The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1904, Page 6

IALLSWALLOWS [P CHADBOTRNE igation Over Warehouses in the Livermore Valley BIG DEAL IS FINISHED|SCIENTISTS TO RESCUE —_— After Fourteen Years of ‘(‘ily Trustees Také First Fighting. Combination Is| Steps to Stop the Earth Effected in Rival lnn-restsf e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 25. With the sale of corporation known &s e Company has end- day to & rival the Hall Warehou ed a famous guarrel carried on intermittently years. Not only this, but by a fine piece of finesse E. E. Hall, president of latter company, has disposed of ] and enemy and taken the the both riv scalp of his former partner. The story of the deal is interesting the people of that section. A short time ago Hall went to W. H. Donahue of the firm of Harris & Donahue and asked him if he could get an option on the The Chadbourne incorporated Lusiness of his rival Company was originally for $50,000 and had increased i value, but Donahue set about his task and engineered a deal by which Chadbourne agreed to sell. Even then Chadbourne was not told to whom his property .was go, and it was not until he had to sign the final deed that he discovered that it was his old enemy across the street who had become the possessor of his bu The date ¢ the early hi Company ir e quarrel goes back to ory of the Chadbourne 1889, when the company ncorporated, with Henry P. Chadbourne T. W. Harris and John B. tein as directors and Hall as cretary Hall afterward acquired e stock in the company, but he was d from his position and a long t began he was ourne William bourne and Hall, leaying the twe owners of stock in the cor- with Chadbourne /holding the He elected himself the Chadbourne | li . . - , Jeasanton to- , SPectacular thing. Warehouse Company at Plea | down toward the bay, though mot ex- | actly | putting more angles and corners on the which has been | pouges that adorn it than any architect for fourteen | ever dreamed of doing. This portable | | | fixing. It is known to everybody as Cedar Hill, and it has manifested its tendency to decamp by knocking all | settled places. The remedy for the phe- Joshua Chad- | Hor- | | | Harrises sold out their shares to | THE SAN FRANCISCO .CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 190: SLIDING HILL RUINS HOUSES Berkeley Phenomenon Puts | New Angles and Nooks Into ] Homes and Causes Damage i —— From Rolling Upon Town | Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, April 25. Berkeley's gliding hill is becoming a 1t is slowly moving at-a perceptible rate, and it is landscape may not land in the bay ul- timately, but its unstable position in North Berkeley makes it unpleasant for the inhabitants of the two dozen houses that rest upon its ten acres of land. The City Trustees have been in con- sultation, with two scientific men to as- certain what ought to be done to bol- ster the hiill up. Professor A.-C. Law- son, the geologist at the University of California, and F. E. Lloyd, the South- ern Pacific Company’'s resident en- gineer, both agree that the hill needs the houses on it out of plumb. Professor Lawson is of the opinion that the hill is composed mostly of plas- tic clay and that the water under it causes it to slide. Such hills, he says, are common in California, but rare in nomenon is to drain off the water by a system of tunnels. Engineer Lloyd is of the same opin- on as Professor Lawson regarding the cause of the sliding,'and, for that mat- ter, he proposes ‘the same system of drainage. The Trustees have taken cognizance of what the scientists say, and propose =oon to take the first steps to prevent the hill from taking a vaca- tion. ——————————— ROBERT DUPOUEY TALKS OF THE SOCIAL DRAMA BRUTAL CRIMINALS TERRQRIZE FOUR WOMEN OF TWO CITIES Johanna Holmberg and Mrs. W. F. Burns Beaten by Thug in Alameda and Tillie Bodine and Clara Gittus Frightened by Berkeley Highwayman | : 3 —¥ { ALAMEDA WOMAN WHO WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF A BRUTAL ASSAIL- | SUNDAY NIGHT. | = < <= fet .| of the congregation of ntrolling interest French Lecturer Says Authors of So- m‘""'d‘ position in the ‘l‘“"“ ciological Plays Know Little of ¥ levie an assessment on 3 > s stock. Hall answered with a | Wb Frwaishes A5 in which he alleged that Chad-| BERKELEY, April 25.