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rs a fe jr vt i vr iv Tw VPulr fJbL TJ fi Hi 13 i TmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmiBmmmmimmmi Ji I 1 COUNTRY CLUB HENRY HEYLAND PASSES AWAY Saw the City Grow About the Farm on Which He Lived for Nearly Half a Century Oakland Branch Office of the Chronicle lino Bnndwf near Thirteenth atreet OAKLAND Jurie 1 Henry Hey land one of the best known characters in Oakland died to day at the Union Hotel where he had made hi3 home for the past year Though over 90 years of age Irish Henry as he was familiarly known had enjoyed the bent of health up to ten days ago when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy Dr Kane was at onoe called but medical science was unable to relieve the old man and to day the end came As a young man he left Ireland and went out into the world to make his fortune Arriving in New York worked there until the announcemeL tame of the discovery of gold in California when he lost no time in making his way to Missouri where he cast his lot with a party just ready to then undertake the perilous trip across the plains Like the other members of the party he engaged in mining and met with fair success Possessed of a snug sum of money the desire of his life to become a land owner was soon realised He visited this county and at what is now known as the head of Thirteenth avenue purchased a tract of fifty two acref on which he at once erected a modest duelling and announced his intention to make it his home until his dying day Repeated offers were made to him for the sale of the property which is now very valuable but to all of them he turned a deaf ear A quarry of good macadam stone was found on the property when a road was cut through it years ago but it was with reluctance that he permitted it to be worked For nearly half a century he lived on the property and with the exception of the company of a hired man was for the moat part of the time alone He was generally reputed to have kept a large sum of money about the house and one evening about sfven years ago two men rode up to the cottage on bicycles and asked for shelter for nc evening The old man dire ted his man to prepare some food for the strangers who at an opportune moment seized Heyland and hi companion and bound thm hand and foot after which they proceeded to ransack the house They found about 60 which Heviand had on his person nut were not contented wltn so small an amount and threatened to kill him unless he revealed the location of hjs buried treasure He Anally succeeded in convincing them that he had no money about the place and the thugs went away leaving the old men bound After an hours struggling they succeeded in cutting the ropes that bound thfm and Heviand lost no time in getting intn Oakland and reporting hi los but the thieves were never captured A year or two later a Mrs Wright thf niece of Heyland and the only relative he had in this country attempted through the courts to have him decUrr i Incompetent alleging that he was owing to advanced ag and general weakness Of mind and body unable to properly look after his interests Heyland was charged by his niece with seeing fairies and spirits and conversing with them The old man admitted the truth of the accusation and furnished the Court with a very nleasing description of his spiritual fri md He alFO offered the testimony of a large number of pe fcons with iom he had done business in recent years and they all testified that he wis competent to look tfter his own affairs On this showing the application of Mr Wright was denied Heyland some months later made a will which he gave Into the keeping of Attorney McDonald It is said thai the bulk of the property goes to relatives in Ireland but that Mrs Wright will fall heir to a portion of the property Arrangements have been made for holding the funera1 service to morrow morning from St Anthonys Church WISH TO GIVE UNITY TO STUDENT ACTTVnTES GiyE WELCOME TO KEY ROUTE Citizens of Piedmont Gather to Celebrate an Event Which Gives Them Ferry Service Oakland High School Forms Council to Direct Its Outside Enterprises OAKLAND June 1 For the purpose of giving general direction to all tho student activities at the Oakland High School representatives of all the classes met this afternoon with Principal James Pond and the heads of the various departments of the faculty to form a student council The organization was completed with the election of officers as follows President Oirard Richardson vice president Edna Whitney sec retary Lilfle Harting The new organization has nothing to do with the discipline of the high school and is not intended to direct student life In the classrooms It will endeavor tc unify and give purpose to all the activities conducted by the students outside of the school With this object in view It is to undertake the general dU ection of the high school paper the Aejis athletics the public entertainments and the auditing and expenditun of funds BIDS FOE SAFE WITHDRAWN OAKLAND June 