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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
PRICELESS BANCROFT LIBRARY
REMOVED TO BERKELEY CAMPUS
Rendered Invaluable by Wholesale De-
struo -on of Historical Books
In CONFEDERATION.

III
BERKELEY, May 20.-Safe from flames
secure behind solid stone walls in Califor-
MIA Hall on the university campus, now
repoSe the precious volumes and docu-
ments that form the Bancroft library.
The work of removing the collection from
the warehouse on Valencia street in San
Francisco to the campus was completed
last night under the supervision of Pro-
fessor Henry Morse Stephens.
Valuable as were the documents, papers
and books OF the Bancroft collection be-
fore the fire, they are now rendered al
most priceless, because nearly everything
else in the way of historical records OF
San Francisco and the tate was de-
stroyed. The Bancroft collection is now
unique.
The regents of the university purchased
the collection several months ago for
$3.50, 900. A million or more would not
tempt the university authorities to part
with the Bancroft library now.
The Bancroft library now is easily the
most valuable collection of data in the
world, bearing upon the history Of the
possibly be duplicated. 1t includes the
complex historical literature OF an area
amounting to one-twelfth OF the earth S
surface, an area that has been the theater
Of romantic events and the soil where
varying civilizations have existed. from
the days Of the Aztecs up through the
Spanish ascendency to the times. when
American rule began and continued until
this day.
The student of the French revolution
will not find his subject covered more
fully in the Bibliotheque Rationale than
will the student of the history Of the
West in America find his subject discussed
in the Bancroft collection.
Besides the great mass of documents,
diaries. official records and other papers
deSiing with almost every phase of the
eountrys history Is a collection of news
paper files, unique now, IN that all SINH
lar files were destroyed in the great fire.
Five thousand bound and unbound news
paper files, including files OF the San
Francisco newspapers are in the Bancroft
library
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
MORGAN cets franchise

ALAMEDA. May 2o-w. ]. Morgan
has been granted a franchise by the
City Trustees TO construct a system
Of railroad tracks on Bay Farm Island,
which Morgan says is TO be the ter
minal of a transcontinental line. The
Bay Farm Island project embraces the
building of a mole out into the bay
from the west end Of the island, to be
used IN connection with a proposed
freight ferry line TO San Francisco.
F. N. Greenwood, who was granted
a franchise for an electric line on the
north side two months ago. has been
allowed an extension Of six months
time before he viii be required TO put
up a cash deposit Of s5o.o00 to guar
antee that he viii carry out the terms
Of the franchise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
whipped for STEALING Cherries.

BERKELEY, May 20-The d-fash-
toned switch of commerce was applied
by Detective Henry Jamison yester-
day to three boys, Eddie Bentley, Os-
car Ross and julius Ross, who were
arrested for stealing cherries from
Professor Bernard Moses famous
cherry trees, adjoining the university
campus. The lads are between IL and
IA years old. Chief of Police Vollmer
kept them in a cell for several hours
today, then reprimanded them, and, to
complete the punishment, Detective
Jamison took each boy in turn and adj
m.nistered a first-class Spanking.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
DECISION I'M DOLBEER CASE
VIII Disposing OF an Estate Valued at
More Than $f,ooo,ooo Admitted

The action of Superior Judge Coffey In
admitting to probate the will of the late
Bertha NJ. Dolbeer has been affirmed in a
decision handed down by the Supreme
Court. The decision disposed of an
estate valued at more than $1,000, 900. The
bulk of the estate will be awarded to Miss
Eta -arian Warren, who was the con-
fidante OF the wealthy young woman.
A long legal tangle followed the tragic
death of Miss Dolbeer. who was killed in
a fall from the seventh-story window of
the. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In New York
inherited by Miss Dolbeer from her father
was bequeathed to Miss Warren and few
friends. All relatives were overlooked by
the testatrix.
An uncle Adolph Schander, attempted
to break the will by alleging that Miss
Dolbeer was of unsound mind at the
Adolnh schanaer the eontestanf d,ad
recently ana 1t is not believed that the
other relatives will contest further.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
SUFFER- R-STREET MEN WILL
OPPOSE OVERHEAD TROLLEY

The directors of the Sutter-street I'M
provement Club have adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the Sutter-street I'm
provement Club declares that the opinions
and advisability of the conduit electric
railway for the Sutter-street system Of
the United Railroads or San Francisco be
reiterated; and be 1t further
Resolved, That we demand that the
Board of Supervisors DO not grant any
permit to the United Railroads to use
the overhead trolley for it's lines.
Frank J. Sullivan tpresident) Rudolph
Spreckels, Houghton Sawyer, George W.
Merritt, William D. McCann, Frederick r.
Sherman, w. H. Hazel, Edward p. %.
Troy, secretary"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Fir.men Get the Insurance.

