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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1904‘, o) «NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA BATTERY FROM [ACCOSED GIRL GARDEN HOSE SCORES POINT| BADLY HACKED CIT Mrs. C. M. Wright Drenched | Grace McNaughton, Charged by Stream Directed by Her Next Door Neighbor SWEARS TO A WARRANT i A Dispute Over a Property Line Results in a Row Between the Two Women Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 10. Mrs. Daisy Huntley of 613 Sixth street was too free with a stream of water from the family hose and now ! she is under arrest for battery, the charge being preferred by Mrs. C. M. Wright. It is true that Mrs. Huntley denfes the battery, but the heartless police served the warrant that was sworn to by Mrs. Wright, and the question of whether turning a stream of water upon a neighbor is battery will have Oakland courts. The Huntleys and the Wrights are neighbore. There is no record of family disturbances up to this after- noon, but to-day the trouble came in showers. ) Wright wanted to clean the windows of her home that overiooked the Huntley property. In order to do this she placed a ladder against the house, mounted the lad- der and went to work with water and a will. Then came the clash. The ladder rested upon the Huntley property. Mrs. Huntley ordered her neighbor off the ladder and the ladder off her property. The order was not obeyed and Mrs. Wright went ahead cleaning her windows. The order was repeated, but the operation of cleaning the Wright windows went calmly ahead. Then Mrs. Huntley resorted to hose and water. The son and heir of the untley ach the garden hose to the faucet, and, as the statement upon which wi to based the warrant goes, Mrs. Hunt- ley directed the mnozzle, while the son and heir turned on the stream. The water succeeded where Mrs. Huntley’s orders had failed and Mrs. Wright beat a retreat that was equal to one of the great Russian move- ments. Drenched and angry Mrs. Wright started off for the City. Hall and swore out a warrant for the ar- rest of Mrs. Huntlev. Mrs. Wright says that while Mrs. Huntley had the | water on her she is going to have the law on Mrs. Huntley. ————————— CHANGES MADE IN UNION HIGH SCHOOL OF WILLOWS Staff of Teachers Is Increased and Course of Studies Is Added to. WILLOWS, Sept. 10.—The Union | High School of Willows has entered on its autumn term, and this year marks many changes in the teaching force as well as in the curriculum. There will be four teachers, instead of three as formerly. The extra teacher was employed to make possible the of- fering of a complete course. Professor Smith, for eight years principal of the Grass Valley High School, has been appointed prin- cipal. Miss Hust and Miss Roesch are two other mew appointees, the former having charge of the newly organized commercial department. Mr. Lathrop is the only teacher remaining over from last year. The school will now pffer all subjects required for admission to the State University, and will obviate the neces- sity of its graduates taking entrance examinations to enter Berkeley. The commercial department will courses in typewriting, stenography, bookkeeping and commercial law. ————————————— SCAVENGERS NOT TO APPEAL THEIR CASES Angelo Legora Pays His Fine of $20 Instead of Taking Case to Higher Court. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—Rather than appeal their cases to the Superior Court and take a chance on a decision going against them, have decided to pay a fine in case of conviction. This decision was first made apparent to-day, when Angelo Legora, convicted of collecting gar- bage in violation of the city ordinance, paid a fine of $20. A large number of arrests have been made, but Legora was the only one convicted by a jury. It was expected that he would immediately appeal the case and have the merits of the ordi- nance passed upon by the higher court. By the payment of the fine, however, it is believed the scavengers think their safety lies in a Police, Court jury. ————— Oakland Amusements. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—Ye Liberty Playhouse will present the Celtic play, “Robert Emmet,” next week, begin- ning Monday evening. Connected with the drama will be several Irish dances performed by J. J. O’Connell, Mr. Kel- jeher and the Misses Bessie and Hazel Allen. The Bishop company will pre- sent the play, Landers Stevens at the head. At Idora Park during the coming week a vaudeville bill wiil be present- ed every evening, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday. —_———— Foothills Fire Mastered. