The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL 2« NEWS OF THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS DECIDE. FIGAT Give Recognition to the Crandall-Silva Wing of | U'nion Labor Organization WEAK END ENTRENCHED Sy | Choice Gives Authority to Appoint One Fifth of the Delegates to Convention B I Oakland Office Sen Francisco Call 1016 Broadway, June 21. The Crandall-Sliva wing of the Un- fon Labor County Central Committee recelved recognition from the Board of Supervisors to-day in preference to the Hyde-Atherton faction, which claims to be the real committee. The question of which side had the better title to be considered the real head of the Union Labor party in Alameda County was argued by Attorneys Hugh Aldrich and W. 8. O'Brien before the board this morning. On motion of Supervisor H. D. Rowe the petition of Crandall and his followers to have the party name go upon the ballots at the coming pri- mary election was then accepted as coming from the legally constituted head of the party The decision is deemed of some im- portance, as it is claimed that it gives the side recognized the power to ap- point all outside delegates. Within the corporate limits of Alameda, Berkeley and Oakland elections for delegates must be held, but in the outlying dis- tricts these are appointed. It is claime: that Crandall's side can go into the convention with fifty-one appointed delegates out of a total of 260. The only eounty officers to be elected this fall in whom the party is interested are the Supervisors. The reorganization of the County Central Committee also takes place, however. and there is possibility of a change in the entire machinery of the party. WEARY OF LIFE WITH INCOMPATIBLE SPOUSES Julia ¥. Hulme Obtains a Divorce, Although Judge Ogden Says It Has Queer Look. OAKLAND, June 21.—Julia F. Hulme obtained a divorce to-day from Edwin P. Hulme, a wool broker, on| the ground of desertion. In granting the decree Judge Ogden said “The court will now aid the machinations of the defendant by granting the plain- 1iff a decree of divorce. The case ooks as if it had been agreed upon.” By stipulation the husband had greed to pay $80 a month for the| upport of the children. | Annie H. Curtis obtained a divorce | from Waido W. Curtis to-day on the | ground of neglect. Maudena S§. Ritches secured a de- cree of divorce from Earl A. Riches to-day on the ground of cruelty. Suits for divorce were begun to-day by Delena A. Clifford against Jobn E. | Clifford and Henry Brunner against Mamie Brunner for desertion, deser- tion being the ground alleged in each | action. e — “MY FRI D FROM INDIA™ | AT YE LIBERTY THEATER Famous Comedy Delights Large Crowds and Players Receive Well | Merited Applause. | OAKLAND, June 21.—“My Friend| From India,” the bill at Ye Liberty| Playhouse for this week, was present- ed last night before a large audience that enjoyed the famous comedy and gave unstinted applause to the play- | ers. | Frank Bacon appears in the role of Augustus Keen Shaver, the barber, who causes all the trouble and pro- vokes much of the mirth. Donald| Bowles and George Bloomguest are the two chums responsible for most of Shaver's trials. Others in the cast are W. L. Gleason, Bennett Southard, Joe Carroll, Robert Lawler, Miss Anna Roberts, Miss Louise Brownell, Miss | Marje Baker, Miss Frances Slosson and Miss Grace Goodall. e Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, June 21.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Everett O. Kelley, 20, and Adah A. Rowe, 17, both of Oakland; Harry A. | Crandell, over 21, and Anna Engwick, over 18, both of Oakland: Arnold E. Needham, over 21, and Edith L. Lar- key, over 18, both of Oakland; John P. Sullivan, 55, Mariposa, and Marie Turner, 39, San Francisco; Sam Kirsh- enbaum, 34, and Sarah Reich, 29, both of San Francisco; John W. G. Norris, 27, and Minnie Reid, 29, both of Brantford, Canada; William F. Barnett, 42, and Caroline B. Silver, 40, both of Oakland. —_—— Boycott Is Renewed. OAKLAND, June 21.—The boycott against the Sparta oyster house, which was temporarily suspended three days ago, was renewed last night by the Cooks’ and Waiters' Union. The fight will be kept up until the proprietor signs the agreement with the union. The proprietor’s claim that all the men employed in the :taurtnt were partners in the busin ‘was not sub- stantiated to the satisfaction of the union and as the Sparta is the only restaurant in town which is not bound by the nt the union threatens 10 bring the proprietor to terms. ADVERTISEMENTS. Skin Diseases of the most stubborn -4, ie and chronic kind use end eventually | tell a tale of | country for a long time before settling | her existence this morning. | that wrecked things. FISD A LONG | LOST RELATIVE, Frank Thamm Writes