ALAMEDA, MAY ZU:-F1re broke out
this morning at half-past 8 In the
beautiful residence of F.. w. Van Sick
len, on Central avenue and Lafayette,
and had 1t not been for prompt and
effective work done by the Fire De-
partment under the direction of Chief
Fred X. Krauth Jr. extensive damage
would have resulted. The flames start
ed in the attic of the building, and it
is supposed that they were caused by
crossed electric wires. So we'll pleased
was Van SiekIen with the work Of the
firemen that he said he would donate
the insurance money he received on
the loss to the firemen's relief fund.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
MISS EDITH DONOVAN PRAISES
THE CITY OF HER BIRTH
Police Sergeant's Daughter. interviewed
In East, Says There Is No Other
Place [ Ike IhIs

Police Sergeants Daughter, interviewed
In East, Says There Is No Other
Place Like This.
Police Sergeant ]. 7. Donovan was one
of those who lost his home by the fire.
Some days later he sent his two daugh-
ters, Edith, IS years of age. and Isabel.
IL. to st. Paul, Mimi. where they will
remain with their uncle and aunt till
Sergeant Donovan builds a new home.
He received a letter from Miss Edith
yesterday. in which she wrote that she
and her sister had been in a head on
collision between two engines on the
Northwestern road while their train was
nearing st. Paul. They were thrown
from their seats. but were not injured.
Miss Donovan was interviewed by re-
porter of the Tribune in St Paul, and
she inclosed a copy OF the interview, near
ly a column in length. She did much to
refute the exaggerated reports that had
been sent by correspondents to Eastern
papers as to the earthquake and fire, and
showed the faith that IS in her by saying
ITO one who has once lived In San Fran
cisco there is no other place. My father
feels the same way about it, and as soon
as he rebuilds he will send for us. The
spirit shown by the San Franciscans is
wonderful Not a. complaint is heard
from any one, no matter how heavy his
loss"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
MERCHANTS WILL RETURN
TO OLD BUSINESS PLACES
Three Firms Again Lease Property Front
Ing on Market Street, Between
Spear and Steuart.

ing on Market Street, Between
Spear and Steuart.
AS an indication of the determination
OF merchants to return to their old places
of business, three firms formely doing
business on Market street, between Spear
and Steuart. have closed leases
through Baldwin G. Howell with Mrs.
Frances c. O'Connor on her lot fronting
1876 feet on the south side of Market
street. between Spear and Steuart. with a
depth of 1876 feet. The lesees were
Willob & Werle. the S. F. Weeks & Co.
and r. Mcmahon, all of whom We're for
mer tenants and engaged in business on
the same property for many years prior
TO the fire. Under the terms of the lease
the lessees will construct a building three
stores of which will be occupied by them
and two stores will be sublet to other
firms. 1t is understood that Mrs. O'Con-
nor, who Is in Europe st present. will
upon her return to the city construct a
substantial building in place Of the one
recently destroyed by fire.
The Academy of the Sacred Heart.
which was placed in the hands of Baldwin
& Howell to lease has been rented to the
San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
for two years on private terms The COM
pany and the corporations with which
1t is allied will occupy the entire building
which is admirably adapted for it's pur-
poses.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
WILL LOCATE PLANTS ON
ALAMEDA SIDE OF BAY
Several Plans for Factories and Ware
houses Are Already Being
Carried Out

BERKELEY, May 20.-A big candy
factory is TO be established in West
Berkeley, the firm Of Collins & Co. hav-
ing leased for a long term Of years the
Winfield Schmidt building on Univer-
sity avenue, just east Of San Pablo
avenue. The firm viii employ a large
number OF operatives, and is expected
to be an important addition to the
manufacturing plants that have found
locations in West Berkeley since the
fire IN San Francisco.
The .Sperry Flour Company is build
ing a large warehouse near the Santa
Fe depot. on University avenue.
Thirty acres Of land, costing $4,000,
in West Berkeley have been acquired
by the Byron Jackson Engineering
Company, and the corporation has be-
gun the erection Of warehouses on the
land. The warehouses are structures
put up in advance Of the big manufac-
turing plant which the company pro-
poses TO install.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Raid Upon Liquor Shops.

