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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
CHEAP BR|bE FOR
CITY JUSTICE
Chinese Leaves Twenty Dol
lars at Home of Magis-
trate Tappan in Alameda
WOULD AID GAMBLERS

ALAMEDA, Feb. s.-City Justice B.
B. Tappan today turned over to Chief
of Police John Conrad a $40 piece that
the magistrate said had been left with
him last night by a Chinese who called
at the Judges apartments on Park
street and said upon leaving that he
hoped the Justice would do the right
thing" with fourteen Chinese and Japa-
nese who had been arrested for visit
ing a gambling place in Chinatown and
appeared in court this morning. Jus
tice Tappan said that he believed 1t
was the purpose of the Chinese visitor
to bribe him with the gold piece, as
the Mongolian made no explanation as
to why he was leaving the coin with
the magistrate
The police will endeavor to locate
the Chinese who left the coin at the
Judges apartments. When the cases
against the Oriental gamblers were
called this morning Justice Tappan
roundly arraigned Wong Him Chi, pro-
prietor of the gambling joint. whom
the magistrate said he had reason to
believe knew of the Chinese who left
the money at the Judges home. All
of the defendants demanded jury trials.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
Gowing=Brittain Engagement
Announced in Oakland

OAKLAND, Feb. g. Formal an
nouncement is made of the engage
ment of Mrs. Grace Gorrill Gowing,
daughter of Ralph w. Gorrill of Pied
mont. and John C. Britain of San
Francisco. Although the happy secret
has been suspected for several months
by the interested friends of the couple,
the confirmation of the good news is
only now being made. The wedding
day is already set for some time in
April. Mrs Gowing is one of the tall
ented women of this side of the bay.
She has met with considerable success
as writer of fiction. AS popular
member of Eben she has long been act
i've in club life. The Gorrill family is
among the prominent families of Oak
land
Britain is a well known business
man in this part of the State. being
largely interested in the Pacific Hard
ware and Steel Company, of which he
holds the vice presidency. He comes of
one of the older families of Toronto,
Canada, but has spent his later years in
California. He holds degree from the
University of Toronto. In the days fol-
lowing the earthquake Britain was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A Lowndes Scott
in their attractive Piedmont home. and
it was then that the interesting ro-
nance was begun.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
N AYOR LECTURES
I. LETTER WRITER
Mott Denounces Booster
Webster's Missive as In
sulting and Impertinent
ANGERED BY ITS TONE

OAKLAND. Feb. s.-Nettled by what
he declared was the insulting tone of a
letter sent to him by Ed Webster, pres
ident of the Boosters Association
Mayor Mott took to task that energetic
Oaklander this afternoon. Webster
wrote asserting his belief that the ad-
ministration had been lax and needless
in its care OF the streets Likewise in
undiplomatfc terms he served an ultf-
matum directing that within forty
eight hours the city's streets must be
repaired and put into Al condition.
The Mayor read the communication
and headed for Booster" Webster's Of
fee. There his Honor gave the letter
writer a lecture on good form in cor
respondence. He urged Webster TO
confine his flights into the realm of au-
tesy.
Mayor Mott said the communication
was insulting and impertinent in tone.
He did not look upon it as personal, but
said he would not sit idly by and see the
work OF his brethren at the City Hall
discredited. The message that stirred
the Mayors ire was fled until it shall
come before the Board of Public
Works. the addressee.
Webster appeared to have INDUCED
in some comments which, intended as
pleasantries, aroused the official wrath.
On the side. 1t is matter of common
knowledge that the city is hampered by
lack of men and material for street
work
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
BERKELEY PASTOR
MAY co EAST

BERKELEY, Feb. 9.-Balm has come
to Rev. r. P. Shepherd whose troubles
with a refractory board of trustees
eliminated last week in the agree
ment of himself and the trustees to
resign. He has received an invitation
to become the pastor of the leading
Christian Church of Indianapolis. Ind.
Mr.. Shepherd has been in charge of
the First Christian Church of Berkeley
for year. He is to give up his pulpit
next week and has not decided whether
he will accept the offer from Indianap-
oils, even although it carries with it
the suggestion that he would be likely
to become the president of Butler Col
lege, in Indianapolis. in event of his
journeying to Indiana.
The college was founded in 1850 and
has about 500 students and thirty in
structors. The Indianapolis people de-
sire man who could combine the du-
ties of pastor and college president
and evidently believe that DR.. Shep-
herd has the ability required.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
TRUST DEED GIVE n
To COVER BONDS

