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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21

Watson VIII Make Address.
Especially to The Times Dispatch.1
Roanoke, Va. August 20.--Thomas E.
Watson,6tfo Georgia statesman, author
and orator, to-day accepted an invita-
tion to dolive ran address ut the Roa-
noke Fair, September 1923.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21

John b. pinner. treasurer. IA charter
have races October 20 and III, During
tho satne days there will be In session
here d county school fair, q farm era,
Institute, and O. tenchers' convention.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
OLD WOMAN TELLS
STORY OF FRAUD
Accuses San Francisco Realty
Man of Swindling Her Out
of Property

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-That Tom s.
Brown, a San Francisco real estate
gent, took advantage of her old age
and poor sight TO defraud her
of property in North Berkeley. is the
charge made against him today by
Mrs. Eliza Huyck, in a suit she filed
against Brown and others. The story
she tells is an involved one of many
transactions, in which she began by
contracting to purchase lot in Berke-
ley and wound up by finding that she
had lost all she had expended
Mrs. Huyck says that she agreed to
buy the lot for s1,45O and to erect
house on it. She paid a large amount
of the money and commenced the erec-
ton of the house when she realized
that she needed about $4,000 more to
complete it. II was then. she declares,
that Brown took advantage of her.
First of all. she says, he got her to
sign a mortgage. Later, representing
TO her that she had signed a carbon
copy and not the original, he induced
her to make her signature all over
again. She had no glasses at the time,
and took it for granted that what she
signed was the mortgage Brown rep
resented it to be. Instead of that,
she now declares, it was an assign
ment of all her interests in the prop
erty to Brown.
Since that time, Mrs. Huyck alleges,
Brown has mortgaged his interest in
the property to Mrs. Sara Sparhawk
for $4,000. This mortgage, she says,
was entered into by Mrs. Sparhawk
with knowledge of the true state of
affairs. and Mrs. Sparhawk is named a
defendant. The North Berkeley land
company, the Marsh-Girvin company,
Clement T. Nance and a number of
others who have liens or purported
liens against the property are also
named as defendants.
The suit is brought to have the mort
gage to Mrs. Sparhawk set aside as
fraudulent, and to determine the exact
claims of all the other lien holders.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
loan TO BIRDMAN
MAY HINDER Flight
Plaster on AeropIane viii Pre-.
vent Excursion Beyond Linz
its of Alameda County

OAKLAND. Aug. $50 common are
aeroplanes becoming now that they
have become subjects for chattel mort
cages. When you want to raise money
enough to pay the rent. instead of
taking your wife's sealskin or dia-
monds to your uncle's, all you have to
do is to put a plaster on your flying
machine.
Blaine Selvage, an aeronaut and in
ventor, found few days ago that he
needed money. He went TO an ac-
quaintance and offered his aeroplane as
security for a $500 loan. 1t was ac-
cepted and the chattel mortgage,
whereby the Selvage machine is the
security of John Labelle, was filed for
record today.
Selvage, if his machine scars, must
confne his flying to Alameda county,
for the law of chattel mortgages is
that the thing mortgaged may not be
moved out of the county where the
mortgage is recorded without the con-
sent of the holder of the mortgage.
If he flies across the Contra Costa line
or falls into the bas, too close to San
Francisco Selvage will be liable to ar
rest, unless he first makes terms with
the mortgage.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
OAKLAND ARSON CASES
ARE HEARD IN COURT
Examination of Shop Keepers
Charged With Burning Store

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-The prelimi-
nary examination of Lazor Brooks and
Hyman Friedenberg, storekeepers of
3S46 West street, charged with arson
because of the burning of their shop,
began this morning before Police Judge
Smith. Prosecuting Attorney Hennes-
sey appeared against the prisoners.
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy. 1907 West
street testified that she saw the men
leave their store and lock the door at
10 o'clock the night of August II. They
went in opposite directions, walking
rapidly, and a few minutes later the
fire was discovered by w. r. Stewart,
contractor of $500 West street
Brooks and Friedenberg have told the
police that they left the store at 8
o'clock
Miss Mary Arboreal of 779 Apgar
street. who was in the store at $50
o'clock the night of the fire. testified
that the men were then preparing to
close their shop.
The examina ton was continued until
August 80. Attorneys Clinton G. Dodge
and Helm Goldman represented the de-
PENDANTS.
Arthur Nagel. Israel Lever and VIII
liam Schoenfeld. charged with arson
because OF a fire at East Fourteenth
street and Pomona avenue, which
Schoenfeld's fat above, were arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Quinn
They will be examined September s.
The case of Ng Gee, a Chinese tea
merchant, likewise charged with arson,
was set for the same date. Gees, store
at SQ31a Webster street was burned
July 49,
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
BOARD WOULD PREVENT
DREAD INFANT DISEASE
Doctors Requested to Report
Cases of Unusual Malady

