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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
WANT SUNSHINE.

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-Society in general, and
a pretty little bride in particular, are praying
for continued indulgence from the weather
clerk, for rain this week means the marring
of several promising events. Tempers and
gowns are both liable to damage If the pres
ent supply Of sunshine gives out, for a little
bird has whispered that any number of new
dresses to receive airing at one or more
of the smart functions that take place this
week. *
Ebeil starts the ball rolling Tomorrow and
the tourist section has promised treat.
and is going to tell how easily two women can
make tour Of the world alone. Mrs. A. H.
Glascock will give description OF her recent
"trip up the Nile," and other travellers in the
section will give little anecdotes of their own
adventures in foreign lands.
Mrs Farnham, Mrs weatherbee. and Mrs.
Wellman have kindly consented TO lend their
fine collections Of curios for tomorrow.
The Oakland Club is busily engaged with
plans for the big club event of the year. the
annual breakfast, which takes place Wednes-
day. This will be the first affair of impor-
tance since the club moved into its new head
quarters at Maple Hall and the ladies in
The decorations are to be very elaborate and
the menu will be quite up to the standard set
by the Oakland Club.
On Thursday dainty lone Fore's wedding
with Eugene Hewlett takes place and those
lucky enough to be Invited say they wouldn't
will be too lovely for anything" So here's
to the little Thursday bride, and may she sur
pass fondest expectations.
LAS You Like It. at Mills College Saturday,
by the Ben Greet Company, will entice a big
crowd into the classic shades of the we'll
known school-if it doesn't rain-for not only
is the promised performance under the trees
unique, but Oakland is interested in increas-
ing that endowment fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Curtiss are staying at
the Irving in San Francisco, where they will
probably remain for the remainder of the
winter.
Robert Armstrong who was at deaths door
this summer with typhoid fever, Is GONZALES
cent. During his sojourn In Oakland as man.
ager of the music department of Sherman,
Clay G. Co.'S local store, Mr.. Armstrong has
made many friends, who will be glad to learn
of his return to health and to his old position.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Walter H.
Dodge. %. Alameda, and Johanna c..
Goertz, 26, Oakland; Rask N. Kerr.
over 21, and Maria Thompson, over
IS, both of Oakland; Charles Duquid,
over 81, and Mamie L. Quasi, over 1S,
Alameda; Richard M. Clark. %, and
Aurelia. o. Coster, 19, both of San
Francisco; Otho G. Cook, 33, and Ag-
nes O'Brien, %, both of San Francis
co; Isaac A. Stevens, 20, and Anna
Hill, "a, both of San Francisco;
Charles Lund, 49, and Margaret Nc
Ihtyre, 43, both of San Francisco;
Ralph r. Henriot, "a, San Francisco.
and Wanda Brastow, %, San Jose; /;
Andrew J. Bennett, 80, and Madeline
Martulich, 20, both of San Francisco;
Joseph Brown, over 81, and Lula da
Gloria Amaral, Is, both of Warm
Springs: Francisco Trucco, 80, Oak
land, and Rose Devincenzi, %. Golden
Gate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Former Associates of Pro-
fesSOr SpinellO Plan to
Perpetuate His Memory
WILL BUY HIS LIBRARY
University Men Deliver
Addresses at Meeting of
Friends of the Deceased
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Oct. IT.

BERKELEY, Oct. 17.-Tribute was
paid by university professors and
others to the memory Of Marius j.
SpinelIo at a meeting in Smith Hall
this afternoon. President Wheeler
presided. Addresses were made by
Professors Stephens. Wells, Soule and
Chambers and by F. T. Blanchard.
The latter had been pupil of the
professor.
Marius Spinello, an instructor in
Romantic languages, died in June,
1904, following injuries received in an
attempt to board an electric car. His
friends in the university now propose
TO purchase his library and install it
in the University Library as a me-
mortal. The meeting was to give pub
lie expression to this proposal.
Professor Chambers announced that
about 5000 has been subscribed for
this purpose and that $500 will be re-
quired. Subscriptions are TO be re-
ceived by any of the following COM
mittee, which was appointed by Pres
ident Wheeler: Professor c. w. Wells,
Professor S. A. Chambers, Clinton
Day, Dean Wright of Yale, Theodore
Koch of the Congressional Library at
Washington.
There are about 1900 volumes in
the Spinello library. They will cost
$3.50. The remainder of the $500 to
be raised will be spent for books
which will make the collection COM
plete. They will each be distinguished
in the University Library as a Spinello
book.
Those who spoke at the memorial
exercises to-day eulogized the profess
sor as a noble, chivalrous and loyal
soul. His great gifts, his enthusiasm
and his kindliness were described.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
MELVIN GUSTS
SPIRIT MEDIUM
Wife, Who Talked Back" to
Judge, Is Elected From
an Oakland Courtroom
DIVINATION HER RUIN
Mabel C. Sheahan Deserts
Husband and Children
for RapS and SeanceS
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