OAKLAND Feb. 9.-The Peoples
Water Company has given a deed of
trust to the Mercantile Trust Company
of San Francisco. covering its entire
properties in Alameda and Contra
Costa counties, and serving as a mort
gage to secure the payment of a
$4,000, 900 bond issue which the new
companys directorate has authorized.
The document, which has been filed
for record with County Recorder A. X
Grim, covers more than a hundred
typewriter pages of description of the
company's holdings, together with a
vast amount of detail touching the
bond issue which the company pur-
poses making.
The amount authorized is to be en-
ployed in part to meet the obligations
of the four companies which were alb
sorbed in the merger.
This Indebtedness totaled in bonds
s5,600.000 and covers issues made by
the Contra Costa Water Company of
s2,000,000 in 1894, secured by the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and TruSf Com
pany; a s1,000,000 issue in 1903 to the
Union Trust Company, S1,500,00O out
standing bonds of the Oakland Water
Company, of an issue made in 1899
to the Union Trust Company; a $500 900
issue to the same company by the
Alameda Artesian Water Company in
1900, and $5O0,U00 in East Shore Water
Company bonds. the Mercantile Trust
Company trustee.
These bonds, according to the deed
of trust. are to be taken up and can
celed, the new bonds of the Peoples
Water Company being substituted. The
new bonds are issued as of date jan
uary 2. 1907, run for thirty years and
bear per cent interest. They are
issued in $1,000 denomination, $4,000
in all.
Sufficient bonds have been issued to
complete the Peoples Water Company
merger. This includes the SIS, 600 900
to cover old Indebtedness and about
$3,000.000 in part payment for the Con-
ira Costa Water Company stock
This, plus other immediate needs.
places the first issue of the new com
panys bonds well into the $4,000 900
mark. 1t is understood that a consid-
cradle amount from the sale of the
bonds will be set aside for increased
improvements and the development of
new sources of water supply. The ex-
tension of new pipe lines to meet rap
idly increasing population is also on
the programme.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
POISONING Of DOGS
AROUSES IRE

