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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
MANY FACULTY CHANGES
MADE AT STANFORD
Several New Professors Take
Charge of the Departments
at the University

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. q
With the reopening of Stanford uni
yersity for the new semester several
important changes have been made in
the personnel of the faculty. A num-
Der Of well known professors have been
given leaves, several have left for other
universities. and many have returned
from leaves of absence. One of the most
important of the additions to the fac
ulty is that occasioned by the resump-
tion of academic work on the part of
DIR. J. g. Branner, who was absent all
OF last year engaged in geological re-
search in Brazil. DIR. Branner is the
head of the local department of geoI-
ogy and mining. The resignation of
DIR. Max Ferrand; head of the history
department. has left a vacancy which
Prof, z. D.. Adams. who has Just re-
turned from Europe, will fill. In the
history department. two other well
known men have left. Prof c. A. Dun
iway has taken a position as president
of the University Of Montana, while In
.structor p. J. Treat has accepted an
offer from Harvard university. In the
department of Romantic languages
Prof. G. Searles has returned from an
extended vacation abroad. as has Prof.
H w. Rolfe, while Instructor H. p.
Earle has been granted a leave of alb
senee. The other professors TO return
to- take up their work are w. r. Dud-
ley of the botany department, II. c. Mo-
reno of the applied mathematics de-
partment and. K. G. Rendtorff of the
German department..
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
PRIEST TO SPEAK
AT PARISH PICNIC
Noted Churchman Will Deliver
Address at Reunion in
IdOra Park

OAKLAND, Sept AT the special
request of the general committee in
charge of arrangements for the annual
reunion and picnic of st. Anthony's
parish of East Oakland. a lecture by
Father Peter c. Yorke has been added
to the program for the celebration. The
picnic will be held on Admission day,
September 9, at Idora park. and the lee
ture will be delivered in the park the
ater during the afternoon.
Father Yorke has made no formal
announcement of the subject of his lec-
ture, but it is understood that he will
discuss certain evils and dangers of
present day civilization. Thousands of
his friends in San Francisco are inter-
esting themselves in the picnic, and
many Of the labor unions are taking
an active part in the arrangement of
plans.
among the attractions. that have
been put ON the picnic program is a
tug of war between labor union teams
from Oakland and San Francisco. I'm
der the auspices of the Gaelic league.
several popular native Irish dances will
be given for the first time on the
coast. and the new dancing pavilion,
which has just been completed, will be
open for the first time. An excellent
band will. furnish the music for the
dancers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
Telegraph Brevities

EARL PoULETT MARRIEs-London. Sept
Earl Poulett was married in London today
10 Sylvia Lillian Storr. daughter Of Fred
Storr, rbe actor and painter and herself
member of the Gaiety theater company
EMBEZzLER SUICIDE Berlin. Sent. 2.-
Another suicide of, embezzer was recorded
today when Gustav Herzberg. proprietor of
small private bank. shot himself. The amount
of his defalcation has not yet been established
STOPPED TO EAT PIE-Ios Angeles. Sent.
2.--Because he stopped TO eat a pumpkin pie
a burglar who engaged In looting the res
taurant Of T.. A. Hussick at s21 South Hill
street was captured at early hours this
morning.
PACKING HOUSE DEsTRoyED-Fresno
Sept. ?. - Fire. origin unknown, destroyed
the Phoenix packing house at Fowler last
night, causing loss of about 100000 there
being large amount of raisins and dried fruit
consumed.
FIRE DAMAGES STORE -Sacramento Sent
2.-Fire broke out this morning in the estab
Iishment Of the Sun tent and awning com,
pany. on Front street. and spread TO the com
mission house of the Ennis Brown company
causing damage of several thousand dollars
wAsHoUTS WRECK TRAINS winniper.
Sept. All night trains were delayed by wash,
outs from 100 TO 200 miles east OF here on the
Canadian Pacific railway. Five passenger
trains were wrecked. but was seriously
Injured The loss TO the company will be from
$500, 900 to $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
FAULTY LEGAL PAPERS
CAUSE DISMISSAL OF CASE.
Charges Made by City's Expert
Denied by Another Firm
of Accountants

