The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1904, Page 4

CISCO CALL, WEDNESDA JANUARY 13, 1901 s« NEWS: OF THE, COUNITY DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIAN BOOKS FOR LIBRARY OF STATE UNIVERSITY Collection Is Being Made of Works of Authors of the Golden State and Several Thousand Volumes, Which Embrace SURVIVES WITH BRAIN INJURED John Purcell, Noted Athlete, Lives Despite Jagged Hole From Mouth Through Skull RETAINS USE OF SENSES Physicians Regard Condition of Patient as Remarkable and His Recovery Possible ot ALAMEDA, Jan. 12.—Despite the fact that there is a large, jagged hole ex- tending from t roof of his mouth through brain cavity and skull, John Purcell, the noted veteran athlete, who ® to end his life vestemiay while temporarily. deranged by shoot- ing himself, still lives at the Alameda Sanatorium and is conscious the great- er part of the time. His condition is att ch attention from physi- the case a remark- cting who e one That Purcell continues to survive his wound is attributed by the surgeons to his magnificent physique. To-day the patient received a number of visitors, | includ members of his family. He did not fail to recognize them, and it was « t he lapsed into a | state Purcell has thus far| given n » why he wanted to die. | He regrets his rash act, and now de- sires to live for the sake of his wife and four children It tors that the is 1k the attend crisis in Purcell ing doc- condi- tion & yet to ne. If inflammation of the brain she de € but little chance for the patient’s sur- | vival. There is also a possibility, the physicians assert, that Purcell may withstand the shock and his injury and recover —_———————— PASSES WORTE CH FRIENDS Victims Do Not Suspect Harvey Wil- son Until His Paper Is Returned by Nevada I Jan nk. —At least two han e made dozen had nar- from being made the vic- lever swindler with a s checks who oper- on of town last week. row esca of tims a pocketful of bog ated in tha The victim & Fedderwitz, who lost $38, and Christoper Schien- ker, the I¢ of $20. They say that they accey without question the checks of Har Wiison, a former ident of We fered the chased , when he of- nt of goods pur- ) him and did not suspect the worthlessness of his paper un’ returned by the Nevada Francisco with the words, knew Now they know Wilson | better are seeking to introduce him to the police. Wilson tried to pass checks or s Landregan, Der Frederick Mun- Butchers in a Bautle. AND, Jan. 12.—George Wantz McDermott, fellow workmen ingtor t butcher shop, 1 this noon. cDermott teceiving Hospital, where i from a butchers’ steel He caused Wantz's ar- z retaliated by turning ot over to ghé police. They | their troubles to-morrow in the Police Court. —_—— Distributes Dowling’s Estate. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—Final - distri- bution was crdered to-day by Judge Ogden of the estate of the late Rich- ard Dowlinig. The estate has been appraised at $95,307 98. It consists of | 1500 acres of valuable farming land and « h all of which goes to deced- s widow and ten children. —_————— Breaks His Hip. ent OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—William Mc- Clemagan, an old man, slipped in get- ting off a San Pablo-avenue car at Twenty-third street this afternoon and broke hip: He was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where - he was made as comfortable as possible. POSTUM CEREAL MINER HIT. A Gold Miner on the Coffee Question. Many a rugged constitution has broken down by use of coffee: “I and my son a miners and have been strong coffee drinkers. I will add I followed mining for fifty years. Near- ly three vears ago my son had palpita- tion of the heart so bad that after a hard day’s work he would be almost unable to get his breath when lying down/ and T was a victim of constipa- tion, headache and ‘could not soundly. “So I pulled up stakes one day started 10 see 3 doctor and curiymny enough an old acquaintance I met on the way steered me off. We stopped and taiked and tad each other all the news and I told him about our troubles, He