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Girl Identifies Her Assailant
Prizes Awarded at Pigeon Show
Artesian Water Being Developed
GIRL IDENTIFIES MAN
AS ONE ATTACKING HER
Police Take Prisoner \u0084to
Home of Miss Hall,
• Who Is 111
SEEK ESCORT ALSO
William Weiss, Who Fled
From Brawny Assailant,
Is Missing
OAKLAND, Nov. 25. — John Payne, a
. buggy washer, arrested by Patrolman
Fleck In San Pablo avenue near For
tieth street, was identified this morn-
Ing by Miss Sellna Hall, the daughter
of Mrs. J. M. Hall of 2026 San Pablo
avenue, as the man who attacked her
Sunday morning at 2:45 o'clock. He
was taken by detectives to the home.
of the young woman, who recognized
the large framed man as isoon as he
confronted her. Sho was in a state
bordering on nervous collapse, and has
been confined to her home by the effects
of her harrowing experience.
The police are endeavoring to locate
William "Weiss, a carpenter^from Val-
Jejo, who was Miss Hall's cscc-Vt when
she was attacked by Payne. The pair,
returning from a masquerade ball,
were walking to Mlfs Hall's home in
Pan Pablo avenue, when the plrl In a
non<nt of caprice left "Weiss and
crossed the street, Wriss continuing, at
a. slow pace along the sidewalk.
Miss Hall had hardly reached the
opposite pav»ment when Payne, It was
<-harged, seized her end tried to drag
her into a vacant lot. She screamed
end beat her assailant off with an um
brella. Weiss, across the street, hear
ing Miss Hall's outcry, failed to come
to her rescue, contenting himself with
throwing a stone. The stone hit Payne
in the head and Payne gave chase,
leaving the erlrl to pursue Weiss along
San Pablo avenue. Weiss has not been
heard from since. Hiss Hall made a
report after she had reached her home
i vlone which enabled the police to ap-
rehend Payne, who was found In a 1a 1
restaurant and held for identification.
GUIDES AUTO INTO CURB
BUT STRIKES AGED MAN
Dennis Strane, Southern Pacific Black-
smith, Fatally Injured by
San Franciscan
OAKI^AND. Nov. 25. — Dennis Strane,
pged 59, a blacksmith employed at the
Southern Pacific roundhouse in West
Oakland, was struck by an automobile
et the foot of the broad gauge mole
t'iday an.l died of his injuries tonight.
The machine was driven by Frank Bell
cf 73 Taylor etreef. San. Francisco
Hell, .said that Strane attempted to
cross in front of the machine, but hesi
tated and turned back. In an effort to
avoid striking him Hell claimed he ran
liis automobile against the curb, but
knocked the aged man down despite
his endeavors. One front wheel passed
over Ptranc's body before the car could
ho Stopped. . -'» . ; .;i'S
Strane sustained fractures of the left
arm near the shoulder and of the right
ankle. Bell removed him to the re
reivlhg hospital in the machine. Later
Strane was taken to the central hos
pital, where death relieved his suf
fering. •
KING'S DAUGHTERS WILL
DEDICATE NEW HOME
Structure to Shelter Incurables of
Alameda County Will Be
Temporary
OAKLAND. Nov. 25. — The new build
lng for JtK'uraf'lep for the Alameda coun
ty King's Da tig liters' home will he drdi
• •aferj at 3 <jVlo<*k December.^. The
r'uilfiinsr Ims \it>et\ Tlanned an a teni-
porary ftructur*', filitng the needs of a
plar-» for cases -until larprer and
more commodious quarters f~an be se-
Th*- program Includes a ntimber of
musical ev«nts by well known church
pitigrcr?: and quartetfi. Rev. Ernest E.
Bakrr* will ant as chairman of the cere
monies, assisted by Rev: G. W. White
of the First Mcthodlft Episcopal church
and Rev. Clifford Macon of Trinity
Episcopal church: Rev. H. J. Vosburg,
paptor of the First Baptist church, will
deliver an address, and Rev. E. R. Dille
of the Central MethodSst church of San
Franclpco also will gpeak. Other pastors
who will "take nart are Roy. C. IL Ho
bart and Rev. 6! 11. Gruvcr.
DYING IN TELEGRAM,
NOW LYING IN JAIL
Harry Wcstcott Held in $2,000 Bonds
on the Charge of Passing
Bogus Check
OAKLAND. Nov." 25. — Harry Westcott. i
whose telegram announcing that h<s
•would be dead. ln a. few days iod-to his'
arrest in Los Angeles and return here j
for trial, was held to answer before
*M<.e superior court this morning oh a
JH" arge of passing a ilctitlous check on
J-.'s^iather in law, G. H. Griffiths, man
ager of a hardware company. It was
drawn on the bank of Hayward for $20. :
Bond was fixed at 12,000.
Westcott disappeared, and wishing to
throw the police off the trail tele
graphed to his wife over the signature
of a physician that In two days he
would be dead. The clew was followed.
and a few days ago Sergeant Curtis
.brought the alleged forger back to
Oakland.
CASTS F«K JEMOR DAY FARCE
IJEIIKELEV. Nov. 25. — The complete!
casts. for the Junior farce and curtain
raiser for' junior day Friday at Ye ;
Liberty theater, Oakland, • were an
nounced today as follows:
Bin?o. an educated bntßlar need M. Clarke
«^|italn of Oakland Polire. .Clarpnce Cullimore
Mi*s F'grker, the newbmrdor •.
