The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 23, 1905, Page 4

P e Mer -ages ago. . inauguration of three new professors of ;of Berkeley will give a reading from “t Epistles in the Light of . awarded o« NEWS . LIVED AGES BEFORE THE SIERRAS ROSE BERKELEY, Jan. 22.—Professor John C. Merriam of the geological de- partment of the State University last night made public the results of dis- coveries for which he is responsible, ' that are expected to revolutionize theories held by scientists regarding the origin and descent of Ichthyosaurs, fishsaurians whose fossils have been the subject of extensive study by geo- | logists and scfentists in general, and which_studies_have thrown valuable ight upon the formation of the world and the character of its reptile life Professor Merriam has contributed his discoveries to the scientific press of the country and the result is ex- pected to stir greatly that section of | ! thinkers. Lncidentally the field of palaeontologic research in California naturally will have the center of the stage, as the theories of Professor Merriam follow discoveries made by him in tbe mountain ranges of the State. The California savant's deductions | are couched in scientific terms diffi- cult of comprehension by the people, | but their significance relates to changes of opinion regarding the orig- | in of the Ichthyosaurs, which he thinks must follow as the result of new discoveries of Ichthyosaur fauna. HAS RIGHT TO SPEAK. Dr. Merriam’s right to speak au- thoritatively on the subject may be in- ferred from the place of honor given him by Henry Fairfield Osborn, Da | Costa professor of zoology in Colum- | bia University, and curator in the American museum of natural history, who in a recent notable article on Ichthyosaurs, contributed to the Cen- tury magazine, begins his article with a reference to “an expeditionffrom the University of California which dis- covered in rocks of Triassic age, un- der the shadows of Mount Shasta, re- meins of a new type of fishsaurian, | which was appropriately named Shas- | tasaurus by Professor Merriam. This | led to the proofs of the existence in { Northern California of a large and | very ancient bay of the Pacific Ocean | during a period long previous to the elevation of the Sierra Nevada range.” Henry Fairfield Osborn is looked | upon as the highest authority on this | and kindred subjects in America and his readiness to accord Professor Merriam distinction and equal footing with him is considered sufficient ex- cuse to regard the California man es one qualified to discuss in a tone of authority the involved subject of Ich- thyosaurs. Professor Merriam has this to say of his most recent discoveries as they relate to Ichthyosaur specimens: Professor George Baur furnished evidence that the limbs of the jurassic ichthyosaur are highly specialized structures, developed in | adaptation to aquatic life. He showed that | limbs of the triassic ichthyosaur come nearer | to the type of the extremity found in primitive reptilia than do those of iates Tepresentatives of that order. When Baur Wrote the only available triassic specimens showing limbs | Were from bituminous shales of Besano, Lom- | bardy. These he separated from iohthyosaur and called them & new genus—mixosaurus. The California triasstc developed collections of new groups of ichthyosaur differing in impor- tant ‘particulars from the seners of Europe. NEW LIGHT FOUND. So many new forms have appeared in this fauna that some of the questions relating to,| the origin and descent of the ichthyosaur must now be reopened. The addition of the new riam’s Saurians Shed Light| - on Age of the World. materdal has made the problem more compli- w know that there are four type of nixosaurus, toretocremus, shastasaurus xandrae. The fourth appears in a we-: ently discovered specimen. which' seems’ to practically identicel With shastasaurus per- rini—a genus distinct—so we shall call it del- phinosaurus. The mixosaurus’ extremities are of the primitiye type. Those of tbe delphino- saurus are characterized by much elongated vertebral centra, an unnotched scapula and a humerus as broad as it is long. ‘The “mixosaurus is the oldest described form ! in which the limb structure is kno Beds in which it occurs are considered by as the equivalent of some portion of the ‘middle triassic, while the California genere belons to the upper triassic. A comparison of the jurassie and triassic genera of the ichthyosaur With a-View to de- termining the lines of descent shows {mmedi that no known jurassic form can be con- req ns, having degcended from the special- asfasaurus. far s we know ‘this group disappeared in the triassic. . It should be borne in mind that whille the evidence furpished”by limb -structure s some of the most valyable material that we can) ob- tain for use' in working out the phylogeny of the ichthyosaur, it can hardly furnish the whole foundation for a definite classification. Inside the American group there scems to be considerable varlation, though as yet we 80 not know all the most important