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8 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL BONDS FAIL TO CARRY Opposition of Outlying Towns and Lack of Interest Held Responsible OAKLAND. June 6.—The bond issue for $500,000 to erect a new county hos pital was defeated at the election held today. Little interest ■was taken in the election an.l only about 6.000 out of a registered vote in Alameda county ■nf 52.000 was cast. This, combined with an opposition in --Hi the outlying j towns of the county, was responsible for the bonds failing to carry by a require**] majority of two thirds. Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda vo tod in favor of the bonds, although the majority over two thirds In. the three cities was small. The vote in Oakland was 2.-***4 for. 1,177 against; In Berkeley. 407 for. 157 against; in Alameda. 297 for- 12:' against. REASON" OF OPPOSITION" The entire vote of SI precincts '"it of a total of »7, which were heard | from tonight, was 5,973. the vote .stand- 1 ing 118 for and 2.055 against, the bonds losing, accorjing to this vote, ! by 64 votes. The districts to be heard j from are all outside, where the vote : was almost two tit one against. The reason for the opposition in the | smaller towns of the county is ascribed , to the fact that the residents believed , that if the bonds carried the hospital would be moved within the city limit* of Oakland. This was oposed on the ground that there was ample.room on the present hospital and infirmary site j for the proposed new hospital. EMERYVILLE SL'PORTED BONDS An indication of how the vote went j in the country districts is shown by ■■ the results in the following towns: San Leandro, IT, for, 15". against; Hay- 1 wards, 17 for, 132 against; San Lorenzo, | 7 for, 93 against. Castro valey. 7 for, '.'5 against; Ml. Eden. 7 for. 60 against. Pleasanton, 1!' for, II against; Niles, j 13 for. 55 against; Centcrvljle, 23 for, 1 5_ against. The bonds carried in Emeryville, for 119 against 4. Piedmont for. 34. against, 0; Albany, for 27. against, 0; Ocean View, for S, against, 0. ' ".". The. precincts to be heard from are in Murray, Washington, and Pleasanton townships, where the oposltion against the bonds was very strong. NEW COMPLAINT FILED : . IN QUARANTINE CASE Trial of Dr. Simpson in Berke ley Drags Along BERKELEY". June Attorney B. D. Greene today decided to withdraw the charges against Dr. Frank Simpson, barged with violation of the quaran tine ordinance, and to file a new com plaint. The rot* will come up again Monday at '. o'clock. "*■ The last complaint was withdrawn because of a demurrer attacking the constitutionality of the ordinance. Simpson is charged with having al lowed Mrs. Thorsen and family of North Berkeley to leave town before, quarantine had been removed, after scarlet fever. BIG RATTLER KILLED IN BERKELEY HILLS Coiled Reptile in the Path of Oakland Hunter BERKELEY. June 6.—Clyde Foun tain of Oakland killed a large rattle snake while hunting in the Berke ley hills Sunday. The reptile wan .-railed in the path of Fountain and he would not have seen it before too late If a .cottontail rabbit had not run across in front of the hunter. The snake had nine rattles and a button. Marriage Licenses •iAKLANP, June 6.—The following marriage lir-nstt wtr* Issued today: Silas H. Tanner. SI, an- _3m B. Hesse, 22, both of Oakland. William I for. t». and Clementina P. Edmund aon. 35. both of Berkeley. Mall frnter, 27, and Etta Sinai. 22, both of Oakland. Harry E. l.jodall. 33, Redwood City, and laucy B. Welch, SI. Oakland. * John C. Partridge. 32, and Maud I. Baffin. 27. both of Berkeley. * Roderick Morrison. 27, Berkeley, and Katherine Kennedy. 30. Boston. Raymeoii _ pond. 28, Kelseyville, and Hazel Cole. -'• Berkeley. Elmer Cudney, 29, and Annie Brady, 20. both of St.*. John J Rlfnafj. G», and Rattle E. Sampson. 27, both of Oakland. Arthnr R. Hutton, S3, and ri*-.»_ee Bilker 22. both of Alameda. John Si>a«i\v. 31, and Edith Harmon, is. both of Oakland. •Roy.L. i;illam, 35, and Florence K. Pre 25. botS of Oakland. William Johnston. 21. Ran l-Tand-co, and Evangeline Lewis, 17. Oakland. This week patronize H. Schellhaas, furniture man. 408 11th st„ Oakland. * i earth's I I wonders I Yosemite Grand Valley Canyon This region of wonderful a mile deep. 13 miles wide, . forests, stupendous water- 217 miles long and painted »■ life-* 8, flower falls and towering cliffs is . _ The rim of the Canyon is now reached daily by -7,00. feet; above sea level. through Standard Sleepers ™CTO_-,-V U™me * , ; •"_,"- ■_■*.