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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR
STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURE
Announcement Is Made at Berkeley OF
Gift of J. Ogden Armour, the
Chicago Paeker

BERKELEY. Nov. IA rich scho1-
arship for students OF agriculture. the
gift of ]. Ogden Armour Of Chicago.
is the subject of an announcement
issued by the University of California
authorities today
Some time ago Armour placed in the
hands of the board of directors of the
International Live Stock Exposition
an annual $4,000 scholarship to be
awarded on some plan to be arranged
later to the agricultural colleges Of the
United States. The directors appointed
a committee of three 10 meet with the
deans of the agricultural colleges and
arrange the details of distribution in
connection with the 1907 exposition. At
this meeting held on November in
the room of the Saddle and Sirlofn Club
in Chicago. IL was decided that the
scholarships should be divided among
the colleges whose teams did most en-
cient work in the students judging
contest
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
CHIEF WILSON TO OPPOSE
THE RELEASE OF kINIRY
Oakland Officer Regards Murderer as
One of Most Desperate Cri,nf-
mails In State.

OAKLAND. Nov. 13.-"Davfd Kinfry
is the most desperate criminal with
whom the Oakland Police Department
has ever had to deal. and l shall GER
tainly use every effort to prevent the
murderer Of one of the bravest police
men in this department from being set
free on parole or pardoned out of the
prison. where he belongs.
This was the reply of Chief of Police
Wilson this morning in answer to an
inquiry as to whether he would take
any action to prevent the release of
the murderer of Policeman James H.
Smith from Folsom penitentiary, where
he is now serving a life sentence. Chief
Wilson declared that in the event of an
application to the Governor for a par
don for Kiniry strong protest would
be filed on behalf of the Oakland Police
Department. Continuing. the Chief
said:
AS we'll might the confessed gaspipe
after their career of vicious crime as
to pardon this man, who has twice
proved that he would not hesitate to
sacrifice human life to escape the con-
sequences of his crimes.
Almost Immediately after numbering
Policeman Smith in this city kirtry
resumed his criminal operations in Los
Angeles. ending by attempting to take
the T. life Of P9l,esman dShn who saush5 WIEN hem
he was tried In the Alameda County
courts Einiry escaped being sentenced
to death only because one Juror. in
f1uenced by his wife refused to vote
for the death penalty. To pardon this
man now would be another crime. AS
the head of the Oakland Police De-
partment I shall certainly use every
effort to see that tie murderer of Po-
liceman Smith remains where he be-
longs. behind prison bars
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

I3-The Pacific Coast Baptist TheoloeicaI I'm
lon was given permission by Judge Waste today
to sell Its property on the south side of Twelfth
street, 100 feet west from Brush for se50o.
The. property has frontage of fifty feet and
depth OF 100 and has a two-story frame
dvsliing . upon t. The purchaser is C. f. Young
the sale to buy property in Berkeley.
GUANo COMPANY FILES ARTIcLEs-oak-
land. Nov. ia copy Of the articles Of incor-
panv. which was chartered in Hawaii in 1sao
drring the reign OF Queen Liliuokaliani. was
fled WITH County Clerk Cook today. The cap
creasing It to s2,oc0.o0o
CAREY HELD TO ANswER-oakland. Nor.
13.-Harry Carey. formerly IN cnploye Of the
Southern ,d raeirc CoTnsny p,,r was this morning
charge of burglary. Carey is accused OF having
stolen a quantity of clothing from the room al
W. A. Loker at Oil Peralta street. Bonds we're
DIsCRED1T HoLDUP sTcRY.-Alameda
Nov 13.-After Investigating the story OF An
drew Lund that he wns held up. beaten and
bridge the police discredit thes report The
police think that Lund was on spree and was
beaten BY two men with whom he had dis
pnte over a dice game In the Elm saloon In
Melr0se.
CHAUFFEUR rs ARRArGNED.-oak kland.
Nov 13.--Roy Simon. the chauffeur charged by
Coroner's jury with having been responsible
for the death of Anton Rsherre. who run
over and fatally injured by an automobile driven
By sImon. arraigned In Department of the
Police Court this morning on charge OF man
slaughter aud his preliminary examination was
set for November 30.
SEEKS MISSING B2oTHER.-0akland. Nev.
13.-Arthur Hanchild Of Cleveland. Ohio. is in
this city in search Of his brother. Harry Han
child. 4 telegraph operator who disappeared
shortly after the fire of April Is after having
come to Oakland as a refugee The mother OF
disappearance of her sen. The brother resides
at J54 Twenty seventh street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
TWO TOWNS WILL
CONSOLIDATE.
Citizens of Mayfeld Ask
to Be Taken Within the
Limits of Palo Alto
SEEK NEW CHARTER
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