charac- ters of these forme. Tt is pernaps a'significant fact that of the several genera toretocfemus, With the largest vestigal fourth digit. appears in its general structure to be pearest to some of the easlier | forms. of . Burope presented by ichthyosaur atavas from the lower portion of the middle trinssic. The “Alexandrae” type referred to by Professor Merriam was named by him after Miss A. M. Alexander, of Oak- land, a young woman who has taken part in Professor Merriam’s expeditions and herself has contributed notably to some of the results attained on these trips. The gignificance of Professor Mer- riam’s technical discussions of changes in bone structure found in ichthyosaur fossils may be better understood when it is known, for example, that these bone changes are coincident with the jchthyosaur’s development from a land-moving form to a reptile, or ani- mal fitted for aquatic life. In such a transformation, which, Professor Os- born says in his article before referred to, would have delighted the eye of Darwin, a jointed limb gradually dis- solves into a fin composed of flattened plates; the distinction between the forearm, the wrist and the hand dis- appears; and numerdus small addi- tional joints are added to the tips of the fingers o that instead of the flve joints found in the longest fin of the tuatera lizard as many as sixteen joints are finally developed on the mid- dle finger of the ichthyosaur. Some conception of the enormous length of the reign of the ichthyosaurs, gays Professor Merriam, quoting Os- born, and of the profound changes which occurred in the North American continent while it was progressing may be had when it 18 known that when the Ichthyosaurs first took to the sea the Appalachian chain of mountains was Just cofopleting. its upheaval; while they were in the height of their prosperity the Sierra Nevadas arose on the western border of fhe continent; while they were undergoing their de- cline and approaching extinction the Rocky mountain range and the region of the great plains were rising from the sea. The whole history of their dis- persal on the high seas therefore took place during a period roughly esti- mated in our scale at eight millions of years. e e et PROMINENT MEN T0 TAKE PART Preparstions for Installing New Theological Instruct- ors at Pacific Seminary S p— Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Jan. 22. Distinguished ministers of the Con- gregational church and some who have become notable for their connection with the Pacific Theological Seminary of the denomination are to take part to-morrow night in the installation and the seminary, these last being Willlam Frederic Bade, professor of Old Testa- ment literature and Semitic languages; John Wright Buckham, professor of Christian theology, and T. Cowden Laughiin, professor of New Testament Greek and exegesis. President Wheeler of the university is among those who will deliver greet- ings to the new professors. He will speak for the university. President John 8. Mackintosh of the San Francisco Theological Seminary will greet the new men as representa- tive of the ‘“fraternity of divinity schools.” The faculty of the Pacific Theological Seminary will be represented in the greetings extended by Charles Sumner Nash, professor of applied Christianity. Rev. Burton Murray Palmer will speak for the alumni of the seminary. | “The churches and ministry” will have as their representative in the ad-| dress making Rev. George C. Adams of the First Congregational Church of San Francisco. ‘The inaugmral address is to be deliv- ered by John Wright Buckham, profes- sor of Christian theology in the Pacific Seminary. ‘The induction into office of the pro- fessors-elect will be conducted by Pres- ident John Knox McLean of the Pacific Theological Seminary. Rev. W. H. Hop- king of the FirstCongregational Church the Scripturgs. Prayer will be offered by Hiram Van Kirk, dean of the Berke- ley Bible Seminary. / ‘The subjects of the inaugural ad- dresses are to be as follows: Professor ‘William Frederic Bade, “Old Testament Scholarship in Modern Bible Téach- ing"; Professor John Wright Buckham, “An Estimate of Evolution Theology as Set Forth by Joseph Le'Conte”; Pro- r T. Cowden Laughlin, “The Pas- One Roman Imprisonment.” . 7 TOURNAMENT 22.—Isle ANNOUNCED.— City Council of ¢ Young s’ “Institute will give a Jo whist tourney and dance in Woodmen’s 'Hall on Twenty prizes will be scorers: dye Roec: May & ret McEllin, Mary Mul- vaney, Dufosee, Josie Wieland. = Har- rlet Goggin, Bertha Koordt, Irene Kochen- dorfer, Marie Dorn, Alice Manley. Loulse Ber- mm lan, Irene Tweedi Clare Bol . Ldllian Cavanaugh, 1 Fontaime. M, A de| RIPE CHERRIES IN MIDWINTE Splendid Specimens of This Fruit on Exhibition at Oakland Board of Trade PRSAB e Osakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 23. An assortment of cholce ripe frults of varieties seldom seen, even in Cali- fornia, in midwinter, and never in any other State,is an exhibition a‘ the headquarters of the Oakland Board of Trade. - Among the exhibits are fully formed ripe