The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1906, Page 6

NEWS OF TH OUTHS REMA W CTY AL Scions of Leading Families \rrested for Burglary Fail to Obtain Freedom APPEAR BEFORE JUDGE nailroad Detective Thinks| | McKisick and Bowen May! Have Worked in San Mateo an e S Paci ation San and McKisick »wer MISSING SALESMA BERKELEY, J N WRITES, elope dden d ta find dependent | UDAPEST 16.—A asants and | ¥ in con- | election of a Judge at lilke, in the Bereg dis- Six peasants and iwo gendarmes were killed and a numbe?* wounded e session of the 0-morrow evening s that have owen ises by W. J, | F, M. Greenwood, PEERRTAER _ ADVERLTSEMENTS. It Takes Nerve Everything depends upon your nerves. It is nerve force that causes the brain to direct the motion of your bedy; it is nerve fOY('C that causes your heart to pulsate, and send the blood through your veins: i is nerve force that cause: stomach to digest food, your kidneys to filter the blood, and the liver to secrete bile. In fact, nerve force is the wer that runs your.bady, so if you feel worn-out, irritable, nervous, cannot sleep, or eat well, have pain or misery anywhere, your neryes are weak, and your system run- down. To restore this vitality take Dr. Miles’ Nervine which will strengthen and build up the nerves. You cannot be healthy without strong nerves. teen ¥ . Miles’ Anti-Pain Pille have been my cloge com ms. Early in mar- ried lite, while raising o n, my nerves became all worn-out—could not sleep; had no appetite; in fon v and had such awful dizzy ;;Z; Then 1 began using Dr. Miles' ervine, ‘3‘ at once I began to im- 'm;': u’_ucn found myself MRS, 8 L. 824 Pittsburg lt.'ficw m Dr. .mu-;' N-vl_"m s sold 'b"y“n:. who wil :::z'mo Wit benghie "It 1t fails, hed will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind an 13 . —_— | of Harrington's guilt | offic lw ANOTHER POSTAL OFFICIAL SHORT IN ACCOUNTS. Charles J. Harrington of Oakland Money Order Departmen t Is Arrested. S J. HARRINGTON. CHIEF OF CHARLE! THE OAKLAND POSTOFFIC: pY{ THE EY ORDER DIVISION OF WHO HAS CONFESSED TO A SHORTAGE IN HIS ACCOUNTS AND 1S UNDER ARREST CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. OAKLAND, Jan 16.—Charles J. Harrington, prominent in fraternal and social circles, for eleven years chief of order division of the Qak- office, has confesssd 0 a shortage of §1600 in his accounts and is under arrest on a charge ol em- bezzling postoffice funds. No less astounding is the discovery than were th revelations in the case of Miss M. Lulu Bowen, former clerk at postoffice sub- | station No. 1, who stole $7000 of Guv- aent money. Harrington's integ- was unguestioned until the post inspectors, following & ruie of the department, pursued an investis. tion of every department of the local postofice after Miss Bowen's shortage was uncovered It was during Postoffice Inspector R. Madden's examination of the main postofice mopey order accounts that discrepancies were found last night whick caused immediate summoning of Postmaster T. T. Dargie and Assistant Postmaster Paul J. Schafer 10 the ern rity postoffice. Harrington was confronted with the evidence which had been dis- | closed showing irregularities. He broke down and admitted errors in his acecunts, which he attributed to aver- payients of money orders and (o | other clerical mistakes. Early this morning Sheriff Barnet took Harrington to the County Jail, To-day the prisoner was arraigned in San Francisco before United States Court Commissioner Heacock on a complaint sworn to by Inspector Mad- den amination was set for Janu- ary 22 at 10 o'elock, and Harrington was remanded to jail fn default of $2506 bail SHORTAGE IS SETTLED. The shortage was made good this morning by relatives of Harrington, who deposited with the postmaster coin in amount sufficient to caver the discrepancies. Harrington was under a $5000 bond. So far as has been learned Harring- ton’s irregularities were covered by a manipulation of his cash balances. His plea is that his shortage was not due to criminal pragtices. He reiterated to-a-v that he'had not misappropriated & dollar ~f Government money. From some points of view Harrington’s case presents seme unusual features. For many years he has occupied a high place in the activities of