The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1904, Page 6

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1904. CALL, _THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA WILL NOT PAY KEEPS PROMISE |T0 ADD BEAUTY [CHOSE SECLUDED M PLLACE WHERE HE SUSPECTED MEN IO COME BACK| T0 UNIVERSITY e POLICE SALARIES HELD [p| uline Jescouses. Befe o Refese Foame 18 s NEWS OF BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. v to Oakland After Serving| Grace Bare Brown Hills FICNICKERS FIND BODY OF Mfl[\{ No Money for Dismissed Bluecoats Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1016 BroaGway, Nov. 25. That portion of their November sal- aries which was earned by former Ser- geant of Police Charles E. Clark and Patrolmen W. Humerton, J. F. Stahl and Lee Andrews before their dismissal on charges of thievery, has been held up by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners. If the dis- graced patrolmen desire to collect the $26 apiece v will be obliged to man- damus the board. The commissioners this afterno after much debate, unanimously adopted a resolution post- tely on these four Turner opened g: on record as voting gue then followed: agree with Commissioner t see how we can reject are legal claims upon t McEiroy—In the absence of a crim these men would have a legal n Let them sue the city aking vengeance, but thi, a matter that appeals very strongly 1 should lik up this money uptll the goods en have been returned to the is a matter | of_scntiment with m there may be a legal bar to refe ds. the men, | on more! grou money They were stealing his time. President McE oved to withhold approval of the warrants until the goods had been returned, but after dis- I«-ussion withdrew the motion. Turner offered a resolution to reject the de- mands, but this was lest by the neg; tive votes of McElroy and Mayor OI- ney, both of whom explained that it was not within the legal province of the Loard to thus act. ™ “The city could not successfully de- fend a suit,” said President McElroy, “and there would be costs to pay in ad- | dition to the judsment.” I think the extra cost would be a good investment,” urged Turner. “1 am in favor of making it as unpleasant as possible for the men.” Mayor Olney and McElroy both de- clared their full agreement on this point with Turner. A motion to allow the claims on the ground cf the city’s | lability was made Ly Mayor Olney but Turner voted “no’ McEiroy met the tie by declining to vote, He solved the situation by offer- ing the resolution to lay over indefi- | nitely. “This means that these men must mandamus the board if they want their " said President McElroy after olution was adopted. ‘1 would like to see some one man- damus the police to swear to com- plaints against the four,” was Turner’'s | closing remark. | The names of Patrolmen Henderson, Cex, Scanlan, Bock and Curtiss were scussed as candidates to be sergeant. The board, in the absence of Chief of | Police Hodgkins, postponed action. The | charges against Policeman Sill will be | taken up at a special meeting next week. | | i PUPILS MOST BE VACCINATED, Refuses to Consider Objections Made to of Health Board EEECESS X Court the Rule Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 10i6 Broadway, Nov. 25. A =econd effort to enlist the aid of the courts to help him force the Board of Education of this city to aliow children to attend the public schools of the city withecut heing vaccinated was made to-day by C. F. Kinard and failed, Superior Judge Meivin sustain- inz a demurrer 1o the complaint with- out leave to amend. to the front on behalf of a number of the citizens who are not in favor of vaccination in an endeavor to break down the rule regarding the compul- gory vaccination of children. In his second complaint he asserted that his children were being discrim- inated against and that other children were admitted who had never been wvaccinated: also that the virus was more dangerous than the disease. As to the first allegation, it was held that because the Board of Education failed to do its duty in one instance he could mot use it as a plea for further negli- | gence. As to the second objection, Judge Melvin held that the quality of the virus was not the question before the court and he had nothing to do with it. —_———— ENGINEER TURNER WILL REPRESENT THE CITY Board of Examiners to Look Into Bay Cities Water Company Proposal. