The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 31, 1904, Page 6

., WEDNESDAY AUG T 31, 1904. C « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF Al NOT DEMENTED, BUTVERY ANGRY Mrs. Myrtie Organ Proves Virago When She Is Ex- amined as to Her Sanity SCORES HUSBAND HOTLY Charges Him With- Making Her Miserable Until She Curses Her Marriage Day Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30. After an examination of an hour, during which time Mrs. Myrtie Organ showed herself a very angry bt keen witted woman, the charge of imsanity brought against her by her husband ed to-day and she was re- stored to her freedom. She gave her age as Mrs. Organ was charged ] by her husband, W. C. Organ, 1416 | Pablo avenue, with going about men and leaving her home to extent that he believed she | \ { San with such was insane, side £he accused her hus- with being insanely jealous of r and making a row every time she downtown. In stating her side being insane. I don't want t a case. But he has until 1 dom't care I will never kill ne with intending of the trouble 1 ce to leave for the 1 was married in one, and it much trouble. 1 go that does not prove tha urt to bind him over to keep let me be. id that this was his last at- Organ tempt to save the woman and threat- ened to get a divorce if she was set free. She told him “to get it,” as she was longing for the day when she would be rid of him. SO R T FALLS DEAD WHILE DRIVING IN SULKY George Miller, an Elderly Horseman, Is Suddenly Stricken at West Oakland Speed Track. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—George Miller, & trotting horse trainer, fell dead from 2 sulky while he was exercising a | horse this morning at the West Oak- land Driving Club’s track at Twenty- sccond and Peralta streets. Miller was seen to fall shortly after | he had started to drive around the track. His body was lifeless when 1t was picked up. Death is supposed to huve been caused by apoplexy or heart d ase. Miller had handled harness horses | for years. He made his headquarters | with J. P. Patery, a blacksmith, at 374% Eleventh street. He resided at the Chicago House on Ninth street, | near Broadway. He was 60 years old and a native of New York. A wife sur- vives him. The Coroner will hold an inquest. —_——— LONDON'S GIFT TO WIFE 3 : IS FILED FOR PROBATE | It Is Provided That If She Marries After She Gets Divorce She | Loses It. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—A deed for a piece of land on Thirty-first street, be- | tween Grove and Telegraph avenues, was placed on record this afternoon from Jack London to his wife, Bessie M. London. Accompanying the deed was a builder’s contract for a cottage to be built on the lot to cost $2175. The lot cost $1575 and was pur- chased from A. J. Snyder and wife and < deeded to Mrs. London, with the proviso that if she marries it is to be returned to him. h been entered against the divorce suit now being | pressed against him by her. X SR G { RESCU LITTLE GIRL I FROM WATERY GRAVE William Dilling Acts Quickly and Saves Life of a Five-Year-Old Child. il ALAMEDA, Aug. 30.—Willlam Dil- Bng saved the five-year-old daughter of W. G. Davis of 1284 Weber street from being drowned off the south side last evening. The child, while playing on the frail wharf running out from the end of Weber street, fell over- board and had gone down twice when Mer plight was observed by Dilling, whose attention had been attracted by the screams of a playmate of the little girl. Dilling jumped from the wharf and soon had the child within his grasp. She was carried to the beach and re- suscitated after considerable effort. ' ——————i Citizens’ Alliance Causes Arrest. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—C. F. Carl,’ secretary of the Citizens' Alliance of Ozkland, caused the arrest to-day of Resto Nonoklich, an Austrian kitchen hand, who was distributing handbills announcing a boycott by the Cooks’ and Waiters’ Union of the Cottage restaurant at 473 Tenth street. The union had resorted to that method of waging its boycott rather than by o Picketing” the restaurant. The Citi- zens' Alliance has taken up the fight and will prosecute the handbill dis- tributor on a charge of vielating a municipal ordinance, which prohibits the throwing of such bills in doorways or on the streets. Nonoklich claims he was not violating the ordinance. ———————— Fights Off Three Footpads. ALAMEDPA, Aug. 30.