The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 3, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904 « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA TOUNG WOMAN FATALLY HURT Dies From Burning Caused hy Ignition of Garments From Flames of Grease - LINGERS IN MUCH PAIN Two-Thirds of the Body Is Sceorched Beyond Recovery in Camp Stove Accident . Oskland Office 8an Francisco Call. 1 Broadway, Oct. 2. { After lingering for two weeks in ex- cruciating pain Mrs. Minnie Petersen, 23 years old, died to-day at the County Infirmary from shock caused by se- vere burns sustained September 19 at Elmhurst The man’s body was seared two-thirds of the ving been irreparably ctors could only try ferer's torture. There covery her husband were M Pe tersen amping near Elmhurst on their way | home m Ple nton, where they had been spending summer at the hop | fields. The accident occurred while the yung wife wes cooking the noonday 3 tside their tent. caught afire, the " Petersen’s apron. » &he could tear away the blaging zrment her clothes were burning. The was not extinguished until the vic- tim had been horribly scorched. Doctors were called ittle service. Mrs. Petersen was taken nfirmary the day of the acci- Besides her husband. she leaves Mrs. Otto Schwartz, residing ah street, S8an Francisco. Mrs. Petersen was born in Germany. Her home was at Fruitvale. Coroner Mehr- mann will hold an inquest ———— OAKLAND WOMEN'S CLUBS END THE YEAR'S WORK Several Organizations to Hold Their Annual Meetings During the Present Month. OAKLAND, Oct. 2.—The Women's Auxiliary of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association will hoid a business meeting next Friday morning at 10 o'clock in the parlors of the First Congregational Church. At the last meeting the following committees werée appointed means—Mrs. M. M. Posey, Mre F mberiain, Mre. J. 8. Gardner, Mrs. inual meeting of the Wom- Improvement Club will be next Monday afternoon at 3 lock in Chabot Observatory Hall. reports on the past year's work be read and officers will be »r the business meeting F. Ott, superintendent of tell what women can do and keep the streets of a Auxiliary to the United Veterans, organized in War the past month, has been mustered in by the State mustering officer, Mrs. Edwin L. Barry. The officers to direct the affairs of the orgar fon for the first year Mre. E. F. Morrill; first vice pres- W. F. Dunn: second vice president, er tary, Mrs. J. 8. Hum- E. Kaspers nductre ed Cross SBociety of Oakland ite annual meeting in the rooms at 3 p. m. to-mor- Any persoy in the interested work of the soci invited to attend the meeting ————— GARDEN FET BE HELD IN EBELL CLUB HALL Ladies of Paul’'s Chancel Chapter Decide 1o Give the Enter- tainment Indoors. OAKLAND, Oct The garden fete of Si. Paul's Chancel Chapter of | St Puuie Church, wk was postponed October §, e ladies in charge of the af- fair have decided to take no chances with the weather and will hold the fete indoor The entertainment will be the same, however, as if held out of docre. There will be fancy work, handkerchief. candy, lemonade, tea, apron and fishpond booths, each of which will be decorated to represent a portion of garden in bloom. D Women Heo OAKLAND, d Successful Bazaar, Oct. 2.—The annual anr of Bt. P * English Lutheran Charch, which ogened at Forester's Hall last Thursday evening, closed this evening. The bazaar was held under the nuspices of the Ladies’ Aia Soclety of the church and its success was due to the work of the follow- ing committee; The Ladies’ Afd booth-—Mrs. orensen and Mrs, O. Anderson. Coffee refreshments—Mrs. A. Hansen, Mrs. M. Olsen, Mre. An- dresen and Mrs. Hricksen. Novelty booth—Miss Ella Anderson, Mies Marie Trulsen and_ Mise Annie Rohl. Ice creum booth-—Miss Annie Fritzo, Miss Mary Jensen, Miss Lizzie Rohl. Lemonade booths—Miss Connie An- derson, Miss Lilian Fraser, Miss Emma Jensen. Fish pond—Miss Mary Jorgensen, Miss Carrie Johnsen and Miss Lily Jensen. —— e e——— Will Discuss Bond Scheme. BERKELEY, Oct. 2.—Every mem- ber of the Citizens’ Bond Committee that a year ago investigated the vari- ous fitems for the vroposed bond scheme at the behest of the Board of ‘Trustees is expected to meet with the Trustees to- morrow night 4o talk over the propo- sition finally. President Thomas Rickard and his colleagues have set aside this evening for a special meet. ing to receive opinions and advice from citizens and they expect a rous- ng meeting. 1t is not improbable that a pruning down of the estimates for the proposed improvement will re- sult. et O ttii— Girl Causes Gould's Arrest. ALAMEDA, Oct. 2.