The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1905, Page 6

THE SAN MARCH 31, 1905. NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY HIOIPAS kB LIGHTED CANDLE|HUSBAND TRIES [WILL IPROVE [BOLINAS MAY [SPECHL VOTE LSEVICTN AIDS SUICIDE. | T0KILL WIFE| MAIN STREETS| ISSUE BONDS| T0 BE TAKEN 1'”:7..\ Carries Bait | Fires Five Shots From a Re-|Town Trustees of Palo Alto|Electors to Vote on Propo-{San Ra'fael Electors Will De- $110. Which Thugs Get ,Old Lady Turns Qn Gas to End volver at Spouse, but Only; Plan to Bituminize Some! sition to Raise Funds to| termine Whether or Not a Beating Its Owner | Life and EXDIOSIOI’] Follows. Inflicts a Slight Wound| of the Big Thoroughfares| Extend the Sewer System New City Hall Is Needed 'Was Doubly Sure That Death Would Ensue N 1 \fter HEY FIRE TWO SHOTS INTEREST IS AROUSED|NEW CLUB IS ORGANIZED | i . QUARREL OVER DIVORCE MAY DECIDE TO BUILD R REREAT SRR i P, | sag . Half Unconscious Cigal| pgrxerey, sarch 30.-Mrs. Annie| rapp 1o . Woman Refuses to ReturnEngineers Figure That the|Ladies of Thriving Little If PI'OI""Slthfl Cg,mes the Dealer .Is Shot At, Then |3 Shermer made the oo ermoon | [‘ IRh CHt ATED { and Live With Man Whom| Work Contemplated Will] Town Join Hands to Assist| Question of Issuing Bonds fis Pockets Arve RHEBE o e e Vot ven ! She Charged With Cruelty| Cost at Least $125,000| in the Improvement Work| Will Then Be Passed Upon R | the allotted three score and ten, turned & : . S. Parsons srighton saloon ked down by near his Piedmont two rapidly of t trom com- pistols { A shoving nove and the ordered him t he heard ed by a 1 of one kick and his senses FOOD EXPERT TO DESCRIBE HIS METHODS RS RERES AUTOMOBII AGAINST IS TAKEN WOMAN'S PROTESTS Young Mrs. Whittell. Formerly “Florodora Girl,” Puts Up Fight to Save Machine a | OAKLAND, March 30.—For an en- { t b, George W ell Jr., the | 12 Florodor girl, kept two I Sheriffs from breaking into at r of the home at | 110, and Hawthorne avenues, p forcible pns-i French automobile be- | voung husband. They | on for a debt of $481. | ty Sheriffs Sweeney and hey uld be shot if | rn, and. regretted | king 2 mess of | spilling blood | | of the young woman, who her skirts lightly as she walked he lawn, made the deputies about bresking inte the barn, v left and telephoned Sheriff t = i Frank Barnett, who this afternoon | went with Deputy Sheriff Billy Moffitt | to the house and were confronted by Mre. Whittell, who alone had held ort all day Sheriff Barnett told t he bad a duty to perform and must have the machine and she would save money by not ng him to smash in the doors. = -replied that she had telephoned x band’s attorneys and that vld her she had a right to v one who entered the place, id while she regretted it she not allow them to enter the the woman’s threats the re broken down and the ma- chine was attached. — it MAJLS THREATS TO RABBI. OAKLAND, March 30.—Rabbi M. Friedlander of the First Hebrew con- gregation of this city. has been an- noyed by a mysterious crank who calls | himself “Bfll Miller,” and makes threzts of violence. The Rabbi does not fear any of the threats, but they | have become extremely irritating. The letters all come from Portland, Ore. In 21l eight have been received up to date, one coming only this morning. Rabbi Friedlander dees not know any one in Portland who would possibly have any | srudge mgainst him, and he 4oes not know any one by the name of “Bill iler.’ ‘ —— WANTS UNIVERSITY FARM. HAYWARDS, March 30.—Acting y the suggestion of Assemblyman Strowbrigge, the citizens of Haywalrds are getting ready to._make 2 fight to have the-pew State Univer- Ly farm located in thi§ vicinity. The -essibility of the section te the Berkeley university and the fact that several large tracts of land suited for he purpose may be purchased at a reasonable figure lead many to think at Haywards has a good chance to and the prize. ——— FUNERAL OF. F. M. CAMPBELL. OAKLAND, March 30.