Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 17

FRIDAY EVENING. OAKLAND TRIBUNE JULY 31, 1911., 17 4i ILL DISPOSES OF SIS1I SAVED FROM FOREST FIRE (Continued From Page 13) $5000, which, divided among the children of the foundrvman, with the cash be-nueathed by Alice M. DuBois, will give them about J1M0 each. After their fathers death the children claimed that their stepmother had caused to be transferred to her name on lie books of the corporation shares of its capital stock. Mrs.

PuBols claimed that the transfer was made some time prior to secure a note given by her iasband for $50,000. rzeSit' 1 MM Fighters Are Exhausted in Preventing Flames From Reaching Town. Etta C. Sowell, a sister of Mrs. Du- SISSON, July 31.

600 men who hav. mv.H thin ritv from fire, are com- pletely exhausted and can do no more. A Detroit Jewel As Pretty as the Name mib, in uaineo as executrix 01 me win. She is also given the residue of the estate. One-seventh of about $60,000 due on notes of John B.

Keating. Is bequeathed to each of her seven brothers and sisters. Mrs. Martha C. Seydel of 1521 Twentv-thlrd street, Sacramento, mother of the testatrix, Is also a beneficiary under the will, as are a number of brother and ststers-ln-law, who bequeathed about $2500 each.

What disposition was made of the balance of the half million dollar fortune Is not declared in the will, the probate of which concerns only $150,000. T0DC0 JUNIOR BOYS' CLUB TO GIVE FIRST DANCE The Todco Junior Boys' Clulf of Oakland and San Francisco will give Hs first dance tonight, at Scottish Rite Social Hall, in Sutter street, San Francisco. The money derived from the dance will be used to defray the expenses of the club's baseball team on a trip to Los Angeles. J' ill Friedmans New Fall Suits Are AH Pretty You should come and see them the assortment is exceptional suits for every figure. You know this season there will be no decided styles that is, in the length of the coats or tunic skirts.

We are showing hundreds of them coats of all lengths, some plain others richly trimmed with braid, buttons and fur. Skirts of all descriptions, pleated, Russia tunic, flare effects. The picture represents one of our many models. Ttiey nave cut a trencn arouna uig nine miles long but timif have not strength to watch It and the lines must be manned by the 200 men whom Governor Johnson Is sending here today. they arrive lit a short time.

It is the general opinion that the forest fires which have raged in this vicinity will be i-onquered. WIND FANS FLAMES. With danger to the' town of Sisson virtually removed, the great forest Hie which for four'days has been raging on its outskirts, has jumped the McCloud River Railroad and, fanned by a steady south breeze, slowly Is making Its way toward Weed, the 'largest town In Siskiyou county. Already the fire front beyond Upton and its box factories, and the people of Weed are as apprehensive as the Inhabitants of Sisson have been since the breaking out of the Are. Three hundred men weary with fire fighting were bivouacked In Sisson last night, sleeping soldier fashion, wherever they can find room for their blankets.

More men are needed badly. Weed, Dunsmulr, Yreka, Castella, Kennett and McCloud have been drained of men who will accept the 43 cents an hour offered by the goverfnment. Supervisor Hammett, who leads the fire fighters, said yesterday that although the AfA linn open beaten back from? Sisson, George A. Hlllback Is president of the club, which Is composed of delivery and I Gas Range In Your Kitchen Means Years of Economical Healthful Service It saves in gas bills by that quicker baking. It saves in wear because all parts are made of rust-resisting metal.

Glass doors in the oven The glass affords a constant view of your baking. Let us show you the most economical and helpful of all Gas Ranges. Visit our Stove and Household Departments. Pacific Hardware and Steel Co. local drug concern.

The committee in charge of the dance tonight includes, Messrs. Hillback, chairman; S. W. Miller, H. E.

Miller, C. B. Ibach, and Subel. FAMILY VACATION ENDS. Eugene II.

Lewis and family of Clare-mont returned yesterday from a two months' sojourn at their country home near Los Gatos. New Fall Suits J20 to $75 COATS-the New Military Effects, $7.50 to $47.50. SHQRTHANO FOR CREDIT I Our New Policy The complete elimintion of every objectionable feature making our Perfect Credit System so thoroughly reliable as to Induce you eventually to become a permanent customer. YOUNG mm 1220-1226 Washington Oakland. 2104 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.