said it was coffee doing the work and that using Postum in place of cof- fee cured him of almost exactly the ail- ments 1 described. “So instead of going to the doctor’s I sent for some Postum, although I did not have much faith in it, but to’my great joy it turned out all right and after we quit coffee completely we both began to get well, kept it up and are now both of us strong well men with none of the old troubles. A miner js supposed to be able to stand great hardships, but we could not stand cof. fee. It was killing us. Any one follow- ing the directions on the package of Postum will have a far better drink tham he can get from the best coffee. “I think every coffee toper :hm;id know Postum will cure him of his ail- ments, besides it is such a refreshing drink.” Name given by Postum - Co. Battle Creek, Mich. ¥ Coffee hurts nearly all who drink it and soaks some people very hard. There is a sure way out of the trouble by quitting coffee and using Postum. And “there’s a reason.” Look in each package for a the famous little book, “The l::z g Wellville.” - : 9 sleep BANNER YEAR FOR Y. M. C. A. Organization Elects Trustees, and Directors and Committees Poetry, Report on the Year's Results Romance, Science and History, Are Already on Hand —_— i — - NEW' BUILDING B Gt D. Edward Collins Compliments Members for Splendid Work in Securing Building Fund Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 12. D. Edward Coliing, president of the Y. M. C. A, addressed the members of | the association at the annual meeting | held last night in the auditorium of the | association building at Twelfth and | Clay streets. His report on the work | of the organization indicated that the | | |last year has been a most successful | one for the association. The president | said in part | During the vear 1903 the work of the Young Men's Christian Association has been carried on with marked success, especially when we con- sider stent and laborious effort on the part of the management to raise $150,000 for the construction of a new building. - This buiid- which we meet to-night, which has he association for fifteen years, was Ting for a satisfactory price, and ds were used in the purchase of a site corner of Fourteenth and Jefferson | the pr ai the members have not only been infused with genuine iove for the good the association may mplish, but have also given substantial of their interest in the building project * fund of $10,000 and by CLUBS SEEKING A PLATCROUND City Council .to Set Aside Land for Recreation Park; n is known as the young business men's fund. These two amounts, together with | the §75,000 secured by the citizens’ committee, make & total of $110,000, which is eminently satisfactory for the first part of the canvass and gives assurance that In the near future the | full amount will be secured. After the address of the president reports ‘of various committees were | read angd the trustees and board of di- | rectors for the ensuing year were elected. Following is the result of the election: Trustees—S. -T. Alexander, Francis Cutting, Sol Kahn, James A. QT § Jobrson, George H. Collins, George T. PROTEST IS INDORSED Hawley, H. C. Taft, George D. Gray, V. A —— : H. Vance. Directors—G. E. Brinckerhoff, R. H. Chamberlain, John H. Stevens, W. W. Worden, H. C. Taft, Georgé Roeth, D. Edward Collins, Dr. R. T. Stratton, M. T. Holcomb, F. D. Cook, Irving C. Lew- is, H. R. Jones. | The board of directors and the trus- tees will ‘meet in two weeks and elect | officers | —_— DOES PHILANTHROPIC WORK. . Resolution Against Removal of Pacific Incinerating Com-| pany’s Plant to Be Presented RSN LA Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 12. Definite action regarding the proposed | children’s playground and park at West Oakland was taken this evening at d joint meeting of the Aloha | Club and the West Oakland Improve- ment Club, held in the rooms of the Aloha Club. Wallace M. Alexander pre- sided, and after spme discussion the fallowing . resolution. was :adopted by | unanimous vote: 1 “To the Honorable, the City Council} of