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6 EVENTS IN COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO BAY COLUMBUS DAY FETE WILL BE BRAND AFFAIR Celebration Tomorrow After noon and Night in Oakland Promises Many Features Contest to Preside Over Carnival as Queen Closes This Evening £2?! OAKLAND. Oct. 10.—The varied pro gram for the Columbus day celebration, which will be held Saturday afternoon snd evening at Lake Merritt, has'been completed, and the fete bids fair to be the best yet held on that holiday in Oakland. The features will be a water carnival and pageant, a literary and musical program, a regatta and water sports, and a fiaccolata, or night in Venice, a fitting climax to the day's festivities. All the plans for the vari ous features are complete. C. Cereghino, who again will impersonate Columbus, has chosen his captains and crew, and the caravels. Santa Maria. Nina and Pinta are ready. Interest in the queen contest is in creasing. The candidates. Miss Rose Arina and Miss Theresa Mautino, are working early and late for the honor of ruling over the festival as Queen Isabella of Spain. The polls will close at 6 o'clock Friday evening, and in ad dition to the selection of a queen, a number of maids of honor will be chosen. Among the patronesses of the bier celebration will be Mrs. Ottillie Paul, who ruled as queen over the big cele bration held last year. The complete program will be as follows: PAP.T ONK Orsai noonday concert, commencing at 12:30 o'clock. Music by Professor CapelH's Italian band. PART TWO 1:30 o'clock —Water pageant; the caravels of Columbus, comprising the Santa Maria. Mu.-i and Plnta set sail: landing of Columbus and bis men; Padre Andreano plants the cross of Christianity; Columbus making peace with the Indians; depart ure of Columbus fur Spain, taking with him In dians and otber evidences of the new found land; curt reception of Columbus and bis men by Vneen Isabella on their return to Spain. i hristopber Columbus, discoverer of the new ivor)d and admiral of the fleet impersonated by 0. Oreghino. Padre Adriano, chaplain of the fleet, laaperf a'ted by C. Rat to. Page boys. F. de Benedottl and Kngene Ross. Santa Maria. F. Relgraiu.. vice admiral; Nina. 3. Raggi. captain; Pima, <;. B. Ratto. c:.p?a'.n. Tribes of tbe Improved Order of Ited Men and Paughters of Pocahontas, impersonating the orig ins! inhabitants of the new trorld discovered by topber Columbus. PART THREE i Part three will take place on th» grandstand, while part four, the aquatic sports, w forth on the late during tin- same honr. i March of triumph by Capelli's Italian baL°!. Opening remarks by president <<f : be day. Prof. W. E. Gibson, president, .if the Oakland Chamber of Comas.ree. who wilt be Introduced by Judge WElltatn R. Geary of Oakland. Address of welcome by Or. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president uf the I'nlverslty of Cali fornia. Soprano solo by Senorina Perelra, prima donna of the Lanibsrdi Opera company. Reading of poem, entitled •-Columbus," by George P. R. Clark of Oakland. Oration. Joseph Scott of I-os Angeles. Grand chorus—Sinking by pupils ..f the Oakland pnWfe schools. f, ftasso solo. Lyric soprano solo by Mrs. A. Capelli of Oak- Isa*. Oration of the day by Phillip M. Carey, deputy <s:si r;ct attorney of Alameda county. Honorary president of the day. Car. T"ff John 7?\ of San Francisco. Italian oration by Or. Q. Ghiglieri. manager of Milan Popular hank <>f Oakland. PART FOUR 'Part four takes place durlug the time of part three, i AQUATIC SPORTS PROGRAM On Lake Mcrritt off Adams Point. Sincle paddle canoe race —Gilbert 1.. Jones. R K. IJ. <".: L. R. Bonn. I. C. C.J Louis Pierce, '. B. Paul!. Dentate paddle canoe race—Louis Pierce. 1.. C. ' . and Qfibert 1.. Jones. B. A. I. C. and Ralph 1 lord, L. C. C; 8. P. Roberts and Austin Baser, C; G. R. Paull. L. C. C, and F. L. Bohn, , '"• c "Sailboat race—Raan. L. Hewitt captain: Cloths. I!. Pa nil. L. C. C. captain; Elemah. B. Fern t L. C. C. captain: Reliance. R. Arthur, L. • ".. captain. Pi'iible scull rowboat race—L. Cobbledick. L. C. <! \V. t-obbbillfk, 1.. C. C. ExklMtloa swimming race around Lake Mer •. j.iiin Pegnan. races—loo yard race, Ernie Smlfh. i hamptou: 220 yanl race. Krnie Smith b-impion; ,"<> yard race. Mareronrtes Nixon. I'liamitll— 440 yard race, Lincoln Johnson, chanpion. fancy diving. • KG PROGRAM-VENETIAN CABHITAJL iThe evening exercises will take place on the ■ i «trecf end of the lake, between Oak l.afersborr boulevard.! PART FIVE 7 :;n