Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 30

Ci) SUXDAY MOKXIXG, OAKLAND TRIBUNE February 13, isio. BERKELEY, ALAMEDA' COUNTY TOWNS 1 m. CONSOLIDATION IS GAINING FAVDR BERKELEYTO VOTE oroo QUESTIONS Mr.andMrs.S.J. Sill Will Leave on a Tour of World Tsdiss Isahell O'Connor Guest Of Honor at a Pretty Dinner LENTEfJ SERMCE! TO COMMENCE TODAY Electors Will Have Private Election for Governor and Consolidation. Sermon Topics and Music i the eBrkeley Places of Worship.

'Canvassers for Annexation Petition Active in West Berkeley. VO I ALL THE'CHURCHHS TO OBSERVE THE. SEAS0 OPPOSITION FOUND IN CITY AND COUNTY CLUB League Issues a Statement Programs Are Especially. Fittc for Time of Sackcloth and Ashes: by Professor'Souie of U. C.

5. "V- i 2trs? i 'BKRKKLEY, Fob. 12. At a private election, under the management of the Primary Magazine, W. R.

Ellis, publisher, Berkeley electors next Monday will be piven an opportunity to vote for a nominee for governor and on the question of the consolidation of Berkeley and Oakland. In various parts of the city eleven "polls will be opened, Kills guaranteeing the expenses for the officers in each one. Candidates for governor wlll be placed on a ballot in alphabetical order without distinction as to party affiliation and all those who have so far been mentioned as possibilities in the gubernatorial fight will be included on the- ballot. There will also be a blank space for those-who have an independent choice to write in the name. Aniens those who are on the ballot appear the names of Alden Anderson, Theodore Bell, A.

Camlnetti. George Cartwright, Charles F. Curry, Francis J. Heney. K.

O. Miller. Frank K. Mott, J. C.

Sanborn. P. A. Stanton. Earll H.

Webb. Harris Weinstock, anel W. R. Wh eler. The ballots will be counted publicly in the show windows of a store on Shattuck avenue Monday evening.

vJV- BERKELEY. Feb. 12. Hundreds of, names were gath. rrl hy th.

canvassers "circulating the annexation petitions In Berkeley today, and it. tf believed that a few more, days will seerthe full quota of X200' names soourtd. Fifty canvassers fWereMn the field today, and in all por- the cit- obtained a large uutub BERKELEY, Feb. 12. Lenton scr lees will be oo en ce 3 in the I'terkeb churches morning.

and con tin to Special music has been pr pared by the choirs. ami the serai, topics announced are hi most instanc appropriate to the commencement Lent. Special Sunday services will mark enten season for the St. irk's The Rev. L.

Parsons. the re. tor, nut lined several ii.teresting s-rpnns the general theme. Catholic Idea' to be delivered at th" Sunday morni: services. Meetings will l.

-J el ea niglit during the week. Interesth meetings liave la so been arranged the 'chapels contingent to th-' 'enure All Souls', St. Charel ir.f f. Good Shepherd and St. Matthew Church.

AT ST. WAR CHURCH. The first of the St. Club sernto- i ft if '7 i Signers were louna more numerous Ecuih.ar.d' Weet Berkeley by the canvas- 'ers, and In West Berkeley the argument" consolidation with Oaklaud vouldcraeRn the reopening of the saloons section. of the city was freely used by canvassers.

Considerable opposition vas experienced In obtaining signatured In East and North Berkeley, and to a iargre extent tjie. portions of the city were Siopso extensively canvassed. Organized opposition to the consolidation movement developed in the form of signed stiteiaent issued-by' the Berkeley City and. County league, organized last December for the purpose of investi-iratlngj the various plans for- cnnsolida -tlon of the bay cities under a city und county form of government. Profess, Krank Soule is president of this or-anlza-ftlon, which numbers in its memtershiii come of the foremost residents of Berke-Sey.

among thern tlie presidents of the Hwo large banks and a number of capitalists. LEAGUE'S STATEMENT. The Issued by the league is wls follows: "The Berkeley -City a.nd County league Is an organization of Berkeley citizens Who believe that a citv and count- gov will be at i hur L. Mark's thing of SCUl WILL TELL ABOUT STfifiiEJOMETS "A-1910" to Be Topic at Meeting of Allendale ClybT Tuesday Eve. i FRTTTVALE.

