The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1904, Page 4

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY OCTOBER 31, 1904. « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA w Fa Peace Sunday Observed With Notable Sermons : -— Alameda Pastors Plead for Arbitration of In- ternational Disputes WAR IS DECLARED AN ANARCHRONISM Its Abelition Possible Only by the Adoption of Christian Ideals ALAMEDA, Oct. 30.—Local ministers of the several denominations observed to-day as Peace Sunday and in their sermons dwelt upon the evils of war and advocated the institution of a court of arbitration to settle the dis- putes arising between nations. Rev. P. C. McFarlane of the Chris- tian Church took for his subject, There Be An End to War?" part “Shall and said in have i conguest nal; self-a f a weaker most wars all these elements present struggle is no exception e T We are all accustomed to think B a conflict as one is none of our t! Nothing to us If a hundred thou- of our race have fallen in 1ousands more have been maimed been mainly re- ambition, either Nothing to us—all the | and disease and death? | the mourning in a homes? Nothing to I passicns kindled on - and rekind) by _telegraph » : newspa; reeking with he a of blood g read at the breskfast table until mot even the cheek of | est i the thousands, an: with la d pales at the death of = of our children sparkle t the slaying of tens of thousands? the Is it nothing to us that Japan, for wh we | have m at the council board of devote her freshly conned zation, mot 1o the nobler arts the waging of war with all the vagery and all of the diabolical g to us. The nations are kni heart throb in To St. Peters Iy and kee n New York War is a relic of other = away along with dueling t, 10 be succeeded by inter % (l\()\l\' OF PEACE, Steps Toward Uni- the theme of the ock of the First in the ome versal Rev. L. Congr course Practical Peace” was Potter Hitcl gational Church, s address said: who upon to piteh some of his a day for rout- or mmummnz 1 have no b, sme foreign bull or potentat Ruseian wolf masked in sheep's thing, whining for universal peace, but at the same time going about seeking whom he may devour; so long as there is stalking abroad a horde of international land grab- bers, who wil grasp everything that is not under lock and key and guard as well; so long | @ the fickle fiend of an Abdul Hamid guards the gaies of the world's hades, just so long will we need a well equipped army and a powerful navy end & man in the White House who kuows how to fight as well as to rule. Now thet sounds quite warlike, but it is toward peace. It is all right Jtopia to come when the kid 1 lie down together and a Il lead them. But as it is to- 0 much snarl left in the wolf. d teeth are too sharp. He has not te for good tender lamb, and the the child is to keep them apart, the wolf can learn a better way g 1l then we must look for another ward universal peace besides destroying weapons of defense. And what is that believe that the politician menting war should be > bacchanalian clubs and go the front and fight it out himeelr. Many & war might be avoided if we could get rid of the politiclan. Statesmen we love and honor and will follow, but politicians are a bane to any country. Becondly, we must make our military and naval officers feel that war is not necessary to their profession, that they ean be diplomats and guardians of the peace without ve clask of arms. L not make heroes; it only reves ariem does call for brute courage, its tendency is to @warf moral hérolsm. Tell me, who i¢ the greater hero, a Kuropatkin Livingston, a Kuroki or a Starley, a Dewey or P‘ulh" Damien? It requires more n to on in the face of dirf- ed than it does to storm battle and | f learning? Is it nothing to that commerce should be paralyzed, that idle at the docks, that the | y be disturbed, workmen manufacture of the imple- civilization to _devise f God and man | our | | | i | | | | | | | | I s | | REV. P. C. MCFARLANE, ALA- | MEDA PASTOR, WHO DECLARES WAR AN ANACHRONIEM. s - a Ban Jusm, take a Japs into,the sea There never will be universal peace | men realize that war is irrational and moral. Nations must become Chr: follower of the Christ is a Christia for arbitration, which Is g00d business sound reason and law WAR STILL NECESSARY. Rev. F. 8. Brush of the First Presby- | terian Church selected as his sermon | topic “The World’s Hope of Peace,” and in part said: A warless world seems indeed a far-off di- vine event. A preacher is almost afraid to | speak on such a subject lest he be accused of Port Arthur or drive the until im- t being impractical. Yet the visionary of to- day is the conqueror of to-morrow In spite of all apparent incongruity d In spite of the distance that universal peace lies in the fu- | ture, let us still work and pray (ur this grand consummation of human I history. When James G. Blalne was Vtrvlar\ ot State he called a _Pan-American Congress. elegates met at Washington from all the Governments* bf North and South America. The public of the three or New World. Within twelve of the Soutk republics had each other by the thre Mr. Blaine