The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1904, Page 39

THE .SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY 190%. o NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA w0 VICIOUS MISCREANT STARTS WILL PREPARE FAIR EXRIBIT Teachers of Alameda County Meet to Outline the Display for Exposition at St. Louis PR, and Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 6. perfected to-day at a meeting the principals of the schools of Alameda County for the preparation of a county school exhibit for the St. Louis Exposition. A gen- eral . commi consisting of P. M. Fisher of the Oakland Polytechnic High School; D. E. Martin, Livermore; lans were of Miss Alice Swasey, Fruitvale; Miss Clara Kettleson, Haywards; Arthur E. | Weed, Pleasanton; Chris Runckel, De- coto; H. W. Lynch, Centerville; James Malloch, Emeryvilie; Mrs. Esther B.| Webb, Haywards, and Miss Genevieve | Independent, general superv »n of the work. The general committee met and ap- | M. F H. Greenman, | ave her, C. and James Malloch | prepare between an outline of | y for such an | will be taken | tee to t Saturday tricts, superin- | b ors of the general m ‘ 4 methodically carried | nd pur EVENTS IN SOCIETY| to ake in the Sta e Goodsell and the Misses Good- et home” next Saturda: bome, 1425 Van Ness avenu Robert Watt and Mrs. B. W. Sioan be delegates from the New Century Club the State Federation st Sacramento next wreck. ent 1 and Fred- Miss French is a daugh- French of 2239 Elisworth r in the college of social y is a graduate of the a lecturer in law, baving nding two years in The wedding day W, now after spe: arvard. entertained its friends an “‘at_home” in the d. The house was the young ladies whom were _Miss e Sturtevant, Miss Adelaide n Bitting, Miss Edith Wil- Miss Bessie Holbrook, . Miss Hazel Hoffman, Miss Grace Holler, Miss Mary McBride, ss Helen Presho, Miss Al Barnett. , Feb. 6.—Joseph Knowland has m his recent serious fliness and was sble 10 be on the street for the Company G, Fifth Regiment, N. G. C., will = & masquerade ball in Armory Hall om dey evening, the 16th inst. The last assembly of the Friday Cotilion oc- curred in Bncinal Hall Miss Ethel Plummer and Miss Katherine Searle were floor man- egers, The patronesses of the function wers | the Yosemite Laundry. | staggering | wound was superficia . | INJURED MAN'S LIFE 1S EBBING Henry )olson Makes Statement Saying He Was Assaulted and Robbed by Footpads| STORY IS SUBSTANTIATED James Shields, Night Watchman at Yosemite Laundry, Gives Corroborative Information TEEL i Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 6. It is believed the man found in the stable of the Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company with a fractured skull is going to die. His name is supposed to be Henry Nelson. According to a statement made by him to Dr. Reinle he was attacked by two men and robbed of $40. Aftey lying uncon- scious for several days, he revived to an extent, but has, been unable to make a coherent statement of the af- fair. To-day Detective Shorey was placed on the case to make an inves- tigation. What lends color to, the Injured man’s statement is evidence offered by James Shields, night watchman at He identified Nelson as the ruan he saw come by | the laundry with his head bleeding | and in a dazed condition on the night of the alleged asauit. The man was and Shields says he thought he was dru and that his 1 to the County is slowly sink- was moved to-day, but - | UNIVERSITY EVENTS || Society > Sir Wi he Pacific has liam Huggins, who the fleld of astro- Observatory and | rmerly an ctor | ri Withot company the alarm was turned in. people to the new Greek Thea- its advantages President Wheei- d that a series of Sunday con- o in the theater. His plan is to have organizations of the university, the b, choral society and quar- .mmns at their Guitar Club has elected Moyer, H. Chisholm, H. A. Schmidt, Linacott, L. A Stebbinger, L. E. Walter Lindley, G. A. bt | Burton, C. B de Leon, H , B Professor Gaillara Lapsley, until member of the history department, alled reship at pooently has been Compositions of W. A. Sabin. OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—A special musi- cal service Will be held to-morrow even- ing at the First Congregational Church, and the selections will be the composi- | tions of Wallace A. Sabin of San Fran- csico. Mr. Sabin will act as organist. | The solo quartet of the church, Mrs. Grace Davis Northrup, soprano; Mrs. Carroll Nicholson, contralto; James F. Vasco, tenor, and Walter E. Nicholson, asso, and a chorus choir of sixty voices | will render the following selections: “Magnificat” and “Nunc Dimittis,” chorus and quartet; “My Soul Thirst- | eth,”” chorus and soprano, alto and ten- | or solos; “O Jesus, Thou Art Stand- ing,” soprano solo; organ solos—(a) “Bourree”; (b) “Abschied” (Schumann), ; transcribed for organ by Mr. Sabin; (c) | march in E flat (Schumann), tran- scribed for organ by Mr. Sabin. —_————— Dismisses Case Against Fisher. BERKELEY, Feb. 6.