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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1904. ° « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA POLICE 0F GIRLS ABDUCTOR. - Miss Bertha Condon’s Brutal Assailant Leaves No Clew MRS W8 s Adds to the List of Late Berkeley Outrages Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 8 Center Street, Dec, 11 search made by Marshal| y for the assallant of Miss | Condon, whose thrilling ex- | e has stirred all of North Berke- { has failed to find trace of the crim- | Armed men have patrolled the a Fe raflroad track from Berkeley to nittsville, at which latter peint | the girl says she made her escape from her abductor, but absolutely no clew | to the daring wretch who kidnaped her can be discovered. Miss Condon, who is kept in bed by | Bertha pe her mother, at her home, 1616 Delaware street, til all the effects of her hor- rible exp nce have passed away, re- peated to-day the story of the assault by a strange man, who way- as she came from school last afternoon, and in the telling of not at all from the version she ed | Marshal Carey spent nearly e day yesterday working on | his principal effort being to | »m persons living along the rallro: at they saw on Friday af-| ternoon in their neighborhood at the | time the girl says she was abducted | and dragged along the track. Of all the persons questioned, none can recall seeing or hearing anything unusual at the time mentioned and this seems strange to the police. Although the district through which the girl was drageed by her captor is sparsely settled, still there are some houses and persons are to be found along the line occasionally. That none of these should know aught of the affair in which Miss Condon figured, despite the screaming she says she did, has puzzled the offi- cers. It is not doubted by the police that assault was attempted, for, daring as such an act may have been, it is evi- dent from the cycle of criminal acts which have occurred in Berkeley dur- ing the last week that some desperate characters are harbored in the quiet college town. The criminal acts re- ferrec all occurring within a week, include the breaking of an express company's safe, the attempt at bur- glary in Otto Putzker's bicycle store, the hold-up of two Italians by two negroes at Center and Addison streets, the attempted assault upon the two | daughters of H. Herr in West Berke- ley by a negro and this latest affair in which Miss Condon and an unknown man figure. The race track crowd is credited with the responsibility for most of these criminal acts and Marshal Kerns’ men, in their attempts at apprehending the | offenders, are giving particular atten- tian to the neighborhood where the racing devotees flourish, on the borders of Berkecley. BAPTISTS END [BILEE WEEK Celebration of Fiftieth An- niversary of First Church of Oakland Closes Happily e it—— Oakland Office San Franicsco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 11. The jubilee celebration of the First Bapt urch of Oakland, which be- gan last Sunday in honor of the fif- tieth anniversary of its organization, came 10 an end this evening, the close of the celebration being marked jubiiee praise service conducted the Rev, Homer J. Vosburgh. In the morning the Rev, C. A. ‘Wooddy, D, Portland, Ore., addressed congregation, taking as his topic Fifty Fruitful Ygars in Church, State ation. After speaking briefly of the great progress made by the United States nd the State of California, Dr. Wood- be history of the Baptist Pacific Coast during half century. In part, Dr. total mc!mben-mn ©of something more 0. When this church was organized yeass ago there were but 300 members the Baptist church in the emtire Btate of rnis. To-Gay there are 20,000 members State, nearly one-half of the entire abership on the Pacific Coast. io the United States to-day round numbers 5,000,000 members tist church, and the L church each year for misei about §2, 000, 000. When the Church of Ouklahd was established the Amer- icafi Baptist Home Missionary Society raised &il told in the United States $30,000 each year. This year and for ten years the same so- ciety bas spent that amount annually in Call- fornia_alone These things show the progress made by the church during the last half century, and we #hould feel proud to know that our church has not falien behind io the advance of State and nation. At the close -of the morning service speclal exercises were