The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1904, Page 32

3z THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1904. 25, C «NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDAw SOFT ANSWER 70 HOWISON Professor’s Allegations Re- zarding Belief in Im- mortality Are Denied DEFENSE FOR LIBERALS Berkeley Pastor Declares That Unitarians General- ]y Hold the Doctrine Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Dec. 24. G. H. Howison's remarks Sunday concerning the so-called churches’ attitude toward the immortality has been an- by Rev. Earl Morse Wilbur, minister of the Unitarian church of P. ofessor doctrine of swered Berkel In open letter issued to-day Rev. bur quotes from the revort of Howison's address in The “One | a Wi fessor ast Monday, as follows: M ¥ ] up of Christians—the so- . d group—has ceased to be- ve i do not object, I under-| member of their body | ng the belief, but it is not of 1 tenets of faith.” h ‘this as a text, the Unitarian inister, who also is dean of the ¥ni- Theological Seminary, discussed tion as foliows: d no newspaper controversy | e for whom I have so high re- Professor Howison, and, in- ust that the report does not speaker’s deliberate opin- 1 should be untrue to my own and unworthy of the cause that epresent in this community, if I suf- ch a report credfted to such a| to pass without notice. And I here simply to say that it is representing the real state of Unitarians as I have| during some fifteen years the min v, and with a tolerably ide acquaintance among their leaders. The Unitarian Church has no formal 4 that one must assent to before g it While it appreciates the mportance to the individual of clear thelogical opinions, it holds that no person or church should impose them upon him as a condition of Christian fellowship. No Unitarian Church wowld of asking a candidate what he ved as to immortality or any other trine before admitting” him to mem- p. It would ask no more than e assured of his sincere desire to lead a Christian life. “But it would be a grave mistake to iclude from this attitude that the arian Church, as a whole, or that <onsiderable proportion of it, has ed to hold the faith in immortal- Numerous statements of what Unitarians believe are published, and are often said (I believe with truth) to come nearer to representing the average level of Unitarian belief than the standard orthodox creeds to representing that of those that pro- fess them. I have just examined near- 4 score of these, and have found that without exception they express faith in immortality in unequivocal terms: and they represent, I am sure, the consenting opinion of the leaders of Unitarian thought, the radical as well as the conservative. Most modern Unitarians, it is true, gre as far from believing that the body of Jesus ever rose from the dead as they are from believing that his spirit ever dled at all. . Their con- fidence in a future life is based rather o¢n the inherent nature of the human soul, its kinship with God, and the reagonableness of His universe. “EARL MORSE WILBUR, the Unitarian Theological drean y T . « they *Dean of School.” e ASSOCIATED CHARITIES SEEKS AN INVESTIGATION Eequests City. Council to Examine the Books and Workings of the lon. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Investigation is courted by the Associated Charities ccncerning the workings of the organ- ization and the directors. On motion of Rev. Charles R. Brown, seconded by Rev. C. T. Walkeley, the City Coun- <1l will be requested to name a com- miitiee to examine the funds and books of the organization. After reading the affidavits filed with the City Council making charges against the secretary in the case of Mrs. Alice Wiley and having investigated the same the beard of directors adopted a resolution declaring its confidence in the secre- tary. —_——— Egypt Claims Oldest Man. Egypt puts in a claim to possess the oldest person in the world, one Ahmed Selim, who has just turned sixscore. He remembers Napoleon in Egypt, or says he does, and how he scattered the mamelukes before him “with his whirl- wind sword,” more potent than even the prophet’s heaven-descended blade. He was long a slave in Cairo, but is now bedridden, and taken care of by a great-granddaughter, herself now well along in years. Old Arabs remember aim as an oid n when they were boys, and have difficulty in believing that he is as aged as he says he is.