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COUNCIL FIXING WATER, LIGHT AND TELEPHONE RATES Pacific States Company Asks That Purchase of Home iy Plant Be Taken in Consideration. WATER CONCERN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS Next Meeting Fixed for March 14, When Matter Will Be Settled I the coun cil met today as a rate tixinf? commit tho hearing was attended by re.p- Dt&tivea of the People's Water COm r> ar Bioo Water company, the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph ' any and the Pac:; company. wae taken up with menu by r«pr«tentattv«a of the telephone company. J. AY. Gilkerson, division superintendent, gave an out- V&lue Of the Oakland plant v.ith the expenditures and revenues. Gilkerson explained that the wished the council to take into consideration n> fixing- the rates expense of th« purchase of the Home Telephone plant, which lie said was of little benefit Many of the ca- Mes of the two companies ■were paral lel and this condition applies to other portions. The company Is now at work trying to eliminate all parts which are '^ f I Mayor Ifott asked Mr. OHkorson to present an itemized state -14. Water Expert J. H. Dockweiler list of questions to be iter companies and 30 da; ; f,, : - tecurins this data. The water companies were asked of active and non - the total number of services on January 1 and Jund 1 o# 1911 and 1912, the meter rate services and the p- water used per - Frank A. Leach Jr. rand Charles E. Snook, atto .sked to appear March 14 for the fixing of the rates for the F, rjas and Electric cQtnpanv. LAWYER CALLING POLICE "ROTTEN" IS REBUKED Oakland Jury Kcsonls Attorney* At ta»'k on Drpnrtitieut and Dia trfot Mtorucy's Office - A!, use of the t attorney's office and the po the main feature in lense of a burglar today, earned for T. J.. an attorney, a rebuke from the jury in Judge Dona day. After return f guilty of first degree ry against Christenaen'a client Townsend asked permis sion to ii . n .-., id the jury has entire confidence m the die* trie! attorney's office and the tment. ity District Attorney W. B. Smith at William Stirgios, the de- Dfessed to him. Smith was isteneen in the argu tD the jury. •The district attor ■ ■!)." said Christen- "and the inspectors of police are ■ Monday as the ■-^nt^rice. H. C. CAPWELL CO. | CLAY, FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH STS. \ H. C. CAPWELL CO. Spring Opening Today, Friday and Saturday The Public Is Cordially Invited The IT. C. Capweil Company will formally display the correct fashions for Spring and Summer, 1913. This exhibition will include the latest creations of the foremost designers of artistic fashions for women and chil- Lshion wii! be enthroned throughout the store. In every department you will find the latest ideas for Spring. ( ktr buyers have spent months in preparation'for this event. They have searched the markets for the best America and Europe have i< > offer, and the new Capweli's tnll be found the rendezvous of authentic modes, conservative and ex clusive. All 'women interested in the trend of fashion will derive much pleasure and valuable information from this import ant exhibition. llcvc will be shown the newest ideas in Suits and Dresses Wash Fabrics Gowns and Wraps Dress Trimmings Millinery Waists • Dress Goods a and Silfys Lingerie Novelty Laces t Neckwear and Accessories With Easter but three weeks ay/ay the time is short in which to prepare. \ Out-of-town patrons are especially invited to make this store their headquarters for meeting friends. We offer the "refinement of service and environment, coupled with the acme of style and quality in merchandise. Dis play days will be sale days as well—prices being not the least of the attractive features. « ' Clay, Fourteenth and fi& S Mm Js£& Clay, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, a %*/CiL Fifteenth Streets, Oakland "^^^^* i iiI W ' SS^E^SE!