MILL VALLEY, Feb. 9.-More than
5000 has been subscribed by the citi-
zens for the purpose of apprehending
the poisoners of two dozen dogs during
the past two weeks, and the fund is
rapidly increasing. If the angry popu-
lace had the guilty party in their
hands tonight, a lynching bee would
take place in quick order
Blind pigs" "owl clubs Japanese
school question: outdoor air. and in
creased water rates." which have been
the principal topics discussed by Mill
Valleyites, have been temporarily cast
aside and one hears nothing but dog
poisoning and proper punishment for
the guilty ones
All the CANNES are locked up while
the ladies are making muzzles. There
was no discrimination either in size or
pedigree of the poisoned dogs. William
Mccain lost two imported pedigreed
fox terriers, Marchand fine collie and
other citizens all kinds of CANNES. The
poisoning occurred principally in the
business section. Detectives have been
engaged to run down the guilty per-
sons.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
MANY To GRADUATE
FROM STANFOR
Nearly Two Hundred of the
Students Are Eligible to
Complete Their Courses
LIST is ANNOUNCED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. g.
The class of 1907 will graduate one
of the largest classes ever known at
the university. The provisional group
ing candidates for degrees made up
by the registrars Office includes 1S5
names. Those who are eligible to COM
plete their courses follow by depart
ments:
Greek-Miss A K Smith
Latin-Miss L. NJ. Goodspeed. Miss B. B.
No. Hoag' Miss M A. Hostord, Miss B. T, Lam6OrR' b
Miss B. Price. Miss F. SEWER, Miss E. J.
Spencer Miss J: S. Thayer Miss NJ. Z. Turner,
German-Miss E. C. Beard, w W. Behlow.
b; ?. Bittner, Miss F. Bolton. Miss E. Bryant,
NJ. Hopper, Miss E. McGeorge. Miss A. Meyer,
Miss /. NJ Miller. H. Peters, Z. Stillman-
Romantic languag ges-Miss L. r. Atkinson, Miss
I: G. Boutwell,, Miss NJ Franklin. Miss c. L.
Noise Miss NJ. Smith.
:, English,Miss :, R +. Bell. Miss B. Bootes.
mann, g. L. Geer Miss J. Guide. Miss f. Lam
bert. Miss G. Lyman, Miss f. L. officer. Miss
Miss n. Taylor. \. S. Yoder. Miss E. YOrke
Psychology-R. C. Menker
Educa tons. W. Brown. Miss NJ. p. Holman,
Els.oIy-B s Allen. Allen B; Anderson 9 Miss :
NJ Gilbert Gilbert \ Miss G. l. James. n n Miss Ssh E l. Jar "
man. I. Hawai-, Miss j. McGilvray. Miss L.
Norvell. Miss E. D. Owen. Miss T. Pettingill,
Miss NJ. W. Williams.
Eeonomies-W. A. Beattie. ]. X. Dotten Miss
F. Foy, Y. Ichihashi, X Inahara, f. Ke, Il.
LIbbin, s. S. Smith. F. Zimmerman.
Lave. g. Atwood. c.. A. Ball, F. w. Ber-
nard, W. A. Campbell; c; R. Crider. W G.
wards, F.. A. Fisher, l. d. Gibson, III. g. Jor-
gensen, II. C. Kelly, G.. Knupp, ]. G. Maefar-
land A. f. de Mattos, j. A. Merrill. j. 8
Mitchell, H. e. Pickett, E. n. Pier, G. ].
Presley, S. NJ Salisbury, G. F. Shaner. c. 81
lent, F. Swart. J. NJ. Ward. NJ. Wassman Jr.
Drawing-Miss E. Thompson, Miss NJ A.
Wnslow.
Mathematics-AIiss s. Gilmore Mrs. A. n Nc
Chemistry-w. G. Bateman. W. E. Burke.
F. ]. Corl. A. E. Gilman, D. r. HOagIand.
II. f. Poor. H. H. Ross Miss H W. Severy,
Botany-R. NJ Holman. s. Nohara, Miss F. NJ.
Schneider. W. o. Stuntz.
Physioogy-S. r. Downing. Miss NJ. s. Grau,
W. I. Mcneil Miss L. Pearce. d. n. Richards,
A. Rosenfeid II: f. Rugges, Miss E. S. Stadt-
muller. n. A. Wyekhoff. W. T. Young.
Zoology-C. V. Burke, Miss c. Elliott. n. o.
Jenkins, ]. n. Proctor.
Geology and Mining-H. I. Beckwith. r. y.
Ferguson, r. J. McFadden, r. B. Moran. H.
Rhyme b. R. Saunders, d. Slusher, v. H. VIII
helm.
Civil Engineering-R. A. Beebe, \. S. Burge.
VI. c. Burr, ]. L. Dunno. ". w. Edwards, W.
S. Fay II. 2. Gardner, v, r; Garfas. s.
Moser. ]. d. Patterson. A. NJ. Porter, H. K.
Savage, F. R. Sinnock. E. c. Smith, F. G.
Mechanical engineering-.C- F; Braun, F.
Electrical engineering-E. r. Cottle, W. A
guson, r. A. Hopkins. R. B. Mathews. W. c.
Paine F. NJ Redman. d: L. Schasf. L. l.
Sowles c. E. Spaulding C. A. Tarbell, III. r.
Thomas, R. S. Woods.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
HOWISON DISPUTES
MONISM THEORY

