The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 28, 1904, Page 4

/ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904 HOLDS SCHOOL FROM TRUSTEES Contractor Barricades New uilding at Haywards .to Compel Payment of Bill iy HEAVY DEFICIT EXISTS Actual Cost of Structure Nearly Twice as Great as the Issue of Bonds ———— 1, Oazkland Office San Francisco Ci 1016 Broadway, July 2T. Bolted and barred against occupancy $50,000 grammar school at Haywards. Contractor W. who erected the struc- sed to deliver the edifice trustees because, he is 2 balance due on ac- f construction of $6000. In view e tangle, the trustees will be com- pelled to begin the new school year on Monday in the old building. They bhad b i to commence the term in the rew structure, which is a modern one in every particular. The trouble arises r an item of $20,000 difference in the estimated cost of the building and the actual outlay as shown by the contractor’s accounts. How tie discrepancy arose is a matter istees have under inquiry. Last year Laurel school district voted $30,- 0% in bonds to erect the building. As the work progressed this money was spent and $9000 more, which was in the school district fund. At this time it is estimated that $10,000 additional will be required to pay the amount claimed i Anderson and to buy the necessary nishings. settle the new Anderson - accounts with the con- tractor a special bond election calling for $6¢ was held recently, but the proposition was defeated. In the investigation that has follow- J. H. Strowbridge, a well-to-do citi- f Haywards, at his own expense ed a building expert to examine structure, but his work was not leted, as the contractor had lock- the school, preventing an interior rection. Attorney E. G. Ryker was » employed to assist in raveling the but he bas been unable to find ecord the copies of the plans and ons. ile the new schoolhouse is in nand: of the contractor. The trustees are G. S. Langan, Peter sby and Dr. A. J. Dean. They e another effort to raise the calling an election to levy a special tax in the district —_————————— RANDLE ABANDONS ATTEMPT TO GET CHILD W. A Miss Esther Hoover Is Appointed Her Guardian in Absence of the Father. OAKLAND, July —W. A. Randle suddenly dropped the habeas corpus procecdings he began last week to gain possession of his daughter, Etta M. Randle, who was living at the Notre Dame Academy at Alameda. When the morning before Judge Ogden the ap- plicant did not make an appearance. He made the allegation in his petition for the writ that the child was being restraingd of her liberty by the sisters in charge of the institution. When the writ came .up for hearing last week letters of guardianship were applied for by Miss Esther Hoover of San Francisco, and both matters went over until to-day In the petition Miss Hoover made the charge that the father was not a proper person to have the custody of the child. it was further developed that the girl, who is just 15 years of age, was taken from the father by a Rebekah lodge of San Francisco and placed at the con- vent. Her mother had been a Rebekah ard the lodge took the case of the girl in hand on that account. At her death Mrs. Randle left $700, and with this the lodge paid the sisters to take care of the child until she was 18. Miss Esther .Joover was appointed the girl's guar- dian to-da —_————— SPIRES CAME TO DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES Coroner’s Jury So Finds After Hearing Autopey Physician Testify in the Case. BERKELEY, July 27.—The Coro- mer's jury sitting in the case of Stone- wall Jackson Spires, whose body was found in Co-ed Canyon last Thursday, to-night submitted a verdict declaring that the man had come tohis deathfrom natural causes. Dr. J. T. Farrar, the @utopsy physician, testified that Spires’ death had followed a blood clot on the heart-and upon this opinion the jury based its verdict. According to the physician there were no evidences of poison or violence about Spires’ body. The other witnesses were J. T. von Loben Sels, who found the body; F. H. Cory, who knew Spires, and L. H. Lzrue, a relative, who testified con- cerning Spires’ family and late move- ments. ————— PRINCIPAL RETAINS HER PLACE Miss Alice F. Keefer Re-elected Head of Whittier School After WOMAN a Struggle. BERKELEY, July 27.—Miss Alice F. Keefer will retain her position as principal of the Whittier School. Her retention was assured by the Boara of Education voting last night to re- elect her to the place she has filled for several years. It was made possible by School Di- rector W. K. Weir, who changed his vote in favor of Miss Keefer after the influence of the North Berkeley 1lm- provement Club had been brought to bear in Miss Keefer's favor. The po- #ition was sought by George Kierulff, whom the. Board of Education con- sidered because of its policy to em- ploy only male principals in the schools. “ At the last meeting of the boara the two candidates received three totes each, but the change of Director Weir broke the deadlock. —— i Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, July 27.