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December 23d of last year the corner isf Fortyiflrst street and Broadway The verdict was not In line wjth that psked for by Assistant Witf let At Homey Walsh who prosecuted1 the case and Attorney A Frlck who appeared1 orv tlie defendant Walsh argued1 that QHo was guilty of murder Jn the flrt degree if guilty of ahyi trlme Frlck in bis addreis to Jhe Juryj askedthat no compromise Apr cict be rendered claiming his Jcllent had acted In slf defense and shot tor BaVejiiJ3ownjlifei If the jury bsuevea the statement Of Hhe defendant Frlclc argued that itcduldiiot fldd hlmVother than Innocent 4f itdid not believe his etatement and accepted as troe the iheory of Ihe prosecution it could do nothing other than render a verdict of guilty as charged According to the testimony offered brio had been making his home With the Gratziana family and ohthe nghi preceding the killing had been notified that he would have to secure othei quarters as the family was about to move and In their newtquarters would have no room for Orlo This precipitated a quarrel which ended in a fight and Orlo claimed that Gratziana cut him with a knife but this testimony vras not substantiated by Mrs Gratziana who saw tbeflgbt After the fight both men left the house and met again an hour later at Porty flrst and Broadway where the quarrel was renewed and witnessed by Constantino Gratziana the ten year od son of the murdered man The boy told a very straight jstory of the shoot 3 ing and positively stated that Orlo had shot his father without cause but Orlo contended that he saw a knife In thev hand of Gratziana and fearing that he was again to be assaulted ehot to save himself Gratziana Un gered for a fortnight or more and for a time it was thought he might recover but when he began to fall also became unconscious and no dyinr statement could be secured To his physicians and to the police however he accused Orlo of having shot him It Is claimed that from the first bal i lot taken in the jury room all the jurymen were satisfied as to the guilt of Orlo but that the delay was caused In attempting to fix the degree of the crime some favoring a verdict of manslaughter and one at least insisting upon the death penalty being Inflicted while others composing the majority were in favor of the verdict which was finally rendered tJNTTABIAN SOCIETY HAS COIN IN BANK HIS PRISONER Constable Olimpia Seek to Recover Guy EiGovey to Avoid Ousting Him From Offiec OakU nd Brtnch Office of the Chronicle 1160 Broadway ntr Thirteenth atrwt OAKLAND March 26 Wlshng to avoid threatened proceedings to oust him from office Constable Joseph Ollmpla of San Iieandro is making strenuous efforts to regain possession oif Guy Coveywhom he permitted to escape from his custody a week ago Olimpia has learned that Covey is how in Seattle After consulting with the District Attorney to day jpilmpia telegraphecltip Seattle for the purpose of regainingVcustodx of Cot vey If he 4s successful he will not be compelled to rface proceedings to oust him Covey was arrested last Saturday on complaint of hls wife Mrs Lizzie Coyey who charged him with willfully neglecting to provide for their minor child Covey was taken before Ie ieorder Black and his bail was fixed at J500 cash or J1000 bond If bail was not furnished Covey was to be confined in ihe County Jail pending hjsjhearing Nonstable pUmptat took charge of Covey and permitted him to go upon hns own recognizance He claims Cove promised to report Mondaiy before Recorder Black Instead of reV porting Qovey took bis two sons aged 5 and 3 years respectively and left AttorneysRobinson feRobinson representing Mrs CoVey are now threatening to institute proceedings to oust Ollmpla rorh ofllce pllinpia claims that the warrant for the arrest was Invalid because it was sworn to fey Mrs Olimpia while thj laws of California do not permit a wife to charge her husband with a criminal offense except it be against herself Mrs Coveys1 attorneys cpn tend that Olimpia exceeded his au thority in passing judicially upon the The Annual Meeting Pinds the Or sanitation in Good Condition OAKLAND March 26 The First Unitarian Church Is out of debt with th exception of a question of disputed taxes and has money In the banki At the annual meeting of the Unitarian Society