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8 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO HART ADMITS THAT HE SWORE FALSELY Confesses That He Made Affi* v davit to Save a Fellow Convict From Prison OAKLAND. Jan. -5.— "1 thought I -could throw him clear and save him J\om the penitentiary, and I felt that \ there was no hope for me, so I did it," 'v«s the remarkable explanation given by Michael J. Hart for falsely n wearing that he had committed a :l.iirelary of whic-li hix fellow prisoner, linuy .i. Lewia^-liad already been con- Mis rtory <>f th** burglary was dis- utterly yesterday in court, and (jjewti was Kiven a 12 year sentence in FolßOm. Hart was sent to San Quen- Itfn for six years today by Judge JJrown for forgery to which he con fessed several weeks ago. The judge was considering placing him on pro !>Ation until the man told his strange ;.nd false tale. n In spite of everything Hart stuck to hit, story until after he had been sen-! lenced. District Attorney Donahue and : hip assistant, Philip M. Carey, had cross examined- him at length, had : broken down his story and had made siim smile at 3iis own discrepancies. His own attorneys had urged him to tell th«» truth and earn mercy at the .hands of the court. Before sentencing t him tins morning Judge Brown gave f Hart a. chance to set himself right. He refused all advice. •'L stuck my foot in it and I was -suing to let it stick," he explained to his attorneys. His act in attempting to sacrifice himself for Lewis, who is a notorious burglar, ie, in the opinion of his jail ers, an example of the power of a strong mind ov<r a -weak one. Lewis talked with Hart in jail repeatedly; Bbowed him that he was going to get a l.eavy sentence for forgery and that he had nothing to hope for. He urged siim to do a heroic and kind thing by assuming the guilt of the crime of which Lewis had been convicted aVid thus save the latter. It could do Hart no harm, and could do Lewis good, J>i'wis whispered. He told it so often to Hart that several days ago the lat ter made an affidavit that lie and one H*>ri Dean had robbed the home 'of Dr. James P>r Don December 27, 190 S. stealing jew"elry. furs, ladies* clothing «nd othf>r valuables. A few days pre vious' to the making of thA affidavit L^wis had been found guilty of the I-Vr Don burglary and was awaiting sentence. Hart's tale was quickly disproved. He contradicted himself so often when r-xamined as to details of the burglary I bat there could be no question as to tliV falsity of what he had said. A second affidavit that he signed made t n«><»> contradictions obvious. Still he refused to confess that he had lied to save Lewi;? until sentence- had been ' T>aj-sed on himself, in spite of the fact that Lewis was sentenced yesterday could no longer profit by the lie. Hart declared this afternoon that Lewis had promised him nothing, that '..e expected no reward and that his only motive in swearing, to the - false affidavit was to save his pr^on com panion. WOMAN IS ARRAIGNED FOR SECOND BURGLARY Icminme Raffles Is Accused of OAKLAND. Jan. 25. — Annie Flaegei, tlit- woman burglar whose companipn, H«-nry Lewis, has been sentenced to 12 years at l'olsom for the robbery of the l-'er Don honrfe at 541 Twenty-seventh Nireet, was arraigned \u25a0 before Police Judge Smith this morning on a new burglary charge and will be examined Thursday. She is accused of breaking into J. F. Wohlhunter's home at 559 Twenty-seventh street in company with Lewis and looting the dining room of silver plate. The woman has been held for trial for the Fer Don burglary apd was at trie county jail awaiting trial when the new warrant was. sworn out. J.