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—The fire that started in Alameda and crept over the hills into Contra Costa has been ex- tinguished upon that side of the ridge. Yesterday, as far as this county was concerned, the fire was out, but it considerable headway in the Lontra Costa canyons, and it was not until this afternoon that it was com- tely mastered. A charred and deened mantle ten miles long and be determined by the | household was instructed to | commercial | offer | the scavengers | With Grand Larceny, Ap- pears in Justice’s Court HER ACCUSER TESTIFIES Chief of Police, However, Is Not Allowed to Tell What the Defendant Told Him Osakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 10. The confession obtained by Chief of | Police Hodgkins from Grace Mc- Naughton, who is charged with grand larceny by Mrs. Thomas Mein, was ruled out at the preliminary examina- tion of the accused, which began this morning before Justice of the Peace | James G. Quinn. The Judge made his | ruling under a decision of the Supreme Court to the effect that a law officer who has given advice to a person ac- cused of crime in order to obtain evi- dence has no right to testify against that person. In response to the ques- tion of District Attorney Allen, Chief | Hodgkins said ' that he had advised | Miss McNaughton to make a clean breast of the matter. Miss McNaughton was represented by Attorney A. L. Frick, while District Attorney Allen and Attorney George W. Baker, counsel for Mrs. Mein, ap- peared for the prosecution. The girl was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Kate Ramsey, and Mrs. White, the wife of Deputy. Sheriff Peter Whitc. | She was very pale from the effects of her recent illness, and her pallor was | heightened by contrast with her black dress and hat.” Aside from a slight ner- vousness at the opening of the trial she showed no trepidation. Mrs. Mein in response to questions by Attorney Baker stated that last April | she employed the defendant as a servant, and a few weeks afterward she missed several articles from her wardrobe, some table linen and a num- ber of pieces of bric-a-brac. She noti- | fied the Chief of Police, who detailed Detective Shorey on the case, and an investigation by the latter resuited in tastening suspicion on Miss McNaugh- ton. “Did you ever order the Chief of Po- | lice to offer the girl freedom from pun- ishment if she would confess?” asked Attorney Frick. | “I did not,” answered the witness. “I offered no inducements to her, nor |to the Chief. At my house she said |she had taken the things.” The answer was stricken out. After all the property had been identified by Mrs. Mein she told how she had recovered it. “These articles {were returned#to me by Mrs. Law- |son,” answered the witness, “who seemed to know where all my things were and she was wearing a piece of the jet on her hat. I then called up Chief Hodgkins and had all the ar- ticles laid out when Detective Shorey called, and when he saw them he |laughed and said he wished he was lin the swim, too. Then he brought | Grace McNaughton to see me. I |asked the Chief to arrest Grace, but | he refused, saying that I ought to wait awhile. I insisted that he arrest her, as it had been shown she stole the property. Still he refused to do s0.” Charles Kydd, an employe of Taft & Pennoyer, appraised the stolen property at about $30. “You do not know, except on hear- say, that Grace McNaughton ever had any of this property in her. posses- sion?” Attorney Frick asked Mrs. Mein. “I do not.”” answered the witness.’ | *“And you never saw any of these articles in the possession of the de- fendant?” " “No, I did not.” Miss Clara Haggert testified that she saw some of the articles on the bed in the defendant’s room on the day that Miss McNaughton was packing her clothes to leave Mrs. Mein's em- ploy. The examination was continued un- Friday, September 16, at 10:30 m. | til a. e—— YOUNG COUPLE LEAVE ON DELAYED HONEYMOON ! William Barnum and Miss Esther Danner Announce Their Wedding of a Year Ago. ¥ OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—The cele- bration of a wedding secretly per- formed a year ago at Ukiah is just being held by Mr. and Mrs. William B. pBarnum, who have left for an extend- ed trip to the East on their honey- moon. Mrs. Barnum was formerly Miss Esther Danner. £ A year ago Miss Danner went to Al- bien, in Mendocino County, on a visit to her brother. -She was followed by Barnum, and brother