—M. Robert | e had wrecked the company. He | Dupouey, the Hyde French lecturer cy & delivered the second of his addresse yourne refund. The case R . | - - for years, and finally a|this afternoon at the University of | | A e o atacted wherchy | California. The subject was “Le Rhonne bought out Hall's interest, | Theatre Social,” being a discussion of While Dreparing o sell Hall had been | the drama that attempts to deal with | planning 1o keep up his fAght from an- | S0ciological problems. M. Dupouey | oA &% moon as the deal | approves of the idea of social dramas nt other § went through he erected warehouses of | in the abstract, but disapproves of | his own across the street and incor- those that have beem written for the horated & company, which has been a | Purpose. His principal reason for this position is that social problems should when it swallowed up its rival | be attacked by reason, not by emo- sl #he P | tions. He quoted from Nordeau and : | Rousseau, who declared that the social " . > problems become insignificant when RETURN - 70 _THE oy | dealt with by the drama. But M. Du- HOME OF HIS YOU ru‘,,“u, vy saw no reason why, if the 2 £ | social problem is dealt with more lib- Captain That Brought Grant Around | fhot StEROWM DOt e Anctbtahie: n the si of his old enemy until winL the Horn Given Passage Money | Because, he said, the drama is the 1o Boston. | most democratic of all arts. It appeals OAKLAND, April 25.—Captain C. C to more people than almost any other | Oakland, who followed the sea for |agency. And while the most demo- wvears and brought Ulysses S .;,.,,,,‘]’rrau\ of arts it may be used to amuse and instruct more than any other art. round the Hor as a The chief objections te the social et e to-dny | Aramas already written, M. Dupouey Nowed Dassage money back 1o his |5aid i8 that they are to scholarly. In O s bt B e the Bonsd of | their efforts to prove their theses the duthors neglect the dramatic side of | Curiously enough Oak- ! same name as the town | D€ thing. Apparently the authors Which he afterward located, He |know nothing of the dramatic art. | Jast his money in bad investments and | TR¢ir productions are not convineing. s & A | Most of them are simply sociological years has been de cha 70 aimost for the Oakland is ne: and has a wif) treatises and not dramas at ail. ars of age as old The aged couple anxious to get back to | Bost 'd her friends promised that s if Oakland could get his passage paid | OAKLAND, April 25.—Mrs. Jennie they would pay h Page is to get a divorce from Rufus It being represex B. Page of San Leandro, although the arly © the board by | Supervisor Rowe (pat the county |final decree in the matter has not yet would be relieved of the expense of | been handed down. At the request of their cape if Oakland were given the |2ttorneys for both sides Judge Mel- i the aind v motion was car- | VIn Went over the testimony in an ef- and a suff fort to see if there were facts suf- and propriated ried ficient to warrant the granting of a th purchiase of a divorce, so that the lawyers would be | < | nt sum will be ap- | for | ticket. IS G- — free to devote their arguments to the TEDDY HOWARD APPEARS | questions involving the settlement of AT LIBERTY THEATER | the property rights of the pair. Judge Melvin stated this morning that the matter of the divorce was one of fact rather than law and that after Co-Ed Makes De- Talented Berkele but as Pr«'»rv»mnul With the | carefully going over the evidence of Neill Company. | the various witnesses he had come to OAKLAND, April —Mise Teddy | the conclusion that Mrs. Page wae en- Howard of Berkeley, who ‘has for|tjtled to a decree. He, however, stat- some time been considered one of the | ed that he would like to hear argu- most talented amatenr actresses on [ ments from attorneys as to the divi- the Pacific Coast, made her debut on |sion of the property, as there were the professional stage this evening |some technical points involved. The with the Neill company at the Liberty | main fight in the case has been over Theater in Richard Mansfield’s ceie- | (he property, which is valued at about brated play, “A Parisian Romance.” | §20,000. A large mumber of Miss Howard's | friends attended the initial perform- ance and she received a most flatier- ing reception. ALAMEDA, April 25.—Local poul- try fanciers have formed an organiza- OAKLAND, April 25.