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10 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO 'CALIFORNIA CITY' IS RARE EXHIBIT Formal Opening Will Be Marked by Procession, Public Ad* dresses and Music OAKLAND, September 27.—'•Califor nia City," the big exhibition of state - products that for several "weeks has heen in course of establishment by the Hotta Industry league, will be formally opened in the building at Seventeenth street and Broadway tomorrow after " noon at 1 o'clock. A force of 150 workers has for many dayp been busy at the exhibition site bunding booths, streets and cozy cor ners, placing the thousands of dif ferent produce samples and displays which, together with the unique and elaborately arranged decorations and surroundings, will make the exhibition one of the heFt that has ever been held in the Ptate. Manag-er D. J. Alberga. who 1b direct ing the display, said today that all the 120 booths erected had been taken, and that if space \u25a0would have permitted as many more could have found enthu siastic occupants. The booths will be occupied by about 200 demonstrators and agents, most of whom are pretty girls, who will 'tell and show, visitors why loyal Californians should patronize goods produced in the state instead of allowing them- to be shipped east for manufacture and then sent back to the west for sale by eastern firms. The dis play will include nothing that is not strictly "Californian."* The streets have b^en named after the first settlements in the state in early days. •At noon tomorrow 150 members of the league, with accompanying friends and representatives of civic and com mercial bodies of San Francisco, will cross the bay to participate in the opening. The party will be met at "Twelfth street and Broadway by mem bers of the chamber of commerce. Merchants', exchange, Tridty Rotary club, and representatives of Oak land's many c^-ic and commercial organizations. The entire party will form in line and march to the site of the exhibition, where the formal ex ercises In honor of the opening will take place. \u25a0 Mayor Frank K. Mott- in behalf of the city of Oakland, and Walter S. Mackay. as president of the chamber of commerce, will deliver the speeches of welcome an£ formal opening. There \u25a0will be music by well known artists, and the following will deliver ad dresses: Secretary A. A. Denison of the chamber of commerce: H. C. Capwell, C. F. Gorman, C. M. "Wood, and in be half of the Home Industry league. President F. C. Parker, R. E. Queen, A. C. Rulofson and E. L. Baldwin. REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE CLUB FOR CAMPAIGN Arthur Arlett Chosen President by Berkeley Workers BERKELEY. Sept. 27. — A Berkeley Johnson-Wallace club has been or ganized in this city and steps are being taken to enroll a large membership for the approaching campaign. The initial meeting of the organization was held 1n the rooms of the chamber of com merce in Center street, and the or ganization has a. charter membership of 55. The officers are: President, Arthur Arleit: vice presidents, George H. Nick '\u25a0 erson of Albany; J. H. Mahan, North Oakland; Miles Standi6h, Piedmont; Redmond Staats. Perry T. Tompkins and Robert Greig, all of Berkeley; sec retary. Elmer E. Nichols; treasurer, William E. Woolsey. A meeting will be held under the auspices of the club tomorrow night .In. the U-No skating pavilion in Allston \u25a0 way. west of Shattuck avenue. It will be addressed by A. J. Wallace, candi date for lieutenant governor of the \u25a0 Btat«% and L^e Gates. The committee in charge of the meeting consists of P. T. Tompkins, chairman; Harry Sully, Redmond Ptaats, Senator Clifford Cog ' irins. Frank May. S. F. Whitaker and Walter J. Burpee. V--" - .Arrangements have also been made • for the registration of voters at this 'meeting, under the direction of Roy • Dempster, chairman; Dr. Lymen Allen arid C. C. Young. WESTERN UNION GIVES NEW PLACE TO FOLGER .Oakland Manager Made Super- visor in San Francisco OAKLAND. Sept. 27. — E. C Folger, manager of the Western Union tele graph office in Oakland for 19 years, has been promoted to be supervisor of the commercial department of the San Francisco office. This department was established recently, and Folger was chosen as its chief, because of the busi ness ability he has shown in pres ent capacity. V,.;/."-,^; Folger is chiefly responsible for the growth of the local business of the company to its present volume, and ranks high among the men of the serv ice. Upon him fell largely the' arduous duties of the days following the San Francisco fire, and he had a large part in hastening relief here. ; j Folger Is one of the prominent busi nessmen of Oakland. He will take up his new Vluties at once, to be succeeded here by F. Aubertin. for the last year manager of the Berkeley office of the Western Union company. NEW-MARCH DEDICATED TO FIRE DEPARTMENT Selection Will Be Played at Benefit Entertainment BERKELEY. Sept. 27.