The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1904, Page 6

THE SAN:- FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. DECEMBER -8, 1901, ~NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF HONETMOON IS [BURSTING BLOOD VESSEL VERY BRICHT » - RENDERS PERCIVAL HELPLESS "ot vivse rron | 7 ENGs Find Business Men Dazed Man She Recently Wed g S i WANDERS AS ONE DEMENTED ALAMEDA S S E S & 9 WANTS CHiF - |POLICE EEEL SURE 10 PRSECLTE. — OF KINIRY CASE| NT Police Commissioner MeElroy vs Board Can Compel Is- suance of the Complaints BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone “faln 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Ceuter Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. v | |Prisoner’s Confessions Are of Vital Importance. WOULD END DEADLOCK e McKILLICANS DISAGREE Telephone Alameda 359, d : : i i 2 o T is|to his home here, where physicians | " » (harges Against Patrolman | BBllef Thflt Evld_e HC.B lN_lll Be. COITlDlBtB Mis. J. L. Wilson Files Third | srantic wite ana.famiy W iy :wn'hi:tie‘;;g ‘gfi’n‘-hm - h“:l:“ ot | REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. eight hours made a vain search for him, R. A. Percival, manager of the| Standard Printing Company, wan- blood vessel in the brain occurred af- ter he left the boat crossing to San Francisco, as otherwise he would Suit and Alleges Husband Treated Her Very Cruelly Alameda County. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 Frederick and Heien Maroif to Joseph Au- Nill Taken Up—Suceess- ful Candidates Are Named Oakland Office San Francisco Call, jdence of William Bannan, 1457 Har- 1016 Broadwa®, Dec. 7. |rison street, from which they realized one | Several thousand dollars’ worth of RIS SN Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 7. J. E. McEiroy, president of the Board David Kiniry has made adm to the police that directly connect him | with the tragic killing of Pohceman | James H. Smith. Not only does the | prisoner tell the police that he was | present at the shooting, but he has | jewels, This crime was done the night before Patrolman Smith was killed. | There has been a purpose in Kin-| {iry’s apparent willingness to talk| about his career in Oakland and es-j pecially to give Information to the po- | e Lt Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. T. Cupid has deserted the hearthstone dered apout the streets of San Fran- i cisco last Sunday and Monday, help- head, rendering him as one utterly { without power to direct his move-| call for aid or explain to any | ments, ‘When discov- ne his predicament. { less, a blood vessel having burst in his | probably have received attention from some of the boat crew. Percival him- self is unable to give any account of his wanderings. His talk is incohe- rent and bis condition is such that those in charge will not permit him to attempt any explanation of his ad- gustin Martin, lot on N jine of Laurel street, 4 E of Telegraph avénue, E 50 by N lot 13, Lincoin Homestead Union, Oak- !lfl C. and Nora T. Crosby, lot on W line of Chestnut street. 190:6 S of West Fourteenth, { W 100 by S 49, block 573, Boardman's map, of Police and Fire Commissioners, has | confessed that Frank Goldstein, his|lice about his connection witn | Of Agnes V. Stirling and her husband, 90° B8 PPRCICRIEE | 0 A98 S0 | (0 B B Oakiand; $10. @ecided that the board has authority to direct Chief of Police Hodgkins to swear to complaints against the four policem Sergeant C. BE. Clark and Patrolmen J. F. Stahl, C. W. Hamerton and L. E. Andrews—who dismissed from the department i rchants’ stores. will present the m Friday by of- stion to order the Chief the complaints charging The complaints are await- ature by some person qualified necessary affidavit. iceman J. F. Sill afternoon by the Turner being ab- M. J. Shannon testi- Sill and former Ser- g Becker's market on reet each with a bundle coat one morning last k., whom Shannon fol- Washington street he doorway of the at Fourteenth Shannon called . Goodwin, who liway after Clark had nd 2 ham hidden in the Policeman Yie » Dunlap, -partm a driver in the Oak- hent testified he saw -street engine- k in a morning in a side of bacon. rmerly lived at at ber cariying ttie Kelly, who f lau a the Victoria Seventh and ( streets, filed with the board accusing g to her improperly. estigation will be resumed inoon. the thirty appli- k the examination for eligible list in the Police the requisite 70 per he successful candi- ent and their per- as follows: ppoint & Durton,” 75.6; Th H. Nedderman, will select men from this » fill vacancies in the regular or lists in the department. . SWITCHMAN CHARGED WITH ROBBING CARS Degectives Arrest Charles Keith at West Oakland on a Warrant Teje- graphed From Portland, OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—Charles Keith, & Southern Pacific Company switch- man arrested this afternoon at Eighth and Chester streets by Detec- tives Holland and Shorey on a warrant telegraphed from Portland, Or,, charging Keith with grand larceny. The accusation is made by the North- ern Pacific Terminal Company of Portland. Information in the hands of the police is to the effect that Keith is wanted for alleged complicity in the plundering of freight cars and rehouses on the Northern Pacific ilroad. Keith professed ignorance concern- ing the charge and told the detectives that he had intended to return to Fortland voluntarily this month. The police learned that he had been work- ing at the West Oakland raiiroad yards for a week. was R WILI. ENTERTAIN VISITING BRETHREN FROM SAN JOSE Oakland Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, to Banguet Guests From the Garden City. OAKLAND, Dec. 8.