—Four women were attacked by footpads last night upon this side of the bay. Two Wwo- men were assaulted in Alameda by a mysterious man who seemed satisfied with beating his victims unmercifully. Two were assaulted between Oakland and Berkeley, the apparent object be- ing robbery. The Alameda women were badly injured, while the two from the | district between Oakland and Berkeley were more fortunate. Miss Johanna Holmberg, aged 20 years, employed as a servant by Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Munthe, 1164 Broad- way, Alameda, reported to the police that she beaten by an unknown man near the corner of San Jose avenue and Regent street last night at haif past 10 o'clock, thus making the second woman victim to suffer at the hands of a male : sailant in Alameda, the other being Mrs. W. F. Burng, who was knocked down twice by an unknown individual close to the corner of Santa Clara ave- nue and Everett streets an hour and a half previous to the assault on Miss Holmberg. Miss Holmberg's face shows evidence of her encounter with the mysterious woman beater. One of her eyes is dis- colored and the cuticle is broken over the right cheek bone, where the heavy | fist of the vicious assailant struck. The waist she wore at the time of the strug- gle is bespattered with blood that came from her nose and cheex as a result of , the ruffan’s blows. young woman was in a hysterical con- dition, and. asserted that she would never go out of doors again after dark. Miss Holmberg recently arrived here from Denmark and is highly regarded | by her mistress. The girl told the fol- lowing story this morning: 1 was on my way home after visiting a girl friend who is employed in a family ‘in {he central portion of town. 1 was walking along San Jose avenue and when nearfng Regent street 1 noticed a man coming toward me. STRIKES HER ON THE FACE. I was not afrald at all, but when he got within arm’s length of me he hit me several terrible blows in the face that knocked me down &nd caused my {ace and nose to blesd. He said nothing and when I got up he was walking away as if nothing had happened. I remember that he Was not a_large man and that he wore a light hat. When 1 reached the house 1 did not wake any one because I was 80 frightened that 1 did not know what I should do. I do mot think I would be able to tell the man iIf 1 saw him again. Mrs. W. F. Burns has not yet recov- was attacked and brutally | To-day the | Collischon as a nurse, was attacked and beaten at the same place where Mrs. Burns met the rufiian last night. No attempt was made {n the case of Miss Cronin to rob her and her assailant, after knocking her into the gutter, dis- appeared. The quick-wittedness of two young women saved them from being robbed by a bold highwayman while oa their way to their Berkeley homes last night. | Miss Tillle Bodine of 1035 Fifty-third street and Miss Clara Gittus of Fifty- fourth street are the heroines of this midnight affair. In defiance of the bandit’s commands and his terrorsin- spiring pistol they gave him the slip and got to their homes without so much even as being fired at. The younz women were returning | from the Golden Gate Baptist Church, having been carried to within a block of their homes by, the carriage of A. S. Parker of Claremont. Just as they reached the corner of Fifty-third and Adeline streets they were accosted by a | man who jumped suddenly out of the shadow of a tree. The fellow was masked and carried a dark lantern, which he flashed in the faces of his in- tended victims, probably with the ob- | ject of blinding them. ! HIGHWAYMAN SARCASTIC. | A moment's pause followed the meet- ing of the two parties, and then the highwayman said, after observing that the young women wore light dresses: “Humph! Just come from a party, I | suppose. Well, 'm not to be trifled with, so give me your money quick.” | - The man emphasized Ris demands by | exhibiting a shining pjstol, but that didn’t scare the young women a bit. | They were thinking of escapd so hard, however, that they didn’t find time for reply and in a moment had taken to | their heels. It seems that Miss Bodine had ob- | served a man enter a house in the | neighborhood just a few minutes before the highwayman appeared, and it was toward this place that she made rapid | tracks, followed closely by her friend. The highwayman called out for the quarry to halt, but they were deaf to his commands and hurried on. At last the women reached their destination | and there they screamed for help, which brought out the