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OAKLAND ALAMEDA BERKELEY
DARGIE'S CARTOONS
ROUSE PASTOR'S IRE
Rev. E. E. Baker Says Tribune's
Attacks on Prosecutors !
Are Filthy
Despicable Printing by Harpies j
of Yellow Press Cannot Hurt,
He Declares
OAKL.AXD, Feb. 17.— "The men who
\u25a0re Bldintc with all the poT^er* at their
4-otzunand the tgrntt pro«ecntlo« are not
covered nith dollar mark* or other in-
Mcnia of the M-eallby degenerate, as
the filthy . cartooniot of the 'yellow'
prcu would have u» believe. They have
the courage of their conviction*, 'and
the despicable eartoontnaf of these men,
who ar« men, can »©t hurt them aa In
cttvldaala In tbe leaa.t* Their action*
»yoak loader than tne. printed worda of
tbe press barpte*."
Thus Rev. Ernest E. Baker, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, referred
to the Oakland Tribune In an address j
to his congregation. tk» subject of j
which, 'The Seven Cardinal Virtu,*s."
formed the theme of a series of dis
courses aimed especially to promote!
activity in a newly organized league of!
tlis men of the church. \u25a0<.-*..
I>r. Baker eaid it was most deplorable
that sach cartoons as certain ones
printed within the last week or so by
newspapers in league with the grafters
should be permitted to go forth Into
decent people's homes, and he expressed
liis. -vehement disapproval of any one
\u25a0who took any stock in this form of op
position against pure morals and clean
city government.
He said that the element of courage
which existed In such men as the graft
prosecutors and In the public press
supporting their efforts was a sure
augury of success, and all the powers
of graft can not prevail against this
codfige and these men. He added:
"In these daj*s when so many editors
are?*pntrolled by the corporations and
po many Judges ar.s Intimidated by the
railroad, I like to see editors of 'the
other sort. Moral courage In the face
of such degrading printed opposition Is
rp&l courage. It will prevail. The
co-ward alone goes without God. The
courageous man is secure, for God
keeps him company."
The league commltteemen are: Invi
tation — W. H. Reedy, W. T. Mcßride,
Famue! Gray, F. H. Woodward, A. L.
Adams. I. D. Martin, M. M. Hoffman;
publicity— Earl S. Bingham. J. A. Col
quhoun, John T. Bell: program — Dr. E.
EL Baker, Dr. J. H. Todd, E. F. Welhe,
C. P. Rowlands, W. J. Raymond: recep
tion — F. M. Greenwood, W. M. Gardner,
Thomas Pheby. John H. Henderson, Dr.
G. E. Brinck^srhoff.
BURGLAR ROBS FOUR
HOUSES WITH JIMMY
Thief Reaps Harvest From Se-
ries of Thefts Committed
on Same Night
OAKLAND, Feb. 17. — Four residences
n-er^ broken into last night by a single
bu'Fgriar, who operated with a Jimmy
on the rear doors, breaking the locks
and leaxing the marks of his inch wide
Implement in the casing. lie obtained
small booty from all of the Tiomes en
tered, in some cases taking only the
most valuable article in the jewelry
found by him.
The home of E. M. Sanborn at 1392
Telegraph avenu<* was broken into dur
ing the absence of the family, the thug
obi air. ing $7, a gold watch and a chain
of several dollars' value.
At the residence of C. M. Rosenberg,
j f<B6 Twenty-third street, the rear door
vras forced and several rings, a locket,
-a chain and 15 in money were stolen.
At" the home of H. M. Taylor. 639
Merrimac street, a glaes window In the
.rear door was broken after the Jimmy
had failed, and the latch was sprung
from the ineide by that means. . Of
several bits of Jewelry of considerable
value the robber took only a watch
worth 55. • ggfcSK
At khe home of W. E. Hollis.. 526
Twenty-fifth istreet, a silver matchbox,
a revolver, a ring set with pearls, and
small ccflns were taken.
Detectives detailed on the case have
secured. a good description of the bur
g-L»r, who was seen at two of the places
\u25a0fey, neighbors.
OAKLAND AND BERKELEY
MAY JOIN IN LIGHTING
Council Committees of Two
Towns to Discuss Erection
of Joint Plant
OAKLAND, Feb. 17. — Councilmen
Everhart, Aitkln and Mulllns were
appointed a. committee of three . tor
right by President Elliot of the city
council to confer •with a like commit
tee from tbe-board of trustees of
Berkeley with a view to the establish
ment of a municipal lighting station
tojbe used and maintained jointly by
the two cities.
Councilman Burns filed & copy of
th^ municipal liquor license of' L«os
Anselfts as the basis of a further, re
stijctlon o£ the liquor traffic by the in
crease of the annual license fee of
$500 to $1,000. This is the rate in
Los Angeles, where saloons are tq
-strlcted to 200 and to the business-sec
tion.
OPTICIAXS ARE EXAMI.VED
OAKLAND,' Feb. 17. — The California
state- board of examiners in optometry
v-fis.ln cession loday at. Woodmen's ball,
this city, and will conclude Its quar
terly meeting tomorrow afternoon. The
board convenes; four times annually «nd
consists of Fred- Detmers, Ixjs An
gelM<; F. W. Laufer, Oakland, and F. C-*
China, Sacramento. The following wer*
examined.: William Clark Gordon. 26i
Fifth avenue, San ; Francisco; "R, J.
Baady, -104.N evada avenue,, San Fran
cisco; John Koch, '7o9 Fillmore; street,
Ban Francisco: J. E. Parmelec, 1461
Fulton street, San Francisco; Albert W.
Anderson, s€B Golden Gate avenue, San
Francisco; M. Philip Kaufman, 318
Baker etreet, Oakland;-" Norman E.
Bradley. 2319 "College avenue, Berke
ley;. Ernest S. Ballard,: Eureka; Ernest
Mueller, Eureka;-. V. W. Pouleen, Point
Richmond: : John May, Palo.. Alto; Mrf.
