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Njl ft irti itaMJuU eW aaSSaaSJ lJ i 1 tf 1 SAX FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SATURDAY OCTOBER 1011 COUPLED IN A LOVEJUARREL In Fight Over Weapon Bernard Ward of Los Angeles and Mabe Ellis Are Wounded In a quarrel over love aftnlrs at mld nlffM last nlffht Bernm Ward a wealthy grocer of Los Anyelea and Miss Mabel Ell I a formerly of Los Angeles were both slightly wounded last night in a mom ut 1116 Stockton strot when a revolver oer which they were fighting was discharged three times Ward who had been engaged to the girl previous to her departure for San Franclaco a year ago had visited her sex era I times lieio tolng to Induce her to return to Los Angeles as his bride The girl dec lined everal times rte olarlng tint she preferred to stay single and In San Francisco 3at night Ptrd became angry and hep an Insulting thn girl he admits and showing her a ticket for Los Angeles declared that ho would return home and neer seo her again Both iif he it I urgi ment and the girl seized kni from the table and thrn toned to sla ard He grnpplpd Alth her and wrested the knife from her She then rushed over to thn bureau and picking up a revolver exclaimed Well Ill end It all Ward again grappled with her and In the scuffle three shots were tired One of the bullets graced the girls breast and the other her scalp The third bullet grazed Wards bead All of the wounds wore superficial Ward was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital and the girl repiofed to the Harbor Hospital and later to the German Honpltal Ward Is ears of age and resides at 0608 Irvlngton place Ios Angeles The girl Is 20 ears old COMMERCE CHAMBER IS IN NEW QUARTERS TABOO CARDS IN DETENTION HOI Judge Brown Says That Boy Inmates Must Not Be Allowed to Play 0KLAM Ootoior 6 Casino though ntniB and other cirtl games are strict lv taboo at the Ala 1u Conn Detention Home hte after JimIrp InmcU I Ilrown slltlnc In tho lu njc Ml nxpd ro li ula hrn In 1 ii dp I th it Imu ini ales Hip In tie vcip peunltted li pin i ir 1 The i fot i in 1 1 01311 to ip lndge ears nhdi tlic thfr a bo who tmh I me tiiPn Idi miror offense complMr 1 hit 1 son 1 Jpurnpil nri riR 1 I nl 1 nt 1 ki nc he wa1 I 1 in 1 ll llonic ih 1 1 1 1 1 in hrfnre 1 iikm Un neri 1 vpb 1 ii i i th it 1 an 1 i 3i 1 1 oit Unit pla nr 11 ts til nijf pd liilunrnnn Pu ink trJ In 1 1 1 nlion lUmif Jin 1 It I i ti it 111 tli lifh it OlUe 1 I 1 i 1 Hie lit 1 I innmn 1 1 I 1 iw hp i hip I it d1 MHtlnif hnwr 11 I 1 us 1 nt ei 1 1 1 to be I Iflu 1 us nil ilk ml Tu jjfn flop want ihe ho a tho Imnn i I 1 1 1 1 1 I in I no 1111 1 I1 I I li 1 CP IM IMP llll of 1 me in IotTitlon Home na rOUKDERS DAY WILL BD CELEBRATED AT MILLS JpvV ASnT f7 A LSLJM IS 9 HWwK9Wk MbsKT5SbbV yVSeiSBSSSSSSSBFiHBt IBSSBKVvV1 I BBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSB7BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBWfe WWBKkm Iassssps1SvBSsn fMmmmmm fsflRiCssasff SSIKwlisHiBStlB 1111Sbm9kJbBk WwMHI nJM sW JnBWBMBSSSSBSZBsWBSf I AJ1VKIdBSSTBSSSSaiBBKM4 LABOR DISBURSES ACCIDENT BENEFIT Four Unions to Amalgamate Work for Amendments News of Unions srxrrv xajwiyec Representatives of Chambers of Commerce nio tool part the openng of the nen Oakland headquarter last night Unity and Reciprocity Is Keynote Sounded by Speakers Musical and Literary Programme at Itfilh Collegre Hal OAKLWI Ormlrrl Ponii lers i 111 ohHPie i 1 ihp fncult alumnll nnu oiuiMiin ji 1 in 1 1 it iiiK liniinr row An pJf llf nt an 1 ippropriate mimical and lfieiar iroirraninin ia 1 een prepared for ihi nnnin lnclud lng nddrcff in a gi en by ip11 1 Mm rdu nrj Th cplebra 1 il bo I I in li npr Hal on 1 colep gro 1 Elnni ig at 0 and ronilnuing until the early enlng The prnrramm arranged Is as follows Trplud Wnr March of the Trloets Men1flsoin bv Ida Wald top prni esKUinj Mall Thee FeatUal 1a fRnbcriF intrrl ntf rj rwmmki President 1 ii I 1 irw of the board nf jruBtp recitation of scrlpturp Get WIrdnni prajer led by Rev George Lldredge response Holy Holy Iord Qod Almighty Spohr hj choir solo from Triumph of Bolpmln lv Mrs Rlanchard nddrepF hlllratlon and Language bv tho prrsldrnt of the Htnta Unlver fltv choral number Latin hjmn dedicated to Mrs Suan Llnpnln Mills music by Liw ard Schneider benediction