The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1904. =« NEWS OF "'THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA » \\El[]l R GIVE - [P HIS DFFICE “Lonstable, Hopelessly In- volved Financially, De- show cause why the petition of the United . States Fidelity and Guaranty Company be released from respon- sibility on his bond should not be ' granted. No one is able to say how deeply | Weidler is involved i whether he has laid himself cri ally liable by ‘using money recove by him upon executions or has confined himself to borrowing money on assignments of his salary before it was earned. “last week and " cides to Quit His Position | LANE GIV Supervisors Acecept Resigna- tion and Elect Marshal of Emeryville to the Vacancy | ———— Ozkland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 9. As a resuit of the disclosures garding the financial difficulties snd means resorted to by Constabie Ed Weidler to raise money, that official handed in his resignation to the| Board of Supervisors to-day and his | ‘place was filled by the election of Morris H. Lane, Town Marshal of Emeryville, to the vacancy Weldler has not been seen for the the Sheriff’s deputies have as yet been unable to serve him with & summons to appear in court and —————— NEILL OCOMPANY PRESENTS “UNDER TWO FLAGS.” of Native Daughters Benefit at Liberty Theater. Local Parlors Wil Give —The great ' .was pre- L 'lh—aler this | ompany and the | Edythe Chapman as d a good work of Miss Ciga Ne nd the ames as Bertie Cecil was at his ¢ local parlors of Native Daugh- i benefit for the relief oha and Piedmont pariors evening at the Liberty, and ions of Native Sons and expected from San Francisco z her nearby cities. ———— Unhappy Couples. OAKLAND 9.—Suit for di- vorce was begun to-day by Mabel T. Bingham a st Herbert P. Bingham on the grounds of cruelty and intem- She perance their on mony. action asks for the custody of and $75 a month ali- for divorce against Alfred E. Frontier on the round of extreme cruelty. V. H. Huberich has filed a divorce comn aint against Cora Hube- rich wh he ¢ her with cruelty - —e—— atriotic Japanese Hurt. ki Hiraki, a into town Farm Island to s victories of his countrymen ov Russian arms. He drank such volume of intoxi- ‘cants that he rom an electric car on Park stree A was almost killed. Hie head was f he was rend. was treated fully lacerated and unconscious. Hiraki the Emergency Hos- to the home of a ssists Father. —Henry Rennell, e famished con- dition was reported to’ the Alameds Association, has been taken | charge of by } wughter, Mrs. Ed- | ward Gr always her means wo brother, E4 aid the aged man ths. She states that she has d her father but that her refuses to Marria Licenses. OAKLAND, 9.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Joseph Borge, 25, and Mary E. Vallado, 27, both of Oszkland; Claude R. Mitchell, Julia A. French, 21, both of Oakland; Wilmer N. Glascock, 26, Galveston, gnd Ethel Musgrove, 22, Berkeley; Henry M. Hastings, over 21, Geyser- ville, and Helene Wiedersheim, over 18, Ozkland. —_———— Missing Youth Heard From. ALAMEDA, May $.-—Harry Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, who left this city three weeks ago under mysterious circumstances and caused his family considerable uneasiness, has been found on a ranch near Ripon. Young Miller asserts that he grew tired of his domestic surroundings ana decided to go out into the world and hustie for himself. mmmnxn. ALL WOMEN Who wish to retain or regain their health must see to it that functional rcgulantv is estab- lished. This is an all-important question and the wise woman will resort to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at the first symptom of any derangement, because she knows it always gives prompt re- lief. Pains in the Back, Bloating, | Vomiting, Headache, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Fainting Spells and Sleeplessness are all danger sig- nals which require the Bmers. Try one bottle. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS N THE PLACE] impression. | staging and scenery are | ontier has begun an | as well as | 23, and | BREACH OPENS | N LABOR PARTY =ln Pnsions .