Financial Secretary George Evans announced that the church has surplus cash on hand remaining from the last year amounting to 1650 The receipts for the year were 13432 and the expenditures 11787 If the Board of Supervisors refuses to an nul the Mil of sale to me state for un paid taxes there rwill still be left in the treasure sViiands the sum bt 772 Rev George Stone made a request that greater power be given to the trus teeaXof4helsociety and that the various organizations within it be brought into closer connection To effect his he sug seated that an advisory board be cre ated to consult with theL trustees He aleo recommended the establishment of departments of music and dramatic art Trustees were elected by the society for the ensuing ear as follows John Pv IrlshFranci Cutting Hugh Hamll toni JohriA Bliss Tllson Mrs AW Terrtll Mrs Redlngton MrsiFredK Barnes John Stetson LUclua AtBooth A Elliott SECljRtSTISTOLQN 0ID BUNKO SCHEME as though the warrant were valid Mrs Kelly of San Francisco a sister of Mrs Coyey hassworn to a new complaint against Covey For nearly a year JJrs Covey has been trailing her husband through California Oregon and Washington lh an effort to recover possession of her Children whom he took from her while they were living at Stockton Several times Mrs Covey has succeeded in locating her husband but each tme he has escaped before the law could be Invoked He left his wife oh a bed of illness in Washington a few months ago and Came to Oakland On March 7th last believing his wife to be still In Washington he instituted suit for a divorce itV dismissed the action when he learned of the unexpected arrival of his wife and infant child in this city HAWS CLAIMS COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION HORSEMEN ASK NO ASSESSMENT Claim Animals Slerely Being Raced in Alameda County Are Not Subject to Tax OakJard Branch Office of the Chronicle 1160 Broadway near Thirteenth atreet OAKLAND March 26 Horsemen Hying outside of this county but racing their strings at the Emeryville track are objecting to haying their horses assessed in this county A protest was made to day to County Assessor Henry Dal ton through Ex county Assessor James Nealon of San Francisco Who owns the race horses Royal Rogue Rey Dare Cassle and other good performers It Is contended that Assessor Dalton was In error In assessing the horses in this county on thje ground that personal property should be assessed in the county in which the owner lives A conference was held to day regarding the matter Nealon was represented by Attorney Hughes City Attorney McElroy District Attorney John Allen and Assessor Dalton were also Present at the conference Dalton claims that the law Epeclflcaliy directs him to assess all personal property found by him in this county at noon of the first Mon day in March He further contends that the action taken by the horsemen Is merely an attempt to evade having their horses assessed at all After the conference Assessor Dalton requested the District Attorney to give him a written opinion upon the point in volved If the opinion upholds his contention Assessor Dalton says he will seize the horses of owners who refuse to pay the tax Nealon claims his horses should be legally assessed in San Francisco and not in this countj He Is being backed In his contention by many other horsemen who are In similar positions In view of the fact that there are several hundred valuable horses at the Emeryville track the question of assessing them is one of no small importance This Is the first time validity of the warrant and that his Assessor DaHons assessment of the neglect of duty In not keeping the horses has been opposed By mutual prisoner In custody was as culpjiblc agreement the assessors In the va rtous counties throughout the State act simultaneously in assessing ail personal property found In their respect tlve counties on the first Monday in March This agreement includes railroad rolling stock as ill as other property HUGO SCHLAM SUiTERS MENTAL COLLAPSE IH SUBURBAH SOCIETY 0 i r5 Stranger Uaes Telieplione Game to BobPierce Hardware dAkliND MarchyAn old bunko game yaawirKed successfully yesterday on the Pierce Hatdwara company by wh hVfl parte9iaJUa ire vpUeiltbut receiving rpyjcompensaV tloniIn Jh morning a stranger called at liieTstorer and asked