*-"■_ The El Tovar Hotel on via Santa Fe. Leaves San the rim is under Fred - Francisco 9:00 p.m.; Oak-* "'■ Harvey management:•_' * land B•.*>."> ii m Summer Excursion Fares /-a - ' ____ j. ,-,. now'ln effect. Our new "i osemite folder . Pullman . sleeper to the will interest you. rim. Get folders. .las. B. Pnffy, fi. .4, 673 Market St., San Francisco. . Phones Kearny:Sl_, Home .13371. . J. J. Warner, fi. A*. 1112 Broadway, Oakland. Phone ..4425, Oakland 425. Rulers of Cherry Festival Are Chosen at San Leandro King and queen of San Leandro cherry carnival. Miss Mabel Cormack and Alonzo Peralia. ff: NEIGHBORS RESCUE WOMAN FROM FIRE Invalid Grocery Keeper Sleeping in Rear Room When the Building Takes Fire 'OAKLAND, June Mrs. I*. M. Col lins, an Invalid and the keeper of a grocery at 1024 Twenty-fourth . street, was rescued from the building by neigh bors early this morning when a fire of unknown origin shut off her escape. The flames were, seen by a passerby, who turned in a fire alarm. Before the firemen arrived, neighbors who had been awakened, knowing that Mrs. Collins slept in a rear room of the shop, went to her aid and helped her to the sidewalk. The building was burned to the ground. The loss is estimated at $5,000. Mr. Garland and his wife escaped without injury from their home at Lin coln avenue and Second street, Melrose, this morning, when the dwelling was set afire by an exploding lamp. The house was destroyed. Mrs Darland had left a kerosene lamp burning In the kitchen when she went to bed. The oil burning low, the lamp exploded and the house took fire. . . The building was owned by Mrs. G. Hopper and Mrs. H. Vpperson of Ran Francisco. Teh loss of $3,000 is cov ered by Insurance. VISITING JONISTEK ■WllfCOKED—Alameda. June ii. -Rev. W. W. P.*adder of Washington atate. formerly pastor of the First Congrega tional church of this city, -was given a banqu'i last Bight by the.. Pilgrim brotherhood. - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY, ; JUNE 7. 1911. LASS MISSES TRAIN AND PA MISSES HER San Francisco Belle Arrives at Her Home While Bay Cities Police Are Searching OAKLAND, June 6.—Just after her father, Edmund B. McClanahan, a San Francisco attorney with offices in the Merchants' Exchange building and living at 2003 Broadway, San Fran cisco, had reported her to the Oakland police as missing, Miss Justine Mc- Clanahan reached her home. She had been paying a visit in Berkeley. Ex pected home last evening. Miss Mc- Clanahan missed a train and re mained with some other friends than those . she had visited. Thus she eluded her relatives unwittingly. . *^*wSKp*mM af _ -?•_ _____________*____■*___■______. SSLlJ'll WW -aa___r*"* "iaw _. _S -__! _______i___n__i __^_r*B a M_r**_*______i _ Wt\W9wL *. *Ha. *^ -"mm _BB—_ .. .ft t _*--_.--*__fl _____ •*- ' r _Sl I *_ A'■■^^ft^-*-'-' _r:-^lil--t-B^BWil--*.----U-fr .-jl^-***-* -6 "■*■*_ "". *■- -^ -ijß-lft^ ""*" S-»la*t*-_ft__* '*_ii'i__^'^^ f FOR SALE 1 __-Nfl___B-— JtW-r ****'' • This modern five room bungalow; lot 50x125. Trice j $3,000; $200 cash, balance $25 a month. Also a number of other houses and bungalows located. in Melrose Heights. Melrose Heights is rapidly, developing into one of the best suburban sections of Oakland. The new S. P. electric line passes directly through the tract. The Traction Com pany have recently secured a franchise which will also run the entire, length of the tract. The John C. Fremont High. School, the Melrose Heights Grammar: School and Mills' College are all within a short walk •of any lot on the tract. Every lot in Melrose Heights is on high, sloping ground. Several of the houses we have here for sale have six, seven and * eight . rooms and are , located on .the famous' Foothill Boulevard,"which passes,through; the tract. There is no possible reason why you should continue -. 5 to pay rent when you can buy a home; so well located as ■ this on such easy terms. \ Take -East 14th. Street. car line and get off at 50th . Avenue, walk two blocks, to the tract office, or telephone - and let us take you out in ; one of ' our automobiles and 'show you this property. Going out with us places you •;." under no obligation. ; yr.;. -,'.'