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NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA, HAYWARD, SAN LEANDRO
ALAMEDA COUNTY
PREPARES FOR 1915
Exposition Commission Mem
bership Increased From
Three to Seven
Supervisors Want Best Exhibit
Entered by Any Section
of State
OAKLAND, May 6.—The county expo
sition commission was increased In
membership from three to seven by the
board of supervisors today as an initial
step In Alameda county's participation
at the expositions to be held at San
Francisco and San Diego in 1915. Mayor
Frank K. Mott of Oakland, Wells
Drury of Berkeley, A. F. St. Sure of
Alameda and It G. Callaghan of Liver
more were the new members. Paul
Goldsmith, a newspaperman, was ap
pointed secretary of the commission.
Theodore Gier. Wilbur Walker and
Frank A. Leach Jr. were old members
who were reappointed. Appointments
were made with a view toward secur
ing an active representation from every
section of the county.
The plan is to have for the county
one of the best exhibits to be made at
San Francisco by any section of the
and the supervisors favor ar
i .increments which will insure this re
sult. The commission will have plans
well under way by the date of the
state wide conference of county repre
sentatives and exposition commission
era at San Francisco June 20.
At that time the question of the erec
tion of a counties building costing ap
proximately $1.01)0,000 from the
000 bond issue voted by the state will
be discussed. The counties building
will be separate from the California
state building.
Goldsmith will serve without pay
up.to July 1, when he will draw $150 a
month and expenses from the county.
The others will serve without pay ex
cept actual expenses.
ACCEPTANCE OF TIDAL
CANAL SPANS SURE SOON
War Department Agrees to
Make Needed Repairs
OAKLAND. May 6. —The acceptance
of the three bridges over the tidal
canal will be voted by the board of su
pervisors within a short tin.*, accord
ing to Supervisor W. B. Bridge today.
In response to a committee from the
I'nited Improvement Clubs, Bridge re
ported that members of the board had
had a conference with Colonel Thomas
H. Ress, government engineer in charge,
and that Reas had stated that further
improvements in the structural condi- j
tion of the bridges would be permitted
by the war department. The hoard has j
delayed accepting the bridges on the j
ground of the bad condition of the
supports and frames since the turning
machinery was installed. The delega
tion today was made up of R. E. Hum
mel, George B. Rousevell, W. G. Erd
mann, W. H. Locke, C. Hubpiann, A. A.
Leonard, E. W. Hyden, J. F. Dietzman.
George Ingraham, Charles Eidracher,
W. G. Hawes, W. E. Sansome and R.
Trimblet.
BIG IMMIGRATION FROM
GERMANY IS PREDICTED
Development Board Representa
tive at Turin Returns
OAKLAND, May 6—W. D. Spencer
has returned from a year's absence in
charge of the exhibits of the California
development board at the international
exposition in Turin, Italy. The ex
hibit contained a number of Alameda
county products prepared by the Ala
meda county general exposition com
mission. Figures given by Spencer
show a remarkable attendance at the
exposition, and the returned delegate
states that the display of local products
excited much interest. From Turin
the exhibit was taken to Berlin, where
it was on exhibition for four months.
The interest exhibited by Germans was
remarkable, and it is the opinion of
Spencer, judging from the questions
asked regarding California, that a large
immigration may be expected from the
agricultural districts of Germany.
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN
DIES AT HOME OF SON
Widow of Former Head of S. F.
Medical Association
BERKELEY, May 6. —Mrs. Lucrctia
I». Chamberlain, widow of Dr. Phelps
Chamberlain, a former president of the
San Francisco Medical association, died
late last night at the home of her
son, W. B. Chamberlain, of 14 40 Louisa
street. She was SI years old.
Mrs. chamberlain was well known
here, having been a leading member of
St. Mark's Episcopal church. Born at
Erie, Pa., she came across the plains
with her family in 1R52, and lived*for
several years at P!a<.-erville. Bl Dorado
county. For the last 30 years she lived
here. Her husband died in 1877.
She leaves three sons, W. 8.. V. R.
and F. L. Chamberlain. The funeral
will be Meld at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from Vf. B. Chamherain's
home. Rev. Edward Lamb Parsons offi
ciating.
