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Opposition Is Beaten ;
Another Chinese Shot
Mrs Nusbaum Denies
Five Judges Hold Keys to Dank
Closet of Graft Skeleton
On the Grand Jury Depends Its Revealment
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•VT T lies in the hands of five men to relieve Alameda connty of the
[1 intolerable burden of graft imposed upon it by William E. Dargie
[j • and the "courthouse ring." ; > .c~V .
-"-- Those five men are Superior Judges Ellsworth, F.-W. Harris,
William H. Waste, Henry A. Melvin and Frank B. Ogden.
A grand jury for Alameda couunty will be impaneled in a few days,
rhis jury will be drawn from a panel of 70 citizens selected by the five
superior judges of the county. Each judge will name 14 citizens from
the assessment rolls of the various assembly districts, and from the
total of these 19 will be drawn to serve as a grand jury.
The process is simple, direct and absolutely trustworthy, provided
that the original 70 citizens selected, by the judges are honest, capable,
fearless and without prejudice. -*^ :
Consequently it lies wholly with the superior judges of Alameda
county to name a grand jury that will not only "report" upon the con
dition of county affairs, but prosecute or lay the foundation for prose
cution by indictment of those officials or others whom their investiga
tions reveal as criminally responsible for such graft as may be pro
hibited by the statute beyond peradventure of misinterpretation by a
wise and infallible court of appeal.
It is clear, therefore, that the superior Judges of Alameda county
hold the key of the closet in which is concealed the skeleton of graft,
the dry bones, of which have been rattling for more than 30 Years.
Heretofore, with only three notable exceptions in more than a quarter
of a century, the grand juries of Alamed* county have been drawn with
a purpose single to the protection of what is known as the "courthouse
ring" rather than with honest and economical administration of county
affairs. An honest grand jury, performing its duty vigorously and
rigorously, without fear of abuse by Dargie and the Oakland Tribune,
acting wholly upon the principle that the common interest Is the only
interest to be served and that all special interests are inimical to thie
public welfare, will accomplish more on behalf of good government in-
Alameda county at this time than has ever been accomplished by any
process since the organization of the county. /;•. •
Only 10 righteous men were necessary to save Sodom from the
wrath of Jehovah. It should be possible to find 70 righteous men in
Alameda county to save that commonwealth from the graft of- Dargie
and the courthouse ring.
Everything depends upon the judgment of the superior bench of
the county. No name should be placed in the jury box that designates
a citizen who has ever been suspected of favoring the ring now in con
trol of county affairs, and especial care should be observed to keep out
any that have professed personal or business friendship for W. E.
Dargie. All such are dangerous jurors, for they would certainly balk
every effort of honest jurors to bring these grafters to justice or to
compel the county officials now. accused of extravagance and wasteful
ness in the administration of the county funds to reform their methods
for the profit of the tax payers.
The judges who will be held responsible for this J grand jury; are
John Ellsworth, F. W. Harris, William H. Waste, Henry A. Melvin and
Frank B. Ogden. AT-; /
It is assumed that each of these judges will select only sucli citizens
as he knows will perform the duty of grand jurors in the manner pre-v
scribed.
These judges are themselves reputable citizens, and they cannot
afford to be partial or even lax in the performance of their own duty in
this matter. On the contrary, they should exercise unusual care and the
utmost discrimination in this selection to the end that Alameda county
shall at least know the whole truth concerning the reason why millions
of dollars poured into the .county treasury by protesting but Helpless
tax payers have been so recklessly or criminally squandered.
Judges Ellsworth, Harris, Waste, Melvin and Ogden will themselves .
be judged by the people of Alameda county according to the men they
select for the grand jury box.
BOULEVARD JOB TO
GET MORE PROBING
Former Grand Juror Announces
t He Is to Submit Matter to
\u25a0
District Attorney
' OAKLAND, Jan. 14. — Adolph Uhl.
chairman of the subcommittee on the
l.igler grand jury which submitted a
report condemning the work on the
foothill boulevard road, has announced
. that he will go to District Attorney
Brown tomorrow for a conference con
cerning that report and the statement
from County Surveyor. P. A- Haviland
that tests of material put In tlia road'
showed satisfactorily.
Uhl Is far from content to Jet Ilavl
land's report to the supervisors stand
unchallenged. In view of Investiga
tions-which the grand Jury made in
tlie matter of construction of the
$300,000 hlghwaj'.
The . boulevard contractors have
made a demand upon the board of
supervisors for a payment of $20,000.
This demand followed quickly uponv
th£ county surveyor's report. District
Attorney Brown has resisted Imme
diate payment of the money and he
has given former Grand Juror Uhl op
portunity -* in 'this delay to make a
statement of the situation.