OiiANC Eodn IduClSCO Cdll.
1016 Broadway, Oct. II.
Spirit rappings, card readings, and
the nerve wracking strain of trying
TO peep into the next world have ruined
the household of ]. J. Sheahan. Such
is his testimony.
The wife and mother of that house
hold, Mrs. Mabel Sheahan, is an ex-
ample of nervous, talkative woman,
who left her domestic ties for the table
tippings Gnd trumpet whisperings of
dark seances.
Judge Melvin showed that be believes
spiritualistic mediums make bad wives
and bad witnesses. Because she in
sisted upon talking back to the court
to-day the bailiff was ordered to take
Mrs. Mabel c. Sheahan from the room
by Superior Judge H A. Melvin. She
did not wait for Deputy Sheriff Swee-
ney to take hold of her, but hurried
from the room. The scene was the
climax to many warnings given the
woman, who has tired the patience Of
Judge and lawyers with her persistence
in answering more than she is asked
She was recalled to the stand for a
few minutes to tell why she had put
an advertisement of a splrltualistic Sc
ance in a San Francisco paper and
stated that it was none Of the court S
business, as she had done it after she
had made up her mind to leave her
husband.
Judge Melvin warned her that they
would get along better if she simply
answered the question, when she re-
sponded.
We'll, I don't care; it's nobodys
business what did about the adver-
tisement, as it was after 1 left my
husband"
The court ordered all of the answer
to be stricken from the notes, except
her admission of having put the ad-
Vertisement in the papers and then
said:
Mr.. Bailiff, take the woman from
the courtroom until she can behave
herself"
j. J. Sheahan, the husband, finished
giving his testimony in the now cele-
brated divorce case this afternoon. He
said that he and his wife had lived
happily together until about a year
ago, when she became interested in
spiritualism. He was away from home
a good deal Of the time on his busi-
ness of insurance adjuster and said
he was told nothing about what his
wife was doing until she mad become a
full fiedged medium. One night he went
home and found the house a blaze of
light and a seance had been advertised
TO be held there that night. The first
conner was ordered away by him and
the affair broken up. He said his wife
had neglected her home, her children
and himself and squandered the money
he had given her to pay the family
bills.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
schooIteacher Resigns.

OAKLAND, Oct 17.-After twenty
five years service in the school depart
ment, Miss L. E. White, a teacher at
the Franklin School, resigned tonight,
the reason being that she felt the need
of a prolonged rest. The Board of Edu-
cation accepted the resignation after
expressing high appreciation of Miss
Whites long and valuable work in the
department
Architect Schwatka of San Francisco
was employed at a monthly salary Of
$155 to examine and report upon the
eighty or ninety plans of school build
ings that have been submitted to the
board. This is to determine whether
the plans can be followed within the
appropriations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
VIEW SITE FOR WELLS.
Councilmen Report Abundance of Ar
Uesian Water on Dornin's Tract.

OAKLAND. Oct. 17.-City Council
men Edwin Meese and ]. T. Wallace
and City Engineer F. c. Turner re-
ported to-day to the advisory commit
tee on city water supply that they had
made an examination of the property
bonded for the city by Councilman
George W. DOrnin and had found an
apparently abundant supply Of water
from artesian wells on the 1000-acre
tract
The land is three miles west of
Warm Springs in the Dumbarton Point
district. It is in a strip six miles
long near the bay shore as it narrows
toward San Jose. The committee
said there were many flowing artesian
wells on the property, all of them
showing a great abundance of water.
Representatives of the Sierra Ne
vada Power and Water Company pre-
sented TO the committee a general
statement of their project, which in
cludes water rights at the headwaters
Of the Mokelumne River. Considera-
ton OF this proposition viii be given
at a meeting tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
President George W. Reed
Explains Concerning Co.
lumbia Voting Device
ASKS A POSTPONEMENT
Supervisors Are Told That
Supply Company Is Soon
to Exhibit a Substitute
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