..; ....vjladj^ A. Armstrong
!ve^M\u25a0^ie, a *errant g1ri..... ." — .Katbryn Heinz
Sorority frlrls — Florfce* n. Weckb, Settle Z.
Tracy. Violet V. Ottoman. Emily SI. Bisbruw.
Vol ice 'Swseant. WfilUm S. Wells Jr
Police ofneers — Paul A. Myers. Malcolm Stou*.
Theodore- K. Gl*zlpr. J. Warren McKlbben
"THE WICKED WOBLD"
General «ood«-ln E. A. Brerkcnf«ld
Mrs. Goodwin Mls« lather Phillips
Frank Goodwin .... ...1... George h. Bell
I Kitty Gi»o<Jwlb '.'.- Miss Frederlque liolli
Uorothy Lawrence iliss Itese Schmidt
'. Ijou's Lawrence ......' :.. .11. S. Goldman
, Pjliu Taylor - - Arthur V: Moul ton
limn I'lc'ston Bwslter L. Mlkel
ft-?. I'reston ..Miss A.lice - JJouthworth
6f««;*>ur I^i-ouse .. Clare B. CroasfieJd
Sliinche Lerousc '. .Miss.ETa B'.ohm
Baldirio :Karl A. Vogeler ;
\u25a0'-Iwr Oni!t:>Kjilel .." .....Alfred Rchults '
"*— im u»u _-..i'. .......... Mi5s lrma Bromler
NEWS OF FOUR BAY COUNTIES
PIGEON FANCIERS WIN
MANY CUPS IN SHOW
Most Successful Exhibition
Ends With Award
THOUSAND ON VIEW
Large Number of Entries
Make Hard Work
for Judges
OAKLAND, Nov. 25. — The annual
show of the California Pigeon club
closed at midnight last night and was
the most successful one ever held by
the fanciers of the state. The grand
cup for the best display was won by
the Ingleslde pigeon company of t San
Francisco, the other prizes being "well
distributed. There were more ,than
1,000 birds on display.
Besides taking the grand prize, the
Ingleside company also won the silver
cup for the beet display of crosses. In
squab stock and in runt hen crosses
this exhibit included about 200 speci
mens. R. E. Nordyke of Oakland car
ried off first and second honors in the
Jacobins. Hugh Mclnerney, with an
unrivaled display of tumbler pigeons,
took the cup and first award in this
class.
The cup for the best Maltese pigeon
was won by F. C. . Franck of Sjtenta
Clara, the second honors being av*ard
ed to M. R. Saunders of Oakland. W.
11. Kelley of San Francisco received
third place. This was the most keenly
contested of all the classes in the show.
A total of 272 Maltese pigeons were
exhibited, making the largest number
ever recorded in a Pacific coast show.
A. B. Woods of Oakland scored 95
points with his runts and took the first
place for the silver cup.
The judge of all varieties was H. F.
Whitman, who gave special mention to
some of the exhibits. Among them
wtn-e the showings of TV. H. Elliott of
Los Angeles, who won (the largest
number of first, second and third prizes
In the Maltese variety of pigeons, with
W. IL Killey of San Francisco a close
second. The display of imported Eng
lish carriers, owned by M. J. Mannix
of Sacramento, won the cup with a
magnificent exhibit.
GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND
ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE
Eulogy Will Be Delivered
by J. W. Mott After.
Executive Speaks
OAKLAND, Nov. 25. — The annual
memorial services of Oakland lodge.
No. 171, J3. P. O. Elks, '•: will be held
in First Congregational church, Twelfth
and Clay streets, Sunday, December 1,
at 2:30 o'clock. The memorial commit
tee has arranged an excellent musical
program. TJie orator will be Governor
James N. Gillett and the eulogy will
be delivered by J. >W. llott of Los
Angeles.
The services will be open to tha
public. The main doors will be opened
at 2:25 o'clock. The lodge will assem
ble in the Sunday school rooms at 2:15
o'clock. The program follows:
Organ prelude. "Marrhe Fnnebrc »t Chante
Spraphiqu*" (Guilmantt. Wallas A. £abin;
"Mcmurlal Ilyi^n'* (Bueki. JJoldrn <»afe nrile
<jaisrt«*t; opMiinff cerpinonlps Uy Oakland lodce.
f>r. Ctaarios 1.. TlsdalP. pxaltfd nilor; tenor solo,
"By the Wat»»rn of Babylon" «Wafsoni, Brotlicr
E. Jaoips Finney; responses by lodge officers;
adagio molto from quartet In A major (Sclm
manni. the Mlnettl quartet: pra.rer. Brother
Ilnv. 'Williani Day Simonds: soprano solo, "Great
is the Holy One of Israel" (Case). Mrs. Oraee
Davis Northrup: oration. Brother Governor
James N. fllllett: barytone "polo, "Prayer"
CTostl). Brother Frank Fowd^n: eiilopy. Brother
John W. Mott. Lo* Anjrples; '•ontralto solo',
"Abide With Me" iS: Biddl*), Miss Ellzabcxh
PrW. San Francisco; "Death., and tbe. Maiden"
<S<*lwJw»rtl. the Minettl qnartet; "Lead, Kindly
Light" (Parker), Golden Oate qnartet; '•Amer
ica." audience; closing crrenionie.s by Oakland
lodge; txwdlction. Brother Rev. William Day
SLmonds; organ postlude, "March" (W. T. Best;,
Wallace A. Sabin.
