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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
SPRING VALLEY TO
FIGHT ASSESSMENT
Deputy Assessor Robinson Ex
plains Protest as Designed to
Save Interest on Amounts
OAKLAND, July 20.— The Spring Val
ley water company has registered a
twofold complaint against the assess
ment of it» Alameda county holdings
recently completed by Assessor Henry
P. Dalton. The complaint, filling six
typewritten pages, was presented 'by
Attorney A. E. Shaw to the county su
pervisors sitting as a board of equaliza
tion today.
Shaw based his objections on the
allegations that at least $2,50&\000
worth of real property and Improve
ments had been erroneously classified
as personal and that many of the val
uations were too high.
Riparian rights, extensive tracts of
land, easements, flumes, open ditches,
wells, conduits and submarine pipes
were, according to the protest, entered
as personal property. In addition, the
attorney eald he could prove that they
had been assessed in some instances
»t three times their entire first cost.
REVI.TV OR VeRSOXAI.
That the company would profit large
ly by having its property listed as
realty was the explanation of the pro
test given by Chief Deputy County As
srssor Thomas M. Robinson. "The rate
will be the same for all classes of
property," said Robinson. 'The ad
vantage of having the board change
the clarification would be that all
taxes on personal property must be
paid in a lump sum at the first in
stallment. Other property tax can be
paid in two installments, and this
would save Spring Valley interest for
six months on half its total assessment.
Th«» assessment is the same as for
several years and the company has not
objected for several years or had any
material reductions made by the board
of equalisation."
. Shaw claimed that property in Wash
ington township. Including watersheds
and tracts, which had been recently
purchased for $530,000, had been as
sessed for J1.500,000, as well as having
been included In the personal property
column. In Pleasanton township the
valuation was $1,500,000. but' Shaw
claimed it to be worth only one-third
lhat amount for assessment purposes.
Included in the list objected to were
SS wells, assessed at JP.SOO, an open
conduit listed at $40,000 and an open
ditch listed at J25.000, and all rated as
personal.
SOME SPECIFIC OBJECTIOXS
A conouit from Sunol dam to Xiles
WBS assessed at $574,200, which was
considered far in excess; another was
a*s»3£ed at $342,200. while the company
held it to be worth but $166,220. .A
submarine pipe In Alameda county
waters was rated at $150,000, worth
$44#94, he said, and a conduit at Niles,
appraised at $232,000, he declared to be
worth only $110,512.
.asserted that a warehouse at
NiJes had been set down by the officials
at $1,525 on account of a storage of
oats, but there were no oats in it, he
tbimfd.
A parallel was shown to prove that
Spring Valley lands in several town
ships has been assessed at considerably
hißher rates than those of adjoining
owners. The board voted to consider
the objections Friday.
POEMS FROM POE'S
PEN TO BE RENDERED
Elaborate Program Arranged
for the Centenary Observance
. BERKELEY, July 20. — Great inter
est is being manifested in the group of
beautiful Poe settings to be sung
Wednesday night at the Poe-Llncoln-
Holmes centennial entertainment in
Hearst hall. They will be sung by
John Carrington. Carrlngton will sing
•Israfael," "To Helen," "A Hymn: To
Mary" and "Annabel Lee." All of these
pongs are adapted from Poe's works.
The singer will be accompanied by Mrs.
Louis Redfield.
Prof. C. D. yon Neumayer, the dramatic
reader,, will be the other participant
on the program. He will read
"Ulalum^," "El Dorado," by Poe; '-The
Chambered Nautilus," "Old Ironsides,"
"The September Gale," "Dorothy Q"
and "The Last Leaf" by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and also Lincoln's' Gettysburg
address. By special request he will
read Walt Whitman's poem on the
•1-ath of Lincoln, "O Captain, My Cap
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RICHMOND ODD FELLOWS
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Company of 100 Entertained at
Banquet by Rebekah Lodge
RICHMOND. July 20.— Eclipse lodge
No. 403, I. O. O. F.. held Its annual in
ataliation of officers last night, District
Deputy Grand Master John P. Wood of
Martinez acting as metalling officer.
About 10g Odd Fellows were present,
snd after the ceremonies were enter
tained at a banquet prepared by Richr
mond Rebekah lodge. Noble Grand
Carnahan was toastmaster.
Th« following officers were installed:
J>ester Kollett, A. P. X. G.; J. T. Car
nchan, X. G.« Evan Grifflns, V. X. G.* F
If. Eggerth. secretary; T. Iverson, treas
urer. The subordinate officers were: \V.
H. Doolittle. W.; Harry Somerville, C;
\V. J. Champion, I. G.; Gus Miller, O. G.-
W'UHatn Kln^ett, C: I.' L. Dearborn R
S. K. G-: J. P. Philpott. -I* S. X. G.; John
de Barrows. R. S. - V. G.; J. W*. Wood
ward, U 5.;V.,G.: R. W. Xash, R. • s. S.:
K. G. Alexander. U S. S.
UNIVERSITY BUYS SITE
FOR SURVEYING SCHOOL
Scott Creek, Near Santa Cruz,
Will Hereafter Be Used
BERKELEY. July 20.— The old Lid
dell creek camp used as a headquarters
for the summer session surveying
classes, of the university has been
abandoned, according to an announce
ment from- the, university, today.-. -A
new camp has been purchased at Scott
creek, near Swanton, ': 20 miles north
of Santa Cruz, which: will hereafter
he used by the embryo. engineers;
The present site it a improve
ment over the Liddell cr<*ek site and
the youthful engineer will no longer
have to contend -with", the head- winds
and other disagreeable features.
