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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
BERKELEY COUNCIL
FIXES ITS BUDGET
Tax Rate Reduced 6 Cents and a
Close Calculation Made for
Expenditures

BERKELEY, Aug. 30.-The city
council formally fixed the Berkeley tax
rate at IS cents this morning, which,
coupled with the grammar school rate.
which will be Is cents, will mean that
Berkeleyans will ipay 93 cents on each
500 worth of property they own for
the ensuing year.
The IS cent rate will be divided as
follows: Library fund. cents; bonds
and interest, 6 cents; general fund, 81 u
cents; cash basis fund, 1a cents The
total receipts of the city from $274,-
S4750 in taxes and s56,042.05 from
other sources will be s330.SS9.55, while
theN disbursements are expected to be
S330,37S50, leaving a balance at the
end of the year OF only $511.50.
Commissioner r. A. Berry, head of
the department OF finance and revenue,
said that this was close figuring, but,
considering that the council has al
ready balance from last year on hand
amounting to nearly $40,000 there will
be no financial stringency on account
of the close calculations of the budget.
According to Berry's figures the ex-
penses of the various departments for
the year will be: Public offices, $780,
451; police and fire, s9S,717.5O; streets,
parks and Fairgrounds, $4,000; wharf,
$1,000; cash basis, ss.150; library, S1S,-
800; bonds and interest, S21.960
Last years tax rate was SO cents,
within l cent of the maximum amount
allowed by the city charter. The re-
duction is therefore cents for this
year
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
YOUNGEST CITY
HAS BEST SCHOOLS
Richmond Esta blish es
High Standard in Edu-
cational System That
Attracts Best Class
of Citizens

RICHMOND, Aug. 30-While Rich
mond enjoys the distinction of being
the most important manufacturing city
of its size on the coast, it is also one
of the first educationaHy.
When the city was in it's infancy and
had not more than. one hundred people
Richmond started her public schools.
Richmond then belonged to the San
Pablo district, and was entitled to her
portion of money<from the public school
fund The school opened in March of
1901 in Richards Hall, now Peard' S
Hall, on Washington avenue. Mr. A.
Odell was the first teacher, beginning
with fifteen pupils and teaching all
grades from first to sixth, inclusive
The difficulties attending the first eff
forts may easily be imagined. The pu-
pills had come from schools varying in
grades and methods of instruction. Still
the work was started, and from this
small beginning Richmond went ahead
until she now has schools that would
be credit to any community.
The establishing of a high school
was no small undertaking. 1t meant
an additional force of teachers: II
meant an outlay of money for equip
ment necessary for high school work :;
it meant building where this work
could be carried out successfully. There
was but one way to meet this issue and
that was by calling an election and is
suing bonds.
When the election was called there
was not one dissenting voice. In 1907
Professor b. X. Tucker of the Santa
Maria schools, teacher of wide ex-
perience, was selected as the man who
could establish this new Nbranch of
learning with best results to all con-
cerned.
The school was opened in temporary
quarters, while preparations were at
once begun toward the erection of a
high school building on Twenty-third
street. A full four year course was in
troduced at the beginning and the hoI-
fday vacation found sixty pupils en-
rolled. With the completion of the new
home the high school moved to Twenty
third street, where every convenience
known to the modern, up-to- date school
is to be found.
The close of the third year finds five
teachers in its faculty, and a splendid
start has been made toward specializa-
tfon. An orchestra has been organized
by the high school pupils; manual
training for the boys, sewing for the
girls and special chorus work for both
have been some of the features added
this year. The aim of the high school
is to give its pupils practical educa-
tion, and to this end new and practical
lines will be added as the needs demand
them.
While the high school has been on the
alert for new and progressive ideas.
the grammar schools have been equal
ly as active in the stride for advance
nlent.
Richmond now has a splendid Car
negie library. and with her fine high
school and grammar schools is able TO
afford her people as good educational
advantages as there are in the state.
For this reason she is attracting the
best class of people as residents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND SAN EADRO
ARTISTIC HOMES
MAY BE REWARDED
Hillside Club Suggests Refund
of Taxes to Builders OF
Handsome Houses