-\mnng: (‘ount,v. I Central Committeemen the’ (‘ause of an Open Rupture TWO FACTIONS FIGHT Strive to Gain Control of | the Machine in Prepara- tion of the Fall Elections ey Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 9. Dissensions among the members of the Union Labor Party County Central | Committee came to a head to-day {when J. B. Crandall, the recently de- posed chairman of the committee, flled a protest with the Board of Su- | pervisors against the granting of a ! former petition filed asking for a place for the party name on the official pri- { mary election ballot to be prepared for the primaries to be held next Aug- ust. Crandall maintains that he is still chairman of the committee and [that the petition that has been filed not an authentic document. The rmnuer has been referred to the Dis- trict Attorney for his opinion. | The petition to which objection is | made was filed by Lawrence Hyde, as chairman of the Union Labor Central Committee, and A. W. Atherton, sec- [retary, who claim that they are the | duly elected officers of the committee. In regard to Hyde's election, Deputy | County Auditor Tom Powers, a mem- | ber of the committee, had the follow- ing to say: “At a meeting of the committee on | April 1, at which there was a large | representation of the committee pres- | ent, Crandall's office was declared va- cant by a vote of 13 to 7 and Hyde elected to take his place. He is the | regular chairman of the committee, | while Crandall was deposed for the | good of the party generall s AT FATHER KIDNAPS DAUGHTER | FROM HER ERRING HUSBAND i | | - | | | Strange Development in a Family | Row That Will Probably Visit | the Courts Again. OAKLAND, May 9.—A father stole | his daughter from her husband to- night while each of the two was out on bail pending misdemeanor trials in the Police Court. This was the strange | ending of a strange story that began | when Jennie Bamber was arrested for | vagrancy some months ago at about the same time that John Desoza fell into the clutches of the law. The two were married in the County Jail and after each had completed the pre- scribed term of imprisonment the pair went to housekeeping. One night not long ago there was a family row, and both were arrested for disturbing the peace, and were out on bail. To-night John Bamber, the father, appeared at | the Desoza place and with the ald of another man forcibly kidnaped his daughter and carried her away in the wagon. The police are looking for the father. PRTECE S S M o Is Not “Jack the Swatter.” ALAMEDA, May 9.—Archie Mec- Lachlan, the Oakland gardener, who was arrested here yesterday while la- | boring under the intoxicadted illusion | that he was the general superintendent »f the Oakland Transit Consolidated, | and who was thought by the police | fo time this morning to be “Jack | the Swatter,” pleaded guilty to dis turbing the peace this afternoon. | Judge F. S. Cone suspended sentence | { upon McLachlan and permitted him to | |go. The gardener satisfied the au- thorities that he was not the nocturnal ruffian that attacked three women | here two weeks ago. i 5 Miss Armstrong Is Safe. | OAKLAND, May 9.—The fears of | T. G. Armstrong, the Leona Heights nurseryman, that his granddaughter, | Mabel Armstrong, had disappeared ifter arriving in Oakland last Wednes- day were dispelled to-day by a tele- |gram from the East announcing that Miss Armstrong had hot departed for California yet. ————— W. A. Mitchell Critically T OAKLAND, May 9.—William A. Mitchell, a brother of Supervisor John Mitchell, is criticaly ill with appendi- citis and grave doubts are entertained as to his recovery. Mr. Mitchell was taken suddenly ill last Saturday and his condition became so serious that he was removed to Fabiola Hospital vesterday. ————— Scanlan’s Trial Postponed. OAKLAND, May 9.—Trial of the charges preferred against Policeman John P. Scanlan by J. J. Mulvey, a ciippled newsboy, was continued to- day until Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Board of Police and Fire Com- missioners, owing to the absence of Commissioner Turner. —_—— Walter J. Avery Missing. OAKLAND, May 9.—Walter Avery, 45 years of age, residing at 262 Eleventh street, borrowed a bicycle last Thursday from A. E. Carpenter, 1111 Washington street, and has.not been seen since. His wife and three vChlldren are anxious. The police have | been notified. —_—— | Would Care for Goodman's Estate. | Moritz and Kate Menasses and John Faubel, who say that in the will of th< late George Goodman, the pioneer merchant, they are appointed as ex- ecutors to serve without bonds, ap- lpued to the Superior Court yestarday {to be appointed special administrators of the estate. They say that the es- tate is in such a condition that pend- ing tre filing of the will such action is 1ecessary. Goodman’s will, they say, was made last November. He died on the 7th inst. —————— WANIUBED BY AN AUTOXOBXLE—A man 5 iobe s d oM -dy msur-a hn bol h:w g thrown from bissbusey by an ile June- ton of Fourteenth IM.VIhnch trts. | Arthur. J.