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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
GIRLS MAY BE
IMPLICATED IN
SCHOOL THEFTS
. Police Investigation Into the
Petty Robberies May Result
in Sensational Exposure
I Superintendent Bunker Declares
Examples Will Be Made of
Guilty Students
Suspicion Has Been Cast Upon
Several More Prominent
Pupils of Institution
Ij \ BERKELEY, Jan. TO.— That the drag
| net of the police in the investigation of
the wholesale thievery that has been go
ing on at the Berkeley high school, re
eulting in the summary expulsion of
\u25a0Gerald McKlnlay, son oT Congressman
Duncan E. McKinlay; Herbert Merritt.
related to some of Berkeley's tnost prom
inent families, and William Stone, and
the suspension for an indefinite period
of Wallace Scott, ail less than 17 years
of age, will encompass some of the girls
of the school, was the statement today
of Frank F. Bunker, superintendent of
schools of this city.
Bunker declared that the boys caught
would be prosecuted to the. 1 fullest ex
tent of the law.
»lA>Y GIRLS IMPLICATED
The superintendent declared that ow
ing to the nature of some of the thiev
ery reported to bim, guilt pointed to
the girls in the school, and they would
te prosecuted as severely as the boys
expelled and those now under investi
gation by Marshal Vollmer and his de
tectives.
"Conditions at the high school," said
Bunker this afternoon, *'are so appall
ing that the board took their action
last night only after the most careful
BSid thoughtful consideration.* Their de- x
ciEion was drastic, but the moral tone
of the school must be raised and the
students brought back to the funda
mentals of honesty and truthfulness.
"Complaints have lately been received
from various parents, and these were
.largely the cause of the Investigations j
! begun about a v/eek ago. That others j
•are implicated in the thefts is a cer
\u25a0tainty, some of whom are believed to
be girls, a.nd if caught they will be
dealt with as harshly as the boys.
"Thievery at the school must be
_6topped. and the board- is prepared to
go to the utmost extreme to put an
end to it. The prosecution of the boys
Is now in the hands of the police, who
have been asked by the board to bring !
the matter of the thefts before the
courts." 1.
ABSENCE EXCUSES FORGED
It developed today that besides an
Inquiry into the connection of the girls
of the school with thefts, investigations
were being conducted along the lines
of alleged forgeries of excuses for
tardiness aTid absences.
Principal Morris C. James ascribes
the crax'ing for luxuries as the cause
of the downfall of the boys punished.
He declared that all of the parents
of the boys were in prosperous circum-
Etances and necessity was not I the !
mother of the boys' mistakes. Gerald^
McKinlay. son of the congressman of:
that name, he said, was a 1a 1 very quiet!
boy and seemed to' have considerable ;
spending money. He characterized his
acts as more blameworthy than those
of the other boys. McKlnlay." be tie* |
cl&red, was the leader of the "gang" j
of boys who operated In the school
\u25a0with skeleton keys.
Acting on the advice of the. board,
James officially read the decision of
the school in regard to the expulsions
before the students of the school this
morning. The boys were called into the
assembly room- for . one reading, and
later the girls were similarly warned.
James took- occasion to state during
the sessions what the board was pre
pared .to do If other culprits wera
c&ughL
STUDEJVTS TO TAKE UI» MATTER
. The student body of the high school
will further take the matter up at its
next meeting. Friday, when resolutions
Eupporting the action of the board
will be passed. No names will be'men
tioned In the resolutions, but Its gen
eral terras will be couched in unmistak
able language that the students disap
prove of the conduct of the four boys
apprehended and ratify the measures of
the school board.
The fact that many of the boys of
the school are also members of -the
Berkeley Y. M. C. A. has caused the
police and the school authorities to
seek for light at this end of the thiev
eries. All of the boys Involved In the
thefts were members of the local or
ganization, and McKlnlay. admitted to
the police that one of his skeleton keys
fitted all the lockers in the gymnasium
of the association. McKinlay and Scott,
however, have not. renewed their mem
bership in the Y. M. C. A. this year.
There have been many thefts of
money and various other articles from
the association headquarters in Allston
\u25a0way, two blocks from the high school,
and. the police ye now engaged in con
necting the steering at the high school
and those at the Y. M. C. A. Secretary
F. A. Jackson stated this afternoon
that there was little possibility of the
boys of the high school being found
jruilty of similar thefts at the associa
tfon:
CAMFOUMAXS I.V XEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan_ "o.— The following
Californians are in New. York:*
Jian Francisco — U. P. Hubbard, W*al
1 dorf Astoria; A. Aucker, Wellington;
.W. F. Wilson, King Edward:- W: Golds
borough. Grand;, CH. Madison, Hotel
Gregorian; B. Shay. Hotel -Cumberland;
Mrs. Cowan. Albany; M. Friend, , Mrs.
H. Friend. Wellington; G. I. Taylor,
Herald Square; K. M. Elarn. "Breslln;
W. H. Keith, Continental; Miss; E.U
Ijucas. Miss Miles. Mrs. .^G.' J." Reed.
Gregorian; O. H. Wirzel, Astor -House;
lv Cooper, Hotel York; C. Cowan, Ho
tel Albany; O. W; Nord well. Park.Ave
nue hotel: M. D. Clay. Grenoble; B.
Cortigen, F. H. Foote. Hotel Seville.
