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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-17
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-" Elko, Nevada 80
The CLUB LODGING-HOUSE

Mrs: Roach has opened the Club
Lodging House in the Dotta building,
over the Free Press Office, The rooms
are, all newly furnished and everything
is frst7class and home-like. Rooms
rented by the day. week or month. The
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-17
WARNING

All persons are hereby. warned not to
fish, hunt OF. trespass upon either of
my ranches. above and below Carlin,
under penalty of prosecution to the
limit.
THoS. GRIFFIN,
Carlin, Nevada, May 4, 1909
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-17
Warming

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt or fish on my RANCH under penalty
of prosecution to the full, extent of the
law.
William Hunter.
Elko, Nevada, August, 80, 1909.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
DR.. j. B. ROGERS MAY BE
ADDED TO HEALTH BOARD
Vacancy in Alameda Sanitary
Department to Be Filled

ALAMEDA, July 29.-Dr. J. B. Rog-
ers is TO be asked 10 accept the place
on the. board Of health made vacant
by the expiration Of the term of DR..
J. Emmett Clark The four members
Of the board, whom Mayor William H.
Noy declared were q disgrace to the
city and should be ousted," ara said
70 be favorable TO Doctor Rogers.
The mayor has failed to make good
his threat that he would prefer charges
against the present members OF the
board Of health. DR.. James A Ellis
a present member, said:
The name Of Doctor Rogers has
been suggested TO fill the vacancy ex-
listing It is not absolutely essential
10 have another member on the board,
but the charter calls for FIVE members.
and: there is work enough for this
number All the recent talk about
reputable medical men not being will
ing to serve on the board is bosh. I
have spoken with several prominent
physicians Of the city and they would
all; be willing TO serve If their duties
permitted
The effort of Mayor Noy to Gust the
board Of health was characterized by
DR.: L ". Stidham as dirty politics"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
TO SING GROUP OF
THE BARD OF AVON
Mrs. M. E. Blanchard VIII APP
pear at Last Recital of the
Summer Session

BERKELEY, July 2s.-One OF the IN
teresting features of the song recital
to be given in Hearst hall tomorrow
night by Mrs. NJ. E. Blanchard is
group of four songs taken from the
works of Shakespeare. These COM
positions have been included in the
program because of the fact that the
last three entertainments Of the sum-
mer session have been devoted to
sha kespearean subjects.
Mrs. Blanchard is one of the most
popular sopranos of the bay region, and
a her first recital in Hearst hall was
so well attended several weeks ago, u
is believed that large audience VIII
greet her. Miss Edna Wilcox. talent
ed pianiste, will accompany Mrs. Blan-
chard.
The program will be as follows:
Tunri dsl caro- Bene tSecchi); Suzzoso, mic
Stjzzoso lPergolesi; Standchen tbrahmsi' IN
Herbst (Franz). - ,,,,,
Robin Adair When Love is Kind tarlsnl
Margoton French, Wha'n be King but Charlie
-Four shakesperian songs: Should He upbrsid
frsisbopl. Willow Willow ttraditionall
where the Bee Sucks CDR. Arnol; Hark, Harki
Nav Dew 1Weithev): The 0uld Plaid Shaw
CHaynesl: They Say tRandegger)
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MAKES HIS ESCAPE
WnIlfOFFIC[RWAIT
Charles Reyes, "Joy Rider I'm
der Arrest, Outwits Detec-
tive of Berkeley

