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6 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO BUYERS LOOK FOR DOWNTOWN REALTY Many Business Blocks Are to Be Added to the Central District of Oakland OAKLAND. Nov. 18. — With another :-,<?\u25a0«- business block to be erected at the southeast corner of Broadway and Nineteenth street by Max Koenig, the plans for which have already been drawn, the structure to b*» five stories in height and cost $80,000. and work gr-ing on steadily on the eight story fidition to th<» Realty Syndicate build !ng. the northern section of Broadway is undergoing many rhangeg. The walls of the new municipal elec tricity building, in Oak street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, are com peted and the structure will he one of th<» handsomest on the Pacific . coast. The machinery will be moved into the building within the next three weeks. Work <>n the ste*-l frame of the Oak land "hotel is progressing rapidly and but for th«* nondelivery of steel from the Lonpr Island. N. V.. rolling mills v.ould have been completed by this time. C J. Keeseman has contracted for the building of a three story business b!ock on the south side of Fourteenth street between the buildings now occu pied by Sherman. Clay & Co. and the Metropolitan furniture company. A, seven story rmildlng is being: erected on the north side of Thirteenth street between Broadway and Franklin street. owners isrcMxeb to hold j Oakland 's experiencing a buiMing j boom and there is Brood demand /or central realty, with owners inclined to hold rather than sell. The growth along San Pablo and Telegraph ' ave nues. Broadway from Fourteenth street to Twenty-second street has been rapid and thm demand for property in this section fs especially brisk.. ifany new homes are goinj? up In the residential district, especially in the subdivisions on the northern shores of the lake al<">njr the boulevards into the Piedmont hills, and the newly annexed sections. RAILROAD CONCENTRATION * With the centralizing- of the local passenger traffic by the Southern Pa cific and an electric street railway ex press to be built into th*e suburbs, the •lemand for property in the outlying districts will be greater than ever. The cntral station of the Southern Pa cific's proposed system of electric rail vays will be at Fourteenth and Frank lin streets, where all the lines will < onvergre so that the population from ?ny section of the city can get into the !i n art of the city rapidly and without inconvenience. I'KnMITS FOR BUILDINGS The building permits for the v.eck total 75, calling for an expenditure of $S€,9OL The summary follows: ', No. «f I BtriKU&C*-* Permits. Amounts. | <':i» unrjr ijTreliinj::.. 1» $:ifi.7M) "no and » b«lf story dTrpllings. . 2 4..V10 j Two Btocy dwpllir.jrp ~> 20.050 j i-vo mot? sparsnipnts an-1 *tnrrs 1 , 14.500 j r i* 1(3 housop - 5i.631 I <;srg£:es - !."..";< P.xrns an<l fheds -- . 0 1 ,51!'J 1 Aiiemiions. additions an'] r»- < jia !rs ::*\u25a0 1 r..:;c,5 ; T..;ai :... 7r. 158.901 ItKrullT BY WARMS No. ***r tVnoltsl Amnnntii. Fir*t wsr.i 27 $27,145 ti*C(MM) wan] 5 4,tH>s , ThinJ.-ra.vl .'. 4.32« i T oiirlh * «r<l 2 1 UK3 ! fifth w*r.l 12 lO£3S\ vrar.l <i 4.01.'i s. •< mli n.ir.l is 15.700 T :.-iI "> SSO.OOI t:i IL.DIXG IN PIEDMOXT l-'blldwlhs is a iist of houses now in \u25a0;•• hands «.>f architects- and to be built .: n»r«ln Kast Piedmont heights ex '\u25a0\u25a0- . ;:-.r. iiy the Kast Piedmont Heights . : \u25a0\u25a0-> : '\u25a0< J i:i :~ g' company : i".»v:»»-r. 'Howard HmiMon or Shr«>v*e k C<i.«£aii : \u25a0 :•! «-i*i-»: 'ci>st. $G.<wo; architect, L. c Mul tarJr. • " .i-r. Karl B. Scott, architect. San Francisco; \u25a0 •— \u25a0:. fi.7t<*>: arcfait«ctK. CrJiu & Scott. <>.\:i>t. Il#>rtx>rt N. I,ec. <-aphicr. Tubbs cords ire . .1 Bay: «-ost. f'.-VK); architects, A. M. &. Vf. .: ". "iiinain. 'wiser. C E. Oilman, mansprr Ray Cities \u25a0r.ir.r company: cost, $l.o<.Ki; architects, A. M. «V •»V. E. Milwa!n. • •v.ncr. .T. M. On?Vi. St. Mark hotel; cost, >\u25a0 \u25a0'•*>: architects. A. M. & W. E. Milwain. "•vixrr. W. .1. Wyth*. ar«h;te<-t. Oakland; • •-: $4.so<'t: architect*. M<HTaI! & W.rthe. «;«nor. Willis R. Dutihar. \\>i=»in«rhnuse *><•• :\u25a0!\u25a0\u25a0 .-onsranj-; cost, » SJ.WO: architect, J. H. 1 *>.>.-!**. <inn»r. Karl Nickel. <i<>si£ner and builder,! <!>!.i«u»l: cost. $4. .".c0; arrhitect, Karl H. Nickel. Houses are now being designed for :: c Extension building company, to be i»tnit within a few. months by: Bake w. \\ & Browh 2, IVank Stimson 1, Al t'oit Farr 6. J. V. Mattcson 9, Harris Alien 10 and Albert Farr 6.. The following purchasers in the Bast Piedmont heights extension intend «o build on their lots within a few months: Nr-wton A. Knzer. Bowman drnit company; T. X. Allardr. assistant cashier. Oakland Bank of Ssrinc*: C. TT. Sroner. Vallejo brick und tilrf <'>inpsn<-; 3. H. Rf*^. builder. A lameda; 3. 