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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
Young Den,ist Committed.

OAKLAND. April 22.-Dr. w. c.
Merriman. a wen known dentist Of
this city, was adjudged insane here
to-day and committed to the NaDa In
sane Asylum. Superinduced by over
Indulgence in drink he has become the
victim of delusiOns and iinagines that
the Government is shouting to him
through horns telling him 20 make
away with himself. He testified to-
day that these messages came to be
so strong at times that he had filled
his ears with cotton to get away from
the sounds and finally gave himself up
TO the police.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
Restaurant Man Becomes
Violently Insane and Court
Holds He Is Dangerous
PHILANTHROPIC CAREER
George s. Montgomery Says
the Afflicted Man Gave
Thousands to Charity
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway. April q.

11Io bIOd0Wdy, April u.
Alfred William bennett, famous
throughout the country for his rapid
lunch restaurants, was committed to
Stockton Insane Asylum to-day, vio-
cording to his friends for some months
past and has wrecked his business in
Los Angeles through his insane acts.
He engaged in a terrific struggle with
his attendants this morning and it took
the combined efforts of three men to
strap him to his cot. The court found
that he was dangerous and fit sub
ject for the State institution.
In speaking of Dennett's career,
George s. Montgomery, the well-known
philanthropist. said to-day:
Probably no other man in the
United States has had so remarka bic
a life as bennett. He has been a sailor
and cook; he has been worth s1,0OO,O 900
and has given away hundreds of thou
sands for charitable purposes. No one
knows the amount of money he has
given away. He knew the restaurant
business as no one knows it and had
mind that could grasp a big idea.
He did not deal in small things, but
always went at ventures on a large
scale. He incorporated his restaurants
in New York City, Brooklyn, Balti-
more, Boston and other places for
over $1,000,0O0 and they were bringing
him in a royal income, with which he
was lavish.
"He closed his places on Sundays,
conducting them on the temperance
plan. He padi the highest wages, but
exacted the utmost cleanliness from
his employees. He was blind in one
eye, but he could take in everything
with the other. When he came to the
Pacific Coast he was virtually broke.
He gave away such vast sums that he
lost control of his corporation in the
East and he was frozen out But he
could make a success anywhere. He
was a wizard in this respect. I think
his present condition is due to his
being knocked down by car on Fourth
street in San Francisco about year
ago.
while he seemingly got we'll, he
has been acting strangely ever since.
His son, George, has written to me
from Los Angeles, stating that the
business has been wrecked there by
the way his father has been conducting
things"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
troubles over Alleged Loan.

OAKLAND. April 22.-Edward Dali
ton. a Southern Pacific Company en-
ploye, was arrested to-day on COM
plaint of Joseph Hawley, an insurance
agent, who charges battery. The men
quarreled about the alleged failure of
Hawley to return $40 Dalton claims
was borrowed last November Mrs.
Dalton yesterday caused Hawley's ar
rest on charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses- Dalton did not
learn what his wife had done until this
morning when he rsturned from a
railroad trip. He met and upbraided
Hawley. Then the trouble began.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

exercises Twenty palms and one
hawthorn tree were planted on the
grounds. These were placed in the
ground previous to the exercises.
At the Wilson School the speaker Noe
Rev. T. c. Fletcher; at the Porter
School, Rev. L. Potter Hitchcock; at
the I.ongfellow School, Rev. William
N. Guthrie: at the Mastick School
Harold w. Fairbanks; at the Everett
School, A. w. Mock, and at the Hajeht
School, Senator ]. r.. Knowland. Tho
following ladies from the Adelnhian
Club also spoke at the grammar
schools: Mrs. ]. N. Chapman. Mrs ~
A. Hebard, Mrs. A. ]. Samuel, Mrs. q
w. Emmons, Mrs. M. F. McGurn. Mrs
I Fl. Ehrenberg. Mrs. H L. Eastman
and Mrs. Waldo Parkhurst
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
FOUNDER REMEMBERED.