—On motion of the District Attorney, acting on the word of the prosecuting witness, the case of disturbing the peace preferred | against “Sam” Fisher, the West Berke- | ley saloonkeeper, by E. E. Newton, was dismissed by Justice Edgar. Fisher was tried twice on this charge, the jury disagreeing in each case. e et Gasoline Schooner Launched. OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—The Expansion, a twin screw gasoline schooner, was launched to-day from Boole’s shipyard. The Expansion will be commanded by Captain J. E. Nelson. T < Mrs. E. H. Brown, Mrs. J. J. Searle and Mrs, G. E. Plummer. . e Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Ringo held a fam- fly reunion Thursday afternoon at their home, 2224 San Antonio avenue, to commemorate the Beventieth anniversary of Mr. Ringo's birthday. Among the guests wers Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Ringo, Mrs. R. B. Prull, Mrs. 3. H. Tingham, Mrs. Max Kemp, Mrs. E. A, Allen, Miss Ethel Allen, Miss Bessie Yates, Miss Ruth Allen, Miss Eleanor Tingham, Miss Dorothy Tingham, Henry Allen, Kussell Yates, Raleigh Ringo and Edward Allen. If a man never does anything wrong he never does anything | ARE INDI - DUCK SHOOTERS DIGNANT Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 6. Sportsmen who have cabins and lockers along the marshes near New- ark are in a storm of indignation over | the acts of thieves, who, regardless of hunters” hospitality, have gone into | many of the cabins and looted them of everything they contained. While food has been sometimes disturbed, sportsmen heretofore have left decoys and other shooting paraphernalia in their cabins in perfect safety from one yvedr’s end to the other. Last week a sloop was stolen from a Newark man and that same night the hunting lodges of Charles Shaw, the Graham brothers, Joseph Silva, Hatch & Jacobs, T. B. Thompson and of a number of San Francisco sports- men were broken into and everything taken. It is belleved the sloop was used to carry the loot away. Doe warrants have been sworn out and a diligent search is being made to trace the miscreants. é —_—— HUGHES CLUB ANNOUNCES PROGRAMME FOR CONCERT Miss Lulita Wasley Will Make Debut at Event Next Friday at Uni- tarian Church. OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—The annual concert of the Hughes Club will take place at the U ian Church on Fri- day evening, February 12, and prom- ises to be one of the most attractive events planned by this splendid mu- sical organization. A pleasant feature of the evening will be the debut of Miss Lulita Wasley, the young daugh- ter of Mrs. F. A. Wasley of this city. Miss Wasley is said to have a mezzo- soprano of unusual richness and dra- matic power, and although not yet 18 yvears of age her tones are unusually mature and give promise of a brilliant musical future. Several fine choruses for women's voices are on the programme, includ- ing “Young Lovell’s Bride,” by W. E. Haesche; “Winter Song,” by John Hyatt Brewer; “My Home is Where the Heather Blooms,” by De Koven; “Behind the Lattice,” by Chadwick; “Barcarolle,” by Denza, and the fine chorus from Gaul's “Holy City,” “Jist the Cherubic Host.” Among the soloists will be Mrs. J. Llewellyn Willlams, Miss Lulita Wasley, Miss Florine Juillerat and Mrs. Arthur Bessey. The club will be assisted by Horatlo Cogswell, the barytone, and Hother Wismer, the violinist. IR RS TS Warit to Go to West Point. BERKELEY, Feb. 6.—Seven young men, seeking appointment at West Point, were examined to-day at Boone’s Academy. The youth passing the best examination will be recommended to the military academy by Congressman Victor H. Metcalf. The. result of the examination will be announced later. Those who competed are T. W. Ley- decker, Alexander 8. Gassoway, Donald H. Connolly, R. L Jones, Ralph W. ‘Weymouth, Thomas Steere and H. M. Palmer. ————————— Find Halpruner Guilty. ALAMEDA, Feb. 6.—Dr. J. H. Hal- pruner was found gullty to-day by & jury in the City Justice’s court of dis- turbing the peace of J. T. Hardin, a carpenter. Halpruner was fined $15. He was accused by Hardin of threatening to shoot him because Hardin had by mistake constructed a sink in the wrong part of Halpruner's house. —_———— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Feb! 6.