fraternal and political life. His personal habits were exemplary. In his home life he was happy, surrounded by a wife and seven children. His wife is g daughter of Miles Doody, a contractor and for- mer Republican political warhorse. Harrington is 42 years old and was appointed to the postofiice by former Postmaster J. J. White. He. served through White's administration, then under Postmaster Friend, and was highly esteemed under Postmaster Dargle. Investigation has fafled to uncover any unusuul expenditures by Harring- ton. His salary of $1400 a year maintained his family in simple yet comfortable living, and the head of the household has been noted for anything but extravagant personal habits, DENIES MISAPPROPRIATION. Harrington declares with much pos- itive aMrmation that he has meither gambled nor speculated, that bas lured the Government's gold from him, that he has not followed the races nor been wooed by eport which would tend to invite him ; general ‘checking up of the postoffice had {not followed the Bowen defalcation. At the County Jail this morning Har- rington was In conference . with his brother, John F. Harrington, a liquor dealer at 815 Seyenth street; his brother- in-law, D. W. Doody; and other relatives. Besides, Attorney Emil Nusbaumer, repre- senting the postmaster, and - Assistant | Postmaster Schafer held a long confer- ence with the clerk, going over the ques- | tions raiced by the examination of his accounts. Soon afterward the money | was paid which represents in round fig- ures the shortage. \ { Inspector Madden took sole charge of the case, the postmaster being relieved of {all financial responsibility on the settle- ment of the shortage. Postmaster Dargle said to-day that the entire affair was in !the hands of the toffice inspectors, HARRINGTON IN DISTRESS, Depressed and broken in spirit by his arrest Harrington pleaded for leniency to-day. He sald: During the eleven fears 1 was - the post- office money order department not a suspicion rested upon me. 1 have known of discrepancies in'my accounts, but if I had disclosed the eon- ditions 1 would have losc my position, and I | could. mot help thinking of my wife and | children. The shortage is due, I believe, to ‘owrpa)'menls of money orders. Harrington wept under the strain as he brokenly uttered the words of expland- tion Harrington’s home, a modest dwelling, is 2130 West street. Mrs. Harrington is prostrated by her husband’s arrest and has denied herself to ail callers, Albert Martin, an old employe of the Oakland postoffice, has been appointed to Harring- ton’s place by Postmaster Dargie, sub- jeet to approval by the department at ‘Washington. Postoffice Inspector R. W. Madden, to whom the credit also belongs of having detected the defalcation of Mary Louise Bowen, says that he discovered Harring- ton’s shortage by chance. He had gone over to Oakland to check up the accounts of that office in order to relieve Post- master Dargie of anxiety arising out of the Bowen scandal. In going through the accounts he discovered an item that did not look ‘“exactly right,” and he ques- tioned Harrington about it. The clerk at- tempted to make an explanation, but it was not at all clear. The more he at- tempted to unravel the difficulty the “deeper he involved himself, until suddenly ‘ha confessed that he was §1600 short. He seemed to be very much relleved after having made this confession. That was at half past 7 o'clock in the evening and half an hour later Madden took him to the jail 5 The inspector says that several dayvs of examination of the beoks to determine the extent of the defalca- tion. it will require | e PROBING MATHEWS CASE. OAKLAND, Jan. 16.—The investiga- tien into the act of Dr. Chauncey H. ‘Wilder in having made out an alleged talse death certificate for Mrs. Mary thews, who died here a few weeks 0 as the result of an illegal opera- | il open Saturday me HEARTRENDINC COURT SCENE Mother and Sisters of A. C. ‘Webb Overcome When Jury Fipds Verdict of Guilty FALL TUPON PRISONER Force Required to Free Him From Their Arms That He May Be Led Off to Jail OAKLAND, Jan. 16.