The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1903, Page 33

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 12 1903, 33 RESCUE FIREMAN FROM HOUSETOP Injured Truckman Holds| to the Eaves Until ‘j Help Comes. ! John O'Brien Slips on Wet Roof and Nearly Falls Forty Feet. DIAMONDS AND RUBIES r FAST DISAPPEARING res and the Grasping of Trust Causes Given P 2 ® brok mig age bl 2 » possesses kable 4 1y or the same at their 1 your reach T by the ago fo tur imen B , but it w t's eyes have some ————— Sound Trinsmission. curions insts rt smission e two Frer ng ef. On July 3 they h e in wpdrbsied, | ¥ v Dyr Mount which | nes beer from time immemorial THe altitude of the excavs wa Hout 340 feet above the Suddenly they heard t sou of h cann 2aMing, the reports following x iptervals Returning 1o Kef a Ay or two later they read in the papers that in tide course of some naval maneuvers the #pench fleet on the day and at the hour al which they had heard the reports had been engaged in bombarding Bizerta. T sgind, therefore, must have been t nyitted th gh the earth from Bizerta to DAr, & distance of somewhat over a hun Aced miles e | : Paper Buildings. | Jhe ¥ crmakers’ Monthly Journai re- norts tl 1 nobleman has upon | ujg estatc at Bavinowka, in Podolia, a | peper housc of sixteen rooms, built in | New York at st of 80000 rubles, and | ny architect declares that it will last | ‘S‘" than a stone building. Bergen, in rway, has a church buflt of paper cap- able of scating a thousand people. | tion | Health PHYSICIAN'S U3ES THE LASH whips Husband Near Home of Patient. Couple Have Trouble Twice Since Their Romantic Marriage. nd Office San Francisco Call 1118 Broad , April 11 has been added to the s of Dr. and Mrs. D. D. On Thursday last the infuriated i jealous wife is alleged to have Vige Iy wielde the bro: cian in front of the Anna Seligman, 58 Cal- om the doctor was at- is ) ascross wi vhipping first be- of gossip in club circles, 1 which Dr. Crowley and his wife. When they both were married. Soon Crowley was divorced by ind the woman who cap- ured a divorce from liugo Mansfield, the musi- nexpected then happened and rried his presentswife. the second was watchful fanc A on the ground of ex- a reconciliation wi a remarriage occurred. The 1pposed to be living in com- until this latest out- rties are reticeni. Mrs. Crowley rated and cannot see any t hat she glories in the fact at she has had satisfaction San Itancisco’s Edible Snails. An edible species of snall is found Francisco. but the snail hunter d not point of gathering these tocthsome mollusks unless he comes )ss one unusual size or unless there A culiarity about the construction of tinguishes it from ot s variety Is the com- and there is no 1e gardens on the north fornia street above Dupont with this edible snail. A formerly lived in one of sed the snails for taple > people vacated the prem 1 to clear the garden of sying pest microscope to lo- sell which makes spec family w an an require s dens. The name | f is Pupa Califor- ame was given it by t < finder, the Rev. Dr. Rowell, a ; of San Francisco. T little creature differ from ose of other speci ks its home on the ground stalks of bushes or the trees. almost invisible to the i bushes growing in_and near the beach View This species, which is . tes conspectus, has been found s the State of ‘Colorado. Many t construction of its when placed under a powerful magnifier An odd littie saffr having the long name yellow snail of Succinea Orego 4t numbers near the apable of living 1'as out of it, which il can do. slugs which the collector early morning jaunts there about six specles. The most common that corpulent yellow feHow. which » well. ‘When fully extend- length of six inches. »what smaller and seldom Limax > It is with rich br or black vellow skin, which give appearance. The slug is s having been brought ants about ten years ago. Ariolimax niger, named by G. Cooper, formerly president of ademy of Schences, is s found in almost every in grassy lawn in the city. pecies named by the