Qakland—Whereas, The city of Oak- land owns a certain tract of land in West Oakland, between nine and ten | acres in extent and bounded by Eight- Young Women's Christian Association Launches Out in Many Channels. | The Young Women’s Christian Asso- ciation held its twenty-sixth annual ‘mflenng last Friday, January 8. The reports show that the home at 1259 |O'Farrell street has been taxed to its utmost capacity and has had 1125 boarders during the year, representing thirty-four States and twenty-four | countries. Of these 900 were Ameri- cans and 225 foreigners. The classes v in physical culture, elocution, litera- | ¢enth. Campbell, Twentieth and Woodi French, music, singing, sewing, | Streets: and | ture, | cooking and setting the table have been attended by about 600 women, The employment bureau has secured | positions for over 700 applicants. The library and reading rooms have been kept open ‘day and evening. The sew- ling schoo! has had an attendance of | 150 children between the ages of 6 and “Whereas, Said property has never | been putto any use, but in its present condition is an eyesore and detriment to the city of Oakland: and “Whereas, The children of West Oak- land have no recreation or play ground for their diversion; and “Whereas, The plan of said recrea- tion ground or playground for children 15 ykars. JA\ the lunchrooms at 116A Davis | has already been tried in San Francisco | street 55.482 lunches were served. These | #nd has proved eminently successful; now thereforé, be it | “Resolved, That we, the undersigned | | residents and property owners of West | Oakland, do hereby petition your hon- orable body to take favorable action in regard to the formation of a children’s playground on the aforesaid city prop- erty in West Ogkland. “W. M. Alexander, M. R. Blythe, C. H. Redington, L. A. Montague, M.*F. Redington, Mrs. Enscoe, Charles E. Townsend, J. W. Newell, F. Koenig, John F. Mullins, Mrs. D. J. Mullins, J. F. Dutra, Peter Wilkens, H. T. Hayes, ‘William Walsh, D. McLeod, A. D. Mc- Kinnon, James Newell, P. McAlvern, Frank Mulhern, T. W. Wilkens, C. H. Thaler and Walter Meese.” On motion of A. D. McKinnon the fol- lowing committee was appointed to present the resolution to the City Coun- cil at its next meeting: Wallace M. Alexander, Mrs. M. F. Redington, Miss Annie Hennings, John Newell, John F. Mullins, William Walsh and F. Koenig. A resolution in the form of a protest to the City Council against the re- moval of the Pacific Incinerating Com- pany’s plant from its present location to Twenty-third and Wood streets was indorsed, and the following committee was appointed to circulate the petition among the property owners: C. H. | Thaler, A. D. McKinnon and Paul Lati- mer. s ¢ —_—————————— OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—According to a statgment issued by State Superin- tendent of Schools Kirk of the appor- tionment of State moneys’ for High School purposes, Alameda County re- ceives more than any .other county jn the' State.” With seven high schogls its share is $19,214'94; San PFranciseo, with five! high schools, comes ‘second, with $18,939 12, and Los Angeles, with sixteen high schools, ranks third, with rooms are furnished with piano, easy chairs and lounges, books and papers, providing for the young women a home- like “noon rest.” The relief committee assisted 1320 in | many ways, the aid being given so as | | to enable them to help themselves. The travelers’ aid committee h: a visitor at the steamers and overland | trains to guide strangers and to give | aid to all women and children that need help. Fifteen hundred have come un- der the supervision of the visitor. The treasurer reported $22,433 58 re- ceived and $22,294 65 disbursed, leaving a balance of $138 93. The following officers and board of directors were elected: President, Mrs. W. O. Gouid; first Vice presi- dent, Mrs. G. W. Prescott; second vice presi- dent, Mrs. J. F. Merrill; third vice presi- dent, Mrs, M. P. Jones; fourth vice president, Mrs| H. J. Sadler; recording secretary, Miss Winkle; corresponding secretary, Mrs. S, P. treasurer, Mrs. 1. H. Morge} directors—Mesdames W. O. Gould, L. C. Red ington, G. Prescott, J. F. Merrill, Jones, H. J, Sadler, A. R. Baldwin, G. P. Thurston, 8. P. Tuggle, 1. H. Morse and Miss Helen Van Winkle; trustees—J. F. Merrill, W. F. Whittler, W. H. Crocker, E. B. Pond and George P. Thurston; consulting physi- clans—S, P. Tuggle, M. D.. and Adelaide Brown, M. D.; auditor, E. J. Bowen. Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—The following ge licenses were issued by,the v Clerk to-day: Lester F. Cof- 39, Lewiston, Idaho, and Clara Stoops, 27, Berkeley; Richard T. Mc- Manis, 25, Oakland, and - Myrtle M. Tarke, 20, Delphos, Kans.; Edgar L. Vheéler, over 21, San- Francisco, and Luella Robertson, over 18, Oakland; Herbert Wilhelmi, over 21, and Geor- giana M. Tarlor, over 18, -both' of Ala- meda: Ira O. Foster, 49, and Belle G. Adawms, 41. both of Los Banos; Manuel ria, 28, and Maggie H. Feiry, 20, both of San Lorenzo; John F. Stanton, pver 21, and Anita L. Gowen, over 18, both of = Haywards; Augusta . H.|$18,026 01. °© % Schulze, over 21, dnd Caroline Meyer, < T N R TR 75 43 »* over 18, both of Oakland; John, A. Pioneer Found JDead. Aged OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—E:W. Rich- ardson, 82 years old, wag found dead this afternoon at the corner of Fruit- vale avenue and the old county road. Heart disease caused the old man's death. He had been residing with J. H. Crosby at 1623 Fruitvale avenue. Richardson was a pioneer of 1 County and leaves relatives there and in Los Angeles. Coroner Mehrmann took charge of the case. 54 e v High School Girl's Funeral. BERKELEY, Jan. 12.—The funeral of Miss Anna Corinne Isgrigg, a‘stu- -dent at the Berkeley High Schoel, who died suddenly from heart d was Olsen, 33, and Rose A. McAvin, '33, both_of Oakland; Frederick Moore, 21, and Violet A. Swift, 19, both of Oak- land. 4 —_———— Charges Tllicit Liquor Selling. BERKELEY, Jan. 12. — Marshal Kerps 'swore {0 .complaints * to-day charging “Mrs.; George Malcolm, a colored woman, and Christopher Cole, white, with selling liquor without a li- cense. Subsequently the accused were arrested. The Marshal claims that he has the evidence of three men that they purchased liquor from the prison- ers. 4 < and 15 elm on Telegraph avenue and ° ‘Sycamore on San Pablo avenue. 'rh Board of ;ubllc Works has taken up the. plans for carrying -out the. trec: | 5 EE0, WaS foolish o swap his birth- ‘food. recreation | 'nia work js “Ramona, % oo s Bescle. 4 2. -Co 08 fares o yof. 204 (“fz—. ¢ Jo g n wguntey Lo w/m»a?mx,. Rl 0 L e Aol | - Bl nvE o - + SOME THINGS TO BE FOU. IN THE CALIFORNIA U VERSITY LIBRARY. » s ¢ 3 BERKELEY, Jan. 12.—To establish a distinctively Californian department, literary and historical, in the library of the University of California is the plan that J. C. Rowell, the librarian, has elaborated with a success that has encouraged him to further effort. The purpose is to gather a collection of manuscripts, published works and gen- eral literary tredsures done in Califor- nia by Californian writers. The end in view is to assemble at the university a collection that shall be the record of reference for time tec come to attest California’s place in the world of liter- ature. Librarian Rowell has gathered sev- eral thousand volumes to the depart- ment, additions being of almost daily occurrence. Among the new gifts to the Californian section is the original manuscript of “Two Hearts That Beat as Ond” a short story by the late Frank Norris and presented by Charles Ge Norris, the author’s brother. A vol- ume of poems, “Thoughts,” by Ardelia Cotton Barton, and a novel, “The Lady of Mark,” by Sydney C. Kendall of Los Angeles, have been placed on the shelves, 5 The collection includes a large num- ber of pamphlets and records of com- temporaneous events in the library and artistic field of the State that are dally gaining in historical value. The diary of Father Pedro Font, a Spanish priest, who wrote of his trav- els from Monterey to San Francisco in 1775, is a valued treasure. This diary was contained in