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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
EVENTS COUNTIES OF SAN FRANCISCO
DUNN HEIRS SUE
TO RECOVER LAND
Ask Return of Valuable Clare
mont Strip Donated to
County for Road

OAKLAND, March 2s.--Ltigation
that involves title to a large tract in
Claremont, upon which are many hand
some residences. was begun today by
DIR. John NJ Dunn and DR.. William l..
Dunn, who fled suit for one-seventh
interest each in a strip of land so feet
wide and more than 1900 feet long
The land in controversy runs from the
Hotel Claremont in a southeasterly line
to the junction of Alvarado avenue and
the tunnel road.
Originally this entire tract belonged
to Martin NJ. Dunn, a pioneer. In 1902.
to foster the development of their
large holdings. they decided TO the
county of Alameda the strip involved in
the lawsuit of today for use as part of
it should revert to the grantors if the
county did not use and continue to use
1t as a road.
For some years the strip was used
as a road. but in 1908 the Claremont
hotel company, which was building a
great hestelry in the hills. induced the
county to divert the road to a strip Of
land nearly parallel to the first and
southwest of it.
The defendants named are:
The county of Alameda the Claremont hotel
company, the Claremont land company. Leonard
.. Stocking, Edward Zeilie, Eleanor J. Zeilie,
z: George Cow, May G.. Smell, Samuel r. Elliott,
Elizabeth A. Stanford. Clara E. Sutherland.
A: T.. Setherland. South Berkeley bank. Junk
Central bank: Frank Morton, Florence Goddard.
Farmers and Merchants savings bank, Gilbert
Fildlay, Claremont Park company. J. F. Carl
and the city Of Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
COUNTY WILL BUY
VOTING MACHINES
Berkeley Supervisor Make Vig-
orous Protest Against Pur-
chasing Them

OAKLAND, March 2S.-Fifty voting
machines. at a cost Of $3.50 each, were
ordered bought from the Empire voting
machine company today by the board
of supervisors. The resolution ordering
them. which was passed by the votes OF
Chairman Horner and Supervisors
Kelley and Bridge. brought out We
hement protest from Supervisor Foss OF
Berkeley and was opposed also by Su-
pervisor Mullins.
Foss declared that the machines op-
Grated against independent voting, as
voters had no time to do more than vote
a straight ticket with the machines.
He said that Berkeley voters were
against them and that many voters IN
the districts of Supervisors Bridge and
Kelley had complained to him that they
did not want to vote with the machines
again.
Kelley retorted by saying that FosS
was opposed to the machines because OF
an old enmity he had for his predeces-
sor. Rowe. and because in the last
election they had favored his opponent,
Sill.
Supervisor Mullins declared himself
in favor of the Australian ballot sys-
tenn Foss gave notice that he would
move to reconsider the matter at next
weeks meeting, and changed his vote
accordingly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
TRIAL WILL TEST
ANII-BETT|NG LAW
Jury in Case of c. Zelinsky
Emeryville Book Maker,
Nearly Complete

OAKLAND, March 2S.-The first trial
for violating the Walker-Otis anti-gam-
bling act at the Emeryville racetrack
was begun today in Judge Browns
court. The day was spent in securing
jurors to try Charles Zelinsky, book
maker, on charge of accepting a bet
of 81 at the beginning of the racing
season. Eleven were secured.
Zelinsky's attorneys are making a
hard fight to secure his acquittal on
matters of fact connected with the
alleged offense as well as on purely
legal questions raised by the new law.
M. C. Chapman and Carroll Cook are
defending him. Assistant District At
torney W. H. L. Hynes is prosecuting
Previous to the trial. Cook attacked
the law by means of demurrer to the
information against Zelinsky and ha-
beas corpus proceedings. He was de-
feated at every turn in the supreme
court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
SITE FOR POSTOFFICE
BOUGHT BY GOVERNMENT
Deed Transferring Alameda
Corner Lot Recorded

