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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
"DEGENERATES" SHE
BOBS LEGISLATORS
Woman Suffrage Speaker Flays
Solons of the Last
Session
M A Few Splendid Men, but
They're Vastly in Minority,"
She Declares
OAKLAND, June 10. — Mrs. Lillian
Coffin of San Francisco, a prominent
suffrage worker, in addressing the
members of the amendment league at
the last gathering of the season, held
this afternoon in the Key Route inn,
was emphatic in declaring that it was
a splendid good thing for the women
of the state that they had not gained
what they desired from the last legis
lature In that they did not deserve* it.
•To co before a body of degenerates,"
said Mrs. Coffin, 'needs courage. There
were splendid men in the senate, but
they were only a minority. If women
win enything from the legislature it is
merely as a personal matter. You will
never get what you want, what justice
demands, unless you have some hold
on the men sent there. We deserved
what we got — we deserved nothing
latter. Did we help put better men in
or try to keep the indecent men out?"'
Mrs. Mary Fairbrother of San Fran
cisco talked on "Sociology and Suf
frage." She showed that society, the
child, man and, least' of all. woman, had
need of the ballot in the hands of the
women. Miss Fairbrother urged that
women were the thinking portion of
America and for this reason she must
have the elective franchise that she
might evolve a new educational sys
tem to meet the needs of the new
child.
The changed sentiment in regard to
equal suffrage was the theme of an ad
<lres? by Mrs. Sturtevant Peet.
A round table was conducted by Mrs.
A gr.es Car. president of the Oakland
branch. Among those taking part were
Mrs. Elinor Carlisle, Mrs. William
Keith ar.ci Mrs. A. A. Denison. A eon
.Mitution and bylaws were adopted by
the organization at a brief business
session.
Previous to the luncheon, which was
served to half a hundred guests at
noon, the various committees met in in
formal session to discuss plans for the
coming season's work.
VACATION SEASON OF ""
SCHOOLS BEGINS TODAY
Eight Weeks of Leisure for the
Children of Alameda County
OAKLAND. June 10. — Schools in this
county close tomorrow for eight weeks
of vacation. Several graduating classes
held exercises this afternoon and oven
ing. This morning 450 pupils in the
gran-.inar grades, most of whom will
enter the high schools tomorrow, con
gregated in the Common School assem
bly hall. Eleventh and Grove streets,
to be addressed by City Superintendent
of Schools J. W. MeClymonds. He
spoke on the higher classwork before
the graduates of the grammar grades.
ilusic wns given during the exercises.
District Attorney W. 11. Donahue de
livered an address this evening to the
graduates t of the Lockwood grammar
school near Ehnhurst. The exercises
were held in the school assembly hall
and were attended by a large gather
ing of parents and pupils. Miss Dorothy
Wood made "the address of wejeome for
the graduating class; Miss Marguerite
J.lcDermed read the class prophecy, and
P. M. Fisher of the county board of
education presented the diplomas. Wil
liam Young made a farewell address.
The exercises of the graduating class
of Fruitvale grammar school No. 2 were
held last night before a good audiencfe.
C. H. Petray, principal of the Grant
grammar school; Twenty-ninth street
and Broadway, will deliver a bacca
laureate address tomorrow afternoon,
when 25 pupils will receive diplomas of
graduation.
The first commencement exercises of
the new 1 Highland school on the boule
vard in Fruitvale were held last night.
CHILDREN'S OBJECTIONS
WILL NOT STOP WEDDING
Wealthy Widow to Wed Young
Lover in San Jose
ALAMEDA, June 10. — Declaring that
she will tved the nian of her choice, de
spite the fact that her three adult
children are interposing vigorous ob
jection, Mrs. A." Schaarschmidt is
busily engaged with preparations for
her marriage in San Jose June 16 to
J. P. Holloway of Melrose, a contrac
tor, who became acquainted with the
wealthy Aiameda widow while doing
some building on the Schaarschmidt
property in West Alameda. The chil
dren of the bride eloct declare that
their mother is 50 years old and the
affianced husband but 3&J
Sirs. Schaarschmidt is the owner of
the Cottage baths and much other val
i:able "property. She is now improving
a portion of her Alameda holdings and
oTnployed Holloway to do the work
t^he declares that the objections of her
three children will be of no avail in
stopping the wedding and that Hollo
way will come to Alameda to 'live In
the Schaarschmidt family home after
the honeymoon. -ii \ • \u25a0-
The wedding is to take place at the
home of the bridegroom's parents in
the Garden City. Mrs. Schaarschmidt
is the mother of three grown chil
dren, a daughter and two sons.