to His Kinsfolk After Being Mourned for Many Years PEERDRE e ALL BELIEVE HIM DEAD i) o Fights for Chile in War With Peru and Survives to Fight Other Battles R P T «ley Office San Francisco Call, 148 Center Street, June 21. ! ike a voice from the deaa that of Frank Thamm has come back to his mother and his sister, who, for twenty- five years, believed he was dead. He| has not actually reappeared before them in the flesh, but they know he is still living, for a letter has come from him in far-off Chile. It has been reserved for Mrs. William Thamm, the mother of .this modern Lazarus, and Mrs. Herman C. Boettiger, his sister, of 1701 Walnut street, to know this experi- ence of having kin restored to them Berke after such a lapse of years. Altogether it is a strapge story. Frank Thamm was an adventurous spirit and young twenty-five years ago when he lived with his family in Chile. His love of adventure attracted him to the army when the war between Chile and Peru broke out, and he fought all through it. But the soldier did not come back after the war and a year or two after- ward, his family having heard that he had fallen in battle, came to California. It occurred to the mother and sikter often that he might not be dead, but they did not make any positive at- tempt to find him. About six months ago, however, Mrs. Boettiger's husband wrote to Chile in the hope of settling all doubt about Thamm's fate. A letter came in reply to this communication yesteraay and the family fully expected that it would death. But great was thelr surprise when they opened it and found that Thamm himself had written it. The lcng lost man expressed joy at hearing from his relatives, whom he had thought dead, too. It seems that after the war he wandered about the down to regular habits again, and thus failed to hear of his family. Then he went to Taltal, Chile, and became in- terested in mines, which have made him a rich man. He married and now has a family of his own. “It is just like having somebody risen from the dead,” said Mrs. Boettiger to- day. “It is a stranger story than I ever read. We are all thankful to have him restored to us, and may have a family reunion some day.” —_————————— DESPAIRS BECAUSE OF A MISSPENT LIFE Mrs. Dot Bernard Attempts Sauicide With Gas, but Is Rescued Before Death Comes. é OAKLAND, June 21.—Tired of a life she believes has been misspent, Mrs. Dot Bernard attempted to end She took gas at her apartment in the Weber House on Twelfth and Franklin streets. Lodgers detected the escap- ing gas and breaking into the room found the woman in an unconscious condition. She was conveyed to the Receiving Hospital and resuscitated. Mrs. Bernard is but 23 years of age and is the wife of a baker living at 12 Telegraph avenue. Three years ago she was kidnaped by a gang of roughs and confined in a cabin in Emeryville for several days, finally obtaining her freedom by jumping through a win- dow. e Exploding Gas Damages House. BERKELEY, June 21.—DanYel Healy, a plumber, touched a lighted match to a leaking gas pipe in the new block, La Paloma, this morning and instantly there was an explosion The outburst tore a big hole in the plaster of one of the rooms and started a fire that threatened to burn down the whole building. Fortunately there was a fire hose at hand and the flames were quickly extinguished. Healy escaped with some singed hair and a few scratches. e . Present Purse to a Priest. OAKLAND, June 21.—Rev. Father J. B. Praught of Sacred Heart Church was presented with a well filled purse by the ladies of the parish yesterday, prior to his departure on a visit to his boyhood home in Prince Edward Isl- and. The recipient of the token feel- ingly expressed his appreciation of the gift, which was to him a great sur- prise. Father Praught expects to be absent from Oakland for three months. —_————— Honors for Oakland Girl. BOSTON, June 21. — Among the students who graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music next week is Miss Marion Howard Fitton of Oakland, Cal., who com- pletes a course in the piano forte with high rank. Miss Fitton is one of the most talented and promising pupils to be graduated this year. PRS- U OAKLAND, 1 Jury met in session to-day and is pre- paring its final report. County Audi- tor G. W. Bacon and County Expert Sabin were called as witnesses to tes- tify as to the condition of the county funds. The jury wjill meet again next Thursday, when it is expected the re- port will be submitted. —_—————— Husband Disappears. OAKLAND, June 21.—The police have been asked by Mrs. J. W. Mur- phy, wife of a blacksmith, to help her find her husband. They moved re- cently from San Leandro to Emery- ville. Last Saturday morning he dis- appeared and has not been heard from. Mrs. Murphy and two small children are in great di — e —— Mrs. I. N. Chapman Reappointed. ALAMEDA, June 21.