President Otis, in introducing Colonel
Irish, paid tribute to the memory of
the founder of Arbor day, and also
thanked the ladies of the Adelphian
Club and the representatives of the
Alameda Advancement Association and
the West End Improvement Associa-
ton for the funds they contributed to
make the purchase of the trees pos
sible.
Frank O'Rrien responded to Colonel
Irish's address on behalf of the Asso-
ciated Students. and Mrs. p. s. Teller
of the Adelphian Club did likewise on
behalf of the organization she repre-
sented Mrs. Teller said:
we OF the Adelphian Club pride ourselves
on being up to date in the matter OF tree
planting. We have had little improvement
association OF our own, the Civic Section ana
II was chiefly instrumental in the establishins
OF Arbor day in Alameda. We do not pronose
to allow the men to get ahead OF US, ana we
intend to do share in the beautify;nr of
Education and to the Improvement clubs for
assisting in purchasing the trees Every
thing grows we'll In Alameda, particularly Tia
Toys and girls. When I look around me snd
observe this Eatherfng and these trees / feel
safe in asserting that the ladies' OF the Adel-
phian Club bulded betttr than they knew
Songs were rendered by the students
of the Alameda High School during the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
Drhnters Are Prlmed.

BERKELEY. April 22.-The Cali
fornia debaters are all prifned for the
debate against the Stanford cham
piCn takers tomorrow night at the
Alhambra Theater in San Francisco.
California viii be represented by Max
Thelen. Joseph p. LuCey and Robert
J.. McWilliams. Stanford viii have
Frank Rohr and II NJ. Lewis. veter-
ans. and Alexander SherifTs. a new
man. President Jordan OF Stanford
viii preside. The judges viii be
United States Circuit Judge Morrow.
State Supreme Justice Lucien Shaw
and Commissioner ]. A. Cooper.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
BREAKS BONE
At BASKET.
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
214S Center street, April %.

2l4S Center street, April Y.
Miss Florence Atkinson, a junior in
the college of sciences at the Univer-
sity of California. is lying a victim of
the game of basketball at her home,
2439 Dwight way. Nobody would ever
think that such a mild. ladylike game
as basketball would hurt a body, yet
IL turned out TO be real dangerous i'll
this case, and Miss Atkinsons injury
consists of a fracture of one of the
bones of her right leg below the knee.
The injury was received while she was
playing in a game against the Mills
College girls at Mills College last
Tuesday for the championship of the
State
1t is really not the basketball game
that is to blame for the accident after
ALL though it cannot be denied that if
Miss Atkinson had not been there she
would not have been hurt. 1t all hap
pcned in a vey simple way. Just as
the bali was put into play Miss Atkin-
son ran after it and threw herself for
ward to intercept it, AS she did so she
stepped upon board in such a way
that she received a sudden wrench
and the bone snapped.
At first Miss Atkinson thought she
had only received a strain. Local rem
edies were applied by Mrs. Mills, and
Miss Atkinson returned to her home
after the game. The limb continued to
pain SO much, however, that a physi-
clan was called in. Then the discovery
was made that the bone was fractured.
Miss Atkinson is recovering rapidly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
ATTACK MADE UPON
SECRETARY FAWCETT
Unwarranted Stories Are Circulated
Concerning Board of Public
Works Office

OAKLAND. April 22.-Defamatory
statements concerning the administra-
tien Of his duties have been in circu-
latiOn against Walter p. Fawcett, sec
retary Of the Board of Public Works
The commissioners informally discuss
ed the situation to-day and found that
the statements were entirely ground
less. City Expert Julian b. Harries
cOmplimented Fawcett on the i'm
proved system Of accounts that had
been adopted. It has been strongly
hinted at the City Hall that the staff
OF employees in the Board of Public
Works department would be shaken
UP shortly. as the result of the circu-
lstion Of the unwarranted stories.
Mayor Olney said to-day:
IF anything shall be done in the
matter of change due notice viii be
given 10 the public
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
pbtl,ppine Cases in a court.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The
cases of Thomas E. Kepner, Fred L.
Dorr and Secundo Mendezona, all
from the Philippine Islands, were ar
gued to-day in the United States Su-
preme Court as one case. They in
volve the right of the Philippine Gov
ernment to appeal criminal cases to
a higher court in case of failure to
convict. The defendants contend that
the practice is contrary to the consti-
tuition OF the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
BUILDINGS ARE POOR.