The report of the grand Jury com
mittee on the foothill boulevard de
clared definitely and specifically that
the rock and serening being used on
the road were not In accordance with
requirements of the contract. The com
mittee" also recommended \u25a0in specific
terms that District Attorney Brown
ttnd the" next grand jury should carry
; oa the inquiry before any further op
erations be : permitted.
TEXT OP 11EPOUT
The report in full reads as follows:
Tli* rock and screening- belnp used on this!
road are jim-ltirrlr not In accordance with the j
•f»*r sCr«tion» , and, \u25a0la eridcaf* >of O«I» faet^ve;
wIU <jupte from one of .th* Inspectors eiaploy* > d '
t«T ' tbe , eocntr. on * tbi»* road.' Mr. Gansbaehw. j
vtvv he ' sitJd to members of the committee:
"I cannot say that tb?re Is wore than. so per
cent of ro>>V with bacalt formation bclnc used."
The »i>rcUlc«tlon» call; for trap rock of haralt
formation r.nd wreenlns* of the same rock 'for
«!rie«;inf:. Tbe screenings wfcieh we Inspected,
*-bieJi . we beljeve were • fair arerate of the
rntire Job. contain a small percentage , of : the
.<?Tiality epeclfit*! In' the contract - and . a much;
Urprr percentage of dirt aDd mud. The tptclfl
c*tion* BTKCTII* what . t«t - the rock shouM
r,:ti:»T»urt, and" vr* \u25a0: were unable :to find any
«<"«\u25a0<! wfc»t*oe»er. of any te»t bariaß Iv^n made
on the rock'beiojr aacd liy.thc coanty serrejror'e
or*r* comrrf&g. tills wotic.
VCr tvrthe-t f<niTj«l . tb«t the n«-k Ffwclfled Jn
\u25a0tbU contract i* j*»StiT*lr aminbl". ." Tin? statc
n.fßt Thut.tlK «ut*>nK*ll« Uare. bewi reqwcslble
\u25a0<r«r roinius the foothill irc<ad.:l«:>orrect. in so
fur . ti- - the nrtnatt«n .t« '» iuet itable. . owtas -* to
ptmr -o»i*ert«l. Vood roads_«lth |*oper material
y.\li t with«tan<f • the Fpeedipp of uut«n)ti>'!< \u25ba. - as
•*a ;. evidenced :. bj ; the sirctcU of road • bet wna '
NEWS OF TOUR BAY COUNTIES
CHINESE MURDERS
AND ROBS ANOTHER
Assassin Invades Victim's Room
and Sends Three Bullets
Into His Bodyf ;
OAKLAND, Jan. 14. — Chan Mm, a
prominent leader in the Sam Tup as
sociation, was murdered and robbed at
11 o'clock tonight by an uncaptured
Chinaman, presumably one'of the gun
men of the See Yups, the old time foes
of the'tong of which Chan Mm was a
member. The feud between the Sam
Tups and the See Yups had slumbered
since the former outbreak in San Fran
cisco, and the renewal of the strife in
Oakland tonight Is believed to have
been , an offshoot of the warfare be
tween the Bing Kongs and the Hop
Sings.
Mm was killed in his own room at
228 Eighth street, the assassin invad
ing his premises and shooting him
while he was defenseless. After send
ing three bullets from a revolver into
Chan Mm the murderer escaped, tak
ing with him the jewelry of his victim.
Mm staggered down the stairs and
drew the attention of a patrolman, lie
was hurried Ho the receiving hospital,
where he died. - %
One ball struck the Chinaman In the
left breast, one In the abdomen and
one In the right leg. He refused to
make a- statement. \u25a0•\u25a0
Further hostilities are expected be
tween the rival tongs.
the San I^eandro town limits and San Lorenzo.
This road, bowerer. Is constructed with traa S
rock ot basalt formation. - .
District . Attorney Brown, shortly after your
committee took ur> "- the Inrestiiatlon of this
matter, stopped all work upon toe " foothill
road, nnder the contract, *nd w»> recommend
that before any additional ; work Is done udoji
this road that the matter of the work already
done, and the quality of It be taken up by toe
next srand Jury, in conjunction with District
Attorney Brown. :; : : ;:. :
I*ll l. MAKES STATEMENT
Uhl said tonight:
"1 have read what purports to be »
report on the material tests made by
tfvs : county surveyor. \u25a0 I am" not pre
pared to, say more at this time than
that I shall make it my< business tb;see
District Attorney: Browii; tomorrow and '\u25a0
go over, the matter with him.