«<?wis admitted to the police that he had served time at Joliet penitentiary, but asserted that he had'been parolr.d and then pardoned. He recited his prowess as a marked card and loaded dice gambler. One of his means of sup port, he said, was preparing marked cards for the gamblers who work oh the Pacific and Atlantic liners. He claimed to have turned several tricks with the cards in Arizona towns. \u25a0 The police allege that Lewis has made a fortune in crime and has 510,000 deposited in a savings bank. plan monument to late j. c. Mcelroy Friends of Dead Official Collect F.uml for Memorial OAKLAND. Jan. 25. — A memorial to the late* John K. McKlroy. four times ejected city attorney, wfil be erected in one of the puMic parks by subscription «>f his friendsT Such a means, of com memorating McElroy's -services to his jiatlre city was considered at the time «>f his death last spring, and the carry- Ing out of the project is now assured. Alrfady the subscriptions amount to $1,500. leaving $1,000 to be raised. Park Commissioner James P. Kdoff is collecting contributions at his office, loom 5<J4. In the Oakland Bank of- Sav ings building. Edward J. Tyrrel. the mayor's secretary, is also receiving subscriptions. The lists will be closed J-Vbruary 1. McElroy was one of the ablest city attorneys in the west, and this city jievef had a more capable or devoted official. : • ;ji CASE OF BERKELEY • POLICEMAN DISMISSED Former Sergeant Fraser Saved From Second Trial OAKLAND, Jan. 25. — A charge of «jrunk«>nne*>s which has been pending for second trial against former Ser srcant of Police D. Herbert I'raser of llie Berkeley police, department was «]ismit-sed.~W>day by Judge Samuels. Fraser and former Patrolman" Hum phreys of Berkeley engaged in a row with Oakland officers in the tender- Join district several weeks .ago, and were arrested. 'Humphreys resigned and Fraser was reduced to the ranks. ROTARY CLUB MAY FORAI A LADIES' AUXILIARY "Rotarism" Will Be Theme of Address at Luncheon | OAKLAND. Jan. 25. — Homer J. Wood •will address the -Tricity rotary club at its regular weekly luncheon" tomor row-on "Rotarißm."- One of the ques tions to be considered win be the pro posed formation, of the ladies' auxiliary to the club. 'The Rotary .club will have \u25a0b. box at the s coming . klrmess, . and .Thursday-evening, .February- C, 1 will' be \u25badesignated "Rotary .evening." Miss Myrtle Healy, . .Of the Treble Clef UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO HOLD MUSICALES Treble Clef Prepares for Spring Program by of of= ficers of Club -BERKELEY, Jan. 2r..-;-Prei>arations are being made for the term's activities by the Treble Clef, the leading mu sical organization of the women of the university. Among the plans now be ing considered Is the possible produc tion of an opera or something less pre tentious, and the singing,either at the half hour of music or at the univer sity meeting. A- series of tryouts for members; will be held in the near future. The club has elected as its president for the term Miss Myrtle Healy and these other officers: Vice president, Mildred Ahlf: secretary, Elizabeth- Eliot; treasurer. Caroline Teichort; executive commit tee, Jeartette Miller, Alice McComb and Alice Hicks. .- \u25a0 •' '""\ • ' '. /'• VT The fourth annual exhibition of the art association of the students of the college of architecture of the univer-' sity wfll be opened tomorrow afters noon. The public exhibition "will be; concluded with.^a dance and high jinks; in the architectural . building Friday night. The exhibition will consist of architectural plans and pen and ink sketches. W. G. Corlett, president of the association, has appointed a num ber of committees, of which E. L. "Sny- 1 der Is general chairman, to take charge of the exhibition. A committee, consisting of C. C. Young of the class of 1592, James Sut ton, A. H. Allen, Max Thelen and M. T. Farmer, appointed from the alumni, is engaged in the preliminary work on a new directory of the graduates of the institution. The regents have voted $500 for the work. MRS. CHEYNEY DEMANDS MARRIAGE 1 CONTRACT Says It Is in Possession of Husband's; ; Lawyers OAKLAND. Jan. 25.