San Francisco Chronicle from San Francisco, California • Page 11

MAMTrkJsxna TiiwJti luo ti jwm ai i yv ywegggas ijliiniiinnTirniiiru aittHpg News mism mmti mm mflai ilffiEIi 4 WlLLNQtlEAVE tHEUNlVEBSin President Wkeeler Sets at Kest Bumors of ffis Re tirement for Other Place RUNAWAY MB HIDE IN A BASKET BERKELEY August JOr have devoted fny life to education plainly and simply and particularly to edu cation In California and I never think or should think of any other career1 With these unequivocal words Pfesi ocdi tjenjarain iae vneeiex oi ia Lnlrertlty of California thUmornlns I Immediately on his return1 from hhVJ uramcr inp 10 me xai uauy save thelle to all the minora which have been current during the last few months re garding his retirement from the head of the State University at Berkeley and regarding his accept ance of a diplomatic position In Xurope As has been the case for the last three years the rumors of his Intended departure from California have sprung up vigorously during his absence but each time on his Veturn President Wheeler has emphatically denied these statements In language that leaves no room for doubt regard ins his position This time he has been particularly anxious that bis meaning should be apparent and today he seemed unusually solicitous that bis absolute denial of current rumors should be given every Ipub Mclty When questioned regarding the report that be had been mentioned as a possible candidate for an embas sadorshlp at some European court President Wheeler laughed and replied that his purely friendly visit at the White House bad called farth such gossip Just as similar visits In past years had given rise to similar rumors He declared that all such talk bad no basis and that his Intention was as It ever has been to make his home In California and cast his lot with that of its State University This statement of his covered the answer to the other question on the recent rumor that he was considered as a presidential possibility for Harvard University With an Important meeting of the Board of Regents coming to morrow President Wheeler appears anxious to allay any suspicions thatl he has planned any surprises in the form of resignations or changes of his plans The meeting to morrow afternoon will be remarkable In one particular In that President Wheeler will have co recommendations to mske to the Board of Regents While a considerable part of bis time on the Atlantic Coast was spent In meeting and considering men who may be called to California later when opportunity offers he ssys that nothing In new appointments will come up to morrow at a result of his Eastern trip The two vacancies In the his too department caused by the resignations of Profersox IC Bsbcock and Profes sor do Ti Lapsely will not be filled immediate TWO Eastern TTen were Interviewed with a view if filling Dr Lapseiys position but It mow seems that the post will be empty at least until January DrBabcocks successor will be looked for as soon as possible and In the meantime he will continue with his work In the department and on various committees until he Is at liberty to go to his new appointment as president of the University of Arizona The most notable event in President Wheelers tour and the one which will have a deep significance in the Shaping of the University of Californias future educational policy was the convention of the National EducationalEducational Association at Boston where he presided over two Important sessions The all absorbing topic was the discussion of the place of the baccalaureate degree a question on which the University of California through President Wheeler has already taken a decided stand President Wheeler was gratified to note that the general trend of opinion among the great army of educational leaders present at the convention was toward the maintenance ot the four year course with the sharp division th tu of the eonhomore rear This line of demarkatlon between the two sides of the college course gives the two lower years as the basis of general culture and the two upper years for specialization these last commencing the basis of a professional degree This plan Ao overlap the beginning of professional and special study upon the baccalaureate courses seems to have met with theVrnost favor In the convention and President Wheeler believes that It corresponds more truly to the actualdemsnds of the facts in American education and offers the genuine American solution Nevertheless the Idea had strong opponents chief of whom was Jre8l dent Eliot of Harvard University who Insists that the correct expedient Is to shorten the baccalaureatecours to three years claiming that the Increase of the high school course to four years has deprived the university of Its extra yean His Ideal of cultural studies Is however not the literary studies so much as the scientific studies and his culture Is not so much 4n the humanities as In the control and command that xomes from adfenUac culture But President BUots theories though ably and xlev erlyv defeed did not meet with the sympathy kit the great body of Institutions assembled at the convention and it developed that the majority of the state universities did not agree with him As the National Educational