The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 9, 1900, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1900. C 11 BATTLE BEING WAGED FOR CONTROL OF OIL COMPANIES Business Relationship of W. J. Dingee and W. C. Beatie Is Broken as a Result. KLAND, Nov. 3 —The sever- g of ‘a twenty years' confiden- business ionship be- Dingee, vl of that cor- ant 1 for the con “ompany and th v ation re comes tha irement fry ate firm » for man 2 as the c Dingee on one the Klondike mi d upon Na- A prom- inter- a dozen man, is also hea d Berry are oil belt. De X Oil Company of this | % | ) ONE oV WIL . DING THOSE EMBROILED OIL STOCK. OF ER begun almost im: Berry and s hic ere is der the control 100,000 shares and Wat stockholde: velopin, struck hape & - 1 ities » Propos financia of 1 he f ything pointe bitte - he struggle on, inves are 1ll satisfied that there will be big things the deal The best evide fef of the stockholders is | ness which has been manifested , LACK OF RECORDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKING FORTHE SUNDAY SCHOOLS SO in the |y split of the interests involved. the Berry forces of the impending effort to win control of the company. came to light about six weeks ago. The board of directors, including Dingee, Bowles and W son, held a meeting and decided to y an as le sessment of 5 cents a share on the Giant Oil Company's stock. The Berry-Beatie-Vinzent side, with its 300,- es, Tose in rebellion. The nominal of the assessment was to pay up standing accounts and to use the ance in further work on the properties. The Berry side at first decided that they weuld fight th cying of that assess- im test. The majority 5to s appeared to be in the hands of a minority board of directors, But they bided their time. The day for With the 330,000 shares s the paid up holdings of Lay. ned, they ousted the Dinges ard of directors, o\l;:cflnl arence Berry, Dr. Merrell, W. C. & Vinzent and M. J; Lavmngse Lo T directors promptly adopted a_res- olution tponing the day of sale of the delinquent stock. The "question arose whether one faction did not hope that the assessment would not be pald. But those behind the guns on the Berry side are not be & vet ready to declare publicly what was the opposition’s purpose. The day and our of sale as fixed by the old board of | directors was 2 g. m. Wednesday, Novem- ber 7, and they sold the stock that was Bowles. | delinquent, according to their contention, | “directors’ Din ce, Bowles son made the clafm that the which they were ousted was at \lar; that the action in postponing 3 meeting e sale was unwarranted, w board had not any legai pacity as directors. The sckholders paid the assess- ce, who was elected sec- this reorganization opposition refused to Laymance’s right to accept the nt Both sides have secured Emil Nusbaumer has been re- he Bowles Interests, ire R. M. Fitzgerald, John San Francisco and Frank sno, who represents the Berry ir ments ard McGary Jr. will succeed Mr. tie in the Contra Costa Water Com- pany. When asked to-night about his re- tirement, M eatie said: “‘Upon the ad- of my attorneys, I have nothing to lication. imil Nusbaumer, representing declined to discuss, the matter ipon the ground that it was as yét a pri- ile transaction. “ Durst Short of Fr s N YOUNG BOXE Water Company Has No Convention of the Teachers Eight Bouts of Fisticuffs at of Alameda County i Oakland Data of Early Work on Big Plant. f the inf or- val: 1 evi- records of rds kept the d that he could actuall and that it could not nt testimony. judge Hart overruled t de the report part held that becau had said they had cons that it should be Introduced me preliminary argument Mc- je the statement that so far Council was concerned It was t ed in a legal sense the same as individual TRepiying. Hayne started off: “Counsel 4 that the City Council is no better 1 individual.” interrupted the sar- balance shall ever t i case