The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1900, Page 11

THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1900 VICTIM OF POLICE OFFICER’S PISTOL IS CLOSE TO DEATH MacRae Says He Was Justified, as Lives Were Be- ing Endangered by Those in Buggy. AKLAND, Sept. 24.—Myron Brown, | fe—— last night in | man George | | me of his 363 Fifth an alarming condition. ¢ removed from the Receiving t afternoon to the offices of au, where under the X-ray ch had eluded probes was right side of the chest, hav- ugh the lung. It was also riher examination that a internal hemorrhage had a symptom which is con- €Iy serious by the attending sur- f the men & “r the X-ray examination Brown was " much exhausted state | e's home. While Dr. Buteau give a definite opinion upon itcome of the case, he expressed m for the wounded man. wn's relativy s and friends are up he policeman. They de- prosecute MacRae for mur- ot of the young teamster's Seems such a terrible affair,” said B: da; much save my hus- _ Because of Brown's extreme exhaustion e surgeons do not dare to attempt an peration 1o remove the bullet &t pres- e I isbx: ox?:l of u‘zhl:l reasons why Coubts e &s s Ve . s 3 recovery. Dr. ‘e bullet entered the man’s back on ‘A “E OFFICER WHO DID THE SHOOTING AND THE MAN WHO RECEIVED THE WOUND THAT MAY PROVE THE INCIDE NT FURNISHED AX EXCITING SCENE ON THE STREETS OF ALAMEDA, THE PO- EMAN FIRING THE SHOT AFTER BEING FORCED FROM THE BUGGY. Brown declares he will meet all the expe alled z. 'd_measure this MacRae to-day aer all of the circ istified in shooting. After out of the buggy he m L that I told him to hur- ry. He replied by making a pass at me, starting the horse. “T was then in between the wheels. but freed myself and hung on to the back of the seat. The men whipped up the horse, Brown driving. pulled me e. in my opinion, did his duty.” TO0K A DRINK 'OAKLAND POLICEMAN SENDS | HURRY CALL TO QUELL A DOG Bail in Charles Kel at $250. He be t before Justice Morris Max Jacobs will both men being IN WHAT Twe Deog WILL BE Chap WK o ( R L i OCCASIDRALLY That Is Why Mrs. Valen- u tine Was Not Appointed Guardian. ged James ' of & S M, SaveRs THe I VICIOUS CANINE GOE! | MEN: IS FINAL CALL ABSISTA smeothly E K. Tav aged couple 1 CE TO KE S ON THE WARPATH AND ATTACKS TWO WO- .Y CAPTURED BY A POLICEMA WHO HAS TO EP HIM IN JAIL. {LLAND, Sept, 24—The criminal tehing department of the mu- government was thrown fever of excitement to-day Policeman Eugene Hahn all from the branch po- ! iolden Gate for assistauce. of a prisoner's attempt to the Attornes use ived cur had been ar- the valiant officer for a mur- derous assault on two women. He was lodged 'n jall, and not liking his quarters tried to fight his way cut. Hence the call . As dog and guard fought the relief squad hove in sight and the dog 2 few Aays ag) of her and be- i1 them of their assistance. was quickly overpowered. The dog was the property of Stanford of George The ani- 3 pointmen - n sted iteelf in I recalled to the stand s. Martin. As she fled ho asked: from the onslau ght the dog pursued, bhut the woman regaining his celebration. fter frigh: 5 ght. H. E ed vigorousiy. There was nothing ({n“d‘o nE TRET but to place doggie under arrest. Hahn applied to the Prosec: ney for advice. But all the books failed to fit this one. ever, that Hahn lodge a formal corpus be issued. Gar will in the dog. that will entitle while doggie threaters to break moment. Hahn the creature by furnishing sufficient bail, But Hah: The dog 1= on his ha & case was fixed ed on Thursday have a trial to-morrow charged with an animal and resisting a po- 4 — wns rescued in time to sav _ Martin captured the dog .:n§ n & barn. but the canine gnawed way out, and delirfous with delight at ecdom started on a tour of 0 spasms. dog- lady pedes. uting Attor- the digging into | =d to find a case that would | Police Judge Smith declared he had no furisdiction, suggesting, how- against the canine before a writ of ;2::%5 n is is a quan- T nds. The court not recognize that there is a prisoner Hahn cannot get a complaint him to go into court. jail at any says ahybodv can have LORETTA STURM STILL MISSING Police and Parents Unable | to Get Any Clew to Her ; Whereabouts. "No Ground for Suspecting the Girl May Have Committed Suicide. Her Mother Breaking Down. Y e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. The mystery in Loretta Sturm’'s disap- pearance remains unsolved, despite the efforts of the police departments of two | cities and a host of family friends to find | some trace of the pretty l4-year-old girl | who has so completely vanished from | | view. The parents are bafled and have | | glven up hope of trying to explain the cause for the girl's flight from home. Search has been