Rev Frank Qoodspeed recessional Tor AH the faints Who From Their Labors Rest Barnby postlude finale In Lemmens STEALS MONEY WITH WHICH TO PUECHAS BICYCLE Boy Gtts So Much Money He Can Spend But a Small Part of It OAKLAND October Edward Baxter 9 years of age wanted a blcyce His mother could not afford to buv him one so he entered the home of Mrs Louis Marti S409 East Tenth street on the afternoon of September 14th broke open a trunk and stole 1110 In gold As a consequence he appeared before Judge Brown In the Juvenile Court this afternoon and was ordered sent to the San Francisco Childrens Home Tho boys mother Mrs Nellie Baxter testified that her son had only been stealing for the two months while his father was In Los Ranos The little fellow stole money from his teacher When he completed the work of securing the 110 from Mrs MartTs trunk he had so much money that he did not know wha to do with it Ha purchased his long wlsl ed for bicycle gave 60 cents to two girl friends gave a boy friend 310 lsitPd several mo tlon plcture houses and hid the remainder 74 in an old stove where it was later found by his mother TOIVERSITyGRADUATEs ARE MARRIED AT CAPITAL Anna Youngs aiuLS Baih tQ Live at Washington BEBKILLY tober ews reached Inn lodiv if the wed ling In Washington ul Alias Annt Louise Oliver uiiks 8J3 Benvenue ave nue this li and Samuel Beath graduate of the IJntveistty of Cnllfor nla ow waiwih with ihfVnrut Jp partment nf the Tnlted ites Ooern ment Thp ceremonv wu pei formed lijr Pvev lllljim de Vrles of Mirks KpUcopa hurrh at the home of the bride a hIhipt Mrs i irrier In Washington The vnung folk an noun ed the 1 en ga ge se eri months ago They will make theli hotae iu Washington OAKLAND October 6 Fl municipalities Including San Tran clsco Sacramento Berkcle Ala nieda nnd Onklind were repreaente1 at lb opening of the new headquarters of the Chunibpr of Commerce on Thtr en Hi and 1 1 in i son tracts tonight I lip nttendanco nni large and repre epntatle the kexnotp of the occanlon whh unit and rp lproclt and good Nov ship reigned supreme The pptlon inmmltteo was headed Prpnli nt II ipw ell and was otii tiipil of tl board of director lift select i ij ftom the general mem I rMi i pre Kt nt it es from the Inn i uxlllurv hod I Im the progress an I rr tn ininmlltpe anl the Manu fa in pth nnd Proilm ers organization Pii ldent apwpll welcomed the Tupsta and thn nkpd lh arlous coin niunltlr for the IntereHt taken In the icnn whli he said argued well for the unit a of purpose necessary to th elopmcnt of the West Up said it whm tin ilm of ihp Chamber of Com niprpp to nil the development not only of this It but of the whole county and ba reslon Mayor frank Mott followed Cap 11 and paid an eloquent trlnuto to lie rtork nf Ihe thainbr He ciloil lie lift osr II for om nip rein 1 org in Ira it in a it dpvelopment He mi id th it Oak land was now In aclU in It Ion with the great cHIph of th til nnd that It was the dut oT tli inmunllv to keep Its place In the ei of he orld iJn1n McSab special counsel for th 1 nHof Imperils ompKny aald that Ip win mo cu hnt Ically oppo Pit to an poll th nl mill ti lipt cen San 1 ran iiin Bnd Oakland until thplr comnipr lnl deelopment anl mutual imprests demanded It Tf It cornea naturally re aaM then all right but If not It Is absurd Ho predl ted tliouRh thn bp ginning of an era of union which would advents the Interest of the city across the bay an vhi would be a step toward a omni unity of Interests be twten the bay cities A HACHAMKXTO MPlliKEll CarmlcliBPl ihe piealdint of the Sacramento i immh i of Comnien spoke on his pet prolr Im oniincr clal unity of the i it itliln in i rs to the bay of San iamisn nmt ihpti ip latlon to the dewloiumnt of the Sjii rumen to al lust pi president of the liprkpley Chamber of Commene said th it Oakland would fin illy come Into Ht own as a gioat poit tf entry for ip world Kiriincn bci a io nf ll I 1 1 1 tu1 short i nf Sin lian I io In II Uohbln presl Vnt of tie Krnni I1 hituhi i Con nion i dwlt fnrdlh how much each clt hid to Rain Iv wnrltlnp tnpcthei and oulllriPd a fnturp for the i oininunltlei around the ha not parnllpJp In the hlmoij of the woiu pioblPd thp work ilong the line or one lor all and all for ni i Ihnrv Uimrniii president of the Ma ed a Chum her of Co mm en said