same ge is smaller and lighter in color. estis is rather a pretty slug. Some specimens are all while others are mottled The eggs hatch within twen- after being deposited in little the garden, and the young attain r full size in eighty-two days. Mr. R n- — e o oosevelt’'s Humor. Roosevelt's native enthusiasm acted to him the effervescent af- of many people who have enthu- asm—and nothing else--as a stock in | trade in life, says Harper's Weekly. O this sort are who are so con seweral that they have an Intuitive under- with the President on any and that they do not hesitate to themselves authorized to him without his knowledge or brought -the Presi- ¥ unpleasant situa- which one of these individuals t him - sident walked up and down the moment, fighting with his rent sense of annoyanee. opped in front of his Inform- smililng broadly, said: ver realize the embarrassing lar position cf a gentleman sincerely and devotedly, but pub- mired by an utter Junatic?” walked a little longer, then all subjects, as a he “The creature believes he is my truest and most valuable frined.” He and shook his head mournfully. would be illegal to drown him.” —_——————— Aboriginal Art. Recently number of remarkabie ab- gs were discoyered at Jib- bon, They are .on a flat rock, which most probably was a lookout st for the natives. When the fact is taken into consideration that they devot- little labor to their dwellings or tu matters relating to their personal -omfort cause of surprise that they main- tained efforts sufficient to outline figures of gigantic size by grooving them in the solid rock. At Jibbon are the outlines of three whales, one twenty feet six inches long and a third thirty-two feet in length by eleven feet in width. The last men- tioned is marked across the center of the from one outline to the other, by zrallel straight lines. A shark fif- teen feet long, a turtle ten feet,’a human e feet, a stingaree nine feet by six feet are also carved rock. s unon the ——————————————— The Fight Against Consumption. In warfare against - consumption Commissioner Lederle of New York is having thousands of leaflets. on the subject printed In every language spoken in that city, including Chinese. These leaflets, which will be distributed among the poor in every temement dis- trict, contain simple Instructionss by the observance of which the danger of In- fection may to a great extent be avoided. Dr. Lederle wil also send trained nurses among the tenement-house consumptive; to care for and instruct the afficted and assoclates. thelir his a| is extremeld popu- | nance lies behind the marriage | divorce followed shortly | shel? | sighed | “Yet it | ! WIFE CONTRA COSTA COMPANY 1S SEEKING ~ FOR A WAY OUT OF BAD DILEMMA ‘Mrs. Crowley Horse-|Reorganization Decided Upon and- William G. Henshaw ‘ Will Be Made President in Place of William J. Dingee, ; Who Is to Retire---William D. English May Be Manager l | | + AKLAND, - April 11.—The Contra Costa Water sany is trying to find a way out of the dilemma in which it now finds itself. With election of a city administra- ownership of popular . indignation corporation be- th iged rks, mning h b cause of its hiz last two years and with its president to with against the anded methods for the a municipal very sick m the C Water Cempany finds itself in a bad way. There | Las never been, in the whole -history of the city of Oakland and the yntra Costa Water Company, so serious a situation facing the big corporation. There seems to be but one way out of the difficuity, ar 1t is reorganization, and even that maz prove of little avall in the present condition of the public| mind in Cakland. | “But reorganization is going to be at- tempted and that at the of the company, which occurs during the coming week. William J. Dingee, who has been the controlling stockholder for several years and who has held the for the last two years, will retire as an { officer of the company and will shortly leave for Europe on an indefinite trip. Mr. Dingee is recovering slowl from very severe sickness, ir