BERKELEY. Feb. e.-Students in
Professor George H Howison's course
81 the university are reaping the bene-
# OF the famous savants determine
ton to give his later years TO the
work OF expounding his own system
OF philosophy, which he terms the
personal idealistic" theory His ideas
will probably be embodied in book
form later. The advanced class in phi
losophy, including all the instructors
IN the philosophy department, are now
hearing Professor Howison's own phi
losophy expounded.
In the past Professor Howison has
given fragments of his philosophy in
the courses that he conducts, but now
the system is being put forth complete
According to those who have studied
under Professor HOwison, he is opposed
the theory Of many other philoso-
piers that all existence is embraced in
one substance, a single conscious sub
ject & universal mind through which
and in which and for which all things
subsist-all things, including the So
called other minds. Professor Howl
son apparently regards this form OF
monism as fatal to our moral freedom
even when taking on the form OF
nonistic idealism His aim is to pre-
sent an idealistic system that shall be
thoroughly personal.
Instead OF monism, his system advo-
Gates an eternal or metaphysical world
Of many minds, each possessing per-
sonal initiative, real self-direction, in
stead Of an -predestinating single
mind that alone has genuine free
agency
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
MUMMERS' VOICES
DISTURB PEACE

ALAMEDA Feb. s.-Three actors
and two actresses, members of the
Park Theater staff were taken into
custody this morning at 2:30 o'clock
on complaint of r. B. Bird of 1173
Park avenue, who alleged that the
mummers We're numbering sleep in the
apartments below his fat and that
neither he nor his neighbors could en-
Joy slumber while the merrymakers
were in action. The actors were
booked as John Does" and actresses
as Jane Does" City Justice R. B.
Tappan was called from his bed after
the mummers had been taken to the
Police Station. When the Thespians
explained that they had given an en-
tertainment at the rooms of a friend
in the house occupied by Bird and that
they had never intended to disturb the
peace they were released by the magis-
trate upon being cautioned to be more
careful hereafter about the pitch of
their voices in neighborhoods where
quiet should prevail after bedtime.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
HSHE STOOPs TO CONQUER"
TO BE PRESENTED BY STARS
William III. Crane and Miss EIIis-Jef-
freys VIII Produce GOIdsmith's
Comedy at the MacdOnough

OAKLAND. Feb 9.-No dramatic en-
gagement of recent date will attract
more favorable attention from theater-
goes who love the artistic than that
Of william H. Crane and Miss Ellis
Jeffreys in the star production of
she Stoops to Conquer" Goldsmith's 8
comedy will be presented at the Mac
donough Theater Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings and at a Wednesday mat
inee by the Crane company. Miss JEFF
freys comes from abroad with high
reputation and Crane ranks as one of
the foremost interpreters of real COM
edy on the American stage. The pro-
duction promises to be a rare treat in
such hands. The support includes a
company of high-class people.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
PASSENGER TRAIN
HITS WORK CARS
Bradford Van Vranken OF
Oakland Is Injured in a
Collision at Shellville
NO FLAGMAN ON DUTY

OAKLAND. Feb. 9.-Bradford Van
vranken. formerly deputy county cor
oner Of Alameda County and now a
jeweler in Oakland, was among those
injured last evening in a train wreck
an the Southern Pacific near She'll
vile. The wreck was caused by the
train The fireman of the passenger
train jumped before the collision and
sustained a broken leg.
Van Vranken was returning from a
visit to his ranch. which is on the line
of the railroad. The sudden stopping
of the train hurled him against stove
in the car. His head and body were
painfully cut and bruised. He is 81
SANTA ROSA, Feb. s.-According to
the stories told here by Engineer Ward
and Conductor George Andrews of the
Southern Pacific passenger train which
ran into a work train at the Shellville
curve yesterday afternoon there was
no fagman out to protect the work
train, which was occupying the main
line on the time of the passenger train.
Ward was relieving Engineer Ball
for the day. and is not very familiar
with the road on the branch. He saw
the work train before he came up to
1t, but naturally supposed that the
train was on a siding to let him pass,
as he was travelling right on time. AS
he rounded the sharp curve he saw
too late that the train was on the main
line. He applied the air and, with Fire
man Cardosa, jumped into the soft
earth beside the track and escaped
injury.
The passenger train plowed into the
empty hatcars Of the work train and
completely demolished two of them.
The passengers on the train were given
a terrible shaking up, and q number
were more or less bruised but no one
was seriously injured. Express Mes
senger George w. Colgan and Brake
man Mike Riddle escaped with slight
injuries. Passengers We're transferred
to another train and the wreck was
cleared so as to allow the evening
train to get through two hours late.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
ARGONAUT HALE is
CALLED TO REST