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—The City Coun- cil to-night took further steps toward bringing the Bay Cities Water Com- pany’s proposition to furnish the city with 20,000,000 gallons of water daily before the people, the appointment of City Engineer C. Turner to represent the city on the board of ex- amining engineers. The Bay Cities Company, through its general manager, C. N. Beal, promised that it would ap- point is representative Monday. Pres- ident Willlam Tevis, it was stated, would return from Bakersfield on Mon- day and an hour would suffice for the selection of its man, when the two en- gineers thus chosen will be at liberty to choose the third, and thus complete the examining board. This board will examine the proposi- tion made by the company to furnish the city with an adequate water sup- piy. It will go over the water sheds acquired by the company and examine the sites of proposed reservoirs and pass upon the feasibility of the en- gineering problems that are presented. —_————————— Guarding Prisoners’ Property. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—The Police Commissioners directed Chief Hodg- kins to remodel the method of hand- ling property taken from prisoners in the City Prison, that a perfect check shall be placed upon the officers. The board considers the system in use ob- solete, e ———— A woman doesn’t like to be flattered because she thinks she needs it. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Few people know the. comfort and beauty of perfect matural skin. Have you used Pears' soap? ' uuno-nuv-u' his | Kinard has gone | SLICER HEIRS DISSATISFIED |Four Nephews and Niec | Bring Action to Break the Will of Their Uncle —_—— 1 1‘ Oakland Cffice San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Nov. 25. Dissatisfied with the disposition made by the late Charles B. Slicer of his property, four nephews and nieces, children of Mary Ann Slicer Wilson. a deceased sister, have filed a contest to the probating of the will of the de- ceased. They allege fraud and undug influence as the ground for their pe- tition. Slicer left his entire estate, valued at $10,000, to Harriet Slicer Car- venter, his only surviving sister, liv- { ing at 2167 Santa Clara avenue, Ala- meda. Mrs. Carpenter has two children, Hugh Carpenter, her son, being ap- peinted executor of the will without bends. Besides this family as heirs at lJaw are William W., Walter R. and Florence E. Wilson and Clare B. Shel- ly, the contestants, and Cora E. Siic Theresu R. McWhorter, Ella K. Thur- | ber and Ada W. Words, children of a deceased brother, Walter. According to the allegation of the contestants, Slicer underwent an op- eration a few months before his death, and while in a weakened state of health was induced to make a will by the sister with whom he was then liv- ing. —_———————— NS COMPLETED FOR BIOLOGICAL BUILDING PLA Architect John Galen Howard For- wards Drawings to San Diego for New Laboratory Structure. BERKELEY, Nov. 25.—Plans for the big seaside biological laboratory, which the citizens of San Diego are to erect at La Jolla, have been com- pleted by John Galen Howard, super- vising architect of the university, and by him forwarded for approval to the Southern California Association that has undertaken the work. Actual building will be commenced as soon as the plans are approved. The buiiding is to cost about $30,- 000 if brick and cement covering is used, this being the architect’s choice of materials. Care has been taken in drawing the plans to make the struc- ture complete and suitable for the long series of tasks ahead of those who intend to use the building in re- | search work. - On the basement floor are storage, pickle and boat rooms. The storage rooms will probably be used as a preparateur’s room, with flues to car- ry off any unpleasant odors. The of- fices will be on the first floor, with the library and five laboratories—one physic¢al and chemical, one geological and three biological. These rooms will be arranged along the walls, leav- ing an oblong space 55x24 feet in the center, where the fauna of the ocean will be exhibited. Individual research laboratories will be on the second floor, with separate rooms for each student. If necessary two persons can be put in each of the fifteen rooms. —————— Concert by Church Choir. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—A concert for the benefit of the First English Luth- eran Church music fund will be given Friday evening, December 2, at xoh-; ler & Chase Hall under the direction | of Mre. C. D. Stacy, choir director. Members of the choir will take part. Among the soloists will be Mrs. H. M. White, soprano: N. W. Pendleton, tenor; Lowell Redfield, barytone, and F. H. Oates, barytone, formerly of London, England, and Denver. The Emeérson male quartet will give sev- eral numbers. The programme will include several instrumental solos. and President | Term in Danish Prison ONCE MORE LEAVES WIFE \Emlmzzler Hopes to Marry Johanna Muller, the Wom- an With Whom He Eloped Oakland Office San Francisco Ca.ll.