O. X Carpenter, Kelseyyille; R.W. Ras
tall. Vallejo. "
WA.VT SAXITAnV-' DISTRICT
iIELROSE, Feb. 17.— A new: sanitary
district outside the bounds. of ;one cre
«.tri recently has been projected 'by citi
zens, v/Uo will petition the board of «v:,
pervf sor's to caJl .an election. > • The pro
posed \ new district lies;' between 3 High
street and. CentraJ- avenue on th« west
end «aast and; extends K ' north* from.- the,
north line of the first district to \'ir-
Kinla street.
Student Is Sleuth for Burns
T Dargie Arouses Ministers Ire
Edgar Stow, former state uni
versity . student who did expert
detective work in San Fran
cisco under Burns. ;
UNIVERSITY MAN
ACTS AS SLEUTH
Discovery Made That Edgar
Stow Performs Expert Work
Under Bums
BERKELEY, Feb. 17. — Coupled with
his withdrawal from the university the
college public learned today that Edgar
Stow, popular fraternity man and star
football player, was a detective last
summer under William J s Burns in se
curing evidence against the grafters of
San Francisco. Stow has also on a
number of occasions done detective
work for Marshal Vollmer of this city.
Stow was one of Detective Burns'
staff during the entire "period of his
vacation from college. He lived In San
Francisco at the time, and spent many
hours shadowing a number of the mil
lionaires who were afterward indicted
by the grand jury.
News of his detective work under
Burns came as a surprise today . to the
college man's friends on the campus as
well as to his fellow members of, the
Chi Phi fraternity. He is at present in
Santa Barbara. . * . '
Since entering college four years ago
Stow has had college honors heaped
upon him. He was a member of -the
football teams of 1905, 1906 and 1907.
He has been elected to the Skull and
Keys interfraternlty society, the Golden
Bear senior society and the Winged
Helmet Junior honor society.
POLICEMAN SUES PAPER
FOR $60,000 DAMAGES
Alleges San Jose Mercury Ac-
cuses Him of Brutal Treat
ment to Prisoner
OAKLAND. Feb. 17.— E. A. and J. O.
Hayes, .owners of the San Jose Mer
cury, are defendants In . a Bult for
$60,000 damages filed today by John
O'Malley, a San Jose policeman, for an
alleged libelous article which, it is al
leged, was published in the issue of the
Mercury February 17, 1907. The. ar
ticle, as recited- in the complaint -filed
today, purported to implicate O'Malley
in the alleged brutal mistreatment of
George Franklin Washington, a negro
prisoner, whose death, It was stated,
occurred in' San Jose August 20, 1904.
According to the complaint, the ar
ticle in the Mercury says that O'Malley
had confessed that he had beaten
Washington on the head with his club
and had afterward struck him In the
ribs; that the body had -been recently
exhumed and the fractures of the ribs
were found and other evidences- of
cruel treatment. With O'Malley Dep
uty Sheriff Mulhall was Implicated In.
the alleged brutality Inflicted upon
Washington, according to the com-:
plaint.- ' . ',-. '.\u25a0''
Chief of Police Carroll is said to have
given out the story of^ O'Malley* s al
leged confession.
•: \u25a0 —
LEAVES WIFE HALF OF
HIS $500,000 ESTATE
W. J. Landers' Will Give's Chili
dren Equal Shares in
$250,000 of Property
OAKLAND. Feb. The will of
William J. Landers, . an insurance man
and capitalist of San Leandro, . whose
death occurred in Santa Barbara re
cently, was filed for probate today., It
disposed of an estate consisting of real
property and securities in this county,
the value of which was -estimated; at
$500,000. He - bequeathed half of his
estate to his wife, Carrie Landers, who
also is given-.a life insurance policy for
$30,000. The remainder will go to four
children. His- sons, William, Herbert
and Marsden •Landers, 1 will their
shares at once,, but, the portions alloted
to his daughters, Berenice L/ Johnston
and Eleanor Landers, . will . be. held ' In
trust for them by the Mercantile -trust
company of San Francisco, which was
named as executor. ."^jjJjiA&Sugfe '
CRUISKU SILVER . SERVICE
.OAKLAND, Feb. . 17.— Public sub
scriptions made through the Oakland
chamber of commerce" toward the pur
chase by the people^of "the" state\ of .a
silver service for thenew United States
cruiser: California ; to. noon today.;. were
reported as follows:
Previously, acknowledged, $1,165;
Brittain & Co.. $10; : Pacific: Coast' lum
ber company. $10;'J..C. Westfall & Sons,
$5; Sperry flour mills,. slo ; E. Ma Derby
lumber company., slo ; Burnham Stande
ford company^ $5; )A: 'B. Weeks 1 & 'Co.;
$5; Pacific fuel r company, ;ss;;A.\Galli,
commission' merchants," ss ;E. B.,and>A:
L. Stone &;Co.^ $10.
Total, to date. $1,240.
TO BBH.D CO.WEST SCHOOL
OAKLAND, Feb. 1 7.— The Sisters of
the Sacred. Names ,;of;' Jesus! andvMary
applied at *the board of "publlcf works
today for/ a : perml t-\u25a0 to construct \a j new,
school' building,' in i the convent f grounds
at .-Twenty-first and Webster streets*, at
a; cost of : $42,647.," Adolph; Zeiss, Frank
B. Cook and -William Hunt have; been
granted -a? permit?- to? build jnlrieV stores'
costing;; $6,800 :'\u25a0 In* Grove ;' street ;at the
northeast corner; of Thirteenth, ; ,
TW--.SA3T FRANCISCO CALI^yTUESDAY.: FEBRUARY: >18;, 1908.
PATROLMAN SHOOTS
NIGHT HIGHWAYMAN
Sends Bullet Into Thug When
Robber Is, Reaching for >
His Revolver
Young Woman Witness Falls Jn
' Faint on Sidewalk When
Shots Are Fired \ : ' : .
