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ments merely limited at in deeds than did
the Assessor or his deputies.
Mr.. Toland seemed to be under the i'm
preston that Mr.. Dalton was seeking an
argument, but he was not 1t is only a
way they have in Alameda County, and
Mr.. Toland has not graduated from the
Athens of the Pacific.
One little piece of dialogue was relig-
iously gone through at intervals never ex-
ceeding fifteen minutes. 1t consisted Of
Mr.. Toland asking for a reason for GER
tain reductions, to which Mr.. Dalton in
variably replied, II believed that to be a
just and fair assessment or l would not
have sworn TO my rolls"
Then we may as well presume" said
Toland, that this is your answer TO every
question we shall ask you. You need not
have come here if you cannot enlighten
us. You could have sent US that answer
on q postal card
sofa with Supervisor Roeth would whis-
per: This is the dolgonest farce 1 ever
saw. Keep at It, Henry"
But the doctor had not been sworn and
was in no danger of perjury.
Henry kept at it," and when the State
equalizers seemed to be scoring a good
science and his oath, and then the little
dialogue would be repeated.
The assessment roll of Oakland city has
been decreased from 1897 and Mr.. Dalton
"
valuable as it was last year said Mr..
Dalton. at has not the business. Realty
has deprecated, there have been no i'm
provements of any size and l believe my
assessments are just and fair
But has the city gone so entirely to the
bad? Is property deprecated every
where?" asked Lou Brown.
IT believe it has. l have assessed 1t for
every dollar that it is worth-its cash
value" said Dalton.
Have all the bay cities been going
back?" asked Lou Brown.
They have" was the judgment Of the
man on trial.
Dalton said the work had been done
more thoroughly this year than last; his
deputies had been more careful. He re-
minded the board that in 1897 they had
reduced his assessment 10 per cent, and
that since then he had been guided by
their judgment.
"Did you raise it when we raised it?"
asked Colgan.
mo, / did not" said Dalton.
We'll ] only wanted to know how long
you stayed with u.s." said the Controller.
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statement made before the State Board
of Equalization to-day at Sacramento by
c. B. Daniels, proprietor Of the Oakland
Enquirer.
The board was comparing the prices
asked by bidders from the United States
Government for postoffice sites. The dis
sension was upon the relation of such
figures to the true value of such sites,
and several opinions were offered. The
prevailing sentiment seemed to be that
there were other expenses to be consid-
cred 1t was then that Daniels made his
sensational declara ton. When seen later
Daniels said he had nothing to add to
his statement
81 was asked by an Oakland dealer to
use my influence in securing the purchas-
ing of his Site and he would give me
$1,000 when the deal was closed" he said
II may say that do not believe the man s
bid is among those that were sent to
Washington.
Agent Roberts of the Treasury Depart
ment was instructed to inspect all the
sites offered, and his report is now in
Washington. Nearly every prominent
realty manipulation in Oakland has an in
terest in one or more sites offered, and
the high figures placed on some of the
properties have caused much comment.
There have been rumors of certain deals
being made and of the possibility of
money being used, but nothing definite
has hitherto been brought to light.
Daniels declined to tell who offered him
the
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married, notified the board that she de-
MED its right to deprive her of her posi-
ton and would regularly demand her
salary. Her letter was referred TO the
courts" by President Bergerot.
The Adams Cosmopolitan Grammar
School was declared a special school and
the salary of the principal fixed at ~. $S9o a
month were also provided for. 1t was
decided that the principal OF the Lowell
High School would be allowed to des1g-
nate two pupils to assist In the placement
and care of chemical and physical APP