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: John Washing- ton P. Laird, 60, Bakersfield, and Lora Dickingon, 57, Oakland; Robert F. Clark, 30, S8an Francisco, and Cather- ine L. Aspern, 21, Oakland; Frederick ¥P. Schilling, 26, and Minnie Cortz, 20, both of Haywards; Louis Tavares, 23 and Elizabeth Ehmer, 25, both of Fruit- matter came up for hearing this| ROBBER STORY ALL A MYTH Frank Dearborn and Ed- ward Murdock Pay for Their Mendocino Report BOTH LOSE POSITIONS It Is Charged They Made Up Their Account and Did Shooting Themselves A L S Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, July 27. Closely following the reported sen- sational midnight battle between Dep- uty Constables FrAnk Dearborn and Edward Murdock and six robbers at Sather station last Friday night has come the revocation of their appoint- ment as deputy constables. This ac- tion was taken by Constable Cramer to-day, who had reason to believe that no robbers attacked his deputies and that they did all the shooting that was done themselves. The investigation of the affair by the Sheriff’s office and the Southern Pa- cific Company detectives the next day showed some glaring discrepancies be- tween the story as told by the deputy constables and the facts as they ap- peared. It all had such a queer look that to-day action was taken and the appointments of the men were re- voked. Dearborn and Murdock told the de- tectives that they were shot at when about 150 yards away from the build- ing and returned the fire from that distance. The angle of the shots through the walls showed clearly that the bullets were fired hardly twenty feet away from it. All the shots went into the building and there was nothing to show that any had been shot from within. A blood-stained handkerchief was pur- ported to have been picked up the next morning by the constables, but the blood was dry and apparently many days old. When the entire story had been analyzed it was found to be incredible. Both Dearborn and Murdock em- phatically declare that the reported battle with burglars at Sather station was in fact exactly as they related the occurrence to their superiors. They deny that there was any “fake” about it. —_———— EQUALIZERS WILL CONSIDEK RAILWAY BAY FRANCHISES Assessor Has Placed Value of $750,000 on Them, Which CGompany Wants Taken Off. OAKLAND, July 27.—Agents of the Southern Pacific Company will appear before the Board of Equalization Fri- day and attempt again to have the as- sessment taken off its franchises for | running its ferries across San Fran- | cisco Bay. Assessor Dalton has placed | 2n aggregate assessment upon these franchises of $750,000. Last year this was eliminated. The board at its meeting to-day took the following action in regard to ap- plications for reductions of assess- ments: Granted reductions to Bertha Aaron, from $2000 to $1400; W. P. Fer- |8uson, from $1500 to $1000; Albin | Putzker. from $6850 to $4850; Paul Lohse, from $1325 to $900; William I Reed, from $700 to $100. Denied reductions to F. Meunier, from $850 to $750, $1225 to 900 and $800 to $700. It also denied three reductions asked for by W. G. Sanborn of Berke- ley and allowed him three on some property of small value. The board ad- journed to meet Friday. ———— EXCHANGE DIRECTORS GIVE SUPPER TO AGENTS Commissioners Theodore Gier and W. H. Weilbye Are Honored by Commercial Body: OAKLAND, July 27.—The directors of the Merchants’ Exchange gave a supper at the Hotel Metropole this evening n honor of Theodore Gier and W. H. Weilbye, the Alameda County commissioners to the World's FRir at St. Louis. The commissioners recently returned from the exposition. Commissioner Weilbye presented a handsomely framed photograph of the Alameda County exhibit to A. Jonas, president of the Merchants’ Exchange. Among those present at the banquet were: Theodore Gier, W. H. Weilbye, A, Jonas, G. W. Arper, H. Schlueter, F. Sinclair, E. F. Muller, J. 8. Wixson, Wilbur Walker, H. C. Coward, R. M. Briare, J. L. Champlin, F. M. Farwell, H. G. Williams, H. N. Gard, Supervisor H. D. Rowe, Super- visor J. M. Kelley, F. G. Eiben, George Hoffman and H. M. Sanborn. e Young Girl’s Jaw Broken. OAKLAND, July 27.—Miss Emily Meyer, who lives with her parents at 1019 Third street, met with a seri- ous accident to-day at the plant of the California Canning Association, where she is employed. While going from one department to another sne slipped and fell, striking her chin against a projection. She caught her tongue between her teeth when fall- ing and bit it severely. Her jaw was fractured and her lower lips severely geshed. Her injuries were dressed by Drs. W. W. and H. 8. Kergan. A SR R e Fall Results in Broken Arm. OAKLAND, July 27.—Alice Max- well, 12 years old, who lives with her parents on Hanover avenue, East Oaklapd, was thrown to the ground to-day while coasting down hill on a pair of roller skates. The fall re- sulted in a fracture of her right arm, above the elbow. ——— e Judge Nye to Retire, OAKLAND, July 27.—Judge Stephen G. Nye, ohe of the oldest practitioners at the Alameda County bar has an- nounced his intention of retiring from the field of active service. He is going to the hills near Fowler, where he has a vineyard. He has been an attorney here since 1863. P —_— Campers’ Fires Work Damage. OAKLAND, July 27.