The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 26, 1904, Page 4

FR THE SAN ISCO CALL, MONDAY, SE TEMBER 1902, o NEWS R SENDS BULLET [HROUGH BRAIN| BLEND VOICES OF THE: COUN [HOUSAND WILL SATS FAREWELL IMELVIN MUST [SOUND SLOCAN [NEW INDUSTRY 10 115 FLOCK ANSWER WRIT ‘etired Attorney, Late of Children of the Berkeley Rev. C. M. Till Preaches His| Cited Before the Supreme San Franeisco. Uses Pis- tol in Suicidal Attempt EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN J. H. Harding Shoots Him- self While Lying in Bed at His Berkeley Home il o Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sevt. J. H. Harding, for many years a member of the State Legislature of Pennsylv a and later an attorney of shot himself through y noon at his resi- irview street, South ttempt to commit sui- case wrapped in his fe mnor his explanation for the susjicion that de-| health might have v n a il no warning of the deed. | shot from a bedroom alarmed { whose screams upon dis- ery ¢r husband’s suicidal act attracted neighbors, who ran to the residence. Dr. Z. Kelly was called. but after giving tempor: relief sent the | wounded lawyer to . iola Hospital. Hecovery is doubtful Harding shot himself in the right side of head, the bullet passing forehead and out He was found sense- th ear through the left [ dropped to the floor. Harding formerly practiced his pro- fession in San Francisco, but has not been actively engaged in business.of kind for about three yvears, not | vent to reside in South Berke- ley He was reticent about his per- sonal and business affairs. C. . Kelly, a lifelong friend of g, went to the latter’s home this ng at 11:30 o'clock with his chess under his arm, expecting to play | k Kelly me with his old acquaint- has been a regular Sun- visitor at the Harding house for v months. He was stunned by the news of his friend's deed. A the case Kelly said: ing wr We miv r many years. y. Pennsylvania. ated with him in There has been a re- Harding onnected weeks ago he had xy. 1 was at his bome and seemed to_be much better me has mot assumed 1 feel that he tle out of his head, de- e state of his hes said Harding recently received | the East concerning busi- These greatly distressed him e e OAKLAND TRANSIT ADOPTS | NEW TRANSFER RULES Passengers Will Now be Allowed to Travel in One General Direc- tioz Only. OAKLAND, Sept. 25.—The Oakland Transit Company has abandoned its general transfer system and has In- stituted in its place a plan by which conductors will mot issue transfers, on transfers received from other lines of the system except to enable passen- gers Lo continue in one general direc- tion. The new rules adopted by the com- pany governing the transfer system are as follows: Passengers ring transfers are requested when paying fare. south bound caj wsfers will not pe issued to Oak- lo waseengers boarding car south xth street. ismued to Sar Pablo avenue to passengers boarding car morth of Bancroft way. Telegruph avenue, morth bound car—Trans- .ot be issued 1o University avenue on from San Pablo avenue at Four- ~Amont will not be sengers boa Oakland & e. south bound pue, south bound cer- Transfers will not be issued to Telegraph avenue to pas- wengers boarding car south of Oakland avenue «nd Twenty fourth street $an Pablo avenue, south bound car—Trans- fers will not be issued to Telegraph avenue or Grove street to passengers boarding car north of Banmcroft way €31 Pablo avenue, morth bound car—Trans # will not be issued to University avenue & transfer from Telegraph avenue or Grove street Sixteenth sireet, west bouad car—Transfers will not be fssued t5 Market etreet on a trans- fer fromi Sen Pablo avenue. Sixteenth street, east bound will nct be issued to San ransfer from Market street North bound Broadway c Transfers will d to Tweilth or Thirteenth streets fer from Eighth street east. West Oakland I not be issued to Eighth car—Transfers Pablo avetiue on & East_ bound h-street, West Oakland cars—Transfers will not be issued to Twelfth street, West Oakland —_———————— HOME CLUB ARRANGES A LARGE RECEPTION Guests of Honor To-Night to Be Sec- rvetary Victor H. Metcalf and His Wife. OAKLAND, Sept. 25.—Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and Mrs. Metcalf will be the Buests to-morrow evening at an elab- orate reception that will be given by the Home Club at the beautiful hail, Fourth and Cottage avenues, near the ¥. M. Swmith residence. The club is composed of leaders in the philan- thropic work of the city and numbers among its members the prominent families of Oakland. The affair in bonor of the Metcalfs has taken on large proportions. Those in charge have arranged a splendid programme, including vocal music, with dancing for the young people. The Home Club is easy of access, being on the line of the new Fourth avenue extension of the Keéy route line. Special electric cars will run during the evening from Tweifth street and Broadway to the clubhouse. These are the large parlor cars of the Oakland Transit Consolidated, roomy and handsomely constructed. Special arrangements have been made to take care of the throng of guests. —_————————— Kills Hope for Half Fares. BERKELEY, Sept. 25.