—Frank G. Gould was arrested last night upon the complaint of Miss Doris Biber and charged with battery. He is accused by the young lady of brutally striking her and pinching her arm until it wi black and blue when she e‘llul at residence at Santa Clara a Everett strest to collect a bll .! for milk sold Gould by lnr but could be of} I, from 2 to 6! SEES PROFITS IN' [RRIGATION Professor Elwood Mead Ex- periments With Water in the Humid Districts A — ’l()() UNCERTAIN RAIN .\‘ciontist Say's 'lhat Farmers in Europe Do Not De- pend on the Downfall i Berkeley Office 8an Francieco Call, 2148 Centeér Btreet, October 2. As chief of the irrigation investiga- | tion of the United States Department of Agriculture Professor Elwood Mead, who is now on his way to California to take up his duties as professor of irrigation at the University of Califor- | nia, has just published a report on the |irrigation investigation in the humid {sectiong of the United States during 1893 that will be valuable to all men interested in agricultural pursuits. The report deals almost exclusively with { the irrization of market-garden crops tand thé deduction he draws is that such crops cannot be profitably grown | except that farmers irrigate intelli- gently. Irrigation as an assurance | azainst drv farming has proved very profitable to the Eastern farmers who had the wisdom not to rely on the rain that they could not ordinarily expect. He gaid: There is every reason to believe that, as population increases and land bécomes more valuable, the zone in which irrigation can be profitably émployed wiil be extended in_this country, as it hae been in Europe, With higher priced erops and more extensive cui- tivation, irrigation will inevitably take its place 2% an important agency in the agriculturai and horticultural portions of the Kastern half of | the United States, | Professor Mead summarizes his con- clusfons drawn from the investigations carried on in the humid sectiong in the following manner: | 1 frrigation can be practiced to advantage | during most of the years, though th is eccasionally & year when the moisture is suf- ficient and properly distributed 2—The wells aré not called upon to furnish il the water needed for crops, but merely to supplement rainfall i—Care must be taken that the soil does not become too wet 4—The saits in the water and those drawn from the land have not thue far had any effect, nor do they give indications will have in the future. All cases the farmer is practically each year. In ondinary or extra dry years the crop sased two, and sometimes three fold 7—The crope are always of superior quality, grading No. 1 when unirrigated crops grade or are even rejected. £00d two-inch well supplemented by a r will furnish water for half a sec- tion of land main drawbacks are the lack of regarding the practical handiing of water In the fleld and too lavish application, expécially if soon followed by rain —During the last seven or eight years | little advancement has been made in irri- gation farming, but at present farmers are arranging thelir wells with reference to prob- able future se, and when the necessity again arises many will be prepared and will make use of ir supply. In general, those who have not waited for the necessity to arise, but have practiced irrigation as a pa improved and intensificd farming, have fotind it profit- able. even under the present favorable natural conditions. Professor Mead devotes some space to a description of irrigation in New Jersey, where experiments are being made with asparagus, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants and strawberries. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Oct. The first of the series of assemblies planned by the senlor class at the University of California will be given next Fri- day evening in Hearst Hall. Arrangement the assembly were made by a committee con- sisting of J. M. Wolfsohn, George B. Gillson, Ethel Richardson, D. P. Booth, Miss Myr- 2 half-hour of music” at the Greek Thea- ter this afternoon was attended by about people. T University Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar clubs and_ by Willlam Ckester Davis, violinist. and A. N. Black, banjolst. “The Soclal Question in It is the subject of a lecture to be delivered at 4 o'elock to- morrow afternoon in the Students' Observatory by Attilio Brunialti, It will be opén to the put first of the Herzstein lectures, on “‘Fer. ments and Fermentation,” will be given by Dr. Alonzo E. Tayior at 4 o'clock Tuesday ernoon in the Students’ Observatory The third of the series of lbrary lectures on bibliograpky will be given at o'elock Thursday evening in the Bacon Art Galléry. —————— WILL NOT MEET HEREAFTER IN EXPOSITION CITIES National Educational Association Can- cels Convention Scheduled for Portland During Centennial. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 2.