Association Is not empowered with legislative functions tfcsre was no official action taken on tfiejques tlotu President Eliot closed the dls hnh remark that after all the problem can be settled only by experience wouio college looklta own Ideal and tested it actual nracflce Tale and Prince ton mtill cllne to the old four year course and are not at all anxious to follow in the wae ot wnav wy rv a noeutormoveraent Ana in President Wheelera oplnlofi It Is tn vn that there should be a diversity of polley eo that there may be seme opportunity ww part of prospective Th UvAtter out of tha ladl Tidualltr of iIveratfe JSs srronr The tTMtyJMf In this UBdertaumtTssjo w1 irlfnmtr nf standard SO tfcat StU dents may beaMe tsweM Institution to W5TTirZI amuAf ttv restrlctkiBS im hindrances In the sap reqtrtres mn thiti nnat MMet isjetenaes asking what aire ae Hr sane tjHtfw wsH et be able to tq with tlw rkhe padty ratfcw Msmi iht jm i 4 i MVt7kKT Auraat 10 Chf SI Iter Roman and CharUs Fotmtala and years of age tired of life BU ar ra Ornhanare In San Iandro mr A nlVI nHin rt tf IaaV8 the townl They carried quite a 4Iia tMtn1 standing st the depot knowing that It wouUl run to thlsrltytn the morning When morning came ka imitlAws rr nn briflrhl and early and made their way to I 4 tnc train aca crawiea invo ito batket ana coverec intnirv 1 with Clothing to give the basket the appearance of being nueftwitn laundry throvrh the csr the basket locked mniriAua and he inrtttlsated a rk MOTtaM AmtmA thv A 9 4XUC lr ww T7 wsntfd to go to uaaianoaDQ iiw knf Vfr irit RrnadwiT thw I were turned over to Policeman 1 rrrmman wfcoi eecorted them to I the City Prison where they were I ceiamea unui ui mv representative of the orphansge apparently happy and were bit Illl CBSl oown utcaun ui mi auu den termination of their trip eQ LONG DEBAUCH ENDS IN DEATH Mitchells Well Znown Painter Dies ia Prison Being There Two Hours tLQY0DlSlNHERlTS HIS SON FREDERICK Will of the CapitalistTiled ior Probate in Alameda Creates a Trust Oakland Branca OQce of the Chronicle 1100 Broadway near foarteenth alcat OAKLAND August 10 Mitchells once a well known sign painter of this city died this afternoon in the City Prison as It is believed from the effects of a continued debauch Mitchells was found this afternoon in a vacant lot at the corner of Twenty fifth street and San Pablo avenue He was at tha time apparently in a very bad state of intoxication and Policeman Drew caused him to be removed to the City Prison where he was charged with drunkenness This was a few minutes before 4 oclock and It was not long before the Jailers noticed that Mitchells was suffering from some trouble more serious than ordinary drunkenness City Physician Von Adelung was sent for but owing to the fact that he couli not be reached by telephone It was sometime before he arrived and Mitchells was dead The Coroner was notified and caused the body to be removed to the Morgue where an autopsy is to be held Mitchells was about 60 years of age and had been engaged In business In this city for many years and had been very successful but of late had beet drinking very heavtlyi Only recently his wife brought suit against him for a divorce and a division of community property which she said was worth 15000 That action still i penamg irrom ineiraeiAiucneiia was found in the vacant lot until his death he was uncomclous How long he had lain In the lot which Is covered with high weeds and shrubbery Is not known YOUNG GIRL MISSING Left Pinole to Go to San Francisco and Disappears OAKLAND August 10 The police of this city have been asked toasslst in locating Lily Olsen who left Pinole on Tuesday last to go to San Francisco and since that time has not been seen by any of her friends nor has her family heard from her She boarded the Santa Fe train at Pinole on Tuesday morning for the avowed purpose of going to San Francisco to visit friends and her family thoughtjt nothing strange when they did not near from her for three or four days It was learned yesterday that she did not reach San FTancltcov The girus described by her mother Mrs Olaen as being IS years ot nge dark complexion and slightly freckled She is something over feet tall and is well developed for a girl of her years The mother Is fearful that some accident has befallen her 0 I tMKUUU SOCiETY Oakland Branch Offlca ef the Chronicle1 USO Broadway near roarteeata street OAKLAND August SlO The will of Charles Lloyd who died Jn Toko haraa Japan August 6th ras filed for probate to day by areDresentatlve of the law firm of Ooodfellow A Eells of San Francisco Accompanying the will there Vas also filed a petition by Dr Thomas Addison and Arthur 7 Goodfelldwwho are named aatrustte under the wilL The deceasedC who achieved a fortune In gas and electric lighting cor porations In several cities of CaliforniaCalifornia and whore last half year of life was embittered by domestic troubles which culminated In his being shot by on of his nephews executed the will on June 19 190V At that time he was suffering fromr the effects of wound Inflicted with a pistol In the bands of William Boxall who had on January 2Sth at San Bernardino fired several bullets at his uncle several of them taking effect Lloyds legal residence