—Overcome by the verdict of the jury finding Andrew C. Webb Jr. gullty of criminally assaulting 15-year-old Ethel Cook, the mother and sisters of the defendant, who have been in constant attendance at the trial, broke ‘| down, and, sobbing bitterly, clung to ihe young man, refusing to allow the Deputy Sheriff, 1 whose charge the prisoner had been placed. to take him from the court- room. It was finally necessary for the officers of the court to forcibly free their prisoner from the arms of his mother and sisters, and take Webb, himself stunned by the verdict, from the court- room by main strength. The verdiet was a complete surprise, not only to the family of the accused, but also to his attorneys, and the fact that it was tempered with a recommen- dation of mercy did not allay the pain of the blow. Webh and the members of his family, who were with him in court, sat for a moment completely stunned as the foreman of the jury read the fatal words, announcing the conviction, and then the mother and sisters sprang to the side of the young man, and throwing their arms around him gave way to their grief. Not the least attention did any of them pay to Judge Ogden as he gave the order which committed the prisoner to the cus- tody of the Sheriff, but when Deputy Sheriff Wales bade the prisoner accom- vany him from the courtraom to the County Jail his mother and sisters re- fased te release him, and at gast the officer compelled to take his prisoner from their arms by force. Almost hys. terical the relatives of the prisoner were led from the court by the attorneys who had defer.ded the convicted man. Webb's attorneys will make a motion for a new trial at § a. m. to-mOTToW. FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMME AT THE EBELL CLUB BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Jan. 16.—It is a flattering trib- ute to one’s reputation as an artist when a | crowd of women will wade through slush and rain to make up such a goodly audience as greeted the musiclans at Ebell to-day. The car iines, either influenced by or in conspiracy with the weather, got balky just as a stream of feminine musie-lovers were wending their way Ebellward and were at a standstill for over an hour—which weuld not have mattered so much, however, if Mrs. George Perry, the accomp: and Miss Marion Coyle, the singer, had not been detained in the wilds somewhere between Alameda and Oakland. But the cars finally started running and Mrs. Perry arrived at Ebell in time for the pro- begin about 3:30. Miss Coyle, gramme o bowever, failed entirely to materfalize. Mrs. Walter Longbotham of Berkeley was fortu- nately in the audience and, to every one's de- light, was prevailed upon to fill the missing voealist's place, singing & very” charming littie Scoten wong. ‘General interest centered about C. A. Res- signol, the violinist, who was heard to-day for the firet tme in Oakland, and the ladies of Ebell were fortunate in Securing so musiclanly a performer. The fact that he was piaying on a rare violin—a very valuable Amati—was much in his favor, of course, but Mr. Rossignot has besides & splendid technique apd a de- licious tone. His first number (a) and (b), a ro- mance by Beethoven and one by Vieuxtemps, were enthusiastically encored and he responded With Musin's ‘popular Mazurka. His second number was also (a) and (b), the first being a ditficult composition for violin alone, by Leon- ardo, The Waltz de Concert by Musin followed. Miss Carrle Sheurman was héard In a number of piano selections. This 16-year-old High ehgol girl certainly has a brillfant future be- fore' her should she choose to adopt a musi- cal career. She has wonderful power and bril- llancy for a mere girl and a marvelous pre- cision for one who must sandwich her hours of practice between her hours of study. She, like Mr. Rossignol, was received with e thusiasm, onme of her enmcores being the eighth Liszt Rhapsody, played very well, indeed. Her programme selections were (@) “Gondoltera’ ~(Lisat) (b) *‘Erlkoenig” ( Liszt) b m’ Etude, G fiat major, op. 10, No. 5..(Chopin) (b) “‘Polonaiss,”” A flat major, op. 83..