Feb. rrofessoT tills eveuing. The this year will be tiiiuatioii of the last yt-ir on "'I'll The general subje Society." The "The Church preached hy Rev Clno-oh. Te.b-.v t' is "Tie- 'luu-eli Hist serinen entitl J.lfo" Will W. R.

H. Hodeki 1'. C. 19O0. The Sf.

John's Club is, the club men student's of the T'nivrfity be Ion lug to the Episcopal" Church i A cnmnnlon ser lee will be held MISS ISABELLE O'CONNOR prominent singer of Alameda MRS. STEPHEN SILL. ernment will lessen the cot-t ot municipal govtynment without impairing In. effici-'ency or destroying those particular now tr-joyed I the city of Whether iuch a cltv and county Igovernment should Include other municl-jalities than Berkeley is a. question to RERKKLEV, Feb.

12. In honor of Mr. After a and Mrs. Stephen Sill. Mrs.

Henry 1 home In visit of a few days at her Berkeley. Mrs. R. Armbruster Burkhalter of Chabot Observatory Oakland, will be the speaker at. tho meeting Tuesday night of the Allendale Improvement Club.

The Halley comet and tjje "A-lftlO" sky specter will be- the of Or. Burkhalter' talk. Other good features, among them an Informal luncheon of coffoe, pie and cake will mark the Tuesday night session of the club. The same organization at a recent meeting passed resolutions condemning the "grocery trust" in Oakland and asking that District Attorney Donahue investigate alleged collusion between both 7, ftie Heclded as interests as a com- lias returned her home in Chlco. Before her marriage a year ago Mrs.

Armbruster was Miss Grace Foulds, a member of Berkeley's musical coterie. social functions, where rich and powerful soprano voic: lias-charmed many gatherings. Mrs. Moore's dinner party was elaborately appointeil ar.l Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence! Du Four. Miss Fanny Jones, Miss Alice Davis. Miss Isabelle O'Connor. Edwin 1 'avis, Samuel R. Downing and Morris E.

Dailey. president of the State ALAMEDA, Feb. 12. Miss Isabelle O'Connor was eaie of the honored guests st a dinner given Thursday night by 1Ir. anel Mrs.

Fred T. Moore at their artistic home on Oak Ftreet. Miss O'Connor is a singer whose ability is widely known and she contrlbuteel largely to the pleasure of the guests, with well known vocal solos. Miss' O'Connor returned a few months ago from an extended tour of Europe. She spent a year studying under the best masters and she is much in demand at wholesalers and retailers to keep up the present high prices.

Normal school of San Jose, shared her hospitality. Miss Alice Davis also contributed to the-. musical program and the host and Edwin Davis sang several duets. According to 'Professor Burkhalter, the A-1910" comet is classed in the category of "unexpected." The Halley comet on the contrary is ar "periodical" sky rambler one which is scheduled ahead by t.ushins: entertained nt tarda last evening. Briiltfe formed the diversion.

The Sills, who are old residents of Berkeley, and who have been prominent in local club and clal life, expect to leave within the fortnight on a two years' tour of tho world. During their trip F.urope, Turkey. Ktrypt, the Bast Indies, the Philippines, ar.il the islands of the Pacific will be visited. The Pill itinerary was anm-eineed, at the card party last night as follows: March 5 Leave New York. X.

G. L. S. P. "Princess March 14 Arrive Gibraltar; March to April 4 Visiting Granada.

Madrid. Seville. Cadiz, Tangier, etc. I April 4 Leave Gibraltar; April 7 -Arrive Naples; April 8 to June ir In Italy, Naples, Rome. Florence, Venice.