—The funeral of Fred M. Campbeil, former State Su- perintendent’ of Schools, who died in | Washington, will probably be held on Sunday, April 2, aithough the arrange- ments have not yet been fullv_com- pleted. The remains are expected to arrive in -Oakland ‘to-morrow. ‘The funeral will be held from the family residence, 1262 Webster- street. | warfare. {on the gas at her home, 2223 Cl‘a.pel with suicidal intent, and" she also left a lighted candle burning at her bedside Asphyxiation, followed by severe burns from an explosion, were the sult of the old lady’s her existence. Mrs. M. Newsom, who lives in a house adjoining that which was occupled by Mrs. Shermer, heard an explosion at 6 ‘clock this morning. Mrs. Newsom paid né particular attention to the treet, e- | noise, but was startled on seeing flames | issuing from the-Shermer home. With the assistance of C. H. Mace and Mabel Weed, neighbors, Mrs. Newsom sub- dued the Rames. Mrs. Shermer was found with her head wrapped in a blanket, partially burned. The gas tube had been insert- ed in her mouth when asphyxiation was planned. The candle by the bed was still burning. The furniture of the | room was partially destroyed. The old lady had written & note, in which she told of her despondency and loneliness. She directed that various ar- | ticles of furniture be given to friends and neighbors. The paper was charred =0 that some of its contents could not be deciphered. Mre. Shermer had resided alone in the | cottage for two years. She was 76 vears old. Her brother, Joshua‘Cole, resides at 2033 Channing way. Mrs. Shermer was a native of Jersey, where her band was for many years a Baptist minister. > ] CIPSIES WAR OVER OCTET OAKLAND, March 30.—Officers of the law have been called upon to in- terfere in a family feud of Austrian gypsies, which has once caused haling of one of the dark-skinned wan- | derers into court, and now has reached the stage of father against son in the Involved is a woman, Mary Stanley, a queen of the quarreling tribesmen. On one side is Michel Stan- ley and the woman's first husband, Materio Bonavich. Frank Stanley, the successor to Bonavich at the tribal hrore, is the center of attack. Michel Stanley, a swarthy gypsy, typical in his long black hair and pic- uresque attire, is +battling with his son Frank for the possession of a valu- bie traveling outfit, consisting of a ¢ and finely equipped caravansary on wheels, a span of horses and all of the incidental equipment. Unable to recover the outfit, which he asserts he | merely lent to his son for a year, the time having expired, Michel resorted to the courts. To-day he swore to a search warrant, which the police served on the son this afternoon. The con- test will be settled in the Police Court. The father declares his son's wife is | trying to get possession of the team. . ““He is only a boy, 24 years old,” said the gypsy father. “The woman has him under her control, hypnotized. I would help my son all in my power, ut I do not want the woman to get my property. I want no money from him, but I fear he will leave with the outfit and I shall never see it again.” The son’s wife has been conducting an encampment on Broadway, near Second street, where the team in dis- pute is a part of the paraphernalia. The father’s camp-is on the San Lean- dro rvad. With him is Meterio Bona- vich, husband No. 1. A month ago Bonavich was arrested on complaint of his former wife and charged with ab- ducting five of his own children. Bon- avich was discharged after a hearing in court. He declared his children wanted to be with him rather than to go with their mother. Stanley, father, tock Bonavich under his wing. Hence some of the troubles, ———— NEW MERRITT HOSPITAL. OAKLAND, March 30.—Work will soon be commenced on one of the five buildings for the new Merritt Hospi- tal, to be erected -on Blackstone Heights, near St. Mary’s College. Su- pervising Architect Nathaniel Blaisdel has called for bids from contractors and he will direct the construction. The trustees of the Merritt Hospital | have more than $100,000 in cash availablé, but they have decided to expend but $75,000 at present. The hospital as designed will consist of five fireproof brick and stone build- ings. ——— W. H. FRIEND VERY ILL. OAKLAND, March =~ 30.