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NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA, HAYWARD AND SAN LEANDRO VIOLET WHITNEY BACK FROM ABROAD Smart Set Welcomes Daughter ; of Late Senator After Ab» sence of Four Years ' OAKLAND. July €.— Miss Violet Vy'hStney has returned to California after an absence of nearly four years Spent abroad and is being cordially welcomed by the smart set who remain in town. Miss Whitney is a woman of .unusual charm and wide experience who has recently devoted herself largely to travel in ; Europe. She is f)ie daughter of the late Senator George 30. Whitney and Mrs. Whitney and her •social position has claimed for her the "acquaintance of many distinguished "people both on the Atlantic coast and on the continent. . Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ransome re turned to tbeir home on the boulevard yesterday after a weekend visit as the house guests of Mrs. George Greenwood BX her country place in the Santa Cruz mountains. ' Mrs. Benjamin Marx is spending some Cays in the bay cities on a visit from licr home in the Hawaiian islands and in- an informal way is being made fjnuch of socially. One of the most re \u25a0c-c'jit of the pretty compliments in her lionor was the thimble bee followed by Ji-tea to which Mrs. Alexander Marx invited several of the younger matrons :.at her home In Vcrnon heights. \u25a0.;. "-Mrs* John J. Valentine has returned to -California afUr an absence of more ; : tKan a year on the Atlantic coast and Abroad, planning to remain in her Oak land home for the immediate future. °$Usa Ethel Valentine is on the way \u25a0Vp tlie bay cities, and with Mrs. Valen \u25a0.tine -will be cordially \velcomed after -their long sojourn away from their friends. ./Mrs. Ernest R. Kolger with her lit tFe family went to Boulder Creek today to- spend a fortnight with Mrs. John Francis Smith at her out of town home. • After a month spent in the southern part of the state, where they had a cottage on one of the beaches, Mrs. Joseph Loran Pease and her sister, Mrs. Georgre Gross, have reopened, their, Oa kland homes. They are expecting Mrs. W. H. Richardson to be with them in August, the charming young matron .coming from Dallas, Tex., to remain \u25a0several weeks in the bay cities. Mrs. Dudley Kinsell. who opened her country home in the Santa Cruz moun tains early in tlie summer has been entertaining a large number of friends from the bay cities, her latest guests jbeifig Miss May Coogan and Mrs \u25a0Adolph Graupner. Both Miss Coogan and Mrs. Graupner went down over lire holiday. ; Mrs. Walter Manchester will return fn Berkeley for a brief visit this week from her country place, "Manchester grove,'' near St. Helena. She will not V-eopen her town house until late in ih.e fall. At the Lucas home near Santa Maria, Miss Ora Lucas is entertaining Miss An.ria Kranck as her house -guest for fJie coming fortnight. . Miss Carol Pardee and Miss Doro thy Morris are spending the week in Prookdale as the guests of Miss Allene Kdoff, who has claimed % number of her young friends from town during the season for a short visit. .. Mrs. Charles Houghton is planning a .trip to the 'Hawaiian islands in the fall, where she will be entertained by her daughter. Mrs. Seymour HaJl. Be .fore her marriage of several months tigro Mrs. Hall was Miss Ruth Hough ton, one of the Lest liked girls of the smart set. Her island home is said to be an ideal one, and as a young ma tron she has found a cordial welcome •from her husband's family and friends. CONSTRUCTION WORK ON BIG HOTEL RUSHED Contractors Raise the Concrete. ' Foundation Tto First Floor . OAKLAND. July d.—Yrom the build ing- committee of the Oakland (Bank ers) hotel company comes word that work on the new structure Is to be rushed to completion. The bonds of .those to whom contracts have been awarded are to he approved at a meet iug: of the committee next Friday and a meeting of the directors will be held Wednesday, by which time It is ex pected ail subscriptions to the stock t>r the company will be fully paid in. The Locke foundation company, to \vhom the first contract was let, is rais ing the concrete walls to the level of tiie first floor," and the construction of the concrete piers upon which will rest the massive steel frame of the build injf is well under way. £ The contract involves an expenditure of $17,&60. The first shipment of structural steel is on its way from Panama and is ex pected to arrive here about July 25. The committee announced that every thing: would be in readiness for the shipment and that after the first in stallment the work would go on with out abatement until the big hotel was completed and ready for business. APPLIES FOR A CONNECTING FRANCHISE Southern Pacific Will Extend Loop Into Berkeley \u25a0 OAKLAND. July 6.