— There seems to be little chance that the Oak- land Transit Consolidated will give half fares for children in Berkeley, as requested by the Board of Education. Clerk Clarence 8. Merrill was dele~ gated by the board to interview the company regarding a red :ction, but the clerk met with little encourage- ment when he saw Suverintendent J. P. Potter, who said he would bring the matter before the company, al- though he did not think it would avail. glooms it is dox Tectors urge g in bed, the pistol having | Transfers will not be | | schools in the future and every year )] | will witness a song festival. h1r541 Sweesy says that in many Eastern| | entertainments to follow may be pur | Methodist Episcopal Church South is ookl:n‘qcflonwot the Di- a;mnl School u Public hools Prepare | to Sing in Big Concert| PRACTICING ON SONGS Great Chorus Will Enter- tain in Greek Theater at End of Present Term e Berkeley Office San Francisco Call. 2148 Center Street, Sept. 25. With the object of having the voices | of one thousand childrea biend in one great chorus Mrs. L. V. Sweesy, su- pervisor of music in the public schools, is training the girls and boys under her supervision in the fifteen schools of Berkeley to sing a select number of songs during this term. This will be made a regular practice in the public cities annual concerts are given by! school children. It is designed to make | it a popular affair, as a tribute to the parents who help support the schools. Therefore it will be opea to the public | and will not be for the “benefit” of anything. The Greek theater at the University of California is such an admirable place for so large an entertainment that its use will be sought from the, university. There is no thought of giv- ing the concert before the end of the | term, so that there wiil be ample time to prepare. The programme will in- clude folk songs, nursery songs, sailors’ songs and others. —_———————— ARTILLERY BAND WILL PLAY IN GREEK THEATER First of Entertainments Designed to Assist in Raising Money for Support of Settiement. BERKELEY, Sept. 25.—The first of the series of concerts and lectures for the benefit of the West Berkeley So- cial Settlement will be given by the Third Artillery Band on the evening of Wednesday, September 28, in the Greek Theater at the University of California. For this occasion the pro- gramme has been arranged by Wil- liam Greenbaum of San Francisco, who has selected a number of fine classical as well as popular numbers. | The management announces that sin- | gle or season tickets for this and the | 1 chased at Abbott's, Needham's, or Sadler’s stores in Berkeley, of Joseph | P. Leeb at the University or of the| University Savings Bank through the | mail. Five concerts and lectures will be | given, and negotiations are now going | on for talent. Among those being| sought are: David Bishpam, the fa-{ mous grand opera singer; Jocab Riis of New York, author of “How the Other Half Lives,” and other works.. Burton Holmes, Charles Wagner and the Campanari Opera Company. From the proceeds of these enter- | tainments it is hoped to clear suf- ficlent money to support for a while at least the West Berkeley Settlement, from which Mrs. Hearst lately with- drew her support. SOUTHERN METHODISTS WILL BUILD A CHURCH Appropriate Money for the Erection of a Handsome Structure in the English Gothic Style. BERKELEY, Sept. 25.—Epworth soon to give up its rented hall on Center street for a handsome church building of its own that will adorn the northeast corner of Durant and Telegraph avenues. The cornerstone will be laid during the session of the Pacific Conference of the church, which will be held from October 12 to October 15 in Oakland. This cere- monv will be conducted by Bishop H. C. Morrison of Kentucky the Grand Lodge of Masons of The new church is to It will be in the Englis! of architecture and the material will be stone and timber. The auditorium will have a seating capacity of 300 and the Sunday school room 200. These rooms will be so arranged that they may be thrown into one. There will be the usual accessories to add to the comfort of the congregation, among them a ladies> parior, Bible and infant class rooms, and kitchen. Epworth Church is the gift of the southern branch of the church. The Jot on which it will stand was pur- chased by the membership in this State on condition that the General Boards of the church erect the build- ing. The Rev. J. C. Wooten is pastor and the trustees are William H. Waste, C. E. Towson, W. D, Douglas, V. L. Weels, J. A. Shipe and G. L. Pettygrove. —_——————— VOTERS MAY REGISTER ON THE FERRY-BOATS Two Clerks Will Be Stationed on Each Steamer From Monday Morning Until Wednesday Night. OAKLAND, Sept. 25.