—Roscoe Hamil- ton of 1275 Weber street is confined to his home as a result of a beating ad- ministered to him last Friday night in San Francisco by three footpads who held him upon Second street, near Mar- ket, and robbed the Alamedan of what money he had upon his person. Ham- iiton fought with his assailants desper- :fy and prevented them from taking gold watch. His face was badly lacerated and he was brutally kicked. | set, GIRL STUDENTS UNDER INQUIRY “Lambs’” Gambols at Oak- land High School Receive Attention of Department SUPERINTENDENT CALLS Thinks Complaints Are Not of Sufficient Weight to Warrant Official Action Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30. Two score young women students at the Oakland High S¢hool, more or less closely identified with a school soclety known as “The Lambs,” have been in- vestigated by J. W. McClymonds, City Superintendent of Schools. “The Lambs” were too frisky, according to a complaint that found its way to-day to the offices of the Board of Educa- tion. The girls indulged in overmuch demonstration during the noon hour when sister pupils not Initiated into the mysteries of *“The Lambs"” ap-i peared in sight. “The Lambs,” it was said, had been given to tantalizing those who were not of their asso-iation. It was declared that “The Lambs" would blockade the Jefferson-street en- trance to the high school and would compel their uniucky schoolmates to run a gauntlet of very lively badinage. All of this was related with so much force that the superintendent was com- pelled to go to the school. “It's only a tempest in a teapot,” sald Superintendent McClymonds. “‘So far as Principal Pond and myself could discover, no great harm has been done. I know boys will be boys at school and thelir sisters, I imagine, en- Joy a bit of fun.as well. We might have to curb the frolicsome ‘Lambs’ a bit, but it is only an incident of school discipline.” HOME AFFAIRS. By Zoe Green Radcliffe. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—Mrs. James Arthur Reed of Los Angeles is spending a few pleas- ant weeks In Oakland, the guest of Mrs. Dora Stevens, at the latter's artistic home on the corner of Eighteenth and Market streets. She was the motif of a delightful little affair planned by Mrs. Stevens this afternoon. Mrs. Beebe, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Stevens and Miss Naughton of Los .Angeles contributed to the general enjoyment with an impromptu musical programme. Wis. Stevens was assisted In recelving by M. Reed, Mrs. C. W. Beebe, Mrs. Wilbur | Walker, Mrs. Walter Hall of San Francisco, | Mrs dtfeldt, Mrs. A. Pierre, Miss Miss Margarite Walker and Miss Stadifeldr. anned by Mies Julla Sum- y is also a promising y guests having re A number of girls of the you friends of her sisters, will assist in s ing, the y including Miss Mariam § re, Alice Britton, Frankie Danlels, Mamie Stroud, Beckie Miller, Carmelita Hollis and Irene Melvin, The card party p mers for next S event, forty or fi invitations. Baturday being the first wedding aniversary of Mr. Mrs. John Bassford, they were honored guests at a little evening affair given ¥ Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Broadwell at her home on Oakland avenue. Whist, music and dancing served to make the occasion a very enjoyable one. In the card games three very pretty prizes were given, the lucky winners being Fred Dorsaz, Mrs. Dorsaz and Charles Skinner. Amaryllis bicoms decorated the apartments artistically and among the invited guests were: nd Mrs. John Bassford, Mr. and Mrs. T. hankland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cob- k, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Merguire, Mr. Drussel, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Par- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dorsaz, Mr. and Mrs. rd Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. Bartholo- Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hughes, Mr. Mrs. A. A. Sawyer, Mrs. Dora Stevenson Charles Skinner. Earlier in the day Mrs. Broadwell and Mrs. Parratt combined theif hospitable efforts and entertained the Harmony Club, of which they are members, at Mrs. Broadwell's residenc Miss Genevieve Shankland and Miss Bess: Broadwell assisted in scoring and the prizes were won by Miss Campbell and Mrs. Parratt Among the players—whist was the game—were Mrs. H. L. Whitehead, Mrs. A. E. Nash, Mr Rowe, Mrs. Shankland, Mrs. Stevenson, Mr: Campbell, Miss Campbell. Mrs. Dorsaz, Mr: Bassford, Mrs. Gonzales, Mrs. Littlefield, Miss Sallie Worley, Mrs. J. T. Dille and Mrs. J. L. Milton. The recent passing of thousands of wagon infested earth and dirt along Har t has left in its wake an epi- demic of malaria. Numbers along that aristo- cratic thoroughfare have recently been afflicted with malarial troubles and they one and all ascribe this sudden ailing in a hitherto healthy neighborhood to the unclean debris which was carted from the lot where the new Polytechnic building is belng erected, the wagons passing in daily procession along Harrison street. At any rate it is only since the dirt-hauling began that residents along the line of parade have fallen i1l and when all are afflicted in the same way it is natural to ascribe it to a common cause. Stephen Gage was among the first to fall fli and be is just beginning to enjoy his usual good health again. Then young De Golia, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. de