— Application . has been made to the city council by the Southern Pacific for a franchise to ex tend its tracks skirting the bay shore in North Oakland to the right of way obtained by franchise in Berkeley.. The franchise, if pranted, will supply the connecting link to complete the loop system of electric service which th* company purposes to establish In .Berkeley- - ..-~ The tracks described in the ordinance Eubmitted will begin in Stanford, ave nue between Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth streets, curve westerly into Occidental Btfeet and extend to the boundary of Berkeley. DONAHUE'S NOMINATION PETITION IS FILED Man He Prosecuted Only One Who Refuses to Sign \u0084 OAKLAND. July 6. — The nomination petition of District Attorney Donahue, containing 1.755 names., was nied in the county clerk's office today.; Ac cording to the deputies who secured the signatures to it, only one republican voter refused, and he was a man whom Donahue prosecuted ; for conducting/: a, BVTVDIXQ COMMITTEE JTAMED— Berkeley, July 6.— A committee of the . Berkeley Y. ht. C A to eurpcnrloe the construction of the fiw.ooo building which Ms belag^ erected at the corner of Alston w«r and MU via street. b«« been appointed a* follows: Prof. W. H. Popert. chairman; Fred W.-Foss and B. P. Bobinsou. Miss F. Fortson, Who Will Teach In High School GRADUATE NAMED ENGLISH TEACHER Miss Florence H. Fortson, As= sistant University Recorder, Joins Oakland Department BERKELEY, July 6. — Miss Florence H. Forston, who for the past two years has acted as assistant recorder of the faculties of the university, will leave her position to enter the Oakland school department as teacher of Eng lish in the Oakland high school. Miss Fortson Is at 'present In the southern part of the state, "but will enter upon her duties with the opening of the Oakland schools in a few weeks. She is a brilliant member of the class of 1905 of the university, and as an undergraduate had a fine record for activities outside the class room. ''She was a member of the Blue and Gold staff and was prominent in other clatss and university affairs. COUNCIL IS ASKED TO MAINTAIN LABORATORY Mayor Advocates Continuance of Federal Health Work OAKLAND, July 6. — Mayor Frank K. Mott, Doctor McCoy, representing the federal health bureau, and Doctor Snow, secretary of the state board of health, appeared before the city coun cil last night to appeal for the appro priation of money to maintain the bacteriological and experimental station established" by the public health and marine hospital service of the fed eral government on Eighth- street. The mayor pointed out- that 5150 a month would be sufficient to keep up the work and declared that it was Oakland"s duty to pay the cost of work that was imperative, not only for the health of the city but of the state. Thertwo doctors made addresses and the matter went to the auditing and finance committee with the understand ing that the city should continue to pay the expenses of the work, as at present, pending a final decision. AUDITOR FINDS HIS ACCOUNTS IN TANGLE Errors of Predecessor Have Put Lutgen in Quandary OAKLAND, July 6.— Owing to the great amount of work caused in his of fice by the* tangled condition of the books and accounts when he was in stalled, County Auditor Lutgen de clared today that he may be. compelled to pay out of his own pocket for ad ditional deputies. . A great many dis crepancies were found between the auditor's books and those of the tax collector, although the. amounts are small in all cases and show no indica tion of anything but bungling work on the part of Lutgen's predecessors. He has already at work all the extra depu ties that the law allows his office. SAN LEANDRO TO TRY OILING OF STREETS Trustees to Try Experiment With New Method of Paving SAN LEANDRO, July 6.