—Accord- ing to an announcement made by Sec- retary Shepard, the National Bduca- | tional Association will not hereafter meet in exposition cities and for that reason the scheduled convention to be held at Portland during the Lewis and | Clark centennial has been canceled. The reason €or this decision is said to be that meetings of the association | held in exposition cities in the past have resulted in greater financial loss than the organimation feels able to bear. e ee——— CRAZED WITH FEVER, HE KILIS FIVE PEOPLE Clerk Rushes From Bed and Shoots Down Four Men and a Woman. O'BRIENS LANDING, Mo., Oct. Four men and a negre woman were killed here to-day by Charles Gietrell of Memphis, Tenn., employed as a clerk in a commissary store. Geitrell, 2. it ig said, mad from fever, rushed from his bed into the street in his nightrobe, having obtained ession of a gun. He later escaped into the woods. A Sheriff and posse are in pursuit. GALE DELAYS LEITERS ON TRIP TO ENGLAND Special Train in Waiting to Carry the Party to the Bedside of Lady Curzon, LONDON, Oct. 3.—From the wire- less telegraph station at Poldhu it is reported that a gale is delaying the steamer Vaderland, on board of which are Mrs, Levi Z. Leiter and Miss Nan- nie Leiter, mother and sister re- spectively of Lady Curzon. Lord Cur- zon has orderea a special train to be held in readiness to convey the Leiter party to Walmer Castle with all speed. —————— DRUNKEN IMXM RLNI A.U(.I.—Johl Donovan, a&zm to be treated at ro tral am | | | | | at Vancouver, B. C. | gone to SUCCESSFUL PASTOR TO LEAVE FOR KOREA Dwight E. Potter Will Become a Missionary. OAKLAND, Oct. 2.—The Rev. Dwight E. Potter, pastor of the Union-street Presbyterian Church, offered his resig- nation to-day, to take effect January 1. This was the sixth anniversary of the young clergyman’s pastorate and closes a period of exceptional success in pul- pit and general church work. It is the purpose of Mr. Potter to devote himself to foreign missionary effort. He be- lieves there is a field of large useful- ness open to him, and he has volun- | teered to take up the work of spreading the gospel among the peoples of the earth who have not been won to Chris- tianity. ‘He expects to begin his work in Korea. He will be under direction of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis- | sions. Mr. Potter's pastorate in Oakland hag been marked by an enthusiastic devotion to his sacred calling. He has given much attention to home mission- ary work and has surrounded himself with a large flock of devoted helpers. ' In his new field of labor this earnest man purposes to spend two years abroad and then to return for a short time to missionary work at home. Thus | he believes he will be able to keep in touch with both departments of evan- gelizing effort. The Rev. Hugh W. Fraser preached a farewell sermon to-night at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, the pas- torate of which he resigned to accept a call to the First Presbyterian Church The Scottish Rite bodies of Masons in Oakland attended the services, Dr. Fraser being actively identified with those organizations. The retiring clergyman expects to depart to- morrow for Vancouver. The Plymouth-avenue Congregational Church has discontinued services pend- ing its union with Oak Congregational Chapel. The Rev. Ernest E. Baker, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, hag be- gun a series of Sunday e\'enlng dis- s on “Twentieth Century Young The Rev. C. M. Hill wlll préach for a month at the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church pending the arrival of the Rev. H. L. Boardman, D. D., his successor. The Rev. Sidney L. Gulick of Matsa- yuma, Japan, gave a discourse this | evening at the First Baptist Church on “The Russo-Japanese War and Its Ef- fect on Japan.” The Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational Church, has Towa to attend the meetings of the American board at Grinnell and the national council at Des Moines. The | Rev. C. A. Dickinson of Boston will supply the pulpit during Dr. Brown's absence. The Rev. Robert J. Renison, curate of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, has taken charge of the religious work at the Chapel of the Good Samaritan in | connection with his other duties. The Rev. J. C. Bolster began his pas- toral work to-day at the Chester-street Methodist Church. RN HASTILY LAY RAILS ON DISPUTED GROUND + Measures Are Adopted by San Jose and Los Gatos Railway Company. SAN JOSE, Oct. 2—A bold move was made by the San Jose and Los Gatos Railway Company last night, Radical the {when a gang of 400 men was put to work to lay a mile of track through a prune and peach orchard located be- tween Campbells and Almaden. The train bearing the men left San Fran- cisco early last night. Besides the workmen there was also a plentiful supply of tles, rails and other material necessary for the laying of a track. At about 11 o'clock active operations | were