—Mrs. I. N. Chapman, president .of the Adelphian Club, has been reappointed a member of the board of free library trustees. n!’r“zl’-.fll term expires with this mon ’ — WILL HOLD INQUEST TO-DAY.—The Coroner’s inquest to inquire Into the death of J. Pederiefn, man was found dead in bed June 11 escaping in his Toom., will be held this morning at 10 o clock. Gas Inspector Tupper will testify as to the conditions of the plumbing in the house where the death MAT - CUT DOWN ENGINEER FEES That Town Official Gets a Large Annual Income s NETS $6000 IN A YEAR Rates May Be Reduced and Part of Receipts Given to the Underpaid Officers Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, June 21. Some change in the schedule of fees charged by City Engineer C. L. Hug- gins is contemplated by the Board of Trustees and an investigation is now on to determirie just where and how the pruning ought to be done. It is estimated that Engineer Huggins will receive from fees this year about $12,000. He says that last year his gross income was $10,000. This is due to the unprecedented number of im- provements going on in Berkeley just now. Thomas Rickard, president of the Board of Trustees, says that some- thing will be done in regard to the ordinance regulating the fees charged by the City Engineer. Either the rates will be reduced or arrangements made to divert some portion of them to the city. “In many cases the charges are too high,” said President Rickard to-day. “They ought to be equalized, and I think part of the income should go to increase the salaries of some of our underpaid officials.” ““My gross income last year was $10,000,” said Mr. Huggins, when in- formed of this impending change. “Out of that amount I had to pay for assistance that cost $4000, so it is not all profit. This year it may amount to something more. The office has not always paid like that, however, and only these last two or three years have been so profitable to me.” e e SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BEFALL OAKLANDERS Drs. John Fearn and J. M. Shan- non Are Run Into and Sus- tain Injuries. OAKLAND, June 21.—Three reports of serious accidents were received at police headquarters this morning. Dr. John Fearn, one of Oakland’s well- known physicians, was run down by a car at Eighth and West streets while riding his bicyele. Two of his ribs were broken and he sustained several severe lacerations. At almost the same time this acci- dent happened in one part of the city, Dr. J. M. Shannon was thrown from his buggy in another. He was driving down Telegraph avenue when his buggy was overtaken by a runaway horse drawing a butcher's cart. The animal had become frightened at a Fourth of July pistol. The wheels of the cart crashed into the doctor's buggy and upset it. Dr. Shannon was thrown out. His nose was broken and his knees were badly cut. ‘While returning home from a bar- becue at Lake Chabot last night Carl Steffen, a butcher, fell from the rear end of a buggy in which he was rid- ing and his spine was seriously in- jured. He was removed to the County Infirmary this morning. It is believed that he will have to be operated on. While Beach Soule and a friend were driving out Broadway this morn- ing their spirited horse ran away with them. Out on Telegraph avenue the animal ran between two piles of bitumen, where he became wedged, and was caught. The men were badly shaken up but otherwise unharmed. ———— REJECTS ALL BIDS FOR HAY, GRAIN AND .COAL Supervisors’” Committee Invites New Proposals, Owing to Wide Differ- ence in Prices. The joint committee on Hospitals, Police and Public Buildings yesterday decided to reject all bids filed for hay and grain for various city institutions and to invite new bids. Action was taken because of the varied prices submitted. They ranged from $13 to $16 per ton. The bids are to cover the supply for all institutions instead of being segregated as heretofore. The bids for coal were also rejected be- cause of the great difference in the prices. New bids were ordered to be invited under general specifications. ————— Cannot Collect His Bill. C. 8. Brown swore to a complaint yesterday charging C. W. Keys with violating a recent ordinance making it a misdemeanor to evade payment of a bill for an automobile ride. Brown alleges that on the night of June 17 Keys, who said he was connected with the British Consulate, hired an auto- mobile to take some frineds for a ride. Several hours were occupied in the pleasures of the ride and when Brown, who was the chauffeur, asked Keys for payment of $40 he was blandly told to send the account to the office of the British Consul for collection. Brown did so, but although he has haunted the Consulate office