| Olney to heid the vacancy open for JAIL HOLDS FIEND WHO TRIED TO BURN HIS WIFE |Edward J. Riley Must Face Court on Invalid Help- meet’'s Charge That He Soaked Her Clothes With Coal Oil and Cruelly Struggled to Fire Them R Rl Tk STUDENTS SHOW OFF IN DRILL Cadet Regiments Make Evo- Jutions Under Eye of Gov-| ernment Military Officer S ) Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, May 9. The cadet regiment at the Univer- sity of California was put through the traces .this morning on the campus. | It was the annual inspection required | by the Government and the stydent | soldiers were marched and counter- marched all morning before the scru- tinizing eyes of Captain Frank L. Winn, formerly commandant of the cadet forces, and now acting inspector for the Department of California and aijde-de-camp to Major General Mac- The evolutions were watched by a large crowd of people attracted by the announcement of the inspec- tion. Captain Winn expressed himself as pleased with the conduct of the sol- diers. His report to the Govérnment will not be published for a month or more. His comments are not expected to be so severe as those of previous inspecting officers, as he knows some- thing of the difficulties in training stu- dents. A competitive drill of the compa- nies was held this afternoon, Company B of the Second Regiment, command- ed by Captain Arthur Foster, winning, and Company G, Secbnd Regiment, Captain Anthony Wayne, being sec- ond. Medals for the best marksman- ship were awarded to R. S. Daniels and H. G. McKanay. The award for each of these competitions was made by Colonel George W. Bauer. —_—————————— JOHN L. HOWARD RESIGNS AS OAKLAND OOUNCILMAN Mayor Olney May Not Appoint Suc- cessor—Dingee to Contest Water Rate Reduction. OAKLAND, May 9.—John L. How- ard’s resignation as a City Council- man was filed to-night with the City Council. A question whether it'is au- tonomic was referred to City Attorney McElroy. Speeches were made by Councilmen Eiliott, Cuvellier, Pen- dleton and President Dornin express- ing appreciation of Mr. Howard’s able work. The Council by a.vote of 6 to 4 adopted a resolution requesting Mayor ninety days and to reappoint Mr. Howard, should he return from Eu- rope within that time. Those who opposed this resolution were Council- men Baccus, Fitzgerald, Aitken and McAdam. William' J. Dingee, president of the Contra Costa Water Company, by let- ter withdrew an agreement not to contest a reduction of 10 per cent in the present water rates for the com- ing fiscal year. In explanation Pres- ident Dingee said he considered the statement by Mayor Olney that the Bay Cities Water Company would be invited to submit new propdsals for a municipal water supply to be inim- ical to'the interests of the Contra Cos- ta Water Company. The Council will meet Thursday night to complete passage of ordinances relating to the projected bond issue. —— Boy Is Missing. OAKLAND, May 9.—Joseph Hunt, 12 years of age, is missing from 1838 Grove street, his home. | MAN WHO TRIED TO CREMATE HIS WIFE, HIS VICTIM AND THEIR CHILDREN, — OAKLAND, May 9.—Mrs. Edward J. Riley, victim of her husband's atrocious attempt to burn her alive by firing her kerosene-soaked garments with matches, swore to a complaint in the Police Court to-day charging Riley with assault to commit murder. Riley was before Police Judge Mortimer Smith this morning on a charge of drunkenness, and was sent to the City Prison for three days. This = action was taken that the man might be in custody until Mrs. Riley could take steps to prosecute her brutal spouse on a more serious count. The assault case has been set for arraignment to- morrow before Judge Smith. That the delicate little woman and her children, Edwin and Marle, es- caped death yesterday afternoon in their humble home, 1007 Seventh street (rear), where occurred Riley’s fiendish attack, is a miracle. The liquor-frenzied man made effort after effort to burn his helpless wife after he had drenched her clothing with coal oil. He found her resting on a bed when he entered the rooms, inflamed from whisky and enraged because his ill wife did not resound immediately to his demands for dinner. The woman, whose condi- tion is such that she should have the tenderest attention, had no chance to rise before Riley drenched her with kerosene, which soaked through her clothing and the bed cfothes. After the fiend had failed to.kill his wife, be- cause of her struggles to prevent igni- tion of her clothing, he hurled a glass at her head and departed, to be ar- rested soon afterward. Evidence of the assault was collected by the police. It includes the oil-soaked garments, the saturated bed clothing, the scores of burnt matches on the fioor, & can of kerosene and the broken glass. Mrs. Riley was almost persuaded not to prosecute her husband for the sake of her children. She knew not where to turn for food for them. The family is in dire need, especially now that the husband is in jail. Riley is sullen and taciturn. In his cups last night he ad- mitted that he had been fiendish in his actions. Before he came to Oakland Riley had a special policeman’s com- mission in San Francisco and