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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
DENIES "BIEACHEO
NEGRESS" CHARGE
Mrs. James Dikeman Denies
Brother-in- Laws Avowal
That She Is an Octoroon
ANCESTRY Is TRACED

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-WhiIe on the
witness stand in Judge Harris court
today at the further hearing of the
guardianship proceedings instituted by
II. Waldo Dikeman of Oregon against
his father, Simon II. Dikeman, a Berke-
ley capitalist, Mrs. James Dikeman of
Los Angeles angrily denied the state
ments of H Waldo Dikeman. who is
her brother-in-law, that she is an oc-
toroon. Mrs. Dikeman, who is young
and pretty. was permitted by Judge
Harris to trace her ancestry back for
many generations to prove that there
is not a drop of negro blood in her
veins. She testified that she was born
in North Carolina
The allegations of II. Waldo Dixie
man that Mrs. James Dikeman was a
partially bleached negress" were made
on the witness stand a week ago and
have been ranking in that lady's mind
ever since She displayed indignation
in refuting them today.
In regard to the mental condition of
her father-in-law, Simon II. Dikeman,
whom H. Waldo Dikeman, his SON.,
seeks to have declared incompetent, she
testified that she considered him COM
petent to manage his large estate. Her
husband, James Dikeman, a mining en-
gineer of Los Angeles, followed her on
the stand and declared that there was
no man who could get the better of
his aged parent in a business deal. The
witness said that the only financial
assistance ever rendered him by his
father was the gift of $40 to him when
he left home to make his own way in
the world at the age Of 81.
James Dikeman testified that he has
since contributed about $500 to his
father at various times and in various
amounts He said that he valued his
fathers property. consisting of a ranch
in Nevada County and valuable realty
in Berkeley, at about $4,000. and that
it was enhancing rapidly in value
Attorney George W. Reed has been
employed by Simon H. Dikeman to fight
his son Waldo's petition to have a guar
dian selected for him. The capitalist
was not put on the stand today, but he
sat in the courtroom, listening atten-
lively. He is 79 years of age and was
formerly superintendent OF big min
ing ditch in Nevada County. His son
James, while opposed to any guardian
being appointed, wishes to be selected
IL the court should find his parent in
competent. II. Waldo Dikeman is doing
all ne can to prevent the appointment
of his brother James. He has charged
James with being a mental incompetent
and a bitter feeling exists between the
two brothers. H. Waldo Dikeman can
not be guardian because he is not a
resident of California One SON of the
elder Dikeman, named Henry, is an in
mate of the Napa Insane Asylum.
The taking of testimony was not con-
cluded today Judge Harris continued
the case to December %.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
Events of Day in Four Counties About the Bay
Illumination Planned.
for Fiesta Parade
Pretty Features Of
Celebration in
Oakland

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-When the signal
is given for the start of Oakland's first
Progress Fiesta parade on the evening
of December II this city will be ablaze
with electric lights from Seventh to
Sixteenth streets and from Franklin to
Clay streets. Hedges have been re-
located in the central part of the city
that his place of business will be
decorated and Illuminated, and these
Examinations, combined with the radi-
ance of the new electroliers and the
red fire, will light Oakland as it has
never been lighted before
More than one hundred floats and
decorated automobiles have now been
promised. and this afternoon Charles
Newman notified the members of the
general committee that he would give
three prizes for the best decorated
floats and autos.
The officers. of the general committee
George w. Austin, PRESIDENT; Stewart
w. Booth, secretary, and John F. Con-
ners, treasurer-are busy completing
the last details of the celebration and
are sparing no effort to insure the sue
cess Of the fiesta. Secretary Booth has
sent out hundreds of communications
to interior towns around the bay, in
viting the residents of these communi-
ties to come to Oakland on December
IL and judge for themselves of the pro-
gress of this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
WILL FIGHT LOCAL
OPTION PLAN
People of Berkeley Oppose
Charter Provision for the
Establishment of Saloons
TO SEEK PROHIBITION

