The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1906, Page 6

NEWS OF F—= DEATH SURMONS WOLLES WOTHER Professor of Music at the University Sustains Loss While Under Heavy Load WILL REMAIN -AT POST Despite Grief and Criti- cal COondition of = Little Girl Concerts Will Go On Professor J egram this morn % RER Wolle re | | -~ Professor Sehflling of the Uni- | versity of Califormia says im a signed statement that Editor ‘ Cufrlin of Oakland was instru- mental in having him voted | out of the ‘German-Amerfcan ‘ League. Mr. Currlin says | Schilliag 15 mot wanted in the league, that his demeamor is “verbearing and arrogant” and that =s a member he is ‘[ “fmponsible.” Professor Putz- Ker says he doesn’t want to be | | | | g the fiews of his mother’s | ast night in Wash- home as a.guest.at the home being vears old ow was § nted the news ¢ g death and the,c le Gretehen Wollé ghter of the effect of ne upiversity ted\that he rt in ternoon programme. This t, madé weigh ot death in gron and se ousehold, has felt for trengt xiety sly wit Messages st daily t day, keeping rmed of his mother's By wive -alm y sinc e Wolle 1 condition. hat with hes poi- that lies in abscess e ear but Dr nook in- noted a ondi- timate MAYOR MOTT TALKS WITH THE “FORCE” Gives Policemen Ideas as 1o ‘What Makes for Duty. h Board of of an Mayor Frank makes thereby wnd _enforced, porizing with eman in the should be nd ng, times L, quick and will at & twenty-four to be on ecall He has if each follow the i win m WOMAN REPORTS ROBBERY. KLAND, -Miss son, whe residence 8. May s on has tpad gave ported 0 the D ce that bed her of a purse containing $5 and gold watch last Sunday night. The occurred, Mist Johnson sald, ham street. between Tenth and . shortly after midnight, while was walking home, The police are investigating. Have you ever used Mellin’s Food? If mot, drop us a line asking sbout it. We will answer any and all questions and be only too glad to show you how to use Melli's Food ina way o get the best results. We will send you & sample of Mellin's Food for your baby Jjust as soon as we get your letter and - will give you the benefit of our experience. % an_ inmate | { ned | mixed up in the matter. 4 “Spite Work,” Says Disliked Member of League. President Currlin De- nounces Him as Arrogant. Putzker Hopes He Won't Be Mixed in Affair. BERKELEY, March 28.—Professor Hugo K. Sehilling, who sustained a blow at' ‘the hends of the German-American in San Francisco last Monday calculated to drive him from the councils of the organization, announced that fhe “faction” 'which put through the ‘resolution diserediting’ him as @ delegafe in the German-American League has accomplished nothing by its . | action, save to vent spite and spleen upon nim The enemies of Professor Schilling in the German-American League, who de- clared, after the actlon was taken last Monday by which he appeared to be dis- from | | taken | mies, | of the league. ments I ords, which I whic) which were | to | dent | the { for credited, that the university savant had in effect been expelled from the organiza- tion, appear to excite the amused con- tempt of the professor. Instead of his being an expelled member, as was intend- ea sho be the case by those who tri- umphed over Professor Schilling, the latter declares that he 1s an henorary member, having all the rights and priv leges of a delegate by virtue of that honorary membership, which are not to be taken from him by such action as was put through last Monday night in San Francisce. g Professor ‘Schilling ‘styles* the action whereby the Assoclation of Teach- ers of Germah, which society he repre- sents as delegate In the councils of the German-American League, was requested to withdraw him as its representative, or delegate, as ‘“‘meaningless,” a ‘“‘clumsy altempt to accomplish his downfall,” but utterly fruitless of result, because &s an honorary member he cannot thus be re- moved from the league. SCHILLING ACCUSES CURRLIN. So much for Professor Schilling’s ene- who have succeeded in annoying bim with a resolution that appears to discredit him as a delegate in the great organization ;made up of the German- Amecican sécieties of California. Pro- fessor Schilling minces no words in speaking of these enemies—credits them with virulence, desperation and a purpose drive him from the league, which he was largely instrumental in building up. The presenf head of the league, Presi- Albert Currlin, a newspaper pub- lisher of Oakland, is accused by Professor Schilling of being the head