It is no mora under control that it was three days ago. It has an open way to Weed and Shasta Valley. Yesterday for tjie first time the fire invaded the fooest proper, its previous devastation having been confined to snow biush of no commercial value. FIRE RAGES NEAR TACOMA. TACOMA, July 31.

was reported last night that a timber fire ai Joe's Bay near Tacoma was beyond control and that a number of homes in Its path were doomed. The fire is traveling north toward Fort Blakely. where Is located one of the largest lumber mills mnrM Krmike from a half-dozen "Stiletto Means Quality" nAKT Aiwn CO1 Bet. Washing- 4 well 111 Unusual Opportunity Offered! by the llsen Shorthand Institute. brush fires spread a haze over Tacoma 000 for an Alameda county exhibit at the yesterday.

FOREST RESERVE THREATENED. ttwm- Divrp July 31. More OF BOARD CHICAGO win inivtn at a meeting of the board of directors of than a hundred men were fighting last OTIS A ADAMS DIES. ALAMEDA, July 31. Otis A.

Adams passed away yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed C. Soules, 1310 Pearl street. He had been ailing for some time prior to his death. He wa a pioneer Californian, having crossed the plains in the early days.

He witnessed much of the early action In the upbuilding of the state. Adams was a native of Vermont, and 80 years of age. He had in this pity for about ten years. Deceased Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Soules and Mrs.

Norman L. Meads of Santa Clara county, and one son, Frank Adams of Oakland. MAKES SHORTAGE GOOD. SACRAMENTO. July 31.

L. C. 1'ershlng. who embezzled $770 from the Chamber of Commerce while assistant pecret ry, was forma llv released from iilody by the police late this afternoon, The, custodian ho has been with Pcrsh-1ns since Tuesday was discharged and Ivrshlnu's name was erased from the city slato. Thi? wag done after Chief of Police Johnson had been not fiVd that the amount of Pershing's shortage had been made r.tod and no prosecution would follow.

fc The of the flood Samaritan who Kami to Pershing's -IH'tii-lit night against a large forest nre m. voaterdsiv on the Neal Crees. A very attractive course in shorthand and typewriting is arranged for in the day classes of the Frederick llsen (Oakland) Shorthand Institute. Ihese classes are exclusively for young women. The highest development of these subjects Is taught in small groups with straightforward, commonsense and simple methods that appeal to the mind and interest of the learner The school, in Its Biol ion n'V.

Canyon near the Hicks sawmill. The RADE STAYS OPEN I fire has been kept from tne nauu.m. laree body ol privaieu owned timber is endangered. Employes of the Oregon Lunmer um-in fighting a solid, substantial progress, has at pany nave i i thoir timber lands south- tvely steady, closing with losses of 5 to 64 cents net. The fear that, because of the war, there would be a terrific squeeze today in the deliveries of July wheat, turned out to be misleading.

Wheat sold off sharply from the outset, farting' 1c to 4 He down, and contlnu-ing to fall until the deellne reached after which there were moderate rallies. The' principal bearish "influence was the action of exporters demanding spot caBh before cargoes would be loaded for Europe, a course which was Interpreted by many to mean that wheat would pile up In the United States. Corn, like wheat, tended downward. Opening prices, which varied from le decline, to l'ie-advance, were followed by a general fall in some cases to 4c, but with some upturns later. Oats held comparatively steady.

For the most part declines did not exceed lVic Provisions were only traded In moderately, in sympathy with grain. Refuses-to Close Doors in the Faoe of Unprecedented Chances of Failures. tracted tne best class of young women who desire a wholesome, refined surrounding and thn meiiH.i;iii& west of Dee. The heaviest blanket of smoke seen here in three years is set. expert, helpful teachers who are VACATION IS OVER Get Down to Business tied over the valley last nlgnt.

MONTANA FIRE CONTROLLED. n.ieaniTT.A July 31. The for tne cnamoer or commerce, (his morning. A resolution was adopted requesting the board of supervisors to appoint a committee of 75 citizens and taxpayers hi the county to take charge of a campaign for the adoption by the voters on the proposition of an enabling net, which will permit tills sum being raised by bond issue. The resolution will be presented to the supervisors Monday, and for nn Immediate campaign to raise the $1,000,000 fund for tho Alameda county exhibit, a LOCKS WIFE IN CETlAR WHILE HEJNTERTAINS SAN FRANCISCO, July W'.

Combs, proprietor of the Lawrence Hotel, wns madn defcndaia? in a suit for dl. voree begun today, by Mrs. Sallla Hlg-slna Combs, In which she charges that her husband locked her In a dark basement, beneath the hostelry and while sue was there was entertanlng women, Kb asks for a restraining order to keep hiin from disposing of the hotel property, pending the hearing of the case. The couple were marrlol In Louisville in 1890. An ounce of get-up-and-get Is better than a pound of that tired feeling.