AOIo DIOdQWdys OCl- L.
The Board of Supervisors was re-
quested to-day to postpone all action
in the matter of purchasing voting ma
chimes until new device, known as
the board about January l. This de-
lay was urged by the Central Supply
Company, represented by State Sena-
tor Frank w. Leavitt and Attorney
George w. Reed. They submitted a
written explanation to-day concerning
the failure of the company to deliver
the Columbia voting machines for
which contract of sale had been made
with the Supervisors.
The reason given was that the COM
pany had discovered that the machines
would not meet the requirements Of
the law, which permits a voter to
change his ballot before it is finally de-
posted. 1t was pointed out that after
voter had operated the machine he
should so desire.
After reciting that the contract had
been awarded to the Central Supply
OOA4APaAy " luILlSH IUU OOluIuDld NOl-
ing machines, Attorney Reed, as presi-
dent of the company. said:
Information came to our company that a
new voting machine had been invented, which
was very far superior to any other voting
chine in the market. Our company Immediately
sent out Senator Leavitt to New York and
chicago to investigate this machine. A
thorough and complete investigation was
made and it was found that this machine,
called the Dean machine could do all that
was claimed for IL and more, and that 1t was
the only machine in existence which fully
Vestigation convinced that neither the Unit
ed States Standard the Columbia Voting
Machine Company complied with the California
laws in this, that the voting machine law of
California provides that they must also pre-
vent his voting more than once for the same
person for the office. and allow of his
reversing his vote in Of mistake or de-
sire to change"
Reed declared his belief that the new
machine would meet the requirements
and that his company's action in not
supplying the Columbia could only be
construed as fair and honest dealing
with the county in view of the finding
of the new machine.
All of this was in response to resolu-
tions offered by Supervisor Rowe CALI
ing upon the company to explain why
it had not delivered the Columbia ma
chimes according to contract. The sub
ject was referred to the committee of
the whole.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Armed Farmer Goes to Jail.

OAKLAND, Oct. lis. G. Skinner,
a rancher from Sacramento, was ar
rested at 2:30 o'clock this morning
while strolling in the neighborhood of
Twelfth avenue and East Fourteenth
street. Skinner was armed with a
loaded pistol. To be on the safe side,
Sergeant of Police Frank Lynch sent
the stranger to the City Prison, where
he was detained until this afternoon
until the police satisfied themselves
concerning SINNERS identity. Skin
ner deposited $50 bail for his appear
ance in the Police Court tomorrow
to answer a charge of carrying a con-
cealed weapon. He said he had been
on a visit to the bay, but had been
restless and was walking about the
streets to wear off his nervousness
when he was arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Broken Neck Result of Fau.

BERKELEY, Oct. 17.-An autopsy
held to-day on L. H. Buddemer, who
died at the football game on California
Field last Saturday, disclosed the fact
that Buddemer's death was due to a
broken neck. He fell from the bleach
ers just as he arose to join in the
cheering. 1t was supposed by those
about him that heart failure caused
the fall and death which so soon en-
sued. The autopsy has revealed that
while Buddemer's heart may have
been weak, his death was caused by
the breaking of his neck.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
High school Debate

BERKELEY, Oct. 1.-THE annual
debate by members of the Forum took
place at the High School this morn
ing. The question was: Resolved,
That Woman Suffrage Is Desirable .
The affirmative was argued by STAN
ley, Henderson and Maurice Johnson
and the negative by Anthony Camin-
etti and Homer Beedle. The. judges
were Monroe Deutsch, Henry Dewing
and Mr.. Baker of the State Univer-
sity. They gave the decision to the
negative and the title Of best speaker
to Beedle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Attorneys Say Book Agent
Trapped Mrs. Dunsmuir
Into a $4,000 Purchase
ESTATE REJECTS BILL
Entire Invoice of Costly
Volumes to Be Brought
Into Court as an Exhibit
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1Q16 Broadway, Oct. II.

l016 Broadway, Oct. II.
Claiming that a witch inveigled the
late Mrs. Josephine Dunsmuir, mother
of Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress,
into purchasing $4,000 worth of books
from e. Holloway & Co. of New York.
the attorneys for Mrs. Dunsmuir's es-
tate are vigorously fighting the suit for
the payment of the bill. Judge Ellis
worth to-day made an order to have
all the books brought into court this
morning as an exhibit
E. Holloway, head of the New York
firm, was himself on the stand to-day,
and said that his solicitor, Mrs. Reka
Oesterman, would do no wrong, but
was one Of the greatest solicitors in the
world. He said she had her own home,
her carriage and her maid, and sold
$175,000 worth of books for him every
year.
The suit has been pending for nearly
a year and the trial was begun this
morning. There is an array Of legal tall
ent upon each side, Attorneys A. A
Moore. Stanley Moore, Page, McCutch-
on & knight, representing the
plaintiff, while w. S. Barnett, T. H.
Rreeze and Campbell, Metson & Camp
bell arc for the defense.
Charles H. Lowell, as executor Of the
estate, has refused to pay the bill for
the books or to turn them back to
Holloway until the court has passed
Judgment upon the bargain, which he
claims was an outrage. Attorney Moore
for his client wants the books where
he can show the court what was
bought. and tomorrow drays will
bring the costly works as an exhibit
into the courtroom.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Changes Situation.