3. NTitr-he]]. Kahn Brothers. Oakland:' B. B. T^cach, l'niti»<i States mint. San Francisco, and W. R. Atberper, Tire president Oakland traction com jiany. , Thr#e houses are now being built by li. 11. Van Sant for the Extension building company, which will cost 512.750. SALES DURING WEEK Sales reported this week by George W. Austin are as follows: Mr. Hammond t" John Andereen. lot at Flitj srfTid and Porer streets. !!'\u25a0•;«\u25a0> and lot • at rifty-ser>ond and Grore to Mr. Oreijrhton. I»t at ThirtiHh and Mscnnllt street*. C. F. F!eind'"il!ar to Mr. (ireenhood. H. S. M<Kean to T. A. Crawford. 150x240 feet in TwenTy-i^Tenth street near W«>l>ster. N>w fl^'» room bimcaion- in Ransome ?treet ii'-ar «'arringrt>'n. 10 Kavld l>oti'-an. House and lot at east corner of Tenth street arid Seventh sTenue. from Hattie H. Miller to Harrj- R. Nielsen. BimsaloTT 1n I.awton avenue. Herman S. Mc- Kcmi to -<J. B. I,eon»rdini. ' «"ottaj:e st Twenty-sixth and Grove streets, Mr. Douglas to Mr. Kiiumell. Ix>t at Slxt*>enth and Adeline streets, W. J. M«-K<»e tn M. Stratick. ' * • r,ot. 200x113 fe^t at TUirteenth and Toplar *tr*»«-ts. J. J. Toomey t<» A. W. Kelleher. Hoiitie and lot In Carlt«n Ftreet, Berkeley, Mr. Uolkenhaner to Mr. Ford. 11. R. Landerkin to A. W. Bates, cottage and lot at .Sixty-second and «'»nninc: streets. OPINIONS OF DEALERS Jn speaking of the realty situation, Wickham Havens said: v .:.-.• One of thf most rapid, developments of ony residence property in the Oakland district lias l>een tliat of the Wickham-Havpns company. Tliouffh th» property has tven on the market .>:ily a little more than a month, the East Pied in«int lifJglitfi extension tract has establirb'd a ref«ird lv the building of homes. There Is 1 t«»tal of 24 houses either In the cour.«e of con >tructit"in or for \u25a0which plans are beln? prepared. Tfcere are 14 for which plans are being com pleted by the architect* for immediate construc tion. TrhUe there are seven others who intend to tiuild in the course of a few months and six houses'* have been stirted 00 the tract this month. ' NEW ERA OPENING .; George W. Austin said: / Tliere is a new era opening to Oakland in the assurance of the interchange of shipping be tween this city and Sacramento valley points. Residents here Uttle realize the eagerness \u25a0 with wiiich mercbanr* of the Sacrament© valley are counting upon the promise of belnjr able to land their rtipments on the newly developed water front and to taVc their cargoes direct instead of being forced to deal with San Franciwo. TThile this plan Is still In the future. It is assured by the plans for the water front Im proTercents. and the real estate dealer In , the man who most quickly realizes the full value of the cii&£ge< Investors from out of town remark . HOUSE OF WORSHIP DESIGNED BY WOMAN FOR BIG CONGREGATION St. Johns Presbyterian church at College avenue and Derby street,- Berkeley. pverj- wcrk on thp promise of the future, and count upon ihts and thp rapid development of downtown Oakland in negotiating their Invest ment?. STIMULATING BUSINESS P. W. Morehouse of the Realty syn dicate said: . We are Piwleavorfnc to stimulate business in order to offset the handicaps' of- buildin? oper ations around our entrance. Vnless we offer the people PomethinK unusual they will -not take the trouble to come in. because the building is cluttered with waffoldinc and noisy with the soond of the iron workers' automatic riveters. W> realize this, and are adoptinc radical meth ods to overcome conditions. The lots we offer are In the heart of the Santa Fc districts. clAse to the Key Route and carlines. Such property is petting scarce, and we. have no doubt that we will sell every lot before the week is up. We expect to keep thinps humming for six months, while our building Is under construc tion, and thouch the lots to follow may not be as desirable to some people as the Rronp we are now specializing, they will all be good buys, well worth lookinjr into. The Syndicate is in a position to offer some preat inducements in miscellaneous lots. STREETS COMPLETED F. E. Reed, subdivision manager of the Laymance real estate company, said: The street work in Rock Ridpe park is now practically completed and the drives have been thrown open to the public. - The wide streets, •with their oiled macadam pavements, are al ready . becoming a favorite drive for nutoists?. Orean View drive, thp* street leading from Broadway direct into Hock Uidjre park, is a popular road, as it loads to the highest part of the property. Bfllovue terrace, from which