Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 17

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LEG ON 1 Plotting September Plots Three Dons, members of the Board of Alt-aides and Advisory DOS TOM LYSCIl. DOS I. II. SPIRO. DOS ARTHUR TllEEl.OCK.

Three "Giants" Added To Cast of Bible Dram Lift to DONS READY TD INITIATE NEW CLASS VALUATION? ON PROPERTY ARE VARIED WILL BEGIN DMORROW Hundred Delegate! Several From Different Ceremony Prepared fur Introduction of Fourth Group; Festival Program All Paris ttf Statf In1 All Kinds of Figures Are Given On Heal in Way of Jeeereon Street Extension; Experts' View In- at Kurekn; Assenild terestiup Announced by Obapeslans I t.oiiieMs Aiieat -1 All soi of real estate valuation I of Ohapeala will father In 1 he fifth sine ccinvrn Hon of the American l.eginn, De Ipartmenr Mill con pany Dr. Klijah Hnnle S-buchailneaiar, Ihe great king of Hal.) Ion, and will art a soldiers 10 hind up the people of Hevrnf In (he cast ate yet to be filled by a donkey, two pet lain lis and a few doves, ull to take active pirt. The donkey la needed fur the second in I when peasants and farmers are fleeing from the little town of AnaUioth to Jerusalem. The oth animals will figure In the temple court yard, where venders selling them for the evening sacrifice. Whitman would be (Ind of volunteers should an-one have a gout, a sheep or doves vc, unil a donkey to lend the flreek Theater for the performance.

Anyone possessing such and willing to lend could tele-phono Whitman 783P-W Mer-kclev Tickets are now on STln fur "Jeremiah" at Ihe university, in Iterkeley at Sherman Clays, both in f.111 Francisco and dak-land Those who 9 "'I the loss of several cnsiumejielonging to the "Jeremiah" company, Including remarkable rohea of the high priest, ill be Interested to know that the Itoyal Arch Chapter No. 1 of San Francisco, have offered to lend a magnificent outfit made with historical accuracy and used In the rites of the order. The rast of "Jm inlah." the rilhllcal play he u-ented at tlie flreek Theater Seitemher 7, In practically complete A recent addition of three giants of the SampKu Goliath breed hu given tin lie-olii (urn In the play. Aninni the three men who hrtxe Joined the ust. and who Imhincn the scales at 7 and 2S5, respectively, is W.

A. Cordon of the Ferkehy police force. (iordon, who hohU the Intercolleglntu uiestling and til it records In the Went, and who has been fur 11 number of years roach for the varsity team, has been east for Flied Mele. h. the Klhlopittn who pulls the prophet out of the well where his enemies have dropped him.

t-'all-fornla's strong man finds it an easy mutter to handle Din pounds o( prophet and the en il 1 mi'M with which Hie preacher of Jerusalem is lifted the mire unil water of deep cistern should add another record to (ionluu'h achievements. The other two mighty men In the play come from the Oakland Technical high school and are room mutes. 1, W. Haas M.inds feet 6 "4 inches In his sandals and would weigh 3U0 if he could obtain fifteen more polling. His friend.

Donald Ward. Is a half Inch shorter and a few ounces the llRhter, These men will accom vene In tumniron- Several hunilred delegates from nil ports of the state will gather to the Oakland Municipal 'Auditorium a tomorrow night for th fourth of th big Initiation. The Urgent claaa yet Initiated la Xpected to take the oath of allegiance to the Done of Peralta. aponaora for the Katbay'annual featlval to be held the last week of September. A conaervallv estimate placed on the number of new rnemberf; thresh out the prnl'lcm.

of the 1--Slon In this suite fur another year. Delegates from Oakl.iinl. who left yesterday fur the conv enl inn. are: on property standing in the at the Jcfferon street extension we-e given before the superior court by experts during the pant week, according to a synopsis Issued by City Attorney Leon E. Cray as an indication of downtown property valuations.

i The condemnation suits are now under advisement by the court, pending a decision. The verdict of the court, it Is admitted, will, havea a great hearing upon th' cost of the improvement to th city nnd to the prorierty owners In the assessment district. il fi I Walter Frii kMnd Floyd Tver, Stewart Fcivi.v, I f. llar.eltine, A. V.

fhave. Will F. Fnss. Il.urv la 1000, while application card are atlll coming Into headquarter with very mail. One of the happiest croups of Initiates will be those from the 1 ii i.

i JrA j-jwmmjimJJ war i.i i mi. ii 11 nil i i Eriai'LLiijsrr--: A. Nelson. Ilnrnli! D. Welier.