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-CounciIman
George Fitzgerald to-day filed his GER
tificate of nomination as an indepen-
dent candidate for Supervisor in the
Fifth Supervisorial District. He has
obtained the necessary per cent Of
the signatures to his petition and will
make a three-cornered fight against
present Supervisor John Mitchell. Re-
publican, and d. Cronin, Democrat.
Victor Heck, Union Labor candidate
for the Assembly in the Forty-seventh
District, has filed his withdrawal from
the race.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
PERSONAL.

A. w. Maltby. rancher Of Concord,
is at the Grand.
Hemmel Henri, a tourist from Paris,
is at the Palace
L. ]. Rose Jr., a fruit man of Ok
nard. is at the Palace.
]. V. Shepard. railroad man Of Los
Angeles, is at the Grand
John Bender, mining man of Ne
vada City, is at the Palace.
State Senator Thomas Flint is up
from San Juan and registered at the
Palace.
Edward E. Berwick of Pacific Grove,
head Of the Parcel Post Association, is
at the Grand.
c. C. Royce of Chico is at the Lick.
DR.. R. Hartmann Kempt of St Louis
is at the Lick
H. N. Yerrington, the we'll known
railroad man of Carson City, and wife
are at the Palace.
John Finnell, one of Tehama Coun-
tvs wealthiest and oldest ranchers, is
registered at the Palace.
w. B. Simones of st. Paul, who is
interested in mining in Californi-, is
staying at the Occidental.
George Lewis. secretary of the firm
of Shreve & Co., has returned from a
four months trip abroad.
w. E. Keller, president of the Loeb
Milling Company of Los Angeles, regis
tered yesterday at the ST. Francis.
w. E. Hampton, president of several
large manufacturing concerns of Los
Angeles, is among the latest arrivals at
the ST. Francis.
R. G. Wyvell, prominent real estate
man of Minneapolis, and his wife are
guests at the st. Francis. They are
enjoying their honeymoon in the West.
Clinton G. Smith of the Bureau of
Forestry at Washington has lust re-
turned from a trip through Humboldt
County and is staying at the Occi-
dental.
o. p. Cook. who is attached to the
Horticultural Department at Washing
ton, is at the Occidental. He has been
visiting Luther Burbank, the famous
California hortieulturist in Sonoma
County.
James Wardner, who has participated
in all the great mining rushes in the
West and is widely known all over the
coast, is at the Palace, having lust
come down from Goldfields, where he
intends to build hotel
Passenger Traffic Manager Fee of the
Southern Pacific Company and his sec
retary, George Gardner, left last night
for ST. Louis, where they will attend
the quarterly meeting of the Transcon-
tinental Passenger Association.
Irving B. Dudley, United States Mi.
lister to Peru, an appointment which
was conferred on him by the late Pres
ident Mckinley, arrived at the Palace
yesterday. He came north by way of
San Diego and is going to Washington
on leave of absence.
Among yesterdays arrivals here was
District Fire Chief John Healy of the
Denver department. In a recent con-
fiagration in Denver he was nearly suf-
focated from acid fumes and has since
been suffering from lung troubles He
has come to San Francisco on the ad-
vice of his physician with the hope
that the lower altitude will improve
his condition.
Herr Domschke, director of the inn
perial railways of Germany, and Rruin
Kurlzi, inspector of structures in the
same department, are expected here in
few days. They are travelling through
this country studying the problems of
railroading from an American stand
point and paying particular attention
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
SALT WATER
FOR STREETS
Oakland Council Directs the
Preparation of Plans for
$4,000 Pumping Plant
WILL ERECT HOSPITAL
Councilman Aitken Com
plains That Prejudice Kept
Him OfSpecial Committees
Oakland once San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Oct. II.