OAKLAND. F«»b. 17.— Al Williams,'
believed "by. th<? police to be a profes
sional hignwayman, was "shot and
riously wounded early 'this morning by
Patrloman P. J. ConnoUjv The shoot-
Ing occurred at thfv corner of Twenty
third street and Broadway, while Wil
liams was in tne act of drawing a re
volver with which to .fire upon the
patrolman. Miss Agnes Kroy.of 1936
Summit street, who;Connolly was ac
companying .to her - home," was a wit
ness to the shooting and was found
; lying in a faint on the sidewalk by per
sons who rushed to the scene. Williams j
was trying to avoid arrest by running '.
down a dark alley, and on him was
found a revolver, a mask .and cayenne
pejfper with which to ( blind his vic
tims. ;
Miss Kroy had met Connolly at the
Key route station in Twenty-second
street at Broadway, where she left the
last train' from San Francisco and
<asked the policeman to walk to her
home with her. Connolly complied with
the request and together the couple
started up Broadway:. When they
reached the corner of iTwenty-thlrd
street Connelly saw a man standing
alone in the shadow of a group of palm
trees and trying to avoid notice. The
policeman left Miss Kroy at the corner
and crossed the strct. As he did . so
the man ran into an alley.
Connolly drew his revolver and
shouted to the fugitive to halt. He
says he gave the command three times
and then turned into the alley after
Williams. As .he did bo he. Baw the
man's hand reach for a coat pocket,
and beforeV the thug could draw a
weapon Connolly had fired. The ball
passed through .one of Williams* hips,
crushing the bone. Realizing that fur
ther efforts at escape were useless,'
Williams threw his revolver from him
and sank to the sidewalk. Connolly
rushed upon him and, seeing that the
wounded man was incapable of further
resistance, telephoned to the police sta
tion. Captain Bock and \u25a0 the reserves
responded and Williams was taken to
the recgiving hospital,' where he Is now
under police surveillance.
At the hospital William* admittec"
that he was out to commit robbery, but
said he had robbed no, one. He said Tie
came to this city two weeks ago from
Salt Lake, has been sick- and out of
funds, and knew of no other means of
securing money.
"GRACE TRAVERS" WINS
C PLAUDITS AT IDORA
Young Society Matron Unusual
ly Beautiful. in Debut on
Operatic Stage
OAKLAND, Feb. .17. — The main fea
ture of the opening performance sof
v "San Toy" in the Idora Park opera
house tonight was the operatic debut
of Mrs. Grace Travers, the beautiful
young matron who has been very popu-.
lar in Oakland society, and who a short
time ago .surprised her -friends with
the announcement that she would seek
recognition on the stage. The opera
house was well filled and an enthusias
tic greeting was given the debutante.
: Mrs. Tracers — Grace Tr.avers, as she
will be known on the stage— had the
role of Dudley. -It was a\part that kept
her before the~ audience: a large part
of the evening. She appearedunusually
beautiful, sang in a clear,* sweet voice,
and by h>r grace and vivacity proved
herself a competent actress. •;
The perfomance was given with re
freshing snap, and credit for this is
due to all the principals and the entire
chorus. The scenery and costumes were
handsome and picturesque.' ;. Some of
the Chinese robes worn ..by. the girls
were particularly rich; "In :i fact.' there
was a. brilliant tone torall, the settings
with which the piece .was presented.
PROSECUTION CLOSES
IN SODERBERQ TRIAL
Woman Doctor Testifies That
She Found Blood Stains on
Prisoner's
OAKLAND, Feb. , 17.— The \ prosecu
tion closed Its case= today against Er
land Soderbergr, who Is on trial , for the
murderjof .his mother. \u25a0{ -, '._\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 : r; \u25a0-\u25a0. .•••,•;\u25a0•
-Mrs. .-Mary Christiansen 'test! fled, that
she had been attracted j to : ~ the -Soder-"
berg house by the actions f of . a cat In
side, which she observed "through!* a
window, : and that,; with other.'neigh
bors,: she had entered-* the house,to,re
lease the gat, and. then} found the mu
tilated body •of "Mrs. ; Soderbergr .locked
in a closet. /She. also^ said. V she ,met
Sode'rberg leaving: his home , the night
before the discovery^ and;,; had; talked
with, him.'- Similar testimony regard
ing the, discovery of the body was given
by Mrs.: Annie Valentine.' i •?:. j: -;•;•%
: *. Dr. .^Pauline :N6sbaumer; testified,. that
she ~ had . made ja > microscopic Texamina
tion: of stains found >om Soderberg's
underclothing, and that, .in "her opinion,'
the \u25a0 stains were '•- made ' by. human . blood.
The ' defense will 7 take SI up i'; " the . case
Wednesday ; : ' : *
SLOT MACHINES TO GO
ORDINANCE CAR:RIES
Bill to Prohibit Their/ Use Is
Presented to Alameda
Council , *;\
; AIjAMEDA; Feb. 17.— Responding to
recommendation from;-! tha^ police", and
fire comrrilssiohera an ordinance tojpro
hiblt operation; of all :slot rnirhiheswas
Introduced^ in theTcltyicouriclli tonight.
Anj ordinance.! prohibiting ' minors * from
frequenting \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 saloons, % pool a and > billiard
parlors^wlll ',be « presented ; atK the f next
meeting,; ; ,Th c :fii council i, i appropriated
$500 as a.pollce "departmentjcontirigent
fund- for." collectlngievidence."!s The solid
five ivoted'down) Councilman E/ 3.*; Bui-;
lock's ; . tor \ purchase - "' three*
playgrounds." >'*_)>\u25a0• -V " \ "
DYING MOTHER SEEKS SON'
;' OAKLAND;;," FebJ^; 17 ; ~Mrs;j Isabel
Newman' of lS^^-West^Eighteenth street,'
G reen sb v rg, 1. 1 mL ','. '\ who V 1 s » ' s 1 owly*dy 1 rig?i g?
fs - seeking; her, son, Kßyssells Newman.;
Chicf > Wilson recoiyed. a letter ' today 2iri*
which t she • says jjh"erss"onWan»lj j h"erss"onWan»l % John %T*
Sidwell :f: f are ,' thoughtltof be][tbgether In
Louis and- Elsa yon Ilbrgcrt
(Grace D. Harvey chil
dren f. whose mother; protected
them when, a ; burglar invaded
home. . : j
BRAVE MOTHER ILL
OF BURGLARY SHOCK
Mrs. ; : Ella Yon Hergert Pros
trated by Visit of Thug to
Her Home
\u25a0-. BERKELEY, Feb. 17.— Although con
fined to her bed on account of the shock
which she underwent' by being held up
In her home at 24 01 Charming way last
night at the point of a revolver, Mrs.