OAKLAND. Aug. 25--Dr. + N Ever,
health officer of this city, has requested
physicians to report 10 the board of
health at once all suspected cases OF
anterior pollomy elitis," the strange
and fearful disease known as infant
paralysis That isolated cases of the
malady. which is conta giOus, have ap-
peared in all parts of the world is
known. and the health board fears that
some have occurred in the bay region.
But the detection Of the disease is un-
certain. owing to the resemblance of
the symptoms TO Ia grippe, neuritis,
rheumatism and bulbar paralysis.
which has in several known cases re-
suited in false diagnoses
THE disease is now recognizable by
able physicians" said Doctor Ever.
although the virus that brings IL has
never been isolated and is not definitely
known. There is campaign on to
have the disease put among the re-
portable, quarantinable, contagious dis
eases
1T is very contagious. Because OF
the ignorance of the new disease and
it's dread character every effort should
be made to study il and come to an
understanding of IL. We do not at
present know what treatment will dc
and must, if any cases are found. mitf-
gate Its inroads by isolating the suf-
ferer"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
PLUMBERS WANT THEIR
MEMBERS ON BOARD
Equal Representation With Ply
sicians Sought in Charter

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-That half the
members of the board of health be
master plumbers is the purport of
petition to the freaholders made by
j. A. McCarl president of the master
plumbers association. The employing
plumbers wish to have the personnel
of the health board outlined in the
new charter, so that their craft will
have equal representation with the
medical profession.
Other large cities reads the petit
ton, have master plumbers on the
board of health, such as San Francisco,
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
TT is necessary that rules and regu-
lations and ordinances be drawn up for
the examination and guidance OF the
plumbing profession. Who is better
able to do this than the plumbers
themselves? Who is better able to
judge the quality of work than the
man with the practical knowledge?
Therefore we, the master plumbers
of the city of Oakland, request your
honorable body to arrange the board
of health so that at least one-half be
composed of master plumbers"
In arguing the plumbers point Nc
Carl asserted that plumbers and physi-
clans are called to sick beds together.
one to cure the illness. the other to
remove the insanitary cause.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
Suburban Brevities

FIRE DAMAGES DwELLMG-Alameda, Aug
PA fire in the basement Of the dwelling at
1888 Park avenue, owned by J. H. Bamta
damaged the building and contents this after
to the extent OF $780,. The cause Of the
blaze was not discovered.
LAW CLUB oRGANIzES-Berkeley Aug 25-
g. L. RAIDER. a graduate student in law, has
been named as chancellor Of the John Marshs II
law club OF the students. Hugh O'NefIl was
elected as clerk. The club which holds moot
courts, is making plans for the years work.
CONTRACTOR ARRESTED Berkeley, Aug. %.
Joseph F. Kfngren. Oakland contractor,
living at 5T9 Sixty-slxth street, arrested
this morning for contempt Of court for failing
to appear when summoned In civil suit. He
was later released on his promise to attend
the hearing.
POLICE IN ERRoR-0akland, Aug. 25.-A O.
Evans OF 1916 East Twenty third street has
complained that the police erred in recording
bis White Buick automobile, No. 21 800, as
one which struck 1aborer at East Foa1r-
teenth street and Twentieth avenue. several
days ago. Evans said that the auto In the
accident was red machine. not his. as was
reported.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
COUNTIES BORDERING FRANCISCO
AGED PHYSICIAN
dies in BERKELEY
DIR. j. d. Wilson, Old School
Practitioner, Snccumbs to
Bright's Disease

