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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
MAKES MAYOR
POSITION PLAIN
Oakland'S Chief Executive Is
Added to Committee to APP
praise Contra Costa Plant
THINK MOVE SIGNIFICANT
Politicians Believe 0lney'S Ac-
ceptance Will Aid Plan
Proposed by John L. Howard
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, Feb. Is.

Ills Broadway, Feb. 10.
Mayor Warren Olney has been ask
ed and has consented to act in an ad-
visory capacity with the committee of
three Councilmen chosen to select an
engineer to represent the city on the
board Of three experts to appraise the
value of the Contra Costa Water Com
pany's plant. The Mayors acceptance
is thought to be of much significance
by politicians. Heretofore it had been
reported that Mayor Olney did not ia
vor the plan of solving the water ques-
ton proposed by Councilman Howard.
His agreement to act with Councilmen
Dornin, Cuvellier and PendletOn, the
committee representing the City Coun-
ell, apparently removes all doubt as to
where he stands. Councilman Howard
is also a member of the committee in
al advisory capacity.
The exact purpose of the board of
experts, which is to be composed of
the city's expert, an expert of the
Contra Costa Water Company and a
third expert 10 be chosen by these
two. is TO fix a basis of water rates for
the ensuing year. this basis also to be
used in the purchase or lease of the
water plant by the city, should such
a plan he decided upon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
WANTS SUIT PUSHED.
Aitken Demands Action in Water
Rate Case.

A1tken Demands Action In water
Rate Case.
OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-Councilman
Aitken tonight introduced two resolu-
tions directing that the City Attorney
push the water rate suit which is in a
position to be presented to the Supreme
Court, and asking that the Bay Cities
Water Company submit a new offer to
the Council relative to a municipal
water supply.
Before these resolutions were offered
Aitken read a lengthy speech, in which
he arraigned the plans of the special
water committee for the purchase of
the Contra Costa water plant as i'm
practical and in favor of the water
company. He advocated the appoint
ment of a board of three engineers as
a special committee to report on the
feasibility of the Bay Cities project and
made an attack upon John L. Howard,
the chairman of the special water COM
mittee, which attack was resented and
replied to by Councilmen Pendleton,
Dornin and Cuvellier.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
SCENIC ROAD
REPORT MADE
Supervisors Listen to Estimates
Submitted by Committee on
Cost of Alameda Boulevard
RIGHT OF WAY ASSURED
There Is Now Sufficient Money
OH Hand to Let Contracts
for the First Five Miles
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

l1lS Broadway, FeD. 10.
The report of the viewers appointed
by the Board of Supervisors for secur-
ing the right of way for the proposed
Scenic boulevard between East Oak
land and Haywards was presented to
the board to-day and shows that the
right of way can be had for $25,211 25.
Most of the land needed will be do
mated, the viewers, however, agree
ing to pay for destroyed fencing, and
these claims amount to the sum men
toned.
The cost of construction, it is esti-
mated, will be $2S3,00O. The road is
to be nine miles in length and by
provision made by the Supervisors in
the last tax levy there is now $4,000
to the credit of the fund. The report
is presented by County Surveyor E. c.
Prather 1. 3. Parsons and a. b. Carey.
As soon as the roadway is finally ac-
cepted contracts Will be Immediately
let for the first five miles of the work.
Three weeks from to-day was set as
the date for hearing any protests
against the proposed work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
INFANT HEIR
IS PROPONENT
Brothers of the Late Mrs.
Gertrude GOewey Havens Con-
test Her Deathbed Will
INCOMPETENCY Is CHARGED
Assert TeStatriX Was Not in
Proper Mental Condition to
Execute Legal Instrument
INCOMPETENCY is CHARGED
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, Feb. Is.
The four brothers of the late Mrs.
Gertrude Goewey Havens of Berkeley,
who, upon her deathbed, made a will
leaving all her wealth to her newly
born son. will contest the testament of
their sister upon the ground that she
was not of sound mind when she made
it. To-day they filed a former will
made by her in 1902, in which they
were left practically all of her estate,
which is valued at about $35.0
Mrs. Havens was the wife Of John
W. Havens of Berkeley, who is
wealthy in his own right. Shortly
after her marriage she made the will
probate. 1t was witnessed by Judge
and Elizabeth T. Brice of Oakville,
Napa County, and after a bequest of
$4,000 to her husband she devised her
share in the Goewey Estate Company
of San Francisco to her brothers
Charles H., Frank B., James NJ. and
Herbert s. Goewey, share and share
alike.
Last March a son was born to Mrs.
Havens and a few days afterward she
died. Just before her death she re-
queSted that another will be drawn
up, leaving everything she possessed
to her son and heir. She was too weak
to sign her name and simply made
her mark, which was witnessed by
Ethel Sherman, $50 Filbert street, and
Elizabeth M. Cole, 20S3 Charming
way, Berkeley. This last will disin-
herits every one but the child, whose
uncles will contest it's right to inherit
what they deem should be theirs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Archblshop Celebrates Mass.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-Archbishop
Montgomery will celebrate a months
mind mass at st. Joseph's Home. at
Fortieth street and Telegraph avenue,
tomorrow morning for the repose of
the soul of Rev. Mother Agatha, Su-
perior General of the order of the Sis
ters of St. Joseph.
The parishioners of st. Anthony's
Church of East Oakland have arrang-
ed to give a fair for the benefit of the
church. The annual parish fair will
be held on Monday, May 30, probably
at Idora Park,
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Late Shipping Intelligence
DOMEsTIC PORTs.