held for the Bunday school and at €:30 p. m. a young people’s rally was conducted by A. W. Rider. The closing sermon was preached by the Rev. H. J. Vosbu whose subject was “Our Place in God's Plan.” Mr. Vosburgh pald a high tribute to the founders of the church and to those who had borne the bur- den of the work during its early days. In closing he said: From the words of the Ninetieth Papim. six- toenth verse, which correctly transiated “are: “Ebow thy servants thy work end their chil- éren thy glory,” the thought 'f the Psalmist is that God gives work to onp’ tion and €hows the glory of it to the ations. Xo wi sees the ry of his work. Our Pilgrim Fathers aid work God geve them to do, little dreaming of its mag mificent consequences. So it wasewith the founders of this church, and so it wiill be with N —————— Nothing Simple About Life. The author of “The Simple Life"” dur- ing his travels in our country will see how far Americans go to-the other ex- treme with their “living.” The simple life in Washington is a very complex sort of existence, and as a people we keep on piling up cares and troubles, regardless of expense or what Rev. Dr. Charles Wagner has to say on the charm of true simplicity. In fact, the phase is becoming obsolete. There is no more simple life for us, not even in the backwoods.—Boston Herald. ADVERTISEMENTS. You’ll Know When you get the grip, but yzu won't know how'it happened—no one does. . You won't care. You will be too mis- erable. But you will be intensely inter- ested in how to get rid of it. How to stop those cold chills chasing up and down the spine, the in- wcessant pains dn the limbs and back, nausca, coughing fits, sneezing, discharge from the eyes and nose, muscular pains, end that brain-racking headache. The bést treatment known for this dreadful affliction is Dr. Miles’ Nervine Dr. Miles' Nervine cures by building from up the nervous system and destroyin the germs which poison the blapd. 1f taken when first symptoms appear 1s al- most 2 sure preventive. - - “1 suffered several weeks with Grip, and nothing I took seemed to benefit me, 1 suffered almost death, until I tried Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. From the first day 'l! felt better. Tt relieved my Eitery and pain, ‘and geave me pn; tite and in a few da hndfulry-m eréd.” BS. GEO. B. HALL, 148 Lee street. Jackson, Tenn. * The first bottie will benefit, if not, the will return your money. WANTS ANOTHER VAN ON BENCH Bar Association Favors Taw Authorizing Appointmen: of New District Judge —_—— After discussing thoroughly the tie- up of cases in the United States courts owing to an overcrowded cal- endar, the Bar Association has decided that the best rheans of relief is the ap- pointment of another District Judge for the Northern District of California. A memorial to Congress has been pre- pared and the passage of a bill au- thorizing the appointment of another Judge will be urged. The pressure of business in the Cir- cuit Court of Appeals has for a long time been so great that the Judges have been compelled to devote almost their entire time to the Appellate Court to the exclusion of other busi- ress. The time of the District Judges, it is said, is fully occupied by the busi- vess of the District Court and owing to the distance of other District Judges from San Francisco outside assistance can be obtained only with great incon- venience. Among the rellef measures suggest- ed is a bill providing for the division of the district, with separate Judges, clerks and other officers. This meas- ure is not looked upon with favor by the Bar Assoclation as it believes there is no necessity for an additional dis- trict within this territory and still less for an additional clerk, marshal and other court officers, as it is not believed this would accomplish the end sought. The appointment of an ad- ditional District Judge to act in the Circult Court, will, it is sald, be more satisfactory. After reciting existing conditions the memorial says: It Yollows that this work of the Circuit Court must fall upon the District Judges. The District Judge for the Northern District of California is occupled in his own court with admiralty and bankruptey questions which arise from the great shipping Interests of San Francisco Bay and vicinity and the large mer- cantile business of the communities around that bay. The result has been that the calendar of the Circuit Court of the Northern District of California has