BERKELEY, July 29.-Requesting
that Detective Sergeant Henry Jami-
son await him while he secured some
articles of clothing which he desired
before he was taken to Jail, Charles
Keyes, member Of well known fam
lily, arrested for stealing horse and
buggy from the real estate firm of
Wood G. Tatum of this city, jumped
out of a window in the second story
of his home at 2239 Ellsworth street
late this afternoon and made his escape.
Keyes, who has been in the tolls of
the police before for Joy riding" in
one conveyance or another. had just
before his escape faced Judge r.. B.
Tappan on his arrangement for the
theft of the horse and buggy from the
realty firm. The case was set for
hearing August 2.
Then Keyes asked permission to go
to his home to secure clothing and
If possible arrange for his bonds. De-
tective Jamison accompanied him
himself and made his quick escape.
1t was 10 minutes before Jamison
suspected that his prisoner had taken
French leave and he at once instituted
search, with the discovery that
young Keyes had jumped out OF the
second story window.
Keyes was arrested a short time ago
for refusing to pay for joy ride in
an automobile. He hired the machine
in Oakland and spent nearly day in
seeing the sights of Oakland, Berke-
ley and Alameda, including the road
houses of the first and last cities.
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OAKLAND, July Getty Auditor
completed his arduous labors on the
budget for the fiscal year 1909-10 and
has sent his compilations to the printer
to be put into shape for consideration
by the city council Monday night. AT
that meeting of the council Gross will
advocate continuance of the present
tax rate of $1.2o on each 500 of valua-
ton.
He announced today that the police.
street and fire departments are given
substantial increases in his estimates
over the appointments of last year.
Part of the estimated income from all
sources of s1.so7.OOo will be distrib-
uted in the following measure:
The park commission, which asked
for $4,000, will get $4,000. In
cluded in that amount is $4,000 for
the building of park streets. which i'm
provements are also iten1ized in the
street department fund
The playground commission re-
quested an apportionment of $4,000
and will get, according to Gross al
lowance, $4,000. Provision is also
made in the budget for $4,000 for the
Improvement of Bushrod park and
$1,000 for West Oakland park, which,
as children's romping places, are under
the Jurisdiction of the playground COM
mission. The park and playground
funds are notable in that they are the
first funds under these headings to be
placed in the city fiscal system under
separate municipal commissions.
Special appointments TO defray
costs already authorized by the city
council, with the stipulation that the
payments would fall in the fiscal year
19O9-10, set aside $500 for the im7
provement of Franklin street, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
SIX WELLS WILL SAVE
MONEY FOR THE CITY
Streams Will Yield 100000 Gal
Ions of Water Daily

OAKLAND, July 29.-SiX wells of
flowing water have been found in. the
city park lands, and when the streams
are put to their capacity it is estimated
by the park commission that 400 900
gallons day will be developed, with
the consequent saving to the municipal
ity Of $4,000 annually in irrigation
cost
The water problem was gone into
fully by the commission this morning
in the regular session. A report was
filed on the testing of the last well of
the sixth to-5be discovered, which is in
the East Side park. The equipment on
this side the bay proved to be made
quate for the test. and some delay was
caused while larger apparatus was
brought across the bay. The use of
10000 daily from the one source, which
installation Of artesian pipes in the
tap.
AS the wells are catalogued in the
reports of the park commission, there
are two in the Adams point tract close
to the water edge of Lake Merritt,
which were the first wells found. The
existence of these streams of subter
ranean water led to the discovery of
the others, which are distributed as
follows independence square, one
well; Lakeside park, one we'll; De
Fremery park, one well; and East Side
park, one well, which carries the larg-
est supply of any.
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.W|LLAUGM[NT BAND
FOR FINAL CONCERT
Wagnerian Themes Will Be
Played in the Greek Thea
ter Saturday Night