man they had’ previously seen. 4 “I do not know the name of the man that came to our rescue,” said Miss Bodine to-day, “but I think he is a mo- torman. He searched the neighborhood for the man, but, of course, the fellow “A Parisian Romance,” by the Neill Company, is one of the best productions seen in this city for gome time. The scenery has been especially prepared and the furniture and properties all been selected with great care, James Neill is at his best in the cha:- as presented | sed in the piece have | tion and chosen the following officers; President, A. H.”Gregory; vice presi- dent, Arthur Mock: secretery, F. B. Van Nostrand; treasurer, C. D. Postel; superintendent, E. XK. Healey; -execu- tive committee, A. H. Gregory, €. D. Postel, F. B. Van Nostrand, T. Noble and A. Norton. succeeded in getting away. —_——— JOSEPH KECK GAINS HIS LIBERTY THROUGH WRIT ered from the shock she underwent when she was felled twice by the noec- turnal rufian. Like Miss Holmberg, she can assign no reason why she should have been attacked. No effort was made by the assailant in either case to rob or in any other way molest OAKLAND, April 25.—Joseph Keck, accused of having robbed the store of Me€tings will be held by the association in Linderman Hall on the first Tuesday of each month acter. of Baron Chevrial. — e -—— VINANCES OF OAKLAND and lectures delivered pertaining to poultry. B Oakland Revolver Club Events, OAKLAND, April 25.—The Oakland Revoiver Club will hold two match shoots in the near future, the first a five-man match with the Pacific In- door Club of San Francisco, which will take place on Saturday evening, May 14, and the second with the Miles Standish Club of Portland; Me., the dage of which has not yet been set. At the last meetihg of the board of directors the club voted to c IN HEALTHY COXNDITION | OAKLAND, April 25.—According to figures submitted to Mavor Warren Oiney to-day by Auditor A. H. Breed there will be no deficit\in the funds of the city for the fiscal year ending July 1. The Police and Street departments may overdraw slightly, but not to a sufficient extent to be a drain on the other funds. Auditor Breed reports there will be sufficient money §n the treasury to pay the expenses of the improvement bond election, as wel to pay for the ser- | the night, of the regular shoot from vices of an engineer in appraising the | Wednesday to Saturday, and the gen- value of the Contra Costa mrl eral practice night from Saturday to his victims. In both instances he ap- | peared to have appeased his abnormal | viciousness by beating his weak vic- tims to the ground. Regarding the as- sault Mrs. Burns said: 1 would know the man that attacked me j£'1 should ever see bim again. He was not much larger than I am and young. tinctly remember @&t he wore a light hat, Owing to the light hat that Mrs, Burns and Miss Holmberg say their as- sailant wore and to’the fact that the attacks were but an hour and a half apart and the scenes six blocks distant from each other, the police are inclined to accept the theory that the assaults were made by one man and that he is either insane or afllicted with a mania for beating defenseless females. MISS CRONIN BEATEN. Several months ago Miss Cronin, who is employed in the“family - of ‘Franz 1 dls- | Mrs. E. F. Rerat at Fruitvale of a box containing $200 in cash, obtained his liberty this morning through a ‘writ of habeas corpus. Judge Hall, in mak- ing the order for the discharge of the prisoner, stated that the evidence given at the preliminary examination failed to connect Keck with the crime and that there was nothing for the court to do but discharge the prisoner. Keck was seen around the store of Mrs. Rerdt on the evening of the rob- bery and the theory of the prosecu- tion is that while the lad in charge stepped out of the store for a few minutes Keck tool‘t advantage of hig absence and stole the box. The next morning the box Was found with $128 in it under the porch of the house where Keck lives. These two circym- stances, and no others, pointed toward Keck. % RAISE BIG SUM |FLOODS TOWN 1N SHORT TINE People of the Trinity Meth- odist Church Give.