the famous Cowan ccllection, which was purchased and presented to the university by Collis P. Huntington. Another set of interest- ing documents are the letters of Gen- eral John A. Sutter, who built Sutter's Fort. The original manuscripts of Bret Harte’s “Heathen Chinese,” including a photograph of Bill Nye, a picture of ' Hangtown in '49, a page from the ac- count book of the San Diego Mission written in 1777, Joaquin Miller's “Burns” and Edwin Markham’'s “The Man With the Hoe"” are also included in the collection, besides the works in book form of each of these writers. Among the other prominent authors whose works are preserved are Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, Mary Halleck Foote, Mark Twain, Helen Hunt Jack- son and Jack London. Librarian Row- ell considers that anything written in California is Californian and therefore entitled to a place on the shelves. For instance, Mrs. Jackson's only Califor- ’ therefore it is the only work by that writer put in the collection. Altogether there are about 350 vol- umes of poems and about 400 volumes of mnovels, many of them autograph numbers, and many periodicals and works on philosophy, religion, travels, economics, science and biography. —_———— Clerk Mott Receives Salary. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—In accordance with City Attorney J. E. McElroy's opinion, City Auditor Breed drew a warrant for $150 in favor of John W.. Mott, Police Court clerk, for b % 4% temtcienten alamo B .. & 1% smbre s T%0 Kb 8V Aelmisrno re 70n 259 ¢ Lok, obmuder e Chacdoors et € 2 Diciombre mbnismoaiio Ko ef 4G ve - oo, 74’«5%,.‘“‘..‘&“‘“‘ 760 Kon o885 o fiom ol fdvhawctf:fl-k ¥ " LG~ Fay ov!g:obk &% ang. (786, Horyo K208 st Limio e i Lo 6 e dumio 120, 3¢ Cotgiu ot 2 adltesraoro V304 Soufn /yd-flw.?&mu;. 28 or Spimba Jou Lo e Qucudie ve Futpon ramss vto 06 .GSa n; ) -.2;4:«.4.'«*.7,..__, Ll oo 25 - Doses, M‘.?[yt,‘ - "‘ mot ae Ao & Yool beo P S -WA../&.‘;,: 'n: G-‘Z:; ravias S Qheo.. D, e sy ool faya €0 8ucin 4 Bt TR aes TN, 2o ey WRTTEN - EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—Many things tended to make the Ebell lunch more than drdinarily in- teresting aad enJoyable to-day. It was the first large reunion since the new year began, the music was delighttul and Mrs W. A. Childs' resume of her recent travels in India was enjoyed by every ome. The good hews, too, that the club's president, Miss Mabel Thayer Gray, was very much improved in health faised the spirits of her fellow-mem- bers and added considerably to the general en- Joyment of the occasion. Miss Gray is in Chi- cugo and has been quite seriously i, Mrs. Childs and Mrs. Haight, president of the Laurel Hall Club of San Francisco, were the guests of honor to-day. Mrs. George G. Winchester, who was Miss Alma Bergiund, sang to-day. Mrs. Winchester has a sympatbetic, pure soprano voice, excel- lently polsed, and it is a real treat to listen to er. *The musical programme to-day, as arranged by Mrs. Edward Norton Ewer, was as follows: “‘Beloved, It Is Morn' (Florence Aylward), Mrs. George Winchester; solo for violon- cello, M Eugene M. Holden: Scherzo (Arensky), Mrs. Arthur W. Moore: (a) ‘‘Ich liebe dich™ (Albert Mildenberg): (b) ‘“The | Night Has a Thousand Eyes’ (Frank Lam- bert); (¢) A Woodland Madrigal" (Robert Batten), Mrs. Winchester. The luncheon tables looked unusually pretty, holly berries and smilax forming a very ef- fective decoration. The large number of light reception gowns worn also added much to the charm of the scene. A few of the very hand- some gowns were worn by Mrs. Thomas Crei- lin, Mrs. Paul Lohse, Mrs. Dudley Kinsell, Mrs. Melvin C. Chapman, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. J. Walter Scott, Mrs, E. J. Cotton, Mrs. George C. Bornemann, Mrs. Henry Rosenfeld, Miss Belle Nicholson, Mrs. F. P. Dalton, Mra. Jo- seph Hunt, Mrs. F. L Kendall, Mrs. T. C. Coogar. and many others. In the absence of the president, Miss Gray, Vice President Mrs. J. B. Hume occupled the chair. Mrs. Charles S. Houghton was presid- ing hostess, assisted by Mrs. S. A. Hackett, Mrs. M.0de