o'ctork —Fireworks. S:SO o'cloek —Concert by OtpeiU'a Italian band. 9 o'clock—llluminated boat parade through canal. Head of parade to comprise the caravels :mbus. beautifully decorated and bearing m passengers the participants of the afternoon's p'cgram. The re«t of tbe parade will be cajsj}. pc«ed of various watcrcraft, appropriately deco rated and illuminated. ENTERTAINMENT TO AID SAN RAFAEL ORPHANAGE Rev. Peter C. Yorke to Lecture on Trip Through Rome OAKLAND, Oct. in. —An entertain- W/111 lie given in St. Anthony's hall. East Oakland, Sunday evening. October 13, for the purpose of raising funds for the San ilafael orphanage. The affair is one o! many to be given by the members oi St. Anthony's pat-ish before the fair which will be held soon for the benefit of the orphanage. The fund was swelled consider,? Wy hy a theater party given last evening at the Oakland Orpheum. The program Sunday will include instrumental and vocal selections and an illustrated lecture by Rev. Peter ('. Voike. rector of the church, an "A Trip Through The lecture will be in four parts, as The City of the Soul," Peter's Church and the Vati can." (.1i "Tin- I'ui-iiiii i.f Hiiuic." i4i "Among t'ni' Churches.** <,IRL WIFE'S CHARGE DISTRACTS AGED MAN Battel le Gets Wrathy; Rebuked by Court KLAND. Oct in. Carries Thorn lie, 56 years old, accused of failure to provide by his £0 ureal 1 old • if six months, Evelyn, was held ilperlor csourt today -■•• Mortimer Smith and his fixed at $_\sin>. Hatteiie was severely rebuked by the court for accusations against his sister in lav Stella Mtchetsen, whom he holds responsible for his difficulties. Battellc used disrespectful terms in ppeaking of Hiss Michelsch, and Smith threatened to send him to jail. Battelle insisted that on the day he was taken tody he and his wife were to leave for New York to claim a |300,000 legacy. R.W. and Mrs. Meek. Prominent Workers For Shriner Ball Aahmes Temple Will Give Gor geous Military Dance in Piedmont Pavilion OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Plans for the military ball to be given Friday even ing. October IS, under the auspices of Aahmes temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, point to its being one of the society events of the year and one of the most exclusive. The committee has sent out about 1,560 invitations to Shriners and their friends, and ad mission Wil] be by card only. The affair will be held in Piedmont pavilion. Twenty-fourth street and Oakland ? venue. The pavilion will be decorated for the occasion, and In the decorations ] the temple colors, blue and gold, will predominate. These colors will be j worked out in huge yellow ehrysan ] them urns and bine bunting, with a background of potted plants, ferns and other greenery. Thousamls of blue ana y«H.ow incandescent globes will bp strung and something novel in electrical decoration Is promised by Charles Staubs, chairman of the deco ration committee. R. W. Meek, grand commander of Knights Templar of California, and Mis. Meek are among the patrons and patronesses who- are working hard to make the affair a sueces* Aahmes Arab patrol will give an ex hibition military .drill, in which two drill squads will l>e on the floor and will present many novel figure drills and intricate evolutions. Aahmes shrin-e band will give a concert and will also furnish the music for the dancing. The concert and drill will precede the grand ball. . ILLINOIS SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Public Entertainment at Havens' Hall, Oakland OAKLAND, Oct. 10. —The Illinois So ciety of California will celebrate its tenth anniversay Monday evening with a public entertainment at Havens' hall, 529 Twelfth street. The meeting will be addressed by Bernard P. Miller of the Anti-Annex ation league. There will be a vocal solo by Miss H. Vockel, recitation by Miss Lucile Jeffs, a pupil of Miss Hilma Buttlar; piano solo by Miss Bertha Anderson, a history of the society by Birdie Pilc'ier Frontier, th" secretary; remarks by past president and a vocal solo by Miss Anita Brodt. Refreshments will be served. All ll llnoisans residing about the bay are urged to attend with their families and friends. LIVES SAVED BY CANS EXPLODING BERKELEY, Oct.. 10.