for a | at Fabiola Hospital, WOMAN SCARES BURGLAR AWAY Mrs. J. A. Wooley Puts Bold | Thief to Flight in Early Morning in. West Berkeley HEARS GLASS FALLING SRR MR She Backs Up Her Commands ‘With Pistol and Fellow Re- treats Without Ceremony SR { Berkeley Office 8an Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, May 9.. The commands of a brave woman, backed up by a big pistol, put a burg- larious intruder to flight early this morning in West Berkeley. Mrs. J. A. Wooley is the name of this intrepid woman and it was her little notion store on University avenue that her unwelcomed visitor tried to loot. The burglar pald his visit at 4 o'clock this morning. His game was to enter through the street window. But a pane of glass fell while he was at work and the noise awakened Mrs. ‘Wooley. Undaunted, she hastily threw a wrapper about her, seized a revolver and hurried into the store. She could see the man still trying to get inside. “Get out of there, quick,” she shouted, “or I'll shoot.” At the same time she leveled the pistol at the man, prepared to shoot at his least sign of hesitancy. But the volce of the determined woman was enough for the burglar and he re- treated precipitately. The last Mrs. Wooley saw of him he was making tracks as hard as he could up the avenue. GENERAL PETER SWAINE CALLED « TO LAST REST Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, May 9.—Brigadier General Peter T. Swaine, U. S. A., retired, dled at his Los Nietos ranch home in this county to-day, aged 74 years. He had long been sick. The general was the father of Edgar L. Swaine, recently of the Southern Pa- cific engineer service and now in Cuba; Captain William M. Swaine, U. 8. A.; Charles S. Swaine and Mrs. Sherman Wiggins of this city. The funeral will be semi-military and will be held at Los Nietos to-morrow after- noon, local ex-soldiers being pall bear- ers. Colonel Swaine was born in New York City January 21, 1831. He serv- ed through the morst arduous cam- paigns of the Civil War, starting as a major and having the rank of briga- dier general of volunteers before the close of 1862. He was severely wounded in the battle of Stone Riv- er. He took a conspicuous part in many engagements and was many times commended for gallantry. After the war he was continually on duty on the Western frontier. He was in the military service continuously from 1847 until the age of retirement and though not much before the public he made a record with few equals. g L MEMORY IS EULOGIZED. Father Lynch Pays Fitting Tribute to the Late Thomas F. Creighton. The funeral of the late Thomas F. Creighton was a fitting evidence of the esteem and honor in which he was held by the people of the Mission, in whose midst he had lived for the last forty-five years. St./James Church was crowded to its utmost capacity. The eulogy of Father Lynch was a magnificent of- fering to the character of the de- ceased. He spoke at length upon the many great acts of kindness that he had bestowed upon every one living within the boundaries of the Mission. He was a loving husband and a de- voted father. A magnificent choir, headed by Mrs. Burns, soprano, and Napoleoni, tenor, led the music, which was of a very high character. The interment took place at Holy Cross Cemetery, the services there be- ing conducted by Father Hennessy. A widow survives, also a son, Walter R., 13 years of age. The widow was for- merly Miss Annie Pendergast, daugh- ter of Thomas Pendergast, who was one of the pioneers of this State. At the time of his death the deceased was the manager of the Mission Home and Loan Society, the Fairmount So- ciety and the Metropolitan Improve- ment Company. The pall-bearers were: O. Stein, J. H. Grady, H. J. Stafford, W. H. Boyson, Dr. F. Kirch- offer and J. J. Mahoney. Pa S Dies at Advanced Age. Emily M. Reddy, widow of the late Patrick Reddy, dled at her residence, 2717 Pacific avenue, on Sunday at the advanced age of 79. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Sybil J. Coleman, and a brother. . fatd b e John W. Merchant Dead. OAKLAND, May 9.—John Wilber Merchant, aged 29 years, died to-day from which, he time served as a watchman at some of | graduated a short time ago as a the cheaper theaters across the bay. —_———————— Fined for Fighting. trained nurse. The deceased resided at Vacaville before coming to Oakland and he leaves a mother, one brother OAKLAND, May 9.—James Ellig|and two sisters, who reside at that and George C. Richards, who aroused placde. The remains will be shipped the Lakeside district by holding a fist- icuff duel, were fined $10 each to-day in the Police Court, Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED, Tuesday. May 9. Sy’ Jesniy Oritn, Bolinas. DOMESTIC PORTS Gibson, 3 hours from | prought home in = hack. to Vacaville for interment. S B Julius Kilbourn Dies. OAKLAND, May 9.