In pnit The people of Alampdii are proud of jour pit achtcvoments and proud of cur rightful ambition be tho second trcnt i i if our St iIp on lne tho spirit thi oprt and the loaders to i ope Itli ni ohlpms how per dlfflpiiit ite sin vis Miu Kln uro to reflect on jour sister It lea A oung past pn dnt of the Merchants Hxclmnge voiced th unl prfil ntiment on thp iifcedsltv of mill hci een ho ninni rommiml ilF for tnp ai compllehnpnt of bpneflis and not trllp taken by Oakland within thp pn it few ram An extetlent musical programme to which Mri Ceorgp nolldge Robert Hughes Robert Iarlp sndlhpprlm i own Four and the Forum Orchestra intrlhuted lnterepersed the addrenea Eccentric Conduct Nearly Kills a Man Machinist Firei Shot at Cafe Owner But Is Not Able to Explain Why Henry Clifford who said he was traveling machinist appeared before Pol ice Judge Shortall yesterday on charge of assault to commit murder He was arrested the night before for firing a shot at William Pratt proprietor of a cafe at 618 Pacific street Pratt said the man tame Into his place and after ordering a drink drew a revolver and fired a shot at him The bullet Just grazed Pratts head Policemen Casey and Clark rushed Into the salpon on hearing the shot and placed Clifford under arrest as he was returning his pistol to his pocket Pratt said Clifford shot entirely with out provocation Clifford was unable to tell the police why he shot and said he had not shot at Pratt Police Judge Shortall ordered Clifford Into custody under ball fixed In the sum of 10000 and continued tho case to next Thursday ROCKEFELLER DESCENDED FROM ENGLISH KINGS Ohio Historian Traces Ancestry to Earl of Lincoln flprclal Plnpitru to th Chronicle CLEVELAND October John Rockefeller Is a direct descendant of the first three Earls of Lincoln and be fore that of some of the early kings of not only Knlund but of Scotland France and fpaln Ulroy Avcrv a Cleveland historian bflcame lnterpsteri In Rockefellers an estors some time ao and when he dlmoveiel that the oil king win a le SLendaat vXSgiautil Aier who Aivtdlni Massachusetts in tho early sixteenth century he informed the oil king or the fact Rockefeller hadn cared to look up his foicfathers before hut this Interested him At Ms own expense he ftti ire4 college or Heralds London RLNAWAY hlllL KOI YD Ruth Raster 1 years of age who rnn away from her home at 1240 Adeline street Oakland last Tuesday was found at the Ferry building yesterday by Policeman Connor and was sent to the Juvenile Detention Home She will later be returned to her parents The glil told tho policeman that her mother died six years ago and that her folks since have treated her unkindly Motocycles Collide Three Fatally Hurt Machines With No Lights Crash on Stockton Road Fourth Rider Is Uninjured SACRAMENTO October WIlMsm Archibald ns pcrhapa fatally Injured and Oeorge hlockel and Arthur Crouch no seriously Injured that they also may die Iiao a four cylinder motocycle ridden by Stocftel and Ray Caaselmsn and a two cylinder motocycle ridden by Archibald and Crouch met In a head on collision on the Stockton road near this city tonight Both machines were without lights The machines collided almost In front of the home of Wilson He heard the crash and found Archibald and Crouch JvJng together both unconscious snd about forty feet away tame upon Blocksl In a similar condition Casselmanwho had shot oar Stockels head had escaped with minor bruises and was wandering around in a daied condition The Injured men were all removed to the County Hospital near by Kxamlnatlon showed that Arrhlhald was suffering with Internal Injuries concussion of the brain a fracture of the pelvis and a fracture of the right hip In the Joint socket Crouch suffered a conclusion of the brain with a possible fracture of the Fktirr wliTIe SlocfteX was lntemall Injured Several houri after thp Hccldtnt all threo men were still unconscious Casselman alone escaped sptIous Injury TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED BY FLOODS IN ARIZONA Southern Pacific Bridge Ovrr Sonera Jiiver Washed Out rr son ArTzT TiTir ft rtarfrnA traffic with Hprmrtflllo and Huh vims has been Interrupted Indefinitely by the storm which ihki I In Sonuta Tues lllv unl crlnimlnu iia tjrpifcU 4 ij4n wj rttf nuia rtvt io hooq proportions and