become crowded with cases awalting trial. A briet review of the calendar as called for the November term of the present year will demgnstrate this: It appears from the calendar that there were ninety-seven causes in equity pending and at issus; in which testimony was then be- ing taken. were sixty-five cases at law at issue and awaiting trial. It Is estimated b l.h«l'rnk of the .court that a cause in equity will erally require a day on final hearing. end that the average time for the trial of @ case at law is three days. In ad- dition to this, the court is required to devots at least one day a week to the hearing of its lew and motion calendar. It will thus be seen that it will require some 292 days, or approximately one year and a half, of continuous sittings, for the Circuit Court 'to @ispose of its present calendar, al- cases brough during period. ~ Such a_situa- tion ia intolerable. It prohibits litigants from having the speedy Ing to which they are entitled by the Federal constitution, and amoints to a. A of justice. ———— TAKES HIS TEXT FROM THE LINES OF “OLIVER TWIST” “I am eager to know what propor- tion of this audience is made up of na- tive San Franciscans. All those men who are strangers in this, city will please hold up their hands.” This request was addressed to men present yesterday afternoon at the reg- ular Sunday afternoon meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Association by Secretary Ellis. Nearly every hand in the hall went up and there was much laughter at the small minority of na- tive-born citizens.* “It is quite evident from this,” said the secretary, “that the Young Men's Christian Association is well attended by strangers.” The address of the afternoon was delivered by the Rev. William Rader, who récently returned from an extend- ed European trip. His subject was “The Triumphs of the Good,” select- ifig the main points of his address from the novel, “Oliver Twist.” After giving a short sketch of the character, Mr. Rader said in part: There are severdl lessons tha be from the life 6f Oliver hu%:n;"sm,fiir'l: to say that the evils of city life unnecessary for owl boys outweigh the are fast becoming overcrow: believe that half of Francisco Our. el with boys. 1 the boys and should be sent . is_not NABLE TO DISCOVER TRACEFOILS FOOTPAD |OMIT SPELLING, |BETTER HARBOR AFTER BATTLE| SAYS HILCARD Plucky Pedestrian Bests One | University Professor Would |Oakland Board of Trade Be- Lone Robber in Lively En- counter in East Oakland; R’S” With Nature Study; DETECTIVES ON WATCH Police Think the Same High- -~ wayman Is Responsible for Three Consecutive Holdups OIS Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 11. J. B. Duarte, residing at 409% East Twelfth street, vanquished a footpad this morning after a hot battle with the lone robber, who began his attack while Duarte ‘was walking along East Twelfth street, between Second and Third avenues. It was shortly after 2 o'clock that the pedestrian encountered the high- wayman, who suddenly appeared In front of Duarte from the shadow of trees that line the sidewalk. The foot- ‘pad leveled a pistol at the surprised man and ordered him to throw up his hands. Duarte threw up his hands, but . instead of submitting quiet- |1y to being searched the victim grap- pled with the robber, knocked his pis- | tol out of his hands and fought with all of his might. The men hammered away for a few minutes, until the footpad managed to free himself from his plucky antag- onist, grabbed his pistol and run. Duarte made no attempt to pursue the fleeing highwayman, being satisfied to have balked the thief in his attempt to get money. As soon as Duarte arrived at home he reported the scrimmage to the police, and gave a fair description of his assailant. Detectives Holland and Shorey took up the investigation. They are satis- fled that Duarte’s man was the same single-handed prowler who held up R. H. Balley at 7 o'clock last evening and robbed him of a watch and $10 at Nineteenth and Harrison streets and also attacked W. H. Britton two hours later at Thirteenth and West streets, taking a little silver coln. The gen- eral descriptions given by the three men of their assaflant agree. ———— KINIRY'S DESCRIPTION IS CAREFULLY TAKEN. Police. Record - Physical Peculiarities of the Alleged Murderer of OAKLAND, Dec. 11.