The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 17, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATUR SEPTEMBER 17, 1904 > N KNOWLAND WINS BIG DECISION Campaign for Comgress Is Opened With a Joke That Will Become a Reality PREPARES FOR BATTLE Resignation as State Sena- tor Is Sent to Governor Pardee at Sacramento A an Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 16. The ke case There being no answe rt of the defendant, judg- aintiff for one in which George session of the Re- Committee of ay " nal the Third to-day. The meeting a d in t courtroom of Justice of t Peace Quinn, and with a pile of oks and dockets in front of him ed decided that this would be proper imtroduction. The joke was caught up by the and the members got right ke Cr f th r ttee s if it was play. represented _Solano a Milnes of Martinez ted Contra Costa County, and as a full gathering of the Ala- nty members. The work was to begin the campaign in nterests of J. R. Knowland for <. to succeed Victor H. Metcalf, expressi the desires from their district. nd was present and ex- sire that the first meeting be held in Oakland, on f th v Kn¢ iad campaign after e different est committeemen Mr. Mi of Contra Costa County aid that his portion of the district was ir. Knowland and the Repub- and that he would suggest in Contra Costa, etings n hmond, one in Martinez, one Antio one somewhere in the San | Ramon Valley and another on the coast Mr. Milnes was very ‘sanguine Contra Costa County. e big meeting in Vallejo, one in Benicia and one in Suisun. He also ex- pressed the belief that Solano County would be strong for Mr. Knowland. visional list of meetings was » up and will be submitted to the State Central Committee at its meeting next webk, and the State Central Com- n an agreement ‘has been pon these meetihgs the dates nounced. A special commit- 1 ar tee upon meetings was announced, con- sisting of Dr. C. L. Tisdale of Alameda, W. H. Church of Oakland, F. W. Rich- ardson of Berkeley, W. L. Crooks of Solanc nd John Birmingham Jr. of ra_Costa. Knowland to-day forwarded his nation as State Benator to Go resi ernor George C. Pardee. This witl leave 2 vacancy electior in the district, but as the ntervenes between now and session of the Legislature a election will have to be held. the call for the last Re- County Convention the dele- of Knowland against Mc- | Qifferent committeemen gave | that he was ready to do | Crooks from Solano County want- | e will be asked to help with speak- | 7 | bert Taylor, professor of pathology, will deltver | CROWLEY MAKES NO APPEARANCE Pending Against Him to Be Settled by Default DEXTERS ARE NOW FREE Husband of Soprano Soloist Is Given . His Decree Upon the Ground of Desertion Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept, 16. A default judgment was taken to- { day against Dr. D. IX Crowley *in the | divorce action brought against him by Alma E. Crowley, charging him with desertion, and the matter was referred to the Court Commissioner | to take the testimony., The troubles { of the pair have become more or less | public during the last year, owing to Mrs. Crowley's attempt to horsewhip ‘her husband one evening as he was ! leaving the home of a lady patient, to | whom Mrs. Crowley had taken an aversion.. There will be no contest {and the property rights will be set- tled 6ut of court. < Deputy County Assessor H. C. Dex- ter was granted a divorce to-day from | Carrie Brown Dexter, seloist in the | choir ~of the TFirst Presbyterian | Church, on.the ground of desertion. They .were married in 1889, but for the last five years have hot been living together. She took a dislike to her husband and refused to live with him, | and taking their three children went | back te the home of her parents. By | the consent of the parties the children will continue to live with their mother | and grandparents. . | Suit for diverce was begun this af- | ternoon by Hattie. M. Pritchard against Owen R. Pritchard, a horse~ shoer, on the ground of cruelty., In | the complaint Attorney Pulcifer sets forth that Pritchard has abused his client and sworn at her times without number. Pending the trial of a divorce suit brgught by W, B. Heyer of Haywards |a inst Carrie C. Hever an order was | made, 20-day that he pay her $20 a | month alimony. Elizabeth Archard was granted an al- lowance of $8 a week for herself and | seven children pending the decision of {a divorce action brought by her against Charles Archard. 'UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Sept. 16.