laughed at the absurdit ituation. Only a short time before the Rus- an-Japanese war the Czar called an Inter- national Peace Congress to djscuss the possi- bility of doing away with war as a means of | settiing disputes. But we are not discouraged. | laugh at these apparently futile attempts. There will have to be many more seemingly fruitless attempts before the end is reached Our duty is to talk and preach the duty and the beauty of universal peace. Also its econ- omy and common semse. It is not 100 years yet since dueling was done away with in this country as a means of settling personal dis- | putes. Ana Dr. Beecher's sermon was one of the most potent factors in creating the mighty tide of public sentiment that did away with the barbarous customs. Doubtless in 100 vears the world will look on war @s we now on dueling, as something unworthy of rational human beings We take courage, too, when we think of how men of every mation are raising _up against war as a means of deciding differ- ences. Why right from Russia comes the message of Tolstoy himself. the strongest pro- test of the literature of the age. And rather strange to say from Rusela, too, came Verest- chazrin, the noble painter who sought to so pleture the horrors of war that mankind would turn from it in disgust. The German Kaiser has paid the tribute to the power of the artist of forbidding the display of hig pictures in the German empire The greatest argument against war to-day is that from the side of sconomics. It is too costly to suit this calculating age. The waste of war is frizhtful. It is estimated that the Civil War cost America $5,000,000,000. The slaves could have been bought and pald. for with $1,000,000,000. In other words, a peaceful solution of the difficulty would have meant | #4.000.000,000 in_the pockets of the people. | The’ ziory and beauty of Greece have been sung by innumerable poets. Athens stands forever in the imagination as the acme of art. Yet the architectural beauty of Athens was due to the fact that for thirty vears Pericles turned its revenues from war Into the build- ing of the city. The money devoted to war in the United States would give & granite sea- wall to every harbor and make every eity a marvel of beauty for its public bulldings. ‘We should not GIRLS' CLUB TO HAVE A ROUSING BENEFIT “The County Chairman” Will Be the Dramatic Magnet to Draw the Philanthropic, This distinctly the philanthropie season, for note the number of affairs now appealing for well deserved aid. Notable among these is the call of the 1" Club, an institution well looked after by Miss Ray Wolfsohn, and it comes in pleasant form. A benefit is to take place at the Co- Jumbia Theater and it will be an in- teresting event, as it will mark the opéning night of the big production of “The County Chairman,” Monday, November 7. Among the patronesses of the event are Mrs. Leon Sloss, Mrs. Paola de Vecchi, M I. W. Hellman Mre. A. Stern, Mrs. Eugene Gallois, Charles Durbrow and Mrs. Jesse Jr Mrs. Sore Throat A Harmiess Antiseptic. Endorsed by the medical profession. Send ten cents to pay free trial bottle. Sold% - W. Lilienthal. They have secured for the benefit a performance that will in itself prove a fine drawing card and the management of the Columbia | Theater, assisted by Henry W. Sav- age, will make the affair the most brilliant charity event of years. All]| already been spoken for and seats will be at a premium before many days have past. Tickets to be exchanged at the box office, may be obtained from any of the pa- tronesses. ———— ALLIANCE FRANCAISE HOLDS ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Admirable Programme Is Presented by Little Folks Whose Efforts Gain Applause. The Allinnce Francaise held its an- nual meeting at the Native Sons’ Hall vesterday afternoon. A great crowd of French citizens was present. Ap. plause and enthusiasm greeted each number on the programme. J. M. Dupas, vice president of the society, was chairman. Among oth- ers who took a prominent part in the proceedings were: M. Etienne Lanel, Consul ‘General of France; M. Daniel | Levy, Alphonse Bousquet, J. Lambla, Eugene Lagallet, V. Gardet, A. Lu- sinchi, Aloise Gless, A. Roncovieri, Pierre Calou and Charles Videcog. The programme consisted of songs, recitations, monologies, two dainty little comedies and a Spanish dance. In all of these, the young peopie :“ll(tr“t.:o ;hemulv. ulnnrahly.m'rhon part were: isses Ida Isa- beile Fredericks, Ida Champion, Cassassus, Irma ercoutere, Delsol, umfl Duane, ma _Pour- ll.'v‘. Ancion, Annita Whelu:. o bonhe Forget, Mathilde Ferrie, M E Cassao, Louisette Aubert, : hml wuu:” and Helen J'wce Wil- iam McCaffe gave an interesting monologue. At the conclusion ot the ted to a e distribu oA o P S RO h lan- guage. * | Silleman, press hailed the event as marking | of strife and war among the various | look | the loges and many of the boxes have | commencing next Thursday morning, for reserved seats GIRL'S ESCORT A HIGHWAYMAN Stranger Assails and Robs a Woman Who Accepts Him as Her Protector NEGRO IN FEAR OF A Telephone Attache Attacked by a Man Who Offered to See Her Safely