cherries, a lot of large and ripe raspberries, some ripe loganber- ries ud’blmkbemu and several clus- ters of ripe currants. All of these fruits were picked from trees and| bushes growing in- Alameda County gardens and matured and ripened in the open air. On several occasions before Christ- mas raspberries have been placed on exhibition in Oakland, but so far as is known this is the first time ripe cher- ries have.been gathered in Janudry. These cherries, which are fully ma- tured and perfectly formed, came from trees at the homes of Irving R. Whit- ney of Berkeley and Oscar Luning of this city and from the ranch of the Neppach brothers in Fruitvale. The first cherries sent to the Board of Trade came from the home of Irv- ing R. Whitney, 1431 Hawthorne ter- race, Berkeley, and were gathered on January 11 from a tree in the garden. A few days later Oscar Luning of 3856 Telegraph avenue sent in several cher- ries and yesterday the Neppach broth- errs of Fruitvale sent an exhibit of Black Tartarlan cherries and crab- apples, B The fruits and berries now displayed at' the Board of Trade rooms, at 510 Twelfth street, completely fill one of the large show windows and the ex- hibit. is attracting much attention. Besides those already mentioned the following have added to the exhibit: W. 8. Fake, 1131 East Nine Dblackbérries and bloasoms, nlwb:-::: q.g“h:’- ganberries. R. B. Nixon, 487 Forty-third street, basket of large raspberries. D. Andover raspberrfes. Mrs. J. Shipe, 1517 Fifth street, strawberries. rs. th street Mra. Scoville ol 2 e, 142 Miles avenue, Alden, 0. E’hy'. €00 Twenty-fifth -street, black- M5 2. Georgs. Tinosks Dimond, green . A, . Lincoln avenue, -n}fli H][()el ellmhtl a . Kelton, 1620 Linden street, raspberri Katherine: Reno, Dissand, Tesbordn " E. Johnson, raspberries. ylis, L. P. Collin, 1068 Myrte street, ram- Dr. 8, B. Littlepage, 867 East Twel L. fth street, J. Leithman, Lincoln avenue, Dimond, ap- Ples. P Shoo, 2159 Grove street, apples. L R. Whitney, Berkeley, app! and pears. Leroy Murdock of Elmhurst, several branches of raspberries and blossoms, gatheredl from & 1ow of bushes fifty fect long, al of which are H. C. Whitney, Pledmont, basket of large, le.:'n'nlm'm:um xteenth o e e e MURDERED . |BEGIN A FIGHT |STEALS WIFE l SONG | FOR OPEN SHOP| AND ON HER LIPS Mrs. Mary L. Callender Falls Vietim of Insane Cook While She and Husband Sing the “Rock of Ages” JAMES FERGUSON THEN ENDS HIS OWN LIFE Faithful' Servant Suddenly Toses - His Reason, " Kills . Benefactress, Then Runs/ ; Away and Shoots Himself OAKLAND, Jan. 22.—With the words {of “Rock of Ages” on her lips, Mrs. Mary L. Callender, an aged negress, was shot and killed to-night by James | Ferguson; & negra cook, who ran I&muck at the Callender home, 179 Third street. John T. Callender, the woman's husband, was also a target for the crazed man’s bullets, but escapéd in- jury. Ferguson fled'and was found an hour afterward by the police at First and Alice streets, where he had shot himself twice in the head, lodging & bullet in each ear. Ferguson died at the Recelving Hospital at 11 o’clock wh! the surgeons were trying to re- move the bullets from his head. The aged couple were sitting in the kitchen singing gospel hymns, as their custom had been for many years on Sunday nights. Fifteen minutes before the shooting Ferguson, who has lived with them for years, was in an- other room to Joseph Oates, a boy, who also lived at the house. . The boy weng to bed just before 8 o’clock. A few min- utes afterward, while the old folk were at their humble devotions, the back doer of the kitchen suddenly banged open and Ferguson burst into the room upon the couple th a pistol in each hand he “Give me §26.” Before either Callender or his wife could utter a word, Ferguson fired twice. One bullet struck the old woman in the neck and she fell to the floor, mortally wounded. HUSBAND ESCAPES. The second shot, intended for the husband, missed him, but the shock prostrated the old man. The demented pistol wielder disappeared. Callender called for help. Several people in the house responded, including Mrs. P. Taylor, & daughter, who called the po- lice. The wounded woman died on the way to the Recelving Hospital. The body was taken to_the Morgue. Chief ot Police Hodgkins;: Detectives Hol- land. Shorey, Quigley and@ Kyte took up the hunt for the murderous negro, and after a séarch through the lower side of the city traced him to the spot where he was found. He was lying on § the platform of an abandoned flour mill. Shots had been heard in the neighborhood soon after Ferguson left the Callender house and it was sus- pected he had tried to end his own life. ©Old man Callender declared the shoot- ing of his wife was a murder without the slightest provocation. Said he: Ferguson was a bit out of his head at times, but he never acted violent tly. A few years ago he talked about killing & man over some money troubles, but that all blew over. He had lived th us for 000l and doing chores about the house. Before that he had gone to sea as & cook. ly reason I can give