Oakland Tribune Newspaper Archives
January 27, 1916 Page 1

Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - January 27, 1916, Oakland, California The Weather Oakland. Vicinity, Santa Par- ramenro and San Joaqulu KU'.U tcnir'i: tomorrow -outh- SUNDAY FIVECENTS TWO CENTS EDITION NO. 160. MAYBE IT'S THE GRIP! Tremendous Urg'e To ward the Commercial Prosperity of the East i Bay in Announcement OAKMNDWORKS TO VICTIMSir FUND FOR JEWS STEADILY GAINS ISINGLE DAY NOTJTO MEASURE GIFT Not Disposed to Foster National Assistance to Cause ThinKs Question Ought to Be Settled in States WHOLE SECTION IS j FAVORABLY AFFECTED Iron WorKs' Union, New Postoffice and Exhibit Structure Are Among California and South- Improvement Plans j Projects calling for the expenditure j of more thar. in the im- mediate future, all of them vitally affecting Oakland and the east bay community either directly or Indirect- NI-.W VOHK. .Ian. THl- j Eon refused today to support thu move- j ment for an to the Federal Constitution providing for woman suf- frnge. lie spoke briefly to 210 members: of tlie Congressional l.'ninn for Woman Suffrage, lolling them he Mt the suffrage question should lie dealt by Individual states. The president received I hi- suffragists after they had sent him a series of notes and had waited fo'l' him for more than an hour at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. which he made His headquarters on lil-i arrival here early this- morning from Efforts made hy -Mrs. Mary Beard, wife of a Columbia University professor, to cross-examine the president on his posi- i lion, met with failure. He refused cour- teously to reply to her queries. The president faced a program today calling for a reception by clergymen, the with wind and rain and damage from j of Americans who want him to BY SEVERE STORM west Are Flooded; Much Damage Done. THANKS PEOPLE OF OAKLAND Tim Bi-ois proceeds a spcfliil 1-YMitv iiiuiliiM.' or -Twin will IK- donated co the. .Icttlsli llellef rmiil Oakland tomor- row bv the iiinnttRCmfut of the ami of Mm-'lonouS'Ii Theater'. A speehll price ot cents n> SI lui.sjbceii inmlc. The Jewish War Relief Com- mittee. returns Its sincere thanks lo the people of Oakland and vi- i-lnllv for their sonorous response to ll'.e appeal In behalf of turo- pean war Mifferors. Tills ae- l.-nowlcdsment due not only to the contributors of money, lint to the press for Us lavish use or space. and talents, to the theaters which contributed their receipts from hcncflt performances, to firms anil Individuals who donat- ed material and services In suell unstinted measure. The proclamation of the presi- dent for a special relict day was for the purpose of concentrating the attention of the people on the vastness of the suffering and want to be alleviated. It is by no menus expected that the days receipts are sufficient to cover llie needs. Those who are so In- clined but who were prevented from contributing today may send their subscriptions at any- time lo Frederick Kahn. treas- urer, in care of Kulm Bros. JOS. tt. KXOWLAND, For Executive Committee. OAKLANDERS CONTRIBUTE The following list of f li SHOWN BY ITS RESPONSE Amount previously subscribed and sent to Central Relict Commit tee of New York............... Oakland Clearing House Taft Pennoyer Co............. Mrs. Simon Furth H. C. Capwell Pacific Manifolding Book Co. Harmon Bell Martha E. Alexander Kahn Employes' Mutual Aid As- sociation JKahn employes' voluntary dona- i tlons ;J. R. Knowland j Dora Martin Eppsteln J. Fenton j 1. Goldman Ijames P. Taylor IM. Rlttlgsteln JF. J. Woodward JM. W. Hodklns Co............... 