poor health. DINGEE GOING ABROAD. tie has been gradually disposing of 1 various business interests and will, soon as possible, relinquish the ma: ment of everything possible and, tr | recover his health by While ~ Mr. | Dingee wiil probably | interest in the Contra Costa Water pany he will relinquish the managcment | of the concern. Willlam G. Henshiw will probably be clected president to succeed Mr. Dingee, Mr. Henshaw has always been a lar: | stockholder in the company and was at | one time a director.. Two years ago he ! left the directorate and he.will now re- turn as president and the general director of policy. | The question of who should be made | the local manager of the company has | received the most attention by the stock- | holders, who see ‘dire trouble facing the | corporation | The matter was presentd to Frank A. | Leach. superintendent of the Mint in San Francisco, about two weeks ago. It was | SELECTS PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION COMMITTEE | Mayor Olney Names a List of Prom- inent Men . and Includes Ala- meda Representatives. OAKLAND, , April 11.—Mayor Warren | Olney has announced the appointment | of the citizens’ committee, which will | have charge of the reception to President | Roosevelt. The names are those of men prominent in all walks of life and cover comprehensively the many-sided interests of Oakland. Notably prominent is the | fact that the sister city of Alameda has been given representation on ‘the gen- eral committee, which will co-operate with the citizens’ committee of Berkeley. The personnel of the general committee | 1 e follows: | | | Chamberlain, Victor H. Metcalf, The- E. L. Bair, G. M. Fitzgerald, z (M. D.), Fran- Thomas Mc- 5 harles R. Brown, Collins, Edwin Goodall, James' P. Taylor, George Mosbacher, James K. Morfitt, Frank K. Mott, J. T. Bell, E. N. Gibson, J. P. Burke, H. C. Taft, Albert Cur- lin, Willlam F. Sohst, Frank Otis of Alamed: les L. ‘Tilden of Alameda, George C. Pa Sol Kahn, John A, Britton, L. G. Burpee, Dargie, Cary Howard, F. M. Smith, John R. Glascock, Frank A. H. Pratt (M. D.), Rev. am R. Davis, ev. E. R. Dille, Rev. Ben A. Schilling, 8. T. Alexander, m T. Veitch, George T. Hawley, Waltet Charles E. Snook, James Curry, Petry, W. V. Stafford, John I Irish, W. G. Henshaw, Henry Evers, Joseph F. Forderer of Alameda —_——— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, April 1L—The following marriage licenses #ere issued to-day: Eugene J. Lefevre, aged 23, and Matilda Scheiding, 19, both of Oakland; Samuel G. Davis, 22, and Nellle Huntington, 21, both of Alameda; Willlam G. Wheelock, 60, and Mary H. Kelley, 40, both of San Francisco; Frederick J. Oliva, over 2 and Mary Messino, over 18, both of Oak- land; Alexander Codlyn, 29, San Fran- cisco, and Julia ‘M. Paoll, 23, San Jose; Joseph E. Valadon, 23, and Annle Silva, 21, both of Oakland: Jeznmo 8. Azevedo, 30, and Maria R. Silva, 21, both of Oak- land; Frank T. Wheeler, 53, Oakland, and Rebecca Navone, 50, Berkele; ——————————— The Catholic Woman's Union of France is appealing to capable young women of that country to obtain certificates and take the places of the nuns recently ex- pelled, FEE) nnual meeting | office_of president | which has left him | mentof Mr. Dingee would necessitate some changes in the directorate and the man- agement and it was suggested that he might be the one who could make the .ompany popular in Oakland. It vas the superintendent of the mint t company stood ready. to meet the | people, and that it was going to make | a new deal all around and that he would be given a free hand if he would assurnie the local management. LEACH OFFERED PLACE. Frank A. Leach has always been one of the most bitter opponents of the Contra Costa Water Company in Oakland. When he was the owner and manager of the Oakland Enquirer he fought the compan in his paper, in politics and in every w. The offer seemed peculiar, coming to one who had always held such a position, but it was apparently sincere, and those who knew of it scered to think