Tbe -Scott creek, camp :Is,. being
equipped by Henry J-'Kesner,*- formerly
of Hie University; of . Colorado' who
has been added to the university as
instructor in teaching and field work
in purveying. The summer's work of
the .students has been * completed and
th<t xttidento, numbering 213. dismissed
until the opening of college in August.
WZLX. ; KEET WEW POTPlLS— Oakland. July
20.— Principal i\ K. Krjm ot tho nn s kl«n.l hicii
•rheol b*« irnnonn.-cil that Im» will b*»;in-hl«of
fk« at the n-htnH tmi Wins. Twelfth an< J««ff^r*on
»tr»*lt, on Aojru«« S. 6 and 7 to mwt pupils dr
•lrijjr.to ftater <1»w «o Anrun 9. when the
•cfcool term irlll opf-o.
Four Ocean View Women
Have Lively Fist Fights
One Belligerent Places Antagonist's Infant on
Track in Front of a Car
BERKELEY, July 20.— Hair pulling
aijal- rock throwing In the midst of a
battle of fisticuffs furnished plenty of
excitement in Ocean View, north, of
here, this afternoon, when Miss Lulu
Transeom, formerly employed at the Gill
nursery, and Delia Green of Kalns ave
nue and Dartmouth street, had a hand
to hand battle in the yard of Mrs.
Green's home and out on the street.
The battle closely rollowed that of a
few days aeo, when Mrs. Charles Bow
man and Mrs. Walter O. Crosby, wife
of the superintendent of "'the Bruce
milling company of this city, had a
fistic battle In San Pablo avenue.. Ar
rests may_ follow the double battle of
the Ocean View women.
The dispute between the Bowman
and Crosby women is said to have orig
inated in the collection of wages said
to be due a daughter of Mrs. Bowman
from Mrs. Crpeby. The women met at
the corner of San Pablo avenue and
Camellia street. After a wordy war
they closed in and a real hair pulling
contest started.
Mrs. Crosby was at a disadvantage
in having her Infant child in her arms.
Her hat, valued at $25, was torn and
dismembered. While she was picking
ELITE RESIDENTS
PLAN IMPROVEMENT
Members of the Bancroft Way
Club Would Make Berkeley
the City Beautiful
BERKELEY. July 20.— Believing that
communities should do things, and de
termined to start the ball a. rolling by
organizing, the Bancroft way Improve
ment club, composed of college pro
fessors and businessmen who live in
the fashionable residence section near
Piedmont way, \iave started, the work
of making ah. artistic roadway on up
per Bancroft way between Prospect and
Warring streets. \
The particular portion of Bancroft
way to be made beautiful was recently
purchased by the city and with the
consent 'of the city engineer, the .col
lege professors and businessmen have
begun work on their own initiative to
make the roadway, artistic and in keep
ing with their esthetic ideas as ex
pressed in their homes In the vicinity.
The street will be used only by pe
destrians on account of the incline and
on each side of the broad steps will be
ornamental posts, with lanterns and
other subtle touches of the artistic.
On each side will be veritable flower
gardens in bloom the year around and
carefully attended by a landscape gar
dener, who will be working there each
day. When this roadway is In shape
others will be built- with the permis
sion of the council and this entire por
tion of East Berkeley" rendered beauti
ful.
Prof. Albert A. Whitney of the
mathematics department of the univer
sity Is secretary of the new organiza
tion which has begun the work of mak
ing Berkeley "the city beautiful" and
others in the Bancroft way improve
ment club are: Frank Delvln, .E. A.
Denicke; Prof. C. H. Rleber, dean of the
summer session; T, C. Torrye, Sophia
L. Sutton and others^ . - <; }:
This morning the club . asked the
council to: furnish lights and water for
the street, and the council turned the
matter over! to' Commissioner W.F. Mc-
Clure. who expressed himself as pleased
with the "project of the club, as it
tended to Improve the city.
LOSES HIS AFFINITY
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
Chinese Medicine Man Seeks
Surcease in the Grave
OAKLAND, July 20.— Grieving over
the departure of a white affinity. Low
Luke, a Chinese herb doctor, commit
ted suicide today in his apartments at
856 Harrison street. •He drank poison
purchased from an uptown. drug; store,
having first obliterated the name of^the
stuff from, the label and-, afterward
rinsed out the bottle "\u25a0with '.water. ;
Friends of the doctor said that his
uffinity had been hlft constant com
panion for many weeks and he . had
grown much attached ~~. to. her.- - Her
various activities had been a matter'Of
Interest to the police . department, -but
Low Luke was unwavering. in his love.