—Wednesday, September 28, is the last day for voters to register for the coming election and the County Clerk is taking measures 10 secure the registration of every man who can possibly be reached. From to-morrow morning until the evening of September 28 two registration clerks will be stationed on each of the ferry-boats between Oakland and San Francisco to regis- ter voters who cannot spare the time to call at the County Clerk’s office. Registration clerks have also been ap- pointed at nearly all of the larger cigar stores in the city of Oakland. The Republican County Central Committee has given notice to voters to register at once in order to qualify for the Presidential election in No- vember. e e——— King's Daughters’ Convention. OAKLAND, Sent. 25.—The eighth annual State convention of the Cali- fornia branch of the Internationai Order of King's Daughters and Sons will be held in Oakland at Calvary Baptist Church, West and Twelfth streets, Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15. Mrs. Matilda Brown, 566 Caledonia avenue, desires ladies’ of circles throughout the State to com- municate with her} ——— e Parker Will Recover, BERKELEY, Sept. 25.—L. D. Par- ker, who was injured last night in the explosion of acetylene gas, which wrecked the Chicago Hotel at West Berkeley, was less seriously hurt than was at first thought and is now out al he will be con- bed for several days as a accident. 7 e b iR AL b Rl of the Last Sermon to the Bap- tists of Tenth Avenue SCHOOL CHANGE SUNDAY First Methodist Arranges a Morning Hour for the Young People of Church - Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 25. The Rev. C. M. Hill, former pastor of the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church, preached his farewell sermon to-day and closed a pastorate of eleven years with that church. At the evening serv- ices Dr. Hill conducted a special pro- gramime of hymns and anthems, during which he gave the history of several of the sacred compositions that were sung by the choir. Dr. Hill has accept- ed the post of president of the Pacific Coast Baptist Theological Union, which will establish a seminary for theolog- ical students at Berkeley. The church will hold a reception Friday evening in honor of the retiring pastor and his fanily. The hour of Sunday school exercises at the First Methodist Church has been changed, after much consideration, from 12:30 o'clock, afternoon, to 10 o'clock, morning. The innovation was made to-day. One or two of the senior Bible classes will continue to meet after morning worship. The new offi- cers of the Sunday school will be in- stalled next Sunday by the Rev. E. R. Dille, the pastor, as follows: Super- intendent, 1. N. Halliday; assistants, M. T. Colcomb, J. C. Hill, L. N. Gross, F. A. Souder, Miss Eleanor Johnson; secretary, Clarence Beetle; assistants, Ernest Holcomb, Howard Taylor; financial = secretary A. H. Trathen; treasurer, F. A. Webster; librarian, Ross C. Hartley; pianist, Miss Fern Frost; superintendent boys’ and girls’ division, Mrs. G. G. Boehm; superin- tendent children’s division, Mrs. T. H. Hageman; superintendent beginners' ision, Miss Delia Mincher. uperintendent Halliday begins his second year in the capacity of salaried head of the school. There are four such paid superintendents of Sunday schools _in Northern California, three in San Francisco and one in Oakland. Music of high order was sung this morning at the First Unitarian Church, under direction of D. P. Hughes, with M George F. Westall organist. The programme follow Selections from Mendelssohn's Athalie by the full chorus, with incidental solo by Mrs. Charles Poulter and Mrs. F. A. Wasley; “1he Lost Chord” (arranged by E. N. Anderson) by a female chorus; bass solo, “Judge Me, O God” (Dudley Buck), by ,John Williams. Professor C. S. Nash of the Pacific Theological Seminary conducted serv- ices to-day at the Second Congrega- tional Church. At the First Methodist Church to- day the Rev. 1. N. Halliday preached in the morning. The Rev. G. M. Rich- mond of Sacramento occupied the pul- pit in the evening. The Re.. James Whitaker conducted services this morning at Chester-street Methodist Church. The Rev. Thomas P. Boyd, evangel- ist, commenced a week of special serv- ices to-day at the Twenty-third-avenue Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert J. Renison who will, on October 1, become curate of St. Paul's Ebpiscopal Church, conducted services at that church this morning. The Rev. Charles T. Walkeley, the rec- tor, preached this evening. —_— % SATS HIS MIND IS NOT FAILING Former Speaker Henderson Denounces-as Canard Sen- sational Story in Papers Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.—The sensa- tional story telegraphed yesterday from Des Moines to several papers to the ef- fect that former Speaker D. B. Hen- derson is a physical and mental wreck, that his memory has completely failed and that at last his family, after close- ly guarding the matter, have been obliged to admit that his health is as stated, has met with a prompt and vigorous denial from General Hender- son, from his family and from his phy- sician. Don A. Hendergon, a son of the dis- tinguished Iowa siatesman, who lives at Long Beach, to-day received con- vincing telegrams to the effect that the Des Moines story is a canard. In one of his telegrams General Henderson says: \ ‘“‘Sensational papers have started lies about me. Absolutely false. Am in perfect health’”” A second dispatch is as follows: “Des Moines dispatch to papers a baseless lie. Have no f{llness. Am in perfect health, intellectually and phy- sically.” A number of other telegrams were received, including one from General Henderson's physician. All of them de- nied the truth of the story. —— . OLD MEN ARE BARRED. Carnegie Company to Discharge All Over 40 Years of Age. PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept. 25.