—Campers set fire to the brush along Calaveras Creek near Sunol yesterday, the flames spreading and doing considerable damage to barns and grain along the watershed. Fire fighters from Sunol checked the fire this afternoon. ————— Police Judge Smith Returns. OAKLAND, July 27. — Police Judge Mortimer Smith has returned from a camping trip in the Sierras. MAY RUN ALL NIGHT SERVICE Southern Pacific Company Will Be Asked to Put on Ferry-Boat for Owl Trips SRR AL & MERCHANTS FAVOR MOVE Committee From Oakland Exchange to Confer With Officials of the Company —— Oakland Oftice San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, July 2T. The Merchants’ Exchange of Oakland is making an effort to induce the Southern Pacific Company to establish an all-night service between Oakland and San Francisco. To-morrow after- noon a committee of three members of the exchange will hold a conference with the officials of the company in San Francisco, at which an attempt will be made to arrange for the immediate inauguration of the “owl” service. The members of the Merchants' Ex- change committee are J. F. W. Sohst, ‘Wilbur Walker and T. G. Eiben. The proposition to secure an all- night service between Oakiand and San Francisco was first brought up by { Director Sohst, who believes that since there are two ferry systems in opera- tion there should be some means of transportation between midnight and 6 o'clock a. m. Since the appointment of the com- mittee a week ago, the members have interviewed a number of prominent busiress men of Oakland on the sub- ject, and all heartily indorse the pro- posed innovation. Several officials of the Southern Pacific Company have been spoken to and they appeared to approve of the move. An attempt will be made to reach an understanding at the conference t0-mOrrow. The company will be asked to run a boat every two hours between mid- night and 6 o'clock a. m. Director Sohst suggested that if the officials of the company think that the arrange- ment will not be a financial success, the burden be shared by both the ferry systems, the Soathern Pacific boat and ‘the Key Route boat to operate alter- nate months. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, July 27.—The total enrollment for the summer school is 908, this being fifty- one more than last year, when there were 857 students registered, then the largest number upon any of the summer sessions. There were 1001 applications for admission to the school, but only 930 registered, and of this number twenty-two withdrew before paying their tuition. The Pacifie Coast Association of Chemistry Teachers will hold its annual meeting on Sat- urday morning next in the lecture room of he chemistry building. ‘‘Law and Theory in Elementary Chemistry’” will be the general subject for discussion, besides which several pepers will be offered. The meeting will be called to order by §. C. Coleman, president of the association. Professor Edward Booth is the secretary. The California Viticultural Club, which was organized in March last for the purpose of “prometing §ood _fellowship among the mem.- bers and forwarding in all possible ways viti- cultural interests,” will hold its first annual meeting in San Francisco on the first and se(-nndrdlyx of August in the assembly room of the'Mechanics' Library. The call for the session is issued by Professor E. H. Twight of the agricultural department, who is secre- tary of the association. —_————— WOULD CONFER ABOUT JOINT WATER SUPPLY Chairman J. F. Forderer of Bay Cities Committee Writes to Tur- lock and Modesto Districts. ALAMEDA, July 27.—President Jo- seph F. Forderer of the City Trustees, who was chosen chairman of the joint committee composed of representa- tives of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda interested in the project of bringing a municipal water supply from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is endeavoring to enlist the Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts in the matter. Some of the members of the joint committee considered that the head- waters of the Tuolumne River offered a good source of supply for the bay cities, but as opposition to using that source was expressed by residents of Turlock and Modesto Chairman For- derer deemed it best to have those dis- tricts represented at the next meeting of the committee. He has requested the representaives of the irrigation districts to fix a time for the confer- ence, e NOT PARTICIPATE IN LABOR DAY PARADE WILL Building Trades Council of Oakland to Hold Holiday Exercises at Shell Mound Park. OAKLAND, July 27.—The Building Trades Council of this city will not take part in the Labor day parade. The members will devote the day to exercises at Shell Mound Park. Following are the officers elected last night: President, J. P. Burke; Charies O'Neil; _recording . seerctark, ¥ H. Pratt; financial secretary. W. J. Baccus; treas. urer, H. J. Edwards; sergeant at arms, C. Christensen; business agent, J. B. Bowen trustees—A. W. Rowland, F, M. Dewar, T. D. Villers, N. S. Clark, J. 8. Beoit. The local union of cement workers installed the following officers last night: President, Bdward George; vice president, Peter Bennett; treasurer, L. Samuel; financial secretary, L. Madsen: recording_ secretary, Lewis; trustees—A. Bartell, L. Samsel and Sandean; delegates to the Building Trades Councll, H. Smith and W. Britten. —_——— COUPID'S DART STRIKES AN AGED POLITICIAN District Attorney John W. P. Laird of Kern County Wins Elderly Bride in Oakland. OAKLAND, July 27.