BERKELEY, July 2e-With a great
ly augmented band, Paul steindorff will
present a grand Wagner program Sat
urday evening at the last of the series
of popular Saturday night band con-
certs which have been given in the
Greek theater during the summer ses-
sion. Many of the best works of the
famous German master will be played
by the band, which. in addition to be-
ing Increased by a number of extra
players in order to play better the
exacting Wagnerian scores. has been
rehearsing faithfully every day on the
difficult music. Director Steindorff
declares that Saturday evenings oon-
cert will be the best of the series.
1t is expected that the largest crowd
of the summer season will attend, as
Saturday is the last day of the summer
school at the University of California,
and many OF the students are preparing
to avail themselves of the opportunity
of hearing this impressive Wagnerian
FESTIVAL before leaving for their homes
The advance sale of tickets for this
attraction has for this reason been
the largest of the season.
The last three or four concerts in
the creek theater have been remark
ably well attended because OF the mild
ness of the weather at the tree shell
tered ampitheater. An additional at
traction will be present Saturday night
in the full moon, which will be up
at the time Of the concert
The program for the concert Is an
attractive one, and includes two solos.
the Song to the Evening STAR from
Tannhauser," and "Walther's Prize
Song from Die Meistersinger"
The program will be:
igsmarsch"; overture. "Rienzin.
album Lear; grand fantasia. pie
Meistersin ger; Song to the Evening
star, from "Tannhauser," Walter Col
verd. BARITONE soloist: "Spinning Cho-
rus. from the Flying Dutchman";
theirs Prize Song" from Die Meister-
singer, w. Mahood, cornet soIoist:
overture, "Tannhauser."
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PLAN DISCUSSED FOR
NEW WATER DISTRICT
Prominent Citizens of Marin
County the Speakers

SAN RAFAEL. July 29.-Preliminary
steps toward the establishment OF a
new water district for the southern
portion Of Marin county We're taken
last night at a meeting held in the
town hall. which was attended by rep
resentatives from the cities and towns
in the district. The meeting was called
by Mayor Pedrotti and was well at
tended. The representatives from Ross
valley. who were Z. G. Schmidel. W.
w. Brown. A. G.. Kettle and F. g.
Wright, expressed themselves as be-
ing in opposition to the scheme. while
the other representatives spoke IA
vorably Of the idea
The plan suggested at last nights
meeting was that the different cities
and towns in the proposed district
should subscribe toward the purchase
of the Marin Valley water company
William Kent of KentheId said that he
considered the plan feasible as did
Attorney T. NJ Dockweiler, Attorney
Thomas B. Boyd and Senator e B.
Martinelh- 1t was said that the water
company would be willing TO sell it's
plant to the peope.
Mayor PedrOtti appointed the mayor
and chief engineer of each city and
town concerned in the scheme on a
committee to determine the cost OF a
water plant.
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WANTS LICENSE FOR
TELLING FORTUNE
City Officials of Berkeley Balk
at Odd Request of
Egyptian Woman

BERKELEY, July 29-Offering to re-
veal the futures of the members of the
city council and the police department
If they would grant her a free license to
tell fortunes in this city. Maria Mochu-
opolis. young Egyptian woman. cre-
ated sensation at the city hall today.
Coupled with the offer for free for
tune the woman offered So to the man
who would issue the license which
would save her from arrest. The IL
cense fee for fortune tellers is $50.
Maria first hailed Commissioner
c. Hoff, head of the department of
health and public safety He saw her
coming, and suspecting the nature of
her errand sidestepped. and she came
face to face with Councilman E. B.
Norton
That official dipomatically passed her
to Councilman r. A. Berry. who in turn
suggested that Commissioner w. f. Nc
Clure was the right man to be seen on
such matters. Mcclure informed her
that Chief Vollmer always issued IL
censes of every kind.
That official was carefully locked in
his office, and Sergeant Clarence d. Lee
told Miss Mochuopolis that he could not
issue a fortune telling license for %
and free revelation. He suggested that
she talk the matter over with Auditor
M L. Hanscom.
But Deputy Fire Chief James Carpen-
ter came in sight at that minute,
wanted his fortune told, but baked on
the question of a license. Miss Muchu-
opolis then went on her way, mutterlng
that an i'll omened horoscope was over
the entire city administration.
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City Auditor Gross Has
Fixed Tentative Budget
Official Apportions Funds So AS to Make
Possible Tax Rate of $12O in Oakland

