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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
EVENTS IN SOCIETY

OAKLAND, Feb. 19.-Miss Florence Hatch
entertained q few friends informally this aft
ernoon and several hours were devoted very
pleasantly 10 whist Miss LOttie Hopkins car
ried OF the prize, the other guests being Miss
Cornwall Of Alameda. Miss Carrie Miller, Miss
Grace Langley Mrs. George ". Humphrey.
Miss Helen Crane. Miss Elva Shay Miss
Madeline Kent Miss Estelle Kleeman, Mrs.
Cornwall, Miss Eda curdts. Mrs. Faulkner and
Mrs.. VIII WestDhaL
The luncheon and card party given by Mrs.
Carlton Crane yesterday was one OF the pret-
tfeet arsfrs of The week The table gl6v-ed
with yellow daffodils and the name cards
were dainty painted affairs each caro- bearing
a cluster q scarlet cherries
Five hundred followed the luncheon. the
pretty prizes going to Mrs. J. p Meehan Mrs
oliFer Ellsworth and Mrs. T. Z Wade Among
nose Rno enjoyed the afternoon were Mrs
Jesse p Meehan. Mrs FELTON, Taylor Mrs J.
" Nelson. Mrs. Charles Cotton. Mrs.
James Harold. Mrs. r. T. Wade, Mrs. War
ren Swain. Mrs. Will Montgomery. Mrs W H
Layson, Mrs Charles Egbert Mrs Charles
AllWardt. Miss Elizabeth Meehan and Mrs.
Oliver Ellsworth
Mrs. T. C. TiHermsn's card party to-mor-
row is being pleasantly ante ipated by her in
Yited guests who number about forty The
affair is complimentary 10 Miss Geraldine
ScuDham Miss Edith Larkey and Miss VIII
helmine koenie, three Ecung brides-to-bes :
Miss Edith Bergen OF Ne YORK Miss Eva
Powell. and three young uatrOns who are still
IN their honeymoon DAYS. Mrs. Dudley KinseI
Mrs David Brown and Mrs. Frank PARCELS
Mills College viii. as usual present festive
appearance next Monday In honor OF Washing
toms birthday Mrs. Mills VIII give a dinner
20 tie school and few invited guests and in
the evening a colonial entertainment and
dance VIII be given The girls VIII be in an
pfopriafe costume and some very elaborate
dresses have been designed for the occa sion
A programme of musical numbers will be given
by talented members of the different classes
end everybody concerned is anticipating a de-
lghtful tire.
The recently reported enga cement OF DR.
George kleeTan and Miss Robinson Of san
Francisco IS being streuuously denied by both
families. The interested parties attribute tho
rumoT 10 the inane attempt Of some would
be VIII 10 play practical joke. DR. Kleemar,
was graduated from a medical college recently
and has just begun his career a. an NJ D.
The first reception ard dance of the Wa
Wons Club last night was a very pleasant ar
fair- There was good crowd in attendance
.he han and clubrOoms were very attract wells,
decorated and many Of the Young women r,-es-
ent were attired in stunning gowns made
especially FOR the occasion. The Young men
of the club were most attentive 20 the welfare
ard pleasure Of their guests Clarence TF5fe
floor manager. and Lyle Brown his assistant
being particularly Jealous in that respect The
bright, nretttly adorned clubrOoms drew forth
many admirinE comments.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
STRAICHTEN OUT
JUNIOR MIN,UP
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
PAS Center street. Feb. 19.

Zl4S center street. feD. ~
All the fuss that was stirred up over
an illegal vote at the election for presi-
dent of the junior class at the Univer-
sity of California was smOothed out to-
day when the election committee de-
cided that another election would be
called and Miss Flora Frickstad elect
ed to the office. That is considered
the easiest way out of the entangle-
ment and everybody concerned is
satisfied with the arrangement.
According to the agreement the
committee will suggest at the junior
meeting next Wednesday that the Of
flee of president be declared vacant.
Then Miss Frickstad will be nomi-
mated to the office and unanimously
elected.
Both Miss Frickstad and Miss Mel
lie Mccarthy, the contestants for the
Office, are agreeable to this arrange
ment," said w. c. Crittenden. the pres
ent class president, to-day. Miss Nc
Carthy does not want the Office with a
cloud hanging over it and neither does
Miss Frickstad. AS Miss FrickStad
got the highest vote at the election
and Miss Mccarthy has declined to
run again it was decided to elect Miss
Frickstad to the Office"
The junior class officers deprecate
vigorously the statements that fraud
was practiced Intentionally. They say
that the miX-up was merely the result
of a student prank.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
RAILWAY MAY TAKE
POSSESSION OF LAND