+ ALAMEDA, March 2S.-The United
States government now owns a post
Office site in Alameda The deed trans
ferring the northwest corner of Cen
trail avenue and Park avenue to Uncle
Sam has been recorded.
The property was sold to the govern
ment by Charles S. Neal, who purchased
it from the estate of Captain r. r.
Thompson. The lot is 140 by 40 feet
and the purchase price was $4,000.
The building to be erected will be
two story structure and will cost
s10e,00o.
Under the terms of sale, Neal is to
have a street opened and improved
from Park street to the rear of the
postoffice to facilitate the handling of
the mail in wagons.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
ANNOUNCES ARTISTS ON
INTERNATIONAL JURY
Will Make Awards i'm Carnegie
Institute Exhibit

PlTTSBURG, Pa, March 2s.-John w.
beatty, director OF fine arts of the Car
hesie lnstltute, announces that the fol-
lowing painters have agreed to serve
on the international jury which win
meet April to award honors for the
fourteenth asnual international ex-
hibit of canvases here:
William M. Chase and Childe Hassam
or New York; W. Elmer Schofield of
Pniiadelphia; Charles w. Woodbury. of
BOSTON Leonard Ochtman of Cos Cob,
Conn, Charles H Davis of Mystic
Conn; E. w. Redfield of Center Ridge
Pa; w. L. Lathrop of New Hyse, Pa:
Henri Eugene lie Sidaner, Disc, France:
Albert Neuhuys. Amsterdam, Holland.
director Beamy is president of the
jury. The awards to be made are three
gold medals and prizes to accompany
them of S1,500, $1,000 and $500.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
TRUST COMPANY AND
SAVINGS BANK UNITE
Stock Advances as Result of
AmaIgamatiOn

OAKLAND, March 2S.-The Oakland
bank OF savings at Twelfth street and
broadway today absorbed the Oakland
bankers trust company, which has had
It's headquarters in the same buildine
FOR several years. The amalgamation
enables the Oakland bank of savings to
do trust business under the present
banking law and is the outcome of an
agreement reached by the directors of
the bank and the stock holders of the
trust company.
Both institutions now come under one
management and from one of the lars-
est financial institutions on the Pacific
coast.
The amalgamation was made possible
by the Oakland bank of savings in
creasing its capital stock s15O,00O and
allowing the stock holders of the Oak
land bankers trust company to sub
scribe for this amount at the rate of
$225 per share. The present book value
per share is $576.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
GRAND JURY SUMMONS
SUPERVISORS TO APPEAR
Explanation of Repairs on the
Courthouse Sought

OAKLAND, March 2S.--An investiga-
tion into the condition of the county
buildings, begun by the grand jury
several weeks go, has resulted in the
building committee of the board Of
supervisors being hailed before that
body to make explanations. All the
supervisors except Mullins are mem
bers of this committee. They have
been cited to appear before the grand
jury Thursday.
The members of the grand Jury
found that there were bad leaks in the
hall of records. They found also that
the courthouse has been in a condition
of being repaired, painted, tinted or
otherwise being fixed up for several
months.
This will probably be the last meet
ing of the grand jury. It's report is
nearly ready and an early adjourn
ment is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
FAST PASSENGER NEARLY
WRECKED BY SMALL BOYS
Rock Strikes Engineer, Who
Falls Unconscious

YONKERS, N. Y, March 2s.-Detec-
tives from upper New York and Yon-
kers are today seeking a party of mis-
chfevous small boys, who came near
being responsible for the wrecking OF
a crowded New York Central passenger
train late yesterday.
The train was making up time just
south of Yonkers, when the engineer
and fireman noticed the lads standing
on either side of the track. AS the
locomotive whizzed past a number of
small rocks were hurled at the flying
train.
One of the missiles went through the
open cab window and struck Frank
Burrows. the engineer, on the head,
near the temple. He toppled over un-
conscious.
Charles Gildersleeve, the fireman,
heard the rock fall and rushed across
the cab and seized the throttle, bring
ing the train to stop just before it
reached semaphore, which indicated
an open switch few rods ahead
Burrows soon regained conscious
ness, and. despite his injury, would
not leave his post until he had COM
pleted his trip.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
Suburban BrevitieS

