The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
WANT A BERK ELEY DAY.
College Town Citizens May
Celebrate at the Oakland
Exposition.
Thursday. July 20, Set Aside as the
Date-Meeting of Citizens
Called.

BERKELEY, CAL, July 16 There is
every indication that Berkeley will have
a day" at the Oakland Exposition.
Thursday, July %, has been set aside by
the board cf directors for Berkeley, and it
now remains for the citizens of the college
town TO accept the offer made and pre-
pare programme.
A committee consisting of John T. Bell,
Craigie Sharpe and Nj. ]. Keller has been
appointed by the exposition directors to
work up interest among the people of
Berkeley.
They have issued call for meeting
next Mondav evening at the Oakland City
Hall OF the Berkeley Board of Trustees.
Board of Education and citizens generally,
VII en- the matter will be discussed
Superintendent Sharpe OF the exposition
called on Super intendent Gibson of tie
Oakland Consolidated rosd to-day to as
certain what arrangements could be mad e
for transportation. 1t is proposed that
children under II ride free, while adults
may be carried both ways and admitted
10 the exposition for % cents. Negotia-
lions for special rates over the TeleEra ph-
avenue line are also ending. 1t is antici-
pated that with the cooperation OF the
Board OF Education at least 1000 children
will attend.
Returned Home Wiser.
BERKELEY, CAL. July 16.-Six young
South BerkeleyanS-Robert Forgie, George
France, Harry Cripps. Walter France,
Will Center and A. Barnett-attracted
by the Turing offers OF Tancred fruit-grow-
ers of high wages for picking AMI cutting
fruit, have returned to their homes sad
der but wiser young men. When they
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ant outing and to receive 81 day and
board for their work, but by the time
they reached their destination the rates
had been changed to 80 cents box and
board yourself" Having LETT home with
only enough money TO provide necessities
until they reached the big orchards, they
were compelled 10 go to work at the rates
offered. 1t was case OF either go to
work or 90 hungry.
After staying with their jobs for ten
days some found that taey mad earned
their board and others had not. Tired OF
this sort of lie they returned home to-day
from their vacation exploit.
Well in the Lead.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 16.-From the
reports of the scor thus far made by the
Eastern colleges in the intercollegiate
rife shoot it would seem that the Q. G.
stands good chance of finally winning
out. Reports have thus lar been received
from seven of the principal colleges en-
tered, all OF which have fallen below Ber-
kelley.
Following are the scores thus far made,
a number of colleges not having been
heard from as yet: University OF Cali
fornia 400. Virginia Polytechnic 3S5, Alton
Military Academy 2n, University of IL
linois 375, University of Iowa $50. ST.
Johns Military Academy $50, University
of Tennessee 32S.
Lorinites Object.
BERKELEY. CAL, July 16.- Lorin
me chants are preparing to petition the
Oakland Council 10 change their license
law 80 that the Lorinites may solicit and
denver orders IN the annexed district
near Lorin. The license asked by Oak
land is SO high as TO BE- prohibitory, and
Berkeleyans claim that tni5 is unfair, as
there is no law keeping Oakland dealers
out OF Berkeley.
Richardson Ill.
BERKELEY. CAL, July 16.-A. A.
Richardson, the civil engineer who bad
been engaged 10 bore tor artesian water
aud to demonstrate, ii possible, the
theory that subterranean stream could
be ;ound underneath the town, is lying
dangerously ill at his nome on Francisco
street.