the view is superb. TVhen the water pipos arc all laid in nook Ridge place the oil and rook will be- laid on th« streets tbpro. When these roads are com pleted there, will be. in all. four miles of splen didly paved roads In the Rock Ridge properties. Tbere. are no square corners or sharp ancles.' as all the rwds wind in and out. following the. con tour of the land. When, the large frontages which face these streets are built up with fine homes — and -many are now being ' built — thore win not be another "such residence park as Rook Ridge in the. we^t.' COURT WARNING FAILS TO HALT MRS. MARTIN Would Be Glad to Go Back to Jail OAKLAND, Nov. IS. — A threat by Judjre Wells that he would continue the trial of Mrs. Isabella J. Martin for a month and that she would have "to stay in jail that time if she did not cease her tirades In court brought from Mrs. Martin today the response that she would thus obtain sufficient time to prepare her address .to the jury. Mrs. Martin interrupted a witness to declare that she was being outrage ously treated at the county jail and that she was being spied . upon. The principal witness at today's trial was Harry East Miller, an expert on explosives, who testified as« to the cause of the explosion by which Mrs. Martin is accused of having wrecked Judge Ogden's home. S*AN JOSE MUSICIANS TO SING AT BERKELEY Miss Lulu Pieper and Chester Herold Will Give Concert BEIfKELEY, Xov. 18. — Miss Lulu I Pieper and Chester Herold. San Jose musicians,' will give the half hour of music in the Greek theater Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Herold is well known in the southern part of the state as a concert singer. The program follows: "Forsake Me Not," from Sopbr's "The Last Judgment." Miss I'Jeper -and Herold; aria from Wfber'e *T»<»r Frritschutz" and Pasraore'g "The Weathercock and the Maiden," Miss IMeper; Campbell-Tipton's "The. Crying of Water", and Hammond's VReeompense." HeroM; Thomas' "N'ijfht Hymn at Sea" and Tostl's "We Will Welch." Mlfs Pieper and Herold. * Earl Towner of Kan Jose and H. B. Pasmore will be the accompanists at the musicale. COAL OIL FIGURES IN AN ARSON CHARGE 'Fireman Tells of Finding Faucet Wide Open OAKLAND, Nov. ,18. — When Fireman McGovern broke into the store of Lazor Brooks and Hyeman . Friedenberg to save It from being destroyed, by flames he found a coaloil can with the faucet open. . *: \u25a0 ' The can was tipped so that the oil ran out iv. the Jirection of the f/re. lie also found a jet pouring out gas In the direction of the flames. McGovern "save his testimony today in Judge Brown's court during . the trial of Brooks and Friedenberg on, a charge of arson. BASKETBALL PLAYERS WILL HOLD LUNCHEON Season to Be Closed With Feast on Campus . BERKELEY. Nov. ,18.— The basket ball season of the women of the. uni versity will be closed Saturday with a luncheon at Hearst -hall under the 'aus pices of £ the , Sports and . Pastimes society of the women. ; In charge, of the affair are commit tees as follows: * / - '-\u25a0* . . nefre«hments— Madjce Sp«»n<**r, '''Craee ' JBamil* t«n. Cora Wieder. Clara MoLaurin < and Oral Wolfe: pprTiog — Agues Madden. ,'Zella F>idy. Alice Taylor. Irene James, Elizabeth 3r|sscnden end Ora Prentice. . . \u25a0• \ TREASURER SUES FOR ' INHERITANCE TAXES Ferdinand Myers Transferred Property Before His Death OAKLAND, .Now 18. — A suit -to' en force the payment of inheritance taxes out of the estate of Ferdinand Myers was begun today by ' County, Treasurer M. J. Kelly. The. estate has a value of $68,500. Kelly claims that Myers/in contemplation of death; transferred his property to his children a few Cweeks before he died. v . " \u0084 , THE SA^- FRANGISCO GALL; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1910. PRESBYTERIANS TO OPEN NEW CHURCH St. John's of Berkeley to Be Used at Special Services Tomorrow Morning BERKELEY, Nov. 18.— St. John's Presbyterian congregation of this city, which has outgrown its chapel at Col lege avenue and Derby street, will open its new church adjoining the chapel Sunday with special services. The rapid growth of the church is due in a large measure to the work of Rev. George G. Eldridge, pastor for the last two years. \ The chapel in which the congrega tion has been holding its services is simple in design, with rustic beauty. This is the keynote of the new build ing, which was planned by Miss Julia Morgan, and is carried N one story higher, with a large central vestibule. The interior of pine and redwood is in stof t tones of brown. A choir space, seating 40 singers, is behind the pulpit and in front of a Kimball or^an of wonderful quality. Pastor's study.' choir room, clubrooms, private class rooms, a large ladies' parlor, with com plete kitchen equipment, and janitor's apartments, are provided. The furnishing throughout In pews, fixtures and carpets is simple and. rich. The motif of the "St. John's CrosV. is cleverly suggested in design for glass, fixtures and the carving of the. pews. A regular communion service in the church will -be held Sunday morning and a praise service .in the .evening. The formal dedication w}ll ; take place Sunday, November 27.' AGED WOMAN DROPS DEAD IN HER HOME Mrs. Lunt Stricken While Pre- paring to Leave House ALAMEDA. Nov. 18.