OAKLAND, Feb. 9.-Death has car
ried off Horace Hale, who came to this
State from Massachusetts in 1S49. Since
the fire in San Francisco he had lived
at 1912 Fifty-f fifth street in this city.
Hale.
few years after his arrival In the
Golden State Hale returned to the East
to marry the girl who had given him
her promise. In an OK team they came
across the continent and the bride
groom resumed his work in the mines.
Later Hale went into the ice business
in Oakland. He was q member of the
Society of Pioneers and of the Blue
Lodge. F. and A. M. of Nevada City.
The funeral will be held Sunday under
the auspices of the Masonic order.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
University German Societies
to OPrOduCe Classic Comedy
Laufff's Pension
Schoeller" to Be
Well Staged

BERKELEY, Feb. 9.-The German
societies of the university today COM
pleted the task of rehearsing for the
production on Monday night of classic
comedy in the Macdonough Theater, in
Oakland, when students in the German
department of the university will pre-
sent Josef Lauff's Pension Schoeller.
for the benefit of the fund with which
1t is proposed to erect a clubhouse on
the campus for German college So
cieties.
F. NJ Huber, who is in charge of the
arrangements for the production, an
nounced himself today as we'll pleased
with the showing the amateur actors
have made in the rehearsals. The
greater part of the seats have been
sold, and the college actors will be
greeted on Monday night by an audi
ence including the influential German
element of the population around the
bay, besides a large coterie of univer-
sity folk which is interested in the
event
The German societies of the univer-
sity have never before attempted a
dramatic performance. and their en-
trance into the field of college histri-
onics is in the nature of an expert
ment. The five societies which are
back of the movement to give this play
for the clubhouse funds are the
Deutsche Verein, the Sprechverband,
the Deutsche Kirkel, the Konversa-
tionsklub and the Plaudertasche.
Music incidental to the play on Mon
day night will be provided by the uni
versity cadet band. under the direction
of j. G. de Remer. Professor L. De-
meter has general supervision of the
arrangements for the performance. With
r. L. Mikel as assistant. +. NJ. Huber
a talented actor. is stage manager
The cast which will be seen in the play
is as follows:
Miss Anna NJ Tietjen or Miss Almira c.
Johnson 09, Miss Rosa NJ. Diehl 0S. Miss Jessie
L. Bowers '07 Miss Katherine Heinz 90, Miss
Emma Mehlmenn '0S. and Messrs. F. a Wyne-
ken, grad; Gustav Blankenburg '07: Fl. Stein
bach, grad: +. +. Dorgeloh 10; Alfred Schultz
'0S; X. G. Lorentzen, grad; NJ. Waizmann '07.
The list of patrons and patronesses
is as follows:
President and Mrs B. l. Wheeler, ex-Gov-
and Mrs. G. C. Psrdee, Regent and Mrs
|. W. Hellman, Regent J. B. Reinstein: Regent
and Mrs. r. J. Taussig. and the following
ladies and gentlemen: Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Auerbach, Consul and Mrs. Franz Bopp Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Bundschu, Professor and Mrs. f. B.
Mrs. A B. C. Dohrmann, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ep-
stein, Vice Consul w. Erythropel Professor and
Mrs. f. II. harrington, Colonel and Mrs. I. Gier,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Hagemann. Professor and Mrs.
NJ. W. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hess Professor
E. w. Hilgard. Mr.. and Mrs. L. jerks Dr. II
kohlmoos, Professor and Mrs. a. F. Lange, Pro-
Mrs. ]. Loeb. Professor and Mrs. a. C. Miller.
Professor and Mrs. c. C. plehn Mr. and Mrs
E. G. Priber Professor and Mrs. A. Putzker,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. SchiIling, Professor and Mrs
H. X. Schilling Professor and Mrs H. Senger.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Spreckels. Professor l. String.
ham, Professor and Mrs. A. E. Taylor.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
DANGLING ELECTRIC WIRE
STRIKES AND KILLS HORSE
James O'Brien of the Peoples Water
Company, Who Was Driving AMI
NAL. Narrowly Escapes