OAKLAND. Feb. 19.-The Southern
Pacific was given the right by Judge
ogden to-day to enter into posses
sion of a block of land bound
ed by Kirkham, Fifth and Cy-
press streets. The land was award
ed to the company for $4,000 by
jury in condemnation proceedings.
The decision was appealed from by
Gretchen Feldman and her children
and their attorney made an endeavor
to keep the railway out of possession
until the case had been decided by the
Supreme Court.
The railway needs the land for the
establishment of it's new freight yards
and secured all the property in the
vicinity of this particular piece of
land. The company was made to place
$1,000 in the hands of the County Clerk
to indemnify the Feldmans in case of
a reversal and in the meantime it will
go right on with the Improvement of
its property.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
TOWNSMEN
SHOW FEELING
Friends of HarbOr Commits
siOner C. H. Spear Hold
Meeting in His Behalf
DECLARE ATTACKS UNFAIR
Resolutions Are Adopted and
They Will Be Circulated in
the City for Signatures

BERKELEY, Feb. 1s-The friends
Of Charles H. Spear, president of the
State Board of Harbor Commission
ers, had their inning last evening in
this city, when a number of them met
and passed a series Of resolutions in
dorsing and expressing confidence in
him.
There has been a bitter fight on for
some weeks against Mr.. Spear, which
apparently came from this city. 1t
took the form of a long address, widely
circulated, attacking the new Harbor
Commissioner, and later there was is
sued a small paper which gave pub
licity to the attacks.
Mr.. Spears friends got together last
night and adopted the following reso-
lutions, and then decided to put them
in petition and have them signed gen.
orally by the citizens of Mr.. Spears
home town. Among those who attend
ed this meeting were Town Trustees
Christian Hoff and Thomas Dowd, c.
d. Maloney, former superintendent Of
Streets; Otto Niehaus and many others.
The resolutions read:
Whereas. Charles H. Spear our neighbor
and fellow-townsman, has resided among US
all that time we have known him to be a trust
worthy, reliable and progressive citizen and
NLleTedss bN MS natural nIneSS ana WOTthlneSS
for positions Of public trust. he had been elect
ed by his fellOw-citizens TO the office OF town
clerk OF our town and during his incumbency
Of that office, covering period Of eight years,
had proved himself to be responsible and
true to his trust: and whereas. a
recognition Of his ability. he was appointed
BY our worthy Governor to the respon-
sible position Of president of the State Board
OF Harbor Commissioners; and whereas,
through the fearless discharge of his duties
as such officer he has incurred the enmity of
the fruit and produce combine, an organiza-
tion banded together to cinch both the pro-
ducer and consumer; and whereas, it has
come TO light that through the agency OF this
organization a band Of irresponsible and no
torious characters. styling themselves the
'Anu-Spear Club has been organized and is
being sustained and maintained for the sole
purpose Of defaming the character and good
name OF our esteemed fellow-townsman there
fore b IL
Re~olved. That we condemn vicious and
contemplate the vile and slanderous state
ments and publications that are being put
IN circulation by this band 6f hired emissaries
Tor the sole purpose OF injuring, the charac-
ter and standing Of public official who has
the courage and manhood to execute the law
and the duties OF his office as he finds them
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
AW ARDS CHICO
PLANT STATION
Bureau at Washington De-
cides Upon That Fertile
Valley Region for Garden
SETTLES FATE OF OTHERS
Selects the Locality Because
of It's Good Soil, Abundant
Water and Equable Climate
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,