$4,000 for the permanent paving Of
Piedmont avenue.
In the same category is the reserva-
tion of s9S,5OO for the extension and
the completion of the salt water aux
Hilary system, which will give fire pro-
lection between Clay and Franklin
and First and Fourteenth streets.
Projected and authorized last fiscal
year, this Improvement will be paid
for in 1s09-10. during which span OF
time il is expected the system will be
put into operation.
Gross sets aside also $4,000 for the
dredging and Improvement of Lake
Merritt, which was started early in
1903, and is nearing completion For
the erection of firehouses is fund of
$66,5OO. the work for which this money
is reserved having already been partly
completed or contracted.
Chief of Police Wilson's demand for
more uniformed patrolmen viii be &C
ceded to in a small degree by the ap-
pofntment OF six policemen, after jan
uary /.
For the maintenance and betterment
of the fire department $4,000 above
the amount of last years apport1on-
ment will be given.
The street department will have
available a total of 100000 Last year
s404 600 was apportioned to the depart
ment, but the redistribution of funds.
the division of the street department
and the board of public works, and the
apportionment of $4,000 to the park
and playground funds leaves the SUI
perfntendent of streets several thou
sand dollars more for actual street inn
provement than he had last year.
The sum of $1,000 is set aside for
the equipment and maintenance of the
municipal museum in the old Stanford
residence in Oak street. Curator
Charles Wilcomb has control OF that
apportionment in a large degree.
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the land, knowledge few men possess.
His father. Daniel Bradley, was one of
the first four missionaries sent to Siam
by the Presbyterian church, taking his
post the year that Victoria was
crowned queen of England.
Professor Bradley's sister, Mrs. DAN
lei McGilvary, is now resident of
Siam, and much of the time that the
university scholar spent in the land of
his birth was with her family. He
left here last June for the trip to Siam
Much of the time abroad was spent in
empire and gaining knowledge to aid
him in the preparation of his book,
which he will shortly commence to
write. His trip entailed great hard
ship and on one occasion he travelled
inland several hundred miles on the
back of an elephant to reach tribe
whose dialect was more elemental than
that of the people of the coast.
On his return here Professor Bradley
thought of compiling dictionary OF
the language, but has changed his plan
somewhat and will now write a COM
prehensive account of the language and
a sketch of the people of Siam. Later
he may compile the dictionary and
write a history of the people of the
quaint country. Professor Bradley mas
been connected with the faculty or the
university for the last 16 years and Is
highly regarded by his colleagues.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
ENDS SERVICE OF
FORTY-FOUR YEARS
Warning Wilkinson Resigns as
Head of California Institute
for Deaf and Blind

BERKELEY, July 29.-After A years
service as head of the California insti-
tuition for the deaf. dumb and blind,
Warning Wilkinson, who, on account Of
advancing years and falling sight said
he could no longer take up the duties
of the office, rendered his resignation
as head of the institution last night. and
Douglas Keith. for the last 20 years
his assistant, was appointed in his
place at his recommendation.
Wilkinson is one of the best known
educators in the United States and has
devised many systems of instruction of
the blind which have been successfully
used in big schools.
He took charge of the California in
stitute on December 1, 1866. when the
school was situated in San Francisco
at the corner of Fifteenth and Mis-
sion streets. At this time the school
was very small. but under Wilkinson's
leadership has grown until now it COW
ers large tract of ground and occupies
10 large buildings.
Keith has served as executive head
of the institution for some time, and
is fully conversant with the duties Of
the Office. He has worked with Doctor
Wilkinson on several methods of teach
ing the sightless. and devised several
different types of raised letters suitable
for blind reading"
Keith has lived in Berkeley for 10
years. making his home at 2425 Pros
pect avenue, near the institute. He
started his academic career as a
teacher in an eastern blind asylum.
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EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING TIE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
FAILS TO SUPPORT
CHILD IS CHARGE
Berkeleyan Faces Arrest for
Alleged Refusal to Provide
Money for Little One

