The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1903, Page 4

3 THE SAN FRANCISCO - —_— BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1118 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Otreet. Telephone Nortk 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Eagle 502. _ SATS RECORDS ARE STRAIGHT Distriet Attorney Allen Ex- amines the Contra Costa Water Company’'s Assessment 0. A A FINDS NOTHING CRIMINAL A S Is Satisfied That Alleged Il- legal Segregation of Prop- erty Is a Clerical Error o 2 kland Office San Francisco Call, 18 Broadway, Dec. 7. nation of the assessment y District Attorney Allen segregation of the Contra Costa ¥'s property in Brooklyn p is the result of a clerical er- e originally in the Assessor” He states that he does not be- riminal has been done he company simply took ad- ntage of the segregation to pay axes on its realty and let the tax on the water, over which point there is a dispute, become del uent. speaking of the matter to-day he sa The Board of Supervisors this morning adopted a resolution authoriz- ing me to spend what money was nec essary to run down the person who | had been tampering with the public records. I have examined the books and do mot believe anything criminal has been done. “In the Contra estate the assessment roll, e stamping ma- these divisions sepa- ust have d st gave rate numbers. y and the number 47,614 oppo- e personal ¥ the in- ng the r number 47,613, erasure of the numbers 1 fancy another clerk, either in the | Auditor or the Tax Collector's office, 1 rate, was misled or found a n nk and endeav- correct the mistake and insert- umber in pencil and figured out ills instead of one. At any t all done in one office othing to show collusion 1 do not believe will be neces- it w rate, as T 2nd there is n between two of them. secut that sary m ny pr ———— MORE EVIDENCE OF BURGLARY UNCOVERED Owner ldentifics Keys Found Among the Effects of Brave Policeman Smith’s Slayers. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—Mrs. T. W. Fowler, re 20 Masonic ave- nue, San ncisco, has identified a bunch of keys found among the ef- and Frank J Fowjer s evidence of further crime has been taken in charge by the police | against the time that Kiniry may be Though ten days have gone eman Smith was killed, lice Hodgkins is without a fugitive Kiniry. The po- about given up all hope for ptured ce Po his arrest Members of Policeman Smith's fam- fly b e indorsed the position assumed by the patrolman’s mother, touching the testimonial fund that being raised by citizens in token of apprecia- tion of the brave young officer’s stand. His relatives d that the fund should be used reward to be paid 10 the proper person or persons in the event Kiniry shall be captured. In expidnation of the fact that Gov- ernor Pardee has authorized a State reward of o 0 for Kiniry's ar- rest, word has come from Sacramento showing that the last Legislature ap- propriated only $750 for rewards. Owing to the agerness of the allow- ance, the Governor has been com- pelled to refu: applications in a num- ber of cases for the issuance of reward proclamations. The amount offered in the Smith e is more than one-quar- ter of the entire appropriation. —_—— Postpones Purchase of Machines, OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The Board of Supervisors took no action to-day in the matter of the purchase of balloting machines. A request was sent to the District Attorney for an opinion as to whether the board would have to ad- vertise for bids for the purchase of the machines, as required in the purchase of other su ADVERTISEMENTS. IT'S WONDERFUL The amount of good you'll re- ceive from a few doses of Hostet- ter'’s Stomach Bitters, especially when the stomach is- disordered or the liver inactive. It cures Loss of Appetite, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Dyspepsia, Indiges- tion, Chills or Malaria. Be sure to try it, also obtain a copy of our Illustrated Almanac for 1904 from your druggist. It is free-and con- tains instructive reading matter that is well worth having. HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS. 1 that the alleged ille- | its | resi- | STODENTS WANT HONOR SYSTEN Agitation for Its Adoption at University of California Is Now Under Full Way FINLEY BEGINS MOVEMENT ~ . . Writes Letter in Which He Points Out the Benefits That Are to Be Obtained Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Dec. 7. The agitation for the establishment of the honor system in the University of California was renewed to-day through the publication in The Dally Californian of a communication from William L. Finley, a former editor of that paper and president of the English Club. In this letter Mr. Finley refers to the attempt that is being made to establish the honor system at Stanford | University and points out the benefits that will accrue to this university | through the workings of the system. The students voted against its estab- lishment in 1902 mainly on the ground, | he says, that they believed it would | bring with'!t spying and tattling. Tangible form will be given to the movement &t the semi-annual meeting of the student body next Friday morn- |ing. At that time the matter will be | brought up again and a committee ap- | pointed by President Max Thelen to | collegt data. If the committee believes the honor system worth the attempt | to secure its adoption by the whole student body, then a vigorous cam- paign of education will be begun. There will be literature on the subject and letters published in the college pa- , the idea Being to promote a full ssion fter the proposed sys- v advertised it will be submitted to a vote. The main points of the honor system | consist in pledging the student to pass ‘nxamlnn\inns honorably and to sign a statement at the end of each paper ving that he has neither received nor | elven assistance. If he is caught | cheating he is given a trial by the presidents of the four undergraduate classes, who fix the penalty according | to the nature of the offenses and make | their recommendations to the faculty. | —_—————————— | FRIENDS AND FORMER PUPILS ATTEND FUNERAL Professor A. Megahan, Late Principal of the Peralta School, Is Laid to His Final Rest, 7.—The Rev. J. K. of the Pacific Theo- conducted the ser- formerly principal of the Per- alta School, which was held this after- noon from the late residence of the deceased, 1242 Linden street. The Ma- al service was conducted by equoia Lodge. The Peraita School was closed dur- ing the afternoon and many of the | pupils and teachers attended the | funeral. The duet, “Some Day We'll | Understand,” was sung by Mr. and | Mrs. §lement P. Rowlands. ‘ The pallbearers were: John Mitch- ell, Charles Burkhalter, T. O. Craw- S B sonic fu |ford, John A. Beckwith, George W. Frick and C. E. Merwin. The remains were inerated at the Oakland Crem- atory The inquest was held at the Cor- | oner’s office at 10 a. m. to-day, the | verdict being that death was due to | strychnine, self-administered, while | the deceased was mentally unbalanced. _——————— ;Ll\'ERMORE SUICIDE LEAVES LONG LETTER IN DANISH Is Believed to Contain | Document | Serious Charges Against Women | and Will Be Translated. | LIVERMORE, Dec. 7.—Jens A. | Schack, who committed suicide last Friday by hanging himself at his resi- | @ence in Doolan Canyon, left a long letter written in Danish, the transla- tion of which is expected to cause a | sensation. It is said that the letter accuses sev- eral women of poisoning the mind of his wife against him and causing her to leave him. The separation between Schack and his wife took place several years ago and about three years ago Mre. Schack died. Schack, who was sincerely at- tached to his wife, never fully recov- ered from the shock caused by her death and the day on which he ended | his life was the twenty-seventh anni- versary of his wedding. The incuest has been set for 11 o’clock to-morrow morning. —_——— ASPHYXIATED STUDENT | RECOVERS HIS SENSES ‘Gmm S. Johnson,» State University Pupil, Gradually Getting Over the Effects of Poisonous Gas. BERKELEY, Dec. 7.—George 8. Johnson, the university student who was asphyxiated Saturday morning, partly recovered consciousness to-day after remaining in a stupor for two days, and the physicians in charge hold out hope for his recovery. He revived sufficiently this morning to be able to recognize members of his fam- ily who had been called to his bedside, though he is still too weak to tell how the accident happened. President Wheeler has interested himself in the young man's case and visited the sickroom to-day. Upon his order a trained nurse was engaged to attend him. e Improvement Club Reorganizes. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The Independ- ence Square District Improvement Club has been reorganized to press im- provements within the territory bounded by Commerce street, East Twenty-first street, Twenty-first ave- nue and the water front. The new officers are: President, Charles P. | Welch; first vice president, J. G. Estey second vice president, Frank H. Gar- ci secretary and treasurer, Thomas M. Gardiner. Insane Man Disappears. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—While Mrs. Mary Cooper was in the office of the District Attorney this morning arrang- ing to have her insane son, Thonmas I. Cooper, committed to an asylum the young man, whom she had left sitting in the anteroom, made his escape, and =0 far no trace has been found of him, The Sheriff’s office was notified and search is being made for the runaway. —————— Dr. Buckland’s Will Filed. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The will of Dr. ‘Wallace O. Buckland has been filed for probate. The will was drawn August 13, 1902, and leaves the legatee's enti to ire estate, valved at about $2000, widow. 4 1 KING'S DAUGHTERS TO PRESENT ~ THE BIRDS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL Courtesy Circle Arranges to Produce Drama- tization of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s Work in ‘Aid of the Church Building Fund < L2 S OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—“The Birds’ Christmas Carol,” by Kate Douglas ‘Wiggin, has been dramatized by MMiss Elizabeth Gray agd will be produced for the first time by local talent. It will be presented under the direction of the Courtesy Circle of King’'s Daugh- ters and 1s for the benefit of the build- ing fund of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Wiggin's little story, which is both amusipg and pathetic, has been skillfully handled by Miss Gray in the dramatization, and as the cast has been selected with excellent judgment by the committee in charge the whole affair, from an artistic point of view, promises to be a success. Miss Bessie Yard, the clever, young reader and daughter of the well known artist, Sidney Yard; Miss Helen Dornin and Miss Mae Sadler, two popular young society Alameda, have prominent parts in the 1ittlé drama and much of its success will be due to their excellent work. Samuel Whittlesey, Glen Johnson and @ ieteiiieieeeleeeeleeelein i @ EVENTS IN SOCIETY BERKELEY, Dec. 7.—The classes of "04 and "0 of the Berkeley High School were en- tertained by the class of '06 at a dance Bat- urday evening in Shattuck Hall. The hall was extravagantly decorated, the class num- ber, '06, being conspicuousu in red, and large party of young people enjoved the hours in each other's company. The decorations for the affair were in charge of Harvey Hasel- tine, assisted by Miss Ethel Perry, Miss Lu- cille Pierce, Rdward Solinsky, Howard Bray- ton, Miss Margaret Devine and Miss Demor- est. The success of the general arrangement was due to_ Henry Skinner, Miss Isabelle Whiteman, Miss Edith Sher Miss Alice Phillips and Nelson Scotchler. Royal Miller was the floor manager for the dance. A concert by well-known people will be given Wednesday evening at the Snell Semin- ary, 2721 Channing way. The entertainers will be Mrs. Grace Carroll-Elliott, contralto; William F. Zech, violin; Miss Gladys Downs, accompanis Admiral Kemp, U. S, N., and Miss Corne- lia Kemp, will reside for the winter at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Their Berkeley home will remain closed in the meantime. The Epworth League of the Meghodist church gave a social Friday evening last at the home of Mrs. W. R. Dickieson, 954 University ave- nue, A large sum was realized from the sale of articles for the purchase of Christmas pres- ents. ALAMEDA, Dec. 7.