BERKELEY, Aug. 30.-In Buenos
Aires, South America, commission
appointed by the city offers prize each
year for the best built residence from
an artistic standpoint. The owner is
also presented with his taxes for the
year. Such a scheme may be tried in
Berkeley if the plans of the Hillside
club of North Berkeley are worked out
TO a practical conclusion. The club is
may offer the council good substitute
to encourage the building of artistic
homes here
To further the plan the hillsiders
have asked j. b. Havre to address the
organization September on the sub
ject of "Buenos Aires the Beautiful
He has made a study of the architec-
ture of the South American city and
will tell of the progress he observed
there during a recent visit.
The secretary of the Hillside club
has been in communication with the
public officials of Buenos Aires as we'll
as with the bureau of American repub-
lies at Washington. One Letter told of
the plans for civic development in
architecture in Buenos Aires as follows:
1T is worth mentioning that the
municipal authorities have a commits
sion for the encourag cement of architec-
ture in the city, and a prize is offered
yearly for the most attractively de-
signed structure erected. In addition
to this reward for the architect, the
owner of the building is excused from
the payment of taxes that would legally
be imposed upon the premises. The
building line, that is, the height of the
structure relative to the width of the
street. is carefully established and the
law regarding it is rigidly. enforced.
Fortunately neither the habit nor the
taste of the inhabitants encoura ges
high buildings; the area is so great that
no special demand need arise for a
central but congested business portion.
and therefore violation of the law
would not only be crime but an un-
pardonable offense against the artistic
sense which is so characteristic of the
Latin race
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
VERNON-ROCK RIDGE
CLUB BEGINS WORK
Members Start Campaign for
Public improvements

OAKLAND, Aug. So.-The newly or
ganized Vernon-Rock Ridge improve
ment club, which takes in the district
east of College avenue and north from
Clinton to Fifty-ninth street, has COM
menced a campaign for the improve
ment of that section. The work of
cleaning up streets and putting in park
ways has been undertaken, and a COM
mittee has been appointed to interview
the city authorities in an endeavor TO
have Broadway cut through from Ocean
View drive to Claremont park. Fire
and police committees have also been
appointed to secure more adequate pro-
lection for the district. The club has
so members. The officers are: Presi-
dent. f. w Confer; vice president. w.
d. Wells; treasurer, 2. r. Mcmahon;
secretary, C. E. McKinnie; sergeant at
arms G. s. Moss. Meetings are held
at Rock Ridge hall the first and third
Mondays of each month.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
ST. MARKS GUILD
TO RAISE funds
San LeandrO Episcopal Church.
women VIII Give Garden
Party for New EdifiCe

SAN LEANDRO. Aug. .30.-For the
purpose of raising additional funds for
the building of an Episcopal church in
this city. garden party will be held
tomorrow AFTERNOON and evening at the
beautiful home of Mrs 8. F, Mason in
San Leandro road near Halves avenue
by the members of the ST. Marks Epis-
copaI guild of San L.eandro. The guild
has raised nearly $1,000 toward the
erection of church already
An elaborate musical. program. pre-
pared by Miss Helen Fisher is TO be
presented during the afternoon and
evening. Miss Catherine Mccoy. Miss
RuebeRa Jess, Miss Jennie Johnson.
Vice Principal Bohpett of the San Le-
andre grammar school, and a local
quartet viii entertain. Selections will
be. played by the san Leandro Boys
club orchestra.
Artistic booths have been. erected
where all manner OF refreshments. fan
cy articles and mysterious packages
will be sold. Mrs. Mason, president of
the guild. has appointed the following
committees to have charge of the vart-
Gus booths:
Refreshments-Mrs- J. Cline Mrs c. Cowie
and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith.
Candy and puneh-Miss A. GOwie and Miss
Aprons-Sirs Charles Rider. Mrs. win Gun
ningham and Mrs. Crabtree.
Mystery bOoth-Mrs Nsher. Miss +. ROtalck
and Miss May Cunningham
The officers of the guild are:
Mrs B. +. Mason, president; Mrs. j. Cline,
vice presidents Mrs C. Spur, secretary and
treasurer
Last Sunday the first Episcopal serv-
ices in San Leandro were held in the
Masonic temple. with c. COwie. a lay
reader, officiating. A Sunday school
was organized
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
CAPITALIST Will
FILED FOR PROBATE
Charles H. King Left Fortune to
His Widow and Four
Children

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-The will of
Charles H. King, the Oakland capital
ist, who died August 20, was filed for
probate today in the county clerk s
office. 1t leaves half of his fortune to
his widow Kate King, and the other
half to her to hold in trust until her
death for the benefit of her four chill
dred, Edward r., Joseph II. and
Charles H. King Jr. and Mrs. Pearl
King Tanner, all of whom are now OF
age. Mrs. King is directed to divide
the income of the property she holds
In trust equally among them.
The estates value is not given in
the petition for probate. King owned
valuable improved real property in the
heart of the business section of Oak
land.
Three years ago he formed the
Charles.H. King estate company. with
a capital stock of 50, 600, 900, which took
over most of his holdings. King made
his will June % of this year less than
two months before his death.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
BEVANF OPERA COMPANY
TO PRODUCE HOFFMAN,
Love Tales" to Be Given First
Time Tonight