Yesterday she , .left, him : and- he
brooded throughout the night over his
loss. A companion :, specialist found
his body shortly after he. lapsed into
unconsciousness, but- he "was dead when
admitted to-" the; receiving " :hospital.'
The body was removedto the. morgue.'
POLICE CHIEF WARS
ON LOTTERY JOINTS
Orders Raids to; Check Peddling
of Tickets to Whites
OAKLAND, "July 20.^ — Special orders
from Chief of Police Wilson this morn-
Ing ; sent, a squad of policemen' on- a
raid .of Chinese lottery •joints l which
have been operating secretly - jri r - the
fape of; the: chiers- orders that all-ori
ental gambling places shall remain
closed. \u25a0' , RP'SSHPHfeSHK
Eight places : were, broken into, and
16 proprietors, agents -and % markers
were arrested. Each gave" $100 ..ball
and will be arraigned in the. /police
courts tomorrow morning. - ?
' The joints ;ralded were .atlaßo4"Sev
enth street, ,1453 ; Seventh: street,- 859
Wood -street, 835' Wood street, '413
Tenth" street. Js2B>Elghth street," 1730
Seventh? street and 518 Eighth -street.
Acting Captain Forgie and Policeman
James. F. Flynn conducted; the; raids. x .
I Marriage Licenses f
•H : ' ' ;". .''".'"..' — :—: — - — '" '\u25a0;\u25a0\u2666
" OAKLAND, Jniy 20.— The following marriage
lio#>D!>p» were Issued today: .."- . " v _ '
- T Krapk S.*-. MoKpo.'* : -32.-: ~ «nd Mathilda. J.'-'xic-
Cntcheon. 27.1 both of Oakland.- v
O)«c«r H. Hollingsworth, 33, WUHtu, and Lucy
A. Wilson. 19." Oakland. _ . .
"Geonte F." Crosthwalt; 25," and . Ena F.- Bonner, 1
25. both of Oakland.*: > • -. . , ./ -..-- . ..-. . ,r- .
:: Marlon M.v Blue.* 35. . lVnsacola, . Fla. 1 . : - and So-
pnia L. Lanit."3l,;OaKt«pd."-" •
v»- Frank J.; Moriarty,' 22,' nod Ma ry, Hellmnthi 19,
both of San . Franolsco. v ' ' - . .' \u0084 .
* Walter !L." UallagberA 2<i.-, Oakland.': and Ger-
•ldioe'B.' SilTa^W.CpnterTlllp. -
' John 'M:-5an40e.:29,: andK<lith r A. Sayre, .27
beth'of.AlsmPda: >-'"-. *;~> -.-".,\u25a0..._ :-•. :
-• ;nowanl'R. Trui«>#Jl,'*,2i;'.FruHTal* t ' andtwilma
Snow." I«. Kanta - Clara ."-3Q&tfHi£MMBS£HMKM
..Paul-Mocßi. 22,; San Matco.and Florence Llnd-
i grcn,'23,;Turlocki .- .-r. -. . \u25a0<\u25a0--.-\u25a0<..
> THE^A* FRANCISCO CALL. ; JULY: 21, '
up the pieces, Mrs. flovman if alleged
to have taken the baby and 'placed him
on the San Pablo avenue car track
near an approaching car.
The motorman applied his brakes
just in time and indignant passengers
separated the twowomcn. Mrs. Bow
man topk the car. to Oakland, and has
not been seen since in Ocean View.
where a. warrant has been issued for
her arrest.
This : afternoon .the battle between
L.ulu Transeom and Delia Green was
even more The former,
who Is alleged to have lent Delia Green
% 1 and her favorite jacket, went to the
Green house for her property. She said
she was met, at the door by Mrs. Green
and .her daughter,*, who proceeded, she
declared, "to give her a "whipping.
The . women wrestled in the potato
patch of the home, and Miss Green is
said to have gained a temporary : vic
tory when she bodily hurled Miss Tran
som through^, barbed wire fence. V
"\Vhen the latter recovered, however,
she again showed fight and: hurled a
rock at Miss Green, striking, her on
the shoulder and inflicting a deep
wound. The matter was referred to
Marshal Chris Miller for a warrant for
the arrest of Miss Transom.
WORK IS BEGUN ON
BOALT HALL OF LAW
Structure Will Cost $150,000
When Completed in About
a Year
BERKELEY. July 20.— Workmen
have begun breaking ground for Boalt
hall, .the new law building of the uni
versity, and work on the "structure, -to
cost $150,000, will- be rushed to com
pletion. It is expected that the build
ing will be finished in a little, over- a
year. The E.,M. Chadbourne company
has the contract for the excavating,
grading and concrete. v work.
Added to the $100,000 given to the
university JjyJ Mrs. John H. . Boalt, wife
of the late jurist and well known at
torney of the state, Is $50,000 collected
from the members of the various bar
associations of California. Professor
George H. Boke of the department of
jurisprudence of. the university^ 'was
untiring in his work of securing s'ub
scrlptlons.; To carry on , in^ San Fran
cisco" the work of securing funds" a com
mittee was appointed,, consisting of
Chief Justice Beatty, Judge W. C. Van
Fleet. Judge M. C. Sloss, Judge J. A.