^^^ Oakland Bernhardt at Oakland Star Royally Received Stage folk tvho win favor with east bay theatergoers. Orpheum Bill Headed By "Divine Sarah" One of Strength OAKLAND, Feb. 2C—The appearance of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt at the Oak land Orpheum has proved a red letter i the theatrical history of the city, and local theatergoers have so far realised the importance of the event that they have accorded the "•Divine Sarah" one of the biggest re ceptions she has had along the entire Orpheum circuit. At both performances today she ■One Christmas Xight." I'Phedre" will be played at the matinee and evening- performances tomorrow, after which she will be seen Friday and Sat urday in tilt fifth act of "CamlHe." Mrrie. Bernhardt has selected ■< Y mille' , for the close of her engagement because of the great strength and dramatic appeal of the piece. The other acts on the bill are well Up to the Orpheum standard, and patrons are loud in their praise of the general bill. Starting with the Hess sisters, singers and dancers, the bill contains comedy, music, acrobatics and all the other stunts for which the Or pheum 5s famous. Among those- who appear are McMahon, .Diamond and Clemence, a laughrng success; Josie Heather, singer and comedienne; Ig natius CardOsh, pianist, and Dorothy Brenner and .Joseph Rateliffe in "At the Flower Stand." Circus at Pantages The Pantages theater has something in the nature of a miniature circus thfs week with its three performing animals. They appear in two differ ent acta and are knnwnas Little T!ip, the baby elephant, Xapwcon, the man ' ape, and Jap, the, dog. Tti honor of the third birthday an niversary of Little Hip, a reception to children will be given by tho four footed actor;; at Saturday's matinee, ;md a large gathering of the little folks is expected. Tho stunt of Little Hip and "Napo- - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1913. leon is pift vii together and has so far made at great hi a/11 every audi ence. There is novelty to the act, in asmuch as Little Hip is said to be the smartest baby elephant alive. At that, he weighs nearly ;t ton. Napoleon is a well trained chlmpanxee. and has been providing a wealth of ai ment all week ■ youngster:- as well as for the elders. Jap is only a Hog, but he has proved himself a natural comedian during his stay in Oakland. He belongs to the Del Baity act, and the whole sketch is a decided winner with Pantasea pa trons. The bill contains a pleasant sprink ling- of music comely. At the head of the list is placed. Daisy Hareourt, the winsome English commedienne. Miss Hareourt keeps her auditors amused with Kor mus-ical voice and her witty line <>;' •■patter." Lovers of ■ lassie muartc are taking a great tntereat in the troupe of French vocalists, w offering se lectiona from grand opera. This act is well appointed and v.-eH sung. Among the leading artists are Mile. E«uisa Cecchetf, the contralto, and Mile. Sueanne ;:■ Other acts are Beck and Hrnny. tho Thr-e Cherebinoe, the Gordon Davis- Artfair 6yril (foiepahy. Berkeley Jottings Preeldent lipnjnmin Ide Wheeler hn< an lUKtnoHl Iliat fl" % M»'Skor ,-it tli' , univprsHy mpet i'.rj: I'!'!i:;iy. Ii ■! ■rn:>i y 2S. \vi!l )i" PtofettAT Francis Grocowooil P«ibody '>t' H*rrtM uni versity, an psiinfnt theoleglan who is "ii his w:i> uiiii his wife i" the orient. - rlmrles H. Spoer, former harlmr rr<nimi««io:]fr j i>f Shti Kr:infi-i<-r>. lvi- mad* known I'.ofinltciv hN lon to run for mayor In the April i SOCIAL EVENTS IN TRANSBAY REGION Miss Gertrude Baker to Give Dinner March 28, Preced ing Easter Dance OAKLAM 1 , !•'< b.. L'C.—One of the series of dinners preceding the Easter dance of the Friday Night club will be that over which Miss Gertrude Baker will preside as hostess. The second assembly of the club will take place March 2S in the ivory ballroom of Hotel Oakland, nearly 200 of the smart set being invited. Miss Baker will ask a dozen of the debutante set, and will be atsbrted in entertaining by her mother. Mrs. C F. Baker. Mrs. Harry Meek, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hawley, formerly Miss Harriet Meek, are or. their way to the Atlantic epast, where they will re main until the Eastertide. The month's sojourn in the east will be spent mostly in New York. Mrs. Meek has closed her suburban residence, "The Orchards," for the spring- Ixliss Anne Kngelhardt is still con fined to the house with a broken ankle. Miss Gngelhardt, with ;i parly of friends, joined the Sierra Hub at the ice carnival at Truckee, ami while skiing met with the accident which hu kept her from tfce fc»yeties of the younger set during the spring weeks. Mrs. Charted Hubbard and Mrs, Ed ward Hale Campbell entertained 50 guests this afternoon at bridge and tea, the. affair beins the first in a series of two card parties, the second of which will take place tomorrow. A dinner, followed by bridge, id the pleasure which Mrs. George Hammer has planned for a dozen or so guests for March 7. Mrs. Hammer has given a series of these affairs