begun and it is expected that by morning the track will be laid. A gang of men with axes first started in and in a few moments had cut a wide swath through the orchard. Prune nd peach trées fell right and left and were hurled aside like so much brush. The party was well organized and one gang of men followed closely on the heels of another, rapidly completing the work of destruction and construc- s claimed by the officials of the railway, of which O. A. Hale ig presi- dent, that right of way had been se- cured from Campbell, paralleling the Southern Pacific tracks to Almaden. A dispute arose with one of the owners, who, ‘it is said, went back on his agreemen As a result the gang was sent to lay the tracks before it will be possible for the owner to procure a writ of injunction. The newly laid raile will be carefully guarded to-day. e PERSON Josef Hofmann, the Palace. Senator Thomas Flint from San Juan is at the Palace. Colonel and Mrs. BE. A. Godwin arrived from Ord Barracks yestérday and are at the Occidental. Mr. and Mrs. Ai C. Balch of Los Angeles are at the St. Francis. Captain Berlinsky, commandeér of the Russian transport Lena, is at the Palace. A. Baring Gould, a prominent min- ing man from Placerville, is at the Palace. Commissioner of Emigration F. P. Sargent from Washington, D. C,, is at the Palace. Captain James R. Lindsay and fam- ily left for the East last night to be gone seventy-five days. They will visit 8t. Louis, Leavenworth and Olney, Il Mrs. William E. Gillmore and chil- dren departed for thé Bist last night. After visiting St. Louis and other points of interest they will go to Fort Snelling to join Lieutenant Gillmore the latter part of November. —————— She Slecps on the Roadway. Catherine Fennell, an old woman, clad in filthy rags, was brought to the Emergency Hospital yesterday from Twenty-ninth avenue South, the police found hér camping in the roadway. She was ejected b thl Sheriff three days ago bech ure to pay the reht ot ..n lh:bk where she been 1i Having no place else to go nhe on the roadway, covering herself up at night with what bed covering she could find. She will probably find a home at the Almshouse to-day. — e the pianist, is at RED IN FALLING.—John E. MeéCarty, the skull yesterday BT n e -] California street. 1 524 of ti en Cal Where . | day afternoon. OAKLAND CLERGYMAN WHO HAR RESIGNED HIS CHARGE TO BE- COME A MISSIONARY. tNDS IS LIFE WITH REVOLVER S Philip E. Brown Carefully Arranges His Plans for Act of Self-Destruction e ALAMEIQA, Oct. 2. — Without any known motive, Philip Earl Brown, son of Cyrus A. Brown, a member of the Board of Education, blew his brains out with a revolver last night in his room at the family residence, 2250 Jose avenue. His body was found at 10 o%lock this morning by his mother, who went to her son’s apartment to ascertain why he had not risen. It is thought that the voung man committed suicide shortly after 10 o'clock last night, ag the mufled report of a shot was heard at that time by Bruce Spen- cer, who was Sittihg on the front porch of the house. Brown had carefully prepared fof his act. He attired himself in his best clothes and sat oh the edge of his bed when he fired. The following notes were found in his apartment : ALAMEDA, Cal,, Oct. 1, 1004. My Dear Parents: Forgive me for doing this. It was & move I have long meditated and have only been delayed by my scruples at deserting you. 1 have ever seemed ungrate- ful, it was only seemingly, for 1 do and have appreciated your kindness in my heart and 1 know that vou are my true friends. Again T Bew forgiveness. and may the Lord bless your remaining vears. Good-by EARL. J Dear Parents: You will And all papers in proper order and will, of course, read them betwéen you. Please Have my body cremated. ARL. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brown (Addressed). Brown was a native of Missouri, 20 years of age, and a son of one of the oldest and most respected families of this city, He was employed for nine years in the local Postoffice. Of a despundent disposition, he studiously avolded {riendships. It is believed that his mind had become deranged and that he was temporarily insane when he killed himself. ——————— ESTATE GOES TO HIS LIFE-LONG COMPANION SANTA ROSA, Oct. 2. — David Sacry’'s tragic leap from the ferry steamer Jamet M. Donahue Saturday evening while the vessel was off Angel Isiand has formed the principal topic of conversation here to-day. He was a prominent business man of this city, where he had resided since 1854, and he was known to every man, woman and child in the place. A search of his room this morning brought to light a will drawn by him in August, 1902, but nothing that would show any rea- son for his committing suicide. This will expresed a desire to be cremated. In the will Sacry gives all his