and front of the opposition to him In the German- Americen League. It was Editor Currlin who championed the cause of Professor Putzker when the league sent a delega- tion to the Board of University Regents last summer asking that Professor Putz- ker be restored to the rank and position he enjoved before action was taken by the regents, which reduced his emolu- mente. The regents declined to reopen the case. There was no catcealment then of Pres. ident Currlin's enmity to Professor Schill- ing, and the latter does not now hide his belfef that Currlin is his arch enemy, who plotted to put through the resolution’last Monday night, which made it possible to give out a s'ory that Professor Schilling had virtually been ‘“expelled frem the league.” STATEMENT TO PRESS. Professor Schilling issued a - formal statement to the press today explanatory the causes leading to the factional fight in the league and his part in the matter. It is as follows: Two years ago I accepted the presidency of German-American League of Calitornia, the térm of one year, In order to save the league from an element that had brought dis- eredit upon it by using it for personal ends. During my term of office’ that element was check and the league won the co of the German-born citizens, and wa estecemed over the emtive State. its membership being trebled At the end of the year I de- ciined the proffered renomination, and as ud- fortunately enother nominee withdrew like- wise, the aforesaid element in the league suc- ceeded in_getting a candidate of their own elected. Under his leadership they have since then been Increasingly active, and their per- sistent attacks upon me, which 1 have always ignored, bave now culminated in a vote (of 20 out of more than 100 delegates) to ask the aseociation which I represent to appoint an- other delegate in my stead, an entirely mean- ingless step, as my standing in the league con- tinues to be thet of a formally elected hon- orary member, with all the rights of a_del gate. The sensational reference to “‘expulsion’ from the league is part of a clumsy attempt to injure me, and is as unwarranted as the regrettable talk about an ‘old quarrel” be- tween me and Professor Putzker, which, 8o far as 1 am concerned, exiss only in the fertile imagination of & German editor in ¥ the same who instigated and is the leader in the present attack, In point of fact, Professor Putzker has been sharing my office at the university for two years past. It was only last week that it was ble to pro- vide a separate room for Professor Putzker's office. NINE CHARGES MADE. with 4 and with I-ul of the league ba representation by In those instances (h-m-m made were sustained by the rec- demanded to have produced, but Bot produced. The Albert 3 EXPULSION NOT —_— 3 | EE 'SCHILLING DECLAR o LAWFUL ES. LT b l WHOSE EXPULSION FROM THE HEAD OF GERMAN DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, AN 5 RAISED BIG STORM AMONG SOCIETIES AFFILIATED WITH GERM N-AMERIC LEAGUE _ HAS THAT BODY. & drive Schilling from the league, said to- ay: There is no denying the feeling against Pro- fessor Schilling in the league. He is unpopu- lar. He is not wanted. His soclety is avolded and hie room is preferred to his company. There is ~reason Jfor it f_ coj . The pIT i”glfif SlE Schilling trouble entered the leal s manner was found 10 be off Me was_overbearing, arro- gent, Smpossible. ' He_ antag friends of Professor Putzker, who believed that Professor Putzker, an: old and belovad member of the leagie, whom we felt proud to clalm as the ‘Oemln professor in the State University, was being ousted by the mnew man, Professor ‘Fchillln‘. There need be no quibbling about We went openly to the BoaArd of Regents that. in the university's German department. The petition was not granted. LEAGUE DOES NOT WANT HIM. Our feeling against Professor Schilling is the result of his attitude toward a large por- tion of our delegates. There are many ram- ifications to the story. One has to do with Schilling's_blocking of our plans to Bold the Schiller celebration in the Greek Theater last year. President Wheeler was in the East then. To Schilling was delegated the con- sideration of our request for the use Of the Greek ter. He turned us down until we consented to make him president of.the day. Then jve got the theater. Schilling got the honor, but did not preside. This, With other things, has made Schilling persona non grata. The league does not want him. He is charged with making misstatements about the present officials of the league. That is true. The committee found him guilty two instances at least. 