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Walter M. Sil- vers, over 21, Emerytille, and Cather- jne M. Lineham, over 18, Oakland; Clarence P. Fish, 24, San Diego, and Lulu T. Wanek, 18, San Francisco. e One of the laws of gravity is never to laugh &t your own jokes. John | o+ SCENE DURING THE RUN WHICH WAS CAUSED BY MALICIOUS RUMOR. — OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—The damage that can be done by one maliciously in- clined person was shown to-day when | a run was started on the Oakland Bank of Savings. Untrue telephonic messages, which have been sent broad- cast through Oakland within the last two days, caused the run. The injury was chiefly done to depositors of the | bank, who sold their books to scalpers or withdrew their savings, sacrificing interest. The bank had plenty of cash on hand to meet all demands, and, as a matier of fact, owing to the unusual pros- perity of Alameda County, there was more money in the vaults of the bank | than they have held for years. Not cnly was the bank In this condition, but in less than an hour after the run started the Oakland institution had re- ceived offers of cash from San Fran- cisco banking houses that would have paid off, dollar for dollar, every liability of the Oakland institution. But In the face of these conditions hundreds of pecple stood In line in the rain before the doors of the Oakland Bank of Savings, waiting to draw out thelr money. The run that started mildly yesterday grew Into large pro- portions to-day and by the time the doors closed at noon more than $150,000 had been pald out. It was given out by the bank officials to-night that about 400 depositors had closed their accounts and a little less than $200,000 had been paid out. Coupled with this statement the bank officlals added “that they Kad in coin in their vaults more than two and a quarter millions of dollars, with another $2,000.000 worth of United States Government bonds, which can be converted into cash at a moment’s no- tice. FOUR MILLIONS QN HAND. “We stand ready to pay out more than four millions of dollars in cash at any time, and could meet the total claims 'of our depositors as fast as we could pass the money over the coun- ter,” sald W. W. Garthwaite, the cash- fer and general manager of the bank to-night. All of this shows how easily one man, who desires to injure the reputation of a financial ipstitution, can play upon the fears of the public. The only peo- ple that profited by the trouble were a few scalpers, who made a few dol- lars by buying up books from those that were anxious to get out of the rain, Most of the people that withdrew their accounts did not know what to do with the money after they got it. One woman tock out $12,000, which was given her in gold coln. When she got her meney she sdt down and cried. The Oakland Bank of Savings keeps open for an hour on Saturday n::ht 8 to accommodate those that wi, leave their salaries pald them ng the day. The bank opened promptly on time to-night. with three windows busy. One window paid out $28,000, and recelved no deposits. The second win- dow received about $500 more than it paid out, and the third window re- celved $12,000 more than it paid out; making the net withdrawals for the evening small, about $15,000. The peculiarity of the evening busi- ness was that a number of those that RUN ON AN OAKLAND BAN Unscrupulous Malefactor Sends Telephonic Messages Throughout City and Depositors in Savings Institu- tion Become Frightened and Close Their Accounts APPOINTS LAD | T0 WEST POINT Berkeley Office San Francisco Cail, 2148 Center street, February 6. William Chute Jacobs; a graduate the Berkeley High School, has been honored by President Roosevelt with an appointment to the West Point | Military Academy. All the preliminary requirements for entrance into that military school have been fulfilled by | the youth and he will leave during the | last week in May to take up his studies | in military science. In appointing this youth, President Roosevelt is exercising one of the pre- rogatives given him by his office, under which he is permitted to name candi- dates at large for West Point. In this | case he acted on the application of the | appointee’s father, Colonel J. W. | Jacobs, formerly of Berkeley, but now |nr Governor's Island, New York. | Young Jacobs has passed all the ex- | aminations required of him with fying colors. He is now a student at a pri- | vate school in Oakland. —_——————— Mrs. Syle Sceks Position. BERKELEY, Feb. 6—Mrs. Edith Syle, widow of the late Professor Louis du Pont Syle, has applied to the board of trustees of the public library of Berkeley for a position as assistant li- brarian. She desires the first vacancy | that occurs in the library staff. e 1 withdrew their deposits in the morning | returned them in the evening. POLICE INVESTIGATE. The matter has been turned over to the police for investigation and an ef- fort will be made to locate the man thag caused the trouble. Cashier Garth- walte