and sister and a friend accompanied the groom to Ukiah, where the ceremony was per- fcrmed. For reasons of their own the young couple kept the marriage a secret. The groom is in the em- ploy of the Oakland Transit Consoli- dated. ' e Y I Bicycle Thicves Busy. ! OAKLAND, Sept. 10. — Bicycle thieves are operating boldly in this city and four thefts have been re- perted to the police in two days. John Hollend had one taken from near the corner of Clay and Fourteenth streets. J. A. Etter lost one from in front of | 867 Broadway. J. E. Morris reports one stolen from in front of the Bacon block, while J. A. Jackson complains that he had one taken from in front of 1155 Broadway. ——— O e—— Schools Will Reopen. OAKLAND, Sept. 10. — After' a ‘week’s vacation the public schools of the city will open again next Monday. Owing to two holidays falling within the week, and other things to divert the student mind, the Board of Edu- thought it better to declare the -week @ holiday. . FIND CHINESE Mutilated -Body of a Young Farmer Discovered in a Cabin That Was Burning WORK OF A HIGHBINDER Believed That Murder Was Committed by Some Person ‘Whose Money Victim Won Oakland Office San Francisco -Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 10. A highbinder murder, followed by an attempt to burn the body of the vietim in his cabin, has startled the people of Irvington, and the constables of sev- eral towanships are trying to find a clew to the perpetrator of the erime. | Sing Kee, a prosperous young Chinese | farmer, was found literally hacked to pieces in his burning cabin about mid- | night Friday. The flames attracted the attention of Nick Pahrelfall, on whose ranch the Chinese had his cabin, and he went to extinguish the fire. Look- ing into the cabin he saw Kee's ‘body lying upon the floor. He drew the body out ere the cabin was destroyed. It was evident that the victim had engaged in a terrible struggle. The place was in utmost disorder. The man’s head was nearly severed from the body, and other deep gashes indi cate that & meat cHopper was thq weapon used. It is believed that Kee'made enemies by his good luck at gambling and that some one whose money he%had won killed and robbed him. The murder may bring on a tong war, as Kee's tongmen will surely en- deavor to revenge his death. SOCIETY EVENTS. By Zoe Green Radcliffe. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—Few young women are able to keep so momentous a secret as an engagement, but outside of the circle of inti- mates not many of Miss Isabelle Kendall's friends knew of her betrothal to E. Kenneth Lowden until her formal announcement a few days ago. Young Lowden has been most at- tentive for some time and Dame Grundy has been wisely nodding her head, but little did she suspect that an elaborate trousseau was already in course of construction and that the devoted coumle had even then selected their future home. In fact every preparation for the wedding—which 1 November 16—was complete before Miss Kendall took the world into her confidence. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank 1. Kendall and is one of the most attractive girls in her set. Her debut a year or so azo was a brilliant event. The lucky man is also a social favorite. He is a brother of Mrs. George Clarke Davis, whose wedding with ex-Mayor William R. Devis' son was one of last year's most in- teresting events. He is associated in busi- ness with his father, Willlam Herrin Lowden, manager of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Cempany. Miss Letitla Barry. will, be Miss Kendall's maid of boncr. By a pleasant coincidence, the wedding of Frank . C. Kendall, Miss Kendall's brother, will take place on the same day in far awdy South Africa. Miss Anne Carmichael is the name of Mr. Kendall's fiancee and they will reside in Cape Town, where he is successtully engaged in business. Mrs. Phillp Clay. who, by the way, is a sister of the Miss Barry who.is to officiate bridesmald at the Kendall-Lowden wedding, was the motif for a pleasant afternoon -affair Thursday at the home of Miss Kathleen Kent in San Francisco. Cards were the order of amusement and several Oaklanders were among the guests, who were: Mrs. Clay, Ferdinand Stephenson, Mrs. Oli- ver Dibble, Miss Jessie Cole, Miss Laure Farnsworth, Miss de Long, Miss Letitia Barry, Miss Virginja Gibbs, Miss Katherin Hall, Miss Donaldson, Mrs. George H. Palmer and Miss Gertrude Palmer. | S The Henry A. Butters have returned from Santa Barbara with their two dashing daugh- ters, Misses Marie and