prop- erty to his old-time friend, Joseph H. Richardson, and Instructs the lattér, if the estate warrants it, to give to Mrs. J. H. Holman, Miss . J. Hol- man and Charies W. Sacry, his cousin, the sum of §100 each. He left a two- story brick busineds block, contnining A general stock of merchandise, and a large residence lot, running through frot Second to Third streets, and with a cottage fronting on each street, be= sides money in the bank. Sacry had suffered from a severe cold since he visited the metropolis duting the sessions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. He was a prominent member of that order. He started for San Francisco Saturday evening without telling Richardson of his plans and sent him word from the depot that he had gone. At the death of Richardson what remains of the estate moes to the Ogdd Fellows' Or- phanage at Gilroy and an orphang home at Vallejo. DEATH OF D. T. TARPEY. ‘Well Known Resident of This City Is Called to His Eternal Rest. Dominick T. Tarpey, who for the last forty-eight years has been a resi- dent of this city, died at his home, 1788 Bush streef, at 1 o'clock yester- Although he spent much of his time in Utah, Mr. Tar- Kuy always considered San Francisco is home and a host of friends mourn his loss. He returned from his Utah ranch about a week ago suffering with heart disease, and des 3!&- the efforts is physicians continued to grow er until he died yesterday. ceased was a brother of M. F. Tarpey, the well-known local politi- cian. ~For twenty years he was land agent for l#s soudnrn Pacific in Utah and Nevada, and he retired about five years ago. lately he has devoted his time to mining and look- ing after his ranch. Mr. Tarpey was flfl-lnr years of and leaves a ow and six cl n, é‘l‘::: V., e wi David D., Paul A., Hugh, Piberat i T ed fot Sor oo mc:‘?t BOWERY' PLA CHURCH WORKERS | sraxcr orrress | NOT IN FAVOR| PLAN BENEFITS Majority of Alameda City Trustees Oppose Project of Purchasing Current PR D VOICE THEIR OPINION Advocate the Buying and Installing of Machinery in the Municipal Plant et ALAMEDA, Oct. 2.-City Trustee Wil- liam M. Bowers' plan to purchase ex- tra current from outside sources for the municipal electric plant does noi meet | with the apvroval of Président Joseph | F. Forderer, B. E. Combs and C. J., Hammond of the Board of Trustees. The fifth member of the body, Dr. H. | M. Pond, is at present touring the Bastern States, and his attitude toward such a provosition is unknown. In opposition to Trustee Bowers’ p}an. President Forderer said: 1 do not think, as Mr. Bowers does, that the | plant s being overtaxed or that there s any | immediate dangéy of somé of the expensive | machitiery being burned out. The machines | aré guranteed to carfy 25 per cent more load than they hAve yet had to carry. 1 belleve that we can accommedate all our patrons dur- ing the winter without an Improvement. Mr. Bowers' plan to bring in power from ofitside Fources would entail an expense of nearly $5600 | to make the necessary connections, and then we ghould not have power enough' to supply the city If our own plant broke down. We have provided liberally for municipal plant in the coming tax lévy and 1 belleve that with careful mahagement we can pur- chasé and install machinery that will suffice for somé time to come. Trustees Combs and Hammond af- firmed that they were against the buy. ing of power outside, and favored Pres- ident Forderer’'s project of adding new machinery to the works. VACANT HOUSES HARD T0 FIND Oakland Real Estate Men Have Trouble in Supply- ing Prospective Renters —_— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 2. Several new manufacturing indus- tries have been lately located in Oak- land, which, when they begin, opera- tions, will give employment to a large number of workmen, thereby materially increasing the commercial activity of the city. Among the most important of these are the Fruitvale Motor and Au- tomobile Company, incorporated with a capital stock of $260,000, nearly all held by prominent business men of Fruit- vale; the Continental Paint and Var- nish Company, which has already be- gun operations in East Oakland. and a new steel bedspring manufacturing company organized by Curtis Wright Jr. of Carthage, Mo. P. O. McHenry, a prominent capitalist of Southern Cal- ifornia, has secured a site for a com- plete cold storage plant at the north- east corner of First and Brush streets. The work of erecting the building will be begun at once. The structure will be 100x125 feet in size and the plant complete will cost nearly $100,000. The Laymance Real Estate Com- pany, through which Mr. McHenry bought the site for his plant, has just secured a location for another larze manufacturing company. This com- pany has been organized by the former owners of the well-known IXL Canning