OAKLAND. Aug. 30.-At Idora park
tomorrow the Bevani opera company
viii make its initial production of
Omen nbach's famous opera, THE Love
Tales of Hoffman," The opening of
the opera has been delayed a number
OF times. and interest has increased
proportionately. For tonight the house
is nearly sold out. and during the re-
naming five performances of the Love
Tales at Idora crowded houses are
sure to greet the beautiful opera.
AS this celebrated. opera has not been
heard in the bay cities for number of
years. interest is running high in the
coming production. The Bevanis state
that their production viii excel any
previous presentation of the opera here.
Judging from the advance sale. the
I'VE performances of the Love Tales"
at Idora viii create a new record for
the Bevani season. A matinee will be
given on Saturday. Saturday night will
end the engagement of the Bevani
opera company at Idora.
AS q compliment TO the Idora man
agement the Bevani company will give
a concert in the theater Sunday after
noon and evening. The artists will rem
der their favOrite selections and the
orchestra and chorus will I'LL out the
program.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
women STUDENTS
TO sing comedy
:.
Preparations Being Made by
University Treble CIef TO
Stage "The Mikado"

BERKELEY. Aug. S0.-The univer-
sity Treble Clef. the premier musical or
ganization of the university women,
has announced that THE Mikado" has
been chosen as the opera which will
be staged this year by the society. 1t
will be sung in the Idora park thea
ter, Oakland, october 2l. under the
direction Of Paul Steindorff, the veter-
an leader. Frederick Carlisle has been
engaged to coach the women for the
play.
In preparation for the production,
tryouts We're held by the club yester-
day and 16 women were passed. OF
these nine were selected to fill exist
ing vacancies to bring the club up to
its fun quota OF 40. as follows:
Regina Kinslow Cora Brandt
Phyllis Mcguire Antoinette Mikau.
Marion Rust Ienora Salsig
Doris Spencer Ellen Steindorf
E Harrington
On the waiting lists were placed:
Agnes Boone Lucille Addison
Kathleen Devine MAY Fairchild
r. Garrigue E. McAnney
May Putnam
Miss Jeanette Miller is president
of the Treble Clef society for the en-
suing year and Miss Mabel Woodman
vice president. other officers are:
Secretary, Marguerite Kenny; treasur-
er, Marion Cay; executive committee,
Alice Hicks, Florence Doyle and Madge
Woodman.
Tryouts and rehearsaIs for the opera
will be held in the near future.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
NEEDS OF CHILDREN
URGED BY WORKERS
Welfare League Speakers Sug-
gest That Homes Should
Be More Attractive

OAKLAND, Aug. 3o.-An enthusiastic
: mass meeting was held under the aus.
plces of the chiId,s Welfare league oi
:. -Slameda county at the Lockwood
school, Fitchburg. last night. Several
addresses were delivered on the work
of the organization
The hrst- speaker was Chief Assistant
=Probation. officer Snedigar. who said in
part;
People should know that children.
like parrots, are imitators. Moral
-. character is indeed the product
Principally or suggestion. Boys
breathe IN their ideas of propriety,
p IlEelr standards Of right and wrong,
OF what IS success and what is fun,
from their parents and companions.
OBLIGATIONS OF PARENTS
~ The home should be more at
LIac1lNe. Parents owe more than
+ bread and a bed to boy. They owe
-c9mpanionship. The playground of
~ 4ale boy should be his home, with
=-.- lis parents as playmateS. That
too many parents are too worried
SetLlng and keeping work, or too
~ worn out from work. TO do this
~ : pty. even though they wish to, is
+. Z serious Indictment of our eco
- = l@ll1Ic sitaa ton.
MIS- EvelNn Webster Of Alameda
said that the league should and would
waEe an endless war against conditions
3 that ca rrjed abnormal conduct on the
part Of the children. She asserted that
more than 500 boys and girls had
passed through the Alameda county
detention home in one year
PROTECTION. FOR GIRLS
In speaking on the subject. Keeping
Girls Out of the Juvenile Court AS
-sistant Probation officer Alice Richard.
son declared that il was largely an
economic problem She said:
Our girls are Of two. sorts girls
under WHO have 10 go out to
work, in domestic service. stores or .
factories. and girls whose mothers
have to so out 10 work Such work
Ing girls are.s subject to unusual
temptations, and do not have a fair
CHANGE. Asa relief from humdrum
work they seek pleasure and find
sin IN disguise. The mother who
is widowed and has TO work can
not +fulhll her duties as "A mother.
II She has TO work because ner
husband Is drunkard or deserter,
IL is as bad or worse
The girl under IS should not be
permitted to work: she should be
at school or at home preparing for
-ller life work The widow with
cl1il dEefl 10 care. for should be pen
stoned by the state until the chill
dren are able TO fight the worlds
battle.
B.. The man who fails to provide for
his family should go TO the state
- WrorRhDUse. build state highways.
and his family should be paid dol
lar a day as his wages. While this
program sounds costly. it is in
initely cheaper than TO let things
drift and support the spoiled chill
dren as criminals in prisons and
-. reformatories later on.
Probation Officer Ruess said that
to enforce the laws for the protection
Of children more probation officers were
needed He declared that with the
present force more work was thrust
upon them than they could accomplish,
and that a dollar spent by the COM
1nunity in probation work was two
dollars saved against the future of the
youth.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
LOCAL FERRY TRAINs-Wa o,kI-,S o..