FIND DRUNKEN THIEF ON
BOAT, DUCK AND FREE HIM
Yacht Owners Allow Roj>ber to
Go, Then Learn Loss
BERKELEY. June 10.— Finding a
stranger in an intoxicated condition in
possession of the yacht Alice M when
It was ashore at Stege early' Tuesday
morning, Thomas K*ane and Jerry
Chamberlain . treated the stranger to a
ducking in the cool waters of the bay
off Shfep island, the headquarters of
tne California yacht club. . .
A rope was tied around the. body of
the inebriated man — and after he had
besn plunged into the water a" couple
of times he recovered his sepses and
made his escape. t
Report of the affair was made to the
Berkeley- police by Keane, who' said
that thieves had carried away a valu
able sextant, marine glasses and other
articles of value, besides drinking up
\u25a0•vinps and cordials stored on the pleas
ure eraft>
Always phone Kearny S6 and ask for
the "ad man" when you want anything.
You will find that The Call's want ads
will do business for you every day in
the week.' To rent" rooms, obtain help;
F^cure positions, sell real estate," etc.;
; .The Call's classified ads are unexcelled.
J^Phone or drop a line to Th&Cali: today.'
John D. Fletcher,
Who Gathered Data
WRITING HISTORY
OF THE DISASTER
Prof. H. Morse Stephens Begins
His Record of the San
Francisco Fire
BERKELEY, June 10* — After two
years arduous work collecting, compil
ing, segregating and indexing records
of the history of the, San Francisco fire
and earthquake by a staff of students,
faculty members of the university and
others. Prof. Henry Morse Stephens of
the history department has commenced
the actual writing of the volume and
his labors will extend through the sum
mer to September, when he will travel
abroad on his Sabbatical leave.
The history of the fire and v quake will
occupy many hundred pages and will
be divided into four parts. The first
will recount the shock of April 18; the
second the account of the fire and its
origin; the third, the city ablaze, and
the concluding section, the relief work
and rehabilitation efforts.
Over 35,000 individual newspapers,
comprising the principal publications
of the country, have been drawn upon
to furnish many of the details of the
disaster, and government and other of
ficial records have been used as an aid
in the task. The accounts of the pri
vate citizens, actors in the drama, will
be used freely and other news from
all-possible sources of information will
make the history the most complete
and authentic published.
John D. Fletcher of the class of 1907
and secretary of the university exten
sion department was chief among the
workers, and part of the knowledge
he gained from a study of the fire was
incorporated in his commencement
thesis for his master's degree on -the
subject of the relief work in Berkeley.
Lawrence J. -Kennedy of the class of
1906 was also an assistant to Professor
Stephens, as was Julius Klein, H. J.
Rogers and others.
The writing of the history will oc
cupy the entire time of Professor Ste
phens during the summer months. He
has already commenced the writing of
the first portion of the book and will
attempt, if possible, to complete it by
September 15, when he leaves here for
abroad. %
GEORGE SAYS SPITE WORK
CAUSED SUIT FOR DEBT
Attorney Declares Land Invest
ment Caused Embarrassment
BERKELEY, June 10.— -Declaring
that spite work was the cause of the
suit brought against him by Mrs. L. A.
Erkson of San Jose to recover $264 for
the board bills of Mrs. William George
and her daughter, George said today
that he, had made no attempt to evade
payment of the debt. ,
•Before he came to the coast a year
ago from St. Paul, Minn., where he* had
practiced for 20 years, George enjoyed
a wide reputation as an . attorney.
Shortly after coming here he invested
his money in real estate, which -was
tied up by the financial depression and
he was unable to meet his obligations.
Since coming here, he. said. Mrs
George and their daughter. Miss Elean^
or George, have been living in Sari
Jose until he should become perma
nently established in his profession in
this city. George is connected with
the firm of V. W. Lothrop, real estate
broker, of this city, and enjoys a good
reputation among his business asso
ciates. !-•:».' -J^ J :
TO CELEBRATE PROGRESS
AT MONSTER BANQUET
Oakland Chamber of Commerce
Plans Gala Event
OAKLAND, June 10. — The chamber
of commerce will celebrate .the rapid
strides which Oakland has taken dur
ing the last year, along the lines of
business and civic progress with a
mammoth banquet, to be held in the
Idora park pavilion Tuesday evening
June 22. * - .
Thousands of invitations will be is
sued to .the. banquet and it is expected
that the guest . list will bea record
breaker.
The following committees are ar
ranging the details of the banquet:
Speakers — E. B. Bull, G. M. Ward, H.
C. Capwell and I. H. Clay.
Seating-*E. B. Bull, A. B. Weeks,
Carl H. Reuter. '..:.:
Printing — R. S. Kitchener. C. Mi
Schrader and CM. Wood.