"After I haye \u25a0 Feen : the district' at- j
torney," .: Uhl said 'significantly,, "I |
shall be prepared to make"; a 1 statement
on the; subject .ot; the grand /Jury's in
vftstigatlon;of;the",foothill road." \u25a0•
PAIKTERS OPPOSE CTTT— Oakland, \ J»nl W
Charle* Goff.- buslnesx awnt.of Atbe.cpa!ater«*
unloD. bag annouoe«d that: the orxialiatioa win
re«l*t i a .reported -proponed; re«Jurtlonaof itb*
ninimum i »?aU fur ; jooraeymea from fi'.SO . to $3
SldSJT;*^
THE SAX FRAKOISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY. 'JANUARY 15, 1908.
Alaine-da
DENIES NEGLECT
AND UNTIDINESS
Mrs. Nusbaum Files Cross Rill
to Husband's Complaint .
in Divorce Case
Alleges^' Often Struck Her,
; Left Her for,. Days and ;
Was Intemperate
OAKLAND. Jan. 14—^Mrs. Clara Nus
baum has filed a denial to charges in a
recent complaint for ditorce in which
F. Nusbaum alleged that she had neg
lected their child and i had kept the
house in an untidy condition. She also
denied that she had told 'him she was
sorry she had ever spoken to. him and
that, she should r-ever have -married a
man unless he had 51,000 in the bank.
She. claimed she had; not instructed
their child to have nothing to do with
its- father. In a~ cross complaint she
alleged she had -frequently been struck
by Nusbaum and that- he often had
left her for days at, a time. Habitual
Intemperance on his part .' also was
charged. ;>
Bart Keohane of Steg.*, defendant Jn
! a suit for divorce filed . last *week by
Margrareatha A. Keohane, In which
1 she charged cruelty," has petitioned to
1 have the . suit tried in Contra Costa "
county instead of in Alameda county.
The Keohanes were married In No
vember. . -^'
A final decree, ot t divorce was
granted Frances M. Laeklsh from
Joseph Laeklsh for neglect today.
Anne- Collenburg was granted an in
terlocutory decree with $10. a week
alimony from John Collenburg. She
also was given custody of three minor
children. Habitual Intemperance was
! charged.
REGULAR TICKET WINS
Lively: Contest in the Chamber
of Commerce of Oakland
OAKLAND. January 14.— The regu
lar ticket won tonight at the annual
election of directors of the cham
ber of commerce. An opposition ticket
was put into the field at a late hour,
some of the candidates not knowing
that they had been named. On this
ticket were the names •of E. C Ses
sions, W. J. Casey and George, C. Par
dee. The names omitted from the
regular ticket in place of these were
I. A. Beretta, John Charles Adams and
J. C. Downey.
The, appearance Vof .the opposition
ticket, led to a lively sXirijilsh among
the regulars for votes. The result was
205*10 l&l- for. the regulars, who were:
Frank W. Bilger, F. A. Leach Jr.,' C.
H. Clay;: Henry P. Daltbn, - R. « J. Mc-
Mullen, H. C Capwell; Theodore Gier,
Arthur H. Breed, 1. A. Beretta, E.IL
Horton, Walter S. Mackay, John
Charles Adams, Edwin Meese, J. Tlr
rell, B. P. Miller., M. J. Laymance. J. C.
Downey. W. C. Jurgens.. John Mitchell,
W. E. Gibson, C. J. Hecseman.
The new board will meet tomorrow
to elect officers. . . ; .
Sentenced to San Quentin
OAKIiAND, - Jan. 14.— Three terms
In the penitentiary at San. Quentin
were imposed today by Judgre .Raker
who, in-the absence of; Judge. Ogden,
Is presiding over the criminal depart
ment of the superior court. vJack
Grant, who pleaded guilty when
charged with passing a forged check
for .$29 to J. A. Bird, was given a term
of 10 years. Similar punishment*.was
imposed upon S. Li Strauss for passing
a bad check ' for 5100 at the Forum
cafe. W. M. Moore, accused of 'the
theft of a team of horses and a; buggS'
from the Cates livery stable,: was sen
tenced to serve six years in San Quen
tin.
Delger Will Is Filed*
OAKLAND. Jan, 14.— The will of Mrs]
Ernestina Delger was filed for pro
bate today. Her son, Edward F. Del
cer, was named as executor of the,'es
tate, for which no approximate/ value
was given in his petition vf or letters
testamentary. The will provided that
the children^ ;: Mrs." Matilda Brown -.; of
566 Caledonia avenue, Mrs. Annie Mol
ler,-476 Prospect street,. Mrs. Lillic D.
Powers, residing in Berlin, Germany,
and Edward "F."-" Delger*. receive equal
shares in the' estate, , which is worth
several hundred thousand : dollars.'