LSShL rEhnf ihAlhS-tia Oakland Pier
70 oakland Berkeley. Bergman East Oakland ara
Fruifvais-Dahy-From 500 an and every twenty
minutes until 100 pm. inclusive, then 40 400
SW 94O 100. n.00. 1l.40 pm. 1920 and
TO sathes and neross via Seventh st-Dsav-Frum
900 am, and every twenty minutes until 100 n m
inclusive. then 7.40. So 500. 9I40 1920, ilO
and II. 40 pm.
To ssonshurst-Daily Except sundav-soo zoo soo
900 an. go, 400. 400 SEQ. $40 pm. Sunday
only 900 loco am. LOO, zoo. 900. 400. 500
70 Oakland First ST., FrultaIs. Alameda vi. Har,.xho.
t-Daiy-From t6.00. go am. and every twenty
minutes until go am. inclusive; then 900 %
1000. 10. 20. 11G0 lI.20 an u n u 20 d O0 Ifn
200. 30. 400. 320. "a 40 pm. and every txsnfv
minutes until 7 pm. inclusive; 7.40 SO eco Qs0
1920. ll.00 and 11-40 pm. 1870 and 1e0 am
Additional train 10 Oakland First ST. 21S an
To West 5erksisy-Daly Except Smday--Frou, 6no
and every twenty Esinutes untlS % \, ;nrln
sive. then 900 am. and every hour until 40<1 : :,
inciusve then 40 pm. and every twenty min,fe.
until 100 pm. inclusive: then 7l0 nm. 500 Q0n
$40. 100. 11.00. II 10 pm. and l220am
To West BerkeIsy-Sundays only-From son ~
then 100, TAO $40, 900 am inclusive: thsu an n,
am and every twenty minutes 700 I'M inrlrs;-s.
then 40 pm. $50 600. 940. 1920 II.00- n ~
pm. and 1870 am -@--'
To corbin-Dsly Except Sundsy--Fron 5O0am ,rd
every 20 minutes until $40 an lnclusiv. 49,.
900 1000 am. 1900 m. LOO 200 300 4f0 IN
40. 500. $50, $40 and 500 pm -'s
To coroin-Sundays only--Fron 800 am. fben Qao
an. $50 an and every twenty minutes Until
500 pm ~
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
BERKELEY WOMAN DIES
AFTER YEARS ILLNESS
Mrs. Emily ]. Northon, "a Years,
Succumbs to Paralysis

BERKELEY. Aug. 3o.-The funera
Of. Mrs Emily ]. Northon, relict OF
Jarvis Northon, well known merchant
tailor OF San Francisco, who died yes
terday aged "a as the result of an at
tack Of paralysis, viii be held at 2 :3C
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Z. @. Fletcher
2OII Duncan street. Rev. John H. Lath-
rop and Rev. Bradford Leavitt Of the
Unitarian church will conduct the
services Interment viii be in Noun.
tain View cemetery.
Mrs Northon, who was native oi
Kew Hampshire. came to California 81
years ago and lived in San Francisco
until the fire. when she came to Berke-
ley.
A daughter. Mrs. Clara n. Johnson
and two sons, Frederick w. and James
c. Northon, survive.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
FOND EMBRACE is
SHARPLY REPULSED
Railroad Engineer Nearly Conn
mitS Harikari