Los Angeles — B. H. Clarke, Murray
Hill: G. P. Demp. H. R. Hall.Belmont;
M. C. Hoesman, Park Avenue; A: Craig,
Hotel "Hreslin:. I* V>. Calley, Grand
Union hotel; D. Holmes, Park Avenue
hotel. -MBCTWBMMIMMtiWfe:
Easadfna— G. "V\ r . Rite hey, Mrs. G.
VV*. Ritchey.* Park Avenue hotel.
William Stone , One
of the Boys Dismissed
FRESHMAN CHOSEN
AGAINST STANFORD
Faculty of State University
Puts Newton Drury on Car
not Debating Team
BERKELEY. Jan. 20.— For tl:e second !
time in the history of the university a ]
freshman has been selected as a mem
ber of the debating team which will
meet representatives of Stanford uni
versity in the annual extemporaneous
debate for the Carnot medal, the gift of
baron de Coubert, in memory of the
martyred president ©f France.
Maurice E. Harrison of the class of
1908 won a place on the team three
years ago and Newton Drury of the
Jclass.of IDI2 was chosen a Carnot de
| bater by the faculty judges last night.
jH. D. Hoover of last year's team, and
Alfred R. Morgan, both of the. senior
j.claES, with J. A, D. Brookman alter
nate, complete the. team.
The debate this year will be held
February 5 at Stanford on the general
question of the relation of France to
her colonies. A specific question will
be given the debaters two hours before
the first speaker mounts the rostrum.
A student is privileged to take any side
he chooses. The winner, judged from
the standpoints principally ,of delivery
and presentation of a closely knitted
argument, receives the gold medal.
Of the 14 debates which have been
held, California has captured nine,
while Stanford has credit for five. The
names of "the Carnot medalists follow:
1593, A, S. Sandwick (S.); 1536, M. C.
Flaherty (C); 1597, H. A. Overstreet
(C); IS9B. C. E. Fryer (C); 1899, C M.
Warner (Oi^OO. .w. M. Martin (C);
1901. W. A. Morris (S.); 1902, F. B. Wag
ner (S.); 1903, Max Thelen (a); 1904.
J. P. Lucy (C); 1905. Alexander Sher
rlffs <S.); 190.6. William Heron (S.);
1907. Norman A. Eisner (C); 1908, J.
IShelton (SJTgaHSSS
PRATHER EXAMINED
ON LEASE TO BANK
Former President* Denies Knowl
edge of Terms
" OAKLAND. Jan. 20."— Thomas Prather.
former president or the Union, national
bank, was questioned today by Attor
ney- Robert M. Fitzgerald regarding:
the nature of the lease held' by., th.c
bank on Its location .at Twelfth street
and Broadway. /The. deposition was
taken for use by .the defense in the
OUster suit filed by. Edson/ P. 'Adams,
who alleged that a .verbal lease for two
years expired January 1,1909. '«
Prather teslifled^that 'he' was not
present when the lease was made and
that he was not personally aware of
its nature. Fitzgerald announced his
intention of waiting until he could take
the deposition of JTohn Charles Adams,
brother. of Edson, for whom a subpena
was Issued', recently. JohnV Charles
Adams was said to have been present
when the, lease was made, but he is
now in'the southern pa-rt of the state.
1 Attorney Fitzgerald desired to. know
the exact nature of the - lease -\u25a0 men
tioned in the Adams complaint.
Edson F. Adams : will appear before
Notary Kennedy tomorrow morning' to
frive his deposition- for- use in - the, suit
to recover $150,000 filed by Alfred Bur
rell. Burrell .was head of a construe'^
tion company* holding; a contract for
the erection of 'barracks! at Fort
W'hipple, , Ariz. The bank, under the
Prather and ; Dalzell ; Brown .manage
ments, was said to have been: back .of
Burrell financially, and Burrell com-"
plains that he lost \u25a0 $150,000 on^the con-^.
tracts by the acts of agents of the
bank. Burrell's deposition will be
taken also. . - • j
CALIFORNIA. PATENTS
WASHIXGTOX. Jan. 20.— California patents
were is<i;i-d n.day as follows: >\V. A. Kin, Los
Auprlrs. pas beat«>r mid cooker;. S. 11. Allison;
Berkeley, book lock; C. L. Beltß.vSelma. eartu
Itoring machine;' G.;C. Blark tnd J."F. Kaston,
I'oint Richmond, concrete - incased i pipe;;. W.. B.
Bust. Oakland; fblii clranlns apparatus; 0. H.
Butler, Oakland," ctreet' sweeping machine; A. L.
Kllfl,- San ' Francisco, \u25a0 n|>p»r»tus -for cleTatlng
irold bearing desposlts "> from ?. river • beds; W. B.
Flcminjr. ; South I'asadcna," regulator -\u25a0 tor musical
instruments; ' F. • E." Fry. Oakland.*- liquid • cooling
derice; J." O.GeU. Alameda; pneumatic tire .pro
tector; H. H«hM. Alamoda. peelln?. machine;
T." W. • Heintzelman, Sacramento.- and ;J. \u25a0 (7.
Camp,' Oakland.- air; fwillna 1 -; appliance, for oil
burning steam boilers: 0. , 11. Hudpln. Ixw An
celes.. caiiitarr shield ..for ' telephones;'; H. : , M.