SUBURBAN NEWS
LUMBER INJTTREB LONGSHOREMAN—Oak
land. Jan. 14. — Sam Hiises. « longshoreman, sus
tatn<id & . fracture •of hi» rlsht leg today when
\u25a0 sling of . lumber ' being " unloaded at : th<> - ; loos
wharf fell^ against him. :: ""\u25a0 - '\u25a0 \u25a0 .
CITY UGHT PLANT PROSPERS— AIameda,
Jan. • 14. — An . Increase of 506 ' coniumers of the
etty't electric light 'Uitj year* was -^ shown, by
the report of Book \u25a0 Keeper -: A. ! P. . Golds wort hy.
The ; Incrtanc wa* a '-. record breaker. '
IMPROVEMENT • CLTTB FORMED— Berkeley.
.Tan. 14. — The County Une ImproTpment club was
formed last night at *- meeting;; at. Davt». '\u25a0 when
more than IS4 signed the* membership roll. Or
ganltation • will be perfected at -, the election -of
officers Monday nlgbt.^
WANTS NEW FIRE : HOUSE ; SlTE— Oakland.
Jab. . 14. — Councilman ' Burns ; ha* I introdined I Into
the city council • - resolutloa calling - f or ; the ap
propriation of $2,000 . with . which to purchase < a
fire house I site between I Shattnck- and Telegraph
arenueß.* Fifty-sixth street and the Berkeley line.'
Fire Chief Ball Is to select ' the location. ? '
BANK DIRECTORS 4 ELECTED— PaIo Alto.
Jan.* 14. — At the annuals meeting of ; the stock
holders of " the First , national bank ; today -* tb«
following dlivctors were elected: \u25a0_' C: - K." Chiltis.
John DiulfieM, C. L. Smith, \u25a0> H. -• W.: Slmkinn.
R. Jj. Wilbur. » EH King , and J. \u25a0-, S. Lakln.' ,- Re
ports of it« of fleers show \u25a0 the bank -to\u25a0 be in ex
cellent condition. '. . \u25a0;\u25a0'.<••
HELD TO SUPERIOR COURT— Oakland; Jan!
14. — Dick Kennedy today- was held to answer, to
the superior . court for toe • alleged .theft of • JBS».
a suit of clothes and a pair of. shoes from TTalter
Lark. - Lack claimed • the • article? > were • stolen
from him as he slept in a' stable In EmefyTllJ«,
and he today Identified clothes, worn -by: Kennedy
as his own. Bail .was fixed- at $2,000."
ASK •AN ACCOUNTING— OakIand, "Jan. . 14 —
Suit ' to : compel an : accounting tof > th« aff»lrn of
toe Rescue mining company «f El Dorado county
h»« been filed in -th# superior court by
Driecchm&n and Joseph \ V. : Gonlsrdt.< with = n.> M."
Crackles, H. F. a." Barker,, J.-. P. .Vane and P.> A.
Marlottea.6 defendants. ~ Plaintiffs . allege that
they; furnished $1,300 with % which to - equip \ and
operate^ the ,< mine. ;.;•:"\u25a0 "; . \u25a0\u25a0.;....,>'- \ ''-,-\u25a0 '^f-s
• ANNOUNCES EXAMINATION, DATE^-Berke
ley ' J»n. H.— According ; to ; the . euetsunvinaugu
ratM | last I year. It 3 was j announced |at • the I unt-
Tersit^ today tnat the - date of top flnal examina
tions i for; the ' members £of \ the t graduating; class
bad \u25a0 been set for ' April 23,1 allowtag '. the : students
Of u.e class of 1908 to prepare, for commencement
exercise*. 1. to tbe v held -s In \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 the •\u25a0 week i preceduis
commencement 1 day,, May; 13.' rWWWWjisi'i r \u25a0\u25a0
WANT? MORTGAGE ? REBTOREDi-Oakland,
Jan. -j 14.— Rr? J. - Oonway ' iuts s filed - suits' acalost
Antone: Marjl. jh!« *. wlfe.V Eosp.-; a: i Korwln % and
Felix ' and j Mary : Zajae.™ to ? compel . restoration \u25a0of
» - raorigace « which r. he S alleges i, they y hare V v de«
»troyed. " The .' amount iwms $ f2.000,1r and 1 Conway
alleges \u25a0he \u25a0 took •' th« 5 mortgage ; on S an , alignment
from • Msrjlr who . bad v loaned i ! thr\ money to - th«
other*, z* Re ft Id he yr»% , promised S th« ] mortgage,
buthasnot recelTed - lt.~: -•\u25a0\u25a0 ' .-\u25a0- \u25a0•-,•\u25a0.- >:\u25a0 ..-. \u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0
Gontra.Costa
Ralph Donald Robinson of the
University of { Calif orniai young
est Knight Templar on Pacific
coast V
YOUNGEST KNIGHT
TEMPLAR ON COAST
University Student Achieves the
Rank at Youthful Age of
* 22 Years
BERKELEY, Jan. 14.— Ralph Don
ald Robinson, member of the Theta
Delta Chi fraternity of the University
of California, has the distinction of be
ing the youngest Knight Templar on
the coasts He Is only 22 years of age
and is a member of the class of 1903
of the .university.
