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EVENTS IN THE COUNTRIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
WATERFRONT PLANS
INVOLVE BIG SUMS
Southern Pacific to Build Sta
tion and Docks While Oak
land Improves Harbor
OAKLAND. July 15.— The* week has
been prolific of Important announce
ments as ,to progress of public and
private improvements. Among most
noteworthy items in this category is
that of the Southern Pacific company's
official word to the chamber of com
merce that work is to be commenced
at once on a magnificent modern pas
senger station at Sixteenth street. The
company will erect a structure to cost
in the 'neighborhood of $300,000. / It
will provide for botli main line and
local travel, the latter being handled
on overhead tracks. Everything points
to the early compK-ticn of the long de
shed edifice.
The grant by the city council of the
Key Route franchise on the western
water front and the near approach of
settlement of disputed questions with
the Southern Pacific on the west shore
means ;he beginning" of enormous de
velopment work along the western har
bor front. The Key Route and allied
interests plan a splendid development
of their properties and the Southern
Pacific company will spend several
million dollars in docks, piers and
equipment south of its Oakland mole.
CITY GOVERNMENT WORK.
Coupled with these moves is the ac
tivity of the oity government in the
work of developing the south harbor
front. Bids for the construction of
2.000 feet of the first section of munici
pal docks have beeij called for. This
will be a quay wall built on the most
approved lines, and will mark, the be
ginning of a splendid harbor improve
ment scheme, which is the fruit of la
bors by the present municipal govern
ment. Preliminary work on the plans
-of the new $1,000,000 municipal-build
•ing is going: forward. It is the'earnest
'desire of the, government to lose no
'time in this monumental enterprise.
.The adopted plans have attracted na
tion.wide attention. - • ; . •• " ;
Oakland led every city in the United
States except Savannah, Ga., last week
in the percentage of increase over 1909
in bank clearings. The figure was. 61. S
per cent. ..;-i -
Delivery of steel for the new hotel
at Thirteenth and Harrison streets,
which is being t-rected by the Oakland
hotel company, will commence Monday.
REALTY MARKET GOUD
The- realty market is in good condi
tion. A deed went on record today
conveyins property at tiie northeast
corner of Fourteenth and Castro streets
to H. C. Morris and F. A. Muller" for
$30,000. A four story apartment house
with stores will be erected. The sale
was effected through the co-operation
of the officers of the Realty bonds and
finance company and the Laymance
real estate company. This is the sec
ond purchase by Morris and Muller in
this district within 90 days, as they
purchased through the Laymajice real
estate company the northwest corner
of Fourteenth and Castro "streets, with
an SO foot frontage on. which'they' have
just completed a four stqry.building
.of storr-s- and apurtr.ients. " The prem
ises bavo been leased at.a good rental.
BIILDIXG RECORD OF YEAR
A summary of building operations
for the fiscal year ended June 30 has
been compiled by Walter B. Fawcett,
secretary of the boart" of public works!
as follows:
•
1
Now Coustructloi Alterations, Kte. Total ,
MONTI] •|, '§3 § B §
July ....;... 145 4322.220.23 H" f «t»,«37.2r. 21>2 $30i,86f1.80
AURiiKt KM 441, 814. W» 140 ieu.7OT.Bo Ul«> ' IHIB.OiSJ.4U
OHolifi- ..... 17<i •.'WS.MS.OJ HI r»1,401.im nil 41.1,1)3(1.(13
Kovtlnber ... 117 LL H .17,1«>!t.55 12U 4«!,7:>7.(K1 2411 a44.75ti.55
DwriulH-r \u25a0*..*; lit) 241,:«0U.U() I Hi 22,035. 00 22U 1'03,:t44.00
Juiiuary 15(1 .'ilO.JUS.lhi 154 44,t:t8.(10 .'«>« aa # t,4.Vi.<15
Kiliriiiiiy .... 175 :t7«.:t41.00 |S4 M.01H.25 SQO 403.854.20
Maicli UT)7 r>riH,»7o.oo 151 72,071.10 4(18 ti:H,(t47.10
April JlSJfl 1,550.:t0«.1K) ilia WI.BSS.OO .'IMy 1,044,101.(.X»
May Ills :i.sn.iaa.sO 14U Ba.islUl.ot) U4»i 44U.450.4U
June vr.y ,.-.-;. 'IHD ,tIH).7(H.U) "157 i. PO,>>7T.(M :t4<> 45«),r>81.W
it i nit n~\v rii i~^i iirnMrK v i i i > t~s"vTiAit
IIKIS tH( JI.IKtH $5,2:«.172.2(i 1,3*2 $70.5,2C4.:!0 .'J.400 $5.t»41,4ac..5tl
IUW-10 |2,W;h[ 5.R07.&17.48 1,717 751.12b. 4() Itjsj JO.OCl.VlS.fjg
-tUyE BIIU)1N(; PERMITS
\u25a0 For June the building permits issued
were as follows:
No. of
BuildiDßs— Permits Amount
OtK^ story dwellinpf ; 102 $150.01)2.00
Oat- and a half stor^ dwellings. 9' l'io.'iO.Vift
Two story dwtlllnp* 24 130.4I2!oO
Two story flats 5 2liss4.Ort
Two ftorr flats an<J t-tores -,_;' 5 cm 00'
Two story apartments I 4'.u4t>'.(*i
One story stores : 3 4'{*Ort"oo
Church 1 - 8,000.00
lTw-o stor.r rpJnforc^d concrete
lodpUag Ijohm • and store 1 5 575 <\u25a0«)
Tfcre* *torr brick warehouse... 1 KOOO 00
Cne story brick warehouse 1 20000 00
One etorr movirg picture show l I*6oo'oo
fireenbousrs , ' 5 1 7"»0 (kj
Bleachers 1 "4ROOO
Workshops, tank frames and
barn* , 12 ! 2 6<5»? fiO
Garapes. sheds and stables .- 20 • 7 303 00
jLlterations. additions, reiralrs..ls7 m!r771(50
Total-,, 346 $450,581.60
TOTAU NtMBKR PERMITS AND COST
New'construct ion ISO |a)O 704 CO
Alterations, additions, repairs'; 1151157 > r>ais77!co
Total 34G $4ri0.051.60
Following is a summary of building
permits applied for at the board of
public works this week:
Classification— ' Permits. Amount.