he has been unable to find Keys or get any satisfaction. TEN BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED ART SUPPLEMENTS Beginning with the issue of July 3, THE SUNDAY CALL ‘Will issue a series of the hand- somest Art Supplements ever issued by a paper in the United States. Look at this attractive list: 1. “A Grass Widow,” by Bry- son. 2. “Footlight Favorites,” by . “Temptation,” by Bryson. “The Girl in Yellow,” Bryson. “Innocence,” by Bryson. “Constance,” by Richter. “Mother n';ab’cnm*!" b, “Head Over Heels,” by Brown (H. A.). “A Serious Case,” by Rose- ‘by 10. Be sure to collect this series. EVERY ONE A WINNER{ THEY ARE HUMMERS. :he declares his father was Rajah. CLAIMS FATHER WS & PRINCE Man Arrested at Liver- more /for Burglary Says He Is Son of Indian Rajah TELLS STRANGE STORY LA T Julius Sternheim Declares | arent Was Banished for Inciting a Bad Mutiny e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, June 21, Julius Stérnheim says he i5 a son of one of the Rajahs of India, but he was arrested at' Livermore for burglary committed at Ravenswood ranch, Chris Buckley’s summer home, and was held to answer before the Superior Court to- day by Judge Taylor of Livermore. It s alleged that Sternheim was seen in the act of robbing the ranch, but the defendant denies this and pleads, mistaken identity. The suspect told a strange story on the witness stand to-day. He says he is not a negro, but an East Indian from one of the interior provinces, of Whl:[h e says his father was banished from his native land for inciting mutiny against the British Government, and after wan- dering about the world located in the United States. Sternheim says this hap- pened when he was a small boy, and he says he has lived In America ever since that time. He says he has apartments at 105 El- lis street, San Francisco, where he has resided for some time and where he has a rare collection of Indian curios be- queathed to him by his father. ‘When arrested Sternheim was well dressed. He has not the appearance of a criminal. When searched at the Liv- ermore jall several pawn tickets for jewelry were found in his possession, but he says these are for articles of his own that he has been forced to pledge. Sternheim was brought to the County Jail in Oakland this evening. MUST MODIFT THER COMPACT HarBor Commissioners Will Withhold Permits Until Dealers Come to Terms >~ The Harbor Commissioners an- nounced yesterday that unless the wholesale produce dealers in this city modify their agreement regarding the minimum lots of potatoes and onions to be soid by them on the State’s prop- erty in this city wharf permits will be withheld. If, however, it shall be shown to the Commissioners at their regular meeting to be held one week from to-day that the objectionable part in their agreement fixing a high mini- mum has been abandoned, the new per- mits to L. Scatena & Co., the American Produce Company and Wolf & Son will be issued. The arguments having been made at a previous meeting of the Commissioners, the proceedings of yes- terday were brief. Commissioner Kirk- patrick read aloud the decision of the board, which is as follows: TEXT OF DECISION. In plain language the Woodward law seems to have been enacted for the protection of both the grower or producer and the consumer, and to be intended to prevent a condition under which the grower might receive a very small compensation for his produce while the con- sumer_could only obtain it at & very high or_perhaps a prohibitive price, This would seem to be best obtained by an arrangement that would allow the small re- tailer to buy from the wholesater on the wharves, thus bringing the agent of the grower (the wholesale dealer) and the agent of the consumer (the small retailer) Into di- recl communication, and for the better ac- complishment of this purpose the holder of a permit to sell perishable products on the wharves is given a free license or right to use State property for his personal business and profit. In return for this license or right the State demands some return or consideras tion, and that is that the permit holder shall sell ‘tmportially to ail for cash and shall enter into no agreement not to sell or buy from any person whatever—all under such general regu- lations as this board may prescribe, is board has among its rules ome, to- wit, No. 4433, which says that a price must be established on potatoes in lots as small as ten boxes or sacks and on onions on lots as small as five sacks, thereby meeting the requirements of the smail retailer and also complying more nearly with the custom of the markets of the world, where the unit of meas- urement upon which prices are based Is usually a small one, such as bushels, pounds, yards, etc., with, 4s a matter of negotiation, a de- crease