'William Smith (Alfred B. saronl IMorrls Bruckner j H. C. Capwell employes S. M. Marks i................... IB. A. Forsterer................. Local Order of Moose Sara Lavenson.................. Rev. E. P. Dempsey Hon. J. L. Davle Dr. p. F, Jackson............... Sunset Grocery Co.............. A. sllverman N. L. Dinkelsplel R. m. Fitzgerald Bowman company KIrchner Mante Dudley Klnsell riptions. pivi-n -xt-i com- not iieniiUtlns i Pacific Oas. Light puny, i l" th h1 in re-; mimny that they Ullt'aUllEs i 5250000 portion their total subscription j ,00000! the different communities which thev 150001 serve. This is in contrast with tho 10000 policy of many corporations and busl- 100.00 i ness houses which maintain branrh J 100.00 establishments In Oakland, hut whose, 100.00 contributions K" IhroiiKh the head of-! in San Francisco. eontrlhutliiK din money f "L" !'ish Avar Relief Fund in for Jew- accordance "ranklln Theater Vlosbacher's William Moller S. Kulchar A. V. Clark Levy Commission company... Esther and Herman R. Levy Mrs. Uhl W. A. Wlshart Mrs. R. S. P. Sadie E. Mosbacher _. Ehrlich M. Flelsher M. Goldman Max r'arr H. Goldwater............... Workmen Circle it of a week persuade the British government >o per- j storm, which I mil the shipment of milk from America j flood waters rlvallns that of a week ly, are announced toda with the provisions of the prdclama- ,ooked for four such projects, three of hem di- b have been posted by the United States circulating the subscription scription was offered storm and consequent floods that have nd 'inquired ta the theater box oltlca IE. A. Wright to more than S3000. caused much damage and the loss of where they could leave their autos, an Then, today, officers of. the Oakland had beer, directed to a spot near Frank- Clearing House met the problem, after which their check Still further imlicauon ot inv 105.36 .imt actuatinK the conlrlb- ,n Ihe was shown with thai 100-00 i receipt' by The TRlRrXK today silk lok cabin quilt. hand-made, from Mrs. -Mary A. Cm-ley of filO Clay street. This will be placed In the win- I flow of some one of the larger depart- Ijnnnmeni stores of the city, and will be vita' raffled by members of the relief fund committee, and the money added to jlo'.oojtho fund which will be sent to 50 00 York. 25.m "We certainly appreciate Just- such 25.00! spirit as this." Lavenson declared 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.CO 25.00 25.CO 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 32.40 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 fioe in San Francsco. eonru lhe "'JBig Congress Adopts Res- Still further indication of the 0Jution QppOSmg Cdl- scription in Any Form Vote Is Heavy BRITISH FACING DOOM IN ARABIA ui'u.i seeing the contribution. "That quilt, with its thousands of stitches, represents many, many hours of la- borious work, nil of which are given to the cause of charity, of succor for wretched, suffering people." MKMBRRS Oli' The members of the executive com- mittee who made possible, the fund collection are: Harmon F. Carlston. G. B. Daniels, Mrs. U M. Dinkelspiel, Mrs. Morris Palk. Dr. Susan .1. Fenton. Miss Esther Frank, B. Gartinklc. Miss Garfinkle, T. Gold- man. H. Goldwntcr, Mrs. Robert Hill, Miss L. TIenoch, 0. E. Hotle, Dr. P. F. Jackson, A. Jonas, Frederick Kahn, Mrs. Frederick Kahn, Joseph H. King, A. S. Lavenson, Miss Sara Lavenson, Mrs. B. L. Mosbachor, Mrs. Nelllo Nelson, Mrs. John Newton Porter, Mrs. George Samuels, Mrs. E. Schwarbaum. Oscar Sutro, James P. Taylor, "Wilber Walker. The general committee members are: A. Jonas, chairman; Mrs. Mathilda Brown, Joseph E. C. Capwell, Mrs. 'C. C. Clay, Rev. T5d- tu.uu ward P. JJempsey, Judge W: H. Dona- 10.00 hue, W. H. 