3 story. dwHline* 27 $37 037
I*4 rtory <swoliincs 3 7*2?^
2 story dwellings ....... •.. 4 1.15*5
2 story fiats m 7;s*>o
2 story bri<-k dwelling and store 1 4 soo
Oarages J 2 1.0.V1
Barns and sh«»ds . 0. , JSIP
Altrratioas, additions repairs.. 34 l."»!7O3
Total 7& "$30,737
EEPODT BY WARDS.
First Ward 10 $1.".534
fecono ward ....' 6 . 3,<tts
Third ward 1. 'iX5y
Fourth ward :. .....*..». - f«v,
riftb ward \u25a0'. ....13 .22.7g5
<f-ivth ward H - 2*4o:{
Sercnth ward 39 4<!sOo
Total 78 $90,737
LOW PRICES ARE ftCOTED
The Realty Syndicate isquoting cx T
ceedingly low prices on about 300 scat
tering Piedmont lots, which it is de
sirous of selling-in order, to complete
the habitation -of Piedmont. These lots,
although in some of the choicest neigh
borhoods of: Piedmont district,*-are be
ing offered .Tor as little as 525 and's3o
a front foot. As they are all pretty
well, scattered., it is Impossible for the
syndicate.to sell ihem-asa-tract- or ac
acreage: consequently, the low prices
and the desire of an" immediate "sale.
P. \V. Morehouse of the real estate de
partment said: / / V ,; :
These lots are \u25a0 worth. con«!dcrabl.v" more > than
the prioe we bare placed upon'tlietn."-Mowerpr,
immediate derelopments. are more necessary now
tv us Thsn-anythlns- eNe. \u25a0 ••\u25a0 •\u25a0 \u25a0 ' \u25a0 * ,
We are cjidearorinß to . encourape nil: buyers
•A Uie»e prices: to. erect home*., at. vucc.. and
Many Choice Location Offered
Homeseekers at Moderate Cost
although we could not insist upon purchasers
dfinp this, v.c are quoting exceedingly low,.terms
in our rrailding\iepartment in an endeavor to
?et purchasers to build whenever possible. The
Realty Syndics te has organized a building depa.-t
ment especially for this purpose, and is mat
in? plans •as •\u25a0well as contracts for the homes
ct purchasers of their properties. : \u25a0
According to . present arrangements : a buyer
with fSOO or ?l.fOo cash can purchase a lot and
have a come built to suit his ideas' and pay lor
the same in small monthly installments. By car
rying this idea out in Piedmont, particularly, we
esp«*ct to er«ct at least 200 new 'homes., which
will add approximately 1.000- people to the pop-
I ulation of this -beautiful residential district. '
j I.MPRO VEMBXT OP BROADWAY *^jjj
An important' event of the. month, so
far as Oakland real estate'is concerned,;
was the passing of an. ordinance by the '\u25a0
city council Monday night calling for
the extension and improvement of
Broadway beyond Clifton street. .The
city's orders are that Broadway shall
be made a highway 100 feet wide from
Clifton street, where the Country. 'club
lies, to Ocean View drive, the farthest
street in Rook Ridge place. # For this
distance of half a mile an oiled ma
cadam pavement will be laid and heavy
cement. curbs put in. v • ' :
of the most select residence sec
tions of Oakland lies In the Broadway ;
foothills. Just beyond Clifton. The
homes of many millionaires adjoin the
Country club district on the north, and
the Rock Ridge properties, which are
in Broadway just south of Claremont,
are being: sold to persons who -will build
in harmony. 'with the surroundings. The.
owners of Rock Ridge feel -that the
value of the properties has been ad
vanced immeasurably because, of the|
step the city has taken to improve
Broadway. By this direct line it will
now take. only -seven minute's to reach
the heartof Oakland's business center
by automobile from Rock Ridge.
PURCHASERS ABIiE TO BUILD v
-: E. B. Bull, manager of the Frank K.
Mott company, said: -.
Vacation time always' means ' qniet prevailing.