there might have been a change of heart. But Mr. Leach was disinclined to assume any new troubles. He has at least two years more | to serve as Superintendent of the Mint in this city, with a prospect of being re- tained in the coming admnistration, and 80 the negotiations did not reach beyond the most tentatve stage. Tt seems now that Willlam D. English, present secretary of the Harbor Commis | sion, would fall heir to this position, that to the diplomatic leader of the Bills” would be consigned the work of re- habilitating the popularity of the Contra Costa Water Company in Oakland. Un- less there Is a change of some kind on the part of the stockholders and managers of the company between now and the an- nual meeting, Mr. English will be selected for this difficult plece of work. There will be some changes in the di- rectory, but these are still uncertain. Whatever they are, they will be dictated by the parties now in control. Willlam J. Dingee and William G. Henshaw, with MUSIG LOVERS 10 HAVE TREAT High Class Artists to Appear at Unitarian Concert. ALAMEDA, April 11.—Music lovers in this city and Oakland are awaiting with pleasant anticipation the concert to be given in the Unitarian Church on Grand street next Tuesday even- ing, in which Mrs. Charles C. Hughes, soprano; A. Horatio Cogswell, barytone, and Miss Grace Davis, planist, will be heard. All three are favorites in the world of harmony and sweet sounds and their audience will be limited only by the accommodations of the church edifice. Mrs. Hughes is the wife of School Su- perintendent Charles C. Hughes and is a prominent member of the Adeiphian Club. She has been identified with most of (he leading musical events of that organi- zation. Her voice is powerful and her stage presence striking. Mr. Cogswell is the possessor of vocal talent that he well krows how to utilize to*delight his hear- ers. Miss Davis as an accompanist is classed with the best in the cities about the bay. Six young ladles will act as ushers. They are Miss Harriet Austin, Miss Rilla Murdock, Miss Grace Cook, Miss Mabel Miller, Miss Maud Jackson and Mrs. Charles Gibbs. The patronesses of the concert are Mrs. Philip S. Teller, Mrs. H. M. Pond, Mrs Elizabeth West- gate, Mrs E. J. Holt, Mrs. William Baurhyte, Mrs. C. H. Shattuck, Mrs. George E. Plummer, Mrs. George W. Em- mons, Mrs. Frank S. Brush, Mrs. J. M. Taylor, Mrs. George H. Mastick, Mrs. Charles C. Hanley, Mrs. George L. ‘Walker, Mrs. Willlam Bacon, Mrs. R. W. McChesney, Mrs. M. F. McGurn, Mrs, W, B. Kollmyer, Mrs. H. P. Bancroft and Mrs. H. A. Hebard. In charge of the dec- orating of the church are Miss Buch, Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Cogswell. Following is the programme to be rendered: Duet, “O, Happy Swallows” *“Mignon,” (Thomas), Mrs. Charles C. Hughes and = S = PRESIDENT OF CONTRA COSTA WATER COMPANY, HIS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR, THE PROSPECTIVE MANAGER. THE MAN WHO DE- | CLINED THAT POSITION AND A POSSIBLE DIRECTOR. i | | explained to Mr. Leach that the retire- ; a few of their friends, control a large ma- Jjority of the stock of the corporation and they will control the new directors, who- ever they may be. Thomas J. Clunle is sai¢ to be slated for one of the places. William J. Dingee, the president of the company, too ill to discuss company af- fairs, but William G. Henshaw, who will succeed Mr. Dingee as president, was will- | Ing to say a few words. Mr. Henshaw | was frank in admitting the bad odor of the company in Oakland, but was optimis- tic as to the future. This Is what Mr. | Henshaw said: HENSHAW’S STATEMENT. It is probable there will be some changes in the directory of the Contra Costa Water Com- | pany at its annual meeting next week, but | What they will be has not yet been decided. | There 1s no use denying that there is a great . deal of feellng against the company on the part of the people of Oakland. How far that , is a heritage from the oid days and how far | it is a recent development there is no use in | discussing. It