$11,000| for the Proposed Building PURCHASE THE SITTINGS . iy Board of Trustees Divide the Capacity of Tentative Edifice and Sell Off Lots Berkeley Office S8an Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, April 25. ‘Within one hour yesterday morning $11,000 was subscribed by the members the Trinity Methodist Church toward the buflding fund for the proposed new church. It was all done at the regular Sabbath service and so easily and businesslike was the extraordinary thing accom- plished that it all seemed to be just a regular occurrence. It really was all done accordimg-to rule. The board of trustees had first decided that it would take $30,000 to build such a church as is desired and then they proceeded to divide the seat- ing capacity up into sittings at so much per sitting. According to the preliminary plans for the structure there will be 1000 sittings and so, of course, at that rate every sitting will cost $30. It was like selling shares of stock and the Rev. C. K. Jenness, who pre- sided, had no trouble getting bidders for the shares. Some bought a good many and some just one or two. Five of the congregation bought $600 worth. Others took $300 worth, and so on down to the minimum amount. At the end of an hour $11,000 was pledged to the building fund. But yesterday’s bidding does not end it all and the canvassing will go on until nearly the whole $30,000 is raised. There have already been enough prom- ises of assistancg to reduce the deficit materially, It is the purpose of the church officers to carry as little a debt as possible. The money is to build a handsome stone church at the corner of Fulton street and Allston way, upon the site occupied by the present place of wor- ship. The old church will be used as a Sunday school meeting room. 2 L SCENIC DRIVE NOW ASSURED Citizens Present Seventy- Four Deeds to Right of Way to the Supervisors P Oakland Office Sin Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 25. The right of way for the scenic boule- vard to run from this city to Haywards along the Contra Costa foothills is practically assured. At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors this morn- ing Supervisor Talcott presented sev- enty-four deeds to property along the proposed route, and it is announced that there are but eight objecting own- ers along the entire distance. The deeds were accepted by the board and will be filed for record. In regard to the objectors, it is said several of these only involve small amounts, and with the exception of the Evergreen Ceme- tery Association all differences will be easily adjusted. The scheme of constructing this boul- evard, it is believed, will be one of the greatest advertisements Ala- meda County has ever had. The mag- nificent view to be obtained will rival the famous drives of the State, and its accessibility to San Francisco promises to make it a popular driveway for the inhabitants of all the cities about the bay. To Surveyor Prather is given the eredit of taking into his surveys the finest views and keeping in mind at the same time the avoiding of grades. The Supervisors are congratulating themselves on the promising outlook of the entire scheme, and work will be pushed as fast as it is practicable. —_————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, April 2.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: George P. King, 38, and Alice A. Strong, 26, both of San Francisco; Norman L. Bishop, 24, Sacramento, and Rhoda M. Ballard, 19, Oakland; James A. Ryan, 26, New- port. Ark., and Pearl E. Bandy, 389, St. Louis; Albert J. Hoffner, 32, and Dorothy Flanery, 37, both of San Francisco; Francisco J. Cavanaugh, over 21, and Helen J. Thomas, over 18, both of Oakland; John Hillseth, 34, and Helen E. Borck, 82, both of Los Angeles; Charles H. Jenkins, 34, Berkeley, and Janet Baxter, 24, Ala- meda; Martin H. Liebe, 26, San Fran- cisco, and Emma C. Meese, 22, Oak- land; Nathan Morris, 33, and Blanche Goldstein, 25, both ef San Francisco. e e Co-Ed Escapes Rifie Bullet. BERKELEY, April 25.—In aftempt- ing to kill a dog on the university cam_ pus this morning A. L. Bolton, super- intendent of the grounds, narrowly missed shooting a cg-ed. Bolton had made several ineffectual attempts to shoot the canine in front ef the agri- cultural building when suddenly the co-ed came around the corper. Bol- ton was about to shoot again, but hesi- tated when hdfaw the young woman appear. —_———— Gives Till-Tapper Limit. 