— "Tha Fire Brigade,** especially wrlten by Band master Rice of the Refugee band for the entertainment which the clubmen and others of this icty will give In Kellogg hall at th.4 Berkeley high school the evening of September 30. has been dedicated to the members of the fire department and Fire/Chief Jara^s Kenney. Rice has announced the following band selections for the muslcale: * March, "Fire Brigade"; overture, -William Tell" (Rossini); waltz, "Sold and Silver" (Lehar); echoes of - the grand opera (Tobanl); suite, from Anthony and Cleopatra, "In the Arbor," ~Dance of the Nubians," "Solo Dance," "Anthony's Victory" (Gruenwald) ; se lection, "Three Twins," paraphase. "Old Kentucky . Home," . solos for all instruments (Dalbey). - - THIEF DRIVES OFF WITH TWO VALUABLE. DOGS Two Irish Setters Stolen From Berkeley Home BERKELEY, Sept- 27. — A pair of Irish setters, valued -at $50 each, were stolen from F. P. Tuttle,' 2854 Garber street, according to " his ' report to - the police today. A~ man was! seen' driving away, with them in Claxemont avenue. Leading Professionalmen Say Mrs. Butters Was Sane Lawyers, Doctors and Judges Agree That She Was in Her: Right State of Mind OAKLAND, Sept. 27. — Lawyers, doc tors and judges and a mining magnate took the witness stand today in Judge Wells' court to prove that the late Mrs. Lucie Beebe 'Butters was sane when she made her will, and that it should not be set aside at the instance of her children. 1 *- Superior Judge Everett J. Brown. told of ' many conversations he .had with Mrs. Butters at Aetna springs. With her Judge Brown talked, he said, of social matters, and of her separation from her husband,, the late Henry A. Butters. He considered her. an-intel ligent woman and certainly sane. Attorney Seth Manni' president of the Family club of San Francisco, gave similar testimony. He also met Mrs. Butters at Aetna springs, and^from the conversations he had with her there, he judged her to be sane. Dr. Alexander Garceau, Mrs. Butters' STORE LOOTED BY SKYLIGHT THIEVES Take $3,000 Worth of Clothing Through Ceiling to Rented Room Over Place OAKLAND. Sept 27.— Almost the whole stock of the Cherry credit cloth- Ing store at 528 Thirteenth street was carried out of the shop through a sky light into a lodging house above by two burglars who had been planning their coup for a week. The value of the goods stolen amounts to $3,000. The burglars appeared a week, ago, renting a room in the Abbey house, 524 Thirteenth street, directly above the store. A lightwell led past the win dows of the room to a skylight In the store roof. Some time last night the burglars re moved the. frame of the skylight and began their job. Letting themselves into the store by means of ropes, they looted the -shelves and several trunks containing haberdashery and suits. The garments were lifted to the room above and this morning, when the owners of the store arrived at their place of busi ness, they found their stock badly de pleted. ,«M. McLachlan, proprietor of the lodging" house, found that' his guests had departed during the night. The police were informed of the bur glary. Detectives are seeking the of fenders, who were seen by several per sons many times In the week and can be promptly identified. Captain of De tectives Petersen thinks the loot has been shipped out of town. DISCOVERY DAY TO BE CELEBRATED ON LAKE Yacht Races and Other Aquatic Sports on Program OAKLAND, Sept. 27. — The various yacht clubs about the bay have re ceived an invitation from the commit tee in charge of the Discovery day celebration that will be held on Lake Merritt October 12 to participate in the aquatic sports, which will form a big feature of the program. One of the water events will be i race among boats from each of the Italian flsh companies. There will also be barge, canoe and swimming races, and a number of tame ducks will be placed on the water to be pursued by expert swimmers. A splendid literary program will be carried out. the feature of which is to be an address on the life of Chris topher Columbus. The work on the three boats, which are to be replicas of the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina, has already begun, and every effort will be made by those in charge to see that the historic landing of the great discoverer is realistically en acted. ~; >; ELMHURST BOARD TO HONOR ITS PRESIDENT Entertainment Planned as Ben- efit to Leslie A. Louis OAKLAND. Sept. 27. — The Elmhurst board of trade will give an entertain ment and dance at Red Men's hall, Thursday evening, as a testimonial to the family of Leslie A. Louis, president of the, organization, who has been seriously ill at his home for several weeks. The. committees in charge of the af fair follow: ExecntlT« committee— E. C. Lapham (presi dent), Benjamin Wilson. Philip Reilly (secre t«ry). H. G. Clayton. Frank Storer. B. F. Mc- Lsughlin. S. F. Pitkin. George W. Murphy, Charles MfltoD. J. O. Clark and A. F. Horst man (treasurer). ArranEements — Philip Reilly, H. G. Clayton, George W. Murphy, Charles Thompson and A. F. Horstman. ! Reception — E. C. Lapham. Philip Reilly. B. F. MoLan rhlin, E. S. Pitkin and Benjamin Wileon. Publicity — Frank Storer, J. O. Clark and Ben- Jamln Wilson. \u25a0 STREET LABORER IS STRUCK BY RUNABOUT Broken Rib Pierces Lung as Re- sult of Accident OAKLAND. Sept. 27.