Ways and Means-^-B. P. Miller, John
C. Hill. Colonel Theodore Gler.
Menu — E. B. Bull, R. S.. Kitchener, B.
P. Miller, Colonel Theodore Gier and
C. M. Wood. ' ' f nMl^lllHililTftffflri
FQRMER ALAMEDA HIGH
SCHOOL GIRL SUCCUMBS
Beatrice Willison Dies, in Mo-
desto After Long Illness
ALAMEDA, June 10.— Beatrice Willi
son.r a former Afameda' high school
girl, who. was compelled to leave school
a year ago on account of her health,
while In her second high scribol year,
died^yesterday afternoon ar Modesto;
-where the girl and her family have
been Jiving for some months.*
, The:funeral;will be- held at Modesto
tomorrow afternoon- Miss WllHsan
was 17, years of/age. . ; „
: Miss 1 Willison; leaves a "father rand
mother "and -two brothers, ; John and
Albert. . The latter /was prominent in
Wilmerdingv school , athletics.^ Willison
had-the contractor r>pairing;the San
Francisco ferry building, after the flre."
; Th6;girl jwas a 1a 1 member of the Delta
Slgma^Theta- sorority/ \u25a0
THE SAN', FRANCISCO CALli^ FKTDAfr; MnE ; 11, 1909:
GREEK THEATER IS
WITHOUT A LEADER
Professor Armes Refuses to Re=
new Task and Others
-Sidestep. the Place
BERKELEY, 'June. 10. — The refusal
of Prof. William .Dallam Armes to ac
cept his reappointment as chairman of
the music and dramatic company -of
the university has left a white elephant
on the hands of the university author
ities, as no one' of the faculty seems
willing to take the task of managing
the productions given in -the Greek
theater for the pleasure loving public.
"The management of the Greek thea
ter has come to be a business in it
self," declared Professor Armes tonight,
"and while there is plenty of work to
be done, the worry and bother is far
greater. The position of being the
theatrical manager is no sinecure as
•mapy believe, and 1 don't feel as if
I care to have the position again.' 1
-Professor Armes succeeded Prof.- A.
E. Taylor a year ago and has i made a
wonderful success of the undertaking.
He succeeded in clearing away the de
ficit of the previous" year and putting
a nest eggninto the treasury of the
committee.
The position has been offered to Prof.
C..W. Wells of the English department,
and others, but all have sidestepped the
arduous task.
While the position will not be vacant
until August and the summer concerts
are under the management •of Pro
fessor Armes, President Wheeler is
anxious to secure his successor, but has
met with little success. With an in
crease in salary* however, Professor
Armes may be persuaded to take up his
duties again in the fall.
News of ; Jbciety'
Across the Hay
OAKLAND, June 10,— The mar
riage of A. W. Coulter and Miss
Edna R. Barlow, which will be
solemnized in Los Angeles at an
elaborate church wedding June 20, is of
interest to a wide circle of friends in
the bay cities, where the bridegroom is
well known. Rossiter Mikel has gona
dowfi to remain the fortnight before
the ceremony as the guest of Coulter,
who was his college mate In the Uni
versity of California, arid whom he will
attend as best man. Coulter is a grad
uate of the University of California,
where he was prominent in undergrad
uate activities. He is a member of the
Delta Kappa- Epsilon fraternity and
several other student organizations.
The Coulter family is known through T
out the state, their mercantile interests
in Los Angeles placing theni ; high in
business circles. Miss Barlow Is a
girl of much personal charm, tfie
daughter of an esteemed southern
family. In the few days remaining be
fore the marriage a series of social
affairs will be held in honor of the
bride to be and her wedding party.
Mrs. C. W. Kinsey presided over, one
of the larger tqas of the week this
afternoon at her home in Santa Clara
avenue, including ' more than 100
friends in her invitation to meet her
daughter in law, Mrs. Charles Francis
Kinsey. The marriage of the son of
the Kinsey home and Miss Mac ilorton
was an event of. two years ago, today's
affair celebrating the anniversary in a
happy way. Mrs. Melville Dozier/ Airs.
Kinsey's daughter, came down from
her home in Chico for the midweek to
assist her mother in entertaining her
guests. I»i the receiving party, besides
Mrs. Kinsey, Mrs. Charles Francis Kin
sey, Mrs. Melville Dozier' and Mrs.
Harry Morton, were:
Mrs. J. K. Scuphana \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 [Miss Isabella Scnpham
Mrs. Arnold Notdham JMlss Margaret Poore
Mrs. J. A. McKenzie JMrs. J. hevan John
Captain Martin Brigman and Mrs,
Brigman will leave tomorrow for 'the'
vicinity of Shasta, where they are
planning to spend the summer, estab
lishing a camp for the coming three
months/Next week they will be joined
by Mrs. Nott and her daughters. Mrs.