A I.AHEDA ELKS' SERVICES
ALAMEDA, Nov. 25. — The first an
nual "-memorial services o.t the Ala
meda lodge of Elks Is to be held Sun
day afternoon- in the First Presby
terian church. Theodore Bell is to
deliver the; oration and George W.
Frlck, superintendent <pf schools in
Alaraeda county, the clilogy. There
will be a musical program, .in" which
Mrr.. Elmer Cave, Miss Lita Lawrence,
Mrs. Ethel Lee, Fred T. Moore, Arthur
Weiss, Arthur Morganstern and ;the
Knickerbocker quartet will take part.
DETECTIVE WILL BRING
BACK ACCUSED COUPLE
P. F. Roller and Annie Forcade to
Be Tried on Charge of
. Forgery
OAKLAND, Nov. 25.— Detective Mc-
Sorley and Mrs. Baxter, the matron of
the city prison, left tonight to bring
back" for trial P. F., Boiler and Annie
Forcade, who eloped, from this city
March 4. after obtaining $200 belong
ing to Dr. Harry Morton of 208 Emer
son street, Berkeley. The "money was
in a saloon afltLßoller and the woman
forged an order' for its payment, it is
alleged. After, Roller, had obtained the
coin the two disappeared.
Annie Forcade went under the name
of , Mrs. Morton, it being alleged .that
she posed as the wife of . a brother of
the man who was 'robbed!
MAYOR' TAYLOR' TO. LECTURE
STANFORD: UNIVERSITY, Nov. 25<—
Dr. Edward B. Taylor, mayor of ; San
Francisco; .will address; the students • of
Stanford university at a regular assem
bly of the student body upon "The
Scholar and the State" December. 4.. Al
bert Bobbheim, the philanthropist of
Sacramento, who has'establlshed prize
dissertation contests here, 'also J will - be
present to tell of the good accomplished
by the Society for, the Prevention /of
Cruelty to. Children. ,
RKBEKAHS TO GIVE ; DAXCB
BERKELEY, N0v., 25. — The Rebekahs
of this city wlir give an /entertainment
and dance in Odd Fellows' Hay "Wednes
day night.' The followMngi committee is
in charge: Mrs.. Carl Sawveri/.; chair
man; Mrs. Dalzel, Mrs. Heister, Mrs.
Hendrick, : Mrs. ' Curtis; the Misses '. Un-;
derwood. Mrs. Spencer^Baum. ; Music
will be. provided urider the? direction of
Prof. Carl Sawyißll, assisted by the
Misses \UmonU^MMHiHhAi|
THK SAN
Alamedqv
ARTESIAN WATER AS
AN AUXILIARY SUPPLY
People's \ Company Sinks
Twelve Wells Near
San Pablo v
BIG PUMPING PLANT
Three Million Gallons a Day
to Come From New
. / Source .
OAKLAND," Nov. 25'— The Ijlople's
water company has commenced work
on the development of a large artesian
water supply near San Pablo as an
auxiliary to Its present sources. This
new supply isestimated to yield 3,000,
000 gallons of water, daily. ;
Engineers have sunk 12 wells to a
depth of 400 to 600 feet each. These
ar.e located In a tract of 1,300 acres of
land north of San Pablo. The water
will be handled through one large cen
tral pumping plant and "distributed un
der pressure" throughout the/general
system. The pipe line will ; be. laid in
San Pablo road' and av.enue:. from "the
pumping station for 13 miles, tapping
Berkeley and North Oakland. Excess
water will be turned Into the Claremont
reservoir. , . ' ..\u25a0 — >
? About $300,000 will be expended in
developing this new supply, which, in
general, Is a duplication of the artesian
system at Alvarado. \ -
Louis Titus, general manager of the
water said that th,s new plant
would 8%-ln operation by. March..; It is
independent of the San Pablo creek
reservoir project, which is a large
catchment scheme. The company will
not go forward with the. creek dam de
velopment work at present.
JAPAXESE3 POUXD BAMv
OAKLAND, Nov. 25.— Articles of. in
corporation were filed with* the county
clerk today by the Japanese bank of
Oakland. The concern will have a cap
ital stock- of $100,000, of -which $30,000
has been paid in. Kikujiro Aoki. Ka
kuro Yamamoto and-Kiyokichi Niioka,
all of San Francisco, are'dlrectors.
THRASHED BY THREE, HE
BEATS THEM ONE BY ONE
Postman's Prowess Ends
With "Bless You" From
Fiancee's Father
SAN RAFAEL, Nov. . 25^— After a sc
ries of ." fights with George Green, a
young mail carrier of this; city; on one
side and Deputy" Sheriff George Agnew,
father of Marguerite. Agnew, - and
George and Harry Agnew, her brothers,
on the other, • honors rested \u25a0 even at;
sundown tonight and a.\ general peace
was declared, the combatants in all
the fights shaking hands and agreeing
to be friends."
Tne elder Agnew and the mail car
rier figured in the first skirmish, a
wordy affair, yesterday morning/when
Agnew ordered Green to quit paying
attention to ! his. daughter. ,
\u25a0» The girl, however, favored^ Green's
suit, and yesterday afternoon he .'paid
her a visit. Last night the fatherland
two sons made a combined -attack on
th« suitor. In which, the latter "game off
badly worsted.'.