— Indianapolis News. 1 Oculist—Yes, you have a bad case of cross-eyes. Were they always that way? Caller—No, sir. It's of recent occur- ence. I think T got it while I was watching the workmen on a sky scrap- er and trying to look at an automobile accident in the street below qt the same time.—Chicago Tribune. ——— e “The difference between a woman and a glass,” said the funny fellow, “is that the glass reflects without speak- ing, while & woman speaks without veflecting.” “And the difference between you end a glass,” said the sharp girl, “is that the glass is polished.”—Philadel- phia Inquirer. £ |to the call of charity, but at Christ- | fola in the form of a check for $25. MANY CHO THEIR VOICES IN SONG. AU Churches to Hotd Speciat Services Oakland Pastors Announce Their ro + RICH AND POOR SHARE THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS By Zoe Green Radcliffe. i g OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Few realize that “it is more blessed to give than to receive” so well as Mrs. J. A. Folger. Eer heart and hand are always open mas time it is her delight to extend her giving and make glad many hearts outside her own fortunate circle of in- timates and kin. This year Fablola Hespital and the Assoclated Charities are each the richer to-day by $50, while two free kindergartens—the Cakland and Central—are rejoicing over the 325 check that each received as a Christmas gift from Mrs. Folger. Mrs. Robert Watt also bestowed a generous Christmas present upon Fab- There are many other generous women in Oakland with means to sat- isfy their noble impulses who annually bring happiness to hundreds of hearts. Every year Mrs. Oscar Luning has a gorgeous tree for dozens of little chil- dren in her neighborhood, who but for her kindly thought would see little difference between Christmas and any other day. The other day Mrs. A. A. Moore Jr. entertained fifty little people with a fairy tree that yielded most wonderful fruit and before the sea- son is over many more examples, of such commendable keeping of the Yuletide will come to light. To-morrow the home of the Thomas Prathers will look like a scene from scme fairy tale. An immense tree is being laden with gifts that will find their way into the hands of half a hundred merry children to-morrow. The beautiful ballroom of the A. L. Stones has been transformed into a bewitching headquarters for Santa Claus, and the children of the Egbert Stones, the Detricks, the Havemeyers, the McNears, the Macdonalds and the Eraytons will all be included in the big Christmas gathering. . s e Every one is still taiking of the Chan- selor Christmas tea. Everything was on a most elaborate scale and the gorgeous gowns, the beautiful decora- tions and the wonderful tree all fur- nished food for endless delightful gos- sip and delicious memories that future Christmases will always revive. The guests chose their own packages from the tree and, when denuded of their en- velopes of tissue paper and red rib- bon, revealed rare bits of bric-a-brac and various articles of value. o In the musical geography Oakland is once more on the map. Paderewski re- ceived an ovation yesterday that equaled, if it did not surpass, any en- thusiastic demonstration of our criti- cal neighbors across the bay. A large audience—unusually large considering the fact that much Christmas shopping was still to do—greeted the great artist and compelied him to give three en- cores after his last number. Paderews- ki was very gracious with his encores. i The Piedmont Dancing Club will give a Christmas dance at the picturesque little clubhouse in Pledmont Park next | Tuesday night. The club includes thir- ty or forty of the Linda Vista and other dwellers on the Piedmont hills. —_——— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: William L. Hafley, 28, Sacramento, and Alma A. Langford, 18, Oakland; Benjamin H. Turner, 24, San Francisco, and Fannie C. Rowden, 23, Visalia; Frank G. Goertz, over 21, and Anna J. Witte, over 18, both of Oakland; Peter Bohrer. over 21, and Sarah Healey, over 18, both of Oakland; Edward G. Witt, 27, Los Angeles, and Stephanie E. Hill, 22, Berkeley; Frank E. H. Frost, over 21, and Louise G. Bassett, | over 18, both of Oakland; Frank T. Owens, 26, and Bessie M. Anderson, | 21, both of Oakland; Charles L. Briggs, 23, Fruitvale, and Celia Strick- man, 17, Oakland; Charles P. Eggles- | ton, 28, and Mabel G. Teeple, 21, both | of Oakland; Jeseph C. Elliott, 27, | Oakland, and Myra L. Gould, 22, Hay- | wards; Henry A. Nablas, 22, and Mary | Melendez, 18, both of Oakland; Lester | D. Schaenfeld, 29, San Francisco, and | Daisy M. Blodgett, 23, Oakland; Daniel Snidley, over 21, Santa Clara, and Mary E. King, over 18, Salinas; Charles E. Bowdoin, 41, San Fran- | cisco, and Harrlet B. Wheat, 34, Oak- ' land; Jean B. Caxsaubon, over 21, and Charlotte Chanteloup. over 18, both of Oakland. —_——— Educators to «Convene. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Commercial and shorthand teachers from various parts of California will hold a con- vention in the Polytechnic College, this city, next Thursday and Friday. Prior to the epening of the convention | Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock there will be an informal reception. Edwin M. Stearns of the |at | King; Oakland Board of Trade will deliver an address of welcome. D. G. White of San Jose will respond. W. W. Cooley is scheduled to deliver a lec- ture on “The Business College.” Pa- pers dealing with commercial and shorthand studies will be read by B. ¥. Allison, H. C. Ingram, R. V. Dixon and Mrs. Grace A. Spear. rammes for OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Christmas day coming on Sunday there will be spe- cial services in the churches of Oak- land to-morrow. There will be spe- cial music and special sermons in all of the places of worship. Handel's famous oratorio, “The Mes- siah,” will be sung to-morrow evening at the First Congregational Church by || & chorus choir of eighty volces, under the direction cf Alexander Stewart. The service will begin at 7 o’clock, ow- Ing to the length of the oratorio, which consumes much more time than an ordinary Sunday evening service. In ‘the morning special Christmas music will be rendered by the choir and a Christmas sermon will be preached by the Rev. Charles R. Brown. Robert Lloyd, the director of the First Presbyterian Church choir, has arranged special music, which will be sung by a solo quartet, composed of Mrs. A. T. Fletcher, Mrs. John Mad- den, Miss Mabel Gordon and Mrs. Robert Lloyd, and an agumented chorus choir. Following is the pro- gramme of the Christmas musical ser- vice: Morning — Organ prelude, (Dudley Buck); anthem, “Sing, Oh Heavens” (Lowe); barytone solo, “Noel” (Adam); soprano solo, “Night Scng of Bethlehem” (Nevin); offer- tory, recitative, female voices, ‘“Star of Glory” (Brown); alto solo, “Christ- mas” (Shelley); anthem, male quartet and alto solo, “The Holy Babe” (Batchelder); postlude, *‘Finale” (Lemmens). Evening—Organ prelude, “Military March” (Schubert) ; “Pastorale” (John W. Metcalf), and “Pilgrims’ Chorus.” The choir will render: An- them, ““Birthday of a King” (Neid- linger); tenor solo, “The Glorious Morn” (Neidlinger); quartet, *“Ring Cut, Wild Bells” (Lahoe); offertory and bass solo, “Hark! What mean?” (Lowe); anthem, “It Came Upon the Midnight” (Gilchrist); organ post- lude, “Toccata.” SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICES. The Sunday schoel will have special Christmas services at 9:46 a. m. The Christmas story will be given to the school by Mrs.” Charles Woodbury. Special Christmas music will be sung the Union-street Presbyterian Church by the following choir: Mrs. M. M. Brown, Mrs. J. W. Aldrich, Mrs. J. E. Whitehead, Miss M. Sampson, Miss C. Peipenburg, Mr. M. M. Brown, Mr. J. E. Whitehead, Miss H. L. Cham- berlain, Miss Eva Williams, Miss Es- telle Matheson, Miss L. Howland, Miss M. Harris, Mr. I. S. MacCurdy, Mr. C. Bumstrager. George Pollett, organist; ‘W. J. Oaes, choir director. . Fifty voices will join in the Christ- “Noel” | mas music at the First Baptist Church, which will be sung under the direction of Percy A. R. Dow. Following is the programme for the morning and even- ing services: 11 a. m.—Prelude, minuetto in G minor (Tours); “Glory to God in the Highest,” solo, quartet and chorus (Pergolesi); ““Star of the Orient,” Mrs. Best and quartet (Shelley); anthem, “Peace on Earth,” choir; “The Glori- ous Morn,” Mrs. Warner and chorus (Niedlinger); postlude in F minor (Petrali). 7:30 p. m.