—Dr. Alonzo Engle- the first Herasteln lectures on a problem in | scientific niedicine this year. His subject will | be “‘Ferments and Fermentations.” The Herz- | #tein lecturés hive been made possible through | the gepercsity of Dr. M. Herzstein of San | Francisco, the giver of the equipment of the new physiological laboratory. These lectures | ®Ul be given at 4 p. m. on Tuesdays ana | Thursdays, beginning October 4, in the Stu- | dents’ Observatory. The public will be wei- comed. A particular invitation is extended to physicians and to students of medicine. The | programme for the Herzsteln lectures is as | follows: October 4— | nition of Types. | October 8—"Kinetics of Katalvsis”; ‘‘Pres- | ent Application o Fermentations of biologleal | order). ober 11—'‘Fermentation of neral Considerations”’; “‘Defl- P ysacchar- | g Di-specharides and Glueosides ates t at that time constituted lh’! Oitobert 13— Fermentation of Monosscchar- Fourteenth Senatorial District were | ider. Aivoholic Fermentation.” : 16— Pei o P power to nominate a successor | o aon o Pats. o Mr. Knowland. City Attorney W.| @ciober 23— Fermentation of Protel i y Squisnly er 25—On the Chemical Nature of M. Simpson of Alameda will be nom the Chemical Nature of Fer- inated by the Republicans. celerations™; ‘‘Specificity of Fer- Mr. Knowland has rented the rooms | ™ent tober 27—*'Relatior in’ the Delger biock, on the” corner == Shober %t .h:;"hn_m of Fermentations to enth street and Broadway, formerl irculo Iberico, the Spanish association, occupied by Congressman Victor H. ing o present a Spanish comedy at Metcalf, and will open them as head- | {7, €34 oF the present term. the production L i | to be in ¢ of N o ne Seavey, querters during the campaign. Lillian Willlams, 1. D. Wheeler -nd)L.M(l:.. ——— Cromwell PRESBYT SEEK MINTON RIA DE. RETURN Members of Congregation Circulate Petition Asking for Former Pastor’s Recall. BERKELEY, Sept. of the First Presbyterian Church are secking for the return of their former pastor, the Rev. Henry C. Minton, now of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, N. A petition is being circulated among the congregation and through this it is hoped to pre- vail upon Dr. Minton to return. The petition, which is addressed to the officers of the church, reads as fol- lows “To the session of the First Presby- | terian Church We, members of the church and society, most respectfully petition that you call a congregational meeting for the purpose of upon the question of extending a call to Dr. Henry C. Minton to become our pastor.” ————————— Marriage Licenses, OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to- Charles W. Atkins,* 32, San Francisco, and Alice Manlove, 33, Oaklan Charles W. Lund, 28, Wheatland, and Etta Stein- 5, Fruitvale; Manuel R. Simas, Oaklend, &nd Mary Dutra, 18, ywards; Shusaku Miho, 28, San Francisco, and Sada Hesaba, 19, Oak« land ay egger, 25 30 —_———— Board Disciplines Contractor. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—Superintend- ent of Streets C. F. Ott filed a com- plzint with the Board of Public Works to-day that the Sunset Lumber Com- pany had negiected to furnish sup- plies meccording to its contract. Ott| was directed to buy lumber in the open market and charge the cost against the contractors. ADVERTISEMENTS. 16.—Members ! voting | | | The scniors decided at the singing last night | to ive a banquet next Thursday evening at | an Oakiand restaurant, this to take the place | of_the reeular singing. Max Thelen, prerident of the Associated Stu- dents last year and the class medalist, will continve his studies in law at Harvard Uni- versity. He left-Tor the East to-day. Chess is about to be revived at the univpr- | sity_and three members of the old club, A. | D.” Weithrec, E. K. Strong and Leslie Dob- bins, are seeking to interest students in the game. Regular tournaments will be held and | a final tryout for & team to be sent agdist Stanford, —— Grand Jurors Are Scarce. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—The selection of a Grand Jury from a venire of thirty rames drawn a week ago re- sulted to-day in only thirteen being secured and a special venire of twelve was drawn, out of which it is hoped to get the required six to make nine- teen. Upon calling the list of names this morning but eighteen answered. It was found that one of the men was dead, several were out of the State and a number were exempt from jury | duty. The jurors to date are H. D. Nichols, Henry Schellhaas, P. A. Ras- mussen, George H. Payne, Henry W. Taylor, W. E. Knowles, E. Schween, H. D. Eliason, 8. Diavilla, H. D. Cush- ing, Edward Bronson, D. H. Mec- Laughlin and F. D. Granger. The twelve men from which the other se- lections are to be made are R. M. An- thony, E. C. Niehaus, John F. Towle, James Keller, C. J. Heeseman, S. P. Meads, James Tyson, A. F. Edwards, Hugh Hogan, Clayton F. Hollis, Maas Ludus and E. P. Flint. They are cit- ed to appear next Monday morning. —_—— LAKE -LINES IN NO DANGER.