1 At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday the Security Coin Box Company was permitted to withdraw its bid to furnish a new vault for the County Treasurers office at a cost of 35000 After the bid was put in a few months ago another company put In bid to do th work xor 5000 A difliculty was encountered however owing to the fact that the advertisement published for bids de i Vi tho He curity Coin Box Company had a patent The bid of 15000 was withdrawn and since then no action has been taken on the bid of the other company The difference in the bids offered evoked much comment at the time Saloon llwnses were granted to Robert Burcher Ocean View Frank Francis Centerville and John Tobler Frultvale SCHOOLTEACHER ELOPES OAKLAND June 1 The people of Mt Eden were surprised to day by the announcement that Miss Lillian Bertram a young school teacher of the place was secretly married last week to Antone Brown a farm Jmnd employed by the young womans guardian Henry Gansbergor Last week Brown Quit work Informing his employer that Be was go tag North On Saturday Mis Bertram went to San Francisco and yesterday her relatives at Mt Eden received a letter from her say iris thtsh Bid been mrrled lo Brown Oakland Branch Offle of the Chronicle 1160 Broadway near Thlrtemth atroet OAKLAND June 1 Piedmont was opened this morning to direct communication with San Francisco by railroad and ferry by the arrival of the first passenger train over the Key routes new line to Forty first street and Piedmont avenue The event was celebrated by the residents of the district with a hearty reception to the road and Its officials Banners and flags had been hung along the line and when the train arrived it was greeted with the music of a band cheers tfom the people assembled and the singing of 200 children from the Piedmont School On board the train as it arrived at the terminal at 1030 oclock were President A Heron of the San Francisco Oakland and San Jose Railroad Chief Counst Harmon Bell General Manager Kelly Assistant General Manager Brown Chief Engineer Boggs Master Mechanic Gforse St Pierre and Superintendent James Potter of the Oakland Transit Consolidated Assistant General Manager Brown was at the motor in charge of the train As the officials alighted from the train they were met by a committee ronflsting of Richard Montgomery Charles Roeth and Burgess Rev Miles Flshtr of Oak Chapel delivered an address of welcome which was responded to by Harmon Bell on behalf of the company Other addresses were made by Councilman A Elliott General Manager Kelly and President A Jonas of the Merchants Exchange At the conclusion of the exercises the school children Jn attendance were given i ride to tfie oiei and back on the train The opening of the service to Piedmont will make some changes In the srenrai time schedule Hereafter th Berkeley train Avill run through to the pir without stopping at San Pablo avenue and passengers from Oakland will go to the pier on the Piedmont train which will stop at San Pablo avenue to connect with the Key route iir from Foui teenth and Broadway This car will leave Fourteenth street two minutes tatlier than on the former schedule NEARLY ONE HALF THE AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED COURT DEM PLEA OF WIFE Refuses Mrs Richards a Divorce but Grants Husband a Decree and the Children Oakland May Have Half Million Dollar Tourist Hotel Secures a Site OAKLAND June 1 At a meeting of the Hoard of Trades special hotel committee held to night at the residence of King at 10 Sixth avenue the stm of 2dO0OO was subscribed towarc thf project to build a 300000 tourist hotel in Oakland The company th committee proposes to organize to build the hotel is to capitalized at ItOOOOO and the sum subscribed to night is toward the capital stock A few days ago the committee secured an option on the property bounded Twelfth and Thirteenth and Madison ard Jackson streets comprising an en tire block at the price of 45000 To night the committee ratified that option and definitely decided to purchase the property as the site for the hotel King chairman of the commit te was instructed to name an executive committee of seven to handle all affairs connected with the organization Of the stock company and the launching of the hotel project The committee decided to night that the hotel should built and equipped with the idea of mak Ing it a first class tourist caravansary One of the features decided upon was modern grill ana bar GETS FINAL DECREE OAKLAND Jurre 1 Judae Ellsworth to day granted Julia Thorne a final decree of divorce from Charles Thorne aged 80 years who claims to be a lineal descendant of Sir Henry Vane and proudly boasts that he has never had to do manual labor for his livelihood Mrs Thorne was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce ln May 1903 She was Thomes fourth wie His first wife whom he married In England died several years after they came to this country He subsequently marTlec her sister Death claimed her about twelve