The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1904, Page 7

THE SAN FRA SCO CALL, MONDAY, LEADING BERKELEY PROMOTERS DESCRIBE PROGRESS OF FAST GROWING UNIVERSITY CITY ON BAY SHOR BERKELEY SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES CHARACTERIZING A COMMU ST AR S ZICOL CHOREC, s - S ) {:f/ | \ \ ! HOM ITY WHER! DE AGRE; BLE. it; 7Spfendid Locationr, Raré 7Erduc atignal Facilities, Fine Residences, Climate an | 3 ; d Great Water Front for Factory Sites Make It Advance. 1 othe t are accessory v a . Seer ry, eeated on the , | ger give it great views he G he broad ex- Franc and charming ith and est, agreeabie mem- nstant delight to of a its fayored ing influence of n a factor in its ar- ome life, in its gen- vironments MAYOR RICKARD'S VIEWS yor Thomas Rickard, head of the cts that advance along icate very ma- This would in population exceeds us to rank as the sixth -r 5 State nereases r we have made a cost conere iniversity ar th great and widening ver f pr is rife in the air in POSTUM CEREAL. ‘the aity & proposi It bond. amount £ CAME FROM COFFEE. S 3¢ 2 DABERE to SHte BIE IS o A Case departmen $10,000 for a of stree. For fifte rs,” says a young ( womar sufferer m stoma trouble For t suffering The Was te it a t city escribe During the wealth may vl a0y & R O e necessary income A ns fror h the oniy growing needs without f was use of morphi entailing burdensome taxation I B ot The las has witnessed great strides 4 acturing interests water wh drink several enterprises projected, p a8 I cotild Sl aniy | rge investments which will make ' as I ; .m) x‘.o\ nly | {0 > of the town very impor- I could not Jive with- | tant commercally. With two transcontinental I continued drinking it until | }ines and well u:'u pped \\,(;‘x facilities, there no doubt of B s future in this di- became almost insane, my mind was uture in this di scted, while my whole nervous sys- lating effect of the terr m wa lete wreck. I suff. of & improvements in day and night from thirst and as water al service makes the future ev p shake Sos Sk T Japt for its climate: blessed with the trying different drinks until a friend educ nal facilities in the world: asked me to try Postum Food Coffee. ¢ by State’s =-)';n; ordinances against the liquor traf! erkele e I did so, but it was some time be- | teare to i v by fore 1 was benefited by the change, my | people vre and we eystem was so filled with coffee poison.| RICHARDS IS ENTHUSIASTIC. 1t was not long, however, before I| Berkeley has a Board of Trade, of which J. W. Richards is the president. The purpose of this organization is to disseminate information relative to Berkeley. Some pamphlets have been published by the Berkeley Board of Trade in which are embodied statistics relating to the growth of the educa- tional city,/but the progress has been o rapid that these statistics are al- ready far out of the way, only half telling the Berkeley story, although they are but one year oid. The fig- could eat all kinds of foods and drink all the cold water I wanted and which demands. It is now eight drank nothing but Pos- tum for breakfast and supper and the | result has been that in place of being an invalid with my mind affected, T am | now etrong, sturdy, happy and heaithy. | “I have a very delicate daughter who | has been greatly benefited by drinking | Postum, also a strong boy who would | o¥ S0 00q v Mavor Rickard in the rather go without food for his break- | soregoing are up to date. President fast than his Postum. So much de-| Richards of the pends on the proper cookjng of Postum, | found to be no less enthusiastic than for unless it is bolled the proper length | Berkeley’s Mayor on the subject of the | future. He says: of time people will be disappointed in v 3 L. Those in the habit of drinking| s .. Berkeley in the next w years will amaze the people of Berkeley strong coffee should make the Postum | g5 well as "wrmm." ?