Brigman accomplished "much of the
work for which she has won sp wide a
recognition during these summer out
ings. This year she is planning her
lens studies along new. lines.
One of the delightful' affairs of the
early week was the • informal bridge
party over which Mrs. S. F. Mikel pre
sided, making Mr. and Mrs. R. C. War
ner her guests of honor. Mr and Mrs.
Warner are about to take possession of
one ;of the attractive new Piedmont
homes. A dozen close friends were
asked to meet them and enjoy the In
teresting diversion which Mrs. Mikel
planned.
| , Mrs. Paul D^nsmore entertained a
dozen close friends at bridge this aft
ernoon at'her home in Vernon, heights,
asking her guests to meet Mrs. Frank
Proctor, formerly Miss_ Flora McDer
mot, who recently \u25a0 came ' toy California
from her home in. Boston. Mrs. Proc
tor's visit in Oakland -is "to "be quite
short, as she plans to spend several
weeks of the midsummer with her hus
band in the Yosemlte.'
"The Hughes 'l club concert Friday
evening Jn the Unitarian church, : under
the^auspices of the' "Woman's alliance.'
will be a notable musical event. \u25a0 The
club is one of the oldest musical organi
zations :in the , bay ; cities,* the chorus of
80\ women's voices being directed by
D. P. Hughes, thelclub's founder. Rob
ert M. Hughes, barytone, will assist in
the program, several \ of " the \u25a0 members
being heard also In solo numbers. i"The
Legend /.of' Granada,'' -.'--at-, cantata ;, by
Henry Hadley, will be an interesting
feature. The ; . officers of the club | are:
President, Mrs. J.- Llewellyn Hughes;
vice president, Mrs. F. W. ) Lauf er 1 ; sec
retary,.Mrs.;W. A. ,S. Nicholson; treas
urer, Mrs. Leota Schenk; accompanist,
JMrs. Robert; Hughes. • ; ? / - Z •
CHOIP^ TO SING SECOND
SECTION OF ORATORIO
Program to Be Given in .First
Congregational VCh ufch ; i**
\1 OAKLAND. June 10.— -The second part
of Mendelssohn's ', oratorio, . "Elijah,:
will . be sung by ithe .clioir of . the First
Congregational church Sunday' evening,
JUne 13. v Part; one" of the; same -work
was - given • by .i. this ;choir,-;; choir,-; last ! : Sunday
evening;. The seconds part? of ; the' ora-*
torio .contains* some iof' the', most ibeau
tif ulj numbers . in : the worki I,'1 ,' It \u25a0 will be
sung.-by the; same* soloists and: chorus
which I ? participated* in ; the
last . i Sunday? evening. \u25a0*; Henry; L^ Perry •
an-; Oakland > basso *who "'< has ~ but "> re.-"
centlyreturnedlfrom; London;-, will- sing
the parts of /Elijah; :andC: the "presenta
tion* of the -work- will ;be^ under ' the? di
rection _of -^Alexander. 'Stewart, '\ with
Miss Virginie?de T Fremery sas organist;
WOMEN WARN ALL
THE POLITICIANS
Find Powerful Weapon at Hand
in the New Direct Pri=
mary Law
RICHMOND", June 10.— The women of
Contra Costa county, led by active
workers in the W.C. T. U.. movement,
are planning *to overthrow the .old po
litical rings of the- county and to be
come active factors in the political life
of the county themselves by, taking
advantage -af. the liberal provisions of
thenew direct primary law. .
Mrs.V Marie E: Kerr, • who read a
paper entitled "Woman's Right Denied
— the Ballot" at.the second day's ses
sion of " the "annual convention of the
Contra Costa County Women's Chris
tian Temperance- —Union -today, out
lined the, plan for^a woman's " cam
paign for the political purification of
the county. She said in part:, .
SCORES FACTIONAL. POLITICIANS
Practical politicians — that class of criminals
in the community for whom no punishment ha»
as yet been provided — fear woman's power in
politics and for that' reason liavc refused and
still refuse to grant to woman her simple right,
the right to vote at any and all elections on any
and all matters ou which naturalized foreigners,
freed slaves and native horn men may vote.
The politicians fenr to introduce into politics
a new and pr*slbly a radical element which
would make for purity and right.
Their opposition Ik prompted and promoted by
a selfish and self-seeking conservatism and by
the organized activities of certain business : in
terests which, it is supposed, ' would be adversely
affected by woman • suffrage — tuat is, by • the
brewing and "distilling and allied Interests: Anil
that is another reason why I am a suffragist,
\u25a0for I -am firmly of the opinion that the day on
vhicu woman Is given her full right— that right
to vote^ on any and all questions equally with
men— there will be sounded the death knell of
that curse of God and humanity — the rum traffic.