Jackson. Allianihra, illuminating device 'and ad
,lu*t«blo Kupportlo); means therefor;. A.- C.TJ.' M.V
H. E. W. and fA.' T."' John6op.'.Sannrvale.% trac
tion eiurine ' drive wbeelß;iJ; i.V.Ludwijr Jr.'.fSan
Francisco, macbtnft' for rmakinjr? 6ld» . rails'of
•tepladdcru; V\7-G. Moore, = : Lo« Aniteles. -, orcn
floor for store*, rauses and the like; t F.E. Nel
son.: Los Angeles. > atomiser: S. -Pratt, -Pasadena,
pboto *xpc*ure meter; rB. K. Sea brook; Ijo* '. An-
Iteleii. differential a xin; I. E.. Smith.. Stockton,*
pomp: -J.- P. Stoffel.il.os Ancelen.^doof secarer;
T. M. Topp. \u25a0 , San Fr«uc-l«<?ft, -\u25a0 ore ; fwlcr; \v;
Vanurel. : Oakland.' 'counter \u25a0 imlance* iw**i wita
adjustable counter :wHclit; ; r A. WilkMiri<>rf
WorxiUnd. piirrrj twtton ; J. Wijye.Wuba CJlr"
fruit- pressing msrltine.
THE SAN; FRANCISOQ GALIj^ THURSDAY^ JANUARY 2h 19(^.
CALIFORNIANS ARE
GIVEN HERO MEDALS
First Time in History Indians
v Are Rewarded for their
Bravery
-.-,... ... . \u25a0-..-. .-.1 .-.
. PITTSBURO', SJan. 20.— Calif orriia ;
scored .heavily ; in7 the awards of the
Carnegie .hero -fund commission today.
There were 26 new heroes-and heroines
named, each getting medals or money,"
In most cases both. ' For ;the first- time
in history Indians" figure in the awards.
Peter >Dean '- and George. Saltamah, Mo-
Jave, lndians of Need leV.-.'Cal.; saved the
lives of Mrs.- McCurie and ; her son, on
the "Colorado river - In' San Bernardino
county, Cal., July il, ,1907.' The river
was swif t. {it -' being .at \u25a0 flood height.-
The' lndians jumped from the; steamer
Hercules : and after a^ fearful battle
Mrs. McCurie and her son were saved.
Dean was swept away, by the current
and lost. His wife gets a/ silver medal
and $25 per month for life. .Saltamah
gets a silver medal and ?1,000. George
1., Roberts is given a bronze; medal for
saving the life of Agnes M. Gettlns at
Antioch, = Cal..' March 17, ; 1908. 7>The
young woman had been knocked from a
trestle into the San Joaquirr river and
would have drowned had.not Roberts
jumped off the train IntO.'the water fo
save :her. :\- '...-,;.\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0-\u25a0';..] : \u25a0 .'.
Little Florence Whaley at San Diego,
Cal.. gets a bronze medal: and $2,000
for heroically saving 'the life 1 of Brace
W. McKenzie, child of 7 years, .\u25a0Au
gust 25, 190 S. 'The child was drowning
In the Pacific ocean when Florence,
who was but 13 years of' age, went
after- him. The girl >ahts to be a
trained nurse. . and the: $2,000 will be
for her education.
Mrs. Lulu V. Bai-nes,> widow; of
Charles of Pioneer, Cal., is
given a silver medal arid $50 per month
for life, or until "she remarries.' « Barnes
lost his life December' 23. 1908, in a
tank car while ' trying to rescue some
\u25a0unfortunates" who had been, overcome
by gas while in the car. In addition to
the $50 Mrs. Barnes is allowed an addi
tional $5 monthly for each of \ her two
children until they reach the age of 16
years.'
Jumped From Train to River
-OAKLAND. Jan. 20.— For diving
from the baggage car of a moving
Santa Fe train Into the I San Joaquin
river at Antloch, to save the. life of a
13 year old girl who had i been hurled
into the stream by the engine, George.
I. Roberts, aged 25 years.- has been
awarded a Carnegie hero medal.. -Heia
a Wells, Fargo .& Co. express messen
ger, employed on the Santa F6 runs
Roberts is married and at 910
Thirty-third street. \u25a0, ; . -\u0084'
The act of heroism which gained him
the Carnegie medal was ' peT'fo.rmed by
Roberts on Marcli.l7,s l9oS;; He was
at workon that day as .usual in: the,
bagjrage car of train No. o on the Santa
Fe line and chanced to be standing at
the «loor of his car. when he saw' Agnes
Gettins 13 years old, \u25a0» being run down
Tjy the' train while trying -. to walk
across on the railroad trestlo above'
the river with Dora Doyle, aged 12
The 'engineer was slowing down the
train when Roberts saw the' two
frightened girls, but It could be seen
the lives of both were- in great perils
Dora Doj'le, with rare presence 'of;
mind, sought out a long- stringer., to ;
which she N clung while . the .; train
whizzed by. The Gettins glrl.'alarmedi
at the approaching locomotive, stood]
on the tracks, until she saw Roberts
wave to her. Then she moved vo one
side and started: to seat herself on: the
end of a stringer. ; .
The- train' bore down on: her. The
stringer she picked was short, and the
train struck her a glancing blow, in
the back. The girl fell unconscious
into the river. ; : •
Immediately Roberts plunged from
the car. door into the stream.. He
swam to the unconscious and; injured
child, grasped her and reached -the
piling exhausted. Then J. N.- Christian
and A. L. Heck came to his rescue
with a boat.
The girl was ill for several days be
cause, of the blow from the locomotive.
