The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 47

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1907. ‘News of Four of the Counties Bordering On the Ba L T f0UNG MAGILL TO PASSENGER TRAIN REGAIN FORTUNE | HITS WORK CARs His Realty Worth $100,000/Bradford Van Vranken of Will Be Returned by Men| Oakland Is Injured in a Who Gave Him Poor Stock| Collision at Shellville SUITS TO BE DISMIS OAKLAND, Feb. cemoronene. NO FLAGMAN ON DUTY 9. OAKLAND, Feb. .—Bradford Van £1ll, & prom Vranken, formerly deputy county cor- deeded and oner of Al eda County and now a $100,000 to jeweler in O and, was among those d last evening in a train wreck Southern Pacific near Shell- le he wreck was caused by the passenger train plunging into a work train. The fireman of the passenger train jumped bef: the collision and n exchange hat is alleged to be virt less stock, is to recover all y and have the mortgage fon being due to the efforts of guardian, A. L. McPherson. Accord sustained a broken leg. to the pett Van Vranken was returning from a today to visit to his ranch, which is on the line of the railroad. The sudden stopping the suits agat of the train hurled him against a stove R nst McK1: rot 1 u will the stock to the men and pay 9 for in the car. His head and body were | recovery of his realt painfully cut and bruised. He is 31 is the son of the late Art years of age. Sr. one of the stories told here by Engineer Ward and Conductor George Andrews of the Southern Pacific passenger train which t naturally supposed that the train was on a siding to let him pass, as he was traveling right on time. he rounded too late that the train was on the main line. He applied the air and, with Fire- Cardosa, jumped into the soft h beside the track and escaped It was that McPherson ap-|®mpty fi s of the work train and plied letters of guardiapship to completely demolished two of them. protect the young man against the op- | The passengers on the train were given i st and to get back his |2 terrible shaking up, and a number if possible. Percy|Were more or less bruised, but no one . also asked for let.|Was seriously injured. Express Mes- - were granted to Mec. |Senger George W. Colgan and Brake- - ian Mike Riddle escaped slight Suits e medtately | injuries gers were transferred to s rtgages executed by |t another t and the wreck was e cKinnon, Reiser and |cleared so as to allow the evening ¥ oo 80 completely check- | {Fain to get through two hours late. ed b pt action PRI, TR AT t ed to SILVER REGAINS HEALTH x tood| OAKLAND, b. 9.—Bank Commis- s experience, which threat- | Herman Silver has recovered . nder him penniless, will now | f a sudden attack of illness, which in the neighborhood of 1l is said to have given to speculate for him in o wheat pit and to have lost caused a fainting spell while he was examining banks in San Francisco. With the other Commissioners, Silver has resumed the work in San Fran- cisco. HOWISON DISPUTES MUMMERS' VOIGES MONISM THEORY | DISTURB PEAGE BEREELEY, Feb. 9.—Students in| ALAMEDA, Feb. 9.—Threé actors Professor George H. Howison's course|and two actresses, members of the &t t ty are reaping the b staff, w taken into fi us savant's deter: this morning at 2:30 o'clock t 1 years to the complaint of R. B. Bird of 1173 own system k avenue, who alleged that the mummers were murdering sleep in the apartments below his flat, and that book | neither he nor his neighbors could en- in phi- slumber while the merrymakers tors|were in action. The actors were now | booked as “John Does” and actresses phi-|as “Jane Does.” City Justice R. B.| Tappan was called from his bed after Professor Howison has | the imers had been taken to the his Police Station. When the Thespians he cond explained that they had given an en- g put forth complete. | tertainment at the rooms of a friend who have studied |in the house occupied by Bird and that ofessor Howison, he is opposed | they had never intended to disturb the ory of many other philoso- | peace they were released by the magis- | T all existence is embraced in | trate upon being cautioned to be more " nce, a single conscious careful hereafter about the pitch of ersal mind their voices In neighborhoods where quiet should prevail after bedtime. ek ey STOOPS TO CONQUER” TO BE PRESENTED BY STARS “SHE apparently regards as fatal to our moral | William H. Crane and Miss