Vlcltir Medgiln, C.llier, .1. (I. Hiii cIi. Fr. A.

I'rnl II. W. Jioth. W. lloiiklris.

Ualdo 'ilhy. Anson I'lirclies, Harold Sold, Dr. John F. Kelh T. Ilailey One Hundred J'er Cent Club of Cr 'I-.

i3 e'l le'lnian AA, rjjffitXfc- yfo jfoin Delegates from Alameda rountv f4 'V'ZXWW 5 kohi.o lNt of (hiklnnd: T. M. night. Sixty watercraft. Including three giant allegorical floats, ten large ships, and 40 smaller craft, unfolding the story of California on the water, a dramatic spectacle, electrically Illuminated and participated In by more than CoO men, women and girla.

Vi'lnnlay, cpliMleir 28 Ath Oakland, which boasts of a 100 per cent membership In the Dons, according to Douglas Kvey, president of this service club. In three dnys. sna Kvey. a 4 per cent membership wua boosted to 100 per cent, because the mem- bera of the club realise that the Dona of Peralta stand for everything this ciwb' stand for In the way of service to the community. In buildinfi up 'business.

In creating; more business in the KnRtbay. compi-Ulna; the I-and of Olmpeslu. TX Ofy Vfv-rix -y, 6 -v. rf 41 nan, a. iionngn, janies isk, The testimony regarding th properties affected, which include several buildings to be removed, was given by witnesses T.

A. Thompson, P. Sternberg. Roger Colt. A.

P. Anderson. K. F. Porter, It.

W. Klttreite, D. W. LaFortune, J. Tutloch and others.

The testimony, as to values, ran as follows for the various parcels of land, not Including improvements- (I. It. Delaneey property. Seven-' teenth and Jefferson, 80.5 by 10. feet.

Valuations. $48,000, $48,300. $-12. 200. W.

jr. Shaw property 1T.5 by 90 44 feet. Valuations, $8750, $9690. $5230. Mary Brown property, 38 by tO.t Jaffa, K.

C. MA EXPECTED surveyor, to lay out Into It Is a source of much pleasure berger, a Jerry make Post; W.I M. I. Dohner Morris "a r- M. It.

Hen- lots and blocks the territory he- Vanlcer, of lierkeky Piersnn, W. C. Trohee, of IlMvvvaril Post; Dr. tcr, O. Smallcomb, letic carnival, featured In thej afternoon by a regutta on Iake Merrilt and at night by a great boxing tournament In the Municipal Auditorium.

to the pioneers of Oakland- to note thut Bonie recognition of the 1'er-altus and other SpmMsh families by the "Dons of Peralta" and citizens in general Is about to be had In the way general fete this BUILDING MEET NEW KITKS An entirely new Inltintion ceremony will be given tomorrow night, according: to Cleorge Cummlngs, artificer of the Dons. tween Markei and the outlet to Lake and the Kstu-ary ami Fotirt nl 11 street. They organized a totn government and sold lots giving quit claim deeds. 'She town grew rapidly and soon the Americans so far outnumbered the Spaniards that reslstenoe to the wrongs per-prl rated seemed useless. Dator on.

Tlnirfulny, Sept. 57 lteputltion of the picturesque Fiesta de la or Inke pageant on I.uke Merrltt. I'YWnr. Kept. 28 Crand court costume ball in Oakland Municipal Auditorium, at which the king and feel Valuations, $19,000.

$11,400. ry. A. I'lirlsdn, J. Iteuss, of Liver-more Post; J.

('. lieacock. Henry A. J. Hansen, I 'leasa nton 'Post; Delberl Wiedmaier.

Ir. A. Sw ust y. Dr. K.

C. lingers, l.e-andro Post; W. Mnrlenstcin, Washington Township Post. I CONTKST IS 10XIT.IT F.I i I A spirited contest Is expected to develop between the north and south in the selection of a commander for the new year. Several candidates will he in the field, but Klizaheth I'erlgo property, 25 by 90 feet.