PAIO ALTO, Sept. 2.-The hearing Of
Fred S. May on libel charge brought
by E. F. Weisshaar, city marshal and
tax collector. growing out of the re-
cent exporting of the city's books was
called in Judge Van Buren's court at
Mayfield this morning. On account of
defect in the wording of the COM
plaint, the case was dismissed in order
to allow the drawing of a new COM
plant.
Deputy District Attorney James P.
Sex represented the state in the case.
while William Bowden appeared in be-
half of the interest of May. After the
reading of the complaint Bowden filed
an objection to the complaint. alleging
that 1t was defective in that 1T did not
quote the language of the report of
May. Laird & Co, on which the charge
of libel is based. Bowden's objection
was sustained and the complaint was
dismissed.
Weisshaar, who has been holding Of
flee continuously through the verbal
and written assaults that have been
made against him since the exporting
of the city's books. is determined to
press his charge against May as far as
possible. After May had found him
guilty of delinquencies in his report
the accused official hired All accountant
of his own who found that his books
were in proper order.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
JURY PANEL DRAWN
TO TRY MRS. MARTIN
Judge Lennon of Marin County
Presides, Alameda Jurists
Pleading Disqualification
Hundred Names Are Placed on
List for Dynamiting Case
in Superior Court

OAKLAND, Sept. "A trial jury
panel containing 100 names was drawn
in the superior court today by Judge
L. f. Lennon of Marin county. An out
side judge was called in. as jury to
try Mrs Isabella ]. Martin ON charge
of dynamiting Judge Ogden's house
Will be drawn from this panel. The
five judges of Alameda county eonsid-
cred themselves disqualified from hav-
ing anything to do with Mrs. Martin 5
trial. The panel consists Of:
g. III. Lee. j. F. Lewis, II. +. Hempel, Mark
Parish, Winthrop Muller, ]. J. Paul, Thomas
Gilbert, p. w. Riordan, Jefferson SchonoEer
~ g; Miller, F. G. Hansen, E. F. King, August
]. Berry. T: D. Sullivan David Low. +; Ii.
briggs, William L. Emhury, j. NJ Mathew
son. j. G. Bullock, Frank l.. Esmond. Rich
ard Reimnitz, J. j. Brennan. D. l. Jungek
Sheehan, Diedrich Lohsen. w f. Boekman
Thomas PringIe. Sidney L. Church. August
Diekerson. f, e. walcott Philo, Mills, ]: II.
Chapman, Philip Reader. Reuben WAND, W n
Allen. Peter Casovian. Robert Bleakley, III. K
Hilton, David Hughes, Henry e Jacobsen
l. Richards, r. D. Rowe. A. y. Milwain, Ben
Jamin r.: Arlett. r. S. Kitchener, Herman
Harfst, 7. ]. Walsh. s. Eiefsen, John Davis,
George L. Leon, Dennis Kane, Patrick Murphy,
j. Il Lynscott, ]. A. Sweet, George b. Me
Cord, Frank Calderia, j. ". Embury, George
Clark, r.. w. Beeman. H. B. Marlin, Edwin
Sutherland. John Lacoste, Frank Only. A. l..
Davis, Charles II. Wise. Mendel Lerner, Rob
ert III. Van SAINT, j. f. Stromberg. f. $ Gold.
W. Gartner, George L. Mohr Edwin Gum.
j. r. Bruce, Edward T. Joster. A. B. Chris
tensen. William Cron. Ira Vaughn. J. A. Fryev
H. O. McCabe, 7. Nolan, William Christen.
James Slattery. ". II. Fiske, r. w. Pember-
ton Il. r. Newton Alexander McManus-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
{. II. SELLERS SHOT
IN SELF-DFfENSF
B. j. Parker Said to Be justified
in Killing Man Whose Mind
Was Unbalanced