—Julius Kilbourn, a San Francisco machinist, unmarried, living with his parents at 514 Forty- fifth street, was taken suddenly ill in San Francisco this evening and was He died in the hack before he arrived at his home pom GAMBLE—Safled May 9—Schr Spo. |and the remains were taken in charge kane, for Port Ludlow. pon’r LUDLOW—Arrived May 9—Schr !w Ees PM““ i‘i y 9—Schr Duxbury, hr Nome; r Farallon, for Krrived May G- Ste Humbeide, from way. ABERDEEN—Arrt ived May 9—Schr North by the Coroner. e Old-Time Cabby Dies. o skag-| SAN JOSE, May 9.—Willlam Gil- leran, one of the best known hack drivers of this city, died last night at CHASE CUPID OFF THE PARK Love Making Is Forbidden in Lafayette Square by Or- der of the Commissioners PROFESSOR IN PROTEST S it Astronomér Burckhalter Is Made a Policeman That He May Clear Out the Trysters PRI Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, May 9. To spoon in the moonlight under the foliage of Lafayette Square Is inter- dicted by stern order of a prosale Board of Police Commissioners. Cupid has been locked out, as it were, and sighing swains may no longer tell their tales of love amid the romantic sur- roundings of the pretty plaza. To this end has Charles D. Burck- halter, astronomer and head of Chabot Observatory that occuples the center of the park, been appointed a special policeman. Professor Burckhalter in his new role will he permitted to wear a star bigger than Mars appears to be through the great lenses in the observ- atory. Armed with the authority of the law it will be expected of the learned star- | gazer and mathematician that he shall rudely break Into all trysts and warn the intruding devotees of Cupid away. Love-making al fresco does not appeal to Professor Burckhalter. He| complained to the powers that too many susceptibles were converting Lafayette Park into a meeting place for osculation. Now the distinguished | astronomer believes the park and its surroundings, particularly the observa- tory therein, is being a bit scandalized by the absorbing,” world forgetting young men and women who have been haunting the square on favored nights. Professor Burckhalter prefers to re- serve the place for the duller affairs of science, hence his protest. That he may uphold the dignity of the place and preserve the peace and quiet of the park, Professor Burck- halter has esrayed the role of a police- man. Avaunt! Dan Cupid. e ERSO\AL A. B. Hill, a banker of Petalumn. is at the Lick. Dr. A. W. King of Eureka is staying at the Grand. Dr. E. N. Flynn of Jeffersonville, Ind., is at the Grand. Frank A. Buck, a fruitman of Vaca- ville, is at the Palace. J. Allen Veatch, a mining man of Napa, is at the St. Franeis. Dr. Charles E. Turner and wife of Vallejo are at the Occidental. H. B. Stabler, a prominent business man of Yuba City, Is at the Lick. Railroad Commissioner A. C. Irwin and wife of Marysville are at the Lick. Adjutant General J. B. Lauck is down from Sacramento and registered at the California. M. M. Potter, proprietor of the lead- ing hotels of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, was a guest at the St. Fran- cis yesterday. Louis A. Sanze, a commissioner to the St. Louis Exposition from the Ar- gentine republic, arrived here yester- day and is at the Palace. President E. P. Ripley and General Manager Wells of the Santa Fe road, who were in the city for several days, left last evening for Los Anfeles. John F. Elliott, a capitalist of New York and viece president of one of the big sewing machine companies, arrived from the south yesterday and is stay- ing at the St. Francis. M. Lawrence, proprietor of the Hotel Tallac, and F. W. Richardson, man- ager of the Tahoe Tavern and a new hotel in Riverside, are among the lat- est arrivals at the St. Francis. Julius Kruttschnitt, director of main- tenance and operations of the Harri- man lines, who has been inspecting the Southern Pacific interests in Ore- gon since leaving the president of the road at Omaha, arrived here Sunday and departed last evening for Santa Barbara, where his family is visiting at present. Mr. Kruttschnitt will not leave for Chicago for several weeks. B. W. Worthington, who was re- cently appointed assistant director of maintenance and operations of the Harriman lines, departed last evening for Chicago, where his future head- quarters are td 'be. R. O. Cowling, who has acted a$ ehief clerk to Worth- ington in this ecity, has been appointed to a similar position under the latter in Chicago and was also an eastbound passenger on last evening's train. —_— the home of his parents at 222 West San Carlos street. He was 39 years of age and had resided in this city nearly all His life. Gilleran was a printer by trade, but for the past fif- teen years had been in the hack busi- ness. His hack was always stationed at the Lamole Hotel and he was a fa- miliar figure to most people on the streets. oL SRR L Prominent Sonoma Physician Dies. SONOMA, May 9.