She wrote "Roberts a child's -letter of
thanks/ and the brave express messen
ger received commendation from many
Superiors and friends. The girl lives
with her mother at Vista Grande, near i
San Francisco, and was in Antloch for
a ffw days when the nearly fatal acci
dent occurred. \u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0:':':''\u25a0 • :
EX-CONVICT SUSPECTED
OF EXPLODING BOMB
Believed Car j Was Dynamited in
Effort to Kill Conductor
[Special Dispaichlo The Call]
STOCKTON, Jan? 20.-— lnvestigations
which have been going- on' since the
Stockton bomb explosion of a • caboose
of the Santa Fe,, in which, Conductor
Deyo of Fresno \ was injured, .is .now
believed to have been l an ; ; on
the :life of ~ Freight: Conductors Jesse
Cason. ':'' George Jackson;' an ? ex-eon viet,
with analias of Milton I«ee,*. ls suspect
ed ;of having been the perpetrator. rAt
last accounts Jackson was living .with
relatives "at Fresno; . ln'lßß7 Conductor
Jesse Cason frustrated an attempt on
the part of I Jackson to : hold up a • train
of the O. R. & N. railroad and succeeded
later In sending Jackson to'prison' for
20- years. 1 :. Deyo was \u25a0in \u25a0" charge : of : Re
ason's train ' the ' night ; of v the - explosion
in Stockton " last' December. 1 ; -Shortly
after; th« Stockton explosioijiCason met
with an accident in" Fresno by ".which
he ; suffered : the :- loss of. both legs and
subsequently, -died. ,. <\ The ? officers Jnow
believe that ' Jackson ,. desiring 1 revenge
for- the imprisonment^ caused-byi.Con
ductor Cason, blew up the caboose,
thinking that Cason was; asleep in the
bunk at that end of the:car. i ! \u25a0-.' r.v/ :?/\u25a0:.
CELEBRATIONMN • HONOR
OF ROBERT: BURNSJ BIRTH
Scots. Will Give Elaborate Pro
gram in EJ>elLHali
--.OAKLAND, Jan. 20.— St. Andrew's^
soclety^and'Clah^Macdonald^wni^celeV
brate r Jointly the - arinlversary;76f ' Rob
ert? Burns' birth, January/ 22.* The' af
f airlj will fbe" held 'i in 1 Ebell « hall, - Harri
son street- near> Fourteenth. \u25a0
y. Preparations > by: uhev Scots of this
city: havetbeen iunder 4wayj for . several
weeks, j and the t program i will ibe ?a% re
cital; of;; the simple -songs Uin -« which
the cotter poet' immortalized' his tpeople J
.The oration' will .'be*: delivered by
Rev; Wllliami- Ruder.; rTheC songs arid
recitations kwillvbe; given =;by n members
of the; two. Scottish; organizations shav
ing the observance .inpehargev -
ARRAIG.XE!) ] OX XEW/CHARGK
OAKLAND. Jan. 20.-fR. ; C. Blake,' xvhu
was, released, inUhe superior. vourtMon^
day from" a* chargrj? of?" forgery;" and -was"
immediately' rearrester]| on ? a {char^^qf
obtaini nc: ; money t undcr-f al«e pret crises;
was? ar^gned^ln ith*>^.poUcef court; this
morning ,',on- the new^chßrße.-^'.TiKj^i-;
Smith:: set Uls hearing tv>i tomorrow'
nrorninsr. Dla kf is ttxiiTused 1 of- hnvihg
coll«HH<?d 55T.50 on ! an. ord*r,;l<n\vhii-h It*'
is;Rll»»arPil* to^iHVf- ?Jchod;,tliß»nanif lot'
\u25a0C...1 \u25a0 Stov.it .»f tlie Jcffarsoii ttre insur-
GOVERNMENT OUGHT
TO CONTROL WATER
Charles Shinn Says Forests and
Sheds Should Be Kept From
Corporations' Grasp
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 20.—
That, the forests and water supply of
California should -, be jkept out; of the
grasp of corporations was the expressed
opinion; of Charles -HJ-Shlnn
ofithe United States forestry service in
a; ! ~lecture : ;delivered. last* night:/ before
the locar forestry 'club. , He told of. the
need ' for -more v foresters i in" the : large.'
reserves^ of the Sierras and called at
tention to the; fact^that -j the water re
sources 4of the t state were ; largely de
pendent, upon the -preservation of the
forests/; He; stated it was his belief
that: the/ water : supply of the ;statelwas
sufficient \u25a0' for the needs so: long: as \it
was under: government control or out
of the grasp : of the corporations -.who
desire -to^ make, use of it for power
or water supply." v.'/ ;
' lie ;wasJ followed? by E. -A. Lane, an
attorney: for- the * forestry department
of .the.g overnment in San Francisco,
who- emphasized ß the need of govern
ment control of - water supplies.- " ;,
. ••, G. IX. A'shbee, the welt known
cialistic worker and craftsman of Lon
don, spoke .; before a large crowd in
Assembly hail this morning. He stated
his work: is instructing the .people, of
his community . In*; order to make them
useful and capable of support.
