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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
GET. READY To PLANT
FIRST DATE PALMS
Culture of the Desert Fruit TO Begin
at Once I'm Southern
California.

BERKELEY. June date cul-
ture in California is about to begin in
earnest. Professor A. V. Stubenranch
Of the University Of California has
just received from the Sahara Desert
a consignment Of l4O suckers of date
palms and will at once set them out in
fifteen acres Of land set apart for the
experiment in the Colorado Desert
near. Mecca. Riverside County. Great
care viii be taken TO. preserve the
suckers against injury. They will be
wrapped with burlap and excelsior
so that they viii be protected from the
scorching sun. For the first six weeks
water viii be applied to them daily
and the ground around them will be
fertilized with green manure.
. II viii be three years before the
trees bear fruit II in the meantime
however. the trees thrive as expected
more viii be planted. 1t is estimated
that enough dates will be secured
from these trees to supply the demand
OF the United States, which is surpris-
.ingly low. A demand will be created
for the fruit in time, however, and
then a new industry will be added to
the many OF the country
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02

OAKLAND, June 1.-The first Key
Route train, and the first train to give
Piedmont direct communication with
San Francisco. whirled into fhe ter
minal station on Piedmont avenue at
1898 o'clock this morning. The peo-
pie Of this pretty but hitherto out
of-the-way district united in giving
the train a welcome that was a minia-
ture OF the generous reception given
the first Santa Fe train at Oakland.
There were prominent citizens, and
school children with flags and flowers
and speakers and enthusiasm, for with
the coming of that train Piedmont
was given the best of car service with
both Oakland and San Francisco.
The first train was driven by Assist
ant General Manager j. @. Brown, and
carried President z. A. Heron of the
company, General Manager w. F.
Kelly, Attorney Harmon Bell, General
superintendent ]. P. Potter, Engineer
Z. NJ. Boggs. Claims Agent John Fer
rim and Master Mechanic George st.
Pierre. This train was run alongside
fiatcar that had been improvised into
platform and was covered with floral
decorations prepared by the Piedmont
Improvement Club and individuals of
the district. On this platform We're:
Chairman Of the day. Captain George W.
Kelley; J. s. Emery, John Touhy. W Thomp-
son, Francis Kelley. A. W. Smith. John
Remmey, John Adshead. w II. Blake. City
Auditor Arthur II. Breed, Secretary Edwin
stearns Of the Board OF Trade President A.
Jonas of the Merchants Exchange, Councimen
Elliott Fitzserald and McAdam, Secretary
WILDER Walker OF the Merchants Exchange.
DR. E. r. TAFT Captain c. p. Welch. Presi-
dent Barnett Of the Piedmont Improvement
Club. City Engineer f. c. Turner. Street Su-
perintendent Charles OFT. DR.. H. B. Mehrmann.
A. ] Snyder Captain Welch OF the Independent
Square Improvement Club. Walter Fawcett and
others.
Captain George w. Kelley told of
the open fields that constituted Pied
mont when he came there seventeen
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
PLANNING TO RAISE FUNDS
T0 FIGHT THE MOSQUITOES
Society Ladies' Of San Rafael VIII As
sist in the Work of ExteIminat-
ing the Pest