—The members of San Jose Commandery, Knights Tem- plar, will visit Oakland on Saturday evening, December 10, and will remain here during the following day as the guests of Oakland Commandery. The visiting Knights wifl arrive at Broad- way and First street at 6:30 p. m. and will be escorted to Masonic Temple, where a banquet will be given in their honor. On Sunday the visitors will be ghown the various points of interest in and about this city. The reception to the San Jose commandery is to be given as a return for the courtesies ex- tended to the local Knights during a v'sit to the Garden City on November 12 of this year. e Gas Workers Give Ball. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—The local Gas Workers’ Union gave its first annual ball this evening at Foresters' Hall and the affair was a complete success. The members of the committees in charge were: Arrangements—John Forrest (chairman), M. N. Hennings, J. McNeil, J. McCrudden, W. Blakely, George Webster and H. O. Merithew: reception—John Forrest, D. P. Carthy, John Kearney, Willilam Brit- ton, Thomas Le Fort, Louis Hoffman Jr. and H. O. Merithew; floor—J. C. McCrudden (floor manager), J. Mec- Neil (assistant), M. N. Hennings, W. Biakely, George Webster, M. McKeir- nan and J. 3. O'Bryne. —_——— Old Resident of Haywards Dead. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—Peter Zam- bresky., who for many years had re- sided in Haywards, died last night at the family residence on Castro street after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and two sons, Frank H. and W. B. Zambresky. he The latter is a deputy in office of County Clerk J. P. Cook. funeral will be held at 10 a. m. 2y from the Catholic church. The ices will be conducted by the Rev. Faiher Laily. The following will act and | Mc- | companion, and himself were bent on Smith's death. All the while in his { burglary at the time they were accost-1 ed by the patrolman at Fourteenth | and Jackson streets. More than that. Kiniry has said enough to convince | { the police that Goldstein and himself | | had selected the residence of Julius l.-\hrdh:lmson at Fourteenth and Madi- son streets to plunder that night. The with Smith blockad tempted to show that Goldstein was; the man who shot Smith and that he (Kiniry) was some distance away and running from the scene when the fatal | shots were fired that cost both Smith | and Goldstein their lives. But the Po- Department has been at work to vhase of the case and they . succeeded in finding a witness who will contradict Kiniry's version | of the occurrence. FIND GOOD WITNESS. This witness, who will be produced at the preliminary examination to- morrow, is Henry Herman, a coach- man, who saw enough of the occur- rences after the shooting to prove that Kiniry has not told the truth concerning some of the essential ele- ments of the case. The police also have a witness to the shooting who will tell a story identical with the statements that Policeman Smith made when he was dving. Kiniry’'s admissions, coupled with a mass of evidence that has been col- lected by the police, give the prosecu- tion every hope that a strong case of murder will be shown and that the accused burglar will be so closely connected with it that no doubt will remain as to his hand having been the encounter that ! robbery. | Kiniry has said that he had selected | a big white house a block from where | the shooting occurred. The burglars + had been watching the place, but had | | not attempted to enter because the oc- | jcupants had not gone downstairs to | supper. When they met the police- | man Kiniry and Goldstein were walk- | ing around the block to pass away the | time until they should be positive the | upper part of the residence they in- | | tended to enter was unoecupied. | KINIRY A CLIMBER. | Kiniry never committed burglaries | in the ordinary way of forcing doors | or windows within easy reach. His | | specialty, “porch climbing” in police | | parlance, called him to gain entrance by way of upper floors.. It was in this manner he had intended get into | the Abrahamson place wW¥€n the coast | should seem clear for operations. Still more have the police gained | from their frequent conversations | one that fired the fatal bullets. with the clever criminal. He has con- The examination will be com- fessed that Goldstein and himself | menced to-morrow morning before committed the bruglary at the resi-| TRIAL [UDGE BARS WOMEN Epecial Diepatch to The Call. | NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Eleven jurors had been sworn in at the trial of “Nan" Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young at the close of to-day’s session | of the crigninal branch of the Supreme Police Judge George Samuels, SUIT ACAINST MISE WORKERS TRINIDAD, Colo., Dec. 7.