Golia, was stricken with typhoid fever and for sev- eral weeks past Mrs. E. D. Yorker has been suffering with malaria. Now her mother, Mrs. Dow. is quite ill and the physicians have had difficulty in warding off an attack of typhoid. She is ‘improving, however, and hopes soon to be able to leave Oakland 'for a time. Miss Madeline Clay was again the center of @ merry gathering Saturday evening, when a theater party, with Miss Amy Dinkelspiel as hostess and chaperoned by Mre. Dinkel- spiel, enjoyed a performance at the ( d Opera-house. San Francisco. In the party were Mise Clay, Miss Susie Harrold, Miss Alice Al- bright, Miss Helena Plaw, Miss Beulah Brig- bam, Miss Gladys Brighar and Miss Margaret inclatr. Dr. Harry P. Carlton is nursi a sl attack of diphtheria at his mothers Nome me Harrison street, where he {s in qQuarantine. The genial doctor likes neither the fliness nof the confinement as he was, actively engaged in planning for the coming celebration. He hopes to be on deck by September 9, however, and his friends hope to see him among the prominent particlpants in the Knights Temp- lar parade, e William H. Richardson has returned to his home in Austin, Tex., after a brief visit in Oskland. ~ Mrs, Richardson, Bessle Gage that was, wiil remain for a month or two longer and ‘will doubtless be the motive of considerabie entertaining. The many friends of Miss Lillian Remillard will be sorry to iearn that she and her mother, Mrs. P. N. Remillard, have decided to spend the winter in San Francisco, making their home at the St. Francis Hotel, Miss Laura Hubble of Los Angeles 1s :‘ut "hhlI:eicnmn home on Alice Hul s not an entire stranger he; heving been a pupll at the once well-known Snell's Seminary. a t. o e Dr. Pauline Nusbaumer has gone to Pleas- anton to be with her brother, Tony Schweer, who was severely injured in & runaway acei. dent a few days ago. Miss Mary Carr, grand president, and Mrs. T. P. Hogan, grand director of the Cathollc Ladies’ Ald Soclety, left vestergay for Santa Cruz to attend the grand council at Hotel del Mar. Much splendid work is done by this soclety, and the annual council is ®n inter- esting event, when philanthropte women from all over the State gather in the common cause of charity. Mrs. t of San o Mrs. M. H. de Young’s mother, is past grand president of the order, and many other prominent soclety women are active mem- o P ihe, g ALAMEDA. Aug. 30.—Arrangements for the § his bel programme Fran. a H. Ge: GOES T0 MAYOR [GIVE STUDENTS [MANY BODIES FOR SIGNATURE City Council Puts on- Final Passage Ordinance That Calls for Bond Election PLAN TO OIL STREET ST Appropriation Made to Dec- orate and Illuminate City Hall for the Native Sons Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30. The City Council to-night finally passed the bond election ordinance, which calls for the submission to popu- lar vote on September 27 of a proposi- tion to bond the city for $2,492,000 for general public improvements. These in- clude the purchase of park sites, im- provement of sites already owned by the city, provision for various street improvements, construction of a new City Hall and fittings for the public library building given to the city by Andrew Carnegle, The votes in favor of the ordinance on final passage were those of Coun- cilmen Baccus, Cuvellier, Fitzgerald, Howard, McAdam, Meese, Pendleton, Wallace and President Dornin. Coun- cilman Elliott would have voted with : the nine, but he was compelled to at- tend a bond meeting of the Master Builders' Association. Councilman Aitken at his own request was excused from voting, asserting that he was op- posed to some of the items in the pro- posed issue. Immediately after the passage of the ordinance it was certified to the Mayor by President Dornin and will be pre- sented to the Mayor to-morrow morn- ing for his signature. Councilman Cuvellfer introduced a resolution for an appropriation of $499 to cover the cost of oiling Sixteenth street from Market street to the South- ern Pacific Company’'s main line sta- tion. The resolution was referred to the Street Committee. An appropriation of $499 was allowed for decoration and electrical {llumina- tion of the City Hall for the Native Sons of the Golden West Admission day celebration, September 8 and 9. An ordinance appropriating $2000 for the reconstruction of the City Prison was referred to the Finance Committee. Councilman Pendleton, who introduced the bill. said the prison was in a dis- graceful condition, that the women's quarters were seriously overcrowded and that the measure was an absolute necessity. Councilman Howard’s ordinance pro- viding official specifications and inspec- tions for cement sidewalk construction, requiring official tests of cement and standardizing of width and general di- mensions of walks, was referred to the Street Committee. OPPOSES PLEA OF LADY KIRKHAM YARDE-BULLER George Wright, Her Guardian, Says She Has Dissipated Fortune of $250,000. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—The hearing of the petition of Lady Kirkham- Yarde-Buller to be restored to ca- pacity to manage her own affairs was postponed to-day on account of the illness of Judge Greene. Her guardian, Attorney George | Wright, put in his answer to her pe- tition, in which he denied that she was able to take the care of her own money. In speaking of this he said: *She had a fortune of §250,000 given her at her mother's death, which she spent at the rate of $3000 a month. Her estate now is very small and if she were given it she would return to the ‘fleshpots’ and it would not- last her a year. She at present is living comfortably and has all she wants.” —————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Paul S. Bandy, 33, Alturas, Modoc County, and Florence B. Hakes, 21, Alameda; Frank E. McDonald, 25, and Susan V. Stephens, 19, both of San Francisco; Robert J. Cook, 27, and Lillian John- ston, 19, both of Oakland; Willlam E. Grubb, 30, Eurcka, and Ivey Tucker, 24, Ashland. —_———— Accepts Ca¥l to Sacramento. BERKELEY, Aug. 30.—The Rev. George E. Swan, who recently resigned the rectorate of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to take up missionary work among the Indians of Modoc County, has accepted a call to the Trinity Epis- copal Church of Sacramento. He will preach his first sermon on the first Sunday in September, —_— whist and euchre tourney, to be held in the City Hall next Friday evening by the Alameda Charitable Association, have been completed. The managers of the whist sections will be Mrs. D. A. Mre. Herman Krusi, Mrs. J. R. Knowland, 'Mrs. G. W. Emmons, Mrs. George Plumer, Mrs. S. B. Connors, Mrs. G. H. Mastick, Miss Fannie Martin, 'Mrs. J. D. Langhore, Mrs. C. G. Bull, Mra. A, J. Samuel, Mrs. H. L. Eastm: Mrs. Alexander n, Wright. In charge of the euchre tables will be Mrs. C. L. Tiedale, Mrs. J. C. Hall, Mrs. C. J. O'Kell, Mrs, Edwin Brown, Mrs!'S, J. Conger, Mrs.’ Jamés Higgins, Mrs. William J. The following will act as scorers: Mignon Mecartney, Marlan Gerald, McPherson, Josephine Kibby, Dean Tisdale, Elsie Horton, Gladys Emmons, Alice Maurer, Katherine Searle, Helen Bancroft, Helen Sut- phen, Ethel Ccanor, Winifred Mastick, Mary Hewston, Edna Montgomery, Felicla in, Margerite Carpenter, Alexine Mitchell, Amann, Adele Ehrenberg, Ruth L lice rtin, Mira Eastmap, Ida Spence, Bessie Wright, Edith Wright, Blanche Tisdale, Ruth Tisdale, Caroline Hall, Carrie Gerald, Roberta Clay, Ethel Brown, Grace Renner, Helen An- thony, Willow ‘Butler, Katherine Brown, Kena Bcott,’ Mrs. Clifford Deonle. Sy BERKELEY. Aug. 30.—W. A. Gentry of 800 Delaware street was tendered a surprise party on Thursday evening by a number of friends, the occasion being his birthday. The honored guest was taken by surprise by his friends, who invaded his home in a body. An_impromptu THEIR FREEDOM Three Attorneys and Jus- tice of Peace Decide to Let Midnight Revelers Loose EVIDENCE IS LACKING —_— Youths Talk of Seeking Damages as a Balm for Their Wounded Feelings Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Aug. 30. The quartet of students accused of tampering with the electric wires at the University of California, upon which it was purposed to connect a welcoming sign to the freshman class, | were given their freedom in the pres- ence of three attorneys and a Judge| this morning in the Justice’s Court| after a brief examination. Charles E. Snook,: representing the, Board of Regents; District Attorney J. J. Allen and Town Attorney Brewton A. Hayne and Judge Robert Edgar sat in judgment upon the accused. In the face of this preponderance of legal tal- ent the students quailed at first, but they revived when they looked around and saw that they had the moral sup- port of a courtroom full of their fel- lows, including one or two center rushes and halfbacks. The legal lights of the bar talked it over in the Jus- tice’s chamber for a while and then emerged into the courtroom, where At- torney Allen announced that there would be no prosecution, because there was no evidence against the students. The arrested youths—Clair Gordon, Felipe Buencamino, D. W. Taylor and H. W. Schreiber—talk now of seeking redress for their humiliation by asking damages for false arrest. For having pistols thrust under their noses and be- ing handcuffed and put into jail without | cause they think they are entitled to| some sort of financial balm for their injured feelings. BUILDERS WANT A BOND ISSIE Alameda County Associa- tion Holds Meeting and Goes Squarely on Record —————— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30. By a unanimous vote the Master Builders' Association put itself on record to-night as being in favor of the proposed bonds to be voted for the pur- pose of beautifying this city. A meet- ing for the discussion of this question was held at the headquarters of the association at 425 