—John W. P. Laird, District Attorney of Kern County and 2 member of the Assem- bly in 1901, procured a license this ernoon to wed Mrs. Lora A. Dick- inson of this city. > Laird is 60 years of age and Miss ickinson is three years younger than he Bakersfield attorney. Laird is a grandfather. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. K. Jenness at the residence of A. K. Miller in Berkeley. ‘Wives Given Divorces. " OAKLAND, July 27. — Interlocutory decrees of divofce were granted to-day by Judge Ogden to Minnie M. Mec- Mullen from Frank P. McMullen for willful neglect, and to Sarah E. Prusso from Louis E. Prusso for desertion. A grain of appetite will outweigh a n. ; [ J. ton of reasol | Dabney, DOES NOT NOW WANT A DECREE Mrs. Stephen R. OiKeeffe Says She Would Rather Be Widow Than Divorcee CAN INHERIT WEALTH Asks Court to Set Aside Judgment as Her Husband Has Died Leaving Money Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, July 27. In order to share in the estate of her husband, Mrs. Nellie C. O'Keeffe must be a real and true widow and not one made by law, and to this end she went into court to-day and had set aside an interlocutory degree of divorce granted her from Stephen R. O'Keefre, a former San Francisco attorney, last February. Since the granting of the decree O'Keeffe died at Bisbee, Arizona, and left & block of mining stock that it is now belicved will be worth a large sum of money, as a rich strike has been made in the mine.: When Mrs. O'Keeffe was given her divorce on the grounds of desertion and failure to provide she did not think her husband had any property and no provision’ was made in the decree for the settlement of any property interests. The finding of the stock has put an- other aspect on the affair and she would now share with the two children of O’Keefe in the estate. Were she a divorcee she would not be entitled to a cent, but as his widow she will get at least half of the community prop- erty. EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, July 27. — Mrs. John Charles Adams entertained a distinguished young relative, Miss Edith Totten of Washington, D, C., yesterday, and in her honor a half dozen friends were asked to luncheon. Miss Totten is a granddaughter of Timothy N. Howe,' the Postmaster General in Lincoln’s Cabinet, and is a very charming cultured girl. Mrs. Adams' other guests were Miss Violet Whitney, Mrs. Stdney Van Wyck Jr., Mrs. W. E. Griffiths, Miss Jean Howard and Mrs, Franklin Poore. . Another Interesting social affair was the musicale given by Miss Estelle Kleeman last ¢vening, complimentary to Miss Loretta Hanley and Miss Anita Thomson. Both of these much-feted young ladies participated in_the programme and were charmingly gowned—Miss Thomson in a very becoming white silk and Miss Hanley in an elaborate combination of White crepe de chine, chiffon and lace. Miss Mae Perkins, who has returned from the Orlent, was a guest and wore a_perfectly stun- ning Princess gown of pink silk, heavily em- broidered. The yoke and sleeves were of the silk made transparent with the most exquisite Mexican drawn work. The long coat of Rus- sian sables brought back from China by Miss Perkins is the envy of all her girl friends. Miss Perkins will spend the winter in Washington with her father, and when the season there is over she intends to make a European trip, There were several other very handsome gowns worn at the Kleeman function last evening, the blonde young hostess herself belng attired in a pretty Parls gown of cerise embroidered tulle. Miss Pansy Perkins was, as usual, in white—a beautifully em- broidered silk—and Miss Dabney wore a very becoming blue satin brocade. Mrs. George E. Perkins wore a_striking costume of Brussels lace spangled with sfiver. Mrs. John F. Con- ners also wore a beautiful gown of white French lace. The decorations were unusually attractive, scarlet carnations glowing effectively against a background of green, and the whole scene was lighted by Innumerable tiny incandescent lights in red, green and white globes. An elaborate midnight supper concluded a very pleasant affair. Among Miss Kleeman's guebts Hanley. Miss Thomson, Mr, and Mrs. John F. Conners, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Perkins, Miss Perkins, Miss Pansy Perkins, Miss Clara Mrs, A. D. Thomson, Miss Mollie Connors, Mrs. Charles Bgbert, 'Mrs. Thomas Mein, Miss Helen Crane, Eugene Blanchard, Dr. Clarence Thompson of Bureka, Dr. Albert Berger of Steckton, Rufus Smith, Dr. Davis of the United States transport Logan, Dr. George E. Kleeman and Dr. Frank C. Klee- man. . Dr. W. §. Porter returned a few days ago from' Glenwood, much benefited by his short rest. Dr. Porter's romantic little love affair has not ‘ceased to be a subject of pleasant comment in social circles, and his marriage with Miss Brown this winter will without doubt be an event of unusual Interest. Dr. Porter is not building in Piedmont, as was reported. ow . Dr. and Mrs. Brinckerhoff have been rusti- cating in Gualala, Mendocino County, for a few weeks. The doctor has returned to Oak- land, but Mrs. Brinckerhoff will remain for & short while longer. . 