Cooper, Samuel Knight,' ' Sidney V.
Smith, Frank Short of Fresno and
others.
•In "the southern part of | the state,
Henry W.O'Melveny of Los .Angeles
was. chairman of the committee k in
charge of the. work, and among others
who assisted were Selah Chamberlain
and Joseph P. Chamberlain. Charles-S.
Wheeler, Charles W. Slack and the 'late
Reuben Lloyd were trustees of the
gift to the university from Mrs.: Boalt.
The building will be built along: the
lines, of California hall, south of that
building and v/est of South hall. It
will consist of several lecture rooms
on the lower -floor, lav/ club rooms on
the subfloor ; and : the lawyers' mem
orial hall on the upper floor. .This
room will be the vital center^ of the
great law school of the university and
in it will be' the library with shelves
capable of holding more than 90,000
volumes. .
WILL PLAY "MISERERE"
IN TREES ON THE HILL
Verdi's Selection to Be Feature
of Band - Concert
BERKELEY, July 20. — As an unusual
feature of the band concert in the
Greek theater next Saturday /evening
it .hafe been arranged to have the
"Miserere" from Verdi's. "ll Trovatore"
played ; with ..the two : soloists stationed
among the, trees;on the hill In the rear
of the lln ih i 'DwWll'iffltJ^ I^Jf^' 'iii''i
A v similar r effect was attained In';the
first concert; when theicornet' solo,
"The Post! in theiForest,".- was played.
The result attained is; very attractive.
W. Mahood will .\u25a0 play the solo
in the "Miserere." : ; while VO. 1 - Shemmer,
trombonist, will play, the part assigned
to the tenor;. in'. the', opera. .-..». \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0...\u25a0. -
John-Carrlngton. barytone, has-been
selected as the soloist for this i occasion
and will sing- several' favorite composi
tions. An y exrellenf program of -\u25a0 band
pieces, Including : ; the v new. ; "Siamese
Patrol," ;\u25a0; has ; been prepared \>y the
Golden -Gate -^Park . band, : under, the
leadership -of .Paul Steindorff."
UNCLESAM SENDS SIX
ABANDONED INDIANS HOME
Pueblos; Deserted by Wi Id West
Show > Start for: New Mexico
- OAKLAND, July 20.— The department
"of .Hthe_~; Interior ' has " agreed .v to ' take
charge ;6f/ the :,slx>Pueblo Indians; from
the; New, Mexico preservation who were
abandoned ' in :,thls f city by. : the ? X. '•'. l. : T:
wild i westjshow *'and Uh'e^ three"; pairs • of
bucks.^squaws Fand/papooses T were •\u25a0 sent
south \u25a0 on' a Santa, Fe train tonightrMan
agefyKeririedy.: of ,the -wild westYshow)
who gave bond i to insure . proper.' care of
the; Indian's \ when! he was allowed to
take - them : from the reservation,''- has
not : been arrested as • yet,\ but the
ernment" officials; are on his trail and
will not Resist untih he Is brbught-'to
account for. his violation of Uncle Sam's
trust. -. . \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0;"'- "-'....-.- .--- \u25a0.:•-•,-.:\u25a0•\u25a0-••.\u25a0\u25a0'
CASE IS DISMISSED?
ON A TECHNICALITY:
Police Court Lacks Jurisdiction
in Federal Arrests
OAKLAND, 'July 20J— On a technical
argument; Attorney/jbhri •*J."- AllenToV
talned';in::the; police court Uh'e dimlssal
oft chargesragainst : j; ~ Bl^yarid .M/; M;
AVeber,- "butchers, accused f, of j selling
impure * sausages; : Alien^ held i-; thatTthe
arrestß^wefe : .made;at,;the (instigation
of a special {agent|of^tli^Unitedi States
departjment'of;a~gricuirureV"a"nd^
state courts _••; could |nbty delegate- to i ' 11 1 1c1 c
federal; authorities Hhe" \u25a0enforcement of
the«law.%; The 'point Uias been on
before, : and " police '".Tudpp * Samuels was
compelled to; dismiss? the 'cases. "
LOOT STORE AND
PICK SAFE LOCK
Police Get Finger Prints of
Burglars Who Rifled
Jewel's Safe
.OAKLAND, July 20.— Bernard Meves'.
Jewelry store at 317 San - Pablo avenue,
three blocks from the police station,
was broken into last night and looted
of $200 worth "of jewels by axpert
cracksmen who, apparently interrupted
in . their work, escaped safely by exits
they had carefully prepared before
hand. No one saw; tne .thieves In the
store,: but the police have obtained
hand and. finger-prints which will give
positive identifications of the burglars
if the culprits should ever fall into cus
tody. . '\u25a0:'\u25a0: : . '\u25a0"[ " - v
The entrance to the store was ef
fected by a rear window, after other
attempts to break into the shop had
been made. The thieves first tried the
place from the roof, the building; being
of • one story. They, shattered the:sky
light, but seemed to have feared to
make; the long; leap from" the gable to
the floor below. " :-'\u25a0:
LOOT JEWELRY* AXD WATCHES »' .\
Leaving the -housetop the burglars
invaded the back yard.- To give a hasty
means of . escape' they prjed two-boards
off "a back fence. The '\u25a0[ window was
then broken open, and the men climbed
through the aperture Into -the store,
where $1,000 wortn of .gems and
watches were before them. "Many of
the valuables were packed up : and
taken away. : " . ; L';-) •
It Is supposed that an Interruption
caused; the Intruders to flee before they
had looted the safe. In which was a
small fortune in. gold and. silver : ar
ticles. - Meves opened - his store ;thls
morning -to find- the outer doors of his
safe: ajar, the experts. having sounded
the tumblers until they learned the,
combination* The inner doors were
still Intact. .