OAKLAND, May 2o-Sheriff Frank
Barnet. with Deputy Sheriffs Edward
Sweeny and Charles Clark, today
made raid upon number Of resorts
at Fruitvale, where liquors have been
sold In violation OF the law. Those
arrested were Charles Topper, e. Berg
and Mrs. Bauerhofer. They were
charged with selling liquor without a
license. Complaint had been made to
the Sheriff that there was gross viola
tion of the liquor law In Fruitvale.
With his deputies he collected the evil
dence upon which the arrests were
made
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Thieves Busy in Alameda.

ALAMEDA, May 20.-Owing to the
numerous thefts that have been COM
mitted here during the last ten days.
p n. Beringer. captain of the citi-
zens' patrol, recently disbanded, waited
upon Mayor w. 7. Gorham and offered
TO again call cut the volunteer guar
dams Of the peace. Mayor Gorham
thanked Beringer and informed him
that he believed the regular police
force was able TO cope with local con-
ditions
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Mills College Concert.

OAKLAND, May 20.-The Mills College
concert which will be given on Tuesday
evening in the Chabot Observa tory as
sembly hall is one Of the notable musical
events of the year The concert. hereto
fore given at the college each year. is to
be rendered this year for the benefit of the
Oakland relief fund
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
switchman Crushed to Death.

OAKLAND, May 20.--While coup
ling freight cars this evening at the
foot of Henry street in the West Oak
land yards Antoine Ferris. Southern
Pacific brakeman, was crushed to
death. His head was mashed to a
pulp. Ferris was 26 years of age and
reseidede at 1853 Fifth street
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Runaway Boy Sent Home.

OAKLAND, May 20.-Harry q Pam
years old. who ran away from his home
at Roseburg, Ore. has been sent back in
charge Of Marshal d. J. James of that
place, who came TO Oakland after the
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
soIdIer Under Arrest.

OAKLAND. May 20.-Allie Buress. a
regular army soldier, stationed at Fort
Mason. is under accusation of theft,
charged with stealing a diamond ring
from A. B. Katz. jeweler at 925 Broad
way. Buress will be given a preliminary
hearing Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
Saloon Man swlndled.

OAKLAND. May 20.-Edward Boyer, a
saloon man at 926 Franklin street. has
complained to the police that he was
swindled out Of SIS by casbing a worth
lese check signed by ]. c. Westphal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21

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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-21
LONDON, PARIS and
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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
County Seat Fight.

A special from Edgeley says: "What
promises to be one of the most excit-
ing county seat fights in the history of
North Dakota is in it's first stages in
LaMoure county. The fight will be be-
tween the towns of Edgeley and La
Moure, the county seat being in the
latter.
At the last session the North Dakota
legislature passed law making only q
majority vote necessary to determine the
location of the county seat in counties
which owned no permanent buildings.
This law was passed for the benefit of
one or two new counties in the western
part of the state, but it was later dis
covered that LaMoure county came
within the scope of the law.
The residents of Edgeley and the
west end Of LaMoure county have
taken advantage of this law and are
raising $25, 900 bonus to build a court
house in Edgeley and will endeavor to
bring the matter to vote at once.
The contest will be hot one, as the
feeling between Edgeley and LaMoure
is none too good to start with, and the
chances are that the courts in the last
analysis will determine the con-
troversy."
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
Hair-Breadth Escape.

A story is told by Almira Todd of
stingy young man who was about to be
married to sweet, rosy checked
Neosho county girl. The wedding suit
had been laid out, the license had been
procured and the preacher engaged.
The important hour was near at hand,
but the prospective groom was not yet
quite ready. He needed haircut, and
needed it badly. His mother had always
attended to this little matter for him,
but on this occasion John insisted that
he preferred tailor made haircut.
As he had never had occasion to enter
barber shop he knew little about them
and still less about the price of a hair
cut. He ventured in, however, and ap-
preached the artist in charge and
demanded their prices. When told that
haircut would be worth quarter he
twisted about uneasily and looked
thoughtful. "Well," he said at last,
II hain't 60 no time to jew ye, but a
quarters thunderin' lot to pay to git
yer haircut, but I'll tell ye what'll do;
III set down here an you can go to
work an when We git fifteen cents
wurth chopped off We can quit '-Ex.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
NEEDLESS NOISES.
Maddenins Eject Of Some Sounds
That Assail Ones Ears,