— Formal demand waOfnade today by Mrs. Maud Cheyney upon Charles S. Wheeler and Alexander R. Baldwin, attorneys for Samuel W. Cheyney, to produce an acknowledg ment in writing which "she relies, on to prove that she is Cheyney's common law wife. This document is in the possession of the attorneys, she says, having been obtained from her by Cheyney after he had drugged her into unconscious ness. Mrs. Cheyney bf ought suit for di vorce and the recovery of $15, 000. which she alleges she -lent the now \u25a0'wealthy Plumas county mining man when % he was without money. _^Cheyney's de fense is that he_nevor married the woman. A few weeks ago Judge Wells threw out Mrs. Cheyney's complaint." She has given nofice of appeal. TAKE CLOTHES FROM BLIND MAN'S ROOM Police Seek for Thief Who In vaded Home • OAKLAiVD. Jan. 20.— Burglars broke Into the Industrial Home for the Adult Blind at Thirty-sixth street and Tele graph avenue last night and carried away the entire wardrobe of one of the blind inmates, named A. j\V. Hay ward. , The garments were worth $30. Hay ward does not know -whether the thief got into his room while he was in bed or not. . . ;. Louis Miller, o.wner of a shop at 5109 East Fourteenth street, complained to the. police that' thieves toojt -goods worth $40 last night. . , , Mrs.^C. Herriman. living at the Hotel Mctropole. reported the theft »f a watch worth $15. ; • '-- » • POSTOFFICE CLERKS REORGANIZE— Oak land.' Jan. 2-'t.— Oakland iKntoffl^p clerks. r>o / In number. - have reorzanlM><] Association Xo. GO. A new board of directors : was elected as follow*: L. P. Hall. preslilont;-- Arthur IxMider. . Tkf president: Mas Salzer, secretary • R. J. Chatley, treasurer., .. * • , „.. MOTHER'S FHIEHDra • ,A LINIMENT FOR EXTERNAL -USE. / mL^^fe Baby's corning will be a time of rejoicing, and not W&yjl^plp} of apprehension and fear, if Mother's Friend is used f-r^^^^S ;'; ' by the expectant mother in preparation of the ''event. L^illL^^!. ; TlnY is not a medicine to be taken internally, but a liniment \u25a0 to ; be applied/ to the body, to assist nature in the necessary physical changed of the system. Mother's Friendis composed i of pils_ and [medicines which prepare the muscles and tendons for ;the > wusual''s^i^''rehder- the ligaments supple and'eiastic, aids in expanding the skin and flesh jrlbres, and strengthens all the membranes and- tissues. ;:.'.! lt". lessens^ the pain anddanger at the crisis, and assures future health i to the mother., Mother's friend is; sold at drug stores.. Write for bur free book con- taining valuable information': for, expectant Smothers. % ': . \ i ,; ,~ ) THE SAN FRANCI&CO GALL, WEDNESDAY, t i 1910^ CITY BONDS WILL BE SOLD IN MARCH New ; York Experts Forward Copy of Ordinance Coun cil Must Pass / OAKLAND, Jan.' 25.— The city attor ney has received from Dillon & Hub bard, the New York bond law experts," the form of ordinance which the, coun cil must pass to fix the denominations of the bonds voted -for water front lm provements nnd. new municipal buiUl i ings, t The'- ordinance will bo eiiiicted at j once," but the law is such'that the city Will not be able to invite bids before I March 15. - \u25a0-.;• " f ! Assistant City Attorney ;W. II." ! O'Brien explains the proceedings yet to ?be carried out ate follows: r * » j "The ordinance fixing the denomina ; tion' of, the. bonds .'must 'be 'passed, and this .will take two weeks. Then comes the advertising --for proposals for ;the bonds, which wIIL take 20 days more. With that legal requirement I met- the distribution of the bonds arid-* the col lection of fyie- money becomes a. minor matter, and the city authorities can order the construction work under taken as soon as plans are accepted and contracts closed." • . j The city officials/will begin the archi tects' competition for new city hall plans in 'a few weeks. "• "TIGER" CONVICT SHOWS, AFFECTION FOR KITTEN Jacob Oppenheimei\ Shares His Food With Little Companion [Special Dispatch io The Call] SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 25.