—The Carnegie Steel Company has issued a circular letter to the superintendents of the different plants and to the heads of departments,in the plants instruct- ing them to employ no men over 35 years of age in certain departments and extending the age limit to 40 years in others. The rules do not applv to laborers. The order affects a large number of the most expert steel men. FRBE R “Open Shop” Will Prevail. CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Work in the plants of the Deering, McCormick and Plano divisions bf the International Harvester Company, thé closing of which on September 10 resulted in 9000 employes being left idle, will be resumed to-morrow morning. Coupled with this announcement came the statement ‘to-night that the company has declined to renew last year's agree- fient with the organized trades em- Court to Show Why He Does Not Sign Decree OPINIONS AT VARIANCE His Action in Granting a Nune Pro Tune Divoree Order to Be Reviewed -l Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 26. According to a writ of mandate is- sued by the Supreme Court yesterday, Judge Hepry Melvin must either sign a final decree of divorce in the case of P. Claudius vs. Gesine Claudius or show how he came to sign a nunc ‘pro tunc interlocutory decree of divorce in the case a week ago. The case is one where he granted a final decree a year ago, which decree was afterward held by the Supreme Court to be invalid under the statute. On petition of Attorney Asa V. Men- denhall a few days ago Judge Melvin treated the final decree he had signed as an interlocutory decree and granted a nunc pro tunc decree in its stead. This application was made by Men- denhall to save his client a year's wait and as soon as he had the Judge's sig- nature to his decree, dated back a year, he presented him with a final decree to sign, the record showing the divorce ‘was granted a year ago. ‘When it came to taking the final step Judge ‘Melvin demurred and said the nunc pro tunc order only began to operate when filed with the County Clerk and that the order in reality had no effect. Mendenhall immediately went up to the Supreme Court and yes- terday the Supreme Justices took the view that he ought to sign the final de- cree and issued the writ prayed for. STEADY DRIFT 10 ROOSEVELT New York Herald Admits That the Demoeratic Out- look 1Is Not Cheerful il Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—The Herald says: Surveying the political field in the last week in September, these things stand out with clearness: New York State is doubtful and the situation is complicated. Influenced by its first poll, the Republican State Com- mittee claims this State by 80,000 for Roosevelit and Fairbanks, but this poil was conducted before the State nom- inations were made and must be re- vised. It is conceded by Republicans as well as by Democrats that if the election were held to-day the Demo- cratic State ticket would be elected by a large plurality. As New York is the hub around which the entire Democratic campaign revolves, it is necessary to examine the situation elsewhere with particular ref- erence to the events that have taken place here. Dispatches to the Herald from all of the doubtful States agreed that the Saratoga convention, which nominated Judge Herrick, had encouraged Demo- crats in the doubtful States with the exception of Rhode Island. Careful inquiry among campaign managers, however, shows that the drift has been toward Roosevelt for more than a month aad unless the Democrats succeed in turning it toward Parker the betting will continue until the end of the campalgn with *he adds in favor of Roosevelt. . This condition Will CAtsé b , parties to watch closely the effect of” Judge Parker’s letter of acceptance. Parker is a believer in a short cam- paign. He thinks this election will be won in the last three weeks of the canvass. For that reason he deferred his letter of acceptanc= seven weeks later than the letter of Samuel J. Til- den, whose fight was made on like is- sues. Governor Tilden's letter was printed on August 5, 1876. New York Democrats are confident of carrying this State for both Parker and Herrick. Some of them look for a plurality for the Albany Judge reach- ing toward 100,000. REVIVES RUMOR OF BETROTHAL Boston Newspaper Prints Report That Miss Alice Roosevelt 1s to Marry Special Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 26.