In the real estate market, lmt de»pite the ar>-
sence of many of our -regular customers who
are rnjoylne their mudsummer holidays we are
handling . sales, every \u25a0 day. the. buyers being in
almost all cases shrewd purchasers 'who are in
a position financially to tak«> advantage 1 of im
pecunious or' hard-pressed- sellers.
Our new tract In Melrose. oti^the East .Four
teenth street car line, although'-. open less than
three months, has done remarkably .well. It is
true that this is probahlr due to the fact that
very few of them exceed $20 a front foot, and
the majority will average less than. sl9 a front
foot. ' r \u25a0 . \u25a0 • \u25a0 ' :
' With building lots 40x100 feej,- sewered, pipeJ.
fOr water and gasv curh<»d, sldewalked.' guttered'
and macadamized streets, ready in face for bulld-^
ing. costing from $.'»SO to $SSO: the. man of mod
prate mejins can build his own home right, in'
the city -Of Oakland on a main, thoroughfare car.
line with steam transportation* to San Fran-,
cisco lesß Own three Hocks away. and keep his
investment below $3,0(10. r '.---- .. *
We have received many requests for,informa
tion as. to our Huml»oldt county \u25a0- property,' bat
on account of ' our plans ; beinp formatlxe only
a* yet we can not very . well do more than- Ilia
such letters in the' order In 'which they, urn
received.' To survey 22.000 acre? of country land,
plat it out into orchards, a townslte, stock run«.
etc.. Is a gigantic task, and •we are waiting for
a complete survey which will enable 11s to lay
out the land to the best ; advantage. The rail-,
road I* rapidly approaching Fort Seward. which
townsite is Included in ' our purchase,' and the
establishing of railroad tran«portation will mean
that the property will inside of two years treble
and quadruple in price.'
J. A. Bright of the Bright-Merrill
company, one- of Oakland's' . leading
realty firms,, announces that \ he.' has
purchased the interest of "R.- A. Mer
rill, and will' hereafter conduct the
business under the old .firm-name' of
J». A. Bright company.- The change will
cause renewed publicity of the firm's
various -properties, -1 particularly: of
School' street terrace, in North Fruit-;
vale, where numerous residences are in \u25a0
course of construction. Bright re
ports several recent sales in School
street. . .
Thcu'saod Oaks Homes <
- BERKELEY, JulyS 15.— Newell of
Xewell-Hendricks, Inc., said "today: \u25a0 .
ThVee fine' uew. houses': are being built .in
Thousand Oaks.' our tract de Juxe. on the new.
Southern Pacific • electric \u25a0< loop. \u25a0 North Berkeley.
This is the start of our' building and the first
gnu ,pf a ' big business • along th» Southern • Pa
cific i•xtensiou^. . '' i - ' \u0084 J <. ic, ;-
These houses run from ?r>.ooo to'SS.OOO each.,
and. set just the proper standard for this unique,
residence park with its shady oaks and Hchem-d
rocks. Our restriction . is. s3.ooo..; and. these houses
are. .'far .-enough beyond ; the.l ow. limlt*.to .eu
courage other, home lovers; to { Investigate. . ..
The- large U0 acre garden 1 block from,, Tho
usand .Oaks that- if >being" prepared- for- the* home
place of a local capitalist is showing 'up. beaii
tlfully. ThA lawns are : going .-in. -now. «nd; already'
the place is creating a .mild sensation in Berke
ley.- We are /planning 'something- new;-and , at-":
tractive for. the : fall., market. M -don't.- want to I
say much yet. -but it will be a' delightful sur- 1
prise to. suburban real estate. buyers. -; , -."*
Home, Building Business;, '.".'. ';. ,^
ALAMEDA,' July 15.— J. H. : ; Young, |
who" for many -years .'.ha_s-' carried 7bn j
successf ully^ a.; contracting,-^ and-";build
ing, business in Alameda,- has -removed
his *"ofnces : ,to ; 3929 :. East;; Fourteenth
street. Fruitvale,- where \u25a0he has -opened
i a"?; general «(hbme \u25a0^building' j;and'.Trealty
business.^;. He : ; will •'furnish,,- lots .'. and
plans ahd?build on terms to "suit. » \u25a0
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NATIONAL BANkVoPENS— San- Leandro./juiy
"15.— This -week : witnessed ; the v oneninci of ?\u25a0 the
% Flrstnattonalbank of San iLeandro,? the, comp
troller, of the 'currency 'having^ issued, the bank
V*a- charter and ..authorized", its. opening. v^The.
'.bank •- Is •\u25a0 in', temporary;. quarters i'at-i the i S«n
; I.psn'lro Savings Bank building.' which is owned
i.also bi- tli« Bank .of Sen ; Leaudro.; -'-^i,- ; v;l^* ! i 1
THEa S^N/iER^NOISGO
Viciv in Piedmont, where Realty Syndicate is selling 'lots.
THEFT AND PERJURY
CHARGED TO YOUTH
Oakland Prisoner Accused of
Incriminating Innocent Pair
to Hide Crimes r ' 1
i . OAKLAND. Juljv 15.— That Lhe .-ac
cused two young Hayward men of good
family of robbery; and was 'willing to
swear ' to warrants . against, them", in
order to 'save -liimselfr from conviction
of crime is the charge that Sheriff
Barnet make's .agairist^"Albert' Saranson,
who is; in the county; jail", on *a ; charge
of. burglary. " • ' , ...)