—W. H. Friend, commissary at the Napa In- sane Asylum and former [Postmaster of this city, is seriously ill. It was only a few weeks ago that Mrs. Friend died. Her death was preceded by the death of her son, Roger B. Friend, by only a few weeks. | SAME POINTS INVOLVED N BOTH WILL CONTESTS Attorneys in Dusmuir Case File Briefs in Yolo County Appeal to Supreme Court. The attorneys ipterested in the Dunsmuir case have discovered that a_ contest involving nearly all of the essential points has already beén sub- mitted. to the Supreme Court. The suit is entitled Estate Julius H. Clark. L. J. Clark appears as contestant and C. P. DuBois as proponent. The testator died outside the con- fines of California and ‘the executors attempted to have a eopy of the doc- ument probated in Woodland. The Superior Judge of Yolo County de- clared that the ori al will must be filed, as did Judge Coffey in the Duns- muir case. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and the matter was referted to Department 2. Campbell, Metson & Gampbell and Charles Wheeler "have filed briefs as amici curiae the case has been or- dered resubmitted to ‘the -court in bank. The decision in the Clark case will apply with equal force to the Duns- muir contest and the point as to the legality of probating the copy of a 'tes- tament ,will be settled . ¥ the | Simce | ~OF ITS SPOIL j(‘hildren Are Reséued From preparation o end | Locked House as Flames| | Threaten to Destroy Them { BERKELEY, March 80.—The two children of James Tate, of 2022 Dela- ware street, escaped death by inciner- {ation this morning. Their | fainted when the little tots were res- cued from their perilous plight. Sadie |and Johnnie Tate were left by their parents in the Tate residence this morning, while the father and mother went about their respective duties. The house was locked to prevent the chil- |dren from wandering away. While the parents were absent the house caught fire, the little ones fled from room to room to escape the fast-mov- | ing flames, and when the fire seemed | to have enveloped them succor came. The cottage and all its contents were destroyed. Mrs. Tate arrived in time to see neighbors break in the doors and | grasp Sadie and Johnny just as the flames were searing their clothes. The | youngsters could not say how the fire started. It had its origin in the kitch- en. The terrified children watched its progress, and after trying in vain to get out ran to the attic window and | there Johnny held Sadie in'his arms | and yelled lustily for help. Néighbors ;hurried to the spot, and there discov- | ered the youngsters’ peril. Ready hands broke in the door and egress was secured for the little ones. When Mrs. Tate came, her children, with clothes burned, sobbing bitterly, were being comforted by the rescuers. With a realization of the miraculous | escape from a horrible death her off- | spring had just experienced, Mrs. Tate fainted, and then the entire Tate fam- ily was cared for at a house in the | neighborhood. 'SOCIETY FOLK PREPARING FOR ' SUMMER HEGIRA BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. BY ZOE GREEN RADOCLIFFE. OAKLAND, March 30.—“In the soring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” but the thoughts of the soclety girl generally stray in some other direction. When the sun climbs toward the zenith and the earth dons its robe of tender green, miladi be- gins to dream of the annual flitting to forest or seaside and there is a grand skirmish for the indispensable dressmaker. It was & kind Providence that arranged the lenten season be- tween the winter's strenuous pleasures and the merry vacation time. It gives the butterfly a needed period of rest, in which ta preen her gay wings for the summer undoing of that same young man, who ‘‘dreamedl of love' while a dressmaker was provaically preparing the “‘sinews of war."” | It takes careful consideration; too, for the summer girl to decide where to spend those | days of dolce far niente, that ehe may make or | break her future fortunes, for it is in the vaca- | tion days that Cupid fs most active. If she is athletic and looks well in outing costume, | e hies her to some mountain resort of “roughs it in some pleasant valley,”” but If she js attractive only in dainty, fluffy oty or beneath the becoming curves of & pictur- esque sunshade she seeks the seaside or other watering