Robinson's home is in Eusrcne, Ore,
where his father is a prominent, mer
chant high in Masonic circles. Young
Robinson, when lv> became of age, was
given "the lower degrees in- masonry
and passedon rapidly' until" he was ;a
full fledged knight. Preparation? for
the successive degrees •occupied, ;sevi
eral months. \u0084 . .. .- ". \u25a0••\u25a0.
SUSPECTED MURDERER
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Evidence Insufficient ,to Hold
Chinese Believed to Be
Avenging Gunman
OAKLAND. Jan. 14— Chue Sing, the
supposed Blng Kong- tong man held
indetimv* on suspicion' of having fired
three sh ots into the back of Wong
Wing a.t- StPge a few- nights ago, re
sulting in Wong's death, has been re
leased~from : custody ' owing to insuffi
ciency of evidence. /.Two ojher Bln.g
Konsr suspects, .Wong" Kirn . and ' Lee
Ling, also ;hav.» been given their free
dom. Chuo Sing, who, when . arrested
at Sixtieth street and San Pablo aye-,
nue, j was driving toward; town, in a
surrey," had concealed on • his/ person
a loaded -^revolver. -Under the-seat of
the vehicle were hidden another pistol
and a>bowie knife. ; The Chinese was
charg.'Ni with carrying concealed weap
ons and this morning furnished the
maximum bail, 5100, to obtain « free
dom. . •' ? ."\u25a0 ; . ;
This $100 was part of $300 which
Sing carried when : arrested. /It; Is a.
police" theory that this \ .was
money paid him by .his two compan
ions, who. waited , outside the bunk
house at the Metropolitan match- and
fuse works In , Stege, fi. where the mur
derwas committed. Wong Kirn and
Le.e-V- Ling J; were ; suspected of having
been the ' Bing Kong agents who ac
companied the gunman" to Stege to see
that the bargain of death was carried
out;'- : . ; \u25a0 \u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0;' '\u25a0.;.'. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.;-',;
Wong, Wing was foreman of the,,
Chinese help at the ; match worlts, and
although his entire crew witnessed
the . murder , : none-~of 'tit.* : 45 Chinese
would identify the prisoners or swear
to a charge against Chue Sing.-
.Chue Sing is a half breed Chinese
and* negro. , , ; :
PASSES "ANCIENT MONEY"
Gets Coin in Exchange for Old
Georgia Bank Note
OAKLAND, Jan. '14.— Mrs. K. Kapp
of; 926 -^Twenty-fourth: street; reported
to the .police that an ancient flO* bank
note issued, by the y - .1 Merchants' ;-' and
Planters' -bank of Georgia? was passed
In'hjsr ' place of business by ;a' young
mani who bought- two iCigaro andi gave
her " : the" paper, : In- .change
19.75 : in coin. The ' note ' was returned
to -her from her bank as^ worthless.
Elmhurst Election
OAKLAND.; Jan. 14.— An election! will
be' ; held ' iri^ Elmhurst ; Saturday ", for,;offl
cers \u25a0; for ' a proposed v sanitary, - district,*
and as but -one: ticket ;is "i In '-the I field
\u25a0those* who t favor i the formation \u25a0 of i the
district 'feel confident -thats the; project
will :; carry.. ; The j territory/ Included;; in
the, proposed district : is bounded by l the
boulevard,; the Stanley road,' the ; SoutK
ern'Pacific's right J of:-; way :'•• and ; the
Fltchburg \u25a0 sanitary ''district. ;iThe«f ol
lowin G.will serve' as officers of -election :
J. : U -.:\u25a0 Wlldy, G."> F.V; Brickwedel,v Ben
Magnesson,'. T. E.- '; Holmeni - ; J. : : B.S Hood,'
8. T.: Chapin f ;?H.v-;Ii ; Speer and Y Carl
Noschka;f The candidates ;to^ ; be* voted
for j are' Fred rr 1."- Sdges \u25a0 for. assessor^tarid
George -. '\u25a0> B. , Starr, :\u25a0 D. *U. ; Hoffelmier,'
PhlHpJßeilly, ; Fred 1/- Straub^and" S.TE.