BURGLAR sENTENcED-oakland. March 2s.-
Jesse Noel. who convicted Of robbing the
store of Hill & Bridges. was given two
years sentence at Folsom penitentiary today
by Judge Brown for burglary.
PHYSICIAN TO SPEAK-Berkeley. March rs
DR.. Frank simpson will deliver the sixth
health address before the Y. NJ c. A. OF this
city Thursday night His subject will be
tuberculosis: Its Cure aud Prevention
ANNOUNCE CHARTER MEETING-OakIsud
March 2S-Announcement was made today
that the next meeting Of the Greater Oakland
charter convention will be held Thursday
ing st the Polytechnic business college
Twelfth and Harrison streets. A general com
mittee and subcommittees will be appointed.
WILL GIVE A DANCE-Berkeley March 2s.-
The Frivolity social club OF South Berkeley
will hold hayseed dance April s In Lincoln
hall IN Alcatraz avenue. On the COMMITTEES
of arrangements are James Sullivan. Miss
Mabel Wingrove, Miss Williams, W. W.
Seeley and John Fenn-
POKER PLAYERS WANT rRIAL-Oakland.
March 2S--Forty-dve men were arrafgned in
the police courts this morning on charges OF
gambling the result OF several raids on
poker joints. The prisoners I'm department
No. will be tried April IL and those In de-
partment No April 5. The men demanded
jury trials
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, March 2s-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Martin z. Stem. %. and Sadie Delehanty, 26.
10th of San Francisco.
James B. Holster. a. and Emma Farrell. AZ,
both Of Oakland.
Oliver 4. Holmes. 2S. and Lelah NJ Horton.
% bofh of Oeklsnd-
HOLT a. Cheng. 81, China. and Rachel e. Lee,
% Oakland.
Fred IL stanton. 25, San Francisco. and
Rscbel G. Could -. Berkeley
Yoshfka Nafto. IL San Francisco, and Sumako
Ogzwachi. IS. Oakland
Manuel " sIlveria and Mary Lopes. 2s, both
Of Oakland.
william J. Robinson. 30, and Minnie smyt,
-. both of San Francisco
sheldon w. Cheney. "a. and Maud NJ. Turner,
81 both OF Berkeley.
George ". n. Nicely. SO, Oakland and Caroline
Bel. 2S. Berkeley.
Inmiei F. Decker. ss New York. and Mabel
J. Perkins, "a, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
SORROWING FRIENDS
ATTEND THE FUNERAL
Body of DIR. Clarence H. Beetle
Laid to Rest

BERKELEY, March 2S.-With his
sorrowing fancee and members of the
family gathered at the bier the funeral
of DR.. Clarence H. Beetle, house ply
sician of the Roosevelt hospital and
clubman of this city, was held from the
rooms of Berkeley lodge No. 1902, order
of Elks, at 1870 o'clock this afternoon.
Banks of flowers covered the bier and
many physicians attended.
DR.. Hubert N. Rowell, esteemed lead
ing knight of the local lodge, delivered
the eulogy. Adam Kellner, Dr. J. w.
Peck and others from the physicians
association of Alameda county. were the
pail bearers. Interment was in Sunset
View cemetery.
Doctor Beetle died suddenly Saturday
morning from an operation after his
fiancee of five years had tried to save
his life. He was but 2S years of age
and was to have been married yester-
day to Mrs. Grace Hackett, graduate
nurse.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
BURIAL SERVICE is
READ OVER PIONEER
Galen CIark's Body Will Rest
i'm Yosemite Valley