BERK ELEY Dec S-Demand for
the revocation of all saloon licenses on
January l. 1907, and the passage of
an ordinance prohibiting all saloons in
Berkeley is to be made upon the Town
Trustees by a committee of five men
representing the churches of Berkeley
This action will be the result of a meet
ing of churchmen, ministers and lay
men held last night at the Y. M. C. "A.
quarters
The church federation of Berkeley
objects to the provision IN the proposed
new charter which admits of local option
in wards, and when it became known
months ago that such provision
would be made in the draft of the new
charter opposition was organized, cul-
minating in the mass meeting last
night E. e. Newton acted as chair
man and Paul Fisher as secretary.
Both are realty operators. Most of
the ministers of Berkeley were in at
tendance
Although the local option clause in
the charter was the principal object
of attack by the churchmen, sentiment
last night developed in favor OF abso-
lutte prohibition. and il was decided to
ask the Town Trustees to substitute
prohibition clause for the local option
feature. The committee is to be
named later by r. e. Newton and be
d.
be the supervision of matters relat-
ing to the saloon question in the town.
Professor William Carey Jones,
chairman of the charter revision com
mittee, was present. and explained the
meaning of the local option clause in
the charter. He said that even II a
ward voted for saloons, the Town Trus-
tees still retained the power to deny
or limit licenses. The churchmen
present believed however that if a
local option clause was permitted to
stand in the charter ward might
claim that moral obligation rested
upon the Trustees to grant saloon
licenses in accord with the expressed
wish of the ward. and SO prohibition
clause, instead, was favored.
The ministers of Berkeley agreed to
discuss and explain this matter in their
pulpits at the services tomorrow morn
inp
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
MINISTER LOST ON
WAY To WEDDING

ALAMEDA, Dec. S.-Because the
Rev. Willsie NJ. Martin of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church lost his
way in darkness that enveloped Mel
rose few nights ago the wedding OF
Miss Carrie Raleigh and Arthur Morse.
that was scheduled to take place at 8
in the evening, was not celebrated I'M
til midnight. Four hours were spent
by the bride and groom, their relatives
and friends in hunting for the missing
minister, and the same time was con-
sumed by the clergyman in attempting
to get his bearings and find the Ra-
leigh home, where the marriage was
to occur.
Arrangements had been made by the
groom to have buggy meet the Rev.
Mr.. Martin after he should have left an
electric car on the hayward line, near
High street. The minister alighted
from the car at the wrong point. and
observing no horse and buggy in wait
ing, started in whatiile thought was
the direction to the Raleigh home.
After tranping nearly three miles the
clergyman found himself in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Then he walked back to the car line
and was preparing to take new bear
ings and start all over again when the
searching party from the Raleigh home
came up and hurried the belated min
lister to the scene of the wedding. 1t
was midnight when the words that
made the bride and groom one were
pronounced. Mrs. Morse is the daugh-
ter of L. A. Raleigh of the Oakland
realty firm of Raleigh Brothers. Her
husband is employed by the Key Route
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse will reside at 1915
Melvin street, Berkeley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
YOUTH FIGHTS FOR
LIFE IN FLAMES
Awakened From Slumber by
Explosion Of Lamp, He
Finds His Clothing Ablaze
F. FeT HE W.T. DIE

OAKLAND. Dec. e.-Bert Marin, aged
60. rccehtly employed at the Hotel
Tourai.;e. was probably fatally burned
st O'clock this morning by the ex-
plosior Of an oil lamp in his room at
se4 fourteenth street, having fallen
asIeep while reading in bed without
bIowinC out the hight. He awoke to ind
I'D bed clothes blazing and flames in
nsav places in the room where the
btirninE oil had been hurled by the eX-
osion.
As Marin jumped from bed his I'M
: errear took FIRE. but without waiting
b tear IL from him he seized rug
aHd began desperate fight with the
flames. G j. Leuterdt of Sl7 Seven
tlenth street and Edward Mckenzie OF
81 Seventeenth street were passing the
house and saw the FIRE in the room.
They broke in the front door, rushed to
Hhe room and broke open the door.
witt the assistance Of several occu-
1ants Of the house Leuterdt ana Nc
<enzie brsvely fought the Ere and tore
the remnants Of burning underclothes
Prom the blackened body Of the young
-n2n. Marin was then wrapped in
4 blankets and removed TO the Receiving
Hospital by Police Sergeants Shannon
and Brown.
1arin's flesh peeled or from his
barns as he lay upon the operating
table while Steward Borchert worked
rapidly TO alleviate the awful suffering
~ The youth. His burns were extern
sive covering the greater part of his
BODY and arms end neck, and extending
10 his legs and the lower part of his
face.
Marin said at the hospital he did not
feel The burns until the fire was out
so frantic was his desire to eXtinguish
-fe flames. for which he felt response
bile 50 having gone TO sleep without
Blowing out the lamp. 1t was the burn
1-.E OF his Erderclothes that caused the
severity Of his injuries.
Marin was removed TO the County In
fr-narv this afternoon. His recovery is
doub-ful. He has lived in Oakland
about z year. His relatives reside in
the East
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
ECUADOR s REBELS
AIM At QUITO
Unvanquished Forces Are
Trying to Cut Off Com
munication With Capital
WAR IN FULL. BLAST