for his crime is that intended to kill both about the s reward for the kindness my poor wife and had always shown him. NO QUARREL. Callender and his family insisted there had been no trouble to arouse Ferguson’s anger. Oates sald the man had seemed rational and was quietly talking with him shortly before he went wild. Ferguson, because of his wounds, could not talk about the shooting. As he was lying on the operating table he muttered, “The pistol was bad.” The weapon found near him by the police was a cheap one of bulldog pattern carrying a large-caliber bullet. It con- tained two empty shells. Examination showed that all-of the five chambers had contained recently discharged cartridges. Mrs. Callender was shot through the left side of the neck, the bulllet plowing downward and penetrating the heart. Bhe was 68 years old, a native of Phila- delphia. Besides Mrs. Taylor, there is another daughter, Mrs. Hilen Painer. Callender is known in shipping circles in Ban Francisco, where for years he conducted a sallor boarding-house on Broadway, near Davis street. He amassed considerable money and had investments in several whalers and o’ther vessels salling out of San Fran- clsco. Ferguson .was unmarried, about 45 years old and a native of the British ‘West Indies. His body was taken to the Morgue. ———— WANTS NO DISCUSSION . OF THE WATER QUESTION Board of Trade Notifies Members That the Meeting for This Pur- pose Has Been Postponed. OAKLAND, Jan. 21.—There will be no discussion of the water question next Tuesday evening at the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trade. Lest the friends of one prop- osition might rally for the support of a pet project, the meeting has been in- definitely postponed and the following notice sent to the members: I K 0) receiv 7 ora St 'the Oakland Board of Trade that ihe | fiscussion of the watér question announced for | next % might result*in the | passage of resolutions placing the Board of Trade upon record as favoring one of the other !of the p: Qelibera held Friday night, unanimously voted nounced, subject to the call of the chair. Very ¢ 3. HEBSEMAN, Vice President. EDWIN STHARNS, Beoretary, REPUBLICANS WILL MBET.—Alameda, Jan. 22.—Notices have been issued by the City Republican Central Committee over the ture~of C. L. Tilden for a meeting to be held o 1808 Railroad avepuecnest Thumday “for the purpose of acting may properly come before the said g g i Connection. with the. Approaching munizipal o 1o be campaign. Slocted I April, and the indications are that therg will be many aspirants for the places. —————— " DEPOT CELEBRATION.—Alameda, Jan.,22, 1f arrangements can be made with the South- ©ern Pacific Company. the West End Improve- ment_Assoctation will celebrate the opening of the mew ferry depot at fhe Alameda Mole, ch 18 now In- course of constryction. It 18 | planned to_have this city, Oakland” and n-mvmnufi{'x: the programme, Oakland Restaurant Owners Declare Change Will Be Made on February First NO TROUBLE EXPECTED Proprietors Will Receive the Support of the Bakers and the Citizens’ Alliance Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 22 The long impending fight for the “open shop” in the restaurants of this city will begin on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 1. The restaurateurs who are members of the Restaurant Keepers' Protective Association of Oakland will then remove the union cards from their places and substitute for them the “open shop” cards of the association. The proprietors of thirty-two of the largest restaurants in "the aity are members of the protective assoalation, which is backed by the Citizens’ AIl- ance, and all of these owners have put up certified checks as bonds to stand by the op& shop. The 1 rant owners will be sup- ported by the Citizens’ Alllance in cas trouble follows. Trouble is not ex- pected, for there will be no change in wages or hours. The employes in the various restaurants will simply be in- formed that no discrimination against | non-uniop men and women will be shown in the future. The proprietors of several of the larger bakeries in Oakland have allled themselves with the restaurant keepers’ assoclation, and they have promised that should trouble result from the movement, they will also declare for the open shop. The officlals of the local Cooks’ and ‘Walters' Union refused to-day to dis- cuss the coming change, except to say that plans to meet any move made by the Cltizens’ Alllance had already been agreed upon by the members of the union. UNIVERSITY SONG BOOK AT LAST ARRIVE BERKELEY, Jan 22.