—The Bos- ton Herald this morning reports as & rumor the engagement of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth, a former Massachusetts Congressman. This report had been previously pub- lished several times and just as often denied. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—The report from Boston cannot be confirmed at the ite House to-night. It has been rumored for some time that Miss Roosevelt was engaged to former Con- gressman Longworth, who is a very wealthy man. ————————— Funeral of Attorney P. B. Nagle. The remains of Attorney Peter Burk Nagle, who died last Monday at the family residence, 742 C street, were removed from there to the Masonic Temple yesterday for the sacred service of Mount Moriah Lodge. King Solo- mon’s Hall was crowded to the doors by the many friends of the late at- torney and his family. The funeral had been postponed to await the ar- rival of Charles G. Nagle, who was absent in the East attending the Grand Conclave of Eagles and who hastened home by fast trains to be present. After the service at Masonic Temple by the worship! master, John F. Schroth, the funeral proces- e O - FOR PROGRESS Ministers Urge the People to Vote for the Proposed Municipal Bonding Plan ——— CROWD INSPECTS SITE Jentral Park Tract Under Serutiny by Hundreds of Citizens—Parade Planned Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadwavy, Sept. 25. From two of the principal pulpits of Oakland discourses were delivered to- day urging, as a means of civic im- provement, the support by the citizens of Oakland of the proposed bond issue. At the First Baptist Church the pas- tor, the Rev. H. J. Vosburgh, raised his voice in eloquent appeal. This clergyman had returned recently from an extended tour of the East. He il- lustrated his remarks with experiences of his trip, citing what had been ac- complished elsewhere to further the progress of communities. Dr. Vosburgh is enthusiastic in his eulogy of Oakland as a city for home folk, in comparison with cities in the East visited by him. He devoted his address this evening-to a discussion of “The Science of Voting,” dealing at length with the power and privileges enjoyed by the American voter and the responsibilities that are coincident with the suffrage he enjoys. ° Political duties were described by the minister as calling for great wisdom and discretion in their discharge. From a consideration of the important polit- ical issues to be decided at the coming State and national elections, Dr. Vos- burgh diverged to a plea to voters—to all—to rally enthusiastically and with one accord in support of the project to beautify and improve Oakland by vot- ing ‘bonds and thus securing money with which to make of the city a place to be proud, a city of which none need be ashamed. Dr. Vosburgh said in this connection: For some time a spirit of progress has been at work among us. This spirit has found its culminating expresson In the proposed bond issue. The scheme of improvements thus con- templated is wise and comprehensive, thor- oughly in harmony with the highest civic ideals now prevalent among the leading think- ers of the world, admirably adapted to the present needs of our city and finely calculated to enhance our feputation and elevate our total character as a_progressive municipality. In adding to the beauty of the city this scheme reaches the highest point of civic wisdom and idealism and it is not surprising that it should excite dissent from those investments that vield an immediate cash_dividend. In providing for a first-class polytechnic high school it meets one of the most urgent needs of a modern city. The number of small parks and playgrounds is a proviston that is at the same time humane, artistic and educa- tional. If the citizens of Oakland could have gone with me this summer through the oves crowded, sweltering sections of some cur grea cities not a single dissenting vote would be cast against these propositions. The whole plan naturally culminates in the Central Park, which is admirably located for the needs of Oakland at the present time and the immediate future, That there should be some honest difference of ppinion as to detalls is not surprising when such large plans are under consideration. Per- haps it is charitable for us to recall that many good people are deficient in construative imagination and that they are more skillful in negative criticism than in positive leader- ship. It is certainly remarkable that the citi- zens to whom we look for “light and leading” upon large questions are nearly unanimous in heartily supporting the proposed plan of im- provement. Voting for the bonds does not commit us to any given estimate of values; it simply in- structa the representatives of 'the city as to the procedure they may lawfully take. For one, 1 am absolutely certain that our present officials are worthy of complete confidence and that they will jealously guard the interests of the city. The issuance of the bonds will be the longest step forward we have ever taken and will be the beginning of an era of progress that will not end until Oakland shall have taken her place as one of the easily