—Fred Ramsay, electrician, his wife and their three small children, were made homeless at dead of night; their dwelling at 1646 Russell street was destroyed-, and fire men narrowly avoided injury In a blaze that broke out at ?.;"» o'clock this morning. Heat generated ip. cans of fruit stored in an attic caused them.to explode, and t lie repeated percussions, awaking Ramsay and his wife, proved the means of the family bfing saved from death. But "before they were aroused the llanies had cut off egress from the rear, and Ramsay ami his wife carried their children to the street cl«<i only in nightrobes. Neighbors gave them shelter until dawn, when tin- husban 1 arranged for their care. Soon after the family, had'.fcecaped from the burning; bouse firemen reached tbe place. The lire, having gutted the lower and reached t lie tipper story, caused t he explosion of the fruit cams tn continue, and finally a tiO gallon water tank in the kitchen exploded, the lop being- blown into Kliis street. 160 feet distant, and the bottom driving through the floor. The -bo. 1c ni this explosion knocked off their fe>l Battalion Chief,O. s. Hose. Lieutenant J. Eichelherger and Hose rhen .1. Xortbrup. ,1. Keon and \V. Al>- Natnara, who were holding a hos<- near by. ['iff Chief .lames Kenney is at a loss to account for the fijre. The build ing, worth $1,500, iyr- insured for $1,000. lia.-usay is head of the Ideal Ele< trie company, at Aahby avenue and Adeiine street. In ;i storeroom at the rear of his home he had a quantity «*f supplies, which were damaged. R£CEPTIOH FOE MILLIGAK Oiikl.ml, Oet, t<». 1.. I MilliEHtK Hie n.'iyiy j||»|>ointe<l M!|i"r:iitrii.!<>nt <>i I hi- *t*tc institution fur the ,|i:il anil Mini!, nil! he thr- gut»t of honor at :i imblle ri-i-.|.ti..:i in Maplr hall ,SjUih<l».t i-vdi ; n;'. Tin- km -ntioii Ik heinf given by Hie a.rmlwr* of *i•• - faiifornia state as*ochittou of the deaf, wlii'U uill hesin at X-o'ekx-k. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1912. SOCIETY EVENTS EAST OF THE BAY Mrs. William S. Childs Will Give Farewell Luncheon for Her Mother in Law OAKLAND, Oct. ID.—With her hus band's mother, Mrs. Mary P. Childs, as her guest of honor, Mrs. William S. Ohilds will entertain at luncheon at her home in Piedmont tomorrow aft ernoon, asking half a dosen friends to enjoy her hospitality. The occasion is by wpy of an informal farewell to Mrs. Childs, who is planning to spend the winter on the Atlantic coast. Mrs. Childs will remain in Boston through the season as the house guest of Mrs. E. Bacon Soule and Miss Bacon. Mrs. Soule has closed her Monte Vista avenue residence for many months during her absence in Europe and the Atlantic coast. Douglass Soule has entered the Boston school of technology, and his mother plans to remain in the east with him until the early summer. Those whom Mrs. Ohilds, formerly Miss Helen r>ornln, has asked for to morrow's affair are: Mrs. OblWs I Mrs. A. H. Glawcoek Mrs. George W. Dorm I Mrt Arthur Oxodorff . Ur». i, 8. Jetrfce I Mrs. H. Hall, y Mrs. <J. A. Chase I * # # Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Everett have returned from their honeymoon, which was spent in Klamath Falls and in the north, and are cosily established in their attractive home in Piedmont. Mrs. Everett was formerly Miss Jane Crellin. Her marriage was solemnized in the early September. / ** , * Mrs. Isaac Requa will open her Pied mont residence Friday afternoon, Oc tober 18. for an informal tea, which is arranged as one in a series which is being given throughout the bay cities at which a discussion of the proposed annexation amendment is the interest of the hour. Mrs. Requa will Include many of the smart set of Oak land and Piedmont in her hospitality, * * * Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Walsh will return tomorow to their Linda Vista' residence after an absence of more than a month on the Atlantic coast. Most of their time was spent in New York, where they enjoy several weeks of each year. * * * Mrs. William Morrison entertained this evening at a bridge party followed by supper, a group of the smart set being numbered as her guests. * * # Mrs. Murray Orrick today left for her home in Salt Lake City after a visit of several weeks in Oakland. A large number of friends were at the train to higher farewell. Mrs. Orrick was formerly Miss Ada Kenna. A year ago she and her husband moved to Utah htft establish their home. The occasion of her first visit to California was the inspiration for a round of pleasure dur ing the early fall. * # * Mrs. * Kenneth Hamilton, formerly Miss Myrtle Sims, and Miss Mary Downey have returned from "their east ern .trip .which they enjoyed together. After a visit in Chicago. Mrs. Hamil ton came back to California, Miss Downey continuing her journey to New York for a brief