(Chopin} The members of the plano s:ctlon were the hostesses to-day, Mrs. E, F. Weihe, the cura- tor, presiding. Next Tuesday the Ebell women will listen to Eimer Harris, on the ‘‘Tendency of Modern Drama’” and on the 2uth Margaret Barry will give her interpretation of Monna Vanna. Ma- the only American Barry is vrobably Selan Wit in grace, volce, fasemation and dramatic intelligence’ can ' rank with ‘‘the divine Sarah, and her appearance ai Ebell will mark an epoch in the history of a club that stands for the best in art and literature. r. Rossignol, by the way, will sing the of- fertory at St, Francis de Salés next Sunday— the pass solo from Mozart's Twelfth Mass, An engagement of much interest in the Ger- man colony herc and in Alameda was an- nounced recently at a dinner_ given by Mrs. Krabel in the Encimal City. The betrothal of her daughter, Miss Martba Krabel and O. J. Steinback, a successtul young merchant of San Jose, was made public ‘on that occasion. The Wedding will take place on February 26 and will be @ large and very elaborate affair. The young people have planned a tour of the south- ern of the State for their honeymoon Miss Krabel has just returned from an rip. extended European tour. Mrs. Henry East was hostess this evening at a dinper in honor of Miss Clara Boardman and Frank Rawson, whose wedding will be g February event. e‘;fi'?‘?!fnnuy‘unt-fl'\:!:b M. .l“nd l}l'l! w. . Jenkins, Percy Hardenberg, Miss Harden e rs. H. Osgood. Miss John Gwilt, Dr. Tackey, Mrs. M. V. Boardma: 3 Trescott, Miss Bofl‘rdml.n. l-?nl wson. Te-morrow the Oakland. Club luncheon and the luncheon Miss Charlotte Hall is giving in honor of Miss Ethel Crelin are the two func. tions of D"IEBIIH} M.l.l ll'.l‘“l. The Twentieth Century Club's cooking school + rning at 10 o'clock. Ap- cations for admission raust be made to Mrs, Watt, the club’s —————————— CRIBBING CONDEMNED. BERKELEY, Jan. 16.—Students who | First cheat in examinations by the process known as “cribbing.”, and who try o get the best of the college authorities ‘\Enuxme. in other ways at “exams,” are reportad to have been unusually numerous at the university during the exa lons at the end of the last term. and as a THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1906 E COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAYs BRIEF NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA LANE TO ADDRESS UNITARIAN CLUB.— Alameda, Jan. 16.—Franklin K. Lane is to ad- dress the Unitarlan Club to-morrow evening on '‘Phe Government and People of Mexico." Musical numbers will be rendered by Lester les and Harry Hastings. LIVERY. RIG MISSING.—Berkeley, Jan. 16. A horse and b , valued at $300, given to & Smooth young stranger for & few hours to use yesterday, oy Mapies & Merritt, liverymen on Allston way, arc belleved to have been stolen, 8 mare than & day has elapsed since the rig ‘went out, PIONEEE MASON AT REST.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—The funeral of Charles D: Hayes, Wwho dled last Saturday, was held to-day, the services being conducted by the officers of Brooklyn Lodge, F. and A. M., 6f which the deceased had been secretary for more thad twenty years, CANTY'S ARM BROKEN.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—H. C. Canty of 1526 Hawthorne Terrace was sfruck by an electric car while he was on the ateps of another car at Thirteenth street and Broadway to-night and his right arm was broken. The injury was treated at the receiv- ing bospital. SAYS HE OWNS ENCINAL.—Alameda, Ja 16.—Eduard Dargneau, residing at 458 Na- toma street, has written to the Board of Trustees that he is the owner of the Encinal of Alameda and desires knowledge from the Trustees 8s to his standing. The letter Indi- cates mental weakness of the writer. PLEADS NOT GUILTY.—Oakland, Jan. 16, Irene Rutherford, the 12-year-cld colored girl Who is alleged to have beaten eleven-year-old Annie Patterson until the white child suffered @ nervous shock that has since confined her to her bed, appeared before Police Judge Smith to-day and pleaded not guilty to a cnarge of battery. The case went over to January 30. DECLINES CALL TO OAKLAND.—Oekland, Jan. 16.—The announcement has been made that the Rev. Louls C. Sanford, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church of San Francisco, has declined a cell to the pulplt of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of this ciiy. His reason for declining the call was that he did not feel that Be could leave his present charg ACCEPT PLANS FOR NEW SHOP.—O: 1and, Jat. 16.