made in every gossible way that could be suggested. To-day's | results were as futile and unylelding of | clew as the other days that have passed | since young Miss Sturm left the family residence on Isabella street. - Much of the father's time has been | !fiem in trying to trace a valuable seal- | skin cloak which his daughter carried off | with her when she disappeared. The folks think she pawned it to obtain money. They think that it might be pos- abouts of the garment is made known. | Bu‘t the detectives have not located it as vet. The father and mother insist that the rl had a good home and no cause | i ey, | sible for her to be found if the where-, | | i for eaving it. They are loth to believe that | she has met any serious accident, al- | though there were rumors about the neighborhood of her home that Loretta | | had been despondent for a time before she | disappeared. To a friend she remarked that she was greatly disturbed and dis- gusted, and thought she would go out and jump Gverboard. | The remark attracted no especial atten- | | tion at the time of urterance because 1t | | was apparently only 4 foolish outburst of | & child. It seemed to fave more signifi- | | cance after she had fisappeared. But the fact that she took the cack is considered 'mgalnsr the possible supposition of sul- cide. The parents hope their daughter m have run away hecause of some fanci:d | wrong and will return as soon as she re covers her senses. HBut the grieving | mother is sorely distracted and is break- ing down under the strain. { ! ST. MATTHEW'S CADETS l 4 E PARADE BEFORE GUESTS Battalion Reviewed and liew Dormi- | tory Dedicated at the Military | | School. | Spectal Dispatch to | sa | MATEO . —St. Matthew's | day was celebrated at St. Matthew's Mili- tary School on Saturday. The railroad company provided a special car for guests from San Francisco, and every seat was occupled. At the school grounds a salute | from the battery heralded their approach, 1 | and the cade drawn up in battalion formation, presented arms. | The battalion at one ‘med for review in honor of Colone! W. R. Parnell, U. 8. A. After the review there was a dfess | | parade, and later the capacity of the din- hall was taxed to the utmost. Bishop < | Nichols, ex-Governor Rickards m; Mon- a2 tana and Cecil Marrack, on behalf of the vards or $o. mot ' jumpni, addressed the guests and cadets. 5 . but going A 'hew dormitory build L Apaeith one | was dedicated with ap | and fired in 10e | pies, and the members of the alumni as- truck me again gociation repaired to the assembly room ! oehe ground From a sitting' 1o hold a_meeting. Officers were elected . | think thoye: When I fired | for the ensuing year as follows: W. C. the buggy was about =Sharpstein. first ~vice president: J. A. I am glad I rounded (ode, second vice president; Henry J. were endangering lives | Crocker, treasurer; Flovd S. Judah, sec- e by their reckless retary. and H. R. Judah, assistant secre- tary. The rector. Rev. W Brewer, is president of the association ex officio. Mr. Code was appointed a committee to ange for the annual banquet of the as- sociation. A resolution was adopted ap- pointing a committee of fifteen to deter- mine _the character of a memorial to the jate Dr. Brewer and to raise the neces- sary funds. The committee at once dectd ed on a bullding to be used for school pur- poses and to be known as Memorial Hall. the meeting adjourned a football s played between the school team m composed of members of Delta silon Fraternity of team having a preponderance of welght and longer training defeated the school team, though there when by reason of brilliant plays the re- sult appeared doubtful . g TOWNE TALKS AT FRESNO. Blames the Administration for the Pennsylvania Strike. FRESNO, Sept. 24—Hon. Charles A. Towne of Minnesota opened the Demo- | | cratic campaign in Fresno to-night with an address to an audience of 1500 people | in the Barton Opera-house. The meeting 1 been arpanged by the Fresno Bryan 1d Stevenson Club and was as enthusi- ic as might be expected in this county, which has such a strong Democratie | leaning. | The address at the Barton Opera-house | was taken up almost entirely with a dis- | cussion of the issues of imperialism and silver. Mr. Towne began with some re- | marks on the use and misuse of political | and the need of more patriots and isanship. He declared that any erity was due to natural | causes, not to the administration, and de- nounced the party in power for bringing | about the coal miners’ miseries in Penn- | { eylvania. VARSITY MEN AT PRACTICE. Stanford’s Football Team Sent Against { | the Second Eleven. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 24— The Varsity footoall team was lined up and sent against the second eleven this | evening for the first practice game of the | season. The men went at their work with | | a will and as a resuit Slaker went over the goal line for a touchdown within six | minutes after the ball was put into play. | Coach Yost is well(rlenod Wwith the work of the linemen and tacks, but realizes that he will have a task in developing ends who will hold their own with these | from Berkeley. Following is the way the | first team lined up: Lee, center; De For- est and Seeley. guards; Burnett and Bent- lev. tackles; Thomson and Cooper, ends: | Fisher and Geissler, halves; Slaker, full- POSSE TAKES THE TRAIL. Union Pacific Train Robbers Located in Wyoming Mountains, Spedial Dispatch to The Call. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 24 —After a rest of two weeks, the chase after the des- peradoes who robbed a train at Table Rock last month has been resumed. Last night United States Marshal Hadsell, at the head of a large posse. left Rawlins and rode away in the direction of the Brown Peak Mountains, where the ban- dits were seen a few days ago. The offi- | cers were well mounted, heavily armed to say. ‘madum, - = e ccasionally 7 2 ke it, Judge.” was WELL-KNOWN TEACHER !‘ gay the least' re- “I will appoint Mr. fived at $21.000. | IN BICYCLE ACCIDENT | OAKLAND. Sept. 24.—Miss Grace Bar- | nard, supervicor of the Associated Kinder- gartens of Oakland, had her bieycle broken to fragments in a collisior with one of Lebnhardt's delivery wagons while wheeling on Piedmont avenue this morn- ee Investigation. 24.—The Investigation inst Policeman Thomas to-day by the Police 7 The cross-examination of re Howe was completed. Chief nf Police HoAgkins and n of Police W 3 Peterson were the other principal wi will be resumed ing and narrowly escaped serious injury herelf. As it was, she was considerably Colombell. the driver of the wagon. immediately reported to me that ! be was to blame for the accident,” said | | E. Lehnhardt. “and 1 shali replace the wis: “Doc” Flynn and Ben le:.!:fi"rewhen' Institute will be held 2t ¥oy- Le THIEVES ROB A HOUSE AND WRECK FURNITURE BERKELEY, Sept. 2 cles taken. had been broken into. Although the Pimer house removing the furniture. They Pimer is a traveling man and his family During the fire which destroyed Henry Mansfield’s house at 2126 Parker street Saturday night the house of George W. Pimer, adjoining, was ransacked and a number of valuable artic | Mr. Pimer was away H time and returned to find that h’lBaP:OI(l);: was | in any great danger of the fire mme"f.‘.ff,‘_'v ple took it upon themselves to commence | carefully carried out a coal scuttle and then threw a sewing machine out of a window, com- and carried a_week's rations. It is said that officials of the rallroad company have | received_information which they belleve will lead to the speedy apprehension of the robbers, and the outcome of the pres- | ent campaign will be awalted with inter- est. May 3uy_n Water Plant. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24.—In the efforts to settle the water contest here between the San Diego Water Company and a rival corporalron for the control of the business | of supplying the city of 8an Diego with w‘?":efi °§"‘m’“°f of thevc‘ity Council has o) unanimous vote a b r‘:cammyend the offer to the Br::o ll\;.tlnn Water Company by the city of 300,000 for its entire plant and property in 8an Diego, to be owned by the The resolution | Civil Berv! | portion t Berkeley. | were times ' | MEASURES ADOPTED AFFECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY s Some Demands Or- dered Paid in II- legal Manner. —_— Filed by Telephone Com- pany; Which Is in City's Debt. LR The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution yesterday to pay the demands of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company for telephones used by the cily government, though MecCarthy opposed the measure on the ground that it was in violatlon of the charter. McCarthy quot- ed a provision of the charter which says that holders of demands against the mu- niclpal government shall not .be pald if they are indebted to the city. MecCarthy sald the telephone company owed the city large sums of meney for back license taxes on thelr nickel-in-the-slot machines Brandensteln agreed with McCarthy's contention that the paying of the de- mands was In clear violation of the law. ““This measure is in direct opposition to the charter,” said Brandenstein. “We cannot adopt it without overriding the charter.” Reed said that it was a matter of ex- pediency to pay the telephone demands. Trouble, he said, would result, as the com- pany would undoubtediv take out the ‘phones if the bills were not paid. In answer to a question of the Mayor, Reed sald the telephone