The academic council; of Stanford
university. has;passed'a resolution pro
testing against the- levying of a'tariff
on . books .used by. educational . institu
tions -in ; this cbuntry.,-,The i - resolution
is couched in terms supporting the
stand : taken ", by the trustees of the New
York- library.; : T^e resolutiort reads: >
, /'The ; academic council', of V Stanford
university, heartily concurs in the state
ment" issued oii December- 9, 1905,; by
the trustees of: the New York publish
ing library, relative to the levy ing. of
import duties ;on books, and
the -'president : to : transmit 'a. copy it
the resolutions . and statement to each
member; of the; committee on [ways
and means of the present- house of
representatives, and to each", member
of .the house- representing the state of
California." - * :
The museum of Stanford university,
which; with the rest of the buildings
of ; the university^ was dariiaged: by the
earthquake of 1906, will shortly be re
opened: ' - - - .
INSURANCEMAN IS
HEIR TO FORTNUE
George W. Klopp Resigns From
Prudential Com pan y : :
: OAKLAND, Jan., 20.— Behind the res
ignation of George W. : klopp , of ,M 47
Kemptoh ..avenue,' Piedmont,, from ! his
position with .'the Oakland office of \u25a0 the
Prudential insurance 'company there is
a story of a.: large and unexpected .in
heritance which, has assured the former
insuranceman of a comfortable income
for the .remainder; of; his life. , - A
\u0084iKlopp received a letter from his home
in Buffalo, a .few days -ago announcing
the death of his ? moth6r: arid iriforming
him that he had been made a beneficiary
of a large estate. . '.'•'. ; .
;, 1 1 was said ;; that Klopp , would gain
half a million dollars as his share, but
this *he declined ; to 'confirm. . Klopp
left his Jiome ., about nine '* years ago to
travel. After! several years of globe
trotting, he; went' into' business In San
Francisco, but was wiped out by the
fire.;.' }^--l -'-...'\u25a0 ; "";. : ' . > -\u25a0-;.- .-..-.
_ Klopp's father - died several, years
ago,. leaving a large estate. The broth
ers and sisters: did riot: move toward
distributing the estate while, their
mother lived. . She/died in July. Klopp
wedded Mrs. George -W.- Manuel since
he came to Oakland.- . •
HARRIMANH^S HARD
TIME COLLECTING
Effort to Secure Large Sum
From Government Is. Opposed
[Special Dispatch io : The Call];/
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.— E; H. Har
rimantis^having a good deal.ofitrouble
in getting " back":f rom the - government
even part" of rthe?; money .that'' he "ex
pended in stopping 7 the, over flow; of the
Colorado river into : the - Sal ton ;\u25a0 Sea Va
little more than two ; years '\u25a0. ago. : Today
theTe > arrived . in :' Washington . C. E.
Grunsky;; formerly of -:l San; Franciscoj
and Maxwell Evafts; of New York, at
torney for the 'Southern to
make a final attempt "to^get 'congress, to
follow the ; recomrnendatlonS; of
dent RDoseyelt-and ; reimburse Harrl
man. There I was ; expended by \ Harrl
man; In this work as Surii supposed; to
be -about ; $3i000,000, \u25a0 of which $1,600,000
was charged; to r the government. ;S The
house; of ] representatives ?cut this claim
down ; to about $1,000,000 ' arid , the sen-,
ate is. apparently disposed to cvt > it
still more. \u25a0;;\u25a0\u25a0: ; \u25a0 .- V-
MARRIAGES IN ALAMEDA
.. COUNTS FALLING OFF
Statistics Show That Weddings
Were Fewer Last YeaiV
'Jan. 20.— Statistics
announced today'by the state board of
health^ show; that^Alamedui county ' last
year j had 2,556 i marriages as compared
with 3,009 . for 'the year 1907- and ; 3,0 1 9
irifl9o6. .Of the 1908- weddings, :i : Bt»9,' or
74.3" per cent, -were -the ;. first ; for^boUf
parties, while _24 9/marrlages' were "the
first l for ythe- groom > and .215 were >; the
first, for.' the^ bride;'; That 5 is.*; there", were
34 more unions of -bachelors ? with.^ wid
ows : or i dlvproeesSthan'jisinglo ? women
with .widowers, or, divorced'nien.- ?InU!)3
cases;?or : 7.6Tper?cent of ;al!, the
riage j,was '.the-: second or ' more for • both
groom and" bride;;' " V. v>" ; • t •
PRIEST. G IVE N PARI S H
"-' SAN ; LEANDROa Jari.^i 2tt!---Rev: A. M:
So v za, assistant I pastor iof £ St.". : Ldander' s
parish,*? has ; been; apppintcdVpastor.iof
new^,parishj;whlch>, lms ibten fornied at
Buhach,i y AtWiiter-and*l'*ranklyn, : in the
San s'-Joa'qu in '-^vaHey '*\u25a0-"'- Rev; Fernandez
de 2 Sllva * from -? Portugal .' • will-^*uceeed
Father Spuza." * ; ** '* - . v
HOBEItT; J; .MAKTI> BURIED
\u25a0 OAKLAXD;VJan%:2O.— The funeral^-of
Uobei t rjfr'Murtiii .' was'-iheld*. 'from "\u25a0* the
•finally,. liome.UOGt? '*.' 'iPoplari street; un
der;; tti_e*. direction \'ii£t i Golden SGate J divlf
-?:<\u25a0»» •"\u25a0 Xtvi 3 6 U\ o j-uer |of 4 rai I wayj conduct
ors,' &l6n<Jay|afteTnoon,lthe^EplscopaHan
ijtuaJ ; being;rcad^byll*!V.iCefllfMarrack,'
ift'tii.rr <»f f Stephen's ; i church** San
Krsir.clsco. - The*pallbearers-were'T.: A;-
Husrhss; T/tM.lDrake^WftF^Byers/'J^E.*
;Whalen3 W.iHughts eand ; M.I A; :;Ruble:
MartiniwaßJaimemberJofiChihuahuaidiJ
;viKJQnßNo.rif436,*a orderf.of con
ductors;; of? Chihuahua;* Mex^and §5 of
ATgonaut^teritßNo.^33.^Knights|of^th6;
MaccahPes;:; In tertnentwasMn. Mountain
WET WEATHER NOT
BAD FOR THEATERS
Strong > Bills at Local Play
houses Attracting Big
Attendance
: E. H.. Sothern presents the romantic
drama, '^'Richard - LoVelace," .J at the' Van
Nessitheater for ttherlast time this i sea
son -tonight. ; ;-The bill iforl: Friday and
Saturday; nights will be ''Lord, 'Dun
dreary,"; arid .t f rom/ithe : Indications , at
the;box'OfficeUhe;big;playhouse will be
crowded ? Sothern .appears; in the
role h whlch^: his ~\ father^ made famous."