years ago His third matrimonial venture was with a woman about 23 years of age She soon tired of her quiet life with him and left He obtained a divorce and In 1R97 married the woman who has flow obtained a final decree of separation Cruelty was the ground of the suit Julia 8edgley filed suit for a divorce from Abner Sedg ley alleging desertion He is In Montana non suit is denied OAKLAND June 1 Judge Greene this afternoon diled a motion for a nonsuit In the contest brought by Tlmothy Carberry to set aside the will of his late brother Thomas Oarberry By his will which was executed on December 29th last Carberry left hi entire estate valued at more than 5000 to Peter and Mary Mulligan at whose home he had been living Mental unsoundness and undue Influence are alleged by the brother The cdntest was on trial to day Ir denying a motion for a non suit Judge Greene said a prima facle case of mental unsoundness had been establishd as it appeared that at the time he executed his will Carberry did not realize that his parents were dead and Imagined that he saw them about him at times Furthermore no reason had been advanced as to why Carberry should have desired to disinherit his brother in fa vor of strangers MCLEAVE SUCCEEDS HAMLIN OAKLAND June 1 Dr Mc Cleave of Berkeley was to day named as the successor of Dr Hamlin as physician to the State Institution of the Deaf Dumb and Blind at Berkeley Dr Hamlins resignation was filed ntarlv a month ago when that gentleman left here for a vacation to be spent In the UfiSt Mia resignation wa naruiy uiea btfpre a number of physicians set about In an effort to secure the place Mc Cleave however secured the support of Director Ralstorv Oarthwaite and MattOt by whose votes he wag elected Senator LeavltC who ts a member of the Beard Is In Chicago and Director Grlndley was unable to be present at the meeting AIRS NEiaHBODHOOD BOW OAKLAND June 1 Mrs Sarah Jacobs of East Oakland was taken tat custody tos day on a charge of disturbing the peace brought by Nixon a saloon keeper who accuses the woman of insulting hi wife Mr Jacobs recently appeared before the City Council to protest against Nixons saloon and as a result there has been considerable feellnj between toe two tamillea Oakland nrancb Office of th Chronicle llfiO Broadway near Thirteenth treet OAKLAND June 1 Judge Ogden this afternoon denied the suit of Mrs Florence Richards for a divorce but granted her husband Harry Richards a decree on his cross complaint The formal signing of the decree was deferred until to morrow to allow the parents to agree if possible upon a disposition of the children that would be satisfactory to both If no agreement could be reached Judge Ogden said he would award the custody of the children to the father as the evidence had conclusively sustained the charges preferred by Richards against his wife Evidence was introduced to day tending to prove that Mrs Richards had transferred her affections to George Cotton yardmaster at West Oakland for the Southern Pacific Company while her husband was in the East playing with the Way Down East theatrical company Richards had testified that his wife had placed her hand on the head of their little boy and had sworn to him that she had not been out with Cotton nor had received any letters from Mm On the witness stand both Cotton and Mrs Richards denied that there had been anything more than friendly relations between them Their testimony however was controverted by the Introduction In evidence of letters that had been written by Cotton to Mrs Richard It was shown by the testimony of Mrs Alice Wells Mrs Loriana Re tallick Robert McBride and McBrlde that Cotton and Mrs Richards were frequently together Mrs Rotalllek testified that Mrs Richards had shown tier letters received from Cotton and had told her she thought she loved her husband but learned that the was mistaken after she met Cotton Attorneys Walsh and PulcifeV stipulated that If put on the witness stand Mrs Richards and Cotton would deny the testimony offered against them Attorney Frick representing Mrs Richards did not cross examine tha last witnesses who testified and agreed that the case should be submitted without argument In rendering his decision Judge Ogden stated that according to the testimony the conduct of Richards toward his wife had not been all that it should havs been and his conduct was doubtless responsible In part for her having sought the society of other men Her conduct however was not excusable for that reason It had been shown conclusively by the letters and the testimony presented taken together with Mrs Richards denials facts that were proved that her relations with Cotton were not proper Judge Og len further ttated that it was with much pain that he listened to the testimony offered during the last two day for he was averse to hearing anything against the reputation of a women He was evidently much affected while rendering the decision and both Richards and his wife wept In sorrow MATtRIAGE LICENSES OAKLAND JmWS 1 The following