‘( (‘u::‘hwnl.. The . - 5 western portion of this city wi become a very strong at first in order to get & FLET OO monutacturing. The room s strong coffee taste.” Name given bY | ihere and all the conditions are favorable. It Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mich. | is near San Prancisco by water, and the Look in each package for the famous little book, “The Road to. Wellville. my system years I have wharves that will be run out into the bay will accommodate the shipping necessary to carry on trade and commerce. On this side of the j city with city of | Board of Trade is | \ ted great gr: iscontinental r rkuley will soon be flording us added aching market with rom this high rge enough seeking ad: 1d_ not 1d grow_when the f progr isfled that hat we illustrative nsus _children R pare ix rapidiy gro ngs, | contract: ways and city he bay has nd _ fre yed since the ope; vel su or _tran rkeley has e | Key Route to t IN CAREFUL REVIEW. ! _Viector J. Robertson, president of the North Berkeley Improvement Club, one of the strongest and most ective agencies for improvement in Berkeley, prepared the following relating to which will be read with eare and interest: B embodies all the conditions re- - | quired for an ideal residence, educational, busince$ and manufacturing community, The is skirted c t b graceful foot- that submit emselves to the the landscape artist. They afford an auth arivaled in variety and ex- and pr tre d from an viewpoint could be made most attractive, elev ns should bé a ached by windin, well-drained ts, 80 as to withstand the heavy er, and the r siopes should ed. The ent. foothill sad tion be made not only accessi but sle varticularly desirable for It is regrettable that the has aiready been marred by the of houses on shallow lots, In deflance arances, commercial advantage and the Every commu rotect itselt comfort and rights of others right nity should have the against such a | Berke is proving to in fm here are streets, and suitable trees: had in this work along the hili progress care should be sides, however, where view and sunshine should be prime considerations. In due course, conduits should be provided in which to place eiectric wi water b and gas pives, in order that ursightly poles may be removed and tearing up fniehed streets avoided. Berkeicy os an educatfonal center has just pride in the State Unfversity, destined to be- me one of the leading institutions of it in the world. The public schools are | best in the State, but the marvelous growth in povulation has taxed to the utmost school accommodations. More money is there- orc imperatively needed for additional school | sites and for several larger and more modern school structures. The voters must see to it that the school work Is not hampered for want | of means SOME URGENT NEEDS. The school course, strangely enough, does not embrace manual technical education and instruction in domestic science—now regarded as ne ary in all complete systems of edu- | cation. The citizens will be asked to vote $20.000 in bonds in September for the introduc- tion of these useful features into the school course. The cost te the taxpayers on $1000 assessed valuation will be but 12 cents, to pro- | vide this means of teaching boys and giris to be useful. The Berkeley Fire Department ganized, willing, alert. prompt and efficfent. it is greatly aided in fire fighting by the water pressure, which is ordincrily adequate in most sections. More modern apparatus is required, however, and more certain and rapid means of reaching fires. The $35,000 asked for this department will be well employed. In some sections larg water mains will be necessary, but there is no doubt these will be provided. Emall areas should be purchased in the southern and western sections of the city and put aside, while land is_comparatively cheap, for playgrounds, etc. The university grounds affor] a most beautiful natural park, 0 that these small spaces will answer every requirement. The western part of Berkeley, bordering on the bay. is well adapted for manufacturing sites, Car and ship may there be brought to- gether—fulfilling _the conditions required by manufacturers, The value of the waterfront has been demonstrated time and again on San Francisco Bay, and Berkeley should not let pass the opportunity to stake out a claim on her waterfront. Berkeley should vote the is well or- $45,000 asked for the wharf, and should also secure more waterfront. It Is an invaluable - | growth With intelligent en- pect, the west end of of development li t sanguine. It con- rieley’s commercial has poss ned of by the = e germ of F | PUBLIC SPIRIT OF CITY. chiess climate and outlook of B d by her transportation fa a population numbering 20,000, to ione to keep abreast be cipal needs. There should be tolerant discussion of these that an unbiased verdict may issue to be presented r. Meantime sec- erthrown and public spirit and community pride awakened.