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6 News of the Counties Bordering San Francisco Bay LUKENS AND MELVIN SEEK HEAVY DAMAGES Demand ;$3i9,435 From the Oakland Traction Com- : ; INJURED IN AN 'AUTO Claim Is Made That : Car Being on Wrong Track Caused Distaster OAKLAXD, Sept. 25. — Suits for dam ages aggregating 55J9.435 have been SJed against the Oakland traction com pany by State Senator G. Bus«el] Lu kens and by Superior Judpa H«nry A. Melvia and his wife, Louise Melvin. The filing of the 'suit's 'is "the outcome of a collision s.i Ninth ai'enue and East Sixteenth street between a stre^tcir* and an automobile containing, besides the parties to the. suits, the" owner .«f the car. Carltoq "Wall, the Alarr.eda rniyionaire and society ican, and Hc-r.ry Morin. a French chauffeur. The acci dent occurred September TS, 1906. The complaints allege that tl;^ ace? 4ent was due to the fact that the car wts running w^st on East Sixteenth street on the south track, instead of on the north track. n*di nsuaU' \u25a0 " t'\u25a0 The cfcar.ee in the .usual procedure in. operating the cars \yas due to extensive" reconstruction York going on at that tim*. which ,wru!ered-. v i,Wnecefesary to use one track"" for ca.fijf going in each direction. It was ail«ggd that the'.iuto mobile cleared- tbe iiortbr tra^k easily and that had the Etreetcar been on th*i p;de the accident would not have -»c curred. There was not sufficient tim*. it was alleged, Wdetr the couth track, on ".which this streetcar was approach ing, and the "rear .corner of , the ton reau was struck by the. other ednvej arce.,.\. -.: -;1 '. :*---* "-ri>wi'.v>''-"-'V. :i : • • '. '; JUpon this point Jilßged the conten tion, of the plaintiffs that the tra.ctfon company. was^at-faurC^"""" --\u25a0';\u25a0; The impact of the rollision^ was so terrif.c thct .^lrs. aTejVjn was: thrown from her seat In ihe fonr.eau'j ?O'fi>et agrair.st a picket fence on the iouth «ide of the street. Judge Melvin. and Sen- ] ater Lukeiis' were ;aJso thrown from the- machine and struck the ground a few feet from, the '" prostrate form of Mrs. IJeJvjn! Wall and ' Morin were practically -uninjured. ' i Thoygh Mrs. ilelvin has since per fectly recovered, her .injuries at the time were thought to \u25a0- be fatal. Her rkull wss f racturtd.. her shoulder blade broken and injuries" ts. the spine were also allfged. ; One hundred thousand dollars is a?ke^M<>r her .injuries. .-Jn a separate suit.- JSidep SJelvin demanded $:op,ooo fcr h'i-rnself. t For'purgical tr«at rrs^nt for himself and^ls wife he asked $4,335. He - compiaittea- of a sprained Ctitk and injuries'" to 'his right hip. , \u25a0 Senator Lukens eeeks a total of $115, lfiO. r :v'. _- JUDGE CRITICISES SWEAT BOX METHODS OF POLICE Declares All Confessiphs Should Be Made Pub lic Property OAKLAND, Sept 25.— Sweat box methods as used by the-pollcts and sweat box confessions; "wrung from malefactors were denounced by Judge H. B. Tappan during the examination in the police court today. ot George Cun ningham, charged, '.with stealing wire from the warehouse of the Western Union company. The youth was leader,' it was charged, of a gang -of young thiev«6 captured in West Oakland. . Detective •W. F. Kyle was on the stend giving evidence with regard to a confession which the police 6ay th© defendant made. - "Wlio were' present when this al leged confession was made?" asked Judge Tappan. .. "Oh. just some t»f. tbe police officers." answered Kyle. " - '\u25a0' I ' " 5 "Sort of a family party. was it not?" Inquired hie honor. "Yes, sort of a family party." replied the detective. , -"; '..-.-..i \u25a0 Tappan 6alfl: r '"Mr/ Kyie, I' don't take any stock in a confession procured by sweat box methods. I am opposed to the system; A confession ought to be public property and I do not see merit in. one elicited by the t pollce in a prison cell jil the" presence of no body but police "officers. There 'is enough of that sort of thing in Rus 6ia: If a \u25a0 -confession 'is '.to' be obtained/ from a prispner Jrbeijeve , that/the po-. lie*, should calirin"; the newspaper, meij. and cay.'^Here-. borsr.-is- something -for I you,' 'and- "If -"/tTie* prisoner sees fit to make a' conts§klon and have the public advised of it. ail right"". .-" Judge Tappan' 6aid thai. he, was con vinced that- aside .frpta > the ; . alleged confession of "eunnjngham , the.; state bad made out a prima facie case against the defendant, that would warrant him in /holding the- prisoner. * He- reserved his decision until Thursday. ; ./ MRS. WELTY IDENTIFIES \u25a0 MILES AS ASSAILANT Defendant Will Attempt to Prove He 'Was In San Fraadsco When Crime Was Committed OAKLAND, Sept. 25.