AsTORIA-Sailed Feb 15-Bktn Encore and
bktn eleanor, for San Francisco.
SAN DIEGO-Sailed Feb 15-Stmr Lakme
for San Francisco.
PORT TOWNSEND-Sailed Feb 15-Br shir
Pass of Brander. from Tacoma. for Valparaiso
PORT GAMBLE-Sailed Feb 15-Schr Ca
name, for San Francisco
SEATTLE-Arrived Feb II. D m-Stmr
Francis II. Leggett. hence Feb IL; stmr Gen.
tennial hence Feb u.
ABERDEEN-Sailed Feb 15-Schr A. B.
johnson, for San Pedro: schr Alcalde. for Ma
Mia; schr w. J. Patterson, for Redondo.
Arrived Feb 15-Stmr Newburg hence Feb
II: strnr san Pedro, hence Feb II, via Eu-
reka; schr Halcyon, from Altata-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Alameda County Deaths.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Anna
r. Kelly, the wife of General Manager
w. f. Kelly of the Oakland Transit
Company, died yesterday at her home,
246 Perry street, at the age of SO
Ohio.
Mrs Phoebe F. Watkins died to-
day at her home, 1921 Broadway, at
the age of 72 years. The deceased
was the mother of Mrs. w. c. Little
and had resided in Oakland for the
last forty years.
Mrs. c. c. Clark, aged 40 years,
died yesterday in this city. The home
of the deceased was in Lake County.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
AGED Minister PASSES AWAY.

ALAMEDA, Feb. 15.-Rev. I. l..
Randolph, a retired Episcopalian min
lister, died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. e. H. Simonson. on
Alameda avenue. He was a native of
Rhode Island and had lived in Califor-
MIA for thirteen years. Deceased is
survived by three children, Mrs. E. H.
Simonson, d. L. Randolph and Cap
tain b. H. Randolph of the United
States army. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at Christ
Episcopal Church. Bishop William
Ford Nichols will deliver the eulogy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
School Exhibit for Fair.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-The commit
tee appointed at a general meeting OF
the teachers of Alameda County for
the purpose Of preparing an exhibit
for the st. Louis worlds fair has made
a report and intends that the work
Of the school shall show, f1rst-a typi-
cal country school, with one teacher;
second-the work of a village school,
with three or four teachers; third
work for the various grades of more
advanced schools. A circular con-
tanning full details of the plan is to be
prepared and sent to the teachers OF
the county.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. Feb. 15.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Charles w.
Kilpsch, over 81, Oakland, and Car
rie i. de Louis, over Is, Kansas City:
Mas Freitas, q, Santa Clara. and
Christina Comes, is, Oakland; Arthur
n Crane, 26, and Florence r. Sis
bee. IS, both Of Oakland: Patrick B.
Keating. over p, and Kathryn ]. Tay-
lor. over IS, both Of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Evans, Writ Dismissed.

The argument on the application
for a writ of habeas corpus for the
release of J. M. Evans, saloon-kee
116 Eddy street, was heard before
Judge Cook yesterday. The writ wa:
dismissed and the prisoner remanded
the Judge holding that an appea
against the judgment of the lower
court was the proper course. He fixec
the bail on appeal at 800 cash.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Death Takes william Tabor.

ALAMEDA, Feb. 15.-william Rod
ney Tabor passed away last night at
his home. 1888 Regent street, aged %
years. He was the husband of Grace
Tabor and son of Harriet S. Tabor
and the late Rev. Rodney L. Tabor
and brother of Edward r. and Alice
Tabor and Mrs. Fred Armstrong of
Honolulu. His funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon from the chapel
of the First Presbyterian Church. In
terment win be in Mountain View
Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
San Diego Bond Issne vaIid.