BERKELEY. Aug. 25.-Dr. Job Den
mis- Wilson. a member of the Old
school of physicians of San Francisco.
where he practiced for nearly 40 years
and an associate of Docton Kenyon
Doctor Blake and others who gTadu-
ated with him many years ago from
the Cooper medical college, died TINS
morning at his home at Cloyne court
from Bright's disease Doctor Will
son, who was within month or
reaching his eightieth year, hsd
grieved greatly for his wife, VINO
died a little over a year ago after a
married life of yearly 56 years
Musician, reader and astronomer
Doctor Wilson was the center OF the
literary and scientific set OF the bay
cities, and he was one of the best
known physicians in San Francisco
His clientele in obstetrics. his spe-
cialty. was very large at the time OF
his retirement. about is years ago.
He came to Berkeley after the nre
and since then had been a constant
attendant at the university, his Wnlte
locks and massive brow attracting
considerable attention in the class
rooms of the younger students
Coming from his birthplace in Sha-
ron. Ontario, Cam about 40 years ago.
Doctor Wilson pract1ced Tor time III
Sonoma, but later removed to San
Francisco, where he made his home
and engaged in the practice of his
profession.
He leaves no relatives here except
cousin, Mrs. Davis Wilson. who was
visiting him at the time of his death.
His valuable estate will be divided
among relatives in Canada.
The funeral services will be held
Co from (tlOXne court
at IL o'cloclS the services to be con-
Quoted by Rev. f. A. Hosmer of the
Unitarian church Prof. J. Fred Wolfe
and Mrs. o. K. McMurray will render
the musical selections Interment
will be in Mountain View cemetery
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
SCHOOL FRATERNITIES
HAVE BRIEF RESPITE
Board Prepares Pledge Against
Societies for Pupils to Sign

OAKLAND. Aug. 26.-PrincipaI C.
K. Keyes of the Oakland high school
announced this evening that action on
the fraternity issue would not be com
menced until the board of education
had prepared the blanks which are to
be signed by pupils pledging them
selves to sever all affiliation with
Greek letter societies and to become
associated with no secret society while
attending school.
Il read a statement that pupils who
signed this pledge last year and vio-
lated it would probably be charged
with perjury" said Keyes. THE state
ment is both absurd and false. / was
not even spoken to about the matter
The board has not had time to pre-
pare blanks for the pupils to sign, and
until this is done there will be no ac-
ton"
The fraternity question will be taken
up by the board at its next meeting
when the high school committee will
suggest new rules to abolish the Sc
cret organizations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
NEW GRAND JURY WILL
COMMENCE IT'S IARORS
Attention Will Be, Called to
Practice by Quacks

OAKLAND, Aug. ga new grand
jury to serve in Alameda county will
be impaneled next Thursday in Judge
Browns department of the superior
court. An order was made today for
the drawing of 30 names. out of which
the 10 who are to be grand jurors will
be drawn next Monday.
The last grand jury was discharged
several months ago and District Attor-
ney Donahue recommended against the
impaneling of a new one at once for
the reason that there was no work for
1t to do.
Among the things that will be called
to the attention of the new grand jury
will be the evasion of jury duty which
was detected in Judge Browns court
Tuesday and the illegal practice of
medicine by quacks who are not Ii
censed physicians.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
PROMINENT COUPLE
TO WE'D TUESDAY
Marriage of George Franck and
Miss Frances Williamson
Coming Week

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-The wedding
of George Franck and Miss Frances
Williamson will be the most notable
event of the coming week, taking
place Tuesday evening at the home of
the brides brother and sister in law,
MT and Mrs. Willard Williamson, in
Hlllside avenue. Miss Williamson has
CHOSEN trio of her closest friends to
attend her as bridesmaids two of
them being the sisters of the bride
groom, Miss Clara Franck and Miss
anna Franck. Miss Mary Engelhardt
VIII be the third attendant
AS matron of honor Mrs. Joseph
coWlng Will precede the bride herself
IN the procession. Henry Franck will
assist his brother as best man, while
william Fitzmaurice and Percy Holmes
VIII act as ribbon bearers The mar
riage service will be read by Rev. F.
w. Clampett of San Francisco,
Inc wedding detail has been most
peautlfuliy planned and will introduce
a NUMBER of charming new features.
only the members of the families and
the most Intimate friends have been in
Guided In the invitations.
The only compliment which Miss
Williamson has. accepted before her
wedding is the elaborate bridge party
which Mrs. Cowing, her matron of
honor, will give tomorrow afternoon.
A large number of the younger set
have been asked to meet the bride
elect. Upon the return from the
honeymoon a series of entertainments
viii be arranged in honor of the bride.
The wedding of Fred Farnum and
Miss Alice Albright will not be an
event of the fall. but will be added to
the notable announcements for the
early spring. The betrothal was for
mally announced several months ago.
During the winter Miss Albright, who
is one of the youngest of the bride
elects, Will be extensively feted.
Mrs. Allen Babcock will be dinner
hostess of Saturday evening, enter
tanning small party of guests at her
Lakeside home. Later the little COM
pany of friends will attend the Pied
mont production of "As You Like 1t. :"
in which the hostess is cast for the
role of Rosalind
In honor of Mrs John Louis Lohse,
Mrs. Bernard Miller entertained at a
dinner this evening, her guests later
attending the opera Mrs. Miller in
cluded a score of. guests in her hospi,
talfty to meet the young matron and
her husband, Doctor Lohse, who have
Mrs. Edward Won Adelung will re-
ceive at a large reception tomorrow
evening at her home in Summit street,
making Prof Walter Hart and Mrs.
Hart the inspiration for the occasion.
The Harts have returned from abroad,
where they Travelled for a number OF
months.
One of the brilliant weddings of the
winter season will be that at which
Maurice Leon of New York will claim
Miss Frances Goodrich as his bride.
The announcement of the betrothal,
which was made a fortnight ago, has
brought to the popular society girl the
most sincere we'll wishes. Miss Good
rich is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward E. Goodrich of Berkeley. She
made her debut two years ago, since
when she has been prominent in the
affairs of the younger set. She has
been member of the exclusive Berke-
ley assembly club and several other
of the smaller dancing organizations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
OAKLAND TO SEND RARE
EXHIBIT TO CHICAGO
Exposition Committee Makes
Up an Excellent Shipment