recognized leading cities of the entire Union. The Rev. Ernest E. Baker, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, gave his views, strongly favorable to the bonds, in a discourse on “The 'Model City.” Dr. Baker said: Oakland should be & model eity. Nature has made it easily possible to bring about this result physically. Money and honesty com- bined with taste and ability are all that we require, If the citizens are assured of the honesty ard ability of the officers in charge of public effairs they will doubtless vote in favor of bonds, The present city government enjoys the confidence of the community. This sems a peculiarly favorable time to begin to make Oakland a model city. Parks and boulevards are essential factors in every modern city. They are worth all they cost in enhancing the beauty, healthfulness and comfort of the community. Well paved streets are valuable assets to-day in every city that would attract additional inhabitants. Dayton, Ohio, was started on an era of prosperity and progress by a general movement to pave the streets, and it row merits the name of “The Gem City.”" Every time I return to my former home T am impressed with its cleanliness and air of refinement. No one there would willingly return to the former condition of muddy streets and unkept yards and sileys. It pays to improve the sanitary service of a city. Given a beautiful site, with good sewers and clean streets, large public parks, commo- dious school bulldings constructed according to the approved experience cf other cities and you have a place where people will delight to dwell. Clvic pride will be generated. Homes will be builded wherein good citizens will be trained for the public weal. Churches will bs maintained and the moral toné of the entire comamunity will be raised higher. As a citizen as well as o clergyman I would rejoic: to see Oukland take this step forward. Thousands visited the Central Park tract to-day, free tickets having been issued in large quantities by the Pro- gress Federation for this purpose. In- tense interest in the various features of the tract has been roused by the controversy concerning its merits as a site for the largest park of Oakland, and in the nark could be seen to-day groups of citizens discussing earnestly the pointe involved in the controversy. The rains have freshened the vegeta- tion of the tract, and it presented an attractive appearance. “.il we asgk,” said John T. Bell, chair- @ of the press committee of the Pro- gr&& Federation, “is that in the next! twenty-four hours every citizen who can will inspect the Central Park tract, see for himself what it is and then vote as his judgment directs.” To-morrow the final blows will be struck by the campaign committee in the effort to arouse the voters to that, pitch of enthusiasm which inspires men ; to not only vote themselves, but be- come proselyting missionaries. Three noonday meetings are to be held at the West Oakland railroad yards to-morrow, one at 12:15 o’clock and two at 12:30. “It's a pleasure to talk to the railroad men,” said Secretary Stearns of the Board of Trade to-day. “They ask questions intelligently, showing that they have followed the arguments, pro and con, in this matter. I think the bonds will get a big majority in West Oakland, because the vroject seems to be thoroughly understood there.” All the bond workers will concentrate their efforts to-morrow night in a pa- rade and mass-meeting on the high school steps. C. J. Heeseman, marshal af the parade, has secured the services of four bands, which give their talents sion cars to|to the affair free of charge. Citizens S et e e | e o 3 s he selection of wsite for & grave. ° | march from the City Hall to the Hlev- FOR OAKLAND Curtiss Wright Jr. of Car- thage, Mo., to Establish a Big Maunfacturing Plant WORK ON THE STREETS City Has Expended Nearly $250,000 in Improvements During the Last Summer Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Sept. 25. An extensive manufacturing indus- try, which will give employment to many werkmen, is to be established in ' Oakland within the next sixty days, the company having been already or- ganized, with a capital stock of $60,000. Curtis Wright Jr. of Car- thage, Mo., is the promoter of the new enterprise and the other members of the company are all prominent busi- ness men. The company, through Mr. Wright, has obtained the Pacific Coast agency for the manufacture of an im- proved steel bed spring and the neces- sary machinery for the plant has al- ready been ordered from the East. Mr. Wright has an option on a suit- able building for a factory on the water front in the business section of Oakland. The new factory will at first give employment to between fifty and one hundred men, but as soon as operations are well under way the working force will be, increased per- manently to nearly 200. More street and sewer work has been done in Oakland during the past summer than has ever before been ac- complished in the same time. Charles F. Ott, Superintendent of Streets, will this month issue 25,000 individual