Ellis-Jef- s to pre-| freys Will Produce Goldsmith’s 2 that shall be | Comedy at the Macdonough orough nstead of monism, his system advo- | OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—No dramatic en- of recent daté will attract sical wo eternal or metaph 9| more favorable attention from theater- ' each possess | goes who love the artistic than that oal .aelf-direc of Willlam H. Crane and Miss Ellis- predest | Jeffreys in the star production of has “She Stoops to Conguer.” Goldsmith’s | comedy will be presented at the Mac- donough Theater Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings and at a Wednesday mat- inee by the Crane company. Miss Jef- freys comes from abroad with high reputation and Crane ranks as one of the foremost interpreters of real com- :|edy on the American stage. The pro- duction promises to be a rare treat in sch hands. The support includes a company of high-class people. e o ARt VISITORS FROM TACOMA WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW HALF HOUR OF MUSIC BERKELEY, Feb. 9.—Two songs by se half hour of music in eater tomorrow afternoon, olden Gate Quartet appears songs include a madrigal t and song by Walla sts of and first wur A. Macurda, second tenor; P. Teller, first bass; Henry L. The programme will second bass follows: be | Will Be Shown Sights of Berkeley and Oakland Before Crossing the Bay OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Nearly one hun- dred and fifteen business men from the | north will arrive in Oakladd on Mon- | day, according to adyvices received by | Secretary Edwin Stearns of the Cham- Baldamus | ber of Commerce from the Tacoma Board of Trade. The visitors will be met at the Sixteenth-street depot at 8 Mz Onslow. ong, ““Alpine Hymn”.. ok Ghiden Gate Quartet. + songs (old English)— By Celia's Arbour’ “This Pleasant Month of Maie" . o'clock in the morning and taken for a i Tra in Ceppl,” from * drive through Berkeley. Later in the . semeaieeziaene day they will be shown the points of interest in this city. The water front situation will be -C. H. Tebbs “*Serepade” . torch | closely examined by the visitors. Golden Gate Quartet. On Tuesday the Northeners will pro- - | ceed to San Francisco and from there they will continue their journey to the }sozuhern part of the State. | e | BEER BOTTLERS ORGANIZE OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—The Oakland Beer Bottlers Board of Trade filed ar- ticles of incorporation today. The pur- poses of the incorporation are to fur- ther the advancement and protection "Qakland Personals | OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Toshio Fujiwars 4 Tannoske Ojawa, prominently con- | ed with one of the leading steam- | companies of Japan, are at the | ip thens, registering from Tokio. - 3 Jr, U, 8. N, is a of the beer bottling trade in Oakland - A Hassford Jr S At the| .nd to act as agent, without profit, in uraine the handling of beer bottles for the Alfred Wright and Thomas Jones of aha, Neb.,, are guests at the Crellin. | Henry Weaver and wife, under ose management the Planters’ Hotel St. Louls, Mo, became famous, are ent arrivals at the Metropole. Wea- recently disposed of his interests the Planters’ Hotel to a syndicate members of the company. There is no capital stock. The directors are Emil Heinisch, George Kirthner, Carl Plant, J. F. Heaney and Carl Lind, all of Oak- land. —_— SWALLOWS CARBOLIC ACID SANTA ROSA, Feb. 9.—Jacob Weber, a native of Switzerland, aged 54 years, committed suicide at Guerneville yes- terday by swallowing carbolic acid. He aded by the Green River Distillery terests. stel He now owns the at Mackinac, Michigan, Grand the lar- cst there, and one in which the Penn- nia Railroad formerly had large | had often threatened to take his life. b He leaves a wife and two children, tor Braddids is at the Crellin, | e G | WILL HANDLE WIFE'S ESTATEOakland, tering from Carlisle, X | ¥eb. §.—Judge Harris today appointed Peter 3. —_———— No less than 7876 artisans and labor- ers were employed on Government co- operative -works (roads and railways) in New Zealand during May. Nicholas administrator of the estate of his late wife, who was an heir to the Henry H. Meyer estate. Mrs. Ida Gentry, also a legatee under toe “Topotatment ot Nichowbe . Tue setots s the aj in N estate { worth "£75.008 SANTA ROSA, Feb. 9.