during the i. opening her Adams point home to the groups of friends. ■* * * In honor of Miss Madeline Clay, whose wedding with Warren Harrold will take place April -2 at "Level Lea," Miss Florence Henshaw entertained a dozen girls of the younger set at a luncheon this afternoon at "Rose Crest." The Liter hour was devoted to a station at i bridge tables. * * ♦ Mrs. George MoNenr Br. will arrive in Europe early in April, planning to Spend the summer on the continent. .She will join her daughter, Miss Eliza bet li McXear, in England, later prob ably becoming- a member of the party of her son, George McNear Jr., and his family. * # * Mlss Edith Llvennore is in Dresden, the house guest of her sister, Mrs. Hurtgen. Professor Hurtgen occupies a unique position among the musical folk in Germany, and the Dresden horn« is the center of social life. Miss Livermore will not return to California for two years. * «• * In honor of her mother, Mrs. Lewis of Chicago, who is spending the. early year in California, and Mrs. W. H. Fer guson, a bride of the season, Mrs. Royal D. Hawley will entertain at a large tea Saturday afternoon at her home, in Perkins street, asking her guests from 3 to G o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley will depart a week later for a short visit in Chicago. * * * With Miss Helen Young and her fiance, Professor Crawford of the Uni versity of California, as her guests of honor, Mrs. Martin Blotc entertained last night. Cards and dancing was the a i version of the score of friends who were naked to meet the young couple, Whose wedding- will be in May. Alameda Society News AI,.\MKI>.\, Feb. iMj.—Delayed by the storm in the southern part of the state. Jainra Herbert Mills of ]V>s Angeles • lid not reach here until this morning, when his marriage with Miss Hen rietta Waller, which was to have taken place last night, was solemnized. After Policeman Shoots Himself Had Quarreled With Wife BERKKI.LV, Feb. 26. — Special Policeman Cieorjre Logan, 32 years old, attempted to commit •iiicide this afternoon at ."»:20 o'clock by Nhooting; himself in the heart with a revolver at his home at 202S Bancroft nay. Lo gan wan taken i<> Roosevelt hoe pita!. His condition ivns pre carious. The s'ioo<i'-ir followed a quarrel l.o'jrnn had with his wife, who had left him and Rone to San Francisco. They had had domestic disturbances frequently. a wedding breakfast the young couple departed for a honeymoon in the north. They will live in Los Angeles, where Mills is in business. The bride is the daughter of G. J. r, democratic candidate for gov ernor in Hawaii. Mrs. Waller and her daughters have been making their home in Alameda for a few seasons. The wedding- was simple in detail, spring blossoms decorating the rooms, where the members of the family con nections gathered to witness the cere mony, which was read by Rev. James Curry. The bride wore the same gown of ivory satin and lace which' her sis ter, Miss Ruth Waller, wore on the occasion of her marriage to James Clegg a year ago. The only attendants were Miss Esther Waller and Miss Beatrice Wal ler, who were similarly robed in gowns of pink crepe de chine. They carried baskets of pink roses. Douglass Clegg assisted Mills as best man. WALTER S. MACKAY & GO. Annual Clearance of You can buy good Curtains now for less money than you ever paid before. Half price or better Lace Bed Sets Values $5.00 to 514.50. Battenbergs, Renaissance, Marie Antoinette, Full and three-quarter sizes. White and Arabian. 92.50 to $7.25 Scrim Curtains Some with linen Clunie edgings, others with edgings and insertion. Creams and Arabians. 2J4 yards long. $1.45 a pair 25 Inch Squares Silk tapestries. Veronas, Armures, Rrocatelles. Verdure tapestries, suitable for chair coverings, pillow tops, table scarfs, etc., etc. 45c each There are hundreds of odd pairs of Curtains and Por tieres, some lots of two and three pairs of a kind; none of them are reduced less than half. Many of the finer ones are on sale at one-third their original selling price. 422-428 Fourteenth Street, Oakland Between Broadway and Franklin. 1 EASTER OFFERINGS EXTENDING TO YOUJt FRIENDS THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON Tasteful and Inexpensive Novelties of Useful Character • m SAUTOIR PURSES and MESH BAGS VANITY CASES COIN HOLDERS, LINGERIE CLASPS LAVALLIERES, BAR PINS FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE BROOCHES BANGLE and FLEXIBLE BRACELETS SEED PEARL ROPES and PENDANTS DIAMONDS SET IN PLATINUM in Original and Novel Designs Sterling Silverware For Spring Weddings in the most correct designs of Colonial French and English Types of Silverware RADKF & CO mm Post street JL-rf V%. X Doors Above Grnnt Aye. CHAMBER WINS GAS ENGINE FIGHT More Time to Be Granted Cali fornia Manufacturers in Fill ing Government Contracts OAKLAND, Feb. 26.