company owed the city 200,000 for delinquent license taxes. McCarthy made light of the threat of the company to take out the telephones, but the resolution was adopted and fol- lows: The Auditor and Treasurer are directed te audit and to pay of the ‘‘telephone fund’ bills for telephone service nt of the F Telephone individual and extension telepho: nth and §1 per month respectt telephones be taken out to com monthly appropriation of $583 33, gust and September bills amount to be rebated by th ‘When authorizing the to appoint three of three months at $100 per month came up Reed moved its reference to the Civil Service Committee the resolution e Commission for a period extra clerl of the board, which was done. McCarthy objected to the expenditure on the ground that the Civil Service Commission was 0o expensive an institution. “The commission has already cost $3000, sald McCarthy, “and has accomplished little or nothing. The Mayor stated that the clerks were | already emploved. which caused Sander- { son to remark that departments should | be compelled to ask for additional help before employing it and not after. The Public Buildings Committee was authorized to assign the quarters in the Hall of Justice to the various criminal de- partments of the courts and also to ap- e offices to be vacated in the City_Hall. The committee will reconcile the differences that have arisen in connec- tion with the moving of the departments, as certain Superior Judges have an- nounced their intention not to change their chambers. The Board of Public Works was directed to ascertain the estimated cost of com- pleting the Mission police station, with a view to its immediate oceupancy. The Union-Street Rails. Instead of granting the petition of Mrs. Ann E. Reynolds that the tracks of the TUnion-street cable road be moved to the center of the street on that portion be- tween Hyde and Larkin the Board of Su- pervisors adopted a resolution yesterday providing that the sidewalk in front of Mrs. Reynolds’ premises be cut away four feet. The board granted the company —_— Electric Roads to Be Run on First and Fifth Streets. SSEEERE Bill Granting Privilege Is Passed to Print by Supervisors. —_—— permission to maintain Its tracks four vears as they lie on this portion of the street, but at the end of that period they must be moved to the center. Assistant ¢ Engineer Mooser filed a revort that the cost of moving the 00 feet of track would amount to $17.80. J. A. Watt, the attorney for Mrs. Reynolds. contended that the figure was exaggerated and not backed by the official statement of the Board of Public Works. “Every knows,” sald Watt, “that of the Union-street line is a y affair, being a_channel of plan and yet according to Mooser's estimate it would cost §105,600 per mile to build it Watt asked for a _wee time in which to show that the work would not eost much more than $2000, but the board adopted the resolution. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company was granted a permit to store and use crude petroleum for fuel at the electric light statign on Jessie street. be- tween Third and Fourth, and also to store crude petroleum on the vacant lot on Townsend street, near Second, and at the station on_Townsend street, between Sec- and Third. Permission was giver to h wers Rubber Company to store and burn crude ofl in its factory at 31 Com- mercial street; also to the Wunder Brew- one ing Company to use oil fuel under its boilers in the brewery plant on Lombard street. Certain conditions imposed by the Fire Marshal are to be adhered to in or- der to insure safety. and the tanks are to be erected with the approval and under < supervisicn of the Board of Public Works, the privileges to_continue during the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors rdinance was p ed to print grant- ing firm of Gray thers permission to explode blasts at Clipper and Douglass streets. When the ordinance granting the same firm the ri in ‘conjunction with its rock crusher was taken up several property owners in the vicinity addressed the board in oppositi It was finally decided to postpone cc eration until the decision of Judge Sea- well is rendered in a suit affecting the rock crusher. P Electric Lines. The Market Street Railway C was granted permission to op means of ele: with modern appli ces and rec %, its street railroad running on reet from Market street to Bluxome street, and thence to Fourth street, the work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works Permission was given to the company to_use electricity as a motive power First street to connect with Battery. On McCarthy's motion the resolution on the subject was passed to print only after the insértion of a provision tnat the-city reserves to