OntFriday?and;Saturday'Jntghts.and at
the|Saturday matinee; Ssothern will* be
seeri/ifbr ? the first •: time Ton any stage.
In -;;j"Richelieu". y: -^ Eugene -Walter's
drama, : :"Thef Wolf,"' will - follow j Sothern
at the *Van' ; Ness. -\u25a0\u25a0":.• > - ' . •
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AMERICAN
*aj "The House" of rßondage'.' is easily the
best^medium that' Florence Roberts has
hadi\since : : she- began v'vher starring
career. >.j Large : and ?appreciative .. au
diences Jare^applauding .her. efforts and
the 'I support ingi company ; which Is .with
her.^Each " member of j the "small 'cast
of seven**is equal; to'the'demands of the
part: allotted, arid? the ensemble is' 1 a
high- class :theatrical^resulCV- Thecoin^
panyi is j adequate } •; from 1 the » meanest
member Itovthei" star. Miss Roberta'
short engagement^will be .brought to a
conclusion ; next Saturday evening, and
at^the,; Sunday, j matinee Thomas ;J Jet-.
ferson, whose / father, Joseph, played
Rip Van Winkle for the grandsires of
the r present - generation, will appear in
the immortal classic. Washington Irv
ing's "Rip Van Winkle."
VALENCIA
: The: members of the- Valencia , stock
company \u25a0 have; come into their , own.
They \ are ; :- giving a splendid perform
ance in : Conan' Doyle's 'comedy drama,
"Sherlock Holriies." V The production
might, have been made to ? order for tho
players of the Valencia, so closely do
the capabilities of thelexcellent cast fit
the requirements of their roles.; Rob
ert Warwick : has Surprised his most
ardent i admirers; as the* drugged detec
tive, y Miss Blanche Stoddard makes the
most'of her;small role, Alice Faulkner.
Darrell Standing, as '4 Professor Mo
riarty.; th»- part -i which . he 'created In
London, dominates the scenes in which
he j appears.'-anxJ Gerald 'Harcourt v doe 3
a capital bit of cockney.
The only matinee of "Sherlock
Holmes" will be given next Sunday;
the ;• final: performance will take -place
that • evening, and Monday night a
magnificent' production of "When
Knighthood Was ;ln- Flower,", Paul
Kester's dramatization of Charles Nor
rls' famous -novel; of . the same name,
willbegiven.^ The and scenic
effects will \u25a0be unusually elaborate and
historically correct. '
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ALCAZAR
"SwcetKitty Bellairs" at the Alcazar
is still proving her popularity and the
play; is'- drawing excellent audiences in
spite" of the rain. ; Evelyn -,Vaughan in
the: title role is making new, friends
with; her every appearance and the set
ting -given "the jplay is elaborate and
expensive. After the current attrac
tions i at: the *• Alcazar comes James K.
Hackett's great success, "The Crisis,"
supplanting "The Rose of the Rancho"
on. the schedule because of the contract
with ";Hackett," which "provides for the
presentation of his play early in Feb-
•iss*'aK*
PRINCESS
vKolb and Dill are filling up the last
week of their appearance, in "The Poli
ticians" with crowded ; houses -at the
Princess. Next Monday ; night they
open in "Bankers and Brokers" and the
production -promises to be as attractive
as anyiof the^tnusical corriedies which
Manager Loverich 'has"! staged . 'at the
Princess since the two Dutch comedians
arrived at that popular: playhouse- .No
expense is being spared to make the
presentation a spectacular and a com
edy -success. "Among the{- newcomers
Adele>Rafter, the prima donna, Is mak-
Ing many -friends Vat the Princess;: and
is proving herself a comedienne of no
email: ability."" - v -^ ' , ; :
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ORPHEU3I
.The Orpheum performance this week
is maintaining^the high standard set
at that: popular playhouse by previous
performancesand the audiences' which
are attracted to the Ellis street theater
continue' large and enthusiastic. For
nextiweeki"a, bill* of, much arid
interest will. be' presented.' The feature
act, will beL"The/Van Dyck," in which
Harrison -Hunter; will star.' The re
mainder ' of : the ; bill will be comprised
of musical, dancing, and; acrobatic acts
and the whole" will -bea splendid pro-^
gram. \u25a0 ' •.