2 Professor Albin Putzker gave oit the following announcement today: In Teply to your question I will say that the action of the German-American League has mo connection with me whatever. The attempt to_mix me up with this most re- grettable affalr will prove & great mistake. MOTOR CYCLE JUMPS OFF OAKLAND BRIDGE Mrs. Jemnie Seralson and‘ Joseph Jacobs Thrown Into Mud. OAKLAND, March 28.—On a tandem motor cycle without a brake Mrs., Jennie Seralson and Joseph Jacobs attempted to coast down the hill on Moss avenue this evening and ran off the bridge at Ceme- tery Creek, plunging head foremost twenty feet into the mud. Mrs. Seral- son's right collar bone was broken and Jacobs received a serious sprain of the left wrist. The machine was wrecked. Mrs, Seralson lives at 1708 Ellis street, San Francisco, and Jacobs is a profes- sional bicycle rider.. The woman desired to learn the handling of a motor cycle and employed Jacobs to teach her.” They came to Oakland tonight for practice, intending to g0 to San Leandro. They lost their way, started out Broadway and at Moss avenue decided that they were on the wrong road and turned down that thoroughfare. At the bottom of the hill the machine struck a rock and went over the side of the bridge, throwing the occupants into the mud. Jacobs assisted Mrs, Seralson,to an electric car and took her to San Francisco, Where both were treated by Dr. Pawlicki. The motor cycle is still In the mud. | —e—— BOY BURGLARS ARRESTED. BERKELEY, March 28.—Chilef of Police Vollmer tonight arrested George Rasmus- sen, 15 years old; Willlam Olsen; 16 years old, and George Graff, 16 years old, who have confessed that they were members ofa gang implicated in many burglaries in Berkeley and Oakland. The three were associated with Willlam Graff, Thomas Richards and Antone Crowe, who planned the robbery of Mrs. C. E. Tully Saturday night. The first trio were the handlers of the stolen booty, selling it in San Francisco. The number of burglaries committed by this gang is not Hundreds of dollars’ worth - dise, jewelry, clo in merchan- and the Uké have SR “brother- of William- residence. last vezr with a petition for.his reinstatement | HLIPING CRL i 2 [Youthful Tréne YVaun~ Every Is Married With Consent of Parents at Their House i ——e { OAKLAND, ‘March 28.— The Van | Every house of mourning at 577 Thirty- { fourth street has been turned into one | of mirth, for the missing daughter has | returned, and tonight was married un- | der her parents’ roof to Russell Lamp, {with whom she eloped two days ago, | The Rev. John M. Van Every, with his |son.and young Lamp, visited .the County Clerk’s office late this after- noon and after considerable - probing into the law got a marriage license, and this evening the girl was married by her aged father to the man of her choice. The child-bride is only a Mttle past 14 years of age, but appears older than her years would indicate and woman grown. Doils were no ‘longer playthings for her, and when wordssof love were whispered to her by young Lamp, who is 24 years of age, she stole out of her father's house at night and loft all she loved from infancy for the man who had awakened her love. There was considerable doubt at the County Clerk’s office as to whether a marriage license could be issued for one 0 young, and the matter was re- ferred to the District Attorney, who re- ipor(ed that he could find nothing to hinder the license from being issued. and upon this report the request was granted. The father said that their daughter had returned to them today at noon jafter secing by the papers how her ab- sence had affected them. After talking the matter over with Lamp both he and his wife concluded that the best thing to be done was to sanction the marriage and have sit performed under their own roof. He stated that they had hoped to send their daughter to the high school, where she is now a pupil. and later on to the university, but that in this they were to be dis- appointed, but they had made up their minds to make the best of it. Russell Lamp, the young man with whom the child eloped, is tha driver of a milk wagon, and his home is at 1235 East Twenty-second street. He is employed by E. Farno, a Fruitvale @airyman. ch. 28.