was In Berkeley though he also had a winter home known as The Shack In San Bernardino It was while residing at the latter place where were also domiciled two of his nieces Nesta and Margaret Boxall that the trouble occurred which resulted In the tragedy His physicians later sent him on an ocean voyage to the Orient In the hope of regaining his health but death In stead awaited the weary capitalist on the Japanese shore No mention of his nephews or nieces appears In Lloyds will The name of his son Fred Lloyd ismentioned In the list of his children and again in a curt paragraph disinheriting this eon Fred Lloyd is a resident of San Bernardino The other children are Charles Lloyd living at Fortress Monroe Va Mabel Lloyd at London England Ethel Lloyd another daughter IS years old living at Berkeley William Rees Lloyd a brother Is also In England By the terms of the will Matilda Buttncr of Sunol and Loie Wilkinson of Los Angeles are bequeathed 500 each Elisabeth Nix wife of Samuel Nix of Oakland Is given 5000 and her mother 1000 The residue of thej estate is piacea tne nanas ana unaer the control of Dr Thomas Addison and Arthur 1W Ooodfellow as trustees for the term of ten years after Lloyds death During this period the trustees are directed to pay to the widow Mary Lloyd one third ot the income of the estate and to Charles Mabel and Ethel Mary Lloyd the three children designated as belrr two thirds of the income In equel proportions In the event of the deaths of the widow and three children within the ten years without it sue then the estate is to revert to William Rees Lloyd of England The will declare that Lloyd leaves no other children than those above I mentioned and provides that If any other child is established as his it shall have 15 of his estate The will was witnessed by Harriet Laufer of 324 Pine street San Francisco and John 8 Eells of 1415 Pierce street The petitioners state that the value of the estate Is unknown to them but It it understood that Lloyd left property exceeding In value 500000 He was largely Interested In the Sacramento Gas and Electric Company and In the San Bernardino Electric Lighting Company of which he was president BACON HEIRS WANT SHARES AKLAND Augusti ThV weddlnkf I of Miss Anne Sessions daughter of Mri and Mrs Sessions wit Charles Stuart Cushlng son of Mr and Mrs Cushing of Linden street was solemn nixed this afternoon at the home of the hrida ctn Durant street the only guests be i lag relatives iof the two families about thirty In au Theceremony wnicn was performed by the Rev Charles Brown of the First Congregational Church took place In the drawing room beneath a bower of amaryllU and tall ferns The bride waa rmmid in a verr elaborately fashioned white embroidery creps and did not wear ih Mnvtntlnnal weddlnr velL She car Lried a shower of lilies of the valley and was unattended i iv The groom was supported by his brother Oscar Cushing and following the ceremony a supper was served 1 to thejrueata after whlcn the groom and bis bride departed leaving on the evening train for an extenaive trip which will Include a tour of Yellowstone Parki On their returfc Mr and Mrs Cushing will occupy a new home In San Francisco Society people on this side of the bay will miss Mrs Cushing as she has been prominently connected with much of the social and philanthropic life here for several years The Mfssea Carrie and Belle Nicholson were the hostesses on Thursday of last week at a pretty red luncheon given at their home on Eighth street In honor of Mrs McKay and MUs Whitehead who have been here f6r some weeks on a visit from Santa Barbara The hour was brightened by the reading of someorlfinal verses the prise going to Mrs McKay Five handed euchre followed the luncheon the prises being won by Mrs Lorsn Pease and Miss Eva Longworthy Covers were laid for Mrs John Clay Hampton Mrs Albert A Long Mrs George de Gol a Mrs James Tyson Mrs Henry Rosenfeld Mrs Ernest Cotton Mrs Roy Msuvals Mrs 8 Gage of San Francisco Mrs McKay and Mlsq Whitehead A whist tournament tor the benefit of St Coltrmbas church fair will be given by the ladles of St Anthonys booth at Lorin Hall on Wednesday evening of this week Arrangements for the affair are complete ana some very preiiy prises nave been provided Following the cards supper will be served and dancing will be enjoyed Among the ladles who have been working lor the success of the affair are Mrs Dolan Mrs Koughn Mrs Charoly the Misses Cuff Miss Cohen Miss Dolan and Miss Mer Mrs Farno and Miss Alice Farno of Fruitvale have returned from a visit through Oregon Wsshlngton Idaho snd British Columbia having been absent six weeks The first regular luncheon to be given by Ebell Club for the winter seasonwlll take place on the second Tuesday of September at the club rooms There will be business meetings preceding this luncheon but it will be the first social event for the season Miss Favor a cousin of Miss Mabel and Mis Elisabeth Gray la here on a visit from Chicago The party of Oakianders including Miss Lillian Moller Mias Eva Powell and Mlaa Mary Barker who with the chaperon Miss Bunker are touring Europe are at present In London after a visit in Scotland CONSIDERS MANY TOPICS OAKLAND August 10 The City Council in a