assessments, covering an expenditure of $250,000. All these assessments are for improvements to streets and sewers. The .property assessed for these improvements includes more than 100,000,000 square feet. Secretary Edwin Stearns of the Oak- land Board of Trade says that several of the Knights Templar, who came from Eastern States to attend the con- clave in San Francisco and who visited Ozkland during their stay across the bay, have since purchased homes in this city. One of the Knights has pur- chased property on Webster street, the value of which is $10,000. The Oakland Meat Company is to have a building of its own at the stockyards in Emeryville. A contract has just been let for the erection of a three-story brick structure, which will cost about $16,000. There has been a lull in the Oak- land real estate market during the week, as nearly all of the real estate | dealers have been, devoting their energies to working for the success of the improvement bonds. There has been a steady demand for houses for rent, however, and agents find it al- most impossible to accommodate the steadily increasing numbers seeking hcomes in this city. Cettages and flats are in greatest demand among rent- ers, but there are alse many inquiries for houses of from eight to twelve rcoms. The work of developing the new Santa Fe tract in Lorin is being rapid- ly completed. It is expected that the tract will be thrown open to pur- chasers about the end of October. This tract is situated between Sixty-third and Sixty-sixth streets and extends two blecks north from Shattuck avenue. Streets are being cut through the tract in both directions and two steam roll- ers, with a large crew of men, are lay- ing the macadam. Sidewalks are be- ing laid on all the streets and the ground on the lots has been broken and smoothed ready for building. The Board of Trade of Fruitvale has ordered 3500 maps of the district printed for circulation among home- scekers and real estate men. Of these maps 2500 will be of a convenient size for the pocket and 1000 will be large office maps. The cost of printing the maps will be $225 and they will be retailed at a price just sufficient to cover the expense. It is intended that the small maps shall be used as ad- vertising features by the real estate firms handling Fruitvale realty. IRVINGTON, Sept. 25.—The gym- nasium, the last of the new buildings ar Anderson’s Academy, is now fin- ished. The addition of this structure makes the equipment of the academy complete. The building is a large one- story frame structure, well lighted and ventilated, provided with large locker- rooms and shower and plunge baths and fitted with modern apparatus. It was designed by Architect Gottschalk of San Francisco and erected by Ir- vine & Griffin of Irvington. —_— SQUALL UPSETS A SHIP'S BOAT Three of Party of Eight En- joying Sail in Northern Waters Lose Their Lives i VICTORIA. ™. C, Sept. 25.—The captain of the British ship Blythes- wood, now in Royal Roads awaiting charter, took a party of seven friends with him this afternoon for a sailing cruise in one of the ship's boats. She upset off Albert Head in a squall and three or four of the party were drowned, including the Sergeant Ma-, jor of Marines of H. M. S. Grafton, and the second mate of the Blyethes- wood. The steam launch Shamrock with a pleasure party happened to sight the overturned boat with the survivors clinging to it, and rescued them. The survivors were in the last stages of ex- haustion and just about to drop oft when the Shamrock arrived. They had been clinging to the bottom of the boat for three hours in water ice cold. A e i TR UM e enth street side of the high school, where five-minute addresses will be made by such speakers as Mayor War- ren Olney, Colonel John P. Irish, John A. Britton, Sol Kahn, H. A. Butters, Dr. E. H. Woolsey and others. An open-air bond meeting, at which prominent labor leaders made addresses favoring the bond issue, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at Seventh and ey T 4 wen, %u W. ide, R. West and TY OF ALAMEDA P FEGEINE s AT ST AT S BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway- Telephone Ma BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Al 559. —_— UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Sept. 25. — The Philalogical Club will hear papers from “Professor S.. A. Chambers on “The Roland” and Professor W. S. Fergusen on “History and Epic’™ at a meet- ing to be held in the Faculty Club to-morrow night The Students’ Congress will debate the fol- lowing question Tu¢sday night in North Hall: “Resolved; that Judge Parker's policy, in set ting a definite date for the emancipation of the Filipinos, should meet with the approval of all 1083. good _citizens ™ GustavWhite 05, W. J Coope: nd Samuel Hellman 06 will pre- sent the affirmative, and L. D. Bishop ‘05, F. [ D Merrill 06 and J. F. Pullen '07 the negative. On the same evening in Stiles Hall the Senate will discusse the question, “Resoived, that the open shop is detrimental to the best {nteres of society.”” The atfirmative will be