Saranson^is, accused of robbing -the
house of Frank VKlriton, 'a'; wealthy Hay
ward rancher, and .of embezzling $20
that belonged to J. Crist, another .Hay
ward rancher.' It-.was>" to 1 hide" the lat
ter crime that. he; concocted a* story-of
robbery "in" which' ;he was the""' victim,'
according to-Barriet. lie identified pos
itively two youths as. those who robbed
him. . ' . ,-\\v '\u0084.:\u25a0;. ;'\u25a0:-\u25a0 ••:„";,. \u25a0;\u25a0";'.\u25a0 : . :
Saranson was picked "up on the streets
of Oakland' in a drunken condition jsevX
eral \ months ago "and-; taken .^tol'- the
Peniel mission. ? . His. charltable rT friend l s
found him -work at- the Winton ranch.
He staye'd^there only a.: shdrt time' and
lef t. '..- The .; same night .the . , house ".was
robbed, '\u25a0 a purse f and- clothing beingf
taken. . Saranson - then ..went to. ; work
for -Crist. | Af ter " h"e" had been "there a
few days -,the ; family ..went away, and
left Sa ra nson 'i n " char ge. \u0084He '. was : in
trusted with eggs .to &ell, ; which he did,'
getting .s2o.' .'He .spent' the 'money, ; and
to conceal, his act; planned a ;burglary.
of;the Crist house! ; ?/ ';-'\u25a0\u25a0'' - •\u25a0"\u25a0'-•.
'.'He said* that' two'masked 'men' came
into his room, last '^Monday, night,** took
the $20 and ran away '; when he.awpke
and . got" ; up . with> .his/jpistoL-, - He said
that they had, fired ".two shots at him. V.
. His. story, was not Con
stable \u0084W. J. Ilamage.ivwho . started an
investigation. ; He 'found.; that 'Saranson
had in his possession articles ";that.°came
from the. " AYinton home and .'discovered
other Jncrirhlnatihg. evidenced "-.The.i two
young men whom Saranson accused
proved . good alibis and* Saranson .was
arrested. ' . ', . .>' • .' ' .'
STATE' ENTOMOLOGIIST W
AFTER THE WHITEFLY
Professor Wood worth. Starts, on
a Vailed Tour
; BERKELEY, July • lo.t— Prof, ;CKkrl««
,-W. Woodworthj; ; head, eritbmolbgist'.of
ithe ileftUonight; for ;Sacfa :
meh'to, valley.^to/investigate the' white
fly," which is "playing • havoc with : -\ the
citrus trees- gro_wihg*there.' ) The- pe.st,'
hejVaid," was^no'tias bad *as • two -years
ago, as 'stringent: measures-had sbeeri
taken to surpress.it. ri «.;.." „
Professor' WQoJworth^wiir- keep on
the - lookout j for •\u25a0. W\e < 'Argentine^* ant,"
which.i although- riot* yet reported in
Don't Persecute
your Bowels t
, _• Cut out cathartio and wrgaliy««. / Tfcer an fcntal ifc
•: " -— harsh-~j|nneceaarjr. -iTi^'s/^^^^. ..-..• \u25a0. _
CARTERS LITTLE vflß^v
UVER PILLS jgB^IX,
Pureir vegetable. A& jCSH jK \u25a0 j^-mj , ' \u25a0 J>' .
Bendy oa the- QDTFPS I
eliminate bile, and /MMBaB vNR I |,|\ J
membrane j£tsjfxji3&&^ IhIVPD ' *
• *l\n\timm*' jK^T^-'^ .''^^C? ' 1 "-''"\u25a0'\u25a0 i iri'
, Sick Heaiicbe tad Indiffeatioa, a* bußicdj knew. ; ,"" -/.
Small Pill, r Small. Dote, Small Pirie* ;
GENUINE must l^M^griature: ;/
DR.TOM WAITONG
• \--'- i :\u25a0\u25a0 ». . KemoT*d >• to 60S' 17th 'st.i near! San*
jg^^' TO'WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
«H^: TO U'HOMIT MAY CONCERN: ,
~m&W''£9 '-'On- .' the «< 15th tot > Jannsry,' l&io, • I
Wte&P* •\u25a0'\u25a0 r roke m.v,lpjr and had.blood poisnn-
«^>.Si-Ss ing throughout "my s.vstcm. I <-on-
• «E-W X " 'ted Dr. i Tom Wa i \u25a0 Tonp for a
»pj.: short time.-'. Trfstment-han restored
d£W??±, I niP to: perfect health .without: the
aid. of the knifo.- for xvhi<h I. am
*-. - ---\u25a0 '-truly tlianVfnlr'C;*:. -D.tnYDE,"' "
\u25a0;•'\u25a0-' *•' •"> '••\u25a0;•' CCS 7tU!«t.-riionfe Dak.^ill4:— *
the *valley, ? is believed; to have several
colonies there. . . . .' :
"A"" student • has ; been'ap
pointed toj^ conduct -some ..experiments
with the ant at the laboratories. on the
campus.;'-,; ",, ':. *...';.;.. „' ' - ' : ,'^v a
UNIVERSITY PREPARES
TO HOLD INSTITUTES
Prof. W. IT. Clarke Back From
$ Investigation in North
-BERKELEY. July 15.-^Prof. Warren
,T. Clarke, who- has charge. of the farm
ers' institutes conducted by the, univer
sity^ department:^ of /"agriculture, re
turned ; today, from a' trip'' through the
northern ; part of .; the state., "He. re
ported-that? much- attention. .is
paid'Jin Modqc, ,Lassen, .^P.lumas "and
Shasta^ counties, to raising*of '. ap-
pies. /Institutes will be .opened- by the
\u25a0university,' in . the fall atr Fall-^Rrver.'