stay. * * » Slgnor Antonio de Grassl and Mme. de Grassl. formerly Miss Winifred June Morgan, are planning to continue their residence in London, having leased a residence for a term of three years. Signor de Grassi is numbered among the most popular of the younger violin ists in London. He and Miss Morgan were married In Oakland several years ago following a courtship abroad, where his wife was studying the vio- I lln. They remained in the bay cities [ a year or so before returning to Eu j rope to live. ** * * Mrs. Lucie May Hayes entertained at bridge and tea this afternoon, her guests numbering the members of one of the season's card clubs. Clarence Siegfried Marries ALAMEDA. Oct. 10.—Friends of Clarence Siegfried of this city today received the news that he had taken as his bride Miss Hazel Duncan Kaighin of San Francisco. The mar riage was celebrated at San Jose early last month. Siegfried is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Siegfried of 2044 Ala meda avenue. His father is a wealthy t*a imperter with houses in Japan and in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Don Bailey have re turned from their honeymoon and are occupying their new home. High street and Central avenue. Their wedding was one of the social events of July. The bride was Miss Jessie Burgner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Burg ner of this city. The young couple visited Canada and the eastern states on their wedding tour. COUNCIL ASKED TO CENSOR THEATERS OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Censorship of all Oakland theaters is proposed in an or dinance introduced into the city coun cil today by F. C. Turner, commissioner of public health and safety, upon the request of the public welfare and cen tsorslnp committee. It stipulates that theaters and other places of amusement | shall secure a license from the city [council, subject to revocation. The council referred the measure to 18. F. Woolner, city attorney, who will j report on it in a few days. The ordinance would prohibit all risque plays and pictures, extreme forms of dancing and all varieties of amusement that are not strictly within bounds. The licenses wuuld be subject to suspension for not less than a day ;i»nl might be revoked upon the eom i p'alnt of the chief of police or members lof the public welfare and censorship {committee after a public hearing. j The ordinance was drawn by Girard I Richardson, attorney for the welfare [committee, after conferences frith the California Civic league, the Oakland Church 'federation, the Child's Welfare league and the Young Men's and the Young Women's Christian associations. It is intended for the protection of chil dren and young men and women. * Turner, in introducing the ordinance, explained I hat he was doing so only at | the earnest solicitation of members of the welfare commission and others in [ tereated. 4 . -a ' -- NEW WHARF PROPOSED OFF CYPRESS STREET OAKLAND. Oct. 10.—The city council reeclved a communication from Lieu tenant Colonel T/hbmas H. Rees of the' United States corps of-engineers today that the C. A. Smith Lumber comjl&ny wishes to dredge a slip and construct a wharf at the foot of Cypress street.' Hees asked to know if the proposed wharf would Interfere with j.ha city's plans and the public works board will teporu Soloists Who Will Assist Sunday in Church of Advent Reopening of Renovated Edifice Will Be the Occasion,of Special Services OAKLAND, Oct. 19.—Special services of thanksgiving will be held Sunday in the Church of the Advent, Twelfth avenue a,nd East Sixteenth street. East Oakland, the occasion being the re opening of the church, which has been undergoing improvements. The serv ices have been h*ld for several weeks In the chapel, pending the. renovating and recarpeting of the. main edifice. The improvements. wliieh - have worked a great change for the better, have been due to the efferts of the members of the women's guild of the church, and especially to its. president, Mrs. W. S. Fake aß#sli? secretary, Mrs. Belle Sell woods, oh Sun day will be pjfeacnwW by tbe rector, rtev. William li Wheeler, The rector came to his pe-st in May, from Modesto, and has alreitfy won his? way to the hearts of his congregation. An pre-commußion service will be held In the morning, and in the even ing a festal choral service will be given. Both services will be marked by a splendid musical program ar ranged under the- choir directors, B. Walker Bours. The music will be ren dered by the choir, "assisted by several