we will find that the Council hasn't burned any books or done vthing of that kind,” quietly retorted The thrust struck home. v Contra Costa Water Company’s port is its effort to force proof that the Tuation of $2,728,94 on the plant, exclu- fve of water rights, real estate, rights of | v a _a es shall be a_basis of e e e Outatde of Engineer araman’s testimony, the company has hands full in trying to bridge the m from 156; to 1886, e y of records of D rapansy. Lo fight for the Le Conte re- ,rt to be admitted as evidence. This morning Le Conte gave his esti- tes of the cost of construction on the eandro i ows: Ban Leandro plant, $401. " Temescal dam. $57,514. Added to hi ates up to 1886, the total would be each plant: San Aeandro, $89,126; cmescal, $252897. Engineer Boardman's San Leandro, $737,500; Temes- 1, $368.000. After these estimates were presented, fizures were introduced showing that the e lines of the combined water com- y's system covered 347 miles. Not Black Barts. OAKLAND, Nov. 8.—The story that Mil- ton Dean and Ulric Petersen, two little East Oakiand lads, tried to play Black Tiart and stood up two companjons, was only boyish play and did not call for pun- ishment. P} and Temescal dam since | | be | ‘& play with relation to the Le Conte | tion held st Methodist The meeting was the Fir to-day by E. E Rev. J. H. Bingham of San Jose, F of Oakland, C. C. P. Dennett of Ala Bakie of aorin and bard Mrs B. Gleason of Dakland. B. the ywing commi Nomination—T. F. Waters, Niles; C. C Palmer, Livermore; ns—E. B At 1. es were Brady, Berkeley; Lowrie, . San Jc Miss Helen H. intendent: paper, Hunt, the vice presiden )wing to the death of Miller of San session is being largely at- n calle : morning there were papers read Miss Lom- ame Mrs, A Lombard, Oakland: Mi: Newark , John McCarthy, me close of the morning service the appolnted: J 58 Jon programme was as fol- of Scripture and prayer Bab Mrs. Page of Oakland; discussion; pri- rv choir; paper, “Primary Work,”" Mrs. E Bromley, Golden ;" paper, ‘‘Primary * Mrs. W. of North Oakland; discussion y choir; reports o ; primary choi My Primary H W Berkeley; par y Primary, President, J. V. Bacon of Oal Miss Dell Jewell secretary, Mi treasurer, S. reports of klan Robinson of Mrs. open discussion; song; Wwe Miss Grace Dunneti paper, “‘Primary Work,”" Miss West Oakland; discussion. Resolutions were adopted favoring » work for-the increase of 51 attendance: favoring tion for Sunday schools; unty convention; normal copy of the Bible in the and the observ- of Oakland: s Mabel Palmer A. Willlard of erintendent of home depart- H. Rebinson of Berkele: tendent of primary department, Naismith of Oakland: superi es in attendance are: B. Priddy Walton, Henry . Lida M. Shelle Melrose; Mrs. 2 Brow! Mrs. h C H Miss Anni owrle, Newark; Mrs. M. C. Fruitvale: Mabel E. £ P. Dennett, Oakiend; Mrs. D. n, ——————— MANY ATTEND JUDGE Melrose; Miss X Hackett. McClees, Bacon, Oaklan: Rebecea A. Oal H. Oa; k- P Palmer, Alameda; Mra! A. Johnston, ROSBOROUGH'S FUNERAL High Mass Is Celebl;gted by Rev. Father Gleason and Floral Of- ngs Are Numerous. OAKLAND, the late Judge A. sf. R his funeral to-day from St. Church in East Oakland. was celebrated by the lam Gleason. S.—~Many friends of sborough attended Anthony’s High mase Rev. Father Wil- The casket was covered with flowers and one of the floral pleces was an emblematic design from the Oak- land Lodge of Elks. The paillbearers were Judge Willlam T. eneral A, G. Leale, on. John Valentine. ————— The Frys Divorced. OAKLAND, Nov. ranted to-day by Judge rt E. Fry from Mar: ground of desertion. year ago, when. according to F wif action. test the divorce. e Held for Manslaughter. OAKLAND, Nov. & —The inquiry b to-night into the dgnh' .t who was shot durl Edmund_Rivers, his brof Coroner’s ju Peter l"lrrefi: quarrel by in-law, on day morning - from Rivers crime resul Jockjaw, held responsible for the