Ella yon Hergert. wealthy widow of
Captain yon Hergert of Oakland,' was
the recipient of many congratulations
today for her bravery in defending her
children against the masked -burglar
who forced his way into the house last
night ajd . threatened : to shoot them
unless , she would give up her jewels
and money" to the masked thug. : .
Mrs. von i Hergert was seated, at the
piano flaying ; while, her .son Louis,
aged 11, and Elsa, aged 8, were singing
to the accompaniment of .''Little *Bor
Peep" when the doorbell " rang. ... Louis,
who answered the" call, "was shoved
aside by the masked; man who, with [re-;
volver leveled at Mrs. ;von Hergert's
head, demanded her rings and money. *
He cautioned her y to keep; silent or
he would shoot - her ; and the children.
Terrified, butthinklng only of the safe
ty of her. children, Mrs. von.Hergert led
the burglar upstalns to her room, where
she gave him an opal v ring , and $3," in
coin. .- He then fled down the stairs and
escaped, leaving the brave mother pros
trated by the shock.
Although there we're eight people In
the house at;' ( the time, including two
men,, the; occupants of the fashionable
household except for the Yon Hergert ;
family knewnothlng of the sensational
burglary. .; Both Louis and Elsa, the
two i children:, of -. Mrs. i yon .Hergert,
played about- the yard of their mother's
home , today, little disturbed' by" the
shock of last evening.
Oakland Personals
J. H. McDougal of- Sacramento is at
the Athens. /.
. D. 'A. Smyth of Ogden, Utah, is regis
tered at: the Metropole.
\u25a0-B. 1 Dickinson : and wife of Ben Lo
mond are at the Touraine. , '•;, \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-
Thomas Ferguson .of Portervllle Is
registered at the St. : Mark. "?
OAKLAND, Feb: 17.— Eugen« Hess, a
jewelry ' from Frankfort on
Main. Germany, is a 1a 1 guest at the \u25a0 Hotel
Crellin. ..- - . ', ,\u25a0\u25a0 _ ." \..
Frank S. Sessions of^San Diego,regis
tered, at ,the,,chamber ofi commerce; to
day,and r sal<S : he had .about concluded*
to make his home. in Alameda county.y T
t Mrs.-; G.; H. Flanders and two : daugh
ters, accompanied : byi Miss Gleason, : all
of Portland, are guests at the-St: Mark
while seeing. Oakland and this side of,
the bay. ' *•\u25a0-»--, . >.. >\u25a0
DEPOSITORSOF DEFUNCT
BANK GET DIVIDEND
Crowd Gathers -Before Oakland
Institution;: Where ; $50,000
Is Disbursed
-^ OAKLAND/ FebMlT.— The northwest
corner of * and Washington
streets : wasVa" busy ; place .today;- when
hundreds >of /depositor's o f "the ; defunct
California., bank .]£ congregated I' at } that
point to' receive theiti pro' rata share, ot
5 1 per -cent I, dividend.; paid '.out vby T"Re.-"
ceiyer -.Jamej P. ; Edoff. About ?50,000
was ' disbursed. -*•".; r -'^^^^^^^^^^^^^jt
SOS* ROBS HIS FATHER,
i iOAKL^AND, Feb. 17^— W. Rudolph,
aged ?23 ?^ years,; pleaded guilty "today,
wheh-arralgned^before. Superior Judge
Ogden: on a charge of jf orging [the : name
of •his'fa th'er.V.r, The fcase attracted .at
tention s: at ;thei/ preliminary .\u25a0ihearing^lri'
the police ;court;lwhen ithe.' fact ;becarne
known I thn t the." elder. Rudolph 7 hadfeov-
ered, upj similar^ offensesj^bn; the, part; of
the son.aslohg,asihls;funds>lasted, ; ahd
that v only '" t when^hlß» money J.waa I gone
was \u25a0 the \u25a0 discovery Jof < guilt ' made. \u25a0 "Ru
dolph's ', case was 'I referred to 'i -the pro
bation* officer -for. a report.' *
OAKLAND; GIRL^TO _WEP
::)OAKLAND^ ' Febi' *;17-f The ": ._'<! engage^,
rhent'rof ; MlsscJeahne'jUopper.'.'ra'; grad
uate \ of \u25a0'; trie KOaklaridtjhighi school ; arid
holder *of * a^degree \ from a" s French "-. col^
1 ege", :U6 l Fred erick . Virice n t '\u25a0; Dv % Br iitx'
has been £ annqunced. : ~H: Miss i Hopper i' is
riow^nstructor-in. French In : Miss= Hot-"
ton's? school, f arid \is;"the daughterr of
Mrs. s Hopper|[of?ts2B^Eleventh't 528^Eleventh' 'street
Dv, Brutz |is ia^rriernberl of trie's firm 'of
Havens r& ', Du< Brutz^TheT date \ for; the
wedding; has inbt^been 'decided.,/ ;-,.,".