-...1AAo 11AASSS VI OVAAAS 0O0nAU
That Assaii Ones Ears.
1t is the needlessness of most noises
that renders them insufferable. You
sleep very we'll through the roar of
wintry storm, but If some one has for
gotten to fasten blind and it begins
to bang then you are lost. You might
as well get up and locate that blind
and fasten it first as last. The mani
fold noises of your steamers plunge
through the night, with the perpetual
wash Of the sea, unite in a lullaby to
which the worst conscience sinks into
repose, but snore breaking from the
next stateroom recalls the memory of
all ones sins. The rush and leap and
incessant but varied grind and clang
Of the sleeping car become soothing at
-iast, but radiator, beginning to tizz
and click after the steam has been
turned of, seems to leave the would be
sleeper no resource but suicide. If you
could get at the second engineer and
leave him weltering In bis gore, you
could snatch few cat maps before
morning. But you cannot get at the Sec
ond engineer after midnight In most
hotels. Continuous noises and necessa-
~ noises are things you can adjust
senses or your spirits to, but the noise
without reason, without an apparent
right, like the gnawing of rat in the
wainscot, is what drives SO many to
perdition..-W. d. Howells in Harper's.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
THE PERKINS HOME LETTERS
Copyright, 1905, by the Sunday School Times
Company and reprinted by Permission.
Maple Valley.

Dear jim: As read over this lesson
about being tried and turned over to
the Jews, I remember once when I was
a young girl picked up my Bible, and
read over all this story of that last
night, and on up to the crucifixion. I
hadn't been reading the Bible then be-
cause l really wanted to, but more from
a sense of duty. But when 1 read all
this about the way they treated Jesus,
my heart just ached, and l cried for an
hour over it all. It was shameful. l
wonder why it is we older folks some-
times read about it all without our
hearts nearly breaking. Somehow we
don't really see just how badly Jesus
was treated, nor how much he surely
must have suffered. Perhaps we hear
so much about it that we really forget
it was for us he suffered so.
But, Jim, that's long-ago story, and
no amount of being sorry on my part
can help it now. But there's one thing
else that's got to be faced right here
and now. There was Plate. He said
Jesus was innocent, but-t'their voices
prevailed" and Jesus was beaten and
rejected. But that same thing happened
again yesterday, and today, and l
reckon it will happen again tomorrow.
There's heap of folks who say that
Jesus was innocent of sin, and was
truly what he claimed to be; but-the
'voices" prevail, and Jesus is cast out
of their hearts and lives, rejected and
suffering. My heart just fills all up
with sorrow and hurt when I see how
some folks reject Jesus, after really
acknowledging that they know better.
Oh, this Plate affair goes right along
every day, and Jesus is rejected over
and over again!
And now, Jim, I've been thinking
about myself whole lot, too. How
the t'voices'' of evil can call on me
SO often to reject my Saviour, even
though find no fault in him. Some
times they're just low and persuading-
like, with arguments and all that.
Once thought there surely would come
a time when I wouldn't hear them any
more; but now I know that won't be
until get to heaven. For Satan's got
more ways than we can think of to try
to prevail over us with the "voices,"
and we'll never get beyond their reach
while Satan can prevent it.
But, then, there's Jesus himself. It's
heap Of comfort to know that these
''voices" won't prevail if we just put
ourselves in our Saviour's care.
Your loving,
Ma.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
Claude Duyal.

This gallant robber of mems purses
and ladies' hearts was of French ex-
traction. Duval became so rich with
his i'll gotten gains that he was enabled
to retire from the profession and re-
turn to France. But quiet life, free
from the excitement Of his old career,
did not agree with his adventurous
spirit. He returned again to England
and resumed his avocation. At length
he was captured at the Hole in the
Wall, in Chandos street. While in
prison awaiting his doom many ladies
Of position visited him and endeavored
to obtain his release, but justice was
inexorable, and he was hanged at Ty-
burn in January, 1870. His epitaph in
st. Paul's church, Covent Garden,
speaks Of him as "Old Tyburn's glory,
England's illustrious thief" and tells
us:
Here lies Duval. Reader. II male thou
art,
Look to thy purse; If female. to thy
heart.
Much havoc has he made Of both.
st. James Gazette.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-11-29
Bismarck,s Re.entment.

The Hamburger Nachrichten contrib
utes the following to the stories rela-
tive to the relations between Emperor
William II. and Bismarck. "If the kali
ser wished to ride Alone" said Bis
marck, Il could have found no objec-
tion. That he drove mo away, though,
wounded me. If he wanted to get rid
Of me he should have told Inc SO frank
vacation. If things got along without
me I would have remained away. 9th
erwise I should have returned. But
this! I was nearly thrown out Of my
house in the Wi!helmstrasse. I had to
pack my belongings in haste, for Ca
privi was waiting at the door,"