—Recognition of the efforts of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce to overcome the discrimina tion against California manufacturers of gas engines in the awarding; of con tracts by the federal government was received at the chnmber today in a communication from Congressman Knowland. The letter contained a statement from Franklin M«cVey % sec retary of the treasury department, who forwarded a report from S. I. Kendall, superintendent in the life saving serv ice. Tiie report concedes that manu facturers of gas engines in California labored under a handicap and grants a concession of more time In awarding contracts. ART EXHIBIT IS ARRANGED HillMirie Club of Herkeley Will TMiplny ralrt"rtrnia Painters' Work BERKELEY, Feb. 2G.—The Hillside club of Berkeley is arranging , for its annual display of paintings by Cal ifornia artists which will be held this year from Jlfrch 14 to 20, at the club house, Arch and Cedar streets. L.ast year more than 2,000 persons visited the exhibition. Frank M. Seoonover, who arranged the display last year, is chairman of the committee now in charge. BERKELEY TO HAVE BOND ELECTION ON APRIL 12 Ordinance Paiuied on Receipt of Tele gram From Councilman Norton Ending: Deadlock BERKELEY. Feb. 26.—The city coun cil has set the date for the bond elec tion for April 12. The ordinance calling- the election was passed to print, on receipt from the south of a telegram from Council man E. B. Norton, declaring- In favor of April 12 as the election date. The council, in Norton's absence, had re mained deadlocked. Mayor Wilson and Councilman John A. Wilson wanted the election in May, after the general mu nk-ipal election. Councilmen Hoff and Turner held out for April 12. between the municipal primary and general elections. The bond items will total $505.000. ThLs sum will ;>f axpend«d "ii • s*w*r system, playgrounds and fire equip -1!! <• 1' t . Tii" Oakland Experavto «*lnl> will thi* <;veni:iK ilt the Oakland high Mfeool. Tho Wnl> is fathering ji propoeition i<> mok' eepneete :im clr-ftivf study ill tne poblir K-bOOlo of the stato. ND THEATER Twilfth Stn-vt Mini Itroa.iwm-. Oakland Little Hip Daisy THE TINIEST H**«»***»MK»f BABY ELEPHANT OalCUUri. IN THE WOBUD M\«;XETIC AND NAPOLEON ENGLISH THE MAS , A1 J R COUBDIBNNfi 8-BIG ACTST" Max. Daily at 2:50; Nights at 7:15-9:15. SO AND » Matinee* at 1:30 and 3:30. HOLIDAYS t Nights Continuous from U:3O. Price*, 10c. 20c. :Joc Motor Cars FOREIGN IN DESIGN Built for Those "Who Use Only the Best. Limousine and Inside- Drive Coupes for Im mediate Delivery. £. Stewart Auto Co, GO VAN NESS &YE. phone: market 3074 EYE GLASSES FittPrt by Graduate Optometrist. Special $2.50 DR. C. F. SCHOLTE With Modern Jewelry Co., MM. SCUMALZ »fc SOS 054 Market St. BROOKS RUPTURE APPLIANCE The Truss with the Air Cushion fall or Write (IEO. B. KICHART, Resident Agent 241 Monadnoek Bldg - ., San Francisco Thm famou* double track aato « matte tafety signal line between . I" Omaha and Chicago n f i i £ The San Francisco } Overland Limited I via the Chicago, Union Pa cific and North Western Line, for many years has been the experienced trav eler's choice. n •! Lv. San Francisco 10:20 a. m. Lr daily — less than three days 1 [J en route. J S<J Its equipment is perfect, in cluding Pullman standard sleeping cars (extra roomy [U berths, containing individual electric berth lights), spa [n cious drawing-room and [U compartment sleeping cars, r ! luxurious composite obser- J vation-buffet-library car and [ dining car. tjThe route lies over a smooth, rock-ballasted roadbed; auto- 1 marie electric safety signals ' safeguard the journey all 111 the way. n, [nJ if !ft The California B || Mail n another splendid train, leaves ! IX San Francisco daily 7:00 p.m. 1 Unequaled Dining Cat Service r The Best of Everything \ jtl R. R. RITCHIE, G. W. A. IjO lipay Nertfc'w/ilern Rr. j} In ißgMl| 578 Market Street Iti ? 1 Flood Bldg. U j 'Ji& Sin Francisco I I n! All trains arrive at and depart from the I U| New Passenger Terminal, Chicago— n 111 the most modern railway Motion in the woxii. [f in 01/2613 _____ f| islEsasgsgsHsasHsHs2sEsgsfc 5