| 1016 Broadway, Nov. 25. { Faithful to the woman for whom hel | became a criminal and true to a prom- | !ise made before he was taken to Den- | mark to face the punishment for his crime, Julius Jorgensen, who was ar- rested while living on Isabella street, in | this city, a year ago for embezzlement committed in his own country, has re-| i turned to Oakiand after serving a year, in prison in Denmark. Miss Johanna Muller, with whom Jorgensen eloped, is now living in Alameda, and it was to be near her that be returned here as soon as his term expired. When Jorgensen came to the United States a year and a half ago he left his wife in Denmark, but brought with him his two children, who when he was taken back were returned to their mother, who still lives in the old coun- I try. Jorgensen expected that when he was convicted of his crime his wife would secure a divorce, and when he} was delivered to the Danish Consul to be sent back he promised to return at the end of his imprisonment and marry Miss Muller, with whom he was living at the time of his arrest. Stung by the disgrace which he has heaped upon her, his wife has refused to apply for a decree of divorce, and s0, although he has kept his promise to return, Jorgensen cannot marry the woman for whom he left his wife. Jorgensen has started a small busi- ness and it is his intention to remain in this city, as he still hopes that his wife will change her mind and set him free. e —— NAMES OF BONNHEIM WINNERS ANNOUNCED Committee Selects University Students for Competition in Final Strug- gle for $200 Prize. BERKELEY, Nov. 25.—The names of the winners of the first part of the Bonnheim ethical contest have been announced by the committee which had the dissertations under consider- ation. The fortunate ones are W. A. Andrews, Edward Blackman, Farn- ham P. Griffiths, W. J. Musgrove and Herbert A. Stout. Each of these winners, by the terms of the contest, receives a premium of $10 and is entitled to take part in the discussion on December 3 for the larger prize of $200. The committee which selected the winners consisted of Harry Overstreet, Professor W. C. Mitchell and Dr. W. M. Hart, The subject for the Bonnheim con- test this year is “The Open Shop—Its Ethic Albert Bonnheim of Sacra- mento, who originated the contest, stipulated that the purpose of the competition, both in the dissertation and the discussion, was not so much to obtain new facts or truths in eth- ics as to place the truth already known before as many students as possible to encourage them to take a greater interest in questions involving ethical problems. e NT M TO ACT AS PALLBEARERS Arrangements in Hand for the Fun- eral of Former State Senator Frank J. Moffitt. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—Funeral ar- rangements for Frank J. Moffitt have been completed. Public services will be held at St. Francis de Sales Church commencing at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. The honorary pallbearers have been selected, as follows: William J. Dingee, Judge William P. Lawlor, ‘Warren B. English, William E. Dar- gie, James V. Coleman, Garret Mec- Enerney, Philip M. Walsh, Robert McKillican, George W. Baker, Freder- ick 8. Stratton, Thomas H. Willlams, George Hazelton, M. J. Laymance and Thomas E. Hansen. Although he was active in the man- agement of the Contra Costa Water Company, former Senator Moffitt had never had large holdings in the stock. At one time he owned a few shares, but at the time of his death had none. His wealth is largely in high class se- curities. He-owned little real estate outside of his residence site at Eight- Ieenlh and Filbert streets, —_——— No Kin of Judge Prewett. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—A story origi- nating here on the 23d inst. cnncernlngi a young woman who had figured n three divorce cases referred to her as the granddaughter of Judge J. E. Prew- ett of Auburn.’ The statement has caused much amusement among the friends of the Judge inasmuch as he has only one granddaughter, a pretty little miss of three years, of whom he is very proud. The woman of many divorce experiences is no relation of the Judge. ————————— Saloon Man Commits Suicide. POINT RICHMOND, Nov. 25.