committee ef the whole to night undertook to consider the matter of calling an election for the people to rote on the proposition of annexing a portion of Fruitvale to the city of Oakland Council men Elliott and Wallace arcued that the law is mandatory and that sn election muii ne caio su otner steps nave been taken legally Councilmen Howard snd Dornln opposed the calling an election on the ground of economy Nosctlen was taken The Oakland dub an Organization of womem asked the Council to set apart as a childrens pUyground the block of land bounded by Adeline Linden snd Fifth streets and RatUoad avenue An ordinance to regulate the construction of buildings was Introduced and referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Judiciary CHINESE MAKES CC5 PLAT OAKLAND August 10 Mow Lee a ChlneeeVereUble gardener whlleloadlng boxes at Twenty fifth street and San Pablo avenue thl4afternoohwas annoyed by a lot of boyr and drew a revolver as If to shoot Policeman Jacobu was near by and bystanders Informed htm of the affair and he 4ook the Chinese in custody but when he examined the pistol it was found that it was not loaded Alter taking the Chinese to the City Prison he was questioned and explained that the boys had been continually annoying him and that he only made the plttol piay to frighten them and mske them keep away from him On this explanation he was allowed to depart with the admonition that ht In future refrain from making any gunplays APPROVES BOXING ORDINANCE OAKLAND August lfli JThla city Is soon to experience a revival In fistic contests arhlch nearly a year ago were stopped by order of Chief of Police Hodgkins acting under an opinion of District Attorney Ai ien who held that the lack ot a city ordinance licensing boxing exhibitions precluded legally giving such exhibitions la this city The representatives of tha varl ous athletic clubs at once began the work of preparing an ordinance which would overcame the objections of the District Attorney and after many changes were made for the purpose of shutting out of mushroom clubs an ordinance was finally adopted by the City Council and to day ltre celved the approval of Mayor Olncy AFRA1B TO TBiTIFY OAKLAND August peTlBg said to be a hghblhder and generally a bad ChU I nese appearea tne ronoe court morning to be examined or a cnarga or bur Another Phase of Wearisome Litiga tion Over an Estate OAKLAND August 10 Professor Frank Bouts and the former wife of Frank Psge Bacon Mrsi Mamie Bacon asked the Superior Court to day to Issue a writ requiring the adminis trators ot thek Henry Bacon estate to turn over to thenj J2000 shares of the capital stock of the Bacon Land and Loan Company as security for the 18 000 which the Court recently adjudged was due Prof essor Soule and Mrs Bacon from the Bacon estate The administrators of the estate have furnished bonds and taken an appeal since the Superior Court decided that by an error the will of Henry Bacon had been wrongly interpreted to the nt nf withholding about X800O from Professor Soule and an equal amount from the fonner wife of Frank Page nSPiN nirir of the Surjerlor Court de clined to Issue a writ and referred the nartles to Hhe Court A citation to the P52ll74 nf tha Bacon estata and Ktam wilt Ueue for them te show cause why the former have not turned over the share of stock as directed SAVES MOTHER AND CHILDREN OAKLAND August 10 Keny on wss casting the residence of MrsM Fahey i Kjftvielxhth street rabout 1 oclock M00HLK3HT PICNICS AlllDESlKD A San Leamdrp Eptid Keserl Proprietor Promises Good Beiiayibr arid jets licease FRESHMEN SEEK ADMISSION Oakland Breach Ofice of the Chroolcle 1100 Proadwty sear Toorteesta streeti OAKLAND Augustio Fear Of the resumption of moonlight picnics In pleasure gardens adjoining resorts onJ San Leandro road Induced residents of Brooklyn township to send a delegation before the Board Supervlsorn to day to protest agalnat a1 license bew lng granted Jr A Lynch present lessee of Pllttsvtlle Park Joseph Spencer was chief spokes man for the protesting citizens He advised the Supervisors that orgies and scenes 0 rufflanlsm were of such frequent occutfenca lajtiie neigh borhoodjot the resorts where moonlight picnics have been given In the last few months as to arouse public Indignation Moreover he said women and children dare not walk along the road in front of the plcnjc gardens Spencer offered a written protest signed by citizens He also read from a publication local to Fruit vaUe district In which It was re cited that a man had been viciously assaulted recently In the roadway In front of Plittsvllle Park and that no attempt was made to apprehend or punish the assailants Lynch In defense ot his application for a renewal of his license stated that he has cut out moonlight plci nlca because he found that an undesirable element was attracted by such functions He asserted that the picnics advertised to be given were for the benefit of a band of musicians who thad a contract with his predecessor under whlcn tne musicians were 10 have the use of the park gardens on certain nlgbtr But no more frolics would be permitted by him the Colonel declared and upon hit promise to maintain an orderly resort the Supervisors renewed his license Howe