SACRAMENTO. Sept. &C. H. Sell
ers, apparently about As years of age,
who comes from Yuba county, was shot
and killed last night at Elk Grove by
b. j. Parker. farmer. Sellers evil
IDENTIFY was not in his right mind and
witnesses say that Parker was
justified in doing the shooting.
Sellers appeared at the Parker ranch
about 6 o'clock and began setting fire
to everything. Parker was away at
the time, but he was summoned by his
employees. Sellers carried a revolver
and threatened every body who came
near him. Parker armed himself with
shotgun and when he approached
Sellers he commanded him to throw up
his hands. Sellers refused to do so and
Parker fired. Parker's barn was then
burning from fire Sellers had set.
Sellers fell dead from the shots and
Parker gave himself up to the authori-
ties. Little is known of Sellers here
Before the shooting he declared he was
sent by God to protect the land.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
DEUTSCnER VFREIN
WILL STAGE PLAY
University Society Arranging to
Produce TeutOnic Sketch
in Oakland

BERKELEY. Sept. 2.-The first
meeting for the term of the Deutscher
Verein, one of the German clubs of the
university, was held tonight at the res
idence of Prof. Hugo X. SchiIling. head
OF the German department, in LIE Conte
avenue. feature of the meeting was
the address to the club members by
Professor Schilling.
Plans are being made by the society
Tor tIye staging of a German play some
time next summer. The members Of
the faculty OF the German department
are behind the project and 1t is likely
that a play similar to the production
given two years ago in Oakland will
be put on.
Officers of the club have been elected
as follows: President, Prof Hugo K
Schilling; vice president, Adolpn Van
treasurer, Miss Anna
Ohm; secretary. Miss Anna Tietjen
corresponding secretary, Frederick j..
Dorgeloh.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
SIGNS IN HARBOR
MUST BE REMOVED
Oakland Commissioners Prepare
to Exercise Jurisdiction
Within Pierhead Line

OAKLAND, Sept. 2.-Mayor Frank K.
Mott, City Engineer Turner and City
Attorney McElroy, who constitute the
board of harbor commissioners of this
city, are preparing to exercise juris-
diction over the waters of the bay
within the pierhead line. On advice
from McElroy, c. II. King Jr.. who has
erected signs for advertising purposes
in the estuary, was directed to appear
and show cause why he should not be
compelled to remove the signs. He has
shown disposition to oppose the com
missioners in other attempts to have
the signs taken down without resort
ing to force.
Il told him the signs must come
down and come down at once" said the
city attorney in reporting Kings ac-
tionS.
This is the first time that the Oak
land. harbor commissioners have at
tempted to exercise their jurisdiction
over the waters of the harbor
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
NEW ROAD WILL
ENTER CITY SOON
Western Pacific to Be in Opera
ton by First Day of
November

OAKLAND. Sept. 2.-The Western
Pacific is preparing to operate its
trains through the state to Oakland
and it's ferry boats to San Francisco
by November /, according to a state
ment made this morning at meeting
of the board of public works by City
Attorney McElroy.
The railway had applied, through
superintendent of Streets Howe, for a
permit to install double track cross
ing Twenty third avenue with basalt
blocks for toothing. The Gould tracks
cross the Oakland traction line for
Alameda at that intersection. Twenty
third avenue is to be bituminized. and
the application of the Western Pacific
is for permission to do the work oblig-
atory on the corporation at once.
II am Informed" said the city attor-
ney in making the announcement, that
the Western Pacific is to enter the city
and San Francisco by November 1.
Connections with all the lines built
in this state are to be made at that
time
The work now being done in this
city consists of the laying of tracks
for the terminal line in Third street
and trestle extending from the north
wall in a northeasterly direction to the
Southern Pacific yards at Peralta
street. The tracks of the western Pa
cifc are to cross this yard. Much of
the tracks east of Twenty third ave-
nue. already are completed. and work
will begin soon at the portion west of
Thirteenth avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
GRADUATES WE'D TO
LABOR IN KOREA
Miss Jessie Munro Becomes the
Wife of Ralph O. Reiner
of Pasadena