place hotels, where one may keep cool and freshlooking. Last year Oakland soclety folk came and went in the most fitful manner—a few days here, a week there and a little rest at home In between. One never knew whether one's frierds. were In town or out. It begins to look as if we might expect the, same restless flit- ting again this year, and already the resorts are claiming many visitors from Oakland. Major and Mrs. C. C. Clay are at the Hotel Potter, “in_Santa Barbara, where they will re- main ‘indéfinitely, as Level Lea is quite de- serted. Miss Madeline Clay and argaret | Sinclair are both in New York with the Har- { den Crawfords, Mrs. T. C. Coogan and Misses May and Marjorie Coogan are spending the week at In- verness. The George Dornins, by the way, will build at Inverness, and their cottage will with- out doubt be the scene of many a merry. gath- ering. Miss Helen 1s one of the girls to whom a coating of “‘tan’ is very becomingy and Miss Sevilla Hayden is also a bewitching “mut-Brown maid.” Mrs. Coghill -and Miss Bessie Coghill are among those who have gone out of town for @ few weeks, being at “‘Riverdale,” thelr coun- try homie in Napa County. | The Eugene HeWlitts ‘are also “in Napa | County, at their ranch “’El Tocta.” Mrs. Hew- litt's sister, )llu-NnulI. h;u, is with t) . A coming event that promises to be of | than usual interest in the musical and soclal | world is the benefit for Miss Mabel Riege]- {man on April 25 at Reed Hall. Miss Riegel | man is an Oakland High School girl with a sopranc voice of rare sweetness. Gadeld was last here she consented to to the ambitious little lady and advise | whether to_continue serious study. The fact | that Miss Riegelman is now planning to go ‘| to Europe to study under the pe super- vislon of the great singer s proof ot her. high opinion. 2 $ | Miss Riegelman has for several years been a protege of Mrs, Oscar Luning, who Is al- | ways one of ‘the first to encourage talent in any form, and Mrs. Luning, with a number of prominent ety women, Ppatron- | ecses at the concert in April . . Miss Florence White will entertain a dozen riends at dinner Saturday evening in honor | | o of Miss lon Smith Roland Oliver. On Tuesday next Miss Smith will again be the motit of a pleasant affal luncheon l:: c] . the home !0' Miss Flora Ma l‘ld to have her home as 4 most hospitable hostesses in Oaklal - The luncheon for Miss Smith will' be “the Miss MacDermot" has rn, and the invited ones ‘are anticipating a delightful afternoon. % Wednesday next Mrs. witl be_hostess lliam a , O’Brien and Miss O en of Indiana, who are uests of Georgla. Strong. About sixty D s s e i i e Voorl l complimented ‘guests at an will be_the aftair ¢ Miss Mollie Mathes s pianning tor Abl 5. e place e » ! The Voorhees—C me ti M' "ho-eau-numufh ""“1?5‘. co Faster week. ednesday. i Van de Carr Hyde Lieutenant C. Hathaway will. be R Pauls Church, and ni Fy e X g T wed, Trinity Chi Episcopal, to be the scene of their n also R als. , ——————— ‘Will Receive Drivers. The Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union has conditionally opened the door for i admission of the drivers belonging to Company to n. The wilt be open for twenty-four hours. op- position- requisite medieal examination, an In_n,mn‘the !M«Q_Motflg S mother ! OAKLAND, March 30.—Bad aim on the part of N. J. Peterson, a telephone company lineman, saved the life of Annie Peterson, his wife, to-might { shots at his spouse, because she had refused to return to live with him after suing Peterson for a divorce. Only one of the bullets took effect, inflicting a slight wound in Mrs. Peterson’s wrist. The shooting occurred at 877 Twenty- second street, the residence of Deputy Constable George Green, next door to the Peterson home. Mrs. Peterson had gone there to avoid her husband. who was looking for his wife. Finding her there at 6:30 o'clock,’ Peterson urged her to have a talk with him. She con- sented and the couple met in the front parlor. ‘While Peterson was trying to get his wife to withdraw the divorce suit she filed last week, he became angered at her persistent refusals. drew a revolver and began to shoot, Mrs. Peterson screamed for help and tried to run out