Marguerite Butters, and’ Alta Vista will doubtless be the scene of many soclal pleasures this winter. The hand- some Pledmont home has been closed for some time, as the family was in mourning. The Butters are frequent and hospitable entertain- ers and have already given ‘several informal affairs since thelr return. A coaching party in honor of Miss Laura Prather and her fiance, Guy Waterbury, was on the cards for to-day, a luncheon in San Leandro being part of the programme. Besides the guests of the party included Miss Waterbury, nd Mrs. Thomas Prather, Miss Evelyn Philp Pashal and Thomas Fry. . . Sixteen guests will enjoy a pre-nuptial luncheon given by Mrs. Willard Forsythe Wil- liamson for Miss May Young next Thursday. The wedding of Miss Young and Dr. McNab mber 22 promises to be the most bril- of the kind this vear. O S The beautiful lakeside home of the Francis Cuttings is to be the scene of the Unity. Club's iritial meeting of the season Tuesday evening. There is no more artistie residence in Oakland and its situation, overlooking the lake, makes it an jdeal place for an alfresco party, such as the Unity Club is planning. Tuesday will also bring with it Ebell's .n- augural luncheon and the attendance promises to be unusually large. The fraternal feeling is strong in this splendid organization and the members are'always glad to ‘meet again after the long vacation. 'Mrs. Harry P. Carlton has the music In charge, which fact insures an interesting programme. Miss Mary Alverta , Who has just returned from an Eastern concert tour, Will be heard for the first time since her return. Mrs. Arthur Grynn and Mrs. Louis Hengstler, both accomplished musi- clans, will also assist in making the occasion a delightful success. * . Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issuued by the County Clerk to-day: Francis E. Granger, 29, Point Richmond, and Henrietta A. Niendieck, 16, San Fran- cisco; Max F. Sahlmann, 32, and Mar- tha F. Schauer, 23, both of Oakland; Charles R. Wilcox, over 21, and An- nie Conrad, over 18, both of San Fran- cisco; John Peterson, 34, and Emily Erickson, 23, both of Berkeley; Ed- Bassett, 22, both of Oakland; George E. Manes, over 21, and Marie T. Gal- 11in, over 18, both of Oakland; Joseph Luna, 24, and Francis C. Diers, 21, both .of Decoto; David I Brown, 22, San Francisco; Herbert .A. Muir, 24, Sacramento, and Agnes B. Smith, 20, San Francisco; John Vierra, 23, and Annie Avellar, 19, both of Oakland. —_————— 2 Must Serve a Year. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—James Har- per, who last July cut one William ‘Walker for refusing to give him 10 cents, was sentenced to a year in the County Jail by Judge S. P. Hall this afternoon. He had entered a plea of not guilty, but last Tuesday changed his plea to guilty. - Harper lunged at him with a knife, which struck him under the chin. He then ran away and was shot by Po- liceman Caldwell for refusing to stop. He was not seriously hurt and soon i S AR A oSt oiate N A s B SRRRO When Walker refused his demand | CANNOT SELL T PROPERTY| END FOWLS Do NOT Mayor Olney of Oakland,Tuberculosis in Chickens Lays Down an Important ‘Rule of Presents Little Menace City Policy| to the Health of People AVOIDS BAD PRECEDENT|DISEASE GAINS GROUND Land Sold TIs Only a Small|Professor A. R. Ward Sug- Strip, but the Principle Involved Is TImportant Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 10. Mayor Warren Olney has decided that property belonging to the city should not be sold, no matter what the | conditions surrounding the sale. This general principle of municipal owner- ship was announced by the Mayor to- day, when he vetoed an ordinance by which the city sold to P. McDonnell a small portion of the land upon which the Alden firehouse stands. By this act Mayor Olney has laid down a rule o city government that affects every mu- nicipality in the State and which will become a precedent that is likely to be quoted for years to come. The property involved is a small V- shapéd piece that jutted into a lot owned by McDonnell, and the City Council pagsed an ordinance selling this section to him for $64 in order to straighten out the property lines of his lot. Mayor Olney to-day decided that it was against public policy to sell any city property and vetoed the ordinance, distinctly declaring that it would create a bad precedent. He also asserts that the City Council cannot sell property without advertising for bids, which was not done in this case. FAINTS AFTER LONG SERVICE Strain of Conducting Jew- ish New Year