Company, and will prepare meats and table delicacies for the local and foreign markets. The plant of the canning company will be located near Third and Washington streets. The establishment of so many large manufacturing industries in this city is ulr?dy attracting many people to Oak- land. Prominent real estate dealers in Oak- land, Berkeley and Alameda report that nearly three-fourths ot the inquiries for property during the last month have been from non-residents. Willlam J. Laymance, president of the Laymance Real Estate Company, said to-day: Our office has recelved an unusually large number of inquries for property during the week from non-resident peaple who wish to purchase norhes or land on which to build homes. The most of these ask for cash prices and. seem to have the meank to pay for what they want. The principal demand is for homes ranging in value from to Our renting department is also very buky a Fresent, but we are much handicapped by Jack of siltable houses for rent. There is ab!nlute- Iy nothing to be had In West Oakland, and very few houses in East and North Oakland. Altogether there I a splendid outiook for a large increase in population of Oakland during the coming winter. There is also a large demand for res- idence property in Fruitvale. M. C. « torfum, Gibson, a prominent real estate dealer of that community, said: 2 The only trouble with the Fruitvale realty market is inability to accommodate intending purchasers. 1 have had many inquiries for residence property during the month, three- fourths of which have been from non-residents. c——— Mrs. W. J. Poole Injured. OAKLAND, Oct. 2.—Frightened at the whirring machinery of an auto- mobile, a frd#ctious horse leaped straight into the machine it was try- ing to avoid to-day and its iron-shed hoofs crashed upon Mrs. W. J. Poole, crushing three of her ribs and inflict- other injuries the full extent of wglch have hot yet beéen determined. The accident happened on the San Leandro road, just opposite the Satro Park Hotel. As soon as Mrs. Poole was released from the wreck she was carried into the hotel and Dr. A, 8. Larkey was called to attend her. Mrs. Poole was accompanied by her husband, Willlam J. Poole, who is the local manager of a large bicycle firm. As soon a8 possible Mrs. Poole was re- moved to her home, 548 Merrimac street. The horse which caused the trouble was driven by Peter Holta. ————— IMPROCVEMENT CLUB__ ORGANIZED.— Oakland, Oct. 2.—The First Ward Improvement Club has it Members of St. Patrick’s Par- ish Will Give Farees and a Whist Tournament EXCUR Trip to Mare Island Is Arranged in Order to Raise Money for Parochial School Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 2. The members of the several socleties of St. Patrick’s Church, West Oakland, will give an entertainment and whist tournament in the West Oakland Audi- at Tenth and Peralta streets, next Thurtday évening for the benefit of the jubilee fair of St. Patrick’s par- l“h. which will begin Saturday evening, October 18. The whist tournament will {be given under the auspicés of the 500 Club of West Oakland, and the mem- bers of the other organizations connect- ed with the parish will provide the en- tertainment, which will consist of two farces and a variety of musical and lit- erary numbers. The committees in charge of the fair to be given this month by thé members of St. Anthony's parish, in East Oak- land, the proceeds of which are to be used in paying off the $20,000 debt on the parochial school, will give an ex- cursion on the bay next Saturday after- noon for the benefit of the fair fund. The steamer H. J. Corcoran, which has been chartered for the excursion, will leave the Valléjo-street wharf in San Francisco at 1 p. m., and a run will be made to Vallejo and the Mare Island Navy Yard, where the excursionists will view the dismantled Russian eruis- er Lena. The St. Mary's College orchestra of thirty-five pieces will furnish musie during the trip. The members of the committee in charge of the excursion are: Lawfense F. Walsh, Frank A. Costello Captain John F. Seymour, T. J. O Brien, Neal Power, George A. Connolly, Peter J. Curtiss, George R. Gallagher, Stéphen V. Costello, James McEiroy, James B. Smith, Joseph Twohig, th‘hl_rd J. Weleh, Herbert !ch!