The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 30, 1902, Page 35

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1902, 35 AS PART OF CELEBRATION OF AR'BOR DAY PEOPLE OF BERKELEY WILL PLANT - A BABY SEQUOIA IN HONOR OF JOHN MUIR, THE DISTINGUISHED SCIEN olNTA FE BUYS NARROW GAUGE California and Nevada Is Sold Under an Execution. Reconstruction for Inlet Into Oakland to Commence Soon. R Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 29. The Santa Fe railroad system, through ry corporation, the Oakland ast Side Railroad Company, to-day c auction for $50,000 the vada Railroad, its right of way, franchise, rolling stock and other appurtenances, which were sold under foreclosure in the suit of the Central Tru Comp: of New York against the California and Nevada Railroad. The sale was conducted by United States Commissioner E. H. Heacock at noon to- day at the Courthouse of Alameda Coun- There was only one bid, that of F. D. , representing M. A. de Laveaga, st Side for $50,000, which is $10,000 more than nimum figure which Commissioner ced he would receive. The transfer of title was made in the name of Heacock an: clears the way for immedi- uction of the narrow gauge its conversion into a broad gauge | ng the connecting link with the Santa | stem from Point Richmond, and the entrance of that transcontinental into Oakland, the second overiand e a Western land terminus was attended by iroad men, attorne; d various interests in- a number of i others who b ved in the . PRESENT AT SALE. in attendance were Charles n of Captain John W. Smith, California and Nevada Rail- H. W. Pulcifer and Gal- ng other heirs of the Smith Grant, one of the bond- holders, who had foreclosed on the road; A. E. Bolton, attorney and a director of Oakland and East Side road; Super- visor Stowe of Contra Costa County, M. Attomney F. D. Madison, ury’s offices; Clinton J. Garber, attorneys for John interests. Heacock, Master in Chancery of and d States Circuit Court, acting as oner, read the notice of sale and recei Mr. Madison's bid, which was accepted, after J. Pantoskey, a junk dealer, who had his eve on the rolling stock equipment, had asked whether was subject to court confirma- the sale was made the commis- prepared the legal transfer docu- which were delivered to Mr. de Keller, president of the Oakland t Side Railroad, was an interested spectator. Mr. Keller said his company, it is well known, is auxiliary to nta Fe, was prepared to purchase t alifornia and Neveda at any cost. Eut there was no opposition to the sale. he Central Trust Company represents ldholders of the California and Nevada, hose holdings aggregate more than $500,- 1 on the paper which was issued for | e construction of the road. The pro- secters held franchises and rights of way as far as Bodie, but the road was built cnly twenty-two miles, to Bryant, in Corntra Costa County. DEATH CLOSES ROAD. The death of Captain Smith, the pro- moter of the California and Nevada, blocked plans and litigation followed mong his heirs and among the bondhold- ers, which resulted in throwing the little eysiem into receivers’ hands. . It has long since ceased to be operated. harles H. Smith, who secured control of most of the bonds, entered into nego- tiations with the Santa Fe system, which bhave resulted finally in the passing of the narrow-gauge road into the big transcon- tinental line’s system. The California and Nevada equipment is nothing but scrap- ircm, but its franchises and rights of way are valuable. They will be speedily util- ized to furnish an inlet for the Santa Fe into this city. By means of the new San Francisco and Ban Jose Rallroad, subsidiary to the Oak- land Transit Consolidated’s street car | system, the Santa Fe will have close con- nection with the new ferry line mow in course of erection from Emeryville. The Osakland and East Side Railroad, the nominal purchaser of the California and Nevada, is incorporated to operate a raiiroad from Oakland to Walnut Creek d San Pablo and to connect with the | 1 Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Raflroad, which is a part of the Santa Fe system. Its officers and directors are: President, M. J. Keller; secretary, John Burton; treasurer, Donohue-Kelly Bank- ing Company of San Francisco; directors —M. J. Keller, M. A. de Laveaga, 8. H. Pratt, F. D. Eaven and A. E. Bolton. AIMING TO BREAK ALL SUNDAY-SCHOOL RECORDS Officers Plan >ngrlmme and Pre-| sentation to Graduating Pupils. OAKLAND, Nov. 20.