— Jacob Op penheimer. commonly considered the most hardened of : criminals, has a soft side«to his nature. The discovery was made by the authorities today when he offered to trade his cup of • coffee for a saucer of milk to feed a little black kitten that belongs to the Jailerl The] kitten has developed a* fondness for the condemned man that is only equaled \u25a0 by Oppenheimer's affection for It. , ' Deputy Sheriff George Ortman. who is on the day watch, allows the "tiger" ; convict his furry companion. If there is any food oi» Oppenheimer's plate \u25a0that the kitten likes vcondemned I man gives it to him. He has. made a ball out of a handkerchief and with this he plays with the kitten for hours at a. time. /If his little friend crawls out through, the granng/of the Iron door and goes to the other prisoner in tne tanks Oppenheimer is quiet aiiil morose until it returns. The prisoner will be taken back to Folsom in a few days to be hanged February 4. "I will miss that kitten." he said. It ~wns v his only comment today on liis fate. CLUBWOMEN Tt) PRESENT FARCE, "MERE MAN* Cap and Bells- Members Will Entertain ;.t Kentfield [Special Dispatch to The Call] _• >»\u25a0 KENTFIELD, JanV . 25. — Final prepa ratiQns for the entertainment to be given" by 25 members of the Cap and Bells club of San Francisco at trie stadium clubhouse, next" Saturday aft ernoon haye x been made and the farce entitled "Mere Man" promises to attract a large masculine audience. The women of the Cap and Bells club will arrive at Tamalpais Center Saturday noon- and be entertained at luncheon by the local Woman's club, which is responsible^ for the arrange ment of the entertainment. /The: proceeds of the benefit will be used- in furnishing the clubhouse." Be sides the farce there will be a vaude ville show and musicale. INSTITUTE MEMBERS WILL PRESENT PLAY "Our Mysterious Gu2st" to Be Enacted- by Young Men [Special Dispatch to The Call] . SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 25. — The Young: Men's institute of this town will present a comedy drama entitled "Our Mysterious Guest", the evenings of Feb ruary 2 and 3 at the Hall Rafaef. 1 - • The members of the institute have been .faithfully j rehearsing^ for a month^ past ' under * the direction; of Thomas' Ward and the play promises to be an unqualified success. . \u25a0\u25a0 — . ; • Following arc. those who will take part: Ray P. O'Brien, Walter Walsh, R. Kinsella Jr.; Thomas Ward, Fred J. Kinsella,. Edward Schneider, • H.v Mc- Caffery. .Four young, woman friends of the members will assist them. They are: Miss Ada Legna, Miss Margaret Sinnot, Miss a. Green and Miss K. Mc- Grath. SHOOTING: AFFRA. OVER ; COW LEADS TO TRIAL Gun v Wielde; Accused of As sault to Commit Murder OAKLAND, Jiui.^2s.— The trial -: ; of Thomas Canham on a charge of assault 'with intent to commit murder was be gun today : in Judge Brown's court. Canham shot and seriously wounded "Edgar'AViltermood, during a family quarrel ;,'.ln upper -Pruitvalo several months ago. Canham'was himself shot by a brother. otWiltermood, who discharged .from : custody ."after his ar rest. * \u25a0' . j A oow that belonged to the Wilter mooiis was the origin of ;the quarrel. The cow was, impounded by Earl Grady, poundmaster. who 'also figured in 'the I. quarrel at t^ie; time of the shooting. ! Wiltermood ? was shot' while trying to keep Canham and GracJy'from entering i his premises, *;according' to 'his testi niony. '.'*-. /;,., ;;i; ;i ;•'".".'.: -^~ \u25a0' :. ; \u25a0':'\u25a0'.\u25a0.',, '7.'.'-.; \u25a0••.'.:\u25a0 SHELL MOUNDS SHOW HOW INDIANS LIVED Many Implements oi Aborigines - Recovered by University in [ v .'-.. Marin County BERKELEY, Jan.- 25.