to seea certain pistols At Mioona telephone message came OSVcnsioiyiruiu iuq wmajn ui ws Jacksou Furniture Company request jng thaf ne of the revolvers be sent overltlmroeiiatelyv The gun wasidis patched by a messenger who wastoet at the door of the Jackson Company store jbV 4ramanf who announcing that waikilpto thei areiwahlCtThene8 senger JOUQWeg aemauyms ibj raeui for the guo but he atrhger stepped behind tacfc lor turnitureanor oisap peared iManager 7Jacksooof thejfurnl ttine oOPipany says the telephone order forrtgunPwas not sent from hlsoffice DlJ 1B0 TO SANATORIUM OAK tVNI MaTchia A Mac donaldto day applied for letters of guirulanahlpi over 81 eousbv Edward Thomsopwhowaa adjudged IhsaneVyesv terdafeii 9 proposed to sendiThomspn to alptlvate sanatorium for treatment Hi family was opposed to having him nentf to a State asylnml Judge Dgden rT iifKanitv nrcceedinra one week pending the jprahting of letters of aruarrilanship in the meantime VThqm itonwUbe confined at me Receiving IIoVpitaLiHe was arrested for Invading ihl mf rr Carleton through a tear window at 3 oclock Wednesday i ii i i i li wfed our oMt fornltnte tiA sAj nynrhrtthttmi Oakland Berkeley Sanitary Inspector Attacks Action to 0ns Him From Office OAKLAND March ifi Arguments were made to day before Judge Hall on a motion to dismiss the accusation brought by Pennie to oust SanU tary Inspector Haws of Berkeley from ofce It was contended by Attorneys Robinson and Robinson that the law did not permit a criminal action of that kind to be amended that the case must rest upon the Information primarily alleged Owing to the fact tnat such accusations are misdemeanor cases and cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court there was a lack of decisions upon the pont Involved Attorney Lufcens stated that he would endeavor to show that the proceeding was an impeachment and susceptible of amendment Judge Hall took the matter under advisement until next Wednesday Pennie alleges that Haws has been taking advantage of his position as Sanitary Inspector to compete in ihe plumbing business lh Berkeley It Is alleged that Haws would approve his own plans ror drainage receiving tees of JlO ln each case white he neglected to approve the plans of his rivals After the accusation bad been filed Haws bad Pennie arrested on two charges of violating the sanitary ordinances of Berkeley Pennie was released on bail pending his examination CUTS OFF HIS NIECE WITH ONLY ONE DOLLAR John Young Stated in Will That He Feared if Bequest Was Made It Wouldelissipated OAKUAND March 28 Blanding filed for probate ltoday thb will of the late John Toung of Alameda who died on March 18th The will isj holographic and was pxecutedon December 23 1903 The estate Is valued at 8721 consisting of four pieces of real property In Alameda cash in bank and notes According to the will Jetsie Toung a niece is to receive only1 1 because she is clsslpated and would naturally put to bad lse any money left to her Mrs John Taylor a jslster and several half ibrpthers half sisters nephews and nieces are left about 500 each The residue of the estate is togo to Robert Young a brother LEAaUEELECTS OFFICERS QAKLANP March StAt a fineetihg held last pight In Beckers Hall the local division of thejAirmy and Navy League elected Its i ofllcers for theyensulng year 9 follows Colonel Gi Langan IJeutenanf Colonel Charles Ii Pierce MaorJWi Ji Qulgleys QuartermasterjiC iwaillng officer of the day tH TIawkinsS officer of the guard jE Ellsworth The annual state encamp merit of the league will be heldln Beckerls Hall onvAprll 16th Fortyrnine delegatesi to the encampment1 were choaenyasttilght TW0UIfSUCCESSFUL BURGLARIES BERKELTk farch 2sMf ter barter rneltt the pfHcef door of the Day Goodwin iPIajiirig Mills 4i South Berkeley rummaging through all the looks and desks arid finding nbthlng for his minit natient burglar last nieht made natnih anew airerapt Oil snoiuer uluuc jus across the street pe unxer jumper Companys pine was enierea noymeans vf iruinw the lockibeintr first broken But a hunt throughtb cash drawers vnd desks proved just as irumess as me first casei the pr6prietors having dis creetly removed all money except what was in the Safe This was found tobe untouched 4 i iortlttir sal dally sti Bt SliellBaisornt stoc JJltrcath snd rrsua uasuana aud