—Members of the Com- Jmercial Alumni Association of thy High School will entertain with musical and_theatrical programme in Encinal Hall to-morrow nigl . Among those who will participate in the various events Miss Ruth Perkins, H. B. Hurst, Miss Maud Bremer | They never lived together as husband are Elmo Culbert, Rublemann, F. A, and the following, who Will present a farce written by Forbes Heermans: Howard M. Hansbrow, Harry T, Spencer, Miss Hattie Lawlor, Miss Eleve M. Arnold. = William Mec- Stay will officiate as stage manager. ing the committee ing the affair in hand are Miss Alma F. Buhr, Miss Elsie Woodin, Walter Moblad, Sanford Hyams, Arthur Rhein- hold and Hiram Harms. A Spruce and Encinal camps, Woodmen of the World, will jointly tender Head Consul F. A. Falkenberg a receptn in Woodmen Hall to- morrow evening. On the reception committee ate M. C. Turner, J. J. Knight, George Wulzen, Henry Mehrtens, Robinson, Edward Cof- Arthur Moc) G. Hinds, 5. S. Lamb, D. Ellx and W mes, George W. Scott and family of Central ave- nue have returned from a tour abroad and a vigit to the larger cities of the Atlantic coast. President Joseph F. Forderer of the City Trustees is in Los Angeles on business. Alameda Lodge No. 1832, Royal Arcanum, will glve an entertainment and ball in Encinal Hall on the evening of the 17th i —_———— DERAILED FREIGHT CARS BLOCK SANTA FE LINE Jump the Track Near Imzon, Imped- ing Traffic—Trains Sent Over Southern Pacific Road. SAN PABLO, Dec. 7.—Two freight cars on the Santa Fe line jumped the track near Luzon, a short distance from Point Richmond, to-day, block- ing traffic for several hours. During the time that the wrecking crew was at work on the blockade all Santa Fe trains were sent through on the Southern Pacific tracks. wor Thieves B’M Clotheslines. ALAMEDA, ‘ Dec. 7.—4Clothesline thieves are active in this city and numerous thefts of laundry have been reported from the fashionable resi- dence district adjoining Grand street. Potted plants and jardinieres have also caught the fancy of the purloin- ers and many have been stolen. ur Languase, 4 la Shop.— Wil these colors run?” asked an elderly lady who treet was shopping ' in a Lex on-s ore, RO, Tndeear " reptiad the affable clerk. “They’re to fast for that.”—Bal- timore American. girls of Oakland and | Warner Cope are also in the cast, as well as a number of younger people whgse names will be published later. Mrs. Eugene Young is chairman of the committee of arrangements, assist- ed by Mrs. Arthur Caldwell. Mrs. D. B. Pingree and Mrs. T. L. Kemp. The comittee. on tickets and ‘advertising includes Miss Ida Vosburgh (chair- man), Miss Josie Meison, Miss Mabel Parker, E. A, Young, Miss Ida Egli and Mrs. Macdoud. The refresh- ment committee is composed of Miss Josfe Meison (chairman), Mrs. de Lan- cey McDonald, Mrs. Neighbor, Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Robert Gaylord. Mrs. J. J. Warner has the music in charge, and “The Birds' Christmas Carol” {s being rehearsed under the su- pervision of Mrs. Sidney Yard and Mrs. Mabel Garthwaite Cockroft. The entertainment is to be presented at Y. M. C. A. Hall on Thursday even- ing, December 10, and on the following Saturday afternoon. PSRl B S L 7 Q Ay TWO WOMEN INTERESTED IN COMING FIRST BAP- TIST CHURCH BENEFIT. + : . WEDDING SAVES W FROM JAL Frank Lewis Freed From Girl Wife That He May Keep Promise to Marry Another Bt <3 et Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 7. Two different wives in one day is a record made by Vincent M. Lewis, a youth 20 years of age. This morning he was the husband of Sarah Hood- Lewis and this afternoon he married Rosie McKay. It was not all bliss for Lewis, however, and Judge - Melvin tcok occasion to tell him that he de- served being indicted for perjury. Two years ago this month, Lewis, who was then 18 years of age, went with Sarah Hood to San Rafael and the pair were secretly married there. In order to get a license he had to swear that he was 21 years of age. and wife and a few days ago Lewis was arrested on complaint of Rose Mc- Kay, who alleged that he had promised to marry her. The former marriage stood in the way of Lewis keeping his promise and this morning, in order to get him out of jail, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis brought suit to have Lewls’ marriage annulled on the ground that he was a minor when the ceremony was performed. .The case was taken before Judge Melvin, who stated that he was bound to make the order asked for, but that he disliked doing so and that Lewis deserved indictment by the grand jury. This afternoon, in charge of two de- tectives, Lewis visited the County Clerk’s office, secured a license and married Miss McKay. ——— @ r—— ] Licenses. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Clinton H. Bug- bee, 27, Pocatello, and Miriam Green- baum, 22, Oakland; Vincent M. Lewis, 20, Oakland, and Edna McKay,. 18, San Francisco; Richard Flood, 27, San Francisco, and Lily M. Durham, 34, Oakland; Otto Lembke, 36, San Fran- cisco, and Hulda Miller, 26, Oakland; Herman Gluck, over 21, and Emily F. Smith, over 18, both of Oakland; George H. Bergstrom, over 21, and Jo- sephine Reilly, over 18, both of San Francisco; Arthur Munk, over 21, Napa, and Josephine Long, over 18, akland. Experiment in Raising Tules. - OAKLAND, Dec. 7—The Oakland Board of Trade has made arrange- ments to lease a few acres of water front land for the purpose of experi- menting in the cultivation of tules for Eastern fitm has- agresd 1o, purehase as to purchase all the tules that can be raised. The ::r:e will ’t:e .::’ clurgen ao! Prpfessors ubenrauc] ilgard of the Uni- versity of California. o / CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1903. PECULIAR CASE IMEETS ENEMY BIACCIDENT| COIN IS TAKEY “BEFORE COURT Suit Brought on Musty Note Declared to Be a Forgery by /the Alleged = Signer AL s SUM INCREASES SIX-FOLD EEEA FE Robert Collins Swears That T. McCourtney Gave Him' the Paper Twenty-Six Years Ago PRl A S Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1118 Breadway, Dec. 7. The result of a suit now being tried before Superior Judge Ogden to re- cover on a note will show a remarkable lapse of memory on the part of the de- fendant or a bold forgery on the part of some one else, The note is for $175 with interest at 1% per cent a month and is dated November 27, 1877. The total claimed to be due on it is $1050. The holder of the note is Robert Col- lins and he says that it was given him by Ignacio McCourtney in payment of three months’ work at $45 a month and $40 borrowed money. cCourtney de- nies he ever saw Collins or that he worked for him, and declares the note is a forgery. The note bears evidence of age and is written on an ordinary sheet of pa- per in purgle ink. Collins says the note wag given him in Sacramento County. McCourtney acknowledges he lived there at that time. Collins tells how he helped McCourtney lay a water pipe on his ranch and goes into detalls. Mec- Courtney remembers laying the pipe, but says his father helped him and no one else. ) The matter is now one of veracity between the men, and McCourtney is trying to show by other documents he signed about that time that the note is not in his handwriting. It reads, “For value received twenty-five years after date I promise to pay Robert Col- lins $175 with interest at 1% per cent a month.” ——————————— TRUSTEES READY TO YIELD TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC Measures Introduced Before Alameda Board to Repeal Franchises That New Ones May Be Granted. ALAMEDA, Dec. 7. — City Trustee W. M. Bowers introduced two ordi- nances at the meeting of the Town Trustees to-night to repeal the ordi- nances recently passed, awarding the two local railroads’ franchises to the Southern Pacific Company, and which were ‘refused by the corporation, be- cause the life of the privileges was | limited to twenty-fiye years in each ordinance, when the company wanted them for thirty-three years and forty- four years, respectively. £ In addition to rescinding the original enactrhents, the measures submitted to-night provide for granting the fran- chises to the Southern Pacific Com- pany on the terms it demanded. There are a number of details and amend- ments to be made to the ordinances before , they will be ready for final’ action. City Trustee Bowers stated to-night that the object of introducing the ordinances in an unfinished form was to have them shaped as quickly as possible by the City Trustees. ‘While practically every demand made by the Southern Pacific with respect to the franchises will be granted in the new ordinances, the most important concession is that of the life of the privileges, forty-four years for the north side line and thirty-three years for the south side, line. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Dec. 7.