—Burglars en- tered Osgood Rros. drug store, Twelfth and Washington streets, last night, and stole $70, $17.50 in stamps, 100 fountain pens, 15 watches and a quantity of pocket knives. There was no trace of the way the thieves entered. All of the doors were locked as usual this morn- ing. It was not until the store was opened that the clerks noticed the loss, their attention being attracted by the disarrangement of goods in the Show- cases. The value of the stolen goeds, including money and stamps, will reach $500. Detectives were detailed on ths burglary as soon as the police w. notifled. = = OA i ¥EAR IN JAIL. ND, March 28.—Felton Evans, o mole mds Hazel Whfl‘ht M W .en Sunday t at West Oakland, was _qenleneadmt'o one year's im n t.in the City Prison today by Police Judge Smith. His Honor refu to accept Fvans' plea of drunk- ennsss as an excuse for the offense. ——————— DENTAL ECTIVE BUSY. OAKLAND, March 28.—G. M. Dexter, “the man with the hollow tooth,” has caused the arrest of W. P. Winning, R. M. Ennis and 8. C. Hornef on charges otm :Emlll’eun!g dentistry wm.lmzt a li- _Dexter is in the employ of the State Dental Association. = 3 hereto be present &t the proceedings. OAKLAND CLUB ‘GUESTS ENJOY HOUR OF SONG BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, March 28—Tt would not be flattering to Miss Eleanor Connell or the ladies Who - assisted her to say that the splendid warm ‘sunshine of today coaxed such a big audience to the Oakland Ciub this afternoom, but it doubtless made the attractive programme all the more frresistible. The nine vocalists Who rendered Bendall's ‘‘Lady of Shalott,’ very creditably, too, are all. puplls of Miss Conneli. The poem was read by John W. Gwilt, & young San Francisco attorney, and the incidental solos were given by Mra. James Alva Watt, Mrs. E. Carison Risley, Mrs, Ed- ward Gedge and Miss Elizabeth Tyler. Miss Tyler, in particular, is fortunate in possessing a §ood voice and her clear enunciation ‘and tasteful phrasing were most pleasing. Befors the.reading of “The Lady of Shaloit’ a short programme of selected mumbers was given nsisting of a Grieg selection by Miss Ella Lowrie pianist, *Two Songs” (Schutt), by Miss Tyler, and-an alr, “False Phyllis". (Ed German), by Miss Shannon, who has a v rich and pleasing _contralto. afternoon was a charming A. Schrock was presiding hostess her gracious duties with the assistance of other members, including Mrs. Richard Craft, Mrs. Gilbert Curtiss, Mrs. W. H. Weilbye, Mrs. Al A." Definison, 'Mrs. George Humphrey, Mrs. B. W. de Leon, Mrs. Harry East, Mrs. Theo- dore Westphal, Miss Marletta Milton, Mrs. F. 8. Mickel, Mrs, J. J. Allen, Mrs. C. S. Cham- berlain, Mrs. F. R. Chadwick, Miss Grace Trévor, Mrs. A. D. Kroenke, Mrs. W. W. Standeford, Miss Lou Dennison, Mrs. Hall, Miss Ida M. Lackey. Among the guests were Mrs. Emma Ratbgeb, Mrs. George Perry and Miss Louise Maguire, from the Adelphian Club, Miss Bates and Mrs, Foster of Berkeley. thi “Leon Two of the busiest maids in town just now are Miss Cbarlotte Elsey, whose wedding Charlie Heatley will be an of next week, and Miss Mabel Reed, whose marriage is aio to be an April affair. They are warm friends and each is invited wherever the other is, so between their trousseau build- - i their social duties their days are well lled. Today a merry little crowd of bridge en- thusiasts met at Miss Reed’s. the party. which has' formed itself into a club, including Mrs. Percy Walker,~ Miss Blanch Laymance, Mrs. Edward Hall Dodge, Miss Alice Britton, Miss Elu& Miss Elva Reed and Mrs. Richard Bal ) x Tomorrow ‘the ‘‘linen shower’ that Mrs. E. J. Dodge is giving for Miss Reed will take many Oaklanders over'm .thmeflm re. George C. Pardée are NAG::J.;:W. ‘ll‘rl!- affair for _next Saturday evening and among the Oaklanders who have been invited are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Schrock, Mr. and Mrs. 'J. Waiter Scott and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Morse. . . 3 Mrs, D. Webster entertained a few friends at the Touraine last evening. her guests in- cluding Mrs. ‘M. Dunning, Mrs. C. E. Eddy, Miss Deane, Miss Fenton, Miss Phyllis Smith, Mrs. Gurnie, Mrs, Irene Hart Mrs. Frank Prussia. Mrs. Webster was assisted by her daughter, Miss Lucille Webster, the charm- ing young flancee of “Jimmie" Gleason. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS APPOINTS CENSUS MARSHAL.—Berkeley, March 28—A. H. McDonald has been made school census marshal by the School Trustees. BURNED BY ALCOHOL.—Oakland, March 28, —Mrs. R. §: Cole, residing at 615 Eighteenth srieet, was severely burned this morning by the explosion of an alcohol stove. FRACTURES SKULL—Berkeley, March 28. Elmo Songey, a painter, fell from the roof of the new fire engine house on Regent street to- day, fracturing his skull, He may dle. STEALS PASTOR'S . BICXCLE.