SAN RAFAEL. June 1.-Society la
dies of this city will give a unioue
entertainment next Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of raising funds to
carry on the work of exterminatine
the mosquitoes. A wild west pony show
will be given and the sons and daugh-
ters of some of the wealthiest residents
of San Rafael will take part in IL.
Fully one hundred ponies win be ex-
hibited and none but amateur riders
will perform. During the afternoon the
ladies Of the San Rafael Improvement
Club Will serve refreshments to the
guests.
Mrs. DIR. Keck will have the direction
of the entertainment and will be assist
ed by Mrs. ]. L. Buck, Mrs. George T.
Page, Mrs. George Pinckard. Mrs. Will
liam Babcock, Mrs. George Boyd, Mrs.
Vincent Neale and others.
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years ago. The school children sang
America and Rev. Miles B. Fisher
delivered the address of welcome, in
which he said
Piedmont welcomes to its territory COM
paay that has given evidence OF its real states
manship in the projection OF its affairs well
who has the days of rocking horsecars,
then the age of rival and mutually unaccommo-
dating lines. 4 is very gratifying TO see day
ushered in when, under one mama cement and
with she most improved equipment a vast
network Of lines is serving the public. Pied
mont welcomes you with the outstretching
arms Of her hills to her salubrious airs and
sunny slopes.
Harmon Bell, attorney for the Key
Route, replied in a few happy words,
expressing the pleasure of the officials
of the COMPANY at the cordial well
come. Councilman Elliott spoke for
the Oakland City Council General
Manager Kelly informed the people
present that every one would be taken
to San Francisco and back free at the
close of the exercises. and there were
short addresses by President A. Jonas
of the Merchants Exchange and Secre-
tary Edwin Stearns of the Board of
Trade.
The train was then bombarded with
roses by the children. The flag that
fioated from the too of the station was
one of three made of silk grown at
Piedmont and is owned by Warren B.
Ever.
A new timecard has gone into effect
on the Key Route, because of the
opening of the new branch. The
Berkeley train will no longer stop at
San Pablo avenue and passengers
from San Francisco for Oakland will
have to take the Piedmont train. The
cars for San Francisco from Oakland
will leave two minutes earlier than
formerly. The train will leave the
Piedmont station at two minutes,
twenty-five minutes and forty-two
minutes past the hour
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
COUNTRY CLUB
HAS NEW HOME
Acquires Rockridge Park,
Liyermore Homestead and
Thermal Vale Properties
WILL SPEND $1o0,O00
Location Is Already Under
Beautiful Cultivation With
Palms, Lawns, Shrubbery
WILL SPEND $150,OOO
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, June l.
The Claremont Country Club has
become the possessor of one of the
most ideal homes for such an or
ganization in the country. Deeds were
placed on record to-day by which it
becomes the owner of 134 acres of
land, embracing what is known as the
Rockridge Park tract, the Horatio P.
Livermore place and Thermal Vale,
which is TO be converted into one of
the most beautiful and attractive
pleasure grounds to be found any
where in America.
A large portion of the tract is all
ready beautifully laid out with trees
of many years growth, handsome
shrubbery, vines and arbors. 1t also
includes the Livermore home. house
well constructed for the purposes of
the club. 1t contains thirty-four
rooms and is to be further enlarged
by the erection of an extensive porch
and other additions, at an expense of
$4,000.
The purchase is the result of nearly
a year and a half's work. For a long
time little or no progress could be
made in the matter. The outlay will
involve the expenditure of $3.50, 900.
There are to be golf links. tennis
courts. croquet grounds, with pro-
visions for playing polo, hand ball and
other recreat tions. The site of this
home is at the foot of the Contra
Costa hills and within fifteen minutes
ride by carriage fror4~fhe center of
the citv
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
DIVORCE GOES
TO HUSBAND
Florence Richards Loses
Her Suit and the Basso
: Actor Is Given the Decree
FATHER GETS CHILDREN
Judge Ogden Holds Plaintiff
Guilty of Improper Con-
duet With George Cotton
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, June 1.
At the close of a sensational days
testimony in the Richards divorce
case the end came suddenly this after
noon. Judge ogden without hesitation
giving the decree of divorce to the
husband. Unless the pair make some
arrangement between themselves the
three children viii go TO the father.
Damaging testimony of improper
conduct on the part of the wife with
George D. Cotton, who holds a good
position with the Southern Pacific
Company, was introduced. Attorneys
Walsh and Pulcifer for the husband.
then stated that while there was more
cumulative evidence they were willing
TO submit the case and also willing
to stipulate that the other side could
call Mrs. Richards and Cotton and
that they would make a general
denial. With this understanding the
case was submitted.
Judge ogden stated that it had been
with reluctance that he had listened
TO the last two days testimony.
While there might be room for
doubt as to the guilt of the wife from
what had been testified TO-" he said.
the letters which had passed between
the pair made the proof as positive
as though all Of their acts had been
done in the light of day. The very
denials Of the wife only go TO make
the proof against her more con-
elusive
The parties will meet tonight and
try to effect some sort of a compro-
mise as to the disposition Of the
children
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
WOULD OFFSET
BOND OPINION
School Board in a Dilemma
Because of the Ruling as
to the Sale of Securities
DESIRE TO .SEGREGATE
Directors Hope 10 Find a
Plan to Prevent Interest
Payments on Whole Issue
Oakland once San Francisco can,