—OAK- LARD, ‘Sent. 16— ity Engtneer Fr . Turner hes investigated the reported staking of a portion-of Lake Merritt, suspicion having been directed to & number of surveyors marks found along the northeast arm 4f the lake. In reporting to Mayor Olney, who requested the engineer to make inquiry, Turner said the stakes were qiite innocent, having been set to fix the lines of the. regatta course on Ad- mission day. Engineer Turner also set at rest rumors concerning supposed attempts to encroach upon the lake boundary lines. He reported that the lines have been definitely iur\;eyle,d and the boundaries are located mc- curately - ar as city's int A ¥'s interests are ———— l‘PITA‘(‘“!R ESTATE LOSS.—Oakland, Sept. &t one time cashier of the bank, but com- IIRI«; m at the m:n. of an mh'.“.' tion inf ‘manner whi arney estate had been handied. s e Aehsine < ST SAVED FROM DROWNING.—ALAMED. Bept. 16.—Harry Schmidt, 10 years of 4 age e | Aivinig ut 1520 Alameda dvenue, el trom ‘the whridge 'this afternoon end was saved from = He Allows Divorce Action| 'ACCUSED MAID RELEASED ON OWN RECOGNIZANCE Sick and Unable McNaughton to Obtain Bail Grace Is Discharged From Jail Pending Her Examination for Larceny GIRL CHARGED WITH STEALING FINERY FROM HOME OF MRS. THOMAS MEIN, JAIL MATRON AND OFFICER IN WHOSE CUSTODY SHE HAS BEEN UNTIL RELEASED YESTERDAY ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—Grace Mec- Naughton, under examination on a charge of stealing finery from the resi- | dence of Mrs. Thomas Mein, where she | had been employed as a mald, was re- | leased from custody on h#r own re- 3 | | cognizance this afternoon by Justice of | | the Peace ¥ames G. Quinn. This ac- | | tion was taken after the second day's | hearing of the grend larceny charge. | Attorney A. L. Frick made the request {on behalf of his client, pointing out | that Miss McNaughton was in wretched physical condition and could not obtain bail. To the request, District Attorney special counsel for Mrs. Mein, made no objection. After her release Miss McNaughton was taken to San Francisco by her sis- ter, Mrs. Maud Ramsey. noon before Justice Quinn, Clara Hag- Mein residence during Grace Mec- Naughton's stay there, of “I don’t remembers” at District At- torney Allen. He trled to bring out Naughton, Mrs. Mein, Detective A. Shorey and Hodgkins, ference, at which the girls had con- of theft. Miss Haggett, own name, though she is known as {J. J. Allen and Attorney G. W. Baker, | During the examination this after- | gett, who also had been a maid at the | threw volleys | it appeared, | amounted to nothing. were holding a “heart to heart” con- Howlett, wife of a police patrol wagon remembered about a valise and a yel- low box that had been seen in Miss McNaughton's room. The questioning of Miss Haggeft by the District Attor- ney continued as follows: Do you reinember a conversation you had with the Chief of Police in which you enumer- ated the things taken from Mrs. Mein's house? 1 don’t remember. Do you remember what you told him? No, Didn't you tell the Chiet of Police who took the things? I don’t rcmember. Didn't vou, in the presence of Grace Nrughton, enumerate “the things taken? didn’t you say Grace had taken them? and didn’t she deny it? and didn't you then say "Y\r_!u know better, you little thief, you did"? e, M- and Now what did Grace say in response? 1 don’t remember. “Well, there were others present at | that Interview,” said Allen, replying to objections from Attorney Frick, “‘we can call the Chief of Police.” “Call him, call him,” declared Frick. 