:Bieber r 'Alturas.^jMadelirA' .' and* other
p0int5.;.,,,.. . ..: i ..;? . -\u25a0-, ; ,; ._ ";.v; ;
STUDENTS JO; MAKE
VISIT^TO OBSERVATORY
| BERKELEY, *Julyrls.-^S.> Einarsson,
instructor in • practical" astronomy \at
the\ university.' will "conduct- a party
of summer session students' to Mount
Hamilton tomorrow. to* view the^heav
eris'thrbughr ;the '36 finch equatorial'»tel
escope at Lick 'observatory: About' 25
students, will'make-theltrip. V ; "
REALTY SYNDICATE SELLING LOIS
INPIEDMONTFORS2SAFRONTFOOT
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j Scene' in Piedmont near^where I the' .SyT^icate^are} offering .real [\ J
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Desirous of Completing'D
at Exceedingly L^
'• Also Erect Hoimes;on InstaN- t
\"i.THE REALTY: SYNDICATE;areIImv- nioney':in; thisdistrict and we Van not
ing 1 an fold 1 time Clearance .Sale; of -their \u25a0 afford v , to vholdV these : i lots 'unimproved
:mjBcellaneoUsj^EledmontfJp_ts.t^- : l.t\lsj-a,; to;theXdetriment;6f 'Piedmont.' We'cah;
:.salei r similar/to/:the^ annual .cleanups .by^sellfng ?'these'|3oo'> lots'; to *,bona« fide
that"are.Jheld, ; b>%the/dry- goods stores, home V seekers,^ increase the population
except ,.tHat;iiristead .of : coming • once.-a of • CTedmont'fat" least.' 1,500* people '*\u25a0* "
•yearfitcomegVqnce^in r 10 -years.; -.People. : ;>"Qf^course,'lv continued ;Mry'Crdssley '
.have fbeeK' buy ihgr -and biiilding-'in. Pied- .Vthej:idea:islto'dispose;of them. quickly-
mont .since 1900, .some of -them V having andrihVorderrtoJ dot this tw-e have priced
purchased -their.- lots>direct -from : the them:as;lowias"s2sjand ; ?30 a foot.'and
Syndicate; "."others > paying .$50, '! 560 ;, or ihaye. arranged Jto7 sell 'them'for^ $200 'or
v s7sva, ; footvtq ; sprne* second i party? who i.sSoojdownVand;slsor $20a month; : W r e
originally^ purchased >fromi>theJ)Syndi£ a.lso;agree i toierect'ho'rnes' r for^ our Pied -
"cateHt.The'.result'isithat" there Sare'prac- ;mont] lot, buyers :'on*easy terms— in = fa"ct *'•
ticallyno* good* lots Ueft^for*leBsvthan we, can; erect ;a/i fine 'house; and
'$45i"or^$50«aCfoot;:iexceptVabout:;300 ija.;spleridid'nbtyfdr^as?little':'as,'sl;OOdi ja.;spleridid'nbtyfdr^as?little':'as,'$l;OOd
'scatterln g.^ lots)* owned^byi'The?, Realty ;down's.and' sso ra^"month.?j This 'means
Syndicate,- which- are now ibeingl placed that * the r purchaser * chooses* 'his bwrT
'uponithe":market y atis2s*and^s3oia-foot; Plans, hasjeverything" built to Tsuit : iiim-
In f order tto} 'encourage"? building. t; v'.£ *;I self.^and :picksj'out v 'any.,< .lot^providing
M ''We have 'madelrio , aggressive/efforts the 5 entire > investmenttdoes * stand
toVdispose ;bf i these^miscellaneous 3 lots himv over. ,"$5,000." V r ' \u25a0- 'r- v ; ,
jbecause"?we-; have busy twith .-^ THE IRE ALT Y^ SYNDIC ATE holdings
'larger* properties," s,aid Nat * M.i Cross- in 'Piedmont viarevexceedingly
lley.^today.", "The ; resultKiSfthat.t-wlth andianyJone' securing; one" of *th-ese|lbts
little \u25a0 oqnOi expense on .\u25a0bur-parti 1 ' neigh^ at :s2»ior. i $30 \u25a0 aif rbritjf boUwiil -be 1 maki
,borhoods^havef.beeri^buntvup, < £a"nd|,the .ingS -.an '-- in _vestnient. ".sure «"!tb v i= brings a
»values^pf£an*Jo'^ -handsomefrjroflt^lt^is^alwaysvbestitb
Now,? however, 5 conditions:': are v charig- -buy^suchj property 'f or /.a'!ho*nie" because,' \u25a0
:irigVvPiedm6rittisTia*c6nymunity ItbVbe ;in£case' you rareMeyerJ compelled 'to* sell? \
reckoned fyou^wni^nn'd:a\r*eady, market 'and v enjby : ?