Iimharj, June 16 to September 1.1 Visiting Bavaria, Switzerland. Germany: September ltl to January 1. Paris, Norma-iiity, Brittany. Roleium. January to March-On 2 the 2 Riviera; and May -Parish-June London; July.

August aiul September Norway. Sweden. Finland and Russia; Octol-er To Austria. Hungary. Turkey in Asia; November find December Greeoo.

Palestine. Kgypt and the'Nile; January and February. 1912 Ceylon. India. Burma, March China; April tfnd May Japan; June Home.

astronomers. The "A-1910" Is an un usually fine comet, declares the Chabot Disturbed His Family; Exiled From Alameda Epworth Leag'ue to Hold Quarterly Rally the Collefr." Avenue M. E. Church tl lliorniiig. Rev.

Jehu C. Oilleite. past of the will di liver the. sernio tlie topic being: "Christ's. Request Promise." It has been anno ince-d the church that special music will ma: each Sunday In Lent.

Ea-ster Sund; T'udley Ruck's "Christ the Victor" be sung by a -social choir. IN NORTH BERKELEY. Rev. W. S.

Wilkinson of the Down Street Chapel, San Francisco, will" 1 the speaker in the morning at the We ley Methodist Chapel. North Berkvb' Tiie pastor will speak in the evening; In the West Beikeley Method: Church Rev. A. J. Skee -will pieaeh at a.

m. and Evangelist L. H. Baker conduct tin evening service. Re Bakeir will be tlie morning speaker at Albany Chapel, and Rev.

Skee? ill pren in -tlie evening. The revival 'service be continued in this chap-d. "Flying -Machines; Past. Present at Future" will be the subject of a h-ctu to be given by W. J.

Woods before tl members and friends of Berk. 1. Theosophioal Society next Monday, eyeing. The lecture, ill take in i headquarters of the society, room 1 Wright block. The society asks th those not able to discern any.1iffereiv between the subject mentioned and tl Theosophioal creed should come" to tl meeting and be enlightened.

Miss Laura Spruill will lie the learl of 'the special Christian Endeavor s-r ice in the First Christian Church tl, afternoon. Tlie pastor's sermon In tl morning will be "on the topic. "The rtu Ing Passion." and in the evening pairing the Shrine." -Sev-'i al meet in: have been planned for different hou during the" day, and week-day meetlnt are also e.nnounced. Observatory astronomer. Its like has not been seen Flpce 1SS2- when another great comet shot across tee' sky.

In time, the orbit of the "A-inir-n-1ll he com puted and Its coining fctieined. Tho- last of the series of dances arranged by the California Cotillion club was a brilliant event of last evening In Masonic temple. These dances have beea enjoyed by 7T coupb or more, the majority being married folk of this city. The eiosinvc dance was one of the largest end most. borate of the winter.

Valentine emblems and favors with quantities of greens, have been used in decorating the ballroom. The series has been in charge of L. Reid, R. R. Strange and If.

A. Jackson. Mrs. Percy V. Rochester, a visitor from the north, who has inspired many complimentary events during the past few weeks, was the guest of honor at an K.fair Thursday afternoon presided over by Mis.

Cavall. Fourteen guests were asked to meet Mrs. Rochester, the r-ajority of this number being close friends of the hostess and guest of honor. An informal program, musical and literary in its nature, was part of the pleasure of the afternoon. Valentine decorations were emblematic of the season.

A dinner partv Thursday evening, presided over by Mrs. J. L. Chaddock, at the home in Benvenuo avenue, claimed Mrs. Percy -ty.

Rochester as the guest of honor. The group consisted of ten close friends, and the after-dinner hour was most enjoyable. Spring decorations were on the dinner table. crds from Enewah club were received Thursday by several hundred friends of th girls anr.runcing a reception for the aft -rnoen and evening of Thursdav. Feb 5 i ALAMEDA.

Feb. 12. The quarterly missionary rally of the Alameda County Epworth League Alliance will be- held Tuesday afternoon and everjlng in the Centennial Methodist Episcopal Church. corner of Ninth and Chester streets, Oakland, and will be attended by many mem-l bcis frem. Alameda.