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-An exhibit of
rare flowers containing specimens of
the camellia, ehrysanthemum and bios
SONS of the different varieties of euca-
lyptus has been shipped from the Oak
land chamber of commerce to Sacra-
mento by the Alameda county exposi-
tion committee. The exhibit was in
charge of w. B. Nichols and included
120 Jars of flowers. fruits and vege-
tables and 35 industrial exhibits. From
Sacramento the choice specimens will
be sent to Chicago, where they will be
displayed during the irrigation con-
gress that will be held there in No
vember. The chamber of commerce has
planned to entertain about 2S2 dele
gates to the national convention of the
Danish Brotherhood in this city fol-
lowing the gathering. which will take
place at Fresno during the first week
in October.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
PARLORS COMBINE
FOR CELEBRATION
Alameda County Native Sons
and Daughters to Form
Parade Division


county parlors of the Native Sons of
the Golden West have formed a joint
Admission day celebration committee to
plan and carry out a program of par
ticipation in the festivities at San
Francisco September 8. Congressman
Joseph r. Knowland of Halcyon parlor
No. 146 is chairman. with T. F. Garri-
son of Athens parlor No. 1875 as vice
chairman, and Irwin l. Gracier of
Fruitvale parlor No. 252 as secretary.
The committee was selected by the II
parlors of the county. The parlors rep
resented were:
Alameda parlor No. AZ Athens parior 1875
Oakland parlor No. 80 Berkeley parlor No 210
Las Positas parlor No. Estudillo parlor No. 223
e6 Rav Ifey, narlor No
Eden Parlor No 113 23s
Piedmont psrlor No. 120 Claremont parlor No
Wisteria parlor No. 127 240
Halcyon parlor No. 146 Pleasanton parlor No
Brooklyn Parlor No. 157 2A
Washington parlor No. Niles Parlor No. $50
10y lFrutvae parlor No 252
The San Francisco headquarters of
the different parlors so far announced
are:
Alameda parlor No. Al at Elk's hall. in Pow
Ell Ell street; Las Positas. Washington. Wisteria
eastern end of Alameda county, joint headquar-
ters at the Golden West hotel; Piedmont parlor
at the Whitney building. 133 Geary stree; ;
hotel; Frutvae parlor at Kohler & Chase hall
Brooklyn and Bay View parlors at the ST.
Francis hotel.
The parlors of the Native Daughters
of the Golden West and the Native Sons
of the Golden West from Alaieeda
county will form a division of the Ad-
mission day parade in three sections,
as follows:
First section-Alameda parlor
NO. -, with band combined parlors
OF Las Positas No. SO and Eden No.
l13. Wistaria No. 127, Washington
No. 109. Pleasanton No 244 and
Niles No. 240, Halcyon parlor No.
146, Brooklyn parlor No 151. En-
clnal and Brooklyn parlors. Native
floats
Second section-Piedmont parlor
No 40 with band and drum corps.
of the Golden West, and Berkeley
and baneb3eaT Bear = Flag tss ldo palrdlors Native
Bay View parlor No. 33S with drum
corps, and Bahia Vista parlor, Ma
tive Daughters, on a float.
195 with band. Aloha parlor Native
Daughters, Claremont parlor No.
2zo with drum corps, Fruitvale,
Mission Bells and Athens perlors.
Native Daughters of the Golden
West. Fruitva1e parlor No. 252 with
juvenile band, Fruityale and Argo-
ltnot Pdt iotS INdlINe ltduSnCSTS. anu
Oakland parlor Nc. so, in carriages.
1t is anticipated that Alameda county
will have at least 1000 in it's division
Four big bands. six drum corps and six
! floats, including a county float for
which the joint Admission day commit
| tee, in conjunction with committees
from the Merchants exchange and
chamber of commerce. will ask the SUI
pervisors of Alameda county for an
nf he Ic cot 4 "a
for exposition PURPOSES.
The next meeting of the Joint Ad-
mission Gay committee will be held
Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
city hall. Oakland, in police court No
l, to which all parlors of the Native
Daughters of the Golden West are re-
quested to send representatives
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY
PLANT PAYS ALAMEDA
Annual Report Shows Ii Is
Money Maker