itself the right to order at any time the removal of the overhead wires. Braunhart desired the reference of the resolution to the Board of Public Works to determine if the laying of underground wires on the streets named was practi- cable. Curtis said that it would be neces- sary to change the whole connecting sys- tem for the few blocks on which the com- n to erect overhead 11d be a manifest injus- tice. With the distinct understanding that the wires may remain overhead only dur- ing the pleasure of the board, the resolu- tion prevatled E. P. Troy addressed the board and said that some actlon should be taken to compel the company to lay proper rails on the streets ““The rails which the company has lafd on Mission and Rerry streets are miser- able affairs,” sald Troy, “and amount to a practical confiscation of the stree on —— Union Street Rails to Stay Where Now Located. Theuy Must Be Placed in Center of Street After Four Years- e e They are so constructed that wheels are ulled off vehicles. This company is try to blockade the town by acquiring all nese franchises, some of which I claim have been forf d." Put Utilities she a municipal st attention to the fac the Geary-street line w Ab: out. Chairman Reed, of the commi stated that the question would be consid- ered next Thursd A protest District Improvement C board granting permission to pany to erect overhead wires First street or other street. for the reasons the following y urged that the Committe 1 the he company has abandoned I and be per e Pk us wires et, and many other reasons which we will offer at the first opportunity Miscellaneous Busine: The City Attorn was directed to s under a writ of exe ber property a Clara County, the time an the for the same An ordi thorizing th struet passed to print au- e of $10,000 to co concrete and * ha Un- et of fence thereon A resolution was adopted declaring In favor of the exp curbs an th street ween Chelsea place sidewalks on Montgomery De also the North Point avenue and Hyde streets The Mayor was empowered to enter into a lease with H. H. North, Commissioner of Immigration, for the rental of the p lice station at Meiggs wharf. The Board of Public Works was author- ized to expend not to exceed $%00 for r paving Fourth street from Howard to Harrison streets with basalt blocks on a sand base. The Boa 1zed to co city's portion « exnense not to exceed of 1blie Works was author- t a plank roadway on the Spear-street wharf at an ) The same board was h ed to take charge of all public bufl wned by the city. An ordinance was pa d to p rder ing the grading. repairing and laying of curbs on the roadwav of Main street be- tween Mission and Howard The Mayor's veto of the ' tributing the sum of $3 ‘or the Sem was sustained the Re a contract the erection of a photograph galiery in the Hall of Justice 2 cost af €350 was referred to Supervisor MeCarthy. Centennigl celebrat ISSUE CALL FOR ) CONFERENCE Republican Committeemen | Desirous of Setiling Differences. i et Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. W. W. Morrison, Dr. H. N. Rowell and T. F. Mock, members of the Republican County Central Committee, have taken the Initiative in the matter of issuing a call for a conference of the entire commit- tee looking toward a harmonizing of the differences which have split that body in twain. These members have asked the en- | tire committee to meet Wednesday after- | noon at 1 o'clock at Judge Quinn's court- | room for this conference, the meeting, it| is declared in the call, to be informal. 1 This action is the result of efforts which have been made by prominent members of the party who during the past two weeks | have been planning some harmonizing | steps. The call aims especially and solely | to that end. The time for the session is | fixed for the day following the regular | meeting night of the Breed wing of the | committee. The date was chosen, it is be- | lieved, that the Breed organization might | have time to fully canvass the call and decide what steps they should take. Nome | of the committeemen who signed the call | have recognized the Breefl organization. | Whether the conference shall be success- | ful rests largely upon the decision of the Breed forces as to a_ recognition of the call. The call is as follows: OAKLAND, Sept. 24, 1900.