—Suit was filed in the District Court to-day by the Victor Fuel Company against the United Mine Workers of America, John ! Mitchell and eleven other officers of the | organization for $491,000 damages al- |leged to have been sustained by the Cotirt. { com; y g pany during the strike of the coal Of the 200 talesmen ninety-five had! miners. This suit does not take the been examined, and so many others! place of the suit for $85,000 filed about had been excused for various reasonsia year ago and still pending. that only a score remained from whom| CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Dec. T.— to draw the last juror. !Judge Cunningham has appointed Instructions were issued to-day by Charles C. Butler as special prosecutor Justice Davis that no women shail be|in the cases against A. E. Carlton, | admitted to the courtroom during the, Clarence C. Hamlin and over twenty trial. | other prominent citizens, charged with Among the many stories in connec-| having kidnaved and deported former tion with the case which have gained : Attorney General Eugene Engley, J. general circulation is one to the effect| Hangs, E. J. Cole and several others on ‘;thal the defense may rest on the evi-| August 20. The court also appointed dence submitted by the prosecution.| Tully Scott, chairman of the Demo- Miss Patterson has expressed a strong | cratic Countv Central Committee, as desire to be at her father's home in|speclal prosecutor in cases against Jo- Washington for Christmas it is sald, | seph A. Warford and Thomas Brown,. and is willing to take chances to gain | under indictment for the murder of | that end. If the trial progress rap-| Christopher Miller and Isaac Lebo, |idly the defense may call some Wwit- who were kilied in Goldfield on election nesses, but even that is not certain. In | day, November 8. any event everything possible will be e o | done to get a verdict before Christmas | & (OPPOSES USE i Another rumor is that arrangements have been completed assuring the ap- pearance during the trial of J. Morgan Smith, an important witness, who_has testify that Smith purchased the re- volver with which Young was shot. e —————— ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS STRUCK _BY FALLING SCAFFOLD.—Oak- land, Dec. 7.—James Brown, a cook living on Park avenue, Alameda, was struck by a ecaf- folding, which gave way as he was walking beneath it, in front of Lebman's hotel, in Alameda. He was brought to the Receiving Hospital here, where a severe laceration of the scalp was found and stitched by Steward Harry Tt DEAVORERS _ ELECT OFFICERS. Oakiand. Dec. 7.—The Christian Endeavor So- clety of the First Christian Church elected the following officers for the ensuing term last night at a, meeting held at_the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard, 1054 Eighteenth street: E. A Huglll, president: Clifton Wood, vice president; Mrs. J. P. Potter, corresponding sec- Tetary: Mrs. J. Norris Hubbard, treasurer; Miss Millle ' Earnshaw, pianist; Miss Nellle At the session of the International Seamen’s Union yesterday Delegate Rosenberg introduced a resolution ad- vocating the protection of the fishing industry on the Pacific Coast. He says that the business, which is one of vast importance on thig coast, is being rap- idly destroyed by the reckless methods of the fishermen. The resolution par- | ticularly condemns the use of traps, and urges that legislation be enacted which will prohibit their use in the future. The matter was referred to the | legislative committee, with power to ‘act. It was ordered that a telegram be sent to the Secretarles of the Navy, | War, Treasury and Commerce and La- | bor and tnhRepresen(atlve Livernash expressing the sense of the convention Philbrick, chorister. ,as opposed to the contemplated em- o T T MmN Gaa | Ployment of coolies on navy colliers Fellows ‘'will be organized at Pleasanton next | and possibly other vessels of the United Saturday evening, and the members of Oak- | States. land Encampment and Oskland Canton No. 11, s Binane w11l g9 to Flessanton 13| Such a course, it was argued, would -uendhthe‘ ln‘tfl“umm. 'm: m:Hm:"’ ':’dl | b‘e lx: vlolu:llon of the Chinese exclu- leave this city at 5 p. m. and wi oined | gion law and contrary to that principle on the way by ihe Haywards and Niles en- | of the admiralty law Which ts. The ceremonies of izl ch regards an | the hew encampment will be eonducted by bie | American vessel as American sofl. trict Deputy Grand Patriarch Force of San Another resolution was adopted de- Leandro. claring the departmental rulings under WA A?nzflh‘::fi n:)r;'fl'}htzl’l.'