® he North Berkeley Improvement Club, the Cen- al Improvement Club and other civic bodies are devoting thelr emergies to the work, not nly of looking ceds of their wev- | eran_ se but_of sing public interest in the as a whole, in order that the ad- al toward that greater rkeley, ‘which the inviting ter in time spread itselt over to the northward. It is a_great task, ind but it is a pleasant one, and there will be no faltering. Among the needs of Berkeley, as de- scribed by President Richards of the | Berkeley Board of Trade and also by Secretary R. C. Staats, is a tourist hotel. The last named gentleman has come in constant contact with the pec- ple and conditions existing in Berkeley by reason of his connection with the Berkeley Board of Trade. | ““There is no question,” said Mr. | Staats, “that our progress is more rapid than it has ever been. Any one | has only to use his eyes to see that. | Much more can be done by the peopie than they are doing to make the situa- | tion ev better. Possibly the great that has come to the city has made it seem to some to be less neces- sary to exert themselves to the utmost, but that is a mistaken view. Proud of | son.” e —— | SECRETARY McCOY RECOU NTS Wonderful Progress of Young Men's Christian Association in Member- ship, Buildings and Work. A good-sized audience at the Young Men's Christian Association Hall yes- | terday heard General Secretary H. J. McCoy tell of the remarkable growth | of the society since its organization in ! 1844, when it was founded in London | by Sir George Williams. The speaker described the work of the associations in ali parts of the world and dweit especially upon its efforts in behalf of railway employes, soldiers and sailors, students in the colleges, and the vast number of working youth who are enabled by the night classes maintained in every city to obtain an education in technical and other | lines, which, but for the work of the society, would be beyond their reach. The address was illustrated with handsome stereopticon views showing many of the association buildings in leading cities of the United States and Canada. Mr. McCoy said that these buildings represented a value of $30,- 000,000. The 1500 associations in North America have more than 350,- 000 paying members. ———————— TO SUBSCRIBERS LEAVING TOWN FOR THE SUMMER.. CALL subscribers contemplating =« change of residence during the summer months can have their paper forwarded by mail to their new address by notify- ing THE CALL Business Office. This veper will also be on sale at all summer resorts and is represented by & local agent in all towns on the —_——— BILL RAISERS WANTED.—The police are searching for two men who are passing of the $1 denomination. but the “$10” cut from a Confederate bili is pasted over the “1,” making It appear as If it were a $10 note. WILL PREPARE | BOND MEASIRE | Proceeding Similar to That ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH | raised bills on saloon-keepers, The bills are | | possibly be raised relating to the valid- . it would' aid in marketing securities of subsequent attack. + by fumany Jerkeley we all are, and with good rea- | | improvements until the Legislature meets next { whom absolute security is the first considera- | ! 1fone Crothers Says There Is a Way to Determine All Ques- tions in Regard to Validity CITY CONCERNED —_— THIS Applicable for Irrigation Districts Is Recommended RACEIE AL George E. Crothers, one of the trus- tees of the Stanford University, be- lieves that it is possible to provide for a way to legally determine, within a limited time, all questions that can ity of issues of all municipal bonds and that a great advantage would be de- rived by such early determination, as this value for class and also in Insuring their investment as against any San Francisco has in view an issue of about $18,000,000 in municipal bonds, the proceeds from the sale of which will be devoted to providing many pub- lic improvements. Already the legality of the issue has