onwggnn of manslaughter, . The admitted Wallace, Judge E. W. McKinstry, Warden ¢ construction forced | Thomas Wilkinson, 2, | Captain W Crittenden, H. Voorhles, R Glascock and John J. 8—A divorce was Ellsworth hE‘ Fryl on the e couple were married in 18% and lived togelhgr untll a h to ‘e left him, assigning no reason for her Mrs. Fry did not appear to con- ber 26 and died last Sun- in =| OAKLAND, | the Bay City Club’s ‘ Entertainment. The Bay City Athletic Club gave its mnthly fistic exhibition last night at Palo Alto Hall, 320 O'Farreli street, before + large gathering. e first pair of boxers, F. Neil and Anderson, started in to furnish an int ing set-to, but when the round was about half over Anderson found a soft spot in the ring, where he could lie comfortably until ten seconds had been counted out to him. Neil landed a hard one in the start-off, and from that time Anderson devoted most of his energy’ to- ward trying to crawl through the ropes. Charley McCarthy and Pete Coleman made it interesting for thc spectators through five good rounds. Both were will- m fl ing and anxious to score a knockout, and | at the end of the fourth round, honors being even, another round was ordered. The youngsters went at it with a will, and when the gong sounded at the finish there was nothing to choose. The referee’s , a draw, tisfied the crowd. between G ley Salisbury and Charles Haw- From at was never lacking in any of qualities that please ring patrons. ctra rounds were the Two ought before a winner could be named. Hawley had a slight lead at the rt and held it throughout, though Salisbury was ever ready to land @ hard one or take a few in a mix-up. The boys set a rapid pace in the first round and never eased a bit untll Hawley was_ de ed the victor at the end of the sixth. The general verdict was that the bout was a more satlsfactory one than the average big fight seen in San Fran- cisco. The bout between Abe Attell and Frank Dell furnished amusement. The scrap- pers weighed in at 107 pounds. Dell, a chunky, cross-eyed young Itagian, when | the gong sounded; crouched low and swung about so wildly that he seemed to be giving an imitation of a first attempt at_swimming. For two rounds his work consisted of long distance swings. Attell caught him a couple of stiff ones in the third round and after a mixup in his corner he took the advice of his seconds and went to sleep. Garrity and Sullivan, featherweights, went through four slow rounds. Sullivan on. got the dei Harry Bowers won from Sailor Sharkey in four round. Bowers swung often and landed seldom. The bout was not sclen- tific, though quite amusing, Fred Bell and Dan Berry kept the crowd ng during the two extra rounds or- d by the judges. The final event, the go between Jack Sullivan and James Ryan, was an or- dinary affair and required an extfa round | for & decision. Sullivan won. ENDEAVORERS' CONVENTION TO MEET IN OAKLAND Nov. 8.—The forty-seventh quarterly convention of the Christian En- deavor socleties of Alameda County con- | venes in Oakland to-morrow in the North Temescal Presbyterian Church. Dr, O. S, Dean, county president, will preside. | There will be the usual afternoon and evening services with box iunches, The afternoon dinner toasts wiil be led by Dr. W. W. Scudder of Alameda. “Dr. J. C. Gilbertson, choir master of tha Temescal Presbyterian Church, will lead | the praise services. There will be anthems by the choir and Grace Avery, Julia Johnson. Edna Ritter and Robert Hughes. “Discipleship’ has been selected as the convention theme. Rev. William Kelly will lead. There will be an open erllamem on “Christian Endeavorers and the Masses,” jed by Rev. Thomas Baldwin of Alameda. The main address will be made by Rev. William Rader. Addresses will be made by Rev. James Curry and Dr, O. 8, Dean, | The devotional services will be conducted by John C. Suhr. TN s Ao PHHHEIIIILIILLITLILO A girl is loved by three men, 4 one of whom she loves in re- 4 turn. At a dance her betrothed + ig stabbed to the heart by one 1 of the rivals, who then attempts + to carry the girl away with him, 4 but is in turn stabbed by the + third man. This man succeeds + in abducting the porr girtl de- 3 spite the pursuit of herrelatives. 