—The body of J. F. Ward, proprietor of the National saloon, was found at noon to-day in a sand pile two miles south of town by L. L. Hudson, Foster Cann and Ross Calfee. Ward had committed suicide by cutting his wrist with a pocket knife. Ward had been de- gpondent from 5 missed this morning, not having opened his saloon. —_———— MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, Nov. 25. The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Frank za, 23, and Rczaria Rezendes, 17, both of Centerville: Basil C. Willlams, ‘1, ‘San and Belle strickland, 23, Berkeley; Charles Kunze, h'rifl;n Francisco, and Ann M. Cullom, 24, ey. —_——— ‘When some people eat bn-mntwd they give a realistic imitation of grain elevator in oneration ill-health. He was]| Back MANY TREES PLANTED o T Scheme of Forest Culture (arried Out Under Diree- of the Buildings tion of Architect Howa.rd| i A TS Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Nov. 25. The beautiful surroundings of the University of California are to be ad- ded to by the planting of forests of redwood, firs, madrones and oaks on the hills back of the group of State University buildings. Arthur L. Bol- ton, superintendent of the university grounds has evolved the scheme, which already is being carried out, and which eventually will change the entire character of the landscape east of the college campus. John Galen Howard, architect of the university, has directed the plant- ing of hundreds of trees on the hills, and all the work will be in conformity with his suggestions. The first work done was the plant- ing of hundreds of trees in the pro- tected hollows and sunny slopes of the hills beyond the Greek Theater and behind the present line of the eucalyptus trees, It is intended that the young trees which have been set out shall grow into a forest, with natural exposures, Jjust as grow the redwoods that cover many of the hills and mountains of the coast ranges. The seedlings and cuttings used in this scheme of beautification of the site of the “Greater University,” now considered by many the grandest in the world, are the gift of Regent A. W. Foster and the Northwestern Lum- ber Company. They were brought from the forests of Mendocino County by Superintendent Bolton and F. Hein, nursery foreman at the university, who spent several weeks in the red- woods gathering them. At President Wheeler's suggestion a grove of redwoods and firs has also been planted at the south, or Bancroft sireet, end of the new football field on the Hillegass tgact. NEW SOCIAL FAD By Zoe Green Radcliffe. OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—Soclety is chasing a new butterfly and amateur theatricals are en- grossing the attention of the smart set. While in many homes little plays are being rehearsed for the private entertainment of Christmas week guests there are several more ambitious events on the cards. Rehearsals for ‘‘Pina- fore” have been in progress for some time under the able management of Mrs. Henry Weatherbee and now Miss Georgle Cope has gathered a talented band of young people to prepare “The Little Tycoon” for a public presentation. Some of the best singers in the Orphe Club will assist in “The Little Tycoon,”" will many of the clever maids who helped Miss Cope make ‘‘The Geish: such a success at the Home Club. The opera will be given for the benefit of Fabiola Hos- pital in March and the lady managers have secured Liberty Theater for that purpose, ve e Mrs. Harry Williame is rehearsing a dozen young girls in two bright little farces, ‘‘Daisy Dell” and “Miss Peggy's Dream.” Misses Muriel Williams, Corona Williame and Dorothy are among the little malds in the casts and their friends will be given an opportunity to applaud their efforts some time during the holidays. Mrs. Willlams gives some enter- tainment of the kind every yvear and they are always charming affairs. At the doll show next week the “living ad- vertisement pictures’ promise to be a delight- fui feature of the bazaar and if present plans materialize the whole affair will surpass any- thing vet given. One "beautiful thing about this great annual charity affair is the keen interest children take in it. many of them working in various ways to add to the West Oakland Home fund. Last Monday a number of little girls con- ducted a fair for the benefit of the home at the residence of Mrs, D, B. Chase on Peralta sireet. They were both amazed and delighted when they discovered that they had cleared $52. There were all kinds of booths, beautifully decorated with smilax, red lanterns and red crepe paper, and among the busy little at- tendants were Alma Kahn. Hazel Chase, Mar- guerite Bachrach, Gladys Baker. Laura Weilly, Laura Kahn, Rita Lubylski, Hazel Samuels, Rosalind Magnes, Clauline Jones and Etta Schrock. . . Leila Evane gave a small informal tea to-day, a few guests being invited to meet her sister, Mre. Hola of Los Angeles. . Mrs. F. A, Merguire entertained the Vernon Club this week, among her guests being: Mrs. M. L. 