been attacked. If this | attack should result in affirming the regularity of the bonds still the decis- ijon would go enly to the particular | question or questions raised. New questions and other suits could come up for judicial decision later, as the | law is zow. . MR. CROTHERS REASONS. Mr. Crothers has in view the prepa- | ration of a bill to be submitted to the California Legislature at its next reg- | ular session for adoption. If the Leg- islature shall take favorable action the | result will be, so thinks Mr. Crothers, favorable to the public in several | ways. Mr. Crothers admitted yester- | day that he will prepare a bill. Con- cerning the reasons therefor he said: | How can our new city bonds be made more attractive to investors and sold at higher | prices? The one great bugbear of investors in city and other public bonds is the ever pres- ent fear that there is some hidden technical defect in the proceedings leading up to their | issuance, which may be disclosed at any ti at the instance of the corporation or of an: its citizens. In such event tha munici is actually prohibited by law from meeting its moral obligations to the investor whose money | it has spent | The statutory and constitutional provisions | governing the issmance of bonds and the in- curring of dbts are drawn with a special View to prevent possible fraud and imposition upon the municipality by its own officials, but they entirely ignore the equities of innocent credi- tors and the possible desire on the part of the Comfortable Quick Suitable for Summer TOURIST CARS ~ SOUTHERN-UNION PACIFIC Round Trip 67.50 DATES OF SALE: May I, 12, 13; June I5, 23, 24 S. F. Booth, General Agent, U. P. R. R. 1 Montgomery Street Or any Southern Pacific Agent AMUSEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE. MATINEE SATURDAY. ING TO-NIGHT. 1 of the Military Spectacu- lar Comic Opera. TIVOL ONIY BL Grand Rev Book by Stanislaus Stange. Music by Julian Edwards JOHNNY COMES MARCHING Kext Production A RBUNAWAY GIRL Popular Prices............. 30c, Toe Box and Mezzanine Seats, $1. pubiic to meet all moral obligatiors. For ex- ample, instead of makinz it a felony for city | offici incur oblizations in any vear in | exces venues for that vear. the law he individuale who contract with municipalities must run the risk of losing their deferred payments by the ul_incurring of subscquent obligatio ess of provides that limit, Our new charter s to T this particular abuse. When a public c tion desires to cancel an agreement it 7 allowed to riturn the money received, private or quasi-public corporation w be obliged to do. The orovisions referred fixed in our’ State constituéion to are _permanently | The question is how to absolutely assure purchi of the validity of the vast issues of bonds about to be made without att ing to modify the laws under which they are issusd The present method of testing such bonds is | nroceeding on the part of a citizen at- | tacking the fesue. This is open to two objec- | tio eirst. if it should subsequently be | shown that the proceeding was collusive, any | judgment obtained would be set aside. ~Sec- ondly, it determines only those questions | rajsed, and th: judgment does not stop subse- quent attacks. ~The public is familiar with | instances of protracted litigation over | public bonds, but few are aware of the great | number of bond issucs which have been de- | clared void after the municipalities have re- celved and spent thé money of innocent pur- chasers. Nothing short of a proceeding in the nature of an action in rem ar to that which has been in use since the act-of 1859 for the de termination of the validity of irrization d | of | trict bonds, will fully satisfy the requirements. | atediy | That act ie unusual, but has been r. custained by our Supreme Court as well as b, the Feceral courts { The act provided that “The board of direct- | ors of an irrigation district * * * may com- mence a speclal proceeding in and by which | the proceedings of said board and of sald dis- trict providing for and authorizing the issue | and sale of the bonds of said dis- | trict, whether said bonds or any of | them have or have not then been sold, may be udicially examined, approved and confirmed.” | bublished notice of the proceedings is ad- | dressed