• This morning Green encountered the
youngest- of the brothers, Harpy, and
| gave him a beating. ' Shortly afterward
the father of the ; Agnew, family pro
voked a row "with Green in front of the
courthouse," and in turn was roughly
handled. •
. Green started on a still hunt for, 'the
remaining member of the "enemy." but
before finding him encountered 'his
sweetheart. Through - her. efforts ; the
matter was patched up and peace was
declared all round.
AUTOMOBILES DAMAGE \u25a0
MACADAM, IT IS SAID
Council Considers Appointment of
Patrolmen to Guard Scenic
Boulevard to Hayward
OAKLAND, Nov. ' 25. — A^utomobile
speeding, on the scenic: boulevard be
tween , this city and Hayward may: be
checked by the '.establishment of a
patrol for the . road. This was. dis
cussed by* the board of supervisors this
morning and, it was" at the suggestion
of Supervisor Bridge, ; supported :by |
County Surveyor Haviland and^Deputy
District Attorney ;: Donahue, that the
appointment of at least one patrolman
was. considered. ' .
'The complaint is being, made; by. resi
dents along the hew -boulevard 'that
the motion of automobiles^ at •/•more
than 35 miles an hour ' damages , the
macadam, the" jarring' "of "the rubber
tiresw-orking loose \u25a0 the. : rock filler. ; *:
According to Supervisor- ;Horner it
cost $500 to put the- road way j. between
Santa Clara county ' and , : Alvarado ;in
repair after the wear 'of -only three
! days during the Native '• Sons' celebra
tion in San' Jose. The_'district; attorney
took the : matter advisement,
promising to-'take measures atj. once. "•
THIEVES' BOOTY RANGES
FROM GEMS TO - BEDDING
Many Residents of Oakland Report
; Loss of Valuables and -Utilities v\
\o r Police Department
OAKLAND, Nov..V2s:^-Returning''- to
their home at 2091 Elm street: late last
night W. . E." Corder ' and ;hisf wlf e found
that the- house had [ been ? robbed. Two
rings, a pendant ; necklace . and $3? in
coin \ were:; stolen/.:,;
V. Rantl. ; of 1103 Seventh : street re
porte<l that $2 8 ; in . 5 ; cent ; pieces , and a
Smith & Wesson, .revolver .'had V been
stolen: * Tools which S.E. Phillips
ued at » slso. were stolen from fa shack
near the; Southern . Pacific plor. ?Oscar
' Carlson reported "'the. loss of; ; $25: in
clearing 'i house' certificates.^ stolen "; from
a room in : the? Swedish" Baptist; church
at Tenth and < Magnolia streets. ' Mrs.'!
L. V. -Allison of ;416 Eighthistreetlre
! ported", that .-.a. straneer.'to {whom'fshe
rented a room*yesterday..^dlsappeared
,with: bedclothes- •worthrsl.so.V , '•\u25a0 '
APPROVE TRUSTEES' STAXD
BERKELEY,; Nov.' 25.— Resolutions 'of
approval of the; action =of the .trustees
of this city In "refusingntoi vote for
luiuor licenses ; have been ; voted '.by the
men' of the 'Trinity Methodist '* church."
Contra Costa
Mrs. Harry W. Bishop,
who will assist in manage
ment of 'doll show to be given
for benefit of West Oakland
home. -rh',rf-; : '
ipcier/ m Lines
Across tKe: Da/ ;
OAKLAND, Nov. : 25.— Ah unusually
large 'number of, guests enjoyed the hos
pitality of .the -"'Claremont country club
Saturday evening. More than 75 mem
bers of the .smart '^set gathered in the
dining hall early : : in the evening, .where
a delicious' dinner ;was served. : Among
the larger . of :the v dinner parties .was
that, over which Mrs. Ifrank L.; Brown
presided,' covers, being. laid for. Mr. and
Mrs.' Browh,\Mr. and Mrs. William G.
Henshawy Miss Grimes 'and . several of
the younger folk who were in the
bridal party at the Chickering-Hen
shaw wedding,' jnchiding -Miss Kather
ine Brown, Miss. Florence .Herishaw,
Miss Patfy Chlckerlng, Miss Ruth
Houghton,' Miss' Susie Hall and others.
,The ;Wickh~am Havens- entertained half
a dozen friends,. ;among-. whom' were
Mr. and Mrs. Edward . Engs , and. -Mr.
iand Mrs. Harold Havens. Afteran aft
ernoon , in ; the bowling, alleys, a bevy
of Berkeley maids '-were the guests
of Miss -Head at dinner. Among other
guests'; were: Mr, and Mrs.' George de
Golia, Mr. and Mrs/ J., A. Folger, Mr.
and Mrs. ; J. P. Neville, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles ..Minor ." Goodall, \ Mr.'
and Mrs. Robert; Knight, Miss Claire
Chabot- and a: host of others. Addi
tional guests arrived • later. In the even-
Ing to enjoy the weekly dance which is
a feature of the winter season at. the
country club.
Mrs. Henry A. , Butters w-11l preside
at : dinner Saturday evening • and ..with
her guests afterward , will go .to tha
country club to, participate In. the week
end 'dance. , Covers:will be laid fofiMr.
and -Mrs.' Butters,; Mrs. -"Grace .Cook,
Miss Marie Butters, . Miss Marguerite
Butters, Miss "Nathalie Fore, Robert Au-^
gustus Bray, v George Fuller, -Harrj'
Weihe, Joseph Rosborough, Beii Tay-'
lor.' W^mSSSttSMSKBM
The weddlnsf. of John Treanor and
Miss Jessie Coghill '. be a brilliant
event t of : this taking place
morrow evening ; in St.' Paul's P^plscopal
church. .'. iseveral 1: hundred guests have
been included! In \u25a0'. the invitation r , to : the
ceremony, Iwhich* will ' be ' read by,; Rev.