—David Kiniry, who has been held for trial without bail on a charge of murdering Police- man James H. Smith, was put through a searching physical examination to- day at the City Prison. A detailed de- scription of his person was taken for the municipal police records. Photo- graphs will be made of the prisoner to-morrow morning for registry in the “rogues’ gallery.” As soon as the police have com- pleted this work they will transfer Kiniry to the County Jail, where he will be held pending trial in the Su- perior Court. Kiniry has made no move toward engaging an attorney. It is not likely that his trial will be set before February. Thirty days’ time is allowed the District Attorney to file an information after the record of commitment for trial has been filed with the County Clerk. —_——— BROTHER OF THE LATE SENATOR DENISON DIES Aged Pioneer Was Connected With News Company That Operated on Southern Pacific System. OAKLAND, Dec. 11.—Harry Deni- son, for many years associated with his brother, the late Senator Eli S. Denison, in the Denison News Com- pany, died to-day at the Denison resi- dence, 953 Eighth street, after an ill- ness of several months. Denison came to California from New York, his native State, many years ago. He had resided in Oak- land since 1869. During his brother’s lifetime he was active in the affairs of the news company, which handled the sale of merchandise on the South- ern Pacific Company's llnes. Of late Denison had beén living quietly owing to ill health. -He was 75 vears old. Joseph Denison, a brother, survives. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon from the Denisor residence. —_———— ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. J. ©. Quinlan, a Veterinary Surgeon, Is Accused of Docking Horse's Tail in Livery Stable. * J. C. Quinlan, a veterinary surgeon who is also employed by the Chinese Immigration Bureau, was arrested Yyesterday afterneon on a charge of cruelty to animals. He was released on $10 cash ball. Quinlan is accused of docking a) horse’s tail at a livery stable, 72 Dore street. The amputated portion of the tail will be produced in evidence. He will be prosecuted under the State law which makes docking a horse's tail a misdemeanor. “This is the, first case of the kind,” said Officer McCurrie, “as the rich people who have the tails of their horse’s docked take care to have it | paulis done in San Mateo County. I have seen the horse with its bleeding stump. Quinlan gave as an excuse that the horse was in the habit of throwing its tail over the reins, but I told him he could have used a strap to prevent it. He denies performing the operation himself, but I have wit- nesses who saw him do it.” —_————— CARPENTERS ELECT OFFICERS.—Ala- Hunaon nd. Bird, Tnse.otncers wiit "be o w&-l Q.'l'h” lsiivfinn will also “Tourem says it only run his auto a mile.” ¥ “I always wondered what the scent was for."—Cleveland Plain DO?. o Replace One of “Three EDUCATORS GIVE VIEWS Legislature Will Be Asked to Make Provision for the Desired Instruction Berkeley Office S8an Francisco Call, . 2148 Center Street, Dec. 11. Educators who are interested in na- ture study In the public schools met for a conference on the subject in North Hall, on the university grounds, yester- day morning. Addresses were made by prominent members of the university faculty and other teachers, and resolu- tions intended for presentation to the State Legislature were adopted. Among those who spoke were Pro- fessor W. H. Hilgard, Professor Elmer E. Brown, Professor W. J. V. Oster- hout and others. The resolutions adopt- ed declared it the sense of the confer- ence that provision should be made at the State University for a course of special training designed to prepare itinerant teachers of nature. study ag- riculture and allied subjects for their work of instruction, and that an act should be passed by the Legislature providing for the appointment of com- petent deputy superintendents to su- pervise this instruction in the element- ary schools, and providing for a special bureau of information with reference to the teaching of nature study, under the direction of the Btate University. Professor Hilgard in his address re- ferred to the statement occasionally made that too many things are now sought to be crowded into the common schobl curriculum. He sald that many of these “too many things” were quite unnecessary, and mentioned spelling as one of those that might give way to nature study. He said the best resuits in nature study would come from actual contact with plant life, animal life and geological subjects. SOCIETY PLANS IN THE ISLE CITY - FOR HOLIDAYS ALAMEDA, Dec. 11.