—Librarian Rowell announces that the library will remain open all through the Christmas vacation, excepting. however, on Satyrdays and Sundays, Christ- mas and New Year's day. It will close at 5:30 o'clock every day it is open. The last military drill for the term will be, held Wednesday morning, Captain Henry de H. Waite having announced that the drill would not be abandoned for {hat day. The law library in ‘the library building has been transferred from the south end of the' art gallery to a room in the basement, thus relieving the congestion that has heretofore existed in the art gallery. —_————————— VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR COMMITS SUICIDE Man Who Said He Lived in Napa, California, Swallows Em- balming Fluid. BLOOMINGTON, Iil, Dee. 7.—J. O. Lively, aged 72 years, a veteran of the Civil War, whose home is said to be at Napa, Cal, committed suicide at Maroa, IlL., last night by swallowing em- balming fluid. Lively was a stranger there and no reagon for the act is known. NAPA, Dec. 7.—Sheriff Dunlap has received a telegram from Maroa, I, which announced that J. O. Lively com- mitted suicide there on December 5 and asks that the Sheriff notify the rela- tives of the deceased. Dunlap has been unable to find any relatives of Lively in this county. STUDIO EMPLOYE FALLS HEIR TO BIG FORTUNE Young Man in fontana, After Months X After Mont He Is An Heir. , Learns That GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 7.—Ben ‘W. Meidner, a young man of 26 years of age, and who is at present employed at washing plates in the Fullerton Stu- dio, on Central avenue, was to-day no- tified that he had fallen heir to a for- tune estimated at $100,000 by the death of his mother, Mrs., R. B. Meldner, in St. Louis. Meidner has been sought through the newspapers for a number of months past, the last inquiry coming through Minneapolis papers, and, be- ing seen by a friend, was called to his attention. Young Meidner was a me; ber of a theatrical troupe which was stranded in Missoula recently. —_———— Passengers Sue the Nome City. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 7.—Twenty suits, aggregating $25,000, have been filed in the United States District Court here against the owners of the steamer Nome City. The complain- ants allege that they were first cabin passengers on the Nome City from Cape Nome to Seattle in October last and they were compelled to travel in a flithy ship; that the food was bad and cooking worse; that the drinking wa- ter was nauseating and unfit for use. ——————— ORK, Dec. 7.—Claiming de- scent from a signer of the Declaration of Independence and kinship with one of the noted families of New York, ‘Willlam W. Morris has been sentenced to six months for soliciting alms in the street. In telling his story the pris- oner displayed evidence of refinement and et!\:uz:on. lb‘ the magistrate deter- mined to investigate before sending him to prison, 3 | did not know how he stood. Sudden’ Encounter of Minne- apolis Men Leads to Ar- rest and Police Inquiry MAKE CHARGES OF THEFT Belligerents Engage in Row in Hotel and Are Arrested for Disturbing the Peace Oakland Office San Francisco Cali, 1118 Broagdway, Dec. T. Out of an unexpected meeting in Oakland this afternoon between J. R. Ellison, & merchant of Minneapolis, Minn., and Nathan Musher, late aiso of the Flour City, came arrests, accu- sations of theft and all sorts of swind- ling, a fight and a police investigation which may or may not develop more serjously than the charges of disturb- ing the peace that are registered at the City Prison against the men. Ellison, claiming that Musher de- frauded him, hustled him off te his room at the Hotel Crellin and there de- manded a settlement. In the midst of the dispute that followed, the police were called by Ellison, who stalked off to the City Prison with his man, Hotel- keeper Fred Jordan having caused Musher’s arrest. Musher retaliated by charging Ellison with disturbance and also with taking his purse. Ellison surrendered the purse, declaring that its contents had been given to him in part settlement of the claim he had over the man. “You're a thief!” shouted Ellison as he confronted his man in the police sta- tion. “You're a thief!” echoed Musher. Smash went a stiff right-hander from Ellison. Musher ducked, but the blow caught him on the back of the head. Then Police Captain Wilson stepped in and stopped the fight. Musher’s story, in brief, was that El- lison, who