aouieboldsooda BScbutiw OikUnd I i aaaaaaaaaarwwwaaaaaaaK i Overwork and Worry Over Business Affairs Is Said to Be the Cause ALAMEDA March 26 Sufferlng from what one of his physlclans terms acute mania Hugo Schlam well known in musical and club circles in San Francisco lies strapped to his bed in his home on Broadway opposite Chester street to prevent his doing himself or others bodily Injury Overwork and worry over business affairs are given as the causes of hla mental collapse which at present is serious On Thursday last after returning with his wife to their home here he became a dangerous maniac and the same evening attempted to throw his mother who Is 60 years of age and lives at his Alameda home down stairs She fell and was painfully bruised but fortunately escaped more serious injury Schlam has also threatened In his delirium to take his own life and that of his wife Mrs Schlam asserts that the unwarrantable arrest of her husband on an embezzlement charge last September at the instance of Alfred Roncovierl now president of the San Francisco Board of Education did much to put her husband off his mental balance Schlam who is 36 years of acre has many friends across the bay For nearly a dozen years he had charge of the sheet music department at Sherman Clay Cos afterward starting a musical publishing business in New York where he resided with his family for a number of years For a month or more he has been suffering from mental exhaustion On last Thursday morning he returned from a bath at an early hourto the Ar eyle Hotel where he and his wife have been sojourning and arriving In a hack told Mrs Schlam he had come to take her for a ride to the Cliff House before nreanrast ane saw tnat ne was sui ferinK from aberration and Immediately he lnslstedon starting at once for New York The couple returned to Atameaa ana usu asii sscniam Bnowcaijj raistakable signs of insanity i Yesterday morning he escaped fi the house and started for the police sta ilon declaring that he must demand protection His brother and neighbors overhauled him on Central avenue near Regent street and while he raved and declared he would stab himself succeeds ed in getting him home when by dlrec tionof Dr scpumann ne was strapped ddwn ASK FOR FLFXTBD3TY IN ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AKLAND March 26 Misa Mary Wilson was the hostess this afternoon at a gathering of youni people who met in honor of the much feted fiancee Miss May Burdge The Miller home oV Boulevard terrace was the scene of this pleasant reunion and Miss Wilsons guests enjoyed a game of five hundred Golden daffodils fresh violets and bridesmaid roses wefe about the rooms in effective profusion Miss Wiispn was assisted in receiving by Miss Anna May Burdge Miss Winifred Budge Miss Marion Smith Miss Ethel Olney Miss Georgia Strong Miss Marion Everson Miss Elsie Everson Mrs Charles RodoJph Mrs TEmmet Nicholson Mrs Robert Foster Miss Emma Knight Miss Beatrice Yrooman Mrs William Colby and Miss Mary Barker Several pretty prises were contested for and the fortunate scorers were Miss Violet Whitney Mrs William Bull Prin gle and Mrs George Rodolph Miss May Cruft of East Oakland left this week for the Orient where she expects to spend some months In travel The aecond of the receptions being planned by Miss Isabelle Kendall will take place on Thursday afternoon April 7th Miss Kendall Is entertaining in honor of Miss Francis Van Renaeler of Dallas Tex Miss Phyllis Mather of New York and Miss Ruth Kales A game of five hundred Is announced for the afternoons diversion and a merry time 1 being anticipated Miss Kendall will be assisted in receiving by Miss Van Rens sler Miss Mather and Miss Kales Mrs George Clarke Davis Mrs Irving Bur rell Mrs Harry East Miller Mrs Egbert Stone Mrs Willard Forsyth Williamson Mrs Harrison Clay Miss Carolyn Oliver Miss Letitla Barry Miss Edna Barry Miss Isabelle Hooper Miss Ada ICenna Miss Evelyn Hussey Miss Lillian Isaacs Miss Ann McElrith Miss Clarisse Lohse Miss Lucretla Burnham Miss May Coogan Miss Florine Brown Miss Noelte de Golia and Mrs Frederick Cutting A game of cards was enjoyed lsst Thursday afternoon by a few guests who were entertained by Mrs Williams at her home in East Oakland The invited friends included Mrs Welles Whit more Mrs Chester Judson of San Francisco Mrs