—"The Righteous Branch,” the great Advent cantata, by Clough Leiter, will be rendered by the full chorus. Solo parts—Mrs. Margaret Best, soprano; Mrs. J. J. Warner, con- tralto; Mr. Scott Kent and Mr. Norman Pendleton, tenors; Mr. Reginald Mar- rack, barytone, assisted by Miss Hib- berd and Mr. Leiter. ““Noel” (offertory with cello obligato), (Adam), by Mrs. Best. Holy communion will be celebrated at St. Paul’'s Church at 8 a. m. by the Rev. C. T. Walkley, and will be fol- lowed at 10:30 with special Christmas music. The programme follows: Morning services at 10:20 o'clock; Prelude: “Passacaglia” from ‘“Sonata” in E minor, Rheinberger; processional: Fidells,” Reading; ‘‘Venite,” ' Turle; “Te Deum,” Oliver King; “Jubilate,” Oliver introit, ‘““While Shepherds ‘Watched Their Flocks by Night,” Tan- sur; “Kyrie,” Mendelssohn; “Gloria Ti- bi,” Fickenscher; hymn, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” Mendelssohn; offertory, “‘Star of the Orient” (Harry Rowe Shelley), Lowell Redfield; “Sanc- tus,” Gounod; communion hymn, “Ag- nus Del,” Tours; “Gloria in Excel- gis,” Old Chant; recessional, "Angels from the Realms of Glory,” Smart; postlude, “Triumphal March” from fifth symphony, Beethoven. Evening services at 6 o'clock will be a carol service for the children, led by the vested choir. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. A special musical programme in honor of Yuletide will be presented at | the First Christlan Church by the fol- lowing choir: Sopranos—Miss Wanzetta Fuller (soloist), Mrs. J. N. Hubbard, Miss Nellie V. Philbrick, Miss Georgie Lam- bert, Miss Mina Philbrick, Miss Maudie A. Henderson, Miss Mamie L. Phil- brick, Mrs. Frank Nebeker, Miss Mabel Pelton, Miss Clara Lane. Altos—Mrs. Blanche E. Young (soloist), Miss Elsie Blodgett, Miss S. Bertha Smith, Mrs. T. B. Ray, Mrs. Holcomb, Mrs. P. A. Neilsen, Miss Nelly Bly-Jones, Miss Alice Wood, Miss Alberta Murdock, Miss Jennie Janes. Tenors—Dr. O. S. Dean, J. J. Wil- lams, F. W. Locke, C. E. Lloyd, J. N. Hubbard. Bassos—W. F. Keene (soloist), A. Day. NSTALLATION OF OFFICERS OF LIVE OAK LODGE OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Live Oak Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Ma- |scns, held an installation and banquet in Masonic Temple last night. The following were inducted into office: W. M., C. F. Gulick; 8. W., W. 8. Smith; , J. W, A. P. Leach; T, J. A. Park; secretary, J. J. Warner; C., G. D. Reynolds; M., M. M. Hoffman; S. D., A. C. Jackson; J. D., H. V. Blasdel; St., C. H. Wood and A. F. Shulte; Ty., O. K. Stampley. F. K. Mott officlated as installing of- ficer and A. B. Webster as master of | ceremonies. Addresses were made dur- ing the evening by C. F. Gulick, E. H. Hart, C. R. Brown, Thomas A. Bower and George W. Sweeney. & * M. Smith, Clifton A. Wood, George G. Peterson, Will H. Brown. Organist—Will Carruth. Violinist— Miss Alice Guthrie. Director—Dr. O. 8. Dean. Christmas will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception with solemn high mass at 10:30 a. m. The mass will be cele- brated by the Rev. Father Clifford, assisted by the Rev. F. X. Morrison as deacon and the Rey. Father Bell as sub-deacon. Christmas music will be rendered by a specially augmented chorus choir under the direction of Adolph Gregory. e A CHRISTMAS DAY' IN BERKELEY. Pastors and People Prepare for Cele- brating Great Anniversary. BERKELEY, Dec. 24.—Special ser- vices appropriate to the Christmas season will be held to-morrow in nearly all churches of Berkeley. Rev. C. K. Jenness of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church will preach on the subject of “The Value of Affection- ate Living.” Special Christmas music will be sung by the choir. The fol- lowing prominent Methodist ministers and officials of .the church, whose homes are in Berkeley though their work is done elsewhere, have consent- ed to make brief addresses at the evening service: Dr. W. S. Mathews, presiding elder San Francisco district; Dr. F. D. Bovard, editor California Christian Advocate; Rev. E. D. Mec- Creary, presiding elder Sacramento district; Dr. G. B. Smyth, missionary secretary, and Dr. Johnson, superin- tendent of Chinese work. Rev. E. W. Darst of the Christian church will preach th the morning on “God’s Christmas Gift.” A boys’ choir will sing at both of the day’s services. Special services will be held in the Congregational church. Carols will be sung from the tower room of the church at 7:15 o'clock a. m. Presi- dent J. K. McLean of the Pacific The- ological Seminary will preach in the morning on “The Great Day That Is and Is to Be.” The cholr will render special Christmas music. Under the direction of Miss Wellen- dorff a special musical programme will be rendered at the Unitarian church. The First Presbyterian Church is to have an elaborate musical programme at both morning and evning services, with several soloists added to the choir. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will have an elaborate programme of ser- vice and song, beginning at 6 o’clock in the morning, when holy commun- ion will be celebrated. SRR e ALAMEDA YULETIDE SERVICES, Special Music to Be Given in Churclres of Island City. ALAMEDA, Dec. 24.—Christmas day will be observed in the local churches in a manner befitting the greatest anniversary in the calendar of Christendom. There will be spe- cial music and the themies of the preachers will be drawn from the birth of the Christ. At the First Methodist Church the music morning and evening will be rendered by the following choir and a chorus,of twen- ty-four voices: Soprano, Miss Goldie M. White; tenor, Arthur Gale; alto, Miss Mabel V. MacNab; bass, Gus Olsen; organist, Miss Elizabeth Simp- son; director, Miss Mabel Hill. Services will be held by the mem- bers of the First Congregational Church in the auditorium of the new edifice. The music will be given under the direction of Ernest McCandlish. The services at the First Presby- terlan Church will be held in the morning at the usual hour. In the evening there will be an entertain- ment by the Sunday-school children. Five masses will be said to-morrow at St. Joseph's Church. ——— s Judged by Effect. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky tells of how he once accompanied a joint committee of the Loulsiana Leg- islature which visited a State penal institution. One member of the com- mittee was a rising young lawyer from New Orleans, who talked for a few minutes with one of the colored con- victs. “You appear to know Mr. " said another committeeman. et sir,” sald the negro, “he’s de gentleman dat sent me heah.” “Is that so? I never knew that he had been a prosecuting attorney.” “Dun- no 'bout dat, sah,” sald the darky, grinning, “but he was my lawyer.”— Exchangs | | | * were stupefied. S WILL RAISE]SAVANTS FIND WORM SECRETS Scientists at University An- nounce the Results of Curious Investigations TWO BULLETINS ISSUED Professor Kofoid Directs the Examination Under Mi- croscope of Tiny Crawlers CEGER Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Dec. 24. Bulletins of unusual importance and interest to the scientific world were issired to-day by the University of Cal- ifornia, one being the work of Pro- fessor John F. Bovard, who worked with Professor C. A. Kofoid in solving the problem of the distribution of the sense organs in microscolex, or the California earth worm, and the other an elaborate treatise by Harry Beal Torrey upon the hydroids of the San Diego region. The interesting method by which the worms were prepared for examin- ation is described by Professor Bo- vard. The worms were allowed to swim about awhile {n water to frée them from grit and dirt, and were then killed by allowing alcohol to drip into the dish at the rate of 60 drops a minute. Thus the worms After being hardened they were preserved in alcohol. The cuticle was then removed and mounted. The plan was to count all the sense organs in the entire cuticle and to plat these so that their dis- tribution in any part might be seen at a glance. A high magnification was necessary. The work was carried on in the zoological laboratory of the Univer- sity of California under the guidance of Professor Kofoid. Professor Bo- vard says: “The total number of sense organs in a single lumbricus was approximated by Miss Langdon ('95) at 150,000, while for a microscolex of 103 segments only 14,787 were found. Thus microscolex, with approximately one-fourth the surface of lumbricus, has only one-tenth as many sense organs. “The distribution of the sense organs suggests that the surface of the worm is not equally sensitive In all parts. Experiments to determine the sensi- tiveness were made, with alcohol and acids as irritants, sugar and quinine as taste stimulants. A fine capillary pipette was used for applying alcoholic solutions of 1 per cent and less, so that a small quantity