Can we do anything to alleviate the situation?
I. think we cau. with the. help of the primary
election law and the" ajd of the better class of
I men voters, who are with us but who lie irreso
lutely under the blighting' spell uf general
apathy. i;>. ' '
WARNING TOAJiL PARTIES
Let us here and now serve notice upon, all par
ties and all political manipulators that none bat
good, worthy and clean . men of sobriety and
sterling- oharaotor must in future be nominated
as- candidates for Rny office to be filled at the
coming election, or at any election to be held
thereafter, and if they fall to heed this warning
let us one aud all work with a will to encom
pass the defeat of any unworthy candidate for
any office — or any mm maker, rum dealer or
rum consumer. _
Let us . here and now formulate plans and de
vise means to carry such an undertaking Into
effect. . Let ns organize an active :. band of
workers in every school district, every town pre
cinct, every church organization and. in every
home. .
Let us see to It that the right kind of men
are nominated — we can do so under the primary
election law;— and see to It that such men when
nominated get the votes, regardless to which or
what political .party ;or organization they may
belong. • . . .; .' :\u25a0—
Mrs. Kerr's speech was received with
great.\e.nthusiasm, and the 'convention
resolved to take immediate steps to
inaugurate :- the campaign i which . she
I proposed.
Other speakers at' the convention to
day were Mrs. M.-B/Younglove, presi
dent of the county-.union,,and Mrs. S.
M. Woodman, who' read a paper on
"Moral -- Upheaval." : The convention
will continue all-> .'day \u25a0'- tomorrow, > ad
journing ih-the evening.'"- ~ '
FEARED HER HUSBAND^
WOULD CRACK SAFE
Woman Gets Divorce, Alleging
Spouse Abused Her
OAKLAND, June 10.— A threat that
he would turn his expert knowledge of
safes to criminal purposes was one
thing , that Mrs. Ann Periam''consid
ered cruel on the part of her husband.
Charles, against whom she secured an
interlocutory decree of divorce. 1 Periam
is a safe. expert by profession. 'His
wife testified that he said to her on one
occasion: "One of these days I will
get you some money. \u25a0 There are
three men who want me to go with
them to rob a vault. I can easily do
so with. my knowledge of vaults.".
It was when Mrs. Periain asked her
spouse for money that he was accus T
torned to hint at taking up a career of
crime she said. He was extremely
penurious, Mrs. Periam 'said. All the
food he provided was 25 cents' worth of
chops and a loaf of bread," which he
regularly brought home in the evening.
He was careful to bring -with them 50
cents* worth of whisky, his;;wifo said,
and he consumed the liquor before his
breakfast the next day. , , \
According to Mrs. Frances Ripoee,
her husband. Joseph, would not let her
send for a doctor when she broke, her
foot. . He told her to go home to ; her
mother and save-the doctor's "bill, Mrs.
Ripose alleged in a divorce complaint
that 11 she filed today. She also made
allegations of cruelty, to the effect that
he used bad language toward her.
The following interlocutory decrees
of divorce were; granted; today: 1 Alice
JL Sanders againsf Arthur H. Sanders,
failure to provide; Mary F. Lausten
against Hans *V Lausten; habitual in
temperance; John P. Davidson against
Lena Davidson,, desertion.
Suit for divorce on the ground of
habitual neglect .was, begun,: today by
s»lay Johnson against Milton F. . John
son..
Rose W. Duin was given an inter
locutory, decree ,\ of- divorce , on the
ground of desertion. • .
PORTLAND BEHOLDS
A GLEAMING PAGEANT
"Spirit of Golden West" Sym-
bolized in Night Parade
-PORTLAND, Ore... June 10.— The
pageant '"Spirit" of the Golden West,"
which annually marks the zenith of the
Portland rose . festival, took place- to
night and was' participated in -by an
unusually large representation of: the
cities of -Oregon and by Seattle and
Hawaii. • \u25a0 . ,
«'-Onl the Seattle, float, "Exposition
City,"^rodo Queen Leah, daughter •\u25a0 of
Mayor^: Miller of Seattle, and her maids
of honor.
Fully "200,000 ? persons witnessed to
night's parade.^or about three times the
number that turned out to see. the deco
rated vehicle \u25a0• parade Uhis af terhbon. 5 S. ' ;
BOYS' RETREAT B A ND7TO
GIVEj FIRST CONCERT
Sisters, of Lads to Act as Ushers
at Big ; Entertainment
OAKLAND, r - Jun(j: 10.— rTwenty. youiJff
boys In \u25a0uniform,- meinbcr.s of the. Boys'
R ? tr , eat bi-ass; band, ;. will appear': in
theif; first; concert jFridayTe'veningl June
18,' at Hamilton'auditorium. \u25a0- . . t: .