Herbert Long Mrs Winchester Mrs Edward Flint Mrs Emil Misdaumer Mrs Lynch Mrs A Gray of Berkeley Mrs Frederick A Webster Mrs A Pratt Mrs MeU vin Chapman Mrs Clinton Day Mrs Hall Mrs Auerbach Mrs Elizabeth Dow Yorker and Mrs James A Johnson Mrs Lancaster entertained the members of the Mollia Temppra CJub at her Alameda home recently A game of cards was enjoyed and the fortunate scorers gained each a pretty souvenir of the afternoon Mrs Lancasters guests were Mrs Crowell Mrs Caldwell Mrs Henry ETun Mrs Edward Farer Mrs William Gilbert Mrs Thomas Jeune Mrs Frank Lewis Mrs Eugene Peck Miss Natalie Shost Miss Beatrice Schwart and Miss Laura Schwartz Owing to the serious illness of the mother of Mrs Richard Bahls the card party which Mrs Bahls and Mrs Fred erlck Dallam were planning to give in honor of Miss Florence Boone of Berkeley has been indefinitely postponed DONATES Sill FOR A Mrs Ernelie Donohoe Purchases Grourrd for Parochial institution at Menlo Park REDWOOD CITY March 26 Mrs Emelle Donohoe the Wife of Joseph A Donohoe the San Francisco banker his purchased five acres of land ad Joining the Sacred Heart Convent at Menlo Park and will provide sufficient funds with which to erect and equip a parochial school for the children of thel comrnunlty The establishment of such a school has been engaging the attention of Archbishop Rlordan for some time The SacrfedHeart Convent at Menlo Park is a big institution and some of the wealthiest Catholics of the Coast have their daughters educated there Beautiful grounds and gardens are kept up at a great expense The highest branches of learning are taught The new school Is Intended for day scholars and will be entirely separate from the other The magnificent site is said to have cost Mrs Donohoe 1000 per acre The building to be erected will be in keeping with the surroundings It will be In charge of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent who will give their services free It is understood that the plans for the new building will be ready next week and work will begin at once so that everything will be ready by the first of the year to open the school BOARD OF TRADE HAS FIVE HUNDRED MEMBERS ARE School Children Give a Free Show of Native Blossoms i High School Teachers Make live Important Bequests Qf the State University BERKELEY March 28 In order to secure from the University of California ibei privilege of a larger liberty in regard to ientrance requirementSi a committee from the State High School Teachers Association headed by Dr A ScotU principal of the Alameda HighSchooU held a conference this afternopritwith the commltteeon schools1 of thofaculty at Berkeley No decisions werefreached to day arid the conference adjourned to meet four weeks hence lvj i Five distinct propositions were made by the representatives or the secondary schools The first1 was that the last schedule of entrance requlrementsvest reduced sfrom J5 to 13 units lnclndlng the subjectof oral ana written express forii this ruliri to be anplfcableUatalt hoiieees secondlr it was requested that i ljienmie recognijion ue Bieii i uiauuai training Jiiraiyi tnat aamission ip tne colleges of natural sciences andcom meree be continued posslbl without any requirement of Latint fourthly that case of such accredited schools as may make the request some otheriJscIenee taught iuthe third or fourth high school years be accepted lir place1 of physlca and that bIologrtbe accepted in place ioC botany and soologyj and fifthly that fnr th rolieees of aDPlled science Latin subject 6 be lacceptedaa equivalent of renqn pr uermo ouujecio tvr ax CADET BAND TO FAy xxi3trvTJp vl TtfiirrH 9rtCWWWr twirl nks Rm trat ac mTttT4 lf rrtAOna I iT TfhTWkhelVrSrsrikvmlttlng the universiur Viornia The members of the Thursday Afternoon Whist Club will be the hostesses at a reception which la to be given on Thursday April 2lst Mrs Melvln Chapman has offered her home for the entertainment and the members of the Monday Afternoon Whist Club will be the guests of the occasion Mrs Wheeler entertained a few old friends this afternoon at her Lakeside home in honor of her sister Mrs James Safford of Springfield Mass who Is visiting here The annual egg rolling party given by Mrs George Wheaton has become a feature of the Easter days and on next Saturday April 2d the merry band