The safe gives. the. clews to the iden
tification of the burglars. By" use of
the' white powder which, brings into
relief the.' marks of a- hand . the- police
obtained impressions of. both hands of
one of the' burglars. Of the other they
got complete Impressions of the fingers
Another burglary reported to the
police was the theft of a piano from
the -Elmhurst' nickelodeon, where,.'ac
cording to William 11. McElfath of 1441
Thirty-seventh avenue,, two men : were
seen to stop a wagon at nightandload
In the ; musical instrument.' The per
sons who saw the piano ; thieves -"at
work. supposed they were hired to move
the piano and not only failed to'glve
an alarm, but neglected to get descrip
tions. ; ' -.•' ; ; V.;.
Harry : H. . Coones of the Glenwood
house, Fourteenth; "and Washington
streets, reported that a suitcase with
clothing was stolen, from his room;
News of Society
Across the Bay
OAKLAND, July 20. — The marriage
of Charles J. "Welch and Miss
\Blanche Hostetter, the announce
ment of whose, betrothal came as one
of. the surprises of the early spring, is
named for the, coming month, the wed
ding faking, place at a prettily planned
house "service at the residence of the
bride's' mother, .Mrs. Annie HoVtetter,
in /Thirteenth avenue, Saturday, Aug
ust,".'." ... ••'. ' \u25a0 .
Only the members of the Welch and
Hostetter families,. with: a very few of
the -closest friends, will be Included in
the Invitation > to witness the "cere
mony which* will unite two", of the
oldest. families fir the bay cities.. Welch
has planned an interesting* honeymoon
for, his bride before their return to
."Copa de Ora." the- famous ranch, in
the. San. Joaquiri yalley.of which he Is
owner, and where; their:: permanent
home will be established.' Miss Grace
Hostetter will' be her, sister's attendant."
Miss Hostetter : Is ; a" graduate =of Mills
college and ' a gifted musician. She
has:been identified with club* work in 1
th c ba y r cl 1 1 es. J Early ' i n th c - month: she
returned from - Los IBanos.vwhere > .she
had been visiting since last -winter.
The jHostetters/.werecone of the early
families ;to;establish|their home' on: the
easU side ; of ithe^lake,' 3 ? their ;attractlve
residence being, the. ; center: of ar: gen
erous hospitalit y. .Welch is prominent
ly known in businessi circles through
out the statf V UntilUhe last ievrlythira
he resldedin -East Oakland, the" Welch
home being one ; of t the places
In ~; that district. A wide": circle "of
warm friends ,'are deeply/ interested' in
the approaching marriage,: which? will
be. *; solemnized - with the simplest -of
ceremonies.. , •' :"••
.Mr. and ; Mrs. Fred Dieckmann are
building ;. one; of J, the . new
honies.inUlie^Linda'yista districts their
residence -being* in Summit 'street near
that; of ?Mr./and«Mrs.\Charles ! .Parcellß,
who . are ?: settled ;in , their * own v house.
Byv-late 7 fall the > Dieckmanns: are 3 ex-*
pecting to be '; established; in their place,"
wTiich '\u25a0; commands "a beautiful view .of
Piedmont hills^and-of ;the bay region."
Mrs. Robert Duncan !; is : the house
guestfof :. Mrs. "Thomas ' Mem for a L visit
during the Jater, July. ; Mrs.; Duncan- is
being .' £ welcomed''".', by yi a f -wide circle of
friends in' Oakland' where she made her
home jbef ore Jgolng; to' the'eountry, place
whlch y she]has ;occiipled: near. Los Gatos
for- the lastfew years. V -' .
j Miss Helen Allen presided at; a lunch
eontthisJafternoon, -making J-Mrs.i John
Treanor,{formerly ; Miss .[ Bessie Coghill, :
her guest 1 of i honor. \u25a0';\u25a0£ Covers *,were laid'
for/ai'few^frlends.'lwho enjoyed' an Un
f ormali hour';- together. -J, Mrs.\Trcanor \u25a0 is
riot returning : to " h/er : home ; in Los "An-"
geles Vuntil ; next j 1 month. *• ';' Some" happy,
reunions? of i- old V friends "are:; planned
"during, her. visit : injthe; bay cltles/iWhere
shejandl'her husband made their resi
dence until'a" year ago. .:„-.••.:• - : ; .
ALAMEDA, July.. 20.'-^-The 5 engage
ment; of jMiss < Caroline ; Scherick'and jEl
llott'Plummer/has^been"made, to: the In
timate " f riendsV of ~ the V young people.