the watera carried out a southern Pacific bridge and no train nn be run until a new trAtl la built Sevpral Mouth ern Taclflc brldjren spanning th Rio Taqul have also gone out mcorUng to unconfirmed roports Nothing ii known of the damage dore In the cltv of Guaymas as It has been rut off fioin telegraphlo communication slncu Tues day fvor elect Jmc Holph and family depleted aoiuua The Wuyi 1 Hunt ration tills WMk Carpenters Union No 483 paid 90 to members In accident benefits at Its last meeting and Initiated four candidates Will Trench and A Pills bury members of the Industrial Accident Board addressed the union upon the functions of that board and August Seaman and Lively ipoka In favor of tho constitutional amendments Indorsed by the San Francisco labor Council The Longshore Lumbermen the Rig gers and Stevedores the Lumber Clerks and the Brick Handlers unions are discussing plans for the amalgamation of the four unions Into one large organization with evident pros pect of success The Labor Council will distribute 60 000 pamphlets explaining the proposed constitutional amendments whloh the council has Indorsed Including the referendum recall Initiative and equal suffrage Professor Merrill of the Lick Technical School addressed the Steam Engineer Union at Its last meeting and urged members to attend the evening classes which are conducted for the benefit of those who desire to Increase their knowledge but work during the day Freight Handlers Union No 158 will give a smoker on Tuesday evening October 17th The union purchased a supply of McNamara buttons last evening for distribution among Its members and friends Fred Zimmerman and Augutt Seaman addressed the union on the proposed constitutional amendments Committees representing the Labor Council and the Building Trades Coun ell are making nightly visits to as many unions as they can reach where they agitate in favor of direct legislation and other proposed amendments to the Constitution The Elevator Conductors and Dlrec toia Union will give Its first annual ball on Saturday evening November Dili in thlan Castle Prizes are ofTerel for the best ticket sellers Committee of arrangements Chairman Pike sec re tar Chris Hrandhorst treasurer Joseph de Vrles II Har ev and William Roe The union contributed 150 lo the McNamara defence fund Inltlateu se en candidates last eenlng and reports all members em plo ed The Theatrical Stage Employeu Union reports business greatly Improved and still brighter prospects The INt of unemployed has been greatly reduced and additional work is In sight with the completion of three new playhouses The Stationary Klremeh Union st Its 1 ist meeting ratified the action of Business AKent Beaver In calling out hia men from the Southern Pacific pc er house last Saturday In sympathy with the shopmen The union pledged support to the striking shopmen The members were dm on I shed to ote In ivor of the constitutional amendments tie InlllalUe recall and referendum i The Marine Caroline Knglneer Union which has been recently organized ports a healthy growth and prospects promising Seven candidates wen initiated and applications re ilpl from laun li engineers operating In thp bttv and along the Coast as fai nail imholdt ha TIip Carriage and Autorroblle Painters Union report all members em plojed 1 Imi randlditis ioro Initiated The union will gle a smoker and jinks soon A hall Kama Is being arrnnged be 1 Wf on pit ki teams of the un Uran ilsco Ii li and 1 Iip departments to be plrfet on Sundm afletnoon No pinber 6th In Ite leatlon Park under the Joint auspices of the Hulldlng Trades Council the San Franc im Ia bor Council and Plumbers tin I on No 441 for the benefit of the family of the late Walter Connell formpr president of that union nnd business agent of the Building Trades Council Jlio Building Trades Cnuncll has donated the use of Its midllorium to the Kqual Suffrage League oi next bun day enlng The Lahor Temple Hall Association has elected the inllnwlnic officers President Jpotrp lie ll Ire president 1 Million nctretiirv treasurer Will la ii MCahe The Black sni li lis UHpcr Union has elected tho following officers and dep gates President Ihplan Icp presldPiit I rank olnu financial apcrelar Charles Hi iun recording secrelai Cporfro Furcv rninror I lpkpv conduct