GUAYAQUIL, Dec. S.-Although it was
officially announced that the rebels un-
der Colonel Vega We're defeated near
Cuenca. it is reported from various
sources that Vega is moving on Huigra
and Alausi with the view of interrupt
ing communication with Quito. Govern
ment troops under Colonel Pace have
left Cuenca to attack the rebels and
General Montezo with another force
has started for Rio Bamba to cut off
their retreat.
1t is announced that the Government
has discovered conspiracy at Quito,
where the authorities continue to ar
rest all suspected sympathizers with
the rebellion. Colonel Costallos. lead
ing conservative, was arrested near
Rio. Bamba as he was leaving for the
field.
The National Assembly has invested
President Alfaro with extraordinary
powers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
DREDGES TO MINE
YUkON'S GOLD
Many Plants Are Ordered
for the Coming Season
by Companies in Alaska
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
.srEcIAL pIsPAToH no THE 81

TACOMA. Dee. S.-James II. Rogers.
traffic manager of the White Pass and
Yukon route. arrived on Thursday from
the north He says:
I have good reasons for saying that
the coming season will be by far the
best in the history of the northern
country. Why. if we get for shipment
into the Yukon next spring only haIt
the dredges that have been ALREADY
spoken of. these alone will be able 70
insure greater prosperity than the
Yukon has yet experienced In al
twenty dredges have been ordered.
The chief difficulty seems to be IN
the fact that the foundries are not able
to turn out dredges as fast as they are
ordered. But even If the factories can
give the Yukon half of it's orders We
will have the new dTedges or the
largest size. 1t is probable that the
Guggenheims will order several dredSeS
for working their placer grounds.
THE Forty Mile country is coming 70
the front in all we have had orders
for seven dredges for that country
alone. on the Stewart and the Upper
stewart there are already two dTedges
and prospects in these outlying dis
tricts are for splendid season and
plenty of wealth at the end to pay the
miner for his trouble.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
MRS. CATHERINE MILLS SAYS
HER HUSBAND Is CRUEL
BcSiEs suit in Oakland for Divorce
From Man She Married in
Illinois in 1876

OAKLAND. Dec--S.-Alleging that her
band. Willie Mills, has been guilty
81 cr1slty, inhdelity and desertion, Mrs.
Catherine Mills filed suit for a divorce
from him today. The Millses were mar
ied IN illinois in 1875 and have a
Sroyn-up son.
Samuel Arnold commenced action for
divorce today from Hattie Arnold.
f1e couple We're married in Oregon in
sSes. and the plaintiff claims that the
defendant has deserted aim.
An action for divorce on the ground
- cruelty was filed today by Mollie
Nelson against William Nelson They
were married in 1897.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
JACK LONDON TO LECTURE

OAKLAND. Dec. S.-'The Iron Heel. -
the title OF Jack London's new book,
VIII be the authors subject for lee
ture 70 be given tomorrow afternoon
1T 2:30 o'clock at Reliance Club Hall
As Twentieth street. near Telegraph
avenue. This VIII be London's last pub
Tic appearance before his departure,
about December 70. for a seven years
cruise around the world in his little
forty-ton Shark" The novel is yet
unpublished The scene and characters
are laid in Berkeley in 1912. The lee
ture via be given under the direction
Of the Socialist party.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
POLICEsIAN's ROUGH METHODS
At RAID ARE UPHELI
Oakland commissioners Hear COM
plant of Impudent Chinese Who
Tried to Obstruct Officer.