— After, sev eral weeks* consideration, the board of trustees last night decided to experi ment with oiling* of the city streets. San Lorenzo avenue from the bridge to Davis street, and Joaquin avenue; from the foothill boulevard to Hay ward ave nue, was ordered oiled as a test. ' If the oiling proves successful the trus tees will let contracts for thus improv ing several miles of the principal high ways. Hepburn street from Hay ward avenue to the Southern Pacific- tracks may also be oiled. WIFE PLEADS TO SAVE HUSBAND FROM JAIL Charles Benzon Is Admitted to Probation After Confession OAKLAND, -Tuly 6.— Charles Benzon, whose maimed hand is said to keep him from work, thus driving him to crime, was put on probation by Police Judge Smith this morning, on recommenda tion of Probation Officer ' Ruess. He pleaded guilty to the, charge of having bought stolen goods from boys. Several days ago his wife appeared in the police court and pleaded for her, hus band, telling Judge Smith that, to send the man", to 'jail, would be to deprive her and her children of support. THIRSTY NAVIGATOR • FAILS TO REACH BAR Fall in Saloon Rebreaks Recent ly Fractured Leg OAKIJIND,' July 6 — With a thirst of long standing gnawing Fred. Howard of San Bernardino, who today, left the county infirmary, ' where he \u25a0 has been while a' broken leg Unit, tried to navi gate to aßroßdway bar, landed on, the rocks and rebroke the; ;*old; : fracture. Howard's \u25a0 crutches slipped; ; on ; v the saloon floor - tiling and he fell. , \u25a0\u25a0- Let.Me Off at Bnltimorct!-. Midway between. Larkspur;, and Corte Madera, Marin county —via .Sausalito . '- .' \u25a0> L '.\u25a0 .?\u25a0\u25a0? \u25a0:-\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0-•• •\u25a0 IRISH TO HAKE ADDRESS— Oak land. Jul.r 6.— . John P. Irish wiir< deliver •an -address tomor row lit the Triclty rotary, club's luncheoa" at Ibc Forum on the barber situation TTMJMn^F^^ FOOTBALL HERO WILL GIVE TALK Ollie Snedigar to Be a Speaker on Laws for Protection of Children OAKLAND, July 6.— The monthly meeting of the Child's Welfare league of Alamcda. county will betheld in the Oakland club rooms at^Pi*thian>, castle, Monday afternoon, at . 2 jo'clock."? V As speaker for the occasion the league has invited Ollie F. Snedigar, chief assist ant probation officer .of -the county,' fa-^ mouß football player, athlete and.-'.law yer, to address the meeting on the sub-, ject, '.'California's Laws for the.Protec tion of Children^' Snedigar is well in formed on the ; subject, chosen, .; and members and friends of the society are looking forward to an interesting and instructive session... The legislative ' committee of the league, 1 with Mrs.' B. Sturtevant-Peet at its head, has : written to the probation officers of the leading cities: of* the county for information relating to.cur few laws, the regulation of nickel odeons and dance .halls, and 'the' "safe and sane fourth" movement. *\u25a0:" On the Ist oTf August the league will commence a series of , public meetings to' be held throughout the county, once a week until the coming legislative ses sion. The object of the meetings will be to educate . parents 'concerning \u25a0 the need of an adequate corps of probation officers to carry on the welfare work; lIBALi- ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Arthur A. Lambert to W. O. Furr, lot 15, block 6, Sunnyside;. $10. .-\u25a0'\u25a0 Louise dc Veuve to George F. Mulcahey, lot in W liner of Twelfth : avenue, 20 Sof X street, S2sby W 120; $10. .% , - . , ?' Henry Kelling to Henrietta Montour,' lot in N\V line of Minna street, 117:0 NB of Thirty second, NE 20 by NW 80; - \u25a0 . Abraham. Newtnart to Julia M. Newmart," lot in E.line of Baker street, 87:0 S of Pine; S 25 by E 57:6; gift. - •: . : ' :. Jacob Heyman company to Harry -E. - Reyburn, lot 14, block 3, Fair's subdivision. Holly Park; Bakers ' Beach land company^to JV." B.'Wal di-on, lot in N line of Thirty-second avenue. 40% E from boundary line of lot 2, E 50, NW 342:3%, SW. 60, E :!43:»ai; $10. Jacob Heyman company to " August Egling, lot In E line of Forty-eighth avenue, 150 N of Q street, N 25 by E 120; $10. - Nils ' 1\ Jensen and wife to John C. Thomp son and wife, lot in S line of Highland avenue (or Thirty-third), 237:« W of Mission, E 37:6 by SW 100; $10. . Chancey Lease and wife to.W. M. Hunter, lot in NW line of Edinburgh Ptreot. 100 SW of Brazil avenue. SW 50 byNW 100; $10. San Francisco land company t0 ..