OAKLAND, March 2S.-Rev. George
C Adams. pastor of the First Congre-
gational church of San Francisco, read
the burial service at o'clock this
afternoon over the remains Of Galen
Clark, discoverer of the Mariposa grove
of big trees. and explorer of the Yo-
semitic.
The pioneers body was not In a cof-
fin. but was draped with purple pail
under canopy.
When permission is obtained from
Colonel Forsyth the body will be
shipped to the Yosemite valley. to be
entombed in the sepulcher which Clark
himself carved not far from the graves
Of other Yosemite pioneers. Permis-
sion is necessary from the military au-
thorities in charge of Yosemite national
park
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
CITIZENS WILL AID
IN GOLDEN JUBILEE
Ways and Means to Be Dis
cuSSed at Meeting

BERKELEY, March 2S.-The part
that the citizens of Berkeley will take
In the golden jubilee at the university
this year will be discussed at meet
ing at the chamber of commerce
Thursday night. 1t was called by
Rufus A. Berry. chairman of the COM
mittee.
Prof William Carey Jones, chairman
OF the university executive committee,
Will be present with the committee,
which is composed of c. C. Juster, A.
W. Naylor, Herbert Jones, Wells Drury.
George P. Baxter. F. F. Bunker, Walter
A. Gompertz. Perry T. Tompkins, Victor
j.. robertson, Frank M. Wilson, Fred
W. Searby, William E. Woolsey, H D.
Irwin and c. D. MaIoney.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
BOATH0USE FOR LAKE
MERRITT is PLANNED
Commissioners to Discuss Prof.
ect at Next Meeting

OAKLAND, March 2S.-The play
ground commissioners will meet in the
city hall Thursday afternoon for the
purpose of discussing proposal to
erect an elaborate boathouse on the
west shore of Lake Merritt. Commits
sioner James p. Edoff said today that
definite plans and specifications had
been drawn up, which will be presented
at Thursdays meeting for the approval
of the playground commissioners. The
commissioners will not make public
either the sum involved in such a pro-
jeet or the detailed plans until the mat
ter has been fully passed upon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
BIG VAULT ROBBERY
UNDER WATCHMAN'S NOSE
Thieves Get $4,000 in Stamps
and SI6O Cash

RICHMOND, Va, March 2S.-Under
the glare of a street lamp robbers
backed a wagon up to the door of the
Richmond postoffice either on Saturday
or Sunday night, pierced the vault with
drills and escaped with more than $780,
900 in stamps and $3.50 in cash.
A watchman in the building was un-
disturbed. while the robbers entered
through a street window and opened
vault
The office had been closed since 6
o'clock Saturday evening. When a
clerk opened the doors this morning
the robbery was discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
FAKE SOLICITOR is
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Aged Man Collects Money on
Bogus Subscriptions

OAKLAND, March 2s.-A man of so
wears, who poses as an agent for east
ern publications, has been working in
East Oakland and the annexed district
for several weeks taking bogus sub
scriptions and collecting for one year
from his victims.
Families who believed he was an ac-
credited agent realized that they had
been defrauded only after they failed
10 get their periodicals, and have re-
ported the cases to the police.
The fake agent is described as so
years old, with gray hair and mustache,
Il5 pounds in weight and clad in dark
clothes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
MAY POSTPONE BOND
ISSUE CONFERENCE
School Directors Will Hold a
Special Meeting

OAKLAND. March 2S.-The confer
ence between the board of education
and the park commission on the pro-
posed bond issues for parks and for
schools may not be held tomorrow
evening. but may be postponed for
a week. The school directors will
meet tomorrow evening in special ses-
sion to continue their work of prepar-
ing the items for the school bond issue
The list thus far makes a total of
$3,100,000, and the future conferences
will probably be devoted to reducing
the amount
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
GRADUATES OF HIGH
SCHOOLS HAVE DOUBLED