— That the iri diah tribes, who lived In Marin county on the west side-*if San Francisco bay differed from those of Alameda county has b.een determined by Nels C. Nelson; H.giadunto i student of the university, who has made a study of the aborigines through an examination o£. their shell mounds, the; jrarbase "piles uf shells and bones they left. , K'elsom has just re ' turned, to the university*after a month of excavation' in the shell mounds ot tiVlarin county. ; The ancient dwellers on the north shores^of the bay wore found to have practiced essentially the same indus tries and customsvand to have been in the • same law stage of \u25a0 development ' of civilization "as : those on. the eastern side. \u25a0; Certain differences have never theless been discovered. The complete absence, of stone' sinkers and other im plements which might "have been used for* fishing and the scarcity of animal bones indicate that the former 'race in Marin county more '_\u25a0'\u25a0 nearly 'resembled the recent Indians in California In rtnding its principal subsistence in wild plant foods, while the prehistoric peo ple of Alameda,.- Berkeley^ and Rich mond were a more successful race, of fishermen and hunters. A certain- gradual development to ward a higher form of civilization has been traced in each of the^mounds ex amined, the . upper' strata containing more elaborate implements than those at the-base. The advancement is slight, however,: and "indicates that- the- race was • iinprogressive aud^changed very little? in thousands o£ years. ; . , The collections have been sent to the museum of anthropology at the Affil iated colleges In San Francisco, '.where they ; are now being prepared for per manent preservation by the university and ultimate exhibition to' the public. .'• Nelson, found that 'all the mounds of the bay region 'showed great antiquity, although the shell heaps in Alameda and Contra Costa counties seem to be older than those of Marin county. The. more recent are estimated .At .about 1,500 and the more ancient mounds at 3.000 years old. NUMBER OF POSTCARDS DOUBLED FOR ADFEST Big Event for Oak land Promises to Be Success OAKLAND,' Jan. 25. — The. chamber of commerce Ims decided to double the number of cards which were at first ordered for postcard day, February 10, the- great boost event. This decision wns reached by reason of the flood of offers of assiHtance and support which have besieged the chamber .-.sinee _ the first announcement of the adfest was made. Practically all of the' local clubs arid fraternal organizations ha/c volun teered to do everything in their power to make the undertaking 1 a success and it is now .certain' that hundreds of thousands of . the- cards bearing Oak land's name and illustrated photo graphs and., drawings of the city will be sent out. Local' clubwomen are considering how they may best help in the cam paign, and- it is probable that < dele gates , : from each of- them will, ally themselves with the brigades of .fair Oaklanders who will patrol the streets and vend the cards on'cVery corner. . * m ALLEGE WOMAN WAS CHEATED ON DEATHBED Heirs of Mrs. Anna Sparman Sue Holder of Mortgage OAKLAND, Jan. 25.— That undue ad vantage was taken of the late Anna* -Maria .Sparman while she was on her deathbed- is the charge made today by A. F. and C. E. Farman, her heirs", against Ard A^Sparman. The Farmans brought suit today against Sparman to declare void a. mortgage of $1,700 that thej%say Sparman procured while Mrs. Sparman was fn the point of death. Mrs. Sparman was the wife" of A. S-jparman, and the plaintiffs; in the case allege that, she "never owed. Ard;A. Sparman any amount, -much less 'the sum of $1,700. : The mortgage is on a lot in Forty seventh'street, near San Pablo avenue. SUNDAY i SCHOOL.. CONFERENCE— OakIand. . .Tan. 25. — A ronference of Sunday srbo^lg vrlll ' beheld in the Christian church in Frutrvalo avfinne-Janaarv 27. All of the Alamcdn eountr offloers of tbH'"conventlou -will bo present and district : officers will beelected. KAHNSg-The Always Busy Store-KAHNS j ; . . It Pays to Trade in Oakland . . . January C/learance Extra Big Specials for the Final Days At Startling Prices MEN'S PURE G^r^ERE UNDER^ WEAR-^lmportey, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0] full-fashioned garments in Jg^ ;00 a. broken assortment of sizes-r-regular price $4.00 a, garment— now.