L. Hadley, Mrs. W. M. Hall, Mrs. George Hammer, Mrs. L. J. Hardy, Mrs. F. M. Hathaway, Mrs. E. A. Heron, Mrs. Charles Higby, Mrs. G./D. Hildebrand, Miss Jennie Hill, John G. Hoyt, Mrs. B. S. Hubbard, Mres. Samuel Hubbard, Mrs. James B, Hume, Mrs. D. B. Hunter, Mrs. F. M. Hurd, Miss L. C. L. Janssen, Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Mrs. Mur- ry L. Johneon, Mrs. M. F. Jordan, Mrs. C. E. Judson, Miss Keene, Mrs. George W. Keiley, Mrs, Charles W. Kellogg, Mrs. F. I Kendail, Mrs. H. G. Kendall, Mrs. T. N. Kferulff, Mrs. G. L. King, Mrs. R. W. Kinney, Mrs. Dudley Kinsell, Mrs. C, W Kinsey, Mrs. A. W. Kirk- land, Mrs. E. N. Kittridge, Mrs. E. gel, Mrs. Clarence Gray, C. ‘A. Hooper, Mrs. A. Harrison. B . Kleu- Dr. Myra Knox, Mrs. H. Hills and Mrs. T. G. . . Mrs, W, N. Kleeman entertained a few friends informally at dinner recently, the hon- ored guests being Mrs. Marion of San Fran- cisco, a prominent member of the California Club, and her daughter, Miss .Inez Marion. The decorations were quite unique, a Christ- mas tree illuminated with tiny electric lights occupying the. post of honor on the tabie, which was further decorated with red berries and smilax. Covers were laid for ten guests. . . ‘The friends of Robert P, McManis, the erst- while assistant secretary of the Young Men's Christian Assoclation, will be surprised to learn that he has become a benedict. He was married this afternoon to Miss Myrtle Parke of Delphos, Kans. The ceremony took place at the residence of A. C. Cary ‘er on Four- teenth street at 3 o'clock an¢ wit: Mrs, Carj and the other, Mrs. Percy E. Parke. The nuptial knot was tied by the Rev. H. J. Vos- burgh, tor of the First Baptist Church. Mr.' McMeanis came from Indlana about & year ago and took chai of the local branch of the Y. M. C. A. ng the arrival of Mr. Kling, the present secretary. He does not hold any office at present, but is a very active member of the association. e and her mother came from Kansas to Oakland to d the winter here. and it was since her spen 4 arrival in this city that Mrs, McManis met her husband. After a short honeymoon spent in Sacramento Mr, and Mrs. McManis will reside on Twenty-fourth street in this clty. Miss Estelle Kleeman was entertained at luncheon in San Francisco to-da: Mrs. m)ll © Later she attended the w{n‘ of the lll!c Club and ion to the former president The it presiding officer Is Mrs. Margoles, who was Miss Minnie Hoppe of of Oakland: were s M t%i%; " i BADLY INJURED IN COLLISION Wheelman Runs Into a Dairy Wagen and Suffers a Fraec- ture of Skull at Base of Brain SiiEen B 2 IS HURLED TO PAVEMENT RN Bl Nt John D. Garfield Is Vietim of Probably Fatal Aecident Near Home in East Oakland A, Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 12. John D. Garfleld, formerly a promi- nent real estate broker of this city, ‘was probably fatally injured this morn- ing in a collision with a milk wagon while he was riding a bicycle down Thirteenth avenue, in East Oakland. According to Dr. J. L. Mayon, the attending physician, Garfleld suffered a fracture of the skull, with the ex- ternal evidence indicating that the in- jury extended to the base of the brain, causing a severe internal hemorrhage. Garfleld left his residence, 1805 Thir- teenth street, on his bicyele only a few minutes before the accident occurred at 7 o'clock. He was pedaling rapidly down a grade, when the milk team turned into the street from a cross thoroughfare. Neither the driver nor the wheelman had time to avert a col- lision. Garfleld was thrown heavily over the handlebars and struck the street on his head. Passing pedestrians hastened to the senseless man's assistance. He was recognized and was removed as quickly as possible to his residence. Dr. Mayon was called and found his patient in a very critical condition. There were times when the injured man regained consciousness for a mo- ment, but he lapsed into a comatose state and gave every evidence of a very serious brain lesion. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Jjan. 12—M. Emil Labarthe, a member of the committee representing the French Government at the St. Louis World's Fair; will address a meeting in Hearst Hall at 8 o'clock Thursday evening on *L'Esprit Francais et I'Estranger.” The lecture will be open to the public. Professor Charles Mills G Kutz, chief engineer the United Stat navy, and Professor Philip R. Boone will co duct ‘an examination of applicants for admis- sion to the United States Naval Academy on February 6 at Boone's Academy. This com- mittee was selected by Congressman Victor H. Metcalf, who will appoint the applicant recom- mended by the committee. The examination is open to residents of Alameda, Contra Costa or Solano Counties, who must be between 16 and 20 years of age and in good health. The mental examination will be upon reading and writing, spelling, punctuation, grammar, geog- ‘history, arithmetic, aigebra and geom- The department reserved for the works of Californta-authors at the library has lately re- ceived the following addftions: Professor H. Sengen's transiation of Fouque's “Undine,"” J. Wirton Webster's ‘“The Hermit's Home, Christian Binkley's ‘‘Sonnets and Songs,” Dr. E. A. Sturge’s “The Spirit of Japan' and Mi: Marie Lydia Winkler's ‘‘From Glory to Glo Max Thelan, president of the Associated St dents, has appointed the following named mem- bers of the committee authorized at the last general meeting of the Assoclated Students to investigate and report upon the ‘‘homor sy tem’" which it is proposed to adopt for the uni- versity: J. L. Neighbor, '04 (chatrman); Miss Arneiil, " Frickstad, "04; Hart Green: T. E. Risley, '05: Booth, '07. Those who have entered for the preliminary try-outs for the Carnot team hl\{e been divided into two sections by the debating committee. From each of these sections four will be se- Jected to compete in the finals. Theé candidates ach section are the following named: ! indel, "04: O. 8. A " R. W. H“endom N 0‘0‘4’}‘ 05 . L. McWilliams, "04; J. S. * Keane, 05 P. Luey of Hastings College of 0k E. Bishop, '05; 1. S. Metler, '03; R. K. Barrows, 04; G. C.” Ringoisky, P. Greenstelder. scrove, M judges for the first section will be Pr fessors Mitehell and Sanford and Mr. Fergu son; second section, M. A. Gorrill, Mr. Mec- Cormack and Mr. O'Conmor. The judges of the finals will be Professors Willlam Carey Jomes, A. F. Lange and H. A. Overstreet. —_—————————— PATROLMAN CHARLES CLARK WILL BE PROMOTED OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners has un- officially decided to appoint Patrolman Charles E. Clark as a sergeant of po- lice at the regular meeting Friday. The question whether a third sergeant shall be named has not been settled. Officials of the Police Department who favor the appointment of three ser- geants argue that a patrol sergeant can be made as useful as two police- men on beats because he can be sent on call at a moment’s notice and can cover a wide range of territory in emergency cases. It is expected that further moves will be made by the Commissioners looking toward reor- ganization of the police force. . — and her two ‘charming daughters are 33.'..':9....« as hostesses and when they send out cards for anything it is generally the signal brilllant gat] ering. for & Maformal tea compilmentary to Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman of San Francisco was given by Miss Laura Prather last Saturday afternoon. The Monday Sewing Club spent & very indus- trious afternoon with Mrs. William Watt yes- terday. This busy club includes among its members Miss Bessie ‘Palmer, Miss Caroline Oliver, Miss Anita. Oliver, Miss May Younx, Mrs. Richard Bahis, Miss' Pauline Fore, Miss 1one Fore, Mise May Coogan, Miss Edna Barry, Miss Jacqueline Moore, Miss Alice Knowles, ‘Miss Ruth Knowles, Mrs. J. L. Brown, Mrs. William Gardiner Cooke and Mrs. Beach Soul. The regular meeting of the Hill Club, which took place at the residence of Mrs. A. L. Cun- ningham vesterday. was full _of mm:’n, as usual. The progra: was arranged by Mrs, W. O. Badgley and Mrs. Cunningham, and the literary portion of it was devoted to the works of Kate Douglas Wiggin. Coming meetings of the club will be given over to the discussion hoted women writers of the day. x OF ALAMEDA BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL ALAMEDA COUNTY OARKLAND. 