Company vis'Alrivestlng^vast^surasy'bf a'corti.f.drtabl^profit.y •} ''-~ : \u25a0'•."';-\u25a0/.\u25a0\u25a0.>'";\u25a0• ;
TEVIS READY TO
PROLONG OPTION
Water Magnate; Will rQive Ala«
Jmeda* Five , Years^to Buy
1 r ' Distributing' Plant '
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.. • ALAMEDA, . July 15."— William S.
; Tevis, president of the^Bay, Cities water
: company, has written to Mayor W. H.
.; Noy "relative ,to the request made by"
: "representatives of T the ' city' recently
: "that- the company extend .the two year
'-' option that *' ; the*: company managers 'say,
they .are '^ willing* to. give, the :city;. to
§ purchase" a 'local -distributing plant.
I which,' 'Tevis' says, ,his company intends
; .to install-here, r\u25a0. ; i ' ' *
;-Inrthe communication the. head of the
| Bay Cities company says ; that the ex
' ecutive: committee) of jthe -corporation,
I .while not in favor of extending the' life
: of the option, will make it five years if
\ the 'city -council' insists. In' his letter
j Tevis. saysin'part: • ..
\u25a0 , The ttvo year term was fixed after carefnl.
\u25a0 coußideration . by the < executive committee-of ;
our board of directors. Slnce.the conference
ofthe 23th ultimo' l-have again called' the
I -.'; point to the attention, of the esecutire com
; | mlttee and have to' advise ttrat they think -
: -any. change in this respect, inadvisable. -; The
; . " reapons assigned appear sound/and upon re
. '\ flection, I <am sure that as a- bpinossman of
i -\u25a0wide experience, you 'can not avoid conenr
•" ' - r^ncc. , notwithstanding the *act that a longer
option > would be of possible ; advantage, and
•certainly not detrimental to the best Interests
i '. of your city, t, Briefly, stated, the . prlnetoaj !
\u25a0 I reasons advaoced :by members of ' the cofa
.'-. mlttee.rareas follows:* " ;<\u25a0*"'-'\u25a0 • ;
' . . I— Any change "In conditions would involve
1 '-.a withdrawal and substitution of statements .
; we have made to our: bankers: mlpht prove
I /very , detrimental to pending financial nego
v, f. tint inns, and seriously interfere • with »our
V ability to carry; out our pledges as to the
' • tltnft offconipleting the;work. "• ' \u25a0'
1 • ;.: 2— They long sterin. option would in effect £9
make the securities', to he issued payable at
a time on or- before -10 years. This, our
•bankers say, would be likely to affect: both
the market- value -and the marketability of
i '.the securities undor negotiation. ' Hence, it
'. j would <'tend. to" increase the. cost of the mi
i stallatlon. " V \u25a0\ • -\u25a0 • .-' \u25a0 .
3— lt Is confidently believed that after two
years of experience the citizens of Alameda
will be fully equipped to decide as to tiie
desirability , of the property for. city owner
ship, whereas If a long period is accorded
* they are n«lte certain to give other municipal
* fc improvements ,the right of way. postpt>nlpg-,
consideration of the -waters problem until it
- innst.be given attention. This course would
Mleavn the water company In a long «.-onttnued
r ; state of uncertainty, interfering with admln
. lstration. extenHons, etc.. which is not re-
> garded as quite J air either to the people of
i t '\u25a0 Alameda or the 1 company.- . ' :
I - 4— lf the city fails to act under the two
years'- option; It still has'its sovereign right .
of condemnation;; hence .will not' fail to ac
* quire the. property when wanted ' at a fair
\ V valuation asdetermlned by a judicial: trlb
i junal. • Aside from this, there, js little-chanc«
'of a fair "offer being rejected whenever made.
Notwithstanding the Judgment of the com
mittee, ras indicated, and to my mind, very
sound reasons against- an extension of the
'"•purchase option period.'- 1 I am assured that If
| \u25a0: you rand your associates in the -city govern
. ment feel that you must Insist upon the
point, the period will be extended to cover
I five years' from the -date at which' the dls
\u25a0 tributing system is completed and placed in
; commission.',- , \u25a0 -\- ' .r- -
CRAZED PRISONER JAMS '
HANDCUFFS ON TO STAY
Six Men and Locksmith I Neces-
sary to Get Them Off
\u25a0 OAKLAND." July .15.— 50 desperately
did-G.' A. "Harries of Alarneda struggle
to get' handduffs off his hands that he
jammed the' locks I and V made i the serv
icesof a' locksmith necessary to .remove
the handcuffs.; - Harries 1 is now; at the
recelvingjhospttai; awaiting an exami
' nation." as' to*: his sanity.* ;
He was arrested on July 12 for dis
turbing- the peace; He broke several
.windows ;of .his home- and terrorized
the neighborhood. "•
When the atempt; to remove .the
wristlets' was:, made.' six men had. to
hold Harries down while the. locksmith
did his work." 'The^'prisoner, is a giant
in; size and of great strength^ \He has
been employed as a salesman in San
Francisco. • , . ' , '
HIGH POWER WIRES
MAY BE ABOLISHED
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City Electrician Favors Ordi-j
nance to Prevent Accidents j
: . ' From^Heavy yoltage
• OAKLAND, July 15.— City Electrician
Geprge«R. Babcock has. plac,ed-in the I
hands .of the ordinance and .judiciary
committee of the^city councilman* ordi
nance to abolish the present three wire
220-440 volt system by' which 'electric
energy is distributed to" residences and
business houses in thfs city.'-Babcock's
action., made -in. -the Interest -of . saf ety
to human life, follows the report made
by, an-eastern expert whonr'MaVor Mott ]
retained, to investigate the. electric sys
tem, and who reported 'that great, dag
ger lurks in the heavy wlre's'ystem in
vogue in Oakland ;'and "used: in almost
no. other; city, in .the country. *,**£
Several points; were, raised in opposi
tion, -arid .at :the : request of; the repre
sentatives _> of the Oakland- gas, light
and "heat" company ' the • ordinance was
tabled for one; month. Durlngth'e in
terim''the city attorney will "decide
whether the measure is valid, inasmuch
as the consumer has option as to the
nature' of his service, and whether the
city, council has, by virtue of Its police
power, the right to enact such an ordi
nance.