exists, and that Is enou There remains but one thing to do, and that fs to pursue a strictly open and business-like policy, to abandon politics and to play the | game, as it were, with the cards face up on the table. There has been some discussion about this among a number of the stockholders, but no absolutely definite conclusion has been arriveq at, or i'it has I have not been notified of it. | Mr. Dingee, our president, is a sick man and is going abroad on an indefinite trip. There is a general desire that he retain the presi- | dency, but he may decide to give up all of his | business interests, these included. As to who would be elected manager there Is some’ question. A number of names have | been mentioned, among them those of William D. English and Frank A. Leach. I am not | aware that any definite conclusion has been al ed at. As to the threat of a municipal water plant the Contra Costa Water Company | has nothing to say. We are informed by our engineers that the proposed plan of tapping the Niles gravel beds is entirely inadequate for a city of this size, | much less one of the size to which Oakland s | growing. 1If the city really wants to try mu- | nicipal ownership we certainly cannot stop it. If it wants to buy our plant we are ready to | sell. All that we want is a fair deal and there | will be no differences between ourselves and | the people. | APPOINTS ASSISTANT TO HANDLE WATER CASE | Attorney Carl H. Abbott Is Named to Continue Work on the City’s Appeal. OAKLAND, April 11.—City Attorney J. E. McElroy has appeinted Carl H. Ab- bott, a member of the law firm of Camp- bell, Fitzgerald, Abbott & Fowler of San Francisco, to be Assistant City Attorney, handling exclusively the water rates suit now on appeal to the Supreme Court. Attorney George Shaw, who held the posi- | tion under former City Attorney James A. Johnson, has reslgned. Officer Shoots at Burglar. OAKLAND, April 11.—While making his rounds this morning at 2 o'clock Police Officer James H. Smith discerned a man moving about in the office of A. G. Rhodes’ coal yard, at Bix'eenth street and San Pablo avenue. When Smith started to investigate the stranger ran through a rear door and into the street. The officer fired a shot to halt the man, but failed to make him stop. The supposed burglar had entered the office by breaking a win- dow. ———— Special Passover Services. OAKLAND, April 11.—“The Higher In- terpretation of Freedom’ will be the sub- ject of Rabbi Friedlander to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the synagogue of the First Hebrew Congregation. Spe- cial services will also be conducted in connection with the Jewish Passover, which, for the first time In twenty years, has fallen on the Christian Easter. @il @ Mr. A. Horatio Cogswell; (a) “The Rhine- land’s Golden Wine” (Rles); (b) “The Linden Tree” (Schubert); (c) “Mignon (Eeethoven); (d) “Once in Thine (Franz), Mr. Cogswell. (a) “The Lurk Now Leaves HIS Wat'ry Nest” (Parker;; (b) “Once I Loved a Maiden Fair" (Fur- ker); (¢) “Oh! That We Two Were May ing” (Nevin); (d) “Should He Upbraiu?” (Bishop), Mrs. Hughes. Ballade in A iiat major (Chopin), Miss Margaret Davis. (a) “Der Asra” (Rubinstein); (b) *“‘Blue Eyes of Spring” (Ries); (¢) “Creole Song™ (Bemberg); (d) “Hedge Roses” (Sci bert), Mr. Cogswell. (a) “Were My Song With Wings Provided” (Hahn); (b) “in Autumn” (Franz); (c¢) “The Vain Suit” (BErahms), Mrs. Hughes. Prologue “Pag- liacel” (Leoncavallo), Mr. Cogswell. “The Ycung Nun" (Schubert), Mrs. Hugles, = | ing order of music will be rendered | opening anthem, SPECIAL MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES Easter Services Ar- ranged for Oakland Congregations. Songs of Praise Offerings in| the Several Houses of ‘Worship. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 1L Many Easter services will be held in the Oakland churches to-morrow. Special muslc has been arranged. Some of the programmes to be given are as follows: First Presbyterian. Morning—Anthem, with baritone solo, “As it Began to Dawn,”. Rogers; so- prano solo, “The Resurrection,” by | Shelley; anthem, ‘““Why Seek Ye the | Living Among the Dead?’ Gilchrist baritone solo, “Morn of Resurrection, Rodney; anthem, * “Christ our er,” Tours. Evening—Anthem, “As it Began to Dawn,” Lansing, with soprano solo: | tenor solo, ‘“The Light of the World,” Stephen Adam: anthem, ‘‘Hallelujah, Christ is Risen,” Vincent; contralto solo, “The Way of the Cross,” Solman; baritone solo and chorus, ‘Hosanna Granfer; chorus, “Unfold Ye Portals, Gounod, from “Redemption,’” Miss V. de Fremery, organist; Clement Rowlands, choir master. Solo quartet—Mrs. J. | Liewelyn ‘Williams, soprano; Grace M. Dickman, contralto: Owens, tenor; W. Clement bass. | First Methodist. Rev. Elbert R. Dille, D. D., pastor: Rev. Berton H. Fleming, assistant pastor; J. M. Robinson, chorister; Miss Mabei F. Hill, organist, assisted by Miss Lols M Ww. J. Rowland, | Mendenhall, violinist. Morning—Awake up, My Clory, Barnby; Christ Has Won the Victor: Hawley, High in Heaven Enthroned, T. Evening—Easter Praise Service—Organ prelude; Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead, Hopkins: Easter eve, Gounod, Miss Carolyn L. Crew, violin obligato Miss Lois Mendenhall; Three Days of Earth, Rougnon-Rees; violin solo, “The Evening Star,” Wagner, Miss Lois Men- | denhall: O Come Let Us Sing, Foster: A Song for Easter, Allen; The Resurrection, | Holden, Herbert A. Smith; The Strife | {is O'er, Stewart; What are These Which |are Arrayed in White Robes, Shepard; | postiuce. First Baptis rvices in Masonic Hall. Director, Professor Percy Dow; Miss Abba Kellogg. organ Bertha Bouterious, pianist; Miss Gertrude Hibberd, violinist. The quartet will as follows: Mrs. Margaret Best, soprano; Mrs. J. J. Warner, contralto; A. « Lawrence, tenor; J. W. Garthwalte. baritone. Among the special numbers of the morning service are the following: Anthem, “Break Forth Into Joy” (Barn- by); tenor solo, ‘“King Ever Glorious™ | (Stainer’s “Cru on”), A. C. Law- rence; response, “‘Sanctus” (Gounod); “'St Cecilia Mass™), Mr. Lawrence and chorus; soprano solo, “1 Know that My Redeemer Liveth,” Mrs. Margaret G. Bert. Among the musical numbers for the evening are the following: Anthem, “They Have Taken Away My Lord” (Stainer); con- tralto solo, “Resurrection,” Mrs. J. J.| Warner, with violin, organ and piano: | anthem, “Unfold” (Gounod's “‘Redemp- tion”): response, “‘Mercy and Truth Are | Met Together” (Tours); violin offertory, Miss Gertrude Hibberd. St. John's. Holy eucharist at 7 and § a. m., morn-| ing prayer at 10:30; high celebration of the holy eucharist and sermon, preccded by solemn procession at 11 a. m; solemn ve | fi | evensong and sermon at 7:3. The follow- at : Solemn processio: the High Ma Festal Day!"; introit, Psalm 16 Etelson” (Tours); “Sequence, 1 ria Tibi" (Tours ‘redo” (Tours); of fertory, “Hosanna” (Jules Granler), solo sung by Warner Sherwood; “Why Seek | Ye?" (Peel); “Sursum Corda, 411;” “Sanc- | tus” (Tours); “Benedictus” (Tours); Ag- nus Def” (Tours); “Gloria” (Tours); “O | Salutarls, 227." Evening—Processional, 112, “Magnifiicat” In E flat (West); an- | Hosanna” (Jules Granler); “Why | " (Peel). | Church of the Advent. | communion, 8 a. m. Holy com- | Holy munion and sermon by the rector. 1l a. “Alleluia” (Victory); | “They Have Taken Harrington, Miss M. L. “Te Deum,” Dudley “Jubliate,” Hop- m. Processional, Away My Lord,” Pcllitt and choir; Buck (Festival in D); kins; “Kyrie,” “Gloria Tibl"” and “Credo."y Woodward, in E flat; hymn, “Christ Is Risen” (Resurexit), 113; “Gloria Patri,” | Randall; solo, “The Resurrection,” Shel-l ley, Miss Nana Swain; anthem, “Awake | Up My Glory,” Barnby; “Sursum Corda, ; “Sanctus” and Agnus Dei,” Wood- | | | ward, in E flat; ‘Gloria in Excelsis” (Festival setting in D), Dudley Buck; “Nune Dimittis,” Novello; recessional, | “At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing™ | (St. George's Windsor). The children's Easter carol service, 3:30 p. m. Proces- sional, ‘“‘Hark! Ten Thousand Volices Sounding” (St. Oswald); cornet solo, “The Resurrection,” Holden, Wesley Adams: | vocal solo, “Ora Pro Nobis™ (Piccolomini), | Master Willlam Fake; recessional, “We | March to Victory,” Barnby. ‘ Evening—Ebdon’s service in C; anthem, “Praise Ye the Father,” Gounod; bene- | diction hymn, “All for Jesus,” Stainer. | music by the full vested choir; James Pollitt, organist and choirmaster. —————————— Borax King to Investigate. | OAKLAND. April 11.