Alexander -Allen,: rector of the church.
In : the^ bridal \u25a0 party ',wlll be Miss Mat-,
tie Treanor as-maid of honor,' Miss Rose
Kales.l Miss "s" s Sevilla \u25a0 Hayden,': Miss Edna
Prather,*Miss Florence Troadwell, Miss
Alice Hoyt and Miss' Fay -Chapman;, as
bridesmaids. v Benjamin .will, as
sist' Mr. Treanor. -i The üßhers ;will be
Vere a Hunter, ; Newton Coghil I, Bradway
Head, David Oliphant,; Leland Cutler
and (Leslie ;;Taylor.;; A .reception \u25a0 at \u25a0 the
residence of ' the Y: bride's > parents,* Mr.
and ; .; Mrs. ; .T. V B. ";.". Coghill, / In V Jackson
street;. will: be held Lbefore the \u25a0 young
couple ) leave . : on = their -wedding o tour.
Miss Coghill : ls Jone' of; the most s charni^
ing -and*, popularj girls; of; the younger
set. She has ,been^ extensively; enter
tained £ since the announcement! of her"
engagement, to 3the; successful young
businessman .several: months ago.", '
Miss Grace Baldwin, : who with her
mother, Mrs.*<Baldwlnr Jute*- been , touring
the* continent; for a year,': has j returned
to .this side." ,They;:are rthe-rguests ,of
relatives ; In Boston* for "a 1 brief visit and
will come ,to^ California before' Christ
mas. '•; Thet marriage ;6f ; Russell Self ridge'
and Miss 'BaldwinHvlll^probably. be fone
of the notable 'weddings of the early
spring. ' ' JBM
* **"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'.."• ' :
\u25a0 Miss Pansy Perkins will _ leave J this
week for .WashingtonaD..C.^*swhereTshe
will; spend fthejwinter^ with* her ! father,'
Senator.' Perkins. " Miss : Perkins X is; one
of ? the V popular " girls % at .the ' national
capital^, taking a prominent part in so^
cial r affairs.'V .V, -ir.) \u25a0'. \u25a0*>'':''\u25a0-;\u25a0?: S' '\u25a0]:':'«
. ' Stewart^-Hawley and his> sister,; Miss
Caroline • Hawley,'; lef t^this : morning^ for
a ; month's!; tour Jof i theeast.*sJ.ln i LJncolh, : '
Neb:, * they - will be ;;the"guests v of ' rela
tives!for r a".f6rtnight or more. -; .
Mr.;: and Mrs. - Harry ; Chickerihgr' ; re
Mariß
WEST OAKLAND HOME
TO GIVE DOLL SHOW
Christmas Cheer for Little
Charges Will Depend
ori Success •
SHELTER FOR MANY
Two Hundred Children Are
Cared For by Charitable
Women of City
' OAKLAND, „ Nov. 25. —^The doll r show
which more than 100 women of the
"West { Oakland home axel arranging for
the ' first : week in December, will , be, -as
usual, one of the brilliant charity events
of the holiday season. ~ Besides a be
wildering "array of : dolls there will-be
various other tables, where the Christ
mas shopper will find some charming
things. The affair will open Thursday,
December . 5, ; in Reed Wall, closing * the
following. Saturday evening. A", program
offihusic will be rendered at each're
ception^ ,v, v / "
The West Oakland home is one of the
most -worthy f of. the Institutions, of the
city. .Two) hundred little ones, who oth
erwise 'would bo adrift In -, the "world,
flnd>shelterin ; the big house In Peralta
street." A" number of prominent women
of the city are interesteß in^.this work
and are. devoting their entire time to
make the coming show, a success, as the
Christmas of the children depends con
siderably upon the generosity of the
public. " \u25a0..•;.. .. t •
Mrs. I. A. Beretta is president of the
board of directors/She is" being assisted
In- preparing- for . the December affair
by : Mrs. Harry "W. Bishop, Miss "Amy
Jackson, Miss Grace Trevor,'- Miss Lou
Dennison, Mrs. "William A. Schrock, Mrs.
H; B. Mehrmann,. Mrs.' George Ryno,
Mrs. Howard Lackey, Miss Ida Lackey,
Miss t : Abba Sanborn,. Mrs. Harry ' East.
Mrs. "W.,'A. Hershiser and scores of
others.-,;' Among the booths which will
"attract, attention Is the prettily ap
pointed one over which the Little "Work
ers'.will preside. ' Other tables; will be
for?; handkerchiefs, v aprons, mysteries,
raffle's,' candy, lemonade, grabs and toys.
ALAMEDA TREASURY IN
IMPROVED CONDITION
County Employes Will Not
Be Laid Off as Was
Intended
OAKLAND,; Nov." 25.— The condition
of. theV'county* "treasury; as a result of
the policy " of retrencljm.^nt recently | in
augurated by : the board \of i supervisors,
has .improved to such- an v extent.- that
Chairman John Mitchell announced to
day>at the board, meeting that in all
probability there would be no necessity
of laying off a large 'number of county
employes. /'/.