1 wish you would call him, but I don't think you will.” This colloquy excited interest as hint- ing that the defense will contend that the police madespromises to the Mec- | the occurrences and conversations that | Naughton girl which would, if proved, took place in Chief of Police Hodgkins’ | negative any testimony they might give office when Miss” Haggett, Grace Mc- against her. Both sides excused Miss her testimony having Mrs. William Haggett, dri er identified hose supporters, a fronted each other in the police in- | piece of jet-beaded lace sléeve material quiry concerning Mrs. Mein’s complaint | and a bed pillow as having been given to her by Grace McNaughton, who had as she declared her | roomed at the Howletts'. The examination will be resumed La Perle, from her stepfather, vaguely | Tuesday. BLOCKS WORK ~[WORKMAN FALLS ON MOCHO ROAD| T0 HIS DEATH Building of Highway Into|Detley Nissen, Carpenter, the Magnesite District Stopped by Injunction ‘Oakland Office San Francisco Call, "1016 Broadway, Sept. 16. By an injunction granted to Harry Leaves Task Unfinished to Answer the Last Summonsl PO S o Oakland Office. San Francsico Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 16. Just across the street from his home N. Morse by Judge Ogden to-day thejat 1219 Santa Clara avenue, Alameda, hands of the Board of Supervisors have | Detley Nissen, a carpenter, drove his been tied and further steps toward the building of the Mocho road leading last nail to-day and fell from the build- ing upon which he was at work. When from Livermore into the magnesite | found he had been dead for several district south .of that city have been hours. A member of his family went blocked until the proceedings .o( the Board of Supervigors can be reviewed. Morse claims the road is unnecessary, | and technical objections have been made to the procedure of the board. . The matter of bullding this road has been before the people for a year. Viewers were appointed and a survey was made. With " the exception of claims aggregating $460 for the removal of fences, the entire right of way for a distance of 12.8¢ miles was obtained free of cost. In the tax levy of last year a special tax for the purpose of buil this road at an estimated cost of $50, ‘was Included, and last Monday & con- tract for bullding the road was award- ed to W. J. Schmidt, whose bid was $43,000 and the lowest received. - At this juncture Morse has stepped in and makes objection to the completion of the work: He is & resident of Oak- land, but claims pro bono publico that be the county generally s| spared this tax. By those in favor of the road it is ted that it taps one of the est #lmu of Alameda ty, as mineral ¢laims of that have re- the work of cently -been purchased development on a large scale is to be- Thhegfln‘ottvfl(o(nfi""fil across the street to summon him to his evening meal, but Nissen did not hear the call. He had been shingling a house and the work, incomplete, was as he had left it. No one saw him fall, but he was found beside the building with his skull fractured, and the ground gave evidence that his fall had been heavy. Nissen was 60 years of age and had a grown-up family. He went to his home for his noonday meal, but when 6 o'clock came he did not return. At 6:15 o'clock some one was sent to call him, and then the body was found. A doc- tor was lumgom, but Nissen had e stage wh medical Alameda Morgue, where an in- quest will be held on the remains. EWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA ISTUDENTS NUST ENTER POLITICS William Kent Adyises All Americans to Take In- terest in Civie Affairs APATHY CAUSES EVILS Leader in Chicago Reform Tells How That City Was Cleansed of Corruption Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Sent. 16. William Kent of Chicago advises all Americans to enter the realm of poli- tics—women as well as men. Only through the interest of the good folk of the land, he says, can Americans hope for clean municipal government. It is the apathy of the American people that is responsible for municipal evils, and this must be overcome. Practical poli- tics must take the place of spasmodic reform movements, and the people must deal with their problems in a practical way. Mr. Kent said these things, and a great many more, in the presence of a thousand students this morning at the University of California, before which he had beem invited to speak upon “Municipal Reform.” This is a subject with which Mr. Kent has had a great deal to do, for he has successfully fought the allied corruptionists in Chi- cago for ten years. His knowledge of municipal affairs extends not only to his own great city, but to others. That he has an intimate knowledge of San Francisco affairs was manifest when he referred to the conditions of the new charter and the Mayor, whom he de- secribed as weak. In part Mr. Kent said: 1 suppose it was my inherent pugnacity that prompted me to “'butt” into Chicago