214S Center street, Feb. 19.
Word was received at the agricultural
college of the University of California
to-day that the bureau Of plant intro
duction of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture had decided upon
Chico as the place for locating the plant
introduction garden that has been so
long talked of. This will be something
of a boon to Chico and in fact the
whole northern portion of the State, for
the Government means to spend large
amount Of money on the tract Of land
il will settle upon.
This award at last settles the fate Of
the large number of agricultural dis
tricts of the State that had put forth
claims for consideration by the plant
introduction bureau. Boards of trades
and other commercial bodies all over
the State advertised their communities
before the bureau and various infiu-
ences were brought to bear in behalf of
them. Professor A. V. Stubenrauch and
j. H. Dorset, representing the bureau,
spent a good deal Of time visiting the
places and then two weeks ago went TO
Washington to confer with the heads
of the department, with the result that
Chico is now announced to be the wiz
ner.
Chico was selected because of it's uni
formly good soil surface, it's abundance
Of water and it's typically representa-
tive California climate. 1t is at the
northern end of a great valley and IN
the center of one of the largest con-
tinuous agricultural strips in the world
Two tracts have been picked out in the
valley for the gardens and one of these
will be turned into the plant introduc-
ton garden.
Santa Clara was next in the cOnsid-
Grafton of the committee of selection,
but its uncertain water supply and
variable climate on account of prox-
unity to the coast counted against it.
In addition to the Chico garden there
will be a branch garden at Santa Ana
which will be used for the semi-trOp-
ical cultures. The tract has not yet
been selected, as in the case of Chico.
This plant introduction garden will
be the only one of it's kind in the United
States. 1t win be used to grow plants
of all kinds for distribution all over
the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
RICH MEN PLAN
TO ADORN CITY
Will Take Up Matter of I'm
proving 0akland's Most Fash
iOnable Residence Section
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway. Feb. 10.


In accordance with the plan suggest
ed by the City Council for beautifying
the various districts of the city sepa-
rately, the citizens of Oakland's most
fashionable residence district have or
ganized the Vernon Heights and Lake
Shore Improvement Club. The officers
of the organization are: o. S. Orrick,
president; Charles G. Yale vice presi-
dent; F. w. BiIger. secretary; f. r.
Musser, treasurer.
1t is the purpose of the improvement
club to see that the Fifth Ward shall
be pFesentable from the standpoint of
scenic beauty and convenience. Per-
manent improvements in the matter of
sidewalks, sewers and good streets are
now before the committee. Among the
residents in the district are. Senator
Perkins Councilman Howard Alex
ander Young, William Let's Oliver and
other prominent and wealthy persons.
The membership is as follows:
A H. Higgins. Dr. E. G. Dow. Claus
Kroe=er. F. P. Lee. r. NJ. Lyman F. r.
Musser, o. S. Orrick, r. L. Stephenson E. A.
Cotton. F. A. Stolp. w. o. Badgley. A L.
Swan, Charles G. Yale, William ]. Cahill, E.
p Cook. John D. Eby and David Brown.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
CHILDREN SAVE
PARENTS LOVE
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
111S Brodway. Feb. 10

111S Broadway, Feb. 10.
The home of Albert and Bertha Hen
mig, which was threatened with de-
struction in the divorce courts, was
saved to-day by the two children of the
pair. The disposition of the children
brought the parents together this
morning, and the joy of their offspring
in seeing them once more together
caused the estranged husband and wife
to forget their personal complaints. and
they concluded the session by appear
ing before Judge Ogden and asking
that the action be dismissed.
Hennig is in the employ of the South
ern Pacific Company, and brought the
suit against his wife on account of tales
told him by his neighbOrs of his wife's
behavior with other men. These. she
proved, had no foundation. and upou
her part she was willing to acknowl-
edge that her charges of cruelty
against him were not of such a serious
character that she could not forget and
for give them The Judge made the or
der forthwith.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
WOMAN ESCAPES
FROM WLERS
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Feb. 49,

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Feb. 49,
Mrs. Mamie Murphy of Third and
Gilman streets answered a knock at her
kitchen door at s o'clock last night. and
opened it upon two rough-looking
characters. They assumed a threaten
ing attitude and demanded something
Of her, whether money or bread she
was too frightened to- find out She
retained enough of her possession.
however, to outwit the would-be rob-
bers
My purse is in the next room," she
said, summoning all her courage; wait
a minute and I'll get it for you
She got her purse, but she didn't go
back to hand it to the men. Instead
she ran out the front door and across
lots to the California Ink Works. a
block away, to get her husband, James
J. Murphy, who is an engineer in the
manufactury.
Mr.. Murphy heard the breathless
story and hurried to the house, in COM
pany with his wife and Oliver Parquet,
a fellow workman The men had pis-
tolls, and when they reached the back
door leveled them at the two men, who
were still standing there. waiting for
Mrs. Murphy to come out.
The men threw up their hands at the
command OF the irate husband and
made no attempt to resist. They dis
claimed any intention to rob Mrs Muir
ply, saying that they had simply asked
her for something to eat. 1t is sup
posed that the men are the same who
have been lettering in tn neighborhood
for several days.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
IRISH LEADER
WIFE IS HERE
Mrs. Michael Davitt Comes
Home to Consult Relatives
Regarding a Will Contest
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
LIS Broadway. Feb. 10.