Ceremonies Exhausts Oakland Rabbi DOCTOR IS CALLED IN Rev. Mareus Friedlander Collapses at Coneclusion of His Morning Service ‘Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept 10. Completely exhausted by the strain of the long service held In celebration of the Jewish new year, the Rev. Marcus Friedlander, rabbi of the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland, fainted this morning as he left the pulpit. It was at the close of his ad- dress on “The Value and Uses of Time.” The new year sefvice had lasted for more than four hours, clos- ing with the sermon by the rabbl. Rabbi Friedlander was seen to stag- ger and sink down as he was leaving the pulpit. In a moment he was sur- rounded by the excited members of the congregation, several of whom carried him to his study and sent at once for a doctor. Before the physi- cian arrived, however, Rabbi Fried- lander had recovered consciousness, and shortly afterward was able to take a carriage to his home. The physician diagnosed the case as omne of physical exhaustion resulting from continued mental strain. A few days of rest Will enable Rabbi Friedlander to resume his duties. —_———— CIRCUS TRAIN TAKES OFF SMALL BOY'S FOOT Steven Spencer Falls Under Car in Trying to Jump On and Leg Is Crushed. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—In trying to jump fhe circus train this morning Steven 'Spencer, a 15-year-old lad, living at 1228 Filbert street, fell under the wheels and had his left foot taken off just above 'the ankle. He was very weak from loss of blood when he arrived at the Receiving Hospital and is recqvering very slowly from an anesthetic and effects of an operation. Young Spencer is a schoolboy, but carries a paper route, and about 7 o’clock this morning was at the Six- teenth-street station watching the circus train switching. He tried to jump aboard to sell some papers to the crew and as he did so he bumped against a boy who jumped just ahead of him. He fell under the car and his left leg was caught and crushed. He was removed to the Receiving Hospital, where Drs. R. T. Stratton, A. 8. Kelly and M. L. Emerson operated on the leg, removing the foot. His condition, owing to his ward L. Schmidt, 28, and Edith W.|weakness, is considered critical. —_——— Death of Mrs. Coolbaugh. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—Mrs. Eliza- beth L. Coolbaugh died last night at, be fully verified. C. | thracite coal should be an exception to end Caroline F. Batler, 22, both of (Craft, 1551 Ninth avenue. She was nearly all other minerals in being found | because solar radiation was less, but the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. the grandmother of Mrs. Frank P. B BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY | tuberculosis in both cattle and fowls: Idoctor and bears pain with the great- pest gests Killing as Surest Way of Staying Ravages Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Sept. 10. Tuberculosis in fowls is not a mat- ter that intimately concerns the public health. This conclusion has been reached by Professor Archibald R.; Ward, professor of veterinary l(:lem:el and bacteriology at the University of California, after an exhaustive exami- nation into the question of the prob- ability of the transmission of the germs of consumption from fowls to | man. In a bulletin issued at the uni- versity to-day Professor Ward sum- marizes his conclusions in the follow- ing language: )4 The subject of relationship between tuberculosis 'in man and cattle and the disease in fowls is full of interest. Tuberculosis in cattle is prevalent in the same district in which the disease in fowls occurs, and examples of | on the same ranch have been observed. Attempts to transmit the disease from man or cattle to fowls have usually failed. Successful transmission of the disease to' fowls from man or cattle has rarely been accomplished. Cattle are found upon but a very small per- centage of the poultry ranches, and in consequence the question of the pos- sible transmission of the disease from cattle to fowls is relatively unim- portant. “Tuberculosis in man is not notice- ably prevalent in the community where most cases of the disease in fowls have been found, for it is not frequented by consumptives in search of favorable climatic conditions. The possibility of the transmission of tu- berculosis from poultry to man is a matter concerning which it is exceed- ingly difficult to collect evidence. The fact that chickens, when eaten, are al- ways well cooked indicates that there is