politics in 1895. They elected me an Alderman and I went in to learn things. Before long I learned that the city government was totally inadequate and rotten. There were sixty-eight Aldermen in the Council and there were only ten o those who wouldn't steal door mats and mil cans. By hard . work we succeeded in changing thinge, so tbat now the city is governed in a fairly economic way and with little or no corruption. We succeeded in awakening an interest in civic aff The situation is now more hopeful, because the people have been educated to higher Ideals of citizenship. In the methods of work those hostile to decency find nothipg better than the party to sérve their ends. Now, there are no such things as parties among the grafters. The grafters are always non-partisan. The par- ties are really divided betwgen the men Wwho steal door mats and those who do not. That is the line of cleavage. It is absurd to talk about partles doing anything in municipal politics. The Republican party freed the slaves-and it looted Philadelphia. The Demo- crats, if they have ever done anything ad- mirable, have also corrupted Louisville and robbed St. Louts. You will find that rottenness in most all municipal governments. In Northern cities the Democrats ordinarily use the police for graft. The Republicans go in for bigger things and use legitimate power for their ends. The commonly attributed cause of municipal rottenness is the apathy of the people. It does not seem common sense to be minding the business of the State when you could be more profitably minding your own businéss. We found many people applauding our efforts until we began to probe too deeply for them Then it was that we dug up the connection between evil legislation and the business in- terest: There was a “how!l’” and we were called anarchists, enemfes of the city and other unpleasant things. This proved that more people were profiting by the reign of graft than was commenly supposed As for the methods of cleaning a corrupted city, publicity is the most potent. In Chicago we had some Zood honest newspapers back of us and we got the crowd awakened. We had to get into practical politics. There is no better educator than practical politics. Tt reveals people as they réally are. 1 would advise a young man to get into politics, With disinterested motives and a willingness to learn from mistakes great results can be ac- complished. The time is ripe. The pecple are ready to respond to higher ideals if you zet , and in this direction the and elsewhere is doing ex- them stirred press of Chica cellent work. The game of politics is worth while. It is a game that 1 recommend to every one within the sound of my voice. Tt is more complicated than chess and more strenucus than football. I advise you not to attempt politics for mere ambition’'s sake, for a man then discounts himself. It is better not to be handicapped by any weight or ambition, for then you lose your influence and people lost their interest in_you. San Francisco offsrs a beautiful field for this kind of work. It is an easy flold, because San_Francisco with its new charter has the mechanical foundation for good government, and this makes reform easier. One trouble with San Francisco is that its new charter is an attempt to concentrate power in th. hands of the Mayor, It worked very well until the people elsctéd a weak man. In Chi- cago the aim has been to distribute the power somewhat. A word to the women. why the women cannot too. 1 should like to tel of ‘Jane Addams in Ch there, T dare sy, have been more valuable than those of the men. You who have the privilege of an cducation ought to have the strength and equipment to accomplish things. If you were to analyze what you aré here for you would find that it means service. It is the duty of you all to enter the realm of politics. and if vou do not interest yourself you had better, #n the language of Bill Nye, “wrap your cellar door about you and lie down to pleasant dreams.’ In the absence of President Wheeler, Professor E. W. Hilgard acted as pre- siding officer for the meeting. Mr. Kent was preceded by Professor Thomas R. Bacon of the history department, who was welcomed back to the university after a year’s trip abroad. ————— Warren Heaton Dies. ! OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—Warren Hea- ton, a well known attorney of this city., died at his home at 1216 Fil- bert street in thig city this morning. He was 81 years of age and had been a resident of Oakland for many years, He leaves one daughter, Miss Mary Heaton. The funeral will be held un- der the auspices of the 0dd Fellows. —_——————————— STUDENT GOES TO JAIL.