could be applied to a small area. The time between the application and some direct mani- festation of irritation was recorded by a stop watch. The records show that the anterior end is more sensitive than the posterior, and the posterior more than the middle part. Solutions of quinine of one-thousandth of 1 per cent and even less gave the same re- sults as the alcohol. The fact that the animals reacted to the quinine may indicate that the sense organs have some gustatory function. This might be expected, for the difference in structure between sense organs on the outside of the body and those of the pharynx is very slight. The sense or- gans of the pharynx are lower and a great deal broader than the others. The results of the last set of experi- ments are of importance because they show that the degree of sensitiveness inferred fromt the differences in time reactions of a given region is corre- lated with the number of sense or- gans found therein. The ratio of the number of organs in the anterior end to those of the posterior is 3 : 2, while the ratio of time reactions is approxi- mately 4 : 7. Thus the ratio of the numbers of sense organs in two given areas is approximately inversely pro- portional to that of the time re- actions.” Harry Beal Torrey's paper deals exhaustively with the hydroids or sea plants of the San Diego region, his investigation having been made at the laboratory of the Marine Biological Association, San Diego. His work is concerned with a minute description and analysis of the local hydroids at San Diego, of which there are forty- two known species, eight being new, and all being represented in the col- lections of the University of California or of the Marine Biological Associa- tion at San Diego. Accompanying tables in the bulletin show the recog- nized distribution of the hydroids. —_——ee————— Follows Father to Grave. ALAMEDA, Dec. 24.—Cold con- tracted while attending the funeral of his father, the late James Payne Smith, caused the death this morning of Joseph Beckington Smith, a news- paper writer, who passed away t% pneumonia at 1621 Oak street. r deceased was a native of England, a widower and 69 years old. He is sur- vived by six children, Joseph B. Smith Jr., Thomas Smith, Mrs. Carrie Wagner, Mrs. Florence Evans, Mrs, Fred Kleupfer and Mrs. Peter Nelson. ————— These May Teach. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—The County Board of Education announced this afternoon the names of those success- ful in passing the recent examination for teachers. Out of fourteen appli- cants the following eleven passed: Edith L. Martin, Bessie Errett, Aaron Turner, Blanche Collier, Mary E. Mec- Glashan, Bertha Wiley, Agne§ Wiley, Elizabeth A. Powers, Augusta H. King, Francis J. Gleason and Frederica Ketjen. Dr. S. H. Buteau Wins. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—W. S. O’Brien lost his suit to recover damages from Dr. S. H. Buteau for injuries alleged {o have been sustained in a collision between the buggles of the parties to the action. Judge W. S. Geary to-day held that the defendant was not re- lpoxuible for the smash-up. 1f you are invited to a party, attend, or give a mighty good excuse, unless you can stand being roasted. ot T sl b RS s R THUGS WORK WITH INPUNITY Alameda Visited by Gang of Thieves Who Commit Many Bold Criminal Acts HIGHWAYMEN OPERATE G. F. Schloetelborg Loses Cash, and Residences Are Broken Into by Burglars ALAMEDA, Dec. 24—With two re- volvers at his head, G. F. Schioetel- borg, a shipping clerk, who lives at the Hotel Savoy in San Francisco, was compelled to stand with his hands in the air this evening while two masked highwaymen relieved him of $10 In cash. Schioetelborg was on his way to visit W. F. D. Donandt, who lives at 2067 San Jose avenue, and had just left the train at the Chestnut street sta- tion. He had reached a point on San Jose avenue between Chestnut and Willow streets, when he was confront- ed by the two masked men each armed with a big revolver. While one of the footpads kept the victim covered the other stepped behind him and pinned his arms, after which the first man went through his pockets. The hold- up men took $10 from his overcoat pocket, but before they could search him further they were frightened off by an approaching pedestrian. They made thelr escape before an alarm could be given. The matter was