*. . . . ........ . \u25a0'. '-. ' . '. ....;. . . . . : ".~,' f MEN'S, STUTTGART^r?yREv WOOL ; $-« fife U^ERWEAR--A: bargain ' among^ bargains vvT^^ —regular price^s3.oo b! garment—n ow. . . . .\ . * ?MEN'i5 SILK $-j OC .UNDERWEAR^-Imported goods ,-^broken; 'I ;sizes^--reduced from $2.2s^atgament'.to.*.'^";';'.;".--, • MEN'S SILK ANDr^ ?;WEAR-^lmported i bf okeri sizes^re-^ :^ * • v diiced from $^.OOJa garment'tol V': l;f^ \u25a0' : '\^,, w fwlr r/y M*^rf **• %J THE AU^Vf% BITSY Sf-QRE f \-? Jwelf th*? and \ Washirigtbh^ Streets, O«ddahi^ ; " Doherty Sisters to . Appear at Qrpheum ORPHEUM ATTRACTS MANY PLAYGOERS Good Bill Is Presented at Popu lar Oakjand Vaudeville House - - — \u25a0'''\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 i .-*-';..'i-- .*\u25a0'"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0«\u25a0!' '-"•'- \u25a0?''-.'\u25a0-'.'•'\u25a0\u25a0' ' .' \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0..•\u25a0'\u25a0.'. '-'\ " ';. OAKLAND, Jan. 25.— The vaudeville program at the Oakland Orpheum this week is'icrowding the theater. . " Arturo Bernardo, the" ItaliaiVprotean artist, is the feature of the bill. The troupe of European acrobats headed by Willle Pantzer. perform a series of'ex cellent.feats.; • \u25a0 x Perhaps th«_: biggest hit of the pro-_ gram • is- made by Frederick Voelker and his wife^n an artistic sketch called ."Twilight -ii% the Studio." ' ; Una Clayton and her eempany -of players^ appear in. a lively farce sketch entitled "Local Color," while Franklyn Underwood and Frances Slosson have a new comedy, which they call "Things Are Seldom What They Seem." Belle, Davis and her. pickaninnies, the Basque grand opera quartet. Fox and Foxie's amusing', circus and moving pictures round out the show. Among the acts listed to appear next week" are the "Geisha Girls" and the two Doherty sisters. ; SCHOOL DIRECTOR IN CRITICAL CONDITION Joseph S. Williams' of Alameda Seriously 111 --...-\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0 . .- . • - J ALAMEDA, Jan. 25. — School Director J9seph S. Williams lies In a precarious condition in the Alameda sanatorium as the: result of an ear abscess,' which It is feared has affected the brain. Five physicians have held several consulta tions relative, to the condition of the patient. Their report today was not encouraging. -Williams was appointed a member of the board of education by former May or E. K. Taylor. He is a prominent member of Alameda lodge of Elks, holding an official position In the -fra ternity 1 . , ";,.'- . Williams' home is at 1024 Regent street, where .his wife and child live. A. — \u25ba-S , : 4. I -- Marriage Licenses | OAKLAND. Am. 2-1. — The followins marriHse licenses were Issued today: — ( Simon Oray,' 53, j and .Sarah E. Coudrose, 00; bofb of San Jose. William T. Butler." 20. and Marie E. Hiram. 26. both of San FrancJsoo. \u25a0 " ; : -'>.-"-*-^ Erall. Widmer, 49, = and Minna W. H.-Schultz, 49, both : of Atchiimon. . Patrick ileehan. 36. San Franc#co, and Al-vida Tagliaferrt>, 27, Oskland, • > . '". x \u25a0: '-' * .-- ~ — * BUILDERS ELECT OFFICERS^-Oakland, J*n. 25. The Oakland 'builder** exchange lias elect-. . 'ed-the followlniif offlc«>r« for the coming year: Jameß II;* Pedgrift. president; Robert Knos. Tiee president; o.* V. For tin, secretary; George "' K. Dixon. treasurer.' The - regular monthly meetings ft the exchange .will be h»ld the sec- i end Saturday of ea^b. month.".."- ; " .' PREFERRED $4,000 TO HER HUSBAND Given ' Her Choice Woman! f_ Spurns Spouse and Takes \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'• the Money OAKLAND; Jan. 35.- — Offered a choice bptween -her husband and |4,000. Mrs. Jessie "t*; Brooks took the ,? 