PALO. ALTO. Nov. 1s.-At meeting
Of the Palo Alto Board Of Trade, held
in Jordan's Hall last evening, plan
was introduced for the consolidation OF
Palo Alto, Mayfield and the interven-
ing territory under one. city govern
ment Several of the prominent clt-
izens OF Mayfield were present at the
meeting. and not only spoke IN 1avOr
of the plan, but stated they believed
they expressed the sentiments OF all
the residents OF the territory that will
be taken under the wing Of Pa1o Alto
The question of consolidation came
up in connection with the discussion
OF the advisability of securing free
holders charter for Palo Alto Attor-
ney z. d. Crothers and Arthur Crane
% Mayfield were present at the meet
ing. and asked that the charter ques-
tion be postponed until the citizens OF
Mayfield had been given a hearing and
an opportunity to be taken within the
city limits before the vote on the char
ter was taken.
Attorney Crothers. in speaking for
Mayfield. stated that the neighboring
town had looked. forward to this Op
portunity for several months, and he
believed that nine out of every ten
citizens would be in favor of the plan
Before the board adjourned the May
make a thorough canvass Of the town
and report at a special meeting to be
held Friday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Bay Cities Personals

OAKLAND. Nov. 13.-John Mussel-
man OF Deadwood. s. Oak. is at the
Athens
D. K Johnson mas arrived at the
Touraine from Honglong. China
c. L. Garfield and wife are recent ar
rivals at the Mctropole from Chicago.
L. L. BiumenthaL Public Admins
traitor of Tonopah. Kew. with his wife.
is registered at the Touraine.
c. z. Whelan is at the Athens. reg
istering from Madison. Wis
a. ]. MofIlt and wife are at the Tou-
raine. having recently arrived from
Goldwater. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
WILL DEDICArE LrBRARY.

OAKLAND. Nov. 13-Mills College
will dedicate the new Margaret Car
nesie Library Saturday afternoon and
It is intended to make the occasion a
memorable one. Rev. Charles r.
Brown. pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of Oakland. will preside.
The principal address will be delivered
by warning Wilkinson of Berkeley. A
procession of faculty. students and in
vited friends will leave Lisser- Hall.
where the exercises will be held. and
on arrival at the new library the doors
Will be formally thrown open and a
reception held.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
nEMANns rIRE PROOF SCHOOL.

OAKLAND, Nov. 13.-The Melrose I'm
provement Club has called mass meet
ing for Thursday night at the Congre-
gational Armory. Fruityale avenue and
East Sixteenth street, to protest against
the proposed erection of Union High
School out of wood instead of freproof
material Bonds for s125,000 were vot-
ed to construct the school. and the pro-
test has been made on the current re-
port that bids for wooden structure
will be called for by the trustees TIE
club members threaten to enjoin the
board if that plan is attempted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
rrTNtrY cHuRcH. nAzAAn.

OAKLAND. Nov. 13.-The ladies' OF
Trinity Episcopal Church parish viii
hold a bazaar Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons and evenings at the
Guild Hall. Twent-- ninth street and
Telegraph avenue. In the afternoons
sale will be conducted and in the
evenings a dramatic and musical en-
tertainment- Those in charge are Mrs
S. ]. Taylor. Mrs. ]. w. McClyraonds.
Mrs NJ T. Mott Lrs- H. T. Ardley.
Mrs. j. c. Reno. Mrs. A. Borland. Miss
C. P. Bartlett and Miss G. Trevor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
YELLOW LEAF IN ORANGE
GROVES CAUSED BY LIME
Professor HfIsard Explains to Porter
Vile 0rchardfsts Why Certain
Trees Are Imperfect.