marriage licenses were issued to day Earl Gilman aged 32 Santa Monica and Josephine Sublette 2S Berkeley Herbert Erwin over 21 and Irene Holmes over IS both of Oakland James Dalziel over 21 and Susie A Paul over IS both of Oakland Clement Rust 28 and Ada Trefethen 24 both of Oakland Otto Taube 28 and Emma Hearther 21 both of Oakland Charles Hearther 28 and Hattle A Taube 24 both of Oakland Alfred Petti grave 21 and Emily Jund 21 both of Oakland William Wlllard over 21 San Francisco and Myrtle Mecart ney over 18 Alameda Glenn Mur dock over 21 Santa R3sa and Abble Elliott over IX Cktah George Dar bey Jr SB and Esther Love 28 both of San Francisco George Cosgrave 34 Fresno and Irone Copeland 23 Alameda Frank Clark 49 St Louis and Blanche Clark 33 Berkeley Warren Cameron 29 and Hannah Arkett 39 both of Oakland George Williamson 2o and Carrie Crane 19 both of Oakland ORGANIZE TRADE BOARD OAKLAND June 1 The Frultvale Board of Trade which has for Its purpose the building up of that section Of the country was organized last evening Officers were chosen as follows Adolph Lorsbat president 8 Dun leavy vice president A Dumonteer secretary A Pleitner treasurer At the close of the meeting the sixty eight persons who signed the roll were banqueted bj Colonel Lynch at Satro Park The executive committee is to be named on Tuesday evnlng next when the members of the organization will meet at the office of Rudell who has been the leading spirit in bringing about tho formation of the association FORMS NEW CORPORATION OAKLAND June 1 Charles Nelson who recently purchased the property of the Puget Sound Lumber Company has formed a new corporation to carry on the business The new corporation Is to be known as the Sunset Lumber Company It Is capitalized for 100000 The directors are Charles Nelson Peter Thompson II Betterten Pri deaux Louis Segelhorst Mitchell Thompson and Frank Thornton The Alameda Grocery Company filed articles of Incorporation with a capital stock of J10000 The directors are Violet Turner Joseph Turner Julia A Warner Howard Simpson and Edna Simpson all of Alameda TO DEBATE ON BONDS OAKLAND June 1 A joint debate between Colonel John Irish and Troy on the question of the bom issue and of a municipal water plant to be held on Thursday evening In Foresters Hall under the auspices of the Common Good Alliance Colonel Irish is to talk In favor of the bonds and the municipal water plant while Troy is speak against these schemes After the leaders finish the members of the alliance are to take part In a general dls eurslon of the question The meeting ii to be open to the public ACCUSED OF THEFT OAKLAND June LRaymond Sehind ler the young man who was accused by John Murray manager of a New Thought institute on Clay street of stealing the chaira from the Institute hall was arrested to day in San Francisco by Detective Qulgley and charged with petty larceny The complainant 1 Coleman a second hand furniture deafer to whom BchlndJer is accused of selling the chairs Murray has be gun search warrant proceedings agaus Coleman to recover the furniture 0e IN SUBURBAN SOCIETY OAKLAND June 1 Mr and Mrs Frederick Stratton entertained most delightfully this afternoon on the revenue cutter Golden Gatv taking a party of a hundred friends on a most Interesting trip upon the bay The tug left the Oakland side at 1130 oclock and steamed over to Sausalito where lancheon was served on board the Mc Culloch an elaborate menu being provided and several unusual dishes served by the chef who has spent many years In Russia Yerba Btiena island was the next point of interest and here Admiral Whiting extended the most gTacious welcome to the guests and a parade and drill of over 300 cadets was given in their honor Mrs Whiting welcomed the visitors In her charming home and here tea was served and a most agreeable hour passed with Mrs Whiting who is one of the famous Ah Fong family of Honolulu and it was late in the afternoon befot the guests steamed home again the Oakland ontlngnt on the Golden Gate and the San Franciscans on the tug Slocum The guests included Captain II Rogers Lieutenant Crisp Lieutenant Wolf Lieutenant Eben Parker Lieutenant II Slayton Captain and Mrs Cantwell Lieutenant Wheeler Mr and Mrs Stratton Mrs Walter Oord Mr and Mrs Thomas Prather Mr and Mrs Edson Adams Mr and Mrs George Mo Near Miss McNcar Mr and Mrs Jo sephyS Spear Jr Mr and Mrs Victor Metcalf Professor and Mrs Bernard Moses Colonel and Mrs George Edwards Dv and Mrs Benjamin Ide Wheeler Mr and Mrs Harry East Miller Mr and Mis A A Moore Miss Ethel Moore Mr and Mrs Warren 01 ney Jr Mr and Mrs Bernard Miller Miss Prather Mr and Mrs George Perkins Mr ani Mrs Stone Mls3 Stratton Mr and Mrs Louis Tasheira Mr and Mrs llfirry Smith Mr and Mrs Henshaw Ward Mr and Mrs Turner Mr and Mrs Wlllard Bachelder Mr and Mrs Louis Mont Sagle Mr and Mr John Irish Mrs A Wilder Alvln Wilder Mr and Mrs Edson Adams Mr and Mrs James Allen Mr and Mrs Frank Brigham Mr and Mrs Fitzgerald Captain and Mrs Minor Goodall Mrs Gregory Miss Elsie