{:fi—o?ukslmd. which the shipment of Chinese on Fillman against J. T. Rohn and D. McCarthy | American vessels is permitted as being ¢ for his share of the profits in a_reaity in violation of the Chinese exclusion # { Was begun to-day before Judge Ogden. {laws, and urging that the President { hea e 10‘""";:&?:‘:’ e oS5 med | and Congress see that the laws of the | | sold it to the Alameda Realty Company for $30,000. Fillman says he was given none of the profits and is suing for $1991 38, or a- third of the amount cl His partners In the transaction answer that there were no profits. nation are enforced as far as Chinese ; exclusion is concerned. All members of affiliated unions are ! requested to do their utmost to pre- | vent the employment of Mongolians in the cooks’ and stewards' departments of vessels, and secure therein the em- pllgyment of union men so far as pos- | sible. & Delegate Schaarrenberg introduced a ! resolution urging the affiliation of the | International Seamen’s Union of Amer- | ica with the International Transport ‘Workers’ Federation, At the afternoon meeting progressive H reports were received from a number { tifully inscribed loving cup was pre- of committees. The session will be ! s re- ,sented to John A. Schreiner by W. M., sumed this morning. 3 Jenkins on behalf of the council. The e PADEREWSKI WILL GIVE {members of the committee in charge THREE CONCERTS HERE —_——— Celebrate Tenth Anniversary. OAKLAND, Dec. T.—General Georgd| A. Custer Council No. 22, Junior Or- der of American Mechanics, celebrated | the tenth anniversary of its organiza- tion last night at Woodmen’'s Hall. { Addresses were made by State Cou cilor W. E. Bouton, L. D. Inskeep, Dr. George Derricks and others. A beau- ;of the celebration were: L. C. Eluw.i L. D. ln-kavevp.Al_!e;“m-n Paine, J. N.!| Bedell and W. lerson. ede o it e D | ~Ignace J. Paderewski, the pianist, William B. Jones’ Death. { will soon be heard again in_this city. He will arrive on Monday, December | this year. Jeseph S, Stirling, local manager of plighted their troth in the spring of Mrs. Stirling now wants a divorce on the ground of cruelty. They were married in May and went to St. Louis and New York for their bridal trip. According to the wife, Stirling's love was not lasting and he became morose and treated her cruelly. He would not talk to her for days at a time and she finally fled from him in fear. Mrs. Stirling wants a division of the property, which she says is worth 1gimut $10,000, alimony and attorneys’ ces. Mabel J. S. McKillican, wife of for- mer Deputy County Clerk Leslie Mc- Killican and until recently a guard at San Quentin, was granted a divorce this afternoon by Judge Ellsworth on the ground of desertion. After beginning two divorce suits against J. L. Wilson, his wife this evening filed a third complaint and says that she will prosecute this to the bitter end. They were married in Reno in 1900 and twice since then she has listened to his entreaties and dis- missed actions. Last night she had kim arrested for disturbing the peace and this evening filed her complaint, asking for a divorce on the ground of cruelty. He was divorced from a for- mer wife, who lives at Berenda, Cal. Jennie A. Ley has begun divorce proceedings against Thomas A. Ley on the ground of cruelty.. They have been married since 1895, but she al- lf‘g.es\nf late he has developed such an urireasonable jealousy that she cannot live with him. He threatened to strike her with his cane when she was leaving the house one day at 543 Eight- eenth street and at-another time took her clothes and threatened to have them sold at auction. OAKLAND CLUB JOINS PROTEST TO CONGRESS e By Zoe Green Radecliffe. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—Many members of the Oakland Club bhave been out and out suf- fragists, while others have béen content to let men’ continue to run’ things political, but to- day the club as a body went on record as be- ing in the suffrage fight. There is a bill now pending In Congress proposing to unite Okla- homa and Indian Territories into the State of Oklahoma, and New Mexico and Arizona into one State' of Arizona. The bill itself is all right, but one tiny word of three letters has evoked @& wlidespreading protest from every woman In the land who is working for the voting privilege—that one little word “‘sex” in the fitth paragraph of sections 3 and 21. As the bill now reads it places women on a level with criminals, lunatics and ignoramuses, and the suffragists have set up a howl thi ises to frighten the law builders at Washing- ton out of their senses—or ehould one say into them? Clubs all over the United States are being asked to join in a general protest and the Oakland Club promptly fell in line, for every day the need is felt for laws that wiil strengthen its power