—According to | an into a work train at the Shellville curve sterday afternoon there was no nan out to protect the work train, which was occupying the main | st April | line on the time of the passenger train. He fell in with| Ward was relleving Engineer Ball d Reiser and, it is|for the day, and is not very familiar | advantage of his| With the road on the branch. He saw sat time to|the work train before he came up to the sharp curve he saw | CHERP BABE TR Oy JUSTIGE |Chinese Leaves Twenty Dol- | lars at Home of gis- | trate Tappan in Alameda WOULD AID GAMBLERS | ALAMEDA, Feb. 9.—City Justice B. | B. Tappan today turned over to Chief of Police John Conrad a $20 piece that the magistrate sald had been left with | him last night by a Chinese who called |at the Judge's apartments on Park street and sald upon leaving that he hoped the Justice would “do the right “!hlng" with fourteen Chinese and Japa- |nese who had been arrested for visit- |ing a gambling place in Chinatown and | |appeared in court this morning. Jus- tice Tappan sald that he belleved it was the purpose of the Chinese visitor |to bribe him with the gold plece, as the Mongolian made no explanation as |to why he was leaving the coin with | the magistrate. The police will endeavor to locate | the Chinese who left the coln at the | Judge's apartments. When the cases |against the Oriental gamblers were |called this morning Justice Tappan | roundly arraigned Wong Him Chi, pro- | | prietor of the gambling joint, whom the magistrate said he had reason to | believe knew of the Chinese who left the money at the Judge's home. All | of the defendants demanded jury trials. ‘ Society in Cities | Across the Bay | OAXLAND, Feb. 9.—Miss Bessie | Coghlll’ was hostess this afternoon at |an informal tea at the Coghill home in Jackson street, when the announce- ment was made of her engagement to John G. Treanor, a young business man of this city. Seventy-five friends of Miss Coghill had been bid for the hour, and it was to them that she first told the interesting secret. In honor of the occasion the spaclous rooms of | the home carried a dainty arrange- ment of ferns and enchantress carna- tions. Miss Coghill was assisted in re- celving her guests by Miss Ruth Kales, Miss Rose Kales, Miss Anita Thom- son, Miss Florence Treadwell, Miss | Alice White, Miss Elsa Schilling, Miss villa Hayden, Miss Katherine Barnes, | Miss Lorena Barnes, Miss Burrell, and | Miss Loutse Kellogg. | Miss Coghill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Coghill. She is a most attractive girl and has been prominent |in affairs of the young of the smart set. Her presence has added to the pleasure of the Friday Night Club as- semblies. She has traveled consider- ably and recently returned to Oakland i 5 company with her mother. Treanor i the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Treanor, { well known in Sacramento. He'is con- nected with a brick company at Antioch | and holds the position of manager. No | date has been set for the marriage, al- though it will not take place until the ‘ late fall. One of the most elaborate of the val- entine affairs will be that which Mrs. George Greenwood will preside over in honor ef her niece, Miss Alla Henshaw, whose engagement to Harry Chicker- | ing was formally announced this week. | Mrs. Greenwood has included a dozen | of the Younger friends of her guest of | honor in the invitation. A valentine dinner will be given on the evening of | Thursday, February 14, and the pretty | customs of the day will be carried out | in detail. Mrs. Greenwood will enter- | | tain at the Greenwood home In Jack- | | son street. . . . Mrs. J. B. Hume anticipates making a | short visit in Los Angeles before re- | turning to her home in Berkeley. Mrs. | Hume “was a chairman of the pro- | gramme for the meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs held the past week in Bakersfield and won the praise of the California clubwomen for her efficiency in the difficult tasl. RS iy Mrs. Benjamin Smith, formerly Miss Elizabeth Scupham, was the guest this afternoon when Mrs. David Brown en- tertained at luncheon and matinee in her honor. A dozen friends did honor to the young bride about the prettily spread table at the Idora Park Cafe | and afterward enjoyed the production of “The Wizard of the Nile.” e T Before returning to her home in this city Mrs. John Bakewell will