OAKLAND, Feb "a horse driven
by James OBrien of the Peoples
Water Company was killed this morn
ing on East Fourteenth street by COM
ing in contact with a heavily charged
electric wire which had broken and
was hanging across the road. The ac-
cident occurred near Twelfth street,
and O'Brien was unaware of the dan
ger until the horse staggered and fell.
O'Brien leaped from the buggy and
narrowly escaped the swinging wire.
The wire was one of the main branches
of the electric light company's lines
and was carrying a heavy voltage. 1t
was learned afterward that the break
happened but a few seconds before the
horse came in contact with the line.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF VALLEJO
WILL ASK FOR VOTE RECOUN-
Loses Fight for High License by 20
Ballots, and Adherents Think There
May Have Been Trfckery

VALLEJO Feb. 9.-The Municipal
League of this city. which lost its
fight in the recent charter cleo
tion to have high license section
placed in the city charter, announced
its intention today to ask for a re-
count at the special meeting of the
Board of Trustees next Monday. 1t is
thought there may have been trickery
in the count.
The high license amendment lost by
only seventy-six votes, and in one pre-
cinct when the temperance advocates
went home early in the morning, while
the count was still in progress, the
high license amendment was in the
lead. but when the final returns were
posted the amendment was found to
have fallen greatly behind as the bot
tom of the box was reached.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
HALE HOUR OF MUSIC

BERKELEY, Feb. e.-Two songs by
California composers will be features
Of the half hour Of music IN the Greek
Theater tomorrow afternoon, when the
Golden Gate Quartet appears. These
songs include a madrigal by DR.. II. J.
Stewart and song by Wallace A. Sabin.
The quartet consists of four we'll
known San Francisco and Oakland
sinzers-Frank Onslow, first tenor;
Arthur A. Macurda, second tenor; John
de P. Teller, first bass; Henry L. Perry,
second bass. The programme will be
as follows:
Madrigals-
-.-...---.--. .---..- --..-.s-.-.. stewart
ib) Spring Song ....-....-.-.-..W w A. Sabin
Golden Gate Quartet.
Tenor solo ''In Native Worth, ,"-"Creation''.
Mr.. Onslow.
part song, Alpine Hymn" ............B .Baldsmus
Golden Gate Quartet.
part songs (old English
fal BY Celia's Arbour' ur'...........-. .Horsley
ll,l This Pleasant Month OF MaieY ReaIe
Bass solo. ISL Ira in Ceppi" from ''Bernice''
Mr. Perry.
Part songs
lal s.Nocturnen n....-.-.-----......C n. Tebbs
fb) f-SereDaoe" .-..--.--..- .....-.... .Storch
Golden Gate Quartet.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
DEATH OF THREE WOMEN
MAKES WORK FOR CORONER
One of the Cases That of Victim of
PerftOnitfs From Self-In-
ffctcd Injuries

OAKLAND, Feb. 9.-Investigation by
the officials of the Coroners office has
proved that Mrs. May Harris of Los
Angeles, who died at the Oakland Cen
trail Hospital, passed away from peri
tonitis, resulting from self-inflicted in
juries 4so physician was called until
too late.
Mrs Julia KeIleher, 60 years of age.
died at her home at 79S Fortieth street
from paralysis. Just before her death
DR.. Maher was called, but found her
past medical aid. The case was placed
in charge of the Coroner and an in
quest will be held.
Mrs Mary McGrath, aged AZ years.
also died suddenly at her home. 1901
Eighth street DIR. j. Stack, who was
called to attend her a few minutes be-
fore her death, believed death to have
been caused by apoplexy. The case is
in the hands of the Coroner.