for good and even the most conservative women of the club are be- ginning to realize that they will continue to be handicapped so long as they are denied rizhts that are give agabonds and illit- erate creatures, as well as men of intelligence R gitee and learning. That is why the Oakland Club :’::nt;:::t‘i?" !grrlnclethal:a!);:—n"“;a‘:tert 4 t itsel on record to-day as favoring suf- { 3 raze, by signing the protest that will g0 to son’s brother-in-law. It is said that| Washington. A motion_was also carried by Hyman B. Stern, a pawnbroker, will | the club to petition the Legislature to provide —_— for the support of vacation schools from the public funds. Superintendent of Schools J. W. McClymonds addressed the club to-day on *‘School Sanita- tion and School Architecture.” Interesting and instructive though his remarks were, Mr. McClymonds was compelled to make them brief, as he was suffering from a cold that made bim quite P:omo. s ‘The most brilliant social affair of the week was, without doubt, the reception given by Mrs. John L. Howard, Miss Jean Howard and Mrs. John L. Howard Jr. to-day. This is the first time for a year or two that the beautiful ‘Vernon-street residence has been thrown open for so large an event, and a fashionable throng filled the elaborately decorated apartments. The affair was primarily in homor of young John L. Howard's bride, who is a stranger in Oakland. The junior Howards are making their home here for the winter. In Mrs. Howard's receiving party ' to-day were Mrs. Howard Jr., Miss Jean Howard, Mrs, Charles Minor Goodall, wood Babcock, Mrs. Hay Frederick _Stolp, Frank L. Brown, Robert 8. Knight,! Miss Grace Sanborn, Miss Leslie Green, Miss Charlotte Hoffman, Miss Marietta Havens, Miss Grace Baldwin, Miss Virzinia de Fremery, Miss Polly de Fremery, Miss Cornelia Gampbell, Miss Chrissie Taft, Miss BdRh Fowler, Miss Irving Lundborg, Mrs. Grace Gorrill Gowing, Miss Jane Raw- lings, Miss Charlotte Wood, Miss Doris Batch- elder, Miss Murie] Ransome, Miss Florinne ‘Brown, Mrs. Pr!l:fll' Selby. sy h i A pretty little wedding of interest in as well as social circles took place. this even- ing at Plymouth-avenue’ Church, being that of Miss Jessie Bell Stroud and Willlam Merritt Wootton. The bride is a sister of the noted university football captain, Ben Stroud. and the young giant attended his brother-in-law as best man, The bride, who is a very charm. ing woman and a musiclan of considerable ability, was prettily gowned in white poin @'esprit, made full over white taffeta. She as attended by her sister, Miss Mamie , also in white. The church ceremony was followed by a re- ception at the Linda Vista'home of the bride’s pavents, Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Stroud. ‘The home of Mrs. Thomas B. Coghill will be the scene of a brilliant charity affair on New Year's eve, when a tea will be ren for the benefit of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Among the scclety women interested are John Stanley, Mrs. T. B. Coghill, ¥, dams, Mrs. Lillfan Brown Everts, Miss Flor- inne , Mrs. Thomas Crellin, Miss Mona Crejlin, Mrs. Charles Walkeley, Mrs. I. L. Requa. o s Mrs. Seth Mann's luncheon and card in honor of Mrs. John ay was a delightful affair. Violets gave the keynote for OAKLAND, Dec. 7.—William B.]| 12, from Australia, where he has been the effective decorations and pretty favors. The I guests were Mrs. John Tregloan, Mra., F. W. Morse, Mrs. A. S. Larkey, Miss \ Mrs. H. S. Kergan, Mrs. A. J. wore oines Inietor the card . or games by Mre. F. H. Buteau, Rate Judson, Miss Ma I.P. Maxwell. M Percival left to eight hours after talks with the police Kiniry has at-gthe Apollinaris Water Company, Who | transact business in San Francisco | | friends found him alone and in dis- | tress on a side street. His condition !was made worse by two days endured without food, drink or natural sleep. Percival was cared for by these friends and his family at 2500 Dana street in Berkeley promptly informed of the circumstance. As soon as Per- cival could be moved he was brought HOULD ASSIST (DAST COLLECE Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, " 2148 Center Street, Dec. 7. President Benjamin Ide' Wheeler has received suggestions from Wash- ington apropos of Professor Hilgard’s annual report, which referred with special emphasis to the need of a bet- ter equipped agricultural department at the university. Dr. A. C. True, director of the ex- periment stations of the United States Department of Agriculture, has writ- ten to President Wheeler outlining what seem to him to be the essential needs of the university's agriculturai department and urging the adoption of a plan to provide for such needs as follows: 1. An agricultural building, giving adequate office, lecture-room and laboratory facilities. 