—In the matter of attendance and enthusiasm the officers | the First Presbyterian Sunday-school propose to brezk all previous records at a meeting that has been planned for to- morrow morning at the church. The of- ficers estimate that 500 1s will. be present and they expect se them to such a pitch of enthusiaspr that it will be no trouble at all to ge* a contribution of §100 for missionary work. The programme will include addrosses by H. E. Bostwick of San Francisco, A. Glenworth Walton of San Francisco and Miss Mabel Thayer Gray of Oaklani and 4 song by Mrs. Ester Blom Coffin of Oak- land. In addition to the programme, diplomas and a Bible will be presented to cach of the seventeen members of tue | primary class, who graduate into the | main department. Eari S. Bingham, the superintendent, will present the diplomas, Miss Gray the Bibles and the Rev. E. E. Baker an address. e 4. of elegant line of furniture and stoves. 3. Schelihaas, corner store, Oakland, . The bondholders brought the suit in | General Tree-Planting Will Be Done by Pupils of Public Schools, Which Will Formally Inaugurate the Movement to Beautify the University City and Surrounding Hills. T rames 22 ers EN L CresS ERKELEY, Nov. 20.—With the songs of children, with the odes of poets and the speeches of the chief men of the community, the college town ®ill inaugurate its first Arbor day on Monday. Wherever there flies a schoolhouse flag, on the boulevards, on the crests of the hills, may pelation of served one. The decree of the Town Board making the first Monday of each December a town holiday to be observed by the plant- ing of trees marks the culmination of the labors of a faithful few of Berkeley's club women, who have long striven to accom- plish this end. The civic section of the Town and Gown Club and the Hillside Club first interested the merchants and finally persuaded the town fathers to fur- ther their efforts in making Berkeley's streets bowers of foliage. With the first public celebration of a tree-planting day on Monday and with 200 trees set out on the streets by private enterprise on the same day, the tireless workers for the town’s beautification may see their efforts crowned with a success which bids fair for permanency. Each of the nine grammar schools of the city will open the day’'s programme with exercises and tree plantings in their respective school yards. University pro- fessors and members of the School Board will visit the various schools and deliver fitting addresses to the children. From five to fifteen trees will be planted at each school. The chief celebration, in which the whole town is expected to take part, will be on the occasion of the planting of the John Muir memorial sequoia in the high school grounds in the afternoon. The programme will be short but significant. After the invocation by the Rev. G. B. Hatch of the First Congregational Church and the introductory remarks by Cherles L. Biedenbach, president of the day, Professor E. J. Wickson of thé Uni- versity of California will follow with a Listory of Arbor day in this State. J. W. Richards and Professor W. L. Jepson follow with addr and Charles Keeler wili read a poem. John Muir, the vet- eran nature lover, will then assist Cap- in the future make Berkeley's ap- “beautiful” still more a de- ALAMEDA PAGTOR 15 TRANGFERRED Rev. Euclid McWhorter Is Ordered to North’ Carolina. ) Preaches His Last Sermon To-Day and Departs for - New Field Thursday. ALAMEDA, Nov. 20.—The Rev. Euclid McWhorter, pastor of the Union-street Methodist Episcopal Church South, has been transferred to the North Carolina Conference and appointed to a charge at Southport, in that State. He will preach his farewell sermon to his local flock to- morrow. Accompanied by his family, the retiring minister will leave next Thurs- day for his new field of clerical labors. For three yvears Rev. McWhorter has filled the pulpit of the only church of the South Methodists in this city. He suc- ceeded the Rev. John Hannon. During his pastorate the local congregation has increased in membership and prospered financially. The old church building that was located at the corner of Santa Clarg avenue and Chestnut street was disposed of some time ago and the house of wor- ship formerly used by the United Presby- terians on Union street was purchased. 