Rev. F. P. legal of the Santa Clara i Avenue" Met hodist Church of this city will preside over the spiritual department at the evening sersion- This will be the last rally under the supervision of this year's cabinet. The excellent condition cf the organization is due largely to the efficient work done by the cabinet, under the presidency of i Miss Gladys Moore of the Tiinity Meth- odist Ch-irch of Berkeley.

Miss Mooro is a student in the State Vni-' versity. ALAMEDA. Feb. 12. The charge of disturbing the peace brought against Charles D.

Trotter by his family, after the authorities-refused to have' the man tried before the lunacy commissioners, was dismissed yesterday by Police Judge B. Tappan upon the promise made by the accused that ie would go to Orov-ille, where he formerly lived, and not disturb his family agahn. Trotter lives with his wife and two sons at 134. Sixtli street. Twice, according to their story, he has attempted their iives with a pistol.

Charges of insanity were placed against him by his son. C. D. Trotter but he 'was dismissed by the district attorney after occupying a padded cell in the Receiving hospital in Oakland. ChicKen Dinner for Coffee; Club Funds SAN LEANDRO.

Feb. 12. A chicken dinner will be served this evening in Masonic Hall "by the women of the Alta Mira Club In order to raise funds for the establishment of a coffee club in the center of the business district. It is intended to make the club quarters a social gathering place for men. and all manner of games, including carls and probably billiards, will be provided.

Smoking will not be debarred. iniunlty may tiictute. We are not In -favor any of conHolidatlon with Oakland which does r.ot lirst proaide Jor a city ar.d county gcrverruneut. and the Ipresent petition bVing circulated meets rwlth our opposition, anions other reasons, because of the nature of the consolidation Sought to be effected. 'The petition is being circulated with the idea of putting Into operation an act ntltied 'An act to provide for the consolidation of municipal approved March which provides tbat where two municipalities are contiguous a petition pignedi by one-lifth of the electors of -each, as shown by the Sast preceding general rtate election will mpower tho council tho pt eater niuni-clpfility (In this case Oakland) to call an election to determine whether such 'municipalities shall be consolidated.

If upon such election a majority of the votes cast In each municipality aro in favor of such consolidation, the cities thereupon become one city, the smaller becoming a part of the greater, and charter, laws, officers and name become those of the smaller. Ln the words of ti etatute, 'And upon th completion of euch consolidation, such other or others (than- the trreau-r of the municipal corporations so consolidated shall be deemed to be annexod to and joined to and merged into the one of municipal corporations having- the- greater or greatest I OPPOSE THE PROJECT. ''It is merely an annexation proceeding and we oppose it because, if unsuccessf cl. we are out the cost of the election and. if Euccessful, It would mean: "1 That the present city council of Oakland would have the sole power to determine whether saloons should exist in Berkeley.

"3 That Oakland's tax rate tw-ould become ours in place of our present rate, alreadv too hlxli. "3 That Oakland's old antiquated charter would supplant ours, and if tin-temper of Oakland Is to be tested by her "vcte on the late proposed amendments, it Will not be chanped. "4 That our citv of Rerkeley will ocas'' to exist and we wflt be as much a pnr( of the city of Oakland as Fourteenth and Broadway. "a That our officials, our pollen and fire departments cea.se to be unless they become a part of Oakland's. "6 That we will th oie-sixth part of a municipality whoso povernnvm can not ho influenced by us in the ah-elnre of an instrument of fzrovrnment approved by us and containing necessary eafcauards of our interests.

We tho petition is heinsr-siirned by some under a mistaken ida that tjie movement mean nl county sov-crnmcnt, and therefore we wiTl cll a public mass meeting- in the imni" ii.it. future that the citif-ns of Berkeley may be fully informed of its nieanlntf. "HKRKKLKY CITV AN1) LEAGUE, C. SOCLE, President." Mrs. Arnold V.

Stiih.nrauch was ono of yesterday's hostesses. entertaining Hilrty guests at the Woolsey street home. Stubeiirauch was assisted by Mrs. G. Malcolm Ross of Alameda.