—Berkeiay, Sept. 16,—Earl A. Sargent. the uniyersity student accused of robbing the house of Benjamin Dal- jerup, for Whom he was working as = car- penter, was held to-day by Justice Edgar to answer before the Superior Court on a charge of burglary. In lieu of $1000 bail Sargent was taken to the County Jail, There is no reason interest themselves, you about the work cago. Her services — g MARSHALL PLEADS GUILTY.—Oakland, Sept. 16.—Dave Marehall, colored, pleaded gullty to a charge of grand larceny to-day. e will be sentenced next Monday. He robbed Edwin Brown of & gold watch and pin valued at It will satisty you if you are pugnacious. But | TALK STRONGLY FOR THE BONDS Colonel Irish Aand Father MeNally Plead for Needs of Oakland of To-Morrow MUST LOOK TO FUTURE Eloquent Priest Says Town Should Not Be a Gar- den for Sleepy Silurians Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1016 Broadway, Sept. 16. In eloquent words John P. Irish and the Rev. J. B. McNally, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, drove home to-night before an audience at West Oakland solid arguments in favor of the bond issue, which will be submitted to the voters of Oakland on September 27. Both speakers, endowed above the average with gift of tongue, presented to the residents of the western side of the city a mass of facts, figures and strong points. Particularly was it shown to those assembled at Alcatraz Hall that West Oakland had been well favored in the number of items in the bond issue, which were to be of direct benefit to that section of the city. In his address Colonel Irish specially called attention to the fact that the bending proposition called for the pur- chasge of the De Fremery property at Sixteenth and Adeline streets; the park playgrounds at the edge of the north- western end of the city, and the al- lowance for the improvement of the West Oakland Park. He showed that this balanced the amount “allowed to East Oakland, with the overweight centered in the project to buy the “Central Park’ site, the Sather foot- hill tract, to form the keystone in a magnificent arch of municipal improve- ments, for which the present bonding plan is but the beginning. Father McNally dweit more upon the esthetic side of the subject. The cler- gyman argued tbat there could be no improvement of the city that would not be of advantage to every one in it. “Oakland is beautiful to the man with thousands of dollars,” said the clerie. “It is equally beautiful to the man with ten cents. The man With the dime has just as much interest in this proposi- | tion as the man with the thousands. We have Oakland, endowed magni cently with natural charms. To make them more magnificent it i3 our duty to expand upon them. Let us do that and to invite of her very beauty thou- sands to come to us and enjoy with us the beauties and advantages which we can obtain by the spending of this money."” COLONEL IRISH APPEARS. W. W. Morrison, president of the West Oakland Improvement Club, was chairman. He presented Colonel Irigh, who said: A It is singuldr that such a propesition as is before the city should attract such languid public attention. It may be that a majority of the people have comcluded the debate in favor of the bonds. I feel that this is & se- rious matter for Oakland. This bond propost- tion has been advertised ‘all over the coast. If Oakland defeats the bonds it will have a very bad effect upon the city. It were better if they are to be beaten that the bonds should | never have been proposed. San Fl\n:l»(o's' bond issue of $18,000,000 for surface improve- ments, Itke those proposed here, has been val- | idated by the Supreme Court. Los Angeles. | progressive city that it is, without a naturai | water park, issued bonds and made one. Port- land, Seattle and other coast cities are going | ad I am satisfled that it would be a | alarming matter for Oakland If these | bonds are beaten. Now it is going to ralse our taxes. Of | course it is. But for the first year it will be | only 31 cents on the $100 and eac forty-year issue there is a reductis and undoubtedly there will be a steady i crease in our assessment roll. For myself, I | own considerable property in Oakland. Some of it is not worth as much mow as it was twenty-three years ago. I am not afrald to pay a few more taxes. In fact I should be mighty glad to pay taxes on