of youngsters will gather again to enjoy this delightful afternoon wmen is aue to Mrs Wheatons thoughtfulness The grounds of the Wheaton hoie on Lake street will be the scene or the lively scrimmage the terraced lawns and rolling grass plots affording an Ideal opportunity for the contest prizes galore are to be given so that each of the fifty little guests may nave ampie opportunity of carrying home something which means so much to the twentieth century child Dainty little Elisabeth Adams will be the hostess and her Juvenile friends make up the invitation list An egg hunt will be one of the exciting features of the afternoons fun Several hundred Easter eggs being hidden about the grounds and sought after whoever finds an egg becomes possessor of it Miss Edna Barry and Miss Mabel Donaldson will share the compliment of the afternoon at a reception at which Miss Elsie Everson entertains on Saturday April Sth A game of five hundred is announced for the entertainment of the afternoon it I Miss Ann McElrath entertained an in dustrious group of young friends last Thursday afternoon The flying needles were busily engaged In placing the last stitches in several dainty confections which are to augment tho trousseau of one of the popular Easter brides Miss McElraths guests were Miss Jessie Craig Miss Irene Bangs Miss Isabelle Kendall Miss Letltia Barry Miss Noelle de Golla Miss Elizabeth Havens Miss Lillian Reed and Miss Effle Wade The Oakland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was entertained recently by Mrs Gaskill at her home on Harrison street Rev Robert Whltaker addressed the ladies on Women of the South During the Revolutionary War and gave a most interesting account of the Uvea and characters of such historical heroines as Nancy Hoyt Rebeca Motti Martha Britton Jane Thomas Mary Slocum Martha Martin Dorcas Richardson and Mrs Steele Mrs Gaskllls guests were MrsTL Beach Mrs Dick Mrs Fish Mrs Gray Mrs David Gage Mrs ifolbrook of San Fran eadet military 1pd jwlllglver a cphcertr to morrow afternoon at ocjock mther Greek Theater Under the dlrectlonYof Jerome White an inUrtsting proi iramma of elieious ooeratic and natrl i ptlc music has been prepared There JS noon concerts and the publl will tog weicom i i 4sb Secretary Stearns Will Try to Make It One Thousand Before May OAKLAND March 26 The member ship of the Oakland Board of Trade today passed beyond the 500 mark At the meeting which was held this morning at the rooms in the A building George Cross was elected as the 500th member of the board Enough applications were In the hands of the secretary yesterday to carry the membership past the desired mark and there was consider able interest In the board as to who would have the honor of completing the number Before the annual meeting and election of officers on the third Tuesday In April the members of the board hope to double their present membership and can the number beyond 1000 With the present membership new publications advertising uaauana can oe priniea every niumii ana a sum can be set ailde monthly for a fund to be used for the publication of a souvenir MARRIAGE LICENSES OAKLAND March 26 The following marriage licenses were Issued to day Edward Mills over 21 Oakland and Ida Coea over 18 San Francisco William Cummlnataat22 and Edith Streeter 21 both of Biggs Albeit Wangenhelm over 21 San Francisco andIollle McGarrey over 18 Oakland Berthold Werder 21 Sacramento and Maud Phillips 18 Pasadena Aaron Neumann 31 San Francisco and Edna Howell 22 Berkeley Harry Dumont 21 and Eleanor Larkln 22 both of Alameda Cisco Mrs George Percy Mrs Kellogg Mrs Harry Maxwell Mrs Phelan Mrs Sherman of San Francisco Mrs A Osgood Mlsa Brake of Berkeley Mrs Orrln Oorrllt Mrs Harry Carleton Mrs Hill yard Mrs A Miller Mrs Smythe Esterle and Mrs 8 Davi Mr and Mrs Roy Mauvals entertained their friends in a most enjoyable way this evening the beautiful surroundings Of their new home In Oak street being the scene of the merry making Five hundred was played and at midnight the xuests were invited to partake of a sup per Mrs Mauvals was assisted in receiving by Mrs Henry Rosenfeld Mrs Albert A Long Mrs James Tyson Mrs Frank Watson Miss Edythe Chls holm of Alameda Mrs Willard Forsythe Williamson Mrs Abe Leach Miss Sallle Field of San Francisco Miss Carrie Nicholson and Miss