—Oakland, March 28.—The Rev, Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregatfonai Church, has re- ported to :the pglice that a graceless thiet stol> his bicycle from the chirch today. MILITIA TO ENTERTAIN —Oakiand, March 28.—Company A, Veterap Reserves, N. G. C., whl entertain Adjutant General J. B. Lauck and members of the Governor's staff tomorrow night. BOYS _MISSING.—Oakland, - March = 28.— Howard Coats, George Kett and Alvin Boland, each under 12-years of age, have been reported to the police as missing from the West Oak- land Home. FILCHER SPEAKS.—Bérkeley, March 28— J. A. Fijcher, State Commissioner of Agricul— ture, spoke before the Agricultural Club ua the campus tonight on “Agricultural Exhibits at Worlds' Expositions.” STEAL INDIAN CURIOS.—Oakiand. March 280, M. Harriman, residing at 5108 Genoa street, has reported to the police the theft of Iridian purses and ‘baskets from Hhis residénce last night. GETS FINAL DECREE.—Oakland, March 28.—A" final decree of divorce was granted Nels Christopherson today by Judge Eillsworth from Ousa Christopherson on the ground of her desertion, WILL DISCUSS THE DRAMA.—Oakland, March £8.—Elmer B. Harris will give a lecture tomorfow evening at the First Unitarian Church on ““The Tendency of Modern Drama.’ The Starr King Fraternity and the Ruskin Club bave charge. PRINCIPAL _RESIGNS.—Berkeley, March 28 —Principal George Kierulff of the San Pa- Dblo avenue school, has sent in his restgna- tion to the sehool trustees. He is to be a realty operator. Principal R. Nicholls recently resigned for the same reason. GUILTY OF EMBBZZLEMENT.—Alameda, March 25.—Harry Raf was found gulity o misdemeanor embezziement by a jury in the Justice Court today.- He was accused of ap- propriating money that he had collected for F. A. Hardwick, a dairyman. TO HOLD INQUEST.—Oakland, March 28— The inquest over the Temains of Joseph Mello, who was shot and killed by Albert C. McDon- ald at Pleasanton, will be held tomorrow, and MeDonald will be' {sken from the County Jall s 200n as the inquest is held he will endeavor to in his release on bonds. CONTRACT AWARDED.—Berkeley, March 28.—The School Board has awarded the con- tract for the new $30,000 school building on Bancroft way to the following firms: Stock- $24,000: Childs & W. Morgan & Co., holm & Allyn, - carpentry, Arilett, masonry, $18,100; heating plant, $8550. STAGE STRUCK MISS.—Berkeley, . March 28.—Myrtle Fonso, who left her foster parents’ home yesterday, disappearing completely, is reported to have been & stage-struck miss, and the police accordingly have asked the officers In other cities to watch for her at concert halls or cheap theaters. YOUNGSTER JAILED.—Berkeley, March 28 —George Graft, a brother of one of the trio of youths arrested last Sunday for a murderous attack upon Mrs. R. Tuley of Oakland. wa taken Into custody today. He is believed to have acted as a ‘‘fence’” to handle the loot stolen by the gang of young thags. ~ COLLEGE BOY =WEDS.—Berkeley, March 28.—Herbert Foster, a university student, was marrfed in December secretly to Miss Edn Hooper of B;:flt mfiteki‘lkl;;' who’r:l.-";rhl:- ing friends here last December. e friends of the young couple learned for the first time of the event today. ! recently. urried to En the girl and ‘marriage followed. FOOTE'S MONEY GONE.—Oakland. March 28.—W. W. Foote Jr, who was summoned into urope. _ Absence she cabled him to return. The {local election- here promises to*be one MAKY ASPIRE [FLORAL EXHIBIT TOHOLD OFFICE| BEING PLANNED Coming Election at Redwood | Enterprising Residents of City Gives Promise of Be-| ing a Hotly Contested Onei VOTE -WILL BE CLOSE| Hard Fight Being Waged by the Friends of the Candidates for Trustees Special Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, ‘March 28.—The of the most interesting and hotly com- tested in the history of Redwood City: Several aspirants are in the fleld for the position of Trustee, and as all of them have a strong following the vote will be close. There are only two va- cancies to be filled, and Willlam C.{ Havey, Chase Littlejohn, C. J. Hynding, ! Arnold Hess and Clarence Choate want | to be the two fortunate ones. Havey is chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Littlejohn 18 a member of the board. The choice of Trustees this year is of great importance because of the am bitious .plans for ecity Improvements which are under way. For the position of Cfty Clerk, Marshal, and Treasurer there is no opposition to the Incum- bents. The election will take place April ‘9. e DEBATERS ARE CHOSEN. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 28.—The final try-out for the debating team of Stanford University was held last night and the trios who will speak on the first and second teams and the alternate were selected. Dudley D. Sales ‘06 of Denver, Colo., W. L. Blair '06 of San Jacinto and W. F. Herron.'08 of Telluride, Colo.,, were placed in the first . rank with C. C. McColloch ‘08, chosen. to act as _alternate. In the second squad E. A. Cunha 06 of San Jose, J. F. Brennan '06 of Sen Jose and C. A. Beardsley '06 of Campbell will de- bate'against the university of Nevada and J. I Maloy, a senior from San Jose, will act us alternate. The topic which is to be discussed this vear is one of the many phases of the football question. The fact that two sophomores have been selected for the first squad 1is notable. McColloch, whe is the alter- nate, starred on his freshman team last year, and Herron has debated on Carnot teams. Sales is a veteran of two years’ standing and Blair has had conSlderable experience. FEDERAL OFFICER -CAPTURES FIROS Alleged Leader in Natural- ization Frauds Caught -at Seattle. ~SEATTLE, Wash., March 28.—On tele- graphic’ information from San Franeisco, Captain B. W. Bell of the United States Secret Service, has arrested Alexander C. Firos, a Greek, said to be wanted in Cali- fernia by the Federal autherities on the charge of making- false affidavits to naturalization papers. The man is al-| leged to have been at the head of a ring of Greeks who made a practice of secur- ing fraudulent naturalization. ——— BENICIA PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING Mrs. T. F. Day of San Anselmo Is Elect- ed President and Mrs. James Mitchell, Treasurer. SANTA ROSA, March 28.—The seven- teenth annual meeting of the Benicla Presbyterian Soclety was held today in the Presbyterian church. There was a large attendance from ithe churches in Napa, Solano, Sonoma. Marin, Mendo- cino and Humboldt countles. The speakers includéd Mrs. Robert Crich- ton, Healdsburg: Mrs. A. W, Robinson, Napa; Miss Belle Garette and Miss Mar- garet Boyce of Alameda and others. "The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. T. F. Day, S8an Anselmo: treasurer, Mrs. James Mitchell, St. Helena: secretaries —~home, Mrs. W. M. Sutherland, Fulton; foreign, Mrs. F. Burnham, Vallejo; young people’ Mrs. A. W. Robinson, Napa; assistant, Miss Alyce A. Tomlin- son, Eureka: Freedmen, Mrs. Robert Crichton, Healdsburg; literature. Mrs. ‘W. H. Landon, San Rafael; box, Mrs. M. W. Williams, Santa Rosa: baby band, Mrs. R. L. Cassidy, Vallejo; mis- sionary correspondent, Mrs. C. H. Fish, San Rafael. R BRITISH SHIP LANGDALE IS STILL WITHOUT A CREW Only Two Out of the Thirteen Men Sent to Eureka From San Francisco Remain on Vessel. EUREKA, March 28.—Of the thirteen men brought up Sunday for the Brit- ish ship Langdale only two were aboard today when the " vessel cleared for Guayquil. Nine of the men were dis. charged today by United States Com- missioner Ford on the ground that they were American citizens. This should have left four aboard the ves- sel, but when investigation was made it was found that one was missing. His clothes &till remained aboard ship-| and it is presumed he jumped over- board during the night. Francis H. Leggett went out this afternoom and ran alongside the Langdale to take off the hoisting eéngine. - Later another of the men was found in the firebox of the engine. He made his escape before he could be taken by the officers of thi ship.. Nothing has been seen of the two desertefs since they made their es- cape and as matters now stand the ves- sel must await the shipment of another crew from San Francisco. e Government to Buy ‘Irrigation System. SEATTLE, March 28.—The United States Government has accepted the of- fer of the Washington Irrigation Com- pany to sell the. Canal and Lateral Works, the largest private ir- rigation system in the Northwest, lg- cated in Yakima and Benton counties, The Visit of Kernes Interests Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, March 38.—The visit here of R. C. Kernes, the St. Louis rail- magnate, has given rise to rumors that he may become financially inter- ned from San x ‘ounty, via San L ORI (e o SRS San Mateo County to Give Display in San Franeisco PRIZES TO BE OFFERED Choicest .of Blossoms Will Be Furnished Daily by Publie School' Children Special Dispatch to The Call. 8AN MATEO, March 28.