2.'A farm, accessible to Berkeley, properly equipped for instruction and research purpose: 3. It possible, the practice of your Legis. lature of making small appropriations for specific investigations should be broken up and in the place thereof lump-sum appropriations for research work be substituted. In connection with Professor Hil- gard’s annual report from the depart- ment of agricuiture, the professor has spoken plainly of the attitude assumed by some farmers and landowners of the State who fail to ist the depart- ment in its work of investigating the cause and cure of alkali lands. Ac- cording 'to Professor Hilgard, many farmers decline to admit that they bave any such land and so block the efforts of the university' men to assist in reclaiming such soil, Referring to: this feature of his work, Professor Hilgard says that oftentimes after a season’s work, care- fully planned and carried out with censiderable expense, the co-operators fail to make the crucial observations of crop results with the care and data required, has led to the conclusion that in order to render such co-opera- tive experiments really useful and con- clusive it will be necessary to detail competent men to make the harvest under full direction and therefore wholly or partially at the expense of the university. —_————————— ANOTHER RETIRED OFFICER TO SETTLE IN SAN FRANCISCO General W. E. Dougherty Will Join the Large Army Contingent Living Here, Brighdier General William E. Dougherty, retired, and Mrs. Dough- erty are at the Occidental. been making a tour of the country. General Dougherty is one of the best known and most popular of officers. He joined the army April 10, 1860. The general has been in every part of the United States, but likes San Francisco so well that he will maké it his home. Mrs. of San Francisco and will be a de- The Standard Printing Company, whose interests Percival diretted, has in charge all the printing of the uni- versity student publications and these have been, somé of them, slightly de- layed by the unfortunate mischance which befell Percival. The Occident magazine, which usually is issued on Monday, has not as yet gone to print, though the Daily Californlan has not been obliged to miss any issues. -_ GOSSIP 1N FOLD OF POLITICIANS The word is being passed along the legislative line that Jere Burke of San Francisco and Jim Gillis of the State Library have slated Billy Lamphrey for sergeant at arms of the Assembly. The story goes that Assemblymen- elect are told in San Francisco that Jim Gillis represents “our people” in Sacramento. There is a common im- pression in political circles that the seventy-five Republican Assemblymen will undertake the task of organizing the Assembly. The suggestion is of- fered to Assemblymen that they ascer- tain by direct inquiry whether Burke and Gillis are authorized to speak for any one other than Jere and Jim. An old-time politician yesterday re- marked: “It is all right for Jere Burke and Jim Gillis to organize the Legisla- ture if they can fool the members into the belief that they have been delegat- ed by the organization or some other power to take care of the lawmakers and see that none stray beyond the precincts of the State Library and sergeant at arms’ rooms for valuable hints on legislation.” According to general political gossip there will be a new departure at Sac- ramento next January. It is said that the members of each branch of the Legislature will look for inside, rather than for outside, Mght cn the subject of organization. » sNote is made of the fact that George Rolley of Humboldt is making fair progress in-his campaign for speaker- ship of the Assembly and is making this headway on fhe theory that the Assemblymen themselves will de- termine the result. His supporters contend that he is capable and worthy. It would not surprise the politicians if he should win the prize while others desiring the honor were looking for somebody to give “orders.” There is gossip to the effect that John Stafford has the promise of substantial support for the position of sergeant at arms of the Assembly, It is pre- dicted that Senator Wolfe will be chosen President pro tem. of the Sen- ate and that J. Steppacher will be elected without opposition to the posi- tion of chief clerk of the Assembly. Senators and Assemblymen repre- senting the counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside met in Los Angeles yesterday and dis- cussed legislative &ffairs. ———————— They have | CONVENTION OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THIS CITY Gathering of Religious Teachers to Be Held in United Presby- terian Church. The San Francisco County Sunday Dougherty is fond | School Association, which is a branch of the great International Sunday lightful acquisition to its society cir-|School Association, will held its an- cles. Major Henry M. Morrow, who has |, nual convention Friday, December 16, the First United Presbyterian been judge advocate of the court-mar- | Church, corner Golden Gate avenue tial case of Paymaster Harry L. Rees | anq Polk street, Rev. H. H. Bell, D. at Portland, Or., is expected home | D, pastor. next’Monday. It