4,000. At least, Reeves G. Brooks, .the husband, who was thus "told he was not worth $4,000, so testified.. He was granted^an interlocutory decree of diyorce* today ron/the ground of desertion*., lle^ testified that his- wife deserted; \u25a0him and went to Canada. Then she ; wt.nt t to Santa flosa to live. All of this time Brooks was trying his best, he declared, to Induce her to come back to. him. Then Mrs. Brooks' mother offered her daughter $4,000 if she would never, go , back to him. She stayed away and collected the money, ; according to Brooks. . 'A cross complaint was filed tod,ay by! Mary T. Colburn, whose husband. C. P. Colburn, traveling auditor for "the San : Francisco gas and electric company, sued her for divorce, on the ground of; extreme cruelty. Mrs. Colburn says her husband failed to provide her with the necessaries of 'life. She had him arrested In Fresyno and brought to Oak land. On this charge just before he sued her, for divorce. ' - . • Marie Elmlra Dunne sued' William F. Dunne for divorce today on the ground of cruelty. She sued him for divorce on the ground of desertion a short time ago, but failed to make out her case. Now she accuses him of Insulting her In public. Suit for divorce on the ground of de sertion was begun today by Josephine W. Price against Edgar A. Price on the ground of desertion. NUNS OF ORPHANAGE FORM INCORPORATION ComD:.ny Js Benevolent One, . Without Capital Stock OAKLAND, Jan. 23.— Articles of in corporation of St. Mary's orphanage, which is conducted by the nuns' of St. Dominic, were filed in the office of the county clerk today. There is no capital stock. The incorporators.are: Louise Breltenbach (Sister M. Felicitas). Cath erine Buehler^(SisterM-Gonaga). Mar garet O'Connor (Sister M. Augustina). Louise Michel (Sister M. Bernardinar). Adelheid Thoren (Sister M. Anna), Hel ena yon Tessen (Sister M. Paula), Eliz abeth Gerber (Sister^ M. Ildephonsa). Catherine Breidinger (Sisjter M. Colet ta), Mary: Hasenmeier (Sister M. Ger ardlna),. Marj' Engeln : (Sister MI Odilia).* HILLSIDE CLUB PLANS MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL - • » Organization Hears* Lecture on Tree Planting ... BERKELEY/ Jan. 25.— The . Hillside club,- the organization of the residents of northeastern Berkeley, plans to hold a Mardi Oras festival in March. . Ar rangements are now in the hands of committees of the club. Last night the club was entertained by Prof. Harvey Ha4l of \he botany de parttnent of • the university, who gave a lecture. on tree planting. ... Professor Hall urged the planting of trees on corners and shrubs in the mid~ die of the block, as the view would not ythen be cut off in the hillside section of this city. .s ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF ASSAULTING GIRL OAKLAND, Jan. 25. — Traverso Gio vanni, an Italian, was acquitted of the charge of assaulting seven year old Mary Rossi today by a jury in Judge Wells* court. The acquittal came as the result of the failure..of the prose cuting witness to tell her story.- She became confused in 'the courtroom, and refused to answer 'any bujt direct Questions. . - * As these could not be made leading, owing to objections on the part of Lfn S. Church, the defendant's attor ney, the -prosecntion was unable, to make out a case against Giovanni. Judge Wells told the jury that he would be compelled to set the'vverdict aside if it was anything but acquittal. 1;: 1 1 I^OOIi lOF ill© -1; • : -;f MT^^i' ;;.'i^^^^S>|^f- We \vant you to remcm-; /'' *H^*aki^ F^^^^^^^sH'W ' k er ? ur trademark. -HAND- W£s "-^ '"-' ~''iL' : *~'-*'i'*' CRAFT, and during the \ •*'"'-'"*--"- ''<"\u25a0* ' i'% month of January we will • ' ' *^^ • run a ser^ es ot ' aclvertise- ' Z ' "\M **i t^^ ci ** |^^ ; i%| ' nients, in each of which some L-. lf-v' ; * t<" "I ' letter take n om the word " V." v ..1 handcraft rvill appear in one ? ' : jv ' '.•"'. corner of , the \ad. Any.ad- • . r^^'' ; " s *" r > in which the let^ ter "T!'