—Dr. H. H. Davis, a prominent citizen, died at his home yesterday morning from heart disease. He came to Sonoma over twenty years ago and was engaged in the practice of medicine. He was born in Norris- town, Pa., October 10, 1841. A wite and one daughter survive him. Ly E S Gilroy Resident Dies Suddenly. GILROY, May 9.—Marion E. Ellis, a member of one of the wealthiest families in the county, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. H. Ellis, yesterday afternoon after a three days’ illness from .typhoid pneumonia. He was a native of Gilroy, aged 30 years, and leaves a wife and daughter, be- sides a mother, a brother and three sisters. The latter are Mrs. George T. Dunlap and Mrs. Ed Holloway of Gilroy and Mrs. Frank Vetterline of San Luis Obisvo. | | > 4 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY 0.\;;.:&'0. 1118 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 4592. POMESAEIOE SIS ERECTS POLES WITHOUT RIGHT Central Light Company Se- cures an Illegal Permit From the Board of Works TO BURY INDIGENT DEAD Firm Submits Bid to Super- visors as to the Price to Be Fixed for Each Interment . The Board of Supervisors yesterday directed the joint Committee on Streets and Electricity on next Thursday at 11 | o'clock to investigate the illegal erec- tion of electric light poles on the north side of Geary street, between Stockton and Powell, by the Central Light and Power Company. The Department of Electricity had reported that the erec- tion of the poles was in direct viola- tion of the ordinance requiring all wires to be placed underground in the down- town districts. After four poles had been erected the Chiet of Police ordered the company to discontinue their erection, when it produced a permit signed by President Schmitz of the Board of Public Works. Supervisor Connor, chair- man the Street Committee, says that Schmitz evidently sign- ed the permit without knowing that the law expressly forbids the erec- tion of poles in the block described, which i{s part of underground district No. 2. Schmitz stated, in explanation of his course, that he had assured the Geary- street Improvement Club that he would do all in his power to aid the organiza- tion in improving the thoroughfare. Consequently when a representative of the Central company waited on him and asked for permission to erect poles on the block named he had signed the permit for the privilege. Schmitz sald that his permission only went so far as to the erection of poles. Schmitz says that it is not against the law to erect poles, but the stringing of wires in certain districts is forbidden. The proposition of stringing the wires was a matter for another municipal depart- ment, Schmitz said. W. L. Harper petitioned the board for permission to erect a bathing-house on the ocean beach between mean high water and the sand dunes and oppo- site the block bounded by J and K streets. Peter Seculovich petitioned the board fo erect a drawbridge on Kentucky street at its intersection with Islais Creek, and also to open Illinois street. The District Attorney filed an esti- mate that he will require $38,400 to con- duct his office for the next fiscal year, $1000 being for contingent expenses. The bid of William J. Hagan and D. J. Kelly for the burial of the indigent dead at $5 50 for each interment was referred to the Health Committee. ———————— Beats His Prosecutor. William F. Earle, a member of the Pacific Type Foundry, swore to a war- rant last night charging Willlam Da- vis with battery. Earle recently pros- ecuted Davis for petty larceny. Davis was given six months in the County Jail and was released yesterday. To get even with Earle he lay in wait for him in a lodging-house at 579 Mont~ gomery street last night and gave him a beating. KEarle says he will prose- cute Davis again. ———— Printer Dies in Hospital. Charles Hoffman, 24 years of age, died at the Harbor Hospital at 8 o'clock last night. Hoffman was ar- rested yesterday afternoon on East street by Policeman Dowd and charged with being drunk. At 4 o'clock he became black in the face and was hurriedly removed to the hospital, where he was treated by Dr. George Herzog. He died a few hours later, presumably from morphine poisoning. Hoffman was a printer. of It’s a Mother’s l)uty To see that the children’'s teeth receive the DENTIST'S Attention at an early age. It will pre- vent premature decay. irregular growth, loosening, etc. Our methods are thorough an cessful. Filling. !‘!ruc(lnx.‘etc - done in a hlsmy skillful manner. -$5/Bone Fillings. 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