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-Policeman G. A.
Underwood, charged by 500 Hoo Tom
with conduct unbecoming an officer,
was exonerated this morning by the
Police Commission. The policeman had
thrown the Chinese out of his way in
making a raid on a gambling game.
Patro1man c. c. Fife, charged with
having Illegally interfered with s. F..
Franklin, and Patrelman A. P. Rein
hardt, charged by William Hartman, a
saloon keeper, with having used un-
necessary force and violence in arrest
ing his accuser, were found to have
exceeded their authority, but will be
let off with a reprimand. Policeman
D. M. Neil charged by the Chief of
Police with neglect of duty. failed to
appear before the commissioners and
will probably be dismissed from the
department.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
DECADENcE OF THoRoUGHBRED

The thoroughbred, thanks to our in
cessant over-racing and abuse of it's
representatives under the shallow pre-
tense of improving the breed OF
horses has become a cripple. often at
birth, nearly always at two years old;
a nervous rattlepate, slight of physique
and erratic of manners. As a progeni-
tor of harness horses he is so prepotent
that he controls both action and confor-
nation; as a saddle horse or hunter he
is too light, too unsound and too crack
brained.-Country Life.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
HOW suI.L,oNs CAN BE SAVED

The United States imports annually
about $60,000,000 worth of drugs and
dyes made from products that could be
grown in the United States Just as well.
Camphor how sells at % cents pound.
and while not an ounce of it is grown
in this country, the government has
demonstrated that camphor trees are
successful here. Licorice root is another
thing that possesses great possibilities.
The Department of Agriculture has
demonstrated that the licorice plant is
hardy as far north as Pennsylvania.
Belladonna~ has also been shown to do
well in good garden soil.-Farming.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
pETrY THEFTs REPoRTED

OAKLAND, Dec. s.-Henry Mebach,
residing at the Arlington Hotel, re-
ported to the police this morning that
while he was living at the Eureka
House q few days ago his room was
entered by thieves, who stole two tele-
scope baskets containing a quantity OF
clothing. A. r. Jarvis of $50 Sixth
street reported that a bicycle had been
stolen from him at the Bacon building,
and Glenn Turnbull reported the theft
of a wheel from in front of the Build
ers' Exchange.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
BEATS A HIGHwAYMAN

FRUITvALE, Dec. S.-George Jami-
son. manager of the st. Mary's Athletic
Club, was accosted early this mornig
by. a masked robber, who threatened
him with club. Jamison resisted and
knocked the man down with blow
on the Jaw The thug picked himself
up and ran across vacant lot, escap-
ing in the darkness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
CHURCH cHoIRs WILL UNITE

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-Selections from
Mendeissohn's Elijah and from sever
al other oratories will be given Sun
day evening at the First Congregation
al Church by the combined choirs of
st. PauPs Episcopal Church, Edwin
Dunbar Crandall director, and the Con-
gregational choir, Alexander Stewart
director. BY this combination more than
eighty trained voices will be heard in
the chorus.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
REGIN Mules cuT-orF

5 OAKLAND, Dec -S.-Work has been
begun by the Southern Pacific on the
line leading from Niles to Dumbarton
and several orchards are being cut
through by the new piece of road. Pile
driving on the bridge will be started
within two weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09

The Sikh policemen in Shanghai have
gone on strike. Here in Washington
they so on pension.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09

The New York Sanitary Board is to
begin the crusade against cheap liquors.
Isn't this another matter that ought to
be postponed until after the election?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-09
Personal Mention

OAKLAND, Dec. S.-M. A. Larkin of
Troy, n. Y, is at the Athens.
T. R. Yendalle Jr. is at the Touraine.
registering from Aurora, III.
Albert w. Cooper of Washington, ID.
c., is a recent arrival at the Metropole.
L. E. Benson. NJ. D., of Goldf1eld, New,
is at the Crellin.
w w. Hoyles is at the Touraine, reg
istering from Toronto. Canada
Hal Cochran Of Kalamazoo, Mich, is
at the Crellin.
The War Department would do we'll
to set about getting Montauk Point
ready for eventualities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Want the Road Fixed.