— Mrs. Susan Lunt, a resident of this city for 25 years, was found dead last night -on the floor of her room in the Empire apartments at the corner of. Paru street and Encinal avenue. The aged woman was stricken when she was about to leave' the place, having dressed in preparation for going out. Mrs. Lunt was tho- widow of Oliver A. Lunt, who was a prominent dancing teacher in the bay cities. She was the mother of Mrs. Olita-Lunt Youngberg. Mrs. Lunt was a native of Maine and 70 years of age. ,Mrs; Lunt assisted in ''the organiza tion of \u25a0 the First Unitarian church of this city and-was the first president of the Unitarian society. .... .' PROF. BADE SPEAKS. ON ' HEBREW DEVELOPMENT Theologian Addresses Philo sophical Unfori at University BERKELEY. Nov. 18.— Speaking on the subject of "Hebrew Moral Develop ment" before the members , of the Phil osophical union of the University in the philosophy building tonight. Prof. William F. Bade of the Pacific "theo logical, seminary showed" the result of modern scholarship in determining the age in which different parts of the Old •Testament were , written. He showed how the growth of morality, in Israel ran parallel with the growth of the literature as interpreted by modern biblical scholarship, .f. *.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- ' .'/'\u25a0'" ARMY OF SOCIETY WOMEN TO WORK TODAY Berkeleyans Will Collect Funds to Aid Charity ' BERKELEY, Nov. IS.— An army of society women will go forth tomorrow In behalf of r the/ Berkeley; dispensary, charity, organization and day nursery, and work through the day to gather $12,000 needed for the maintenance of these organizations, which have Vac-, complished much here. 'Arthur Arlett Is the commandant of -the work ers and will have charge of the-dis tricts into r which .'the city -has been, divided for the purpose of the collection of funds. , \u25a0 LADIES OF KNIGHTS PLAN ORGANIZATION BERKELEY, » Xov. 18.—^A ladies' auxiliary jto Berkeley commandery, No. 42, Knights vTemplar, .'will; be .organized here Monday/afternoon in .the. Masonic temple at 3 o'clock. Interested in the movement, for the formation of \u25a0 the auxiliary' for the-,:--. wives", mothers, •daughters; and sisters of 'the members of the local : lodge are: , Mrs. Walter A.. Gompertz, Mrs. Robert .L. Reid. Mrs.. Melville a Threlkeld. Mrs, Edward ! S. Valentine and Mrs. William H, Waste. . \ - < PEACE CONFERENCE IN •;b£RKELEY IS URGED. BERKELEY,' Nov.- : 1 S.-^Cyrus Street, peace advocate, -spoke .before • the.'di rectors: of the. chamber ; of commerce last night, annual peace conference similar to I that; held? at Mo honk, N.\Y:,lbe?heldsinvthis , city each year. His ; project: was" deferred to 2 a committee composed; of ,W."J. 1 Mortimer, v H.\ D.lrwin,.E. ;T. Harms,; Walter A. .Gomaertz and B F. Kdwirda. • DEATH COURTED TO END SORROW H. W. Ballard of Alameda Takes Morphine After His Wife Leaves Him • t ALAMEDA, Nov. IS.— With his mind temporarily broken by conflicting emo tions and his body racked by illness brought on by nights of unrest. 11. W. Ballard,, whose wife left him and her children, attempted to end his life last night at his apartments in the Cres cent hotel by swallowing six grains of morphine,' sufficient, his doctors say, to instantly kill a man under ordinary circumstances. Ballard, however..paced his room after' taking the drug, and this saved his life, according to Dr. W. J. Hosford, who first attended him. Doctor Hosford worked for four hours before, the patient revived. Ballard is still In danger. . •In delirious moments Ballard cries out against his wife, claiming that she has unjustly accused him of undue fa miliarity with a stenographer , who was in his employ and was known as the "merry widow" in the Metropolis Bank building in San Francisco, in . which Ballard's offices are located. W. A. Ballard, a brother of H. W. Ballard, said today that he" had had. a conference with ,Mrs. Ballard in San Francisco. last night and that, she had reiterated fyer "charges against her. hus-' band and again declared her intention not to : r.eturn to him. Mrs. Ballard said that she -would return to her home in Colorado. ~ • > When her husband was told of her statements, while not delirious, he as serted that he did not wish to have anything 'more to do with a. woman who would desert her husband and chil dren and intimated that enemies ..were influencing his wife against him. BANQUET ENDS FIRST • ' SESSION OF HISTORIANS Pacific Coast Society Meets at the University ! 