of the room. Green. who was at the rear of the house. heard the shots and rushed to the | rescue, getting his pistol from a bureau drawer. Green broke in upon Peterson, leveled his weapon at the murderous linesman’s head and com- manded: “Drop that gun!" Peterson obeyed the officer’s order and was placed under arrest. being sent to the City Prison. He was locked up after sullenly refusing to talk about the shooting. Mrs. Peterson was given medical attention and returned to her home. The Petersons were married in 1897. In her suit the wife charged that her spouse was guilty of extreme cruelty, habitual intemperance and had failed to properly support her. Peterson is 41 years old. His emptied pistol was turned over to the police. — GREE 10 CUT [P 0L ESTATE OAKLAND, March 30.—After allow- ing the estate of their father, the late Edson F. Adams, to remain ‘in the pro- bate court for fifteen years, the three children of deceased, Mrs. Julia Prath- er, Edson F. Adi and John C. Ad- ams, have come to an agreement as to the distribution of the estate, consist- ing of 160 acres of land in this city, known as Adams Point. The old Adams homestead reverts to John C. Adams, who also receives the thickly wooded portlon of the estate fronting on Lake Merritt. Mrs. Prather chose the more hilly portion overlook- ing the lake, while Edson F. Adams takes the portion along the lake and adjacent to the electric raillway passing through the property. It is their Intention to improve the boulevard along which the electric line operates. This avenue is 110 feet in width and begins near the observatory recently presented by the heirs to the city of Oakland. A considerable portion of this property is to be put on the market, and means the opening up for home sites of a magnificent piece of property. ———— FINDS THAT MARRIED * LIFE IS TOO COSTLY Barnett Lewinsky Abuses His Wife for This Reason and She 1s Granted a’° Divorce. Barnett Lewinsky found that mar- ried life was more expensive than he had figured on and as a result he be- gan to abuse his wife, Beckle, a few months after their marriage, which occurred October 30, 1904. On Jan- vary 2 last Mrs. Lewinsky left her husband and brought suit for divorce. Judge Kerrigan listened to her story yesterday and granted her a decree on_the ground of cruelty. ' Daniel D. McDonald, captain of the schoomer Halcyon, went to sea in his little vessel recently and left behind him a note to his wife, Marie, in which he said that inasmuch as she had ordered him ‘“to go” he had gone and as he.never waited for a second order he had gone for good. This and other cruel things on Captain McDon- ald’s part supplied the basis for an ac- tion for divorce instituted by Mrs. Mc- Donald, and as she had the proof Judge Kerrigan granted her a decree. Decrees of divorce were also grant+ ed yesterday to Lizzle Hardisty from Frederick J. Hardisty for willful neg- lect, Laura A. Tolles from William S. Tolles for desertion, Georgia W. Zet- ska from Otto Zetska for desertion, Zord Wilcox from Dr. William V. Wil- cox for intemperance, and Estella Erb from Oliver H. Erb for willful de- sertion. Pear] E. Ryan has sued James A. Ryan for divorce, alleging extreme cruelty. John Muil asks for a di- vorce from Ellen llan for intem- perance.. Mullan asks that he be giv- en the custody of their three minor children. Arthur Willmott has sued | Louise Willmott for divorce, alleging ! desertion. % , has deserted her an ¢ lel that her husband, Huj wfi'ema n o she aske for a divorce on. that ground. Two Sudden Deaths. August Walter, a man_ for Newman & i suddenly last Wednesday t at his residence, the Oliver Hotel, 799 Pine street. retired at half m 9 o'clock on that evening in the of ‘spirits and was found dead in bed yesterday morning. He had been X tion for several years. James J. Con- nolly, a furniture dealer doing busi- ness at 932 K died sud- denly in his office at 6:50 o'clock last ‘Wednesday night. Connolly was a na- tive of Ireland, 55 years old, and re- sided at 1310 Devisadero street with his family. Heart disease is supposed to have caused death. S when the enraged husband fired flvel Suddenly he, Loudouvino Wideman al-; - with indiges- | forms, Y ol SRRy bl s 32 BT At L RS Special Dispatch to The Call PALO ALTO, March 30.