4- He hides her and himself in a + cave far in the mountains. This + is a summary of a true Up‘llfldg: of recent occurrence in the L Southwest. Next Sunday’s Call 4 will tell you the sequel. - + Otttttttttttstttthtte y a S R R The first Intimation that was given to | the annual meeting of the Giant Of Com- | in their place | CHARITY BAZAAR A GREAT SUCCESS Ladies Gather in Some Good Red Gold for the Asylums. s Affair at the Knowles Residence De- velops Into a Great Success Financially, Socially and Artistically. - Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | ! 1118 Broadway, Nov. 8. | | The annual bazaar of the Ladies’ Relief | | Soclety, which was held to-day at the res- | idence of Mrs J. N. Knowles, on Jackson stroet, was distinctively a soclety event. | From 2 o'clock {n the afterncon until 10 | o’clock this evening the great rooms of | | the Knowles home were thronged with | ultra-society people of Oakland. All aft- ernoon and evening there was the rustle of many movements and the hum of busy conversation. The hum increased in vol- ume at night, when the crowd was aug- mented by the presence of many gentle- | men. As for the sale, from it was realized for the ladies’ relief work a very considerable sum. The sale of articles useful and or- namental was far beyond the most san- uine expectations of the management. efore the evening came to an end there was not a commodity left of the many ter of protecting their while on | EFAST WORK the evenirig was that | art to finish it was a fight | solos by the Misses | original ones that could be sold, so fast | did the things go. | Nothing could have been more simple ! than the decorations, but their very sim- plicity made them attractive. They con- sisted of great sprays of huckleberry branches set in vases and bunches of white and yellow chrysanthemums at in- tervals upon the sale tables. In each of the large rooms several sale tables were | placed, these being bountifully laden with | articles of all kinds. The first of these tables was the tea table, over which Mrs. Willlam Taylor, assisted by Mrs. Harry J. Knowles, Mr: Fred Magee and Miss Carrle Havens, pr sided. Upon it was an elegani silver serv- | ice, which was busily employed at all times in the serving of most deliclous tea. At the lemonade table Mrs. Lloy Rawlings, Mrs. George C. Edwards and Miss Jane Rawlings presided and gave re- Ireshment to the many who visited there. The candy table was in charge of Misi Louise de Fremery, Miss Flcrence Selby, Miss Sue de Fremery, Miss Miranda | Brainard and Miss Jean Howard. e candy was home-made—by the ladies of | the Relief Society. It was secreted in | pretty baskets and l‘orlbbun-in] boxes that | Minor, Mrs. A. D. Gellette, Mrs. Mabel Gellette. laundry bags, | and other A, Lillencrantz, Mrs. W. J. B. Treadwell and M | Trere were 1 | dusters, brush | things in daily v | _Tre misceilancov: with a great r s articles, | kimonas. afgfans and little s, The sadies whe 301d them were . John T. Wright, Mrs William Meek. Mrs, W, Mauzy, Mizs Campbell and Mrs. Thom: Pheby Jr. There were some elegant (vings at the | pillow and 'amp shade table, and many were the exclamations of wonder at their beauty and design. Oriental porch lows, hammock pitlows, big pillows nnd little pillows, cushion covers and Oriental | squares made up the department. The | lamp shade depart:rent was equally good | m the variety of i's vhow, many of the | | ehades being ve bandsome. Mrs. C. O. | | G. Miller and Miss Mary Durham wers in | charge of this tahle Mrs. Loufs Tashiera, | Brown, Mrs. Allen B Radford disposed of commodities from the apron table. There were aprons of | every description—aprons for nurses and aprons for children, all of them prettily | worked | | The fancy articles table was presided | over by Miss Campbell, Miss Mary de | Fremery and Miss Crissie Taft. It was thelr dity to sell at the very highest price | | procurable center pieces of all kinds and sizes—dollies, mats, fans and fancy bags. | The doll table was one of the prettiest | and most interesting of the bazaar. There were dolls that talked and some that didn’t talk; they were of ail sizes and pro- portions. 