spcnd a few weeks In Santa Barbara. Mrs. Bakewell went south to attend the meeting of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs. She represented Ebell. « e e Arrangements are being made by the Adelphian Club for the whist tourna- ment to be held in the City Hall on the evening of February 27 for the benefit of the bullding fund. The new home is to be erected at the southwest corner of Central avenue and Walnut street. Among the valuable prizes to be awarded in the tournament is a painting of the old Mission Dolores by Rogers. Mrs. George W. Emmons was hostess at a valentine dinner given last even- ing at the Emmons residence. Covers were laid for sixteen guests. Miss Annie Drolla has returned from Reno, where she went to act as brides- maid at the wedding of Miss Charlotte Trescartes. — SOPHOMORES WIN DEBATE AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Successfully Argue That Annexation Is Not the Best Solution of the Cuban Situation STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 9.— The annual debate between the fresh- men and sophomore classes held in the university chapel last night resulted in a decisive victory for 'the latter. “Resolved, That annexation is the best solution of the Cuban situation” was the subject of argument, the win- ning team taking the negative side. The victorious sophomore speakers were G. D. Ferrell of Real Springs, 111, G. B. Busch of Riverside and H. F. Bruning of Oakland. D. F, Conway, F. F. Munier and J. E. Shelton spoke for the freshman class. - —_— PIEDMONT BOARD ORGANIZES OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Organization has been perfected by the Board of Trustees of the town of Piedmont. Varney w. Gaskill has been elected president of the board. The board will meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at the Piedmont Park club- house. The members of the board are George Armstrong, H. A. Butters, Hugh Craig, Miles Standish ' and President Gaskill. % —_— e O Ancient Chinese warship. | Wang Ho. Webster-st. wharf, the . after an extended tour of the East in| e Lauff’s “Pension Schoeller” to Be Well Staged BERKELEY, Feb. 9.—The German socleties of the university today com- pleted the task of rehearsing for the production on Monday night of a classic comedy in the Macdonough Theater, in Oakland, when students in the German department of the university will pre- sent Josef Lauff’s “Pension Schoeller” for the benefit of the fund with which it 1s proposed to erect a clubhouse on | the campus for German college so- cletfes. F. M. Huber, who is in charge of the arrangements for the production, an- nounced himself today as well pleased with the showing the amateur actors have made in the rehearsals. The greater part of the seats have been sold, and the college actors will be | greeted on Monday night by an audi- | ence Including the influential German | element of the population around the bay, besides a large coterie of univer- sity folk which is interested in the | event. The German societies of the univer- | sity have never before attempted a dramatic performance, and their en- trance into the field of college histri- onles is in the nature of an experi- ment. The five socleties which are I'back of the movement to give this play for the clubhouse funds are . the Deutsche Verein, the Sprechverband, the Deutsche Kirkel, the Konversa- tionsklub and the Plaudertasche. Music incidental to the play on Mon- day night will be provided by the uni- versity cadet band, under the direction of J. G. de Remer. Professor L. De- meter has general supervision of the arrangements for the performance, with R. L. Mikel as assistant. F. M. Huber, |a talented actor, is stage manager. | The cast which will be seen in the play is as follows: “Miss Apna M. Tietjen '07, Miss Almira C. Johnson 09, Miss Rosa M. Diehl 'S, Miss L. Bowers '07, Miss Katherine Heinz Emma Meblmann '0S. and Messrs. F. ken, grad.; Gustav Blankenburg bach, grad E. Dorgeloh '10; Al c '08; K. en, grad.; M. Walzmann "07. The list of patrons and patronesses is as follows: President and Mrs. ernor and Mrs. G. C I W. Hellman, Reg re B. I Wheeler, ex-Gov- Pardee, Regent and Mrs. B. Reinstein, Regent and Mrs. R. J. T g. and the following lndles and gentlemen: Mr. and Mre. R. H. Auerbach, Consul and Mrs. Franz Bopp, Mr. and Mrs. C. 