in price for a large lot and not, as in this case, a large unit, fifty and twenty-five sacks, with an increase’ In price for a smaller o t. The board has prescribed the ten and five rule for potatoes and onlons respectively and deems it @ redsonable one and will enforce it. The inconvenience which may be felt by the jobber will possibly be a benefit to the con- sumer of such produce, JUDGMENT OF BOARD. In the judgment of the board, acting upon the opinion of its counsel, the Woodward law contemgplates that all persons holding permits to sell perishable products on the wharves must s#ll such products impartially, in such quantities as the purchasers may desire at the same prices, but for the purpose of trade the unit upon which to base 4 wholesale price as been fixed at ten boxes or sacks of po- tatoes and five racks of onions, and that In 80 far as the agreement of April 23, 1904, between the wholesalers attempts to fix fifty boxes of potatoes and twenty-five boxes of onions as the unit or basis upon which to the wholesale price of potatoes and onions, with a sliding increase in price for smaller quantities of such product, it violates the {erma of said law and the regulation of this Each permit holder has agreed with this board in writing that he will not, during the life of such permit’ be a party to any con- spiracy, agreement or understanding whereby shall refuse to sell to any solvent purchaser or_buy from any person whatever. In clause 5 of the agreement of April 23 there is upquestionably an agreement among the signers thereof that they will not sell to or buy from each other potatoes and onions in_quantities less than fifty and twenty-five boxes respectively. This is admittedly done for the purpose of fixing a wholesale price on such product. In other words, there is a combination among the signers ‘of this agreement whereby they say what shall be considered wholesale quanti- ties. Rule 44% prescribes that dealers in such products shall sell them in lots as small as ten boxes of potatoes and five boxes of onions. This I¢ a rule or regulation fixed in wmme- of the power given the board by the Woodward act. 1f the agreement of April 23 1s modified or amended to rm with the above la- tions of the hoard the petitions for its will be granted. Otherwise the board will hild that said agreement is opposed in letter and spirit to the Woodward act and the peltions of Wolf &-Sons, the American Produce Com- for permits will gf Cohn, who died June 4, leaving an estate at Salinas valued at $7000. " MRS. COOK APPOINTED,—Judge Coffey Totvatrie, of The cetate of John Jay Cook With bonds at $30,000, kil + MOTHER’S DEATH AFFECTS MIND P. O’Leary Becomes Insane After Demise of Parenf and Is Taken to Hospital BATTLES WITH FATHER Neighbors Assist in the Struggle and the Young Man Is Bound With Ropes e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, June 21 Grief over the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary O'Leary, which occurred this morning, caused 19-year-old Paul O'Leary to - become mentally unbal- anced, so that his removal to the de- tention ward in the Receiving Hospital became necessary. Shortly after Mrs, O'Leary breathed her last the son be- gan to act in a frenzied manner and wreck the interior of his home at 559 Albion street. Timothy O'Leary, father of the youth, attempted to quiet him, and a fierce | struggle ensued, that only ended when neighbors came to the assistance of the elder man and aided him in binding his son hand and foot with a clothes line. Young O'Leary was then conveyed to the Receiving Hospital and placed un- der the influence of opiates. It is thought by the physicians who exam- ined him that the youth's mind is but temporarily deranged. JUNE BRIDES OAKLAND, June 21.—At the marriage of Miss Edith Larkey and Arnold Needham this evening the nuptial blessing was pronounced by the groom’s father, Rev. A. T. Needham. Although relatives and a few dear friends only were present at the simple little ceremony, and no elaborate preparations had been made, it was one of the prettiest of the many June weddings. The bride and all of her attendants were in white, the needed touch of color showing in thie decorations which had been arranged with exquisite taste under the direction of Miss Ida Larkey, “Palms overarched the hall and stair- way and the dining-room was a delightful study in red and green. The tiny drawing- room, however, where the ceremony took place was of course the center of attraction. Across the round, shallow window a coarse white net, interwoven with pink blossoms, was draped and overhead & canopy of white tulle and as- paragus fern supported a bell of white sweet peas. Elsewhere in the room sprays of feath- ery wild parsley were gracefully disposed, while lilies