'Edwards, B. A. Forsterer 10.00 Goldwater, George AV. Hatch; F. 10.00 Fighting in France Re- sumed With Unprece- dented Ferocity, Tide of Success on the Ebb Cure Found in Mexican Herbs P.AFO. Tex., Jan. herbs, paid to have been used extensively by In- at least three lives. In Arkansas a tornado stroyed much property and has caused .the loss of.at. least one life. Arizona present activities emp'loved 'iucceEBf'ull'v today 'to combat caused by the floods of a few days tvplius fever. Becoming m Information afro, but the Presence m the mo n- whli-U reached here today from Dr. tains and foothills of_a Dig .unarm qnez ?an Jim versity o. tiatlanciiaga. ciiitl. or espinoisillo. Juan of Hi- faculty of the Uni- if Mexico. These herbs are ans is causing fear that flood conditions and hoitzizllxo- may be repeated. Combined -with the rain In fornia has come a cold snap whlch mi. or espinuisiiiu. luium Dr. San Juan is given credit for re-dls- j is responsible for snow throughout the covering the curative value of these I Sacramento Valley and has caused a covern herbs in cases of typhus, the number of -nhlch. according to official Mexican rlec- laratlons. Is steadily decreasing.- All of the uerbs grow in the section of Mexico where the disease Is most prevalent, and the accepted method of treat drink teas brewed from them. acra sudden drop In the mercury through- mlt Pacific Northwest. Northern. jiontana is the coldest section of the rjnited States today and one of the the weather bureau, 1111 yueiu. the machines had been tagged b} man Cn Keefe. Judge fcm.th suspended judgment in the rasps of Mrs Ada K. .Xason, Mrs. G. A. Bradley nd Dr. M. II. Enos. GeorgR Samuels was obdurate, however, and imposed the usual Hue of S" each on Mrs. M. W. Heath. Mrs. James Scott and W. .1. FrltEcb. Growers to Increase the Raisin Industry FRESNO, Jan. representing the Italian. Japanese and Armenian growers of Fresno county the executive committee rcosurer Frederick Kahn. THEATERS WIIAi ASSIST. In the meantime every business and professional man in the city is being seen by the women workers under Mrs. Samuels, and there is now no way in which the receipts from this collection may be ascertained or es- timated. It .is said by committee members, ho'wever, that the fore- casted estimates of the leaders In the fund collecting work will bo sur- passed. Another example of the spirit which is actuating the people of the city in for the suffering Gordman Jersey Milk Company Henry Barker California Corrugated Culvert Co. Justin Bamberger A. Rlttlgsteln i Son.............. A. G. Tosheira Dan Magee M. E. Hennlngs A. P. Bromley Masbachcr's employes B. Scharman Alec R. Lavenson Georqe K. Manhelm Joseph Frankel.................. Sam Weiss H. Bellln Alec Bakar J. Muller iani Hlllman citnuieii i ijam niMMi.il........... Theater ij. H. Robins toclav joined tlie movement lo increase Havre.'there reports a temperature of millions of men, women and children of the California is shown at the Macdonou SNOW AT BKRIiEl.EV. Plans were made one j dollar corporation. Tlie present storm'Is the BERKELEY, Jan. light fall 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.CO 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.CO 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 S.GO 5.00 6.00 5.00 IiOXDOX, Jan. wtis prorogued until Fchrtlnry IS today. In'the proriiguaU.oh King Gcor'sc slinll not, lay ilowii pur arms until wo liave vindicated the use which carries with it.-the future of civilization." BRISTOL. Jan. Longuet. a French Socialist deputy, who ad- dressed the Labor Congress today, on beln- questioned regarding -the French losses, said that 80.0.000 sol- diers bad been 'killed; that had been wounded and that had been taken prisoner resolution protesting.in the name of the National Labor party against adoption of conscription In anv form was adopted by the Labor Congress today by a card vote of against Another .resbiution placed before the congress follow s: "This con- ference declares'.its opposition to tlie military the event of It coming law, decides to agitate for its repeal." (Continued on Page 2. Col. 2) Bryan May Yet Join Ford Party> STOCKHOLM, Jan'. telegram was received here today saying that William Jennings Bryan is to join the Ford peace delation. The newspapers of Stockholm say that the arrival of Mr. Bryan will add considerably to the authority of the delegates, of whom only Rev. Dr. Charles F. Akerl is now here, al- thoimh Mrs. Joseph Fels'oE Phlla- ____ _ delphla I. expected. Of the alternate "A warfthe II Harrv nf Rfin that U1B Uesuimu0 "K BRITISH LOSE 35.000 J SOUTHERN ARABIA BERLIN. Jan-. 