THREE BADLY HURT BY
OVERTURNING OF AUTO
Swerve to Avoid Hitting Cyclist
Results in Accident
mAKLAND, May 6.—As the result of
ll c overturning of their automobile on
l•• Foothill boulevard in an effort to
;ivoid running over an unidentified
motorcyclist. Dr. S. P. Tate Jr. and his
wife are today confined to their home,
and Palm avenues, suffering
from severe injuries. Doctor Tate sus
tained a strained left ankle and bruised
leg. while Mrs. Tate suffered a badly
strained back and possible internal in
juries. A nephew. E. P. Tate, who waa
also inthe machine, escaped with minor
bruises, while his wife sustained a
broken arm. Dr. and Mrs. Tate are
under the care of Dr. D. B. Channell.
AD. MEN'S ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET AT CAFE
OAKLAND, May 6. —The Oakland Ad
vertising association will meet tomor
row at 12:15 o'clock at the Forum cafe.
.1. Ramond Newson. advertising; jiiana
ger of the Redwood Shingle association,
will preside.
F. C. Mortimer of the First National
Bank of Berkeley will speak on "Bank
Advertising and Its Value." and F. A.
Briggs, manager of Sherman. Clay' &
Co.. will address the meeting on "Oak
land's Retail Advertisers."
{'reparations are being made to give
: , l-ousing sendoff to the delegates to
the national convention in Dallas. Tex.
U. C. Senior Class to Present
"Ephraim" as 1912 Extravaganza
Members of Corybantes chorus. Reading from left to right they are:
Miss Katherine McElrath, Miss Marguerite Creighton, Miss Martha Earl,
Miss Elsa Schilling.
Graduation Festivities to Start Friday With
Presentation of Fantasy
BERKELEY. May 6.—Graduation fes
tivities at the University of Califor
nia will be opened this week with the
presentation at the Greek theater Fri
day night of C. Nelson Hackett's fan
tasy, "Ephraim,"the 1912 senior ex
travaganza. Grotesque characters in
Elizabethan garb, speaking rhythmical
prose or blank verse, will tread the
stone stage of the Greek theater,
t while music will be provided by a stu
fdent orchestra.
"Ephraim" will be one of the most
pretentious of student productions. The
senior class has already spent nearly
$2,000 in providing costumes, scenery
and stage properties. Paul Steindorff,
ARTIST'S WIFE IS
GRANTED DIVORCE
Temperament of Husband, Says
Mrs. Borghild Rader, Too
Much for Her
OAKLAND. May 6.—The artistic tem
perament was too much for Mrs. Borg
hild Rader and she got an interlocu
tory decree of divorce from Phillip D.
Rader, artist, today. Rader was the
possessor of the temperanment and it
manifested itself very early. Even on
their honeymoon. Mrs. Rader said, he
was taken with other women and very
shortly after they had settled for a
time at Philadelphia he began receiv
ing letters and postcards from them.
Rader was indifferent toward her for
days at a time, after lavishing atention
on her without stint for shorter inter
vals. The artistic* spirit manifested it
self in blows. Mrs. Radter testified, and
one New Year in New York city she
wa.s soundly slapped by her husband.
Outside help was once called when she
feared for her life and Rader was very
penitent fora few hours.
Mrs. Rader left her husband on no
less than five occasions, always return
ing when he promised to be good and
cherish her again as he had vowed.
But it did not work, she said, and final
ly the separation and divorce were de
cided as her last resource. He had, she
said, told her to go as he had another
girl in view.
Mrs, Rader is 19 years of age and
her husband is not more than two
years older. He is a son of Rev. Wil
liam Rader of San Francisco.
VAGRANT PREFERS JAIL
TO BEING BANISHED
OAKLAND. May 6. —John Connelly,
accused vagrant, pleaded with Police
Judge Sam»iels today to give him the
maximum sentence on the chalngang
rather than exile him from Oakland and
San Francisco. The defendant's mother,
60 years old, spent an hour on the stand
begging for another chance for her son
and saying that she would obtain work
for him outside of the city.