—The directors of the Induetrial Home for the Adult Blind, on Telegraph aye- nue and Thirty-sixth street, have accepted plans for the shop Yo be erected to take the rlace of the partly wrecked building now on the grounds. The new shop will be canstruetsd of Carnegie and pressed brick, both products of home industry. FREIGHT WRECK DELAYS TRAFFIC.— Oakland, Jan. 16.—A Southern Pacific frelght lacomotive backing & train of flat cars loaded with rock on the fll on the south side of the estuary west of the Webster-street bridge col- lided with & trajn of empty flat cars this morning and the latter were thrown across the parrow gauge track, blocking traffic for more than an hour. MeNULTY'S TRIAL AT HAND.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—The trial of former Deputy Coufiy Clerk Lester C, McNulty on & charge of haying assaulted Durothy Olsen of Herkeley comes up nd will be tried before MeNulty will be repre- sented by Attorney A, L. Frick, while the prosceution will he carried on by District At- torney John J. Allen, ARRESTED UNDER CHILD LABOR LAW. Oakland, Jan. 16.—John Josephs, residing at 1357 Fifth street, was arrested to-night on a charge of violating the child labor law in that he had refused to allew a child to attend school and had compelled him to work In vio- lation of the law. C. E. Merwin. principal of the Central Evening School, swore to the complaint. Josephs was released on bail. WILL OPPOSE LICENSE TAX.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—A meeting of the insurance men and real estate deglers of Oakland will be held to- morrow evening at the rooms of the Oakland Board of Trade for the purpose of discussing plans for opposing the license tax proposed by | the City Council. The dealers declare that the proposed orainance will compel them to pay three Iicense fees, those of, real estate dealers, loan negotiators and builders. P. N. HANRAHAN INJURED.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—P, N. Hanrahan, a liquor merchant of this city, is.at Providence Hospital, suffer- ing from injuries sustained by being thrown from his horse last Sunday. The animal was mired in an imperfectly filled trench near Mountain View Cemetery and in its struggle to free itself threw its rider and fell upon him. Mr. Hanrahan was badly bruised. but is not | seriously hurt, MARRIAGE ENDS PROSECUTION.—AL meda, Jan. 16.—Steve Simone of Elmhurst, who was held over by City Justice R. B. Tap- pan to answer to the Superior Court on a charge of having betrayed Loulse Cabral, also of Elmhurst, undef promise of marriage, con- sented to marry the girl this afternoon and the nuptial ceremony was performed by Ji ice of the Peace Fred 8. Cone. The prosecution of Stmone is to be dropped. CONTESTS FATHER'S WILL. — Oakland, Jan. 16.—The trial of the suit to set aside Lhe of the late John Taylor of Lafavette, in which he left an estate valued at $0,000 to his widow, was begun before Judge W. H. Waste to-day. It is charged by Mrs, Martha Mulll- ken, Taylor's daughter, nat her stepmother was already married to T. M. Crabtree when she married her father and is therefore not eligible to inherit the yroperty of his widow. REFORM IN EMERYVILLE.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—The members of the Board of Tru: of Emeryville last night took & stand against the side door entrances salool and all-night revels in places of refreshment, and after a spirited di: cussion of the guestion Marshal Carey ardered to motify the salponmen that unles they hereafter conduct their places In a strictly orderly manner their licenses will be revok SNEAK THIEVES ARE BUSY.—Oakland, Jan. 16.—H. P. Atkinson, who lives at 1106 San Pablo avenue, was robbed of a valuable watch fob while walking along Broadway, be- tween Fifth and Sixth streets. He bélieves his pockets were picked and has asked the poliee to assist him in vecovering his charm. John Susa reports that thieves entered his room on Sixth avenue, near Twentleth street, and took a valise containing-a pistol, a bank beok and clothing. BODY FOUND IN BAY.