.The \u25a0 campaign ; for ' the sale , of , seats* is
nowjon.\The cliibj members rare taking
an^activeipart; indisposing of - tickets
for -this 'concert. "Sisters of :the* boys
will :act'as .ushers:, \u25a0-•. -\u25a0 . '.=- - ,\u25a0:. ':\u25a0;\u25a0..\u25a0;?.-\u25a0\u25a0
ir ' ISaturday^rnorning of : this' week-, the'
drum>i- corps ii of ." this Vclub ; wilU" march
through^the l businessidistrict.'^ Follow
ing the j parade* the Jboysj.wi 11 appeari on
thejstreet,;supplied;.Tvith*ticke£a.tolscll
among theirf friends. : - -;•," , --j^.-- •\u25a0.\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0• \u25a0
Rev- CKarles' Rich,. ;
Once & Vigilante
REV. CHARLES RICH
DIES IN OAKLAND
End of Vigilante Minister Occurs
at Same Time as His
Friend Hale's N
* ; OAKLAND, June 10. — Rev. Charles
Ephraim Rich, first superintendent of
schools for Alameda county, builder of
the first and second Methodist churches
erected in this city, and a member of
the famous vigilance committee of San
Francisco, died at his home, 1026 Fifty
fifth street, last night at midnight. By
a strange coincidence of fate his death
occurred almost at the same moment as
that of Rev. Edward Everett Hale,
chaplain of the United \. States senate,
with whom he \u25a0 was associated in his
early manhood," and at" whose instance
he came to the. Pacific coast. -For more
than a year Dr. Rich had been an in
valid as .the result 'of a stroke of
paralysis, and last evening the second
and fatal stroke occurred. The dead
clergyman was 75 years' of age and a
native of Boston.
A widow "and two daughters. Miss
Catherine Elizabeth and Miss Bessie W.
Rich, survive.^he distinguished divine.
The funeral services will be held from
the First M.E. 'church. Fourteenth and
Clay streets, at 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning. •
TWO DEPUTIES INJURED
BY FALL OF BIG BOOM
Derrick Used in Wrecking City
Hall Smashed Roof
The crashing of the heavy boom of
a wrecking derrick through the im
mense skylight in the roof of the
east wing of theVold city hall at 11
o'clock yesterday morning resulted in
the serious injury of" two deputies of
Registrar Zemansky and endangered
the lives of 50 other' employes of the
city. : \u25a0,- . • . ; \u25a0-. •. - - V
AVilliam Bausman, 903 , Devisadero
street, suffered . a number of lacera
tions of the scalp and both hands.
He may lose a finger. ' •
James Bowlan, 47 Hermann street, re
ceived 11 cuts' in the scalp.
Robert McCord was buried' under the
debris, but escaped injury" by shielding
himself with a large .book.
The deputies were- sitting -at long
tables, preparing the .to •\>e
mailed \to ' voters, " when ."-they were
startled -by the crash of glass, above
.them. _ The derrick -which was •'being
used, by the" City construction 1 , company
to : raze the city hall got beyond the
control of .the men as it was being
removed from, the top of the wing
in the registrar, has his quar
ters." The massive \u25a0 boorii struck across
the skylight .and sent a "mass .of
broken glass and other debris into the
room. • •
The injured deputies . were removed
to the central emergency; hospital and
cared for by Doctor Zumwalt.
ADMITS THAT HE HAS
NOT SUPPORTED WIFE
Further Testimony in Peculiar
Knight Divorce Case
A further investigation, of the pecu
liar circumstances of .the' divorce suit
of LeolaM. Knight against LarOcin B.
Knight was made by Judge Graham
yesterday, 'after which he took the ac
tion under submission. When .the case
was heard last, week it 'developed that
Knight, is living; with his par
ents^, while she is living with friends
away from the home.
\u25a0 Knight was questioned about' this
yesterday, a/id said that he just con
tinued living there because his^ child
was in the house. He said he never
discussed the,' d'vorce- case with his
father, in law and mother in law.
;\u25a0' Knight admitted to. the judge that his .
wife was entitled to a divorce, and said 1
it was true that for two years he had
not supported .her." She works as a
stenographer. ' \. \u25a0. . '. :
Mary, ' Nay, in a suit for divorce from
i Frank G. Nay, filed yesterday, charged
as, one'act.of :cruelty that -her husband
advertised'- in.* a ..newspaper — that he
would not be responsible for debts con
tracted " by her. -^ -':
\u25a0 Charles; McGill filed suit for divorce
from Harriet McGill on:the ground of
desertion.' ' ; . . -\u25a0 \u25a0
\u25a0 The following divorces were granted
yesterday: -, \u25a0- '* \u25a0..-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -'
• rßy-JudgelSturteyant — Heinrich G. A.