Oakland Ofiee San Francisco Call
1915 Broadway, June Ia
. q The Board Of Education is in a guam
dary over the opinion given by the
District Attorney. which declares that
the school bond issue Of S96o.O0O must
be sold as a whole and not in parcels,
IS was contemplated by the board.
Il had been the purpose Of the school
directors TO sell at once not more than
$500. 600 Of the issue and to reserve the
remainder until such time as it should
be considered advisable 10 dispose Of
them.
This plan was devised that interest
payments might be saved pending the
development Of plans. for new build
ings. The general idea had been TO
use about 5000. 900 in the immediate
purchase Of new sites and additions
20 old lots for school buildings and TO
spend about $500. 600 in the erection Of
two new school buildings.
To Offset the opinion members OF the
board hope TO arrange contract OF
sale that shall provide for a surrender
10 the board Of all interest payments
on such bonds as shall not be immeui-
ately- drawn upon. Unless some course
shall be devised to enable the board TO
move along its originally planned lines
the State viii be unable. TO make an
investment in the bonds as the Board
Of Examiners had hoped to do. There
is in the State school lands fund $780,
OO0. which is available por purchase OF
school bonds The State board has
expressed a desire 10 buy that amount
Of Oakland school bonds.
The questions that have arisen VIII
. be discussed at the next meeting OF
The Board Of Education.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
salvation Army Wedding.

OAKLAND, June captain Cam
eron and Adjutant Artett of the Sal
walton Army were married this even
ing at the headquarters of the local
corps at % Ninth street. The cere-
mony was performed by Colonel
French. Adjutant Artett has charge
of the children's home of the Salvation
Army at Beulah Park. The wedding
was part of the celebration of the
twenty-first anniversary of the organ
ization Of the Salvation Army on the
Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
PRINCIPAL OF
ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL
George c. Thompson of Marysville Is
Chosen TO Succeed DIR.
A. w. Scott.

ALAMEDA, June 1.-George c.
Thompson, at present superintendent
of the Marysville public schools and
principal of the high school of that
city, has been elected principal of the
local high school to succeed DIR. A.
w. Scott, who has been appointed
principal of the Girls High School of
San Francisco.
Mr.. Thompson is a graduate of Yale
and is highly recommended by Presi-
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Pro-
fessor Henry Morse Stephens of the
University of California. He was for
four years principal of the Pierce
Joint-Union High School ct College
City, California, and for two years was
head master at the Selborne school,
San Rafael. Mr.. Thompson is now
engaged in preparing book on the
place of high schools in American ed
ucation. The new principal is thirty
four years of age and is married.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
Young MAN Dies suddenly.

LIVERMORE, June III. C. Hal
verson. aged 20 years, died suddenly
this afternoon while on his way to
camp with a party of friends near
Pleasanton. An inquest will be held
to determine the cause of death,
which, it is believed, occurred from
natural causes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
High school Graduation.

ALAMEDA. June The com
mencement exercises of the Alanaed'
High School will be held to-mOrrOv
night in Assembly Hall Presiden
Frank Otis of the Board of. Education
will direct the exercises and presen
the diplomas. There viii also be 4,
short musical and literary. prograThm
and an address by Professor AdOlpl
C. Miller of the. University of .Califor
MIA.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
SURPRISES HER FRIENDS
BY SECRET MARRIAGE
Miss Lillian Bertram of Mount Eden
Elopes and Weds Lover in
San Francisco.

MOUNT EDEN, June 1.-The secret
marriage of Miss Lillian Bertram. a
school teacher who for some time past
has resided at Mount Eden, to Antoine
Brown, employed as a farm hand by
Henry Gansberger. at whose house
Miss Bertram lived, has just been an
nounced in letter from the young
lady.
The ceremony was performed in San
francisco, where the bride had gore
ostensibly to spend her vacation A
week ago Brown left the employ OF
Mr.. Gansberger telling his employer
that he was going north. Instead he
went to San Francisco, where he met
his sweetheart and the pair were made
one
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
OFFICIALS WILL WATCH
FOR DISEASED CATTLE
supervisors of Napa County Pass an
Ordinance TO Prevent Possible
COntagiOn

NAPA, June 1.-The Board of Super
visors to-day took action in regard to
the prevention of the entrance of dis
eased cattle from other counties and
for detecting disease among cattle all
ready here.
This was necessary in view of a re-
cent shipment of cattle infected with
ticks to Napa County from Monterey
County. A new ordinance provides
that the District Attorney or Super
visors may at any time employ licensed
veterinary surgeons to examine cattle
or other animals supposed to be af-
fected with diseases and may establish
a quarantine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
Young Mems Institute Ball.