'Besides the dolls, there were | doll dresses, bonnets and afghans. The fancy stockings for the use of Santa Claus | were pretty. Miss Alice Knowles and | Miss Ruth Knowles were in charge of the dolls and their things. The young ladies who assisted them were: "Miss Bessie | Palmer, Miss Chrissie Taft, Miss Ruth Ty Mrs. Spencer abcock ‘and Miss Sterrett.’ Miss Bertha McElrath, Miss { Phebe McElrath, Miss Pauline Fore and Miss Ethel Valentine. The Modoc and Klamath Indian baskets | attracted great attention. There were not half enough to go around and not long after the sale commenced they had been all sold. Mrs. J. N. Knowles, Mrs. C. L. Bliss and Mrs. Henry H. Adams were at | this table. ! | It was only durfng the evening hours | that the guests were entertained with a { brogramme of music and song. This was { entirely Impromptu, ladies present | who were called upon lending their talent | for the pleasure of the guests. | To Mrs. J. N. Knowles. Mrs. E. C. Wil- liams, Mrs. Dam, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. J. | E. McElrath and Mrs. Harry L. Gordon | are due the praise for the siccess of the | bazaar. They worked earnestly in its be- | half and made it complete in every par- | tleular, the result being that all w{m at- | tended were pleased beyond measure, |, The purpose of the bazaar was to raise funds to glve Christmas cheer to the in- | | mates of the homes at Temescal sup- | | ported by the Ladies’ Relief Society. | There are three of these homes, one being for aged women, one for children and one | for infants. | | |, The advisory board of the Ladies’ Re- 1 Hef Society consists of Isaac Requa, | Charles M. Cooke, Hon. George C. Per- | kins, J. L. N. SheParll, C. O. G. Miller, T. | L, Barker, Colonel George C. Edwards. | “The legal advisor is D. G. Campbell and | the medical’ advisor 15 Dr. Edward von | Adelung. | _IThe directors are: Mrs. R. G. | Miss Campbell, Mrs. L. E. Dam, Mrs. J. | E. McElrath, Mrs. George C. Edwards, | Mrs. W. D. Gellette, Mrs. H. F. Gordon, | Mrs. A. Lillencrantz, Mrs. B. G. Matth- | ews, Mrs. John B. Mhoon, Mrs. Jefferson | | Maury, Miss A. E, Mizer, Mrs. E. C. Wil- | | liams, " Mrs. J. T. Wright, Mrs. J. N.| | Knowles. | | _The managers are: Mrs. Spencer | | Browne, Mrs. Allen Babcock, Miss Lout: | de Fremery, Miss Jean Howard, Mrs. C | O. G. Miller, Mrs. William Meek, Miss T | C. Radford, Mrs. Lloyd Rawlings, Mrs, 5 | M. Smith, Mrs. W. H. Taylor, Mrs. James Treadwell, Mrs. Louls Tasheira, Mrs. J. H. T. Watkinson, Miss Mary Dunham. | The officers of ‘the society for 1900 are: Mrs. B. C. Williams, president; Mrs. J. | E. McElrath, first Vice presidenf; Mrs. J. B. Mhoon, second vice president; Miss A. | E. Miner, treasurer; Mrs. W. D. Gellette, recording secretary: Miss Campbell, cor- responding secretary. LIVELY BOXING BOUTS AT THE RELIANCE OAKLAND, Nov. 8.—Some lively boxing is expected to take place at the exhibition to-morrow night at the Rellance Club, Pfincl?nl among the events is the feather- welght championship contest, in which Billy de Coursey and Tom Hermann will Y engage. It will be a fifteen round go. e other fights are to be between Gecl‘fe Watson and Dick Martin and Charles Johnson and Jack Dean, and they should also be fast and lively. | Students B'endar Programme. OAKLAND, Nov. 8.