paratus, at a compensation OF 20 month
each, and that the principal OF the Poly
technic High School would be allowed 10
make similar appointments.
1t was also decided that any pupil who,
between the dates July 81 and August Is,
department upon diploma OF graduatlQn
from a grammar school of this state
should be allowed, in the discretion or the
principal of the high school, to continue
as a member of the junior class. and that
a teacher may be excused, with pay, FOR
a term not to exceed three days, on &C
the first degree of consanguinity, or OF
The name of the sunnyyale School was was
Mrs. N. l. O'Neal, principal of the La
guna Honda School, was authorized to
hold mothers meetings at the Laguna
Mrs. G. NJ. Dolan was elected special
teacher of German in the Adams COS
ing assignments of teachers, made by the
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools, were con-
flrmed Miss A. n Martin inf from Gnnst the
dated1 TO the Clement Grammar School
vice Wee Miss F. A. Crowley, resigned. Miss
LYDIA Carroll of the High School unas-
signed list to the Lafayette Urinary
phine Frank Miss f. A. -Wichman from
the Douglass Primary. School TO the
Paramount Primary School, new CLASS:
Miss A Grimm from the James LICK
Grammar School to the Everett Gram
mar, vice Miss Josephine Evans. MISS
Josephine Evans from the Everett Cram
mar School to the James Lick Grammar
School vice Miss A. Grimm.
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G79 T its meeting last night the Board
IN of Education neither slashed
~ teachers salaries nor ordered
II Y the schools closed for three
weeks in October. 1t considered
both propositions, but when matters came
to a vote the members divided against
themselves, and as a result department
finances remain in precisely the condition
they were in before the meeting-seVeral
thousand dollars shy and no hope of get
ting more unless the Supervisors bolt the
dollar limit and raise the school appropri-
alton the 100000 prayed for.
The usual star-chamber proceedings
were omitted from the programme; the
meeting was open, and every member
went plainly on record on the one or the
other of the two plans proposed. The
was no heated discussion nor any partt-
san feeling; it was simply a businesslike
discussion, with the only question that of
the most effective method.
Director Holbrook, chairman of the
Finance Committee, preached money mat
tiers in making his report of an Informal
meeting of his committee held on Thurs
day night last. He said that in view of
the fact that no hope was held out by the
Supervisors of a larger appropriation he
and his confreres had decided that the
best course to pursue would be to close
the schools for three weeks in OCTOBER
and withhold the salaries of the teachers
for that period. Three weeks money, he
said, would be sufficient to put the board
financially on it's feet until December. In
pursuit of this idea he had requested an
opinion of City and County Attorney Lane
upon the legality of such action, ana
Mr.. Lane had rendered an opinion tnat
though the schools might be closed the
salaries must be paid. In this opinion the
boards attorney, Samuel Knight, con-
Cured. Mr.. Knight also said that even
if the salaries were withheld the money
so realized could not be applied to any
debts of the board until the end OF the
year, as under the law passed by the last
Legislature special teachers salary 1uno
was created, and any surplus occurring
under it could not be used until the end
of the year, when it reverted to the gen.
eral fund.
With this statement Mr.. Holbrook left
the solution of the matter to the board.
Director Stow selected the least popular
side as his end of the question he salo
the only way he could see out OF the dlf-
ficulty was to order q temporary cut IN
salaries. Mr.. Holbrook suggested that the
schools be closed and the teachers asked
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PEDAGOGUES MAY NOT
LOSE THEIR SALARIES
Plans of School Directors Did
Not Carry.
Teachers Must Be Paid Even if Schools Are
Closed, and Motion to Cut Pay Fifteen
PerCentPer Month Was Voted Down.