will open at 10 a. m. with a Bi- Paymaster Rees was ably defended | ple _study by Dr. George W. White. by Attorney Joel M. Long. No de- cision has been announced. Following this will be an address by Miss Gray of Oakland on primary General Francis Moore will inspect | work in the Sunday school. the troops stationed at Angel Island to-day. The saloons immediatel; Dr. E. K. Strong will open the af- ternoon session with a Bible study. adjacent tc | Then Dr. T. S. Young of San Jose will the entrance to the Presidio are atill | give his lecture on “Teacher Train- flourishing. of $300 just imposed by Judge Ca- baniss on W. Matkins would proba- bly close up the saloons in that lo- cality. The Presidio football team, It was thought the fine |ing. " Dr. William Rader will speak on “Glimpses of Church Life in Eng- land.” The evening session will be ad- dressed by George W. Dickie, manager the | of the Union Iron Works, who will champlons of the Department of Cal-{speak on “The Business Man and the ifornia, will meet the Twenty-first In- fantry eleven at the Presidio athletic grounds at 2:30 o'clock p. m. The teams will line up as follows: [Presidio. 21st Infantry. + Host: | Greenwall + Danvi . | Captain William Brooke, Fifteenth Infantry, is in town on a few days’ leave. —_————— University of Michigan Dinner. The University of Michigan Club will give its third annual dinner on Monday, December 12, at 6:30 p. m. at the California Hotel. The arrange- ments are under the charge of Ed- ward Mills Adams, William H. Bar- Tows and Dr. Charles Bush, dinner committee. The club has 108 mem- bers. A lJarge attendance is antici- g:ud and the reunion is expected to a very enjoyable one. Willlam A. Beasly will preside and there will be addresses by a number of the alumni. All University of Michigan men will ! Sunday School.” Charles A. Murdock will discuss “How to Interest Young Men in the Sunday School,” and L. H. Carey will speak on “The Relation of the Local Association to the State and International Association.” —_———— SEEK INTERPRETATION OF IMMIGRATION LAW81 Question Involving Right of Chinese to Land Is Submitted to Highest Tribunal. The cases of See Si Kum and her son, Mah Quong Kay, who were de- nied admission to this country by the immigration officials, have been passed up to the United States Su- preme Court for a final ruling. The weman claimed to be a native of this country and entitled to land, but the immigration officials ruled otherwise. When the case came before Judge de Haven on habeas corpus proceedings he decided that she was a native and entitled to land. . Distriet Attorney ‘Woodworth contends that the District Court lacked jurisdiction to review a decision of the immigration officials on habeas corpus proceedings. Mah Quong Kay claims to have been born in this country, but says he was yesterday at | be welcomed. Thosé who have not re- | taken to China when two years of age. Millie E. and Orville D. Baldwin (husband and as attorney) to John C. Merriam, lot on } N llne of Fairview street, §0.00 E of Deakin, E 44 by N 135, lot 15, block 2, Baldwin Tyact, ! Oakiand; $100. i _G. F. and H. N. Gray to J. L and L G. 1 Siller, lot on line of East Twenty-second | street, 155.50 W of Twenty-fourth avenue W 40 by N 100, lot 14, block H, Latham Terrace, deed made to correct error in @35 D, 147, East Oakland: §10. _John W." Pepper to Mary E. Chase (widow), 153 square feet, being SE portion of lot 200, in Plat 25, Mountain View Cemetery, Ouit- land Township; $10. Peter Canhape or Canl to Matilda Wel- mann, lot on E lne rth street, 202:6 N of Jones, N 25 by E 125, bloer 47, Tract B, Berkeley Loan and Township Improvement Assoctation, Berkeley; $§10. Robt, or Robert and Sarah 28 to aoa T Joseph Phillips, W S5 feet of lots 10 block A, Suburban Tract, Berkeley; $100. Bank of Alameda (corporation) to Ella Frances Ruseell (wife of J. R.), lot on N line of Santa Clara avenus, 250 W of Walnut street’ W 50 by N 217:8, lot 4, block 28, lands adjacent_to Encinal, Alameda; $10. Anne T. Martel (Herrod) to Minnte H. A. Abraham’ (Herrod), undivided one-half of lot on W line of Wiliow street, 27 8 of Taylor, S 27 by W 102:6, lot 19, biock 396, Casserly Tract at Point, Oakland; $10. John B. and Lucy E. Mackey to Reltef B. Fox. lot on W line of Chestnut street, 97:7 § from intersection with what Is known as Encinal line, § 30, W 100, NE 30, E to begin- ning, block 611, subdivision of map of Alfred Barstow Tract, Oakland: $10. William B. Greenebaum to L. J. on § line of Summer street, 71, B 50, N 194, ing W_portion lot 9, block S, revised map of Oakland Heights, quitclaim deed, Oakland; $5. The McCarthy Company to Frank Christian- son_ re-record 977 D 251, lot 1, biock E, Golden Gate Tract, Oakland; $10. Berkeley 'Development Company to_Howard Stillman, lots 13 and 14, block 6, Fairview Park, portion V. Peralta Reserve, Oakiand Township: $10. E. E. and Minnie W. Laymance to R. J McMullen (single), lot on S ilne of Park ave- nue, §1:6 W of Hubbard street (2689-8 W of San_Pablo avenue), W 25 by S 125 portion Iot 20, block 27, map of part of plat 6, V. and D. Peralta Rancho, property of J. S. Emery, Emeryville, Oakland Townehip: $10 Benjamin_F. Whité (guardian estate Ed- ward W. White, minor) to Willlam Fulton. 