Owens tor trustees, j ; - !
Abandons Portion of Track
OAKLAND. Jan. li— The cit>\ council
•has agreed' to ; allow i itie\ Oakland \trac
tion > company .' to ; abandon portions 7. of
the:; East j,SlxteenthV;street:; car:? line.
-These^ are itoj be. those portions" in jThird
and .'ave^iues.V-.wherc - the line
tiirnsi ati either.'! endl to -connect -.with
rEaptT* Fourteenth "."tracks.-;- The
•East^FourteenthißtreGtv line- ; will ~, then
operate Sonly^ in ? East i.<sixteen'th"s ; street
between^ the" two 1 avenues mantionsd.
Mario
Society in Cities
Across the Bay
OAKLAND, Jan. 14— On Friday
evening of this week Mrs. Louis Ris
don Mead will entertain at an elaborate
dinner at the Fairmont, the dozen 1 or
so guests later attending Mrs. Shorb
White's dance. Several- from: this, side'
will i 1 be Mrs. Mead's guests, among
whom: are' Mrs. Henry A. Butters, Mrs.
Grace -.Cook, Miss \u25a0 Marie ; Butters and
Miss .Marguerite . Butters. Since her
marriage Mrs. # Mead,- formerly , Miss
Mac Sadler,; of and her hus
band have been ; occupying apartments
at 'the "-Fairmont, : dividing their time
between \u25a0' San Francisco ,and\Byron
Springs. "Mrs. Mead Is one of the; most
charming., as- well, as beautiful young
matrons, in the exclusive set of : the bay
cities. ''."\u25a0'; *L : -'\u0084 ;
Not' a few 'of the girls in, the smart
set of this ; side of the bay are plan
ning^ to attend ..the dance ;at;Mare;isl
and on Saturday, eveninp given by the
officers: of the St.- Louis," for which
cards were Issued last \u25a0 week. • The af
fair gives promise, of unusual pleasure
to the guests, the naval hosts (devot
ing themselves to making; this event
a notable one. Among those who will
go from Oakland as guests of the
ball are Miss Evelyn Hussey. Miss
Gertrude Russell, Miss Marie Butters,
Miss Marguerite Butters and a half
dozen others. "..
A' notable event of the week'will be
the third assonibly'of the Friday Nigh t
club, torwhich several hundred guests
are- looking forward .with pleasure. As
have the preceding. dance 3 of the win
tor the .affair will take place in the
Home clubhouse. An elaborate supper *
will 'round out the event. Special cars
will be run on the Fourth avenue line
for the accomntodation of guests. One
more dance of the year remains, the
cards announcing the last assembly for
the/ evening of Friday, February 28.
The patronesses for the Friday Night
club are Mrs. T. C. Coogan, Mrs. Wil
liam Checkering, Mrs. Quiricy A. (
Chase, Mrs. Edward M., Walsh, Mrs. D.
H. Mathes, Mrs. J. F. Sims and Mrs.
Martin W. Kales.'
The marriage of. Mark Dunnigan and
Miss Gertrude ' Halsey. was celebrated
at a simple service today at the home
of the bride's mother, Mrs. Sherwood
Halsry. in Telegraph avenue. Only
members of the Dunnigan and Halsey
families with • a' few intimate friends
witnessed the ceremony. After the
wedding supper Mr. and Mrs. Dunni
gan left on a honeymoon journey. An.
attractive '> house In Sunnyvale, near
Antioch, -awaits their- return. The
bride is a ,v^man of musical ability
who has been/heard frequently in con
cert 7 work i*' the bay cities." She is
the daughter, of Mrs. Sherwood Halsey
and' sister of ' Dr. Wilbur Halsey and
Dr. Norman Halsey. ; . The family is
among the older ones of Oakland. • The
groom is "a: businessman- of Antioch.
A wedding of wide interest, although
in: detail:, it will be celebrated as sim
ply as possible, will take place tomor
row when Dr. Fitz-Howard Jarvis
claims Miss Robin 'Rucker as his bride
at the home of Mrs. Rucker in- the col
lege town. " Miss Rucker, who is con
valescing after- a serious " operation,
has Included .only members of the im
mediate .-- families with a very few
friends In her invitation to the cere
mony.. Dr. Jarvis and his bride have
planned a tour before taking up ttielr
residence' in the attractive new home
which the bridegroom has made ready
in Merrimac street. : The bride is the
daughter of the late Dr. H. N. Rucker
and Mrs. Ruckrr. .She is a girl of
great personal '. "charm, and accom
plished « In many ways. Dr. Jarvig is
a well known dentist of this city. He
is , prominent in club and . fraternal
circles.