>ppears in the corner will be accepted as* cash for one- fifth the full amount of any purchase. made during the month ' of, January. Simply- cut out the ad and present it in payment when you ';,' This offer applies to every article in our, stores either in or .Oakland. . \u0084 GO-CARTS, from $1.75 to" $35.00 \u2666 .CHAIRS and ROCKERS, from $2.75 to $20.00 Pacific Coast Rattan Co. • Makers of 'Hand-Craft : Furniture, Go-Carts . v " " arid Ba^y^Carriages ' «T" > SAN FRANCISCO - bAKLAND | At Market St. and Marshall Square at Eighth & Clay -.Weekly Cja-llrjl per Yeai- --^ VICTIM OF DRUGS SEEKS JAIL CELL Aged Derelict Voluntarily Gives Himself Up to Police, Ask ing for Imprisonment \u25a0 \u25a0 ' OAKLAND, Jan. 23. — At his own re quest D. E. Harrigan. alias J. J. Kinn. 63 years of age. will probably be sen tenced to the limit term for vagrancy in the city jail. m> that ho may be kepr from druses and huve.a chance t<» work out his reform. Theold »n«n went t<» the police sta tion la.itniiCht to tell Captain t'.otk thai he wishVd to be jailed. When he wa< arraigned before Police Judge Santnels this morning the magistrate.; %vho"~ha.l been told of the case, .asked Harrigan what he had to say. Instead of orally pleading guilty as most prisoners d* the aged man hand ed his plea to the Judge on paper. It was a note which read". "My name is King. My age is 6S and my occupation a cocaine and morphin fiend. My character — none. lam a dis grace to the place in which I live. I- can be of some use if I were not so unfor tunate as to be a slave to this disgrace ful vice. I place myself under arrest on a charge of vagrancy, and only hop<- I get the limit." Judge Samuels continued the case until tomorrow for further investisa tion. Kins, whom the police hove known for years a» HaTrigran. may b. sent to some institution instead of Jail. BERKELEY MAY NOT t GET APPROPRIATION Postoffice Bill Introduced, but Money May Be Lacking BERKELEY. Jan. 25. — Postmaster Clarence Si Merrill received a com munication from Congressman Joseph n. Knowland today to the effect that 1 bill for the appropriation of J200.000 for a new Berkeley postoffice had beon introduced in the lower house of con gress. On account of the. condition of the government finances, however, tht' letter stated, a bill for the different building appropriations may not be in troduced this year. • FLAT CAR COLLAPSES; THREE OTHERS DERAILED • GIA-NT, Jan. 25. — A flat tar which was being used to .remove dirt from a Southern Pacific cut In a nill near this place collapsed, at 7:30 o'clock this mornlng v and derailed three other cars In the work train to iv,hlch it was at tached. "?;-' * Eastbound. traffic was suspended for about -hot hour, but no one was injured. The Southern Pacific company Is making the . cut in the hill in order ultimately to permit the laying of four tracks between the Sixteenth street depot in Oakland and Port Costa. To Remain Deaf Is Inexcusable Since the Invention: of the Acousticon. jus@tfe>] Just try it, and if it ; [$?%\u25a0?} doesn't make you hear, don't buy it. ', f^7^SBy/\ No one endures an affliction I /1/ 1 O 7/ -r when relict is immediate, and \ \|// . at hand. . l V\y Most human ailments re-« • quire tronblesome treatment. There's some excuse for the neglect of these. But not so with deafness— not today, at least. N For science has devised an instrument that enables the deal to hear normally, without atraij* x or effort. ... This marvelous dev-.ce is the Acousticon »a miniature sound maznincr-*rorn as part of the dress, inconspicuously and without annoyance. Constant use of the Acousticon renews the ac- tivity of the auditory nerves, thn* often perma- i nentlv ovescominsr defective hearing. A trial will conclusively pronto you its won- ; derfnl efficiency... fit this out of The Cull now whllf .tou think of It. and e«tt at «mr ofnc«> for a fjw fltttntr - and d?nioa*tratioa. If at * tlistarwev wiitp.anil we will tell you how you maj test it in y>>nr own hoinr. CESXBAL ACOCJaTIC COMPASI - K. 3t. TVRXSB. M>**lde»t 564 MOJTADSOCK BIOS., San Fnaeiieo. Cat. Home Office 1263 Broadway. Sew York. Factory. Jamaica.- N«w York.