Sells Nicholson The ghests were Mr and Mrs Aek erley Mr and Mrs Everett Ames Mr and Mrs A Batchelder Mr and Mrs Daniel Belden Mr and Mrs Bla sell of Alameda Mr and Mrs George Bornmann Dr and Mrs Ernest Boyes Dr and Mrs Boyes Mr and Mrs Lee Cole Burnham Mr and Mrs William Cooke Mr and Mrs Frederick Cllft Mr and Mrs George de Golla Mr and Mrs Edward Engs Mr and Mrs Gage Mr and Mrs George Gross Mr and Mrs John Clay Hampton Mr and Mrs Wlckham Havens Mr and Mrs Abe Leach Mr and Mrs Medros Mr and Mrs Albert A Long Mr and Mrs Charles Lovell Mr and Mrs Seth Mann Mr and Mrs Shelby Martin Mr and Mrs Henry Rosenfeld Mr and Mrs Frederick Morse Dr and Mrs Loran Pease Dr and Mrs David A Proctor Mr and Mrs Felton Taylor Mr and Mrs Churchill Taylor Mr and Mrs George Tyaon Mr and Mrs Hugh Webster Mr and Mrs James Tyson Mr and Mrs Frank Watson Mr and Mrs Willard Williamson Mrs Louise Allendar Miss Edythe Chisholm Miss Hattle Currier Miss Sally Field Miss Eleanor Landers Miss Eva Langworthy Miss Edith Manning Miss Ida Larkey Miss Lulette Mauvals Miss Carrie Nicholson Miss Belle Nicholson Miss Florence Stewart William Raabe Walter Hale Frederick Henkennuis Robert Bain Dr Lackey Ralph Langworthy Louis Rosenfeld Charles Smith and Morton Tuft 4 Oakland Branch bfflee ef the Chronicle H60 Broadway near TUlrteenth street OAJOiANI ilarch 26 A practical lesson in natural history was giVen io the school children of Oakland today by an exhibition of wild flowers Inltherchlldrens room of the Carnegie Library conducted by the children themselves under the direction Of theireachersr he children gathered the blossoms themselves and assisted in arranging them They were given a half holiday from the schools yes terday for the purpose and they spent it on the nearer slopes of the Oakland and Berkeley hills Something orer sixty different varieties of wild flowers were bn exhibition and all but a very few of them were from the immediate vicinity of Oakland These few were sent up from Fresno They were brought in from the hills last night and were classified and named by Miss Mar garet Wythe of the High School Mrs A Kluegel of the Ebell Cnib was In charge of the decorations and ar rangement of the flowers in whlc she was assisted by the children and the members of the teachers com mlttee In charge The teachers and their child assistants werej kept busy until late last night in sorting and labeling the flowers which the scholars brought in from the hills They were rewarded for their efforts to day by an appreciative attendance which in spite of the rain reached a total of more thanMoOO The idea of a wild flower show which originated with Librarian Charles Fv Greene was carried out by a committee iconsistingof Miss I de Wolf chairman Miss Bur rell Temescal School Miss Glambonl Prescottl School Miss Preble Smith School Miss Moore Piedmont Sch6ol Miss Margaret Fortier Peralta School Miss Sherman Lafayette School Miss Montgomery Harrison School MisS Margaret Bradley Garfield School Miss Caroline Reed Clawson School Miss Sally Hampton Cole School Mrs Van Duyne Durant School Miss White Grant School Miss Storrle Grove street School Miss Julia Smith Grant School Miss Pence Cole School and Miss Vander gaw of the Garfield School CHARGED WITil ROBBING ST Joseph Keck and Adolph Bfum Are Arrested orStealng a Gash Box From Rerat OatUnd Branch Office of th Cuwslcle 110 Broadway near ThlrteeBtli street OAKLAND March 21 Robbers entered the store of EV Rerat in Fruits vale last night carrying away the strong box containing 1200 in old and silver coin and to day Josebh Keck and Adolph Blum were arrested and taken to the County Jail under suspicion of having committed the crime The strong box was found to aay under the steps of Hie house nvhere Blum lived and with 12 of the stolen money still it Keck was arrested by Constable Tom Carroll on a warrant aworn out by Rerat charging him with grand larceny and Blum Is being held on suspicion The robbery was committed earlr in theevening while the store was still open tor business The proprietor Rerat had gone out to attend a lodge meeting leaving his wneana sman son to attend the store At 830 oclock she stepped across the street leaving the boy standing on the sidewalk in front of the store No one was seen to coma about the place but when Mrs Rerat returned ten minutes