- .While the ordinance was^under con
sideration-a letter was read from John
S. Brltton, vice : president' and -general
manager of- the Pacific, gas and elec
tric corporation, stating .willing
ness of the Oakland company' to. reduce
the 'wires in the central district of
Oakland to no volts at the request of
consumers. ; Britton declared in his
letter . that, the cost of changing the
service throughout the entire city
would be so great as to be- prohibitive
of. the work.
Babcock; in a communication accom
panying the ordinance declared that
the present system Is extremely dan
gerous. Death might result from a
shock received, he wrote, by any per
son-who chanced at any time to touch
metal and at the same time be in con
tact with a fixture which Jiad become
charged with 440 volts by the improper
grounding of a wire or by a break In
the wiring.
CRACKER MAN CRACKED
WIFE ON NOSE, SHE SAYS
Mrs. J. H. Lange Charges Hus
band With Extreme Cruelty
OAKLAND, July-15.— A broken nose
and four broken teeth will be offered in
evidence by Mrs. Luella Lange in the
trial of the divorce suit she filed today
on" the ground of extreme cruelty
against J. 11. -Lange, local agent of a
cracker company, and well known in
business circles. Mrs. Lange has asked
thecourt .to award her $150 a month
alimony,; alleging that her, husband is"
in "receipt of an income of $500 a
month.
. She declares that he attacked her
with a plumber's pump, striking her
in the face with it, so that her -nose
and- teeth were broken.' '
. -, Mrs. Minnie- Knick was granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce today.
She " testified thaf her husband- made
her sleep one night on the basement
floor without blankets, threatened to
kill. her and that 'he told her she ought
to- take poison. - ' - \u25a0•. - ' i; %*,
PENNOYERK
. . . . - | '
Invites You to Save Money
Not only will you find special lines reduced from 25" per cent
to 50 per cent in. every. section, .but all goods — not otherwise re-
duced— are sold subject to a discount of 10 per cent this month.
Big : Rediictioris Parasol
in Shoes Reduction
. Shoes are always in use. Re- 25 1 €F Cent Off
ductions in • this section is just , : 11/| 1 ' J D •
like finding money. . iylarKeCl "fICCS
SPECIAL IN TAX PUMPS AND .The entire line of this season 1 *
OXFORDS Parasol 3 for ladles, and children
• Laird Schober brown suede ln novelties. Dresden effects, pon-
uaira benoper orown ?"^ uc gees, plain and fancy silk hand
hand sewed Pumps; regular $6— embroidered linens and fancy coU
Now $4.00. \ > ored linons: mounted with plain
Ladies' brown . suede" welt wood.. bird and animal handles.
Pumps;- Cuban ,' com^e^Tn^Ta^nl^ffite^
match; regular Jo and ?4 — .Now number of each would suggest a*
H3.00. early selection. ;; AJ»
• Ladies*. tan Russia, welt Pumps; , neduced Prior* «k? to ltis.no.
Cuban : heels; regular $3.50 and " Handsome Imported- Silk Par- i
S4 vnw SLLOO ' ' asols in extreme effects we are
$4— rsow 9J.00. . : closing out at COST.
Ladles* tan Russia hand turned • - ' - t . - \u25a0
'Pumps; regrular $3.so— Xpyv 92.75. ,-.» ,- -_\u0084-. \u25a0 . . *"
' Special ;in Ladles* -j Patent Ox- j ...... ; ~~ " —^
; fords a*nd Pumps; gun metal calf ; r C*\r%l%Yr *» \u2666-% rl Q««Ci>
1 broken lots;' regular $3.30 and $4 Vi>lOcll> 0.11 Q OillL [
— Now* I^s.' See,, tables. TV M.— J. '
; Oddpairs^in Infants'and Chlf- _ .X-lepartment
dren's Shoes; regular . $1125 to _, .* r \u25a0- ... •;-*..