BLUEj'AN'D 'GOLD'I.V APRIL
;; 'BERKELEY;; Feb.- 17.—Announce
merit^was|:"madc;'toi]ay^thatf,the,|Blue
arid jjGoldf of |19^9,f of/.wh'ichV Clay ton"| R^
Shlpway; Is" editor,! will^be^ on :: theVcam
pus-April.ls. - • , . ' ;
Footpad IShpt by Policeman
Smart ; Set to Grace Gard Party
PURIFY PRIMARIES
IS PARDEE'S ADVICE
Former Governor Shows Men- s
League How to Make
Every Vote Count
Scores Harriman for Bureau to
Keep Machine's Men in
High Places
BKRKEI,RV, J Ffb. 17.— "There nrp too
m*ny* Orprvri nud • T«m' IMatt» •In both
house* of the . national le£ixlatnre. too
'mnnj' men w hoi represent thr corpora
tions rather than the people,"/ declared
former Governor; George C Pardee to
nfjrlit In an nddresft before the Men's
league of the Firiit Congregational
church. , . ; ;
'\u25a0-; Drj Pardee upoke on the topic. "In
the* Republic in Danger." H's telling
strokes at the railroad political ma
chine's -operations . In -this' state", were
heard ;.wlth ; intense interest by "his large
audience.'! He said.in part: \J
,la order tn hamper the' president in bis work,
the public .service corporation*, ' Just »s.th»y con
trol the board* of . suoerrlsora. ;, legislatures, ; rail
road ; oomralsslons «nd Uhe like, are: using, their j
best endeaTors to get still stronger representation j
In; both the sonnte and house of represeatatlTes. i
I a sit you how it Is possible for the people to se
cure the ejection ! of, a United I States senator fa
vorable to them from a legislature controlled, as
California's bas been for i>o manr year*, by the
political bureau of the Southern Pacific? •
TOU HA\TE NO VOICE >
libope that yon gentlemen here before, me to
! nitrht, beeanse «- few. of \u25a0you roteat the prima
ries ; and more of yon vote : at the elections, do
not lay the flattering unction ; to your souls. that
! you have any, Influence, to speak of In the selec
tion of the men who fill our public offices. ;
"Olveme," says the political boss, "the se
lection of the delegates to the conventions, and
I csre not how the. people vote at the elections."
I r How many of, yon have any voice. In .the selec
tion "of th» tn ens whose' names appear upon: the
I tickets yrtu vote . for at the primaries? Yet. the
i men whom you vote for at the primaries are the
men. who choose the men for whom you vote at
ithe elections. . -
:If you should ask Mr. Harriman why he maln
! tains his political bureau in : this : state he prob
ably would tell \u25a0, you ' that he does so In order to
prevents his •corporation from being blackmailed
by pnblic officials, . such •as governors, legisla
tors,. railroad \u25a0: commissioners,' members of the
state board of equalisation, etc. Of "coarse, this
Is absurdly untrue — almost humorously so. ; ; For.
If Mr.; Harriman wonldspend one-half. the sum
that his' political bureau costs him to aid : the
people of California ' ln . settlnsr honeet.and effi
cient pnblic officials, neither the Southern Pacific
nor the : people . would be robbed \u25a0 and mistreated.
The political bnrean is not for the purpose of
keeping anybody,: from \u25a0 robbing ; the \u25a0 corporation,
but to enable the corporation to rob the people.
The theory of the law >Is that the people shall I
choose their ! own . representatives. ; , : As a matter |
of practice, especially In the large ' (dtfea. thouch
not Infrequently In the states." It not Infrequently
happens that. *' because •of the : corporation \u25a0 con
trolled nominating conTentloris. j the people : have
nothing whatever to say.as to who shall ba the
nominees' for : whom they shall vote at-the elec
tions.'*> And thl« Is equivalent to controlling the
elections themselves. , \ :
PLEA FOR MORE DEMOCRACY -
;• Can 'the American Vepublle exist Jf.- nnder tbe
, tutelage |of the -public service corporations, elec
tion frauds continue? Oujfht It to exist. If our
cities, ,our states, the nation Itself,- continue to
be governed by Schmitzes. ruled by .Ruefs In the
pay. of the political bureaus, of the public service
corporations ? >Can It continue to exist If ag?rre
(tated, arrojtant, . Insolent, corrupt wealth con
tinues to ride rough shod . over the laws and de
fiantly set aside the power of the people? Ought
it to exist If \u25a0 a privileged class -Is allowed, be
cause of Its wealth, to take away from the peo
ple their rights and privileges ? .Is not the , re
public In danger so -long as these things are per
mitted to exist? And is not the remedy not less
but more democracy? Is -it not" high, time that
the American 'people should rise up and.' casting
aside all politics, unite jln one common effort to
cast off 'from their political limbs the fetters
that. the public service corporations are so Indus
triously welding on them? Do I : think they will
so rise up and, free -themselves? ,I:do. I hay« !
no doubt of it. All^ that Is necessary 1* that
they shall" realize the dangers that confront the
republic, and, .as they did in 1776 and * 1881;
they will rl«e ] up . and save : . themselves, their
country and Its Institutions from the hands of
those who ure striving to destroy all three.
WAITING FOR -ONE CAR
AND STRUCK BY ANOTHER
Richard ,B. Wharton Injured as
He Stands on Track of
Electric Road '
Feb. iJ7.— Standing on
the car track .waiting for a northbound
car, Richard :B. Wharton, .whose run
away I marriage 'with Miss \ Julia,; Pren
ttfe three months ago • attracted^ much
attention! was struck and. seriously In
jured by a- southbound car j' at the I cor
ner { of . Tel egraph . avenue and Webster
street this afternoon. * .Wharton X was
taken i to v :the vßoosevelt hospital. His
injuries are not considered ruecessarily
fatal. \u25a0 : . \u0084 v .\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: '-\u25a0'\u25a0-' :':•>' v ; - '..'\u25a0 -'\u25a0'
Wharton was engrossed in thought
as he -stood on the track : ; and , did 4 not
hear Uhe'approach of ; the 'southbound
car. \u25a0 He - was \ struck by the guard of
the car with : such " force that -the sup
porting ibolts- snapped. His body was
carried :30 Tfeet .before the- car was
brought , to; a standstill.
v.Che young,man:is an^employe of the
H. N. Gard; paper "company of Oakland:
STANFORD JUNIORS TO
TUNEFUL OPERX!
Production of Play Arranged to
v Be a^ Social Event of Sec
j ond Semester
,v; STANFORD" UNIVERSITY,*' Feb. 17.—
"Butterfly I Isle," ay - charming opera
ln-.C three acts, .: has . " be^n selected j
by.-vithe -t students •'.-.- of \u25a0; the : . \u25a0 junior i
class:-,- of \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0; Stanford ' university -to
be •;-\u25a0 produced' during .,.- junior week,
Leo S."-I^evy '08 ,of San , Francisco and j
D."H.*Clift of San Francisco, a graduate'
o^thei class 0^1907;.; as: the -authors; of !
the: libretto, have' been awarded I the!
cash':pflze>of $75 offer.&d for; the best I
opera. t r^^JßsmijSS^l^gj^BWlWM
;s.The opera will be ' one ; of the main
events of .Juntor/week, which is the last
of li March," . and': \u25a0 is; the i social . function
of "the semester. ;. • The!, cast for ; the
operaf is i'now.^belngi selected } and * will
be announced '.within a \u25a0 few • days.' T .