re- ported to the police. During the absence of the family the residence of Mrs. Isabella Scott, 2318 Santa Clara avenue, was entered this afternoon by burglars, who stole $10 40 and a lady’s watch. Burglars entered the residence of H. L. Zimmerman, 2517 Santa Clara ave- nue, this afternoon while the family were awav and ransacked the house, stealing $90 In cash. SISTER MAKES GRAYE CHIRGE Fresno Woman Says Home of Relative in Berkeley Is Unfit for Her Young Son POLICE INVESTIGATE Youth Found at Request of Mother Promptly Returned to His Home in the South B Saidds VA Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Dec. 24. A frantic appeal from Mrs. Annie Hutcheson of Fresno for the return from Berkeley of her 14-year-old son, “Johnnie,” came to Marshal Kerns this morning. The youth is alleged to have been enticed away from his home by Mrs. Hutcheson's sister. Deputy Marshal Carey was detailed on the case and discovered the youth at 1721 Ninth street. The lad was taken in custody and returned to his mother at Fresno. Her letter to the Marshal was as follows: FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 22, 1904. “City Marshal, West Berkeley, Cal. Dear Sir: WIill you please have your deputy go to 1721 Ninth street and see my son. I want him to come home to me. I don’t think he is get- ting my letters, as my sister enticed him to run away and ‘she wants to keep him. He is 14 years of age the first of next month and I don't think it's a fit place for him to be. I have tried four letters to get him home, but cannot get one word from him. We start for home the first of the year, and if he wants to come, God only knows how I want him. I am his mother and I am worrying over him every night. You can see my son Johnnie and God will bless you for it. It is the praver of his broken- hearted mother. His fare is ready for him if you let me know. “MRS. ANNIE HUTCHESON.” ————— PIANO TUNER'S DISCORDS LEAD TO DIVORCE SUIT Mrs. Charlotte A. Robinson Says Hus- band’s Cruelties Are Due to His Unquenchable Thirst. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Notwith- standing that harmony is his stock in trade, Peter J. Robinson makes noth- ing but discord at his home, according to a complaint in a suit begun to-day by Mrs. Charlotte A. Robinson. She wants a divorce on the ground of his cruelty. They have six children, of whom she asks the custody. Robinson is a piano tuner, but Is afflicted with such an unquenchabie thirst that Mrs. Robinson says he drinks up more than he can earn and then abuses her, and she has to support the family by giv- ing music lessons. A final decree of divorce was granted J. Frank Hose this morning from Carrie M. Hose. The decree was entered at the request of Mrs. Mose, although the husband obtained the decree. While able to win husbands, Mrs. Hose has not been so fortunate in keeping them, and has now been divorced from three. She was once Mrs. Ferguson, later Mrs. Sylvester and then Mrs. Hose. ———————— Militia Men Will Dance. QOAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Company F, Fifth Infantry, California National Guard, will give its twenty-eighth anniversary ball o New Year's eve in Armory, Hall, 419 Twelfth street. Full military dress will be worn and the decorations will be in keeping with the military character of the oc- casion. BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL Iy ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKTAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083, BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. l b g ey apcammmmm—— ASK THIEF'S EXERADITION Loeal Authorities Taking Steps to Get F. J. Simmons | Brought to Bar of Justice PAPERS ARE PREPARED Captain J. W. Petersen Will Request Governor to Have the Criminal Returned —_—— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 24. A request will be made to Governor | Pardee Tuesday morning by Captain W. J. Petersen of the local police force for extradition papers directed to the Governor of Missouri for Fred J. Simmons, now In the custody of Chief of Police Matthew Kiely of St Louls. The necessary papers wers drawn up to-day by District Attorney Allen and will be presented by Cap- tain Petersen. Petersen will go to St. Louis after Simmons, who is want- ed here on a charge of grand larceny. While an inmate of the house of W. Grondona at Twelfth and Wood