in general terms to and is binding | upon all parties interested in the proceeding. | “Every material statement of the petition not specifically controverted by the answer must, for the purposes of said special proceeding, be taken as true, and each person falling to an- | swer the petifion shall be deemed to admit as true all the material statements of the peti- tion.” It was also provided, among other things, that *'Upon the hearing of such special proceed- ing the court shall have power and jurisdiction to_examine and determine the legality and va- lidity of and approve and confirm each and all f the proceedings for the organization of said district under the provisions of the said act from and Including the petition for the organ- ization of the district and all other proceed which may affect the legality or validity said bonds, and the order for the sale and the sale thereof.” . REMEDY IS SUGGESTED. There is no reason why a similar proceeding should not be made available for the determina tion of the vaiidity of proceedings for the is- | suance of bonds of ail municipalities and other | | public corporaticns. Such a proceeding should provide for the determination of the validity of all proceedings for the is- suance of such bonds before or after their sale, as provided In the act quoted. This would en- able the city to make such sales of bonds a necessary to go ahead with the contemplates January. The proceeding could be instituted and decided in about one month after the pas- age of the necessary enabling act. By rendering municipal bonds mare reputable among careful investors this city would reap a rich reward in the form of higher selling prices. Instead of being looked at askance by | execufors, trustees, guardians and others to | tion and income only secondary. such bonds would at once be preferred to ali other forms of securities. There are also moral elements | involved, which should receive consideration. The public should have a conscience, and, like any honest business man, should not depend upon technicalities to escape moral obligations. Our constitution should be so amended as to permit municipalitics, by vote of their eiti- zens, to meet their moral obligations. This in tself would add materally to the security of investments in public bonds. 4 ————————— Masons and A. P. A.’s His Enemies. Thomas McCue, a tailor residing at 643 Ellis street, became suddenly im- pressed with the idea that all Masons and members of the A. P. A. society are his born enemies, so he started out on last Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of Eddy and Larkin streets to extermindte them. That no inno- cent man should escape he com- menced on the first person he met and was about to carry out his intentions | when he ran foul of Police Officer M. | O'Dowd, who gathered him into the | patrol wagon and took him to the City Hall, where several contused and | lacerated wounds on his head were dressed. He got the wounds by bul-i ting his head against imaginary ob- | stacles. MeCue’s condition became | so dangerous to himself that he had to be placed in a straitjacket in the detention ward of the hospital, pending his examination by the Com-‘ | missioners on Insanity. —_———————— CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.— Olaf Hanson, a sallor, was observed by Po- liceman C. B. Harris going through the ots of a drunken man at California and ttery streets early yesterday morning. Hanson ran away, but was chased and captured by Harris, He was taken back to where the drunken man | lay, .::d:lm mn;h.d s 'l:l.:“ u:& b i purse pe were found in his pockets, which were later identified by Willlam O Keefe the ‘ sallor vietim, as his property. Hanson was booked at the City Prison on charge of | Jarceny, and O'Kesfe 'wax booked. for | rut CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. IEATEST HIT OF THE SEASON, EBrightest of All Musical Comedies, A GIRL FROM DIXIE B. Smith, of “Robin Hood."" Original New York Company of SIXTY PEOPLE. Twelve of America’s Noted Composers. Next—"“TOM'S WEDDING GIFT." GRAN ONLY By Harry author ic by Most OPERA HOUSE SIX NIGHTS MORE AND DILI KOLB NARD BLAKE DH_AMBER HOPE AND EMERSON CHARLOTTE VIDOT ————TO-NIGHT- TO-MORROW AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FIDDLE-CEE-DEE. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS—SATURDAY MATINEE, | WHIRL-1-618 and BIG LITLE PRINGESS Beginning Next Matinee, MILBOUVNE MAC! in ‘LA TOSCA™ Popular Prices—1 e, Goe SEATS READY THURSDAY. MAJESTIC Market St., Opp. Larkin. NOW THOROUGHLY HEATED. nday TO-NIGHT AND ALL THIS WEEK. MATINEE SATURDAY ONLY. The Success of the Season ISABEL IRVING (Maragement James K. Hackett.) In Winston Churchill's Great Play, “THE CRISIS” Prices—$1.50, $1.00, 50c; Box Seats, $2.00. Bex Office Open 9:00 a.’ m. to 10:00 p. m. Teecleg HERE’S l CASE A t 3 0t IN WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED. A Case of Seeing a Play With More Laughs Than There Are Stars. CHOW-CHOW Irresistibly Funny Are These Artists: RICHARD F. CARROLL, JOHN P. KE) NEDY, BEN T. DILLON, ROY ALTO! CARL YOHO, HELEN RUSSELL, NELLI LYNCH, OUR “GEM" CHORUS OF 30 And Numerous Clever Speciaities. POPULAR PRICES. NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT—A. O. F. THE- ATER PART ___HOTELS AND RESORTS. (New)HOTEL BUTLER SEA’I_'T LE. REMODELED AND REBUILT at expense of | $260,000—New ment—ENTIRELY —Very _accessible to Iines, theaters, etc. EUROPEAN PLAN. 223 ROOMS with LUXURIOUS BATHS— Several private rooms in antique decorations, Turkish Baths in Hotel. UNSURPASSED RESTAURANT, De Stei. gen, Chet, formerly of Waldor-Astoria “and ef to Prince of Wales. : HOTEL ORCHESTRA: Telephone Connec- tions in_every room: distance connections made with any part of the coast. Wire for_reservations, at our HOTEL BUTLER, Seattle, Wash, DON'T FAIL TO AMUFEMENTS. SAN FRANCISCOS co Lu Mgvi LEADING THEMRE ——LAST SEVEN NIGHTS— MATI SATURDAY. B Fred Niblo Politely Proffers | Mr. T Four Cohans AND A COMPANY OF PEOPLE ! In Geo. M. Cohan's Immense Musical Comedy, “RUNNING FUR OFFICE” RST TIME HERE, Srlanger Present and MAX (- ROCGERS In John J, McNally's Latest, “THE ROGERS BROS. IN LONDON® NOTE--SEATS "Z.2* WEDNESDAY |IDEAL VAUDEVILLE! | Zew Sully; La Petite Adelalde; Sig. | Abramoff; Wilfred Clarke and Com« pany; Ethel Levy (Mrs. George M. Co- han); Tony Wilson and Heloise; Mile. Amoros, assisted by Mlle. Charlotte; 4 Mortons and Orpheum Motion Pic- tures, showing a complete reproduce tion of the OPERA OF ‘““FAUST.” Regular Matinees Every Wednesday, Thurs- | day. Saturday and Sunday. Prices, 10c, 25e and’ Goc N XT MONDAY Kiaw and | & 2 . ‘ Belasco & Mayer, ! Proprietors. | E. D. Price, — General Manager. I TO-NIGHT—ALL THE WEEK. | aturday and Sunday. . & Sun., 25c to 30c, London and New York Comedy Success. 'THE NEW 4y - CLOWN = Stock Company, First Time in FRIDAY, APRIL 29, SPECIAL MATINEE, MARGARET WYCHBRLY |In Wm. Yeats' “LAND OF HEART'S DE- | SIRE" and “THE HOUR GLASS.” 2, Seats now selling. ‘ Pinero's | | | Monday, May 2—Arthur W, ptifscy THE PROFLIGATE. MAYER DENTRAL=:: | Market Street, Near Eighth..Phone South 533 | | TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS WEEK. | MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. | The Matchless Drama of a Fireman's Life, THE STILL ALARM Joseph Arthur's Most Famous Play. Fully Equipped Engine House Interfor! Real Fire Engine and Trained Horses! Specialties by Quartet of Firemen! | PRICES Epenines Matinee: Next—DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. ———— e FLO ADLER | And & Great Show Every Afternoon and Evening in the Theater. TAKE A RIDE ON THE [MINIATURE ELECTRIC RAILROAD | Esmeralda and Her BABY MONKEY in the VISIT THE MYSTIC MIRROR MAZE. INSPECT CABARET DE LA MORT. AMATEUR NIGHT THURSDAY. Admission, 10c; Children, Sc. ‘When Phouning, Ask for “The Chutes.” Racing!%flwn—g; OAKLAND RACE TRACK NEW CA! LIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB, Racing Each Week Da. Raln or Shine Six or More Races Daily. Races commence at 2:15 p. m. sharp. For special trains stopping at the track take 8 P. Ferry, foot of Market street, at 13, 13:30, 1:00, 1:80 or 2 o’clock. Ng smoking in last twae cars, which sre reserved for ladles and thety escorts. Returning trains leave track at 4:45 and immediately after the hfln& THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. (awalogue and Price Lists Mallel on Applieation. PRESE AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C0. Shisring Buighers 108 OILS. T . A . Fasse Tt S PRINTING. C HUGHES, su seomome il 7