Home Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 80. To be knocked down and robbed by the man whom she had accepted as an ence last night of Miss Annie Sille- ! man, a telephone company employe in San Francisco, who lives at 954 Fifty- fifth street, this city. ! It was because she feared footpads { that Miss Silleman allowed the young man to attend her when she left the | | Key Route train at 10 p. m. last night {at Lorin Station. Miss Silleman, was returning home from San Francisco. On the boat and the connecting train she saw that a negro was closely watching her. The young woman be- | came alarmed at the fellow's. per- sistent stare and appealed to the train conductor. He advised the girl to con- tinue on to Berkeley instead of leav- (ing the car at her station and then ride back. In that way she would know whether she was really being followed. At this juncture, a pleasant spoken young man offered his services as es- cort to Miss Silleman. He said he had overheard her conversation with the conductor and would be glad to see that the young woman arrived home unmolested. Miss Silleman un- suspectingly and gratefully agreed to the proposal. At Lorin she alighted with her escort. They walked along Adeline street toward -Fifty-fifth street, conversing. Suddenly Miss Silleman was seized and knocked to the ground by her champion. He gagged her with his hand, but she managed .to scream. In her struggling she twice made an out- cry and attracted the attention of per- sons who were in a nearby residence. Her assailant, fearing that his vietim's | cries would bring help, freed Miss grabbed her hand purse and fled. The girl got to her feet as quickly as she could. Unnerved and shocked by the sudden assault, she hastened to her home, a short distance away, as rapidly as she could. | The purse, which had Miss Silleman’s commutation ticket | and some money, was found empty to- day near the Key Route electric pow- er station on Yerba Buena avenue. contained While they were walking from | Lorin Station, the footpad told Miss Silleman that he was an electrician employed in San Francisco. about years old, of medium height, stocky physique and dark complexion. The police have taken hold of the case | and are hopefu! that they may be able | soon to identify Miss Silleman’s as- sailant. —_—_— s INSPECT WELL OF LARGE FLOW Water Committee Given Evi- dence as to Supply in the Niles Artesian Belt Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 30. Mayor Warren Olney, City Engineer F. C. Turner, Councilmen J. T. Wallace and Edwin Meese and Cary Howard, members of the special committee on a municipal water supply, have returned from an inspection of artesian wells in the Niles district. They devoted their attention yesterday to an examination of a flowing well on E, H. Dyer's prop- erty, three miles south of Decoto and in the Niles artesian belt. This well showed a capacity of 1,728,000 gallons a day. It was pumped for hours at the rate of 1200 gallons a minute. This test was made that the commit- tee might be assured of the existence of a large quantity of available water in the belt. So far as the individual well on the Dyer place is concerned, the committee took it into consideration only as a matter of evidence. Dyer gave- the inquirers ample opportunity to observe the action of the well. | . Concerning the trip Councilman | Meese, secretary of the committee, said | to-day: | «"The Dyer well of itseif does not bear | particularly upon the quest for a water supply except as it might be taken as indicating the presence of abundant water in the Niles district. The com- mittee will take into consideration this fact, of course, when it completes its investigation of the Miller and the Dor- nin vrojects. Both of these plans cover artesian well supplies in the Niles belt, or cone, as it is known by engineers.” The committee will meet the en- | gineers of the Bay Citles Water Com- pany to-morrow afternoon in San Fran- cisco to hear the detalls of the com- pany's amended proposal to install a complete plant for Oakland. e i Bert Swan’s Funeral. OAKLAND, Oet. 30.—The funeral of Bert H. Swan, late turnkey of the State penitentiary at San Quentin, who died frem the effects of an accidental bullet wound, was held at 2 oclock this afternoon from the First Con, gatlonal Church. The Rev. Dwighi m. Potter, pastor of Union-street Presby-. terian ‘Church, officiated. The services were attended by many friends of the young man. The pallbearers wero Frank C. Jordan, Dr. Frank C John Mitchell, J. Cal Ewing, John Cook, Charles F. Pugh, Al Williams and James Glover. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. ————— Build Home for Member. In less than eight hours yesterday a delegation from the Carpenters’ Alice | Union Local No. 423 built the frame Irene - Q;MQ Reymond, Francine :no‘:‘: %lc:-::‘\al: at Forty-seventh av- The work was done gratis, as a token of friendship to one f their brethren who had a lot but no home. The work was marvelousl: rapid and highly actory M completed., escort to her home was the experi-| S GIVE UP BODY OF GYPSY BOY Swarthy Tribesmen Deliver Corpse After Defying for a Day Order of Coroner HOLD MYSTIC BURIAL Nomads Put an Ineongruous Lot of Articles in the Coftin With the Remains Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 30. Greek gypsies encamped at Fruitvale, deflant of the Coroner, refusing to sur- render the body of a boy of their tribe who had died yesterday, gave way to- {day to the law and delivered the corpse | of Philip Stergue, 6 years old, to Cor- oner Mehrmann this morning. The no- madic tribesmen after much parleying withdrew from their forceful stand. An {inquest was held, disclosing that the boy had died from heart trouble, caused by typhoid fever. Strangely mystical were the funeral arrangements which were made in con- nection with the last rites over the gypsy boy. Members of the wandering band, swarthy and stern, took charge of the preparation of the body. After the remains had been clad in new gar- ments the corpse was robed in a shroud of purest white. With it in the coffin was placed a piece of silver. With that were a #pool of cotton, needle and thread, a new comb, a bar of soap, a complete suit of new clothes and sev- eral letters written in the jargon of the gypsy tribesmen. The bodv was taken to San Francisco, where it was interred in the Servian Cemetery after priests of the Greek church had held religious services over it according to the rites of that body of religious worshipers. AID FOR CHURCH ——— OAKLAND, Oct. 30. —The “Ghosts of Hallowe'en'" will hold forth in the halls of the Glenwood at Fourteenth and Washington streets to-morrow night for the benefit of the choir fund of the First Christian Church. An excellént programme has been prepared and several new features of Hallowe'en will be introduced.. The socfal is to be given under the direction of -the Ladies' Ald Soclety. The following will have charge: Mrs. Will Teague, president; Mrs. L. Bardo, chairman decorating comriittec; Mrs. Frank Nebeker, programme committee; Mrs. James Potter, retreshments committee. Those In charge of the diffsrent booths are as follows: Salad, Miss Maud Hen- derson and Miss Nellie Phiibrick; coffee and doughnuts, Mrs. George Peterson and Mrs, H. D. MeAneney; pumpkin ple, Mrs W. A. Hall and Mrs. J. Norris Hubbard; apples and nuts, Misses Mabel Gray, Merle McAneney, Grace Blodgett arq Inez Scott. Mrs. R. D. Holmes, whose ability as sclentific palmist. has been recognized at many social gatherings of Oakland, will be present to tell peopie what dame fortune holds in store for them. The public is cordially in- vited to attend. 4% 4 Mrs. George H. Lee of Frultvale gave an giiernoon tca st her home, Latham Terrace, last Iuesday, £ he rnunv:#t Iadles being enter: tained. San _Franctsco, Mrs. G. 'nmrp nl San_Franeisco, Mrs. Wright of Oakland, Mrs. J. E. Goody of Fruitvale, Miss Eva Atwell of Fruitvale. The lovely Lee home was a picture of beauty. e s e ALAMEDA, Oct. 30.—E. K. Tavlor has re- turned from a three weeks' business trip thkuieh Tuite County. Mrs. A. Taylor, wife of the editor of lhe Santa Lru: Sur{ is the guest of Mrs. P. Halle of Post and Madison streets. Arfasgements are being e by the Teach- ers' Club for a reception to be held in As- sembly Hall in_the Alameda High School on the evenins of November 11. ———————— LADIES TO HOLD BAZAAR FOR BENEFIT OF CHURCH Members of Church of the Advent in East Oakland Plan Fair for November, OAKLAND, Oct. 30.—The ladies of the Church of the Advent in East Oakland will open their anual bazaar on Friday evening, November 18, and the sale of fancy work, dolls, candy and other articles will continue for two days, closing Saturday evening, November 19. Nearly all the articles offered for sale will be the work of the ladies themselves. Following are the officers of the bazaar and the committees in charge of the different booths: Officers—President, Mrs. first vice president, M: ond vice president, i treasurer, Mrs. H. D. Lathroj CheYney. Fancy articles—Head, Mes W, 8. Goodfellow. Delicactes—Head, Mrs. Felix Ellis; Mrs. H. L Jomes, Mrs. Alired Barker, Mrs. Drennon. Useful articles—Head, Mrs. W. L. Fake, and the Ladies' Ald Soclety, Twenty-five cent table—Head, Mrs. M. F. Duncan, Mrs. Frank Albright. Lemonade—Head, Miss Elizabeth McDonald, Miss Jfllfi Welch. ead, Miss Solomon; Mrs. h, Mrec 3T A Dixon, m- Eann Swain, lfiu Cora Johnson, Miss Harrol Candy—Head, Miss ‘Fiotsnce White; Mis Marian Goodfellow, Mrs, Elliot B. Davis, Mrs. Jobkn J. Valentine Jr. Chocolate—Head, Miss Marlan Ellis; Mrs. les Olney, Miss Dorothy Solomon, Miss Elsie Solomon. l"l h pg:d—flud, Mrs. Howard Bray, Mrs. wney. REtresnmente. Head, Mrs. William Angus; Mrs. John Albright, Mrs, M. W. Backus, u Crawfore rs. R. F. Stewart, Miss Havens, Grace Jordan, Miss Nellle Jn dan, Miss Alice Albfl ht, Miss Fannie Glen, Vi i e Ao, B e S B2 . g S Hmol’ 188 (,!:cfl Harrold, Miss Beldlz Mrs. Afthur Broder. CADETS PREPARE FOR ANNUAL MILITARY BALL OAKLAND, Oct. 30. — Elaborate preparations are making by the of- ficers and members of Company N, First Regiment, League of the Cross Cadets, for their annual military ball | on Wednesday evening, November 16, at Maple Hall. All the entertainments givenr by the local company heretofore have been very successful and doubt- less the coming affair will be no ex- ception to this rule. The members of the committee in charge of the arrangements are: L. | Bergeant J. Flynn, I-Ialnlnlnl .v. V. Fitz- nunons, Serg @. L. Court i ‘;uubam urtney, Sergeant ician _Jam u M it J. J. Gt lck and l.dtl- , - Musician i, P The committee in chme of the fair for the benefit of the boys’ school of St. Anthony’s parish has decided to continue the fair one week longer. There will be a special entertainment e il e W t ng the of ‘the Feast of All Saints, tha‘hlr will be closed on Tuesday évening. Wml D KS FIERY LINAMENT.