voting no Attorney Alfrea conen appearea before the Board In opposition to the application of Frederick Scbnarr for a license to reopen theVonner notorious resort In Uppr Fruitvale known as the Hermitage Cohens objections were technical He asserted that Schnarrs petition aoes not contain the names ot six of the ten residents living nearest to the Hermitage To decide this disputed point the Supervisors referred the matter to County Surveyor Prather and continued the hearing on Schnarrs application until next Monday The bitterest fight thus far made by Fruitvale residents who oppose saloons has been directed with a view to keeping closed the doors of the Hermitage MISS THEIR SENSATIONS aiary it being claimed that he was caught in the act oi nwng tnecaan orawor jb a Chinese restaurant at Ml Wfpster street At zb time of the arreat it was claimed that the jOlTeasa was witnessed by two Chinese tot ikey refused to testify agatest One Tina ntr oatered i excuse but wtOtetr evMeswe Jwe Thwm eUaehsrgtd jfiBeudy iftv elshth street this morning when he noticed that the rear the house was onflre He awakened MralFahey and assisted her In getting her fourTOung children out of the houseand lnhe meantime other persons had arrived LVfSTEi an alarm The bulldinr Suulde the city limits but Chief Bali seat a chemical ana huu wm 4 the fire wis exUnguUhed after damage to the extent of jrSQO had been done piBLIC SCHOOLS CROWDED OAKLAND August io The fail term lor tks public schools of this city opened to Amv with an unusually large attendance notwithstanding the fact that many of the nlls have not yet returned from their va Sflon trips The question of finding ac eommoasiiona vv School Department and it Is not unlikely thatTtemporary quarters will be secured fLiSSf the classes In buildings outside 1 the rea ular jchools MONKT FOR VETERANSi OAKLAND August 10 The Board of Supervisors appropnateosew to uay to asj cist In entertaining the tJ rand Army visitors one day duringtheencarapment With i nntv dnnatlon there la now nearly iiaW in the fund but the committee in chars of the arrangements for the day Insist on raising MBW The Board refused tn make any approprwuun imuuum mu ixbHslt atthe flute Fair this fall BROKE PIJVTKjeLS WINDOW OAKliAND Augustib A stranger giv lng the name Iof EU Hubbard and appar niiv Much the worseXor too free a use of intexhsantsi this afternoon threw a bottle through a ptate gtess window on Tenth street near Broadway Later he professed that be did not know why he was arrested or even in what tewn be was Ha was arrested tor PotfcesMn Drew and charged BW ceMHE I1ETHICS BKRKieLKT AogustfMi A hew course In KUmcs nas seenpreparea oy xae unw Verity ef CsMforala phWosoeWeal depart naC It wlU be theeretkal and practical or nc fifvsnsisi MeoieQ nin 1 aAmcateaet Tne work wl Metade tha rttieasTes aeie suiiiwtiai etnicai classics raatJM esuy reqmremtnt tor aoesiaston sttosb en fence ceaeatwas Class at a7nlversHr of California Will Equal That of Last Year BERKELEY August lOWIth 517 applicants already seeking admission Into the University ot California and dosetur coming Into the recorders office dally there Is every reason to belle ve that this years freshman class will equal in size the large class of last year The figurea ahow that the claaa that entered In 1SM3 numbered SW regular students and 195 special students or a total of 990 This wss over 100 more than the previous year snd now it seems as If the high water mark had been reached for the Indications are that the present class will show no Increase as previous succeeding years have shown With this standstill In attendalce however comes the interesting fact that the percentage of women Is falling off In a alight degree another point in common with the statistics of last year This Is notable when it Is remembered that the influx of co eds in previous years threatened to place the men in a ridiculous minority The big freshman class comes this yesr remsrkably well prepared to enter upon college work Few are applying for admission who have not sssured themselves In advance of their ability to matriculate Hence the standard of scholarship in the entrant is extraordinarily high and there will be few newcomers who will flounder through their first term to be lgnomlnously dropped at the end of their initial semester This condition of affairs Is brought about by the distinct tightening of the admission requirements which became the Universitys policy a few years sgo and has resulted in better preparation from the accredited schools snd by those who essay tha entrance examinations Owing to the great attendance the University has flt warranted In cutting down Its fresh man class by the most rigid weedlng out process IRRIGATION COtHSES REVISED BERKELEY August 10 Irrigation courses at the University of California have Just been revised artd will contain a number of important lecture series by the three experts now on the departments Stan While Professor Elwood Mead hesd of the department will give one course on Irrigation Institutions and Economics next term and Asslstsnt Professor Samuel Fortler will give instruction In two one this termand one in the erring the buc of the workt will fall on Arthur IP Stover the newly appointed