Mrs. E. A. Heron. , was presiding
hostess at the ' January luncheon of
Ebell today . in .the Harrison. . street
clubhouse. . Several, hundred members
and-: guests.'', enjoyed .the delightful
gathering. , Rev. John Howland La
throp and : Mrs. .Lathrop of Berkeley,
Mrs. J.H. .Wood, . president of. the
Twentieth Century; club, and Mrs. E.
J. " Dodge," president of the . Adelphlan
club of Alameda,. were made guests of
honor. -An after "luncheon program ; of
music" was given by Miss June Connor,
vocalist, and Mrs. Charles Cobbledlck,
pianist.
SWARM OF PARASITES
DESTROYS] MELON CROP
University Entomologist Goes to
Make War on Insects in
Region of Whittier
BERKELEY, Jan.v IS.— Presence -in
Whittier 'and surrounding region in, the
southern part of .- the state of minut e
insects which '. have attacked the melon
crop i has 'called ; to that . section Profes
sor C. ;.."v7. .Woodworth of the depart
ment of entomology of 'the University
of Calif 6rnlaT Ralph E.-Smlth,* also of
the ' faculty.; but who has charge of • the
-pathological laboratory at Whittier, Is
working"^ in \u25a0 conjunction ": with Professor
Woodworth. : \u25a0 . l :
-.. According to reports received by. the
department, of agriculture a species of
plant^ lice has assailed .both-the cante
loupe \u25a0 and watermelon -; and has 'caused
such ; havoc r that LtheVentlre production
of the ; region^of .{Whittier, ; it ; Is , feared,
will ; : fall :• before ; the ravages v" of ?\u25a0] the
parasite.^- This ; is ; said! to be Cthei ; first
appearance .o f '•'-, the \u25a0 insect in the ; state
and the greatest efforts will be made to
stamp it; out. >:;/
V i" - .loss of their girlish form*
;-•"•>*" \u25a0'''/-•!'.•/.' l\ ' , _All of this can be;*Toided,-.
however, by * the use ; of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as thit
great^ liniment always ; prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother* Friend overcomes all the
danger, of 'child'birthi'j and carries the expectant mother, safely through
this .critical; period without; pain. It.is ;woman'*~greate«t blessing. ,
Thousands gratefully : tell . of the benefi t ; an d relief , : derived from th© i
use fbf (this' wonderful! \
jboolci telling all about \u25a0; a^sssw »
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SanMateo
David Paul Crawford, presi
dent elect .of the . junior class at
Stanford university.
ATHLETE GIVEN
POST OF HONOR
David Paul Crawford Elected
President of the Junior
Class at Stanford
SPECIAL DISPATCIrTO THE CALL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 14. —
David Paul Crawford, football captain
elect of the Stanford varsity Rugby
squad and crack weight man of the
track team, was accorded another
honor today when h» 'was the unani
mous choice of the junior class for
president during the present- semes
ter. The new trust rivals his past
college honors in the estimation of
the under graduates, and is evidence
of the popularity of the big athlete.
Crawford registers" in the civil en
gineering department and comes from
Cupertino. Ever since ho entered
Stanford he has been prominent In the
university community. He was the
only freshman student to play on ths
1905 varsity football team. He
played right tackle against the blue
and gold and was one of the most con
sistent of ground gainers. In Rugby
he has been a tower of strength at
side rank In the scrum. On the track
team he has been .weight man "since
his freshman year and took first place
in the shot put last .spring in the
dual meet with the University of Cal
ifornia.
The other officers of the class, who
were elected, by acclamation, are: B.
L. Gregg 1 of Woodland. a varsity
hurdler, vice president; Miss Mary C
Brunton of Salt Lake City, secretary;
E. A. Rogers of San Francitco, treas
urer; C. B. Bradford of Ottawa, 111.,
sergeant at arms.
CHINESE USES REVOLVER
Wounds Two of His Countrymen
in Gambling House Fight
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SAN MATEO, Jan. 14. — War broke
out in Chinatown last night over a
gambling game. Five shots were fired,
but none of^the Chinese was seriously
wounded. Ah Gow shot Ah Sin inthe
leg and Ah Gwin In the arm. A search
of Ah Gow by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Bartlett and Constable Michael Shee
han ; brought to light a small arsenal.
He; was armed with two revolvers and
a new 10^ inch dirk.