Mlss?Schenck*is the bfjMrs.-
Mary? Schenck. ; Plummer s is;a':sons ;a ': son /of
Mr., arid ?Mrs.l George *E.f Plumrner.V^He
lsYengaged ; in f*businesyr' with? his father
in this .city.'v,. i !;' ; --"V* i''"'v."-: : .'- \u25a0'. • . \u25a0 •*\u25a0\u25a0'
i .•-.. Charles L. Porep, • leader .-, of , Pbrep's
band,'", and s Miss '} Mathilda^ E. ; Ha rkiri of
East Oaklarid\were; married
afternoon, ; the ceremony }.; being f-per-^
formed * at ?the: parochial - residence ;; of
SCtfAnthony's-ichurchViby^Rey.^ i Father
Mcllu gh> .' The ; brides Is \u25a0? the if daughter'
of;Mr. J -sand?Mrs,£Daniel|H^rHarkinj'6f
East! Oakland 5 and| has^beerila* popular
member lof .* the choir !\u25a0 of fSt.TAiitho'ny.'s
church,' \u25a0"'.;' \u0084 \u25a0iaSB&!MV ; ; "<;
TRANSFER FUNDS
TO MEET DEFICIT
City Council Apportions Money
Fronr Surplus Account to
Defray Obligations
OAKLAND, July ; 20.— T0 prevent ~ a
deficit in the city treasury in the ac
counts of the fiscal year 1909-1910 the
city, council has transferred the money
remaining "in. several funds intp , the
general fund and reapportioned it; to
the departments where the deficit im
pended.
.The largest change was that in the
public betterment fund, from which
$50,250 was sent into the general fund
for distribution. Money. was also taken
from the flre and police, the salary, the
wharf, the police relief and pension
and the police department funds.
In the redistribution $11,208.44 was
put in- the park and boulevard fund.
The, street f und ; was replenished with
$14,075.18; the sewer fund. got $1,595.50,
the parkfund $12,069.26. the firemen's
relief and pension fund, $1,397.09, and
the iurgent necessity -fund: $511.80. In
the ; fund f or ' general 'expenses was , left
$37,873.11.^ ' - v *
The figures showed thatabout $73,000
remains ih the -city treasury with
which; the: obligations, of -the city : must
be met. .; Discussion among the-council
men followed , the 'lntroduction of the
resolution 'sredlstributing the .city
money, vEverhart citing an ordinance
passed . a' year. ago^ which"; was intended
to maintain intact any fund established
in the flscal'year. . ,
\u25a0Everhart's: objection was based on
the transfer. from the public betterment
fund of $7,000. which, had been set
aside for:building afire house in North
Oakland. Because of the statelaw and
city charter providing no means of
paying al;deficita I ; deficit the councllmen decided
to rearrange the finances and to pro
vide in -the budget now In preparation
forthe flre house.;
The= council has also decided to open
Jefferson street from its present blind
ending at Seventeenth street through
to: San Pablo avenue,' , To equalize the
cost the! district was made large.; ex
tending from First street to Twentieth.
MayorMott ;sent a communication to
the "council informing 'the "body that
the People's water company is con
etructlng'a reservoir in East Oakland
eouth:of : Hopkins street near Beulah
park that will be completed January 1.
It will -give adequate fire protection to
that section of the city.
\u25a0\u25a0A'i resolution • increasing the salaries
ot the- chief deputy : city auditor and
chief deputy treasurer from $150 a
monttuto $200 each was referred to the
finance committee.
OAKLAND ELKS STILL
MAINTAIN OPEN HOUSE
Members From All Parts of the
Country Entertained
.:. OAKLAND. July '20.— Open house was
again • the order of the day today. at the
Oakland lodge of Elks, and- more than
200 visiting members, of the -order par
took of the hospitality of: the Oakland
ers.:.; A> 25 piece orchestra helped to
make things lively in the clubrooms,
and gayetyof all kinds was rampant. .
' This evening a party of M 25 Elks from
Tennessee, Virginia and : West- Virginia
came over from San Francisco and were
shown . about the city, 7 spending not a
little time-In the chamber of commerce
building..
Tonight the Spokane delegation ar
rived from the ;south, bringing - with
them .' their, crack vocal quartet, ; which
furnished entertainment throughout the
evening.
TOWN AND GOWN WILL
ENTERTAIN LECTURER
Mrs. Ellen; H. Richards Will Be
Guest at- Reception
BERKELEY. July 20.— At the home
ot ; Mrs..W. 'A. Wattles, president of the
Town and Gown club of this. city, a re
ception ; will .be . given Lto Mrs. Ellen 11.
Richards,. aTvisiting- faculty member of
the; summer, session of the university,"
whose 'lectures ; ; on > domestiCj - sciences
have attracted' considerable • attention.
On ;the : .reception committee will b*
Mesdames S. t C.\ Turner, 11. R. Hatfield.
C. Price.' E. P. Lewis,' F. Seabury and C.
H. Rieber: Mrs.. J. 8 ., Hume, the club
woman, will also be a guest of honor.