—Oakland, Jan. 16. The body of & man, sup) to’' be John Pawell, was found floating in the bay between ihe Key route and Southern Pacific moles thls atternoon by William Thomas and C. Balagno, who were fishing from a small boat. A book in the man's et showed that John Poweil hed $195 to bis credit in the Postotfice Bank of Ladysmith, B. C. The body, which was poorly clad, had been in the water about six weeks, There were no marks of violence en the body. e BROKEN PILE WR! W, —Oakland, Jam 30T wood scow Narrow Gauge. sank at an early hour this morning while Iving at A. B. Week's wharf, near Webster street, with a cargo of wood which was to have been dis- charged to-day. A. E, Small, the owner and captain of the scow, believes the accident wus caused by the craft striking a broken pile, which started a seam. A deckhand who was on board the seow when it sank had a narrow cscape from being caught in the cabin. As the water is shallow, Captain Small thinks he will be able to raise the vessel without trouble. Fmbury, 23, ney Jr., 25, San Francisco, and Edith G. Tadd, 21 Froitvale; Steve Simone, 19, and Louisa Cabrell, 19, both of Elmhurst; George M. Craw- fgra, B Sacraments, a0d Frances B. 0'Nelll . cley o, and Caroltne Frederickson, Horace J. Sheppard, 20. Mansfiel A, Sligh, 17, Oakland; Thomas Mc] k- Lean, 3 = l?nd. ‘and Margaret J. Dennison, 30, San Fran- ciseo. GILLETT BOOMED FOR GOVERNORSHIP iIumboldt County Republi- cans Launch Candidacy of - the Congressman. —_— * EUREKA, Jan.. 16.—Republicans of the county of Humboldt have presented the name of Congressman J. N. Gillett of the District as a candidate for Gover- ner. The boom for Gillett was first launched on Friday last by the Ferndale The Dally Humboldt Stand- ard of Eureka has indorsed Gillett's can- didacy. The politiclans of the eounty are a unit for Gillett and they are predicting that he will secure the Republican l l WARDEN SEEKS MORE SCALPS Reported That Other Officials Are Marked for Slaught‘erl at Prison at San Quentin TOMPKINS NOW HAPPY Declares That the Men He Has Befriended Have Been Conspiring Against Him Spectal Dispateh to The Call. SAN QUENTIN, Jap. 16.—Warden J. W. Tompkins already has the scalps of six men whom he considers detrimental to the harmony of the prison, and it is safe to say that the number will be in- creased at an early date. His toma- hawlk, which was slightly dulled by last night's wholesale work, is being fitted with a new edge. Tempkins feels more contented to-day than he has at any time during his administration and pro- poses that his remaining days here shall be free from the trials and tribu- tions he has undergone for the past vear. Warden Tompkins said to-day: I have dismiesed the six men because I have considered it for the good of the prison that they should go, as they are like a paek of hy- enas apd have about as much gratitude. I have dore them favors and they have been con- spiring against me all the "time. Although sireng pressure was brought to bear on me when 1 took charge, and cautionary words spoken to me by friends regarding the base ingratitude of certain officers, | retained most | of the old officers and guards, promoting some. What recompense do I receive? A conspiracy on their part to have me removed. There is nathing to be gained by them, because when a new man comes and hears of their actions he will pot give them a favorable consideration I was asked to resign by the board, but I de- clined to do so, as it would mean that I was gullty of the charges, which I am not. Then they removed me. I am glad that the Investigation has termi- nated, as [ was under a severe mental strain for the last six weeks. I intend that my last two weeks before my retirement shall be pleas- ant. The new appointees assumed their offices this morning and I kmow them to be fully qualified to perform the duties assigned to them. Captain Harrison said to-day: ‘Pompkins had ne real grounds for the dismis sal of the men other than that they gave testi- nony detrimental to the warden when ciosely questioned by the members of the board. have made no statment to the board, but when asked for it I sald: ‘I have no statement to make, gentlemen, I am here to enswer any Guestions you may wish to propound to me. 1 tricd to shield the warden In every way that I could, but I was obliged te amswer the ques- tions and I @id so truthfully. If he does not stop discharging officers the prison will be erip- pled by incompetent