Mrs. Michael Davitt, wife of the
great Irish leader and niece of the late
Mrs. Mary Canning, over whose wealth
a contest is threatened, arrived from
Dublin last night. Her distinguished
husband does not accompany her, but
her four children do. The purpose of
her visit is to hold consultation with
her two brothers, William j. Yore and
John NJ. Yore, of this city relative to
the estate left by Mrs. Canning. The
two nephews were disinherited and
there have been rumors that they
would contest the will.
Mrs. Davitt arrived twenty-four
ahead of the time she was expected
She was met at the depot by Rev.
Father McSweeney, pastor of St.
Francis de Sales Church. Mrs. Davitt
refused to be interviewed at her apart
ments in the Metropole Hotel this
evening, stating that she was too
busily engaged.
She was formerly an Oakland girl
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Do Not Want Car LING.

OAKLAND, Feb. 19.-Former City
Attorney James A. Johnson, School
Director Evans and others have pre-
sented a protest to the City Council
against granting a franchise to the
Oakland Transit Consolidated to op-
crate a street railway line on Four
teenth street, between Twelfth and
First avenues. in East Oakland. The
protestants assert that the proposed
line should be run down East Twelfth
street
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IS Your COAT DUSTY
You Probably Have the white scab OF
Dandrun ON Tt.

If your coat or shoulders have a white
dust upon it the chances are that il is
from dandruff. The only way 10 perma-
nently cure dandruh is to remove the
cause. which is a germ. NewbrO's Herpi-
eide kills the germ Every toilet table
should have such a hair-dressing that
contains also the destroyer of the dan
drufI and hair falling germ. 1t stops all
irritation. keeps the scalp sweet. pure
and wholesome. Remember that some
thing claimed TO be Just as good will
not do the work Of genuine Herpfcide
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
SUPERINTENDENT BOLTON
THREATENS TO RESIGN
Director of the University Grounds
Wants to Be the Sole Dictator
of Their Appearance

BERKELEY. Feb. ia. E. Bolton,
superintendent of the grounds ct the
University of California, threatens to
resign his Office if he cannot have his
own way in directing the conduct of
the campus. Bolton said to-day that
the architects office of the university
had encroached upon his domain in
settling upon the work TO be done on
student labor day and that he may re-
sent it by handing in his resignation.
Bolton denies the story that his resig-
nation was asked for because he had
ordered the shooting of any students
caught climbing into the windows of
the university buildings at night. He
says that university authorities have
upheld him in this matter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Captain Ninslow Laid at Rest.

OAKLAND, Feb. 19.-The funeral
of Captain Henry E. Winslow, who
died in the Philippines, was held this
afternoon from the home of his
mother, S76 Wood street, the services
being conducted by the Rev. Freder-
ick L. Hosmer of the Berkeley Uni
tartan Church. The pail bearers were
Mr.. Phelps, Mr.. Davis, Allen walcot,
S. Culden, a. Sicotte anu Charles
Wines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Moman Rescues a Child.
BERKELEY

BERKELEY, Feb. 19.-Kenneth
Scudder. son of the Rev. William
Scudder, fell into a pond at Essex
street and Shattuck avenue yesterday
and was in imminent danger of going
to the bottom when Mrs. w. E. Adams
of 3104 Shattuck avenue happened
along and helped him to safety. Mrs.
Adams pushed a board out to the boy
so that he could grab it and then pull
ed him to safety.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
PARADA BLOWS
HIS HEAD OFF WITH GUN
Despondent Man Wanders to Lonely
Spot East of Sunol and Terribly
MangleS Himself

OAKLAND, Feb 19.-M. Parada. a
laborer, aged 27 years. blew his head
off with a shotgun yesterday afternoon
in a lonely spot four miles east OF
Sunol on the Alameda Creek. The
dead man was unmarried.
According to the statement of Den
uty Coroner Detjen of Pleasanton the
suicide left Sunol early in the morn
ing ostensibly on a hunting trip. That
is the last seen of him alive. His
friends say he was suffering for the
last few weeks from melancholia and
had threatened to do away with him.
self.
There is no indication of foul play
The inquest will be. held Monday at
Pleasanton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Lectures by Father Yorke.