OAKLAND, June 1.-The members
of Oakland Council No. of the
Young Mems Institute will give their
nineteenth anniversary ball at Maple
Hall next Friday evening. The COM
mittee in charge Of the affair is COM
posed of the following named:
Floor manager. George p. r. Clark; assist
am Dan J. Hallahan.
Floor committees. L. Snow Cchairman). c.
r. Mulgrew. i. +. Snaer J. b. Roberts, H
r. Gulchard, c. Z. Shields. w. d. Motifs
Reception commttee-Grand President James
d. Whelan, M. A. McInnis (chairman) VIII
liam Mccarthy. Gerald z. coggin DR.. o. d.
Haniin. w v: Harrington. ". F. Duddy,
John F. Smith, A. ID. Geryais, J. w Burke
D. H Harkin. c. Chisholm. A. ". Waters
John r. Fox, Charles L. Smith, DR. b. Stetson
J. +. Harrington T. J. Gallagher r. F. Gut
chard Jr.. DR.. S. A. cioutier. d. s. Mcintyre
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
Wedding IN the Garden Citv.

SAN JOSE, June Miss Jessie
Drake, popular young woman, be-
came the bride of Edmond j. McDan-
lei at noon to-day. The wedding oc-
Cured at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Drake.
at 4s5 West San Carlos street. The
Rev. L. o. Herold performed the cere-
mony.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
Rntters FelIow Prisoner.

OAKLAND, June Robert Bu-
sack, a husky painter, who is serving
a sentence in the City Prison. was
taken from his cell this morning and
charged with battery on aged Edward
Tighe, a cellmate. Busack will ap-
pear tomorrow in the Police Court.
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WILL HOLD A DEBATE
ON THE BOND ISSUE
Colonel John P., Irish and E. p. E.
Troy to Speak Before Common
Good Alliance.

OAKLAND, June 1.-CoIonel John
P. Irish and z. P. E. Troy will hold
a debate on the Bond Issue" to-mor-
row evening at Foresters' Hall under
the auspices of the Oakland Common
Good Alliance. After the speakers
have opened the discussion a recess
of twenty minutes will be taken in or
der that any questions asked by del
egates may be answered. This dis
cussion will be open only to delegates,
and each speaker will be limited to
five minutes.
If after the discussion the Alliance
decides that the proposed bond issue
is a good thing, the members will sup
port it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
paughter to succeed Mother

OAKLAND. JuneN 1.-The City
Council has, recommended the ap-
pointment Of Mrs. c. r. Baxter as
matron of the City Prison to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her
mother, Mrs. S. B. Reed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
CALL AGENCY REMOVAL
NOTICE.

After June 1 the Oakland
agency and news headquarters
of this paper will be removed
from Ills Broadway to 1915
Broadway, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02

SAN JOSE. June w F. Parker. who
successfully contested the election of Martin
Murphy to the office OF County Auditor, to-
day began suit against the county 10 recover
$4569 alleged to be due as salary for about
fourteen months during which time the office
was filled by Murphy
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
Wins. Place on Preferred Iss,

OAKLAND, June Miss Amy NJ.
Badger has been added. to the pre-
ferred list of'teachers selected by the
Board of Education for the ensuing
school year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
sonoma.s Treasurer Marries-

OAKLAND, June Glen Z. Muir
dock, treasurer Of Sonoma County, Sc
cured license here to-day to marry
Abby P. Elliot of Ukiah.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02

SACRAMENTO June IA fire in the car
riage factory OF J. f. Hill, at Thirteenth and
streets, this morning. caused a loss of $4,000.
The property was insured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02

INCREASES ITS CAPITAL.-The Scott
Van Arsdale Lumber Company yesterday NJ
in the County Clerks office a certificate
the increase OF its stock ffom 81. 100000
81. .O00.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
o4 NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA x
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
-214S Center Street
Telephone North "a.
ALAMEDA.
1855 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda 1892.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-10
TOLD IN ALL ITS DETAILS