BERKELEY, March 2S.-Gilbert N.
Brink. principal of the Berkeley high
school, has compiled statistics showing
that in 1899 there were 118 high
schools in the state with 1928 pupils
in daily attendance, as compared with
1877 high schools in 1909 with an at
tendance of 1929. The graduates
numbered LIS in, 1899 and 3,711 last
year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
CLARENCE PECK TO
HEAD CENSUS WORKERS

BERKELEY, March 2s.-Clarence w.
Peck, a realty dealer of this city, has
been selected as chief of the census
enumerators in Berkeley by James NJ
Burke, supervisor of the census for the
third district Peck was chosen on ac-
count of his 10 years experience in
gathering the census and other statis-
tics for the government
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
MARSOVIA GIRLS PLAN
POSTLENTEN DANCE
Will Give Affair in Wilkins
Hall FRIDAY

BERKELEY, March 2s.-The first So
cial affair of the post-Lenten season
of the Marsovia club of ST. Josephs
Catholic church will be held in Wilkins
hall Friday night. The affair will take
the form of a dancing party. Miss
Marie Priest is head of the organiza-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
LOCAL OPTIONISTS WIN
LEGAL BATTLE IN EAST
Question Will Be Submitted TO
Voters

SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, March 2s.-Judee
Creighton in the circuit court TODAY
sustained the demurrer of the local op-
tionists to the petition of the saloon
people asking for a writ of mandate to
compel the eletcion commission to take
judicial cognizance of the objections
filed against the local option petition.
The saloon question now goes to the
voters, to be decided April 5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
STUDENT WRITES MUSIC
FOR STAGING OF "NERO'
DeIbert Crane, Band Leader,
CompOses Incidental Scores

BERKELEY March 2S.-Delbert
Crane, leader of the university cadet
band and a well known musician on
the university campus will write the
scores for the English clubs produc-
tion of Nero in the Greek theater
April 22. He is now engaged in COM
posing the coronal marches, dances and
songs for both orchestra and per-
formers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
SELECT DELEGATES
TO GRAND PARLOR
Berkeleyans Elected to Repre-
sent Native Sons Chapter

BERKELEY, March 2s.-Berkeley
parlor No. 210, Native Sons, has se-
lected the following delegates to at
tend the grand parlor of the order at
Lake Tahoe in June: Deputy District
ATTORNEY Phil M. Carey, Clyde E. Abbott
ana j. b. Beatty, with William J.
Hayes. c.. D. MaIoney and G. Sidney
Rose as alternates.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
PICNIC PosTPoNrn-

PICNIC PosTPoNED-Berkeley. March 2s-
That the university farm picnic. which is a
feature at Davis each year, may not Interfere
with the big floral parade at Woodland the
festivities have been postponed until May 5
from April %. This is the second postpone
ment of the big picnic. at which prominent
educators Of the state win speak.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
SUGGESTS CITIES
BUY WATER PLANT
Mayor Mott of Oakland Breaches
Plan to the Alameda
Executive

of a casual conversation between Mayor
W. H Noy of this city and Mayor
Frank r. Mott of Oakland, during
which the purchase by Oakland, Berke,
ley and Alameda of the Peoples water
company plant was discussed, the plan
may be taken up and seriously con-
sidered. Concerning the project, Mayor
Noy said:
The matter was first mentioned I
to me by Mayor Mott of Oakland
in the course of a conversation the
other day. Mayor Mott asked me
thought about such plan. L re-
piled that as far as l knew, Ala
medans had never considered the
We have listened to the project
of w. r. Tevis and his associates,
who told me and also the members
of the city council that he intended
to bring water from sources in the
vicinity of Mount Hamilton to the
east bay cities. Since that confer
ence was held in the city hall some
of Tevis' or his plans. In order to
ascertain what the residents of
Alameda think of plan TO have
Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda
pies water company the .proposi-
tion will have to- be put before
them.
Mayor Mott said:
The plan seems to me the most
feasible for obtaining a municipal
supply. The last legislature passed
an. act enabling cities to form
district to obtain water. The Peo-
pies company supplies the east bay
cities, and one district could be
organized, which would take over
the properties and would supply
each municipality.
There is, however. no movement
on foot in the east bay city admin
istrations to form such an associa-
tion. 1 merely happened to think
of the project, which / have been
considering, and mentioned it TO
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
MINISTER'S LAST CHILD
is CALLED BY DEATH
Wife and Son Passed Away in
November
[SpeeiqI Dispaleh % ne Cain