'Bundschu, Professor and Mrs, 1 Mr. and ) A. Denicke, Mr. and A B. C. Dohrmann, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ep- ice Consul W thropel, Professor and . Farrington, Colonel and Mrs. T. Gier, {rs. F. Hagemann, Professor and Mrs. M. W. Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hess; Professc | E. W. Hilgard, Mr. and Mrs. L. Jenks, Dr. H. | Kohlmoos, Professor and Mrs. A. F. Lange, Pro- | fessor and Mrs. A. Leuschner, Professor and Mrs. J. Loeb, Professor and Mrs. A. C. Miller, Professor and Mrs. C. C. Plehn, Mr. #nd Mrs. E. C. Priber, Professor and Mrs. A. Putzker, | Mr. and Mrs. A. Schilling, Professor and Mrs. | H. K. Schilling, Professor and Mrs. H. Senger, Mr. and Mrs. R. Spreckels, Professor I. String am, Professor and E lor. —_—— 10 GOVER BONDS OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—The People’s Water Company has given a deed of trust to the Mercantile Trust Company of San Francisco, covering its entire properties in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, and serving as a mort- gage to secure the payment of a $20,000,000 bond issue which the new company’s directorate has author = The document, which has been filed for record with County Recorder A. K. Grim, covers more than a hundred typewritten pages of eescription of the company's holdings, together with a vast amount of detail touching the bond issue which the company pur- poses making. The amount authorized is to be em- ployed in part to meev the obligations of the four companies which were ab- sorbed in the merger. . This indebtedness totaled in bonds $5,600,000 and covers issues made by the Contra Costa Water Company of $2,000,000 in 1894, secured by the Cali- fornia Safe Deposit and Trus¢ Com- pany; a $1,000,000 issue in 1503 to the Union Trust Company, $1,500,000 out- standing bonds of the Oakland Water Company, of an issue made in 1899 to the Union Trust Company; a $600,000 issue to the same -ompany by the Alameda Artesian Water Company in 1900, and $500,000 in East Shore Water Company bonds, the Mercantile Trust Company trustee. These bonds, according to the deed of trust, afé to be taken up and can- celed, the new bonds of the People's Water Company being substituted. The new bonds are issued as of date Jan- uary 2, 1907, run for thirty vears and bear 5 per cent interest. They are issued in $1000 denomination, $20,000 in all. Sufficient bonds have been issued to complete the People’s Water Company merger. This includes the $5,600,000 to cover old indebtedness and about $3,000,000 in part payment for the Con- tra Costa Water Company stock. This, plus other immediate needs, places the first issue of the new com- pany’s bonds well into the $10,000,000 mark. It is understood that a consid- erable amount from the sale of the bonds will be set aside for increased improvements and the development of new sources of water supply. The ex- tensfon of new pipe lines to meet rap- idly increasing population is also on the programme, —_— DEATH OF THREE WOMEN MAKES WORK FOR CORONER One of the Cases That of a Vietim of Peritonitis From Self-In- fiicted Injuries OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Investigation by the officials of the Coroner's office has proved that Mrs. May Harris of Los Angeles, who died at the Oakland Cen- tral Hospital, passed away from peri- tonitis, resulting from self-inflicted in- juries. too late. Mrs. Julia Kelleher, 60 years of age, died at her home at 798 Fortieth street. from paralysis. Just before her death Dr. Maher was called, but found her past medical ald. The case was placed in charge of the Coroner and an in- quest will be held. y Mrs. Mary McGrath, aged 47 years, also died suddenly at her home, 1501 Eighth street. Dr. J. Stack, who was called to attend her a few minutes be- fore her death, belleved death to have been caused by apoplexy. The case is in the hands of the Coroner. —_— VETERAN IS DROWNED STOCKTON, Feb. 9.