5 OAKLAND, April 25,—Clarence A. Rankin, who was caught in the act of robbing the till of P. A. Cox, a groeer on Market street, was allowed to plead guilty to petty larceny in Police Judge Samuels’ court this morning and was given the limit of six months' impris. onment in the City Prison, t WITH CHECKS Edward (’Connell Pays for Rent, Wine and Grocer- ies With Worthless Paper SAYS HE IS INNOCENT Asserts Money Is Coming From East to Take Up thel Obligations Against Him{ Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 25. After having paid his house rent, se- | cuged groceries, wine and music and some little cash by issuing worth- less checks, Edward O’Conneli, residing at 931 Thirty-fourth street, was arrested last night by Pelice Sergeants Lyneh and Clark at the instance of C. A. Rice, owner of the premises rented by the arrest- ed man. According to the story told by Landlord Rice, his tenant gave him a draft on the State Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis, Ind.” The draft was returned with the comment “No authority to draw.” Since O’Connell’'s arrest the police have made inquiry into the method by which O’Connell earned his livelihood. According to the testimony he rented a piano from Sherman & Clay, paying for it by a worthless check, receiving $16 in change. Patton & Brown, grocers, were next called on. They stocked the house rented by the pris- oner with groceries and gave him some change, all for a bad check. For liquors O’Connell went to J. J. Hanifin, where he cashed another check. Despite the array of evidence the po- lice have thus far uncovered O'Connelt says he will prove his innocence. He gays the insurance company, for which he claims to work, either has sent or will send enough money to cover all of his check transactions. —————— WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT GREET GRAND GUARDIAN Grand Guardian Carrie C. Van Orsdall of the Women of Woodcraft, Pacific jurisdiction, was tendered a grand reception in Native Sons’ Hall last night by the membership of the local circles of the Women of Wood- craft, assisted by fifleen camps of the Woodmen of the World. The guards of the circle of Woodcraft, each at- tired in a natty uniform and wearing the red, white and green colors of the order, some sixty in number, formed a double line from the door to the stage, and, making an arch with their spears, remained in that position while the distinguished guest passed ander it, escorted by Mrs. Hester B. Oliver, chairman of the evening, fol- lowed by the leading members of the order and then the uniformed drill teams of the camps. Mrs. Van Ors- dall was greeted with cheers as she appeared upon the stage.. She was then introduced by the chairman as the woman who, in seven years, worked as the head of the order until it had grown from a corporal’s guard numerically to a membership of 42,- 000. After the introduction the fol- lowing programme was carried out: Overture, Neighbor A. J. Tickner, orchestra; introductory remarks, Neighbor Hester B. Oliver, California Circle No. 178; contralto solo (select- ed), Neighbor Sadie Davis, Golden Gate Circle No. 355; recitation, Neighbor Lee Craw, consul com- mander Mission Camp; address, Grand Guardian Carrie Van Orsdall; contralto solo (selected), Neighbor Frances Mandler, California Circle No. 178; recitation, Neighbor Alice Perrin, Golden Gate Circle No. 355. The address of the grand guardian was very interesting. She praised the women of the jurisdiction for the in- terest they have taken in Woodcraft, During the evening. the combined circles presented her a pair of silver covered perfumery flasks, and then the combined camps presented her a fine traveling bag, both of these being in appreciation of the work she had done in behalf of Woodecraft. The ceremonies were followed by dancing. The following named were the com- mittee of arrangements: Neighbor Theresa Ambrose (chairman), Annie Stanaert, Mary Perrin, Lizzie Estes, Madge Wilder, Mary Baltie, Juliette Love, Anna Forster, Mollie Kaufman, Mary Mackel and Agnes Phelan. PERSONAL. Dr. J. A. Ascher of Reno is at the Grand. A. A. Young, a merchant of Seattle, is at the Palace. Samuel Henry, a contractor of Stock- ton, is at the Grand. 