— Mrs. Carrie Welty of Liverrnore positively identi s-nd Fred Miles, in Judge Waste's court today- ks Ihe man who made- a -brutal assault upon her. in June near. her home. Testimony was introduced to show that Miles was discharged by her hus band for making an- insulting . remark to l<er. The defense win attempt to prove that Miles was in San Francisco tt the time of the alleged assault. HCGE TIMBER TBAXSPOBTED OAKLAND. Sept 25.— The largest single etick of :.timber, ever . seen here was Jahded at .the long .wharf yesterday fro:h the schooner Snow. It was white pine timber, 80 feetjlongfi B feet'- wide and 5 feer thick, and was cut In a forest in British Columbia. Tbe etick weighs 23 tons and \vas consigned to the West ern en^n'tering* and construction comr par.y 10 be used on a dredger. BACK BROKEX BY FALL QAKLJdD. Sept. 25.^?. F. Bloom berg, a, Swedieh laborer,/ 47 years old. <lied this 1 afternoon -at the county in-" fSrmars". While working for the EL: B. &;A;L. Stone company : near Twenty ttltfd avenue, he fell: from a bluff and hSs' 6|3ine jw-as broken." '" For Seattle" Direct . T.lit Pacific Coast . SL- S. company's magnificent new steel 1 steamship Gov \u2666 i^nor will . leave Broadway, wharf for Seattle direct Saturday. September 28, at U a. m. Ticket offices 3 Market •treet and Br©a-4way wharf. - • ' - August HinribhsWiU Direct a Concert fdr'Glubwonien - AUGUST HINBJCHS; WHO WILL 'DIRECT A CONCERT FOB MEMBERS OF THE ADEL PHIAN CLUB OF OAKLAND." (PHOTO BY STEWART.) _ OAKLAND, ; " Sept. 25— One of \ the smart' affairs of the ,week will take place tomorrow afternoon when the music history se'etion of the Adejphian club, the exclusive woman's organlzar tion of the*' Encina} CJty will present a Pplendid progranTof music in Ye Lib. erty playhouse. A' number of the so cially prominent matrons of Alameda are on the list of patronesses. The pro ceeds will be devoted to the clubhouse building fund.-. Mrs. H. , A. Hebard Is curator of this section. She is assisted In the undertaking" by August Hin richs. under whose direction the con cert is given, and who will contribute to the program. His numbers will in clude a violin* concerto by Mendelssohn and a serenade, "Bagatello Mazurka," by Hinrichs. Mrs. M. B. Blanchard will be the soloist, the aria and recitative from 'Orpheus" (Gluck J -to" be her first selection. A group of songs (a) "Where -the Bee Sucks" f Ar'ne), (b) "Cradle Song,".- Ries,. (c).. "Ira I^ahne," Greig, (d) "Im-.Kerst,"- Franz, will conclude her part of the program. The exquisite, poem, of "Enoch Arden," by Tennyson, will be read by Mrs. Herbert San ford Howard of Berkeley; to the ac companiment .of _\u25a0 Straus music, which will be rendered by Frederick Maur«r Jr., piani*t. It will be an artistic and notable program, and both the smart set in the bay cities and the musical folk will, be well,*- -represented 'in the audience. . . . . *\u0084.[ '\u25a0* " • There is considerable social- activity this week at the Claremont country club, several hostesses entertaining at informel luncheons and- a -few close friends being their guests in the beau» tifiii spot. This afternoont Mrs. Fred erick Litman : of Berkeley entertained a small party of eight Tomorrow Miss " Arline Johnson , and ' Miss Josephine Jphnson will have a few girl friends* as guests. -'- Mrs. Henry Rosenfeld will preside over one of the larger .affairs. Miss Alma Brown will be her guest oX honor, ¥ a score of her more intimate friends being Invited for luncheon- and- an .hour of -bridge.-- Mrs. Charles R. Greenleaf of Berkeley . will be a hostess" on! Saturday, 12 guests ac cepting, of her ; hospitality"!- • Cards have been Issued this week for the marriage of • Clarence j • -Reed-and Miss Estelle Peter?. The wedding, will take place in.Trinity, Episcopal church on the evening of Monday, October 14. It will be .an elaborate' occasion, sev-* eral hundred, guests being included' tn the invitation.. Miss Mabel Gregory # of San Francisco will attend' Miss Peters as maid ol.honor,_Miss Grace Shaw, and Miss Ethel. : Aiiduig. serving" as bridesr maids;", ."Frank -Thompson -will .-support the brldfegpoorn. .The -honeymoon will be spent' in\.thie Hawaiian -islands.; ... - .The Berkeley ( asserably^ . which- in cludes'ln it? personnel tae younger set of the college town, will enjoy three dances this winter, cards havjng been issued by the patronesses for Wednes day evenings, November 20, January 8 and February 18. The patronesses for the season, are* Mrs.", Henry' Martinejs, Mrs. Charles Butters, Mrs. Clinton Day' Mrs. Wilfprd Page,' Mrs. A. M..Sutton, Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Mrs. "E. J. Wlckson, Mrs.."F.,E. Woodworth, Mrs John Snofek, Miss Radf ora," Mrs. A. a!* Pennoyer. \u25a0 Mrs.. Sydney Smith, Utb. "AL J, Ralston, Mrs. John GalenVHqward, Mrs. Henry Glass; y Mrs. Thomas • A Rickard, Mrs. Carl Plehn. Mrs. ->dolph : Miller and Mrs. Alexander; I6enberg. Tou are. attracted by/ the. advertise ment in this paper; you read It? and make up your mindithat the goods ad vertised are what you want. You enter a store 'to make your purchase. Be sure to. get what -you ask for,- even if the dealer Uries, to sell you something just as good- Avoid substitutes. • • BIeGILL; GIVEN IiIGHT SEXTEXCB OAKLAND, Sept. .25.