Valuations, WASHINGTON. Aug. inspectors and other city officials having to do with the en- Sacramento Whlskerlnos arej eomlng down one hundred stronfri become honorary members of the -anization. I Joe Hersprlng, president of the Whlskerlno club, apeelal Dons of full. The elder members of the Spanish families of early days have loiiy since passed aut and we cannot show our respects to them in person, but we can do so to their memory and to their descendants In person, many of whom are living amongst us.

This subject was discussed at a recent meeting of the Oakland Pioneers and the writer w.is re There is a building estimated at $10,000 on this land. James J. Lamping property, 15.5 hv- 8i 6. Valuations. $6200, OLD-TIME HOBO GOES IN DISCARD WITH PROGRAM (By International New Service.) SYRA'L'SK.

Aug. jr. Another great American tradlti-has pas. 1 away. With the friendly corner bar-tender, the old oaken busket anil the man vho a ''mlly of ten on $15 a wei k.

the leisurely hobo has gone Into discard. So claim Deputy Folic- Chief fleorge Peacock, who, as head of the detective bursal and chW officer of II i Cour: for a generation, ought to be in a position to know. He says: "They used to be dal sight. I Scarcely day parsed when we did not have four or ft In court on one charge or another. Today the hobo Is asi sea as hens' teeth.

"I think many of them have found It easier to make an honest living these days than to go from house house and city to city to live on the charity of their more ambitious fellowmen SCHOOLS ARE TOPH Col. John C. Hays and others purchased the territory mentioned and a real title was given to lots sold; but it took many years of litigation to straighten out the crooked transactions of the first settlers. queen of Obupexla will be crowned and the nainiii ot the royal rulers revealed for thu first time. Pinni.sh costumes will be worn by the dancers.

Kitlimhiy. Soplcmhcr 29 -Dramatic spectacle in the (reek theater, Uerlcelcy, reveaJiuK romance rtf Spanish Cjlifornin, cul-minatiiiK In a ical wedding, set igainst pictliresque and dra- -When our Dake Mcrrilr received Peralta ambassador at the Stale capital, will hervd the Meanwhile, with the great festival only four weeks away, a check of the various activities planned during Obapetda' week shows that there will not be a dull mnmoni frnm the time the festival forcement of building ordinances will be present from cities I throughout the country when the i I'aclfio Coast Building officials Conference convenes in Coromido September 10, for four-day meeting. The purposes of the organization I are lo promote a knowledge of building rules and lo standardise the various city ordinances. There are some thlrfy-f iv building In-j speclors in Ihe stales of California, I Oregon nnd Washington hud a drive Is being conducted to secure l.eion men are inclined to predict the candidates, even though some have nlrchdv declared themselves, until niter tfie first caucus meeting, due to experiences of years Last year the candidates, who declared themselves before the con? vi-nlion had opened did 'not new 'timber leaping into the fire at the last moment carrying Ihe field nnd the others withdraw. I.

starts on Monday, September 24. 'malic until, it closes Saturduv nisht. Sep- 1 color. with all tlie life and gayety of, the days epiber 29. uf Oe Dons.

Preliminary (o the opening of $4.1.50, $4355. I Theodore Oler property, 80.5 by 8.B6, also including a small trl-: angular tract alongside, with S7i I square feet. This property ha a two-story dwelling, several tram hujlijing and stores, and a garage. I The buildings are valued af about $30,000. Land valuations.

$58. 80S, I $42,675. $4:1,889. $30,892, $32,704. i A.

A. M'oore property. 100 feet square; Occupied by a two-story I brick hiiiidlng worth about $40,000. I Valuations on land. $85,000.

000, $72,000. F. C. Farnum property, building worth about $27,500. Valuations on land, $20,000, $23,381, $21,600, i $23,240.

II. N. Morse property 63 square 'feet. Valuations. $500, $580.

$100. iK ru.i ho of each of those at its name in honor of Dr. Samuel If. Merritt, a former mayor, quite a number of our citizens were in favor of calling it Lake Pcrulln. which would have been a very fitting-name.

There was another type of'spa'n-Ish 'population, a mixture of Spanish and Indian, entirely unlike the families I have mentioned, They were hot-tempered, quarrelsome and some of them of rather low morals, both men nd women. On the rtor.h side- of Fifth street at about the center of the block between liroadwuy nnd Washington streets, there now stand three houses, with old fashioned clapboards on the sides. They were 1 1 a 11 11 mil u-fi nit: in-' 11 "i'M pretty ilinch of P. secret until time! for 1 iiiiiiraigning at the Oakland 1'ost No. fu us Wull the conference.