men. 1 have always done my duty, but I have sut- fered from much interference on the part of the warden, wha would instruct conviets with- out baving his orders pass through the proper channele. He was always ignoring me and causing the prisoners to do so. The dismissal of John Raing was the greatest surprise of all the dismissals, 4s he was considered very conservative and favorable to the administration. Some believe he ix the vietim of some of the spies. At the investigation he had nothing to say regarding the ad- ministrition one way or the other, It is said that Chief Electrieian Wooll will be the next to go. However, if the warden wields hiz tomahawk with much frequeney and the Board of Prison Directors see that it may be un- wise and unsafe, they will call a meet- ipg and instruct the warden to cease. SAN MATEO TRUSTEES TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY Work Will Be Commeneced on the Road as Soon as Possible. ! Special Dispatch to The Cail, SAN MATEO, Jan. 16.—The City Board of Trustees has undertaken to improve the condition of the county road within the city lmits. Complaints innumerable have been made that the road is in a wretched condition, particularly during the winter months, and the Trustees have decided that the thoroughfare must prac- tically be rebuilt from the creek to the northern extremity of the city limits. | City Attorney Kirkbride has consulted with the property owners interested in the proposed improvement and he has reported to the board that public senti- ment is unanimous in faver of praceed- ing with the work at once. City En- gineer Bromfleld has gene carefully over the thoroughfare and is now preparing specifications of the work necessary to be done. In view of these corditions the Board of Trustees has ordered all interested property owners to appear ‘on February 5 and show cause why the work should not be undertaken immediately. This proceeding will be nothing more than a formality and by .early spring the county road will be dlaced in first-class condi- tion. e UNIQUE WEDDING CELEBRATION. BERKELEY, Jan. 16—On the same day that Mr. and Mrs. John Cooke of 2143 Addison street celebrate their gol- den wedding anniversary John Cooke Jr., the youngest son of the family, will take for his bride Miss Jennie Lind- gren. The wedding will take place at the Cooke home, and there will thus be double rejoicing next Sunday in the Cooke household. The Cookes have been residents of Bexke!sy for nearly a guarter of a centary. John Cooke Sr. is engaged In business in the eol- lege town. His son is connected with his fatber's establishment. The bride, who Is to enter the Cooke family next Sunday, is a daughter of C. Lindgren of Third avenue. Fast Oakland. —_—— KEATING DECLARED INSANE.—Danl Keating, a/ of Mabel x-uN: «..:.' of pickpockets," was committed to Agnews In- «ane Asylum yesterday by Judge Graham. { Professor J. O. Grifin, formeriy LESSON READ T0 COLLEGIANS Stanford Papér Points Out Errors of Students an! Pleads for Correction DUTY TO THE PUBLI University Men Urged to Aid in Putting Down Elements Which Make for Disrepute STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. In the Hterary organ of . the Stan University, the Sequoia, appears an edi- torial which bids fair to cause much comment. The article, appearing at this time, is particularly applicable becauss of the number of times in the prese year student affairs have caused eyes of outsiders to be turned on ti actions of faculty and undergradua The article is in part as follows: Within the past six months callege and their affairs have sprung into most usual notoriety. They have beem heraided abroad in the yellow press side by side w the army scandals, patent medicine exposur frenzied finance and the numerous other sens. tions of that ilk. Your young collegian tur astde from his dally task of learning to read of his own cupidity, his heathenish dispo: tion, his barbarian instinet, his brutal for the blood of his brother. He is mot fia tered by rhese reports, he is realizes that the picture black, but when he reflects he wonders if some degree, he s not responsible for the huo and cry that has been raised against him, Such reflection brings up immediately t question, What Is the responsibility