TO GIVE MILITARY BALI,
\u25a0;'. BERKELEY,'^ Feb^aT.^Patrons ; ; and
patronesses ; for ;the !rnllitary t ; ball .which
wniibe-Frivensby^thelcadets-bfithelUnl
versltyj of In^ Hearst ?'o.ljali
March , G- were named ! today, -as follows :
President ~ ? Whe # eler j arid ''Mrs.'i.Wheeler.
Captain^ J. . ;T. : , Xance > and Mrs. ; Nance,
Prof essorsV Morgan, ; C. '< C. ' Plehn,' Pres
cotCiC.-;W.; Wells, iE;Jj/;.WickKon and
Airs, i Morgan^ Mrs. -Plehnp Mrs.': Prescdtt,'
Mrs. \Wells i and \u25a0 MrsA.Wlckaon.Vi-The ca
det jband^wlll'furnlshHhe. music.
*^ SUSPECTED: OP TIXSAXITV
I "iOAkLAND; v Feb. ;1 17.^-J. * Carson- Sll
tverstelri.'vTi-ho/has called' himself ; Count
; Sllversteln^on ~ the }\ that \u25a0 he
Is Jthefson' of - a Gerraari^nobleman,^ was
bcf6re"|Judge"i Samuels Serifs * morning (°n
af charge satf^disturblngj the fpeace.Vand
w i 1 1 1 be ie xarn i n&d *a s hi s J tan i ty: 'He
is jf said | to |haye i broken -open ? at doorji a t
ariditb^h'avel thfea tened ¥ t a § shoo t '.» the
landlady/; Mrs:; AT Kenne t W =*
' Mrs. -Bernard P. r Miller,; who
will assist in benefit card party
for; Fabiola hospital children's
pavilions .
FIFTY FAIR MAIDS
TO AID IN CHARITY
Members of Oakland Smart Set
JWill Serve Players in a
Card Benefit
OAKLAND, Feb. 17.— Fifty promi
nent members of Oakland's smart set
have enlisted for the Fablola hospital
card party to be given Wednesday
evening at Ebell hall, where they will
serve coffee, chocolate and sandwiches
during the tournament, thus saving
players from leaving their tables for
refreshments. ' The prize list Includes
50 beautiful tokens of value as sou
venirs. The party will be the biggest
social affair of the season, j
, The committee ha« arranged a set
of . rules for the , tournament : in order
that there shall be no confusion In
the hall.
• Guests are requested to be in their
seats promptly at "8:15 o'clock so as
to begin playing by 8:30. Three games
will be played— bridge, . flve :- hundred
and plain whist — each in a different
room.' • •
Poster designs by. the* California
guild of arts and crafts of Berkeley
will be auctioned , at 'the close of the
evening.- The cards used will also be
sold. ' / " - - ; ' ".'. ''
Sale of . "tickets goes on ' with en
couraging results.
A partial list of the expected guests
follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Murk Bpqaa. .Mrs. Isaac Reqoa.
Judge and Mrs. Yale. G«iieral . and Mm. Long.
Hiss Emma Mahon^y. Jliss Louise Mahoney, Dr.
and Mrg. J. Loran Pease. Mr. and Jlr». George
Gross. Stephen \u25a0 Gage. \u25a0 the Miitses Kiuma and
Nellie Gross. Mrs. Henry A. - Butters. tb«
Misses Butters. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Browu.
Miss Kaffierine . Brown, ~ Miss Mollie Cunnen.
Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Hointi tan. Miss HonsUtna,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Palmantnv, th< )ll.«i'
I'almanteer.' Mr. and Mrs. .A. D. Thom'wn. MUs
Thomson. • Mrs. - Geonje W\ . I'itct; Uj«? - ill(>»#a
Percy. Dr. and Mr*. AW«?rijr. Dr ami Mb.
Charles S. . Uowe, Mrs. . Griswoid. . Dr. aui] Mrs.
A. . S. Larkey," Mrs. " Allender. slr«. ETertx, Mis*
Florlane Bro«rn. MU* Joan Fluwlev, Mw.4 Uuih
Kales, Miss Rose Kales. Miss Irene Banes.
Mr. -and Mrs. John Francf* Smith. Mr. and Mm.
E. R. Folger. Dr. and Mrs. Larlcry. Mr. and
Mrs. - Bernard P. Miller, the Misses Nicholson.
Captain and Mrs. .Joseph Matthew*. Mr. and
Mrs. \u25a0 Arthnr Holland. Mr. and Mrs. • Arthur ;
Riokard.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, the
Misses McKlrath. General and M(s. Dougherty.
Mrs. E. B. Sanborn. the : Misses . Sanborn, Mrs.
Eatabrook. Mr. and, Mrs. A. D. Wilson. Mrs.
Richard Derby. Mrs.- MeCbesney, ' Mr; and Mrs.
H. C. Capwell. Mr. and -Mrs. Charles Smith.
Mr. " and Mrs. : Searer; Mr. and Mrs. Mont ell
Taylor, Mr., and Mrs. Sam Breck. Mrs. B. B.
Brecb, . Miss Edith Breck. . Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Engs,;; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harens. Mr. and
Mrs. - Adna ' Dennison, William Laymance. Mrs.
M. E. Robinson.' Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Hen
*haw. .Miss Hensbaw, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Chiokerlng, .Miss Grimes. Mr. and Mrs. Egbert
Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knight. Captain and 1
Mrs. Minor Goodall. Mm. \u25a0 SchiUlnf , Miss Elsa
Schilling, Mrs. Reml Chabot. Mr. ' and Mrs.
Robert ; Knight. Miss ; Claire Cbabot. L«on Boc
queraz,: Mr. . and Mrs. James Allen. Mr. and Mrs.
George \u25a0 Dornin. - Miss ' Helen : Dornin, ,. Miss Coo
sran, Mr. and Mrs. Edson Adams. Mr. and Mrs.