—Papers upon the body of a man found in the river at Bouldin Island show that he had been inmate of the Veterans’ Home at Napa, and. that bis name was Peter i d Schultz | TRUST DEED GIVEN a. | lace had 10 physician was called until rangements to secure the current of ssic Comedy .M HUBER LS i Gowing-Brittain Engagement Announced in Oakland ; OAKLAND, Feb. | nouncement is madc of the engage- ment of Mrs. Grace Gorrill Gowing, daughter of Ralph W. Gorrill of Pie mont, Francisco. Although the happy secret | has been suspected for several months | = 9. —Formal an- the confirmation of the good news is only now being made. The wedding| day is already set for some time in April. Mrs. Gowing is one of the tal-| ented women of this side of the bay. | She has met with considerable success as a writer of fiction. As.a popular member of Ebell she has lang been act- ive in club life. The Gorrill family is among the prominent families of Oak- land. \ Brittain is a well known business| man in this part of the State, being| largely interested in the Pacific Hard- ware and Steel Company, of which he | holds the vice presidency. He comes of |one of the older families of Toronto, Canada, but has spent his later years in California. He holds a degree from the | University of Toronto. In the days fol- | lowing the earthquake Brittain wgs the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lowndes Scott in their attractive Piedmont home, and it was then that the interesting ro- mance was begun. POISONING OF D03 AROUSES IRE MILL VALLEY, Feb. 9.—More than 18200 has been subscribed by the citi- | zens for the purpose of apprehending the poisoners of two dozen dogs during the past two weeks, and the fund is rapidly ingreasing.’ If the angry popu- the guilty party in their hands tonight, a lynching bee would take place in quick order. “Blind pigs, wl clubs,” “Japanése school question,” “outdoor air” and “in- creased water rates,” which have been the principal topics discussed by Mill Valleyites, have been temporarily cast aside and one hears nothing but dog poisoning and proper punishment for the guilty ones. All the canines are locked up while the ladies are making muzzles. There was no discrimination either in size or | pedigree of the poisoned dogs. Willlam McCann lost two imported pedigreed fox terriers, Marchand a fine collie and other citizens all kinds of canines. The poisoning oceurred principally in the business section. Detectives have been engaged to run down the guilty per- sons. IRGONAUT HALE 15 GHLLED T0 AEST OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Death has car- ried off Horace Hale, who came to this State from Massachusetts in 1849. Since the fire in San Francisco he had lived at 1042 Fifty-fifth street in this city. He is survived by the widow, Mary. J. Hale. A few years after his arrival In the Golden State Hale returned to the Bast to marry the girl who had given him her promise. In an ox team they came across the continent and the bride- groom resumed his work in the mines. Later Hale went into the ice business in Oekland. He was a member of the Society ‘of Pioneers and of the Blue Lodge, F. and A. M. of Nevada City. The funeral will be held Sunday under the auspices of the Masonic order. —_——— PEOPLE OF ST. HELENA HAVE TROUBLE WITH LIGHT COMPANY Lack of Fuel Causes Concern to Ralse Prices, but the Trustees Refuse to Pay Advance VALLEJO, Feb. 9.—The town of St. Helena is having much trouble over its electric light system, and it is likely that the local concern will make ar the Bay Counties Power Company line, as the local plant has been unable to secure enough fuel to keep its gener- ators in operation. The company en- deavored to raise the pri of light about 25 per cent, but the Board of Trustees refused to submit to this de- ‘mand, and the outcome is awaited with much interest by the people of the town. ACCUSED OF STEALING RIG OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—Harry Hopkins was arraigned in the Police Court this morning on a charge of grand larceny and his examination was set for Feb- ruary 14. Hopkins is charged with having stolen a horse and phaeton from H. F. Guichard, a commission merchant at San Pablo avenue and BEighteenth street. It is alleged that he later sold | the Tig to a ser named ’Qfln at] o and John C. Brittain of San|joro | by the interested friends of the couple, | Do University German Societies |[J\N{ T0 GRADUATE to Prg_duce Cla FROM STANFORD Nearly Two Hundred of the Students Are Eligible to Complete Their Courses LIST IS ANNOUNCED STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 9.