BERKELEY.eNov. 13.-After hearing
reports of citrus fruit growers of the
Portervilie (Tulare County, district
that parts of their orange orchards
are producing yellow leaves, Professor
Z. ". Hilgard has examined the condi-
tions and in a bulletin issued today ut
the university gives the growers little
hope for relief. He. explains that in
marty subsoils where lime is in such
quantity that plant or tree cannot as
simiiate II causes trouble and such soil
would better be used for other pur-
poses Dr. Hilgard warns growers
against setting out orchards in soils
where tests show that the subsoil has
a lime hard pan. He states that any
one can make tests with few drops of
muriatic acid or nitric acid or even
strong vinegar. When these liquids
are applied to such soil they will create
an effervescence-
Ifilgard asks farmers to send sam
pies of this vegetation to him for ex-
animation. to be taken from the marty
ridges of Portervi1le or that vicinity
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

Rev Goddard Gale. assistant pastor
of the First Methodist Church.
After a short wedding journey Hen
derson and his bride will return to
Oakland to make their permanent home
in the pretty bungalow which awaits
them in the eastern end of the city.
Henderson is well known among busi-
ness men. being identified with one of
the manufacturing companies. Miss
Riekley is an attractive girl of charm
ing personality.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
FOR NEW HOTEL PROJECT
Architects Instructed to Draw Plans for
Beautiful Annex to "sThe
PeufuauIa.v

SAN MATEO, Nov 13.-At meeting Of
the stockholders who have recently in
corporated for 100000 fully paid up
stock for the purpose of turning the
Hayward mansion into hotel of the
Del Monte class, Architect Lewis H.
Hobart of New York was instructed to
draw plans for a one-hundred-room an
mex to be built amid a grove of oaks on
the grounds. The new hotel will be
known as THE Peninsula" and under
first class management it is expected 1t
will soon be among the best known ho-
tells in the State.
The officers elected at the meeting
are: Captain John Barneson, president;
j. H Coleman. vice president: Paul
Plnckney, secretary; It. r. Turner,
treasurer. and James H. Doolittle. man
ager.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
STUDENTS TO OPERATE INN.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. 13.-
The Stanford Inn, the most centrally
located eating place of the students of
Stanford University. viii be run by
students next year as club for the
men of Encina Hall. The plans of the
lessee. w c. Shelton. a junior, have
net with support by the students, and
already applications at the club are
pouring in
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
OAKLAND, Nov. 1s.-Miss Imogene

OAKLAND, Nov. 13.-Miss Imogene
Rickley will become the bride of P. A.
Henderson Wednesday evening at
quiet ceremony which will b. celebrat-
ed at the Rickley home on Grove
street. Only the families of the young
people, with a few of the closest
friends will witness the exchange of
the nuptial vows. There will be no at
tendants save the tiny flower girl. who
will strew the bridal path with Bios
sons The service will be read by
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

CHARGED WITH 1NsANITy.-Oakland. Nov.
13.-Upon complaint OF her husband. Sherwood
W. Durand Mrs Mary c. Durand livinS az
1892 Spruce street. Berkeley. Is beinE detained
at the Receiving Hospital until an examination
as 20 her sanity be made. Mrs. Dur1nd ia
said to- have hallucinatio that some one Is
irving to destroy her family and times she
Is violent She win be examined tomorrow De-
fore Judge Waste
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Keep
Your Nerve

1t is nerve energy that runs
the organs of your body The
storage battery is the nerve
cells in the brain and spinal
cord, and from this battery
nerve force is sent out through
the system of nerves. To keep
the body healthy you must
have plenty of nerve force; if
YOU have not, the organs work
i.nperfectly. the circulation is
sluggish, digestion bad, apPe-
tite poor. kidneys inactive, and
aches, pains and misery are
the penalty
You can keep the system
strong with Dr.. Miles Nervine.
1t assists in generating nerve
energy; it strengthens the
nerves and makes the whole
system strong and vigorous
"I take pleasure in recommending
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ard melancholy. After several
months suffering from above diseases
] tried this medicine and found innrnc-
diate relief It sCothes and strength
ems the nerves. chascs away the
gloomy and depressing thoughts and
gives the sufferer renewed strength
and hope. 1t is a superb nerve re-
storcr.
JUDGE JACOB SEEMANN.
Madison. Wisconsin
DR.. Miles Heart Cure Is sold bv
your druggist, who Will guarantee that
the first bottle Will benefit. II Il fails
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elknart, Ind
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE TRkT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored aad the 10y Of
Life Regained.

When a cheerful. brave, lght-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection Of misery. the BLUES, it is
. sad picture 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling out of sorts"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
LOWRY TAKEN TO srATE PRISON.