'BERKELEY. Nov. IS. — With a ses \ sJon in California hall this afternoon "and a banquet at the Hotel Carlton tonight the -members of the Pacific coast branch of the American histor ical society opened their j conference. Meetings will be held tomorrow, the morning session being devoted to ad dresses and an election of officers, and the afternoon to a teachers' seminary. The speakers at today's session were Prof. A. B. Shaw, Prof. L. E. Young and' Prof. O. H. Richardson. Tonight Prof. , Henry M. Stephens of the uni versity .was the toastmaster at the ban quet, at which Profs. E. D. Adams, B. E. Howard' and others- spoke, b « Professor Adams is president of the association. '.-'', WIFE SAYS HtJSBAND POISONED HER FOOD Mrs. # ' Catherine. Miller Granted Divorce on These Grounds OAKLAND, Nov., IS.— That he had poisoned her food" was the testimony given by Mrs. Catherine Miller against her husband, Williany from whom she obtained a final decree of divorce to day. Mrs. Miller. is 64 years of'age and her husband 70. She said she became ill as the result of eating food which he had prepared.' ' The following suits for divorce were begun today: May against JamfesvL. Skifflngton, failure to provide; Charles A. against Katherine Elliott, desertion; Edith C. against George S. Adams, "de sertion;. Fred against Frances. Dewhirts, desertion. ;.' - FrtH. ;. i : Concepcion Tlret was granted an In terlocutory decree ",pf -../divorce' .today from John , P. Tiret on the ground, of extreme cruelty. : THIEF ESCAPES WHILE TWO MEN FIRE SHOTS Man Who Raids Poultry Coop Probably Is Wounded I OAKLAND,: Nov. IS.— A chicken thief whom R. P. • Williams /caught • late last night filling a ; sack, with his poultry in;,' Williams' yard |at i. 5009 ? Boulevard, Melrose. i'is believed to have . been wounded by a doubled charge of bird shot fired by the owner Tof- the poultry. - The thief was;pitched \ from a fence by the. impact of the stiot J as' he was escaping, ; but had' regained his feet 'and was "; again runnlns '.when '.Williams reached \u25a0 the fence.'-- , ; '^ • • , V Patrolman Chamberlain saw'the thief fleeing" across' a lot. He' fired several shots with his revolver at the : fugitive, who escaped in the fog. \ * I .;, Suburban Brevities f | RED MEN TO * PLAY CARDS— Alam^a. Not. IS.— Pawnee tribe. Improved Order: of Red \u25a0 Men. will bold a whist, tourney following it* f regular meeting- Tuesday night : in Pythian : v castle.- • \u25a0•\u25a0\u0084- ..-:, \u25a0:. ,> -\. •. ' . -"- - "-\u25a0" : -/" '-'_'i ALAMEDA WOMAN DIEB-^-Alameda,; Nov. If!.— >- Mrs.- Harriet •0. McHenry, , widow of Samuel \u25a0 ' McHenry, died last night at her home."': 817' - Mneoln - avenue. .-• Mrs. -* McHenry : bit 4 v been .resident of th<s'city for 30 years.' and was 67 - years old and amative. of, New York.) , 1 WOMAN; DIES' SUDbENLY^Oakland.:; Not."'lß. > 1 3Irs. \u25a0C. 8. . Stanley, \u25a0 wife of ; Dr." C.i B. Stanley. manager j of » a ; directory ; publishing •of flee.-i died suddenly "last 'night : of.' apoplexy . at 'her '.home, 3 8-*>s l Jackson i street. ." She left; beside j her I bus- [ -;'- ( band ytwo : children Jbv ' a \u25a0'\u25a0 previous marriage; : \u25a0 Mrs.'.Hagen' of St. Joseph. Mo.r "and Charles \u0084 Nelson of Minneapolis.. . :". MRS. MILLS' NATAL DAY IS CELEBRATED Graduates and Students Do Honor to Venerable Founder of Girls' College ; OAKLANI^, Nov. 1?. — Loving hands pulled at the great bell in^ the clock tower of Mills college at noon today. and made it peal 85 - times in honor : of Mrs. Susan L. Mills," the founder j of- the institution, whose birthday . it i was. The rope that made the bell ring was in ( the hands of the girls j of the graduating class of the semi | nary.' \u0084 i : Graduates from many places gathered together today . tp- pay honor to Mrs. ; Mills. Many were matrons who have " made similars! pilgrimages; each year : for a long time. Mrs. Mills greeted all warmly. \u25a0% » This evening the Student's dramatic club presented the play. "The Countess Cathleen," by William Butler Yeats, the Irish poet, jklt was an ambitious ef^ fort, but the performance was voted a success. The story Is based on an old Irish legend that when famine was on the land the devil sent agents to purchase souls of tlie starving peas ants. The Countess Cathleen, to save the souls of the peasants, offered her own for sale, but an angel balks the' sale at the last moment. Clever dancing was.' a feature of the performance. The following was the cast: V o - Tho Countess Cathleen Doris Foote Aleel the hard . . Lurlta Ston« First merchant (demon) Hazel Altman Second merchant (demon) Eleanor Jone* Oona. Cathleen's foster mother. .. .Alice Coleman Shemus, Rua. a peasant Mildred Smith Malre, wife of Shemus ....Jovce Lobner Teig, their 50n. . .: Josephine Cressey Mainteen, a gardener ......Mildred Ritchie Steward of eountessv ' Elsie Laboree Servant of countess Bessie Becktell Chief musician ....Hazel Lathrop First peasant Ruth Wood Second peasant £.