practically no danger from that source. It has not been proven that tuberculosis is transmitted through the egg, and furthermore, most eggs are well cooked when served. It does not appear therefore that tuberculosis in fowls is a matter that very inti- mately concerns public health.” Professor Ward observes that tuber- culosis in fowls exists extensively among many large poultry ranches in this State, but it seldom kills enough fowls at one time to excite the alarm of of the owner. Its existence in a flcck constitutes® a steady drain, though it fails to attract much atten- tion, because the losses are so evenly distributed in point of time. In the first outbreak of the disease brought to the attention of Professor Ward the owner lost 250 fowls out of a flock of 1400 in one year,.indicating that the disease is distributed broadly enough new to demand the serious attention of poultrymen. " Professor Ward finds tuberculosis to be an infectious disease caused by or- ganisms known as tubercle bacteria, which enter the body of the fowl and multiply there. Infection is trans- mitted principally through droppings into the food from tuberculous chickens. There is no evidence to In- dicate that tuberculosis is spread through the egg, though it is possible that this may be so. There is no known remedy for the cure of tuberculosis in fowls, any more than for the disease in man. Killing is the only real preventive and this should be done as soon as the disease manifests itself. The disease can only be controlled by measures designed to keep the healthy fowls separated from the diseased ones and perfect sanita- tion, spraying the roosting-houses with disinfectants and keeping the young pullets away from the affected stock or from land recently occupied by the latter. ————— China’s Soldier Material. Colonel Grandprey, once French mili- tary attache in Peking, gives some very interesting information regarding the Chinese army in the Revue de Paris. He says that few countries have such excellent material as China for an army, where the whole population of 420,000,000 consjsts, so to speak, of one people, displaying the same racial qualities. The Chinese is long-lived and tenacious of life. He thmives in every climate, in spite of the heat or cold, is extremely thrifty and therefore eas- ily supported® He has nerves of steel, he can sleep in any position.and in any place, and can do with a mini- mum of sleep. He seldom needs a stoicism. The Chinese is very teachable, and what he has once been taught he never forgets.—London Globe. e i An Anthracite Discovery. The report that a valuable deposit of anthracite coal in Delaware County, New York, has been found at a depth | year. of 200 feet is of importance if it shall The fact that an- only in a small district in a single State has always afforded matter torl surprise and discussion, the more so as | bituminous coal has been found In al- | most every country in the world. This discovery to the north of the anthracite region seems to indicate that there may be still other coal-bearing localities which the geologists have not discov- ered and other anthracite coal fields may be brought to light, a consumma- tion devoutly to be wished.—Bethlehem Globe. OAKLAND, $ Lee, a real estate dealer, died last night at his home, 362 Vernon street, aged 48 years. The funeral takes place to-morrow at 2:30 p. m. from the CHAMPIONSHIP ANGER MAN| STILL IN DOUBT Bell Plays Two Sets With MacGavin and Goes Down to Defeat in Each of Them DARKNESS SAVES TITLE S Four Sutton Sisters Will Play Exhibition Matches at Park This Afternoon —_— The challenge match of the men’s singles in the tennis tournament was not completed yesterday and the cham- pionship is still undecided. Champion Bell was delayed en route from the East and did not arrive at San Rafael until after 4 o’clock. At 5:30 Bell was on the courts and playing. He was tired from several days’ travel, but when the committee decided to play the match he was too good a sports- man to protest. Two sets were played before dark- ness came to Bell’s rescue. MacGavin played better than he ever did before in his life and the champion lost both sets. It ,was an uneven contest with MacGavin at his best and Bell tired and in poor shape to play. After the first two ggmes MacGavin was con- stantly in the lead. He drove and chopped to perfection and kept the balls close to the net. On the other hand, Bell was off on his volleying and seemed unable to get started. Had the match been finished yesterday Mac- Gavin would undoubtedly have won in