OAKLAND. Feb. 19.-The Rev. P.
c. Yorke will give a series of Wednes-
day and Sunday evening lectures at
Saint Anthony's Church on the subject
of Mans Destiny and the Funda-
mental Principles of Life" The lee
lures will continue through Lent.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
MarrlaA, Licenses

OAKLAND, Feb. 19.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued bv
the County Clerk to-day: John M
Heinimann. over p, Fruitvale. and
Harriet A. Fry, over IS. Hot Springs
S. D.: Albert c. Honland, 35. Chicago
and Lillian B. Coyle, 40. Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Labor Union News.

OAKLAND. Feb. 19.-The local
union of carpenters and Joiners has
levied an assessment of 10 cents n
week for the benefit of the striking
miners of Colorado.
The Alameda County Musicians
Union has applied to the Mayor for
permission to hold a parade and con-
cert on the evening of February %
to advertise ball for the benefit of
the Western Federation of Musicians.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

OAKLAND. Feb. 19.-Judge Ogden
to-day denied the petition of the
Emeryville Savings Bank to change its
name to the Security Savings Bank of
Berkeley upon the showing of the Sc
curity Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany of Oakland that the similarity of
names would cause confusion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 10
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
f11S Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888
BERKELEY.
914S Center Street
Telephone North 75.
ALAMEDA
1885 Park Street
Telephone Eagle 5O4
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

VANCOUVER. b. c.. Feb. 19.-J. J. Nicxer-
son & Co. OF Vancouver have been awarded
Calgary. for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04

A long session in Judge Lawlor's 8
court yesterday. in the course of which
many prospective jurors were exam
ined, resulted in the acceptance of but
three more men to try the case against
Jacob Eppinger. This leaves four places
10 be filled in the jury box. Six jurors
were accepted Thursday, but one Of
them, John Greedy, was excused yes
terday morning because of physical dis
ability.
The questioning Of talesmen by the
attorneys for the defense was more
rigid than ever, and in one case was
drawn out so long that the court ad-
monished the attorneys to waste no
time in frivolous questioning. The ex-
animation proceeded slowly neverthe-
less and at the time Of adjournment
the defense had exhausted eight of its
ten peremptory challenges and the
prosecution one of its FIVE.
Almost the entire morning session
was occupied in the examination OF
Frederick G. Norman of 1924 Guerrero
street. Norman admitted that he was
a friend and political partisan Of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
ADOPTS A new
WRITING PLAN
Board of Education Abol-
ishes Vertical System for
a More Modified Method
TWO TEACHERS ELECTED
Orders Contracts for Ad-
ditions to Lowell and
Dudley Stone Buildings

The Board of Education yesterday
abolished the vertical system of hand
writing now used in the Public School
Department and adopted the system
known as the "Curtiss emi-vertical
freehand writing" The new system
was adopted subject TO certain condi-
tions imposed on the American Book
Company to make any changes in the
script of the various copybooks of the
new system as may be recommended by
Professor p A Espina, teacher of pen
manship in the School Department.
The company must take up from the
dealers every copy of the existing YER
tical system and give them a copy of
the new system in exchange. The
award will terminate upon the adop-
ton of a system Of penmanship by the
State textbook committee as the board
comedies the absolute right possessed
by the State school authorities in the
matter. The new system is adopted for
a period of four years from June 3,
1904. and the company must give a bond
of $4,000 for the faithful performance of
its agreement. The resolution ordering
the change recites that the existing
vertical system Is dWhWdTuf QIlIldluTdl
and inconsistent"
The board requested the Board of
Public Works to enter into contract
with Frank McSheehy for additions to
a building in the rear of the Lowell
High School for use as a laboratory on
his bid of S224o.
The same board was requested to en-
ter into a contract for additions to the
Dudley Stone School with Frank Nc
Sheehy on his bid of $12.492. The i'm
provements will be paid out of the cur
rent school appropriation.
The board elected Elmer Rowell a
teacher in the School Department, and
assigned him to the Lowell High School
for duty.
Miss Ellen Bartlett was appointed a
special teacher in the cookery depart
ment, vice Mrs. Grace Morey. resigned.
Miss Margaret Haussler of the Haight
School was granted leave of absence
for one month.