Fifteenth street, and after a number of members had ex- pressed their views the meeting was addressed by Councilman Elliott, who presented in brief outline the general scheme of the proposed improvements. The meeting was addressed by J. W. Fisher of the Fisher Lumber Company, P. J. Brophy, Ben O. Johnson, W. E. Gibson and A. G. Pillsbury. The gen- eral sentiment expressed was that the Master Builders’ Asg#ociation should put itself on record as being in favor of bonding the city in order to im- rove it and make it attractive for ome-seekers, Johnson called for a vote upon this question and the entire as- semblage signified its sentiment by a rising vote without a dissenting voice. Not only did the meeting result in the association voicing its sentiment in regard to the bonds, but those present pledged themselves to do what they could toward urging others to work for the passage of the proposition. It was the expressed sentiment that the ex- penditure of this money was absolutely necessary for the proper growth of the city. Fisher said: “Unless we beautify th's clty it will not make the proper advance.” Brophy voiced the sentiment: *“We need have no fear of the present Coun- cil misspending this money.” Gibson predicted that in ten years the population of California would be doubled, and to get her share Oakland would have to be up and doing. Pillsbury said: “The money we spend now will all be returned to us, princi- pal and interest, by the enhanced value of the property.” = e NAME SUGGESTED FOR NEW CHURCH, OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—It has been suggested that the new church, formed by the union of the Plymouth-avenue Congregational Church and the Oak Chapel Congregational Church, be called the Mooar Memorial Church, in honor of the late Dr. George Mooar, who was the founder of both the churches. The work of removing the building of the Plymouth-avenue Church to the corner of Broadway and Moss avenue will begin on October 1. WIFE TO RECEIVE INCOME.—OAK- LAND, Aug. 80.—By the will of the late John H. F. Richstieg of Fruitvale, filed for probate to-day, his wife, Sarah, who'is confined In the Napa Asylum, is to receive ‘the income from his estate, which amounts to $3000 in stocks and bonds. On her death the estate is to be dllvlded among a number of nephews and nieces, . —_—— IMPLEMENTS AND GROWING CROPS DESTROYED BY FIRE Loss of $7000 Is Caused by Destruc- tive Blaze on the Glenn Grant. WILLOWS, Aug. §0.—A $7000 fire occurred on the Glenn Grant Sumday night. The property destroyed in- cluded 200 acres of wheat, a combined harvester, 2000 sacks of grain and sev- eral farm buildings. Most of the losses are covered by insurance. —_—— Kaiser Wilhelm Breaks Record. NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—The North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wil- helm II, which arrived here to-day, broke her own best westward passage by two hours and twenty-six minutes, making the time of the passage 5 days 12 hours 44 minutes. Her best pre- vious time westward was 5 days 15 hours 10 minutes. g WILL CONFER cial Organizations Will Discuss the Boulevard SUPERVISORS STOP WORK Haywards Holds Mass-Meet- ing and Will Demand Its Early Completion Oalkland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30. There is going to be a general dis- cussion of the proposed scenic boule- vard between Oakland and Haywards, the date to be agreed upon between the various commercial and improve- ment bodies in the district through which the boulevard will pass and the Board of Supervisors. This is the out- come of the protest that was presented to the Supervisors yesterday against any further action upon the boulevard. The protest came from the Alameda County Association, an organization which has been looking very closely into the tax affairs of the county, and the Supervisors at once postponed ac- tion until the members of the associa- tion could be heard. This is one of the largest pieces of work that the county of Alameda now has on hand, and when the Supervisors suspended action a number of other public bodies took the matter up. The Oakland Board of Trade and the Mer- chants’ Exchange decided to-day that they wanted to be heard in the mat- ter, and they will send committees to the coming conference. Haywards, which will be the.south- ern terminus of the boulevard, took ac- tion to-night, when a mass meeting was held, which was presided over by George Oakes and which was called by the Board of Trade of Haywards. President Oakes was authorized to ap- point a committee to attend this con- ference, and the committee was in- structed to urge upon the Supervisors the importance of constructing the boulevard. Havwards is much inter- ested in this work and is strongly in favor of its completion. The conference is likely to be an in- teresting one, as the ground for the objection of the Alameda County Asso- ciation to the completion of the work is the subject of much speculation. It is understood that this objection is based purely upon economical lines. —_—— Sanity of Valise Thief Questioned. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—Charged with burglary, Charles Lewis, who says he has a mission to recover 1000 valises, was placed on preliminary examination to-day before Police Judge Mortimer Smith. Lewis told the police he had stolen 200 grips, handbags and dress- suit cases In his self-imposed task. He had been at the State hospital at Ukiah, but fled and renewed his purloining in Oakland. There is a question in the minds of the police whether the valise thief is not shamming. His hearing was continued until Thursday for an in- quiry as to his sanity. ——e—— Colored Ex-Convict Robs Jail. ALAMEDA, Aug. 20.—Cresenco Mon- tez (colored), after being released from San Quentin yesterday was arrested here last night for vagrancy and when brought into court to-day it developed that the had robbed the City Prison of two large bottles that were used to carry milk to the inmates. The glass receptacles were found in Montez’s pockets when he appeared before Jus- tice of the Peace Fred S. Cone for ex- amination. ¥F'is Honor, upon question- ing the coloicd ex-convict, concluded that Montez was somewhat weak-mind- ed and ordered him to leave town after the defendant had placed the coffee bottles on the bar of justice. —————— In Memory of Dead Comrades. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—Memorial services were held this evening by Lyon Post No. 8, G. A. R., in honor of the members of the post who have died during the past year. Those who have passed away since August 10, 1903, are: Captain Joseph Simon, E. D. Clarrage, George E. Basom, S. S. Cox, L. M. Carver, Edward Rathman, W. H. Adams, J. H. Shields, R. L. Daniels and Richard Hassard. The gervices were open to the public and a musical and literary programme was' rendered under the direction of Post Commander F. J. Wood. —_———— Alleged Kidnaper Dismissed. ALAMEDA, Aug. 30.—Victor Suen- nan, aged 16, who was arrested on the complaint of J. A. Collinge and charged with kidnaping the latter’'s 11-year-old son, Ernest Collinge, was dismissed at his preliminary hearing, held to-day before Justice of the Peace F. 8. Cone, the magistrate ruling that the evidence was insufficient to hold the defendant to answer before a higher court. Young Collinge testified that he accompanied Suennan of his own free will and that the defendant used no force on him. Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Tuesday, August 30. Stmr_Newburg, Anfindsen, €8 hours from Grays Harbor, Stmr_Maggie, Hogan, 4 hours from Half- moon Bay. I Schr John A, Olsen, 48 hours from Eureka. SAILED, . Tuesda August 30. Stmr Santa Monica, Olsen, Stmr Santa Cruz_ Eagles, —. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Sailed Aug 30—Stmr Nevadan, for Homolulu, OCEAN STRAMERS. NEW YORK—Salled Auz 30—Stmr Pots- dam, for Rotterdam via Boulogne; stmr Fried. rich der Grosse, for Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg: stmr . for Liverpool; stmr Ultonia, for Naples, Trieste and Pedro. Fiume. Arrived Aug 30—Stmr Prinz ar ;‘.QDIIJEE:IH.;;:NWN -Arrived A ‘w—fllmr — Arriv ug Friesland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool; stmr Oca::alc. from New York for Liverpool, proceeded. BREMEN—Arrived Aug 30—Stmr Kronprinz mmm, from New York via Plymeuth and urg. GENOA—Arrived Aug 25—Stmr Sardinia, fm iy u Stmr M m?vzfi'poo“b—s-?k' ilea A' 30— oy L ug 3( gty = e tmr Saxonia, SPOKEN. : Aug 27—Lat 40 N_ long 34 W, st aucla, from New York for Hamburg | 1o INSANITY PLEA NOT NECESSARY Earl Sargent, an Univc:r- sity Student, Is Aequit- ted on a Charge of Theft PROFESSORS IN COURT Intention Was to Claim Mind Had ' Been a Com- plete Blank at the Time g Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Aug. 30! Earl Sargent, the university student who was arrested for stealing matarial from the partly completed residence of Professor John Galen Howard of the State University, was to-day acquitted without having to resort to his plea of insanity that his attorney expected to make. The rear of the Sargent residence at Berkeley was found to be filled with material that had been taken from this and other residences and two charges were lodged agailnst the young man. One was dismissed some time ago as being technically defective, but the second case went to trial to-day before Justice Quinn. There was an array of university professors and officers from the college town, including John Galen | Howard, Professor W. E. Ritter and Willlam F. Wilson Jr., the plumber who owned the material that was taken. The case against Sargent was not strong. “The material had been stolen, it was found in a shed In the rear of the Sargent residence and Sargent was said to have told a.deputy town mar- shal of Berkeley that “he didn’t know why he did it.” But the shed was used jointly by a number of people and Sar- gent went on the stand and swore that he made no such statement as the one that seemed to implicate him. A. L. Frick, who defended Sargent, rested his case with Sargent as the only witness and the jury decided that the theft had hot been sufficiently fixed upon the student and acquitted him. It had been intended by the defense to claim that the young man’s mind was a blank if he took the stuff, but this was found not to be necessary. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Aug. 30.—The work of the West Berkeley Social Settlement, so success: fully ‘maintained through the generosity of Mrs. Hearst for a number of years, is now in a fair way to be continued by an association composed chigfly of persons living in Berkeley and connected with ‘the university. To meet the expenses during the cominr, year a series of lectures and concerts will be given in Hearst Hall. There will be at least two lectures and thres concerts. Jacob Rils of New York, the philanthroptst, will be one of the lecturers. Burton Holmes, the traveler and lecturer, will bé the second. For the concerts it is proposed to have as the chief attraction David Bisham, widely known as a_member of the Grau Grand Opera Company. The Third Regiment United States Band of thirty-five pleces will aleo en- Course tickets will be sold at $4 each. to insure the success of the undertak- 1l be necessary to have 400 tickets sold before definite arrangements can be made for holding the entertainments. The officers of the association have prepared subscription blanks, which can be obtained from M. W. Richards, treasurer of the assoctation, at ihs University Savings Bank. It is understood that if the plans miscarry the funds will be returned. News has been received of the death of Frank Gustave Radelfinger of the class of '96, professor of mathematics at Columbia Unive sity. During his undergraduate course P fessor Radelfinger not only passed with dis- tinction in all his university work, but also took an active part in football and other col- lege athletics. After getting his degree he was appointed fellow in matkzinatics at his alma mater, which position he .csigned to en- ter the Government's ~ervice. Subsequently he was called to Colum®.a to take entire charge of the graduate work in the department of mathematics. From the University of Chicago comes an offer of three cash prizes aggregating $6000 for the best mcnographs on the subject: ““The German Element in the United States, with Special Reference to Its Political, Moral, Social and Educational Influence.” The prizes are givea by Mrs. Catherine Seipp in memory of her husband. Conrad Seipp. For the best mon- oEraph 3600 will be given, for the second $3000 and for the third $1000. The papers are to ' finished before September 22, 1907, and may. >« written in _either English or German. The judges of the competition will be «arl Schurz and Emlassador Andrew D. White The visiting Knights Templar will be enter- taincd by the students on the afternoon of Thursday, September & in the Greek Theater. The orchestra, mandolin and glee clubs witi help to entertain. Track Captain Roy Hackley has appointed Reginald Clifford as assistant track captain. Fall trainirg will begin soon on the cinder path and a gang of workmen is already hoetng weeds out of the cinders. Miss Ora Henry, '908, is the author of a translation of Dante's Demonarchia that % just come from the press. It will be used is a textbook In Yale and.Harvard colleges. Miss Henry took a graduate course at Yale and is now & teacher in an Idaho high schoal. —_—————— Dees Is Convicted of Manslaughter. SAN DIEGO, Aug. -30.—The jury in the case of Lee Dees, charged with the murder of William Hayes at Im- parial, returned a verdict late this afternoon finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter and recommending him to the mercy of the court. The case against- Mike' Kenny, jointly ac- cused with Dees, was dismissed. ————— ‘Woman Forgives a Thief. OAKLAND, Aug. 30.—Sentence was suspended to-day in the case of Frank Martinez, who stole $15 from Mrs. Charles Tye, wife of the late Acme Club boxer. Mrs. Tye agreed to al- low Martinez to return to her restau- rant and work out the money he had taken. —_—— Goes Over an Embankment. BERKELEY, Aug. 30.—Dr. Frank L. Bateman, formerly of 2318 Durant ave- nue, was eapsized on an embankment | while driving to his ranch in Oringz | Park last night. Bateman and his team rolled to the bottom 6f the creek, but escaped serious injury. ———— POLICEMEN AT PISTOL P OAKLAND, Aug. 0. Scoren e ooicE— by the police at pistol practice at the new ranges were as follows: Fifty vards, poser. ble 75 poiats —B. Brown 72, Andrews 71, W, I Fodgkins 70. Flynn 6, Hunley 66, Cox .5 Bock 62, Caldwell 61, Brannap 60, % Gardner 48, Greeir 48 T. Brown 42. v THIEVES AT 80.—W. reported HUSBAND WA UEL. Aug. 30.