instructor in irrigation engineering who will supplement the lectures of the two professors In all three courses IN HER HANDS es ess OAKLAND Aislair A Hcfcted lass eaeCoded I last rdt 1 tee heeds of Jeaee Hartman the fourteee yeaoM rianrhteV of William Hartesan ot 9M BUi street but wteg to the fsct thatthe girl had on aaeavy shawL she wss not seriously Injured During the eventec she noi tlced tfcat the tamp waa sputteria and feared thst ttwaaabout tox pode She at once picked itup with the idea of csrrytef It to the back door and throwing it into the ysrd As she stepped to cpen the door the lamp exploded but ska was protected by the hesvy wo0en shawl and was sUghtly burned A neighbor saw the flames of the burning lamp and extinguished them with UttferdiacttltyT see tM 0 ODGEN CRAVES MORE LIGHT ON DIVORCES iBac Palmer Caselecided in Javor oiHusbaiid Form of Decree Is Not Seitledi CUTFWGERLE0 mmmm DetectlYes Searck i Jlifi giar WithlVwHHai asd Laad oh a Barlrer WRECK A SALOON BERKELEY August 10 Demolishing the Interior of Connors Brothers saloon on Third street near Harrison and then taking only a slot machine and a few bottles of wine was the wild trick that burglars played on the proprietors some Urn this morning between midnight and oclock After the barkeeper had closed the plaee the robbers broke in the backdoor and spent some time tn smashing furniture spilling liquor tearing down the furnishings and genersllv ransacking the saloon fNo clew was left by the vsndsls and the exact use they will have for the cumbersome slot machine Is not apparent WILL GQ TO PRINCETON BERKELExAugustiloCrJohn Martin vwkirk of Los Anseles who was one of the most prominent students in the last I graduating ciase or tns unv ir Ifornta has announced his Intention of leaving for Princeton where he will enter the theological school and prepare himself for the ministry The young mans object la ultimately to go to some foreign field as a mlsstonsry Newkirk won distinction during his college days as a lit ersry genius winning short story competitions and writing a clever farce He was itv irfntifiod with thework of the Xoung Mens Christian Assodstlon I INCREislNO LABORATORY ROOM BERKELEY August ItTheVagrUul turaL building on we umverauy vy fornt campus is undergoing Important alUrsttons td mske WW 1 laboratory room demanded by the entomological department The roorajor merty oocupieTby the department for both UBdergredueVand aWdaatawork will be turned over entirely to the foraer and thewgher InvestigaUoBal workwlll ao ssjsaBE Chemist George Roberts Saasallto Cltlaens Olaappolated Over Reanlt of Board Meetlasj SAUSAL1TO August 10 A full house greeted the Board of Trustees to night when it convened as two matters of lm porta nee were to be passed upon the dis posal of the electrlo lighting franchise and consideration of the water question When bids for the concession of lighting the town by electricity were first received on May Kd last the California Central Gas and Electric Company of which John Martin la nrestdent offered the small sum of 1100 considering that It WoUld have no opposition However Thomas Frost halt owner ot the Bausallto Electric Llshtlnr Com rtanv si entail nnnAam esarttiAK enrta tiAt sun posed to have such aspirations bid 1750 for tne irsncnise giving every assurance mat he would enlarge his plant sufficiently to meet any demand upon It Previously Martin had approached Frost with the view ot purchasing Ms interest In the Bausallto company but had failed to reach a satisf actory price and negotiations were dropped These bids were set aside and the franchise again placed on the market Speculation was high to night ss to who would gain the coveted prise as Pros had declared that he was in the fight to stsy and the California company could well afford to pay a substantial sum for the concession A genuine surprise was sprung when the announcement was msde that but one bid bad been entered that ot Frost ot 750 He therefore wss granted the franchise without the lively contest anticipated The matter of obtaining a suitable water supply with as little delay as possible was discussed in detail and the most plausible solution wss considered to be the bonding of the town in order to lay its own mainland reservoirs and purchase water from either the Mill Vslfey Water Company or the Marin County Water Company A resolution was therefore passed authorizing Town Attorney Louis Plstolesl to draw up all necessary pspers for holding an election to pass upon the Issuance of 1100000 worth of bonds for such a purpose PROTESTS AGAINST TAX SAN RATAEL August ld Among the Increases contained in the city assessment roll for this fiscal year Is one of WlW on the property of the Marin County Water Company which drew forth a protest to day before the Board nf Traateea aittlnar as a board Of eaust tzatlon The water company through Its attorney Martineiuwea a statement to the effect that when the rata waa flxtd for this year It wss tacitly understood that no change would be made for assessment purposes In the vlii of Its cornorate nronerty which waa 48700 and that an assessment upon avaluatlon of 1167260 at which it is now placed wouia entail a conaiaermuio bu ditlon to its expense account The board took an