SAN DIEGO. Feb. 15.-Oficial con-
firmation of the validity of the recent
issue Of San Diego bonds to the
amount of 1891, 600 has been received
from bond experts Dillon and Hub
bard of New York. Since the recent
OF the telegraDhic opinion several
days ago most of the fire department
and bridge bonds have been sold. only
Sll,500 yet remaining to be disposed
of.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Lecture by DIR. FriedIander.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-The Scope
OF the Young Men Of the Present"
viii be the subject Of a lecture at the
UtOpian Club. which Will be given to-
morrow night by DR.. Friedlander, the
founder OF the club. The clubrooms
are on Thirteenth street, between
Broadway and Washington. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16

CAPE TOWN, Feb 15.-The Parliamentary
elections just held in Cape Colony have re-
suited in progressive majority Of five over
the Afrikander Bund.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
schooner AIcaIde Wrecked.

The schooner Alcalde. while lying at Cray
Harbor Sunday, lost her anchor and drifte,
outside. She was driven ashore on North Spi
and became a total wreck. No lives were lost
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
OK NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA y
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

q OAKLAND.
111S Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street
Telephone North a.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street
Telephone Eagle 502-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16

Mrs. Carlton Crane and her daughter, Miss
Helen Crane, will entertain a few friends at
luncheon Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16

Mr. and Mrs Fred b. Dalam will entertain
few friends Informally Wednesday evening a
their home on Wallsworth avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16

At the last meeting of the Harmony Club
Miss Sallie Worley was the hostess. The prizes
were Won by Mrs. Fred Dorsaz and Mrs Rowe.
Mrs. VIII Lyon. Mrs Ball and Miss Charlotte
Elsey were guests Of the club.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Rev G. S. Mills of the Congregat-
ional church will speak at the morning
service upon "The Doctrine of Hori.
zon." The evening service will be
omitted.
Mrs Harriet Sears, who has taught
in the high school for several years,
holds the position of assistant princi-
pal in that institution. At the last
trustee meeting her salary was in
creased to 5000.
The Sunday evening meeting OF the
Congregational c. E. Society will be
led by Mrs II. II. Webster, topic:
What Christian Endeavor is doing
in Mission Lands" Miss Bessie Ben
nett will sing. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Alfred w. Rowley OF Syracuse Uni
versity and Miss Elma G. Rowley of
Troy Conference Academy POultney
are at home with their parents DR. and
Mrs c. W. Rowley, Miss Rowley for
Sunday and the son for summer vacat-
ion. Miss Elma will graduate about
the middle of June.
Eighty couple attended the social
dance in Armory hall Friday evening.
Music was furnished by parties from
White Creek.
Julius Rivers died in the Soldiers
Home hospital Friday, aged II years,
He had been in poor health for some
time. The remains were sent to Pitts
ford this morning where the burial
will take place.
The Misses Clark have opened their
summer home, "Fernhurst' for the
season.
Edward Knapp has gone to New
York and Jersey city on business.
Marshal NJ. Clapp, veteran and a
comrade of G. A. Custer post is here
to participate in Memorial day SER
vices. Although a resident of New
York. he never fails to be here to turn
out with his post.
T. 7. Gibbard and VIM M. Wood,
who have been the guests of Grant
Harbour, are taking an automobile
trip through Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
35c and 38C
China Mttings 27c

New, fine weaves in best col.
ors. About rs rolls in the lot.
Good values at regular prices
exceptional moneys worth at
the Spring Sale price of PC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
lis Velvet Carpets CSC

Some ten rolls right here IN
our own department. Made
ready for laying within twenty
four hours. The Spring sale
price means a saving of So
to $40 on a room.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
1OC Collar
Foundations Sc

You have never bought this
standard brand of stock foun.
dations for less than 1Oc.
Spring sale price is a half off
only SC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
l5C Stockings &c

Another case of those mill
seconds. Fast black seamless
you'll call them as perfect
as most frsts you ever saw.
Spring sale saving &c a pair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
Fruit of the Loom
Cotton &c yard

Full yard wide, bleached.
The most popular cotton made.
Mill agents are getting more
than this price for the largest
quantities. To round out a full
measure of values for this
Spring Sale we share our fore
handed buying advantage with
you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
At Drysdale's
Spring Clearance Cash Sale

in the Garment Store-2nd floor. Reg
ular prices go tumbling, every spring
garment in the department will surely
be grabbed up quickly. Regular
price tickets remain attached to the
garments. Our sales people have been
ordered to clip off from these prices
at least one third and many special lots
are even price-cut as much S half off.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
20C Corset Covers l0C

so dozen fresh, crisply new
garments are offered at a sacri-
flee to attract you to this I'm
dermuslin department of ours
with its many specials for the
Spring sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
$3.50 Sailor Suits l.3O

Only a few of this lot left.
We secured them from a manu-
facturer at a cleanup price.
For the Spring Sale almost a
half off.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
7c Prints SC

Another article at less than
wholesale price. Full assort-
ment of blues, blacks, greys
and light colors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
SI.69 Lace Curtains 81

go pairs in a variety of neat,
new patterns. The desirable
plain net centres mostly. AT
$1.5o these would be a bargain.
Spring sale price is a half dol
lar less than a bargain price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
l0c Golf Suitings l2 l-2c