‘nfifla Dr. John Galiagher, Dr. ' A, Keenan, Butz, Edward Scully, John J. Flynn, James Gilmartin, J. Looney, Frank Shea, A. Hanity, Captain J. J. Conniff, Michaei Casey, McCarthy, David Costeilo, Thomas Dunne. The Catholic ladies of San Francisco will have a booth at St. Anthony's par- igh fair. It will be in charge of Mrs. Nellie F. Sullivan, Mre. M. F. McGlade, Mrs. James Burke, Miss Rita Curtis and Miss Alma Lacombe. A three-act farce comedy entitled “Confusion” will be given at Dietz's Opera-house next Tuesday evening, October 4, under the auspices of Young Ladies’ Institute No. 15 of Oakland for the benefit of the Sisters of Providence Hospital. The farce will be presented by the members of Caldwell’s dramatic school of San Francisco. The members of the institute who have arranged the Lenefit are: Miss Mary Madeiros, Miss Nellie Contolly, Miss Johanna Mealley, Miss Lily McGrath, Miss Fanny Morris, Miss Molly Grady, Miss Kate McKeirnan, Miss Jennie Regan, Miss Mary Kenneally, Miss Jennie McBrien, Miss Mary Madden, Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Carson. S — HEALTH OFFICER RAGAN HONORED BY HIS FRIENDS Popular Official Presented With Hand- some Badge Prior to Departure for East. D. F. Ragan, M. D., Health Officer of this city, was the guest of honor at a reception Saturday evening at the homeé of Dr. Max Magnus, 681 Hayes street. Dr. Ragan de- parts during the week for a tour of Eastern cities to study sanitary conditions and the newer methods of food inspection and analysis. His friends surprised him by gathering at his friend’s home, where they pre- sented him with a jeweled badge of his office. Mayor Schmitz made the presentation and in the course of his remarks called attention to the good work performed by Dr. Ragan since his appointment last January. With becoming modesty Dr. Ragan accepted the handsome gift and in fitting words thanked his friends for their thought- fulness. The badge is typically Californian. It is surmounted by the golden bear, has the Geneva red cross and in the center displays the coat of arms of the city. The sunset in the Golden Gate is represented by a dlamond. During the evening an orchestra discoursed popular melodies and well- known singers and mohologists enter- tained the assemblage. A. Ruef was toastmaster and speeches were deliv- ered by members of the judiciary, medical men anl laymen. Among those present were Mayor E. E. Schmitz, D. F. Ragan, M. D.; Dr. James W. Ward, Abe Ruef, Drs. Tullio A. Rottanzi, George P. Pur- lenky, Frank J. Tillman, C. F. Millar, A. S. Adler, Joseph F. Poheim, J. Cop- lin Stinson, W. A. Harvey, J. Wi Hughes, George Drucker, Max E. Magnus, George Brngy. W. C. Hass- ler, Rupert Blue, J. P. Donnelly, J. I. Stephen, Stillman, Rixford, W. . Bothe and F. Canney, Judges W. H. Lawlor, Frank H. Kerrigan, J. C. B. Hebbard, J. M. Seawell, George H. Bahrs, Dr. Martin Regensburger, Louis Levy, Horatio Mussey, Judge Daniels, Edward Coffey, Thomas Boyle, Alfred Roncovieri, Lawrence ‘Walsh, Raleigh Hoee, Emmett Bar- rett, John Fitzgerald, Herbert ¥F. Schmitz, George W. Wittman, J. Fen- ton, J. Ragan, Major Harney, J. J. Dwyer, Angelo Byrne, John J. Shee- han, Myrtile Cerf, Madison Babcock, Michael Lang, Bert Cadwallader, Jean Beauce, - Martin Fleming, Frank Schmitz, J. H. Simmons, Stephen V. Costello, George E. Gallagher, Drs, Hannah and Welch, James W. Coft- roth, Charles Welch, J. J. McDade and W. J. Biggy. P DO P London Market Improves. LONDON, Oct. 3~The stock ex- change last week again assumed a most cheerful aspect and, though the actual dealings are not very numer- ous, the dl-llncl advance in reo- flofl in most markets and strong s?mnd for good ln nt securi- ties gives of better tn B Deen the Amertoase, thers e more business muum- for .Nu‘_. time past. } OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. Telephone Mala 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. SION ON THE BAY|L ™ REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Savings and Loan Society to B. A. Héron, NE 20 feet of lot 30, ail of lots 31 and 32, §W 10 feet of lot 33, block B, map of Thermal Hill, formerly Howe tract (recorded September 30, 1904), Oakland; $68. David E. Rosling (single) to Heron-Holcomb Company (eorporation), lot at intersection of B line of Broadway with N liné of plat 10, 8 107:12, E 168.74. N 108.16, W 1782 and W 112.90 of lots 14 and 16, map of plat 10, per- tion of Hitehcock tract, Oakland; $10. A. P. or Alfred P. Raye to John W. Double- day, ot on § line of Lincoln street, Wood, W 25 by S 135, being W 2:6 feet of lot 11, and E 22:6 feet of lot 10. piat of block 402, Oakland Point, Oakland: $10. J. J. or John J." Montgomery to Richard J. Montgomery (singie), lot on E line of Grove street, 50 S of Forty-third, 8 50 by E 90, lot 1, and portion of iot 2, block 2001, map of Central Oakland tract, Oakland; $10. D. Edward and Bmma M. Collins to Real Estate Security Company, lot 25 feet on Web- ster street by 125 on Johnm, being lot 6, block 6, Howe tract, Oakland; $10. Bryan J. Killilea (single) to sams, 1ot o corner of East Nineteenth and Eighth pue, NE 20, §E 130, NE 50, 8B 170, 8W NW 300, block 118 James T. and aret £ Wyma ap ndreg: Oakland Townehip; $16. Lucinda MeCourt (Brown) to Eilisabeth Mac- Donald (wife of A.), lot on W line of lunnc avenue, 100 N of Ashby avenue, N 100, Jots & and 7. blook B, map of Adaline