Walter • from" Grace r L. Thompson-Wal
ter,; desertion. :' .- - • .\u25a0 ', '\u25a0''• \u25a0\u25a0••
.: By Judge.- Van Nostrand— La vina Hall
from Wallace Hall,, willful, neglect.
,-• TRYING TO LIBERATE; BRACE— W. T.
Hume," attorney . for Kmory .C. Brace, -.who ' ! is
in. the- county- Jail -on- it phnrse of "felony em-,
bezzlement, filed; an . application for. a*- writ- of
habeas ; corpus with . the : supreme court yesterday
af ternoon. .This :Is .the third application" for- a
similar; writ filed in-behalf of Brace.' ; -
-J^^^W^ri2;;r:i^c.^;-:-r^;':-V>. /them, yet the ordeal through I
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unpleasant f feelings, and so \ prepares the' system \ fbr the ordeal \ that I
she passes through the . event w / lJrjßfi > TH!B^ < mißw» l. \u25a0!!, !
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VETERAN HOTELMAN
DIES AT FRUITVALE
Passing, of Horace Sinclaire
Greeley, Who Was Famous
Boniface in His Day
OAKLAND, June 10.— HoTace Sin
claire. Greeley, cousin to Horace Gree
ley, the great war editor, died Tues
day as the result of age and a disease
which had confined him to his home at
1419 Fremont avenue, Fruitvale. for
two months. The malady came upon
him three years ago. '\u25a0\u25a0
Greeley x was engaged in the hotel
business In San Francisco many years
ago. He also started the Galindo hotel
In this icity.' and was once at the head
of the Tubbs hotel, an old> East" Oak
land landmark destroyed by fire several
years ago. In the orient Greeley con
ducted the Hongkong hotel, then the
Hawaiian house at Honolulu, and after
returning to America was at the head
of the Arlington hotel at Santa Bar
bara, a hostelry at Salt Lake City, and
other establishments.
Rev. Burton Palmer, pastor of the
Fruitvale Congregational church, offi
ciated at the funeral ceremonies at
the Oakland crematory at 11 o'clock
today. ,
COULD NOT DETERMINE
WHO WAS TELLING TRUTH
Prosecuting Attorney Advises
Jury to Acquit Defendants
A .mass of contradictory testimony
having been introduced. Prosecutor
Hanley advised the jury in Judge Ca
baniss' court yesterday to return a
verdict of not guilty in the case In
which Mobarik AH, Bagga Khan and
Jamell Khan were charged with rob
bing M-ohamed Akbar of 556 and a
watch. '-,\u25a0, \u25a0 ,\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0C-, - i \u25a0. \u25a0\u25a0-. ,
The defendants were accused of hav
ing bound and gagged the complaining
witness, beaten him about the head and
thrown him into a vacant lot off Wil
low avenue near Polk street, after
robbing him. This was alleged to have
taken place at 2 o'clock a. m., Janu
ary 17.
The testimony of six witnesses was j
introduced who stated that the de
fendants slept through that entire night j
at their home, 933 x Webster stneet, and!
did not leave until after 5 o'clock in the i
morning,. ;
Another witness stated that Mohamed
Akbar. the complaining witness, had
boasted he would get even with the
defendants for testifying against him
in a civil suit in the justice court.
CHURCH WEDDING JOINS
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
Two Families Prominent in Po
lice Circles Drawn^ Together -
Two families, whose heads are promi
nent in police - circles, were- drawn
closer together yesterday by the mar
riage of the son of one family to the
daughter of the other. The groom was
James D. Green, son of Sergeant John
Green in the general office at police
headquarters, and the bride was Mary
Gertrude ' Cronin, daughter of John
Cronin, in the property clerk's office
and president of the Widows' and Or- !
phans' Aid association. He is also a
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. The groom is manager for
William F. Roeder, 834 Market street, a
member of aerie 61 of the Eagles and
of Camp Richter, Spanish War Veter
ans. The bride is. a talented vocalist
and musician.
The ceremony was performed at Sa
cred Heart churchby Rev. Father Jo
seph McQualde.
The wedding breakfast was served
in a downtown cafe, where covers were
laid for about 150 guests. The health
of the couple was proposed by Father
McQuaide and addresses 'were also de
livered by Judge Cabaniss Chief of
Police Jesse 8.. Cook, and others.