7 Mr. and Mrs. William Bacon, prom- inent residents of Boston, are at the St. Franecis. W. A. Clark Jr., the young million- aire of Butte, Mont.,, arrived at the Palace last evening. W. H. Kilpatrick, 2 mining man of Denver, arrived at the Palace yester- day with his family. Dr. N. H. Morrison, surgeon for the Southern Pacific Company in Los An- geles, is at the Palace. B. F. Dillingham, a capitalist of Hon- olulu, was among the passengers on the Sierra yesterday who registered at the Occidental. E. Owen Cox of London, manager and owner of several steamship companies, which have connections in the colonies, arrived yesterday from Sydney and is staying at the St. Francis. He is returning to ndon. Mrs. R. H. Hay Chapman, wife of the editor of the Los Angeles Herald, arrived on the steamship Sierra yester- day from the coloniés on her way to the southern part of the State and is registered at the California. Mrs. and Miss Dillingham, wite and daughter of the American Consul Gen- eral at Auckland, arrived here yester- day on the steamship Slerra and are visiting relatives in this city. They are on their way to the St. Louis exposi- Ao ) <« NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1118 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. - ! BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. i 1435 Park Street. | Telephone Alameda 1592. —— ——eip NAMES FOR PRIMARY TICKETS MUST BE FILED BY TO-NIGHT New System of Poil Books Will Be Used for First Time This Election. In order for candidates, to be voted upon at the primary election May 3. to have their names printed on the official ballot the tickets must be filed with Registrar Adams not later than 11 o'clock to-night. The time for such filing was up yesterday according to the limit previously set, but as some delay has been encountered in committee work the privilege was ex- tended until to-night. An extra heavy vote is expected at the May primary, as the registration is almost five times as great as it was last year. The total number of voters on the list is 3 1, while but 6573 were registered last spring. Circulars of instructions have heen sent out to election officers calling their attention to the various sections of law governing their actions. Among other things required of thase that will officiate during the election is that all officers are required to be at their respective polling places not later than 5:36 a. m., May 3, and to open the polls at & o'clock in the morning and keep them open until 5 o’clock in the evening. A new system of poll books will be used at the coming election for the first time. Heretofore the different registrations were placed in different sections of the books, frequently caus- ing loss of time in ascertaining the ap- plicant voter’s right of franchise. Under the new system each letter of the alphabet will be numbered ac- cording to daté of registration, thus keeping each letter in one section Mr. Adams claims the system will mean a great saving of time in the casting of ballots and will insure greater aceuracy. —_— MARTINEZ CONTRACTOR SUFFOCATES WITH GAS Henry Rickmann, a (-oAlra(-mr re- siding in Martinez, suffocated with il- luminating gas last Sunday night in a lodging-house at 10073 Market street. He disappeared from Martinez last Saturday and shortly after he had gone a friend named Henry Murray received through the postoffice a let- ter from Rickmann announcing that his body would be found in Golden Gate Park. Coroner Curry of. Contra Costa County, for whom Rickmann was building a house, no- tifiled the police of this city and an unsuccessful search of the park was made. Rickmann’s financial affairs were badly entangled and brooding over his losses made him desperate. The following note was found near his body. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 —H. J. Curry, County Coroner, Marin County—Dear Sir: You and your foxy architect, Milwain, drove me (o death. Somebody else will finish it now. I hope you will be gentleman enough to pay for it and not hold my bondsmen for it. 1 patd with my life for it H. RICKMAN Last night Rickman’s bondsmen made a statement that they had exam- ined their late principal’s affairs and found his criticism of Curry unwar- ranted. They also say that they be- lieve Rickman had become dazed over his responsibilities and was temporarily insane. ———— Attempts Suicide. John Luecas Munches, residing at 20 Hunt street, attempted to commit sui- cide at his home yesterday. Munches was injured about a year ago, since when he has acted strangely. During a fit of despondency yesterday he at- tempted to cut his throat with a bread knifg. He is being treated at the French Hospital. ADVERTISEMENTS. “NOT VERY WELL" Is the experience of everybody at one time or another. 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