Gregorv Mr and Mrs Brown Mr and Mrs A Babcock Mrs Lillian Everts Miss Flny Brown Mr and Mrs Philip Bowles Mr and Mrs A Folgpr Mr and Mrs Frederick Hathaway Mrs nnle Coop Mr and Mrs Coogan Mr anl Mrs George Cope Miss Cope Miss Jennie Craig Paul Pennoyer Mr and Mrs Cadman Mr and Mrs Ernest Folger Mrs A Folger Mr and Mrs Knight Mr and Mrs Kenny Mr and Mrs It Hamilton Mr and Mrs Newton Koser Mr and Mrs Harry Knowles Mr and Mrs Mo Chesrey Miss McChesney Mrs Emil Barrangen Mr and Mrs Perkins Mr and Mrs George Greenwood Sterling Campbell Professor and Mrs Stratton Miss Alice McChesney Mr and Mrs Richard Derby The celebration of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Frederick Renner was observed to day at the Benner home and a most Interesting family reunion took place the entire family gathering about the horn fireside In honor of the event Edwin Benner and Mrs Atwater a sor and daughter coming from Honolulu foi the event Mr and Mrs Walsh returned yesterday from a most dellghHful visit of several weeks to Honolulu and are at their Linda Vlta home Mr and yesterday Gatos Mrs Edward Barry returned from a short visit to Los Mrs George Greenwoods delightful little bntdge whist party at which she entertained most enjoyably last evening resulted In a victory for Miss Bessie Palmer while the booby prize was carried off by Harry Adams The guest included Dr and Mrs Charles Minor Cooper Mr and Mrs George Wheaton Mr and Mrs Robert Fitzgerald Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Morrison Captain and Mrs Charles Minor Goodall Mr and Mrs Harry Adams Miss Elizabeth McXear Miss Church Miss Bessie Palmer Arthur oGodall and Charles Hubbard Mrs Jenks has sent out cards for the marriage of her daughter Miss Lotta Adelia Jenks with William David Cole the ceremony to take place at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church on Monday evening June 27th at 8 oclock The church ceremony will he followed by a reception at the home of the bride on Twenty first avenue and will Include several hundred guests Mr and Mrs Gustav Gutsch of 2055 Clinton avenue Alameda leave June 2d for St Louis Mrs Gutsch after seeing the exposition will visit her relatives in New York Amid roses and beneath the national colors Miss Marjorie Erwin became the hrlde of Lieutenant James Gibson Taylor Thirteenth Infantry United States Army this evening at 830 oclock in the First Inltarlan Church In Berkeley Rev Hosmer pastor of the church performed the ceremony Lieutenant Bevery Daly acted as best man and the ushers were Captain Bar nett and Lieutenants Sutherland Mc Elroy and Elliott The bride was beautifully gowned in a soft white crepe de chine trimmed with pearls and lace Her white tulle veil was fastened with lilies of the valley and her shower bouquet was of the same flowers Miss Lucille Webster was maid of honor and Miss Bright Wallace Miss Alice Downing Miss Alma Mitchell and Miss Edna Beatrice Wild were bridesmaids An informal reception at the home 2628 Benvenue avenue followed the ceremony The honeymoon will take a month after which the young people will reside at Alcatraz until the spring when Lieutenant Taylors regiment will sail for the Philippines PLANS TO CELEBRATE OAKLAND June 1 The Merchants Exchange held a meeting last night to begin arrangements for a celebration of the commg Fourth of July and chose as the executive committee to take charge of the event the following Brown chairman Arper Coward Eiben Farwell Guard Theodore Gier George Hoffman A Jonas Lea A 8chlauter Williams Wilter Walker A Young HInchman Hoffmann Sharpe Hauser Darneal Thomas Pearson Mayon Neagle Craigle Sharp Crowley A DCoplin JCarroll Dr Pease Jordan John Bell King A Sherman A Beli ASSAULTS FELLOW PRISONER OAKLAND June 1 War broke out In the City Prison to day which resulted in a charge of battery being placed against Robert Busack now serving a sentence fcr vagrancy Busack who 1 a robust young Gtrman is accused of assaulting an old and infirm prisoner Edward Tlghe ADMITS STEALING PISTOL OAKLAND June 1 David Crossman pleaded guilty this morning to stealing a revolver from Martin McDonald a Broadway merchant and was sentenced by Police Judge Samuels to spend sixty days in the City prison DEATH FOLUWVS NIGHT IN A French Sleeps1 on Floor of Berkeley Lock Upland Dies a Day Later of pneumonia Oakland Branch Office of tb Chronicle 1180 Broadway near Thirteenth street OAKLAND June i Charles A French who fell oft a water sprinkling cart at Haste and Milvia jstreets in Berkeley on Monday evening and who was thrown into the Berkeley jgtl to spend the night on the floor by bep uty Marshal Bert Howard under the impression that the man was drunk died this morning at the Receiving Hospital in this city French was taken to the hospital last night when Dr Stratton found that hefwas suffering from traumatic pneumonia instead of overindulgence in liquor Coroner Mehrmann took charge of the case this morning and will Investigate the causes which led to the mans death including the night in the Berkeley