cnrcp Corker ell nrgnnlrei II ri trustees Martin Blown and 1 tank nuphlln dc legHtejc to tli a Jjiihoi Cnuncll John Podiffk tn1 1 LepkcM drlcgales the Iron Tiades Conn II Phelsn Baker and Frank Uoodarz delp ANOTH ER DAY FOR AUSTRALIANS Oakland Entertains Visitors With Many Events During Third Day of Stay OAKLAND October Th Aui tmlUn Liu bora wr ktpt buiy In Oakland today with a lone trine of entertainment trolley Tidti and lunch eons riven In their honor and th final mutlcal and dramatic entertainment which they presented In the Ebell audi torium III the evening under the direc tion of the cadet corpa ot the Flret Cona regratlonal Church The dayi dolnii becan at 145 A when aa the fueats of the Oakland Traction Company they asaembled at Twelfth and Broadway and boarded epeolal care whloh conveyed them through Piedmont where a itop wae made at Piedmont Park and to Idora Park where another vlalt wu made The boys were then th maiti at luncheon of the progress and prosperity committee of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce at th St Mark Hotel Mayor Mott Secretary A A Denlson of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and the following members of th progress and prosperity committee were present John Jordan Gorman Dr Clow White Charles Bates Oeorge Latham Bowes and Louis Aber Auxiliary No to the Chamber of Commerce composed of a number ot boys from the Manual Tralnlne and Commercial High School were also present After a brief address ot welcome rresiaent Jordan of the progress and prosperity committee turned the chair manship over to Bruce Dixon the ores dent of the High School auxiliary who Introduced the various speakers Mayor moil spoxe a lew words after welcoming the boys and A A Denlson spoke in me aosence or Capwell presi dent 01 me wnamoer of Commerce Lieutenant 8tmmon replied for the boys complimenting Oakland on Us sue and enterprise In the afternoon the boys attended an entertainment at th Fremont High School The big event or tne aay was th musical and dramatlo entertainment given In tho Kbell auditorium at 8 The pro gramme wnicn consisted of nineteen numbers was well rendered The following programme Is arranged for the visiting Australians entertainment tomorrow Assembla at Ctty Hall pleia 9 30 A guests of Hi School Department at Bushrod Park 10 A luncheon guests of the Mothers Club of th Washington Street School 1 baseball at Stat League futK 5 30 banquet as guests oi the Young Mens Christian Association a 45 guests of th faculty of the University of California at the Greek Theater guests for the night of the cadets of the First Congregatlonj1 Church Plans for the entertainment of the forty five members of the Young Australian League during their two days May In this city are to Include a banquet at the Hotel Shattuck next Tuesday evening Prominent educators and civic officials will be among the speakers LUMBERMEN GO OULON STRIKE Employes of Oakland and Alameda Concerns State Griev ances and Leave Work BIG CARNIVAL IS FORIIiY OPENED 1 galea to DlstrUt Cnun 11 No 2fi Lepkey nl 11 Fdnnrdi JOUR DEMOCRATS WILL GET REPUBLICAN LND0RSEMEFTS Tickets of Both Parties Same With Two Exceptions When the rnmpnlfrn rommltte of the HepuMlcan County nnimlUfo nieetfi next Monday nlght to till acan elcs on the ticket Indorsed by that or Kanl2atlon the Indication are thxt the following selections will he made For Coroner Dr Leland In place of Dr Benjamin Apple defeated for Supervisors to 111 four arancles William II McCarthy leorge Gallagher Henry Payot and James Booth These are the four highest men outside of the fourteen on the Kepubllran ticket who quallfled at the primary A11 four are Pemofrat and their Indorsement by the Republicans will make the tickets for Supervisors of the two parties the same with two exceptions the Democrats having llinry Monroe and the Republicans having James Hociirdn neither nf whom la on the ticket of the other party Thnre appear to he an understand lng that when the Ijemocratlc founty ommlttee meeti It n1 Indoise Fred FgKera for Sheriff as a substitute for Lurry Iolan who was defeated at the prlmarj JAPANESE SHOOTS FELLOW COUNTRYMAN IN SACRAMENTO Tragedy in Chinese Quarter Is1 Shronded in Mystery SAPRAMiNTO OctilM Two ev cited luimnoHe rushfd Into a nine in TTrc rnrrrntrrwTI