BERKELEY. Sept. "A wedding
trip to Korea, where they will both act
as missionaries, is the novel post
nuptial journey which Miss Jessie Mum
ro, a college graduate with the class
of 1905, and Ralph Q. Reiner of Pasa-
dena, who were married tonight, plan
for themselves. They will leave this
city about September Is for Korea to
engage in their life work in the far
east.
The wedding tonight in the parlors
OF the First Presbyterian church, with
the Rev. Lapsley A. McAfee the Of
f1ciating clergyman, was attended by
l0O friends of the popular young
couple
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Loretta Munro, as maid of
honor and the Misses Ruth Munro
Mary Bannon, Ella May Reiner, a sis
ter of the bridegroom, and Nellie Con-
ner of Oakland as bridesmaids. Little
Dorothy Munro acted as flower girl
and Graham Peake was the ring
bearer
A green and white color scheme
was carried out in the church decora-
tions and in the gowns of the attend
ants of the bride
A wedding supper was served after
the ceremony at the Russell street
home OF the bride.
Mrs. Reiner is well known in local
society. She is the daughter of Mrs.
L. c. Munro of Russell street and has
lived in this city ten years. Mr.. Reiner
is a university graduate.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
MARRIED IN LIONS DEN

SACRAMENTO. Sept. I'm the pres
ence OF 10000 spectators. standing IN
a den OF African lions. Miss Abbie Hig-
gins and j. T. Belts of this city were
Joined in wedIOck tonight at the state
fair pavilion. Rev A r. Schumacher
of Fair Oaks officiating. 1t was. the
most successful function OF this kind
ever given in the west and there was
not hitch in the program
During the ceremony Prince, the
immense African lion, growled and
startled the party somewhat. but was
soon quieted by his owner, Nine Schell-
The ceremony was short and inside OF
three or four minutes the party were.
allowed to leave the cage when the
happy bride was handed a check for
$50 as the wedding present from the
fair management.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
CHOICE FALLS ON
DAINTY MISSES
Queen of the San Rafael Carni=
val Appoints Her Maids
of Honor
All Festival Plans Are Complete
and Every One Is Waiting
ImpatientIy

SAN RAFAEL. Sept. Miss Nettie
Koenig. queen elect of the San. Rafael
carnival. yesterday appointed her
maids of honor and the pages who will
attend her at her coronation and at the
other ceremonies where she will be
present in her official capacity during
ths progress of the carnival.
For maids OF honor Miss Kate Tai
bot, Miss Emma Nichols, Miss Laura
Clark. Miss Ida Glidden, Miss Ada
Lagna and Miss Kathaleen Donelly
were appointed. Miss Lucille Zandus
and Miss Smith will act as pages.
San Rafael is already beginning to
appear in carnival dress. Starting at
the courthouse and extending up
Fourth street for Several blocks, the
decorators have strung flags and great
streamers of bunting of the official col
ors adopted by the carnival committee.
Thousands of colored electric light
globes are being strung across the
streets and on building fronts. As a
matter of fact. everything is now
ready for the carnival. Not a detail
has been neglected. The supreme coun-
ell of the Holy Ghost society will hold
its convention in San Rafael during the
time when the carnival spirit holds its
sway over the city.
In addition to the program already
printed, the committee announced yes
terday that arrangements had been
made for a balloon ascension and a
number of other free attractions Sep
tember s. September Ii will witness
the opening of the first session of the
grand lodge of the Holy Ghost society.
The officers and members of the organ
ization will meet at the /. d. Z. S. hall.
From there they will march to st.
Rafaels church. where pontifical high
mass will be celebrated. Bishop Ira
janopolis will officiate at the ceremo-
MES held in the church.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
USUAL LARGE CLASS
OF FRESHMEN REGISTER
Not as Many Goods as Reported
Last Year at Stanford
University