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PANTAGES EMPIRE
. Tho Flo-Ren-Zo quintet of acrobats
and - the i Kohler v grand opera trio are
thetwo acts which are heading the bill
thls;.week /at ;the ; - Pantages' Kmplre
theater;?*; Neither in Its line; could ! be
beaten, the- trio of Italian singers
supply,.: a -.thrilling number : and the
troupe «. of acrobats , is : one of the : best
eyerKseenUn<this ; clty.. ;The new man
agement promises something neAV every
week and guarantees that s there will be
no: dull ;mornents ; at -the Sutter street
yaudeville:house. -
army will have
?general;staff corps
Military Appropriation Bill Ap-
by;House,Coifirnittee;;
Jan- 20.— The military
appropriationl: bill J approved -' today - by
thelhouseJcommittee, on affairs
provides Jfor.,a general! staff corps which
shall j consist; of ; one chief : of - staff i and
two /general^ officers : to - s be detached by
the president 'fromithe^army^ at large
andUo~be;not % below the grade of briga
dier general; S four ? colonels; six licu
tenanticolonels-and^slx*majors, to-be
detached lfromicorrespondingi grades in
thearmy A under.BUch rules for selection
as* the? president v may jp'rescribe* The
« o« O o- a IAL es " a , t<ital .' appropriation :ot
$98,92»,406,, against T 5104.000.000 -asked
for. and; s'J4, 37l,ooo,- the present'appro
priation.. ;:. i \u25a0 - \u25a0,-
R A I LRO A DMEX'I X j U RED
:;>} OAKL.AND.IJan. = 20.— Three employes
of Uhe^Southern 'Pacific i were seriously
injuredl. in; the^West Oakland yards yes
terdays by^, a imovine^lumber^ car which
had-been^Bentuofflonla" side J track by
a•: Hying \ switch^ ;The ' injured men "are
Peter; Flynnr, of -1416. .Seventh street,
threfe¥broken ribs:; and'^ Internal 'inju
ries; I Robert; Gale,'- sam© 'address,* broken
arm'aiidf lacerated iface; and -head ;,Law
rence"ißobertsonCof'^ the 'Ridley, hotel "
bad'*brulses7of \u25a0 the body.
WOM AX/ ATTACKED > OX , STREET
.;BEI&KELEY;i£fJan. — Screams of
terr.orrlf rom iJMiss i,AHce t Galthoine of
3022|Ellisrstr«et^ South Berkeley;- when
she^yas^seiz«d;byja^man»at;Ellis:street
andfAshby avenue? frightened away her
assailantjlastjnightsandtheitookUo his
he«ls|6nsthef approach sof > pedestrians.
,ThelattackawasEreportedifoi#he>Dolice
Ibyifier^brother; Edward > Galtholne^
Players on the Boards
Ml Local Stowhouses
Some popular players appearing
this week.
LAWYER'S SISTER
HANBURY'S AGENT
Miss' Louise :Fickert Files Deed
to Island for Brother
in London
. Further light was shed upon the
filing of the deed .of David T. Hanbury,
of island No. 2, to his brother, John
McKenzie Hanbury of London, In Xapa
last Tuesday, when It was learned yes
terday that; Miss Louise Fickert. sister
of Attorney C M. Flckert of this city,
was the. woman who recorded the docu
ment, that is liable to bring on a con
test between the millionaire's brother
and his wife, Mrs. Marie Eleanor Han
bury. to whom the same island was
deeded last month.
Miss Fickert journeyed to Xapa last
Tuesday witha .woman friend and had
the deed recorded, in favor of John
McKenzie- Hanbury. The instrument
was dated .January 7, 190 S. nearly a
year" previous to the date of the deed
which conveyed the land to the mil
lionaire brewer's wife.'. The document
has beeri in . Flckert's possession . for
some time.
V. On January 18 he received a cable
from John McKenzie Hanbury Instruct
ing him to have the deed placed on
record at once, the consideration men
tioned being : $10.
* That there is a possibility of a con
test for the possession of the island,
which is valued at about $100,000, was
neither denied nor affirmed by \u25a0• Fickert
when 'seen at his residence last night-
It 'has : been known for some time that
Hanbury's ; brother, who Is reputed to
be" quite wealthy, had no kind feelings
for the' California wife. It is also un
derstood that Hanbury will stand by his
wife in the event of a contest.
- "At -the present time I can not say
whether there will be a contest be
tween Mrs. Hanbury and her brother
in law for the .possession of island
No. 2. I. do not know whether Han
bury is coming to this country shortly
or not. 1 have not been formally re
tained by him and have simply, acted so
far 'under, the- Instructions that I have
received. , •;....
: , "My;, sister, was 'accompanied by an
other, young woman, and the reason the
deed was taken to 'Napa, by her was
"simply . because it was a ; much safer
plan.\ \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 Itris 'not an unusual thing to
send documents of this character by
some person rather than mail or by
express. The letter I have received
contains Mother matters that I am "not
at'liberty to discuss." -
ORGANIZE . SCHOOL GOVERXMEXT
MELKOSE. Jan.. 20.— Owen Smith,
president of the John C.\Fremont,high
school student , body, is selecting a.cab
inet." of )puplls. each^to be known as
asecretary and to have control of some
special ' branch - of "student : activities.