; Harry Knowles." Mr. -and 'Mrs. Wlllard Barton.
: Willard Barton • Jr.; Mr. and • Mm. W. B. Dun
; ning, ilr. ; and M r«. Edward Walsh. Miss Marlon
Walsh, the Misses Knowles. . Mr. and Mrs. Harrr
Gordon, Mrs. D. 11. Ma then. Miss Mollie Mathes.
; Miss Margaret 7. Sinclair.' • Miss . Stannard, Miss
i Madeline -Clay, Mtss.Letty Barry. Mr. and Mrs.
1 Frank Bilger, Mr.' • and • Mrs. ., Wllllara Plerc«
Johnson.' the - Misses Johnson,^ Mr. and Mrs.
Horry Meek; the Misses Meek, Mr. and Mrs.
Q.\ A. . Chase, Mr. ' and Mrs. Traylovßell,' Mrs.
A. -,W.. Havens, , Miss Marietta Havens, Ptnl
Dlnsmore.T Mr. and . Mrs. J. H." Dleckmann. Mrs.
H.C. Tuft,. Miss Cbrlssle Tsft. Mrs. Gordoa
Stolp, : Dr. and Mrs. Hay ward -Thomas.
Mr. and \u25a0 Mrs." Melvla : Chapman.. : Mr.
and- Mrs.,- WlUiam H. Morrison. Mrs. ' Wil
liam "." Creed, Mr. and - Mrs. Egbert Stone,
Mr. : and ? Mrs. : E. A. I^eroa. Mhrs Parker. Mr.
and , Mrs.'' Oscar * Luntna;. Mr. and Mrs. Irring
Burrell. \u25a0 Mr. and Mrs. Murray Orrick. Dr. and
Mrs.. von-Adelung.rGeorg* Stronj, Miss Georgia
Strong.' Thornton . White, . Charles ; Hubbard. Mr.
and' Mw. .Wrnon Waldron. ,Mr. and Mrs.- W.
W., Garthwalte.'Mr. .and-Mr». T Arthur Tasbelra,
Mr.' and Mrs." George Rodolph. M»«. Nora Ryle.
Miss Ryle. v Mr. \u25a0 and' Mrs.- Rupert , Whltehead,
Mr. J'and '.Mrs. Jobn ' Valentliw, Mr.' and -Mrs.
Walter Starr, Mrs." Edward Remlllard. Mr. and
Mrs."> Hugh Hogan. • Mr. and ; Mr*. Thomas Uoßan,
Miss Ella-,Hog«n, Mrs. W. W. Standeford, Miss
Clift.'--M!ss Jenn .Cllft, Mrs. Thomas Crellln.'
the Misses : Crellln.- Mr. and Mrs. : Rob«rt Flte
gerald.'\u25a0-.Mrs..;Wheaton, • Mr. - and Mrs. Georg«
Wheaton. Mrs.- S.: A.^.. O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank * HaTens.'Mr. and Mrs, Wlckham Havens,
Misa ; : Elizabeth ; McNear. Mr. and • Mrs. I.1 '. Arthur
C'rolUn.Miss CUrisse Loh«e. Mr. and Mrs. .Tame*
Aliens the Misses Bsssett. Mr. and Mrs. Challen
Parkers Mr. -and -Mrs." . William Bnll Prlnsle,
Miss : Katherine = Kutz. Miss - Annie . Miller, Paul
Miller. .Mr. and Mrs. - T. C. ;Coojan, Mr. and
Mrs. „ Roger -'Ctlckerin?.
IXVISTON A ESTATE , APPRAISED— OakIand,
Feb." 17. — Thelestate'of Attorney George \u25a0 Levis
ton has been tt>pralsfa at $246. 805. The estate
consists : of ;realty s In } Alameda - and Contra, Costa
conntleg,'.- and by the' terms tit the .will lg to.be
divided i- between .the '- wife, Stella M. LevUton.
and ia;stepdaticbter."; Stella C \u25a0 Lovesrove . .
SIOK HEAbAGHE
i^ -..: , I Posltirelr cared b|
f* A SJTrT DO the9a Littl e Pi»3.
wni\l LuV) relieve JM&
HBH CTes3 from DrspepeU. In-
8^3 1 1 TLE dlgeatlon and Too Hearty
}M i\/?l3 A,pertoc« rsn>
Hl!•\u25a0H I !•\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0?**- e*r«orDtain ! eBa.H«nßa«i-'
S"FILii9 s Drowsiness. Bad TaaU
jg3_/jaa la tho MotrtJi. Cbated
m&M& Tongue, Pain In tba Sd©.
1 \u0084 \u0084 .^ " " '"\u25a0 -''tobpid : ltvkr. •stay
regulate tbe Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
ICA HTFIftJ Ganiiinai Must • Bear <'
™£i™ \u25a0 -F-c-Simile Signature.
SUPERVISORS HAVE
ECONOMY SPASM
Mitchell Declares All Requisi
tions Will Be Closely
Scrutinized
Grows Out of Realization That
District Attorney Keeps
V Close Watch
OAKLAND. Feb. 17.— With DUtrlct
Attorney Brown standing at his elbow
watching every financial move of the
board of supervisors. Chairman John
Mitchell announced today that «very
call for the expenditure of money from
now until July 1. if amounting to no
more than 75 cents, would be closely
scrutinized. The occasion for outlining
bis policy of retrenchment came when a
requisition was read for a dating ma
chine to coat $5 for the use of Homer
Wilson, deputy cleric of the board.
"Can't you possible make your old
machine do until July 1?" asked Mltch
elL And then the champion of I*oo,ooo
boulevards and $230,000 county jalU
proceeded to lay down rules for the
financial conduct of the board.
He laid: "We are rolnsr. to scrutinize
• every expenditure, even If It amounts
to no more than 75 cents, front now
until July 1. We have got to do It In
order to get through until we can get
at the funds of the next six . months.
Let no man ask for a nickel's worth of
supplies if he can get along without
them.**.- ':
At' the tame time a requisition for
$11 worth of figured material suitable
-for window curtains and a call for
brass rods to support them came from
the county Infirmary.