— Arthur/ C. Mo- Gill, recently .convicted, of manslaußh-' ter, was sentenced .*by: Superior Judge Harris today -to «erv© one year! in the penitentiary at Folsom. A request for probation on the" ground that McGlll ii a victim of, consumption '.was denied, but on recommendation of DistrictvAl torney Brown" the -light. sentence wai 6i v «n.' ,\u25a0- : " /' v ';. ' '* .'*:,//\u25a0 x-rii*-"--"--''- The testimony of Dr. O. D. - Hamlin was , introduced to? ahtrvr tttat^McGiirß hold on life is precarious and "* that -If detained in the countyjailhe could^not be expected to live more 'than Bfev'e'n'- or eight months. He : thought confinement in the penitentiary at' San Quentin^or Folsom would result in an -Improved condition. /j^^j^^Ba^SMßglßft - UNIOX SECRETART MISSING - SANMATEOv Sept 25.~-Gus Technor. secreury of the carpenters' \u25a0.- union 1 here; is; a /fugitive • from justice, 1 : being "" $250 short in his accounts, ltcls/aliegediby .W-P. Davidson; president of- the unioai THE -SAN FRANCISCO / C^L;' m MAYOR MOTT SCORES FIRE UNDERWRITERS Says the Insurance Rates in Oakland Are Very Unreasonable PREMIUMS TOO HIGH Report on Delay of PUns for Salt Water Plant Causes Sharp Talk 1 C- •' > '\u25a0-' \u25a0' '\u25a0'. .-.-\u25a0"_. 'jr'X - \u25a0' ; " - \u25a0 -•. OAKLA^sTJ. Sept. : 25.— : ".The -demands of the* fire insurance "underwriters : are Unreasonable, arid' the; rates they^'arp r chargir.g;for firs -insurance 'in this city are; exorbitant;'* said' Mayor Mott;"to day at a session of the' baard; of public works. •_ ;.-, *, .'\u25a0\u25a0'}.\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 • ' • . His honor's .corr.went was upon; a re port: from city*; Engineer. F.C., Turner th'af 'the ' pj'ahs ' for', "the \u25a0initaliation of ' a salt water auxiliary : ; pla;it '. for nre .'protection "were s't!!}*' in: the' .hands «f .the insurance board 'for examination, li -v"Tlte- trouble is; that;: "the '•,- insurance Companies demaijd a.--- perfect -'condition ! ft-here" the, ppj>slbl!i-tyfof fire? loss,js;re ;duced to a ni'ninaum. yet-« they, demand a; high"' p'renilji«i, t '.' r sa|d> -tire' 1 maynr, who '' was lrritate«r at- the delay . of,' the • firo underwriters In the examination of .the projected system.- :. v \u25a0 ,\u25a0 ' Engineer. Ball of the fire • de partment said that. the Jnsurancs rat^s j in Oakland' wjere/i , far in /excess of | what premiums should be in view 6f : the extremely low fire hazard.; This, he said. , was- demonstrsied from ..the records of " fire iopses in -Oakland. ' ... ! - Cit^'.-^ngineer Turner .said^ that he .was. .convinced: of. >the . poor „ -.business! i policy of the comp£.nies ; ; in;; keeping ; rates at: the figure that prevailed ;here. ! Th« board announced- that; the salt j water | plant would . be constructed as rapidly 'as possible. | .'; \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0" ..\u25a0'..- v .. . j The Oakland gas, light: and -heaj company has sent 'a check to^the OaH larid fire department for ?500 in token of appreciation for the: excellent serv^ j ice which .the ( department .rendered at the big oil fire on September. IS, when thft destruction of the^ entire electrical plant was threatened. In a letter trans mitting the honorarluni John A. ©Ht ton of .the gas company; said ; that :h® believed that the company, as well ; as the. city, of Oakland,' was saved an Ir reparable loss by tho>bravery displayed by the men under Chief Ball's; control. The California Canriers' association] has .'.sent- the :* fire .department ; $100 T ; ais* an "appreciation ;. of .the .department's services at a dangerous fire-in the asso ciation's machine shops September 12. CXDEHWRJTERS ORGANIZE OAKLAND/; Sept. 25.— The Oakland board of fire underwriters, consistlngiof ; all the fire insurance ; agencies \ in "T this city, met tonight at -.the" office 'of I: \u25a0 H. Clay at Tenth street and Broadway. and effected a permanent organization. The following officers were chosert: Pres.l ; dent, L H. "\u25a0•Clay; vice "J president, : F./F. Porter; eecretary, Fred Ls BalUster; : treasurer, John Martens. •\u25a0/."'\u25a0 ..' '; ' ;'X* ' | '-- E./P. Jolly, who at a previous : meet Ing 1 was chosen to- interview • "the/fire| underwriters in San Francisco, reported j thai- he^ had gained a promise: from 80 per "cent of ' the San\Fr&ncisco' ; under writers not, to" write- insurance on this side of the bay. The 'remaining 20 per cent, Jolly .said, prpbably .would make a slmlllar promise' jsho'uld^,tlvey~ be'ap : prdached in the niatter' . ' '\u25a0; '\u25a0';/. \u25a0'.; ,-,'.".; i ". Mayor of Oakland Calls for Conference of Health Board United States Expert to Be Con? suited on Situation OAKLAND, Sept. 25.