more valuation if 1 could be sure that the bonds would carry. There has been in West Oskland some com- plaint_concerning the bond projects. I assure you West Oakland has received average falr treatment and this is only a beginning. I call your attention to the projects for this section of the gity. We have no just cause to make complaint. And Sather Park ought to be Dbought. It is & splendid location. This is only the commencing of a very comprehensive park system. Wheuever the people realize the value of and benefits from surface improvements they always want more. This proposed park system strotchinz across the city is the start of & splendid work. And we must make this start. ABLE RULERS AT WORK. We have an able, honest and upright city government. We have a Mayor and Citv Coun- cil Zomposed of men of such character as cities seldom secure for their public servants. Rare- Iy does a city get the splendid services of such a man of affairs as John Ho l, who, with his committee, devoted hours and hours of labor to the work on these f we want to continue to have the services of such men as these we must stand behind them in their labors. Otherwise it is a case of any old thing in the way of government is good enough for Oakland. 1 feel strongly and firmly that fallure to carry the bonds will give this city a black eye that will cutlast our lifetime and the lifetimes of our children. Men talk about taxes. For myself, I would ilke for once in my time to pay taxes that would mean some- thing for the beautification, the health and convenience of our city. When the late N. W. Spaulding was Mayor of Oakiand twenty-five years ago he bought a 1ot of school sites. For that he was abused and vilified as a real estate speculator. You and 1 have cause to regret that he did not buy five times the amount of land that he did pur- chase for the city. Take time by the forelock. Secure these properties when you can. We bonded 160 acres ten years ago fh West Oak- land for park purposes. You cannot get them to-day for three times the fizure for which we made options. We need not mourn about the so-called burdens our bonds will lay upon posterity. By the time posterity begins to pay taxes the property which we shall buy now will be worth five times what we shall pay for it. If we desire to stand weil in the eyes of those who shall come after us we will earn the thanks of posterity by voting these bonds. T am convificed that the thing to do is to vote for all of the and to make these splendid improvements that are contemplatéd. 1f the bonds fail to earry, 1 shall feel that every foot of property that'l own in this city will be Injured. Chairman Morrison introduced the Rev. J. B. McNally as one who had always spoken for progress and bet- terment. Father MeNally said: IMPELLED TO SPEAK. I feel ‘am if I did not € come forward and ments of the past For un‘;\fy thirty years I have been i H 38335 H & § Bl 1 * BRANCH OFFICES ; OF THE CALL IN ' ALAMEDA COENTY OAKLAND. | 1016 Broadway. | Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Centgr Streét. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. ) Telephone Alameda 539. i — ——— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, Alameda €ounty. Lea Myers (single) to Margaret B. Bowen, fot 26, Austin Park, Oailand; $3600. George A. and Fortuma Lewis to Myron T Holeomb, lot on E line of Webster street, 13860 § of Bay place. S 50 by E 125, lots 13 and 14, block A, map of subdivision of Webster, Twenty-fourth and Vaidez streets property, Oakland; $10. John and Dorette Feghi to John W. Ledgett, 1ot on E line of Chestnut street, 170:2% S to #ts intersection with the Eneinal line, S % by E 132, lots 2 and 3, Block 612, subdivision of map of Alfred Barstow Tract. Oakland: $10. Willietta Ward (wilow) to Lizate Schultze (widow), lot on S line of Thirty-fifth (or Wai- ton) street 144 W of Telegraph avenus, W 56 by S 119:10, portion of lot M4, map B, map portion of estate of A. C. Brown, Oakland: $10 Fpank and Minnie Seifert to James T. Fos- 2, block E, Klinknerville Tract, Oak- R. M. and Leura C. Fitzgerald to J. L. Darme, lot on N line of Pagoda avenue, 679.75 E of College avenue, N 169 by E 113:6, being 56, all of'lot 55 and W 10 feet of lot 34, revised map of Rose Lawn Park, Oakland Township; $10. Louise and Lottie H. Titus to 8. J. lot 11, map of University Heights, Township; $10. G Payne (by C. R. D. Lambert, lot 101 Homestead, tax Holmes, Oakland black Collector) 10, Regent-street deed, Berkeley: $3 and €harles