OAKLAND. Aug. 3O.-William Leach.
who takes care of the free lunch coun-
ter in West Oakland saloon, entered
the barroom late last with his arms
laden with a tray of fresh viands, and
a carving knife clutched in his hand
The blade of his knife was extended
from him. Walter Griffin. a Southern
Pacific engineer of 913 Wood street.
was so rejoiced at seeing the fresh
grub that he ran to embrace Leach
The point of the knife was driven into
his abdomen as he leaned against the
lunchman, and he had to be taken to
the hospital. Leach was arrested and
held for Investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
TELEPHONE COMPANY'S
DEEDS TRANSFERRED
Bay Cities Corporation Secures
Alameda County Property

OAKLAND. Aug. 30.-Deeds were
placed on record today. transferring
the property of the Home telephone
company of Alameda to the Bay Cities
Home telephone company. The latter
corporation has also taken over the
property of the Home telephone COM
pany of San Francisco All OF the
companies will be operated under the
Bay Cities Home telephone company.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
BERKELEYANS WILL ,
OPPOSE ANNEXATION
City Officials to Urge Defeat of
y. Movement

BERKELEY. Aug. 30.-Speakers op-
posed TO the union Of Berkeley and
Oakland will be heard at Fraternity
hall, West Berkeley, Friday night.
There win be free discussion of the
questions concerning annexation. The
speakers against annexation. will be
; Charles H. Spear, Max Thelen, Earl H.
Webb, Commissioner Christian Hoff,
City Attorney Frank Stringham, ]. T.
Renas and others.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND. Aug 30.-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Erwin A. Kruse. %, and Madeline o. Cohn,
- both OF Berkeley.
orviiie smith. %. and Laura williams. p,
beth Of Oakland.
Prank =. putt. 30. San Diego, and Fife NJ
Wilson. 20. Akron o.
Theodore G. Finley. "a. Los Angeles and
Madelaine Villas -, Berkeley.
Louis Pierce. %. and Ethel worthingtOn, a,
both Of Oakland.
both Of Glovcrsville. \. \.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31

HELD FOR ARSON Oakland Aug SO.-Iazor
Brooks and Hyman Friedenberg were held for
trial before the superior court by Police Judge
Smith this afternoon on charge of arson
Bail was set at 81 900 for each defendant
The men owners Of a grocery at 3S46
West street, which was burned on the night
OF August H.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
r1I1p1No 1EcruRE ToN1eHr- 3

FILIPINO LECTURE TONIGHT Berkeley. Aug
Bop. F. Jernegan, for nine years member
islands and associate OF Prof ID. P. Bar
rows, former director of education there, VIII
give an illustrated lecture before Professor
Barrows' class in room 113. California hail.
tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock The sub
feet of the lecture will be The Filtpinos and
Their Masters The general public will be
admitted.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31

DRUG CLERK ARRESTED-Oakland Aug 80
Charles Teass clerk employed at F. NJ
Ieass' drug store, Twentieth street and San
Pablo avenue, arrested this morning on A
charge OF selling narcotics. the complaint
being made by state inspectors. Bail of s5o
was given. Teass will be arraigned in the
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-31
ELECTRIC SUBURBAN VIA sAUsALITo

Sausalto. Mill Valley, San Rafael-Daily
every 80 minutes from 6:45 a. m. until 9:45
a. M. hourly until 2:45 p M, then 3:15 p. m.
and every 80 minutes until 7:45 p. M, then 900,
lo:35 D. m. and 1901 a. (On Sundays in
addition-Every 30 minutes from 9:45 a. m. to
3:15 p M. excepting 2:15 p. m.)
Fairfax-Leaves f6:45, 7:15. 7:45, SIS. S:45,
9:f5 9:45 t1015. 1915. +11:15 IL 40 a. M. !;
4l215, 1915. t1:15, las, 2:45. 3:15, 3:45. Alb,
445. 5:15, 5:45. 6:15, 6:45, f7:15, 7:45, 900.
ss1035 p. M, t12:01 a. m.
San Quentin via San Rafael-s:45 a. M, las
p.
Tiburon and Belvedere-Week days. 40. 900.
s1o:45 a. m. (s12:45 p. m. Saturdays only. $3.50.
$50 p. m. Sundays-1:30, 900. 11:0O a. m.
1890 $3.50, $50 p. M, and s12:01 a. m.
Except Sunday. tSunday only. saturday only.
ssSaturday and Sunday only sVia Sausallto.
Pacific Transfer Company's agents are author
ized to check baggage direct from residence.