5 ‘Willlam G. Henshaw, president of the Union Savings Bank, has departed for New York and Paris. ALAMEDA, July 27.—Dr. Norman Hender- son left to-day for Washington. He was cailed there on business and expects to return to Alameda by August 10, ; Mrs, C. T. Holbrook and daughter, Dorothy, will spend ten days in the Santa Cruz Moun- tains, Miss Inze Rowe has returned from a vaca- tion passed with friends {n Grass Valley. She was accompanied by Miss Amy Briggs, who will be her guest here for two weeks. Mrs. L. Ansel of Chestnut street and Encinal avenue is home from an outing at Z'g‘""' JERKELEY, July 27,—The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Cameron Hooper, whom soclety knows as Miss’ ‘‘Bee'” Hooper, the tennis champlon and golt player, and John Osgood Blanchard will take place next Saturday after- noon at 4 oclock in St. Mark's Episcopal Church. It will be one of the important wed- dings of the season and hundreds of soclety folk have been bidden to the interesting affair. Rev. B. L. Parsons, réctor of St. Mark's, will unite the young people. Miss Ethel Hooper, the bri sister, will be the maid of honor and, little Miss Mary Gayley. daughter of Pro- fessor and Mrs. Charles Mills Gayley, will be the flower girl. W. W. Lyman of St. Helena, the bride's uncle, will give her away. A re ception at the Hooper_home on Hawthorne Terrace will follow the wedding ceremony and preparations have been made to recelve a large number of guests. Miss Hooper is a daughten of Mre. E. H. Hoover. ————————— MARINE COMMISSION COMING TO THIS CITY Congressional Body Expects to Arrive Here During Early Part of - Next Weelk. SEATTLE, Wash., July 27.—The Con- gressional Merchant Marine Commis- sion completed its work in this city this afternoon and departed for Tacoma Nl)i night. During the day the membe: of the commission spent three hours huflg papers and addresses by repre- sentatives of shipping interests and citizens interested {n the improvement of the American merchant marine. . The commissioners will meet in Ta- coma_to-morrow and Friday, leaving They will Boys Feast on Prize Turkeys. SANTA ROSA, July 27.—Six urchins from seven to ten years occu- pied -seats in the prisoner’s dock of Justice A. J. Atchinson’s court room this morning charged with having killed and barbecued more than a dozen prize bronze turkeys Imgormi uper- Farm. Th o:lfln:. ted thdt: guilt h‘“ were ur‘z‘l;:ed t; depart to their homes pending final determination of their cases. WANTS MUSIC IN UNIVERSITY Professor Albert A. Stan- ley . Advocates the Teach- ing of It in the College OUTLINES A COURSE Gentle Art Must Bear Same Relation to Curriculum as Other Academic Work Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, July 27. Professor Albert A. Stanley, professor of music at the University of Michigan, sees no good reason why a university cannot teach music as well as any school that is organized specifically to give instruction in the art. In fact, there is much to be said in favor of the uni- versity teaching music,” declares Pro- fessor Stanley, because along with this special instruction goes the education in history, philosophy and the modern languages’ that make for the broaden- ing of the intellect of the student and turn him into a more receptive, sympa- thetic being. Professor Stanley gave expression to his views before his summer-school class in music this afternoon at the University of California, where he spoke upon “Music and the University.” In considering the position of music in the university, he said it must of neces- sity be treated as a subject for grad- uate work, and for research, and finally its relation to the whole university must be emphasized. As a subject for graduate work music must bear the same relation to college work that specialization in other departments bear to training in other academic courses, and the highest degree in music should only be given to those who have done either research or cre- ative work of a high grade. Speaking of the establishment of a strictly professional department of music, Professor Stanley said that he would insist on the same entrance re- quirements as are given for the de- partment of art. Continuing he said: I would not give more than forty hours in this course. In addition to it I would insert a study course in history, physics, pholosophy, modern languages and pedagogy. 1 would in- sist that the candidate for admission should present in addition to the entrance require- ments, or In place of the same number, two units, one of harmony and the other the ability to play intelligently and artistically—the two are practically synonymous—a Beethoven so- nata of the difficulty of Opus 26, or a bach fugue, either of A or G minor. That would Tepresent more years of intensive work and a wider range of general knowledge of literature thar. the average requirement. 