—"Bethlshem,” a na- tivity play by Laurence Hausman, will be pre- sented in Notre Dame Hall on Thursday even- ing, December 22, by the students of Notre Dame Academy. Participating in' the per- formance will: be the following young ladies: Misses Genevieve Mahony, Katherine Court- ney, Sarah Turtier, Hazel Kilgore, Helen Hoyt, Irene Smith, Wanda Tweedle, Janet Painter, Annetté Hennings, Mabel Luttrell, Marie Ross, Barah Riskin, Dora Koenig, Ruth Griswold, Alice Hugh Wilhelmina = Arias, McCalian, Vi Monison, Mildred Foster, Pearl Hunter, Margaret Durney, Olga Schu- man, Vers, Hunt, Margery Hennitgs, Elizabeth Geraldine - Larkey, Loufse Rhein, Bessie Vierra, Char- lotte O'Neill, Agnes Scholten, Pauline Painter, Blanche Le Gallet, Mercedes Mendizabel, Katherine Ryan, Sophie Koordt, Ursula Bcholten, Mary Hickey, Ramona Bennett, Ger- trude Hughes, Clair Bolan, Nellle McMahon, Emma Code, Claudina Foster, Margaret Mc- Ellin, Sibyl Cohen, Irene 'Leaman, Mary Smith, Josephine Wall, Margaret McCorquedale, Boselyn Cohen, Angela _Smith, Genevieve Hayes, Juanita Heck Lols Sfarp, Aloyse Wolf, Miriam Mendizabel, Cally Bickford, Vir- ginia Bensoul, Helen Larkey. Rose Larkey, Catherine Power, Theresa Scholten, Margaret Smith, Mary de Bernardi, Louise O'Neill, Ma- rie Le Gallet, Edania Smith, Minnfe Kist, Vivian Tweedie, Vivian Morrison, Lonise Pa’ rodi, Geneyieve Chandler, Helen Barr. Isle City Council of the Young Ladies’ In- stitute will install fts newly elected officers in Lafayette Hall to-morrow night. Congressman Joseph R. Knowiand is ex- pected home from Washington on the 22d of this month to spend the holiday season with his_family. There will be & ‘Christmas meeting" given by the Friday Evening Assembly in Harmonfe Hall on the evening of the 23d. The patraa- esses of the affair are Mrs, K. K. Field, Mrs. George H. Mastick, Mrs. W. A. Bissell, Mrs, George H. Murdock, Mrs. J. Conger and rs. . F. Gerald. Miss Grace Reynolds gave a tea Thursday evening in honor of Miss Clara Innes of Clay- ton and Miss Kerr of Elk Grove, who were her guests last week. Sixty were bidden to the party. Santa "Claus will visit the members of the Alameda Boating Club at a high jinks to be heid. on Christmas eve. The following have charge of the arrangements for the appearance of the welcome man with the presents: John J. Hammond, E. B. Thorning, George A. Mil- ler, John Trainor and George Tupper. Company G is planning to give a series of Whist tournaments during the winter season. The committee in charge of the programme consists of Sergeant E. W. Anderson, Lieuten- ant Rushton McConnell and Private Charles Forster. ——ee—— DISTI HED PRIEST HERE. Father Alexander Doyle Delivers Ser- mon at St. Mary’s (Paulist). . The Rev. Father Alexander P. Doyle, president of the Apostolic Mis- sionary College, Washington, D. C., préached yesterday morning at the 11 takes a cent to| o'clock mass in St. Mary's (Paulist) Church. He drew a graphic comparison be- tween the mission of St. John the Baptist, as described in the Gospel, the Apostles and the missionaries, who to-day, he said, declare the di- vine message which alone ean bring practically to the hearts of men that boon which the Savior of mankind gave to the world. He drew a vivid historical picture of the state of society when the Gos- pel was first announced, and from ft inferred that to-day in this country there exists a condition most favor- able for the revival and spread of those truths which for 1900 years have been the source of strength and Vi for the nations. i er Doyle is a native of this city, d_when 18 years of age he went to New York and joined the t Fathers. He was ordained a priest in 1880 in New York and was the first native son of San Francisco ever ordained to the priesthood. Fa- ther Doyle will preach in St. Jo- seph’s Church next Sunday night. vy 1 et Christmas Leather Goods. No charge for léttering your name in gold on pocketbooks, card cases. cameras, wrist bags, traveling sets. trunks. valises and dress suit cases, or any other fine leather goods purchased at our store. Open evenings. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. ‘ MRS M. W. mnn&nfigs Dumz,—‘fi:’{. of the ate ey T 'n'mnlfmfihindh !rul'i ormer ¥ Trustee Randolph, passed away Friday ai the Pi \ San_Francisco, where she was living with her son. Major Ran. a The is seriously {li and doubts Jatt | are’ enurt-lnod‘:: to his recovery. P ETE r S DEMANDED gins Campaign to Obtain Necessary Improvements REALTY MARKET ACTIVE COMPLETE TOUR OF WATERSHEDS Engineers Finish Inspection of the Holdings of the Bay Cities Water Company ASSEMBLE MANY FACTS Holiday Season Has Little Effect Upon Demand for Alameda County Property Oakland Office, Ban Franecisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 11. Knowing that the development of Oakland harbor meant an increase in the number of factories, docks and warehouses along the Oakland water front, the Oakland Board of Trade has begun a campaign for the improvement of the harbor. The first step was taken last Friday, when Edwin Stearns, sec- retary of the board, and E. C. Sessions left for Washington to attend the com- ing session of the Congressional River and lebor'Commlu_«. and present the facts in regard to the needed de- velopment. This effort of the Board of Trade has received the indorsement of Governor Pardee, the California Pro- motion Committee, the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, and other or- ganizations about the bay. During the last month many inquiries have been received by the Board of Trade from Eastern business men and manufacturers, relating to prices of business property, avallable manufac- turing sites, and transportation facll- ities. The writers of these communi- cations have expressed a desire to set- le in Oakland. The local real estate market con- tinues active In spite of the fact that peédple are now busy with preparations for the holidays. The Realty Bonds and Finance Com- pany held a successful auction of busi- ness property yesterday, all the hold- ings bringing good prices. The Realty Syndicate reports a num- ber of large sales of residence property in the Central Piedmont and Piedmont Springs tracts, among which are the following: Palen of Milton, Bradley & Co., near To H. O. _ lot 100x125 feet om Montecito avenue, Blalr avenue. To J. W. Doubleday of Sloan & Co., I 125 feet, cormer of Park way and Hillsi nue. To W. D. Reed of Oakland, lot 60x201 feet Walter Wayte of San Francisco, lot 94x165 reet on corner of Blair and Hiliside o an of San lot 176x 150 feet on corner of Sheridan and Sierra ave- nues, To Granville Abbott of Nevada. lot 100x150 feet, corner of Sheridan and Highland avenues. The Polytechnic Business College has been moved from its temporary quarters in Maple Hall to the new King building, where. it will be per- manently located. Rives M. Baker, son of George W. Baker, has opened a real estate and in- surance office in Oakland. The Independence Square Distriet Improvemens Club will hold an election of officers on Friday, December 16. ALAMEDA, Dec. 11.—With the close of the present yedr more homes hava been erected here than during any year of the last decade, and local realty dealers and builders expect that the coming year will see the record of 1894, nearly one hundred and fifty resi- dences, surpassed. Mhny of the local realty dealers and contractors have pians ready for new homes and ar= waiting the close of the holiday season before beginning work. There is a steady.and increasing demand for mod- ern cottages of six and seven rooms thst rent for from $20 to $25 a -month. Concerning business with the Alame- da Land Company, Frank N. Dodd of that firm said: We are experiercing an unprecedented in- quiry from outsiders for Alameda real estate. There 1s & marked improvement in the condi- tion of the market. Many Investors and those seeking homes are contemplating settling in this city. Many beautiful homes are now in course of construction throughout Alameds, and desirable building lots are daily becoming more yaluable. Several cottages and flats are about | 10 be erected on Central avenue, near Chestnut street. Thé promised improvement in our roads and the completion of a beautiful new depot at the narrow gauge terminus is positive guaran- tee of a new system of electricity through our streets. Alameda will then surpass any city of its size In the world. Investors, speculators or home seekers can make no mistake to pur- chase within the city limits, as the future of- fers us every encouragement and the accom- plishment of our most sansuine expectations. The opportupities were never better than they are at present. The really market -is sound and healthy. Hammond - & Hammond report a steady inquiry for cottages to rent and they always have a waiting list of those seeking to obtain a cozy home in Alameda. This firm