— Chris Stanis- Ich, a street laborer .living at 1409 Seventh street, was struck today at noon by an automobile driven by T. J. Lawrence at East Fourteenth street and Twenty-second avenue, .suffering two broken 'ribs. One of. the bones pierced his lung. He was taken. in. the machine to the office : of \u25a0 \u25a0 Dr.. W." M. Beckwlth. 1269 Twenty-third -'avenue. Doctor Beckwith gave treatment and removed the patient to Merritt hos pital." ' Stanisich will probably re cover; ; : ELECTION CONTEST TO BEGIN FRIDAY Morgenstern Challenges .Cros- by's Right to Nomination OAKLAND, Sept.. 27. — The contest of the primary election fo^ the republican nomination 'for assemblyman from 'the forty-seventh district, which comprises the city of Alameda, will be begun iFri-T day" before "Judge Waste. l The contest was , Instituted : by Alfred Mprgenstern; who was' defeated for the nomination by :47 ; votesby.Sumner Crosbyv • Uncle • Sam's -jflshins .fleet numbers 'THE SAX FRANCISCO CALLi, WEDNESDAY: SECTEMBER 28; 1910. physician for many years, and her brother In law, Charles Butters, of South Africa,- also testified that she was of sound mind. Butters said that his sister in law Impressed him as an intelligent women • and a \u25a0 "woman of ability who wanted whatvwas coming to her." Dr. Garceau told of his many efforts to. make peace between her and her husband after the latter left her, because she refused to giva .over her fortune to him. Somewhat of a blopr to .the contest ants was ; struck in the form of; the deposition of J. Paulding Edwards. ''son of Mrs. Butters, and one of the con testants. Edwards said on the wit ness stand that he thought that his mother was of unsound mind at tha time she made her will. The deposi tion told of her indorsing a mote for $1,500 for him at about the same time. Further testimony will be taken to morrow. '\u25a0-... COUNCILMAN SCORES UNIVERSITY HEADS Commissioner Berry * Declares That Regents Are Delaying Street Paving BERKELEY, Sept. 27.— The failure of the university to pave the north half of Allston way between Telegraph avenue and Dana street, or show a disposition to take some action in the matter, was commented on by' Commissioner R. A. Berry at the meeting of the city council today. Berry declared that the work of improving the street was delayed by t&e university, which had not made a move in the matter. The citizens of the assessed district, however, had shown a perfect willing ness to go ahead with the paving of the two blocks. "We have been beating around the bush long enough with the university," said Berry at the meeting. "It is now time for the university to act and show its willingness to co-operate with us. The citizens out of whose pockets will come the money for^the improvement of the street can rightfully protest against , the of only half of the street owing to the failure of the uni versity to improve its half." , The question of widening the street", which had long been In the courts and was only recently settled after consid erable litigation, seems, according to Berry, to be further blocked by the action of the university regents, who have as yet made no move to pay for the paving of the north half of Allston way from the new Sather gateway west two blocks. " C. W. Shaw, secretary of the Alameda milk dealers' association, addressed a letter to the city council this morning and asked for a conference on the ordi nance governing the sale of milk. The conference will be held either Septem ber 30 or October 7. TRIAL FOR ATTACK ON WOMAN DELAYED Mrs. Annie Evans Appears Jo Prosecute for Attack With Horse Whip ALAMEDA, Sept 27.— Mrs. Eurilla La Plant, wife of Aleo La Plant Sr., and her son Alec La Plant Jr., charged with battery in connection with the horsewhipping of Mrs. Annie Evans, wife of Captain Charies Evans of; 2301 Clinton avenue, were not. in the police court this morning when the-, cases against them were called.' The defendants were represented -by Attorney A. F. St. Sure, who . asked that the cases be continued'one week in order that he might consult with his clients, whom, he said, he had not seen. The request was granted. Mrs. Evans was present,' accompa nied; by several women, j, Mrs. La Plant Sr. is accused of hav ing' unmercifully lashed Mrs. Evans with a horsewhip while her : son held Mrs. Evans' hands at the latter's home. Mrs. La Plant said -that -..:'- she' V was prompted to chastise j Mrs. Evans be cause the latter, had alienated -the af fections of her husband while Mrs. La Plant was in New ..York. Mrs. Evans is the wife of a master mariner who has been at sea for 22 months. She expects her husband to return soon and. has : said v that she would not be surprised If. he went gun ning for Alec La Plant Jr. for. the part the latter took : in the horsewhipping. COURT IS REQUESTED TO DECLARE MAN DEAD Brother Would Be~ Administra- tor of Estate OAKLAND, Sept: 27.