—Plans are being formed by the Town Trustees, for the paving of the principal streets, | some with bitumep and others with | macadam. The engineer’'s report esti- ' mates the expense of the work at $125,- ! 000, which is to be borre by the prop- erty owners upon the streets that are to be improved. The magnitude of the work is creating much local interest. A meeting of those opposed was held this week, and a general mass-meet- ing will be held at an early date. It is practically assured that the work will be done during the summer. COUNCIL SAVES TS CHAIRMAN OAKLAND, March 30.—In caucus at the City Hall to-night the city Council- men-elect chose George Fitzgerald for president of the new municipal body. The vote was four to three, Edwin Meese being defeated. Nine of the new members were pres- ent. The absentees were Councilmen- elect Elliot and Donaldson, who would have paired on the presidency. Two ballots were taken, the first being four to four, Fitzgerald voting for Meese and Meese not voting. The second bal- lot stood: For Fitzgerald—Councilmen- elect Aitken, Baccus, Hahn and Mc- Adam; for Meese—Burns, Thurston and Pendleton; not voting—Meese and Fitz- gerald. After the caucus Fitzgerald said E. C. Hahn of ghe Fourth Ward would be chairman of the Ordinance and Judi- ciary Committee. Meese has been of- fered the chairmanship of either the Finance or the Street Committee. If he accepts the Finance McAdam will be chairman of the Street Committee and Baccus will take the License Commit- tee. Baccus will be given the finance chairmanship if Meese selects the Street Committee. McAdam held the deciding vote on the president. The caucus re-elected all of the ap- pointees of the late Council, as follows: City Clerk, Frank R. Thompson; dep- ‘uty city clerk, E. F. Holland; stenog- rapher, Miss Lucie H. Peres; janitor at City Hall, John Wilds; night watchman at City Hall, Frank Colvin; city wharfinger, J. B. Greer; poundmaster,, Jullus Zabel. —_———— PHILIPPINE SCOUTS AND CAVALRY SAIL AWAY TO-DAY Transport Thomas Will Leave for Ma- nila Loaded to Her Utmost Ca- pacity With Troops. The Philippine scouts and the Third Squadron, Eighth Cavalry, will sail at noon to-day on the transport Thomas for Manila. Following is a list of her cabin pas- sengers: Colonel B. A. Garlington, wife and daughter; Colonel Henry Wygant, Major Henry C. Fisher and wife, Major Charles G. Ayres, Major William Johnston, Captain E. A. Sirmyer and wife; Captaln Willlam F. Flynn, wife and three children; Captain S. L. H. Slocum and wite, Ca C. G. Sawtelle Jr., Captain Blwocd W. Evans, Captain R. S. Wells and wife, Captain George Williams; Captain R. J. Duff, wife and two children; Captain G. W. Moses, wife and four children; Captain O. P. Robinson, Captain B. A. Poors, Chaplain A. J. Vider; Lieutenant Osmun Latrobe Jr., wife and two children; Lieutenant J. P. Barney and wife, Lieuteaant Willlam A. McCain, Lieu- tenant L. W. Oliver, Lieutenant A. H. Mueller and wife, Lieutenant Duncan Elliot, Lieutenant Albert C. Wimberly, Lieutenant Talbot Smith Lieutenant P. C. Field, wife and child; Lie tenant Charles N. wife and two ch Gosman dren; Lieutenant G. H. and wife, Lieutenant H. South and wife, Lieutenant F. A. Barker, Lieutenant L. S. Willls, Lieutenant W. E. Goolsby, Lieutenant Edward Dworak: Lieutenant Robert Dicksom, wife and - thres children: Lieutenant Boss'Reese, Lieutenant Wesiey King, Lieutenant J. A. Paegelow and wife; Lieutenant C. E. Dority, wife and in- fant; Lieutenant Crisperlo Patajo. Lleutenant Ciay’ Platt: Lieutenant A, J. Machonsid, wife and four children; Dr. G. H. Casaday, child; Dr. P. 8. Kellogg_and wife, Dr. Ellas H. Porter, Dr. 8, Chase de Krafft, Mrs. T. E. Dow and infant, Charles W. Gillet and wife, . M. Harrison, Miss Julla' H. Moore, Lieu- tenant and Mrs. Charles W. Farr, Mrs. Gosman, W. F. Baker, Mrs. J. J. Gailagher, Mrs, Daniel Borth and child, Ldzzie Haut, Mrs. A. Wolbert and child, C. H. Whitehurst and wife, Mrs. John Hunter, Samuel Levi wife: am-nt Willlam Branstedt, Wwife and child; Orlcan H. Pritchett and wife, Edward 1. Davis, Edward D. Hodge, Mrs. Charles J. Taley. : The