AT est fire situation In western Montana has materially improved, according to reports reaching District oiesier ThA most, serious personally interested In the progress of the student. The standard Pitman and Gregg systems of shorthand, touch typewriting, and related business methods, are taught. The course is of unusual efficiency as arranged by Mr. llsen personally. It is based on a business and office experience of many years and an exceptional training in the theory and practice of Rtenocranhv that is attested hv Vito-K ir the Flathead reserve, was controlled.

Four small fires are still burning. Including a new one in the Lolo reserve which was quickly surrounded by 1-0 CHICAGO, July 31. the face cf unprecedented war possibilities and notwithstanding chances of failures because of the difficulty ff final settlements of July contracts, the Chicago Hoard of Trade today, through its of. Ida Is, refused to close the doors of the exchange. No suspensions took plac-s', one of the larg-ett hcues announcing that it would receive the transfer of anv trades which could not otherwise be closed.

Wheat prices' fluctuated In a lively manlier during the opening hour, declining S'4. but thereafter were compara- men from a nearby lumuer cumy. grade teaching certificates. 12th Opposite OaKland BanK of Savings. Nine Complete Departments Open Til! 10 P.

M. Saturday. Largest Delicatessen Counter on the coast. Fancy Canned Crab special 25. Carnation three tins 25.

Hot and Cold Roast Meats, all kinds of Salads, etc. SUPERVISORS ASKED TO RAISE FJMJS FOR FAIR xne scnooi is located at oz Twelfth street, elevator entrance Blake Block, 1121 Washington street. PLAN NOVEL PROGRAM FOR GREAT COUNCIL The prellmlnnrv steps to raWe Sl.OnO.- IV? EAT TRTTCKF.E. July 31. Arrangements for the entertainment of the delegates to the meeting of the Great Council of Red Men and Pocahontas, whic.i convenes here the middle of August, are being made.

It is expected that there will he at It-act loot) delegates from the combined strength of lie two lodges in attendance. The -committees in charge of thn celebration have made elaborate TEA AND COFFEE All well-known and leading brands of the world's best. Best Cane Sugar; 22 lbs $1.00 When bought with goods of the same amount at this department. Phone Oakland 3503. When you fill your wants here you are always satisfied.

Finest sugar cured Corn Beef cm earth, at 10c Pot Roasts 11c and 12'ic Kastprn Hams 20c HI bJ mmw Loin Steak 20c Spring Lamb, forequarters. 12Kcl preparations for their entertainment. A carnival company has been procured and a number of fetes are being arranged. Tne following1 program of events will be carried out during the period the Great Council is not in session: Tuesday evening, dance, free to delegates; Wednesday, free triD to Lake Tahoe for delegates: Thursday, trout bake in the ice palace, free to relegates Friday night, free moving pictures for delegates. The trout bake is Intended to be one of the most novel of its kind, because It will bo the only one of its kind that can be held in California, outside of ths mountain towns, as the bake will take 1000 pounds of brook trout, to bo caught by local fishermen In the Truckee river the day before the event takes place, and again because it will be held in the Ose Waloiiiot CREAMERY DEPARTMENT This is the season that proves Butter.

Our "Oakland Market" brand guaranteed to please the most pronounced butter "crank" at all times, and it keeps. Our Eggs also give satisfaction. OAKLAND MARKET LIQUOR STORE Complete assortment of the finest foreign and domestic Wines and Liquors. SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY El Bort Gin, special per quart 85J Gladstone Whisky, full quart 85 Superior Sherry or Port, per gallon $1.50 Phone Oakland 2262 Free Delivery CREAMERY COMPANY A-J SHOE SALE The Only Amusement Park of Its Kind on San Francisco Bay Alameda Venice Beach ftlO OTHER IT Hfc, Pure, Rich and Keeps Swaei Longer Than Raw MUk Opens Tomorrow One thousand up-to-the-minute bathing boxes. Separate buildings for men and women.

Woman attendant. Special attention given children. Open-Air Dance Pavilion on Beach (90x120 feet) Finestrmaple dance floor in California. Only open-air pavilion in the west with' maple floor. Band music for dancing.

Located 300 feet east of Webster street, on Central avenue, on the finest stretch of beach in Alameda. All Alameda trains direct to beach. The Alameda Venice and Swimming Baths Company, invites lovers of the outdoors and the sea breezes to spend Saturday and Sunday at the new beach. Open every day. Dancing every evening and Sunday 800 pairs of the famous Burt Packard LOW SHOES Less Than Cost All the newest lasts in all leathers gun metal, tan and patent.

$5.00, now S3.80 $4.00, now $3.35 Discontinued lines in high and low shoes, $2.85 and $1.95. Peters Bros. 412 12TII STREET, Next Jo Pantages Theater, Oakland. 1ST.