— Although ig norant of the fate of his -.brother, Frank; O. Erwin. ; today asked- thel court to', declare him dead, and i- to grant the petitioner, letters,' of > administration ron his estate. The petition recites - that the* brother/ William"! H. Erwin, ; has been \ missing 24 years, .and can legally be presumed \u25a0to be dead. The estate consists ; of personal effects of -little value. - . .._'._' ' ' ' DR; WHEELER EXPECTED BACK NEXT THURSDAY Head . of , University ; Returning - From Mexican Celebration BERKELEY, \ Sept. \u25a0';'. .\u25a0• 27.-^President Wheeler \u25a0 of . the - state v university, who went , to the city iof j Mexico ito ; : attend the: dedication of the :, Mexico > national university.Vleft there Sunday. on- his re turn"; trip, ft He " is . expected • to*; arrive here Thursday.: -During , his stay in Mexico ) : r Doctor V Wheeler a much feted -guest,;'and deli yered many I ad dresses.' :; ,; ;' :\\ '.'"K^f'J-':' '\u25a0 ?'? ' I-'^The : Navy i league *\u25a0 of J has : a membership • of. 1,081,339,^ and s IU : funds iamount to $8,395,950. ;v \u25a0 - TRIAL OF ALLEGED EMBEZZLER BEGUN Leslie L. Barnard, Former Em ploye of Sperry Flour Com= pany, Faces Court OAKIiAND, Sept. 27.— Taking of tes timony in the trial of Leslie L. Barnard, former employe of the Oakland branch of the Sperry flour company, was begun today" by Judge Brown. The witness first on the stand; was C. S. Parker, manager of the Oakland office of the company. • Barnard was specifically ac cused of embezzling \ $500 from his 1 emp loyers. although • hiS total shortage was said to run over $30,000. / Parker, testified -that Barnard was given; money to". deposit for the com-, pany and that he. kept, $500 >of: it for himself. This ; money, Barnard told an other employe, according to Parker, was used in .the 'purchase of .a- saloon. Parker discovered that Barnard had held it. out, and asked him to^return it. Parker; received a check for $500, but the: check 'proved' to be' worthless. The testimony ' caused \ much legal ar gument, Barnard's attorneys, Frank McGowan and E.L. Cutler, contending that the transaction did not constitute embezzlement. >:; ;. ; Chief Deputy District Attorney Carey argned to ..the> satisfaction of Judge Brown that it did, and the testimony was admitted. \u25a0 - .\u2666-- — — — : ; •-• -.- ' •'• » I Marriage Licenses 1 \u2666-— •.;•.; .• — — - 77 — — i- OAKLAND,- Sept. 27.— The following" marriage licenses were issued today : John Marshall, 21. and Olive Dias, 16. both of Newark.- . \u25a0 P. Cahill, 20. and Wlnnlfred Maguire, 28. both of Oakland. - Richard Williams. 21. and Roth Kramer, 18, i both of San Francisco. Benjamin F. Baker. 42. Farmington, and Frankie S. Smith, 37. Oakland. • Hans Holmes, 25, and Lily C. Ohlson, 25. both of Alampda. > \u25a0 . . \u25a0 \u25a0 William D. Ogilbie, 23, and Ida P. Barnes, 22, both of Berkeley. Robert P. Nicholson, 22, and Lubena E. Joost, 24, both of Alameda.- , GOVERNOR ISSUES CALL FOR SESSION State Legislature to Meet Octo ber 3 to Make Change in Amendment Error SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27. — Governor Gillett tonight, through Private Secre tary Mitchell, issued the proclamation calling the state legislature ' in extra T ordinary, session to make a needed change in constitutional amendment No. l, ; which is to be voted on by the electors of the state in November. The legislature will meet in the state cap itol- at .12 o'clock, noon, Monday, October 3. The proclamation was drafted. in San Francisco: today and was signed and Issued on the El Dorado train of the Southern Pacific .line tonight. : The leading point to .be, taken up in" the session is shown by the" following pre amble which is incorporated in the call: "Whereas, it appears that the said amendment leaves uncertain the period for which the gross receipts and gross premiums mentioned In said resolu tions are to be computed upon which the taxes therein provided for are to be levied, and -in case said amendment should be adopted In its present form by the people, such amendment would Jeopardize the revenues to be; raised by the state under such amendment." ENGLISH FARMERS FORM CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES Associations. Sell Products and Buy Supplies The benefit reported to be derived, by farmers from their co-operative socle ties in continental; countries, especially Denmark/has stimulated the formation of like societies in the United King dom. Consul Frank W. Mahin of Not tingham says that many are now in operation, one of which he describes:. . : "The Midland farmers' co-operative association was formed in 1906. -A It now has 401 members. . '...;. "The Midland association, through its general offlce~lh Nottingham, disposes of the products of Its members* farms, excepting the livestock. For Instance, a, member sends samples of his grain to the office. Officials keep themselves informed as to the best markets and sell to the highest offer by means of the samples.', Similar methods 'are used with other products.