WHIST TOURNAMENT FOR
BENEFIT} OF CHURCH
Ladies of - Elmhurst Catholic
Parish \u25a0Arrange Entertainment
Vr ELMHURST, July "20.— The of
the ' Elmhurst" Catholic church" are mak
ing preparations for avwhist tournament
tb f be -held" Wednesday^ evening. July. ; 2S,
at Red Men's hall/ for. the benefit of the
new^church i ' being* erected here.' -Yalut
able' prizes .will jy awarded by; the* com
rhittee oh afranJßrients, composed of ;the
following: 'iMrsr p.' Moriarty, Mrs.
George ;\u25a0 McHale, : J. '-'- J. \ O'Toole," George
MqHale and others."
ARRESTED ON
EMBEZZLEMENTiCHARGE
John Carroll Js Said to Have
Robbed Estate
BERKELEY, July;' 20.— John Carroll,
an attorney/ of : : 143 t ',Thlrd street, ?San
Francisco, -was 'arrested -by; the.Berke
lej'i police J this . afternoon; charged; with
felony^ embezzlement, " sworn : to >": by
Bernard jJ. > Dunn .of .1614 ,Tyler.. street/
South"- Berkeley.* According tovthe^po-'
llce;\ Carroll.\who} is i ] said :;to , be ; a heavy!.
drinker.'A embezzled i $110^ "of \u25a0- an Restate
for " whichTJ he "i is 'C attorney." He. was
arrested f. in' Oakland ?and taken ;.to> the
county? jail.*-.' : ;. '\u25a0 ''- - : ' : -'
«-?^^ nature to love them as much
f!3 llwHXjHrcft^P soas it is the beautiful and
iILUIJuI JranKb ss; tl The ordea i thr Oug h
TT^v t'^^v^ . ;4; 4 / , which the expectant mother
must pass is so full of dread that the thought fills her :with abDrehension
l T.here ; is!nq;: necessity for the^ reproduction -of : life to be either very
pamfulpr dangerous. ? Theuse of Mothßr/8 Friend prepares the^vS
if. Book containing inf ormatioa of rains - '\u25a0 '-^Wf~_p*^P§j>k • fiT^SHK^S^.'^EF
ORPHEUM GIVING
AN UNUSUAL SHOW
Attractions at the Big Vaude
ville Theater Are Drawing
Large Audiences *
OAKLAND, July 20.— The combina
tion of a "hot show in a cool house" is
one that appeals to pretty nearly every
sort of a human being, and it is ex
actly that sort of a combination that
the Oakland Orpheum is able to offer
to its clientele during* the summer
weeks.
Redpath's Napanees in thetr school
days' act, with George Hillman as the
schoolmaster, have scored.
The Three Sisters Athletas, who
come here direct from the New York
Hippodrome, are considered the most
skillful -lady acrobats on the stage.
In New- York they were a sensation.
This is their first American tour.
Harry : Armstrong .and Billy: Clark
are ; two of America's best known song
wrlters,.'and many of their composi
tions have been whistled and sung from
Boston to the.coa&t. In vaudeville they
present; a little one act divertisement
they, call '."Finding a Partner," which
introduces many of .their newest song
hits, including "Baby. Doll." "The Brave
Fireman" and "Sweet Adeline." r*
Herr Londe and Fraulein Tilly pre
sent one of the most unique athletic
novelties ever Imported from Europe
for'this circuit. The feminine' portion
of the offering created an unusual stir
abroad, as the ladder, manipulations in
which Miss Tilly carries the burden of
the^exhibltion.has been, considered es
pecially skillful and sensational in
Europe. > Altogether their, performance
is classed as something new and novel
in - the way of gymnastics.
Laddie Cliff, the English boy whose
performance has attracted immense
crowds to the Orpheum during the last
week, adds some new songs and several
bits of character work to his delightful
monologue. No such hit as that made
by Laddie Cliff has been scored at the
Orpheum in many months. The English
youngster has become the talk oNthe
town.
The. Eight Original Madcaps, rollick
ing girls who dance and tumble about
in sprightly fashion, are retained on
the bill.
Ollle Young and brothers, who roll
hoops, throw boomerangs and playVith
diabolos in clever style.' constitute an
attractive feature of the show.
Max Witt's Singing Colleens, four
pretty girls with sweet voices, are re
tained.
TEMPERANCE FORCES
HOLD MASS MEETING
Preliminary" to Fight Against
Alameda County Saloons
OAKLAND. July 20.— A mass meet
ing of the temperance forces -on the
east side. of the bay was held in the
First Methodist Episcopal" church to
night. Among, the speakers were-Rev.
Dr.- P. A. Baker," superintendent of the
Anti-saloon League of America, and
Wayne B. Wheeler, attorney for the
national organization: and- state super
intendent of the league in Ohio. State
Superintendent Dr. E." S. Chapman of
Los .Angeles also took part in the
services. There were about 500 people
present."