— The class of 1907 will graduate one of the largest classes ever known at the university. The provisional group- ing candidates for degrees made up by the registrar’s office includes 185 names. Those who are eligible to com- plete their courses follow by depart- ments: Greek—Miss A. K. Smith. Latin_Miss L. M. Goodspeed, Miss B. B. Hoag, Miss A. Hosford, Miss B. T. Lamborn, Miss M. M. be, ‘Miss K. Lummis, P. E. Millar, Muss ; Miss 'B. Price, Miss F. ncer, Miss J. S. Thayer, iss E. Whitmire. German—Miss E. G, Beard, W. W. Bellow. H. P. Bittner, Miss F. Bolton, Miss E. Bryant. Miss R. T. Eiwood, Mrs. E. F. Fuller, Miss S, M. Hopper, Miss E. McGeorge, Miss A. Meyer, Miss I M.’ Miller, H. Peters, E. Stillman. Romanic languages—Miss L. K. Adkinson, Miss L G. Bothwell, Miss M. Franklin, Miss C. L. M. Smith. English—Miss R. F Misg G. B. Dorn, T. A Du Flon, Miss P. Garts mann, C. L. Geer, Miss J. Gude. Miss E. Lam- bert, 'Miss G. Lyman, Miss E. L. Officer, Miss C. G. Pedlar, Miss B. Philippi, Miss M. C. Taft, Miss N. Taglor, Yoder, Miss E. Yorke. Psychology—R. C. Menker, Education—S. W. Brown, Miss M. P. Holman, I. W. Myers. History—B. S. Allen, R. J. Anderson. L Center, D. H. Ciift, Miss K. Cox, M. Gilbert, Miss G. L. James, Miss E. Sevier, Miss E. Miss ‘M. E. Turner, Bell, Miss B. Bootes, man, T. Kawal, Miss J. McGilvray, Miss L. Norvell, Miss E. D. Owen. Miss T. Pettingill, Miss A. Polson, H. E. Smith, W. W. Ward, Miss M. W. Williams. Economies—W. A. Beattie. J. K. Dotten, Miss F. Foy, Y. lchihashi, K. Inabara, K. Ke, T. Libbin, S. S. Smith. F. Zimmerman. Law— , C. A. Ball, F. W. Ber- nard, W Crider, W. G Cram, ily, L. M. wards, son, H. G. Jor- gensen, Knupp, J. C. Maefar- Jand L= wrill, J. 8. | Mite Pler, G. 1. ; H v,' G. F. Shaner, O. St- . ¥ Swarf, J. M. Ward, M. Wassman Jr. Drawing—Miss E. Thompson, Miss M. A. Winslow. « Mathematics—Miss S. Gilmore, Mrs. A. N. Me- well, Miss J. L. Poage, Miss L. A. Robinson. Pre . Roop. G. Bateman. W. E. Burke, Gilman, D. R. Hoagland, . H. Ross, Miss H. W. Severy, - Shutf, A. L. Taylor. Botany—R. M. Holman, S. Nobara, Miss F. M. Schneider, W. 0. Stuntz. 2 Physiology+-S. R. Downing, Miss M. 8. Grau, W. T. McNeil, Miss L. Pearce, D. N. Richards, A. Rosenfeld, H. E. Ruggle Miss E. S. Stadt- muiler. H. A. Wyekhoff, W. T. Young. C. Elliott, H. 0. ¥ Zoology—C. V. Burke, Miss Jenkins, J. N. tor. Geology ‘and Mining—H. T. Beckwith, R. Ferguson, R. J. McFadden, R. B. Moran, H. Rbyne, B. nders, D. Slusher, V. H. Wil helm. 1 Engineering—R. A. Beébe, N. S. Burge, O M. C. Burr, J. L. Dunne, W. W. Edwards, W. §. Fay, H. R. Garduer, V., R. Garflas, S. Moser, J. D. Patterson, A. M. Porter, H. K. Savage, F. R. Sinmock, E. C. Smith, F. C. uire. O echauteas engineering—C. F. Braun, F. ayama, C. H. Paxton, R. R. Pratt. ectrical engineering—FE. R. Cottle, W. A. Davis, W, L. Durand, C. F. Eiwell, C. A. Fer- guson, R. A. Hopkins, athews, W. C. R. B. M: Patne. F. M. Redn D. L. Schaaf, L. L. Sowles, C. E. Spaulding, C. A. Tarbell, H. R. Thomas, R. S. Woods. MEEKER “EXPLAINS WIS POSITION OAKLAND, Feb. 9.—F. Leslie Meeker, a prominent capitalist of Berkeley who is concerned in the controversy between rival stocanolders in the W. H. Worden & Co. drug corporation, has made a statement as to his connection with the trouble. Meeker asserts in answer to charges of embezzlement and conspiracy that all of the moves made by his slde were under the advice of counsel. So far as the $1930.70 which is in dispute is concerned, Meek- er said: “Mr. Worden has made an affidavit, which is of record, that I knew noth- ing about the withdrawal of thegmoney from the Central Bank and its deposit with the Security Ban® and Trust Com- pany. That change was made upon legal advice. In due time proof will be presented that, in equity of law, the money belonged to me personally. .- Mr. Worden's actions throughout this mat ter were guided solely by legal advie To attempt to make criminal intent is absurd. The controversy will be set- tled in the civil courts on its meritg I am confident.” —_—— MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF VALLEJO WILL ASK FOR VOTE RECOUNT Loses Fight for High License by 76 | Ballots, and Adherents Think There May Have Been Trickery VALLEJO, Feb. 9.