—The programme at St. Columba’s Church fair at Golden Gate | this evening was rendered by the students . of St. Mary's Collefe. It consisted of the orchestral selections, “The American " “The Washington Post Maroh' and “Whistling Rufus.” There were sev- B e Lt S S 0 sting: J. Pl Plover, F. I‘:‘.‘ Michel, A. Por(e.r and ; D. narloe. E e Licenses to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. 8.—Licenses to mar; were_jssued to-d-{’to Willlam Boyd Parr,- ker Jr., aged %, Vacaville, and Bertha Loulse 'tum Suden, 24, Oakland; Antona Plava, 2, and Ferdinan Jennie K. Le: Tands Perer Karnest. Wilson, 21, Onkl ‘Lizzie Teresa Braden, 20, Oakland: m‘ Marsh, 26, and !ul(quqnl San clsco, JANITOR NORRIS OWES HIS GLOSSY SHINE TO McKINLEY i Made a Publie Shoe Blacking Wager With Billy Glennon, ~ Cigar Vender, on Result of Election. = *Have ~oo | | I ANY PEANUTS | THAT can i WALK. UP i | | | | Jin Expecs - GLUE THE PEAMNUT To THE TooTH- PICK. WELL | MusT 'ave BEEN A LoP5TFR"~ ITwAS BILLYy GLENMON'S DAY To SHINE * P77 tcors, HourLy arances AT HI5 TIFUL BuNCH OF CRIMSeN WHISKERS WHICH WEBE Savep gy P RINCEY S ELECTIoN. e SPoiLA OURs Bi1Z .40 PAYA Dy RENTA MNO CHARGEA DA HICK FULL STREET IN PAY T OF ORDEAL THAT IS SOON TO CONFRONT HIM BECAUSE OF AN ELECTION B sU k3 § the red bombs soared sky- ward on Tuesday night and McKinley's election was real A in the fog the hecrt of Billy .~ Glennon, who dispenses cigars at the stand In The Call building, sank shoeward and his thoughts turned o blacking and elbow grease, for yesterday, according to a bet duly made, registered and lost, he had to black the pedal cover- ings, of Janitor Jack Norris till the leather reflected the little white clouds which sail in the heavens. Yesterday aftermoon a group got to- ing, and indications all pointed to some- thing doing. As the clock struck 2 Billy Glennon sneaked ° unostentationsly into the building and a hurried conference was held. After a little while Norris walked out to the sidewalk, carrying a chair. | Glennon followed, wearing a shield after the manner of a warrior bold, inscribed with the motto, “I Lost.”” lowed with a box of blacking and a brush. Shoes never took so long to shine as did those of Norris. It would have been 10 Dunham, Miss Leslie Greed. Miss Ella pether in the rotunda of 7ae Call build- | A friend fol- |, Aft cents’ worth at any regular stand, anl there was a large expanse of leatner to cover. A crowd gathered, but Glennon got past noticing and rubbed on. The bald-headed man, with song and dance pants, who led the sidewalk expansion party during the heat of the time before election, said it was a political object lesson. Glennon thought so_ too, but words failed him aud no shine lightened the darkness. At last a faint speck of light illumined, like the first flush of a winter dawn, the sable ex- panse of Norris' shoe, and hope nerved Glennon's arm till half of his heavy task was done. A willowy blonde, with chrysanthe- mums, passed by, leaning on the arm of a downtown dry-goods clerk. “Oh, see!" she cried; “there's Glennon. 1 never thought that to_this. I rather liked him once. Glennon heard. After this he grew cal- lous. No cruel jest could wound him after the blonde's words. After it was over lots of folk woull congratulated Glennon, but he seemed of a retiring disposition, and al- though Norris says the shine will last him till next election day, Glennon has no oor Billy e'd come RVISOR JIM BOOTH PREPARE HIS RASHNESS. | complacently I BILLY GLENNON PUTS A MIRRORLIKE SHINE ON THE EXPANSIVE SHOES OF JACK NORRIS BEFORE A E FOR AN hankering after the laurels a shoe-bur- nisher may wear. e N SR SUPERVISOR HAS TROUBLES. Supervisor. James P. awake nights trying to think out a plan of campaign by which he can roll a pea- nut to the top of the Press Club bullding stairs without ~1iwnding the rest of the century at it. He could easily get that harmléss peanut upstairs if he were al- lowed to choose