- -.William Kuehnlein, lot In W line of Tenth avenue, 250 S of Lake street, S 25 by W 120; $10. . ? W. U. S. Foyc .to Henry E. Bothln, lot. in SW line of Fremont ' street, 1 53 :4 SB of Mar ; ket, SE 91:8 by SW 137:6; $10. Tarkside realty company . to Joseph M. Fisher, lot at SE corner of U street and Eighteenth avenue. E 32:6 by S 10^6: $10. Same to Anna A. Cradcn-k, lot In W line of Nineteenth avenue, 200 N of T street, N 25 by W 120; $10. '* .' : Same to John A. Manly -and wife, lot at SE corner of U street and Nineteenth avenue, S 64:9 by E 100; $10. Real estate and development ' company to August Sorenson and wife, lot in E line '_ of Tpxus street, 143:5 S of Twentieth, S 47:7, E 100, N 24:3, NW to beginning; grant. Moise-Klinkner company to Thomas J. Kelly, lot in W line of Treat avenue, 725 S. of Precita, S 25 by W 100: $10. Mary Perry to Francis Perry, lot in S line of Silver avenue, B7:ll r j Eof Dnrtmouth, E 25:2i£, S 114:814. W 25:1>4. N U3*i; gift. Mary Perry to Francis Perry, lot In E line of York street, 100 S of Twenty-second, S 25. by. B 100; gift. -. ' ' -: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0' S. Ducas company to \u25a0 Philip Goldstone and wife, lot in X • line of Burrows- street. -55 W of Somerset. W 28 by Jf 100; $10. - . . C. J. Cheney and wife to Kalph Stockmon, lot in E line of Tenth avenue, 150 S of X street, S 2."» by E 120: $1. * Wallace H. Foster and wife to Timothy J. Carmody and wife, lot in W line of Sancher street, SC S of Twenty-fifth, S 28 by W76:9; $10. \u25a0 . Tlierese M. Scheidemann to Edward J. Carey and wife, lot at SW corner of I^iussat* avenue and Fillmore streets, S 24 by W GO; $10. Ada F. Simpson to William McCall, lot at NE corner of Sixteenth and Albion streets, E 34:1 by N 100; $10. * Franklin 11. Smith and wife to Walter W. Smith, lot in. W line of Vienna street. 125 N of Russia avenue. N 25 by -W -100; gift. Louis Depaoll to Perret^a Cruslanl, lot in N line of Harrington street, 450 W of Mission, W 25 by S 100; $10. i/ouis Depaoli to Angelo Isola. lot in N line of Harrington street, 475 W of Mission, W 25 by N 100; $10. Neils Hanscn to Louis Depaoli, lot In NE line of Harrington street, 425 NW of Mission, NW 130:», N 100:10, SE 144:6. SW 100; $10. John J. Binet tq George E. Willard, half lot commencing 200 feet S of Eighteenth street and 105 E of Guerrero, NE 61: S. W 65, W 61:S and five - twenty-seconds of, one other piece; $10. .r. r George M. Eastman et | al. to Morris Stulsaf t company, commencing 142:1^4 R of Eiarhfecnth street and 105 E of Guerrero. SE- 52:10 1 ,4, -NE 61:8, NW 68:6%. SW 64:0^; $10. V , < -Mary B. -Pratt' et. al. \u25a0to Hans O.' . Anderson, lot at NE corner of Twenty-feventh and ' Doug lass streets, E 80 by N 114; $10. Oliver Crook and wife to James - McKittrick and wife, lot in NW line of London street, 375 SW of Kussia avenue, SW 25 by NW 100; $10. James Edward Fay to Mary Josephine Fay, lot 14, block 2. De Boom tract; gift. James Mclntyr<» to John J. Mclntyre et a L.'.lot In W line of San Bruno avenue, 112:6 N of Eighteenth stree*. N 25 by W- 100; gift. Catherine J. McCloskey et al. to Bridget J. McCloskey. lot in SB linn of Chenpry street, 313 SW of Roanoke, SW 25 by SE 125, and one other piece; gift. . \u25a0 James Ward and wife -to Walter -H. Sullivan, lot In B line of Powell street, 93:6 N of Sac ramento, N44 by E 56; $10. ; . .Teromo Man to I/^na Marx." lot in : W line of Thirty-first avenue, 100 S'of 1 street, S 50 by W 120; $10. '\u25a0•.'-"\u25a0.; • Joseph B. Vlr.zard and ,wif«> '.to-. Merle. M.' Dcscnf ants, lot in N line fit Cumberland street, 180. W of Sanchez, W. 25 by N 114; $10. ; Guadalupe : Mos6er to Mollie Spengler, lot in E line of Thirty-eighth ; avenue, 275. S of 'N street, S 25 by E 120; $10. \u25a0 I - Monte C. Fink to Mary D. Hnry. lot in S line of Cumberland street, 155 W of Sanchez, W 25 by S 114; < $10. \u25a0 " , - Boston inve«tment ; company to Samuel Baker, lot 3. West Clay park; $10. . . Jane A. Small to v Edward Carl«on " and" wife, lot in E line of Capp street, 120 N : of Nine teenth. N 45 by E 122:6; $10. \ \u25a0 '/ Jameslna W ells t0 H - A. McCall, lot In E.line of <:»pp street, 120 N of; Nineteenth, N 45 by E 122:6; $10.. '. - - \; ; \u25a0•. .: '. '. Henry A. Crane to Mathew Gcoghegan and wife, lot In NE line of Keyaverfue, 300 SE of L street, 5E.25 by SB 100;- $10. ' ' - Sol Getz & Sons to Josephine Lyons, lot. in S line of V street, 32:6 E of Thirty-fourth avenue, E 25 by S 100; $10.