—We, the under- signed, memberg of the Alameda County R publican Central Committee, representing the Forty-ninth Assembly District, realizing we are in the midst of & most important cam- | paign and that the Republicans not only of our | county, but of the State and nation as well, have & right to demand that we heal cur dif- | forances and speedily effcct an equitable and amicable oreanization. that we present & | harmonious and unbroken front to our an-| clent and active opponen and believing that the speediest and surest method of perfecting | such an organization would be a conference of | the members of raid committee. Invite you ta | be present at an Informal mééting of said | members to be held at Judge Quinn's court- | room, corner of Eighth and Broadway, tember 26, at 1 o'clock p. m. It is agreed on the part of the undersigned that this meet- fng is for conference orly, and not for or- ganization. A full attendance of the commit- tee is desired in person, If possible, and if not, then by proxy. No advantage will be ¢ any absent member. Sakct . W. W. MORRISON, ROWELL, OCK. Committeeman Morrison said: | CTne meeting will be purely informal. W2 have called for proxies because ab- gentees should be represented. Commit- teeman Crowell is in San Diego and his | proxy should be seeured by some other member from the Fiftieth District. Tf we | can reach an agreement we can efther ad- | journ the informal meeting at once and reorganize the committee or hold a regu- lar meeting at 2 later date. - STATELY FORESTS CONSUMED. Canflsgnfion on J. S. Garnett's Ranch, Near Dixon. Special Dispatch to The Call. DIXON, Sept. 24—Fire to-day swept over the Hill ranch, twelve miles west of town, owned by J. S. Garnett, a retired capitalist. A large tract covered by state- iy trees was devastated by tne flames. Fires started through the carelessness of hunters ravaged an area of 2000 acres. Garnett, although 70 vears of age, fought election called for $500.000 in bonds to buy Boxing Bouts at Reliance. z . letely wrecking it. Everythi { nted E SrArs R B ine mettance | 347870 HOsLles, Colgmbell was lookne | Rouse’wa thoroteniy rantiked® Bueddt | Monaxy Tisht: and if sdopted il Be mal will give the fir: of s wiaterbex- | Barmass Bal) ho StTutk ber wheel:© opened” Tewelfy bonke. - ciothing " and | Thant. Ehould they accept 1t ail the pros: exhibitions t0-morTON many other articles were taken. imer’. o brn:r;;r,;“eg -x;oy:{_en;mz‘:l;o.rl:'tlrllmbee L_ Teachers’ Institute at Haywards. | sideboard was ralded and some bottles l:-.:. ?}gelfmf-ffr'fl' :ovne;l ‘d:dlnndflv:?ldd\g tween | Charles Thurston and H OAKLAND. Sept. 24.—The next County | Huped up and Furniture smnshen " ""’i e ot T 0000 R o an Jeck Capeliss and Tom Herman. 1wuds on November 26, 27 anc 28, is In the East and improve the present water works nlant, the flames for twenty-four hours in the effort to save his forests. At one time he was almost suffocated by smoke. ——————— A lway operator at Lonislara, Mo., e el v & presant Of & chickens from an old woman to young whom he had been courteous while sh was farn‘t‘nln. = 4 ALAMEDA THX LW ILLEGAL Special License Regulation Is Declared Invalid by Judge Hall. e d Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 118 Broadway, Sept. 24. The long, hard fight of the merchants of this city against the Alameda tax reg- ulation which imposes a license on all dealers from outside citles delivering goods within the limits of that munici- pality has at last resulted in their suc-| ce: Judge Hall rendered a decision to- day In the case of the ecity of Alameda against H. C. Coward, an Oakland salt merchant, that the license tax imposed on_outside dealers is illegal. Several months ago Coward drove over to Alameda with a load of salt for his customers and submitted himself to ar- rest for the purpose of testing the license ordinance. He was found gulity in the Alameda Recorder’'s court and entered an appeal to the Superior Court. Attorney Fred W. Fry, who was tained by the Oakland merchants. con- tended that the Alameda license ordinance was illegal because it attempted to im- pose a license upon merchants simply for the privilege of delivering goods within the city to their customers. The argument made by the Alameda authorities was that the merchants were in the business of delivering goods, and that the laylng down of merchandise within the Alameda city limits was not merely an incident of their regular trade. In his ruling Judre Hall held that the delivery of goods was not a business in cases of regularly established merchants, but merely an incident. ————e————— Foresters’ Case Dismissed. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—The row in Court United States, Foresters of America, which led to the arrest of A. E. Trimble upon complaint of J. L. Palinbaum. was aired to-day before Police Judge Smith. Palinbaum testified that Trimble had struck him In the face during the alterca- tion. The brethren had quarreled because Trimble accused Palinbaum of trying to induce members of the lodge to refrain from supporting the gymnasium annex to the lodge hall. Trimble said he struck at Palinbaum. but the blow did not land. be- cause bystanders caught his arm. Judge Smith dismissed the case, saying: *“If the gentlemen would pay a little more attention to the obligations of their ér- der they would not be in the Police Court with their troubles.” Voters Are Not All Registared. BERKELEY. Sept. 24—The number of voters who have registered this year is 400 short of last year's registration. Dep- uty County Clerk W. L. Overstreet at his office in the local postoffice states that accordin, ber should exceed last year's registration by 1000. Only two days are left in which | to register. Absent Directors May Resign. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—Because of the probable removal from Oakland of School Directcr David Rutherford to Chicago and the continued stay of School Director R. M. Price in Alaska two vacancies in the Board of Education are expected to be made by the resignations of the absentees. P‘gl‘“ltfhnu are speculating upon the pos- E es. S R S AN S Mrs. Leete Demurs. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—Mrs. nette Leete and her husband, W. M. e. have flled a_demurrer to the com- piaint in the suit of Warren Heaton, who claims they are indebted to him in the sum of $750 for services rendered by him as an attorney. Mrs. Leete Is the step- daughter of the late Warren D. Heaton. Sl?le -;1: !thhe pl-llnt:fl have nuaun oppo".t: sides e contest now pending over t| late capitalist’s estate. re- | to the recent census the num- | HEBREWS HONOR THE NEW YEAR | Special Holiday Serviees Held at the Oakland Synagogues. ! —_— Oakland Office San Franeiseo 1113 Broadway, Sept. 24 The Hebrew festival of the mew year was observed in Oakiand to-day by spe- cial services at the synagogue. Orthodox and reform Jews alike closed their stores | and the business portion of the city pre- sented a Sunday appearance. The fes | val was ushered in last evening at su down and ended this evening, though there wiil be special praise services in the syna- gogues to-morrow. The services at the synagogue of the First Hebrew Congregation this morning were conducted by Rabbi M. Friedlander, who was assisted by E. Bernstein and Marcus Jonas. Mr. Jonas blew the shofar, an impressive portion of the service. J Rosenberg and Sol Kahn, president and vice president of the comgregation, occu- | pled seats at the altar. | Rabbi Friedlander took for the subject of his sermon “The of God,” his text being “Bless ye the Lord, all his works In all places of his domin- ion; bless the Lord, O my soul”—Psalms, 3:2. He said: | “To-day is New Year, and it stands | for the full meaning of the waord. It is | the day when we pass over from the old | to the new. We reflect on the past and think of the future. We recount our ex- | periences and map out our intentions. And it is at this hour, the hour when the spectacle of our ewn life is brought to our view, that the Psalmist speaks to us 's’ omnipresence, thereby appeas- ing our spiritual unrest and soothing our wounded consclousness. “No matter how vain and frivolous our | external life may appear at times, there is a deep-rooted conviction at the bottom | of every human consciousness that life is something more than a mere air bub- ble. Man stands for something higher than being the object of a passing show | Human function comprises wider and | greater significance than merely working. eating, sleeping. Happiness is a much more precious and more lasting prize than that secured by the commonplace strug- | gles after worldly gain." The music was rendered by the follow- ing choir under the direction of Organis: Wiliam King: Sopranos, Miss Mary Ches- ter Willlams and Mrs. Carrle Brown-Dex- | ter: contraltos, Mrs. Carroll Nicholson and | Mrs. Richara Partington: tenor, Harry | L. Tayler; basso. Clement Rowlands. | . The interior of the synagogue was ar- tistically decorated with palms and cut {flowers. Lighted candles adorned the al- Call, ar. | At the Synagogue of Reth Jacob there | were special services this morning. Rab- | bl M. Mendellowitz delivered a sermon in Hebrew. The services were of the or thodox order. There was special music. —_— BLAZE AT SAN PEDRO. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 24—Fire which | started shortly before midnight In Koll's planing mill on Second street. San Pedro, | completely destroyed the mill, also the | Anderson lodging house and the Los An- geles Cornice Works. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss is about $15.000, with no insurance so far as known. # s l Bionists Arrested. MANSFIELD, Ohio. Sept. 24—Zion El- ders Mark A. Loblow of Chicago and | James A. Watts of Hammond, Ind., both | British subjects, arrived here to-day and | both went to their hotels, where their | tdentity was discovered. They were marched to the city prison and at noon lmdm