tract, Berkeley; $10. Mary C. and James L. Barker to William ‘Wilkinson, lot on N i of Dwight way, 50 B of Grovs street, B 40, N 135, W 30 to point 30 E from E line of Grove street, 8 p.mm of lot 23, amended map of blocks Barker tract, Berkeley; §10. Christoph H. and Hannah Runde to Winfleld 8. Runde, lot on N line of Francisco street, 423 W of Shattuck avenye, W 40 by N 135, portion of lot 21, bioek Oliver 'A. and Kate A. Harker to Aurella Husted, lot on § line of Thirty-sixth strest, 664 W of Telegraph avenue, W 40 by 8 11g:d1%. lot 2, map A, portion estate of Oakland; $10. F. F. and Alma M. Porter (wite) to J. A. Parker, lot on S line of Fighth stree B of Center, & 50, 8 120, W 35, 8 51, W 4 N E 30, N 120, block 332, Boardman's map, Oak- land; $10. Fmil and Amada Pfankuehen to Caroline Kuhn (widow) iot on E line of West strest, 25 S of Twentieth, S 25 by E 68, portion lot 4, block Q, Barnes Tract, Oakland: $10. George W. Kalistrom (single) to Lilllan Meyer, lot cn N line o( Bighth street, 84 B of Willow, E 29, W 30:2, 8 96:9, lot H, block 686, Casserly Tract point, Oakland, lfld property out of county; fe. J. H. T. and Henrietta Watkinson (by Rich- ard J. Montgomery, attorney) to Barney Judge, lot 20, block B, map Central Oakland No. 2, Oakland; $10. Henry Rogers (trustee of trust created by Catherine M. Garcelon) to Union Trust Com- pany of San Francisco, trustees), same ten pleces as In second description in decres au thorizing conveyance in action 92,204, Henry Rogers (trustes ident and trustees of Bowdoin Colles transeript 4135, Sep- tember 3, 1804, Oakland; James K and Sarah I Hzr(sllwl (wife) D. G. Hay, ot on S line of Blake street, E of Shattuck avenue. E 50 by S 135, Steele Tract, portion of plat 69, Berksley: Annfe K. and William Sharwood to Roxana L. Wheaton, lot on N line of Durant avenue, 170 W of Fulton street. W 40 by N 130, ot 16, map biock 14, College Homestead Traet, Berkeley: $10. Andrew Knudsen (widower) to Joseph Wil- Ham Roe, lot on N line of Start street 250:3 E of Fulton street, E 45 by N 134:6, portion of lots 17 and 17, block C, map S portion Blake estate, plat 6. V. and D. Peraita Pe- ot quifclaim deed, to ralto Rancho. Berkeley: $10. Olivia White et al Lind_(wife), to Edward and Sofia 1ot on S line of Irving street, 61 W 50 by S 100, lots 44 and 45, and portion plat 6, Dohr Tract. 0. Olivia_White (guardian estate Anchor -nd Henry Bastrup, minors) to same, same, one- fourteenth interest belonging o each of sald minors, Berkeley: $110. Honora Bentley (Townsend) to Margaret anq David Mitchell (as tenants in common), lot on N line of University avenue, 75 W of Sixth street, W 25 by N 100, block 80, Sisterna Tract Berkeley: $10; also iot on E line of Ninth street, 471.79 'S of Channing way, E 130, S 50.08, W 130 more or less to NE line of Ninth streat, — 52.02 to beginning. lot 20, block 137, corrected map Avery Tract and ail lot &, block 137, Haft Tract. Berkeley: also lot on W line of Sixth street, 180 — from 'S line of Addison, W 132 by S 61, portion lot 8 and all of lot 9, Sis- terna Tract, Berkeley; also lot on E Hhe of Fifth street, 200 S of Addison, thence along B line of Fifth street 41, E 140, N 41, W 140, portion lot 22, block 166, same map, Berkeley: also ot on E line of FIfth street distant thera- on 160 feet, thence S aiong E line of Fifth street 67, B 140, N 67, W 140, lot 24 and por- tion of lot 23. same map, Berkeley (deed made to_correet error in description 939 D. 353; $19. Waiter A. and A. L. Heaver (wife) (by J McMullen and W. C. Moody, trustees) to State Savings Bank, 921 D. 43, entire block 82, San Antonio, East Oakland, trustee deed; $2500. Gaorge, Jennie A. and Florence Whittell to Herman 'F. Dexter, lot on N line of Santh Clara avenue, 50 B from — Paru street, E 7 by N 140, Aldmeda, quitclaim deed; $1. —————— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED, Stme Gualala, Kalain, 28 howrs Srom #¥ast- port. Stmr_Maggle, Eagles, 4 hours frofh Hait- moon Bay. DOMESTIC PORT. ABERDEEN—Arrived Oct 2—8chr Meteor, from San Pedro. Salled Oct 2—Schr Nokomis, for San Pedro. ISLAND PORT. LATE HONOLULU—Satled Oct 2—Ja mer- tea Maru. for San Francisco. Arrived Sept 30—Stmr Argyll, hence Sept 20, ————— MAKES PLEA FOR MORAL SOUNDNESS IN LIFE Bishop of the Philippines Speaks at Closing Session of Brotherhood of St. Andrew. PHILADELPHIA, Oect. 2.—The Brotherhood of St. Andrew in annual convention to-day concluded its busi- ness. In his annual charge to the cnn. vent'on_the Right Rev. Charles MnL Bishop of the Philippines -m- “What the world needs to-day is moral soundness in society, in business and in every department of life. Let us only be real: no matter how simple it 'l‘l. it lbl“bound to lkll.l' pul Ic mass-meetin; auri ternoon. r s Heon the m PUSSURNISS. .. ..._,._....w.vm__..._,_.. - DYSPEPSIA ST e g1 e