1 would debar so-called special students. I would allow students to pursue the study of e'ther tre plano or violin under an instructor of university grade and give them credit up to @ certain period, hour for hour. In the case of the composer, Professor Stanley said in closing, that, all things being equal, there is much to be said in favor of the training made possible in the university and which exists no- where else. This is because there is danger that the specialist in music may, like the investigator in other subjects, lose sight of the relation of his specialty to life, which is after all the true end of education. —_—————————— DESPERATE CRIMINAL BREAKS INTO ORPHANAGE Viciously Chokes a Sister Who Woke Up and Discovered Him -in Her Room. SPOKANE, Wash., July 27.—One of the most daring crimes ever reported to the police occurred at midnight last night, when an unknown man ef- fected an entrance into St. Joseph's Orphanage and entered the room of one of the Sisters. He awakened the Sister, who screamed for help, in spite of the fact that he told her he would kill her if she made the least noise. Before she could scream again the ruffian seized her by the throat and commenced choking her. By that time other Sisters began to arrive on the scene, but the man did not make any move to leave the room till one of the large mastiffs kept in the build- ing, which had been aroused by the screams of the Sisters, began to bark. Before the dog could be released the intruder rushed from the room into the hall and through the boys’ dormitory and made his escape through an open window. The Sister attacked by the ruffian was considerably injured about the throat. MADDENED BULLS ALMOST GORE A MAN TO DEATH Employe of Stock Farm Has Des- perate Encounter and Is Res- cuned by His Employer. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 27.—Eugene Mills, an employe of a stock farm near this city, had a hard fight for life to- day with two prize bulls and only for the timely arrival of his ‘employer would have been killed. . The animals were in a boxear pre- paratory to being shipped to the St. Louis exposition and Mills attempted to tighten the rope on one of them. The bull made a rush at the man and, striking him in the chest, knocked him down. Scrambling to'his feet, he tried tc escape, but was met by the other animal. Mills was again knocked down and would have been gored to death had not his employer, hearing the commo- tion and cries, come to the rescue, beat off the maddened animals and dragged the man from the car. D ————— GARDEN CITY COUPLE . MARRY IN ST. LOUIS Henry Pontz and Miss Alice Sherwood of San Jose, California, Are United. ST. LOUIS, July 27.—Henry Pontz and Miss Alice Sherwood, both of San Jose, Cal., were married at the parson- age of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church by Rev. Dr. John Wilson in the presence of a small number of friends. The couple immediately left for a hon- eymoon trip, at the conclusion of which they will go to San Jose to reside. ———— Large Hop Yield in Sonoma. SANTA ROSA, July 27.—Sonoma County’s hop crop this year is placed at 20,000 bales, a conservative estimate, and a considerable. increase over the previous season. The present season has been a splendid one for hops, the cool weather holding the blooms back properly. The yield of the State is es- timated at about 55,000 bales, and Son- oma County will furnish more than one: of the amount. o i gl i e automoblle in the park fernoon: Was thrown out by a coilision With a horec: Hill was taken to the Park Emergency Hos- xital and Is suffering from an injured exe. - o FRUITVALE WILL HAVE NEW BANK President R. Harkinson of Antioch Is to Establish an Alameda County Branch i $100,000 IS SUBSCRIBED A AR s S . Large Number of Prominent Business . Men Purchase Stock in New Enterprise Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1016 Broadway, July 27. The Bank of Antioch is to establish a branch in Fruitvale and President Harkinson has decided to begin opera- tions within six weeks. The venture ! has received the indorsement of the Board of Trade of Fruitvale, the mem- bers of which have subscribed $100.000 toward its support. The officers, of the branch bank will probably be temporarily located in the office of W. E. Rudell, one of the stock holders. The officers and directors have not been named but they will be elected at the next meeting of the stockhold- ers. The branch will be known as the Alameda County Bank. Among those who subscribed for stock are: R, Harkinson and his brother, §5000; Mr. Pe- terson, $5000; H. A. Pleitner, $2000; George R. Warren, $1000; John Bold, $1000; W. E. Ru- dell,> $1000; Alfred Robinson, $1000: George Lund, $1000; Adolph Lorsbach, $1000; Joseph Valleadd, $1000; De Los Pratt, $1000: Colonel Frank Lynch, $1000; O. H. Hull, $500; Mr. Sandis, $500. —_———— EXPOSITION FEATURES CONTINUE TO ATTRACT Visitors From Various Cities in Cal- ifornia Are Attending the St. Louis Fair. ST. LOUIS, July 27.