- A small -com mission is charged by the general of fice for its service, which chargeis* be lieved to be less than the grain to, the farmer by dealing through the well informed intermediary. The ( manager of the association personally attends the grain and cattle; markets held on stated days in the district and*- thus is always fully : acquainted with.; prices and conditions.' ; '. , j "Through the general office the mem ber buys 'supplies for his-farm—ma chinery, fertilizers, seeds,; cakes . for stock food, oil, coal, etc;, not,, however, groceries or, other family; commodities. The office issues . a monthly price 1 list for members only, giving ; the cost '. of the various articles delivered ,or. at sea ports. All. the prices are said to be less than .the member would be charged if ,he .individually .: bought % the .:. supplies. 1 In addition, the, member is assured that his purchases will always be of the best quality and character." \u25a0" ' v 1 "The monthly, price list contains, be sides .the , cost of supplies, suggestions and: -information' -regarding the:; best farming devices andmethods and prob able changes, in prices arid* trade r condif tlons.^Thelannual cash business'of the association is now about $125,000 and has_ steadily increased 'each 'year. The expenses are ; about' 3 per .cent* of • that amount.", VV- iSffIBBBBiT-. 1 • • • -" ' : W@?% AMERICANS TO:EXCAVATE : ; ANCIENT CITY OF SARDIS Work Will: Take 200 Men From Two to Five i Years . . Consul General Ernset I* Harris writes that: Professor (Butler/ of ; the y.Univer sity 'of t Princeton,'? accompanied American Pengineers/Pl has ?•. arrived i'at Smyrna .nand^ will ? ;i lmmediately i^cbm-; mencel work >\u25a0 excavating 's» the? ancient city;" of • Sard is, which -is '. about ; five hours v distant; lf romt Smyrna ;fby^ rail: The vwork v will : last |two to s five « years, and ;it?;is .' the intention of ..;those*; in charge Tof :thls'interestlng;enterprlse:td do f itS thoroughly - and I'lay.Jt; the 7 ,: entire city I bare;? 200 " men V will .* be 'employed eight*' months f- each'; year.- ''The : funds for the, enterprise! will ; be supplied by New- York; capitalists. '\u25a0":\u25a0•\u25a0'.. ; i - : >;;?A:'j good', / talker •li -one- who \ knows Coast Chambers of Commerce Plan Mass Meeting on Fleet Admiral Evans'' Plan to Establish Permanent Naval Defense Arouses- Interest j: OAKLAND, Sept. 27.— At. this morn ing's meeting "of the directors of the chamber. 'of commerce a comunlcation w_as'' received from Secretary -Ruf us Choate of the San Diego chamber to the .; effect' that a*, movement .has-been started among the chambers of the Pacific coast to bring about a" mass meeting of representatives in . the near future to consider "Admiral Evans* plan to secure the permanent establishment of a Pacific" coast battleship .fleet. The secretaries of the different' coast cham bers have been 'instructed, to wire Gov ernor , Gillett, asking him formally to call" the meeting under his own presi dency, the time and place to.be.'selected at his option. The object of themass meeting, will" be [to] indorse the admi ral's plan and to petition congress that the fleet be established in .the interest of and 'for the r proper 'protection of coast cities, as ;; outlined by A.dmiral Evans., -,-. \u25a0. - : N'T- . -'.7.-..". "\u25a0'-- \u0084 ."A- large hand woven; silk scroll was received; from the honorary commercial commissioners of "Japan, upon which was .woven,,' ln Japanese | characters, an expression of thanks by < the commis sioners to - the chamber, members for the hospitality and courtesy: shown the Nipponese body, during its... visit to Oakland while touring America in 1909. t ; - ... ".. P. C.^Frederic^on, with W. E. Gib son. Ci M. Wood, R~ S. Kitchener and B^P. Miller, were appointed to arrange a program, including an auto trip about the city, as entertainment for the "delegates to the convention of the Danish. Brotherhood at" Fresno, who will visit Oakland at the close of the CITY TO ACQUIRE PARKS THIS YEAR Mosswood and Lake Lands Will Be Added to Municipal System OAKLAND, ' Sept: 27. — As soon as money is available from the tax levy for the current fiscal year, the city ad ministration will purchase for the mu nicipality Mosswood park and the Mer ritt property at The Willows, on Lake Merritt. . . Realizing that unless the purchase were paid this year the city would, lose the benefit of its options, the council has provided' $143,485 in- the budget for the purpose of securing the park prop erties. . . ;\u25a0- . :;\u25a0 f \u25a0•\u25a0 '- - : :: \u25a0 . . \u25a0 City Attorney John W. Stetson is now framing the ordinances for closing the deals. Negotiations between the board of public works and the trustees of the Merritt estate have been closed by