'Br‘(;adv\cll, Mrs. J. W. Bassford, Mr. and Mrs. de Leon, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parrott, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Sawyer, Mr. and Mre. T. C. Shankland, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Whitehea d and Charles Skinner. e ety Another interesting card club met last Wed- nesdey at the Vernon street heme of the E. J. Cottons. This club includes among its mem- bers Judge Henry Melvin and Mrs. Melvin, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lovell, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Borne- mann, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Dallam, Mr. and Mrs. de Vere McLaren. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Lukens, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stolp. Mrs. L. L. Bromwell, Miss Margaret Mathens and Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Martin. Mrs. W. A. Schrock is preparing to enter- tain her ¢ard club in a_delightful and unique manner. Th> manner therof is a secret yet, however, and those fortunate enough to be of the party are pleasantly expectant. Mrs. Schrock is noted for the originality of her en- tertainments and her guests are sure to enjoy & memorable di ALAMEDA, Nov. 25.—Paul K. Buckley has returned from Tonopah and Ogden, where she spent (hree months, Mrs. James Fowler is home from a visit to Telatives in Towa snd Iilinois. Miss Carrie Pratt of the Free Library staff | 1s back from Honolulu. She ed a vacation of four weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. —_— ee—— Football at the Presidio. A football team of the Twenty-first Infantry, the champions of the Pre- sidio, will meet an eleven composed of members of the hospital corps at the Presidio athletic srounds this afternoon at 2 o'clock. FREE FREE ~ FREE WITH SUNDAY CALL SMALL ADS. A 30X CONTAII:'H:Ee 3 CAKES HIGBEST._‘QUALITY TOILET SOAP. Your Choice of Four Odors. Suicide Hid in Bush and Put Bullet in Head OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—With a bullet wound through his head, the body of a white man who had been dead for a {long time was found this afternoon hidden in the brush on the steep hill- side of Blair Park, 150 feet from the county road leading into Hays Can- { yon. Children picnicking at the park ! made the find. They summoned Charles Kruse, a Hays Canyon nurseryman, | who notified the Coroner. ’ Deputy Coroner Henry Quellen went lto the spot. In moving the almost ; mummified corpse, he found a pistol ! that had been buried in the earth and leaves under the remains as if it had fallen when the fatal shot was fired. Not a vestige of a clew to identity was discovered on examination of the garments and their contents. The ver- s SUDDENLY DIES FROM EXERTION Wife of Rudolph J. Taussig Is Stricken While Play- ing Tennis at the Park Mrs. Rudolph J. Taussig, wife of the well-known wholesale liquor merchant, was stricken with exhaustion while playing tennis in the Golden Gate Park courts yesterday afternoon, and died a | few hours later at the Park Emergency | Hospital. Every possible medical means | was resorted to to save the woman's life, but the efforts of the physicians; were in vain. The doctors pronounced | her case heart failure. With a party of friends she journeyed | to the park to participate in a game of tennis. They had played some time | when she complained of weakness. Her friends became alarmed and removed the woman to the hospital. Dr. Glover, the attending physician, worked un- ceasingly to save her, but his efforts were in vain. She passed away at 5 o'clock, with her family at her side. Mrs. Taussig was 42 years old and re- sided with her family at 2584 Vallejo| street. She laves two children, Eric and | Laurence Taussig. She was the daugh- ter of Mrs. Sophie Henicke. —_————————— WHITES DEFEAT THE REDS IN FAST GAME OF POLO Sides Are in Excellent Form and Many Brilliant Plays Are Made. Before a fashionable gallery the Whites defeated the Reds in the first of a series of polo games yesterday at the Burlingame Country Club’s | grounds. The field was in fine condi- | tion and a more perfect day could not be had for such sport. The score was | 6 to 4. The game was one of the fast- est played on this field. It consisted of six ten-minute periods and from | beginning to end was full of dash and brilliant plays. The players opened the game up with unusual vim. Both