—The follow- ing Californians are registered at the California building: San Franeisco—E. I. Sheehan and family, L. A. Weiden and wife, Mrs. H. Parker, W. Saalburg, E. Bannerot, M. A. Froment, Mrs. H. Dyer, H. Nerney, Mrs. F. A. Nernéy and family, Mrs. A. W. Cory, N. B. Knox, E. B. Lindaver ard wife, W. O. Lindauer, Mrs. P. de Vaull, Mrs. Ne Mrs. J. Fontana and son K. L. Rixford, W. H. Byrne. Fresno—G, W. Seropian, W. R. Park, E. H. Strother, T. E. Twining, F. Twining. ellaneous—M. Reese, Santa Barbara: J. Ba. Long Beach; Mrs. A. N, Evers, Oak- land M. Arnold, San Jose; I. E. Girard, F. H. Gallin, M. Gallin, F. J. Gallin, Oakland; W F. Bray, Placerville; J. F. Jones, J. San Rafasl: Mrs. . H_Shumefe, San J W. C. Njlison and family, Santa Barbara D. Girard, Oakland; Mrs. O. W. Lutz and son, Petaluma; R. R. McGimie, Ventura; Mrs. E. R. Foss, Santa Paula; Mrs. G. L. Lish, Yolo County: A. Twining, Alameda; Mrs. M Landram, Merced: Mrs. J. L. Barraclough, Oakland;' T. Landram, W. L. Baker, Merced; G. Wat: Fair Oaks; H. Thompson, Bei- mont; J. Simons, Colusa; L. L. Ingraham, Ana- heim: A. My Abbott, ' Compton; J. Proper, Ocean Park; J. Good, Red Bluff;' A. L. Brier, H. M. Herrington, Stockton. MAN SEIZED BY A FIT SCARES CHILD TO DEATH When He Runs Amuck Six-Year-Old Girl Falls Into Faint That Is Fatal. PHILADEPHIA, July 27.—Seized by a fit, Joseph Heiser went on a rampage through Andalusia, on the Bristol pike. He frightened a little girl to death, ter- rorized the barroom of the Red Lion Inn, smashed furniture at his home and ended by throttling a motorman on a passing trolley car, who finally sue- ceeded in overpowering eiser and turned him over to the ice. Six-year-old Marian Rankin was the victim of Heiser’'s dementia. The child had always stood in terror of Heiser, and she fled in fright to her mother whenever she saw him. When Heiser, waving his arms wildly in the air and screaming at the top of his veice, ran toward her in front of the Rankin home, the little girl started to escape from him, but before she had gone a dozen feet she was overcome by ter- ror and fell unconscious in the road- way. She died a few moments after- ward. —_—————— PURE FOOD INSPECTORS PRESENT FIRST REPORT Wyoming’s New Law Produces Good Results and Is Body Blow to Adulterators. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 27.—The first report of Henry Knight and Ross Moudy, State food inspectors, under the new pure food law, shows that dur- ing the year 425 samples were submit- ted for analysis, and of this number 268 were found to be adulterated. In all classes of food it was discovered preservatives were used. A majority of the samples were sent by dealers who desire to use pure foods, and it is expected that concerted action will be taken by the grocers and other retail men of the State to put a stop to the sale of adulterated foods by refusing to buy these pronounced impure by the State chemist. VICTOR MINER RELATES STORY OF MALTREATMENT Former Employe of Portland Mine Says He Was Beaten, Robbed and Driven Away. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 27.—William Amole, a former watch- man at the Portland mine, who was arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy of the mechanical force on that property to walk out in a body, thereby closing the mine, has arrived here in an exhausted condition, and tells a story of alleged maltreatment at Victor. He says that after his re- lease by the military board at Victor he was set upon by four masked men, beaten and robbed of $26. His back bears a number of red welts, where a heavy horsewhip was laid across his { shoulders. SRS S FORMER DELEGATE WORKS IN A CIGAR FACTORY Adolf Madera, Wanted in St. Louis on Bribery Charge, Located in Denver. ST. LOUIS, July 27.—Chief of, Police Kiely has information that Adolf Ma- dera, a former member of the House of Delegates, wanted in St. Louis on indictments charging bribery in con- nection with the Suburban and City Lighting Dbill deals, is employed in a cigar factory at Denver. The ‘Chisf has telegraphed the Denver authorities that the reward of $300 offered for the fugitive soon after the return of the indictment still stands. NAPA, July 27.—James A. Mighiavacca Miss Adele Mc] Crow (wife of Charles W.), lot on W line of Market street, 50 N of Thirty-second, N 25 by W 100, lot 13, block 2040, Rowland Tract, « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA - S o - SaciE Y BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN - ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. me North 77. A ALAMED. 1435 Park Street. Telcphone Alameda 539. e e ® REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Robert M. and Laura C. Fitzgerald to Annie Oakland: $10. Mutual Investment Unifon to The Realty Syndicate, 2.81 acres, being all piat A, map of the Tompkins Terrace, acres, being all plat C, same map, excepting from sald plat C, SE to Gilbert, 200 NE of :;‘En XE 100 by SE 109, same map, Oakiand; 0. J. 8. and Clara Myers to G. Warren Camp- bell, lot on NW corner of Deiger or Twentieth and Webster streets, N 45, NW 104:1, SW 17, E 115:9, to beginning, Oakiam $10. . R. and Mary A. McNefll to W. H, and Cynthia A. Spigner, lots 41 and 44, Idors Park Tract, Oakland; $10. Myron T. and Marfon B. Holcomb to Hol- ¢omb Land Company, lot on NE cormer of Twenty-fourth and Webster streets, £ 100 by 58.61, lots 1 and 2. block A, map sud- - division Webster, Twenty-fourth and Valdes street property, Oukland; $10. Willlam M. ‘Butters Jr. (single) to Ti A White ana H. H. Buhring, lot on SE corner of Prospect avenue and Lake strest, B 200, S 120, W 75 S S0, W 125, N 200, 39 1o 42, 4 45, property of Capital H?’