\ .Amy Buell Peasants — Misses Frink, Ross, Hackett, Wort, Mills. Germain. Moores. Hill. Folger, Clarke. Glidden.' Redmond, Wilcox, .E. Ferrier, Hen derson. Court Indies— Misses Lnndy. Henderson, E. Ferrler..lllU. Moores, Ojmatn. Atherton. Clarke. Court gentlemen — Misses Redmond, Mothorn, MJllward. Bray. Guernes. Glidden. Fairies— Misses Crawford, G. Fowler, Buell, Schorer. Homage. Hackett. Mills. Demons— Misses Ross, Smith. Wort. Cress«.T, Haekett, E. Fowler, Folger, Lobner, Lundry, Smith. - BRITTON COMPARES THE LIGHTING RATES Says That Comparison With Alameda Is Erroneous Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 445 Sutter street. San Francisco. November 18. 1910. Editor Call: I note an editorial in your issue of October 27 subheaded "Plundered by the Lighting Company," which apparently had its origin in a communication In the Alameda Times- Star, in which communication it is stat ed that the rate charged In San Fran cisco, Oakland and Berkeley is from 9 to 11 cents per kilowatt hour, against 7 cents in Alameda. This you repeat in your editorial, and comment thereon. ; The statement in the Alameda Times Star is an erroneous one. The rate pre vailing in San- Francisco is. fixed by or dinance, of the board of supervisors, having for a lighting rate' a maximum of 9 cents and a minimum of 5.4 cents. In none of the cities mentioned is. a rate" charged in excess of 9 cents, and the majority of curr#it sold under the ordinance in San Francisco, and by the same rates In Oakland, is less than the 7 cent rate charged in the, city of Ala meda. The average rate "for all cur rent, sold^in both cities is between 5 and 6 cents per kilowatt hour. I ask that you will, in fairness to the companies involved, publish 'this com munication in order that the erroneous statements,^ arid upon which you relied for your article, may be corrected. Yours ; very truly. . JOHN A. BRITTON. Vice President and General Manager. CENSUS OF HAWAII SHOWS INFLUX OF JAPS Anti-Asiatic Laundry League Here Comments on Figures The secretary of the Anti-Japanese laundry league in his report at Thurs day night's meeting called attention -to the official census figures "for. the Ha waiian, islands. These figures show an increase of 15.54S Japanese in the last 10 years and a decrease of 3.65S Ha'waiJans dur ing the same decade. The -totals are: Japanese, 1900. 61.115, and 191(L 79,663. Hawaiians, 1900. 29,787, and 19™, 2^,099. "This," said the secretary!" "is the In evitable result 1 of the encouragement of Japanese industries and should be a lesson to every Callfornian.' "There is no longer a race problem in theislands. * The Hawaiian's have ac cepted their._ f ate and have resigned themselves to the fact that. while the full blood Hawaiians are decreasing, Asiatic-Hawaiians are ' .increasing, which condition will prolong, the ex istence of Hawaiian blood.", MAN SEEKS $28,000 FOR HIS INJURIES '\u25a0 Suit -for- $28,000. damages against Isaac Grant, Barbara L. ; Grant, R. N. Burgess. company and J. S.:Ourlsh com pany was begun In the superior "court yesterday.-; by A. . H. Hall, who claims he ' was permanpntlv injured through falling into an excavation In front of the property of the defendants In Bush street, between Powell and Mason.'-; HOYT'S 'CONDITION UNCHANGED— Washinß . ton. | Kor. 18.^TTje condition \u25a0 of Henry |M. ;iloj"t." counselor of tbe state department, who . is ill here -as 'the result of an -intestinal \u25a0 , trouble, j was • reported | unchanged today. IS YOUR SKIN OH FIRE?, r We are so confident that we can furnish relief for. indigestion and dys- pepsia that we promise to supply the medicine free of all .cost- to every one who- uses it according- to --directions who" is; not perfectly -satisfied with the results.' , We exact , no promises and : put no^one under any obligation, whatever. Surely - nothingjcould be fairer. "We are right here, ; where :; you live, and our "reputation should be sufficient assurance of the genuineness |of 1 our offer:- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 : : '_ '"• \u0084: *: ' ' .