entirely different view of the matter and denied the plea of the company While no rate of taxation was formally jagreed upon av canvsss of the Ideas of the different members of the Board upon the point Indicates thstrone cent on the dollar will almost without doubt be adopted On such abasls the water companys taxwlllbe H1S5 60X OaUaad Braaeh Offleaaf tha Cbronk 1160 Broadiray near rottrteeotb street OAKLAND August l0Iudge den Is to hear arguments In the fora oi oners jrriaay or tnii weeg on tne question of the constitutionality of the law providing for Interlocutory decrees In divorce cases The briefs are stotbt submitted i Jn the suit of Albert Rj Palmer against Emily Palmer a couple whose msrltal dif ferences have often been aired in the press since they separated about two years ago Final bearing or tne divorce suit testimony was taken to day before Judge Ogdenwhen some new featurea developed The Palmers formerly sided in a snug cottage at Fruitvale 1 It transpired to day that now Palmer has employed a shrewd look ing Japanese young woman to cooic his meals see that his little son does not wander into mischief and also act as caretaker of bis home Miss Tb shimo testified that ane rnaaes an purchases of provisions for the Palmer home originally sne was engaged as a cook at a monthly wage of 7 60 but after Mrs palmer had left her husband gradually increased the wages of the Japanese maid of all work until now she Is receiving she stated 110 per week Palmer sued for a divorce on the grounds of habitual Intemperance and cruelty and testified in support of his complaint that his wife bad often remained away from their home several days and nights in succession On one occasion he said she returned home from an all nlght expedition with both of her eyes blackened and claiming to have been stood up by footpads and robbedv Some three months ago Mrs Palmer was denied alimony but was given permission to return to the home she had left Palmer to day explained tha ti he had told his wife that she could have a home with him at Fruitvale butas he insisted that she should cook her own meals she did not accept the Mn Palmer waa renresented In court to day by7 Russell her father who admitted that he bad not actively practiced law for many yearsv He rested bis daughters case witnoui onenng any tMtimonv Judae OKden at once jae clded In tavor or rauneiv xae nuwui of what kind or a decree saouia granted absolute or interlocutory was then discussed Palmer desired an absolute decree but Judge Ogden pre torrA hMrinr araument as to the con stitutionality of the law or else waiting urkn the Sunremer Court decides the question now before Finally She at torneys agreea io suomii arpunrou the form or briers rriaay HAD SHORT STAT OAKLAND Auguit 10 When Louis Fleming City Electrician was deposed from office last Friday his successor George Babcock was authorised to retain Fleming ss an assistant long enough for him to familiarise himself with the HitiM4Af th office but It snoears that one day was long enough for Fleming to I SCt in a lusoruiuio yuatuwii umuv wss not displeased when Femlnr informed him Saturday evening that he had decided that he did not care to longer remain on the cltypayroUv assigned to wimon SCHJOOL ALAMEDA August 10 Miss LtlU Forderer daughter of President Joseph FForderer of theBosrd of City Trustees and whose aonllcatlon for a teachers pon sltion in the local department wss pre sented wltn otners si roe taat meeting ot th shnni Board has been appointed by the Classification Committee to teach at the vvuson ncnooi mi oeeo as cini to the A fourth srade to fill a vacancy caused by tbrpromotlon ot Miss Edith Carpenter to teach a grammar Sad Mist Forderer has taught school Mariposa county OakUad Brtaelt OOca ef Qiroaltl Ilea Broadway sear roartsesta atrert OAKLAND August 10 The fact that Manuel WllUams ar Pacing Mtit barber has a freshly cut finger anaVthe further fact tha he Uvea In close proximity to the irsuurantof Mrs Ramsey of 1705 Pacific ftreLr which waa robbed last night has led to his being taken into custody on a charge of burglary which nowefcr has as yet been but InfbrmallyCharired agalnst hlm This morning Mrs RamseyRamsey reported to the police that some time during the nlglt her place of business bed been broken Into and twonickle ln the slotmachlnes robbed To Detectives Shorey and Holland whowere detailed to Investigate the case she said tha she suspected WTI Uams who was In the restaurant last nlghtabout closing time and shecom plained that the meji who owned the machines had not been around to open them for the play she explained had been very heavy during the day Williams cautioned her to lock all the windows for fear someone might breaks into the Place and when she opened the place this morning and found that the machines had been broken open and robbed she at once suspectedwn llama and reported the fact to Holland who found that the person breaking open the machines had cut his hand and that the wound had hied quite frtely He at once called on Williams and found that he had the third finger of his rlghtbandqultebadly cuwwn Hams Insisted that the wound was in flictedllast Thursday but DraVon Adelung and Rowe who examined were of theopinlon that It waa