"If that came from out there \u25a0 It . is
all right," said Supervisor Bridge In
a low tone. Stiffened, by such Indorse
ment, the window curtains and brass
rods were voted and Wilson also got
his dating machine, the big four voting
as a unit. ,
ACCUSES DEPUTY SHEIUFF
OAKLAND. Feb. 17.— Charles Floyd,
a bar tender, alleges Deputy Sheriff E.
Brunson struck him on the head with a
pair of handcuffs early- this morning
without provocation. Floyd was wound
ed over the left temple, and It was
thought for soma time he had concus
sion of the brain.
POSTPONES CURTCTS TRIAL
OAKLAND. Feb. 17. — The case
against Robert' Curtin, accused of the
murder "of John Titus, will be set for
trial by^Judge Ogden In one week. The
Illness of Attorney L. S. Church, who
represents Curtin. caused the matter to
be postponed when it came up today.
TWO ORPHANS NOW. MAY WED
OAKLAND, Feb. 17. — Claiming they
were orphans under age and had no
oneto cons<at to their marriage, Joseph
Lima, aged 20. and Anna A. Garcia,
aged 16, both of Newark, secured the
appointment of guardians today and
were given a license to wed.
DI VOHCZS SOUGHT— Oakland. Feb. 17.— Solrs
for dhrorc* were nie<l tottaj by. Abbie B. Bald
win against N. R. Baldwin, for neglect, and by
Eliza J. WlHlanid against James R. William*.
DO. PIEnCE'S BKMKDIES
Of Interest To Women.
To such women as are not seriously out
of healthlbut who have exacting duties
to perfornV either in the way of house-
he Id caresvor In social duties and funcr
tito§.T^hich\seriously tax their strength,
aawelTiriD \ursing mothers. Dr. Pierces
Favorite Pre*rlption has proved a most
valuable sup^irtlng tonic and invigorat-
ing "nervine. By ita timely use, much
serioua slc^n^ ' »"d - flnt^rmg may ba
avoided. Tho .operating table and the
turge^nV kf tte, woald.^f. ia believe,
sgldom have tojbe employed if this mgst
valuable w^t^ary-a r*»tn^v _;wfr» r^nrleA
t<nn"good time. T The "Favorite Prescrtp-
tidn" has proven a great boon to expectant
mothers by preparing the system for tha
coming of baby, thereby rendering child-
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear In mind, please that Dr. Pierce*
Favorite Prescription Is not a secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent -people are quite . naturally
averse, because of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but is v a jcKDicnrE of xxottx composi-
tion, a fnll list of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle-
wrapper. An examination of this list of
ingredients will disclose the fact that it is
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic-
ally pure, triple-refined glycerine taking
the place of the commonly used alcohol,
in . its make-up. In thts connection it
may not be out of place to stats that th*.
"Favorite. Prescription* of Dr. Pierce is
the only medicine put up for the cure of
woman's peculiar weaknesses and ail-
ments, and; sold through druggists, all
the ingredients of which have the un- ,
animous endorsement of all the leading
medical writers and teachers of all the
several schools of practice, and that too
' as remedies for the ailments for which
"Favorite Prescription" is recommended.
A little book of these endorsements will
\u25a0 be sent to any address, post-paid, and
absolutely free if , you request same by
postal card, or letter, of Dr. E.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N.Y. -
Dr. Pierce's -Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. Constipation .is the cause of
many dUpases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take as candy.
PROPOSALS ,
PnOPOSAXS for : Blank Books] Index Canl*!
P«p<>r, Neostyle aad SHmeograph Supplies, Card-
board. Snipping Tags.- File Boxes, D»sk Xi!«.
Paper Punches. Paper Clips. ."Typewriter Rib-
bon*. Rubber, Bands), . Erasers, • Pencils. tVa
holders. .Twist. Plnmbbob Conl. Inkstands. Ink.
Paste. r . etc ' Sealed proposals will be receiTeO
at the offlev of the ' General Pnrrhaslns Officer.
Isthmian Canal, Commission, Washington. D. C.
nntll 10.-.W a. m., March 9. 1908. it which «ni»
they; will be opened In public for furni^blns thy
above mentioned articles/- : BUnii " and genera 1
Information rvla ttat to ' this Circular {So. 423 »
mar >, b» obtained fmm this, of flee, or the ofBce«
of \u25a0 the * Asstatantv- Pwrchastln? Agents. 10*""* Nortb
Point atreet. San Francisco. . Cal.. and 4H>
Cliaaib«r t of. Commerc* bnildlmt.' Tacoma.* Wash.:
also \u25a0- from , the U. " S. - Enslneer Office in Los
Angeles.. Cat. H. F. -HODGES. Lieutenant Col»-
neJ. Corpa of Enslne«r». U. -3. A.. General
Parcha»lng . Offlcer.'iaWßMjMPlßMßhiifcCi
..'.OFFICE Con^tnictlns Quartermaster, rort M«-
•on. San . Francisco, Cal.. rebraary 7, 1908—
Sealed . proposals, ta triplicate. * win be recelred
at this office -until, 11 a. m.." Marca 7. 1908. and
then - opened 'tn presence of bidders, fot - furnish-
ing tit materials and labor aad constructing,
plumbing, beating and electric wiring one doubta
set of captains' and two doable sets of lleaten-
ant*' quarters, at 0. -S. . A.- general hospital.
Presidio,' «f 3an \u25a0\u25a0 rranclsco. Cal.. tn apcoroaac*
wltU plans and specification* oa Ble in tnl* office-
The government re»er»e» \u25a0 the right to accept or
reject any or a U proposals or any part thereof.
Plans and specifications. and all necessary Man**
and information' can be -obtained on application
here. ;> Enretopes containing .: proposals should be
Indorsed "Proposals for construction officers quar-
ters. . general hospital." and addressed to MAJOU
OEO. - ; McX; WILLIAMSON, Vuartenßßit*.' V.
;3. A. \u25a0'.'\u25a0ji.i^^_ -\u25a0-\u25a0 -'—\u25a0- -\u25a0'- - \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ;; tlmai , -,„,