—After wafting two years for the publication of their university song book, men of the colleges at last have received coples of the work. The books ar- rived to-day at President Wheeler's office, but not In such quantities as to permit of supply- ing all who may wish to have the publication. The budget of sengs is complete as & result, mainly, of Professor C. M. Gayley’s work. He has superintended the compilation of the songs, and urged on the work of publishing them. The old sings have been reproduced just as they have been sung for years on the campus. The preparation of the music has been super- vised by H. B. Passmore of San Francisco, who has done this without compensation. Mazy new bongs gopesr, many of them itne contains the following fornial Golden Earth” ; Day!” “Alma Mater “‘Berkeley by the Sea’ mll' “Bir Bt Berkeley”' |* Aloba “On'uq‘ California™; ‘‘Beast aowa’’; studenta, ; “on 7 O e e T i3S Rsenaade’t Diem’ Songs, My uuv-'-&:'?rmn- Ho o5, “Blus in, the Hoil and by “Calir Hall Drake*; “Lat Gold"; *'Good of being sity, has won & silver loving oup, the his assoct — acGavin in Offlcers for the university orchestra have been elected this term as follows: N. New- fleld, president and manager; Grant Reme: assistant manager; R. C. Merwin, sedretary. Plans afe being made for an orchestra dance, The assoctation 15 on & sound financial basis, and expects to provide several elaborate en- tertalinments during the term. The Hillegass Tract is expected to be a model stadlum when the plans for.the greatar university have been carried out. In the oen- ter will be the oval, cinder track, the bass- ball diamond and the football field. At the two ends will stand the uma, men's at west and the women's at t) other end.§ Provision will be made for tenni courts for both men and women. The athletic equipment is expected to compare favorably with that of any American unfversity. At the meeting of the Associated Women Students next Monday ‘will be discussed the women's day, number of the Occident mdga- zine, the colonial ball, athletics, including boating and tennis and basket-ball. It first meeting of the association for the term. The senior banquet held Friday night at the Metropole Hotel in Oakland proved to be the most notable affair of its kind the class has ever known. The class was woll represented. Toasts were responded to as follows during “How. to Win & Woman's C. Tuttle; ** 0 of a How to Grow a Bay tious Ooca- ‘Kicks,” James “Fi-nanie-fal Experfences,” Bugent I Really a Killer?’ D. P. Bvil Spots Frisco,” A. T. eane; “Married Life” L. B. Bulkeley. “Next Monday is the last day on which stu- dents may make changes in study. lists. None will bé allowed after that day except by spe- clal petition to the faculty. The drawings in the Interclads tennis tour- nament have resulted as follows: Freshman _class—Morgan and Lumbard and Smille. Butiér and Sohmidt a bye. % Sophomors_class—Newhall and Wright play Lane and Wayne. Francis and Lowsil play Crai and partner. Gorrill and Whitaker drew a bye. Junior class—Esterly and Linforth play Mo- Duffie and Variel. Baker and Rolfe drew a bye. entries, in the senfor meet have not_ yet @rawn. After the class cham- plons are decided there will come the inter- class tournament, which will result in the choosing of & team to represent the univer- ty. The eollection of stufted birds in Bast Hall has at last been put on display in air-tight cases. unfversity's shell - collection has been and classified by Cheney of Berkeley. _The French department 18 to_continue its course of French lectures on general topics, these having covered last term Parisian life and men of letters, novels_and nov- elists and other subjects. Robert Dupouey fs to deliver many of the lectures of this term, in the students’ ol tory. i AN DELEGATES. Jan, 22—Delegates : to the meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs to be held at Los Angeles on February 7. 8 and 9 have Adelphian been selected by the Club _as_fol- lows: Mre. I. N, Chapman. . A J. Sam- uel, Mrs. L. L. Gillogly and Mrs. George B. Plummer The alternates chosen are: Mrs. E. W. Masiin, Mrs, Clarence Webster and Mrs J.'N. Youns. . “I'm awful clumsy to-day,” apolo- gized the butcher; “‘my fingers ap, to be &1l thumbs.” “Yes,” rejoined the customer darkly; “it seemed to I'me they were getting in the weigh. tennis player at the unmiver- ) PET RAZOR Pullman Car Porter Carries Off Spouse and the Per- sonal Effects of His Host SUPERSTITION WINS OUT Elopement Occui‘s on Friday, the 13th, and Husband Be- lieves He Was “Hoodooed” Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 22. It was on Friday, the 13th day of Jan- uary, that Willam Wiggins lost his wife. Wiggins is therefore a confirmed devotee at the altar of superstition. Mrs. Wiggins, according to her lament- ing spouse, eloped with a friend of the family, one J. H. West, who won his |way to the heart of the susceptible helpmeet and stole her from the discon- solate Wiggins, - . Not, however, for West's theft of the runaway wife did Wiggins repalr to the Police Court and swear to & War- rant for his former friend’s arrest on & charge of larceny, Wiggins complained that West plifergd a lot of his personal effects, including wearing apparel, when he made off with Mrs. Wiggins. When the abandoned husband made that dis- covery he went on the trgll of the missing pair to avenge double | corime. Wiggins searched high and low. He pursued the runaways across the bay and traced them back and forth until to-day, when with police help ‘West was arrested at Meroed. “He wasn’t satisfled to take my i wife,” sald the deserted man, “but along with the rest of the stuff he took my pet ragor.” olice Captain Wilson telegraphed the Merced authorities to hold West until b could be sent for. Mrs. ~ gins is supposed to be her mirer. West is a Pullman car porter and lived at 1717 Atlantio street with Wig- #ins, who is & Southern Pacific cook. —_———— WELL-ENOWN HUMORIST TO LECTURE IN OAKLAND Ralph Parlette Will Speak at the Con- gregational Oadet Armory This OAKLAND, Jan. $3.