also reports that because of the demand for medern con- veniences in residences many owners of houses that have been built for some years are making alterations to the buildings to meet the requirements of tenants. Charles Adams & Co. of Bay Station have negotiated several important transfers during the last few weeks and expect to be busy after New Year's day. William Dufour recently effected the sale of the large lot at the southeast corner of Santa Clara avenue and Wil- low stréet to John J. Ormsby. The purchaser intends to build on the lot to satisfy the needs of the tenant. A. R. Denke of the West End has| | disposed of a number of houses and lots west of Fifth street and is prepar- ing to do much bullding after the holi- day season. —_—————— INDIAN lS_\Amn OF MURDER BY A JURY | REDDING, Dec. 1l—After being out twenty hours' the jury in the case of Frank Charles, charged with the murder of his wife, brought in a ver- diet of acquittal to-day. Charles is ar. Indian. His wife was a quarter- breed Indian. She died and was buried by her husband. When the Coroner exhumed the body wounds were found on the head and hus- band was suspected of having beaten her to death. He testified that he was carrying her on his back ‘across a stream when he slipped and she fell, striking her head on a stone, Colleet Data Upon Which a Report Will Be Rendered to Oakland City Couneil Oakland Office San Franeisco Call, | 1016 Broadway, Deec. 11 City Engineer F. C. Turmer, A. M. Hunt and J. B. Howells, composing the board of engineers selected to in- spect the Bay Cities Water Company’s properties, have returned from their tour of the watersheds from which the | company purposes to get a supply for the city of Oakland. The engineers spent four days traversing the hills and valleys back of Mount Hamilton, which form the basis of the Bay Cities’ water project. The commission visited the dam and reservoir sites, inspected the ridges and the streams, took many observations and collected a mass of data bearing upon the engineering problems, the {| BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY | OAKLAND. | 1016 Broadway. Telephione “Main 1088, BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 559. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameds County. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. Edward and Susie J. Plerce to James A. and Ella B. Reynolds, lot on W line of street, 25:7 8 of Atlantic, S 25 by W ot 20, block 405. map Gibbons property at Oak- land Point, Oakland; $10. Edward L. Briggs (widower) to Clara A. Collins (wife of Frank A.), lot on S line of Eleventh street, 143 E of Castro, § 80 by 3 100, lots 12, 18, 14 and partion of lot 11, biock 147, Kellersberger's map, Oakland: gift. Carl Jeschien to Fred L. Button, lot on NW cormer of Thirty-elghth (Weston avenue) and Goid streets, N 120, W 41.43, S 123.14, B 41.54, lot block C, map resubdivision Westom Traet, Oukland: $10. J. 8. and Jennie Nicholas (wife) to Sarah A. Robinson (wife of D. W.), lot on N_line of East Fourteenth street, 180 W of Twenty- sixth avenue, W 40 by N 120, portion of lots 2¢ and 25, block A, sufficiency of supply and the character | $10. of the country. Close attention was given the conditions in the Santa Ysa- bel and the Arroye del Valle section: these forming the two main arteries o the company’s holdings, so far as Oak- land’s interests are concerned. Much of the data was gathered for the pur- pose of comparisons with the figures and statements that have been sub- mitted to the City Council by the Bay Cities Water Company engineers. The engineers worked into the water- sheds by way of Smith Creek, coming out through the Arroyo del Valle and following the company’s projected pipe lines south of Livermore. Before a report will be ready for sub- mission to the City Council the engi- neers will check up all the company's figures from their own observations to ascertain whether the former are cor- | rect. City Engineer Turner sald to- | day he was doubtful whether a report could be prepared In less than two | weeks. Concerning the trip, Turner | said: . In view of the fact that the board was ap- | pointed to make a report to the City Council, | I am not at liberty to comment on what we saw during our tour. The trip was a rough one and at times we suffered considerably from the cold, being compelled to camp out most of the time. Nothing concerning the Inspection will be made public until the report has been | submitted to the City Council. e Ruskin Club Gives Dinner. OAKLAND, Dec. 11.