conducted the New York Silk Garment Company in the Boston Block, Minneapolis, had owed David Harris, a Grand street, New York, mer- chant, $1400 and that he (Musher) had forced Ellison to settle the bill and had been paid $25 commission by Ellison for adjusting the trouble. Musher as- serted that his antagonist tried to.day to compel him to pay back the $25, hence the quarrel. Musher was burdened with a lot of documents, bank books and papers, which have been made the objects of a careful police inquiry in view of Elli- son’s flat accusations that the man is a swindler. The first thing that at- tracted the police eye was a bunch of Confederate bills of $100, $50 and $20 denominatign. A bank book of the Federal Bahk of New York showing $11,000 deposit, a book from the Lowry National Bank of Atlanta, Ga., with a credit of $3040; a check for $8000 drawn on the National Park Bank of New York by Nathan Musher and stamped “paid” were among the papers. EVADES THE QUESTION. Musher evaded the question as to his financial standing by saying he had been drawing against the accounts aud Further search of his effects brought to light a certificate from the officers of the Beth Jacob Hebrew Synagogue of this city accrediting Morris Block as the rabbi of that organization. Detec- tive Kyte found Block, who said: “This man Musher took the certifi- cate away from me several days ago after asking me to allow him to in- spect it. I did not know what had be- come of him.” Musher claims to be a traveling salesman with his home at Atlanta, Ga. He said he had a wife in St. Louis and later asserted that she was with him in Oakland. In spite of Musher’'s denials of wrongdoing, Ellison reeled off a story of swindling and declared that he would take steps to prosecute the maa he had accidentally encountered in Cal- ifornia. “Musher came to my place of busi- ness in Minenapolis last September and wanted to become a partner with me,” | said Ellison. “He showed me a lot of what he said were United States bonds and securities and asked me to intro- duce him to my bank people. He pre- tended to be well fixed. I loaned him $25 and later gave him a $35 suit for his wife, for which he has not paid me. PLACE IS ATTACHED. “Puring my absence on a business trip Musher and one of my competitors in business in Minneapolis told David Harris, with whom I had done much business and whom I owed money, that I was going to skip out. After my return Musher tcok a hand in tins business and hal my place attached. I owed Harris £147€ 33. I paid him $1000 cash and returred goods sufficient to make up the balance. It was a straight, le- gitimate business transaction and Har- ris knows now that he acted through the misrepresentations of rivals. “This man Musher fled from Minne- apolis, leaving a trail of debts beaird bim. He owed everybody and he zot money from two boys there, pretending that he was a secret service agent in rearch of ‘green goods’ men. From Dave Deworsky, who resides at 622 Etghth avenue North, Musher got $80, saying he needed the coin to buy the ‘green goods’ 'because the bunko men wouldn’t take a check,, And he worked the same thing on ve's brother, Lewis, who worked for a big lumber company there. The boys expected to become secret service detectives.” Ellison told about his trip to Califor- nia on business, of accidentally meeting Musher to-day on the street, of de- manding first that he settle the $60 in- debtedness and also pay Ellison’s rail- road fare to this State. “That's business,” commented ENi- £on. “Musher handed me his purse,” con- tinued the merchant. “It contained $6 75, but I was not satisfled and I Jde- cided to turn him over to the police. He made such a row in the hotel that. the proprietor caused his arrest. And that’'s the story. If I can get him back to Minneapols I shall have him punished.” : Musher claims he arrived four or five days ago and was on a trip to find a good business location. —_—————————— Prepare to Fix Water Rate. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The fire and water committee of the City Couneil was directed to-night to prepare a statement for submission to the Contra Costa Water Company concerning the information which the Council desires shall be furnished by that corporation in its annual report for rate-fixing pur- poses. Councilman Cuvellier said he had been assured by William J. Din- gee, president of the company, that the Council would be furnished with all of the data at the company's command. iy in Siam, the ndmth - ‘rm are well treated a e King. a Buddhist, Protestant site. snr a new «NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA SLEEPING MAN'S While Captain Plitz Slumbers, Velvet-Shod Burglar Removes Cash From His Pockets THIEF SECURES 8123 50 How the Marauder Knew the Money Was There Is a Mystery to the Mariner —_——— Berkeley Office San Francisco Ggll, 2148 Center street, Dec. 1. Henry Plitz, master mariner, had $123 60 in his pockets when he took, off his trousers before going to bed last night, but when he got up this morn- ing to put those same trolisers on again there wasn't a cent in the pockets. Al thief had come in the night and shifted the whole $123 0 from Captain Plitz's pockets into his own. But he was kind enough to leave the trousers, which ac- counts for Captain Plitz not being in bed to-day for the lack of another pair. How the thief happened to know that Captain Plitz's pantaloons were very near a window last night with $123 50 in them neither the loser nor the police venture to say. All that the mas- ter mariner knows is that the money I8 gone and he'd like to have it back The trousers that were rifled wera hanging over the back of a chair near a window when Captain Plitz retired last night. The captain’s home is at 2909 Grove street. and somewhat iso« laged, so there was fothing to disturd the thief. It is supposed that he climb= ed upon a fence within reach of the window and dragged the trousers ir the cold night air. Then, after going through the pockets, he put the apparel back where he found it. The police, who were notifled of ths robbery, believe that the burglar was a person familiar with Captain Plitz'q habits. - e DOG CAUSES DEATH OF LITTLE GRACE KEEFH Daughter of Police Officer Is Tripped by Canine and Fractures Her Skull in the Fall. OAKLAND, Deec. 7.—Grace Keefay the seven-year-old daughter of Po« lice Officer Cornelius Keefe, who re- sides at 660 Thirty-third street, wad tripped up by a dog while playing in front of her home last Saturday atter- noon and in falling struck Her head on the cement sidewalk, causing concus- sion of the brain, from the effects of which the child died at 10 o'clock Saturday night. The funeral was held at 2:30 this afternoon from the family residence. iae remains were interred in Moun- tain View Cemetery. ——— G ——— Eagles Hold Election. OAKLAND, Dee. 7.—Oakiand Aerio of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held its annual meeting to-night, which was enlivened by lively comtests for the offices of secretary and trustee. In the fight for secretary, Ralph Blake defeated Charles J. Harrington by six votes, and Sheriff John N. Bishop de- feated Charles Kohl by three votes for trustee. The officers elected Were: Past president, J. F. Heany; president, H. B. Mehrmann; vice president, Harry Pulcifer; prior, Police Judge Mortimer Smith; recording seeretary, Ralph Blake; financial secretary, Howard Prentice; treasurer, W. H. McDonald; inside guard, C. W. Denny; outside guard, Richard _Pritchard; trustees, O. A. Smith, M. J. Hallahan, John N Bishop; physicians, Dr. George G. Reinle and Dr. Carl E, Curdts. —_— e Reed Wins His Point. OAKLAND, Deec. 7. It was ane nounced to-night that a change had been made in the office of Public Ad- ministrator George Gray. Ceorge W. Reed was made attorney for the Pub« lic Administrator, the business of the office, up -to the present time, having been divided between Reed and G. W. Langan. The change has created somewhat of a sensation because of the contest between the two attorneys for this work at the outset of Mr, Gray’'s administration, and which re« sulted in a division of the work bee tween them. e e——— Supervisors Award Franchises. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The oard of Supervisors has acceoted the Oakland Transit Company’'s bid of 3500 for frane chises from Pleasant Valley across thq Blair ranch into Piedmont and on Al catraz and College avenues. DR. PIERCE'S REMEDIES. “Go Wesl, Fansis 1is it married man with a wife g i £ other forms of disease which if neglected or unskills hnygxutad terminate fatally in come