— Mayor fclott has called a conference for tomorrow after noon of the board of; health with Dr. Rupert Blue, the United States expert in charge of the ; conditions in San Francisco. and.Dr. N.>K. ' Foster, secret ta'ry of ,the, istate board of health. . , ." v • The meeting ; alms ; : to \u25a0 provide .ways and means' for protection against p'os- sibility of an outbreak of .bubonic plague along th« eastern vbay,:_ sh'ore'.- Tlie.niayor desires that" Dr. Blue'ehali be acquainted, with ; : all of the . steps which the Oakland j officials •• have 'taken and Ito obtain from ' the distirigulsiied medical man^ such ; information , : as -; to further precautionary steps as he shall ba- able to suppjy. '.\u25a0'•; - ; '\u25a0\u25a0. .-•, ••'.". '\u25a0 \u25a0-{ .\u25a0-.". - ; In the rat t catching campaign , the board of education has enlisted to free the r public schools jfr6n\--the \u25a0» rodents; City^ Superintendent of Schools J.,' W, McClympnds ,hns supplied each- school with*; traps r - and the ipupilsv have \been advised', as to -the .-bounty •\u25a0"of , 6^ cents '.a head which has been . off ered -by /the board" ot health. • . : " v • •; ':;r-':v -.-;•-• X WOULD KEEP SCHOOLYARDS' OPEN ALL OFItHE TIME Oakland's Mayor / Says the . Children • of the City Are Entitled to Use Public Playgrounds - - ; • : OAKLAND,. Sept. 25.— "Open the. pub lic schoolyards^ of .the. city; and/ kesp these playgrounds open all of I- the time,", is the^demand of .Mayor. Mott upon the school -author! ties, j,;/ /./;;: : ."The/ public: schoor^playgrounds- af- \ ford .the children ,'of the/oity? mostsdefi slrable places \u25a0 for f! out 'of \ doar < recrea - 1 tion," said the mayor/ at, thei board; of public/ works- meeting * today. £?£The«e i places ' should not . be clpsed *as /ebon '{, a« : school is Jdifemissed.:" Let the/gates, be ! kept open so that \u25a0 they£ can ." bemused by the / children,' : who ; / arej ; ; otherwise forced Into the streets; to ;play.' ? "/ / /'/Cityi Engineer Turner 'suggested 'that the* fullest' public/ uee should ,;be given to ; this public property. ;",.".- .. : . . SHERIFF W. P. TAYLOR .;-., ; • .'.'- HELD^FORTWO SUITS Must Appear Before Superior Court " •-'••"=\u25a0 to Answer CliargM of Crimi"v v > \ irialsLibel- SAN RAFAEL Sept. 25.^A.t" the pre-" Uminar^bearlng^thijiy morning .''before Justice Masee 1 of ; the 1 two f criminal . libel ; sui ts? asainst *:\u25a0 Sheriff JW./ PJ-Tayl of/o t Marih - county, »whichl were in ) with ivTaVlor's! recent] trouble wlt"h - the • Cochrarie s brothers,*! t /was j or? dered'i that /the "defendant J be / held/ to answer .before - the.' fcuperior court ?; in both suits. ,\" , CONCERT AT.GREBK : ' - BEB KELE Y, Sept. 25.^-The thipd con cert of the series ; of j eix|symphony|con certs i scheduled ;' f 6r.Jthistsernester^ will be'; given", in, thej Greek|Tir§ater^tomor row afternoon -at - 3 2 o'clo^kH^The » spm? phony /which .wilUbe^glvenTatjthat {time Is '• by.-' the iwell < k'ho wn_*; Russian ccoirn r poser Tschalk6wßlU.*;Ur , Maccabees Preside Over the Third Day's .GelejSratioii and Entertiain Vast Throng atAlamedaCduhtyCarriiyal iXftIMITTEE KjpJ SADIES OF MACCABEES. WHO HAD CHARGE OF THE AFTERSOON PROGRAM AT THE ALAMEDA CODNTY CAI VAN HORN/ r :'(PH F O T TO T b/stlwaßT f v*?' ,E", E " GCIU> -;. MRS - > D.D '. MBRRIAM,. OAKLAND, Sept.: 25.— The Maccabees appeared in numbers at Iflorapark to day.Vhaving/ complete "con£rplj*pf ; the Gl§dway and of the grounds during th« third day, of thg- Alaraeda county carr nival.-/- The concessions, on the Glad way were crowded /all afternoon, and evening^ and the" theater in' , the/ park held a large audfehcev ...^ ' / \u0084 ; / Tlje Maccabee program opened In the afternoon / with '"4411068 and Tmuslcal numbers", by •_' t'he./juv'e.nile' "members .of Miss "HUda "A. Buttlar>' classes..; In the evening" the lodge representation was unusually strong, the Oakland. Berke r . ley and/county hlves'being the hosts Of throngs of, guests.; //:/:;.../,//. *\u0084 \u25a0 The afternoon performance was en tirely in the-hands of the ladies'" commit" tee,, corapbse'd~of vthe following; Mrs. TV. D. Bell, Mrs. M. E. Guild, Mrs. R. D. Merriam,.Mrs::'W. Childs and Mrs. C- M. "Van. Horn. Besides the juvenile exhibi tion-: inithe^afternoon tnis committee had arranged'a drill for the women of the order, acting in .coroperation with the knights. -A feature of the : evening was the exempliflcation of the recently adopted ritual, which - was/performed by ladies,' with knights as candidates. ; ./In the 111 1 juvenile* class were Ruth . Burnham, a"cleyer bjitterfly ;daricer,-:ian.d Gladys ,Gerish,\ with/ an v applauded toe dance;? s Marguerite l Mau» rendered: sev eral solos, and was-f ollowed by Phoebe Meyer, r ,w.ho closed 'the; juvenilesenter tainment with/ a. gayety,- dance. Jfone of : the performers was more than 14 year s of age: & ' -'."' *';-"- /.