the agreement on the price. For the lake land, which will' complete the chain of parks on the west shore, the city will pay $43,485. Something more than $100,000 will be paid- for Mosswood park. Mosswood is being held in trust for the city by the local banks. The trus tees have advanced the money for the construction of a pergola and wall on the Broadway frontage, and have main tained the grounds. The purchase money will include the value of the park when it was ; taken over by the banks, taxes paid and the cost of im provements. These acquisitions were recommended by the park commission, which consid ered the lands among the most impor tant sections of the municipal park sec tion ' STRANGER GIVES BAD CHECK TO OPTICIAN Police Asked to Find Fraudu- lent Customer OAKLAND, Sept. 27.— George H. Dickinson of California ; optical company, 1113 Broadway, v reported to the police this morning, that he 'had accepted a worthless check.for $15 from a'man who gave the name of CE. At wood, giving the.- stranger J $10 as change. -. The man. ordered .apair c of glasses, for which he promised to | call a few days ago.: He then drew out the 'Check, drawn on R. B. Jones In favor of H. C. Bryant, and said he would pay a $5 deposit. With the $10 change Atwood disappeared, . : and I later the-check ; was returned to"Dickinson bythebank. . v ; • - ;\u25a0-, , J. Murphy, : employed by the Leona heights rock quarry"* company,. reported that ? he> was drugged , last night and robbed 'Of $15 -and a gold watch. He said* he met a' young man- in ! a- saloon and , took several ';\u25a0 drinks | with the stranger. This morning •he . awoke In De Fremery park. His companion and his; valuables were gone. '4' r Mrs. G. : Chambers, .proprietor of a shoe store atV 1612; Seventh street," re portedthat a black handbag was stolen from her shop yesterday byj a sneak thief,' who' e'nteredr while she was. In a rear room: The reticule contained pa pers worth $30." -- Mrs. M. Turner, 571 Eighth street, reported the theft of. a suitcase from the house. . , > . ; CUP IS OFFERED FOR BEST SHORT STORY University English Club Opens v Writers' - Contest BERKELEY, Sept 27. — To stimulate interest In the writing; of short stories the English club, the premier brganlza- 1 tion: controlling 'dramatics .'on- :f: f the : campus, : has \ announced ;a" short story ; contest; . which ; will ? close : October 20. '.The/ prize; will: be a'sllver,cup,^the per manent possession of. the' club, but upon which jWill; be engraved < the Vnarnes of each year's : winners, ; with the titles of the>best story. in, the competitions.' * The judges of the; contest willbe Dr.- H. IE. 1 Cory.'; Dr./ G. Ar Smithson," nj W. Cross, editorj of \u25a0 the . Occident magazine, and Miss Cheryl Merrill, 4 literary editor 'of (thei publication.^.'^ .. - -*~,~- ' \u25a0/" ' . : In charge'; of the > contest will be a* committee composed of Miss Marguerite Ogden, ; chairman ;w'James Fiske, • Miss Lillian ifßice, •} Miss ; Rose Gardner '-. and Newton ;B^ Drury. _: ;..*. . -. .-;'' * .'. •'\u25a0; ••-\u25a0' .The best stories will be printed iii' the monthly. magazine.. >: \u25a0' v .•' : , DEATH "OF- JV E." COSY— Alameda,7 Sept. . 27.— - - James = E. j Cory,'"/ a "i well V known " employment -\u25a0. agent:- died ;lasr night ln< a local hospital. He was 66 years of age i and; had; resided; here: for :;i6 years.- 7 Cory; is said to h«Te left a daughter \u25a0 who . It . supposed ; to -' be', lirlng , la ; tie \u25a0 northern l part ofithe Bt»U* , ' ; -^ ,- - \u25a0-- --. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.. . \u25a0•\u25a0 conclave. The program will also in clude a/ banquet and exercises."-. . H. C. ; CapVell pointed out -that near ly all text books; class pins and other incidental, articles used in the schools of-\Oakland were \u25a0 purchased ' from San Francisco firms, and proposed that. In asmuch as two of 'the largest manufac tories -In . the country for ? articles of this kind were /situated in Oakland, action should be taken at once' to see that; the home firms received the pa tronage. . '• i ';. Vc A ':':''* ,A" resolution was adopted protesting against the •< continuance of the rule made by the. companies operating ferry boats on the bay whereby^ the number of automobiles carried by each boat is limited to four machines. This action was taken on the ground that the re striction • worked an inconvenience and hardship on the thousands of auto owners of the community, which, in proportion to its population, owned more machines than any section in" the world.' : '>.'v- A committee of 10 members will ;be appointed by President "VW S. Mackay to co-operate with the Panama-Pacific exposition committee on publicity, pre paratory to the holding of a post card week from October 10 to 17, to boost the exposition. * A. resolution was adopted Indorsing the establishment in this city of the First California battalion of zouaves, and asking the state adjutant general to allow, the organization the use^ of necessary arms and~accouterments.