to assign their salaries to the boards use
President Bergerot did not think the plan
practicable, and Mr.. Stowe formally
moved that the salaries of all teachers be
cut 10 per cent in the months of Septem-
Der, October, November and December
He was seconded by Holbrook. but the
motion was lost Armstrong, Cole Conlon
Brandenstein and Gedge voting no.
Gedge then offered a resolution to close
the schools in October and ask the teach
ers to assign, but President Bergerot
discussion enSued, and then Gedge moved
a reconsideration Of the vote whereby
Slows motion was defeated in order that
any one who had changed his mind might
vote again. The reconsideration carried,
but when the original motion was put it
was lost by the same vote, and the school
Supervisors.
Director Holbrook then moved that the
$4,000 in unpaid bills for July and August
be signed and passed and the Auditor al
lowed to fight it out with the creditors
if there. were not enough funds on hand
to liquidate.
company notified the board that unless
the $1,000 due for gas was paid at once all
school lights would be shut off The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. That Miss NJ. c. Bowling be
dismissed from Business Evening School
her services being no longer required
Resolved. That William Rerrod be dis
missed from Business Evening School his
services being no longer required.
Resolved, That F. H. Dam be assigned to
Humboldt Evening School. vice Bran, re-
signed
Resolved. That two consultations take
place in Lincoln Evening School, one in
ninth grade and the other in the ungraded
adult classes
Resolved, That one teacher be CONSOLE
dated out of Spring Valley Evening School
Resolved That H. T. Bickell be an
pointed a special teacher of bookkeeping
and commercial arithmetic in the Horace
Mann Evening School during the pleasure
of the board
The report of the Salary Committee.
which was made a resolution and adopt
ed, was as follows;
That the salary schedule of 1S99-1eOO be
amended to read: Teachers of the eighth
and ninth grades, $S3 per month; teachers
of the sixth and seventh grades $40 per
month maximum salaries: also that a
yearly increase of SO be made to the monthly
pay Of teachers of the first, fifth, sixth
seventh eighth and ninth grades until the
maximum salary be attained,
Second, that the pay of evening substi-
tute teachers be fixed at SIS per month, and
that extra compensation of $3.50 be
allowed for each evening that any of said
substitutes shall be engaged in teaching.
A communication from Mrs. Emily
Whally Beanston, who was shorn of her
position in the department because she
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on the rolls" said Chairman Brown.
That's habit you have got into" said
Beamer.
NO sir; duty" replied Dalton.
Chairman Brown mentioned Los An
geles. Mr.. Dalton was 'factified" on Los
Angeles. He ratified off a lot of figures to
pared very favorably with that of the
southern county. Dalton showed that
from July of last year, when the revenue
law went into effect to March l of this
year there were 1891 transfers recorded
indicating a value of 50 ,491 600 The total
assessment of these pieces was 81 708, 800,
or 77i2 per cent of their actual selling
price. Mr.. Dalton was driving home his
argument in the peculiar way they have
in Oakland when Mr.. Toland said: PRO
coed with your figures, Mr. Dalton. You
cannot get into row with any one here
over this affair"
81 am not seeking any row." said Dali
ton; and neither was he. DR.. Pardee
again commented on the proceeding to
Mr.. Roeth.
Lou Brown sprung bunch of deeds in
reply to some quoted by Mr.. Dalton.
ments were not more than about one
half the selling price Dalton referred to
picking out certain deeds merely for
ers to attention, and they promptly de-
MED such implications.
Il wish to say that Mr.. Brown and
took these figures from your county rec
ords, and there was no picking said
Beamer
Then let us have some Of the deeds
that come the other way" said Dalton.
But none We're on the Equalizers' list.
We don't want YOU to tell us of Los
Angeles County" said Toland. I'VE have
all that on record. We sent for you to
tell why Alameda County should not be
raised. Please just answer our ques-
tons"
There is no desire here to quarrel, -
said Colgan. mo one is inclined to do any
badgering. I want to say for the whole
board that we have no programme to
make fight on any particular county.
We want enlightenment"
The Doc" repeated his remark about
the peculiar kind of farce At intervals
the Alameda Supervisors and Mr.. Dali
toms deputies interjected few remarks
but they were not much sought after and
merely gave the Assessor from Oakland
time to regain his breath.
After few sharp remarks from Beamer
/ Toland and Lou Brown, the "enlighten-
! ing process was essayed by Mr.. Dalton.
| No sooner was it started than the board
! showed that it had stacks upon stacks of
enlightenment. 1t was present in clippings
from newspapers. in illustrated histories
of Alameda County. in long strings of
! data from public offices, and the only
| thing lacking was some of the Alameda
! Assessors political speeches.
/ The board closely questioned the AS
SCISSOR on the losses made on certain
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Bore Watching.