straight sets. The score stood 6-2, 6-3, in faver of MacGavin when the match was post- poned until Monday morning at 10 o’clock. With a lead of two sets “love,” MacGavin is almost sure to win the championship. The tournament committee undoubtedly made a mis- take in ordering the match played yes- terday. It was hardly fair to the cham- pion, considering the delay was in no way his fault. The ladies’ doubles and mixed dou- bles were completed yesterday and brought out two of the prettiest matches of the week. Miss Gabriel Dobbins and Miss Florence Sutton won the ladies’ doubles championship, rat- ing Miss Violet Sutton and Mrs. Bruce in the finals. Miss Violet Sutton and Trowbridge Hendrick carried off the honors in the mixed doubles. In the finals they beat Miss Florence Sutton and Fletcher El- liott. The match went;to the winners in straight sets, both of which were 8-6. In the first set Miss Sutton and Elliott overcame a lead of 5-1, but lost the set. The second set was equally close and there were numerous exciting rallies. The match in ladies’ doubles was the most interesting of the kind ever played at San Rafael. It was also one of the best uphill fights on record. Miss Dobbins and Miss Sutton lost the first set. In the second and third sets the score was 5-1- against them. They pulled out both the sets, the score of the second being 10-8 and the third $-6. In the last two sets Miss Dobbins did some remarkable driving. Miss Viofet Sutton did some excellent volleying and won many aces. The score was 4-6, 8-6, 8-6. The men’s consolation doubles and women's consolation singles were also finished. In the former Stewart Gay- ness and John Donnell took first prize. They beat Herbert Long and Carl Gar- dener in the finals after losing the first two sets. The score was 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 16-2. In the other consolation event Mrs. Hendrick and Mrs. Seymour met in the finals and the match was as fast and interesting as any in which the young- er ladies participated. Mrs. Hendrick lost the first set and looked to be beat- en in the second, but she stuck gamely to it and finally won out. The score was 4-6, 8-6, 8-6. In the afternoon while the spectators ‘were waiting for Bell to arrive a spe- cial exhibition doubles match was played. In it the Hardy brothers were pitted against Percy Yurdock and Will Allen. The former champions played almost as well as ever and Murdock and Allen were outclassed. The latter won the third set, but the first, second and fourth sets went to the Hardys. The score was 6-0, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. ~ The four Sutton sisters will play ex- hibition matches on the Golden Gate Park courts this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Those .who were unable to go to San Rafael will be given an opportunity to see the greatest lady tennis players in the country in action. —_—— Decrease "of Solar Radiation. Are we receiving less heat from the sun? Returns have lately been made to the Paric Academy of Sciences by M. Dufour and M. Ladislas Gorczynski which seem to show that such is the case. M. Dufour dates a marked diminution, beginning in December, 1902, and M. Gorczynski reports that it began at Warsaw In May of that Some observers are inclined to ascribe the decrease of solar radia- tion to the dust ejected from Mont Pelee, others to the increase of sun spots. 1t is improbable that solar ra- diation varies sensibly from year to year; but the quantity of moisture in the, air differs from day to day. The year 1879 was cold In England, not because the sky was nearly always cloudy. We observe solar heat and light at the bottom of an ocean of air, the changes of which must have far more to do with our records than al- terations on the sun's surface, stu- pendous as these are. Several coun- tries experienced a hot year in 1879, though it was a.wet, cold one with us. —London Telegraph. ——— e — A French authority had two ther- mometers—one of ordinary glass, the 144. Under the black’ paint it went up to 157 in the same position. The infer- ence is that people who .wear coats are wi er in the sunshine those who in white, I f RENO WHEELMEN ARE DEFEATED Remarkable Relay Team From Sage Brush Country Loses ‘to San Jose Riders GREAT CARD FOR TO-DAY Last of the Championship Races at Ingleside Track Should Prove Interesting —_— The Garden City Cyclers of San Jose won the fifty-mile championship relay race yesterday, the feature event of the second day’s racing at Ingleside track, under the auspices of the