finirtcr here Rrrnrrnr ho I fore mirtnlKht and one of them sli it tlift olhor dead The Japnncsft who ul 1 the ahoothut icapI Neither ho nor ills Mctlm has been lU ulUled Too Vik kpa at lbA wT mwM rmt the dead man was guiuMer lui lie knew nothing regarding either of Uiom MtXY SlfnilKCTOI rAPTinKD MKXICO riTY October 6 Jeneral Anibroslo 1 iKiieroa In a bloodless battle at Clillapa tiuerrero yesterday nptured Jf0 Zapatista and pla ed them In Jail at Chllpan InKo He believes he has lliua effetlvely broken the strength of Zapata anil Almazar who have been terrorltlng the states of Morelos Pueblo and Guerrero for months Club Women Prevent Arrest of Craig At Scene of Burlingame Fire Well Known Contractor Is Center of Fifht PirrtLINQAME October Womans rights were freely exer Ised nt Bur llnKame earlv this morning when four ell knovin rlnb women atlacked City Marshal fnr Anm nri hr hmif pulling and other acteplod foima of reminme assault liberated William Craig of Oakland whom Marshal Jones had In custody for starting a free for all fleht at a fire In th Ooodsneed building An a result of the altercation a war rniu has been iNauei for Jeorgo Far lell a hii rran1sn contrtu tor who resides In a fashionable liome In Ttnr llnname for disturbing the peace and ralR Is charged with btttcry on a po nce omcer At the sound of the flie hell Ttr and Mrs Ceoijrs Inrrell adlourned their cnnl pnrt at which the were enter talnlnR shout thirty friends to the scene of exiltement Crils one of the Kiiests got In the mtv of the volunteer nremen and when told to move on by Policeman Kearse sent a stinging blow to ihe offlrer a cheek Marshal Jones took fralg Into nietody A spirited battle snaiied between Keurse nnd Craig friends In which Daimterman an accountant IKIng on Howard avenue Is alleaed to have held Kearse bv sn arm hold while the others smred a phjalcal triumph over the watchman In the meantime Mrs Fsrrell and three of her friends stormed the marshil snd Craig made good his escape Afler an hours valiant work the vol unlcer fTremen extinguished the bl7e The loss amounleI to about I2R0O Or 1 oodspeed owned the building nnd It was oicupled bv 13 Elder undertaker and I Norberg a carpenter Protest Sent to All Parliaments Turks Declare to the World That the Occupation of Tripoli Is Unjustified COVfcTANTINOPLE October 6 At a meeting today In the Mosque of St Sophia a telegram of protest against Italys declaration of war on Turkey was formulated and sont to all the Parliaments of tho world peace and arbitration societies universities so i lallst organizations and The Hague Peace Tribunal The telegram snvs the nrrupitlon of Tripoli is unjustified and that Italy Is unworthy of a place among the great powers It asks wholher Western civilization has conaldered the effect uport the Uastern mind of Italy brigandage HUMANITARIANS SPEND DAY 0H MOUNT TAMALPAIS Twenty five Tastern delegates to the convention of th American Humane I AssoMitlon whhh Iosed a three das session In tho Ht Irsncls Wednesday I unisneii tneir slKhtseelne tour of i Franrkn and vlclnltv vpsterday with a trip to lt Tnmnlpils ml Mulr woods I Leaving the si rani Is at 9 Oiloik tne pnrty ajvent se vvrnl henjn on Tne inoiintalfi where luncheon was Ht rcd This mornlnc they will ko to Pleas nnton where thev vvlll be the guests iW rhi rrfV or Ts TficVA nrstal nninlrj place bund ty morning tluv will lnv for lits nnirs to be the guests of the lxs Angeles and Pasadena societies for several daj UEtlTHV REIDKr inn MAIITINI1Z October 6 A tolegrim wns received her today from Stockton telling of the sudden death In that itv of Mitchell a wealthy real dent of Alamo who had been spending a few days In Stockton Mitchell was born In Alamo fifty ysurs ago OAKLAND October Refusing to longer wMt en lumber belonging to th Sunset Lumber Company now a non union concern sixty five members of the Mlllmena Onion No 660 left their places at th mill of the Burnam Standeford Company proprietors of the Oakland Planing Mill at First and Washington streets at I oclock this morning Th men accuse the mill owner of handling Sunset Lumber Company ma terlal of all descriptions In direct vlo latlon of the orders under which the union men were working They fur ther accuse the mlllowners with em ploying seven non union carpenters In violation