lock up French was driving his sprinkling cart in Berkeley when he toppled from the seat Deputy Marshal Howard appeared on the scene and after taking the advice of Dr A Payne concluded tht the 4 man was drunk With considerable difficulty owing to the fact that French weighed 250 pounds he took him to the Addison street lock up and left him there on the floor without covering In the morning about 9 oclock neighbor heard the prise ner calling for water and at 10 oclock Howard reappeared to take the man to Justice of the Peace Edgars court As French seemed to be suffering ind complained of a pain In the side Dr Woolsey was called and it was concluded that the prisoner had a fractured rib French was then placed in a buggy and driven to the home of his cousin in West Berkeley On the Way Howard says French stopped at a saoon to get a glass of beer and had to be dragged away from the place of refreshment After arriving at his cousins place French was persuaded to go to the Receiving Hospital and was taken there by A White a Dwight way liveryman He died shortly after 8 oclock this morning Marshal Kerns and Deputy Howard both contend that the night was Warm and that it was perfectly proper to leave a prisoner on the floor of the lock up without covering They jadmit that French was left in that condition but say that Howard visited thp lockup several times during the evening and found his prisoner sleeping peacefully Howard says that when French fell off the water wagon he had been taking whisky and quinine for a cold and had taken too much of the first medicine COLORADO DESERT TO BE TURNED INTO DATE GROVE One Hundred and Fifty Shoots From Africa Planted in Riverside County BERKELEY June 1 Professor Arnold Stubenrauch superintendent of agricultural experiment stations for the Pnlverslty of California returned to Berkeley to day after a fortnight spent In the south where he attended to the planting of a date palm grove at Mecca Jn Riverside county on the vergf of the Colorado desert Here 200 feet below sea level under Ideal condftiOns closely akin to those of the native haints of the date palm In the Sahara desert 150 shoots orcught from Africa5 have been planted in a co operative experiment undertaken by the United States Bureau of Plant Industry and the tniver slty of California agricultural department On this plantation which will take three years to mature will be dfemon strated the value of this Jndustijy for California Although only iflfteen acres have been deeded to the agricultural experts there Is abundant room for unlimited date proves Professof Stubenrauch says that on he Colorado desert with ample artesian water and a tropical sun dates can be ralaeql equal In quality to the fruit of the Old World and in such quantities that it will supply the entire present demand of the United States which is now satisfied almost entirely by the product of the Mediterranean lands Only four acres have been utilized for the dates It Is the intention of the authorities to try table grapes and figs in the same place GRADUATES PLAY RIVALS BERKELEY June 1 The graduating class of the Berkeley High School entertained Its friends this evening at the Macdonough Theater by presenting Sheridans Rivals The packed house was enthusiastically appreciative of the efforts of the young actors and loaded them with floral tributes Following is the east Sir Anthony Absolute Bourdon Holden Captain Absolute Renwlck Breck Falkland Francis White Bob Acres George Kerr Sir Lucius OTrlgger Hugh Downey Fag Oliver Lansing David Tom Steere Thomas Roland Lamb Mrs Malaprop Julia An druss Lydla Languish Rowena Elston Julia Josephine Seaman Lucy Mary McClure OBTAINS DEEDS Society Organization Secures Beautiful Grounds at Clare moiit for Outdoor Sports Oakland Branch Offlce of the Chronicle 1160 Broadway Tbhtefpth street OAKLAND June Deeds were recorded to day by the Claremont Country Club to 134 acres of land with improvements that Is being laid out as beautiful club grounds Part of the property has been purchased from the Realty Syndicate and part of it leased The deal was completed this morning when th deeds were given The investment represented is about 130000 The property Includes part of Rock Ridge Park and Thermal Vale It is situated hortheaat of the intersection of New Broadway with College avenue On the property is a mansion of thirty eight rooms that was erected by Horatio Livermore many years ago The building Is being remodeled for club purposes Baths and lockers are being put in verandas built a basement constructed and a model kitchen is to be established A committee consisting of Johnson Fitzgerald and Anson Blake has charge of the work Many acres of beautiful lawns and flower beds surround the house The fence Is of the old New England stone style The trees and arbors there were planted more than twenty years ago A golf course has beep laid out on each side of Thermal Vale A force of twenty men has been employed at the work during the last two weeks Two of the finest tennis courts