A very serviceable correct
material for shirt waist suits or
skirts. Green, tan, blue and
grey mixtures overshot with
dashes of white. Never sold
less than l9c; spring sale price
II 1-2c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
79C T. Linens SEC Yard

Full bleach satin Damask
plump 2 yards wide, in a mag.
nificent collection of choice
new patterns. After this Spring
sale is over it may be many
days before you again get such
a chance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
Women's So Boots 500

A special lot of over four
hundred pairs, all of which
have arrived this Spring. Very
newest shapes ana heels. The
greatest opportunity we have
ever offered. An end-cf-the-
season price now for the Spring
sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
81. and l.25
Dress Goods 69C

A very choice lot of Voiles,
Examines and other thin fab
RIGS. Choicest sorts of the
year slaughtered for this Spring
sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
soc and soc
FOuIard Silks 30c
$500 Wrappers 70c

This is without doubt the
best one dollar Wrapper on the
mar k ct. A representative
Spring sale offering that tells
the story of hundred others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-28
.S2.69 Waist Suits Sl.89

The popular Shirt-waist-
suit models. Thoroughly well
made from cambrics, in light
and medium colors, stripes
dots and solids. This Spring
sale robs nearly a dollar from
actual value.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
NASHVILLE GETS IT.
Chancellor Porter Tells of Peabody
 Boards Meeting.
Nashville American.

Nashville American.
 Chancellor Porter on Monday addressed the students of the Peabody College for Teachers on the result of the recent meet ing of the Peabody Board of Trustees in Washington, which in substance was that the teachers college will be permanently located in Nashville.
 Governor Porter said: 'I have. as you cu know. just returned frcm Washing . n. where l have been attending the seml-annual meeting of the Board of Trust of the Peabody Educational Fund. I have been attending these meetings for twenty years. and my one object and aim has been the advancement and promotion of the interests of this college. In this endeavor have not always had easy sail ing. but am happy to say that this time l had the magnificent support and co- operation of the Southern members of the board. JAIge Fenner, of New Orleans and Judge Sumervile of Alabama. and he made an argument so creditable so logical and such an intelligent presen- tatlon of the facts that 1t absolutely set tied the matter of location, and carried conviction to the minds of the members of the board. The practical result is that the question of location of the college is settled now and forever, and it will re- main In Nashville.
 ''The truth Is. Nashville has never had competitor for the location, except i'm a few newspapers of one or two States, They have made an active and earnest effort to make & showing in favor of the utterly failed.
 ''rhe matter is settled; the teachers col lege will be in Nashville. We can rest easy on that point" |"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
MAKE PEACE WITH
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 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale by druggists everywhere at 50 cents a box and if you are afflicted with dyspen- sia. one box will make you feel fifty times better. You will forget you have a stonI- ach and rejoice in the forfgetfulness No druggist will be so shortsighted as to try to get along without Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. for they are so popular and are so well known for the good they bavo done and the happiness they have caneed that any druggist caught without tben, would lose tKe confidence of his customers and be regarded as below the stahdarj His business would suffer as a result snd his patrons would go to other stores an.i buy their other drugs there as well az their stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
SEEING THE DANGER.

The Quay bill for the admission of Ok lahoma and Indian Territory into the Union as one State, of which The Adver- tiser had something to say few days ago. is getting as sharp criticisms from Republicans as it Is from Democrats. Re ferring to that provision of the bill which forbids the new State from ever making an educational qualification for suffrage The Hartford Courant says:
 For the Quay bill undertakes so to tic the hands of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory people that they shall never be able, in all the generations to come. to shut the polling booth against any man of voting age because of his ignorance. It is nothing to Quay that he is giving a voice in the government to men who don't know what the government is. who un- derstand nothing in our institutions, pub lie affairs and political contentious, who cannot read their ballots, and to whom election day means only a little whis' ey money. He has written in his bill that the new State shall never set up an in telligenee test In front of the polls.
 Although not yet confronted with the problem that has caused the South so much trouble, some of the New England States have suffrage restrictions which are out lttlIe iSSS SeNeEO than dItJ Wnlt st have been adopted down here. What The Courant predicts for the new State. if the Quay bill should pass, is just what would happen both North and South. There is nothing sectional or racial in guarding the ballot against ignorance and incompe- tency,
 And. by the way. we confess to some surprise at finding The Indian Journal. published at Eufaula. 1. T.. strongly ad- vocating the Quay bill. saying that 1t stands head and shoulders ahead of ali other like documents. We have not read other bills on the same subject. but We have read this one. and there are sew eral features in It that We can see no reason for approving However. we see little hope of any statehood bill at pres ent so we suppose there's no need to worry over this one.