well known vocalists. The soloists will include Miss Alice Davies, the tal ented local violinist; Mrs. W. A. Di voll. former soprano soloist of Trinity church of San Francisco. Alfred O. Read-, the- weill known barytone; H. Edwin Fossev, bass soloist of Grace Pro-Cithedn-.l of San Francisco; Miss Hazel A. Kaun and Kenneth H. Keefer, Alfred Chaplin-Bayley will preside at the organ and will render a postlude by IT. L-. Baumgartner, which has never been heard here before. JUROR OBTAINS RESPITE TO GO QUAIL SHOOTING OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Possession of a "want" will give John Ferguson a day of quail shooting:. He is a member of the trial jury panel ordered to report to Judge Ellsworth Tuesday for the trial of a case. "if you honor please." said Ferguson. "I want to go quail shooting that day." "Well, well," said Judge Ellsworth. "This court is averse to creating an un favorable precedent in such a con tingency. If District Attorney Dona hue is willing, I am." "The district attorney's office con sents," said Donahue. HEAD COVERED WITH WHITE PIMPLES Went to Ear, Shoulders ana Whole Body. Thick and Sticky on Head. Eruption Covered With Blood. Cu ticura Soap and Ointment Cured. » Ransom, lII.— "The trouble started on our baby when be was only about two weeks old. Started like little white pimples. t looked lika an old scab of blood and. matter. Bis whole head was covered for a few • months then It went to his ear, shoulders, and his whole \ body. It seemed to come out ' thick and sticky on his head, whila on the other parts of his body It was moro like water coming out of the skin, lie would scratch until tbe eruption would be all covered with blood and gradually spread. Tbe least little stir or rub would cause the sore* to bleed, spread and itch. Kever had a full night's sleep, restless all night. "The aores were horrid to look at. It lasted until he was about two and a half years old. Thenwe new an eczema adver . tisement in the paper to Mao . but it did no good. Then we used Cnttcwra Soap •ad Ctttfcura pfctment. W« put the Cuti cura Ointment on thick at bed time and pat »tight hood on so he could not scratch the aosek T«ett we wasljsa It clean with Cutl eura Soap and w**ea%at«r tw*ee»:day.*nd b*gu completely cured ' (Sighed) Mia. B. T. Sufalwrwor. pec. 30. 1911. Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are v cold throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 3»-p. Skin Book. Ad dress post-card "Putfcfra. Dept.T, Boston." *WTender-faoei n** ■hoald use Cutteum Soap Shavmg Sample free* » WOMEN OF ANNEX FIGHT AMENDMENT Crusade Against Consolidation Measure Continues to Ab sorb People of Oakland OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—The fight against the annexation amendment, which has received such ardent assistance from the women' of Oakland and the east bay cities, has been approved by the feminine voters in the annex. The women of that section of the city are working in harmony with the mem bers of the women's auxiliary of the Alameda*County league, which is en gaged in arranging for speakers at the meetings and supplying literature. An enthusiastic meeting was held this afternoon at 1961 Seminary ave nue by the Seminary Dark group of the Fitchburg Congregational church. Dr. Minora Kibbe, a prominent worker in the annex, gave an interesting talk against annexation. Doctor Kibbe has been instrumental in arranging many meetings in Fruitvale. Mrs. Mclntyre presided at the meeting. A meeting held today by the Pied mont center was well attended by women of Piedmont and presided over by Mrs. R. E. Beach. The speaker was President W. E. Gibson of the Oak land Chamber of Commerce, who in structed the women in the dangers of the annexation amendment. The members of the women's auxil iary have made their calendar a full one for the month. Following is the schedule of meetings: October 11—Parlor meeting at the borne of Mrs. f. G. Harrison, at 8:46 o'clock. October 14—Illinois society, r,29 Twelfth street, at S o'clock; speaker, Bernard P. Miller. October 14—Kay nursery benefit meeting at tbe home of Mrs. O. D. Hamlin, 25) Lennox avenue, at 2 o'clock: speaker. W. E. Gibson. October l.">— Twentieth Century club meeting; at Unity ball. Berkeley, at 2:30 o'clock; speaker, VV. K. Gibson. October 17 —Providence Hospital auxiliary at tbe residence of Mrs.