-.: .' ""'. *v .TVeV want i every one who. Is troubled with indigestion or dyspepsia In j any form ; to -come Ito our ; store and j get a box.of Rexall .Dyspepsia, Tablets.' Take them home and give them a reasonable trial/accordlng-to directions. "They. are verV- Pleasant: to ;take;; they , soothe the irritable,- stomach, f strengthen and ;In- vlgorate : the digestive organs, promote a' healthy arid natural ' bowel a ction, al - mqst'iimmediately" relieve;' nausea, and stomach^irVitation; produce* healthy; di- gestion;: and assimilation and :\u25a0' promote nutrition.? .Three i sizes, 25c, wsoc • and .sl.oo.^ Remember ''.you can ; obtain Rex- all i Remedies^ in i San Francisco .only at The : Owl « Dru g: Co.Ji Inc.;"r7 lo}Market » St., 778 Market St., Post and teenth? and - Mission* sts.,' Fillmore ', and WOMEN VOTE RULES FOR CAMPUS CALLS Agree to Limit Entertaining and Tell Where Evenings Will Be Spent BERKELEY, Nov. 18. — No opposition developed at the meeting of the women students of the university In Califor nia hall this morning and the new reg ulations . and "suggestions" went through triumphantly. It will now be a breach of good faith on the campus If women have callers after 10:30 o'clock or if they k*ep evening engagements without telling: where they are'going.' Incidentally all walks on the campus or otherwise must end at 10 o'clock. Miss . Rose Gardner presided at the meeting and Miss Lucy Sprague was one of the speakers. The way had been carefully oiled, however, and the only suggestions made were by Miss Leigh Stafford, who asked if tlie 10 o'clock rule was compulsory- She was informed that such was not tha case, only the sentiment of the women being in favor of it. The suggestions were drawn up by the new women's students affairs com mittee, composed of Miss Rose ~Gard ner, chairman, and Misses Cheryl Mer rill, Mabel Sadler, Ann iHunt and .Irene Patchett, and every woman In the uni versity will receive a copy by malk At the beginning of next term the regulations - and suggestions, adopted without a dissenting vote, will form a prominent part of the study sched-' ules submitted by the faculty. The rules are the result of agitation on the campus among the women for the last two years, and point to the taking over by the women of their own affairs, now In the hands largely of the general student body, composed of men and women. MORE DEPUTIES TESTIFY IN BEHALF OF DALTON Grand Jury. Continues Investi- gation of Assessor's Office OAKLAND, Nov. 18. — A number of deputies of County Assessor Henry P. Dalton added their testimony today to that previously given by other deputies before the grand jury to the effect that it was not the practice of their chief to exact contributions from them out of their salaries. Those who testified today were James Bargones, G. W. Westlake, E. E. Hunt. R. E. Colburn, O. L." Hasse. H. C. Alns worth. J. F. Pirie. C. A. Jackson. J. C. Oole, Jm S. Hughes, A. L. Thompson, E. O. Tuttle and Charles Cummings. All testified that they had never paid Dal ton anything out of their salaries. This testimony was given In refuta tion of the charge made by Frank Shay, a former deputy of Dalton, that he had given the assessor $23 a month out of his salary. Thomas M. Robinson, who collected the money.. according to Shay, and who is Dalton's chief deputy, is still out of town. He will return In a few days, when the "grand jury will ex amine him. The hearing was continued until Tuesday. -•Leslie Blackburn, instigator of the charge against Dalton, also gave testi mony today, but did not finish. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS NOW VOTING ON STRIKE Local Receives Ballots From Chicago Headquarters .' >^ OAKLAND, Nov. JB.— Strike ballots have been received by Leland Stanford division No. 283,- brotherhood of loco motive engineers, on which the mem bers of the brotherhood have been asked ' to vote on the question of a general strike if the demands of the engineers for increased pay are not granted. s WATCHMAN ASSASSINATED— .VeeriHe, Kj\, Nor. 18. — R. F. Blankensbip. a night watch man, was assassinated as he lay in t»4 asleep at his home. His wife and H. Collins, an • alleged friend of hers, were arrested, charged with murder. . \u25a0 • Holiday Shopping Has Begun In Earnest all LiUl UvJi The entire establishment is one gorgeous display of -appropriate Merchandise for the Holidays. Do not make the old mistake of waiting until the last week to do your shopping. Buy right now at the time the selection is unimpaired, at the time when you can take time to buy intelligently. CHILDREN'S HAND BAGS KNIT UNDERWEAR SECTION imported xovelties Second Floor A. complete assortment of ba-gs t\- c arc showing an exceptionally for little misses. These are usu- large variety of ladles* and chil- ally,hard to find, but 'we have a dren's Knit Underwear in fall and complete display of models from winter weights. The following well Germany and France at popular known manufacturers are repre- prices. sented In this department: Novelty leather bags with, chain CARTER'S sterilized. bleached handles, Dutch figures, .etc. ' Priced yarns; cotton, wool and cotton, and at 25c each. . silk and wool Vests. Tisrhts and \u25a0Novelty medallion purses, appro- Combination Suits. 