Most Of the wooden buildings now IN use in
the Oakland School Department have been con-
structed without any reference 10 light hea 1
or ventilation. They poorly constructed
buildings, the maintenance and repair OF which
from year 20 year IS constant drain upon the
lunos OF the department Your board desires
20 inaugurate the policy at this time OF SUP
planting some o. these buildings with modern
slructGres ard trust that the time is not far
distant when Oaklsnd's school children will
be housed In buildings constructed with due
regard TO sanitary laws: constructed roo in
such way that there Will be no danger from
stau-pcdes caused by fire or otherwise
4 tabnlated statement has been prepared
showing the amount of taxation necessary 70
pay these school bonds within the forty Years
he ssessed valuation OF the district for the
purpose OF making this estimate is inrreAssd
= 9er cent each year for twenty years. dlG
then l per cent FOR the next twenty years In
the c9inion of your Board OF Education this
rate q increase is mere likely to be found too
snail than too large. The other features tf
this tabulati9n are not matters of estimates
This statement shows that at the end of
forty years the assessed valuation OF Oakland
School District will BE- S94 900. 900. II shows
also that On en- assessment OF s10Oa in orcsr
the first year 81 OS. or. an assessment rf
500. s.1Os. This decreases rapidly, and at
the end OF ten years the amount Of money 20
b. paid or 8 $1,000 assessment. in order 10 pay
the school bonds in forty years. IL 80 cents
This continues TO decrease until finally. al the
cnd OF forty years, the amount Of money pad
cn a $1,000 assessment is 20 cents. Or to put
this another way. the person who paws Tor
forty vears IN ElCnO assessed vaIuafinn ,,.itl
have raid all Of the proposed issue OF school
bords and viii have paid only $24 % Or 10
put IL still another way. a person assessed on
$1,000 who paws an average 60 cents a year
for forty years viii have paid all OF the school
tax required on the proposed bond issue.
X viii be several years before all OF the I'm
provements proposed under this bond issue can
be made.
The Board Of Education is advised thai
tHese bonds may be issued and sold az ,-aecied
for the construction OF buildings. This iJe,nV
true. Il is the intention OF the Board OF Edu-
cation 20 proceed IL The erection Of these
buildings in the order in which the uecesgi-
ties Of the several localities derns nd. such as
the Franklin School. new school at Sixtfeth
and Genoa streets and new school at Fortieth
and West streets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
MARRIAGE HELD
TO Be VALID
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway. April %.


An irregularity in the process of a.
marriage license does not invalidate a
marriage contract, according to a de-
cislon handed down by Judge Ogden
to-day. In a divorce action IL was
pleaded by Henry N Petersen, in reply
to his wifs's charges, that they had
never been married. To support this
he showed that a license had been pro-
cured in Alameda County and that the
ceremony had been performed by
a clergyman in San Francisco. He
said, therefore, that no divorce
could be granted, and that the woman
who said she was his wife was not en-
titled to alinony.
Judge Ogden found that the mar
riage was sound, although the minister
in performing it laid himself liable to
punishment under the statute. The
Judge granted Mrs. Matilda Petersen
divorce and awarded her 500 attor-
ney's fees and 500 month alimony. In
summing UP his opinion Judge Ogden
said:
while 1t Is true that a strong argument
be made in support of the invalidlty OF
the marriage in question, yet sound public
policy demands that the ceremony should IL
possible. be construed as valid rather than
invalid, especially where the ceremony has
beer followed by mutual assumption OF
instance by the minister of the gospel and
not by the parties; indeed. the Legislature
has vested heavy penalty upon every person
makes a false record Of any marriage return.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
palm secures Time.

OAKLAND. April 22.-Charles w.
Palm has been given three weeks
more in which to raise s20S5 and some
other securities that he is supposed
to have belonging to the Warren d.
Heaton estate. He has been in Jail
for the last week awaiting a hearing
before Judge Greene on a charge of
contempt of court for not having
turned over the money. Palm hasn't
the money and his attorney has Sc
cured several days in order to give him
time to raise it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
Late Shipping Intelligence,
SAILED.