—A C'tl'ns «?l::m Golden was granted Rosle i‘:d"‘rh O.:GOA;: on the ground of in Portland. Or. e — OA] KLAND, extreme cryel- two years ago ALAMEDA & +- BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY 0. 1016 Broadway. | Telephone Main 1083, ! BERKELEY. | 2148 Center Street. | Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. | 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 559, e s} DEALS DEATH - T0 HOP APHIS Warren T. Clarke Invents a Spray That Kills off the Malicious Imsecis SAVES GROWERS MONEY Mixture of Tobacco Juice and Kerosene Ends Fi- istence of a Destroyer —_—— Berkeley Office San Franciseo C 2148 Center Street, Aug. 3 In certain of the hop-growing sec- tions of California the hop aphis is a: times a serious menace to the industry Owners of hop yards dread the appe: ance of these malicious little insects well knowing that If they Increasa great losses will result. Instances ha been- known where the value of the crop was reduced nearly one-half be- eause of the ravages of the aphis. But the aphis will bother the h growers no more after this, beca th&agricultural department of the Ur | versity of California has settled its ca- reer. Experiments conducted by War- ren T. Clarke of the entomological d= partment show that the insect can exterminated by the use of a very si ple spray, so that it may be ushered out of existence before it passes even the baby age. The spray that was so successful in dealing death to the aphis comsists of a tobacco decoction and a kerosens emulsion in combination. It doesn't cost much per gallon and is so effective that the insects were under complete control after a short trial. The details of Clarke’s success are contained in a bulletin issued at the university to-day ————— AUGENBLICR'S APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENSE REFUSED ba | o | Petition of Salconman Who Made Charges Against Two Commis- sioners Is Turned Down. The Police Commissioners last night refused to grant the application Mark Augenblick for a new liquor li- | cense. In rejecting Augenblick’s peti- | tion Comznissiongr Howell said: “You have made charges against two of the Commissioners. If you can prove them, all right. If you cannot. you are not a fit man to conduct a saloon.” Augenblick gave no answer and the application was refused. Augenblick's | license was revoked because he enter- tained female patrons. The liquor license of the Central Bii- liard Cafe at Fourth and Market streets, conducted by Harry: Leap a James Morley, was taken away. Th | pawnboker license of K. C. Levy w | revoke?. The resignation of Policema E. C. Gould was accepted, and Charles White, th= next on the eligible list, was appointea- Adolph Rehfeld, a second-hand dealer failed to substantiate a charge of bat- tery which he had sworn to against P« liceman Thomés F. Regan. The case will be continued at the next meetinz. ———— May Die Unidentified. The ma= whose skull was fractured by a fall irom a Mission-street car last Saturday lie= at .he peint of death =t the Central £mergency Hospital. Er- forts to learn his name have been fruit- less, and he may die before his rela- tiv if he has any, can be jotifled. | The unknewn was brought to the hos- pital by oliceman Monahan, who found him lying beside the car track on Mission 'street, nmear Ninth. He either fell or was thrown from a street car. —_——— 9 Secretary Shaw Arrives in Portland. PORTL.. VD, Or., Aug. 30.—Hon. Leslle M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treas- ury, arrived in this city this afternoon from Puget Sound. This evening Shaw \.vas tendered an informal reception at the Commercial Club. He did net speak. To-morrow night Secretary | Shaw will open President Reusevelt's 1campiign in Oregon at a meetizg in the Marquam Grand Theater, —_—— ‘Wants More Half Pesos, - WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. — The Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War [DPparunent has eceived a request from the Philippine Government to |have $1,000.000 worth of haif peses coined at the San Francisco Mint for the Philipytnes. —_————— ‘Will Command During Trial Trip. SEATTLE, Aug. 30.—Captain John 1 Libby of the Puget Sound Tugboat Company has been appointed com- mander of the battleshiy Nebraska ldurxng her trial trip. ; —_——— Saved Booth *rom Failure. According to the Baltirzore American, Colonel Robert Girard Mitchell, the uncle of Edwin Booth, who died lately at Atlantic City, was the best friend that famous tragedian ever hade By one act of kindness Colonel Mitche!l saved Booth from complete failure. It was when Booth was traveling through Cal®ornia with his company that busi- ness was bad and the tragedian strand- ed. Colonel Mitchell sent a check for $1500, which was sufficient to bring the star and his company to New York and open the engagement that erowned Booth with everlasting success. The loan was paid, and Colonel Mitehell was bequeathed §10,000 at Edwin Booth's