and pink carnations shed their fragrance over an unusually pretty s The bride, it is hardly necessary to a dream, Her snowy gown of crepe de chine and lace guiltiess of ornament save the pearl wreat! which was her flance’s gift. A long veil covered her dark hair and she car- ried a shower bouquet of Bride roses. Mrs. Ora Alken was matron of honor and the six little ribbon bearers—Dorothy Tregloan, Edna Aiken, Sanford, Jefferson, Ruth and Hale Lar- key—formed an aisle through which the bridal party passed. Constance and Sumner Meering were also to have assisted with the ribbons, but were unable to be present on account of the iliness of their father, who is Mr. Needham's brother-in-law, The groom was attended by his brother, Guy Needham. The happy couple have gone direct to their cottage in Mil Valley, where they have to extend their honeymoon over six months. Mr. Needbam is a speclal inspector in the treasury department of the United Stales cus- toms service. He and his bride are both well known here, where they have almost grown up. Mrs. Needham for the’last year has been connected with the Oakland School Depart- ment and at all times has been prominent in charitable and church affairs, as well as in soctal circles. She is the daughter of Mrs. M. E. Larkey and a sister of Dr. A. S. Larkey of this city. o L Paymaster Richworth Nicholson was the guest of honor at a_jolly al fresco luncheon given by his sister, Miss Viva Nicholson, re- cently at Lake Chabot. The other guests were Miss Gertrude Gould, Miss Lillian Isaacs, Miss Isabelle Kendall, Miss Ethel Valentine, Willlam Robson, Charles Hutchinson, Philip Paschal, Walter Ross, Lloyd Lacey. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, June 21.—Columbia University honored Professor Hugo de Vries, the greatest living botanist, who is coming to give instruc- tion at the summer school, by conferring upon him the degree of doctor of sclence at the commencement exercises held at the university on June 0. Six other honorary degrees were conterreq by President Nicholas Murray But- ler, who presided. Professor de Vries is head of the botarly department at the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Hermann Ostwald, the son of Professor Wilhelm Ostwald, the great German chemist, who delivered the dedicatory address at the dedication of the Loeb Physiological Labora- tory last year, is on his way to the university in company with Professor Avante Arrhenius of Stockholm, the famous physicist. The young man 18 a scientist himselt and_ comes to put himself under the tutelage of Profes- sor Jacques Loeb, with whom he will be as- soclateq for a year. 2 Professor Frederick Jackson Turher of the University of Wisconsin, before beginning his course of lectures in history at the summer school, will deliver the commencement ad- dress at the Marysville High School. In honor of Professor George H. Howison the first publication in the new series on phil- osophy that is to come from the university press will be a memorial volume. It will con- fain a series of philosophical articles by former puplls of Professor Howison. There will also e contributions from Professor C. M. Bake- well of California, Professor Metzes of the University of Texas and Professor McGilvary of Corneil. ——— WILLIAM O'BRIEN HELD ON CHARGE OF RAISING BILL Man Who Swallowed Fictitious Note Is Formally Arrested by Govern- ment Officers. William O'Brien, who was arrested June 16 for attempting to pass a raised $1 bill on C. Hansen of the De- fender saloon on East street, was for- mally arrested by the Government of- ficlals yesterday and held in $3000 bail by Commissioner Manley for hearing June 28. . Before O’Brien entered the De- fender saloon Hansen had been warned by the secret service men to be on the lookout for bills raised from $1 to $10. When O'Brien offered a bill of thut character in payment for a flask of whisky Hansen refused to ac- cept it and endeavored to capture O'Brien. The latter broke away, but ran into the arms of Officer Maloney. Before doing so he put the fictitious | bill in his mouth and swallowed it. There was no evidence found on O’'Brien, but he was locked up in the City Prison pending an investigation by the Government officers. —_———— Soeder Case Continued. Judge Cook did not hold court yes- terday to hear the arguments on the motion for a new trial for Leon Soeder, convicted of the murder of his brother-in-law, Joseph Blaise. A tele- phone message was received from him yesterday morning that he had been notified of the illness of Attorney Salo- mon, counsel for Soeder, and asking Judge Lawlor to continue the case till Monday. This was done. At that time the Judge will also deliver his decision on the motion for a new on be- half Mrs. Cordelia tkin, con- victed of the murder of Mrs, John P. OF ALAMEDA 0 D SCANDAL L T0 BE PROBED Supervisors Want Courts to Decide Quarrel Over Dalton’s Printing Bill‘ COUNTY BRINGS ACTION| Limada Would Enjoin the Enquirer| BRANCH OFFICES OF THE®CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 10" Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. ! Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 559. s el REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. | Alameda Cor and Mrs. Kate T. Putnam| From Pressing Claims PR Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, June 2 The county authorities have taken action toward finding out who is the real owner of a bill for $944 ciaimed by both the Enquirer Publishing Cnm.fix pany and Mrs. Kate T. Putnam. An action was begun to-day by the District Attorney against both parties, asking for an injunction restraining them from | bringing actions against the county for | the payment of the clain until it had been decided which of them is entitled to the money. | The claim is of long standing and has been the cause of much trouble. publishing company - did printing for Assessor Henry P. Dalton to the amount named, and its representative assigned the account of Mrs. Putnam | in order to get the money without de- lay. The cash was passed through s eral hands and was stolen. Just who | o got it has never been determined, but both the Enquirer and§Mrs. Putnam are still claimants befo® the Board of Supervisors for the money. When the publishing company failed to get the cash advanced by Mrs. Putnam it put in a bill for the work, notwithstanding that its claim had been assigned. The company and Mrs. Putnam have kept up a fight before the Supervisors until | finally the District Attorney was in- structed to bring the present action. —_————————— DAIRYMEN OBJECT TO SANITARY REGULATIONS Declare Proposed Rules of Health Board Will Work Hardship on | Milk Industry. | A number of dairy owners and milk | dealers appeared yesterday before the | Hospital and Health Committee of the Board of Supervisors to protest| against the incorporation in a pro- posed ordinance of the rules and reg- ulations adopted by the Health Board for the sanitary conduct of dairies. The dairymen were represented by | George H. Pippy, who argued that the regulations were too drastic and if made mandatory would cause great hardship to the milk industry. Pippy sald the dairymen were will- ing to meet with the Board of Health to agree on sanitary requirements, but were not willing to go to any elaborate expense. Dr. Ward, president of the Board of Health, said it was not mtended to|° work a hardship on the dairymen, but the board would insist on having pure milk supplied to consumers, as bad | milk worked a hardship on the pub- lic. Messrs. Daly, Brewer, Pohlman | and Stone were heard and they pro- tésted against certain specific rules. | Pohlman said that most dairymen rented their premises and that the| conditions are too onerous and prac- | tically impossible of compliance. [ Stone said that trouble would resuit | with union milkers if the rules were | enforced. | It was agreed that a committee | from the dairymen meet with the | Board of Health to-morrow night at| 8:30 to arrive at some understanding, a report of the conclusions to be filed | with the Hospital Committee on Fri-| day morning. s ACCUSED OF BURYING NEIGHBOR'S CAT ALIVE James G. Hamilton, Foreman Risdon Iron Works, Arrested on Charge of Cruelty to Animals. James G. Hamilton is employed as | - a foreman at the Risdon Iron Works | 81 and lives on Arkansas street. His neighbor say - that he strongly dis- H?e! cats and dogs and avails himself of every opportunity to rid the neigh- borhood of their existence. Mrs. Hattie Nelson swore to a war- rant before Police Judge Fritz yester- day for Hamilton’s arrest on a charge of cruelty to animals. Mrs. Nelson al- leges that last Saturday morning about 5 o’clock she saw Hamilton throw a rock at Mrs. Louise Lewis’ faverite cat. The rock struck the cat on the head and stunned it. Hamilton, think- ing it was dead, piled a lot of rocks on top of it and walked away. After Hamilton had gone Mrs. Nel- son and her husband disinterred the cat, which was still breathing, but Nelson killed it to end its sufferings. Mrs. Nelson says she heard the report of a shot first and thinks Hamilton fired at the cat. Hamilton was arrested by Police- man Hooper and released on $10 cash bail. He said he had a right to kill the cat, as it had been killing his pet chickens. He denied that he had killed any other domestic animals. ——————— Democratic Lawyers Appointed. Chairman Spellacy of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee has appointed the following members of the committee to constitute the law committee of the new Democratic State