\u25a0."•\u25a0 • LODGE} TEASIS IS* DRILL " The evening" * program was " more strlctly^'Maccabee!, Including' the ' Mac- cabee -ritual /and the: Maccabee 'drills: The ladles who 'exemplified the initiaV tion., ritual were: ": . .. * '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0•'\u25a0"'» ; Miss * Maud '- SWlft. Miss - Bertha KipW. - Miss Violet Ford^Mrs. G. V. . Van Horn, Mis* Pella Klpke, -Miss Mary Hnpbes.: Miss Miry O'Toole. Mrs. : John MUlan, Mrs. Thomas Risney. MJsi Nellie; Batler, Mrs. Myrtle Cbilds and Mrs; Mary M;eeban. ','Mh. r E.* W. Siedeau' commanded. " /. The evening drill in uniform *by the Knights was; one of the best : features orUlie. carnival. The drill ' team ; was commanded: by/ S-.W. Hall,' cpmmandef of /the"; state; Joseph Carney, past as sistant;'of No. 17 as assistant drill: mas ter,: ' and T E. ;I* ' Arnest,' past commander, of: Argonaut No. 33, manager." The team consisted'rof J.- L..Flne," J. C. Scott./WV 8.-; Morton. L./VV.' Arnold, E. G. Keane,' William Warrlng/C.M. Van Horn* O. BERKELEY. SCHOOL FUND, f .;. : ; ; IS IN FAIR CONDITION Trustees Believe That They Will • Have Little/Trouble; During ;; v ;/::':;the Coming ' Year BERKELEY,*. Sept.* 25.-r-Reports from Town Auditor M. L. Hanscom given at the'm'eetihg of the.; board! of-education last "evening' show'that ,the! deficit -the school department faces this year is not so | great as • was at; first' supposed., Rer ceipts from: the : town .school, fund amount to 51.632.45, fand, with; 5169.67-7.62 j iaUhe treasury and^fundsi tQ<bevcoHect ed;froin,th©;ievyfng of taxes north/ of town little: trouble -islexpected for the coming year. : \u25a0"-.•:\u25a0'" \u25a0','\u25a0 '• y': •'/<'. . " \ • ".* ; v : Manual training departments in th 6 public I schools • have ; found " great i favor, with; the board of : education, ? and it was decided 'to iestabjish: branches, in - the Emerson ancT Washington > schools.- vj- i^. > It is purposed to .close the Vschoola. for/the ; autumn vacation- for the week, beginning, -. October c 14: r ; The? old;; Pag*, street school was 1 sold to T. G. Holtz for ?3,080/ ;\u25a0' ; V '\u25a0; r-f- -\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0. " : '•'\u25a0\u25a0._:[ \u25a0 Subtirbahvßrevrties \u25a0 SEAMSTRESS ; BHEAKS v WElST—paSland,* Sept. \u25a0 25."-— Miss Annie Fetriccdvleb, 1 a seamstress, livinf -at i 865: Fifty-four ib 6treet, feU tonight aa she attempted "tor aligbt f from a- moving, street ctr.~.-. She , sustained ia. fracturs :of tte \u25a0 right wrlet. : -\u25a0>.. \u25a0^;;;-^/v5. : :";' •"'-.":: - : \u25a0;\u25a0-';-''\u25a0' \u25a0• \u25a0; , V DiVOECE r BXTITS > BEGTTK-^Oakland, Sept.* 25. Capitol* A. TReldsman has begvaeuit for divorce agalast • Bert M. . Reidsman ' for- cruelty, i and : sim ilar --proceedingß have" been commenced iby Wllr ltai? . Q./ iioran I against : WlUe { C.'[ Moraa - for de sertion. --; ' • -. \u25a0.-;'/: " -•'\u25a0/ .- ; \u25a0'\u25a0'", '"'. "/ : /- ; . ' EtKS GIVE ' .'.'LADIES' v NlGHT"~^Alameda; Sept.' 25.— -AJameda. lodge of- Elks :No.; IQIS gare a • ladies', night program tonig&f la I ihe Dnitartan church. :*: * The feature was ; aD ; Illustrated talk on the Grand < eanyen lof the | Colorado, : delivered jby Frederick , 'William ;, Prince.^ ;>'\u25a0'.';-'. ".:, ; i, .TSEES MUST BE ': THIMMED-^Alameda, •", Sept." 25.— Acting i upon ,- Instructions ; from -; the ; i city eouacll,' the ' police' are ' notify ing property ;otrnerß with: trees | on , their j premises : that [ Interfere :. with pedestrians or, vehicles | by.; reason ; of I lon*., hanging boughs -that ? the -: trees \u25a0 mnst:i beXtrimuied. V .'if.;* •J: rOITND ;\u25a0; GUILTY". S . OF :3 MTIKDEKi-Oaklaud, S«t;v 25— A ; jury.cfound t IraV Plump, '-colored. guilty *; of " murder •. in - the second . degree .today, after a trial las tine nearly, a week, t Plump :was charged ;,with shooting i Jesses Howard,- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. a - negro, in, Osiland,^ after -the men ' lad \ quarreled over at small; sum; of; money.; /,;."././ J.-/K '/'"- ;•/ UTO DISCUSS 'NEW BO AD— Oakland, Se^t: .25. The \ directors i ot- the' merchants' exchange - iave referred * to .-. the * special % tunnel \u25a0 • committee \u25a0;. the proposition ; of £ the 7 promoters >- of •". the r- projected Antioch-Oafeland ' electric ' road i to- secure \u25a0 tempor ary; use - of- the } foothill -• tunnel. The committee win~-reportiTuesday r iilghtA'^; \u25a0'-\u25a0•:;>;•"•\u25a0.;..? -v; ", : : : .'v'.' , U WOMAN* ; TO .: PKOSECTrTE^-Oak lahd; ~ Sept; i 23.— Frank Hart, ? who f ,was arrested on; September. XT while pawning, jewels; that; were said stol be < the ? property lof i Mrs. . George ; Freder icks lof 5 1569 i'Broad-n'ajr, '« will Ibe I charged swi th petty,] larceny"- by .1 tfi e v policemail -1 who 3 took j him Into custody, i Mrs.