81 square feet. portion lot 39, plat 25. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakiand Township: $10. Archer, lot from John J and Caroline M. Jones to Luellz Kelso Hirst (wife of Samuel), lot on W line of Wainut street, 203:10 S of Cedar. S 40 by ‘W 125, portion lots Tract, Berkeley: §1 Byron G. and Lizzle B, Snyder (wife) to Charles C. Greenough. lot on W line of San Pablo avenue, 415.50 N of Snyder, N 49.5, SW 44026, SE 4193, E 440, being % ot 21 Snyder Traet, Berkeley: DECISION. IN FAVOR OF THE LUX HEIRS T. R. Cooley Loses His Fight for a Share of the Big Estate. The legal fight which has been waged in the Superior Court for twe years and nine months over the claim for three ome-hundredths of the vast Lux estate as an additional attorney’s fee for James H. Campbell was decided yesterday by Judge Murasky in favor of the defendants and now the con- troversy will be removed to the Su- preme Court. The suit was brought by Thomas Ross Cooley against Miller & Lux, the Charles Lux heirs and the trustees of the Miranda Lux estate, and it set forth that Cooley, as Campbell's as- signee, claimed a three one-hundredths interest in the hundreds of thousands of acres throughout the State of which Lux died a half owner. The cilaim was based upon an agreement whereby Campbell was employed by the Eastern heirs of Lux to look out for their in- terest in the estate:- He received 387,000 in cash for his services, but contended that the estate was worth $40,000,000 and he should have 3 per cent thereof. The defendants maintained that the estate was only worth $12,000,000 and that Campbell had been pait ia full. Judge Murasky held that the rights of the plaintiff, whatever they may have been under the conveyance by the heirs, are concluded by the decree of distribution of the estate, made some years ago, and that as a conse- quence judgmeént in ths action must be for the defendant —————— Travelers Crowd Majestic. The San Francisco Commerefal Travelers' Association and the friends of the organization filled the Majestic Theater last night. Every seat was occupled. The souvenir programme for the occasion was a unique affair in the form of a sult aucm the changeable life that a c 1 traveler,must lead. Following are the officers” of the organization: € * Miller, prekident; ‘Henry Heins, president; J. Armstrong, PB. Mergen, recording secretary, and C. Sievers. The entertainment com- mittee congisted of E. Dunne, H. H. Becker, J. H. Horstmann, P. Lange, K. { M. Borman, N. Marisch, J. E. Bran-. {don, J. R. Salazar and E. C. Smith. Thomas V. O'Connor and E. ;acted as ticket sellers and- crowd the house. Dies at the Age of Ninety-Six Years. . REDDING, Dec. 7.—Mrs. Arabella” ! Dinsmore died at her home in this| city last night. She would have been 96 years of age to-morrow. She was' ‘a native of Kentucky and came te California in 1853, 20 and 21, block C. Perey ADVERTISEMENTS. Positively cured by They also relieve Dis- tress from Dyspepsia, In- digestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem- #s palibearers: John Pann, Willlam “hostess Sinkewitz, Thomas Miller, Henry Har- A decads of girls their Christmas sewing and enjoyed a ‘afternoon. - . Jones, who for several years has been | the local manager for a large bill post- ceived an invitation are requested to ! He is now 25 vears old and it is con- laying to enthusiastic audis i e Tas send their -names and addresses im. | tended that he forfeited his right to genius is said to be even a greater | Paderewski will give three muml ris. Johw Walbert and Frank Pimen- | { pleasant b ng and advertising firm, died this | master of his art than he was oy mediately to Edward Mills Adams, | citizenship by remaining in a forel tei | morning at the residence of his father, "he first visited this city, »pien hing %% 1n readiness for the calendar | 126 Stockton street, room 3 San Pran- | country after reaching his m n.g! HANT HELD ¥OR TRIAL.—Oakland, W 8. s 1330 Magnofis . gtrest, | cisco, from whom be obtained | Many other delicate points of law are 1 i, ks B S . ' aged 32 years. Deceased had been ill ihgn, on Saturday afternoon, Decem- any er information which may |inveived and the dacision is anxiously heid for trial on'e chazge of recelving. stoien | fOT veeltr;.p‘:&a a h:::’y- ber 17; ond)( lay evening, Decem- | be desired. : awaited, as it will settle vexing gues- - developed pneu a. . and on_ esday evening, 2 < i tio; > S £ B S S e SR I R | Bomier e S et ol o e e e o, e | e to thefts of hasiware rom the T. p i open at Sherman, & Co.’s music much of an falling worth TeAn & Hasied Compensy Sen Bramisia " | Joies, ant o sister, Annie A. Jone~ = stare on Mosdey nests ¥ ot ™ 3 %A et gl o S L s = Z