-; ; . Payne's bolt works to Eliza Dippel, , lot 'at S corner of N street and Fairfax avenue. \u25a0SE 100 by SW 100;$lf>.. •\u25a0--.- -,- c -\u0084 ,:\u25a0:.•• \u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0.,-,? -'-.. Estate of John: V. Lysett l (deceased), by-ad ministrator, to Joslah ,R. Howell. ' lot .. nt-' SW corner of California and -Hyde streets. S £2:11 by W SO; $18,500. -•-. > : -~ .. Frances M. . Lambert to 'John 8.. llnrloe, -lot 15. block 6. Sunnyside; $30. ' . - John D. Harloe to Walter J.: Brown, same; $10. -.Walter J. Brown to \u25a0W. \u25a0 0.-.Furr and wife, 6ame;slo." I ' ", „: .; Ituildins Contracts ;-'.,. ';'. . Louise' Stelzncr- with Felix^Marcuse— To: erect i a two story frame building; (two, flats) ' in N line : of Lake street,i>s B of Twelfth avenue, C 35. by N .72; $6,375. : ,;-\u25a0> .'\u25a0 \u25a0••"--\u25a0 '.--•Vjf^ \u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0'.--.\u25a0...-.\u25a0.-. W. J. Somers company •\u25a0 with ?J.fD. Hannah and Van Emon '.- elevator .'company — To erects a terra cbtta. \ brick and wood building In i 8 'line of Mission street, t 331:3.8 of Fifth, E 56:3 by S 160; $28,511. \u25a0 .-\u25a0-:\u25a0• ,\u25a0-\u25a0 \u25a0, \u25a0..-..\u25a0-,•'\u25a0••:- '.'\u25a0'•::.,.: - llalph J. Bullard with P. F. Demartlnl A Co.^— All • work,: except-: shades,-,* mantels.? finish ; hard ware, if or a 'one 'story \u25a0\u25a0 frame; : building iln ",S- line of Chestnut street, 162:6 W of^Laguna.'iSiby 120;;52."00.t' •'\u25a0 v'-.'^v '\u25a0'\u25a0.; :---^y.-\ -, -,r£,'.. Catherine Murray., with W. & J.: Little— To erect a two srory,' frame building -(four flats) at SW corner \u25a0of - Ba'rtMt \u25a0• and Twenty-sixth streets .\u25a0W'3s,by,'S:7sj /l>: \u25a0\u25a0,-.': ';\u25a0 •;., '.-. Henry. E.-Bothini witn ' Masow.& -Morrison— Except - furnishing. * iron j and \u25a0\u25a0> steel •? fire , escape," plumbing.' stand ? pipes," 1 elevators. Z store fronts, concreting;- of - basements' sidewalks : and curbs for " a \u25a0 lour % story r and \ basement i class _;C build inz in W^ line jof I Fremont street. 4 '] S3 :4 I S j of Market, S 01 :8- and Wi 137:6 i for, $37,000. ?#£]< si-: llosc C.' C. \u25a0 Williams .with tKaiFer. & s Glosser-f- \u25a0 Plastering » for >. apartment building): in t N ' line rof i Pine street, 5 187:0 W, Of Taylor,'' tor, $1,463.';. ; t Mercedes L.'Call et alAwitliFarrell & Reed— * Excavation." concrete ;'; and -.bricks work -for/, two story class C building in = N 'line of ' Pacific street," 13S:C W of Ransome, W^24 l)y s N"i57:C,' for. $2,450. ;" ; F; r F*»llinann wlthiLlrid & Johnson— Altf-rations and ..additions t« 'make a- stoje, land 'flat building iln\u25a0 W - line of <; Ninth ' av.r- 175 S ' or . J street; 525 by. W- 120. 'for $2,300." ; :- \u25a0. : •s .. ;r Mrs. . Margaret .Lynch with * Hlgginson f company/ Condon V& : Band . nnd i Mount 5 Dla bio ; construction company— All 'work except 1 painting, ! tile.; and [ ter-' razzo, elevator 'snd ; .llght flxures'.foritwojstoryire-' Inforced \u25a0concrete rr ' i !tuildlng[«ln- i Nv line ; of iiEllls etrect; 70: W of. Stocktou, .W'2o by •K,-C3, v for" \u26667,883. - : v .;-;.., \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 :.-,\u25a0.:,:•-,••;\u25a0. ;\u25a0 - ;\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0••: -;- : . \u25a0"-;;.;. BERKELEY STORK LOAFING ON JOB Deaths Outnumber Births Dur ing Year, 262 to 411, Ac* cording to Health Officer . BERKELEY, ...July 6.— The need. i of immediate., steps- to prevent tubercu losis^ the advisability .'for a : new ' milk ordinance ltd Insure a pure supply* of milk / for Berkeley and the establish ment of a freej dispensary for. the ; cure of^ white plague patients, are some Yof the Items mentioned. •'ln; r the, annual: re port qt , the city, health officer,' Dr.; J. J. Benton,' issued today. - / • Benton '. declared^ that ;.the 'heed of "certified milk"invßerkeley was im perative' and that many cases of dis ease' reported- to -him had their- origin in impure milk. V ' >He - laid:;great ; stress on. this, point and 'said -:tnat"all' municipalities should pass- laws so. that: infants and. invalids who needed -mllli; for their sustenance would be protected. ;7; 7 Such a supply could* be .