A. Kraus to Mary jot on E line of Arch street. igard avenue, S 50.14, E 142.08, . lot 2, block 4, corrected map Frederica F. F. Feitshans, ot egie Park Tract, Berkelay; $I James and Mary C. Barker. by J. L. Barker, attorney, to Charies E. Miller, lot on E line of College avenue, 120.20 N of Russeil street, N 108 by E 120. lots 3 and 4, block A, map of University Villa Tract, in_plat 77, V. and D, Peralta Rancho, Berkeley; $10. Marie K. and Harold Andresen to Oakland School District, lot on N _line of Third street, 125 W _of Harrison, W 25 by N 100, lot 25. block 33, Kellersberger's map. Berkeley: $3500. James N. and Mary H. Abbay to William H Abbay (son), lot on SW corner of Taylor and Willow strests, S 27 by W 102:8, lot 18, block 696, Casseriy Tract at Point, Oakland; $10. Joseph R. and Susan Ualsbitt to Willletta Ward (widow), W 33:4 of lot 7. block D, map of Broadway and Telegraph-avenue Home- stead, Oakland: $10. Julia A. Penmover (widow) to Joseph W Legauit, rerecord 995 D. 100, lot on NE corner of Thirty-Afth and Grove streets, N 30 by E 116, portion of lot 1, block B, Central Land Company Tract, Oakland: $10. F. H. (or Frank H.) Rice Syndicate, lot on E line of San Pablo avenue, 208.24 S of Forty-first street, S 124.44 by B 24970, lot_2. map H. C. Dohr's Homestead. Oakland Township: also lot on N line of Fortieth street, 200 E of Market, E 30 by N 258, lots 37 and 38, map estate of John Evoy. in plat 36, Oakland Township: also lots 32 and block 2092, Paradise plat: §10. Helen Thomas to Linda M. Adams, lots :9 and 20, block F, map Breadway Terrace; 10. Minnie E. and Charles C. Crowley to W Andrew Knowles, lots 10 and 11, block E, same map, Oakland Township: $10 Frances A. Atkinson to Linda M. Adams. lots 47 and 48, block F, same map, Oakland Township, quitclatm deed: $10. Maggie Guidner (widow) to Mary E. Eiford (widow), lot 32 and W one-half of ot 31, block 33, map resubdivision of Smith's subdivision of Mathews Tract, Berkeley, quitciaim deed; $10 Robert O. Bergson (single, son of Sarah Haney, formerly Bergson) to Sarah Haney (Bergson), lot on S line of Channing way. 158 W of Fourth, S 5414, W 40, N 201, E 40, being portion of fractional lot 2. block 131, cor- rected map of Raymond Tract, Berkeley: gift Martha G. Bailey, ot als_ to Francis Ferrier all intorest (being an undivided ome-half in terest) in lot 1, block D, lying SW of lne parailel to and distant at right angle 15 NE of SW line of said lot 1, map Valley Road Tract, Berkeley. quitclaim deed: $10. ancis and Lizzie M. Ferrfer to Oakland and de Railroad Company, same, Berkeley to the Realty Ea $10. — past—the silurian’s garden, the mossback's plantation, the same old back yard. T have figured out the expense, the yearly paymen e necessary increase of taxes, amd I take all this as simply a matter of course For homes, for religion, for education, for beauty, good air. clean streets parks and all the like we must pay. Therefore those who stand in the way of providing all these good things so conducive to our city's happiness seem to run counter to the true course ‘of the law of nature, If we clamor for more wealth, ‘makes you kmow the trite saying, ‘“Money Money.” Spend money and you will make money. Your property will be worth more. You will be richer and certainly better pleased in every way if you bomd your city as you are asked fo do on September 27. Thers is no valid reason why you should not. T don’t propose to do the thinking for my tellow-citizens, 1 simply tell you what I think and in winding up my machinery belt my last cofl of thought is that every man has a right to thipk for himself. In pursuance of this I here give expression to the ultimate comcliu- sion of my mind—my sincere and honest cen viction—namely, that it is my duty. my earn est, conscientious citizen duty, to vote for each and every bond proposition to be submitted oa ember 27. T fect that T shall bs proud of the progress our city will e if my vote shall be & factor in the making. I shall be Ba this grand result that our city will be healthier, weaithier gmore cozy and comfort- able. The last and climaxing thought of my mind will be that I have been a factor in providing a vast amount of work for the peor at good wages in the expenditure of such an énormous amount of monmey and the imeal- culable amount of labor that will follow the development. of the city after the sure and plember 27Tth's slection despite the temporary setback from the tion of the vaccination law. lay Business of fact, however, ‘teeth