To Fight Smelter Ordinance
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.—
An .enthusiastic meeting, of the South
San Francisco improvement club was
held last night In Metropolitan hall for
tha purpose of gathering data to fight
the smelter .ordinance presented to the
San Mateo county supervisors for adop
tion by {he • Home .Protective associa*
tion. The ; smelter people have ex
pended vast .sums at -this point In
preparation for the erection of. their
plant, ; and any. change in' plan which
would mean the locating- of the smelter
at some other point would be a serious
blow to the development of this town.
Judges to Pick Jury
Hciuward May Go Dry
ProDe Boulevard Job
SALOON QUESTION
STIRS HAYWARD
High License and Sunday Clos*
ing Are Elements in Exciting
City Campaign
Businessmen's Association to
_Take Hand in Fight and
Call Meeting
HAYWARD, Jan. 14.— With the town
election two months in th« future
politics ara beginning to simmer and
indications are they will »oon boii
over because of th« injection of the Is
sue of high license and Sunday clos
ing into the campaign.
Rev. C. B. Rogers, pastor of tru
Presbyterian church and a leader in
the temperance crusade, declared re
cently before the town trustees tha!
the antisaloon fight would not stop
"until the white flag of temperance
floats over the tallest building in
town." which happens to be the brew
ery. In which Mayor Charles Heyer is
Interested.
The antisaloon forces, headed by th 4
minister, have been successful in se
curing notice from the town tru."»te<*i
that after March 1 the license of M,
Peters, proprietor of a basement sa
loon at Castro and B streets, would
b.« canceled. Peter* has been given
until that date to close his business.
The Businessmen's association is tc
take ' a hand in the campaign, and is
now discussing" candidates to succeed
Mayor Heyer and Trustees Ramagrq
and Peterson. The saloon question
has been considered by the associa
tion, but so far no definite stand has
been taken by the businessmen's or
ganization. The association Is to hold
a meeting Thursday night, when cam
paign issues and candidate* will b»
topics for discussion.
PIONEER WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Bridget Quigley Succumbs
at Age of 80 Years
OAKLAND. Jan. II. — Mrs. Bridget
Quigley, mother of Polled TXeteetrve
William Qulgley, died this morning: at
Providence hospital at the age" of 8<)
years. She was one of the oldest resi
dents in Oakland, having come to Ala
meda county with her hnsband 35
years ago. The husband, Mlchae!
Qulgley. was drowned at the long
wharf In the bay In IS|l. He left
»me children, all of whom* are living.
Mrs. Qufgley leaves four slsters.-vone
in London, one •In Eureka.' one In
Bremerton and one In Denver;' five
sons and four daughters. :* The sons
arA Thomas, Michael. John. Lawrence
and "William, all of this city: th«
daughters are Mrs. Elizabeth Dodge oi
Denver, Mrs. Catherine Holtz of Eu
reka and Mrs. N. Newell of London.
To Lecture on Climatology
BERKELEY* Jan. 13.— Dr. Cleveland
Abbe Jr. of the "United States weather
bureau in San Francisco has been added
to the faculty of the University of Cal
ifornia as special lecturer In meteor
ology and climatology. The opening: of
the course will be Thursday morning,
the Introductory lecture belnff deliv
ered by Dr. Alexander McAdle. head of
the federal weather bureau on th«
coast.
DRUNKENNESS
A Curable Disease
Eminent Physicians and Scientific
Men Agree That ft Should b*
Treated As Such.
Drunkenness is a progressive disease;
the .moderate drinker is sot sattsfied
with two or three drtaks a- day. the
craving: for more and more becoeras
irresistible as the disease advances;
the result is Chronic Aicoholi«a.
I The treatment used sttCceesfaOr hy
', thousands right In their owa borne is
! Orrine. It is a scientlflo cwre for
' Drunkenness and has gtren mteh. uai-
Tersal satisfaction that it is soid under
a positive guarantee to effect a core
or yoor money will be refunded. . This
smarantee is ftreo in good faith and
is" carried out to the . letter. Orrine
is not a new remedy; it has been soid
by the leading drajytsts in errery city
for years. It has lifted tens •{thou-
sands from the depths to worthy man-
hood and has the hearty endorsement
of grateful men and women in every
state in the union.
Orrine No. 1 is the secret remedy-
Orrine No. 2 is for those wining to
take the treatment- Either form costs
$1.00. The guarantee is the same in
either case. Write t» the Orrtae Co.
Washington. D. C. for free treatise oa
Drunkenness, mailed In plain sealed
eavelope. Orrine win be mailed sealed
on receipt ef price. Sold by the leading
druggists in every town and city, and
in this city by the The Owl Drug Coj
stores. Sutter and Van Ness. 916 Mar-
ket su Hth and Mission sts.
FURNITURE
GOOD AND CHEAP
H. SCHELLHAAS
408 11th St., Oakland
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