of the agreement which th company has signed with the union A Sefton secretary of th Central Labor Council stated this afternoon that thre had been much dlssatlsfac tlon among the union men for several weeks and that the strike was not un expected Two hundred and fifty hands of the Taylor Lumber Company In Alameda quit work this morning within live minutes after reporting for duty and the big plant at the north end of Grand street was Immediately closed down Several grievances ave said by the union men to have caused the strike The walkout was approved by the Oakland Building Trades Council previous announcements the men that they would strike being disapproved by the Council Business Agent Striker said that the employment of a non union saw flier by the Taylor Company last Tuesday brought matters to a crisis Striker said that this men had previously been In th employ of the Ho gan Lumber Company In Oakland and that union pree ur had forced the Ho gan Lumber Company to discharge the man He was Immediately hired by the Taylor Lumber Company Striker said that the mill management refused to consider the matter with the union men and that the strike followed There are five unions Involved In the strike Besides about 200 mill hands there are union tallymen longshoremen drivers and glaxlers Involved II Taylor president of the mill company left for San Francisco Im mediately after the strike to consult the stockholders In the oompan letter In the day he refused to make a statement saying that the men had walked out and that that was all there was to It PARENTS DYING SEEK LOST SONS IN OAKLAND Pathetio Missive From Montana Received by Police Chief OAKLAND October 8 Stating that their aged father and mother are djlng and are anxious to see their two sons before they pass away Mrs tJarles Johnson of nsex Mont wrote a letter to the Oakland Police Department requesting that an effort be made to locate Joseph and William Kelly who left their native cltv vears ago When last heard of they were In Oak land Tho letter was received this morning by Chief of Police A Wilson and a search was Immediately Instituted The directories do not benr tho niihes of either of the men wanted and the postal authorities could give no Information as to their whereabouts Mrs Johnson who is evidently a friend of the aged couple tv 111 be Informed to this effect Walnut Creek Begins With the Crowning of Queen Mary and Aeroplane Flights WALNUT CREEK October With the crowning of Queen Mary and three aeroplane flights by Weldon Cooks the nlnteen yearoId aviator th monster grap festival was formally opnd here today The revelry will oontlnue until tomorrow night After leading a procaaslon of gayly decorated vehicle through th streets of the town Miss Mary Rldgway was officially crowned a quean of the carnival by Judge Armsey who presented her with the scepter the symbol of her office Fred Brooks master of ceremonies presented her with the 1100 diamond ring which was offered to the girl winning the greatest number of votes for queen More than 6000 persona witnessed Weldon Cooke make three successful flights The first flight was made at 10 A the aviator traveling In a clrcl for a mil about th town His second flight at noon took him over the surrounding Mils for a dlstanoe of five miles Cooke made his last night for today at the exposition grounds this afternoon at oclock Tonight the streets were lighted with myriads of eleotrtc bulbs of varied col Acs which made the whole color scheme pleasing to the eye The huge grape arbors were also lighted with electricity and caused the town to look prettier than ever Many events are slated for tomorrow which promises to be as busy a day as today Cooke will make two flights during the day one In the afternoon and another in the evening There will be a football im between mo concord ana Vallejo High School fifteens and a baseball contest between the married men of Walnut Creek and those of Concord A special oaseoan prize will be given the winner The big mardl gras ball In the evening will conclude the days programme PIONEER OF FORTY NINE DIES IN SAN LEANDR0 TRAI KTRIKISS AfED WOMAX AN ANSkLMO October I Falling to hear the approach of the 12 27 electric train from han Rafael todav Mrs Lllman an aged widow stepped on the track directly