1118 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083, BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. N ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Eagle 502 1S ~-— CRAND JURORS EXAMINE ROLL Alleged Change lfi Assessment Is Found to Be the Result of a Series of Mistakes MACMULLAN A CLAIMANT Expert Wants Half .the Taxes. Contra Costa Company Indefi- nitely Tied - Up by Protest Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 12. The Grand Jury made an investiga- tion to-day of the charge made by As- sessor Henry P. Dalton that the as- sessment of the Contra Costa Water Company had been changed on the as- sessment roll, after leaving his hands, in such a way that the complny was enabled to protest the payment on a part of its property and pay on the balance. Mr. Dalton claims that the company should have had to pay taxes on all of its property or allow it all to go delinquent. By the change, so that part could be paid aund part protested, he claims the water company was bene- fited. The book was examined by the jury, and County Tax Collector Barber, Dep- uty County Auditor Myron Whidden, County Clerk John P. Cook, Deputy Assessors Rcbinson, Miller, Dexter, Van de Mark and others were ques- tioned. It was found that the change was the result of a series of mistakes, the first of which was made in the Assessor’s office and was afterward car- ried out through the Auditor's and Tax Collector’s offices. The piece of property over which the trouble has cccurred was the assess- ment of the water in Lake Chabot as personal property. This property was discovered by Expert MacMyjllan to have been overlooked by Assessor Dal ton ever since he has been in offic and MacMullan row has a clalm be- fore the Board of Supervisors for half the taxes oa this particular piece of property. The protest of the company has in- definitely tied up the taxes alleged to be due, however. WOMAN TRAMP IS SAID TO BE MENTALLY SOUND Mrs. Lena Hill, Arrested at Livermore, Is Examined by Physicians and Returned to Jail. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—Mrs. Lena Hill, the woman tramp, who was wan- dering about the small towns near Livermore with two young girls, was examined as to her sanity to-day by Judge Melvin and Drs. O. D. Hamlin and J. J. Medros and found to be mentally sound. She was arrested at Livermore and sentenced to thirty days in the County Jail for malicious miischief. She ra- fuses to eat at the jail and it was be- lieved she was insane. Since her in- carceration Father Powers of Liver- more has asked the courts to appoint him guardian of the two children. They are girls, 12 and 13 years of age. After her examination she s returned to the jail to serve the r mainder of her sentence. e Former Mayor Davie in Town. OAKLAND, Jan.12.—Former Mayor John L. Davie, garbed in corduroys and crowned with a flaring som- brero, appeared in Oakland to-day after an absence of two years. Ruddy and rugged, Oakland’s former chief executive told his friends that he had been mining in Shasta and Trinity counties with fair success. Davie said he was pleased with the manifest growth of the city during his absence. _—e————— Officers are Re-elected. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—The following officers of the Farmers’ and Mer- chants’ Savings Bank were re-elected this morning: Directors—R. S. Farrel- ly, /William H. Taylor, J. H. Macdon- ald, F. S. Osgood, A. W. Schafer, Sam- uel Bell McKee, H. F. Gordon, Charles E. Palmer, Edson F. Adams; officers— Edson F. Adams, president; Charles E. Palmer, vice president; George S. Meredith, cashier; H. A. Mosher, as- sistant cashier. —_————————— After marrying a man to reform him a womap soon begins to complain that he isn’t a bit like the man she married. o ADVERTISEMENTS. - Skin D Eczema, Salt Rheum, Pi Kingworm, Itch, oy Poletn; RS or can_ be promptly cured by yd