* Secretary A, A. Denison was appoint ed as the chamber's representative on the California development board, and R. M. Clark was granted a leave of absence for two weeks. , COUNCIL TO CUT BOND ESTIMATES School Issue With Reduced Total to Be Submitted in November OAKLAXD,- Sept. 27. — Councilmen R. C. Vose,» Oliver Ellsworth and L N. Cobbledick have been named as a spe cial committee to revise the estimate made by the ; board of education for the proposed bond issue for new schools and sites. They were selected by -President Pendleton of the -city council' at a special conference of the school directors, board 'of public works and, council. . \u25a0\u25a0. -Mayor Mott and several councilmen were in favor of keeping the total amount of the Issue low. The con ferees decided that reductions would b*e necessary to -make. up a bond issue, which would be voted down because of excessive Increase in the tax fate, but would "supply funds sufficient to cor rect the overcrowded condition of the public schools. To meet this exigency the school board agreed that the council should appoint the x revision committee. The same body will also call the election and probably will name a date between November 15 and December 1, after the charter .election. JThe school board estimate puts the total amount required at $3,400,050. This Included $575,500 for enlargement of sites. of elementary schools and Im provements, $235,500 for new sites. $1,620,000 for new buildings and addi tions and $968,000 for the high schools. A delegation of students -.from the manual training and commercial high school called on Mayor Mott to appeal for their school. They pledged the support of the student . body to the bond issue as it would be submitted to the voters. The' delegates were Waldo Clark, Griffln Glsh. Herman Greenwood. Wallace Kyte, Charles Coffey, Alfred aßteman, Richard Woer ner and eGorge HJelte. GEOGRAPHER TO SPEAK m*', ON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Dr. Eugene Oberhummer to Lecture at University BERKELEY, Sept. 27. — Dr. Eugene Oberhummer, professor of geography at the University of Vienna and one of the world's foremost authorties on this subject, will lecture before the students of the university and the general public in California hall either Thursday or Friday night. . His subject will be "The Principal Geographical Features of Austria-Hungary." Arrangements " for the lecture were made by Doctor who met Doctor Oberhummer In Mexico, where he was a delegate to the congress of educators. . After the sessions Doctor Oberhum mer-joined several archaeological ex peditions. ..He is now in the Tosemite valley and -is expected to arrive here either tomorrow or Thursday. PURSE IS STOlXN— Berkeley. Sept. 27.—Hanj . Ing her purse.' containing money and Jewelry, on the doorknob of her apartment at the Berk shire. Telegraph avenue and Bancroft way, yesterday while she conrersed with a friend in an adjoining room. Mrs. M. Spencer found .the purse on the hall floor and its contents stolen on her return. DIVOECE BUTT FlLE3>— Oakland. Sept. 27.— \u25a0 ;Sult ,for dlTorce on. the grounds "of desertion r and :' habitual \u25a0 neglect was begnn- today by Roberta F. against John S. Hopkins. YOUR UPSET, SOUR, GASSY STOMACH IS RELIEVED IN A FEW MINUTES Take a little Diapepsin now and your Stomach will feel fine in five minutes 'Every .family here ought, to keep some t Diapepsln * in the : house, as any one'of you -may, havo* an attacks of In- digestion or Stomach trouble at any time. • day. or. night. : , v V: Thisl : harmless .preparation will 'di- gest anything you eat and overcome a distressed, k out"; of border stomach- five minutes ; afterwards.;- r ,If;your t <meals don't tempt' you,' or what little you'do eat seems. to fill you. or -.lays .like, a V lump, of . lead In your stomach,; Tor ;If . you ; have 'heartburn, that Us i<a" sign of ;•:' ;>* -/-. '-:• Ask? your.; 1 Pharmacist for ; a 50 cent caao jot ?. Pape's * Diapepsln*" and talta VOTERS TO DECIDE CURRENT QUESTION Referendum Will Be Invoked » Alameda Municipal Electric Plant Matter ALAMEDA. Sept. 27.— The question - as to whether or not the city shall buy electric current from an outside cor poration for the municipal plant dur ing the daylight hours and operats th© city generating works only at night will probably be decided by a referen dum vote at the municipal election to be held In April. Petitions requesting the city council to submit the matter to a vote of th« electorate have been prepared by At- *t toraey A. F. St. Sure and will b« placed In circulation without delay. The board of electricity, after re porting to the city council that day current could be bought from an out side concern cheaper than it could b» developed at the municipal generating works, was authorized to negotiate- for the purchase of day current from an, outside concern. Bids were called fo» and th** offer of the Great "Western power company -was decided to be the* best