Tli,o .success of the measures taken a
week ago has been such that the county
will probably get through the first six
months of the present fiscal year with
out' a deficit in the. general fund, al
though fear, was recently expressed
that a deficit of at least. slo,oo^ would
result. * ,:~y.
The California railway, has asked for
a franchise to operate j a line "of, tracks
betw.^en. Fulton avenue, across Lloyd
avenue and High street, in a general
southwest. 'direction .to : the Southern 1
Pacific right of way in Bay avenue and
Commerce streets.' The 'petition was re
ferred, to. the committee 'on : franchises.
'County Superintendent of > Schools
George ."W.'^Frlck recommended, tho es
tablishment of : a new school district to
be known as Highland in the eastern
part of t-th.o county. .. ,Th« recommenda
tion followed a petition from 'numerous
residents of the. Lockwood district, v who
said that- their children had to travel
too gr^at a distance to reach the
schoolhouse.: ' . .
CHARGED AVITH KIDXAPIXG
ALAMEDA, Nov. 25.— Harry 'Braden,
a laborer 22 years of age, was arrest
ed : today and; later turned.^over to the
Oakland: authorities.,' He j.wasil booked
or.Va. 'charge \u25a0 of kidnaping at -the^ Ala
meda station. "It;" It ; is alleged that he
enticed' Jessie t Holmes, 13 \ years V old,
from her home at 1116 -Klrkham street,"
Oakland; ; arid kept her away '.three
days. _ The • child /.was /found ; by >the
Alameda; police Saturday and ; returned
to •-'her parents:'. V She declared . that
Braden : had- kept' her. at : the home ,of
his mother In /Ninth' street,
MOTHER'S ASHES TO*BE BURIED
\u25a0',' OA KLAND, ' Nov. : 25. ;^-The ; ashes , of
\u25a0his:-, mother,': \u25a0• now, reposing in ' an .urn
in theX'dining ; room-., of ; the 'late resl-"
dericc- of i Charles ! E. •- Pesoll ' of "Alameda,
are "to ; bo ." reverently ' buried and ' .the
spot i marked ...with" . a^stone," according '\u25a0 to
the first .urovsiorTof Pesoli's will,;which
was 1; filed 4 for?^ probate ' today. --(Pesoll
left 'i an v- estate l 'valued at about .; $8,000
to 7 his rwif e, : Lucy > BJ- Pesoli, and his
cousin,' Mathilda >C/ Kriuthson.
turned >to Oakland after, a fortnight
spent at ,. the Henshaw- V ranch. "They
will' be ' the ' guests r of . Mr.;and' Mrs. Wil
liam G?Henshaw. in ;Vernon. heights" for
a,; few^daysn before, leaving .for the
southern-part of the state.
.The Colonial club gave the first dance
of 'the ; season*; at"^ Ebell \u25a0;' hall ; Saturday
evening, it?' was '^ one. j of; the"; most
delightful <oft recent- social affairs. '/The
spirit .of J good 'fellowship was chairman
of Sthe? evening.'", and i,'eyeryy member Is
looking/. forward i to ithe .'next; meeting;
whichl is set : for '\u25a0, Saturday :evening,>De-{: evening,>De-{
cember ,• 2 8."\The ] membership of the ; club
is, composed -entirely, of .'married 'couples'
,whose* ; sole Vobject'/is to » let ; pleasure
have • full ,'swayj at the i regular monthly
gatherlhgs.'i*, Among.- the Mnembers are
Mr; ;ahd \u25a0-. Mrs. .W. H. v ; Cohick, Dr. and 1
Mrs. i J.- -Loran rPease, "Mr.cand x Mrs^
;;Whitmore, Mr.': and » Mrs.) U. :G.: G.
Richards, « Mr."; and * Mrs. r j E.; Frltsch, ";\u25a0 Mr;
andi Mrs. I. ~R. i Si.'. Hughes,'; Mr. 7, and Mrs."
A.?:C. r iSw'alley/ : Dr> and Mrs.* 1 F.; R.'Jor-*
dan,'Mr. s and;Mrs.;F.\W."Laufer,-Dr. and
Mrs.; Ray: E.* Gilson," Mr;"and'Mrs.*F. D.'
\u25a0Voorhees,7';Dr7^andvMrs.vC.jßJ : Nelson,
Mr.~'and Mrs.^GeoVge\W."-Austin,' Mr. and
Mrs." M^derL? 5 Hadley,* F.vAijßraun,' Miss
Minnie; Canting Mr. ; and; Mrs.* C.v C. Bor
tbh*:-Mr.:and MrS.\W. B. Fawcett.t.Dr. and
Mrs.VFjjW. .; Shores,"; Mr. and* Mrs. T A. A.
SawyerltMr. -andr Mrs. -Harry,' Roach,
Dri^and Mrs. -Fred-S. Wilklns.lMr.- and
Mrs.i F.f Aw Leach; Jr.? and Mrr and Mrs.'