Attorney Phil Walsh told .Twdße
Samuels that At probation was granted
Connelly would get work and keep out
of trouble. The probation officers asked
that he be banished from the Oakland
streets, where he was always getting
into trouble.
Seeking a way out, SamuHs asked
Connelly what he had to say.
"I tell you how it is, judge," said
Connelly. "I've been in Oakland and
San Francisco all my life, an d if you're
going to ship me out somewhere away
from these towns where I won't stand
a show to get a job. I'd rather you'd
give me the limit here and let it go at
that."
Samuels will render his decision one
week from today.
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL
IS MISSING FROM HOMEj
OAKLAND. May 6.—A search for 15
year old Dolly Gomez, who has been
missing from her home at 352 Magnolia'
street since yesterday, was Instituted by
the police today on the request of the
girl's parents. She was to spend the
day with a girl friend, and when she
failed to return today her parents be
came anxious. The girl is described as
being a brunette, of medium build, 5
feet 1 inch tall, dark hair and eyes. She
wore a black dress and a black hut jcith
plumes.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912.
university ehoragus, has taken charge
of the choruses, in which prominent
student women, among them Miss
Katherine McElrath. Miss Marguerite
Creighton. Miss Martha Earl and Miss
Elsa Schilling, will appear. These four
young women, who will be graduated
from the university this term, are all
daughters of prominent families about
the bay. Miss Earl is a daughter of
Regent Guy C. Earl.
Following the extravaganza by one
day will be the rendition next Saturday
afternoon at the Greek theater of Ver
di's "Requiem." given by the Berkeley
oratorio society, with a chorus of 150
voices, a large orchestra, and four solo,
ists.
RAILROADS WAR TO
CARRY U. C. FOLK
Approach of Vacation Period
Starts Rivalry Among
Transportation Lines
BERKELEY, May the close of
college approaches, transportation
companies have begun a peculiar rate
war, in which reduced traveling ex
penses to the south are being offered
only to University of California stu
dents. The coming exodus of 5.000
men and women students, a large pro
portion of whom will go south, is the
reason for this action.
In the rate far are the Southern Pa
cific company, the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship company, tIM Vale
and Harvard line, and others. AH have
cut their usual rates for students only,
the Southern Pacific offering special
prices for points south ■pf Santa Bar
bara, and the steamship lines making
similar provision for their southern
ports.
This is the first time that the ex
odus of college students has brought
about a rate war of this nature, which
4s affected only by the ticket sale in
this city and to passengers of a single
class.
DECISION OF SUPERIOR
COURT IS REVERSED
J. J. Moore Co. Wins in Court
of Appeal Finding
SACRAMENTO. May 6.—The third
district court of appeal today in an
opinion written by Presiding Judge N.
Chlpman reversed the San Francisco
superior court in the case of the J. J.
Moore company, appellant, vs. J. S.
Guerin & Co. The J. J. Moore company
sued and the J. S. Guerin company
entered a cross complaint, on which
the jury gave a verdict for $3,000 on
a coal contract entered into between
the concerns.
In this contract the Moore company
agreed to sell to the defendants coal
for |8 a ton, at ship side, but failed to
do so. The company, however, de
livered coal valued at $2,401.12. for
which the defendant company refused
to pay.
The defendant company won in the
lower court on its cross complaint.
The appellate court held that the dam
ages -assessed by the jury had not been
arrived at properly, ami therefore the
judgment should be reversed.
U. S. WANTS REPORT ON
OAKLAND'S SHIPPING
OAKLAND. May 6.—Colonel Thomas
H. Rees of the United States corps of
engineers, who is in charge of the
government harbor work In Oakland,
has made a request of the officials of
the Oakland Chamber of Commerce for
statistics on Oakland's shipping, for j
use In the compilation of a government
report. The chamber officials complain ]
that they are seriously handicapped by
lack of municipal statistics In the mat
ter and that to comply with the re
quest of the engineer would entail a
work of many months. The statement
desired includes all shipping passing in •
and out of the Oakland harbor during ;
the calendar year of 1911, including
data on all classes of vessels,' regis- !