later she found the cash box with Jts contents missing from thj place where she had left It Supposing that her husband might have taken the box with him Mrs Rerat ran to the lodge room and notified him After a fruit less search in the store the couple came to the conclusion that they had been robbed Suspicion fell upon Keck who is a painter 27 years of age and his stepbrother Blum a flftefen year old lad for several reasons The two had been hanging around the store and furthermore the Blum back yard adjoins that of the Rerat store It was believed that the store must have been entered from the rear by some one who was recognized and allowed to pass without a protest by the vicious dog which Rerat keeps in the rear of his place Rerat this morning swore to a complaint against Keck and alse swore out a search warrant for the Blum premises Constable Carroll went oyer the Blum yard and was not long in finding the cash box hidden under the steps of the house When opened it was found to contain JUS In coin 72 less than the sum Mrs Rerat says she counted in the box just before she stepped out Pf the store DREADFUL CROUP ifany weary rufhtt are spent br anxious mother whose children are afflicted wUh croon This dreadful disease carries off thousands of beloved children every year there one remedy that bowd be In Terylioneholdso that as soona crotrpappearitt may be girea tow cblld and thus fare its lite the old reliable 5 JbbibibibibibibibibW ir KsVJtiialTIXkaMH VL4n WM Aaaalalalalms I JbIbKbbIbIbIb i BULLS COUGH SYRUP ajB fem mjfc THE OVJf TEAT CCBJES If It had not been for Dr Balls Cough Byron I would bare lost little ten year old gin aeveral times as this old reliable remedy has slwsva cured her of the croup I have kept on glrlnglt to bervrhenncceasaryfor the pan eight years and would not be without it it the cost were twice si much as it la I alio rare it to my little ho with the crouDand dlrhtberiaand I am now vtrlnir it to both of mv children for the wbooctnr vmrK I had mv htuhaiid home with the criPtw this wln vrv airK ma na nsea one ana one nau oowata 01 in uaiiu ctmrti flmm which cured nli court entirely Mrs A ah 9MtrmIi BHMTlvtmlL Utebinn nr Rnlia rvh Rvran wfllcnre eveivcajaoferoancantllteoldabron cbitls asibinft and pneomonia and will cure ponsuinpMon if taken in time AVWO W0RTHe8 SUBSTITUTES TAnVnnt for hianaiihatitnfes and Imitations ther are daDterans aad harmful and An nnt mn Inaiat on aettins Dr Bulls Couch BrniD which has been on the market for fihr years and look tor the BuHs Head traae markoa thr wnwet au orusguw price atc hciw ilwi ALIfTJL AT II iL Parlor Suits and Odd Pieces The most compleie line son the Coast Everything to make your parlor look bright and comfortable at prices to suit every purse Just receivedrtwo carloads of carpets and rugs in the latest patterns a great many in Persian and Oriental desfgns We have two acres of floor space cbyered with Bed sets Brass and Enamel Beds Dining Roomlets Stoves etc to make your selection from We are not compelled to advertise special sales as every day is a bargain day with us Visit our immense store and see the regular bargains we have to offer We dont pay rent all other furniture houses do Thats why we sell much lower The 4v Noonan Furniture Go 1017 1023 Mission St Above Sixth near new Poatoiaca flasS WiF AiT 5K I iMI ai Ml rTA fWrvi riti iifv PMaaaflHiBllHlHBHVs I ANPUIAL SALE TEN MILLION BOXES I BrMtesi tb WrM 61 iff -i a iMm i A nTTTiTiTON AnTFTRIOAN NUKSINCx MOTHERS keep themselves and their babies In Bplendld health with ASO AR1STS Oandy Oathartia The wonderful thinirs OABOABETS do for mamas and their babies have become known throtujh the kind words of those who have tried them and so the sale is now over A MILLION BOXES A MONTH Mama takes a OAS CARET baby Beta the benefit The sweet palatable tablet eaten by the nursinsr mother regulates her system increases her flow of milk and makes her milk mildly pursratlve Baby firets thai effect di luted and as part of its natural food no violence no danger perfectly natural resuiis no mors sour curds in babys stomach no more wind bolio cramps convulsions worms rest less nifirhts All drufirjrists10d 25o qqo siover tsoia va ouik Ctenuine tablet stamped Sample and booklet free Address STEBIJO REMEDX OO I 4 OhlcaffoprNewTorlc OrA mzg ZS Ji 3 1 rril.