T. V. Ryan of Oakland Is a mem. her of the executive committee, as Is Robert (Srelg of Berkeley, while M. Woodruff of San Jose is prcsiden I quested to prepare an article for publication, on the early Spanish residents of this county.

To this request he Is most happy to comply, as he had the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with one or more, members of most of the Spanish families in this locality. The Pernlta, Galindo, Castro, "Moraga, Alvlso, Pacneco and other Spanish families In this vicinity were people of a high' type and unmixed wjth oilier races; theytwere. well, educated fue that era, religious- and very polite. I It would have done your-heart good to have see one of these old Dons i-alute a Spanish lady. His broad "sombrero" was lifted with his right hand and swung across his li ft breast Willi nli the grace hd dignity of a Prince, and he then made a most profound bow.

The Spanish women were as a rule handsome, and their dark and 1 bewitching eyes and graceful man- n-ers won tle hearts of a number of our young men whh the result that Ihe ei.lire of Alameda William Thurston Brown will speak at Native Sons hall, Kleventh and Clay streets, this evening at o'clock on "What is the matter with our school system." view otthe. prpgtatn Ubap sia weeK win oe ine- opening pt evantsHcbeduled for Obapesla of the third annual Eastbay week follows: i i facturefs' Exposition at ldpra Moiidny. Sept'cmhcr Pnrk. The Doim of Ipralta will of-chorus of 1000 voices, men and-ficinte at the opening ceremonies women, to give opening concert in Saturday hlsht, Heptember 22. the Oakland Municipal Auditorium.

I While the Fk'Hta de la Iaguna Third Annual Kastbay Manufac-'and its attendant events will lntro-turers' Exposition in full swing at duce the gayer side of Obapesla Idora Park, introducing the wealth week, the manufacturers' exposl-of the factories of the Land of tlon wlir present the wealth of fac-Obapesla. lory products in the Kastbay. It Annual Flower Show 'starts at "will present yp achievement of the Hotel Ouklan'd: Practically every large First of the nightly pyrotechnic Leandro will have displays at this county, is to stand staunchly behind John Slnvii com-111 1 1 1 1 1- of Oakland port, for senior state 1 oi.iiniinder. Although Sev It In The TKIiil'NR. If ynu see teli tlo-iii so.

eral meetings have been held re-I gardinu the candidacy of I'r. Hla-I vich. no one knew of the plan out of the Alameda county del. nates. A fiht bet vvi i-n Oakland and I.

os A ii.ucles is jilso expected displays on Lake Merritt. the exposition. built in the and the two farthest west, having French windows in the second story, were occupied by this" latter class and were generally known as Suuiish fandango, or dunce houses. Knch had a small string hand, with piano, guitar and violin, and li-j qnors of various kinds were dis-; pensed at the evening gatherings. Dancing and carousing were in to develop lor the next stale Con veiilion.

1IS( I SSION D. During festival week special music has been provided by the Dons, headed by David C. Kosebiook and his Obapesla band of 1U0 pieces. finest fireworks ever given in the East bay. Tuesday, SeptoinlM-r 25 Fiesta de la Laguna on.

Lake Merritt at 568-572 Fourteenth Sliccl Oakland Between Clay and Jefferson Oakland Healed discussion of the I iiner- sitv of California student body's anion 111 the dedication of thtf memorial howl at California, field dulged in every night and in the course ot time the matter got to is promised. The I.c;ioti iTnitenils I in ns much as the bowl was marriages took place between thenl I recall five such utviona, viz, Charles Caching married one of the Esludillo girls; William lvey and W. P. Toler mnrrie.d Peralta girls; I think they were daughters of Ignacio Peralta. Mrs.

Toler and her son, still reside here. In early days, in my meeting Mrs. Tohtr she ujways tried to make me converse In in have been a memorial to the world war dead il should be- dedi- be a nuisance. To make matters worse, the young Spaniards became very jealous of the Americans who attended Ihe dances; fights were frequent, and finally an 1 was murdered there. This so, enraged t)ie citizens, that number held a meeting and de- I aled under the direction of the l.cgion and done a patriotic way, II is und iiood til.