tered and unregistered. American" and i
foreign. with tonnage, passengers,
valuation of freight carried and other
detailed item* I
COUNCIL STARTS
RECALL ACTION
Appoints 13 Men to Verify Peti
tions and Report Back
Tuesday, May 14
OAKLAND, May 6. —The employment
of fifteen to twenty men to verify the
petitions filed Saturday for the recall
of Mayor Frank.** Mott. F. C. Turner,
commissioner of public health and
safety, and W. J. Bappus, commissioner
of streets, waa authorized by the city
council today. City" Olerk Frank
Thompson put thirteen men to work
today and more will be appointed, if
needed. The work must be completed
Tuesday, May 11. when the petitions
will be certified to the city council.
The council today gave Henry West,
after twelve appearances before that
body, a permit to fonduct a bakery at
Fifty-ninth street and Canning ave
nue. Protestants had agreed to re
turn West the money he had already
expended, but it developed today that
West had only been able to collect $15
of this money, and his request was
granted.
The Central Oakland Light & Power
company today informed the city coun
cil that if they were notified through
City Attorney B. F. Woolner that a
franchise was needed for the operation
of- the plant they would make applica
tion for it.
A protest by the Oakland Bank of
Savings, the Farmers and Merchants
bank, the St. Mark hotel and others
was filed with the city council against
granting a license to K. Coney to con
duct a saloon in the new Pantages
theater building at Twelfth and Frank
li streets. It *« v as pointed out that
twelve saloons are located already in
Twelfth street, between Webster street
and Broadway.
HAWAIIAN VISITOR IS
PLEASED WITH OAKLAND
H. P. Wood Is Shown About the
City and Suburbs
OAKLAND. iMay 6.— H. P. Wood of
Honolulu, representative of the Hawaii
Promotion association, a visitor in Oak
land, was the guest this afternoon of
Secretary A. A. Denlson of the Cham
ber of Commerce. After inspecting" the
chamber exhibit, which he declared to
be on# of the best he had seen, Wood
was shown the new Oakland hotel and
other structures. » /
Secretary Denison took the visitor
about the city and suburbs in an auto
mobile, ending with an inspection of
Oakland harbor. Wood was surprised
at Oakland's rapid growth into a cos
mopolitan city.
He is here in island interests in the
Panan.a-Pacif.c international exposition
and is connected with the estab
lishment of a permanent exhibit for
countries of the Pacific ocean, plans
for which are on foot.
CITY COUNCIL NAMES
FIVE NEW PATROLMEN
Combination Chemical Engine
and Police Wagon Coming
OAKLAND. May 6. —The city council
today appointed as patrolmen from the
eligible list George F. Hedenberg, Al
bert Duke, Krnest P. Bray, J. Fitzger
ald and R. M. Goodwin. The appoint
ments were made upon the recommend
dation of F. C. Turner, commissioner of
public health and safety.
Bids for a police patrol wagon will
be advertised for and a combination
Chemical engine and hose wagon will
be secured for the fire department.
Bids for extending salt water high
pressure from Wasrington to Market
streets, in Clay street, will be opened
May 15.
Plans and specifications for this im
provement were accepted by the coun
cil today and $13,000 is to be spent on
the work.
MRS. H. N. BARNEY IS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Runaway Horses Strike Auto in
Which She Is Sitting
RICHMOND. May 6.—Mrs. H. N. Bar
ney was thrown from an automobile
today, when the machine In which she
was seated was struck by a team of
runaway horses. Her injuries may
prove fatal.
She was treated at Abbott hospital,
where ft was found that she was suf
fering from a fracture of the skull, a
broken shoulder and possible internal
injuries.
She was seated in an automobile at
Fourth street and Bissel avenue, when
the horses struck the machine. The
Impact hurled her to the ground.