streets last March Simmons, taking advantage of the trust placed in him, ran away with $1004 Grondona had in a trunk. This was a fund contributed | by the scavengers to fight the Pacific| Incinerating Company. Grondona made the amount good to the men who had intrusted the money to his care. Simmons could not be found and the incident was almost forgotten until word came a few days ago that Simmons had been arrested at St. Louis and had confessed to stealing the money from Grondona. —_——— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. Willlam Ogston (single) to W. P. Ellls (single) lot 1, block B, Oakland View Home- stead map dedicating lands on W lne of Ouk- land avenue for highway, etc., Oakland; $10, L. W. Blake to Gretchen Heérby, lot on W line of Chestnut street, 165:3 S of Twenty- first, 8 25 by W 127, lot 14, block A, Adeline street property, resubdivision A and B, North- ern Addition, Oakland: also lot on N line of A strest, 84 W of Ettle, W 27 by N 100, being W 4 feet of subdivision B and B, 2§ feet of subdivision C, lot 12, block 795, Watts| Tract, Oakland, quitclaim deed; $10. Same to Mathias Peterson, lot on NE cor- ner of A and Ettl : portion_subdivisions G, H, block 704, Watts Tract, map No. 2, Oakland, quitelaim’ deed: $10. W. and Alice J. Crider (wife) to E. E. Laymance, lot on NW line of Eleventh avenue, 9% NE East_Sixteenth street, NE 60 by NW 100, block 57, Clinton, East Oakland; $10. The Heaity Syndicate to Rebecca G. Hazen (widow), lot on NE line of Sunnyside avenus, 151.60 SE of Lake avenue, 3 . NE 11640 NW 30.73, SW 127.04, portion lots 11 and 12, block B, Sather Tract, Oak : $1 shi 0. Max W. Koenig to John Willlam Georss Norris, lot on S line of Brockhurst street, 185:9 W of West, W 25 by S 100, portion lot 22 ‘College View Tract, part fln 10, Rancho V. and D. Peraita, Oakland; $10. Charles F. and Helen S. Whitton to Herbert B. Whitton. lot on S_line of Hawthorne ave- 372.68 of Webster street, etc.. S , E 50, N 125, W 50, to beginning, Oak- Sarah T. Leavell (wite of Erasmus T.) to Sarah C. Pond (wife of E. B), Nora T. Me- Neil (single), Lewis F. Leavell (married), James R. Leavell (single) (4 _each), rerecord 802 D. 227, lot_on S line of Thirty-fourth or Brown street, E of West, S 100, E 30, N 130, W 50,"S 30, lot 8, block E, map prop- erty Central Land Company, etc., and personal 1roperty, Cakland;: gift. J. R. Leavell to Lewis E. Leavell, undivided 3% same, Oakland, deed given to correct ervor in_descriotion 874 D. 274; $5. Bertha M. Grismore (Delafield) to Anastasia W. Gadsby, lot on E line of Twenty-third avenue, 68 N of East Twenty-second, B 100 by N 28, lot 8, block H, Latham Terrace, East Oakland: mift. s Margaret J. Leonard (widow) to Vincenso Boces, ot on S line of Thirtieth (Campbell street. 337:10 E of San Pablo avenue, by S 140, portion lot 4, block B, map Whitcher and Brockhurst Tracts, Oakland; $10. Flora E. and L. T. Bowers (husband) te Ella Button Brown, lot on NE corner of Par- ker and Ellsworth streets, N 44:10 by B 90, portion qf lot 19, block B, Leonard Tract, Berkeley; $10. Kate J. and Henry Stirring (husband) to George M. Parkinson. lot on N line of Blake street, 181.62 W of Shattuck avenue, W 60 by N 120.65, portion of plat 68, Kellersderger's map of Ranchos V. and D. Peralta, Berkeley; 5 0. California Home Building Loan Company (corporation) to Lyman Allen, lot on S line of Francisco street, 31 E of McGee avenus (Ham. 1iton street), E 31 by S 135, portion of It B, block 3. State University Homestcad Associa- tion 4, deed to correct error 900 D. 419, Berke- ley; $10. iy );:ll:fn 8. Morse (widow) to Homestead Loan Association of Berkeley, lot on W line of Shattuck avenue, 166 N of Bancroft way (as sald street and avenue now exist), W 100 by 8 30, portion of plat &3, Kellersberger's map Ranchos V. and D. Peraita, Berkels et Issue Holiday Editions. OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Forty-eight solid pages of advertising, deseriptive matter concerning Alameda County and news made up the special edition of the Oakland Tribune issued to-day. The Alameda Argus also came out to-day with an elaborate number in honor of its twenty-eighth anniver- sary. T. G. Daniells, who wrote the first editorial In the paper, also penned the editorial column in the number published to-day. CROOSCICRO LECHOCRORCE CROSOROBONONS QROFOCICHCH % COOK BOOKS. - :