a fresh cut It was also discovered that the thief had gained an entrance to the restaurant by forcing a dooMead in from the barber shoo ahdnhat be hsd gone out by the rear door of the resuuranu i-Williams denies that he is guilty and saya that he knows nothing about the robbery Thefacta ss gathered by the detectives were laid beforeProse cuting Attorney Leach and he on sented to Issuing the complain whtrb Mrs Ramsey will Iswear to to mor row Williams has a family TWO JNSANE WOMENitJ TeaaptatloR in Trleesj la ths leasee soaea drartaaesU Astemesae sad BsSanr eaaa seearirt sartes wrtttbsfs to aH Uskets troeks rsMeea suit eases la carload JTMOtv asaorsTa csiu stsrset si Christina Flatseh IntiisiHes That bat Is BeInaaRoastedAHytv rrr OAKLAND August 101 Mrs JChrUUnaC VuUcb ot la Fflbert street who reeejUyc suffered grest fright when her houze caught fire wss committed to tfceotate hospital at Stockton to day by Judge John tEllsworth Whi urdetexamlni tlon before the Lunacy Commhtslqners Mrs Flutsch was very muchexctted It developed tnat sne unaxines imikii consUntly on at bedundergotoga roast trie precesarthat flames are scorchids her fleshvand that she Is about tobe torn to pieces The fright she received When she thought fire waa about to destroy her home Is said tobethe cause of her present condition The unfortunate woman Is a Swiss 33 ear did and bas ahus band and two young children Mrs Koak 9 years of age a real dent ot Berkeley was placed IrttheJH teetlon Hospital this afternoon by her husband for examination by the Lunacy Commissioners Mrs Hoak Is extremely violent her husband being unable tq giye any reason for her condition ENGLISH VEBY ipW i Denbt Is Eatertalae aa to HIa Rev coy cry OAKLAND August 11 After spending a comoaratlvely good dsy yesterdayand sppearlng some better this forenoon Eaglun this atternoon tooc a turn ior the worse snd while the surgeons In attendance nave by no means given up hope hv An not sneak as enconraainrtv as thev did yesterday and it Is feared that he will not rally xrom me ainuia Hia nulse la very rsnld and while he has no fever his vitality Isvery low Mr English submitted to sn operation ror sp pendldtis several months a go and within the past week he suffered a recurrence ot the trouble and on Saturday ha again underwent an operation Owing to his age and the state of his general health much apprehension has been felt regarding the abllltyof the patient to stand the shock of the operation tlGDEN GOES TO LAKE CODNTT OAKLAND August 10 8uperiQT Judge Ogden baa been asked by Governor Pardee to go to Lake county and hear several cases which are on the court calendar or that county Judge Crump of Lake county died only a few days ago and Governor Pardee has not yet selected a man to succeed him and as some ot the cases require an Immediate hearing be has asked Judge Ogden to preside He will leave here on Monday next VF 1 UISCELLANEOCS WAJTT ROAD CLOSED SAN RAFAEL August lC PrisOn Directors Jsmes Hi Wilkins and Senator Feltoo appeared before the Board of Supervisors this afternoon to request that the portion of the countyv rosd at 8sn Quentln lesdtng from Liberty Post to the front gate be condemned as public high way and be closed to traffic They urged nt at ha nrnf time ax convlets Could not be prevented from uslhg it and that pastexperience shdwedtbet they availed themselves of It to plant opium arms apd even sticks oi cynamue unoir sucn cop rfttinna an outbreak mlrht be arranxed even whUe the greatest care wss exercised Th ntrartnn adrred that amOSt DO Lcultar condition existed in that the land fborderlng i this road was prlvste be longing to tne prison wnwv toe wix Itself wss msde nubile If their plea wss grsnted they promised to coastnict out of the prison funds a rosd to the seme point only running packet thahcu The Supervisors postponed action in order to nave an opportunity ot peraouaiy spectlng the highway in question MARRIA6E LICBNSBfl OAKLAND AUgust i MarrtageAB censes were taeued to day tov Mathews HamiUeaw aged 3s and BMsabeth SekeeV 3s botn of Salleas Charles Stewart Inc and Anne Loaiae Sessions of Oakland Jeaeph ft Batten Franeleee and Beansallne I McLee Alaaaeaa MiniUan gflaworrh Merlara Chlco and Aaate Luad a sides Mass HOSE COMPAJfV WILL DISBAND ALAMEDA August 10Cordea Hose Company No of Court streat a volunteer fire company whicn nss neon organised since 1888 decided at a meeting Fridsy night to disband on October at midnight Notice of the sctton taken bat been communicated to Tire Chief Krauth by Percy Fox secretary of the company The members affirm that after fifteen years of volunteer service they will retire in favor ot a paid department of which there has already been some discussion among the City Trustees WILL GIVE LABIBS NIGHT ALAMEDA August 10 The Unitarian Club Is making preparatloni for a ladles night to be given next Wednesday even ing when tne entertainment wni consist or life motion pictures byGeorg Kanxee and musical selections The mueleal pan will embrace an organ preloeer by Harry Wood Brown two numbers on the eornet by DC Rosebrookv and two eener aotoe by David ManDeyd As la usual on Is ales nights of the organisation the attendance of gentlemen 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