— lmnmfla% WILL CAMPAIGN |[SMALL HOUSES T0 WIN SOULS| ARE IN DEMAND Pastor Potter Plans Pro- gressive Effort for the Closing Months of Year JUBILEE BY BAPTISTS|POPULATION I First Church to Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary of Its Founding in Oakland Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 30. During the last two months of this year the Rev. Dwight E. Potter, pastor of Union Street Presbyterian Church, will conduct a special campaign along evangelistic lines to complete the work of 1904 for the church. Plans include tactive effort in the Nome missionary movement in the hope that many per- scns will be won to the cause. Mr. Potter will end his pastorate at Unio . street church on January 1, 1905, to go into foreign missionary flelds. Father Parrish of San Francisco closed a week of special services at Trinity Episcopal Church last evening, which attracted large congregations. His discourses were along practical lines and were aimed at strengthening his hearers in their daily lives. The Standard, a religious weekly, de- voted to the chronicling of news from the evangelical churches and auxiliary organizations, will be issued shortly tnder' the direction of a board of di- rectors headed by the Rev. Madison Slaughter and the Rev. W. P. Baird. The First Baptist Church is prepar- ing to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its organization. The church was formed December 7, 1854. Commencing December 4, a week of jubilee will be observed. In anticipation of the festi- val, the Rev. H. J. Vosburgh has com- menced a series of jubllee discourses, the general theme being ‘‘Christianity at the Dawn of the Twentieth Cen- tury.” *“The Supremacy of Christ” was the topic covered by this even- ing’s sermon. To follow are the ad- ditional discouses: November 6, “What Kind of a God Do We Worship? vember 13, “The Spirit of vember 20, “Si H vember 27, “Christianity and the Lif: That Now 1s.” The Rev. Charles A. Cook of New York, field representative of the Ameri- can Baptist Commission of Systematic Beneficence, will deliver an address Wednesday evening at the First Bap- tist Church. The Rev. B. M. Palmer of Fruitvale preached to-day at Oak Congregational Chapel. ’ Reformation anniversary services were conducted to-day by the Rev. Frederic H. Maar at the Fourth Con- gregational Church. The Rev. W. W. Madge gave an ac- count this evening at Pilgrim Congre- gational Church of the meetings of the Congregational National Council. The Rev. John Coyle, D.D., preacaed to-day at the First Methodist Church. Home mission day was observed. to- day at Centennial Presbyterian Church ia connection with a celebration on account of the Louisiana purchasa. PLANS TREAT FOR TEACHERS President of State Asso- ciation Announces Pro- gramme of the Gathering + Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Oct. 30. Principal Charles L. Biedenbach of the McKinley School and president of the California Teachers’ Association, has just issued a complete programme for the thirty-eighth annual session of the association, to be held at San Jose during the last week in December. Professor Biedenbach is elated over the fact that the association will pre- sent several 6f the notable educators of the country to deliver addresses at the meeting, and he refers with pride to the names of President Alderman of the University of Virginia and Jacob Riis of New York, author of “How the Other Half Lives.” Other distinguished men are to take part in the meeting, which, it is confidently predicted, wili surpass in interest and attractiveness any similar gathering of the associa- tion. The School Supetintendents of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo coun- ties and of San Jose and Berkeley have called their institutes to meet in conjunction with the State association, thus insuring a.large audience during the entire week at San Jose. Jacob Riis is to speak on “What Is It That Makes True Americans?”’ W. H. Mills, land agent of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, will speak on “Our Prison Schools.” There are to be three sessions a day during the meeting, which is to extend over a period of five days. ———— e LOVER MOURNS AT THE BIER OF BETHROTHED Escorts His Intended Bride to the Grave Instead of to the Nuptial Altar. OAKLAND, Oct. 30.