- T. P. Hogan. Ninth, and Oak streets, at 2:30 o'clock. October IS —Meeting at the residence of Mrs. Isaac Requa, Piedmont; speakers—W. K. Gibson, Miss Mollie Conners and Mrs. Frank K. Mott. October 1& —Women's Improvement club of Lireraiore; speaker. B. P. Miller. October 24—Mass meeting at Maedonough theater and final rally at 8 o'clock. Encouraging letters and telegrams are being received every day from members of the league who are making flying trips throughout the state speak ing against the annexation amend ment. Frank W. Leavitt has tele graphed good news home. He said word was received today from Oak land's "flying squadron." A. S. Laven son, P. J. Crosby, Ben F. Woolner and Walter C Manuel, relating to a rousing meeting held in Woodland. Other fa vorable reports continue to come in. John B. Jordan wrote from Napa that the anti-annexation sentiment was strong there. Campaign on in Berkeley BERKELEY, Oct. 10.—Speeches op posing the enabling amendment cover ing consolidation of cities in different counties were made in two places here today, Adna A. Denlson, secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, ad dressing the women of Berkeley center of the California Civic league, in Unity hall, and Bernard P. Miller of Oakland, speaking to a women's meeting at Mrs. Frank .T. Woodward's home, 2302 Pied mont avenue. • j|i==: 1 :-1 1915 . will mark the 139 th anniversary of the sign ing of the Declaration of Independence and !the 39th anniversary of the invention of the Telephone. The Liberty Bell announced the birth of a nation; and one of the most important arteries of that nation's life today is the Bell Telephone. In this country there are six million Bell Tele phones, over which thirty million telephone ji| calls are made in a single day. |jj In our own territory, comprising the states of || California, Oregon, Washington and parts of ! Idaho, Nevada and Arizona, over a half million jjjj . telephone users average three million origi ;||l nating telephone calls per day. jjj j j Every BellTelephohe is a Long Distance Station I pacific telephone /fS?% I T&r AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY \£f '' Royal DakingPDWder AbsriutefrPare The Woman Makes the Home She makes it best who, looking after Ihe culinary department, turns her back resolutely upon unhealthful, or even suspicious, food accessories* She is econom ical; she knows that true economy does not consist in the use of inferior meat, flour, or baking powder. She is an earnest advo cate of home made, home baked food, and has proved the truth of the statements of the experts that the best cooking in the world today is done with Royal Baking Powder. LETTER ON CRADLE SAYS MOTHER FLED OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Charles Rey nold* had to put his baby to bed late one n*ght, after waiting for Mrs. Rose Reynolds, and on the baby's pillow he found a note saying that she had run away with another map, as he testified. Reynolds said that she knew that he would find it there, better than any other place. He knew of the/ other man for some time, as he saw letters written to Mrs. Reynolds containing terms of endearment. Mrs. Reynolds told her husband that she no longer loved him and that she did love the other man. Reynolds got an inter locutory decree of divorce today. Harrold Bird, a machinist employed iat Mare island navy yard, resorted to remarrying his wife to avoid paying $25 a month for her support, as Mrs. Eleanor Louise Bird testified in secur ing her second interlocutory decree of divorce. She divorced him the first time be cause he would not support her, she said, and right after their second honeymoon the old trouble set in again, worse than ever. GIRL BALKS AT DETENTION HOME OAKLAND, Oct 10.-—Rather than re turn to the detention with Deputy ' Probation Officer Edith M<- Graw today, Elizabeth Thomas, 13 years of age, attempted to swallow a strong solution of lye. The dish containing the lye was snatched from her by Mrs. W. D. KeTly of 2908 Foothill boulevard, and Mrs. Kelly and the girl were badly burned about the face and hands when the contents were-spilled. The girl had been removed from her home at 1202 Sixth street. West Berk ley, for delinquency, and after bei-is kept for some time at the detent inn home was placed in Mrs. Kelly's home by special agreement. Miss JlcGraw called for the girl today to take her back to the detention home and the grfrl refused to go. While Miss McGraw was calling on the telephone for a policeman the girl ran into the kitchen and caught up the dish of lye. Miss McGraw summoned aid and Mtss Thomas was taken to the receiving hospital. Mrs. Kelly called a physician to her home.