California Associated Cyclists. A fair crowd as- sembled to cheer for their clubs. The day was marred by a strong, chilly wind, which blew down the homestretch of the course and made pedaling a strenuous task for the riders. The time of the relay was 2 hours and 45 min- utes. Only two clubs entered, the Gar- den City Cyclers and the Reno Cyclers’ Club. Each club was represented b% ten riders, each of whom had to ride five miles. x The man who rode the first relay for the Reno club is probably the cause of their defeat. J. P. Berryessa, the Gar- den City man, succeeded in leaving him more than half a mile behind at the end of the first five miles. The Reno men rode gallantly from then on and succeeded In cutting the lead down so that when the end of the fifty miles was finished they were less than a quarter of a mile in the rear, with Knox, their final courler, riding des- perately and gaining on his opponent. The opening event was a two-mile race for men who had never started. In the final heat C. Johnson of the New Century Club defeated H. Stander- wick. A three-mile motor race, which was won by A. Yonge of the New Century Club, proved uninteresting. The five-mile motor race was easily captured by C. McCormick of the Cali- fornia Cycling Club. Following are the winners and the time made in each event: Maiden race, two miles: First heat— ‘Won by C. Johnson, N. C.; A. Maizo, C. C. C., second. Second heat—Won by H. Standerwick, Reno: W. Bailey, 0. W., second. Final heat—Won by C. John- sen, N. C. W.; H. Seanderwick. Reno, second; time 6:27 2-5. Three-mile motor cycle race—Won by A. Yonge, N. C. W.;. R. Williamson, O. W., second. Time, 4:23 1-5. Five-mile motor race—Won by C. Mec- Cormick, C. C. C.; H. Blaumont, C. C. C., second. Time, 8:18. Relay race, fifty miles, five miles for each rider—J. P. Berryessa, G. C. W, 12:46; J. Peckham, Reno, 14:02. Second relay—C. Showalter, G. C. W, time 13:09; W. Cornmeyer, Remo, time 13:35. Third relay—W. P. Maggini, G. C. W, time 14:05; C. Mershon, Reno, time 14:24. Fourth relay—M. Grey, G. C. W, time 12:06; A. Carter, Reno, time 12:58. Fifth relay—J. E. Beauck, G. C. W, time 12:24; D. H. Updike, Reneo, time 13:25. Sixth relay—B. Murphy, G. C. W, time 13:44; A. Mackenzie, Reno, time 13:08. Seventh relay—C. Marty, G. C. W, time 14:54; G. Johnson, Reno, time 13:50. Eighth relay—A. Diefenbacher, G. C. W., time 12:13; George Mieffley, Reno, time 12:40. Ninth relay—E. B. Wastie, G. C. W, time 13:38; O. Peckham, Reno, tim 13:01. Tenth relay—W. C. Waibel, 6. C. W, time 12:51; C. L. Knox, Reno, 12:05. ———— Heredity and Association. The proprietor of the Japanese tea store on the South Side has been much annoyed by the incessant howling of his neighbor’s dog under his window while he was trying to sleep. There came a night when his patience gave way. He raised the window, stuck his heal out and called to his neighbor: “Mist’ Jones,” he said, “will you do the kindness for request the honorable dog that he stop his honorable bark? If you don’t, by gosh, I knock his jam head off!™ The student of philology will not need to be told where the native Japanese politeness of the speaker left off and the demoralizing influence of his Amer- ican environment came in.—Chicago Tribune. —_——————— The Bluejay Pirate. Greenleaf Davis. the hermit of Mount Katahdin, tells of a bluejay's nest that contained the shells of more than 250 eggs, which the jays had stolen fram the nests of song birds and taken home for their young to feed on. Hidden in one side of the nest was a gold watch, which a hunt- er from Worcester had lost the pre- vious autumn and had accused' his guide of stealing. The watch had been hung on a limb of a lean-to camp at night and when the hunter woke in the morning the timepiece was missing.—New York Tribune. ——— STOLE CHEESE AND BREAD.-Lillle May and Mary Hulme were arrested yesterday and charged with petty larceny for stealing éne Dt i the team Marhet om -Mariogt’ mossd The Hulme woman had on a similar charge of shoplifting. Both women were caught in the act by |mn. l —_—— PAYS OFF BONDS.—OAKLAND, Sept. 10. Notice was flled with the County Clerk to-day of the payment of $1.630,000 worth of mort Mrs. A. E. Westerberg was Stockton Insane Asylum this afternoon Judss B. F. Ogden. She is 60 years of and is affiicted with religious mania recently she lived at 1406 Ninth street, se- San SENT TO ASYLUM.—OAKLAND, Sept. 0. to by It was found the oth: n that a stolen dog :h:.;’h identify its owner had aniseed 8 i i

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