have also been constructed The foundation is of shells covered with oil which makes a soft and elastic surface Bowling alleys croquet grounds a squash court polo field and trap shooting apparatus are also to be established It is proposed to make the club grounds one of the most beautiful and attractive in the country The Claremont Country Club was organized about a year and a half ago It has a membership of 450 Many of the members belonged to the Oakland Golf Club whose clubhouse Is on Adams point The latter will be abandoned The officers of the Claremont Country Club are President Edwin Goodall vice president Frank Wilson treasurer Johnson secretary Sam Bell McKee directors George McNear Jr Bowles and Van Sicklen The house Committee consists of Cadman Gould and Walter Mathews The advisory committee consists of A Schilling Smith A Bissell Henry A Butters Fitzgerald James Tyson Benjamin Bangs Anson Blake Thomas Rickard Professor Charles Gayley John Cadman and Georg de Golia ELECTS PRINCIPAL FOR ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL TO TAKE SPINELLOS PLACE BERKELEY June 1 Dr Edward Armstrong associate professor of French In Johns Hopkins University has been secured as French and Italian instructor in the coming University of California summer session to take Ahe place left vacant by the sudden deatb of Marlus Splnello who was run over by the Key route train last week Professor Armstrong will teach the elementary courses In both languages while Professor Charles Hall Grandgent Of Harvard University Will conduct the advanced course particularly those designed for teachers FTREHOUSES ABANDONED BERKELEY June 1 Acting on the recommendation of Fire Chief James KKenney the Bpard of Town Trustees at its meeting last night voted to abandon a number of the smaller firehouses in the departmeit and spend the money hitherto used in maintaining these buildings In salaries for mora paid firemen By this change the Atert Peralta and Lorln firehouses will be given up artd the companies attached to them reor ganlzed on a basis OTfierent from the old volihiteer companies The apparatus wlh ba removed to barns and stables where horses can be quickly procured PICKS OTEC WRONG STORE BERKElKXIuae Lr Fof trying to sell a bicycle alleged tp have been stolen at the very place where it had originilly been bought Samuel MoTehead Jr son of Ta watchman at the University of California was HTreated last night and booked at the County Jail on a charge of larceny He Is how out on J1000 balL furnished by Robert Carter and John Go wan Board of Education Selects George Clarence Thompson of Marysville ALAMEDA June 1 At a conference held last night the members of the Board of Education unanimously decided to appoint Dr George Claience Thompson of Marysville principal of the Alameda High School to succeed Dr A Scott who is to be principal of the Girls High School of San Francisco choice will be formally ratified at the annual election of teachers and principals next Friday evening Dr Thompson at present City Superintendent of Schools and principal of the High School at MarsvLe He i a graduate of Yale has bei at the heaj of educational affairs in Marysville fnr three years and wis formerly principal of the Union High School at College City Cal which he Organized In he was head master of Selborne School San Rafael The new principal is 34 years of age and rcarried He was highly recommended bv President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of ite University of Cai fornia Professor Morse Stephens and others The Board of Educatlor also decided last night to elect Miss Elouise Shaw to the position of teacher of Latin In ths High School to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Horatio Cogswell George Mansfield of Ventura Is the choice of the Board for teacher of his torv vice Arthur Ellis who has resigned to take up tho ptnetlve of law tn Los Angeles A principal is to be elected for the Longfellow School take th place of William Kemp who is to gt to Sanford for a year as an assistant professor No successor has yet been decided upon to take the position vacated by Miss Garret son teacher of French and German in the High School DEATH OF MRS CAREY ALAMEDA June 1 News has come of the recent death near Pasadena of Mrs Maybelle Myers Carey who has many friends in society circles of San Francisco and who was a belle of Denver Her marriage to Charles Carey son of former United States Senator Carey of Wyomrng only two years ago was a sensation in Denver social circles She was a niece of Eaton of 212S Alameda avenue Alamedft She was the only chllld of Mr and Mrs Julius A Myers who are very prominent residents of Denver and was but 23 years old MUST SIGN MANY TIMES OAKLAND June 1 County Clerk Cook has estimated that it will require 39400 signatures the work of several days to place on the market the 960000 voted In bonds for public schools There are 960 bonds maturing in from one to fortv years and Interest on each bond is payable semi annually The law provides that