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Sept. q
The registration of freshmen at Stan
ford university was held today. and
up to a late hour this afternoon all in
dications point to as large class as
was enrolled last year at this time.
When the registration was closed last
year 395 new students had been matric-
ulated. This year 377 have passed the
regulations of registrati ton, and it is
expected by Registrar o. E. Elliott that
the number of last year will be
equaled before closing. The registra-
tion of yesterday has been found to ex-
ceed that of last year by eight. the
total number of old students now en-
rolled being 988, as against $50 last
year.
The number of women students who
were eligible to register today was not
reached, but enough are on the so
called waiting list to fill the 80 va
cancies.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
CALIFoRNIANs In NEW YORK

SfECiAl1 DlSPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-The following
Californians are registered in New
York:
From San Francisco-R. L. stern
berg, at the Waldorf Astoria; Mrs. A.
Berlen, at the Broadway Central; b.
Borehaus. at the st. Denis; c. Ray, at
the Martha Washington; G. E. Starr, at
the Plaza hotel; DR.. w. Boericke. at
the Manhattan, G. A. Bradley, at the
Hotel Navarro; w. G. Hartraufe, at the
Park Avenue; r. T. Rolph. Miss r..
Rolph, at the Hotel latham C. j. Han
len, at the Savoy; A. II. Payson. at the
Netherland: w. Young. at the Gerard;
w. o. Butler, at the Belmont; C. Four
nier, at the Hoffman; Mrs. p. ]. Kn,id-
sen. at the Murray Hill: A. G.. Scott, at
the Continental hotel; f. A. Ward. at
the Hotel Churchill; ]. f. Riley. at the
Continental; G. S. Scovel, at the Broz-
tell.
From Los Angeles-B. p. Clark. at
the MURRAY Hill; f. Clark, at the Hotel
Bristol; 9. nj West, at the Hotel Cadtl-
lac, Miss b: b. Brown, II. J. Potter, at
the Hotel Victoria: C. r. Cowan. at the
Grand; e. J. Prehm. at the Grand hotel:
y. w. Courtney. at the Albany Miss r.
Gflcher. at the Hotel Navarro: r. G..
Neustadter. al the Holland house: Miss
y. A. shannon at the Hotel Navarro:
G. j. Teagle. at the Grand Union; ] M.
Fuller. at the Breslin; F. Helm, at the
Hotel Cadillac.
From Oakland-Misse Wood. H. I'll.
Wood. at the st. Denis: Miss G. Mar
timer. Mrs. P. Martinez. at the Belve-
dere
From Eureka-F. S. Alderman. at
the Herald Square,
From Pasadena-C. w. leighton. f.
n. leighton, at the st. Denis
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
.Army.0rders

ders: Captains Thomas b. Lamcreus
and Andrew Hero Jr. and First Lieu
tenant Wenley w. X Hamilton. coast
artillery corps, Will report on October
10 TO Lieutenant Colonel Frederick
Marsh, coast artillery corps president
Of the examining board. at the Presidio
of San Francisco, for examination to
A board OF officers to consist of Lieu
tenant Colonel Frederick Marsh Majors
john w. Ruckman, Gustaye w. s. Ste
vens. Captain Charles L. Foster and
First Lieutenant Herbert c. Gibner.
coast artillery corps. is appointed to
meet at the Preside of San Francisco
for examination of officers of the. coast
artillery corps. for promotion.
BY direction of the president. First
Lieutenant George c. Mullen, retired.
is detached as professor of military
science and TACTICS at st. Mathews mil
itary school. Burlingame Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
.DUSkY Juno DONSl
DIRECTOIRE GOWN
Attracts General Atte7tl0n on
a Ferryboat Going to
SansalitO
Embarrassed by Attention She
Attracted, Woman Pins
Up the Skirt