—F. M. Smith, the | “borax king.” has gone to Death Valley to investigate the reported killing by In- | dians of John Ryan, who was Smith's trusted superintendent and adviser in his great borax interests. Details regarding the reported murder of Ryan are very | meager and Smith is not satisfled that the report is true. No Bank Checks in Germany. The Berlin correspondent of Commercial | Intelligence calls attention to the anti- quated and cumbersome method of for- | warding remittances that obtains in Ger- many. A check system such as has been developed and perfected as an instrument | of commerce in England is practically un- used there, payments being usually effect- ed by means of money orders taken out | at the local postoffice. The English bank exercises the double funétion of adjust- ing accounts and guarding wealth, where- as the German bank, under favorable circumstances, scarcely does more :han the latter. For the German merchant the postoffice is, in a sense, what the clearing-house of the English banking system is for the British business man; it is an active partner in the settlement of the differences between debtor and creditor. Yet even under the German postal system, whereby the amount of money order is paid at the residence of the payee by a special functionary called the “Geldbrieftrager,” ‘he postoffic: is clearly an intolerably clumsy agent for liquidating accounts nowadays; and oc- casionally one hears a German bemoaning | 2314 Channing way | front the steam-roller progress of his fellow countrymen in the technics of payment, and urging reform.—London Telegram ———————— An order from South Africa for 18,000 eight-horse plows bas been received by a plow manufacturer in the United States. GI-ED FIGHT WTH BURGLI Miss Laura Mundy Al- most Captures Mid- night Thief. Has a Sharp Struggle With the Invader, Who Makes Lucky Escape. Office San ncisce Call, 218 Center Street, April 1L M Laura Mundy, a sophomore co-ed, knows what it is to fight with a burglar. She had & burly of the species in her grip for awhile this morning and ¥ Berkeley one | would have had him in durance if Berke ley had any kind of a police force. His burglarious highness and the courageous little co-ed had a brief but sharp strug- gle, the one to escape and the other to capture, but in the end brute strengt conquered and beauty lost the beast. Miss Mundy lives w people at She room That reoom street and is only just height above the ground to leave the window partiy the bottom, being a stickler for fresh air. Unfortunately it is also her habit to use the window sill as a resting place for her purse and other things. Very early this morning Miss Mundy was awakened by an unusual oise ;l! the window. was ten minu eps in a lower faces on the about a man's It is her habit ralsed from It 5 past | o'clock, she afterward discovered. She turned her head on the pillow and saw— a man. Half his body was inside the | room and he was making a determined effort to drag the rest of it after him Miss Mundy was frightened, but she was not cow neither «id she scream. She umped out of bed and ran at the intruder. He withdrew precipitately. As he slid backward be grabbed a Latin dictionary he did not get very fa with it Just then Miss Mundy slammed the win on his hand and held it there with all her might and mair The man wiggled his hand back and forth in an effort to release it a hat gave Miss Mundy time to book out of his hand Then en following talogue: What do.you Miss Mundy. “Open the w said the fellow, clenching his teeth with pain What do vou want?’ Miss Mundy re- peated “Open the window commanded the man again But Miss Mundy not obey and remembering an old about cauing for help even if there is none around she cried out to her father. That scared the man and he his hand away with one ty e The last Mise Mundy saw him he was running for dear life down Channing way Miss Mundy did not discover that her purse was gome until afterw: when she looked around her ym to see if anyth was missing. The purse cor tained cents—a breakfast and a drink for the burglar “] wasn't very much frightened ti afterward,” said Miss Mundy, iater m the day. “I nearly collapsed though when I realized it all afterward. He was uncouth looking man and wore Very poor clothing. I wish I had caught him.” OAKLAND'S MAYOR WOULD DECREASE CITY'S SALOONS Olney So Recommends After Vetoing the Boyer Liquor License Ordinance. OAKLAND, April 11.—Mayor Oiney has vetoed the Boyer liquc license ordinance mber of sa- gradually he and recommends that the n loons in Oakland reducec u from 235 to 200. The main feature of t Boyer ordinance, which was passed the old City Council, was the doing away with the necessity of having the liquor license bonds renewed y year. Mayor Barstow doubted whether the proval of an ordinance passed during his administration and signed by his suc: cessor would be legal. —_————— STEINWAY COLT MAKES GREAT PRACTICE TROT Three-Year-Old Owned by Charlea Griffith Registers 1:017; for the Half-Mile. PLEASANTON are talking to-daj oped this morning at t Pleasanton training track by a three-year-old trot- ter, by Steinway, and owned by Charles Griffith. For the half-mile the watches regis- tered 1:014, against a high wind, blowing across the backstretch. Griffith was greatly elated over the performance and predicts great things for his Steinway colt. Horsemen devel- —_—————— Trustecs Deny Charge. OAKLAND, April 11—T! Varney and Augusta M. Tay tees of the estate of the Thomas Varney, answered to-day the charges of Frank Varney and other heirs, denying that they misapplied any of the moneys entrusted to them. Varney left an estate of $500,000. The trustées, among who was the late H. H. Pritcher, who committed sulcide, were accused by the heirs of using the money of the cstate for personal profit and on that ground late banker, | the account of the trustees is opposed. It is alléged the courts was deceived by the trustees in accepting certain accounts where the transfer of property was in- volved. —_———————— Husband Evades Alimony. OAKLAND, April 1l.—Helen Gordon, & comely Scotch lassie, who six weeks ago obtained a divorce from her husband, John Gordon, a deputy auditor of the Southern Pacific Company, is se-king means to compel her husband to pay ali- mony. She consulted Judge Melvin, who referred her to her attorneys. According to her story, her former husband left the employ of the raflroad company on April 1 and since then has not been heard from. The husband was accused by the wife, during their married life, of disrupting a church choir becauseof jealousy. John I. Porter to-day began suit for di- vorce from his wife, Olive Porter, on the ground of extreme cruelt ———.— West Alameda Wants Hall. ALAMEDA, April 11.—Steps have been taken by the West End Improvement Club toward the erection of a modern hall in that portion of the city. It is planned to have the building contain an auditorium capable of seating 1000 people, two large lodgerooms and a gymnasium. Articles of incorporation will be prepared by the club and capital stock to the ex- | tent of $25,000, divided into 2500 shares, will be issued. —_—————— Warrant for Prospective Groom. OAKLAND, April 1L.-Word was re- ceived by the County Clerk to-day not to issue a marriage license to B. L. Tallman and Rebekah Larsen of Paso Robles. Constable Gans of that place states he has a warrant for the arrest of the pros- pective groom on a charge of abduction. The bride-to-be Is alleged to be under age. ——— Miss Brockway’'s Estate. OAKLAND, April 11.—The estate of the late Emeline Colton Brockway of Berke- ley has been appraised at $27,125. It com~ sists principally of real estate.