SAILED.
Friday. April %
Stmr Scotia. johnson. Bowens Landing.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT TOWNSEND-Sailed April 22-Br
ship Hollywood. for Melbourne
FOREIGN PORTS.
VICTORIA, C-Arrived April 22-Stmr
Cottage City. from Skagway
OCEAN STEAMERS
NEW YORk-Arrived April 22-Stmr La
Savoie, from Havre.
HAMBURG-Arrived April 22-Stmr Pa
tricia. fror. New York via Plymouth
NAPLES-Sailed April 22-Stmr Ncrd
America. for New York
SOUTHAMPTON-Sa April 22-Stmr
Moltke from Hamburg. for New York. via
Cherhour@.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
Removes Bullet From Mrs. werrcn.

BERKELEY. April 22.-The bullet
fired into Mrs. Elizabeth Werren last
Sunday night by a highwavman was
removed from the woman's back to-
day by DR.. J. Edson Kelsey. the at
tending physician. The bullet is Of
thirty-two caliber and VIII be held as
evidence in case the highwayman is
caught.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

PREPARING FOR soEDER.s TRIAL.
The County Clerk brought the box contain
ing the names Of all the talesmen Selected
by Superior Judges to Judge Cooks court yes
terday and $50 names were drawn They
will be subpenaed to appear on May for
the trial of Leon Soeder, charged with The
murder of Joseph Blaise. his brother-ir, law
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
Ills Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
Zf48 Center Street
Telephone North "a.
ALAMEDA.
f4S5 Park Street
Telephone Alameda 45sA
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

mon and boys In forestry, and it Is a noble
calling, 1t brings into direct touch with
nature. and there is everything sweetening
ennobling and uplifting in the study OF nature.
And now in conclusion / would say, be kind
to the trees and plants and never permit them
N ear
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

ALAMEDANS REMEMBER ARBOR. DAY
AND HEAR COLONEL IRISH'S ADVICE

Orator Tells Young People Learn Love Trees Which Mans
Unfaing Beneaetor, and They Are Eloquenty Praised
Their Sweet Influences, Ennobng Power and Sturdy Gifts
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
WILL DECIDE
AS TO BONDS
Voters of Oakland School
District to Cast Their
Ballots on Proposition
POLLS AT THE HOUSES
Board of Education Makes
a Statement Concerning
a Million Dollar Project
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, April 22.

Ills Broadway, April 22.
A bond election will be held to-
morrow 70 determine whether Oakland
school district, comprising the city Of
Oakland, and a small part Of the sub
urbs In Claremont and Piedmont, shall
issue $9e0,000 in bonds, with which new
school buildings and sites and enlarge
ments TO present school buildings and
sites shall be provided. The polls
close at sundown, 6:52 p. m. The dis
trict has been divided into twenty -one
precincts. polling places having been
established at the various schoolhouses.
To the pupils of the public schools
there has been distributed circulars de-
scribing the boundaries of precincts,
the purposes for which bonds are de-
sired and the Board Of Education's Of
fetal statement on the subject.
The proposition has been submitted
as a blanket one. Thus the voter will
record his ballot either for" or
against" all Of the bonds.
Specifically the items cali for enlarge
ment of the following school sites:
Lafayette, Lincoln, Grant, Prescott,
Harrison, Grove street, Temescal,
Tompkins and Cole school lots. Pro-
vision is made for the purchase of new
sehoolhouse sites in the following To-
calities:
One in the neishb0rhood OF SIxtieth and
Grove streets; in the neighborhood of
Fortieth and West streets; one IN the neigh
borhood of Railroad ana Twenty-third avenues;
one in Linda Vista; one in Lynn; one in the
neighborhood OF Ciaremont and College ave
uues
The cost of new sites and enlarge-,
ment of old is TO be 5000 600
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

ALAMEDA, April 22.-The citys sec
ond annual Arbor day celebration was
held to-day, and was on a more elab-
crate and impressive scale than that
of last year. Exercises were conduct
ed at all OF the public schools, the pro-
srammes at the six grammar schools
beginning at o'clock in the afternoon
and at the Alameda High School one
hour later.
Colonel John p. Irish delivered the
address of the day at the Alameda
Hlgh School, and his pithy and witty
remarks were received with the closest
attention and keenest pleasure by an
interested audience composed, for the
greater part, of students and teachers
Colonel Irish was escorted to the scene
CT his speechmaking, the rear steps OF
the Alameda High School building, by
ms old friend, Colonel E. w. Maslin,
and was introduced to the assemblage
Dy President Frank Otis of the Board
of Education.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
A TALK ON TREES.
Colonel Irish, in the course Of his OIL
tion, said:

n kfI4A ON IREES.
Colonel Irish, in the course of his ora
tion, said
Boys and Girls: 1 feel like one Of you to-
uss. am mere to talk about trees, that you
. ,,,as me better Know how much you depend
upOn thenl Tor the comforts and necessaries
OF life. The books that many OF you hold In
your hands are made from trees. as are also
Al the trees are not preserved the time may
come wEen boys and girls will nave no
mary years ago. trees were put to another use
iLinineo the trees to trim the boys. That
Is San another reason why boys in particular
should understand the value OF trees | notice
that mere you have planted palm trees which
cannot well be made use of in the way that
the ;rees were OF which / have spoken
have book made entirely from palm leaves
OF trees that grew in India The printing
on the ieaves was done with stylus and
siniiaI DOCKS are in use by Of the ancient
tribes of India
Trees have contributed to the shelter over
your heaus Your homes are made mostly of
trees. Maple sugar tar. turpeffine caTnobor
ana brcoms are among the products of ,rees
~ n you had In Alameda man with the power
TO give you as many gifts as the trees YOU
would carefully guard him and be very So
neltous about his health and you would feel
a great loss and sorrow when he died YIN,
should feel the same way toward the trees
To study all trees would be to study the world
I.dnn knew ~, the ~ founder Of Arbor day, the late
intimately He was a dear old fellow and one
OF the pioneers of that section OF our country
a
primitive State and consisted Of level r1rairies
that were wind swept In winter and dry and
brown In summer. Mr.. Morton was close
observer of the results wrought by the winds
and hurricanes in Nebraska and he Judged
rightly that trees would break the force or fhe
Winds and improve the fertility of the region
through conserving the moisture. So ne cried
out and continued to cry Plant treesf plant
trees?' Now Nebraska is covered with trees
Her climate Is improved. her soil richer and
because of this planting of trees the farm
lands of that State are extending westward
at the rate OF three miles year | cannot
carry TO your comprehension all that Arbor
day means but Mr.. Morton did great good 10
the world through his advocacy Of tree
planting
LEARN TO LOVE NATURE.
The trees we plant here are to beautify your
city. and these exercists are to implant in
your hearts love for the trees / want Won
to look upon them as one of the great blessings
Of life which the Creator has bestowed upon
YOU. Be mercifui to the trees. II they grow
thirsty give them drink If they grow hungry.
give them to eat in the form OF rich soil or
fertilizer. wish 1 had the voice. time and
genius TO impress upon you the Importance OF
the study and preservation OF the trees II
has lately been discovered that we have been
too careless In caring for and saving them
II the forest groves the mountains are 10
DESTROYED he nf
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Their estimated cost is $760, 600
In its statement to the public the
Board of Education says:

The schools are overcrowded. Many of the
rooms IN the district now occupied for school
purposes are not suitable places in which to
house children. We have rooms in the base
ments Of some Of Buildings, rented rooms
not well ADAPTED for school purposes. and we
have constructed in very temporary manner
many rooiEs TO tide OYER deficiencies.
Experience has demonstrated the frnpossf-
bilsty Of "a sing money in the ordinary chan
nels OF taxation sufficient to remedy these de-
fects
The number Of pupils in the Oakland public
schools is increasing rapidly. There are now
In attendance On the schools nearly FIVE hun
dred more pupils than were IN the schools at
this time last year IL is therefore necessary
TO provide. from year to year. from to
twelve new classrOorns. besides keeping in
renair the many ciassroorns now in use. II
we are to maintain our school buildings ana
schOol grounds IN condition that will be
satisfactory to the patrons OF the schools and
in condition that Will be 2 credit to our city
the bonding Of the school district is an abso-
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONS.
For new buildings and additions the
following provision is made:

A new building to take the place Of the
Franklin Sohoei buildinE, destroyed by fire;
one take the place of the Lincoln School
building: 10 take the place Of the Prescott
School building: an addition to the Lafayette
School building: one TO take the place OF The
Lafayette School building: addition TO the
Grant School building. building in the
neighborhood OF Fcrtiefh and West streets: a
new building to be located IN the neighbofhood
OF Sixtieth and Genoa streets; addition to
the Clawson School building.