ALAMEDA, Aug. 25.-The annual re-
port OF the municipal electricity de-
partment, as compiled by Secretary A
ID. Goldsworthy of the board OF cleo
tricity, shows that the total earnings
Of the plant for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1910. were s1O9.937.S1. and the
total cost of production $67.7S9.03, leav-
ing the net earnings of the department
S42.14S7S.
In the list of earnings of the plant
appear the following ftems& CONNER
cial light, s64, 1885; commercial power
s20.Ss5.S5; city arcs. s17.244.75; city in
candescents, s14,S97.55.
The total number OF patrons of the
city's electricity plant on July OF this
year was 2.SSa, according to the report.
a gain of 397 for the fiscal year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
NORRIS III. LANE HAS
OPERATION PERFORMED
Constable of Oakland Township
Is Appendicitis Victim

OAKLAND. Aug. 25.-Constable Nor
ris H Lane OF Oakland township, who
was renominated for his office at the
recent primaries, yesterday morning
underwent a successful operation for
appendicitis at Fabiola hospital. He
had suffered for some time past from
attacks or the disease and went under
the knife when all other methods failed
TO better his condition. The Operation
was performed by DR.. Charles Fl. Ro-
senthal, who predicts a rapid conva-
lescence
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
WOMAN GIVES CHASE
TO CATTLE THIEVES
Men in Butcher Cart, However,
Make Escape

BERKELEY, Aug. 25-Detecting two
men making off with two calves near
Sunset View cemetery in Albany yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. A. Turner gave
chase. The cattle thieves, however,
bundled the calves in butcher cart
and made good their escape in spite
of the frantic efforts on the part of
Mrs. Turner to overhaul them. A re-
port of the thefts with a description
Of the two men has been made to Chief
of Police Vollmer of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
BOYS TURNED OVER TO
PROBATION OFFICER
Police Fail to Connect Trio With
BurglarieS

ALAMEDA, Aug. 25.-Norman McLin
Jacob Byers and Julius Podesta, youths
who were taken into custody by the
local police yesterday and found to be
armed and equipped with a full sup
ply of burglars tools. were today
turned over to Probation Officer Chris
topher Ruess. McLin and Byers said
they are from st. Louis. Podesta is
said to have a home in San Francisco.
The police made an investigation with
the expecta ton of connecting the trio
with recent burglaries committed in
Oakland, but failed to obtain any evil
dence that the youths were implicated.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR A NEW SCHOOL
Powell Brothers of Alameda to
Erect Structure

ALAMEDA, Aug. 25..Powell Broth
ers of this city have been awarded the
contract for constructing the pro-
posed Haight school building. Their
bid of $94,43 was the lowest submit
ted. The contractors expect to be
ready to break ground September s.
The new school is to contain 20 class
rooms, each "a by 80 feet; an assem-
bly, hall with seating capacity of
700, quarters for a cooking department
including kitchen, pantry and dining
room; reception hall. retiring and
lunchrooms for teachers, playrooms
and other smaller rooms
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
PEDDLER is ARRESTED
AS BURGLAR SUSPECT
Nender Charged With Using
Skeleton Key to Enter Homes

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-Samuel Baker
fruit vender, was arrested this after
noon by Detectives Drew and Quigley
in Fifth street between Webster and
Harrison, on suspicion that he was the
burglar who used a skeleton key to
enter Mrs. Emil Alassari's home at
776h Forty-sixth street yesterday and
stole a gold watch and chain and two
rings. Baker sold the woman a bas-
ket of peaches yesterday and learned
that she was alone in the house. Later
1t is alleged, he drove back and en-
tered by using the key The police
suspect him of other similar offenses
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
OBERLIN PRESIDENT
TO ADDRESS STUDENTS
DIR. Henry Churchill King to
Speak at University

BERKELEY, Aug. 25s-President
Henry Churchill King of Oberlin col
lege who has been announced as the
speaker for the E. T. Earl lectures at
the Pacific theological seminary of this
city this year, will address the stu
dents of the university and the gen.
eral public in Harmon gymnasium to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock at the
binlonthly university meeting.