—Ralph Par- letts, the lecturer and humorist, will give his famous lecture, “Weighed in the Balance,” to-morrow evening at the Cadet Armory, Fifteenth and Jef- ferson streets, under the auspices of the Alameda County Christian Hn- deavor Union. This lecture is one of the events of the winter course of en- tertainment arranged by the enter- tainment committee of the an Endeavorers. Ralph Parlette is one of the best known humorists in the United States, and by many is considered the peer of the famous “Bob” Burdette. ROUVIER NAMES HIS MINISTERS Delcasse to Remain at Head of the Foreign Office in the New French Cabinet —_—— PARIS, Jan. 83.—It was announced to-night that Rouvier had succeeded in forming a Ministry and would to- morrow inform President Loubet of his acceptance of the Premiership, with the names of those forming the Cabinet. Following is an approximate list of the new Ministry: President of the Council and Minis- ter of Finance—M. Rouvier. Minister of Foreign Affairs—Theo- phile Delcasse. Minister of Justice—Jean Sarrien. Minister of the Interlor—Hugene Etienne. - Minister of War—Henry Berteaux. Minister of Marine—Gaston Thom- son. Minister of Public Instruction— Raymond Poincaire. Minister of Commerce—Jean Du- puy. i Minister of Public Works—Bienvu artin. Minister of the Colonies—Ferdinand Dublef. Minister g of Agriculture—Joseph Reaua. The names of the foregoing are as- sured, but the distribution of port- folios subject to some rearrange- ment. The prospective Cabinet met to-night in Rouvier’s office and went over the situation at some length. It 1s expected that the result of the con. ference will appear when Rouvier definitely outlines his policy. As the result of the conference be- tween Rouvier and his assoclates it was partly decided to-night to con- tinue former Premier Combes’ policy. The order of presentation of the pro- posed reforms will be discussed to- morrow and also the new Cabinet's attitude concerning the authors of se- cret reports. It is understood that the new Ministers consider it unnecessary to sacrifice all the accused as the Na- tionalists demand. POSSES FAIL TO CAPTURE SPOKANE FLYER BANDITS ers Return to Portland After a Fruitless Search for the Robbers. PORTLAND, Jan. 22.—The police have not as yet discovered any clew to the bandits who committed the rob- bery on the Oregon Railroad and Navi- gation Company’s *“Spokane Flyer” last night. After a fruitless . .search, ‘which lasted throughout the night, the posse which was hunting the outlaws returned to the city about daybreak. R. V. Strope and Joe Moffatt, two passengers on the train which was robbed, were arrested on suspicion ‘when the train reached The Dalles, Or. ‘ ——————— Death Calls Barnard’s Founder. NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Miss Clara C. Stronahan, founder of Barnard Col- lege for Women in connection with Columbia University, and long identi- fied otherwise with the higher educa- tion of women in ‘this country, died at her home in Brooklyn to-night of apoplexy.” She was 73 years of age. ————— e e . It doesn't make a lightweight any heavier to put on airs. far as to return a borrowed umbrella. RAINY WEATHER CAUSES A LUEL Oakland Real Estate Men Tell of a Quiet Market During the Last Week REPORTED FEW SALES Many Outsiders Make Inqui- ries as to Prices of Prop- erty in Alameda County Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 22. The weather of the last week has caused & lull in the local and suburban real estate market. Nearly all the business of the week has been in rent- ing, although several transactions were completed. " Dealers report that the inquiries of non-resident prospective purchasers as to the prices and Jocation of inside business and residence properties con- tinue, and confldence is expressed that with the coming of good weather will come an increase of sales. The new Union Bank building will be completed and ready for 0cCupancy on March L Already more than haif the offices on the upper floors have been leased. Nearly all the lgssees of these omcel are professional men from other cities. ‘Willlam J. Laymanoce of the Lay- mance Real Hstate Company has just d a contract for the sale of a street. He reports an increase in the inquiry for Oakland property. SYNDICATE BUSY. The Realty Syndioate has med up several large tracts in the edmont and North Oakland districts since the first of the year, and is offering cholce residence and villa sites, which are lo- cated close to the lines of the Oakland Traction Company and the Key Route ferry system. Following are some of the sales of