-secured -onlyV by.a; city .law: which compelled dealers- to give pure milk. Dr. Benton said. : ; 'That the Berkeley, stork; had" been loafing- on the job "was shown' by the fact that during" the year- the number of. births was .262, Awhile the deaths were 411. Dr. . Benton made no com ment on that phase 'of his report. \u25a0 ' He pointed- out that, thewhite plague had caused more deaths * than , all other infectious diseases combined and . that immediate action > should - be : taken against it. He urged the' city to build and operate a dispensary for the treat ment of flagrant \u25a0cases.; - ; . PAYMENT STOPPED ON CHECK GUI PON SENT Fiancee Will-Have to Sue to Get Her Money _ NEW YORK. July 6.— The public ad ministrator • has taken; possession^ of the estate 'Of Leon ; Guipon, the artist, who committed 'suicide in . his studio here last month, and! has stopped pay ment on a check for $7,312 sent by the artist shortly before his death to his fiancee, Miss Agnes Foster of Roxbury, Mass.' ;\u25a0\u25a0'•'*'.\u25a0 ' . - v ...''\u25a0- • The fact that Guipon had no "next of, kinV "would ; naturally make the money, he left revert to the state, there being no will. It Is believed that Miss Foster, whose father, Albert J. Foster, Is president of the People's national bank, Roxbur y, will dispute' the state's claim to the money, inasmuch .as the check was sent to her by her fiance before his death.' " / In a letter to, .his friend, Hiram A. Merrill, an engraver, the artist asked Merrill and Miss Foster to share , the articles left in -his- studio. Among these is some of , the best work .ever, done by the artist. THREE BOY FOOTPADS HOLD UP ANOTHER LAD One Alleged Robber Is Taken to Juvenile Home / Three boys met 11. year old Henry Rosenberg-, who lives at -S3 TValtham st.reet, ;in Howard street near Twenty fifth Monday night. Two ,';of- them grabbed hold of ; him and forced him into a doorway and the third went through his 1 pockets, taking 25 cents.- One of the alleged robbers, Wilfred McHugh, 11 years of age,. living at 3369 Twenty-fifth street, . was arrested Tues day night : by Policeman T. R. Egan and taken to the juvenile detention' home! v Burglars have committed' robberies as follows:- Herman R. Schreiber, res idence, 32- Parnassus avenue, robbed Tuesday night of jewelry and clothing valued at $108; rooms of :Ole Larsen. Frank* Welch, C. L. Inrhart and Jacob Muth in' the Enterprise hotel, 1988 Fol som street, ! robbed of articles valued at $92; residence of Mrs. Edith Sadler, 630 IC street, jewelry, $35; room ;of Orlando Mull, S6l McAllister street, $40f orHceVof t the Pacific Coast steam ship company, $25 worth of postage stamps.- .r :'.::\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.' \u25a0: '-'. '.' EMPLOYE WANTS BALM FOR WOUNDED HONESTY Sues Man Who Called Him Thief j for $10,000 OAKLAND. July 6. — Accusedjof theft yesterday; W; H. Pennie, a plumber, lost no time' in putting the machinery of the law in motion to secure balm for his wounded -feelings and damages for the. injury, to; his reputation. /To day -his attorney, Fred" Button," filed suit against Charles H. Dunn, a photog rapher, •\u25a0: for $10,000 damages for de famation of character. Pennle had a job in Dunn's home yes terday. -After ; he had left the^ place to" getj his tools Mrsi Dunn missed a diamond ring and a gold, locket. - She told' her 'husband^ about, it, and he accused Pennie of. having stolen the valuables^ Furthermore, he told \u25a0- per-_ sons about it, according . ta the : com plaint.' --.-«• • \u25a0-\u0084:\u25a0_^- -^;-i BOARD RECEIVES BIDS - FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT Offers Referred to City Attorney v and Fire Marshal : OAKLAND,; July ,6.— The board ; of public 5 ! work's . : received? bids - this morn^ ing for- a'^motor;>; driven fire ; engine, three motor driven- combination' hose wagons and chemical'engines, and ; s,ooo feet, of hose. >;All. were referred , to , City Attorney Stetson and Fire Marshal Ball.* Awards will- be", made, next Meek."B ids were also received for supplying a' rock crusher to '"the city, and for-' paving Livingston; sstreet;t t ; at the foot; of .which a concrete wharf .'willi be; biiilt' by Oak land out tbf Uho- bond Issue funds.-i ?];.\u25a0: V- — — — ; \u25a0•• | Amiy^ and Navy Orders | \u2666•————-—- — .--... -\u25a0 ;\u25a0\u25a0-, \u25a0 .... r -^-•."-tr ] Special f Dispatch to?The}Call] ; - '.WASHINGTON, July i 6.