sides worked hard for a goal in the | opening period, but the end came without a score being tallied. The second period had hardly begun when the Reds, through a series of clever strokes, scored a goal. This had the effect of making the Whites play harder and before the period ended Cyril Tobin, with the assistance of his team mates, scored two goals. Charley Dunphy did some especially fine work in riding off Tobin, a de- partment of the game in which he has no superiors. The Whites increased their lead in the succeeding rounds until the sixth, when the Reds were within a point of tying the score. They appeared the stronger, but the Whites pulled themselves together in the last five minutes of play and worked the ball up the field, when Dunphy drove a placed ball through the goal for the final tally. * Thomas A. Driscoll of the Whites played a brilliant game, his ability in taking the ball and nursing it down the fleld being a clever exhibition. He succeeded in scoring two goals for his side. Following was the makeup of the teams: Whites—J. Lawson, C. Dunphy, C. Tobin, T. A. Driscoll. Both Reds—L. McCreery, R. M. Tobin, F. D. Hudson, J. O. Tobin. Umpire— E. J. Coleman. Timekeeper—C. W. Clark. e LATE' SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, Nov. 25. g Sime Despatch, Weber, 80 hours from Port- and. Stmr Gizsy, Gray, 20 hours from Monterey. OUTSIDE BOUND IN—MIDNIGHT. Br shin Belford, from Newcastle, Aus; schr Williar: Renton, from Astoria. SPOKEN. At Grays Harbor. schr Ottilie Fjord, from Santa Barbara—On Nov 16 spoke a'vesicl 8 p m, lat 42 30, long 128 30, sailing northeast; had only three émall salls and wants assistance. DOMESTIC PORTS. ABERDEEN-—Arrived Nov 25—Stmr Santa hence Noy 22; schr William ¥ Witss: hence Nov 18. Moo ot ek, Tor G s, ani, for Comox; B stmr Wyefield, from Nanaimo, for San Fran- cisco. OCEAN STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrived Nov 25—Stmr La Savele, from Havre; stmr Glulla, from Triest and Messi - na. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Nov 2%5—Stmr Lu- N Dot Mo Yok, b Tt Cymrie. trom Besion, (6 Livernool. and pro- NAPLES_Salled Nov 22_Stmr Germania New. York. = Nov. Zi—stmr Heckar. for SUEZ—Arrived Nov 25—Suur Oanf , via Yokohama, Honzkong for Livernool L—Safled Nov 25—t S BOOL ov mr Georgie, fa, (rom and Ba- ————— To vote in Dublin one must occupy at least a room at a certain rental, and the law authorities have | ment of Commerce and Labor also was | tracts, the subsidies, the” bonuses and 25—Ger stmr |’ Telephone North 7. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 559. dict of the Coroner's jury to-night was} g————————""" to the effect that death was caused by a gunshot wound presumably self-in- flicted. There did not seem to be any sug- gestion of murder, according to the Coroner. The body was so badly decom- posed that identification would be al- most impossible. It appeared to be that of a Caucasian, about 40 years old, with sandy mustache and reddish hair. The garments were a black di- agonal coat and vest, dark woolen trousers, light overshirt and two red flannel undershirts, almost new, work- ingman’s shoes and a four-in-hand tie. In the pockets were a pocket knife, 55 cents and some medicine tablets. Owing to the condition of the body, the Coroner was compelled to order imme- diate interment. INVITES VIEWS OF NAVAL MEX Merchant Marine Commission About to Close ~Inquiry Into Shipping Interests AR T WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—The Mer- chant Marine ('ommission resumed its session to-day. Senator Gallinger, the chairman, announced that the hear- ings were about concluded, but that the commission had thought it proper at this time to invite naval and Post- office Department officials to be pres- ent to-day, the former to submit their opinion of the desirability of a mer- chant marine as auxiliary to the navy and the latter to speak for the benefits to accrue to the postal service as a result of an improved merchant ma- rine. Secretary Metcalf of the Depart- invited to attend the hearing. Secretary Morton's view of the rela- tion of the Government to the mer- chant marine in the foreign trade was that it was simply a question of com- petition. He said that in order to build up a large shipping interest in this country it will be necessary to meet the competition of other nations It will further be necessary, he declared, to in some way recognize the mail con- the premiums of Germany, England and other countries. The American owner of sea-going craft and the American sailor, he said, must be given equality in all respects if they