1O16 Broadway, Oct. IL.
The City Council tonight adopted
Councilman Howard's resolution di-
recting the Board Of Public Works to
prepare plans and specifications for a
salt water pumping plant TO cost
$4,000. This is the first step toward
the installation of a salt water street
sprinkling service for the city. The
proposed plant viii supply the district
south Of Twentieth street from Lake
Merritt west to the bay. Councilman
Howards ordinance TO appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of a city hospi-
tai was passed to print. The site COM
prising twenty lots near the udal
canal has been decided as gift to the
city by the Realty Syndicate Company.
The Oakland Traction Consolidated
applied for a franchise for an cleo
trio road from Piedmont avenue north
on Broadway and also over private
rights Of way to College avenue and
Clifton street This extension is to
provide access to the Country. Clubs
new home at Rock Ridge Park.
Councilman G. E. Aitken tonight
complained in a prepared speech to
the City Council that he had not been
placed on any of the special municipal
committees because President Dornin,
backed by a majority of the Council
was opposed to him. Aitken denied
declarations made by President Dornin
concerning Aitken's alleged charges.
Councilman John L. Howard was also
criticized by Aitken. Councilman
Cuvellier made a speech urging har-
mony and Councilman Wallace offered
70 withdraw from the special water
committee in favor Of Aitken, but the
latter declined the tender.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Inspect Land for Water Supply.

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-Councilmen
Edwin Meese and J. T. Wallace and
City Engineer F. C. Turner have in
spected the property that has been Of
fered to the city as source for a
municipal water supply by George w.
Dornin, president of the City Council,
who bonded the land that the city
might have an opportunity to inves-
tigate it. The committee of inspec-
ton has. submitted report to the ad-
dsory committee on municipal water
.upply
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

GETS BULLET IN HIS ARM-Oakland
Oct. H.-c Oliver, a cOlored saloon-keeper
living at 170l Pacific street in West Oakland
was painfully injured early this morning by
the accidental discharge Of his own revolver
which fell from his pocket to the ioor The
bullet entered the right forearm and came out
between the elbow and shoulder Oliver was
treated at the Receiving Hospital by DR.. o.
D. Hamlin
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

FOOTBALL PLAYER INJURED.-Aiameda
Oct. 17.-RusseH Baker, the crack haIfback of
the Alameda High School football team.
is confined TO his home with con,
cussion of the brain, following
kick he received in the head one week ago last
Saturday in game played between the local
team and an eleven representing the Berkeley
High School Bakers trouble did not deyelon
until Wednesday. While he will be incapaci-
tated from playing any more this season. Il ia
aot thought his injury is serious.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
POSTING OF OPEN SHOP
CARDS is POSTPONED
Cades TO Delay Action Until After
the Next Meeting.


the Next Meeting.
OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-No action was
taken to-day by the Oakland Restau-
rant Owners Association relative to
the declaration of the open shop
war, although it was generally ex-
pected that c. F. Carl, the secretary
OF the Citizens Alliance, would begin
the posting Of the open shop cards
this afternoon. Secretary Carl, in ex-
PLANTATION Of the delay, said:
7 cannot say FOR certain when the open
shop viii be declared, as no meeting OF the as
ISOLATION has been held since September %.
The cards are printed and are dated to-day
but all the checks Of the various restaurant
men have not yet been collected and we tboug ut
II advisable to wait until they We're all in.
Every member Of the association has agreed to
deposit certified check q guarantee of
good faith, and until these are all deposited
II is likely that matters Will remain as they
are
meeting will be held in q few days. how
ever, at which all the checks will be deposited
and as soon this is done the ''open shop
Will be declared
The Cooks and Walters Union de-
cided at a meeting held last night to
strike If the 'open shop" was de-
clared, and to open cooperative res
taurants TO compete with those be-
longing to the Restaurant Owners
Association.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

FORM BOWLING SYNDICATE-Oakla
Oct. 17.-Articles of incorporation of the Bowl
ers' Syndicate were filed with the County
Clerk to-day. The purpose of the incorpora-
tion is to conduct billiard halls, bowling al
leys and other places of amusement. The
capital stock Of the corporation is SD 500. Of
which amount $1,000 is paid up The directors
are Arthur w. Morrill,. Edward W. Gregg.
Bernhardt NJ Sharvey, Andrew Duncan Hugh
G. Carson and L G Parker
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
sTREET SUPERINTENDENT

STREET SUPERINTENDENT HURT
Berkeley Oct. 17.-Street Superintendent Tur-
was thrown from his buggy at Adeline and
Russell streets to-day and kicked in the head
by his horse The shouts of passing children
responsible for the affair." Turner's spir-
tied horse making sudden jump when the
unlocked for noise was heard. Several stitches
had to be taken in Turner's head