—Circumstances :rrounding the tragic death of Stella Oglio, the young woman who was killed Friday evening by a Shattuck- avenue electric car, caused a large at- ln. tendance this aftéernoon at the funeral ; services, which were held at Foresters’ Hall under the direction of the La- dies’ Auxiliary of the Foresters of !Amerlca After the ritualistic ‘exercises the bedy was escorted to St. Francis de Sales Church, where religious rites were solemnized. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery. Chief among the mourners was F. Simpson of Los Angeles, the betrothed of Miss Oglio. She was to have been married next Sunday and Simpson was on his way to meet his intended bride when she was killed. Coroner Mehrmann will hold an in- quest to-morrow evering at 6:30 o’clock at the Morgue. A large num- ber of witnesses have been subpenaed. o Newcomers to Oakland Have Difficulty in Finding Suit- able Homes for Rent NCREASES SphE i Figures Indicate That Six Thousand New People Have Located During the Year Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 30. Much complaint has been heard from rewcomers to Oakland that they are| tnable to find houses for rent. A num- ber of new arrivals have been com- pelled to rent furnished housekeeping rooms or apartments. Since the first of the present year 1671 new houses have been built in Oakland, and the fact that there are almost no vacant houses in Oakland indicates that there has been an actual increase of more thnr 6000 in the popu- latien of the city since the beginning 0f the year. Prominent real estate dealers say that fully sixty per cent of their sales during the summer and fall have been made to non-resident peo- ple. This would indicate that about 1000 homes have been sold to new- comers to Oakland in the last twelve months. A large number of these new arrivals, are young business men from the East, who are desirous of establishing small business enterprises in Oakland. In proof of their desire to enter into thé commercial life of the city a large number of these young men have al- ready become members of the Oak- land Board of Trade. Alameda and Berkeley are also re- ceiving a full share of the general prosperity. Real estate men in both these towns report many sales of prop- erty to newcomers, and also say that they are daily receiving inquiries from Eastern people as to prices of prop- erty, the cost of home building, and the tax rate of the city and county. Dealers in all parts of Alameda County are confident that the winter market will be more active than ever before. The coming of so many new _people has caused a slight advance in lk)e value of property in some districts in Oakland, but generally there has been simply a firm maintenance of the val- ues of the first of the year. In dis- cussing the condition of the market, William J. Laymance of the Laymance Real Estate Company, said: More than half the sales of residence property made by us during October have been to incoming new families locating in Oakland. Presumably there are a great many new peo- ple from the . who have been renting for | a time, with a view of buying later. The influx of new people has been so steady that there is very little desirable rentable property offered, and this increase in the pop- ulation of the city has also contributed to the maintenance of firm values on property for sale. There is a marked increase in the growth of every part of Oakland, and many improvements are to be seen In the old as well as the new sections of the city. My recént trip ta Jl.os Angeles, however, demonstrated to me that while Oakland is growing, it is not growing as rapidly as the southern city. The people of Los Angeles are progressive, and spirit Is 30 noticeable that it completely overwheims newcomers, and those who are induced to remain in California are immedijately attracted by the wonderful activity of the city. The business people, the rich men, ihe busy men, all seem to be awake to_the several interests of that section. The hotels of Los Angeles are wondertul. There are three now being completed which will cost hundreds fo thousands of dollars each, to say nothing of many smaller hotels, some just finished and some under way. ‘Thie same progressive spirit and enterprise applied to Oakland, where natural advantages are far superior and climatic conditions more favorable than they are In Los Angeles, will work far more wonderful results here in the north than have been worked by the same means in the south. Present conditions in this city indicate that Oakland has a grand future, but it is men that build cities, and it lies with us as efti- zens to make our city what it should be. Joseph J. Mason, a prominent rea! estate dealer of Berkeley, has just opened the Fairview Tract, between Alcatraz avenue and Woolsey street, and Dana street, and College avenue in South Berkeley. All the street im- provements have already been begun, and will be completed at the expense of the present owner. One of the most important real estate transactions of the present year in Berkeley real estate was the purchase of the Janes tract in northeast Berkeley by the Northlands Development Com- pany. The tract has a frontage of 1500 feet on Grove street and 3000 feet on Cedar street. The company will at once open the property for settlement. The members of the Northlands Com- pany are: Wickham Havens, Earl H. ‘Webb, Francis Ferrier, George Schmidt and C. L. Huggins. Many of the people from the East, and from other parts of California who come to Alameda County, after in- specting the various residence dis- tricts, decide upon Alameda as an ideal hcme city, and dealers in that city re- port a heavy increase in business dur- ing the present year. W. W. Ham- mond Jr. of the firm of Hammond & Hammond, of Alameda, said: Heventy-five per cent of theesales made by our office during 1904 have been made to people from outside the city, and I %elieve the same is true of every real estate firm in Alameda. There Is a heavy demand for cottages renting from $20 to $30. It is almost impossible to get this class of houses, and many peopie have decided to buy property and build. We are now building five new houses for newcomers, and we have eeveral other deals pending. Five important sales have been made by our office during the last week, and there is a splendid outlook for an active market during the coming winter and spring. S ——————— REAIA ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. Willlam and Katherine. A Ede to Warren Dibble. lot on E line ol’ Gmuh | Steeet. m N of Gmnwlch N 549, W 137:9%, E W.NA. Hu;y ¥. lhld Mll"l L . Hann: ot on N line of Vallejo street, 20:6 W of Fillmore, W 27 by N 6. e’y 96 N of Vallejo, N 4 by W 83:6; $10. Alice G. B. 'and Abraham Gartenlaub to Lloyd F. Weaver, lot on N _line of Vallejo street, .%Wofrlllmml % N9 B 0:3 ; $10. 5 Lnya eaver to William | H. Hannam Grainid ! n . Jury, lot on NE corner of B d Bourbin place, E 28 | by N 100; fi Edward Aigeltinger to Germania 'rr-l cmnmy,mmuunoofn street, 171:6 W £ Steiner, 8 by N 187 Iotonw l\mofmmn piace, 75 N of Bddy street, N I wlfl 90; Same to Central Trust Cou:p-ny lot on N tine of Eilis street, 71 E of Plerce, E 34 by N Muller, lot on E line of , § 25 by B 81: John G. Jury to Maud LXE St Thomas Ind to Cecilia Walsh and Mary G. Dornom, lot_on N line of Eighteenth street, 185 E of Noe, E 25 by N 114; $1350. ment Company to William S, and Bdith ¢ Morse, lot on W line of Devisa- "m‘c' r;.m-m. N 25, W 8414, Robert Btevenson '0-'—. x?zi'fl o 'h T ] Edward R, Dore and (as trustees) Mary A |50 | 200 E of Dwinaile, BRANCH OFFICES THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda §59. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. Ellen L. nett (single) to Albert L. Lovsie, lot on E line of Stanford avenue, 111.40 S of Essex Street, S 20, E 124.35, N 20, W 99.17, portion lot 7. block P, amended map Newbury Tract, Berkeley (recorded October 28 1004); $10. John P. and Edna F. Beckett (wife) to Anna C. Fogg, lot on S line of Sharon street, 215 B of Colby avenue, E 25 by S 130, portion lot 16, lock D, revised map Claremont-avenue Tract, Oakland; $10. Lois E. Hughes (wife of Chark C.) to Abi- 8ail V. Graves, lot on 8 line of Hamilton place, $15.35 W of Oakland avenue, W 60 by Kol lots 25 and 26, Hamilton Tract, Oakland; John Durham to Giueleamo Angell, line of Linden lane, 136:3% B of intersection with center of leefl) street, thence NE o4, SW 256.64, W 75, portion_plat Rancho V. and D. Peraita, Oakland: $10. George and Louise Roeth (wife) to Joanna McGann (widow), lot on N line of Feiton street, 80 W of its intersection with right of Fay of California and Nevads Ralirod. W 40 by N 134, portion lots 7 and 8, block ed map J. Crawford Traet, Agnes Gower (widow) to Hugh T. Gower, undivided tenth of lot on SE line of Eighth avenue, 50 NE of East Fourteenth street, NE 40 by SE 100, block 39, Clinton, East Oakland; E. Dever: ux (single) to John W. Dever- eaux, lot ;n NW corner of Thorne strest and Humboldt avenue, W 108, N 50, B 121, 8 fo beginning, lots 1 and 2, biock C, map resubdi vision blocks A to F of map 3, Roberts & ‘Wolfskill Tract, Oakland; $10. The Realty Syndicate to William P. and Margaret A. McGaire (wife), NE § feet of lot 10 and SW 22 fest of lot 9. block A, Sather Traet, Oakland Township: $10. R. A. and Florence E. Berry (wife) to John Young, lot 8, block 74, lands Berkeley Land :‘md Town Improvement Association, Berkeley: 10. Anna T. Burns (widow) to C. A. Martin, lot on W line of Etna street, 110 S of Kearney, 5 50 by W 135, portion lots 1 and 4 block 4, property of John Kearney, near Stats Univer- sity, portion plat 78, Berkeley: §10. Caroline H. and Arthur H. Breed (husband, and as attorney) to Iva E. Deuel (wife of T Norman), W_corner of Occidental and Felton streets, N 135 by W 50, lot 10, block A, Paradise Park, Berkeley; $10. San Francisco Savings Union to Johm C. and Annie E. Robl (wife), lot on N line_of Bagle avenue, 206:5 W of Park street, W 60 by N 145, lot 18 and portion of lot 19, block 44 map of part of Minturn Tract, Alameda; $1000. Jobn N. Bishop to Ada A. Bis (wife), lot qn W line of Chestnut street, 245:6 S of Tenth, S 40 by W 127, block 546, Boardman's map, Oakland; gift Gertrude 8.’ Hurff (Wallz) and Elmore C. Hurff (husband) to Albert F. Connett, lot on SE line of Verfion street, 280 SW of Santa Rosa avenue, SW 40 by SE 132, lot 24, block B, Stanford Tract, Oakland; $10. Realty Syndica (eorporation) te J. W. Al- bright, lot on NW line of Pledmont avenue, 56 €W of ‘Amethyst (now Fortieth) street, SW 30 by NW 125, lot 2, block F. Thermal Hill, formerly Howe Tract, Oakland; $10. W, L. Oliver (single) to G. A._ Therkof on § line of Lester avenue, 352:2 W ton, said point being NW corner of block D, S 125 by B 35 being W half of block D, Peralta Heights, East Oakland; lot H. D. and Carrie M. Irwin (wife) to Henry Ahnefeld, lot on W line of Ellis street 37:0 S of Fairview, 8 35 by W 120, being portion of lot block 2, lands of Regent-street Home: Association Herkeley; $10. Minnie €. Sadler (widow) to William F. Morrish (single). lot on N line of Forest ave- E of Pledmont, E 61:6 by N 102:5, Tot 8. Dicek O, peoperty’ of Burkwivy Homie: SR At Eerbeloy: $1%0 Realty Syndicate to W. J. Ward, B 50 feet of lots 1 and 2. block 11, McGea Tract, portion of plat 67 ete, Berkeley; $10. Berkeley Development Company to William Wilkinson. lot 12, block E, Hopkins Terrace map 3 etc., Berkeley: $10. Catherine M. Brown (wife of Albert J.) to Charles Olsen, lot on portion of iot 13, block 8, quitelaim deed. Berkeley: $1 Charles and Augusta E. Olsen to Dana G. Putnam, same, Berkeley: $10. August J. and_Mae C. Fromm to Thomes Mannion, ot on N line of Haight avenue. 480 W of Fifth street. N 135 by E 36:6, block B, Fromm Tract, Alameda: $10. Emma L. Pollard (wife of Wil M) to Milton E. Baker. lot on N line of tnclllll avenue, 200 W of Walnut €, 50 by 140, lot 5. block E, lands adjacent to En. cinal, excepting 3 10 feet taken for widening said avenue, Alameda; $5 Milton E. and Anna M. Baker to A P Matson, same, Alameda: $10. . prsedionscmnyas- B cund SR BOY ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.—Hans Adolpn Kreuse, a sallor boy 16 years of age, living at the Clay-street House, reported to Policemen McPartiand and Gibbons early yes- terday morning that an unknown man had taken him to a saloon at Drumm and Sa mento streets and got him under the influe of liquor. The man then led him into a - way at 316 Davis street and assauited and rob. bed him of $15. The officers searched around the saloons in the neighborhood for the boy's assailant, but failed to find him. The wretch is about 40 vears of age. five feet six inches tall and weighed about 230 pounds. . Trast, NEW TRIAL IS DENIED. — Oakland, Oct 30.—A motion for a new trial in the case of Gertrude Johnson against the Southern Pa- cific Company was denied by Judge Ogden yesterday. She was awarded a verd: 11,000 for injuries received in_being thrown m a train at Niles. A. A, Moore, for the railroad, wants another trial. After his mo tion was denied he gave noticesthat he would appeal the case. - Dore, Michael Lynch, ward R. McDonald to W line of Hyde atreet, W_68:9; $10. Henry W. Heath (trustee Emma H to Starr Estate Company, Ellis_and Mason streets, $192,500. A H. Crew to same, same; $10. Henr$ W. and Margaret Heath same: $10. George D. and Lillie B. Toy to Mary Nora Freese and Arthur Stevens, lot o 57T N of Bay, N 68 by Conly ) lot an NW corner of N 60 by W 07:6; to same, bune lot on N line of Lake street. 33:6 f Twenty-first avenue, B 50, N 100, B 37:, N 25, W 120, § 20, E 20, 3 100: $10; John R. Spring to Albert Meyer, line of Forty-fifth avenue, N 50 by W 120; $10. Paul Jennicke to Joseph Hera line ot Forty-eighth avenue, street, N 12:6 by W 120; ‘lli. Bernhard and Rosc Getz to Robert W. Eng- lish, lot on SE line of Moscow street, of China, W 25 by SE 100, block $3. Homestead: $10. H. Maude Flower (Merril) and Carolyn E. Flower (Merrill) to Jacob Heyman Company, lot on NW corner of Stoneman and Alabama streets. W 27:6 by N 90, Precita Valley, 163 10. 1% ana Abbie B. Smitn and Wilson and Bertha Rogers to G. B. and Carrie Gliman, Iots 27 and 28, block &, French and Gilman Tract; $10. G. B. and P. Carrie Gilman to Angréw and Josefina Anderson. lot 28, block G, same: $10. Same to Albert Emich, lot biack G, French and Gilman Tract: $10. Tillie and M. J. Rudolph Mohr to Herman H. Nicolai, lot on N line of Holloway strest, 75 W of Harrold avenue, W 25 by N 100, lot 4, block F, Lakeview; $10. Anna Schilling to Charles Monson, lot on N line of Casselll street, 25 W of Clover, W 25 by N 121, fot I block 2, Ploche and Robinson subdivision; §10. Builders’ Contracts. Peter Lundberg (owner) with James A. M- Donald (contractor), architect M. J. Welsh— All work except cuficrete and grading for a one.story and attic frame building on W I of Hoffman street, 180:6 S of Alvarado, § by W 100; $2150. Mary J. Connolly, wite of John T. bes & Bruestle (contractors) lot on W 175 N of C street. lot on W 1876 N of K (owner) archi- ing, plumbing. hardware mantels | chandeliers for a three-story frame building i (three flats) on W _line of Guerrero street, 213 § of Fourteenth, $ 25 by W 131:9, M. H. 28; J. 8. Bunnell (owner) with Fred Titt (con- 137:6 W of Plerce street Glovanni Campl (ownmer) with Ratto Bros. (eontractors). architect Charles J. Rousseau-— Alterations and additions to a three-story frame building on E line of Fair Oaks street 23§ S of Eighteenth, S 25, E 90:9, NW 2518, W 1185, ntz and son (owners) with Nev- m.nmnmmnuu." © & . ‘buil line of Fourth street, “'= ormention, SB35 by SW 80; io00.