BERKELEY. July 2e.-After holding
up warrant all day for the arrest of
Ralph l. Brock for the nOnsupport of
his child by his first marriage. Judge
r. B. Tappan. acting for Judge Robert
Edgar. issued orders this afternoon for
the release of the warrant and the ar
rest of Brock. His case comes under
the provisions OF the new state law.
Brock is charged by his wife, for
merly Miss Florence May Clarke, with
falling TO support his baby girl. now
years of age. He is said not to have
contributed a cent for the support OF
either his former wife or child and the
charge will be pressed against him.
The issuance of a warrant follows
closely on his second marriage in San
Rafael last month to Miss Virginia
Perry of this city. The nuptials were
celebrated shortly after Mrs. Clarke, in
a sensational affidavit. accused the
young man OF forging checks and es-
Gaping the police dragnet by Mrs
Clarke's generosity. He went east aft
er number Of such exploits. accord
ing to Mrs. Clarke. but came back
here. He is connected with a printing
company here and is said to have a
good salary.
Brock denied the charges OF his
former mother in law and said that he
had given his former wife SIS monthly
for the support OF his child. and that
he was "a victim of persecution
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
SaVant Will Enrich the
Literature of PhllolOgV
Professor c. B. Beach Plans Work Dealing
With the Language of the Siamese

BERKELEY, July $50 fix the
place of Siamese among the tongues of
the world Prof. Cornelius Bradley
Beach. head of the department of
rhetoric of the university, has COM
meneed the arduous task OF classifying
that language and will soon publish a
volume dealing with Siamese which has
baffied linguists for years.
Professor Bradley's sabbatical year
from 1908 to 1909 was spent among the
Siamese and he has started work on
the book. which will be unique of its
kind among the publications of the
world.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
The work will be a comprehensive
study of Siamese, giving its derivation,
growth, development and place among
the languages of the world. This work
has never before been undertaken by a
scholar, both on account of the diff
culties of mastering the native tongue
and of the time involved in the task.
Professor Bradley, who is one of the
best known scholars and students on
the campus, is pre-eminently fitted for
such a task, however, and no other
linguist in America could undertake
the completion of the book he contem.
plates with such certainty of success.
FATHER WAS MISSIONARY
He was born in Siam and knows
thoroughly the habits and customs Of
the people, as well as the folk lore OF
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HUDBY'S AFFINITY
GIVEN IHRASHING
Wife Trails Spouse and Attacks
His Alleged Charmer When
the Couple Meet

ALAMEDA. July 2s.-With slap
and 9 scream and a scream and hair
pull. Mrs. Gus Schroeder, the pretty
wife OF a locomotive engineer, attacked
Mrs. Belle Mglett, a prepossessing
blonde. near the corner Of Park street
and Lincoln avenue this evening. The
irate wife pummeled the blonde
severely. yanked out large punches of
the haxen tresses and chased her fair
haired sister for two blocks. With
every blow Mrs. Schroeder would ex-
claim, You will make dates with my
husband; Will you"
Schroeder had just greeted the
woman. whom his wife says is his
affinity. when Mrs. Schroeder, who had
been watching the pair. appeared. and
the screaming. running and hair pull
ing began. Schroeder made no effort
TO calm his wife or to prevent her
from attacking Mrs. Millett. He
slipped away from the scene while his
wife was hotfooting it after the alleged
affinity,
When seen this evening at her home
Mrs. Schroeder said:
I trounced that woman, Belle Mil
lett, for trying to steal my husbands
affections She had been running
after him for about six weeks. 1
spoke 10 him and told him that l
wanted him to quit going with her.
Some days ago I went TO the ark,
Don't Worry. in the tidal canal.
where the woman has been living. 1
saw her and my husband drinking
together. This evening my husband
came home. said that he had to attend
TO some urgent business and that he
would get his dinner at the Oakland
mole.
when he began to dress in his best
clothes 1 suspected that he had made
another date with the Millett woman,
and decided 10 follow him. He primped
UP more than he usually does when he
goes cut and 1 felt certain that he
was TO meet her. 1 trailed him to
the Park street station at Lincoln ave-
nue.. There the Millett woman met
him. and there I met the Millett
woman also. She will have cause to
remember me-