benjamin Clancy, who left the serv-
ice of Lebenbaum & Co. to enlist as one
of the first of the California Volun-
teers in Company L, has returned with
his regiment and finds his old position
open to him should he wish to again
identify himself with that well-known
house. AS a testimonial Of the regard
in which he is held by both his former
employers and fellow employees, he was
presented with a magnificent gold
watch and chain in the presence of the
firm of Lebenbaum & Co. and seventy
five of their employees. Mr.. Doyle, one
of the old and trusted members of the
staff, made the presentation speech,
and numerous bottles of sec" We're
opened in honor Of the occasion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
new veilinSs
and trimmings
new veilines

veilings to the right of us, veilings
to, the left of us-shipments in every
day for a week, and the cry is, Still
they come"
black chantilly veilings, IS inches
wide, with self-embroidered border
and spots, 4Oc, soc, csc and 75c
yard.
black tuxedo and Russian mesh.
with chenille dots and chenille
dotted border, 3oc, soc and zoe a
yard.
black tuxedo and Russian mesh
yelling, closely dotted with chenil-
lette dots, Zoe, 35c, 4Oc and soc
a yard.
black brussels net, with chenille
dots, 25c, Soc, soc and 75c a
yard.
plain chiffon veilings, in all the
leading shades, 4Oc and soc a
yard.
chenille dotted chiffon veilings
soc a yard.
white net, with black chenille dots
25c and soc yard.
black tuxedo mesh, with black
chenille dots, 25c and soc yard
black tuxedo mesh, with black
chenille dots, Zoe to 6oc a yard.
new blue yelling in plain and
OOllcu HclSJ ccS 1ilu WV q oil w.
new blue dotted chiffon yelling
6Oc a yard.
black pattern wells, with borders
35c, soc and 75c each.
pattern wells, black net with white
dots, and white nets with black dots
75c each.
mourning wells, with crepe Dor
ders, 25c to S5c each.
wash wells in a varied assortment
to suit any taste, 25c to $1.OO
each.
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x ACRANIENTO, Sept. 1.-The picture
OF Oakland painted before the State
Board Of Equalization to-day by Ala
~ media County's Assessor was not at
all roseate. 1t was rot the kind OF pic
ture that the Merchants Exchange and
the Board of Trade would like the world
to see. Mr.. Dalton could not see single
rift in the clouds that hung over Alamo
da's capital. Everything is deprecating,
business is falling off and Oakland is not
nearly as valuable as she was few years
ago.
For five hours Dalton was piled with
questions by the State EqualiZerS, and for
five hours Mr.. Toland regretted that they
could learn nothing. Mr.. Colgan fire.
quently reminded the Assessor from Oak
land that the State board had not singled
out Alameda County to fight with, but
merely wanted some facts.
Assessor Dalton was on the aggressive
from the start, and when he Jagged DR..
q. c. Pardee put in a few words to pre-
vent a break. Many things which had
hitherto appeared dark were cleared up
during the afternoon and evening. The
presence of DR.. Pardee created some sur
prise but later the doctor said he knew
that the assessments on his property had
been supplied to the board. and so he
came to do his own talking. For some
months Mr.. Beamer, Lou Brown and 9TH
eTs have been fitting in and out or the
Recorders Office in Oakland. Several men
who do not believe that the sun rises and
sets in Alameda's Assessor were observed
10 be eagerly assisting in the search for
data. This evening it was all made clear.
Not a newspaper report nor mortgage
nor an appraisement nor an assessment in
the whole county was missing from the
few memoranda that Beamer and Lou
Brown had on hand. In many instances
the State Equalizers knew more about the
bank deals and losses and family arrange
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
The EquaIizerS Decide That No
County Shall Be Raised.
ATTEMPT to Increase Assessment of Alameda
and0therCountiesF ---DaIton' SGloomy
Picture, Pardees Joker, Daniels Bomb,

SACRAMENTO, Sept 1.-The State Board Of Equal
cation held an executive this evening and concluded
its labors
1t was decided that the State shall be 90 and
mill the total of the State $II94ooooOo The
board fix the levy before next Tuesday, and Mon
day is a legal holiday its work is closed.
Alameda County will not be raised, will any other
counties An attempt made by Lou Brown and Beamer
to raise Alameda per Santa Cruz Santa Clara and
Mendocino per each The other members wanted to
raise some counties in Beamers district but he objected to
having single raise in his district.
After much discussion Lou Brown, Alexander Brown
and Toand stood together and passed motion that all the
counties should stand as they
The State rate last year 48 cents and mills the
total valuation $II3Io597o3.
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Beautiful Halftones

OF last weeks reception to the volun-
teers in to-day's Newsletter. The
transport Sherman, the march up Mar
ket street, the California boys in camp
at the Preside, the grand water
pageant and the magnificent night IL
Iumination-all in to-day's NeWs-Let-
tor for 10 cents
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LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.