27 Cologne Yolks publishes a dispatch from Cairo stating that the British in Southern Arabia arc in a dangerous position as a result of fierce attacks by Arabs and Turks. It is stated that the'British up to Decem- __ her 30 amounted to killed and 90 000 wounded. The number of British troops now at Aden is Riven as Quoting from the Volks Zeitung the .Overseas Kews Agency says: Uelegutes only John D. Barry of San Francisco and Louis P. Lochner, sec- retary of the delegation. have ar- Mr. Lochner said that Dean Klrcrr.vcy, Hiss Emily Balch, Jlev. Jenkin Llpyd Jones and Judge Ben bindsey are expected to reach Stock- holm soon. Mme. Uosika Schwimmer is to act as a consultinK delegate, as also is Judson- Jvinft. Florence UolbrooU of Chi- cago, B. F. Htiebsch ot New York: tacK on ull. ,cllv.. and II. t'. Evans of Des Moines are NeuYme was resumed -yesterday and lo return to the United States on the that me ucsoiii.no British were In possession oE square kilometres in Southern 'and Southwestern Arabian, all ot-whlcn has been lost. All the Arab- chiefs foined the Turks and are using against the British the arms England supplied by them. BIG ARTILLERYBATTLE N WESTERN FRONT BERLIN, Jan. German at- i tack on the. French positions near loll.B fornia has not had an opportunity to morning for the quite recover from the effects of last Jmirn ''t'JJwn "11S Bn0lV te" (Continued on'Page 2, CoKj) Supervisors Aid Plan to Boost for State Building according to the war office statement first steamer railing from here. of today, between 500 and 600'yards that the benefit. Calvin M. Orr, Inc. A fund Is being raised at the He-, D perkins i public Theater at Twelfth street and AIhert TOKIO. .Tan. London re- today, also. Here the net I A w palmer Con-.pany port that the Japanese government j cepfla ot the afternoon and even- I N. Adams had deliverml to the rhinese minister furlm. .lre to given to i East 2nd Civic Center in Tokio :i note embodying seven de- I mands whirh were included in the Bandits nrar Xleiiport Thc Brltwi it was said was hardly less active than that of the Germans. On nf the front the British the executive committee members. A E. R. Sill cnnri-it benefit performance is to lie t A. C. Hennlngs prom-am of lust spring, was j Theater to-j Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Turner........ ?aid by the foreign office today to be Theater Doc. Gross i its" receipts to the fund Tuesday, as R. w. Martland I did Ihe Camera Theater yesterday, i Samusl PMQsr :The Oakland Photo Theater will give'Pacific Be !uiurue. First steps In the establishment of a permanent Alameda. county manufacturing exhibit, from which, eventually, it is ex- pected to evolve an Institution supported by tho state, similar to the state exhibit b'ulldlnss In other large cities, were taken loflpy. when the Committee of tho TYholo of the Board of Supervisors agreed to thn leasing of the old Chamber of Commerce building, opposite the Hotel Oakland, as ah exhibit hall. Here will ho shown the manufactured products of the county, processes of m.in- The Chamber building i.