute. Insist on get
ting what you ask for. "
3TRir«7K~BV"A'TRArV
OAKLAND,"' -'-Axis. 1 ' 29.— kSeorge 1 ." W.
Smith, a teamster living in Melrose, was
found beside the railroad tracks at'tha
foot of Twelfth street early this morn
ing. He had been struck by a train. Ha
was removed to the receiving hoapital.
where he was found to have suffered a
serious fracture of the skull. The bone
was trephined and the depressed frai
ments were removed. He \ has slight
chance of recovery.'
SPECIAL IN TBXTXK3
We sell more and better trunks than
any firm In Oakland. Our 1 7 a wlnnur.
Osgoods' Department Drug Stores. *
A Nurse's
If you are a^snSereC.
from headache, neuralgia^,
or paiii from any cause ',
you should read the fol-;,
lowing letter from a nurse.
"For \u25a0omatlmo .1 have felt tt*»y
duty to • write yon.' I iru turrtajr "
my doctor twice vtnr wwk for he+4-
ache. All ha AMI tor m* wa« to rim \u25a0
something to ease the p*in» Some-
times the pain was no savers .that X
could not apeak, and memoon of my
family stood over me and f&v* m«
medicine evsry fifteen mlnqti» uatll
I waa rellsred. A ssmpta of . Dr. Sfll«s* f
AnU-Pmta PUla fell into my fcaads. I :
read the circular very ca*e frilly. *«<*
found my case deswrftwd sxactly. :\u25a0 Tb# *
next time my - h#«d Sfgan to mehe I .
took the Ffcln i*li?s according to <fl-
rections and I Srtt J mm fstttar
better, ac I *ent to th« *rurrl»£ for a, \u25a0
box and took them until I ww so *
much, better that I «v about thm \u25a0
• koua* ; mil tia afternoon. I &*\u25bc• not * '
had - a - dootar lor . . h— daette - atac«. i
When h* .met -me sosbXltp* after h»
w&ntad to now how Im suid 1 tola
him what I had done, and be rwpUatfj
"If you harm fooad anythlag thai was •
b«lp y«o, stick to it;'* a>ad so I hay*.
Beuqr a nnt»« .1 haw weoranwtfsd .
them to a great many paWnl p«op>*>>
One eas» I will evmtion. I saw a doc-
tor go to a neigttber orrery -week for '
months betsune she bad 9t»oh awful
fceadaches; but for a krax.tim* X dared
. not sunest aaything to ncr, . On* day \u25a0
_ I , mat her and I ray* her a half a
box of Anti-Pain PSa and she used
them and has had no doctor stnee.
Sho says they are a «rr«at blessing t.» - ,
\u25a0her and said. **why didn't you tell ra«
about th«m before.? ' X o«ud tell you
. - « ) many •• similar - cw»ea.** •\u25a0\u25a0-•
- < . .MTSB JOSICFHn«B BOHN.
178 W. Oeneswe BC. Auburn. N. T.
Dr. Miles' Antl-Paln Pill* are sold by
your druggist, who vri'l guarantee that -
'the first- package will beneflt. If It
falls, he wltt return your, money.
i ,29 doses, 25 cents. Never acid In bulk.
MUes Medici Cck.Elkixart,lnd;
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.-" '._^-_-.".V- : "V>*- \u25a0'.«': -'\u25a0";' '•>-\u25a0--' ;--i,r.
;S ; \u25a0 HERB DOCTOR
-JSL Sl3 Clay Street
<S^^ffl^. ;-;;VOAKIi.XN; -;;VOAKli.XND J . ..
' D**r-*lr: ' I cannot find word* to express m} :
rratttoa« -px whit jon h*T« don* for m«. and k >
sarncstlr •dTla« tint *U jxnwas wba xmt •**•* -
from >\u25a0\u25a0 tbat : most ; terrtbl* of amaaa ' »f aictl<»».
complete \u25a0 nerrooa breakdown, as. 1 Aid a tv»'
months «to. wKI con«alt yew. tik« jour »«n«
tonics and tfiereby tmi relief «nd retura of jood
tMaltfi. as I ha»e.: V*rysrat9fally yours. •»
I v.o,* yr.-a.'.nifu+-u<m setu st-,_<*»iiaai». c«t >*;
!'*l>ear Sir: After h*»ing tuflerwl Crom. n«rroas
headacb«.f« MversJ mootiw wKSoct b«lr« «&[«,
to iret any roll«f. 1 was adr&uiX to. eonanit yoc.
I did so, and tls : Ksalt " wi* tbat tb« taaladj
passed;away v after. fon^wsefcs'.treanßwt _v -
clan in the treatment at oerroos- bsadaeh* aast^
by. wpeattd colds. : Terj «tacsr«ly your*. CHA3.
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