$4.S5 per sack for sugar at Larson S.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
A Prosperous Year.

The local mill and warehouses, under
the management of Frank M. Green,
has just closed one of the most
prosperous years in the mills history
and the results are more than salts
factory to the Vollmer-Clearwater Co.,
the people backino the business here.
The books show that there has been
solo in and around Troy fifteen hundred
barrels of -four, while two thousand
barrels were shipped out for export.
Of bran and rolled feed 305 tons were
retaiied. During the year the follow
ing shipments were made; wood, 1900
cords; bailed hay, 200 tons; wheat,
$4,000 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels;
barley, 10000 bushels. The company
also handled large quantity of home
grown corn, all consumed at home.
For the year $4,000 was paid out for
labor at the Troy mill, every dollar ol
which was spent in Troy, being dis
tributed among the merchants of ouI
town, and illustrating very forcibly the
argument in favor of home industry.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29

Office az
! ing
ltetion|
claim
re Req
on July
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29

James Bovencamp of Little Bear
ridge says no effort has yet been made
to repair the public road destroyed by
the flood last winter down the gulch to
Clyde's spur, and that a great incon-
venience is being worked on farmers of
Little Bear ridge, who market their
crop at the spur on the N. P. road.
Five hundred dollars will be required
to build new road and the question
is, whose bu mess is it to attend to it?
The county commissioners will meet
in a few days and their attention is
called to the urgent necessity of
prompt action, if anything is to be
done this year. And the matter can
not be postponed without great
hardship to lot of people.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Died.

John Quincy Jolly, after an illness of
a month passed away at the home Of
his son, ]. D. Jolly, in Troy yesterday
at 9 o'clock a. m. Deceased was born
in Rockland. Penn, July IA, 1924,
and lacked but few days of being 30
years old. His early days were spent
in Pennsylvania and later he spent
some time teaching school. In 1882
he settled in Moscow where he resided
until he came to Troy to live with his
sons, Elmer and James, both in
business here. He was one of the
charter members of Paradise Lodge
No. II, of Masons, organized in the
early days of the town, and his last
request was that his remains be laid to
rest by the members of that order, to
which he had belonged for 60 years.
Deceased leaves three grown sons, all
we'll known here. In respect to the
wishes of the old man the body will be
inferred at Moscow by the Masons, and
the funeral will occur as soon as E. E.
Jolly arrives from Seattle.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Will Doctor Horses.

DR.. T. F. Richardson. a veterinary
from Chicago, who has also spent some
time studying his profession at the
State College, Pullman, has located
permanently in Troy, and is already re-
ceiving favorable comment from local
horse men who have watched his work.
DR.. Richardson is a clean, ambitious
young man who hopes to build up a
permanent, paying practice at thi:
point, and The News believes he will
succeed. He has arranged with ]. w
Jones to have his headquarters at the
livery barn. 1t is DR.. Richardson's in
tention to put in an operating table ir
the very near future, making the mos
difficult operations safe and | ossiblt
right here in Troy. The doctor is ac
companied by his wife, who is pro
fessional nurse. Mrs. Richardson. was
in San Francisco during the earth
quake and fire.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Will Start From Troy.

Wren & Greenough will hereafter
ship all their men to Troy and have
arranged with ]. W.. Jones, the livery
man, to haul then from here to the
construction camps. AS several thous-
and men will be required during the
summer, what this means to Troy can
easily be seen, as at least one night
will be spent in our town. To meet
the demands OF this contract Mr.. Jones
has purchased new wagon and fitted
it out with rack suitable to accommo-
date a four-horse load OF men and bag
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Crescent People Settle.

w. E. Woods, accompanied by his
son Neal, spent Saturday in Troy on
business. Mr.. Woods is a member of
of the Crescent Lumber Company of
Kansas City, and was here straighten-
ing up the affairs Of his firm, somewhat
tangled through their Mr.. Terry, who
was here a year ago. The Cres-
cent Lumber Company is responsible
firm that does large lumber business,
and that the people Of this section
were mistreated was no fault Of theirs.
Mr.. Woods expresses desire to again
enter this territory, and said his COM
pany might place responsible repre-
sentative in this section. At present
the company gets the bulk Of its lum-
Der from the southern states, mostly
yellow pine.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29

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