■' . - -/__. M. T. MINNEY 1259 Broadway Oakland, Ca!. AY • ■ ■ - - -.-.-- .*-■ ,-. ..." ■* SCHOOL GIRLS TO GIVE SPRING DANCE Annual Distribution of Fruit to Follow Coronation and Parade SAN LEANDRO,. June 6.— Arrange ments have - been completed - for the cherry festival to be held here Friday and Saturday. The plans call for the biggest celebration ever held in San Leandro. - , Miss Mabel rormock. who has been chosen queen of the carnival, is one of the most popular girls of San Leandro and is niece of Justice of the Peace D. U. Toffelmeir. Alonzo Peralta. who has been named as- king, is a young busi nessman of the town. The festivities will be opened Friday night. King Alonzo and .Queen Mabel will be taken to the coronation stand on the town plaza in Estudlllo avenue in an automobile Saturday morning. The coronation address will be deliv ered by Chief Deputy District Attorney Phil Carey and Mayor J* J. Gill will present: the key to the carnival rulers and bid them welcome. After I the coronation King Alonzo and his consort will mount the royal float drawn by four white horses, which will head the parade. The float carried the king and queen of the Portola fes tival in San Francisco. A spring festival dance will be per formed by the girls of the San Leandro grammar school .Saturday afternoon front 13 until . o'clock and from 4 until 6 o'clock the annual custom of giving away cherries will be observed. A special rate of one and one-third, limited to first class fare, has been made by the Southern Pacific company. These*tickets will be on sale Juno 8, I and 10 and will be'good for return up to June 12. The tickets will be on sale at San Francisco. Oakland. Hayward, Nibs. Decoto, Sunol. San Jose, Pleas anton. Livermore, Trvington, Mllpitas, Wayne, Newark/and CentervlUa. DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY COMMERCE CHAMBER W. W. Keith Succeeds B. Pi Miller on Board OAKLAND, June 6.—-The directors of the chamber of commerce at a regular meeting appointed W. "W. Keith, the industrial agent of the Oakland trano tlon company, to filll the -vacancy caused by dropping the name of Ber nard P. Miller from the role. "¥. C Jurgens informed the di rectors that a number of Oakland busi nessmen had. gone to San Francisco to pay the special federal corporation tax. but a deputy revenue collector had offices at Eighth and Franklin streets. Oakland and the tax could be paid there. The directors suggested that all future payments be made in Oakland. v.."-,-",**- .;-•-_.--. *, Resolutions were adopted by the di- j rectors indorsing the. movement of the Pittsburg. Pa., chamber of commerce to have the law changed to allow cor porations to pay their federal taxes at the close of their fiscal years. ATTORNEY ARRAIGNED ON BAD CHECK ACCUSATION OAKLAND, June 6.Attorney Thomas P. Wickes was arraigned today in the superior court on a charge of passing a fraudulent check for $20. He pleaded not guilty, and his case was continued until tomorrow imorning to be set for trial. ; He came to California several years ago. ; ~ . Today's Booklovers' Contest story tell* bow you ran Ket 30 plcturea anil coupon* free. ' Start sow and win on* of the fiSO rl*•*>«. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Hie Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the yrf^y/jSTZ^T -Signature of Wi.t^^T^.-^-^ i STANDARD OIL BORING EXPERT DEAD OF DROPSY , RICHMOND, m June William J. Garrard, brother of Councilman .E. .T. Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription Is no "cure-all" humbug, but is made for just one-purpose — to: Jflfc cure the weaknesses, painful disorders and irregularities of the wS&& womanly organism. 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Name a............ j_. . .. „ Full Address % READ TODAY'S CONTEST STORY' i ___________ t . JOIN THE CONTEST TODAY You Would Like One of the 530 Prizes! Garrard, died at a sanatorium here to day of dropsy. He was the boring ex pert of the Standard oil Company at Taft, and 52 years of age. - G. W. Dun can, a pioneer mining man and farmer of this state, died at his home. 1701 Eighth street.at the age of «_..■■ He. was the father of Miss*. Alta Duncan, a teacher in the local, school department.' He leaves other grown children in va i rious parts of the state. ..'_'-