1t is now clear of debt. As a pastor Rev. McWhorter was beloved by his congrega- tion. He is a preacher and evangelist of ability, logical and zealous. His succes- sor here has not yet been named. AUNT RECEIVES LETTER FROM MRS. ELLEN GORE Was Written Nine Days Prior to the Tragedy in Jean de Rydzewski’s Studio. ALAMEDA, No Mrs. P. T. Dick- inson, aunt of the late Mrs. Ellen Gore, e trees will be set out, that their foliage’ \ N \ N | | s received from Paris to-day a letter that was written by her niece in that city on the 10th inst. That was nine days prior to the day on which the writer met death in the studio of the Russian singer, Jean de Rydzewski, as the result of a pistol bullet fired through her head. There is nothing in the epistle, Mrs. Dickinson says, that refers to or throws light on any incident that might have led up to the sensational affair in which Mrs. Gore lost her life. Matters of a purely personal nature and of interest only to the aunt and niece are dealt with in the let- ter. Mrs. Dickinson states that the com- munication was three days overdue and that she expects, another one in a few days. ———————— Solid bargains In all kinds of furniture. Cor- ner store. H. Schellhags, 11th st., Oakland, * TR 3 AR ‘Wants to See Her Husband. OAKLAND, Nov. 20.—Mrs. Mary Spear of 1816 Fifth street applied to Deputy As- trict Attorney A. P. Leach to-day for the arrest of her husband, Nathan H. Spear, a beokkeeper, who, she said, left her six months ago to support herself and two chiidren as best she could, though he seems to be having a good time in San I'rancisco. Mrs. Spear said that all she wanted was to see her husband so thag she might win him back. She believes him to be mentally unbalanced. —_—— Schneider, the shoe man, has arrived in town, at the old stand, 953 Washington st.* —_———— C. P. Jensen Dies in Arizona. ALAMEDA, Nov. 20.—Charles P. Jensen, son'of Captain Jacob Jensen and brother of George Jensen of 2255 Pacific avenue, died yesterday in Arizona, where he had been sojourning for some months, with the hope that the mild climate of that re- glon would benefit his failing health. De- ceased was well known in this city, where he lived since boyhood. He was 27 years of age. The funeral will be held from the’ family residence. —_— Accused of Stealing RBicycle, E. E. Pritschow, who says he is a teacher in Heald's Business College, was arrested at 271 Minna street yesterday on a warrant from Los Angeles charging him with grand larceny for stealing a blcycle from. Charles E. Smart. Pritschow, who was, a teacher in the Los Angeles Mili- tury Academy till last June, denies the charge and says that some enemy has played a trick on him. It wgs reported that he claimed to be a_German Baron, but he laugi™y at the idea. STEPS IN FRONT OF FAST TRAIN John T. Wilson Becomes Confused and Goes to His Death. Alameda Local Bears Dcwn Upon Railroad Switch Repairer. s ool ; Oakland Office San Francisco-Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 29. In his haste to get out of the way of | the fast moving Alameda local train on| the mole this morning, John T. Wilson, a block signal repairer, became confused and stepped to his death on the wrong track. The engine struck him fairly, knocked him down and ran across his body, the wheels mangling it almost be-! yond recognition. The accident occurred at the first signal tower from the mole. Wilson was en- gaged in repairing a switch light that re- fused to work properly. Just as he fin- ished the job at 11 o'clock the Alameda local came toward him from the mole. ‘Wilson walked off the track of the ap-' proaching train, but thinking he had stepped upon the wrong track, moved back to kis original position. It was too late for the engineer to stop liis train and Wil- son received the full impact of the en- gine, under which he was instantly| ground to pieces. The remains were after- ‘ward removed to the Morgue, where there will be an inquess. ‘Wilson was 46 years of age and a native of Scotland. He had been in the rail- road’s employ ten years. He leaves a widow and two grown sons, residing at 1268 Eighth street. / Heavy Installment of Taxes. . OAKLAND, Nov. 20.—County Tax Col- lector James B. Barber stated to-day that $829,850 67 taxes due under the first: instgllment had been collected. This ! leaves $370,700 40 yet to be collected under | the second installment. The payments | rresident of were much in excess of the amount re- quired under the first installment. ————— Plumbers at Banquet. OAKLAND, Nov. 20.