Next Monday will be Labor day, and
with it will be fraternizing of the men
who work and toll during the year. On
this day all who can will with their fam
lilies assemble at Glen Park and there give
battle to dull care and enjoy themselves
in innocent amusement and such pastime
as the general committee of arrangement
has prepared for them.
From a glance at the list of prizes there
will be no stint of inducements for all
who wish to enter a contest. For the gate
prizes there are 104 all of which are well
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handkerChiefS

advance fall styles Just in bv ex-
press, first shown to-day. Here are
two little items:
so dozen ladies' hemstitched cam
brio handkerchiefs, trimmed with
Valenciennes lace, Zoe each, S1.IO
a dozen.
so dozen ladies' hemstitched all
linen handkerchiefs, excellent value.
Toe each, $1.1O a dozen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02

worth the trouble that it will require to
win. In addition to these there is an
excellent programme prepared by the
committee in which there are literary
and theatrical features. Dancing in the
big pavilion will be one of the attrac-
lions of the day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
DANIELS BOMB.
Enquirer Proprietor Says He
Was Offered a Bio Bribe.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1T wish to
say right here that 1 was offered $4,000
to assist in selling a site to the Govern
ment for a postoffice in Oakland
This was the positive and unsolicited
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
SUNDAYS GAIL will be- a
marvel of beautiful illustrations
its haIf-tone work being es-
peciaIy fine.

Keith's attend solely to their own bust
ness: millinery opening Friday and Sat
urday. Phelan building sos Market street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
new TRIMMINGS

new al1-over vestings in a large as
sortment.
taffeta silk, embroidered with
white silk braid, in light blue, gray.
purple and white, $500 a yard.
taffeta silk, appliqued in escurial
effect, $500 a yard.
taffeta silk, appliqued on net, In
o oiac6. white, and white on black,
$500 a yard.
white taffeta silk, embroidered
Il i! narrow ribbon and gold thread,
$500 yard.
white taffeta silk, embroidered
IN gold and appliqued with gold fig
ures' $500 a yard.
steel buckles, cut or riveted.
hundred shapes, Toe and zoe each.
oeWeled belt and neck clasp sets,
oxldlzed and gilt, Coo a set.
belt buckles in satin finished
metal, some jewel studded and
some som plain, 35c, soc. 75c and
mourning and bright Get belt
buckles, soc to 1925 each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02

handsomey eoored thograph the departure the Civ
Pekng May 2 1885, carrying the first troops to
hight on foreign SOIL 22x28 inches, suitable framing
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02

G09 T its meeting last night the Board
IN of Education neither slashed
~ teachers salaries nor ordered
II Y the schools closed for three
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26
Band Of Marcy

Wednesday evening the Lincoln school
Band of Mercy and Junior Epwortl
League gave very pleasant entertain
ment at Leslie church. The program
was not too long and the children al
acquitted themselves with credit.
The cornet playing by Wilfred Winans
was splendid performance for boy
only 8 years OF age, and he bids fair to
be a musician of great ability.
Florence Laufnan, Alice Judson and
Ada Wattenpaugh, also the younger
girls who recited, all show talent in
elecutionary lines.
The boys also did exceedingly well,
Alfred Schramm in the dialogue and
Willie Steiner in defamation.
Bands of Mercy have been organized
not only in the United States but also
in Europe, Asia Africa, South America
and some of the islands of the sea and
there are now 80, l4S bands.
The object of this work is not merely
prevention of cruelty to animals but the
humane education of the people, for the
protection of life and property and the
prevention of anarchy and crime and
every form of cruelty both to human
beings and the lower animals.
Miss Edna Davis is president of the
Lincoln School Band and she presided
last evening with grace and dignity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26
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