*; Fredericks ;• having ? refused ] to svramx ; to a . comDlaia t . asainst I the prisoner. ~ ' -- E. Brown, J." I* Maldne, 'Al F. Nlst and A. E. Decker. \u2666 . • / - / 'Music was by the two bands at the park qutside the .pavilion, : and by. trie regular band Inside the ex hibit room; The Maccabee- ladies pro yjded'a booth, which was presided over by these ladies of hive No. 14 of Oak land:/' Mrs. Minnie AFdelot, Mr*. Mffrtam. Miss irar, Baret Scott. . JMrs. H. W. JConnan, .Mrs. Qhlldi and Mrs. Millen. In charge of the PerkeJey booth of the Mtccabee ladles were Mrs. B. Bit b«r, s : Mrs. M. ; Baraom," Mrs. Seirns, . Mr», B. MeUon and: Mr*. Jennie Quacfcenbnsh. \u25a0 | | Two -hospital booths attracted great attention at the park" ' These, are the ! Fablpla hospital booth and the Roose veltr hospital of / Berkeley, both fully equipped with wards ready for patients, In charge of Fabloja booth were; Miss Amy Jackson,"' Mrs. Harry BUhop, Mrs. J. W. Jackson. Mrs.- A. Matthews. Mrs. Jamet ' ; Pilling. Mrs. Hsrry : Tbomae, Mrs. I Elizabeth j : Jacksoa, - Mrs. Dr. Tracers.' Mrs. Frank Graham, ' Mrs. • Bcrnlce Beenin*. Mrs. -Bernard P.* Miller. Miss' Winifred Burns, Miss Evelyn Jones, Miss Carmen Ghtmrdelli, Mrs. Ftrrls Hartman. Miss Bose.Hohfeld.Mias Albert* McKemie and Miss StelJa,Warflßld." ; : . ;\u25a0 -The: Roosevelt hospital booth is \u25a0 lij charge of L.C. ; Shingle.; - DEMAND FOR REALTY LORE . The- real estate -booth .has: astonished I the^'dealers" in "realty.?-. They pre " pared' acmound' of 'literature | for Tdistrl bution,^whlch; .was /expected* to T'last . thrpugh:tbe' carnival. -.There came such a.raid-todayi that- the literature .was ex hausted, and -tonight 'lhe ; crowds were asking', for f more./ This- booth •is .in a line : of -six: apartments, /so "that all the real "estate men of ' Oakland,' Berkeley and. Alameda; are conveniently repre sented.-/ The real estate men are exhib iting.the set of coronation' robes which, by .\u25a0; the glf t^: of the ' merchants rof Oak land, were^ worn" by Qu^enLlda when the fair was opened. : , ; .; - \u25a0• Fifteen thousand" Woodmen of the World are expected tomorrow. -A comr petitive' drill /biy camp 'and- circle teams will .be given, and; the'" Woodmen hobo band of "San "Jose will make'music. There are~t6;b*/moek court scenes and other features. / ." ' • J /On .Friday/ the entire population of .Llyermore,;Niles and other towns will be represented, , special trains" having been^ arranged -to bear them to the county seat. * . r The T/nivergity of California will be guardian; of the revelry: on- Saturday, the plans v balng: to make It the largest BAPTIST (ASSOCIATION HEARS REPORTS ON MISSIONS Addresses Are Delivered by Leading of /Convention in Ses sion at Alamedat Al/AMEDA, ; Sept.. 2S.-^-Th"e second day of jthe. annual. meeting ,-of ,the San iran cisco Baptist association was given over today. mainly. to the hearing of reports ; from standing committees arid ' from the committees on' home "and foreign j missions.'- "\u25a0\u25a0''\u25a0 '•- '\u25a0'[' S ; '"'.>• ,V-v. A t'. the morning session \ . . E. Tanner delivered -an. address ' on "The .Key ThoughtiOf ;Titus." ,i G.E. Boynton read the report of the committee on* temper' ance.and t then;followed:a;6eries of ad dresses'as follows:: ' The Standing Com mittees," .W.H. "Groat; "Denominational Fellowship,?;; D. E. i Scofleld : i "Fostering Our,: lnstitutions," A. A. Macurda; "Re lation to .the Northern- Baptists Con vention.'.'-- C.%^W;% Brinstand, and •' "The Baptist Brotherhood,"^ H.C. Allan. >' | i - " J.A; ; Eficksori; spoke ai the afternoon session; on "The - Personal Life -of the Christian.'; -,v''Efflciß»cy :in j the Home Work'/j-waa the! subjeotrof ia paper by Mrs. -H.' L. BoardmanI 1 ' : "The Support : of Foreign iWork"; was ithp - subject of an address :by J. p. Hosquist, 'and -the sub^ ject, "Efflclency. in : Women's yDepart | ments" wa.s : i handled.by,SuEan > T."Durfee. v ; This ; evening, Jay Pruden '/delivered and address. on "The Redeemed*Life;of the "Christian." ' " " ,~ I ! -The meeting/ will 1 dose tomorrow! ; night. : \u0084 - t - : r\\u25a0 - 1 : fl^P^^'-A n^ man y ot ker painful and serious l^« h^^^bu^n^! a^ ine^ s from which most mothers M m W^msiy m Wvb^^ stiff er, can be avoided b}' the use of !