—If the pres- ent plans of the Board of Trade bear fruit, this city will be the floral city in fact as well as in name. It is the scheme of the boarad to display in San Francise¢o during the ammual session of the National Educatiénal Association the most elaborate and beautiful collec- tion of cultivated and wild flowers in Californfa. This city and its environs {boast a wealth of gorgeous blossoms, and local school children will be asked to furnish them in abundance. The Board of Trade proposes a series of prizés to be. given to the children for their efforts, and at.the suggestion of W. H. Cone, W. B. Lawrence, H. N. Royden, H. G. Lounghurst and others the floral city committee of the board, of which Rev. B. W. Gallwey is chair- man, will take up the matter ai once. It is suggested that prizes be given for the best variety of cut flowers dried, that other prizes be awarded for the best daily displays of wild flowers to be shown at the coumty headquarters In San Francisco, and still other prizes be bestowed for the best essays on the wild flowers of San Mateo County. It is hoped that the suggestions will be accepted and carried_ into effeet. — FORESTERS AT BANQUET. SAUSALITO, March 28—Court Sausa- lito No. 150 of the Foresfers held a large class initiation last eveaing. The initiatory work was performed by the local uniformed initiatory team. Supreme Representative Becker, an enthusiastic Forester. was elected dele- Zate to the Grand Court at San Jos and Town Clerk Fred-D. Linsley as al ternate. At the conclusion of the meeting the brothers adjourned to the banquet- room, where they feasted. Addresses were made by Mayor Jasques Thomas, Town Clerk Fred D. Linsley, Chief Ranger Adam Marshall Jr, Carl Fuetseh, Dr. Shaw and others in re- sponse to calls from oastmaster Becker. —_——————— LEASE IS RECORDED. SAN RAFAEL, March executed between the O. L. Shafter tate Company, the board of trustees the Leland Stanford Jr. Umiversity an Charles Webb Howard, owgers of t middle peak of Mount Tamaipais, and the Pacific Wireless Telegraph Com- pany was placed on record today. The lease was executed Adgust 1, 1995, and expires July 31. 1915. A circular tract of land 1200 feet in &lameter on- top of the middle peak of ‘Tamalpais and a right of way over the land !s e braced in the lease. Two 300-foot to ers, 100 feet apart, for a wireless tele- graph plant to be operated between there and Honolulu, have been built on the site. ———— WILL WEAR CAP AND GOWN. STANFORD - UNIVERSITY, March 28.—By a close vote the senlors of the Stanford University decided at a. spe- cial meeting held today to wear the classical cap and gown during the commencement exercises. This custom has never been adopted by preceding classes at/ the university, and it was a matter of much agitated discussion be- fore the present body undertook to es- tablish a’ precedent at the university. Exercises heretofore have been lacking in formality, and it is with the idea of eliminating the lightness of the cere- monies that the seniors have assumed the dignity of the black gown. ——————— ENTERS IMPERIAL SERVICE. STANFORD UNIVERSITY,* March 28.—H. B. Hawkins, ‘05, has been ap- pointed to a vacancy in the imperial service at Shanghai. Hawkins did not graduate at Stanford, but took a spe- clal course at the University of Wis- consin and later acted as head of the department of economics at the East- ern institution. Hawkins registersd from San Francisco, being a graduate of the Mission High Scheel. —_———— ACQUITTED OF BURGLARY. SAN RAFAEL, March 28.—Joseph Sandoval, a-clamdigger. was tried to- day and acquitted on a charge of hav- ing broken into a hunter's cabin on Tomales Bay in 1904. Nicholas Gen- zales, a co-defendant, shouldered all the guilt, 'and after exonerating Sandoval entered a plea of guilty. He will be sentenced on Friday. ALD“;AN LEAVES,—Berkeley, 28.—Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, who delivered e the charter day address at the university, lest today for his home, Charlottesviile, Va. Presi- dent Alderman ex; himself as delighted presses th his first trip to the West, and I» aston ished at the size and development of the two great universities which he found on this coast. He expects to return to California in July to attend the Natlonal Education Asso- clation, i the year you’ll find a few doses of the Bitters very bene- ficial. - For cleaning out winter impurities, purifying the blaod, Baleer St B b