tle Deinoerauc national convention.
etcruo-ine election of Sis aIterIates To
me national Democratic convention
aifa-ihf Ct ctiou Of a member of the
national committee
Upon the request of T. C. Thoreson
OF Cache county, Mrs 81. $. 0rmsbv
was made vice chairman from that
county.
Debate. over State Committees.
The FIRST debate Of the afternoon was
precipitated by George j. Blair of salt
Lake county moving that The order OF
business De so amended as TO Include
the election Of new state committee
"a that time. he said.
me Democratic party can win this
laii it it is wllling 10 go into the dgnt.
no must oF8anize q disorEsnized party.
II takes months 90 do it, It can't do
III by starting i'm in September
j. II. laiue OF Salt Lake county asked
it the cell made such q prov isi0u. and
was Informed that it concluded with
sand other business Major Samuel
A. King OF Utah county opposed fhe
proposition on the ground thai the time
was net propitious as SOME OF the
country delegates were not present
r. W sloan Of salt Lake county IA
rof@d the reorganization, but was on
posed by Judse H. T.. Henderson, Salt
Lake county. He said the move
snaeked Of loss of confidence in the
present committee. adding
lit is best u0L 10 launch the subject
her.e, because people from the country
have not been notified
air. Blair said there was no intent
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delegation IS opposed to- Hearst AT least
TOUR ana probably I'VE or the delegates
are CHASED as anu-Itearst men. with O.
utspeslu9n 10 favor Parker
Judge Powers defeat Is due to the Salt
Lake delegation which went strong for
Feery- The outside delegates. contrary
60 the expectation of Judge Powers
friends, manifested q tendency to- divide
their votes between the two len ling CauUi-
dates, which made 20 impossible o. over
come the advantage Peery gained i'm salt
Dramatic Incidents.
TWO dramatic incidents occurred dur
ing the contest During the course Of
his speech nominating Judge Powers
reference was made by Fisher Harris
10 the support given j.. II Roberts by
himself and Powers. Mr. Harris e1-
pressed regret that Roberts was not
supporting Powers in the latter's pres
ent struggle. Roberts, who sat beside
Harris, seized am opportunity a few
minutes later to second Peery, and i'm
the course OF his speech referred TO
Harris. With d strong undercurreuJ
of bitterness I'm his voice, he questioned
the proprlety OF bringing up his own
campaign or Few years before. He
spoke with much feeling. and soon
after left the han. His departure
caused relief to many who feared ne
might branch out ON the subject that
had occupied so much of his attention
letelE-the auti-p0ls gdmy plank. He
returned later but took no further part
Iu the debate.
in secouding Peery's nomination. c.
nj. Jackson of Salt Lake urged as
reason why Peery should be selected.
that Powers would be a candidate for
congress i'm the fail Harris at once
challenged Jacks0u's authority for
making this statement, and a moment
later Powers himself came down the
aisle to- demand. I'm q few biJmg SEN
fences, why jackson banded" his
name about jackson claimed Powers
had expressed 60 him a willingness TO
accept the nomination if il were ten
dered him.
Compromise is Cast Aside.
David Evans made an unsuccessful
EFFORT To smooth the whole affair over
hy motion To refer the selection of
committeeman to the delegation. but
nobody would listen 30 his proposition.
Tn "a further effort 20 stem the feeling
lH the convention, Nr Evans nominal
ed Judge TT. p. Henderson. but the
forces were too sOlidly lined up for the
Introduction of even SO popular man
as Judge Henderson TO change the re-
suit
The delegates TO the convention are
well distributed, graphically. and
are all recognized as capable. c0nscfeD-
tious Democrats. The absence of in
strucuous of any nature leaves the
delegation free TO act at ST. Louis
Many expressions of the fullest conf
dence that the delegates would ACT i'm
The manner best calculated 90 help the [
state and the party were heard On all
sides yesterday.
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HEAVY TIE ON TRACK
Attempt Is Made to Wreck a
Southern Pacific Train
in Ogden.

Portland. Ore. June 9-News leaked
out here this evening that q dastardly
attempt was made yesterday after
noon to wreck the nOrthbound Southern
Pacific train at Grants Pass. Round
ing a turn, the engineer Of the train
noticed an obstruction ON the track
sCme distance ahead. He Immediately
applied the brakes, but the momentum
o. the train was so great that the pilot
struck the object and carried 1T for
some distance before the train could be
brought TO a stop. An investigation
showed that miscreauts had placed
heavy tie across the tracks, but, for
Junately. it stood SO high that the pilot
prevented its coming i'm contact with
the wheels of the engine Had such
happening occurred, "a frightfU catas-
r0phe would have resulted, as the
train was a heavy one. it being the
regular passenger train from San Fran
cisco, due to arrive here this morning.
Detectives are at work on the case. 1T
is believed that tramps are responsible
for the outrage