R'Rrßead." • >- '\u25a0 '\u25a0 "•'"-;*
San Mcoteo
HURRYING CONSTRUCTION
OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Engineers Say Trains Will
Be Running on New Line
Within a Year
WELL BUILT ROAD
Company's Men Are Doing
Their Work in Thor-
• OAKLAND, Xov. 25. — Trains of the
"Western' Pacific" railway will be ; In
operation "between Oakland- and Stock
ton', within "a \ year. This is the an
nouncement of; Gould line engineers
who have charge of the construction
work . In . this - district
" Special, attention Is ; being paid to
tunneling. This branch is not so far
advanced as the grading and track lay
' Ing. : The desire 'of ; the., construction
i department is t to : advance the work as
rapidly as Is consistent with first class
railroading. Engineers who have been
Inclose touch v/ith the "Western Pacific
methods of ; road \ building have said
that - the work was '; going forward on
a substantial and thorough basis.. Grade
crossings hav.e been obviated wherever
it has been possible to eliminate that
danger.. At crossings with .the South
ern Pacific a large number of overhead
grades .have been established. One
of these— at Halvern. near Hayward —
is 34, ' feet high, and was formed by
the construction of an embankment for
the approaches, which i 3 nearly a mile
long. This work has been completed
and - the . three largo camps, traction
engines and other -equipment will be
moved, soon to other construction
points between this city and Stockton.
."Work on -the western harbor ter
minus of the company progresses . fa
vorably. Bulkheads and fills for the
| freight , and passenger ferry slips are
well under way.
The "Western Pacific railway has sub
raltted propositions to the supervisors
! for' a settlement of various disputes
within the county over grade crossings.
The company has agreed to make nu
merous alterations at Its own expense
in the line of the county roads In order
to straighten the. roads and .to provide
proper approaches to crossings.
HENEY AND STEFFENS
TO ADDRESS MEETING
Berkeley's Lincoln-Roosevelt
/League Will Hold Its
First Rally
BERKELEY, Nov. 25.— The first pub
lic "meeting of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league will be held tomorrow night In
the Allston way skating pavilion.
Francis J.. Heney; special prosecutor of
the grafters in San Francisco, will be
the speaker. Lincoln J. Stef
fens and Assemblyman John Eshelman
wllf'fnake addresses. x -
Heney will talk on the causes of polit
ical corruption and . its remedies. : Fred
"W. Foss, former president of the cham
ber of commerce, will call the meeting
to order and introduce Judge "William
H. "Waste as the chairman of the even
ing.
Assemblyman John M. Eshleman, now
district attorney of Imperial founty.
will talk of political reform, as will
Lincoln J. Steffens, the publicist, whose
articles_on the "System" have attracted
world wide attention.
The university band will supply in
strumental music, while the gleo club
will render vocal selections.
LECTURE OX GRAFT
j BERKELEY, Nov. 25.— Colonel Henry
Welnstock, of .Sacramento will be the
speaker, at the People's college of South
Berkeley in " Lincoln hall tomorrow
night.- lie \u25a0 will talk of "The Worst
Phases of the Graft Situation, in San
Francisco." "
Suburban Brevities |
MAY \u25a0 BUIXD CHTTECH .AT SAN MATEO—
San ' Mateo, Nov. 23. — ReT. WV B. Noble of Los
Angeles, superintendent of home missions for tbe
Presbytery synod '- of California, and ReT. Lynn
T. White bare visited San Mateo in the Interest
of, their church. .This county was formerlr at
tachrd-to the San Jose Presbytery ,- but has re
cently, been transferred to that of San Fran
cisco.- Noble and White Investigated condition*
In the county. with regard to possible church ex
tension. . . ; . '\u25a0
HORSE BEATEN WITH PlPE— Oakland. Not.
25. — For attempting to subdue a borse which. It
was charged, , they were breaking -to drive .by
beating him -with a piece of - lead pipe.* Frank
Rost, Manuel MarcarWo a»d Frank Uomez were
arrested on a charge of •\u25a0 cruelty to animals at
885 \ Fifteenth j street t this • mornlng.\ The \u25a0 com
plaint was sworn to by W. ;H. Osborne, an dtficer
of the Society - for \u25a0 th« . Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. _ ' v
; AGED " BERKELEY AN , DlES— Berkeley. Not.
25. — Daniel McCulloch,: father of Henry McCul
loch lof the contracting i firm of Kldder & McCnl
locb, died at his home. 1641 Addlson street, this
morning. ; He ' was 72 years of age. VHe i* ' sur
vived by the following children: Daniel F. 'and
Henry . McCulloch, Mrs.VJ. J.McGovern and Mrs.
J. J. Carroll. / : ,
I EMBEZZLEMENT IS CHABGE— Oakland. Not.
25.— J. '. L. Davia, .. a • tailor, was arrested < at 54
Claremont ' arenoe > this . morning on complaint '\u25a0 of
his ; employer," John . M. . Somers .of 335 Twelfth
street.'- who alleged that DaTls . collected $30 on
a suit of clothes sold to* a . customer and kept
the money.; / „/\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'-... 1
Will LECTUBE OIT MEXlCO— Alameda. Not.
25."— Harry W:; Lobb • Is . to lecture at ; the Uni
tarian club Wednesday night on r Mexico, paying
especial attention to the west . coast." The lec
ture t will . be : , Illustrated. " The club - will " elect
officers at tbe meeting on December 11. .
37"^-" — r^n Posltirely cared by
P & DTT D Q these Little Pills «
LTxO They also reUere Dl*
M '_ . tress from Dyspepsia. In-
Bfg§priTE.& <UgPstioaand"TooHe*rtj
¥* iV/FU Eating; a perfect rsm-
ga LF-b Sr edy Dizziness, Nausea.
\u25a0pi "iLiiS. Drowsiceas. Baa Ttsfa
•^—,^^l * ~'~ Moutk. I Ootted
B|fei|fijPß-. Tongue, Pain In Cm atd».