are not to be handicapped by foreign compe- tition. It was his idea that all ships built in this country should be con- siructed in accordance with plans ap- proved by the Navy Department, so that in case of war the department could make gond and efficient use of them. He add2d that he was not sure but that the seamen also should have naval training. Rear Admirai Luce read a letter re- cently submitted to him by Secretary Morton to be laid before the commis- sicn, in which he referred to the mu- tual indep2ndence of the merchant ma- rine and the navy. He asserted that the money paid to foreign carriers of products of this country went to enrich countries with which the United Statés might some day be at war, thereby in- directly aiding the navies of those countries and their naval reserves at the expense of our own. He favored subsidies as a means of building up the merchant marine. Rear Admira! Harrington favored the huilding of steel ships, and said that the laws of the United States should be changed so as to permit the merchants of this country to run American ships as cheaply as foreign owners can run them. Captain Usher, speaking for the bu- reau of navigation of the navy, said that the Navy Department was not dispcsed to suggest any plan which looked to the encouragement of the merchant marine through subsidies for speed, mileage or mail-carrying ves- sels, but was disposed to favor naval premiums on ships to be built and which fulfilled certain naval require- ments. Eugene Chamberlain, commissioner of navigation, Treasury Department, submitted a series of tables bearing on the commerce of the world. From these he showed that the exports of the United States largely exceeded the imports, and said that the imposition of discriminating duties would be like- ly to result disastrously to the trade of this country through retaliatory ac- tion by the countries affected. Replying to Senator Gallinger, Chamberlain said he favored the granting of subsidies as a means/ of national defense. The commission went into executive sessicn. . No further witnesses will be ! heard. H —_——— TWO TOURNAMENTS TAKE PLACE ON PARK COURTS Miss Wegener and Miss Van Viet Reach the Finals and Will Meet Next Tuesday. Two tennis tournaments were play- el yesterday on the courts at Golden Gate Park. One was a handicap singles for women, and the other a scratch doubles for members of the Golden Gate Junior Club. Miss Lulu ‘Wegener and Miss Sarita Van Vliet reached the finals and will ‘play off Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Thirty-two players entered the boys’ tcurnament and there were only three defaults. Two players, R. Strachan and Harold Gatz, reached the semi- finals, while four others will have to fight it out for the two remaining places in this round. The scores: N. 't REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. NOVEMBER 25 FRIDAY, 1 Carcline E. and Natban W. Manuing Fred Bettman, lot on S nue, 300 SE of High street, 208, lot map Brg‘l recorded November 23, : S8 e Harris to Johan V jarrts, e R tra” strect, 14036 1 of Broad- E 26 by § 100, block 159, Kellersberger's n Dakland: $10- m\._;;_m::‘x;e Kilgallon (widow) to .l:hn rfii' * and Philip J. Kilgallon (her chils on N line of West Third street, 173 5 by N 100, lot 4 block E, estead, Oakland: gift olbrook Jr. to Webster Strest v > ny. lot beginning at point of fn- e tion of N line of harbor line of Oukiand harbor as established by the United States Government with line parallel to and 250 at right angle from E line of Webste . thence N to point distant 360 § at Tight 30670 from N line of First street, W 100, 3 tlrhpo:' distant 369, S at right angle from N lfe of First streef, W 100 from Webster street an 131 S at right angle from N 4 way, dren), &E of Chester, line of First of harbor line, street, W 25, S to said i E to beginning, Oakland; $10. ¥ ¥ _(corporation) to Provident Home Company (corpeeet e L D. Wood, lot on S line of 200 E of Market, B 30:3. ty-fifth, 69 S, paralle 53 N 120:3, portion lots 8 and 9. block L. property Cen(;l-l Land Company, Oakland, quitclaim deed: % v Coiby (widow) to Joseph M. Ped- et M Cplock G, Roberts and Woltskill c nd: $10. T S e "Savings Union to Joim e costa, lot on 8 line of Landregan avenue, 59 W of Twelfth street, W _130 by S 107, lots to 4, block 2, Landregan Tract, Oakland Town~ ship; also lot on SE corner of Ocean View S at right angle to with Market 31:3, avenue and Sixth street, E 60 by 8 104 lot 10, block 9, same, Oakland Township; ) George and J to Janet Winton (wite of Fred t on S line of Harmon street, 250 W a W 50 by S 155, lot 17, block B, map