the method, but the terms of the bet, of which he was on the lobster slde, dictate that he must roll the peanut upstairs with a toothpick. The Supervisor has gone into light train- ing for the feat. He {s also searching the stands for an educated peanut that can hop from one step to the next when It is prodded with a toothpick. He is experi- menting with invisible threads, steel wire and other paraphernalia of the black art. If worst comes to worst, he will attempt to ring in a pot of mucilage. . N. Moore, the Press Club member to whom Booth lost the bet, watches the Superviso®s anguish th' delight and strokes his luxurfant beard, saved by MeKinley's victory from sacri- ice. Booth is lying NOW VOTE UPON CHARTER CHANGES Trying to Take Offices Out of the Whirl of - Politics. e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 8. The city of Oakland will soon have an election of its own, when several amend- ments to the present city charter will be submitted to the people for ratification. The City Council has set the date for this election on December 8, exactly one month | from to-day. The call has been made and | the amendments have been framed The amendments are neither many nor long, but they are considered essential (o regulate the present unsatisfactory cou- dition of the municipal goveinment. The principal_idea is to take the offices cof Mayor, City Attorney and City Engmncer out of patronage politics and put all of the patronage of the city in the hands of poards. For two years the city of Oak- land has suffered because of disagree. ments over patronage. and the busineds of the city has been at a standstill because of factional differences over appoint- ments. The amendments tu be submitted on December 8 have been framed with the idea of removing legislative and ad- ministrative officers from patronage as much as possible and preventing the re- currence of the troubles that have beset the city for nearly two years. ‘As the municipal laws stand now, the Mayor, the City Attorney and the 'City Engineer constitute the Board of Public Works and the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners and make all of the ap- pointments for the city, The proposcd amendments create a Board o Dli Works of three persons to be appoints by the Mayor, to hold for six years, one term to expire every two years, dvln‘ earh Mayor the appointment of one mem- ber and preventing any one Mayor trom seuring control of the board. sal- is to be $100 & month. There is to be a separate Board of Police and Fire Com- ‘missioners, arranged upon exactly the same lnes, with salaries of $40 a month. The office of City Engincer Is made elective and the salary ed at $1 a ear, all fees to go to the city. The City ngineer’s office now costs the city nearly that sum. Ao hte some minor amendments—one allow the city to own a dredger to keep :?s water {ront in condition, another to allow the city to build a garl crema- {5 and ong to SOt Msmorisl day 04 $i030 & year for celebrating the Fourth of July. ——————————— photo taken every t is so interesting. tever do you do Evening Times. ary Dora—I have my three years. I think Gracle—Gracfous! with them all?—Glasgow WOMAN NJURED IV K CoLLsio Mrs. J. Delon Kicked by a Horse While Lying in the Street. RIS P Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 8. As the result of a collision this morn- ing between a buggy, occupied by Robert Fleming, superintendent of the telephone company, and a wheel bearing Mrs. J. Delon of. 831 Harrison street, the lady was dangerously hurt. The injured woman now lies at the Recelving Hospital, un- conscious from a concussion of the brain and with chances about even for life or death. At the time of the accident Mrs. Delon had finished shopping among the stores and had started down Clay street to do znother errand. several parcels being in her hands. When about in the middle of the block between