each bond as well afc the Interest coupons must be signed by the chairman of the Board of Supervisors the County Auditor ahd the County Clerk As thef average life of the bond Is twenty years there will forty interest coupons to sign for each bond The law provides that the County Clerk shall personally affix his signature to the bonds and coupons GRADUATION EXERCISES AT SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL REDWOOD CITY June I A large audience gathered in the assembly hall this evening to fitness the 1904 graduation exercises of th Sequoia high school of this city The graduates were addressed by the Rev Kirtland Rev A Brewer of SC Matthews Military Academy and George Ross The prophecy was delivered by Gerald Halsey president of the graduating class arid the valedictory address was given by Mls Edna Hansen The eleven graduate were Pauline MX Bee ger Arthur Dodge Edward Geno chlo J3va Gilbert Gerald Halsey Edna HixiUOf Unla Kertell Lenora Lane Jamwf NeUtnaM Harriet Pugh Ana BeUe Valleitf LOSES SATCHEL OF GOLD COIN David Selby Is Making Earnest Search for Small Grip He Left on a Local Train Oakland Dranrt Offlfe of th Chronicle 1160 Broadway near Tairtoenth street OAKLAND June 1 David Selby of the firm of Selby Brothers confectioners with stores in this city and In San Francisco has appealed to the police to assist him in locating a satchel containing 1600 In coin Selby left the Oakland store on the 1230 oclock tralh to dajJ for San Francisco He carried with him his overcoat and satchel On boarding the train he says he put the satchel on the floor and did not notice that he had lost it until the boat had pulled out of the slip Arriving on the San Francisco side he at once ommunl cated with the railroad officials by telepohne and returned to this side on the next boat to assist in looking up the satchel on his own account The trainmen were interviewed but none remembered seeing the satchel This evening the police were asked to assist him in the search It is the opinion of Mr Selby that the satchel was picked up by some one who is holding it for a reward as his Oakland store was communicated with over the telepohne about 3 oclock this afternoon and the question asked as to whether he carried a grip with him when he left the Store to day The young woman who answered was ignorant of the fact that Selby had carried the money away in the satchel and attached no importance to the question until she learned of the loss It has been the custom of David Selby who has charge of the Oakland business to take over to the San Francisco store all the money he has on hand on the first of each month DOUBLE WEDDING PLANNED OAKLAND June 1 Licenses were obtained at the County Clerks offlce this afternoon for the marriage of brother and sister with sister and brother Otto Taube aged 28 years obtained a license to marry Miss Emma Hearther aged 21 and Charles Hearther aged 28 obtained a license to marrv Miss Hattle A Taube aged 24 It was arranged to have the ceremonies performed this evening at the German Lutheran church in East Oakland CHINESE PEDDLER FINED OAKLAND June 1 Ah Sam ostensibly engnged in peddling a Chinese cure all but whose stock In trade when hf was arrested was found to consist of three bottles of medicine and 597 lottery tickets was sentenced to day by Folic Judge Samuels to pay a fine of 100 or spfrd ftftv davs in jail for violation of the license ordinance Owing to the absence at evidence Ah Sam was not chargedwith selling lottery tickets and the other offense was used to furnish the punishment DIES ON THE ROAD OAKLAND June 1 While on his wy with a party of friends on a camping expedition Halverson of Liver more 20 years of age died on the road this afternoon between Livermore and Pleasanton Death came suddenly while thf party was riding along in a wftgon and Is supposed to have been due to natural causes The case was reported to Coroner Mehrmann Who will hold an Inquest RAN BANKING GAME SAUSALITO June 1 Thomas Frost a saloon keeper of this city and Robert Davenport were arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by District Attorney Boyd and charged with running a banking game Frost has been operating a Klondike game in tho rear of his saloon for about two years but claims that he did not think it was a banking game WHITE RETAINS CUSTODY The Supreme Court yesterday discharged the writ of habeas corpus directed against White secretary of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children which was issued some tlnie ago declaring that Violet Lund borg was unlawfully restrained of her liberty by him The Supreme Court holds that the letters of guardianship given to White by one Mrs Thompson who had custody of the child are regular and that the child must remain in his custody until It can be decided that the mother IS the proper person to take care of her MISCELLANEOUS Dont Elect to tread the misery mill of the coffee toper when you can have your delicious hot black 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