DRIVER HURT WHEN
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
ALAMEDA. May 6—While driving
members of his family and a party of
friends to Monterey yesterday In his
automobile, John Dohlstrand of 1528
St. Charles street and the passengers
in the machine were thrown out when
the auto struck a gravel pile near Mis
sion San Jose and overturned. All
of the occupants, with the exception of
Dohlstrand. were hurled clear of the
car. Dohlstrand was caught beneath
the wheel and severely
bruised. He was taken from beneath
the machine by persons who were fol
lowing the Dohlstrand car In another
machine. •
Bloom of Youth
Now Easily Attained
(From Popular Science)
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sallow, freckled, blackhead, rough,
blotchy, pimply or over-red skin. You
can remove it, instead—easily, pain
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without assistance, the dead and near
dead surface skin, with all Its imper
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—and a radiantly youthful and beauti
ful complexion comes forth! Go to
your druggist, get an ounce of pure
mercollzed wax at night apply enough
of thia to completely cover the face;
don't rub It In. Next morning remove
I the-wax with warn, water. The result
: after a few days is astonishing. You
wonder why thia secret wasn't dis
covered long ago.
Let the wrin*l«d. pouchy-cheeked
double-chinned folks also take hope.
I Put an ounce of powdered saxolite into
! a half pint witch hazel, bathe the face
1 in the solution and —say!—there's noth
i lng that will so effectually, so prompt
! ly. smooth out the hateful lines and
draw in the sags and bags. You'll find
, this lotion, as well as mercollsed wax,
' works equally well on neck and hand*.
BLANCHE WALSH
HEADS GOOD BILL
Actress Appears in Dramatic
Sketch in Role of Indian
Maiden
OAKLAND. May 6.—Blanche Walsh
is" star at the Oakland Orpbeum
this week. Her move Into vaudeville
from the legitimate, where she has
made her name famous, is decidedly
Impressive. The vehicle for Miss
Walsh's debut in vaudeville is an in
tensely dramatic Indian sketch called
"The Thunder Gods."* in which the star
assumes the part of an Indian maid,
"Blue Jay."
Diametrically opposed to the dra
matic offering of Miss Walsh was the
act of Edward Blondell, a comedian
who appears as a country lad and
throws a world of hilarity into the part.
Gertrude Van Dyke, the girl with a
double voice, makes a big hit. She ap
pears with two male entertainers, one
a pianist and the other a singer. ,
"Fear," a dramatic story of the
southwest, grips the attention of the
audience. It is neatly written and
compact, and is presented by a capa
ble cast.
"The Smuggler" Is a tale of the com
plications resulting from a society
woman's attempt at smuggling. The
skit Is lively and well played by Miss
Dorothy Dalton and her company.
Rosa Roma, the violin artist, wisely
intersperses bits of popular music
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SAIN FRANCISCO, California
Dorothy Dalton.
Star of Smuggling
Skit at Orpheum
with her classical selections. Miss
Roma's costume is picturesque and she
Is well received.
A bit of diversion is created by
Wormwood's funny monkeys and trick
dogs.
The bill is rounded out with the
Mankichi company of Japanese acro
bats.
DOG THAT BIT GIRL
HAD THE RABIES
Examination of Body at State
Hygienic Laboratory Re
veals Germ
OAKLAND, May 6.—After a thor
ough examination of a dog which was
killed after having bitten Isabel Tait
of 2923' High street, Fruitvale, Dr. W.
' H. Sawyer of the state hygiene labora
tory at the University of California
reported today that his investigation
showed a highly developed case of
rabies.
Miss Tait. who is the 13 year old
! daughter 'of William C. Tait, was at
tacked by the. brute as she was mount
ing her bicycle in High street and
was badly bitten on the left foot and
ankle. The dog was unmuzzled.
Passersby, attracted to the scene by
the screams of the girl, drove the
brute off. The dog was killed by Dep
uty Sheriff John Reilly and the body
sent to the laboratory at the Unlversity
of California for examination. A tag
worn by the dog showed that its owner
lived in Richmond. The Pasteur treat
ment will be given the girl.
BURGLARS VISIT LODGnTOS -Oakland. May
6.—Burglars tills morning ransacked a lodging
house at 503 Market street e..iidn«'tPd by John
(Jouveria and Tout Silvia, and jewelry valued
at $H4 was secured. Eric K. fraig. KS Craiz
aTPiiue. iep<>rted the theft of a inotorcycl*'
valued at fUB.
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