LOW ft IsEN TN TO IT Il t-ftfSU-s.
OAKLAND. Nox. 13.-After prolong-
ing his stay in the County Jail for
thirteen months by taking an appeal
to the Appellate Court from the judg-
ment of the Alameda County Superior
Court sentencing him to San Quentin
for fifteen years for burglary. c. D.
Lowry was finally taken to State
prison today by Deputy Sheriff Bert
Brown. The decision OF the upper
court upholding that of the Superior
Court was Just recently handed down.
Lowry's crime was that of entering
the residence of A. r. Fritschi at 1882
Bonton street. Alameda. and stealing a
number of articles Of jewelry, He
comes of good family and is about
80 years of age
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

Miss Elsa Maxwell is among the hos
pftable hostesses of Linda Vista. en-
tertaining her many friends frequently
in the most informal and delightful
ways. She surrounds herself with peo-
pie of culture and talent. who add to
the success of the charming occasions
Tor which she plans Miss Maxwell will
De numbered among the Wednesday
hostesses this week, receiving at an IN
formal evening. to which a score or
more of guests have been bid.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05
Nuns Get Preference.

Once in every woman's life. par .icu-
larry IL she lives in this city there
must come over her n desire TO be q
member of religious order. That is
when she is I'm a crowded shop at somc
bargain counter and is having a hard
time of IL getting waited upon. Let a
Sister of Charity appear on the out.
skirts of the crowd and instantly a
saleswoman will drop all the customers
she is pretending to wait on and call
out TO the woman OF religion TO know
what she wants. Salesvomen may
not be churchgoers. but when a mem
her Of any religious order comes in
sight she has the call on the clerks
time at once And she will get the
undivided attention OF the ssleswom-
an. too. until she has finished making
her purchases.-New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05
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Especial Correspondence.)

Fully 100000 persons partook of the
bOIntiful Christmas fare provided in
all the city hospitals and asylums, in
missions and other benevolent institu-
tiOns supported by charity At the
Grand Central Palace the distribution
or Christmas dinner baskets by the
Salvation Army continued until the
needs OF nearly 5000 families, or about
2j,DO0 persons, had been relieved
II was announced that throughout
out the country the Army fed over 500,-
900 persons.
Az the BOwery Mission more than g.
600 human derelicts were fed and as
many more were entertained at the city
lodging house.
Five thousand newsboys feasted at
the expense of Randolph Guggenheim-
er. The usual dinner for the little
fellows was served at the newsboys
lodging house.
Congressman Timothy ID. Sullivan
dispensed Christmas cheer and pres
ents Of pipes and tobacco to nearly 81
coo men at his headquarters In the
BOWery.
About 2000 blue jackets and marines
received shore leave for the day. Most
of the men laid a course direct for
the naval branch Of the Y NJ. G. A. in
Sands street, Brooklyn, where dinner
was served at noon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

Lew DOckstadcr's great minstrel
company is by all odds the largest,
highest class and most expensive or
ganization which has ever been gath
cred together i'm the history Of min
strelsy Mr.. DOckstader's production
this year cost him over $35. 900. This
company Just as seen on Broadway,
New York City, will be at the Majestic
theatre, Boston for two weeks only.
beginning Monday, Jan lst, with the
usual Wednesday and Saturday matin-
ces. Mr.. Dockstader will play no other
New England city this season.
Raymond Hitchcock burst forth in
a blaze of glory at the fremont thea
tire AT the Christmas matinee The
OccaS ion being the first performance in
Boston of Richard Harding Davis lat
est and what is considered by many
his greatest work, namely, "The Gal
loper." Manager Henry w. Savage
has given the Davis farce a production
of scenic splendor and he has like
wise surrounded Raymond Hitchcock
with one of the most notable OF com
the eErre engagement Is now on and
Judging from the widespread interest
In the engagement there will be few
vacant chairs" at the Trement thea
tire during the continuance Of Hitch
cocll-D Davis regime. During the next
three weeks the Wednesday matinees
which were eliminated during Mrs.
Fiske's engagement will be resumed.
Beginning Monday, matinee. Jan. 1.
the Globe will offer that delightful
play of southern life. Under South
crn Skies" by IOttie Blair Parker,
who is also the author of Way Down
East" and claimed TO be the most sue
cossful woman dramatist Of this coun-
try. Under Southern Skies" is a
well-told story of the southland and
it's characters are the usual well drawn
that has made Lottie
Blair Farker's dramatic plays SO sue
cessful
The opening of the year 1906 will
bring TO Keiths an unusually strong
and well balanced variety program in
all depRrtmentS The headline" fea-
ture of the program will be she first
appearance in this city of The Poster
Girls" new and original fantastic
conceit. written by James Forbes. we'll
known hercabuuts as the author Of
"rhc Chorus Lady" Another biz fea-
ture on the bill will hc a song story
hv Dixie entitled The Sunny south"
depicting scenes on an old southern
plantation and introducing double
seXtet Of capital Colorcd singers and
dancers.
The Maine woods have been brought
10 Boston. animals, fishes guides, In
dians, backwoodsmen and all. for the
Sportsmen' Show which is being held
in Mechanics Building. With them
are good many rare specimens of ami
mails and birds from Europe and the !
Western and Southern States. The eN-
hihi,ion opened on Christmas Day.
and WIFI continue until Jan. 9TH and |
there Nere such crowds in attendance |
ON the opening day that II is predict |
cd that all records will ee broken be- |
fore the two weeks are over. The Sa- |
lem Cadet Band furnishes the music |
and divides the time between the eX- |
hibtion and main halls. The hail is |
open at 10 o'clock daily.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05
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Especial Correspondence.)