residence property made by the Syndicage last week: To Rev, C. R. Oakland, corner Biair end Bonita avenues, 80135, Central Piedmont Tract; to George Vinoént, Ban Francisco, corner Hillside and Oakland avenues, 50x152, Central edmont Tract; to R. A. Reardon, San Fran- cisoo, Hillside avenus, near Park way, 02:6x 117, Central Pledmont Tract; to F. L. Holland, £an Francisco, corner Vernal avenus and Park way, 95140, Central Pledmont Tract; to Wil- lard’ Morse, San Franciseo, on Drasoena ave- nue, 50x153, Central Pledmont Tract; to B. K. San Fran st Biggerstal isco, roet, 40X 100, High Terrace; to M. F. Collister, Onk- land, Lake avenue, 40x140, Sather Tract. Holcomb, Breed & Bancroft are offer- ing choice improved and unimproved property in all parts of the city. They are receiving dally Inquiries as to prices of business and residence prop- erty from people in other parts of the country who are anxious to locate per- manently in Oakland. Taylor Bros. & Co. have experienced 8 quiet season during the rainy ‘weather. They are recelving many re- quests for information concerning Odkland property, and express satis- faction at the present outiook for an active summer market. Kreiss & Horswill, a recently organ- ized firm, have established & good busi- ness and are handling some excellent property. . J. H. Macdonald & Co. have just opened the Frost tract. This has been subdivided into building lots, the street and sewer work are completed and it is within easy distance of ar line. Francis Ferrier of Berkerey has been appointed the general agent of the Northlands = Development Company, which has just opened up a large tract in North Berkeley. It is only five minutes’ walk from North Berkeley station and affords a splendid view of the hills and the bay. .W. C. Moran of Berkeley reports a gum week, but says the demand for erkeley property is increasing. BLOCK SALES. A. R. Denke of Alameda has recently made a contract for the sale of five blocks of residence property on Pacific and Central fivenues, between Fourth and Tenth streets. The Alameda elec- tric cars run directly through the tract. Charles F. Lee of Fruitvale has just opened up the Rosa Lee tract, and al- re?iy a large number of lots have been 80 Henry Barkmeyer of Fruitvale is of- fering a large number of residence lots in one of the best sections of Fruit- vale. The street work nas all been done and the section s only two blocks !r%m the ;C);‘OMB“G car line. aymon . Baker, formerly Deput; County Clerk of Alameda County, ha: recently accepted a position with the Realty Syndicate. Mr. Baker will be connected with the real estate depart- ment. One of the most important of the re- cent large sales of property was the purchase by David S. Edwards, from Timothy L. and Mary S. Barker, of a large tract of land known as the Bar- ker tract in Fruitvale. The Piedmont District Improvement Club held the first of a series of enter- tainments in Oak Chapel. Dr. A. R. Tait presided, and the programme in- cluded songs by Miss Strawley, violin solo by Miss Stessenbenz, and a reci- tation by Miss Gladys Adams. Captain A. Goodrich of Oakland has recently sold two lots in Point Rich- mond to C. M. Arnold of that place. —_———— HOO HOO ORDER TO HOLD GRAND “CONCATENATION™ Immbermen’s Fraternal lon ‘Will Initiate Twenty-Five Can- didates Next Saturday. OAKLAND, Jan. 22.—The Concat- enated Order of Hoo Hoo, the lum- bermen’s fraternal organization, will hold a *‘contatenation” next Saturday evening at Pythian Hall. Twenty-five candidates will receive the honors of initiation. At the close of the cere- monies a banquet will be held. The “concatenation” and banquet are in charge of the following com- mittee: _George B. Waddell, chair- man; H. W. Taylor, A. Kendall, W. W. Hunt, A. J. Patterson, 8. C. Farn- ham, Edward F. Niehaus, F. W. Foss; G. L. Belcher and Frank W. Trower. —_—— President of Club to Speak. OAKLAND, Jan. 22—Mrs. Ftta 8: Gorham, president of the Vallejo Im- provement Club, will address the members of the Women's Civic Im- provement Club at the regular meeting to-morrow afternoon at 3 p. m. at the Chabot Observatory. The meeting will be open to the public, and all those interested in public improve- ments are invited to attend. —_—— “I have been much in demand here lately at cornerstone layings,” said the T < v i Wwhiz! There's a o work up a corner in cornerstones?’