Thomas will also take 268 en- listed men, Third Squadron, Eighth Cavalry; 275 enlisted men, battalion Philippine scouts; 4 enlisted men, hospital corps; 73 enlisted men, Unit- ed States marine corps, to Guam: 45 enlisted men, signal corps; 1 officer and 79 enlisted men, ‘United_ States Marine corps, from Guam to Manila. The transport Buford will sail to- morrow from Portland, Or., for Ma- nila with the Nineteenth Infantry on boai rd. ; Mrs. Carl F. Hartmann, wife of Captain Hartmann, ':nlo ungemh ;:-e a rious surgical operation at the - ::dlo :}enernl Blc:glm last week, is valescing rapidly. caimon“tgm’who registered at de- partment headquarters yesterday were Lieutenant H. S. Kiersted, med- ical department, staying at the St. Fr: V. Kuznik, who came in charge of recruits from Jefferson ‘Barracks, 1s at the St. Francis. ———————————— Attempted Hold-Up in Park. ‘While Fred Harrington, cigar deal- er, and Harry Marks were returning He | from a drive to the beach last night an attempt 'll'n t?:de tohrnlzm';hem at a lonely place e parl 0 me! 5 ¥ declare, wore soldiers’ ‘unllI: fan after the buggy for a short distance. . e iy ed by the County Clerk to-day: Fred FaovEtoeT th 3 ‘was_found dead b wmm«amh-em. SAN RAFAEL, March 30.—On April 4 a proposition will be submitted to the electors of Bolinas for the issuance of bonds for the extension of its sewer system. > A sanitary board composed of Hiram J. Nott, president; Wallace Morse, secretary, and J. Peter, Wallace Sayers and Captain Anderson, mem- bers, has been formed. A Ladles’ Improvement Club has/| been -organized to raise a fund for the | beautifying of Bolinas’ streets. Under the direction of the members a new sidewalk has been laid and many shade trees planted. SLOT MACHINES [NDER THE BAX Special Dispatch to The Cail. | PALO ALTO, March 30.—A reform | movement has been started against slot machines. For some months Dis- trict Attorney Campbell of Santa Clara County has been engaged in suppress- ing slot machines in the different towns in the valley. ' Trustee D. A. Curry and Rey. C. G. Baldwin have joined in the movement, and the proprietors of three cigar stands—Shade Bros., Joseph Larkin and Walter Kruse—have been arrested. They will have a trial next | Tuesday. No money machines have | been operatéd here—only trade ma- | chines. The men under arrest are keeping the machines going and claim they are nct gambling devices, as they are giving the full value in cigars and tobacco for all nickels placed in the slot. ———— STUDENTS PLACE FLOWERS ON STANFORD MAUSOLEUM Pretty Custom Is Inaugurated by the Members of the Present Senior Class. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 30.—The students of Stanford Univer- sity. have inaugurated a custom of placing fresh flowers on the mauso- Teum where the bodies of the Stan- ford family lie. The present senior class, which graduates in May, will purchase a magnificent bronze vase and place it on the marble steps of the mausoleum. A committee from the same class will appoint two se- niors every day to look after the flowers. Each succeeding year the senlor class in the university will take up the custom, and in that way the vase will always be kept full of fresh flowers. ——— e e——— DR. GOEBEL 1S HONORED. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 30.—Dr. Julius Goebel, head of the department of Germanic languages at the university, and who is to give the German oration at the coming Schiller commemoration, has been elected to the editorial board of the periodical Deutsche Erde, a foremost German journal that is devoted to the study of Germanic history and folklore. Among the members of the editorial board of this paper are the heads of many of the European universities, but Dr. Goebel is the only American Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, March 30.—At & re- cent meeting of the Good Government Club it was decided to place a special | ballot-box at each polling place at the biennial election on April 10 for the purpose of getting an expression of opinion on the question of whether or not San Rafael wants to Invest $25,000 in a new City Hall to be erected on a city lot on the corner of Fifth avenue and A street or on some other site. It is generally admitted that San Rafael is badly in need of a City Hall, as the present structure is inadequate. It i= hoped in this manner to ascer- tain the sentiment of the people before going to the expense of calling a bond election. —— e— WILL HOLD BIG CELEBRATION. SAN MATEO, March 30.