11 men, who are of tin- student body of the FINE TAILORED I til il it It in 1 .1 i er.sii v. will defend the I'niver- the occupant smiles to her handsome face as I to notify i 1 of "i he ind a housos to leave the- town; 4 tivi-k- lime will he had floundered about, trying to rnake nivsetf llndei'stonnrt FALL SUIT throughout Ihe week by the Korty a- Kii.M the social branch of the Tn end of ntir -eminl l.ieion lielcirates from Alirmeda wrttieji notice was served on them. whioTi required llu-m to leave in I three days under penalty of. hav-! ing tile houses torn down, ThCy paid no attention to the notice, nnd some twenty-five or i more men. after smashing the WhilTl required ieouiitv to 'he convention! of the JaKhtl vvliich is always Robert Uve.rniore nnl Joshua Neal married Spanish pirls.

The wintfi-ime, we town boys had school irikites in the Oakland College trnnnl frnm ld I'nwl in in conjunction with the ho-pimi i-oiiell lion, will be Richard Pnehoeo Alvi a nrt nlhe-- faniU I guitars vi.olins. cut man II. A. Nelson. 'A I Chase.

Stuart liovves, W. 11. I'oss, 'lies; and they were good students! iiouse and let it down so that it Ii. I.ihn Slavich. Joe 1'ainer.

James I could not be tpsed. The occupants When seeking style quality value IT ALWAYS PAYS TO VISIT THE TOGGERY ecause: mid had gentle manners, Louis I Castro was our county surv'eypr, escaped ns best they could and did not return. The next morning I J. I'. Hremaii.

Hen Taylor, F.eacock. W. A. Megan, N. I.

Uut.her J. I'orter Shaw, A. K. Gusteson, KU Jaffa. M.

ltobiion. i and Valentine Alviso was a super-1 visor in the 70's. In early days the Spanish would V-mS, il EnotosiltECot went to.see the demolished houses and discovered the smashed guitars. I wa then learning to 'have been' friendly our people (Continued on Page 2-B. Col.

5) imu nicy uccil lc.ilc.i i.ini, and as strings cost VaterClub I. ipecialie on women's and misses'- tailored me quite a bit, I saw an opportunity to lay in a supply, so I Aniericans squatted on their land, I claiming that it was IT. S. overn- I 1 ,1 .1 1... suits and are constantly searching both local and I.

.1 I I II crawled under the houses and ob-1 talned several full sets of fine American Dyeing in strings. Another bouse of the eastern markets for Ihe best that is obtainable style and fabrics. and Cleaning Works incut innu aim miMjtxt iu onu any one, naturally the Spanish, who had a goof title, resisted and Sought' by legal hieans to eject The wiley squatters, so-called, when about to be ejected by the sheriff, held a parley with, the Peraltas and after assuring them that, they not, mean any wrong, succeeded in obtaining a lease of the land which comprised 2. til times Will Clean and Being large users, naturally we are at in a position to offer exceptional values. il Press $1.25 Press Men's Suits Ladies' Plain Suits character stood at the north-I east corner of Fifth and Broadway.

The" occupants of this were also given, notice to, leave, and they quickly complied; and thus ended the Fandango houses. I The young Spaniards were fine horseme and were fond of show- ing their ability to do stunts wlide on horseback, such ats riding buck-! Ing mustangs, picking up a hand-' kerchief from the ground and numerous other tricks. Hvery Sunday they rode into Oakland from all over the county. $1,50 lhe original town of No Sooner had they accomplished this than they employed Kellers- 3. Through years of buying this type of merchandise, our buyers have become keen judges of what constitutes a well-tailored suit.

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Fur Trimmed Suits Yalama Sails in BroTn, Kit Fax and Nary ith box coals, trimmed "SOr Beaerelte collars. Soft colored em- broideries lo match. Sizes 16 to 44. -i See Our Windows! rlTerU Bber Maaar. On aack of Gros-lt will as far 4 Meka- of mtmira.

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aa art a sta. iance Co. I Pacific Gas App! IlJ-alty nlea hy ha of Inlturtl A illustrated. .14 inrh TriciHimt Suit $2j; rread limed sisea io la 4k 16th Clay Jf 1310 WasKinftoa SL, Kexi tm 8cbl9tera madera anaevt jilc DR. W.

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