' ' \u25a0 "'" i i ITOBPTD lIVKR. ; TlWy
regtilate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. ?
SMALIPILLSSMALLDOSL SHALLPRICE;
! InADTCDd 7. GehuiiwlMurtlßear
»B^ \u25a0 IREf USE SUBSTITUTED
Tp^iye Dpi! Show for Charity
W. P. Trains Wilißun Within Year
Judges Discuss Holiday Measure
JUDGES AT SEA OVER
EFFECT OF HOLIDAY LAW
Superior Bench Meets In
Oakland to^ Discuss
its .Dearing
MAKE NO DECISION
Matter May Be Rushed to
Supreme Court on
Mandate Writ
j M
Nov. 25. — The new law on
holidays was discussed \u25a0by five Judges
of the superior court In conferences
which extended over the greater part
of today. Judges Ellsworth, Ogden,
Melvin. Waste and Harris were In at
tendance, and during the afternoon
District Attorney Brown was Invited to
take part In the discussion. At tho
conclusion of the conferences It was
announced that . no decision regarding
the - opening/of. -'-courts in thl3 county
had been ' reached.
It was suggested that a case conM
be brought' before a judge, who would
refuse to hearMt,. when a writ of man
damus could be .sworn out and tha
matter tak^n 'at- once to the supreme
court.. Some- degree of confidence was
expressed that the supreme court would
recognize the gravity of the situation
to an extent that would brush aside
technicalities in order to supply tha
necessary remedy. Instances in which
the supreme court of the nation had
liberally interpreted the constitution In
times of public need were remarked as
furnishing plenty of precedent for
such action here.
Recently District Attorney • Brown
announced that no cases In which the
county was a party would be started
until the supreme court had passed on
the, legality of the new law. Today
Brown said he had mada no further
plans.
FIGHTS FLAMIXG GASOLIVE
BERKELEY, Xov. 25. — By the ex
plosion of a plutnber'3 lamp, -with
which he was working last night. Ward
Granc of 2210 A3hby avenue narrowly
escaped being burned to death. Grant
was covered with burning; gasoline, but
beat out the fire before he was se
riously Injured. Little damage was
done to his home.
Piles
f* 15
Years
Saved From an Operation by a Halt
Box of the Pyramid Pile Care.
You Can Try It Free.
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your wonderful -cure for piles. "WTien
I wrote to you; for a sampls I was
thinking of going through an opera*
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remedies a trial. I am so happy that
I did for I am cured and only used
half a box. I writ© this for humanity's
sake. I had piles ever since the year
1891. . I wish you wauld publish my
name through tfje Bulletin paper, for
I am well known in the Marine Corps..
Use my name the best way you know
how. Thanking you for your good ad-
vice. Yours truly, Cleophas Forte.
Marine BarrackflV IT. S. N. Training
Station. San Francisco. CaL"
"What should induce this United
States seaman to write us In this man-
ner if not "gratitude for being cured off
a. disease whtch had tortured him for
15 years?' Mr. Forte was positively un-
known to us, until h© wrote for th«
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You may be suffering yinv in tha sams
way. /
Just «end your name and address to
Pyramid f Drug Co.. 99 Pyramid Build-
ing. Marshall. Mich., and receive free ,
by return mall the trial package la a
plain wrapper."
The moment you start to us« it. your
suffering ends and the cure of your
dread disease is In sight.
Then you can get a full sized box
from any druggist for 50 cents and
even one box may cure. you.
It Is well worth trying.
No knife and its- torture.
Xo doctor and his bills.
All druggists, 50 cents. Writ* today
for a free package.
Market Laundry Co. Inc. ,
860-864 Myrtle Street
Between Seventh and Klshth Sts,
PHONE OAKLAND 8140.
. We bare most modern machinery for your plala
laundry. Its specialty, cheaper than ebetpest.
All . fancies done by hand elegaqtlj. -
SUMMER RBORTC
THIS IS TUESEASOV TO VISIT THB
Islands of the South Seas
: Tbe S. S. Marlpota sails December 28 for
Tahiti, from whence one ', trarels ' by C. S. 9.
Co.'a steamer . to Raratonga and the trchip«laj»
lof Islands. $230 first clasa, round trip, San
Franclsoo to Auckland, New, Zealand, costing
one about 45 a day for pleasure sailing tbe day
long in modern.- comfortable \u25a0- steamers. Tbe
season , Is Just : right and ' tbe conditions jnst
right. TjMtl and New Zealand noT both offer
tbe best In fTerjr way — hospitality, bealtn an<t
scenery. . Book early - and set the best bertha.
Tahiti and return, first class, special, $123.
Office. 673 ' Market at. T>l. Kearny 1231.
Line to Honolulu. 9125 Round Trip.
Sailings Dec. 7, 28.
Eft HOTEL RAFAEL
SAN RAFAEL
.^v'V' Minutes From San Francisco
Open all tic year; new. commodious garag«|
headquarters Automobile lea^ne. European plan.
$1.50 np: Americas plan,' $3.50 up. K«aervmUona
may now bo made.
FRANK N. ORPIN. Lessee and Manager.
"KEY ROUTE INN"
' OAKLAND
VERY CONVENIENT TO SAN* TaANCISCOL-
Cafe and Grill a la cart*.' Moderate Prlota.
i-. - \u25a0:- \u25a0 - M. S. MUIXIAN. Manager.
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