The San Francisco call., 1896-08-15
MAY YET Be THE CHIEF.
James Kenney's Supporters for
Fire Chief Are Still in
the Fight.
President Richards Return May Give
Kenney a Majority in the
Board of Trustees.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14.-The sup
porters of James Kenney, in his fight for
the office of Fire Chief, have not yet given
UP hope and are ready to make another
struggle to have their man appointed.
Kenney now has three supporters in the
Board of Trustees. 1t is thought that
when President Richards returns from his
vacation there may be four members of
the board ready to appoint the Columb bia
firemen's foreman TO the office of chief,
and as soon as there is full board pres
ent again another effort will be made to
seat Mr.. Kenney in the office to which he
asplres.
May Not Return.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14.-A ques-
tion has arisen that may prevent the re-
turn to college of Sprinter Barnes, who
was member of the o. G. team that went
East in 1894, and who has been looked for
to fill q big place in track athletics during
the present year. Barnes went East be-
fore the examinations of the spring of
1894, and it is now said that he may not be
able to secure credit for that years work.
Smooth Swindlers.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14.-During
the past few days number of petty swim
dlers have been operating in Berkeley and
are believed to have made number of
small hauls. One individual has been
calling at residences with a buggy to
secure shoes for repair. keeping the shoes
he obtained. The old dodge of producing
package with freight due on it has been
worked, and third scheme has been the
soliciting of funds for the Fred Finch
Orphanage.
To Lecture to Farmers.
BERKELEY. CAL. Aug. IA com.
mittee of the faculty and regents of the
university is arranging for the series of
lectures to be delivered by professors and
instructors of the Agricultural College in
different parts of the State. The com.
mittee is preparing schedule OF places to
be visited and subjects to be treated.
The College Papers.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14-All of the
| university papers are preparing to resume
publication. The students daily, the
| Berkeleyan, and the Josh, will reappear
| on Monday and The Occident will be issued
| for the first time this term on Thursday.
Picnic and Festival.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14.-The dra-
Sons of West Berkeley will give picnic
and summer night festival on Sunday
evening. The picnic will be preceded by
a grand procession through the streets.
| Measuring the Freshmen.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE work
of measuring and examining members oil
the class of 1900 is now well under way,
About fifty of the freshmen have now
| been examined.
Interesting News Notes.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. l4.-James w.
Scoggins, the sprinter, has returned to
Colusa, and will not enter college this
year.
Regular work at the university began to-
day for all but the freshmen.
| A petition is in circulation in South
Berkeley asking that the Board of Educa.
ton use South Berkeley Hall as primary
school, thus saving small children of the
south end daily trip to Lorin.
Efforts are being made to organize q
BRYAN and SewalI club in South Berkeley.
Work has been begun upon the exten-
sion of the wires of the Oakland Gas Light
and Heat Company to Berkeley, to con.
meet with the lighting system of the
Berkeley Electric Lighting Company.
The Pastors Aid Society Of the First
Presby terian Church will give strawberry
and ice-cream festival in the old church on
next Tuesday evening.
President S. M. Jefferson of the Berke.
ley Bible Seminary will preach next Sun
day morning in the First Christian Church.