traces the matter to a man who had a little trouble with the bank over a claim of $6, whick was finally paid, | but after recetving his money he de- parted making threats against the in- stitution. He is belleved to have been the author of the telephone messages which were sent throughout Oakland. Bank Commissioners W. H. High and C. H. Dunsmoor, both of Oakland, made a complete examination of the bank’s books to-day and at the close of busi- ness to-night they issued the following statement: The Oakland Bank of Savings statement at close of business February Resources—Cash, §2, m%s "2 United States Government bond 000 84,218, - 258 22; other bond: discounts, $813.708 56: 180,179 88; expenses. premises, ' $165,000: o other rul estate, Liabilities—Capital paid ' up, 000; serve fund, $114, due dwo-u u. 477,480 13; due banks lndounke o Interest collected, $37,045 76; rents, exct Ang‘, etc., $5208 63; dividends unpaid, served $25.086 85, Total. $11.388. e have care careuly gone over the cash and secu th a nk of Savi and e i Arst-class. condition. - The alarm 0 numerous depositors I8 entirely uncalied for.” We find that tho bank is amply prepared 10 pay ell demands ia full, and is In every re- speet In nm:u;-‘m:am&n . There s no more tive bank in e State. s oeas H. DUNSMOOR, ILLIAM H.FIGH, Bank Commisstoners. (ISR EE sy Lost Civilizations. | It 1s now rather more than twelve months since M. Sven Hedin returned to Europe from his long expedition of exploration in Chinese Turkestan and Thibet, which lasted from the summer of 1899 to that of 1802 Two volumes just published by him give a full ac- count of his wanderings and his geo- graphical discoveries, which consti- tute most important additions to sci- He found on the confines of for taxes, i ence. Chinese Turkestan traces of an ex- tinct clvilization, and excavation brought to light coins and other re- mains, which have been identified as assoclated with a powerful sfate sit- uated In the third century, between Turkestan and the Huns, and having as its capital the flourishing city of Lowlan, of which mention occurs sev- eral times in Chinese records. The country was completely obliterated and buried under the sand storms which about this epoch set in In the region.—London Globe. ———————— It's hard to convince the oldest In- hlhnun that the good die young. | LEAVES CITIES K| OFF THE ROUTE Haywards nnd San Leandro Are Much Excited Over the Western Pacific’s Plans el BOTH TOWNS SIDETRACKED S Rumor That New Company Con- trols Line Between Fruitvale and Leona Heights Circulated BRI S Oakland Office San Franeisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 6. The people of Haywards and San Leandro have become much excited over the discovery that the Western .| Pacific Rallroad will be bullt from the Livermore Valley to Oakland without touching either of those places. It has never been dreamed for a moment that the new road would not touch at these very important points and the knowledge that not only had a route been found that entirely avoided these towns, but that the rights of way along this route had been secured, came as a decided shock to the two cities that have been crying for rail- road competition. It is said by a gentleman who has been interested in securing rights of way for the new road that the people of both Haywards and San Leandro put valuations upon their property so pigh as to make it impossible for the road to buy a line through either town, consequently the road was com- pelled to find a way up the Redwood road and then over the hills to Fruit- vale. But there is another story that is being told, though it is not vouched for by any official of the road. Hay- of the Oakland, San Leandro Haywards electric rallroad, now owned by the Oakland Transit Company. If the Western Pacific Railroad had been built through those cities it would have paralleled within a very short distance this electric road and would have injured the value of the prop- erty. The Oakland Transit Compahy | also controlled the California Railway to Leona Heights, which furnished an excellent entrance into Oakland from the Redwood road on the eastern side | | of the hills. This second story is that the Oakland Transit Company has | agreed to turn over to the | Pacific Railroad the line between Leona Heights and Fruitvale if it | would agree not to parallel the electric line to Haywards. | way is being rebuilt and that no Fruitvale and Leona Heights for the new road gives color to the foregoing theory. — News of the Labor Unions. OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—The Order of Raflway Conductors will give its an- nual ball at Maple Hall on Monday evening, February 29. W. H. Leonard of Cripple Creek, Colo., will deliver an address on “Mili tary