Henry NJ Whitney has Informed the
board Of directors of the Boston Cham
Der OF Commerce that he would decline
TO accept reelection as president OF
the Chamber for the new year. Mr..
Whitney said in part in an inter-
view after the last meeting:
II have declined reelection 10 the
presidency OF the Chamber Of Com
morce, partly for the reason that | de-
sire 10 be free TO do any political work
which might desire 10 undertake, ana
partly for the reason that | wish 10 be
able to give such OF my time as can
well spare from my business affairs
to work elsewhere on lines somewhat
similar TO that carried on in Massachu
sotts for the two years since | became
president Of the Chamber.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

Thousands Of members of the Roy
al Arcanum who have been protesting
against the new rates adopted by the
supreme council will be pleased with
q decision handed down the other day
hy Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn, in which
he holds that the increase in the as
sessments are void for the reason that
they change the contracts Of the mem
bers of the organization.
This is the first decision on merits
handed down since the dispute over the
increase threatened the very life of the
ordr United States Judge Clark Of
Tennessee dismissed a complaint in
similar case on the ground that the
current regulation of a benevolent or
der was a matter for the courts of the
state where the order was domiCiled-
in this case Massachusetts.
Judge Gaynor's decision was in the
suit brought by James Lawrence Mock,
formerly the secretary of Berkeley coun-
ell, Brooklyn, to test the legality of
the new rates He holds unreservedly
that the increase is void, and cites a
decision he made in an action brought
against the American Legion of Hon
or.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

Paris has the biggest debt Of any
city in the world. IL amounts to
s40o 00o. 600.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-05

| inform him that his mail has been heli
up but that he can have it. delivered
10 it's destination under the new par
cells post regulations AT a price lower
than that charged for third class mat
ter.
No scaled packages may be opened
except in the presence Of the sender.
and If he cannot be found they are
forwarded 10 the dead letter Office.
Probably the most important inves-
tigation ever undertaken by the Massa-
chusetts bureau Of statistics Of labor
IS that on industrial opportunities
not yet utilized in Massachusetts" the
results OF which have just been pub
lshed.
This report shows what the present
Industrial opportunities are in every
town in the state, and gives clear and
definite information concerning the
amount Of land available In each place
for manufacturing sites or purposes:
the water power, If any, adjacent to
such land; the railroad facilities the
pppildtIDI lIdl - dNdl4dDlt lOI UtlD
in each town; the raw materials that
are available In each town; the kind
Of business enterprise that is most de-
sired by the town; whether a tax re-
bate would be permitted new enter
prises; the electric railway cOnnec-
lions Of each town; the light, if any,
whether gas or electric; the natural
products Of the place, such as clay,
sand, peat, lumber, etc; the water sup
ply for household purposes and finally
the opportunities or facilities offered
as a summer resort.
This was no light undertaking, but
in point Of fact II was rendered easy
Of accomplishment for the reason that
the boards Of selectmen i'm each town
were applied to by means OF "A blank
circular in which the desired facts
were clearly specified. This gives the
data from each town a sort Of official
sanction, as well as the weight Of Off
Cial responsibility.