-1 to be for a year al a rental of S'J'Ji per M'onth. with the privilege of leasing again i.'on. w e prv if by the end of the year tlie state build- I Sanitary Inspector Raids Lodging House to be big enough for our needs. Therefore we bad better take the Chamber builduiR. Tho rent la low and it will give us our .....I Chief Fanltary inspector j. r.. f wo were I would never naK tor iu I descended with a squad of police upon 1, pected m ,tio contribution boves which Tho structure Is owned by the Chamber j lodging bouse at 3'27 Ninth street to on- (ho pjiccutivo committee members dis A unnnlntltln Tt t____ n tenement rCStrlC- n ilio rent la low iuia u win sue n.-. uui start- We are not going to stop at this: (thief Fanltary Inspector J. E. Francis A Iarge addition to tho fund Is ex- It wo were I would never ask for H." n I Tho fltructure Is owned by the Ch... of Commerce. Building Association. lullv will bo. used entirely for exhibits, tho ,lon, 5.00 5.CO, 5.00 5.00 _ 5.0D' CHICAno. .Tan. armeil rob- 5.CO entered the Washington Nutional 5.CO at I'-ist street today, 5.CO the lives of capliier. clerks and 5.00 twenty depositors ami t-Hcapt-ii wttli 5.00 nvevll Sil'.ii'Mi noil Sl.'.OllO. 5.r-0 N'one of Hie depositors, who were or- 5.00 (lered to stand faciny u were searched. 5.00 .7. Oarlnud Stahl. of the Hos- Tlie bandits paid fpecinl nt- stahl. poking two revolvers north of Yprcs and in the Argonne. German patrolling parties brought word that German artillery had done effective work against trenches of. the allies near .NMeuport. The British one section of the front the British. fired 1700 shrapnel shells. 700 high explosive shells and about the same numbi-r of bombs within twenty-four hours. The Germans claim great progress throim'h Arras through work of sap- pers nnd mines. LdWS 5.00 the hank. 5.00 tention to 5.00 n oar, j Lebrecht K' M ln Community property lows were dis- 1 cussed this afternoon Jtt a big mass I1 county exhibits now In a warehouse are obj also to be stalled. "Vou have thousands of dollars' worth of exhibits in storage." said Caine. "that ought to be working every t-an brv inane to." Among the hiisincss men who attended the meeting to urge lhe exhibit were .Tuhn I'. .Mavwell, of the louring bouse at Mlnui si.i-ct ,ho executive committee memi.er.i i K M shanc force lodging house and tenement rcstnc-ed tho clty two ngo. tions provldefl hy the CMifora a statutM ho tomorrow I c Schrieber Objectionable heddmg was rondemned and committee ask that, other regulations enforced. TMl'KROR MlTlf Hardwar Co.; F. Pllser, not been secured. A commiiteo from the .committee, together with Joseph E. Calno, secretary of the Chamber ot Commerce. Frederic Boeglo Jr., secretary of the man- ufacturers, and prominent business men, present to urge the plan. J. A. Fen- ton cted us spokesman, pointing out that the state had made provision for maun- Pros. Oakland Paving Co.; J. I'.. Millar, manufacturing director. California Cotton Mills Co.: 15. E. Handnlph, manager T'nlted Iron VTorks; A. T.each Jr., Pa- cific Gas and Electric Co.: J. A. Fsnton. Pacific Coast Rattan Co.; .lohn Howard Jr.. Howard Co.; Curtis -Wright Jr., Pa- cific Spring Bed Co.; Jos. K Calne, secre- tary Chamber of Commerce; F. Boegle. assistant secretary Chamber of Commerce, and J. W. Phillips. Gold Medal Water Members of tho committee ask that, nil boxes which may be overlooked Hr M Dangerflcld will he returned to Kahn. the treas- Amy Dinkelbplel 'urer ny the business men in whose Rose Abrahamson ROMK, Jan. is reported husiness the boxes were loft. William F. Raffett Vatican circles that thr condition or 'n.