-— The war de partment'has issued these orders: • •Second r? lieutenant "*..' Thomas :W. \u25a0-;. Hammond; Twpnty-second \u25a0", infantry,':,: upon ,_ arriral 1 : at ;> San Francisco, i will* report ;to .the . commanding : gen- r eral of the department' of : California- for duty.'"'-- M Captain \u25a0' John L:. ; Hine.s, : quartermaster, will make'«»eJi visits as necessary to Milke. Chikugo province. \ Japan, isfor "? the. ;, purpose \u25a0; of ,£ making necessary I arrangements (Xorj the coaling ': and I pro visioning • of; United? States ; army i transports f dur ing t. the ; fiscal * year t I91l:\i < - , "... >.yS^A r? Major William H.' ?• Brooks of the medical corpse is '-''relieved {from \ duty at,;, the * Presidio of • San . Franclsco.'i tol take : effect ;npon E the I com pletion > of ; duty f; at Columhus i barracks,'-' and I will then '< proceed ito Fort ? McDowell. ; relieving «, Lie utenant c Colonel * Euclid ? B.Sf Frick : of;, the r, medical corps.'* who i will ; proceed to the Presidio- of San Francisco ? for \u25a0 duty. 'Cr;. : ."-.. -y r \u25a0 .-.,• ,; i Captain i William > F. > Creary. i Eighth : infantry, quartermaster, is £ relieved h from ; duty, on j : the transport r ' Buf ord.i- upon ? completion of the s pres-' ent '\u25a0 voyage : of . that ' transport. "' >.. '\u25a0>\u25a0''<*;•:'\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0• t:f?. ; .^, v Captain .John • I,:'* Bond., Thirtieth .infantry,^ is relieved I from * duty; wi th ; the < quartermaster's '\u25a0 de partment on /.the .-Sherman, '-and': will: join Shis proper ystationr<>n r >" completion; of the present TOyagC'Svr-.-^'-J: •'-\u25a0;-' A V \u25a0:"-". .-'•'. ""."\u25a0;\u25a0.-\u25a0\u25a0 :-.- \u25a0 ..; ;;:;.-;•-.. fe^.Thes navy,. department hasvlssued the following: .•;..'\u25a0 \u25a0 ; :' ; ; <•-. * " /.'\u25a0;:\u25a0 "-. ;... -,C'-.-'--* « . Paymaster's ? . Clerk - : H. \u25a0•; Mack, - appointed > pay master** i clerk In \u25a0_ the \u25a0. navy. . ordered > to . duty \u25a0 v fleet clerlc^on, the .California. . : v -- EXPERTS WANTED IN WATER SUIT Attorneys for Oakland Ask for Appointment of Two As= } ; sistant Engineers, July} 6.— Attorneys "WV R. Davis, R. M. Fitzgerald and Carl Abbott, special; counsel for the city in water rate have "• asked- the city council to r appoint assistants to J. ,H. Dockweiler,-, consulting engineer . for the fcity in- the legal warfare. - The note embodying the request is urgent in tone, i reading in part: \u25a0The. taking.of testimony in the two L suits .; now pending-. ;\u25a0 and >ln : course of ;trialin;the circuit, court ; of theUnitediStates^inwhich/the Contra / Costa .water' company ,is the complainant,' and* the city ;of .Oakland „ : ) respondent, -has now \u25a0 reached -atstagev where we deem it ,' : imperative, that' the city. should se cure ;af once , the services; of : such engineers as it intends to employ in adJition to. J.; H.; Dockweiler. '\u25a0 'He' has 'done a.n immense" amount of work, -and has all the material ,; data-c ompleted.,. The! details, \cal w culations^ estimates-cof value , of 3 .structural.^ work, : ' etc. 'are " vefy ; numerous and . necessarily volumin • ous. * We are \of • one opinion .as \u25a0 to ; the propriety of 'having two'en gineers; of standing, employed at ; once to; go over those numerous . details, estimates,, - calculations, \u25a0 . etc., jand \; property involved, in order that they shall be qualified, as Mr. , Dockweiler Is, to give-not only their judgments as to value, but reasons In detail in support of . their judgments.. Owing to* the \u25a0 fact^ that for the .next month or ;'six weeks -^engineers could more , conveniently .than- later do ..this character of work, >\u25a0 we advise that this matter be taken up and acted upon at your, early! convenience. \ The realr purpose,^ not expressed In the letter, "is : to haye'.three competent engineers qualified -as expert witnesses for- the city. It . certain that more than one expert witness -will testify for the , water company, and • Dock weiler's single statement, . however ac curate, - the lawyers hold, . wo uld* neces - sarlly- not carry the; weight in a court of adverse opinions* given by several engineers.^- 7 , \J' • . • \u25a0 . : i. . .The ; council sent the request to com mittee. ':; .''"; "• : : : '- '\u25a0'• \u25a0',•' . ' ' \u25a0 ':\u25a0 i* \u25a0 FORMER RESIDENTS OF DUTCH FLAT ORGANIZE Pioneers , of Old Camp Inaugurate ' Annual Reunion :\u25a0; OAKLAND; : July ; 6.