Mrs. George H. RieharrLson and Mrs. Charles Arthur Colmore of Berkeley. One of the pleasures of the afternoon was a musical pro-gram.

iiss Agatha Turner, a young violinist who is receiving considerable nt tent Ion throiish her art. entertained the guests most charmingly Thursday afternoon at an at-home presided over by Mrs. George H. Richardson. ruary Hi.

will be tl The clubhouse in Hnste street scene r.f the affair, the receo- tion hours being from 4 to i in the after noon and to 10 in the evening. Returned Lecturer, J. Stitt Is 071, to Speak tn Berkeley BEEKEEPERS WILL DISCUSS PROBLEM MSB COLLECTIOI HEIiSH Me and. west 010)1 A at ways VjC I lV' I Black Brood and Other Diseases Will Be the Subject of Addresses. American Geographical Society Has Exhibit at, State University.

We announce the arrival of a stunning' lot of FRRKFLFY, Feb. Ge-jgrii pi i( al Sot iet has oolite to 3 and Is 12 The American of tho university now exhibiting in Bmt -Cai fornia Hail typical ill maps, atlases and text hooks use 1 in Kuropean schools of geographical and historic ll eduratlon. The it is open lailr from to o'i-ck. and Satutdiv, I'ebrnai 12 and 19. from to 5.

Wednesdav. February 16, 4 p. In California Professor D. E. Smith will talk on "I Maps." Tn- the amo plae on Saturday.

19. at 11 a. 'Professor L. 'll rh ii.son will -New Feb. 12.

The twer.t'etl. annual convention of the California Beekeepers Association, which is to meet in the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce rooms February 14. 1T and IB. will be addressed by J. li.

Neff and Ralph Benton of the university. The morning sessl in Mondav will be called -to order by President B. O. Bur-di: who ill deliver the address of welcome. TlLe response will be delivered by J.

B. Neff of the university. At the evening session Monday Ralph Benton will spea'j on "The Business of Beekeeping." It will tv Tllust ra ed with stereopiioor views. Benton will also Brood and' Other 1ns-eass" at the morning session Tuesday. At the morning s.

ssion Mondav wjll speak on "The Problems of Bee Editor of Quad Chosen By Stanford Students and K. G. Lins. Geographical speak -on. Maps." day, Fehru.arv at 1 in.

bv tvdl st a rei "I'I vsjeU Maos." These are the newest g'rays, advance style, semi-fitting', 36-inch coat with Tuxedo collar; sKirt full plaited, of latest cut. Tho exhibit is open mil! February 21. The for examination public is -ordiul- wr I The exhibit Is male at the luge; Air.erioar uii vers! i-s. It has just arrived from the Middle West. From here it goes to Stanford and ihen back cast.

KTAXKOHD rXIVKKPITY. Febrn-Bry 12. John "Wesley Howell of I.os Angeles, a student in the pre-lr-gal do-jiartnu-nt, will edit the 1912 Quail, while H. J. O'Donnell of San Francisco will monafo the annual.

This was decided at the election of the iBophomoren condtictorl on the fpiatl-a-angle today. Howell ran uncontested tor the editorial position, while O'Don--fnell defeated J. Duron of Corona for th position of financial control. Both students are well known In college affairs. Howell was wain of the freshman crow lat year and Is tin editor of 'the.

Daily Pnlj Alto. Ho is a merjiljer of the Theta I'i fraternity. O'Donnell has been active jn class afairs as a member of the clas show ci.mitfee and a known as a correspondent for one of the metropolitan dailies. Freight Dispute to Be Adjusted Quietly STOCKTON, Feb. 12.

The railroad commissioners had a short session here" this morning and listened to the complaints -of local wholesa to the effect that the Southern- Pacific New Indian Military Commander Popular J. STITT WILSON, Socialist lecturer of Berkeley, who has returned from a trip to England. CALCPTTA, Feb. 1 The Co'nmand- Ladies' Tailored Suits In Black and White Checks Magnificent workmanship: perfectly fitted. Every detail shows the hantl and brain of the master tailor.