-'uiUftil for the liiimanltnrian in- C. E. Cummlnos peror Krancls. u.rOst of President. In th? case R. Bremler o' the Jewish war sufferers, the loc.'il C. D. Viince Icommiltec today sent the country's F. S. Galncs chief executive the following tele- L. Scharfran 3.03 3.80. i American Registry May Not Save Ships haa -ricinsly ill for se ton a itato liiul made provision for maun- faettiring exhihlt buildings In large cities appoinled DV ,he nml that (he establishment of an exlnnit tonight here would put Oakland In line lo recelv. Tioanl his slate biilldiiiB. c-im Miow i im tl m" y Invlland. i the cxlillill we will Is made- i.nnnlN r days, Is rapidly growlns EVACUATK CITY. p-VRIS Jan. Main's Home correspondent says that the town of San Giovanni di .Medmi was evacimte ten davs ngo In anticipation ot an atuck by Austrlans and that all the. gunTwere sent to Brlndlai. The Ser- bian soldiera have gone to Durazzo, according to the correspondent. affiliated auxiliaries, called together for an "educational conference and a membership by the presi- dent. Mrs. A. E. Carter. Among the speakers were Mrs. Pane Coolldge. president of the California Civlc l.eaguc: Miss Laughlin. Miss -ouued Mrs. Wm. K. Colby ami !i he r> in ccrtnin: ,mier prominfiit nttorm-ys and cluh- hi.'h thev'aie not used di- women. Public discussion of in trading with tbc session, which to: gram: ,iatr i f( turlnff now. the laiznitnre of inaiiufae-! llr. I.. it will lie, even j Lenit r. 1 U-rrirk "f tho Taxpayers' V O. of Clur.mlier 'and we wlH nsM for 'lie nuw Mill we. have <J bulMlng. Wo can eet it. to atart." Supervisor FOSB that a down- I town location would bo "This Is said Kentnn, "but wo I cinnot get ono at a prloo within reason. of rnm'merco'an.l Wllb'cr Walker of the Mcrchnnts.' ICxchnnKe. "I Imvo 'ounr! raid .Supervisor Kollcy. ''that they can't put a steam roller over the prewnt Webster utrefl hrldiro If they want ono In Alamcfla. now tliey'U probabir havo to bulW it there." OAKLAND RAINFALL SAXHORN Last 24 hours .82 Season to date Last season at cor- esponding period 1 Horometor rcoonl lowv.t In lils- tory of Snnbom readings. tho President ot the Ullilwl States, WasliiiiKton, D. C. 'The Jewish people of Oakland, California, wish to their Kratituilt! nnd their admiration for jour action in Issuing the jirocla- inntion In behalf of tlielr siiffcr- inp; cn-rcllKl'inislfi in Europe. It hns been an Inspiration to I hem In their ov.-n efforts Itnvartl relief and you n- one of IllP nobli-sl humanitarians of this Kcncr.'ilioii. Ul-.l.ll''.l' CONTIUIirTKS i nnd Han Frank A. I.Ciich Jr.. inannger of others subscribed I tho Oakland brunch of tho Pacific Co fund, lint ft i-'lectric Company, handed the committee a check for S200 tor the corporation. Thla wn.1 unlike tho pol- William A. Rogers Heyman I G. W. Bacon 1 L. Rothenberg i Isaac Kessler i I. sonnahend W. C. Tooze j Arthur Dinkelsplel [Herbert Sack 1 William O. Morgan Dr. J. S. Eng Harriet E. Hngglna L. Geverty Mrs. U h. Hams C. E. Gould R. S. Sanders 200 tohl lhe House of Coiumpns yesterday. 200 thai Ibe rnit.-d Slat.-s had been m- 200 f'.rm.M to this He snl.l thr.t 200 the cr.vernm.-nt bud al proved the, 111 Ir'.nsf'.r of the O.rinnn vessel Pure-; 2.00 Hchl to the Standard "il om i 2.00 This .lecision nuirks n .'.iliipl.'le 1 e- 2.00 v-rs.-il ,.f the attilud'.- 2.CO lain.'d I'.i'iam as 10 me 2.CO "f ,-in-in.. --nv. IH-.J nlill'S laid I :it Hotel Oakland. Q_ Q. P. FI'.FS'N'O Jan. Young Men's lii-p-.iblii.in ''luh of Fresno county was organized here last night, with '-lectiou of otticers and appoint- ment of working committees. Regis- by pariy "'111 he urged hy tho up I'rai-llcally all COVKT "l's' tin- H.r.i I'-i'iiiu'i HKKI.IN. 'I'm. I'.'por nolliliig to lli.it, si'.y that the raised In this city. i of nude, i.lcd cas.-s A S. i.avensou of the executive i Ttritlsh conns is -so t committee snid today: 'ir peace were oonclude'l at 'It Is ;i particular pleafltiro tn ac-'eut time tfce courts would 1 ctnilcrt for C.vo ST N- n., li-rman T.-iilkandi'i'i -.nnl William Warren, coviniin Ktowarils of tho American from Unshorn Unm-w of New Tork, were niliei iil-ic-il In ti'ci Uiti'mmcni camp at tho Amhi-rai today, d.'flplte the protect ol Unowi oc- I lia.l arriv.'tl h-r" I Portland, Maine. from