50c to *5.00 the Priced a S t Z |5o llnCd ' assorted eofo "' ""merooß hand finish Underwear. \u25a0d . \u2666\u2666 i >\. v- ~\* \u25a0 \u0084' •» Vests. Drawers. Tights and Com- I Pretty leather bag. double strap blnation Suits. handle, assorted colors— red. blue. MUXSI.NG plaited Underwear, black. _A dainty bag for a little Vests, Drawers and Combination miss— .oc ~ Suits. •Choice" leather bag In fine nov- SWAN brand imported Swiss elty leathers, all- the best colors, ribbed Vests, Tights and Comblna- lined and fitted. Sale price *1.0©.. tlon Suits. * . 'Stylish \u25a0;.; bag :in seal leather and - . So ' e a ,?^ 3 "l tt n c ' Un w C/ a " ( , fa ''J" morocco, German silver frame.' {°™a, rlbhed c otton. wool an 3 cot- vaTu'e-J? 75 fiUed ' Rn « Ce P tlonal TJ°n r \onf Slu«tfS 1 u«tfa d nd WW T OO t Igh1 ght a S n<l *" « * DR. JAEGER'S sanitary wool HOSIERY DEPARTMENT ?«B3a&Sli L inen m m , U£&v?f£ *?£** cashmere MESH CHAIN BAGS and *^il "b?ack^ an °vv a f w A new shipment of German Silver 50c pair. blacK * . a " excellent \ alue, Mesh BaffS . . gome exceptional values. i/*nißsj' ri irK ¥ ipht mr'Ti-'urn We . place this lot on sale at these Co'T^^HO^Hermid'oTf^?^- P'lceJ for \u25a0 early holiday shoppe r* pair. Wayne knit,- indestructible All fine finished lined bags at a yarn, 25c pair. special saving.^ Extra value, ladies' Black Hm« , Gnar.nterd German >lWe?. (Taft & Pennoyer's Special)— Fall, > Lot >0.1-A pretty mesh chain weight. Black, with. 4 Inch hem hoda *'- od dc . c * f ! * e « *ouf Inches top: black. with Crib top: black, with wid f: « n /« , with k i d , : *liT?I iT ? .V^ nS white 'sole or all white foot; plain chain and c\asd9. Priced at *a.«vo. lisle or silk .lisle, 3 palm - f 1.00. I>«t Xo. 2— l^arge German Silwr Special. — • • ' \u25a0 Mesh Basr; six inch stitched top; An exceptipnally large variety of llned with kid: good, deep bag: Ladies' Black U*le Hose; embroi- extra strong chain handle. Priced dered> ankle. -• colored or self -em- at M.OO. " broidered.-BOc pair. . Lot Xo. 3 — Beautiful German LACE, AXKI-R HOSE, in' newest Silver Bag; all designs of : novelty effects. medallions... stripes and tops: extra- fine mountlnsrs:- kid conventional designs./ ."HJc pair. lined; guaranteed chain mesh: de^p CHH,DRE.VS STOCKIXGS bags, extra strong. Specially priced Sole \u25a0 agents^ for- "Pony** Stockings at.H5.00.' . .: for.«bftys -and.' girls— the Rind that Novelty ile&h .Chain Bass . for wear; all 'sizes;- 5 different '.weights children, withpretty chain'handle; 25c pair. - .;« /" *• " assorted designs. Priced from 9L50 \u25a0\u25a0" : • '^^^^^ mm^—* to H2JIO. ' . ' | SL. 14th to 15th, OAKLANRI— V BOYS BAND WILL PLAY ON A PIER OAKLAND^ JTov. IS.— Through the courtesy "of "Mr., and Mrs. A. Schilling:, the Boys\RetreS*t Concert band will give a concert Sunday afternoon from .2:43 to 3:45 o'clock on the pier extending into LakAMerritt from the Schilling estate. \u2666 , '-\u25a0\u25a0.:'- : -k'--'-' CLEANSES THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY; DISPELS COLDS, AND HEADACHES - DUE TO CONSTIPATION. BEST FOR MEH, WOMEN AND CHILDREN-YOUNG AND OLD. TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS-ALWAYS BUY THE GENUINE. #* MAHUUCTDaSD - BX THE SOLD BY'ALFtEADING DRUGGISTS tne size okly. Regular price so e Aßoni; CAN YOU ASK MORE? Does it seem to you that you can't' stand another minute of that -awful, burning itch? That it MUST be cooled? That you MUST have relief? . Get a mixture of Oil of TV'intersreen. Thymol, and other soothing Ingredients as compounded only In D. D. D. Pre- scription." The very first drops STOP that awful burning instantly! The first drops sooth© and healT The first drops give you a feeling nf comfort that you have not enjoyed for months, or perhaps years. Take our word on it as your local druggist. Get a $1.00 or a 25 cent bottle today. The Owl Drug Co. M 1 N U T E S-~ SOMETHIXG YOU SHOULD KXOW SEE PAGE 10 DR. TOM WAI TONO CHINESE TEA AND BERB DOCTOR. Pulse Diagnosis Free. 60S 17th »t. near Saa Pablo aT.. Oakland. CaL f TESTIMONIAL*. .• \u25a0 Mountain House, Sierra Co. Or. Tom Wai Tobz. Dear Sir — I 'can not flad words to thank you for.wnat 70a na?e doas for me. I tad stomach trouble fur taree years, but »lnce I doctored t«» months with 70a I am entirely weli. Very gratefully /oars, M. HENBT SMITH. ,