subdivision of SW portion of plat 53, Peralta Rancho, Berkeley: $10. Amelia R. and Adelbert G. Kellogg to A. T. lot on W line of Ellsworth street, 50 8 H of Blake, S 46 by W 80, block 1434, Blake Tract, map 2, etc., Berkeley: $10. B Sadie C. and Earll H. Webb to Mary M. C. Speed, lot 12, block 1, amended map porticn La Loma Park and Wheeler Tract, Berkeley: Flor G. and Jose C. Castro (husband) and as attorney, to Citize juilding and Loan As- sociation, lot on NW_corner of Pacific avenue and Sherman street, W 36 by N 110, Alameda; $10. Puget Sound Lumber Company to Thomas E. Ryan, all interest in same, quitclaim deed, Alameda: $10. Thomas E. and Mary C. Ryan to Citizens’ Building and Loan Association, same: $10. Julius A. and Elizabeth A. Remmel to same, lot on NW corner of Pacific avenue and Sher. man street, W 37 by N 100, quitclaim deed, Alameda: $1. Citizens' Building and Loan Association fo Edward E. David, y 0. e Realty Syndicate ter, portion lot 28 lying to and distant at right angles 5 £ NE boundary line of said lot 5 feet of lot 28, block B, map 1 race, Oakland; also lot —, block B Schaff- same map, Oakland: $10. H. 'and Agnes A. Simpson to Myver and Etta Steinberg. lot on N line of Brockhurst street, 200.65 W of Grove, N at right angles 160 to point 100.46 S from S line of Thirty- third street, W 35, S 100, E 35, block F, map remaining property of Central Land Company in blocks G and F, Oakland: $10. Harlow P. Bancroft.to William L. White (single), Tot 1, block O, Sgpnta Fe tract No. 4, deed and agreement, Oakiand: $10 Sarah E. Baneroft (wife of Harlow P.) to Harlow P. Bancroft (husband), biock L. Alpine tract, Oakland; gift. George H. and Victory A. Derrick to Frani N. Greeley, 20 feet of lot 15 and NW 2 feet of lot 16, block J, map 2, Linda Vista Terrace, Oakland: $10. ® Ida and Willlam M o L A. Blas- ingame, lot on SE cot graph avenue and Shasta street, S 110, portion_of lots 12 and 13, biock A icente Peralta Res ervation tract, Temeseal. Oakland: $10. and Mamie Clifford to M. Van E corner of Seventh and N 106.62 by W V line of lot 5, _map 2, X Tract, Oakland; $10. Gearge (single) to John An- derson, lot on N line of Thirty-fourth street (Brown), 216:3 E of Market, E being W half of lot 2 property of Central Land Company. Oakland; $10. Millie E. and Orville D. Baldwin (and as attor- ney) to Robert and Margaret Forbe: W line of Telegraph avenue, 3 i of Woolsey tract, Helen M. Storrs (administratrix of the estats of Dorothea W. Tledemann) to M. Howard, all intergst In lot on W line of Hermann street, 8:13 N of its intersection with West Ayala 50 by 160, lot 80, block G, » of blocks G and I, Vicents Per- Reservation ~ tract, Temescal, Oakland; Mary A. Ronaldson (executrix estats of Thomas Ronaldson) to H. Irwin, all in- terest_in lot at ‘intersection of California and Nevada Railroad with N line of Todd (now Sixty-second) street, E 127.80, N 264, W 102.51, S to beginning, being block E. amended map of Crawford Tract, Oakland; $3100. Mary A. James A., Willlam, Anna A. and Margaret Ronaldson (heirs of Thomas Ronald- son, deceased) to same, same, Oakland; $3120. Mary E. and Frederick W. Brock (husband and as attorney) to E. B. Zion, lot 11, block F. new town of Lynn, Brooklyn, East Oak- land; $5. Seth and Elizabeth C. Wilhelm to Giles H. Gray, lot on road 1135) and Winter streets. N 50 125, being subdivision plat 5, Cameron Tract, East Oakland: $1050. T. C. and D. A. Landregan (executors estats of james Landregam) to W. W. Gillett, lot on W corner of Hopkins (count; v W N line of Ocean View avenue, 400 W of Stxth street, W 74:10, N 120.16, E 85, 12019, lot 9, block 17, Landregan Tract, Emeryville, ©Oakland Township: $370. Grace M. Irwin (single) to Arthur A. Dixon (single) on W line of King (Paradise) street, 45 S of Felton, S 45 by W S5, portion lots 10 to 12, block G, Paradise Park, Berke- ley: $10. Arthur A. Dixon (single) to Horace D. Irwin, same, Berkeley; $10. o na beat C. Sonntag, 3-6 6€-3 7.5, J. Strachan beat E. McCarty, 6-6_ 6 W.' Marcus beat E. Garcia, 6-2, 1.6, 6-2: R. Strachan bea: H. Gareia, 6-0, 6-0; W, Mitchell beat L. Levy by default: L. Letter beat W. Honigsberg, 84, 6-4; R. Honigsberg beat H. Crane, -1 6-3; G. Maundreill beat C. Torrey, 6-4, 6-2: W. Patterson beat . 6.2 6-0 Getz beat A. Martinez, R. Van t beat F. 1, 6-1; H. Levinsen beat B. Loughlin beat Corbly beat Levinson, 3 chan beat ston, 6.0, beat Macus, 6-1; W. Mitchell beat Letter, 6-8, 10-S_6-2: R. Honigsberg beat Maundvell, 6-3 6-4; H_Getz beat Patterson, 6-2, 6-3; Van Vliet beat H. Levinson, 6-0, 6-0. Third round—R. Strachan beat J. Strac 6-1, 6.0: Getz beat Van - g