—The local Master Plumbers’ Association conferred with the officers of the State advisory board of the Master Plumbers’ Association last night on the relations existing between the n.aster builders and the plumbers. After a lengthy discussion of the question the meeting adjourned te the banquet table, ‘where a repast was served. Among those present were: State President James E. Britt, State Secretary John L. Fermin; members of the State executive board—G. C. Sweeney, R. Rice, F. Snook, J. H. Brooker, J. Koch, C. Meyer, J. Gibbs, C. ‘Wetherbee, J. Bertram, A. Newmark, J. Shepard and J. Fitzpatrick; J. Menger, the Berkeley association; Gecrge Stoddard, vice president; G. F. O'Dare and L. Harris of the Berkeley as- sociation; D. Crowley, president of the Oakland association; H. Maddern, vice presidént; J. P. Fury, treasurer; Joseph Cruz, secretary; J. Martin, financial s2c- retary; J. McAllister, L. H. Davidson, W. H. Pennie, J. Graham, Louis Heinold, }runk Neal, A. H. McConnor and W. T. Hawkins. e Starr King’s First Entertainment. Starr King Chapter of the Order of the ‘Eastern Star, recently instituted, will, on the evening of Tuesday next, give its first entertainment and dance in Golden Gate Hall, on which occasion a pleasing pro- gramme of muslical, instrumental and lit- erary numbers, in addition to a pro- gramme of dances, will be presented. FREE TO THE DAILY CALL READERS. NEXT SUNDAY. The Newest Fad. ! Quite the Rage. ¢“CARTOONS IN COLOR”’ By Oscar Holliday Banghart, the re- nowned young New York artist, BEGINNING Free to Call Reade:s. One Each Week. Collect the Series of Twelve Beauatiful Carto.ns \ in Color. tain 'W. H. Marston, president of the 3 " ¥ o Town Board, in planting a sequoia gigan- v e e weifich S 1o bp bR ata0 £o, Fir seit. PRESIDENT OF THE DAY AND OTHERS WHO WILL ASSIST AT BERKELEY ARBOR DAY EXERCISES. The Rev. G. E. Swan of St. Mark’s Epi: f i copal Church will close the ceremonies e <+ with a benedmmnv_h v have insured the success of the day’s pro- bach, chairman; Mrs. A. G. Freeman, Mrs. J. C. Lynch, Mrs. George Easton, Mrs. J. N. LeConte, Thomas Rickard, J. The committee whose tireless efforts gramme is composed of C. L. Bleden- Mrs. Charles Keeler, Mrs. George Haight, Mrs. J. M. Plerce, Miss Emily Bergen, W. Warnick and H. W. Furlong. CAPTAIN BROWN - GUTS OFF 30N | Will of Master of Ferry 'Oakland Is Filed for Probate. Deceased Dces Not State Reasons for Disinheriting Offspring. ok s Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 29, The will of the late Captain Jehn K. Brown, for years master of the ferry steamer Oakland, was filed for probate to-day. The estate is valued at more than $6000. Two sons, Thomas H. Brown and Wil- liam W. Erown, are cut off with $1 each. The deceased captain made provision for his son Thomas, however, by leaving his e $200. Both the son Williafi and his wife receive but §1 each. The reason for disinheriting the two sons is not made { apparent in the will. Mrs. Ida Brown, a daughter, and George W. Brown, a son, each receive $500. The balance of the estate is left to sev- cral grandchildren. The deceased was in his vear when he died. New Altar for Rebekah Lodge. Mission Rebekah Lodge has secured a new altar, which is sald to be one of the most beautiful that has ever been pre- pared for a lodge of this order. It will be placed in position in the lodge room in Excelsior Hall on Saturday evening next with appropriate ceremonies, after which there will be a banquet for mem- bers and visitors. —_————— Circus People Use Cruel Bit. Officer Hooper of the Humane Society visited the Hindoo circus at Woodward's Pavilion yesterday and discovered that a cast-fron burred bit was being used on one of the trained horses. eighty-first prietor of the show warned. | Flag.” The instru- men® of torture was seized and the pro- TIST SHCRED HEART WING BIG UM Expert Accountants Fig- ure Net Resplt of Late Carnival, Hcw BEach ¢f the Booths Fared and Those Who Helped Them Along. Oakland Office San Francisco Cally 1118 Broadway, Nov. 29 The expert accountants have just fin- ished their tabulations of the receipts and expenditures of the fair recently held for the buflding fund of Sacred Heart Church. After poring over the figures for two weeks the mathematiclans have discov- ered that the church is the net gainer by just $3549 85. The receipts of each booth, together with the names of those whe helped to make them, foliow: Sacred Heart booth—Mrs. J. J. Mac- Cormae, president, and Mrs. F. Rigney, vice president, assistéd by Mrs. Louls Bellrose, Mrs. Kate McDonald, Mrs. Lamereaux, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. A. C. An- sel, Mrs. Chapman, Mme. de Soto, the Misses McNutt, Miss Margaret McDon- ald, Mis. Collins, Willie Eccles, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hughes and othe 3 Holy Names both—Mr . D. Sulli- van, president; Miss K. Bohan, vice pres- ident; assisted by Miss Mollie Gillick, Mrs. Frank Kelly, Miss Rose Turner, Miss Mae Gallagher, Miss Maggie Gil- lick, Miss Mae Keller, Miss Annie Mc Denough, Miss Nelile Bohan, Miss Kath- arine McCloy, Miss Bessie McCloy, Miss Mae\ Johnson, Miss Mae Rowan, M Frances Millett, Frank Kelly, Paul Mer- rill, ’James Gillick, Joe Harrington, Bart Kearney, Neil Carey and Thomas D. Sul- livan, $1057. St. Joseph's boothy and refreshments— Mrs. Maria Fitzpatick, president; Mrs. James White, vice ; assisted by Mrs. J. Cohen, Mrs. Dave Barry, Mrs. K. Hassett, Miss Margaret Quinn, Misses Julia Fitzpatrick, Katie Dolan, Isabelle Estudillo, Mary Fitzpatrick, Frances Radcliffe, Mary Babandorf, Nora Me- Guire, Tessle Costello, Mary O'Tool and Lucia Cohen, $324 8. Immaculate Conception booth (Chil- dren of Mary)—Miss Martha Gallant, pres- ident; Miss Sweeney, vice president; as- sisted by Miss Mary Kane, Miss Flora Smyth, Miss Jennie Millan, Misses Annie Coughlin, Katharine Cogan. Lorena Ma Intyre, Teresa Hannigan, Margaret Shan- non and others, $1647 30. St. Lawrence booth (candy and soda water)—Miss Kate Barlow president; Miss Jennie Millan, vice president; assisted by Mr. Parker and others, $170 35. The Young Men's stand—James Gal- lagher, assisted by James Pegnam, $68 85. Door receipts—Members of Branch No. 207, .Catholic Knights of America, in charge, $75 20. The recapitulation shows the total re- celpts to be $3666 75; expenses, $116 90; net result, $3549 5. GENUINE MELODRAMA AT DEWEY THEATER Stevens’ Stock Company Will Pre- sent, This Coming Week, a Play of Interest. OAKLAND, Nov. 29.—Cenuine melo~ érama, thickly set With sensational sit- uations in every act and scene, will be presented at the Dewey Theater the com- ing week under the title of “The Black The play deals with English con- vict life in the Portland penitentiary. The plot is intricate and wholly absorb- ing. The Stevens Stock Company, with Miss Lyllian Atwood and Irving Blunk- 1l in the title roles, will present the plece. —_—————————— Wife Repents at Leisure. OAKLAND, Nov. —Edna Bell Dow, a bride 19 years of age, to-day filed suit against her husband, George E. Dow, aged 21 years, for divérce on the ground of, failure to provide. The young couple obtained the consent of their parents a little over a year ago to wed, but, ac- cording to the wife's complaint, thdir married bliss was of short duration. —_——————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. 20.—The following marriage licenses were issued to-da: Wilbert N. Birmingham, over 21, and In M. Cook, over 13, both of Oaklan Charles L. Poindexter, 32, and Florencs M. Bell, 32, both of San Francisco; Joao S. Moriera, 31, and Mary das Neves, over 18, both of Mission San Jos —_—————— English Resting Easily. OAKLAND; Nov. 2.—William D. Eng- ish, secretary of the State Board of Har- bor Commissioners, is resting easily, at- ter a serious relapse yesterday. His phy- siclans feel confident of the patients’s ul timate recovery. He was operated on for appendicitis two weeks ago. it A A — ADVERTISEMENTS. DH. JCHN L. KELLETT, President and General Manager of tne CALIFORNIA CO-OPERATIVE CAL CO.. with capital of $1,250,000. 50,000 shares, $25 each. One share entitles the owner (and childfen under 15) to free med- ical advice and treatment and an equal part of all profits gained from the sales of Oil and Sweet S, 'rits of Eden. KELLETT’'S OIL OF EDEN Positively cures all Rheumatic and Neu- Talgia pains by relaxing the pores of the skin. Dissolves and removes all impuri- ties from which disease and pain are cre- ated of external system. Trademark, pice ture of Adam and Eve. SWEET SPIRITS OF EDEN Regulates the Liver and Kidneysy Stom- ach and Bowels. Strengthens the Nerves through the circulation of the blood, which governs the whole system. Sold by all honest and best druggists and local dealers. For testimonial and -address Dr. Jobn L. Kellett, E street, Eureka, or 457 Ninth street, Oakland, Cal, -