Central Committee: R. M. Fitz- gerald, Alameda, chairman; Arthur Seymour, Sacramento; F. H. Weihe, Sierra; Curtis Hillyer, San Francisco; J. H. Bardin, Monterey. The | Lavagetto, W of Sarah lot on de ypress. suble Bloc Same to Franz Kiier street, 100:1% W map Raymond Tract, Be Judson M. W block map ract, Berkeley: Flora M. Thomas (widow) to Lindg: 3 Jed o N 160 feet of lots 10 m o. 1, Berk beginni ng. ¢ lot 6, bl y Plus Wet- g t o 21100 reet. and portion of 10. Delia A. V. n to_Bérkeley Maybelle L. on N line of U Pablo aven lot 6, map of property of V clation, Oak- B. Nash, lot N of Bancroft of lot 7, block eite on S, e., Berkeley; $1 Belle and Fred Mv on W line of Hen: 45 by W Tot 1 Sprague and Swain prope and Taylor Tract Sarah J. and L < 3 subdivision $10. " T widow) to Inah lot on § line of Delaware street, 1 Shattuck . W 1 S 1313 11, block - k. Berkeley ah R. Spangie, (single) Chick. Scex rk. and Julius H Lora Dyer nd 3, block 10. to How- . Holmes, lot on S line of Pacific avenue, of Paru, W 50 by S 150, Alameda: $I6 Mary Gorton (widow) to Rachel A. Ericssom and Caroline lot 13, block § Town of Alanteda, J. hivley (danghter first pariy) survey original ifL 4. C. and Kittie Bull Niis E. and Josephine J. Bengston, corner of Kirkham and Twelf by W 104, portion lots Home Lots, Cakland; $10. Blanche and R on N line Whitshead to Otto Niemi of Forty-first st lot (married), 100 W_of Grove, W 32:6 by N , portic lot 108, map 2, Montgomery Tract, Oakland; $10. John Scanneil lot on W line of Hollis street, 125 by W being subdivisions lot 7 and subdivisions B, C and D of lot 8 block 800, map No. 2. Watts Tract, first party reserves life estate. Oakland: gift Annie Scanneil (Maloney) to Lillie Maloney, undivided ona-fifth of lot em W line of Camp- bell street, 110 S of Thirteenth, § 25 by W 115, lot 8, block 1, Plat Tract 383, Oakland; §10° J. E. or Jehn E. Byler to Emma M. Byler, Jot on W line of Chestnut street, 200 N of West Tenth, W 80 by N 25. portion of lot 6, record map of the Adeline Homestead No. Oakland; L £10. and Charles T. Remington to Harry on N Hne of Knox avenue (or y-seventh street), 173.13 E _of Grove E 40.68, N 101.38. W 40.19, S 97.84, ~tion of lots 30 and 31, Knox Park, Oakland; street, 0. Julia Roach (widow) to Joseph J. Mora, lot on E line of Hannah strest, 116:8% N of its intersection with NW line of Peraita, N 25, E 133, 8 16:3%, SW 12:9, W 123:7% to begi: ning, being portion of lot 1. block N. lands of Peralta Homestead Association. Oal £850. Harry and Alice D. Brand to Alida A. Rem- ington, lot on N line of Ruby street, 4§ @ from W boundary of lot 1. E 40 by N 108, being lot 3, E 5 feet of lot 2 and W 10 feed of lot 4, American Investment Union Tract No. 1, Oakland: $10. Emil R. King (by D. W. Loring and €. ¥ Rilllet, trustees) to Continental Buflding and Loan Association, 799 D. 212, lot at intersection of B line of Crescent street with line dividing lots 11 and 12, SI NE 54.363, 23 of lot 14, block , being SW porti d map_ Oakland Heights, Oakland, trus- " deed; $3970. Bertha, Frederick and Henry Roehnert (all single) and Hugo Roehnert (married) to Bertha Roehnert (widow), lots S to 10, block F, Bay View Homestead. Oakland; $10. J. F. and Mildred J. S. Bakeman (Scott) to Tillle C. Lisson, lot 44. block A, map Teachers’ Tract, Berkeley; $3. Willlam M. Butters Jr_ (single) to F. D, lots 33 and 34, Willlam M. Butters 'map No. 2. Emeryville, Oakland Town- ship; $10. ———— Tee Look Is Still Fighting. A petition for a writ of error in favor of Lee Look, the Chinese mur- derer, was filed with the Supreme Court yesterday. If the petition is de- nied the contest will be carried to the United States Supreme Court. Lee Look shot a fellow _countryman in San Jose four years ago during the course of a highbinder war. The authorities have labored zealously to send the de- fendant after his victim, but by an unfortunate train of circumstances Lee Look has been able thus far to es- cape the noose. He has recently been sentenced to death for the third time. { ADVERTISEMENTS. Woman’s Nightmare No woman’s happi. ness can be complete without children; it is her nature to love and want them -as much so as it is to love the beautiful and pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, however, is so fraught wit dread, pain, suffering and danger, that the very thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror. There is no necessity for the re or dangerous. The use of the coming event that it is.safely great and wonderful remedy is always 1 appliedexternally,and has carried thousands of women through suffering. the trying crisis without bl i i e The Bradfield Regulater Ce., Atiasta, Ga. uction of life to be either painful Friend so prepares the system for passed without any danger. This Mother’s Friend