*% £1 \u25a0\u25a0&& "^Other's Frieni." This great remedy WHsr. \u25a0 Wima HBfiOtt $&*r : t; w " ; ; ordeal with safety and ; no pain. No woman who uses ''Mother's' Friend' -n^ and danger incident to birth; for it robs tie ordeal of its horror and .insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in sl< condition -more favor able 'to speedy recovery. i^The jcliild is woman, and will be sent free in plain |p ||^ gK3 jrv n envelope by addressing application to 'm %MX Sgg g U Brad Held Reguld tor Co. Atlanta, Ga. y flffiilll affair that the Berkeley students' have ever attempted. Sxtra concessions will be conducted "by. students, who have a queen 'of their own to crown. Miss Jull* E. . Evana wIJJ preside over a country store.' and the: attend Jns students wi.. be appropriately attired. - I** CHARGE OF BOOTHS | The booths of the park and gladway were presided; over by the fallowing today: I Woodm«a of the. World cafe— Mrs. CUnilta SIItJ*. ", Mrs. Anna L. MlHer. Oakland clnb— Mrs. William Schrock. Mrs. Stephesssm, Mrs. Richard Croft. Miss Emma Breillnjr, Miss Lillian Bn-Ulny. Mrs. CUaries Heeseman. Mrs. H. L. WUiteUead. Mrs. Oscar LnniDjr. Mrs. R. C. - Cfcadwlck. Mrs. C. Chao herlaln, Mrs." W. WestpfiiU, Mrs. J. C. Saje nprn. .-•";\u25a0 • . ' . . \u25a0\u25a0-. - " • West* Oakland home booth iij charge of Rob erts-and MacUne. .\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:• \u25a0 . , Har^iters. B*rfce2«j-— Mrs. A. V. Dal», Mrs. ! J. MeDeraott, Mrs. E.* Ml4dle6oss. \ i Oakland clnb— Mrs. George Msrsilr. Mi*s E» telle Grandjeau. \u25a0 Miss Bertte. GraadJ*aa. i Ivy Inn. St. John's Episcopal eaarch— Mrs. A. Heonrterjj, Mrs. 'A. Meritx, Jlrs. M. Gotualsrs. Mrs." o. ' Strowbrld?«, Mrs." M. ' Kin*: Ben Hur ' tribe, Oakland, In charge of B. P. Foster. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'••*".-\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0.\u25a0 Free kindergartens— Mrs. •\u25a0 T. C. Goojan. J>fri. D. R. Rae. Mrs. A. D. Eastland. Mrs. Gecrzw Wbeaton, Mr*; E. M. Walsh, Mrs. D. \u25a0 Esrcr brook. \u25a0-\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0= ' • •\u25a0 \u25a0 " •• \u25a0 • • •"\u25a0\u25a0-..' • " Anvit booth, St. Matthew's . mission, Baria ley^-Mrs. J. J. Burca. Mrs. W. Drory. Mr». C. W*.PerkjEf, Mrs. T." C ( : Irwin.'Mr*. Fred Ott», aisisted .by Miss - Erma Perkins, . Miss Marlel Drury -and Miss" Haiel Attbowe." ' "" V " •" Ladies* Belief . C. S. N.;, booth— Mls« "Ma tilda \u25a0 Brown; - MJss I Jessie - Campbell. | Mrs. *n: 8. Kergan. Mrs." F. K. Kergin. Miss Eliitbata Vill. Miss ' Elra i McGraw. Mis* Edaa Ho«ns«r. Miss .Elsie ;G.^ Browa. Mi« Isa : Bulgtll, Mrs. Richard' Forling. . ' - > "- *"..'• -f.'. ' \u25a0 . ' .:'"' West Oakland home— Mrs. E.B«ardsle^ Mrs. J. M. Scotchler and Mrs. Jennie Webster. - . Fountain lcdsr* JJo. 183. I. O. O. F.— J. P. Rllejv S. Mj-er ana Mrs. J. P.' Rtley. , Berkeley Order of ! Maccabees No. 23— Mrs. Jennie Qnaekenbush:'Mrs. Mellon. Mrs. Barber. Mrs.'-R. S. Laird, Miss Barnnm. Mrs. Jarrls end Mrs. Robbies. ' ' \u25a0, "' Lyo»-R«llef Corps No- 6. auxiliary G. A. U. — Mrs : E. SheppanJ. Mrs. -Mattld* Gierlnj, Mrs. Mary Wells.- :'•**- . " . . " Country store, Athens Parlor. N. S. G. w., in charge'of A. - C. Hansen. Free ! kindergartens. Icecream . and candy booth-^-Mrs." Thome? Crelltn, Mrs.. J. r-Tt. Bum has. Mrs. E. B."B*ck.' Mrs.' Egbert Stone. Mr». I A. ' W. TJaTens. Mrs. Gordon Stolp and Mrs. ' Edward Taylor; ; . . ; . : Rebekaas. r district T— Mrs. F, -- H. Prlistlr. ! Mrs:.T. L. Wllllaras, Mrs. X. Somers. Mrs.- S. '•\u25a0 Jeba. " , -,:*n :'\u25a0\u25a0"-"\u25a0;.\u25a0 -. \u25a0' •*---•\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 St. Mary's r - lunch, bcoth— Mrs. A. D. Thomp son/ Miss J. Lyons, Miss Kate Ba»ry. j Miss Jo sephine Clark. •;.. -. , r \u25a0 Ladies' Relief .lunch .booth— Miss A- E. Minor, Mrs Corey. Mrs. Mary Orrick, Mrs. Mary Bnr rell. Miss Grace Bwrell. \ Mlsa Marion McElrath and Mis* Hilda McElrath: • - ' •• , • - . . RIVAL ATTORNEYS SHAKE FISTS AT EACH OTHER Lively Scene in Court Where" Mrs. '. Ballard Loses Suit Against • ':} Claremont Hotel : OAKLAND, Sept. 23. —^ Insinuations that former County Surveyor E. C. Pr^ther*:had been 'employed- by -both sides in ; the cas« : of Mrg v Maria : V. . Bal )ard against the Claremont hotel com pany led Attorney Loujs Titus and At torneys Ballantyne ;to;; to ; shake their' fists at Veach, qther across ; the table facing Judge Ellsworth this morning. .': ' • The /case 5 was' submitted and Judga Ellsworth.: intimated ;that the .hotel company fcad won -in Its effort to com pel-Mrs. Ballard' to accept a new routr» for y a lroad^tp' reach h»r property near the hotel site. She had contended that the 'company's route •was linaccesjlble.- Th<3 company," claimed v- that, her lines would carry the road through a cor ner.* of 'the 'hotel Building and destroy some fot v the ; fine ' landscape ' effects in the- grounds.' ,-;>:. \u25a0?'-\u25a0'*:-• SEES HER BOTRU.V DOWN OAKLAND. Sept. 25.— George West leke;/'a 7/yeir'old boy/ vis run over and internally - injured by a passtns? buggy In 1 front of his home at 1716 Ada line ~ street "thjs afternoon," .while"' his rriotherJn/the/windQw of the house was watching' him.- ";After the child had been : run down the" driver .-passed on, and the police'haye beenuriable to lo cate hlm.