In front of the moving train as It neared San Anselmo station and was seriously injured Her chest was badly crushed by helne thrown on the rails She also suffered I several severe lacerations and contusions about the face snd body The in lured woman was taken to the Hunt Sanatorium at Ross where she re gained consciousness She will rocover bov niMinu Know iiomk OAKLAND October Horace Rfverlv 445 Sixtieth street reported to the police this morning the disappearance of his flfteen ear old son Hor sre on the morning of October 4th The boy la five feet Ave Inches tall weighs 120 pounds and Is dark Death Summons Benjamin Stoakes Who Came Across the Plains SAN LEANDRO October 6 Benja min btoakes aged 14 who left his home in Ohio and came to California In search of gold at the event ef the Cal ifornia gold strike In 1849 and who later was Inspector In th Government Mint In San Francisco for many years pssrea away last night at his home at East Fourteenth street and Stoakes avenue San Leandro He had been 111 only a short time Stoakes was a member of one of the oldest Ohio families and was one of the first to cross the plains for the land ot promts He enraged In mln lng pursuits for many years coming to San Francisco about flfty years aso where he accepted a position In the Mint where he was employed for inirty nve years holding various places In the Government Institution until his retirement twelve years ago He was a member of the San Francisco Lodg of Odd Fellows Stoakos Is survived by ons son Dr Stoakes and on daughter Mrs Flora Rider both of San Leandro and several grandchildren The funeral services will be held at the late residence Monday afternoon at 2 ocloclc The remains will be cremated at th Oakland Crematory rOSTlL BANK OPENS TODAT BKRKELKT October Th United State Government will open its postal savings bank In this city tomorrow morning following a grant from the department at Washington recently received by Postmaster Clarence Merrill of this city Th new department will be under charge of Miss A Hall with Herrod as assistant An extra window Iu the money ordr dpart ment will ba utilized for th savings department Ther will ba no additions made to the present office fore In order to cope with work following the oponlng of the new department cnArtQED with roitncnT Police Judge Deasy yesterday Issued a warrant for the arrest of Jacob Nyman on a chsrge of forgery Charles Bush of 1801 Kolsom street Is the complainant and alleges thst on September 27th Nyman gave him a forged heck for 11 60 drawn on the Anglo Callfornla Trust Company The Fountain Head of Life Is The Stomach A asm who has weak and impairod sfssewh mad wfco doe rafwrlr 4t his food will sow nad aW bis baava has beooro wsk aad rmptrrerllhed and that Us what body is iaiaroscdy and iIBidsiy Doansaod Dr flMKCCS OOLDEJV mEDTCTU BJVBOrtTT mmk lk Mmmeh tron promofm On flow af atMastir aWcM rtafr tit Io aaaOfa mmlt aaalniifadaa prfcf lorlirmtm Hrtr am aavWaa asxf aaWcAaa CO Mof Mb tmt trmt Maocf mal er nthK14r aaf raacaratlra nttr ttmla it mmkm mtm sts aa Im avtfr acfr la saJf Mtsf amaJ at iBlgemtot Tht Dicoovarr i a par frroetie extrao el American medical roots stbsohttaly free ram alcohol ht ail iajnrioas habit forming drags All it lajrs di saH are printed aa it wrappars It has bo mlatianship with secret aoetrssK lis erary hsgrWhsat is asafonaa Vy the Isadwrs in all th schools oi Kdjotne Dont eooept seorat aairum aa a swbatltata for this tima pravaa raoaady or xmovh ooetrasmow Ask ywb iianasnu They mast know of sosay oaras made by it dariatl past yean rifbe in yaar awa ncifhborhoo Warids DUpansarr Madioal AseacaUioa Dr RV larae Prat BaOWo Back East Excursion Sale Dates October 17 18 19 Sample Rates Chlrago I 72J0 Kans City WM tDcnrr 5100 St Loots 7000 St Janl 7X50 ew lork 10S10 Boston lKUO And other polnU Return limit Oct 31 1911 except that tickets sold on Oct 17 18 19 will carry limit tjf Not 15 1911 tTo destination1 marked tickets will also hn sold on October 12 11 and 14 Trr tfpyrmTrrons Brawir tickets villi also be sold on Oct io 26 and carry final limit November li 1911 JAS DIFFT 0 Am 678 Merket SU San Franclnco Phone Keanir SI Home J3371 WAIOEIt i Am 1112 Broadwar Oakland Phone Home A4125 Oakland lo go Santa Fe.

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