—The com- mittee appointed by the Board of Trade to arrange a Fourth of July celebration in San Mateo is receiving the most flattering encouragement. John H. Coleman, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, 1as been chosen grand marshal of the day. The elec- tion of a young lady to represent the Goddess of Liberty is becoming very exciting. The programme will include a grand civic parade, in which all the local and many visiting fraternities will participate with floats; a barbe- cue, patriotie orations andmusical and literary exercises, match games of la- crosse, basket ball and other spofts, music, dancing and fireworks, wikh a grand ball and illumination in the evening. - 10 STPPLY (3 0 PALO ALTO Special Dispatch to The Call PALO ALTO, March 20.—Work layirg gas mains in Palo Alto will be begun at once. Nearly a year ago D. O. Druffel of Santa Clara secured a franchise to supply the town with gas, and this is the first move toward car- rying out the project. The gas will be generated at Redwood City and will be supplied to Druffel by the United Gas and Electric Company. The gas will be supplied under the high-press- ure system and will be used for both light and fuel. e — SAUSALITO TRUSTEES ELECT NEW HEALTH BOARD of SAUSALITO, March 30.—At the last meeting of the Board of Town Trustees a2 new Board of Health was appointed with full powers to do everything necessary to enforce the sanitary regulations eof usalito. Some complaint has been made of the improper use of cesspools and the evil will be abated immediately. The Board of Health is constituted of the following named well known citizens: W, Z. Tiffany, Professor C. O. Sharp, Dr. A. H. Mays, W. A. Coulter and C. H. Purcell. The board met last night and elected W. Z. Tiffany pres- to whom the honor has been con- ferred. —_————— WILL START FACULTY COLONY. PALO ALTO, March 30.—A Stan- ford faculty colony is to be started at Cdrmel-by-the-Sea. Among those who will build summer homes there are President Jordan, Professors Gilbert, Stillman, Fish, Pierce, Merino, Elmore and Cannon, and Mrs. W. A. Kimball. ALAMEDA GOUNTY NEWS WANTS BONDS SEVERED.—Oukiand; March 30.—Suit for divorce was begun this afternoon by Georgeina White against Charles H. White, a locomotive engineer, on the of desertion. They Were married in ), but have no children living. She says he carns $125 a month and she asks $20 a manth ali- Jessle Joseph® brought an action of %98 and she asks far the custody of the minor child. ARE GIVEN DIVORCES.—Oakland, March 30.—Marguerite Evans was granted an Inter- locutory decree of divorce to-day from E. I. Evans on_the ground of extreme crueity and awarded the custody of the minor children; Nicholas Karmen was grgnted a decree from Jessie Karmen on the nd of extreme cruelty and awarded the custody of the three minor a a cl in his soom at 658 Wel ident and Professor Sharpe secretary. i e A e Y PHILANTHROPIC INSTTTUTION An influential meeting was held last night at the Youths’ Directory, at which Archbishop Riordan explained the reason of the gathering. Early next October there is to be a festival with the object of raising funds to liquidate the debt of Rutherford Farm, which amounts to $65,000. By wiping out the debt it is considered that the philanthropic where boys are trained in the art of agricultural pursuits will become seif- supporting. The Archbishop developed the idea of the disproportionate increase of urban population and how it is be- coming the great problem té provide for youths who are without proper family relations and Influences. Committees were appointed, and James R. Kelly was chosen chairman of the committee of arrangements. l?‘vmh- 8. his Dar, on- & o 5 3 felony > ok s tbek?or to the bagk (o be on critical- period pain. .~ Sold by al at $1.00 per It is woman’s greatest gratefully tell of the benefit and relicf derived other’s