-um Assoclation, Brooklyn, Fast Oakland; $10. Savings and Loan Soclety to Robert H. Stmons. block 66, Larue's Addition to Clinton and San Antonio, East Oakland; $350, - > Robert H. and Rillah L. Simons to E. B. and A L. Stone Company, same, East Osk- land £10. C. H. Perry (single) ber and Mul ("‘PI Seventh avenu N 2 38 by SE 15, block land; $10. D. and Adelaide Robertson to W. F, Krell, lots 13 to 15, block L, Knowles and Potter subdivision of Kennedy Tract, recorded July 26, 1904, East Oakland: $10. Katie L. and G. L. Fitz_(husband and as § attorney) to John Fletcher Sims, lot 5, biovk 3. plan of State University Tomeszcad Asso- Oakland: also 2.68 a to Pacific Coast Lum- y, lot on SE line of of East Tenth street, 19, Clinton, East Oak- N ciation adopted March 6, 1573, quitclaim deed, Berkeley: $5. Carter, B. McKee) to Realty Syndicate, one acre on SE corner of Aleatras avenue and A 2s per map of Para dise Park S e «f Alcatras ng N Jine of Felton street, beginning. portion of plat 4 ). Peralta, quitclalm deed, Ber! 3 Heler, Lewis C. and Charles R. Harmon (executors of the estate of Edward D. Har- (wife of Charles isey and King 11, E 120, por- block 6. (recorded Harmon mon) to Margaret R lot 5. Case . Berkeley; gift Oakland Bank of Savings to Frederick Jenny. lot 9, block G, Alameda Station Homestead Tract. Alameda; $10. Victor and Theresa Enginger to Katharina, Halter, lot on S line of Eagle e, 22911 W of St. Charles street, 5 by 8 150, por- tion of lots 12 and 11. block K, property of Columbus Bartlett, near Mastick station, Ala- meda: $10. Arista_C. Fately (single) to Mateo Figols, lot on NE line of Oak avenge, 65.72 NW of Glen, W 30, NE 108, SE 27.55, SW to begin- ning, portion lots 1 and 2, subdivision of lots 2 3 and 4 and 42 of map No. 2, Glen Echo Tract, Oakland: $10. Edward J. and Mary L. Fltzgeral to Rose Kane (Widow), lot on N lime of Twenty sev- , 235.87 E of Telegraph avenue. B being E 27 feet of lot 4 and W & ), Telegraph Terrace, Oakland; $10. John C. Davidson to Lena M. Davidsen (wite). 1ot on W line of Chestnut street, 150 3 of Thirty-fourth, § 67 by W 127, block 676, Boardman's map, Oakland: gift. = Katherine Lorenz (widow) to Annie Osborn (wife of Frederick), lot on S line of Sixteenth street, 1 E of Market, E 25 by 8 103:9, por- tion lot 5, block B, North Oakland Homestead Association, Oakland; $10. Calvin _A. Shaw (single) t6 Emma King (single), 1ot on N line of Grant avenue, 210.67 W of Gold street, W 50 by N 115, lots 65 and €8%, amended map of subdivision of Mosswood Tract, Oakland; $10. Kate and C. H. King (by Joseph H. King. his attorney) to M. H. Kilbourn, lot on NE line of East Elevent . 75 NW of Eighth ave- nue, NW 75 by NE 5, block 33, Clinton, East Oakland; $10. C. D. and G. L. Vincent (wife) to E. B & A. L. Stone Company (a corporation), undi- vided half of lot on SW line of East Eighteenth street. 140 SE of Thisteenth avenue, SE 94 by SW 150, block 91, same; $10. Kate and C. H. King (by Joseph H. King, - his attorney) to Mary Morgan (widow). lot on N corner of Eighth avenue and East Eleventh street, NE 75 by NW 75, block 33, same: Adelbert T. and Electa L. Hay to Jennie C. Darrow, lot on S line of Blake street, 475 B of Fulton, E 40 by S 87:6, block 1454, Berkeley property, maps 1 and 2, Blake Tract, Berke- ley; $10 Julia S. Sanborn (wife of A H.) to C. A. ‘Westenberg, lot on W line of College avenue, 50 S of Stuart, S 50 by W 148, lot 2, block J, Berry & Bangs Tract, Berkeley, quitclaimy deed: $10. Horace Scott Seaton (single) to Nellie Mae Anderson (wife of De Vere), lot on S line Delaware street, 50 E of California, E 50 by 135, lot W, Range 13, Hardy Tract, Berkeley (dced made in place of deed dated July 20, 1904, on account of error in ackuowledgment); $10. Byron F. and Bertha Hoffman to Mary Pe- terson_(widow), lot on W line of Scenic ave- nue, 65 § of Cedar street. S 59.28 by W 30, portion fot 14. block 5, Daley's Scenic Park, Berkeley: $100. s Alameda Savings Bank to Jullen and Emily Letroadac, lot beginning on N line of Haight avenue af a point intersected by line drawn at right andes to S line of Railroad avenue and through a point distant 173:5 W from N'W cor- ner of land conveyed to Nathan Porter T. D. 280, thepce along N line of Halght avenue W . 86:831% by N 132. Alameda: $10. Ava C. Mee (widow) to Mrs. L. B. Faught, undivided fourth of certain 1%4-acre lot form- ing portion of plat 2, map undivided moun- tain or hill land of V. and D. Peralta Rancho as partitioned by decree of Third District Court March 2. 1875, party hetein, 802 D. 353, Oakland Township: also” und; fourth interest in and soda and sulphur springs on the other of said lis-acre tract, same, Oakland n- ship ¢ party reserves sufficient ground along inner boundary of aforesaid W fourth of eaid land for right of way, etc.); $10. There is no possession. without ap- preciation. TION our work will be given by any ome e many W have Succesetully trested All are well pleased because are well served. OUR TEETH ON PLATES Are the highest achievement of that ‘branch of —DENTISTRY—— They look well and wear well. Perform all the functions of the natural teeth