• ica^L;. «v Clearance sale of linen and
. $l.oO— Now 50e. , - ,- khaki suits, lingerie and tub
Boys* Calf "Welt Blucher; the \u25a0 dresses. !
Taft & Perinoyer kind; made to Linen. suits in tan, pink, blue, '
r;; ii ci,ic'vnnr «o« .whl te , and . lavender ; ;; sizes .1 4 to i
wear; all sizes— Now $2^3. 20 years and 34 to 44; reduced
>- Agents for Dugan &' Hudson , from 23 to •"»» per cent. • i
celebrated Iron Cladi for chll- - 1 *Sf=f-?2 L . !nen u . lts — Now " •»*•»>.
ii A ---' - $22.oOLinen Suits — Now fis.oo.
dren - -. - $15.00 Linen Suits— Now »tO.OO.
'• ' " ' " ' " " ' "•" ''^ "" \u25a0 Some broken lines, values to
WMwaKuju nmnmMassmmßu - sis.oo and $17.sq, reducedto
— T- — — : — — ; J $7.50 and »8.75. ,
T% ' \u25a0 »!\u25a0 • \u25a0 - O -. ' Lingerie dresses reduced. 23
Bathing Suits s nd *7^. spe - laLvalU " at 0O
. • \u25a0 \u25a0 ' All ; wash skirts" in white and"
, Swim -Easy Bathing; Suits.- In* " color?, khaki and riding or walk
princess and pleated skirts; black iingr *sklrtar REDUCED io D er
"silk, alpacafand^mohalr... ln blue '•• cent. ,* " . ...
;and;black. Prices J4.50 t to $13.00.' . -Tub ".dresses for 'children
Suits In the lat- misses and ladies;all -styles 'and*
styles;;-black, blue with col- ; colors; REDUCED FROM 10 to
:ored> trimming;- alpaca," mohair. " - 5 / l^f J •*\u25a0<•\u25a0- r ~ . • .-,
JFrom", IH^SO- to f 12.00. : Children s reefer coats in
e-BathiniTCap^ in all styles and > \ sizes' %*lo if 0 ??? 13 \u25a0 " and
rr C olors. ; fro;m-25c;.t0 : * 2 .q0. : ; .:^Uoo^les-^l^Tlo
All above; are .subject to 10 per '; . $3.00 values— Xow"««.7s*
cent' dlHcount. r »\u25a0,;", ~' : ; - $7.00 '\u25a0 values— Now'ls^3.- '
||| day Strceti J4th and 15th, Oakland '£J
HOFF ASKS FOR
BIG BOND ISSUE
Commissioner of Public Health
Wants $80,000 for Public
, Improvements
-BERKELEY. July. 15.---Berkeley vis
probably the. best policed and one of
the, most sanitary cities of its size on
the Pacific^ coast, according to th« an
nual report of Commissioner Christian
Hoff, head of the department of public
health and safety, submitted to ; Mayor
Hpdghead today.
Hoff urges the calling of a bond elec
tion to secure the $50,000 needed for
improvements recommended In the re
port.
He- warmly- praises Chief of Police
Vollmer and James Kenney. head of the
nre department. He says, they are ef
ficient officers, who In the past have
been working under adverse condi
tfona. - ' . .. .x. x . •
The' report* «recites that there were
411 deaths in this "city during the last
year and $62 cases of unsanitary con
ditions. .The sanitary squad of- the
.police department and the publlc'board
secured the necessary cleanliness in
each case without arrests beins made.
; Following.' the suggestions of Voll
mer in his report. Hoff recommends
that 20 additional alarm boxes be In
stalled for better police protection and
that a patrol wagon be purchased as
soon as possible. He thinks that three
additional men should b« appointed to
the force--. \u25a0 .- \u25a0
He recommends the destraction of
the flrehouse at Durant and Shattuck
avenues and the erection of a new one,
and believes the house at Shattuck ave
nue and Vine street should be removed
to' Josephine and Rose streets. He
also recommends the Installation of 10
additional nre alarm boxes.
SOCIAL CLUB SEEKS
. FR*EE LIQUOR LICENSE
Protest Causes Council Commit
tee to Defer Action
OAKLAND. July 15. — The members
of the license committee of the city
council found the application of the
"Fairlawh social club," a hitherto un
heard of organization, for a. free license
to sell liquors somewhat puzzling. At
torney Alva Udell, a resident of Fruit
vale, where the club Is located, ap
peared with the petition In behalf of
Mrs. M. L. Zappettinl. who until re
cently conducted a -hotel In the build
ing at Frultvale and Bellevue avenues,
which is given as the headquarters of
the Fairlawn club.
Udell asserted that the club had 400
members, some of,them young, society
women, and has chosen a board of di
rectors to enforce the, rules. One of
these rules is that' no outsider be sold
a drink in the club, and Udell declared
that the directors wo.uld"oust any mem
ber who tried'to break this rule. Op
posing Udell were a score of neighbors
of the Fairlawn" houfce. who declared
•that the club would bg'worse for young
folk than plain" barrooms.'..'.
\u25a0 Mrs. Zappettlni scouted this insinua
tion as absurd and assured" the council
men that the club will 'always be re
spectable. Udell declared the. . same
and'told the councH committee that he
Is secretary of the club. The applica
tion was' put over. for two weeks.