submitted. Arrangements are un der way to close a contract with th© Great Western power company, but it is expected that the board of electricity will defer. definite action until th© sen timent of the • voters on the question, has been ascertained at th© polls. SUNFLOWER GROWING COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY] Oil From Seed Affords Russia Large Revenue The sunflower is grown In Russia, ac cording to United States Consul John H. Grout, to a considerable extent. th» amount of seed crushed amounting usually to over half a million tons. At first the center of Its cultivation was /In the provinces of Tehernigov, Kiev. Poltava and Kharkov, but now the principal cultivation of the plant has moved farther southeast into the Kuban territory and the province of Stavropol. Much of the seed is eaten by the pop ulace similar to the way Americans use peanuts, being eaten either raw or roasted. The bulk of the seed, how ever. Is pressed for its oil. 'which finds a ready, sale here as a welcome lenten fare. Since the introduction of Im proved methods of refining a very pala table oil with a clear and pleasant yel low tint has been produced. The oil Is sold at Odessa at $10 to $10.75 per 100 pounds. As a rule it is shipped in ordinary wooden casks, although lately tin canisters have been' used success fully. Small shipments have been made as an experiment and. strange to say. to such parts of the Mediterranean as are famous for their production of olive oil. Possibly the people there find it profit able to export their more valuable oil and to import for their own use surro gate oils. Other than the above men tioned shipments, very little sunflower seed oil Is exported from Odessa, home demand either being equal or mor« than equal to the supply. At present there can not be much of this oil In storage, inasmuch as last season's har vest of seed was almost a failure. (Only about 288,000 tons were crushed in all Russia.) Sunflower seed cultivation Is much, aided by the fact that It has been found that the stalk of the plant makes fairly good fuel and contains potash, when reduced to ash. of a very good quality, some of which is exported from) the port of Xovrossisk. :.\ * ;V BAKERS IN ENGLAND RAISE THEIR PRICES Four Pound Loaf Is to Sell for 1 Cent More .The London bakers have decided to raise the price of bread by %d (1 cent> on the four pound loaf. A rise in the price of beef and mutton, it is said, is also anticipated. A circular has been issued by th» London master bakers* protective soci ety giving as a reason, for the pro posed* increase In the price of the four pound loaf that no other course was open because of the Increase of 3s to 4a (73 to 97 cents) In the price of a sack of flour (280 pounds). "When the addi tional %d (1 cent) is added^there will be' a minimum charge of 6d (12 cents) for "a four, pound loafandof 6%d (13 cents) for the best quality. A, London baker stated recently that even at 13 cents a loaf, the flour cost ing 33s (JS.O2) a sack, the profit was only Is 9d (42 cents> per sack, as it costs 14s ($3.41) to convert a sack of flour into bread. The additional charge on a four pound loaf, it Is said, will be a great benefit to hundreds of * small bakers, who, with the present high price of flour, have been conducting their busi ness, if not at a loss, at least with a slim margin of profit. SANDALS AND SOCKS ARE WORN BY HORSES Japanese, horses wear sandals of ric» straw, bundles of which are attached to the sandal, to be renewed when neces sary. The Iceland peasant shoes his •pony with sheep's horn. In the upper Oxus. valleys horseshoes made of the antlers of the mountain deer, fastened with horn pins, are employed. Horses in the Sudan go in their stocking test — their socks are of camel skin. ;,.,•, BUSINESS MANAGES CHoSE2T— Berkeley. Sept. 27.— R. B. High, a junior (talent, has twea chosen as manager of •'The Mikado," which will be naag by the women of the Tr«ble43ef society of, the nnlrerslty la aa Oakland tie ater October, 20. E. D. Woodwmnl will b« Blah's assistant in the business manasement of the ' play. A man doesn't mind being abused be cause of his wealth. a little just as soon as you can. Ther© wlir be no sour risings, no belchlns of undigested, food mixed with acid, no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or r heavy feeling In the stomach. Nau- sea. • Debilitating Headaches. ' Dizziness or intestinal griping. This will all go. and. besides, there will be no sour food left 'over* in' your, stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors. Pape's \u25a0 Diapepsln is a certain cure for out of order stomachs, because it prevents* fermentation /and takes- hold of your, food and digests- it Just the samp as if your stomach wasn't there. Relief in five minutes from all stom- ach misery, at^ any drug- store, wait- ing, for you. ' These large -50 cent cases contain more, than sufficient to cure almost any chroniq case \ot\ Dyspepsia, : Indl«eatloa or any. \u25a0 other- GtosuLcb - trouble^