—A students’ evening was given by the Ruskin Club last night. A number of those attend- ing the State University and several members of the faculty were present. About fifty sat down to dinner, which was given at the Hotel Metropole. Jack London acted as toastmaster. The round table on the “Socialists’ Appeal” was led by the Rev. Herbert F. Briggs and the paper of the even- ing was read by Austin Lew! —_—————— New System Is an Improvement. BERKELEY, Dec. 11.—Dr. Rhein- hardt In a lecture yesterday said that the new system of handling affairs at the university gymnasium had worked wonders. He especially re- ferred to the method of providing towels for the “gym.” He said the plan of exacting a fee from the stu- dent for towels and supplying him each day with a clean one had the avenue (Dove) and Hibbard (Perch) 108 by 8 100, lots 11 to 15 and strip § adjoining said lots on B, biock 38, Encinal Land adjacent, Alameda: Phillp and ENzabeth G. Collischonn (wifs to Katherine G. and Margaret L. Perine, on W line of Onk street, 70 N of Fifth, N 30 by W 100, lot 19 and portion lot 20, block 128, Kellersberger's map, Oukland: $10. L. Lewis (widower) to Joseph . lot on SW corner Central avenue Fountain street, W 117:6% by S 190:7%, Oak- land; quitclaim deed; $1 pon ock George Palmer (by Harlow P. Bancrof torney) to Mary A Alvares, lot 24 bl map Santa Fe Tract No. 3, Oakland, deed an: agreement; $10. Harlow P. Bancroft to same, lot 16, block J, Santa Fe Tract No. 2, same: $10. Same to Jacob Brum lot 8, block M (40 by Santa Fe Tract No. 4, Oakland: $10. ah A. McKee (widow) (by 8. B. McKee, attorney) to Malene O. C. Gundersen (wife of 0. C.), lot on § line of Sixty-first street, 135 E of Grove, E 40 by 8 135, lot 25, block 6, map Santa Fe Tract 5, Oakiand, deed and agree ment; §$10. M. F. Sullivan to Martin H. Wilkens, lot on N line of Golden Gate avenue, 50 E of Baker, E 50 by N 125, lot 2, block S, amended map Butler Tract, Oaklan: Martin H L. Heyer, Millte E. Wilkens to Hans 10. George T E ap 0. portion of 1 2 m D. Baldwin's subdivision of pbrtion of Woolsey Tract. land: $10. Berkeley Development Company to Robert P. Fabj, lot 3, block 8. Fairview Park, etc., deed and agresment, Oakland: $10. William A. and Napey E. Donaldson to An drew B. Christens on W_line of Six teenth avenue 105 S of Twenty-first street, § 85 to N line of an alley. W 91.38, NE 35.66, line of satd fon lots 13 to Antonio, East thence on line paraliel with siley. 8452 to beginning. po 18, of fractional block & n ©akland: $10. tla A. Frissell, lot on 111 NE of East John H. Frissell to Fourteenth street, NE 29 by SE 75. pertion SE line of Fifteenth avenue, lots 1, 2 and. 3, block .17, San Antonio, Bast Oakland: $10. 8 E. and Cyril C. Juster (husband) to Rich ard White, lot on. W line of Pledmont avenue (Mark _street), 250 S of Parker (Kearney) S 50 by W 135. block 5. property of John Kear ney, ete., Berkeley: $10. —_————— YOUNG BAPTISTS ELECT OFFICERS, — Alameda, Dee. 11.—Officers were elected by San Francisco Baptist Assoclation, which ¢ n- vened here in the First Baptist Church lam evening, as follows: President, G. Lister, Alameda: vice president, Mrs. Arthur Caid- well, Oakland: recording secretary, Miss Ger- trude Story: San Francisco; correaponding sec- retary, Miss Addie Ingham, Oakland: treas- urer, Miss Hattle Robingon, San Franciseo; su- peritendent of junior and Intermediate worlk, Miss Hazel Roberts, San Francisco. Rev. effect of preventing the skin disease that was prevalent last term. Harry L. Boardman of the Tenth-avenus Bap- tist Church Oakiand. addressed the meeting om ““A Forward Movs of Young Peopls.” Issued on December 18, THE CHRISTMAS CALL Will present its readers with the Art Supplement entitled Sheep This is a copy of one of the famous paintings from the Palace of Fine Arts at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion. This remark- able painting is the work of Franz Cour- tens, who has de- picted with won- derful effect the soft lights of dusk as they illumine .the branches and trunk of a fine old spread- ing tree under which are gathered the sheep quietly browsing. “The sun, reluctantly sinking, strugglingly tries to stay The progress of twilight shadows and prolong the beautiful day. Beneath a tree in the meadow are huddled the lambs and sheep; The birds in the branches are mute and nature is going to sleep.” CHRISTMAS