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
PETALUMA. March 2S-The infant
son of Rev William Vallandingham
died here today. The clergyman was
here on visit from klamath Falls. Ore.
This is the third death in his family
since November, his wife and a son
having died in that month. An elder
son died a few months before the
mother. This leaves the father child
less.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
AGED woMAN KILLEp-C

AGED WOMAN KILLED-Chicago. March 2s-
Mrs Elizabeth Burgess. 20 years old was
killed and Morton Hill her son In law, was
injured. probably fatally when an automobile
in which they were on their way to Easter
service was struck by freight train near La
Grange
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29

Full roll, 20 yards mating. only $500
at II. Schellhaas' furniture sale. Cor
her store. Eleventh street at Franklin,
Oakland.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-16
Notes Of the Books

The Detroit Public Library authorities
have included II. G. Wells novel. Ann
Veronica" In the list Of books excluded
from the library. On this list are Her
rick's Together and the unexpurgated
editions OF Balzac. The Arabian Nights"
George Sand de Maupassant. and Flau-
bert. In making the announcement the
authorities say that "the literary merit
is not In question. nor Is the morality.
They are simply regarded as unsuitable"
Letters 10 a Salmon Fishers Son" by
A. II Chaytor. not only contains some
beautiful photographs OF salmon pools
and tales Of spring and autumn fishing
by an enthusiastic lover OF salmon FISH
ing. bu; attempts TO teach the beginner.
so far as may be done with the pen. the
best practice OF modern salmon fishing
where 10 look for his FISH in every kind
Of water and OF weather. how TO fish
most effectively in the various kinds OF
pools, how. at tri7ing expense, 20
make his own gut casts. and. II he uses
minnows. his wire traces; how 70 pre-
serve and mend his waders and tie his
flies. and how TO tell salmon parr
from a troutlet, and bright kelt from a
clean FISH. The book is Just published
by Houghton, Nfif1in g. CO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-16
THE FATAL GIFT OF BEAUTY.

long have been ambitious to suocecd
Where men have in the past won all successes;
wish to earn the nOurishmeut I need.
To pay my own cash for my hats and dresses;
l yearn 10 hold pae where all may see
How well girl can buckle down 20 duty,
But nature has ALAS conferred on me
The fatal gift Of beauty.
Oh for a chance 70 toll from morn til night
Unuoticed or where none might praise or pet me
How gladly would grind with all ny might
For small pay. II men would only let me;
But always al my desk the fellows pause
And sigh 81 they longed 10 win my pity;
They viii not LEI me do my work. because
I'm ravishingly pretty.
How happy ] should Be n I could find
Some old man on his last legs to employ ne
Some gray-haired grnndpa who nearly blind
And who would never foolishly annoy me.
Whose wife would have no cause to claim fcal
That might lure him FROM the Path Of duty;
Alas! my hope is vain I'm such a dear
And such a bowling beauty.
The ribbon counter Is no place fog me;
Once IN moment OF despair tired r.;
Men filed the aisle and I was forced 20 Gee,
Intending 10 disguise my face OF hide It.
There Is no chance at all for me- unless
Nayhap ono waits somewhere Ear from tie dty
Where men have little taste for loneliness.
Or don't know what is pretty
S. E Kiser, in Chicago Record- Herald