\ »-Th» -mother, however, says thatitfc<a driver was not to blame. BECOMES A POLICEMAN AFTER A HERO FIGHT John O*Malley Is Appointed! Despite Efforts of Po- - litical Enemies BITTERNESS IS SHOWN! Chief of San Jose Depart- i ment Unable to Keep Star From- Him OAKLAJJT>. Sept. 25 Jahn'q'Manejv » formerly/ ft \ member^of ; th* S^t Jfosa I police department, today was appointed j a regular policeman by the polica "and { flre commissioners. O'Malley secured > appointment after a fight of a yaar. In L which he wa»' opposed by Chief.: o? Police Carroll of San Josav and'-' other Influences, which O'Jlalley had ! aa** tagonized politically. O'Malley Itaa ] been employed on th« belt road in San f Francisco. * - >.. ..-, v j O'Malley*» troubles in San Jos« at- i tracted much attention, -in | police circles throughout the state.; H.» became a member of the Garden City j force three years ago and was friendly \u25a0writh the so called . "gang."- which was \ routed politically by the--- Haye«t I brothers. It was alleged that "after. his i appointment to the. department O'Mal- : ley was too close with some of. hi 3 d<-- ; feated friends. O'Malley. with Polic*- > man ° Mulhall, was accused by a San' Jose newspaper of having b«atea.a ; prisoner so severely while making .an] arrest, that the man died from a ffae- j tured skull. O'Malley was charged I with murder. - '. -. An. examination was made by "the 1 district attorney's office - and the ease • against O'Malley was dismissed, as ; there was nothing to prove that h« and Mulhall had Inflicted Injuries on. their' prisoner tha,t caused death. .. \u25a0 District Attorney. Campbell of San \u25a0 Jose wrote to the police and fire corn-, mlssloners of this city and informed \u25a0 them that there, was absolutely no foundation for the charg»";of ; -murder ! that had been mad© against O'Malley' ' and that the latter had proved himself ; to be a. capable and efficient 'police- • man. On - this showing O'Malley was J made/ a member of the Oakland police department. ;-*•\u25ba--.,"::\u25a0;( THIEF RAIDS RESIDENCE >J WHILE PERSONS ARE NEAR Home of Arthur Rupke- Entered in Daylight and Money and Jewelry Stolen \u25a0 OAKLAND, Sept. ?3. — The residen:* of Arthur Rupke. a. restaurateur at 335 Eleventh street, was entered this after noon" and- ISO lo money,, aad jewelry valued at several hundred dollars stolen by a' thief who opened a window^over the, street' to gain admittance. ... Line men had been working along, the street a few minutes before the theft was committed and persons were passing In the street in front of the place whll» the . thief ,wa» inside. . s . All '.^t tie money In < \ba house, $S.O» which'Rupke had saved ..to- pay hls-rent. was stolen- ,To obtain this -the thief had broken cpen a 'trunk. He also, searched the bureau In the room, taking- * two gold watches and turned "back tho mattress on: a bed and stole- ».r«vdlver. Oakland the Beantlfttl Is shown in the October issue at Sun set Magazine, Just c-ut. Sixteen pages of double-tinted plates show the beau ties of Oakland and tfcos other cities across the bar. -Tea should scad it to your eastern friends.- . - ". -.*• TRAXSFER OF WATERWORKS SAJ? MATEO, - se.pt. 25!— T6« San Mateo water worker. owned by, Mrs. Emma Rose, was transferred today to a. { syndicate of local capitalists. Tbe pric»:, paid by Jos«ph Levy, W. F.« TUrnbul!^ H. K. Royd^n, C. N. Klrkftride : and ' I. Tr A. Foster, who compose ' tUg syndicate, • was" - $250,0e».\ $50,000 - in - cash and the balance In bonds. The new officer* of' the 'company are: • Joseph Levy, preai- ' dent; W. V F. Tumbull, vice president and "general manager; H. N.- Royden. secretary; C. X. ,-Kirkbrlde, \u25a0 attorney. San Mateo bank, treasurer. .-''"'•*--\u25a0;;•,» SEEKS DAMAGES FOR FRICnT OAKLAND. Sept. 2S. — The trial of the suit of Florence Conrad of Alarcedi for <10,000 damages against Charles V?. Radditz was commenced today befora Judge Ellsworth. Mrs. Conrad claimed she -was frightened by Radditz into a serious illness while they . lived In. acN Joining arks along the San ' Leandro bay shore. -. She claimed he caused; her arrest for a trivial matter and once frightened her cruelly, by tumping a t her in the dark as she passed a largo watering tank. : ' : ; r~— — ':'*'">" \\ — 1 Positijely cured bj ' A A DTfTO 1 0 these Little ?*£*• • AjM|\| Li\O THe7alsorelJevoDiar gvSHI mg—^m W tiesa ironi Dyspepsia. In. *^^b IX T Li d^estlon and Too Eaarty. Bl 11/ PR Sa«n», Apertectrwn- p| S*F»i £* edyXorWrines3.Naasea. Wu FaLfcS, DroTvsLieag. Bad Taat* _ll*__l|B| \u25a0• , Ja.tna \aiflncu- Ctatea- ' To^fi^e. Pala In tbe Slie, litotvmi UVK&' Tbey regßlat© tie Bows^. Purely Vegotatle. SMALL PILL sMbi?SL SiILHIGL IpADTFD^I Genuine Must Bear : Signatnra WF& ; ifiEFUSg \u25a0IUBSTJTgTEJi. .I^W'ONG TEN SHEW : I||«££&P^| * CHINESE AND HERS DOCTO2 Soe*e»»6r "to : DR. WONG WOO r^fflK^^iS "15 TESTH ST.; OABXAOT^ ••" - £- JB i.j *¥* '--' -\' : - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 - '-' with your.; \u25a0 \u25a0 ,-