— business block on Washington! - B BRANCH OFFICES ’ OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY [ | OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. CONSOL TELLS OF MASSACRES Dr. Norton Says That Five Thousand Armenians Were Slain During the Summer TOURS THE DISTRICT Pays a Tribute to the Work Done by the Americans ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The State Department has made public portions of an important report recently made by Thomas H. Nor- ton, American Consul at Harput, Tur- key, on the results of a tour of in- tigation made by him, under in- structions from the department, through the vilayets of Bitlis and Van, which were the scenes during several months last summer of repeated at- tacks \;&on' and massacres of Armen- fan Christians by the Kurds and other elements of the Moslem population. These disturbances, attended by frightful atrocities and savage crueity, resulted in death, suffering and desti- tution. The principal object of the visit was for the better protection of American interests there and the timely arrival of Dr. Norton, it is sald, contributed to a peaceful termination. No Americans were known to have bgen injured. Dr. Norton says Mush is practically an armed camp, where Armenians are in constant terror. He estimates in the Sassun district that 5000 lives were lost in last summer’s massacres, including 2771 children. Several thou* sand refugees, who fled to Mush, were forced to return to their ruined vil- lages, where the vilayet authorities made an allowance of 1 cent per capi- ta for food. The question of the mo- ment, he says, is what is to be done to save the surviving population of Sassun, numbering 10,000 or more, from the results of insufficient protec- tion and insufficient food. He speaks of the American schools and institutions, and says the mission- aries have much prestige. One salient fact, says the Consul, is that the benevolence of the- citizens has ac- complished more than the efforts of other nations combined in advancing the moral and intellectual welfare of the Armenians and other classes in the Interior provinces. Tribute is paid to the comparatively small group of American workers. He says the tide of emigration is directed almost ex- lcluslvely to America, and that there is an increasing number of American citizens who have interests in the dis- turbed regions. e —————— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. Citisene’ Buflding and Loan Association to Lucy Ward (wife of Anson), lot on 8 line of 241.88 B of West, 8 200, being W portion of lot Oiven Tract, re- lot on ton, East and. Eleventh avenue 150 fourth strest, NE 50 b akland: $1000. C.'A. or Cynthia A. Blanchard to Madel B. Swisler (wife of Charles A.) and Herbert P. Blanchard, 1ot on SW oacmer of Sairsiew ave: -oue and King 8 160:6 by W 120, lots and 8, Regent street Homestead Tract, Lorin, and property out of county, iey; aleo per- sonal property ot e kind or ‘Where- of G. deccased, and direct dlstribution. thereot i b made to’them in equal shares, Berkeley: gift. M. and Elisa E. Rinehart (wite) to J. . 1‘1’""‘ wl(; g N line of wtreet, 3 estnut, W 87:6 by N 100, block 676, 2 Ouana: $10, " s map, ; J. 8. and Clara Myers (wite) G-Jt:;.(nnx ), same, Oakland; $10. . Lo ) mnlaumu M. Dolan, secor of Telegraph avenus, B 121,04, W 53, 8 110.8 to beghning, ot 11 Lin. den, Homestéad, Oakiand; $10. "Fhe Reaity Hyadicate to Eugene K. Bigger- Staft, lot 21. block D, map 2, Highland Terrace, Henry & Foote 3 M“” undivi . enry’S. to Maude B. two-fitteenths of lot on NB T corny teenth and Brush streets, N. 64 by glf)'o. Oak- land. quitsiaim deed; §1 ectia L. Heath (wid to 1 E Heath, jot 6 B 1ine of Unies mnmxnoodn e Thirty-second, N 25 by B_133:3, on ot 2, block. 678, map 2, Watts Tract, Oakland party reserves life estate): $10. i Patrick O'Brien (widower) to John Shiels and James Hand, lot on SE corner of Weston avenue or Thirty-eighth and Ruby streets, E 75 by S 100, lot 6, 7, 8 Oakland Raflroad Home- stead betwaen Telegraph avenus and Broad- way, Oakland: $10. Agnes Borland (widow) to Georgs Palmer, lot on W line of Webster stres 195 N of Twenty- eighth, N 2:6 by W 99, ton lot 7, Bor- land property, Oakland; $10. Wiillam M. and Kate F. Starr (wife) to ‘William H. McOscar, E 15 feet of lot 7 and W 10 feet of iot 8, block A, map University Park near umversity, Oakland: $10, Edward M. Hinch (single) to Niels A. An- dersen, lot 13, block B, University Park near university, Qakland; $10, Ardle M. Estabrodk texecutor estate of An- drew H. Hathaway) to B. 8. Agsel, all Inter- est in iots 8 and 4, block B, Gaskill Tract, Oakland; Bdwin or Edward Stubbs to Cassie Brown (single), lot on SE line of Lewis avenue 205 NE of Prospect street, NE 75 by SE 125, lot 9 and portion lot 8, block 5, map East Oak- land Heights, East Oukland; $10. Cassle Browg (single) to Edward Stubbs (single), same, East Oakland; $10. Adelaide D. Dam 5 NW of Eighth avenue, NW hy'mi: 75, block 71, Clinton, East Oak- 0. The Realty Syndicate to Blizabeth Gllsenan Ife. omas), B 105 feet of lots 1 and 2, 4, block 16, McGee Tract, on Plat 67, etc., Berkeley: $10. Calvin and Alice ‘Shaw (single) to Hartow . Bancroft, lot 8, block 2, map Santa Fe Tract No. 5, Berkeley: $10. ¥ Continental Building and Loan Association to Freeman Christianson. lot on W line of Ral- ston street, 100 N of Tompkins. N 35 by W 120, portion ‘lot 10, block 5. State University Homestead Association No. 3, Berkeley; $10. A. P. and Biise M. Lorentszen to Jacodb H. and Therese Sommer, lot on W ingof Eher. man (8t ) . 135 8 of Raflroad avenue, § 40 by W 160, iot 15 and pertion lot 14, block ‘28, Homestead of Mary A. Fitch; etc;, Alameda; §10. F THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA» . in the Affected Region - | |