SAUSALITO. Sept 2.-The directors
has been taken up by darktQwn- Never
before had a woman-wh1te, OlacN VI
brown-invaded SauSalito or Marin
county attired in a sheath gown-thdc
is. never before today.
She was seen first on the ferry com
ing from San Francisco. a tall woman
with a we'll. built figure. Her color
was a rich coffee brown. and her npe'
features were the cause of much COM
ment even before the slit In her gown
was discovered She was attired COM
pletely in black. and on her headsrest-
ed an expensive creation which was
topped off with a waving white ostrich,
feather. Accompanying her was a
heavy set man.
The ferry had hardly left the slip
when a man saw the void in the skirt
which extended up past the knee The
news spread. Men who had been en-
CROSSED in their papers or in picking
winners lost all interest in their
studies. They would carefully fold the
newspapers and nonchalantly wander
toward the end Of the boat where the
dusky couple were standing And then
would come another and then another
Soon the background was filed with
gaping men. The woman. however
did not sem to be conscious Of the
stir that the exposure of a portion of a
well formed limb and the faintest sug-
gestion of a blOomer peering through
the slit was creating She continued
her conversation while the crowd kept
getting larger and larger. Even a few
women Joined the crowd. but they
quickly retreated when the cause OF
the excitement was noted Suddenly
the wearer of the gown turned and
took one look at the mob and with the
utmost calmness left her escort and
proceeded to the wOmen's dressing
room. When she emerged the slit had
appreciably shrunken. A safety pin
had been employed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
DATE SET FOR RALLY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. g.
IT has been announced by President
Jordan that the first big student body
gathering of the semester at which the
freshmen Of the class of 1912 will be
initiated into the customs of the uni
versity will be held week from to-
day in assembly hail. DIR. Jordan will
at this time give the freshmen words
of advice and will also call upon Prof
Der of the faculty. to speak to the un-
dergraduates. At this gathering A. E.
Roth, the student body president for
this year, will make his first appear
ance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
JAPANESE STATESMAN IS
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE
Marquis Inouye Held Many
High Offices in the Mikado's
Cabinets

TOKYO. Sept. marquis Inouye.
one of the most influential of the elder
statesmen of Japan and foster father
of Katsunosuke Enouye. until recently
ambassador at Berlin. is not expected
10 recover from his present illness.
Marquis lnouye was minister of for
e1gn affairs in Prince Ito's cabinet
later was minister Of finance and has
held numerous other portfolios. As one
of the elder statesmen he has had
much TO do with the shaping of the
policies of Japan
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
BARGEMAN DROWNED

POINT RICHMOND. Sept "A man
named Hitter, who was. employed on
a barge of the Santa Fe company, IS
supposed TO have been drowned at
noon today while the barge was on it's
way from Mare island to this place. A
freight car. in which Hiltzer was last
seen at Mare island. was lost over
board from the barge. and when il was
hauled back upon the craft no trace of
Hitter was found The missing man
was about 55 years cid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
ENGINE ExPLoDEs, MEN HURT.

SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. '2.-The en-
gine drawing the first section OF west
bound passenger train No. on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway blew up
this morning near ThompsonS Springs.
Utah. Engineer Lund and Fireman
Redwen were badly ScaIded- The force
of the explosion was terrific. the boiler
being blown clear from the track. but
the train was going at only moderate
speed and other damage was not heavy
None of the passengers was hurt
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
PETER JORDAN STRICKEN

While unhitching horse from his
buggy at o'clock last evening on Van
Ness avenue, between Turk and Eddy
streets, Peter Jordan of the firm of Jor-
with heart trouble and died while be-
ing taken to the St Francis hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
cALIFoRNIANs GRANTED pArENrs
sPECIAL DISPATCIT 10 TIIE CAIL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-California
patents were issued today as follows.
w. J. Bell. Los Angeles. power an
plying apparatus for operating switches.
}. W. Davis, Los Angeles. electric.
block signaling system.
NJ +. Dougherty. Los Angeles. thread
holder and waNer.
j. G. Fitzsimmons Oakland, oil
burner
r. Forsyth and w W. Hanscom. San
Francisco. automatic stoking indicator
mechanism.
r. Molloye. San Francisco. combfna-
tion fresh and salt water hydrant
G. Walther Oakdale. rake
G. r Woodbury.. San Francisco. but
ter box fastener
y. \. Young. Alameda heating appar
atus.