Little Women's Suits The. cream "of. Xew York's styles, selected bv our manager now in that city and hurried to Oakland. mixtures and blacks. Introductory Special Sale of Beautiful SilK Petticoats 45 SPECIAL Use of Spring's best models, made of hig'h-g'rade taffeta.

Colors are raisin, navy, bine, rose, champagne, green, black and changeable. inado tirst and i new have the er-in-Chlef. Sir an excelle.it impression during Hp tour of inspection. Native otVi'-ers soliliers are delighted with their Tar.gi Lat Saliib, or War Ioid. and named him Stpahi-ka-dosht.

e.r Sepoys' i'ri'-nj. freight rates discriminated In favor of Sacramento, local merchants 'being compelled to pay more on shipments into the Sacramento valley than was charged Sacramento merchants shipping the same distance into local It vas stated that the matter was in process of amicable Sir Moere reogli Irish Paflla Alameda Eagles Buy -Site for Building iracter and long experience jn haraeter and make strong appeal to the ho are astoidsiie. I to hea with Hi)-1 man in Baluchi. nativ him with i-o. onvers I "i du.

ALAMEDA. Fb. 12. ADme with in Fusht l. pnd third in la Aeile the Lit venv Oratorio Society to Render Big Program of Eagles yesterday pur' based on the north side of Alameda between Onk and I rk i streets.

lodge building. The property i for a and is Walk 'i- After an extended tour of England, Wales, and: Canada, In which he before several schools and nvany tpsemblks. J. Stitt Wilson, weil known in this region as a lecturer on Socialistic and ethical topics, has returned to his Berkeley home, and will appear in public at Rice Institute this afternoon for the first time since his trip, speaking en "The World's Moral and Social Crisis." The lecturer, who is tho of Gladys Wilson, better known as Viola Barry, an actress of some repute, has been in Europe more than a year, and has addressed vast audiences in several British manufacturing centers, such as Bradford, Halifax, Cardiff, and "-mailer towns, speaking on the socialist movement. In the summer school organizes! by Rev.

R. J. Campbell of City Temple. London. London.

Wilson iecLured before a iarge class, and has written several pamphlets since-he last left this state. Wilson will lecture at Ciolden Gate Commandery Building-, San Francisco, this evening as well as in Oakland in the afternoon Temple Being Built To Heroes of Sudan about 50 feet from Oak street 60x150 feet in slxe. 1'arlson Our Credit System is the most agreeable x)f all. TaKe advan-tag'e of it. made the sale, ila- price being $4(Kn.

Tlie sit? was ted bv the building committee from eighteen whlclv had ben BUbmlt'ed. It is n.tr- the business section of tb- city ii' 1 will tie convenient to all members. CAIRO. Fell. 12.

Close where Gordon fell there-memorial worthy of the of the heroes who to the spot i rising a British name have d3 If A Lfl i i i SAX HA FA KL. T2r Forty singers of the Oratorio society will sing at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening under; the direction of Herman Periot of S.m Francisco. The selections to bo suns are as follows: Je-lem ption Hymn" Parker "The Flight Into Kgypt" (Burch): "Ave Wrnin" (Maz-irt): "How Lovely Are The Mess- ng--rs." Great Tho "He Watcliing Over Israel" The soloists will he Miss Grace Afoorhead and Charles II. w.ll lie drawn will ron- Plans for th immediately. with tlcir blood The in- nioriel to show the in that the nO of the deserts of the Sudan, is a eat'ielral which is of the Sudm fr.ivh 1 -is not passe, 1 out 105S Washington Street, Oakland.

Iictucen Klevcr.Jh and Twelfth. or: tie upper the solal af-wlll also be tain a spa--i 1 iae i.ali story and a iiall io hall room will le use 1 fr lirs of the Lagles and e.f th West, and is to be a companion I worthy of the imposing the Coptic cathedral, end the Roman Catholic -cathedral at Khartoum. i.