—The Municipal League of this city, which lost its fight in the recent charter elec- tion to have a high license section placed in the city charter, announced its Intention today to ask for a re- count at the special meeting of the Board of Trustees next Monday. It is thought there may have been trickery in the count. The high license amendment lost by only Seventy-six votes, and in one pre- cinct when the temperance advocates went home early in the morning, while the count was still in progress, the high license amendment was in the lead, but when the final returns were posted the amendment was found to have fallen greatly behind as the bot- tom of the box was reached. LET YOUR MONEY BE WORKING FOR YOU. Deposit it at the Metropolis and it will eam you 3.65 per cent interest on a Savings deposit; 2 per cent on a Checking account. Rockefeller and Carnegie saved their first dollars be- fore they saved their mil- lions. You can never ac- cumulate wealth until you begin. So begin at once— cultivate wealth. DIRECTORS—A. A. Watkins, Clar- ence Grange. John M. Keith, A. D. Cut- | ler, George C. Boardman, James B. Stet- son, Edward Coleman, Charles Hag- maler, Gavin McNab, M. S. Koshland, F. R. Cook. L‘]}’““m | . 1. Moise, Miss H. N. I"eppe;. . { Works, the addressee. MAYOR LECTURES LETTER WRITER Mott Denounces ‘‘Booster™ Webster’s Missive as In- sulting and Impertinent ANGERED BY ITS TONE OAKLAND, Feb. 9. —Nettled by what !he declared was the insulting tone of a | letter sent to him by Ed Webster, pres- ident of the “Boosters’ Association, Mayor Mott took to task that energetic Oaklander this afternoon. Webster wrote asserting his belief that the ad- ministration had been lax and heedless in its care of the streets. Likewise in undiplomatic terms he served an ulti- matum directing that within forty- eight hours the city's streets must be repaired and put into Al condition. The Mayor read the communication and headed for “Booster” Webster's of- fice. There his Honor gave the letter- writer a lecture on good form in cor- | respondence. He urged Webster to {confine his flights Into the realm of au- thorship to the rules of ordinary ceur- tesy. Mayor Mott sald the communication was insulting and impertinent in tome. | He did not look upon it as personal, but | said he would not sit idly by and see the | work of his brethren at the City Hall discredited. The message that stirred | the Mayor’s ire was filed until it shall come before the Board of Publie | Webster appeared to have indulged |in some comments which, intended as | pleasantries, aroused the official wrath. | On the side, it is a matter of commen T. | knowledge that the city is hampered by lack of men and material work. BERKELEY PAGTOR MAY 60 EAST BERKELEY, Feb. 9.—Balm has come for street to Rev. R. P. Shepherd, whose troubles with a refractory board of trustees culminated last week in the agree- ment of himself and the trustees to | resign. He has received an Invitation to become the pastor of the leading Christian Church of Indianapolis, Ind Mr. Shepherd has been in charge o the First Christian Church of Berk for a year. He is to give up his pu | next week and has not decided wh he will accept ttie offer from Indianap- olls, even although it carries wi the suggestion that he would be | to become the president of Butler lege, in Indianapolis, in event of | journeying to Indiana. The college was founded in 1850 has about 500 students and thirty i | structors. The Indianapolis people de- | sire a man who could combine the du- ties of pastor and college president and evidently Belleve that Dr. Shep- herd has the ability required PRS2k DANGLING ELECTRIC WIRE STRIKES AND KILLS HORSE James O'Brien of the People’s Water ‘ompany, Who Was Driving Ani- mal, Narrowly Escapes OAKLAND, Feb. 9—A horse driven by James O'Brien of the People's Water Company was killed this morn- ing on East Fourteenth street by com- | ing in contact with a heavily charged | electric wire which had broken and was hanging across the road. The ac- cident occurred near Twelfth street, and O'Brien was unaware of the dan- ger untll the horse staggered and fell. O'Brien leaped from the buggy and narrowly escaped the swinging wire. The wire was one of the main branches of, the electric light company’s lines and was carrying a heavy voltage. It was learned afterward that the break happened but a few seconds before the horse came in contact with the line. Col- his | | | { Spice Perfection High GRADE SPICES J.A.Folgerz Co. San Francisco DR. TOM WAI TONG 813 Clay St. OAKLAND The Celebrated Chinese Tea and Herd Doctor ALL PRIVATE DISEASES OF BOTH SEXBES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. CHINESE and Herd Doctor