Ninth and Tenth streets she met the buggy, in which was seatec Superintendent = Fleming. She kept on the course he had selected when she entered the street and would hav: guud the buggy on the left if everything ad gone right. But as_the two vehicles came close to- ether Fleming’s horse, for some un- NOWN Treason, Swerve suddenly in toward the left curb, crowdin cycle rider and making a collison un- avoldable. Mrs. Delon turned quickly to one side in an attempt to avoid the con- tact, but was not quick enough. knocking it off its Iee!. and then fell in t 'ew inches of the ani- RSP IR0 1 mal’s hoofs. n stri ng _to ain its Tact © the “horse “Kicked the prostrate woman on the back of the head, tearing open the scalp and rendering her uncon- sclous. Fleming and some spectators of the ac- cident went to the unfortunate woman's assistance and had her removed ‘to the R',fi“""&l" ital. TS, lon supported The s a widow and s & Eratoh o CAaS: o mof @ word of English, and only with aiffl. culty could be made to understand the nature of her daughter’s injuries. Oarsmen in Vaudeville. ALAMEDA, Nov. 8.—Al Club members and their Armory Hall to-morrow on by the oarsmen. The list of perf ers includes some of the best local outside talent to be had, and a entertainment is expected. The °§,§h:h=fl‘ hn; be:l:l.t:l':ln"".h club colors a ‘man: victory Ala- meda’s oar l.llflv;ldlfle men have won. | | | | | the Bi- | | l OVERALL RATED 1S AN ANMTELR Decision as to His Standing Given by the Pacific Association. R BERKELEY, Nov. 8.—Orval Overall, the glant fullback of the university football team, has been reinstated in the amateur ranks, and will be permitted to play in the annual Thanksgiving day game. The official decision as to the amateur stand- ing of Overall was rendered by the Pacifie Amateur Athletic Association to-night, and an official registration card was fis- sued to Overall, announcing that he was enrolled as an amateur and that his ama- teur standing was unquestioned. Overall is a freshman at the University of California and proved to be one of the most formidable members of this year's team. . Stanford University filed charges of professionalism against nim with the faculty of the University of California, charging that Overall played ina baseball team in Visalia, his home, on which team one man drew a salary, and that he was thus disqualified for membership in the University of California football team. The facuity of the State University held an investigation, sustained the charges and disqualified Overall. It is now an- nounced that this action was taken as a matter of courtesy between the two uni- versities, as the one fact charged seemed to be true, though it was a very technical charge. But the football enthusiasts of the State She | University were not satisfled with this struck the horse on the left fore shoulder, decision and appealed the matter to the Pacific Amateur Athletie which is the official and final judge of charges affecting the standing of an ath- fete In the amateur ranks. 'Lais associa- tion appointed a special investigating com- mittee to Inquire into this case, with the result that to-day a decision was rendered in favor of Overall. who will now resume practice at Berkeley and will undoubt- edly play in the Thanksgiving day game. ——— Lighting Plant for Fruitvale. OAKLAND, Nov. S.—Fruitvale is te have an electric lighting plant of.its own, Articles of lncorgn:rltlon were flled to- day, with a number of Fruitvale mm as incorporators. for a plant that has its object the manufaceuring and trans- mitting of electricity for Ilighting poses. The lncorpgrhlto'r: ge .v.hc. I, A. N. Frost, Charles H. Fehnemam e W, Riley, P. H. Blake, L. Battles and Amy G. G. Fehnemann. — e———— “The party threw me overboard,” sald the man with the gloomy cast of counte- M na now.” asked the Professional An- Vote T — ““And , ““you belong to the noyer, ;olll B floating