Doctor Baker referred' to what he
said were the tremendous strides
which the .temperance, movement has
been making . throughout the country
during . the last few years, and pre
dicted that if the'present rate of de
crease was continued there would not
be a "' licensed saloon in the United
States 12 years hence. He declared that
in the last three months 40 saloons per
day have; been put out of business in
this country.*' ;
The meeting tonight was announced
as a preliminary " step " toward a fight
against the saloon interests in Alameda
county. '
FAIR ARTIST KILLS
MONSTER RATTLER
Mrs. Anne Brigman Heroine in
Mortal Combat With Snake
OAKLAND. July 20.— Mrs. Anne Brig
man, the distinguished photographic
lens artist, is heralded among her
friends here as the heroine of a thrill
ing battle with a^monster rattlesnake
which invaded her camp near Castella,
Shasta county, last Friday. When the
artist-heroine returns to town she will
exhibit: the skin of the reptile as a
trophy of her adventure.
\u25a0-', Mrs.; Brigman nearly^ stepped upon
the \u25a0• snake before she discovered its
presence ..through the terrifying whir
of its rattles. But. defying all femi
nine precedent. Instead of screaming
hysterically or taking to inglorious
flight;" the plucky woman "picked up a
stick and engaged the monster in mor
tal combat. Mrs.*; Brigman*s husband
returned to \u25a0 camp a : . few ; mmu tes * later
to find his ; wife coolly skinning her
subdued . adversary. The snake was
nearly four feet" long and had 12 rat
tles. RBSBHHHBfTBXmmer
PROMINENT BERKELYAN
IS CALLED BY DEATH
Frank S. Lockyer, Well Known
in Bay Cities, Dies
BERKELEY, 'July 20. — Frank S
Lockyer, for many- years a 7 resident
here, idled^ at.his home, "2ll4. "'Blake
street, yesterday: The funeral will "be
held ' tomorrow afternoon. • Lockyer
was a. native of San Francisco," but re
moved with ; his*; parents," Mr. "and air<»
Henry. ; Lockyer, to ;this city when a
boy.l;\He-,was a;member of the Cali
fornia aerie No. 1423 'of the Eagles
under; whose" auspices the funeral will
be conducted. The body .will, be cre
mated.' ,
ARREST MERCHANT
IN ARSON CASE
Police Suspect Oscar Halverson
of Having Set Fire to Store
in Fruitvale
OAKLAND, July -20.— Oscar Halver
son, partner in a candy store in East
Fourteenth _ street. Fruitvale, Is de
tained at the county jail, suspected of
an attempt to fire the building the
morning of July 5. A. Williams, the
second partner, reported at that, time
that he had found four piles of rags,
saturated with gasoline and placed
about the store, which had been light
ed, but which had smothered for lack or
air. A feature of the case which is be
ing closely Investigated, is that an in
surance policy of $1,500 was carried,
while the stock and fixtures had been
appraised at only $600.
Williams was questioned by Deputy
District Attorney Rogers today \u25a0 and
said. that a few days before the alleged
attempt at arson Halverson had re
quested him to give him the Insurance
policies, as Halverson thought they
would - be safer at his hous^.
Williams also admitted that Halver
son's first question on arriving at
the. store™ was -whether Williams
had the policy. Williams had an
apartment at the x back of thfs store,
while Halverson lived a short distance
away. Williams had been awakened
by the odor and kicked out the "embers
of the last pile of rags. He found the
alley door open, but said that it was
locked the night before. HSfl
Halverson claimed to • have gone
home immediately after closing up and
to have stayed here until morning.
Constable W. C. Allen, who made th*
arrest, is making further investigation.
REALTY CONVENTION TO
BE BIG EVENT
Elaborate Program Arranged for
Entertainment of Delegation
OAKLAND. July 20. — From all part 3
of California real estate men will jour- .
ney to Oakland August 12 to attend the
three days* convention of the Statw
realty federation. Invitations to the
convention have been extended, not to
delegates only, but to all real estate
agents in California, and it is expected
that the greatest gathering of real
estate roen ever held in California will
be the result.
Specialists in different phases of the
real estate business will read papers.
The federation has for its chief pur
pose the correction of all abuses in the
real estate business and the expulsion
from the business of all dealers who
resort to improper rnethodS.
An' elaborate program of entertain
ment has been planned by the Oakland
real estate association, which will be
the host of the convention.
Mayor Frank K. ilott. who will take
an active part in carrying the conven
tion to a successful conclusion, said
today that he considered the gathering
to'be a matter of great importance to
every property holder in Oakland.
SAN ANSELMO TO
VOTE ON $40,000 BONDS
Special Election Will Be Held
Next Month
{Special DLpafch to The Call}
SAN ANSELMO, July I».— Two
trustees voted last night against the
resolution to call a $ to, ooo bond elec
tion for street improvements. Trustee
Robinson giving a3 hrs reason that the
amount to be called for was not
enough, while Trustee James Tunstead
stated that the amount was too large.
.' While the remaining three seeming
ly sided with Robinson, still thex de
cided to risk $40,000, with the result
that the resolution was passed and an
election will be called some time within
the next month.
In addition a special resolution f»
call an election for $3,500 to purchase
property in the condemned right of
way for a street leading to the Bush
tract was passed.
For some time a street has been
necessary, but . some of the property
owners refused to sell, and now con
demnation proceedings are under way.
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rarl.'er had borne hi* ' three children aftpr tbe
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