— So successful was theVeunion; of former residents of Dutch " Flat, \u25a0 Placer held at Piedmont -park that -the 125 persons 'assembled organized them selves as a.\ body, elected officers and an- executive . committee - and decided" to make the *; reunion an annual affair. \ • . Reminiscences of former -days in the historic mining town . kindled the j eye of many white haired pioneers, some of whom met for the first time. In 20 years. The officers^ elected to serve during the ensuing term were: 7 President, Chrl^s :Runckel; secretary, Edith' J. Jones; treasurer, George W. Towle* -Miss Eva Gunnuldson, Lewis B. Aubrey, and thethree officers will form the executive committee.; sSss,>yS *^s is iouno. on n^^^ the face of the 1^ man who drinks Pabst W* Blue Ribbon Beer. He appreciates the great care and special \ \% effort on the part ofPabsttoinake every drop 1 j S^iS^;|unifOT | I enjoys the delicate flavor so distinctive of j JL-jKJ W xx J. ct,xvrfVJxxvJx™™"^xxX^JLx xXx XvJUvJ. vdXLJLC ___ rf*? J^rTjiiJ'v,, 1 / ffir^r —and pure food value at that. • > Ii you would appreciate the \u25a0§§ fullest meaning of the words WtiffWffif "Beer Quality," try Pabst Blue 'Jm^mMl ... Made and Bottled Only j^Wl& M^^Z ; ; \u0084 by Pabst at Milwaukee. j^^^KrMn 1 I Thos. W. Coffins & Co. ' f^^^4\ Ii I Roy :J:Youhg^Who: : Becomes Head of Education Board SCHOOL DIRECTORS UPSET PRECEDENT Berkeley^Board lElects Roy J. Young President, Displacing Dr. E. L. Loring BERKELEY,, July ; 6.— Roy J. Young, for several ~\ years a "member of the board of education and prominent real estate" dealer of „- this', city, was., last night elocted president' of, the board of education. He, succeeds Dr. E. L. Loring, 1 who had been presiding officer for the last year, but whose recent attempt to: reinstate William Hv ßryan, a teacher in the- high school dismissed by ' Superintendent Bunker, did not meet with the approval of the ma jority. / Five ballots were~necessary for the election of. Young. On the last ballot he had three votes, while Loring had but one. Young will preside over both the high school and grammar school boards, j ". He is well known In frater nity and business circles and was for merly a member of the faculty of the high school/ v / The election of Young upset a prece dent. Heretofore the president of the school* board has held that office throughout his /term. Loring had served but one year. JAW.BHOKZN IN FlGHT— Oakland. July 6.— As the result of a street fight at San Pablo svoniH- au<l Twenty-flf th street this afternoon, R. W. Tllton. 1104 Kan Pablo arenue. was taken to ,the rewlvlnjr hospital to be. treated for a- broken jaw. He said a man Earned Curandwaa responsible for the fracture. BOY SAYS FATHER TAUGHT HIM CRIME Manuel Acost a Tells Court His Parent Encouraged Him , When He Robbed % 'OAKLAND, July .6.— "My father taught and encouraged me to steal." said Manuel Acosta to Judge Ellsworth today when he came up for sentence for grand larceny. "Every-time I came home after doing: a good job he would give me $1," he explained to the court, when he .was asked how he had come to take up and follow a criminal career. Acosta was tried and convicted for picking the pocket of Rafaele Servidlo. a friend, of $30. He was convicted of robbery several years ago In Humboldt county, and has served a term in the penitentiary. " Because of this the law requires that he shall be given the maximum penalty of 10 years. Judsa Ellsworth postponed passage of sen tence upon him until tomorrow morn ing. - Jp •>\u25a0«>_•- "It's up .to you now to do what you want with me," said Acosta . to the court. "I was brought up a thief." HAIR HEALTH If You Have-Scalp or Hair Trouble, Take Advantage of This Offer "We -could not afford to so strongly indorse Rexall ~"93" Hair Tonic and continue to sell it as we do If we were not certain that it would do all we claim it will. Should our enthusiasism carry us away and . Eexall "93" Hair Tonic not give entire satisfaction to the users, they would lose faith in us and our statements, and in consequence our business prestige would suffer. Therefore, when we assure you that If your hair is beginning to unnatural- ly fall out or if you have any scalp trouble. 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