WILL ATTEND FUNERAL
OF JUDGE M. P. O'CONNOR
Archbishop Riordan and Bishop
O'Connell Honor Official
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA CLARA. June 10.— Archbishop
Riordan and Right Rev. Dennis J.
O'Connell. D. D.> auxiliary bishop, are
the guests of Rev. Richard A. Gleeson,
S.-J., president of Santa Clara college,
this evening. 3
Tomorrow the eminent prelates will
attend the funeral services of the late
Judge Miles P. O'Connor. . the Catholic
jurist and philanthropist, who, passed
away at* San Jose-yesterday. '
.The archbishop will celebrate mass
in St. Claire's church tomorrow before
departing for San Jose.
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS
FILED BY MERCHANTS
Produce Dealer Puts Liabilities
at $3,622, With $375 Assets
Edward E. Rowe, a commission mer
chant of Sacramento, filed a petition In
bankruptcy yesterday in the United
States district, court. His liabilities
are $3,622.36 with $375 in available
assets. \u25a0-\u25a0--..
. Creditors of Chase & Young of Mo
desto filed a petition asking that .the
company be -declared bankrupt. The
creditors are the Venice shoe manufac
turing company -of Venice.' Cal.; Santa
Rosa shoe manufacturing company of
Santa Rosa and McCord rubber com
pany of St, Joseph, Mo.
Henry Ejggert. a local butcher, filed
a petition in bankruptcy. His liabili
ties are $2,660.32 with $367.60 assets
\u25a0D. .Baunaamn. a local saloon keeper
filed a> petition in bankruptcy. His
liabilities are $1,851.46 with $400 assets
CHINA ADOPTS EFFECTIVE
\ RESTRICTIVE MEASURE
Strangulation. ls Maximum Pen
\u25a0"*; alty for Using Opium
WASHINGTON, , June . 10.— Drastic
punishment has-been prescribed by the
anti-opium commissioners In the new
opium prohibition laws adopted re
cently in China: From" the current
year until the ;fifth\ year of Sn
Tung, the maximum penalty will be
strangulation. In. the following year
this >. punishment -will, be extended to
the gentry, and. a year: later it will
I apply :. to the common; people.
FOOLISH PRANKS
OF SCHOOL BOYS
Bunches of Firecrackers Ex
ploded in Corridor and Sulphur
Carbc n Compound Ignited
OAKLAND, June 10. — Something of a
.disturbance was created in the corri
; dors of the Oakland high school build
j ing- yesterday afternoon when several
I bunches of -firecrackers were set off
[near the office door of Principal C. E.
Keyes. The .pyrotechnics were an im
promptu part of the ceremonies attend
ant upon commencement week and
j were witnessed by the whole school
and two policemen who were sum
moned, to the scene by telephone.
\ No arrests were made, although Prin
cipal Keyes has learned the navies of
two boys of. the firing squud. Keyes
said:
"I have not fully investigated the af
fair, but I have had the help of som*
of the boys and have every reason to
believe that one of the two offender*
was from Alameda."
The -racket In the corridor was fol
lowed by the explosion-* of several
bunches of firecrackers in the boys*
room, which at the time was in charga
of Miss Breck. To the powder smoke
there was added the fumes of a sul
phur carbon compound, which several
boys mixed in inkwells.
PROPRIETOR OF BILLIARD
ROOM IS IN TROUBLE
Owner of Resort Accused of
Beating Boy Patron
OAKLAND, June 10. — J. Tiantos. pro
prietor of a billiard room at 1672 Sev
enth street, was arrested this morning
on a charge of battery preferred by 16
y«*ar old George Manrow, who alleges
that Tiuntos beat him yesterday be
cause he lacked 5 cents of the mono
needed to pay a bill at the rooms.
Twelfth ami Clay Street*.
- Sunset Tlione Oakland 2244. Home TUone
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MABEL HITB and MIKE DON-
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Theater next Sunday afternoon
Im an event uf aach unanual
intere»t that the theater nian-
nsement deems it wnrtn while
to call the attention of theater
soer* in Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley to the elrcumstanee.
Mabe! Hlte Is regarded as
the Kreateat musical .comedy
ntar on the .atasc. Her hus-
band. Mike Donllu. Is the klnc
of ball players, the star ot the
NeTT York "Giants.** The trso
In vaudeville are paid a salary
almost equal to that of a
king's ransom. ,
Enough said, except—
Besides Mabel Hlte and Mike
Donlln. the vaudeville hill next
$ Sunday will Include five nerr
acts of Enropean and Amer-
ican origin, the Unest that ail
the wealth and resources of
the Orpheuui Company can
secure.
The management suggest*
that seats be ordered early,
the advance sales beins very
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