defended by H. A, Stout "00 snd H. A. Encell ‘08, the negative by W. T. Hale '05 and A. T. BHiS 06. Recorder Sutton announges that afl umder- graduate candidates for degrees in December } must file their graduation schedules between S and 3 o'clock_on Thursday next Miss Mary Bently ‘01 will be the leader of & meeting of the Young Women's Ch: Asso- ciation to meet Tuesday afternoon at 4: o'clock in Stiles Hall, The Rev. Dr. Hay of San Francisco will address the Young Men's Christian Association at 7:15 o'clock the same cvening on “Do Missions Pay?” Fred Lasater will be the leader of a meeting of the ¥. M. C. A. at 5:06 o'clock on Tnursaay atierneon io Stiles Hall,” when his subject will be “Toe Rule of Service."” The second of the series of six lectures on bibliography_will be given in the Bacom Art Gallery at 7:30 o'clock on Thursday evening. ak upon ‘‘Reference been secured to ad- Dr. 8. C. McKay has dress o meeting of the physics department at 4:15 o'clock Friday afternoon in “Recent Work on the Hall Effect. “Modern Rewisions of the Problem of Knowledge'® is the subject of a lecture to be delivered before the Philosophical Union at 8 o'clock Friday evening in the Philosophy building, Professor C. M. Bakewell of the de- partment to be the speaker. Football games are scheduled this week for Wednesdey, when the freshmen will contest with the Lick eleven, and for Saturday, when the varsity will meet the Shermag I —_———— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. uth Hall on Alameda County. SATURDAY, SEPTEME! Mary N. (sirgle) lot streets, E 38 489, map No. Phoehe J. X oman, B. L. and Jennie McCall Bliss race Smith (foman) to fe of P. L.), lot on S W of Jefferson, W 25 by berger's map, -Oakland Albert Currlin, street, 2 v 224 to junction atson Tract, John M. and Arthur, lot on Magnolina streets. N Watts Traet, Oakland Mattaew (or Mathes Costa, iot on W_line 100 N of A, N 25 by W 133, E m_A of lot 11, block 794, map No. 2, s Tract, Oakland, $10. is D, Reeb (single) to James Ure, lot on SE line of Seventh avenue, SW of East Seventeenth strec,. S 5 130, block 54, Clinton, East Odfland Sarah L. Falrbanks (widow) to Oscar and Dora E. Metzler, lots 10 to 12, block B, Edith Tract, Berkeley; $10. Realty Syndicate to Eugene E. Pradels (sin- ole), lot 7. block 10, MeGee Tract, plat 67, etc.. Berkeiey: $10. Eilzabeth Wiiter (wife of W. G.) to George F. Witter Jr., lot on B line of Louisa street, 280 N of Tedar, N 80 by E 10136, block 6, Graves and Taylor Tract, deed given to supplement deed from W. G. Witter to George W. Witter Jr., dated October 28, "0, quit- claim deed, Berkeley: $10. Eliza H. Scotchler (widow) to Peter L. George, lot on W line of Ellis street, 416:6 N of Ashby avenue. N 35 by W 120, being N 35 feet of lot 94, lands of Regent-strset Home- stead Association, Berkeley: $10. George Sauer (widower) to Thomas S. Scha- lich, lot 10, block 31, map of subdivisten of block 81, Fitch Tract, Alameda: $10. E. M. Hinch (single) to Alfred E. Hilder- gard and Richard T. Nicoletti, lot on § line ot Sycamore street, 450 W of Telegraph ave- nue, W _19:10 by S 100, Oakland: $10. Ben F. and Clara N. Woolner to Stefino Luvisune, lot on B line of Poplar street, 108:8 $ of Twenty-sixth, § 25 by B 115, dlock F. map of survey of Northern extension, Oakland; $10. Harris Garcelon (single) to same, same, Oak- land, quitclaim deed: $10. Sarch A. McKee (widow) to John A. Britton, lot 1. block 15, map Santa Fe Tract No. 5, Oakland; $10. Mary W. Billings to Mary T. McCarthy, lot 50, map of Locksley Square, Oakland, warranty deed: $10. Thomas L. Heaton to Carrie M. Heaton, lot on SW corner of Haste street and Collegw ave- nue, W 120 by S 00:4, lots 7 and 8, Bell Tract, Berkeley; $10. F._S. and Emily M. Page (wife) to P. Griffith (wife of Hansford B), lot on line of Piedmont avenus (Mark), 100 N of Derby (Russ), N 50 by W 135, being portion of lots 8 and_9. block 5. property of John Kearney, ete.. Berkeley: $100. Elizabeth M. Trenouth to Denis C. : lots 1 and 2, block 36, tract B, Berkeley Land and Town Improvement A: tion, 3 10. P Frederick and Annie C. Swan (wife) to Wil liam Ebert, lot on S line of Taylor avenus, 120 E of Third avenue, E 30 by S 130, being por- tion of Aughinbaugh 223-acre tract, Alameda. $10. Rector Goes to Boston. BERKELEY, Sept. 25.—The Rew. Edward Lambe Parsons, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, has left for Boston to be in attendance upon the general convention there of the Epis- ecopal church. He is accompanied by his sister, Miss Mary Parsons. In re- turning he will be accompanied by his wife, who-is now_on a visit to her father, Professor Brush of the Shef- field Scientific School at Yale. —————————— Educator Succumbs to Paralysis. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 25.—Rev, Jacob Steinhauser, D. D., pastor of St. Michaels Lutheran Church and professor in Hebrew in Muhlenberg College, sustained his third stroke of paralysis while preaching a sermon in German to-day and died a few hours later, aged 54 years. ADVERTISEMENTS. ECZEMA sufferers, read what