Despotism in Colorado™ at the so- | clalist headquarters, 405 Eighth street, to-morrow evening. The Building Trades Council has elected the following executive commit- tee: President, A. H. Hetherington; vice president, D. E. Bell; secretary, F. H. Pratt; sergeant-at-arms, Morris Scanlon. smoker at the next regular meeting, Friday evening, February 12. The members of the committee of arrange- ments are J. L. Sternitzsky, H. O. Pear- son and C. Wallberg. wards and San Leandro are on the line | and | Western | The fact that the California Rail- | rights of way have been filed between | Milimen’s Union No. 550 will give a| * BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY Telephone Eagle 502 —_— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY & Cecella M. F. and Joseph R. Nixon to Serens A. Downing, lot on S line of Sherman avenus, 988 E of Telegraph, E 32.67, S 115.47, W 32.51, N 116 to beginning, portion lot 31, subdivision Mosswood Tract, Oakland; $10. Puget Sound Lumber Company to_Halen J Plerce (wife of W. W.), Iot on SE liine of Eighth avenue 85 SW of East Twenty-thi street, SW 40 by SE 100, portion of block 137, . East Oskland: $10. 'y Little to Calvin Win- Wheeler street, 100 N of N 40 by W 110, being lot 8, . Adeline Tract, Berkeley: $10. Ashby_avenue, block D, Sweeney to Everett Stan- Berkeley; $10. estate Tract, (executor, etc. D. Metcalt Emeline Coiton Brockway, decea: Rachlein, lot on N line of Delawas B of Mil E 42 by N 135, Jones Tract, Berkeley: $1150. Mary S. MacDonald to John H. and Adele R. Cregan, lot on SW comer of Prines strest -na Shattuck avenue, S 30, W 109.33, N 3 112.28, being portion lot 1, bleck H. Newbury Berkeley: $10. e C. Jones (as trustee under will of An- drew Jones, deccased) and < 3 10. Amalis’ and_George H. Kahn to Ferdinand Mier, lot on SW corner of Central avenue and Tnion street, W 49:5, S 150, E 49:7, N 139, be- o ot 2 Bloek %, Bartlett 50-acre Tract, Ala- 10. nas Prather to Charles G. Hardy, lots on NW cormer Filbert and Thirtieth streets W 150 by N 100, being lots 20 to 26, block Glascock Tract. Oakland: $10. Charles G. Hardy to Thomas Prather, on NW corner Filbert and Thirtieth street W 150 by N 100, being lots 20 to 26, block 670, Glascock Tract, Oakland: $10. James Mountaln View Cemetery, | $10. George S. Neal J Fair to Rudoloh Ehlers, lot in Oakland Township and Minnfe A. Brand (wife) to McKeon, 1ot on NW line of Lake ave- 02 SW of Linda avenue, NW 120, W 127 NE 3608 and 16.78 to be- lot 11 and portion lot 10, block A. Sather Tract, Oakland: $10. Mary and Adolfo Martinelll to Nellts C. | Henry. lots on inte: jon_of lne 54 N | Detaware street and 44:6 W of east bound- | ary of lots 17 and i8. Janes Tract, N 36, W 90 to Grmn 36.34. E 91.3 to beginning. | being ts 17 and 18, block B, Janes Tract, Berkeley; 310 (Eciblo Ratto aingle) to Nellle C. Henry, lots corner of Delaware and Grove streets, 95, % 54 W 91:3 to Grove. 8 341 .10, veing [mmun of lots 18 and 19, block B, Janes Tract, Berkeley: $10. Marion L. and Joseoh C Moy (trustees of Delina Mowry, Marion ‘L. Frederick W. Mo | lots on SE corner Spaulding avenue, & 158:4, to Addison street. W to lson _ street 129.25, N 165.72 F. beginning, being por- | tion of block 3, Svauiding Tract, Berkeley; $10. ———— St. Mark’'s Boys Entertain. BERKELEY, Feb. 6.—The St. Mark's | Boys’ Club gave its first entertainment |last evening in Shattuck Hall In the presence of a large audience. The boys are all trained gymnasts who have | practiced under the direcflon of Pro- | fessor Winliam Smyth, and all their aif- fleult exercises were greatly enjoyed. After the entgrtainment the audience joined In singing “The Star-Spangled | Banner. —_————— Suits in Divorce Court. OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—Divorces were | granted to-day to Ida Wittich from Jacob Wittich for desertion, Isabel R. Wentworth from Charles Wentworth for intemperance and Annie A. Fitager- ald from William J. Fitzgerald for cru- | elty. Suits were begun by Mary B. * | Schnelder against Henry Schneider for cruelty and Sarah E. Carr against | Thomas M. Carr for desertion. —_—— | Pelouze Estate Distributed. OAKLAND. Feb. 6.—The final d tribution of the estate of the late Su- pervisor William S. Pelouze was or- | dered to-day by Judge Hall. There is | $23,900 70 on hand, of which half goes | to the widow. She also receives tha ‘!nleres! on the other halt as long as | she Itves. i Then Let “The Two SEND YOUR SWEETHEART The Sunday Call VALENTINE —GIRL the Two Full Pages of .. Half Hour Storiettes.. “Hugh Grantley’s Valentine.” “In the Hospital.” “A Valentine for Viny.” “Her Leap Year Inspiration.” “Concerning a Vowel.” “One of the Family.” “PiKe’s Peak or Bust.” By EDWIN LEFEVRE. SUNDAY CALL A, — Her Read PSS USSP Vanrevels.