The: school has been organized 'like a
boys' republic, fashioned; after the fed
eral constitutional; provisions. Among
the branches of the new school govern
'mentJs;a judicial department.,consist
ing: of . a-supcrior / court 'and supreme
tribunal, the principal, F. S. Rosseter,
being chief Justice.
Essences Restore Stomachs
Dyspeptic* -Everywhere Now I'aine
Them-^-Cnt Thl» Out
Are you ever "blue?" If before
breakfast, ;dlnner and supper you do
not: feel' a -hearty-hungry -feeling and
longing-rfor- food/of " almost any kind,
if you; feel; finicky "and want, something
to eat, but . can't say what, then you are
most;iikely ; bordering on chronic dys-
pepsia., t ; .
"If : you -c feel v bloated,- have heartburn,
sour stomach.; bad breath; -and feel lan-
guid, dull or nervous and Irritable,' then
you* surely- have need; for the -following
simple -recipe, iwhlch :it '.ts'claimed has
cured .many famous people. -Prescribed
for.: man>% years with the utmost suc-
cess, tits" power, over stomach disorders
lg-now .-: well known, and probably lies
in-? the peculiar *.blendlng /properties' of
concentrated essences. V Get ! two ; ounces
ofusyrupiof : ginger, two. ounces of . es-
sence i: of z; pepsin rand'on? jounce \u25a0•\u25a0 com-
pound, essence cardiol.-. Mix. all- together.
; Tben;take one or two teaspoonfuls after
each meal.- To -exciter appetite. tak« a
spoonful>before»eating* May.be taken I
freely: by. adults 'and children with weak :
stomachs, as it contains" no 'opiate.
WOMAN IS KILLED
BY SPEEDING AUTO
Victim Hurled to Ground by
Flying Machine When Leav*
ing Streetcar
While alighting from a Masonic ave
nue car at Hayes and Laguna streets
yesterday afternoon Miss Eurhrassa.
Rouqiiette. 2522 Union street, was
struck by a speeding automobile, re
ceiving Injuries that later caused her_
death at the central emergency hospi
tal. iiniFmiiiriiiiiiiiHiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiT
The automobile wa3 driven by Bert
Dennlson. 571 Webster street. DennN
son, was arrested and charged with «
manslaughter. His ball was fixed at
11.000.
For a time the surgeons at the hos
pital, believed that Miss Rouquetta
would recover, although she was suf
fering: from a broken leg. Internal in
juries and numerous abrasions and
lacerations. The woman expired, how
ever." without making any statement
concerning the mishap.
Samuel Lagaza. 126 McAllister street,
a printer, failed to see an approaching
automobile driven by J. Wjj Carry, an
architect living at 40 Hall ht street,
and was struck by the machine and
hurled to the ground, sustaining & con*
cussion of the brain and several lacer
ated wounds about the face and head.
He was picked up by Carry and
rushed to the central emergency hos
pital and placed under the care of Dr.
Plnkham. Carry was not arrested, aa
Lagasa'£" injuries do not appear to be
serious.
. Gustav Sutro's chauffeur had a nar
row escape from death shortly after
10. o'clock last night while driving
Sutro's big touring car down Jackson
street between Baker and Lyon. Just
after a car went whizzing by one of
the highly charged electric wires fell
to the ground sputtering fiercely.
Before the driver of the " machine
could stop th« B wire hit the glass front
of the auto and smashed it. For^
tunately the driver stopped his car and
managed to dodge the wire.
Williams* Auto in Crash
Two persons were injured in a colli
sion between -a Pacific, avenue cable ear
and an automobile yesterday afternoon
in Pacific avenue near Devisadero
street. They were Harry Twitchell.
chauffeur for Thomas H. Willtams.
president of the New California jockey
club, and Roy Lee. a Chinese house
boy, employed in the Williams home.
Neither was seriously Injured, although
both were badly cut about the face and
hands by flying glass. The machine
was badly damaged.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
THREATENS MEXICO
Rain of Hot Ashes and Rocks
Became Heavy Yesterday
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
GUADALAJARA. 2Jex. Jan. 20.—
Mount Colima. a volcano ISO mile 3
south of Lere, has shown a great in
crease in activity durmg the last few
days. A violent eruption of fire. and
lava" is now threatened. Trembling* of
the earth In the v*c?nlty of the vol
cano began five days ago. following
a series of detonations from within its
crater;' the smoke became "denser and
an " outburst of ashes and rocks oc
curred yesterday. The rain of ashes
is still falling and occasional flashen
of fire from the crater light up the
heavens for many mllea around. It is
lava flowing from trie crater's .lower
orifices. The Mexican * Central rail
road's Manzanilla extension was re
cently built close around Collxna's east
ern and southern base. P"ears are en
ter tamed, that -the eruption will Inter
fere with its operation.
INSTAtIj NEAV OFFICERS
OAKLAND. Jan. 20. — Officers were In
stalled by Oakland chapter No. 3S.
Royal Arch Masons, with a special mu
sical program at the Masonic temple
tonight.-
Following are the new officers:
High priest. Wallace C. Price; king.
Herbert L. Breed; "scribe. Chester C.
Borton; captain of host. Peter M. Hill;
prince. John W. Gwllt; royal A. C.
Charles T. Poulter; master third, Fred
erick W. Laufer: raat3er second. Wil
liam ;S. McMurtry; master first. Vail
Walter Henderson; sentinel. Robort
Griffith Evans: chaplain. William Del
aware Smith: treasurer, Frank Howard
Brooks; secretary. George H. Smith.
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