of o American college man toward the America public at large? That he has @ responsibilit is beyond question. No batter proof of the fact that he is held in the limelight of pubil attention may be asked than the present agitation against him. Likewise, it canmot be denied that certain evils do exiet in the Amer ican college of to-day, not juggernauts of brutality as the newspapers have representad them, but evils, nevertheless, that should be removed. Brutal, lllegitimate football and un manly hazing are alike deplorable in the eves of the public and the seif-respecting college man. The latter has his duty clearly defined. " to see that such practices 18 the scurce. He must take arme against muckerism and blight it before it has opportunity to Erow be- Jond his reach. All the alarm and bulldozing that the press can bring to bear is of pigmy strength beside the influence that the sincers college man can exert over his less sincers fellows. Public reproof is irksome to the eol leglan. He fancies seif-correction, and it is by this means we must eure whatever evil no exists. Students must come to the realizats ‘, of their proper conduct. Arbitrary rules affect nothing. If our amateur athleties wer Tore primarily on the seme hasis as English athletics, the watehwerd of which is “Sport for sport's sake,” we would be better off. It our contests could be held without such great financial efforts, we would be stiil better off. If the mucker in our colleges were cried down as soon as be arose, we would make less labor for the yellow journalist. The people of the United States may reason- atly expect two thinge of the college man— that he be honorable and that he be a gentle- man. We should meet their expectations. ———— RARE BOOKS FOR STANFORD. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 16.— The law department of Stanford Uni- versity has recently received a colle tion of old and rare law books from William A. Bowden, a prominent lawyer of San Jose. The volumes date back be- fore the time of the Revolutionary War. The earliest of the works was publish- ed in 1650, the rest not later than 1 The gift, which includes seventy-five volumes, contains reports, treatises and Viner's Abridgement, The works are in the form of folfes and are Iu re- markably well preserved condition. As reference books they are valuable for university weork, but could hardly be used by a practical lawyer. —_—— DR. GRIFFIN GOING ABROAD. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 16— the aeting head of the German department, left to-day on a sabbatical leave of ab- sence, in which he will visit Germany. Dr. Griffin was obliged to discontinue - work with his classes last semester on account of iil healith. It is on the ad vice of his specialist and much against his will that the scholar is leaving his work, in which hé is bound up. In Ber- lin Dr. Grifin will study the modern German drama. In the absence of Dr Griffin Professor Rentdorff has charge of the German department, —_——— FAGLES INSTALL OFFICERS. REDWOQOD CITY, Jan. 16.—Redwood Aerie No. 418, Fraternal Order of Eag! has elected and installed the following officers Past worthy president, P. H Ryan; worthy president, Joseph ¥inter; worthy vice president, Geerge Christ; conductor, H. H. Price; Chaplain, Carl Mabie; treasurer, M. Spoerl; deputy. George Winter; Inside guard, W. J. Fitz- patrick{ outside guard, Henry Yount; physician, Dr. Barrec; trustees, Charies Luscher, E. Werder and E. E. Dulac. officers were installed by W. A. Prige, the district deguty past worthy president —— CHAMBERLAIN TO SPEAK. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 16.— The first assembly of the present sem- ester at Stanford University will held to-merrow morning in the Assem bly Hall of the university. There will be an address by George E. Chamber lain, the Governor of Oregen, who w be accompanied by a delegation of Ore gon excursionists, 155 In number, who are touring the State. THIRD RAIL KILLS COWS. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. ‘1§.—The Nortn Shore electric train was delayed fAf-een minutes last evening by two dead cow: which had been ehctroeu‘fi by the third rail. HASSE TRIAL CONTINUED.—Oakland. J.:" —th 16.—The trial of Otto L. Hasse, clalme